The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-06-03
Former Resident of lClaTks-
burg Mysterionsly Gets 1t
Away from Lebanon.
AND IS SENDING 1T
To the Lodge of Elks Here
and It's Arrival Will Cause,
aGreat Commotion.

Ton the way here. Its arrival Will
mark an important era. in local Elk
dom and be accompanied by the great
est commotion that ever was Wit
messed in local ffaternalism. Triumph
cts will sound its near approach and
the antlered herd VIII turn outs1n full
force to convey it from the railway
station to the lodge room where 1t will
be placed in vault proof against even
dynamite and it will stay there for
ever. The Lebanon Daily News in
Pennsylvania Of May % tells as fol-
lows how it got away from the lodge
there through efforts Of ws,J. Ran
dali, former resident of ciarksburg:
The Key is Gone!
That was the startling message
which swept through the ranks of
local Elkdom this morning, causing
consternation among the members of
Lebanon lodge who had about con-
cIuded that the mystic key was Sc
cure from the plans of the designing
members of other. Elks lodges, no
matter where located. So secure was
the key in the possession of the local
lodge that the first announcement of
its having been wrested away from
them while they slept was not cred
tied. Al visit to the Elk home in the
Shenk building alone convinced them.
There was found plenty OF corrobora-
tive evidence OF the taking of the key.
Who stole it? That was the agon-
lied query propounded by every Elk
who visited the roms to make q per-
sonal inspection and thus convince
himself that the story of the loss was
not a joke.
When Arthur Light spangler, Of
Lebanon lodge, accomplished the feat
of getting the key out of the lodge
room of the EIks at Wilmington, Del,
and brought it here It was resolved
by the Lebanon Elks that the key
should be made so secure as to defy
removal. 1t was Bo1ted to the high
ceiling In the billiard room and its
location was believed to be such as to
make removal nearly or quite ply
steal irnpossibility.
Key Gone.
III EIhuOIuP @A9S1AAAA6
quite impossible, and Elks have been
known to constitute the Irresistible
force that. comes into contact with an
immovable body. In this case the
seemingly impossible was accom-
plished, for this morning there was
an empty space where the key had
been, and all that was left to tell of
its disappearance was the presence
of a few tall ladders, and the rem
nants of sawed bolts scattered around
on the billiard floor. -
Goes to West Virginia.
If the theft was a mystery this
morning. the veil is lifted new, for
the News" makes the statement on
authority, that the key is now on its
way to GIarksbnrg, w. Va, where it
will shortly grace the hall of Lodge
No. 49,, as the gift of William Ran
dali. a member OF that lodge. The
News" herewith presents the indict-
ment against Randall and he can be
faced with the convincing testimony
that he removed it with the aid OF
several foreign workmen at $50
O'Clock this morning when the Elks
were at their home peacefully sleep
ing. Mr., Randall, who is member
of the firm of Bennett and Randall.
the contractors, who are in charge of
the city sewer building, has had an
eye on the key ever since 1t was
brought here. In fact everybody knew
that he would sooner or later make
an attempt to get it, and that makes
the loss of the key all the more poig-
nant to the local Elks. But bill"
is foxy guy. and he was On the job
Just at the right time. His hired help
ers were numerous. and though it
was thought that the key was so Sc
cure that it would take hours of effort
to get it, Randall had the key severed
from the bolts. and packet in a case
for shipment to the South before any
one even Fought of waking up TINS
morning. and it went out OF Lebanon
on the first express.
who Took TT
..Did you take it2'' Randall was
asked repeatedly this morning but
Bill only smiled that innocent smile
as he invariably drolled:
me? oh NO. What makes you
think + took it?'s
But '.Bi1l'' took It all right, and by
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