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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-10
EDISON BACK IN HARNESS;

"Wizard' Fully Recovered From Re-
cent Illness.
Thomas Alva Edison has entirely re-
covered from his recent illness and
has resumed the daily routine of his
laboratory work.
Mr.. Edlson's indlsposition came at u
time when he was taking the first va
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-10

world wide prominence, For three
years he appeared in support OF
Roland Reed. lat the world fair in
Chicago he played with Sol Smith
Russell. When Maude Adams went
on her first tour as a star, John went
too. In the COS he was stage man
ager and director for William A.
Brady. Later he appeared a charac-
ter-leads- in Easy Dawson Tom
Iones,n Fluffy. ,Rufles,' told
Dutch" and numerous Others. To
recount all his stage appearances
would take an hour.
lie is undoubtedly the most readily
recognized man in the world. for
even in London. whence he went re-
Gently to make the ''Pickwick" films,
the boys followed him along the
street shouting, "oh, you John
Bunny"
/ i
There are so many Ideally beauti-
full scenes in George Kleine's photo
drama production, The Last Days of
Pompeii," which is being shown at
the Robinson Grand, that 1t is diff
icult 10 Ihu any 10 praise moro thdn
the others Among the unusual epi-
sodes, however. that are particularly
pleasing 10 the discriminatory ar
(tistiol spectators are those showing
Giaucus aud lone floating down the
Bay of Naples in their beautiful barge
attended by their slaves and slowly
developing that glorious, steadfast
Hove that sustained them later in the
L terrible ordeals that befell them and
the scene, showing lone at her bath
receiving the message from Arbacef
Ito come to the temple. This is one, Of
the most beautiful pictures of The
group and gives an excellent idea o.
the luxurious manner in which the
wealthy aucients performed thess
functions. Both the homes Of Glaucus
and lone are gorgeous specimens Of
ancient beauty and luxury, denotinf
1.-THE artistic quality of the people Of
those time. The scene showing Iont
and Caucus feeding the fish ant
doves is exquisite in its daintiness.
t i I
| Edna Wallace Hopper is TO become
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Principal Features of New Bill,

All aliens eligible to citizenship NAV
acquire and hold land ia the same man
He! as cltlZens of the United states
Al other aliens may acquire and
hoid land in the manner and to the
th'eht ana Tor the purposes prescribed
~ any treaty now existing between
the government of the United states
ana the nation or country of which
such alien is citizen or subject"
Corporations composed of aliens 9TH
er than those who are eligible to citi-
zeilship may acquire ana mold land only
treaties
Present holdings of aliens. regardless
OF their rights Of citizenship, are pro-
The state specifically reserves its
ssoNereIsn rights to enact any and all
holding of real property by aliens.
Sacramento, Calf, April 3o.-If the
purpose of the visit of Secretary OF
State Bryan was to check further ac-
ton by the Legislature on an alien
land law directed against the Japan
ese, his mission has been a failure.
The conferences between Secretary
Bryan and the Legislators closed at
80 O'Clock last night.
Within three minutes, and before
most OF the spectators knew what
had occurred. Senator A. E. Boyn-
ton, president pro TEN of the up
per house, convened the Senate, and
an amended land bill which provides
that no alien who is Ineligible to citi-
Zenshlp under the laws OF the United
States may hold real property in Cali
fornia. was adopted as a substitute
for the pending measure. by unani-
nous viva voce vote.
In reply to question as to whether
the substitute bill, drawn by Attorney
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Wyoming.

An Oil well estimated at about 700
barrel production was brought in on
the southeast quarter of 25-40-79,
which land is owned by the Stock Oil
Company and leased to the Midwest Of
Casper.
Probably the most remarkable oil
well in Wyoming has been bought by
the Rockford Wyoming Oil Company
in the Rockford field, near Upton
Although the well is only IT'S feet
deep, it is producing high grade illum-
mating OIL
"The greatest oil field in Wyoming
lies within a few miles Of Lusk," as
serted Edwin Hall, formerly Wyoming
state geologist, at Cheyenne Mr.
Hall, who is extensively interested in
oil, is considered an authority on the
Wyoming fields.
At depth of little over 500 feet
below the surface, the miners at the
Utopia tunnel at Centennial, hav
broken into body of what appears
to be high grade ore carrying values
in gold, silver, copper and zinc. At
this point the vein is six feet wide, a
greater part of which is rapidly filling
with mineral.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Heartless Man.

Now, what are you feeling bad
about?"
oh. I'm utterly wretched. He
doesn't love me as l love him."
How do you know"
Why we discovered last evening
that the day We have fixed for our
wedding day is the day OF the opening
of the cricket season, and also there's
bargain sale on at one of the big
shops"
And he wanted to change the date
of the wedding"
We both wanted to change it. He
couldn't miss the opening game, and /
couldn't dream of missing those bar
gains
We'll. then, i"
But he wanted to have the wedding
day later. while it was | who sug-
gested having it day sooner"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

General Webb, which was acted on by
the Senate later, would be acceptable,
Secretary Bryan said:
Il have telegraphed to President
Wilson and he deems it inadvisable to
sanction any particular statutes or
forms of legislation. He thinks that
it should be made emphatically evil
dent that we are acting just now as
the federal government, sanctioning
not this or that, but as friends of Cali
fornia wishing to be of such service
as is possible to California in criti-
cal matter?"
Governor Johnson prepared state
ment, in which he expressed the views
of the majority party:
THE conferences between the sec
retary of state and the Legislature
were concluded tonight it says.
I'VE are delighted with Mr.. Bryan's
speech, and all that he said was given
the most attentive and respectful con-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
ITCHING AND BURNING

1866 West 4Sth Ave, Denver, Colo
II had a very sore leg. 1t troubled
me for some twenty years and finally
broke out to a running sore with
much fever and terrible itching and
burning. 1t burned and itched so bad
ly l could not rest day or night and
was obliged to lie in bed. The sores
were in spots just as raw as a piece
of beef. l used medicine, yet it
wouldn't heal, Seeing the advertise
ment for Cuticura Soap and Ointment
I Immediately wrote for some. The
immediate cure was more remarkable
than | can describe. | was complete
ly cured" (Signed) Mrs. Curry
Brown, April II, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
UNCLE TOM, e5 YEARS OLD.
Has Fifty Children and Sixty Great
Grandchildren.

Walnut, Ark.-1n Thomas Ellison,
better known as Uncle Tom" who re-
sides in Newton county, it is believed
the real champion of the pregenera-
ton principles of Theodore Roosevelt
has been found. Uncle Tom is 50
years old The birth of son to one
of his granddaughters caused a recast.
ing of Elison's record. Here it is:
Married three times.
Father of 80 children.
Grandfather of 126 children.
Great-erandfathe of GO children.
Great-greatg tgrandfather of 27 chill
dren.
His youngest child is II years old;
the oldest, 60. Ellison was born in
Clinton county, Ohio.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Good Evidence,

Katherine had been brought up to
believe that tale bearing was despic-
able, but there We're times when her
greedy twin strained her principles to
the swapping point.
katherine" said her mother one
day, lis it possible that you and How
ard have eaten that whole bag OF pep
permints that | meant TO take to
grandmother, just because | LETT the
bag on the table,
Il didn't take one of them, mother.
said Katherine Indignantly, but How
ard-weIl. | sha' tell tales, but you
just smell him!''-Youth's Companion
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
I. w. w. Hunger Strike Broken.

Colorado Springs. morning
found seven of the fourteen members
of the ]. w w, who had been kept
on bread-and- d-water diet at the city
Jail four days for refusing to work
on the rockpile, ready to swing the
hammer for the regulation prison fare
They were accordingly given a hot
breakfast of meat, biscuits and coffee,
and were later taken to the rockpile
to work out their thirty days SEN
tence for vagrancy.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

the third class S540 900, but these have
not yet been passed upon by the gov
ernor.
but ! have made up my mind as to
certain items in the second and third
classes" he says, and it won't take
long TO dispose of them
Officials and employees of the stata
looked for wholesale cut by the gov
ernor in the long appropriation bill.
But the majority of salaries are pro
pided for by statute and therefore the
chief executive had no authority to
use the ak to any great extent.
The governor approves the long APP
preparation bill, with the following ex-
ceptions:
Payment of salaries of the board of
land commissioners, $4,000. (These
salaries must be paid out of the fees
Of the office.)
The dairy commissioner is cut out
and department transferred to the
state agricultural college.
Salary of the state chemist cut from
$1,000 per year to $1,000
Appropriation of 100000 for the coal
mine inspection department disap-
proved and the inspector and his dep
uties will be paid out of the special
suud if such is available.
The inheritance tax clerk who has
been receiving a salary of $l,SO0 per
year is chopped down to $1,000 per
year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
New Mexico,

A 1,500-foot well is being drilled by
Oklahoma oil operators near Estancia.
Two new derricks are now being
constructed for the purpose of operat-
ing for oil in the Dayton field.
The Mogollon Mines Company,
Delaware organization, has applied to
.he corporation commission to change
Its name to the Western Mines Com
rany. Francis c. Wilson is the state
agent and the office will be located
in Santa Fe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
DEBTS WILL Be PAID
GOVERNOR AMMONS SIGNS LONG
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Nun'her Of Salaries Reduced and S4o,-
oo1 Tor Coal Mine inspection
Department pisapproved.

West N~p1Ier Union News Service.
DehNer - Any Indebtedness i'll
CURED 10y the state during this admin
istratiun Will be paid" said Governor
AmmoLs after he had affixed his sig
nature 10 the long appropriation bill
The bill as passed by the Nine
teenth General Assembly carried with
it an appropriation of $l,S4U,OO0 BY
the process OF trimming and elimina-
ton The uet appropriation now is ST.
100000
If the salary slash bill introduced in
the assembly had passed, says the
govern and he was in favor of it
the saving to the state would have
been at least 100000 for the biennial
period
The second class appropriations call
for the Expenditure OF 100000 and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

the majority CT the legislators felt, and
| certainly do myself, that no suffi-
cient reason has thus far been pre-
sented that should cause California to
halt in any contemplated legislation.
Washington. May practically all
of Tuesday was devoted by President
Wilson to consideration of the situa-
tion arising from California's project
ed anti-alien land law.
The President was in frequent tele-
graphic communication with Secretary
Bryan at Sacramento, Cal, and laid
the entire subject before the Cabinet
at a two-hour meeting. He also CON
ferred at different times with John
Bassett Moore, acting secretary of
state, who in turn was visited by Wis
count Chinda, the Japanese ambassa-
dor.
No kilograms from or to Secretary
Bryan were made public at the White
House Mr.. Moore declined to discuss
the negotiations and reticence was
maintained at the White House. That
the President was somewhat worried
about the outcome Of the situation is
shown by the fact that he sent several
secret messages In government code
to Bryan during the day.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
WAY Guy SLICE OF MEXICO.
25o,ooo Square Miles of Territory In
voIved in Proposed S3o,ooo,ooo
Purchase

New York-Financial interests in
New York have learned that negotia-
tions are in progress by which the Re-
public of Mexico plans to cede to the
United States Lower California and all
that portion of Mexico lying north OF
the twenty-sixth parallel of north lati-
tude and between the ninety-eighth
and 10th meridians of west longitude
in consideration of S30,000,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Pride Caused Death of Miss Conger.

Colorado Springs-To her pride in
refusing to ask funds of relatives was
asrribed the cause of the death of
Miss Lana Conger, twenty-four, of Des
Mnines, Ia, who died at a local hotel,
by a sister, Mrs. c. B. Hutchins of La
mar, Colo. The direct cause of death
was due to hemoTrhages, but physi-
clans express the belief that this i'll
ness was aggravated by the altitude,
which affected the heart action and
produced almost instant death when
the convulsions came on. Only $500
was found among Miss Conger's ef-
feCts.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
IVES re r N
MINING NEWS
-ee tern Newspaper Union News Service.
TREND OF METAL VALUES.
Colorado.
IN 3 RI E =

Colorado.
A strike of $3.50 a ton high grade
tungsten ore was made on the Cold
Spring No. mine, three miles north
east of Nederland.
The Mogul tunnel at Eldora, which
has been idle for some time, has been
opened by the Woods Investment
Company of Denver.
The White Riven mine at Ward is
shipping to the Chamberlin sampling
works at Boulder, three cars of high
grade ore which carry values at $4,000
and over car.
The Lady Belle mine, the original
discovered claim in the Eagle district,
has been leased for term of two
years to the New York and London
Mining Company, Nimited(.
The Platora Gold and Silver Min
ing Company, with principal offices in
Denver, was incorporated with cap
italization of 100000 to develop the
new Platora district in western Colo
RADIO
The suit of Wesley Neal against the
Mine Owners Association, was sent
to Castle Rock on a change of venue.
Neal socks $4,000 for ore seized at his
assay office by employees of the asso-
citation.
The Seaton mine is the scene of the
richest mineral find made in years
in the Idaho Springs district, streak
of gray copper having been exposed
that carries values of from 500 to 1000
ounces silver a ton.
Copper ore running s97 to the ton is
reported on Gypsum creek, twelve
miles from Gypsum, which is seven
miles west of Eagle. Claims are being
made by other prospectors that they
have ore of equal value in sight.
Sub-lessees, of which there are six,
working in the FL Paso Gold King on
Womack hill, at Cripple Creek, under
Owen Roberts, are now shipping in
the neighborhood of fifteen ears Of
fair ore month, which comes from
old Slopes.
From block 239 of the Stratton es-
tate, at Cripple Creek, located near
the American Eagle mine on Bull hill
and which has been leased to Purvis
and company, there are now shipped
about six or seven cars of ore month,
which will settle in the neighborhood
of two ounces, or $40, ton.
That the gigantic mineral belt,
which is believed by mining experts
to connect the Eagle, Aspen and Pla-
toro districts, continues over the
state line into Rio Arriba county, New
Mexico. is indicated by rich gold dis
coveries now being reported from the
Bromide mining district in the north
west corner of New Mexico.
Another find in the Eagle mining
district has taken the lid completely
off, and excitement is running high.
j. o. Kemps, one of the owners of the
Lady Belle mine, and the original dis
coverer of that mine, brought in sam
ples from another of his claims which
he had assayed, one assay running Sc
ounces to the ton and another from
the same mine ran 104 ounces.
The committee appointed by the
Boulder Commercial Association to
arrange a program for public meet
ing for the purpose of devising means
to stimulate activity in the metal
mines of the county, has appointed a
sub-comittee. This will draft plans
for an organization to assist in a ii
nancial way the development of meri-
torious mining properties in the
county.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Electricity Used on PoPe's Limbs

Rome.-It is reported that the Vatl-
can physicians are using electricity 10
combat the continued weakness in the
nopes limbs. In spite of this and 9TH
or treatments, however. his holiness
spent another poor night getting very
little if any sleep and awakening with
a slight fever.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Fully Formed Baby Weighs Ounces.

Matoon. Ill.-A baby fully developed
quarter ounces, was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Russell. This child is said by
physicians to be the smallest fully de-
veloped child that ever lived after
birth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Newest Explosive 10 Times Dynamite.

Paris-Prof. Arsene d'Arsonval OF
the College of France has discovered
a new explosive, said to be ten times
more powerful than dynamite. The
explosive is combination of lamp
black and liquefied gas. Experiments
in quarries near Paris have given re-
markable results.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
TRYING TO RESTORE MIND.
Man Who Lost Identity in Denver
RECOGNIZES Father.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Frederick A.
Gornam, Jr, the Payette, Idaho, man,
who asked the Denver police to identi-
fy him, has reached his fathers home
in this city. He recognized his father,
but his mind is still somewhat cloudy
1t has not yet been decided definitely
regarding the treatment that will De
administered in efforts to restore the
young mans mind.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
THE CALIFORNIA ALIEN LAND BILL
MEASURE OBNOXIOUS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY CALI,
FoRNiA STATE SENATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECRETARY


sideration. The members OF the gov
eminent OF California with unanimity
expressed themselves as desiring to
aid the national government and in no
wise to embarrass it. The spirit per
vading the meetings was one of friend
ly cooperation and full of patriotic
purpose. After it all, though, l think
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Amundsen Will Sail Through Canal

Washing ngton.-Roald Amundsen' Arc
tic explorer, has written to Secretary
Garrison, expressing his purpose to
avail himself of the privilege OF pass
ing through the Panama canal this
fall with tie Fran, the vessel in
which he is to make his latest Arctic
trip.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Montrose Man Appointed.

Washington Senate confirmed
,na annointment OF Samuel l.. Berry
+o he receiver Of the land office al
Montrose, Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Miniature Cyclone Hits Pueblo.

Pueblo.-Damage to the amount of
$1,000 was done by a miniature cy-
clone which struck a portion of the
Dundee residence district.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
MilIionaire's Son in Jail.

Grand Junction.. Kear Owen
twenty-seven who claims his father is
Benjamin Owen, millionaire shoe
and shoe polish manufacturer of Bos-
ton was arrested here charged with
an SIS check forgery.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Austria Sends Troops to Montenegro.

Austria Sends Troops 10 mo"'e"es u
London. Austrian troops nave
crossed the border into Montenegro
according to unconfirmed reports re-
ce;ved here and Austria has begun an
independent action, regardless OF the
other European powers, to force Mon
teneero to evacuate Scutari.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
Amendments Now in Order.

Washington. - The tariff revision
bill advanced another stage in the
House, when the reading of the meas.
ure, paragraph by paragraph begun.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

-, Makes the laundress happy-thats Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sottens the gums, reduces iuthmma
lion, ,allays pain cures wind colc .25c bottle.AN
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

A suffragette is female who is
willing to stand for her rights any
where, even in a crowded car
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

No man is born as free and equal as
a hired girl
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

Juneau, Alaska.-The House anti
alien fishing bill passed the territorial
Senate by unanimous vote and is
now in the hands of the governor.
message was sent to Governor John
son of California, informing him of the
Alaska Legislatures action.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03
The Texas Land & Development Company

for fine improved irrigated
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-17

at Wharf.-The men from whom Diaz's
band of Turales were recruited, the
men who are now often found fight
ing in the ranks of the rebels
these are different. An opinion of
how Mexicans can fight cannot be
based entirely upon the men in the
federal army, for these are, as rule,
from the most worthless class of the
population.
Indians and HaIf-Breeds.
Indians are not towards, as rule.
Half-breeds seldom are towards:
They are cruel, bloodthirsty and do
not fight according to rules, but they
are not towards. =. (.
According to our notions, sticking
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-17

a knife in a mans back constitutes
cowardice, but the Indian or half
breed figures, "Why take chance if
your object is to kill a MANI" He will
fight openly if necessary, but if the
same result can be accomplished by
not exposing himself he inquiries,
why take a chance?"
Most men fighting in the civil war
in Mexico know that defeat means
mo quarter" Yet they fight. That
spells ferocity. Not cowardice. A
Mexican, with Indian blood, has not.
progressed to the stage where he sees.
any difference in the method of kill
ing man. The rules of warfare are
unknown to him. If the object is to
get rid of the enemy, he would as
soon stab him in the dark as stand up
in the open and shoot it out. But he
will do either. If he is captured he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-17

faces a firing squad with much of the
stoicism of the Indian. He would do
the same to his enemy, so why should
his enemy have merry upon him?
Warfare in Mexico is guerrilla war;
fare!
Those who picture a conquest of
that country as a line of troops ad-
Vancing with coIors flying and bands
playing, and whose idea of wounds is
a white handkerchief wrapped around
the brow with strawberry mark in
the center, should see it as it really is.
Sagebrush, desert heat, dust, thirst
and an enemy that shoots from cover,
is the real picture. Old Indian fight
ers of the campaigns in Arizona and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-17
New Mexico could furnish an illus
tration with the romance left out.
GIN. SHERMAN ON WAR

81 confess, without shame, that 1
am tired and sick of war. Its glory is
all moonshine. Even success the most
brilliant is over dead and mangled
bodies,s the anguish and lamentations
of distant families appealing to me
for missing sons, husbands and
fathers. 1t is only those who have
not heard shot nor heard the
shrieks and groans of the wounded
and lacerated that cry aloud for more
blood, more vengeance, more desola-
ton. Gen. Sherman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-17

In an article tomorrow Editor Can
field will tell you the terrific cost of
U. S. invasion in Mexico. The facts