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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-21
See Yourself As Others See
You Sale Mirrors

THE PARSONS-SOUDERS BASEMENT
STORES has a stock of Mirrors as varied as
any home can desire as good in all essentials
as we have ever sold and better than any we
have ever sold in all that relates to improved
shapes, convenient features and fine work
through and through
We have Bath Room Mirrors in oak and
and obIong; it is not regularly possible to sell
the same Standard grades for less, and guaran-
tee them so unreservedly.
Then there are the Hd7tte Mirrors in We old
colonial periods in genuine gold leaf, conseWa-
lively marked $3.50 to $500.
Hall Racks in oak and mission $2.25 to
$3.50.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-24

Joe Agler is one Of the cIeverest
fielding first basemen in the Federal
league, or any other for that matter.
lie has had several trials I'm the big
leagues but always was slid back. due
20 his weak hitting.
with the Buffalo Feds he started
TO knock the cover off the ball. but
IN 4 few weeks he dropped off some
what and, although his fielding sull
continues excellent he doesn't have
much luck in knocking them safe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-24

minica. III Ustcppa. ia: Delaney l14.
Pan!oriia, IA: Annual Interest. IA Shcr'
~ Foley. IA: Miss Sty ll2. Aunt Tabtha.
ll2 Dovie. ll2
SIXTH RACE Selling. 81. furlongs
nrlce Jimmy Gray llj; Labold Seventeen.
11j. Usage Chief. us. Inspired ia. CoJ
ia; Fl johnson. IA, Paruell GrI. lI2'
Lady Young ll2: Baron DcKbb ii2.
Island Quce1. ll2 ChaS Geot7. lOq
SEVENTH RACE Selling y. fur'ongs
i',Rlr, ~ Nql,cL -. Willie Cysh. 1i2.
uA'nite. ll2 John lIurie, ll2: Anne Nc
Gee. NJ: Nenoyrn ll2 Mid sumner 1I9
nl'analo, ll2 Queen Toppy no. Mswr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-24

CHICAGO June 23 Errors hv Stanley
today paved the way for ! 20 victory
fr tha Buffalo Fcdcrals over Chicago a
timely hit hy Hanford drove in the winning
ru iu the eighth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Congressman Freaf Urges Searching Probe Into the Merits of Rivers and liar bOrs Bill
By c. F. STEWART.

Washington, August 27.-tSpeoial)-A savage attack on the project of construct ing dam at Lock r, Black Warrior river, was made at the very outset of the preamble to a resolution introduced today by Representative Freaf of Wis consin, asking that the committee on ap- propriations make a searching investiga- ton into the merits ov the rivers and har- bors bill. The resolution instructs the committee to report soon as possible
 First alleging that a war tax Is ex- pected, and adding that the pending rivers and harbors blll carries S45 100000 and the sundry civil bill carries S699o,o0o. For continuing rivers and harbors Improve ments the preamble says "rhe Black Warrior river and tributaries, after over $1o 000000 expended in improving navlga- ton without favorable results, is to re- ceive an additional undetermined amount for the construction of a 62-foot dam at Lock r. ostensiby for navigation, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
American Trade Circle
 EmbrOiled Tn Great War
MURDERER
 CAUGHT IN PITTSBURG
Negro Wanted in Lee For Killing His Wife Will Be Brought From
 Pennsylvania

opelika. August 27.-(Special) )--Sheriff c. P. Butler received a telegram from the chief of police of Pittsburg, Pa, stat ing that the negro Pomp Dickerson. wanted in this county on the charge of wife murder had been captured and would be held pending the arrival of an officer from the sheriff's office.
 About 10 days ago the decomposed body of a negro woman was found in creek swamp on the Crayton place near the Macon county line. Sheriff Butler was notified at once of the discovery and started an investigation which resulted in the arrest of Dickerson in Pittsburg yesterday.
 Deputy Sheriff Tobc Betts left last night via Montgomery for Pittsburg to bring the negro back to opelika. Deputy Betts secured requisltion papers last night In Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
ANNISTON BOY ON
 CRUISER TENNESSEE
J. T. Morgan Now in European Wa ters-MayOr Wikle Backs City
 Beautiful Idea

Anniston. August 27.-.(special)-John T. Morgan, son of Recorder A. M. Morgan, Is a member of the crew of the United States cruiser Tennessee. which is now in European waters as a relief vessel
 The probability of Italy and Turkey becoming involved in the war Is said to have given rise to necessity for the Tennessee's presence in Europe longer than was contemplated. as 1t would be called upon to give immediate relief In the event either of those countries should go to war.
 Mayor J. l.. Wikle is backing the women of the Alabama Federation of Women s Clubs in the desire to promote the city beautiful idea in Anniston, as a result of which he has declared war on weeds, unsightly grass and trash In every part of the city.
 The Morgan county law and equity of 1914 cotton to the city Wednesday, failed to find a market for the staple and it was carried back to the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
ART OF CANNING WILL BE TAUGHT IN OPELIKA
Chamber of Commerce Arranges for Demonstrations Saturday At
 Courthouse

Opelika, August -fSpecial.)-A the farmers meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday short canning demonstration was made and so many farmers indicated a desire to have their wives and daugh- ters witness the canning operation that the Opelika and Lee county Cham Der of Commerce has arranged for Miss Madge Reese, who is the state demon strator of the canning club work. and I. B. Kerlin connected with the Boys Corn club, to give a more extended demonstration next Saturday, August 29
 \ If the weather is favorable the dem onstration will be given in front of the courthouse, if otherwise, the demon stration will take place in the Jesse Smith storeroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Von Bethmann Hollweg Tells of kaiser's Peace .
 Efforts
DEPENDS INVASION
 OF NEUTRAL STATES
Agrees to Recompense Them and Promises to Keep England Neu- tral-Says Russia and France
 Began Hostilities

The following full translation of
 the speech of Herr yon Bcthmann-
 HolIowee. the German imperial
 chancellor, declaring war and de-
 livered fin the Reichstag in Berlin
 August 1, Is reproduced from the
 New York World of yesterday.
 The translation was brought to
 this country by pr. Karl G. Bert
 ling, assistant director of the
 American institute in Berlin, who
 recently arrived in New York from
 the war zone.
 A mighty fate has descended upon Eu- rope. Because we were struggling for the esteem. of the German empire in the world, we have for A years lived in peace and safeguarded the peace of Europe. In peaceful Industry we have become strong and mighty and in consequence envied. With patience we have borne that, under the pretext that Germany was desirous of swar, hostility toward us was being nursed and chains forged for us both in the east and in the west
 We. wished to continue to live in peace ful industry, and, like an unexpressed vow, there was passed on from Kaiser to the youngest soldier: Only in defense of righteous cause shall our sword be drawn" (Hearty appause.) The day when we must draw it has appeared, contrary to our desire. contrary to our honest efforts to avoid it. Russia has +I a find ourselves in a forced war with Rus sia and France.
 Gentlemen, series of documents com posed in the rush of events, is in your hands. Allow me to place before you the facts which characterize our attitude. ' From the very beginning of the Aus trian conflict we strove and worked to- ward the end that this trouble remain confined to Austria Hungary and Servia. All cabinets, especially that of England, takeethe same stand; only Russia declares that she must have word in the decision sf this conflict. Herewith the danger of European entanglements arises. As soon as the first authentic reports of the mii- tary preparations in Russia reached us we declared in friendly but emphatic manner in St. Petersburg that war meas ures and miitarq preparations would ], force us also to prepare and that mobl- qzation is closely akin to. war.
 I3 Kaiser Appeals to the Czar
 Russia asserts in what is an appa- rcntly friendly manner that she is not mobilizing against us. In the meantime England tried to. mediate between Vienna and St. Petersburg in which she is warm ly supported by y'us. On July 2S the Kaiser telegraphed thte Czar asking him to con slider that Austria-IIungary has the right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
ATHENS PRIMARY 0N SEPTEMBER q. Mayor, Marshal and Alder
 men To Be Chosen
WORM APPEARS
Alleged Slayer of Railroad Foreman Caught in Talladega-No Sale For Limestone's First Bale-Ag-
 ricultural School Opens

Athens. August 27.-lSpecial )-The municipal election will be held Sep tember 21 at which time there will be elected a mayor for a term of two years, a city marshal and a board of five aldermen, one from each of the f'ur wards and one from the city at large. As yet there are no announced candidates for aldermen. but there are three candidates for city marshal--the present chief. Walter Yarbrough, who has served four years: Charles stan Icy. the night policepan. and Robert Noblitt Mayor Ernest Hine is opposed by Walter Mcwilliams
 The army worm or cotton caterpillar has appeared in this county and is des- tined to do a great deal of damage un- less the farmers begin an active fight properly sown over the cotton will put thcm out of business Three years ago they made their appearance in this county and did a vast deal of dam age. MT. Stewart, the government farm dernonstrator for this county is very active and is urging the farmers to commence at once to exterminate the pest.
 Broken Back" Johnson, colored, who. it is claimed, shot and killed the railroad contractor Lee It'll, was arr tested this week at Talladega after a long search by detectives.
 The first bale of cotton of the 1914 crop for this county was ginned last afternoon by local gin in Athens. It was grown by ]. H. Guthery in the nortt part of the county. It was not sold. as the price offered was not sat- isfactory.
 The Eighth District Agricultural SC lool opened yesterday with the finest attendance In it's history The first day there were more than 40 pupils from out of town. Dr. Adkins of Auburn has been added to the faculty as di- rector of athletics and professor of n athematics The domestic science de- pertinent is under the control of Miss Sarah Sandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Eighty-s seven Rats for determination

Jackson. Miss, August 27.-(Special ) To date the state board of health laboratory has received but ST rats for extermination, nine of these being sent from Brookhaven, the others from Jackson. Secretary Galloway gives mo- tice that it would be well for all rats sent be tagged so that they may be identified in event anything wrong was found with one, and it is also sug- gested that express charges be paid as the state board has no funds to expend in that direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
FIRST BALE BROUGHT
 TO RUSSELLVILLE

Russellville, August 27.--t tspecialD The first balc of cotton marketed here this season was brought in by Stone wall White. negro farmer. and sold to the Wilson Mercantile company. The paid was s cents. Tho seller was awarded barrel of flour by the pur- chaser as premium. cotton is open ing very rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Declares France Began War

In spite of this the Kaiser gave the or der that the French border, should be
 respected. The command was strictly enforced, with a single exception. France, which mobilized simultaneously with us, declared that she would respect zone of 10 kilometers from the border. rHear. hearD And what happened in reality? There were bomb throwing flyers, cavalry invading companies in the
 Reichsland, Alsace-Lorraine. Onheard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Savage Attack On Project Of
 Constructing Lock 17 Dam

with an invaluable water power that fa- cilitates it's early passage" etc.
 Further. the preamble asserts that tho rivers and harbors bill contains many 'wasteful'' Items for millions of dollars. including work on the Mississippi river south of St. Louis; seo00,O0o on the Ok lawaha river S1Sl,0o0 on the Kissimee river Fla. "a promising real estate en- tefprisc.' It also objects to items for the improvement of Scuppernong creek Fishing creek, Tar creek and other creeks in south Carolina and fin general, to creeks from New Jersey to Texas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Coosa Baptists to Meet

Sylacauga, August 27-tSpeciai) Tho firth Sunday meeting of the coosa River Baptist association will bo held with Pleasant Grove church on Sunday August 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28

Broken Back" Johnson, colored, who, 1t is claimed. shot and killed the railroad contractor. Lee Hill, was ar tested this week at Talladega after a long search by detectives.
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14
Copyright, 1914. by Louis Joseph Vance

sat beside him, duplicating its every
perfect feature so nearly that even he
who loved the one could scarcely dis
tinguish her from the other but by In
stinct, intuition, blind guesswork. &.
He nodded heavy-hearted contrma-
ton Of a surmise slowly settling into
conviction in his mind, that such cum
ming, such purpose and pertnaclty
could not possibly spring from mind
we'll balanced, that the woman, JudlIn
Trine. sister TO the Rose he loved SO
well. was as mad as that monomanlac,
her father, who sat helpless in his
cell of silence and shadows In New
York, day after day, eating his heart
out with impatience for the word that
his vengeance had been consummated
by the daughter whom he had inspired
to execute it.
An hour late, in dusk Of evening,
the train numbered into Portland sta
ton; and, heart in mouth, Alan helped
Rose from the steps. shouldered way
for her through the crowd, and almost
lifted her into a taxicab.
Best hotel in town." he demanded.
And be quick about it-for double
! tip"
He communicated his one desperate
scheme to the girl en- route, receiving
| her Endorsement of It So, having reg
istered for her and seen her safely to
the door of the best available room In
the house within ready call of the pub
lie lobby and Office. he washed up
gulped hasty meal-which Rose had
declined to share, pleading fatigue
and hurried away into the night with
only the negro driver of a public hack
picked up haphazard at some distance
from the hotel, for his guide.
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14
SMOOTH FLOOR R0UTS THIEF
Fat Burglar Slipped While Struggling
With Drawer, and His Fal! Jared
the House.

A polished floor In the house OF
Thomas Cohen, a merchant here.
served as an effective burglar trap,
says a Somerville IN. j. dispatch to
the New York Herald. A 300-pound
burglar, according to Mr.. Cohens
story to the police. broke into the
house and made a tour Of the upper
floor, collecting valuables as he went,
and then entered the dining room to
get the silver. The drawers of the
buffet were stuck fast by reason OF
the damp weather. The burglar
pulled; his anger rose; he gave a
mighty jerk. Then he slipped and
dropped to the floor with a thud.
The noise awakened the family.
Cohen turned on the electric light and
ran down stairs. while the cries OF
the women of the house aroused the
neighbors.. Cohen saw fat burglar
limp out Of a rear door, but says he
abandoned thoughts OF pursuit on see
ing that the burglars retreat was
being covered by a brisk little man
with a gun. The state of the room
told the story.
The burglar left behind the loot he
gathered.
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14
Questions We Should Ask.

"Am / really what I ought to bet
Am / what, in the bottom OF my
heart, | honestly wish to be? Am :
living a life at all like what myself
approve? My secret nature, tho true
complexion of my character. is hinden
from all men, and only know it. Is
Il such as I should be willing to
show? Is my soul at all like what
my kindest and most intimate friends
believe? Is my heart at all such as
I should wish the Searcher of Hearts
TO Judge me byi IL every year add
ing to my devotion, to my unselfish-
ness. to my conscientiousness to my
freedom from the hypocrisy OF seem
ing so much better than anl7 When
| compare myself with last year. am
more ready to surrender myself at
the call Of duty? am more alive to
the commands Of the conscience?
have shaken of my besetting sins?'
These are the questions we ought to
be putting fairly and honestly to our
hearts.-Frederick Temple.
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14
CHAPTER TX.
Forewarned.

Thesthing was managed with an In
lgeS that Alan termed devilish--it
y -nu1sputably Machiavellian-
The lovers had come down from the
North in hot haste and the shadow OF
death Two days OF steady travelling
by canoe, by woods trail, by lake
steamer-forty-eig hours of fatigue
and strain eased by not one instants
relaxation from the high tension OF
lance upon which their very lives
ed wore to elimination
Il b this tedious afternoon on the
{. from Moosehead-a trap of phys
IL. torment only made possible by
Alan's luck In securing, through sheer
accident, two parlor-car reservations
turned back at the last moment be-
fore leaving Kineo station.
No matter-the longest afternoon
must have its evening: the pokiest OF
trains comes the more surely to Its
estimation; in another hour or two
would be In Portland-free at
st to draw breath of ease In land
OF law, order and sane living.
As II In answer to this thought, the
train slowed down with whistline
brakes to the last hill-station, and az
the trucks groaned and moved anew
a lout Of a boy came galloping down
the aisle, brandishing two yellow en-
velopes and blatting like a stray calf
''Mista Lawr! Mista Lawri Tel
grams for Mista Lawr!"
Alan had been expecting at every
station a prepaid reply to his wire fol
reservations on the night express from
Portland to New York.
But why two envelopes superscribet
"Mr. A. Law. Kineo train southbound
Oakland Sta"
He tore one open. unfolded the In
closure. and grunted disgust with ftf
curt advice, opened the other and
caught his breath sharply as he with
drew-part way only-a playing card
q trey of hearts.
Thrusting It back quickly. he clappet
both envelopes together. tore then
into a hundred fragments, and scat
tered them from the window. Blu
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14

Keep off! Keep OF This means
you! Come within gunshot and I'll
blow your fool heads off,"
Putting aside the megaphone. he sat
down again Not that I'd dare fire
this blunderbuss," he confded. with
this reek of gasoline; but just for
moral effect. Phew-w! Ia give a dol
lar for a breath Of clean air; I've in
hailed so much gas in the last few
hours I'm dry-cleaned down to my
silly old toes!"
Gaining no response from Alan, he
observed critically: "Chatty little Gus
toner. your are" and resumed the
/ binoculars.
For thirty minutes nothing hap
pened. other than that the sound of
the fishormans launch was stilled. II
rested moveless in the waters. two
figures mysterously busy in the cock
pit, the Seaveuture's dory trailing be
hind it on long painter.
Gradually these details became
blurred, and were blotted out by the
| closing shadows. The afterglow in
the west grew cool and faint The
| crimson waters darkened. 20 mauve,
to violet. to a translucent green. 10
/ blackness. Far up the coast two
white eyes, peering over the horizon,
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14

But when he re-entered the hotel
one surprising thing happened that
gave him new heart-momentarily 1t
seemed almost as If his luck had
turned. For, as he paused by the desk
of the cashier to demand his bill, the
elevator gate opened and Rose came
out eagerly to meet him with an eager
air of hope that masked measurably
the signs of fatigue.
"T worried so l couldn't rest" she
told him guardedly as he drew her
aside: so l arose and got ready, and
watched from the window till l saw
you drive up"
He acquainted her briefly with his
fortune.
But she seemed unable to echo his
confidence or even to overcome the
heaviness OF her spirits when their
cab, without misadventure, set them
down at the wharf
Here, Alan had feared, was the cru
cial point of danger-if the influence
OF the trey OF hearts was to bring
disaster upon them il would be here
in the hush and darkness of this de
serted water front. And he bore him
self most warily as he helped the girl
from the car and to the gangplank OF
the Seaventure. But nothing hap
pened; while Mr.. Barcug was as good
as his word. Alan had barely set foot
on deck, following the girl, when the
gangplank came aboard with a clatter
and the Seaventure swung away from
the wharf
Until the distance was too great fol
even a flying leap Alan fingered watch
fully on deck.
At length, satisfied that all was well
he returned to the cabin.
"All right" he nodded; we're clear
of that lot, apparently; nobody but the
three of us aboard. Now you'd bes
turn in This is evidently to be you
stateroom, this one to port, and you'll
have long nights sleep to make III
Abbeville progress., 1914-11-14

when asked to credit II. Only when
he saw her tearing frantically at the
painter, striving to cast it off and with
it the dory towing a hundred feet or
so astern, and when another wonder
ing glance had discovered the head
and shoulders of Mr.. Barcus rising
over the stern of the dory as he strove
TO lift himself out of the water-Only
then did Alan begin to appreciate
what had happened.
Even so. it was with the feeling that
all the world and himself as well had
gone stark. raving mad. that he seized
the girl and. despite her struggles, tore
her away from the rail before she had
succeeded in unknotting the painter.
"Rose." he cried stupidly. Rose!
What's the matter with you? Don't
you see what you're dOing?"
Defiance infamed her countenance
and accents. Cant you ever say any
thing but Rose! ROeei Rose! Is
/ there no other name that means any
thing to you? Can't you understand
4 how intolerable it is to me? love
YOU no less than she-better than she
ever dreamed of loving you-because
hate you, too! What is love that
is no more than love? Can't you un-
! derstand?"
Judith" he cried in voice of stu
| pefaction. "But-GOOd LOrd!-how
did you get aboard? Where's Rose"
! Where you'll not find her easily
again." the woman angrily retorted
Trust me for that"
What do you mean?" Illumination
| came in a binding flash. DO you
mean it was you-you whom | brought
aboard last night?"
"Who else?"
"You waylaid her there in the hotel
substituted yourself for her, deceived
me into thinking you"
"Of course" she said simply. Why
not? When saw her sleeping there
the mirror of myself. completely al