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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
On the Debt Question as to the
Status of the Same Since
Joint Conference.


With the approval of the members
of the West Virginia debt commits 1ioh
Chairman John w. MASON has given
out the following statement regard
ing the negotiations between the
commissions of Virginia. and West
Virg MIA respecting settlement or
the Virginia debt:
p There is a misunderstanding as
10 the position taken by Nest V.r-
GINA In relation to the opinion
heretofore handel down by the SUI
tpreme Court The statement has
been made that West Virg! MIA ig-
.nored the opinion of the court This
is a mistake. The West Virginia
comm, ssion took no such position.
On the contrary, it has accepted the
opinion of the court as the basis OF
settlement, and 1t presented to the
Virginia commiss on certain equities
which West Virginia is entitled to as
an effect against the amount found
tentatively due by the Supreme
Court. and filed with the Virginia
commission a full and complete list
of the tens so far discovered, con-
Stituting these equities, for which
credit is claimed, amounting in the
aggregate to- 81 0. $40 1857 .08, twenty
three and one-half per: cent of which
less %bank stocks; received by West
leaving balance due of 50 ,327 ,195.-
I2S, and offered to settle with the
| Virginia commission upon this basis.
EThe, Virginia commission absolutely
refused to even discuss any OF these
matters, and thereby closed the doors
| to all further negotiations.
1t seems that Virginia has no
financial interests IN the question,
since by her refunding' acts she as
isigned to her creditors whatever
claims she might Ibe able to assert
against West Virginia.
The supreme court in It's opinion
of March 6, 1911, in fixing the basis
of West Virg, MAS liability, said:
lit does not appear that there are
any stocks of value on hand" but
the commission created by the legi5-
Ilature of West Virginia in 1918 has
discovered stocks aggregating many
millions in value to which West Viz
Iginia is entitled on the basis of the
supreme courts finding of, the TWEEN
tty-three and one-half per cent ami
which have not been before the court
or considered by it and which were
mot known to West Virginia at the
time the court. rendered its opinion.
4 As a matter of equity and under
the Virginia constitution of 1851,
the value of these stocks and the
proceeds of any sales thereof should
be applied in the reduction of the
principal of the debt
The foregoing statement appeared
| in all of the Washington, New York
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
8 8 0. NOTES.

J. NJ Davis, who has been assist
ant general manager of the Balti
more and Ohio Southwestern and
Cincinnati. Hamilton and dayton
lines since January 1, 1914, has
been advanced to general manager
succeeding w. g. Ioree. resigned
The appoin tment IS effective at once,
| w. Thompson, the chief operating
officer of the Baltimore and Ohio
system.
The new general manager began
his railroad career in the Southwest
and was later employed by the Great
Northern, Erie, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines. Prior to en-
tering Baltimore and Ohio service
Mr.. Davis was general superintend-
at San Francisco.
Official Denial.
A positive denial has been made
by Baltimore and OHIO railroad of
ffcials of the report that a tunnel
cave-in occurred on the Magnolia
CUTOFF improvement last week, bury
ing twenty-six worknen. The denial.
is corroborated by H. s. McIIannaa,
superintendent of the VI. s. Kerr
baugh Company, the sohtractors on
the work where the accident is re-
ported to have happened.
The only possibility Of such a re-
port is that on February 269 a rock
fell from the wall of the tunnel un-
der construction and. injured. one
laborer to the extent of cutting his
face slightly.
Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
system are gratifed with the records
which are being made with fast
freight schedules between the East
and West. During January and Feb !,
ruary trains sc and 81, between St I
Louis and New Yonk arrived at des-
tination on time so frequently as to
cause favorable comment and there
was few delays of consequent
These trains handle merchandise \
freight and other high class ship
ments on schedules practically OF (
passenger service and are operated 4
as solid units between term nal 1
points.
Another instance of the attention
o the details of railroad service is
given by a circular issued to gstation
agents by a division superint
Jf the Baltimore and Ohio system.
who urges that the stoves in waiting
'ooms be kept polished, thus adding
% the attractiveness OF the COM
i
lept polished with but little effort
IN the part OF heiagent and adds a
,reat deal TO the general neatness
u the station property.
Stove polish and brushes for APP
lying 1t are included In the supplies
furnished by the storekeeper of the
abroad system and are regarded as
eing equally as important as the
room or dust brush as a part OF
passenger station equipment.
Recent changes on the lines of the I
baltimore and Ohio system have
cen as follows:
Cleveland D.vision-H. GE. Harsh =
as been appointed division engineer
18th headquarters,a at Cleveland, sue :
eading y. u Batchelder, transfer +
g. f. Eberly succeeds Mr.. Harsh d
; division engineer at Wheeling 8
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
VISITORS
Are Always Welcome at the
Plant of the Ford Motor Car
People in Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, March 7.-TheI
policy of the Ford Motor Company is
rather unique in one respect in that
every effort is made to welcome and
encourage visitors In Europe, and
in some of the eastern automobile
factories. it is impossible to gain en-
trance under any pretext. Visitorsi
come to Ford factory in great numbers
from all over the United States and
Europe and they average $50 day.
For their reception and guidance q
staff of from 25 80 guides is avail
able and a good proportion of these
are on the job constantly. They take
the visitors around the plant in small
groups and over a regular route,
much as a Cooks touring party is
shown the high spots of foreign
country. OF course summer, when
visitors to Detroit are most numer-
Gus, sees the largest crowds. iatr.the
Highland Park plant, but the number
of sightseers keeps up pretty well
throughout the year The meme and
address OF every visitor is kept in
register. When celebrities of inter
national fame are at the plant they
are generally followed by the moving
picture man who makes motion pic
ture films for the exclusive use of the
Ford company.
Two hundred and fifty Michigan
editors and printers, in attendance at
a meeting of the State Press Associa-
ton In Detroit, visited the plant of
the Ford Motor Company recently
and were taken on tour OF tnSpec-
ton through the great Highland Park
factories. The visiting journalists
were given an intimate view of all
the various operations necessary in.
the manufacture of Ford cars and got
some idea of the system that makes
the huge Ford production possible.
They were taken to the motion pic
lure theatre in the Ford plant and
shown several reels of film which Illus
trate interesting phases of Ford man
ufacture.
The visitors were delegates TO a
convention which represented several
state bodies of newspaper workers,
including the Michigan Womeh's
Fress association, the Michigan Fress
Association and the Wolverine Press
Association. The purpose Of their
gathering in Detroit was to amalga-
mate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
SLED Trip
Longest Ever Made is Being
Planned by An Arctic Ex-
pIorer Letter SAYS.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Mar. q
gilbert u. GrosYenor, director and
editor OF the National Geographic
Society, has just received letter
from ViIhJalmur Stefansson, the
Arctic explorer whose steamer, the
/ karluk, IS gripped IN the ice OF the
Arctic ocean, stating that he is plan
ming the longest sled trip ever made,
\ from Barrow, Alaska, to Prince Pat
rick Island, across the Canadian
boundary line practically 900 miles
feast ward. When Stefanssonis letter
was written from the northernmost
/ ppip in Alaska, IKE was unaware OF
the Fate of the karluk, other than
1 she had been frozen in the ice, and
! did not know that the power schoon-
er, Mary Sachs, purchased by him at
Nome for use of the southern party
of his Canadian expedition, had
I been crushed into small bits by the
ice of the Arctic coast of Alaska
some time in November.
His letter follows:
you have, l suppose, seen a news
paper account of our fortunes, or
m sfortunes. rather. At the best, as
it is, we have lost a year of time; at
the worst, the Karluk is gone, with
half our equipment (the men are
safe enough). I never looked on
the expedition as a race. Macmillan
may cover the region northwest OF
Prince Patrick Island ahead of us;
Amundsen may catch up to US
there is still the main work to do
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07

T. II Barker has been appointed
storekeeper at BenWood, succeeding
r.. II. Rayenscroft. s
Cumberland Division-F J. AM
gier, superintendent of timber pres
ervation, has been appointed store
keeper at Green Springs, w. Va. At
Greenspring the Baltimore and Ohio
operates a large timber treating
plant, and matters relating to sup
plies at that point in the future will
be handled through Mr.. Angler.
Philadelphia D'yision-W. ] Dun
lop has been appointed storekeeper
at the East Side terminal, PhiIadel-
phia. to sueese a. 8Is e.; Mortimer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
CHAPTER ~.
Blonde and suffraaettea.

i
r. MAGGIE slipped. into hi.
! fIVH dressing gown. seized ii candE
| ana. like the boy in the nurSer.
81 rhine With one shoe of and Oh
shoe on. ran into the hall. All WI
silent and dark below. He descende
| 10 the landing and stood there. hol,lfn
the candle high above his head. /
threw II dim light as far rs the bottom
of the stairs. but quickly lost the bal
tie with the shadows thar lay beyond
Hello" the voice of Bland. tn
haherdasher. came out of the black
ness. The Goddess of Liberty. as
Tive: What's your next imitatiou?''
There seems TO he something do
ing said Mr.. Magee.
Mr.. Bland came into the light. par
TALLY disrobed, his revolver in nj.
hand.
somebody trying to get. in By tn,
front door, he explained. Il shot AT
him to scare him. away. Probably one
of your novelists. :
"Or Arabelia." remarked Mr.. Magee
coming down.
NO" answered Bland. ~ distinct
~ saw a derby hat"
With Mr.. Afagee descended the vel
low candlelight. and. brushing aside
the shadows OF the hotel office, it re
vealed a mattress lying on the floor
close to the clerks desk. behind which
stood the safe. ON the mattress was
the. bedding Magee had presented to
the haberdasher. hastily thrown back
by the loyelorn one on rising.
''You prefer to sleep down here
MT. NIagee commented.
Near the letters of Arabella-yes,'
replied Bland. His keen eyes met Ma
gees. There was u challenge In them
Mr.. Magee turned. and tue yellow
light Of the candle fiiclSercd warmly over
thegreut front door Even as he looked
at II. the door was pushed open. and
a queer figure of a man stood framed
against background of glitteriug
snow. Mr.. Bland's arm few mp.
Don't shootn' cried Magee.
''Ne. please don't" urged the man
in the doorway. A beard. pair OF
round. owlish spectacIes, and two RI
earInu6s. left only sugges
ton of face here and there. Il have
every right here. assure you. even
though my arrival is somewhat uncon
ventional See-I nave the key" He !
held up large brass key that was
the counterpart of the one Hal Bentley |
had bestowed upon Mr.. Magee In that |
club on far-uff Forty-fourth street.
Keys to burn" muttered Mr.. Biand
sourly.
ITO be continued.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07

members of your association, should
be continued and would be glad OF
the scientific cooperation of your
members so as to obtain the best
results from this expedition wrote
Premier Borden.
The only stipulation made by the
National Geographic Society In re-
its claim, was that the
expedition starts in May or June,
1913, as tho Society's Research Conn
mittee regarded it as most import
ant that the work he undertaken
during 1913
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
STA TEMEN7sINA
BY JUDGE MA SON

and Baltimore papers this morning:
Judge Mason says the supreme
court has decided the iebt is Joint
one West Virginia is not claim
ing that the property is also joint.
There would seem TO be no doubt at
ali as to the correctness of this view.
At the tine tie case was before the
court it did not appear that there
were assets of any value. Since then
the West Virginia commission has
discovered assets assets reducing the
Indebtedness more than $4,00O1O0O.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07

ITO be continued.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07

G. f. Eberly succeeds Mr. Harsh
as division engineer at Wheeling.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
CONTINUED from yesterday.)

Mr.. NIagee smiled Was this tn,
stuff OF which solitude was made:
He threw uff his dressing gown ano
began 10 unlace his shoes. .ff.1
There has been too much crude
melodramn i'll my novels. he reflected
Its so easy to write. But I'm goins
to get away from all that up here. In,
going
MIR Magee paused, with one shoe
poised i'll his hand For from below
came the sharp crack of a pistol. fol
lowed by the crash Of breaking glass.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-07
c. ]. HARNSBERGER
TESTIEIES
COUSIN OF CAPT. J. S. HARMS
BERGER, OF HARRISoNBURG.
Too Weak to Wear Coat-C Couldn't
Speak above fWhisper-Bear's
Emulsion Cured Him.
ohm - Bear. EIkton, Va.

John ID Bear. Elkton, Va.
Dear Str:-Eight years ago ] was
great sufferer from weakness. weak
lungs and pleurisy and coughed
might and day and raised and eNpec-
torated a quart in "a hours. / had.
as many as FOUR or five night -sweats
in one night my pulse would run as
high as 40 and my temperature was
about 100. I was so weak I could
hardly walk TO the dining room. I
had no appetite and everything I saw
neuseated me. I couldn't stand the
weight of my coat on my shoulders.
and could not speak above a whisper
at times I was in noe of the best
sanatarius IN the South, but seemed
to be growing worse every day and
was about to give up when a friend
asked me to try Bears Emulsion. l
did so and had taken 1t but two days
when began to Improve. My Ape
title improved, and felt stronger. /
coughed very little, my lungs stopped
hurting me and 1t was not long until
/ could walk two miles a. great deal
easier than 1 could walk around the
sanatariunr before taking the Petro-
leum Emulsion took Is bottles and
today / am a we'll man and owe a
great deal to Euqlston
Sincerely, s
G. t. HARNSBERGER
Anyone. who doubts the genuine
ness of. this testimonial viii please
write: to Mr. Harnsberger, at Elkton,
Va, who will take pleasure in reply
ing. Sold by Frank G. BLAND and
stone & Mercer, ggists,--Advertise
meut .ts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
THURMAN CASE
STILL OCCUPIED
COURT SESSION

The case of DR.. E. L. Thurman ver-
sus the Central of Georgia Railway
Co., suit for damages as the result of
an accident on that railway two years
ago, wherein DR.. Thurman, who was
passenger aboard the train derailed
was injured, still occupied the SUI
perior court session this morning. The
taking of testimony was concluded
and argument of counsel begun be-
fore noon, and a conclusion of the
case is rather expected today. DR..
Thurman is seeking to recover dam
ages in the sum of $4,000, it is said,
for alleged personal injuries sus-
tanned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
POVERTY PARTY
UNDER AUSPICES
EPWORTH LEAGUE

The unique entertainment to be gig-
EN- tonight at the residence Of Mr.. aRd
Mrs. Robert L. McMath on Rees Park,
under the auspices ofzthe Missionary
department Of the Epworth League og
First Methodist church, is anticipated
with keen interest by the scores of
young people who will attend. While
league entertainment, all other
friends of the leaguers will be well
coined In order to raise funds for
the league the committee of members
in charge of the "partie" has decided
to place tax on anyone who in def
ance of the "harde tymes" attends the
party in their best bib and tucker. 1t
will cost mi lady" several pennies
should she appear with a "fngre ring,
a "brasele- te" or 'lovaleer." If her
escort has the nerve to venture out
with "Fowenhan ii" he will be sep
arated from the price of dope Should
he carry out the color scheme by
wearing any other color socks than
red, he must also pay the price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
HOSPITAL BAZAAR
AGAIN PROMISES
GREAT OCCASION

In Americas, general interest at
taches to the annual bazaar, conduct
ed by the ladies of the Hospital asso-
citation and the recognized event of
the fall season here. Already the la
dies are busily engaged planning for
this annual fete, which begins next
Tuesday and continues through the
week. There will be the usual at
tractive booths for the sale of fancy
goods, while away above everything"
will be the cafe, where superb din
ners and suppers will be served every
day. The dinners served at the ba-
zaar have a national reputation, and
any connoisseur who has ever tested
bazaar dinner or supper would come
miles to enjoy another. Many features
of entertainment will enliven the week
not the least of which will be the
baby show" wherein Infantile
Americas will test its lung power and
look pretty while a male committee of
three boobs award the prizes and then
escapes to the woods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
Atlanta Man
Finds Roll
Of Coin
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. pa sales
man in a local shoe store is not wor-
rying about where his Christmas cash
is coming from. Several days ago
he sold lady pair of shoes. Next
day she returned them, claiming they
were too tight. She got ner money
back and announced she was leaving
the city.
When the salesman tried to put the
shoes back in stock he discovered a
silk stocking crumpled up in the toe
of one of them. He was about to toss
the hosiery in the fire when he dis
coverd something else, 1t was a roll
Of currency, seventy dollars. That was
several days ago and he has not yet
had a complaint from the customer,
whose name he did not learn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
CROWS
/. FINEST VARIETIES
PAPERSHE|:.L..L|. !. NUTS
PROP OF NEAR 5000 POUNDS PRO-
DUCED In AN AMERICUS
ORCHARD.


At his pretty home on Prospect
Heights, in the northern suburbs of
Americas, MI H. W. Smithwick, pro-
prietor of the Adderton Place Pecan.
Co il just completing the harvesting
of a fine crop of pecans of the stand
ard varieties. Already he has gather
ed 1900 pounds, and the total yield
will exceed 5000 pounds. The value
of this crop is better understood when
it is known that a large portion of
these fine nuts will be sold at 81 to
81 rs per pound.
Mr.. Smithwick has an orchard of
sec Tearing trees, planted upon land
v hich only few years ago produced
nothing but corn and cotton. His old
est tree is ten years old, and this year
bore a crop of 100 pounds fine nuts.
An enthusiast upon the subject of
pecans, and making it an exclusive
business, Mr.. Smithwicks orchard is,
perhaps, the finest in this section of
south Georgia. He was for two years
president of the Georgia Florida Nut
n ~aworc, association aod 80 4bo.o,,~l.
ly posted upon the subject of growing
this favorite nut. He knows every tree
in his orchard, and at a glance can
tell its variety, age, and the yield in
nuts produced.
In the Adderton Place orchard Mr..
Smithwick confines his operations to
nine standard varieties, including the
well known Van Dieman, the Schley,
Frotscher, Nelson, Mobile and others
as we'll known. The Nelson is the
largest nut produced and those grown
in the Americas orchard are really
magnificent, averaging 20 or rs to
the pound.
All of the trees in this splendid Or
chard are budded stock. A large nur-
sery, where all of the nine fine varie-
ties are grown, is connected with the
orchard and is in Furnishing condi-
ton.
A storage house especially con-
structed for storing the nuts in screen
ed receptacles, is a feature of the or
chard and here large quantities of
pecans worth from 40 cents to 81 per
pound, are stored. Shipments are
made to the department of plant indus
try at Washington, which demands the
very best nuts for experimental pur-
poses, while shipments are also made
W TIC CLUES,
and even to Canada.
Mr.. Smithwick delights to make ex-
periments in ut-growing. In front
of his residence is an old hickory-nut
tree that is probably a century old.
Several years ago Mr.. Smithwick cut
away all of the top branches of the
tree and inserted dozens of pecan buds
with the result that the old hickory
tree is now producing fine crops OF
valuable pecans, instead of crops OF
well-nigh worthless hickory nuts, as
before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
:" The Nude -
Stirs Art
Folks
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 27.-The stir
made several years ago by the exhibit
ton of September Morn" is likely to
be duplicated when the shop windows
begin to show 1.-THE Nude" picture
by Chicago artist. But dealers will
have to get it by express or freight,
for the postoffice department has al
ready barred "The Nude" from the
mails. The picture shows soul leav-
ing the body of man-and the soul
is in the form of a woman attired only
in a sad sweet smile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
WOMAN IS BURNED To
DEATH SAVING GOODS
(By Associated Press.)

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 27.-Attempt-
ing to enter her burning home this
morning to rescue household goods,
Mrs. S. ]. Lowrey, SO, of Terry, Miss,
was caught beneath falling timbers
and burned to death. Neighbors made
heroic efforts to rescue the unfortu-
nate woman but without success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-27
lMER|Cus COTTON MARKET

Americas, Ga, Nov. 81.
The market locally today is Quie.
with values quoted as follows:
Good middling :........7 IA to Z 1-2
Middling ..............6 1-2c
The futures market opened at an
advance of 10 points over WEDNESDAYS
closing figures, December, the active
speculative month, being quoted at
TAO cents.
The demand, locally, is nominal ex-
cept for the finer grades.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-08
DEMAND FOR VEAL
DECREASES SUPPLY

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 8-''The
demand for veal has increased rapidly,
and not only are the surplus dairy
calves slaughtered but thousands of
beef calves as well, until a calf will
now sell for from IS to $12 when only
two to three months old"
This quotation from Farmers Bull
letin 58S of the U. 8. Department of
Agriculture means that unless the far
mer has unlimited cheap feeds, it is
usually more profitable to market the
dairy or dual-purpose calves than to
attempt to raise them, even though
some Of them might make good steers.
while many deplore this heavy
slaughter of calves, and legislation
against it has been urged, the consul
mer's demand must be met.
The cattle-feeding business has
changed greatly during recent years.
Formerly steers from four to six years
of age were fed in large numbers on
commercial feed at yards near grana-
ries or mills, or upon large farms
where only the roughage was grown.
and the cattle were kept on full feed
for six months or longer This m thod
became too expensive, SO feeding is
now conducted upon farms as a means
of marketing farm products by con-
verting them into beet. while the
manure produced is utilized as q by
Dr0duct for maintaining fertility.