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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
MRS. .PICKENS
Dies at The Home of Her Mother
at Lost Creek Following a
Lingering illness.

Following a lingering illness of tu-
berculosis, Mrs. Blanche Basseil
Pickens, wife of Carl D. Pickens, Of
this city, died at $40 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the home of her mother
Mrs. Louise NJ. Bassell, at Lost Creek,
aged 80 years.
Funeral services will be held at her
mothers home at o'clock Thursday
afternoon and special funeral trac-
ton car will convey the body and
funeral party to the Masonic ceme-
terry here, where interment will be
made
Mrs. Pickens was graduated from
Broaddus Institute here and she was
a deyout member of the First Baptist
church of this city. She was an &C
complished woman and most highly
esteemed by large number OF friends
and acquaintance.
The late Mrs. A ]. Findley was
sister of Mrs. Pickens and the sur
viving sisters are Mrs. Claude Cav
throp, of Lost Creek; and Mrs. John
B. Grumbine, who is with her husband
at Cornell University, where he Is do
'ug post graduate work. The surV1v-
ing brother is Guy BasseIl, of Mary
Vile, Tenn, who will arrive at his
mothers home tomorrow for the fun
eral.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
CITIZEN OF
MEXICO IS
REBEL CLAIM
William S. Benton, Executed by
General Villa, for Personal
Affront Was
MAYOR on TOWN ONCE
Is Said to Have Held Several
Minor Offices under Former
President Diaz.
~ AnaeelArrp PRrsg1

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 2A.-The at
tempt of the Mexican rebels to estab-
Hsh that William s. Benton. tho
Scottish ranchman, who was executed
just week ago today, was Mexican
citizen, is based on a report that he
once held some minor Office while
President DiaZ was in power.
The statement was made today at
Juarez by Ferdinand Cara, counse-
1or of the commander OF the garrison.
who added, eve have heard that
Benton held several small offices un-
der President Diaz and that he was
once mayor OF a small settlement on
his own estate. He could not have
held Office without being a Mexican
Citizen and Tie records are being
searched to establish the facts"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
ARMY MAJOR
Is Placed on Trial for Conduct
Unbecoming An Officer and
a Gentleman.
o. AeseelArEo LIE

NEW LONDON, CT, Feb. pa
Major Benjamin NJ. Koehler, of the
United States coast artillery corps,
was brought to trial today before a
board of army officers at Fort Perry,
Plum Island While the nature of
the charge was withheld, it was UNI
derstooa that the general charge is
that OF conduct unbecoming an oflc-
er and a gentleman but with specifica-
lions which involve questions of NOR
ality and have to do with alleged acts
at Fort Perry and at other places
where he has been stationed since the
Spanish-American war including a
California post.
When the charges We're first
brought Major Koehler presented his
resignation but Secretary of War Gar
rison declined to accept it under the
conditions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
REHEARIN5
of Industrial Railway Case May
Be Granted by Commerce
Commission at Once.
tnn Asrae,Arrn eRrsa,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2A.-Assum-
ing that trunk lines are arranging to
Immediately discontinue through
rates with the Union Railroad Com
pany, the Newburg and South Shore
Railroad Company and the Lake Ter
minal Railroad, transportation subsi-
diaries of the United States Steel Cor
poration. attorneys for the corpora
ton today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to reopen the mat
ter of allowances to short lines of
railroads serving Industries.
AS the application for rehearing
of the Industrial railways en-
garded as one phase of the pending
rate case, it is the purpose of the COM
mission to consider it Immediately. It
is scarcely likely, however, that a de-
termination either to deny or to grant
the application will be reached before
the regular conference of the commits
sion in March.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
EXTENSION
Of Bell Telephone System is to
Be Made to ArbutuS
Park.

The Central District Telephone
Company is preparing TO extend its
CIarksburg system, according to E. J.
Thompson, local manager, to AFFORD
adequate facilities at Arbutus Park so
that any demands for Bell telephone
service in that section of the city may
be met promptly The expenditure
win amount to approximately $4,000.
The work Of constructing sufficient
plant to provide facilities in Arbutus
Park embraces the setting of seventy
six poles, the stringing Of two miles
of wire and OF one mile of cable con,
tanning from fifty to 100 pairs of
wires, also the removal of two miles
of distributing wire
Mr. Thompson said today that he
felt certain there would be quite an
increase in subscribers in that sec
ton, as result of the efforts of the
telephone company to make broader
provisions for service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
E5yC>F9FR SOCIAL, CIR CLES
IN CINCINNATI STIRRED
By the Issuance of Warrants
AGAINST Four Prominent
Men on Ugly Charge.

CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 24-FCincin-
nati's higher social circles were
startled today when warrants in the
municipal court were issued for four
prom nent men here charging them
with contributing to the delinquency
CT a sixteen year old girl.
The most prominent OF the quar-,
tet Is Colonel Brent Arnold, general
freight agent and superintendent OF
terminals OF the Lou sville and Nash
Vile raiIroad and one of Cincinnati 3
best known men.
The other three are IT. Goldsmith 4,
a manufacturer; Isaac n. Fox,
jeweler: and C. B. House, represent
tative of New York firm with head
quarters in Lou'sv lie. KY. the
girls name is Mildred Crane.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
GLARKSBURG
Woman among Passengers OF
Queen and Crescent Train
Held Up by Bandits.

A message received Tuesday by Mrs.
Nathan G. Stealey from her sister.
Mrs. Will Deison, of 81 Paso, Tex
who lately visited relatives in Clarks-
burg, states that she was passenger t,sr
on the New Orleans limited OF the
Queen and Crescent railroad that was
held up by bandits last THURSDAY
night near Birmingham, Ala. MIS-
Deison was on her way home from
Clarksburg.
The message did not stare that WIS
neison had been robbed OF any valu-
ables when the bandits he'd up the
train, but as the Associated Press dis
patches stated that the robbers con
fined their operations to the mail car
and did not modest any of the pas
sengers, it is thought that she dlo nos
Lose anythine. The train was stalled
for four hours in a desolate spot and
Mrs. Deison stated that the experience
was quite terrifying.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
CONFESSION
Of Woman on Trial for Murder
Brought Out by Threats
and Coercion.

LITTIIE FALLS, n. Y, Feb. "a
Mrs. Cynthia Buffum, on trial hers
for the murder Of her husband, re
sume5 before Judge Brown and {
jury today her story of how Distric'
Attorney Cole and private detective
of Buffalo secured from her an al
legged confession She showed NJ
emotion. no more than apparent in.
dignation, as she reccunted the de.
tails of her story.
The unexpected coup made by
her attorney, P. S. Collin, yesterday
n putting her on the stand to block
acceptance of the confession sattract
ed an immense crowd from all parts
OF the county today. Farmers and
their families came early, carrying
lunch boxes.
Mrs. Buffum repeated today in de-
tail her assertion that the detective
posing as her friends took her to
Buffalo, piled her with drink, plan.
ned the statement she was to MAX
ana threatened and coerced her.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
GANG
BLOW A SAFE
IN BALTIMORE
At the Academy of Music after
OverpoWering the Night
Watchman There.
VISIT CIGAR STORE TOO
Pittsburg Police Officials Think
the Same Gang Visited
That City.
~ AnnoelArEo paga0l

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 24-rhree
masked robbers entered the Acao.
emv Of Music in North Howard
street last night, overpowered the
watchman, blew open the office safe
and got away with between So, Ooo
and $4,000 leaving the Waterman
tied to a post in the auditor UNI:
Afterwards the robbers broke into
a cigar store adjoin ng the theater
ana stole a number OF expensive
pipes. 80 +he
nolica declared the job to be the
work of experts and one OF the neat
egt ever performed in this city.
The men used some thirty Dlanh
cts they found stored on the stage
to deaden the sound OF the e&'
Because Of the fact that yesterday
was a holiday there was an acc tIl..eo
lat on Of money on hand from tnrs st
performances and advance sales o.
tickets for next weeks attractions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
SHARP COMMENT rs MADE
ON SIR GT3EYsS STATEMENT
esv AsseeIATgo pREaas

LONDIN, Feb. "a Sharp com
ment is made by the Manchester
Guardian today on Sir Edward Grey
statement in the House OF Commons
yesterday in regard to the killing OF
William s. Benton at Juare2 by Gem
eral villa The newspaper asks:
'Is it not mere playing with
words to say that In such q case tine
United States has no responsible
If that were SO the Monroe doctrine
would be a mere instrument of I'M
ternatt ona ! anarchy whereas the
whole tendency of President wilson g
policy has been to make a force for
order and good government. lowe
are not responsible then the United
is. We certa My do not wish 20
drive the United States into inter
ventson but it cannot deny TO other
powers the right OF defending their
Interests and at the same time re-
fuse to defend them itseh. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
Theft
of Letter Three Years Ago is
Charged against Man in
JaiI Here.

Accused Of stealing a letter from a
box In the Parkersburg postomee
three years ago, a young man whose
name is registered as q. F. Hayes, 3
n the county jail here awaiting ths
next term Of federal district court AZ
Martinsburg.
Hayes was arrested Monday even
ing in street Of thds city by II. =
Dodge. United states deputy marshal,
not long after the officer had re-
ceived a warrant for his arrest Tues
dav the marshal took Hayes to FAT
mont, where at the close OF q pre-
l,ninary hearing before John W.
Mason, Jr., federal court commits
sjoner. he was held for the federal
grand jury and remandei to the
'Clarkkburg Jan
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
BURGLAR. GETS
n WA Y WITH $3.50
Miscreant Enters Rear Door of
Carskadon Grocery Store
and Gets $50 in Cash.

A burglar last night entered and
robbed the Carskadon grocery store
on West Pike street OF $3.50 in cash
and three small checks. He made
a successful getaway and the police
think that he left the city last night
on train or on a.late interurban car
Thinking that he might have taken
the latter course, the police this morn
ing notified the police of Fairmont
Weston and all other nearby towns to
be on the watchout for any suspicious
characters.
The miscreant gained entrance by
cutting panel out of the rear door,
reaching his hand through the aper-
ture and lifting the bar. He had little
trouble getting the money as it was
not locked in the safe. 1t was con-
tained in a small box kept under the
counter.
1t is thought by the police that the
robbery was committed at an early
hour last night as the tracks leading
to the back door were partly filed
with snow. The tracks also showed
that the miscreant had first visited
the rear door of the Swiger ice cream
parlor. However there were no marks
on the door to show that he had at
tempted to force an entrance there.
The police have only one clue as to
the guilty party and that was fur
nished by Mr.. Carskadon, who says
that a rough looking character visited
his store several times in the last few
days, each time asking for job. The
police have a description of this man
and are keeping sharp watch out for
him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
Three lRgWNEg
When q lohnboat Sinks in the
Middle of Henry's Fork IN
Jackson County.

PARKERSBURG, Feb. 24.-Three
persons were drowned and six Others
had narrow escapes from a similar fate
late last night when a johnhoat, IN
which a party of nine Calhoun county
people were being conveyed on their
way home from church, sank IN the
middle OF Henry's Fork.
The Dead.
Ruth Langford, 16.
Ezra Langford, her brother, IL
Commodore Mace, 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Langford
parents of the two first named, were
among the six saved
The tragedy was due to the over,
loading of the boat, The six who
succeeded in swimming to shore were
nearly frozen before they reached the
nearest farmhouse. The accident oc-
CURED ten miles from Spencer, coun-
ty seat OF Roane county. The bodies
OF the three drowned were recovered
early this morning by farmers.
A snow storm was raging at the
time of the accident.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
OIL LANSS
In Mexico Are TO Be National
lied According to a Plan
Now Laid.
tnY ArseelArso eREss,

MEXICO CITY, Feb. ga plan
for the naturalization of all the oil
lands il Mexico is TO be forced
through the next Mexican congress
which convenes on April l according
10 an admission made today by Senior
Moheno, the head Of the new cabinet
post of commerce and industry.
senior Moheno says he presented
the plar while he was yet member
Of the cham Der of deputies.
The report is current here that II
is the intention of the federal gov
4rnment to transfer the oil lands TIC
Lord Cowdray for fifty million dol
lars in gold after they have been ma
tionalized.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
women VOTE
Today at the Chicago Primary
for the Election of Alder
manic Candidates.
eaY AaseerArrn sREssl

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Women vot-
ers of Chicago cast their first ballot
today at the primary for the election
of a1dermanic candidates. As candi-
dates, as voters and as election offic-
ials they played an important part in
the election, the first in this city since
the passage of the equal suffrage act
by the last legislature. The names
of eight women candidates appeared
on the ballots. More than 700 women
acted as judges and clerks. Hun
dreds more representing clubs and po-
Iitical organizations had been otflc-
tally designated as watchers and were
at the polling places at an early
hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
COAST oilers
Will Not Start on March to
WASHINGTON until They
Get Blankets.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-San
Francisco's unemployed did not start
their ION to Washington" march as
planned yesterday. I'VE will not
move" said one of the leaders, "un-
til the city supplies US with blan-
kets." The jobless celebrated Wash
ington's birthday with speeches at
their camp in the heart OF the city
and for the first time in many weeks
they supplied food for themselves,
municipal aid having been withdrawn
Sunday. Fully thousand men APP
Piled at the cooperative kitchen only
to find it closed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
AFEECIs DEATH
And Thus Saves Her Life
Sought to Be Taken by Her
Enraged Husband.
tar Aseeer.rrn snraa.
GLOvERsVILLE. n. X. Fe

GLOVERSVILLE, n. Y, Feb. "a.
Presence of mind probably saved
Mrs. James McConneli'a life when she
was being pursued by an enraged
husband with a smoking revolver in
his hand. Mcconnell fred twice at
the fleeing woman, the first shot
breaking her glasses and causing a
slight flesh wound while the second
was i'm bedded in her hair. When the
second shot was fired, she dropped
apparently IifeIess into the bathtub
and her husband believing he had
killed her left ths room. He then
turned the weapon on himself and
fired two bullets into his head.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
AUDITING BOOKS.

BENJAMIN A. Stewart, of Charles
ton, representing the state tax de-
partment, is here to audit the ac-
counts of the county and circuit
court clerks from 1905, the books OF
the late Sheriff NJ. j. Francis and ex-
Sheriff Percy Byrd and the accounts
of the county in general. He Will be
assisted by w. w. Lemley, another
representative of the state tax de-
partment. The work will require
several weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
CAR LINE
Is to be Built to RivesyiIle, Town in
the County Of Marion.

Rivesville is the next town in Ma
rion county to have brand new
street car line and electric lights.
The Monongahela Valley Traction
Company has made application to the
common council of the town of Rives-
vile for franchise The company
asks for the privilege of constructing
a street car line in the streets of the
town to erect poles, to operate cars
and other necessary things in order to
carry On an electric car, a lighting
and power service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
BRITISH ASK
GOOD OFFICES
OF UNCLE SAN
TO Urge That There Should Be
No Intervention on the Part
of General Villa.
.lM THEIR IMVEsTIGAT ZION
Into the Death of William S.
Benton, a British Subject
in Mexico.

government has invoked the COOL OF
fees OF the United tSates governments
to urge that there shall be no Inter
ference by General villa with its sn-
vestigation into the death OF VIII
Ham S. Benton.
The Investigation Is TO be made
by Charles Percewal, British consul
at Galveston. Tex, who has been
ordered to Juarez.
Consul Perceyal has been I'M
structed to suppay the most completes
reports obtainahle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

but Of their fellow workmen. Real
ling this condition and also realiz-
ing the necessity for removing it, the
operators are very much in earnest
in their efforts to educate their en-
pIoyes. The miners Institutes are
means to the desired end. There arc
many miners at every mine who are
able and anxious to discuss mining
problems with and for the benefit o.
their fellows and venture the as
sertion that it will not be long be-
fore there Will be a miners institute
in every field Of importance IN the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
LOMER RAlES
On Certain Things Which Now
Take Merchandise Express
Rates Are Probable.
nv AaaeenArss eaEssl

WAsTTINGTON, d. O., Feb. a
REPRESENTATIVE OF five express com
panfes conferred today with GhaH-
man clark and experts of the inter.
state Commerce Comm ssion apoa l,
T z,,.Is from shippers against classi-
6estions If certain commodities slch
as foodstuffs, milk and ice cream
The companies with the consent o.
the COMMISSION probably will make
r.i1snpea to lower rates on certain
things which now take merchan 1lse
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
bullet H0EES
To the Number of Sixteen Are
Found in the Head OF a
Dead Man.

OF EAN, y. v, FEB. 24-When
Coroner CAESAR Smith opened the
casket containing the body of VIII
liam Lobarger, of Bolivar, y. II
who died at Manningsport, La, Wed,
neaday Il was found that the dean
man had sixteen bullet holes in ms ms
head. Nothing was known here oy
the authorities or relatives OF ths
manner in which he met death.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
WRONG MAN
Is the Sailor Held in Philadel-
phia as the Murderer OF
Three Persons.

PITTsBURG, FEB. 24-District At
torney Jackson this afternoon re
ceived word from Phtlade1ph'a that
she sailor held there ais Henry Ro-
kowslxi, the Homestead man, wanted
for numbering three persons, was
not Rokowski A representat'ye OF
the district attorneys office, accom-
panied by Homestead women who
knew Rokowskl went to Philadelphia
yesterday to look at the suspect who
recently enlisted in the navy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
SCHOOL FIRE
DESTROYS Structure But the 700
Pupils March Out in Good
Order Today.
spr AsseetArse saess,

ROCEIFl5TER, Pa, Feb. 24-The
Rochester high school building was
destroyed by fire today with a Joss
CT 100000. Seven hundred pup Is
marched cut OF the burning building
in good order although flames were
shooting from the furnace ROOM Aft
ter al had lett the building q squad
CT boys, volunteers, saved some OF
the furniture.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
new TRIAL
Of the So-CalIed Bleached
Flour Case Ordered by
the Supreme Court.
- AeeoeIArge enaeai

The supreme court today sent the So
called bIeached -four case back to the
district court for a new trial. The
case was sent back with instructions
that the law was. foods not contain
ing enough questionable substances
to injure health. we're not condemned
The decision Indirectly reaches OUT
to thousands Of articles of food,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
COMMISSION TO MEET.

The West Virginia Debt Commission,
of which Judge John W. Mason, ST.,
OF Fairmont, is chairman, viii meet
in Charleston this week to decide
upon future action and to confer with
the governor. The chairman has is
sued call for the meeting to be held
Friday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
NO POLICE COURT.

There was no session of police court
Tuesday morning and the evil doors
of the city hare been on their good
behavior for another twenty-four hours
or have kept their bad deeds hid from
the blue coated guardians of the peace.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
G0RLEY RESIGNS
His Seat in Congress as Result
of Minority Leader Mann'S
Resolution.
~ AsseeIAr1e paEssl

BOSTON. Feb 24-lMajor James
Curley announced today his resi&na-
ton of his seat in Congress. In
statement he said he took the step a.
! result of the action OF mlnoIlts
leader James r. Mann, who intro
iuced a resolution in Congress yes
.erday proposing that Mr.. Curley' s
,eat be declared vacant. The resig-
nation is to be effective from Febru-
airy A.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
MOOSE HEART
pictures VIII not be Shown Here as
FiIsns are Lost.

The pictures of the Moose Heart
home at Aurora, ILL.,. which were to
have been shown at the orpheum
theater here this afternoon and even
ing will not be shown as the express
company lost the films and were not
able to locate them in time Tor the
s19cy TODAY. When the films are To-
cafed another date will be arranged
and they WIN be shown here In the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
PATIENT DONG NICELY.

Mrs. Robert Talbot. of Fa.rmont.
is a patient in a local hospital, where
she received surgical treatment. She
is doing nicely. Mrs. Talbot is sis
ter of Dr. Thomas NJ. Hood, of this
city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
Pillar Law UPHELD

WASHINGTON. d, c.. Feb. a..
The Pennsylvania coal pillar law OF
1891 recurring pillars to be left along
tho boundary line OF adjoining coal
properties was today upheld as cons
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
E1.Ks 10 MEEr

A regular weekly meeting of the
local lodge OF Elks will be held at 8
O'Clock this evening. The annual elec
ton of officers will be held next
TUESDAY night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

Fair tonight and Wednesday.
cold Wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
REvRNUE AGENr HERE.

a. J. Wilkinson, OF Huntington,
revenue agent In the federal income
AK department, IS at the federal
building today correcting returns, is
suing blanks and answering Ques-
ions. He will remain here only to-
day
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

m9 The Average daily clTcri af1qo 8
tlse TsleEslzn dgrine 5qInss,Eg. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
NEw TnIAI ZOE BECNER.

AIJBANIY, n. z, Feb. 24--lA new
trial t65ay was granted Charles
Becker. the former New York police
lieutenant, under death sentence toE
the. 7nurde1 b sant.aa.L
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

c. j. Ryan, general superintend
ent, of the Hutchinson Coal Com
pany, is here from Fairmont looking
after official business.