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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

LOST CREEK, ApFif Ib,-t 1901
Of the wide spread bustnssa depress
sion has again been demonstrated ~
the announcement Of complete sus-
pension OF work at the kreger and
Hfgh-GFade miles near here just
how long they will remain idle the OF
hcials do not know, but the outlook
for work the coming summer IS far
from promising These mines turn-
ished fuel for the New York Central
railroad When seEeEas Snousand EN-.
ployes were recen tly laid on that road
the coal contracts were cancelled. All
men, excepting those who have prop
erty near the mines save Ieft Tor oth-
er parts.
The new storo building now being
erected b. NJ. T. Smith has been
rented by Watson Brothers, OF Mason
town. who will open q modem store
about May /, George Watson, man
ager of the new enterprise has Just
returned from New York CITY, where
he purchased q fun stock Of nIer-
Chandise. When ready for business
1t viii be one Of the most complete
and attractive stores In the county.
Several local anglers have been
trying their luck and report some
good catches Of pike from the West
Fork river at Jackson,s Mills.
Farmers report a scarcity of hogs
and the prices are the highest ever
known here.
Wilbur Swigsr. a Clarksburg news
paper man was here from Clark sburg
recently on business.
James Smith,of Weston. is staying
with his grandfather, Captain John
Smith, who is In declining health.
q. N. Smith, OF Clarksburg trans
acted business here Tuesday.
The Rev. S. ]. Satterfield was call
ing on friends iat Mt. Glare Tuesday
Katherine, the little daughter of
AIR. and Mrs. Leslie Van Horn has
been quite III, but is somewhat inn
DR.. ]. B. Winheld, OF Ciarksburg.
was here Tuesday on professional
business.
Mrs. Gordon Kennedy has returned
from visit with her parents Nh. and,
Mrs. s. T.. Blake, at Interstate
An orchestra has been organized
here with L. L. Tough as director.
l.. @. Todd, tratnmaster for the
Baltimore & Ohio railroadat Weston,
was here recently on company BUSH
ness.
G. L. Orr. is here from Weston
looking after business matters,
Miss sylvia Miller of MannSn gton,
is the guest of friends here.
George j. Watson was a business
visitor at Clarksburg "Wednesday.
a large crowd from here attended
the bowling game between this place
and Mt Glare Wednesday night, at
that place.
Guy Russell, an official of the High
Grade mines was transacting business
here Wednesday evening.
Porter Arnold, the we'll known
horseman. was here from Roofing
Creek recently.
Mrs. n. b. Mochran, of Mt. Glare,
was the recent guest of friends here.
Frank Lowell, of route ,, is at
Athens. Ohio, transacting business.
Miss Lutta LlghtDuEn, OF Light
burn, was visiting friends here re-
Gently
Lost Creek bank, Is recovering nicely
in a Clarksburg hospital from an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

They say that damage suit or two
As at the bottom OF that swamp on the
hillside where Lee street used to be
and where one of the finest high
school buildings in West Virginia IS
going up. If such is the case, the suit
win have to be tried in an Asiatic
court as it passed out of local iuris
diction long ago, wherefore. the city
council ought TO arouse itself from
Ats long sIumber and see what can be
done about converting tie swamp in
to a public thoroughfare.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

CBy the author Of Never too
Poor to Lend; THE Anonymous
Dimple;'; -saxby Dipperborn
Love in a Torpedo .'Ttow TO Raise
peas on an Income of Nine Beans
.or 'cyVhen the Clock Struck
Thirteen": How 20 Be Happy
Though Cross-Eyed"; '+Har! Kari
PIiffkins' The Coyote and Doole-
bug; etc, etc. etc.)
Yindrop Waddles, pale as a pick
led peach With the thought of the
daring crime he was about to COM
NIT. stole down the creaknG stairs
His heart stood still as the clock
struck midnight. But at the twelfth
stroke it paused, and his heart pro-
|ceeded on its accustomed way.
Scarcely daring to breathe. ne
continued on his cautious way. In
his right hand cleaned long kntte
There was no blood on it, but on
watch it when Yindrop Waddles IS
on his way back.
Now he has reached the second
landing. now the first.
Now he is stealing through the
dining room. feeling mis- way
through the darkness, listening ap-
prehensively at every imaginary
Sound Grirlly he clutches the
handle of his razor sharp knife.
INow he is in the kitchen.
Now he is fumbIing at the re-
jfrigerator door and striking
Now he is hacking great slice
from the remains Of the cold roast
Eve gotta 1tve," he missed. She
won't give US enough al meal times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
@ ll3nsY Advice.

The Randolph Review is sense
sound. when it comes TO good roads
It never says anything on the sub
feet unworthy OF a pface IN the edi-
torfal columns Of the Telegram. IN
deed, it knows more about the ques-
ton OF good roads than does the ed
ftor or the State Journal, whose
knowledge OF things rural is re-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
NAV Rock the Boat Again.

In spite of the inocuous desuetude
fate which overlook the seven sis
ters'' of New Jersey. antitrust meas
that creating the interstate trade
is fighting hard fer the vitalization
of his ''fye brothers, sort of rela-
tive legislation now pending in Con-
gpess. The Democratic leaders some
days ago suggested the propriety of
dropping all these measures at this
that Grating the Interstate trade
commission, This bill gives broad
powers to Investigate affairs of cor
porations and with specific authorize
ton to inquire into the relation of
commerce, or interlocking director
ates, hoIdinf companies, stock wat
erinR. the issuance of railroad secur-
tiles and price determinations which
tend to destroy competition-Wheel-
ing IntelIigencer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
Next

Commenting on a snake story in
which the hero saved himself from a
vicious blacksnake by holding its
ers, the Toledo, Blade suggests that
a more effective method is to grasp the
creature by the short hair on the
back of its neck. Next!-Wheeling
Register
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
Have You Seen Them?
The New Capes

These beautiful wraps
have. received the approval
OF dame fashion and today
in fashion centers they are
much worn. These wraps
drape 50 artistically about
the figure that one seems to
fairly cuddlev into them.
We show a very handsome
model at 1890.
Made Of Gabardine with
Scotch plaid silk collar, lined
throughout With nessaline,
colors are black, navy and
Copenhagen.
Another beautiful model
at $500.
Made Of Golf Cord, Mill
tary style, lined with yellow
messaline. Another model
of navy blue serge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
Rah for Mayo!

Tho action OF Rear ADMIRAL Mayo
in demanding a salute for the Amer
lean flag, following the insult to
American soldiers at Tampico, is
meeting with hearty approval
throughout the nation. There has
been So much wishy-washy diplomacy
In regard to Mexican affairs that It
cause3 a distinct feeling OF relief to
find that there is at least one man on
the job who is determined to uphold
the dignity OF his couuty's hag.-
Wheeling News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY
Good Reason.

Mrs. rankhurst is travelling quiet
" through Austria Hungary. With
good reason; there is no cat-and-
mouse law in that country.-Char-
lesion Mail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
PrcffN TonpIl.

Speaking OF tough luck (leav-
ing Justice and morals aside),
did you hear of the man who declared
500 as the value OF his automobile
and because of that declaration lost
his suit 10 recover 81 900 for it when
1t dropped overheard Wheeling
Telegraph
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
10 &c.

The Democrats Of this State, pa
pers and politicians, may wFiggle
and twist and isquirm and squall. and
sob and sQueal, and rant and roar.
whistle. and eaekIe and cuss, ana de-
and weep and wall. and whine and
spair and die, just as much as they
please over the Republicans aud Pro-
gressives, but it will not do them any
good any more.-P arkersburg State
Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
HardIY.

"king George has the distinction
of being the only European sovereign
who smokes a pipe" and it might be
added that he is not allowed to smoke
IL in the front parlor-Huntingt on
Advertiser.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
a ReIfef.

1t may be a relief to some of his
enemies to know that Ben Tillman
has decided to do most of his knock
ing in future while in bed--Parkers-
burg Dispatch News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

Billy Bryan says the free toll dec
Iaration> in the Baltimore platform
was only little plank. But in our
opinion Billy has ceased to be dem
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

or the three Pacific coast states.
Oregon and Warrington far outstrip
California in the work done by private
owners for forest protection.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
He DAILY
N ov ELE TT E
THE ;Sn6NIGHT THRUST.

His cloak Of dark disguise he held,
Draped round his crOuching fgger.
With knife upheld and polished gun,
lie didn't pull the trigger.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16
An Amateur

For a man who had full deck to
help himself from, the general I'M
preston is that Chairman Juseph
Handlan. Of the Progressive commit
tee. picked about the poorest .Rana
and played It az badly as any fellow
who ever. sat n the game. Some one
must have gummed the deck 'ay-,
cite journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

An Eve.I:nts Echo.
Men do not know how great a rev
e1ue there is in thriftiness.--
CICERO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

Democrats arc throwing up their
hands IN protest ~ the idea Of q ppIiti-
cal issue lurking In the canal tolls
question. They declare that the mat
ter IS net q partisan MISTER. But does
the decentralization wish to escape re-
sp0usfbiffty for its aets.-E aFkcrsburs
pispateh-NeNs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

agague and has becou 3 rascal 50
what he says matters a0f---z aT kerr
burg State journal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

F9slI,is8 illspiratIons are aDtftIS q
and i,Y,l,oItefI latel.isls enter into tneIa
rs SO. Really mex and individual ~ mn "a
from our own artists,
Nor need the price be high
Ar $500 $500. sv-00, $500 AID $1,000 s 9.S
rs anywhere Tor s1sae snu
BD-peep bOnnets Hollandaise hats new. sseAtea
styles that are glsh and styles TOT older
almost every With touch OF TN peu' ~
sers or pytngs-and hat distln Give 80. .k.
Nothing conducive to eiee2nee Or enc 80
OF our calculations when planning TINS
for All es to suit facial types 10 satisfy ae
hr tive taste all coiors that are fsa
lonabIe that Distinctive ana ~ soSn
firm and substantial In stitch. Compare hsl 49,
similarly priced elsewhere
gratifying 10
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-16

oEo. /. DUNCAN, so. % 1Esa..
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18
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t~ss-f. Colo. April iks-if the sn-
pfuns- soass .s Colorado refuses u
,ak' iuri.-s,ssion In the hais-as COT
fas APPEAL .s Mother Jsn-s be-.
saas~ shs ALREADY has b--n ,ush.ss
i.os- b. III. niii,ary authorities.
W.shias,sa, lag her grievances b.
for- if-sia-hi Wilson saa ash f.s =
ne-sisx af the .htir- .abinsio sha
a.fs .he vii, sisn ,a b. lk-ro 81 The
sam. sisa. ios.rhar Annon. i. In
Wa shins,aa. ard viit ash him To az.
p~sf sisk her b~s.s. the sabinss
m.~sines
Osn.a,s as ,a- tni,-s MiA.
Workers a.ai.i -npha,isails that
ssrf. 80. shy Ins.asisa .t .ailIas
Oft tho strike In tho aossh.fn c.i.raH
do fields Tk.Y ais. said that N.
m.a Who As. legally -s,S,i.a To
sssiN. b-asrss -ssia s~ssiVs ssesas
Investigators TOT N. asstnaAl OF
srssssstsas haze t~.sn5 ssss ss- ~si.s
-rs' ssgAaItasisn has b~-a sespa~rd
ssp@a. sna shat hpsasct. have sa''ra
on sh- psFsetls ~ss assrf saw tho
insad~ of - sasa-s s@uh- OF shrs~ s-r-
sugar b~~t workers. and "sh-rs
.hfsa.en.ss ,a b~eosn- strike breakers
gai-ss ,ssnn cate 8s in .iHaasIal
ssF. k.sA.s ,hss Orc the nssn rAsH
- .s. u. shFea,s. local "t,irrts "t
81. ua..ss in tic miaa sausss r'ss
-hsrs 90 the lis.ss
N Lafayette ,his week. Ice names
wuru sstiss.n trara the relief lists by
,h- nasisaaI ias-ssizssar.s s.me "f
,husn siii BE- RESTORED. hs~.S-f. as u
v.s s.aad tha. 'hry p-sr 'ahrn oft
By mistake. ard sh.aii have been
hep, on tho tolls
approximately ~ s.c..o" has
been s;-ni in tho asf'hrsa field. by
the miners organization since the
strike 80. started tus,r years ss".
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Salute Flag by p m Sundqyor Take Consequences of
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR
MAN WHO FIRED AT
MAYOR MITCHELL

New York. April iN.-Ths ar
faisnmsns today on a charge Of as
>aais with intent Ia kiii of Michael
u Mshon-,. I" -hoss -frins aim
Mayor Mitchell os-s his life. marked
'h" first n,.N- or Disirlr, A,tsTH.,
Whiiman for quick Trial. On
M"hisy whiinah .ili PF-s-nl Ih.
.as- I" tho grand iufy and a quick
lhairsh-ns Ia expected, NahohsF
fA'-s a l.sssibiS prison s~h,sns- ss
'-ray years OF II aaiusis-i Ihsan-
be -iti br committed to = criminal
asylum for the insah-. traaN l..
Folk. corporation .sshs-i. .ts sas
struck In tho !a- By the ballet. sp-n,
. f-sii-ss hisht and sisf-r-.i much
isain' The ballet -as r-Aas-si las,
hishs. Tn. pa,i-n, is expected ,s r-r
cover rapidly, Physicians said to-day
that h- .Iii b. sbl- 4. i-as- The hs.-
Piiai Within t.a days.
From tho many inrah.srn, let
t1fs ssii,-a by Maksn-s in .hish
h- a'sark.i the official acts IT Mar
ar Michel. Mayor Ai-saai.f sas
irssssafshp ana Coian.l Go~shats
and after a ,-o hours s.aaY .s t.-
af~d man. bi.,rist Attssnuy Whit
man ospf~~s-I his slsiAisn skat Ma
hoa-f ~as of an ''-nbis..r-a and
sa-sasa ty,- ut hsta' yh. a,smp,r
cd assassination has caused Police
Arthur w.s-is TO ssH
sish .isht .~ef.. s.fsle. h..n so
guard Niieh-i aaF aAs ai2hss
tn i,piss- Csp,aIa Tasnsr sh.
psyofs a~.Aiisns iola III. sssfF of
hls life which uas .uatisas-J br co.
titles 10 hss d,ssy aaa ~kish ssS. ii,-
tic espaaa t.s III. belief thss Ma
b~u-y sss.s sna.. tho s.easasRsss at
snash-ss ,is said he called a.. ss-
city hail to s~asSssssa.a ~ssk sas
Mayor asa had s~~a ''I1.sissa
ss~s~s u thea decided 10 hsll hsrs.'
b. said Il rrns 50 the city bal,
si,h each sa ia'.as5aa
na, saaisa as., Friday scat Hs.h
Tho ia,s.;ina % .isIshias The Ish
u. -sps~sse-, regret scf his az, aad
.nstJ ,hai ,h. ballet hI:
i.olh.
Hahaaer vas hris in ,h. ssss Of
sss. see .. bail sas ss'iaa By the
grand Jury on .haft. Of as;-rnssss.
raursi.S in the first degree
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18
GOOD MONEY GOING TO WASTE
Thousands


the soss xsi. hsossh the shaaass d the
rned Mae Workers Of Amso and hundreds Of honest dssss~
coal nns> strike bsHs 'obssd Of what nsafsuy BE-
longs them by the mAHsssHa' asd distribution Of s ssss
1T faad
Hundreds Of hotos ash. otherwise be ,,anpas the rail-
oad riding boz and dnks out Of tomato saa are on
the payrp receiving the weekly hnsi ihe sane
actual MINER and these the inside o; nise The
have b-sn pu, Mey make showing and 10 leave
the impression per Of the miners the ssshssn
Colorado field strike The ef Tom Dick and
Harry pa, the benefit rolls tho meay de-
scrtions from the union ranks.
No wonder real kicking like bay steer
about dollars week Men ~ho have claim support by
the nS we'll hoss misguided ~ho 1ere forced
70 dlenes September g. Moreover the kardwerkas
fields being about - sk $la
month support the coal strike here and provide seedy
portion Of which goes beer money for ssa vhs
living OF the unon.
n only mner actually entitled benefits allowed
benefits each deserving would larger week
But the looking after the Weary wlc and nesnde
ing Mixes the ALLEY rats and tho porch climbers and the
strikers starving TO death in tent colonies.
charged also that hundreds Of fictitious have been
placed the books the for benefits and the
sen, being distributed people that d
exist appropriated By the Who look after the benefs The
old being worked hes. charges and the
kind Of high finance being praeed that broke the strike ten
ycar
union headquarters coasessed
day with Of all types who had claim to bene
fits but who consent to look like strikers and like ken for
three dollars week This enables the district officers in
their reports hat certain numoer OF men are still out ~ last
number Of strikers desert from the ranks their places filled
BY Cases have been reported where the local Officers have
Pueblo and other nearby raft IN and
sgn mp The advertisements the truth told would read
Wan.ed-Two dozen hobos for easy work Trinidad Appl
cants look like coal minen No references experience
necessary Anybody can appy-and be accepted
John Jones and Bill Smith, who have been the mines since
boyood and who fell for the gospel the ga.ors and
strike teing kept down and exploited and Literally robbed Of his
just dess in order that the provide for the
nnwashed and unemployed from all earth The off,
c Of the United Nine Workers frankly they hundreds
Of not entitled to benefits on their rolls
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AMnons NAMES
COLORADO 5000
ROADS DAY" NAY 3

h~e,-r. Colo. April iSs=Govrrnp
Amnoa. has created hes holiday.
Exercising his eS.cusi'. pr.r"es,iv-
the head Of the state sp'crnm-u; has
proclaimed Friday. May :. as Good
Roads Day" in Colorado.
The osti,Ia, proclamation declares
the state has 5o.ooo miles Of high
~ay in need o. improvement "T TO
pair, and appeals To every good .iii.
zen ;o devote this day to som" usc-
suI work on our ,ubliu roads
The suggestion Ia made ,ba, til"
county commissioners Of the various
counties arrange a systematic plan
by which the volunteer Ci'itonry can
do effective work and 'ha; the same
plan b- followed by the various init
nisipai authorities.
Attention IL called to tho fact that
an unusually hard winter has
wrought havoc with the roads. and
that no matter ho~ good road may
have been last fall. there are many
bad spots now. The suggestion Is
that II people living along these
highway. would sec that such places
are repaired in from, Of their homes
or ranches much good would be ac-
compli-hed. "It would mean but lit
tie trouble to each one. hut In the aE-
sresatc 4, will place all of our roads
in much better condition for travel.
the governor says.
The cheap road drag is commend
cd and its Use urged. state pride is
urged to keep the roajways clear of
unsishtiy weeds and rubbish. the
cleaning OF camp sites. springs and
watering places and the placing of
sign posts designating their location.
There IL no better place to Gre
ate and permeate n wholesome sem
,iment in favor of better roads than
through the public schools and su-
''perintendcn,s and teachers are urged
to observe Good Roads day by some
appropriate exercises said Cover
nor Ammons.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18
ROBERT lake, an
OLD RESIDENT,
IS DEAD
Former County Coroner
and Contractor Sue
cunbs to Long
Illness This
Morning
FUNERAL TUESDAY

E"i-f, t-iA-. pi.h--r r-sii-nt sos.
'raS'"r and baiid-r. torna.f ..ln,Y
s"son-r and sn- IL the b-@, kna.a
"isisHns af Trinidad. died a, ts.s
this h.srhins at his han-. ZIG Mai
hus STREET iAath ~as duo so a S.,sns
pii.a'ioh ut siias-a,s which had i'm
taair-i his health tos SONS ,im- aaa
which made a-s-s.aFy s-.-s,iY .
Hi.. To Minssai Wells. Texas. .h-r-
b." received na improvement Tho
death today r-saas-. from the active
tis- Of the si,s a sasa rh. has b--a
ii-n'isi"i in ,hs upbsitiainz .t tho
city and ps.sainsnt in all Hst-sa-sIs
tas ,h. pablo welfare.
trs- years ago ilah-r, i.as- saf-
f-fuS siras- OF PaFaiYsi. ani .inss
that time had b--a in p-s' health.
tits oaasi.ian b-~an- critical several
snonihs ago aua he had ssa~a stead.
sir ~saAsf slnss his t.sprs ssusa
Teas s'ap!s % wsTss Ls3
Th- deceased %. barn In i.paatsa.
Canada. sa NaF 10. 1850 ~. nzas-.i
10 iis-rsasaF srs,-r. Mish. ph-rs
hu -ss asaFsi-sh on nysab-s 2. 1883.
SO Miss kash-sih- MrtArraS,s. lie
ia'"F ~-a, 9. Spsinzti.ii. kaasas.
rh~r. he .asasrsi in IN. srA-gsi
contracting busin1ss ani after stay
lag to. f-sr. came to Triniisa il
1852 In this ,i'p h@ engaged In The
business af saH,sat,ins sad hs,isiaz
aad five years as" retired ". is a
i.ss. property ucn-f.
tn. late E.is-r, Lake uas q ,hir'y-
Second a-er-- Mason pr sas a
sa- -aab-F az las N.i-sas Lodge ~. ~
\ y aai N ". Trinidad Chapter
No "a u y NJ. gnrsp Moun'ain
c.ansii No : u. and = NJ. ori.n'ai
Cammahi-TF No I. knizh,s T-mpiar
and ot IN" Mystic Shria-. iIp -as
a Scottish Rite Mason. liz y. sur.
sis-s by an- daughter. Mrs Roy
Cangb-li. af this city. brother.
John Lake. Of Thsm.t.rd. ontario.
Canada. aud two sister. MIs@ Sadie
LAX" Of Pontiac. Michigan. aas
Mrs. Jessie i.pdinz. .f Sansusty.
Mich. These relatives have been mo-
iifi-d
The funeral VIII probably take
place on Tuesday at'-rnooa q, !"
from III" residence ON walnu, stree,
and will be under tho auspices oi tho
Masonic lodge.
The deceased served 'wo years "a
county coroner. having been elected
in 1910.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18
ExECU1|0NER OF
CuNMeN DISAPPEARS
Strange Story Of Man Who is Paid
by State Of New York TO Electro.
cute Condemned Prisoners in
Chair.

ossining. y. Y. April 1s.=-E. y.
Davis. the eSccu,ioner Of the gum
men. has disappeared.
Warden Clancy doesn't know
where he is. his ncishbors in the
pretty suburb where he has recently
been resident. don't know where he
is. Nobody knows where he Is.
but wherever he Is. he has taken
with him his little vanished sa'chcel
in which he keeps the electrodes and
connections he has used in 2Ii exc
cutions. lie has never been without
1t since his first killing. that OF
William Krcmmlcr. mul,i-murderer.
August 8. 1890.
There is. however, no search for
Davis.
After an execution he vanishes
into thin air-yanishcs with the lit
tie black bag until he reads in the
newspapers the date of another exc
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18

In .om-c irri-s there is a eon'i.-
,,cn that ttu.r,a is bent uion MAX.
ins trouble al, h,hr United States in
the hope Of uni'ias the ~arriss
Mexican factions. The officials here.
however. do not expect the c"n.titu-
tionsiis,s TO h. concerned in tho
quarrel with itu-tia.
The plan to seisc Vera Cruz !. In
ciud-d in the seizure Of the railways
for abou, twenty miles toward Mex
leo city.
Senators. regardless Of party affii-
iaiion.. expressed confidence that
congress would promptly support the
president in any emergency and act
quickly II Itucrsa failed to acccdc TO
President wilson's final tens.
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-18

A few weeks ago Dominick Fcrri.
a wealthy citizen Of starkviiie. re-
ceivcd a bIackhand letter demandins
1000. lie did not comply with the
demands of the letter and Monday
he received another letter telling
him that IL would be the last time
he would hear from them and he
should give the money to a man he
would meet on the highway near
suff;c,d. The man notified the au-
,hori,tcs and early this morning
sheriff Grisham and three deputies
,cft Trinidad ahS IN round about
w,v reached Chicosa. The two gov
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American League.
Tornado In Okla.
Does Much Damage

Tulsa. Okla. April Is.-A tornado
tha, swept southern Oklahoma dur
ing the night caused the death of
one and injuries TO several others
and tore many houses from their
foundations. Two oil refining plants
were damaged at Chickasa and a
"a. 900 barrel oil tank. near sand
Springs, was struck by lightning.
The oil was still burning early to-
day and several other tanks were
endangered.
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crnment officers and three deputies
were to follow close behind Ferri.
who was to comply exactly with the
demands OF the letter. lie was to
meet the man at exactly II o'clock.
The officers had planned their
trip so that they would arrive on the
scene within two minutes after the
money was handed over. The plan
worked perfectly. but when Fcrri
came in sight OF the man waiting
by the side of the road at the dcsig-
mated SPOT his nerve failed him and