West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-04-23

the shot fastened TO investigate. Upon
looking through the window he saw
Johnson lying on the floor and they
were beating Weidenbeck over the head
with their guns. Upon seeing Robinson
at the window the leader gave quick
order and they started after Robinson,
who ran home and procured his gun, but
upon his return the bandits had crossed
the line and the store was in flames, and
looking in he could see the charred
body OF johnson, but Weidenbeck had
partially regained consciousness and made
his escape by a rear door. Robinson
wired Maj. Davis at Fort Rosecrans, who,
with thirty men, FASTENED to the scene
in autos, but found nothing but the body
OF johnson and the store and postofiice
in ashes and the bandits safe i'm the Mexi-
can fort. Davis left thirty men there to
guard the gate, but powerless TO pursue
or capture the bandits. who are known.
During the day photographer passed
through the gate and planted his camera
on the one hundred feet of neutral zone
to take picture. The Mexicans came
out and the leader, who is known to have
been one OF the bandits, drew his gun on
him. Mr.. Packard, the revenue officer,
leveled his gun on the Mexican, as did
the U. S soldiers One shot would have
brought on fight to the death, but the
Mexican withdrew.
| And now what is the government going
to do about it? Mr.. Bryan says he wants
to investigate. In the name of God,
what is there to investigate? The above
are the facts as ascertained by Major
Davis, U. s. officer, and now that they
have the facts, action is wanted. When
Nergaras' dead body was brought across
the border both Mr.. Bryan and the
President wanted to investigate, and If
any American or Texan soldier had
crossed the border to get a dead body
they were to be made suffer for il. Now.
when Mexican soldiers cross the border
and murder an American officer (for
Johnson was postmaster) they want to
investigate and not punish. The people
oil California are getting Disguised with
watching and waiting and demand that
something shall be done. Waiting what
for? Until a few more good men shall
have been murdered on our own soil i'm
cold blood by these Mexican brigands.
The army is kept huddled together IN
Texas and New Mexico. There is no
protection on the west end OF the line
except the thirty soldiers at Locate, and
they are likely to be withdrawn at any
time. The Mexicaus have garrison at
Tia Juana, only nine miles from here.
and we have no men nearer than Fort
kosecrans on Point Iona. If the gov
eminent wants to make good il must
work mp a little more back bone and pro-
tect her citizens at home as well as
abroad
On our return home from Locate we
passed a camp of about one hundred In
dans, who were holding a fiesta on the
Sweetwater They all looked fat and
hearty, but no one knows what they live
on. l saw the ranchers making hay i'm
Spring Valley. Think of it, making hay
on the Sth day of March. Anyone here
can go out on the mesa land and make
hay, as the wild oats are seven feet high.
/ saw herds OF fat cattle feeding ON the
tall grass on the Sweetwater. After the
grass dries up during the dry season
stock will fatten much faster than while
it is green.
The city celebrated Harbor Day last
Saturday. They danced on the concrete
floor OF the Pier building, which is 500
feet long and 100 feet wide. The princi-
pal buildings on the Exposition grounds
are finished and the different state build
ings are in course OF construction / am
sorry that West Nirgnia's appropriation
has been withheld. ! hope that your
good people will see TO it that there will
never he another reactionary administra-
ton there, for # there is it will bank
rupt the state, and / love West Virginia
too well to wish to live to see such
catastrophe.
The efforts OF President Wilson TO have
the canal exemption tolls bill repealed
has lost the administration thousands of
warm supporters in California. / avn
glad that our own Mr.. Brown voted
againstit, as did Mr. Kctner, of San Diego.
II We can sell one OF our ranches mere
we will move to Coronado, where am
offered a good salary and free rent. A
Bruce Shaw is doing a good business in
the sale Of the Baker electric car. lie
has an order for two carloads Of them.
The Benbough Furniture Co is having
special sales to reduce stock They have
been carrying a $780, 900 stock. w. j.
Shaw Is the secretary and treasurer. They
have had a loom from Boston. Mass set
up in their store for two weeks exempt
Tying the manufacture Of rugs from the
raw material to the finished product. It
was quite an advertisement.
San Diego in 1918 will be flower
garden, Judging from the work now being
done throughout the city, as we'll a. in
Balboa Park. It will be great sight
for people from the east to come here in
winter and see all the flowers blooming
and orange and lemon orchards loaded
with fruit. The trees are blooming now
for the crop that you will see in 1915.
Our apricots are now as large a. hickory