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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-07
LOW WAGES BROUGHT IN AS FACTOR IN THE
DEATH OF FRANCES BLOOM IN THE LAKE

body of 17-year-old Frances Bloom,
telephone operator, plunged into Lake
Michigan Saturday.
The whole, bitter story has been
printed. The newspapers have
preached their wages of SIM ser
mons. The girls sweetheart, George
Arndt, is locked up in a police station.
But the newspapers are not dwell
ling on the fact that the $12 week
paid young Arndt was the funda-
mental reason that caused the waste
of this girls life.
Withhold & Co., the florists, who
deal in beautiful, God-colored flowers,
paid young Arndt this wage. And the
girl who stood on the springboard
over Lake Michigan knew there were
only two things she could do in life
be his wife on his $12 a week salary
or face the inevitable consequence of
their youthful mistake. But she did
neither. Her body was recovered
from the water Sunday morning.
Frances Bloom was telephone
operator. She was II years old, show
ing her first signs of splendid woman
hood, when she met young Arndt.
When they met they loved. But they
sinned. And the girl found out the
truth of the age-old commandment,
''The woman must pay.
Last Wednesday the girl slipped
from the home of her mother at 144O |
School street, when the awful truth |
began to dawn upon her. She knew
she must marry the boy or her life |
would be blasted. He had asked her. |
But there was that low-wage barrier |
One night she was at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Mary Kline. To her she
confded her troubles. While with her
aunt she called up Arndt.
After talking over the wire for
few minutes, the girl turned to her
aunt, holding her hand over the trans
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-07

IN AS FACTOR IN THE
BLOOM IN THE LAKE
whispered to her aunt, what will I
say?"
For Gods sake, say yes" the aunt
implored.
So the marriage was arranged for
Monday, the day her young body was
laying in a little North Side under
taking shop.
The girl spoke to her aunt of the
low wages, of the futility of it all.
Saturday the girl met Arndt and
they went down to the lake. They
sat for a long time upon the beach
and talked of their future. He was
sure he could get more money, he
said. But the girl didn't say much.
She just kept looking out upon the
waters and nodding her head in a
listless sort of way.
Far down the beach there were fire.
works. 1t was the day of freedom
for the country and for Frances
Bloom.
After a long while the girl got up
and began to stroll nervously to and
from the boy. Then she laughed in a
queer, girlish way and walked out
upon the springing board.
She poised there for a moment.
She mimicked the antics of bathers.
From the corner of her eye she smil-
ed at her boy sweetheart. And from
the fuIlness of his irresponsible boy
hood he smiled back.
A streaming skyrocket assembled
far to the north. The boy turned to
watch its dizzy, luminous flight Then
a splash was heard. The boy wheeled
quickly. But his "girl" was gone.
South Bend, Ind.-Mrs. Tobias
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-07

MeIIen may have been only the
Morgan goat" but he's acquiring
collection Of grand jury indictments
that knocks any of ]. P's collections
galley west.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-07

South Bend, Ind.-Mr
Pomerans sustained fract1
and will die. Mrs. Sarah
seriously injured. Passer
crushed their carriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18


n he
he
to give the Giants tue for the than other contender the
having
they've strengthened region of initial
provide fielding thrills
this The Cubs but hardly
crippled Cincinnati
condition
a.
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M TI0NAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg Defeated St Louis
Boston Lost to Brooklyn.

Philadelphia. April philadelphia
punched i've Of its hits or Teareau in
two innings and defeated New York.
and Merkle featured tho contest, the
latter hitting q homo drive to center
New York. ...eeeleeooo-i s 3
Philadelphia ooo3eoo1ss 8 4
Batteries and Mclean:
Meyer and Killifer.
Summary: Home run-Nerkle.
Stolen bases-Burns. Cravath. Lobert.
Bases ON balls-Of Tesreau. 1: Meyer.
/. Struck out-By Tesreau, 4. Um-
ptres-Quigley and Eason.
PittsbuFg 3; st. Louis o.
st. Louis. April 18.-Recruit Kantleh-
ner, although wild At times, was steady
In the pinches while his team mates.
by punching hits in one inning won
to 0. Pittsbure making it three games
out of four on the series with st. Louis.
Score: r. H e
Pittsburs. 100000 6 .
St Louis. 80 0 o o o o 90 4 1
Batteries-Kantlehner and Gibson:
Perrttt and Snyder.
Summary: Two base hits-viox, Hug
gins Three base hit-Kelly. Bases on
balls-Off Kantlehner. Z; Off Perritt, 2.
Struck out-By Kantlehner, 1; by Per-
r1tt, 1. Umpires-Rigler and Emslie.
BtOOklyn D. Boston U.
Brooklyn. April 18.-Raleigh Aitchi-
son. who pitched the Newarks to the
International League pennant i<st
year, made his 1914 debut with Brook
lyn Friday, shutting out Boston to o.
Only twice were the visitors dangerous.
once in the third inning, when Gowdy
led off with triple. only to be nailed
when the Bostons filled the bases.
Score: r. H e
Boston. .......oooooo s !
Brooklyn. 80 o o o O4s5 II q
Batteries Rudolph and Gowdy;
Aitchison and Miller.
Three base hits-Gowdy. Smith. Bases
ON balls-Off Aitchison. 5: off Rudolph.
2. Struck out-By Aitchison. s: by
Rudolph. 1. Umpires-Hart and KLEIN.
Cincinnati 5; chicago Q.
Cincinnati, April 18-Chicago won
an exciting game from Cincinnati Fri
day, to s. The locals had two men on
Marsans attempted unsuccessfully to
| steal home from third. ending the
game in favor Of the visitors.
| Ames practically lost the game FOL
Cincinnati by his wildness in the -four
| innings he was on the mound. He gave
four bases on balls. hit a man and al
lowed three hits. two Of which were
| three baggers. Score: .R III z
Chicago. 1850 21oooo-s 8 !
Cincinnati. 10 o 2 0 o O210-5 :
| Batteries-vaughn. Lavender. Che
ney and Archer; Ames, Davenport
Lear Clark and Gonzales.
Summary: Two base Gonzales
Bates. Yingling. Three base hits
Zimmerman, Safer. Bases on balls
Off Vaughn. s: of Lavender, 3; of
Ames. 4; off Davenport. l. Struck on
by Vaughn. 3: by Lavender. I, b,
Ames, 1; by Davenport, 2: by Lear,
iUmpires-Byron and Ortiz.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees Defeated Athletics i'm
Second Contest, 4 to O.
Earl Hamilton Beat Detroit
White SOx Beat Maps.

New York, April 1s.-The New
York Americans made it two straight
over the worlds champion Athletics
Friday, winning easily. Caldwell
pitched in brilliant form for the To-
Gals. holding the champions to three
hits. Score:
Philadelphia 20 o 0 o 0 0 o 90 3 o
New York ....00 90 o 200 - z 2
Batteries-Brown. Wyckoff and
Lapp; Caldwell and Sweeney.
Bases on balls-Caldwel1 3; Brown
1. Wyckof 2. Struck out-Caldwell
1. Brown 8; Wyckof 1. Umpires
Egan and Evans.
st. Louis 2, Detroit 1.
Detroit, April 1S.-Earl Hamilton
celebrated his return to the American
league from the Federals by pitch
ing st. Louis to a 2 to 1 victory over
Detroit here Friday. Covaleski was
on the mound for the Tigers and the
game was a pitchers duel all the way.
The winning run came in the eighth
after two men were retired. Austin
tripled to center and Pratt drove a
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WESTERN LEAGUE
Governor MOrehead Pitched ut
LincOln-Donver Won.
Des Moines Defeated Omaha-
Sioux City Beat 81. Joseph.


Lincoln. Neb. April 1.-THE base
ball season In theSWestern League was
opened Friday in Lincoln with de-
feat for the home team at the hands
Of Denver. punching Of hits by the
visitors in two innings. combined with
loose fielding by the Eincolns gave
Denver a commanding lead which the
locals could not overcome. although
they made a game rally in the sew
enth. First Baseman Fisher stopped
the rally when with one hand he
speared q line drive that seemed good
for three bases. Lincoln excelled At
the bat, but only in one inning were
they able to bunch their hits.
Aside from the result, the opening
from q local standpoint was auspfc-
ious. The weather was fine and q
bumper crowd attended. There were
brief exercises preceding the game.
Governor Morehead pitching the first
ball. with Mayor Zehrung at the re-
ceiving end. Score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
HAYS TRACK MEET.
Fifth Annual Event WIN Eclipse An
Others.

Fort Hays, Kan, April 18.-The
fifth annual track and field meet Of
the Fort Hays State Normal will be
held here May 1 and 2. A large num-
Der of students in this section Of the
state have declared that they will
enter in the various events Of their
class and the affair promises to
The interest in athletics in this Sec
ton Of the states IL increasing among
the students Of the high schools and
at the normal training station. Stu
dents in the grade schools also are in
terested and the entrance list is ex-
pected to be much longer than on any
former occasion.
The events Of this contest will be
open to all students in the public
schools Of western Kansas. The en-
trants will be divided into two classes.
Glass A will be for students weighing
$50 pounds or more and class B will
be for students who weigh less than
100 pounds. An individual entering
one class may not enter another and
the entrants of one class will not be
permitted to compete against the
other class.
All entries must be certified by the
principal OF the respective schools.
In place OF the forensic events pre-
viousiy scheduled, it has been decided
to make this meet an all-athletic at
fair. There will therefore be given an
evening entertainment by the depart
ments Of physical training: that Of the
boys department to consist Of tum-
bling, wrestling. boxing, ETC.. while
the girls department will put on an
exhibition Of marches. drills, folk
dances. This entertainment, free to
all, will be given Friday, May /. at 8
p. m, sharp, and continue till $3.50.
The events shall be a. follows and
are to be governed by the official
rules committee OF the Amateur Ath-
letic union:
10O-yard dash. half mile run. 40
yard dash, 220-yard dash, 220-yard
low hurdles, pole vault, relay race,
half mile, shotput. IL pounds, discus
throw. running high jump. running
broad jump.
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double to left. producing the tally
Score:
st. Louis .o0o10o o1o-1
Detroit II o 00 o.
Covelski and Stanage.
Two base hits-Williams, Walker
Pratt. Three base hitsACrawford
Pratt, Austin. Bases on balls-Cov-
elski 3; Hamilton 3. Struck out
Covelski 8: Hamilton 3. Umpires-
O'Laughlin and Hildebran.
Cleveland S, Chicago 8.
Chicago. April 1s.-Collins' home
run drive to center after two were
out in the ninth inning gave Chicago
the long end of a to score Friday
making a clean sweep of the four
games series with Cleveland. Lajoie
one of the leading batsmen OF the
league, failed to make a hit during
the series. He came to the plate
six times. drew a base on balls
and made a sacrifice fly. Score:
Cleveland 100 20 3 OO1@5 :
Chicago ;oo1so 1oo1-s II .
and Carisch; Faber, Russell and
Schalk.
Two base hits-Carisch, Chase
Three base hits@Lelivelt. Home
runs-Lord. Collins. Bases on balls
Faber B; Hagerman 4. Struck out
r aOcI 1dScILldH L by RUSSELL q
Umpires- and Sheridan.
Washington 4. Boston o.
Boston, April 1S.-One run scored
in the ninth gave Washington the
victory over Boston Friday after q
scoreless pitchers battle of eight in.
nings between Boehling and Leonard
youthful left handlers. Boehlinf
pitched remarkable early season
game. He allowed but two hits. one
of which was g. scratch. The Wash
ington twirler never was in difficulty
Leonard pitched himself into and out
of several threatening situations. Er-
l.rors figured in some of his difficulties
Score:
Washington 20 10000 II z
Boston % 0 0 0 90
Notwithstanding and Henry
Leonard and Carrigan.
Two base hits-Morgan. Bases OF
balls-Boeh1ing 2: Leonard 1. Strucl
out-Boehling 3; Leonard s. UNI
ipires-Connolly and Dineen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
KANSAS LEAGUE.
Great Bend VIII Open at Hutchinson
-Salina at Emporia.

Hutchinson, April 1S.-The newly
organized Kansas State League will
open the season. on May day. Roy c.
Gafford. president of the league. an
nounced Friday that Great Bend will
open in Hutchinson and Salina in EN-
poria on May 1.
A schedule meeting has been. called
to be held at Salina next Sunday to
perfect the schedule
Hutchinson fans are red hot for
baseball Two hundred shares OF
stock have been sold to the fans, to
finance the building of the ball park.
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Brown More Effective Than
Durham Of wichita.
Locals Bunched Hits and Err.
rOrs Helped Some.
MAYOR PITCHED FIRST BALL
Rapp and BOsalOna Did All the
Hitting for Visitors.
Interesting Contest - Every
Man Was Full of ssPep."

The Topeka club changed the usual
program by winning the opening
game of the Western League season
The score was to 2. Pitcher Paul
Brown had something on the Wichita
ciub and outpitched Lou Durham.
Brown was effective throughout and
the visitors secured but one earned
run.
The usual opening ceremonies were
observed before the game started.
fices of the Santa Fee and Rock Island
Lines. the state capitol. the banks and
various business houses were closed
to observe the occasion. The crowd
was not as large as that which at
tended the opening game a year ago
when the Denver club was the attrac-
ton. MarshalPs band was seated in
the grandstand and played several Sc
1ections before the game was called
and during the short interval between
innings.
The Kaws First Run.
The Kaws started off in the lead
and the Witches could not stand the
pace. Paul Brown pitched an excel
lent game and appeared to be master
of the situation at all times. Meal
lister started the trouble when he led
off in the third inning and hit along
the third base line. Gourley got his
gloved hand on the ball but was not
in position to hold it. The blow went
for two bases. Paul Brown sacrificed
but was safe on an error by Goldie
Rapp. With McA1lister on third, Ochs
booted Tallion's grounder through the
infield and the former scored.
KOerner Scored Second Run.
With Forsythe out in the fourth inn
ing, Koerner singled to left and scored
on Riggs scratch to left center. With
two out in the fifth. Dowd beat out an
infield hit to third and scored on
Forsythe's three-base hit to right GEN.
ter. Forsythe was caught off the
bag.
Wichita Scored in Fourth.
The Wichita club showed it's first
batting ability in the fourth inning.
Goldie Rapp had singled in the Sec
ond with two out and never got to
second base. In the fourth inning
BosolOna and Rapp doubled in sue
cession and the former scored. Their
other run was showed across the pan
in the ninth inning when. with one
out, Rapp hit for three bases and
scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Fred
Bills. who was hitting for Gourley.
This fly was hit just back of the in
field and Dowd caught it but his char
ley horse gave way and he could not
relay the ball home in time to catch
the runner. The score:
WICHITA
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Manhattan 10; Enterprise Q.

tan high school team defeated the
Enterprise team here Friday by the
score OF 10 to o. Shields for the To-
Gals allowed but one hit. and struck
out nine men. Clark led the Manhat-
double. Score: RHE.
Enterprise 900 10000 oN01 s
Manhattan ...3O1Oz40 s-109 2
Batteries-Henocka and Mcneil and
Dickelman: Shields and Zeigler. Um-
pire-Dresser.
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Enporia 8: Nor1nals 4.

Emporia, April 1S.@The College Of
Emporia won from Kansas State Nor
NAL in the first of the home series
here Friday afternoon, to 4. The
Presbyterians pounded Miller for sew
en- runs in the first two innings. The
hitting of Russell and Altman and
Pratt's fielding featured. Both teams
fielded loosely. Score: R.H. E.
Emporia .....34 o o o % 0-S ID
Normals .1O2 90 90 5
Batteries-Pierson and Henderson;
Miller and LongfelloW.
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White Sterzer. Two-baso hits-Crisp,
Lejeune Sacrifice fy-Fox. Sacrifice
hits-Britton, Schang. Lejeune. Stolen
base-Schang. Double plays-Cooney to
Smith to Kane; Britton to Watson to Pat
terson. Left on base-Sioux City. s: St.
Joseph. 7. Struck out-By White. 3: by
Sterzer, II. Bases on balls-On White, 2:
off Sterzer. s. Wild pitch-Sterzer, 3. Hit
by pitcher-By White, Sullivan and C.
Watson. Umpires-Stockdale and CASTOR.
Time-2:2O
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sioux City 8, ST. yoseph 5.

st. Joseph, Mo-, April 18.-Fffty-
five hundred persons witnessed the
first local game of the Western League
season here Friday. which was won
by Sioux City. 6 to s. Sterzer was
more effective than White, but his
own wildness in the fifth inning when
all the Sioux City runs were made but
one, lost the game for him. Sterzer
struck out eleven men. An auto pa
rade in which 500 motor cars were in
line preceded the game. Score:
aT0TyX CITY.
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BIRMINGHAM BADLY HURT.

Doctors Say He May Be Out Tor
Remainder Of Season.
Chicago, April 1S.-Examination Of
the injury to Joe Birmingham, mana
ger of the Cleveland American League
team, today confirmed fears that he
was hurt internally in Wednesdays
game here. and according to DR.. J. H.
Blair, physician of the Chicago Amer
leans, the Cleveland leader is likely to
be out of the game for the rest of the
season.
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Fisher. 6pahr. Stolen base-Schirm. Sac
riffce hits-Cassidy, Fisher. Spahr. Double
plays-Miller to Meyer; Block to Fisher:
Butcher to Fisher. Struck out-By En-
man 2, by Cooney 3, by Mitchell 2. Bases
on balls-On Ehman 1. of Cooney 2, on
1 :55 Umpire-Haskell.
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Totals ............0 II 10 q
sBatted for Stevens in second.
ssBated for Hicks in fourth.
Score by innings:
Des MONIES. 1913 1vS
Omaha ......................Oz . % so LII
Summary: Two-base hits = Breen,
Clancy, Shestak, Lako6. Crosby z. Reilly.
Home run-Jones. Bases on balls-Clark.
s: LakofY, 8: Ormsby, 3: Clemens. 2. Struck
out-Clark 2; Hicks. 1; Closman. 3 Sacrd-
flee hits-Hunter. Clark q Stolen base
Burrel, Shipke. Thomson. 2; Chase.
Andrews Left ON bases-Des Mo!nes. 8:
Omaha. Z. Hits-O6 Clark in 3 innings;
LakofY. in Innings; Ormsby. In rs
innings Hit by pitched ball-By Stevens
(Hahn). Double play-Clark to Jones,
Hunfer to Reilly to Jones. wild pitch
Cloeman. Umpires-McCanertya and Barr.
Tfme-z:30.
HerinGton Beat Abilene.
Abilene. April 1.-THE Herington
high school won from Abilene Friday
at Herington. to 8.
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-Forsythe. Bosoiona and Rapp. Sacrifice
hits-Durham, Brown. Sacrifice fly
Bills. Bases on balls-By Brown !, by
Durham 3. Struck out-By Brown :. by
Durham l. Double play-Rapp to Ochs
to Henry: Ochs to Rapp to Henry. Hit
by pitched ball-By Brown. Nicholson ~.
Umpire-Parent. Time-1:s0.
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Des Moines 10. Omaha IA.

Des Moines, Ia, April 1S.-Omaha
won the opening game of the season
from Des Moines in a smuggling match.
Seven pitchers were used by the two
teams. Five thousand people saw the
game Score:
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OF THE TEAMS.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Kansas City. April 18.-Score:
Minneapolis II 02124O 0-12 10 o
Kansas City. % 0 2 0 o 0 2 O. ~ 3
Batteries-Hogue, Burns. Lake and
Rondeau; Covington, Reagon and
Moore.
Milwaukee, April 1S.-Score:
Milwaukee 20 o 0 OO1 80 - s 2
st. Paul 90 0 2 0 o 0 % 2
BatteriesEYoung and Hughes;
Gardner. Rieger and James, Glenn.
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Louisville. KY, April 18.-Score:
Columbus 100 Oh O00-1 & o
Batteries = Triple, Eayres and
Smith; Loudermilk and Severoid and
Clemens,
Indianapolis, April 1s.-Score:
Cleveland % 1904 Is Is
Indianapolis ..2111310 0s-s11 2
Batteries Frost and De-
vogt; Merx and Livingston, Blackburn.
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Totals ) ~ ~
sRehor batted for Cooney in the ninth.
ssPeploski ran for Rehor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-19
Garden Pests.

Simple and effective remedies for
two Of the most common and de-
structtye garden pests were recently
outlined by Professor L. NJ. Montogom-
cry, of the College Of Agriculture,
Ohio State. University. Cucumber
beetles and cabbage worms are among
the worst pests the gardener has to
fight. The cucumber beetle is small
yellow beetle with black stripes rum
ming down its back. 1t causes heavy
damage not only to cucumbers but to
melons and other yining plants.
One part of paris green to fifty to
100 parts Of air slaked lime is very
effective remedy. This should be sift-
ed over the plants in the morning
when they are covered with dew. For
the cabbage worm, one ounce Of white
hellebore dissolved in two or three
gallons OF water is used. This should
be sprinkled or sprayed heavily on
the cabbage. If some soap Is added
it will add to the sticking properties
of the solution. The hellebore may
al 0 be applied in powder form. 1t
Is a poison Of vegetable origin, and its
poisonous properties are lost on ex-
posure to the air for two or three days.
This makes it necessary to repeat the
application on the plants every few
days.
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Line is Needed.

! Nine-tenths of the unproductive
lands in West Virginia are deficient
in lime and humus. Normal produc-
tiveness is out of the question until
the lime and humus have been re-
stored Farmers can grow the humus
vegetable matter), but the lime must
be- applied, and this, with lime at the
present price, Is the most serious
problem confronting the farmers of
this state at this time. No very gem
eral improvement need he expected
in the so-called worn OUT lands of
the state until lime is ohtaiuahle at
much, lower prices.
Fortunately there Is no county in
the state but has small lodges of
limestone that could be used II burnt
or crushed in small local plants and
the Experiment Station Is receiving
many samples of such formations
from farmers in all parts of the state.
Such samples are analysed free of
charge In the order received, provided
they represent the ledge formation
from which they were taken and pro-
vided further that they are accom-
panied by all data necessary to locate
the formations. A series OF pieces OF
rock taken Sacross the face OF the
ledge from top to bottom makes. a
fairly good sample.
Anyone interested in locating and
utilizing local lime supply should
write the West Virginia Agricultural
Expsriment Station, Morgantown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-19
cold Dust Artist.

West Virginia Republicans are no
doubt chuckling about the latest
story from Washington which says
that the Senate was stirred up by
reports that a gold mining project
in North Carolina has been doomed
and boosted on the letter paper of
the Senate Rules Committee and the
Census Committee. Our own Will
liam E. Chiffon is chairman of the
Census Committee and though he is
now well known throughout this
state as one of the inimitable Gold
Dust Twins" and has a statewide
reputation of having amassed several
millions promoting coal companies,
all Companies and selling West Vir-
ginia coal, oil and timber lands, and
is incidentally some pumpkins as a
promoter, still no one in West vir-
ginia would be so unkind as to be-
lieve for minute Bill Chiffon would
ever think of booming gold mine
scheme on his committee letter
heads. Perish the thought.-Graf-
ton Sentinel.