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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18

One large jug or pitcher and six
tumblersrto match4-made Of fine
grade OF glass. Pretty eight point
star design. Other glasses Of best
quality.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
Rnfllv Neeflnd-

Duty does not depend on numbers
IN sight, nor on the prospect of i'm
mediate triumph. Two years ago
the Independent insisted that the Re-
publican party would be needed again
It is needed today. 1t is growing in
favor every day, and very soon it
will by popular vote of the people
be called back to power to resume
a public seryice.-Weston Independ-
emit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18

vexes. 1t is to be hoped that by the
first Of next month Jupiter Pluvius
will get busy. 1t would be too bad
to experience a drought of two kinds
at the same time Charleston Mail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
Coming Events
in Clarksburg

Saturday. July 4-Degree work
and banquet. knights of Columbus,
st. Mary's auditorium.
Saturday, September 26.-Football,
West Virginia Wesleyan vs.. Carlisle
indians. Union Park.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
It Would.

II the average voter knew as much
about public life as he does the bat
ting averages of the baseball play
ers' this would be wonderful coun-
try.-Elkins Inter-Mountain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY
Dodeed.

Kelly's army was looking for worl,
but it lodged the road work.-Par-
kersburg Sentinel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
An Evening Echo.

Life Is one long dificulty from be-
ginning to end; and only by daring
or doing can we make anything OF
1T but failure.-MRS. LAURA Z.
LYMAN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18

Two weeks from today is when the
great drought in West Virginia is
scheduled to put in it's appearance.
Just now It Is O water drought that
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-24

avenue Of commerce, with the Me-
tropolis City as a gateway. Because
Ocala and its surrounding country is
one OF the most fertile and highly de-
veloped agricultural and citrus COM
munities in the state. Last, but not
least, because Silver Springs is the
greatest, most wonderful spring of
fresh water in the world, and is rank
ed only by Mammoth Cave, and a few
other wonders. as a point OF inter
est from the standpoint of the tour
ist. All this the Ocala men claim,
and they back their statements
with fine Photographs, figures,
maps and statistics which are GER
tainly convincing.
Silver Springs discharges into the
river four hundred million gallons of
water daily" said Mr.. Rooney. ut
is a fact, though few people, even
in Florida know it. 1t has never yet
been properly exploited as natural
wonder, but undoubtedly it is one of
the greatest in the world.
Eat the mouth of the main spring
the basin is eighty-fve feet deep and
two hundred wide. A dime thrown
into the depths is plainly visible at
the bottom, so clear is the water.
All objects placed in the water take
on strange iridescent glod The
whole of the springs cover three ac-
res, and are contained in five huge
limestone basins.
"a look into the depths of the wa
ter is a wonderful and mysterious
experience. Jules Verne's Twenty
Thousand Leagues under the Sea
carries the same impression. The
Springs, properly advertised, would
be one of the greatest assets to the
state of Florida. And the Oklawaha
river project would make them al
most as much of drawing card for
| Jacksonville as for Ocala.
The trip up the river from Ocala
is now made from Palatka in about
to the old Hart Line are in operation.
They are similar in type to the Miss
issippi river boats, and carry both
freight and passengers. 1900 people
took the trip last year.
"a new boat service, established
by a new line, will make the entire
trip by daylight starting early in the
morning and concluding the trip the
same day. A through freight and
passenger line TO Jacksonville will
probably be an innovation of the
very near future.
Mr.. Rooney said that the office OF
Major LaDue, government engineer
had passed favorably on the project
and after a careful survey, had esti-
mated that the channel could be
Strengthened, widened and deepene6
to accommodate much larger and mucf
faster boats for very small amoun'
of money, comparatively-and tina
the project was perfectly feasible.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-24

cottage back of the Carmichael res
Iidence, where he and Mrs. Harris
have lived since they arrived here
six months ago.
Mr.. Harris was a victim of tuber-
culosis. He came to Florida from
Trenton, N. J., hoping the mild eli
mate would arrest his disease, but
he came too late, and for the last
three months all have known it was
merely a matter of time before death
claimed him. He has borne his
tedious suffering with patience, and
always mustered smile to meet his
friends.
Mr.. Harris was a furniture sales
man by occupation, and prospered
in business as long as he was able
to work He was about 4 3 years of
age, and man whom to know was
to like
winter from their northern home,
and would have been strangers in a
strange land but for Mr. Harris
membership in the mighty brother
hood of Odd Fellowship, the Ocala
lodge of which at once gladly &C
knowledged their claim.
Mrs. Harris has nursed her dying
husband with a patience and kind
ness never surpassed, and in the
long, tedious months the suffering
Of the one and the devotion of the
other won them many friends.
This morning, about s, he whis-
pered to his wife he would like to sit
in his easy chair. Rev. ]. VI. Gross
and Mr.. VI. NJ. Little, who were pres
ent, lifted him from the bed into the
chair, and took him to the west win
dow, where his fading eyes could
look out on the freshness of the
morning. Not many minutes before
they frightened on the everlasting
morning. He died with one hand
clasped in that of his faithful wife
and nurse, and the other in that of
his brother Odd Fellow, Mr.. Little.
The funeral services will be held
at McIver & MacKay's chapel at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Rev. J.
NJ. Gross will officiate. The pail
bearers will be Messrs. H. d. Stokes.
w. c. Blanchard, Jos. w. Dodge, A.
Slott, P. V. Leavengood and L. F.
Ballard. Interment in Greenwood
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-24

Six copies of sheet music for 15c.
at Lansford's. s-22-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-24
ERWIN CARL HARRIS

= Mr.. E. Carl Harris, who has been
sick so long, passed away at 8
o'clock this morning, in the little
cottage back of the Carmichael res
where he and Mrs. Harris
have lived since they arrived here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
NO FUNDS NOW
 TO PAY FOR JOB NOBODY ASKED FOR
Assessors and Everybody Else Mystified by Ordinance
 For $500 Glerkship.

There is an ordinance creating a job, and nobody claims the glory of it. This could not have happened before the annual budget was made Before that inglorious moment there would have been a, dozen claimants for the honor of making another place for the faithful.
 The council passed measure rais- ing up a $600 clerk for the board of assessors.
 President Hughes of the Board of Assessors, admits that he know noth- ing about the ordinance, knd other members of the board say they never asked for the Sclerk
 The members of the Tax Board did not know the patriot who wanted the job created, and after an appropriate but unsuccessful search for somebody. declined to appropriate the $500 to pay.
 It appears today that Paul L. Miller of the committee on ordinances, drew the ordinance, and that Mayor Will son asked him to do it.
 There being no funds, the job will have to wait for another year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
DATE IS FIXED FOR EXECUTION OF 4 GUNMEN Becker Ready to Leave Death House As They Near
 Fate. WEEK OF APRIL 13 TIME
 FOR ELECTROCUIION Whitman Declares He Will Try Ex-PoIice Officer
 Again.

Albany, Feb. 26-.tGyp, The Blood s Lefty L.ouie.'' .sWhitey Lewis'' and 'Dago Frank the four gl1nmen joint ly convicted with former Police Lieu tenant Charles Becker for, the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, will be eleetrocuted during the week beginning April 13. The date was fixed by the court of appeals today.
 New York Feb. 26-Arrangernen to remove Charles Becker from the death house cell he has occupied for Is months were completed today when his wife and lawyer left for Sing Sing to accompany him to the Tomlbs- P His wife, wearing mourning for her that District Attorney Whitman, was determined to make the ex-police lieu tenant stand a second trial on the charge that he inspired the crime and was a principal in the killing of Her man Rosenthal
 It was announced that even if Beck CT today did mot leave the walls that have imprisoned him for Is months it was certain that he would be in New York before tomorrow night
 F District Attorney Whitman today was planning to use as witnesses in Becker's new trial the four gunrp en convicted with him of murder. Beck CTS chief counsel, Joseph Shay. said
 Bridgie' Weber would be ready in a second tria1 to tell story that would completely exonerate his client.
 NEW CHARGES PROBABLE.
 Whitman would not make any an noEncement, <but it became known that even if not reconvicted for cap ita1 ofrense Becker would be put be- fore a jury on conspiracys extortion and perhaps other charges.
 The district attorney said 1t would take a long time to digest the Eolum- inozzs opinion Handed down by the court of appeals which set aside the convIction of the police liletItenant. The opinion of the high court makes questionable the value of most of the testimony the prosecution can offer \ As a lawyer. Whitman must be bound by the rules laid down in the opinion, and certain of these are so drastic as practically to bar impor- been gathered against Becker.
 OONTRADICTs BECKER.
 Becker's charge that Harry vallon, an immune witness. he believed fired the shots on the morning of July 16 f1912, when Rosenthaf wast killed in front of the Hotel Metropo1e, met with f 9 quick answer from sValIon.
 That seIf-confessed accomplice de- ciared that Becker had been the pro curer of the murder of Rosenthal, act l1ng through Jack Rose and Bridgie Weber, and Vallon himself, and that the active agents had been the four gunTnen whose guilt has been affirmed by the court of appeals.
 Even if the gunmen. were to turn states evidence and all four tell a story discriminating Becker, their tes- tfnony, no matter how convincing. would lack any legal value unless it were given corroboration by ddsin- terested witnesses, since these four are admittedly acconp1ices.
 The sole hope of the prosecution in another trial rests squareIy upon Sam Schepps. Schepps kept himself free from actual participation in the rn11r- der conspiracy, and his testimony takes on the value of legal corrobora- | ttion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
BENT0N'S BODY STILL DENIED
 TO HIS WIDOW Villa Will Permit Examination Bat Not Removal of
 BHiton's Remains. HANGED AMERICANS
 BODY IS DEMANDED Report That Bauch and Other United States Citizens Are
 In Jail Doubted.

Cflihuahua. Mex. Feb. 26-GeneraI Villa today reiterated that he would permit the examination but not the removal of the body Of William S. Benton which he asserts is buried here. He said only representatives of the American and British govern ments and of the widow would be per- mitted to view the body,
 Washington, Feb. 26-A copy of the Benton courtnaarfdal proceedings have reached Secretary of State Bryan and were being translated from the Span- ish today. Its details were summar- ized i'm E7 Paso despatches few days ago.
 officials today were awaiting fur tller messages from Consul LetcIer at Chihuahua as to the attitude of Gen. eral Villa on the disposition of Ben toms body. The state department early today had not been advised either of the time when the body would be exhunned or exactly where it was buried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
14 AMERICANS LOCKED
 UP IN JUAREZ, IS REPORT

Fl Paso, Feb s26.Inveetigation of the story told last night by A Mi chaelis, that Gustav BeRlc1l and 13 other Americans were locked up in a jail at Juarez was set on foot today. Despite Micha,elfs' assertion that his father is a, banker Of Brooklyn, N. Y, his statement was received skepticalIy y for American Consul Edwards at Jara- reg had been assured that with the execution of William s. Benton and the removal of Bauch no noreigners remained behind the bars.
 He said his Jadlers took his clothes from him and left him only rags il which he was turned into the street. k Charles Perceval, British consul ct Galveston, Tex, is expected here to- night to cooperate with the AneTi- can investigation of the death of Ben ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
PINTO BADLY HURT
 WHEN CARPET TRIPS HIM

Tripping over the end of a carpet in the Empire theatre, last night, Joseph Pinto fell on his head on the cement floor and received a. cut which ex- tended across his forehead, and bruis- es which closed one eye Pinto, who is the fireman at the theatre was on his way Fback stage to care for his fires for the night
 An aisle back of the left hand boxes leads on abrupt incline down stairs where the boilers are situated. Pinto ripped over the carpet at the very beginning of this incline and was fair ly catapulted headforemost down the aisle. He was rendered unconscious by the force of the fall and lay where he was until found by other attach es of the theatre. They took the injured man to Dr. John J. McDonald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
KING GEORGE SEES WHITE SOX BEAT
 NEW YORK GIANTS
English Ruler Pleased with Ovation Given Him By
 Players. z

London, Feb. 26-Three hearty American cheers and tiger was the welcome given by the baseball teams fo King George on his arrival today on the Chelsea football grounds to witness the game between the New York team representing the national league and the Chicago team repre- senting the American league The players were grouped immediately in front of the royal box and the Hur- rzhs evidently immensely pleased the royal sportsman, who repeatedly bow ed his acknowledgement
 The King was accompanied by Wal ter H Page, United States ambassa- dor. and a. full staff of inc American embassy as we'll as large suite of court officers
 The ambassado introduced Chas. A. Com1skey, John J. McGraw, Jo- seph Farrell and James J.a Callahan, with all of whom the King shook hands
 The members of the American col ony made holiday for the occasion and were present in great force among the five or six thousand spec fa&orE- fS
 All branches of British sports were largely represented The result of the game was: Chicago 5-8-0; New York @9-4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
COURT OF ERRORS TO HEAR SYRIA FORD
 LAYERS APPEAL
Wakefield Case Will Also Be Heard at Tuesdays Ses- sion - BlI0noEno'S
 Last Chance.

Hartford Feb 26-Four persons are in the stafe prison at Weather s1eld under sentence of death and three of them look to the supreme court of errors which comes in Tuesday for neevs trials. James P1ew, the fourth person. self confessed slayer of vii liam o. Wakefield, alone has made no effort to complain. His only comment has been an expressed wish that Mrs. Bessie Wakefield, accessory in the crime for which he was convicted might be saved.
 heard by the court on Tuesday. Should the court refuse Mrs. Wakefield the next step would be to ask the board |of pardons for c1emency in June
 The other appeals are those of Jos eph F.. Bergeron, who killed a woman in New Haven while intoxicated be- cause she would not live with him and staying Jennie Cavalier at Stratford in 1912.
 Mrs. Wakefield was to die with Flew, Bergeron's sentence was to have been carried out on February. 4, while Buo- nomo's death day was to be March 1s- Appeals brought stay of exech- ton for each of the three. The record of the case of Mrs Wakefield and the exceptions have been printed at the states expense as she had no funds. Should the supreme court deny Mrs Wakefield a new trial counsel will ask the board of pardons for clemency. The board hanged in Connecticut since Colonial days. NJ,
 Buondmo's appeal fs on the ground that irrelavent testimony was admit Ited. Bergeronfs appeal is yet to be perfected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
BREWERY WORKERS PETITION AGAINST
 U. s. PROHIBITIONS

In an ef6ort to forestaH the pro posed Congressional Legislation for na- fiOn wide pgph1bft1on which Congress- men Robson and Sheppard have in- frodEced, Ehe local branch Of the Brewery Workers Union is circulating a petition addressed to Congressman Donovan, asking him to oppose the bdizs. The petitions have been distrIb- 7lted among a. number of local saloons. Similar petitions have been sent out by the National Association of Brew cry Workers to every town and city where the licensed saloon prevails
 The Iegisfation proposed by Con- sreSsnen H0bsCn and Sheppard is Esaid to be veAsy sweeping in it's char acfer, as 1t proposes to absolutely abolish tine manufacture, sale or use as a. beverage of any alcoholic, intox- seating, malt or spirftaroius liquors, wine. beer or cider, within the United Stafeg-
 The brewery workers claim that If the Iegis1ation prevails no less than 100000 persons now employed direct 7y or indirectly dn connection with, the 1aquor business will be thrown out of employment, that great pecuIdaxy loss win result to many persons whose and buildings in brewerdes and distil- transportation and sale of Eq11or and beer and that tF1ere will be a great loss in revenue to the nation, states, counties and cities, revenue which is now derived from license.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
WIFE ASKS BRYAN FOR
 NEWS OF DEATH

Painsville. O.. Feb. 26-The family here of George W. Mccarthy were waiting today for word from secre- tary of State Bryan and Congressman Gordon as to whether a report that Mccarthy had been slain in Mexico more than a year ago had been ver1- fled.
 Mrs. Mccarthy has placed the in quiry in the hands of Judge c. H. Nye, here and he has communicated with the state department s-
 Mccarthy was a railroad engineet and is reported to have been dragged from g. train on the Texas & Pacific Railroad enroute from Fl Paso to Mex 1co City and killed. He was a native of Bridgeport, Conn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
HUERTA PUTS EXPORT
 DUTY UPON COFFEE

Vera Cruz, Mexico, via GaIventon Texas Feb. 26-The extreme expedients to which the government is reduced in an effort to raise revenues is illustrat-' ed by an incident here.
 On February B last, the government announced, to become effective only forty-eight hours later, heavy export duty on coffee. Two vessels at this port then loading coffee cargoes, one belonging to the WoIvin line, of Gal weston, bound for that place, were at work loading cargoes and rushed an extra number of cargadores to com plete the work.
 The WoIvin line vessel cleared the custom house yesterday, expecting to beat the heavy import duty which be- came effective today. but was delayed owing to heavy northerly gale and the port officers are now trying to col lect the duty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
AMERICANS BODY WILL
 BE CLAIMED BY FRIENDS

Laredo, Tex. Feb. 26.-United States Consul Garrett and s. J. Hill, Of Lar edo, brother in-la.w of C1emento Yer gara, were expected to reach the scene Of vergara's execution by Mexican federals near Hidalgo. Mex, today.
 The co1suIis visit to Htdalgo today was largely to formally demand that Vergarass body be surrendered to the family for burial. Opposition to this was not expected. for at last reports the body was still ha1aging to a. tree and the Mexican troops have not de- nied the manner of his death.
 Personal responsibility for vergara's death, however. haH<1Ey will be fixed until an sizaveskI gaefoTf is Ias1eaes Gsa1- oneI Alvarez, commander of Nalevo Laredo, has assured Consul Garrett that the guilty men will be punished.
 A report that rebels were responsible for the seizure of VergaIsa on his is land pasture in the Rio Grande and his subsequent death was not given credence by those in touch with bor- der affairs. It was pointed olDt that rebels have not operated in that sec ton of Coahllflla for months. though there are several bands Of federa.ls opposite Vergaras ranch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26
BLOCK BURNS,
 THREE FIREMAN INJURED
Three Story Wall Falls On Crowd Watching Big Asylum Street Fire =-Old Auditorium Doomed
 To Destruction By
 Flames

made ready for nasty departure.
 At 2 o'clock tbe fire was under con- trol so far as spreading to other buildings was concerned, but the Au- dftordum building was then but a mass of bricks and burning timber. being a total loss. Immense quantl- ties of water were poured on it. The water tower purchased by the city two or three years ago was put in use flor the first time and did effective work.
 OVERCOME BY SBEO1EE
 Lieut.. Robert Frye and HEosernau James Raferey were injured, the for ner having Q, badly gashed knee and the latter overcome by smoke
 The loss is estimated at S150.O9O on the Auditorium and S5. 900 by smoke and water on the Allyn house The greater part of the work of sa-riug tlle later was done by the hOues em- goIoyes and guests The loss on the moving picture theatre and the teu- ants of stores and offices of Frlaum there were a. dozen or more fs not yet estimated. It is total in every in- stance.
 The building was formerly known ae Allyn Hall and was built about 1s19 by Timothy M. Allyn. 4 Jew years ago the name was changed to the 4atl- ditoriurn and the building Vras pur- chased by W W. Walker There were stores on the ground floor and the haM was occupied as a. picture the ahre.
 USED IN CONVENTIONS
 For a great many years the hall was the social center of the city and assemblies, concerts. etc, were held there 1t served the purpose of a theatre and some of the greastest 9lng- CTS and actors and actresses of tne time appeared there ThrouEhout tne state it is better known as the place where Democrats and Fepub1ican1 held their state conventions for many years.
 The Building is separated from thc Allyn house by a marrow alley7r1.f only
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-26

But reason less commonly known is that a far more serious breach has been occasioned by the recent efforts to consolidate the banking interests of the city
 It is alleged that financial interests which are influential and which com mand perhaps as much capital as the Warner interests can control. have been much disturbed by the steady combination of banks, and the erea- tion of fn1erlockfng directorates be- fvkeen t7aes eDna07i @skd banks and other financial institutions which con tinue to enjoy an independent exist ence.
 It is alleged, with some evidence to prove the assertion, that a large DOT ton of the financial and business community fear the further growth of the financial and political power which MT. Warner has managed to acquire believing that there must fol- low a cessation of competition in cred it's. and a greater or less restriction of financial convenfences to those who may enjoy the favor of the predicted and approaching money trust.
 King, it is said, has elected to share