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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Oiler. Who Suffered Fatal In.
luries in Attempting to Save
Others, is HOnored.

CIT or lt4 Carnegie hero medal.
f awards rt n tie period from January . !,
e sl4 e January 81. 1915. West VIZ
Kinia received one. and the family Vi
the hero whose life was sacrificed for
others was given substantial aid Tic
hero was Stanley G. Murphy. IS years
Old, an ole, who zpffcred fatal in
91uiies III attempting 10 save Ger
triide D. Hill and IIIlcille v. Hill and
"a number " others from an explosion
at Kennedy Station, January 81, 1912.
s-A valve and a section or ten-inch
gas pipe, Sk1-h extended along the
surface Of the ground. burst and re-
leased gas uader heavy pressure with
- deafeuinE rear. Experienced per-
sons vFhe lived near fed for safety.
knowing that All explosion was likely
TO occur at any moment Murphy
WHO wEs experienced with work ct
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Half an Hours Bombardment
Would Reduce Skyscrapers
to Mass Of Debris.

WASHINGTON. Apr. Chair
man Tillman Of tie senate committee
on naval affairs is of the opinion that
the nanoeuvers which are to be held
OF New York mar establish beyond
ldought that any foreign Iieet Of great
strength could reduce the city to a
mass OF debris. despite her land de-
lenses. @
IF we could attack tile port Of
New York he said. with the fleet
which this nation has it would re-
quire no particular luck to reduce
the buildings on Manhattan island to
a pile Of debris. IT would be abso-
lute[y and utterly impossible for the
forts 70 protect the city. The fleet
would simply pound down those sky
scrapers until there was. nothing in
sight to shoot at.
In reply to any startled question
about Sandy Hook and the big 10
inch guns there let me say tina I If I
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
POSING AS MALE MACH|NIST IN MILL
WOMAN SMOKES CHENI5 AND HIDES
LIFE MYSTERY Until DEATH COMES

tcaIled doctor. but She was dead be
Y tore he arrived
sister llone Knew Secret.
OF all the 1000 or SO people that
live in Nilliamsett, her sister seems
10 have been the only one who knew
the secret Indications are tnat her.
sister strongly disapproved or her
conduct
! Herbert Provost rented Miss f:eau-
tdoin her hut---irst small enc and
later the two roonl-withcut suspic-
ion as To- her sex. The hutis a small
affair, each OF the two rooms being 4
feet or SO square and the .dcs and
roof covered with roofing paper
large range. "a sing and a table
were in the first room, and the sec
fond room, separated by doorway,
over which was n portierre, was used
as q bedroom Iii it was an iron bed
stead, bureau. table and |, large trunk
the latter being Miss Beaudo;n's per
sonal property Old pieces Of car
pet used as rigs We're on the floor.
1T Was not an uncomfortable dom
Iicile by any means not overclean, vet
mot really dirty; Just such a house
Keeper as the average man would in
tact be likely 10 conduct.
Life Story is Unknown.
iS The details oil her life are unknown,
even to her. lister in gerat measure.
She was born in Ganadashe took Oh.
e mans habit When g. and then she
dropped out Of sight Of Kindred al
together Her sister had not seen
her for seventeen years when she APP
Epeared IN Williamsett. Seighbor's say.
that she dropped a remark once at
least that S ne had lived in the~-yVest..
Where y. le She had done about every kind
ssoG work r
At the thread mills in 5Holyokc.
Miss Beaudoin was hired TODD clean.
ling jobs OF one kind and another. She
seems TO have made fair living.
aided by her beloved hens
She had black h;aif Ter. mplexion3
Vas Ozark and she had gray blue eyes.
She was IA Their shorter than medium
heights. Sic WAS a .to:ls tant liserE of
tobacco: which may or NAV not ac-
count for her heart 1foubl ut any
rate she both smoked and oh ewed.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
w est Dir!gii,1iions,
Z ~ his I rick
Throw Empty Bottle in the Nile
and Perhaps 1t Will
ReturnFIIled.

VIRGINIA. Mimi, Apr, 39.A r.
Coates. a we'll known mining man, got
a surprise in the express Office The
other day. It was a bottle Of Whiskey
from a Kentucky distiller that he had
not ordered. The odd thing about the
gift was that the liquor was in a
bottle that AR. Coates emptied with a
party OF friends while steaming down.
the river Nile in Africa about a year
ago and had been thrown into the
marky stream. Iii the bottle he had
placed a slip OF paper bearing his
name and address. Some one found
the bottle and forwarded it, TO the
distillery, where 1T was filed and sent
TO Mr.. Coates with the liquor fac
tory's compliments. The original bot
tie was presented to AIR Coates when
he started on his African trip.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Progress of Invention Helps to
Prevent Bre LAX down of the
Commanders.

LONDON, Apr 3-=-The striking diff
ference between the ages of the COM
handing officers in the present war
as compared with those OF earlier
times is attributed BY the British Ned
ical Journal TO the saving, or bodily
wear and tear broug hit bout by mod
ern Inventions. The paper suggests
that Napoleon would not have broken
down SO soon if he had been able to
use automobile, telephone and tele-
graph.
Generals few generations ago
were young men. because they soon
broke down under the hardships OF
campaigning. They had to live in
saddle and keep the field under eye
in order to be able. to direct move
ments. Nowadays, the general stays
in his base quarters, where he fol-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
And Now There is Considerable
Speculation as to Why She
Followed That Course

boston, April s.-Was Florence
Beaudo:n. of Nvilliamsett, Mass. an
advanced suffragist: or was she dis
appointed in love early in life: or
Mas she mentally affected? These
questions have been asked for the
last few days generally By William
asett people. following The discovery
that a lbert Beaudo!n." who worked
in one OF the thread mills in Holyoke
and lived in a two room hut alone,
vas not a man, but woman, and had
success fully maintained her disguise
since she was u years old.
Girl Her Nearest Friend.
It was only when she suddenly died
of heart failure and her body was
taken TO Undertaken Ging..as, of fEIol-
yoke, that the news leaked out that
She was a woman.
Had she lived there is no knowing
how long she could-or would have
kept the secret The fact that she
fehewed tobacco and smoked a pipe
also aided In keeping ZIP the disguise.
Mems cloIhas seemed to At her all
tight, and It is not at all strange for
men to i've alone at times. Resides,
she hal girl. Miss Mary Lcpine.
Who lived on The street with her aud
who possessed SO far as known the
only photograph ever taken OF her
Chickens Her Diversion.
He.. principal diversion was attend
ing q fock OF hens. And Indirectly
the mems caused her death.
On the asanins OF March 90. some
Where about s o ;clock, she left her
house With asniall express was on and
some pals to obtain garbage for the
hens from her sister. Mrs. joseph La
chap elee, two blocks away. On the
iwaFsshe MAS seized with an attack
OF heart t1n,lble. 4 neishbrr, :Alonzo
4Alnowlfon. came along and saw her
cart She told. him that she was all
right and he passed on. Less than
half an hour later second neisbbor
came along and found her stretched
4 out on the little cart unconscious. He
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
West Virginia Zero
Gets CQr92ea5e MEDAL

- 7n. Vas one hundred and
sevc,1t ;.!Ee .eet from lie break.
ins5e.sd cf fleeing with his wife. lie
turned eli The fire in his tent and ran
one i:::r:.rsd ana twents-ttse feet 10
the .e:.s ..l,sst as he lifted the
tlnp ef me tent, IN explosion occur
red III i w: siigs; knccked to the ground
vita ts!:s lc::ses n flames. Mrs. Hill
and t:.e!:7c had fed, and they and all.
others cached safety Murphy sus-
#tainod turns tllai caused his death
twelve DAYS later.
since t,,:e fund was established An
anc.al - distance has been given on
the ocGea5on Of four mine disasters.
the one al Monongah December G,
t907..a which PSI persons lost their
lives: thn Lick Branch explosion III
S"itcatack. one December 90. 1905,
in "h3ch IA were killed and the eS-.
plcs!or n tile same mine January L..
21s- IN which 81 we're killed; and the
Jed Sire dtglster. March 26 1872 in
which 50 employees were killed The
total amount given In the three dis
aste-s Wes SIS Geo.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Hostile Fleet Gould
Quickly Reduce Nen
York, Says Ii11nan

We're Communicating a fleet which
attacked New y ork I would not both
er with Sandy Hook at all i would
come in by Long Island sound. am
absolutely confident that a feet en-
tering by that route. passing through
He'll Gate, after decorating the mines
that might be placed there, soull
have no trouble at all in bombarding
the city all they wanted to-
"a fleet Of English or German bat
8tleships making an attack on New
York could destroy several billion
dollars worth of skyscrapers in half
an hours bombardment and steam
away again with but little damage as
far as the defenses are concerned.
would rot be surprised" added
Senator Tillman. .'if at the end OF
this war not only every battieshtp
afioat. but every battleship buildinE
would be obsolete. tt may be dis
covered that il we build tlreadnaughts
with three bottoms and three decks
TO guard against mines and torped-
soes underneath. and airship bombs
from overhead. they will be all right.
Certainly those now built are ex-
-remely vulnerable A.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
While Convalescing. Soldie:
Genealogist Looks UP the
Records.

tc;cr:.cs poiisi rnra OF 49, cintel Press
HI PARIS. Apr. ;s;.-.An erudite geneal-
8ogist, Monster Gossett. wounded on
the field Of battle. has occupied his
.convalescence in the temporary hos
8pital at Tnllc in historical researches
into the family Of General \ offre. He
chief descends emigratcd from France
Ito Spain. to return later and settle at
5Rousillon. 31
n In the archives Of the abbeys Of
Tlille and Uzerche were found traces
or Gnetfre de Chabri gnac RI tile advice
works On the npbiliIs of Iin,ousin8
mention a noble family that figures
under the names OF Jontfre. Joffre;
10. Gcofrre dc chabrign ac; the dyice
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Counsel for Youthful Murderer
Says He is Not Mentally
Responsible.

PRONINcETOWN. Mass. Apr 8
Elliott Vixen. OF West Dennis. WHO.
shot and killed Winnie Cahoon a
boy chum. in a swamp at West Den
is en- Morch is, because IF p-aguins
and teasing. was airaigned for a hear
ing here. That the boy murderer is
NOT responsible mentally for his act
is the opinion OF his lawyer.
The crime is one or rare occurrence
On Cape Cod. After threatening his
own two brothers with a revolver.
Young Vixen is said to have invited
Cahoon and Frank Chase. who were
in a barber shop. TO go down to the
swamp with him and have a drink OF
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
IOFFRE Il ANIL Il is
OF NOBLE ORIGIN

or this family, accorded By Louis Nv
Was : Ever thing for he Fntherland. 4
The family name OF Joffre is still
quite general throughout the region
of Brive and there is a town in the
vicinity that has at different periods
gone BY he names OF Joffre, Geoffre
or Geouffrn This spot was the place
OF origin OF a Bourgeois family GER
tain branches OF Which We're enncbled
under the names of Geouffre de Au-
rlIssac. g eouffre de La pradells, Geouf-
FREQ omnene. Two members Of this
last family even claimed the throne.
of Greece during the eighteenth cen
tury on the pretext that the family
sprung from one Of the ancient en-
perors OF the Orient.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
LODI VISIIED.BY
GERMAN KAISER
present at the ofhcial dinner ofsMelz

present at the official dinner fsMelz
come states that the EMPEROR vas in
excellent health AZ s5s n
first sight 4. writes the repor
ter, though that the emperor had
aged terribly, but: on closer inspec-
lion discovered that it was grey
muller which he " ore round his head
that gave him the appearance.o OF age
Indeed, was surprised at the en-
peror' vigor and elasticity Fur
rows there were on his II face. craven
deeply by the expert ncess OF the lasS@
seven months, and thereswas Stern
ness bout his eye which wa new
and sadness in his voice that was
absent in the old days. s3.a
In the afternoon, there was
religious service, the preacher tax
ing as his text The horse is pre-
pared against the day Of battl e, but
safety is in the Lord n he emperor
made a. BRIEF address to the FOODS
IN the open air. but the words could
he heard by only q few, as - strong
icy wind was blowing from then
The emperor later reviewed his of
fcers. who greeted him enthnsfas5
ticl I1H-''
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Henry Snyder Harrison,
Charleston, is at Work
in Paris.

CHARLESTON, Apr. 3 Henry
sydnor Harrison. the novelist. and
resident Of Charleston, is in Paris
where he is driving motor amba-
lance for the American hospital h[s
Harrison left this city about two
months ago and went to London This
was the last heard OF him In 8 public
way. until the New York Sun printed
the following specia! telegram from
Its Paris correspondent, showing that
the author had arrived in the French
capital. where he is getting his war
news almost first hand:
PAHsI S-Hnnry Sydnor Harrison.
the American novelist. began his da-
tics as an automobile ambulance driy-
eT for the American hospital today
His wcra for the time being Will be
the Trans pErtatien Of MnunGed col
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
Vest Virginia NoDefsf
DriDeS War Ambulance

diers within Paris, but he hopes to-
tie cent to the front soon.
III. Harrison vent 10 London from
sesF YorE two months ago, deter
mined 10 get INTO the war in some
Veg. lie had an insufficient knoMl-
edse Of French sohe started cram
ming course ia that language. Al
the saen .tc1e he attended ii school
Tor tt:..oto- car drivers. SIX hour. daily
afcrl spznt learning French from u
Hcs5ss. a.s reflgee, and as many more at
a ecnotl fu. motorists
TEs, weeks ago Mr.. Harrison came
TO Par'is TO put the finishing touches
on his necessary education and I'm
ally received this much desired dipio-.
.laa yesterday.
M Harrison Is the author D..
.'G-ecc,' ~ VS.. Eyes, and .sAnSela's
Business, ils: published He has
also written numerous short stories.
which nave appeared in the periods
ais Ee WIS born III Sewanee. Tenn.
zttF (
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04

=
fusely Illustrated.
- -
There has been much speculation or
late as to.thc identity Of Frank Froest.
whose detective stories have been a
feature Of the Red Book Magazine yol.
several months Many followers OF
magazines have been quite sure that
F'roest is II pen name. hiding the idcn-s
THY Of some one Of the Well known.
authors. Others have believed ii Is tho
name OF some new Writer With sllt1ic-
tent ability to cause.-the stories to at
tract he wide attention they have
gained. The editors OF ille Rcd Book
have refused to tel which guess is
correct.
The fiction OF the April Century in
dudes several short stories by Wilbur
Daniel Steele. Marin Cristlna NIena,
Who put Mexico upon the map III con
temporary fiction; Joseph Ernest.
whose ..zizis Hat is piquant piece
Of comedy dealing With Ii little
French artists model: Oma Almona
Davies. a new writer; and by berthe
sknatvold Aleilett I is encouraging
to note that the new writer is being
given no less serious consideration in
this magazine than tl1 old master.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
"a ! IlI7I - N M
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

Traction Company express cars
leave Clarksbnrg for rasselli. O,Nell,
Att. Glare. Weston. sshinnsto Fair
mont. FairvieW. Farmln gton. Man
nington and inferno date points daily
except Sunday. Shipments for Man
inington and intermediate points
should be delivered in the static not
later than q: 90 a. M; Fairview and
points, 1900 a. iii. !;
Weston and intermediate points.
1900 Al. 5:
Quick service. reasonable rates.
and care in handling make this an
ideal lineHfor shippers.
MONONGAFIELA VALLEY TRAC-
TON COMPAN. Pic .s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04

I-ouella and Kat crime Webster. mem
tbers Of a promin ent family, who's llegess
they were attacked in their home by
the ..possur1 hun ters.,' They charge
the: We're blindf olded. dragged into
the cold then disrobed by the men,
Then, according to hetr story, the:
were dashed on theirabare backs They
name thirty-six wealt thy Butler conn
.ty men When Til suits were aled
the women told their pitiabIe story of
the. stripping and la shin iTheS de-
clared that after thc irs terrible se1peri
ience they We're showed across the
threshold where they fell unconscious
and remained IN tai relatives found
them. Among the defendants named
in he suit are Jacob Sornn and
Gardner
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
OILED STREETS
FOR CLOvERPORT
Main and Elm Streets Will Be
Oiled and Others Will Follow
Suit-AlI Main Street Citizens
Co operating With Cash.
GREAT RELIEF FROM DUST.

Main and Elm streets of Cloverport
will be oiled at an early date A move
ment is on foot now TO perfect the
streets ana get the oil for them All
the business men are cooperating and
putting up the cash in advance for the
oil O. T. Odewalt is making the col
lections, and is getting along splendidly
with them Chas. Fallon started the
movement and Mr.. Olewalt has sue
cessfully carried it through. 1t will
mean a great relief from the dust for
the business houses which contain the
food, clothing, medicines and every
thing consumed by the people of this
place.
The city will have the streets cleaned
and put in perfect shape for the oil. By
the last of next week, it is thought, the
work will be finished.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
DR.. BARBOUR WILL
LECTURE TONIGHT
At The American Theater...ChiI.
dren's Diseases Will Be Treat.
cdr. Allen, Of Lexington,
Next Sunday Night.
SPECIAL MUSIC ARRANGED

DIR. p. F. Barbour, of the University
of Louisville, will lecture on Children's
Diseases tonight at the American
Theater. Sunday ningt. May g, DR..
Allen, of Lexington, will be here.
Last "Wednesday night DR. Milton
II. Board, of Louisville, gave a SPLEEN
did lecture. One excellent point he
made was that whiskey was no longer
prescribed oy the best doctors He
gave the preventives for typhoid fever,
which will be very helpful to the peo-
pie Of Cloverport, if his advice is
needed.
Sunday night DR.. A. ID. Willmott, Of
Louisville, gave an address that made
every body appreciate a good physi-
clan. His remarks were the relations
of the laity and the physician. He
placed character as the most impor-
tant asset to look for in choosing a
doctor
The music Sunday night was great
ly enjoyed by the crowd that taxed the
capacity of the of the theater. Among
the musicians of interest was Mr..
Maxell, of Monroe, Wis, who played
the coronet Mr. MaXell married Miss
Lillian Sippel, of this city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
DR.. BAUCUM
Makes Narrow Escape of Burn.
ing to Death Gasoline Ex-
plosion Thursday Afternoon

DIR. Jesse Baucum got both hands
severely burned Thursday afternoon
and all mis- engagements for dental
work will be cancelled for at least two
weeks. He carried no insurance on
his hands.
The accident was the result of a
gasoline explosion. DR.. Baucum and
Thos. Faith, his father-n-law, were
waxing an awning for the doctors boat,
Bright Star. While DR.. Baucum was
mixing a floor wax and gasoline to
gether, Mr.. Faith lighted cigarette,
and the gasoline ignited and the whole
room was ablaze. DR.. Baucum's hands
were covered with flames. Only the
calmness displayed by both men saved
their lives ard the building in which
were his office and living apartment
The fire originated from gallon OF
gasoline and one match, which shows
people Cannot be too cautious with
gasoline.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
LAST DAYS OF c. /. S.
CROWDED TO THE TOP
Commencement Exercises An
nounced For May 21...Invita.
lions Out final Examinations
Are 0n..Other Plans.
SENIORS HAPPY AND BUSY

The commencement Exercises of the
Cloverport High School will take place
at the Baptist church May 81. Arrange
ments are being made to have an at
tractive and varied program. The class
for several weeks have been working on
their orations and readings and now
have them nearly prepared.
The baccaulaureate sermon will be de-
livered at The Methodist church Sunday
evening, May 10, by Rev. Robert L.
Reeves, of Irvington.
Glass Day exercises will be held We'd
nesday evening, May 10, at the Opera
House, and the class of I9l5 is expecting
to have the exercises unusually inter
esting and original.
900
On Thursday evening of the twentieth
the Senior play will be given at the
Opera House by the members of the
Senior Glass, assisted by the Sophomore
boys The play is entitled polly In
Politics -.
Beautiful invitations have been issued
by the class Their ass colors being
royal purple and white, which makes
the invitations very attractive. The in
vitations were printed at The Brecken-
ridge News Office.
The class officers are as follows Jos.
b. Ross, president; Tula ID. Babbage,
vice president; Effie NJ. Robinson, sec
rotary, and Jessie l. Hemphill, treasurer
The other two members of the class are
Rosa V. Sippel and Willie w. Seaton.
The valedictory will be delivered by
Willie w. Seaton, as he was the grand
honor pupil
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
CLOvERPORT DEPOT
L., H. & st. L. R. R. Station Re-
paired and Re- Painted. Per-
sonal Attention Of the Presi-
dent and General Manager.

The L., H & St. l. passenger depot
in this city is undergoing many i'm
provements. 1t has been raised eight
inches and has been re pairted. 1--WE
are especially proud of the work be-
cause the president and general man.
agrr gave 1t his personal attention,
said Mr.. Behen, the agent at this
place. Mr.. Hudson took a great deal
of interest in the appearance of the
depot when he was here as civil
engineer for the road. He built the
station and planted the trees which
will be a lasting benefit and pleasure
to the public. The Cloverport depot
has beautiful lawn and is one of the
most attractive stations on the road
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
ELECTION
Of School Trustees Takes Place
Saturday Many Women Vote
Keith and 0eIze Re. eIected

K. L. Oelze with 81 votes and J. P.
Keith with 50 votes, were re elected
school trustees at the election held at
c. II. S. Saturday. DR.. L. c. McUon-
aid got II votes and ID. b. Phelps got g
votes.
L. V. Chapir, John Morris Gregory
and Robert Polk were the election Of
ficers. Nearly as many women as men
voted At one time count was made,
showing that 30 men and 80 women had
voted and the average continued the
same through the afternoon.
The trustees of the school now are as
follows: Chas. Kiel, Shelby Conrad,
r. l.. Oelze, T. F. Sawyer and !. =.
Keith.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-05
Panama Exposition
San Francisco, Cal

If you expect to attend the EXPOSE
tion at San Francisco, Cal, before
you make any arrangements write ].
G. Crutcher, Il. X. Agent, Webster,
KY, as he will make this trip August
4 and will have Pullman sleeper for
his party tor the entire trip. Stop
overs on going trip at Denver, Col.
Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City,
with an automobile tour of each city,
seeing the sights. He recently spent a
week in San Francisco, Cal, visiting
the Exposition and arranging for this
trip Party limited to 20. Rate
Sl29.s0. Seven days in san Francisco,
Cal. This is an all expense tour.