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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

over which they button a flap. secure
in the belief that such flap will
balk the pickpocket. Never was there
a greater fallacy. When dip sees a
wallet reposing IN such a; pocket he
knows that to attempt to unbutton
the flap would bring instant detec-
ton. So he Immediately gets bhsy
with knife sharpened to the keen
ness Of a razor and deftly slashes out
pocket and all. So clever are pick
pockets at this game that a pocket
can be shipped out without the slight
est sensation to the person being
robbed, and furthermore, the gar
ment beneath the trousers will not
show the slightest mark Of the knife
I have seen vest pockets thus cut
from which a valuable watch was lift
ed. and sometimes the thieves slash
out d fob pocket and thus get pos
session OF watch or what bills might
have been placed there for safe keep
ing.
Most ptclspoekets, as I stated pre-
viously, work in gangs. or mobs3
Theysare exceptions to the rule. how
ever, among them the claverest pick
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

pocket In New York City This man
is known as Sammy Short or Sammy
Shaw. He INVARIABLY works alone and
In consequence splits with no one.
His loot Is all his own and It Is safe
to say that Sammy picks up, many
thousands OF dollars IN the course OF
a year. But he is high liver and
desperate gambler and In consequence
he and his money soon part
Works with Either Hand
Sammyis ambidexteEous and in con-
sequence 1t matters NOT what side Of
him an Intended Victim stands. Sam
my can rife Els pockets equally eff
fectuafIys With either hand In real
titys he is the king OF pickpoclets for
whenever his fingers dip into q pocket
ii Is safe betting thatsthey come forth
iclutching a prize well worth having:
i have tratfed this crook for days ct
"a time. well knowing that he was
about to pull trick yet seemingly he
Possesses some sixth sensss Which Sse
away lust as I think ! am sE7the eve
Of getting him dead. have CAUGHT
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

ling stories OF those who packed their
supplies and equipment at Dyea or
Skaguay and trampcd over the din
cult Chilkoot pass In snow and ice
on to White Horse for tho spring
opening. there to commit to the ten
der mercy OF the swift running. Of
tentimes treacherous Yukon, q frail
craft laden with human freight bound
TOR the land of hope and treasure.
Owing to the uncertainty of the
time of sailing the little town - crowd
ed with people for at least two weeks
The opening OF the shipping season
is regulated by the Ice jam in Lake
LaBarge-a part OF the river through
which the steamer must pass.
Type or Steamers Used.
The steamers are the stern wheel
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him In tine act several tilz,eN apd trstee
/. have. convicted HIM but on one OF
two occasiens 4 haze sean him rob Z
victim andsbefere I could seize him. n
some, uaysterfonss IA amer he dtspoSA9
Of the wallet and 9 had no case ageln9t
him, Ha il the annarte8t ptelEpoclzet
1 know and one yEor Eth q
All times. Hesrarely leaves his house
that detective = nots'at hts heels
and this he knows,
Doubtless the most expert pae4z
pockets In the world are women, They
are SO dexternus that they can vxorl.
without. the least danger Of detert1en
and In consequence. hey reap veEtta bic
harvestg In the shnppink centres and and
those, places where women. are wont
to congreEata. Il IL mpch more DIM
cult for the until lated to- spot a. wpHas
an crook than tt IL to pick out
man with a questionable repntatton-
The average man crook looks the GpaIf,
The ajortty q these women who liSe
by +thtevinE are we'll, dressed AND many
of them can pass muster In any gath
ertng without aroustng suspieion
Wives. OF Crooks
1n,nearly;alIs cases these women dips
are the wives OF crooks. burglars,
bank sneaka or some. such members
Of the. underworld In very few. cases
do the women, ana men work tor
Eethar. Each has his own lay. and
their paths rarely cross when q job
IA In prospect. When the men make
a haul it Is usually for: q big sum and
husband and. wife lead riotoua, Lives
until the money is all spent. Then
the wife gets busy. goes out and APP
niies her trade with such funds
keeps herself and husband. going pn-
til he. strikes another. big stake. It
is come easy 90 easy in the, nndeFf-
world and as nearly all the crooks 10
the country today are dope nends II
requires a q1antity OF money to keep
them going, for with the stringent
Eederai laws hampe5tng the Illegal
sale OF narcotics the dope dend has
Ia nay dearly for his favnrits drug.
me snartest woman thief In New
york CITY by all odds ts Annie Harris,
the possessar Of a dozen aliases and
the wife Of ..English Joey.na burglar
now doing 6our-year stretch In Sing
sing PRISON. When Annfe. makes up
her mind to! work II Is q poor week
e She can't turn few tricks that
win net her $500 at the least She
has the deftest pair Of hands. In the
: Big shop she usually leaves q trail
Iof yawninE. empty, hand bags dang
ling from the arms OF the women she
has robbed OF course. the women
robbed deserve little or no syznpathy.
for the careless manner In which they
carry their shopping bags - but an
open Invitation to any ntmble. fingered
thief to open them and ride them OF
their contents.
: Annie Harris Is just as good shop
litter as she is pickpocket. She
has robbed the Broadway and Fifth
Avenue shops Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of valuables and now it Is only
necessary for her to appear In these
thoroughfares for the store detectives
to get busy and arrest her on sight
we all know what attracts her to
these centres and we go on the PES
SUMPTION that an ounce Of prevention
Is worth a pound OF oGre. We have
nipped many nice little robbery.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
IS also used as baggage room for
the luggage of the first class pas
sengers and for stpring mail.
sand Bars And Ice.

the luggage of the first class pas
sengers and for stpring mall.
sand Bars And Ice.
Getting on @ sand bar is part OF
the Yukon programme and this act
generally begins on the first day out,
and occurs at least once day during
the entire voyage. The river is con-
stantly changing and a new channel
is formed every year. All steamships
carry huge poles, known as shears or
sometimes called ships legs" When
q sand bar Is struck the pole Is
dropped of the side and stands up
right in the sand a pulley Is at
tached at the top. the engine Is started
and the boat lifted and swung for-
ward six or eight feet ibis process
is repeated until the vessel - clear
of the bar. During the jumping on
process the passengers are sent aft In
order to life the bow: Soundtngs are
taken with gaily colored pole until
deep water is reached. The time spent
en- q sand bar varies from an hour
to several days and one of the boats
actually remained on bar for nve
days.
The boat on which the writer
Travelled reached Lake LaBarge late.
in the afternoon after delightful
June day. There the ice was from
ten to eighteen inches thick, and
spread from shore to shore like q
field of snow. The steamer pushed
on while the sharp ice pounded say
agely against the hull, which was built
of inch and a half planks. 1t scfaped
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Conyright. 1875. by an

N1CKING pockets for livelihood
has been reduced to science.
Evadine conviction following
arrest on such q. charge 10 q
mere matter of dollars and cents and
where there is. one conviction there.
and 20 scot free-free to pursue their,
nefartous avocation to the end.
The hungriest and meanest thieves
In existence are pickpcclsets. No loot
Is too, small for them to overlook, ana
Il matters not whether their victim is
. hard working shopgirl or million
ARE so long as they are able to separ-.
ate them from their coin.
Fortune In Brides offered.
Had I been SO disposed could
have grown rich on the brides that
have been offered mo to let up on.
some Of those have arrested. for
the successful dip ofstoday must nee
essartly belong to the, .'pickpocleet
Tested In well paying section of the
city. In New York these sections are
divided into districts and each dis,
trict IN regarded as the iundisputed ter
rltory of the. gang there working. OF
course. they pay for the privilege OF
working these chosen districts and
they pay well at that. The trust
sees to this. The piclkpocket who
hopes to stand we'll and be permitted
to work swell distrIct'' gives up
certain amount of his loot to the
trust In this way he Is always sure
of ample funds to pay for his defense
in case he comes to trial. More Of
ten, however, these funds are used to
furnish cash bail for the person ar
rested and OF course that person
promptly jumps his bail and in this
/ kal% he Ion Ia NJ
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The Story Of a Two
Thousand Mile Voy-
age On This Mighty
Alaskan Stream.

CnnYrfRht. 1915, by Ih8 IuUeKLHI4Ok14A
Ysyndicate.
." MHEN one mentions the Yukon
/" River to the average person
it recalls The days OF the
~ mad rush OF thousands IN
1sssL7-s down this great stream 70
az r,cJn gold fields Of the frozen
e.or+, II brings back memories OF
az 9,.rds4aips endured along that
. ~ atrewn with broken hearts
ana dismal disappointment. Thrill
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

1CKING pockets for livelihood1
has. been reduced to a science.
Evadine conviction following
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
FroTn Dawson no The

After leaving that city wild life be-
comes plentiful and frequently the
passengers are treated to the sight OF
or catch q glimpse OF q black bear
through the trees Fifty miles below
Dawson the river crosses the line from
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
POLICEMAN KILLS
ESCAPED PRISONER
Battle Occurs After Two
Men Lock Police Chief
in a Cell.
tBy Associated Press.)

HlNGHAM. Mass, Sept. 3.-After
he had been badly beaten by two pris,
oners who were attempting to escape,
Chief OF Police Washington James
killed one and saw the other captured
today. The chief caught his men with.
In two hours after the attack, In
which his skull was fractured. and his
nose broken by blows from a hammer.
He was taken TO hospital where his
condition was said to be serious.
The dead man was known as James
Harmen. Two street car employees
who saw the men leave the Jail releas.
ed James. The chief started in pur-
suit in an automobile and overlook the
men half a mile from the jail. When
he called on them to surrender Har.
men replied with two shots from the
cheif's revolver.
Then James began shooting and
his third bullet went through Har.
mems head.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
ADVER TIsING'
ISERNMON
a shor. one Every Day
for the Busy Business Man

Doubtless advertising has made
many man, but In almost every in
stance that man did something that
redounded to the good OF the people.
We may say publicity made Upton
so. also, did It make us drink bet
ter teas.
We may say publicity made Douglas
so. also did It make US wear better
shoes.
We may say publicity made stet.
son-so, also, did 1t make US wear
better hats .
We may say publicity made Men
nen-so, also, did Il make US more
talcum powder!
We may say publicity made Mur-
phy-so, also, did Il make us use
better varnishes. a
We may say publicity made Theo-
dore Rooseyelt-so. also, did II make
"a better United States.
Only through publicity do men be-
come great. Only through publicity
can religious and political principles
be advanced. Only through publicity
can we let the whole world know OF
the magnitude, resources and possl-
bilities OF this magnificent country Of
ours. Only through publicity can We
develop our industries and expand
our commerce to their fullest glory
and thus command tribute from al
the nations Of the world. .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
.HUGUS AND BEATT|E
WIN SEMI FINALS
Treanor and Castle are De-
feated in Doubles Play
ed Today.

Wright Hugus and Beattie, both OF
Wheeling, defeated ]. G. Castle. OF
Pittsburh. and Paul Treanor,. OF New
York, In the semi-finals this morning
at, the Country Club tennis tourna'
ment, 1.6, 6.1, Ga.
Hugus and Beattie won a tourna.
ment at Wheeling, last year and Paul
Treanor was the champion, at tour.
nament at Gotham. New York, while
Castle won the Allegheny Mountain
Tournament at Cumberland this year.
The contest was a hot one from the
start to finish, with many hard drives
from both sides. The players were
highly praised for their good playing
and the tennis fans that were present
cheered them many times.
Reed and Pardee defeated Colborn
and Raymond in the semi.finals this
morning, 6.2, GA. This game'was an
interesting contest and the winners
worked hard for the victory.
The finals in the doubles will be
played this afternoon between Pardee
and Reed VS.. Hugus and Beattie. The
tournament will likely close today. An
effort is being made to close the mixed
doubles this afternoon end the Coun.
try Club courts will be deserted to-
morrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
RACE FOR FIRST PLACE IN SHOWER
OF GOLD CONTEST IS SPEEDING UP

Do you want to win $500 in gold
Tor your baby?
The West virginian offers you the
opportunity to start your baby with a
bank account and the biggest and
best proposition in which to secure
votes ends Sept. 5. II you have a
baby In your home send In its name
as a candidate and start your cam.
pafgns now while the votes are big.
The West Virginian will give away
$500 in gold on Sept. s. The First
Grand Prize Is 5000 in gold. There
are other prizes.
Theiopportunity to give your child a
chance In the world Is staring you in
the face. It is reaching out its hand
to you, and you are turning aside, be-
cause It means that you must take
the e3ertion to stretch your hano
forth to meet the welcoming Of op-
portnnity. The West yirginian is
making It possible for you to give
Your child "the chance" The West
virginian is Offering you the privilege
Of tucking away 5000 or $500 for your
baby. Either OF these amounts might
Five your child that chance which
would set him upon his feet, make the
horny road OF life little softer, and
take him finally to 10 position which
would be q credit to himself, to you,
and % all interested in him.
Besides the $500 In gold there are
tecond awards OF 5000!
The first and second prizes and pos.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03

broglio, Mr.. Warren says, was the
erection OF ibarricade across the side
walk where 1t enters the park on the
side of the street opposite from the
Warren residence. Mr.. Warren
credits the handsome widow with hav-
ing this barricade erected. AS re-
suit OF this barricade, Mr.. Warren
says, patrons of the park passed In
throngs along the sidewalk on his side
OF the street, causing him considerable
annoyance. Not only was MIR. Warren
disturbed by the noisy ball fans as
they passed close under his windows,
but, the peaceful rumination OF the
sleek Jersey was interrupted,
To prevent this annoyance Mr. War
ren says hei placed a barricade across
ssthe sidewalkIin front of his residence.
Thus both sidewalks were closed for
q time and the patrons OF the park
were compelled to use the dust. street
between the curbs.
The next act In the melodramatic
comedy was staged in the. office OF
James Charlton, mayor OF Warrington.
who ordereds Warren TO pay fine OF
Sc. and costs for barricading the side.
walk. Now Warren is seeking to have
the barricade erected by Mrs. Hough
torn down, but he says the widow has
located It SO cleverly that while 1t in
terferes with traffic on the highway
1t is standing on her own property.
Mr.. Warren says that he is determln.
ed to see to II that either both side.
walks remain open or that both be
closed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
Eiue Slayers
Put TO Death
at Sing Sing
ALL CONDEMNED MEN DIE II
ELECTRIC CHAIR INSIDE
OF e5 MINUTES.
TWO MEN WERE CONVICTED OF
sLAYiNe MEN WHILE OTHERS
MURDERED WOMAN.

oSSINING,- N.Y., Sept. 3.-Fiye
murderers were put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison to-
day inside of 65 minutes. The men in
the order Of their execution were:
Antonio Salemme, Of Rochester
county; Pasquale Venditti, Of New
York; Louis NJ. Roach of Palatine
Bridge; Thomas Tarpey and William
Perry, OF New York.
Roach was convicted of the murder
OF John Barrett. a Palatine Bridge
farmer. on the night of December %,
1913: Vendetti shot and killed Mrs.
Alfida Carmela, with whom he board.
ed in Brooklyn. on July 25, 1914; Tar
pey killed Michael Kreha, foreman CT
paper factory where he had worked,
in Brooklyn on May 80. 1914, while
Perry, negro. killed Lenora
Reddis In New York on Sept. II, 1914.
salemme murdered his bride OF a
few weeks in June, 1914, after accus-
ing her of being unfaithful.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
Pope's Message Will llHave No
Effect on Wilson'S
Plans.
ORIGINAL OFFER STANDS
Great Britain Must Make
Next Move-Teutons
for End of War.
7(By7 Associated Press, j

(ByiASsociated PfesS.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The Uni.
ted States will make no further effort
to bring about peace in Europe until
Il has received information that its
good offices will be welcomed by both
sides.
This was stated authoratively to.
day in official discussions Of the mes.
sage from Pope Benedict delivered to
President Wilson yesterday by Cardi.
nal Gibbons. From the fact that the
Vatican is in close touch with Aus.
trta, the construction placed by Off.
cials on the Popes message is that
the German powers will be willing to
discuss peace at this time. It was
stated by those In closest touch with
the administration that similar word
will have to be received from Great
Britain and her allies before the
resident will make any furtehr move.
President Wilson has made 1t clear
several times that his original offer
OF services to bring about peace still
stands and that he will do everything
possible to further the movement. The
United States. however, will do moth.
ing likely to endanger Its position as
O friend ito: all belligerents. 1t was said
authoritatively. i7 & 2 f''r, = :
The Pope'ss message will not be
made public by this government, al
though there would be no objection II
tho Cardinal gives 1t out.
Enough Of its contents Of the mes.
sage Is. known. however, to give ba.
sis for indicating that Austria, Ger.
many and Turkey are not adverse to
discussing peace.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03

sibly the first district prizes look very
good to you. But have you stopped
to consider their real magnitude?. II
you do justice by your baby and put
the prize in bank, getting compound
interest by renewing your certificate
OF deposit each year and placing the
money where You will get per cent
interest, leave the money in bank un.
til your baby Is eighteen years Old,
do you know how much you will have
to offer him at that time?
Your child may wish to study art.
There is the money to begin. He may
wish to be q civil engineer. There Is
enough money. with a little economy,
to put him through a college. He
may wish to become a lawyer. There
is hisS"chance." He may have the op.
portunityl to invest In an undertaking
which promises to make fortune II
a little ready money Is handy at the
right time. There is his Chance
How many OF you would have
changed the courses Of your lives IL,
when you reached your majorities,
you had been handed bank books with
$500 each to your credit? How many
OF you would be in your present po-
sitions II you had been given college
educations which you desired? How
many Of you would be spending your
lives in unpleasant work II $500 each
had been given you Just when you
saw opportunity seeking in at your
doors? fi q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
She Was only a Gentle Colu
Justhe Same, She StartedRow

A sleek Jersey COW with curyine
horns and gentle eyes which is said
10 interfere with ball games and pic,
MICS Is the cause of a bitter contro.
yersy in which legal procedure, a shot
gun and unlimited quantities of yitrio.
lie language have served TO add TO
the gayety OF Warrington during the
entire summer.
The trouble is alleged TO have start
ed when Jacob Warren built comfort.
able home for the gentle COW at the
end OF Second street close to picnic
and bail park owned by Mrs. Mary
Jane Hough, handsome widow, and
one OF the prominent residents OF
Mannlngton. The stable not only
stands next the park, but 1t is also
close to THE Sidewalk, and according
to Mrs. Houghi It not only is blot on
the picturesque beauty Of the spot
but interferes with aiview of the home
plate, thereby distressing patrons Of
the ball park.
Warren, who has a well cared sfor
garden in the rear OF his home next
10 the ball park, declares that foul
balls played havoc with his vegetables
and that the players in chasing after
the balls added to the destruction
The nuisance at length became so un,
bearable, he said. that he was com,
PEELED to guard his garden with shot
gun. AS a result OF his vigilance the
annoyance from foul balls stopped
and he was not compelled to discharge
the weapon.
The next development in the i'm,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
.MoundsviIle Gun Co.
Refuses Ware Orders

WHEELING, w. Va. Sept. s.2The
Three Barrel Gun Co., Moundsyille. W.
Va, received offers OF two contracts
Of about 100000 each for special
guns, It was reported. Offers came
from Cincinnati.
The offers were turned down be.
cause special equipment necessary
would be expensive and require
months to install.
The Wheeling Mold and Foundry
Co. Is turning out 1000 shells daily for
Allies, an official of the company said
today. Moer than 1000 men ere EN-.
ployed. shrapnel shells are the prin.
cipal product, he declared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
Family Walks 200
Miles to Find Father

MoRGANToWN, W. Va, Sept a.
Minnie Murphy and her FIVE children,
the Oldest IS years old, none Of whom
had ever been inside Of a school, arriv.
ed here looking for, husband and faith
er who strayed from home, walking
the entire distance OF 200 miles from
the mountain wilds, 80 miles south of
Sutton.
The children had never before seen
railroad. The father left home sud.
denly and the family sci, out on foot to
find him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-03
HATFIELD UPH0[DS
PROHIBITION law
10000 People Hear Cover
nor Deliver Address at
Clarksburg.

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Sept. a.
"You can Just put It in your hat" de.
clared Gov. H. d. Hatfield at the Cen.
.tral West Virginia Fair here yester.
day, that Henry d. Hatfield will not
call any special session of the Legis.
lature Tor the purpose otlrepealing or
weakening the prohibition laws OF the
state" The Governor was referring
10 the circulation OF petitions In va.
rtous parts OF the state, calling on him
TO convoke the Legislature to modify
the liquor laws so as 10 permit the
use OF wines and beers. He said:
| firmly believe that the great ma.
jority of the people of West Virginia
are in favor OF drastic prohibition
laws, and II is my duty as conceive
II TO carry out their wishes so far as
It is In my power Il believe It is a bet
ter thing all around especially for our
boys and girls. West VirginIans are
striving for better social and moral
conditions, for higher plane OF
civilization. and they are to be conf
mended and helped In their endeavors.
Gov. Hatfield brought forth a terri
fic storm of applause when, In his ad.
dress, he advocated stronger national
defense. "Our army and our navy
should be strengthened" he declared.
They should be made sufficiently
strong 10 command the respect to
which this nation is entitled. They
sould be sufficiently strong to protect
American citizens both at home and
abroad"
The Governor spoke for more than
an hour to vast throng from the
grandstand at the fair, dwelling
largely upon state conditions and the
progress that has been made during
bta aJ1Intet ra t{an