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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-19
An Evening Echo.

No power in society, no hardship in
your condition can depress you, keep
tue, influence, but by your own con-
ent.-WuIlLlLJIANE ELIERY CHAN
9-NILN-fs lEy.aaa
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-19
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Some Town.
If Clarksburg is as fine city as
the Sunday Telegram makes it APP
pear to be, it Is some town.-I' TX
ersburg Sentinel.
Drastic Measure.
A Texas girl has abandoned the mis-
sionary field for matrimony. Rather
a drastic measure for one convert
Herald4Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

and mirth will be provided by THE
Two Melody Boys" Belding and Sny-
der, who will introduce the latest
popular songs and piano selections
Louise DeFoggi wears pretty gowns
and sings her songs in her own in
imitable manner. The Castillo broth
ers offer a classy violin and accordion
act that is said to be very pleasing.
Gilbert Girard, The Human Ciario-
nette," will be seen in animal and in
strumental mimics. The eleventh
chapter of Zudora in 1.-The 10000, 600
Mystery will complete the show for
today, tomorrow and Wednesday.
Radcliffe Series.
There are many features of enter
tainment in the program of folk songs
to be presented by Louise L1eweIlyn,
the great American singer of folk
songs, at the Grand opera house on
at O'Clock.
On this program, there is an oppor-
tunity to see the singer appearing ex-
actly as q peasant Of the country
whose songs she is singing, and Miss
Llewellyn is such an artist and under
stands, not only the songs. but the
people of the countries whose songs
sings a program of folk songs for a
certain nationality they Immediately
want to adopt her. In Chicago she
sang the Bohemian folk songs to an
audience OF Bohemians, and made
such an impression that the Bohe-
mians of Chicago made almost ma
tiOnal fete of her presence in that city,
giving her the Bohemian name of
'Iewellyn,' saying she sings the Zech
tongue and Zech songs and looks too
much like Bohemian girl to be a
Kansas girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

1t is expected that the resolution
demanding an investigation Of the his
tory of the use of the gag and straight
jacket for enforcing discipline in the
state prison at Lansing. will be sprung
in the senate when that body con-
yenes at o'clock this afternoon. by
Senator Milton of Kansas City. The
ment of two members from the ma
jority and one from the minority of
the senate. 1t has been planned to
exhibit samples of the two appliances
on the floor of the senate when the
resolution is under discussion.
Another measure for the regula-
ton of prison affairs is a bill now in
the hands of the senate which would
penalize the practice OF prison Off
Gals who transact business for in
mates of the institution. While the
legislative committee was in Lansing
on its recent trip of inspection some
OF its members participated in the
hearing of prison employee named
Clark who had been discharged on
charges of INSTRUMENTATION. 1t Is sale
to have been shown that Clark, who
has been employed in various capaci-
ties at the penitentiary for a number
of years, had been active in efforts
to sell to railroad companies an i'm
proved railroad switching device, the
invention of one Of the inmates of the
penitentiary. 1t was alleged that a
sort of informal syndicate had been
formed among prisoners and prison
employees to float the patent ana
that their business relations was det-
situation. Clark has no been REIN
stated. The new bill, introduced by
Waggener, would prohibit all
such transactions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

by in which no building permits were
issued. A slight moderation in tenn
perature made a big difference in
the showing. Several permits have
been taken out since that day. A per-
nit has been issued for the Ira Bak-
er apartment house which is being
constructed at 411-415 West Eleventh
street at a cost Of $4,000. The Shaw
nee Investment company has taken
out permits to construct dwellings at
1134 West street and 615 West Six
teenth street.
In an interesting program conduct
ed at the Central Congregational
church Sunday night by members of
the Brotherhood such weighty ques-
tons were discussed as whether min
listers should own autos. A series of
dialogues were given 1t was decided
that it is all right for a minister to
own an auto if it makes for efficiency
in performing of pastoral duties.
Among those who took part in the
program were: w. J. Rickenbacher,
w. G. Magaw, William Macarthur. E.
r. Corbin. L. c. Hodge. ]. w. Stauf-
fer. Rad. NJ Lee, J. ]. Henderson and
r. C. Obrect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
II cross, feverish or bilious give seal
ifornia Syrup of Figs

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle, thorough laxative should always
be the first treatment given.
II your little one is Out-of-sorts, half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-looks Mother, see If tongue is
coated This is a sure sign that it's
little stomach. liver and bowels are
clogged with waste. When cross. irri-
table. feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full of cold, give a tea
spoonful of california Syrup of Figs"
and in few hours all the constipated
poison, undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out of its little bowels
without gripping, and you have a we'll,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving this
harmless fruit laxative" because it
never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
aeh and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for 59-cent bottle of
California Syrup Of Figs" then see
that it is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company.'-Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
FOR A BAD COLD

The surest way to stop cold is to
liven the liver and cleanse the bowels.
and the incest cathartic to do this is a
10-cent box of Cascarets- Take one or
two Cascarets tonight and your cold
may be gone by morning.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
ST0Rk WINS OUT.
Old Bird Has Better Record Than
Grim Death in Topeka.

A tabulated report of births and
deaths in the city of Topeka during
the years 1913 and 1914. prepared by
the city department of health, shows
that Topeka is becoming a more
healthy place in which to live. In
the last year the birth rate increased
while the death rate decreased.
The largest percentage of births was
in the Second ward-also the highest
percentage of deaths The number of
deaths per thousand in the city dur
ug 1913 was 1876. During 1914 it
dropped to 1913. The number Of
births during the year 1913 was III
per thousand. Last year it increased
to 1876.
Only twelve persons between five
anc twenty years old died in Topeka
during 1914. There were only two
deaths from typhoid. In the Third
ward there were more deaths than
births during the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

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ms book sums up all we have learned
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Exposes the hunbux Appliances -
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Explains why operation is nearly always
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

effects and a magnificent change of
costume for every one OF the twenty
or more song and dance numbers
After all, it resolves itself into rip
roaring" side-splitting comedy such
as you would expect after seeing the
daily cartoons by Bud Fisher which
are still popular with the readers
of the thousand or more daily and
years ago. Mutt & Jeff in Mexico"
with the big fifty thousand dollar
production. comes to the Grand to-
morrow for two days engagement,
matinee Wednesday.
Baby Mime
..Baby Nine which comes to the
Grand Saturday, has proved to be the
most strikingly popular comedy ever
written 1t started it's career in New
York at Days theater. in August,
1911, and ran there steadily for one
solid year. In London shortly after.
another company began an engage
ment at the Criterion theater, and ne
gotiations were made for its presenta-
ton in Paris, Berlin. Vienna, St.
Petersburg, South America and Aus
wrote the comedy. has somewhat
gloatingly confessed that various
prominent American managers read
baby Mine and declined to have
anything to do with it. Belasco re-
jec.ed Miss Mayo's gold mine; Henry
and even George NJ Cohen failed to
exercise, when asked to stage the
comedy that Broadway astuteness for
which he has gently praised
himself William A. Brady accepted
it after the first reading and the rest
is history
At the Hip.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" which the Hip theater is
showing all this week. is a photo
dramatization of Anne Crawford
F1exner's legitimate drama This was
based upon Alice Hogan Rice's two
widely read stories. Mrs Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" and 'Lovey
| Mary.
In Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" there are a number of circus
scenes which readers OF Mrs Alice
Hogan Rice's story and those who
have seen Mrs Anne Crawford F1ex-
ner's legitimate play will not recall
because they were in neither the book
nor the play
At the Novelty.
The headline attraction at the Nov
city for three days, starting with this
matinee today. is Walter Terry and hi.
Fiji girls in the musical comedietts
..Cannibal Isle 1t is a lively musica
comedy with plenty of action and i.
said to be fairly overflowing with goot
comedy and dancing. Music. melody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
CROWD At CONCERT.
Auditorium Packed to Hear MarshalPs
Band Municipal Program.

The series of municipal band con-
certs given at the auditorium came to
a conclusion Sunday afternoon with a
concert by MarshaH's band. On ac-
count Of the excellent weather and of
the reputation of the band, the audi
torium was filled almost to capacity.
The program Sunday was varied.
with many sacred songs included
among classical and popular selec-
tons. A saxaphone solo was given by
Leo Elmore and xylophone solo by
Harry Snyder.
The series has been popular with
Topeka people as nearly every one
has been well attended The plan.
which was such a success all winter,
and also last summer in the local
parks, probably will be put into mo-
ton again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
Don't Let Your Trus.
Make Operation Necessary

xveen.t
mischief - - 'ee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08
At THE THEATERS.
At the Grand.

With sensational meIodra matte
story under the title of Mutt &
Jeff in Mexico" Gus Hills perennial
success of that name reappears
"spick and span," everything new but
the buttons. To say it is hit, is put
ting it altogether too mildly Its a
riot, With gorgeous scenic and light
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
Hem = Igs
O1,11l az1e
Then Writes an Epic on Hope
and Passes way "a
cnI5f1ifie
Solitude U 4; !.

Los ANGELES, CAL June IL
Dutch Louie; known throughout the
southwest as the hermit Of the Paco-
ina, few days ago walked Slowly
from his hut, which Is I've miles rom ON.
Pacoima and selecting q spot On the
hillside. dug himself a narrow Srase-
Then he returned TO has nome.
dressed himself in his best ctofnanS
and lay down to die. All that he toe.
IN a letter he wrote to the coconeS
Just before he lay down for The last
time
The note. pitiful chronicle OF hope.
that never died. asked the coroner 70
bury. him without ceremony IN the
grave he had dug and TO mark e onty
with the scant Inscription. 9ascn
Louie
4 don't fear death" wrote the her
mil. 1T is the inevitable wages OF
life-and have lived. For scores
of years have lived in the hope OF
finding the bonanza have dreamed
of and prayed for. never found II.
but I was cheered to the end by tho;
star of hope"
The body was found by hunters.
Dutch Louie for ive-years had been
known to the residents OF the Pacotma
section as a hermit None knew his
real name or where he came from.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
Win Try
Soup Suit
Woman Says Splitting of Hot
Wand Down Her Spine
Caused tuberculosis.

ST. LOUIS. MO-, June 12.-Whether
or not the spi1ling Of hot plate Of
soup down a lady's spine would in
duce tuberculosis, is the intricate
medical question that is soon to come
up for settlement in the circuit court.
The soup spil1fns is a society mat
ter, and it occurred at a social func-
ton at. the aristocratic Buckingham
hotel Mrs Grace L. Hangen, OF this
city, wife of DR. w. NJ Hansen, was
the victim of the soup incident, and
she is suing the hotel owners for
So. 900. claiming that she contracted
tuberculosis as an indirect result OF
burns she suffered when waiter
spilled hot tomato boui1Ion down her
back.
aroused through preliminary deposS-
tons taken by lawyers in the case
Forty members OF the Rotary club
We're called as witnesses. but the main
evidence was by physicians. The ban
quet Of the Rotary club year ago
last December was the scene of the
soup spilling Mrs. Hanger became
hysterical when the hot soup splashed
down her back. Her back and shout
ders were blistered, according to wit
aesses, and the soup spoiled her even
ing gown. Others furnished testimony
that the soup was hot
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
ma Oh
BLARGEd
IN HISTORY
Consolidation Coal Company
Smasf1es All Previous
Nine Records

BALTIMORE. Md, June iS-With
an output OF LESSEE net tons OF coal
during May the Consolidation Coal
COMPANY broke all the previous rec
ords in its history for ufontniy OUT
p,rI- The highest previous record VS.
for June, 1:904. when 1853 zoo net tons
were mined. This was the report SUD
mitred 10 Jere H Wheelwr1Sht press
dent OF the company when he return
ed TO his Office after the Inspection
made of the company's property IN
Kenrucky in company with some OF
the direcrors OF the Western MARIANA ss''l
railway.
The company has already caugnt
I1p with the decline 1t net with IN IT'S
OUTPUT during the first three months
Of the year and from now on the man
agement expects the mining TO IN
crease and the year It is beheVeo,
will show a record.
The outgo OF this coal to foreign
countries Is continuing on scale
equal to its daily mining output.
which Is now at the rate OF 50.oeO
tons a day. the daily record so lar
for June. and which Mr.. Wheelwrtght
lsays he expects to be kept up, II 1t Is
mot exceeded. This immense move
ment is keeping the coal piers OF the
lBaItsmore and Ohio at Curtis Bay
and of the West Maryland at Port
Covinston working to their full ca
Ipacity every day and frequently
throughout the night
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
Horse Has a
Wooden
Leg
Still Travels but Has Some
thing of a LAUNDERING

NORTH ADAMS. Mass, June H.
Fred Harris. OF Powna1, a
few miles from here has never been
in Winsted. Conn. nor has he ever
been called a nature fakir. but he
says (and the correspondent bears
him out) that he has q horse with a
wooden leg Thus
one of the horses legs became
infected and veterinary wanted to
Neigh" said Harris and the horse
So the leg was cut off. Then the
village carpenter was called in. and
after some experimenting wooden
leg fitted with thick pad was con-
structed. and the first thing the
neighbors knew the old horse was
back on the farm job
Mr.. Harris admits the horse has
something OF a numbering gait, but
thinks that is to be expected
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
Sees Var
OF Races
Missionary 10 India Says Orient
is Waiting for the Hour
to Strike.

ARIINGTONs y. J., June d2.-.An
alignment of Orient against Occldenf
rs possible outcome Of the European
war is seen by DR.. G. Wilhelm Scnei-
ander, an American missionary VINO
has just returned <rom India after
a stay OF twenty-five years. Dr.. Sches
ander is visiting his brother, august
Schelander, Of Davis avenue
81 believe the yellow peril IS a pos
sibility." said the missionary when
talking of war. India, as all the
peoples Of the East, IS watching tue
events and waiting to take part when
the time is ripe They all see me
white races of the earth arrayed
against each other. They see their
conquerors being killed by the thous-
ands. Day by day the Strength OF
the white men Of Europe IS weaken
ing. Every hour that prolongs the
battle and gives to death a heavier
toll. brings nearer IN their eyes the
dawn OF Asia's opportunity
When the hour strikes 1t VIII not
be India and China and Japan In
sparodic rebellion against England
and Germany and Russia 1t viii not
DE Asia against Europe It viii be
the Orient against the occident- Be
tween the two peoples there is an
'antasonism that is coeva1 with crea-
ton and that will o1tlast the reckon
inSs of time
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
LOVE GETS A
Girl IN JAIL
Refuses to Give Up Sweetheart
and Sheis Charged with
InCorrigIbI.Ity.

NEW YORK. June 12-Rather
than give up her sweetheart. Mar
celle Brust. pretty girl of 16 years.
of North Bergen, NJ J.. is In Hud-
son county jail.
Her father swore out a complaint
charging her with 1ncorrigibility be
cause she refused to obey him and
cease meeting Lawrence Eitzen-
heefer. Is years old
It am glad to go to jail" the girl
told Recorder Medina am glad
to show how much I love Lawrence.
He would go to jail for me too.
Hes just the incest boy In the
world" said the girl Il can't sleep
nights for thinking of him
when I'm freed, shall marry
Lawrence There has been nothing
wrong. love him enough to die
for, him. He would die for me. he
said so, and that's enough for me-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
WHEAT CROP
To Be Biggest in the History of
the Country Say Fed
eral Experts.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June d2.-The
greatest wheat crop the country ever
has known is in prospect for the com
ing harvest In its forecast based on
the condition OF, winter and sprins
wheat on June the federal crop re-
porting board placed the prospective
wheat crop at CSC. 100000 bushels,
which would exceed last years rec
ord crop by 100000 bushels With
continued good growing conditions the
crop might reach a billion bushels
The forecast OF the oats crop places
it at 1,3SS 100000 bushels, which IS
more than harvested last year or in
1913, but 12O, GOT, 600 bushels less than
the record crop Of 1872
ca1ions. viii be second in point OF
sSbe. with 49, 100000 bushels. which
would be 26,o0o, eco bushels less than
the 1872 record crop.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
NEGRO FAILS
To DIE As
He PLEDGED
Thousands Gather 10 Hear Fu-
neral Grafton but Police
Spoil Ii All.

KINSTCN, ~ c., June H-Becausa
the police wouldn't stand for the
blocking of traffic by Jerry Langley,
a negro, the later could not conclude
his own funeral GRAFTON at Washing
ton, Eear here.
Langley failed to Tive" up to HIS
word and die The scene at his home,
IN Third street, Washington. was the
most ridiculous ever enacted there :
For weeks the negro had declared
that be Would die on June at 1000
a. m. on the dot. In two newspaper
interviews last week he reiterated
positively his intention to kick the
bucket. He preached to hi=3 negro
friends several times a day. He was
n the best of health, as they could
see Pm a-goin' ter die or bust. he
informed reporter.
At a. m. there were a thousand
negroes in front of his home. At $40
there were 1000 to 5000 negroes and
whites, and the narrow street was I'M
passable. The police were exasper-
ated They rushed the mob and did
not make a dent. Then they fought
their way through the crowd and selz-
ed Langley, who was making his fare
well address from the doorway. Just
as t1e clock on the court house sew
eral blocks away was striking 40 they
hustled him into patrol wagon.
At the last stroke OF 40 Langley
tainted He was taken, to avoid the
multitude. to the county home outside
the town. At o'clock he came out
of the trance" which. If affected, was
a good imitation. Today he has post
poned the time appointed"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
Copper
Spolls
Movie
Ambitious Officer Attempts to
Arrest a Band of Train
Robbers.

HIGHLAND PARK, I'LL, June 1e-
Copper Rouse wants to wear a ser
geant,s star some day and the other
day he started to gather it in From
his place on the shady side of the
depot he heard the 2:d7 whistle.
but the whistle IS all It did, It didn't
steam up to the station Rouse start
ed to see about it. and what did ne
see but masked bandits armed TO the
frightened men out of the PIT par
lor car.
Rouse was on the spot in two skips
and jump-here's where he was to
land that sergeant's STAR Before they
could stop his rescue of helpless wo-
men he had spoiled 200 feet of film,
and ruined a fine movie" Of a thrill
ing train robbery in a lonely spot in
the Rockies"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
TILTED
After Buying Girl $500 Outfit
isan Ederly Man from
Indiana.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, June 12.-Sm-
on Francis, a prosperous business
man OF Indiana, came here to marry
Jennie josephine Deep. many years
his junior. Jennie had other plans,
but when ner mother asked her to
marry Francis. she consented.
EIafed. the Indiana man went with
his fancee TO the dressmaking estab-
l:shments and jewelry emporiums,. and
when the bride to be was through,
Francis had $500 less in his wallet,
but appeared conrented.
Last night Francis appeared at the
Deep home for the wedding. While
the guests Were arriving, Jennie,
wearing her wedding gown and new
ly purchased jewelry, hunted up Sam
ue1 Abraham, marched him to the of
fee of Alderman John H Cross, and
the knot was tied.