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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
roE1pn "a pIssonuE1oN.

Notice q hereby given that, ct g
meeting OF The Stpckholders Of the Nett
OIL Company, a corporation created and
orgauized under the laws OF the state.
of West Virginia, held at the City OF
clagkebuEg. on the 2sth day Of M% 7;Sl.s
SSfRsiIsSsoLvED. arst that the. NebtIs
Oil Company, &C roporation created ana
organized under the laws OF the StatS
slIrrender 20 the State OF West Virginia
4fs charter and corporate franchises.
The board OF directors VIII proceed to
e9nysTt the property eaggeg n tfos se tI36
cash, and pay on and discharge all IT'S
ilebta. liabilities and obIlBatfons; and
8fte fully d4scharsing an such debts.
Hapflitdes and obltgah0ns. diytqe the
resnalndet among the Btoe khold e1s PRO
stock, but no such payment Shall -
made to any gtoclEholdef until AFTER the
oubldeatt3n pf the, notice hsreAnaftsr
= ::RtEsoLyED, second. that the presi-
dent OF this coRpora tion cause notice
OF the adoption OF the 6preGctng RESP
Intdpn to be published in some nowNp4per
OF general circulation, published near
the principal once or place OF buStnsss
of fhdS corporation. once week Tor.
tifY these iresodu3a ons TO the secretary
OF state OF the State of West Virginia.
and deliver to him g certificate showing
the publications OF said notice az pro-
vld0d by law
Given under my bend this 24th day,
y NJ. ACNEw,
President OF said corporation.
Is. n GOOGLE sscretar
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
rhe Mexican Precedents.

AThroughout the early days OF this
administration, It will be recalled, the
most vigorous and emphatic warnings
were communicated to the various
Mexican revolutionary leaders. over
df they caused injury to American
lives or property~they would be held
Is "a strict accountability" The only
Interpretation which could possibly be
T1aced ON the presidents words was
fhaf Sc the Mexicans took American
#ifyes Or robbed them Of their property
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nnrnanr md Mexico.

THAT Germany's reply to the so
,ai1ad Tusitania note is highly I'M
Safisfactory Is the verdict OF Prestdent
JVs1son. Secretary Lansing and OF the
great majority OF editors thfougnous
fhe country, irrespective OF party. 1 II
,65ernan communication ignores
"a rafrlIv prepared and forceful argu-
ments of President W1lsons note .,, sne
e1,hn1its a series of contentious more
SI,ita1nIe for a newspaper article than
for q. serious diplomatic controversy.
B1It while this Is the general opinion
regarding the German note, the pun
fIfc appears TO be mystthed regaFolns
I@he reasons for its unsatisfactory
scharacter. They cannot understan.a
E7hv Germany has not taken the UNI
ted states more seriously, why tHas
government did not take up ana at
lSennpt to answer the various conten-
Cans of the United States. Thefe are
lhoweyer. many students of interna-
s+soTal affairs. including certain for
Geign diplomats stationed in Washing
Efon. who are convinced that an exam
Elnation OF the administration Next
Ecan uoHcy-or lack of policy anords a
soompIete explanation OF the ATTITUDE
En9 +he German foreign office, especial
Nv when taken in connection with the
Extraordinarily forceful-not to say
FindIscreet language of President
iVV1l sons note to Germany of February
id9, in which, replying to Germany 8
tannollncenent of It's establishment OF
Ahe war zone, Mr.. wilson wrote t1 "a
i8f Ghrmany'S naval authorities IN
tfrfnged the rights Of American citi-
pZens, "the United States would be con-
tstrained to hold the imperial German
government to a strict accountability
FOR such acts"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
MAsHLngI9!L!. NOTES
SsGE S lIssnn ~ - - Z, III,

WASHINGTON ID. C.s july 1S.---
The United States geological survey,
recognizing the fact that transconLl-
mental tourist travel Is unusually
heavy this year, has issued a series q
four guide books dealing with the
country serYtd by the chief rauWa5
lines between the Missippi valley and
the Pacific coast. The second of these
bulletins. 612, covering the Overland
route" with a side trip to. Yellow
stone park, appeared this week. II is
of remarkable thoroughness In its de-
scription OF the geographical, geolog-
zeal and economic features OF the
country crossed by one who travels
from Omaha to San Francisco by way
of Salt Lake City. Not only is the
present state of this religion set down
with its why's and wherefores' put the
West Of other ages is reconstructed
by the government scientists and re-
peopled with it's extinct fauna and
fora. Each city and town is ce-
scribed and whenever THESE are OF
sucfent interest facts about their
founding and history are presented.
The country traFersed by tthe "Qv-
erland route has been divided into
twenty-five sections, which are shown
in detail by the same number OF maps.
There are also many half-tone Illus
tratfons of prehfstorica1 RE, geologi-
cal formations and modern economic
The book is too expensive to be dis
tributed free, but can be bought for
a dollar from the superint endent of
public documents In TINS city. Its
value should be apparent from even
so brief description, and West Viz
einians planning this trip. across the
country to San Francisco would do
well to get this one or all four of
these government guides before start
ing forth on the1ourpey.
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An Evening Echo.

TO have q memory for oenehts, ~, nos
6for ofFenses-these are the two points
an which friendship may rest strong
and abiding friendship which passes s
,fo the greatness OF noble minds be
not like those who are more hurt IA ana q
toffended BY an unkind word or by a
word meant in fun, and which es-
caped, as it were, from a clo1ster' IN
locked for moment by the tongue
yea more hurt than they cher were
pleased and comforted by thousano
renewed proofs OF loving friendship
PHTRARCH
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
n1nnders with Germany.

IN the conduct of our relations W4eh
IH5ermany, the administration mas re-
heated the blunder it made Win 4Xrs sAS.
Eico, placed itself on a plane OF !oaiy
fdnealtsm and used languages - zset,
k4oo strong for the occasion IN fsD
! snar-y, only to eat Its words IN Juy;
/ on FEBRUARY 4, Germany procla1m'eo1
451e war zone, and on February 10
IIsresident Wilson replied to the proc
t1amation with a threat, not only as
sArtinR that Germany would pc net'1
10 q strict accountability II II 1L5ssSl
lthe rights OF Americans on tne hlsn L.
seas. Including those within the war
goTa INT in diplomatic language
t+hreatenfng war II Germany did not
ST claims it could not-need tne
lysyarninp. The American ship, Gul4-
5trllt was sunk with the loss OF A1ne[
3fsa5, lives and the Lusitanta was SUNK
with loss OF hundred or American I.1
dives. And Germany mas . noL pse er
held to ga strict accountability @us
more than were the Mexicans.
srhe irnpression that Americans are
nation of buffers has been strongly
3o6nflrnned. And now Germany mas
TTsefuged to take seriously the presl-
sdent's protest regarding the slnklns
~ the T1sitania while students OF m
4 rnational affairs are convinced tug
exclamation is to be found IN the az
inafnistration's weak and Eac lil-aa3
Mexican policy and in the ind1scTeet
threat contained in its note to Ger
many of February 10. 1t is noteworthy IT1.;
"a this connection that when Mr.. VII
,.o1, made public his note OF FeDruaIy
40 two of the ablest diplomats IN tnls
M (o,, tot John Bassett Moore. Demo-
4sSrat. and EIinu Root. a Republican
both both privately expressed the convic5
sSon that the president had errea
/ aravely in uttering a threat which ne
Illrn., rrnA r1renared to make good.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

A large delegation Of the capita
'.horsey set" have arrived rom ma ~
lottesville, whore they atte i 1IS Az
h - S1 Horse Show Association,
S S5a and Davis. OF Charles
ton ". va, were the principal oiue
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
ANDRosKY m COURT.

For being drunk and disorderly In
the streets Sunday, Phillip Androsky
paid q fine Of $500 in police court
Monday morning. He was arrested
BY Omcers Shahan and Davfsson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

ribbon winners, their spotted geldtnFg.
Jimmy Trigger capturing both the
saddle pony and harness pony
c Case, while their Starlight" and
s.T f F1arl'' were declared the best
harness pair.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

w K Mcdowell, Blueield news
papar man, is expected by local
friends to arrive here here ~ gay
or two to make them 9 visit. WE
liam KYLE scribes for Col. Hugh Ike
Shott's Telegraph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

recent change OF the postal regula7
t4ons. which provides that on and af-
ter September 1 the postmaster at
the mailing point may give : the.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

a receipt for ordinary parcels Of
fourth class, matter, an innovation In
the postal service, ts pFoy1aeo Dy :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

ars+ time in ages and aeons, he saw
i arss '1 lock of foaming stems crossing
the bar.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

Every home with a phone is a
branch Of WEIGH 8 Fullerton,
Druaqists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Camden Nc
Kinley. Of Wheeling, have sent cards
to many friends here announcing the
birth of a daughter July z. Mrs.
Mckinley, who is a daughter of the
Hon. and Mrs. Louis Bennett. Of
Weston, was formerly Miss Agra
Bennett, and popular favorite IN
washington society from the time OF
her coming out" Her wedding to
Mr.. Mckinley took place ct st.
Johns church year ago last Easter,
and was followed by brilliant re-
ception at the willard, where the
Bennetts were spending the season.
The baby will be christened Agra.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

skip" Rathbone, champion slayer
Of the rum dragon in West Virginia,
and far-famed chief Of Prohibition
Commissioners Blues booze sleuthing
squad, stopped of here for g day or
two to get himself dolled up In white
flannels before he flashes on the
where ne is going to spend a part
Of his vacation. From there he will
90 to Rockport. Me-. which ts q dry
town and distinguished as the place
Of his birth. while here Mr.. Rath-
bone was decoyed into the 'univer-
sity of Gerstenberg" where, for the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

A number OF important business
matters with the United States reve-
Hays, collector for West Virginia. to
Washington last week, and one Of
them was to resist to the best of his
ability the threatened reduction OF
the force under Mr.. Hays, which is
contemplated, 1t is said, in an effort
to reduce expenses and inaugurate
economies. Mr. Hays argued with
the commissioner that the large
amount OF business done in West
Virginia justifies the force being lett
the same size it is at the present
time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19

There is a strong probability that
the successor to the late Or. Joseph
Austin Holmes as director of the
United States Bureau Of Mines may
be a former well known and promt-
nent West virgintan,, none other
than John w. Paul, who, for a num-
Der of years. was the chief of West
Virginta's mining department Mr..
Paul left the states service to join
the federal governments mining bu-
reau, and in this new position has
made a name for himself that is ma
tional. His work on rescue problems
has been extraordinarily successful
and has attracted attention in every
mining district in the world.
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-23
THE MASTER KEY.
CHAPTER TX.

Master of the master Key Mine.
E1Y1 HEN Ruth Gallon did not call
1" upuu him and he found him
Re=@=T-= self unable to locate her
ksA5G1 Cha lies Everett was ut Il loss
wn.., 10 do lie had wired Dorr of his
anxiety about her and had received
word in reply that the young engineer
had received conflicting messages.
Unhappily for the girl. Everett was
called out of town And so when he
found himself forced to make a hur,
ried trip to San Francisco her predica
ment became the more pronounced.
The false Everett, George Drake, took
It upon himself to call at the Ritz for
her mail. and, returning with word
that there was none for her, Ruth felt
q strange premonition that matters
were not progressing as they should.
Mrs Dnrnell found her gazing out of
the drawing room window, huddled In
a pathetic little heap, detection stamp
ed on features and form.
"Dearie," purred the hostess, you
look as If you had lost your last friend
on earth. DO cheer up What Is the
troubleT"
Ruth turned her head. but remained
In the same queer little attitude. reply
ing in n plantive voice:
81 do not understand why Mr. Dorr
has not written or wired me. Really.
Mrs. Darnell. am beginning to feaT
that something has happened to him"
Mrs. Darnell looked ut her searching
", but recovered quickly under the
questioning return gaze.
do not worry. Ruth. Everything
will come out all right Surprising we
take drive The air and Sunshine
will do you world of good "
Every minute was one of delight to
the unsophisticated girl. and each new
sight and vista opened II new world
to her inexperienced mind After II
stop at Grants tomb they Spee;lpd
downtown, reaching Columbus circle
after run through Central park a
blowout of one of the tires caused II
delay Ruth tired Of sitting in the
car, and. jumping out. she spied flor
lists window Before Mrs Darnell
COIlu luiIlh VI lIO pONHliiitN WI ~
carriage of her well laid plans the girl
was inside She purchased, violPts for
both and was on her way ont when
she saw telephone .Intuitively, rnth
err than from any other motive. she
hastily called up Mr. Eyerett's office.
To her nmazpment she learned that he
had gone west.
Her news was even more startling
to Mrs. DNrnel than 1t had been tu
Ruth Quick action WAS needed. and
leaving Ruth in the car with II pre-
varicated excuse, the older women was
soon phoning to Drake. telling him to
go west ut once and instructing him
to meet them In San Francisco. where
he was to pose us Everett and continue
carrying out the plot TO secure posses
sion of Ruth's mining property
And thus 1t came about that five
days later found them IN the metrOp
oils of the Pacific coast, where they
were met by Drake. still posing as Ev
erett
The greatest difficulty lay IN rpconciI
ing Ruth's mind to the mystery O
Everett's sudden departure after she
had seen him nj Mrs nnnelrs thu
night before But the clevcrness u
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-23

bridge Of considerable nelgnt- IL was,
midafternoon when Harry Wilkerson
threw the bride rein over his pony's
head and climbed down the hill slope
till he was directly under the bridge.
Then he pulled the little saw out of his
shirt bosom and began work. Fifteen
minutes later he climbed up to the
road broke the saw In two, flung the
pieces into the brush and rode away.
He did not go far.
From his place of vantage halfway
up the hill be waited The hour that
elapsed before he heard the coughing
Of the motor seemed an endless success
sion of deadly seconds, each marked
by a stabbing breath. Then he saw
the truck emerge from the cut and com,
mence to rumble heavily down the
slope. John Dorr was driving With
him was one of the hands.
The heavy truck bumped upon the
bridge, and in the desert silence the
man on the hill saw it quietly sway to
one side and then plunge downward
to the rocks below. Before the sound
of that crash could reach his listening
ears he saw a sudden burst of fame
shoot up dense swirl of smoke. Then.
like the faraway cracking of fire,
came the noise Of the yielding timbers,
followed by dull boom.
My God!' whispered Wilkerson to
himself. 1.-The gasoline tank exploded
and the car is on fire!" He crouched
in the brush, waiting to see whether
any one emerged from the gulch. No
one did. The bridge burned fierceIy
At least no one would ever know the
cause of this catastrophe, and John
Dorr would not go to San Francisco.
Instinct told him to fee the scene.
But a stronger passion overcame him;
he must see for himself what had hap.
pened. He mounted his horse and rode
swiftly down the slope.
The truck had turned completely
over and lay broken and smoldering
across the waterworn powders vii
kerson could not see two forms; all
he discerned through the eddying
smoke was the body of John Dorr
flung some distance from the truck
his pallid face turned to the blazing
sky.
Dead" muttered Wilkerson, chilled
with the horror Of the thing he had
done. 1t bit into his very soul, that
scene, until he could not stand 1t longer
and rode furiously away toward the
other side of the divide. He must &C
on his supposed errand about the Woo
and know nothing Of this
On the crest of the mountain he halt
ed and looked back. Far below him {
thin curl of gray smoke marked the
site of the murder. Knowing that hi
was safe, Wilkerson experienced a tire
mendous reaction.
He raised himself exultantly In his
stirrups. He was now master of thu
Master Key" mine.
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the schemer counterbalanced all doubts,
to hasten to San Francisco to carry ont
her plans,
Accordingly she wired Dorr. but
again 1.-The wires crossed" for. nj
though he learned that she was ~
ing TO the western city, he again learn
with her.
Ruth had been gone many days
when John Dorr received another tele
gram from Everett that made his heart
stop its regular beat Alone in his
cabin he pored over it as If there
must he some hidden meaning beneath
the words 1t was unbelievable Aft
er all his pain and his very careful
forethought for her comfort and SAFE.
ty something had gone wrun2 EN
erett was brief:
San Francisco, April
John Dorr Silent Valley. Cal
Have been unable to find Miss Gallon
EVERETT
For awhile his mind refused IL won't
logically. All that he could THINK al
was little Ruth Gallon. she ut thu sl.r,
der hands and pure eyes. lost in III,
great city and piteOusly seekiu. f.
miliar face. But he pulled himself Wig
orously together and called NJ, IN,
agent Mt the station.
''Bill." he said over the Telephone
This Is Dorr l. want tn gat wir-
through to San Francisco"
"All right. John; what is II"
John thought a moment and then di"
tatetf this message:
Charles Everett. Cali Building San Fran
cisco:
Miss Gallon was TO have gon- 10 The s.
Francis. as wired you before noRR
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-23

After molling over the problem he
felt that he must cOntide In some one
OF all the men in the mine he trusted
only Tom Kane. He strobe down the
bill to the cook shanty aud found the
old man engaged IN his task Of prepar
ing the MONDAY meal
Look here, Tom" John said alb
rCptly, holding out the telegram. Il
haven't said anything before, but Ruth
is lost In San Francisco. I've wired
Everett before. He can't find her"
Without a word the cook reached
for the yellow slip and read 1t slowly.
He glanced up and said with the ut
most simplicity, ~ reckon you'd bet
ter catch this evenings express"
but my work here-somebody has
got to look after the mine and Wilker-
som
Tom Kane glanced at him and then
at the bit of paper. 4 know how you
feel" he muttered. but I've cooked
years enough to know that If you leave
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-23
CHAPTER X.
In the Heart of Chinatown.

ARNIId QUICK decision WllkerSOn
Y" turned his horse toward Vale
lssSSE9s Vista. He felt in his pockets
kE@z4sA to see how much money he
had. He discovered that through an
oversight he had put into his pocket
before leaving the office the last San
Francisco mint check for something
like $1,000. There was besides this
couple Of hundred dollars.
He pulled this out, stared at it, laugh
ed and went on. "Frisco for mine,"
said he.
The evening sun was pouring pale
blue light through high Pacific fog
when John Dorr came to his senses.
Twenty feet away the machine was
smoldering and the smell Of oil ana
varnish lay like miasma in the gulch
He could hardly breathe. He strug
gled painfully up the slope toward the
road and then lost consciousness again.
1t was only for moment, for Tom
Kane, desert wise, travelling In the cool
of the evening, stopped his burros at
the top of the declivity, wondering
what the fire was. He saw that the
bridge was gone. This might be due
to tramps camped in the dry bed of
the creek. not attending to their blaze
He led the burros off the road and
down the slope, only to stop with nm
exclamation such as he had not used
in years. John Dorr lay there with
his fingers clutched into the gray
mari
He stopped over and saw that the
body, bulking heavily in the misty
light, still held its vital spark.
Where is Hickman. the driverT
The cook peered around and then once
more bent over the mOtionless form
OF the young engineer. With great ex
ertion he managed to lift him up and
place linn across one Of the pack sad
dies, Johns arm automatically clasp
ing the little animals neck. Seeing
him secure, and coming to his senses
Kane went down to the smolderinR re
mains of the machine to search for
his companion. One glance was sufi
cient. He quietly went back and start
ed his journey toward the mine. His
old hands. scared by years OF cooking
patted the almost inanimate form of
Dorr
They were almost to the Master
Key" mine when Dorr came to himself
slipped of the pack saddle and stood
up weakly
"What happenedT' he muttered.
Nothing much.' said Kane. putting
his arm about him "You had bad
fall. That bridge never was any too
strong"
''Bridger' said Dorr THE bridge is
gomez"
"Sure." said old Tom Kane easily,
whistling to his burros again "You
just come along with me-"
"But | haven't got my coat"
The cook looked at him with swift
understanding His coat had been In
the seat Of the machine and was burn
ed. I'm get you another coat when
we get back to camp" he said com
fortin"ly So they progressed tht. long
and dusty road back to the Master
Key L was dark when they ar