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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

enough wood to keep the fire going easily all
winter. Cord wood was sawed and split and
piled. Logs would be sawed the proper length,
some old and seasoned to burn we'll some green
to keep the fire from going too fast, dry and
n green log would be rolled in at once The fire
would last longer, while the dry logs gave the
assurance that the flames would not go out.
And that assurance was important When
ever the master OF the house started out the
last Injunction was, Don't forget to feed the
stock, and whatever you do"-the children
knew It by heart and would take the words out
of his mouth--"whatever you do, don't let the
fire go out"
Tho neighbors would Join together. taking
their OK teams. and several sturdy sons to do
the work, and would so over into the next
county, to mill. Many OF the pioneers rather
than nuke the long, dangerous trip, would
grind their corn in the primitive Indian fashion.
But after this method was discarded, they
would take their grain in large, coarse sacks,
haul 1t across the praires, swamps the hills
and the woods OF old Missouri. The bottom
lands We're practically impossible.
Saved by grace" was n fitting expression
when they emerged from the oozy mire, the
dense underground, the rattlesnakes and all
the other specimens that fiourished In the river
bottoms. The rivers they crossed on ice in
winter--tlckllsh business 1t was too. In sum-
mer they forded the holes and mud bottoms of
Grand River Sometimes they went out and
never came back. Only the muddy. sullen
river remained to tell the tale.
But they went. because there was no other
way Of grinding their grain.
On their return. two things leaped up to greet
them The dogs. left behind jumped out and
a hS onfa hp
house. something else leaped up-warm and
full OF lie as the dogs. 1t was the fire.
Time went on. The wilderness was cleared.
Tho roads were improved. mill was built.
The modern inventions of stoves were intro
duced into some Of the well-to-do homes. Even
the lazy invention OF matches began to find
favor. They crept into the country stores and
replaced the older contrivances OF punk and
spark the pine wood lighters, and the kettles
of Goals which 1t had been customary to carry
from the fireplace on mornings when the neigh
bors had not covered their fires well enough to
last all night.
But ali this TING the puckworth fire had
never failed 1t was never allowed 10 20 out.
1t cooked the pone and broiled the meat. and
baked the potatoes till they were all mealy in
side and smoking hot when they we're pried
open. II dried the hunter or woodchopper when
he returned, chilled from n days word in a
cold, drizzling rain.
In its light the boys lay, chins in palms. read
ing theANassons and doing sums OH states
wrapped around the edges with red felt. 1t
winked slyly at the lovers whose faces. droop-
Ing towards each other, 1t half hid and half
revealed--now yelling them in darkness and
again rejecting the light In their eyes. And 1t
stood sentinel over tho forms of the dead, when
one by one children. little children and older
men. bravo pioneers. were laid to rest.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
"The Fire, in a Kettle, Was
Kept Alive Throughout
the Long Journey from
Kentucky"

hew their way through forests because oiiy
where the forests grew-that 10, on the hihsioes
could they be sure Of a supply OF running
water So they fell to and cleared spot wide
enough for patch of corn and caein.
But before they did that they did something
else. They took down the old Kettle from the
back Of the wagon, put 1t away against Tue
limo when they should want to swing II from
the crane on the hearth, and lit from 1t the DIG
fro that was to DO kept till they were under a
roof and In front Of real fireplace.
Then they went down and maze the woous
ring with the AK strokes-the strokes Oh '"e
axes which that same fire had helped TO iorse'
They hewed the logs, and no lumber was used
1t was such long way to saw mn! was
so hard to get to one, fordng the rivers and
nloddinr miles through the wilderness. With
thc logs dragging behind on chains. SO they
mt the framework OF tree trunks in place for
the cabin, and dressed by hand the walnut
floors and walnut beams that support the cell
ing in the Duckworth cabin to this day.
They plastered the cracks with mortar and
built n rough stone fireplace. The few homely
household articles they had brought with them
the splint- bottomed chairs, and the spinning
wheel. they placed inside. The kitchen knives
and spoons were arranged on home made
cupboard. And thcn-they took the fire, which
had come ali the way from Kentucky In the Old
kettle, and had since burned In log-heaps, to
the new-laid wood on the hearth. The dead
leaves and dry twgs caught, the great logs
that were rolled into place took fire and sent up
an aroma-a fresh, woodsy odor that presently
mingled with the welcome smells OF meat cook
ing in the pot that swung over the blaze. The
fire was lit!
All through the blazing corn-belt summer 1t
hurnnd Whom there was hlackamithin1 he
done, the fire furnished n brand that heated
the iron while the horses waited patiently and
their masters shod them as best they might.
The fire started the bonflres, which. on Fourth
of July, could be seen for miles around. Any
thing to clear tho land! And the fire, as well
as the az, did its share.
1t burned through Halloween celebrations, on
cold, frosty mornings in later years, when 1t
felt very welcome to bare feet that were wait
ing their turn at the village shoemaker.
One OF the chief fall duties was to split
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

war-it is a very long t1'''e "'
in these rushing days. ,,...,o,,, mountains
Eighty years ago, in the kehturss ~ 81, the
a great deal of land was REQUIRED y. "',a NJ .hov
wants Of pioneers. Space! That was m,,"' wsrc
.eon Stained They thought Kentucky was
s .sondsS anS "a men began to keep their ears
onon for stories of a new land. What they
wanted was place that did not take too
stronrous an effort to clear but one that at the
~ me- time was suited to settlement. So stories
Of men who had been beyond the Mississippi
were passed around by the light Of the friendly
fire, while men smoked their corn-cob pipes
and told their Jokes.
So it was that every day, after the sap had
begun to run in the trees and in mems veins,
dozens OF prairie wagons lurched across the old
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

trails-some OF them following the beaten path
come OF them blazing new trails into the SILENT
gloomy, but hope-lnspiring wilderness,
In the late winter OF 1885, the call came 10
a young Kentuckian, who needed land for ms
new family. He loved Kentucky, and was re-
luctant to leave But the call of the new coun-
try was too strong. Ono night, the last before
the start. he sat by his fathers fireplace.
thinking. group of neighbors had gathered
In its warmth to bid him goodby. Suddenly he
said:
yves. I'm gong-because think It's the
thing to do. But I'll take one thing with me
from old Kentucky, and as long as live I'll
keep IT.
whats that7" some one asked. curously.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

- And that's this fire. he finished.
Next morning, L. u. Duckworth and his wife,
taking wagon guns the kettles and axes, ana
children, packed these necessities OF pioneer
life and started across the mountains
Swinging under the bed Of the wagon was an
iron kettle carrying the Goals from MS father
fire, This lie fed at intervals with great care
Aside from sentiment 1t was great convent
ence, ready at noon or night or at any stop,
to break the gloom and cook the food
AS on they went 1t swung cheerfuly from
the back Of tho wagon. And as they advanced
further into the wilderness, 1t took on even
more Importance, IL that were possible 1t was
harder and harder to make fire, for the punk
that was used to catch from spark was not
onsy TO find in hurry And often dry kindng
was not easy to find.
ca the fire was carefully watched and fed.
and never allowed to go out,
Every night the family would kindle great
blaze. with the help OF n modest little prahu
from the old fashioned. shallow, broad-topped
iron kettle. Then the squirrels, which the men
had brought down during the day, wouid Do
broiled. and the famous Kentucky corn-pohe
baked and the children would be rounded up
end fed while the dogs shifted hungrily al the
cheerful sayory odors that rose from around
tbe fire. And IN the distance might be seen
the CLEAN OF pair OF savage eyes, ana one
could hear the faint howl of savage beast.
frightened away by the sight OF the hre theS
kent at respectful distance.
The family often was followed great distances
bv Indians. but never molested otherwise HaV-
ing arrived in Missouri, after LONG, weary
march behind the slow-plodding ox-team, tneS
settled in Spring Hill Township, in Livingston
County.
There they tied the oxen, unloaded the chill
,n11 pnn1
woron-for that would be their only home for
some time to come-they took their axes and
began to clear place in the wilderness.
Always the early pioneers we're Obliged to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

FIRE has just gone out In
a Missouri cabin for tho
first time in the better
part of a century. 1t had
broken the cold OF seventy
nine winters. and through
the heat and drought OF
seventy-nine summers IL
still burned.
This fire came from
Kentucky. seven'v-h'"e
years ago-before the war;
\ before even the Mexican
L.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
PLAN FOR Church
union IS BEFORE
HEhETHOD|STS
Conference Is to Be Held
by Leaders of the Various
Branches of the Denomi-
nation.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-More than S,0oo,-
600 church members, divided into six
different branches of the Methodist
church, will be represented at the
conference on church unity to be held
at Evanston during the three days be-
ginning tomorrow. Thirteen bishops OF
the United States, the general superin-
tendent of the church in Canada, and
many leading ministers, educators and
.laymen are on the program as speak
ers.
The churches represented are the
Methodist Episcopal church, the Meth
odist Episcopal church South, the Ca
madam Methodist church, the African
Methodist Episcopal church, and the
African Methodist Episcopal church.
Zion.
The two largest branches, the Meth
odist Episcopal church and the Meth
odist Episcopal church South, with a
combined membership of over 6,0o0.-
600, are working on a plan of union
which is to be one of the chief topics
of discussion at the next general con-
ference of the northern church, which
meets at Saratoga Springs in May.
The object of the meeting in Evan
ston is to discuss problems affecting
doctrines, property interests, the home
and foreign mission field, and ques-
tions of church government. 1t is be-
neved the conference will help sim
plify the problems which must be
solved before complete unity can take
place.
The meetings will be held under the
auspices of the foundation for inter
national peace and interdenominational
unity. President Abram w. Harris of
Northwestern university is president
of the committee of administration and
Professor James A. James is secre-
tary.
The speakers who are expected to
participate in the conference as repre-
sentatives of the various branches of
the church are:
Methodist Episcopal church-Bishops
Hamilton, Cranston, Mcdowell, Thir-
kield and Mcconnell Professors Sweet,
Faulker and Bowen; Drs. J. +. Goucher.
C. B. Spencer, Thomas Nicholson, Ed
gar Blake, David G. Downey, Robert E.
Jones, l. Garland Penn and Hanford
Crawford.
Methodist Episcopal church, South
Bishops Hoss, Hendrix and Denny;
Presidents Snyder and Bishop; Drs.
Tillett. T. N. Ivey, w. A. Christian, f.
M. Thomas, ]. NJ. Moore, James Can
non,, F. S. Parker, j. w. Lee and NJ.
L. Walton.
Canadian Methodist church-Gen-
eral Superintendent S. ID. Chown.
African Methodist Episcopa. church
Bishops Smith. johnson and Coppin.
African Methodist Episcopal church,
Zion-Bishops Clinton and Walters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
C|VENSENTfNCfSfOR
TRADING WITH ENEMY

London, Feb. 14.-William Gardiner
Rigden was today fined $500 and
William Fownes Rigden was sentenced
to IL months Imprisonment on pleas of
guilty to the charge of obtaining
goods from Germany through a New
York branch. Trading in such goods
is in contradiction OF the trading with
the enemy act. The men are part
ners in Fownes Brothers & Co, glove
manufacturers. The sentences were
light because they had made advanced
paym,n. for German goods obtained
through their New York branch to
have beer made after the war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
Fire in Building in Which
There Were no Explosives = The
Flames Are Extinguished by the Com
pany's Private Fire Department.

Schenectady, N. Y Feb 14-The General Electric
company munitions plant wrecked today by fire
The blaze extnguished by the companys private fire
department and report made to the city police
fire department. Officials of the company withheld nfor
nation regarding the fire.
The employees of the munitions plant who sent
home reported that the roof of the building had fallen
and the walls declared unsafe The plant had been closely
guarded for time and allowed to approach
the munitions building today.
The burned building a small one-story concrete
structure. Formerly it used overall factory
but purchased by the electric company and made into
plant to manufacture shell castings No explosive in
f1ammable material was in the building
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
New interurban Line in Texas.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE
new electric railway to connect San
Antonio and Houston, on which the
actual work of construction is sched-
uled to start within the next week or
10 days, will be one of the most i'm
portant interurban lines In the south
west The line when completed will be
about 225 miles long. Electric power
for it's operation will be developed by
the building of hydroelectric plants
upon the Guadalupe river near Seguin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
FORD WILL LAUNCH
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
NATIONAL DEFENSE

Detroit Feb. 14.-It was announced
last night that Henry Ford is prepar-
ing to launch a country wide campaign
of newspaper and magazine advertis-
ing against the program for huge naval
and military expenditures now before
congress. 1t was said Mr.. Ford intends
soon to carry out his announced in
tention to devote millions of dollars to
an educational campaign against war
and preparedness. which he declared
to be the first step toward actual war.
None of the details of the plan could
be obtained Sunday night except that
MIR. Ford had been considering the
campaign for some time and that all
the people of the country would be
reached by it."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
PARENTS OF DEAD
GIRL INSIST THAT
JUSTICE Be DONE
Father and Mother of Mar
ian Lambert Declare They
Believe Orpet Guilty of
Girls Murder.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Reports that they
had requested the release of William
orpet, the University of Wisconsin
student accused of numbering their
daughter. Marian Frances Lambert,
were denied tday by Frank Lambert,
father of the girl, speaking for HIM
self and his wife. "On the contrary
said Lambert, both my wife and my
self believe Orpet guilty of causing the
girls death. whether he actually
poured the poison down her throat or
not We want justice done"
Poison Identical to that which was
believed to have caused the girls
death was found today in the base
ment of Orpets home. according to
the states attorney.
1t is expected to resume the inquest
as soon as the analysis of the organs
is completed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
OFFICER WELL KNOWN
IN SOUTHERN IDAHO
KILLED IN FLANDERS
Capital News Special service.)

Mountain Home, Feb. 1.-THE news
of the death of George E. Vansittart,
a major in the British army, which oc-
Cured few weeks ago while in action
in the trenches in Flanders, has just
been received here. Mr.. Vansittart
was for several years manager of the
Smith, Kerry & Chase interests and
was an experienced civil engineer. His
home was in Toronto, Canada, but at
the time the war began he was in
Boise, from which place he went. soon
afterward, to enlist in the army. He
was well known and we'll liked in
Mountain Home and vicinity and made
many sincere friends while here who
will learn of his death with deep re-
gret. He is survived by his mother
and sister in Toronto.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
SENATORD|XON HOPES
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
WILL Be NOMINATED

Missoula, Mont, Feb. 14.-Joseph M.
Dixon, former United States senator
from Montana, and campaign director
for Theodore Roosevelt during the last
presidential campaign, wants to be a
delegate to the Republican national
convention to be held in Chicago in
June. Announcing his candidacy to-
day, Dixon said the Republican and
Progressive conventions should unite
and nominate Roosevelt. He denied
that he was acting with the knowledge
or consent of Roosevelt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
Another Delay in LOrimer Trial.

Chicago. Feb. 14.-Owing to the fact
that the court is occupied with another
case, the Lorimer trial which was on
the docket for today has again been
continued until a later date. William
Lorimer. the principal defendant and
one-time holder OF a seat In the United
States senate. Is to be tried on charges
of completely in wrecking the La Sale
Street Trust and Savings bank, of
which he was president Charles d.
Munday, vice president of the defunct
institution already has been tried and
convicted on similar charges and Is
now at liberty under heavy bond
awaiting the outcome of an appeal to
the higher court.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
TELLS OF OPERATION
OF GERMAN U-BOATS
Can Remain Away 13 Days
and Have Operated 1900
Miles From Their Base
United States K-Boats
Are Too Small.

Washington, Feb. 14.-National pre-
paredness problems again held the CEN
ter of the congressional stage today.
The senate military committee began
framing bill on military defense. The
house naval committee began an in
quiry into submarine warfare and al
legged shortcomings of American sub
marines. Admiral Grant advocated the
abandonment of the coast type of sub
marine. Their limitation of the cruis-
ing radius, their unseaworthiness and
other limitation. he said, made it ad-
visable in the future to build only
submersibles for 1000 tons.
Admiral Grant said he had positive
knowledge that the German boats from
the U-39 to U-58 displaced 500 tons on
the surface as against 450 tons of the
X type boats of the American navy,
the largest in the service. For months
German boats, he said, operated out
of Helgoand around Scotland at a dis
tance of 1900 miles from their base. It
took them nine days to make the round
trip and they remained from their op-
Grating station 18 days unless driven
to their base sooner through having
used up their torpedo supply.
Three boats, he said, could keep
up cycle working so one was always
in operation. To accomplish the same
thing the United States would require
% K class boats. because of their 10
day sea service limitation. The admi-
raj thought it unwise to construct any
submarine of less than 90 knots speed
He said this could not be done on a
small boat and he urged that the min
imum size of future boats be 500 tons
surface displacement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
PRESIDENT HAS
NOT DECIDED ON
WAR SECRETARY

Washington, Feb. 14.-President Will
son reached no decision on whom he
would appoint as secretary of war
while on his week lend trip down the
Potomac. He may not announce the
name for several days.
Former Mayor Harrison OF Chicago
has been suggested to the president
by Representative SABBATH of Illinois
for secretary of war. President Will
son promised to give his name serious
consideration. He said he expected
to reach a decision in the near future.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
POLICE EXAMINE
LETTERS WRITTEN
BY JEAN CRONES
Suspect in Chicago Soup
Poisoning Case Made Ref
erence to Assassin of King
of Italy.

Chicago, Feb. IA number of let
ters written in Italian by Jean Crones
to a friend. John Allegsini, were scru-
tinized by the police today in the hope
that they would throw light on the
whereabouts OF Crones, who Is sought
in connection with the investigation
into the poisoned soup served at the
recent banquet in honor of Archbishop
Mundelein. In his letters the police
found reference to funds for Mrs.
Sophie Bresci widow of Gaetano Bresci
who assassinated King Humbert of
Italy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
MORE GAINS BY
GERMANS ON THE
WESTERN FRONT

Berlin, Feb. 14-(Officia)-Th
Germans have made important gains in
two engagements northwest Of Tahure
Positions over a front of 700 yards
were captured and seven officers and
300 men made prisoners. In the re-
gion around Anersept near the French
frontier, 400 yards of positions were
taken.
French Official Report
Paris, Feb. IA (OfficiaD The
French exploded a mine on the road
between Neuville and LaFole.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
One MAN KILLED:
ANOTHER WOUNDED
BY LONE R0BBER
Compelled Men to Unlock
Safe and Became Angered
When They Could Not
Open Inner Door.

Germantown, Cal, Feb. 14.-Angered
because two men could not open the
inner door of a safe, after he had
forced them to work the combination.
an unmasked robber shot and killed
one man and wounded another when
they attempted to escape. Warren
Smith was killed and Theodore Jenson
shot. Both were employed in a store.
They had been aroused from bed at
Jensen's home by a highwayman, who
covered them with a revolver while
they dressed and led the way to the
store.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
DEMOCRATS DECLARE
FOR REELECTION OF
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER

, The Democratic county CEN
} trail committee OF Kootenai
, county declared unequivocally
, for the denomination and re-
, election of Governor Alexander
, at a meeting held last week but
, the details of which have but
} just been reported to State
, Chairman ]. T. Pence. Similar
, action was also taken by the
, county committees of Bingham
, and Bonneville counties. An
, insistent demand Is made by
, these organizations that the
, governor become a candidate to
, succeed himself
, The Kootenai county commit
, tee also indorsed the admins
, trations of President Woodrow
, Wilson and Governor Alexa-n
} der. 1t strongly gave It's ap-
} proval to Robert Elder for ma
, tional Committeeman. holding he
, has at all times indorsed the
, policies of the administration.
} The people OF Idaho were con-
} graduated for electing Governor
} Alexander.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
SENDS
NOTIFICATION ON
SUBMARINE WAR

Washington, Feb. 14.-Austria's for
NAL notification of her intention to
sink without warning armed merchant
ships after March l was received today
by the state department 1t is sub
stantially the same as that received
from Germany.
The United States will probably
leave to future developments whether
action will be taken in response to the
Teutonic allies announcement that
armed merchantmen will be sunk with
out warning.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-14
Last Chance for Han. schmidt.

New York. Feb. 14.-Unless counsel
for Hans Schmidt succeed in estab-
fishing their contention that Anna
Aumuller's death resulted from an IL
legal operation, the former priest who
was convicted Of the giEls murder will
be put to death this week at Sing
Sing. where for many months he has
been confined in the death house while
his lawyers have made an heroic fight
to save him from the electric chair.