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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
'BUNCO" MEN
ALMOST GET
HIS SAVINGS
Iowa Farmer About to Hand
Over All His Money When
Police Interfere.

Los ANGELES, Calf. May g.
With $4,000 certified check ready
to hand over to three alleged bunco
men. Otis c. Jansen, a farmer, of
Andrew, Ia. was taken under the
protection OF the police department
and the three men to whom he want
cd to give the savings of a lifetime
were placed in Jail.
The discovery of the plot. the con-
viction that crime was about 10 be
committed and the final arrest and
denouement were made through the
detective instinct OF Special officer
Harry Raymond. He saw Jansen
sitting on Central Park bench with
one OF the men, heard their CONVEX
satlon and became convinced that the
middle-aged farmer required protec-
ton.
The three men In jail have been
behind the bars before. Their Ber-
tllon pictures are in the rogues' gal
lery, say the police. They are said
to have many aliases. They are
known in the present case az James
Srillwell, Nat Nlttlcton and William
Arthur.
When Raymond saw Jansen and
stlllwell in tho park he sat near
them. Their conversation attracted
his attention, and he tclephoned foI
Assistant Chief George Home tc
come and sec them. Thoy followed
tho two mon and saw them 20 TO a
bank and ask anxiously If tho draft
had come. They followed them back
to the pWk and m hour later tc
the bank. They then made the ar.
rest. An hour later the other two
mon were taken to jail. Two more
arc sill sought by tho police.
At the police station Jansen al
hrst bitterly reproached tho police
for preventing him from making hi.
fortune. Later he admitted he wa.
we'll pleased and asked to be per
mitted TO sleep in the police station
for few nights, where he might be
safe. Home insisted that the money
be sent back TO Janssen's bank In
Iowa for safety.
Jansen said HIS family has hat
adventures before with bunco men
"My brother. Tom. UP in Canada
was robbed OF $4,000 three year!
ago by sOmo OF these slickers," nd
mltged Jansen. "Whon | hear,
about laughed. for he was such
big fool to let EN- do 1t to him, Blu
now. kinda sympathlze with OLE
Tom"
Tho trick used was old and aim
pie, First one OF the men met Jams
aen and got apeaklng acquaintanc,
with him. Then they took a walk
/ A third man sauntered up and wa!
recognized as a friend by the "clt,
feller,"
Then they picked up Telegram
and looked at its contents. II tolC
OF riches and they hurried to tn,
man to whom 1t was addressed. HI
was so glad to get 1t that he offered
a reward,
No. they would not take hts mon
ey. but If u little tip were to be forth
coming they would be delighted, The,
got the ttp-the germ of the bunct
plot. After that. fast work, IN
victim. stung by the gold bug. wa
sent home to mortgage the old farm
and come back for the killing.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Mrs. Corbln Entel.tains.

Mrs. Emmett Adds Corbin delight
fully entertained the members OF the
Ellenboro Social Club recent even
ing at her coy home on Wagner
street. The diversion OF the even
ing was a clcverly arranged flower
anagram. the prize for which was Il
handsome handmade dollle roll.
which was won by Mrs. o. X. Wigner.
AT n late hour an appetIzing cola
ton was served, and all present vot-
ed the charming hostess a clever en-
,tertainer. Those who enjoyed the
affair were Mesdames Ray Isner, JOS
eph Gallaher Dawson, James Wilson,
Benneyelle p. Drey. Alex G. Strick-
Ter. Carson Post, O-ta X. Wigner
and James b. Underwood.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
HOSTS OF SHRINERS
TO GO TO BUFFALO

few remaining herds, which happens
to be owned in that locality. II will
be presented to the Buffalo zoo when
the convention is over Representa-
tives from the Shrine temple at Hon
olulu will bring some animal typical
of the Hawaiian Islands. They have
written that 1t will be one suitable
for the ceremonial sessions OF Ismai-
liza temple OF Buffalo, and will be do
mated to it. but that 1t isn't a goat.
To BE Held in July.
The imperial council session will
be held July II, IL and 10. Most
OF the hotel space in Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, which is a suburb
conveniently reached. has been<
leased by agents for visiting temS
pies.
Every effort is being made by the
arrangement committee to give Wis
ilors suitable entertainment. For
the patrols the sixty-fifth regiment
armory has been secured and here
the patrol members will be quartered
Just as II they were troops billeted
on the city. A caterer will use the
armory kitchens in preparing meals.
The armory will be equipped with all
the facilities OF an immense hotel.
To Visit Canada.
For all Shriners, it is the hope Of
the Buffalo hosts. arrangements will
be made for visit to the Canadian
military training camp at Niagara
on the lake. This camp is within easy
reach of Buffalo. Negotiations with
the Canadian military authorities for
a suspension of the rigid rules
against visitors entering camp now
are under way. 1t is also expected
that the Niagara Falls power COM
panies, which of late have been chary
of admitting visitors to the under
ground works will make provision for
the Shrlners to inspect these great
hydro-electric power houses during
the Imperial Council session.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

printers would blab out the truth
and then we would be in bad. There
fore, we deem it the best policy TO
be on the square. 1t Is from the
brain-ahem. head-of L. NJ. John
son. our pro-Allied pressman, and Is
as follows:
They may burn Dublin. but they
can't drown Cork"
Skilfully lodging the monkey
wrench which we hurled at his era
mum. he came back with this one:
II see a headline in the paper
Dublin in Flames I have heard OF
cities doubling In population, but this
is the first time | have ever heard OF
city doubling in flames"
His death warrant has been signed.
Who will volunteer to be the execu-
TONER?
p. ]. Miller wants the honor.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
OPPOSITION TO
A BOND ISSUE
IS INCREASING
Pennsboro Would Be Exempted
from Any Cost, Says TeIe-
grams Correspondent.
OPPOSITION TO

IMPOSITION TO -,
ELLENBoRo, May G.-As the
cate May l3. ~Acu the people Of
clay district win roge on the promo
sition to vote $4,000 for road i'm
provements approaches, there Is
more opposition to ,he proposition,
as the people OF the district do not
propose for the city OF Pennsboro to
be exempted from any cost In the i'm.
rroyement, as is stated in The OIL
cial call as published for the bond
issue, and the probabilities are that
the issue will be voted down, under
It's present terms. While we need
the road improvements, It n only
fair that all corporations within the
district be treated alike.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
isaa,HnRls

: W, 7. TraiRaF has returned #.
Bezlgg, TheFs he attended the
Fhizd dia.yict congressional coaFea=
Etiss His 40 children, Miss ThEima
EaBd BilaFa, accompanied him on the
HIP
sad Mrs. Ro6aI, Mather and little
Fe9. OF Chiliicotha, O., vino nave peea
faassts Of Mrs. H. Z. McGihnis; a
EHarTisYille, have departed for Fhe'F
q. 4. Piarpo;nt has returned iron
Ia Visit with his son, zack, at eonneis:
'F a. Wagner, the insurance man.
has returned from business f'a''
re- Miss Gladys Mckinley has return:
ed from a pleasant visit win MES
Ii acius Lowther. al CiarSshqrG:
Miss Jean Krimminger, Of HsrFts
,Siile, has returned from Racine D.,
where she was a guest of Percy Car;
ser and family:
Mrs. Il. N. Carver, who spent tht
ES4iatsy in Florida, is now VISITING
Ehss son, Arthur Carver, at hontrose
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Richie Man after villa.

DR.. Harry c. Blair. o native OF
Richie county, who is member OF
the United states army medical
corps, lately stationed at Hachita,
n. NJ. but who went TO Mexico IN
the chase for villa. along with the
Sixth cavalry. has been ordered TO
duty at Fl. Bliss. Tex. army hospital.
The doctor WTites some Interesting
accounts OF fiiS trip into the inter
ior OF the sister republic. This Hon.
Il. S. Blais. Of Harrisyilis. the well
known Lawyer. is a brother.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
FROM OUR CDERvHLE CoRRE-
SPOSDIiST.

CIDERyILLE. May C, Especial 10
tho BOBBY Hatch)-Lon Hawkins,
proprietor Of tho Main street reBtaur-
ant. has abandoned his neutrality.
In order to be strictly neutral, Lem
has. III tho past. served both French
and German fried potatoes. His
COOK Quit Rnd the rev ono does not
know how TO cook German fried po-
tRtoea. 80 Lcm appears to DO friendly
70 tho Allies. Otto schm!dt. our
butcher. has uuit eating in LENS
restaurant as Il result. Az Lom's
place Is tho only restaurant In town,
we don't know what Otto Ii going to
do. He says Ito will BtarHS before ho
will cat in restaurant where French
friend potatoes arc served.
o -
Every Democrat Polo Your Vote
Headline in the Rocky Mount, n. c.,
Evening Telegram.
Why uss poles when lightning rods
are 80 cheap?
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

The Imperial OIL and Gas Products
Company has completed It's third
we'll on the Willis S. Keith farm
near the covered bridge on the Har-
rlsyille road, and have ten-barrcl
producer.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Lunrn.WeekIcy.

The Rev. L. 5. Wees united in
marriage Lonzo Lamm and Miss
Maude Weekley. at the home Of Il.
NJ. Rhinehart Mr. Lamm is en-
ploycd in factory at Barberton, o.
where munitions OF war are being
made and he and his bride have de-
parted for the Ohio city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
To Move Back.

James Farren, superintendent for
the Heneghan and Hanlon oil and
gas interests, who now resides at
CORVALLIS, will move back to Ellen
boro and occupy the Charles Hinton
property in the West End. as soon
az Mr.. Hinton removes to Akron. Q.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

Mrs. Southland and Miss Blanche
Southland entertained few friends
ut . O'Clock dinner at Harrisvillc.
Those present We're Mrs. II. NJ. Ry-
mer, Miss Margaret Tresham. Mrs.
Broadwater, Mrs. lisa Chapman, Miss
Agnes Hamilton and Miss Tresham.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Real estate agents.
An old One.
a STUDY IN GEOGRAPHY.

The state of West Virginia, famed
for Its Hat fields in which no lilies
grow. ls . barren desert. dotted with
few GASES. The principal oasis Is
large water hole which thirsty trav-
elers have named Wheeling.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
HATCHlNCS FROM
THE BOBBY HATCH

In these days of international
crises we should all keep our heads
and remember what Napoleon Bona
parte said rs he stood on the Glen
Elk bridge one night n little over
century ago. We should worry
were his immortal words.
o
THEY TAKE YOU OUT INTO THE
OPEN AIR.
Real estate agents.
An old One.
(From the Lansing. Mich. Banner.)
Mr.. Sykes has been married fifty
years and his war stories are worth
listening to.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

BTaak ", Beal. the pipe Iihe
,eaaSSy, mas moved into the J. y, Nal,
Tory dwelling on WagnGr street.. and
q, u, E4,tsYnsld has moYed iss6 the
i1.6r1 residence recently GOA pieted 6y
homer GoodTie, on the pike,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
LIES LITTLE LIES.

I'm off that for life"
II have business appointment to-
night"
"onc OF the best measures of pre-
paredness is to build fort in my
district"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
So, Born.

/ The storE VISITED the bome OF d.
vid O, HazeIrigg. the di&1rlct fore
man d the Eureka pipe line pike STA
dion, and lefi little son this Ts.k,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Summer Normal school.

A summer normal school will be
conducted at Harrisville by Profess
sor c. II. Harrison.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Holding Court

Judge Homer b. Woods is holding
the regular spring term OF circuit
court at st. Marys.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
LIGHT OCCUPATIONS.

Undertaken waiting for Father
Time to die.
Drinking water in Wheeling.
Manicurist for Venus dc Milo.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Why Some Men Arc Single.

tFrom the Montezuma. Colo, Jour
nall
a. o. Lundqutsc, who was married
three weeks ago, ia able to be ont
again and will likely be able TO re-
sumo his duties as carpenter and con-
tractor soon.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

Va:
Albert marsh, vile and bghy, nf
Weston. are visiting the family Of
Jamss Marsh, near town.
Cashier !, b. Westfail has returned
GOA several days business visit az
Grafton.
Perry Mahaney left Thursday
merning for visit with his daugh-
Ter, Yrs jesse Darnall and son,
Frank, AZ Akron, o.
Master Mechanic Anthony W.
BarHhart. Of the Electric Undercur-
rent plant, who is in Oklahoma pro-
moling stock sales. is expected to re-
turn within 4 few days.
Franklin Dwyer and bride, of
Hastings. who spent a few days here
as guests Of his father. ]. P. Dryer,
ha%e departed for Weston, where the
young maa is employed by the Hope
Gas Company.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

The Rev L. 5. Vannoy. of Harris
vile, was called to Huntington this
week to attend the funeral of his
brother, Marion, who died in hos
pital in the Cubell county metropo-
lis.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

The value of the British army
horse on an average is between $500
and $3.50.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

There are at least five libraries an
the world which contain more than
100000 volumes each.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
WAS TIKI HOTEL HuRrq

From the 81. Louis. Mo-, Globe
Democrat,)
Writer of popular songs commit
ted suicide by shooting at a local
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Hard on tho Ears,

Hard on tho Ears,
Amateur Yiolinis:s,
Bagpipes,
Here's one we would liks
to lain credit for ourselves
but If we did some Of the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

One hundred and thirty-flye mil
lion tons of coal are yearly required
for steam railroads in this country,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
EAST KENNEWICK
iulnuInnIIuiHnnulrurmnnuurulnrIaiIlIunIiiIn


The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fry has been quite i'll.
Mrs. Bradshaw was guest of Mrs.
j. c. Dennis Thursday.
Miss Grace Brown was a guest Of
Mrs. A. c. Copeland Saturday eve
ming. Fa... 4
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schuster were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Brown
/, Sunday. ~ e4
Miss Gladys Motter was a guest of
the Misses Mabel and Alice Korfman
Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Rand and little daugh-
ter Ruth are guests of Mrs. w. 0.
Meals this week.
C. E. Lum came down from North
Yakima and spent from Sunday until
Tuesday with his family.
Mrs. f. H. Lincoln and Mrs. c. R.
Delepine spent Tuesday with Mrs. H.
Withers on the Highlands.
Mrs. C. C. PEBBLES has been quite
i'll with asthma for the past week but
is improving somewhat now.
Mrs. Samuel Baierlip and son, of
Milwaukee, arrived Monday to look
after property interests here.
Mrs. Grouse, who has been cooking
at the Stice sheep camp at Finley, for
the last two months, returned home
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nichols have
as their guests few days this week
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. w. Hamilton and two
children of Passburg, Alberta, Canada.
The ladies of the Valley club are
planning to build a kitchenette in the
club house in the immediate future.
1t will possibly be built before the
chicken pie supper.
w. E. Campbell has moved from
down the river to the little white cot
tage across the road from the E. ID.
Collins place. He will still continue
his bus route in section nine.
James Johnston received the sad
news that his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Johnston died within week of
each other. The father died first and
the mother, who was afflicted with
paralysis, passed away without know
ing of her husbands death. They lived
at Sherbroke, Canada.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

L. D. Tomasso opened saloon on
east Front street.
A thousand dollars worth of books
were ordered for the school library.
T. j. Ennis, of Ritter, Ore, pur-
chased a ten-acre tract in Section q
and was preparing to improve the
property.
The old freight house was being
moved back to make room for the
new, the material for which was on
the ground.
A party of eight railroad laborers,
returning to camp from town, were
held up and "frisked" by two masked
highwaymen.
c. Staser and family received their
household goods from. Ritzville and
moved into the Potter house in the
Garden Tracts.
Six. acres of the cemetery grounds
were leveled, seeded to rye and Supt.
w. H. Collins was laying the tract out
into burial lots.
Gust Henke and John Mertes in
stalled the first electric frost alarms
in their strawberry patches north of
the railroad tracks.
Then, as now, the school board could
not please everybody. Some of the
taxpayers were dissatisfied with the
plans and contractors bids on the
new school house and an injunction
was secured. restraining the board
frem letting the contract. The petit
ton for an injunction was signed by
R. A. Oliver, w. A. Morain and j. II.
Richards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23


The Catholic ladies altar society
met last Thursday afternoon with Mrs
John Eichner and spent very pleas
ant afternoon with their thimbles and
needles. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. L. Hanratty on the
Highlands the first Thursday after
Lent. -
"The following members, by means
of CONSUMPTION, have been called to
arms to participate in Battle Royal
said battle to represent basketball
game to be held in the high school
Jim on Thursday, March 30, at p
m" So reads an official notice which
has been posted on the Commercial
club bulletin board. Lack of space
forbids the publication of the entire
battle line but it is to be finish fight
between Jeffrey's Turrible Turks and
Voegtley's Uhlans. Among the turks
are to be found such stars as Little
Ben" Pinckney and numbered with the
Uhlans are such battle-scarred vet
Grams as M. M. Moulton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
!. HIGHLANDS NEWS

Clifton Gordon was in Walla Wal
la again this week for treatment foI
his eyes.
A few ranchers have been spraying
and by next week the hum of sprayerl
will be heard in every locality.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who lives in tn,
vicinity of Hood River, arrived OF
Tuesday and will remain here fol
about a month looking after his place
j. X. Hawkins and daughter Evelyr
returned from Seattle on Sunday ant
the many friends of Miss Evelyn viii
be delighted to learn that the opera
tion upon her eye was entirely success
full.
p. Murphy, president of the High
lands Water Users association, ha.
a force of men at work repairing the
bitches and making everything ready
for the turning in of the water mex
month.
On Sunday evening Mrs. Otto Gas
kell and little son arrived here tx
join Mr.. Gaskell, who has been here
for several days renovating theil
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Gaskell expect
to make their Highlands ranch theil
permanent home hereafter.
On Thursday evening of last weel
a number of the Highlands young peo
pie surprised Miss Marjorie Taylor
the occasion being the young lady.
birthday. The evening was pleasant
ly passed, dancing being the diversion
Refreshments Were served at IL and
at 1880 the guests bade farewell
wishing their hostess many happy re-
turns.
Thursday of, last week was the 9th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. A. Albright, but thru a slight
misunderstanding in the date, the
party which was arranged to surprise
and help Mrs. Albright enjoy the day
was given on Sunday afternoon
Great was Mrs. Albright's consterna'
ton and surprise when she saw a hall
dozen of her neighbors, laden with
eatables, standing on her porch short
ly after noon. But she was quickl!
enlightened as to the why of theil
presence and heartily welcomed hel
unexpected guests and very pleas
ant afternoon was spent by the ladies
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
"PIGS is PIGS," PARTICULARLY
WHEN THE COLOR OF THE
PORKERS is RED

Frank Powell, director of the Fox
Film Corporations, William Fox pres
ident, production of Grace Miller
Whites famous book "From the Val
ley of the Missing" as photoplay, is
a painstaking individual when it
comes to securing realism in every
picture he takes. Naturally his in
sistence on the authenticity of every
property used in pictures made by
him has led him on some strange
quests; but on none more unique than
his recent search for red pig to be
used by the twins Flea and Flukey in
"From the Valley of the Missing" in
the big county fair scene.
An ordinary pig would not do. To
photograph" just right it had to be a
red pig. But it appears that Augusta
Ga, and the environs thereof are sin
gularly lacking in rubicund porkers.
A still hunt by Mr.. Powell, and his as
sociate Sam Kingston, failed to reveal
a single member of the porcine family
that was not either white or black or
both at once. But the news of their
quest spread and one morning an aged
darby appeared with pig of just the
required color. But he wanted a hum
dred dollars for it. Finally, as time
was short and the picture had to be
finished, the negro won his point and
went on his way rejoicing. That night
it rained cats and dogs. In the morn
ing Mr.. Powell went to inspect his
new possession in the pen that had
been built for it at the back of the ho-
tel. To his amazement snowy-white
specimen occupied the sty where the
evening before had been a bright red
one. The rain had washed the color
off! AT last real red pig was found.
however, and the pictures made. But
when the company started to return
north on their special train, it was
found that the pig, which was needed
in some studio scenes to be made in
New York, could not be transported
on account of the quarantine due to
the foot-and-mouth disease scare. So
when Manhattan was reached another
ruddy porker had to be secured, but
this time with less trouble.
"Pigs is pigs, except when they are
red ones," declared Mr.. Powell, "and
then they're the devil
"The Valley of the Missing" is the
special Fox Feature at the Princess
tomorrow friday night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23

The two-months-old twin son of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Larson of the Garden
Tracts, died Wednesday morning
Short funeral services were conducted
at the home Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. C. E. Miller, of the M. E. church.
/ S. B. (Blackie) Nichols no longer
officiates over the range at the Club
Cafe, having disposed of his business
and left for lewiston this week. The
eating-room door, however, was locked
for but one day and is now open for
business as usual under the manage
ment of Emil Johnson, formerly of
Toppenish.