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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04

Cholly-What do you fhink OF ths On
ssgeinetn ring ] gave your sister,
Willie-0eo. It's greatl She let's m.
wear lt when her other fellers is caie:s:'
'-cneinnsu Commercial TribunA
ARE all your boys making money
NO; only three. Two were shot \,
tue baron while hs was hunting. nxs
sne was run over by mn automobile
ihey all received pensions, bur N,
ehef boy s good for nothing" -. y,,s.
sends Bistts~
'slsgraphsr's crsnp
An interesting feature OF teller.
rapher's cramp Is that certain les
tcrs are nearly always the stumbling
block; The most frequent are {
and i-that is, the codo signals
used for these letters. When a
sender begins to be "consciousT
about 80 common a letter as G his
case soon becomes hopeless. Anoth.
or form OF cramp attacks the re.
eeiver Of the message. II takes the
torm oil inability 10 write fast
enough to take down a message
quickly transmitted. This il easily |
understood when IL 10 remembered |
hat q receiver often has TO write
to code dictation, so to
'peak, for hours at q time. The
train involved Ia enormous and /
eads fairly commonly to what /,
PRACTICAL " form Of nervous bysak.
'ovn.-Dunde. Advertiser.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04
Forks and thu Coin.

Place two forks with their pronc
one set over the other and slip A
coin between the middle prongs OF
the forks. Then place the coin
Hat or the rim Of a wineglass q,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04

You don't look lIke n man who ha<
tasted for three days"
Appearances Ia ngin mo. lady: bun
m. ~ you only knowed how many
pairs OF pants got on. -. .PhiladslpAys
pross
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04

nanus up!
The passengers on the Pullma,
tar took m'the situation at a glanc,
and did exactly what the train rob
Der told them to do. .
AT the points of his guns he re.
neVed them of their valuables. But
1t the sight of one woman. he
paused with start.
Who. are you, woman?" he de.
manded.
Is" she quavered, "am Miss Fay
de Fluffie, the well known actress.
Here are my jewels. Take them
alp ~
The holdup held up his head
proudly.
NO." he replied; 'T may be
robber, but / am no press agent.
Keep your wealth." - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
To Heavenly Reward Well De-
served by One Whose Life
I Was One of Kind Deeds.

Archie A. Crawford, former captain
OF the East End fire department, died
in st. Mary's>hospital at O'Clock Sun
day morning, whittier he was taken
} the previous Monday night for treat
ment. He had been in falling health
several weeks and his condition was
grave several days before he died. The
body was prepared for burial at an
undertaking establishment and taken
to his home at 316 East Pike street
Sunday evening where 1t lies in state.
The Elks' lodge will have funeral
services at the Crawford home at, 8
O'Clock this evening and funeral SER
vices will be held at O'Clock We'd
nesday morning in the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception. Interment
will be at Holy Cross cemetery.
MIR. Crawford was born December
3. 1875, at Brockwayville. Pa, and was
q son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Crawford.
In early life he worked on his fathers
saw mill, the latter being extensively
engaged in the lumber business. More
than twenty years ago he came to
West Virginia and was first associated
with the Blackwater hotel at Davis.
Then he came to Clarksburg where
he had since resided. Here he was
identified with the Traders hotel a
number of years and later with the st.
Charles and almost three years ago
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
PROTEST FUNERAL
Is Permitted to Be Held But Not
until after a Few Changes
Are Made.
tpy ASSOCIATED rREEa,

! CLEVELAND. o.. May 15-Police
today planned to prevent the holding
OF union bakers OF protest" funer-
al for Joseph Field, 3s, striking baker.
who was shot and killed last night by
pickets at one OF the bakeries OF
Edward Rosen, where a strike is in
progress. Union bakers had an
nounced that they would parade car
rying the body OF Field past all Of
Rosen's bakeries and his home.
Rosen, his two sons and son-In-law
are under arrest charged with FIELDS
murder.
The police finally consented to per-
nit the funeral procession to pass
Rosen's residence ana stores after
they had conflscated two banners
bearing the inscription "Rosen's Ia
bel-the mark OF Cain" and KILLED
in battle between capital and labor"
The pail bearers carried the coffin
on their shoulders through crowds
which damned the streets and were
held in check by police reserves.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
James N. Garrett Succumbs
after an Illness of Two
Weeks Duration.

James Marcellus Garrett, aged So
years. one of the best known oil and
gas men in this section Of the state,
died at 12:40 o'clock Sunday after
noon following FIVE months Illness
of diabetes and a complication of
diseases. He had been seriously Ill
for the last two weeks and his death
was not unexpected.
The funeral services will be held
at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Garrett home. The Revs. DR.. W.
c. Taylor and A. Bailey will have
charge OF the services and the burial
will be In the Masonic cemetery.
James Marcellus Garrett was born
January rs, 1868, at Simpsons Fork.
Harrison county, W. Va, on the old
Garrett homestead. He was son Of
Hugh and Sally Monroe Garrett. He
had the advantages OF the local
schools in his native county on Lime
stone creek. He assisted his father
on his farm until "a years of age.
at which time he commenced clerk
ing in a grocery store at Reynolds
Vile. Before the end of the first year
he purchased an interest and later
bought the entire stock in a general
merchandise store at Marshville. This
business he conducted two years and
then he with his brother, Robert A.,
conducted 1t together for four years
when they sold out.
James NJ. Then went to West
Union, Doddride county, where he
was teller of the bank something less
than one year. After this he re-
bought the store property at Marsh
vile and again began in the grocery
trade on his own account. He fol-
lowed 1t eight years in successful
manner. At the end of that time,
he sold out and commenced to spec
ulate in oil in the Kentucky fields.
which he did for two years. He came
to Clarksburg in 1907 and continued
here in the oil trade in which he was
still operating at the time of his
death. He owned a handsome resi-
dence property in which he lived at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
In the Presence Of $4,000 Wit
nesses Including Women
and Children.
DRAGGED TO CITY HALL
Chain Round Neck Thrown over
Tree Limb and Wood Piled
Around is Set Fire.

WACO. Tex, May 15-With h.
600 persons as witnesses, including
women and children, Jesse Washing
ton; negro boy who confessed to the
criminal assaulting and murder of
Mrs. Lucy Fryar, seven miles south
of here last Monday afternoon, was
taken from the Fifth district court
room shortly before noon today and
burned to death on the public square.
The burning came Immediately af-
ter the negroes trial had ended. The
jury had returned verdict of guilty,
giving him the death penalty.
Then some one started the cry of
Get the negro" II was quickly
taken up by all of those from that
part of the county where Mrs. Fryar
was killed and Washington was then
seized.
The mob at first seemed willing to
hang the negro from the suspension
bridge, but suggestion that he be
burned on the plaza met with instant
response. He was dragged to the
city, hall yard where the chain al
ready around his neck was thrown
over the limb of a tree. wood piled
around him and the fire started.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
DEATH ANGEL TAKES
ARCHIE A. CRAWFORD

he went with the East End fire depart
ment where he did faithful service.
The deceased man was one OF
Clarksburg's most widely known and
popular citizens. He was prominent in
fraternity circles as an Elk, member
OF the knights of Columbus, an Eagle
and a member of other fraternal or
ders. He was member Of the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception. He was
active in both church and fraternity
work. He served many years as
member Of the Elks' charity commit
tee and he never knew the day in
years that he was not eager and ready
to go to the relief of the distressed and
afflicted. He was also kind neigh
Dor and always ready TO lend helping
hand in his immediate community.
Truthfully he is deserving Of great
reward in that better country.
Mr.. Crawford is survived by his
aged parents, whose physical condition
prevents them from coming to the
funeral; his widow, who was Miss
Beatrice WEIGH, daughter Of John
WEIGH, Of this city, before her mar
riage; Howard Crawford, Of Davis, a
brother; Mrs. James McCay, OF Brock
wayville, Pa, sister; John Alexander
Crawford, of Buffalo, N. Y, brother:
and Willis and Robert, both of Brock
wayville, Pa, brothers. William, an
other brother, died in infancy.
Robert Crawford, brother, and
Mrs. James Mckay. sister, along with
Mrs. Crawford and other relatives
land friends, were at Mr.. Crawford's
bedstae-when he died.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
Is Placed on Trial in the City
OF London for Part in
the Rebellion.
BELFAST MAN TEsTIFIEs
Witness Says Accused Man Of
tered Irish Prisoners Money
to Join Germans.

LONDON, May 15.-Sir Roger Case
ment. the supposed head and prime
1nstigator of the Sim Fein rebellion
in Ireland, was arraigned today in the
Bow street police court and charged
with high treason.
The few spectators who were per
united to rEtcr the famous old police
court were considerably surprised
when second prisoner was placed
beside Easement in the dock. This
man was Daniel Julian Bailey, a prl-
vate soldier whose home is at Wemb-
ley. village near London. Bailey was
arrested near Trallee. ireland, April
Il. He was jointly charged with Case
ment with high treason.
The first witness was John Robin
son. Of Belfast. formerly corporal in
the royal army medical corps, who
was one of the prisoners taken to Ger
many in the early stages of war and
recently released. He said that of
1000 Irish prisoners gathered at Lem
berg to hear Easement exhortations
between fifty and sixty Joined the Irish
brigade.
Robinson first saw Easement in the
prison camp.
What was he doing?" asked coun-
sci for the prosecution.
"spouting about the Irish brigade"
Robinson replied in a rich brogue. He
said Easement promised the Irish
prisoners ten pounds each II they
Joined the Germans and passage TO
America II Germany lost the war.
The attorney general said Easement
was found concealed in what is known
locally as McKinnas fort. He gave the
name of Richard Morton, of Bucking
hamshire, and his occupation as an
author. He was seen to drop paper
which contained a code including the
following:
Await further instructions. Have
decided to stay. Further ammunition
and rifles art needed. Send another
ship
According to testimony given this
afternoon by Daniel O'Brien, an irish
prisoner who was at Lemberg during
Easements visit and who afterwards
was exchanged. Easement was Kissed
and hooted out of the Lemberg camp.
Some members OF Munster regiment
struck Sir Roger and several prison
ers, including 0'Brien. were punish
ed for it, the witness testified, their
rations being cut down.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
EXPEDITION CHECKED
TO AWAIT MORE MEN

MARATHON. Tex, May 15.-The ex-
petition in search OF the bandits who
raided Glen Springs has checked It's
dash into Mexico and is now awaiting
reenforcoments before pushing on. A
message has been sent to Major Gem
eral Funston by Colonel Sibley, COM
handing the expedition, asking for aid.
Military observers here point out
that Major Langhorne and his flying
squadron OF tho Eighth cavalry are
now perhaps 200 miles beyond their
base without sufficient troops to pro-
tect their lines of communication.
Marathon. the base. ID ninety miles dis
tant from BoQuillas over broken coun-
try. Several instances have beon re-
ported OF bandits operating behind the
expedition without meeting armed re-
sistance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
REIMBURSEMENT
Of Wage Scale is Sought by
Three Hundred Members of
Kiln Drawers Union.

EAST LIVERPOOL. o., May Is
Three hundred members OF the kiln
DRAWERS union here today asked the
United States Potters' Association to
name committed confer with them
relative to re-adju;ment Of the
wage scale. Warehousemen at the
pottehies IN Newell, w. Va, across
the Ohio river from here, struck last
week and 1000 potters at sebrlng,
o., were thrown out of work by a
strike of kiln men in the Ave pot
teries there.
The United States Potters' Associ-
alton, which includes the tableware
potteries in Newell, W. Va, across
agreement with the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters, which
will continue until October 1. 1917,
unless 1t is abrogated through the
labor disturbances which have re-
Gently appeared in the industry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
Church Dedicated Nth
Appropriate Ceremony

pastor of the Central Christian
church; and the Rev. U. w. Morrison.
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
church.
The evening sermon was preached
by the Rev. r. G. -Radabaugh, ofi5el-
ington, district superintendent Of the
church. His sermon was concluded
with the church in darkness. The
lights went out when the electric
lighting system was crippled as a re-
suit Of the storm which swept tho
city. : Y
The ladies of the church served
both. dinner and supper in the social
rooms in the basement of the church.
They came In for much praise from
those who took the two meals at the
church.
X A great part Of, the credit for rails
ing the money with which to build
the new church Is given to the tinan-
cial board. which Is composed OF I
+. Lawman, 81. n. Duncan. W. M
Scott, o. B. Lawman aud J. b. Gun.
bingham =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
PAINTER. KILLED AND
BURTON is WOUNDED
BY Two Men Who Are Discov'
cred in Act Of Pilfering John
7. Davis's Pantry.

ELKINS. May 15-William A.
Painter, SO, farm foreman for John
T. Davis, was shot to death, and VII.
liam Burton. n farm hand. perhaps
fatally shot late last night BY two
men under arrest and were starting
Of pilfering the pantry of Mr.. Davies
summer camp six miles from Elkins.
Painter and Burton had placed the
men under Arrest and were starting
with them to jail when the prisoners
opend Are, shooting Painter eight
times and Burton twice.
Painter died instantly and Burton
was beaten into insensibility with a
stone and left for dead. Later re-
gaining consciousness Burton crawl
ed TO Painters home and gave the
alarm. Posses are securing the hills
for the murderers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
WAGE INCREASE
Is Given to All the Telegraph
Operators instead of to
But Fifty Men.

P1TTsBURG. May 16.-It became
known here today that all telegraph
operators on the Pennsylvania
lines east of plttsburg had been
notified of a wage increase
instead of the fifty men in the
city who were reported last night as
being affected by the new order. The
advance was individual and made &C
cording to the merit Of the men and
their length Of service. From three
to six men are employed in each Of
the company's towers.
Many OF the 900 Western Union oper-
ators whose wages were Increased
from eight to thirty-three and one
third per cent were notified when they
reported for work that the new rates
were effective today. For others the
increase was effective May /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
Large Crowds Attend All Ser
vices in New United
. Brethren Edifice.
The new Dun Street United Broth.

The new DUFF Street United Brsrh-
rem church of stealey. Heights, recent
ly completed att cost of about $780,
600, was dedicated Sunday with APP
propriate ceremonies. The dedica-
tory sermon was preached at the
morning service by Bishop w. NJ.
Weekly, OF Petersburg.
All of the days services were at
tended by large crowds. The offering
taken at the three meetings amounted
to about $4,000. All in all. 1t was
without doubt the biggest day in
the history of, the church. raa T
At $3.50 o'clock IN the afternoon
there was a platform meeting partici-
pated in by ministers OF the city. Adj
dresses were made by the Rev. DR.. w.
C. Taylor. pastor OF the First Rap
list church: the Rev. P. NJ. Baber,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
SHUTDOWN
Of Many Coal Mines in Ken
lucky Throws 5000 Min
ers Out of Work.

CENTRAL CITY, KY. May 49,
The Western Kentucky Coal Opera
tors Association Monday issued no
tice reciting that all coal mines in
western Kentucky under the control
OF Its members would be closed on
Tuesday. The shutdown is due to
failure OF operators and miners In
district No. % to agree upon work
ing conditions incident to formulat-
ing wage scale for two years.
Approximately 5000 miners are
affected. Leaders of the miners have
issued addresses to the men pleading
that order be maintained.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15

1856 Mechanic street.
The Marshville OIL and Gas Com
pany, the Curtis oil Company and
the Point Comfort OIL and Gas Com
pany were the chief concerns in
which he vas interested. He was
president and manager of the Curtis
OH Company and manager of the
Marshville OIL aud Gas Company. He
began his oil operations and activities
eighteen years ago with DIR. c. T. Ar
nett, OF this city. Twelve years ago
he helped to organize the Little Sand
OIL Company of Kentucky, in which
the late NJ. Francis and others Of
this county and Baltimore capitalists
were Interested. This was in 1904.
He managed that company two years.
The Curtis Oil Company was organ
lied by him and others in 1907, and
1t is still in successful operation. He
and others formed and operated the
Marshville Oil and Gas Company
which is still in operation. The
Demo Oil and Gas Company was also
organized by him and others and OPP
Grated two or three years. In politics
Mr.. Garrett was Democrat. He was
a member of the Masonic fraternity
and in church connection Baptist.
Mr.. Garrett March rs, 1888, mar
ried Agnes Harbert, who was born in
Marshall county, January 25, 1852,
and was daughter of of Judson
Harbert, now dead, born in Harrison
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett had
two children. namely, Wade Hamp-
ton and Anne Lucrtia. Mrs. Car
rett and children survive. Among
the other survivors are his parents,
three sisters, namely, Misses Grace,
oma and Virginia Garrett, of Davis
sons run; and FIVE brothers, namely,
Robert A. and John, of this city;
William, of Salem; and Hugh and
Walker. Of Davisson's run.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
NESTC0TT
Consents to Place Woodrow
Wilson in Nomination at
St. Louis Convention.
nr A.roeiArrn ,.rn,,

WASHINGTON, May 15.-PresI.
dent Wilson has asked John W. Yves
colt, attorney general of New Jersey,
who made the speech nominating
him at the Baltimore convention. to
make the nominating speech ut st.
Louis. Mr.. Wescott has accepted and
conferred Monday with the president,
When the president asked Mr.
Wescott to make tho speech he did
not know that the New Jersey dele
gates on the same day had selected
Governor Fielder. In view Of the
presidents wish to have Mr.. Wescott
1t Is expected the governor will with
draw.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
REYNOLDS
Arrive in Chicago and Opens
National Committee Head
quarters in Coliseum.

CHICAGO. May Isl. B. Roy
nolds. secretary Republican national
committee. arrived today and opened
committee Headquarters in the Col
iseum where the Republican conven-
ton will convene June z.
First attention was directed to get
ting the contests over delegations in
shape for presentation 10 the whole
committee which meets June /.
Fewer than so contests are on Ale
in contrast to the many which were
brought before the party's conyen-
ton four years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
FATALLY Ill.

Responding to message late SAT-
urday night stating that his father.
Thomas q. Cranwell, was fatally I'll at
his home at Waterbury. Ct, Or. J. j.
cranwell left on No. 2 Sunday morning
for that city to be at the bedside of his
father. The elder Cranwell 10 about SO
years of age. He has been i'll several
months. His aiiment is stomach
trouble.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
RICHARD HOWELL DEAD
Passes Away at His Home at Fair
Grounds Addition Sunday.

Richard H. Howell. aged "a years,
died at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
his home at the Fair Grounds follow
ing lingering illness of dropsy. The
funeral services are scheduled to be
held at $3.50 o'clock Monday after
noon at the Howell home. The Saliva
ton Army leader will be in charge of
the services and the burial Will be
in the Masonic cemetery. The de-
ceased man is survived by his widow
and seven children.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
MEN TO VOTE
On the Question of Going Back
to Work in Westinghouse
Plant.
Is, Assee,.,rp psrsn

PITTsBURG. May 15.-Thosc en-
ployes of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company who
had not returned since the strike for
an eight-hour day was inaugurated
held a meeting Monday. to- decide
whether they should go back. Two
thousand were expected to ballot on
the proposition. Cavalry OF the ma
tional guard was still on duty in the
valley but there was no disorder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
KNIGHTS REQUESTED.

The reception committee of
Clarksburg Commandery No. 10,
knights Templar, has requested that
all Knights Templar residing In or
near the city and owning automo-
biles. have their cars at the Masonic
temple on West Pike street at .
o'clock Wednesday morning for the
purpose of assisting the committee in
receiving the visiting knights and la
dies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
PROTEST
Which is Very Vigorous is Be-
ing Prepared by the United
States Government.
tnr AssoelArEp pRrss,

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The
American government is preparing a
protest characterized by officials as
very vigorous" against the inter
ference with mails to and from the
United States and Great Britain. A
note to be sent forward in the near
future will take the position that the
United States can no longer counte-
nance seizure and detention Of mails
to and from the United States partic-
ularly those concerning neutrals.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
MORRIS HEARING.

David NJ. Norris, who was arrested
Saturday by county officers for no-
lating the prohibition law by having
intoxicants in a public street will be
arraigned for q trial or hearing In
Magistrate Jackson v. Carter'B court
Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
.MEXICANS' RAIDS
TO BE RESUMED
FINE FEATURE.

A much appreciated feature
OF the Waldo hotel dinnor Sun
day evening, honoring Mothers
day, was the presentation Of
carnations and buttons suitable
TO the day rs the guests en-
tered the dining room. Manager
Wooddoll cndeared himself
greatly in this way as he has by
many other acts OF constdern-
ton since he took charge OF the
Waldo few weeks ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
ADMISSION MAN RBcoyERs.

Henry NJ. Schultz, former mayor
OF Adamston, who recently under
went a surgical operation In the st.
Mary's hospital had recovered sufi-
GENTLY from the operation Monday
to be taken to his homs.