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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-05
IN WHICH THE VILLAGE PHILOS-
OPHER UNLOADS HIS MIND

After gazing long while at the
hats in the display window of the
millinery store, yesterday, old Bill
Heck was heard to observe: There's
lots O. fooler ways to spend money
than buyin' chawin' tobacker." To
Tonto, Kan, Republic.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-05
PINKERTONS ARE SCRAPPING-
WHATS IN A NAME?"

Once in a while a big news story
breaks" out of a private detective
agency and so the news editors of
the trust press have sneaky liking
for the division heads of these agen-
cies.
Last night bill for injunction was
filed in the circuit court by the Pin
kerton Natl Detective agency, seek
ing to enjoin the Pinkerton Collec-
ton agency from operating under
that name. But none of the papers
published the news.
William and Allen Pinkerton allege
in the bill that the power of the ia
nous name of Pinkerton is so great
that this company gets business be-
cause of it.
Ernest Pinkerton is the head of the
collection agency and is no relation
to the famous" detectives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

gang Of swindlers. When the expos
ure finally came they were operating
from st. Paul to Hot Springs, Ark,
and from Denver east to Chicago. 4
think need not say3that my charac-
tiers are the members Of the, now Ia
nous Maybray gang. ,i.
Tho originator Of the scheme, the
master mind of the whole plot was
PJohn G. Mabray, now Parks, now
Smith, now Jones, now Brown. The
name nattered not. He and his asso-
ciates had raked half a dozen states
with q comb Of fraud and reaped MIL
lions. They had In their employ per-
haps hundred fighters, wrestlefs
and jockeys, some Of them bearing a.
nous names, but serving the gang I'M
cognito. The gang supported private
stables OF race horses, a medical stan,
gambling halls and gave employment
to a dozen women sharpers. q
With Pindell's confession began an
exposure 1t took more than two
years to run down this gang and de-
.tect the widespread conspiracy. ~
the end we made more than 100 ar
rests and eighty-three persons were
convicted and sent to prison. ss Y! =
Maybray himself, the gamblers
turned conspirator, was sent "a, thp
federal prison at Leavenworth 10 pays
for his fun. x
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
YOUR
GRAY HAIR.
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changing gray hair and entire hcad
Of hair 10 that soft. even. dark luster.
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which makes the hair SO fascinating
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hair. After applying Q-Ban not even
a trace Of gray shows, making you
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isfy Or money refunded. Only Zoe
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maker Company's Drug Store. Ciasks-
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
THEY REFUSE To EAT

AT periods in most childrenS' hves
hcyfail TO rclshtheir meals and refuse
o eat even the dclicacies prepared t'
empt their appctitcs. Thcyhck am
,tion, and growth seems impeded
which causes anxiety and worry.
10 compel them TO cat is grave
mistake, because nutrition is impaired
Hcalthful exercise in fresh air and sun
shincis Important but equally import
ant is spoonful Of SCOTS Emulsion
three times a day to feed the tissue
and furnish food,energy to improv.
their blood, aid nutrition and sharpen
their appetises.
Tie highly concentrated medicinal
food in SCOTS Emulsion supplies the
very clements children need 10 build w
Their strength. They relish Seott's--it is
free from alcohol
seot, 4 Dow,,e Bloomfield, Nj ISIS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

lgulp of whiskey and continued his
silence.
"Well?" demanded Parks after sew
eral minutes Of this.
J"Well, yourself said his vis-a-vis.
Fat and empty as usual" asked
Parks, insultingly.
AS usual" said the other. Just
fat headed enough to copper your
game right along, though"
Parks laughed little acidly and
waved to the waiter.
Booze he said, and see what Mr..
Fox will have"
Parks leaned back against the leath-
or upholstery and contemplated Fox.
WELL" he demanded, what is the
best faro dealer in the West going to
do 'now?"
Fox yawned.
Nothing right away. My stakes in
first class shape No reason why l
shouldn't rest while and watch for
the turn"
Going east or west?"
''Not going. Like the climate here"
Parks leaned toward his friend with
sudden animation.
"Now you're talking sense, he sibi-
lated. 81 thought you might have a
bunch"
Cant say l have"
"Well, l have"
Fox stroked his pink cheeks again
and lifted his eyes at an angle which
gave him a particularly vulpine look.
"Well, I'm with you, bank roll and
all. What is it," he said.
"You know l used to peddle green
goods?" inquired Parks, and Fox nod
ded. well, it's something like that,
now"
He leaned over the narrow table
till his mouth was close to the others
ear and spoke as softly as his big
voice would permit
"Of course, you can't sell 'em green
goods or gold bricks any more, with
out too much trouble and risk; but we
can combine the old sucker game
with betting. Make 'em think they're
backing sure things and then work
the double cross on 'em. See?"
Fox didn't.
"Horse races, fights, wrestling"
"Aw, nix.' said Fox. impatiently.
"You can't pull the fixed race stuff any
more. The rubes is wise to 1t long
ago. They been bled too often
SIS that so," said Parks with angry
emphasis. YOU'RE telling me, are
you?. Do l look like a simp to you?"
"Not exactly
"well, then wait till I'm through
talking. What's the matter with the
double CROSSE"
az don't get YOU"
"Well, suppose YOU tell the sucker
the thing is fxed?"
Fox had an immediate CLEAN Of in
telligence.
"And switch the Ax!" he exploded.
He went off into gleeful laughter.
parks, you're wonder; a wonder!'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

They laid the man into the tonneau.
A moment later Ford hurried up car
rying the robes and gloves. Tho men
piled into the car. It charged'up the
road. Half a mile away 1t turned west
dreaded it's way through bypaths to
tho main road to ST. Joseph. Then 1t
lit out like a streak.
The Sycamore Kid was sitting up
now, between Parks and Fox.
"D-n 1t, Bill" he complained to
one Of his companions. johnny has
to do my trick next time. That blood
always makes me sick"
eyes, and you nearly spilled tho
BEANS" complained Ford. "You amt
supposed to dine on that bladder, Just
give 1t one bite"
In bis home town Amos Pindell was
a ruined man II ridicule can ruin. A
few hours after the thing had hap
pened Y and Pindell both broke to
n realization. Y had bet only a
couple of thousand dollars, Fox's sur
plus. The swindlers had made off
with this. But Pindell had bet $4,000
according to the story Parks had told
around, and Y was happy TO believe
It. II was the most grateful Joke OF
a generation. Pindell went away for
a month, but he found ridicu|e only
more intolerable when he returned.
Finally he swallowed his pride, took
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
KINGS OF THE DOUBLE CROSS
aMBRs

Then he grew sober and reflective.
but where are the suckers thatll
stand for that STUFF" he asked.
And Parks began to outline his plan.
Fox knew the small farming com
munties in Iowa and Missouri and
Kansas and Nebraska, didn't he? Who
were the bankers and rich men in
masse on several middle western
states, and Immediately began to seek
new ways OF their old journey.
Among these men was one Of pecul-
lar interest, a big, dark man with a
full mustache. betting brow and a
cold, fierce stare that intimated most
these towns? Retired farmers. Sure.
Fox knew how Jealous these little
places were of each other; how puri-
tanical they were; how ignorant of the
great world. Fox knew how these
small town magnates who were dea-
cons in their home churches slipped
off to Omaha and Kansas City and st.
Joseph several times a year and paint
ed the towns red? Certainly! Didn't
the pickpockets and the low saloons
and the lower women of these towns
grow fat from plucking these fools?
And did they ever boiler? Not on your
life. Did Fox remember that old bank
err that got touched for $1,000 in
Maggle's? He didn't even go to the
police. Why? Because he couldn't
risk having the story leak back home.
Parks paused to let the idea filter
through Fox's mental processes. Then
he shook his finger in his friends face
and went on.
"I'm going to get some of that mon
ey," he said. Its the surest and SAT-
est see in sight. These guys can't
boiler. With my scheme there's two
reasons why they can't. They won't
let their own towns get wise to their
sporting; and then | make them party
to the game. Suppose l go to Old
Rube Grouchande, get friendly with
him, and get him to go in on fixed
race to win some other punk's money?
Then suppose the thing goes wrong
and Old Rube loses? Amt he a party
to the crime What comeback has he
got?"
"Great, great" said Fox glowlngly.
"when do we go to work.
Fright now. How much coin have
you got? We have to match our piles"
Fox elaborated.
"About fifteen thou cash." he said,
finally.
"And what e.se?
"You know l got couple OF houses"
''Well, can you put in $4,000 II |
dig the same and we split fifty-aty?'
"Soft."
Fright. Then you slip out to Chi
cago tonight. All expenses will be
need. Kennedy will put you wise to
some pugs that will play our game
/ got a couple Of them here, too.
Kennedy will tell you about some
horses and boys we'll need, too. Get
'em and bring 'em back with you Say
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

nothing to Kennedy, and pay him
nothing. I'll tend 10 that. He knows.
I'm wise, and I'm OFF, said FOX
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

When, in quite recent years, the
states Of the middle West finally put
the colorful old gambling houses out
of business and made surrepdtious
games too dangerous to be profitable,
there resulted much dangerous le1s-
ure among caste Of men whom idle
ness envenoms, says the St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Two things the real gambler Is I'M
likely to become a plodder or an
idler His mind has been too active
for the latter. And the excitement
and romance of high stakes and big
spending unfit him Cor the work of
the human ant
"Once gambler always gambler"
Zach Brogan used to say in the pail
days of Leavenworth's big game, and
he was right
Thus the keepers of gambling dens,
the croupiers, touts. cappers, dealers
of the old days were turned loose en-
men and amused others. He was an
International gambler, this fellow. He
had played the games from Chicago
into old Mexico and back. He knew
the lay and ropes in many parts OF
the world. But he liked the middle
West. Iowa and Etissouri suited him;
for, as he said, he knew his game
there too we'll to tumble.
This man-let us call him Parks for
convenience-was in Omaha when the
final blow fell, and it became clear
that gambling as such run its course.
He watched his fellows trooping off
to other states. He say the hopeless
ness OF some of them, and listened to
the profanity Of others. He himself
said nothing. He simply gave no sign
OF moving. When he had finished
watching the dlsmantling Of his
gambling house he walked over to his
hotel, one OF the best in town, marched
aggressiyely into the bar and seated
himself without ceremony across the
booth table from another guest. This
person looked up without word and
stroked his fat pink cheeks. His
shrewd, yellowlsh eyes twinkled with
amused inquisitiveness. He took a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
Zen,o for DandruH

You do not want a slow treatment
when hair is falling and the dandruff
germ is killing the hair roots Delay
means-no hair.
Get, at any drug store, a bottle of
zemo for 25c or $l00 for extra large
size. Use as directed, for it does the
work quickly. 1t kills the dandruff germ,
nourishes the hair roots and Immediately
stops itching scalp. 1t is sure and safe,
is not greasy, is easy to use and will not
stain. Soaps and shampoos are harm
full, as they contain alkali. The best
thing, to use is zemo, for 1t is pure and
also inexpensive.
Zemo. Cleveland. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
Pretty Home Wedding.

Married at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. C. NJ. Fortney. of the New Fair
Ground Addition at 5 O'Clock Saturday
evening were Robert Lee Cade and
Miss Bertha Leona Fortney. Prompt
ly at 5 O'Clock the contracting par
ties entered the parlor, where the
wedding ceremony was solemnlzed by
the Rev. w. Nj. Slaughter, of the
Duff Street United Brethren church.
The bride and bridegroom are pop
ular, we'll known people Of this city
After the ceremony they retired to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
Social and Personal
fem. for th. department Welcomed They he sssa
ar teephoued to the kilograms editorial department Tasphonss
tell 800 Homo 167-Y.

the dining room, where a bountiful
supper awaited them. Tho happy
event was witnessed by several close
friends of the couple.
The happy couple left that night
for the East, where they will spend
their honeymoon, They will reside In
Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28
PERSONAL

Fred Cole and Miss Elsie Newton.
of Grafton, attended the Cade-Fort-
aey Wedding Saturday evening,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-28

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE IL
OF yiALUABLE REAL. EgTATE
Notice y hereby given that I VIII On
SAT URDAY, THE IITH DAY OF 1fAncH,
Mt the hour Of 1 80 O'Clock, p. NJ, ntIthe
front door Of the court house Of HafTdBofI
County. West Virginia, offer. for sale " HE
highest and best bidder therefor, tliestoI-
lowing real estate, tO.wlt: ~ 4
Lot No. o In Section no. 8 OF the iytt}
side Addition to the City Of Clayksbuf1t
W, Va, d plat Of said addition being
record IN the Office Of the Clerk 0fs We
Comfy Court Of Harrison County In Died
Book No. $780, page 10; being the lane
real estate conveyed to Ira u. Queen, Spttaf
ent owner By the Riverside Deyelopnitnt
Company, by deed dateiT the i24th dnSisof
February, 1918, recorded In the ONCE qfotts|
said IN Deed Book No, 2ibs page
good and sufficient deed, free and sicquit1
Of all Hens, and contniilng covenants Sof
general warranty, VIII be made TO- She
purchaser upon the following. terms; 0hts
third cash In hand on day OF said
due upon n credit OF ons, two and, sttle'
years, with interest, i-1rchaBer 70 execyte
notes, md seller to retain vendpt'e iienliii
deed TO secure unpaid PURCHASE mohty
This lot has upon ittaihrst Glars fitnt
room cottage. house, with cabinet meNttlA
hardwood finish, and good wsll o. eatst,
Dated this 23rd day Of Bebruazy, DIN
Flo. SUTTON. 4,
ts,isass 81 .S,, Attorney atfN LAW
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
Arab Foes.

The Arab who is fighting with the
Turks in Mesopotamia has some curl
Gus ways. He takes off his shoes
when he enters a house, but keeps on
his hat. He reads and writes from
right to left. He eats scarcely any
thing for breakfast or dinner, but in
the evening he sits down to hot meal
swimming in oil. His sons eat with
him, but the ladies Of the household
wait till the males have finished.
The Arab rides donkey when trav-
cling, his wife walking behind, and he
laughs at the idea of giving up his
seat for a woman. The Arab has one
strong virtue, and that is, he is rarely
seen drunk. He is not very affection
ate, is very ignorant, and has so little
initiative that he rarely takes on any
thing worth doing, or attempts to
carry out any enterprise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
Woman and the Arts.

In the minor art OF dancing, and in
the nobler work OF reproducing the
music of the great composers, and in
acting the characters of the great dra-
matists, there are women of high, and
even of highest rank. But to leave
these more interpretive or reprcGuc-
tive arts, only in fiction does she ap-
proach the mark Of men. For here
she must be counted with the great
of the craft. And even should some
grabbed soul insist that the rare COM
pany in which are George Eliot, Jane
Austen, George Sand, Madame de
Stael, and the queen of Navarro, does
not include the one who is greatest
in the guild, yet there is no discom-
fort felt in naming these women along
with Scott and Dickens, Hugo, Ger
vantes, and Boccaccio. But speak OF
the other creative arts, and we feel at
once the chill. Chaminade looks Ill
at ease in the presence Of Beethoven;
Joanna Baltic, with Shakespeare; An
gelika Kaufman, with Michelangelo.
George M. Stratton, in Atlantic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
Silk From Sawdust.

Making artificial silk from gawdust
and other lumber waste is the latest
experiment of the United States forest
products laboratory at Madison, Wis.
The use of artificial silk made direct
ly from wood is increasing by leaps
and bounds. Originally it's principal
use was in the manufacture of braids
and trimmings, but recently the manu-
facture of hose from artificial silk has
become an industry OF vast impor-
lance. Other uses for artificial silk
are woven goods of all kinds, Innings,
tapestries, ETC., neckties, ribbons,
sweater coats, etc. About 100000
pounds of artificial silk are used an
nually in the United States. There
are several methods of manufacture,
but that from wood pulp is usually
made by treating the wood pulp with
caustic lye to form q viscose, which
is allowed to age for some time. It
is then forced through dies to form
threads, which are hardened by a
treatment with sulphuric acid, ammo
mum sulphate, and sodium borate, or
formic acid. After washing and dry
ing, the silk is ready for use. The
laboratory is investigating the arti-
fetal silk problem as a possibility for
utilizing wood waste, and has on hand
q variety of articles made from the
NATURALIZATION Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
dEfMlRk
$7EO))(E4K.
GIVE BOAR GOOD ATTENTION
As He Natures, Litters Will Be Strong
er and Larger-Keep Him Sep
arated From the Sows.

1t is not best to let the boar run
with the rest of the herd. 1t is too
common practice to sell the boar
when the season is over. This is
largely the cause of SO many small
filters and weakboned pigs. 1t is best
to get a good boar, and keep him for
a few years, and as he natures his
pigs will be stronger and litters larger.
Have small yard of grass if posi-
BILE, hog-tight and away from the sows,
so he will not be worried. A quarter
of an acre will afford plenty of exer-
else in the open air. When grass is
not available, give him cut clover or
any other good green feed that he will
eat.
Feed sparingly of fattening feeds,
but give him feed that will keep him
growing if he is not fully developed.
Mill stuff, skim milk, clover, alfalfa
or anything that furnishes protein is
advisable. At all times keep supply
of ashes, salt and charcoal where he
can obtain it at will. 1t will do much
toward keeping him in good health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
Practical Breeding Crate.

county, Ohio, in Farm and Home. It
meets these demands with but slight
adjustments.
The bridge serves as well to close
up the rear end in combining an ami
NAL and by inserting in varied slots
readily admits the use of different
sizes of animals in breeding. The
false floor which hangs upon hooks
over the Stats makes a support for
small animals in the crate and also
is used rs a top in shipping. Hook
and eye devices hold the top and rear
bridges together in transportation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
CARRIED THE HONEY BACK
Bees Proved They Had Something 60
Say About the Disposition of
Their Product

A farmer possessed a few swarms
Of bees which he kept in what arc
called box hives. Inside there wero.
small boxes, which would hold about
two or three pounds of honey each, an!
exchange says. About eight of these
were placed on the top of the hive, and
as at least one side of each box was Of
glass, the keeper could easily look
into the hive and see when the boxes
were filled with honey.
The farmer usually chose to do this;
early in the morning, before the bees!
came out to begin the labors Of the
day, or at night when they had fin
ished them. Bees do not like to have
their dwelling places molested, and
usually try to sting the intruder.
One day some friends were at the,
farmers house and as they wanted
honey the farmer thought he would
venture to take it out in the after,
were quite full. The hives stood few
rods from the house, and on that side
OF the house were large doors lead
ing into the cellar. While the boxes
were partly OF glass, the bottom of
each was made Of little Stats, so that
the bees could go in and out as they.
liked.
The farAer took out several boxes,
carried them into the cellar, shut the
cellar doors nearly together, and hur-
ried away. He put the boxes into the
cellar in order to allow any bees
which might be in them to fly out and
return to the hive. But, in his haste
to avoid being stung, the farmer left
the doors open too much, so that the
cellar was quite light, whereas it
should have been dark.
The bees were so excited, and en-
ragged that they flew in all directions,
attacking everyone who came in their
way. When suppertime came there
were so many bees flying about the
cellar doors that no one cared to go
near them. Early the next morning
the farmer looked out of the dining
room window and observed that the
air was still full of bees.
At about ten o'clock he looked again
and not bee could be seen. He went
down and brought up the boxes. But,
instead of being heavy with honey, as
they were the day before when taken
from the hive, they were almost as
light as air, being filled only with
empty combs. The bees had worked
with a will and had carried ALI fho
honey back to the hives.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25

colors with which dainty interpreta-
tions of Scotch plaids may be found in
light tints and varied colors. Some
thing very distinctive and original
might be made by combining these in
the manner shown in this organdie
dress. Then there are the crossbar
and striped organizes, which might be
used instead of the more familiar dot
ted varieties. They are sheerer than
chiffon, the daintiest of all cotton,
weaves, and retain the c-ispness which
distinguishes the plain material. Moth
Ing could be better for a graduating
gown.
A circular veil with hexagonal mesh
and border of small chenille balls is
one Of many that have aided designers
in tho conception of new effects In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
RAISE RAPE FOR PASTURAGE
Splendid Feed for Sheep and Hogs
Good Use Can Be Made of the
Temporary Fences.

Rape is :. splendid feed for sheep
and hogs as we'll. 1t is usually pas
tured, but when the acreage is small
and one wishes to get the most from
the crop, it is cut and fed to the
stock and then when it grows up
again, is pastured.
Rape is generally broadcasted in the
early spring on we'll prepared ground
at the rate of five pounds of seed per
acre. When the plants are about eight
inches high turn the sheep into the
field. Most pasturage can be OBJ
tanned if temporary fences are used
to allow only part of the field to
be pastured at time.