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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Less 10 Per Cent.

Here is another opening for you to money. All
clerks will be compelled to carry two sales books. All
goods advertised at special prices counters
on sale at cut prices will be entered book these
regular stock to be entered and if your purchases in
regular stock reach $3.50 or you will be allowed
discount Of 10 per cent upon your purchases from reg
lar stock If purchase is, say $1,000 you buy for
$780, etc. We want you to get this cleary-so please
read until you understand proposition and any
controversy this is just what will do. No discount
regular purchases for less than $780, We doing
this outof-town customers afford to visit dur
ing this sale and feel willing to make it to their
interest and in this way help them transportation
charges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
MEMS WORK SHIRTS.

Not any big lot, probably dozen shirts, about all
sizes, excepting 16 and II, heavy size 145 If these
are worth anything they are worth 60c EACH western
made and at this price advice to get them early
Special each 49,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
LADIES' SKIRTS-16 OF THEM.

We will practically give away, these sold originally
up to 1925. If you any of the get them Satur
day morning at each $1.95.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23

25 Ladies' coats about all sizes and kinds and are
most all this years styles and cloths mostly black
rlrge ladies in broadcoths that market doesn afford
at all at present and others in fancy weaves, etc. We
have always sold these lines for less than you could buy
values elsewhere but in this instance going to
take my medicine. These coats sold regularly $780,
$780, $780, $1,000 $780, $3.50, $1,000, $3.50 ETC.
Just divide them by u and you will have your cost for
next ten days.
Also II coats in Juniors and Ladies' sold special
at 1896, worth 81 so, again reduced to 1926.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
LADIES' COATS-LESS $3.50.

About ten coats in this lot, pushes and fancies
and at regular prices have been snaps, these
will make a discount of Is per cent.
Childs' coats, ages to 6, nice nifty line Of them
from $2.s5 to $4S5, the discount them for 10
days. from next Saturday morning, less $3.50, less IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
MEMS DRESS SHIRTS.

These are mostly blues in neck band Shirts about all
sizes and foreign dyed goods item in same cloths
probably couldn't buy today ourselves, the kind
shown today for retail at Is cents isn't really good
garment This lot about dozen in all at special each $780,
Some in 75c shirts worth $100 today sale &c.,
These are absolutely first quality garments, some Of
light grounds slightly soed
LADIES' CORSETS.
About dozen in lo are discontinued lines, better
material than you buy today for the regular prices Of
these garments but it doesn't count for next ten days.
These sold for 95 and $780, Sale price 49, CSC and 45c
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
FUNERAL OF MRS. COOKE
WILLIE At HOVVESV e

years they moved to Howesyllle,
Preston county.
In 1853 Miss Wesling was married
to John j. Cooke at HowesvilIe, and
to this union twelve children were
born. Her husband and her. eight
Oldest children preceded Mrs. Cooke
to the grave. The surviving rela-
tives are Thomas w. Cooke. poBtmast-
er at Piedmont, j. B. Cooke, Coast
representative for the Mark Manu-
featuring Company, OF Chicago, lo-
Gated at Los Angeles, Calf; and v. f..
Cooke, manager OF the Francois Coal
Company, Of this city. sons: and Mrs.
j. e. Mattingly. of Morgantown, a
daughter.
Other surviving relatives are DR..
w. 7. Cooke, OF Adamston. grand
son, and thirty-three grand children
and seventeen great grand children.
Mrs. Cooke came to this city eight
years ago with her son, v. p. Cooke,
and resided here ever since: She
was life-long member of the Catho.
lie church and during her younger
days took an active part in church
work. She raised son to be q
priest and a daughter to be u sister,
Mrs. Cooke was the last survivor OF
a well-known German family.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
STA IE CON5t tElV1 ron
IDEA ASgEWTED TO
BY Republican Gathering inI
Parkersbur1 and Likely 1t
Will Be Held in May.

istt tnN, AG1netkTEe srEhEl y y i s .ls
PARk1aRs BURG March 80 Reptib-
lican leaders of West Virginia when
the state central committee met here
Thursday appeared to be fairly well
agreed on a method of selecting dele
gates to the national convention in
Chicago June at a state convention
10 be held probably early in May
The delegates nominated in this
way would receive unanimous support
of Republican voters at the. primary
election June 9. according 70 the pro-
posed plan, and could send their ere
dentiaIs to Chicago by wire. The state
primary law requires election Of dele
gates on June s. Without some sys=
tenn such as proposed by the commit
tee those elected would not have time
to reach Chicago after their formal
election. The state Is entitled 60 six
teen delegates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
Preston County, Former Home
and the Rev. p. H. McDer-
mott VIII Have Charge.

Funeral services over the body of
Mrs, Catherine Cooke, aged So years,
widow of John j. Cooke, who died
at 1855 o'clock Thursday morning at
the home of her son. v. f. Cooke, at
104 Meigs avenue, after a lingering
illness OF diseases incident TO old age
will be held at 10:3O o'clock satur-
day morning at st. 1Qseph's church
at Howesvllle and the Rev. P. NJ Nc
Dermott, rector of the church of the
Immaculate Conception, Of this city,
will have charge OF the services. The
burial will be in the church cemetery
at Howesyiile.
The funeral party will leave this
city at. o'clock Saturday morning
on special car attached to Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train No. 6.
Mrs. Cooke was a daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Wesling. and was
born In 1880 at Bergentreich, Ger
many. When twelve years old she
came to America with her parents
and, they settled at Cumberland, Md.
After residing in Cumberland for FIVE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
Public Service Commission
Acts on Complaint of Short I
age at Broad Oaks.

Acting upon formal complaints
lodged with the state public service
commission by citizens of Broad
Oaks. Charles b. Ebert, of Parkers-
burg, Second district inspector Of the
commission, is investigating the.
water works system of that town.
The complaining citizens declare
that they have been furnished with
water supply only about q fourth
OF the time. during virtually all the
last winter and that repeated COM
plants to the town authorities tailed
to result In an Increased supply. The
plant there Is municipality owned.
Mr.. Ebert. inspected the main stor-
age tank Of the system and while he
was looking at It water was neither
coming in nor going out. Then ne
canyassed homes of consumers and,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
VILLA IS MOVING
THROUGH VALLEY

army base below Casas Grandes.
Ten carloads were shipped to Col
limbps Thursday. Twenty-seven mot
or trucks will go to the army base
there late Thursday.
Army officers here believed that
Columbus will be continued as an aux
-iliary base for the American army.
They point out that no great reliance
can be placed on the Mexican North
western railroad as a sole line OF COM
munication because Of its condition to
carry heavy trainloads OF supplies
Three companies of the engineers
department are working to keep the
roads leading south from Columbus to
the army base in Mexico in good con-
dition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
STATE PR o OBES WATER
SIT IA TON I'M 81 UBJ JJRB

went for some distance turning on
Kitchen faucets only to tinil them
dry. Finally Ire found faucets froltl
which little water poured. Tie
drinking fountain at the pubic
school building was dry. one cons
planning consumed declared that he
had been supplied with water only
about, two hours during three
months Complaint Of fanAinadequate
supply appears TO be general.
Complaint has also been made To
the state health department that
what waterils Furnished the Broad
Oaks water works Is not healthtul.
This Is now being investigated
Mayo To1llnan, OF Charleston. state
sanitary engineer, visited the town
a few days ago and obtained same
pies oft1ie water supply for analy-
sis stls o all
! Before opening their meeting mems
bers of the committee intimated that
Huntington and Wheeling are the
strongest contenders for the proposed
state convention. ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
.M'NENAR SAYS
HE IS INNOCENT
of Charges Made against Him
by Misses Edna Smith and
Violet Hartman.

Roy McNemar. Of Baltimore street,
will be arraigned in Magistrate jack
SON v. Carter's court Mt 1890 o'clock
Monday evening for hearing on u
charge OF breaking into room oc-
cupied by Miss Edna Smith and Miss
Violet Hartman. and trying to COM
NIT criminal assault on Miss Smith.
McNemar was arrested "Wednesday
night by Constable Ruben J. Bartlett
and when arrafgned before Magis-
trate Carter denied the charge and
furnished bond of $500 for HIS ap-
pearance for a hearing at the time
stated above.
According TO the story told Magls-
trate Carter by Miss Smith. she and
the Hartman girl, who live at Nor
wood. had secured position ut the
Hazel Atlas Glass Plant at NorthvteN,.
and in order to be nearer their work
they rented a room from Mrs. Long
on Baltimore street. where they wer.
living. They retired mt the usual
time Tuesday night and at 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning Miss Smith said
she was awakened by some one get
ting into the bed by her side. She
said she became frightened and
awakened Miss Hartman and then
they discovered that II was McNe-
mar. They drove him from the room.
Miss Smith also said that when they
retired the door was locked aud that
McNemar must have picked the lock
to gain admission to their room.
McNemar told Magistrate Carter
that he had proof that he was in his
own room in the same house with
his wife al the time Miss Smith
charges that he was inythelr room.
He denied the charge and stated that
he would prove that he was innocent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
ATTENTIONS TURNED
ON PROBE or WRECK
Opinion is Divided as to Wheth-
er ToWerman or Engineer IS
to Blame for Horror.
MANY BODIES RECOVERED
Railroad Officials Believe That
Still More Bodies Are IN the
Ruins Of Trains.
tsy ASSOCIATED paEsaI

CLEVELAND, March 304with
twenty-seven bodies recovered from
Wednesdays wreck OF the New York
Central trains at AmherAt. o.. at
tentlon Thursday was focused upoii
several Investigations that were put
under way by federal, state aud rail
road authorities to determine reBpon
sibility for the wreck. Represents
ItlVes OF the Interstate Commerce.
CommissEen. the utilities cominib
sion OF Ohio and various department
heads OF the New York Central were
conducting Investigations In Gleye
land and at other points In the viclti
!! ity OF the wreck.
The question as TO whether tn
so.talled death coach on truin No.
SO was Of modern steel construction
as claimed by New York Central Of
tlClals or was mainly OF wood con
structlon Is expected to be an import
ant feature OF the investigation.
Railroad officials were still diyidnd
IN opinion as To whether blame
Should be placed upon the toWefinan
who according 70 some ptiicfnis, w,s
asleep and failed 10 give the proper
signals or upon the engineer who.
they say II may be shown either
failed to see the signal Or exceeded
his orders
or the more than forty persons IN
iured Ia the wreck several We're said
30 be IN 4 precarious condition AMI
further fatalities were feared
Railrbad officials say tbut only
.twetty-seyen bodies have been rc-
lf,f,VatsaH attsl That fitatr ,.fl
possible that more bodies are In
the ruins.
tinoficial. but what Is resarded as
reliable reports, late Wednesday
placed the number of dead az thirts
II Is believed the actual number or
dead may be q matter ofSuncertains
for some hoiitF ~ least
phetHu MEN II whom MOST OF the
titiestipns were 10 be directed az
Thursday itiyestigation 70 be held
IN the ollices OF Division superintend-
ent w. n. scliah were Engineer Her
nltsn Hess, ut the second section or
train SO and Towertnan A H. Ernst.
OF Amherst.
Ernst the towetman. early Thurs
day made astatemeut a Ia which hc
stoutly denied that he was asleep oi
that he was incapaciated by loss of
sleep. He asserted that he sent the
signal properly but that II failed 10
work and that the accident was
caused thereby
while my wife was I'LL - said
ERNST got my regular sleep and
went about by duties as usual The
ienalS simply failed towcrk That is
all.
III. w Belnafs representing the In
terstate Cpmmercr Commission. early
Thursday opened the federal iuvesu-
CATION ut q downtown hotel
The name oil John Hearn. CALI
polls. o.. was THURSDAY stricken
from the list of dead. Hearn's faith
.er telegraphed Thursday saying his
SON was NOT ON amy Of the wrecked
trains but 4 az M. Clemens. Mich
OF the dead who had been uni
IDENTIFIED "Wednesday night most OF
them remained unidentified Thurs
day. additional identifcations Thurs
dag morning were:
Harry White Pullman porter.
324a Wabash avenue Chicago.
u. q. Bowie. Hilisyiile, Pa.
Pr y NJ Grau. Jerry City. o.
Fred Wean. address unknown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
ANOTHER MINE HORROR
RESULT OF EXPLOSION
Rescue Crews Are Unable So
Far to Reach the Men Be-
cause of Smoke.
SUPERINTENDENT CAUGHT
Men Are Sent from the Federal
Mine Bureau in Pittsburg to
the Scene.
:! tay AssecihTEp PREsG

JOHNSToWN. Pa. March 30
Nine miners are reported to have
been entombed Thursday by an ex-
plosion in the mine of the Cone
maugh Smokeless Coal Company at
Seward, eight miles from here. Res
cue crews, 1t was said. were endeav-
orlng TO reach the section of the
workings where the accident occur
red.
Working carefully the rescuers
penetrated the mine for distance o.
200 feet but because of the smoke
aud gas were unable to locate the
men among whom was Superintend-
ent JohE WaddeL. The mine has not
been operating for capacity. which
accounts for the small number of
miners at work when the explosion
occurred.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
AUDITOR
Continues Giving Testimony in
the Trial of L. G. Race in
Fairmont Court.
A,raelA1rn rnrns,

FAIRMoNT. March 30.-Examina-
tion of s. E. Miller, auditor engaged
by the trustees OF the smith-Race
Grocery Company to audit the ac-
counts of that institution, was con-
tinued in circuit coutr Thursday be-
fore Judge W. s. Raymond.
Mr.. Miller identified and read to
the Jury checks drawn by l.. G. Race
on the Citizens Dollar Savings Bank
and charged to the account of the
grocery company. The states attor-
new wished to have the checks intro
duced as evidence, but II no further
Identification can be made they will
rot be introduced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
FEDERAL BUREAU MEN
ARE SENT TO SCENE
tnr AsseeIArEn FREnsl

PTTTsBURG March SV-The Pitts
burg station OF the Bureau of Mines
when informed of the explosion at
Seward sent four men from here to
take charge of the work and ordered
rescue car No. to hurry to the mine.
The Cambria steel Company notified
I4auson Stone. in charge of the sta
tion here, that it had sent one of it's
hest rescue crews and ten oxygen he'll
NETS to Seward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
Having Succeeded in Slipping
through Gordon of Ameri-
can Forces,
tny a sssze,Arso sssus,


Ell PAso. March Military
men made no secret of their belief
Thursday that Francisco Villa had
slipped through the Gordon of Amer
lean troops and Carranza forces
pursuing him in Mexico.
The latest information was that the
bandit leader was moving through
the Santa Maria valley. Once among
his peon friends. who probably would
give American troops misleading in
formation regarding his whereabouts,
Villa might escape detection for q
long time.
Rowing bands Of Villas men are
reported everywhere in the region OF
Santa Maria valley, but apparently
the American flying columns have not
come In contact with them.
Mexican officials said Thursday
they had no news as to the where
abouts Of villa, but that the troops
of the defacto government are aiding
the Americans In the attempt TO cap
ture him.
Ranches from the Chihuahua dis
trict said that when 1t became known
that there was a price upon Villas
head, dead or alive. the bandits
would be in constant danger of be-
trayal.
9rigadier General Bell, commandant
at Fort Bliss, awaited official orders 70
ship supplies TO the army over the
Mexican Northwestern railroad. sGaso-
line, forage. canned goods and flour
viii go forward as soon as the orders
are received.
Meanwhile Major Elliott, department
liquartermaster. Is moving supplies in
great Quantities 10 Columbus n. M.,
whore ttey are carried in motor truck
I trains oVer the Mexican oesert to the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30

Henry Harris. advertising writer
for Nusbanni's clothing stores. viii
leave toni gbt for New York City. The
real cause for the sudden departure
OF Afr, Harris is. the stork left Mr..
and Mrs Hafris a fine big hoy baby
Tuesday and and the father Is Ill
Wild with excitement The train viii
probably not move last enough 10
suit sir. Harris tonight
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
GERMANS FAIL
In Their Assaults onLost Posi-.
tions Which They Under
take TO Retake.

az AttoeiAIfLtp snEnal

PARIS, March 30-Seyeral Ger.
man infantry attacks upon Avocourt
wood in an endeayor To retalle lost
positions were made Wednesday
night. The war oitice report oil
Thursday says these assaults failed.
No further advances against Malan-
court were attempted by the Ger
mans.
East of the Mehse there was heavy
artillery fighting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
MERcHlAN,TIN,i HospI,IrIlAlI

y r. Martin, d prominent mer-
chant Of Adamston. and also a can
didate for the Repub ublican nomination
for assessor Of HARRISON county. IS z
patient IN ST. Afary's hospital. where
he underwent Il very successful ops
Grafton for appendicitis Tue day
evening All indications are for q
speedy recovery
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
PUT IN JAIL
Is Foreigner for Not Having the
PrOpeB Labels on SatcheIs
of WhiskeY.

A foreigner whose name has not yet
been ascertained by county authorities
is prisoner in the county jail await
ing trial, or hearing, before a
magistrate on a charge of violating
the prohibition law by Improperly
labelling two hand bags containing
whiskey, with which he arrived in the
city Thursday morning on an interur-
ban traction car.
John H. Tenny. deputy state commits
sioner of prohibition, arrested the man
and put him in jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
Top to bottom, Sergeant Nnrnian
Prince, SerEeart Elliott Cowdin
and Lieut.. William TliaW.

An appeal. sanetioned by the
French lsvernnaent. has been made 20
American bfrdmen 70 Join the
Franco American Tying corpe Three
members az this corps. WHO have
highly honored by The French gov
er1.mcnt. nIe shown abQSes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
TGOOD1ROADS
Day for Pennsylvania is Pro.
claimed 10 Be Observed,
Thursday May IS.

a, .sss. ! isTFo 4 ..sss, :,

HARRISBURG Pa. March 30.-Eors
mai esignation of Thursday, May 25,
as good roads day for Pennsylyania
was made by. q proclamation issued
Thursday by Governor erumbaugh.
This rs the second time that the people
OF the state have been called upon 70
give their labor or material for the
betterment OF the highways. the first
good roads day having been observed
last Mas:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
DAuGHTER horn.

Announcement Is made that 4 g,rl
baby, weighing nine pounds. was
born Tuesday TO Mr. and Mrs. Earl
B Harris, of Northview Both Moth
en- and babe are getting along nicely
and II Is hoped the father will be able
10 resume work within a week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
SIN WOUNDED.
tnY At.ee,A1rp r.rs,,

thY A6EoSlATEn PRRaai
ROME. March S0.-It Is announced
that six persons were slightly wound
ed by bombs thrown from Austrian
seroplanes during the raid which oc=
Cured In the province of eVnice on
Monday last.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
STEAMSHIP SUNK.
-
myi.nsse,Arrp pnrss,

tnYkBneGlATEp PHEbHl
LONDON, March S0-The British
.teamship Diadem has been sum- The
MAIDEN, S.752 tons gross. was last
+eported on it's arrival at Marseilles
IN February is from Penarth'
wales.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
NO SERVE suPPER.

An old time supper will be given
tonight at the Water street Baptist
ch,lrch by Mrs. Virginia Taylor and
others. All are invited TO attend.
supper will be served from to ~
o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
tn4AnfaelA1rn rnrtni

CHARLESTON, March 30.-
officers charged with the en-
|. forcement Of the LIQUOR laws
|. were disturbed Thursday when
. it became known that only $3.50
. remained on the $4,000 set
aside list year for this work.
. and no more could be secured
lntlI the beginning OF the next
/. tiscstl year; July 1. Unless
) some actlon IS taken Z s said
!. number of officers VIII have
to ne dropped.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
FORTY ARRESTS.

PARIS. March 30.-Discovery
. in the Greek island OF Corfu
at an elaborate organization for
providing information and sup
plies for submarines is reported
, in a Rome despatch to the
Journal. About forty persons
J including the keeper OF one or
) the principal hotels have been
) arrested and will be returned
10 France.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
REsuarEs SESSION

Following days vacation the
county court Thursday morning re-
sufned Its sessions with Commission
ers John J. stnrin and Isaac L. Dave
isson present
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30

Rangoon iD 1914 exported s53.-
777.5l0 worth OF rice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
MRS. HUGH Ill.

Mrs. Mary Huch y ill al her home
on west Aain street Her condition
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
MONEY ALL. GONE.

!. :. 8 ; !. . !. Z. q. *#* ..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30
THE CIRCULATION

OF tho Telegram Il moro tllan double
the net paid circulation Of the
other Clarksburg paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-30

Generally fair tonight and
Friday.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-15
MISS POLK WINS 4 FREE
TRIP TO NEW YORK

The many friends Of Miss Ella NJ.
Polk in this county will be glad to
hear that she las been one of the
eleven winners Of free trip to New
York city. with all expenses paid.
Miss Polk received notice from the
Tampa Times that she was fourth on
the l,,t # winners. The Times some
time ago stactad a contest for sub
scrlptions, and offered as prizes one
double trip 20 New York and ten sin
gle trips to the great metropolis. Miss
Polk will proDably leave the last of
July and viii remain away about a
month. All II her expenses will be
paid for eleven days stay at one
of the leading hotels Of that city.
Miss Polk wishes to thank all Of her
friends who aided her in the fight.