davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
new POLICY NEEDED
IN COVER N MENT
RAILWAY CONTROL
HelpfulneSS electromagnetic
Urged by Alfred P. Thorn,
CREDIT MUST Be IMPROVED
Increase Of Transportation Fscilitie,
Necessary 20 Secure Relief From
High Cost Of Living May Thus De
Provided For by the Railroads.

Washington ? = A new policy
OF government inllroad regulation,
based on constructive principles ~
hclpfulncss aud encouragement Instead
OF upon principles of repression and
punishment. was urged 10y Alfred T..
Thorn, counsel for the Railway ENccu.
tives' Advisory committee, the first
witness ON behalf Of the railroads be
fore the NcVlnnds Joint Committee on
Interstate Commerce. which has lnstl-
tuted general inquiry into the prob
lens of railroad regulation
ut Is proposed 10y the Joint rcsolu
tion Of Congress" said Mr. Thorn "tO
so into u comprehensive study Of the
whole subject Of transportation, to
make new assessment, after - years
OF experiment. Of It's history. it, pres.
cnt conditions and its future needs
The railroads accept the view that reg
ulntion Is n permanent and enduring
part of government In America and
that the first duty OF the carriers Is to
the public. That duty Is 10 afford
reasonable facilities on reasonable
terms and nj reasonable rates and this
must I've done before any private inter
ests can he considered
Certainty. Safety and Suffcioncy.
Mr.. Thorn contcndcd that the real In
tcrcst of the public Is In being assured
OF certainty safety and su,llcicuay 81
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
Good for Constipation.

Chamberlain Tablets are excellent
for constipation They are pleas
ant to take and mild and gentle in
effect
For sale by II. B. Merrihew, Lehi,
Utah; VIM. Thornton. stores, Ameri-
can Fork; Hedquist Drug Co, Pleas
ant Grove, and all dealers.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09

REMEMBER THIS When you get
n want ad. or any other kind OF no.
ticc In this paper, IL also appears In
our other two papers without any ex.
ira charges for I. II Is the same
with subscribers you get all the new,
from our three papers, and you onll
pay for one. 1911
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
MIR. ADVERTISER.

Do you know that your adVeruse'
ment In this paper goes into m0'
homes than II placed in any o'nsl
two papers in Utah County? II wy
get results.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
SHERIFF'S SALE
In The District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District Of the State OF
Utah County OF Utah.

Annie Green, Plaintiff VS.. r. +. Cor
bett, Mary Fern Cor5ett and T.. II.
Stout, Defendants.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09

NoTlCE-There are delinouent
upon the following described stock on
account or assessment No. |. levied
on the 9th day of November. A. d
1916 the several amounts set opposite
the respective shareholders as fol
lows
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

Plentiful Mining and Milling Co.
principal place of business American
Fork, Utah.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
ALLEGED MURDERER
Almost Makes a away on.
the Way from Chicago to
New York for Trial.
tar aneeIA - rasaa,

CHICAGO. DEC. 2-AIeI Hin, VINO
HIS being taken to New York from
Salt Lake City to stand trial on a
charge OF participating IN the murder
of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, September
IS. 1915. made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape from the county jail
here today. Hill was in custody in ~
wire cage att the jail He had climb
ed. bent the top 8of the Wire door out
ward tar enough to pass through and
was crawling over the top of the cage
when spted by jailers and hurried to
a cell. Mrs. Nichols was slain by four
robbers who took Jewels worth SIT
900 from her Fill was implicated
by Mrs. N1chols's butler. MAI Talas,
who confessed To participating "a the
crime.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
oil AND" GAS
Development
o.. TRI=S.TATE
Latest Reports corporations ln
Nest Virginia, Pennsyl-
panIa and Ohio.

The close of the week was lethar-
gic IN the eastern fields. The holt
day caused a suspension Of work In
the fields and 1T remained il that CON
clition5 to close and will not be resun-
Cd until the beginning OF the current
week Operators are anxious to get
~ much work completed and started
as possible but there Is no territory
pressing for development Most of
the work underway is Of the routine
kind. located in old territory and viii
sooner or later be developed 0per-
sators are convinced that the prospects
are better for a little new production.
In the old districts than to go IN.
search of new producing territory.
Weather conditions have not as yet
=interfered with field work and as Al
consequence there Isl N orc new work
starting than for any ike period IN
a great many years.
The advance OF ten centsin the
mid-continent crude market has again
set the eastern contlng gent to guess
Ing on an early. advance In the credit
balance market IN the East. The Arm
belief in a higher market IS no doubt
the Incentive for the great activity
in all sections In the eastern field.
Gnssers Galore.
Gus wells were largely IN the ma
jority IN tho late compilations IN the
West Virginia fields. None or the
gas mpantcs supplying gas to Pitts
burg and surrounding towns arc guf-
fictantlY supplied With. o reserve
quantity to meet the demand when
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
MINERS lose
Before Congressman #Littlepage
as Referee iii Their Wage
Contention.
cBr IA EeciATEp rErz VI.

e
CHARLESTON. Dec 2 Several
hundred miners employed in the Rush
Run mine In Fayette county cannot
demand an increase in wages during
the life of the present agreement ex-
listing between the United Mine Mine
Workers and operators OF the New
II River field except In violation OF their
contract
That insubstanca was the decision
OF Congressman Adam 3. Littlepage,
selected as an umpire in the contro-
yersy between the Rush Run miners
and the company. which is controlled
by the Caperton interests.
Last August after working for a
year and a half under the present con
tract. the miners struck for an in
crease of ten cents on the. tonifor pick
mining which would have eliminated
a diffeTential that has existed for
years between the Rush mine and 9TH
er mines in the New River field
Under the present wage agreement
& the new miners can only receive Il
wage increase. unless By mutual con-
sent when an increase5is granted to
the miners of the central competitive
field, 4Congressman Littlepa ge holding
that a strike would be in violation.
Of their contract He also recites
that the owners of the mine involved
X have made. contracts based on the
contract price.
The greement between the miners
and operators in New River became
effective IN April, ~ To-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
AS 1T lis Railway Center and
Headquarters of the First
Army Corps.
% W IH'a7f7a 17T573T n ----W-TT-T-
31-T7fFFEctALTTo TF4E ret 90 RAAl

\ WASHINGTON. Dee Cratnva
talFo spelled llroFava) which has fal.
Itch before the Austro-L German forces iii.
l vadtng Roumania by way Of the .llH1
| valley through tho Vulcan pass, IS tht
subject Of the following war geography
! bulletin issued ny the National Geo
graphic Society
The fall#pf Crainya is a severe blow
| to Itoumania. for. in addition to being
an important railway center, ii ii the
/ Headquarters OF the First Army Corps
I the seat OF q military academy, and III
igreat importance is the fact that here
I@ls located an immense tannerv which
isupplies the HROumanian army with its
Heather
Tie country surrounding Crafova Is
not excelled in fertility anywhere in
1.-The kingdom. The town is in the cen
( ter of the Wallachian wheat lands, and
tie truck gardens Of the region are
highly productive. while the forests
which clothe the adjacent uplanls
make il an important timber depot A
branch5railWAy conveys these products
to the Danube at Calafat, some fifty
miles to the southwest in an airline.
The Tilll river. which rises iii the Car
pathians beyond the Roumantan bor-
der, flowing south and entering tho
Danube opposite the Bulgarian town Of
RahoSa after a course of COO miles.
passes n mile on two TO the west Of
Creiova.
Large Factories.
While trade in cereals, leather, and
lumber is the chief occupation Of The
Craiovans iii peace times, there are
several large rope and carriage factor
los located here. and the salt mines of
the vicinity are probably worked. The
town has shown steady growth for
the last quarter of q centMryauntiI now.
with 1000 Inhabitants it is the sixth
.ctty5of the nation. II is 4 ~ miles west
Of Bucharest. forty miles north Of the
Danube ait #RohoXa. and is the most
Important station OIL the railway line
lof 23I miles between the Hungarian
border town 81 Nercioroya lbpypnd the
Iron Gates] and the RouFnanian CAP
lEital.
rcs.raiova was the Cartsa Nova of the
Robans during their occupation OF
J6Ilacia. and#in the middle ages The place
played an important role, II was here
Ilthat the Wallachian prince. AIircea tho
fQld. defeated the Turkish sultan, Baye-
lid !. lin n Two hundred years lat
er the most. famous Of Wallachia's
Echieftains Michael the Brave held
sway here @as BAN or governor, after
@SEaFQN# becoming prince not only Ol
tt5XEallachia hut of NloldaEia and Tran
tiod uniting under one ruler the whole
Ronmanian people Tho end for which
modern Roumsnia IL lighting today.
The Leu.
The leu, which Ii the standard Of
value in Roumania, Was first coined
In Graioya 1t derives its name from
l0the figure Of q lion stamped On the
early coins. Its value IS equal 10 that
or the French franc nineteen cents
and Ia frActIon.)
"Craiova4 was for centuries tho cap
Eital Of Little Wallactlla, that division OF
the country lying between The Alt
EaCAll1tal river and the HUNGARIAN and
Serbian boundaries e the vest.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
OHIO STATE IS
At SHORT Ind
OF THE HORN
IN the Next Season Of Football
as Arranged at Conference
Just Held.
b - AesealArrr rsrs41

6sIllGAATfD, Dec. 2.r--Ohln State tini-
/ versity. winner Of the 1916 football
| championship az the Big Nine confer
ence. failed 10 obtain Eumes with either
Minnesota or Chicago when THE foot
all schedule for the 1917 season was
tentatively arranged ri the annual
meeting nf the football coaches and
athletic directors or the Western Con
ference here tonight
Neither WAS Northwestern awarded
games with Wisconsin or Minnesota
Practically the only upset iii the 1aI7
program WAS tho dropping Of Indiana
by Chicago Coach AL IA Stagg. of
Chicago declined To grant Ohio State
g gAEllp and Coach Harry IL Williams,
3of Minnesota. said il was impossible
for Minnesota To play at Columbus.
The 1877 football schedule, as drawn
Will The practically tile same as last
year Coach Jack Wilce. of Ohio
state. was deeply disappointed iii
falling to land games with either.
Minnesota or Chicago. ~ offered ev-5
cry inducement to get game" he
said, i1ut Minnesota apparently de.
clineH the issue. They offered US an.
early date In minneapolis. on which
we could not accept in view Of other.
games scheduled.
Ohio state games so 50 Far sched-.
IN
venher l0.#Ohio State VS. Wisconsin.
at Madison, though this game may.
be played November il instead No.
vember II, Illinois VS. Ohio at Co.
lumbus
Baseball. track and swimming
schedules of the Big Nine conference
were also arranged tonight at a con-
ference here Representative OF the y
universities making UP tile confer
cnce. Baseball will bethoroughlyI
cleansed OF roWdyism in the Big
Nine mex. season. Players will not
be permitted to harangue their @oppo-i
nents and severe penalties will be
provided for such offense. George
HUFF OF the University or Illinois. in
troduced resolution which was
unanimously adopted to have a code
OF ethics for baseball drafted by All
committee or which all Baseball
coaches We're made members. I'LL M
St. John. of Ohio State University.
was appointed chairman
The annual conferences iii outdoor
field and track championships will"
be decided at the University of Chica-.
go on June = The indoor track and
field championships We're awarded
to Northwestern University The
meet will be decided on March = t.#
Conference swimming champion
ships also went to NorthWestern The#
date was not sat.
The baseba1l schedules agreed up
on included Ohio ut ITrbana, AnrilH
2T: WISCONSIN Kilt Columbus May 81
Ohio at PHdue MAJ Ill; Ohio at#
June and Ohio at bennington May
n 4 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
Pee ks BAD BOY OF WEST
BARRED FROM HIS HOME

Z y \ Z 4
SAN RAFAEL, Calf. Dec. e.
Peter Schnetten. the Pecks Bad Boy
Of the community. 10 years old
whose pranlzs sent him to the county
jailaa dozen times I'M aa many months,
Waa exiled from the county for Il
year nv Sherlff ]. " Kcating. Peter
left.
Whom young sehnetten was rclens-
ed from prison he took Up llis comic
supplement existence where he left it
month ago.
This Is what he did in two Ii tours:
He sold one OF his mothers prize
turkeys for twcntv-five cents to buy
candy: tornentcd tho cat By feeding
it papper-do sed meat painted black
stripes about his neighbor's billy
goat; scattered tacks on the state
locked Ills mother In d.
pantry and turned the garden hose
on her through II window. and was Iii
the act OF having a little fun playing
indian BY burning younger hoy Mt
tho stake. at this tuncture he was
Interrupted b. the sheriff
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
GIRLS MUS BE ABLE 10
COOK TO RECEIVE. FORTUNE

NEW YORK, Dee. convinced
that the young women y the present
generation, ia their zeal for study III
amusement. are inclined In become
indifferent houselleepers, Mrs Marie
Ainsser. Who died III this city last
October. sought through mn odd pro
vision in her vii Ito provide an incen-
tive for domestic training for three
Other granddaught
She left@a8 leeacy If \ 4 900 to each
5of tfleni providing they could cook a
meal according to conditions outlined
In a letter SEN to them about three
years ago. 3
.# The young women Who are the
hcneticiaries in this unusual bequest
ARE Miss peggy Zinsser. who is at
smith College; Miss Helen Zinsser.
who Is ny BTyn Nfnwr and Miss Mar
garet ZinSser Who is only seven Years
old The letter suggested that on
the occasion of their seventeenth
birthday they be prepared to serve an
eight course dinner to twelve persons
and i menu com posed RI varied but
simple foods was outlined
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
THREE AMERICANS
ARE LIFT 10 FATE
BY Refugee Train AS lit Pulls
Out When Villa Bandits
Open Fire.
F. a.sfaciA.rEr' r.Frsa

EL PAS0 'raX Dec. 2, T-hree
4 Americans Were secn ;it t.he Mexican
Central station in chihuahua City
when the last refugee train left THAT
CITY for SaUz Monday United states
military authorities announced To-Day.
after Interviewing refugees who we're
declared To be reliable. One OF these
Americans WAS said TO lave been
George BrittinE!laln.
The refugees reported they saw
the three Am ericnnE standing beside
the railroad track when the VILLA
bandits fired Into the train as 1t was
leaving for Sauz. When the bandits
opened fire the refugees said the en-
gineer opened III" his throttle and
did not wait for the Americans to
board the train.
The military authorities also an
n}ounced that fully eighty Chinese
We're killed by the Villa bandits, and
according to these reliable refugees.
many were struck over the head with
the butts or rifles.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03

Allen are building the rig for = sec-l
ono test#on the J. r. Baker farm and
drilling a second test on the Anna. j.
is the only one that has been fur
nishing gusllers. Il. w BartIett's
No. 3 on the 2. f. Batson farm isl
holding up at 1900 barrels day.
since it was shot early in the week.
On Hackers creek, Hackers Greek
district, Lewis county,. j. G. Wilson
has the rig completed for test Oil
the John Mitchell farm. The gas
companies are starting a large
amount OF Workain Lewis county. On
Little Tenmile creek. Sardis district.
t1arri son S county, Garter and Sheets
have made d location on the r.
Ashcraft farm. On Wheeling creek.
Proctor district. Marshall county the
Manufacturers Light and Heat Com
pany has started to drill a test on the
Nj. C.i5YohO farm. In Liberty d istrict
the Patterson Glass Company has
started to drill test on the j. iii.
NtcCracken farm. The Carnegie Ma
tural Gas Company is drilling tests
on the X. II. Nlackey and John Cole
heirs farms.
Southeastern Ohio
Light wells arc the result Of late
competitions IN the deep sand terri
tory In southeastern Ohio. IN the
Black Run.district. Licking township.
@AluskIngum county. the CarTni Oil
Com nny has completed "a second test
on the Walter w. Stump farm and it
shows. for a ten=baTrel pumper III the
Clinton sand. This location #fs# y, 500
feet southeast of the first test on the
same farm. In the same district and
township, the Columbus Oil and Fuel
Company drilled No. a on the Samuel
Frazier farm through the same for
nation and Will not have better than
an eight-barre1 pumper.
In the lower end of the field in
Ward township. Hocking county. the
Charters Oil Company has drilled iii
No. H113 on the Hooking Valley prod
5ucts Company IS property and 1t sh oWs
for a good producer in the Clinton
sand. IN the southwest quarter of
section %. Falls Gore township, the
Hooking Oil Company has started TO
drill No. S on the J. ~. Slater farm
Shallow Territory.
In section 33. Monroe township.
Harrison county. located 1000 feet
east Of production, the Ohio Fuel
Company drilled q test on the James
&. Mcmillan farm through the Berea
grit and it shows for q light Jumper. VI
In the Caldwell district. Seneca town
ship. Noble county, Barry. Rich and
Company have very light punper
in the same formation at q test On
the Rich farm.
IN Island township. Jefferson coun-
ty. the W. C.. Kennedy Company
completed No 4 on the John Watt
farm and has a three barrel Dumper.
drilled his test on the George Bur
nett farm through the sand and II
shows for q very light pumper. IN
the southeast quarter of section 3
Knox township. Colum biana county
IA. I1. ] ohnson completed and shot No.
9 on the Owen Broke farm and got a
light pumper in the Berea grit.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03

Z W. H II r " X y
severe winter weather arrives. Anti
q shortage all are bending ev-
cry eHortto Increase their supply. i II
Wetzel county they are making a
most determined effort and neeting
with fair success. On Long Drain
run. Church district. the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company completed a
test on the Taylor heirs farm and
got a fair gasser IN the Fifth sand.
On Fishing creek, the same company
got one OF the same kind on.the Leroy
Taylor farm.
On Long Drain run the Philadel-
phta Company drilled a test on the
aG. s. Higginbotham farm into the
A1axon sand and developed 4 gasser.
On the same stream and in the same
district. the same company's No. 5
on the Mary Earnshaw farm devel-
oped a fair gas pressure IN the Dun
kard sand at depth of 1850 feet
and will not drill deeper at this time.
On Meathouse fork, Greenbrfer dis
.tr1ct. Doddridge county. Trainer
Brothers drilled No. 4 on the Lewis
Sperry farm into the Fifth sand and
got a gnsser with a capacity OF two
million cubic feet a day. On West
Fork river. Grant district. Harrison
county. the Philadelphia Company
competed a test on the Lnaf4eBS Cren-
worth farm. It is a fair gasser in the
Fifth: sand. On Big run. Union dis
trict, Harrison county. the Reserve
Gas Company drilled test on the
r. O. Mcdonald farm through the
Fifth sand and has q five million
foot gnsser. On Lost creek, Grant
dtstrict,.the same company's No. 6 on
tho wv. b. and Porter Maxwell farm
.ts a gasacr in the CAN'T sand. On
West Fork river. Union district. w.
Brent Maxwell drilled No SO on. his
own farm into the Fifth sand and has
a fair gaEser in that formation.
Operations Increasing on Dents Run.
In the Dents run pool. Warrington
district, Marion county, there is a
good d eal Of new work starting. On
1T srecent purchase OF the Clayton
Oil Company'a holdings in this dis
tr1ct, the Carter Oil Company is due
TO get the sand this week at a test
on the Sarah Hays farm. The same
company Is drilling No, 8 and
starting No. on the w ~ Hays
farm Hickman and HUFFMAN Will.
be due IN a few days ut No. s on the
Alfred Randall farm. French and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03

Proves Himself a Gallant BY
EsG0Fting Woman Victim
to Her Home.
80 v Jazz ANLIISCO- cal nec-

#saA4N a%l&1EAI4LlSI5O,# Cal, Dec. e
y gallant thug Is the latest acquisi-
ton to the criminal element Of San
/ franchises. Mrs, Bert Itagan. OF 1926
I Forty-sixth avenue had terrifying
experience with the fellow.
Mrs. 2agan, in report to the po-
\ lice, said she noticed man crossing
the street after being followed 4
block AS he neRred her. Mrs. Raglan
said. ne drew a revolver and demand
ed her money. She replied she had
none. whereupon the man seized her
roughly by the throat and told her
he would harm her unless she gave
up her Yaluahles. Again Mrs. Raglan
denied she had any Taluables The
thug then loosened his hold on the
woman s throat
..I beg your pardon. lle said. as
he Dotted his hat i am sorry i'll il
hurt you. But need the money, and
YOU. looked as il ypu might have some
in Your purse. Allow me to escort
YOU 10 your home
Mrs. Raglan accepted the offer. AS
she walked to her home with her
strange companion she made use Of
the opportunity to get # good look az
the fellow She even noticed the col
*or Of his eyes.
tn her#Feport to the detectives Mrs
l2asan said the gallant thug was
about five feet five inches tall, wore Il
long gray Overcoat. and was Of slen-
der build. His eyes were black.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
We cure you with Blacko
Stomach and Live Tablets

your head pain, arc you consti-
pated, do you have heavy aching
pains after your meals, do you
feel your good health slipping
away
Then get them you will find
their power LncquAlcd by any
other combination of drugs. We
offer 10 testimonials just Let
them speak for themselves.
The next time, ask your drug
gist for BIacko Stomach and L.iv-
cr Tablets ''Thc Medicine with
y guarantee.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
fChar1estnn Post "

The Clarksburg. Telegram has just
issued an Industrial number ofnearly
100 pages printed on book paper and
handsomely bound. fully setting forth
the great natural resources and COM
mercial activity of central West Vir-
ginia and Clarksbu IN particular.
It is indeed q work OF art and Will do
much . advance the growth Of that
portion of the state of which Clarks-
burg is the busy center
This edition speaks most highly
forlthe energy behind the manage
ment Of the Telegram which made
such a pretentious publication posi-
BILE. as IT represents much strenuous
labor and the expenditure Of many
thousands Of dollars In actual money.
JILL. Devine. the enterprising mana
ger Of the Telegram. seldom lets a
good thing get BY his scrutinizing
eyes.
(Fairmont West Vfrginian.
aMEThp8Cyl ar1ysb1IrEy TEE eprau II1asdaEs
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-03
.EH0X'S EXPENSE.
Account during the Recent
CampaignfOr United States
Senator lis Filed.
Gov AEseeIArru 3pnEazl.

M HARRISBURG Pa, Dec. 22.Phil-
ander q Knox today filed a statement
that he had expended 81. Hits
In his campaig n for election as United
States senator. One thousand dollars
was paid TO the national Republican
campaign committee and a like sum to
j. w. Strayer for services as secre-
tary and OF his expenses $123.T5 was
for printing, and 7I18 for travelling.