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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
Six Of Them Are Hanged to
One Limb of a Tree and
Bodies Are Riddled.
BADIEs FOUND DANGLING
JaHer at Sylvester is Tricked by
Mob Members and Then
PounCed Upon.

ALBANY, Ca, Jan. 21.-Six ne
groes taken from the Worth county
jail at Sylvester last night were
hanged to one limb of tree on the
outskirts of Starkville sometime dur
ing the night. The bodies containing
many bullet. holes were cold when
found this morning.
Forty or fifty men, acting with pre-
cision, took the five negroes from the
Jail and sped away in automobiles.
Starkville is hamlet three miles
from Leesburg, the county seat Of Lee
county.
Cutting all wires leading north from
Sylvester was included in the plan Of
the party. For that reason the fate Of
the negroes was not definitely known
until hours after they had been
lynched.
Several automobiles were driven in
front of the Jail and men in those
Joined them who had preceded them.
All who did not Satch the two offic-
ers helped get the negroes who were
rushed out of the Jail. bundled into
the machines and started north at a
rapid pace. The officers Immediately
attempted to telephone to head off
the lynching party but the wires were
cut.
Four Of the victims were Of one
family-Felix Lake and his three sons,
Frank, Dewey and Major. The fifth
was Rodius Seamore.
James Keith, a,negro, was the pris-
oner most wanted by the lynchers,
but Sheriff Potts had taken the pre-
caution to remove him several days
ago to some other Jail, the location
of which he has not divulged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
Away Thousands of Homes and.
Buildings Along the Fox
River in Illinois. il
WATER SUPPLY is CUT OFF
An Artificial Lake at Moose
heart above School Build
ing Pouring over Dam.

AURORA, Ill, Jan. 21--At 1i:15
o'clock warning Of a probable great
flood, which was liable to sweep
thousands Of homes and buildings
and cripple water supplies OF cities
along the Fox river, was flashed py
telephone and telegraph through the
Fox river valley to people living
near the rivers edge.
Already six OF the seven artesiali.
walls. which supply Aurora, haye
been cut or by the river, which y
running over It's banks. One small
we'll. which is In operation but which
may go out any minNe, can supply
water for the city for about five hours
more. The maon pumping station
OF the Aurora water department is
Just north OF the city and Is on the
river bank. The big air pump there
has been put out OF operation and
there would be practically NO press
ure to fight fire should 1t break out
In, tho city. h
At Mooseheart, national headQuars
ters Of the Loyal Order or Moose anu
seat of Its Industrial school and
home for orphans, Easements OF many
buildings have been flooded. An arr
tiilclal lake north Of the rchool y
pouring over the dam aud there Is
but an intervening rayinc protecting
the Institution. Hundreds Ut men
are working frantically to ,liyert the
water OF the lake toward the river
through the raylne and a small creek,
Warnings that dams at North Atl-
rora and st. Charles, ILL.,. may 80 out.
have been Bullctined. Dams at Ge-
neya and Batavia are being watched
and strengthened. w,
/ The riverswas up eight feed and a
half ut 11;15 and sstlll rising.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
GERMAN SPY
Writes a Letter Offering to
Surrender Himself on
Condition.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Captain N.
Offley, chief of the local bureau Of
investigation of the department Of
Justice, today received letter from
Ignatius T. Trenbich Lincoln, the
confessed German spy, who escaped
from United States deputy marshal
last Saturday, in which the writer Of
fered to surrender at once II guar
anteed immunity from prosecution
on the forgery charge which caused
his arrest last August.
Captain offley declined to make
public Lincoln's letter adding that
the essential part was the condition
al offer to surrender.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
CORONATION
Is Indefinitely Postponed on Ac.
count Of Uprising in South
ern China.

PEKING, China, Jan. 21,-Corona-
ton Of Yuan Shai-Kai as emperor OF
China has been postponed indefinitely.
The reason given officially is the up
rising in southern China.
The foreign Office notified the var
ious legations today that the Chinese
government had decided that the en-
thronement would take place early In
February but that Yuan Shai-Kai had
issued an order cancelling the ar
rangements in view OF the disturb
ances in Yunnan province. No inti-
nation was given when the enthrone-
nent will take place. gslf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
CONSUL HIGGINS
is to Be Transferred and Not
Recalled by the Govern
lnent at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21--Ar-
rangements to transfer American
Consul General Higgins from Stutt-
CART, Germany, to some other couii-
try are being made today by the state
department. Higgins will not be re-
called or granted leave Of absence.
He has become Objectionable to the
German government because Of al
legged criticism Of Germany and Is
said to be persona. non grata.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
TOTAL BOOTY
of the Teutonic Allies Thus Far
In the World War is
Enormous.
tsyAssoclArrp passs,

LONDON, Jan. 21--Afi Anster-
dam despatch says that the total
booty Of the Teutonic allies during
seventeen month OF war is sunied
up In Vienna as follows: q
rNearly 100000 prisoners. 10r
900 guns, 10000 machine guns,
while 100000 square kilometers Of
enemy territory has been occupied =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
HELD FOR j /, GRAND JURY.

Harold Post, recently arrested for
violating the prohibition law BY hav-
ing whiskey IN a public lace waived
examination before Ma eistrats Jack
SON ". Carter late Thursday attefs
noon and was held for the action Of
the next criminal grand jury. He was
given his liberty BY furnishing 4 $500
bond.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
VILLAS CAPTURE
Is Not Yet Conveyed Officially
to the State Department
at Washington.
tsy Assoel.rrD rsrs.,

WASHINGTON, Jan, 21.-The state
departments only information early
today on the reported capture of Cen
eral Villa was in delayed dispatches
from agents at FL Paso conveying last
nights unofficial report that he was
a prisoner.
Another despatch repeated the re-
port from Chihuahua that eighteen
bandits alleged to have been among
those who killed the Americans at
Santa Ysabel had been brought there
and would be executed today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
WORST FLOOD
since 1902 Now EnguIfs the
City Of Joliet in the State
of Illinois.

JOLIET, Ill, Jan..21, The worst
flood since 1902 engulfed Joliet to-
day. Water ran Ave feet deep In the
streets. Nearly a thousand persons
were driven from their homes.
Rockdale. q manufacturing town,
reported six feet OF water on the
level and business suspended.
The whole valley Of Des PLANES
river is Inundated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
PLAY pARKERsBuRG HIGH.

The Washington Irving high
school basketball quintet will clash
with the strong Parkersburg high
school FIVE on the Washington Irving
high school gymnasium floor at S:l5
O'Clock tonight. The game Is ex-
pected to be the fastest game Of the
season on the home door,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
MISS EWING DEAD
Former Resident Victim Of Ii
Grippe In Wheeling Suburb.

Friends here received the sad news
Friday Of the death the same morn
ing at her home at Leatherwood, 4
suburb Of Wheeling, Of Miss Emma
Ewing, who, until two months ago
was a resident Of Clarksbdrg. having
made her home at John b. Hart's on
Mulberry street. La grippe was the
cause Of her death after Q brief Ill
ness. 'ss
Miss Ewing was popular among 9
large circle Of friends here and all
are much grieved over her death.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
CAKE SALE.

The members Of the Young Wom-
ans Christian Association will hold
a homemade cake sale in their rooms
ON West Main street, Telegram
SQUARE, from 10 to ~ o'clock Satur-
day morning. Everyone is cordially
nrged to attend as large sum is
hoped to be realized by the women
in charge. Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
ITALY FOOLED
AS What Was Thought to Be
an Easy War Turns Quito
Be a Hard One.

FLORENCE, italy. Jan Pin an
address delivered here Antonio Sa-
landra, the Italian premier said:
I'VE thought this would be a short
and easy war but 1t has become a long
and hard one. We had thought all
the hardships would be Of a military
character but we find II difficult even
behind the front I okeep ON fighting.
However, we are going to do II and
we shall persevere until victory IL
won.n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
ALL BROKEN OFF.

PARIS, Jan. 21.-The Montenegrin
consul in Paris makes the ofiicial an
nouncement that all negotiations be-
tween Montenegro and Austria have
been broken of and that Montenegro
has decided to fight 70 the bitter end.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
BIGIYNCf HING BEE HELD
SIX NEGROES ARE LYNCHED
IN GEORGIA IN SINGLE NIGHT
NARROWED BY ICE.
(gy Associated Press. J

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Jan.
21.-Further attempts are being
made to rescue men marooned
by an ice field on Fire island,
believed to be Captain Cramer
and his crew Of three of the
launch Trevler, which has not
been heard from since leaving
Seldova for Anchorage soon
after Christmas.
!. 4. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i. & 4 !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
A AcLAsslFlED AD.

in tho Telegram will solve your
room rent problem quickly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and warmer tonight. Sat
day partly cloudy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

A Kansas City real estate dealer complains that the
automobile is a serious the real estate business
lie believes that people who formerly would have
bought suburban homes live in flats
in the city and their fresh air and sunshine 10y long
automobile trips They find the city apartment and the
automobile convenient than house lot either
in town country
Perhaps But the other hand. there are a good
many people who have long wanted a little place Of
their own" out Of town but VINO have been prevented
from buying such place because of the diculty Of
getting back forth the city business
tertainment To them the automobile has opened the
way for moving the suburbs And they are tickled
TO death 70 do
Farmers aren't going to move to the city and give
mp their farms because they purchase automo-
biles that enable them get their goods the
JOY the possession OF real estate is hardly
of them It's quite likely hat the he travels the
more he's going to enjoy getting back TO a home and
land Of his
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

The Boston Journal has been studying the labor mar
through the medium of the CLASSIFIED ad columns.
It's a simple method that any newspaper reader can
The relative numbers Help Wanted" and
Situation Wanted" advertisements will give pretty
accurate indication of the employment situation in
community.
The Journal finds ten thousand jobs offered every
day. and only thousand persons wanting jobs. That
is say, the community covered by this inquiry
there five jobs looking for woman to every
woman looking for a job.
ordinarily the proportion will the other way. It's
easy remember time. ago, when there
probably ten thousand persons advertising for work to
every thousand jobs advertising workers That
before the federal bank loosened the strings
of finance industry could to work.
It's just one Of the many interesting economic and
sociological to which the liner ad" pages can be
put. From every point of view, those little human
documents worth reading, by people who
not looking for jobs or places
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
HIGH CLASS TESTIMONY.

You can convert few men through their heads. You
can convert many men through their stomachs. You
can convert most through their pocket books.
Convert man hy argument. and he still has a notion
that he was right his opinion and viii not get
fun results from that which argued into him. Con-
vert "a man through fllng his stomach with pleasant
things YOU only temporarily satisfy him, and he
knows But let your conversion sound forth in the
ring good hard dollars his pocket and you've got
him beyond an doubt or quibbIing
These remarks are simply preliminary testi-
lnony from AIR. Henry which will now present
Mr. Ford business and large employer of labor
He something like s6ooO0.o0o the past twelve
months and ne says this.
Il say-and speak from experience and not from
guess wor-that the eisht-hour viii help business
Employers hostile the eight-hour day do
their business E.sht hours is Ions enough for
anybody work. a can't work more than eight
hours and good work. We've proved it often. We
had the eighthour day force in the Ford fac
tory three years and have made money
each succeedus year under it. 1t has proved its
merit"
Every in business has one or two mental atti-
tudes toward labor either believes that his employees
viii do little they Tor their pay. and conse-
quently ne get an he possibly of them
he believes that if he is generous toward
them thcyu give him the best there is i'm them. In
the quality goods OUT AN outsider can often
tell which OF these two attitudes the manufac-
turer toward woruen. Goods sIung together
any cd way indicate attitude while the same goods
similar in quality and price may indicate the other az
kets more easily. that sive Them their fam
lilies a broader outlook the world
Ths automobile have faults but destroying
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
WHO ISW ALBERT 7YIELDING" TO?

We waiting patiently for the next instalment OF
the newest &. p organ the more direct noise of the
local headquarters We mean the evidently insti-
ited to supplement- the regular daily republican organ
on Main St particularly interested. in the hops
that il will be more explicit next time, and complete
some of the things which it spilled only
in part This "frnstants:
Down "a the capital, Will H. Hays is at the
wheel; up st. Joe county w. Albert
Slick is yielding the the best of his
rather extra ordinary ability. They're the
generals.-the one headquarters the other
in the trenches and we've got to get behind
EN-. that's all
What we want 20 know; perhaps, what "a lot of re-
pubicans would like to know. is: Who is w. Albert
yielding the rens to-" We viii that he does
it to the best of rather extra ordinary ability
but who rboss?"
Is il Nicely-Claude f.. Ncey.-contributng editor
10 the new organ? Archie Graham, Gill Elliott John
Yeagley. shep Crumpacker. and such other old war
horses feel rather antequated and uselessin a
shuttle like that Why there is brother Tom!
are the reins being yielded 10y brother w. Albert
some other than Thomas
Nicely you know. is the who distributed the
Watson checks in these parts the primary campaign
Is he the financial Of the unvanted element
republican party and essential of adoption
in order to get the coin?
Boss Nicely contributing editor. 1t listens wen
anyhow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
OCTOBER o, 1916.
As TO MEAT.


No wonder meat is high. I'm 1914 we exported 49'-
100000 pounds Last year we exported 1.5S9ooo'ooo
pounds and this year it will De still more Light is
particularly hish price of beefstea b. the
that sold Europe last year nearly forty times
as much fresh beef the year before Meanwhile we
have been buying good deal of beef from Argentina
but not nearly enough to make up the deficit
Contrary to the general belief, the tide has really
turned livestock supply. After decreasing stead
ily from 1907 TO 1918, the number Of cattle in the
United States has increase. In the past two
years said have annual gain of four
per cent But there "A serious shortage TO begin
with moreover four per cent increase Of meat on the
hoof viii hardly more the natural increase of
population And so. with the European demand added
TO these two factors naturally than
Whether viii ever be any more plentiful and cheap
than it is today depends whether American farmers
generally take 20 cattle raising a small scale,
essential factor n mixed farming.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
THE WIDOWIS MONEY

Mrs. Victorano Huerta. widow of Gen. Huerta, is
to Fl Paso for the purpose of placing wreath
on the grave of her deceased husband While there.
she will attempt to recover the cash sum of 100000
put up by Huerta as bail when first arrested the
charge violating the neutrality this country by
plotting against Mexico Huerta died before the case
trial there would why the
bond should be forfeited If Mrs. Huerta is entitled
the money. it should be returned without
question or bubble. Uncle Sam doesn't prey upon
women; or never has.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

eff Mr.. Wilson has done nothing
else. he has gone far toward re-
storing confidence i'm the POSSIBLE
tiles Of our government. The radical
and the humble have felt a response
from Washington they have never
known before. The generous, ideal
istic, peace-loving people of America
have felt they were represented in
Mr.. Wilson. Let Mr.. Hughes come
i'm with anything that resembles a
plutocratic reaction, and the cause
of efficiency will receive a staggering
blow no matter how good Mr..
Hughes appointments may be
In time when there were one
or two complicated problems be-
fore the people which required eX-
pert treatment there would be no
doubt that Mr.. Hughes measured up
TO the office. But we are not in such
time, and that is why there is
doubt of his fitness We are in a
time of unimaginable complications,
of unexpected crises. 1t is "A period
of extreme Uneasiness beneath the
surface when the government must
have the willing confidence Of the
people i'm order TO move successfully.
The president of the United states
in the next four years viii have to
be a very nimble- minded and YER
satile man, man capable OF quick
intuitions. and with the power TO
guess rightly almost on the spur
Of the moment There will be a few
questions he can study thoroughly.
He will have 20 be able 10 pick up
ideas i'm a hurry, keep close TO the
deeper currents of popular feeling,
and have no fear of adventure"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
N POLITICS.

I'm their raging situation
The old guards Of orr bic nation
Fire broadsides;
While the democrats are smiling
old friend Charles is fairly biiin'
At the strides
Woodrow makes.
As he takes
Rapid steps TO reelection
Routing Wall SITS true selection
Vt the polls.
When clamor. CIacOm. clamor.
G.. O. PHI use the hammer
Settling tolls.
C. c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

I'VE lost declares a Wall ST. worker for Hughes,
in columns of the Wall Journal repub-
Leans assume that Maine is "a good barometer state
and do not work might and day for Hughes" The
I'VE" used in this refers to Hughes Wall St in
teress and the republican machne and for Wall
ST nrediction hits the truth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
OXERWORKING HIS EIBRE-

Mr. Hughes at Saratoga Springs has again objected
every his being legislation under
which is about the nineyninth time he has objected
Even the exigencies of the circumstances hardly
justify working the poor old catch phrase overtime and
would like him object in other terms
awhile just for variety's sake
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

Something has Pancho Villa. Instead of
shooting them looping their ears, his
custom he let the Carranza soldiers captured Cus
huriachc off with a horse-whipping Maybe the
ture villa have suffered while he being chased
from hole to hole, wounded almost unto death. has
chastened him. any rate it welcome change-if
{ lnsts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

There's than 400 COO 600 pounds Of sugar stored
in New York; the crop is larger than be-
fore and yet the price Of is going up. why?
Same old reason-'the war" What fortunes are be-
ing today by charging prices things that
haven't anything to do with the war,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

reason for acceptance. The very
afternoon when he resigned and sent
his telegram TO the republican con-
vention he explained his action by
saying that our system of govern
ment could not be worked without
two strong parties. and that ne was
the only man who could unite the
prOgressives and the republicans.
The call came 10 him as a way 10
save the country by redeeming the
republican party.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

The kind of force used by Huerta to land the die
tatorshp of Mexico has Mr. Hughes enthusiastic sup
port but the kind of force employed by congress TO
pass eight-hour law and country dis
aster arouses his one hundred per cent horror
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

our captains of industry always complaining that
they can't find big enough for important jobs.
But there's situation developing Gen Goethas
from Panama ready for another task. It's to
find job big enough for the man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
THE MELTING POT
Conducted by Stuart H. Carroll
ATMOSPHERIC AUTHORITY.

The boast OF pure democracy and
IL voices hrm reliance on the merits Of the crowd
it holds that by extensive O hericg gas
Ia utterng the sovereign Of he mass
We reach the ne plus ultra point of wisdom bright
Beyond whose searching there
But masses swarm their purposes personifed.
They champion who's ponderous and wide
They like TO hear his flights of thought melodousy
To listen 10 his eloquent. rcverberaine roar
the common peopes choice
Unless he has masterful mastodonic voice.
Democracy has all the other forms o ruling skinned
For nothing surpass the BY wind
the the sultan king and other ROYAL gents
Resemble the dishonorabe OF thirty
Oh. let Us thank creation from humby Bonded
possess which by freeze
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

Russia has extended TO American business
cordial invitation relations
Yakutsk. Never heard of it; but if the Yakutskans
want buy tobacco and canned goods without
posing any tariff. We probably locate them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

through the and sliIfvness OF their
get-up
Three years ago Mr.. Ford tried something new-the
eight-hour day II proved it's own merit Observe Mr.
Fo.d's pocket book
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09
That Tender Tune.

and what is your favorite
song?" he tenderly inquired as they
cuddled up near the fireplace in an
armchair strong enough for two but
big enough for only one.
THE Land of the sweet Buy and
Buy she answered just as tenderly.
cot what use" queries Roy Buck
ingham lis the new-fangled illumi-
mated key-hole as long as the creak-
ing door. the unstable hat-rack and
the interrogative wife are permitted
to remain ?"
French Without Struggle.
Around his neck he placed a rope,
she loved him not, he was de trop.
Her clothes were plain, she had no
class.
Her hats were absolutely passe.
-Washington Times.
The French seem to think
That pOudre de riz
Is the very best thing
To use on the phiz.
b. K. y. in y. Y. sun.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

A most amazing phenomenon has been observed in
connection with the woman suffrage campaign. Five
women in one city have lost their voices
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

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