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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20
West Virginia Briefs

PARK ERSBEHG The plant Of the
Essex Glass Company on the inter-
urban railway two miles frDm the city
has resumed operations after being
closed for Ave weeks while new ma
chtnery was Installed. The plant ia
being operated to full capacity with
many orders ahead
SlsTERSVILLE, Phillip Buck. q
prominent farmer residing At Buck run,
near here. was instantly Killed by
lightning In an old shed IN which he
and two young children sought refuge
from a storm. The children escaped
unhurt.
FAIRMONT a Fairmont branch 0f
the United States National Association
OF PostOtllce Clerks has been organ
lhcd here with Harry l.. StewaT, presi-
dent, Ralph II, Watkins secretary and
q. Marcus Meredith treasurer.
WESTON: The Hope, Reserve and
Philadelphia gas companies have ad-
Vanccd the wages Of their employees in
this field ten per cent and it ~ believed
other like companies operating in Lew
is county will make the same increase.
taking effect this month.
PARKER SBURG Many camps are
being formed along the shores Of the
ohio river between here and Wheeling.
Rivcrinen say many tents have been
pitched with indications that this
stretch Of the river will break all rec
Ords this summer for camping parties.
Owing to the prohibition law Of West
Virginia, Il majority OF the camps are
located on the Ohio side Of the river.
MARTI&SBURG The Martinsburg
Fruit Exchange. organized to stand
ardiZe packing in the fruit belt of
which this is the center has elected
II. /. Alexander president. ". II. SOM
ers vice president. j. Tabb secretary
treasurer and c. G. Wcstradcr claim
agent The exchange is a cooperative
institution.
FAIRMONT; Members Of the FRS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20

How many folks will say. This is
the land of the free and the home of
the brave. but it is also the land of
mud.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20

No single factor plays such an i'm
portant part in the social and business
life OF community As the quality OF
its roads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20

Boost for good roads and whOop up
tho boosting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20
ANNUAL MEETING or THE STOCK.
HOLDERS OF THE J, 4. DOMAIN
FnNpANN

Stockholders Of the j. Z. Doman OH Com
uauy
You will plehse taken office that the an
nunl meeting or the stockholders OF the
!. T., Domnn oil Company will be held on
juno 3O;h. 1910, AZ O'Clock n. m. In the
Company at No. lil Chapel street. ClArks-
burg, West Va. County OG Harrison.
This meeting will be for the purpose Of
'lactinE new officers for the said com
pRny and for any other business Of the
aforesaid Company that might be pTOparIy
transacted therein.
II. &. ScHAEFPER, Secretary.
]. +. DOMAIN. President.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20
LIPE's LITTLE LIES.

We only hshed half an hour,
aud VIC got twelve i've pound
ers.'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20

Presbyterian church here will wage
campaign the last five days Of June
10 raise $4,000 for the furnishing Of
the elegant new church edincc now
under construction at Jackson and
Jefferson streets.
WESTON: Miss Eudora Ramsay,
who has been addressing meetings in
the interests Of the womans suffrage
cause In this state, has been speaking
In Lewis county for n week or more.
Some OF her addresses were given IN
the open, before large crowds. Won
ans suffrage has many advocates
among the men in Lewis county.
CHARLESTON: Continuance by
agreement Of counsel has been allowed
in the United States district court here
in the case Of the Eank OF Rupert Of
Iupe, Grecnbricr county against The
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company Of Baltimore.
WHEELING. The united strength
NJ the uniform rank Of the Junior Or
der Of United American Mechanics. for
use In the event Of ,..u with Mexico.
was rendered Secretary Of War Newton
D. Baker by the supreme commander
OF the organization. at the twenty
ninth annual convention, which is in
session here. Prof Richard f CLANCY,
Of Maryland. the supreme commander,
stated that between 5000 and 5000
ablc-bodied men could bc organized
quickly for service
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-20

the Robert 6. Gillespie farm through
the sand and 1t is showing for a light
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31

Just in time tae save Mr. Langdon
from bad fail for he would haze eaen
over in heap if hadna caught him.
My guide wife and took him in the
house. and when he was revived bit
] was for leavin' him. but he wouidna
rtay. lie said, 1 must find Mary my
ser-it was | lost her the second time.
So we went oct together
"How long was it before you got a
trace of herr" Langdon's voice was
toneless. but his eyes We're alight with
fire as he pictured to himself that
strange night hunt for the slender girl
he loved The occasional shouts OF
the other searchers; The fash of Ian
su: me neavy shadows and wildly
.ilite Snow: the cold that stung his
faae and hands and the aching weari-
aesS that numheI his muscles. 1t had
been like q nightmare 10 him, a dream
mat set his head TO throbbing, and in
which the only real thing was the stall
gvart bulk Of MACPHERSON encouraging
him forward and then-the little shoe!
He reused himself with a start, realiZ-
ing that the Scotchman was answering
his question
1T might haze been fifteen minutes
mayhap more. when we COON to her
little footprints in the snow. Then
he paused Il moment and his voice
softened. we found her wee slipper In
a snow bank. y bit further we found
t'other one and the snow began tae be
ieeked WI draps Of blood But
should say il was mair than half an
hour before we COON upon the lassie
herser. lying in faint like"
Was she col1scioust
Nae. and we could ma bring her to,
50 we wrappit her ii COR coats and
took her back 10 the guide WIFE
viii you tell Us please il what con
,lition Miss Page was when when
vou-arrlved at your house with herr
MACPHERSON frowned al the memory
and "A deeper note crept into his tones
rs lie said slowly.
she was nae conscious. and her
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31


Yes. he was dead when we pickii
him oop and the nrcn spread THEFT
coats over him and carried him to the
hose.
Did you 90 into the house with
them
No" said Macpherson. "as well ye
know. sir. tookit you back to the doc
tors h0nse."
I.angdon smiled little Its not
what | know. but what | want you 10
tell the court. Mr.. MACPHERSON: so viii
You please tell them. as succinctly ~
possible, what occurred upon your re-
turn 10 the residence of Dr. Jamison -
1T were the guide wife of the doctor
that met us. and toldit ms that the
doctor had Miss Page in his laboratory
making some tests about the brain"
The doctor had already said thar he
had been making some special tests for
the brnin." I.augdon's voice rasned
sharply through the room. did he
make the results of those tests known
in your presence"
lie said. She Is saue now. and these
tears viii relieve her. but would adj
wise you t. have pr Foster. the alien
Isl rake an examination. She has still
much 10 suffer and this thing WITH
come hack, Yan'tl have To take good
care of her and guard her. Philip
FRO nv CONTESTED
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31

under the stalls.
THAT is all. Mrs. Page

lat L. all MI . dct.
But now the District Attorney was on
his feet holding UP an arresting hand.
Mrs Page" he said harshly. one
lean finger thrust towards her men
acingly, .if your husband struck your
daughter and injured her SO terribly
that she temporarily lest her reason.
why doesn't she carry a SCARF
why. she does" There was note
of surprise in the quick answer, ami
Mafy's fingers frightened ever so little
about the rail III front Of her.
is ii possible 10 show the court that
SCARF There was a sneer in the voice;
a sneer born of the realization that
something must be done 70 stem the
great tide Of sympathy fer Mary, ana
east disparagement upon this story
from the pas Bu, his request was n
boomerang, for when Mary. trembling
a little, took her place before the court
and, lifting tae soft hair from her fore
head, she wed the great Iiyid mark of n
hideous scar. the mufmuring- of com
passion that swept through the room
found mute echo on the Bench itself
and the Prosecutor. discounted, swung
CURLY away and dropped into his seat
as Lan@don called the next witness.
"Jahp Alexander MacPhersone
Mr. MACPHERSON, you have told of
seeing Miss Page running through the
wood and of my finding her viii YOU
tell us now. please. whether you saw
me again on that night and under what
circumstances
Il saw Mir. Langdon again on that
nicht win the hour. had nae more
than reachit home and We're tellm' my
guide wife of the evenin' when there
COON a knock at the door opened
il, and there stade Mr.. Langdon. He
was all in a feerY farry-not to saf
commotion. and his face We're White.
Beyant him | cude see twa or three
other men-all excited like.
"pid you recognize them?.
AVE. there were men from the town
i had seen them often. and taken a
wee drappie VIE them at the hotel
come Saturday NIGHT But il were Mr..
I4angdon who spoke. Have you seen
Miss Pare he cried, catching at my
sleeve. We are looking for her Div
you mean tae say you've lostit her
aglin?' | asked: and he said. Yes.
sat doom to rest bit and | must have
lost consciousness. When | came to.
she was gone. :
Did YOU go with any of the three
men,"
"TIavers, no, man. | came back fol
my cap and coat and I got TO the door
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31
TO LET

House with all modern eonyeniences
on Grove street next 10 dwelling OF L..
Nj. Keith. Apply 10
Off CHARLES Il. TORREY, Admr.
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31

prisoners dock with the Dam0clean
sword of justice above her, was now
unconscious of the crowd in the court
room.
Mind and soul were alike concentrat
ed upon Langdon and upon the slow
building of the evidence that was to
free her from the charge of having
murdered James Pollock.
A tumult of old memories was surg
ing about her as witness after witness
told of the tragedy of II year before; Ga
tragedy that had so grim IA sequel in
the PRESENT. and yet there were
strange nightmnriSh blanks in those
memories spaces where fact had to
give place Ia imagination. and during
which she had hung in the nullity of
uncounted moments. merging Ike Il
person under ether to momentary pain
scared consciousness. only 10 sink
whirlinS back into oblivion. And it
WAS of these moments of which Mary
herself knew only by hearsay that the
witnesses were now testifying.
Mary did not realize the subtlety with
which I.ansdOn was calling these wit
nesses. In fact. ii was doubtful if any
of those In the courtroom except per
haps the Prosecutor and the Judge. ap-
preciated the skill with which he
brought out eaeh detail in its turn.
In pursuance of his method of bring
Ing out events as they had happened he
had already. ut a bar side conference.
asked permission to recall his witness
es second or even third time. Thu
it came as Il surprise only to the spec
tators when Mrs. Page again took hel
place in the witness box.
Mrs. Page You told us yesterday OF
how your daughter. struggling with hei
drunken father. was struck by him an
fed screaming frem the house. vii
you tell the court, please, what follow
Ell that fight: Did you 90 after her 81
remain ut homer"
at was impossible for me 10 follow
as quickly rs Mr. I.angdon did she
said quietly glaucing toward the
Judge. so | stood al the gate wait
ing. feeling sure that il would only be
a very few minutes before he would
return with nay poor half-crazed girl.
Il Went back as far as the window
II was very cold and ! wanted to gel
Il wrap. but I-I-was afraid of my
husband. saw him sitting by the ia
lie still drinking. AT last. however. he
fell over onto the couch asleep. and !
went in aud got wraps and blankets,
Thinking TO start ont myself in search
of Mary. As came out of the cottage
J saw Mr.. Pollock drive up in his mo
tor. He said. My God. she'll die
ont there in the cold They must be Q
pack of idiots not 10 have found her II
;his time Then he grabbed the other
A,an by the arm ana said, Get in the
tar and show me how to reach The
Iiace where the scare hing party Is. ~
iua Mary promise you that.
did he olTer 10 take you with him
Yes. bur felt that ! must stay al
l3me III case-in case-they brought
tc- hack. or she wandered back Of her
9wu accord
lid you 90 lssto the house after they
lad leftf~ Lanedon's voice was very
renJle now. and Mrs. Page smiled al
him. smile thar WAS FAR s-ldder than
tears IS she said.
rNo-I wrap. el myself up and sat on
The steps. IL felt nearer 70 Mary onl
Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31
HER FATHERS
DEATH
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page actress. is accused of the
murder of James Pollock and is defended
by her lover Philip Langdon Pollock
was intoxicated. .Shaie, a crook and tool
Of Pollock, was on the fire escape watch
ing for Langdon. At Mary's trial she
admits She had the revolver. Her maid
testiiies that Mary threatened Pollock
with it previously, and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. Mary's escape
after the murder is a mystery. Brandon
tells of a strange hand print on Mary 5
shoulder Further evidence shows that
horror of drink produces temporary in
sanity in Mary The defense is depressed
psychosis"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
An Old Time Show Man.

did you ever know Prof Reno, tie
guinea pig show many Well, he II
here IN salmon on one OF his regular
perighnations Of the Northwest Tie
old time show man has regularly
visited these parts for twenty or
thirty years, travelling all the time in
easy stages frou town to town, camp.
Iug wherever night ur foTbidding
Weather stays him and taxing along
alaays with him his monkey and
guinea pig cages IL wAs jus. alter
the Anderson opera mouse was erect.
ed that Reno came to Salmon with
his SHOW william Anderson, tue
owner, Nas looking oui for new book
ings wien Reno blew in with his
outfi b. see II he could afford thg
price asked for tile Use Of tie hall
He was told that 90 was the priCs.
Now, see here, Blii, said drhs
~hoA man. won't give tia,
much. but ~ split the gate money
~i,a ,oa lur tie use Of the bunss
Its 20, said Anderson when
the two mad found themselves 10 be
old friends over IN Montana And be-
mad no occasion for regrets At the bar
gain, for At one nights performance
nf the man with the monkeys Ander'
sons share Was oBe-half Of sos
which Vas tie amount Of the gate
receipts.
Reno tells Of his travels With mar
ysIoas memory Of incidents and indi
yldual characters met with. lie y
kindly old nan. He says he ~
pactN b. visit salmon on iis mex
round TOO.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21

Robert Mar In died on saturday
last charge upon the public lie
was 7e years OF age. In ihe early days
he was man of affairs In salmon,
having taught schoul here. Later he
was miner aud farmer. lie was an
lrishmau before becoming giod
American citien. Without drawing
his tralities again into pnblic view u
ntay be said that he WAS kindly,
generous honest man as ever lived
and NoYid have made a success ot bis
life but for hls beSetment. Mr. Mar
tin vas educated Ia ireland fTom
teaching schoJi and becoming a prop
erty owner aud prosperous minsT
wih ole Joinson aud others as part.
ners, IA las later years he worked for
ordinary wages as iaboreF for 9th"
srs, always faithful 10 every body hot
Robert Martin.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
HOLD YOUR WOOL.
ADVISES QUARLES
Efforts Of Buyers to Bull Market
By Staying Away From Salmon,
With Its Product Of 100000 Lbs

Under the influence Of the buyer
with a hammer and the politician
whose wish is father to the thought
that the 10, tom Is soon To drop out
of prices. tO the undoing Of the
Democrats, very little OF the wool
grown in Lemhi county has yet been
sold. T. b. Quarles, the banker, who
Is a wool authority, has advised that
the feeces Oe kept and not consigu-
ad at this time. Mr.. QuarleS thinks
tire buyers think they viii be able
to scare some people into selling at a
lover figure than the feeces are
actually worth Ia the market. lie
has ad vices, he states, direct from
Boston that Justify him In advising
the producers tD hold on 70 their
wool lie says prices are likely not
only 10 remain at the present high
figure, tuppiug better than 50 cents
As an evidence that the buyers have
agreed together 10 get hold Of as
much as possible Of the $50 90
pounds grown in Lemhi county for as
little money as they can, II is knONn
that not one Of the buyers has come
here this year, except where cOu.
tracts were already entered into fpr
fleeces. The buyers have purpasely
keut thens lives away.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21

Mrs. Justin Finch, wife OF
Hughes creek minur, died in salmon
saturday morning at 10 O clock At tile
home OF Mrs John Wheeler. Her
husband lad bseH apprlsed Of her
alarming condition the day before
and mad walked 3jl the ~ay In " he
with lis Nile Ia hsr last hours, MIS-
Finch ~as 90 years OF age aud sbs
aud her husband had come Ia Tie
salmon country many years ago. Hst
suffering aad fatal illness came from
cancer The iunetal took place sun
day afternoon from the Ptesby teEian
church Rev Solon Johnson, pastor,
eondueLea services lntsrniant ~as la
salmon cemetery.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
Funds for the Flower Show.

Votes for the lower Queen are Tor
sale by the following business fras.
Viel Produce Co, Monk Mcpherson
< Co., Pyeatt's Drug Store ktn,ey'.
News Stand, Pioneer Nero Co. Red
Cross Pharmacy IIettingsr's Drug
store a. d Golden Rule. Judg IN "ilj
re appointed VIII Will count the
yo,es ard post bulletins each Satur-
day night until the closing OF the
voting Just before the flower sho".
The funds derived from the sale OF
these votes is not Tor financial gain
bat merely 10 defray the necessary
expenses such as prize money, ad
gertising, decorating etc, for tie
flower show
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
OLE JOHNSON, OLD
MINING MAN, DEAD
Passes Away in Portland Hospital
Body To Be Brought Back 10
Salmen for Burial.

ole Johnson, former partner of
Robert Martin, died at the Portland
Surgical hospital on TUESDAY last
While Mr.. Johnson was possessed nf
valuable property, Mr.. Martin. wua
preceded hi "a - tile grave but few
dats, vas penniiess when lie died.
The h spital authorizes wired To
Pre,ide Walter II Shnup ~ the pi-
oGeer hank ssto the disposition OF tile
bud, and vAluables of Mr. Johnson.
Instructions acre given that tGe bur.
ial be made here lie had no Iela
tiyes hat nieres and nephews aud
these live In the northwest. some-
where ia the state Of Washing ton.
MI Jolnso had gone a. Portland
less than a month ago for hospital
treatment lie owned valuable prop
.erty Ia Sadnon, including the store
occupied by Mutdoek S Moore on
Matt street, besides other holdings
oh he Bar and In securities In tue
early days he vas u mining partner
With Mike Cuiltnan as Sell a. Robert
Martin, The three all have now pass
cd away, tulllnaR having died sew
eral sears age.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
SALMON IMPROVES
AND GOES AHEAD
Cement Sidewalks Are Ordered
On Principal City Streets, Re-
placing Original Plankins.

Owners al certain lots la salmon
ON tlte front of witch side alks of
proper construction are lacking are
called upon hy recent resolution
passed by ths city council ard pa %
ilshed Ia The Recorder today to pro-
ceed forthwith to see that the i'm
prorements ATE nade, or tie cit, Ell.
gineer viii da the work aud charge
the expense thereof as liens upon
tre property VI st ot the property
Affected lies on ST Charles street. on
Main street, with curb and gutter
called for in the speclnrAtions, and
in NickMud 5 subdivision Cement
Is 10 he the material used La all
cases the original plank side walks
are giving out Tu- city council
thought II Aise tu allow no moTe
temporary work oi the sort and Of
dered the permanent Improvement of
tha streets, both sides OF the stree :
10 have the sidewalks and To take out
forever the toe-stumpS afforded bY
the broads
1t remains nov for the city fathers
10 see that the nuXious weed patches
bordering some of the streets, ana
which do not add luster and perfume
To the lleeting life of city, he re.
moved ana cleared away. Property
gamers should not perhaps he com
pelled un clean out the weeds for tie
weeds sometimes grow rankest be
yond the curb line and out In tile
thouroughfdres But they should 20,
The Recorder hears that right soon
a gentleman WHO has latel acquired
residence corner over on tie bar.
cou maudine beautiful enIinencg
| iust beyond the west end OF the Sal.
mon bridge, intends 10 terrace tic
hin where he will build modern
home later on This place appeals
10 the imagination as a possible
beauty spot where now lie tumhllng
cobbiestones. There are scores ol
such sites already beautiful or easil,
to be made beautiful Ia this city
/ Fortunately We belieye with the en-,
larging influence and activities oI
] the Noman's club many civic In,
/ proveuenGs are SOON 10 made here h
/ this naturally beautiful city
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
GOVERNOR TO VISIT
THIS CITY AUGUST 9
10 Spend a Week in These Parts.
Down the Salmon and Up the
Lemhi Valley.

Governor Alexander is tn arrive i'm
Salmon for his expected visit on tile
evening OF Wednesday. August .. re-
manning here over night and depart
ing Tor the upper Lemhi valley the
next day. He will leave Gilmore tie
following Friday morning, August
IL. for home. According to his plans
he will spend the entire week in this
part of the state. for he is TO leave
Bnise on SUNDAY. August i, to ar
rive at BlackfOot the next day. ON
the Eth he will be at Mackay. and
Dickey and Challis the next day.
August s. spending tile night at the
Custer county seat. whence he comes
to Salmon. stopping at May at noon.
August 9.
1T Is Unnecessary to say that the
Governor wishes to See as MANY of
che citizens of this part of the state
AS can conveniently arrange to meet
with him at some one of these places
lie wishes to make it known in COM
ing here that his hope is to fiud out
at first hand what he ought to do to
assist the people in building up
themselves and thereby building up
the state Of Idaho. Ee is a plain
business man, keen and alert devot-
ing his best energies to tue public
service, an honor to the office lie is
trying faithfully to ill.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
LEMHI COUNTY DIVIDED
INTO NEW DISTRICTS

At the July meeting OF the coun-
ty com missioners new alignmenl
of the comm issioner districts in
Lemhi county has been made, with
the passing Of an order defining them
70 include the following precincts
in each
District l:-SalmGn City, Depot
Brookly, Carmen, NoOle, Gibbons
willie, ULYSSES and Mineral Hill
District , Baker, Fort Lemhl'
Yexrianville. Junction. Gilmore,
Spring Mountain and Nichoiia
Di.rrict ; - Iron Greek, Pahsim
aIoi. Patterson, Leesburg, hlackhird.
Singiser and yellow Jacket.
This arrangement rs said 10 meet
the approval Of the people Of the
county A. far a. they have been able
to express their opinions. 1t cer-
tainly divides the county according
m popuIstiun Il uch better than the
old division. and Localities are set
apart To better advantage.