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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
RAVES 70 BE RAISED.

From what can be learned the
meeting of the insurance men held
at this place several days ago was
not the success it was supposed to
be. The West Virginia Underwrlt-
ers' Association and the large COM
panies did not come to an agree
ment. the large companies refused
In consent to the decision at the
conference to not raise the rates IN
Wheeling. Clarksburg and Parkers-
burg. and the association hnds II
necessary to notify agents in these
cities that the rates must be entorc-
ed as raised August l.
This means a raise of from 10 TO
20 cents. as the Telegram under
stands it. But the matter has not
been definitely settled. The resi-
dants of these cities should no long
or be Mt the mercy of the insurance
companies. They have no moral or
other right TO pay the losses incur
red at San Francisco, and, II they
can not free themselves any other
Nay from rhc grasp of the Insurance
companies, they can refuse to take
MI insurance ut all. 1t is time lor
rbe citizens OF Clarksburg to make
4 = Srofest so loud that the insurance
~ p,nanies will come to time, The
- cents are to be commended
g igG"i tba7 stand they take. They do
not want the rate raised au ~! nay m i
fought manfully against IT, pu. 10 a.,
:, :, M purpose. It is now up to tns ne
sitiZcns to net and the Board o.
T :! re1I ought to get very busy IN thls
r'hc rates in Clarksburg should
,,ot he raised and it is imperative on
tiSs mart Of all citizens here to see
Tat they are not raised.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

ton appointed commission to
recommend revisions of the mining
laws of the State, which are intend
ed for the better of all concerned
in this leading. industry of the
State. The committee has held its
preliminary meeting, but does not
propose to confine its deliberations
TO itself. To the contrary it seeks
advice and asks for all interested IN
that business to confer with it and
make suggestions. The following
letter of invitation has been sent out
by J. W. Paul and J. S. Cunning
ham. chairman and secretary re-
spectively of the commission:
To the Mine Operators and Mine
Employees, West Virginia:
In pursuance with the direction
of the Governor of the State, Hon.
VIM. NJ. o. Dawson, his mining
commission has met and gone over
the present laws of the State and
reviewed the conditions as they
have been presented as existing
throughout the mining sections OF
the State. and has formulated
number of amendments to the law.
In order that the work of the
commission may be presented for
discussion to the interests affected
the commission has taken an adj
iournment to reconvene in the
Senate Chamber, in the City OF
Charleston, on October 16, 1906, at
10 a. M, and an invitation is here,
bv extended to the operators and
mine employees of the State to
meet the commission on October
18th. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
GREATEST
OF SEASON

..The County Chairman George
AIDES quaint comedy, was tlIe at
traction at the Grand on Saturday.
4 large and representative audience
greeted the performance, ana pro-
claimed it the best show seen IN the
opera house in many years. To
this concensus of opinion there
were few if any dissenting voices.
The play had been heralded as
the event in theatricals and it fully
justified the many fattering things
said of it in advance. A large cast
of individual excellence portrayed
the many characters of a small
town in Indiana, in a manner that
was true to life. The main theme
of the play is politics, and any one
who knows politics in small town
can readily understand that that
subject would furnish material for
half hundred plays. There is a
certain village not thousand miles
away, that could supply the theme
for a farce comedy at least once a
year.
interviewer with the politics was
told a very pretty love story, which
as always suits an audience, and
ended well with lovers and enemies
united.
Theodore Babcock, in the lead
ing role, has nothing to learn from
Maclyn Arbuckle, who originated
the same. Some wise critics are
inclined to think that in the more
emotional moments Mr.. Babcock
goes Mr.. Arbuckle one better. Be
that as it may Mr.. Babcock gave an
eminently satisfactory rendition OF
the role. and one that should satisfy
the most captious.
Sharing almost equal honors with
the star was Mr.. Grady in the role
of Sassafras Livingstone, the touch
of local color. 1t would be indeed
a daring thing to compare any
actor of black-face parts to Willis
Swcatman. the creator of Sassafras
hut Mr.. Grady left little if any
thing to be desired. The village
milIiner with her penehant for
meeting travelling gentlemen, won
instantaneous recognition. Surpris-
how quickly the male members of
the audience saw the humor of these
situations. The oldest inhabitant
who had such a wonderful memory
and who never failed to accept when
some one 'set EN- up" was one OF
the bright bits. of the play.
The entire cast both male and
female gave exceptionally artistic
renderings of their various roles.
eThe County Chairman" was
George AIDES first play after his
graduation from ''Fablez in Slang
and it is to be hoped that he will
write others equally as good and
that ClarkSburg will lie fortunate toI
see them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
THE BIJOU

.tThe Two Little Waits" as taken
from that great melo-drama is the
attraction at the Bijou Monday,
Tuesday and "Wednesday. This is
a very beautiful picture and should
not be missed by any one. tsWlH
please both young and old, ne
Gluton Taken for a Thief, p an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

We have Just received car load
of Portland cement and car load
Of lime and are now READY
to supply all our customers
Vyitb the same at very low prices:
q. N. West. fe0SS9
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

Pink lips like velvet, chapped or
cracked lips, can be made as soft as
velvet by applying Light eo9tlIg ~ q
DR.. shoop's Cree Salve. lt takee
out completely this soreness OF cuts
bruises aud all skin abrasions- SOLD
BY all deaIera.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

After repeated solicitation from
Republicans from various districts
OF the county, l have consented to
be a candidate for county commits
sioner, subject to the viii of the
Republicans of Harrison county:
JAMES S. GRIFFIN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

For House of Delegates -
I am a candidate for the House
of Delegates of West Virginia sub
iect to the will of the -Republ Means
of Harrison county.
JAMES BUMGARDNER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
FAIR no ALL,

The movement on the part Of
coyernor Dawson to improve the
mining laws of this State ongnt g
meet moo. with the APPROPRIATION Of every
nan ma, in the mining business either
.s onerator OF miner. Like Sae
. q T5iiasion appointed TO TeEise isl1e
49, NJ 81 the State
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
~ Honse 81 Delegates:

For House Of Delegates:
I hereby announce mysen as
candidate for the House of Dele
Gates of West Virginia, subject to
the will of the Republicans OF Har-
rison county. -, - ,,,,1
MARCUS L. RTBt4istF.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

I hereby announce my candidacr
for county commissioner of Har-
rison county subject to the will OF
the Republican party.
B. BROWN STOUT.
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NOTICE 10 MRRCHANTs.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
Ipance

There will be n dance at the par rH
ensino Tuesday night from s;So
ia i / 80 O'Clock. Special street car
service ill
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS

For County Superintendent.
I desire to announce myself tor
the nomination for the office OF
county superintendent OF free
schools of Harrison county, subject
to the will of the Republicans OF
CYRUS E. WEBB.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

oscar G. Wilt, cashier of the
Salem bank, was here this morn
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24
CYRUS E. WBBB.

County Commissioner
L hereby announce myself as a
Republican candidate for County
Commissioner subject to the Repub-
lean Primary election.
HIRAM I. MUNDAY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

upholatering and furniture re-
pairing cheaper than aver. =. y.
Allen, 664 West Main street, G. y
odell's old stand. iansH
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

For House Of Delegates:
7 hereby announce plyselfyH cam
didotc for the House of Delegates,
subject 10 the will of the Repub1,
l;can voters of Harrison county, aaatt
tLe Urinary election to be ihetdspp
The 5rth day of September, 1906.
'''e NJ. A. SAMPLES.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

For House of Delegat :
AS Candidate forAtlel a4o1se OIL
Delegates I hereby announce my. !.
self as such, subject to the VII 10, OF
the Republican voters OF t!tt4 W. ~ III
county Mt the primary election 20 'Os
held Sept. 27th, 1906 nm
Sept. 81, 1906.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-24

SWEET 1E1oDT gLoUR
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12
Nurse Gest a Fortune

Rockville Center, L. l.. April r.
Some months ago Miss Esther Marvin
took course of training as nurse
and when she passed her examination
she was asked TO look after Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Rhodes of Hampstead,
whom she had known from childhood
Both were er seventy-fiye years old
and very sick and feeble. She had
nursed them night aud day and seldom
left their nome. She expected only
"a small reimbursement, out was dumb
founded by the terms of their will,
which was recently flea for pi obate.
She received bonds and property worth
nearly $4,000.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12

gathered it in with gasp. He lifted
the glass to his lips and sucked in the
spirit greedily. Then he resumed more
equally:
you will see that this could not go
III. gentlemen l decided that morning
IS run upon the knives, if l could do
40 more. At the first sign of my stiff
ring Stamboulos was by me, with his
reese.
".All right, stammered, finish me.
tor | was as weak as cat and ali
sweat.
He laughed and went away, shak-
ing another man by the shoulders.
Il lived through that day somehow,
out it was not so bad as the nlght-no,
not Ly Il long way. All the While
was snarling like Il tiger prepared for
q spring, and spring did. Look here.
TO BE CONTINUED
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12
Narrowly Escapes Bad Wreck

Pittscurg, Kas., April l2.-An un-
successful attempt TO wreck the south
bound st. Louis and San Francisco
passenger train known as the "Mete-
or was made last night at point be-
tween Turk and ScammoD, south of
Pittsburg.
Dynamite had been placed on the
track. The train, running nearly so
miles an hour, struck the explosive
and caused al explosion that tore
out three feet CT track.
the high rate of speed at which
the train was moving carried it over
the break without damage to the cars
or injury to anyone.
There is no clue to the perpetrators.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12

yantine breed IS superstitious. Perhaps
was supposed to have the evil eye.
nut more probably it was filthy greed
that was at the bottom of it. Anyhow,
| could not come to terms with them,
ind 50 sat in my place. with my back
against ledge of rock. and whistled.
All right | said. III dine Oh it,
1T may have been an hour or two
later When they prepared meal for
Themselves Up to this it hadn't occur
red to me to- wonder where my food
was coming from. But just as this
notion came on me | saw Stamboulos.
who was the worst of the lot, approach
ing with dish i'll his hand.
Gone: this looks better said l.
after all
He came to halt yard away and.
grinning all over his face. offered ne
the dish. | was pretty hungry by this
time. but there was that in his grin
which made ME sit up. | fixed my
eyes on him.
You're nice sort of Scoundrel.
said For answer he grinned wider
than ever out of his black mug anl,
slowly drawing paper from his peck
ct. emptied a yellow sort of powder de-
liberately over the dish.
Il believe | turned white; at least
know felt it. That notion had never
entered my mind. But the vermin set
down the dish before me and returned;
to his companions, who greeted him
with laughter Sickness wasn't the
word for what | felt | kicked the
dish away and stood up Il fury yelling
in my belly. | waS not going to wait
This last straw tickled me into action.
ran down the slope toward the track,
but. quick as | was, there were three
feet as | was once. One of them came
up with me and iabbed his knife at me-
| got him i'll the head with my fist
and down he went, but before | could
recover | got a push III the back. and
when | pulled myself up there We're
two long blades cleaning i'll my eyes.
To so farther would have been to inn
pale myself on bayonet and | drew
off and backed slowly to the rock again
Here | sat down, and for the first time
| was afraid
Gentlemen, | will not 60 through the
series, for the time gets on and I've
work to do, with your help. But take
that for sample That was one
Well. you can multiply that by Il doZ
ell. l sat at my post till dark, without
food, of course. and then in a sort of
blind despair of the darkness | gath
cred some big stones about me. !
could use them and break some egg
shells if nothing more. And a little
after that night fell
Il tell you. Sirs,' said SercOmbe in a
husky voice, Il don't want the horrors
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12

"SGt dOlcn the poisoned dish before me-"
of that night-no not as long as | live
And, what's more. | don't want any
man. save one, to pass such a night as
that. There We're things that crept up
my brain that night | confess to you
that | know what ID. L. means. I've
seen bit in nay life, but to sit still
and have that game in ones head till
the maggotS worm about there, and
got one with a stone; at least, | think
so. That was good.
Il saw the dawn rise in crimson
glory 1t fell over the cavern and got
at the bushes about me- Then it crept
on and advanced over the drunken
Greeks. Sirs there they lay, and I
never knew it. With that hell in my
soul and that great fear of death roast
ing out my nerves, | had lived through
4 car0use. | saw them every minute
Of the night. They had their orders
knew that well enough. | can hear
Hood ut it, with his low and humble
voice:
LET me find him rotten when |
come back | know the man. | say.
Yes, heard his voice every moment
CT that night - last night. Mr.. Great
orex-and all the while the swine lay
drunk or numbed.
''See here. gentlemen. ! came in an
pour ago. / had had no food for thir-
.y-six hours. | have been hunted like
no human being for all that time. I
was without weapon. | had no
means to call for aid. l was the sub
ject matter of their knives, as plain
as if | was post mortem. r.
Sercombes breath fell short. and be
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-12

Sercombe paused again and refreshed
himself. casting Il glance at us in which
I thought detected Il look of fear re-
newed from his experiences.
perhaps you say he went on in
slow voice, tina: | might have cut and
run for it, That thought occurred to
me. but put it off. l thought this was
u mistake on their part which | could
explain. Anyhow, | thought. they're
taking no active proceedings. They
want to pen NE up, that's all. and the
morning was wearing on, and. to say
the truth. | thought I'd argue it out
and have some food. but | soon found
that. for any arguments | had. l might
as well have talked to the wind To
begin with. only two of them under
stood more than sailors English. and
of these Stamboulos merely grinned by
way of reply. While the other paid no
heed. What Hood had said to them |
don't know. He had pretty well alien
ated them from me before this-and
they were only the scum of the earth to
begin Without up to now they had
proved pacific. | guess he poured some
poison into their ears. That dirty Le-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14
Native Sons Galore

One distinctive feature of the three
big battles now on McCarey's card is
the predomnance of native sons. This
is so noticeable that they take on the
appearance of a California fistic
carnival to settle championships among
themselves.
Nelson and Herman are the only bat
tiers in the sextet who are not native
sons, while Britt, Herrera, Neil and At
tell first saw the sun set from Cali
fornia's coast line.
No state in the union has produced
so many and good boxers as California,
and the breed seems to be inexhauSt-
ible. Jim Corbett set the ball to roll
ing when he annexed the heavyweight
laurels held by the Irish lion, old John
L., and it has continued on down the
line.
Jeffries is not q native son, but he
is an adopted son and hence the heavy
weight title belongs to the Golden
State frankie Neil held the worlds
bantam championship until Joe Bow
ker took it away from him in battle
which has never satisfied the world.
Neil still reigns as bantam champion
of the United States, but has outgrown
the class and is a legitimate feather
weight now.
Abe Attell reigns supreme in the
worlds featherweight division and is
also the champion glove artist of the
world in all classes and divisions, be-
ing recognized as the most accom-
plished promulgatcr of gloveology in
existence.
Jimmy Britt and Aurelio Herrera
have the lightweight bee buzzing in
their ears and, nothing save the title
in this division will ever 9atisfy their
cravings.
The native son is a born fighter and
has carried the name of California to
honor in the ring throughout the world.
1t is the breeding farm of champions
and the product is finished and the
classiest going.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14
BUILD HIGHWAYS
FORAUTOMOBILES
sHREWp YANKEE GIVES MORE
SOUND ADVICE
A. p. Massey of Boston Tells Call
fornians of Manifold Advantages
to Be Gained by Good
Roads

Special to The Herald.
SANTA BARBARA, April bel
Canine Real should be called the Mis-
sion highway" said A. p. Massey yes
terday. why? Because that roadway
when completed will be the greatest
attraction in California to tourists, and
with it's present euphonious name, not
one out of every ten tourists under
stands what it is and when they start
to read newspaper articles about 1t,
will drop the subject as something in
which they have no interest, when in
reality it is just what they all want-a
good highway connecting the old mis-
sions of Southern California in such a
way that they can go from one to the
other in their automobiles and car
riages."
A. p. Massey. the travelling passenger
agent of the Boston & Maine railway,
Is here looking after the return busi-
ness from tourists who have come west
from New England.
Don't discourage the railroads, and
don't discourage the water PROPOSE
tions. The former bring the tourists,
the latter holds them" he says. you
have got to have the water supply be-
fore you get the population. The peo-
pie will come incidentally, and the
l4OIIent lHey Iluu lilelC lHele is d Soou
and ample water supply they will de-
eide to remain and will locate and help
develop the country.
"There should be a perfect auto
mobile road between Santa Barbara
and Los Angeles. The principal tourist
resorts of New Hampshire and Maine
have been Joined by fine roads especial
ly constructed for the use of automobile
tourists. You may think it is singular
that /, railroad man, would recon-
mend the hetterment of roads for auto
mobiles. The automobiles don't hurt
the railroads, in fact they help them,
Good roads will attract many people to
California with their automobiles and
the railroads Will bring them across
the continent"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14
BOWKER To Be
OFFERED MATCH
M'CAREY CONSIDERS ANOTHER
BIG CARD
English Featherweight Champion May
Be Induced to Meet Winner of
NeiI-AtteII Battle In Los AM
qeIes This Summer

The eastern press is discussing the
probabilities of battle between Abe
Attell and Joe Bowker, featherweight
champions of England, and statements
are made that Attell has signed articles
of agreement to fight Bowker before
the National Sporting club at London
three weeks after his argument with
frankie Neil.
The match has been hanging fire for
several months, but has never been
closed as yet and will not be unless
Bowker comes to the United States to
box the featherweight champion.
Manager McCarey is dreaming of
cards for future dates following the
Fiesta week exhibitions and the At
tell -Bowker card. in the event that Abe
wins from Neil, is one of the offerings
under consideration.
Bowker defeated frankie Neil for the
bantam championship of the world, but
both have outgrown the class and are
now doing business in the featherweight
division.
Neil has hankered for return match
with Bowker, to be fought out in
America, and if he wins from Attell he
will be offered the match with the
English boxer and it is assumed that
he will readily accept.
The defeat of Neil by Bowker was
surrounded by conditions which have
always left doubts as to the relative
abilities of the two little fellows.
The Interpretation of the rules in
England bar fighting in clinches and
this is Neils long suit The 'applica-
ton of this rule seriously affected his
battle and although Bowker could not
put him out, he gained the decision on
in+c nf II oi, p1a
If Bowker is willing the match will
be made and pulled off in Los Angeles
this summer, with either Neil or Attell
as his opponent. AS Bowker has ex-
pressed a desire to come to America
for engagements it is considered prob
able that he will accept the offer of
the match.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14
Bat Fails to Arrive

Manager Billy Nolan changed his
plans regarding his champion, the bat
Ting Dane, and Thursday afternoon in
structed him by wireless telegraph to
remain in Avalon until today.
Nolan had planned a trip to the
island and refused to be cheated by a
caprice of his protege and yesterday
morning he departed for the oceanic
suburb, where he will remain for sew
eral days, seeking rest apart from the
scenes of activity and discussion of
fights and fight trusts.
Inasmuch as Bat is in good condition
and Nolan does not believe in training
to an excess he will not permit the
Dane to get down to hard work until
the last two or three weeks preceding
the battle.
Nelson is several pounds overweight
and this can be worked off in the
rambles over the Catalina mountains,
rather than through work in training
quarters and thereby permit the bat
tier to extend his period of rest rather
than get him down to work at too
early stage of the game.
Bats idea in deciding upon a return
to Los Angeles was in the pursuit of
companionship and when he wore his
heart away signing for the sight of his
manager or some of his friends he con-
cluded to come back to the continent.
With Nolan for a companion Bat will
be more nearly satisfied to remain away
from the scenes of strife and confusion
and the original intention to spend a
week or more at Catalina may be ad
hered to-