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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
INJURIES CAUSE
YOUNG MANS DEATH
~..l Sss..,>-- I&.7
Boyd Bailey, Of Weston, Dies at Hos
pitaI From Hurts Received in
Train Accident,

Boyd Bailey, aged 90. of near
Weston, died in st. Mary's hospital
Wednesday forenoon at II o'clock
from injuries he received by falling
from railroad car at Jane Lew last
Friday morning.
The young man had one leg very
badly mangled and received other in
jurles. Everything possible was
done for him at the hospital and
Tuesday night as last resort the
limb was amputated, but the injur-
les we're too severe and his death oc-
CURED Wednesday forenoon.
The young man was in the act OF
getting on a car of freight train on
which he was working as brakeman
when his feet slipped and he was
thrown under the rails.
R. C. Bailey. father of the young
man, arrived in this city Wednesday
afternoon and took charge of the re-
mains, which will be taken to JAM
Lew Thursday morning and from
there to Benson where funeral and
burial will take place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
CITY S0L0NS WAITED,
BUT MAYOR COMES NOT
Until After They Leave the Council
Room and Assemble On the
Street Corner.

The proposed special session of
city council Tuesday night did not
materialize Seven councilmen,
namely. McAndrew. Cornell, Ander-
son ,Halterman, Cork. Hess and
Wood. reported in good time, but
tired of waiting for the mayor to
show up and finally left the council
room. They were all on the street
corner, when the mayor hove in
sight, but they did not go back to
the council room. He went in but
had none to pound the gavel for and
there was no session. 1t is stated
the call was not regular.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
HOLIDAY GOODS
ARE NOW READY
At the Store of the Home Furnish
ing Company and Now Is
Time To Buy.

The Home Furnishing Company
through these columns, announces It's
holiday trade. The company has
everything in readiness now for
that trade, having received and ar
ranged its holiday stock.
This popular store is chuck tull
of articles for the home nd the holt-
day stock is very handsome The
company does an immense business,
as is shown by the moving of large
stocks of goods quickly.
The Home Furnishing Company
has twelve thousand sqaure feet OF
floor space at its three-story build
ing on West Main street, and in ad-
dition ten thousand square feet in
the Armstrong. Crislip. Day e Co.
building in Glen Elk. The latter is
known as ware room. The com
pany handles every thing used in a
home from tin cup to parlor
set. 1t is the best equipped store
in the state to furnish the home.
The company invites the public to
make their selections of holiday
goods as early as possible
and while the stock is full, and will
put purchases away and care for
them until Christmas or the time
for delivery and presentation ar
rives.
An urgent invitation to all is ex-
tended to visit the store and in
spect the goods.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
TURKEYS WILL
not FLY HIGH.
In Respect to Price Says local Meat
Market Man Who VIII
Keep Them Down.

Turkeys will not go up to the
top of the market this season in
Clarksburg,'' said the proprietor OF
a Main street meat market to a rep
resentative OF the Daily Telegram
"wednesday. IT expect to have all
the turkeys for the season that
there will be demand for and the
price will remain from IS to %
cents dressed until after Thanksgiv-
ing ana Christmas. The price of IS
cents is for turkeys dressed with the
entrafls inside and 20 cents dressed
without entraiIs, feet and heads
Undressed turkeys will sell for about
IA, Is and 16 cents. There need
be no fear that Mr.. Turkey Cob
bier will go flying up the market
ladder and perch on the % cents and
80 cents rungs or higher this sea
SON"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
That Il why Senator Caldwell stly
ed 70 Home, Rather Than
RLIzzARD srAYs WV. &c.
Because He Is Sick. But White case.
Is Submitted ON Briefs
BY Counsel

CHARLESTON, Nov. 21Iudga
Reese Blizzard and state Senator G.
T. Caldwell did not appear in the
Supreme Court yesterday IN ansyger
to habeas corpus proceedings instl-
tuted against them some time ago. as
plaintiff and witness in the case Of
Caldwell vs.. Ex-Governor White ana
Governor Dawson alleging graft dur
ing the formers administration, both
sending kilograms accompanied By
one from their physician, stating
they were unable to attend court
Senator Caldwel's message stated
that he had been bitten BY 3 vicious
dog owned by Judge Blizzard, while
Judge Blizzard alleges that he 4 too
Ill to be out OF bed.
A telegram was then read from
DR.. A. N. Frame, of Parkersburg,
confirming what the two warriors
had said. The dispatch stated that
both of the gentlemen were under
his care and would doubtless be un-
able to be out for some time.
Another telegram informed the IN
terested that printed briefs had been
expressed to the clerk by Mr.. eaid=
well. Continuance, was asked on the
ground that the PLAINTIFF and witness
were both physically unable to APP
pear in court.
Attorney w. E. Chiffon opposed
continuance. stating that he felt Inn
PEELED to do so under the ciFcum-
stances.
Were the matter in my hands
alone, I would consent. but a con-
tfnuance now means the end, as the
court understands when case was 20
be submitted today" Attorney Chill
ton explained that the terms OF the
members of the legislature would ex-
pire on the last day of December,
and the committe ehas only about
ten days in which to act he was
willing to submit the case on the
printed briefs, and said that he dig
not desire to argue It orally The
court allowed the case TO be. gpb7s
mitted, -sls -. ~ ..-s-'-.-'
Judge Saunders stated that the
kilograms were not sufhcient legal
petition to ALLOW conttnuance- Il
a legal motion had been made he
would have granted postponement-
The court handed down opinions
- the following Harrison county
cases: - sal s.-usiI.,s-.= ~ * z ~
VIII Thompson VS.. James R.
Adams ct al, decree reversed and
bill dismissed. Opinion by Judge
Saunders.
James II. Morrison vs.. Fairmont
& Clarksburg Traction Company, af-
hrmed. Opinion by Judge Saunders.
Jones VS.. Harmer, administrator,
affirmed. Opinion by Judge Cox.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
REPORT IS FALSE
SAYS THE WOMAN
who Claims the Daily News Has
sIandered Her Without
just Cause.

Mrs Phillips pronounces false an
article that APPEARED in the News
last evening. She says:
''In the News of yesterday even
ing was an item about Mrs. Phillips
on Pike street being sick and in des-
titute circumstances. I can say right
here that 1 have friends and had
good care before the nurse came. I
did not ask for a nurse. That was
some one else interfering with
strictly my business. do not care
for an zones aid at all. Mrs. Nc
Intire, my neighbor. gives me the
very best of care, as good as any
nurse can give. would kindly ask
the Daily News reporters 70 keep
their slander ont Of the paper"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
HOMECOMING DAY
FOR WEST VIRGINIANS
Is Very Strongly Urged BY the State
superintendent of Free
Schools.

A home coming day for West Vir-
ginians will be recommended in the
report OF State superintendent of
Free Schools Thomas c. Miller to the
Governor. He VITA suggest that
some time in next September be Sc
lected for the occasion, as during
that month great many people VIII
be going to or coming from the
Jamestown Exposition.
Mr.. Miller says in his report that
a number of the New England states
and many cities have home coming
days and weeks, and that the yafrord
to many persons lower rates to visit
their old homes. thousands of West
virginians are in other States and
many of them who seldom return
would arrange for home coming to
be on the regular day or days set
apart for a general rush OF those
coming back to their old homes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
tenor SINGER
IS IN TROUBLE
~ Assoeiated Preas. ]

NEW YORK, Nov. 21-When the
case of Enrico Cariso, the famous
tenor singer of the METROPOLITAN
Opera Company, charged with an
noying women in the monkey house
at Central Park, was called in po-
lice court both Caruso and the COM
plainant, Mrs. Hannah Graham, did
not appear. The police said they
could not find Mrs. Graham. and
Caruso sent a physicians certificate
that he was too i'll to come. In the
absence of the witness. Detective
Cain who arrested caruso. declared
he was ready to go on with the case
and act as complainant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
MORE ADDED TO
DEBT OF CITY.
Mayor sends Two Men to Jail At
Expense Instead OF Getting
Something From Them

Besides the raid cases which were
attended to in police court at the
regular session this morning Mayor
5armer had twoplain DRINKS before
him for punishment. TO further
carry out his policy of piling up the
city's Indebtedness he sent both to
Jail for tire days each instead of
getting fines from them or instead of
putting them to work to liQuidate
their fines. The prisoners gave their
names as Fred Pierson and Ethan
BunneII and they were arrested for
appearing In the city's streets in a
drunken condition. They pleaded
guilty and the mayor fined them SO
and costs each in default of which
he sent them to Jail
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
YOUTH PREPARE
FOR CHRISTINA

The older ones TOO. have eager
antIcIpations, especially those OF the
geutler sex. hut hubby, brother and
sweetheart have visions OF trouble
ahead. How they can satisfy them
all and come through with enough
cash left to see them through with
the pleasures they must experience
to have spent merry Christmas
and still not be entirely broke on the
first OF the year.
within a short time arrangements
win be begun by the local churches
and Sunday schools for their Yule-
tide celebrations, and a number OF
tasty programs will be made for APP
propriate observation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
REVENUE AGENT
VISITS SALOONS
And Inspects Bonded Goods to Dis
cover violations of Law,
II ANY Are.

A government revenue agent has
been here inspecting goods at the
saloons and especially all bonded
whiskey in bottles. The law re-
quires that no other than bonded
whiskey shall be sold in these
stamped bottles, but sometimes
saloon keepers after the bottles have
been emptted, put cheaper grades Of
whiskey in them, He found several
such instances In Wheeling, but only
one or two here. A fine is assessed,
and In the event the same is not paid
Indictment by the federal grand jury
is found against the violator.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION
For Mail Clerks and Carriers VIII
Be Held in Postofice on
Dec. ~ Next.

A civil service examination for
clerks and carriers in the mail SER
vice will be held here Dec. 10, by
First Assistant Postmaster A. b,
Borgess., secretary of the local civil
service board. For application
blanks and fun information relative
to the examination, qualifications,
duties, salaries, promotions and SO
on, address Mr.. Borgess. at the local
postofice- All applications must be
filed with L. H. Fisher, secretary OF
the fourth civil service district.
Washington, d. c., prior to the hour
of closing business on Dec. 8.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
MAN WAS KILLED ON THE
SHORT LINE RAILROAD
section Boss Found Dead With His
Body Very. Badly.
Mutildted.

Anthony Thomas, section boss
on the Short Line. was killed on that
branch a night OF so ago.
Thomas was on passenger train
and it is, said that he became so un-
ruly that he was put on by the crew.
The next morning his mutilated re-
mains were discovered on the track.
the superstition being that he went
to sleep on the track and was struck
by a freight. He leaves wife and
two children, who reside at Smith
field.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21

and Sent To Prison For
a Month Each.
DEBT.
INCREASES
T,g.r to Raise Money and Pay Fines
Is Refused and City Loses
s205 In One SwooP.

NV another stroke of alleged re
l.s,,-r, :, Nfayor Harvey w. Harmer
.,IZ,nged the city of ClarIsburg FUR
49, into the nire of debt he has
1een leading 1t into to the amounf
- sa64.7o. when he fined seven
nersons $4,000 Oeach and sentenced
ZACH to Jail for a period OF thirty
davs for consorting in a house in
traders alley in the. rear OF the OLD
Baptist church, this morning at the
regular session of police court.
The persons were arrested in a
raid made at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
evening by offcers Whyte. Howe
ana white. They gave their names
IN police court as H. Hertory'
John Dol, Ed Frank, August Shat
fer Grover Henderson, Jim Dol
and Clara Black. They pleaded
kuilty to the charges made against
them and offered to raise the money
ITO nay their fines If the mayor would
suspend Jail sentence, but this the
mayor would not hear to, but sen
fenced them, in addition to the fines
to a month in Jail each.
Here is one instance wherein the
mayor did not know about what was
to be done, until after it was done
and there was no tipping on of II
either. Every one did not know 1t
as soon as the officers knew what
was going to be done.
The raid was made at the instance
Of the police on information sent in
to police headquarters.
The informant complained, it Is
said. that the house had been a nuts
ance for some time past and thai
men and women had beer. congregat-
ing there for immoral purposes. This
informant told the authorities that
he had noticed Ave or six men go in
to the house and that If raid were
made at once they could be arrest,
ed. omcers whyte. Howe and
white were detailed to the scene and
the seven occupants of the house
were arrested,and brought to the city
lookup.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21

CHANGES
on the baltimore & Ohio Railroads
Next Sunday For the
Winter.
Big Change Made I'm Hour OF Arrival
of Train No % in the
Afternoon.

The new timetable Of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad will go into eff
feet next Sunday. There will be but
few changes. but they Will be of
great Importance. on the main line
No. So westbound will arrive here
at 4:4O in the afternoon instead of
1928 at night. Other westbound
trains will arrive as follows:
Train No 1. daily, 1855 a. m.
Train No. IL, daily, 1928 a. m.
Train No. 3, daily. 1855 a. m.
Train No. Is, daily except Sunday,
1926 p. m.
Train No. 10, Sunday only, 6:O2
p. m.
Eastbound trains on the main line
will arrive as follows:
Train No 2, daily. 1882 a. M
Train No IA, daily, 1920 a m.
Train No 12, daily, 5:35 p. m.
! Train No 70, daily except Sunday,
7:O7 p. m.
p. m.
Train No. A. daily. 9:s5 p. m.
There will be but one Sunday train
to Weston and Buckhannon.
( The West Virginia & Pittsburg
eastbound schedule will be as fol-
lows:
No. s. leave cIarksburg, daily ex-
cept Sunday, 600 a. m.
No. 2, due clarksburg daily except
Sunday. s:35 a m.
No. 2, leaves CIarksburg, daily ex-
cept Sunday, 1870 a. M
No. 66, due Clarlzsburg, Sundays
only, 1925 a. m.
40. IS. leaves clarksburg, Sun
days only, 1890 a. m.
No. 6, arrives Clarksburg daily ex-
cept Sunday, $40 p. m.
No. 6. leaves CIarksburg daily ex-
cept Sundays, AIS p. m.
No. 4, leaves C1arksburg daily ex-
cept Sundays, 1905 p. m.
It's westbound schedule will be:
Train No. 8, due Clarksburg daily
except Sunday, 6:1o a. m.
Train No. l, due Clarksburg daily
except Sunday, 1855 a. m.
Train No. 1. leave Clarksburg,
daily except Sunday, 1920 a. m.
Train No. S, due Clarksburg. daily
except Sunday 2:15 p. M.
Train No. 5, leave clarksburg
daily except Sunday. 800 p. M
Train No. SO, due Clarksburg Sun
day only, 1905 p m.
Train No. Z, due Clarksburg, daily
except Sunday, 1905 p. m.
On the Short Line west train no.
81 will leave daily at 6:15 a. m. and
train No SO will leave at 2:45 p. m.
dali yexcept Sunday. Train No. sc
daily except Sunday. Train No. Sc
11:25 a. m. and train No. SIS daily
will arrive at S:45 p. m.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
GOlORED SOLDIERS
WILL BE DISCHARGED
President Refuses to Grant Them a
Rehearing In the
nav Unnamed Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. C., Nov. 81
The War department in statement
Issued today concerning the negro
troops ordered to be dismissed at
Fort Reno. says the Secretary of
war ordered the discharge Of sold
iers to be discontinued until the
President could consider the appli-
cation for a rehenring presented by
number of persons on standing
Yesterday the Secretary learned
GAthS President had fully considered
:. e argument for rehearing and on
mis- refusal to grant the request the
Secretary directed the proceedings of
discharge to be continued without
delay
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
Older Folks. Too, Are Getting Ready
For the Merry
YuIetide.

Youthful mouths have begun to
water, for Christmas and Santa Claus
will only be little more than a
month in coming, Dreams Of candy
and dolls, of stockings suspended
fro mthe nantes, the brilliantly
lighted Christmas trees and such
have begun to AFFORD pleasure for the
young brain already, and from now
there will be many tnnoceutly put
suggestions as to what is most de-
sired for the day of all days In the
opinion OF the young.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
PORTO RICO
GREETS HIM
Crowds Of People Throng Ponce to
See and Meet President
Roosevelt.
President Has Good Trip From
Panama and VIII Arrive
Home Next Monday.
rBy Associated Press.l

PONCE, Porto Rico, Nov. q
President ROOSEVELT arrived here to-
day and was received on the landing
at $3.50 a. m. by Governor winthrop
and other prominent insular ofhcials-
The town was profusely decorated
and crowded with people from sur
rounding country eager to greet
President Roosevelt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
b. & o. HOLIDAYS.

The B. & o. will have two holt
days for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving
day proper and the day following
both of which will be observed as far
as the track and repair men are con-
cerned, though it is highly probable
that If these men had any say in the
mater they would rather continue at
work at $1.25 for the day than to
take an extra day OF to give thanks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
mv Assoclated Press.l

WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 81
A cablegram was received at the
White House today from Ponce say
ing that the President will remain in
San Juan tonight and return tomor-
row morning to Ponce. where he will
reembarF and probably reach Wash
ington Monday evening. The mes
sage stated the President had very
good trip across from Panama.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
TRUCKS BROKE DOWN.

The noon passenger train from
New NIartinsville Wednesday was de-
layed two hours on account of the
breaking down of the trucks of the
tender of the train Another engine
and tender were pressed into service
finally to get the train in. The acct
dent occurred half a mile west OF
Pine Grove.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
BIG ELM LODGE IS
TO BE INSTITUTED
At Enterprise By w. Frank Stout
with Membership of About
Forty Members.

A knights of Pythias lodge is to
he organized some time next week at
Enterprise. 1t will be known as the
"Big Elm Lodge No. IT'S, and will
have about forty charter members.
w. Frank Stout has been appointed
by Grand Chancellor schpck, of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
JACKSON QuAIIFIas.

G. o. Jackson. OF Fairmont, qnaii-
fed wednesday as administrators Of
his brother-fn-law. J. Hugh Thonip
sons estate, giving bond Of $3.50
The heirs have all agreed that the
estate shan go to Mr.. ThompsOn's
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
FRENCH DoCKs BURN.
fRy Aeaoclated Preas.

tBy Associated Press'l
FRANCE, Nov. 21--Main portions
of the dock yards of the societe des
Forger ct Chantiers were destroyed
by IRE today. Foreign warships in
the course OF construction were saved
with dimculty. The%Ioss is.several
million francs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
TRAIN GOLLIDES
WITH ANOTHER
Smashing Itself and the Other and
Injuring Twenty-Five
Persons.
mv Assoclated Press.l

MOBILE. Ala, Nov. PA fast
mail train northbound on the Mobile
& Ohio railroad while on siding at
Dwight. Ala, last night was run in
to by southbound fast mail. Both
engines and trains were badly dam
aged. twenty-five persons were in
iured, all slightly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
seEorAI. sIassIoN oAIlIII1III1.

The members Of city council were
served this afternoon with Mayor
Harmer,s written notice that there
would be q special session Of the
city council tonight Tor the purpose
OF considering applications for builda
ing permits ana 70 read ana approye
nlinuts q the councils
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
ROOSE VELT CALLED
FOR LABORSS SAKE

was Instructed to send q telegram In
the name OF the Federation 70 Presi-
dent Roosevelt az Porto Ricp aaiSing
him TO Investigates conditions on the
Island With q view 70 givtnt the
FLANDERS self goveEnnisnt ana e beti
ter labor condition on the island.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
Gompers Wires Him to Look Into
Labor Conditions In
y ArgooIatod ~

CBy Associated PreSs.1
MINNEAPOHIs, Mimi, Nov 2l---
President samu 4 Gompors. Of the
american Feda stlonl % e DOT. toaay
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-21
MUCH RAIN
HAS FALLEN
And River Has Risen All Through
Ohio Valley and to High Stage
I'm Some Places.

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 2I-In us
river bulletin the weather bureau
saws sharp rises have occurred in tho
rivers of the Ohio valley. The Ohio
river has risen decidedly at all points
but there is no danger of food stages
in the Cincinnati district. The river
here will exceed 80 feet by Thurs
day morning. The Kanawha reach
ed the crest stage of &c feet and 8.
inches at Charleston, but is now fall
ing.
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tBy Associated Press.I
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Nov. 21-The
flood situation as regards railroads
is somewhat improved today. Pre-
.cipitation continues today
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Ram f6nle afN ia',si.'
Ia. EIiIi aud 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-09
ONE IMPRESSION OF lRsEN.
Liked a Glass of Whisky, Flowers and
American Women.


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who retired from sea to keep shop
In Norway, and of German mother,
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