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The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Appeal to Glass Hatred.

Every apueal was made to class ha-
tired. Hcney was neld forth as the
attorney for the Uater-octopus and
an incident of his career in Arizona.
where he had shot bully IN self-de-
fense. was even dragged out as "mur-,
der" The cry. Citizens Alliance"
was received for the benefit Of the
lsborlng element. and the vilest per
sonal abuse was voiced. The speakers
AZ these meetings were Ruef. some OF
his most corrupt sdperv .ssrs. and "a
few city employees who owed their
jobs To Ruef. they were attended bv
large audiences. in which the gang
was strongly in evidence.
Meanwhile. the impeachment Of the
jury proceeded with Ruef and his at
torneys trying TO invalldate and OBJ
struct it. at every turn, on technical
ties. Burns, too. was tireiess In his
detective work. though Ruef had en-
gagged a counter force Of detectives
and was using every influence on pos
sible witnesses. either TO shut their
mouths or spirit them away.
At last the complete grand Jury me.
and the town was agog. awaiting the
result of the deliberations. as Henev
lad announced that indictments would
be immediate One whole dav the
jury sat and examined witnesses i'm
the French restaurant case. i'm which
IT was charged that Ruef held up the
proprletCrs under threat of revoking
their liquor licenses. though he de-
clared that he had only represented
them as attorney and collected the
proper fees At the end of the ses-
sion, the voice OF Heney was heard
through the thin walls Of the Jury
room in resounding volume. but the
inquisitors adjourned, apparently with
nothing done.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

EBRAFIN tho most picturesque
phase az American railroad
operations is found in the man
uer Iu which the steam roads
of Tho West bgttI. with the giant
S0owdriftS or tHr mountain regions
This novel activity Is seen u its
most Spectacular form un the higher
levels OF the Rocky mountains The
largest rotary suoWpIoW ia the world
is iu service 0u that engineering mar
vel the MoTat railroad. iu Colorado.
and the manner in which il bores
through the great white banks that
block the staeI-trackad highway has
solved one OF Jhe most perpIeNing
problems of operating railroad
1900 feet above tile level of the sea.
I'm the early days Of railroads in the
region beyond The Mississippi river The
familiar haud-shoveI was the main
dependence for clearing the tracks
and after every fall Of .tr.- besutf-
ful" an army Of Mon that included
every available empIoye of tie road
was hurried Jo points where block
AIDES might be expected Locomotives.
In strings OF TWO. three or four. we're
also hurled against The drifts in an
effort To disIodse the troublesome
masses OF icy crystals
As solution for This last men
TONED makesHiit some genius invented
the push-pioW. "A huge Wedge-shaped
structure on wheels. which bucks
the drifts. impelled 10y the force of
several powerful locomotives behind
IL. and il the snow barriers be not too
heavy can force a pathway through
the mass. However. the fact that
even the heaviest snowplows were
ofitimes hafhed hy the drifts I'm the
mountains Indicated the necessity for
yet more powerful type of snow
fighter. and thus IN time there was
evolved the snowplow known as the
rotary, which has Tevoluuonized the
methods of lighting snow and is rep
resented In tie rolling stock of every
railroad APT L. feel the grip of the
Western blizzard.
In the principles Of its operation The
rotary is radically different from all
Other designs uf snowpIows. for. in
stead OF beng anything in the nature
of 4 scoop or shovel. its chief working
mechanism consists OF monster
wheel which burrows through thc
snow, tossing the fieecy material. in
every direction. As the wheel ie-
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

faces ard burrieI 10 the courtroom or
the presiding Judge There the blow
fell They returned hye true bills,
charging eStortlon in every case ana
naming r0tE the mayor and Ruef- The
bail was fixed 9t so 90 on e1cn charge,
and thst night Ruef surrendered him
self 60 an unwilling sheriff, whom he
had elected
THE charges are ridiculous. ne
said with n DerfInctory smile.
Next day the jury met again ibis
time they voted ;wo more true Pills
against Ruef and Schmitz. found an
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

iudictment against one - the super
NIsors, and indicted two Of the wit
nesses OF fhe .ias before. f5T perjury
These were held over until the follow
ing week, after which the indictments
again continued To- drop like mamma on
an eXUertanf community.
Ruet i~ preparing for trial with
shaker .-e=6deuce. Heney promises to
sift the civi. sins % the bottom. IN
yolye whom it may. Burns is forcing
confession after confession The city
is IN a state of intense excitement.
Anything may happen at any moment.
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Prosecutors Remain Confident.

Next morning the city was in an Nd
roar. At last the people were aroused.
for they saw a man accused of falo-
MES and on the verge Of trial. appar-
emily so powerful that he could usurn
the functions oI justice, and. by a
trick. turn the machinery of the law
against his prosecutors. Hepey. how
ever. only smiled that bOyish. engag-
ing smile of his. and Burns sole re-
mark was:
We'll, well, I've got ny position
yet. Jus, as he had done before with
Heney in Oregon, he continued like an
afable and bToWn-haired beaver in the
collection of evidence.
Stirring scenes that recalled the old
days of the Nigilantcs. greeted the
int fnelment of the new Grand tir,-
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Some Bitter Opposition.

IL must not be understood that all
this time Ruef and Schmitz met with
no opposition. They were violently
and bitterly opposed. but all to no
purpose, except that their methods
were exposed TO those who cared 10
look.
Yet the last cleo uon had admins
tered the unpalatable lesson that an
appeal to- the public conscience
through the ballot was useless. Those
who had the true interest of the city
AZ heart. had IL cast about for some
other means Of combating The evil.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

Ruef ruled through Schmitz Ike an
Oriental potentate. The city was
thrown wide open. Euef openly prac-
iiced the alleged extortion for which
he has just been indicted. the saloon
men were held up at every turn
through the police commission. the no
lice were thrown into politics with the
hremen and the rest OF the municipal
employees. the brothels and Chinese
gamblers were levied upon, stuffiug
was freely practiced at the primaries.
city offices were sold, the board nf
public works was farce for effective
ness. and a bargain counter for graft.
disreputobie resorts sprang up like
mushrooms all over the city. Thieves.
blacklegs. 'boodlers.' and .'heelers"
ran the city.
When Schmitz came mp for his third
term. the decent element felt SO solid
Iy had he effected his organization.
that he could only be beaten by fusion
OF tho Republican and Democratic
parties. This was accomplished aud a
clean young lawyer, John Partridge.
led the combined forces Of reform
Ruef used the cry Citizens Alliance" q"
which he has always employed to stir
the laboring men to a fanatiCal fury
and SchmltZ made a whirlwind cam
paigu- Schmitz was elected by a vote
more than twice as large as he had
received on his first election. with him
ne carried his whole ticket. which Ruef
had not expected 20 be successful and
which was made up Of the political
riff-ran OF the precincts The most
disconcerting thing about the election
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Rlrth OF Union Labor Par

The seeds Of hatred thus sown
brought the workingmen together more
clannishIy than ever. In order to de-
feat Phelan for Fe-election. they de
termined upon an experiment in the
laboratory OF politics and organized
the Union Labor party 20 install
mayor who would protect, respect, and
represent them. Schmitz was nominated
as a man who filled these require
ments
Schmitz was Irish on his mothers
side, German on his fathers. lie was
the fine figure OF d man. over six feet
tall and handsome, in a sketChy way,
with a splendid c8al-GlaCk pompaduuT
and beard. He was energetic, hearty.
and good mixer His handshake
seemed genuine and Ills manner frank.
when ne talked he looked his listen
er straight iu the eye. Al that time
lie was much more modest than he be
came a few years later. for he was
Handicapped by serious defects of edu-
cation and environment which he has
since labOred assiduously % overcome
For MANY years he had knocked around
the Kloudike. earning "a prtcJfious
living as a fiddler IN the northern
dance halls. When he was nominated,
ne was leader of the orchestra in the
Columbia Theater and president Of the
musicians union.
Though Schmitz was the nominee
OF the new party. its organization was
Immediately captured by Abe" Rucf,
a recTeant Republican, who vas adj
n.ittedly shrewd in county politics.
but who was IN disrepute because Of
a scandal TOT which his associate in
law is still sewing term i'm San
Quentin, one of the State prisons.
Ruef is a French Hebrew. intelligent
and INSCRIPTIONS. He is graduate
OF the University Of California and
was honor medaIist of his class. After
his admission To- tho bar his practice
Was largely among the scarlet sisters
and their parasites and IL was sufn-
Cientlv remUneTaJiyc 10 start a for
tune which is now far past the million
point lie was sober and careful to
preserve The appearance of respecta-
hility, though he spent considerable
time and money on the night life of
San Francisco He entered politics be-
cause there was profit in it and has
beer ecstatically admired BY his re
taiucTE
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

the main they are working for what
they believe 10 be the only salvation
of san Francisco.
Announcement of the project was
made somewhat prematurely. Burns
agents had been In town many months.
but secretly Then Burns himself sr-
rived, and "a few days later, one of
;he morning papers printed the news
or his arrival spsculating with great
perspicaCity as 10 the rea son for &c.
Since the story had broken Il was
thought best TO make the whole thing
public. and every paper was stimuli
5aneousiy Informed OF the plan. which
OF course, created a huge sensation.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Betting on indictments.

Ruef recovered his jauntiness. He
went among his friends declaring that
1t was impossible TO find evidence on
which TO indiCt him. Yet his face was
unshayen. though he Is naturally "A
neat man. and his eyes We're sunken
and bloodshot. Bets We're freely made
ia the 'Tenderloin' that no indict-
ments would be returned.
Next day the JuTs mel again and
again there seemed to he a hitch
THAT afternoon however. the members
left thgir hesdauartegs vita serious
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

ruptIon. during which a
a government by illegal priv
iIege existed and thrived,
while almost every mer
camille interest was forced TO yield
tribute to the organized and av-
aricious grafters, indignant but
hitherto impotent citizens at last
have seen Mayor Eugene Z.
Schmitz with his boss and broker.
Abe Ruef, indicted by a grand Jury.
The evidence was gathered 10y Secret
Service Agent William G. Burns. II
was presented by Special Prosecutor
Francis J. Heney. who secured the
conviction OF United States Senator
Mitchell and the other land thieves Of
Oregon. Thursday. November j.. when
the first fivs true bills for extortion
were returned. will surely take its place
in history beside the famous day, Just
half century ago. when Boss" Casey
was dragged from his cell by the Wig
ilHntes and hung from an open window
after grim and speedy trial for the
murder OF James King OF William.
Burns. cool. secret and sure. has col
Ieeted proof Of systematic loot, which
Il is claimed. viii send half the city
agents either 10 Honduras OF to State
penitentiary. Heney, brilliant. bold and
determined. reiterates his declaration
OF year Ggo, that he viii put Ruef
and Schmitz in stripes. The gangsters-
some OF them-assume an uffectation
OF confidence and loudly maintain that
they VIII escape the law, but there Is
pitiful CONSERVATION In their ranks. II
looks like the dawn Of a tomorrow in
San Francisco.
The genesis of the present condition
is 20 be found I'm a strike OF the team
sters six years ago, when Mayor James
i. PheIan was in the executive chair.
This labor trouble convulsed the city;
there was bitterness and bloOd5hed
on both sides. until the mayor sternly
suppressed the TiOting through the
police and with unnecessary violence,
many thought
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

San Francisco, Dec. s.
FTER nearly five years OF
complete municipal cor
ruption, during which a
government by illegal priv
iIege existed and thrived,
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

Abe Ruef, the UnScrupuIOuS Boss of
San Francisco, With the "FiddIer"
Mayor, Eugene E. Schmitz, Whom He
Placed in Office, Indicted by the
Grand Jury on a Charge of Extortion,
Non Is Preparing for Trial With
Shaken Confidence, as the Prose
cutorS, Heney and Burns, Are Fore
ing From His HeeIerS Confession
After Confession.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11
THE DAVIS SHOE 60,
Traders Building
This is the week of
H FAIR

You will no doubt want to
attend All the cars to the
Fair Grounds start from our
corner. Just come in our
store and wait for your car
whether you want to buy any
shoes or not. We Will have
good chairs to sit on and ice
water to drink, also a full line
of the best shoes in the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11

as follows
nj 80
Meat Shop, on Pike street, good
stand, including horse and wagon,
doing business of $1,000 per month
Price $4,000 cash. Quick sale
Frame house, 6 rooms, on North
colt avenue Lot 50x50 feet. All.
modern Improvements Price,
.S2,700. Terms reasonable.
House-two-story frame, > rooms
GOOD big lot, near tinplate plant
Price, $3.50.
House-Two-story frame, slate
roof, all modern Improvements, on
LOT 4sx151 feet, on Hornor avenue.
Price, $2,1o0.
Lot on Clay street, 4oxso feet.
| Price, $3.50. And one 40x1oo
feet, Price, $1,000. Level as floor
and fine place for a home.
Frame house, z 1args rooms, well
finished. Lot 49.4x12o feet, plenty
of shade and shrubbery. Price,
So, 500. Here is a bargain.
Lots on Kelley Hill, $500 each.
VIII accept 500 down, balance In
1, 2 and 3 years. Water, gas and
sewerage,
Lots in Jarvis addition, $500 each
We sold two of these lots to a party
and he rnsold them at a profit o.
I$420. If ycu want the party,s name
we will give it to you.
johnson Heights, Lots $125 tc
$500 each. Payments $40 down
and $40 per month. Here is 9
chance to get a home.
Vacant lot $50 fee frontage or
East Pike street. Price $4,000
Here is another bargain.
Vacant lot on Jackson street.
50x19O. Price, $1,000.
Three vacant lots, Stealey add
ton, near bridge. Price $3.50 fol
all.
LDepot Street, on lot 72aN50 feet fram'
slate roof, Price $3.50 each, rent 10
BIB per month each.
Two one-story, fran, slate roo
houses on Jackson street ON lot 51KlO'
feet. Price 81, each. IL per GEM
Investment
Two 2-story frame, slate root house
10 rooms each: all modern improve
mentS; finished throughout IN marc
wood: stone foundations and stone
@alk leading to and i front of theSt
homes, ON lots 5lxl45 feet price $4,000
each. II you want a cheap home nov
is the opportunity
We have one OF the most desirable
grocery stands sfor sale including the
stock, house and lot. l4o Z5X1GO rect
Price $1,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11

You can get rock bottom prices
as follows:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11


M have sold.
quite number ot
people during the
past week from adj
JaCent counties
One party IN par
.t1cular o whom
we sold $4,000. 90
worth o { inside
property in three
hours and in n
week he came In.
a d purchased
$4,000 more that
pays him Il p. ct.
on the investment.
He said he had
looked all over the
state, and in his
opinion CIarksburg
for pluck emery,
large industries &c
is far to the front.
This is what we
hear right along.
Now, don't let
outsiders get all
t h e good things,
when you know
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11
CYRUS E. WEBB.

County Commissioner
I hereby announce myself as a
Republican candidate for County
Commissioner subject to the Repub-
lean Primary election.
II. i. MUNDAY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11
lRHOUHCEMENTS

For County Superintendent.
l desire to announce myself for
the nomination for the Office OF
county superintendent of free
schools of Harrison county. subject
to the will of the Republicans Of
the county.
CYRUS E. WEBB
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11
IHE EHIRnHES
g fE9m pagg 30
VEST END METHODIST SUN

The West End Methodist Sunday
school meetBi IN The West EndgPubEc
school house every Sunday morn
ing at 9:t5 O'clock. The school IS
veil divided into classes according
to age and being the only Sunday
school IN that section 1t IS earnestly
hoped that every person. young or
old, not attending any. other morn=
ing school, viii feel impelled to JOIN
and attend This school Invite Jour
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11

Mrs. w. Frank Stout and son,
Alexander, are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 4. Alexander in Washington
City and Will remain there some
time.
j. J. Crews returned last night
from Rock Camp, Monroe county,
where he sPent-a ten days, outing.
Mrs. Crews and children went from
that place to Stannton, Va, to
spend several weeks.
Frank Shuttleworth returned last
night from a business TIP to Fair
mont.
"WATCH FOR THE LIGHT"
J. i. SiIeott and children, of
Parkersburg, who spent the day
here, left last night for their
homes. Mr.. Silcott is in the em-
ploy of the South Penn Oil Com
pany and formerly resided at
Bridgeport
JUSTUS ICE CREAM at James
8 Laws bookstore. Stiff
Arthur Thompson is home from
Gopen, where he has been in the em-
ploy OF the Davis Galleries com
pany-some time.
SWEET @L0DY FLOUR
Rev. David Z. Ash left last
night for Mt. Lake Park to spend
Sunday.
JUSTUs ICE CREAM. j31tf
C. E. Crane came in last night
from a business trip east
SWEET MELODY FLOUR
Earl Morrison is here from Hope
dale, Ohio. where he is engaged as
IA druggist and is attending the fair.
G 2. G. WEIGH. a9tf
John Wickenhofer, of wilson
burg, spent Saturday morning here.
Sw EFT MELODY Fi50t,a
G. D.. Wiedenhamer is in Okla
homa on a business trip
SWEET Melody FLOUR
Col. and Mrs. F. Y. Horror are
in Petersburg on a short visit.
"WATCH FOR THE Lights"
Misses Nora and Lulu Ash, of
Center Point; Doddridee county,
are guests at the home of their
uncle, Silas Ash, on West Pike
street.
F. G. Welch pays no rent. Let
him give you prices on gas httins
md plumbing. l4j1m
lLOST-on fair ground Aug. 10,
g~old-framed -hook-bowed spectac-
les in : Reward of $3.50 if re
turned to Telegram Office. 11a3te
ELOST-A package containing
pillow case, 8 yards of lace and
a piece of swiss goods. Finder
will please return to BoniTon store
and receive reward. 10a3ta
SATISFACTION IS MY MOT.
ITO-F. C. WEIGH, GAS FITT-
HING AND PLUMBING, EAST
PIKE STREET. a9ti
SOLICITORS WANTED-An en-,
tirely new plan of life insurance
The easiest selling proposition ever
Offered. SIS to $3.50 per week cas-
lily made by the average solicitor.
Experience not necessary. Call al
Traders hotel, between 8 and II
ia. m. and II OTTO 10 p. m. A. G
Lawrence. a10ti
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11

well, but once you take a drink OF our
celebrated Arizona Rye you will come
to the conclusion that it has 10 equal.
This Whiskey is the eSsence OF purity,
the apothesis of perfection. in the art
Of distillation, a gentle Stfmulant
that is permanent as 1t is far reaching
in it's good effects. For anything in
our line you will find US the right
people from whom to buy and You can
rely on the excellence Of everything
we sell.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-11
YOU CAN'T BEAT our BREAD
II. /. MUNDAY.

No matter now many times
you try 10 out-for hghtnesS
flavor, freshuess and all round
Wholsomeness. 1t stands up
TO all the requirements OF the
Individual or the family ana
adds but little to ones eX-
pense account,
the BAKERY
ciarkablra. w w
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
SADDEST MAN ONLY
C0NTENTED AT M0RGUE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14.-The sad
dest man in all the land is George
Graham, a recent arrival in this city.
Refusing to talk about his past, it is
evident that some great affiiction has
befallen him, for he is now making
arrangements to go deep into the wild
bayous along the Gulf of Mexico, and
there end his days in solitude.
So sad is this man that the sound
of mirth throws him into spasms, and
the sight of joyous face causes him
to emit doleful sounds. He seems con-
tented only when standing in front of
the morgue, and his only literature is
furnished by the bureau of vital sta
tistics.
His only companion is a sad dog,
which howls at the moon, and the only
recreation of this most melancholy soul
is knocking two sad irons together.
To him it is music.
He lives entirely upon sad bread; he
wanders by sad streams, and he sings
sad songs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
GIVES BANQUET TO employees
President w. L. Brent Of Merchants
Trust ls Host at Dinner at
4 eUvfe

Officers and employees Of the Mer-
chants Trust company were enter
tained at a banquet last night at
Levys. given by the company's pres
ident, w. l.. Brent.
During the past three years the sue
cess of the company and its establish
ment as a great power in Los Angeles
has been due to the faithful work of
its men and President Brent's address
was one of goodwill to his coworkers
and Of hope for future success and
social enjoyment.
Addresses were made by President
Brent, Treasurer J. c. Wickharn, As
sistant Treasurer l.. d. Williams, Trust
officer Braden and others.
Those present were w. L. Brent,
president; j. G. wickham, treasurer.
l.. d. Williams. assistant trea surer
Frederick B. Braden, trust officer; r..
G. Derby, auditor; c. H. Rogers. notes
and collections; c. r. Randall. paying
teller; r. Il. r. Kalt, receiving teller
Chas. f. Snider, trust department: l..
b. Howe. trust department; Mr. Dreis-
bach, trust department; Mr.. O'Brien,
trust department; c. w. Davis, book
keeper; II. G. Chaplin, bookkeeper
Chas. f. Moore, superintendent of
building
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
WILL DRAWN BY 1o-YEAR-oLD
Remarkable Document offered for
Probate in California
Court

Knowing that she was about to die
and wishing to dispose of her estate as
she had planned in her days of health
Mrs. Louisa Bushnell of Oakland, Cal,
called her 10-year-old child, Sophia, tc
her bedside and had the child draw one
of the strangest wills that have ever
been filed for probate in Alameda
county.
This is the will that the trembling
child drew on a billhead of her father
beside the deathbed of her mother:
"Fruitvale, July "a, 1906.
Last will OF Louisa Bushnell-Pa Is
to be my executor. Pa Is to have the
house and sell it, When he sells 1t give
May $4OO and Sophie $40O--my share,
Sophie one bank book, $500; May other
one. Thirty dollars out OF 1t grandma.
One hundred for funeral. Eighty dol
lars for pa. Third bank book for pa.
II do not die / viii not give my money
away until / die. Louise Bushnell"
The witnesses to the will are Mrs.
Henrietta Walther and Alvina ID.
Burns, neighbors, who were called in
when the little girl had completed her
task. Mrs. Bushnell died a few hours
after she had signed the document.
Although Mrs. Bushnell sought to
dispose OF more than $1,000. she had
only $b10 in cash, according to the Pc
tition Of p o. Huffaker for the probate
of the will.
Il. e. Bushnell, husband OF the dead
woman, who has a factory In Fruit
vale, was named as executor In the
document, but he resigned in favor OF
Huffaker.-New York Herald.