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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
SHOOTING AFFRAY
HAS A MYSTERY

ed as II 1t were made by spittle. They
are not inclined to believe the fell
low guilty of any wrong doing until
he defended himself, when chased,
by which defense he sot the Hide
brand brothers and Constable C. W.
Edgell. They are Of the opinion
that the man accused is insane. Moth
ing is known of him, except that he
was an entire stranger in smithheid
until last Saturday. He declines to
say any thing about himself or how
he came to be at smIthheld.
Some rather sensational develop
ments are expected in the case, il the
Hildebrands recover from their in
juris. Until their fate is fnlIy de.
termined, # Is not likely any revela-
tions win be made. though there Is
many whisperings as to the affair,
and. there Is believed to Be some in
side information that viii give the
affair higIy sensational color.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
MR.. GROUND HOG
SEES HIS SHADOW

great is the confidence reposed in
Mr.. Hog that II he decides there SHAH
be six more weeks OF winter, and
bright sunshine and balmy breezes
come, most people will continue to
shiver and wear heavy clothing rath-
er than to dlscredit Mr.. Hog.
Tradition teaches that the little
animal awakens from his winter
snooze on February 2 and then pro-
ceeds to butt into the affairs OF the
outside world. He keeps his
weather eye open. and II he chances
to Sc ehis shadow. he decides that
the awakening Is but an interruption
to his slumber. and he returns for
another six weeks nap. No weather
man would dare to trot out spring
while g. Hop sleeps, hence It follows
that We viii have six weeks more OF
winter weather as the result OF his
expedition this morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
WANTS
TO REGULATE
c. o. u. Liquor Business Instead Of
Federal Government As
1t Now Is.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. q
Through a resolution introduced in
the senate national aid is sought in
a phase in the liquor traffic that has
occupied a great deal Of attention
in West Virginia during the past
year. 1t will be remembered that
Judge Dayton severely arraigned
those engaged in what has been
termed the C. o. D. traffic and that
a number of persons were convicted
in his court.
Appeal was taken to the U. S.
district court and Judge Con render
ed a decision that partly reversed
Judge Dayton. Local option terri
tory is particularly affected and the
question at issue is whether liquor
shall be shipped there.
Following is the full text of Sen
ator Bailey's resolution:
Whereas, there is now pending in
Congress of the United States a bill
known as the Littlefield bill, amend
ing the interstate commerce laws so
as to give the tates entire police
control oof thel liquor traffic within
their borders; and,
Whereas, state laws attempting to
regulate or prohibit such traffic have
been largely ineffective because OF
the interstate commerce laws which
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
CEMAIO IS To Be E0PENED At ONCE BY ORDER Of THE CITY G@NM
CITY COUNCIL AGAIN ASKS FOR D. RAILROAD GATES To RE ESTARS
CIRCUIT JUDGES
CONSULT TOGETHER
Over the Cases of Appeal BY Rail-
road Company From Assessment
BY State Board.

Several circuit judges held con-
sultation Saturday at the Waldo no
tel in the matter of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad appeals from the as
sessments of railroad property by the
Board Of Public Works Of this State.
Sessions were held in the forenoon
and afternoon and the consultation
closed at the end of the day.
The work of the judges was con-
tidential and nothing was given out.
! he cases had been submitted on evil
dence and argument and by agree
ment of the State and the railr ,ad
company the consultation was to be
held and decisions rendered accord
ingIy to the result of the consulta-
tion. It is stated the judges went
over the controversy and the law
most carefully and considered the
cases in great detail.
The judges present were JOHN w.
Mason, of Fairmont; ]. C. McWhor-
ter, of Buckhannon; R. w. Ds ey.
of Moorefeld; F. NJ. Reynolds. Of
Keyser; j. H. Holt, of Grafton; NJ
H. Willis, of West Union; Hunter
H. Moss, of Parkersburg, and Charles
W. Lynch, of clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
SMITHHELD. TRAGEDY
IS FATAL TO ONE
Ernest Hildebrand suceumbs in the
kessler Hospital to Gum
Shot Wound.

Ernest Hildebrand died in the
Kessler hospital at / o'clock satur-
day afternoon from gun-shot
wound received at the hands of
Harry Howard at smithfeld Tuesday
night, when the latter tried to es-
cape capture by a posse of citizens,
who accused him of trying to burn
the town by pouring oil on buildings
and setting them afire.
Grover Hildebrand, brother of the
one that died in the hospital, is in a
very precarious condition from the
three wounds he received and may
die at any time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
New Ordinance Is
Ordered Drafted
Present Ordinance Regarding Rail-
road Gates Is Declared Ineirect-
ual As 1t Stands.
NEW ORDINANCE NECESSARY.
Council Orders 1t Drafted-various
Sorts of Business is Trans
acted by City solons.

Attending the city councf meet
ing Friday night were councllmen
Wood, Hess, McReynolds, Cork.
Ernst, Anderson, Halterman and Nc
Andrew, Mayor Harmer, City Clerk
Cole, Health omcer Warner Street
Superintendent Doyle and others.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Reports Are Made.
City Treasurer John R. steeie's
report showed balance of s4os.5s
on hand.
Chief of Police Richard scott's re-
port for the month Just ended show
ed the aggregate of fines collected to
be s1ss.
The health oaicer made no re-
port except on the crematory.
The street superintendent report
ed an open sewer on Water street
and asked for so or rs feet Of pipe
to extend IT. to the creek. He also
reported that ditch had been dug
across the road at the ehoked culyert
east of Factory street. by one not
authorized to do so, and asked in
structions in the matter.
Sewer Dedicated.
Jasper Pew appeared before the
council and explained that a sewer
54S feet long on Locust street was
built by him and others several
years ago without expense to the
city. He furnished map showing
the route and location Of the sewer
and asked the privilege Of dedicating
the sewer to the city without cost
to the latter. His proposition was
accepted without debate.
The matter of the payment of In
terest on two obligations was refer
red to the finance committee.
Wood Of a special committee re-
ported that the Gore property on
Second street could be bought for
$4,000 for a city building and that
probably $4,000 would be needed to
put it in shape for use. Nothing
was done with the report and the
committee was continued.
Cain Street No More.
Twenty ladies residing on and near
Cain street petitioned the council to
change the name Of Cain street to
First street. The petition was grant
ed without a dissenting vote and an
ordinance will. be prepared calling
that street First hereafter.
Building Permits.
The application of Chris Baehman
TO build ont-story building ON
Continued on page s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
JURY
IS COMPLETE
Court AdIourns Unn Monday Morn.
ing, When the Trial Will
Begin.
tey Associated Press.1

NEW YORK. Feb. Reports that
some of the jurors selected for the
trial of Harry X. Thaw, the murder
er of Stanford White, will be ex-
cused from duty when the court re-
sumer It's session in the case Mon
day are being circulated again today.
It is rumored that the health OF
some of the men chosen is so precar-
ious that Jerome has hesitated to
proceed with the case through the
apprehension that the close confne-
ment of the jury will result in ILL
ness and cause mis-trial.
1t is reported also that the district
attorney is anxious to dispense with
the services of another. juror for rca.
sons known only to himself and the
employees Of his ONCE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
NO ANSWER GAME
AND MAN IS FREED
Fred Newer, Arrested Here On TeIe-
graphic Order From Rich
wood is Turned Loose.

Fred Newer. the German who was
arrested by the city police on tele-
graphic order from Chief OF Police
Sewers, Of Redwood. was given his
liberty Saturday morning. All ef-
forts to get any response from Chief
Sewers proved fruitless. Chief
Scott telegraphed to Chief Sewers
soon after Newer was arrested tell
ing the Redwood oficer that the
man had been apprehended. No re-
ply was received from Chief Sewers
and Chief Scott again wired him
stating that he would let the arrested
man 90 II no answer was received by
Saturday morning at O'Clock. No
reply came and Newer was given
his liberty. He left for Cincinnati.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
Scampers Back Into Hole to Await
Six More Weeks of Win
ter Weather.

Mr.. Ground Hog settled the wealth.
er forecase for the next six weeks to-
day. prOgnostications of the weather
bureau and the oldest Inhabltant
Notwithstanding. He crawled out OF
his hole up on Plnnickinnick, forag-
ed around for an hour or two, saw
his shadow cast by the SUMS rays on
the ground and In fright scampered
back again.
Mr.. G. Hog Is the most popular
and generally credited weather prog
nosticator the world has ever known.
he has Hicks. Foster and the govern
ment weather bureau beaten to a
pulp. What they say is guesswork
but what Mr.. G. Hog says goes. So
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
Claim is Made There Was No OH
Poured on Bane Boarding
House at Smithfield.

A small spot on the floor of the
room of the dining room of the Bane
hotel appears to have been the real
cause of the tragedy at smithaeld,
when three men were shot and one
man Jailed. A well authenticated
report comes from that town that
some one in the dining room rushed
out and declared a drop Of oil had
fallen from the ceiling on his hat.
This excited the crowd and they
chased the man now under arrest,
charged with arson and attempted
murder.
Some believe the fellow entirely
innocent OF any intention Of setting
fre to the building. They also as
sert that the spot on the ioor look
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
LIMITED RUNS
INTO ENGINE
Eleven. Passengers and -Four Train.
men Are Injured But None
Seriously.
LRy Associated Press.1

JOHNSToWN, Pa, Feb. 2-While
the first section of the Manhattan
Limited was speeding east over the
Pennsylvania railroad it ran into an
empty engine near Conemaugh toby.
Eleven passengers asleep in berths
we're injured and four trainmen hurt.
Among the injured passengers are
G. H. North. of Cleveland, an, Ele-
nora Bosworth, of Crestline, o. None
we're fatally injured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
Continued on page A.
CITY IS SUED
BY MR.. TIERNEY

Attorney Harvey F. Smith insti-
tuted damage suit Saturday morn
ing in circuit court for John A.
Tierney against the city. The
amount sued for is s2.5OO, and is
claimed because of alleged damage
to Tierney's property on East Pike
street because of the change of the
street grade and so on.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
MONSTER
IT HAS BEEN
Dr. Halterman Calls the City Crem-
alory in An Interesting
Report.

Dr. c. w. Halterman, chairman Of
the sanitation committee OF the city
council, had the following typewrit-.
ten report to make at the council
meeting Friday night, but the health
officers report took precedence and
Dr.. Halterman's report was not read:
! This morning at 1880 drove
down the river road beyond the city
limits to visit the crematory-a pro-
digious monster, notorious and far
famed. BY the road side, gaunt,
lank and lean from one week of fast
ing lay his great Leviathan looking
to all appearances. as though for a
breakfast with whic to begin his
days feast he would enjoy about
ten councilmen, mayor and city
clerk; these being not at hand he
apparently undismayed began the
appeasing of his keen appetite with
the usual bill of fare-common slops,
frozen cabbage, tin cans, beer bot
ties, etc.
Keeper McAtee was there faith.
fully feeding his ravenous, flaming
nav on such as the city commonly
affords. Wondering and amazed at
ris insatlate appetite looked on for
breakfast. with which to begin his
some time-always devouring, never
glutted, never satiated, swallowing
an entire weeks production of gar
bage in one day. A horse dead at
the age of twenty was to be added
to the diet list when once his gas
tronomic mechanism was working
well, when once his gastric secretions
We're we'll aroused.
Eats Horse.
The keepers idea being that after
a long fasting 1t would in all prob
ability not be well to begin with a
heavy diet; coinciding in this matter
it was agreed to add the body Of the
horse to what would about cor
respond with the noon meal when
being fed regularly every day. Later
in the day courses were to consist
of barrels, onion and hob-nailed liv-
er. During the week an immense
quantity of edibles had accumulated
the keeper thought probably be-
yond the capacity of his charge for
one day. Being a physician l was
asked to advise, my advice being to
encourage the taking Of the full
list If possible and If any serious
symptoms arose to throw in a box OF
Stewards Dyspepsia Tablets saved
out Of the accumulation earlier in
the day for such an emergency. One
or two 81 It's Stats, ribs or CRATE bars
have collapsed, letting some things
| through not well digested. Keeper
McAtee says because Of faulty met
abolism. over combustion, too much
heat-has been too hot. Kidd says
because of inactivity. not hot enough
tOg SpAu. MI BtluE 1dllllIar with
its anatomy and physiologic work
ings did not venture an opinion nor
suggest a remedy. The cage OF this
concern needs a lock on the front
door. without it there is danger OF
the thing getting away.
Only a Few Present.
Only a few were present at the
opening today. All had positive
convictions as to how it should be
run. One well meaning resident OF
the neighborhood thought the county
and city should be indicted for al
lowing garbage to accumulate on a
public highway. Mentally coin.
cided with his views but said moth
ing.
Whether or not the crematory
should be open every day IN the
week is a question for this council
to decide. The question Of the COL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
City Administration Yields
To Telegram In Struggle
Council Votes That the Crematory
Must Be Run Six bays
In the Week.
LEWIS DEIsoN IS KEEPER
Opposition to Cleanliness Fades Away
as TeIegram's Smoke OF
Battle Clears Away.

The city council concluded Friday
night that the Telegram was right
about the crematory. This paper
won the fight, but not until after a
hard battle for the people, and even
then there were a few members Of
the council not at all disposed to sur
render.
Now, instead Of the unnatural and
unhealthy plan Of operating the
crematory but one day in the week,
1t will be run six days every week,
that is, every day except Sunday.
The matter came up on a report
by the health officer of the city, who
asked for instructions regarding the
enforcement of the sanitation laws,
especially as to garbage and its dis
position. To some extent he descrlb-
ed the conditions arising from the
order 10 operate the crematory but
one day week. He stated that he
had been instructed to keep the city
clean. but means of doing so had
largely been taken away from him.
Opens Six Days.
The council entered into no
lengthy discussion OF the matter
then, but McAndrews made a motion
that the council proceed at once to
hire man to operate the crematory
six day every week. that the crema-
tory be put in condition at once and
also that the sanitation laws be en-
forced Mr.. Hess offered a substi-
tute that the matter be referred to
the sanitation committee to act which
lost by vote of FIVE to three, Hess,
Wood and McReynolds voting for
1t. and then upon motion of Mr..
six days every week. This carried.
A noticeable feature Of the vote
was that those who voted against
the motion compose the finance COM
mittee, which some time ago recon-
mended that the crematory be op-
Grated but one day week.
Detson Gets 1t.
Ernst then nominated Lewis Del
son as keeper Of the crematory at
the salary formerly paid. There was
no other nominations and Mr.. Del
son was elected, the only vote
against him being that of Mercy
nolds.
The street superintendent Inform
ed the council that the crematory
needed repairing bandly. the CRATE
bars, lining and furnace. altogether
being in very bad shape. These
were referred to the committee on
sanitation to have repaired.
Indictments Threatened.
Another feature of the street su-
perintendents report on this subject
was that movement is on foot
among the people of Point omfort
to lay the matter Of the dumping
of garbage at the crematory and let
ting It stay there before the grand
jury.
And. now that the battle has been
won for the people, the Telegram
hopes that every resident Of the CITY
will appreciate conditions sufficient
ly as 10 see that the garbage goes
to the crematory and that the city
Is kept In clean and healthy condi-
tion.
On this matter there were lengthy
discussions as to the mode of COL
lecting of garbage and the ordinance
committee was finally instructed
to draft additional ordinances on
the subject, providing system by
which the hauling of garbage will
be paid for by general taxation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
BROTHER
GAVE HIM LOOT

CHARLESTON, Feb 2-David
Adams, whose brother, c. E. Adams,
is under arrest charged with robt'ng
and burning the Chesapeake & Ohio
depot and express office at Kavford
$ securing $4,000. confessed tina he
was given the money by his brother
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
MERCHANTS ASSIGN
FOR CREDITORS
Coxes Name Cofrman as Trustee Of
Their Property to Dispose
Of 1t For Creditors.

Cora E. and selby w. Fox, mer-
chants on the street car line between
Adamston and Wilsonburg, made an
assignment Saturday morning nam
ing Charles C. Coffman as trustee.
The property assigned consists of
their store, houses and lots and all
other property they have except what
they are allowed to schedule.
1t is stated they hope to pay out
dollar for dollar, the property being
amply sufficient 1t is believed to cover
the debts.
A list of liabilities is given as fol-
lows, amounting to about $4,000:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02
MOVES INTO EMPIRE BUILDING.

Attorney B. F. Thompson moved
into the Empire building. Telegram
square, today, and has a nice ONCE
n room 42s on the fourth moor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

NEW YORK. Feb. 2-The Thaw
jury was completed late yesterday.
The selection of the twelfth Juror
came at the end of a long and tedious
day-the eighth day of the trial, and
Immediately after the last member
of the trial panel had been sworn in
Justice Fitzgerald ordered adjourn
ment until 1890 o'clock Monday
morning.
The Thaw Jury.
DEMING SMITH. SIS. foreman, re-
tired manufacturer, married.
No. 2-GEoRGE P. PAFF, 81,
hardware man, married.
No. S-cHARLEs PECKE, As.
shipping agent, married.
No. oscar PINK, 40, sales
man, married.
No. 5-HENRY c. HARVEY, so,
piano dealer, married.
No. 6-HARRY c. BREALEY, S5,
advertising agent, married.
No. 7-MALcoLM FRASER, 40,
salesman, married.
No. s-CHARLEs D. NEWTON,
s., retired railway official, married.
No. s-wILBUR S. STEELE, so,
manufacturer. married.
No. 1O-JoHN S. DENNEA. SO,
railway freight agent, married.
No. 11-JosEPH B. BOLTON, 81,
clerk, married.
No. 12-BERNARD GERsTMAN,
So, manufacturers agent, married.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

IBy Associated Press.1
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Feb. .
Bishop Stang, of Fall River. Mass.
died here today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

Hornor-Gaylord Co. ....$1,O39.14
Richie County Bank 49,. 10000
James c. Smith ........ 100000
Empire National Bank. -. 100000
g. L. zinn ......... 10000
Anchor Milling Co. ...... 1000
Leatherbury Shoe Co. 80. 10000
W. Va. Feed & Flour Co.. 400
Bailey Produce Co. ...... 5000
Auburn Exchange Bank. 262.OO
Farmers Bank ....... 55.64
Howard Gluck & Co... 10000
Roberts Hardware Co. =. 500
Swift & Co. ............ $500
The trustee is directed to dispose
Of the property to the best advantage
to creditors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

Attorney H. G. Young was in Fair
mont last night on legal business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

Continued on page 50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-02

The Telegram IN the last three
months has increased its circulation
over 400 copies.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-10-04
AT THE COLOSSEUM RINK
Skating on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday-Music at Evening
Sessions.

The Colosseum Rink will be open
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, both
afternoon and evening. The after
noon sessions are especially for the
benefit of those desiring to learn to
skate, and competent instructors will
be present to render all assistance
possible to beginners. The band will
be in attendance during all evening
sessions, until the management can
secure the fine electric organ which
they are expecting in a few weeks.
Messrs. Kerslake and White pride
themselves on the fact that no other
rink in the Willamette Valley can
boast of having its skates and its floor
in better condition than the Colosseum.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-10-04
Verdict for DR.. Pierce
AGAINST THE
Ladies Horne Journal.

Sending truth after e lie. 1t is an olc
royim that ia lie will travel sever
leagues while truth is getting IT'S oooIs
on. and no doubt hundreds OF thousands
of good people read the nnWarfaaItu ai'
malicious attack upon Dr.. r. Y. Piece
and his FayOrite Prescription "puOHshFo
in the May Q9O4 number OF the Lau,tS
Home Journal, with its great black a'S
plav headings. who never saw Ihe mum
Bile. groyeling reJrdcttUn, with ltS lhcop-
spicuouS heading, published TWO hoilIiIS
later. TWAS boldly charged IN the sIaiiu'
erous and liJeiOus artiCle that l)r. Pierce
Fayorite Prescription, for TIE cure Oh
woman's weaknesses and ailments, con
tained alcohol and other harmful insrc"l-
ents. Dr. Pierce promptly brought S'"t
against the publishers OF tie LauIeo
Home Journal, for S2O900O00 damages,
DR., Pierce alleged that Mr.. Box, the
editor. maliciousiy published the article
containing such false and defamatory
matter witX the intent Of injnrinS his
businesSxflirthermOr that 10 alcohol, OF
other hiurious, Or hahit-torminE, drN3;
are. or over were contained in his i y
vorite bgcsgripti0n "; that said medicine
is madgfgm native medicinal roots and
contaMIno harmful ingredients what
ever/4hd that Mr.. Bok,,s malicious State- ,s
meFy were wholly ana a0solntei{y ~ ilti latSe;
IhthR retc8etien pr intGd tN SAG +1Q4E4ll
they We're freed r arku0WIedgc tAatt,,44Y
rad Obtained aU !7ysa3s. 0t gllQNQIrL1G l1EG;
SrrifDtf0n,o y frGm 3n!MGnt chemists. al q Z
WTI'f770m cT-TJl.ial Jfat = did Qt-cQltall IL
c6T0t or 1I1{ AZ the alleged narmtu! drugs!