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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
EMPIRE BANK
STATEMENT
Makes a Splendid Showing of Bust.
ness Conditions at That Large
Institution.

The financial statement of the En-
pire National Bank in the new EN-
pire building, Telegram square, ap-
pears in this issue call having
been isued by the comptroller Of the
currency. The statement shows
splendid business conditions at the
Empire. The resources are border
ing on the million and half dol
lar mark. The deposits are also
constantly increased, showing the
popularity of and confidence in that
Institution. All readers Of the Tele-
gram will do we'll to read the state
ment and see for themselves the fine
showing made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
CHILDREN
ARE INCREASING

boys so, girls 40; total 70.
Total enumeration six to twenty
one, boys 116, girls 129; total 245.
Enumeration March, 1906.
Whites.
Six to sixteen years old, boys 704,
girls 625; total 1929.
Sixteen to twenty-one years old
boys 27S, girls s36; total 6os.
Total enumeration six to twenty
one, boys s77, girls s61; total 1898.
Colored.
Six to sixteen years old, boys ss,
girls 81; total 1S9.
Sixteen to twenty-one years old
boys SO, girls AZ; total IS.
Total enumeration six to twenty
one. boys 1s1, girls 1873; total 2s4.
Total enumeration March 1907,
2s7s.
Total enumeration March, 1905,
22e2.
Increase, whites. 1913.
Decrease, eolored, 10.
Total increase In district ia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Besides the election OF officers
other matters of Importance were
discussed and disposed of. The
meeting was very largely attended
and much interest was manifested
by the members. Matters Of espec-
ial interest discussed were the ar
rangements for the handsome new
home the lodge is to erect in the
near future on the property adjoin-
ing the Empire building, and the
trip to the Grand Lodge meeting in
Philadelphia, which will be attended
by more than a hundred Of the mem
bers who will so in special cars.
There will be a meeting Of the
stockholders of the Elks Building
company in the lodge room next
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
which should be attended by all OF
the stockholders.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
TRAIN WRECKERS
ARE BUSY AGAIN
keystone Express Wrecked by Same
Parties Who Wrecked the
Chicago Limited.
[Ry Aasociated prsss.l

P1TTsBURG, Pa. March 27-
The Keystone Express. eastbound on
the Pennsylvania railroad, was de-
rallied near wilmerding, Pa, near
here early today. The engine, two
mail cars. combination baggage and
smoker, left the tracks, but no one
was hurt. The train was intention
ally wrecked, it is believed, by the
same parties who wrecked Chicago
limited train at Stewart last Friday.
Only the slow speed of the train saw
ed 1t from going over a steep bank.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
VIOLATOR
BROUGHT TO JAIL
Young Australian Woman, Of AL.
bright, Preston County, is
in the Tolls.

Yulxa Utoic, an Australian woman,
aged % years, is, in the county jail
70 await the action of the next fed
erai grand Jury. She resides at Al
bright, Preston county. and was
brought to Jail by United States
Deputy Marshal E. D. Hupp, of
Parkersburg, after she had been COM
mitted by United States Commission
er James T. Daley. at Kingwood, for
conducting a speakeasy. She is said
10 be one Of the worst in the busi-
ness. The day before her arrest,
she sen $3.50 to Uniontown bank,
showing that she does wholesale
business. Her husband deserted her
two years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
LIKENESS OF
Gov L0WNDES
Has Been Placed in Headquarters of
Colonial Dame, Preparatory to
Going to State House.

A fine portrait of the late Cover
nor Lowndes, which was recently
completed by Miss Florence Macku-
bin, has been placed on view in the
drawing room of the Colonial Danes
headquarters. at AT North Charles
street, Baltimore, preliminary to It's
being sent down to the Statehouse at
Annapolis. The picture was painted
for Mrs. Lowndes, who will present
1t to the state, to be added to the
collection of portraits of Maryland
governors that is being brought to-
gether under the direction Of Gov
ernor Warfeld The picture is In
oils and is three-quarters length,
and Mr.. Lowndes is represented as
standing, in characteristic unaffect-
ed pose. It is an admirable piece
of portraiture, characterization of
the man and not merely well-paint-
ed piece of canvas. 1t is painted
strongly and firmly. carefully finish
ed, yet full of spirit. While giving
due emphasis to the manly dignity
which was one Of Mr.. Lowndes's
marked traits, it is redeemed from
any suggestion of aloofness by the
lifelike expression Of the eyes and
by the easy pose,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
Enumeration This Year in Clarks-
burg District Shows an In
crease Of ia.

The school enumeration for the
clarksburg district has been COM
pleted by Charles Worcester, and
Superintendent F, L. Burdette has
issued the following summary and
comparison with last year, showing
an increase this year of 174.
Enumeration March, 1907.
Whites.
Six to sixteen years old, boys IT'S,
girls 722, total 1900.
Sixteen to twenty-one years old
boys 2s2, girls $40; total sS1.
Total enumeration six to twenty
one. boys 1860. girls 1911; total
21S1.
ColOred.
Six to sixteen years old, boys SO,
girls so; total 1s6.
Sixteen to twenty-One years old
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
ARRESTED FOR BEATING HORSE

Grover Golden and Howard Davis
W. shrader Wednesday on warrants
W. shrader Wednesday on warrants
charging them with numerically and
cruelty beating a team Of horses
they engaged from c. s. Shannon the
liveryman, night or so ago. They
were taken before Magistrate Cor
don, who issued the warrants, but a
compromise was agreed upon before
the case was called and the warrants
were withdrawn on payment Of the
costs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
Sigrer Of Reward Offer
Tries to Frighten Voter
krem Registering So That He Might
Vote at the Coming City
Election.
IIAs llvED HERE FOR YEARS
An Fact Ever Since He Was Nine
Years Old and Never Voted
Anywhere Else.

The Telegram has repeatedly made
the charge and defied the Harmer
party to contradict 1t that Mr.. Har-
mef and some Of his cohorts and
fiunkfes have been attempting to In
timidate legal voters. The Telegram
here reiterates the charge and
stands prepared to prove it in the
latest specific instance that has come
70 the notice of this paper.
THE Telegram will furnish names,
II necessary.
Sufice 1t to say now that Har-
merite, whose name appears append
ed to statement that he is willing
% give money for the apprehension
and conviction of an Illegal voter, is
4 rnan who tried to intimidate one
~ the legal voters OF this city from
registering. This man is high up
in the councils of the quiet" con-
Tention coterie. He is daily plot
ting for Harmer.
This gentleman who tells the pub
lie that he wants a fair election
actually
Tried to Prevent Man,
who has been citizen of clarksburg
since he was nine years of age, from
voting He Is married and has vot-
ed before. He is past twenty-one
years Of age by several years.
The citizen whom the Harmerite
tried to intimidate has voted no
place else except In Clarksburg. He
voted here last spring
This is His Home.
This is his residence, and yet the
fellow professedly so anxious to pre-
vent election frauds tried his best to
prevent legal voter from register
ing He failed, however.
The effort in this instance to
Intimidate Legal Voters
Is as reprehensible as the studied
plan OF Mayor Harmer to deprive the
great majority of the people of
Clarksbnrg from registering by at
tempting to restrict the time Of
registration to only two days.
These are facts that can not be re-
Iuted by the Harmer crowd, and 1t
behooves every American citizen in
Clarksburg who has the right to vote
10 Assert That Right,
drst by registering and then by vot-
Ing against those. who planned and
plotted to deprive them of their
right to register and then to de-
prive them from voting.
The Telegram asks the people Of
Clarksburg that they see to 1t that
they have a square deal, and not
such one as Harmer and his
tricksters are trying to hand them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
TAKING OUT WEAK POLES
AND PUTTING IN new ONES
Trolley Equipment Of the Street Car
System is Being Repaired by
Construction Crew.

A crew Of construction men of the
Fairmont & clarksburg Traction
company commenced work wednes-
day morning in this city removing
all Of the poles which carry the
trolley wires that appear to be weak.
and replacing them with new poles.
The job win be thorough and not a
weak pole will be left standing in
the city, The crew arrived Tuesday
night from Fairmont. They have
been engaged in construction work
along the interurban line between
this city and Fairmont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
AGED GOL0RED WOMAN
DIES ON BRIDGE STREET
Mrs. Emily Davis Passes Away After
an nlness-Funeral Thurs
day Afternoon.

Mrs. Emily Davis, colored, died at
her home at 100 Bridge street
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from obstruction Of the bowels.
Mrs. Davis was IS years old and
is survived by two children, Mrs.
Julia RufHn. wife of j. Lee Rufin,
Of this city. and Matthew Davis. OF
Bristol.
The funeral win take place Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. Services
viii be held at the home Of ]. Lee
Rufin and the interment win be in
Elk View cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
PEACE MEASURES
ARE PROCLAIMED
BY the Government to Meet De-
mands of the RevoIted
Peasantry.
rRy Aanociated Prsna.1

BUCHAREST, Roumania, March
27-Measures proposed by the gov
ernment to meet the demands of the
revolted peasantry and end the civil
war were announced today by royal
proclamation. The proclamation ap-
peals for the cooperation of the peo-
pie in re-establishing tranquility.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
NO COURT TODAY.

There was no session of the coun-
ty court today on account of the i'll
ness of President Basel and will be
none before Friday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
EFFORTS ARE STILL MADE TO INTINlIDATE
LEGAL VOTERS IN CITY FROM REGISTERING
VOTER, REGIsrER AT ONCE.

Every citizen and urged register before
day Every should regis
tered week No fee has to be paid for registering
absolutely free The registration the
law Office Of Houston Young to the police
from 10 from to p m. and from to
p. m. LET EVERY VOTER REGISTER RIGITr AWAY
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

A. T. corwin, of Warrington, is !
visitor here.
J. R. Spear. Of Tairmont, Is -
visitor in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
NEW OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED BY ELKS
Lucius Hoge WIN BE the Exalted
Ruler for the Next Year-Large.
ly Attended Meeting Held.

New officers were elected for the
ensuing year by the clarlSsbure
lodge of Elks at the regular meeting
held in the lodge hall on Third strset
Tuesday evening They are as toll
lows:
Exalted Ruler Lucins Hoge.
Esteemed Leading knight Fred
B. Wood.
Esteemed Loyal knight Kirke
Martin.
Esteemed Iectprlng Knight /.
H. Freese.
Secretary Jay Refer.
Treasurer-w. H. Lewis.
Tyler-A. A, Crawford.
Trustee for three years-w p.
Con.
Trustee for two years George 1.
Duncan.
Delegate to the Grand Lodge
meeting in Philadelphia Samuel r.
Bentley.
Alternate to Grand Lodge meet
ing-Jay Refer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

J. ". Picket. Of wheeling, Is 9
business visitor In the city.
r G. Dancer. OF Warrington, Il
IN the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Boise Penose from
aunta members Of the
Phiadelpha
trained in the public schools his native
versy which then
active interest in Republican politics,
Legislature 1884 political continu
OF
trail Committee Penrose has written
volume entitled The History Philadelphia
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
OUR CIRCULATION.

Whenever requested win make
afidayit to our circulation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Book for the Isthmus.

Joseph Ducalin Bishop, secretary
of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
will sail from New York for the 18TH
mus. The commission has purchased
through him libraries for the four re-
creation buildings for the use of the
employees at Cristobal, Corgono, En-
pire and Culebra. These libraries,
contain about six thousand volumes
each and they comprise standard ref
erence books and volumes of history
biography, travels and fiction. The ho
ton is different in each library, so
that it can be changed about from
one library to another.
A library Of similar size has been
bought for the University Club on
the Isthmus Of Panama. This club IS
composed of several hundred employ
ees in clerical and other higher grade
positions and has a very attractive
little clubhouse in the city of Pana-
ma. Gen. Thomas FL. Hubbard OF
New York city gave the necessary
funds for the University Library.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
WRECKED WITH DYNAMITE.
Reward of Over 81 1000 is Offered TO,
the Dastardly Offenders.

Cotter, Ark.-A dynamite explosion
heard five miles away, completely
wrecked the law and real estate Of
fee belonging to W. c.. Brown. Re-
wards agregating $1,450 are Offered
for the arrest of the guilty.
The explosion occurred at about 9:3(
O'Clock in the evening. The building
a frame structure, sheeted with steel
is total wreck. The floor and ceiling
we're torn to splinters, all the furni
ture was demolished, the building was
moved two or three feet from it;
foundations, al doors and window;
were torn out, as were large sections
fthe walls.
Byra singular piece of luck, the law
library was not so badly injured thai
it cannot be used again.
A mass meeting resulted in the rails
ing of the largfe reward. 1t is ge1
orally believed that the outrage was
perpetrated because of a series o1
prosecution which Attorney Browr
has been carrying on, and was com.
mitted partly in revengeful spirit
partl yto enforce the law.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
The Salecian Fathers.

Spezzia. anti-clerical feel
ing which has been running high ir
this part of Italy for several days past
as a result of the alleged immoral
practices Of the Salecian fathers IL
their school at Varazzo eliminated
in violent anti-clerical demonstra-
ton which brought about cornered
fight in this city between the angry
populace, a detachment of Calbiners
and a number Of the alecian fathers
The fathers attacked the Gardner;
with stones and attempted to disarn
them. The crowd then mixed iii anc
shots were exchanged. Four carbiners
were wounded. One Of the manifes
tants were killed and two wounded.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
To Keep Out Japanese.

The State Department has taken
up with Mexico the subject of imml-
grafton of japanese coolies into the
United States across the Mexican bor-
der. The practice of thus bringing
in this undesirabye and forbidden ele:-
ment has assumed alarming proper
tions, and the inspectors Of the immi-
grafton service are being taxed be-
yond their abilities to discover and
turn back such japanese.
The basis Of representation of the
State Department, or rather a preee-
dent for it, was found in representa-
tions made by the State Depaetment
to the Canadian government when
Chinese coolies were swarming across
the border of British Columbia in vio-
lation Of our exclusion laws On that
occaion the Canadian govern
ment enacted laws imposing heavy
head tax on Chinese entering that
country, which did much to mitigate
the trouble, and it is believed that
Mexico will pursue similar course.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Wilmington Inauirv.

In answer to the district attorney
at Pittsburg, Pa, who is seeking in.
formation from the navy department
relative to the recent explosion on the
gunboat Wilmington as affording am
pie evidence to be used in the second
trial of certain employees of steel
tube company on charges of having
furnished defective boiler tubes to
the navy the department will reply
that it has so far no knowledge OF
the particular tube on the Whining
ton which exploded. As the boiler
contains three sizes and makes 81
tubes, this is an important point, and
pending its determination the Bureau
of Steam Engineering does not care
to commit itself.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Cigars Free of Duty.

A woman with red face and her
mushroom hat tilted over her left ear
at a belligerent angle marched into
the Office of Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury Reynolds yesterday and
plunked her parasol with bang on
his desk.
~ have been insulted by your Gus
toms officers" she began, in an ex-
cited tone.
els that so? Well, I'm sorry" re-
piled the urbane Mr.. Reynolds, in his
mot ootheing manner.
"Yes, I have been insulted by one
of your men, who asked me if smok-
ed cigars Of course don't smoke
the horrid things. l was just bringing
few of them from Cuba for my
husband, and that man at New York
tried to force me to say that l IN
texded to smoke them myself"
"Did you declare the cigars as
dutiable9" inquired Mr.. Reynolds.
"No," replied the woman, with
signs of weakening.
"And they were not for your OWL
use7"
"Of course not" faring up asain
"Well madam, according to law
you will have to pay duty on them
Cigars to the number of fifty may be
brought in free of duty, when they
are intended for use by the owner. !"
A moment or two later the woman
left, still with a vague sense Of hav-
ing been afronted, but not quite so
sure of it as when he entered.
"That cigar clause of the tariff
law" said Mr. Reynolds, "causes US
more trouble than any other schedule
Somehow or other women seem to
dislike to admit that they are cigar
smokers. They are anxious to get the
authorized limit of fine Havana past
the customs officers free Of duty, but
they have a terrible time of it when
asked to state whether OF not the cl-
gars are for their personal use. That's
poser, and usually end in the pay
ment Of the regular tariff. F."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
SOUTHERN 0USTED
FROM ALABAMA
LICENSE OF BIG RAILWAY HAS
BEEN REVOKED
BY SECRETARY OF STATE
Frank H. Julian for Violation of Vio-
lation of Senate Bill Number 81,
Which Became Effective July !,
Just Passed.

Montgomery, Ala.-The license o1
the Southern Railway to do business
in the state of Alabama has been re-
voked by action of Secretary OF State
Frank H. Julian, who has caused
to be entered upon the stub of ucE
license in the records of his office the
statement that for violation of Senate
Bill No. Sc, approved March 1907, anc
effective July l just passed, the South
ern Railway has been deprived OF ltS
RIGHT to do business in the state.
It is also fact that the action ri
the secretary of state is not in opposl.
ton to restraining orders issued b'
the United States court of the. Flftf
circuit, as this law is not among those
combatted by the railroads and MOI
included in any of the litigation now
pending in the court of Judge Thom'
as G. Jones, Of the Middle Alabama
district. Hence the situation IS moi
that of conflict of the state and the
federal tribunals While it may come
to this in the end, there is nothing 81
it yet.
The case upon which the revocation
was made out came from the circuit
court of Talladega county In the
shape of notification from Clerk j.
D. McNeal that a suit had been re
moved from the state court to tbs
federal. Secretary of State Julian
looked carefully into the law and
found that there was nothing else to
do but mark the license cancelled as
the action Of the statute is automatic
The act provides that when any for
eign corporation is sued in the state
courts and removes such slit from the
state to the federal court, the clerk
of the court from which the removal
was taken will at once certify such
action to the secretary of ttate "wnF
shall thereupon Immediately. cancel
said license and make and enter upon
the stub thereof an order in sub
stance.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Masqueraded as Man.

Masquerading as man and work.
ing side by side with her husband in
various Washington county coal
mines, "Joe" Poyle was discovered
to be Mrs. Susie Povle, when she was
taken to hospital suffering from
injuries sustained in a mine accident
at Cecil. The woman according to her
husband, Steve Povle, had been work.
ing with him three yearc. Her coarse
voice and close cropped hair deceived
all, to her sex, while her strength
equalled that Of any Of her male Slav
companions. The woman's injuries
were discovered to be serious and her
husband was lodged in the county jail
here, charged with violating the law
in employing female help in mine
The woman acted as Polve's helper
and was paid by Povle.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Experts for Mississippi.

Following the lead of Representa-
tive Hobson of Alabama and Repre-
tative Watkins of Louisiana, Repre-
sentative Gambler of Mississippi has
arranged to have several experts from
the Department Of Agriculture visit
his district in the near future. Men
who are competent to talk to farm
ers on soils, good roads, forestry and
cotton will make the tour through
Mr.. Gamblers district. :.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

land-Blaine race in 1884. John
Sharp Williams, who appears to have
been nominated for Senator, will not
take his seat in the upper chamber
of Congress until March 4, 1911, near
ly four years from now, and there is
some curiosity to know whether he
will again be candid ate for the
House in order to fill in the gap of
his public service between the expira-
ton Of his present term aad the
beginning Of his term in the Senate.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
France Battleship Disaster.

Toulon.-T lock Of hundred
millimetre gun, was blown off on
board the gunnery school ship Cou#
renne in the target practice in Salins
Roadstead and three persons were
killed and five wounded. The force OF
the explosion was terrific and the
bodies Of the dead men were 50 badly
mutilated as to be almost unreeogni-
Fable. Three Of the wounded are IN .
serions condition.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
The Pope's Jubilee.

Rome The decision of the Pope
to forbid the celebration of his sa-
cerdotal jubilee because Of the enten-
sion of the anti-clerical campaign in
Italy is not final, but it is believed
that he will take this step as he dis
likes the idea of festivities at time
when the church is undergoing perse~
cution in France, when modernist ag-
itation is rife, and during the present
revival Of anti-clericalism in Italy.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
American Boat Won Cup.

Southampton American mo
tor boat Dixie, owned by Commodor'
Schroeder, of the Auto Boat Club Q
America won the race for the inter
national marque motor cup in South
ampton waters beating the neares
British boat, Diameter II by thre'
quarters Of mile over 35 mil,
course.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Interest in Jackson.

There is a stagnation and dullness
affairs Of all kinds here, following on
the heels of the primary. The State
house officials. are the most noticeably
affected this way, since quite a num-
ber Of them are vitaly concerned in
the results. Like the campaign that
it closes, this final balancing Of the
figures constitutes an epoch in the
history Of the state, and is said to
be on a parity with the great Cleve-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
]. E. TINSLEY.
Dental Surgeon.
Scooba, Miss.

OTe1s his professional services to
the people of Keuaper County. All
kinds s. aeat.li work done neatly and
oronlpily stlsfartlQp guaranteed,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

GEORGE H. ETHRIDGE.
Attorney at-Law.
DeKalh, Miss.
General law practice in all tbe
Courts Of Mississippi. Special atten-
ton given to legal writings and col
lcctions.