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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
White Woman Declares He Grimm
ally Assaulted Her-Both
Drunk When Arrested

Cries and boistercus words Issu-
ing from a clump OF bushes on hill
in Glen Elk Saturday morning at
tracted' the attention of people in
the neighborhood who notified Lieu
tenant OF Police Nicholas Whyte and
Policeman Brooks. The policemen
found Mrs. Lizzie Crouser, white,
and Frank Wilson, colored, in a
drunken condition there and took
them to Jail The Crouser woman
declared that Wilson criminally as
sauIted her. She said that he chok-
ed her into insensibility and com
mitted the outrage.
Charges of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct and of assembling
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
Went To NIoundsvilIe Saturday
day Morning With Captain
Dawson Deputy Warden.

Thomas Harmon was taken from
the county Jail to the state prison
at MoundsviIle on the O'Clock
train Saturday morning, to serve a
life sentence for killing Mrs. Mar
garet Pickett September 3, last, af-
ter a continued spree of three
months duration. Captain C. G..
Dawson, deputy warden, accompan-
led him, as did Thomas NJ. Fields,
the attorney who argued his own
case in federal court Friday on a
petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Hannon was in good spirits
and bade the several friends who
accompanied him to the station a
cheerful goodbye A quiet. order
ly, well behaved man, when free
from the influence of intoxicants,
his behavior at MoundsvilIe prom
ises to be ideal. Harmon still in
sists that he had no recollection
the afternoon of the killing or that
night of what happened and that he
did not know what he was doing,
when he fired the shot. They ar
rived at Moundsville on the first
train out from New Martinsville
Saturday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
SUIT Won
BY Mary Morris Against the Duchess
Insurance Company in Cir
cult Court.

The jury in the Mary L. Morris
suit against the Duchess Insurance
Company in circuit court Saturday
rendered a verdict for $1,145 in
favor of the plaintiff.
The jurors were discharged until
Monday morning.
Chancery Orders.
William ]. Nuzum VS.. Richard E.
Mcmillan, dismissed.
John B. Whfteman VS.. Reserve
Gas Co., ct al, dismissed.
The Traders National Bank VS.. the
Park Coal Co. ct al, final report of
distribution of funds made.
John L. Harter VS.. A. j. Robey ct
al, notices filed.
Lafayette S. Whiteman VS.. ]. Har-
Ian Riley ct al. D. ]. Carter ap-
pointed special receiver and cause
referred to Chancery Commissioner
L. c. Grille.
U. G. Lyon VS.. Fairy D. Lyon.
sale confirmed.
James w. johnson VS.. Fisher Oil
Company, dismissed.
Lafayette c. Grille, administrator,
VS.. Joseph Gran ct al, final report
made and cause dropped.
Geo. w. swiger, guardian, VS..
Gertrude Hardman ct al, docketed.
George w. shuttleworth ct al. VS..
J. NJ. Orr ct al, sale ordered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
MINERS ACQUITTED
OF Charge of Unlawfully Carrying
RevoIvers.

In Magistrate G. H. Gordon's
court Friday evening, Frank Kupf-
ner and Lee Blackwell, coal miners
of the East End, were acquitted Of
she charge of unlawfully carrying
revolvers which was preferred
against them by Nancy Hyson, a
neighbor. The parties of the suit
have been having a bitter neighbor-
hood squabble for some time. Three
witnesses swore that the men had
revolvers and six swore that they
did not, so the magistrate dismissed
the warrant and discharged the de-
fendants.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
IN CAMP
Are President Roosevelt and Party
Ready to Hunt All They
Please to Do.
rnv AanocIatad prann.1

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La, oct. 5
President Roosevelt and party ar
rived this morning. A large crowd
living in the surrounding country
was at the railroad station, and the
President delivered a short speech.
President Roosevelt's hunting
camp in East Carroll Parish was in
readiness for the arrival of the
President and party today Eleven
tents are pitched within a stones
throw of the Tensas river for the
President and party. The party will
not be disturbed by visitors as the
camp is situated ten miles from the
railroad.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
C0NvIC7S
Are Taken From County Jail to PEN
itentiary to Serve Sentences
Imposed by Judge Lynch.

George Virkins and Ernest Mon
roe. colored. were taken to the peni-
tentiary Saturday, the former to
serve one year and the latter two
years. A penitentiary guard came
here and took them from the jail
and accompanied them to the peni-
tentiary. The usual precautions
were taken and they were heavily
handcuffed. virkins was convicted
for bestiality and Monroe for felon-
iously slashing Julia Cheatam with
a razor a few months ago. Both
were convicted and sentenced at the
present term of circuit court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
John Talkington, of wallace, Sue
cumbs Here to Mental
Ahilction.

John Talkington, of, Wallace, died
in Kessler hospital here Friday
night, where he had been an inmate
one year. He was past 80 years of
age and was a prominent farmer
and oil well owner in his neighbor-
hood. Surviving him is son. owen
A. Talkington, of Northview, and a
daughter, Mrs. Francis. of Ohio.
Numerous grandchildren also sur
vive.
Mr.. Talkington was a highly re-
spected citizen and engaged active
ly in business and his occupation
until. stricken a year and a half ago
with a mental afiiction, from which
he died.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
FRIEND PAYS HIS FINE.

ivan Goodwin. young man. OF
Rosemont. was released from the
county jail Saturday morning when
a friend paid fine OF 81 and costs
for him He was sent to the prison
Friday evening by Magistrate Harry
Gordon in default of the fine which
was imposed on his conviction of be-
Ing drunk and disorderly ata the B.
&. o. passenger station night or so
ago. B. & o. Policeman T. L.
Powell arrested him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
GOING TO EUROPE.

DR.. and Mrs. H. v, Warner. of
this city, vii sail for Liverpool from
New York October s on the new
triple screw steamer Carmania of
the Cunard line. The carmania is
one of the largest turbine steamships
in the world. The Doctor aud his
wife will remain abroad about six
months. They purchased their
round-trip tickets from the local
steamship agency of C. F. zaruba
& Company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
GOES TO PREACH FUNERAL

The Rev. d. w. Cunningham, pas
tor of the Duff Street and North
view United Bretheren churches,
went to Philippi Saturday to preach
the funeral of the wife of the Rev.
Mr.. Sterns, the United Brethren
preacher there, who died a day or
so ago after an illness. He will be
gone over Sunday and there win be
no preaching services at his
churches in his absence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
MoATs ARRESTED
And Taken to Belington to Answe,
Felony Charge

Eli Moats, colored, was arrested
at his home on Water street by Con-
stable Ford Friday and taken to
Belington the same evening by Cen
stable Rozier, of that place, on a
warrant issued by Magistrate Means,
of Belngton, charging him with
feloniously making false afidavit
in giving bond of some kind. Con-
stable Rozier came to Clarksburg
overland with the warrant for the
purpose of arresting Meats.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
ARGUMENT ENDS
In the Writ of Habeas Corpus Case
of Thomas NJ. Fields and Judge
Takes 1t Under Consideration.

Attorney Charles Mccamic con
cluded the argument Friday even
ing in the case of Thomas NJ. Fields
against the warden of the peniten-
tiary on a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus. in federal court, and
Judge A, g. Dayton took the case to
consider It few days and will an
nounce his decision next week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
OLDEST WOMAN
Is to Have Monument Erected at the
Head of Her Grave at Lumberport

E. W. Wells, dealer In monu-
ments, sold a monument Saturday
to be erected at Lumberport at the
grave of Mrs. Sarah Smith, who was
the Oldest resident in the county at
the time Of her death, her age being
11S years and eight months. She
was the grandmother of Newton
Cambria.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
GOING TO ooNFEREdoE

The Rev. ]. E. Scott pre3ches his
last sermon for this confere bee year
at the Adamston Methodist church
tomorrow and will then go ID the an
nual conference at Hunting on. The
Rev. Mr.. Bird, of England. VIII ac-
company him and become member
of the conference.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
HIBBRN1ANs TO MEET.

There will be an important meet
ing Of the A. o. H. at the Centen-
NAL hall tomorrow afternoon at
1880 o'clock. All the members are
requested to be present. Immed-
lately after the meeting there will
be Invitations and a smoker.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
AN AGED FARMER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
IN JAIL FOR a MONTH.

Frank Young is serving sem
tence of thirty days in the county
jail imposed Friday evening by
Magistrate C. H. Gordon in default
of the payment of fine of $25 and
costs. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of defrauding J. H. Boseley,
of Tin Plate. of board bill OF $50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
NO POLICE COURT.

There was no session of police
court at the regular hour this morn
ing as the police had made no ar
rests since the previous session and
the lookup was empty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
VICTIM OF NEGRO
SAYS MRS. CROUSER

for immoral purposes were filed
against the TIVE by the policemen.
Mrs. crouser may make a complaint
against Wilson but she Will be given
opportunity to sober up first.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
DEGREES TO BE ooNFERRRD.

The Knights of Columbus VIII
confer the first and second degre on
a class OF so or 60 Thanksgiving af-
ternoon and viii hold a banquet at
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
ENTERS BANKRUPTCY.

Arthur B. Emory, of Parsons, a
contractor for lumber companies,
has filed his bankruptcy petition in
federal court here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
PLAYING ELKINs

The Broaddus football team went
to Elkins this morning to play the
Davis and Elkfns team there this
afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05

Clamortng for improvements, con-
demning the street superintendent
for not making them, asking how
certain improvements can, be made,
they have no notion whatever of
paying for any of them. They
simply cannot do it because 1t is
against and contrary and not ac-
cording to the idea" and 1t would
be crime to violate the 'qdea." "
Never! Though we all perish.
There must be roll call always and
'our" votes must be counted in the
negative. Sure thing.
Mr.. Johnsing is 1t. Elaborate ex-
planation he makes. when Mr.. Lynch
asks why he objects TO paying hon
est bills, and then comes reminder
Of Robinson Crusoe. Great!
All are perfectly willing to refer
the application for an extension OF
water line on Clay street. but the
idea" did not strike. It wisi when
the committee makes a report.
Could not think of 1t then. forgot
that 1t was even thought OF before.
Now, Mr.. walthour has got to pay
for dumping dead horse ipto the
(Continued ON mage 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
; 71.O4s.21

In view of the fact that any part
of the funds arising from licenses
issued by the city are available for
general purposes. and may be ex-
pended by the city for carrying on
any general, legitimate work, and
in order to complete the street paw
ing contracted for. We would re-
specttuiiy recommend that the fol-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
EXPLOSION KILLS
WORKING GIRL S
Sixty-Thre Dead in Gun Factory
and Over Sixty More
Are Injured.
az Aapoesntaa prann1.

TOXIC, Japan, Oct. 5-A terrible
explosion occurred this morning at
the Takatsuke factory at Osaka.
while girls were at work sorting
shells and cartridges which had
been condemned.
sixty-three girls were killed and
over sixty injured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05
The idea is That No City BHls arc
To Be Passed on For
Payment. s
HONEST DEBTS VOTED AGAINST
And the Idea" is Have a Wholesale
HoId-UP and Te-Up OF an
Financial datters. 81

City council is the victim of an
idea" They were all there at
Friday nights session except Mr.,
Ernst and the idea was rushed
to the limit.
City Treasurer John R. Steel re-
ported s27,527s2 collected for the
month and cash balance of S.
s54.22 in bank, Notwithstanding the
assertion on the part OF some schem
ers. such as the two that conferred
in law ONCE after the meeting OF
the council, that the city was banks
rupt-one an ex-mayor and the
other loud-spoken and oily-tongued
member Of the council, the former
one who never quits running for Of
nee because he thinks the people
owe him office all the time. He Is
great and good man In his own es-
timation, but out at the late hour Of
night.
and then when it comes to the
pay roll. there is the man Friday
Johnson's man Friday-great man
is he. He does things. but only
what Johnsing tells him to do. and
then it is great. Every time john
sing votes in the negative or other
wise, so does he. For instance,
they Gill pay no bills with the In
dorsemenG of the chairman OF the
finance committee, Notwithstanding
the fact that Truman j. Lynch is a
ma NOT honor and integrity. He
stands out boldly against license,
but Johnsing never loses an oppor-
tunity to declare that he favors
whiskey and me too has come to
that stage, too, as 1t is recorded
that he recently voted favorably on
the license question, though former
ly he made an eagle-wing spread
against 1t. It is a glorious and sac
red thing to be "deaconized."
Men who do honest labor and
men who have honest contracts with
the city would not be paid If John
sing and the deacon had their
way They have conceived an
idea" You could not get either
TO vote to pay an honest city bill on
account of the idea" especially the
one, IL the other says SO. And 1t Is
these two who were elected on a re-
form ticket Shades Of the mighty
reformers. who have passed into
political oblivion. have mercyl
Is the man who saves your home
by pulling on his coat, rushing into
the flames, running his pantaloons.
drenching himself, taking his death
of cold. to have no consideration be-
cause of the idea Of these two
men? Is such a man as Truman ].
Lynch, standing high in the busi-
ness and religious world. to be
frowned upon because of the idea?
Every bill of whatever nature is
being voted against by these two
men, who have an idea" that is.
one of them has it, such as it is.
Now, here is what they voted
against.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-05

(Continued on page 81
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21

There Is scarcely any longer an effort to conceal the fact that the Brownsville riot dispute has ceased to be of any great interest in congress. The matter was brought to a sharp issue this week by Senator Black burn, who introduced resolution presumably at the instance of Senator Culbertson, specifically exempting the president from any responsibility in the proposed congressional investi- gation of the Brownsville affair. This resolution was putting in black and white what many of the republican members wished to do quietly. and that was to leave out of the question the constitutionality of the presi- dents action. But by making 1t a specific part of the resolution, Sena- tor Blackburn was able to line up the supporters and opponents of the president very neatly. It is not be- lieved that the republican managers will allow the matter to come to 8 vote, but it is thought they will settle the resolution with amend ments, and then lay the whole thing on the table.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21

The war departments has recom- mended to the house committee on military affairs legislation providing for the equipment of the militia with the type of rifle used by the regular army whenever such type is changed. At the present time the regular army is equipped with what is known as the new Springfield, while the militia is using the old Krag. The war department is issuing new Springfelds to the militia but is charging the cost against the appro- priation for the militia in the several states. It is desired to change the new guns for the Krags as was done when the Krag replaced the old Springfield, and also to provide that the war department can do this in the future without additional legis- lation. It is pointed out by the de- partment that in time of war 1t is absolutely necessary that the volun- teer army and the regular army should be equipped with the same rifle and that is very advisable in time of peace as otherwise two kinds of cartridges must be manufactured. It is impossible to remodel the Krag into a Springfield.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21

Representative Crumpacker intro- duced a bill in congress which if passed will open the door to all sorts of get-rich-quick schemes which de- pend for success on free use of the mails. As the case stands now, when the inspectors of the post office de- partment discover that a fraudulent scheme Is being worked through the mail. they so report the case and a fraud order Is issued against the of- lending party or parties. Since the law permitting this procedure has been in force 2.400 fraud orders have been issued, and in only thirty of these cases has the action of the post office department been contested in the equity court. In not one of these cases was the contestant sustained. The bill now introduced proposes to shift the scene of the contest from Washington to the residence of the party against whom the fraud order is issued, and give him access to the law side of the courts in fighting the ruling of the department. This will vastly increase the expenses of sus- taining the departmental ruling and will make it much easier for fraudu- lent schemes to be carried on while the post office is fighting to suppress them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21

article that is desired" ."-New Or
 leans Times Democrat.
 Governor Woodruff is for business.
 Let the legislature get right down to
 business and carry out some of his excellent recommendations and the state will be under obligation to it,
 Rockville Leader.
 It has not yet been decided thor
 oughly in the minds of the indepen-
 dent class of the state whether or not
 the organization of the state senate was the triumph of one boss over the other.-Middletown Press. A councilmanic grafter has been convicted in Pittsburg, but the jury
 recommended him to the extreme
 mercy of the court.' Showing that
 Pittsburg juries consider grafting
 worthy of censure, at least.-Meri- i den Journal.
 It will have to be allowed that l there is point as we'll as pungency so 1 President Ingalls, contention that thc
 surest and quickest way to distribute l and dissipate big fortunes is to be- queath them to extravagant and silly
 heirs.-Boston Herald. While the president may reflect l with some satisfaction that, in the composition in relief on the Nobel prize medal, he is represented in the figure of the man who is attempting to part two other men engaged in a fight, he may nevertheless have mo- 1 ments of scrappers.-Providence Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21
TROUBLE FOR BURTON.
Insurrection Because He Opposes This
 Deep Water Way.

Washington, D. C., Jan 21.--An- other insurrection has been organized in the house of representatives. the promoters of which threaten to make all sorts of trouble unless they get what they want ~.
 This time it is not an insurrection against the speaker, directly. but against Chairman Burton, of the rivers and harbor committee. 1t has grown out of the project for deep waterway between Chicago and the Gulf of Mexico. Chairman Burton is not particularly friendly to the project--that is, he. is inclined to make haste slowly about 1t. His attitude does not please many of the Middle Western members, particular ly those from Illinois and Missouri, and they are bringing all sorts of pressure to bear on him to consider the matter favorably.
 The insurrectionists, under the leadership of Representative Madden of Chicago, moved on Chairman Bur ton en masse and demanded that he support the project. Many of the members from Southern states, along the Mississippi river, also are identi- fled with the insurrection and. as a whole. they propose to make things lively for Mir Burton when he pre- sents his rivers and harbors bill to the house, if he does not advocate ah appropriation to commerce work on the fourteen-foot waterway between Chicago and the gulf.
 Already 1t is projected to construct a waterway between Chicago and St Louis which shall have an average depth of fourteen feet. When the insurgents waited on Chairman Bur- ton they wanted him to pledge him. self that he would advocate such a waterway from St Louis to New Orleans. To this project. Mir Burton declined to commit himself. He pointed out that it might be dis covered that the project was i'm practicable. He thought 1t would be a good business proposition first to determine whether the entire projec' was feasible before entering fully upon it's development He suggest ed that the insurgents agree 10 a compromise providing that an ap- propriation of S1O.OOO or S1O.oOC be made for a survey of the Missis- sippi river from St Louis to the deltas of, the stream to ascertain whether a depth of fourteen feet in the channel could be maintained.
 To this proposition the insurgents entered vigorous objections They maintained that it was known al ready such a channel could be main tained and previous surveys had es tablished the practicability of ths scheme. Burton was obdurate. how ever. positively declining to adyocats the plan proposed until he should have a demonstration of its practi cability.
 That is the situation now. The in surgenfs declare they will carry ths
 fight to the floor of the house and when the bill is reported will insis upon an insertion of their project 1T the measure. They have not gone q far as to threaten to defeat tn measure if their plan should rot b accepted by the. house. 1t is fair in ference from their attitude 1heJ l have not abandoned yet their at tempt 10 convince Mir Burton of tn ] justice of thefr cause and win se' him sxsin before the subject I brvsxhf before the house
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