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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
KILLING WAS
AN ACCIDENT
Station Agent at Redwood Lost His
Life by Accidental Dis.
charge of Pistol.

Warren H. Sparks, Baltimore &
Ohio station agent at Redwood, was
not murdered, as reported, but was
accidentally killed The investiga-
ton by the coroner's jury led to the
conclusion that the killing was the
result of an accident.
Cecil Richards, telegraph operat-
or there, had the pistol from which
the fatal bullet was discharged. He
was in the room at the station with
Mr.. Sparks, and had a heavy Colts
revolver in leather case. After
buckling his belt on, he picked up
his coat and was in the act of put
ting 1t on when the pistol fell, the
hammer striking. The weapon was
discharged, and the bullet passed en-
tirely through the body of Sparks,
killing him instantly. The bullet
was steel cased.
A coroner's jury held an inquest
and in accordance with the facts as
already related, returned verdict
of accidental killing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
.SOLONS OF
CITY MEET
And Pass New Ordinance to Second
Reading Besides Transacting
Other Business.
No FIRE LnnT ORDINANCE
Mayor Harmer So Asserts and Mo
tion for New One is Killed.
Special Session Tuesday.


City council passed to its second
reading a new ordinance regulating
the collection and disposition OF
garbage and heard Mayor Harmer's
assurance that the city has no fire
limit ordinance in force, besides at
tending to miscellaneous business at
the regular session Friday night.
All of the members of the coun-
Gil were in attendance, Mayor Har-
mer presided. City Clerk Cole at
tended to the clerical work and a
number of city officials were present.
Officers Reports.
The report of Chief of Police Scott
showing the collection of $152.sO in
fines during the month of February
was received and ordered filed.
City Treasurer and Collector John
R. steele's report for the month of
February was read by the clerk and
accepted and ordered filed by the
council. The report showed the col
lection of $3,5OO.5s and the payment
of vouchers calling for $1,s37.05.
The report of Street Commission
er Edward j. Doyle for the month of
February was read by the clerk, re-
ceived and ordered filed. A consid-
cradle amount of miscellaneous
New Garbage Ordinance.
The new ordinance regulation the
collection and disposition of gar
bage and the operation of the city
crematory, copy of which appears
elsewhere in this issue of the Tele-
gram, was read by the city clerk
and upon vote passed to its second
reading. Councilmen McAndrew,
connell and Ernst voted against
the ordinance.
Street Repairing
was done, several needed crossings
laid and humber of board walks
patched up during the month ac-
cording to the report. Councilman
Halterman called attention to the
fact that the big pile of cross ties
Continued on page seven.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
AGREE TO TALK
BILL TO DEATH
Democrats Enter Compact to Defeat
Ship Subsidy Bill by Talk
ing It to Death.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March q
What practically amounts to an
agreement to talk the ship subsidy
bill to death was reached by the
Democratic senators today. This
understanding was reached at a con-
ference ON the floor of the senate
between the leaders of the minority
in the senate, and Representatives
Williams and Sherley, leaders Of the
minority in the house, who are op-
posed to the passage of the measure
In the house yesterday. Senator
Carmack will be the leader of the
opposition to the bill. He expressed
himself confident the senate will not
concur in the amendments to the bill
made by the house.
The chairman Of the Democratic
senatorial caucus. Blackburn, gave
notice to the Republican leaders that
the Democrats will not permit the
ship subsidy bill to pass the senate
before adjournment. He said IL
necessary Democratic senator's would
talk until the gavel falls at 12
O'Clock Monday.
The ship subsidy bill as passed by
the house was laid before the SEN
ate. carmack moved that the bill
be taken up tomorrow morning but
the motion was defeated. Other mo
tions by Democrats to postpone con-
sideration were also defeated. 1t is
evident the Democratic senators are
engaged in determind flibuster to
make good the statement of Black
burn that the bill shall not be voted
on before adjournment.
After the defeat of other dilatory
motions general agreement was
reported that the bill be taken up
for consideration at S O'Clock today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
SPECIAL
SESSION
Is Arranging to Adjourn Sine Die
This Evening Late or Some
Time Tonight.
THE DOG LAW is KILLED
Senate and House Are Far Apart on
Many Features of Bill for Appro-
priations But May Get Together
(By Staff Correspondent.)

CHARLESTON, March 2-All in
dications at moon pointed to an ad-
iournment of the special session
some time this evening or tonight.
The house and senate have both
appointed conference committees ON
the appropriation bills which have
passed both houses and are working
in an endeavor to reach anagreement
There is a difference of about $780,
900 between them in a total of 1913
amendments made by the senate.
There was nothing OF importance
done in either branch this morning
wit hthe exception of the considera-
tion Of appropriation bills. An at
tempt was made to pass the dog law
but it could only get to first read
ing in the senate.
The bills making the auditor at
torney in fact for nonresident, do
mestic and foreign corporations and
defining his duties was passed in
both houses
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
RICHARD EDWARDS
IS NOW IN JAIL
Deputy sheriGs Arrived Here With
Prisoner shortly After
Midnight.

Richard L. Edwards. former SUI
perintendent of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, was lodged
in the county Jail shortly after Fri
day midnight, having been brought
here from Washington. D. c.. by
Deputy sherifs John NJ. Knox and
John G. Lang, who went there after
him at the instance of the prosecu-
ting attorney, who had received no.
tification by police authorities of
that city that he was in their Gus
tody.
Edwards stands indicted here.
chargew with embezzlement of the
funds of the company in 1904. The
second attempt to arrest and bring
him here was successful. A former
requisition was defective and he
availed himself of that fact and as
the result was not brought here
then for trial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
MEETING
At CHURCH TONIGHT
win Be Held as Part of Revival Ser
vices-other Splendid Ser
vices Are Held.

At the revival services at Con NJ.
E. church yesterday afternoon the
subject of the Bible study was
Jesus First Recorded Prayer" The
seven prayers of Jesus we're men
toned. viz3 (D the prayer of ex-
altation (when the Seventy return
ed from their mission; (2) the
prayer for the Universal church
(The Lords Prayer; (3) the pray
er OF power (at Lazarus restora-
tion); a. the prayer for glorifca-
ton (when the Greeks desired to see
Jesus); (5) the intercessary prayer
for the Disciples (John II chapter) :.
(6) the prayer in Gethsemane; C7)
the prayer of forgiveness and COM
mending of his spirit to God (on the
cross). A general conference fol-
lowed and good spirit of freedom
prevailed.
At night after the usual opening
exercises the pastor preached from
the text, Il am not ashamed of the
Gospel of Christ; for it is the power
of God unto Salvation to every one
that believeth." In this sermon it
was shown the Christian had no oc-
casion to be ashamed that "the pow
'er of God" was the greatest and
mightiest force in the universe and
the only force that could change the
sinful heart into one of purity and
obedience to Gods command.
One reported as having been con-
verted and two others came forward.
Today there will be but one meet
ing, a general testimony meeting
which will be held in the church to-
night at 1890 o'clock. An are In
vited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
GARBAGE CODE
Is Introduced At the Session OF city
Council, Amending the Exist
ing Ordinance.
COLLECTING RNe CONTRACT
Is the Plan Proposed in the ordi-
nance Introduced and Now Pend
ing in the City Council.

Following is a copy OF the new
ordinance regulating the collection
and disposition OF garbage and the
operation of the city crematory
which was passed to its second read
ing by the city council Friday night.
The Garbage Ordinance.
An ordinance to amend and re-
enact sections to 20 inclusiyeiy of
an ordinance to regulate the collec-
tion and disposal of garbage, night
soil, etc, adopted May 6. 1904.
Be it ordained by the council OF
the City of clarksburg that sections
to 20 inclusive of an ordinance TO
regulate the collection and disposal
of night soil, garbage, ETC., adopt-
ed May 8, 1904, be amended and
re-enacted SO as to read as follows:
Done BY Contract.
l.. That the council shall at the
first annual meeting in each year ap-
point keeper of the garbage plant
or crematory and the city clerk shall
advertise in the daily newspapers
published in the city for bids or
proposals to collect and remove all
garbage accumulating in the city for
one year from the 1st day Of May
thereafter, and to deposit said gar
bage in the crematory. All such
proposals shall be in writing and re-
turned under cover of sealed envel-
ope addressed to chairman Of the
committee upon sanitation, within
ten days from the first publication OF
said notice, The said committee ON
sanitation shall Immediately after
such proposals are received meet
and open the same and after hay-
ing examined the same award the
contract to such persons as the said
Continued on page 50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
WRECK
OCCURS AT CAIRO
Nine Cars Are Derailed and Badly
Mashed Up-Trains Are
Delayed.

An annoying freight wreck as we'll
as a destructive one took place at
Cairo on the Parkersburg branch of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad early
Saturday morning, delaying trains
three hours. Nine cars were ditched
and badly mashed up. Wreck trains
from Grafton and Parkersburg went
to the scene and cleaned up the
wreck. The first report was that
one of the trainmen was badly injur-
ed. but no one seems to have been
hurt. The wreck delayed the ac-
commodatton east. 1t arrived here
at 1920 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
WOMAN
DIES At MR.. CLARE
Mrs. Hester A. Cork, Wife Of w. w.
Cork. succumbs at Her Home
After Illness.

Mrs. Hester A. Cork, wife OF w.
W. Cork. of Mount Clarke. an es-
timable and highly honored woman.
died at her home Friday evening
at 1870 o'clock. after an Illness OF
a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Cork was "a years old and Il
survived by her husband and two
children, the latter being D. N Cork
and Mrs. /. F. Maxwell, both Of Mt.
Glare. Her maiden name was Miss
Hester Sullivan. She was born and
reared in Harrison county and re-
sided in 1t all her life. For more
than fifty years she has been a faith
ful member of the Methodist church
being affiliated with the Methodist
Protestant church at Mount Glare
at the time of her death and for sew
eral years preceding. Mrs. Cork's
husband was superintendent Of the
county infirmary- Of Harrison county.
for ten years.
The funeral Will take place sum
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Ser
vices will be held at the Methodist
Protestant church at Mount Glare.
led by the Rev. Mr.. Snyder. the pas
tor, and the burial will be in the
I. 0. 0. F. cemetery at Mount
Glare.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
GTTYs HEADQUARTERS
ARE TO Be RENOVATED.
Judge Con win Have Shabby Of
fees and Rooms Fixed Up
in a Short Time.

The offices and rooms in the Con
building on Court street used By the
city for its headquarters win be rem
ovated and repaired In the near fu-
ture. This was announced BY Mayor
Harmer at the regular session OF
council Friday night. He said that
Judge Cor. owner Of the building,
had been apprised b. him that the
rooms we're in very shabby coudl-
ton and that they ought to be hxed
up. The judge said he would have
the renovating done in a very short
time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
MAN
IS INDICTED
[Ry Aaaociated prnaa !

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March q
The vigo county grand jury today
returned indictments against Henry
Mcdonald and James scanlon. 1t is
charged they blew up the Methodist
church and two business houses in
Stamford few nights ago in re-
venge for a raid on McDonald's liq-
uor shop.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
WAS
IN TRAIN WRECK

death of four men, seriously wound
ing two more, and inHicting lesser in
juries upon over score of others.
The dead are the crews of the two
engines.
On the special train were mem
bers Of Co. F. Of the Second regiment
of Connecticut National Guards, and
Governor Woodruff and stan.
The Governor escaped injury. They
had been in attendance at a banquet
10 their honor in this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
OVER
PANAMA CANAL BID
Says Senator TiIIman who Intro.
duces Resolution Calling for
Papers From President.
rRy Aasoc,atsd prsnn.l

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March a.
Senator Tillman introduced a reso-
luton in the senate today calling ON
the President for all papers relating
to the recent agitation of having the
Panama canal built by contract and
in support of the resolution said that
Oliver complied with all the require
ments. He said there was suspicion
that the bid was rejected because
Oliver did not let in some of his
competitors who were too greedy on
the first bid"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
INSULT MADE
THEM CRAZY

velOp that both the strother brothers
suffered mental desangment the
night they killed Bywaters. After
DR.. clark's testimony the trial win
move rapidly toward its conclusion.
Clark testified that in his opinion
the strOther brothers were seized
with an uncontrollable emotional in
sanity the night Of the shoosng,
brought on By the many insults to
which they had been subjected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
8RAGG BOY COMMITTED
TO THE REFORM SCHOOL
Magistrate Gordon Sentences Him
for IncorrigibiIiay at In
stance of Father.

James Bragg, thirteen-yesr-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Bragg was
committed to the boys reform
school at Pruntytown by Magistrate
Gordon Friday evening and the lad
is now a prisoner in the county Jail
waiting to be taken there.
Jimmie's commitment was brought
about by his father who had him ar
rested and put in jail to be tried on
the charge of being incorrigible, of
vicious habits and beyond the con-
troll Of his parents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
THE NEW YORK
BANK STATEMENT
For the Week as Reported by +. s.
SIillory, OF the Local
Exchange.

The weekly statement Of the New
York Associated banks show the fol.
lowing changes, as reported by F.
S. Milloy, broker, Empire building:
Reserves, decrease, $450,s25; re.
serve, less o. s., decrease, 34s1.s $50;
loans, decrease. $4.274,sOo; specie,
decrease, $1,000, 500; legals, de.
crease, $1.015, 800; deposits, de.
crease, ss,5ss.soo; circulation, de.
crease, $217,3O0.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
NOMINATIONS SENT IN.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March q
The President sent to the senate to-
day the following nominations: Col
rector of customs, Charles F. Leach,
District of Cuyahoga, Ohio. Post
master. Indiana, H. p. Hardie.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
William w. Russell
, = + 4. + = = = . = 4 = = ,
; TRACTION STRIKE
, is VERY SERIOUS.
PORTSMOUTH.

= PORTSMOUTH, o., March 2 :
+ The street railway situation =
+ here is more serious. Strike :
+ sympathizers burned a street :
+ car on Damarln Hill during the .
: night. No cars are operating. Z
; Company officials threaten to Z
+ ask for the militia in case the :
I. city authorities fail in giving !
+ ample protection. I
+ : : : : = , , = : = = =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
: : I. I. : = 4. = I. = I. = = =
!. TRAIN PLUNGEs
!. DOWN EsIBANI1ofENT.

: cosHocroN, o, March a. :
= A freight train on the Columbus :
: Akron & Cleveland road plung- :
; ed down 3O-foot embankment Z
: near here today. E. C. Ham I
= mon, of Delaware, fireman, was =
+ crushed to death. and G. T. Z
= Norman, conductor, was fatally =
+ injured. 4
, +*+*+* = +++ ++* =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
LANDSLIDE DELAYS rRAIN.

A heavy landslide occurred at
Rosebud on the Short Line Saturday
morning and delayed the passenger
train three hours, besides stopping
all other through traffic on that road
that length of time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
BASKET BALL AT FArRmoNr.

A game of basketball is scheduled
for tonight at Fairmont between the
Broaddus team and the Fairmont
high school. 1t viii be played in
the gymnasium at Fairmont. Both
teams are strong and the contest win
be pretty one.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
SUIT BROUGHT
AGAINST MRS. EDDY.

CONCORD. N. H. March "a bill
in equity to secure an accounting of
the financial affairs of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy fled here yesterday by
her son is returnabie at the April
term of the supreme court when the
date for the hearing win be set.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
CHILD OPERATED UPON.

Galley Bragg, two-year-old child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bragg, was
operated upon at the Kessler hos
pital Friday evening for abcess Of
the brain. 1t Is not known yet what
the outcome Of the operation win. be.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
Dr. Clark Says They Suffered From
Emotional Insanity When They
Killed VIM. Bywaters.
nav Asnnclateh pr.n.-1

cULPEPPER, Va. March 2-Dr.
Clark occupied most of the day in
the trial of James and Philip stroth-
er. His testimony Is regarded by
the defense as Of vital Importance to
their side. he being expected to de.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
BUSINESS HOUSES
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
tBy Associated Press.l

BLOOMINGTON, III. March q
Eleven business houses on the north
side of Main street in the town Of
Leroy were destroyed by fre today.
The loss is $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
FOG BLOCKS VESSELS.
rBy AssocIated Press,I

LBy Associated Press.l
NEW YORK, March 2-There is
a thick fog over the bay today and
alond the coast. which prevents yes
sells from making port.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02
Two Fast Trains Collide, -Four Are
Killed, Many Injured, But Gov
ernor Escapes Injury.

WATERBURY. Conn. March q
Two passenger trains. regular and
special, coIlided head-on upon the
Naugatuck division Of the New York,
New Haven q Hartford railroad a,
Platts Mills today. resulting in the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02

CHICAGO, H., March 2-The Re
publican city convention today nom
mated with opposition Frederick A.
Busse for mayor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02

Mr.. ana Mrs. N. NJ. Hendrix, Of
BuckhannOh, visited here Saturday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-02

We are the only paper In the city
taSing the Assoeiatea Press reports,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
MARQUETTE LEAGUE NOTES.

Michael, the crack Western High slab
man, is signed with Trinity.
ST. Dominics and St Peters meet to-
morrow at Thirty-fifth and W streets.
Barbour. who is doing the collection for
the league, has a bad eye that makes the
spectators think twice before turning him
down.
Goodman. Of the st. Martins aggrega-
ton. can play almost any position on the
team. His specialueg are catcher, pitcher,
and FIST base.
With Michael pitching for Trinity and
ReichaTd doing the honors for st. Peters
there ought 70 be some game when these
two meet on the 9th OF this month.
Sherman. who was catching Goodman
In Fridays game looks good. For a man
who has been out Of practice as long
as he Sher. aan handled himself exception
ally well.
AS only three OF the scheduled games Of
the Marquette League have been played
the ST. Peter and Trinity teams remain
unknown quantities In the race for the
peHnant
Goodman and Spalding. OF ST. Martins.
and Johnson. Of St. Nincent's, have the
three highest batting averages. Each man
has played one game. Goodman batted
1000. spaldihg 40, ana Johnson 800
The Technical players are 10 be much
in evidence on the different teams in the
Marquette League 81. Martins has Mess.
Goodman, and Chaplin: ST. Peters has
signed Reichard. and traps are set for
several others by the willy managers
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE NOTES.

The games should be started earlier.
Bernie Gallagher made the FIRST balk
Of the year.
All OF the teams have now gon-games
added to their percentages.
Curly" Brown is now winning fame
with the Norfolk, Va, team
AIoysius and St stephens Institute are
still fighting for the top notch.
There is hardly a more loyal crowd Of
rooters in the league than that bunch
from the big print shop.
The field Is being looked after nicely.
and the wire which was placed back Of
the catcher is a mueh-needed improve
ment.
FuIcher. in the Columbia Athletic Club
Government Printing once game, pitched
three balls in the first session and re-
tired three men. That's going some.
Hayden's suspension has had a salutary
effect and the league people think that
the players will be very chary about in
curing the djspleasure of the people in
charge.
Zanneli's work at short stamps him as
conner. and he will bear watching. He is
one of the few players to whom a pOssi-
knocks the ball down.
The officials of the league are striving
to accommodate the crowd. and with this
end IN view the players bench has been
taken from in front of the seats, so as 10
give an unobstructed view.
Umpire Ed Handiboe was allowed by the
officials Of the league TO &C TO Annapolis
to umpire several games for the Mid
shipmen. His work in the Pennsylvania
game was commented upon very favor
ably.
Dutch" sterzer has returned from
Danville, Va. He is still on the reserve
list. The Atlantics will get the benefit OF
his work this year. Ia his first appear
ance he held the Southern Railway down
to one hit
Harry Collihower. who held the indica
tor in this league last year, is now in the
professional ranks The New England
League people seem satisfied as a letter
% the president of this league would seem
to indicate
Elmer Carr, of the Government Printing
Office, is one Of the best outf1eIders that
ever played under the auspices of the
n squirt of his old-time work. He is
clipping hits just over second base.
With the aggregation of ball tossers
that are enlisted under the Southern
Railways colors. the team should make
the best Of them hustle. The team should
practice between the games. There Is a
woeful lack OF signal work apparent to
the follower Of baseball.