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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
COACH HUNG on
BRINK OF CLIFF
Hundred Passengers ON western
Maryland Have Marrow Escape
on BlaclIwater Grade.

ELKINS, Sept. 19-Passengers on
train No. 4, northbound on the West
ern Maryland railroad had a thrill
ing experience when the front end
of the rear passenger coach left the
trucks as the train ascended the
Blackwater grade and hung suspend
ed over cliff 500 feet above the ra-
vine
Just at the point where the car
was Jared loose from its trucks the
right of way occupies space scarce
ly wider than a single track, with
high cliffs on one side and a gorge
below. estimated to be fully 500
feet below the track, one of the most
beautiful spots on the Western Mary
land. When the passengers, mostly
women, felt the car grating along
the tracks they felt little concern un-
til they saw the look of horror de-
picted on the countenances of sew
eral negro youths on the upper side
of the track.
As the car tetered and racke
back and forth. threatening every
minute to topple over and go plung-
ing down into space. women and
children screamed and moaned In
horror.
Finally righting itself. the occu-
pants were reassured of their safe
ty by the train crew and transferred
to another car. Had the train been
running at any great speed fully 100
casualties would have resulted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
FALL OPENING
OF Millinery viii Take Place At the
Parsons-Souders Store
Tonight.

The semI-annual fall and winter
exhibit of fine millinery is being
made at the Parsous-souders stores
today. The taste and judgment ex-
ercised in selecting Gage" models
and the great number of styles shown
and the magnificent hats designed
by Mrs. Enoch and her corps of as
sistants are sure to command the
admiration fall. Many visitors
have thronged the store today, and
tonight at 1880 o'clock the Wells
orchestra will render a specially pre-
pared program for the entertainment
of the stores visitors.
Messrs. Parsons and souders are
desirous of every ones presence
who can come tonight. The open
ing will continue tomorrow, Friday.
No invitations-ar1 welcome.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
COLLISION OCCURS.
ON TRACTION LINE
Between Grasselll Passenger Car and
Work Car, Known as the
Red Devil.

Street car No. 20 and the Red
Devil, which is the work car, had
head-on collision at 1910 o'clock
this morning at the pump station on
the Grassellt line of the traction sys-
TEN, but, fortunately, no one was
injured. Motorman Williams of the
passenger car IN charge of Conductor
West stood at his post bravely.,
There were seven or eight passen-
gers on the car. Some of them
jumped, while others remained on
the car and braced themselves for
the collision. They were frighten-
ed and somewhat shaken up. It
appears that when car 20 passed an
other car at the switch just beyond
Industrial the crew was not inform
ed that the Red Devil was following
the car going out to Grasselli.
However. the motorman sighted the
Red Devil in time to bring his car
almost to a standstin and the coll
lision's force was weakened by the
act. The motorman in charge of
the Red Devil did not succeed in
slowing his car down to the extent
of avoiding collision but checked
its speed sufficiently to prevent dis
aster.
Red Devil was heavily loaded with
iron and this hlndered the motor
man in his efforts to stop the car
If the cars had crashed together
violently, there would doubtless
have been loss of life, and the
motormen would surely have been
crushed to death.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
Later assignment Was Made Trans
ferring Interest in Stock Of
Subsidiary Companies.
TRUSTEES RECORDS oBTANEu
And Are Being Examined by Govern
ment Counsel In Suit Against
the standard.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19-John D.
Rockefeller owned 256.S54 shares
out OF the total of s72 500 shares. or
more than one-fourth interest in the
old Standard OIL Trust, according to
the testimony of w. H. TiIford, In
the federal hearing against the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey here today.
Rockefeller owned this amount of
stock in 1892 and later. assign
ment was made transferring to him
his proportionate interest in stocks
of subsidiary companies.
w. H. Tilford is the treasurer OF
the Standard OIL Company. Attor-
ney Kellogg, who is conducting the
federal suit against the oil company,
piled Tilford with many questions in
efforts to CLEAN further facts and
figures concerning the development
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. Kellogg said today the rec
ords of the liquidating trustees,
finally furnished, by the Standard oil
Company, are being examined by the
governments counsel and said 1t viii
be several days before the informa-
tion obtained from these books could
be produced in court.
During the examination of Tilford
evidence was adduced, which Attor-
ney Kellogg says tends to prove that
the Standard was operating in Texas
under the name of the Corsieana Re.
fning Company. Texas antitrust
laws forbid the Standard from doing
business in the state OF Texas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19

TO MEET HERE
For Purpose of TaISinf Some Action
Towards Chp2ge of New
State Law.

There is considerable dissatisfac-
tion among some of the Osteopaths
of the State because of the workings
of the new law that was passed at
the session of the legislature last
winter which provides for regulating
the practice of this branch of medi-
cal profession, and there will be a
called meeting of the members of
the state organization held in this
city about the middle OF the coming
month for the purpose of taking
some action in the matter.
During the last few years there
has been quite an increase in the
number of osteopaths in this State
and they are in such force now that
they are bringing considerable pres
sure to bear in the matter of legisIa-
tion regarding the profession In the
State. During the last session of
the legislature a law was passed
which has for its object a rigid ex-
animation of all who desire to prac-
tice In the State and also curtails
the diseases which they may treat.
1t is claimed by some of the osteo-
paths that this law is working a
great hardship upon the profession
an dthat it is not equitable as com
pared with the laws governing the
other branches of the medical pro-
fession. 1t is expected there will be
large attendance OF the members
of the state association at this meet
ing and that such action will be TAX
en- looking to a modification of the
law at the next session so that the
members of the association may be
placed on an equal foting with the
homeopaths and the alopaths in
medicine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
OWNED FOURTH oFoCTUPTS
ARE 70 BE SUNG
BIZ THE NEW CHORAL UNION
Vocal Talent of ClarISsburg to BE
Brought Together for Higher
Cultivation.

Owing to the fact that not suf-
ticient number were present at the
meeting of the choral union Monday
evening to organize the society prop
erly it was decided to postpone the
meeting to Monday evening next
when 1t will be held at the First
Baptist church. Miss Leigh earnest
ly desires every one in the city who
can sing to be present and assist in
organizing the union.
Perhaps, word of explanation as
to the organization might be advis-
able. The sole idea Miss Leigh has
in organizing such a society is to
bring together the vocal talent of
Clarksburg for the higher cultiva-
ton of vocal music. The society is
not a school nor church affair and
is solely for the study OF simple
choral music and the gradual de-
velopment of the Messiah" and such
oratories.
If sufficient number will take an
interest in the society Miss Leigh
plans TO give a mid-winter concert
of a number of small Choruses by
the choral union. The Messiah
will then be taken up and fully pre-
pared and for the spring Miss Green
and Miss Leigh are endeayoring to
perfect plans for a May musical fes-
tiyal to consist of four concerts, two
afternoon and two evening. Mrs.
Alexander, pianist of New York
city. will be engaged If possible for
the first afternoon concert.
The first evening concert will be
rendered by the choral union and
would consist of practically the
same Numbers given in the mid
winter concert, assisted by a reader
and the Young Ladies Glee Club Of
Broaddus Institute in a cantata. The
second afternoon will be given over
ito matinee concert to be rendered
by the four solo artists to be here
from New York who will also give
the solo work in the final concert,
which will be the Messiah by the
choral union, assisted by an orches-
ira if one can be engaged, and the
organ and piano accompaniment.
Miss Edith Leigh directing.
Miss Leigh has had a special
course in directing under Harrison
Wied, of Chicago, who is director of
the Apollo Club Association there,
and had several years experience in
handling such work. She will do
her utmost towards making the fes-
tival splendid success, but cannot
do this without voices. Those inter
ested in the study of vocal music
should be present at the meeting
next Monday evening from 1880 to
$3.50 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
DOCTOR ARRIVES
And Will Give Free Lecture Tonight
ut the Opera House on
Public Health.

DR.. j. N. Mccormack, of Bowling
Green, Ky. arrived here this morn
ing from Weston, and was met at
the station by a committee composed
of Drs. Howell, Morgan, A. o. Flow
ers and Slater.
DR.. Mccormack delivered a lee
ture to the doctors at the Waldo ho-
tel this afternoon at l o'clock, which
was well attended and highly appre-
ciated.
Tonight at s O'Clock DR.. Mccor-
mack will deliver a public lecture at
the Grand opera house. The lee
ture will be free to all and the
public should not miss the oppor-
tunity of hearing him in reference
to the health of the community.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
NEW COMPANY
Is in Process of Formation to Drill
for Oil and Gas in
Missouri.

The Rona Oil & Gas Company, of
the State of Missouri, with twenty
FIVE thousand acres leased in that
State and having capital stock of
100000. in which Salem citizens
are interested, is in process of for
nation. and the charter has been ap-
piled for to Secretary of State c. w.
swisher. The iucorporators are w.
H. Hoyt, of New York; Homer B.
Mckinley, George H Ross, George
w. F, Randolph, William Carr, H.
Edengir, all of Salem; several Mis-
souri, gentlemen and still others OF
Salem. 1t is the intention to COM
mence development of the territory
at once for oil and gas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
Judge Lynch Decides He Can Have
a Fair Trial in This County
And OverruIes Motion.
LARGE CROWD IS ATTRACTED.
Court Gives Time For Preparation
Of Papers and Argument for and
Against the Motions.

After the opening of circuit court
Thursday morning, the reading Of
the minutes, chancery orders handed
down and new motions heard, the
case against Thomas P. Harmon,
charged with killing Mrs. Fred
Pickett few weeks ago, was called.
The attorneys for the defense ask
ed for continuance and change OF
venue and they presented afhdavits
to the court. Judge Lynch gave the
State until 1880 o'clock in the at
ternoon to present counter affidavits
and adjourned court until that hour.
At 1880 o'clock in the afternoon
court reconvened with large crowd
of people present. Afidavits of
both sides were presented and some
time was taken to consider them, as
well as for the State to prepare
others.
At o'clock Judge Lynch denied
the motion for continuance and
change of venue and announced
that the trial would begin at .
o'clock tomorrow morning.
In the Cause of ]. /. Alexander VS.
John D. Romine, an order was enter
ed appointing E. D. Lewis commits
sioner to make a special deed.
The commissioners final report
was made in the cause of Wilson
Goldsmith VS.. John NJ. Flanagan,
administrator, ct al.
An order docketing notice and
petition was made in the cause of
Mary Victoria Post VS.. ophia Major
Post.
A deere appointing commissioners
vas handed down in the cause Of
Elizabeth Flint VS.. John Yost.
In the cause of the West Virginia
Bank VS.. Camden Sommers, the court
appointed Philip P. steptoe trustee.
The jury in misdemeanor case
against John R. Hickman, charged
with selling .whiskey to a minor,
failed to agree, and was discharged
Thursday morning.
One jury acquitted John R. Hick-
man of. selling intoxicants to
minor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
SMALL BLAZE STARTS
DURING RAIN STORM.

A small blaze took place during
the heavy rain storm at $50 o'clock
Wednesday evening and the latter,
together with the prompt response
of the fire department, likely saved
the cleaning and pressing establish
ment on Fourth street near the En-
pire building, from burning to the
ground. The fire was started by
gasoline in the rear part of the
building. The damage was slight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
GETS SEVEN YEARS FOR
RAISING GREENBACKs.

HUNTINGTON, Sept. 1s-cassan-
dra Kline. of WEIGH, Mcdowell coun-
ty, was convicted in federal court
here of raising two-dollar bills to
twenties. He had been doing big
business in the mining region along
the Norfolk & Western. He was
sentenced to seven years in the peni-
tentlary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
COUNTY COURT

An exoneration was allowed to
Anna S. Kearns.
John "A. Fleming's coal land was
reduced in acreage.
Homer B. Lynch was exonerated
the amount of a license for hawker
and peddler.
The courtrallowed many road and
county claims, after examining them
carefully.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
NEW MANAGER COMES.

George Dewitt, of Charleston, has
taken charge of the interests of
Meade Bros. here. He is a capable
business man and comes here highly
recommended. His official position
with the company is that of manager.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
CoTTRILL IS JAILED ON
A PATERNITY CHARGE.

s. D. cottrill, of the Reynolds ad-
dition, was arrested by Constable
Waldo at his home Thursday after
noon and taken before Magistrate
Gordon to answer to a paternity
charge preferred against him by
Josie Gill, OF Barnes's Crossing.
Magistrate Gordon held him for cir
cult court and committed him to
jail in default of bond.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
BOY DIES OF DIPHTHERIA,

Guy vinson Miley. ten-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney NJ. Miley, of
Mt. Glare, died Thursday forenoon
at II O'Clock of diphtheria. The
funeral will take place Friday after
noon at o'clock with services at
the parents home conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Snyder and burial in the
Sheets cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
MAJoR LANG RErrER-

The condition of Lloyd L. Lang,
ex-sherif of the county. is improved
at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Frank shutleworth, and he is able
to sit up in bed. He has liver
trouble.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
COMPANY ORGANIZED
TO TRADE IN HORSES.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 1s-The Ia
corporators being NJ. Brown. C. H.
Gates, S. A. Gates. E. S. Brown and
David Brown. of Elkins. a horse
trading concern to be known as the
Gates Horse and Mule Company. has
been organized and chartered to do
business as horse dealers, with head
quarters in Elkins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
GOOD WELL ON sHAHAN.

Another good well came in on the
shahan estate at the mouth of Salem
fork of Tenmile creek last night. 1t
is good for one hundred barrels of
oil day. A location has been made
on the Robinson lease on Bear Track
run near Salem.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
RACERS GO AWAY

The Clarksburg race horses will
not all be at any one place next
week. A. D. PARIS horses will be
shipped to Belington from Buckhan-
non. Others will go to Meyersdale,
Pa. and Messrs. sommers and Moore
will ship theirs to Altoona, Pa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
GREArHoUsE PAYS a rIyE.

F. C. Greathouse paid fine of 81
and costs in Magistrate Gordon's
court Thursday after confessing to
an assault on ]. w. Cassidy in the
B. & o. railroad yards Tuesday.
Greathouse was arrested on war
rant sworn out by Constable shrader
on information made to him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
STORM STOPS CAR.

The electric storm Wednesday
evening put car No. on the depot
line of the traction system out of
commission. in front of the Waldo.
There were several passengers in the
car and they unloaded hastily. None
of them We're injured. The line was
blocked quite a while.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
McATEE JAILED.

Bert McAtee Fas sent to Jail for
fve days by Mayor Grille at the regu-
lar session OF police court this morn
ing. He was fined SIS and costs for
being drunk in the city's streets last
night and couldn't pay the amount.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
KING THROWN FROM HORSE.
ny Assoctnted pronn1N

DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 10
King Frederick August of saxony
was thrown from a horse in the
course of manouvres near here, sus-
tanning slight injuries.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
HADDOX REPORTS
To the Governor the Figures for
August OF Population of the
Peniteniary.

Warden c. A. Haddox, of the
Moundsville penitentfary, has sent
his report for the month of August
to the governor. It is as follows:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-19
CIRCULATION

The Greatest and Besi IN
CIarl1sbrrs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-21
Think H0LOUPS
R|LEYS PALS

The 2 men who held up the Clin-
ton bar last Saturday night are be-
lieved to be pals of James Mills
Riley, suspected safe-blower and
thug, who is now serving out 500
fine on the rockpile. They are be-
lieved to still be in the city.
Since Riley was incarcerated he
has been visited by no one. Last
night an attorney was sent to him.
This leads to the belief that
Riley's pals are trying to raise
money enough to pay the balance of
his 500 fine and get him out of
Jail.
Detective Alec Macdonald says
that Riley has not been in this
section of the country in the last
few years but what safe has been
blown, holdups occurred or other
misdeeds. He travels with such
notorious thugs as O'Conner and
Melvin. The latter wears glasses,
and is known among despTadoes
and to the police as the "glim guy"
Riley also associated with Blair
and Haviland, the safe-blowers
who are now in the penitentiary for
blowing a safe at Tekoa and rob-
bling 1t of $4,000 worth of jewelry.
Riley has been arrested repeated
ly as a vagrant, but local police
have always been unsuccessful
when they tried to connect him
with serious crimes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-21

The guards on the island who
watch over the salt houses of the
North American Trading & Trans
portation Co. are poorly prepared
to meet any force. The salt houses
are filled with thousands of seal
skins of immense value, awaiting
shipment. 1t is said that the plans
of the raiders include the over
powering of the guards, the looting
of their salt houses and the kill
Ing of the entire herd. If success
full, the cleanup would approximate
value of $10.000000
According to the informers, the
Japs expect to gather near Copper
island early in the fall and make
dash on the Pribilof islands be-
fore winter opens.
The poachers probably intend to
strike quickly, secure their booty,
scatter among the islands of the
Boring sea and run for home, hop
ing that even If United States ships
arrive. the majority OF their schoon-
ers can escape with the loot while
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-21
MACH0 KEEPS HIS
GRIP ON COUNCIL

The city council appeared last
night in another travesty when il
tried" A. M. Macho, the employ.
ment agent, on charge of doing a
fraudulent business. Letters from
Mayor Moore, Chief of Police Rice,
Police Commissioner ONO, License
Inspector Gwydir, all recommended
that the Macho license to carry on
his present business be revoked
for fraudulent dealing. Sergeant
Sullivan, Detectives Macdonald and
McDermott testified as TO the crook
ed methods in hiring uneducated
foreigners, misrepresentation to
them, and subsequent hardships to
which they were put on this &C.
count. .--
Yet the council postponed any
action for Q weeks so that Macho
may prepare a defense" In the
meantime he is still in business.
His license does not expire until
Sept. 81.
The mystery of Macho's hold on
the affections of the city council
is still unsolved. Ordinarily a rec
ommendation from the chief of po-
lice is sufficient to cause license
forfeiture.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-21
.R|PL|NGER DOES
NICELY NOW

SEATTLE, Aug. 21-Julus
Koch. brother-in-law of John Rip
finger. defaulting ex-comptroller.
has returned direct to Seattle from
Honduras, where Riplinger is now
located on banana plantation.
Koch says that Riplinger owns 100
acres of land at Irionia, more than
60 miles from a seaport of any con-
sequence. Lately he has gone into
the mountains on account of an at
tack of fever. AS usual, he is very
careful of his health and personal
comfort
Koch tried to get Riplinger to
come back and face the music, but
failed. He says TIE defaulter keeps
well posted as to developments in
Seattle.
Mr.. Koch went south from Seat
tie in the spring for the benefit of
his health. At Los Angeles he fell
into the scheme to go to Honduras
with Riplinger and his brother,
Nick Riplinger, taking passage
from New Orleans and reaching the
banana country in March.
The state department has in
formed Gov. Mead from Washing
ton that on account of revolutionary
conditions now prevailing in Cen
trail America it will be useless to
attempt early extradition proceed
ings with view to bringing Rip
1inger back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-21
ARTIST TH|RSTS
FOR GORE

SEATTLE, Aug. Calculated by
spirit Of professional jealousy,
Joseph Wroinski, an Austrian de.
signer of reputation in his art, re-
Gently of Chicago, attempted to
murder George Essenberger, of 1916
Terry av., a fellow artist. That the
victim of the assault is not now at
the morgue is due to the interfer-
ence Of Manager F. c. Thompson,
of the Eden Musee at First av. and
Cherry St, where the shooting oc-
Cured.
Wroinski, after calling Essen
berger vile name, drew a revolver
and shot at his intended victim.
The bullet struck the right lapel of
the coat without touching the flesh.
The maddened artist thereupon
struck his intended victim on the
head with the gun, Telling him.
Standing over the half conscious
man, Wroinski aimed for a second
shot when Thompson approached,
and grabbing a piece of gas pipe,
struck Wroinski on the head in
time to prevent his firing.
Up until recently Wronski has
had charge of the designing and
art work for the Eden Musee. Ow.
ing to increased work Essenberger
was hired and given charge of the
work on l floor. At this Wroinski
is said to have become very angry
and threatened to have revenge.