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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Take notice that on the End day
of April, 1907, there will be an cleo
ton held in the City of Clarksburg
under Chapter 101 of the Acts OF
1897, entitled: can act to amend
and re-enact and reduce into one the
several acts incorporating the Town
of Clarksburg in the County of Har-
rfson, defining the powers thereof
and describing the limits Of said town
for the election of officers and COM
mon council, provided by said act. :"
Mayor, City Clerk, Chief of Police,
Superintendent Of Streets, Commits
sioner of Water Works, Collector
and Treasurer, City Assessor and
School Commissioner, for one year:
and five Councilmen, one from each
ward, for two years each. as provid-
ed by said act.
Said election shall be held and
conducted and the result thereof
certified, returned and finally deter
mined under Chapter three of the
Code of West Virginia as amended.
Such election shall be held in the
places enumerated below in the re-
spectiye wards by the Commissioners
named below:
First Ward - Nutter House
Thomas Burk, Bernard Caughlin, M.
F. Snider, Commissioners. P. j..
Lyden, VIM. Byrd, Challengers.
Second Ward-Curkendal House
r. B. Willison, s. R. Griffin, Isaac
]. Coston, Commissioners. John j.
Denham, Hugh Jarvis, Challengers.
Third Ward-Walker House-Dr
~ 10 T0lav4r q
Amos Payne, Commissioners. Frank
r. Moore, ]. Hornor Davis. Chal-
lengers.
Fourth ward-Ed. Armstrong;
office-Wm L. Cole, s. r. Reed, D..
3. Potter, Commissioners. VIII e.
Morris, Jas. W. Robinson, Challeng-
ers.
Fifth wa-d-council Chamber.
A. Fleming, Chas. G. Coffman, Frank
H. Rhodes, Commissioners. Chas
w. Moore, Robert A. Garrett, Chal-
lengers.
Given under my hand this I'd day
of March, 1907.
WILL H. COLE,
Clerk OF City OF Clarksburg.
At the same time and place above
mentioned there viii be held an cleo
ton held for School Commissioner
for the Clarksburg School District
for the term of three years. All
voters residing within said district
but outside OF the City. win vote at
the council chamber at the same
time for said school commissioner.
Given under my hand this 9th
day of February, 1907.
HARVEY w. HARMER,
Secy. Board OF Education.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
MINES
HAVE BEEN FOUND
BY Engineer John sanborn in Ken
lucky Not Far From West
Virginia Line.

CHARLESTON. March 11-En-
gineer John sanborn has found in
Kentucky, near the West Virginia
line, in Elliott county, what he con
finedtly believes is new diamond
fielda field as rich as Kimberley,
South Africa.
The outcrop OF mineral and earthly
formation at this point is the crater,
apparently, of an extinct volcano.
General Sam Pearson, lately ar
rived from South Africa, after look
ing over the ground, is quoted as
saying that he is certain diamonds
would be found in the crater of the
extinct volcano. David Draper, a
geologist from johannesburg, Trans
vaal, has examined the ground and
makes the statement that he never
saw the formation outside South
Africa and belives judicious working
will make the property of enormous
value.
For many years there have been
stories and legends of diamonds hav-
ing been found in Elliott county, but
until recently they were given no
credence. The researches of Mr..
sanborn hav awakened great inter
est.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
Eneouraae LIia hohhie..

Women would find men much easier
tethered to their own fresides If they
would encourage their husbands in
some peculiar hobby, and forgive til,
little extra trouble the brushing VI.
afterward gives them. The encourag
ing of hobby certainly implies sell
sacrifice on the part OF the wife, but
II she is wise, she win give her ''man
a corner Of the home as his own den.
where he can bestow his properties
make as much litter as he chooses ant
work out his leisure in the pursuit OF
his harmless hobby.
Perhaps 1t may take him many hour
to turn soap box into a corner cup.
board, but do not laugh at the work OF
art when 1t is finished. Praise 1t rather.
It is better for man to do such things
In his odd hours than attend horse
race, bet, drink and lose his situation.
his example. too, viii lessen the labor
in the training Of your family. for his
eye win be on the young people, and
they win in s'helping father" learn to
ind home the most blessed spot on
earth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
ARTISTIC PILLOW.
A Stylish, Quickly Worked and Easily
Washed Cover.

A Stylish, Quickly Worked and Easily
Washed Cover.
A charming pillow may be made
of the heavy fish net that can I've
bought in the upholstery department
of most large department stores.
Cut from paper a pattern of conven-
tionalized four leaved clover abort
six inches across. Put this on the net
and trace around the edge with soft
lead pencil. Diagonally back of 1t set
another clover blossom of which part
of two petals is hidden. Dot two
flowers SO grouped ut equal intervals
over the surface of the net.
outline the design in duchess lace
braid and fill in each petal with a
darning stitch in pink rope silk. Use
darker pink for the under flower.
Run the lace around the centers. Elk
tending about an inch on the outside
of each group Of flowers darn In an ir-
regular background of still darker
shade of pink. For this the stitches
should so directly across the mesh Of
the net. not up and down.
Made up over nile green taffeta pill
low, this makes a stylish and quickly
worked cover, which has the added
advantage that 1t may be easily wash
ed.-Philadelphia Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
CITY HEADQUARTERS
TURNED TOPSY TURVY
Force of Workmen Are Engaged in
Renovating the Rooms,
Much Needed Work.

Things are topsy turvy at city
headquarters for force of men are
busily engaged in renovating the
place. The work was commenced
Monday morning at the instance Of
Judge Nathan Cor, the owner Of the
building in which te city's head
quarters are housed. New paper
will be hung on the walls, the wood
work will be painted and the rooms
beautified generally. The improve
ments will be greatly appreciated by
the city officials for it has long been
needed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Recorded in the. Office of the
County Clerk.

v. L. Hornor to Sarah A. Drum.
mond, / lot, Eagle district.
Ten Mile Land Co. to Archie Rey,
nolds, lot, Eagle district.
o. L. Ladwig ct ais. to Union
Lodge No. 2ss, I. o. o. F., 1 lot
Lost Creek.
U. G. Logue to Pardee-curtir
Lumber Co., lot. Jackson square
city.
n. B. Mccarty to Mrs. L. B. Means
! lot, Kelley addition, city.
Amanda B. Day to Al ]. Davis, ]
lot. Northview.
sehon ]. Flanagan to John W
Flanagan, lot, Adamston.
Hugh Neeper to Sarah 3. Neeper
sc acres, Clay district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
tering in Altoona. He has mot sign
ed as yet with any club.

/ tering in Altoona. He has mot sign
ed as yet with any club.
Manager Don McKim. Of Brad
does. has received the signed con-
tract o. sbortstoD Nelson sandherr.
sIctIim believes sandherr is the best
shortsto in the r o. NJ. Joe King,
the erack Indiana Normal pitcher,
has been signed by MeKIm. Nc
Kim has signed two Tri-State out
fielders, hut viii not disclose their
names until he announces Ms line
up.
The East Ilyeipool team for this
season viii mako steubenYille's high
priced baach step some and make
ihe backsra up and thing. stet-
Ter Il getting together a good team.
but sore Of the players he mas sign
ed were not wanted here East Liv-
erpool Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
HEAD CAMP ooNvENEs.

The Head Camp convention Of the
Woodmen of the World, for West
Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina and the District Of colum-
bia, will be held this week at Nor
folk, Va. 1t is expected that there
will be about I'VE hundred delegates
present and great deal of business
of Importance to- the order win be
transacted. The local camp VIII be
represented by F. o. Sutton, who
has gone to Norfolk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
The Two clas.e,.

It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who
said most truthfully, 'sThs human race
d divided into two ciasses-those who
go ahead and do something and those
who sit and Inquire why g wasn't done
the other way"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11

Elmer Davis, the popular Ieft.iield-
err on the Waynesburg team Is wins
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
Dope

connellsyille West Penn league
has arranged this schedule for exhi-
bition games;
April 16 and is, at Uniontown.
April II and 10, Uniontown at
home.
April "a, Cuban Giants at home.
April %, w. v. Q. al home.
April 26. at McKeesport.
April 81, McKeesport at home.
arrangements are being made for
a game with the Cuban stars Of
Havana 10 be played a connells-
willie.
The steubenyille p o. N. club Is
generally known around The Circuit
as the Stubs One Of its home pa
Pers calls its members the stenbs
and the other the stubbers.
Elmer Davis, the popular Ieft.iield-
err on the Waynesburg team Is vim
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-11
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.


A beautiful ana wen kept ccems-
terry near the city. An lots under
perpetual care. Think what thai
means, perpetual care. For any In.
formation desired cali sac W. Main
St, the cemetery, or Az Home
phone.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
Amusement Afloat.

They publish daily papers, in
skeleton form, on some of the
lir ers; they have divine worship on
Sunday; they have advertisements
for the benefit of the sailors fund;
and so why not have theatrical per
formances, including sacred CON
certs," and, if permissible, even a
set-to now and then for the delecta-
ton Of the admirers of Jeffries and
Cans?
For the possibilities of amuse-
ment on board the greyhoun6s
or dacbshunds increase proportion
ately with the size of the ships.
Solitaire. poker, and Switchboard
are conventional antiquities. Why
not be up TO date? If baseball by
electric light is not only practical
but enjoyable, wouldn't IL be a
good idea to give our national game
a place on the maritime program?
Most of the cabin passengers are
ADltIlCdAlNs anu AntAL NNA AAdNnAuA
tastes might well be catered to.
Our theatrical experts have at
last novel opportunity, and we are
pretty sure that they will make the
most of it. When they can repro
duce a horse race, a railroad wreck,
or subway scene on a stage in one
Of the bandbox theaters that our
squeezed-up cities make compulsory,
they viii not be at a loss in the
main saloon of 7OO-footer. Every
thing, we conceive, viii be the same
as ashore; even the refreshment
stand will be literally on deck for
the relief Of those who habitually
eschew the orchestral entr' actes
Incidentally, the transatlantic cir
cult ought to prove a rare boon to
the members of the "profesh." One
night stands will be out of the ques-
ton.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

If check was lost another could
be issued without risk
No layman can tell whether all
this is good or bad. Even the ex-
perts don't know. AS the Disburs-
ing officer and Sub-auditor are not
to be released of responsibility until
the signed checks are received at
the Treasury Department, it is be-
lieved that defalcations like that
which recently cost the District
$4,000 can and will be prevented in
future But doing so viii be at she
price of mountains OF records. and
very possibly twice as much money
for extra clerical services as has
ever been lost. In the meantime
our Washington teachers, who have
earned their pay and should have
received it promptly on the minute,
must wait three weeks or month,
and meet their bills meanwhile
however they can. Something is
wrong in all this somewhere.
New instructions for the prepare
ton of payrolls by the Engineer
Department of the District govern
ment were issued under date of
October 3. BY some chance they
missed the exactions of the new
Keep Commission order. Here are
two para graphs:
2 Each laborar and each owner OF
hired transportation shall have but
single line. or succession Of lines, on
which shall appear as a total the fun
amount due him for the period covered
by the roll, Notwithstanding that partial
amounts due may be covered by differ
ent appropriations or allotments.
3. At the end Of the roll shall appear
a summary showing the proper distribu-
tion OF the payroll total 70 the various
appropriations or allotments under
which labor was employed or trauspor-
tation hired. and this shall be certified
by the proper official and head Of divi-
sion The total OF said summary must
agree with the total OF the roll.
Why should that not be enough
for our school teachers?
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
Red Tape and Pay Rolls.

How little a pull will unwind the
spool of red tape!
The Keep Commission, noting the
changes in the Office of Auditor and
the frequent useIessness of vouch-
ers signed before money was paid,
decided that hereafter leach
voucher shall show the whole rec
ord" So the several hundred bu-
reaus of the departments and the
score of bureaus of the District gov
eminent have all had to rearrange
their books, print new forms, and
gather a mass of new information.
Here in Washington those who
are Inconvenience most by the
change are the teachers in the pub
lie schools. Their new rolls must
show the following highly interest
ing and timely facts every month:
The date of original appointment.
The date of last change of salary.
Any partial payments.
The basic salary-that is, the sal
airy less any increase for length Of
service.
The increase due to length of
service under the new law.
Every thirty days the records of
the Treasury Department must be
encountered with all these entries
as to each teacher, no matter
whether any changes have occurred
in that particular instance or not.
But after October I there VIII also
be saving in bookkeeping, The du-
plicate signatures will then be abol-
ished and the Endorsement on the
pay check viii be accepted as a suf-
ficient receipt. The teacher viii
thus be spared the signing of his
name twice. But, what then? Sup
pose the teacher denies receiving
any check? Or, suppose that, adj
hitting he receives it, he shall lose
it? The old signature was proof
that the check had been delivered.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

Ing about three inches of air untn the
collapse came.
Wen, what happened them asked
Clerkly as the narrator PAUSED.
"Oh, nothing except the gang owned
VI. to being army officers out prac-
t.cing for that enforced ride they must
take IN order 10 be eligible for pro-
motion. Then they moved on up six
teenth street after asking tho cop not
to report the disturbance 70 headquar-
ters."
Result of Test Ride.
And what will be the result Of this
practice and this test rider" inquired
C,erkly.
THE results are already showing.
responded Lunchroom Charlie. as he
glanced at the clock and saw he had
two more minutes before the bureau
chief would call time on the office
force. L came down on tho car the
rext morning with my-same friend
ana, considering his age and weight.
offered him my seat. or course I did
not desire to embarrass the colonel,
but how did know he didn't want 70
sit down?
Anyway, he glared at me and said
he preferred a strap. A block further
another young man offered him a seat
after the colonel had trod unfeelingly
upon the youngsters toes. Again he
glared, but said nothing. Getting IN
town the car practically emptied, and
the conductor waved the erstwhile
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
Half Using Our Cars.

The railways themselves are as much
20 blame as the shippers for failure TO
get tAe best results from the use OF
equipment in handling cotton. They
have for years moved the crop OF cot
ton from country stations TO compress
points with an average OF about twenty
FIVE bales in "A car. IL has been dem
onstrated that with careful loading nrty-
one uniform bales OF uncomDressed cot
ton can be loaded In standard box car
and an average Of fOrty-twO bales can
probably be obtained.
Our company, and some ot1ers or the
South have undertaken TO enforce the
loading Of uncOmpressed cotton Tor It's
initial movement TO the compress point
10 the full loading capacity OF cars and
II this can be accomplished you Will
readily see that the efficiency Of equip
ment used in the first movement CT inc
cotton crop win be increased approx
mately 70 per cent.
So spoke the general traffic man
ager of the Southern railway to the
cotton manufacturers convention.
He put his finger there upon one of
the greatest defects (and one of the
most characteristic defects) Of
American shipping methods.
The cries goes up from every
freight yard: eve need more cars"
The increase in volume of wares Of
sered for shipment has been I'M
arecedented. From 1905 to 1906 it
was 1919 per cent. The equipment
has been increased likewise, until
the preparations of railroad presi-
dents called their sanity into ques-
ton. And yet there are not enough
cars.
One reason-maybe the chief rea-
son-is that suggested to the cotton
manufacturers No wonder there
are not enough if only one-half of
each cars capacity is used!
In England, Germany, and France
the custom is to load goods trains"
TO the doors. So doing requires that
cars be held at freight stations I'M
til they are filed, but it is doubtful
if the delay to freight thereby ex-
eeeds that now encountered by ship
pers generally in the United States.
For special classes of freighf even
that reasonable and business-like
delay is avoided by payment IF ex-
ira tariffs. The experience Of those
other countries makes it easy 70
believe the efficiency Of our railroad
equipment may be heightened by 70
per cent if once we do more than
half use il.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 6, 10Y.
Work to Do for Washington.
Sid the President at Memphis:

o-tp the IIeSluenI at -MemphlS.
The conservation Of natural resources
Is the fundamental problem. Unless we
SOW that problem IL will avail us little
TO Dive all others. To solve Ii, the
whole nation must undertake the task
througn their organizations and asso-
cations. through the men whom they
have made specially responsible for the
welfare OF the several states, and hnally
through Congress and the Executive.
As a preliminary step, the inland
wa terWays commission has decided,
with my full approval, to call a confer
ence on the conservation of natural re-
sources, including. of course. the
streams. to meet in Washington during
the coming winter. This conference
ought to be among the most important
gatherings IN our history. for none has
had a more vital question to consider.
During the coming winter"
means within the next five months.
Washington has two business bodies
which Will be at work all that time.
One or both of them must see to it
that this conference is made TO feel
the advantage of meeting here, and
the right Of Washington TO have its
own waterway properly and prompt
~ developed.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
SPECTATORS HIT
BY SPINNERS' PRESIDENT:
MEET GROWERS HALF WAY
Head of International Association Tells of Advantages
Coming From Closer Relations Between
Producers and Consumers

cotton Industry. the necessity for closer
acl Laintance between the men who
grow cotton in America and the men
who spin cotton in Europe became OBJ
vicus 70 all. In past years a few
isolated parties OF European spinners
have. with much advantage 70 them
selves. visited your profile cotton belt.
Last year a more important visit was
paid by a commission appointed by
some Of the leading firms OF cotton
spinners in Lancashire and this COM
mission was able &c attend the first
convention OF planters and spinners,
which was held IN Washington in May
CT that year.
Spectators Hurt Industry.
The bailng and the warehousing Of
the staple have not been as satisfac-
tory as you and we desire. bat an evil
infinitely more prejudicial has been the
opportunities that have been given TO
men. who neither grow nor spin cot
ton, nor are legitimately engaged in
its distribution, TO bring about ruinous
fluctuations in the price Of the raw ma
terial. The burdens imposed and the
disastrous influence Of these operations
upon all who are legitimateiy con-
ccrned in the progress OF the industry
cannot be exaggerated lL mas LED 70
the dislocation Of business, 90 the stop
pirr OF mills. and to the rum Of many,
inCtuGtng not few OF the spectators
themselves.
''Ar along We have met with epcour-
agement from our American friends.
They knew that there was nothing IN
our organization which was In any way
inimical 20 legitimate American Inter-
ests. Representatives OF the American
cotton planters attended our congress
az Vienna, and by joining freely in ths
valuable discussions that took place
there helped 10 considerably clear the
air.
I'VE want your cotton and are pre-
pared to pay for It price which Will
adequately reward your farmers for
their outlay Of capital and their en-
ployment OF labor. The interests OF the
growers OF cotton and the spinners OF
cotton are identical Both benefit by
anything which economies the cost OF
production and transport. Closer ac-
quaintance on our part with the condi-
tons prevailing on the Gotten fields. and
closer acquaintance on your part with
our requirements viii not only promote
more harmonious working. but VIII Lead
TO much saving % lime All money"
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
Connecticut Noah Sells World;
Has Tip on "Glactal DeLuge;;
Dry Places to Be in Asia Onh

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Choice and ex-
ira dry portions of what is left Of
this earth, after the approaching ga
cial deluge" has passed over it, may
be obtained in advance of Leon Lewis,
who. from Torrington, Conn. spre'rcts
the cataclysm.
Those interested in having a pleas
ant and healthful home after the de-
scent Of 800 or 100 feet of Ice and water
has made their present residences I'm
possible will find Mr.. Lewis ready 10
give a title TO any visible part OF the
earth. despite the Standard Oil mortgage
now said to exist.
He is president of the new Far East
Company. of Kamakura. Japan. with a
CAPITAL stock OF S4s6, 000 900, all Of which.
he says, has been subscribed.
II you would join him in this en-
csrprise, and If what he says II true.
IL would seem an act of prudence to
do so, you may be accommodated with
stock In any one OF the twenty-five sub
si6iary companies, of which the pro-
meter is president, Their total capt.