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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS.
Bonbastic JEFF.

This thing of lauding some bonn
bastio, fire-eating, clap-trap. noisy
stump speaker to the skies and hail
ing him as aNIoses simply because he
looks and acts and talks ferocious
Is, in may instances, a foolish waste
of adultation.
Take, for example, the case of
United States Senator jeff Davis of
Arkansas, who gets up and tears his
hair and tries to act like a chained
lunatic in efforts to persuade his
auditors with violently dramatic
species of oratory. He who has
been advertised as the untamed
wonder from Arkansas, and the bad
man from the upper waters of Bit
ter Creek; the man who pours out
denunciauon and invective like a
human gattling gun; screamer
from Screamerstown and fighter
from Fightersyille, he who is SO fullo
fire and flame against the trusts
that he is about to boil over, and
just cannot wait a minute longer to
fire into the terrible corporations
that are holding the people in the
chains fslavery; he who would i'm
prison, kill slay, destroy them root
and branch, and SOW in salt the
very ground they polluted.
JEFF Davis may be entertaining
and even amusing at times; he may
be able to command attention be-
cause of his dramatic talent where
otherwise his efforts would be vast
ed on an Indifferent and languid
audience. But after all the hyper
bole and tautology and pleonasm
and red fire are sifted down to the
plain logical facts upon which the
discourse is based, there does not
seem to be anything extraordinary
left in the way of newly discovered
principles and methods. Jeff Davis
1roths at the mouth over the same
things President Roosevelt and 9TH
er leading men told of long ago. He
rants around with platitudes that
are hoary with age. He seizes a
torch and with wild below, cries
out Stop" to the train that has
completed its journey and waits at
the terminal
There may be and doubtless is.
some utility to this vehement brand
of oratory. 1t may have It's use and
bring about some results. Indeed,
it may provide novel thrills. and
even delight the people. But. the
distinction between flaming words
and frantic gesticulations and
common reasoning should DO
carefully distinguished by the
American citizen when he takes in
terest in matters pertaining to his
civic welfare that are under dis
cussion. Let him not be carried
away by blast of words embelish-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
M'GEORGE WRITES
Continued from page IL


tricity for one-fourth of its present
cost. the value Is multiplied by tonr
or Is then increased to $500, 900. 90. If
IN 20 years through per capita Increase
IN use and increase of population, we
consume ten times the electricity, 1t
would be very conservative to use
i've" for our multiplier and $780,
10000 for the multiplicand. which
gives a product of $4,000, 900. 90. Some
might say that all this is too far ahead
to effect the present~valu but grant
this franchise as asked for and this
prospective value of millions viii i'm
mediately develop into a present tam
Eeable value of many hundreds of
thousands Of dollars. firmly believe
when this contract Is effected, that the
grantees would not part with it for
81, 900, 100000. This Is not wind or
water, but real and tangeable as real
estate.
Where does this wealth come from ?
1t comes from out the pockets of the
people. The old story of Jacob and
Essau enacted. except we don't get the
porridge. If the council grants this
franchise. they have given away 10
per cent. OF the total valuation of our
city.
1t would be profitable for those
people to accept franchise for three
years Grant that; then let us all
set about to learn all we can about
running an electric plant. This thing
has been sprung on us too quick II
they refuse to accept some such terms,
declare their pole7 and paraphernalia
a nuisance and compel them to re-
move them at once. We think we
are men individually. and let us be
men collectively and protect ourselves
and our posterity.
clarksburg. w. Va. Dec. II. 1907.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
KID GLOVES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Kid Cloves Boxed in
Christmas Boxes

Complete line of P.
Centemeri Kid Gloves in
16-button and 12-button
lengths, in Glaci, also the
Heavy English Cape
Gloves in all lengths, 10
button. l2-button, Shut
ton and regular one and
two. clasp, also Chi1dren's
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

The State Journal could today
name the next governor ofwest vir-
sinia. but as It does not desire to
cool on the situation too suddenly,
refrains from 50 doing.-Parkers-
burg State Journal.
From the way things look, the
Telegram will wager a doughnut
that the State Journal would have
to use capital IS" in the name,
followed with a Wv"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

ed with streak lightning. Let him
remember that the government ran
along pretty well before JefK Davis.
Ben TilIman and other vaudeville
artists got on the stage. sThe sem
ate. meanwhile, will utilize the spec
tacular production as a means Of
amusement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

The sergeant at arms In the Uni
ted States senate must be a very
indulgent fellow to put up with
such as one-eyed Ben and Jetr. They
would be- kicked out OF a well regh-
lated business or professional Of
fee sooner than one could wink.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

The Parkersburg Dispatch-News
seems to discredit the story that
Senator Scott is an orator. But,
who is it connected with that paper
that is in the class and able to
Judge?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

Values At 1Sc, 21c, 2oc, .0c,
35c on up TO $500, with all
the prices In between.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

Tillman attacking the President
OF the United States. and yet there
are some dupes ready to applaude!
Evidence it is that politics. make
suitable candidates for insane asy-
lums. There Is probably no more
detestable and repulsive man in pub
lie life today than the fre-spitter
from the South. who trots around
over the country at so much per
night trying to make believe that
he is It. The President of the uni
ted States is man. TilIman!
Well. what is he?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
COULDN'T GIVE BOND

.Robrt Scott and John Robinson.
colored, who are charged with fell
oniously assaulting Knight Potter.
and who were bound over to circuit
court by Magistrate Gordon Tuesday
afternoon, were unable to furnish
bond and are now in jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

The afternoon paper prints to-
days news, the morning paper
prints yesterdays news.-Prkers-
burg Sentinel.
Therefore, the person who wants
up-todate news reads the afternoon
newspaper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Perfection.ofHG'.'

Cape or Street Gloves. Ladies' Gauntlet Cape Gloves
Our Kid Gloves at Sis, $l35 65 and $500 the
best values in Clarksburg
Gloves aregu in
manshp nfrst gloves replaced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

At any rate Tax Commissioner
White has endeavored to start all
assessors rights this year. While
his instructions are welcome here,
yet Harrison county assessors SO far
as this PIPER is aware have tried
earnetl to do their duty, and have
done it we'll They are willing to
do it even better If possible. and 1t
is hoped that no one win give them
any trouble. It is hoped to that
every one who tries to eyade their
share OF the taxes win be caught
and punished. Equal and fair tax
alton is sought and let every citizen
remember that. Also let every
citizen aid the assessor. That will
result in fair taxation to all. A
square deal. remember.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

We have received our HuyIer's can
dy for Xmas. Sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Fancy Linen for Holiday Gifts
Prices are n to y Underprice

saving to Ioguarp audi
jIhC and D nc I Dk M
hsandTa 25 up to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
FOWLER DENIED BAIL
HOUSTON COUNTY MAN IS RETURN.
 ED TO JAIL.
The Grand Jury WiI1 Investigate the Death 0k HEs Wife, Whoms He fs
 Charged With Kilt

Dothan. March 12.-- Especial. )-- Judge Leslie today renanded Frank Fowler to the Houston county jail without bail for the murder of his wife, there to remain until his alleged crime Is investigated by the grand jury.
 The preliminary hearing of Fowler, which began yesterday morning be- day when Judge Leslie announced that day hen Judge Leslie announced that the defendant was denied ball. The first day of the trial was given over to the testimony and most of this morning was devoted to arguments by lawyers.
 Fowler. who ia a well known saw mill man and farmer of this county, ia accused of having hrNtalIy murder- ed Mrs, Fowler. the mother of several children. at tEaetE home four miles from Dofhan, about two weeks ago Fowler was brought here ana confined in 5ail Monday of last week. There has been much Indignation in the nefgnb0rhood of FowIefis home since the body of Mrs. Fowler was exhum- ed and marks of violence were found on It.
 During the preliminary trial the eheriff exercised every precaution as there have been reports that neigh- bors of Fowler might attempt to do him bodily harm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
WILL TRY ABE RUFF
WORK OF IHFPANELLHNG pURY BEs-
 GINS TO-DAY.
Attorneys for Lawyer-PeEitician Have Not Given Up Hope of Judicial Interference, Hut 0ntioolk
 Tn Black.

San Francisco. March 12.--Is the ex- pectation of Assistant Attorney Heney Is realized. the iinpaneiling of Q jury to try Abraham Ruef for extortion will be begun in Judge Dunne's department of the Superior Court tomorrow. While counsel for Ruef would not today au- thorixe the statement that they had finally given up hope of judicial inter- ference in behalf Of their client and would make no further effort to stay Judge Dunne, it was admitted by one of the attorneys conducting his de- fense. that Ruef expects to so on trial tomorrow morning.
 Ruef's appeal for bail for this relief to tho State Supreme Court, asking there a writ of hRbeas corpus. Chief Justica Beatty. however. said late this afternoon to a repr sntatfve Of the Associated Press:
 Tt is moi lflxely Bon win be taken in the matter before rhursday.
 This contingency probably became known to Ruefs attorneys. for they applied to Judge Ross of the United states Circuit Court of Appeals for an identical writ. but it is stated on good authority that he refused to entertain the matter at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
BIG STICK WINS OUT
THE CALIFORNIANs SUBMIT TO
 ROOsEvELT's DICTATION.
Board of Education VIII Pass ResO- lutiOn ms to Japanese Children
 and Suit VIII be With-

San francisco. March 12.--Mayor schmitz today sent to President Roose- welt the following telegram: At a regular meeting of the Board of Education tomorrow a resolution agreed upon will be adopted. Would suggest notice of dismissal of suit by United States same day. Win live up to spirit and letter of agreement.
 This dispatch means that the Board of Education will tomorrow pass a resolution in conformity with the agreement reached at Washington. The suit referred to is the one insti- tuted by the Federal government to enforce the rights of Japanese chil- dren. The following reply to Mayor Schmitz's telegram came from Wash ington:
 n thank you and congratulate you and the people of the United States, and especially the people of California on the outcome. I have directed the dismissal of suit to take place imme- diately upon the adoption of resolu- tion by the Board of Education as you request.
 (signed) Theodore Roosevelt"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
EXPLOSION OF POWDER MAGAZINE ON FRENCH
 SHIP WIPES OUT LIVES

 the explosion. A z-year-oid child was instantly killed in the town by some of the missiles. The fire IS now prac- tically out and as soon as the battle ship is free of the deadly fumes, prob ably some time tonight, the work of bringing out the bodies will begin.
 Horoism of Sailors.
 The maratime prefecture has drawn attention to q conspicuous heroism per- formed by five sailors of various ships who responded to his call for volunteers to open the sluices of the dry dock.
 These mon continued their vain ef- forts undeterred by the death of their leader. Midshipman Rousse. who was decapitated amid shower of project Hes from the exploding 12-inch sheels. until orders were finally given to the battieship Patrie, moored opposite the dry dock. to fire a shell into the gate. This was done and the water rushed In just in time to prevent the flames reaching the central and forward maga- zines. In these magazines weer stored .He greater portion of the melinite tor- pedoes, the explosion If which would have had terrible consequence in the ars~nai and town.
 After the shell from the Patrie had burst the gate 1t ricochested, went through the arsenal wall and buried itself into a talus of the Notifications. just missing sentry.
 The lena will be complete loss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
WoULDLIKE TO SELL
HILL PLEASED WITH GOVERN
 ATENT OWNERSHIP IDEA.
Great Railroad EIaRnRte Says 1t Would Prove Valuable Political Lesson when Uncle Sam Bought
 the Lemon.

Minneapolis, Minn., March 1s.-- President James J, Hill of the Great Northern Railroad. before the sunbris legislative Investigating committee to- day declared without qualification that he would be only too willing to have the United States government take over his road.
 He stated further in his testimony that if the government should go Into the railroad business 1t would be noth- ing short of lottery and the country would. as a matter of fact. have an elephant on its hands"
 Then" he said. the government would be obliged to engage In anoth- CT lottery to get rid of the elephant"
 why do you say thatr' asked Att torney James Manahan for the conn mittee which is trying to ascertain the cost of the railroads in the State.
 T make the assertion because it is so." said Mir Hill, "if the government had charge of all the railroads In the country Congress ould be kept busy making appropriations night and day and the districts with poor represen- tation and sparse population would be left in the lureh. This would mean that the districts in question would go to seed as far as the railroads were concerned and that the railroads would get rusty, figuratively speaking, and become less and less valuable"
 Attorney Manahan then asked Mfr. Hill what 1t would cost the govern ment 10 secure control of the Great Northern The witness replied that it would cost upwards of s40,0oo per mile to reproduce the Great Northern. not counting expensive terminals, docks and other property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
MAGNATES TREMBLE
HARTMAN, MORGAN AND YoAKkUM
 AT WHITE HOUSE.
Captatna of Finance Are Scared of Calnmitous Personal Losses To Come Through Appraisal of
 Their Properly.

Washington. D. C., March 12--tspe- claI.) -opinion here today over the has ty pilgrimages of railway masuates to the White House. first Hartman. then Yoakum and Morgan and more to fol- low, is that these gentlemen are in- clifsed to raise smoke over possible public disaster to cover fear of calami- toua personal losses.
 One thing Is patent, and that is that White House Inspiration of news has 1t that these railway chiefs are coming to the President through no invitation Of his and that they are all in a trem- ble.
 The grRat scare has grown out of their impression that the government isieana. through Federal Commission, ts set q apprajsH of the true vaiua. xis,r Afl S4iixcadH. nt least ko the com v m 6k V via tertaa stock "A I Sfofef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
NOSTATIJEO EOFBR0WN
KANSAS LEGIsLATURE TURNS
 DOWN THE APPROPRIATION.
Senator Wasgener Called on Members and Empl0yes of senate to sfnE sJohn Browns Body,o
 without Avail.

Topeka. Kan. March 1s.--one of the last acts of the House late last night was the killing of an item in the gem eral appropriation of $s.Ooo providing for the erection of a statue in the hall of fame at Washington of John Brown of Ossawatomie.
 A dramatic scene preceded the de- mise of the appropriation. The item had been introduced by Senator B. F. Waggener of Atchison. and when he learned that the conferees were threat ening to cut 1t out he asked the mem bers and employees of the Senate to follow him in singing "John Browns Body Lies Mouldering in the Grave. :"
 A number of Senators took up the song and then Waggener asked them to follow him. At the head of fifty legisIators and employees the Atchison Senator led the way first to the House and then to the conference committee room and finally to Governor Hoch's oflce. singing the song at the top of their voices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
rprroRrANcn ATTACHED.
Conference Between Roosevelt and
 Railroad PresIaents.

Ll0nNEEGHCR WENNtGEM EABUIEFcAN 4AW
 Railroad Presidents.
 Washington. March I2.--Much irn- portance is attached to the forthcom- ing conferences between the President and Messrs Mccrea, Newman and Hughitt and Mellen, all prominent railroad presidents, the tentative arr engagements for which were made by !. P. Morgan at the conference with the president last night
 This conference according to the statement of Mir. Morgan Is to confer as to what steps might be taken to alIay the public anxiety as to the ne- Eotiations between the railroads and the government, No date for the meeting between the president and the railroad men has been fixed. The president is awaiting word from the gentleman named by MT. Morgan as to their wishes as to the time at which the conference may be held and when this comes a prompt response will be made.
 It is the understanding at the White House that the president will meet the four gentlemen named by MT. Morgan at one time and not sep arately. Messrs. Mullen and Hughitt are well known personal friends of the president with whom he has consulted freely at various times.
 The latter recently was appointed by the president a member of the board of trustees of the Nobel prize fund To all requests for additional information from the president bear ing on last nights conference. the re- ply was made at the White House that Mir. Roosevelt had nothing to- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
BoniITa Usinm Auto.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, March g., via New Orleans. March 12.--Presi- dent Bonilla of Honduras is conduct ing operations at the front with the aid of an automobile. Although his troops are two days march from Te- gucigalpa, their capital. the commander is able to reach it in a few hours.
 Up to today the strategic positions of the Hondurean and Nicaraguan arm les Is described as follows in official despatches from Tegucigalpa:
 The army of Honduras has taken position facing the Nicaragtan from tier. and is depIoyed in a lin8 tncIud- ing five principal divisions. each occu- pyfng town or important road. Pres tdent Bonilla in command at one end of this line, at Choluteca where he has nearly 5000 men. The strategic value of Choluteca lies in part In the fact that 1t Is within one days march from Salvador, and that the army of Salva- dor, according to terms of the mutual alliance. between the two countries is bound to aid Honduras in case of war.
 Nicaragua's line of battle has been pushed forward past the frontier and occupied the towns of San Marcos de Colon. Triunfo and Namasigue within the last two days. however, the Nica- raguan outposts were driven back from Namasigue.
 Both armies have thrown out ad. vance parties. of 100 to 300 men each and all the encounters reported up to this time have been between these small bands The Namasigue fight was of this character. Exaggerated re- ports have termed several of these skirmishes battles. but in fact no im- porfant engagement has yet been fought
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
BoNAPARTE IS QUIET
MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION TO
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
opinion Is that if No Fit RepabIican ia Found, Judge Walker of Huntsville Will Be
 Named.

Washington. March 12-(Special. )--- The appointment of an additional Fed eral Judge for Alabama under the Clayton bill Is still held up.
 It was supposed 1t might be decided at the Cabinet meeting today. but evl- dently Attorney General Bonaparte Is not vet ready to make his recommen- dation to President Roosevelt. From what is heard. the President wants a thorough investigation made. and when the time comes to act, will appoint the one he thinks best qualified for tho office. whether Democrat or Republi- can. A great deal of quiet work is going on and. as the saving runs, in politics, the wires are being pulled" but all the indications point in one di- recaion, that if a Democrat is chosen. he is likely to be Judge Walker of Huntsville.
 It is a well known fact that the Pres- ident is much impressed with his char acter and fitness, and yet the Repub- licans are working so hard with State and outside influence that it may turn out local Republican may receive the appointment It is certainly one of the puzzling cases of the year.
 WIn Name Republican.
 President Roosevelt, discussing the Alabama judgship today with visitor not from that State, said that 1t was his intention to appoint Republican lawyer. Although he did not name the man 1t is understood that he is con- siderine the claims of three espirants, shelby s. Pleasants of Huntsville, wil- liam H. smith of Birmingham and oshar H. Hundley of Huntsville.
 Either of these. exsept undley. would be acceptable to the two Senators. the confirmation of whose nomination to be fudge would be certainly opposed more vlgorNIsly by them than has been his nomination since December last to be United States Attorney for the Northern Judicial District.
 Alfred J. Stofar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
eovnRNMENT,s ATTTTUDE.
Holds Delivery of Mail Is up to Street
 Car System.

Car System.
 Washington, March t2.--A telegram from Superintendent Rager. of the railway mall service received at the postoffice department contains the latest information of the postal phase of the Louisville street ear strike that has been received by the department officials
 By direction Of the department Mir. Rager went to Louisville to take charge of the street railway mail ser vice Tn his despatch to the depart ment thls afternoon he reports that the service has been performed today with the exception of two trips, one interruption being caused by the com pany not having employees and the other by obstruction on the track that later were removed. He says he expects the service to continue in full operation the remainder of the day He adds that mail cars only are carry ing United States mail signs.
 No information has reached the de- partment that United States mail signs have been torn from the street cars, Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger said that even if the signs were torn from the cars by the strikers it would be of no serious con cern to the Postoffice Department Un- der the law the street car company could use the signs only on such cars as actually were carrying the United states mall. The postoffice, MT. Shal- lenberger explained. has contract with the street car company to handle mail between certain specified points.
 We simply look to the company to execute that contract" he said, 'If it does not perform the service 1t has contracted to perform. it is liable to a severe fine. In the event of local disturbance, such as they are expert encing now in Louisville, the company must still fill its contract even though it has to hire automobiles or some other conveyance to get the mall to it's destination. The company does not look to this department for protection against violence, but to the local au thorities. Any proceedings taken by the Government In the matter must be instituted through the Department