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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
NATIONAL GUARD
TO BE INCREASED
Or Reorganized or It Will Lose
Its Annual Federal
Appropriation.

Under a recent decision of the
War Department the national guard
of this State, as well as many 9th
ers, VIII have to be increased or re-
organized or lose the annual appro-
priation from the Federal govern
ment.
The act of congress passed IN
1903 and known as the "Dick BilI'
prescribed that within five years
from its passage or by January 81.
1908, the organization of the nation
al guard throughout the country
should conform to that of the regu-
lar army. 1t has been thought or
hoped all along that the War De-
partment would modify this or
cause the time to be extended, but
such seems to be not the case. and
consequently many Of the states are
very busy at present reorganizing
and recruiting their national guard.
The strength OF regiments now re-
quired, which Is the same as the
regular army, is twelve companies of
a minimum strength. of fifty-eight
enlisted men. The national guard
of this state now consists of one reg
iment of nine companies and a band,
and one regiment of eight companies
and a band, with some of the COM
panies below the minimum strength.
This means that some of the COM
panies now in the service will have
to increase their strength and that
seven new companies will have 10
be organized. The adjutant general
at Charleston has already received
numerous applications from various
towns for companies but none have
been selected as yet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
BATTING AVERAGES
ARE ANNOUNCED
lnfieIder DiehI Heads List of
the American Baseball
Association.
lay Associated PFoas. !

MILWAUKEE. Nov. SO.-Presi-
dent o'Brien of the American base
bail association today gave out the
ofhcial batting averages of the
teams the past season. Seventeen
players, nine of whom played one
hundred games or more in the sea-
son. batted at three hundred or
over. Infielder Diehl. of Toledo.
heads the list with an average of
1893, but as he participated in only
twenty-five games, he is quite far
from Becl<ley, of Kansas City. who
played one hundred game and bat
ted .S65. Mccarthy is third with
.SSs and John Freeman, of Minneap-
Oils. fourth with percentage of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
/ VVO
Warrants Are Issued Against
WamsIey, Alleged
AbduGtor.
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT
Upon the Lindsey Girls Re-
Arrested and Lodged
!. in Jail.

James B. Wamsley languishes be-
mind prison bars as the result of a
second warrant sworn out against
him in his episode with Maud Lind
sey' whose mother and other rela-
tives claim she is under IA years of
age. The second warrant was OBJ
tanned in Justice G. II. Gordon's
court Friday evening by Harvey w.
Williams. brotherinlaw of the Lind
sey girl, and at o'clock Constable
G. A; Waldo placed him under ar
rest at the Metropolitan hotel.
Wamsley 1t will be remembered II
a married man aged about % years,
but a suit for divorce is pending
between him and his wife. and
Wamsley and the Lindsey girl dis
appeared together several days ago.
and were arrested and Jailed at
Buckhannon the middle of the week.
Friday morning they were brought
back here and he was held by Jus
tice Gordon under bond OF $1,000
to answer the charge of abduction.
Later in the day second warrant
was issued against him, charging
him with criminal assault on the
Lindsey girl. and 1t was on this
charge he was jailed, and not, as
stated by some, on account of the
belief that he was about to jump his
bond.
Justice Gordon will give him a
hearing some time next week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
WILLEH'S LECTURES
POPULAR IN OHIO
Press Compliments Highly At
torney WiIIett, Who Will
Make Address Here.

Attorney Philip Willett, who viii
make the address at the memorial
services to be held by the Elks to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock,
has the present month ;ectured in
Ohio in a most successful manner,
as shown by the following newspa-
per clippings:
The lecture at the Methodist
church last evening. he second In
the Star Lecture Course, was deIiv-
cred by the Hon. Philt, WIllett. says
the Fostoria Times OF Eovomber 13.
The lecture is described as better
even than the preceding lecture by
Governor Buchtel OF Colorado. The
audience vas ve-y large and highsy
pleased.
Says the Springfield sun: one
of the most interesting lectures Civ
en- in Springfield was delivered on
The Poetry. Pathos AMI Humor Of
Life" at Wittenhurg college last
evening by Hon. Philip Wille,t. Of
Clari.sharS ". Va. Mr.. Wnlett ham
died his subject upon entirely new
lines. which was greatly appreciated
by the large audience. which heard
him. He frequently illustrated the
points of his lecture with stories.
both humorous and pathetic"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
R()BS
Man of a Lot of Money as He
Sleeps at the Man
haitian Hotel.
HIDES SOME IN SHOE
Sixty-Five Dollars is Found in
His Umbrellas Now
Behind Bars.

Robbed of a roll of money while
he slept was d. MihonpoIis, a
Creek, at the Manhattan hotel early
Saturday morning. Cecil Harter
must answer for the robbery. and
there appeared to be a good case
against him. as he was caught with
the goods on him. though not quite
in the act.
The Greek after midnight went in
to one of the bed rooms at the hotel,
as did Harter. too. The Greek was
so sleepy that he did not take the
time to undress but lay down on the
bed with his clothes on and soon
passed into the land of Nod. Har-
ter was not so sleepy as that and the
arms of Morpheus did not encircle
him. Instead it appears his fingers
got very light and nimble. When
he thought the Greek sleeping sound
~ he. If the charge against him Te
true. diyested the Creeks pants
pockets of his pocketbook and then
depleted the latter to the amount OF
$9S in cold cash, good sum to
have for reasons not necessary to
mention.
But in his slumbers the dream
land god in Eemo's experience whis-
: pered to the Greek that all was not
right and he reused himself from
sleep to dnd that his money had dis
appeared. This was about 3 o'clock.
Alarmed he summoned one of the
proprietors. Victor Costan. and they
together examined the bed and made
a thorough search, but no money
did they find. Then Mihonpolis re-
membered about Harter's being in
the room. when he lay down. and
fortunately. they think, Harter was
still dn the hotel. They proceeded
to go through Harter's BELONGINGS
after the fashion of the highway
men of old and strange as 1t. may
seem they found sos Of the money
in an umbrella Harte,' carried.
About that time IT vas deemed the
part of wisdom to hive the police
take hand, especially so to give
the incident an official coloring.
And Policeman McCloud sleuth-llke
at once located the remaining S25
of the missing money in one or
Harter's shoes. without the necessity
of resorting to a Galvani fake trick.
as ]. F.4Dye terms the findin~ Il -
creted things.
The police Immediately marched
Harter on to Jail to await prosecu-
ton. which was started in Justice
G. II. Gordor's court as soon as his
sessions opened Saturday morning
for business.
Harter confessed before Justice
Gordon to the robbery and was Jail
ed n default of bond to answer 10
the action of the next grand jury in
his case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
ARMY AND NAVY
PLAYING FOOTBALL
With Miss Ethel Roosevelt One
OF the Twenty Thousand
Visitors Today.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. 29.-
the army and navy of the United
State or that much of the personnel
as could find excuse to get away
from ohicial duties in Philadelphia
Will see the football battle between
the coming officers of these branches
OF the government service today.
nearly 10000 football visitors came
here from all directions. Though
President Roosevelt will not attend
he Is represented by his daughter.
Ethel. The army will be represent
ed by Assistant Secretary of War
Oliver, with Secretary of the Neyy
Metcalf at the head of the navy CON
ungent. Both the army and navy
teams are in fine fettle and each Is
confident of victory. The army
men are slight fayorltes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
BRADLEY ARGUMENT
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Court Room is Unable to Hold
Men and Women Attract
ed to the Trial.
sBy Aasociatee proap.I

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov go
Passionate oratory today marked the
proceedings in the trial of Mrs. Brad
ley. The court room was unable to
accommodate the great numbers of
people who wished to hear the speech
es. Many OF the attendants were
ladies.
The day was devoted to hearing the
arguments by attorneys on both sides
of the case: Assistant District Attor-
ney Turner opened for the government
and he was followed by Mr.. Wells of
counsel for the defense.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
LAST Show ION!GHT

The Irene Myers company win
close a very successful weeks en-
gagement at the Grand opera house
tonight with a presentation of
four act melodrama, The Man OF
Mystery"
The company has established It.
self firmly in the esteem of the play
soers in this city. and very reason
ably so. as each member of the com
pany is an artist and the plays were
all new and well presented. It Is
TO be hoped that the Irene Myers
company will be seen here again
next season.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
VII l
Causes the Hurds TO Give
Wealthy Roomer Fatal
Dose Of Arsenic.
EXPERTS MAKE REPORT.
One Third of His Estate by His
Win Was to Go to
Hurd Daughter.

BOSTON, Mass. Nov. 3O-Poison-
ing by arsenic caused the death of
Walter Z. Baker OF wellesley. Mass.
last month, according to a report for
warded to Bakers relatives today by
experts who examined the intestinal
parts OF the mans body. Bakers
death occurred at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hurd. with whom he
had lived a short time. According TO
the terms of a will executed a short
time before Bakers death. a third of
his estate was to be given to Natalie
Hurd and special gifts were made to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd Baker was
wealthy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
DISCOUNT PERIOD
In Collection of Taxes This
Year Has Been Quite a
Successful One.

The discount period in the col
lection of taxes this year closed to-
day. 1t has been decided success.
The sittings all resulted in the col
lection of big lot of money and
the last several days the sheriff and
his deputies have been very busy at
the sheriff's office receiving taxes.
The Office was almost overrun with
people today, who called to pay
their taxes and thus avail themselves
OF the discount.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
Contest Closes Tonight at 10
0'CIock-The Judges Will
Announce Winners.
TIE LEADERS.

Tonight at 10 o'clock the Telegram's 5
great popularity contest will close. 1t
has been good natured. exciting race
from start to finish and the most
popular. hustling candidates will win
the honors. 1t i, hard to tcll which
of the many candidates will land the
honors OF Ieing the most popular peo-
pie in Ciarksburs and Harrison coun-
ty as all have hundreds of friends
Tie vote closes promptly at 10
o'oi,tS tonight and at that time the
office door Of the Telegram will be
locked and no one allowed to enter.
The candidates are invited to wit
""..s the count of the ballots tonight
...'l arc urged to be in attendance
'it:r:nS this ceremony.
The TELEGRAM contest has been very
successful. Many hundreds OF new
subscriptions have been secured by
the candidates and their friends The
conduct OF every one has been high
" commenced and the entire contest
satisfactory to all who took part.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
THOUSAND DEATHS
CAUSED BY WOMAN
Who is Convicted at Last and
isSGiyen Long Term
in Prison.
TBy Aasociatsa Preas.I

CHICAGO. Ill, Nov. 3o-Lucy Hag-
now. aged 50, was found guilty OF
murder today and sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary. She was
tried on the charge of causing the
death Of Mrs. Annie Horavitch by an
illegal operation. II was stated in
closing the argument for the state
that Mrs. Hagnow had practiced thirty
seven years and has been the cause
of one thousand deaths.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
MINISTERS TO MEET
In Lecture Room of Goff Meth
odist Episcopal Church
Monday Afternoon.

The Ministerial Association will
meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the lecture room of the Con NJ.
L. church.
The Rev. William NJ. Hudson will
present The Church and the strang-
err" which Will he followed by Z
general discussion.
The ministers of Harrison COUNTY
are all cordially invited to attend
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
SPECIAL PRAISE
SERVICE TO BE HELD

There will be a special praise ser
vice held at the Lutheran church
Sunday evening. This service will
be under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Home and Foreign Missionary
Society. The thank offering boxes
will be opened at this time aud the
amounts, offered announced. The
program assures us an interesting
service. .-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
PRETTY SOUVENIRS.

\. j. Fletcher. the enterprising
Bee Five merchant. presented his
customers with very useful and hand
some souvenirs Saturday, giving a
great many of them away. They
are elegant plates with the calendar
Of the coming year on them and are
certainly both novel and useful on
that account
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
FORGED a CHECK.

Edward Scott. who was a laundry
driver, appears to have forged the
name of ] F. Jones. secretary of the
Peerless Window Glass Company. to
a check for $l4 yesterday and last
night Frank Duffy cashed 1t for him.
II was pronounced forgery at bank
and the company denies that It is
Jones's signature Scott has disap-
pearrd
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
SENATOR THORN TO SING

Owing to throat affection Mr..
Richard T. Farland will not take
part in the singing at the Elkss' me-
mortal services at the opera house
tomorrow afternoon Senator Ar
thur X. Thorn has been secured to
take his place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
ATTEND SPECIAL MEETING

". Frank Stout today Joined \. a.
Prlckett. Grand Chancellor OF m.
knights OF Pythias. on his wav h,
Pennshoro. where they viii attend n
special meeting tonight of the Penns-
boro lodge. Mr.. Stout IS also a mem
Der OF the Grand Lodge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
CHILD BURNED
Little Girl May Die From Burns
Received While
at Play.

The four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. Price, proprietor of the Park
hotel near the tinplate mills, was
possibly fatally burned at O'Clock
this afternoon while playing around
fire she and other children had
made in the yard at the hotel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
CHRISTMAS SALE.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the
Goff Methodist Episcopal church
will hold It's annual Christmas sale
Thursday and Friday of next week
in the building formerly occupied by
the Watts Lamberd Company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
CITY PAY DAY.

City Treasurer Steel today made the
various city officials and employees
happy. by paying them their monthly
salaries and wages. The aggregate
amounted to $I.697.49.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
JUDGE MOSS HERE.

Judge Moss. of Parkersburg, ar
rived here this morning enroute to
Morgantown, where he will deliver
memorial address tomorrow for
the Elks. While here he was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Alex
ander.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30
EDITOR GEPPERT SICK.

Editor William L. Geppert. of the
Telegram. Is suffering from very bad
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-30

CONTINUED on page So
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
Too Fast for Ok Teams

Col. w. P. Bailey takes excep-
ton to statement made near
the conclusion of the clipping
concerning the Santa Fe trail.
The statement that OK teams
travelled 25 miles day in the
early days he says is incorrect.
Twelve to Is miles a day was the
limit for the faithful OK. Mr..
Bailey made trips from the 'riv-
er" (MissourD to Denver in the
early days with mule teams at
the rate of about rs miles a day
and knows thot OK teams could
not average 25 miles a day on an
800 mile stretch. They might go
25 miles some days to reach wa
ter.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
County News
Boston Items.

June 5th, '07.
Our Sunday School was very
small last Sunday.
Mr.. Couch's spent Sunday
evening at w. H. Alcorn's.
Rev. Morris spent Tuesday
night with Mrs. AIDA Konkel.
T. w. Summers, a buggy agent,
is in this vicinity trying to sell
buggies.
Mr.. Penny left last week for
Arkansas where he will stay for
some time.
C. D. Stafford and N. Conner
Jones left Saturday for Rocky
Ford where they intend attend
ling the Teachers Institute.
A fine shower in our neighbor-
hood last evening. The farmers
do not seem to be complaining of
too much rain but are glad to see
it come.
Our school closed last Friday.
C. D. Stafford has taught two
terms and the children liked him
very much. Their progress has
been rapid.
w. H. Konkel went to SPRING
field Tuesday morning to attend
the Tax Title meeting held there
Tuesday. He returned this morn
ing accompanied by his wife and
two children who have been Wis
iting in Kansas; also by his
daughter, Anna, who has been
attending high school in George
town, Colo.
Correspondent.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
Mail Time Card.

Mail Time Card.
Observation-Disclosures
DAILytexeept Sunday.
(Route No 65es2)
Springfield A. hx 3p a. m, M Lamar hr hT: D. n % m.
spRINGFIELD--BLAINE
Tsesday-Thursiay-Sa
tRoute No. 652s4l
spslnsns,d hr l.r ! a. M M Blaine, ihyIam, ln
sPRfNGFIELD-MAXEY
SATURDAY.
(itoute No Gs2Ss.)
Springfield hT kx a. a. M M Masev A. AZ. po:s% I'm:
Observation-Disclosures
MoNDAY-wEDNEspAY-. Y-.sIDAY.
tItoute Ne G6ssG,
Springfield ky: A. Villas HrGH% Ar : m. M
s'onins'on h1 hs: II p. a. m. M
sPRINGFIELD-CORRIZO
(Route No. G5es7)
Tuesday Thursday saturday leaves Springfield
700 a. m, arrives at Corrizo / Oop.
Leaves Corrizo on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday at 700 u, IN; arrive ut Springfield.
300 m.
tFree box delivery un All routcsJ
All mails closed 1--WE minutes before leaving
time. SILAs Il. SPEcKMASS, p. NJ.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
Wedding Bells

Miss Josie Storey, formerly one
of Springfeld's popular young
ladies, and Mr.. Clair w. Stumble,
a steel bridge contractor of Ore
gon, were happily married at
Jacksonville, Oregon, Wednes-
day, May 22d. The bride wore
a white albatross gown. A we'd
ding supper was served at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
|. N. Novels, at Gold Hill, after
which they left for their future
home at Glendale, Oregon. THE
HERALD joins the BRIDES many
friends in wishing them much
happiness and good luck.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
State Bridge Located

Commissioner Davis informs
us that he met the deputy state
engineer at the site of the pro-
posed state bridge across Butte
creek and that they located it
just above the present crossing.
In this way traffic will not be
stopped while the work of con-
struction goes on. The engineer
was of the opinion that only $500
instead of $4,000 had been ap-
propriated for the bridge Of the
appropriation was cut down, 1t
was done in the senate. J and that
a one span steel bridge with
wooden approaches could not be
built for the money. He thought
it would have to be pier bridge
with dirt approaches. The lat
ter, he thought, would be cheap
er to keep up anyway than wood
en- approaches. The engineer
considered it possible that con-
tracts for the dirt approaches and
freighting from Lamar might be
let separately and it may be well
for any who have thought OF bid
ding on this part of the work to
decide what they want to bid.
Mr.. Davis tried to reach us
over the phone with this matter,
but his wire fence line did not
work well.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
Villas HAPPENINGS

June 5, 'O7.
A heavy rain fell here Tuesday
night.
Most of the farmers have their
planting done.
H. X. Ward and family visited
at Breslin's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Jones were
in town trading, Wednesday.
The Lightfoot surveying party
moved to Stonington Monday.
R. H. Clark brought the rest
of his cattle to the Hollister pas
ture.
Several Kansas men passed
through this week on their way
to the cedars.
Several people passed through
first of the week going to Spring
field to attend court.
]. N. Stalnaker and Tom Ward
brought in freight for c. F.
Wheeler Wednesday.
R. L. Ranney started to Lamar
Wednesday to meet his wife who
has been visiting in eastern Kan
sas.
Mrs. ]. C. Shields and daugh-
ter visited at her mothers, Mrs.
J. P. Jones', a few days this
week.
xxx.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07

Several land cases were continued
and the case of the State VS.. Nc
Cash and Haley was continued
on motion of Mr.. Hillyer, attor-
|ney for defendants, because of
lack of material witness.
The jury which was summoned
to appear Thursday was excused
until Oct. 29th when an ad-
journed term of the court will be
held.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
District Court

The session of the district
court was a quiet one. None OF
the interesting cases were tired.
F. B. Twyford was released
from the peace bond by the court.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
Nothing Like Them

Ask to see our fine selection of
Parker Lucky Curve Fountain
Pens when in town. They are
the very thing to give a friend.
All prices. Guaranteed.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
County Officers

Clerk and Recorder Geo. Erwin Konkel
Treasurer. Herbert f. Homsher
Judge....................E Elmer E. Alexander
Sheriff. Ernest p. Mcfarland
Assessor. Edward Emerson
Sup't. of Schools. Conner Jones
Surveyor. G. Greathouse
Commissioners-C. H. Davis, v. M.
Shannon and l.. McAdam.
Health Officer. DR.. T. F. Milligan
Clerk of District Court. rt........................
...........................E Eugene M. Whitaker
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07
GleaninQs and Comment.

If you can't push, pull; if you
must knock please get out of the
county.
The Springfield herald., 1907-06-07

WANTED:-Local representa-
tive to handle the sale of our new
Unrivaled Series of Charts and
Surveys showing every state and
foreign country; reliable, histor-
ical and descriptive matter; beau
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in every county. Address, Rand,
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