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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
BOARD OF TRADE
DISCUSSES BONDS
But No Bill Has Been Framed Yet
Another Meeting Tomor.
row Night.

The directors of the Board of
Trade held meeting at the Waldo
last night. The object of the meet
ing was to discuss the matter Of
framing bill to be presented to the
legislature for adoption, empower
ing Clarksburg to hold an elemtion
for the purpose of voting ON an issue
of bonds for water works improve
ments. Definite action was not ta-
ken, however, as the directors found
the subject one needing a great deal
Of discussion and consideration.
Several members of the city coun-
ell attended the meeting and took
part in the discussion. 1t was de-
cided to hold another meeting Sat-
urday night. All the members Of
the council and the mayor will be
invited to attend the meeting and
take part in framing a bill.
1t seems to be the sense of some of
the members of the council that a
certain amount of paving should be
included in the measure, and the
city engineer will furnish estimates
with that end in view.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
MEDICINE MEN
HAVING TROUBLE

There is merry war in the house
and senate between the osteopaths
and the allopaths as to who knows
best how to beat the undertaken,
says the Charleston Gazette.
In the house the osetopaths seem
to have the best of it, and the speak
er has appointed a committee that is
said to be favorably inclined to
licensing osteopaths in this, as in
other states.
In the senate all is different. Dr..
Hicks is chairman of the committee
on medicine and sanitation and "rub
no more" is the dope.
The Doctor thinks that people who
claim to rub out scarlet fever and
smallpox VIII bear a little watching.
Meantime the bonesetters appeal to
hundreds Of patients saved from the
grim reaper by their skEll.
''To rub or not to rub" that's the
rub with the legislature.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
LAID TO REST
Funeral of Mrs. Martha Lowther,
Wife of Joseph Lowther, Held.

The funeral of Mrs. Martha Low
ther, wife of Joseph Lowther, who
died at her home in Northview on
Thursday morning, took place Fri
day afternoon at o'clock attended
by large number of sorrowing
friends. Services were conducted at
the house by the Rev. VIM. H. Hud-
son, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church. and burial was in the
Masonic cemetery. Mrs. Lowther was
an excellent woman and many mourn
her demise. Her husband is a vet
eran of the Civil War and was a
member of Battery E. West Virginia
Light Artillery of which Alexander
9. Moore was captain and Frank
Lowry first lieutenant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
HOPE GAS COMPANY
MOVES TO GLARKSBURG

The Hope Natural Gas Company
win move its general ofhces to
clarksburg about February /. The
company has rented I'VE rooms on
the seventh floor Of the Empire
building. which the general offices
viii occupy. This viii bring Gem
eral Superintendent W. G. cartright
and a number of other officials Of the
company here. Private wires VIII
be Installed and the business Of the
company will be done from this
point. All Clarksburg Is pleased to
learn Of this movement on the part
Of the company as It viii be ad-
vantageous IN several ways to this
city. The ofacss have been at New.
Martinsville.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
MOONSHINER HAD
STRING OF STILLS

It developed at United States
Court in Parkersburg Thursday that
Isaac Tusing. Grant county noun
taineer, who has caused the jailer
there considerable annoyance by
feigning insanity, was perhaps the
leading exponent of the moonshine
business in the country. 1t came to
the courts attention that he not on
ly conducts the largest still but hat
he had in operation fourteen stills all
employed in the manufacture of IL
licit liquor.
The court informed Tusing when
he pleaded guilty to one indictment
that other indictments would be held
over his head until the stills were
surrendered. Tusing claims he will
give them up and quit the business.
The court was extremely lenient
with Tusing, giving him only sixty
days and 800 fine. This light
penalty, however. was given with
the understanding that more severe
penalties will follow unless a wohle
string Of Tusing's enterprises, and
particularly a 40 gallon still are
surrendered.
Tomatoes in whiskey.
Tusing and number of other
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
time FOR APPEAL
TO Be SHORTENED
Evans's Bill in the House, If Passed,
Cuts the Time in
Twain.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 1s-There
now lies in the hands of the judi
ciary committee OF the house, bill
introduced by Delegate Evans of
Mingo, shortening the time allowed
for an appeal from circuit courts,
from the present allotted time Of 12
months, to 6 months. The bill reads
as follows:
House Bill No. 20, to amend and
reenact section of chapter 1S5 of
the code of West Virginia. Be it
enacted by the legislature of the
State Of West Virginia that no petit
tion shall be presented for an ap-
peal from, or writ of error or SUPER
sedeas, to any judgment, decree. or
order, whether the State be party
thereto or not, nor to any Judgment
of circuit court or municipal court,
rendered in any appeal from the
judgment of a justice which shall
have been rendered or made more
than six months before such peti-
tion is presented. Provided, how
ever, that an appeal from or writ OF
error or supersedeas to, any such
judgment, decree or order, rendered
before this section, as amended,
goes into effect, may be granted
within six months after this section,
as amended, goes into effect.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
Only Forty Miles of Road To Build.
To Connect With
Pittsburg.
MOVE is NOW ON FOOT.
West Penn Railways Company and
Others Are At the
Head OF 1t.

The operation of the interurban
traction line down the river is soon
to culminate. it is now believed, in
the system in Clarksburg becoming
part of system of lines covering
fully two hundred miles and con-
Meeting Clarksburg with Pittsburg as
we'll as several other cities in Penn
sylyania, lines that will traverse the
best industrial region of the world.
Experts and representatives of the
West Penn Railways Company have
been comforting with the manage
ment of the Faifmont & Clarksburg
Traction Company and the Union
Utility Company at Morgantown
along the line of consolidation of
interests in the operation of the trac-
tion lines, or at least as to the mat
ter of the construction of few links
necessary to connect up the several
systems owned by the companies
mentioned.
Clarksburg has as all know sys-
tenn OF a number of miles. with ex-
tensions to Grasselli, o'Neil, the new
Fair Grounds and the tin plate mills,
the last under course of construc-
ton and all the others IN actual op-
GRAFTON. .->~s-,- ,~.-...
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
MEMORIAL SERVICES OF
MAGGABEES OF THE WORLD
VIII Be Held at the First Presbyter-
ian Church Sunday
Morning.

ciarksburg Tent No. 10, Knights
of the Maccabees Of the World. viii
hold their annual memorial services
Sunday morning at the First Pres
byterian church. The memorial SER
mon viii be preached by the Rev.
MN. H. Hudson. pastor Of the church
The services win begin at 1O.45H
o'clock and the Knights win meet at
their hall In the /. o. o. r. building
promptly at ~ o'clock so as to march
from there to the church in body.
The Knights invite ali Of their
friends 70 be present At TIE services.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
aOhio and Tributaries Pass the Dam
ger Line at Several
Places.
ssvIzRy HIGH AT CINCINNATI.
sA,ocal Waters Recede But Are Ex-
pected to Rise Rapidly If
Rains Continue.

The West Fork river and Elk
creek we're the highest Thursday
might they have been since the great
TGiood IN 1888, when many houses
we're washed away, as well as all the
bridges except Maulsby near shinns-
ton.
Elk creek rose high above the
Lowndes mill dam and the West
Fork at the Mines ford covered the
sstreet car track and at the Adams
ton bridge the old toll gate site, be-
ing for ont of bank.
Between midnight and morning
the river fell more than two feet and
fell rapidly the remainder of the
day. but late rains are likely to cause
another rise. It is expected the
river win be nearly as high tonight
as it was last night. The waters of
Elk creek also receded, but the days
lrains WIN cause It to rise again.
Cars Held Up.
Street cars ceased to run on the
:anterurban line to Fairmont shortly
after 8 o'clock last night, on ac-
count of slips and high water. The
main trouble, however, was at Chief
ton, where. tree fell over the troll
ley wires and broke the transmission
of the current. This caused an
abandonment of the through sched-
ule until 2:15 o'clock in the after
noon, when 1t was resumed. How
ever, in the forenoon cars ran oc-
scasionally between clarksburg and
SShinnston.
An Baltimore & Ohio trains on the
main line and divisions are running
ON time, except No. 8 from the east,
which was three hours late on ac-
count OF slides in the mountains.
Fairmont is without either water
or light, though the river is three
feet higher than it was last Saturday
there. The flood has overrun the
water plant and thus caused fam
lue in supply for domestic, power
and light purposes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
LIVE WIRE KILLS
AN ELECTRICIAN

moonshiners in the neighborhood are
said to employ old tomatoes and 9TH
er offal in the manufacture of whis-
key which is said to be the most vii
lainous stun man ever put under
his belt in the search of new sensa-
tions.
me credit for the catch belongs
to Deputy United States Marshal
Brown who has been doing detective
work in the eastern end of the dis
trict and who will soon at the pres
ent rate, clean out the Illicit busi-
ness in the mountains. Brown is a
mountaineer and known every inch
of the country and though among the
moonshiners there is price on ms
head, he as. with the aid of friends,
managed to land a number of them.
He has proven a most efficient offi-
Ger.
A number of other moonshine
cases were disposed of. All the
moonshiners escaped lightly consid-
eriRg the offenses. In the case OF
George Wilkins a continuance was
asked and granted, 1t developed
that wilkins was a wealthy land
owner. The district attorney asked
for continuance on the ground that
a material witness was absent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
WATERS STILL RAGE
OVER THE COUNTRY
SUIT IS BROUGHT
AGAINST THE B. g. o.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1s.-The ex-
pected suit to prevent the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad company from con-
tinuing alleged discrimination of its
coal cars was instituted in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court Wednesday.
1t was brought in the name of the
United States on behalf of the Pit
cairn Coal Company, of West vir-
ginia. The bill of complaint was
prepared and filed by Attorney
Frederick Dallam. of Baltimore, and
William A. Glasgow, Jr., of Phila-
delphia.
The court is asked in the bill to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
Few Short Links Of Line
Only to Be Constructed
ToComplete Great System


issue a writ of mandamus requiring
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to cease giving undue or
unreasonable preference to certain
companies in the shipping and trans
portation of coal, and to cease from
subjecting the Pitcairn Coal Com
pany, of clarksburg, w. Va. or any
other independent coal shipper on
the Monongahela Division of the
railroad, to any undue or unreason-
able prejudice or disadvantage, and
to furnish the independent coal
companies their fair and reasonable
percentage of cars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
High at Cincinnati.
fBy Associated Press.1

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. lS-Flood
conditions continue to grow worse to-
day.
At o'clock this morning the
stage here was 59.6 and still rising
at the rate of about a tenth of a
foot an hour.
Every hour added materially to
the flooded area and suffering among
residentNof the lower sections of the
city and Kentucky suburbs is great.
Street and railroad car service are
badly crippled.
There is no indication of relief
from up the river, although some
tribuatries of the Ohio are reported
falling.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
Danger Line Passed.

y
PTTTsBuRG, Pa, Jan. 18-The
rivers are again at food stage, and
with the water rising three-tenths OF
a foot an hour the danger line will
probably be passed before evening.
Reports from up river points, how
ever. indicate that the flood did not
reach serious proportions. The AL
1egheny is falling at Its headwaters.
The Monongahela is still rising at all
points.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
River To Go Higher.
rHv AsSoelated Prnsa.1

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1s-In
an OaHcial statement Forecast oficial
Z Walz says:
There was a rise from three to
four teet during the past twenty-four
hours in the river from Pittsburg to
Louisville ana the river continues
rising steadily ana win for the next
several days. Conditions indicate a
stage OF 36 feet, If not more, at
louisville and 81 feet at Madison,
Continued on page 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
WORSE CONDITIONS
THAN AT FRISCO

paraiso. Thousands of persons were
then believed to have been killed, as
the dead were being recovered from
the ruins in hundrds.
A number of Americans are
the killed.
among the killed.
sage received there which states that
a tidal wave changed the coast line
of Jamaica and lef the south side of
Kingston under water.
rRy Associated Press.1
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 1s-A dis
patch from Kingston dated January
II, says, There has been NO tidal
wave"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
Down the River.


Next here is the line to Fairmont,
where the city is covered with a belt
line, thence there is an xtnsion to
Barnsvill of thre miles in the diree-
tion of Morgantown.
At Morgantown the Union Utility
Company has nine miles in opera
tion in the city up Decker's creek
and on the west side of the river.
That company has three miles under
construction along the east side of
the river toward the Barnsville line
and another extension building into
South Park, a suburb of Morgan
town. At Morgantown there is a
good power plant, with plenty of
floor space for more dynamos and
other equipment.
Links Necessary.
Surveys have been made from the
mouth of Cheat river from Morgan
town, and county franchises granted.
Between the Barnsville terminal and
the Morgantown system 1t is but six
teen miles and link that length
would connect Clarksburg and Nor
gantown by trolley.
The West Pen Railways Company
has lines from Pittsburg to Green's
burg, McKeesport, Connellsville, I'm
iontown and Fairchance, and the fin.
est power plant in the world at Con-
nellsville.
An extension from Fair Chance to
Masontown has been projected, rights
Of way partly secured and surveys
made, There is another contemplate
ed extension from Uniontown to
Masontown, through the Klondyke
coal field. also a line from Mason
town to Brownsville under construc-
ton, thence to Masontown. AND
from Masontown to Point Marion a
survey has been made. rights Of way
secured in part, an so on. This last
is about 10 miles long and 10 more
miles to Morgantown, 16 miles from
Barnsville to Morgantown and one
small link in the line beyond Greens.
burg, about 40 miles of links in ali
would complete a system covering
over two hundred miles.
Tt WIN Pay.
The splendid patronage the line
between clarksburg and Fairmont is
receiving is an index in way Of the
paying proposition such a system as
stated would prove. Between Fair.
chance and ConneIlsville the electric
line has the B. & o. and Pennsyl.
vania railroad paraIlelIng It, but lasI
year increased It's business fifteen pei
cent.
The experts and representatives ol
the West Penn Company made an ex,
Continued on page 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18

Hermon Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A.
NJ, will hold a special meeting at Z
O'Clock tonight in Masonic temple for
work and instruction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
Very Dangerous.

The high tension wire, carrying
probably more electricity than any
wire in the State is the direct feed
ing wire from the power house at
Jayenne to the sub power stations at
chiefton and Gypsy. There is NO es-
cape for one who touches this wire
and 1t is really considered danger
Gus to approach within six inches OF
it. Toppin might have touched 1t,
but it is believed that while within
a few inches of the wire the current
was attracted to his body by metallic
portions of his knife and screw drIv-
er as lightning is attracted by metal,
lie rods placed on houses,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s-The SEN
ate today passed a Jamaica relief bill
Immediately upon It's receipt from
the House.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-18
An Expert in the Business Meets In
stant Death at
Middleton
CURRENT CAUGHT HIS KNIFE
In Hip Pocket and Volts Shot Inro
Him Worse Than They Do
At Sing Sing.

e.
Pierce Toppin, an electrician, was
killed at Middleton Thursday after
noon by coming in contact with the
high tension feed wire OF the Fair
mont and clarksburg Traction Com
pany, twenty-three thousand volts OF
current having entered his body.
Toppin was employed by the New
England Engineering Company and
was engaged in wiring for lighting
purposes the sub power station OF
the traction company at Chiefton
station. He was standing on top Of
box or cabinet containing the oil
switches and near where the high
tension wire enters the switches. He
had been warned OF his danger and
well knew that the slightest contact
with that remarkable wire would
cause instant death.
1t may be that he did not come in
to actual contact with the wire. A
large knife in the hip pocket Of his
overalls and -screwdriver in a side
pocket may have served as magnets
to attract the current. The current
entered the hip and side and run
ming down the right limb came out
through the bottom of his foot burn
ing two small holes through his.
shoe.
Dies Instantly.
In an instant he was dead. No
evidence of an accident were seen
except small holes burnt in his
clothing.
Toppin was about thirty years OF
age. He came to work for the New
England Engineering Company from
New Castle, near Wilmington, Della
ware. He is survived by small SON,
his wife having died about a year
ago.
His remains were shipped to his
home for burial.
The unfortunate man was pierced
by enough electricity to kill dozen
men. In the electric chair at Sing
Sing prison where capital punishment
is meted out to murderers in New
York State but 100 volts are used.
Toppin came in contact with more
than twelve times this much electri-
city.
Very Dangerous.
The high tension wire, carrying
probably more electricity than any
wire in the State is the direct feed
Ing wire from the power house at
Jayenne to the sub power stations at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-28
TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER.
How to Avoid Distress and indigestion
After Eating.

Let us tell you how you can enjoy
a good dinner, so that the heaIthiest
meal will set well on your stomach
and cause no unpleasant and disa-
greeable after effects.
We vii! show you how to regain
the appetite Of your childhood and
the enjoyment Of food, SO that II will
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the dinner.
There is no hard work necessary to
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and disagreeable medicines. Simply
take a Mi-o-na stomach tablet before
each meal and before going to bed,
and II will SO strengthen the stomach
that before long a hearty meal will
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without the least fear of distress and
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The strongest proof we can offer
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you confidence in Mi-ona. They take
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not cost you a penny unless It cures.
Mi-o-na is not a mere digestive,
giving only temporary relief, but
specific for all diseases of the stom-
ach, strengthening the digestive or
gans and making a permanent cure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-28
CIvILIZING ALASKA.
Hundreds Of Miles Of Telephones and
Telegraph In the North.

Few persons realize the extent Of
the system Of the Alaskan Telephone
C Telegraph company on Seward Pc
ninsula, says correspondent at
Nome. A few years ago 1t was i'm
possible to hear the days gossip on
Dexter Creek even. while now the
news, the strikes, the hardships, the
wants and the pleasures OF the whole
county may be a matter Of comment
on Nome streets every night. Over
1000 miles of wire is strung between
the various camps of this region.
The line from Nome to Tin City is
the longest individual wire that the
company is operating. It being just
157 miles long. But 1t is also distin-
guished in the particular that 1t is
the only line in Alaska in which a
submarine cable carries the messages
for part of the distance. This cable
is under Grantley harbor, which is
just out of Teller, and is over half a
mile long. To guard against accident,
an aerial wire is also strung, the poles
on either side being 12O feet high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-28
NEWS OF MILTON
PEACOCK MILLS RUNNING
FULL CAPACITY ALL TIME.

Large Quantity of Output VIII Be
Shipped to the Orient--Farmers'
Institute win Be Held Saturday
Next-Trolley Line Now Within q
Mile OF This Point-Epidemics Have
Entirely Subsided; No New Gases,
and Old Cases Completely Under
Control.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-28
WALLA WALLA GETS INSPECTOR.
Factory Inspector VIII Make Head
quarters at Garden City.

Walla Walla will be the ieadquar-
ters Of L. L. Hibbard, one Of the state
factory inspectors, who is in the city
for the purpose of inspecting the To-
cal manufactures, says the Walla
Walla Statesman.
Mr.. Hibbard is in charge of the
territory east Of the mountains and
he has decided that walla walla is
the proper location for headquarters
He speaks in the highest Terms con-
corning the local establishments and
says their condition is above the av-
erage.
In speaking of the factory law en-
acted at the last session OF the legis-
lature. he says 1t has been Of vast
benefit to both employer and en-
ploye. It has caused the factories to
be improved as to safety appliances
as well as sanitary conditions, and the
number Of accidents and damage suits
have materially decreased.