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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
LARM FE
nv GERMAN
TAFT HAS VOTES
ENOUGH TO WIN
Caucus Nomination for SEN
ator in Ohio to Succeed
MIR. Foraker.

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec. e2--Editor
Charles p. Taft declared today that
a caucus will be held to determine
the party's choice for a man to sue
coed Senator Foraker. He said he
was progressing in his canvass for
votes and was willing to submit the
senatorial question to caucus at
once
Both Foraker and Burton. It is un
derstood. Will be opposed to eau
Gus, Friends of. Taft today reiter-
ated the claim that he will have fifty
votes in the caucus. Forty-six is a
majority.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
HICKMAN DIES
IN HIS STABLE
AT Craignoor While He is
Engaged in Feeding
His Horses.

James Marion Hickman. of Craig
moor, a we'll known farmer, dropped
dead in his stable Tuesday morning,
while engaged In feeding his horses.
Heart trouble causr1 his death.
Mr.. Hickman was about Go years
Of age Surviving him are his wife,
whose maiden name was Henrietta
lloushton, and four sons and daugh-
tors, namely, Edward Hickman with
The A. Radford Pottery Company
here: Meigs Hickman, of Grafton;
Mrs. Ella Winters, wife of Burton
Winters, OF this city, and Miss Anna
Hickman at home.
Funeral arrangements have no;
been completed as yet.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
Startling Disclosures To Fol-
low Arrest Of Seven Coun-
cilmerl Of Pliitilsslb.auurg,
BANKERS I'M 1T, TOO.
May Equal the Frisco Graf
Cases Legal Services
Preferred Free.


PITTsBuRG, Pa Dec. Fol
lowing the sensational arrests her.
last night Of seven councilmen ant
swo bankers on the charges Of al.
leged corruption in conducting the
public affairs of this city. It is init
mated today that even more starting
Developments will transpire either to
/ day or tomorrow.
According TO the best information
obtainable 1t is possible,the municipal
scandal Of San Francisco viii be in.
significant, when compared to the al.
legged grating here.
The councilmen and bankers will
be given preliminary hearings to.
morrow
Several prominent attorneys have
approved the prosecutions and sig
nlfled their Willingness to prosecute
the defendants without compensation.
Illegal acts In connection with the
establishment of repositories TO:
funds fsthe city are enumerated in
The complaints and 1t is said a num-
Der of persons occupying official posi-.
tons In local banks will be arrested,
Following o series of yelled charg-
es to councilmanic acts, the Voters
League employed detectives and the
arrests are based upon the reports
made by the detectives.
The complaints were signed by
4 E9iard de Dolf secretary of the as
~ 5ciatlon.
Three of the charges against j. G.
WATSON, chairman of the finance CON-
mi;tee of common council and John
( +. Klein, OF common council, and
William Brand, president of COM
mon council. charge each of these
men with giving and offering to give
money and other rewards and brides
10 influence the voters OF other mem
bers of'coancil In favor of certain or.
dilanceas Another complaint names
the three above mentioned together
with T. A.. Atkinson, or select coun-
oil; Jacob Sofel, w. II. Melaney and
Hugh Ferguson, of common council
II is said there are many points in
the scanda not yet made public and
subsequent developments will be in
leresting in character
Coming right after the arrest ol
the councilmeu was the resignation
today of Captain of Detectives Me
Cough. It is said this has no con-
nection with the graft scandal.
The scandal has startled this cit,
as nothing else has done in years.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
AlJuDGEl INSANE
And Committed to Weston
Asylum is Myra Nutter,
of Salem.

alyra Nutter. an unmarried wo-
man of Salem, 30 years old. was adj
judged insane by Magistrate Gordon
Tuesday morning. and committed 30
the state insane asylum at Weston.
Her arrangement takes the form OF
mclancholia. She was brought to
the city by DR.. strothcr and relatives
aud after her examination she was
given into the care of her relatives
until her commitment papers arc
passed upon by the asylum author
tiles and arrangements are made To
have her taken TO that Institution.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
NOT MIR. JAMES.

Rastus. or some one else. when arr
rested COVE the name OF Frank
James in police court and when
some of the friends or Frank James,
the we'll known sign painter, became
aware Of ito the latter was the vic
tim of good deal of testing. Hap
PLY. he was not the one arrested. al
he is not one of that kind. but a
splendid young business man, and
the Telegram is glad to inform the
jokors Of their error.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
NAMES OF CHILDREN WANTED

Captain slayton, of the Salvation
Army. nsluests- school teachers rs
well as others in the community to
send to him the names of poor child
ren who may not be reached by the
army. end he will see that they re-
ceiye Christmas dinners, toys and
ciethllg. Superintendent gurdette
and other teachers of tins public
schools have aided the captain in get.
ting up the list of names.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24

Mrs. A. G. Cross will leave shortl,
for Philadelphia. to spend Christina.
with her mother.
Archie L. Hustead. of sardis. We.
here Tuesday.
w. q. Wyatt. of shinnston. who
is attending the Baltimore Medical
College. has returned home for tn,
holidays.
Miss Ersie Gaines. of Salem, wa
in the city Tuesday shopping.
]. Perry Thompson. OF Elkins
was here last night
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
Over the News Of the De-
thronement of the Cab
met of Castro.
soLDIERY is READY
To Do Battle With Castros
Men in the Interior of
the Country.

: CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. as-
The enforced resignation Of the Cas-
tro cabinet, which occurred yestor-
day. Is regarded as going far toward
sealing the fate of Castro in vene-
zueia.
There Is much military activity
everywhere and troops arc being re-
cruitcd with energy in the belief
that tn men in the interior ioya, to
Castro will night.
BERLIN. Dec. s2-Ncws Of the
appointment OF a new Venezuelan
cabinet came as a complete surprise
to President Castro. of Venezuela,
and was received with apprehension.
WILLEMsTAD. Dec. 22The new
Venezuelan administration has re-
voked a decree prohibiting the trans
shipment at Willemstad of goods des-S
tined for Venezuelan ports.
This measure has been the prlncl.
pa difficulty in the strained relations
between Holland and Venezuela AM.
It's revocation is regarded here as
meaning practically a settlement. OF
the dispute between the two govern
ments. It is believed here the reign
Of, Castro in Venezuela Is over.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
GETTING CAPITOL READY
FOR THE LEGIsLATUItI.

CHARLESTON, Dec. ss-Painters
have begun the work of frcshenlns
up the walls of tho capitol. putting
everything in readiness for tho reg
ular session of the legislature. The
members win find vast improve
mont in the appearance OF things
over former sessions. SINCE the entire
interior has been completely over
hauld. new floors. freshly painted
ceilings. and everything put in very
attractive shape.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
MANDEL sENER
Takes a Position as Director In Pub.
licity Department.

The announcement is made thai
Mandel sener, press agent of the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad. with
headquarters at Baltimore. has sever
ed his connection with that company
to become a director in and to have
charge of the publicity department OF
the Pcnwnod Coal Company with
headquarters in Baltimore This viii
take effect on the LIST day of January
The Penwood Coal Company owns
bituminous coal mines In Western
Pennsylvania and expects to put gu,
a considerable production.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
To Work on the Completion
of the Great Florida East
Coast Railway.
GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
One of the Most Novel En-
cheering Enterprises of
Modern Times.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Hundreds
of men are being rushed southwark
to work on the completion of the
great Florida East Coast Railway,
following the decision OF Judge
Hough Of the United States Circuit
Court in dismissing. as without cause
of action, the so-called peonage
cases that had been brought by the
United States Government against
the labor agents OF the railroad.
While these actions were pending
in the courts the men in charge OF
the construction work on this sea-
going railroad, which is to, be
Henry NJ. Flagler's greatest achieve
ment. were loath TO push forward
with the same amount of energy
that had been displayed prior to the
action of the attorney general in
taking cognizance OF the reckless
charges of labor slavery that had
been made. Every effort to make up
for lost time now will be put for
ward by Vice-President Joseph R.
PARROT, who has been in charge per-
sonally since the work began in
June of 1905. Fully 1000 men are
now employed south of knights Key
and more workmen are being sent to
the field of operations each day.
yice-President PARROT. who now
is in New York on business connect
ed with the great extension which is
jumping over stretch OF thirty
miles of open ocean and over thirty
miles more of submerged keys and
lagoons to connect Key West by d.
rect line with Miami, now estimates
that this, one of the most novel en-
gineering enterprises of modern
times, will be completed and trains
running for its full length within a
year.
Already the line is completed and
trains are running for eighty-four
miles south of Miami, right down to
knights Key. Work also is being
pushed forward from Key West up
and over forty miles OF roadbed has
been constructed by the gangs that
are working northward to meet the
other workmen who rapidly are
moving south. This means that a
total of 124 miles has been complet-
ed out of the 156 miles of road sur
yeyed from Miami to Key West. The
greatest of all the engineering feats
on this wonderful line, however. is
yet to be completed. This is the
eleven-mile gap from knights Key
to Bahia Honda where the line is be-
ing carried over the open ocean on
concrete arches. a
The effect of the great extension
on traffic to Havana, However. al
ready has been felt because now the
steamers for Havana met the trains
at Knights Key and take passengers
and freight from that point to the
Cuban capital instead OF elghty-four
miles north at Miami. When the
line is completed to Key Vest huge
roalroad car floats will take entire
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
BowEN's LErTERs.

Fairmont's Secretary of the Board
of Trade. A. Bowen. VINO has ASSUME
ed Temporarily the Office work of the
Marion Agricultural & Industrial So
ciety is sending out letters to the
stockholders Informing them that
there has been placed on the marke.
$4,000 moro of the corporation
stock. making the total issue $4,000
instead of $4,000.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
BISHOP MlcHAuD DEAD.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-Bishop
John Stephen Michaud, of the Roman
Catholic church, of the diocese of
Burlington. Vt, died at a hospital
here of Bright's disease today. He
arrived here Yesterday from France.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
MORE MONEY NEEDED

captain j. R. slayton of tho Sal
walton Army announces that 5000
have been donated for his Christmas
work. Much more is needed and HI
hopes the public will cooperate with
him as literally as possible in maxi
ing the poor children happy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
KING LOSES CASE

ccHAtsLEsToN. Dec. 2s--The
supreme court today decided against
Henry G. King, of New York. who
claimed title under the ancient and
original grant to many thousand
acres of valuable lands in the south
ern part of West Virginia. The case
has been in the courts OF the state
for many years and provoked and In
voiyed bitter litigation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
AGENT ARRESTED
Charged With Operator with Rob
bling Railroad Company.

GALLrpoL1s, o. Dec. a2-Edwsrd.
Ward. Baltimore 8 Ohio agent at
Hartford. w. Va. was arrested today.
charged with Night Operator Graham
with having Systematically robbed the
company for years. Graham was ar
rested two weeks ago. :
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
N HANDOUTS
Night Riders Are Taken Into
Court Room by
Soldiers.

UNION CITY. Tenn. Dec. sa--
Judge Jones. before whom the aiIeg-
ed night riders are being tried today
announced that no session Of the
court will BIO held Christmas day.
The prisoners were brought into
court today handcuffed in pairs with
a detail of two soldiers for each
pair.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24

j. Hornor Davis and family lef.
Monday night for Washington where
they will spend a few days with rel
atives
James NJ. Foster. attorney. passed
through the city Tuesday morning on
the way to Parkersburs from West
ton. on few days business trip.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
BAD CASH n HEAD.

Stella Quinn. residing in the,
stealey addition, was arrested Mon
day night In state of intoxication
by City officers. She was suffering
from bad cash ON the head and had
to be removed to hospital. She
will recover in a few days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
NEWMAN RESIGNS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-w H.
Newman today resigned as president
of the New York Central & Hudson
Railroad Company. fills resignation
was accepted By the directors.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
S ~. GORDON REcoyERs

Samuel W. Gordon. of Center
Branch. who has been laid up for a
number of days with severe attack
Of diphtheria and qulnsy. was in the
city Saturday. He has about recov-
cred from his Illness.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
$4,000 Tons OF STEEL
RAILS FOR THE II. q o.

BALTIMORE. Dec, ss-The en-
Eneering department of tho Balti-
more & Ohio railroad has complete
estimatcs for the number OF tons of
steel rails required for next year. set
ting the figures ut between 10000
and 10000 tons. The estimates are
now before President Murray. pre-
iiminasy 10 placing the contracts.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24
BOY BREAKS ARM

Wayne Lee. twelve-year-old son of
Floyd A. Lee, of Broad Oaks, is sur-
fering with a broken arm. the result
of violent fall at his home an eve
ming or two ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24

Judge George w. Farr, Of West
unen, spent Tuesday in the city,
John L, Gawthrop. of Elkins was
here last evening on business.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24

Frank C. Bland win make a busi-
ness trip to Sutton tomorrow.
]. A. crislip and family left Mon-
day night for st. Augustine, Fla,
where they will spend the winter.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Emile sturbois, of
Adamston. are visiting relatives in
Grafton for few days.
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CONTINUED on page IS
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

into atoms, because time has been
when a sledge. hammer would have
smashed in the topmost men in
Georgia, and the hammer retired
for whitewash brush. Governor
Smith is worthy of our thanks
have scrapbOOks full of the old
time struggle to clean out this
Augean stable, and to small pur
pose as / found out.
was attacked by legislator in
open session of the legislature and
ridiculed as the FShe" of Georgia,
by comparison with a notable char
acter in fiction, because was max
ing heroic efforts with my pen to
get these convict woman out of the
mems camp, and to get these con-
vict children away from veterans
in crime, for humanity and decency
sake.
AS | read of it all 10 today's pa
pers, how my memory brings back
the time when | was in small ma
iority and beaten back time and
again by such as those who have
been exposed with filthy lucre in
their pockets. 1t is no small thing
to stand in a storm where greed
and guilt are united to cloak up
the truth and even kill out those
who dare to oppose.
1t is privilege to do something
for ones kind; it is even a privil-
eye to try to do something to re-
store justice and honor, and while
I am in the class called "try," [
hope the good people of today will
clinch the thing that besmirches
the state of Georgia and cast it into
outer darkness.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

time the most prominent men of
Georgia and her most active poll
ticians were concerned largely in
the leasing of these convicts. The
convict laborer was just as valuable
then as it is now, when these les
sees paid about $40 year for the
poor wretches' labor. The price
was fixed at a stated sum and the
convicts were divided into three
patches and turned over to the
greedy lessees, to do exactly as the
lessees or guards might choose.
Early in 1873, as remember,
Colonel Aston came on to Wash
ington city, and some time in
March-maybe it was February
he called On us at the National no.
tel in the city during the forenoon.
I was at home that morning; and
when his card came up l was glad
of an opportunity to discuss the re-
port with him.
[ found he was anxious to see
newspapers which came from the
Seventh district of Georgia, and he
said he had that day received a
long letter from his wife which
greatly depressed him, because she
feared his life was in danger be-
cause of the indignation of the
lease people concerning the report
he had presented to the legislature
and because their i'll will was con
centrated upon himself.
He told me good deal more on
this line, and in his excitement he
paced the floor and said: '"Poor
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

From the heat of the argument
and tn heat of the July weather
the convict lease question is having
a hot time in the Georgia legisla-
ture.
1t needs a lively, stirring and
radical change. The system IS OBJ
liged to go in crooked ways, be-
cause it is so undoubtedly crooked
and unjust in itself at it's bottom
sill.
For a long time hammered
away at it's abuses, and | felt sure
we would get a change in the late
seventies, until poor Bob Aston
met his fate in the state capitol in
in the office of the treasurer, where
his life blood despatched the strong
box Of Georgia after he was killed
by sub convict lessee.
Never shall / forget the last time
/ saw Colonel Bob Aston. AS a
member of the Georgia legislature
he had made a report On the con-
Wet lease system. He was chair
man of the committee, and the re-
port was printed during the last
days of December, 1878, if | am
correct as to the year. 1t was a
terrible arraignment of the system.
Among the facts mentioned was
the presence of twenty five little
children, all under three years OF
age, that had been born on the
hahn gang, of convict mothers, IN
he convict chaingangs of Georgia.
dese female convicts were the
prey of convict guards. At that
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

farce to claim that anybody but
the convict guard has anything
really to do with their miserable
existence. The prison commission
cannot see these wretched ones if
they would do so in the degreda-
ton of a convict's daily and hourly
torture, and the warden's office
seems to have been the only active
scene of something doing, and that
something everybody in the state
is now ashamed of, save perhaps
those who have lined their pockets
with the lease brides and unearned
salary. 1t has always been so, it
was so wnen poor Bob Alston's life
was shot out of him and it will
continue that way as long as hui
man flesh is bartered by the state
to greedy and inhuman men who
clamor for the labor of these help
less, unhappy and degraded con
victs. blame nobody so much as
the state itself in it's administration
of the law governing convicts.
Greedy contractors will gladly buy
if the state of Georgia sinks it's re-
sponsibility below the desire to get
the convict hire. They will pand-
der to the love of gold in guards
and wardens, and state officials will
wink at these things so long as the
state and very life itself Of it's con-
victs for money. Governor Smith
set a great ball rolling when he
arraigned the warden who got rich
too fast to be healthy.
[ thank the governor for his
courage. I have seen the time
many years ago, when governors
and United States senators were on
the inside for themselves. | beg
the legislature and governor 10 hold
on and sledge. hammer the business
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

wife She may be right in this
matter"
Not only did he indulge in these
forebodings, but he anticipated the
whitewashing that would follow,
under pressure from these very
prominent politicians in the high
est offices known to the state; but
for myself, had no idea that the
man would die as his wife had an
ticipated, though I expected the
annual whitewashing to occur.
A few weeks later the expected
COT his wife, happened, and at the
hands of a sub-lessee, in partner
ship with a United States senate r
and the tragedy occurred in the
state capital, in the presence of the
state treasurer Of Georgia.
Somebody asked me today if
there was not not danger lying in
wait for those who would investi-
gate now? / do not think there
will be pistols in evidence, but we
may look out for deep seated re-
venge on the part of certain men
who have been boldly attacked. In
what shape that revenge will show
itself 1 know not, but that it will
appear in attempt to besmirch
those who are bold in exposure and
denunciation | cannot doubt.
All this trouble grows out of the
system itself. 1t is fruitful in OPP
portunity for evil. 1t is morally
impossible for so foul a fountain to
send out anything clean. 1t is a
permit for the unlimited indulgence
of greed and chicanery, when these
poor wretches areliteralIy sold into
the hands of those who pay high
rent for their labor and who aim to
get the best dollar out of their cal
amitous condition. 1t is a perfect
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21
Mrs. DeLamar Turner

Mrs. DeLamar Turner died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. f.
j. Clark, on south Main street
this morning at 8 a. m. after
lingering many months. The
good mother had been in failing
health for several years and was
worn out battling with that fell
disease, locomotor ataxia. For
some days she had been in
state on coma and no hopes were
entertain for her recovery.
In her last hours she was sur
rounded by a most affectionate
and loving family: her husband
of forty seven years and
five children. Mrs. f. J. Clark,
and Mrs. w. A. Bell and Messrs
Frank, Marion and DeLamar Jr.,
who had several days ago, come to
say good bye.
Mrs. Turner was in her siXtieth
year and had been the aflectionate
wife of our friend and toWnsman,
Mr.. DeLgmar Turner ST., for forty
seven happy years. Her death is
indeed a sad blow to him.
She was a devout christian and
q most loveable character, and in
her five stalwart ofsprings, who
stand high among the best people
of the state, she leaves a heritage
to her state not equaled by many
mothers.
The body, accompanied by the
family, will be taken to Sanders
vile for burial, and will leave to-
night at 7:30 via Oglethorpe, Ma
con and Tennille.
The sympathy of the Enterprise
is sincerely extended to the family
in this hour of their sad bereaVe-
ment.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

Rev. S. J. Parrish will take a
vacation of about month. He
has been hard worked aud a rest
will restore his wanted strength.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21


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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-28

dollhouse does upholstering and gen
eral furniture repairing. Phone
1901 124 s. 9th ST. 25-It