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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
TOWNS ARE FIGHTING
RAGING FOREST FIRES
Several Larger Towns on the
Range Are Threatened
With Destruction.

DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. s-1t was
a night of terror on the range. but
today conditions appear changed for
the better, All yesterday and last
night fires threatened half dozen Of
the larger towns on the range. Htb-
bling fought almost persistent Ares
from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until
late last night. Similar experiences
re reported from dozen other range
towns, but SO far as is known there
has been no others destroyed. Re-
ports received this morning say the
wind is dying down and the fires ap-
pear to be gradually burning them
selves out.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
TAFT TOURS
State of Ohio and Makes a
Number Of Short
Addresses.

sANDusKY. o.. Sept. s-wiliam
II. Taft as the ready campaigner was
given his second tryout, today. He
spoke from here to Cincinnati al
such stops on his line of travel on
the Big Four road as was warranted
by the crowds presenting themselves.
Most speeches were, from the rear
platofrm of his train and were Ak
temporaneous. he not having prepared
any speech. His first political speech
was at rally in the theater here. al
though he addressed the old soldiers
at the Erie county soldiers home
previous to this.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
Charleston, w. Va.

Charleston, w. Va,
August 20, 1908.
j hereby carefully examined the
new registration law, chapter 10,
Acts of the Legislature, 1908, Extra
ordinary Session, and find no pro-
vision therein requiring the voter to
appear n person before the Registrar
IN order to have his name listed as
a voter. am, therefore. of the
opinion that any application made
to the Registrar that will satisfy
such Registrar thai the voter is a
legally qualified voter of his precinct,
ought to be sufficient; but in the
event there is objection to the regis
tering OF any voter and there Is any
doubt in the minds of the Regis
trars as to the qualification of the
voter. am of the opinion 1t would
be wise to thoroughly examine the
voter. asking all questions required
in said chapter.
Very truly yours.
lStgned) VIM. G. CoNLEY,
Attorney General.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
SLOT MACHINES MUST GO

Slot machines in wheeling must be
eliminated at any cost. That is the
verdict of the Wheeling ministerial
5Unon, which organization appointed a
committee of Its members consisting
OF Rev. A. w. Cook, co-pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church; Rev. w.
II. Fields. pastor of the First Chris
tan church, and Rev. Sterling i.
Miller. pastor of Thompson M, q,
church, some time ago to inaugurate
a fight to this end.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
W0MAN'S BODY
is Found in the River With Evil
dence Of a Myster-
ious Murder.

wELLsvILLE, o., Sept. S-The
shrunken and bleached body of an
unknown woman with evidence of
the body having been covered with
quick lime was found on the West
Virginia shore of the Ohio river near
here today. With he body was
found a rope with blood stains upon
it, The authorities believe the wo-
man was murdered and to hide the
crime the body was covered with
auicklime and thrown into the river.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
WOMAN
Is Arrested by Marshal on the
Charge of Breaking the
Revenue Laws.

/, United States Deputy Marshal E.
D. Hupp took Kate Lemasters. an
alleged internal revenue violator.
from the county Jail here Wednesday
morning to Grafton for preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Lilly. The woman was ar
rested at Mudlick, two miles west of
Salem. charged with selling intoxi-
eating liquors at speakeasy there
without having taken out a govern
ment license.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
BURNED TO DEATH
Is Waiter and Several Are Injured in
Philadelphia Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. g.
Thomas McHenry, a waiter, was
burned to death, two women were
seriously injured and several other
employees were badly burned in fire
which destroyed the mems and
women's buildings of the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club at Chestnut Hill,
a suburb, early this morning.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
new WORLD RECORD
In AeropIane Flights is Estab-
lished by OrviIle Wright
at Fort Myer.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. "a
new world record in aeroplane flights
was established at Fort Myer, Va, to-
day, when orville Wright circled
above the parade grounds there for
So times and remained in the air 81
minutes and 81 seconds, official time.
The machine was under perfect con-
troll and Travelled at speed of IS
miles an hour.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
coNFERs WITH PRESIDENT.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l., Sept. =
Treasurer Smith, of the Republican
State Committee, had long confer
ence with President Roosevelt Sum
day. He went over the state situa-
ton thoroughly. The President is
greatly Interested in the coming con-
vention. Mr.. Smith said the situa-
tion is unchanged.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
STATE FOURTH
In the Use of Tan Bark and Extracts
In Tanning-Pcnnsylva First

An interesting bulletin has just
been issued by the census department
showing that West Virginia ranks
fourth in the list of 80 states using
tan bark and extracts for tanning
purposes in the last year. Pennsyl
vanla heads the list. with Wisconsin
and Michigan second and third. while
the four leading states consumed 27.S
per cent of bark and 372 of extract.
The value of material was nearly
$40. 900, 900.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
Two Fiffhs
Of Delegates from New York
County for Hughes
Says Parsons.

NEW YORK. Sept. s--rhat Gov.
ernor Hughes will have the support Of
about forty per cent OF the delegates
from New York county to the state
Republican convention Is the opiniene
expressed by Herbert Parsons, chair
man of the county committee after
analyzing the vote cast In yesterdays
primaries.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
sroG,E MAKERS FIGHT.

GALL1poLls, O., Sept. s-Troublc
resulted last night between union and
non-union stogie makers here. The
factions met in the street and fought
a desperate battle. which resulted in
serious injury to two men. The po-
lice made six arrests.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
BECOMES A CITIZEN.

Fritz Johnson, of Gypsy, took out
naturalization papers in circuit court
Tuesday evening. He is the first in
Harrison county to do this under the
new law. Attorney Thomas Ramage
presented his application.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
TWO MURDERS so FAR.

YoNKERs, N. Y. Sept. Antonio
Ferrulli was found dead with his
skull crushed in. This is the second
murde growing out of the lamp
lighters strike. Eight arrests have
been made. 5eE
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
FREE TELEpHoNE SERVICE

The president and secretary of the
Sardis Telephone Company signed a
contract with the Bell Saturday eve
ming for free telephone service, The
same will become effective as Don as
the directors of the Bell Company APP
prove 1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
DELEGATE PARsoN ms

MouNDsvILLE. Sept. s-rhs
death OF Thomas J. Parsons occurred
at his home at Moundsviile yesterday.
Mr.. Parsons was member OF the
House of Delegates from Marshall
county and was the Republican can
didate for State senator in the second
district for the coming election. De-
ceased was 81 years OF age.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
BRYAN GOES TO PEORIA.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Sept. s-william
j. Bryan left for Peoria early today
accompanied by members of the ma
honal committee, to attend the, state
convention. Arrangements were
made for speeches at towns along the
road from a car platform.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
COAL BUSINESS GOOD

The coal traffic on the Chesapeake
& Ohio canal has been good all sum
mer and is now rapidly on the in
crease and from now until the close
of the season boatmen will have all
they can do to lay In the winter sup
ply.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
Wiped out
Almost Completely is Small
Hamlet of ChickasaW
in Ohio.

cEL1NA. o., Sept. s-chickasaw.
a small hamlet near here, was almost
wiped out by fire. The Chickasaw
Grain & Milling Company's grist mill
elevator and barn, with four head of
horses, the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton Railroad depot. two other
houses and four barns We're destroy
ed. The loss Is $4,000.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
DISMISSED.
Is Charge Against Laughlin in Trial
Before Magistrate.

F. c. Laughlin. railroad telegraph
operator, was dismissed from the
charge of assaulting W. E. Starcher,
street car conductor. in trial before
Squire G. H. Gordon Tuesday after
noon. The two men quarreled over
Information regarding trains and
Starcher alleged Laughlin hit him
with a drinking glass.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
UNCLE JOE CHAIRMAN
or Illinois Republican Convention
Which Meets in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. s-The
Republicans of Illinois met here to-
day in state convention and nominat-
ed four trustees for the University of
Illinois, selected presidential elect
ors and adopted a platform. Speaker
Joseph Cannon was chairman OF the
convention.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
PARKER UNWILLING.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Sept. 3
Judge Alton B. Parker. WHO is here
said he was not willing to make the
race for governor OF New York.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
DEAF ,1UrEs GO no RoMSnY

A number of deaf mutes coming
from different parts of thc state pass
ed through the city Wednesday on
the way to Romney. where they VIII
enter the school for deaf mutes.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
GONE no ArrENp scHoon

Joe Brannon. John McManaway
and Joe Latstetter have gone to ELI
colt City, Nd, where they will attend
school during the coming year.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
REGISTERS AT HIS RESIDENCE.

j. E. DOMAIN. election registrar for
che fourth precinct Of Coal district,
has established his registration Office
at his residence at 144 West Pike
street instead of the Walker House,
as has been announced.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
CONVEYS OPINION
Is Given on the New Registra.
ton Law Of West !.
Virginia.

The opinion of the Attorney Gem
eral in regard to the duty of the reg
istrars is as follows. according to
the opinion Of that official, which
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
RENTS HOTEL ROYAL.

Dell Fuller has rented and taken
charge OF the hotel Royal ut Shinn-
ston and moved there.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-10
HAS AccEpTEp POSITION

Aaron Coombs, graduate of the
West Virginia Business College. has
accepted a position with T. j. Lynch
& Co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04

TO III BEACH
Spend a few hours in the fresh
air at the beach. Cars every half
hOur-2 to 6.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
CHANGES AT THE CRYSTAL
Splendid New Vaudeville Bill to be
Offered This Week.

The Crystal Palace closed it's most
brilliant week in a blaze. of glory
last night, the pretty play house hav-
ing been taxed to its utmost capac-
ity at each Of the four performances
last night to witness the highly
clever and interesting bills that were
offered.
Tomorrow there will be a COM
plete change OF program, with new
faces, and the vaudeville entertain
mGnt will be the best ever furnished
in this section. There will be one
hold-oVer, and this announcement
will be received with pleasure, this
being Eddie Foy, the clever come
dian, who, if the wishes Of the pat
rons of the palace are consulted, will
be given a permanent residence here.
The new program will consist of
refined comedy, clever vaudeville and
several novel stunts hat will un-
d~Oubtedly please all who attend.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
BRYAN IN DELAWARE
His Address to the People of Dover
the Principles He Has Stood For

Dover, Del, February William
Jennings Bryan arrived here today
from Wilmington and this afternoon
addressed a mass meeting in the Do
yer opera house. Mr.. Bry.n follow
ed the IDEAS he advanced in his Will
mington speech and said that if he
could live for nothing else than to
furnish principles for President
Roosevelt and the American nation
he would be exceedingly happy.
MI. Bryan said:
Il have stood for certain princi-
pies Of government and | appreciate
these efforts of you who have been
fighting for. these in and out Of sea-
son. Mr. Roosevelt has rendered a
service to his country that no repub-
lican appreciates as | do. His SER
vice to his party is of i~ncalculable
good for he has played the part of
an honest reformer and the reformer
is the salt hat seasons and saves
his party"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
BURNED TO A
Five Persons Lose Their Lives i'm a
Kansas City Fire.

Kansas City, Mo, February T.
Five persons were burned to death
and five others were injured in a
fire in a three-story rooming house
at No. 1116 Wyandotte street, near
the business section this morning.
The fire started from an eXplo-
sion Of natural gas in the basement.
The flames and dense smoke spread
quickly throughout the building and
before an alarm could be given all
means Of escape by the ordinary eX-
its had been shut off. Four of the
five persons who lost their lives were
asleep on the third floor and all were
burned to death in their rooms. Be
fore the firemen arrived the building
was a mass of flames and the rooms
Of the upper floors could not be en-
tered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
Off
In 5 Day.
The New Calcium Sulphidc Treatment
Does Wonders TO Every Kind
Skfnd Eruption.
Trial Package Sent Free TO Prove IL

You don't want 10 to wait forever
! and a day TO get rid Of your ptmples
CT other skin erupt!ons- You want 20
get rid Of them right now. Next week
you may want TO go somewhere where
you wouldn't like to take the pimples
along
j., These wonderful little workers have
cured bad boils in three days. and some
| OF the worst cases OF skin disease in a
week.
They contain as their main ingre-
dent the most thorough, quick and eff
fective blood cleanser known, calcium
sulphide.
Remember this too, that most PIN
pie treatments reek with poison. and
| they are miserably slow besides.
Stuart's Calcium Waters have not
a particle of poison in them. They are
free from mercury, biting drugs or We
nomous opiates. This is absolutely
guaranteed. They cannot do any harm
but they always do good,-good that
you can see in the mirror before your
own eyes a few days after.
Don't be any longer Inundated by
having a splotched face. Don't have
strangers stare at you, or allow your
friends to be ashamed of you because
Of your face.
Your blood makes you what you are.
The men and women who forge ahead
are those with pure blood and pure
faces.
Stuart's Calcium Waters will make
you happy because your face will be
a welcome sight not only to yourself
when you look into the glass, but to
everybody else who knows you and
talks with you.
We want to prove to you that Stu
arts Calcium Waters are beyond doubt
the best and quickest blood and skin
purifier in the world-so we will send
you a free sample as soon as we get
your name and address. Send for II
today, and then when you have tried
the sample you will not rest content
ed until you have bought a SOC box at
your druggists.
Send us your name and address to-
day and we will at once send YOU by
mail a sample package, free. Address
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
a LAUBABLE UNDERTAKING

RESPONSES Not So Generous to APP
peal Sent Dat For Funds TO Send
Boys OF to R~efOrnatOry Schools.
The committee of prominent citi-
gems who recently addressed urgent
appeals to more than II hundred
business men asking for donations
to be used for a fund to be used in
educating and training a number Of
children of this community, ask that
re~mittances be sent promptly to Mr..
w. n. Harriss, acting as treasurer OF
the fund.
Up to the present time there
have been only fifteen responses.
Those in charge believe this is due,
not to a lack of interest in the meri-
torious undertaking, but to having
been overlooked by some and to the
thought by others that they could
not give as large sums as desired.
The hope of the committee from
the beginning has been that there
would be a large number of contri-
buffers, ranging from IS to $40 each,
rather than a few large donations,
although the latter are welcomed.
Ewo of those who AVE answered
the appeal gave $25 each.
The committee feels that so of the
b ,siness men would contribute on an
average of $40; or if 100 would give
on an average Of $500, the work in
hand could be done, with the splen
did resulting good that is to follow.
The committee feels If SO of the
its hearty gratitude to those who
have shown their interest in the
work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
NEW ELETRIC RENovAToR
Merits Of Wonderful New Invention
Are Attracting Large Number.

One of Wilmington's latest enter
prises, and 1t Is of a novel nature, is
the Carolina Renovating Co., with
offices in the Southern building. This
concern Is introducing a new electric
renovator, which is a dustleSs method
for cleaning and ~disinfecting public
buildings, theatres, churches. hotels.
residences, etc.
A demonstration Of the merits of
the renovator has been made during
the past few days at the Orion hotel
and many interested persons have
witnessed the fine work performed.
The renovator Is a thorough and
modern article and it cleans and rem
ovates thoroughly without removal.
draperies, tapestry, books. mattresses
carpets, upholstered furniture. etc.
A message sent to the office OF the
company. No. 406 Southern build
ing or a call from phone $40 will
bring a representative to homes in
the city where demonstrations will
be made free of charge. Already there
has been a big demand for an exhi-
bition Of the invention and engage
ments are booked for ten days
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
..E.I RULES fui salHuuCs
Regarding the Engagement and
MARRIAGE of Its Members
Become Effective On Easter Sunday
New Regulations Are Stricter Than
the Old Laws and Catholics Every
where are Interested In the Matter.

Members of the Catholic church
in this city are interested in the new
rules of the church governing the
engagements and marriages of Cath
olics, the new law to be promulgated
In all churches of that denomination
on next Easter Sunday, April 18th
The new laws were made by the
sacred congregation of the council
under instructions from Pope Plus x.
The decree begins by reciting the
reasons for it's adoption. 1t declares
hat under the old laws regarding
marriages there have been many
unions which were null because of
lack of definite intructions on some
points. To remedy the defects and
adopt some notifications the prepar-
alton of the new laws was ordered.
Regarding engagements the new
rules says: "Only those are consid-
cred valid and produce canonical eff
fects WHICH have been constructed in
writing, signed by both parties and
by either the parish priest or the
ordinary of the place or al least by
two Witnesses" The laws also pro-
vide that if either of the parties can
not write hat fact must be noted in
the agreement and another witness
required"
Regarding marriages the decree
says:
"Only those marriages are valid
which are contracted before the par
ish priest Or by the ordinary of the
place or by a priest designated by
either of these and at least two wit
neSses," in accordance with the rules
laid down.
The laws say that a priest may
validlN assist at a wedding only af-
ter he has entered upon his office,
only within the limits Of the terri
tory to which he Is assigned and
when asked by the contracting par
ties. They act illicitly, the decree
says after they have ascertained the
free state of the contracting parties
and after they nave learned that one
Of the contracting parties has a dom
icile Or has lived for a month in the
place where the ceremony is perform
ed. If this latter condition is not
met the consent of the parish priest
in the parish where either OF the
contracting parties does live must
be given.
The laws provide that in every
cas- let it be held as the rule that
the marriage is to be celebrated be-
fore the parish priest OF the bride,
unless some just cause excuses from
thi."
When the danger of death is i'm
~minent and the parish priest is not
available at once it is provided that
the ceremony can be properly per-
formed by any priest in the presence
Of two witnesses. This also is the
rule in cas- the parish priest or Or
binary is found not available for a
month provided the contracting par
ties declare their consent in the pres
ence OF two witnesses.
The decree also requires the regis
tratiOn Of the marriage with the
names of the contracting parties and
the witnesses, in the parish book Of
marriages and in the book of bap-
tisms Of the parishes where the con
tracing parties were baptized
The laws apply, it is provided, to
all Catholics and to Catholics who
become engaged to or marry non
Catholics.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
Regret i'm Washington.

Washington, d. c., February l.
Official news of the assassination of
King Carlos and the crown prince of
Portugal, was received here late to-
night through a ~cablegram from
Minister Bryan at Lisbon, which con-
veyed the simple announcement OF
the commission Of the crime. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was at Oace notified
by Acting Secretary OF State Bacon.
and he expressed his deep sorrow. He
will tomorrow send his formal ex-
pressions of grief to the royal fam
lily.
Government officials and members
of the diplomatic corps, were shocked
at the news, and on every hand were
heard words of sorrow over the trag-
ic ending Of Portugal's monarch, and
heir to the throne.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04

40-inch Persian lawn. 40-inch
wide white sale Ice al RehIer's
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
DIED AT THE HOSPITAL
Mfr. Arthur Kern Passes AWay-Re-
mains Will Be Taken to Indianap-
oils.

After a short illness at the James
Walker Memorial hospital, Mr.. Ar
thur Kern. 81 years OF age. passed
away there yesterday morning, SUI
fering with typhoid fever.
The remains of the deceased were
taken to the funeral parlors of Mr..
]. +. WOolvin, on Princess street,
and there prepared for shipment to
Indianapolis, Ind, today, where the
interment will be made.
Mr.. Kern has been employed by
the Waccamaw Land and Lumber Co.
He leaves q wife and brother, and
to these the sympathy OF many
friends will be extended in their be-
reaNpment.