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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-23

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of IA 1ana iCn for he loss of votes
for Governor iGlas coel< IN the locals
ties where the particular sphere OF
influence of these meddlers existed.
The WheeIing Intel igeheey might exc
plain Why 5the Repu bifcan oFganiza-
ton 'fe1l doWn9 IN Ohio county,
where It's own particular crowd seem
to be IN supreme command. The
Parkersburg dispatch might
tell why dhe head of the Republican
State ticket suffered In Wood coun-
ny The chronicls and B9laer
might account for the perhdy ofsthe
.Mononga4ia crowd that permitted
their own splendid citizen to run be-
hind the ticket while the Fayette
Tribune might enIighten its readers
as to It's responsibility for the loss Of
I'VE votes by Mr.. Glasscock In the
Faye etvflle precinct, which IS about
the limit OF the sphere of dnhuencs
and circulation OF that journal.
These things would employ the bril-
liant minds of the malcontents for
some time and would be made In
line with their habits.
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Should Remain Passive.

All loyal party men will agree
with the following from the Charles
ton Mail:
The Wheeling Intelligencer, the
Parkersburg Dispatch-News, George
c. Baker, of Morgantown, the Nor
gantown Post-Chronicle. the Fayette
Tribune, and few Others, papers
and individuals. who were mostly re-
sponsible for the shrinkage of the
Republican vote in certain sections of
West Virginia, are engaged in sug-
costing u reformation of the State
committee. It strikes the average
faithful party adherent. just after
emerging from vigorous and suc7
cessfuI campaign, that these mega
tive and harmful assets of the Repub5
lean party should remain passive unE
til they. are called upon for advice.
About the only matter pertinent for
such fellows t o deal with at the
present time would be in the nature
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Campaign Money.

All political parties feel much cas-
Ter, when they have plenty of cam
paign money to spend, but 1T has
just been demonstrated that money
is not really so essential In campaigns
as was once thought. There is ev-
cry reason DO believe that both the
national and state committees of the
Republican party had far less cam
paign money this time than four
years ago. yet the victory is equally
as complete and in some particulars
even greater.
Individual work accomplish les
some times what money can not, and
In the recent Instance in this state
did so, If the charge be true that the
Democrats had Bennett "baF'ls,"
and the results are regarded clearer
and we all feel 1t is. much more sat
isfactory than II more money had
been spent and less individual eff
tort given.
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some New Definitions.

While answering questions on the
witness stand in the government suit
to dissolve the so-called Standard Oil
trust, John D. Rockefeller is at the
same time adding a few sparklers 10
the literature OF the day. The New
York World points out that the oil
king has furnished some novel def
nitlons of terms commonly used In
connection with business that should
prove edifying TO the untnitiated.
Here are several of the Rockefeller
gems as given by the World with the
original language slightly para
phrased:
RAILROAD REBATE-A volun-
'tafy compensation paid by the rail-
road for ample service rendered at
a great disadvantage to the benefic-
iary of the rebate.
TRUST-A philanthropic instltu-
tion created by the benevolent alb
sorptIon of competitors to save them
from ruin, combined with the hU-
name conservation and ingenious
l,utlllzation of; natural resources for
the benefit of the people.
CCESS-Reward of rigid abb
stention from all excess except in
goodness the practice OF excessive
virtue.
MONOPoLIZED PIPE LINES
Ingenious devices to save oil for pub
lie consumption.
ES2Results of incessant
borrowing from friends and uniform
Kindness to competitors.
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He couIdn't 500 the joke.

"The mother-in-law joke isn't half
as funny to me as it was when l was
a bachelor" said young New Yorker
to his old chum. 1--WE got a pretty
good mother-in-1aw myself. and she's
visiting us now. That's all right too,
But here's my crouch:
''whenever we go out in a bunch. us
we generally do, ma grabs the baby
every time we sit down-subwny, Gle
waited, bridge. surface or ferryboat.
Just grabs the kid. you know. MS IL 1t
was her private property; exhibits it
in a way to everybody near by, tells
the woman next to her NIL about how
to raise children and what she's doinR
for this particular one; attracts gen
eral attention, you see, with my baby
as star performer and my wife and
sitting there without chance to say a
word and looking as II we wanted to
apologize for being on earth"
".Don't think that's funny. chg" said
his friend "How your sense of humor
has shrunkg'-New York Globe.
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Terrible Street Conditions.

The street condJticas from the
standpoint OF morality are pronounc-
ed the worst that ever existed IN
CIarksburg and none who have OBJ
served them and know the history of
the city will deny the pronounce
ment.
Prominent citizens as well as MEM
bers of the city government say the
conditions are not only shameful
but outrageous. They denounce the
Iaxity of law enforcement and charge
the officers with neglect of duty.
Grouped on some of the street cor
ners are TO he found men and women.
the latter in many instances of the
very lowest character. And they
give evidence OF drinking and are
heard swearing and using foul Ian
guag eand other conduct not at all
becoming is INDUCED in by both
sexes.
Time and again this year the Tele-
gram has called attention to this
condition of affairs but without ap-
parent corrective result as those in
authority are not disposed to act or
to protect the morals of the city
Those whose sworn duty it is to
suppress and eradicate these immor-
al and degrading conulLIous are 4uI-
ly aware of their existence on a large
scale If they have eyes, they can
see; If they have ears, they can hear:
they have seen, they have heard. yet
they will not or do not act? Now,
why? Let them answer.
The people of the city should de-
mand that the immortality on the
streets be stopped and at once. If
the officers refuse, there are other
remedies, one of which is to appeal
to the state authorities and still an
other is TO turn the city officers out
next spring and place men in city
office, who will do their duty.
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a Heroic service.

The dIlfgent. almost heroic, efforts
of the water department in this
emergency are worthy of more than
present commendation. 1t is n fact
that Captain Callaghar and his
assistants are doing all in their
power to supply the city They have
worked hard and faithfully all this
long period and used their best
Judgment.
The supply is so short that their
efforts however strenuous can no
longer meet the demand for water.
1t is not their fault and it is to be
hoped that every one sees the seri-
business of the situation sufficiently
to cooperate with them in every
possible way They are not to be
censured because the supply is not
ample. Rather are they to be
praised for affording as much sup
ply as has been given and their eff
forts should not be forgotten or per-
mitted to pass without due reward.
William Jennings Bryan advances
the thought that there are two
Dem ocracies in New York city, but he
is at a loss to know which one voted
for him From the election re-
turns he could have easily concluded
that neither was guilty
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A Fair spIrit BIanifested.

Under the caption here given, the
Petersburg Dispatch-News gives
Virgil L. Highland the following we'll
merited praise, with references to the
fairness of Mr. Highland, which that
newspaper might have known all the
time, since that fairness character
ICED Mr.. highlands course all
through the campaigns for nomina-
tion and election:
Virgil L. Highland has an inter
view in the Washington Post which
does him great credit
SMr. Highland was Swisher sup
porter and secretary of the commit
tee. Probably no member of the
state committee performed better
service for Taft and Glasscock.
But Mr.. HighlaLG does not take
the lions share of glory either to
himself or his position. HIS revie "
of the past situation is accurate and
fair
He says if the fac8onal fight had
continued the state would have been
lost. but that the leaders of both
wings of the party united in the!r
support of Glasscock-' He abtrt-
butes his failing behind Taft to local
issues
ut is almost Incredible after the
manner in which the anti-machIne
Republicans dlsregarded certain
happenings and conditions and lent
their influence to the support of the
whole ticket that this sort of a state
ment would be out of the ordinary.
If there was shown more of the spirit
exhibited by Highland the opposition
to machine policies would lose much
of its cause for existence"
Mr.. Highlands attitude toward Mr..
Scherr was never antagonistic,
though he was friendly to Mr..
Swlsher, and his support to the for
mer after nomination, had he. receiv-
ed It instead. of Mr.. Swtsher. would
have been of the same high degree
that possesses him at all elections
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Ab,ura STAGE Rusiness.

Theatrical production is fun of alb.
Surdities in business. A situation is
required. a situation is thrown in 1t
makes not the slightest difference II 1t
be trolley car crew of song and dance
brothers manning yacht in the desert
of Sahara. You have the trolley crew
and the yacht, and If the scene har-
pens to be u section of the arid west
where typhoons take the place of wa,
terspouts-weIl, SO much the worse for
the scene. And If the conductors col
Iect fares from the sailors to carry out
the business of the song. I'VE Are Jol-
~, Jolly Street Car Men," the audience
must be prepared to submit calmly to
a sandstone Immediately following,
which is necessary to bring on the
wind machine and stereopticon. When
u comic opera (leaven save the markD
opened ut Madison Square roof with
Japanese costumes. Broadway dialogue
a Marian setting and Irish comedy
there were absurdities enough to de-
light n dozen stage directors.-Hcary
3. Warner IN Bohemian Magazine.
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j 5 iIII ut ace boz
called iI3rya1i med after Ham
Jennings. the photograph OF the
PIatte. and know ing a,iilrt the great
future holds IN store for the stealing
YOUTH OF our land, Ialmost treul-
bic at the Thought OF what the at
tinments of the one boy may be-
and from his dazzling heights some
day have the sweet memory Of the
fond parent who named him tangled
out of tune by the comparison 70
old Nero who erected the magnifl :
cent mo bum to the shades of his
broken cub Mister Viper.
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In Communication from his far
western home to this city, Thomas
r.. Hornor, formerly OF Weston. this
state, repudiates Organism in toto.
He states that he stands for &he prin-
cfples of JeRersonfan Democracy
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Our own Senator Henry G. Davis
has been to call ON Mr. Taft. What
Significance Is so be attached is prob.
lematic. OF course, he did not tell
the president-eIeet that he regretted
giving the stupendous sum OF two
hundred and fifty dollars to the Bry-
an campaign fund.
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It Is stated Theodore Roosevelt
,conhrfbuteds an even, 9thousana dol
lars to the campaign fund for the
election Of Taft and Sherman. : While
that may he regarded small, he
eontrIBu much other elective
matter as the Democracy knew at
the tfIfie. For instance, his con-
tributfons In reference to Haskell
counted for much.
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Res1e,6,e

Respeetsbie people of clarks-
burg are wondering why the mayor,
and chief of police are waiting so
long to shut up the gambling dens
and run the gamblers out of the
city. s
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Roulette, keno. stud poker. faro
and the gamblers should be driven
out of the city.
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sCORE PRIZES OFFERED.

The box bail alleys on Fourth
street have offered as a prize to the
lady milking the highest score, a fine
cut glass bowl. and, to the gentleman
making highest score $2.0e. second
best $1.Oc
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While number of people are be-
wailing the scarcity OF city water
there are others who are gratified
that it is SO scarce.
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The gamblers are stlll here. They
have not been asked to leave the
city by those in authority.
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What is the difference how much
of the city water is stagnant pool
scum and how much murky water,
SO long as 1T is unfit for tse2
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One may dominate moral sufferings
only by labor Study saves from dis
Observation-Disclosures
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"can you tell me what steam Isl"
asked the examiner.
why, sure, SIR replied Patricls
confidently. steam is-why-er-it's
wather thot's gone crazy wild the
heat."-Everybody's.
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Freeze a cake of your city water
and see what you get.
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pIvIDEND DEolARED

The Clarksburg Ice G Storage Com
pany has declared It's usual seIni-ari7
nuaL dividend OF three per cent. The
company Is doing a good business
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-23

SterIlize your city water. before
using and then run 1t through
seive.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-23

Turn on the hydrant and see the
little animals run.
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Charles d. johnson, proprietor Of
I,IY Pine Inn at redwood. Is
l-yIsItor.-
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inch Round Doilies at
70 inch crocheted Doilies at
IA inca crocheted Doilies at
Is inch croeheied Doiltes at
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swERT MELopY FLoDR.
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Am EveE.ng Ecio.

Kindle not fire which you can
not put out.--1rish Proves.
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LIE G - Egz@ aEA1--NoN - go
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HAND CROCHET DoLLlEs

We are showing a large line of beautiful hand
croeheted d3oes in assorted designs similar to cut
bellows .sFAlI specially priced for this Thanksgyins
sale See prices below.
, 1908-06-20
CATCHING MURDERER
WITH BRASS BAND.

The Kremmling (Colo.) News has
the following. reprinted in the Walden
New Era, that sounds a good deal
like a hasheesh dream:
Last Friday evening six horsemen
rode into Kremmling from the north
and six minutes after everybody in
town knew that Charles Summers, who
shot and killed Sheriff Bath of AL
bany county, Wyo. had been traced to
within a few miles Of town. A patrole
was put around the village for the
night and a close watch kept, but no
Summers appeared. The posse had d
gay time from evening until morning
and If the murderer had appeared on
the scene. he could have taken every
rifle, pistol and knife without a shot
Or a stab. Saturday evening another
wagon load arrived and hung up until
Sunday. The way to catch this fellow
would be to get a brass band and a
lantern. Summers is we'll known here,
having cooked at the Central hotel this
spring for over q month. 1t lie thought
that he will yet put in an appearance
at this point, as he has several ba-
Dies. so 1t IL reported, on his staff
and 1t may be that he will want to
see them. He vas last seen at the
Smith placer camp, twenty five miles
north Of here. where he stopped last
thursday night. A reward OF s. 1900
Is offered for him-dead or alive"
, 1908-06-20
Mississippi at Highest.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 20.-Sweeping
through the valley at the rate of four
teen miles an hour, the flood tide of
the Mississippi is believed to have
reached its crest. and after remaining
stationary for the day it will slowly
recede. The stage measured $40
here this morning, a rise of a little
than an inch during the night.
High Water Up Stream.
A steady stream of debris and tree
trunks is bobbing on the surface to-
day and surging through st. Louis
harbor. This indicates that since yes.
terday considerable additional ground
has been inundated up stream.
laborers Kept Busy.
Throughout the night gangs Of Ia
borers piled thousands of sacks of
sand to form temporary levees for the
protection of East st. Louis. Venice,
Madison and Granite City, immediate.
ly north of East st. Louis, are suffer
ing from the floor.
Small Towns Suffering,
In Venice especially the situation is
grave. Some houses are standing In
seven feet of water and many have
beer abandoned. In Granite City and
Madison the flood has encroached only
into the outlying portions. Between
these towns farming lands are inun.
dated from n to ten feet.
, 1908-06-20
TAFT AND SHERMAN MEET IN
OHIO METROPOLIS AND ARE
DRIVEN TO HOME OF
CHARLES F. TAFT.
Vice Presidential Candidate Accom-
panied From Chicago by sub-com-
mittee of National Committee,
Headed by Veteran Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas-Probable That
Taft viii Name Chairman.

Cincinnati, o., June 20,-A hearty
welcome home was given Hon. Will
lam Howard Taft when he arrived
here at 1850 this morning. Hall
an hour earlier the Chicago train
brought the vice presidential candi-
date, Hon. James Schoolcraft Sher-
man, and the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee. who are to confer
with Mr.. Taft on the plans for the
campaign.
Met by Brother.
Charles p. Taft was on the same
train with the subcommittee, and all
waited the arrival of the Washington
train. Escorted by a large number of
Cincinnatians, Taft and Sherman were
driven at once to the residence of
Charles P. Taft, where they break
tasted.
Great Crowd Assemblies.
About the Taft residence a great
crowd had assembled. and the secre-
tary and Mr.. Sherman were cheered
heartily as they alighted from the
carriage. Both bowed acknowledge
ment, Taft taking the opportunity to
shake hands with several old friends.
Given Welcome Along Line.
The trip from Washington was un-
, 1908-06-20
PRESIDENT
GRAT|F|EO
FEELS THAT couNTRY'is INDEED
TO BE CONGRATULATED up
ON THE NOMINATION OF
SECRETARY TAFT.
Absolutely Fearless, DlsInterested and
Upright and Has Wide Acquaint.
ance With Needs Of PeopIe-other
Candidates Hasten to Tender 10y
atty and Aid to Make His Election
sure-FlIlpinos Pleased.

Washington, d. G. June 20.-Imme'
diately upon receiving news of the
nomination of Secretary Taft for the
presidency, President Roosevelt said
Country to Be Congratulated.
Il feel that the country is indeed tc
be congratulated upon the nomination
of Mr.. Taft. 1 have known him init.
mately for many years and have a
peculiar feeling for him, because
throughout that time we worked fol-
the same object, with the same pur.
poses and ideas. l do not believe
there could be found In all the country
a man Sc well fitted to be president.
He is not only absolutely fearless, alb.
solutely di~sinterested and upright, but
he has the widest Acquaintance of the
nations needs. without and within, and
the broadcast sympathies with all our
citizens.
President Of Plain People.
He would be emphatically a presi-
dent of the plain people, as much so
as Lincoln, yet not lincoln himself
would be freer from the least faint Of
demagogy, the least tendency to arouse
or appeal to class hatred Of any kind.
He has a peculiar and intimate knowl.
edge of and sympathy with the needs
of all our people. Of the farmer, of the
wageworker, of the business man, OF
the property owner.
A Fearless Champion.
, 1908-06-20
CHILD GOES BY MAIL
seven-Year-old Boy Tagged From Dem
yer to o%ssining, New York.

Ossining, N. Y, June 20.-A bright
little 7-year-old boy was the strange
piece of mail which the Ossining post.
Office has just been called upon to de-
liver.
The little chap, whose name is
Charles Reading, came from Denver
and a tag attached TO his o was
addressed to William Suchand, drawer
B., Ossining. Suchand, who is the
boys grandfather, was notified to cal
for him.
The boy said he had a fine time on
his trip. He was put on a train at Den
yer, his fare paid and a tag bearing
his grandfather's p~ostofice address at
tached to his clothing.
, 1908-06-20

and then. apparently utterly indiffer-
ent to the screams of the frightened
women n children in the wagon,
darted around, absolutely grazing the
noses of the horses of the team, and
going upon its way without a single
look backwards of its occupants to
see If the wagon vas upset or not. In
this case, fortunately, the team were
steady old stagers, accustomed to be
driven by women. What would have
happened had the horses been young
Or skittish, it is horrible to contem.
plate"
, 1908-06-20
BANKS DECLINE TO
PAY ON DEPOSITS
TWO LARGE INSTITUTIONS SUR.
RENDER FUNDS TO THE UNIT.
ED STATES WITH LETTER.
viii Not Treat Uncle Sam Differently
From Their other Customers, and
Nearly Two Million Returned to
Federal Treasury-Efect Upon the
New Currency Regulation.

Washington, June 20.-The Treas
ury department has received from the
Chemical National bank of New York,
which Is a temporary government de
pository, its entire amount of public
deposits, amounting to $1,228, 900, with
the explanation that the bank does not
pay interest to depositors, and as 1t
would be required to pay interest at
the rate of l per cent per annum un
der the terms Of the new currency act
and regulations of the secretary Of the
treasury, the officers of the bank de.
cided not to make any exception in
favor of the government.
Third Of Million Given Up.
The American Exchange National
bank of New York and a regular de.
pository also surrendered an C. of
$3.50, 900 over the amount the govern
ment required the bank to keep on
hand to meet disbursements. The as
sumption that action by these banks in
~surrendering their deposits is a strong
indication that they will not take al.
vantage of the new act authorizing
the formation Of national currency as
sociations throughout the country is
declared to be in all probability enron
eous.
No Bearing on Question.
While the treasury officials have nc
definite knowledge of what any individ-
ual bank will do in this matter, the
fact that these banks prefer not to
pay interest on deposits can have no
bearing on the question Of wisdom of
their joining a currency association.
Banks Asking for Blanks
Letters from bankers in all sections
of the country are being received at the
treasury department asking for the
necessary blank forms and details as
to the formation of currency associa-
lions and the very general interest
thus displayed is regarded as conclu-
sive that national banks throughout
the states will take advantage Of the
authority conferred by the act.