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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
new Avs
ARE Inc
Declares State Senator Arthur
K. Thorn in a Very In
teresting Interview.
SAVES THE STATE MONEY
Even in the First Year of Their
Operation Hundreds of
Thousands Of Dollars.

"The legislative enactments plac-
ed on the statute books this year will
save the State the first year they are
put in operation, nearly quarter of
ia million dollars" said Senator Ar
thur X. Thorn. who has just return
ed from the extra session of the legis-
lature, to Telegram man today.
THE county compensation bill, or
as it is generally called, the county
salary bill, will ultimately save $780,
900 during the first year of its OPP
Grafton.
THE uniform accounting bill,
which passed both houses and has
been signed by the governor, was
acknowledged by one of the leading
Democrats in the House of Delegates,
to be the most important piece of
Legislation enacted in a quarter of a
century.
while / regret exceedingly the
failure of the resolution to pass
which provided for a prohibitory
amendment to the constitution, yet
l think that the State has occasion
to be proud that the legislature enact
ed some effective liquor laws that
will properly place restrictions upon
that business.
THE concensus of opinion among
both Democratic and Republican
members OF the legislature is that the
special session was justified in its be-.
ing called. 1t would have been an
impossibility to have enacted SO
much valuable and constructive leg
islation at regular session as was
enacted at the session which has just
now closed.
THE governor, in communica-
ton to us a short time before we
adjourned, said that he was very
we'll pleased with the work accomp-
lished.
THE joint investigating commit
tee appointed to investigate mines
and mining at the session OF 1907
did not have the time to present a
full and complete report. The pre-
liminary report they submitted was
one that we felt did not justify us
in taking any steps to enact any new
legislation at this time. The min
ing legislation enacted in past years,
coupled with that enacted at the ses-
sion of 1907, in the judgment of the
legislature, seemed fairly adequate
to cover existing conditions. The
prevailing impression is that it would
be best to give the present laws a
thorough test and the present joint
Investigating committee additional
time to obtain more data so that
when the regular session convenes
In, January, 1909, they will then
have the required information to
make any changes in existing laws
or to enact new laws. The charac.
ter of the accidents that have occur.
red In the mining districts of the
state during the last year were such
that great diversity of opinion or
the part of experts existed therefore
making it almost an impossibility tc
amend intelligently the existing laws
or enact new laws with the proven.
ton of such accidents in view.
lone of the most important pieces
of legislation enacted at the session
was what Is known as the McDer.
mott railroad bill preventing one
railroad company from occupying
both sides of navigable stream
1.-THE enactment of this law will give
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

.a:sgreat deal of ENCOURAGEMENT to
other railroads coming Into our state
and developing the same.
"other important legislation pass
ed was the registration law, ballot
law and corrupt practices in cleo
tions law.
an fact, regard this session as
having done the most important work
of constructive character for sew
.eral years"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
tBy Associated press.1

COLUMBUS, o.. Mar. 6-The Ohio
legislature today voted s25. 900 for
the relief of the sufferers in the Col
linwood school horror. A committee
of Collinwood citizens will be ap-
pointed at once to distribute the mon
ey which will be appropriated in pro-
portion of 500 for each child burn
ed to death.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

$4,000 paid by DR.. shoop for any
recent case of Grippe or acute cold
that rs cent box of Preventics will
not break. How is this for an Of
fer? The Doctors supreme conf
dence is these little Candy Cold Cures
Tablets Preventics - is certainly
complete. It's 800 against 70
cents-pretty big odds. And Proven
tics, remember, contain no quinine,
no laxative, nothing harsh nor sick
ening. Pneumonia would never APP
pear II early colds were always bro
ken. Safe and sure for feverish
children. As Preventlcs csc. All
dealers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
WOMAN is HELD.

United States Deputy Marshal u.
D. Hupp returned last night from
Grafton. where he had Mary Pianto-
nj, of Pennington. before United
States Commissioner Lilly on the
charge of violating the internal reve-
nue. laws. Commissioner Lilly held
her for the federal grand jury.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
Best Healer in the World

Rev. r starbird, of East Raymond,
Maine. says: II have used Bucklen's
Arnica salve for several years on my
old army wound. and other obstinate
sores, and find that 1t is the best
healer in the world. use 1t too
with great success in my veterinary
business" Price 25c at Harrison &
Harrlson's drug store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
ANARCHIST BURIED
WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS
thy Ausoe,ated press.l

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Mar. s.-The body
OF Lazarus Averbuch. anarchist, was
buried today in the ,potters field at
Dunning. No friends. not even his
sister Olga, were present.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
GERMAN CAR WINS.

oRMAND. Fla, Mar. 5.-The Ger
man car driven by by Louis Bergdelle
won the 12s mile event for amateur
drivers in one hour. Sc minutes and
80 and tw-fifth seconds.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
PITCHED BATTLE
FOLLOWS ROBBERY.
my Associated Prsss,l

tss; CAMDEN, N. j., Mar. IA
pitched battle between farm
ers and three robbers in which
two of the latter were wound
ed followed a daring robbery
of the postoftices at Pedrick-
town and Bridgeport, near
here today. The three men
were captured. One will die.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
ARMY BILL PASSES.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Mar. -
The army pay increase bill, granting
an increase of forty per cent. in the
pay of enlisted men has been passed
by the senate.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

c. b. wolverton. of Glen Falls, was
a business visitor here Wednesday a
few hours.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

Get Dewitts carbolized witch
Hazel saive-it is good for piles.
Sold by all druggists.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

Mr.. John Riha, of vining. Ia, says
81 have been selling Dewitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about a year
and they give better satisfaction than
any pill ever sold. 1 have used
them myself with fine results. Sold
by all druggists.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
TRAIN GOES
OVER BANK
of Fifteen Feet in Height and
Several Passengers Are
Seriously Injured.
IRy AasooIated. Presa.1

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Mar. 7-The
Burlington passenger train, which
left here early this morning for Chi
cago, was derailed at Kearney, Mo.
1t went over a 15.fqot embankment.
Twenty persons were injured. four
seriously. Spreading rails was the
cause.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
SHOWS UP tic PAPER TRUST.
President Ridder Of Publishers' Asss.
citation Lays Evidence Be.
fore President.

Washington, March ST. s. -Izesman.Rtd..
der, president of the American News.
paper Publishers association and edi.
tor Of the Stats Zeitung Of New York.
called upon President Roosevelt and
Attorney General Bonaparte Saturday
In connection with his fight against
the white paper trust. Mr.. Rider laid
before the attorney general at the de-
partmept Of justice evidence to show
that the paper trust is violating the
Sherman antitrust law.
At the White House Mr.. Ridder took
up the question Of urging congress to
repeal the duty on white paper and
wood pulp, from which the paper is
made. Some months ago the president
told a committee from the publishers
association that he favored repeal
of the duty, but whether he will calI
the attention Of congress to the sub.
ject in a special message is not def.
nitely known. Mr.. Ridder said he
could not talk about what the presf-
dent had said.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05

Mrs. Paul D. Elliser, an aged white
woman who resides at Cayce, s. c.,
was killed by an unknown negro. the
motive being robbery.
Walter Holbrook, well-known
farmer Of Shawneetown, ILL.,, was fatal
ly shot by Ferd Norman. The shoot
ing was the result of an old grudge.
Frederick ]. Brinnier, aged twenty,
four, attempted suicide in a hotel at
Philadelphia by shooting himself.
Brinnier is in a critical condition.
Mrs. A. F. Matter, wealthy resi-.
dent of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, commit
ted suicide by tying a sponge filled
with chloroform over her face. The
motive for the suicide is not known.
In desperate battle at st. Louis
with knives and brickbats over a girl,
with three brothers on one side and
two on the other. Edward, Stanley and
John Smith were stabbed. The first
two are seriously injured, the. other
eighty.
AS a climax to a long series of
trouble between his wife and himself,
George Van Pelt, tugboat owner and
captain Of New York, shot and fatally
wounded their eight-year-old daughter
Ruth last night and then fired two
bullets into his brain. Both will prob.
ably die.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
BOMBS FOR TWO RULERS.

Shah Of Persia and President Of Araen.
tine Republic Targets for Assassins.
Teheran,' Persia, March 1.-Moham.
med Ali Mtrsa, shah Of Persia, narrow.
ly escaped death at the hands of an
assassin yesterday. A bomb was
thrown at the shah's automobile, in
which it was supposed he was a pas.
senger, the explosion killing three of
the vehicles escorts and wounding the
chauffeur and score of bystanders.
Fortunately, the shah had taken the
precaution to send his automobile in
front of the vehicle which he occupied,
and to this foresight probably owes his
escape from death.
Two Bombs Thrown,
Two bombs were thrown, but the
first exploded in the air and did no
damage. The second, however, struck
the ground only few feet from the
automobile and tore the vehicle to
pieces. The assassins believed the
shah was in the motor car. which was
closed one, but which it developed
carried no passengers.
When the explosion occurred the
shah's carriage was some distance in
the rear Of the automobile, and the
ruler Immediately left his carriage and
took refuge in a nearby store, where
he quietly remained until a detach-
ment of troops arrived and escorted
him to the palace. No arrests have yet
been made.
Huri Bomb at President.
Buenos Ayres, March DIR. j. FL
gueroa Alcorta, president of the re.
public, early last evening was the OBJ
ject of an abortive attempt at assas.
sination at the hands of native of
Argentina. He hurled a crude bomb
at the president as the latter alighted
from his carriage in front Of his resi-
dence. The missile did not explode.
The miscreant. who is believed to be
insane, was arrested. and three other
persons who were acting in a suspi-
cious manner also were taken, into Gus
tody by the police.
Act Of Lunatie.
DR.. Alcorta was not at all perturbed.
He considers the action that of an in
sane man. AS soon as news Of the &C.
currence became public all the minis
tiers. the chief Of police. high oficials
and many personal friends hastened
to the presidents house and congratu.
lated him upon his escape.
Regis. who threw the bomb, refuses
to give any information concerning his
action, though he denies that he was
the emissary of any one.
The outrage is not believed to have
any political, significance.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
From Other Shores.

Ten persons we're killed and q
score more wounded, including several
ecclesiastics, as a result of riot in
the main street at Teheran during the
passage of a religious festival.
A great fall of snow has blocked all
traffic In the Donets valley in Russia
Twenty-o thousand workmen. fifty
five freight trains and 1900 teams are
engaged in clearing the tracks.
Railroad traffic in Central Russia is
almost completely paralyzed by q sue
cession of heavy snow. storms, which
still continue. Many towns are cut
of from all communication.
The thirteenth anniversary of the
uprising that initiated the war of Gu
ban independence was celebrated last
week by total suspension Of bust
ness, by fetes and extensive illumina-
lions.
It Is understood in diplomatic circles
at Copenhagen that as a result of
pressure from other powers, Russia
has abandoned her plan Of fortifying
the Aland islands, and that an entente
preserving the status quo in the Baltic
soon will be arranged.
The Italian senate, sitting as a high
court, after ten hours elaboration
convicted Nunzio Nazi, former minis
ter of public instruction, Of embezzle-
ment from the state treasury. It SEN
fenced him to eleven months and
twenty days imprisonment.
Ten brigands attacked a Kielce,
Poland, train, hurting three bombs at
1t and firing many shots from their
rifles. They killed one soldier and
wounded three soldiers and three
trainmen. They made their escape on
the engine of the train with $4,000 in
gold.
Tommy Burns, the heavyweight
champion. and Jack johnson, the ne
gro heavyweight, may meet in Eng
land to fight for the championship
within few months. A syndicate of
British sportsmen have offered purse
for fight between them, to take place
In England.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
NINE ARE HURT.

Spark Ienites Powdered Sulphur caus.
ing Explosion.
New York, March 8. - Nine en-
ployes of the National Sulphur compa-
ny's mill in Brooklyn were badly burn
ed and lacerated by an explosion OF
sulphur in the company's plan. A
driver of truck was struck by
section of the roof which was blown
of the building. The factory was de-
stroyed by fire with loss of about
100000.
Nine employees were at work in the
milling section, grinding the sulphur.
when it is supposed spark from ono
of the grinding machines ignited the
powdered sulphur, causing the explo-
sion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
long DEADLOCK IS BROKEN
Former Gov. Bradley, Republican, Elect.
ed Senator by Kentucky
legislature.

Frankfort, Ky., March 1. Amid
scenes of widest excitement on the
floor Of the house Of representatives.
Former Governor William O'Connell
Bradley, Republican candidate, was
yesterday elected to succeed James B.
McCreary in the United States senate
for a term Of six years, beginning
March 4, 1909. He received sixty.four
votes. barely enough to win, and was
enabled to gain victory through the as.
sistance of four Democrats who have
throughout the session voted against
]. w. Beckham. Their sudden rally to
Bradley took the Beckham men COM
pletely by surprise.
Try to Break Quorum.
The completion of the first roll cali
showed Bradley ga, Beckham GO,
Blackburn 1. James /. Before the
speaker could announce the result the
Democrats obtained recapitulation
and attempted to break the quorum by
leaving the hall. but came back accom-
panied by Beckham, who authorized
the withdrawal of his name and re.
leased the Democrats from the primary
nomination pledge to him, in the hope
that some other Democrat would be
named who could defeat Bradley. The
four holtfng Democrats were surround
ed by lifelong party friends ana urged
to withdraw their support of Bradley
and elect James McCreary or any
Democrat they might name, but they
remained obdurate, declaring that the
proposition came too late.
Refused to Change.
The Democratic leaders promised a
caucus to select candidate. to which
the name of "Beckham would not be
presented, but the recalcitrants re
fused all offers, and the result could
not be changed.
There was great disorder in the
chamber during recapitulation, the
Republicans demanding the speaker to
the result and the Democrats
seeking to delay, hoping to induce one
of the Democrats to leave Bradley.
In speech accepting his election
Bradley thanked the speaker for his
fair and impartial rulings.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
Domestic.

Former Gov. Richard Yates has an.
nounced his candidacy for governor of
illinois.
Andrew Carnegie has contributed
$125,000 to the Robert Koch institute
for the investigation of tuberculosis
at Berlin.
The A. B. Clark RANCH. one of the
largest in Montana, comprising 10000
acres, has been sold to w. H. Dive of
Indianapolis.
BY an order issued by the Santa Fe
all of the men who were victims of
the retrenching process recently were
put back to work on full time.
Justice Gug, in the New York su.
preme court, set aside the verdict of a
jury and fined the jurymen $50 each
for deciding the verdict by the flip of
a coin.
The Missouri Pacific railroad has
surrendered in the anti.pass fight with
the Nebraska state railway commits.
sion. Attorney Wagner sent tele.
gram canceling all ANNALS.
Thirteen hundred and four ears Of
prize-winning corn of the Marshall
county, Iowa, short course school
sold at auction for a total of $515.50.
The price per bushel averaged $3.50.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. ia
patient at the Manhattan Eye, Ear
and Throat hospital in New York.
where he underwent an operation in.
tended to relieve him of trouble in the
left ear.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby Nicholas Murray Butler.
president of Columbia university, New
York, is to deliver a course of lee
lures at the University of Copenhagen
next September.
Compliance with the federal law.
effective March 4. which limits to nine
hours the working day of operators.
will cost the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad $155.O00 year, &C.
cording to statement issued by of.
ticials Of that road.
Stuyvesant Fish has given up the
hight for Illinois Central control. Fri.
day he issued statement which In
effect is throwing up of the. sponge. :,
His statement was mailed to the
stockholders of the road. and offered
to return proxies to those who desire
them.
II news brought to Victoria, u. c..
proved to be correct, Vancouver isl.
and will see stampede this summer
unequaled since the days of the Klon.
dixie gold rush. On the beaches OF
Wreck bay. at Sidney inlet, on the
east coast, a bank Of sand has baen
found wondrously rich in gold.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
BOYS TOY Is DEADLY.

One Killed. One Dying and Two 9th.
ers Badly Hurt by Explosion.
Minneapolis, March 3. - Four-year-
old Clifford Ekelund, son of C. A. Exc
lund. is dead. his eighteen.year,old
brother Herman probably fatally in.
jured and Conrad, aged eight, and
Richard, aged eleven, seriously, but it
is thought not dangerously hurt by the
explosion of large bottle of potash,
with which they were playing in the
attic of their home shortly before s
o'clock last night. The roof of the
house was partly wrecked. and the
upper windows broken by the force of
the explosion. The damage to the
house will not exceed 5000.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
MAIL CONTRACT GRAB Fo,LEp
Stevenson and Stafford Are Active /,
Blocking Steal.

oIOCNiU9 otSdi.
Washington, March 1. - In connec-
ton with the report to the house yes.
terday of the postoffice appropriation
bill by the committee on postoff1ces
there were interesting disclosures re-
garding the most remarkable contest
that has taken place in committee
of congress during the present session
over the details of legislation. III
The controversy was over PROPOSE
tom for changing the weighing period
of mails carried on railroads, the effect
of which change would be materially
to increase the compensation of the
railroads for mail carriage. The cir
cumstances under which the matter
was submitted to the committee and
the test vote, showing tie, which was
broken by one member changing his
vote. were attended by what was said
to be almost riotous demonstrations
by the members who favored or on.
posed the change in legislation.
BY vote of 10 to the proposition
was defeated.
A"0 representatives OA Tue pOStOmce
committee from the Northwest lined
up against the proposed increased pay
to the railroads and vigorously COM
bated the Introduction Of the item
making the change. Representatives
Stevenson Of Minnesota and Stafford
of Wisconsin were active and aggres,
sive in preventing the increase.
1t is estimated that il the item had
been carried into the bill and agreed
to by both houses it would have in.
creased the compensation for railway
mail carriage approximately $4,000, 900.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
Means Employment Of Thous'
/ ands of Additional Men
Close Small Stations.
SEE RETURN Of PROSPERITY
Railroad Men Say There Are 3oe,oeo
Idle Freight Cars-Expect Sud.
! den Change for Better.

Washington, March 3.-The Ameri.
can railways have made arrangements
to comply with the provisions Of the
nine-hour law. The operation of the
law will mean the employment by rail-
road companies of several thousand
additional operators and the closing Of
large number of small stations on
the principal systems. The operating
officials Of the railways believe that
this is the only way that they posi-
bly, can meet the situation. During
the hearing by the interstate COM
merce commission some astonishing
statements were made by the operat-
ing officials Of important railways.
Pushed Hard for Cash.
A good many lines, owing to a re-.
duction in their revenues and to their
inability to command the cash neces.
sary to meet their pay rolls, have been
forced during the past four months al
most to the point of asking for re-
ceivers. Most of the railway officials
attribute the difficulty to the unfor.
tunate banking situation which de.
veloped last September.
One railway official ventured the
statement that in the country to-day
there were 100000 idle freight cars,
and one line which he instanced was
declared to be hauling empty cars
backward and forward because it had
not yard room or sidings to accommo-
date them.
Return Of Prosperity.
Not single official, however, ex-
pressed the belief that the present in
dustrial depression would be lasting.
They practically uniformly express
confidence that the return of prosperi-
ty will be almost as sudden as was the
coming of adversely. and in their argu-
ments as to the enforcement of the
nine.hour law they pointed out to the
commission that such return of pros
perity might seriously embarrass them
in complying with the law. because it
would render it difficult to command
the services of competent operators in
sufficient numbers to- meet the needs
of prosperous conditions.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
sIeAM,sr is SENT UP.

Archie A. Moore Sentenced to Two
Years and Quarter at saltwater.
Warren, March 3. - Judge Grin.
deland sentenced Archie A. Moore of
Ada, MIMI, to two years and three
months at Saltwater for bigamy.
Moore thought he had a divorce, and
he married young girl seventeen
years old. His first wife turned up,
having been refused divorce in Dako-
ia, and now Moore suffers the penalty.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-05
sAsY's BITE SERIOUS.

May Cost South Dakota Mother Her
Life.
Lead, s. d., March "a bite by her
infant child, in rage over punish
ment inflicted by the mother, may, cost
Mrs. John Zurich of this city her life.
Mrs. Zurich is now in the hospital,
where the surgeons are trying to save
her life.
The baby caught his mothers little
finger in his mouth and bit it. Blood
poisoning resulted from the injury.