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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
aaoa. .lla PIANO al4s.o0.

At II o'clock today you draw to see if xou buy 1&as hanaSome $500 Piano for sI45100. Don't nias the eaanse of D. '. FORREs PIANO co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
WAS DELIRIOUS
 WITH ECZEMA
On Chest, Back, and Head-Paln, Heat, and TIngling Were Excru- Ciating Nerves in Exhausted
 Condition - Sleep Badly Broken.
CURE BY CUTICURA
 SEEMED LIKE MAGIC

"Words cannot express the gratitude feel for what Cuticura Remedies have
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
NINISTSRS' MEETING
Jury lmpaneIIed and Case is
Taken Up in the Circuit
Court at Philippi.

At the meeting of the City Minis
terial Association at Con- chapel yes
terday afternoon there were nine Of
the pastors present. A strong paper
dealing with the minister's relation
to the civil law was read by the Rev.
II. ]. Metheny OF the Broad Oaks
Methodist church. in which it was
emphatically maintained that the re-
lation should be an active one. AZ
ter the subject was presented by the
leader a harmonious discussion was
engaged in by those present. An i'm
portant step is about to be taken by
the association looking toward the
betterment OF the teaching force of
the local Sunday schools. Several
plans were suggested and the one
most likely to be adopted is that OF
holding in the near future an insti-
tute for Sunday school workers,
which viii be followed by series OF
lectures on the Gospel according to
st, John.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
MRS. OMA HORNICK
IS SOON ACQUITTED
Jury in Her Case Out But Two
Minutes to Decide She is
Not Guilty of Charge.

It took the jury in the case of Mrs.
oma Hornick just about two minutes
TO agree on verdict Monday evening
in circuit court after it had been di-
rected to retire At 4:15 o'clock II
brought in a verdict Of not guilty
OF bigamy by marrying Freeman
Hornick, while McCourt was alive
though she was informed that he was
dead. A demonstration Of approval
was stopped in its incipiency, but,
when Mrs. Hornick left the court
room smiling, with the husband and
three small children accompanying.
members of the jury and many court
spectators gathered around them and
gave the woman the hand of congrat-
ulation. as well as expressing to her
their pleasure over her acquittai.
The verdict of the jury was receiv-
ed with general approval.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
VERDICT NOT
DECIDED YET
Jury Investigating Monongah
Disaster Holds Two
More Sessions.

FAIRMoNT, Jan. 1.-Two more
sessions Of the coroner's jury that is
investigating the Monongah mine
horror were held today, one begin
ming at 10 o'clock this morning and
the other at / o'clock this afternoon.
The jury engaged itself chiefly in 60
ing over the mass of evidence already
submitted and in examining maps
and reports.
At press time this afternoon no
verdict had been reached.
Despite the fact that the taking OF
evidence has been completed there
is no telling when the jury will bring
in its verdict, and one is hardly ex-
pected> for some days yet, as they will
want at least some time to consider
all the evidence adduced from the al
most 100 witnesses examined during
the trial.
The taking of testimony was COM
pleted early last evening and per-
haps one of the most important wit
nesses of the latter part of the day
was Chief Mine Inspector PAUL., OF
West Virginia, who stated that in his
opinion the explosion was caused by
a blown-out shot. The chief was on
the stand for quite a long while and
was closely examined both by the
coroner and the attorneys for the
coal company. who were present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
HYDE ACTS QUEERLY
Man Charged With Stealing
Horse From Doctor is Com
mitted to Jail.

William Hyde who is charged with
stealing a horse belonging to DIR. c.
W. Halterman from a pasture on the
Austin Post farm on Sycamore
Creek, was re-committed to- jail for
ten days by Magistrate Gordon Tues
day morning to await a further hear
Ing. Hyde claimed that he was NOT
ready for hearing and desired time
to procure witnesses from Doddridge
county who could testify that the
horse belonged to him. The defend
ant acts rather queerly and the on
GERS OF the court suspect he is men,
tally unbalanced. He may be, ex-
amined on lunacy proceedings. Hyde
stoutly insists that the horse is his.
that he lent It to DR.. Halterman and
that when he wanted It back again
he just went and took It. DR.. Hal
terman declares that Hyde never
owned the horse at all.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
AGED WOMAN DIES
IN EAST CLARKsBURG
Mrs. Julia DiIWorth Passes
Away at Age Of 86-Bur-
iaI at AStor.

Mrs. Julia A. Dilworth died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. P.
Stewart, in East Clarksburg Monday
night at 9:4O O'Clock after an ILL
ness with pneumonia.
Mrs. Dilworth was sc years of age
and is survived by three children:
Mrs. A. P. Stewart, of Clarksburg;
B. S. Dilworth and G. W. Dflworth,
OF Astor. Taylor county.
The lody will be taken to Flem-
ington Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. and from there TO Astor
where, at l o'clock in the afternoon,
funeral services will be held. The
burial viii follow in the cemetery
there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
False Key is Used or Rear Win
dow is Hoisted to Gain
Access.
CASH REGISTER RIFLED
Small Change is Taken Gut of
-BIoodhounds Lose
Trail at Adamston.

The underselllng stores of N, Ba-
ker on Main street opposite Fourth
were visited by burglars Monday
night between O'clock and. daylight,
the exact hour not being known.
Mystery shrouds the manner Of
their entrance, as the doors were all
found securely locked Tuesday morn
ing, as were also the windows closed.
The only evidence OF how they may
have entered consisted of foot prints
in the snow inIthe rear of the store,
indicating that they may have pro-
cured step ladder and entered one
of the windows of the second story.
Mr.. Baker, however. is inclined 10
the belief that they had a skeleton
key and entered the front doors.
At s O'clock the stores were closed
forSthe night and about II o'clock as
Mr.. Baker passed the stores on the
way home from the theater. he tried
the front doors and found them lock-
ed. The burglars may have been in
the stores at that hour, and conceal-
ed themselves until they thought the
way clear to make their escape.
The office on the rear balcony was
visited by them, papers on the desks
tampered with and scattered. and
from SO to 81 in change was taken
from the cash register. The stock OF
goods is very large and it would take
some time to ascertain what was car
ried off in the clothing and other
lines.
The discovery of the burglary was
made Tuesday morning, when the
stores opened for business. The po-
lice were notified, but the clue is no
indefinite that the detail of officers
working on the case may not be able
to run the burglars down.
The burglars did not visit the safe
and this indicates that they were not
professional. A knife badly bent
was found later in the day below one
of the rear windows, and there were
marks on the window casing show
ing that the burglars had used the
knife in an attempt to hoist a win
dow.
Constable j. w schradeg assisted
by Special Constable London White,
put his two blood hounds on the trail
of the robbers Tuesday morning. The
animals took scent and followed 1t
out to the water tanks In Adamston
where they lost it. The chase was
then given up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
TAKES
UP ITS SIDE
District Attorney Jerome Sue
Ceeds in Blocking Intended
Testimony in ThaW Trial.
[ny AssOelasea press.l

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE de-
fense began the presentation of Its
case in the Thaw trial today. The
physicians who attended the insane
members of the defendants family
were called upon by revoking the
rule of confidential relations between
doctor and patient, District Attor-
ney Jerome succeeding in blocking
some Of the intended testimony.
An interesting witness was for
mer teacher of Thaw at the Worces-
ter, Ohio, university who declared
the boys conduct so long ago as
1886 was Irrational.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
STUART +. REED TO Be
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
At Banquet of West virqinia
University Club of West
ern Pennsylvania.

The West Virginia University Club
Of Western Pennsylvania will hold its
annual banquet at the Hotel schen-
lay. Pittsburg. Friday evening. jan
II, at 1890 O'Clock. The principal
speaker of the evening will be
Stuart F. Reed, Of clarksburg who
viii entertain a part Of the evening
with his noted discourse on what
West virginians Have Done.v
The banquet viii be an informal
affair, and the cost VIII be $50 a
plate. For the first time in the his
tory of the club the members are in
vited to bring ladies. Those who ex-
pect to attend should notify D. E.
Parsons, secretary ana treasurer No
466 Biddle avenue. Williamsburg, Pa.
The officers of the club are:
J. D. Sweeney, president; F. G.
Holy vice president: D. E. Parsons.
secretary and treasurer.
Executive committee. D. sween-
ey, F. C. Holy. D. E. Parsons, Lee X.
St. Clair and F. C. Eaoss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
Baptist Board
Holds Session
Executive Committee Holds
First Quarterly Sessions of
Year in Baptist Church.

The first quarterly meeting OF the
executive committee Of the Baptist
General Association Of West Virginia
this year was held Tuesday in the
First Baptist church here. Sessions
were opened at 1890 a. m. and 1880
p. m.
In attendance were the Revs. L. B.
Moore NJ. A. Summers, and John s.
Stump. of Parkersburg; the Rev. w.
j. Eddy, of Fairmont, the Rev. DR..
NJ. L. Wood, OF Huntington; DR.. d.
B. Purinton. of the West Virginia
university at Morgantown: the Rev.
Levi j. Huffman. of Fiatwoods; the
Rev. A. B. withers, of Bridgeport,
and the Revs. L. E. Peters and L.
w Holden, of Clarksburg.
The Rev. Mr.. Moore presided, and
the Rev. Mr.. Withers kept the min
utes of the meeting.
The committee appointed to look
after the Point Pleasant field reported
its work finished in satisfactory
manner and the committee was dis
charged.
The report of Messrs. McDanei,
Eddy and Summers on the Parkers-
burg city missionary was received.
The committee reported that the SER
vices of j. E. Naylor, of Williamson,
n Y, had been procured with a sal
ary at $500, of which the board
should pay 5000 The report was APP
proved, the committee continued the
work with the Parkersburg churches
and the name OF the Office of Mr.,
Naylor changed to assistant mission
ary.
Committee reports were received of
various OTHER fields in the state, as
well as those of missionaries, and
the same was approved showing the
work in good condition and the stu
alton growing stronger and better.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
HITCHCOCK TO SPEAK
First Assistant Postmaster
General to Address
State PoStmaSterS.

F. S. Hitchcock. first assistant
postmaster general. Will address the
postmasters OF West Virginia at their
convention in Morgantown wednes-
day night. The meeting Will be in
the court house and win be public,
In addition to Mr. Hitchcock. there
win be other speakers from the de-
partment. Congressman sturglss VIII
make an address. Arnold c. scherr
and Charles Wesley Swisher have
promised to be present. James X.
Hall. postmaster Of the largest post
Office in the state, at wheeling, viii
speak for the postmasters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
HILL MURDER TRIAL
Is Well Attended and Discus
sion is Interesting and
Helpful.
Special to Telegram.

Special to Telegram.
PHILIPPI, Jan. 14-The trial OF
Jacob Hill, on the charge of murder
ing James Lebo, an Indian, at Beling-
ton, was commenced in circuit court
here this morning with large crowd
in attendance. A jury was impanel-
led this morning and it comprises the
following: A. S. Hawkins. W. R.
stansbury, T. A. Waugh, A. B. Ex-
line, w. NJ. Ross, j. II. Barnes, E. t.
Moore. L. A. Payne, A. George f.
St, Clair, Charles Shaw and Nathan
Love.
AS soon as the jury had been inn
panelled the taking of evidence was
started.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
HAM ROSE I'LL.

Capt. Hamilton Rose. Of Parkers-
burg, was taken suddenly i'll Sunday
morning and fell unconscious in the
bath room at his residence there.
Physicians were called in, and the
patient soon regained consciousness.
He continued to improve during the
day and Is getting along nicely
though stiil confined to his room.
Capt. Rose was a B. & Q. conductor
on the branch many years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
Preston Means
To Pay Debts
Losses Are Sustained at Mt.
Lake Park But He Hopes TO
Meet All Obligations.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. 14.-The friends
of Rev. South c. Preston do not be-
lieve the story being printed over
the state that he has skipped out"
owing money to people from this sec
tion of the state. Or in the event of
his having borrowed the money as al
legged they do not believe he did It
with the intention to defraud those
who befriended him.
DIR. Preston was one of the most
able ministers who has ever been on
the Boothsville circuit. The fact
that such an able man took country
circuit was commented upon. He is
the author of several well known
works and was considered one Of the
deepest thinkers and brightest men
ever connected with that conference.
| Mr.. Preston is native OF Ken
tucky.. Previous to entering the
ministry he was a lawyer, and his
wonderful ability is evidenced by the
fact that he was admitted to the bar
in that state at the age of 16 by q
special act OF the legislature.
He entered the ministry 81 years
ago and served at prominent sta
tlons and as presiding elder of var
ious districts in that state.
About three years ago he cdme to
West Virginia, and as a local preachr
was made a supply on the Booths
vile circuit. He served there two
and half years. and those who came
to know him are certain that he
means well in all he does, even IL he
is not hat might be styled a good
/ business man."
After preaching at Boothsville for
two years and finding it not expedIent
for him to seek entrance into the
conference as travelling preacher,
he decided not to ask for work this
fall. but instead TO go into business
at Mt. Lake Park.
While on that circuit he frequently
discussed his plans with the people
with whom he came in contact
When he borrowed money OF Mrs.
Lydia Sturm, of Enterprise, he ex-
planned to her what he wanted the
money for. and invited her to go
with him to Mt. Lake Park and see
the house he intended to rent
Last spring he moved to Mt Lake
Park where he leased the Alleghe-
ny House, another boarding house.
bought two cottages and started a
store in the postofrlce. He intended
to start newspaper there and would
probably have done so had he not
been discouraged by L. P. Carr, of
Fairmont. who is familiar with con-
ditions at the Park. Herself Yost.
of Fairmont. clerked in the store
which was started in the postofice.
The season was a bad one at Mt.
Lake Park. All the boarding houses
lost money. This was sufficient TO
put him in financial straits. hut up
on 1t all came the burning of the post
office and the destruction of his
store.
Realizing that he must go out and
make some money If he wished to
meet his obligations, Mr.. Preston
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(Contlnued on page eight.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
SUPREME COURT
SENTENCES CLERK
And State Senator Austin for
Contempt of Court in Issuing
Lawyers Certificate.
rRy AsvOoiaHsd RroSa.I

COLUMBUS. o., Jan. 1.-THE SUI
preme court today sentenced former
Supreme Court Clerk Lawson w. EN-
erson to ten, days in Jail and State
Senator Austin, of Toledo, to ten
days in Jail and to 800 fine in con-
nection with the charge of securing
the latter a certificate to practice
law in this state without proper ex-
animation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
CABINET CRISIS
Develops Over Budget and Two
Of the Members Resign
From That Body.
TBy Associated Prsss.I

TOXIC, Jan. ia cabinet crisis
developed today owing to differences
over the budget and the minister cf
finance and minister of communlca-
tions resigned. Premier saionji also
rendered his resignation but it was
not accepted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14

ON TRIAL
Charged With EmbezzIement
of $500 From Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.

The felony case against Richard l..
Edwards, ex-superintendent OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, for the Clarksburg. district, was
called in circuit court Tuesday morn
ing. and the forenoon was spent In
arguing motions in the case. The
defense asked for a bill of particu-
lars and an itemized account, togeth-
er with the books OF the company.
The court directed that all this be
done, and, the jury was adjourned
until o'clock this afternoon.
The trial jury is composed of Ellis
r. Fortney, F. E. Davlsson, S. G.
Monroe, L. s. Ice, L. G. Lockwood.
d. L. Haggerty, 2. NJ. Robinson, ].
M. crist,l L. ]. Davisson. Thomas W.
Burke, Chester NJ. Cunningham and
Nathan G. Bartlett
In 1901 Edwards was appointed as
slstant superintendent of the COM
pany here and in 1902 was promoted
TO superintendent. He remained
such until June, 1904, when he re-
celved notice, of his removal. Later
he was indicted by the grand jury
on the charge of embezzlement OF
5000 of the company's funds, but
Edwards claims he is innocent and
If he owes the company anything it
is such as warrants civil action and
not criminal one.
At 2 o'clock the motion made by
the defense to quash the Indictment
failed. Prosecuting Attorney WIN f.
Morris then presented the States
case, claiming that Edwards before
and after dismissal collected funds
belonging to the company and failed
to report the same, and that he over
darfted his bank accounts.
Attorney ]. E. Law for the de-
Tense stated the. case of. the defend
ant, claiming that all moneys col
lected by assistant superintendents
and agents, and not reported, were
charged up to Edwards, that he was
held responsible for the omissions
and commissions of agents, that he
was willing to settle, offered once to
settle and to pay the company more
than the amount named in the in
dictment but wanted fair and
square settlement. He does not deny
owing the company money.
Reviewing the case Mr.. Law said
a warrant was issued for Edwards
shortly after his dismissal, but no
one appeared against him and the
same was. dismissed. In September.
1904, Edwards went to Baltimore and
was given a position with the Eureka
Life Insurance Company. rival of
the Metropolitan, he claimed, and in
June, 1905. after Edwards had been
transferred to Washington by the
Eureka, the Metropolitan had him
indicted.
Mr.. Law dwelt on the statement
that Mr. Edwards does not deny ow-
ing the Metropolitan some money,
but he does not think he owes it In
manner that warrants criminal
prosecution of him.
The state is represented by VIII r.
Morris and Tttorney Brainard Hand
Ion, OF Wheeling, and J. E. Law and
Richard C. Mayo, of Baltimore. ap-
pear for the defendant.
Dallas Moore pleaded not guilty Of
misdemeanor.
Attorney Richard c. Mayo, of Bal
tfmore, Md. was admitted to prac-
tice in this court.
Abraham Scott, colored, indicted
for a felony, gave bond of $1,000
and his case was continued until the
next term.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
LOCKS
SEVERAL VOTES
First Ballot of Kentucky Legis-
lature Indicates a Long
Deadlock.
ny Associated Press.l

FRANKFORT. Ky, Jan. 1.-THE
result of one ballot for United States
senatorship in the house and senate
today left Governor Beckham three
votes short of election.
In the senate the ballot resulted;
Beckham IS; Bradley 16, and scat
tered among four Others. votes, In
the house Beckham received 4s:
Bradley As, and KahoIe Baird /.
One Republican was absent and one
Democrat did not vote.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
THREE BEFORE THE MAYOR

Three prisoners faced Mayor Grille
at the regular session OF police court
this morning and were required to
pay penalties for having been drunk
in the city,s streets Elmer Moore
was sent to jail for three days in de-
fault of the payment OF a fine Of So
and costs, Andrew McKeivy was re-
leased on the payment OF So and
costs and John MccraclSen was sent
over for three days in default OF the
payment Of a like amount
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
ny Associated pross.1


RoYERToN. Pa. Jan. 14.-When
'ayught dawned today the fun ex-
VI OF last nights horror, when the
Rhoades opera house burned was ap-
parent. The number of the missing
is placed at 13G and 1t is believed the
dead viii reach $50. The number in
jured Is as, many of whom viii die.
win die.
How many were killed may never
be known, for among the victims OF
the disaster were a number of visitors
and some strangers who may have
left no relatives to trace them to
their untimely fate.
It Is estimated that four hundred
persons We're in the play house when
the explosion OF gas tank occurred,
the tank being used in connection
with moving pictures. Instantly an
explosion occurred in the center OF
the onera house. which became a
blazing furnace.
Everybody in the place seemed to
lose control of themselves, and mon
fought with women and children 10
gain the street A mad scramble
for the exit took place and women
and children were crowded back and
trampled upon. Particularly was
this the case with those who were
caught on the stairways
There is scarcely house in Boy
ertown that has not been afflicted by
the catastrophe The fire was not
brought under control until early this
morning.
The work OF removing the bodies
from the debris win be tedious and
hazardous.
When the crush was at its height,
the floor gave way preclpitating
many persons to the basement and
thebodles of those are buried be-
the bodies of those are buried be.
of bricks from the ruins of the walls
The monetary loss is $4,000.
The building destroyed was a brick
structure three stories high with q
frontage of one hundred and twenty.
five feet on Philadelphia avenue
The opera house was on the second
and third stories.
What is regarded as a true state
ment of the cause of the disaster /!
given by an eye witness as follows
Toward the end of the perform
anoe the man in charge of the NOV
ing picture machine was testing hi
apparatus and it gave forth his
sing sound. This caused stir il
the audience and somebody on tn,
stage lifted the curtain for the evi
dent purpose OF seeing what tn,
commotion was about. On the from
of the stage was tin tank abou
eight feet long and a few inche
high and on this were placed twelv,
kerosene lamps which served a
footlights. The curtain tilted thi
: tank over and started the fire AM
subsequent panic.
About 425 persons were in tn
hall and most of them were adult
as the show was not of sort to ap
peal to children and consequent.
there are comparatively few victim
OF tender age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
OPENS RARRER SHOP

Grant Lipsconb has opened a new
barber shop on Main street next to
the Empire building. All old Gus
toners are extended a cordial well
come.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14
Explosion Of Oil Tank in Thea
tie Starts Most Frightful
Holocaust Since the
Iriquois Disaster.
WORK OF RESCUE HARD
Number Of Dead May Never Be
Known As There Are None
TO Trace Them to
Their, Fate.
Tny Aasociatea press.l

BoYERTowN, Pa. Jan 14-At /
O'clock this afternoon the number of
dead as the result of the panic and
the destruction of the Rhoades opera
house is Officially given as $50
More than SO bodies have been ia
Ken out Of the ruins, and 100, mostly
women and children, are missing
from home
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-14

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-sir Thorn
as Upton today cabled the Associated
Press denying the report that he had
challenged for a race for the Amer
lean cup.