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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-31
WANTED-AGENTS.

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BUSINESS CHANGES.

0T N-rrII1- -Some me fo bi1v nSo o17t.-T want to go west. I have $100O0 stock dry goods, shoes and clothing business The best town in the state; doing good business. Will remain four to six months with buyer to put him familiar with trade Address M-46, care Age-Herald.
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EDWTN BOOTH
 BURNED
in a theatre furnace at
 s O'ClOCkAM.

This story about Edwin Booth by Otis Skinner is sure to grip public interest with both hands, It Is told here for the first time. The fact that the chest had been intrusted by John Wilkes Booth to John Mccullough and on that particular night Edwin Booth had played 'Richard III'' to fine audience, makes the story all the more dramatic Buy the November num- Der of The American Magazine Tout today) and read the story for yourself This is only one of dozen splendid articles and stories in this November number.
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BOARDERS WANTED.

ROOM and board at PIP 9th avenue, both
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
ANOTHER ADVANCE
In the Prices for Window
Glass Announced by
American.

The big feature in the window
glass trade last week was the an
nouncement by the American Win
dow Glass Company of another ad-
vance in prices. The following quo
tations are being made:
First three brackets single strength
glass. 80 and 20; large size. so and
Is.
|. Double strength A quality. 80 AMI
15; y quality above tho fifth bracke.
80 and 20; first five brackets. B.
quality, 30 and IS. An additional
advance has also been, made on green
house and picture glass
Demand has been up to expecta-
tons and optimism appears to be the
rule. Stocks are to be reduced at
rate which will make glass good
property unless something unforeseen
occurs, besides the producing capac-
ity is being lessened. Two big tanks
under the jurisdiction of the Ameri-
can company will go out for repairs
this week. one at their Jeanette,
Pa, plant, and the other at Arnold.
In addition, Eastern Ohio advices are
to the effect that the Licking and
Central window glass plants at Utica.
o., have gone out of blast. This
leaves very few hand-operated fac
tories in active operation at the pres
ent time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
AN ELECTION
Is TO Be Held at shinnston to
Decide Question Of a
Special Levy.

SHLNNSToN, Aug. 12-An ad-
journed meeting of the town council
was held last night at which several
matters of minor Importance were
disposed of. one being the petition OF
DR.. N. b. Cox for permit to erect
a one-story frame building on his
Main street lot between the Masonic
Temple and the residence OF B. f.
Anderson. The permit was refused
as the location was within the fire
limits of the town.
John B. Wyatt, administrator OF
the estate of DR.. q. w. Wyatt, came
before council and asked indemnity
for alleged damage to said estate by
fill being made while paving in
front of the family residence on
Bridge street. The matter was re-
ferred to the improvement committee
for investigation.
The principal business of the ses-
sion was the listing of the towns re-
sources for raising revenue for the
current years expenses and it was
here that they met trouble.
1t was found that the real and per-
sonalNproperty Of, the town was val
ued at $S33,204, which, at the limit
of So cents on the hundred dollars
would produce but s2,s16.21. which
is about 100000 short of the
amount necessary to meet the re-
quirements OF the year.
A part of this would be met by
fines and the collection of poll tan
and tax on dogs. The mayor report
ed fines collected to date to the
amount of $S33.00 and the assessor
reported 365 polls at 25 cents each
and 81 dogs at a total of $141.Q0.
These items. with the estimate Of
future fines, etc., still leaves q
deficiency OF about s1,600.00 tc
meet. which, 1t was finally decided tc
order a special election to be held
for the purpose of laying a specia
levy of 20 cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation. This election will he
held on August "a, when 1t will 'bt
up to the voters to decide whether
they are willing to pay the towns OBJ
legations or not.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
CITY LEVY
Is Laid by the City Council al
a Special Meeting of
That Body.

AT special session of the city
council last night attended by all the
members the annual levy was fixed
at 30 cents on the hundred dollars
and a special levy of 10 cents was
laid to wipe out the. outstanding in
debtedness completely.
The outstanding debt amounts Ia
$11,166.S5 and interest OF the
amount of $670.10. The 10 cent
levy will cover this.
In all $s1,71S.90 is to be raised
this year, of which $44,617.31 is to
be raised by the 35 cent levy.
The annual estimates will be pub
lished in two newspapers as the law
requires.
7. N. Jackson's application for a
permit to build building at. the
end OF the Elk creek bridge near the
Catholic church was referred to the
city attorney and commissioner OF
water works.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
State Chairman Matthews in
Close Touch With the
State Situation. (
MANY LETTERS RECEIVED
Tone of All Shows the People
Are Rapidly Lining Up for
Taft-swisher Ticket.

Though Republican state head
headquarters here have been opened
but a few days, much campaign
business has developed there and the
forces there are quite busy furtherlng
Republican interests. There Is activ-
ity In every department and that
activity has been reduced to per-
feet system, to be admired by all
for its smoothness and ease.
Large quantities of letters have
started to come in from all over the
state and a heavy correspondence is
resulting. AS stated these letters are
from every section of the state and
from men high and low. from the
leaders and from the workers. Many
of them deal with the political stu
alton in their respective localities
and the action being taken along
lines to bring about complete sue
cess at the polls. They all report en-
couraging conditions and fiattering
outlook for the national ticket headed
by William II. Taft and the state
ticket with Charles w. Swisher at
the top. Information Is asked as to
poll books and other election supplies
as we'll as for campaign literature
and the like. Most of these letters
show that the Taft-Swisher ticket is
the only one the people are interest
ed in and they also show that the
Republicans all over the state are
manifesting deep interest in the
success of the ticket Just named.
They further show that the workers
everywhere are preparing themselves
TO enter the campaign in real ern-
est and make an effective and sue
cessful fight for the ticket and party.
The scope of the correspondence
however, is in Its infancy and before
many days the headquarters will be
deluged with letters,,and the work at
headquarters will become of such
magnitude that the mailing depart
ment Will daily send out bushels up
on bushels OF correspondence into
every section of the state.
The reports coming into headquar-
tiers are of such an encouraging and
fiattering nature that the. atmos-
phere there is filled with jubilation
all the time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
Chairman Matthews and His
Force of Assistants Are
Busy as Bees.

Republican state headquarters in
the Oak Hall building. one of the
splendid business blocks owned by
Judge Nathan Con-. the Republican
leader who broke the solid South, are
nicely equipped and handsomely fur
nished for the big and active work.
ing force, which will hold forth there
this campaign.
Through the courtesy OF Judge
Con, who gives most Of the rooms
free to the political party to which ne
pins his faith and to which he is 10y
al and true, the committee has ten
large rooms at its service, all con-
veniently arranged for systematic
dispatch of business such as State
Chairman Samuel v. Matthews has
already inaugurated.
Complete Telephone Service.
Every one of these rooms has tel
ephne service, besides a long dis
lance booth. and Chairman Matt
news has long distance service in his
quarters at the Waldo In addition.
Thus. is the committee and working
force in splendid position to keep in
quick and thorough touch with the
political movements in every part of
the state.
Two of the rooms at headquarters
are at the disposal of Chairman
Matthews and his secretary, Austin
Skies. of Huntington. who have them
neatly and conveniently appointed
for campaign service of the highest
proficiency.
In close proximity are Secretary
Virgil L. Highlands two spacious
rooms. equally well arranged and
equipped for the service expected of
them. Attorney Charles w. Moore
Is In charge of this department and
Is assistant to the secretary. The
secretary's department is fully alive
to the work OF the campaign and Is
leaving no stone unturned to
achieve results.
Number of Bureaus.
In other rooms Is to be found the
literary bureau especially fitted up
for the great amount of work to be
done there. and H. M. Scott. of
charleston, experienced and success
ful In this line of work. is giving his
attention as chairman of this bureau
to the elaborate operation mapped
out for 1t.
An additional bureau is the
speakers bureau. one of the most
Important at state headquarters anu
requiring shrewdest manner of con-
duct.
Still another department is the
press bureau. which will be under the
mastery direction Of Charles Brooks
smith, one of the most effective po-
litical writer's in the state. Judge
fConfinncn ON nana az
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13

Marvellous Rise Of Charles W.
Swisher as Well as His
Life Reviewed.

KINGWOOD.Aug. 12-Hon. Jas
A. Brown, lnestor or the bar at this
court. gives out his opinion in re-
gard to the political situation in
West Virginia, and being one of the
best known gentlemen in this part of
the state. his views are both enter
tanning and interesting. To a CORE
spondent, he says:
Il have never held Office in this
state although I have been affiliated
with the Republican party since my
early manhood and have urged its
doctrines in debates and stood by its
wise leaders in contests of the past.
Never in my recollection have l OBJ
served just such critical moment TO
Republicanism in the United States
as the present, heightened largely by
our serious political family jar in
West Virginia.
No Abuse for the Rebels.
ITO be frank ] regard the existing
emergency in West Virginia as one
which is direct call to all patriots
who have loved the party in the past
and love 1t now. l would not be
abusive in my remarks concerning
those who have taken a conspicuous
part in this party revolt, although
we elder men know the antecedents
of them ALL. and are able to clearly
discern their evil motives.
THE difficulty seems to be that the
political degenerates who have as
sumed the roll of party moralists
were able in the beginning of this
contest. to mislead great many
honest men in regard to Mr.. C. w.
Swisher. of Marion. Monongal!a
county boy. now the head of the Re-
publican ticket. The surprise to me-
has been that Mr.. Swisher has rested
passively under these personal at
tacks
Known Him For Years.
"There is in this young man, Mr..
Swisher, all the elements of comrade-
ship and leadership which make a
man greatly liked by many and cor.
daily hated by few. have known
him for years and have watched his
career with growing interest To
have arisen as he has from obscurity
to the position OF trust he now holds.
by his own sheer endeavor and eff
forts prompts the most enthusiastic
praise of honest men as 1t calls forth
angry words from the jealous.
Young Swisher is of the best par
entage on both SIDES his family. peo-
pie known to Monongaiia county as
honorable and worthy; he is a ma
tive son of the soil and has proven
again that men may rise by their own
efforts. as did Washington. Clay, Lin
coin, waitman T. Wiley and 9th
lers.
/ swisher's Record Good.
1T earnestly believe that he has
been the most lied about man in the
history of the state. Faultiess? Nay
nay. and does not the Scripture tell
us that he who is without sin cast
the first stone?' OF course Charles
| Wesley swisher is human and so In
tensely American that he has woven
: -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
BILLY MAYS is TRIED BY MAYOR WOOD
Sentenced to Jail for Thirty
Days But He Takes an Ap-
peal to Circuit Court.

A feature of police court Wednes-
day morning was the trial of Will
liam Mays. an aged gambler. who
had been arrested by Officer Brooks
Wednesday morning. e.
Officer Brooks stated that the man
was on the roof outside the gambling
den. just sback of the Swager place
when arrested. He said the time was
about 2 o'clock In the morning.
Mayor Wood asked the defendant II
he was on the roof and Mays admit
ted that he was
Officer Brooks Examined
Asked concerning the appearance
of the room, Officer Brooks said:
We'll there were several tables in
the room like those used for gamb-
ling. 1 don't just know the names
of them, but there was a crap table
and table with figures on It,"
Charles w. Moore, counsel for the
defendant. then asked Officers Brooks
some questions regarding the arrest.
Where did you say this man was
when you arrested him?"
~ said he was on the roof"
Then he wasn't in the gambling
room?"
No"
Did you see him gambling?"
We'll, no, didn't just see him
gambling"
You don't pretend TO swear, then,
that he was gambling?s
We'll. / don't know that could
swear he was gambling"
Would you swear that he had
been gambliug-yes or no?"
NO"
Defendant Docs Not Testify
Mayor Wood then asked the de-
PENDANT:
You say you were in the samb-
ling rcom?"
Hereupon Attorney Moore object
ed.
t"well. can ask him another ques-
tion?" said the mayor.
According to the constitution of
the United States and also the consti-
tuition of West Virginia, no defendant
is obliged to testify against himself"
declared Mr.. Moore.
Mayor Passes Sentence.
"Mr. Mays, I will fine you $40 and
sentence you to thirty days in JAIL"
said the mayor. entering the sentence
on the docket as he spoke.
do you mean to pass sentence on
the defendant before he is allowed to
present any evidence he may pos
sess, or have any witnesses examined
N~~>--~-~-~->->-~--
fropfipuad IN parn ~.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
WILL SUE THE LADY

wELLsBuRG. Aug. lot is un-
derstood that Il. S. Dodd, toll gate
keeper between Bethany and Wells
burg. will enter suit against Miss Min
ME Apologize in revenge for the
flashing sh els said to have admins
tered to him Saturday afternoon.
Owing to the prominence of Miss Ap..
plegate the affair has caused a flu
rore in the quaint and arlstorcratlc
old college town.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
RETURN FROM CAMP.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Richards. Miss
Genevieve Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
A. Thalmeire, William Lynch, Miss
Bertha Richards. Falllngston. Pa.
and j. L. Richards returned Saturday
night from camp Big r on the South
Branch of the Potomac river five
miles from Romney, where they
spent two weeks fishing and caught
a lot of the flnny tribe. There were
90 peIons at the camp and they had
three cooks. The stay thyre was a
pleasant one.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
KEYsER-p1EDMoNT TROLLEY

The Potomac Valley Railroad
Company. which secured franchise
to build a street car line in Keyser
Is about to place materials along Its
right-of-way. A representative OF
the company stated that a cash for
felt had been placed with the town
treasurer of Keyser and that $4,000
railway ties have ben ordered. The
rails will soon be supplied by the
steel companies. This is the line that
will connect Bloomington and Pied
mont.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
ARRANGE GRADED COURSE.

Prof. U. S. Fleming, of Fairmont,
has been in Charleston for few days
past, where he is assisting State
Superintendent 7. c. Miller with the
preparation of graded course of
study for the different schools of the
state. An outline of the work will
be submitted within few days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
CONGRESSMAN HUBBARD
AT STATE HEADQUARTERS

Congressman w. p. Hubbard made
an agreeable visit to Republican
state headquarters Wednesday and
paid his respects to Chairman Matt
hews. The campaign was reviewed in
some detail as to the First. Congress
man Hubbard's own district.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13

Mrs. Lucy Terrell and son. How
ard, who have been visiting friends in
Detroit. Mich, for the last four
weeks, will return home Saturday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-13
LAWRENCE LYNCH BETTER

Lawrence Lynch, who has been III
with typhoid fever. is now GONZALES
cent.
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swlsher,s RECORD coon.

CONTINUED on page 2.)
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-10
Alfalfa Cur COMPETED.

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho. June 10.
The first alfalfa harvest has been
completed on the Salmon and Snake
river bars. where thousands Of tons
are stacked for winter feed. The
continued rains have injured the
crop. A. II Ia affected with rust. The
Salmon river farmers cut four crops
OF alfalfa yearly. The yield win be
larger. but the quality Is not % good
as usual.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-10
NO LICENSE
FOR FARMERS
Judge Main COnstrues City Ordi-
nance That Way

About 35 ranchers and fruit grow
ers residing in the vicinity OF Post
Falls, Ross and East Greenaeres, held
a mass meeting last evening for the
purpose of considering the recent
peddlers ordinance passed by the city
council. The concensus of opinion of
those present was that the ordinance
by its terms prevented them from
peddling fruit and vegetables or 9TH
er garden and farm products In the
city of Occur d'Alene without a IL
cense. After a discussion Of the mat
ter it was decided to appoint L. Ire
land, of Ross, as a committee OF one
10 confer with Judge Main with re-
ference to the matter. and he came
to the city for that purpose this morn
ing.
Judge Main looked up the ordin-
anee which existed prior to the pas
sage of the last and the recent one
and found that the only place where
in the latter differed from the former
was In that the license was raised
from s25 a quarter to $75. He also
found that according to the terms Of
the ordinance 1t does not apply 20
residents in the county or state who
raise produce for the market. but on
ly applies to those who secure pro-
duee from markets outside of the
state. have Il shipped In. and then
peddle It out among the people. 30
that all raising produce Of any kind
in the county can come to the city
and. Peddle Il out without q license
10 do so.