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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04
Bad Roads Expensive.

Possibly, when the people of any
community, county or state awaken
to realization of the facts us given
below by the Saturday Evening Post,
they will arouse themselves to action
which will overcome the enormous
expense of having bad roads instead
Of good ones:
Director Page, of the United States
Public Roads Office, ~ Analysing the
findings Of the Bureau Of Statistics,
shows that he cost OF hauling the
three principal crops wheat, corn
and cotton from the nrp to the
railway is approximately iGty-six
million dollars per year. This is
, the actual value of the work per-
formed under existing conditions,
viz, with ninety-two per cent. of the
roads unimproyed.
From the data at hand, showing
the larger loads and the quicker
time made by delivery over good
roads, the calculation shows that
with good roads general throughout
the country the saving in this one
item OF delivery would be over
twenty FIVE million dollars per year,
equal e thirty cents per person last
year. The erratic market conditions
and unnecessary expense of ware
housing the grain will add twice as
much more to the item OF waste.
There are numerous other directions
in which the burden of bad roads ap-
plies. 1t Is conservative to say that
the money loss through bad roads
alone, to say nothing of the ethical,
educational and social burden, is not
less than one hundred million dol
lars per year, aud is probably twice
that sum.
The testimony IS to the effect Of
good roads on the value OF farm
property is unanimous and over
whelming. 1t shows conclusively
that every dollar expended upon the
construction of hard roads adds at
lease five dollars to the cash value OF
the farms served by them. Good
roads are a permanent asset to the
nation, the State and the farm. AS
an economic and sociological question
good roads should be regarded as
paramount. Their influence and
benefcence will in years to come
permeate the entire social fabric of
our country Good roads mean edu-
cation, civilization.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

slF Hearne hear this than he Inn
fnediateiy announced his rezehtfance
" The gpbernatoriai race and re-as-
suipe his delegated right BY the votes
IL the Republicans Of Ohio county TO
name the delegation to the state cons
Yenuon.
a Ogden as political boss Of Ohio
county may use every known means
70 thwatt the viii OF the voters 81
his county I'll this, which viii cause
complications, which the state COM
Fntttee may have to straighten out
ana decide. What action the state
eoHnitttee may take Is not foreseen.
but itstauds to reason that the COM
mittee win listen to the voice Of the
voters as expressed at the primary
polls and seat the Hearne delegation
which viii, be the regular one.
When they voted in Ohio county
Il lwas for Hearne with an expressed
agreement that he should appoint the
|delegates Mr.. Hearne cpuld NOT
rightfuliy relinQuish right given
him or shirk from duty delegated
20 him. Positively in error would
u be for the county committee, or
Boss Ogden or any other man to
usurp the right to appoint delegates.
AS the Telegram understands 1t the
voters gave Ogden no such authority,
nor did 1t empower the committee or
any one else TO appoint the delegates.
II il be no more than matter Of
revenge upon the men who entered
into the unholy alliance to defeat
Hearne in Marshall county, with
which Boss Ogden was doubtless con.
nected, Hearne is to be congratulate
ed for re-entering the race and with
even only that motive, IL 1t be such,
he is to be commended for taking
this action.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Perhaps, the Democratic papers
and leaders are against the present
tax system because Harrison county
has about four and a half times as
much taxes from the public service
corporations this year as the county
did in 1906. The fifty-nine thousand
dollars nearly this year is the 1907
tax and the thirteen thousand dol
lars tax received in 1906 was the
tax of 1905. before the law went into
effects What a change in behalf Of
the people in only two years!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04
HOGG NAMED
To Succeed Chief Surgeon
BaguIey, Deceased, in the
First Brigade.

The following was issued today
here:
Headquarters First Brigade, West
Virginia National Guard,
Clarksburg, w. Va, May 3, 1908.
General Orders, No. 5.
Major G. c. Hogg, Surgeon End
Infantry, is hereby detailed as Act
ing Chief Surgeon of the Brigade,
vice Baguley, deceased.
BY command Of Brigadier General
Scott:
CUTHBERT A. OSBORN.
Adjutant General.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Stuart Reeds many friends
throughout the state join tho Tele-
gram in congratulating him on car
rying Monongalia county as he did
Saturday, His contestants made a
hard fight for themselves and one
newspaper down there waged war
against him in an underhand man
ner but he came out victor. 1t is a
feather in his cap his supporters arc
proud of.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04
RED MEN COME

Continued from page ~
Council of the Daughters of Poca-
hontas will meet in the assembly hall
of the Waldo and continue its work.
The work of the Red Mems conven-
ton will be concluded at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The final session OF both conven-
lions will be farewell social and
hop in Hoffman hall beginning at s
O'Clock Wednesday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

I, But very few male members OF
the graduating class of the city
schools used to be the fact, but
there are several this year and the
number appears to be increasing as
the years come and so. The Tele-
gram is pleased with this. Every
one knows that young men ought to
have brain training before entering
business,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Harmer with chief not elected
on the Harmer ticket made a far
better success at making raids than
Wood with chief elected on the
same ticket, which fact goes to show
the lack of logic that has been ad-
vanced that the mayor and chief
must both be elected on the same
ticket to do the hest work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Stuart F: Reed has gone to Hunt.
ington, where the Cabell county Re
publican convention VIII he held to-
morrow to select delegates to the
state convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

The early primaries and conven-
lions on the Democratic side indi-
cate that the Llttlepage announce
ment fell with a duh thud on the
ears Of Democracy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Iearne's re-entrance into the CUB
ernatorial race has likely already re-
suited In some changes OF the figures
sent out by the claims bureaus Of
the other two candidates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

The end. of the school year is at
hand, The schools have evidently
done excellent work this year as
none hear any complaints.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04
MONDAY, MAY 4. 1908.
An Evening Echo.

Keep thy heart with all diligence
for out of 1t are the issues of life
Proverbs, ", 90.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

The Telegram Is delivered in Clarks-
burg and vicinity by our regular
investigated and corrected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Western Office, Marquette Pudding
Chicago. Western Advertising Rep
resentatives. Williams and Anderson,
Marquette Building, Chicago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Having the chiltons and MeGraW
70 choose from Harrison county
Democracy IS upcertain where to
land.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04
Try this for Constipation

u
Constipation prevails in al
most every family. Old ana
young suffer alike. The ma
tran Of a great New York hos
pital confidently states that the
following has been used for
years with the utmost success,
treating thousands, old and
young, for acute and chronic
constipation: Compound Es-
sence Cardiol, / ounce. Aro-
matte Fluid cascara, / ounce,
Aromatic Syrup Rhubarb,
ounces.
Dose one-half to one tea
spoonful after each meal.
Children less. according to age.
Get the ingredients at any
well stocked drug store, mix
them and find instant relief,
and a permanent cure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

The Huntington Dispatch Is show
Ing Demonstration inclina-
tipns Just like the Clarksburg News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

the ardor 81 the Bryanites and the
feeling g beginning to creep over
them that there IS not an united
Democracy after al.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

rhe bryan ael-baek. have COOLED
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

CONTINUED from page u
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-04

Beautiful quality and designs.
Carpets that we have been selling
regularly at $1.35 and $1.5o yard.
Short lengths 20 to 30 yards only.
Carpets for small rooms; bring
your diagrams.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
Federal 7udges Hale Usnrped.

Under the old Confederation, the SOW
ereignty of the states was never in dis
pute Each state was an independent
state, leagued to the other by the loose
bonds Of Confederation
When the Convention of 1857 met to
frame a new Constitution, there was no
intention on the part of the states to allow
themselves swallowed by federal gov
eminent. Each state in the Confederation
was jealous Of it's rights, and meant to
yield only SO much as was absolutely nee
cssary to the creation of an effective fed
eral government.
That the states were exceedingly reluc-
tant to yield the state-sovereignty prin-
ciple is evidenced by the fact that the
small states, like Delaware and Rhode
Island, claimed equal representation in
the senate with New York and Virginia.
The same statehood principle is also
shown in the choice of President in the
Electoral College.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
THE JEFFERSONIAN.

me of scheme that was on foot to have
the Labor Unions declare against Munich
pal and Government ownership.
This stenographer had, served Repub-
lican emissary professionally and had
taken dictation Of letters to Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks, and other leading Repub-
licans. In these letters the whole scheme
Of working the Labor Unions in the inter
est of the Republican party was set forth.
The stenographer revealed it to me in
the hope that | could expose the whole
matter and thus do something to prevent
its success.
Crowded with other matters more
pressing, did not attach as much import
ance to the stenographer's letter as events
have proved that it deserved.
Read the letter which is given else
where, and then remember the Norfolk
Convention Of the Federation of Labor.
The scheme outlined to Fairbanks has
succeeded, and organized labor is being
made the cats paw of the astute Repub-
licans.
It is not too late for the good and true
men of the Labor Unions to take sides
with the people, in the impending battle
against corporation greed and tyranny.
The sooner it is done, the better for
organized labor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
Look Ont For Imp0stOrs.

Do-not give your subscription to peo-
pie you don't know something about.
Swindlers are constantly picking up
small sums by pretending to be canvass
ing agents.
Recently, in Florida, man signing
himself J. P. Vincent has been taking sub
scriptions to the Jeffersonian and the I'm
Gle Remus Magazine.
We have no such agent, and the Uncle
Remus writes us that they have not.
Be on your guard, and don't give your
money to stranger unless he produces
written authority to represent us.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02


power would have been conferred upon
federal judges of inferior courts to reduce
the states to nought by setting aside state
laws?
The very idea is preposterous. Had any
member of the Convention of 1887 pro-
posed that such jurisdiction should be
conferred upon the inferior federal
judges, he would have raised a storm of
protest, of ridicule, of indignant rebul1e.
What? Allow every little federal court
in all the Union to disregard state laws
whenever it saw fit?
No such proposition could have lived
minute in the Convention Of 1857.
That it was universally understood that
the Supreme Court of the United
States was the only federal court vested
with power to set aside state laws, is
shown by the Judiciary Act which Gre
ates inferior federal courts BY the very
terms of that act, the courts which it
brings into existence are denied jurisdic-
ton to pass on the constitutionality of
state laws:
The very act which created these infe
rior courts provided the method by which
state laws should be tested.
The question of their constitutionality
must be raised in the state courts, carried
to the Supreme Court of the state, and
from there to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
That was the law at the beginning, and
is the law now.
By rule of practice universal in it's
acceptance, the federal courts are bound
by the construction which the state courts
place upon a state law. This being so,
is it not strange that the federal court
should follow the construction placed on
state laws by state courts, yet pay no re-
spect to the law itself?
Our forefathers never meant that Gov
errors and Legislatures should be defed,
set at naught, and the states reduced to
helpless inaction by federal judges of in
ferlor courts. Neveri
The Constitution meant to vest no
where else, in the federal system, the ire
mendous power Of abrogating the legisla-
tive acts Of a sovereign state than in the
Supreme Tribunal which was established
as a sort Of international Court over the
quasi separate nations composing the
Union.
Let our federal judges go back and
study the act which created their courts
let them study the historic conditions
which prevailed when the Judiciary Act
was framed; let them note the jealousy
with which state-sovereignty was pre-
served in the Senate!
THEW Wilt then rao1;za how, ++a~1-r ;11o
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
The HeY0ism of the Farmers.

The Her0iSm of the Farmers.
Have you stopped to think what would
have happened to the South and to the
country at large, had the farmers lost
courage when the banks did?
Suppose every old hay seeder had turn
ed pale under the gills, when the Panic
struck us, and had rushed his cotton to
market-what would have been the con-
sequence?
Prices would have slumped to eight
cents. Possibly to six. Who knows?
Nothing in the world has kept up the
price of the staple excepting the resolute
determination of the farmers to hold.
Every man who did sell got the benefit
of the heroism of those who would not
sell. Had cotton gone down to six or
eight cents, the havoc would have been
immense Tens of thousands would have
been ruined.
I glory in the spunk of the farmers
They deserve the thanks of the whole
country. Let those silk hat rascals of
New York who brought on the panic,
squeal for cotton and talk about the "rep-
rehensib1e conduct" of the farmers in not
sending their cotton to Europe after gold
Let those wolves of Wall street howl.
Most of them deserve gibbet.
Do you hold on to that cotton. Things
will be coming your way, pretty soon.
q . D.
Organized Labor S Mistake.
The National Federation of Labor, in
the recent Convention at Norfolk, declar-
ed against the Government Ownership Of
Railroads.
This was huge, deplorable mistake.
To the country at large, it was misfor-
tune, for it deprives the reformers of allies
whose cooperation was naturally expect
ed and whose help would have been waltz
able To the Labor Unions themselves,
the vote was suicidal, for it shows that
organized labor is willing to say to the
country, 1--WE care nothing for anything
but our self-interest; and because we
might not be able to go on strike, if the
Government owned the roads, we are OPP
posed to Government ownership"
On the 18th of March, 1906, received
a confidential letter from stenographer
of one of our Southern cities, in which
he said that he felt that he ought to tell
The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-06

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The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-06

in Minnesota he has not won such
place in his party that he could
afford to decline nomination for
second place on democratic national
ticket. They contend that he Is the
one available man who would prop
erly supplement Mr.. Bryan's candi-
dacy. say that he has been put for
ward as the candidate for the presi-
dency by eastern democrats and urge
that those democrats would support
him just rs strongly for vice president
and declare they must have him. {"
John Mitchell, former president of
the United Mine Workers of America.
is also prominently mentioned tor
second place on the ticket, and has
many supporters among the delegates.
Ii Is believed that Mitchell would
willingly accept the nomination,
and his admirers allege that he would
be of great assistance In securing n
most solid union labor vote for the
Democratic ticket this fall.
Among others menti oned for the
vice presidency are William L. Doug
las. of Massachusetts,; Charles A.
Towne and Cornelius A. Pugsley. OF
New York and John w. Kern, Of
Indiana. Several dark horses" are
also being pushed by various state
delegations. and one of these may he
selected.
The platform makers will have
difficult time of 1t in formulating
"a statement of principles. The union
labor leaders are busy and will at.
tempt to secure an anti injunction
plank In accordance with their ideas
on the subject. Both the brewers
and the anti saloon league have es-
tablished lobbies aud the temperance
question may be injected into the
convention. The National Good
Roads association will attempt to SO i.
cure the insertion of plank preach
ing che gospel of highways improve
meDt.
A full meeting of the national
organization will be held today,
when many mooted questions will be
decided.
Denver has never before been call
cd upon to entertain such vast crowds
AS are in the city today. and as special
trains are still pouring thousands
into the city this morning it Is feared
that the hostelries of the city will
prove inadequate for their proper en-
tertainment Many of the parties,
however, will sleep in Pullman cars.
The decorations Of the city are OF
an elaborate nature and have elected
theh praise of all the delegates and
visitors. Bunting and flags have been
freely used on all the principal streets
and thousands Of electric lights have
been strung. A feature which IL at.
tracing much attention Is a royal
tiger. q papier mache. erected at the
principal street corner OF the city.
The great auditorium, which will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
NEGROES BREAK JAIL,
SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM
 HAYNEvfLLE PRISON.
Lea Throush Breach in Wall Esy Henry Banks sentenced T6 Hang-- Sheriff Hood Sends Hounds
 To Afd In Reeapfure.

Information being received by the Montgomery county officials Thursday night that six prisoners had sawed their way to freedom from behind the bars of the Lowndes County jail. Deputy Sheriff McCord was dispatched to Haynevilla immediately. to aid the Lowndes county officers in the pur- suit. Two bioodhounds belonging to Sheriff Hood. both dogs having proved their efficiency ifl~ tracking criminals heretofore. were sent with Deputy Mo- Cord, and the search for the fuSitives will be entered at once.
 The message reiatfng the eecape Is ili&aEre. but tells that the six negroes broke through the wall of the jail. In q partially repaired breach in the bvickwcrk where, at about ti1is time last year. similar escape was effect ed. A singular feature of the escape is that the prisoners were led through the old breach by Henry Banks. . negro under sentence of death for murder.
 At the jail delivery of Christmas time of 1907. Banks. at that time sefl- tenced to be hanged in the spring. escaped and remained at large long after the time for the execution had expired, He was re-captured last fall. and new date for the execution set, And now, he again cheats the gallowa. 1t seems, though for how long remains to be seen.
 The negroes escaping are Harry Knight. Garfield Knight. Willie Wasf- inRton, Jim Robinson, Rayfield John son and Henry Banks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
ROADS RECOVERING
FRoM FIRST EFFEcTs or DRAsrrci 98 LnGIsLATI0N.
koulsviile And Nashville Now werkfne Fufl Crews Tn All Depertmenfs
 --saimFfea Havc Been Test0r.
 cd To Former Figures.

That the railroads are recovering from the recent drastic lekielation is shown not onlv in the increase In busi- ness generally, but especially in the case of the Louisville and Nashville.
 aOn the firsts of last February ail officers aud attorneys of the Louis Vile and Nashville who were receiving salary of s41s or over. were reduced 10 per cent. At the same time all of- fIcers. attorneys. etc. receiving . salary of $250 and less than s41e. were reduced per cent A circular recent 1y issued from the general office of the road in Louisville states that the 10 per cent and per cent cuts made in salaries of the above named of ficials last February. have been restor- ed to the full amount received prior to February. 1908.
 In the operating and traffic depart
 nents of the Louisville and Nashville the forces that were reduced in some cases more than 50 per cent during the past summer have gradually been increased, until now the different de~ partments are working the full force of men that they were before the loss of business due to the, legislation caus- ed the. wholesale reduction.
 Yard engines and crews. local freight trains and crews that were taken Ioff during last summer have all been put back again. Several of the other local roads are feeling the effects of this re- vival in business conditions, and they are gradually getting their working forces back to normal conditions. With the Louisville and Nashville however, this Is more pronounced, and being one of the Important trunk lines of the country. the effect is gratifying to the business world and the outlook for 1909 looks bright
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
HEAVY TRAVEL ON ALL ROADS
 LEADING FROM MONTGOMERY
Chrsstsnas Rush As UMsom Depot Ye
 Over Until Next "wednesday,


 Yesterday marked the last day of the holiday rates for Is0S-g until next Wednesday. and the travel both local and through was fully ak heavy as the record breaking business of wednes- aay. As on the day bef0re a train running on schedule time was an ax- ceptioh. but the big crowd took the delays and confusion good faturediy, all of the out of town people getting out on the afternoon and night trains to spend Christmas at their hpniss
 Today will be a virtuai holiday with all departments Of the different roads in MontGomery. The various chops and yards will be shut down all day, with the exception of necessary force to carry on the running business. The freight offices of the different roads will be closed all day, . small force being held in the freight depots to han die urgent business. The uptown pas. senger and freight offices Of all the roads will be closed all day All Of the train dispatcher's offices will of course work as usual for as long as trains are on the road, this feature of rails road work cannot stop for one moment
 On the western. local freight trains will be anhulIed today. .and it Is pos of the other roads. the bIg business of the Louisville anu Nashville making 1t necessary to keep Ail trains moving. As Saturday is nearly a half holiday with the offices aud shops of the local roads and sunday another holiday it means three days holiday for the eTns ployes of the local road one of them starting full time until Monday morn ing.