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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-07
Parkersburg, ~. Va.

w. F.. Glasscock win be one OF the
best Governors West Virginia has
ever had. The people who know him
best have an abiding faith in his hon
esty and Integrity and fair dealing to
all.
He has filled every position of trust
given him with credit to himself and
the Republican party. He is indie
pendent and fearless enough to give
every man and interest In West Viz
Einia a square deal, and be fair to
West Virginia's varied Industries He
is right on tax reform, tho primary
election law and every important
political problem that confronts the
people of this state at this time.
His private life has been as clean
and open as any public mans's in this
state. He is fitted by fighting his way
to the front along hard lines to make
an ideal Governor OF all the people;
He Is the man of the flonr, and VIII
be the next Governor of West Nir-
ginIa by good safe majority.
J. NJ. JACOBS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-07
I'airmont. W. Va,

have known VIII Glasscock about
fifteen years and am sure the party
could not have selected candidate
for Governor with a cleaner ana
more honorable record, either person
al official. The closer his past ca
reer Is investigated the better u
CONTINUED on page 3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
SUNDAY LIQUOR CASES.
Sixty Days for Formulating Mer-
charlt-Three Demand jury Trials.

William Scott colored. living in Brick
Yard Hill, out Georgetown way. and well
known as ''perambulating Sunday booze
merchant" was arraigned before Acting
Judge Aukam in Police Court this morn
ing charged with conducting an I'M
licensed bar near his home yesterday
Following conviction he was committed to
the workhouse for sixty days in default
of $3.50 fine.
William was ''t0ting' several half pints
about in his hip pockets and disposing
of the contents at = cents drink yes
terday Detective Grove and Policeman
Gray Of the seventh precinct discovered
William making three sales in quick sue
cession near Waters court The officers
Immediately placed him under arrest and
summoned the purchasers TO court as wit
nesses.
William Willis was arrested yesterday
morning In Hallidge court In the second
precinct by Sergt. Duvall' and Policemen
BOYLE and McQuade. after selling ii Is
charged. several drinks to people living in
the court who had previously been given
marked money by the police Willis en-
tered a plea of not guilty. AT the instance
of counsel the case was continued for a
hearing until tomorrow.
Ernest Gibson and John Porter. jointly
charged with running an unlicensed bar
yesterday in the eighth precinct entered
pleas of not guilty. 4 continuance was
entered after a demand fc- trial ~ s'Irv
The arrests were made by a detail of
bluecoats from the eighth precinct sta
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
LIGHTNING FIRES BARNS.
Two Structures in Montgomery
County Destroyed.
pondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July Is, 1908.
Fire, caused by lightning. destroyed
a barn on the farm of Winfield Magruder.
three miles from Rockville. yesterday
afternoon. The building was full of hay.
which was also consumed. The total loss
is placed at $1,000, one-half Of which is
covered by insurance.
Lightning is also understood to have
caused the destruction by fire ofta barn
and contents on the farm of Jeff Rabbit.
near Middlebrooke. and barn on the
farm of Charles c. Waters, near Ger
mantown.
strange prank vas played by light
nlng at the home of Mr.. Robert f. l..
Smith, here. Bed clothing was set on
FIRE and the paper on the wall scorched.
No one in the house suffered.
The following are recent transfers OF
real estate in Montgomery county: Fran
ces f, Becraft TO Mamie A. Duvall, 81
acres. $2.1GG; Chevy Chase Land Conn
pany to Harry c. Wilkinson. lot at Chevy
Chase. S2.s6s.75; Washington National
Building and Loan Association TO Ed
ward w. Koch. lot at Woodside. $1,000;
Chevy Chase Land Company to George
Thorne, lot at Chevy Chase $3.50; Harry
G. Merson to Titus w. Warfield. 'ala
acres $1.5G0: Martha Buckoffsky to AL
ban G. Thomas. lot at Sandy Springs,
$500; Frank Severance to Martin l.. Har-
per. four lots at Takoma Park.
Ralph Luckett of New York city is Wis
iting his parents, Prof and Mrs. Cooke
D. Luckett.
Mrs. Evelyn Glascott is at Atlantic City
with a party of Washington friends.
Mrs w F. Holtznear of Washington is
visiting Mrs. F. d. Jackson at Sandy
Spring.
Miss Mamie Jones of kensington has
gone to Stribbling Springs, Va, to spend
the remainder of the summer with her
sister Mrs II. p. Hamill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
LIVES LOST IN STORM
VICTIMS OF CAPSIZED CRAFT
NEAR BALTIMORE SUNDAY.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 13.-Five men
are known to have been drowned and
three women and a man are believed to
have met like fate last evening when
a very severe wind and rain storm passed
over the harbor Of this city. Eight men
In q rowboat were endeavoring to reach
Fort McHenry when one Of them. Peter
Dietrich. terrified by the storm, while at
tempting to leap overheard upset the
boat He William Delacord, Joseph Loe-
miller and Edward Simmons were
drowned. The others righted the boat
and reached the fort safely.
The overturning of a boat in the Spring
Gardens brought death by drowning to
John Harrington.
The finding Of an overturned rowboat
in the Patapsco river in which three
women and q man were seen shortly be-
fore the storm leads to the belief that all
four were drowned. woman'S hat was
found in this boat, with another floating
nearby. None Of the bodies has been
recovered.
Reports are coming from various points
in Maryland showing damage by light
ming and rain during the storm.
Most Violent Storms in Years.
The storms which passed over Baltimore
and vicinity yesterday afternoon between
) and o'clock were the most violent and
destructive for many years. At least nine
persons are believed to have lost their
lives by drowning In the branches of the
Patapsco river. and the list may be much
larger. More than twice that number had
narrow and thrilling escapes.
Thousands of dollars worth of property
was destroyed by the wind and rain and
lightning. Hundreds Of Baltimoreans
down the river and bay. on boats of vari-
Gus descriptions. despaired of ever get
ting home, and the scenes through which
they went were Of nature which will
never be forgotten by those who wit
messed them.
Among those reported to have lost their
lives were: Drowned near Fort McHenry,
Edward Simmons, years old, 14ol
Covington street; William Delacord, 13
years DID, 141O Jackson street; Peter
Dietrich. IL years old. 4O2 Sanders street;
Joseph Loemiller said to live in East Bal
timore: drowned near Wagner Point. 3
unidentified women. 1 unidentified man;
near Stone House Cove. John A. Harring
ton, 80 years Of age. 416 East Monument
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
CRABS WIDOWS FOOT IN DARK
SHE SHRIEKS AND AGILE THIEF
JUMPS OUT WINDOW.
Dizzy Drop Of Three Stores Gives In
truder Liberty-New York Apart
ment Dwellers Aroused.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 13-Slumber held the
guests in the exclusive ST. Louis apart
1 o'clock this morning when. from the
third floor rear arose shiek after shrek of
a woman's voice.
Now that particular part of the nine
story building is occupied by an attractive
and well-to-do widow. Mrs. Locke. Every
man in the apartment house was alert at
the instant, ready to respond to the call
for help and remove the cause of the
trouble.
Before the echoes of the first shrek had
died away a young man, in stocking feet.
ran like a cat into the bath room, crossed
the tiled floor at a bound, swung from
the window to the fire escape with the
darkness below. Mrs. Locke, still shrek
ing, bravely followed to the bath room
window. which she slammed and held
down with desperate strength.
Rescue Brigade on Scene.
There the pajama brigade Of guests ap-
pearing suddenly on the scene. armed with
anything that came to hand from a cane
to an umbrella. with the manager. Miss
liza Johnson, at tllelr HedQ, 1OunQ Mrs.
Locke.
1t would take some nerve and skill to
get from the fire escape to the bathroom
window. To do il the burglar who diE-
turbed Mrs. Locke's rest stood upon the
fire escape railing in his stocking feet
He had climbed down to the fire escape
after making his way along the roofs.
Once inside the man CROPPED about in
the darkness feeling his way. In doing
so his hand came in contact with one OF
Mrs. Locke's feet, which was uncovered
The cold touch was what awakened Mrs
Locke and set her shrieking. The man
then sprang away as if he had touched
q hot coal instead of a human foot.
Three-Story Drop.
The police were sent for Two sleuths
and the reserves hurried to the ST. Louis
and the block was surrounded. The de-
teotives nosed here and there, asked many
questions and were no wiser than they
were in the beginning.
They went up to the bathroom, where
they found the prints of mans feet or
the thing. After that they looked out
of :he window and took note of the dizzy
drop from there TO the yard. Then they
marveled at the daring of the man mon
key who came 10 steal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
NEARING HAWAII.
Honolulu in Touch With Fleet by
Wireless-Nebraska Closing Gap.

HONOLULU, July 13.-A wireless mes
sage from Lieut.. Fullinweider. Associated
Press correspondent on board the battle
ship Connecticut, received late last night
says:
THE position of the Atlantic fleet at
8 pm. was in latitude 2s.19; longitude
1915. The fleet will slow down to nine
knots an hour tomorrow noon in order to
pass the leper settlement on Molokai in
daylight Thursday morning. The Ne
braska is 40 miles behind the fleet and
will overtake the other vessels. Tuesday
morning. The sea is smooth.
portion of Lieut. Fullinweider's mes
sage was lost on account of interference
of the transport Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Nine Months in Jail.

Charles Prince. alias Robert Ross. was
adjudged guilty this morning of petit
larceny by Judge Kimball of the Police
Court because of the theft Of bicycle
and in default Of 800 fine was committed
to prison for nine months. The sentence
was made particularly heavy because of
the aggravating circumstances surround
ing the case. 1t was alleged that the de-
ment house July 10 last and took the
wheel of William Means. He rode it
about the city for some time. and then
concealed the stolen property so sue
cessfully that officers detailed on the
case were unable to locate 1t. Detective
Kliendienst of the first precinct made the
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Clerk Harper Off for Rest.

Mr.. Joseph Harper. clerk of the Juve-
nile Court, who has been i'll for the past
two weeks. left the city today. accom-
panied by Mrs. Harper. for an indhnite
trip to Mountain Lake Park. Md, where
he will remain until there. is decided
change for the better in his condition. II
was feared for a while that the trim
would have 10 be postponed because Of q
relapse last Saturday evening The pa
tient revived. however. sufficiently to
leave today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
WEATHER FORECAST.
Local Showers Late Tonight OF
Tuesday: Not Quite So Warm.

Forecast Till PM Tuesday.-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
land. local showers late tonight or Tues
day: not quite SO warm; light, variable
winds, shifting to southwesterly.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Tuesday:
cooler In eastern portion tonight; fresh
southwesterly winds.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast-Since Saturday the crest OF warm
wave has moved eastward over the CEN
trail valleys. TIE lake region and the
Atlantic coast states. and tho tempera-
t,lre Ia now slightly below the seasonal
average from the Mississippi river to the
Rocky mCu:Itains. Scattered showers at
tended the eastward movement of the
warm wave and showers have occurred
In areas in the plains states and Rocky
mountain districts.
Local rains are likely to occur during
the next thirty-sx hours In the Ohio
valley. the lower lake region and the mid
die Atlantic states.
Temperature will moderate gradually
over the eastern portion Of the country.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be light to fresh and
mostly westerly. and On the east gulf
coast light and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh southwest
to west winds and showers to the Grand
Banks
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours Albany. LIP: Con-
cordia, 10: Thomasville. 1.W.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, Ito am. and 2:O7
pm; high tide, 7:15 am. and 7:53 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:O6 am. and 3
pm; high tide, $40 am. and S:45 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:44 am; sun sets,
7:25 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:45 am.
Full moon. 4:40 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before SUM-
RISE All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extngushed forty-fve minutes before
sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and Condition of Water at
8 A.M.-Great Falls, temperature, 80; con-
dition, 13; Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture. ~: condition at north connection, g.;
condition at south connection. 8. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
81; condition at inf1uent gatehouse IL;
condition at effiuent gatehouse. IL.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July 10
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
slightly muddy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
HOTTEST OF THE YEAR
Reports of High Temperature
From Many Sections.
DEATHS AND REGISTRATIONS
Mercury Reaches 108 During the
Day at Boston.
INTENSE SUFFERING OUT WEST
Very Oppressive Weather in Many
Parts of Pennsylvania and in
New York State.

BOSTON. July 13.-One death and half
dozen prostrations marked another ex-
ceedingly hot day in Boston yesterday,
during which the temperature scared to
81 as a maximum, and averaged 80 for
the day. According to the official re-
ports it was the hottest day of the year
thus far.
During the hottest part of the day the
thermometer at the art museum in Cop
ley Square recorded 10S degrees.
At sunset a cool breeze sprang up and
the night proved fairly comfortable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Randle Highlands Notes.

Miss Bramhall has been called to her
home in Virginia to attend her mother,
who was recently bitten by a copper
head snake.
Mary Ruge of NJ street has returned
from a visit to her home in Maryland.
Miss Gertrude Swan Of NJ street visited
her sisters in Baltimore yesterday
Mrs. Walter Wallach Of Q street is
visiting with friends in Laurel. Md.
Mr.. Minot of I'D street is passing his
two weeks vacation at his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Hottest ofethe Year.

NEW YORK, July 13.-New York was
treated to the hottest day of the year
yesterday, the official thermometer reach
ing 93.7 degrees, though the mercury
climbed several degrees higher in the Their
mometers on the street level. Yesterday S
intense heat was appreciably diminished
this morning by cool breezes that sprang
up during the early morning hours.
causing the mercury to drop below so de-
grees. At 8 o'clock the temperature stood
at 20 degrees, with humidity of 81 de-
grees. Weather bureau officials promised
relief from the sudden and severe hot
fore the end of the day.
Sundays record of ten deaths and
numerous prostrations would have been
much greater. but for the fact that al
who could do so passed the day at the
seashore or mountain resorts. During
last night every available sleeping place
out of doors was occupied by the outflow
of sweltering humanity from the great
East Side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Gompers to Consult Labor Leaders.

Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor is not
expected to return to this city until the
latter part of the week After leaving
Denver where he was In the interest of
organized labor at the time of the demo-
cratic national convention, he started for
the east. He has important engagements
with officers of international labor unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Forfeited His Collateral.

John Darlington, said to live at 2O4 In
diana avenue. failed to put in an appear
anee at the Police Court this morning to
answer to the charge of permitting gam
bling on the premises. and his collateral
Of $25 was declared forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
New British Minister to Persia.

LONDON, July 13.-George Head Bar
clay. who at one time was third secretary
of the British legation at Washington. has
been appointed minister to Persia in sue
cessicn TO Cecil Spring Rice, who is retir-
ing on account Of i'll health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
FOUR MEN DROWNED
TWO SURVIVORS OF LAUNCH
EXPLOSION IN BAY ALL NIGHT.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. July 13.-
While on her way from Marion to
Martha's Vineyard with a party of sum-
mer residents of Marion and Falmouth
Saturday night the motor boat Dolphin
blew up. Four of the party lost their
lives. The drowned were:
Roland Worthington, Boston.
Joseph Beal. Milton.
John T. Trull. Woburn, Mass.
George H. Savory, Marblehead Neck
captain and engineer.
The owner of the boat, Arthur Tarbell
of Marblehead and Edward Tucker of
Boston. connected with the banking firm
of Rollins Son, chung to bits of wreck
age all night. and after struggling thirteen
hours in the waves of a heavy sea were
rescued when almost exhausted by Wal
ter E. Bowman. a fisherman, who had
gone out in the early morning to pull
lobster pots. Half a gale was blowing
at the time.
Blown Into the Air.
Savory, the engineer, was suddenly
blown into the air. and was probably dead
when he struck the water. The boat
caught fire Immediately and Tarbell
called to his comrades to leap overheard.
He strapped life preserver about him
self before he leaped, and Mr.. Tucker
seized an oar and followed. So far as
they know none of the others in the party
jumped. Either they could not swim or
preferred to cling to thes disabled launch
until help came.
Gradually the launch drifted away fur
Their out to sea, and Mr.. Tucker and Mr..
Tarbell were forced to give up hope of
doing anything to aid their comrades.
They turned landWard and struck ont
using slow strokes so as to husband their
strength as much as possible. They sue
ceeGed in fastening the oar to the life
preserver by the rope attached to the lat
ter, anu so united they drifted about Buzz
yards Bay.
Floated All Night.
No succor came until nearly o'clock
yesterday morning. when they were sight
ed by Mr.. Bowman about two miles off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Intense Heat in Michigan.

DETROIT. Mich, July 13.-One man
died Of heat prostration here yesterday
and three boys. seeking relief from the
torrid temperature. were drowned while
bathing. The maximum temperature re-
corded was 81 degrees.
Intense heat prevailed throughout the
state. Thousands of persons sought re-
lief on the rivers and lakes, and half
dozen drownings are reported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 13.-The gov
eminent thermometers here yesterday re-
corded a temperature of % degrees the
day being one of the hottest of the sum-
mer. A hot south wind blew, adding to
the discomfort. The night was the warm
est of the season, without a breath OF
air stirring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Hot Weather Affects Wheat Crop.

TACOMA, Wash, July 13.-Reports from
eastern Washington to the state grain in
spector say the hot weather is ripening
wheat so fast that the kernel is shriveling
and the crop will not exceed 22OOO.UOO
bushels q decrease of nearly 30 per cent
compared with last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Hot at Virginia Points.

WOODSTOCK. Va, July 13.-The gov
eminent thermometer registered 100 de-
grees here yesterday. the highest record
of heat for several years. Crops are suf-
fering because of the severe drouth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Struck Dead in Steel Skiff.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 13.-Roy
Spencer. aged nineteen years, Steelton.
and Earl P. Paxtang about the same age.
were rowing across the Susquehanna river
yesterday in a steel skiff when a bolt of
lightning struck Spencer, killing him in
stantly. Paxton was knocked to the bot
tom of the boat, but not badly hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Terrific Storm Swept Arizona Town.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. July ia terrific
wind rain and hail storm last night swept
tie town of Tempe. eight miles from
here No loss of life is reported but
there resulted considerable destruction of
property. Large hailstones cCveerd the
ground. while the thermometer registered
about leo degrees.
In the midst of the storm a tower sus-
tanning the fire bell fell. ringing out an
automatic alarm. Telephone and telegraph
wires and other utilities are out of bust
ness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Philadelphian Goes Insane.


PHILADELPHIA, July. 13.-Although
yesterday was the hottest and most OPP
pressive of the present year in this city.
no deaths from the heat had been re-
ported up to O'Clock last night. The
government thermometer on top of the
post office building reached the highest
point at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
when 1t recorded a temperature OF 9I.1
degrees. the previous high record of the
year being 95 degrees. Street thermome-
tiers registered several degrees higher. A
slight rainfall and a northwest wind
brought some relief last night
While at work painting the interior OF
q water tank at the Baldwin Locomotive
Works Louis Puritan, aged twenty-three
years. became insane from the heat and
attacked several of his feliow-workers.
He was sent to hospital.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 13.-Yesterday
was the hottest day Of the summer. the
thermometer registering 81 degrees Alex
ander c. Lewis. crazed by the heat. at
tempted to commit suicide by jumping
into the Lehigh river. Last night Sc
we're electrical storm passed over this
section. The barn of John Hartman was
struck by lightning and destroyed.
HARRISBURG. Pa. July 13.-Yesterday
was the warmest experienced in Ave
years. the thermometer at the weather
bureau registering 81 degrees. Late in
the afternoon there was a heavy thunder
storm, accompanied by wind which blew
thirty miles an hour. The mercury fell
thirty degrees in less than an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
Floated All Night.

No succor came until nearly I o'clock
yesterday morning. when they were sight
ed by Mr.. Bowman about two miles off
Scraggy Neck, near Long Ledge Buoy
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