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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
SAY BLOWN OUT
. SHOT THE CAUSE
Ohio Mine Inspectors Believe
That Caused Dust Explosion
at Monongah in Report.

FAIRMoNT, w, Va. Jan. 9. (spe-
ciaD report submitted today to
the coroner's jury that is investiga-
ting the Monongah Mine disaster,
Ohio mining experts give the opinion
that the explosion in the mines was
caused by coal dust set of by a
blown out shot.
The report was made by George
Harrison. chief mine inspector of
Ohio, Ebenezer Jones, assistant mine
inspector of the Fourth district of
that state; w. H. Turner, assistant
inspector of the Seventh district, all
of whom inspected the Monongah
mines after the explosion and con-
Quoted a thorough investigation of
the terrible disaster. The report was
typewriter and was sent by the Ohio
experts to Chief Mine Inspector j.
w. Paul. who submitted ii to the
jury.
Examination of witnesses was con-
tinued by the jury Thursday and a
number Of the men who were em-
ployed at the Monongah mines No. 0
and s were questioned regarding its
operation and equipment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
SKATING RINK TO
BE A COLISEUM
Taken Over by New Stock
Company Which Will Make
Amusement House of It.

a business deal was consumated in
the city Thursday morning whereby a
stock company takes over the Davis
& Godfrey skating rink on Fifth
street, Glen Elk. with the idea Of en-
larging that establishment and con-
ducting big amusement house.
The new company has been named
The Coliseum Company. Articles of
Incorporation will be asked for with
the following as incorporators: Guy
H. Earl, d. A. Godfrey. ]. ]. Elwood.
F. A. Wilson and T. Blair willison.
1t is the intention to continue the
skating rink and c. ]. Stutson has
been retained as manager of 1t and
T. Brooks as the instructor. plans
have been formed to enlarge the
building and ht 1t up to accommo-
date other amusement features which
win be installed at an early date.
Manager stutson is a capable man
and the patrons OF the rink are nlea,
ed to know that the new companv
has retained him in his present ca
pacity as well as Mr.. Brooks The in
structor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
MAY TRANSFER
THE LICENSE
Auctioneer Has Right To, With
Councils Consent, in 0pin-
ion of City Attorney.

An unexplred license to sell goods
at auction in the city may be trans
ferred by the holder to another per.
son with te consent of the city
council is the opinion of City Attor-
ney NJ. C. sperry. Mr.. sperry sub
mitted report to that effect at the
regular session of the city council
Friday night which will have the
effect OF settling doubts entertained
by some on the question. Mr.. sper.
rvs report was as follows:
THE question of the right of an
auctioneer to assign Cthe unexpired
term of an auctionees's license to an
other party was referred to me at the
last meeting.
II am of the ouinion that the IL
censee has right to make the as
signment. The license is property
and the owner would unquestionably
have the right to dispose of it un-
less the authority granting It should
place limitations upon its disposal
when making the grant. This is not
done under the law. And under sec
tion 94s and 914 of the Revised
Code of 1906 think the holder of
the license, with the consent of tho
authority which granted 1t, has the
right to assign and transfer it,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
GRAND JURORS
FINISH LABORS
Thirty-Three Indictments in
All Are Returned at This
Term of Grand Jury.

Thursday morning the grand jury
reported the following Indictment
in addition to those previously re.
turned:
James shultz, felony.
Daniel L. Groves. misdemeanor.
Francis Ashcraft and Emmit Ash
craft, misdemeanor.
Joel F. Randolph, misdemeanor.
Emmlt Ashcraft, misdemeanor.
Francis Ashcraft. misdemeanor.
Lee Heath, misdemeanor.
At II O'clock the grand jury ad.
journed sine die after reporting tn,
following indictments:
Fred Tichenor' and Frank Rowe,
misdemeanor.
Lige Harris, misdemeanor.
Quill whithair, misdemeanor.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, misdemeanor.
Charles Duckworth. John Burk-
hart and Emil Dekainut, mIsdemean-
or.
Thirty-three indictments were in
all returned by the grand jury
at this term.
A decree of sale was entered in the
cause of Augustus W. coffman
against Mary c. Coffman.
The commissioner in the cause OF
NJ. R. Post against Rector w. Jarvis
ct. al, made report of his dis
bursements.
The commissioner in the cause OF
Omar W. swiger against Amanthana
Kisbaugh made report OF disburse-
ments.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
LOUIS A. CARR.
MADE ASSESSOR
Louis Arnold Carr is Elected
to Succeed Arthur ].
Thompson. Who Resigns.


Louis Arnold Carr. who was chosen
by the city council wednesday night
to succeed Arthur j. Thompson, city
assessor. resigned, took the oath of
Office Thursday morning. It was ad-
ministered by City Clerk VIII H.
Cole at the mayors office in solemn
manner. Mr.. Carr win enter upon
the duties of the office at once, and
the Telegram predicts that he will
administer the affairs OF the office In
"a faithful and capable manner.
In addition to the passing of the
electric light franchise to its first
reading which is chronicled else
where In this issue. the city council
attended to several other matters at
its regular session Friday night.
The full council, mayor, city clerk,
city attorney and Other. officials we're
present, and after the reading OF
the minutes Of the preceding session.
which were approved, Edward ].
Doyle, superintendent of streets. adj
dressed the council and asked that
some provision be made to provide
the street department with more fire
hose SO that the paved streets Of the
city could be washed. He said there
was no hose for this purpose and
that the work of his department. had
been hindered thereby. The matter
was referred to the fire committee.
To Collect for Paving.
The finance committee submitted
! report on the condition of the
finances of the city in the different
funds. The report stated that there
was balance of $770 unpaid by
property holders on the paving Of
Carr avenue and recommendation
was made that the. city collector be
authorized and instructed to proceed
at once to collect from each sub
scriber the amounts subscribed by
them. The committe ealso recon-
mended that the heads of the diff
ferent departments of the city keep
the expense of the same within the
appropriations If possible so that the
estimate made at the beginning OF
the year will not exceed the receipts
at the close. The report was accepS
ed.
Report on Standard OIL Tanks.
Report was Submitted by the
building committee on the petition
sent to council by residents of the
East End asking that the Standard
OIL Company be requested to remove
its OIL tanks on its property there.
with recommendation that the Stand
ard Oil Company be requested to
clean up and keep its premises in
sanitary condition and that It be re-
quired also to construct pits under
the tanks of sufficient capacity TO
catch and hotd oil from the tanks in
case OF accident. The committee al
SO suggested that 1t would be emin-
entity desirable for the company to
erect a neat and substantial fence
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
IS DISMISSED
Complainant Fails to Furnish
Any Evidence Against Dr..
FuItz in Court.

At the instance of Daniel II. Cut.
right a warrant was issued by Justice
James N. David Wednesday evening
against DR.. B. H. Fultz, of Adams
ton. charging him with shipping his
household goods and other effects
out Of the county to prevent their
being levied on to satisfy judgments
against him. The declaration was
made that some of the goods had al
ready been shipped to Virginia.
DR.. Fultz denied that he was gull
y, of the charge, andd, as the prose
cution furnished no evidence at the
hour set for trial. Thursday afternoh
at l o'clock, Justice David dismissed
the warrant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
JAPANESE TEA

A japanese tea win be given by
the Ladies' Home Mission Society OF
the NJ f. church, South. at the home
OF Mr.. ana Mrs. p. H Lorentz, 67a
Mulberry street, Friday evening, Jan
uary 12, from to IL o'clock. The
members and friends of the church.
as well as the general public, are
cordially invited and a novel eve
ning's entertainment is assured to
those who attend. No admission will
be charged, but silver offering will
be taken. ''At the sign Of the Ian
tern"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
VIGOROUS
Is Denunciation of Tobacco
War MaIefaCtors in Gov.
Wilson's Message.
my AssOOiassa prosa.l

FRANKFORT, KY. Jan. s.-The
first message of Governor Wilson to
the General Assembly of Kentucky
was read in both houses. In addition
TO the recommendations covering re-
forms to which he pledged himself
during his campaign. large portion
Of the document was devoted to the
recital Of the lawlessness which de-
veloped in the tobacco war. accom-
panied by a vigorous denunciation
OF the malefactors and specific rec
mendations having for their object
the breaking up OF the troubles
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
TOBACCO MAN RESIGNS.
ny Associated preus.l

FRANKFORT. KY, Jan. &C. NJ.
Bennett, president of the American
society OF Equity OF the tobacco
growers association. today announced
that he had resigned so he could ac-
cept2 the position OF fire marshal OF
Kentucky.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
MEN ARE OUT
Strikers Have Not Gone Back
to Work at West Union as
Reported of Them.

The report published that the cut
ters and fatteners at West Union had
accepted the Amalgamated or sliding
scale is emphaticalIy denied by ofic-
ials OF the strikers. They say there
is positively nothing In the statement
that the men had accepted it and
gone back to work. These officials
state that the West Union men have
not even thought of returning work
and that there win be no considera-
ton Of such proposition, unless the
offer includes the cutters and fatten-
ers' scale.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
DIR. sTELLE ARRIVES

The Rev. Or, D. B. stelle, of Phil
adelphia. arrived here this morning
and is the guest of the Rev. and Mrs.
!. E. Peters. DIR. stelle will preach
at the Baptist church tonight and be
In the special meeting until over
Sunday. He is an able speaker and
doubtless there will be a large at
tendance tonight at the meeting to
hear him preach.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
LAWRENCE LYNCH
PAINFULLY BURNED

Lawrence Lynch. son of Judge and
Mrs. Charles w. Lynch, was quite
painfully burned at school wednes-
day. At the end of a recitation in
physics the alcoholic blaze of a lamp
used in an engine in a demonstration
fared up into his face, burning the
upper part of it, but not seriously.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
WRECK VICTIM DIES
Fourth Death Results From Rail.
road Disaster at Hiram, Ga.
Iny Aasoo!ated Prom. ]

ATLANTA, Ca. Jan. s,-Alexandor
Forester, of Cleveland, who suffered
injuries in the Hiram. Ga. wreck
on the Southern Wednesday, died
here today. This makes the number
of dead four. 1t is expected the rest
OF the injured will recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
wooDNrEN ARE CHOSEN

The Woodmen OF the World last
night Initiated Jesse C. steaIey and
elected G. L. Minter. ]. w. Jackson,
g. w. Lamb. R. w. Cunningham and
Edward Trunic to membership in the
order.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
THA w JURORS
BUT SIX YET
Now Contains Six Permanent
Jurors and Six Provision
al Occupants.
IBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.LThe work Of
securing a jury to try Harry Thaw
went forward today Three tempor-
airy jurors were secured at the MORN
Ing session, and. when the luncheon
recess was ordered. the box was filed
with six permanent and six provision
al occupants.
Immediately after recess all six
provisional jurors were excused.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
OPERATED ON
FOR APPENDICITIS

Sidney McIntire, OF Jacksonburg.
was operated on at the Kessler hos
pital Thursday for appendicitis with
which he is afflicted. His condition
is serious but the attending physi-
clans hope TO pull him through all
right
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
NAVY CHANGES
viii Take Place if Senator
HaIe's Bill is Passed
BY the Congress.
ny AHsoOiated pross.l

I WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. "a
bin whose passage IT is expected will
work many important changes In
the personnel of the navy and greatly
increase its efficiency was introduced
today by Senator Hale, chairman of
the senate committee on naval af-
fairs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
CONCESSIONS GRANTED TO
UNION STREET CAR MEN
[ny Asrociatsa proan.1

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. o.
Concessions were granted today to
the Union Trolley mon by the Rapid
Transit Company and approved at n
meeting and the resolution to strike
was rescinded.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
NUTTER QUALITIES

Clarence w. Nutter has qualined
as guardian of BERTHE E. Nutter, in
FAINT daughter of Winfield Nutter, de-
ceased. giving bond of 800.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
REVIVAL MEETING
GROWS IN INTEREST

The revival meeting at the Dun
Street United Brethren church in the
stealey addition is progressing nice
ly, with the Rev. d. w. Cunning
ham delivering excellent sermons.
The attendance is gratifying and the
interest is growing. There promises
to be gratifyinGly successful results.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
BURNED TO DEATH
Is Machinist in Fire Of Round House
and Shops at EIkhart.
ny Associated Preus.1

ELKIIART. Ind. Jan. 9.-Eighteen
Of the fifty stalls Of the round house
OF the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railroad together with the ma
chine shops and oil house. were de-
stroyed by fire. William shamburg-
er. In charge Of the tool room. was
burned to death. The loss is S5O.-
600.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
QUEEN ESTHER MEETING

The Queen Esther Society OF the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
colored. viii meet tomorrow after
noon at the home of Miss Ida Robert
on West Main street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
CHINESE RIOTERS BURN
CHURCH AND SCHOOL
ny Aasociatsa Prenr.1

SHANGHAI. Jan. 9.-Rioters at
Kia-Hsing Flu province of The Kiang
toda yburned the protestant chapel
and school there. The foreigners
are SAFE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
MINER INJURED.

John c. Kelav, was taken to the
Miners hospital at Talrmont yester-
day evening, suffering from crush
ed arm
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Wilbur E. Cork and Nina Buffers,
and Beagis Talerico and Victoria
PlnneIl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
Many Persons Lost at Sea
During Storm That Roges
Boats Are Lost on the West
Coast Of Europe and the
North African Coast.
icy Associated Prssn.l

PARIS, Jan. 9.-The storm on the
English Channel along the west
coast Of Europe is still raging and
many fishing boats have been lost.
4 despatch from Tangier says two
native passenger boats foundered off
El-Araish, Morocco. Forty persons
were drowned. including some Euro
peans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
rBy Associated Prsss.l

KEEL. Jan. ga violent north
cast wind has driven the waters OF
the Baltic sea into shore and the low
lying districts in this city are flooded
TO a depth of seven feet.
Many casualties to fishing and 9th
er smaIl craft are reported.
A similar driving in of the sea is
occurring at all the coast towns
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
THREE JOHNS OF THE HOPE

John ToniSin, John Corrin and
John G. Pew. Of Pittsburg. officials
Of the HoP- Natural Gas company.
are in the city looking after the
business interests of their company
here
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
COURT HOUSE BURNS.
And all The Court Records of County
Are Destroyed.
[ny Associated Press.

oWENsBoRo, Ky. Jen. s.-The
court house at Calhoun, KY. was de-
stroyed today by fire. The loss is
$4,000. All the court record for
Mclean county were burned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
oonoRED WOMAN dues
Mrs. Rebccca Rhodes Passes Away
After Illness With Consumption

Mrs. Rebecca Rhodes. cotored, wife
of Daniel Rhodes. died at her home
on Monticello Avenue Wednesday
night after lingering illness with
consumption, aged so years. Be-
sides her husband she is survived
by four children.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at o'clock with services
at the late home and burial in Elk
View wcemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET


CHICAGO. Jan. s.-wheat. May,
Loo SIS, corn 81. oats 81 s-s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-09

W. c, Osborn is in Fairmont on a
business visit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27
EDWARD BAXTER PERRY
CONCERT PIANIST APRIL IA

Mr. Edward Baxter Perry the noted
blind pianist will appear the opera
house Tuesday, April l4h. under the
direction Of Miss Ethel Palmer. Mr..
Baxter despite his loss of sight is one
Of the most accomplished pianists in
the west and is also a man Of literary
attainment
Speaking Of his ability the Cleveland
sun SAYS; Mr. Perry has remark
able memory, free aud fluent tech.
niQue, abundant force and tender
doGoacy of expression"
And the Chicago Evening Journal
says; MIR Perry's playing is of the
broad, heroic, mastery style, and
poetical TO large degree. 1t has
that element which eutertsins and
holds the attention OF an audience
from the first So the last number.
General admission so cents reserved
seats IS cents
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27
Prohibition In Georgia

On the results of Prohibition In
Georgia The Independent, New York
says:
Although Prohibition has been in
effect only few days and it is too
early to pass ON the permanent effects
of the change, yet gratifying reports
Indicate the direction in which we
may look for results The cases in
the police courts have already been
lessened by half.
"The loafers. white snu black, are
going TO work, and it is easier al
ready to get laborers in Georgia.
Every place vacated by the saloon is
being rented; business is brisk; a
moral tone uudreamed OF before per-
vades the city, and even the rumheads
are beginning to say II is a good
thing. "rhe public press is unsni.
mous in the support of the law as
such. The first offender has just been
sentenced to l2 months in the Georgia
chain gang land he has our PITY for
the violation of the law. 1t looks as
If Georgia meant business in this
thing aud we are happy to congratu-
late her.
"Why not abolish the saloon from
the United States?'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27

"Tbe ofdce seeking the man" was
formerly a beautiful theory and for
many years since has been held In de-
ision but down in Virginia, in the
'rehth district there seems to have
b en- u rehabilitation of this utopiau
,heory, for the chairman Of district
,' ntral committee in announcing the
primary for the nomination Of can
'lidate for district Judge says that
hose desiring to become candidates
must pay the chairman the sum OF
llree hundred dollars "to help pay
he expenses of said primary. " II is
arooly necessary to suggest that
most politicians, in even old Vir.
ginia, will pass this "ante". and
that the office viii seek the man.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27
ELECTRIC ROAD FROM
kEDFORD IS STILL TALKED
Company Is Incorporated Onoe'
the Laws Of Arizona TOR
s3.OOO.O0o.

The following item taken from SUD
dav, q issue of the Portland Telegra m
is of interest to the people OF Grants
Pass and vicinity;
"An electric railroad to provide
rapid transit freight aud passenger
facilities for the Rogue River Valiey
has been the dream Of the people OF
this region for some years past ou'
the first active steps for the promo
tion of such an enterprise have been
taken. Recently a company was ln'
corporated under the laws OF Arizona
with an authorized capital stock OF
90, 600, 900 to be known as the Oregon
Rapid Transit Company. Colonel f.
L. Evans, q promoter In similar en-
terpriss elsewhere on the Pacino
Coast, now located at Jacksonville is
the general manager of the new COM
pany, which will have for IT'S di-
rectors, representative business men
Of the various towns in the Rogue
River Valley. The first pnblic an
announcement of the project vas made
at a conference of Colonel Evans and
several of his..directors with the mem
bers of the Aslsnd Commercial Club
Thursday evening, at which he out
lined the plans and ambitious of the
company, which is to project and in
stall an electric railroad from Ashland
to Grants Pass, 40 miles, with latersls
to be extended to such points in the
valley as 1t il desirable to reach.
Starting at Ashland the plans propose
construction Of the road as far as
Medford during 1908, another year to
be taken to extend the road to Grants
Pass. The cost of the road to build
and equip is estimated ut about $17, :
900 per mile. The company. it is an
nonuced, has already located two
waterpower sites available and is
also receiving tenders for the leas-
ing of power from electric companies
already established.
"ColoneJ Evans assured the Ash
land business men at the meeting that
with the preliminary survey and right
of way secured. the financing Of the
enterprise Is practically guaranteed for
the construction and equipment. He
is asking subscriptions to the stock of
the company to the amount in the
aggregate OF from $i2,0 to Is, 900
from the various towns Of Rogue
River Valley. Ashland. Msdford.
Jacksonville, Grants Pass and the
smaller communities. The Ashland
Commercial Club decided to appoint
committee composed Of Benton
Bowers, o. Winter and e. V. Carter.
all financial msgnates OF the commu-
nifty, to probe into the enterprise and
report..s course of action to be pursued
by Ashland in regard to the new en-.
terprise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27

30 sweepingly as to be prohibitive
of every organization for the trans
action Of modern business.
He favors encouraging trade agree
ments between labor and capi:sj and
an: extension OF the plan Of arbitration
10 prevent a strike, which he calls
"a clumsy weapon. T" He would rec
ognize explicitly the right of combi-
nation for all lawful purposes. includ'
, ing the right OF employees peace
,bly to persuade Others to ac'
cept their views. Nothing should
be done," be says. ito legalize
blacklist or q boycott that would be
illegal at common law"
"we have a right, "be declares tc
expect action (on financial Legislation
before the close OF the session. -
"The time has come.," he says
"wbeu we should prepare for re
vision of the tariff" He suggestI
that the present Congress arrange fol
ths collecting of material. so tha
its successor may act promptly ant
intelIigently. He advocates, how
ever. the immediate placing of wooc
pulp on the free list, with a CORES
ponding reduction upon papers mad
from wood pulp when they come from
any country that does not put an eI
port duty on them.
He renews his threat to veto bill
granting water power on navigabl
streams unless they provide for
charge by the government for tn
priv ivilege and unless time limit
set.
With all these suggestions, save an
except that regarding financial legis
latiop, the mssse of the people a.
over the country will be found IL
hearty accord.