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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
TRgNK MYSTERY
One is Received at Fairmont
Containing Letters Bear
ing Several Names.

The delivery Of a trunk by the
United States Express Company to
the home OF Mrs ISatheryn Morrow
in Fairmont. excited a great deal OF
excitement yesterday when Mrs.
Morrow sent FOR ofReers TO open the
trunle because It was locked and no
key could be found. The trunk was
sent from cfarlsburs. where the ex-
pressage was. paid. It was address,
cd to katheryn Morrow.
a policeman went to the Morrow
home apd proceeded to open the bag
sage. On opening the trunk 1t was.
,dlscovered that u belonged to q
woman who was travelling under sew
eraf names. II contained many let
tiers adaFessedss the owner under
several na1Ns. It also appeared
that she had been travelling a good
denl from place to place. The own
er of the trunk is not. known,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
OIL STRIKE
Causes Excitement in West
ern Pennsylvania Town and
Many Options Are Taken.

NoRArALVILLE. Pa, Nov. 19-
Stirred by excitement Incident to the
discovery of oil In tho Clay Run dis
trict eYcitment is at a higher pitch
than that cuIet section has known for
a long time. Options are being To-
verishly sought by speculators and
the section Is alive with the talk OF
oil and the unusual profits made by
people from it in other sections.
Some weeks aEo w d. Younkin
had we'll drilled upon his property
and while tho workmen were busy
sinking the pipe they were expecting
water when OF! started to flow.
As soon as rumors got about spec
ulntors put in an appearance in the
district and have been busy securing
options on adjoining property With
the hope OF opening up new field
IN Western Pannsyivania.
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lll Ter BRBIlIl
And Two Others Have Mar
! row Escapes When
Skiff Sinks

PARlSER SRURG, Nov. 1aElrd
Eas1ey, Of this City. was drowned
wlIls Arch Harding. of Cincinnati,
ana Al logan Of ParkeFsburg, were
rescued as thew were going down
the last tiIne when a skin ip which
they were crossing the Ohio river
sudden1y sprung leak and sank
last night.
The men were returning from q
hunt trip in Ohio and al of
them were weighted down with load
ed shells and game, and for this
reason could not swim. Men from
the city water works station rescued
Harding and logan, but Easley went
down before he could be reached.
His body has not yet been found.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
ArchboId Vice dent %
Standard is 70 Go o.
the Stand Next

NEW YORK Nov. 9zJo1n U
Rockefeller went on the
stand when the stlndapd on mar
resumed this mofufn q
probably BE on the stand All day
was announced chat AFTER 593oclsete
ler's cross-eza nInatton by the sbt
eminent counsel John D. Asrehool
vice pre- sfdent OF the Standard Oh
Company VIII take The witness stand
Only the counsel and reporters aud
those having Griends conneeted wi
the proceeding ara 1srInitte ID
room where The hearing Is being
held Rockefeller was smiling as he
took the witness stand.
N. Rockefelier. clad In bnsine
suit of gray. answered duestions ang
told his story in yoica nnodnlated -
for salon rather than for q law
court. He was genial and thonghtfli
There was no speed and he had tin,
to think.
In was IN 1870, according to the
that a number OF capitalist
organized Wl1at WAS called TIL
on Company OF Ohio. with
points were Cleveland. Pittshtif
Philadelphia, Baltimore ParkeF
burg and New York. There were
a great many refineries In operation
It was a very pfosperous business
indeed. The prosperity OF those trzit
In the business was know to Others
and the numbers of those who sought
to engage In It rapidly i1etease
People in other business unfarniliaf
with this, turned 70 It Many 81
those were not neeesafiiy a1noffs our
leading and best trained btsin6s
men. All sorts and con dit od8 OF re-
hneries were put up.
Cleveland, as q distributing point
was the best 70 secure che t0afellie
trade. Asked TO get into some PM
tfcuiars as to any improvements be-
Ing made by him, Mr.. Rockefailet.
told how the company. having failed
TO acquire barrels that were 50 built
that they would hold the oil. went
into the making of barrels on Its own
account
The company manufactured barrels
at less than half what It cost to buy
them. That the Wtncss said was
one OF the things the company dId
IN the line OF general Improvement
which enabled It to procure things
cheaper than before. and cheaper
han its compel itors could. At New
York the company built It's own
lighters, and so reduced the cost or
oil from tho cars to the
warehouses. where again the COM
Dany's expenses were less than those
of competitors who did not Have
heir own lighters and wareshouseE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
WHEELING CHOSEN
By the Grand lodge of Odd
Fellows for Its Next
Annual Meeting.

BLUEFTEDD. Nov. 1s-Wheeliag
was chosen for the next meeting
place by acc4amalon at session Of
grand lodge, of ODD Fellows held
,here. Parkersburg was mentioned
but on account of the fact that other
secret lodges will go there. Parkets-
burg Withdrew and wheeling was
unanimously chosen
F., Religious and civic exercises IN
the Bland street Methodist church
where the Rebekahs and Odd Fell
lows were addressed by the mayor
and members of the grand lodge
took up the morning session.
The afternoon saw parade Of
900 delegates. and after the parade
at the. lodge rooms Ia secret session.
reports of committees ana comforting
of degrees took mp the, remainder Of
the day Fully 1000 odd FELLOWS
are I'm BIueheld
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.G9MM!ITEE PIGTyRE
Is Received by Col. McGraw
as National Committee
man for This State.

Col. John T. McGraw. as Demo
catic national committeeman for
West Virginia. has received n very
fine picture OF the Democratic ma
aonal committee, from the late ma
tlonaI HEADQUARTERS.
The picture Is arranged in, great
group and In the center are thetpho-
toRraphs of Hon. William jennings
Bryan and Hon. John W. Kern, The
likeness of Chairman Norman =.
Mack. of New York, appears just
above of those OF the candidates for
the presidency and vice presidency.
To tho left on the lower line ap-
pears the photograph OF Col Me-
Graw and the whole Is nicely framed
and makes fne adornment for the
oIfice of the Colonel.
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Senator Spooner and
Secretary Carlisle in
Defending the Suit.
sTATE OWES NOTHING
And VIII Be Able TO Show
That Eactsthe Senior SEN
ator is Confident OF.


on his rehtrn from the East. Sen
asdr Elisfns wRs scen Al Grafton by
q representative of the Telegram.
Fhe Senator stated he had just had
conference with senator Spooner
about the progress and outcome OF
the sn1t concerning the Virginia debt
certificates pending In the Supreme
Coufk Of the United States.
WhefF asked what he thought
would be the reault. the Senator said
ne has always beloved that West
virginia would succeed and establish
clearly that She did not owe the State
OF Virgfnfa anything and since his
investigation OF the matter and his
conferences with Senator's Carlisle
ana Spooner he is more confirmed in
this opinion than ever.
The Senator further slated senator
Spooner was on his -y2y 10 Richmond
10 attend the hearing before Special
Master ex-ConEressman Efttleheld.
and in his opinion we would win our
case ana pay old Virginia nothing.
senator EIklns stated he was graft
Ged at the cenAdcnce of our attor-
news. They we're all. ia high favor
and have no doubt rs to the final
outcome OF the auit.
senator. lllNe you TAKEN an ttt-lAht
part in this matter?'
The Senator replied: Yes. have
from fhe beginning; constantly
worked with and helped the late at
forney general. Clark W. May. as
well as senator Spooner and Secre-
tary Carlisle. In the preparation OF
The Gase aud hurHng up data in the
Congressional Library and the Docu-
faent Rooms al Washington.
y have not regarded the matter
a. political question. but a matter
IN which the whol" people OF tho
state are futerastcd. and for this
reason. from the beginning. l advn-
cnted the employment OF both Re
publican and Democratic attorneys
alike in the State and particularly
the employment OF Senator Spooner
and Secretary Carlisle. the former
Republican and the latter a pemo-
Graf. ho.h among the most dtstin-
guished lawyers OF ;he country. so
that no one cauld say that the Re
puhlIcaus made il a party question
In any respect.
The state OF West Virginia has
heen charged With reputation for
a long time by reason OF tho arbitrary
action of this mother state. and we
believe this Will soon come TO an end
hy our successful showing to the
Supreme Court and to the world,
that We do not owe any part of the
debt ana should NOS pay it
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
sHAFER VACANCY
Will Be Filled in January
From Number of Per
sons Suggested

The auction which is now aGitatinG
the members Of the West Virginia
sunday school Association is the
choice OF a succe ssor TO the iate W
q. Shnfcr \ nunIber OF names hdS'>
been suggested to the subcommittee
OF tho executive board which has the
matter in charge. At che present
time howevcr nothing definite has
been decided uoou as The executive
board does not meet ur-i' aboi'r he
first o. january. TIN committee.
however. is receiving apptlc3iion4
and gathering data a. % ;hl!ts. Of
Ia. M5pirsiuta 20 the place
Among those who haze beer silfs-
Ecstcd to the committee are: ReH.
". H. Penn. OF SmtthfcIJ: Isr- Rep
part. of 1iiddlohourue: TIar!"y'
thompson. OF Mnrgant"wn: w. IL.
Harris. OF amsterdam: g y. Law
Ter. OF wheeling; SlrrcVr Bunhanl. o.
Lexington. Ky. and f:ev- White. -
Hethany.
The committee that is TO mako a
recommendation of tine cNecutiv"
board Is composed or DR. y J. EiiaS.
Or A;oundsvillc. president Of the as
ISOLATION. DR.. CHRISTOPHER Humble.
Of ParllershurG; W. =. Juergens. OF
Wheeling. H. /. Bord. % Wheeling.
and Prof. Taylor. az Bethany.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
new TIME CARD
On the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad System Begins
Next Saturday.

y new cine card is to become Of
fectivc on the entire b & o. rail-
road system Sunday morning Mt
I2:0I O'Clock. The new card is one
adopted at a recent meeting of the
general officials of the b. & o., and
while extensive changes are made on
sonc divisions there are practically
fcw changes made in the running
timc of trains.
Several changes in the matter of
parlor and sleeping car service con-
templated by some Of The officials OF
the n. & o. were not made but may
como about some time in the near
future.
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CHILD GREMATEl
Little Brothers Battled Des-
perately With Bare Hands
to QuelI the Flames

HUNTINGTON. Nov 19-After
bucket OF water had failed to exiting
uish the flames that were burning
GolGIe Ray to death.
her five-yar-oId brother. Carl, bat
tied with his bard hands to save her
life. The mother. Mrs. f. Ray.
rushed into the house to aid. but the
child was already burned to crisp.
The child, pulled papor from the
wall and held It out to tho blaze
of an open firs place. Tho fire
caught in her frock enveloDing her
in less than a minute. The hcroism
II the boy who Is badly injured at
tracted great admiration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
8 WRECK PLANNED
By Woodmen in Mountains
Surrounding Rockefel-
ier'S Preserve.

UTICA. y. y. &av la--It became
know today from the freight wreck
which recently occurred on the New
y orIy aud Ottawa railroad ut Derrick.
near Topper LAX. Junction I'm the
AdlrondaclSs was the result OF e de-
ltbcrate attempt 10 derail a passenger
train. 10 which was attached the pri-
vatc car ~ wiltam Rockefeller
Woodrncn in the section OF the Adj
lrondacl,s surrounding iSocliereller'S
preserve fee bitterly townrd him.
and the belief IS tho train wreck was
deliberately nlanned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19

sTURNs BY COUNTIES.

The official returns. canvassed by
The comfy courts in the several eoun-
ties. SHOW a gain for Hon. w. r.
Glasscock, over the first esFfnntes
given, which lowered about the r.
600 mark. According to the tabu1a-
tons received from Official counts.
Mr.. Glasscock's plurality Is 1881.
Belated returns from some counties
showed changes both ways, but most
of them we're In favor OF the Repnb-
lIcan candidate. hence the iucrease
in his total vote
Following is the -eovernorship vote.
by counties:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
BISHOP MOORE
VIII Be Heard Ivy 81 Large Number
of Auditors ut Con Church.

Tho lecture by Hshop Moore on
December 20 al Con- Methodist
Episcopal church will prove quite in
tercssinG and doubtless there viii be
u large crowd to hear him. Here is
what an exchange says az the lecture;
The lecture on the Batllc Of
Chemulpo. given ny bishop Moora
last might. was rcplctc with informs A.
lion ana graphic description. humor.
pathns. p!r!laknphy. ana theology.
The church was packed and iho:-
nughly pleased with the entertainer. g
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
PRISON LIFE
is Ordered for HartIove Who
Leaves Navy to Marry
Miss German.

wAsIIINGTON. D. G.. Nov 10
Secretary A1ctcaIf today approved
the sentcncc in the cas-" of Charles J..
IInrtlovc. alias c. j. NIaEncss. who
left the navy in order TO marry a
daughter Of tn" late Senator German
OF Maryland. lie Will he imprisoned
one year In naval nrll,n.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
CRAZY MAN IMPROVES

The condition of John Scypos. the
foreign minor Of Perry Mines who
became mentally deranged there two
days ago aud was brought TO the
county jaIl. Is gradually improving
ana Il Il believed he will soon reeoy-
IN. lie WAS violent for q day or
sa afrerne was placed In jail but
heeone luieted now
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
BROKERS ASSIGN
Conducted Chain OF Nineteen or
fees in Eastern Cities.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. "a
The firm of John A. Boardman &
Company. stock brokers. made an
assignment today. =he firm had a
chain of nineteen Offices in eastern
cities. Tho assignment was volun-
tary. 1t Is believed the failure will
not prove 10 be important
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
20 PUBLIo AUDIENoRs.

THE HAGUE. Nov. 19-Inyv view of
tile fact that an event Is expected
next spring. Queen Wilhemtna has
been forbidden by her physicians to
hold her customary private audienc ices
This precautionary measure is for
the purpose Of avoiding fatigue.
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REMOVED no rue pm.

sISTERSVLLE. Nov. 19-Clar-
once Mccoy and Harry Dotson. found
guilty of fclon!es at the recent torn
Of the Circuit court. have been takGa
to the penItentiary at Moundsville.
Dotsnn got two years and Mccoy one
year,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
STEAMER ATTIRE.

+ BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. ia
wireless message from the steamer
troquols says the steamer Chatta-
hoochee is afire In the vicinity OF
Cape Henry. The Chattahooche IS
a regular line steamer carrying
freight from Boston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
SELL sALE
For 1.-The FoIlIes OF 1907 Opens Fri
day Morning at O'Clock.

Tho sale of reserved seat tickets Tor
the mammoth production OF Tho
Follles of 1907" which appears 1t
the Grand Opera House next Monday
night, VIII open at the theater box
office Friday monins at 0 o'clock
As this Is one Of the biggest and best
theatrical engagements OF the entire
season, the advance sale VIII be big
and fast. 50 an who expect to witness
tho show should purchase their tick
cts early.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
PRINTER sTmCl1EN Ar WORK

GRAFTON. Nov. I9-Walter
Stone. printer in the Office of the
Sentinel. was attacked with heart
trouble in the Office and fell in a
faiut Az this time he Is resting
very well and his condition Is not
considered serious as was at first
feared.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
KlIT.ED A BEAR EACH.

Louis James and w. o. Musgrave
are home from tho mNIntains, where
they spent several days hunting.
They killed a bear apiece and
brought them home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
John 3. Rockefeller
John D. Rockeeier
IS CLOSED
AGAINST REBEL S
Band Of Them is in Hiding
in the Eastern Sec
ton of Country

WmLEMsTAD. Noy ie-It is re-
p2rted today that the Venezuelan
government has closed the port of
Marae&ido and tlratsn hand of revo-
lutiontsts Is hid5lg in the eastern
section, OF Venezuela. .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
10 MAKE ADDRESS.

The Rev. L. p. Peters VIII address
tho teacher training class in the
Christian church Tomorrow night. 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
NE. rNY-NE Is OH.

A4ns Payne. who has becn sick
sInce) before the election. has so FAR
as to DO out q brief while
Lench &ay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
BALLOON LANDS.

ST. LOUIS, Moa Nov. 19-Tha
balloon Yankee. which left here yes
.tetday landed at Tiger. Ca this
morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
ODD lI KINGS STONY
I9-D
John Is. Snilin
arratss do fVslea
History Of ard

EsEARINe Is REI
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.Totnls. .lee777 11e796 ge9s4 00o
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

ASH -sMITH-Kenneth X. Ash, age eS, ma
tive of Ohio. and Eliza A. Smith, age 81,
native of Ohio: both residents OF Los An
geles.
MANsELL-c LL-cLEARwATER-A c. Man
sell, age 21, native of Idaho. and Aida D.
Clearwater age 20, native OF New York;
both residents of Pasadena
CE-FRANCK-Harry l.. Joyce age 81
native OF Missouri. and Estelle Franck'
age 23. native of California; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
HIcKoK- K-GRAYsoN-Harry Carlos Hic<ok,
age a. native of Iowa, and Dona CLARK
Grayson, age IS, native of California; both
residents OF Los Angeles.
REY-wIGGINS-John j. Lockrey, age
So. native of Pennsylvania, and Rose Wis
gins, age 56, native of Ohio; both resi-
dents of Sawtelle.
IARDEsTY- c. Hardesty,
age %. native of Kansas. and Susan j..
Hutchins. age IS, native of Oregon; both
residents of Los Angeles.
LITTLE Err R-SIDDALL-William c. Littler.
age 27. native of Illinois, and Jennie Sid
dali, age 29, native of Indiana; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
LAMB-SMITH-Ernest d. Lamb. age 81,
native of Kansas resident of Eagle Rock,
and Karen Smith. age 27. native of Nor
way resident of Los Angeles.
HLIN-SMITH--Robert Mclaughlin.
age "a, native OF New York. resident of
Los Angeles. and Matte s. Smith. age 81,
native OF ONO, resluent OF Lohs oeoDn'
McCOY-KING-WiH H. Mccoy, age 81, ma
tive of Ohio. resident of Sheridan. Mont.
and Mary King, age Al, native of Mon
tana, resident of San Pedro
VIERECK-WERTHEIM L. Viereck.
age s5, native of Kansas. resident of Los
Angeles, and Stella Wertheim, age 2S.
native of Austria, resident OF Pasadena.
OLDT-DANOS-Ernst b. Leidholdt,
age 20, native Of Germany. resident Of
Redlands and Louise N. Danos. age %,
native of Louisiana. resident OF Los An
geles.
ANTHONY ONY-SMITH-Ernest c. Anthony. age
25. native of England, and Emma Eliza
beth Jeanette Smith, age rs, native CT
California;: both residents of Los Angeles.
REEBE- -WARDEN-Albert p. Beebe age
6S, native of New York. and Sarah j..
warden, age IS, native OF Illinois; both
residents of Sawtelle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
DEATHS

BALBoNA--Julus Balbona, 10 years, sim
gle, native of Italy, county Hospital;
cerebro-spinal meningitis
BULLOCK-Mrs. Mayme May Bullock, 80
years, native of Pennsylvania, 525h South
Main street. recently of Canton. Pa.
acute phthisis; burial at Canton.
CARSON-Mrs Cornelia Carson, 6S years,
widow, native of Indiana. SO4 East Third
street; cancer of stomach.
CI.INTON-Miss Lena Clinton, b6 years,
single, native OF Pennsylvania county
hospital: carcinoma.
COLERICK--John Kerr Colerick. 81 years,
single, native OF Mt. Vernon, o.. 1906
East First street; senility.
COY-Louis Ivers Coy. 4S years, married,
native of Illinois. Good Samaritan hos
pital crushing of heart and lungs. acci-
dental overturning of auto; burial at San
BerIardino.
CoOPER-Mrs. Esther ]. Cooper, 40 years.
widow, native of Missouri. 2341 EaI.
Eighth strete; hemorrhage OF stomach.
CORBETT-Stephen Corbett. rs years, sin
gle. native Of Wisconsin. county hospital;
tuberculosis .laryngitis
CROTTY-Miss Kate Crotty, II years, sin
gle, native of Ireland, 1901 South Hope
street; conclusion of brain caused by
stepping or falling off moving electric car.
DALBERG-Miss Fannie Dalberg, 26 years
single. native Of Sweden, $50 Glover
street; aortic stenoris; burial at Monte
video. MIMI
DIETRICH-Hy Dietrich. IS years. single
native OF Germany, county hospital; pneu-
EDGE-willis Edge. SO years. married, ma
tive OF Georgia. emergency hospital; diph-
liberia.
LEvY-Elan Levy, days. native OF Cali
fornia, 33S North Hoover street; hemolma
of head.
McCULLOCH-Mrs Nina McCulloch. IS
years, widow, native OF Scotland. 947 West
Ninth street, chronic Brights disease.
McNISH-John McNish, 81 years, married,
native of Scotland. s4s East Eleventh
street; hemipiegia.
VILLEGOS-Cleotilde Villegos 4 years ma
tive OF California. 647 North High street;
phthisis pulmonals.
YOUNG-Mrs Elizabeth Young. 75 years.
married, native OF New York, 1927 Dolton
street; cardiac dropsy; cremation.