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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Departments
Of the University and the
Lines of Work Being
Done There.

The West Virginia University may
perform most effectively and eco
nomIcally the large measure of SER
vice Cor which it was established and
endowed the several branches Of its
work have been organized into divis-
ions called colleges. schools and ex-
pertinent station, each of these hay
ing its own organization and re-
sponsible head-au under the direct
authority of the President OF the
University. Within the several col
Ieges ana schools are the particular
departments of instruction and in
vestigation. The twelve divisions of
University activity are classified as
/. The college of Arts and
II. The College of Engineering
and Mechanic Arts.
III. The College OF Agriculture.
". The College OF Law.
v. The College of Medicine.
vi The School of Music.
VII. The School of Fine Arts.
VIII. The School Of Military Sell
ence and Tactics.
TX. The Summer School
x. The Commercial School.
XI. The Preparatory School.
XII The Agricultural Experiment
Station.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
EXCELLEWT WOMAN
IS TAKEN BY DEA TIL

in the highest by every one who
knew her. She was one of the prom
inent educators of this county and
for several years was an instructor In
the city high school. Later she be-
came an instructor in the Fairmont
state normal school and was made
preceptress there. position she fill
ed with splendid ability until last
spring when she was compelled to
give it up on account Of Ill health
Surviving Miss Smith are her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Smith; and the
following sisters and brother: Mrs.
Stuart f. Reed and Miss Cora Smith,
of the city; Miss Rose Smith, of Dem
yer, Cello, who was with her sister
when she died; Mrs. L. A. RICHTER
of McAlpln, and Howard s. Smith.
Arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed as yet, but
it Will likely be held some time
IEhursd day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Sends Vigorous Statement to
Senate Demanding Suit
Against Pulitzer.
STORIES FALsE HE SAYS
And "Scurrilous and Libel.
Gus in Nature as to Pana-
ma Canal Purchase.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 15-
President Roosevelt today sent to the
Senate statement concerning the
purchase of the Panama Canal prop
erty by the United States. and de-
nouncing in strong language the
charges that there had been any
thing wrong in the acquisition by the
United States of the canal property.
These Stories he continues,
were first brought to my attention
as published in 4 paper in Indian
apolfs called The News edited by
DeIvfn Smith The stories were
scurri1ous and libelous in character
and false in every essential particu-
lar. Smith shelters himself behind
the excuse that he merely accepted
the statements which had appeared in
a paper published in New York, The
World owned by Joseph Pulitzer.
Ii is idle to say that the known
character of Pulitzer and his news
paper are such that statements in
that paper would he believed by mo-
body
After pointing ont the mistakes
and nhe alleged misrepresentation
on the part of the authors OF the
stories, the President continues:
THE real offender is Pulitzer.
While the criminal offense of which
Pulitzer has been guilty is in form
n libel upon individuals, the great
injury done is in blackening the good
name of the American people. It
should not be left to private citi-
zen to sue Pulitzer for libel. He
should be prosecuted for libel by the
governmental authorities 1t is
thereforesa high national duty to
bring to Justice this vilifer of the
American people. The attorney gem
eral has under consideration the
form In which the proceedings
against Pulitzer shall be brought"
The President rSfers to various
papers. which he transmits with his
message, explaining the method of
concluding the purchase.
The President takes upon himself
the responsibility for all that he has
done to carry out the Will of Con-
gress and the action of the govern
ment, he says, was wholly unln-
fluenced by any question of who
were or who We're not stockholders
either in the new or the old com
The President says the United
States did not have anything to do
with the distribution of dollar of
the money paid out except in follow
ing the instruction of the French
court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
CASE GOES UP
To the Supreme Court of the
United States for Review
BY That Tribunal.

RICH IOND, Va. Dec. 15-Circuit
Judges COT and Pritchard and Dis
trict Judge Morris, sitting in the Uni
Yesterday afternoon heard argu-
rnents in the case OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad against the inter
state commerce commission and the
case was ordered certified for
review TO the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The case grows out of the com
plant of the Rail ard River Coal
company to the Interstate commerce
commission, alleging that the Baltl-
more & OHIO distributed its cars un-
fairly in the coal regions and asking
that the railroad company be en-
Joined from so distributing them.
The commission heard the case and
decided that the railroad company
did 60 distributc its cars. The rail
ron appealed from this decision TO
the United States circuit colrt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
JEWISH FEAST
Of Lights Will Soon Be Oh
served the World
Over.

Millions of little tapers will shed
their light in the Jewish homes and
synRgogues the world over at the
celebration of the Feast Of Lights.
which will begin December 10 and
last for eight days. The Feast of
Lights, also known as Hanukah and
the Feast of the Maccabees. commem-
crates the emancipation OF the Jews
by the NIaccahees after a struggle of
IA years against the Seleucid kings
of Syria
IN 16s b. C., three years before the
institution of Hanukah. Antiochus
Epiphanes set up an idol in the tenn
pie and commanded the~Jews to wor-
ship it. The Jews looked upon the
momen tary triumps of the Syrian
faith as a degradation and a failure
of their people in their religious
ideal
The restoration of their power re-
suited in the calling together of the
elders of Jerusalem, purifying of the
temple and declaration of a celebra-
ton. of eight days, during which
lights were kindled-
The present-day celebration con-
sists of the kindling of tapers-one
on the hrst day, two on the second.
and so on up to eight on the last
day. The lights are generally kind
led by the elders of the house with
appropriate benedictions. In the
synagogues "Hallel,'' song of praise
and rejoicing, is SING and prayer
is recited telling the hostoric basis
of the feast.
The progressive number of lights
is symbolic of the gradual ascendency
of Judas with a handful of men
against the Syrian multitude.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Is On at indianapolis and
Democrats Hold a
Love Feast.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 15--
Democratic Legislators. aspirants fo-
the senatorial toga and the speaker
ship of the House OF Representa-
tives at the coming session OF the
Legislature and applicants for ap-
pointments under Goyernor-elect
Marshall are holding a conference
and love feast here today.
The Denison hotel where the con-
ference is being hid, is crowded with
leaders of the party from all parts
of tth state. The chief topic Of con-
versation is the race for United
States senator and there are six as
pirants for the seat of Senator Hem
enway. They are John w: Kern,
State Senator Slack. OF Franklin
Former Congressman ShiveIy, John
e. Lamb, of Tarre Haute; Major C.
V. Menzles. OF Mount Vernon, and
Edward C. Holman, OF Fort Wayne.
All of the candidates are here and
the race promises to he a lively at
fair
There will be a banquet tonight
at which all OF the candidates Will
speak.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Is Expected, if the Flat Wage
Scale is Not Accept
ed at Once
AT AN EARLY DATE
Will the Men in That Event
Be Called Out ALI Over
the Entire Country.

The sliding scale is doomed nc-
cording to what the glassworlrera
say about 1t and II s. expected tha1
there Will be strenuous action within
the next few days.
It Is intiulated from more than
one quarter that all the men are es<-
pecting to be called out Thursda5t OF
the present week though the more
conserva tive hope that the new scale
may be accepted without the necee7
sity OF resorting to a strike,
The last TWO days meetings have
been held for the purpose Of fornau-
lating fiat scale of wages. when
win be submitted to the men ana
manufacturers and, until this action
is taken it is believed there VIII be-
no definite ateps taken toward
strike.
workers viii take q determined
stand against the sliding scale and
that the Nat scale es formulated
must be substituted. II not the
men will all be called ont and the
battle for the scale as proposed Will
begin.
The strike. If called. win be in eff
feet among the window glasswortSers
the glass making regions
of the entire country.
It Is claimed conditions are dh-
ferent from 4tIos prevailing last
year. all four trades being united y
Is also stated that the cutters ana
hatteners of the American Window
Glass -Company win be included Il
the strike. II called.
At press time the following tele-
graphic message was received here
from President Faulkner OF the
National window Glass Workers
from Cleveland:
present wage scale will terminate
Friday midnight. Letter follows.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
MANY BE RUITS
Are Being Sent to Uncle
Sans Army from the
Station Here.

Sergeant George w. hawthorne
has done big business since he open
ed the recruiting station here few
days ago. Many a man has wendell
his way into the federal building.
and presented himself TO the oficer
for service in the army. He has ac-
copied Ralph A. Cottrill, of the city;
George w. ,Corley and BENJAMIN II.
Row. of Junior; William NJ. Cottrtll,
OF the city; Ezra Williams, of West
Union; Glen L Galford, OF Green
bank, and Ralph Inghram, of Wes-
ton. All were sent 70 Columbus, o..
to be assigned to the infantry, ex-
cept Inghram, who re-enlisted from
the Third cavalry and was sent to
the Thirteenth cavalry at Fort Mey-
ey, va. Sergeant Hawthorne ex-
poets to send six more men to the
army this week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
TO CANVASS VOTE.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. Is
senator Burrows, chairman of the
committe on privileges and elections
has Introduced n concurrent resolu-
ton providing that the two houses
of congress shall assemble in the
chamber of the house OF representa-
tives, on Wednesday, February 10,
TO canvass the vote for president and
vice president The resolution was
referred to Senator Burrows's com
mittee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Miss Mollfe Virginia Smith
Prominent Educator, Dies
Unexpectedly at Home.

Miss Mollie Virginia Smith, daugh-
ter of James e. Smith, deceased, and
Mrs. Ellen Smith. died at her home
on Sycamore street Tuesday morning
at $50 O'Clock after a lingering ILL
ness of complication OF diseases.
Although she had been Ill for nearly
a year and had been bedfast for
three months, her death was unex-
pected. She had planned to leave
in short time for Florida to spend
the winter in the hope that the eli
mate there would benefit her health.
Miss Smiths death causes pro-
found grief among countless friends.
She was most estimable and noble
Christian woman and was esteemed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
COLONEL IETER
Is Looking After Matters in
Connection With the
Inauguration.

Col. Charles F. Teter. the big and
brainy Republican politician from
Barbour county, was a distinguished
visitor here today. Col. Teter at
tended to some business he has on
hand, and there was yet another
rnissIo he had. Unable to ascertain
definitely the Telegram washed to be-
IIeve Col Teter was actively engaged
in matters in connection with the
Presidential Inauguration and is said
TO be cooperating with the tnaugur-
al committee. It is right in his line
and the jovIaI Colonel certainly
would make It a 20 so far as West
Virginia is concerned
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
PRIZE VESSEL IS
TOWED INTO PORT
By One of Dutch Battleships
With the Quays Crowded
With Humanity,

WII,L EMSTADT Dec. 10
Dutch battleship arrived in the har-
Dor this morning. towing as prizs
the Venezuelan coast-guard vessel
"23 De Mayo"
Word of the capture has already
beau received here and great
throng of people lined the quays IL
witness the entrance of the battleshir
and it's prize. The crew of the DE-
Mayo is on the Venezuelan coast.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
WANTS GOVERNMENT TO
SUE NEW YORK WORLD
And Bonds of County Offic.
ers-Elect Are Accepted and
Oaths Administered.

Tax generations and the qua1ifi-
cation of county oficers-elect occu-
pied a major portion of the county
courts time and attention Tuesday.
All the members of the court were
sitting with Deputy Roy Byrd record
ing the proceedings.
Roanua Lambert was eXonerated
of thepayment of taxes for 1907 and
1908 on 81 acres located at Lost
Creek and the charge was ordered
stricken from the land books.
Thirty-one acres assessed to c. NJ.
Wolfe and valued at $S44 was COM
bined with G. acres charged to Mol
lie Dawson and valued at $1,S45
and all was charged TO Mollle Daw-
son t s29 an acre and $40 for the
buildings.
r. v Thompson was exonerated
on $3.50 valuation for the last two
years and the value was redu ced
from $1.76o to $24O.
Willie C. Bumgardner was exoner
ated on an excessive valuation on "A
acres in Elk district assessed at
$746.
A l.: n the Pritchard addition
valued at $3.50 was stricken off and
then charged 70 Thomas NJ. Hood at
$3.50.
Seventeen acres in Simpson dis
trict charged to Andrew S. Carr a.
$3.50 were stricken off-and he was
exonerated of the payment of taxes
on the tract for 1907 and 1908.
John b. Strother, county commits
sioner-elect. took the oath of office
and was congratulated by the mem
beers of the court.
\ nuoJifn5 nc JS
of the peace for Sardis district Civ
ing the required bond with w. C.
plant and Luther FittTo sureties.
The court appointed itself to view
a proposed road through lands of
Benjamin F. Hsldreth. Thaddeus
Robinson and Emory +. Monroe in
Eagle district.
j. d. Wilkinson qualified as justice
of the peace for Simpson district
with bond at $4,000 and Gordon q.
Late and A. d. Corpening sureties-
The estate of Thomas II. Williams,
a convict in the state penitentiary,
was committed to the sheriff.
Ira Cleavenger was allowed an eN-
oneratlon on S1S5 valuation.
Ernest L. PiSott qualified as as
SCISSOR giving two bonds-one Of
$4,000 and the other $12, 900. His
sureties are Omar W. Swiger. Luther
w. Pfgott. F.. w. Cunningham AMI
Robert r. Hardesty.
SheriT-elect Michael j. Francis eN-
poets 10 qualify at tomorrow's ses-
sion.
An generation was allowed Mrs.
Caroline NJ. Jackson on a lot assess
ed at $4,000 ana the lot charge was
ordered stricken from the land
books.
MeiSs Jackson was sXoneratcd on
5000 and the value o. the building
was reduced $4,000.
George w. Harrison qualihcd as
justice of the peace in Clay district
aud gave bond of $500 with George
f.. Randall surety.
\ road was established through
tho land of Ida NJ. Hustead.
Rcnjamin T. Harbert qualified as
constable for Eagle district with
bond at $4,000 and c.. a. Robc%,
James Starl<s and +. NJ. Robinson
surcties.
Frederick NJ. DAWSON qualified as
constable OF Tenmile district with
bond at $4,000 and Silas Fittro and
Cyrus r. Lyon sureties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
RIFLE RANGE
Of Six Hundred Acres in
Preston County is
Recommended.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 15--Gover-
nor Dawson has received a letter
from Major ]. NJ. Burns. the regular
army officer assigned to the West
Virginia National Guards, recon-
mending the purchase of 600 acres
near CaddeIl, Preston county, to be
used as state firing range and per-
manent encampment, Major Burns
lays much stress upon the fact that
there is not saloon within 80 miles
of the proposed camp and little
chance of saloon ever coming any
nearer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
LAUGHABLE
Is "Hooligan's Troubles" Which APP
pears Here Saturday.

Dull care. the blues. and all forms
of melancholy are the avnwcd enc
mics OF Hooligans Troubles.
which come to the Gr;nd Saturday
matinee ana night, December 10.
The splgot of merrimont is turned on
with the rise of the cutain on the
first act, and there IS continuous
flow of mirth until the final Of the
curtain Judging from the press en-
dorsements. local th"at"rEoer.l
should go prepared with laugh ter
rrceptacles. 1t pomiscs to be the
hit Of the season.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
MORE COTTAGES DUTLDTNG.

The contract for three more cot
tages in the Stuart addition to the
city has been awarded by n. BAKER
and DR.. U. w. Showalter and work
was begun on them this morning.
They will be pushed to speedy COM
nletion ana Will afford nice homes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
FUNERAL o. .. .. STOUT.

The funeral of Benjamin Basel
stout, who died suddenly Of heart
trouble near his home at Center
Branch Monday morning will take
place Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock Services will be held at his
late home, led by the Rev. Lloyd w.
HOLDEN and the burial viii be In the
Masonic cemetery in this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
ESCAPES THROUGH WINDOW.

NEW MARTINsvILLE, Dec. H.
lack Stout. alleged proprietor Of a
speakeasy and gambling room at Fol-
som. dlved through window Of =
Short Line passenger train yesterday
and escaped after his place had been
raided and IS men captured satur-
day night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
nARRETT NAMED.

PARKERsBURG, Dec. 15-Dep-
uty Marshall A. T. Barrett has been
named by United States Marshal 9.
ID. Elliott to take the place OF the
late chief deputy. c. NJ. shrewsbury
whose denlh occurred recently.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
ELKs TO MEET.

The regular meeting OF the Clarks-
burg lodge of TIlks Will he held in
the lodge hall on Third street TINS
evening and all members are urged
to attcrd.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
FORNIER SLAVE DEAD.

PARKERsBURG. Dec. 15-Aun:
Mary Lee. one of the best known
colored women in the state, is dead.
She was 81 years OF age. She was
slave in her early life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15
Ms RInRH LIZ.

Mrs. Ernest Rider Is quite III at
her home in Broad Oaks and 1t i
believed she Is threatened With
diphtheria.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15

Henry r.. Mccord was here Tues
day from Meadowbrook on business
Walter NJ Morris, of Mt. Clare,
spent Tuesday In the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15

Squire James It. Bumgardner, of
salem, was a visitor in the city Tues
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-15

Charles w. DAVIDSON. of Lost
Creek. spent Tuesday in the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-04

In spite of the strict regulations
against such practices and the heavy
penalties which they involve, there
are people who will insist on sending
all sorts Of dangerous goods through
the mail.
Some, such as ill-packed bottles Of
medicine or other fluid, are danger
Gus only to the rest of the contents
of the mail bag, but others actually
imperi the life and limb Of postal Of
f!cials
Imagine the horror Of the post
master at Columbus Ca, when he
found a small but extremely poison
GUS snake Of the kind called ground
rattler." crawling loose in a mail
bag which had just arrived! The
reptile which was Immediately killed,
was found to have been sent from
Jacksonville. Fla, packed in a com
mon cardboard box. 1t was a bless
ing indeed, that no one was bitten.
Small as the snake is, its poison is
deadly.
Nor is this by any means the only
ca - which poisonous reptiles have
been found in posi- Joxes or mail
bags. Three years ago one Of those
hide0us lizards known as the ella
monster was sent from Arizona to
Baltimore by mail, packed in a frail
case Of light wood. The ella monster
Is the only poisonous lizard in the
world, but its bite is said to be as
certainly fatal as that Of the rattle
snake In this case the box broke in
transit, when in the mail car Of the
Southern Pacific Most happily, the
night was cold and the creature was
found quite torpid. But the clerk
who found # did not get over the
shock for a long time.
A sorter was engaged in stamping
letters in the principal postoffce at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-04
FOUR BIG PEARS ARE
SOLD FOR S1.25 EACH

North Yakima.-The big fruit stO-
ries here this year are not apple, but
pear stories. Four pears Of the Bart
lett variety, which aggregated a total
Of eight pounds and a half in weight
made their appearance. They were
grown in the COwiche valley and the
largest tips the scales at two pounds
and a half. The grower received $1.2j
opiece for them and Fred Cleveland,
a real estate man, who bought them,
says he has already been offered $25
for the four. Their glory was short
lived, however, for later in the day
II. b. Schudder. another real estate
man. produced a Jumbo pear weigh
ing two pounds fourteen ounces and
a half This pear is challenging all
corners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-04
PLAY REUNITES LOVERS:
CHICAGOAN LOSES GIRL

Kankakee Ill.-Real life melodra-
ma yesterday changed the course Of
events in three lives. 1t cost Jacob
often, a wealthy Chicagoan. a bride
and brought together two loving Kan
kakee hearts which had formerly
beat as one, but which, for a year,
had been doing their beating inde-
pendently.
George Heyen, a well-to-do young
farmer living near here, and NJ IS LIZ
ing farmer. attended the Bijou the
ater last night. Up to a year ago the
couple had been sweethearts and were
engaged to marry, but a lovers quar-
rel separated them and for one year
they had not met. Neither knew Of
the presence in the theater Of the
other till they met face to face, af-
ter the curtain had fallen.
Pretty Miss Boener's 17-year-old
heart pit-a-patted terribly and forced
tears of sympathy to her eyes when
the stage lovers quarreled, 1t was so
like her own case, all but the ending,
which was one Of the "and they were
married and lived happily ever after
ward" kind.
The clever bit of acting affected
Heyen also. He sighed and thought
tears, even if he did not display that
much emotion. Then the curtain fell
and each wandered out, In the lob
by of the theater they met. The meet
ing was a bit strained.
Wasn't it fine?" remarked Heyen
by way of saying something.
yes" sighed Miss Boener "espe-
cially the ending. That's the way all
quarrels should end"
"Would you? Do you mean it?",
asked Heyen, excitedly as he grasp
ed her hands.
yes" declared Miss Boener, for
getting that she was to marry Jacob
often of Chicago, As years old, but
wealthy. next week "Yes. I mean
it. George, If you do"
This morning the woung people ac-
companied by their parents, appeared
before Justice c. II. Mead and We're
married.-Chicago Record Herald