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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09
swisher a Winner. ~tMw

A gentleman in Parkersburg writ
ing to fellow-townsman. who was
sojourning in Charleston during the
legislature, said: Il received a call
from Governor swisher today. /
like that mamie has the air and
confidence of winner"
That is not the only complimentary
to the Secretary of State, but 1t is
an accurate index OF how he i'm
presses every one with whom he
CONS into personal contact. It
throws sidelight on the remarkably
successful and brilliantly meteoric
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09
NEGRO MURDERER CAUGHT

ALTOONA, Pa, Mar. 7.-wrliam
conaw9y, colored, who shot and XIII
ed silas Cooper, colored. on a street
in the city, the evening of May 81,
1907, has been arrested at WEIGH,
w. Va, and will be brought back to
Blair county, Pa, for trial. Coma
way, who had been working for a
contractor in Ohio, returned here the
day OF the murder. and, learning that
his common law wife, Hattie Hamm.
had gone out to meet Cooper, went
in search OF the couple. and. memet-
ing them nthe street, shot Cooper.
killing him instantly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

Western Office, Marquette Building,
Chicago. Western Advertising Rep
resentatives, Williams and Anderson,
Marquette Building, Chicago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

After the good evidence shown
here last summer that Clarksburg has
grown into city of the size and i'm
portance that can support a good
league baseball team and keep up
an active interest in the national
game. surely the opportunity to keep
the thing moving along will not be
allowed to slip away by the fans of
the city. There is just a big enough
crowd of baseball enthusiasts in the
city now to make local league base
ball very interesting. but in order to
retain the happy combination OF
crowd and enthusiasm intact, there
must be league baseball of the well
regulated kind. The fans should not
let the matter go by default.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

One city Sin West Virginia has
shown since the prohibition question
came up lately in this state that its
people prefer wet" goods; and en-
phasized that preference by defeat
ing the Peoples Rform party at Elk
ms by the largest majority ever
knownin that city. If the action Of
the first be an index of the drift y
the times, IT, would seem that the re-
action came early.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

Since the legislature has adjourn
ed and the work accomplished is
summed up and reviewed, our Demo-
cratic brethren do not seem to be SO
inclined to crlticise the special SEES
sion as they were a couple of weeks
or so ago. The fact of the matter
is that the session did such splendid
work that the Demmies have not had
the proper chance to catch their
breath after full realization of the
thing struck them. They were so
busily engaged in finding fault with
trivial things that they got lost in a
track of the broad road of progress
that the legislators followed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

About all one reads these days ia
some of the Fairmont papers are
whiskey and no whiskey campaign
advertisements, paid for. of course.
Such agitation benefits the newspa-
pers any way, If none of the citizens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

Where are you goIn', Joe?" up
to Smithy'a on Fourth street, after
some fresh fish. am tired Of turkey,
beef and chicken"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

The Telegram is delivered in clarlSs-
burg and vicinity by our regular
carriers. Complaints regarding tr-
regular service will be Immediately
investigated and corrected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-09

Dewitt's Little Early Risers.
small, safe, sure little liver pills.
Sold by all druggists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
THIS NEGRO WALKS AWAY
 WITH OTHER MANS SHOES

Released after a term of service as f,oor-walker at police headquarters. Willie Murphy. young negro. wore off pair of shoes which he had se- erected previously and was arrested within twelve hours by Oficers Evans and Leo on the charge of larceny or shoes. -,
 The negro was tried In the Record CTS Court yesterday afternoon ana was fined S10 and costs by acting Judge Moritz.
 Murphy Is a negro with past More than a year ago he was sent to the penitentiary for robbery and there served sentence of about twelve months. Returning to Montgomery he soon got Into trouble, being arrested under a house where he had conceal ed himself, presumably with the in- tent to commit robbery. As he was bright. quick negro, he was permit ted a certain liberty at headquarters and was allowed to act as floor boy.
 He was released Wednesday night. Shortly after his departure 1t was discovered that two pairs of shoes had disappeared and subsequent investiga- ton revealed the fact that Murphy had worn off one pair. carrying the other with him. He had boldly pro- ceded out of the office with the stolen goods upon his feet,
 An attempt to locate Murphy yes- terday morning was successful and he was arrested by Officers Evans and I,oe at 10 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
NOT IMPROBABLE THAT
 MIST WILL COME TODAY

Whether 1t will rain or not today Is not known with certainty but indica- tions are that mist-like showers will fall in the afternoon. Conditions are somewhat unsettled and predictions consequently indefinite.
 An area of high barometer which has been present in the Northeast sec ton of the United States is still there and exhibits no immediate intention of moving. prohibiting by It's influence any heavy rains except in the event of great modification of conditions in other sections of the country. No ma terial rise in the temperature Is expect ed.
 Ignoring the insignificant precipita- tion yesterday. the day was perfect. To the high barometer area was due the exaggerated mist which fell. Cool winds emanating from that area so cooled the atmosphere in this section that condensation of the moisture in the upper regions and a consequent precipitation was produced.
 Tn certain portions of the Gulf region heavy rains were recorded, the extreme humidity there standing sponsor to the downpour. Texas and Louisiana were the States especially subjected to the liquid offering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
ENFORCE SUNDAY LAW.
A Blue Sabbath Ordered by City Coun-
 ell of Wetumpka.

Wetumpka, Sept. Special )-At recent meeting of the City Council. the Marshal was instructed to strictly enforce the Sunday law, beginning next Sunday, Sept. 13. This will mean the closing of fruit stands, soda founts and other places which have been kept open in Wetumpka for several years on the Sabbath.
 Chancery Court Is in session this week. and a good many out-of-town people are in attendance.
 Mrs. Frank Gamble of Birmingham came down Thursday for a weeks stay with Dr. and Mrs. w. M Gamble. and MT. and Mrs. J. E. Gamble.
 Mrs. Eula c. Moore is convalescing from an attack of illness.
 Little Nell Lacy who has been quite sick, Is much better.
 Rev. c. S. Tally is away this week conducting a revival at Randolph, Ala.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. K. McMorris will leave Saturday morning to visit MT. and Mrs. W. O. Hagerty in Selma.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Nj Jenkins, Jr, have gone to housekeeping in a cottage In West Wetumpka. Mir. and Mrs. J. M Jenkins. Sr., have moved to Montgomery.
 Miss Annie Laurie Cain. who has been very Ill with typhoid fever for over five weeks. is improving slightly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
MUSICAL PROGRESS
FLATTERrNG OPENING OF EILEN-
 bERG-LiNDNER CONSERVATORY.
Every Department VIII Begin Work with Increased Registration-Pi- ano and Violin Technique spe-
 cfaItiea,

With a registration exceeding that oi any previous year in It's history, the Eiienberg- -Lindner Conservatory of Music opened its doors yesterday flo many old and new pupils. At the be- sinring Of the session prospects for a suecessful year appear even brighter than in the past which has witnessed such wonderful progress in the up- ruiiding of the institution.
 Almost phenomenal has been the growth of the Eilenberg- -Lindner Con- servatory of Music. Through the mu- siciarship of MT. and Mrs. Eilenberg and their capacity for transmitting 10 their pupils thorough grasp of the elements of music, a comn'and of tn technique of the piano and a compre- hension of the ideals of the composers studied. the conservatory has been lift cd In to the front rank of similar in- stitutions in the South.
 several years ago the course of mu- sical instruction was broadened by the addition of a department for study of the violin. MT. Georg Lindner having ments have been of such a nature as to place the violin department in d class with that of the piano.
 Miss Millspaugh taught singing last year in the conservatory and is very favorably known in Montgomery for her exceptional success In the work.
 The recital of the Eilenberg Lindner Conservatory, given at the Grand dur ing the Spring in conjunction with q concert of the Montgomery Symphony chestra, under the direction of Rob- ert Eilenberg, is still remembered with pleasure by the people of the city. The numbers of the pupils exhibited ex- ceptional training and the concert was considered one cf the most enjoyable musical events of the year.
 The orchestra was organized and trained by MT. Eilenberg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
AmuSenenfS
The Grand.

McFadden't Flats on the stage now fills about the same berth there that Barnum's circus used to i'll In tent land. Of its kind, it's the best. With a gay little soubrette with wealth of smiles, fiuffs and catchy songs, and a chorus of dancing. dazzling dainty girls to fill up the spaces, the show Is very attractive.
 But oh the noise. such racket as they do make, there is always some thing going on, funny. in the yankee Idea of the word. and every momeit of time has some attractive features. The show is out this year with new music all through and when the gall lery takes 1t up while the play Is on, nothing more need be said about that part of 1t. No one had any kick coming last night. except the chorus, who attended to that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
FORAKER VISITS TAFT.
The General Aspects of The Campaign
 Were Discussed.

Cincinnati Sept. 1O-Seuator For aker was among the visitors who call ed on Judge Taft today He had quite a lengthy chat with the presidential candidate.
 Senator Foraker remained in confer ence with Judge Taft for half an hour. His appointment was made yesterday when Mir. Vorys called on him at his office. Mir. Vorys said at that time that Judge Taft would like to see him and the Senator said that in that case. he would like to come over. Discuss ing the visit just after Senator Foraker had left. Judge Taft said:
 We discussed the general aspects of the campaign and Senator Foraker said that he wanted to do everything he could to bring about Republican success and that whenever I needed him. I could call on him. He expects to take an active part in the campaign under the direction of the National Committee"
 Judge Taft expressed an earnest de- sire that the report of the meeting be- tween himself and Senator Foraker should be without any attempt to show the existence Of hostility
 No hostility existed between us." he said, and it Is very exasperating 10 have it appear In the public points that here was hostility"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
UNIoNIsT WRITES HERE.
ThOs. J. Spencer Wanted To Know
 formation About Himself.

ThOs. J. Spencer Wanted To Know In-
 formation About Himself.
 Thos. J. Spencer. who Is in one of the military homes in Ohio, has addressed a letter to Adjutant General Bibb Graves for some facts of record to prove his claim for a pension against the Federal government. MT, Spencer was a member of one of the two Ala bama Union regiments during the war between the states.
 General Graves could not give the information asked for. The records of the Alabama Unionists who served in the war are at present incomplete. Such facts are being collected rapidly. however. by Dr. Thos. M. owen. Direc- tor of the Department of Archives and History.
 There were but two regularly equip ped and enlisted Alabama regiments on the Federal side. This refers to whites. There were portions of seven negro regiments recruited from this State on the Union side
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
I N so C l E T Y

there. are now spending some time with her sister at sandy Cove, Cohas- set, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert B. Eilenberg have returned home after spending the summer at various points East.
 MT. and Mrs. William K Pelzer and the Misses Pelzer are still at Att lantic City.
 Mir. E. B. Joseph has gone to Hot Springs, N. C.. to spend some time. Miss Minnie Reese Richardson. who Is visiting relatives in Montgomery. will return to her home in New York the latter part of this month.
 Miss Nonie Spear has returned home after an extended stay in New York. Asheville and Atlanta.
 pr. Isaac Watkins has gone to North Carolina to join Mrs. Watkins.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. C. Scott have ar rived home from North Carolina.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Lloyd have taken the residence of Mir. and Mrs. L. B. Hal lonquest. and will occupy 1t this win ter.
 
 Miss Ida Belle Gay has gone to visit friends in Gadsden before going to at- tend the Randolph Macon College. MT. and Mrs. Hartwell Douglass and family have returned from Lake Tox- away, N. c.
 Mrs. J. A. Bingham and Master Roger Bingham of Talladega are vis- iting Mrs. T. c. Bingham.
 Mrs. woodford Judkins and little daught ter. Lucille Frances, have gone to Mobile to visit relatives.
 The Barracca and Philathea classes of the Highland Avenue Baptist Church will give a carnival at Oak Park Friday night Everybody is cor dially invited.
 Miss Mary Emma Rouse of Wetump ka is visiting Miss Evelyn Thrasher this week.
 Mrs Charles Gay and children have returned home after a stay of several weeks in Oak Mountain Springs and Columbus, Ga.
 Miss Hilda Johnson of Dadeville is visiting her aunt. Mrs. J. R. Hall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
PRESIDENT G0MPERS SAYS
 CANNON WILL BE DEFEATED

Washington. Sept, 1o-President Gompers. of the Federation of Labor. in his report today to the executive council of that organization, declared that Speaker Cannon will be defeated for reelection to the house.
 He made a statement regarding his recent visit to Danville, the home of the speaker. and said that the report received during that visit and before and since, led him to believe that the prospect for MT. Cannon's retirement is very encouraging"
 Not only. he said. is the labor ele- ment opposed to him, but the reform element In general will be actively antagonizing the return of Mir. Can non to the house. The statement was part of a report on the general poiiti- cal situation. Mir. Gompers also dis cussed other congressional districts and made a general statement regard ing the national situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
KILLED FROM AMBUSH.

Little Rock. Ark, Sept. 1o.--A spe- cial from Fayetteville, Ark. says
 Because John W. Murray, a well known farmer who lived near here charged John D. Holt. aged 2s. son of prominent merchant of Lincoln. Ark. with stealing watermelons and threatened to whip him and because this threat preyed on Holt's mind and threatened to ruin the reputation he held as bully" Holt sh at and killed Murray from ambush Lear his home last Sunday. according to the confes- sion of Holt who has been arrested.
 An interesting feature is that Mur- rays grandfather was shot from ann bush and killed In Ohio forty years ago by q man named Holt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
CARD FROM MIR. PARKS.

Editor The Advertiser:
 By reason of the publication of a letter from myself to Mir Sanford, which appeared in your paper, the inn pression has gone out that I am a supported of MT. Sanford.
 While have taken no active part in this campaign. have made my po- sition clear to my friends in Pike Montgomery and other counties in the district.
 When Mir Sanford presented the let ter published to me for my signature he well know that I was not support ing him for Congress.
 feel that in justice to myself and friends that I should make this state ment. R. H. Parks.
 Troy. Sept. 10.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
AFTER "sOFT DRINKS, :,
Many Men Are Arrested by BirnalnE-
 ham Officers.

Birmingham, Sept. lO-(SpeciaI.)- Deputy sherifrs with warrants for parties unknown" last night and to. day visited a number of soft drink establishments in the city aud arrest ed men on charges of violating the prohibition law.
 Twenty one bonds were ss ,ured and more arrests are to be made.
 Sheriff Higdon stated tolay that he was making an effort to get the pro- prietors of the establishments where the bOcze is being dispensed and that he cympsthizes with the employees and desires to catch the owners of the place.
 The grand jury will be made &C., quainted with evidence of alleged vio- lation of the prohibition law
 In the police court thIs morning L. F. Kinney, proprietor of the Chinese American Restaurant, which place was raided few days ago, and several casks of beer recovered, was fined by Judge Feagin $10O and ls0 days extra on a charge of violating the prohibit tion law. and S25 on a charge of re- sisting an officer.
 W. G. Dortio, who was arrested in the same place on a charge of resist ing an officer. was fined $15. An ap- peal was taken by both.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11

O,DwYER-GALATAs.
 The marriage of Miss Esther hersene caIatas and Mir William Midoietoh O'Dwyer will take place on Satuiuay Sent. 1s. in St. Peter's Cnurcn' at o'clock in the morning.
 NOTICE, W. 0. T. U.
 There will be an important meeIns o, inc woman's Christian union tnis sftsrnoon promptly at 4:30 o'clock m inc Dexter Avenue Church. ESels member is urged to be presenL,.a p,ant
 Mrs. J. B. Nell, President
 Mrs It. A. Manning, Secretary.
 Miss Elizabeth McKnight of Birm- Mr, ,,rhau Ia the guest of Miss Mary l;ilen Harris at the home or hvl p rents. MT. and Mrs. George L. harriS Is Wilkerson Street.
 Miss Annie Lou Tennelle and Mlss rriphena Tennelle have returned ron ron Asnevifie. N. C., where they nave ose" spending some time.
 Miss Mamie Holt has returneo rum a visit to friends in LaGrange' Ga'
 My and Mrs. F. E. George are ex- nected today to be the guests or MT and Mrs. J T. Duncan.
  Rrewton where she will be the guest of Mrs. W. L. Martin.
 MT. Albert J. Lord has returned from Cobalt Canada.
 Mrs. Albert J. Lord has returned home after a visit to relatives In Bir- mingham.
 Mrs. Thomas M. Owen of Montgome cry. daughter of Senator Bankneao, and who. like her highly esteemed husband. numbers her friends in the Gulf City by the scores, has gone to Atlanta to visit her brother. MT. H. M Bankhead, a lieutenant in the United States army. Mrs. Owen will De gone about two weeks, during which time she will discuss with Miss Curtiss the play she Is writing for that popular actress. Mis- Curtiss is spending some time in Atlanta now.-Mobile Register Mir. Thomas c. Keif1n, delegate to the National Association of Postoff1ce Clerks. and superintendent of city de- livery in Montgomery. is the guest of His aunt, Mrs. Hattie McCarty, at Nor wood Place.-Birmingham News.
 In the Sunday New York Herald of last week appeared a cut of Miss An nie Louise Reinhart of Richmond, who So freauently visits in Alabama. She is pictured standing with her beloved violin, which Is indeed a part of this talanted young girl. A very compli- mentary notice was given her with special comment on her genius as violinist.
 Mrs. Syd Smith has returned from a short trip to Montgomery.-Birmin ham News.
 Miss Sally Clyde Crum has gone to Staunton, Va. to attend the Mary Baldwin Seminary.
 Signor and Mrs. Moretti of Carara, who have been spending some time in New York, where he went to exhibit Alabama marble at the Madison Square Architectural Exhibition held
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Charles E. Davis Charged With KiIl-
 in pr. Frederick Rusffn,

in pr. Frederick Rustin.
 Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 10.--Late this af- ternoon County Attorney English filed a complaint against Chas. E. Davis charging him with murder in the hrs. degree in connection with the shoot ing of Dr. Frederick Rustin. the morn- ing of September 2. The time of the hearing was not set.
 An important development was brought to the attention of the county attorney late this afternoon when pr. J. P. Lord, the physician called on Mrs. Ruskin to attend her husband im- mediately following the shooting. told the police that on his way to the Rus tin home the morning of the shooting. he met man answering the descrip- ton of Davis. two blocks from where the direction of the dying physicians home. This feature was not brought out at the inquest. although pr. Lord was one of the witnesses
 Chief Donahue this afternoon de- clared 1t was the most significant bit of evidence thus far secured. pr. Lord gave very minute description of the man. which follows very closely in detail that of Charles E. Davis.
 The man came staggering along the streets" said pr. Lord, "he being on the sidewalk and I was walking on the street. He passed not more than thirty feet from me. I noted him particularly and thought of the circumstances. although did not speak to him."
 Dr. Lords story fits well Into evil dence presented to the coroner's jury and indicates that the man might haWa haan In vi oR bn Tlum sin residence ten to fifteen minutes before Dr. Lord met him or about the time the shooting is said to have occurred.
 The police are still searching for the missing revolver and have covered every foot of ground within several blocks of the Rustin home without success
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
MAYOR AND CLERK SIGNED
 PAVING BONDS OF $36, 300

Paving bonds of the aggregate value of SSs.seo were signed yesterday by Mayor w. M. Teague and the City Clerk. Three hundred and sixty-nine bonds of the par value of $l00 each. contributed to make up the total amount. The proceeds from the bonds will be used to pay for past and con- templated paving work in the city.
 The following estimates for work done have been verified:
 The Memphis Asphalt and Paving Company for paving on Hull Street, 21,200; the Southern Bithulithic Com pany. for paving on Montgomery Street, $S,300; Byron, Souders & Co, for sidewalk paving. $5.000 Hodgson & Hannon, for sidewalk paving, $2,700.
 The total cost of the work, as in- dicated by the foregoing estimates. was $37,200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
CHICKEN THIEF JAILED.
Elijah Williams is Placed Bchind Bars at
 Florence,

Florence, Sept i0.-(speeiaL )-Eiijah Williams. the alleged champion chicken thief of the tri-cities, is in jail here and his appetite for chicken bids fair to be curb ed for quite . while.
 Williams resides in Tuscumbia but his operations have not been confined to that town and the police claim that enough roosts have been raided by Williams to send him to the penitentiary for two years When arrested by Sheriff Young and Po- liceman Kendrick bag of chickens were found which he had smethered and thrown over in the weeds. Williams is alleged to be the thief who stole pr. C. R. Paimers fine chickens in Tuscumbia recently. and many robberies In Florence. shoffieid and Tuscumbia are being traced to him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-11
WiIkinson to Tenchern.

Birmingham. Sept. l0.-fSpecial.)-- Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson delivered an address today before the Ninth Congressional District Teachers Institute and advocated the instruction in agriculture in all schools. He said among other things that the average pupil knew very little of the township in which he or she resided nor of the quality of the soil but could tell lots about the Philippines and Africa. The