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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
RAILROAD VIOLATES
Sherman Antitrust Law and
is Said to Be a Monop-
oily Sure.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May ga
petition fled today at the direction
of the department OF justice in Unit
ed States circuit court at Boston
charging that the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany acquired control over the Bos-
ton & Maine railway and an extern
sive trolley system and that it is a
combination in restraint OF trade and
a monouoly within the meaning of
the Sherman antitrust law. that 1t
asks that 1t be declared such in yio-
lation of the Sherman act
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
COL. CARPENTER
|. FOR ROOSEVELT
Another Delegate Follows the
Course Of Curtin
and Teter.

Col. John w. Carpenter. of Salem,
who was chosen as u Taft delegate
from this congressional district and
instructed to vote for him at the
Chicago convention. has given out
the following Interview declaring
himself for Roosevelt:
General Curtin has sounded the
secret thought to every delegate to
the national convention from West
Virginia, said Col. Carpenter, when
he let 1t be known that West vir-
GINA Republicans are for Roosevelt
for President, first, last and all the
time. II the West Virginia delega-
ton as organized at Chicago gives
your humble servant voice in the
delegation, want to say right now
that Roosevelt Will have my vote for
the nomination as surely as | cast
1t. There is no use trying to get
away from the fact that the .Presi-
dent is the choice OF nine-tenths Of
the Republicans of the state for an
other term, and half the Democrats
will join in the sentiment.
When recently made trip
through Texas and the Southwest i
found precisely the same sentiment
among the people. irrespective of
partisanship.' Texas Republicans tell
me that If Roosevelt is the nominee,
the Lone Star state will join West
Virginia and Pennsylvania in giving
him an unanimous electoral vote.
Another thing-give the Republic
can ticket Theodore Roosevelt at its
head. and every man on, the ticket in
West Virginia, from governor down
to justice of the peace, will be elect
ed by such rousing majority that
the Democrats will not be able to
ascertain before Christmas whether
they were in the running or not.
Whether the state ticket in West
Virginia is safe under any other ar
rangement, is matter that veteran
leaders are quite dubious about"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
Is Reported by the Comrnoner
and GlassWorker at
Pittsburg.

T. : 4asi
The Commoner and Glassworker
contains the following information as
to the glass trade:
Melville G. Holding. of Chicago.
secretary of+'the Western Window
Glass Jobbers' association, this week
sent out circular to members OF
which the following is a copy:
The American Window Glass Coon
pany have reduced their prices, as
per letter OF the 10th, in consequence
OF which you will please reduce your
price to 9O-40 per cent single and
9O-4O-5 per cent double as per reso-
lulions adopted at our meeting of
May S, which reads as follows:
In case of any further reduction by
the manufacturers before we have an
other meeting. the secretary Is in
structd to notify our members to
make like reduction in our prices.
Following isi detailed report of the
commissioners representing the
manufacturers and the National
Cleveland o., and figured reports OF
sales for the settlement ending April
20. 1908:
The average selling price of single
strength glass is 90-30 per cent. This
figures a reduction of 90 per cent on
the wage scale in single strength. In
double strength f5 per cent.
Reports from the following plants
are used: w. II. Jones Comply,
Morgantown. w. Va; Case & Murray,
Maumee, o.; Fredonia Window Glass
Company. Fredonia, Kan; G. p. Cole,
Manchester, o.; Baker Brothers. Caney.
Kan; Pennsylvania and Kane. Kane,
SPA: Eastern Ohio, Burnsville, o.;
Palmer Shinglehouse, Pa; and the
Lafayette, Clarksburg, w. Va.
The report is signed by Walter n.
Jones aud w. 7. Palmer for the
manufacturers. and Ed Herbel. vice.
president, and c. L. Tarr, secretary.
for the workers, with the signature
of w. A. Coy attached as accountant.
A foot note attached to the report
signed by Messrs. Herbel and Tarr.
reads as follows:
we, the commissioners represent
ing the workmen, recommend that
last months wages be paid by those
plants that wish to operate during the
rest of the blast for the reason that
the above cut will make the wages
go low that we are of the opinion
that u large majority of the men will
refuse to work at such wages.
Some manufacturers have agreed
that the wages shall he no lower than
last month. and some have expressed
themselves as willing to make sufflc-
lent inducement to the men to hold
them for the reason that they. the
manufacturers, believe that the price
OF glass will warrant such action, and
especially should a number OF plants
he compelled to shut down on ac-
count of a shortage of men. A con-
dition of this kind Is just what the
American Is trying to secure"
Nothing definite is known regard
etns the probable result of the second
$bnllot now being taken by the win
dow glass workers. but is rumorsl
that President A. L. Faulkner is
making a strong run and many of ms
followers predict his reelection. The
result of the first ballot was given last
week by the commoner and Glass
worker. This ballot showed that
Faulkner led his nearest competitor,
George l.. Perkins, by over 800 votes
and his supporters figure that unless
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
COUNTY DIVIDED!
Between Two Candidates for
Republican Nomination
for Governor.

Swisher and Scherr have agreed to
divide the Wood county delegation
to the state convention. This com
pact was entered into at late hour
Monday night at Parkersburg. where
both had opened headquarters for
the primary election to be held June
2.
Reliable information is that each
will get half the delegates. The
county is entitled to SO and this will
give each 16 1-2 votes from Wood
county.
The primary election has been can
icelled as the result of the agree
ment, which was made in the inter-
est of party harmony In the county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
.NON.UNION MEN
ARE TAKING VOTE
AS TO Whether They Will Take
Equal Chances With
Old Men.

CLEVELAND, o.. May 25-Non-
union employees Of, the local street car
company aresyottng today to take an
equal chance with the old employees
for the places before the board of ar
bitration. A settlement of the strike
hinges on the result of this vote. II
the men decide to take chances with
the old employees, the strikers will
return to work until the board, of
arbitration adjusts the whole situa-
ton. There is no trouble today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that, at q
meteing of the stockholders of The
Clarksburg Gas Company, corpora.
ton created and organized under the
laws OF the State of West Virginia
held at the Office of Judge Nathan
Goff in the City OF Clanksburg, West
Virginia, on the 26th day ofJanuary,
1906, the following resolution was
adopted:
1T is ordered that the business OF
this Company be discontinued"
Given under my hand this 18th day
of May, 1908.
NATHAN GoFF,
President of Said Corporation.
Attest
B. NJ. DEspARD. Secretary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
TEST CASE
OF the New Sunday Closing
Law is to Be Made
by SaIoonists.

| The new liquor law which has be-
come effective, is being widely dis
cussed by the saloonists on account of
Its stringent provisions and heavy
penalties.
There Is one provision that is be-
ing more widely discussed than all
others. and that Is the section which
makes 1t an offense for proprietors
or any one else to enter their. place Of
businss from the time of closing at
midnight on Saturday until Monday
morning ut o'clock. They believe
this provision is unconstitutional.
and from what can be learned 1t will
be tested In the courts. 1t was stated
today that the saloon men would con-
tribute to a fund to carry case to
the supreme court to have the matter
determined.
The saloonists give a reason that
they always have their places clean
ed out Immediately after closing their
place of business on Saturday nights
or at some other time during Sun
day. as 1t Is impossible to have It
done at any other time. They think
the law Is unreasonable In this re-
spect. as they believe man has
right to enter his place of business
on Sunday. .. u
The new law provides that police
officers. constables, deputy sheriff.,
and sheriffs must report all violations
OF the liquor law. and. their failure to
do so subjects them to severe penal-
ties.
. t. - IT,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
NO CIVIL DOCKET
At This Term Of Circuit Court
Owing 10 Busy Season
With Jurors.

At Monday mornings session OF the
circuit court, 1t was decided that the
civil docket would not be taken up
this term, owing to Its being the busy
season of the year with tho farmers,
who are here as Jurors.
The criminal docket will continue
the most of this week and perhaps a
part of next, at the end of which the
Jurors win be discharged for the
However, court will continue few
days after that for chancery bust
ness.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28

WASHINGTON. D. !. May 2s-The
White House today made public an
official denial OF the story that SER
ions differences arose yesterday be-
tween President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Bonaparte over the
question of bringing suit against the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company. The statement
says there was no difference what
lever. n
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
OSBORN DIES
In Brooklyn of Liver Trouble.
Was a Native of
This City.

Guy Osborn. brother of A. c., w
i. and r. l.. Osborn. of this city
died Tuesday morning at his home
in Brooklyn, N. Y, of liver trouble
Mr.. Osborn was native of this city
and is quite well remembered here
He is survived by wife and five chill
dren. w. b. Osborn, brother, is in
New York az the result of his illness
and death.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
OF FRANCE J..
& WELCOMED BY ENGLAND

( LONDON. Eng. May 2s.-King
Edward, the Prince of Wales and
other members Of the. Royal family
welcomed President Failicres, of
France, when he arrived on return
visit which King Edward paid him.
Large crowds gave the president a
hearty welcome.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
Light PLANT
Duffy is Building, VIII Soon Be Ready
for Actual Operation.

John W. Duffy will have his cleo
trio light plant in the rear OF the I'm
perial and Corner saloons ready for
Operation June 1. He is installing a
thirty-two horse power engine and
the plant will furnish 350 lights,
which will be used in the Imperial
and Corner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
ONE LIFE is LOST
IN A TEXAS FLOOD.

DALLAS, Texas. May 25-one
life is known to have been lost In
that section of the city known as the
Eagle Ford road, which was lnundat-
ed and many families were driven
from their homes as the result of a
food in Trinity river. The property
loss is heavy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
.W0MAN'S BODY FOUND
FLOATING TN BARREL

NEW YORK. May. 25-The body
of an unidentified woman. believed
to have been murdered, was found
floating In a barrel in Little He'll
State between Wards and Bandall's
islands today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
STRIKE ENDS
'Thirty-Five Thousand Coal
Miners Are to Return to
Work Next Week.

KANSAS CITY. NO., May "a
Thirty-flye thousand coal miners
of Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma and
Arkansas who have been on strike
since March today ratified an agree
ment reached by a committee of min
ers and operators and will return to
work next week.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION.

To whom 1t may concern:
Notoice is hereby given that at II
meeting of the stockholders of The
The Clarksburg Electric Light Com.
pany corporation created and or
ganized under the laws Of, the State of
West Virginia, held at the office Of
Judge Nathan Golf In the City of
.clarksburg. West Virginia. ON the
2eth day OF January, 1906, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted.
1t Is ordered that the business Of
this Company be discontinued"
Given under my hand this 18th tay
of May. 1908.
y NATHAN GoFF, 4
Pesident of said Corporation.
Attest:
3. NJ. DEsPARD. Secretary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May as
Two persons were killed and more
than forty injured in a street car ac-
cident near Chestnut Hill Park late
last night,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
KEENER & KYLE,
Eye Sight Specialists.

Office. Traders Building. 22s Main
St, Room 4, Clarksburg, w. Va.
II YOU knew how much we are
helping others you would come to
us. Examination free. Hours from
H. m to $ p. m. Saturday only.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28

A marriage license has been issued
to William e. Hardman and Gertrude
NJ. Kidd.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
Big Red ton
In Glass +, ices

the entire opposition centers It's
strength on one candidate, the pres
ent incumbent will land awinner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
.ISIDOR JACOBS IS
AGAIN THREATENED
Second Anonymous Letter Hint
ing Incendiarism Is Received
by Merchant

Isidor Jacobs, president of the Cali
fornia canneries company, Eighteenth
and Minnesota streets, has received an
other threatening letter warning him
that his plant would be destroyed by
fire because of his action in having two
boys, Fred Duncanson and A Normile,
arrested on August 10 for disturbing
the peace and suspecting them of being
implicated in an attempt to set one of
the buildings at the canneries on fire
on August 3.
Fire Marshal Towe received the let
ter from Jacobs yesterday morning. 1t
bore a Sacramento postmark and was
unsigned. The fire marshal showed it
to Chief Biggy and Police Judge Con-
Ian and they were puzzled to know who
could have written it. Why some one
in Sacramento should express the male
violent intention of setting the cam
neries' plant on fire, was poser. Judge
Conlan thinks that the intention is
merely to annoy Jacobs.
Every effort has been made by the
fire marshal and the police to discover
the identity of the writer of the first
threatening note, which bore the in
itials ''W. NJ" but without result The
cases of Duncanson and Normile were
called again before Judge Conlan yes
terday, but in view of the second
threatening letter the Judge deemed it
advisable to continue them for another
week, so that it could be seen mean
time if other threatening letters were
sent to Jacobs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PURSE SNATCHERS ARE
CAPTURED BY POLICE
Earl Baker, Aged 1o, Arrested
After Chase for Robbing
Miss L. CanaZoIa

A daring case of purse snatching oc-
Cured about IL o'clock yesterday
morning in Market street near Fourth.
Miss L. Canazola of 1918 Broadway.
Alameda. was walking along with her
purse in her hand when two youths
jostled against her and one of them
snatched her purse and quickly passed
it to his companion. Both ran away
and a crowd started in pursuit Po-
liceman Bert Wren Joined the pursuit
and overlook one of the youths at
Fourth and Folsom streets. He gave
the name of Earl Baker, 19 years of
age, pattern maker from South Da-
kota. The purse contained $50. He
refused to give the name of his COM
panion to whom he passed the purse.
He was charged with grand larceny.
Mrs. Helen Ehrendt of the Earl Cliffe
hotel, Ellis and Cough streets, whose
purse, containing $36, was snatched
from her at Cough street and Myrtle
avenue on Saturday night by Karl
Kleint. a sailor, changed her mind yes
terday and told Detectives Wren and
Riordan that she would prosecute
Kleint He was booked on a charge of
grand larceny. Mrs. Ehrendt is still
Suffering from the shock to her ner-
,vous system. Kleint lived at 757 How
ard street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

jury which will try James Tread
Wen on the charge of perjury was COM
pleted and Assistant District Attorney
W. Hon Cook made his opening state
ment yesterday. Testimony will begin
this morning. The inception of the
trlai proper was marked by heated
words between the lawyers, the Gull
mlnatlon of two weeks small bicker-
lngs, and when this was over Judge
Conley feelingly remarked that he be-
neved a necessary explosion had taken
place and the air consequently had
cleared.
In the morning Joseph Michael. the
talesman passed by both sides. Friday,
was accepted. OF the new venire a
half dozen were examined, most of
whom admitted bias. Then Samuel
Goldstone, barber, whose shop is at
bib Hayes street, said he had never
heard or the case; had never read of it:
had never listened to any discussion
concerning it in his shop. This ideal
talesman ended the two weeks weary
jury getting.
The assistant district attorney briefly
outlined the case. James Treadwell.
vice president of the wrecked Califor-
MIA safe deposit and trust company, he
said, lied under oath before the grand
jury January %. 1908. The Jury was
investigating the company's affairs.
Treadwell, witness upon his own re-
quest, was asked whether he had
hypothecated or known any one to
hypothecate the Cotton securities. He
answered unqualiiedly, mo"
COOK went on to explain that the
Cotton securities consisted of some
Santa Fe railway bonds which had been
placed in the hands of the company in
trust. Treadwell. w. ]. Bartnett and
]. Dalzell Brown controlled the defunct
bank. During June, 1905, the institu-
tion needed money. Treadwell and
Brown decided to use the bonds as Sc
curity and to borrow $S5,000
We will show" said Cook. that
Treadweu got D. NJ. Gum to take some
of the bonds to the San Francisco ma
tional bank and borrow $35, 900 on them
and got M. A. Murphy of the Carnegie
brick and pottery company to go to the
Italian-American bank with others and
get loan of $4,000. We will prove
these things by bank officials, by re-
ceipts and letters of acknowledgment. %
Then Attorney Byington asked an or
der of the court for the original grand
jury testimony, which he said Cook had
refused the defense after having first
promised 1t.
Il made my refusal because of the
conduct of the defense in this case in
insulting Mr.. Langdon, my superior,
and myself" said Cook. Hot words
flashed back and forth and In the end
both Byington and Dozier denied any
intent toward insult. Judge Conley told
Cook to bring the transcript into court
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CAST OF CHARACTERS
IN THE ENGLISH DRAMA,
"BrOfher Officers"

If the New Alcazar theater manage
ment were in the habit of distributing
bonus among those who reaped the
current honors, the gratuity for this
week would be divided between White
Whittlesey and the dress makers 1t is
difficult to say which is the most beau
tiful-the dulcet tones Of the leading
man in the character of the renunciat-
ing hero in the very British drama of
Brother Officers" or the gowns worn
by Bessie Barriscale, the heroine, and
Effie Bond, the ingenue-
The girls are very charming In their
roles, but it would be an achievement If
they, or Louise Brownell and Adele Bel
garde, either, could match the perfec-
ton of their costumes.
AS for the play-"Brother officers" is
a typical drama, with splendid hero
played by Whittlesey, and an exemplary
villain, as the evil wretches OF the
stage go, personified by Will R. Wall
ing, It-is an interesting play and ends
with satisfaction to the audience. The
best people of the Alcazar stock COM
pany appear to excellent advantage. and
the men are as well dressed in their
quieter way as are the women.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CLAUDIANFS TRIAL
AGAIN POSTPONED
Incomplete Transcript of Testi-
mony Before Grand Jury
Responsible for Delay

John and Peter Claudianes appeared
yesterday before Judge Ogden in Oak
land for arraignment on the indictment
charging them with the dynamiting of
the Schenck home and the Gallagher
houses, but as the Transcription of tes-
timony taken before the grand 1urv
was not complete continuance of the
cases until Wednesday was ordered.
Neither prisoner appeared Ill at ease.
Peter being especially cool and com
Portable. He chatted with his brother
and started to engage District Attor-
ney Brown in conversation several
times. During the wait for the appear
ance of Attorneys Coghlan and Scott.
who have been engaged to defend the
dynamiters, Peter said:
we will be ready to go on right
away. We are going to have a couple
of mouthpieces here pretty quick and
they will do the talking for both of us.
am looking for them right now"
Scott and Coghlan, the '.mouthpieces''
to whom Peter referred, acquiesced to
Browns request for time. They agreed
to represent both defendants for the
arraignment but said that Attorney
Walter J. Thompson would defend John
at his trial and that they would be
concerned with Peters fortunes only
Ou returning TO lH0 Jdll Scout and
Coghlan wanted to go at once into con-
ference with their clients, but Mrs
Isabella J.. Martin. also awaiting trial
on dynamiting charge, was occupy
ing the single reception room attached
to the temporary county jail and OBJ
jected vigorously to making room for
others. She called attention to the
fact that she had an order from Judge
Wells to occupy the room in preparing
for defense and she stuck to her rights
as she saw them. 1t required great
expenditure of logic to induce her to
surrender.
During the conference NJ K. Eusta-
thiw, uncle of the prisoners, arrived
from Oroville. The boys had eagerly
awaited his coming, as he represents
the only tangible outside hope of as
sistance which they have and has
agreed to finance the defense.
He was accompanied by Dionysius
Pauduveris of West Oakland, who is
the brother of the missing Felix and
brother In law of the prisoners.
Coghlan and Scott were silent when
the subject Of bail was mentioned. At