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Is Expected to Increase Very
Materially the Efficiency
OF the Navy.
PROVIDES FOR BETTER PAY.
Bureaus TO be Continued, Reporting
Directly to secrctary-Line and
STAFF Dealt With.

Washington, Jan. "a bill whose
passage. 1t Is expected will work many
important changes in the personnel OF
| the navy and greatly Increase its ef-
ficiency was introduced by Senator
Hale. chairman OF the senate commit
tee on naval affairs. 1t proposes a set
Element of the vexatious question as
TO whether the members of the stan
corps shall have rank with the line OF
ncers. puts an end to the creation OF
bureaus by the secretary of the navy
ana gives a substantial raise in pay 10
every commissioned officer and enlist
cd man of the navy and the murine
corps ..i,t
There is an important section r ela.-
ing to the appointment or mlushlpiheh
TO the line and stan corps, anu aioo
n provision calling for the retirement VI
officers of certain age.
THE BUREAUS.
The first section of the bill deals
with the bureau question by granting
authority to bureaus now existing TO
continue to transact the business as
signed them and requiring that all re-
ports and recommendations shall be
made directly TO the secretary of the
navy. There Is then added the pro-
vision that mo permanent board of any
Kind shall be hereafter appointed by
the navy department, or continued In
operation unless expressly provided for
by law, but from time 10 time, the
secretary OF the navy may convene
boards for temporary service con
nected With the pending business OF
the department.
RANK ASSIGNMENTS.
That part Of the bill which relates
10 the assignment OF line rank TO Of
ncers OF The various divisions of the
staff corps contends that they shan
in no instance assume command OF any
vessel. 1t Is as follows;
"Thc officers in the various stan
corps of the navy shall hereafter have
actual rank and Title az now establish
eG for the corps stan of the army. Such
officers Of the stan corps of the navy
shall at all times have the tito and
designation OF their rank and new COM
missions in accordance herewith shall
be forthwith issued to them; provided
that this provision shall IN 40 case
carry with II command over any vessel
OF the navy departments but such COM
mana shall be- exercised only by line
officers"
a large section OF the bill deals with
The appointment OF midshipmen 10 POI
sitions Ia the line and stan aud reads
as follows.
That from the mldshipmen who suo-
cessfully complete the six years course
at the naval academy, appointments
shall be made as may be necessary and
I'm the order OF merit at graduation, 10
mn vacancies I'm the lowest commissions
ed grades of the line and other crops
of the navy TO which such graduates
are eligible for appointment under ex-
listing law and that the number of said
appointments which shall be made 20
the various corps OF the naval service
in any one year shall not exceed 49,
provided, that the foregoing provision
limiting the increase IN any fiscal year
shall not apply TO midshipmen who
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The new selenium photometer OF o.
German firm of instrument makers is
claimed to Indicate the candle-power
OF lamps with ten times the sensitive-
ness of any light measuring device
hitherto used, while IL is FREQ from
the defects OF other apparatus, and
avoids the errors due 10 rnrsonal diff
ferences Of estimate and the difficulty
% rating the hriehtness Of different
cnIors ~ '''N' cell IL made TO
oscillate so that It is aleruatelv
cd BY a si lamp and by the
lamp under test The cell is In an cleo
tric circuit with a milliamperemeter
and the variations IN the current due
10 differences IA the light are indiontcd
by the pointer Of the measuring scale
When the two Nominations are equal
no variation Of current results. the
pointer remaining stationary by NOV
ing one lamp the illumination can be
balanced IN the usual way, and the
strength of the tested lamp compared
with the standard Is estimated from
the relative distances OF the two lamps
from the photometer.
The transmutatlon OF elements Is as
eagerly sought now as I'm the time OF
the ancient alchemistE, and the an
parent decomposition OF platinum hy
Theodore Crosse, a German chemist, rs
new result encOura ging TO the seek
ers, Potassium carbonate In pIatln-
um vessel was subjected for many
hours 10 an alternating current between
platinum electrodes. potassium nitrate
being occasionally added. The platln-
um vessels ana the electrodes lost
weight, the electrodes became coated
with needle shaped crystals resembling
charcoal and the contents OF the vessel
became changed 10 brown nowder.
The powder proved 20 be free from po-
tasHium and carbon, fwhile no platinum
was found In crystals or powder.
"A mask OF aluminium wire 10 absorb
mercury yapors Is tho suggestion of
sienor Tarugi. an Italian, for avoiding
poisoning in mercury mines, mirror
factories, and other places where work.
ers are exposed TO this volatile metal
:, PyoCyanase serum the discovery OF
Prof tmmerlck. az Munich II claimed 10
eoml eetelY destroy diphtheiia haclil--
even ~ the severeat cafes-when sprayed
INTO the PATIENTS throat.
Th" electric current by which Prof
Leu"e produced anaesihesla 10 indirect
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Regarded as Che
lLeading criHAimal
Lawyer Of Ghe
Time, He is Only
Thirty six Years
OF Age.
Of Age

but he had dreamed of It sleeping and
waking, and IL was his fixed resolve to
make the great change as soon as he
could accumulate the means to pay his
way
At last in 1895. the Littlctons-he
had married a woman who sympathized
with him in his ambition to conquer
for himself new kingdom in the coun-
try of which he knew so littlc-made
the leap. This conquering hero was
then but twenty -four. but he had all
the enthusiastic initiative OF youth, and
his faith in himself was mistaken. Ii
was little slow at first in New York
That was to be expected, and 1t did not
rob him of an atom of his equanmity,
Soon he became attorney for a new
traction company, and at once his star
attention In the trial courts, and in a
few months he had gained firm foot
hold in the criminal courts.
Three years after his arrival ne was
made an assistant district attorney, and
while serving in that capacity he was
chief prosecutor in so many notable
cases that he became well known to the
millions of newspaper readers in the
lous vicinagc. And all the time he was
also gaining a reputation as an orator,
This latter was enlarged greatly by a
speech which he made in Brooklyn dur
ing the campaign of 1900. Although
he was set down on the programme
among the tail enders. several party
orators of national reputation proceed
ing him. Littleton made the oratorical
hit of the occasion. 1t created a great
sensation and led to his choice as the
man best fitted by his forensic ability
to present the name Of Alton 3. Parker
to the convention at st. Louis
This Is the man who has been Sc
lected from among the host of legal
heavyweights available in this country
to defend Harry Thaw in his coming
struggle for his life. Younger by
many years than any other lawyer of
recent years who has been put in full
charge of a case so celebrated and in
many respects SO important. the further
development of Martin w. Llttleton
will add very materially to what is
likely to be the most interesting crimi-
nal trial of this generation.
GEORGE II. PICARD.
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WELL WORN BUNCH
OF LOVE Letters
Written by Col. Thomas Smell,
Eccentric Millionaire, to Mabel
Smell Mcnamara.
INVOLVED ESTATES DISPOSAL
Amatory Epistles Relate a Bizarre
Love Story--Son Says Father
Was Monomaniac.

Chicago, Jan. "a dispatch to the
Tribune from Clinton, H.. says;
A worn bunch of love-letters from
Col. Thomas Smell. the eccentric mill
lionaire who died here several months
ago, to his grandnieco, Mabel Smell Nc
NaInara, are to decide the ultimate
disposition of the 100000 Smell es-
tate
All the letters now are IN the hands
OF Judge X. q. Cochrane and win be
read today when the taking of evidence
in the famous win case is begun
The letters are said to contain the de-
tails OF a bizarre love story-the love
OF a wealthy man who long had passed
his allotted three-score years ana ten
for his niece. who then was but "a
years old.
That his affection was reciprocatcd
Il proved by the tenor of the replies Of
the latt. T.. now Mrs. Mcnamara.
The evidence TO be offered is said TO
include a long list of checks ana sums
of money which Col. Smell gave 10 his
niece from time to time. Tho cash, Il
VIII be declared In court amounted APP
proximately 10 $4,000, while real es-
tate valued AT $4,000 was transferred to
her.
The question which the jury viii be
called upon To- decide is whether these
acts are an Indication of affection OF
the old man for his niece or whether
they prove that Mrs. Mcnamara "ex-
erted an evil wrongful, and immoral
influence over him"
Atty. Edward j. Sweeney, senior
counsel for Richard Smell, the only Nv
ing son Of the dead millionaire, and who
IS endeayorlng 10 break the will. eX-
poets 10 prove that such undue in
iluence was eNerted He also expects
10 prove thai tho old man was a mono
nuniac, due chiefly TO the hypnotic in-
fuence OF the young woman
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N. Y. CLEARING HOUSE.
Meeting 10 be Called 10 Decide on Ad-
mission of Trust Companies.

New York, Jan 9--The clearing
house committee decided today to call
a meeting OF the entire association next
Monday TO determine whether to add
nit trust companies to membership in
the association of banks now compos-
ing the clearing house.
The matter has been under discussion
by the committee since last November.
A definite plan will probably be sub
mitted at Mondays meeting.
The more conservative bank presi-
dents favor the maintenance of a %
per cent reserve by such trust COM
panies as may be admitted to the as
ISOLATION while others advocate an AS
sociate membership" with Is per cent
reserve.
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NO STRIKE OF G0LDFlELD
CARPENTERS UNION

Goldleld, New, Jan 9.--There VIII be
no strike OF The carpenters IN the Gold
held district. for the present, at least
The union has approximately 800 zen
on It's roll AZ this time A largely
attended meeting was held mt Carpon-
ters' Hall last night % discuss 4. slt-
Nalion as 4 presents Itself 10 organ
lied labor la this camp. a new com
iniitee was named 10 confer with The
operators reEnrdiug wage schedule in
care the employers would consent TO o
.g9pf' renee, which seems unlikely Ia
.sW VI ne iulndoWn given the COM
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The MAN Who is
70 Defend HARRY
1Nhd@ q Remaark-
able Gxanaple Of
Speedy MenGoal
Development.
Developments


SrsW-z2 HE peculiar tyne &c Amerlcan
citizen who has his b.ginniue
q In a log cabin ana hyu pro-
gressive series Of upwarl and
onward efforts arrives nt the stage Of
notable achievement is less prolific 10
examples than formerly. but thcy are
by no means wanting ono Of the most
interesting modern instances is fur
nished by the career OF Martin W. Lit
teton.
1t began in the eastern part OF Ten
nessee precisely thlrty-six years ago
Mr. Littletpn was born Jan. ~ 1879
land has already attained a stage of
development which entities this wholly
self constructed product Of American
opportunity 10 be ranked among the
Ioremost lawyers in the land
Besides. political honors Of no uncer-
cain magnitude have come 10 him all
unsought At the age OF thirty two he
was made chairman Of the New York
state Democratic committee aud about
the same time was elected president of
the borough Of Brooklyn At the Demo-
cratic national convention IN 1904 Mr.
Littleton was selected to make the
speech nominating Alton 3. Parker for
the presidency Several months after
ward he was introduced 70 President
Roosevelt somewhat after this fashion.
MIR. President, permit me TO make
you acquainted with the gentleman to
whom you are responsible for your
election.
How was that?" demanded MIR
Roosevelt. scanning the stranger with
evident interest. "fIow do you make
that out? ! guess Il little explanation
is in order. isn't it?"
HE nominated Parker"
New York Via Texas.
II is a far cry from the Great Smoky
mountain region of Tennessee to New
York city. and 1t is still farther when
the transition is made via Texas. That
was the route followed by Martin w.
lsittleton. who was taken to the Lone
Star State while very young by his
parents. who settled down in the shift
less fashion of mountain folk on a rent
cd farm at Weatherford. Parker coun-
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HEAD NEARLY SEVERED.

New York Jan. 9.-With the head
nearly severed from the trunk by three
slashes of razor the corpse Of a
well dressed Italian was found today
at One Hundred and Ninety sixth
street and Briggs avenue, the Bronx.
No clues to the murderer or the lden'.
tity OF the victim have been discov-
cred
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ittee from the buIlding trades, eoun-

Gill
Four carpenters employed by the Con-
solidated Mines company We're taken
away from work today as they were
found TO be drawing less than the union
scale of 81 a day. The carpenters or
gani2ation, which is branch OF the
American Federation of Labor, will IN
sist upon it's members getting 81 a
day, and win take from work any mem
bers receiving less money. But so Tar
as "A strike Of this craft is concerned,
there was little talk of il.
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I'm older" Mr. Littleton admitted
modestly.
And you're big New York lawyer,
too aln't your
'.Well. / don't know about the big
but I'm a New York lawyer all right, .
Mr.. Littleton agreed.
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the presidency, MIR. Littleton visited
his old Texas home and while there
met the very foreman with whom he
had discussed his future.
We'll Martin. things have changed
some since ] was your boss haven't
they?" the old man began.
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APPELLATE COURT RELEASES
Ex-MAY0R EUGENE SCHMITz

San Francisco Jan. s.-The appellate
cour of California today gave decision
which released eX-Mayor Eugene Il.
Schmitz from custody and declares the
indictment on the charge Of extortion
Void.
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PU HLIc ACCOUNTANT.

Books opened. closed. audited, writ
ten up. etc. Special arrangements with
firms not employing permanent book
Keepers, Examinations, financial re-
ports, business adjustments quickly
made. can or address 200 Herald bldg
Phone Bell 2720,
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particles are so scattered as to be beyond
future recovery by any process known.
The effect may be modified to. some OK.
tent by the concentration of metals In
solution ana other causes. As the com
mon receptacle of all waste, the sea must
be slowly changing It's composition from
industrial processes-notably from sAlu.
BILE chlorides and other factory watte
and from the salts of potash AID Ira
that are taken from mines and u,ed On
the soil by farmers.
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able. The gold and other metals con-
centrated In small spots near the surface
of the older rocks are being rapidly min
ed and put to use the fine particles from
and eventually diffused through the de-
posts at the mouths of the rivers. Tin
oxide. for example, is mined at few
places, spread out pretty uniformity over
the earth. and In the refuse of towns the
waste tin is oxidized. carried away by
water, and on the sea-bottom the fine
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CHICO. GREAT WESTERN.


Omuhu, Jan. o. petltions for q re-
ceiNer ION the property of the Chicago
Great Western railroad property In Me-
braska were filed In the United states
court In Omaha this morning but no
acsion has been taken by the court.
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CITIZEN COAL co.

Exclusive agents for Diamond and
Aberdeen Goals. s., 50 for Lump and
Nut per ton, 81. so for Slack delivered.
1853 Main 81. Both phones 40.
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That's right admitted the foreman
approvingly Queer things do hap
PEN
A few years later. when the whole
country was discussing his able speech
at the st. Louis national convention, in
which he nominated Judge Parker for
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I IA, But tho smell OF the Great smoky
mountains was too potent to he broken.
and after n few years of half hearted
struggle against tho burdens Of n con-
ditIon so unlike their former existence
the elder I.ittlcton made his way back
TO the land OF the blue mist hanging
over"
Martin w. then lad OF ar,een a,d
not mako the return pilerimare uis
announcement of his determination to
remain In Texas did not surprise his
family. and little attempt was made to
diasuadc him. For long time 1t had
b,en an accepted tradition in the Lit
iIeton family that Martin was not like
The others: that he was like no other
Tittteton who mad ever lived He had
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A res chsoked Traek walker.

a few months after this the follow
ing conversation was held between a
good looking and animated young track
walker on little Texas railroad and
the burly foreman Of a section gang:
You seem TO be a mighty peart lookin'
young fellcr. | reckon some day you
are lookin' forward to bein the con-
ductor of freight train, ain't your"
NO. sir replied the track walker
decidedly. 81 never expect to fll that
position"
you don't? You ought to get some
thing as good as that. What is II you
expect to be-"
81 am going to be big lawyer in
New York city
To the foreman this confident asser-
ton seemed so much OF q joke that he
laughed long and boisterously.
you're pretty far away from it now.
my laddie," he gasped finally
mot so far as from rail splitter to
president" returned Martin stoutly
without a sign of irritation
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~" electric current by which Prof
Leune produced anaeslhesia 10 indirect
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redistribution OF the chemical ole
ments specially ~ the neiAls-has been
selng On through the agency OF man tor
ssVine lnvnsAndt Of years, ana A. M. Al
that tho total effect must be consider.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-06
BonafleId Guild to Meet.

The Bonaneld Guild, assisted by the
Kings Daughters, the woman's
Home Missionary Society and the
Epworth League, will entertain Miss
Julia Bonafeld. a returned mission
airy from China from whom the Guild
gets Its name, at the Golf NJ. E.
church Friday evening at o'clock.
An invitation is cordially extended to
the young people of the various
churches who are interested in mis-
sionary work.
Friday afternoon Miss Bonafield
addressed members Of the Kings
Daughters at the church and exhib-
tied specimens of handlwork from the
Industrial schools at Foo Chow,
China. Thursday night she also ad-
dressed members of the circle Of the
church telling them about her mis-
slonary work in China.
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Leap Year Dance.

A "skidoo Leap Year Dance" was
given last night by several young
ladies Of the city which proved to be
one of the most brilliant successes If
the season. About twenty couples
were on the floor until late hour
dancing to THE sweet strains of Prof.
Blake's orchestra. This being leap
year dance the gentlemen were gall
lantly escorted to the hall by the Ia
dies, but afterwards the gentlemen
reversed the order. Several out of
town guests were in attendance, some
being from .Fairmont, Weston and
other points. The young ladies were
deeply congratulated upon the great
success and ability with which they
succeeded in last evenings social
event.
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PRIMARY ELEGTIQN
To the Republican Voters of Har-
rison County, West Virginia:

To the Republican Voters of Har.
rison County, West Virginia:
BY order Of the Republican Execu.
tive Committe Of Harrison County
State OF West Virginia, notice is here
by given that primary election Of
the voters of the Republican party Of
Harrison County will be held on the
sixth day Of April, A. ID. 1908, al
the several voting places designated
hereinafter by said committee, fol
the following purposes:
i To select "a delegates to the
Republican State Delegate Conven,
tion, to be held at Parkersburg
West Virginia, on April 18th, 1908
for the purpose of selecting dele,
gates at large to the Republican Ma.
tional Convention, to be held al
Chicago, June the 18th, 1908, to
nominate candidate for president
and yice-president Of the United
States; and for the purpose of nomi.
mating 3 candidates for members oil
the Supreme Court of Appeals.
2. For the purpose of selecting 81
delegates to the Republican District
Delegate Convention, to be held al
Falrmont on Saturday, April the
18th, to select 2 delegates and 2 al.
ternates to the Republican National
Convention above named.
3, For the purpose Of selecting 81
delegates to the Republican State
Convention to be held at the City OF
Charleston, on the Sth day of July,
1908, for the purpose of nominating
the full state ticket, choosing presi-
Dental electors, and for all other
purposes embraced in the call issued
and published for said convention.
4. For the purpose Of selecting a
candidate for Congress on the Re-
publican ticket In the First Congress
sional District Of West Virginia; and
also for the purpose of electing a
member Of the Congressional Com
mite for said First Congressional
District for Harrison County.
5. For the purpose of selecting 81
delegates to a convention Of the Re-
publican party of the Twelfth Sena-
.torial District, to be held on date
and place not yet named, to nomi-
nate Republican candidate for state
senator, aud to select the mombers
OF the Senatorial Committee for said
senatorial district.
COUNTY TICKET.
G. For the purpose of nominating
2 candidates for the House OF Dele
gates of West Virginia, one candidate
for sheriff of Harrison County, one
candidate for prosecuting attorney,
one candidate for clerk of the county
court of Harrison county, one can
d!date for clerk of the circuit court
of Harrison county, one candidate
for county commissioner, one candi-
date for assessor, one candidate for
county surveyor; to nominate candl-
dates to fill any vacancies, no matter
how caused, in the offices of justices
or constables, in each of the magis-
terial districts of said ounty, and
presidents and members of the Board
of Education in each magisterial dis
trict therein; for the purpose Of
electing 2 members of the Harrison
County Republican Executive Com
mittee in each magisterial district in
said county
The said primary election will be
held between the hours of 10 A. NJ.
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Delightful Social.

Mrs. James Cashen last night at
her home on Mulberry street gave a
delightful social for the benefit Of
the Ladies of the Modern Maccabees.
Cards and fish pond were the
chief features of the evening, At
1890 o'clock dainty refreshments
were served and departing for home
all present voted Mrs. Cashen a
charming hostess.