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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
GRAHAM GOES
UP FOR LIFE
Preacher Horse Thief First
Man to Be Sentenced Thus
Under Law in This State.

To iDe a convict with four years
OF imprisonment staring one in the
face, is certainly position not to
be enyied. But to be brought from
the penitentiary into circuit court
and there be given an additional
sentence for life, is the limit OF mis-
fortune. Such was the fate Monday
of ]. H. Graham in circuit court at
Moundsville.
Graham, alias Radcliffe, was
brought into court on an informa-
ton made by the late Warden Had
dox, charging that he had three
times been convicted of felony in
West Virginia, and at that time serv-
ing sentence for the last convic-
ton. The offense alleged in each
instance was horse stealing and the
counties from which he was sent up
were Pocohontas, Mineral and Wood.
The state proved Its case conclu-
sively by prosecuting attorneys,
sheriffs and other court officials from
the three counties, and by peniten-
tiary guards. The trial commenced
shortly before noon and the case was
with the jury by 3 o'clock. After
about half an hour the jury returned
a verdict of guilty.
Unless the defendant secures a
new trial, which is imprbable, it will
be the duty of the court to sentence
him to thetpenitentiary for life.
The Graham case was the first
case of its kind in this state.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

to haul their timber by trans and
railroads many miles away from
their saws. Forest experts in this
country say that the hope OF the
United States for steady supply Of
timber lies in the application of for
estry to all timberlands. private and
public, and the careful study OF the
economical and better utilization OF
product. Even so. severe shortage
in twenty to twenty-five years must
he expected.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
Timber Supply Punched.

An Australian corporation has Just
received concession from the Rus
sian government to take out thirty
million feet of timber year from a
forest in Siberia, nine hundred miles
from Vladivostok, to be delivered in
Melbourne, Australia, approximate
ly eight thousand miles away, and
nearly three times the distance from
New.York to San Francisco.
1t is likely that no numbering op-
Grafton OF recent years more strong
ly illustrates the pinch in the timber
supply in all parts of the world. In
the news OF the concession, told in
an American lumber journal, is the
suggestion of the difficulty that all
countries may have to encounter in
getting the wood which they need in
the future. Every year timber cruis-
ers are going further and further
afield and cutting trees which, in for
mer times of abundance, they passed
because of the inaccessibility OF the
forest.
In taking out the Siberian timber
the Melbourne lumbermen will have
to ship the entire years cut in July,
August, September and October, for
during the remainder of the year
there is no open water at the point
of shipment. What makes this I'M
usual feature of transporting bulky
logs 5000 miles quite feasible is
that such manufactured stock is
admitted free, while there is heavy
duty on all manufactured wood
brought into Australia, the duty on
lumber. for instance, being nearly
$500 thousand board feet. AT
Melbourne, new mill is being erect
ed to manufacture these logs into
dressed stock, such as flooring, cell,
ing and other products, as we'll as
into lumber.
These Siberian operations differ
from the numbering methods In the
United States, in that in this coun.
try it is possible and customary to
have new mills conveniently near the
place of production. though, with
the continually decreasing supply, the
larger mills often find. 1t profitable
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
LETTER TO COST & HOLDEN
clarksburg, W. Va.

Der Sir-You have taken the agen-
cy for Devoe, the paint that does
every job with less gallons than any
other paint; and less cost.
The biggest fact in all paint is
this: Every gallon costs So. when
labor is paid, The proper cost of a
ten gallo job is $50, the usual cost
is SIS, and 500 is not uncommon.
Here's how it works:
Editor Salisbury, Dover, Del, had
used rs gallons paste paint; bought
80 gallons Devoe, had enough for a
stable 2Ox20 and fence, and returned
gallons. Saved $40 besides stable
and fence.
c. P. Hanger, staunton, Va, paint
ed two new houses, same size, Devoe
and. another pure paint. Devoe cost
quarter less for paint and labor.
Frank Edeline, Grafton, w. Va,
says a customer used is gallons of
paint he formerly sold; same house
Devoe II gallons. Seven gallons s35.
G. B. Edwards, Raleigh, N. c., had
USED ~ gallons paste paint; bought
30 Devoe for same house; had 16
left. $50 saved.
George w. Brown, Union, S. C.,
painted B. L. Arthur's house with a
bum paint 10 years ago. 80 gallons,
repainted years ago. lead and oil.
20 gallons: last year sDevoe IL gall
Ions. Sixteen gallons saved. $50.
w. Il. Mccluney. Crystal Spring.
Miss, painted his house two coats
with pure paints, to test them. De-
voc took 6; ;the other 10. Four gal
Ions, $50 or half the job.
Erb-Springall Co., San Antonio.
Texas, painted two houses same size
for Dbl. Woodward. one lead and oil.
the other Devoe; Devoe cost $12 less.
We want you to show your people
the one best fact in paint; least gal
Ions, least cost. best wear.
Yours truly,
I T. w. DEvoE & CO..
New York.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
Observation-Disclosures
OPPOSED B GOVERNOR
TRAlNPIlVG ON A
LONG JOURNEY
Charles Meyer, Walking From
Coast to Coast on Wager,
Hits Clarksburg.

Charles Meyer, a crippled coal
miner, who was compelled to aban-
don his work in the Black Diamond
Coal mines in Washington state near
Seattle and is now tram'ping on a re-
turn trip from New York to San
Francisco in order to collect wager,
arrived in Clarksburg at 1880
o'clock Tuesday and is staying here
a few hours for rest and food.
Meyer came by way of Grafton.
He slept at Pennington Monday night
and walked to Clarksburg on the B.
& o. track before getting his break
fast. He is now seven days ahead
of the schedule provided by the
terms of the wager and he has 11S
days yet in which to walk back to
San Francisco in order to win. 1t
took him Sc days to walk from
Frisco to New York. If Meyer ar
rives in San Francisco within seven
months from the time he started,
with satisfactory evidence of having
made the journey on foot, he will
receive $4,000. He left San Fran
cisco without u cent and has had to
scrape pretty hard at times to get
enough to eat, but he says the peo-
pie have been pretty good to him.
Meyer is trying to engage hall
some place in the city for the pur-
pose of giving a lecture about his
travels before leaving.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
The Mining Report.

The fact that the report of the
legislative mine investigating COM
mittee may not be regarded al
together satisfactory and may be
somewhat vague, yet that is no rea-
son that the investigation of the sub
ject should not be continued.
Should no laws on the subject be
enacted at the present session of the
legislature, the effect should be
made to contiue to get information
and to delve into the subject care
fully and diligently with view of
enacting better laws at the next ses-
sion. There should be no uncertain
ty about it, no vagueness but decis-
ion and action. 81
With this the content of either a
legislative committee ought to be
delegated to do this work or the
governor should name special COM
mission of competent men, whose
sittings should be such as to gather
all the information possible and
then from that recommend such laws
as will be apply to successful and
safe operation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
Mr.. straus on Reform.

All agree with Mr.. Straus OF
President Roosevelt's cabinet, who
made the following declarations. in
an address to the merchants of Bos-
ton on their forming permanent or
ganization for the general commerce
ial and civic welfare:
"The first requisite OF good per-
manent business conditions is good
morals-not one kind of morals for
the farmer who drives his cart of
produce to market and another kind
of morals for the railroad which
brings the products Or the farms and
factories from distant points. Equal
ity of opportunity and rights is as
necessary on the one highway as on
the other. No unreasonable condi-
tions or restraints must be placed
upon either. There are combinations
which promote trade and combina-
tions which restrain trade; to check
both is harmful, to permit both is
more harmful. To adjust our laws
ito preserve corporate industrial and
individual nights, and by all means
individual rights, and to curb wrongs
whether corporate or individual, is
of the highest concern, not only tc
commerce, but to the stability of the
commonwealth"
Mr.. Straus is thoroughly appre.
clative of the age and its activities
in reform as shown by the following
further utterances. to which none
even casually read but to akree:
"A community can not remain
municipality corrupt and commercial.
ly honest. The civic veal and com.
mercial honesty will go up or sc
down together. There never was
more urgent need for right thinking
and right acting in corporate and in
political affairs than now-for q
power that. makes for Righteousness
in our every day affairs-from labor
toward capital no less than from
capital toward labor; the power OF
the big stick is needed because
there are big abuses to be corrected
and big law breakers to be checked
Let US thank God that there sits in
the White House man who possess.
es a mind enriched with an histor,
ian's knowledge of the past united
with statesmans forecast of the
future-who has the moral courage
of a Lincoln to fearlessly uphold a
standard of right doing, and to re-
dress the justified grievances of the
masses, and If those grievances are
not redressed in spirit of justice,
the demons of resentment and re.
venge will become their allies"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
And Will Be Vetoed by Him.
Speaker Seaman of the
House, Intimates.
McDERMoTT BILL is up
Corrupt Practices Bill Goes to
Third Deading-DeIegate
Hart Gets Leave.
Especial to The Telegram,

CHARLESTON, Feb. 24-The Nc.
Dermott railroad bill SO amended Inv
the committee that 1t is really a new
measure, came up in the House this
afternoon as a speciai>order of bust.
ness.
Il am anxious to have 1t pass. y
said President McDermott. "eyeu
though its value to Northern West
Virginia has been cut out by amend.
ments."
Senator nhorn's public accounting
bill. next on the calendar in til.
House, came up at o'clock.
The county salary bill passed the
House this morning and the corrupt
practices act went to the third read
ing. Senator Bailey moved to strike
out the enacting clause OF the Sem
ate bill to provide chief clerk for
the mine department but this motion
was lost. i
Leave of absence was granted
Delegate Hart, of Harrison, one day.
and DR.. Mackin. of Taylor, indefinite
ly.
An amendment calculated to In
jure the corrupt practices bill was
lost this morning by vote of AZ to
a.
The administration is still fighting
the mileage of attaches which passed
the house, and, If an itemized state
ment of the House contingent fund
is made, that item will be vetoed
Speaker Seaman admitted this in
the House this morning in introdnc-
ing circular and requesting an In
vestigating committee as to It's
authorship. John Nugent had prey
iously been called to the speakers
chair.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
HUNTER WAVES
Negro Who Shot Pitt Boss
Fowler Held for the
Grand Jury.

Samuel Hunter. the negro who
shot Pit Boss o. j. Fowler in the
stomach with a revolver at the Waldo
coal mine at Wilsonburg three weeks
ago, waived examination in Magis-
trate Gordon's court Monday after
noon on the charge of shooting with
the intent to kill and was bound over
to the next grand jury in the sum of
$1,000. He did not furnish surety
and was recommitted to Jail. At
torney c. B. sperry is his lawyer.
Mr.. Fowler was able to be present
for the hearing. His wound is heal
Ing nicely and his full recovery Is
expected in a short time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

The campaign for votes in the con-
test for the gubernatorial nominal
ton will begin in real earnest to-
morrow, when the time expires in
Kanawha county for candidates to
place their names on the ticket. A
Charleston dispatch says that it looks
as though Scherr will not contest
with Swisher in that county and that
the latter will receive the entire fifty
nine delegates from that county.
Such would be handsome number
to start on, though, possibly, that re-
suit might not be regarded by Swish
er's opponent as first blood.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
ARBoGAsT RELEASED.

Dorsey Arbogast, .. Mt. Glare.
who was held for the next grand
jury's action on the charge of unlaw-
fully carrying revolver at Mrs.
Nancy McAtee's home in the West
End two or three months ago. was
released from the county Jail Tues
day. Before Justice carper at Mt.
Glare bond of 5000 was executed for
him and his release was ordered.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
Rebukes schcrr's Press Bureau.

The Huntington Dispatch wisely
and timely disapproves of the meth
DDS employed by the press bureau for
Mr.. Scherr. The Dispatch says:
Generally speaking, the Repub-
lican newspapers of this state are
following square deal" policy,
and are not placing themselves in
the embarrassing altitude, as many
of them did four years ago, of hav!
ing to take back what they said or
remain silent, impotent uninHuen-
tial factor in working out the success
of their party at the polls.
at is to be regretted that the ad-
vice given by the Dispatch which we
deemed good and timely, and which
was intended for the members of the
craft, was not availing in the case of
Mr.. Scherr's ardent and able press
bureau. We have received the lat
est pamphlet from that source, which
contains the scurrilous letters of
Baker. Lanham, ct al, and others
material of an unworthy, untruthful
and utterly useless sort. That sort
of stuff tends to disrupt the party,
and is wholly unfair and illegitimate.
1t can do Mr.. Scherr.s candidacy no
good whatsoever. In fact, it is the
judgment of the most astute political
managers that 1t will do it harm, and
has done it injury since that policy
was inaugurated. The fact, which
is most patent to all observing poll
ticians, that Mr.. Swisher's candidacy
has not suffered an iota by these un-
Just and improper assaults, but has
steadily grown in strength, ought to
be seen, understood and needed by
Mr.. Scherr himself, even If his press
agents have failed to do so. 1t is
presumed. and naturally SO, since he
has his political all at stake, that he
himself, personally directs the op-
Grafton of his writer's and his print
ers. If so. he is committing an
gorgeous blunder, and The Dis
patch says 1t to him in all kindness.
ION the other hand he must see
that Mr.. Swisher's candidacy in not
relying on insulting personalities. or
upon disrupting the party organiza-
ton, and comparison of the man
ner in which the two candidates are
being managed. is not at all compile
mentary to Mr.. scherr: He should
stop 1t.
THE rank and file of the party is
in no mood to approve any methods
that will tend to disorganize and
disrupt the party. One shining ex-
ample of political folly. they well re-
member. was the methods pursued
in the Dawson-Teter campaign"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
BOMB IS USED
By the Black Hand to Wreck
an Italians Store in
Brooklyn.
IBy Associated rress.1

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-The music
store of Peter Locate, in Morgan
avenue, Brooklyn. was wrecked by a
bomb today. 1t is believed to have
been tn work of the Black Hand, as
Locate received many letters threat
ening him with death. If he refused
to pay for immunity. Locate. his
wife and three children who occupied
rooms in the rear of the store, were
slightly injured by the explosion.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
FIDucIARY NOTICES

The accounts of the following man,
ed fiduciaries are before me for set.
Element:
Thomas j. Dennison, executor OF
John w. Dennison, deceased.
John r. Hickman. administrator of
G. w. Rinker. deceased.
Martha C. Davis, guardian of
Roy f. Davis
Martha c. Davis, guardian of
orla A. Davis.
Martha C. Davis, guardian of
Earl A. Davis.
Virgil L. Highland guardian of
Freda DIESEL.
Virgil L. Highland guardian of
Lillian DIESEL.
Virgil L. Highland guardian OF
Herman DIESEL.
Harvey w. Harmer. administrator
with the will annexed, of Robert ].
Crisis, deceased.
Geo. +. Randall, guardian of Frank
l.. Mcdaniel.
w. +. Harbert, guardian of Nellie
Reager.
w. f. Harbert, guardian of Gay Y.
Reager.
w. f. Harbert, administrator of
Jessie A. Sprout, deceased.
NJ. X. Baker. administrator WITH
the will annexed of Isaac N. Har-
bert, deceased.
James +. Randolph. committee
of Mary Jane f. Randolph.
Worthy Hickman, administrator of
Sidney Hickman. deceased.
Charles D. johnson, guardian If
Albert Edward Radford.
Presley NJ. Morris, guardian of
Grace McDougai. nee Wood.
S. W. Gordon. guardian Isaac Near.
f. b. Fittro, executor of Dexter @;
Fittro, deceased.
c. A. Coffindaffer guardian OF
G. A. cofHndaffer.
c. A. coffindaffer guardian of
D. L. Coffindaffer.
C. A. Comndaffer guardian II
j. b. cotfindaffer.
C. A. Coffindaffer guardian of
A. Tensile cofiindaffer.
c. A. cofiindafrer guardian of
Hazel d. cotiindaffer. ~,
Given under my hand this the III
day of February, 1908. 4
JAMES N DAVID.
Commissioner of Accounts for Har-
rison County West Virginia.
Porter Maxwell. az Peel Tree. was
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
BLIND BOOK AGENT
DIES OF HIS WOUNDS
Inflicted by a Bullet Fired With
in Rooming House in a
Mysterious Manner.
[By Associated Press.l

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 25-T.
A. Mcmillan, blind book agent
who travelled for Chicago firm, died
in hospital here today of a bullet
wound received in a mysterious man.
ner in rooming house Jan. 16 last
Stella Arrowwood, an inmate of the
house, was arrested at the time. Nc.
Millan's home was in Lewisville, O
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
ny Associated press.1

P1TTsBURG. Pa, Feb. 24-Mrs.
John Gispick was fatally burned. and
her husband and boarder were SER
iously burned and twenty other
boarders fled to the street in their
night clothes this morning, when an
oil lamp in the home of Glspick ex-
ploded, setting fire to the house.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
COMMITS SUICIDE
Miss Grace White Swallows
Carbolic Acid in a Down
Town Hotel in Chicago.
TRy Associated Press.l

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Miss Grace
White, aged &c years, whose home is
believed to be in Michigan City. Ind,
was found dead in room of down
town hotel today. It is thought she
committed suicide by swallowing car
bolic acid. The police are searching
for w. p. Cosgrove, who 1T is believed
knew the woman.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Public position should not be used
for the convenience of the public Of
fetal. but the latter should always
make it convenient to serve the
former. Official duty properly done
demands that.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
LAID TO REST
In Cemetery at o'MeiI is Body
of Mrs. Mary E. Thorpe,-
Who Died in Hospital.

The funeral OF Mrs. Mary E. Thorp
of o'Neil, who died in local hospital
Sunday afternoon, was held Monday
afternoon. Services were conducted
at the Clifford Osborn Undertaking
Company's chapel by the Rev. w. j.
Newton at 1880 O'clock and the burial
followed in the I. o. o. Z. cemetery
at O'Neil.
Mrs. Thorp died after an illness
with liver trouble and a complication
of diseases. She was 63 years old.
Surviving her are the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth
Romine. of o'Neil; Mrs George
Harding, of Jacksonburg: and Henry
and Thomas Fletcher, of o'Neil.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Bilious? Feel heavy after din
ner? Tongue coated? Bitter taste?
Complexion sallow? Liver needs
waking up. Doan's Regulets cure
bilious attacks. rs cents at any
drug store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Farmers. mechanics, railroaders,
laborers rely on DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. Takes the sting out OF
cuts, burns or bruises at once. Pain
cannot stay where 1t Is used.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.

A marriage license has been issued
by the county clerk to Win Ander-
son and Mrs. Jane Neal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Generally debilitated for years
Had sick headaches. lacked ambition
was worn-out and all rundown.
Burdock Blood Bitters made me a
we'll woman. Mrs. Chas. Fretoy,
Moosup, Conn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

is all the more interesting and graft
flying, when one takes into considera-
ton the fact that there are many
counties in the state with a much
larger area than Harrison. Another
proud feature is that adjoining coun-
ties having similar resources fall far
below Harrison in point of wealth,
which proves that Harrison county
people are making wealth in other
ways than mere development of nat
ural resources much more rapidly
than the residents of adjoining
counties.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
THIRTY INJURED
In the DeraiIment of an Excur-
sion Train But None
Are Fatally Hurt.
IBy Associated Press.l

LAREDO, Feb. Thirty per-
sons were injured, but none fatally,
in the derailment of an excursion
train carrying northern tourists under
the direction of Charles Gates, of To-
ledo, at orville, near here, last night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27
Harrison County,s wealth.

Harrison county has cause to feel
her greatness. Our people have a
conception of the county's greatness
in lines of wealth and activity. but
scarcely the realization of this being
the second wealthiest county in West
Virginia. yet the figures show 1t. An
ofiiicol tabulation of the valuation of
property in the state by counties
shows that only Ohio county is
Weather than Harrison and as a
matter of interest as to how this
county stands with the others in the
state appended is the tabulation made
at Charleston for the year 1907.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Don't think that piles can't ,e
cured. Thousands of obstinate cases
have been cured by Doan's Ointment.
SO cents at any drug store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-02-27

Porter Maxwell, OF Peel Tree, was
q city business visitor Tuesday.
The wageworker., 1908-06-13

After 6enouncing organized labor
for going ITO politics, American In
d0sries>" organ of the union busters,
advises members of the association To
vote soiidly for the men who are op
posed by organized labor. The jewel
Of Inconsistency looms up ON the shirt
bosom of American Industries like .
goose-egx on score hoard.