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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
jim CROW IS
A DEAD ONE
House Kills Murphy's Bill
Providing for Separate
Railroad Coaches.
SALEM SCHOOL BILL
And the Harrison County
Criminal Court Bill Are
Advancing Nicely.
(Ry Cllarlcs BROOKE smith. !

s.sF
CHARLESTON, Jan. 22-Tha
Martinsburg charter is the first Bill
to reach the governor. 1t was pass
ed by the house this morning. and
judging from the flood of kilograms
received by the county's representa-
tives the entire population of tina;
town is mighty well pleased.
The House finance committee this
morning reported an appropriation
bill for mileage and per diem of leg
islators and per diem of attaches car.
rying an aggregate of $4,000. The
bill was taken up Immediately and
passed. The Senate will pass it this
afternoon. This is the bill made
necessary by the auditors refusal 20
pay warrants under an act of 1882.
The House committee on railroads
adversely reported Murphy's Jim
Grow" bill, also a bill making rail-
roads responsible for loss by fire
originating from sparks from loco
motives.
A resolution by Gilkeson that an
investigation and report be made to
ascertain whether authority should
not be given the levying bodies to
increase levies. was referred TO the
committee on municipal corporations.
The House held but one session,
during which time a number of bills
We're advanced. including the Harris
ON county criminal court bill, which
went to its second reading.
In the senate. by vote of ten to
nine. 1t refused to accept the COM
mittec's adverse rport on Smiths
(cabeD anti-gambling bill, and 1t was
advanced to its second reading.
favorable report was made on
the Salem school district bill by the
committee on education.
The johnson pistol toting bill was
made a special order for late this
afternoon.
Huntington's model charter, which
is the special order for this afternoon
in the senate. will be finally passed in
that body and reported to the House
tomorrow where it will be put
through without delay.
The Senate passed the legislative
appropriation bill and adjourned I'LL
Monday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
GOES TO JAIL FOR
PRINCIPE f. ]!
Thomas jenkins Says School
Law is All Wrong and
Sets An Example"

Thomas jenkins, a travelling sales
man, who resides on the East Side,
is prisoner in the county Jail a
martyr to the compulsory school Law
Of West Virginia. Although he said
he had money with which to pay =
fine of$2 and costs, imposed for vio-'
lating the law. he declared he pre-.
ferred to go to jail rather than pay
1t as he considered the law unreaso
able and unjust. He went to jail
for the principleSot- the, thing"
las recorded in Thursdays issue o.;
the Daily Telegram, jenkins pleaded
guilty in Justice rdon's court to Il
violation of the school law and was
fined So and costs. but asked that the
fine be raised to $40 and an appeal
to the circuit court allowed. This was
granted and Jenkins entered into the
required bond.
After rejecting over his action in
the matter, jenkins returned to the
Justices court Thursday night and
asked that his motion for an appeal
of the case to the circuit court he
withdrawn The papers had not. yet
been forwarded to. the. higher court,
and the motion was granted. The
bond was rescinded and the appeal
fees refunded, which brought the
case back to the original Judgment.
When the court asked for payment
OF the fine and costs, jenkins pos.
lively refused to pay 1t, holding that
The law was unjust. In default OF
paying the fins Jenkins was commit
ted to Jail for five days and he went
on to prison with a cheerful counte.
nance all the while declaring that he
was a martyr to an unrighteous and
'burdensome law.
When he took the appeal to circuit
court, Jenkins said he purposed to
make test case of the law to the
end that 1t could be altered, changed
or abolished. Justice Gordon told
him that he knew of no power or au.
thority whereby judge of circuit
court or justice of the peace could
change or abolish law already upon
the statute books but Jenkins held
out for his principle" and is sur
fering Imprisonment as a result.
Jenkinsis offense was that of keen
ing his thirteen-year-old son. George
out of the public school, so that the
latter could work and help support
the familyss
Il am gpng TO exemplify my prln-
ciple.' said jenkins. "by staying in
jail and showing the people that tn:
law is not right and ought to be re-
pealed."
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
PISTOL SNAPS
Fails to Go Off and Life of
Brooks Fleming is
Thus Saved.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. 25-An Italian
miner. dissatisfied with the amount
of money he DIRE wat the Hutchinson
mine of the Fairmont Cola Company
Saturday afternoon, drew pistol
and snapped it three times in The
face of Brooks Fleming, the superin-
tendent of the mine, who is son of
Former Governor Fleming. Fortu-
ately the pistol missed fire, and that
was all that saved Fleming's life
The Italian left, but soon returned
and again attempted to shoot Flem-
ing. but was prevented, and was
placed under arrest on the charge of
attempted murder.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
BUSINESS BLOCK
IS TO BE Bull Z
For Judge Golf the Coming
Summer Nine Stories
in Height.

Architects are engaged with Judge
Nathan Con on plans for fine large
business and Office block at the cor
ner of Main and Court streets and
Judge Con- announced this afternoon
that the construction of the same
would be commenced soon after
April /. ut which time nll the Occur
pants of the buildings there now will
have vacated pursuant to notice given
them.
The proposed building will be eight
or nine stories high and contain
spacious business rooms and modern
offices. 1t willa;hayes a, frontage oil
IS 1-2 feet and be 100 feet deep. The
cost will Rfsdetermined later. burt as
1t is to be of brick and steel and fire
proof. the expectation is that the cost
VIII be in the neighborhood of 5000.
900 or more.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
GIVES SULPHUR
SPRINGS TO
STATE
Generous Donation for Tuber.
culosis Sanitarium by
LeyfePs Morton.

CHARLESTON. Jan. s3-Hon. Levi
p Morton. former vice7president OF
the United States and ex-governor Of
the state of New York, has offered
the state of West Virginia. free. the
Red Sulphur Springs. in Monroe
county. and ten acres of land sur
rounding and all building connected
with the springs for the establish
ment OF state sanitarium for tuber-
culosis patients.
Governor Dawson received n tele-
gram from Mr.. Morton at o'cock
last night presenting the property to
the state. The report proved to be
popular among consumptives and
they flocked to the Red Sulphur in
such numbers. that those who visited
the place for pleasure and an outing
We're afraid of contagion and this
class of guests continued to dwindie
The climate and the water together
proved SO beneficial. however. to in
cipient consumptives that its fame
spread throughout the land
Having this In mind eX-Vive Presi-
dent Morton desires to make the
state the recipient of his generosity.
The Red Sulphur Springs property is
worth about s15o.o0O. and the water
of the springs is considered the best
in the western hemisphere for the
cure of incipient consumption. 1t has
record of hundreds Of cures. For
sine time the springs had been run
both as health resort and pleas
ure resort but the combination prov
ed disastrous from business stand
point.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
RECESS TAKEN
By the Legislature of Ohio
Until the Middle of
Next Month.

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 22-The
Ohio legislature recessed today unit!
February is to allow the senate and
house finance committees to work on
an appropriation Tor running the
state government. The house finance
committee decided to make appro-
priations for the year only, until
1910, which will make absolutely
necessary another session of the leg
islature next year. The house today
followed the lead of the senate yes.
terday by referring all resolutions
providing for probing cities to the
committees on beneficiary. where
they will rest until the house con
venes again next month, If not long
er.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
REGENTS OPPOSE
Bills Giving Academy Gradu-
ates the Same Standing
as Normal Graduates.

CHARLESTON Jan; ss-The nor
NAL school regents at meeting de-
cided to oppose bills giving graduates
of academies maintained by private
enterprise the same standing in regard
to teachers certificates that normal
school graduates have. The bill was
tabled by the house education COM
mittee to give its patron. Mr.. Kirk.
an opportunity to be heard.
The West liberty commencement
date was changed to June IA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
FINE LINE
OF crockcry Bought in Ohio by G.
r. Stout of This City.

a letter received by the Telegram
from c. P. Stout. the queensware
dealer who was at the time in Wells
vile. o.. conveys the news that he
has closed deal there for the finest
line of crockery that has ever been
seen in clarksburg. The goods will
arrive in clarksburg the first of next
week and Mr.. Stout says the people
here can look for some big bargains.
He will return home Saturday from
Pittsburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
BOARD UPHELD
BY Judge Lynch in.lts Assess
ments of Gas Properties of
Two Companies.

In circuit court Friday morning
Judge Charles w. Lynch directed that
an order be entered sustaining the
Board of Public Works in It's assess
ments of the gas properties of tn ,
iFairmont G Grafton Gas Company
and the Philadelphia Company of
West Virginia in this county. lie
announced that he was preparing a
written opinion, which would he filed
later. The companies had appealed
to him for reductions of the assess
ments.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
CANDIDATES
For the Proposed Judgeship
Number Several Of the.
Local Bar.

The progress OF the bill in the leg.
islature to establish crimina. cour,
in this county is being watched with
much interest. especially by several
local attorneys who are said TO be
candidates for appointment as Judge
of the proposed new court.
Avowed candidates are said to be
Charles w. Moore, Raymond Max
well. Charles B; johnson and Har-
vey w. Harmer and rumored candl-
dates ar Homer w. Williams
and w. Frank Stout
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
CLOSE GAMBLING RESORTS.

WESTON. Jan. 23-prosecutinr
Attorney Charles p. swlnt, backed
by county officials, has declared open
war against gambling and other re-.
sorts by giving "a hours notice to
close up. The order was obeyed and
every house of the kind is cleared !,
occupants and furniture.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
NOT GUILTY
Wheeling Men Charged With coun.
tcrfciting Are Acquitted.

In the United States Court in Park
ersburg yesterday afternoon; the jury
in the case of w. H. shipman and
William Wharton of Wheeling. charg-
ed with having passed spurious and
counterfeit coin through slot ma
chimes returned verdict of not guilty
The men We're arrested in December,
1907. and their trial has been post
pond from term to term until this
term of court.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
BANKER ARRESTED
Nevada Bank President is
Charged With Embezzle-
ment of Funds.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. Jan. 22--
Homer G. Taber, president of the San
Diego Bank and Trust Company and
former president of the International
Bank of searchlight, New. was ar
rested here today following the
bringing of 10 indictments against
him by the grand jury at Phoebe, New.
involving the embezzlement approx
mately of 100000.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
HEARING DAY
Of Final Petitions for Nat
uralization is to Be
May 4 Next.

May 4 next has been designated for
the hearing of and passing on by the
circuit court of final petitions of the
year for naturalization of foreigners.
who desire to become citizens Of this
country. All such petitions should
be filed in the circuit clerks office
prior to February ] as they have &,
'be advertised 30 days before he day
of the hearing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
LETTER OPERATED ON.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 22-Joseph
Letter, who attempted to corner the
wheat market some years ago, which
caused sensation. vas operated oil
today for appendicitis. The opera.
ton was successful and the recover;
of the patient is predicted.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28

CHARLESTON. Jan. 22-The
state board of examiners for nurses
has been in session this week draft
ing a new law for the licensing of
the nurses. The members of the
Board are DR.. T. NJ Hasklns. o..
Wheeling; DIR. Alonzo Andrews, -
Martinsburg; Or. c. NJ. Scott. of
.3inetield; DR.. L. V Guthrie. of Hunt.
Edrgtoa. and DR.. George Lounsberry.
of Charleston.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
sHIPMAN NOT GUILTY.

PNRKBRssuRG. Jan. a2-The
jury in the case of William shlpman.
of Wheeling. charged with passing
nickels, in the First City
returned averdict of not guilty. Only
one ballot was taken.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
BUSINESS MEN PROTEST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Jan. 90
"A strong protest against anti
Japanese legislation was sent to the
members of both houses of the legls-
lature by San Francisco business men
today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
NOT TO FILL PLACE.

COLUMBUS, O.. Jan 22-Governo !.
Harmon today announced that he
would not call special election 20
fill the position of Congressman Bur-
ton as he had intended to do.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
ANKLE CRUSHED
Painful Injury Sustained by Mr.
Kcencr ut Pennington Triple.

a. T. Keener. of this city. re-
ceiyed very severe injury at Flem-
ington Thursday. whore he has been
employed for the last few weeks.
His ankle was very badly crushed by
a piece of falling iron. while he was
at work on the new tipplc being con-
structed by the Richards Con-
struction Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
GAMBLING MUST STOP
SAYS GOVERNOR SANDERS

BATON ROUGE. La, Jan. 22-
Governor Sanders telegraphed Dis
trict Attorney Jefferson Parish today
that unless the gambling houses at
South Portawere Immediately closed
apd betting on the suburban races
stopped by Parish he would take a
hand and send troops there.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
BRYAN's DAUGHTER.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 22-Ru,h
Bryan Leavitt. daughter of William
]. Bryan today filed a suit for divorce
from William H. Leavitt. The petit
ton was Immediately withdrawn.
Leavitt is now in Paris.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
MORE WITNESSES.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. "a
Secretary Root. Senator Knox am
Assistant Attorney General Russell
were witnesses today before. the fed.
eral grand jury which is investigating
the Panama libel case.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
TEMPEST AT cE1rra

cEUTA. Morocco, Jan. 22-severai
small Villages in Phmara Territory
Were overwhelmed by tempest that
accompanied torrential rain today.
Many persons were killed or injured.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
TO SET ASIDE TRANSFER
IS PURPOSE OF A SUIT
Fred Mengedoht Appears as the
Plaintiff i'm Sensational
Action.

Fred Mensedoht brought suit in the
Third district court Friday TO set aside
the transfer of all the property of the
Consolidated Jefferson Gold and Copper
Mining company in this county to the
Wasa tch Utah Mining company. n Ne
vada corporation. with capitalization OF
81 100000, MenGedoht alleges fraud.
Mcngedoht says that on september %
last four pretended directors OF the Con-
to hold 1890 shares of capital stock, met
I'm John Wange's office, suite 1916 En-
change building. Chicago. and, with an
alleged president named Nieman. >presid-
ing. and an alleged secretary, named
Rumel, recording, adopted resolutions d.
recting the president and secretary to
execute a deed conveying all the COM
panys property TO Rumel in trust. The
deed, when executed, was placed In
escrow for delivery to the Wasatch- Utah
company, which was formed October Z,
1908
The deed was based upon pretended
meeting OF the Consolidated directors
September IS 1905 Mengedoht says. at
which. 1t was claimed. G52, 1913 shares OF
capital stock were represented. The con-
Veyance OF all the Consolidated COM
pany's properties to the Wasatch-
company was without notice or consid
Grafton and therefore illegal and void,
Mcneedoht alleges, and he asks that the
conveyance be set aside, the property be
allowed to revert to the Consolidated
Wasatch- Utah company be restrained
from taking ore from the Consolidated
properties. and that IL be required to
account for the ores It has already en-
tracted and the other Consol Grated prop
erty that came into its hands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
TELEPHONE COMPANY
IREAOS THORNY PATH
Strife Between Corporation of
City of Pasadena and Off
cialS Grows Serious.

PASADENA, Cal, May 2s-With
twelve big cables cut, S93 wires and
240O telephones out, out of total of
400, i'll the city of Pasadena out Of
service and scores of policemen. I'M
personal command Of Chief of Police
Favour. on guard against all the Sun
set Telephone company S repair men,
the situation in, this city todav-re
sultant from the drastic action of the
city authorities last night in cutting
the telephone lines-was one of an
armed truce pending a probable action
IN the courts. The police are guarding
severed cables at all points to prevent
their being repaired, and Chief Favour
was kept busy during the morning re
ceiving reports from different parts Of
the city of attempts of linemen to rc-
pair the wires and dispatchiug motor
cycle policemen TO prevent them.
Mayor Farley and his subordinate Of
tIclals are determined 10 prevent the
Sunset company reSuming service until
1t takes ont a franchise from the city
and pays the amount of license tax now
10 cents per pole
District Manager Seeey of the Tele-
phone company denounces the authorl-
tics for ''wanton destruction Of prop.
crtys'
Practically all Sunset telephone lines
running out of the city are out of bust
ness and thc city's alarm system is
suspended.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
ELOQUENT, IMPRESSIVE
TRIBUTE TO DR.. ANGELL

ANN ARBOR. Mich, May 2S.-
"The most inspiring thing given us
TO know is the fine stream of human
wisdom purified by old age" said
Prof, r. w. Wenley. head Of the de.
partment of philosophy i'll the Univcr~
sity of Michigan, addressing his stu
dents yesterday on the subject of the
impending retirement of the venerable
president OF the university, DR., James
b. Angell ''Dr Angel graces the fast
thinning ranks of the leaders who
made the nineteenth century what 1t
was,'' said Professor Wenley, You
Will not meet real greatness often in
your future careers All the more nee
eSsary therefore 20 assure yourselves
that it has moved familiarly among
You and met you face to face unob
trusivcly during your student days. The
resignation of President Angel consti
tutes an epoch in the history of the
the institution we love so well.
.FAfter ali is said and done, human
emincnce roots in character. This
world, drab enough otherwise. is n
proud place because now and then men
Of DR.. Angcl's quality relieve lis com
mon clay and evidence the victory Of
the inner spirit over dull, leadcn cir
cumstanccs, -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAY
PURCHASE KEY ROUTE

OAKLAND, Cal. May 2s.-It is re-
liably reported in financial circles here
that the Southern Pacific railroad is
negotiating for the purchase of the Key
Route system of railways and the Bay
ferry The only hitch at this time is
said to be the fact that the Hartman
people dc not want to take over the
thousands of acres of land which the
owners Of the Keystone Route system
control.
The negotiations for the proposed
transfer are being conducted by +. NJ.
Smith, the borax king, and Frank Ha-
vens, principal owners of the syndi~
cate controlling the Key Route lines.
The Key Route system embraces tho
property lines and franchises Of the
San Francisco. Oakland and San Jose
railroad, including its ferry line across
the bay. The property is valued at
several millions Of dollars.
The route runs to Berkeley and
through Oakland, and holds many vam-
able city street franchises.
Officials Of the roads involved de-
cline to discuss the matter at present.
The proposed change, it is said. is in
line with the plans of the Southern
Pacific company very shortly TO elec.
trify its entire suburban system in Ala
media county,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
SM00T mouth" STORY
OF THE SAME OLD KIND

How tho city health authorities i'm
prisoned the family of c. r. Druce. 66a
under the guIsc of smallpox quarantine
and left them there to starye. is the sub
ject OF fiction IN the columns OF the
Smoot Mouth Friday morning. in which
Mr.. Drucc is copiously quoted.
Last Monday James Sabine, Jr., coun-
ty pauper clerk, having heard that the
Druce family was in need, paid them
visit and had s6 worth OF provisions de-
lIvered TO the house. Druce also told
Sabine that he could get credit with
grocery store. while he was under quar-
antine. II is stated by acQualntances OF
Druce that he is the owner Of consdcra~
bic property In Salt Lake. Druce was In
structcd by Sabine TO telephone the
county commissioners il he were In need.
However. Mr.. Druce is quoted in the
Smoot Mouth" as saying that himself
and family are starving,