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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
A TRIBUTE.

Judge Reese Blizzard of the Dis
patch News pays tribute of re-
spect to tie late Captain Jumes f.
Mcdonald:
Capt James f.. Mcdonald
.of Sycamore. Calhoun county
ty has boon taken to that reward
awaiting the very best of mer. He
was a brave Union soldier, and for
a long life since has been an ideal
citizen.
There are but few men. If any,
who have commanded more uni.
Versal respect Of their acquaintan-
ces. In the community in which he
lived he was the ideal in upright
ness and integrity Of every one. In
an inland, agricultural community,
he was considered wealthy, yet no
enc ever questioned the means by
which he obtained n single penny"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The teachers institute for this
county started off this morning
with an enrolment of 81. The
prospects are bright for the most
successful i'll previous years.
Following are the names of those
enrolled:
E Chenoweth, Robert Hender-
son, Hattie Williams, Evert Trip
petit, Kenneth Chenoweth, Ola
Stump, Roy w Linger, Henry
Jackson, Hugh Russell Terrell,
G. M Eismon, L K Stemple,
Dallas G Stutler. Frances Hen
derson, Homer Trippett, James
M Wilson, Hill Stump, Hagan
Francis, Florence Marshall, Eta
johnson, Bertha Fowler, Matte
f Sharps, Lulu Dawson, Ethel
Robinson, Claude Osborne, Gro
yer White, Florence Gail Proud
foot, Andrew J. Stemple, Ira
Bryner, Oslo Sturm, Grace Nor
gan Fenton w Belts, J II Bar
ker, Emily Keith, Carey Wool
ter, Tuena Keith, Willie j Ayers,
Edward Stevens, Lewis Scott
Penniger, Lee Gamer, r. o Con-
ley, Okey Vanhorn, Franklin
Weaver, Bernard V Elliott,
Geneva Stalnaker, Susie Terrell,
Jesse Erlewine, Dwight w Shock,
Gilbert Keith, &C Belts, Claude
l. Board, II G Lockney, Virgil
Snyder, Harper Burns, Okey c
Eismon, Garner Norman, Dosie
Belts, Walter Klipstine, Daniel
f. Stutler, Thornton G Cain,
Ernest c Farrar, Benjamin Har-
rison Farmhouse, Ivy M Wright
Chloe Belt, Verta Edman, Eva
Belt, G G Kelley, Warden Bailey,
Wheeler Chenoweth, BF Terrell,
William Sharps, Bruce Terrell
Gay Stalnaker. John w Sim
mons, Davy Lee Deem, Walter
G Farrar, M Cooper, Elms
Barr, Nc Barr, Dorcas Terrell,
Guy Starcher, Martin Erlewine
Hannlng Polling, Robert Johnson
Cora Reip, Ida Reip, Ii Fer
rell, Geo Hall, Rev. M l. Hall.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

his dickering with the Guggen-
helm interests for robbery of
billions in Alaska coal lands The
tariff! The party hopeless split
over the betrayal of its platform
pledges by the interests controll-
ed leaders who seem to have
hypnotized the president. There
was never a baser surrender of
the interests of the American
workingman to the money pow
ers than was perpetrated in the
formulation and adoption of the
present act. 1t is the basic
cause of some of his greatest ills.
Can the American workingman
maintain a decent standard of
| living when, among many othe
instances, of the chief farmers
of the tariff is permitted to so
juggle the cotton schedule that
the prices of the manufactured
staples are vastly increased while
the senator reaps immense prof
its on the increased earnings of
his stock in New Eng land manu-
factories? 1t is the same with
rubber, with. wool, with leather.
A tariff for the American work
ing man, forsooth!
A Republican, of the regular
brand, so long as he continues
to permit himself to be led by
the venal hirelings of the inter
ests, is simply an unconscious en-
envy of the people and of himself.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
EIGHT CATTLE KILLED.

Word has been received here of
a destructive storm in Jackson
county on Wedne day night last
when a bolt Of lightning killed out
right seven steers belonging to
Robert Click, who lives on the John
Somers farm in Uuion district, and
knocked the eighth down the hill,
inhictieg injuries from which it has
since died, The cattle weighed
from l 200 to 400 each and the
loss is estemated at 1000. They
were in the open.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
LITTLEPAGE
is NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS III TIE THIY1
DISTRICT 1T BINToN.

Charleston, w. Va. August :
State Senator A b. Littlepags v,s
the unanimous choice OF the Dem
ocrats Of the Third congressional
districts in convention at Hinton
Saturday and will make the race
against Joseph Holt Gaines for
Congress. Littlepage's name was
the only one presented to the con-
vontiou. The decision of John
Preston, Of Greerebrier county, to
accept the nomination for State
senate in Ninth senatorial district at
Ronceyerte left the party without IL
congressional candidate on tn eve
Of the convection Preston had
been indorsed for Congress by
Kanawha county and was expected
to be the only candidate.
William f. Chiffon, Of Charles
ton presided over the convention
and sounded the parLy's keynote in
an address. Lrttlepage was placed
IN nomination by Ex-Governor Mac
Corkle and his nomination was
made unanimous. William II Saw
years Of Hinton, was reelected
chairman of the congressional com-
mIttec.
y lengthy platform was adopted
by the convention, pointing out the
extravaganza of state and national
ADMINISTRATORS and declaring for
a return to Democratic principles of
economy. Congressman Games
was criticised for his Indifference in
the matter of the pollution of tho
New and Kanawha rivers ana a rap
was taken at Cannonism and Aid
richism.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
WITHERS RECEIVES NOM
NATION FOR CONGRESS.

ton, said that Mr.. Withers is one
of the ablest and cleanest men in
the state.
Shirley Mitchell moved sus-
pension of the rules and that the
nomination be made by acclima-
ton, which was carried with a
whirl.
A committee of three, com
posed of A E. Kenney, Henry
Ash and S. H. Mitchell, was APP
pointed to notify Mr.. Withers of
his nomination.
On motion, a new executive
committee was selected by the
delegations, and is as follows:
BraXton, Nick Ruth.
Calhoun, S. M. Ward
Doddridge, Henry Ash.
Gilmer, G. M. Bennett.
Jackson o. S. Hutchinson.
Peasants G. D. Smith.
Richie, w. A. Stricken.
Roane, Amos E. Kenney.
Tyler, John A. Grier.
Writ, Shirley A. Mitchell.
Wood, w. G. McConaughey.
The recommendations were con-
firmed by the committee and it
was requested that the commit
tee meet at once and organize.
w. G. McConnaughey was
made temporary secretary of the
committee.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
PENITENTIARY.
POPULATION IS OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED AN
INCREASING FOR JULY.

Charleston w. August. g.
The report Of the walden of the
state pen at Moundsville has been
received at the state executive Of
fees and shows an increase of nine
prisoners AZ the institution during
july. Twenty eight prisoners were
received from state courts during
the month; the terms of twelve ex-
prod and and two were sent out as
Witnesses. Tie population If the
pen at the end of the meath of July
was Jos.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
What is A Republican?

The Outlook in a recent issue
attempts to answer the question,
what is a republican," 1t does
not attempt to give a compre-
hensive statement of principles
as held by what it is pleased to
call the recognized Republican
party, recognized in the last
eight years under Mr.. Roose-
velt's administration" These
principles, however, it says in
clude:
Government regulation and
control of the great corporations,
especially of such as administer
the national highways or deal in
the necessaries of life. Govern
ment ownership and regulation,
though not administration, Of GER
tain great properties now be-
longing to the people; specially
the great forest lands, mineral
deposits, and water power sites,
so that they shall be developed
and administered, not primarily
for the benefit Of Individual
owners, but for the benefit of all
the people.
A protective tariff, so ajusted
to secure for American working
men a wage sufficient to enable
them to maintain the American
standard of living for them
selves and their families"
Most of this is good Democrat
ic doctrine, forced upon the at
tention Of the legislators by Byran
and latter exploited by Roosevelt,
with a great blare of trumpets
and flourishing of the big stick,
mainly for effect and with a
woeful paucity of practical bene-
fetal results. With respect to
government regulation of corpor-
ations, the clause of real value
in the railroad bill, inserted
at the instance of the Democrats
and insurgents, and against the
wishes of the President, will not
be enforced. 1t provides for the
the holding up Of increased
freight rates by the Interstate
Commerce commission pending
investigation. AS this would
Inconvenience the roads the
president announces that the
provision will not be enforced
AS to corporations furnishing the
necessaries of life, the congress.
sional investigation farce into the
cause of the increased prices of
necessaries is still fresh in the
public mind. Headed by Aldrich
who has dominated Taft and
whom the latter denominates
one of our foremost statesmen.
nothing else could have been
expected. 1t has been all tinse,
and glitter and no substance
| 1t is to laugh to refer to conser-
walton after the Ballinger cpl
sode, in which the latter has
been upheld by the administra-
ton after indubitable proof OF
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.

Miss Bessie Williams will pay
$500 reward for the person who
finds q ladies gold watch which
she lost between her home and
the Citizens telephone office.
The watch was a gold hunting
case with the crystal broken out
and had no fob attached.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
Mayor William ]. GaynOr,
Of New York, Shot.

The testimony of Senator Gore
of Oklahoma, before the special
congressional investigating COM
mite, involving the name of
Vice president Sherman as one
of the men higher up" in the
McMurry Indian lands deal, in
which connection Mr.. Gore
claims to have been offered a
money bride for his influence, is
startling as indicating the
heights in government to which
corruption Emay ascend. Mr..
Sherman, of course. is entitled
to be heard in his own defense
and public judgment must be
suspended until his side of the
case is forth coming. Mr.. Sher-
man says the story of his con-
nection with the matter is "abso-
lutely without the slightest
shadow of foundation" but more
than a mere denial will be re-
quired from him. The people
will demand the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth
OF this scandalous business, no
matter VINO it hits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
RUSHED HERE
IN AUTOMOBILE WAS J. N. SHAcKELFORD, OF
CHENILLE.

Parkersburg w. Val
j. y. Shackelford, Of Chenille,
banker and coal operator, one Of the
most prominent men Of the interior.
is In st. Joseph's Hospital, in Sc
rious condition, his foot beng af-
footed with Pangrepe.
DR.. GoG, Of this city, was called
to Chenille Saturday, and finding
the case q very serious one, he rash
ed his patient through to Clarks-
burg in an auto, accompanied by
Mrs. Shackelford, in time TO catch
the night train for This city. 1t Is
feared that it Will be necessary to
amputato the member.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
A Fine Baby Boy.

The home Of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stump,
of this town, was gladcucd Wednesday by
the arrival ON fine baby how Mrs Stump
and the little ono are doing nicely.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Owing to the crowded condi-
ton of our paper, a very inter-
esting communication from
Here and There" and a pro-
gram from Mt. Zion, were un
avoIdably left out, both of which
win appear in our next issue.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

ldIIleS were presented.
The Democratic Congressional
convention of the Fourth Con
gressional district this afternoon
was one of the most enthusiastic
and harmonious ever held in the
district, which augurs we'll fol
the success of the party.
The convention was in marked
contrast to the famous Terrapin
Park Republican convention
when guns and knives were
flourished, there were knock
downs and dragouts, black eyes,
bloody noses, and destruction of
furniture during the riotous pro-
ceedings. Peace, good will and
harmony prevailed today.
When Chairman Henry Ash
of the congressional conlmitte e
called the convention to order at
l 80 o, clock the big auditorium
was filled, all the counties b eng
represented, nearly all by the
full delegations
Chairman Ash called upon
Judge l.. N. Tavenner of this
city to preside as temporary
chairman and Will A. Stricken
of Richie county as temporary
secretary, the selections eliciting
vociferous applause, as both are
recognized as splendid officers.
Upon assuming the chair Judge
Tavenner was given an ovation,
which continued for several
minutes. When order was re-
stored Judge Tavenuer thanked
the convention for the honor and
delivered an eloquent speech on
the issue of the day. The ap-
plause was frequent and vocifer-
Gus.
E. M. Gilkerson moved that the
temporary organization be made
permanent and that all commit
tees be dispensed with except
a committee on resolutions, and
that upon the appointment of
this committee the members re-
tire and formulate their report.
COM. ON RESOLUTIONS
The delegation selected the
following as the members of the
committee on resolutions:
BraXton, David Evans.
Calhoun, Alfred E. Kenney.
Dodridge, Clarence Fitzwill-
Jams.
Gilmer, L. C. Hamilton.
Jackson, o. S. Hutchinson.
Peasants, E. l., Riggs.
Richie r. S. Blair
Roane, Walter Pendleton.
Tyler, William E. Kirchner.
Writ, T. A. Fought.
Wood, E. M. Gilkeson.
During the time the committe
was drafting resolutions, speech.
es were made by some very able
orators, among them being Mr..
Thomas Lynch, a Virginian born
gentleman who is the Democrat
ic nominee for Attorney General
in South Dakota. The following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the congress
sional committee be and is EN-
powered to fill any vacancy which
may occur in it's own member
ship, or in any nomination for
any position by this convention
from any cause.
The chair announced that nom
nations were in order.
Roll call for a candidate for
congress was made. Braxton
county yielded to Roane, and
Hon. Walter Pendleton being
called to the stage, in very elo.
quent and forceful language,
placed the name of John Scott
Withers before the convention,
the announcement of whose
name aroused the greatest enthu-
siasm. Nominate him, said Mr.
Pendleton, and you will have as
your candidate one of whom all
can feel proud, one who can lead
to victory, a man that serves his
God will serve his people we'll.
] believe he will answer the call
of his party. 1 come from the
country of Prince Hal, whose
pedestal is topping.
G.. Warren Hays, of Calhoun
county, in seconding the nomina-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Columbus, August. 10. -hf-
teen members of the Newark,
Ohio, mob, who participated in
the riot which resulted in the
lynching of Carl Etheringron,
July 8, were indicated today by
the grand jury for the first de-
gree murder.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Among the students who attend.
ed Prof Bruce Ferels Summer
Normal at this place last spring
who took the examination and made
good grades were Harper Buns.
who made $50 per cont. Miss Chloe
Belt made Ssl per ccpG Hagan
FroDcis made So per cent, Hugh
Terrell 8Gl and T. =. Cunningham
oG per cent There were others
who made good grades, bot these
we have mentioned were among the
best i'm the county, and beaten by
only q few in the state
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16
COSTLY FARCE.

The present state road law is tho
greatest traycsty ever foisted upon
a taxpaying people for for the pur-
pose of making places AZ tide pic
counter. Many bad road laws have
been enacted in many states in the
union, but surely mono as bad as the
West Virginia law has ever been
tired elsewhere. This law provides
salaries for number of state off.
ciails and many county officials, but
practically nothing FOR making
roads. In one county recently Wis.,
tied by the writer, roads were sur.
veled ont and stakoI out in all di-
rcctions, and q great deal OF money
expended In paying the salaries Ut
the road engineer and his gang OF
survey or,, chain carriers and AK
men, md when it came to the point
of bidding Oh the rOads to those
sho wanted to work them and keep
them in order there was practically
10 money left for that purpose
The whole thing Is farce would
be absolutely ridiculous but for tho
fact that it Us so czpou i've. and
stands iu the way Of a really effect
i've road law. Charleston Courier
Editor Boyd Slutlcr returned
from Webster SPRING. SUNDAY.
where hc bad been as delegate 10
tho Republican Senatorial couven-
ton which was held Thursday at
the great health resort. Mr.. Price
of Pocahontos, was the man who
consented to be slaughtered by Nc.
Kidd this fall,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 10. Joe
Cans, former lightweight cham
pion puglist, died this morning.
He had been i'll of consumption
for about year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

1t is learned that John d.
Rockefeller is addicted to whis-
key, only he takes his externally,
by means Of baths. However, it
is only another way of getting
soaked.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

You will tind everything for women and
at UaremanS.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

The new United States sena-
tor from Virginia, former Gov
ernor Claude A. Swanson. made
an excellent record in the guber-
material chair of the Old Domin-
ion and is a fighting successor to
the late Senator Daniel.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Ladic' Hair Tubu Puts aud Switches
0t llardmu..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-08-16

Colonel Roosevelt would do
well to put muzzle on son-in-law
Nick. Longworth's attack on
Governor Harmon, Of Ohio, as a
corporation lawyer cannot do
otherwise than revive memoir
les Of that case in which Mr..
Harmon as government counsel
proposed to prosecute a member
of the Roosevelt cabinet for an
admitted case of rebating, and
son-in-law Nick's distinguished
father-in-law forbade him to do
it.
The death of John G. Carlisle.
secretary of the treasury in Pres
ident Cleveland second admins
tration, terminates a remarkable
career Twenty years ago Mr..
Carlisle was one of the foremost
public figures in this country.
With the close of the Cleveland
administration he retired from
politics and devoted his wonder
ful abilities to the practice of
law. At one time in his life Mr..
Carlisle was much discussed as
a probable Democratic candidate
for the presidency but the fail
lure of the second Cleveland adj
ministradon when the country
lreaped the harvest Of the mis-
takes and fallacies of the Harri-
son administration, put an end
to any ambition he may have
| possessed i'm this direction. Tn
lmany ways John G. Carlisle was
a great man but he was unfor-
tunate in the circumstances at
TENDING his political career.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
|CONSTABLfS MUST
Cut THEIR FORCES
Grand Jury Declares Against
Pernici0us Activities of
Many Deputies

OAKLAND, Jan. 27.-Consta bles of
Oakland, Alameda and Brooklyn town
ships will have to keep only small
quotas of deputies in the future, ac-
cording to the mandate laid down today
by the grand jury. This decision came
as the result of an investigation of the
reasons why Constables Hampstead,
Lane, Allen, Carroll and kim had ap-
pointed each a great number of depu-
ties, the activities of whom had in
many cases been pernicious.
kim, who was hailed before the grand
jury. was able to show that he had al
ready applied the knife to his force of
deputies. After hearing a great number
of complaints from residents of Ala
media he announced several weeks ago
that he would discharge all his depu-
ties.
The chief objection that the grand
jury voiced this morning against the
deputy constables was that many OF
them were unknown to their chiefs,
were appointed for political reasons
and in many cases for no other purpose
than to give the deputy the right to
carry a revolver. In Brooklyn town
ship it was found that there were at
least a hundred such deputies, with no
good reason for their appointments.
Constable Allen, who was before the
grand jury today, explained that many
merchants in the outlying districts had
been appointed deputies so that they
might have the right to carry arms
after dark when they returned home
with money from their stores. The
grand jury did not condemn this prac-
tice, but said it would have to stop, as
such merchants may now obtain per-
mission to carry arms from the Oak
land police department.
In conclusion the grand jury declared
that no more deputies should be ap-
pointed except to do official duties.
Since the investigation into the do
ings of the constables was begun by
the grand jury the sureties companies
have refused to go on their bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
STREETS OF OAKLAND
TO BE REMEMBERED
Superintendent Plans Improved
System for. Entire City

OAKLAND, Jan. 27.-Superintendent
of Streets Walter c. Howe has devised
a plan for REMEMBERING the streets of
this city. including the annexed dis
triet, which the postoffice authorities
have agreed to. For several weeks
Howe has had three deputies at work
rearranging the distribution of the
house numbers and in a few days he
will present his plan to the board of
public works.
1t is probable that under the new
system 100 numbers will be allotted to
one block, instead of 100 to two blocks
as at present. By this method the
numbered streets will indicate the
house numbers in the cross streets,
and to maintain this ratio Howe favors
carrying 100 numbers over several
blocks where one or more streets in
tervene between two numbered streets.
The entire annexed district had to be
canvassed by Howe for the numbering
of houses, as only a few of the streets
outside the old city are numbered. To
enforce this Improvement would re-
quire an ordinance being passed, and
Howe's plans are to revise the number
ing system of the whole city and thus
bring about uniformity.