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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
Watson's Promise Wrong.

Senator Watson in his speech
of acceptance" said this to those
who voted for him:
u have no interests to serve ex-
eept the interests of the people you
gentlemen represent"
There it is in nutshell. AS Dem.
ocrats generally are d!sclaiming and
repudiating, it is evident that their
interests were not represented, and
therefore, they were not represent
ed.
1t is a logical conclusion that Mr..
Watson stated the fact, however, as
it is accepted almost universally that
there were interests represented by
the Democratic solons, when they
voted for United States senators.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Watson may
not do what he says, If he succeeds
in getting seat in the Senate. The
people certainly do not want him to
carry out that promise.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
Is a Modern Structure That
Would Grace Any City
in the World.
PIERCEs THE SKY
One of the Largest and Tallest
Buildings in West
Virginia.


Only few touches remain to
make the completion of the new
Con building, a nlne-story modern
sfkyscraper at the corner of West
Main and Court streets here, COM
plete, and business firms and pro.
fessional men are already busy NOV
ing into this great structure. II is
another of Judge Gon's benefactions
here.
Ground was broken by H. w. Ell
lott and E. L. Winchell, the general
contractors, June % last. i The
building fronts teighty-six feet on
West Main street and t2oi feet on
court street. The contract price for
the building was 100000.
The building is of steel frame
fireproof construction, with rein.
forced concrete floors and gypsum
block partitions. The exterior walls
are stone in the lower stories, i'm
pervious press brick above, and the
roof is of steel construction with
book tile covered by slate.
The foundations under founda,
tons for the walls and for the steel
columns were reinforced with two
courses of lugged and twist
ed steel rods laid right an
giles and worked into the con.
crete foundations or footings
The foundations were tested with a
dead load of 5000 pounds to the
square foot for forty-elght hours
without settlement, thus showing
the stability of the ground sustain
ing the building.
On the first floor is modern
equipped banking room and five
stores, and the upper stories con
tain 1874 offices. There are two iron
and marble stairways from the
ground to the top floor, also two trac-
ton type high speed electric pas.
seHsef elevators, and glass and
bronze mail chute the full height OF
the building. Each Office contains
la porcelain lavatory, with hot and
cold water, electric light and tele,
phone connections. and some of then
gas for dentists.
The banking room is finished in
marble and bronze, has large fire.
proof vaults, the main eutRarsa CT.
ridor has marble floors and walns.
coating, ornamental beams and cor.
nices, etc., and all the corridors in
the upper floors are finished in mar.
BILE mosaic.
AN the interior wood finish is oil
oak and birch, all West vir.
ginia products. The building con.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

are prominent in their line, having.
had wide and successful career.
They came to West Virginia eight
years ago and among the monune!i IS
to their ability are the jail and
sheriEf's residence, the Empire
building, two school houses and ".
L. Highlands residence here, be-
sides the Cor building, They have
also erected large buildings in
Wheeling, Charleston, Warrington
and other West Virginia places.
Mi.5urn, Holster and Company,
architects OF the building, with main
offices in Washington, d. &C.. have
been architects Of big buildings in
Washington, Atlanta, Greensboro and
many other places in the South as
well as the Middle West.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
An ominous silence,

Democratic newspapers INDUCED
themselves hoarse in bowling about
an imaginary hunning of sworn
duty on the part OF the Republican
state senator's, but never whimper
are some Of them now making in
reference to what the Democratic
senators did in violating the trust
given them by the people, when they
capitulated so readily and easily TO
the influence OF the trusts in elect
ing trust representatives to the
United States Senate.
Perhaps, they are so shocked at
the Ibrazen 'boldness of most OF their
senators in defying the will and
voice of the people that they have
not yet had time to recompose them
selves. At any rate they have lost
their bearings to the extent of be-
coming mummies along this partic-
ular line, although the way is clear
for a protest, though not operative
or retroactive, yet significant and
impressive of the fact that they
themselves are prompted by higher
motives than mere. partisan politics,
however openly and deaantly cor.
rupt.
Thousands Of members of thei,
own party would welcome an attempt
at least to repudtate the action OF
the Democratic legislature in elect.
ing Chiffon and Watson to the fed.
eral senate and would conclude that
their party organs were engaged ii
trying to bring their party back tc
its mornings. Their silence is ON.
inous. 1t seems to mean that the
senators selected from and for the
special interests have those newspa,
pers completely cowed.
The paralysis of these newspapers
is such that they say neither good
nor bad about Chiffon and Watson
They merely say nothing and are
not trying to say any thing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

The Democratic saints" down at
Charleston are trying to excuse
themselves by saying it was only a
"rumor" that there had been bribery
in the senatorial contest among the
Democrats. Senator Bland seemed
TO have absolute proof and he
Haunted it in heir faces, but they
did not'care TO heed, and now comes
the Democratic word that the in
vesttgators will do no whitcwas hing.
Care was taken not % put Senator
Bland and certain other fellows on
that committee. The brush win
put the daubs on 50 deep that evea
Senator BANDS conscience may not
be sufficiently piercing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

woman within three months. The
information as to the charge against
Mr.. Arnold was given to the Tele-
gram only after considerable effort
to get the same, and Mr.. Arnold
may feel assured that there was on
intention to do him harm by pub
fishing the same. 1t was an inn
portant act of the conference and
legitimate news.
1t should be thoroughly under
stood that Mr.. Arnold violated no
state law in marrying again after
he got his divorce, but merely a
church law.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
Mild, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

y So many oflthe MS OF women arc duo
to habitual constipation, probably be-
cause of their false tnodpsty ON the SUB
Ject that their attention cannot DO too
strongly called to the Importance OF keep
ing the bowels open. It is always apor-
tant to do that, regardless OF the SEX. int
It is especially important in women.
From the time the girl begins to men
struate until menstruation ceases She has
always vastly better prospects of con1inc.
through healthy II she watches her I,owci
movements. II you find yourself coasti-
pated. with bad breath pIniply complex
ion, headaches belchlng gas and other
symptoms of indigestion and constipation,
take a small dose of DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin. 1t IL a woman's fayorite I5xa-
tive. You viii find that you can do away
with salts strong cathartics, etc, which
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
.SkySCr aper
Now Ready

tain a separate pressure system to
insure water 10 all parts of the
building at all times, also contains a
fire line stand pipe with hose con-
uections on each floor, and all
plumbing and electric light fixtures,
as well as all hardware, are Of the
best manufacture. The building is
heated by. an overhead direct steam
system, using natural gas for fuel.
The bank counters are erected on
a solid Alabama marble base with
marble mahogany. The grills OF
the bank fixtures are solid bronze
and the woodwork throughout is
mahogany The vault is fireproof
with book vault above. The bank
toilets are Alabama marble and ma
hogany.
ut is a massive structure as few
figures furnished by Contractor Ell
lott show. There were 1925 cubic
yards OF dirt in the excavation,
Eforty-eight car loads OF crushed
limestone wer used, twenty-one cars
of Portland cement, forty-one cars OF
sand, 9S2 thousand brick, eleven
cars of furnace flag, five cars of In
diana cut limestone, one car OF
Georgia granite, two cars of mar
BILE. twenty-one cars of fire
proof partition blocks, twelve
cars Of wall plaster, one car OF p,as-
ter paris, one car of roofing slate,
one car of galvanized iron cornice,
776 tons of structural steel, fifty-siz
tons of ornamental iron, eighteen
tons of glass, eight and a half tons
of sashweights, two cars of framing
lumber, four cars of flooring, two
cars of interior finishing lumber
| fifty-fve tons of radiators, thirty-one
tons of steam pipe, 2O5 tons OF
vitreous china lavatories, 1,156 gal,
Ions of paint, thirty-two tons of Al.
ALBANIA marble for terranza floor and
marble mosaic and ninety barrels Of
chandeliers, for gas and electric
lights.
The bronze hardware cost $3.50,
Kewanee compound air pressure
tanks force the water under pres.
sure 10 the roof and all fixtures
through filters, giving the tenants
pure water, both hot and cold, tc
each fixture.
The Otis elevators are installed
for both passenger ard freight ser.
vice and the freight elevator can be
adjusted 50 as e carry such furn'.
ture and safes as may be required
in the building.
This building is to be turned ovel
TO the owner without single seri
Gus accident or loss of life, which /,
IN unusual condition on building:
of this size, where so many men Of
various trades were employed, show,
ing the contractors were, careful and
diligent in every particular.
The architects furnished the con,
tractors a complete specifications al
the beginning and there were nc
extras in that respect.
Contractors Elliott and Winchell
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

chilton's newspaper should stren-
ously object to an investigating
committee because of the fact that
that newspaper says that the sub
iect matter, which the committee
was appointed to whitewash, was
only slanaer. There is no necessity
for legislative committee to in
vestigate SANDER, as the only result
1t could hope to accomplish would
be apology and retraction forced by
The party whip. That would not
cause the people to regard Bland,
Hubbard and Robinson liars in the
first instance.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

Senator Bland will be second
Blackstone if he can satisfactorily
explain the difference between
grand larceny and bribery so far as
morality is concerned. While he is
making it appear that he has been
no party to bribery, he has not sue
ceeded in convincing his own con-
stltuen's that he was not party to
the attempt to steal fellow sena-
tors seat.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
An Angered peon,o

Angefed almost into a frenzy is
every section of West Virginia over
the action Of the Democrats in se-
1ecting Clarence w. Watson and
William E. Chiffon for United states
senators and this declaration doubt
less covers the state of affairs in
the home cities of the two gentle
men, too, although as matter Of
civic pride the latter two are doing
less bowling than other cities OF the
state.
In response to the query as to what
is the feeling, men from every sec
ton reply that the people are mad.
Especially angry are most of the
Democrats. In many instances
prominent Democrats declare with
! much feeling that they never will
vote the Democratic ticket again.
At the fall election there were
many who were led to believe that
the election of the Democratic
ticket meant something, for the COM
mon people. To their utter amaze
ment they now learn hat nothing Of
the kind was intended on the part
OF the Democratic leaders. Instead
the big corporations are to have the
benefit. The latter are in absolute
control of the Democratic party in
West Virginia. They own the
leaders and they own almost all of
the Democratic lawmakers. They
also own some, if not all, of the men
elected to Congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket. The bunch is so badly
tainted that its members themselves
admit it.
But, Notwithstanding the election
victory OF the special interests, the
big combines, the mighty and heart
less corporations, the extortioners,
the usurpers of the peoples rights,
the foe OF a republican government,
were not content but in their
greed for power they. had to bring
further shame on the state. Their
agents corrupted men, their hire
lings deprived men honestly elected
of their seats in the State Senate
and as crnwning climax to all this
great robbery of the peoples rights,
they are attempting to send their
members and representatives. their
agents, 10 the United States SEN
ate.
Under the circumstances who
blames Democrats, Republicans, Pro-
.hibition!sts, Socialists and others for
being highly indignant? Who
blames the people for crying out
against the outrage upon the
state? Who blames them for being
fearful OF the consequences OF all
this betrayal OF public trust? Who
blames them for heaping curses and
maledictions upon a set of men who
have shown such contempt for the
rights of the people? Who blames
them for denouncing he revolutions
ory movement instituted at the be-
hest OF the special interests?
There will be reckoning day and
1t is not far distant. The people OF
no sovereign state will long endure
such a menacing situation. Their
liberties, especially their inalienable
rights, are at stake and they are
ready to exclaim as Patrick Henry
did, Give me liberty or give me
DEATH
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
ROONEY KILLED
IN AN ACCIDENT
Well Known Yard Fireman
! Meets a Horrible Death
in the Yards.

John Rooney, Baltimore & Ohio
yard fireman, and the Oldest man in
point Of service in the local yards.
was Instantly killed in an acciden.
which took place directly beneath
the overhead bridge just east Of the
depot at $3.50 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. Rooney and P. j. Madden, en-
gineer, were in engine No. 1883,
which was standing on switch UNI
derneath the bridge, when engine No.
1898, which was on its way to take
coal, attempted to pass the first en-
CINE, and sideswtped it, the first en-
CINE not being clear of the track on
which the other was running. Mr..
Rooney was standing in the cab and
had just time to shout, Watch out.,,
when the other engine crashed into
the cab. He was killed instantly.
The engineer, Mr.. Madden, was for
tunate in escaping injury.
The dead man lives at the corner OF
North Fourth and Werninger streets.
Glen Elk. He is survived by a wife
and two children, Miss Loyola and
Thomas.
Mr.. Rooney is also survived by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Rooney, two sis
tiers, Misses Mary and Catherine, and
two brothers, Martin and Michael. all
residing at Columbia Mines. The
brothers are employed by the Con
solidation Coal Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
An Error Corrected.

1t Is pointed out by j. IT. Arnold,
former minister of the West vir-
GINA Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, that the Telegram was in error
several weeks ago, when it CON
tanned the statement that he had
been placed in Jail. In explanation
OF the error it may be said that the
same was incident to the gathering
of news and occurred without intent
of any kind to make a misstatement
or to injure Mr.. Arnold. In other
words, the kilograms information
was not strictly correct. At the
time the Telegram got the informa-
tion he was in the custody OF Off
GERS on a warrant charging non
support OF his wife and the Justice
ordered him committed to Jail in
default OF bond but he gave the bond
later and was not placed in jail.
Also, Mr.. Arnold feels aggrieved
at some one he believes wrote news
paragraphs concerning his expulsion
from the conference when the an
nua1 session was held here last fall.
The proceedings against MIR. Arnold
were secret as deemed wise by the
conference and only the bare ground
for the action of the conference was
stated in the Telegram, namely, that
he was expelled because he had di-
vorced his wife on grounds other
than adultery and married another
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
MOVE OFFICE
To Their Mill Working Plant in the
Clifford Building.

Ferguson and Brown, general
building contractors, are moving
their office from the Lowndes build
ing on Third street to their mill
working plant in the clifford build
ing near the Offices of the Mt. State
Transfer Company on East Pike
street. They have mill working
outfit there capable of doing aaIl
kinds of cabinet and other work.
The mill has been in operation some
time and they are succeeding very
nicely with it. 1t is located where
the Kc!5legard cigar factory formerly
was.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
INSANITY
Is Plea offered by Young Man Ac-
cuscd of Check Forging.

insanity of the plea Of defense III
the case of l.. Il. Price, the young man
who is in Jail on charges Of forglns
checks onlocal business men. He was
orraisned before JusticeG II. Gorde ii
late Saturday afternoon on one chargs
but in view of the plea. the hearir
was continued In order to give phy-S
sieians an opportunity of investisal.
ing the prisoners mental condition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

ments, 4 -. = :
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Or, Caldwell does not feel that tho
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% charge. All are welcome 10 write
mini Whether for the medicAl adVice
or the free sample address him pr.
W ", Is Galdwsl. Sal Caldwell building,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

Samuel R. Bentley, agent for the
New York Life Insurance Com
pany, and Thomas Shaw, manager
of the Interior Wood Work and
Lumber Company, are moving their
offices from the Leggett building on
South Third street into the new Goff
building, where they have elegant
quarters.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

The clarksburg Cooperative store
Company, of Charleston, W. Va, has
been chartered to conduct wholesale
and retail grocery business. Author
lied capital, $4,000. 1ncorporators:
Clarence U. Bennett, George F. Hair
bert R. B. Hardesty and H. c. Bat
ten. all OF Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

According to Delegate Shock
statement, most of the Democratic
statesmen down at Charleston are
financial experts as they have doubt
less handled more money the last
few days than all during the last
twelve years,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
MINER MEETS DEATH.

Andy Ncvitch, 50 years Of age, 4
machine operator at the Janis IN
No : mine, at Pennington, was ia
tally hurt while at wohk there re-
Gently and died few hours after
ward. A lump of falling coal struck
min on the head.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02

Lawrence Craig Is visiting his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ
Mulligan, from Meadowbrook.
Mrs. W. c. McKeehan and little
sons. Martin and William, went to
Parkersburg Saturday morning on a
visit,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-20

The Skyscrapers will open the week
series at Helena today and will And there
waiting TO oppose them in the initial game
enship released and who later caught on
with Helena and proved 10 be one OF the
pitching wonders Of the league, Since he
wonderful ability, pitching one OF the two
no-hit games Of the Union league season
With, good luck he Is likely to prove prove, a
o9GK % pIcb pGr 'hf aumme S
Although the Helena Senator'S are the
near tail-enders in the percentage column.
they climbing Sne fast s5ss psyhg thsy Saye
turned from their trip they have beat
Butte Boise and Missoula at home, They
broke even with Butte each team getting
three games. They took the Boise series.
five 70 two. and the Missoula series. four
to three.
Salt Lake is going even better than
the supporters expected when they left
home. Thus far they have met Butte
and Great Falls. the two pennant con-
tenders: and Missoula. the tail-ender
They have played eighteen games and
have won nine. which is going some. They
meet Helena this week and Boise next;
Then they return home for four weeks
engagement at Cooley park, opening with
Butte and Missoua. Then they take an
other swing around the circuit and close
the season In Salt Lake with weeks
engagement with Boise. II they break
they will likely come home in first place.
Secures New Pitcher.
Word was received from Great Falls
last night that Manager cliff Blankeu-
ship of the Salt Lake team had signed
Pat Butler. a pitcher from the Seattle
club of the Northwestern league. Butler
pitched for Seattle and Tacoma last year
and has been a regular member of the
Seattle pitching staff this year. Blanken-
ship has been after him for some time and
finally arranged for his release, Butler
is big right-hander OF whom Blanken-
Salt Lake has been seriously handi-
capped because of an inadequate pitch
ing staff. The injury 10 Schimpffs hand
has prevented his working in the box.
and has been used at third during most
OF the trip. While the injury does not
prevent his playing. 1t seriously inter-
feres with his pitching, With the new
San, HummeI and CARRIER a pitching
staff that compares we'll with the best
in the league.
The two contenders in the pennant race
will meet at Great Falls this week Ii
Butte wins the opener these two teams
will be tied for second place. Local fans
hope to see these teams break even. be-
cause II one team makes a sweep Of the
series that team will either crowd Salt
Lake out of first place or be close at Its
heels.
Boise showed improvement in last
weeks series. albeit the series was lost
by single game 10 Butte and 1t seems
likely 70 take this weeks series from
strengthened and. may give Boise hard
fight. Missoula fans are relying on Salt
Lake 10 stop Helena's upward mach and
on Joyce's men 10 take most OF the
Scrappers a chance 10 get out Of last
place,