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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-03
Yesterdays National League Results.

At Cincinnati, Boston, s; Cincinnati
5.
At Pittsburg, Pittsburg Z Philadel'
pliia.
AT Chicago, New York, 7; Chicago g.
AT St. Louis, Brooklyn, 81 81. Louis,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
FOURTH CLASS
Postmasters Are Appointed at
a Number of Places in
the State.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. A.
Fourth class postmasters have been
appointed in West Virginia as fol-
lows:
John ID. Wilson at Branchland.
Lincoln county, in place of q. F.
Thornton, removed; "A. G. Parsons
at Cossie, Lincoln county, in place
OF H: F. Davidson. deceased: Peter
p. Miller at New Thacker, Mingo
county in place of e. r. Rea, resign
ed; George w Dotson at Ashley,
Doddridge county, in place OF H. T.
Shields, resigned; Hiram Collins,
Jr., at Bays, Nicholas county in
place of 2. NJ. Bays, resigned; Stew
are F. Earliwine At Loudenville,
Marshall county, in place of E. Ad-
ans, removed; Lewis e. Grandee, at
wanego,, Roane county, in place Of
u Nv. Grandee, resigned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
NAME CHANGED
Cobbs PostofRce in Cabell
County Will Be Ashford !:
Postofice Hereafter. j,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The name
of the postoftice at Combs, Boone
county, has. been changed to Ashford,
to take effect April /, 1911, and An
drew j. Banks has been Commissioned
postmaster of the new Office.
Representative woodward has rec
commended the appointment Of Mrs.
villa X. Bond as postmaster at
Greenwood, Doddridge county, to sue
coed Miss Villa .Kicaid. If the
is carried out the
postmaster will succeed >herself, the
change of name being because the
postmaster was married
Stephen stutler has. resigned as
postmaster at Harlan, poddridge
county. His successor has not been
yet.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
CIVIL SERVICE
Examination for stenogra-
pliers and Typewriters to
Be Held Here.

Announcement is made by the local
civil service board that an examina-
ton for positions Of stenographers
and typewriters in the departmental,
field. lsthmian canal and Philippine
services will be held Saturday,
March IS, in the local federal build
ms,
The commission has been unable to
supply the demand for male stem
ographers and typewriters. especially
in the departments at Washington.
The usual entrance salary for such.
positions at Washington is 5000 per
annum and few appointments are
made at $1,000. In the Philippine
civil service the entrance salary is
$1,000 year and in the Isthmian civil
service, it is $1,000.
Women will not be admitted to the
examination for the Isthmian canal
or Philippine service.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

CHARLESTON. Feb. Strong
EST opposition against the proposed
municipal code comes from Ben
wood. and delegation headed by
General T. S. Riley, of Wheeling,
appeared before the House and SEN
a:e committees on municipalities
last night against the bill. The
committees had a joint session to
consider the bill and talks were
made by George /. Neal, of Hunting
ton, member of the commission
which framed the bill, and President
V C. Mcconypghey, Of the State
Board of Trade, favorlng the adop-
t,'a OF the 5iA The cG:ef p9lr2''"n
to the bill is the provision giving
cities authority to annex adjacent
towns, and committee will likely
an amendment TO sub
nit such matter to vote OF the
persons concerned,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
SENATE FORGETS
BRIBERY NATTER
Today Again and That Body
Adjourns Without Act
ing on 1t.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 4-Aga.a to-
day the Senate allowed the resolu-
ton adopted sly the House ten days
ago, raising Joint committee to in
yestigate the charges Of alleged
bribery in the Democratic senatorial
caucus. to slumber. The resolution
was on the calendar as a special or
der and though Senator Smith, Re-
publican of cabell, called for it,
when another matter was up, the
resolution was kindly forgotten and
the Senate adjourned.
In the House the resolutions took
rap at United States Senator Wat
son and Delegate BARLOW, Republi-
can, offered a resolution commend
ing Watson for remaining absent
during the vote on the ship subsidy
bill, thus allowing the bill to pass
the United States Senate. Speaker
Detzel ruled the resolution out of
order.
In the House most of the forenoon
was taken up with discussion of
the Meredith county unit local op-
ton law. Attempts were made to
amend by excepting cities with
5,OrO population but failed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
AN OPINION
Rendered = BY Judge Miller of
supreme Court in an Inn
portant Case.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 4-on op.n-
ion day in the supreme court this
week. Judge W. n. Miller rendered
the opinion in the case of Brown
ct al vs.. Gray, from Randolph coun-
ty, in which the lower court was az
frmed. The syllabus follows:
q. Where verbal contract is
entire. and relates TO matter which
renders 1t necessary under the stat
ute of frauds, that the promise
should be in writing, the whole
promise is void.
e. While partnership real es-
tate, (standing timber in this case)
may in equity be impressed into per-
sonality, for partnership purposes,
1T is not out and out personality 50
as to take it out OF the statue Of
frauds.
%. IA deed conveying sanding
timber to the grantee, his heirs d
assigns construed to invest in him q
present estate in land. conditioned
on his removing the timber within
the period prescribed by the deed.
"A. As a general rule the sale, o.
standing timber is contract con
yeying an interest in land, and with.
in the inhibition of the statute o
frauds.
IS. The statute OF frauds was n
much designed to protect the ven
dee as the vendor OF land J. and IL
primary effect is to prohibit an ae
tion for the breach of an oral con
| tract falling within Its terms eithe
against vendor or yendee,s.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
SOME MAIN POINTS
y. IN NJ ~ WAGE SCALE

cents, u, glass, So; 16x25 to 24x86,
"a cents, B glass 49, All above A
G2 cents, 3 81.
Double strength: 6xs to 16x24
\ glass 52 cents, B 40; 16x25 to 80
I'll, A u cents, ID Ga; SOx42 TIC
@Sx6o, \ 81 cents. B rs; 4Ox6O t.
io%7S, a s1.75, b sG6o; all above
4 S@.22, b 81:
Gatherefs shah receive so pel
cent as much astblowers wages fol
both single and double strength in
all sizes. Crhis advances the gath
ereI5 wages . per cent over the old
Like Erie scale.)
Flatteners shall receive 81 per
cent as much as blowers.
Cutters shall receive is cents per
'5ox OF 100 feet single strength and
2@ cents per box double strength.
Cine usual additional stipulations
are included as in the previous
scale.)
For every point that the selling
price of glass advances above 5000
single strength and 9O-4O doubls
strength the wages of the workers
are to be advanced one per cent.
Said increase TO ne based on monthly
sales OF the manufacturers wage
committee.
The manufacturers wage commit.
ice is composed of II. n. Hilton
chairman; Frank Basin, secretary;
John Koblegard, w. A. Jones. Joh7
g Todd, c. +. Lutes, T. s. Cunning.
ham and G. w, Morenus.
The workers wage committee in.
ciddes President j. NJ. Nenan, Score.
tary Charles Bryant, Charles T
Barth, Joseph Richards, +. G. West.
cott' Shreye .Ames, NJ. G. Webb. w
S. Conn, G, W. Hathert and william
Longtaft.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

HUNTINGTON, fFeb. 4-Joseph
Davis. 62. one of the pioneer resi-
dents Of southern West Virginia and
prominent business man of ceredo
ended his life by drinking quanti-
~ of carbolic acid. Davis had been
prominent in the timber develop
mem Of this section and was quite
wealthy. He had been in i'll heath
for some time and, this is the only
cause that can be assigned FOR his
dependency. He leaye a large fam
ily
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
CHARLESTON. Feb. 4.-some

CHARLESTON, Feb. 4-some Of
the local church workers claim to
have found dangerous provisions in
the bill introduced by Delegate Nell
son G, Hubbard amending Section !,
Chapter 81, of the Code relative TO
churches holding property. The bill
extends the right to hold property
Tor institutional work. and 1t is
feared this may permit such land
holding scots as "Dowleites" to get a
hold in state.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

WHEELING, Feb 4.-4The Hon
Robert Hazlett, recently appointed to
to the Office Of postmaster in this
city, stated today that he would likely
assume charge Of the office on the
18th Or goth OF February. He was
not exactly certain just when the
transfer of the office to him would be
made, there remaining some details
vet to be carried outsand some formal
tiles to be gone through. There las
been quite a little interest locally as
% Just when Postmaster Hall would
leave and Mr.. Haalett step in.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
FRgM .PEN 10 zen
Man Liberated from Ohio
Prison is Convicted in
This State.

PARKERsBURG, Feb. 4.-Face
Deem, alias Joe James, who was ar.
rested at the doors of the Ohio PEN
itentiary at Columbus several weeks
ago. after serving a ten year sentence
for burning a livery stable at Marietta
o., was tried in the criminal court
here for burning livery stable here
He was convicted, but the jury recon-
nended mercy The maximum pen
atty is five years in the penitentiary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
ReseatlY Adopted ~ Wage
/ Committees Of Window
Glass People.

.IPiffsguRG, Pa, Feb. 4-v.tal
;po, its III the Lake Erie wage scale
.resen.SlSs adopted by the wage COM
aitSee Of window glass manutac-
turers and workers are given as fol
lows by the commoner and Glass
worksr;
This SCALE shall be in force from
siandaiy "a, 1911, to August 81,
}trfaA Price for blowers, single
strength: 6xS to 16x94, A glass, "A
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
PROMOTED Q
Is Mr.. Williams Of the Met.
ropolitan life Insurance
Company.

Several changes have heen made in
the local office Of the Metropolitan.
Lite Insurance Company, among
which Is the promotion Of f. p. VIII
liams 10 be general assistant superin=
tendent in four states. namely West
Virginia, Ohio, Pennsyl wanna and Ken
lucky. He and MS Williams left
Sunday morning for arkersburg.
where he will have his headq uarters.
There will be but one assistant ~
perIntendent here, namely Ernest A,
Rider.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
COURT ADJOURNS
At the End of a Short Session
Today Until Tuesday
Morning.

After holding short session c
circuit court Saturday morning
Judge Lynch ordered an adiournmer
q the court until Tuesday monring
An order fling answer was made ii
tue cause of Mary Jaas Davis agatns.
Charles A. Short,
Final decree was entered in the
cause of p welty and Company
7gainst Lloyd Duff ct al.
Final decree was also entered ii
- cause OF B. Frank Horror againsl
Anna Gertrude Hornor ct al.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

NEW MAiRTTNsvld1JE, Feb. A.
The street railway committee OF the
chamber OF commerce will be ready
to report at the NEXT meeting, and
both committees have let 1t be known
that they have a very encouraging re-
port to make. The right of way has
been secured and all that is needed
is favorable weather and things will
start to hum in this locality. With
he steelton extension OF the Inter-
Urban, the Middlebourne road and the
government dam all under way, there
will be employment for every work-
ing man. Ill
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Presi-
dent has sent to the Senate the nom
inaticn OF Second Lieutenant Abney
Payne, of Charleston. to be first
lieutenant in the United States army.
The President has nominated VIII
hur c. Baxter to be postmaster at
Sutton. The nomination was made
upon the recommendation of Repre-
sentative woodward.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
wlDRpRN QuAI1FlEs.

Albert P. Wilburn has taken out
etters of administration on the es-
ate of Porter P. wispurn, deceased
''th Ora a, Wi7ourn surety in bond
= 500. The appraisers are Hair
: son Cunningham, Clorcnce Camp
Tell and Lloyd Bonnel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

5S9PgyllgR by AFneFlean Press AssoctatOn
phtK Ens had career that could be United
ga In FTlat days of the spent
o2t Re born in Ferry he was about
Old @ father moved to Westport city
P graduated the Missouri in
Wa ennng Missouri
dvey The future Senator's Joined the
eonfrtc army aad Stephen whose
for his mother One day he Guam
s errs he
e M taken before the rebel leader Quans band were
bors Of the Ikinses they
turned loose OIL his promise enlist
army Wien the order issued Ekn
FeslSe h capaE OF company which he
ea New Mexico and began pqeeing law He
hp for Rams pdlng federal
nseegress He became citizen Virginia after lie married. the
pghero Henry property interests there
, 5e@as first elected Ii
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

ELLENBoRE, va va. Feb. A.
Drilling for gas in this field has been
active of late, but lack of market
has resulted in the wells being shut
IN. 1t is estimatedfthat wells in the
4icinity of Ellenbor ,oare capable of
production of 1oo0eo,ooo cubic fest
day and efforts may be made to
secure the location, of a gasoline
plant in the town.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. 4-wil-
liam Raft, aged So years. was ar
rested here and taken to vincennes
today on charge of b!gamy made
by his wife from St. Louis. Raft.
at the time of the arrest. was with
Mics Emma schaefer, stenographef
of vincennes, whom he married
there i've weeks ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
LAY-oFr on THE D. so.

a temporary lay-off, which affects
nearly 1000 workmen in the Mount
Clare and Riverside shops Of the Bal
'imore G Ohio railroad. has gone into
effect. MOTTO My are the round house
and shop men Of the road affected
but orders have been issued to reduce
the forces around the stations.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
MINING
Bill by Henry Makes New
Provisions for Depart
ment Of Mines.

CHARLESTON, Feb. s.--pelesate
Henry Of Brooke couaty, has intro
duced a bill intended to establish new
provisions for the state department 4
mines.
! The bill follows:
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of
West Virginia:
Sec. /. There is hereby created an
executive department to be known as
the Department OF Mines. which
shall have for It's purpose the superv;-
sion Of the extension and enforcement
Of an state laws pertaining to the In
lspection of mines heretofore and here
after enacted for the safety of persons
employed within or at the nanes with
in this state and the protection of
mine property and other property
used in and in connection herewith,
and the said department OF mines
shall be in charge of an official known
as the chief of the department of
mines and shall have full charge of
said department, and who
| Sec. 2. Shall superintend and d.
rect the inspection Of mines rs herein
provided and as provided by any other
state law not in conflict with this act
The chief Of the department Of
mines shall Keep a record Of all in
i'spect!ons made by himself and the
district mine inspectors. which shall
be a permanent record properly in
dexed: the record Of the depart-
! ment oG mines shall at all times
be open TO inspection by any citizen
/ of this state, and upon the request Of
the governor OF the state the ehief Of
the department of mines SHAH Inv said
! records before said officer. also maps
lof mines furnished the chief of the
department Of mines BY the district
mine inspector; any chief of the de-
partment of mines who shall violate
any Of the provisions of this act shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than two nun
bred dollars, and may in the discre.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
NOV MA.RrrNsyIt..EE Ia!

NOW AHllRTINsvI11rl E,eb s --.,kt
a meeting OF some OF tine promoters
Of the proposed railway line from this
city to the county seat of Tyler scoslIJ-s
ty, and some practical railroad men
in this city, 1t was dc9ideds that a
steam road would4be the most practi-
cal, for various reasons, among them
that a trolley road would not be able /
to handle coal to any adyantage Sc, as " B
would be but a short time until the 4
rich coal fields, near MiddIebonrne
would be opened up. unexpectedly as
the road is TO he extended tosthe p;
and o. at West Union or Salem, end
will pass through an undeyeloped coal
country
1t is understood the right Of way
has been secured over most OF the
proposed route. il is time, 1t seems,
to quit building on paper and getshlisy
throwing dirt or in the language g
the late Tohn Rabel. Commence %
dig
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
TO CONFIRM MARTIN.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. g.
The Senate committee on judiciary
today authorized favorable report
on the nomination OF George =.
Martin, of Lancaster, o.. to be judge
Of the court of customs appeals to
succeed Judge Hunt, transferred TO
the commerce court.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

MADRID, Feb. l-several coast
ing steamers in the Mediterranean
sea are still missing and it>is feared
that the vessels were lost during
the recent storm. on the cataiopiafn
coast alone five barks were wrecked
and torty-three persons isdpowned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
lrSrICR MOVES 0FrICr.

Justice w. p. Camp has moved his
Office into the front room of the court
house basement that was recently
vacated by Osborn & Borgess., civil
He has better quarters
there ett,an in, the room in the rear
from Which he moved.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
GO TO OKLAHOMA.

G. NJ. Gaylord and A. F. Wagner
and son, Fred, will leave the city on
train No. 80 this evening for Okla
homa, where they viii look after
property interests.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
SHOT DEAD
In the Street is Persian Min
lister of France by Two
Armenians.

TDHERAN, Persia, Feb. 4-saat
I'D Lowlehe, Persian minister q:
finance, was shot in the street today
The assassins, two Armenians.. wert;
captured
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Represen-
tative woodward has been notified OF
the following increases of pensions;
Elmer Devaughn. Parkersburg. to
SIS a month; Josiah Moorehouse.
Sherman, to 1914 a month; Enoch G.
McDonough, Stats Mills. to SIS
month.
Mr. woodward has recommended
the appointment of Ernest b. Yerke
to be postmaster at Harlin, Dodd-
ridge county, in place Of Stephen
stutler, who resigned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

Rirk s, stathers, of Weston, ar
rived here this morning from Wash
ington, d. c.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
SIX HUNDRED DEAD.

MANILA, Feb. "a prolonged
earthquake reused residents OF Mantle
last night. Revised estimates place
the number of those killed by the
eruption OF Mount Taal and the
drowned in the tidal wave at coo.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

canadian Government Agent-413
Gardner building, Toledo. OhIo-Or Ca
.is4gIaf Government Agent, Second floor,
lfolips Y iding, PIttsburg, Pa.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

Sec. 3. Shall, while in office not be
interested as owner, operator, agent,
stakeholder, superintendent, or engtn-
eer of any coal mine, and he shall
have the authority to call the assist
ance of any one of the district mine
Inspectors to any district in the state.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-12

to depart again for home about
August g.
CAPT. WILLIAM FISHER brought
the Korea in yesterday from
San Francisco, having succeeded
Captain Saunders, resigned He
seems to be a favorite with the
rest of the officers of the ship. He
was formerly chief officer on the
Mongolia, and brought her home
when Captain Hathaway died sud
denly. Lately he has been on the
Panama run.
DR.. ALEXANDER will be the doctor
on the Wilhelmina on her present
trip to San Francisco, DR.. Ross, the
popular surgeon, having taken a po-
sition under the territorial board of
health at Kona. He arrived filling
his capacity as surgeon yesterday
morning. A permanent appointment
will be made on the vessels return
to San Francisco.
VLADIMIR DE BACHMANN, the
greatest interpreter of Chopin in
the world, will visit Honolulu before
long, according to a report current
in musical circles. Hopes are being
entertained that he will give a piano
recital while his steamer is in port
if he does not stay over here for a
season.
DR.. ROSS. the popular surgeon on
the Wilhelmina, according to San
Francisco papers, has sailed mis-
last trip in the Wilhelmina, as he
has accepted a position in Hawaii.
The new position will be in Kona
under the Territorial Board of
Health. A locum tenens was on
board this trip, and a permanent
appointment will be made on the
vessels return to San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-12

in place of his father, George A.
Davis, during a leave of absence the
latter has been granted until Septem-
Der 10. The young man has just com
pleted his third year at Harvard and
has been licensed to practice in the
Territorial district court. He is a stu
dent in the Office of Thompson &
Wilder.
owing to the illness of President
Mott-Smith of the board of health the
meeting of the special commission of
experts in the matter of combating
the Mediterranean fly pest, with the
board of health, which was to have
been held yesterday, has been post
poned until next week. 1t is proposed
TO have the health inspectors cooper
ate in the matter of collecting and
disposing of infected fruit.
Food Commissioner Blanchard states
that there is a good deal of renovated,
or made-over, butter being sold in
Honolulu, particularly by the smaller
dealers. He thinks there is no Terri
torial law that can cover this. Most
states have laws prohibiting or regu-
lating the sale of butter of this kind.
The Department of Public mstruc-
ton has about completed the plans
and specifications for the new assem-
bly, hall and dormitory building at the
Waialee Boys Industrial School, for
which the last Legislature appropriate
ed 100000. Acting Superintendent OF
Public Instruction T. H. Gibson, who
was formerly principal of this school,
expects that considerable portion Of
the work on the new building win be
done by the boys at the school.
Will J. Cooper, formerly of tine
promotion committee, is now a mem
Der of The Star staff. He was with
The Star before going to the promo,
ton committee, having come here
from San Francisco to join this pa.
per's corps of writer's.
Governor Frear is quoted as deny.
ing that he has held up the consumma.
ton of the Kappa land agreement
made by the land commission with
Senator Fairchild for the Makee Sugar
Company. The Governor states that
the matter has not been brought to.his
attention officially, and that he has
not had time to take it up independ
emily but expects to do so soon. The
agreement in question gives a lease or
$50 acres to Fairchild for a nomina
consideration for one year, on condi
ton of improvements being made tC
the extent of $4,000. 1t is understood
that Senator Fairchild's presence il
the city just now is in reference t.
this matter.