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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
70. S.UPERLNTEND
q ROADS or COUNTY
Men Are Named by County
Court of the County
Friday.

The county court Friday APP
pointed road superintendent as fol-
lows:
Jesse NJ Rector for clark dis
trict, William NJ strother for Coal
district, Edgar E. RICHTER for Clay.
district, James S. Griffin for Eagle
district, d. X. Stewart for Elk dis
trict, George w Stout for Grant
district, Fred White for Simpson dis
trict. S. r. Lanham for Sardis
district, Lloyd Fults for Tenmile
district and Claude CASTOR for
Union district
The will of Amelia NJ. Robinson
was probated she named Ida c..
shreves as executrlx without bond.
one-half Of oil and gas in land
is to go to Annie NJ. and Cora w.
Shreves and onc-half to Ida c..
.shreves until the youngest heirs Of
Laura c. sherves become of age
when her heirs are to get one-half
Of that wlled to Ida G. Shreves.
other property such as money and
effects are wiEled to various heirs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
TUG RIVER
Work Congressman Hughes
Seeks to Have Started
at Once.

WASHINGTON, Dee 15.-Cougress-
man Hughes. OF West Virginia, and
Langley, of Kentucky. are endeavoring
to have work started on the Tno
Fork ana Lev.sa Fork of the Big
sandy river, the former Of which IS
in West Virginia and the latter IN
Kentucky An appropriation Of $4,000
each was made for these dams in the
last river and harbor bill, but since
then a report from the chief Of en-
giueers has recommended an addition
al survey or both streams before anJ
further expenditure is made on either
or them.
The position Of Mr., Hughes and Mr.
Langley is that the law has been
passed appropriating this money and
unless it is repealed the engineers
viii have no right to ignore it. They
are urging the war department to
have the work or constructing these
locks begun NJ once without regard
% any further survey which may be
ordered later.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
FOURTEEN
True Bills Are Returned by
the Special Grand jury
Here.

Fourteen true bills were returned
Friday afternoon by the special
grand jury in the county audit
cases.
Thcre arc five against John G.
Lang, one against A. A. Lang, four
against S. c.. Denham and four
aga. nst John G. and a.. A. Lans
Jointly.
FRIDAY morning copies of an
anonymous letter bulldozing the
grand jury and rejecting on the
courts and some of their officials as
we'll as referring to unmentioned
persons as thieves and thugs were
presented to Judge Raymond Max
we'll. They had been mailed to all
members of the grand jury except
those appointed to I'LL vacancies"
Judge Maxwell denounced the I'M
known author in scratching terms
and announced that the court au-
thcritIes would take steps to run the
author down and bring him to severe
punishment for contempt OF court.
The grand jury adjourned sine
die.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15

By the Farmers Of the State
With a Smaller
Acreage.

WAsYINGToN, ID c., Dcc-1 %
west virginia farmers are not
planting as much of their land in
corn as they d d some years ago, but
they are getting larger crops ac-
cording TO the census bureau, and
the value OF their crops has in
creased very largely. According to
a bulletin just Issued for 1903, West
Virginia had planted in corn in that
year 676,311 acres, which was de-
crease Of gu in ten years.
The production for 1909 vas I -
10 .o97 bushels. an Increase in ten
years OF 3gt per cent. The value
Of the corn produced in 1909 was
s11 ,aO7 !261, an Increase Of 54-7
per cent.
material Increase was shown ac-
cording to the census bureau IN
the acreage production and value Of
tho hay and forage crop OF West
Virginia in 1909 as compared with
1899. Thc figures show that the
acreage in 1909 for the state was
7Os 90 acres; the product on, 6Ss'-
1o4 tons, valued at 81. 90 ,747.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
R.!IITlEIGEII0lL
OF General Arbitration Treat
les Earnestly Advocated
By Cowherd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 15.-''I
desire to express my earnest sympathy
IN support OF the movement in favor
of the ratification OF the General Ar
filtration Treaties with Great Britain
and France said Hon. w. 6. Cow
herd Of Kansas City, former member
Of Congress and Democratic candi-
date for governor in 1908. 1t Is q
sad Comment on our Christian civih-
zation. that great nations like these
have no general court for the setttl-
ing OF International trouble. The ma
lions should provide tribunal where
in International wrongs Of individuals
are righted in the courts Of the
states. Yhe world would, In largo
measure, be relieved of the horrors
OF war ana the excessive economic
waste Of maintaining large armies and
navies."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
DELEGATION
From West Virginia Attends
Anti-Saloon League
Convention.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.7A large
delegation from West Virginia has
been attending the meetings OF the
Anti-saloon League whose national
has been in progress here.
The delegation consists of about
twenty-five persons and they have
called upon several of the west@ Vir-
ginia congreemen to pay their re-
spects. Among these calling uDon
the congressman yesterday were Mr.,
Hutton, the Rev. DR.. Ash, Mr. Ely
Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Harmon Mr. Reed
Mr.. Wiese, senator Campbell, the Rev
DR.. Crummett, Mr.. Grower, Mr.. Yost
and the Rev Mr.. and Mrs Hare.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15

8 8 E5s 81


WAS
While ia A
way 70 Richmond
in numbeT
which. come befoI en- yes
circuit court Of
& Dayton. Of Phtil1p, qo
to impress upon
Congress as he 81 cont
his views Of the
most the necessity q
Judge provided fQg
Judicial circuit This
has hut two judge
Virginia, and Pflte
Carolina. 40 Other rctt
UnOted states ha
judges and several Cans
been made TO incr
in this d strict but Tor
or other no such bill
passed.
Judge Dayton. cgl
to the Increasing bus
districts in West Yir
70 come or the con
chat he had enough
court to-occupy pro
time andsyet he is com
approximately four MON
each year to tho
cult court OF appeals
in from time to time to ST
two other judges lpnn his
Judge Dayton urges a. otRel
son Tor the apposptfle a. o
tional Judge that tea
q Judge Is called
the circuit judEeg; le IS
pass mon 8e tL some
d strict Judge, Win s. turn
called upon at q sueceed Sc
Of court to pass on his
such a situation IS not
igants or for the "a dEe ~
pinfon OF Judge DAYTON md
some time ne has lost no
tunity TO urge this. palssalse otS9
authorizing an add Jpd ses
In company with Gilarles
fauyer. clerk 81 the district
for tho northern district 81
Virginia. Judge Dayton vent i7s
to the department ot Justice
request that samuel
Clarksburg, now clerk Is the.sSlse
court, whose position ~ os
ished the first OF january men
new law abolishitg the Circuit 90
goes into erect; be ointee a.s
uty under Clerk i5e iauver e pe
toned at ClarkgburB
pointed out at the department
/ the consolidation 81 the TIVE cog.
would make additional yer e s, ~.
clerk Of the district court, ana q
he would need assistance az
burg. 1T was alsossht1 t1l1s ts.e
would be q saving even With
J Harrison as assistant clerk q
thing like 81 so IL year under "a a
lconsoIidat on.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
DELAY
In Acquiring Additional Land
is to Be 'lnves-
tigated.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-Congress-
man Esughes has been asked to in
yes.iEate the cause OF the delay in
acquiring the additional land auth
oFized for tho federal building at
huntington The money is ready to
be paid fer the property as soon as.
the report of the district attorney is
received approving the title. This
report is expected at almost any time
and tho deal will then be closed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
ENRL.OIY'EES' RAF
Should Be Big Enough for
Them to Give 10 Old Age
Retirement Fund.

I1HBIlAlDHIJPEBIA. Pa. Dec. To-
That government employees should
receive adequate compensation SO as
to enable them to contribute toward
an old age retirement fund was the
principal suggestion in report of
a committee Imade today at the an
nual meeting OF the National Civil
Service Reform League.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
VISIT
CAPITAL Of the Nation Do
Several West Virginia
Residents

W,AlAHlNaTCN. d. c., Dec 9-
among the West Virginans in Wash
ipgton today are Thomas g. Miller
principal of the Normal school ..
u, who is attepding
the hearings on the Page agrlcnf-
fprai bin; Judge w Bennett.
sam Mdcluug and CIV. oesenton' p
lFayctte county; r. y. Kntght' OF
,eyharleston: senator Gray Silver OF
Martinsburg; and Nir Ryapi OF Wes-
ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
Presence Indicates That Gov
eminent is Beginning
on the Inside.
TO PROBE IHE PIoT
Nation Nide in Bynamiting to
Discover Persons Con
nected TlereWith.

INDIAnSAPoLIs, Dec To- Persons
foft,ier.iy employed Is clerks and sec,
r1e.fSftes a the once of John 2. Nc
Nalnara appeared before the federal
grand jury here today
Thetf presence indicates that the
-goyernHient Intends to begin the in
aufry into an alleged nation-w dy-
Mantle plot from the inside.
This IS TO disclose the identity OF
all persons who were connected In any
way with the explosions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
ADDITION
To the Federal Bull ding Her
Provided for in q laws
Bill.

NNlAsHINGTCN Ds g. lec
Congressman Davis has iRfEod So
a bill providing for % g eoris 81
OF an addition TO the pslstolte
federal building at CIR
appropriations $05,0OO Tor eae
Congressman Darts 4 R q g it
.duced IA bill for the con tion e
new pOstoflce piiil g.
NIaTtinsv!lIe and % or i9H
$4,000 for 81.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
"BELLWEATHER'I
OF the Democratic Part of
Illinois Legislature is Re
called Today.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-"Manny''
Abrahams, "bel1weather," Of the
o'Neil-Browne Democrats in the leg
islature at Springfield, ILL.,, was re-
called in the Lorimer investigation
today and subjected to severe cross
examination. He denied that he had
been offered $4,000 10 vote for Lor-
liner ana held. out Tor $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
FIGHTnIG
In Mexico Near the United
States Reported Today
at Mexico City.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. Reports
OF a night between federal troops and
rebels near the United States border
reached here today, although the
date 81 the lighting is not given. The
rebels lost Ave dead, and the federa.s
lost Major Gil who with two privates
was killed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
MEAT RAGKERS
On Trial Excluded by British
Government from Ten
dering Contracts.

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE British
government has decided to exclude
all American meat packers against
whom prosecutions have been insti-
tuted tn the United States from ten
derlng contracts for the British
army and navy pending the outcome
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
TICKET NAMED.

The Peoples party at a convention
at Broad Oaks Thursday night nomi-
mated N. f. Henderson for mayor q,
w. Morris for clerk and John w. Biisll.
j. j: Bowers, H. p, Fuller, g. N, Bar
nett and III ii. vandeEsFift Tor coptl-
ciimeT. The election viii be held
sTif ~ flIgV. january 4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
HARMON DECLINES
To Attend jackson Day Ban
quet and Bryan Accepts
Invitation.

WASHINGTON, D. C., nee. Is
Governor Harmon, or Ohio. has de-
clined an invitation to the Jackson
Day banquet January s the day on
which the National Democratic
will meet here. Bryan
has accepted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
POSfAASTERS
Are Appointed at Washington
for Some West Virginia
Towns.

WASHINGTON. DEG l1,-YVickllIte
g. Lingle has. been l,S's'ltea Pusss
n,aster a. ieott, Kanay county ~
plaoe o. ii 8. I4ngle, res red Nack
Is. Trent has been appoi1 tsA pesl-
er Il IS tilaefts gnltls " ,5sSl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
ASSASSINATION
OF King George in Delhi is
Rumored in the City
of London.

LlCe1DCgN. Dec. 15lA vague ru-
nor that king george had been as
sassinated IN Delhi spread like Wild
ARE through Ilondon today, one
knew how ii oI tied but
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15
a MARRIAGES LICENSE.

"A, marriage license was issued late
.,rh,irsday evening 70 George a. MUIR
ray and Florence 81 I9tlbef
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-15

ClaflC
theT
the at
honeh
speed and thereEs is the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05
REVISE THE COMMANDMENTS
Rev. Gsorse A. couslas Advocates
Action--Re to Short
er Form.

Washington, D. C.-"Revise the
Ten commandments" said Rev.
George A. Douglas, canon of the
Cathedral Of St. John the Divine.
New York, in speaking at the twenty
ninth congress of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, on The Need for
Prayerbook Revision to Meet Pres
ent-day Conditions
Let us have the courage" he said,
ito restore our prayerbook version
of the Ten Commandments to what
scholars are pretty generally agreed
was the original and shorter form. I"
He said that with the movement
for church unity, the Roman, Greek
and Anglican churches ultimately
must be aDle to come together in
public worship. In revision" he
suggested, I'VE must not snap the
links that bind US to these ancient
churches.
He regarded the present Book Of
Common Prayer as unsuitable for
working people and so-called social
lists, who have been attracted to the
Christian churches. The revised
prayerbook should give ministers the
right on occasion to pray extempore
without appearing to be either ramp
ant or radical"
4 Rev. DIR. Henry R. Gummey, Of
Haddonfield, N. j., opposed revision
pending careful study by an inten-
tional council representing all the
branches of the Anglican church.
Rev. DR.. Percy s. Grant, Of New
York, urged prompt action in short
ening the church service.
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady,
of Kansas City, Mo-, declared that
he would oppose any revision which
would take away anything from the
ancient truth or the beauty of the
prayer book.
Rev. DR.. ]. Clarence Jones, OF
Brooklyn, believed that this Is .
meditative age, the only trouble be-
ing that men think too much of many
subjects and too little on divine ideas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05
MAD /: nos VIEW or 1T.
Says Diaz and Corral Started Inter-
vent-on Scare

Ell Paso. Tex. General Madero,
speaking of the alleged interview
with Vice. President Corral concern
ing the United States. had this to
say;
Il am not sure that Corral made
the statement credited to him, but
] do know that when the revolution
was in the formative stage it was
part Of the Diaz-Corral strategy to
give the impression that the United
States would intervene in behalf of
the Mexican government. This was
to make us appear unpatriotic.
However, the revolution got UNI
der way and is winning, yet there has
been no intervention. The govern
ment, therefore, is now trying to
make it appear that the revolt does
not owe its spread to the unpopular
ity of the administration, but to
foreign elements which they allege
have come to the aid of the upris-
ing"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05

Easton, Pa Eight persons lost
their lives, several are missing and
believed to be dead and half hun
dred others were injured at Mar
tins Creek, N. j., in wreck of an
excursion train carrying ITO school
teachers and friends from Utica and
Syracuse, N. Y, and vicinity to
Washington for a weeks outing.
The train was one furnished the
teachers by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad, and
the accident occurred while it was
travelling at high rate of speed over
a stretch of track controlled by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The loco
motive jumped the track, the cars
toppled over and were set on fire by
exploding oil, the wrecked coaches
having sideswiped an oil tank along
the track when they left the rails.
The entire train was quickly en-
veloped in flames and completely
consumed by the fire. The eight
missing persons, seven Of whom were
women and lived in Utica, are be-
lieved to have been burned to death
in the wreckage. The finding of
charred bones led the railroad wreck
ing crews to the conclusion that they
are dead
The most seriously injured were
removed to the Easton Hospital,
where two of them, Miss Eleanor E.
Rutherford, Utica teacher, and
Charles NJ Parsons, OF Stroudsburg,
Pa. Pennsylvania Railroad conduc-
tor, died at night.
The cause of the wreck has not yet
been determined. The place where
the accident occurred had been un-
dergoing repairs and unfinished work
may have been responsible for the
train leaving the track
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05
THEY DEN0UNCE
HIM AS A SPY.
The McNamaras' Attack Upon
McManigaI.
LEADERS ARE ACTIVE.
Seeking to DIseredIt the Confession
Of McManig al---Charse Him
With melting McNamara TO
Buy Dynamite Clockwork.

Los Angeles, Cal. The. guns of
the labor men accused of participa-
ton in a plot to dynamite the Los
Angeles Times and the destruction of
D score of iron works throughout the
country are turned on the so-called
McManigal confession.
Attorneys for John Mcnamara, i'm
ternational secretary of the IRON
workers, and his brother, James b.,
declared that McManigal was spy
In the employ of Detective Burns, and
that his confession was full of mac
curacies and misstatements.
McManigal has confessed, it is
said, to participation in many dyna-
mitings. Labor men declared that
McManigal's purported confession to
having attempted the dynamiting the
home of Charles r. Henry, wealthy
real estate man and open shop advo-
cate, at Portland, Ore, cannot be
otherwise than false, as no attempt
to dynamite Henry's home vas ever
made. They expect to show that
the explosions were accidents and not
the result of McManigal's alleged
work.
These points were made by coun-
sci for the defense.
That the Times explosion was an:
accident and that no dynamite or
other similar destructive agencies
were employed.
That the defendants will receive O.
fair trial in Los Angeles and no at
tempt will be made for change Of
venue.
That Ortie McManigal approached
Burns shortly after the Times dis
aster and declared that, supplied with
money, he could deliver evidence
against the men who .dynamited"
the Times.
That the money was supplied by
Burns.
That McManigal Induced the
younger Mcnamara to purchase
dynamite clock works and other
agencies of destruction and melted
him against the structural firms.
That when Mechanical declared he
had the goods on Mcnamara Burns
Ordered the arrests.
That Burns has pursued and will
pursue the tactics he followed in the
San Francisco graft prosecution,
namely, the obtaining of confessions
from accomplices, the granting or
promising of immunity and the sur
yeillance of prospective jury men.
That McManigal's statements have
been SO contradictory that no reli-
ance can be placed on his testimony
An important development was the
identification Of James B. Mcnamara
as James B Bryce by Treber Nc
Cachen. bellboy, who was employ
cd in the Hotel Argonaut, San Fran
cisco, last September.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05
The Midland Journal
Rising Sun, Md.
PLANT TREES.

II In IS years the present supply Of
climber in this country will be exhaust
Cd. at the present rate of consumption,
the admonition to plant trees becomes
eloquent with meaning. There Is
great value in trees, says the Kansas
City Times. The big lumber fortunes
have been made in the main, not In
buying and selling lumber, nor even
u manufacturing lumber for sale, but
Ii buying vast tracts of timber land
and holding them for the inevitable
advances in timber prices incident to
the rapidly decreasing supply. Now.
It would not profit any man or cor
poration to buy large areas Of land
that could be probably used for agri-
culture, fruit growing or grazing, and
Get them in trees: but it would be
profitable for all who own timber
lands that could not be profitably
used for other purposes to maintain
them as permanent forests, using
only the matured trees and cutting
them and clearing the slash in such q
. way as to give the best possible pro-
lection to the immature timber. Al
70. it would be profitable to every
owner Of land to plant trees on any
part Of 1t that cannot be utilized for
other purposes. II this great nation
could inspire its landholders with
this one purpose for a given time, to
the end that all land that should be
planted with trees would be so plant
"a, the problem Of the future lumber
supply would be solved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05
RECORD MADE m HOUSE
Against Its Score the Senate Has
Done Nothing Plan 70 M
psde Leg station.

Washington, D. G. The Sixty
second Congress, which President
Taft convened in extraordinary ses-
sion eight months ahead Of the regu-
lar time. closed the first month of
its record. Since April 4 the House,
in constant session six days a week,
has framed, discussed, debated. voted
upon and passed the following com
prehensive and important legisla-
ton:
Direct election Of United States
Senators.
Publicity (prior to election) Of
campaign contributions.
Canadian reciprocity agreement.
House Reapportionment bill.
1t is now debating the Free List
bill, removing the tariff duty from
the necessities of life, and will pass
this measure this week. The ART
iona and New Mexico Constitutions
will follow without delay. The re-
vision downward-of the wooden
and cotton tariff schedules will then
be presented, and by the middle Of
the month of May the House program
will have been completely accom-
plished and that body, having made
an almost unprecedented record, will
be ready at days notice to adjourn.
AS against this score, the Senate
has done nothing since 1t convened.
1t has been in session total of not
quite. 10 hours. 1t has considered
no bill; 1t has passed no resolution,
initiated no program, mapped out no
plans. In a word, it has done moth
ing and its go members might as well
have stayed in their respective as
States for all they have accomplish
ed by being in Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-05

The treasure chamber beneath the
palace Of Necessidades. Lisbon. Por-
tugal. has been opened and examined
~ the minister Of public works at the
request OF King Manuel. who feared
Tor the safety of the crown jewels and
certain personal property Of the royal
family. The jewels and valuables
we're found in the, underground cham
Der intact An inventory showed
them to be worth upward Of $4,000, 900.
Among the jewels was the diadem Of
ex-Queen Amelie and necklace given
her by her father. the Compile de
Paris. valued at 100000. There was
found also table servicelof solid Ger
man silver. weighing over ton, also
q crown and scepter Of gold studded
with precious stones; also several
bricks Of gold, the largest Weighing
rs pounds. The minister Of finance
announces that all valuables which
exe the private property Of Manuel
and his mother will be returned to
them. Those belonging to the state.
such as the crown and scepter will
be placed in the national museum.