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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
Dean H0GG
Opens the Argument for West
Virginia in the Debt
Suit.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 24.-The first
word Of defense for the state Of West
Virginia in the suit brought by the
Of Virginia in the sup
preme court of the United States to
require the former state to pay one
third of the Virginia public debt at
the time West Virginia became a
state, was said yesterday afternoon
before that court by Charles 3. Hogg,
of Morgantown, W. Va. He tpllowed
Major Holmes Conrad, who spoke In
favor Of West Virginia being re-
quired to bear that portion Of the
debt. The arguments will continue
tomorrow.
After making a denial Of any Of
the claims of Virginia Hogg attack
ed the right of Virginia to sue West
Virginia for one-third Of a 10000, 900
debt. He said West Virginia had
been released from all liability for
this third Of the debt by a retunding
agreement between the state and its
creditors.
Furthermore, Virginia, he argued,
according to its own claim, was re-
sponsible for two-thirds of the debt,
and as It had paid only that proper
ton 1t could not bring suit to require
a contribution to it fromeW West vir-
ginia. Any liability that West vir-
ginia might be under he said was
not to the commonwealth Of Virginia,
hut direct to the certificate holders.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
PLENTY OF MONEY
To Pay His Fine Has Man
Who IS Arrested for
Drunkenness.

Ntnety-Rve dollars and sixty cents
was handed 10 Patrick Buckley this
morning in police court and he was
told to go on his way and remain
sober in the future. When Patrick
was arrested last night for drunk
enness he had an even $500 in his
possession something unusual for
police court prisoner. Mayor
Moore made his fine $4.6O, the usual
amount for first offenders. and the
money returned to him was what
remained after the fine. including
the costs, had been subtracted.
One man accused Of drunkenness
and dtsorderly conduct, one charged
with plain drunkenness and another
accused of dtsorderly conduct were
all remanded to Jail for further
hearings this evening. Another man
was released on giving an order for
a fine of $3.50. which was imposed
for drunkenness, and still another
on payment Of S2.4O together with
promise to stay sober in the ftt-
ture.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
.SCHENK CASE no
90 TO THE JURY
TONIGHT LIKEL y.
Mrs. Schenk Breaks Down
and Cries Upon a Ref
erence to Her.

WHEELING, Jan. 24.-Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Maury resumed
his argument begun yesterday when
court convened today for the trial of
Mrs. Laura schenk. Maury was to
be followed by Frank o'Brlen, ass6-
ciate counsel for the accused woman.
1t is Indicated that the defense will
base It's argument largely on plea
for sympathy for Mrs. seheiik.
j. j. P. ONBrien, chief counsel for
Mrs. schenk. will follow Frank
otBrien. The case OF the defense will
be closed by S. o. Boyce, and that OF
the state by Prosecutor Handlan. The
case may go to the jury tonight.
Mrs. schenk broke down and cried
when Attorney Frank o'Brien alluded
to his client as this poor, defense
less woman"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
SHAREHOLDERS
Of Home Bank for Savings
Elect Directors and They
Choose Officers.

Shareholders Of the Home Bank for
Savings held their annual meeting in
the banks rooms on Third street OPP
.posite the postoffice Tuesday fore
boon and elected the following board
III directors:
John H. Clifford, ]. W. Tracey, w,
" Byrd, NJ. j. Francis, Homer w.
Williams, John L. Ruhl, John Koble-
gard, P. H. Koblegard, F. c. Gaylord,
.: w. Williams and r. n. Koblegard
E Tn. only change in the personnel
of the board was in the election OF
Homar w Williams to succeed R. G.
Altizer, who now resident o.
Pttts5urg.
The directors then met and organ.
lied by electtng the same officers
namely, John l.. Ruhl, president: NJ
]. Francis, vice-president; F. c. Gay.
lord. vice-president; and W. L. Joyce
cashier.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
BRENNAN
Is Incensed' Over the Treat
ment Given Colonel John
T. McGraw.

WHEELING. Jan. 24-Ignatius
Brennan. who with several other
prominent local Democrats we're in
Charleston for week or two work.
ing in the interests of Hon. John 7.
sMcGraw, senatorial aspirant, re-
turned home yesterday, highly iii.
censed at the treatment the Nc
Graw forces received at the hands
or certain Democratic newspapers
which closed their columns against
Mr.. McGraw, according to Mr.. Bren-
nan.
q wanted to inform the public OF
Wheeling just how matters stood in
that recent contest rog United
States senatorship.
Perhaps you read a little edt-
torial sQuib in . local Democratic
paper, clipped from the Charleston
Gazette, in which would-bo wit at
tempted to dis2red!t a Charleston
correspondent.
As a matter of fact, the true
Democrats found soon after their
arrival that the only way to get the
news and get it straight was to read
the product Of this young mans
pen. The Charleston Gazette is a
subsidized sheet that refused to
print the news. It's reporters were
forbidden to visit the McGraw
headquarters, and by reading it one
would never know sueh a man as
John T. McGraw lived.
Your own man treated all alike
fairly, and, as | said, we soon foun'
ourselves reading independent ant
Republican papers from Wheeling
to get the news.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
Or PEACE
TODAY
licans Send ssnator
Mere ith t. Comic with
Senator SlIger
co 3 z osIIsE s al
Just What is to Be the Re
suit is Not Indicated
as YET.

4, d j l. q u i d q y I
CHARLESTON Jan. The nj
teen Republican senator's arrived here
early this morning from Cincinnati
and the matters pertaining 70 the Or
ganization Of the senate will be Sub
United to arbitration, Senator Meri-
tith representing the Republicans
and Senator Silver representing the
Democrats.
Whatever they agree upon Is ex-
pected to be approved by the othet
members.
The Republicans were assured 81
Immunity from arrest and the prob
ability is that the terms Of eom-.
promise Will be arrived at in the near
future.
When the Democrats Of the Senate
met at 10 O'Clock a recess was taken
until noon. The Republican members
gathered for a conference after
which Senator Meridith was sent to.
confer with Senator Silver Of the
Democrats.
Though nothing was given out as to-
the demands to be made the Repub-
hcans insist they will coneede little,
while the Democrats say they viii
continue their demands for the pres
idency of the Senate.
In the House Of Delegates routine
business was taken up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
MILL IOLE
Chester Plant Closes. ]
for Period of Two MOI
for Repairs.

CHESTER, W. Va, Jan. Fol-
lowing the caving in. of the walls gt
the gas producer at the American
Sheet and Tin Plate plant hers the
officials have announced the . plant
will be closed down for a period Of
two. months, the idle period starting
several weeks ahead OF the period
the company had planned tic suspend
to make repairs, 1t is stated that the
repairs to at once be put under way
will necessitate an expenditure of
from 100000 to. 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
BIG Tunnel
IS PLANNED
BY B.80. ROAD
AS Well as a New Branch
from Somerset to
Keyser.

iE3ALTHAHORIl5, Jan. GA new tun.
mel two niles or more In length under
the present sand Patch tunnel and q
new branch line across the country
from Somerset to point near Key.
stone, with large yards Mt somerse,
is the latest schedule of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company to improve
its line down over the mountain and
get away from the dangerous tunnel
now in use that has been condemned
for these many years, as well as de-
Telop the coal fields of this section of
the county and get the output Of the
workings to seahoard to best possible
advantage.
This information is from a reliable
source and comes from authority that
& is in a position to know what is being
! considered by the officials of the com
pany. The scheme is along the lines
of President Wizards policy of one
good main line rather tn maintain
ing two lines down over the mountain
as would be the case were another
route taken, say via. Downey or by
tunneiiug out 10y the shaft. as had
heen considered on several occasions,
The new tunnel is to be bored d.
rectly under the present Sand Patch
tunnel, starting at point near Key
stone and coming out at the eastern
/, end at considerable distance down
the mountain. This would cut down
the grade quite good deal on either
side OF the mountain and when com
p1eted would solve the problem that
has been rNyzl:ng the F. & o. people
for number of years. The boring of
the new tunnel would not in the least
interfere with traffic through the
present hole IN the ground, as the
WORKINGS would be so far below as
not to disturb the running Of trains
The idea of going down deeper is ia
get below the quicksand formation
that has made so much trouble ir
sand Patch tunnel. OF all the schemes
considered this one seems to meet
with favor by the present official.
and it is thought that it will prove
far better In the long run than any
thing yet presented.
. Another scheme being considered
and from all appearances will hi
pushed through is the construction Of
n branch line through the Berlin
section of the county from Somerset
to a connection with the main line al
Il point near Keystone. Big yards are
to he established at Somerset. plan!
for which are already being developed
In these yards trains would be made
up and sent right through to Cumber.
land, instead of going by way of Rock.
wood. rs IS now the case. This woult
not only lessen the distance from the
Jenner and Quemahoning coal fields
hut would develop the coal in terri
tory between Somerset and Keystone
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
LIFE SENTENCES
Are Recommended for Those
Convicted Of Murder Of
Ketchell.

MARsHFTELD, Mo-, Jan. "a
Guilty Of murder nthe first degree,
was the verdict returned today by a
jury in the case Of Walter A. Dipley,
and Goldie Smith, charged with the
murder Of Stanley Ketchell. pugi-
list. Sentences OF life imprisonment
were recommended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
HAS HUSBAND JAILED.

Charles Roof, an Industrial worker
of Kelley Hill, was arrested and put
in jail Tuesday by Constable C. L.
Ford to await hearing in Justice G.
II, GoFdon's court on a warrant sworn
out BY his wife, charging him with
asaulting and beating her Monday
NIGHT 1t their home The hearing
lei within q gay 81 ttso.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
FISHER CALLS HALT
State Senator Disguised With His
Democratic Colleagues.

CHARLESTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Jake Fisher has served notice upon
the other Democrats of the senate
that if they insist upon continuing
the present conditions in the upper
branch of the legislature he will
withdraw and not meet with them
further. Senator Fisher stated that
he had been looking up the law and
that the time has arrived for a halt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
LEWIS OEFEA
S One Result Of Action Of
Convention Against Ger
tain Delegates.

COLUMBUS, O., Jans PA rec
1mmendation OF the credentials COM
nittee of the United Mine Workers of
lmerioa that delegates be seated
rom eight local unions OF central
pennsylvania which were contested in
the convention, was defeated by roll
all vote yesterday, according to tell
,rs which taibulated the vote and re-
ported today.
Enemies of President Lewis declare
this is defeat for him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
TAFT is COMING.

President William Howard Taft
will pass through Clarksburg en- No.
3 the morning Of February 10 on the
way to Columbus o., where no win
deliver an address before the National
Corn Show. He @iil be accompanied
BY several senators and cabinet Dr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
DocToR GEES Is oFrrCs.

Dr.. T s. 1.eNasters, who had an
Office in the destroyed Traders an
mex building, has obtained quarters
IN room No. !, second door Of the
odd Fellows building and IS prepared
Is eeengnc te his patients there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
TARIFF BOARD
of Five Members IS Agreed
on gnanino usly by the
House Committee.

WsEHNGToN. D. G., Jan. 81. A1
permanent tariff board Of i've MEM
hers to Investigate ali tarlft questions
for the benefit or Congress Is provld-
ed for in a bill unanimously agreed
upon by the House committee OF
ways and means today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
SENSATION
Is Caused When the Grand
Jury Foreman Questions
Sheriff's Action.

DANyrIDE, H.. Jan. 24-A sem
sation was caused when Foreman
woodward Of the grand Jury asked
the circuit court to make Sheriff
Shepard explain why he did not
make service Of suhpoenas given him
yesterday. Included was one for
cannou's son4in-law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.

Miss Telma Smith, of SAL West
Main street, underwent an operation
for appendicitis at a local hospital
Tuesday morning. The operation was
successful and she is doing nicely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
JURY
Has the Case Of the Traction Company
Against NIr. stcalcy.

y A jury had the case Of the Clarks.
burg and weston TRACTION Company
against j. /. s. stealey in circuit court
Tuesday afternoon.
The suits Of Joseph Abraham
against hve Insurance companies for
insurance money was continued un-
I'll the next term Of court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
Nelson Hubbard II sads Fight
Against Clarenee
WATSON,
HE LACKS TWO 0IlEs
An Investigation IS kely
to Result from the
Charge.

cEiLAiRElEsp0N, Jan. q III
Delegate Nelson G, Hubbard, OF Ohio
county, who charged the bribery.
eleven Democrats OF the House of
Delegates bolted the caucus Itodas and
refused toEvote for Clarence W., vat
son for United States senator, ten ,vot-
ing for Congressman elect John ".
Davis. Of Clarksburg, and one for An
drew Edmiston.
Nobody was elected to the short
term. Watson receiving ffty-one votes
in the House and six in the Senate,
two less than the required number.
The Republicans did not vote.
In the Senate the Demoerat with
the Republicans absent, scattered the
vote among eight candidates. For the
.ong term five Democrats OF the
House bolted the caucus and refused
to support Chiffon though he received
tlfty-seven in he House and five in
the Senate, three more than the re-
quired number.
The statements OF Hubbard and
Delegate Robinson. of Harrison,
e s '''"e ,. pt1Dts' sAuSsN q setlss 'ion
''''N 81 - - ''s'OA % eNp'steU'
CHARLESTON Jan. 24.-The vote
for the long term for United States
senator in the state Senate by the
Democrats today resulted as follows:
Edmiston one, S. V. Woods four,
Chiffon Ave preston ono 6 w
wa1kor +wo D AZ An,h,or ona ,soolJ
Corkte one, and Wetzet one, and for
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
TWELVE EXECUTED.

TOXIC, Jan. 4-Twelge anar-.
chists convicted Of conspiracy against
nh throne we're execnted today
A1ipng those e1e euted was i ofian
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

AIRS. George Edminston and dauEh-
ter, Miss Georgia. Of Buckhannon,
who visited Mrs NorFaI B. Mocarty.
have returned home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
NBGNIR IS
asking MUCH
FlR DEBT SUIT
That Side 81 The Case is
Shown IA One Of the
Briefs.


2,s
W .A a NJ Us B g Jan 3D.
2nogas Us Stains q me Common
l.ssssI9l. 81 81 p as set forth in
II Eptast . tllsel 9p5tie girsiflia debt case,
nov pend lle IS the supreme court
Eot8 tne s5t.l9s. stas 5e sustained by
tne ee9fs yest Nlrginia would be
eonpelisa e assume an OBLIGATION
3Iot r wtth interest from
January an y 81 the total up to
anllal,y gge gatIng $685.
Il s4 El.. y
various amounts afe 4 form In
Ethe brlet as due from W ginias
ACCORDING e tte dtskerent bases OF
seeuement Which nave Seem pro-
posed The lowe claim made BY
virginia under any ~ III bases 81
settlement is for 49,. IS with
interest from January 1861.
Eamounttng n an to s s62 90.
Somewhere t8een these amounts
is the amount ot the ida gment for
(which West virginia would be liable
ia the event the sui IS decided
against West ytfgtli
on the other hand. II inc wheel
ing ordinance. adopted August 10.
1861, is consttned By The Supreme
court n accordance win CON
tentions of West Virginia, cad
81 yest Virginia owing anyt
Virginia the balahee 81 tiie accounts
ttag should So q fagor oil west vlr-
ginia 20 the extent 81 from $751;
078.57 TO SS aecording
to the basis tlernent ADOPTED
Iby ire court
me bfief al sif Ihis. ilied n tho
case, IS signed bg s samuel III Wii.
ltans. attorney 81 Virginia.
land ny WttItam derson, Rah-
doIph Harrison ana Jolin Moon,
counsel for virginia Tfe brief
maintains that iinder lie Eonstitua
ton Of the United M LII Il
West Virginia coaia not haFe been
created without line eofi ent a ths
Legislature VI Virgini.a hat Inc
consent Of the V4re M iesisI staire
to the formation "a ma az was
given IN accordance With 81 III mo-
visions. one At wi,ici, ~ e fIss sl4ovia.
ion in the const tuition s I, Il, s nav
state that the new 4 llSteS si,o,,la 81.
sumo .aa anna ia l 1,,si,6 6s
the public dan of9'vI5,., S.; Il h s,,., e..
other that the legisl re 90
certain +be sanoe ] & s.,eI,, +. ~.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
80 CHOICE YET.

ALBANY, n. ". Jan. 24.-There
was no choice in the balloting for
United states senator in the legisla-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

Tentative pa or the building commemorative ~
Commander 81 deeds for Centennial
celebration Congress
GOO for the the monument and
taEe part m te 70 be held 1913 The an4
1aense shaft s with provision halls and
eminent dpamfut lighthouse and 4 re
station II tposed to ask the hatchery a
well as he base Of the on the
have been held says tile suppop
in the move fore celebration lifting victory
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

has more thnn double the paid citcu-
iaiion of any other Clprks-
burg newspaper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

fnif and Virile TONIGHT aud Ntd
Hssaay
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-27
Schmidt Finishes
Trip Around World
Partisan Journalist Succeeds in Cir.
cling Globe in Less Than
Forty Days.

PARIS, Aug. 26-Jaeger Schmidt the
Partisan journalist, drove UP In an auto
mobile in front of the office of the Daily
Excelsior, in the Avenue Champs Elyee
at 2 minutes, 1875 seconds past o'clock
this morning, officially completing his cir
cult of the world in 80 days, 10 hours 4S
minutes and S745 seconds.
Jaeger Schmidt started from Paris at
1:45 p. m, july II, in an attempt to beat
the record OF M. Stiegler of the Paris
Matin, who made the journey around the
world in So days. The route followed by
Jaeger Schmidt took him to Vladivostok by
way of Moscow. At Vladivostok the
Frenchman boarded a steamer bound for
Yokohama, whence he sailed for British
Columbia, arriving at Vancouver ahead OF
his schedule. Taking a train at Vancouver
the traveller passed through Montreal Au-
gust II, bound for New York reaching that
city August 49, and on the following day
he left New York. sailing on board the
steamer Olympic on the last leg of his
journey.
The traveller could have arrived at his
goal two hours earlier If he had not stayed
at Cherbourg after midnight for a supper
given in his honor by number OF journal
lists
The captain OF the Olympic slightly bet
tered the usual time taken by the vessel
In crossing the Atlantic, the steamer reach
ing the Cherbourg harbor at an earlier
hour this morning. AS soon as the liner
entered the roads a motor boat took off the
Journalist, he being especially exempt from
examination by the customs authorities
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-27
HitchCock's Speech
Here Important One
In Event Official Visits in West, His
Utterances Will Be Watched
with Interest.
cFrom staff Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-(Special Tele-
gram. IF Postmaster General Hitchcock
can be spared from attendance upon the
Hughes commission now sitting in New
York, he will visit Omaha during the con-
vention of first class postmasters which
opens September L. II is thought at the
Postoffice department that the Hughes
commission will take recess soon to
reassemble early in October. In this event
the postmaster general will surely visit
Omaha.
There is the yet unsettled establishment
of the new railway mail division there
which will incidentally take UP some Of
his attention and 1t may be that he will
have a few quiet words with Postmaster
Thomas. Mr.. Hitchcock will deliver an adj
dress reviewing the progress made in his
department since he has been in office, and
in view of the limelight in which the Post
office department has been in since Mr..
Hitchcock assumed office, his address will
undoubtedly be looked upon an official
uttsrance from the president as to postal
matters with special reference to second
class mail.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-27
Alleged Plot to
Smuggle Opium

WINNIPEG. Man, Aug. G.--By the ar
rest in Chicago OF W. Len Harris and c.
II. Cookbourne, we'll known young bust
ness men OF Winnipeg, the authorities
here assert that they hope to solve the
puzzle OF opium smuggling into the United
States, on which secret service men OF both
countries have been working for a year.
The prisoners are reported to have con
fessed and assert that the opium supply
found in their room at a Chicago hotel, OF
fifty pounds. was delivered to them at st.
Paul.
For years large quantities of opium have
come through the Vancouver gateway 70
Winnipeg. IL can reach this port of entry
legtimAtely as only a nominal duty lie col
lected. From this city the supply has al
ways mysteriously disappeared and the
theory of the secret service men EMPLOYED
by the United States here for a long time
has been that IL was taken across the
border along the prairie via wagon and
reshipped in the states to q central depot
I'm St. Paul and Chicago.
The prisoners are declared 70 have told
the police sufficient TO involve a number
Of customs officers on both sides OF the
line,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-27
No More Free News
For Oklahoma City
c. B. Edgar of the Times Buys Pointer
and Free Press-Unique Plan
Erls in Big Loss.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl.. Aug. ga
test of the free" newspaper ended here
today when the Pointer and the Free Press
which for many months have made a stub
born fight for existence, were sold to C..
B. Edgar, publisher Of the Times The
change OF ownership marks the end OF a
newspaper war that has been waged here
for the last three years. The free papers,
which have been given away BIZ the thou
sands, had proven a heavy financial loss
to their owners, IL was said.
The Pointer probably was one of the first
free papers of any magnitude ever started
in this country. 1t established a complete
plant and entered the field as vigorously
as any paid paper ever did, maintaining a
full staff of printers and editors and a
telegraph news service Later the Free
Press was launched to oppose 1t. As re-
suit Oklahoma City had free papers, and
at times it's streets were literally filled
with free copies that had been thrust into
the hands of pedestrians.
Mr.. Edgar owner of the Times only re-
Gently purchased that paper He came to
Oklahoma City after having made a sue
cess in the newspaper field at St. Joseph,
Mo-, and at other points.