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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
COURT SSES ON
SCHOOL BOND SUIT
Sustains Demurrer TO the Bill
Of Thomas Raymond
and Others.

Judge Charles w. Lynch in the
circuit court Monday sustained the
demurrer of the defendant board
in the suit of Thomas Htaymond and
others against the Clarksburg Board
Of Education relating to the recent
authorization of school funds at q
special election and the plaintifft
were given ten days in which to file
an amended bill, II they SO desire.
Judgment for $40 was giver
Mary R. Coflndaffer against the
Hope Natural Gas Company.
In the cause of Jasper s. Kyle
against s. r. Griffin, decree wat
directed referring the cause to q
commissioner to ascertain certain
interest of parties in certain Goa
sale profits.
u. Philip Clifford, guardian, was
authorized to sell oil and gas Of his
wards.
Eva Martin, guardian OF Haze
Grace Martin, was authorized to sell
gas rights of her ward.
Sheridan R. Grifin's motion to
dissolve an injunction in the cause
OF O.. s.. Parr ct al against the Blue
Ridge Coal Company was denied.
Judgment for $926.SO was giver
the Parr Lumber and Planning Mil
Company against A.. E linn.
AN order filing answer was made
in the suit Of Dom,nick serrao
against Antosio curcio ct al.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
HEARING
OF Wiley-Hughes Election
Contest Likely to Go Over
until Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20
The House committee on elections
that is considering the Wiley
Hughes contest, was scheduled to
meet this afternoon to hear the
arguments Of J. H. Gaines, former
representative, and j. H. Meek in
behalf of Representative Hughes.
They will have two hours and George
s. Wallace viii have half an hour for
reply. But. with the steel tariff
bill under consideration when the
House convened and the Democratic
caucus called for later hour in the
afternoon, it is probable the argu-
ments will have to go over till to-
morrow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
BURIAL HERE
OF Mrs Charles Whitman,
Who Died in Her Home
in Wheeling.

The body of Mrs. Charles whitman
will be brought here from Wheeling
tonight at 9 o'clock, where she died
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock as
the result of lung trouble, and taken
to the home of Frank Chadwell, a
brother, on Water street, where fu.
neral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Intermeni
will be at the Odd Fellows cemetery
Mrs. Whitman was so years of age
and besides the husband, three daugh.
tiers, one son, two brothers, one sister
and her mother survive. The brothers
are Roy and Frank Caldwell. the sis.
ter is Mrs. Clarence L. Gardner and
the mother is Mrs. Rebecca Chad,
well, all of this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
In a Statement Written by
Him Three Hours before
Put to Death.
SAYS HE IS A VICTIM
OF Circumstantial Evidence
and Prays for Punish
ment Of Guilty One.

IL ossINHNG, N. Y, Jan 29-Albert
Wolter was eIectrocuted in the Sing
Sing prison soon after s o'clock this
morning for the murder Of fifteen
year-old Ruth Wheeler, whose body
was found in a sack on a fire escape
at his rooming house in New York,
He left a statement with Warden
Kennedy denying that he had com
mttted the crime.
In the statement, written at
O'Clock this morning, he declared
that he had been q victim Of circum-
stantial evidence, and prayed that
the person who had brought him to
his death might be brought to JUS
tice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
M'KIVLEY DAY
Is Observed Quietly in This
City as Well as through
out the State.

Today is the sixty-ninth anniver-
sary of the birth of William Nc
Kinley and in accordance with the
custom established several years ago
Clarksburg people paid tribute to
the memory of the martTed presi-
dent by wearing pink carnations,
President McKinley's favorite
flower.
Short progras were observed in
the city schools in most of the
grades on this day. Although not
holiday It is usually observed in
the majority of the schools of the
state and at many places special
memorial services are held.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
AL NlINITM PL ANT IS
SPLENDID INDUSTRY
What 1t is Comprised Of,
What ItMakes, and Its
Great Future.

The National Aluminium Com
pany's plant, Situated a short dis
lance from the West End station on
the West Virginia and PfttsIburg
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad system, is an important To-
cal industry put into operation re.
Gently. The location is ideal in
every respect as the plant Is ON five
and one-fourth acres of weta-laying
ground on either side OF the rail-
road track, near the West Fork
river, convenient to natural gas
supply and only short distance
from the business center Oh the city,
There is ample ground space there
for a gigantic industry of the kind,
and the company evidently looked
wisely to the future, when 1t Sc
lected and acquired that site.
The present main building is sixty
by 100 feet and is fifty-four feet
high. 1t is a two-story structure Of
brick, concrete and steel with all
metal roof There are several de-
partments in the building, such as
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MUSICIANS
Elect Officers, Hold Socia
Session and Organize a
Big Bond.

Local. No. $50, American Fedora
ton of Musicians, elected officers at
6 meeting in the Hoffman hall Sunday
afternoon as follows:
John A. shinn president. Leland
Davis vice president, E, Raspilliarc
secretary-treasurer and S. Ledoux,
W. o. Davis and H. woolard, all OF
clarksburg, G. Beumarck, of Salem
c. Farnsworth, of Weston, and Johu
Hilleary. of Buckhannon, directors.
A social session was held and q
band of forty pieces was organized
for the occasion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
PRISONERS ESCAPE.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. 20 Peter TIES
sumo. Nicholas corick and George
Milokoyitch, an county prisoners. and
George Lilly and three other city
prisoners walked out Of the temporary
Jail / nthe basement OF the couri
house and escaped. They pushed
open a door. which deputy sheriff
forgot to lock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
CLASH
Over the Labor Question DC,
ours before the Stanley
Probing Committee.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Jan. 2s--
Louis D. Brandies, Of Boston, and
Attorney D. A. Reed, Of Pittsburg,
representing the United States steel
Corporation, clashed today before
the Stanley investigating committee
over the line of inquiry into the cor
poration's policy. Reed contended
the committee had no authority to
investigate the labor question, but
Stanley overruled him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
TWO DOLLAR OIL.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Jan. 20 The
seep Purchasing Agency today an
nounced an advance in Pennsylvania
crude oil to $1.5o barrel. This is
the fourth advance since Christmas
and producers are predicting 50 oil
before midsummer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
TWO ARE FINED
And One is Sent Ont of the, City by
Mayor Moore in Police Court.

AS no arrests were made Sunday
by city policemen no session of the
city court was held this morning at
the usual time.
AT Sunday mornings session OF
the court, Mayor Frank R. Moore
collected hnes of SO and costs each
from two fellows who were con-
victed Of street drunkenness and
sent another fellow out OF the city
in default OF paying a like fine for
an oftense Of the same kind.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
d IS DE
UST
. TROLLEY GAR
Accident Results in Injury to
Twenty Passengers on
Two Cars.

ST. PAUL Jan. %, Motorman
swanson's leg was cut Oh. and Mark
Gran, passenger, had his chest
cruched in, when a trolley car ran
away here today and crashed into
another trolley car filed with pas
sengers. Twenty other persons were
hurt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
IMPERIAL DEFEAT.

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Chlnese revolu-
tionists have crushingly defeated an
imperial force commanded by GEN
eral Chang Hsun at Ku Cheng. 1876
miles north of Marking, according to
press dispatches received here today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 29-1n-
vading a hotbed of national poll,
tics, President Taft arrived here to-
day, and was met by a committee,
which escorted him to a hotel.
The program for the day included
addresses at the chamber of com
merce, talk to old soldiers and the
Tippecnoe Club and an address to
law students.
Following banquet tonight, he
will go to Columbus. spending to-
morrow and part of Wednesday
there. His last address will be at
Akron.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MINERS ARE
TALKING "A STRIKE
So Far as Soft Coal Plants &c
But the Hard Coal Men.
Oppose 1t.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-with but
little prospect of reaching an agree
ment on wage scale, bituminous
coal operators and miners resumed
their joint conference here today.
Talk of a general strike after April
l is rife, but the anthricite miners
are opposed to such action.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
sHINNsTON MINISTER.

The Rev. L. B. Douglass, of shinns-
ton, will assist in the revival services
in the Protestant Methodist chapel at
the corner Of Sycamore and Locust
streets tonight as well as every night
this week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MANY TROUT
Are Shipped by Federal Com
missioner to Fayette Coun-
ty to Stock the Streams.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 90
Three hundred brook trout have
been sent from the office of the
United States commissioner Of
fisheries to w. L. Martin, at Spring
dale. Fayette county. They are too
small to be caught, but will be used
for purposes of propagation and
stocking the waters of Fayette
county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
SEVERAL HURT
In Serious Rioting at the
Scene Of the Textile
Workers Strike.

LAWIBBMuE, Mass. Jan. Pc
Serious riotihg occurred here today,
when crowd of strikers attempted
to prevent operatives from entering
the textile mills. Several persons
were injured and a number Of mills
were compelled to shut down.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
new POSTMASTERS
Are Appointed for Several
Places in the State by the
Federal Department.

WASHINGTON. ID. &C., Jan. 2s-
James H. Ludwick has. been ap-
pointed postmaster at -Thornwood,
Pocahontas county, in place of A.
IF. Peabody, resigned.
The postofice at Extra, Putnam
county, has been discontinued and
mail will be sent to Buffalo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Steve NuHer and Barbara
Gdoyin, Morton Neuzum and Rosetta
Spring, Albert ]. Flowers and Isa-
belle Deihm, G. Tomaro and Barbara
Mancino and Wesley Fur and
Grace Mary Enochs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

ormsby McHarg, former assistant
secretary Of the Department of Com
merce and Labor who resigned, it
was said, upon invitation after he
had repeatedly criticised Roosevelt,
then president, is now chief of stan
Of the forces Of George w. Perkins
has at work trying to line up ma
tional delegates for the colonel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MR.. BARR DEAD.

Roland Barr, aged 70 years, died
Sunday night at 1880 o'clock in the
Miners hospital at Fairmont, as a
result of broken leg. The injury
was received three weeks ago. His
home was at Earnshaw, where the
burial will take place. He was the
father Of L. R. Barr, OF this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
BONDS CARRY.

FAIRMoNT, Jan. ga special
election on the question Of issuing
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
general school improvement was car
ried here by vote Of 1,O11 to 1872.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
wv Or d les
MIR D ER o. CIR
BIG Blaze
In Trenton, N. j., Destroys
Furniture Place and other
Property Today.

NaHwlAlRGI. N. j., Jan. 2s-Fire
today DESTROYED the furniture estab-
lishment Of julius Mullins and Sons,
and spread to adjoining property
entailing loss Of 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

Mrs. Charles Egan and little son,
william. who visited Mrs. Robert
stitt have returned to their home at
Fairmont
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

Friends Of Governor woodrow VIII
son are now blaming Thomas y.
cyan, the capitalist, for the with
and Harpers' Weekly from Wilson's
cause. They say Ryan was piuued
because Wilson had refused to accent
an offer OF financial support from
him, and ordered Editor Harvey to.
get out from under the governors
boom, convincing him that he spoke
with the authority OF ]. p. Morgan,
holder Of Harper Brothers bonds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
But Admits Entering INTO Ger
tain Indsntare with a
Mining Company
AN IRON ORE LEASE
Is Admitted Bit Aston is
Only as q lessor for Ger
tain PIIrposss.

e 1 Is
TRENTON II. JAM s.-.wai,or
J. Htll, Louis AZ. Filli. James T. Hin
ana EDWARD Nlehclas who. as trus-
tees Of mining inter were named
with other dsfepdt Ia the anil
trust action q ne g6yerninent against
the Upited States stesi corporaiIon
and subsidi concerns, MED their
answer in the United States district
court here today.
They deny that hey have engaged
IN any coufederacy b restrain 81
trade contrary u Iaw
The defendants dmlt tliat On jan
uary 2, 1907. The west Nfissabe Land
Company, limits ana certain Of the
other defendants entered into cer-
tain indenfure with tha Great western
Mining Company ii y nnesota which
lease covered Certain pieces Of land
containing or supposed Is contain
large tonnages Of Iron ore They aver
that they became paTties 10 the lease
solely as the agents Of Inc esors Tor
certain particular purposes pseined.
They deny that the descendant ]. H.
Gffpber, Joined IN tae lsase IS trustee
or otherwise. Theg admlt mat the
performance az the stlpulatlons 81 tho
lease by the Great Western Mining
Company was gparanteed 81 the
United States Steel cornofation They
admit that the lessee asteed to mine
the ore upon the terms q me lease
and ship ftaoyer the Great Northern
Railway, paying Therefore . royalty
and that It was proyided that the
lease might be aurrenaerd o. Janu-
ary !, 1915 on giving 1T least TWO
years previous notice q waiting
The defendants deny ttat they be-
came parties III laase With the In
tent OF preventing the ore from being
mined and sold 10 ind penden.s q to
prevent the ore from being utilized
to build up a new and gerous
a., u. y, ~, ~ & {: X Ssssi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

, L. L shaner, Of Cumberland, Nd,
was a prominent business visitor in
the city Monday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
POLITICAL HOTBED is
INVADED By Mr.. TAFT
President Has a Very Busy
Day in the City Of
Cleveland, o.

P1TTsBURG. Pa, Jan. I29-Pres-
tdent Taft arrived here from the
East IA binding rain today and
did not leave his car. He left for
Cleveland at 9 o'clock
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
oHIoAGo GRAIN SLARNET.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2s-Wheat closed
100 S-s to 14s, corn "a IS, oats
81 1s2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29
MRS. JACOBS DEAD.

NEW MART1NsvILLE, Jan, 30
Mrs. Thomas P. Jacobs. wife of a
former circuit court judge, is dead
at her home here after an illness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

Albert Roe, of Fairmont spent sun
day with friends in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-29

Mrs. Charles B. Alexander and SON,
Holmes, are at Atlantic City.
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Continued on page two.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
News Of S Scandinavia
Principal happenings Of the Week
in the Scandinavian Countries.

g 3 ~ = q
The soldiers home of the HelsinEe
regiment at Cafe has been dedicated,
Archbishop Ekman officiating.
Representatives from % sick aid
societies in Stockholm have resolved
to invite all of them into one large
society.
II. SvenOnius, druggist in Kristian-
stad, has sent communication to
the premier, asking the latter to see
that the druggists trade is reformed
according to the law.
So many complaints have come
from Swedes who emigrated to Brazil
that Foreign Minister Ehrensyard has
expressed himself In favor of having
the Swedish government make an in.
vestigation of the matter.
A man who had taken IN overdose
OF liquor went to sleep on the railway
track near Karlforsen station using
one of the rails for pillow. A freight
train passed the place. The engineer
stopped the train to pick up the body
OF the man, which he could see az It
was thrown down an embankment
When the searchers came back to the
place the supposedly dead man was
gone and they soon found him in
house close by, where some good PEG
pie had put a bandage on q scratch ON
his head.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Jack Drexler Arraigned for Killing
Virginia Sa'oonkeeper.

Virginia.-Jack Drexler pleaded not
guilty, at preliminary hearing before
Judge Carey, to a charge of murder in
the first degree held in the district
court. He was accused of the murder
of Axel Pakkala, a Virginia saloon.
keeper. The coroner's jury found
Pakkala came to his death through
a bullet fired by Drexler.
John Koski, a farmer, shot through
the lung and liver, is in a dangerous
condition and probably will die.
Erick Jakkala, who disarmed Drex-
Ter, and DR.. Grove, the coroner, were
the only witnesses for the state. Ac-
cording to Jakkala, Drexler fired four
shots and then attempted to shoot
himself, but the gun was empty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
SALOON MEN IN COURT.
Twenty-six Plead Not Guilty to Ps441
County indictments.

East Grand Forks.-Through their
attorneys, twenty-six East Grand
Forks saloonkeepers appeared in the
district court of Polk county and en-
tered pleas of not guilty to charges in
indictments. Such pleas will bring
the cases on for trial about January
10 and on the outcome of one case will
depend, in a large measure, the future
conduct of the cases for the defense.
Thirty-eight separate cases are pend.
ing against these defendants. Two of
the saloon keepers previously had en-
tered pleas of not guilty, while that
of Al Perry was knocked out today,
the complaint being faulty in not stat
ing any criminal offense committed.
An effort was made today to get a
continuance of the Boreen case, but it
was unavailing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
DENMARK.

The Social Democrats Of the rigsdag.
propose state monopoly of the sugar
industry.
The Thorwaldsen museum in Copen-
hagen needs thorough repairs both in
side and outside. Parts Of the founda-
ton are also settling.
The water tower Of the city of Ros-
kilde got out of order the other day
and the pumps failed 70 work The
whole city was without water, which
caused great hardship to some manu-
featuring plants. In the families no
cooking could be done for lack of
water. Water was hauled in barrels
to the hospitals.
The military aviation school at Am
ager will begin its work as soon q
the weather is favorable. The first
scholars will be three officers from the
navy and one from the army. Nielsen.
q practical aviator is to have charge
Of the school. The department of war
Is going to buy some flying machines
% soon as money Is available for that
purpose.
A tragic career An old woman
who had seen many ups and downs in
life recently died at Danish poor
house. She was a daughter of
Frenchman, Antoine Tounens, a law
yer from Parigueux. who emigrated to
South America in 1861 and succeeded
In persuading the people of Arancania,
"a port Of Chile) and Patagonia to es-
tablish a state of their own, with
Tounens as their ruler. He drew up q
constitution and closed commercial
treaties with several countries. But
the new monarchy soon got into trou-
BILE with Chile and the king was
chased away. Meanwhile his daughter
had escaped to Paris with his mil
lions. After number of adventures
she was married to a Dane. He CON-
mitted suicide and when his body was
taken to Denmark the Princess of Ar
ancania" followed him in order that
she might be near the grave of her
friend. She gradually became poor
and landed in poorhouse. where the
life of the princess" came to close.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
$3.50, 900 CLUB HOUSE

kitchi Gammi Of Duluth Has Ap-
proved Plans for New Home. 5
Duluth.-The members of the Kitchi
Gammi club have approved plans for a
new club building, which to build and
furnish will cost $250,000. This
amount in bonds already has been sub.
scribed. The site cost $4,000, the
building 100000 and the balance Of
the $26O,0OO goes for furnishings. The
plans call for old English style of ar.
chitecture. The site is at Ninth ave.
nue. east and Superior street.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
Mankato Priest 10 Dead.

r. Mankato. - Rev. Father Alexander
Do Ascheberg. s. J., died after brief
illness Of heart trouble. He was a
descendant Of German family. of
ancient nobility. his birthplace being
Nuenster, Westphalia. and the date of
his birth June 18. 1S48. After being
ordained into the priesthood he spent
ten years in Paris, working among
young men, and later worked in the
Same kind Of a field at Boston. Mass. !;
Buffalo. N. J., and Cleveland, coming
TO Mankato three years ago to st.
Petes and Paul's Catholic church.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
Twenty-six Moros Killed.

Manila, p. I.-Twenty-six Moros
were killed while they were attempt
ing to ambush body of American
troops on the island of Jolo. Lieuten.
ant MCGEE Of the second cavalry was
shot twice and one American soldier
was wounded. Brisadier General
John J. Pershing. commander of the
department of Mindanao, declared that
he believed this fight would mark the
end of the armed opposition of the
Moros to American rule in the island
of Jolo as this band comprised the
last of the remaining malcontents.