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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
ANDOVER|MAN
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Both Testify That They Have
: Holdings in That North Car
DINA Gold Mine.
sTENoeRAPHER is USED
BY Senator 0yerman As Shield
and He is Corroborated
by That Person.
sTENoGRAPHER is USED
t.y ASSOCIATES ,.s,,,

WASHINGTON, D. c., July a.
Senators Overman and Chiffon were
the principal witnesses Thursday be-
fore committee investigating charges
of misuse Of official letterheads for
promotion of a North Carolina gold
mining project.
Mr.. overman testified he bought
$4,000 OF stock in the mine when
treasury expert told him the property
was worth s60,000,000. Mr.. Chiffon
said he owned $500 worth.
Senator Overman testified that his
stenographer had written for a pro-
moter letters highly commendatory
OF the project without his knowledge
upon letterheads OF the rules commit
tee. The stenographer corroborated
that; and messenger told OF giving
some Of the letterheads to the pro-
moter by whom. the senator said, his
son-:n-law was employed as an attor-
ney.
Senator Chiffon said he knew moth
ing OF the use OF the census commit
tee letterheads until later when he
fcrnd that the promoter had been u.s.
ing them.
" II. Maielu' CioIh " Tue IuAeS
committee, testified he bought $4,000
worth Of stock before the letter
heads were used. John Halsey.
clerk to the census committee, said
that he had ordered about thirty
copies of the letter on committee pa
per at the request. of the promoters.
He said he had bought 1000 shares
before the letter. was written. He
saw nothing unusual in the request
for thirty copies,
W. G. Newman, the promoter, will
probably testify tomorrow. John
Skeltoni Williams. comptroller OF the
currency. and George Roberts, d.
rector Of the mint, will be asked to
testify on the sending of govern
mcnt expert to examine the mine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
MINERS ACCEPT
Strike Settlement in That State
Recommended by Federal
Cancellation Board.
uy .s.ee,.Irp ,,r..,


CHARLESTON. July 3.-oficers OF
the United Mine Workers announced
Thursday that the miners had voted
to accept the strike settlement recon-
mended by the federal Cancellation
board and the men would be ordered
back to work next Monday. The set
Element gives the checkoff Of union
dues not to exceed $1.10 per man and
the appointment of a commission Of
three to arbitrate the differences in
wages with view to equaliing the,
rates paid in different parts OF the
Kanawha field. Miners and operators
are each to select member Of the
commission and these are to select the
third. II they cannot agree the Sc
lection will be made by Secretary Of
Labor Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
IS FINED
BY a Justice of the Peace for
UnlaWfully SEEMING in the
Tug River.

BELINGToN, July IA report
has been received from Williamson,
Mingo county, showing that thirty
five persons had been fined by just
tice Of the peace. James F. Keyser.
for unlawful seining in Tug river.
the parties all confessing and re-
ceiving the minimum fine Of $40
each. Among the guilty parties were
a constable, Justice of the peace, and
two deputy sheriffs of Mingo county.
In addition to those who have paid
their fines, four other persons were
fined $40 each and gave bond for the
payment Of the same, while nineteen
warrants are yet out and will be exc
cuted within the next few days. X.
F. Slater. who was recently appointed
local deputy game and fish warden
for Mingo county, made the prosecu-
lions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
SPEAKEASY RAID
Is Made in What Has Been
Called ''Dry" Territory
along Time.

CHESTER. w. Va, July 3.-Nick
cemalley, wealthy Italian property
owner Of Chester, is believed to be
one Of the first accused of violating
the West Virginia state wide prohibi-
ton law.
Charged with illegally selling liq-
uor, Cenialley was arrested Wednes-
dag by Sheriff j. D. Merrier of New
Cumberland. His place of business
was raided under instructions of Dep
uty Tax Commissioner A. H. Carry Of
Charleston. Considerable liquor was
confiscated.
Chester had been dry" territory
for many years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
BOSSES THROW HOOKS
INTO GEORGE w. BLAND
State Senator Who Does Not
Believe in Bosses is Given
a Bitter Dose.

H 4
A group Of Harrison county Demo-
Gratis gathered in jury room of the
court house Thursday afternoon and
decided to put the skids under one
George W. Bland, lately Democratic
senator Of the Twelfth state district,
and the job was effectively done a
short time later in the large auditor
ium when delegates from Doddridge
and Lewis county assembled with
those from Harrison, who filed in from
their private convention in the Jury
room and made Ernes. F. Randolph,
Clarksburg attorney. the nominee.
ON total OF as yotesI in the con-
vention. Harrison county cast IS for
Randolph and 12 for Bland; Lewis
county gave its votes for Bland and
Doddridge, where Bland formerly
lived. gave him only 2 votes and
Randolph z. The count was 80 for
Bland and AZ for Randolph and SO
votes were necessary to choice.
E. d. Lewis, of Clarksburg, chair
man OF the senatorial district execu-
tive committee, called. the larger con-
cention to order. read the official call
and named Herbert N. Blair. Of Wes-
ton. chairman and George Grouse, of
West Union, secretary. This organ
ization was made permanent.
Upon motion OF Camden Sommers,
OF Clarksburg, the convention decided
to dispense with all committees, ratify
the selection OF district committeeman
as reported by the counties and norni.
nate a candidate Cor senator by the
votes Of those delegates on hand with
thirty-eight votes necessary for a
choice.
Harrison county reported the selec-
ton of Ernest ID. Lewis, for executive
committeeman, Doddridge county Dav
i'd 3. Harris and Lewis county Ray
Randolph. These selections were con-
firmed
When the roll of counties was
called for nominations for senator.
some one from Doddridge county
got up and yielded n favor Of Ernest
F. Randolph, of Harrison county,
which Immediately raised rumpus.
John Patton, Fred L. Shinn and E..
G. Garrett, of Clarksburg, rushed to
the rescue of the Bland candidacy
and poured fiery oratory. all over the
place endeavoring to show that 1t
would be grave mistake not to re-
nominate Mr.. Bland for the senate.
Then Walter Stuart, Of West
Union, got out in the aisle, pranced
around, thrashed his arms wildly In
the air and, as Camden Sommers la
ter said in DISGUST, proceeded to in
ject the old corporation slush about
BANDS candidacy into the conven-
ton. The idea sought to be conveyed
was that the Randolph candidacy
was the work of the corporate inter-
ests in opposition to Mr.. Bland as
an anti-corporate man. Mr.. Stuart
yelled that II Bland was defeated the
nominee Of the convention could go
forth from the convention hall brand
ed as a corporation representative.
Nothing was mentioned in all this
speech making however, about Mr..
BANDS long employment with big
corporations.
When Stuart had finished Camden
Sommers got up and said he thought
Stuart and the others ought to fight
their old feud and wash their dirty
linen elsewhere than in the conven-
ton. He declared the talk about cor
porate influence and the like. was all
tommyrot and was engaged in for an
Interior purpose.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
CONVICT A SUICIDE.

MoUNDsv1LLE. July s.-Fred
Fizer, a convict at the state peniten-
tiary, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his cell with rope made
out Of his undertaking. The body
of the man was found hanging In HIS
cell when he failed to appear with the
other convicts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
DISCHARGED BY MAGISTRATE.

Michael Cash, who was arrested
and jailed few days ago by city po-
licemen on charge Of unlawfully
carrying razor. has been discharged
by Magistrate w. E. Starcher. 1t
was shown at hearing that Michael
was using the razor to shave himself
at the time he was accused Of having
it as a weapon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
KILLED m ACCIDENT.
nv ASSOCIATED r.r.s,

OTTAWA. ILL.,, July s.-Miss Tina
Smith, aged II, was killed Thursday
near Leonora, ILL.,, when an automo.
bile, driven by her brother, Weiner
Smith. turned over. Other occupants
OF the machine were badly injured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
salem APPEALS
To the Entire Nation for Money
for Its Ten Thousand
Refugees.
q. A.soe,.rte ,,r,.,

SALEM. Mass, July "a nation
wide appeal for financial assistance
for the ten thousand refugees who
have been living under tents since the
fire of June IS was decided upon
at a meeting Of the general re-
lief committee. The appeal will be
made through kilograms sent by Gov
ernor Walsh to the governors OF other
states and the mayors Of the principal
cities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Colonial Heights

Only few lots left in this addi-
ton at low prices. Three lots at
800 EACH; ONE LOT AT 5000,
AND ONE LOT AT 1878.
You can't beat these lots in the city.
Close to business section of city,
handy to street car lines and rail-
road station, and away from the
noise and dirt of the busy street.
Buy one or more OF these lots and
watch them grow in value.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
BLUE ARRIVES.

tsv sssoe,Afro rsssn
NEW ORLEANS. July S.-Dr. R.
Blue, surgeon general of the United
States public health service, accom-
panied by DR.. R. H. Creel, assistant
surgeon general, arrived here Thurs
day to investigate bubonic plague con-
ditions here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
LABORER KILLED
And Ten.other Men Are Badly
Injured in a Train
Collision.

MoNONGAHELA, Pa. July a.
An unidentified laborer was killed
and ten other men were badly in
jured. when work train on the
Pennsylvania railroad crashed into a
freight train near here. Smoke
from a nearby coke plant hid the
freight train from the crew Of the
other train.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
NEW POsToFFICEs.
tsrre,ALI TO me 1rtEssAn,

rtSINE 70 fHE 1kIkukAN
WASHINGTON, D. c., July a.
New postoffices have been established
in West Virginia as follows: All
Slagle, Logan county, near Yolyn,
with George L. Bailey as postmaster:
at Taylor, Preston county, near Brett.
with Clarence w. Robinson as post,
master; at Duffy, Lewis county, re-
established, with William P. Cunning
ham as postmaster.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
REST CURE
Treatment is Undertaken again
by Colonel Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay Home.
: ,sprelAL 70 ~. 1rl.s.An,

OYSTER BAY, July 3.-The rest
cure treatment was undertaken again
Thursday by Colonel Roosevelt. He
refrained from his usual work hours
with his secretary. He was SO encour-
aged by the half promise Of DR..
Curtis that he might expect to be in
fighting trim in another six weeks
that he determined to follow the
physicians advice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

A gift of s7So,Ooo has been made by
the general education board toward
$1,500.0OO to be raised by the medical
department of Washington University
st. Louis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
POST
Yourself by Reading the Prohi-
bition Amendment Law
Be Independent.

Get copy of the Prohibition
Amendment Law and read it for
yourself. do not be dependent upon
others for your information. have 1t
as 1t is. Pocket size, extra quality
paper, neatly and durably bound.
Irice l5c. Call or address A. F.
Combs, at the Daily Telegram ofice.
Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

Perhaps It can't be bought for as
little as you hoped; and perhaps it
can. Read the ads. in the Daily
Telegram and find out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

The stores realize that women
know values" The stores that do
not realize 1t do not advertise-for
1t would not pay"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
PENSION MATTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July a.
Congressman Nicely has taken up with
the pension bureau the matter of
granting pension to Charles A. Gail
ey, OF Follansbee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

Mrs. George T. Marye win be
hostess at the American embassy at
st. Petersburg when her husband
arrives there and takes up his duties
as ambassador. Mrs. Marye before
her marriage was a Miss Doyle Of
Ohio and is a charming and talented
woman who will undoubtedly achieve
a considerable success. in social
way, at the Russian capital. This
picture of her is reproduction Of .
recent oil portrait.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

The military Academy at West
Point was established by an act Of
Congress In 1907 i,s.s'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03

The stores of this city do NOT ad-
vance their prices just because it is
the gift-making season, and the peo-
pie are less apt to question prices
than at any other times. For confir-
nation, read the lads" in the Daily
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Kelly Hill

Six room house with bath on nice,
level lot 35x100 feet. House finished
throughout in oak with cabinet man
tells.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Small Farms

We have two 7-acre- tracts, two s.
acre tracts and two 3-acre tracts of
land lying within one mile of the
city limits which can be bought at
reasonable prices and on good terms.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
DoYouwANr TO BUY a HOME
N 4 GOOD LOCATION WELL
WoRTHTHE MONEY! HERE is
.oNE:yoU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.
Broad Oaks

Six room house. with slate roof.
brick foundation and nice large lot,
fronting 40 feet on Buckhannon
street. and extending back 1856 feet.
This property is a bargain at the
price.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Price $4,000

$500 cash. balance one and two
years. A little less for cash.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Price $250O

one-third cash, balance one and
two years.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
A 5000 HEN STORY

A man tells the following story
which he vouchcs for. He has n
Plymudth Rock pullct which laid
the first of January. After laying
one or two eggs she laid an enor-
nous cgg which when broken was
n double egg and filled n bowl Us
full as two ordinary sized eggs.
The next day biddy skipped aid
the next laid another big egg. She
then skippSRtwo days and on the
ext day, gning to the hen house.
nc found her laying an ordinary siz-
ed egg She came off ia cat and
about two hours aftcrward she laid
another egg, this making two eggs
in about two hours. Since thnt
time she has laid regularly nearly
every day an ordinary-sized cpg.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
PACIFIC COAST PROSPECTS.

"Many of the stories sent broad
cast over the land regarding the
business depression in the West are
without foundation" said George
E. Graham, of Vancouver, (B. CO.
III the Washington, D. c. Post.
1T is true, of course, that in the
world g. nerally there has been
'slowinR-up,' but this has been
brought about largely by too much
prosperity, thus producing rash and
unwise speculation, with the most
natural result "a shrinking of pub
lie confidence.
This temporary retardation,
however, is having no effect on
harbor and railway construction all
along the Pacific coast, looking
to the opening of the Panama canal.
On The Canadian side the ttran5poT-
tation interests already established
are spending many millions in dou-
Bile tracking and in the reduction
Of grades. Two new transconti-
mental lines will shortly be COM
pleted into Vancouver. We feel
that with the opening Of the Pana-
ma canal wonderful progress in
trade developments will come. The
Pacific coast will be put in direct
touch with European and South
American ports. There should be
a remarkable influx of high Gloss
Immigrants from the old land to
settle on our wonderful fertile
acres and In our cities.
There is a bright future in store
for the Pacific coast. 1t is the land
Of opportunity for the young man
and the young woman not afraid OF
work.
Considering that less than C per
cent of the available agriculture
land of Western Canada is under
cultivation, and that in 1913, 200,-
100000 bushels Of wheat were pro-
duced, practically all Of which was
exported through the Atlantic gate
ways, 1t can readily be seen that as
the acreage under crop increases,
the other outlets will be needed.
These the Panama canal and grow.
ing trade with China and Japan
will furnish"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
YIELDING BULLION TAX

1t is interesting to note that Nye
county for the quarter ending
September 80, 1918, has just COM
pleted bullion tax returns show ing
payr ents Of S37,I57. This forms
the greatest quarterly receipts from
bullion tax in the history of that
county, but, when the returns for
the quarter ending december 81
come in they will be even better
than this total. One striking feature
is that the richest mine in the state
is the.sm1llest in the county. This
is the Clifford-Ney company,
which shipped 1880 pounds of a
value of $2,492 a ton, realizing
$ll ,0S2.75. The largest individual
payer wss the Belmont, which turn
ed in $27, SCOTS to the county
treasury. This involved an average
of the first and second quarter Of
1918 of tax commission orders and
another payment by the same coun-
ty as balance remaining from
1912 by order of the tax commits
sion.
1T is reminder somewhat of
the palmy days of the Comstock,
when the mines were in the flower
Of their ascendancy and bullion tax
payments e. times exceed Sl00, nnn
per quarter. Those were prosper
GUS days on the mountain, and Vir-
ginia City at one time had a sur
plus in its treasury of many thous-
ands of dollars. Virginia Chron-
iclc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
REPORT THAT POSTMASTER
DIED BY OWN HAND

While at Nina yesterday, Under
taker Tom Dunn was told that Post
master Remington of Benton. New.
had died as the result of taking
cyanide Of potassium with suicidal
intent. The story, which was
brought to Nina and generally cir
culated, was to the effect that
when Donald G. Means, the post.
office inpector, checked up the Ben
ton postmaster accounts he found
a shortage. 1t is supposed that
the postmaster preferred death to
disgrace.
Inspector Means left Goldfeld
the other day, his destination heing
Bishop Cal, with a stop at Nina.
Nothing has been heard of him
since he left. - Goldfeld Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
YOUNG MAN attacked
BY MOUNTAIN LIONS

Archie Ferry of Parker, who was
in Ely on business last week, while
on his return home was attacked
by two mountain lions while in the
neighborhood Of Blue Mass ranch in
the head of Pleasant valley. See
ing that the animals we're desper-
ate with hunger and were about to
attack him, young Ferry opened
fire on them with his revolver and
fired six or seven shots, woundinR
one of the beasts. Mr.. Ferry then
took refuge in tree and as he him.
self says 10 describing the advent.
ure, the two lions fairly danced a
jig" below hi as he perched in
the branches. He kept plunking
away al them until his last she'll
was gone and after keeping watch
on him for about two hours the
lions Withdrew t6 the thick timber
while their intended victim made
his escape with ell possible haste
Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
UNUSUAL EFFECT OF
A HEARTY DINNER

Finishing a hearty dinner few
davs ago j. E. Jones, a wealthy
real estate man of Pittsburg, Pa.
weighing $50 pounds sighed con.
ten.edly and forced aibutton from
his vest with sucn force that 1t
split in fragments. One of the
pieces struck his friend, Christie
pher Smith, with whom he was din
ing. in the left eye probably de-
stroying the sight. The other piece
caught Smith on the, cheek and
opened wound which required
three stitches to be closed. ), ,g
Jones and Smith had just settled
themselves back for smoke when
Jones heaved sigh. There was a
snap and before one realized what
had happened the blood was pour
ing from wound under his COM
panion's left eye and the eyelid was
tightly closed.
Jones will have to look out. or
some day he will swell up and sud-
denly burst wide open, making
nasty mess. Somebody may sug-
gest that he be candidate for con-
gress, or the penitentiary or some
other distinguished honor, and if
he takes Kidding" seriously his
chest is liable to expand and ,ex-
plude. Neighbors had hetter keep
away from Jones.-Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
THE MIKESeLL FAMILY

The Mikesell family that blew
into Elko the day before Christmas
has reached Tonopah. The Bonanza
says the family was destitute and
suffering. The Womans Relief
Corps and the Elks took them in
charge and made them comfortsbl
The Bonanza says the management
Of the household was left to I6
year old daughter who proved her
self a child Of excellent training.
When the tent provided for the
family was erected, the girls first
thought was to sweep the ground.
She had no broom, but she did
have scrubbing brush and with
this she cleaned the noor OF the
tent so there was not a speck of
dust visible. Then she installed q
camp stove and prepared the first
substantial meal the lamily had
enjoyed for several weeks.
AT Toropah the family said they
were on the way to Arizona. Here
they said Tonopah was their OBJ
jectire point.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
HORSE DIES OF RABIES

The Baker City (Ore) Democrat
says:
The first death of a horse from
rabies occurred Sunday on Burnt
river when an animal owned by
William Chamberlain died after its
condition had heen noted for only a
day. The anima,, when led to
drink Saturday. showed unmistak-
able signs, refusing the water and
frothing at the mouth. Its tongue
wa" swollen twice the natural size
and it trcmblpd so it could hardly
stand. II died Sunday in great agony
The animal is believed to have been
bitten by one of the dogs killed
at the Trimble ranch over a week
ago. According to one report
reaching DR.. Notz yesterday five
mad dogs were killed ut Hereford
Sunday and that several more in
fected coyotes had shown them
selves.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-06
THIS WOOL GROWER HAD
NO CHANCE TO LAUGH

Wool buyers are circulating
about the State of Nevada and get
ting option on wool to be delivered
in the spring at 13 and IA cents a
poInd. The chances are that these
unsophisticated buyers have not
heard of the Underwood bill that
put wool on the free list.
The Appeal advises the wool
growers to close the options at
these figures before the Democratic
tariff gets in it's deadly work.
One man in Humboldt county
said he almost hated to sell wool
at those prices because if he did ne
would have no arguments to throw
at the Democrats who lived near
him when they came around to talk
tariff.
But he finally concluded to un-
load at ID cents, although he had
been hoping all winter that wool
would drop to 8 cents and he would
have the laugh OF tho Wilson ad-
miniStration.-C Carson Appeal.