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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
Women Here from All Over
West Virginia to Listen to
Their Great Leader.

Today the town has been taken
by the suffragists. The keys of the
city have been handed over to the
fair members of the new element in
the political life of the state and they
have been told to go as far as they
like. From all parts of the state
women have been gathering for the
past "a hours for the purpose of
greeting Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, who
will sound the keynote Of the cam
paign at the Masonic Temple tonight.
It is interesting TO note the methods
OF the women of West Virginia as
they go about their campaign for the
vote. Quiet and dignihed in their
demeanor; pulling no stunts as do
TOO many of their sisters in the larg-
er states, yet showing their colors
in no uncertain way. they are i'm
pressing the people in general and
the voters in particular with their
sincere and earenst desire to have a
part in the government which they
help support.
Mrs. Gait arrived In this city from
Parkersburg last night md = Q,
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MRS. GAIT TO GIVE
KEYNOTE SPEECH

guest at the Waldo. Yesterday she
spoke before the Democratic state
convention, and though very force
full speaker appeared in opposition
it is thought that the brilliant leader
will have a wonderful message to
give the people tonign;.
Miss Hannah j. Patterson, OF New
York, corresponding secretary Of the
National organization, and Mrs. Ellis
A. Yost, president of the West Vir-
ginia Equal Suffrage Association,
came in this morning. They were ac-
companied by host OF state leaders.
Among the prominent state women
who are gracing the city by their
presence are Mrs. Thomas Peadro, of
Parkersburg corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Carrie c. Zane, OF Wheel
ing, state treasurer; DR.. Harriet B.
Jones, of Glendale, Miss Margaret
Mckinney, of Fairmont; Mrs. Gene
Ford, of Grafton, members Of the
state campaign committee; Mrs. P. c.
McBee, of Morgantown, head OF. the
literature department, and host Of
others who are connected with the
local organizations in their several
localities.
Word was received today that
large delegations from all the near
by cities would arrive In the course
of the afternoon to attend tonight's
SsllE5
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the duties of the minister Of the In
terror last March, when Khvostoh
was forced to resign after few
months in Office, during which he in
dicated his intention OF ruling Win
the iron hand of Plehve.. khvostoH
began his official regime by declaring
martial law in Moscow, where the
2emstvos, or municipal assemblies OF
the empire. were in session to agitatc
the reopenlng of the duma and the
carrying out Of reforms on behaIL
of the peasants and the Jews.
During the six months from Oclo-
her. 1915, 10 March, 1916, when
Khvostofr was minister OF the In
terror, he had laws enacted 30 that
the government could deal In the
most arbitrary and drastic manner
with any person suspected of connec-
tion with Germany or a German. lie
issued proclamation last January
accusing the Jews Of being responsl-
BILE for revolutionary propaganda and
criminal agitation in the army as
well as in all the large Industrial
centers and cities, and In addition OF
being the instigators Of corners" in
food
When Khvostoif resigned as min
lister Of the interior last March the
Russian newspapers felt small re-
straint in dwelling upon his weak
ness and inefiiclency as public Of
ficer. They said that he had as
sumed office with a proud boast that
he would give the people cheap food.
If he had done that he would have
been a power in the land. For some
time he hustled round rather noisily,
but. far from iustifying his boast, he
was unable to prevent prices steadily
rising. During the six months Of his
ministry the prices of prime articles
Of food rose from twenty to thirty
per cent, and In some cases from
fifty to 100 per cent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
CENTENNIAL
OF French Creek Presbyterian
Church Is to Be CeIe-
brated Sunday.

DR.. F. S. Llnger, dentist, will go to
the French Creek Presbyterian church
on French creek in Lewis county Fri
day morning to attend the annual
homecoming event Of French creek
people, which will take place there
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs.
Linger and their daughter, Virginia,
have been visiting there four weeks
and they will return with him.
The reunion this year will be Of
more than ordinary interest as the
one-hundredth anniversary Of the
church by the first Christian minister
who ever sat foot in that part Of the
country will be appropriately cele-
brated Sunday, which Is the anniver-
sary day. This minister was the Rev.
Asa l.. Brooks, whose remains are now
buried in the First Presbyterian
church in Clarksburg. French creek
was one of the first settlements Of
white folk in this country. A group
Of French Hugenots went there on foot
all the way from Massachusetts.
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CONVENTION
OF County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION Begins in Church
at Salem.

A large delegation of Clarksburg-
ers went to Salem Thursday morning
to attend the thirty-seveuth annual
convention of the Harrison County
Sunday School Association, which
opened In the First Baptist church
there In the morning for sessions Of
two days,
d. l.. Perine. Of Salem, Is the pres
ident Of the association and he is pre-
siding. Thursday mornings session
was given over to the enrolment Of
delegates ana their assignment to
homes in the city. Following devo-
tionaI and musical services in the af-
tcrnoon, good news was reported
from the field led by G. A. Schultz, Of
Salem, chairman Of the executive
committee. Alfred Day, Of Clarks-
burg, was scheduled for an address
ON "The Christians Thought Life"
County and district officers wore
scheduled for conference with the
state officers as tho final business Of
the session.
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PETROGRAD, August 3-.The re-
tirement Of Sergius Sazonoff as min
ister of foreign affairs in Russia re-
moves the only obstacle TO the full
sway Of the bureaucracy under Prime
Minister Sturmer. Sa2onoff is a lio-
eral minded statesman, who had 4
long experience as Il diplomat in
other countries and who was anxious
to wage the fight for Russia's In
creased greatness, at the same time
promoting wholesome reforms with
in the empire. The return to the
ministry of the interior OF Alexis
Khvostoff, as reactionary an official
as exists today amoung the sub
jects Of the czar, follows the fall or
Sazonoff in natural consequence. Tho
changes in the cabinet are made
right after the dismissal Of the
duma by the czar following the rec
ommendation there of new laws un-
der which the peasants would receive
the full enfranchisement as Russian
citizens.
A year ago, when the czar's sol
diers were falling back in Poland and
Welding one fortress after another
to the Germans and Austro-Hun-
garians, the Russian bureaucracy
permitter the reform Legislators OF
the duma to cherish the hope that op-
preston would cease and that free
dom and independence would be
granted gradually, Now that the
Russian soldiers are advancing, the
army exhibiting extraordinary pow
ers of recuperation, the bureaucracy
Of Petrograd feels itself secure. 1t
once more defes the people, The
darkness Of the night Of bondage
holds in its grip all the subjects OF
the czar except those favored few In
control of the army and government.
Prime Minister Sturmer, tempo
rarily foreign secretary, assumed
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CERTIFICATES
OF incorporation Are Issued by
Secretary Of State to
Some New Concerns.

CHARLESTON, August 3-Certifi-
Gates of incorporation have been is
sued by the secretary Of state to the
following new corporations which
will operate under the laws Of West
Virginia: Evansdale Corporation Of
Morgantown, to deal In realty, au-
thorlzed capital 10000, incorpo-
rators: Gille f. Ollie, Rachel Jane
Il. Ollie, John A, Ollie, Jr,, and 9TH
ers, Of Morgantown; Elm Grove
Board Of Trade, Ohio county; no
authorized capital; incorporators:
Charles H. Rice, L. F. Haller, D. j.
Qielleher, William B. Casey and H. R.
Bennan, all of Elm Grove. The
Huntington Mausoleum Company, of
Huntington, authorized capital $751;
900, incorporators: Frank Schroed-
re, A. P. BrlnkmeIr, S. j. Price,
Fleming Miller and w, A. Caldwell,
all Of Huntington. 4as.l,I,-L LAl ,aasLa
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and petitions asking for reprieve
were circulated in London. Adherents
Of John Redmond forwarded to Prem
ier Asquith a petition signed by six
bishops, twenty-six members Of parla-
ment and tifty-one other persons, in
Guiding number Of educators.
Pope Benedict interceded in Case
ment's behalf, endeavoring to obtain
grace for him from the British gov,
ernment, influential Irish Nationalists
having urged upon the pontiff that the
prisoner was not a traitor but was
inspired by Irish patriotism.
Roger Easement, prior to the war,
established reputation through his
investigation Of the Congo and South
American rubber atrocities committed
on natives by Belgian and British rub
Der hunters. The then Sir Roger
headed a commission Of inquiry which
brought about reforms. In 1913 he
became actively identified with the or
ganization OF the Irish national volun-
teers. He was in the United States
when the war began and addressed an
open letter to the Irish press advising
Irishmen to remain neutral In Oc-
tober 1914 he went to Norway and
thence to Berlin, whence came the
news that startled the world-Case-
ment was plotting what his country
looked upon as high treason. His
friends, recalling his years Of service
in Africa and South America, claimed
for him that the tropical sun had un-
balanced him mentally. Easement was
born on September /, 1864.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
In the PittSburg Market Ten
Cents per Barrel except
RagIand.

PITTSBuRG, Aug. a.--All grades
of Pennsylvania crude oil with the
exception of Ragland were reduced
ten cents a barrel at the opening
of the market today and Ragland was
reduced five cents. The new prices
are PENNSYLVANIA crude. $2.4O; Mer-
Ger black. Corning and New Castle.
$3.50; CabclI, $192; Somerset.
SIZE; and Ragland rs cents.
Oil authorities said that as long as
there were any prospects Of crude oil
advancing they were unable to obtain
the vast quantities stored throughout
tho western Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginla and eastern Ohio fields, but the
moment the price was cut last week
thcy we're flooded with so much oil
that another cut was deemed advisa-
bic.
Re0ncrs said the next move In the
market would bo reduced quotations
for gasoline.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
| EWES
Are to Be Estimated by Tax
Laying Bodies Tuesday
of Next Week.

All of the tax-levying bodies of the
county will meet next Tuesday to de-
termine the estimates necessary to
keep the various departments Of gov
ernment in operation for the next
year, the city council, the coun-
ty court, the several boards OF
education and the municipal bodies
will mako their estimates.
These estimates will be published,
and on Tuesday, August %, the
levies will be laid by the several
boards.
Just what the levies will be has
not been indicated by any Of tho
men who have charge Of this work.
There have been several conferences
but as yet most Of the items are to
be considered and determined at the
meetings Tuesday. u-u-.,
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WOMAN'S EDITION
A GREAT SUCCESS

burg's most beautiful women, took
station at the most crowded corners
and from them were sold several
thousand copies Of the edition. The
newboys of the city never had larger
sales, even during election excite
ment. 1t was very seldom that any
purchaser asked for change from
the fair news dealers. Several big
hearted men paid a dollar apiece for
their copies.
All together 1t was large day
in the annals of the movement fer
votes for women. Even those oppos'
ed had words Of praise for the edl-
tion and the way in which 1t was of
fered to the public. 1t was UNIQUE
piece Of campaign and fitting pre-
lude to the great rally at the Masonic
temple tonight. Clarksburgers re-
sponded good naturedly to the APP
peal Of the earnest women behina
the movement and the local and state
organizations are delighted wtt
their experience -a.A-..a.l.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
Novel Method Of Campaigning
by SuffragistS Given Warm
Welcome by the People.

The woman suffrage edition Of
the Telegram yesterday was the most
talked of journalistic feat ever pulled
off in northern West Virginia. Splen-
did In its typographical appearance,
filled with suffrage news and argu-
ment, it created genuine furror and
presses were kept busy for hours
supplying the surpring demand.
Many hundreds Of copies were sold
to Nose who recognized It's value as
a symposium of the most important
nropaganda favoring the extension
Of the franchise without regard to
sex.
Half dozen automobiles gaily
decorated with the colors Of the sut-
frage organizations and bearing ap-
propriate notices filled with clarka-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
SOUND FEET
Men Only Will Be Retained in
Military Service ON the
Border.

EL PASO, Tex, August 3'-MaJoF
Blaine Aiken, ordnance officer Of the
Second brigade, accompanied by Cap
taIns W. r. Harris, Marshall Hender-
son and Edward B. Biddle, ordnance
officers Of the Tenth, Sixteenth and
Eighteenth regiments, Will leave for
their homes tonight, their commits
sions having been abolished by the
new military law
Major Reno. U. S. A., with large
corps Of surgeons today began the
medical examination Of the feet OF
some 1900 Pennsylvania guardsmen'
Men only with sound feet will be re-
tanned in the service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
SOCIALISTS
Are Declared by the Secretary
of State to Be a Political
Party in State.

CHARLESTON. August 3.--HoldIng
that the Socialist party pollod more
than five per cent OF the vote cast Rt
the last general election, Stuart II.
Reed, secretary OF state, announced
that the party had not lost It's legal
standing as Il political organization.
The impression has been general
that the Socialist vote had eliminated
the party and no candidates were pre-
scntod at the lato primary, 1t is now
stated that n convention will be held
and full ticket named for the NovCm-
ber election.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
Bridgeport Man Whose Law
Office is Here Has a Very
Proud Record.
(By "a Friendly

BRIDGEPORT, August 3-Our
follow-townsman. Charles Alexander
sutton, is a candidate for the noml-
nation by the Republican party OF
this county for the Office OF Judge OF
the criminal court. Mr.. Sutton was
born August IS. 1877, on farm in
Elk district, Harrison county, and is a
son OF the late John Sutton. who
was three years a soldier for the pres
eryatlon Of the union. and who saw
much hard service in the Twelfth
West Virginia infantry.
Charles. in his youth, taught school
four years and later attended the
West Virginia Conference Seminary
at Buckhannon. where he graduated
in 1914. He completed the law course
at the West Virginia University in
1907 and was admitted to the bar the
same year at Clarksburg. In 1872
he was nominated for the House of
Delegates, leading the list of six
candidates, and together with the
Hon Roy L. Parrish, was elected as
delegate In the lower house he
served on important committees,
being a member Of the judicial COM
mittee Of the House.
when five Of Mr. Sutton's col
leagues were arrested in 1913,
charged with having accented bribes
In connection with the election of a
limited Statns senator he introduced
resoIntion in the House raising a
committee n invostipate the charges
oF bribery and was n member of a
io,nt committee of five. which made
an exhaustive inoulry into those
charges and nubiished its findings
in hook form Following the legis-
IatIve session Of 1919 he was asso-
cIated with the state tax commits
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
From Nearby Counties Here to
Hear Mrs. Gait Speak
Tonight.

The following well known suffrage
leaders Of the state are guests Of the
local hotels today and will hear
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, who will deliv'
er an address at o'clock Thursday
evening at the Masonic temple on
West Pike street:
Mrs. H. N. Ogden, of Fairmont;
Mrs Flora E. Hornor, of Lumber
port; Mrs. f. E. Fleming. of Nor
gantown; Mrs. Ellis A, Yost, Of Nor
gantown; and DR.. Harriet NJ. Ollie,
of Morgantown.
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ERIE MAN IS ACQUITTED.

Michael Demarie, arrested few
days ago at his home at Erie by county
officers under a charge Of selling liz
uor there, was acquitted at trial
held late Wednesday in Magistrate
Jackson V. Carter's court Whiskey
that had been seized at his home was
returned to him
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Former British Knight and
Consul Meets His Death
with Calm Courage.
TRAP is SPRUNG AT NINE
Tremendous Crowd Of Men.
Women and Children Gath
erS at Prison Gates.

pRTEE1
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Roger Case
ment. former British knight and CON
srI was hanged at O'Clock this
morning in Pentonville jail for high
trooson He was convicted of con-
sniring IN cause an armed revolt in
Ireland and with having brought Ger
man aid to that end.
,rhroo honrs before the execution
crowd Of men women and children
ero%u Sl,oJ % hafnro ,,,fn tbe prison gates.
lz,.,. ga.neteU ,otru+os OtrU before Easement
Twenty minutes loo ,,o,% %eiT1e the gTeat pris-
InoInreu LaII vnu ,TnaNced to foil. The sound
was u" oI,r erected with cheers from the
crowd mingled with some groans. AT
G'o%T WI. ni." tha crowd had swellod to
,,ol N,Ua nnnnortions that It stretched for
suC" t1., ,Ioots Hoop from tLe prison front. At
ewo so p1To"n .1InTto after n single stroke of
~, hig hell announced that the trap
bad hean snrunr, 1t was the signal
i,"u ron mo mncEinp ieering yell from the
crowd which suddenly died away iu-
" tso%u Soad siionce
" Gosoment 80 9,r met his death with calm
Oaseli'enS rail- in the morning \wo
CoGt Ctia1t, a9,, ,riosts administered the last
,.;ton Gto,,G,, ~ bis cell and shortly afterward
''v3 'ittIo 10 nrocassion headed by the
iil.le PioUitb'C p With Easement following
clel ~ la, ma ~ aitber side proceeded to-
|arqet n on nxonrtion o. shed only five
way S. 'nT VA The priest recited the
yards away ne C,aco,,,ent re-
r,e"n nn"nd;rq in low tones:
'poII ~ nrJ have mercy on my soul.
Loru nav ort. nv reached the shed
AS 'ng [o pc, noi,ows was erected. the
Mhe!e , Lne aroo5,tioner a hair dresser
speclai TMTH 11Its annroached Easement
h"l,'eu dI.,' III, n,ninned him. The two
anu Sntns GG,N The under sheriff of Lon
Cnapl%'n9' '.5 tho " vrGer sheriff of Middle
uon %nu aLon ~ TOOK I'm their position in
SEX '",u ~ me- sraffold. Easement
lront - ~ Two g.uy.ws steps firmly and
inour'tDp n,,1, anded I his spirit to God as he
stnnned on the trap. A moment later
the lever was pulled.
'i'J In,modioteIy after the trap was
,nrnnp the prison engineer and ply
sp. sin;an an descended into the pit where
Stt,"n SStor tho annIication of the usual test
Tosomnnt @.'s was pronounced dead at
0T"en, ,,ine minutes after .. According to
tbn @ custom of prisoners hanged for
crime similar to that OF Easement MS
Sodv S,ai,,' will he buried in quicklime in
tSo w. nrison ward but probably no de-
o;sion c"J as 10 the burial will be made
MIL after the inquest.
uHt', An affecting incident took place
outside the prison wall as the execu-
ttnn r,,l VAS in progress. At the right
sto4 " tho nrison a little distance of the
iooring 70 crowd about the wates was
dvC,,n9 rronn or about thirty Irish men and
n,omer ] When the dull Clang of the
mrjson hell announced that the doom
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
STRIKE CERTAIN
And Every Surface Street Car
Line in Manhattan Will Be
Tied Up.

NEW YORK, August S-A strike
Of street railway employees tying up
every surface line In Manhattan, the
Bronx and Queens county seemed IN
pyltablo today. Tho leaders OF the
unions recently organized among
the employees today delivered an ulti-
matum to the railway companies CIV
Ing them until p. m. tomorrow to
grant their demands, and enerts TO-
day by Mayor Mitchell to bring about
arbitration failed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
BRITISH Guns
Are Reported by the War OFF,
CiaiS is Being Still Very
Active,
thy ABSoolAtEn rREaol ,

LONDON, August 3-"Durlng the
night we continued the work Of con
soIldatlng the ground which we have
gained and In opening up communi-
eating trenches" says the British Of
fetal statement issued today. Our
guns we're active and the enemy's ar
tlllery rotallated brlskly during the
evening along our front from Malt
farm to LongueCal on the wood q
Mamotz and Frlcourt and Becourt
and the village Of Pozleres,
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FRENCH WIN
More Grounds in Their Battle
with Troops of The Ger
man Emperor.

BERLIN, August 3-French troops
have penetrated the German lines on
Monacu farm in the region Of the river
Somme and have taken a trench Sec
ton to the north Of that position, says
the official statement given out today
by tho German army headquarters.
In tho region north Of Verdun the
French have recaDtured trench sec
ton which they had lost in the Iaufee
wood,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
AUTO PARTY HERE.

P. B. Adams, Cecil Carmin. W. L
Morrison, Jr., c. C. Hiner and Mis-!
Ruth Hiner, all of Sutton, were guests
at the Gore hotel Wednesday night
The party is making tour Of the state
in an automobile and reached this city
late Wednesday night. They let
Thursdsy morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
GOES EAST.

Frank Reda, the tailor, left We'd
nesday evening for New York where
he expects to remain for about two
weeks. While gone he will buy his
fall and winter line Of imported WOOL
ems for his shop in the Irwin build
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
FAIR BOOKS OUT.

The annual fair books are out.
Copies may be obtained at the Office
Of the secretary In the Con building.
All persons interested should get one
at once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
SPRINGER NAMED.

WASHINGTON, August BE-. q.
Springer has been temporarily APP
pointed postmaster at Buena, Tucker
county, taking the place Of w. Q.
Swearingen, resigned
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
ROGER EASEMENT HANGED FOR HIGH TREASON
PRICE OF OIL is
REDUCED AGAIN
SIN SHIPS IN RAID.


LONDON, August 3 Six
German nirships took part in
tho raid on the eastern counties
OF England this morning, Oc-
cording to an omciOl announce
ment issued this afternoon,
which says eighty bombs are
reported TO h~o hocn dropped
Nine horses were killed and
three were injured, the state
mcnt adds
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
WARRANT DISMISSED.

Homer Roy was tried in Magistrate
r. Edward Kidds court Thursday
morning on a warrant sworn out by
CITY Detective U. G. Shope, charging
Roy with violating the prohibition
law. The prosecuting witness failed
to prove anything against Roy and
Magistrate Kidd dismissed the war
rant
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Porter w. Post arrived here
from New York. !
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THE WEATHER

Fair tonight, Friday showers.
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THE CIRCULATION

Of tho Telegram Is moro than doubI0
tho net paid circulation Of tho
other Clarksburg paper.