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Jefferson Bassel Is Candidate
For Office of County Clerk
Semi-Official Report Says He
is to Enter the Race for
Tetrick's Benefit.
TO KEEP THE OTHERS OUT
Perry Wililams is Not to Have
a Walk-Over for Nomina
tion for Sheriff.
There promises to be a lively scram
ble anion* the Democrats for nom
inations for county offices as shown
by the developments of the last few
days.
One of the choice morsels some of
them are hungering for Is tho county
clerk's of lice. Guy Tetrlck occupies
the office now and knows what there
is in it. It looks pood to him. Jef
ferson Bassel, president of the county
court, has sufficient Insight to *tr- j
rive at the conclusion, It Is seml-of
flcially stated, that the office would
?Just suit him and he the office^
There are some Democrats, how
ever. who suspect that there Is a ruse
in this respect, that is,, that Tetrlck
knows more about the Bassel candl
* liacy than he care to divulge now.
It is intimated that there Is an ar
rangement, and It Is to have Bassel
in the race so that no one will op
pose Tetrlck, and, when the proper
time comes Bassel wll lay down for
Tetrlck.
Perry Williams, who got a trim
ming proper four years ago. Is being
talked by some for sheriff, but some
others who went down in defeat just j
like Williams did and at the same j
time, because of the combine made
for Short, may have something to say
along this line. They have not been j
idle and it can bo said truthfully that
they think they have some rights
that should be respected.
Sources which care nothing for the
defamation of men and the misrepre
sentation of facts are busy circulating j
lies even this early on the Republi
can nominees, and before the cam
paign Is half over they will be dili
gent In this as to Mr. Hubbard, who
they claim should not bo.turned down
at the ertd of a single term* These
"ardent and sincere" admirers of him
will soon forget that he was their
choice for congress a few weeks ago.
They will forget that they worked
for his nomination.
Working overtime with their im
aginations, conceiving every situa
tion possible that would help them,
if they could but make the people be
Wvve It, they are even neglecting
/msinoss entrusted to/them, It is
vlaimed, to play politics.
But, they may ascertain later that
they started In quite too soon, and,
when the rub does come It will be
with their own party. Harmony Is
not promised by any means with their
own and they will do well to have a
care as to their frame-up just now.
The rank and-flic of their party will
speak later.
BQYNTON HONORED
By the Emperor of Japan by
Decoration of Order of
the Rising Sun.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 22 ?
Tin' Emperor of Japan today confer
red upon Col. Charles A. Boynton,
"iiporlntendent of the southern divis
ion of the Associated Press, the deco
ration of 'the Imperial order of the
ItislriR Hun In token of Rood will and
appreciation of the high ability and
falrncfis of noynton In his work.
HANKER SENTENCED?
ItESENLAER, Ind.. Apr. 22?
Robert Parker, owner of a private
i'.uik at Remington, which failed last
H comber, pleaded guilty today to
Inibozzjeirierit and was sentenced ro
late prison for from two to four
teen years.
WOOD'S PRIMARY.
I'ARKERSBINRG, Apr. 22?Re
turns from" the Republican primary
'liroughout the county show the
nomination of William D'evoro for
sheriff: E. ,R. Klngsley, ;D. C. Stut
i r and William Kirk for liouso of
flclegtj&s; WHIIanr Dudley, for coun
ty clerk; J. G. Hogan, circuit clerk;
J. 'IV Cooper for prosecuting attor
n y; -S. F. Shaw for surveyor; R. H.
Tbomas and W. P. Rathbone for jus
?'t/.cea nf the ponce, and P. R. Heyden
relch Tor county commissioner.
MUCH OIL DESTROYED
jg&LSA. Oklo., April 22.?Uglitnlng
caused n 100,000 (Ire In the Olen Pool
oil field that destroyed rtiany thous
ands of barrels of oil of the Gulf
I'llje l.lne Company, the Creek Oil
Company, the rilcn Oil Company and
Associated Producers.
MR. RUCKER DIES
S UDDENL Y ON TABLE
BIG COAL CASE
ARGUED TODAY
In Federal Court-and Judge
Dayton Passes on
Other Matters.
Immediately after federal court
court opened in second day'3 ses
sion argument of the case of II. S.
Odbert and others against William
Marquet and others was taken up.
Wednesday morning. Judge Blizzard
and Messrs. Marshall appearing for
the plaintiffs and Judge Cumpbell i
and others for the defendants.
The .case arises from the sale of
200 acres of coal near New Cumber
land in 1902, including a railroad
for $108,000 and the suit is brought
to abate payment of the remainder of
the money, amounting to $:i0.000, up
on the ground that there was misrep
resentation of the property. In con
nection therewith atso was the priv
ilege of an option on COO acres sur
rounding. under which the plaintiffs
allege there is In reality but ten acres
of coal.
Five thousand dollars was paid in
cash at the time of the purchase of
the land and negotiable notes given
for the remainder. The purchasers
operated the property and paid the
notes as they came due in 1905, ac
cording to the defendants, two of the
four purchasers failed to pay notes
given. Marquet, who had negotiated
them, had to stand good for them at
bank, and, when the banks demanded
payment, the plaintiffs filed a bill in
federal court in August. 1906, al
leging fraud and .asking that the re
mainder of the purchase price b?
abated as to payment, alleging fraud
discovered in 1901] as tated. The de
fendants state that between $:I0,000
and $40,000 remains unpaid.
John R. Hickman was acquitted of
violating the internal revenue laws.
It was decided not to try any of
the C. O. D. cases this court and it
is probable they will be dropped al
together this being the concision of
the court, unless the department of
jAisticc instructs otherwise. It ap
peared to the court that the express
company had gone out of* the busi
ness and that the agents themselves
were not willing parties to the former
transactions.
The Merriefield case was set for
trial Thursday.
It is scarcely probable the depart
ment will advise prosecution of the
C O. IX cases, as an order has been
entered by Judge Cioff, of the United
States circuit court whereby the Uni
ted States Express Company may not
longer receive or deliver in the state
of West Virginia C. O. D. shipments
of intoxicating liquor.
The case In which this has been
ordered is the injunction suit of the
Crescent Liquor Company, et. ?y. vs.
the United S.tates Express Companv.
which has ben pending In the feder
al circuit court for a year or more.
At the time the spit was begun Judge
Goff granted the plaintiff liquor com
pany a temporary Injunction, where
by the express company was compell
ed to accept and deliver C. O. D. llq
quor.
The last order now entered in this
case no doubt puts an end to the C.
O. D. liquor traffic In West Virginia,
which was developing into a trafilc,
particularly among the dry counties,
?of considerable proportions.
WALLACE BANK STOCK
Sells at linker Sale nt nig rrcm
lum Over Face. x
WALLACE, April 17.?There is no
hotter barometer with which to mark
the prosperity\Of a community than
its hanks, and this fact was clearly
demonstrated at the sale of the per
sonal property of the late Michael K.
Baker. Five shares of the capital
Stock of the Wallace Bank were of
fered at auction. The par value of
the shares Is $f>0 earh, hut they were
eagerly hid for from S87 to $91 a
share, selling at an average of J8'J
each.
WARRANT TS ISSUED.
CINCINNATI. O.. April 18.?A
warrant has been Issued for the ar
rest of Harry Collins, of Wheeling,
who nine months ago kidnapped his
own child l>y his Tirst wife from his
tmirents. Time has not eased the
wrath of Collins' parents, and his
rather is still seeking a way to btlng
his son Into court.
I3LKINS, April 22.?Oeorgo C.
Kturgiss was renominated for con
gress by the Republican convention
here today.
Former Attorney General of
West Virginia Passes Away
in City of Washington.
WASHINGTON,' D. C., Apr. 22?
Former Attorney General Edgar P.
Rucker, of Welch, W. Va., died on
the operating table here last night.
Sin.ce 1891 when his term expired,
he had been a prominent lawyer,
representing many coal corporations
In the southern West Virginia coal
fields. ^
Rucker came here several days ago
for an operation which was for a ma
lignant gro\Mh in the head, which had
rendered him almost blind.
Mr. Rucker was born December 23,
1861, at Covington, Va., and taken by
his parents at an early age to Lewis*
burg. lie was a candidate for con
gress in 1892 and was elected attor
ney general In 1896. He leaves a
wife and daughter. Ho will be bur
led at Lewisburg tomorrow after
noon.
I
!n a Fire That Destroys Home
and Mother is Serious
ly Burned.
'HUNTING-TON, Apr. 22?Three
young children ot Mr. and Mrs.
Brumflold were burned to death and
Mrs. Erumftcld seriously Injured,
when their house in Lincoln county
vas destroyed by Qre this morning,
t is believed the fire was ot incen*
Jiary origin.
WETZEL'S VOTE
As Shown by Final Returns
Gives Senator Reed a
Big Plurality.
NEW MARTINSVILLE, April. 22.
?The final and official returns for
the Republican county primary show
thel following: totals:
Governor?Scherr, 726; Swisher,
581.
Secretary of state?Reed 677; Top
ping, a BO; Harris, 167.
Auditor?Hall, 587; Darst, 684.
Attorney General ? Conley 600;
Stalling* 193; May 410.
State Treasurer?Ogdin, 1,294.
State Superintendent of Schools?
Santee, 1.207.
Supreme court judge?Jacobs,
1,053; Ryan, 549. SJiort term?Wil
lis, 1,223.
EMBEZZLER RELEASED
At End of Sentence and is Met
at Prison Gate by His
Wife and .Children.
COLUMBUS, O., April 22.?John K.
Brown, who today completed seven
years for embezzlement and wrecking
the New Holland Bank In Pickaway
county, was released from the peni
tentiary today. He was met at the
prison gate by his wife and children.
FORMER PREMIER DIES
Sir Henry Campbell Rannerman is
No More On the Earth.
?LONDON, Eng., Apr. > 22?Sir
Hepry Campbell Ilannerman, former
British premier, died this morning
after a long illness aged 72 years.
REEFER VISITS LODGE
At Fairmont and Tells Lodge Their
Order Is in Flue Shape.
Jay Reefer, the Elks' district dep
uty, went down to Fairmont last eve
ning and paid Uie Fairmont lodge an
official visit. Mr. Reefer will aim to
pay at least two visits to every lodge |
In the state during his term of office.
Speaking of the condition of the
order in West Virginia, Mr. Reefer j
said last night that his information
was that each and every one of the
rodges Is in excellent condition and
growing fast. He was greatly pleas
ed with tho showing made by Fair
mont lodge.
Splendid Neto Industry is
Landed by the Clarksburg
Board of Trade.
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TO EMPLOY ONE HUNDRED
Plant to Be Built in Glen Elk
No. 2 Opposite ,B. & 0.
Passenger Station.
Another manufacturing plant has
been secured for Clarksburg through
the efforts of the-Clarksburg Hoard
otf Trade.
It is a new milk bottle factory
which will be built on property in
Glen Elk No. 2 opposite the B. & O.
passenger station, by a company
headed by H. E. Travis, a prominent
glass manufacturer of Mannington.
The plant will employ one hundred
men and boys and wtlL be operated
twelve months out of every year.
These employes will share in the dis
tribution of $5,000 in wages eachl
month.
worK on riie main building of the I
plant will begin within a short tftne
and it Is the intention to begin op
erating the new plant on the first
day of September. The structure
will be 80x300 feet and will bo con
structed of cprrugated iron.
Negotiations for the location qf
the plant in this city had been pend
ing for some time, but they were
finally closed up satisfactorily to Mr.
Travis Tuesday night and he return
ed to Mannington after a conference
with Secretary Charles E. Lamberd.j
of the Doard of Trade and others in
terested In the enterprise. Mr.
Travis is the manager and pari, own
er of a successfully operated glass
factory In Mannington, but the new
factory here will ,be a separate indus
try and have no collection with the
one at Mannington. ,
The locallqfi of this new factory
In Clarksburg gives a practical
demonstration of the superiority of
this city as an industrial center over
a numiber of other cities In West
Virginia which made overtures for
Its location. Among these may be
mentioned the city of'Pttrtersburg
which offered Mr. Travis a' free site,
a bonus dl $13,000 and other tempt
ing Inducements.
Another achievement is also added
to the record of Charles E. Lamberd
as secretary of the Clarksburg Board
of Trade In the location of the new
factory here, and it furnishes a de
serving finale to his career aB such,
for he retires from the ofllce within a
few days to be succeeded by Arthur
K. Thorn. This makes the fourth in
dustry the Board pf Trade secured
for Clarkstburg during Mr. Lamberd'B
tenure of office. These new factor
ies ?represent employment for more
than live hundred workmen at good
?wages and the bringing to Clarks
burg of aibout 2,500 people. Al
though a busy man, .Mr. Lamberd has
managed to give much or his atten
tion and excellent business ability to
the duties of the office and he has
made a record that probably headR
tha?-of any other board of trade In
the state considering the Clarksburg
board's comparatively brief existence.
MODERN WOODMEN CLASS
la to Be Tnkcn Into Membership Fri
day Night of the Present Week
Deputy J. M. Connelly, of Parkers
burg, has been very successful in
interesting Clarksburg citizens In
Modern Woodmen work and member
ship. He has succeeded in procuring
a class numbering at least fifty and
these will be taken into membership
Friday night of the present week
with a degree team from Grafton
assisting in the work. A social ses
sion will be held after the ceremonies
MACCABEE INITIATIONS
Are to Take Place Friday Night to
tlic Number of Half an Hundred.
? The Modern Maccabees held a
special meeting Monday night to ar
range tor the initiation of half an
hundred new members Friday night
and invitations have been sent to the
order in neighboring cities and towns
to attend that night. A degree team
from Grafton will do the work. There
will be a social session after the
work is finished.
E. Ii. BOX SUPPER
There will bo a big box supper at
CiofT M. J!, church Friday evening at
8 o'clock, given under the auspices
of the Epworth league. A largo
crowd and a general good time Is
anticipated. The ladles will take the
boxes and the gentlemen the money.
Proceeds for the league. All go.
Dan R. Jackson, a former United
States deputy marshal, Is here from
Kingwood nttendlng federal court.
1 George F. Randall is here from
Shlnnston nttendlng federal court.
I C. M. Bartlett. of Meadowbrook, Is
| a federal cdurt Juror.
Wheeling Trade Excursionists
Given Royal Welcome Here
EXPRESS FRANKS
ARE TO BE CUT OFF
United States Judge Issues an
Injunction Against Ex
press Companies.
CHICAGO, 111., Apr. 22?Judge
Koliisaat in the United States circuit
court today issued ?n injiyictlon
against the .'National American, the
Wells-Fargo, the United States and
the Adams express companies, re
straining them from issuing express
franks and from transporting proper
ty in interstate commerce in exchange
for franks.
' CONGRESSMEN iURT
As Well as Score Other Persons
in Rear End Traction
Car Collision.
W1A9HINXJTON', D. C? Apr. 22?
Representative Tawndy of Minnesota,
was Injured in the back, Representa
tive Chaney of Indiana, painfully in
jured on the hip, and a score of oth
er passengers suffered slight injuries
I as the result of a rear end collision
on the Pennsylvania avenue line (/f
the Capital Traction Company here
today.
LARGE MAJORITIES
Are Received by the Democratic Cnfl
didntes in Louisiana.
\ j i
iN'EW ORLEANS, La., Apr. 22?
Returns from yesterday's state elec
tion Showed Jared Y. Sanders, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, and
all other candidates on the Demo
cratic ticket .elected by large majori
ties.
wilFiSIls
Four Italians and Injuries Sev
eral More, When It
Wrecks Itself.
?WILLIAIM3P0RT, Pa., Apr. 22
Four Italian laborers were killed,
two fatally injured and eight others
less serlobsly hurt by the wrecking of
a runaway train on the Laqirin Lum
ber Company's log road near here.
The acicdent was caused by the fail
ure of the reverse lever on the en
gine to work.
CADEIS EXECUTED
For Shooting President of
, Mexico and Several Mem
bers of His Party.
MEXICO CITY, Mex., Apr. 22?
The shooting at Guatemala City dur
ing which President Ca'brera was
done by cadets of the polytechnic In
stitute, according to advices received
here. President Cabrera received
several wounds but none are serious.
Several of the presidential party were
shot and wounded, two of thom fatal
ly. Eight cadets were executed Im
mediately after the shooting.
SUPERINTENDENTS MEET
A meeting of district superintend
ents of the South Penn Oil Com
pany was held at the Waldo hotel
Wednesday with John Rumbaugh,
the superintendent of this dstrlct who
has headquarters here. Among those
in attendance were D. J. O'Nell, of
Mannington; J.' W. Owens, Sand
Fork; and J. B. Gregory, of Parkers
burg.
BANKER MES SUDDENLY
FOLLOWING AN OPERATION.
CLEVELAND, O.. Apr. 22?A. L.
Wlthlngton, president of the Society
for Savings of this city, the tarf/st
savings bank In Ohio, died suddenly
today, following an operation for
stomach trouble.
AGENT DROPS DEAD. .
ALTANCE, O.. April 22.?John
Learmouth. general freight agent of
the Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling
railroad, dropped doad of heart dis
ease here today. ' ,
TELEPHONE MEN
GET PROGRAMS
Of the Third Annual Convention
of State Independent
Association.
Local telephone men have received'
handsome programs of tho third an
nual convention of tho West Virginia
Independent Telepnone Association,
which will be held at Fairmont on
Thursday and 'Friday, 'May 7 and 8.
The complete program is as follows:
Thursday, May 7.
10:00 a. m.?Meeting of Execu
tive Committee.
1:30 i). m.?Convention called to
order .by President.
M'lnutes of previous meeting.
. Rejort of Executive Committee.
President's annual address?A. C.
Davis, Parkersburg.
Report of Secretary?W. C. yfrnd
lan, Wheeling.
Report of Treasurer ? Lloyd
Bepgh'ley, Weston.
(Roll call and reports from mem
bers of association.
Report of entertainment commit
tee.
Appointment of committees.
8:00 .p. ni.?Address of Welcome,
Hon. M. II. Neely, mayor of Fair
mont.
Response?F. K. Hertford, Char
leston.
Address by President A. C. Linde
muthj International Independent
Telephone Association.
Address by Frank L. Beam, presi
dent Ohio Indeiwndent Telephone
Association, Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
Friday, May 8. ' /
10:00 a. m.?Unity of Interest?
J. Walter Barnes, 'lAalrmont.
Mow Best to Meet Competition?
Chas. Berg. Morgantown.
Telephone Securities, W. C. Hand
Ian, Wheeling.
The Smaller Companies?Dr. D. C.
Coplin. Boothsvllle.
Exchange Operation?F. K. Hert
ford. Charleston.
The Future of Independent Tele
phony?A. C. Davis, Parkersburg.
2:00 p. in.?'Additional Topics:
What action should be taken in re
gard to purchasing goods from West
ern Electric Co.: standard construc
tion;. dangers of free service; col
lections; present problems; the man
ager, his duty to stockholders, pat
rons and employes; local ownership;
maintenance; rates.
3:00 p. m.?Reports of committees
and miscellaneous business.
8:00 p. m.?'Banquet.
SENT THEM THREAD
Morgantown Swindler Lands
Many Victims in Penn
sylvania Town.
MONESSEN, Pa., April 22.?In re
sponse to newspaper advertisements
to the effect that If *2 were forwarded
to a firm In Morgantown, AV. Va..
there would ho sent In return, 10
yards of silk, a large number of
persons In this vicinity availed them
selves of what looked like a bargain.
Today a majority of the customers
received 10 yards ot silk thread. The
United States authorities and police
are making an Investigation.
TAKEN TO WESTON.
ArchHmnd Gehrlng and Henry A
Fellar. both of Wheeling, who had |
been adjudged Insane, were yesterday
afternoon taken to the state hospital
at Weston, ,hy attendants who went
to Wheeling for them.
HAS TYPHOID FEVEK
Miss Motile Lynch, stenographer at
the Empire National Bank, Is 111 at
her home on Mulberry street with an
attack of typhoid fever.
POSTMASTER AI?l?OIJ{TEI>.
?WASHINGTON. D. C., Apr. 22?
Clark H. Mattes was appointed post
master at Harvey, FVayetto county,
vice H: B. Walker, removed.
Board of Trade Directors Es
cort the Visitors to the
Suburban Plants.
PARTY IS WELL PLEASED
Visiting Business Men Leave
Here for Weston, Buck
hannon and Elkjns.
A.hearty welcome was accorded the
members of the Wheeling Trade Ex
cursion \Yho arrived In the city on
their special train over tho Baltimore
& Ohio railroad Wednesday afternoon
and made a visit of two or threo
hours In the city. Tho visitors were
given a royal, reception by 'officers
and members ot the Clarksburg
Hoard of Trade and other business
men and citizens and their brief stay
hero was both pleasant and profitable
as many new acquaintances were
made among the people of Clarks
burg and the bond of friendship
strengthened between the business
men of the metropolis and the Fuel
City.
The r.peoial train, consisting 'Of two
Pullman sleepers and a diner and
baggage car, arrived at the Clarks
burg station promptly at 1:30 o'clock,
the schedulo time and the Wheellng
Ites were met by Secretary Charles E.
Lamhcrd, the newly elected secretary,
Arthur K. Thorn, and directors of
the Clarksburg board of trade, a
number of the members or that or
ganisation, ami other busincs men
and citizens.
From the station Ihe visitors were
escorted to the Waldo hotel and alter
a brief stay thcro they were taken oil
trolley ears Nob. SI and 36 of the
1 :ilrmont & Clarksburg Tnictlon
Company for a tour of the city and ,
suburbs, including East Clarksburg
and Grasselll. The oars returned to
the Waldo, with the party and from
that place the visitors wore escorted
to the various business and industrial
establishments and other points of In- ?
terest In the city.
At 3 o'clock the party boarded their
special train at the station and left
for Weston, Buckhannon and Elklns.
The entire party, as it left, was
composed of Seaton Alexander. F. E.
Arbruster, George Eaird, E. 8.
Haughton, H. C. .Hills, Harold Bloch,
F. L. Higglns. J. R. Rrennan. It. 8.
Dillon, Joseph S. Glbbs, Alfred Wit
son, H. C, Franzhelm, E. n. Mallory.
H. W. Gee, F. F. Farls. Charles S.
Uanchcr. J. It. Greer, T. It. Ham
mond, S W. Harper, George D. Max
well. George J. Mathlson; George E.
House, J. A. Blum, E. F. Fuller, It.
P. McGregor, W. IT. Smith. W. B. Ir
vine. L. E. Sands. R. M. Dalzell,
Clarence Holland, E. Dally, Joseph H.
Naylor, William Harvey, W. E. Weiss,
A. II. Diebold, Jacob Sentllnger.Jr.,
H. Buckman. W. T. Nlcoll, A. M.
Peterson, lien Exley, Jr., E. II. Kipp,
John H. Rennard, F. C. Drlehorst,
F. S. Schenk. George E. Stlfcl, Gcorgo
W. Lutz. E. F. Ilallock, John Water
house A. I,. Wlngerter, Mr. Welty.
E. P. Hughes. O. O. Nnglo, R. W.
Marshall, P. Wilson and R. B. Nay
lor.
PERSIftUOSSES
Are Heavy and Russian Forces
Drive Brigands to the
Mountains.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 21.?
News was received today that Persian
brigands who yestorday advanced to
attack the Russian forces In Persian
territory were driven back with heavy
losses and retired to the mountains.
NO OIL YET.
In Eagle district, this county, the
South Penn Oil Company has drilled
Its test on the Phoebe Vy'obb farm 20
feet Into stray sand and has developed
no oil or gas. It will bo drilled to
the Gordon and fifth sands.
300 NEW COKE OVENS
UfilOXTOWN. Pa., April 22.?
Plans are about completed for the
erection of three hundred new coke
ovens at tlio Frick plant In tho Con
nellsvllle region. They wilt cost four
million dollars.
lioLIVS PENSION LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
COLUM'BUS, O., Apr. 21?Attor
ney General El 'Is rendered an opin
ion to Prosecutor David, of Hancock
county. In which ho holds the new
blind pension law unconstitutional.
KERN INDORSED.
KOKOMO, Ind., .Apr. 22?Martin
A. Morrison, of Frankfort, was tor
day nominated for congress by tho
Ninth district Democrats. The reso
lutions Indorsed Bryan tor president,
and John W. Kern for vice-president.