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CLARKSBURG, W. VA.
-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 4, 1912
$1 A YEAR
DEMOCRATS TRYING TO DISFRANCHISE VOTERS
CAMPAIGN OF SLANDER.
IN ITS DYING STRUGGLE
M. . '
Corrupt, Bribe Paying Wat
son - Chilton - MacCorkle
Combine Engages In.
LAKIN WARNS VOTERS
Not to Be Deceived or En
snared by the Bunch of
Political Cut-Throats.
Chairman Lakin, or the Republi
can state committee, has absolute
Information to the effect that orders
have been given the speakers and
newspapers under "mt-^lrectlon of
Democratic state Jioadquarters, to
devote the balance of the campaign
In attacking Dr. Hatfield, the Re
publicans candidate for governor,
personally.
In other words, what the small
army of traveling agents have beep
doing. and more or less seceretly and
under cover, In all parts of the state,
the spellbinders and newspapers sub
servient to the Watson, Chilton and!
MacCorkle combine are to openly
reiterate.
On the strength of this reliable
Information. Chairman Lakin has'
iwued a warning to the public, as
follows:
"Tly direction of the Watson lead-'
ere, the subsidized newspapers and
high-salaried speakers subservient
to the corrupt bosses and their
crooked corporate- allies, are to per
sonally nsBail the character and high
standing or Dr. Hatfleld. What
agents have been doing In secret, as
they posed as 'having lived in Mc
Dowell county,' or 'agents for orch
ard companies? and the like, speak
ers and editors who take orders have
been directed to do openly, rogard
lcss of the shame, falsity and dis
grace of their attitude and aver
ments. The public is warned to be
on Its guard and not to be deceived
by tliiB bribed horde of falsifiers aud
scandal mongers.
"This order to assassinate the
hisli character of one of nature's no
bclmcn, will indicate desperation
to the public, it will be taken as
a sign that Dr. Hatfield will sweep
Ihe state and' Thompson's defeat is
conceded by those' whose personal
candidate lie is. Hut to those who
fee deeper into matters political,
they will recognize that the purpose
"f the campaign of scandal is to di
rect the attention of the public away
from the candidates for the legisla
ture. and enable the same men who
bought a legislature to corrupt the
electorate at the polls. An immense
sum of money is now being distrib
ute! in every county by the bosses
for that purpose, and the people of
West Virginia are destined to see
brazen and shameless attempts to
corrupt a general election such as
*1" make the last legrsTaTlve mild
!>v comparison.
Another design is a plan to lay
tbe foundation to steal the governor
?hip from Dr. Hatfield if the boodle
cf 'he tiosaes and the tax-dodging
rations succeed in electing a
r,r,x -atic legislature. The basis
\ project is being laid in Mingo
?nd other counties by W. E. " R.
? and other attorneys employed'
rence Watson's headquarters.!
T' elaborate stories sent out to tho1
V< ;s of fraudulent registration by
l.lirans. are merely a pack of;
1 - 'ii'iods. having not a scintilla of
,r''' them, and issued to con-1
' i foundation for a bossed
a:"' :ght Watson legislature count
_ - ' Dr. Hatfield, as they did
^off, in the event that such
* ' nn results from the elec
lioiv
people have tlielr fight
"le bribers of legislators and
Tefientatives of special inter
"?n. H they just stand lined up
!hese vicious elements in our
1 e. to the end as they now
They must be very careful,
" not to permit their deter
to rout and destroy the
the enemies or clenn and
'"'v,,rnment. to waver be
premeditated and malicious
?? mendacious and libelous
without a semblance of
' jid false reports issuect for no
^ Purpose than to deceive the
and cause them to vote
Continued on page three.)
MINERS IN STUPOR |
IN STRIKE DISTRICT
And in a General Demoralized
Condition as Result of
the Trouble.
CIIA'RI/BSTON, Oct. 22?The care
ot the miners who have refused to
return to wark along Cabin anil
Paint creeks and at 'Dorothy, with
the coming cold, wet weather, is be
coming a problem. Since martial
law was raised the time ot most of
these men has been taken up in
drinking and moving about in small
groups. They are generally in a
drunken stupor, look half starved
and present the appearance of never
having changed their clothing.
These men are drawing something
from the union and are living in
tents.
Those who arc out at Dorothy
where the sanitary conditions are
surpassed In no section of any city,
where the houses are modern in ev
ery respect, equipped with electric
lights, hot and coHT water and bath,
are living in abandoned shacks in an
old lumber camp that they have
taken possession of. They were
compelled to go out by threats in
sympathy with the miners on Paint
and Cabin creeks, although they re
ceived twenty-five per cent above the
union wages asked for on Paint and
Cabin creeks. The Four States
Coal Company, wihch never before
employed mine guards or watchmen,
now employs twenty-five men to
guard its property, although it ha1!
never refused its men a single de
mand in wages or mining conditions.
Where tho worst conditions pre
vailed there is no trouble and no in
dications of any. This phase of the
situation stands out prominently
and is giving the authorities some
concern, for the persons responsible
for this situation have a motive
other than securing tho best kind of
mining conditions and wages above
those demanded in union scales.
NOT HURTING IIIM8KI/K.
A. J. Burket has recovered from
an illness caused by a general break
down from overwork and he has re
sumed his portion at the Metropolitan.
On tho advice of his physician and
kind friends he is taking things much
easier and not working as hard as
before.
TAFTJTARTS
With Gcff Sticks in Automo
bile for a Three Days'
Trip into Maine.
BEVERLY, MaBB. Oct., 23?Pres
ident Taft loaded his golf Btlcks Into
an automobile this morning and
with Mrs. Taft, Miss Helen and Sec
retary Knox abandoned the summer
capital for a three days' trip in
.Maine. He will be at Cambridge
Springs, Pa? Saturday.
BECKERIPSERS
Are Described as Vile, Law
less, Degenerate and
Reeking in Filth.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23?When
court opened today, Attorney Mcln
tyre began summing up in the
Becker defense. He charged Beck
er's accusers to be "vile, lawless, de
generate and reeking In filth and in
famy." He said "the UiBtrict at
torney has been misled and perhaps
deceived."
PROBEPARIY
Goes into the Coal Regions
along the Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
CHARLESTON, Cct. 23.?The Min
ing Investigation Commission, com
posed of Bishop P: J. Donahue, Tax
Commissioner Fred 0. Blue, and Cap
tain S. L. Walker, and U& secretary,
Captain R. E. Sherwood, will inspect
mining conditions In the Norfolk and
WoBtern coal district this week. The
commissioner and the secretary left
last night for Bluefleld and from
there will go to thei Welch section.
In addition to viewing mining condi
tions they will ascertain the prices
prevailing in the mining camps thore,
the wages made, and other conditions.
The commissioners will probably re
turn here the end of the weok, and
either take evidenco here or go to
the New River coal Holds.
PROTECTION FOR
RED SKINS URGED
In An Address and Not So
Much Education by the
Government.
MOHONK LAKE. JJ. Y., Oct. 23?
Warren K. Moorliead, member of the
United States Board of Indian Com
missioners, spoke today before the
Lake Mohonk Conference of friends
of the Indians and Dependont Peo
ples. His subject was "The Lesson
of White Earth," and he said in
part:
"The story of White Earth is a
black page in American history. The
Chlppewas were formerly a happy
and prosperous race. Then the
splendid pine timber and the rich
farm landB and the iron oro bodies
came to the attention of some of the
white men, of northorn Minnesota,
j In March, 1907, Congress passed the
famous Clapp amendment, Intro
duced by Senator Clapp of Minne
sota, which was to the effect thai
any mixed blood could sell or mort
gage his land, but a full-blooded In
dian was a ward of the government.
The passage of this act threw open
the doors of White Earth to the
hundreds of unscrupulous land
sharks, timber men and others, jti
I the course of a few months half the
'Indians had lost their property. On
! April 25, 1907, the pine timber was
'allotted. The French-Canadians
containing a little Indian blood re
ceived the most valuoble pine allot
ments. Following the allotting
there was dreadful debauchery, in
Park Rapids a little square in the
An Aged Resident of West
Milford 'Passes to the
Great Beyond.
Mrs. Hannah WrTgilt, wife of
Thomas s7 Wright, of Wost Milford,
is dead. She was 74 years of age.
Diseases incident to old age caused
her doath. She is survived by her
aged husband, n son, a daughter, a
?brother and a sister. The son is
James B. Wright, the daughter Mrs.
Mattlc Harbert, both of West Mil
ford, the brother, Isaac M. Ashcraft,
of Shinnston, and the sister Mrs.
Nancy Sharp, of Wyatt.
city was covered with drunken In
dians lying on the ground. Wit
nesses have testified that whon the
de-llng in Indian lands was at its
height carloads of worthless horses
wore imported from South Uakota
and cheap pianos, old buggies and
worthless graphophoncs and other
useless articles were traded to the
Indians at exorbitant prices. One
Indian was charged $280 for a set
of gold teeth by one white man who
posed as a dentist, and a few weekB
later nearly died of blood poisoning
when the brass oxidized. By March,
1909, ninety per cent of the Chip
pewas were practically penniless, a
few Indians worked In the woods
(Continued on page three.)
Legal Tool of Watson-Chil
ton-MacCorkle Combine
Files Petitions.
NOT EVEiTiwORN TO
By Any One But Himself and
on its Face It is Merely
Political Buncombe.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va? Oct. 33 ?
\V. E. B. Byrne, a Democratic lawyer
of CharleBton. has prepared and Bled
with the county court of Mingo coun
ty. a petition. which ho has been
unable to have sworn to by any cit
izen of Mingo county. a? yet, attack
ing the right of more than ADO Re
publican voters to cast their ballots
In the coming election.
Even Chairman. Cole of the Demo
cratic county committee, who has
sworn to several other petitions filed
by the Democratic lawyer and who 1?
not acquainted with more than a half
dozen men, whose right to vote he
questioned, waa unwilling to swear
to the laat petition filed by Mr. Byrne
in which several hundred logal voters
of Mingo county were questioned on |
their right to vote, but the counBel
representing the Republican county
committee. In tho fairness which hai
characterized its action, allowed the
petition to be (lied with tho counts
court without it evon having been
sworn to.
Hatched Up-Schcme.
That the entire proceeding Insti
tuted bofore the county court of Min
go county was brought In the hope
of creating a feeling of prejudice
throughout the state that would In
ure to the benefit of the Democratic
party is so apparent on Its face that
to everyone acquainted with the facts
In the case It has become ridiculous.
The scheme to lay a foundation for
charges of fraud that can bo used
elsewhere In the state was hatched
even before the registration in tho
county was begun, if being known that
Chairman COle instructed the regis
trars of the Democratic party not to
list any colored voters In the county.
It Is a romarkable fact th^t In more
than one-half of tho precincts where
tho charges of registration frauds
have been made by tho Democratic
lawyer of Charleston tho registration
books of both tho Democratic and Re- ,
publican registrars agreed. It is
evident that the Democratic regis
trars were too honest to obey the
order not to register any colored vot
ers at all and the chairman of the
Democratic county committee falling
to control them, a ruthless attack has
been started on. their honesty and
Integrity. Instead of following the
law. which would have put them in
court with Plenty of time to havo
each and. every charge of Illegal reg
istration heard on Its merits, the
Democrats adopted a policy which
they knew would cause delay and
make It Impossible to bring to "8"
all the facts in each case.
Evidence Asked For.
Tko charge has been made through
the Democratic press that many men.
long dead, had been registered" and
that this was an example of the fraud
that was being practiced. The regis
tration law says that the registrar
shall copy the registration, books.of
the previous year as far as he is able
to learn of its correctness and the
registrars wero carrying out the law
when they did this and which accounts
for the fact that somo men, killed in
mine explosions during the last two
years, arc still on the registration
books. There was no attempt upon
the part of the registrars to do this
for any fraudulent purposo but the
county court has declared that where
this fact is shown the name will be
stricken from the registration list.
The county court of Mingo county,
through Its' president, Mr. Woolworth
has made the open statement to the
attorneys representing the Demo
cratic committee that It desires the
fullest investigation) Into the charges
mado concerning the padding of reg
istration lists. Mr. 'Woolworth de
clared thai these charges had been
spread broadcast throughout the state
In the Democratic preBS and that Is
was tho purpose of the cdurt to have
the fullest Investigation Into theBe
charges and see if there was any
foundation for them. Col. John S.
Marcum, representing the Republican
committee of Mingo county,has also
requested the Democrats to bring in
their evidence and said that if there Is
any dependable proof against any
man that he is not entitled' to vote
that he w|ll ipake the motion himself
that the name be stricken from the
(Continued on j>agi> three.)
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
BLOWN FOR DR. WILSON
TRAINED NURSES
CONVENE IN CITY
BATTLE ON
Between the Mexican Rebels
and Government Forces at
Very Cruz Today,
WASHJNOTON, D. C., Oct. 23?
According to a cable message from
Commander Hughes,, ot the United
States cruiser, Dei Moines, a battle
between rebel forces under Dial and
government forces under tfeueral
Beltran began at Vera CruJ at 6:8U
o'cUck this morning.
Are State Army Officers from
the Servicc for Becom
ing Intoxicated.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 23 ?Governor
William K. Glasscock hRs approved
the action of the court martial by
which Captain T. B. Forsburg was
dismissed from the service for con
duct unbecoming an officer. Sim-!
liar action was also taken In tho case j
of Second Lieutenant Jackson Blair.
Both officers were of Company E of
Smlthton. These officers with mem
bers of their company were alleged
to have taken whiskey from a saloon
which had been' closed and placed
under their protection, and had be
come Intoxllated.
DANIEL WOLFE
Held for Criminal Court Grand Jury
to Answrr Serious Charge.
Daniel Wolfe, a married man of
Northvlew, was arraigned in Justice
Jrckson V. Carter's court Tuesday
nljht to answer the charge of crimi
nally assaulting Sophia Smith, the
eloven-year-ol-d daughter of James
Smith, of the came neighborhood.
After hearing the evidence Justice]
Carter held Wolfe for tho next crimi
nal court grand Jury, and In default
of bond he was sent to JalL
ONE HABRMGE LICENSE.
A marriage license was Issued to
day to Arren L Day and Hattle Jane
Nutter.
In Their Annual State Meet
ing with Their Program
for Three Days.
The seventh atintnl meeting of the
Graduate Nurses' Association of West
Virginia 1? In progress In the asaetnr
bly hall of the Waldo hotel with a
gratifying attendance of members
The first lesion was heM Wednesday
morning ana other sessions will be
held until Friday noOD.
Mrs. H. C. Lounibery, of Charles
ton, president of the association, is
the prMldlng officer. The Rev. O.
Dale King, pastor Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, offered pray
er at th? opening session and Miss
Rmm* Vernon, superintendent of the
iraifrfbg department of the Miners'
state hospital at Fairmont; and Miss
Mary E. Gladwin,' of Cincinnati. 0.,
president of the Ohio State Graduate
Nurses' Association; delivered in
teresting talks on the work of hoB
pltal training schools.
At Wednesday afternoon's session,
Dr. Harriet B. Jones, of Wheeling,
read an excellent paper on "Progress
of Anti-Tuborculoils Work in West
Virginia"; M,is? L. Ross, of Wheeling,
read a splendid paper on "My Bum
mer's Work In Ndw York City*'; and
Dr. Chester R. Ogden, of this city,
delivered' an instructive address on
the work and ethics of the profession.
The session closed with a conference
of training school superintendents on
methods and problems.
Twenty-three members of the as
sociation attended the flrst session,
but morn members arrived on noon
and afternoon trains.
The Marcato Music Club will give
a musicale at 8 o'clock tonight in the
hotel In honor of the association and
afterward the other women's clubs
of the city will hold an Informal re
ception In honor of the delegates at
the home of Mrs. Earl H. Travis on
Clay street
The assembly hall has been beau
tifully decorated for the occasion
with autumn, leaves, palms, other
greonery and flowers by the Hayman
Greenhouso Company.
The program for tomorrow and
the next day will be as follows:
General Meeting.
70 a. m.?Prayer?The Rev. P.
H. MoDermott.
Addresses of welcome ?> Miss
Mary B. Gorman, R. K., and Mrs.
John L. Ruhl, president West Vlr
(Contlnued on page three.)
HE A VY FIGHTING
STILL GOING ON
Will Address a Republicari
Rally at the Court House
Thursday Night.
With the Allied Armies Hav
ing the Better of Conflict
Thus Far.
LONIDON. Oct. 23?Heavy fight
ing 1b proceeding on every side of
the Balkan peninsula and competent
J. E. Meadows, a celebrated col- quarters are inclined to believe that
ored orator, will speak in the court tho conflicts are much more serious
house tomorrow-night at 8 o'clock.'than official reports indicate.
The rally will bo especially for col-1 The allied armies doubtless bavo
ored voters but all other are in- had the better of the preliminary
vlted. it will be held under the di- skirmishes and they continue to take
rection of the Republican county ex- small Turkish towns and fortresses,
ecutlve committee. Mr. Meadows is
a fine orator and
His audience will
his address.
a good
be
debater.
INSTITUTE
ATHENS, Oct. 23?The Greek
pleased with army defeated Turkish troops to
day beyond Elassona and the Turks
are now retreating toward a town
of Servla with the Greeks in hot
pursuit."
For Farmers is in Progress in the
City of Salem.
TJnder auspices of the state board
of agriculture, a farmers' institute is
being beld at Salem and there is a
laf^e attendance. Prof. H. S. Van
dervort, of the West Virginia Uni
versity, and Prof. John Bess, of Col
lumbus, O., are in charge. They will spend the day
are delivering lectures on modern business matters.
farming methods and giving demon-l Mr. and Mrs. Ora Justice returned
strations at the various sessions. t0 their home at Parkersburg Tues
Tu - stitute win continue until jay evening after spending several
J. W. Sullivan is here from Alex
ander on a business visit
Mr. and Mrs. Ij. T. Eddy, of Rich
wood. are visitors in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Whiting, of
Glenvllle, are visiting In the city.
N. J. Hayman wont to Oakland.
Md., Wednesday morning where ho
looking after
y night.
' days here vlBltlng friends.
Already in This Campaign and
Polls Boodle and Booze
Still to Come.
CANDIDATE'S TOURS
Are Quite Expensive Too for
One Posing as Common
People's Friend.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28?The diree
tors of three chief national political
committees bold widely different
Ttews as to the belt methods ot
running the presidential campaign.
Magazine, newspaper, bill board ul
poster and street car advertising
has been the most expensive feature,
ot the Taft campaign, while th?
Progressives have spent the greater
part of their money in tbe produc
tion and circulation of argument*
and newB letters of an educational
nature. The Democrats have spent
their money for advertising and pub
licity work and traveling expense*
of speakers.
A rough estimate given out at
Democratic headquarters - today
showed where approximately $551,
000 had been spent by the national
committee, $330,000 of which had
gone to the publicity end. ?
Republican and Democratic head
quarters in New York each ar*
spending more than $300 a day for
postage and $50 a day for te!?>
grams.
The Democratic committee ha*
spent $20,000 for buttons, Wilson'#
traveling expenses and the expense*
of other Democratic speaker* bare
reached about $50,000,
ROOSEVELT
Awakes at His Home at Oys
ter Bay Today Greatly
Refreshed.
OYSTER BAY, Oct 23?CoIomI
Theodore Roosevslt awoke today
greatly refreshed bat he -will see no
visitors today. His physicians will
dress hlff wound this afternoon.
:?,, ?
HARRY KFDWELL
Has Jaw Bone Broken When Hit by
a Switch Post.
Harry Kidwell, a Baltimore ant
Ohio railroad brakCman, of Par
kersburg, is a patient In a local hos
pital with a broken Jaw bone, aafl
several bad cute on the side of Uia
face as the result of being struck
by a switch pole while his train was
making a switch at Sandlick mines
near Flemlngton Wednesday mora*
lng at 9 o'clock. While his injuries
are very painful It Is not thought
they will be serious.
CLYDE A8B DTPROYES.
Clyde Ash. the six year old son c4
Mr. and1 Mrs. Luther Aah, of West
Pike street, who was ran over by an
automobile Sunday afternoon Is slow*
ly Improving and if nothing new de
velops there are ohances for him
to Uve, although he is still in a oritl
cal condition.
DIAZ CAPTTRED.
VERA CRUZ, Oct. 2S?General
Diaz and his entire stall were cap
tured today by government troop*
and all the rebels disarmed.
JACK JOHJTSKW CASK.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23?The federal
grand Jury inquiry into the Jack
Johnson-Lnclle Cameron case was
resumed today after some delay.
Luclle Cameron was again a witness
for the purpose of completing her
story, interrupted yesterday when
she collapsed in the Jury room.
CHICAGO GRAIN' MARKET.
CHICAGO, Oot 23?<December
wheat closed 94, corn 64 1-2. oats
82 3-4,