The daily telegram. [volume], December 23, 1907, Image 1

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THE WEAJTHJEK.
Ruin and coldcr tonight lUid
probably Tnrsdujr.
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CmCTLATTOX, \
The largest and Beat In
Clarksburg.
ESTABLISHED 1861.
CLARKSBURG, W. VA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1 907.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Blowers, Cutters, Gatherers
Flatteners All Quit at the
Peerless Plant.
DISAGREE OVER THE SCALE
Strikers Issue a Statement and
West Fork Still Closed Down,
Others Are Running.
The Peerless window glass factory
Is shut downv on account of the re
fusal of Its men to accept the redu-c
( tion the company wanted to enforce
Saturday afterro<n, when the men
were paid off for the work done.
Blowers, gathererB, cutters and flat
teners are all out.
Relative to the trouble, Ed Henry,
chief precoptor there, furnishes the
Telegram with the following signed
notice or statement:
"To all members of the Amalga
mated Window Glass Company: This
Is to certify that the members of the
Amalgamated Wlnd-ow Glass Workerr
af. the Peerless window glass plant
went to work the Bame as everybody
else. They then wanted us to allow
two men to be discharged and v:c
quit work. The strike lasted about
fifteen minutes and the two men
were re-instated. And settlement
day they wanted us to take 25 per
cent instead of 12 1-2 per cent, off
the scale, and we are all out now.
So, this will stop all talk on the
streets in regard to the Peerless be
ing unfair."
Mr. Henry says the men were paid
off Saturday afternoon and the strike
took place at midnight Sunday night
on account of the failure, as he re
gards it, of the company to live up
to its agreement- The strikers con
sist of all the ilowers, gatherers, .cut
' }ers and flatteners, Mr. Henry in
forms the Telegram.
At the Adamston plant the blowers,
gatherers and flatteners are at work,
but so far there are no cutters em
ployed there.
The management of the West Fork
plant announced Monday morning
that the plant was closed down and
it had no idea when there would be
a resumption of operations there. The
situation at the Tuna Is unchanged.
The report circulated here that
machine and other plants had made
a cut of five per cent, on the price of
glass within the last few days Is de
nied by local manufacturers, who
state that it is their belief the report
was spread in order to intimidate the
flatteners and cutters.
DIES SUDDENLY
At . Confluence, Braxton County.
Where lie and Family Were to
Spend Christmas.
John E. Moran. employed at the
Hazpl-Atlas Glass Company's plant
here, died suddenly Sunday after
noon at Confluence, Braxton county,
whither he and his family went to
visit home folk over Christmas. \"o
details have been received as to his
death. Friday last he was In his
usual health here and little suspected
that death was so near. The funeral
and liurlal will be at Confluence. Jlr.
Moran was a member of the Ioc?;
camp of the Woodmen of the World
and #Iso tho Modern Woodmen. A
wife and Heveral children survive.
George T. Watson and Brooks
Fleming-, of Fairmont, spent Satur
day night In the city on business.
SECRETARY TUFT
PASSES THROUGH
Is on Train Xo. 1 Enroute From
Washington to His Cin
cinnati Home.
Secretary of War William H. Taft,
chiefest of the candidates of the Re
publican party for the presidency,
and fresh from a trip around Hie
world after two -days at his desk iu
Washington, upon his return, left at
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon via the
B. & O. for Cincinnati, ihis home.
Enroute he passed \through Clarks
burg.
Taft's train was Xo. 1 on the B.
& O., which passed through here at
12:53 Monday morning. Taft was
asleep when the train pulled* .in here
and of course, was not disturbed.
He was on his way to Cincinnati,
where he will attend to some matters
connected with his personal business,
and qualify as administrator of his
mother's estate.
B. & O. officials got word early
Sunday night that Taft was aboard
the through train. Very few, if any
people in Clarksburg, knew that for
a few minutes the most prominent
man in the United States, next to the
Prsident, was with 'them.
HUNDRED MINERS
NARROWLY ESCAPE
From a Mine Near Monongahela City,
Where Fire is Knging
Fiercely.
[By Associated Press.]
PITTSBURG, Pa., Bee. 23?It be
came known 'today that about one
hundred men were in the Sehoenber
ger mine near Monongahela City yes
terday, when fire broke out in the
mine and all narrowly escaiped death.
The mine is burning fiercely today,
but It is said all the miners have
been accounted for.
The Fire occurred from electric
sparks and spread with great rapid
ity. The hundred men were com
pelled to flee for their lives. For
tunately the fire was not accompani
ed by nn explosion.
NO EFFORT MADE
BY STATE OFFICERS
To Control Goldfield Situation and
President Says His Order
Will Stand.
[By Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, D ,C., Dec. 23?]
Appeals to President Roosevelt to
Jiave the federal troops remain in
Goldfield, Indicate that no steps
whatever are being taken by the
stgte to control the situation. Until
this is shown to the President it is
stated at the White House his order
of Saturday withdrawing the troops
on /Dec. 30 will not be changed.
BATTLESHIP FLEET
OFF SPAIN'S COAST.
[By Associated Press.]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec.
23?The American torpedo boat
flotilla, which left here yesterday
morning to Rio Janerlo returned here
today iiecause of an accident to the
machinery of the Lawrence. The
damage was not srious and repairs
will be made in a day. The battle
ship fleet has not yet signalled here.
M. D. Garrison, of Quiet Dell, was
a Christmas shopper here Monday a
number of hours.
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SECRETL Y MARRIED
AT JAMESTOWN
Were Prominent Couple In August,
But Mnrrlnftc Not Made
' Kho\tn "Until 'Now.
' Mr. Peyton R. Cost and Miss Maude
PJclicns, now Mrs. Cost, cleverly kept
a secret, without their many frinds
'having ewn a suspicion. They
were married at the Jamestown ex
position in August, and not until a
day or feo ago did any one here know
* about it.
Arter their marriage Mrs. Cost re
turned to her home at Quiet Dell and
has since heon employed at the Cost
& Holden and Hayman & Coston
S stores here, and Mr. Cost went to
f Ad-wood, *N. C., where he Is the
. manager of the Pickett Lumber Com
pany. Neither gave any intimation
-'4be.. '
Mr. Cost at Washington, D. C., and
1 they went to Redwood, where they
j will reside. After their departure for
j Redwood they surprised their many
| friends by announcing they were
married in' Jamestown in August.
The bride is a daughter of John
I). Pickens, of Quiet Dell, and has a
j host of friends and acquaintances.
| Mr. Cost is quite well known here,
I having been associated personally in
| the business of Cost & Holden here
j a number of years, and is a son of
John Cost residing near the city.
Both are members of prominent
families and have the best wishes of
a legion of frinds and acquaintances,
who though taken by surprise at the
announcement of their marriage, re
joice with them in their union and
Archduke Francis
Ferdinand
THE LATE FRANCIS JOSEPH AND ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND, THE NEW . EMPEROR.
TAGGART ISSUES
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Of the Action of the Democratic Xn
tional Committee As-to
Convention.
[B7 Associated Press.!
FRENCH LICK. Ind., Dec. 23?
Chairman Taggert of the Democratic ^
National Committee t>day issued a
formal announcement of the action
of the committee in selecting the time
and place for holding 'the next na
tional convention. He say^s the con
vention will be held at Denver July
7. Bach state is entitled to' repre
sentatives therein equal to double the
number gf its senators and represen
tatives In Congress. Each territory,
Xlaska, the District of Columbia,
Hawaii at%i Porto Rico, shall have
six delegates.
MARGUERITE '
Is Nairn* of Beautiful Bazaar Prize
Doll and Edward Connell Is the
Iitteky Winner.
Edward Connell was the lucky per
son who won the beautiful doll giv
to the one who guesed Its name cor
rectly at the booth conducted nt the
Benefit Bazaar by Mrs. W. G. Osbom
and Miss Anna Francis which was
held ^n the building formerly occu
pied by the Watts-I-nmberd company
last week. The name of the doll
was Marguerite. Its name was seal
ed up In an envelope and opened by
a committee Monday morning. Three
persons guessed the name, but Mr.
Connell was the only one who spell
ed It correctly and the committee
awarded the handsome prize to him.
STREETS GIVEN A BATH.
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Taking advantage of the rain the
night !>efore Sbreel Superintendent
Edward J. Doyle with a force of men
was out bright and early Monday
morning washing the paved streets.
Ho stated that he was handicapped
in the work by the refusal of the Are
dei>artment to let 'liiui have sufficient
j hose.
BOOTLEGGER BROUGHT IX.
United States Deuty Marshall E.
! D. Hupp brought a foreigner in from
| Preston county Saturday night and
j lodged him in jail to take him to
| Parkersburg later to await the action
I of the next -grand jury there. Com
! miss|Nner Dally, of Kingwood. com
: niltted hlni. He is charged with v!o
1 iations of the internal revenue lavs.
| SIX MORE HOMES
ARE BROUGHT OUT.
JACOBS CREEK. Pa., Dec. 23 ?
Six more bodies were taken from the
Darr mine today, making the total
recovered to da-te 39. Many others
have been located.
James M. Plant, of Katylick. spent
Monday In the city. ?
Dick Wilkinson, of Bridgeport,
SORREL MARE FOUND
But Sliradcr*s IiIn?cllioiiii<ls Failed to
Locate Persons Wlio Stole An
imal From Strotlier's Barn
J. Worth Shrader's bloodhound*
failed to trail down the person or
persons who stole a sorrel mare,
valued at $175 from J. F. St'rother*s
barn in the Monticello addition Sat
urday night, but he and Special
Constable L. L. White found th'
missing animal on the Weston road"
Sunday forenoon while they were
trying to get the dogs to ?find the
scent. The staples holding the lock
on the stable door had been pulled
out by those who took the horso.
The animal was not abused.
NICE SUM RAISED
By the Ladles Who Gave Benefit Ba
zaar, tlie Amount Being
' About $000.
The Benefit rtazaar held by a num
ber of the Indies of the city for the
purpose of raising funds with which
to purchase an uptodate ambulance
for St. Mary's hospital, was a decid
ed success from e\'ery viewpoint, and
especially gratigying as to the finan
cial feature. It was announced Mon
day afternoon that about $600 had
been cleared. This is regarded a
handsome sum and tho ladies are
proud of the patronage extended.
PAY DOLLAR FINES
1*
H. L. Ash and A. M. Pickens, of
Adamston, Are Assessed for
Disorderly Conduct on Car.
H. L. and A. M. Pickens, of Adams
ton, were fined $1 ar.d costs each in
Magistrate Gordon's court Monday
morning on conviction of having been I
disorderly on an Adamston street car
at the Waldo hotel corner Saturday
night. They were put off the car by
the motorman and conductor and
handed over to Constable Shrader and
T. !,. Powell, lieutenant of B. & O.
police, who took t'hem to jail. T he
two defendants paid their fines and
were released from custody.
COLLKGE president DIES.
[By Awoclated Pre#?.}
VINCENN'ES. Ind., Dec. 23?Dr.
Hubbard M. Smitih, one of the oldest
practicing physicians in the state,
died today as tbe result of a fall
several days ago. He was S2 years
old. He was president of the board
of trustees of Vincennes University.
holidays at the mills.
The tinplate mills have closed
down as usual for the Christmas hol
Iadys and will reopen the llrst of the
now year. Many of the employes
will go to other states to spend Christ
mas.
The fuheral and burial of Miss
Nellie Lowe took place at Jnckson
burg Sunday. 8ho was n popular
trained nurse and quite, well known
NEW OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED BV THE B.I.L.
Fiooal 105 Olioosos Executives for
Ensuinc Year nt well At
tended Meeting.
New officers to serve for the en
suing year were elected by Local
No. 105 B. I. L. at the mee'tlng held
in the Traders Annex Hall Sunday af
ternoon as follows:
President?E. P. Willoughby.
Vice President?Thomas Uoaser.
Ttecordlng and Financial Secretary
?Mark McDonnell.
Treasurer?John F. Kearns.
Inspector?Archibald A. Crawford.
Chaplain?H. W. Stuck.
Inside Guard?A. J. Burkett.
Outside Guard?Fred Gaus.
Trestees?Homer Martin and H.
W. Stuck.
The new officers will be Installed
at the first meeting in January
which will he on the second Sunday
of that month and following the In
stallation ceremonies there will be a
social session In honor of the new
officers. At the meeting Sunday tl?o
business of the local for thfc? last year
was reviewed andbalanced up. There
was a good attendance at the ses
sion.
WHITWAM GIVES BOND
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Man -Arrested as a Fugitive From
Denver, Colo., is Relcuscd
From Jail.
Waftaco W. Whitwam, who was
arrested Friday evening by local po
licemen on. ?information seat from C.
B. Hamilton, a hotel man of Denver,
Col., who claims Whitwam is want
ed there for beating a Jiotel out of
a bill, passing forged checks and
other charges, gave bond of $1,000
liefore Magistrate Gordon Saturday
evening and was released. Chief
of Police Scott is In communication
wit-h Hamilton In Denver concerning
Whitwam's arrest.
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SUPPER AND SOCIAti
FAIRLY WELL ATTENDED.
The box supper and social given
at Industrial Saturday evening for
the benefit of the Monongah sufferers
was a decided success, $11.85 being
raised. Owing to the nearness of
Christmas It was impossible for quite
a number of the people to attend as
they had to come to the city to .see
Santa Claus, and order Christmas
presents for their girls and l>oys. The
l>oxes- brought and sold were artis
tically trimmed and the contents
were the very best that money could
by the eating of which was greatly
eSjoyed by all.
WELL IS A SURpRigfc.
In the Wolf Summit field, in this
county, the Hope Natural Gas com
pany got something of a surprise at
its test on the Burgess-Morris t&rtu.
When drilling on the Gordon at a j
total depth of 2,658 feet, they got
the pay and the well-wW be good fori
MINE INSPECTION
? BILUMOCED
Scott Introduces Resolution Which
? Will lie Reported Buck
I From Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 23?
Senator Scott has introduced a joint
resolution providing -that congress
should investigate the recent mine
disasters in Pennsylvania, Alabama,
West Virginia and other states. The
resolution provides for a commission
composed of the members of senate
and house of rcprsentatives. He
would have placed experts on this
commission, but after consultation,
thought that the commission could
summon all the experts needed, and
thten if necessary go to the scenes
of explosions.
The resolution, carries ^jaoney
enough to meet traveling expeness
and to secure all the clerical assist
ance necessary. It was referred to
the commission on mines and mining
and will undoubtedly be reported
back ns soon as congress meets after
the holidays.
P08T0FFICE HOURS
ARE MADE MORE
For Two Days to Accommodate the
People During the Holi
day Rush.
Owing to the holiday rush the j
hours at the postofilce havo been ex- '
tended some, and are as follows for
today and tomorrow:
General delivery and stamp win
dows, 7 a. m. to 9 i). m.
Money order and registry depart
ment, 8 a .m. to G p. m.
Registry windows for receipts and
registered parcels, 7 p. m. to 9 p. m.
The usual holiday hours will be
observed Christmas day.
- IAGCUSER ARRESTED
An?l Says He Gave Jesse Edwards
Pocket book He Charged let
ter With Stealing.
Shortly after Jesse Edwards, of
Salem, gave bond or $100 in Magis
trate Gordon's court Monday morning
for his appearance on January 2 to
be heard on the charge of stealing
a pocketbook containing $16 from
Georfce Ash at tlie B. & O. passenger
station here Saturday evening, his
accuser was brought in before the
magistrate by Constable Shrader for
being drunk and disorderly in the
street. Ash told the constable that
he gave the pocketbook to Edwards
to keep for him and x^a this state
ment Edwards will likely be acquit
ted of t/he charge. The magistrate
fined Ash $1 and costs which he paid.
Edwairds was arrested at the depot
Saturday evening by Constable
Shrader and Lieutenant T. L. Powell,
of the B. & O.police force, on Ash's
complaint. I
SEVERE SLEET STORM
Occurs in Chicago and Telegraph
Wires Are Down.
tBy Associated Pre**.]
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 23?The se
vere sleet storm which set in last
night has badly demoralized tele
graphic communication in all direc
tions. The storm was centered be
tween Evansvllle and Indianapolis
this morning and telegraphic com
munication in this vicinity is almost
at a standstill.
Col. A. M. Mncc, of Parkersburg.
spent Sunday nlRht in the city and
returned home Monday morning.
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Body of Dr. A. Smith Carr Will
Be Consigned to Earth To
morrow Afternoon.
MEMBER OF OLD FAMILY.
Death Removes a Highly Es
teemed, Lifelong Resident
After Prolonged Illness.
The funeral of Dr. A. Smith Carr,
retired physician and member of a
prominent pioneer family of Clarks
burg. -wTiose death occurred at tho
Carr family homo on East Main
street and Carr avenue Saturday
midnight after a prolonged illness,
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Services will be conducted
at the- Carr homo by tho Rev. C. M.
Epps, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal
church. South, and the Rev. J. M.
Carter.. The burial will follow in
the family lot in Masonic cemetery.
Dr. Carr's death was due to loco
motor ataxia with which he had
been a sufferer for years. He was
born at the family residence August
17, 1856, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. L..
Carr, and resided in this city all his
life. The father died In 1903 and
Mrs. Carr, who will be 85 years old
next March, survives. Three broth
I era are two sisters also survive. They
I are H. S. Carr, of Moorefleld. W. Va.:
Joseph L. Carr, of California; M. M.
Carr, of this city; Mrs. Gertrude Ma
son, of Riverdale, Mr.; and Mrs.
James M. Carter, of Clarksburg.
One brother, C. Ernest Carr, died in
Clarksburg in 1904.
Dr. Carr attended the Jefferson
Medical college in Philadelphia and
was graduated from that noted in
stitution. In 1880 he took up the
practice of his profession In Clarks
burg and continued it with marked
success until 1890 when he was
stricken with the disease that ulti
mately caused his death. Ho lost
his eyesight from the effects of the
disease and he was forced to give up
his practice. In 1894 Dr. Carr mar
ried Miss Oeogia Neal, of Parkers
burg, who died In 1896.
The Methodist Episcopal church,
loses a valuable and faithful mem
ber In the death of Dr. Carr, for he
was a leading and active member of
that denomination in Clarksburg.
At the time of his death he was a
member of the official board of St.
Paul's church and also superintend
ent of the Sunday school which lat
ter position he held for many years.
He was a devout Christian man, of a
genial and affable dispocitlon, pos
sessed high intellectual attain
ments and enjoyed tho esteem and
afTectlon of all who knew him.
He was a member of tho Knights of
Pythias lodge -which will attend his
funeral In a body.
ENCOURAGED .
Are Fee and McFall Over Signing og
Sonic by Manufacturers at
Columbus.
A. P. Eees and C. W. McFall.
members of the wage committee ?T
the Window Class Cutters and Flat
tenors Asoclatlon, returned to Clarks
burg Monday from Columbus. Ohio,
whore .they attended a conference of
their association and representatives
of tho Window Glass Manufacturers
Asociation, controlling 17 <(0 pots
throughout the country, at which tho
manufacturers signed the scale pre
sented by the cutters and flatteners.
The scale Is tho same the cutters and
flatteners aro holding out for here.
Both express themselves as very
much encouraged over the situation
and they are confident that the strike
will be ended soon.
J. W. Johnston, of Bristol spent
Monday in the city.
The Daily Telegram
Relief Fundj
Donations are being received and will
be depositea in the "Merchants National
Bank.
The total amount Will later be forwarded
to the stricken city.
GIVE IT YOUR ASSISTANCE
DONATIONS TO DATE
MT. ZIQX BAPTIST CHURCH . $ 10.00
BOX SUPPER, INDUSTRIAL 11.85,
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