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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
SOLDIERS
ARE BEING SECRETLY STATION
ED ALONG SWISS AND
FRENCH FRONTIERS
BY GERMANY.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan, g.
During the past few days Germany
has been secretly augmenting tae
forces Of troops along the Swiss and
French frontiers, The movement Of
soldiers has been carried on at night
SO as not to attract attention. The
frontier garrisons are now practical
ly on a war footing and the big guns
are all mounted. There is no doubt
that this action has been taken so
that Germany will be prepared for any
emergency in case the Morocco CON
ference at Algeciras ends unsatisfac-
torly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
GOVERNOR
PAT1IS0N NOW
HAS CHARGE
MICH pom? AND CEREMONY AT
TENDED TIE INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES TO-DAY.
FULLY $1,000 VISITORS ASSEM-
BLEED ToSsEE THE DEMOCRAT
alc GOVERNOR lNsTALEEp.

I.Eg.F aalFIaar9N .NsM4HH .aHH
COLUMBUS, o. Jan. Sat no.si
aoday Jonr nj. Pattison was tnaagu'
rsted governor Of Ohio.
Priceless pomp and pranclng pageant,
Ery attended the induction Of the first
5emocratic governor since 1890, the
demonstration outdoing that Of any
Inauguration in Ohio in wears, e moi
in the historysof the State. Fully 30
900 visitors came to the capital Ior
the even. A troop of the national
guard escorted Pattisen to the execu:
live ofHcs from the governors man.
sion. From there retiring Governor
-Myron II. herriek and the governors
elect proceeded arm in arm to the in
ausural $ and in the rotunda Of the
capital, where The inaugural ceremo.
Lies proper took place. The decora'
lions we're elaborate.
Governor Herrick in a brief fare
well address, handed to Pattison his
commission as governor. Chief Jus.
tice W. z. Davis, otthe Supreme Court
administered the oath. The inaugu-
raj address Of the new governor was
u rn delivered.
At one o'clock the great inaugural
parade moved ayer the city's pFincipa!
streets. Governors Patttson and Her
rick occupied the same carriage at the
head of the parade and when8i it reach.
ed The reviewing tand at tn north clp:
itol front they allghted, mounted the
the stand which mas filed with thou.
sands Of spectators and reviewed the
pageantry pass. Inauguration Day
evening has been set apart fer bril-
liailt social funct: ons, These will be.
gin with the governors reception in
the Senate chamber, followed by the
inaugural ball at Memorial Hall and
a smoker, rendered by newspaper men
to the incoming and outgoing officials,
at Hotel Hartman.
Lieutenant Governor Harris was in.
augurated in the Senate chamber I'M
medlately after the Inauguration o.
.Guterno' Fat.ison.
IIecausc Of the cold weather Patti
son reviewed the inaugural parade
from a glass cage on the stand. He
is not we'll at present. The new gov
ernor is president Of the Union Central
.Jlfe Inrurance Company of Cincln.
netl. In his inaugural address he
urged economy, reforms in the State
affairs anil made a strong plea for good
government.
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RE(0NgIIED
BOB EIrzslMmoNs AND WIFE
ARE STILL UNDECIDED AS
TO FUTURE ACTION.

SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Jan. g.
Robert Fitzsimmons and wife, unless
they change their present plans, will
remain in sious Falls until tomor,
row when they will depart for the
Coast II is stated that taeir plans
have not yet been definitely formed
and that the matter Of their future
course Of action was being discussed
.by them preparatory to making a de
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
ELEVATORS STOPPED.
Failing In Of Roof at Fire Station
Causes Order.

Mayor Idnsey this afternoon direct
ed that all elevators in the city, run
by waite. power, be stopped in order
that the supply of the town be saved
for other uses. The cause Of h order
was the falling in Of the roof at the
pump station end the consequent Grip
ping Of the station in furnishing water
for, the city. The snow is adding moro
to the already serious difficulties being
experienced by the authorities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
PHIL Joi4NsoNfs HOUSE Was.
BURNED AND TWO BOYS LOST
THEIR LIVES
CAPTAIN sHRoHER's HoysE ON
CHERRY AVENUE GOES UP IN
SMOKE
PUMP STATION SUFFERED FROM
WORK OF EEAMEs THIS
MORNING

Inv AA9e 3Hh
Of twentyfcur hours Fatsnont Zee
ord. since snottlg aft midnight Sat
urday
Tor the ars lime il the history Of
The city, loss Of "a occurred d one.
The hFst alafm q the new year
came d Eew nInptesat Sun
day. nom the pm johnson tdence
or hosel, on Cod run Phttis Wen.
lnovn COOKED man Who ekes out q
~precarlous living doing odd Jobs Of
houliug and things Q lie nature.
is son Hugh hpsons aged ELEVEN
and Harry Davenport q son d Anna
Davenport deceased aged eve. theSlat=
Ter boy adopted into the family since
the death ot his mother were burned
to a crisp. Tie ehafred remains Of
the CHILDREN were hardly recogniza;
biz.
There are no accutated details Of the
horrlbie affair. All The inmates Of
the hons andafee were supposed to-
have been SIX len diteEeltan con.
ficting stories
Mrs. Johsson that close mid.
night a negro sees The name
Of TrulS came q the house and asked
Phil for loleinR. saying he lad no
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
Ok, MORRIS
wtI-reII the public His Tale Of
Woe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Mrs. Minor
Morris, the woman who was forcibiy
elected from the White House last
Thursday is in a serious state Of col
lapse this morning. Doctor Norris,
her husband, ls preparing a statement
of lis case for the public.
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PRIcEs foR HpRINcEes cHIc."

Boxes, $3.50; orchestra, $3.50; dress
circle and first row balcony, $500; 3.
c, Dr. and E balcony, rs cents; G, II,
j, K balcony, 60 cents; gallery %
cents,
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Patrick's next move was more sue

Patrick's next move was more sue
cessful The court OF appeals on July
"a, just IA days before Patrick WAS to
die, granted a stay Of execution pend
ing new hearing and re-argument en-
the grounds of newly discovered evil
dence. This was followed or October
by motion for a re-argument Of Pat
rick's original appeal, but on October
q the court of appeals decided against
Patrick by refusing to reopen his case
and denying the motion for re-argu-
ment.
On November 10 Patrick asked the
court of appeals to amend the record
Of decision in the case. His motion was
denied. Matters began to look grave
On July 6 Justice Rogers called Pat
rick to the bar in the criminal branch
OF the supreme court and sentenced
him to die in the week beginning Janu-
airy % of this year. Then Patrick made
a personal appeal to Gov. Higgins for a
stay of execution. The appeal was de-
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New York,-Take the average muir
derer. Sentenced to die, he bows TO
the seeming inevitable. Like thing
whose spirit has already crossed the
border-lne, from life to death, he
mechanically waits for the end, some
times moaning, sometimes praying,
but always waiting waiting for the
eXecutiOncr to beckon him forth.
Nowhere can a more striking con
trast to the above be found than in
the amazing and even brilliant fight
OF Lawyer Albert r. Patrick against
the law, his own stock in trade, says
the New York World,
Arrested In February, 1901, for the
murder Of William Marsh Rice, an
eccentri, old millionaire who had
been found dead five months pre-
viously under suspicious circum.
stances in his apartments at No 500
Madison avenue. Patrick was tried,
found guilty and sentenced to die in
the electric chair in the week Of May
s. 1909. More than four years have
passed since then, and yet Patrick
is still very much alive, and actually
has longer lease of life ahead of
him now than he had on April Z, 1902,
when the grim death sentence was
pronounced for the first time upon
him.
Dangerously near to the doad-linc,
Patrick has been forced time after
time, but by skillful maneuvering he
has evnled the eXecutioner's hand
and obtained another respite. AS the
case now stands Patrick is safe at
least until next October, when the
United States supreme court VIII
pass upon the writ of error granted
on June II ly Justice Day, This
writ was granted at Canton. O., with
IN six days of the time set for Pat
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l.miparv examination, he was held for

l:minary examination, he was held for
the grand jury, and on April 25 that
body returned an indictment against
Patrick, charging him with murder
in the first degree. Next day Pat
rick was formally arraigned before
Recorder Golf and remanded for
trial.
On October IA, when more than a
year had passed since the death of
Rice, Patricks lawyers went into
court and made a motion for their
clients release on the ground that
two trial terms had passed without
the district attorney bringing Patrick
to trial This motion was denied.
Patrick was placed on trial for his
life on the following January 90
Postponements came on February
and ), owing to the illness of Juror
John d. Campbell, ana 1t was not UNI
til March 90 that the trial ended
with Patrick's conviction. Imme.
diately following the announcement
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htful breeze. An average man could
not do any better if he could throw the
ball as far as it can be hit with golf
club. To those who brayed the storm
and followed the player around it did
not appear possible for any living
player to do better. Smith now holds
the western and national open cham
pionships, as he took the hoors in the
wester over the Homewood links tha
week previous. Willie Smith. Ameri-
can champion with two rounds of "a
each, took second honors with a total
OF 5O2 strokes, and James Maiden, of
Toledo, and Lawrence Auchterlonie OF
Glenview, tied for third honors with
sos each. Willie Anderson. present
title holder and four times winner OF
the natioal open championship. finished
fifth. The wet greens were too much
for Anderson, and he took 81 strokes,
bringing his total 20 307. Alexander
Ross, of Oakley, finished sixth, with
$40; Stewart Gardner, of Garden City,
seventh, with 31l II. Chandler Egan,
national amateur champion, and Gill
bert Nichols, of Denver, tied for eighth
and ninth places with Gil each; Jack
Hobens. of Englewood. n. j., finished
tenth with 3l4. Egan took 50 for hin
afternoon round, but this was low
enough TO place him within the SUBJ
stautial honors of the tournament.
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z OG'VL u 1CH 4 OK n f/fE" /T| f-'" q L
of the jury's verdict of guilty of
murder in the fist degree Patrick's
lawyes filed notice of their intention
to appeal from the verdict, and to
move for new trial.
Sentenced to Die.
Recorder Golf called Patrick to the
bar on April I, and after denying the
motion for a new trial and another
he sentenced Patrick to die in the
electric chair in the week beginning
May ).
A notice Of appeal was at once filed
with the court of appeals. This acted
temporarily as stay of execution,
and the dreaded week of May passed
with Patrick still alive.
\ delay of almost three years fol-
lowed, during which Patrick success
fully checkmated every move made
to end his life.
Patricks lawyers had six months
from he date of the notice of appeal
in which to present their case to
the court. The six months expired
on October Z 1902, but on the day
previous went before the court of APP
peals and asked for an extension to
January 10, within which to file Pat.
ricks appeal for n new trial,
Two days later the court refused
the application for an extension of
time.
This left the case in suspense. The
court record stopped with the courts
refusal to extend the time limit,
| which by the way, had already ex-
| pired, The court of appeals. although
il had stopped the execution of Pat
rick. had no jurisdiction to fix a new
date for carrying out the sentence.
| Things were at n standstill.
Patrick broke the ice on November
Il, 1902, by aling n motion for a new
trial. On November &c the hearing
of the motion before Recorder Gof
was postponed until DeCmehcr >. The
year 1902 closed with Patrick wait
ing in his cell for Recorder Goff to
decide whether he would grant the
motion for new tial or not
New Years day, 1908, found Patrick
anticipating an miavorahle decision
from Recorder Con by preparing an
appeal from the anticipated decision,
February . passed without the record
cr's decision being announced. and
the court of appeals granted Patrick
an extension OF time under which 10
file his appeal il necessary,
On March Recorder Con denied
the motion for T. new trial. Patrick
Immediately hled his notice Of appeal
and nothing more could be done to-
ward carrying out thH death sentence
for another six months AZ least.
The court of appeals the following
June decided against Patrick. refusing
to grant new trial and affirming the
Judgment OF conviction.
Two days later Patrick prepared q
new appeal for presentation 10 the
court OF appeals for nov hearing aud
argument This time il took the court
OF appeals just three days 70 decide
against patrick's newest move on
june Il his application was refused and
the court fixed the week OF August :
Tor his execution.
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BIRDS THAT DESTROY BOIL
WEEVIL
H. Nighthawk. 2. Oriole. 3. BlacEbrdD
a weevil destroyers every effort
Should be made to prevent their de
stuction for any purpose whatever.
Te same suggestion applies with al
Ia)st equal force to the nighthaWk,
Which is strictly insectivOrOuS and is
shown to be an enemy of the boil
Wtoyil. During the migrations the
niththawk occurs in certain sections
of he south in great numbers and is
frequently shot wantonly or for food.
The bird should everywhere and at all
times be protected.
In the case of an insect so destruc-
tive as the boil weevil, which has
thus far defied all attempts at re-
straint and is steadily extending its
rayages into new territory, every
natural check to its increase should
be encouraged. Though the extent OF
the services rendered by the avian
enemies of the insect may sometimes
seem small or even insignificant, in
reality their cumulative effect is very
important.
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Sentenced in 1902 for the Murder of Millionaire
William Marsh Rice, By Skillful Maneuver-
ing He Has Thus Far Evaded the
Hands of the Executioner.

! days from the date Of Rice's death
and finally, on October 4, Patrick
and Rices valet, Charles f. Jones
were arrested not on a charge Of
murder, but for forgery connected
with Riccs will and a $4,000 check
which Patrick had tried to cash after
Rice's death.
On the day following their arrest,
Patrick and Jones were held in St0,-
600 bail each on the forgery charge.
The bail was purposely placed at that
high figure, In order that the two
prisoners might be detained while
tho investigation of the circum.
stances surrounding the mysterious
death OF Mr. Rice could be probod.
Then, while Patrick and Jones were
cndeayoring to get somebody to bail
them out, the police and coroner
worked hard to solve the murder mys-
terry. On October q the result Of
the analysis Of Rice's body was an
nounced, showing that the aged mil
lionaire had been poisoned.
Had Been Poisoned.
Next the police turned their at.
tenton to Valet Jones. They third
degreed" him for thee days, and then
he told them what they already sus-
peCted: Patrick had murdered Rice.
Two days later Jones made n still
more detailed confession, shoudering
all the guilt on Patrick to save his
own neck. Having done that. Jones
cut his throat in prison. but the po-
lice doctors stitched up the cash
and saved him for further confes.
sions,
Then, suddenly, on February %,
Patrick made his first move to get
out. The bail. $4,000, necessary to
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MED. Patrick then made public APP
peal for "a square deal" This was on
December %. Time was getting short
and Patrick's resources seemed ex-
hausted
AS IA result of Patrick's appeal many
petitions reached Gov. Higgins on De-
cember 30, asking him to save Patrick's
life. Patrick followed these with an
other appeal to the governor for stay
OF execution, but this, too, the COVER
nor refused to grant
When January 10 came and Patrick's
execution was only distant seven days,
the governor granted Patrick an extern
sion TO March 10 in order that he might
present the testimony of the Texan wit
| nesses who came to New York city la
ter to tell what Valet Jones had told
them about Patrick's innocence
Patrick waited until February IS be-
fore filing his motion for new trial on
the grounds Of newly discovered evil
dence. His fight for a new trial began
before Recorder Golf on February p
and ended disastrously, one of the Tex
an witnesses being arrested and sent to
Jail for perjury.
On March l., one week from the date
of execution, Patrick received another
reprieye this time to May y. and on
May II. with the day of execution one
week away once more, Gov Higgins
granted a further respite to June Is
Gov. Higgins dealt Patrick hard
blow on May 80 by vetoing a legislative
! bin passed at Albany which would have
/ permitted him to obtain easily a new
trial on the grounds OF newly discov.
cred evidence.
! Another very hard blow came on
! June II, when Recorder Goff handed
down a decision denying Patrick's mo-
ton for new trial Patrick apparent,
! ly had reached his last ditch. He was
10 die within a week
But on June - writ of error was
granted on his application to the Unit
ed States supreme court, This acted az
stay of execution and is not returna-
bic until the October term Of court.
In his prolonged fsht Patrick has
had the assistance Of many celebrated
attorneys. but almost every move made
has been ut his own suggestion or that
OF Attorney Bell Thomas, who has been
his most constant adviser
Public sentiment in New York has
been great factor in the case. That
Rice was murdered has been proved be-
You'd all doubt but many believe the
mililOnaire's valet. Jones was the as.
saSsin. Both Patrick and Jones bene.
fitted in pecunary way through the
death OF Rice,
During his stay in jail Patrick has
made himself the idol OF the prisoners.
acting rs their legal adviser in many
cases. His knowledge Of the law is
profound. and many a criminal it il
alleged, has attained his liberty
through clever techuicalitias devised hv
Patrick. The states attorneys office
\ would be glad Is have him liberated or
the death sentence. So long DELAYED.
carried out
The case shows as parhap, never ne-
fore in q niral history how easily a
man ci resources cHr cE. ,a punish
ment Tor hi~ uts4aa1s
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liherate him, was produced. and Pat
rick had already left his cell and was
almost free, when orders came to re.
fuse the bail and put Patrick back
in his cell Two DAYS later Patrick
was formally charSed With the muir.
der OF Rice and held without bail
pending n hearing
Events in Patrick s case came swift
Is after ta,s On April . Jones de-
clared that Patrick had Sdm'tted to
his lawyers ia Jones presence that
he had KILLED Rice on April l. Pat
rick VAS remaudel oE the charge Of
murder. -Four days later. AZ a pre-
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rick ) execution, and after prepare.
tons for putting the condemned man
10 death had already been commenced
AT Sing Sing. II was Il closest shave
Patrick ever had.
When Millionaire Rice was found
dead in hls apartments at No. SOC
Madison avenue. on September %,
1900 there was absolutely 40 suspi.
ciCr that Is laHyer. Patrick had muir.
;icIed HIM Nor until four days later,
auca The funeral had teen stopped
by ldcr of the coroner and RiCe's
boz sent to the morsue, did Patrick
learn that he was suspect Six
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Sports and Athletics.

fort 10 make up the lost ground AMI
retain the British title. Both played
almost entirely from the base lines.
The ony time Miss Sutton played near
the net was disastrous, resulting in
the loss of a point. Miss Sutton was
Handicapped by her eyertions of the
day previous, when she played three
hardftught contests.
With total of 295 strokes for the
u holsS, Alec Smith. of Nassau, n. J..
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tHlS country. HOl- ~ ~ al LII.
combe Warde recently returned from
the disastrous invasion and makes the
prediction that he will forge to the
front rapidly now after his experience
abroad. He showed his class in the
work and made the best showing OF
the visiting Americans. Little has
been a hard, conscientious worker at
the game since his Princeton DAYS.
Since then, however, he has shown his
best form and has practically passed
Collins in the past season. 1t would
be interesting to see a test of class
for him in matches with such men as
Larned and Clothier. Clothier at one
time looked to be the coming cham
pion, but he has not kept up the pace
he originally set. II Little has passed
these men, then he must be entitled to
rank close to Wright. Concerning the
latter no Idea of his present seasons
form can be obtained, owing to the
loss OF finger, which spoiled the en-
tire trip for the Americans in the last
competition for the Davis cup. Ward
declares that he is out OF any further
trips abroad to battle for the cup. He
has tired of conditioning himself and
this years work showed he had fallen
off in his game and service as we'll.
Collins has fallen off in his game.
showing that he cannot stand the high
pace steadily, which was once his forte.
Little, q more rugged man is annar-
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BIRDS EAT BOIL WEEVIL.

est destroyars OF weevils In summer,
and their near relatives, the black
birds and meadow larks, in winter
Orioles, because Of their bright plum
age, have until recently been extens-
lively used for millinery purposes, and
thus their numbers have been much
reduced. Thousands were slaughtered,
not alone in the United States, but in
Central America, where they pass the
winter. In view of their great value
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How TO Know Them.

HOW 70 KNOW Them.
The Soda Water Manly his phiz.
The Temperance Manly his nos.
The Connected Man-By his Is.
The Suryeyor-By his feet.
The Captain Of Industry BY his
hands
The Military Manly his arms.
The Stovepipe Manly his elbows.
The Rubber Manly his neck.
The Misery Many his chest
The Tourist-By his trunk.
The Dairy Manly his calves.
Tie Iron Man-By his uaNs Life
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won the open golf
championship OF
the United States
on the links OF
t h e Onwentsia
club at Lake For
est. III. No finer
golf was ever seen
in the country.
T h e remarkable
feature of Smiths
performance was
his final round of
10, made in a
heavy rainstorm
Wit N q Gtrppu and