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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Sicilian.

The Sicilian club met last evening
at the home of Mrs. Edward GIlharr.
of East Park avenue. Fifteen mem
bers were present and the evening
was pleasantly spent at various kinds
of needle work Miss IneZ Jones was
the guest. AT the close of the even
ing refreshments We're served by the
hostess.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Ladies. Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Dia-
mond Street NJ E. Church will meet
on Thursday evening at the home OF
Mrs Fannie Rogers, of Merchant
street A full attendance is request
ed in order to arrange for the Scot
fish recital to be given by Rev
Broomfield on May 24th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Standard Owns
Lake Companies
METHODS OF CRUSHING OIL CON-
PETITION IN oHio-ANTi-
TRUST LAWS VIO-
LATED.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May Sin
preliminary report of his findings as
to the methods of the Standard on
Company in Ohio. Attorney General
Ellis says that though the Standard
Oil Company, in obedience to de-
cree OF the Supreme Court OF Ohio.
reorganized in 1899. cancellinS the
trust certificates then outstanding
and putting all the properly they rep
resented in the hands OF the stand
ard Oil Company OF New Jersey. 1t
has continued 10 violate the Valentine
Steward ANTITRUST act just as before.
In that reorganization, he says. it
Incorporated the departments of the
business separately Tae Buckeye
Pipe Line Company. he says. does all
the Standard pipe line transportation.
The Union Tank Company carries all
its oil by cars
The Solar Refining Company does
its manufacturing. while the Ohio Oil
Company collects The crude Oil from
the wells in the fields
Prices ASSoICteIy FiSco-
That these concerns represent the
same interests is shown by their tax
returns. that are all made on the same
day. on similar forms. and they are
all represented by the same attor-
neds. says the reports.
The Standard. according to the At
torney General. absolutely fixes the
price of crude oil. Independent com
panies. he says. run their bids up and
down with the Standard price. But
by organizing fake" or pirate" CON-
panies the Standard managers. he as
serts, to drive out competition with,
out changing oil prices everywhere,
which would be disastrous to the
Standard itself
Such a fake" company. Attorney
General Ellis declares. IS the Man
haitian. operating in the Findley field
It viii. he says. buy no crude oil OF
producers who sell to the Ohio OF
Buckeye Company-Standard inter
ests-but it viii pay a bonus of five
or ten cents TO those who do not. He
says independents must, therefore, bid
up for all their oil. while the Stand
ard, the Attorney General says. get
the bulk of its oils at the old or lower
price
Goes into Standards Pipes.
According to the report the oil that
the fake" company buys eventually
goes into the Buckeye pipe line, thus
proving its Connection with the Stand
ard interests.
He declares the Vacuum OH Com
pany. which is a New York Company
is operating similarly in the Marietta
field oS far it has shipped no oil, all
its purchased oil being stored in tanks
along the Buckeye line, in which the
Attorney General says. it will event
ually CO. The National company is
the independent company operating
in the Marietta field, and the Attor
ney General says the Standard has al
ready secured so per cent of the OF,
produced there.
| Attorney General Ellis says the
Standard also uses the same methods
to drive out competition from the sell
ing end Of the line, and that the Re
public On Company is certainly used
as a fake" company in this connec
ton, and probably the Toledo Or
| Works Company and the Star On
Company Of Cincinnati
Ice Creamt Ice ceam!! Ice Crean.!!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
A Pleasant Evening.

Miss Lucy BosSs very pleasantly
entertained a few of her friends last
evening at her home on Market street.
Finch and music We're the chief fea-
lures of the evening and dainty re
freshments We're served during the
evening
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Eureka.

evening TO the Eureka club at her
home on East Park avenue. There
Were twelve members present and a
very enjoyable evening was spent
A tempting course of refreshments
was served during the evening by
the hostess
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
First Ward |
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x s<x<s :
ME-. Fay Carpenter, of Earnshaw.
Wetzel county, is the guest for a few
days Of his aunt, Mrs ]. L Garner, of
East Park avenue
Messrs. Jesse and William Wright
returned to their home in Evansville
yesterday after few days visit with
their sister. Mrs Charles Hershber-
ger, Of Merchant street
Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Carpenter spent
yesterday at Grassy run visiting rela-
tives. They report their aunt, Mrs
s:J-J. West, who has been very sick
+ for short time, to be rapidly sink
ing
james Newton, of Grafton. was a
visitor OF relatives in the city Nor
day
Miss Allen Huff. teacher of the
second grade of the First ward school.
who has been very sick for the past
few days. is much improved and will
probably be able to resume her duties
by the last OF the week Miss Ella
Cook, a Normal student, is filling her
place.
Rev and Mrs W. H Wiley and
nddaughter. Nellie Ice. are at
Pawpaw creek visiting friends for
few weeks.
ME-. Denzi Hayhurst, son of Mrs.
: Viola Curry, is quite sick at the home
of his grandparents on Guffey street
Senator Darst, of Jackson county,
special tax Inspector of the State.
was in the city yesterday and last
night on business in connection with
the duties of his Office
Mrs. Melvin Bunner. of State street,
who was taken very Ill on Monday, is
somewhat improved in her condition
IS ;aIr. R " welltnSs have moved from
Water street TO Raymond street.
Mrs. Joe Dewitt, who has been suf-
fer1ng for the past few days with ton
sfIitis in much improved to-day.
Mr. William Hartley and family. of
Montana, moved yesterday into the
lower apartments of the Ashman Car
: porter properly on Guffey street.
where they VIII reside in the future
Mrs. j. r. Smith. OF State street,
went to Pleasant Valley yesterday
where she viii be the guest for a
few days of her sister. Mrs Vance.
Mr. Robert woodward. of Chenille.
80 5,,r,,rs -,r,s., ,>os5+in, With the V
s. Thomas Transfer as teamster.
Mr., Ella Morris moved yesterday
from Polk street to Market street
AIRS. William Branson, of Ferry
street, who has been III for several
weeks with typhoid fever. is much
better now since the fever has abat-
ed
Miss Cora Riggs, of State street
has returned home after short visit
vita her sister at NcMechen-
Mr. and Mrs James Sharp moved
to-day from Ash street to Watson,
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robinson, Of East
Ferry street VIII occupy the vacated
property.
Mrs. Myrtle aIerifeld. who has been
= III for some time at her home on New
ton street, is now convalescent
Miss Margery Travis went to Gyp
yesterday for a short visit with
q friends.
MIC. J. Griffith, of G1enville, Gil
mer county, who has been the guest
2 for several days of his brother. Mr.. W.
a GHatn. of State street. was taken
very sick Sunday and 1t was feared
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
City Hospital.

Miss Carrie Drake was admitted
yesterday for surgical treatment
Mr. Joe Newton, of Monongah. a
typhoid fever patient. was dismissed
yesterday
Ben Hampton was admitted yester-
day for treatment Of typhoid fever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

Ice Cream, Ice cream!t Ice. crean!!t
-HaIl & Harris best Ice Cream.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.
Electric Line to Make Distance in
Ten Hours.

Chicago-Ten hours between Chi.
cago and New York on trains operated
by electricity, and making an average
speed Of seventy-five miles an hour, is
the plan of incorporatorS of the Chi
cago & New York Electric Air Line
railroad.
The scheme appears to be far in the
future, however. 1t is asserted that
"some Of the right Of way has been Sc.
cured" but the projectors decline to
say how much. They hope to have the
road in operation in five years.
AS the name implies. the proposed
road will sacrifice everything for speed
and distance. According to the state.
ment of Jonathan D. Price, president OF
the Co-operative Construction Com.
pany, which was organized to build the
road, the line will be 742 miles long, or
200 miles shorter than any steam road
now connecting the two cities. Part OF
the line already has been surveyed.
THE first section of the road to be built,
according to the promoters, Will be
out of Chicago, and the work on this,
one of the incorporators said last night,
will begin,soon.
In choosing the route no attention is
paid to whether the line runs through
large cities or not. AS now surveyed
the road will be eight miles south OF
South Bend, Indiana. and at that point
it is proposed to build station and
run a spur into the city. The same plan
will be followed where the road passes
near any other city. These spur lines
will be connected with the street rail-
way systems in each town, and 1t Is
proposed to run freight trains at night.
Details as to the kind of cars to be
|usad have not been thoroughly worked
out, according to F. H. Wood, law
yer of Oak Park. Illinois, who is one OF
the incorporates He suggested, how
ever, that the Germans have attained
great success in building thlrd-rail
roads, such as it is proposed this one
sill be. and he mentioned the fact that
on a specially constructed roadbed
electric trains there have been oper-
ated at l31 miles an hour.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
DIVORCE INVALID
DECISION OF UNITED STATES SU-
PREME COURT.
ITS EFFECTS FAR REACHING
Both Parties to Divorce Suit Must Be
Residents Of the Stste-Sets Aside
South Dakota DEGREES - Makes
Thousands of Children llIegtimate.

Washington. - CONSERVATION is eX-
pected to seize scores OF prominent
men and women who have obtained di-
vorces of the South Dakota type as q
result Of the most sweeping and i'm
portant decision ever handed down by
the United States Supreme Court. Ii
makes marriage entered into subse.
quent TO such a separation illegal.
1t is estimated that at least 10000
children are made illegitimate by the
opinion. These are the offspring OF
marriages based on divorces granted
where but one of the parties resided in
the state issuing the decree OF separa-
tion.
AS Justice Holmes says in dissent
ing opinion, it will illegitimatize many
children and set aside many existing
conditions. In its scope and import
ance too much weight cannot be at
tached TO the decision. The decision
is, briefly, thus: No state can dissolve
a marriage unless both parties to the
divorce suit are residents of the state,
and any marriage subsequent to di-
vorce granted upon an application of
this kind is void.
In its ramifications and widespread
interest it is the most important decis-
ion ever rendered by the United States
Supreme Court upon this subject.
The case is that of John w. Had
dock against Harriet Haddock, di.
yorce proceeding instituted in the
courts of New York. The decision is
| in favor of the woman. The Haddocks
were married in 1858 and the husband
claimed to have been an unwilling par
| ticipant to the ceremony. He says IN
| his answer to the woman's complaint
| that he left her Immediately after the
marriage rites were performed and
| during all the time that has intcrvened
| ha seen her only three times.
In 1881 he secured a divorce in the
state of Connecticut. where he then re-
sided and in 1882 was married to an
| other woman. The New York Supreme
Court held the second marriage cere.
mony 10 be illegal, decreed the first
| Wife to be still the legal wife and dl
rected Haddock to pay her an annuity
of $3.50. That finding was sustained
by yesterdays decision, which held
that Mrs. Haddock was without the
jurisdiction of the Connecticut court
Justice White, in deciding the case
| laid down the general principle that
| state in which only one party to Ill
vorce proceeding resides has no right
to dissolve a marriage tie which all
other state must respect. Justices
Harlan, Brewer and Brown united IN
a dissenting opinion, which was deliv
cred by Justice Brown. They took the
position that the Connecticut divorce
proceeding was regular and is entitled
| to due crpdpnce in other states.
Justice Brown declared in his opin
ion that the court had taken back
ward step in this decision.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
NOTHING TO ARRITRATE.
Letter of Anthracite Operators to John
Mitchell.

New York-A subcommittee OF
presidents of the anthracite coal carry,
ing railroads and mine operators held
a meeting in this city Tuesday and
drew up Il letter to President John
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of America in which the operators
again declare that there is nothing to
arbttrate except the question whether
there shall be any arbitration. This
reply was made in response to Presi
dent Mitchell's recent amended propo
sition of arbitration.
The operators do not, however, re
fuse point blank to accept Mitchell,s
latest plan. They assert that all the
differences between the miners and
their employers have been decided by
the strike commission and that there
is no reason why .ny attempt should
be made to arbitrate them.
THE fundamental principles Of re
garding the conduct of this business
have all been established by the strike
commission" the operators declare.
mo reason is suggested why they
should be retired. We have no further
suggestions to make than those con
tanned in our former propositions ant
we regret that you have declined botl
of them. We have nothing further tc
Offer"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
o'EEil ARRESTED.
Charged With Completely in Murder ol
Jack Boyle.

Denver-A Republican special from
Greeley Tuesday night says: Tom
O'Neill was arrested this afternoon on
a warrant sworn out by Coroner Macy.
charging him with being an accomplice
in the murder of Jack Boyle, shot at
the Ketchum ranch. near Cheyenne,
last Friday. O'Neill came here this
morning from Cheyenne with o. T.
Perry. his brother-in-law, and J. w.
Hammond. Jr. of. Cheyenne. ONeili
said the arrest did not surprise him.
He was arraigned and placed under
$1,000 bond. which was furnished
O'Neill to-day said: Il knew moth
ing about the murder of Jack Boyle
until Saturday morning. April l4th. |
spent Friday night in Cheyenne and
did not return home until the follow
ing morning when | reached home
about O'Clock | left the saddle on
the horse and this is the animal which
Sheriff Smalley and Scassida and Ker-
rigan saw in the stable and whose
footprints they claimed they traced
from the Ketchum ranch to within
n mile of my place. There is no
road between the Ketchum ranch and
mine, nothing but open prairie. Any
practical range man would laugh at the
idea of being able to follow footprints
across an open range. All the horses
IN the stable seen by Sheriff Smalley
and the two men belong to me. AS for
my hired man acting strangely | will
say that he is a German and not talk
alive"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Reclamation Director.

Washington.-In the House Tuesday
bill was passed creating in the De.
partment of the Interior director or
reclamation service, who is to have a
salary of $4,000 a year, to be paid out
of the reclamation fund. Until the
President appoints the director the
present official designated by the sec
retary of the interior shall have
charge. His salary OF sl,5O0 year
is increased to $4,000 a year. One of
the reasons for appointing the director
at this time is to give the reclamation
service legal status. From now on
It is understood the work will progress
at much more rapid rate than hereto
fore
The scarcity of labor in the North
west, the increase in the price of ma.
terials, and also in the rate of wages,
has caused great delay in carrying out
government reclamation projects.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Increase in immigration.

Washington.-The total immigration
to the United States from all countries
during the month of March, 1906, ac.
cording to a statement issued by the
immigration Bureau, is 1885, PAS, or an
increase of seventy per cent. over
March, 1904. The number arriving in
March, 1905, is given as 12G,932. The
number debarred during the same
month was $50, an increase of forty
per cent over 1904. The Russian i'm
migration to this country during
March, 1906, was 24,202, an increase of
seventy-five per cent. over 1904, the i'm
migration for March, 1905, being 1G,-
31S. For the six months ended March
81, 1906, the immigration from all
countries was 463,31G.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Murder in the Second Degree.

Denver.-A Canon City dispatch
Tuesday night says: The trial of Mel
Long on the charge of killing his
brotherin-law, James Good, was con
cluded today and verdict of murder
in the second degree returned. A pc.
culiar feature of the trial was the fact
that the attorneys for the prisoner OBJ
jected to the admission of testimony
from Longs wife under principle OF
the common law which holds that the
relationship between husband and
wife is so intimate as to render them
practically one and the same person
The objection was sustained by the
court and Mrs. Long was not permitted
to testify. The extreme penalty for
murder in the second degree is life I'm
prisonment.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards, April l6.
The supply of cattle here was very
light last week and bulk of them came
during the first few days. They con
sisted largely of beef steers and as
packers bought literally the proceed
ing week the demand was not heavy
and prices weak to lower. Later in the
week few steers arrived ana there was
a frmer tone TO the trade and at the
close values on good beef steers We're
little stronger than at the opening.
The best here brought $40 with most
of the business done from this down to
$500. Cows were rather scarce but
the demand light. There is little ma
.terial change in quotations from a
week ago. Fancy cows sold up to
$4.OO with others at $3S5. but few
landed above 1910. Bulk of the better
killing grades went at $2.S5 to $40.
Bulls were scarce and steady with a
good demand. Veals are hardly as firm
as week ago on account of big de-
,clines at all eastern markets, but there
is good demand here for choice ones.
Feeder and stOcker supply was light
and market quiet. The demand was
limited for anything except the very
CuOlCt SItutS. ue Soou outS dl Z
pretty close to steady but common stuff
is lower than a week ago. Country de-
mand was limited and dealers We're
slow to load up heavily as the eastern
demand was reported light.
A very good trade is looked for this
week as the Lenten season is now over
and dealers are anticipating better
demand.
The hog supply was very fair but
not nearly as heavy as the two weeks
preceding. Demand was good and
market active, as packers had a chance
to get caught up in their killing and
are taking all the hogs that come.
Prices advanced about a quarter dur
ing the week and closed at the high
point for many months, tops now sell
ing at $3.50.
Sheep receipts were fair but Offer
ings rather limited. Good ewes were
wanted and sold at strong prices, best
bringing $5.25, the high price paid here
for some time. The demand for ewes
is better than the supply. Lambs are
quiet and little material change in con
ditions.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
CANON CITY MURDER TRIAL.
Good Murder Case Comes Up Before
Judge Bailey.

Denver.-A Canon City dispatch
says: The trial of Mel Long. charged
with the murder of his brother-in-law,
James Good, opened in the District
Court Monday before Judge Bailey.
The case is arousing considerable in
terest and the court room was filed
November 7th last, Good, who was
visiting at the home of his sister. Mrs
Long. was stabbed by his brother-in-
law during a family quarrel in which
Long attempted to punish little three
year-old stepsOn against the protests of
the childs. Upon Goods interference,
Long. in fit of rage, stabbed him. sew
ering six ribs and allowing one of his
lungs to protrude. Long then disap-
peared. going TO Texas. Through diff
ferent towns in the Lone Star state.
north across the Ohio and into Indi-
ana, the officers trailed him until he
was arrested at the home of his sister
in Stockwell, Indiana, and brought
back here for trial.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Missionary Convention.

Denver.-Denver is soon to see the
largest religious convention which has
been held here since the big Interna-
tion Christian Endeavor convention Of
three years ago. May 22d, 23d and Gath
the Rocky Mountain Missionary con-
veDtion of the NJ. E. Church will be
held in this city and 5000 people are
expected. The states represented will
be Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyo-
ming, Arizona. Montana and Texas.
Rev. DR.. William D. Phifer of this city
III chairman of the convention and
head of the Colorado committee. which
has the executive portion of the con-
vehtion on its hands.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Appeal in Meyer Case.

WasEington.-Atto f. F. Rich
ardson of Denver has filed in the Su
preme Court an appeal from the decis-
ion of the United States Circuit Court
of Idaho, denying the application for a
writ of habeas corpus in the case OF
Petibone. Moyer and Haywood.
charged with conspiracy in connection
with the assassination of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg. Richardson also
filed motion to advance the appeal in
these cases on the Supreme Court
docket, SO that the case in behalf of
his clients might be heard prior to
May 2Sth, the date on which the court
will take recess for the summer.
Should the hearing not be advanced
the defendants will be obliged to re-
main in custody until hearing tan be
given their appeal next fall.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
Mob Leaders Arrested,

Springfield. Mo-Four men are now
under arrest here charged with being
leaders in the mob that broke into the
county jail Saturday night and lynched
three negroes. One of the alleged mob
leaders is in Jail and three have been
released on bond. Charles CannefaX
and Oney Calfry were the first men
arrested. Cannefax had been pool
room proprietor, but is at present em-
ployed in the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad yards. Calfry is a
switchman for the same road. Dan
Crane, son of d. ID. Crane, a. we'll
known saddlery merchant, was the
third arrested. Crane moves in the
best society here.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
TO PROSECUTE LYNcHERs.
Aeticn of Governor Folk Scares Mis-
souri, Mob

Springfield. Mo.-Up to noon Mon
day men who had been in the mob OF
lynchers made no secret Of IT, They
stood upon the street corners and
joked each other about If. but when
word came that Governor FOLK had Of
fered $500 for the conviction OF any
member of the mob. and when Roscoe
Patterson, prosecuting attorney. de-
clared openly that he intended to work
for the arrest and conviction OF every
man concerned in the lynching, there
was uncasineSs.
AT noon ii became known that twen-
ty-five warrants charging murder in
the first degree were in the hands OF
the sheriff
After the arrests the lynchers be-
came alarmed and !eft the streets. Be
fore dark the square was deserted and
tonight ii is absolutely quiet.
Two negroes held up a young white
man and lady companion Monday
night and one OF the negroes was
killed.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-20
CoIorado-kansas Case.

Washington-For the first time in
twenty-nine years the Supreme Court
of the United States Monday called its
docket of original cases, with the end
In view of eliminating some of them II
possible. In the Colorado-kansas irri-
CATION case the government was
granted until September 1st to file Its
brief. and 1t was announced that the
case had been set for argument next
October. In Washington VS.. Oregon,
boundary question: stipulation to
close the taking of testimony by the
first Monday In August was announced.