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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Such Is Defence
Of Mrs. Deever

PARKERsBURG, July 11.-Mfs.
Hannah whiteman, a whitehatred,
.iairfaced old fady Of sixty-flye years,
was placed on trial at Elizabeth yes
terday for the alleged murdss Of Ed,
Deever, the sutton Of her daughter,
who persisted in his attentions to her
after he had ben forbidden by her pa
rents to come to the house, In out.
lining the case, the Safe said It ex-
poets to prove cold.bIooded, DELHI,
crate and premeditated murder and
would show that Mrs. Whtteman had
threatened that she would Kill Dee
yer. The defense will attempt 10
prove self.defenso and the defense OF
her daughters virtue, alleging that
Mrs. Whiteman caught Deever trying
10 take advantage of her daughter and
ordered him never to come to the
house again. but that he persistentls
returned and threatened her life. Isl
The Fatal Weapon:
In the trial the gun with which t3lts
murder was committed was introduced
and was identified by the assistant
prosecuting attorney as the one Mrs:
whiteman gave him in response to
his request for the gun she shot Dee
yer with. 1t was brought out in evil
dence that she had threatened to
Kill Deever, IL he came back to her
house, and that she herself had said
that she once tried to kill him. but
that he saw her and got away His
repeated disregard Of the orders to
stay away, his abuse and threats Of
Mrs Whiteman, and his attempts to
wrong the girl are promised, but have
not yet. been brought out.
Alice Whiteman. the daughter, a
beautiful girl Of twenty years, ISL
witness for the state, and in the trial
yesterday sat behind the prosecuting
attorney while her mother sat near
the counsel for the defense. There
is muchinterest in what the testimony
of the daughter will be.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Three Roads
ARE REPRESENTED IN plREcTo,
RATE OF LITTLE <AEAHVHA
SELECTED YESTERDAY.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July III
The Little Kanawha railway stock
holders held their annual meeting yes
terday in the general Offices IN this
city. The usual business. including
the election of otflcers, was disposed
Of aud board of directors, as follows
was eleeted:
Col. ]. NJ Shoemaker. OF Pitts
burg: j. 7. Blair, Of Greenyille, Pa;
IA. L. Morgan, Of Wheeling; Judge
Reese Blizzard, B. R. PelriEln and
Is. D. Brady Of Parkersburg.
The board met afterwards and elect
ed the following oticers:
President .. 7. Blaire
Vice President. M. schoonmak
er.
Secretary and Treasurer-Arthur
H. Blair.
General nsel-Reese Blizzard
Aulitor-B. R. Petrikin.
Chief Engineer 8. D. Brady.
AS viii be noticed from the list Of
names composing the directorate the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, tie Erie
and the Pennsylvania lines are repre-
scented, indicating the reputed owner
ship Of the road, or rather the inter
ests held by these companies.
The huntsville and Eastern Rail.
road Company met, also, practically
the same parties being interested. The
following is the board Of directors
elected:
]. NJ. schoonmaker, A. Il. Morgan,
y. 4. Blair, Reese Blizzard and $. p
Brady.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Remember
we q Prove t.

+ i . q Is
It has become 50 common for the y
West Vlrginian to break It's record
and very often the record Of Others
in the advertising line that u has
sald;nothtng about II lately. We very
seldom make any rash predictions and az
at this time we feel safe in wing
that before this week Is past we VIII
be able To- show something unusual
in the advertising line II - becoming
very apparent to us that the ner;
chants are finding out the rapid growtit
pf our sub ctipticn lIat ana incident
any its value tasH
Earls ii re yeaf " made the
promis % some 81 opF patrons 'hat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Bin s lack
Good News

Postmaster Howard Fleming re-
g u yesterday from Washington
cits where he went to see the Post
once Department about the new
30 once building which is to be
The entire charge Of the erection OF
he sliding and the purchase Of the
los are under the supervision Of Mr..
james Knox Taylor supervising ar.
cnitect III me Treasury, Department,
III Knox told Mr.. Fleming that a
sFspresentattye Of the government
aoaid he here next month He will
looI ire city over and win receive
propositions for sites 81
When TIE Fepges entatiYe comes, he
wllI learn that the sum Of money ap,
pEoprlated by lie last Congress Is not
mig enough to buy b site and to
build building also. There vim ne
Nothing result irom Visit exeept
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
T'.H!I.I lAS LAW
ISPR!ISED BY
he S!DENT.
What EIe Said
g ono srning 1t

WASHINGTON p. O. Judy H.
Senator YOU have genderad your
country great service In your COIN
modify and lateral and branch lines
amendments to the rate bin I lhinl,
that they are among the most yalu'
able features of tie measure And
the law, which bears your name, the
Elldns law, prohibiting rebates, iH
one q the nest ldws 81 sae statute
books today. IL a & monument
enough for any man aud rs eiielen-
cy has been proven beyond b peradA
venture 81 q doubt
1t was in substantially these words
that President Roo sYelt tpld sena-
tor Eliins how hes tell about lie FL
lins amendments Is tie rate bin and
about the Etlins rebate Inv when
Senator Elktns called q the white
House the day before adjournment to
say good bye To the ehlef Executive
He then expressed Is interest in the
status Of atiairs n West Nifginla
and expressed the nope that die Re.
publicans would carr the next Leg
islature, and would return him to
the Senate
What Senator EElslrs Got.
There has beet a good deal said
49, i .s.: T,,,ssSs e., In HE
= ! tn, rs. sIs,,sad Il hIs
49,. W. T,s,s.. s. lin IDEAS
:, = $50 ss,.ss "A No. 40 o,sor
:, 4 Z. 4 Is ;,ssSs,t,,,s ~ ,he
I'M as8 Il SfinalIy. Ed snbstantiale
this claim. r me 81 piace he ST
l5c1red lie IS 81 VIA is lnowa
as tie Commodity amendment
This amendment spsoyiass
s'From and aftar Iay 1sos. Il
shall lie ,lIilawftii for my railroad
company 10 nspof from any state.
Territory Of tie District 81 Columbia,
10 any other STATE! Territoy or the
District If Columbia 81 to any Tor.
elm country, aI,y article 81 commod-
Ity other than naber aud lie manu-
factured product thereof nianafno.
tured. mined on produeed 81 It. or
under ia authority. 81 Which Il may
own II whole 81 II psft Is ia which
It NAV have any interest direct Of la.
direct, except such articles Or con-
modlties Is 4 aSg lje necessary IND
INTENDED. .for IA ase r. ne conduct Of
4ts business 81 common carrlsr.'
q M offan Mean Mi ti,is amend.
nent strikes Ii ysry ssrious syII
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Yardnaster Resigns.

K 7. E. Harper, who has been the gen
eral yard master for the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company for more
than three, years at clarksburg, has
and With bis family has de
parted for Rudolph, Ohio, where he
goes into the hotel business.
q, ii Reed went to pittsbtirg ges:
.tetdag ons busihess
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
of,Mrs. suIa Nuttsr VIII Be
Laid to Rest in WoodIawn
Cemetery. "a

Funeral services over the remains
Of Mrs. sula Billingslea Nutter. wife
of o. b. Nutter, will be held to.mor.
row afternoon at 2 o'clock at the res
idence Of her father. B. o. Billings;
ley on walnut avenue and Fifth.
street, 1nteremnt in Woodlawn Gem.
etegy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Gave Bond In Two Cases.

HID McBee gave bond in two cases
to appear before the grand jury.
McBee has been in jail for several.
weeks. IN one case Justice Amos re.
qulred bond Of 500 in the other g q
bond Of $500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
Grand Jury
is HAVING TROUBLE IN LocAT-
ING WITNESSES AGAINST
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY.


CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 1.-THE
Federal grand jury, investigating the
Standard OIL Co. and Lake Shore
Road rebate relations may adjourn
today for two or three days, or until
additional witnesses can be secured
There will be no adjournment over
next week, however, said y. s. Dis,
trict Attorney Sullivan today The
Deputy Marshals are experiencing
much difnculty in locating the desired
witnesses. Sullivan win go to Wash,
ington today to consult Attorney Gen;
iefal on TIE deyelo pments In the case!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10
lo.oklna oVer eeIIvIew.

essFs Walton Miller, Clarence
watson, ss III. Watson. A. B. Fleming
aud Ii sIa Malone drove out this after
noon toi Bellyiew. There are extern
SIZE Improvements contemplated at
that place, an account Of which was
gifen III the West virginlan yester-
dag evening
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10

ssys1 street car tickets for 25e
dnssaay and Friday only at Mans.
1ssfiS ii
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10

seven street car tickets for 25c
"Wednesday and Friday only at Mans.
baeh's. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10

seyef, street. car tickets tor 25s
ssanssass ada fiasy enIy ~ Name
bssba Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-10

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13

Universal blindness is to be humani-
tvs tribute to electricity-the monster
which mans genius has unclaimed
Possibly in this twentieth century
with mock glory styled the age Of
electricity-human eyesight will flicker
out under the influence of the gigantic
fluid 1t has found, too powerful for
mans delicate physical organism. This
is the theory expressed by DR.. H. Pres
ton Pratt, X-ray and therapeutic ex-
pert, who is said to be the pioneer of
X-ray therapeutics in the west, was
the specialist on the stand Eye spe-
cialists have been the first to discover
the corroding effects of the electrical
currents being generated by millions of
dynamos in every corner of the civil
lied globe, explained the witness. Day
or night we are never free from its in
fuence, he said The more sensitive
the persons organism, the quicker AMI
easier will he or she be to feel the cleo
trical effects. The eyes, the most deli
suffer first. DR.. Pratt cited the in
creasing prevalence of failing eyesight
Later will come a gradual sensitizing
and burning of the hands, and the ply
stefan exhibited his own with the
scars just healing from burns in
duced by passing a dynamo. The
wavering of the incandescent globe.
the sputtering brightness of the arc
light, the glazing white of the vacuum
tube were specified as the agencies
which already have made the Ameri-
cans a specialized and blinking ma
ton. The shock from a telephone
battery, the spark of Jumped troll
ley pole, the snap and crackle of the
power station dynamo and moter were
cited as stronger but less ever-presen:
contributors to the same effect. Deli
cate persons in this age are being con-
stantly affected by electrical currents"
said DR.. Pratt Almost any person
feels the current pass through his body
when riding on a street car and the
trolley comes off. 1t is not so much a
shock from the light alone but from its
accompanying current These appar-
emily trivial electrical disturbances,
the use of electric lights and its pres
ence in hundreds of other forms, is the
cause of so much trouble to the eyes.
Eventually the human race will be
blind from the increasing strength and
influence of electricity. Sight will be
the first Of our faculties to vanish"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
A New Variety of Maine Slate.

A new variety of slate has been dis
covered by Prof. T. Nelson Dale of the
United States Geological Survey, in the
town of Forks, Somerset County. in CEN
trial Maine, between the Kennebec and
Piscataquis rivers.
The slate crops out in the bed of
Holly Brook. where it is exposed for a
thickness of 30 feet or more across the
cleavage. The nearest railroad Is the
Somerset Railway extension at Mosquito
Narrows, six miles distant.
The slate is blush black and fine of
texture, with cleavage surface which
shows less luster than that of the Brown
vile slate, but is still bright. 1t is
graphite, contains very small amount
of magnetic, has no argillaceous odor,
does not effervesce in cold dilute hydro
chloric acid, is sonorous, and is readily
perforated. The ledge does not show
discoloration nor do fragments that have
been exposed for fifteen years.
The constituents of this slate, ar
ranged in the order of their abundance
appear to be muscovite, quartz, chlorite,
pyrite, and graphite, with accessory
tourmaline, zircon, and rutile. This
Pleasant Pond slate, to name it after
the nearest topographic feature, would
prove suitable either for roofing or mill
stock purposes. Another ledge of SINH
lar slate has been exposed by trenching
about a third of mile away, but this
slate shows some false cleavage, at least
at the surface. Should that feature con-
tinue into the mass the slate, would have
little or no commercial value. The slate
of the Holly Brook outcrop is free from
that undesirable characteristic. Pro-
fessor Dale for two year past has been
located summers in this region and for
one season was engaged in geological
work in the vicinity of Bread Loaf Inn,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
Hoods JdrS0pariiid
and Pills
Americans Needed S Vice and De =
putty ConsuIs.

With the simple purpose of complying
with many requests for my opinion but
with no desire to exploit my own views
or to attach any official significance TO
what is said, this memorandum is re-
specially submitted. If were to name
what in my personal Judgement is one
of the greatest needs of the moment and
one which Congress can supply easily
and quickly, would suggest, first, that
all Vice and Deputy Consuls and Con-
suls General at important posts should
be Americans; second. that sufficient sal
aries should be paid them so that our
Consuls General and Consuls would not
be obliged, as now, to depend frequently
on foreign merchants or other foreigners
living in the same city to fill these posi-.
lions; and, third, that, as the term Vice
Consul implies power to act only in the
absence of the Consul, such official should
be authorized to serve as a permanent
assistant or be made also Deputy Consul
1t may surprise the average American
citizen to learn that large number of
our Vice and Deputy Consuls are foreign
business men or other foreigners of var.
ious occupations, who offlciate in the alb
sence of the regular Consuls and have,
therefore, complete access to the conf
Dental records, books, invoices, CORE
spondence, etc., of the Consulates. The
belief that all duly appointed Consuls are
of course Americans has warrented the
general assumption at home that the
Vice and Deputy Consuls are also Amer
leans, and accounts for the lack of gen
eral discussion on this particular subje ct,
although it is of vital importance to the
upbuilding and safeguarding of our
foreign trade, now valued approximately
at two and one half to three billions of
dollars per apnum.-John Barrett.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
One Man Power.

The conditions of the case have in.
deed evolved a peculiar sort of one
man power in public affairs, and have
drawn into political life a familiar
type of the masterful man. Such is
the party boss, who enjoys power, and
a certain measure of distinction. The
mechanism of government, says
writer in Atlantic is so unwieldly that
those who are within cannot control
it; hence there has developed the boss,
who manages the apparatus from with
out This cannot be done without skill,
shrewdness, enterprise and other such
qualities needed for any career of lead
ership. But it calls also for methods
distasteful to straightforward and
high-minded men. Your boss is indeed
not always so black as he is painted;
there are political machinists entitled
to our respect. But the role is after
all an underhand one, circumventing
Of the avowed plan and intent of the
general will. 1t attracts the unscru
puious, anu even tne aforementioned
man who essays it finds himself almost
inevitably impelled to fight the devil
with fire. Not infrequently a man
who has achieved success as a leader
of industry turns to political activity.
He then usually becomes the manipu-
lator and master of the party machine,
following almost of necessity the IA
miliar methods of intrigue, bargain,
offce-mongering, bribery. The able
man of the higher type is not drawn
to such doings. while on the other hand
the competition in the unsavory work
has a demoralizing effect on those who
strive for political power.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
Discovery of Coai.

In the history of industrial development
there is no more wonderful story than that of
the discovery of antracite coal and the long
and tedious struggle that its recognition as
fuel entailed. To-day, millions of people are
watching anxiously the contest between the
mine owners and the miners, which may
mean untold discomfort and distress. In a
recent statement, President Baer, of the
operators, issued the following statement of
the output of antracte coal for 1905, accord
ing to SIZE. He puts the prepared coal at 65
per cent. and the steam coal at s. per cent.
of the total output of 6I.4oo, 200 tons.
The development of the fuel to this enor-
nous extent has been the growth Of II5 years
and it has not been obtained without heart
breaking trials of the discoveries. There are
few more romantic stories than those of
antracite coal, although they relate hardpan
facts In 1871 the mountains around the
Lehigh River in Pennsylvania, were clothed
in primeval forests that abounded with game.
In log cabin on the eastern side there lived
hunter named Phillip Ginther, with his wife
and child The life of hunter has ever been
precarious one and Ginther's was no ex-
ception to the rule. After a poor breakfast
in the year named he left his wife and child
in the cabin and sought to replenish his little
store of food from the forest. His quest con-
tinued all day; as the shades OF evening fell
he found himself near the opof Sharp Noun
tain and many miles from his forest home. A
storm come and as he fastened on his way he
stumbled over fallen tree and large black
stone.
He had heard of 'stone coal' existing in
the mountains and concluded that this stone
must be a specimen. He took piece with
him and later gave it to Colonel Jacob Weiss
who then resided near the site Of the present
Mauch Chunk. The latter sent the specimen
for examination to Philadelphia, where it was
passed upon by many alleged scientists 1t
remained for Charles Cist, printer, to declare
that the specimen was anthracite coal. lie
asked Colonel Weiss to reward Ginther and
at the same time to secure as much land in the
vicinity of the find as possible.
From the Blue Mountains to the Susque-
hanna was then an unbroken wilderness and
little difficulty was experienced in securing
several thousand acres of land, through the
Land Office. The following year the "Lehigh
Coal Mine Company" was organized, among
its members being Robert Morris, John
Nicholson, Charles Cist and ]. Anthony Nor
rs. In May an expedition was formed to
explore and work the mine. This consisted
OF one of the members Of the company as
mining expert, and four laborers. Thus was
coal brought into use and prominence.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
Honest Fortunes.

c. M. Keys. assistant editor Of the
Wall Street Journal. discussing how
men get rich now, in the worlds work
says that most honest American for
tunes have been acquired by the happy
union of the right man and the oppor-
tunity, and offers many examples of
success and fortune won because a
man saw the opportunity lying wait
ing and had the acumen and the ener-
gy to seize 1t. 1t is to show us that not
all fortunes are the product of graft"
or greed, but are the legitimate return
of business sagacity that Mr.. Keys
writes. only a little while ago it was
thought the Americans were going
money-mad, and in danger of sacrific-
ing everything to the getting of
wealth. But there has been great
change in the public feeling. Now rich
men are put on the defensive, and
there is strong feeling that wealth is
likely to imply dishonesty. At any
rate, rich man must now explain his
riches. Thus the danger on one side,
that we might become money mad, has
given way to a danger on the other
side, the danger of decrying wealth.
But the pendulum of public opinion,
after causing the punishment of some
of the criminally rich, will swing back
to an equilibrium. and we shall say
that honestly acquired wealth in in
dustrial or transportation pursuits, in
agriculture, in invention, in merchan-
disc, of even in finance. is not dis
grace, but an honor" Admitting the
existence of mighty fortunes, Mr..
Keys still insists that large proper
ton of them are honest. They come
from the tilling of the soil. from the
opening of mines. from the gathering
Of the wealth of the forests. from the
carrying of commerce over seas. They
are the product of our national genius.
the fruit of mighty endeavor wisely
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
The Greatest American Industry
Food Manufacture.

According to the latest United States
census, the manufacture of foods lex
GLIDING liquors. leads all other manufac-
turing Industries, the value of the an
nual output being S2,277, 702, 900 or II 8
per cent of the total value of the man.
This is $500, 100000 greater than the
value of iron and steel industry output.
II is a wonderful example of the growth
of factory methods in an industry once
(less than fifty years ago. to a large ex-
tent domestic.
Regarding the expenditures for food,
we have but to take into consideration
the well-known actual statistical fact
that nine-tenths of the people of this and
other lands spend from so to So per cent
of their income ESTIMATED for the great
majority of American families to be not
over $500 yearly for food alone, not in
Guiding its preparation for the table at
that DIR. Edward Atkinson's estimate
OF $3.50 per week, spent for food and
drink for each adult, is surely moderate
enough. This, upon an adult population
basis of go, 900, 900, gives us a weekly ex-
penditure of 800, 900, 900, which in year
would amount to the gigantic total of 81,
CSC, 900, 000 1t is probably an underesti-
mate to say that $4,000, 100000 is ex-
pended annually for food and drink for
our approximate S0,000,00 population
Take one very small item alone. Ac-
cordng to an estimate made several
years ago by the American Baking Pow
der Association, we buy l1S,5O0, 900
pounds of baking powder per annum, at
a cost of about S35, 500, 900.
1t is an amazing fact that although the
cost of food makes up so large part the
cost of living and plays SO important a
part in economic and sociological prob
lens, the most Intelligent people know
less concerning the elementary facts of
food, its composition. sources, prepara-
ton for market, nutritive value, adulter-
alton, misbranding, etc, than of almost
any other necessity of life. From Food
Science and the Pure-Food question" by
r. o. Brooks, B. &c., in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for April.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13

The lamentable fact is reported that
Helen Keller, whose career has been
watched for a decade all over the civ
ilized world, has broken down under
efforts since leaving college in behalf
of the deaf and blind. The doctors say
that it will possibly be months be-
fore she will be able again to under
take the work she has mapped out for
herself in behalf of her fellow suffer
ers. 1t is said that she is now men
tally alert and cheerful. but realizes
the necessity for absolute rest.