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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05


Services at Presbyterian Church To.
Night,
Services will be held In the. Pres
byterlan Church this evening at 1880
preparatory to the communion Of the
Lords Supper next Sabbath. Text
"They Have Taken Away My Lord
subject, "The Lost Christ" All are
cordially invited. The committee ap-
pointed TO nominate officers for the
Sabbath school for the ensuing year
will meet at 7:l5 O'Clock. The session
will meet Immediately after evening
service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
New Jersey May Tax Whiskers,

Trenton Dispatch 10 the New York
Times.
Assemblyman Cornish. Of Essex. IN,
troluced In the House today a bill
which provides tax for wearing the
hair on the face as follows. TO be paid
10 the tax collector yearly:
Ordinary whiskers. s.; side whisk,
ers, IS; Van Dyke beard, $40: nut.
ton chops, SIS; "bIllygoat,", $50; red
whiskers, 20 per cent. extra. The tax
collector Is TO receive % per cent. for
collecting the tax. Speaker Pro TEN.
Elvlns sent the bill to committee on
fish and game.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

The explanation Is offered that the
danger In rolYed from collision with
the tall Of comet consists Of the
possibility that the earth might 10
wrapped In a sort Of burning rapar
and so dcpOpnlated. But II hot air
will wipe out our mundane life how
Is It that The people Of the world are
still living to.day?-BlucAeld Tcle,
graph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Consul F. W. Cooling reports from
Newcastle that the government rail
way commissioners are revoluuoniz
ing the eoalleadiRg methods at that
Australian port. The American MyleI
system will probably be adopted. by
which il Is estimated that a saving OIL
$4,000 per annum will be effected
which would pay for the whole OH,
NJ In foHr years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Npw they are wondering whether
or not, Mr.. Rooserf lt can FISH, We
are inclined to think that fishing for
anything less thnn whales would
prove irksome to the presideut.--sIor.
gantown New Dominion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Thc-Chief Of Police of Client has
recommended that women be employ.
ed on the police force Of that city. Tnc
experiment will no doubt prove sue.
cessfui as they have been adopts at
pulling" men In this county for some
time, often for large sums.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Billiards were Invented in France
in l4Il.
The average daily wage OF NOrwe.
sian printers is 81 cents.
The game Of backgammon was In.
vented by a Greek about 1924.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
Charleston the Metropolls.


It Is not surprising that 50 many Of
our people have implicit faith that
Charleston will soon be the metropolis
of West Virginia. Let Wheeling hoo,
and scolf and say the idea Is prcpos.
ferrous, let Huntington and Parkers.
burg make rival claims--the facts
speak for themselves.
The government census estimators
nave figured the population OF Wheel.
Ing 10 lie something near Il 900. or
only 10000 ahead Of Charleston The
present metropolis may nof nave
reached Its full growth. but pro-
sress in the last two or thS 3years
has not kept pace with n in
Observation-Disclosures Mall. "
Cost Candidates Money.
The new primary election law mas
cost the State of Pennsylvania n mil.
lion dollars. II that is The way this
method OF selecting candidates for of.
flee Is going TO cost, It is fortunate for
West Virginia that the proposed pri.
mary law for this State lid no, get
into the statute books. In fact the
more we see Of this law the less the
public IS beginning. TO think of it. II
costs candidates much more money TO
contest for nominations and the class
of nominees In the main Is not as
high as those secured under The oh
systcm.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
LAST GAME OF SEASON.
Junior Class Team VS.. Fairmont High
School.


School.
The FairmOnt High school basket
ball team will close the season In a
game against the Junior Class team
Of the High school tomorrow evening.
The Junior team is strong, having de.
fcateh ali the other class teams, and
also the Faculty team. The game will
be called at eight o'clock. They will
line up As follows:
IuniOr;-Bell and futile, forwards;
Chap CIOwell, center; Amos and Pit,
ger, guards.
Varsliy-lleint2 and Crowl. for.
wards; Mamie Hamilton, center;
Amos and Prlch. guards.
Refcice-Hawley.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Champion egg eaters have resumed
operation since the price has dropped
on eggs. Pie eaters flourish In all sea.
sons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
Where's the chiItons,

The Gazette quotes somebody 4.
being in favor Of another gubernatorIAl
nomination for lion. John j. CornweiI
Isn't 1t about time the Chiltons RI
something.-Charlesto Mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

New Jersey has proposed a law p!ac.
ing a tax on whiskers. This tax will
OF course be paid by the man who
hasn't the price Of 4 shave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

1t is easy 10 run in debt hut 1t Is
very hard 10 come out faster than n
walk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

A good deal has been said In re-
gard TO what the President will do
when he gets out Of Office. It might be
that he will publish a book under the
title Some Liars | Have Met"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Harry Thaw seems 10 be neither 4
'Moiiycoidie nor a "Pie.Faccd Nut
to what Specia Of the human race does
he belong?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

Imported German Canary birds Civ,
en- away free. Madison street below
Watson Hotel, Saturday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
A SPECIAL FOR LADIES.
LOUIS. BERNSTEIN.

The popular Ladies' Tailor Of
Morgantown, W. Va, will be at
the Hotel Mamie, every Thurs
day from p. M, to 1870 p. m,
with a complete line Of spring
and summer samples for Ladies'
High Grade Tailor.Made suits,i
Skirts and Coats.
Phones In Morgantown: Bell,
1Ssw; Peoples, ;r0x. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

This Is the season Of the year when
It Is hard to find hoe or rake handle
TO IHst ct your hands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

All right, Mr.. Charleston Mall, the
State Journal wiz go with you out 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

The first pipe organ was made by
Archimedes In 22O B. C.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
sIHE FAlRMOHT WEST VlRGlHIAn
$PUBLlsHED DAILY EXCEPT SUN.
y DAY BY THE FAlRMoNT WEST
ViRGlNlAN PUBLISHING
yiis COMPANY.

The West Virsinian, daily and
weekly, is entered in the Postoftice at
lFairmont, w. Va, as second class mail
matter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05

"Yes,' said stormlngton Barns, I'm
going 10 retire TO private life.'
You'll be missed when you leave
The stage" responded his friend, Wal.
ker Ties.
That's Just the reason I'm going
to retire" explained Mr.. Barns; Il
am tired Of being hIt."-Tlt.Blts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
I AMONG THE EDITORS.

n -I7I :. M - D ~ --- 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-05
lin HE II sEsTt Of Il. HUa \, ,lE,.l

.H.ss4. $40 - y - 49,
jadge-Youne mar. you're making a
good deal Of unnecessary noise, i
think. 5
Young Attorney-Your honor. I've
lost my oyercoat and am trying to find
it
ludge-whole suits have been lost
here, sir, with much less nolse.-Lip,
pincotts Magazine.
Mrs. Kiekler-Dear me! how all the
necessaries Of life have gone up.
wiekler-NO; they haven't ali gone
up.
Mrs. Wickler-well, l should like
YOU to mention one thing that hasn't
gone up.
wickler-certainly. My salary. =
Illustrated Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
PROMINENT MANS SON
WAS AWARE OF SHORTAGE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE defendant
testified today in the trial of David p.
Dyer Jr., charged with embezzling $751;
500 from the sub-treasury while occu-
pying the position of receiving teller.
Dyer was closely cross-questioned
concerning the checking up of his ac-
counts and the discovery of the short
age.
He stated that when he discovered
the shortage he did not report 1t be-
cause he thought the missing amount
would turn up and he decided to wait a
reasonable time. He said that when
his accounts were checked up October
he borrowed $61, 500 from Teller Fer
guson to make his cash balance, and
after the accounting he returned the
In the day Cashier Johnson again
came to his cage to check him up, stat
Ing his purpose. Dyer testified:
II said All right and then I went
to my fathers office and told him
they were counting me up and would
find me short $61,5OO. After telling my
father Omitted States District Attor-
ney Dyer) I went back to the cage"
Dyer then told of being questioned
by Secret Service Chief Wilkie and
finally of being removed from his posi-
tion pending his Indictment.
Dyer's testimony closed the defense
and after hearing evidence in rebuttal
from the government court adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
MIDDLE WEST
FREEzING c IN
INTENSE COLD
Snow and Ice Covers
Three States
Telephone, Telegraph and Trolley
Wires Are Frustrated - Storm
Reaches chicaeo-sleet and
Rain Ravage City
BY Associated Press.

by AS5oCldteu fTeSs'
KANSAS CITY, Jan. IL
Missouri, practically all of Kan
sas and the northern half of Okla
homa and Indian Territory are
covered with sheet of ice and
snow. Nearly an inch OF rain has
fallen in the past thirty-six hours,
and there has been freezing
weather.
The principal damage has been
to the telegraph, telephone and
trolley wires. In Kansas City to-
day street car service was inter-
rupted on many lines, while wire
communication in all directions,
principally north from here, was
impeded, the weight of ice having
carried down wires and poles by
the score.
The northern half of Missouri
seems to have borne the brunt OF
the storm.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
NO SCHOOL TODAY
AT LOS ANGELES
HIGH

The breaking of an engine at the Los
Angeles high school yesterday after
noon left that building without any
means of producing warmth and the
board of education ordered the school
closed today. Teachers will be ex-
pected to come as usual bringing port
able stoves hot water bags and radium
warmers to keep comfortable.
For the third time in as many weeks
the heating apparatus at Los Angeles
high school gave out at the critical
moment and the school has had to
close. The breaking of an engine yes
terday afternoon makes it impossible
to heat the building and the board of
education decided that school must be
suspended till the break can be re-
paired. This will probably be complet-
ed by Monday.
The holiday for the pupils does not,
however, include their instructors. For
the pedagogues there will be school as
usual, all the teachers having been in
structed to report at the regular time
today, equipped with foot warmers,
pocket oil stoves and any other means
of heating at their command.
The thought Of no school is, not so
welcome to pupils now as it was the
first day the heat supply ran low and
school was dismissed. With the ap-
proach of the end of the term teachers
crowd on work even under normal con-
ditions. and when they miss day are
inclined to assign double lessons the
next time the luckless youngsters ap-
pear.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
SUES STANDARD OIL
COMPANY FOR DUTIES
BY Associated Press.


MANILA, Jan. 1.-THE insular gov
ernment demands payment from the
Standard oil company Of S19,514 in gold,
duty upon oil brought into the Philip
pine islands prior to 1901, upon which
the proper tax was not paid.
The Standard Oil company at that
time contracted with the United states
quartermaster' department to deliver
35, 900 cases of oil, which were to be adj
mitted free of duty. The company de-
Iivered 10,716 cases on this contract and
sold 1891 cases to merchants. The
duty was $1.01 per case.
on November Is, 1901, the duty on oil
was reduced 401s cents, and subsequent
to this the Standard Oil company Inn
ported oil under the new duty and
finished Its contract with the American
government.
The insular government now demands
the payment of the difference due 1t
between the new and old duty amount
ing to 60h cents per case together with
penalties attached.
The Standard Oil company will con-
test the matter with the insular gov
ernment which will bring suit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
CUBAN ATTACKS EDITOR FOR
PRINTING COCK FIGHT STORY

BY Associated Press
HAVANA, Jan. 17.--As result of the
notoriety gained by the publication OF
his name in connection with the raid on
a cock fight here last Sunday, Colonel
Mendieta, liberal candidate for COVER
nor of Santa Clara province, yesterday
attacked and badly thrashed Senor
Coronado editor of La Discussion.
Jose Miguel Gomez organ, FL Re-
belde prints the story Of the attack on
the tditor and says he deserved to get
it, "for his unworthy and cowardly at
tack upon our worthy and honored pa
triots. May the chastisement be a
severe and profitable lesson and may he
transfer half the blows administered to
him to Dona Eduardo Holz del Cas-
telIar" Eduardo is the mother of Edi-
tor Coronado.
Jose Miguel Gomez was an interested
spectator of the cock fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
WOMAN TEACHER DEAD;
MANS THROAT Is CUT

BY Associated Press.
ELDORADO. Kas.. Jan. 1.-THE
dead body of Miss Mary Glass, young
school teacher. with her throat cut
from ear to ear, was found early today
in the school house at Fair View, near
here.
Later Robert Hall, with his throat
cut, admitted at his home at Fair View,
where he is believed to be dying, that
he and Miss Glass quarreled at the
school house last night.
He declared that she attacked him
and cut his throat When asked who
cut Miss Glass throat. Hall refused to
reply.
Hall barely is able to speak because
of loss of blood. At the school house
there were evidences of a struggle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
EXAMINE GASPIPE MURDERER
TO DETERMINE HIS SANITY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-Drs
Lustig, Wadsworth and Hatch, insan-
ity commissioners, made an examin-
nation of Louis Dabner today to deter
mine whether his alleged insanity can
be made to hold as a defense Of the
crimes of which he is charged with
John Siemsen. Their report will be
made tomorrow to Judge Cook in the
superior court.
Dabner was found guilty of murder
by Judge Cook after he had entered a
plea Of guilty. Subsequently his father,
who lives in Petaluma, engaged an at
tcrney and had the plea withdrawn
and the plea of not guilty entered.
Unless Judge Cook should decide to
grant Dabner a trial or release him on
the insanity plea he will be sentenced
to be hanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
TENDER BROWNS;
WIFE KEEPS THE
LIGHT BURNING
Husband Dies Trying
to Reach Lonely
Woman
For Two Nights Beacon
Warns Mariners
of Danger
Torn by Fear for Missing Man, She
Proves a Decentralization
to Duty Will Be Re-
Warded

Special to The Herald.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 17.-For two
nights. while the storm ragged on the
sound Mrs. Samuel A. Armour, alone
in the Sperry lighthouse, two miles
from the shore, kept the light burning
bright, kept the fog horn sounding and
did her duty like the heroine she is.
Yet during every instant of the two
nights, while she was warning sailors
of the shoals and rocks, Mrs. Armour
was distracted by the dread that her
perished. Today she learned that he
was drowned Thursday night while try
ing to return to her through the gale.
Then, only then, she collapsed. For she
loved him dearly. Childless, they had
lived together in the lonely lighthouse
for years.
Capt. Armour left the light Thurs
day afternoon on an errand of mercy.
His assistant was very ill. Armour
took him ashore here in a fifteen-foot
sailboat that he might go to the Bridge
port hospital. Twice on the way the
captain had to bail the little boat with
all his might, else she would have sunk
| AT 8 o'clock Thursday night the storm
was still raging.
I'm going out to my light" said he
Your boat can't live in this weather."
his friends told him, and tried. to dis
lsuade him.
"My Wife Expects Me"
| why, my wife expects me-" said he
ending all argument. You see, she
has lighted the light, as asked her to-
told her 1 would be back tonight and
back l co.
He pushed his boat into the raging
| surf and quickly disappeared in the
night. The light burned, the fog horn
sounded; Armour's friends reassured
themselves
He reached the lighthouse, all right"
they said; was there ever such fell
low? He's afraid of nothing"
But yesterday afternoon, although the
sea was running high, Mrs Armour
roWed ashore in a small boat.
Has anyone seen my husband?" she
asked, fearfully.
He started for the light last night"
his friends told her.
MY God, knew he would, for he
said he would" she cried Soon she
rowed away to the lighthouse, and last
night again the light burned bright and
not be drowned.
This morning the captain of the
British schooner Darrach @ reported
that as he was coming into the harbor
during the gale he saw an overturned
boat and man in uniform clinging to
it, The schooner hove to and three
times a line was cast to the man; then
he disappeared. in the tossing. black
water. Today, too, the keeper of the
Southwest Ledge light, on the opposite
side of the harbor, reported that he
heard cries of distress about the same
time.
The news that Capt. Armour was lost
was telegraphed to the lighthouse sta
tion on Staten Island and this after
noon tender took to the lighthouse
Miss Eva Green. Mrs. Armours cousin.
Died Trying to Keep Promise
81 know" said the captains wife
when she saw her cousin. You needn't
tell me. He's gone, he's lost. He said
he would come back to me and he
Continued on Page TNOO
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
CHICAGO MENACED BY
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17-Scarlet fever is
epidemic in Evanston, we'll nigh so In
Oak Park, a menace in several North
Shore towns and a source of concern to
the Chicago health authorities. Chi
cagos total of 107 contagious diseases
reported yesterday sixty-hve of them
scarlet fever, is the largest for one day
for several years. At present there are
several thousand cases In the city and
it's environs
The center Of trouble is in Evanston,
where 100 cases are known in a popula-
tion Of 10000.
The situation there became so seri-
Gus last night that DR.. w. r. Parkes,
the health commissioner of the suburb,
issued an order that all the public
schools there, including the high school,
be closed today and until further no
tfce
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
JAMAICA'S GOVERNOR
TELLS OF THE TERRIBLE
DEVASTATION ON ISLAND
BY Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE colonial office
has received sable dispatch from Sir
Alexander Swettenham, governor of
Jamaica 1t is without date and runs
as follows
Continuing my previous telegram on
the subject of the earthquakes
1.-THE evil effects have been confined
almost to three parishes of the island,
namely, Kingston, Port Royal and St.
Andrew. The fire at Kingston has prac-
tically ceased; only coal and rubbish
are now burning.
THE district burned comprises a trl-
angular area between the parade gar
dens, the sea, Duke street and Princess
street The parish church forms the
apex of this triangle, which comprises
about one-thirtieth part of the town.
THE wharves burned are George and
Branday, and Malabre, Haggart, Lyons,
Solomons, Demericado, Henriques ana
one, not both. of the Royal Steam
Packet company's wharves.
''The burned area is being cleared
slowly, owing to the indisposition of the
population to labor even at double the
still covered with ruins.
1.-THE burlals at noon today comprise
343. The persons admitted to hospitals
I'm Kingston total 440 excluding some
sixty cases sent to Spanish Town from
Kingston for treatment.
1.-The population generally is en-
camped on the parade grounds, the race
course and the open spaces.
Provision Shops Burned
1.-The usual provision shops are in
the burned area, and there Is conse-
quently difficulty in buying provisions
am arranging for sales temporarily
(COntinued ON Page TwO.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
DEAD WOMAN'S BODY
IS GNAWED BY RATS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Maggie
Mum, formerly protrietress Of the
Hughes hotel at Bisbee, Ariz., was
found dead today in her room in a
small hotel on the west side. The cir
cumstances surrounding her death
caused the police to arrest her husband,
Alfred Mum, although there is no di-
rect evidence that he was connected
with her death.
Mum says that his wife died Of pneu-
monia and that he had not been neal
her for more than a week. a=
The body of Mrs. Mum had beer
shockingly gnawed by rats. 1t is be-
Iieved that she had not been dead for
more than twelve hours when her death
was reported.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
BOARDS OF TRADE WOULD
AMEND BANKRUPTCY LAW
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSUCIHttu
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE ma
tional board of trade at its closing ses-
sion today adopted resolution approx
ing the present bankruptcy law but
suggesting that 1t be amended so as to
provide certain additional regulations
for a refusal to discharge an applica-
ton for bankruptcy.
Other resolutions adopted favor the
shipping bill now pending before the
national house, and legislation which
will promote the national defense,
create naval reserve and establish
ocean mail lines to foreign. markets,
especially to South and Central Amer
lea and to oriental countries
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
designations Promptly Accepted

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 17.-The resig-
nation of Major s. o. Beasley, sur
geon. and First Lieutenant w. M. Nc
infantry, N. @. c., were received at
the office of adjutant general at late
hour yesterday, and after being re-
ferred to Governor Gillett as comman-
der in chief were promptly accepted.
This is a continuation of the trouble
that has arisen among the San Fran
cisco militiamen over the fact that
Companies A and II of the First in
fantry regiment were mustered out of
the service on the recommendation of
the inspecting officers. First Lieuten-
ant A. H. Wright has been placed in
charge OF the hospital corps.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18

By Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 17-It is now known
that the death list from the Kingston
earthquake will certainly exceed 500
and may even reach 1000, and that large
numbers have been incapacitated by
their injuries. The city is a heap of
ruins.
The royal family hastened to set the
country an example of generous assist
ance to the afflicted city. The king
and the queen have each contributed
| $4,000 to the lord mayors fund. The
prince and princess of Wales have con-
tributed $25OO each and the big COM
panies interested in the West Indies are
following suit.
Should the reports of the subsidence
of Kingston harbor be confirmed a new
peril will be added and further dis
patches are awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
According to further dispatches re-
ceived here from Jamaica dated Thurs
day the total list of dead at Kingston
is expected to approach 1000.
Many bodies in a state of decomposi-
ton or charred beyond recognition had
to be buried.
Fortunately the water supply is hold
ing out.
Thirty-five out of a total of fifty
five employees in a tourist bureau were
killed.
The Plum point and Port Royal light
houses are both at the bottom of the
harbor. The navigation channel has
materially changed, and in some places
the depth Of the harbor has been al
tered by from forty to sixty feet
1t is reported that the Hamburg
American steamer Prinz Waldemar,
which reached Kingston from New
York January 3, is ashore at Plum
point.