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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

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eat that somebody close % 2 lent
Roosevelt was dnfriendlys 10 the Taft
boom Hints that the President was
not really for TAFT leaked into print;
and bore the stamp Of authority, and
this was incomprehenslble to- those
who knew the Presidents real sentl.
ments.
Finally Mr. Cortelyou made over.
lures to Senator Dick, and the Ohio
leaders Of the "old guard" Exactly
what these oyertires were has never
been made public, but they were Of
such nature that from that day forth
Dick and his colleagues counted or
Cortlyou as one Of themselves. In
private the word went forth to the
old guard" that a member Of the Pres.
dents cabinet was with them and
ready to aid. and In Ohio II cheered up
nightly the Tagging spirits Of the
guard.
A very short tine after THIS a mis-.
taken story was printed In some news.
pepars that the President was getting
ready to throw Taft over for Gov
Hughes. Recent events have demon
strated the error OF this: but at the
time It found believers, and immedI.
ateiy OH the heels Of It a newspaper III
Washington printed an apparently in.
spIred story that the President was
"for Hughes or Cortelyou." Cortel.
yoa's name, prior to that, had never
been mentioned.
Must Not Talk Of Taft.
About this time It began TO be OBJ.
served that callers who talked with
Mr.. Cortelyun on politics had better
not talk about Taft. Al the mention
Of Taft's name he froze up. He thaw.
ed out and became all strained, alert,
attention so soon as the callers men.
toned the Cortelyou boom or the
Roosevelt third term boom.
Mr.. Cortelyou knows as well as any
one that the President Will not take
u third term, but he and his lieuten.
ants are encouraging the third term
boom by every means in their power.
They are not doing It openly, hut In
private conferences and by other quiet
means.
Mr.. Cortelyou's chief lieutenant is
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock. within he created, and who is
for him body and soal. When Mr..
Cortelyou became Secretary Of Com.
merce and Labor, Mr.. Hitchcock was
made Chief Clerk and was Cortelyou's
right hand man. When sir. Cortel.
you became postmaster GenoraI, ne
took Hitchcock with him, and haie
him First Assistant. When be became
Secretary Of Treasury, It was expec.
ted. and even announced that Mr..
Hitchcock would 30 into the Treas.
nry Department, but he stayed where
he was.
At first this mystifled Washington.
1t really became apparent. however.
that Hitchcock remained In the great
patronage department OF the govern.
ment as Mr.. Cortelyou's representa-.
tive. Cortelyoul himself. is running
the political and Of the Postifiice De.
partment, as completely as he did
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

you promised to love, honor and
obey" said the husband.
well, don't love. cant honor
and | won't obey.H was the response.
"You go at once and buy that new
hat" he rejolned. thus al one stroke
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
We Believe This

We believe without a question Of
doubt that the issues Of the Fairmont
West virginlan on MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS affords the advertisers
Of Falrmont better medium than any
other paper published in Marion
county, and as good as can be found
anywhere.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
Take Notice, G. q, u.

During the summer months and ball
season, the regular meetings OF the
German Beneficial Union will be held
on the I'd and 4th Sundays at 700 p.
M, instead OF 3:20 p. IN, to accom-.
modate a large humber OF members
who desire to witness the games and
otherwise spell the Sabbath.
FL. HALL, Sec'y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

New YORK, May 2O.-A special dis,
patch from Washington to The Times
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
TAIFIRIVAl'
1l||.N|l|2(1AB|NEiTl'
5coRTELYoU AMBITIOUS, ACCORD.
ING TO TALE OLA DEEP
PLOT.
SCHEME LEARNED IN
EAST FROM CAPITAL

New York Times Correspondent Tells
How Present Secretary Of Treasury
10 Refining Things In the South to
Further His Own candldaey-Post.
Office Patronage Said to be lnvoly.
g:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
to write one news letter each 3IvVeek

S-S aS"S ISteSi tSaSu l,NeeA.s5
Many of the best newspaper writ,
er Of the country started out by cor. u
responding for their home paper. 3Itis
is worth the trouble as an educate
training. We will gladly furnish
stamped addressed envelopes aud pa.
per to any one who will take up this.
work and appoint them our agents for
their community to solicit and receive:
subscriptions to the daily o. Semi
Weekly West vlrginlan.
We will also pay the correspond:
ents for this work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

demollshing all her theories. -Phila;s
delphla Ledger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

George B, Hurd's and Cranes linen
lawn exclusive papers BY qulre Of BOZ; 4
with or without envelopes. Globe Book
Store, Watson Hotel building. t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
Why?

It Is because we have added our en-.
tire weekly subscription list to these
two issues. The Weekly West Viz.
ginion Is the Oldest paper published
In Marion county; was established In
1868, and has big list Of as loyal sup.
porters as any paper published in
West Virginia. The merchant who
uses these two Issues not only gets
the benefit OF the best local medium,
but reaches q class Of people out OF
town who have not heretofore been
appealed to for trade through the col,
umns Of the daily paper. This plan OF
giving our weekly subscribers two
papers a week for the price Of one
has proved TO be very popular and
our liberal Offer Is bringing In numbers
OF new subscribers daily. YOU GET
YOUR AD IN TWO PAPERS ON
THESE DATES FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE.
Now We are not making this asser.
ton In the way OF an Idle circulation
boast, but We present the matter to q
fair thinking advertising patronage
as we look at 1t, and II you will but
try It YOU will find that you will even.
tually think and see as we do about
It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

done by West Virginia Legislature
and nothing short OF a strong tablie
sentiment behind the legislators could
have kept the railroad companies
from making Il much STRONGER fight
against It's enactment. A great many
crnaHels said the law w,.uld never be
pass'l while others sail It was III.
constitutional and not worth the pa.
per It was written on. But the knock.
crs will all get 10 take n back seat now
since all the leading West Virginia
roads have decided 10 obey the law
land give all The people the ADVANTAGE
|of two cent fare without oiferin,
any resistance. This Is but another
exemplilca,ion Of the fact that in a
republic the will of the people Is tho
supreme law Of the land and when II
becomes known that the masses are In
earnest about thing seeming oh.
stac!es are very easily removed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
THE STANDARDS POWER.

1t Is no wonder the Standard OIL
Company occupies such q commanding
position In this and other countries
Below are given some of The things
which tell the secret Of lis power:
The Standard Oil Company produces
over Sc per cent. of the country's total
output Of Illuminating oil. Its Bay
onne, N. j., refinery alone handles
more oil than all Of It's IS competitors
combined.
1t controls ten refining companies
and Is foreign concerns.
Its growth and power rest on con
troll Of transportation facilities in To-
cal price determinations In unfair
competition methods and in the liml,
tation of the jobber,
Not over one.siXth OF the crude oil
comes from It's wells. Its pipe lines
cover 10000 miles. .-
Cooperating with the railroads It
established system of secret or open
determinations In freight rates.
In its pipe lines with only one cot...
petitor 1t refuses TO act us common
carrier for Independent producers and
destroys or absorbes those who seek Ia
build rival pipe lines.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

The Grafton Sentinel expresse a iel,
low feeling with the editor Of this pa.
per on a very interesting subject as
follows:
"The editor OF the Fairmont West
Virsinian went to the big circus that
showed In that town the other day
and was so well pleased with the anl.
mails and other exhibits that he went
back to the sanctum and wrote good
editorial about his boyhood days and
the youthful passion for the circus.
The truth Is that It will be a grea,
many years before the circus loses lis
attractions for the boys in their teens
as well as good many boys who have
passed the years Of maturity and WIN
even wear gray hairs"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
CASE DISMISSED D.
MAYOR DECIDED NOT TO FINE
MAN FOR STRIKING A, LIT.
TILE GIRL.

a .# 4 a 4
Charles Wilson was in police court;
this morning charged with assault
and battery. The warrant alleged.
that Wilson on Sunday evening struck
a little girl with an umbrella while
walking along Main street, Mrs.
Henry Chamberlain. the mother, was.
In court with the Child. The only evt.
dence given was by the child. ana the
defendant The mayor dismissed the,
case. Attorney John L. Lehman apt:
pearea for Wilson. .ifl
Mike Konisli and Charles Mckay
were plain DRINKS that were fined six
dollars each. Il b Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
The Product Of the Normals,


The Morgantown Post still pro,
duces no figures to show how many
Normal School graduates are teach.
ingEin West virginia.-state Journal.
It Is precisely because the Nor.
mails have. failed 10 yield any consld.
erable number of trained teachers for
our schools under the old regime that
The Post Is N favor Of giving the
boards new plan n fair trial. Many
schools In the State must, under
present conditions, be taught by young
people who would be the better for
some practical training in the art Of
teachlng-sueh trimming. for Instance,
as Is afforded at the Cook county
Normal or other schools Of similar
character. There Is at present no
place In West Virginia where such
training Gun be obtained throughout
the school year. There are limited IA.
cilities for obtaining such iustrlc
ton during the six weeks summer term
at the university, but that Is not a
very adequate provision for Normal
work for the entire state.
For these reasons The Post is
heartily In favor Of the plan propos.
ed by the board, which contemplates
developing the Two Normals most ia.
,yorablyslocated into real teachers
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
7HEPE0pLE'S FORUM

What's the Matter With the Postoftice
Site? e.
Editor West Vlrginian: glU-'
Away back ten months or more the
papers flashed the good news that a
committee on Ways and Means at
Washington had allowed seventy.fve
thousand dollars for a postitlice site
at Fairmont. The people were pleas
ed. Then came the hustle for the
site. Properties were optioncd and
sites advertised. Some MS free. and n
certain good pushing fellow offered
his site free and that he would deco
rate it In the bargain. Then we all
waited for the committee from Wash
ington to come and locate the site
And It was feared It might he In the
First ward. But that was laughed at
by several.
Then a committee of worthy gen.
tlemen went down to see Uncle Sam
and find out just what was going to be
done next. Oh, yes they are coming
next week to locate It and all parties
are to have fair deal. Next came
ID
the good news that We were to have
$4,000 more and with free site that
would make the old town proud o!
herself. Now, the time has come 10
Investigate the matter. II The city is
to have the benefit Of this approprla'
tion let's have II, or will we let n Ger
tain clique OF gentlemen who arc the
quiet bosses lord Il over the masses?
VIII the people submit any longer
or will you demand Of the proper ai'
thorities that they proc | at once 10
let the site and the people Of this city
get the benefit. Now, let some Of the
leading citizens take hand and push
this very important matter to a con
clnsIon at once and with navigation,
new bridge. and more railroads, we
can justly feel proud.
A CITIZEN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Falrmont always welcomes conyen
tons and gatherings of every sort
which bring large numbers OF people
from a distance to the city, bit no SET
Of men could be more proudly recelv,
ed than the boys who preserved The
Union and made the stars and stripes
the emblem Of united country, North,
East, South and West. When the old
soldiers come TO town there Is moth
Ing too good for them,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
TWlcE.A.WEEK.
Monday and Thursday
4 RAILROADS WILL BE GOOD.

,s From Charleston comes the news
as given In a dispatch elsewhere In
to-day's paper that the tnree large
railway lines entering that city will
give the new two cent fare law a thor.
so,lsh test by; letting 1t so into effect
without making any attempt ut resist.
fanee. No road In The State wants to
go to court to test the constitutionality
/ Of the law, so 1t will 60 into effect
with the stroke OF the clock at twelve
tonight and hereafter in West vir.
fginfa, black and white, rich and poor,
ignorant and learned will all be treat.
ed alike and will be sold straight two
cent fare tickets on all the principal
Iaflroad lines ID the State. It was
leaned some time. ago that the y.
and Q. would make no attempt TO re-.
Ssist$ The law and the announcement
SSthat the Chesapeake and Ohio. Nor.
folk and Western and Coal and Coke
have sent their tariff rates 10 their
4 agents in accordance with the new
law ls very pleasing news. II is fur.
8ther announced that the cheap excur.
Ssions heretofore given on the x.
g Nc road will not be cut out. sew.
Serall having been billed ahead already
for The coming summer, All Of this 10
very gratifying to the masses Of the
people who were, In dead earnest abo,t
wanting two cent fare on the rail.
roads and 1t is also very pleasing to
The men, who voted for the passage Of
9thesbills and the persons WHO gave
them encouragement while. the bill
was drder consideration. The pas.
sage Of theBtwo cent far law was one
OF the most courageous things ever
IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
The Parkersburg Dispatct.News

The Parkersbprg Dispatch.News
of today says:
The Grand Army boys" are march
Ing on Fairmont to attend the annual
cncampment Of their organization
These reunions are pleasant in many
ways, but vet serve TO remind lis tliat
the survivors Of the greatest war Of
history are rapidly passing away aud
those that are left have not many
years to stay. So, while they are
with us, let us not withhold the hon
ors that brave men who fought weil
deserve.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
The connellsville News gave two

The Connellsville News gave two
good and sufficient reasons for get.
Ing snut ont at Fairmont on Sunday
In The ball game between the Coke
Heavers and Coal Diggers as II styles
The two teams In the first 1t falls
back on the old excuse Of being bea.!-
Ell by the umpire but It's second rea.
son is far more Illuminating and near.
err The truth. The News on that poIa.
says:
The Coanellsrillc players we're TIT.
able 10 ialhom the delivery of McE'ar.
Ian, the Fairmeat pitcher" That b..
Ing The case Fairmont cauld have won
easily had there been no umpire.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21


eolleg raining schools where
young people may 50 for technical
Instruction BY perts inS the science
and 3arto f fpedago With two such
schools well equipped, there would be
far better hope Of getting some tech.
nically trained teachers for }; Wood
county schools than under the present
plan. We now have SIX Normals, and
not one Of them Is properly equipped
to give model training work. tits out
Of the question to introduce this work
into all SIX Of the schools. aud would
be out Of the question II there were
SIX times as mitch money as Is nov
available. The communities in when
three OF them, a. least. are situated
do not afford the sine qua non for a
mo,lel training school--that Is. a SUI.
ilcient number Of school rooms full Of
school children, 'Hs
Under such circumstances Il would
seem that the boards program Of
Strengthening the training work in the
two Normuls where SUCH work Is man.
ifestly possible, and continuing tn.
others as efficient secondary schools
such as they have been before, is EN-.
inently sane and reasonable. The
Slate Journals proposition TO jerk the
appropriations out from under the
whole bunch appears to The Post to
be lacking in conversation. The In.
telligencer's childish wailing over int
thought of Ohio connty's piece Of pie
being cut Il little smaller than the
other fellows seems 10 be lacking In
ordinary common sense. It's propo.
s,tion TO blow up the pie bakery II !,
Gun { have the pie cut IN the same old
style seems likewise a trite radical.
The country Norrtais are doing
good educational work as secondary
schools. They are doing very little
as special training schools for teach.
ers. It would be a pity to throw
away number Of good academies, do
Ing an educational work which the
state urgently needs-to. relegatc them
10 the junk pile merely because they
are not turning ont Just the product
which the state has expected Of them.
By all means let us keep the countr!
Normals in operation and in high
state Of efficiency. but let us not keep
up the foolish fiction that their func.
ton is that Of real Normal Schools or
TINT they can supply the need Of such
schools in West virginia.-Morgan'
town Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Morgantown refuses to he outdon?
by either Fairmont or Huntington IN
the matter of robberies. Yesterday
afternoon while the circus was In full
blast thieves entered the home Of Mr..
u. N. Weaver and took about two hun.
dred dollars worth Of clothes. II this
clothes stealing keeps on Wen have a
lot of well dressed hoboes and bug.
lars in this country pretty soon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

The Huntington Dispatch Is respon.
slble for the following news item anil
word OF lamentation:
REV. Sam Bettes' yacht was wreck.
ed In the Saragossa sea day or two
ago an three members Of the crew
drowned. Unfortunately the Rev.
erend Sam was In Michigan at the
time"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
ITALIAN LAeoRERs HURT,
Work Train Backed Into Cabin Cars
This Morning.

PlTTSBuRG. Pa., May 21.-Early
to-day a work train, backed into the
siding at Golfers station, &c miles
west Of Plttsburg on the Panhadle,
crashed Into two cabin cars occupIed
by Italian iaborers. Eight Italians
were badly hurt and n number less
seriously. The victims were removed
to a hospital at Stenbenvllle. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Stop at the sign OF the brass kettle
and try a home cooked luncheon in
the New England Tea Room. los Fair!
mont avenue. Open Wednesday, May.
led. Gla ! 5jig va "A.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Shirt Waists at lollire's, best waists
you ever saw at the prices. Fine lawn
and French batlste handsomely EN-.
broidered at &c, s1.1s, s1.as, s1.75 up
TO $500. Z q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Dress Skirts at Jolline's reduced
Styles supreme favor. $3.50 Skirts 70,
$780,. $1,000 Skirts for $780,. st2,5t
for $3.50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21
Programme Fof.
Decoration Day
RENO POST PLANS FEAST OF
GOOD THINGS AT GRAFTON
GOVERNOR DAWSON
M TO SPEAK.

GRAFTON, May 21.-The program
me for the exercises at the National
Cemetery on May 30th, Decoration
Day, has been completed and the
members Of Reno Post have left on,
nothing that would help to make the
days exercises Interesting and appro'
PIRATE. In the morning there will be
n meeting OF all the old soldiers and
accompanied by the school children
Of the city and the Confederate Vet
erans' Association, will 60 to the CEN.
etery, where there Will be appropriate
exercises and the graves OF the dead
will be decorated in an appropriate
manner.
Every effort is being made to have
L large crowd In the city for The ceie.
bralion this year. The services have
been well advertised by the committee
from the local post. and the fact alone
that Governor Dawson will be the
speaker Of The day will bring Il vast
number Of people TO the city. The
Baltimore & Ohio will make arrange,
mentS for special trains and extra
equipment on the main line and the
branches TO handle the large crowds
that are expected from all directions
The only thing now TO be wished fol
Is that the weather man will be kind
and give the old soldiers n pleasant
day for the exercises. Following /:
he programme in full as it has been
arranged by the committee from Reno
Post:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

The parts In Esmeralda are we'll
taken. Yon should hear It. High
school Tuesday night. If
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

JolliHe's for tailored Suits. Every!
IIsuit must so. $4,000 for s12.5o.. $500
for s14.5o.. $4,000 for $3.50. $500
suits for $3.50. ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

All the big railroads in the State are
selling excursion tickets today. On
with two ccnt fare.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

Ansco cameras, films, developer and
printing paper, reduced prices, at
Globe Book Store. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-21

IVY oHhHS VI VIC 6dys
AT $40 the members Of Reno Post
Of the G. A. r., with ali visiting mem
bers Of the Grand Army and also Of
the Confederate Veterans Association
will meet at the Grant Army Hall
The old soldiers will leave their hail
at nine O'Clock and headed by Vim
cents band viii escort the corps OF
school children to the National Gene
terry
At $3.50 there will be an overture by
Vinceat's band followed by a song by
the school children after which Rev
Roberts will deliver The prayer. This
Will be follwed by the rituallstic ser
vice Of the Grand Army after which
the usual salute will be fired over the
graves Of the departed veterans by
their comrades OF the grand army,
Taps will then be sounded and this
will be followed by song by the
school children. The closing prayer
Of the services at the cemetery In thu
morning VIII be oherei by Rev. E. B.
Reese, after which the graves OF the
olu soldiers VIII be decorated by the
members or the Grand Army and the
corps OF school children and others.
IN me afternoon the big parade OF
the members OF the Grand Army, the
confederate veterans, school children,
etc" VIII take place. Governor Will.
tam NJ. q. Dawson. wilt he a feature
!" '"e l"'"ue' me parade VIII form
." .'a'" street VIA the mead OF tae
eo'n'''n resting Oh ST. 'ohh street, and
II WIZ De 'hehaFse OF CHER Marshall
D. y Le~e'leh, anu WILDE formed as
'o'lo~s'
Formation Of Parade.
First Division,
Platoon Of Police,
rlncea,'s Band.
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= '""7e ea """ o n'.,,s, !" sa'''"se'
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The Washington times., 1907-03-15
Baltimore and Return, sI.a5-Baltimore

q Ohio r. r Every Saturday and sun
day. All trains both ways. both days
except Royal Limited. CITY Offices lHT
G St, and 6l9 Penna- ave