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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
A ! BIG EXHIBIT
WHEELING SCHOOLS, SHOWING
AT JAMESTOWN FAIR NOW a
BENG PREPARED. eiss r.

WHEELING. Feb. 16.-wheeline
VIII have at the Jamestown fair one
OF the largest and most creditable
exhibitions that, ever went out ,of the
city, and twill form one of the prin.
cipais features Of the West Virginia
state exhibitions in the educational de.
partment of the ltuerar arts build,
ing. The exhibit is at present being
arranged by sunerintendents OF
Schools Fl. B. Work and Miss Jen.
kns, the supervisor of drawing, and
other teachers, and is a very com.
prehensive in its scope. A part OF
tho exhibit will be composed Of bound
volumes that contain manuscript and
Illustrations arranged by the pupils
on matters OF geography, American
aistory, physiology, music, German
and other topics, f1fe of the High
School Record, samples of folded pa.
per work by the lower grades, among
which is large American flag, sam.
pies of woven stuffs from Clay school,
and then. mounted on cards. an i'm.
mense collection of pencil, india ink.
nat mass wash and water color draw.
inss in variety of subjects that
Show the range of subjects taught and
the individual methods OF seeing and
arranging a picture. The showing
is one of remarkable development
and its superiority can best be seen
when it is compared with previous ex.
hibits made by the city.
" is possible that the exhibit will
be sent to State Superintendent T. C.
Miller, at Charleston, next week, but
If possible Superintendent Work will
endeavor to have It arranged In the
boards rooms SO that it may be
inspected by those interested in the
school work. -..
With THE West Virginia exhibit
from Charleston will go to James.
town the exhibit the city made at the
Centennial in Philadelphia in 1876,
and the comparison of the advance.
ment of school work and methods
will be most interesting to the citl.
zens6of Wheeling now who were
school children in &c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
Girl Sobbed in Court When She
Learned That Her False and Dis
honest Lover Couldn't Be Punished

PARKERsBURG. Feb. 16-compell.
ed to respect the law and the decisions
of higher courts in parallel cases,
Judge showaiter last night instructed
the jury in the case Of the State yer.
sus James Calebaugh TO render yer.
dict of not guilty. The Judge believed
the prisoner guilty Of rascality and
that he had committed reprehensible
onense and stated in terms that were
not uncertain that he thought the
young man should suffer, but under
the circumstances and the law there
was no alternative at his command
and he would have to sustain the mo-
ton of the defendants lawyers to dis.
miss the case.
The evidence in the case showed be.
yond pe:adventure that calebaugh did
receive the s140 as charged in the in.
,dlctment, but the charge that he was
guilty os larceny could not be sustain
ed. According to decisions which
were cited and read, the defendant
could not be convicted Of larceny II he
obtained money on something that was
to occur at future time, the court
held.
Cites Parallel Case.
One of the decisions read by the
judge related to a case where man
had promised to marry a woman and
had borrowed small sum of money
from her to buy his wedding clothes.
A true tiIf was not found against him
and Judge showalter ruled that the
case of calebaagh was in almost. ev-
cry respect parallel to the one cited.
After making his decision, the Judge
told the jury that 1t would have been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
DEFENSE WILL
INTRODUCE new
INDEPENDENCE
VIII Try to Show
Justih cation

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-Prospects
of the Thaw trial beng halted Mon.
day. while q fight Is being made over
en- instantly commission, looms UP
larger than ever to-day. No such
commission will be asked for by the
defense and any such move on the
part of the State will be bitterly OPP
posed. While there are not many
tangible reasons on which to base it,
the general opinion Is that the defense
Mt last has things coming their way.
1t developed to-day that d new line Of
evidence tending to show justffica.
tion under the unwritten law, will
be introduced by the Thaw defense
next week when It's probable NUN.
her of men, officers of the Society for
the Prevention of Vice and the Amer.
lean Institute for Social Service as
wen as police otacers, will testify as
to the efforts made by Thaw to secure
the punishntsnt of Stanford White
and others Of the miillonaires degener.
ates whose orgies in New York's
giided Bohemia have recently come
10 light.
Some new and specially important
move on the partsof the defense is sus.
pected today. consequent upon the
sudden summoning Of Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbft Thaw to Attorney pelmas' Of.
fee for conference. She had Just
presented her credentials at the first
gate Of the Tombs when a messenger
from Delmas whispered something to
her .oh I have to see Harry first,
then III come. was her reply and she
passed inside. Just as she was pass.
ing the second gate the messenger
again whispered to her. She ,hesftat-
ed q moment and said, "Well, / will
80. then, and with the messenger she
stepped into a carriage and drove to
pelmas' ofice. sending word to her
hasban,l that she would return short
ly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
DoPY !! YES, DoPY !!

The number morning
bile is 67t,tof.
this showing they take a circulation
statement showing that the 5000 that
the local crcutation is jump
about 1000 to 5000 easy,
5000. 1t is like building railroads
Let's investigate this little further and Just what allow
dope"
2soo yearly subscriber or 1900
with each yearly payment old account
e71o1 votes deductng nothing subscriptions and
nothing
onal allowance this
yearly subscription Subscriptions
making reasonable reduction of
collections
boy with pencil aud paper can figure this out ut could
be slateo
LOOK ouT-WARNNe TO ADVERTISERS
up each day TIL the
total Is equal to the sworn CIRCULATION OF
THE WEST vReNiAN easy 70 make
figures you upon to swear to them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
SEVEN KILLED
DONKEY ENGINE OF STEAMER
vALplvia EXPLODED KILL.
ING SEVEN AND iNJuR.
ING THREE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The steam
er valdiyia, Hamburg American Line,
arrived from Haytian ports to-day.
It reports the explosion of boiler
of the Donkey engine, February thir.
teenth, killing seven men and -injuring
three others, all members of the ships
crew. The steamer was badly dam.
aged IN the upper works. Panic
among the passengers added to the
confusion and 1t was all the oficers
and crew could do to prevent mum.
ber from jumping into the sea. The
ships main machinery was not af.
fected. It came into port under It's
own steam.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16

was carried into the store at the cor,
ner of Ninth.and.a.half and Market
streets. Physicians We're hastily cali.
ed and DR.. Davidson was among the
first to arrive on the scene.
A nasty examination OF his injuries
was made, and 1t was ascertatned that
in addition to several badly broken
bones and severe injuries to the head
and. shoulders. internal injuries had
also been sustained Several. men
carried the boy iron, the store to 8
nearby house, so, that the physicians
could give him better attention, but
before anything could be done he ex.
pired. The remains were later tall.
en- in charge by G. F. Leavitt & Com.
pany. and after being prepared fo,
burial, were removed to the home on
Avery street. ~
The accident was one OF the most
unfortunate to happen here in some
time. The driver of the Jackson Com.
pany wagon was wholly unneryed by
the experience, and was compelled to
get another man to take his place for
the remainder OF the day. Mr.. Wiley
Decamp. connected with the II. C.
jackson Company, called at the Bum.
garner home shortly after the acc;.
dent, aud was given full details.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16

Impossible for him to have accepted
verdict of guilty in the case and had
the jury brought In such verdict he
would kaye been forced to set It
aside. He told the gentlemen he was
sorry that It was necessary to instruct
them to return verdict OF not guilty.
but It was law.
He then told the prisoner that there
was nothing else standing against him
on the criminal journal and he was
excused.
Girl sohs In Court.
No sooner had the Judge made his
ruling unttl Miss Louise Jones. who
was fitted by calebaugh and who gave
him large sum Of money on his
promise to marry her, broke down and
cried as if her heart would break.
She soobsd aloud and attracting the
attention of all in the conrt room soon
had public sentiment with her. Many
went SO far as to approach her ana
offer words of consolation. Great In.
dignation was evidenced. by the spec
tators over the fact that the prisoner,
was not found guilty and the Jury was
even sorry over the outcome of the
case. one juror told Judge showalter
that he was sorry he did not have
the chance to return a verdict Of
guilty against the man.
No evidence for the defense was OF.
fersd. After the State had concluded!
its testimony. the attorneys for the
defense made motion that all of the
evidence be stricken out and that the.
tary be. instructed to bring a verdict
Of not guilty on the grounds that the
evidence did not sustain the indict.-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
DYNAMITE EXPLODED IN Boys
HANDS iNjURlNC HIM SERIOUSLY
Was Brought to
Miners Hospital

Roy Watson, aged about Is years,
who was employed in connection with
the opening Of new air shaft at Per
ry mine near Adamston, Harrison
county, was seriously injured early
this morning. Matson was thawing
out some dynamite, when 1t explod.
ed in HIS hands. His hands, face.
chest and arms were badly lacerat.
ed. HIS eyesisht Is very muca In.
5sred. He was brought TO the Miners.
Hospital on the eight o'clock trolley
car this morning. He will likely re.
cover. but his injuries are very pain
full.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
States Revenues.

Five cents is likely to be the maxi.
mum State tax rate that will be adopt
cd by the legislature. The Senate to.
day, declared itself to that end and
the House will likely follow suit.
The proposed rate which Is reduc.
ton from the present one of over 40
per cent, has the appropriation Of
Governor Dawson. who says 1T is in
(Concluded on Page Fiye)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
TURNED THE TRICK
LOCAL. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM SENT
GRAFTON HOME soRELY
DEFEATED.

The basket ball team Of the Fair.
mont High school trounced the basket
ball team of the Grafton High school
In a game last night played in the
gymnasium of the local High school.
The sc,ee was 20 to f5.. A large crowd
witnessed the contest. The locals did
good team work, which landed them
the victory.
One week ago the Grafton aggrega-
tion gave the local team a severe
trimming at the gymnasium OF. the
West Side school. AT Grafton the gym.
nasium was small and the local boys
In spite Of superior team work was
defeated. Last night the local team
was in large room where skill had a
better show against weight and
strength and the locals turned the
trick and the victors became the van.
quished.
Prot. Humphreys, who was at Man.
nington attending the Monongahela
Valley Round TABLE, came down to
see that everything passed of accord.
ing to tie manner and form that It
should.
Mrs. G. @. Morfit is in the city the
guest Of her aunt. Miss Sue Hall, on
. nj
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
. CARL FRAME
NOMINATED FOR
CITY CLERK
Convention Quiet
And Harmonious

E g. Frame was nominated for
City Clerk over Rey. ]. Engle. the
present incumbent, at the city Repub-
lican cenyeation held last night In
the farmers room of the Court
house. This was one Of the most anr-
monious political meetings held in
this city. but this docs not mean that
there was any lack of enthusiasm, for
their was plenty of that.
The convention was called for tho
purpose of nominating n clerk ana It
did not take long to accomplish tho
purpose. The meeting was called to
ordersb by W. 5. Hamilton. who named
A. J. Stone for temporary chairman
and L. 6. Powell for temporary secre-
.tary.
1 On motion OF Judge f. F. Morgan.
the temporary organization was made
permanent
I! On motion the accredited delegates
as published in the West yirxininn
We're alone permitted to vote.
The chairman appointed F. q. Nich-
OILS, Harry Shaw and DR.. W. c. Jami.
son teifers.
The chairman then announced that
nominations were in order. He called
for First ward. First ward had no..
candidate, and yielded to the Second
ward
y When Second wurd was called M.
NJ. Foster placed in nomination e. G..
Frame for city clerk. Mr.. Foster was
hardly seated when w. II. Brand, OF
the same ward, presented the name
of Rev. J. Engle for the same once.
Third ward was called 1t had no
candidate and gave way to Fourth
ward. Fourth ward yielded its place
to Fifth ward, which had no candi-
date.
On motion Of Harry Shaw. nomina-
itions for city clerk were closed.
A recess was taken while the wards
proceeded to vote for the respective
candidates..
Very little time was consumed in
polling the ward votes end soon tho
chairman was able to call the wards
again. This time to declare the nom
fnee.
In response TO the call for First
ward. Judge e. r. Morgan announced
that Il votes had been cast for
Frame and that 3 votes had been cast
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
REPORT DENIED
TOXIC PAPER SAYS JAPAN HAS
NOT AGREEp TO REsTRIc-
TioN OF ADMISSION TO
AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ia
dispatch from Toxic today de-
MES emphatlcally and apparent
ly on good authority that any solution
of the San Francisco trouble has been
agreed to by Japan. the basis OF which
will be the restriction of admission OF
Japanese labor to America.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
Cook Wtped out ey nurrIeane.

ytcToRIA,B B. c.. Feb. 1e.-News
has been received her by steamer
Niiowera that hurricane has com.
pleteiy wiped out Cooktown, North
Australia. No lives were lost, but
monetary damage exceeds two mil.
lion dollars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16

Mrs: Frank Shore Is quite seriously
III with pneumonia at her home near
worthington. Mrs. Fanny Shore has
been with her for several days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
Scott Succeeds
In Having Appropriation for Dam 10,
at Parkersburs, Retained.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 16. =
Senator Scott has succeeded in having
the S1s5.o0o, heretofore appropriated
for datas 10 and 90, Jointly. but which
under the river and harbor bill passed
by the house, was given to dam 2e
alone, retained for both dams. He got
the Senate committee on commerce to
agree t, this action. Chairman Bur
ton will oppose it in conference, but
Senator EIkfns will be member Of
the conference committee and believes
that ths Senate amendment can be
held. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
MR.. FRANZ
Sends Telegram Thanking Re
publieans For His Nonina.

tion.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 1e. -
Pleass convey my sincere thanks
through the West virginian to
the Republicans of Fairmont for
the nomination rendered me by
the convention Of the party's rep
resentatives. Daccept with the
assurance that with the splen-
did eouncIlmanic nominations
success is already assured.
.. @. FRAME.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16

Dunlap Hat opening Saturday. Feb.
ls. Randall & Co. ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16

Mrs. c. g. Morft is in the city the
guest of her aunt. Miss Sue Hall, on
Alexander Place.
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-29
FORMER OFFICIAL FINED
UNDER CITY ORDINANCE

Hugh j. Mcclure, stand up" said
Justice Austin yesterday afternoon when
Mcclure was brought in for trial for vio-
lating the ordinance prohibiting the hitch
ing of horses to lamp posts.
MCGUIRE stood up.
Lived in the city long, Mr.. Mcclure ?'
inquired the court.
'"Twenty-three years"
''You ought to know the law, then, sir -
remarked the court.
Yes, sir, / should but when 1 was
street superintendent we did not have
lamp posts that you could not hitch to-"
Street superintendent, did you say?"
inquired Austin. when were you street
superintendent?
"About six years ago. You see, after me
came Werdin and then Hanley. l am
three generations removed fl ON the pres
ent law, and in my day they did not have
street lamps. You see, this city grows so
fast cannot teep up with all the new
laws. I'm guilty, judge
THE post had sign on it saying that
it was unlawful to hitch to it. Is there
anything the matter With your eyesight?"
mo, sir sir; iss; there isn't. i just didn't see
"In the future you should look. A man
who has held the responsible position you
have, Mr.. MccGuire, ought to be careful.
l fine you 49,.
Every one in the room laughed at Nc
Cures expense and he confessed later
that he did-net really tie the horse up
but that his boy had done it, He pleaded
guilty to save the boy being hauled into
court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-29
TO BRIDGE SEVENTH
INDIANA Way
Eastern Genius Suggests That Wagons
and Pedestrians Cross on Grade
and TroIIeys Use Over
head Structure

If no other solution of the deadlock
over the Seventh street bridge offers it
self the baord of public works may sug-
gest that the Indiana plan be adopted.
This style of bridge consists of a grade
and an elevated bridge combined, the
grade structure being intended for wagons
and pedestrians and the overhead or ee-
waited bridge exclusively by trolley cars.
The plan was tentatively submitted to
the board yesterday and ELECTED some fa-
vorable expressions, though no definite
opinion was given.
Points made by the board members
were that possibly there would be some
legal difficulties at this stage of the game.
1t has been suggested that the street
railroad company get separate fran
chise for operating by elevated tracks
over the Los Angeles river at Seventh
street and thus cover this feature.
of the weight and stress to be figured
on will only rest one-half way up from
the foundations. 1t is argued that vehic-
ular and foot traffic is not in as much
danger at grade crossings as trolley cars,
and the chances of escape are far greater
while fewer lives would be in danger.
The serious question at the Seventh
street bridge has been the approaches
and necessary fills which will be neces-
sary.
These will afford grounds for damages
from property owners whose frontage will
be deprecated because of the incline fill
in front of their premises.
The board of public works is trying
hard to solve the question of bridge at
that point because of clamor from the
east end, and public sentiment is almost
unanimous in opposition to grade cross
ings, at least for trolley cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-29
SAYS He URGED
BOYS BOYS TO TO STEAL STEAL
j. Verde, Grocer, Is Arrested, and the
Police Declare He Taught
Youths to Steal Metal
from Railroad

]. Verde was arraigned before, Justice
Austin yesterday morning on a charge OF
receiving stolen property. The police say
that Verde has been instigating band
of BOYS who frequent Mission road, near
the county hospital, to steal brass and 41
copper from the railroad yards. He
would then give the boys small amounts
for the metal He claims that he did not
know the property was stolen. but the
police expect to prove otherwise; The
crime is felony and carries with 1t
severe penalty.
Nine boys who are said by the police
to have sold goods to Verde were hailed
into court as witnesses. They We're Sher-
man Walter and oliver Balk, Johnny
Louis and Tony Abanesia, Andrew Verde,
the son of the accused; Gilbert Mosquero
and Frank Sotello. OF these, three are
at present going to the detention home
school and two are under probation.
some of the boys admit they took the
metal and say that they told Verde they
stole it.
Attorney H. H. Appel appeared for
Verde and entered demurrer to the
complaint Justice Austin taking the mat
ter under advisement until next Monday.
Verde, who runs a small store at 12
Mission road, where he does a business
in groceries, soda pop and bakery sup
plies, has been released under $1,000 bonds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-29
COMMISSION CLIPS
ASSESSORS WINGS
MUST MAKE APPOINTMENTS
FROM SERVICE
Restores Four Employees Whom Mall
lard Dropped to List for Other
Departments When Va
cancles Occur

Assessor Walter Malards troubles with
his employees were aired yesterday before
the civil service commission.
He was sustained in dropping four men,
as they had not served their six months
probationary terms and were necessarily
subject to dismissal from the assessor S
office. The commission, however restored
them to the eligible list for some other
department, and thus they are kept from
losing their connection with the civil SER
vice.
Assessor Mallard also submitted a list
of the appointments which he asked the
commission to. confirm The commission
instead sent him list of fifteen names,
consisting of employees who entered the
office together in July, 1903, before the
commission was fully organized. Mr..
Mallard must select his force from these
men and prefer charges against any of
them afterward whom he finds incompe-
tent or otherwise.
The appointments which Mr.. Mallard
made subject to ratification were:
Chief deputy, A. B. Conrad, $3.50 a
month.
Map man, H. w. Cole. st15 a month
Map tracer. r. Dunkelberger $100 a
month.
Counter man, R. e. Davis, 500 a month.
Four valuation clerks A. c. Doan, f.
McCoye, T. f. Phillips and ]. f. Mullen,
$100 each.
Searcher of records, A. L. Harkness $1OO
month.
Copyist and stenographer, M. e. Barton,
$100 a month.
The list to which the assessor is re-
stricted consists of fifteen names, Of
which he can select ten, viz: A. A. Bay
A. B. Conrad. A. J.. Corey, R. E. Davis,
A. C. Doan, R. Dunkelberger, E. C. Fos-
ter 1. L. Isaacs, j. T. Mullen, C. B. Ma
hone, Leo N. Noel and Elmer e. Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-29
GAS CO.
NOT IN CONTEMPT
Judge Houser Dismisses Proceedings
Based on Removal of Rival Conn
pany's Meters Without Due
Notice Being Given

Judge Houser yesterday decided there
was no ground for the contempt pro-
ceedings against the Peoples Gas and
Coke company, and dismissed the order
issued by Judge Monroe a week ago.
The trouble arose through an injunction
granted by Judge Monroe June Z, per-
manently restraining the Peoples company
from interfering with the meters of the
Los Angeles Gas and Electric company
without at least one days notice.
The Los Angeles company claimed that
this order had been violated by the de.
PENDANTS, when they replaced the meters
of an apartment house at .31S South
Flower street. without first notifying the
company of their intentions.
Miss Grace Gould, proprietress of the
house, testified she had requested the
plaintiffs to remove the ten meters in
her house, though they had failed to dc
so. Her tenants complained of the poor
pressure supplied by the Los Angeles
company, she said, and she had author
lied the Peoples company to replace the
meters with their own
In dismissing the contempt order, Judge
Houser held that Miss Gould's request
was sufficient notice, and that the plain
tiffs should have complied with it.