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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
POLICEMAN BADLY HURT
Trying to Stop a Runaway Horse in
New York.

NEW YORK, December 9.-While try
Ing to stop a runaway horse yesterday
Policeman William H. Roberts of the
traffic squad had his shoulder blade and
nose broken and suffered Commissions of
the body and abrasions of the face.
The horse was coming down the west
bride road of Central Park when an au-
tomobile gave it fright. Townsend Dick
cry Of 716 Madison avenue. its rider, lost
his seat and landed on the ground without
serious injury. The riderless horse emery
ed from the park upon Columbus circle
with Mounted Policeman Rollins of the
park squad in pursuit.
1t was near the noon hour and there
were many people about the monument.
The runaway bore down on a group that
stood in the plaza. Roberts, who was on
foot. ran toward the horse and caught 1t
by the bride. He lost his footing and
was dragged along to the crosstown track
as a car was approaching. Here Roberts
lost his hold and fell. the horses hoof
striking him on the left shoulder. The
approaching car stopped in time.
The horse continued down Broadway,
but was caught at 56th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
TRIBUTE TO F. w. PALMER.
Resolutions of Respect to Memory Of
Deceased Public Printer.

At memorial mass meeting of about
$50 members Of the editorial and proof
reading section of the government print
ing office. held last Saturday, resolutions
on the death of former Public Printer
Palmer were adopted. Announcement was
also made that public memorial serv-
ices will be held at later date.
The resolutions recite in part
"A life well spent" It's finished. and
with the last sad rites to the honor of
a noble man the memory and the affec-
tons of thousands of the toilers of a ma
ton OF freemen, as represented in two
generations of man in the government
printing service. are awakened in fervent
regret and sympathy at the decease of
Hon Frank w. Palmer. late public print
er for the United States of America
'I1is fellow workers in the editorial and
proofreading section of the government
printing Office take this opportunity to
express to the world, and to his bereaved
loved ones their lasting recognition of
q man who was noble in character, I'M
bounded In love and charity. and a monu-
ment to that sterling manhood-reared
among a free Christian people-that is the
pride OF the world
Blessed with physique and a men
tally Of unusual power, Mr.. Palmer lived
more than the allotted span of life in
to his brothers,
It was decided by resolution that a
floral tribute, mute messenger of our
affection be placed upon his earthly
casket, and that to his sorrowfng ones
be conveyed the sincere and affectionate
love and reverence of a eorrow1ng peo-
pie realizing in Mr.. Palmer a brother, a
friend
The resolutions were signed by Joseph
II. Babcock George NJ. Ramsey. William
F. Dorsey, Francis c. Barker, William l.
Gutelius and Louis r. Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
In the Lighthouse Service.

Lightship No. so, the station ship on
the shoals off Point Lookout, on the
North Carolina coast. was relieved from
| duty on that station by the extra Dia-
mond Shoal ship. and was brought to
Baltimore to have some repair work done
to her hull and machinery to put the ship
In trim for efficient work on the station
No. 80 will be at Baltimore for several
weeks.
Lightship No. 40, which recently COM
pleted a general overhauling at Balti-
more shipyard to put her in trim for
service on the Cape Charles station at
the mouth of Chesapeake bay, was last
week placed on the station by the light
house service steamer Maple Relief light
ship No. 7. which was temporarily on
duty at Cape Charles while No. 40 was
overhauling, was returned to the light
house service station at Portsmouth, Va,
and will remain there until her services
are again needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
MRS. BRADLEY'S PLANS.
Intends to Engage in Newspaper
Work at Goldfeld.

Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley recently &C
quilted of charge of murder, has ar
ranged to leave here next Thursday to so
to Goldfield, New, where she intends TO
engage In newspaper work She may stop
at Salt Lake City long enough to confer
with her attorney, Judge Orlando Powers,
who is to make an effort to break the
will of former Senator Arthur Brown.
Martin Montgomery Brown and Arthur
Brown, jr., will accompany their mother
from this city, and they will be Joined by
Mrs. Bradleys other children, Martha and
Matthew Bradley. at Salt Lake. Mrs
Bradley and ner two children yesterday
went to Hyattsville and called upon
Robert W. Wells. one of her attorneys.
Attorney George P. Hoover, also one of
her attorneys. was at the home of his
associate yesterday, and LIS. bradley
conferred with the two lawyers as to just
what is to be done in the matter of con-
testing the will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Pleads Guilty of Larceny.

James ]. Hamilton. member of the
Marine Corps, twenty-three years of age.
when arraigned today in Criminal Court
No. 1. before Justice Stafford. entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of larceny from
the United States. Hamilton enlisted last
June, and Being without funds arranged
with party in Alexandria, Va. to dis
pose of certain ingots of brass, which he
could secure from the navy yard, where
Hamilton was located. He loaded an ex-
press wagon with the brass and took a
ferry for the Virginia city. When he ar
rived at Alexandria he was arrested.
Justice Stafford declined to pass sem
tence until the record of the young man
may be examined by the United States at
torney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

terial bodies so admirably adapted to the
accomplishment of results but that he had
put upon this material world the comnan nd
to 'RepleniSh the earth and Subdue the
earth" He showed that by the very ma
ture of things the subduing of the earth
was not only requirement, but neces-
sity; that man must subdue the earth or
the earth will Subduc man.
Dr. Clark commended Rev. Lamkins on
his extreme faith in the proposed pro-
iect, and assured him that according to
his faith and tireless effort he would
achieve the glorious contamination of his
vision.
1t is planned to establish the National
Training and Industrial School, not in the
city. but in the District of Columbia, with
an agricultural or farm school conven-
iently near in the state of Maryland. An
other meeting will be held next Sunday
afternoon at the Union Wesley A. NJ. E.
Zion Church. 23d street between L and
NJ northwest. The meeting will be adj
dressed by several prominent speakers.
Music will be furnished by the choir of
the church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Arrangements for Sessions Of Inter
national Congress Here.

Tentative arrangements are being made
for the sessions of the International con.
gress on tuberculosis to be held in this
city next September. under the auspices
Of the National Association for the Study
and Relief of tuberculosis. In this con.
nection four members have been added
to the local committee on arrangements
They are John Barrett. director of the
bureau of American republics: DR.. vii.
liam A. White of Washington. superin-
tendent of the Government Hospital fol-
the Insane: DR.. c. H. Mayo. surgeon OF
Minnesota; Dr. Henry M. Bracken. Sec
rotary of the state board of health OF
Minnesota.
1t Is stated that the committee is not
Limited to medical men. but includes rep
resentatives of humanitarian undertakings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
PROTEST OF LUMBERMEN.
Objection Made to Recent Increase
in Freight Rates.

lumbermen from Washington, Oregon
and Montana are reaching the city to
garry on a campaign against the railways
FOR raising the rates on castbound lumber
about $3a thousand feet. They have OBJ
tanned an. Injunction from federal courts
restraining the railways from putting the
rate into effect until the interstate COM
merce commission shall have passed upon
1t.
The case will be heard December II. It
is suggested by the lumbermen that here
after no railway rate be raised until after
hearing before the commission.
Counsel for the lumbermen includes
Wimbish. Watkins & Ellis. Atlanta
Joseph n. Teal. Portland. Ore George
Dysart. Centralia. Wash, and w. H. Abel,
Montesano, Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Lecture on George Meredith.

Miss Alice Woods, president of the
Maria Gray Training College, London,
gave lecture on George Meredith 8
poetry last Saturday afternoon at 1905 K
street. Miss Woods is making special
study of higher and co-education in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

that are interested in the social aspects of
the anti-tuberculoss movement. Among
the latter are John NJ. Gem. director OF
the Sage foundation: Livingston Farrand
of New York, Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House. Chicago; Ernest B. Bicknall of
Chicago, Edward Z. Devine of New York,
w. H. Baldwin of Washington, Mrs. j.
E. Newcomb of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Meeting of Government Accountants

ARRANGEMENTS have beeen made for an
address on Travel Expense Accounts by
L.. o. Robbins of the Office OF the auditor
for the States and other departments. at a
me citing of the Association Of American
Government Accountants at the public
library, 9th and K streets. tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock. An invitation has been
extended to the public to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
onnoses Decentralization.

the government, and the courts are al
ways within reach for the protection OF
persons and property.'s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

Chawley Wants Anty Drudge's Daughters Hand.
Chawey-"Mrs. Drudge, came to seek your daughters
hand
Anty Drudge-"You did did you? Well, you'll find it in the
ktchen-huggng a bar of Fes-Napha and taking stain
out of its owners party trock
Every now and then, we hear of
woman who cheats herself out of all the
special benefits Of Fels-Naptha soap. By
using it-not in the Fels-Naptha way,
but in the way her ancestors used ordinary
laundry soap. She boils the clothes, she
stirs them with stick, she rubs them
nearly threadbare is all wrong!
Perhaps she adds little washing-powder,
or something is very wrong.
Her explanation for all this unneces-
sary trouble and work, is-"1t's the way
| learned to wash:'
Now, with Fels-Naptha soap, you
don't boil the clot hes; there's no
red-hot fire and steamlng suds in the
Fels-Naptha way You don't do any
back-breaking dashboard labor. You
simply rub Fels-Naptha soap on the
clothes, put them in the tub just covered
with water and let them stay there for
thirty minutes.
Insist on getting the soap in the
red and green wrapper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
the monotony, seeing that they never
hear any sort Of sound unless II is
n note out of tune.
THE BOOK OF BOOKS.

Professor L. ]. Corbly. principal Of
Marshall College Normal School and
one OF the profemaest thinkers In the
State, Is the author of the following
remarkable editorial which appeared
in the April number of the West Wiz.
ginia Educator:
at is our candid opinion that II the
Bible were made a text book In Eng,
lish. in history. In ethics. in Hebrew,
In Greek, in Latin. in German, In lit.
erature, In sociology, and in some 9th.
er lines, quite universally In oHr
schools. not only would its sacredneSs
as the book Of books In theology be
unimpaired, but It's value rs guide
to human action and human thought
would be inconceivably great and our
scientific knowledge Of the subject
named above would be improved In a
degree quite lncomprehcnsiblc 10 us
now"
That Is statement of unusual inter.
est coming from man who has spent
many years in studying the subjects
mentioned, both in this country and
in Europe. Professor Corbly has
studied many text boots and II is
wonderful testimonial 10 the merits Il
the Bible for him 10 thus speak of It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
School 10: Book Concerns ,,,

r. l.. - . 3 b. 1901 Z i 3 @
Tlie telegram would not attempt
.toitry the cases OF "a. J, Wilkinson
and s. H. someryille. of Grafton,
recAltly Indicted blythe Mineral county
grand Jury at Keyser. but, however
unwillingly, must be inclined 10 the
belief that the action Of the grand
jury had some foundation, for It Is
highly improbable that body Of men
sworn to do their duty wopfl place
such olium on these or other men,
were there not grounds to believe that
they had been guilty Of some crime.
Certainly the grand jury would not
have been justified In finding true bills
for bribery, or attempted bribery,
against them, II that body did not
have sufficient evidence TO warrant 1,
in saying the court Itself should have
opportunity to make a thorough iRves.
tisation.
There has been for some time n
strong agitation against what Is
termed extortion on The part of
school book concerns and the indict.
ments have provoked an even strong.
er agitation on this question and the
press generally of the State is de.
manding cessation Of unfair practices
of the school book companies. The
fact that the prices of school books
in West Virginia are much higher
than In other States shows that there
has been something wrong in this
State, but that wrong is shared by
others thnn the book companies, for
the reason that they could not have
brought about and maintained such
conditions without dealing with the
school authorities. book boards and
the like.-Clarksburs Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
The West yirginlan, daily and
.Eeekly, is entered in the PostofIice at
iEalrmont, w. Va, as second class mail
matter. 81,
GEO. NJ. JACOBS, President.
:MYRoN CARLETON LoUeH, Editor.
L. M. DAVIS, Business Manager.
}iTERMs OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE oiscoRnANT NOTE.

a z Harmony has such q soothing sound
that It ilulls to sleep rather than calls
forth comment. So long rs things arc
iaeojng right, the public servant Is hard.
A ly aware that people are paying any
attention to him Mt all. The minister
may labor necessarily and 10 his whole
duty Sdeyoutly for any number Of
Y months and scarcelysa word will be
tgsaid of the many things hc has done.
q But let him make a mistake, either OF
the head or heart, and how quickly
every ear Is agog. The teacher may
! Strive her utmost for the welfare OF
4 her pupils and carry a heavy heart
ofteniimes because OF their failures
and shortcomings, but how little the
community seems to appreciate the
teachers devotion, Not much is said
about her work in any way. Often.
times she pines for encouragement,
5frequently2she longs for word of ap.
I pseciation. but people are TOO much en-.
4 crossed In other things 10 note what
: the teacher is doing. Let some little
thing so wrong, however, and there
will be critics by, the dozen and many
aheartaches will follow the unklnd
things that will likely he said. The
Sedltorsworks day in day out boost.
ling his neighbors and his neighbors'
children, singing the praises of his
town and community, faithfully re-
scordingl events MS they transpIrc, now
md then Offering a word Of comment
son something Of special Importance.
But how commonplace such work is
and how little appreciated. But sup.
pose the editor says something that
doesn't jast strike somebody's fancy.
IsLt that treatedSwith the same silence
md indifference that has attended the
thousand other things he has said
for weeks and perhaps months? Not
much. Scarcely Is the paper of the
press until o "knock" Is registered
either at the Office ORION the street,
Editors are a sort Of peculiar lot any.
way SO they often say things to set
!. = n ~ a Il
PEOPLE TO slSnoekings Just otbreak /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
KIND WORDS,

Only those who know how good the
words OF true friends sound can mp,
preciate the following from the Graf.
ion Sentinel and the Parkersburg
State Journal. The Sentinel says:
THAT excellent newspaper, the
Fafrmont Daily West Virginlan, has
Just begun Its fourth year The West
Virginian Is one Of the neatest and
among the ablest Of oar State Repuh,
!lcan newspapers. 1t reflects credit
upon the city and the county from
which 1t halls and for whose prosper.
lty and general welfare tits ever alive.
Our best wishes for Its continued eff.
forts for useful purposes and grea,
ends"
The Slate Journal says:
"The Fairmont West vIrginIan is
three years old as daily The State
Journal loves 1t like It were sweet six.
teen.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
Hardly a Shock.

The editors of the Slate have turned
their attention 10 the school book
trust, and the hold It has on West
Virginia, In manner that indicates
that they are shocked and surprised
at the revelations that are being made.
We cannot believe that our brethren
are quite so shocked MS they let on TO
be, because We know most of them
to be pretty smart fellows, who
weren't born yesterday.
The Indictment OF agents Of The
trust for attempted bribery In Mineral
county started the present discussion.
and the light is being turned on rs il
new discovery Ind been made. There
is nothing new about 1t. The school
book trust, with It's hirclIngs, has held
n high hand in this State for years.
II has been n source Of chsy money
and of spreading corruption ,Tele.
spread. That has been common kn6s,i!,
edge for years. 1t has Invaded high
places, enlistIng educators and even
Of the gospel in is, behalftI
1t has overlooked no opportunities to
bride, when bribery was necessary. I'D
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
Educators as Book Agents.

Hnnmenttpp unnn tho tndtot,,ant H.,
,,,norol oo,r,r q, :, nnon, 80 ~.
schoo, hoo,, ,rrs, 70, ,,tomntod hr,h
cry, the parkersburg Sentinel calls at.
tentiou to the fact that the schoo,
children of Parkersbnrr are comne,le1
IN nav more for school hooks than tho
children of Belnre q inst across the
river, nav for itlentically the same
books, II is n notorious fact that tho
American School Dook Comnonv has
maintained n powerful and influcntio,
organization in this state. II bos ha,l
its mid agents In the legislature nm
the boards of Normal schools and nm
tho boards of education of half II
not all. the cities In the state lie
nnelean md corrpnt,nr ,pouopca cnn
be seen nj work in cvorv c,tv and
hamlet. II lava tol, upon ovcrv child
In ,yost vIrcin,o And wovt v,rr;n;,
Is not alone In its Just complaints
against this gigantic monopoly.
The scnoo, hool; oncstion ;s NOT on
|ily solved Tho root of tho difficulty
IL that n worry largo rtion of tbo
teachers or the Stote--the very mon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
GOVT
Forget the De tie,
May II, 1907


The funeral Of Martha, the little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James O.
Prickett, whose death occurred on
Wednesday, was held yesterday after.
noon at the residence on Grafton
street. and the interment took place
at WoodIawn Cemetery. The little
casket was surrounded by flowers EN-.
blamatic of the little life which had
Just closed. The funeral was largely
attt1ded. Services we're conducted
by Rev. R. 7. Webb, of the Southern
Methodist Church.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
OUT OF HuMoR ABOUT IT,

The Fairmont- West virginlan Is
worrying itself sick over the fac,
that clarksburg has n larger mum,
Der OF pupils in schools than Fair.
mont. If the editor of the West
ftrginian should come 10 CIarksburg
and see the evidences of strong
Roosevelt anti.race suicide sentiment
In the city he would change The sub.
iect-Clarksburg. Telegram. 4:
For the benefit Of the Fairmont
West Hirginian we will say that the
school enumeration Of clarksburg Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

Peoples Mutual 5.year Endowments,
Of Syracuse. N. y, Instituted an as.
sembly at &lonongah. Saturday night.
President Lanzo Reamer, of the de.
gree team Of Pennington assembly,
No: G.. were on hands and with the
assistance Of District Organizer Fl. P.
Keenan,, and Snpt. Org. Jas. Coffratt,
gave The candidates quite nice time.
Falrmont assembly will be Instituted
some day next week
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
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,fefllaps sGsome Of our readers looked
for L thing %.ilrh WASH An The pa,
PEI; On Saturday Reference was made
o elito4alal from the Wheeling Intel;
ligencer, ParSersburg Dlspatch:News
and cll:ksbarg3 Telegram Twas nee
essary SO omit them because Of lack
Of space when the, paper was made up,
but they are given today under the
heading among the; Editcrs.H
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Purcell, Geo
Frcelan, Mcadowhrooke, J. Il. Love,
Berryburs; Joseph Fox, Clarksburg;
A. r. Conway. L. E. Conway, F
Reed, William Reed, Warrington; R.
Sullivan, Bclington; G. l.. Howell and
wife, Worthlngton; G. B. Miller, Colt
man.; S. n. Elliott, Pennington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

The next Sunday school convention
will be held in Fairmont. Good
thing for that town,-Charleston News.
That's the reason We wanted It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

It is a little hard to think that Mrs.
Ida Won olaussen should have trav.
eled all the way to washington and
not even been able to break into the
,Ananias Club. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

President Zelaya has not yet deeid-
ed whether he is 100 big for The coun.
try or whether the country is TOO small
for him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

The japanese must be amused 10
note the number of different things
that have been happening 10 state
rights since they first stirred up the
question.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

The Standard OIL Company is now
explaining that (, did not know the
rebate gun was loaded.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

WATSON-L. T. Springer, McNIech-
en-, Mrs. II. L, snapp, Charleston;
Charles Miles, Cora Miles, A. R Tim.
berlake, S. NJ. Moore, Mannington;
4. D. Kennedy, BarrackYIlle; c. F.
Malone, Joseph A. Lltzinger, c. H.
Bloom, W. P. Kimmel, Grafton; Thos.
IS. Ginord, Shnnston; +. J. Drach,
Morgantown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
g,ss56. How about Fairmaont e q

gs56 How about Bairmont Ell -, 4
'6lsr Se@s. 4 y
iiow do such - 4 h. IS
y. y. and ,o06i for
sals ysslS y aipatf 81 thsng lts l Il
e 1s Is 8 rsteed meade oscahss Fairs
" " = s y numbers NUM- sps boys.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
Next Door
to Marietta
Hotel

+, TAvERN-RGy Harden, Sutton: J..
NJ. Carrlco, G. D. Coleman, J. p. Fitch.
W. P, McCue, l.. S. Core, Robert a.
Armstrong. ]. W. Hartigan, Morgan.
town; D. H.Meredi;h, B. F. Bone and
family, Tunnelton; c. V. Riley,
Aioundsvllle; c. a. Wiley, wife and
son, Ciarksbnrg; Frank Hennig, Miss
Nina Gennell, L. W. Hamilton. Wheel.
Ing; W. F. Ilnnsaker. Kingmont; In.
gle Malone. Beechwood; ]. l.. Lewis.
Fred c. Lewis, Henry Foltz. Baxter:
l.. W. Nuttall, Mrs. L. W, Nuttall, IVES.
ton; John H. Huffman, Follansbce:
+. Barrett, Petersburg; Hugh Coon.
ey, Simpson; Mrs. D. Alston Jackson,
Warrington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22

MANLEY--1. Kirkpatrick. Charles
Sleepy, Clarksbarg; Harry S. TeRaer,t
Parkersburg; G. o. Young, Buckhan.
non.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-22
AMONG THE EDITORS.

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