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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Against The
Cigarette
MouNpsvILLE BOARD OF EoucA.
TON URGES PASSAGE OF AN
TLciGARETTE LAW.

WHEELING. Feb. 1.-THE Mounds
Vile board of education has 'resolv.
ed against the cigarette. They have
adopted resolutions urging on thu leg.
islature to pass the anti-cigarette law.
bat they object to the proposed law
for distributing the school fund. The
resolutions adopted are as follows:
Resolved, That we. the board OF
eapcation Of the Moundsville InIe-
pendent district, approve of the effort
of Delegate T. ]. Parsons to secure
an efficient anti!cigarette law for
West Virginia, and urge upon the
representatives the Importance of Civ.
ing it their attention.
Resolved. That the board Of edu'
cation of the Moundsville 1ndepend-
ent district unalterably object to the
bill before the legislature making the
county the unit OF taxation and dis.
tributing the State school fund ac,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
PRETTY Girl
TOOK POISON
LYRIC THEATER MYSTERY is
CLEARED UP by iNvEsTieA. 3
TON OF coRoRER's
" JURY.

WASHINGTON. Pa, Feb. THE
mystery surrounding the death Of IS.
year-old Frances Martin, in a room in
the Lyric theater building here last
Saturday night, was cleared up at
the coroner's inquest when evidence
was adduced to show that the girl
had taken large quantity of strych.
nine with suicidal intent.
John 1nnes, the young men who has
been in jail In connection with the
death of the girl since Sunday, was
held by the coroner's jury on a charge
of abortion.
The sensation OF the affair came
late yesterday when Dan B. Forrest.
manager of the Lyric theater, was ar.
rested on charge of keeping baw.
dy house. He furnished bail for his
appearance at hearing next Tues.
day.
In default of bail lines was sent
back to jail.
1t was established at the hearing
that the girl died in Manager For.
rests room. over the box Office in the
Lyric theater. 1t is stated that Mana
ger Forests father, Joshua Forrest,
the owner Of the Lyric theater build,
ing, will also be arrested for allowing
his property to be used for immoral
purposes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
CHAS. J. SCHUCK
HAS BEEN CHOSEN VICE PResl-
DENT OF THEATRICAL MANA
GERS ASSOCIATION.

WHEELING, Feb. Z. = Charles
]. schuck, of this city. who is largely
interested in the Bijou theater, has
just been elected vice president OF
the National Vaudeville Managers AS
ISOLATION, who held their session in
Richmond, Ind. The organization is
quite formidable one and embraces
practically all of the principal houses
of the country who are bound togeth.
er for business! furtherment! The
complete list of officers follows: John
Ward, OF Grand Theser, Hamilton.
Ohio, president; G. ]. schuck, Bijou
theater. Wheeling, vice president; NJ.
s. Shaffrey, Monessen, Pa, secretary.
o. G. Murray, new Philips Theater,
Richmond. treasurer; Gus Sun. Spring:
field, Ohio amusement director anil
the following advisory board; John
Mccarthy, Hamilton; H. NJ. Vail, Ma
rion. Ohio, and c. K. Andrews, Mum
Gle, Ind.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Snug Fortune for
Fay Ternpleton
THE ACTRESS no REcEivE MOST
OF THE ESTATE or THE
LATE howell
4 OSBORN.

NEW WORK. Eeb Affar iyinr.
dormant for some 70 vears tha -.
nance ~ the ,ate Howell osborc man
about town. and OF Fay Templeton
opera singer ana actress Involving
the Question MS to their marriage
again comes before the court. The
actress both before and after the death
OF Howell Osborn. which occurred in
1895. asserted that she was married
to him and said she was legally an.
titled to call herself Fay Templeton.
Osborn.
James Yearance who was appo,nt.
ed by Surrogate Fitzgerald TO an.
praise the value Of the estate Of os.
born. flied his report and IN n do.
scrfbes Fay Templeton as n taea.ee
under the will. but mot n. relative"
of the late Howell Osborn.
The appraiser reports that the
gross valne ~ the nersona, estate 10
s11s75o. made IN of interest ON bonds
and mortgages of several railroads
AMI In tr,s. funds
The NET vatue NJ the estata ia set !.
oae ~ ~ witch amorn+ Eav Tan,I6.
ton In the onin,on OF the ann,aiser 4.
ent,t,ed under the terms oe oshor,,s
will, IN 500 4es 81 The testator left M
rea, ostate
Mice ra,,,,a.o, ,, - oo..,,.
N' - - -
,rresnect,ve 80 ,yhe,her sIa ,,a- -. no .
not n,arr,ed r. uowa,, oshora
uowar osho.n w. 80 ~. -.
son ~ tha wa,, s..aat aar 80 ~ $500 ~
oshrn ala - rah.,.s.,. toor 1,,s
sa+,,a. s,as ~ ,ess ,as...s. So . .ns
800, 49,. - 500 Gems ~ 90 IN NO p non
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Nesbit
Thaw on Stand
CONTINUED From Page one.)


Then came the recital Of the wit.
ness Of the visit to the studio accom-.
panied by White, where luncheon with
champagne was served.
Loss of consciousness followed.
When ! awoke my clothing was pull.
ed of of me and ] screamed. White,
undressed, was seated on a side
couch. screamed again and again,
while he commanded me to be quiet.
1 tried to dress but was unable to &C.
complish 1t. We sat together in that
room all night The witness wept as
she told the heart breaking story.
Harry Thaw cried audlbly, his face
buried in his handkerchief during his
wife's terrible recital. 1t was after
knowledge OF that nights experience
that Harry Thaw renewed the propos.
al of marriage, and was, accepted.
After recitlng her early life in Pitts
burg, Justice Fitzgerald adjourned
court for the recess. A reefing figure
in dark purple, she left the stand
and started down the aisle behind
the jury box. Her steps were falter.
ing. her hands outstretched and she
clntched the wall until court off,
Ger assisted her to the outer cham.
ber:' There she fell in faint, but
quickly recovered. Mrs. William
Thaw, mother Of Mrs. George Carne-
gle. and Countess of Yarmouth were
there awaiting to encourage and com.
fort her In the trying ordeal. e.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
New Appointments.

An unofficial report comes from the
west that Leigh g. Curtis has been al.
vanced from division engineer of the
Baltimore & ohio's Chicago division
to assistant superintendent under B.
w. Duer, who recently left Pittsburg
to become superintendent Of that d.
vison. No word Of Mr.. Curtis appoint
ment was received at the local offices.
]. Kirkpatrick, master mechanic OF
the Baltimore & ohio's Cumberland
division. has been transferred to the
same Office in the Newark division to
succeed G. J. Devilbes, who resigned
to become superintendent Of motive
power of the Ohio Central lines. A.
II. Hodges, general foreman at Bruins
wick, Nd. has been promoted to mas
ter mechanic at Cumberland.
How p. r. r. Avoided Congestion.
The enormous benefit Of the Bril-.
liant cutoff bailt by the Pennsylvania
at a cost Of upward of 100000 sew
eral years ago, is shown in figures
issued yesterday for traffic handled
over that branch in 1906. Had this
cutoff not been provided the addi-
tional Traffic would have had to pass
through Pittsburg terminals, and a
congestion more extensive than that
of 1902 would have resulted.
There were S,46G trains handled
eastward over the cutoff and s,165
westbound, making total Of 1851,
or more than as day. Making up
these trains were 100,992 loaded cars
which speeded toward the Atlantic,
while sl,273 went empty to bring
back goods from New York, New Eng
land and the continent. Bound west
ward landed with freight 1S7,26S cars
were hauled over the branch, while
1888 Travelled light. The loads talk
gu east and west were 2sS,26o, White
only 94,I45 cars were carried over the
cutoff empty. Combined these made
q total CT Ss2.405 cars passing in both
directions. or an average of 1,04S ev-
cry day. The maximum number Of
trains, i,514, was handled in October.
The greatest car movement was in
July, Turing the 81 days of which s5.-
Ais cars passed over the branch. The
"loads" and "empties" hauled east
ward nearly Offset each other, there
being a,7Ss OF the former and G5so
of the latter in October. OF the west
bound traffic in the same month, &c..
763 cars were loaded and only s2lI
empty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Shop Forces Are
Being Cut Down
OFFICIALS INSIST that FULL EM-
PLoYMENT WILL BE GIVEN
ALI SHOP MEN SOON.

WHEELING, Feb. IA large mum:
Der Of shop employees of the Baltimore
& Ohio have been dismissed during
the past few days. and It said that
further reductions will be made. This
move Is result Of the extensive work
done throughout the winter in repair
ing equipment, At Benwood Junction
the shop men have been able to make
overtime all during the winter When
the first reduction of the working
force was made about two weeks ago
It was stated that the men would be
again placed on the pay roll In short
time. However, an additional number
have been laid of since, that time.
officials Of the company insist that
the change will not be permanent, and
that all available men will be given
employment soon. A large number of
engines are now in the shops to be re-
paired, but as the motive power de.
partmsnt had been added to by many
new locomotives that are not needed
for immediate use and may not be re-
paired for several weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Notice to s.ockholder RS.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Tristate Land Com
pany will be held at the principal of.
fees of said company. I'll Adams
street. in the city OF Fairmont, Marion
county, West Virginia, on the 14th
day OF February, 1907, at one o'clock
p. M. for the purpose of electing a
board of directors and for the transac.
ton OF any other business that may
lawfully come before said meeting.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
E. A. BILLINGsLEA, Pres.
H. F. CoLEBANK, Sec.
Jan. 81 Feb. Z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
Changes On he Wabash.

Circulars issued yesterday by the
Wabash announce the appointment of
J. F. Marshall as storekeeper at Can.
ton. succeeding l. c. Bon, transferred
to Sorwalk. Mr.. Bon succeeds G. L.
LOOMS, resigned. The changes be.
came effective yesterday morning. B.
w. Griffith. of Pittsburg. is general
supply egent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07

cording to number of schools, or any
bill taking from the Independent dis.
tr:ct the control of local affairs aud
the secretary is instructed to forward
copy of these resolutions to the rep.
resentatives at Charleston"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
~ BELOW THIS MORNING.

Coolest Weather Of the Season Regis.
tered by the Thermometers.
H. Glenn Fleming, the local wealth.
er man, states that his government
Thermometer registered - degrees be.
low zero this morning AMI eight be.
low yesterday morning. This morning
broke tho record on low readings for
the winter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07

w. A. LIE seur. Architect, rooms
4 and 8. Dowdcn building, 322 Main
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07


State Institutions had goodly sums Topped OF fro
Extradition Of Criminals .
Lunatics and Jail -....,............
Support and Expenses Normal schools.
Marshall College ................
West Liberty Observation-Disclosures.
Concord
Shepherd College ....,........a.....
Fairmont Normal
Glenvie Normal
Deaf aad Blind School Observation-Disclosures.
University Observation-Disclosures.
University at Montgomery .............
University at Keyser .......,.........
W. Va. Coolred Institute ............
Bluefeld Colored Institute .....,..
storer College
Reform School
Home fer Girls northumberland.
West Virginia Asylum ..............
Weston Asylum ....................
spencer Hospital .,..............,-l...
Miners NO. l ...........,...........
Miners No. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Miners NO. D. .......,.............
Bureau Of Labor ..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Board of Agriculture 4 ...... ......
san sose scaie .'.......''... ...-........ y $
Bank Commissioner Observation-Disclosures. -
Dept. Mines pending now bill ......
Board OF Health ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,
Commissioners of Pharmacy ...........
vaccine Agents Observation-Disclosures
insurance ...:...' ,.l..... .t.'... -.
ray state Agents 1890. ....................
Purchase Of Books Library. ~. .....
Emergency Fund .............,......
Game and Fish Warden's Dept. ..........
Office of Pardon Attorney .......
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
What The Finance Committees
Are Up Against Each Year;
State Budget for 1902 and 1908

CHARLESTON Feb amounts will take
lot The departmen and thu during
next Two according made b the
finance committee OF the i. aa
ton to chs total Of 1894 asked for BY ya
an ZEN ior new building schools and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
EAlRMoN1 ICE AND FUEL co.

N. NJ. Foster. Manager.
)nce-so4 Main Street. Phones-v
and NJ. 1893: Bell sss.2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
New York.
NRw YORK, April 6, 1907.

NhW AOhAt pm VI AoV''
Affairs do not seem to improve in our
market. Business is dragging along and
transactions are mostly of the hand-to-
mouth kind. Of course, there is no de-
nying that stocks have become scarce
and that there are but few houses which
are id position to offer an assortment
of lots. But from these houses no com
plant is coming. The market was some
what enlivened by the report If two
transactions which would not seem to
indicate weakening on the part of in
vestors in seed leaf. The one which is
detailed in another place was the pur-
chase of very large block of 1905 Wis
consin by New York firm of packers
from a Philadelphia house which has
decided to retire from active business.
And the other was the sale of two thous-
and cases of new Wisconsin by New
York packer to cigar manufacturing
firm. The latter sale was what one
might consider "a deal in futures" as
the tobacco is naturally not in a mar
ketable condition nor in one to be sam
pied yet. But such transactions prove
the confidence Of the trade in the un-
ruffied prospect of the leaf market. A
considerable quantity in bulk of new
Sumatra was also sold, the details of
this transaction also being mentioned
elsewhere. But most of the sales in
Sumatra are still confined to the old
stock. and trading in it does not abate.
For the Havana market the present is a
kind of off season. Of old Vueltas very
little is in stock with the Importers and
concerning the Remedies manufacturers
seem resolved to play the same waiting
game they are doing with seed leaf. A
sort of boycott appears to prevail against
the high prices of certain types of leaf
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
M1AMIsBURG, O., April 3, 1907.

The same trouble has arisen in Ohio
as in other states, namely, disagreem"nts
between buyers and sellers at delivery
time, resulting in dickering and reject
tions. AS consequence, there has been
a decline in prices and crops which were
quoted at II cents and l5 cents a few
months ago only bring from 10 to II
cents today, while some rejected crops,
which we're contracted for at II cents,
have changed hands at 8 cents. For this,
it is stated that the grower is largely to
blame, much of the tobacco being badly
handled. Altogether the quality OF a
large proportion of the crop is said to be
not up to the mark and there is much
damage. Seed in particular has suffered
and for Dutch there is almost no de
mand. thinner, however, is holding it's
own pretty we'll and it is claimed that
for this grade the demand is greater
than the supply
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

At this season we hear very little said
of the market conditions, and this year
IS no exception to the rule. Most of the
asserting shops will close the first week
in April. Some growers have already
begun to dig up their beds; others have
already sown the seeds and have them
we'll covered with the glass frames. More
will SOW the coming week, and few
will hardly get their beds sown before
the week following. In the opinion of
many of the growers, from the fifth to
the tenth of April is about the right
time to start the beds. There are hus-
tiers who wish to SOW their seedbeds as
soon as the frost is out of the ground, to
depth of four or five inches. But the
more conservative think it best to wait
until the snowbanks have nearly disap-
peared from the hillsides; not when we
have one or two warm days to rush the
work through in an imperfect manner,
but to take more time and wait until the
ground is free from frost and the top OF
the soil has dried little, thinking that
it saves work with fewer weeds to get
started until after the tobacco plants
have shown themselves. BY this wait
ing they will save once wedding the beds,
Our correspondents report as follows:
Hatfield, Mass: "Charles l.. Warner and
F. Ell. Bardwell have sown their tobacco
beds and others will have their beds in
condition the first Of the week. This is
about one week in advance Of last year,
Most of the old tobacco is sold, and an
increase OF acreage is promised this
year." North Hadley: Tobacco is all
sold in this part Of the town, except one
lot, owned by t. Gerry, of 20 acres n
few tobacco sheds will be built this year
but it does not appear that there will be
large increase in acreage. A few to-
bacco beds have been made, but frost is
not out of the ground in many places"
-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGRRToN. WIS, April II, I9(

EDGERTON. WIS.,, April L. lJOi.
The taking over of last seasons crop
has now reached a stage of scattering
transactions embracing the remnants
and odds and ends whenever they can be
lifted at cheap figures. 1t is generally
conceded that but small fraction now
remains in the growers hands and the
amount to be carried over will not ex-
ceed that of a year ago. Recent sales
range much below the average prices
Warehouse handling is drawing to a
close at the packing points. The United
Cigar Mfg. Co. have closed their ware
houses in Edgerton and Portage during
the week and the one at Lodi finishes
soon A few firms have some bundle
stock on hand for some few weeks more
however.
The local market for cured leaf is
quiet. The sale of the big Bamberger
packing of '05 is reported from the East,
though the transaction was closed sew
eral weeks ago. A2,000cs lot of the new
crop is reported to have changed hands
through New York packers but the iden-
tity of the parties is not disclosed.
The weather. of the week continues too
cold for planting of the seed beds and
so far but little work in this line is ac-
complished.
The shipments out of storage reach
20 car loads, 1004cs, to all points from
this market for the week, aside from II
car loads of bundle leaf. During March
120 car loads of bundle leaf were received
here from outside points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
NEW YORK, April 3, 1907

There has been continuous demand
for practically all kinds of domestic to-
bacco during the past week, but bust
ness has not been brisk enough to con
stitute market of any considerable pro
portions. While there has been consid-
erable buying in the country, it is the
general belief that the greater portion OF
the serviceable tobacco has been secured
and while prices may seem lower, it may
we'll be doubted if the tobacco now be-
ing secured is in reality any cheaper
than the earlier offerings.
Sumatra.-MDch activity is reported
in old Sumatfa, quite a number of sales
having been made by local houses to
manufacturers. This is believed to be
due largely to the reports from Holland
Inscriptions, which give no hope of
cheaper prices, and the continued re-
ports that quantity of tender tobacco
shows up in the offerings has not tended
to assure those in need of goods that the
new tobacco will offer any considerable
advantages over the old.
Havana. As has been the case for
some time past, the news center of the
Havana tobacco ind dustry is the tobacco
fields in Cuba. From last reports it
seems that the Vuelta Abaio output will
run largely to filler, while in the Partido
section the wrapper qualities will pre-
vail Reports from the Remedies sec
ton are less reassuring as there has
been much too little rain. In general a
crop considerably less than normal in
quantity may be expected. Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12

The state board of directors of the
Wisconsin Tobacco Growers Branch Of
the A. S. OF E. met at Madison on March
9th, and after thorough investigation
of the revised national constitution and
bylaws, adopted resolutions finding that
the dollar membership fee adopted by
the state convention was unconstitu-
tional and therefore should be repealed.
In lieu of this fee it is proposed to levy
fee of 20 cents per acre upon all to-
bdcco pledged to the society. 1t was
also decided that all local unions in the
tobacco growing districts shall appoint
committee at the earliest possible date
for pledging acreage. for the tobacco
crop of 1907.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12

still on hand, and there appears to be 40
reason why our dealers should expect
more, beyond the fact that they paid
much higher prices for last years goods
than they did for those of 1905. With
this, however, the buyers at large have
no concern. The first of the new crop
bulk. sweated, of course, will soon be
ready for the market, and until that time
the local packers will only be dealing in
what little of the 1905 leaf remains in
their warehouses. But while our local
packers have not great deal of these
goods left, there is good deal in Ian
caster warehouses, belonging to large
firms of New York and other cities, who
loaded up too heavily. We learn that
some of these dealers have removed but
little Of their packings, and are likely at
any time to throw them on the market.
The result would be, of course, to keep
the price Of the new crop from rising
until these old goods had been sold.
Lately the growers have been getting
for crops not sold the prices offered dur
ing the height Of the buying season. AS
consequence good many crops have
passed over to the packers lately.--New
Era.