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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17

Ol puI ISuSIS, Illd SludIH anu real.
 And yet what an example of the
 majesty of the law it affords-that
 sion as the solid, stable leaders of
 municipal securities, commanding the highest price from eager and
 numerous buyers, and her "fours' do not bring as much as they did a
 few years back The city is now
 paying a higher rate than it ever has been compelled to pay since consolidation and the rate will prob ably increase as the prices of the bonds decline. The truth is the city of New York, great New York as it proudly calls itself. is spend ing money very lavishly and it's financiers are figuring nervously and eagerly all the while at the bor- rowing capacity of the municipality and when it shows a large increase there is great joy in the ranks of the ofncials, for they are then able to figure large additional expend- itures. An increase of rateables has put in the power. it is thought of the municipal authorities to issue bonds sufficient to build a new sub. way md % we have new buildings ad libitun, new avenues, new streets and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER

new expenditure in evsry direction The city is flourishing. that is cer- tain. but it's tax rate is high, and there is every prospect of it's increas- ing. And there is not club. or so- ciety, or organization that attends io city matters that is protest agains' expenditures. Though the city's cred. it is most assuredly damaged by heavy expenditure it wolf still be further damaged if the present municipal ow- nership idea is put forward.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17
SERMONETTE.

SE EhMONE F.
 Israel hath sinned." No, you say, it was not Israel, but Achan. True, and yet only part of the truth. for sin is never without its influence and effect upon the lives of others beside the actual transsressor.
 Here is solemn truth: "No man Iiveth unto himself alone" and the sins which commit touch the lives of others.
 See it in the family circle. There Is the profligate son, but he sins not to himself alone. The whole family circle is , swept into the vortex of his con- taminating influence and feels the burden of his wrong-doing. Sin is terrible thing, reach ing out in ever widening circles and affecting the lives of others. Aehan's sin became the sin of the whole people, and brought disaster upon all, just as your sin and my sin may work it's banefuI influence upon the lives of those closely related to us by social, business or family re- Iations.
 And they fled before the men } of Ai." What graphic portray al of the weakening power of sin. Sampson shorn of his locks was poWerIess in the hands of his enemies, for those shorn locks were the evidences of sin in his life.
 And many a man finds himself poWerless to grapple with the enemy because sin has sapped his strength. Sad, is it not that thus man should invite defeat where God intended that victory should be his.
 The defeats that we incur in the Land of Promise, says F. B. Mey- CT, are rot necessary. They are due entirely to some failure in ourselves, and they cause grief to the immortal Lover of our souls.
 There is no reason for defeat in the Christian life; always and everywhere we are meant to be "more than conquerors."
 The course of the Christian warrior should be as the sun when he goeth forth in his strength, and in regular grad- ents drives his chariot from the eastern wave up the steep Of heaven.
 Child of God, never lay the blame of thy failure on God; seek for it within!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17

Itch. Itch, Itch-Seratch. Scratch. Scratch. The more you scratch the worse the itch Try Doan's Ointment. It cures piles, eczema, any skin itching. All drug gists sell it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17

Call us up by phone when you want any job printing done Roth phones; best of work and unsur. passed facilities for neat and artistic work. ADAMS PRINTING co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17

Unsurpassed facilities for neat and quick job printing. All kinds. Phone us when you need any work in our line. Both phones.
 ADAMS PRINTING co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17
Seotiand's Association.

There are 2S0 Y. N. c. As in Scot. land and the membership is 24. .ss6. The 60 associations in Ireland have 2.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-17
4 laZy liver leads to ch

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
CONSISTENCY, thou ART A JEWEL"

The ink had hardly two line r
Wit" which the Times page few DAYS
Ewing birth to this beautiful PARAGRAPH tosit:3
RELIEVING MONEY sTorLI, sr, SPENT ,u4r
FA1RMoNT MERCHANTS FArRNoNiT TIMES DOES NOT sc
SspT CONTRACTS FOR ADvERTIsENiENTs ANY MAIL ORDER
hous Aas' today the beautiful wantonly express
ea Is and conradcted by YORK
ROUSE on of this
GOODS EMBROIDERED THINGS ETC. local hotel
Has the Morning Does II no
remember the beautiful things said be derived
from trading homes Has only few days
any other way the support Of ne
person wanted little credit that
tend the How pay 10
local How extend to its local
cpatoners2 Does
weave their webs over the
while II is 'hoostins" cor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
Lynch
Says Assess
lllents Stand
STATE WINSOVIER
THE RAILROADS

cLARKsBURG. Feb. 3fa--5rhe as.
sessment of the. propsrty Of the nn,.
timore & Ohio Railroad companv as
made last summer by the state BOARD
OF Public Works VIII stand in this
s'ate' n decision handed down by
Judge Charles w. Lynch In Circuit
Court at Weston Monday morning is
the foundation for the assertion al.
ready made. II also means that the
decisions Of a number of other Circuit
Judges Will be practically the same.
Some months aeo A. w,n No 70, 10.
membe,.,d o,rcu,t ;,,asao cot 81 r,,s
mont and beard me ay,d,noa 'a,s -.
guments IN the cases and raasn,,,,
they held consultation at the waldo
hotel here and came to a complete
understanding as to what the decis.
ions should be. Judge John W. Ma.
son was to hand his down at Fair.
mont Saturday. but for some reason
the parties interested were not pres.
ent, and Judge Iynch's Is the first
to be banded down. Those Of the
other Judges are expected to follow
in rapid succession now. and they VIII
be practically all alike.
: :. ~,
Lynch npholds tte, valuation. !, Ethe
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
MRS. WHITE
FRUSTRATED
ARCHITECTS WIDOW IS ILL FOL.
LOWING EVELYN THAw's
TESTIMONY.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 12.-Mra
Stanford White, widow of the mur.
dered New York architect, has been
prostrated by the statements made by
Evelyn Thaw, on the witness stand.
For several months Mrs. Waite has
been living in this city close to Har.
ward college, which her son Lawrence
is attending.
Perhaps Mrs. Whites heart has
been heavy with sorrow, but that has
not prevented her from having par.
ties and 3oility for her son up to with.
in two weeks. All along she has driy-
en- out, In her carriage. and she has
visited Boston, btu since that day
when every newspaper in the land pub,
'lished Evelyn Thaw's stbry of a terri
bic wrong, she has denied herself to
every one. To reporter who called
at the residence a woman servant
said: Mrs. White is in bed and una.
bic to see, any one. 1t is those terri
BILE stories; they have made her ill.,"
Young Whites comrades in college
are wondering II ho will complete his
course. He has returned from New
York. where he testified for the pros.
tecution last week. but he, too, re.
mains at home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
DR.. EVANS ON STAND TODAY

81 the Thaw trial to-day. DR.. Evans
replied to Delmas' question ana they
were met by sustained objections by
Jerome. His .'observations" of Thaw
were at he exhibited peculiar facial
expression, glare and restiessness OF
the eyes, unnatural suspicion Of every
one about him and that he had de.
fusion Of a personal character. hayins
one exaggerated idea OF his own i'm.
portanes and believed that he was a
victim tf persecution which made his
role that of a martyr.
DR.. Evans explained at length the
evidences OF mental ansoundness he
had discovered in Thaw. On his sec.
ond visit to Thaw in the Tombs. the
witness declared Thaw was even so
insane as to tell him. an expert. how
to conduct the examination. This was
too mach for Thaw, who grabbed a
law book and plunged his nose into
It's pages. apparently deeply interest.
ed. Whsn he had completed his ex.
plantations and stated that Thaw was
the victim OF delusions, Evans de.
clared: After had observed this
much. Thaw dismissed the physicians
and entered into an excited discussion
with his attorneys" S.
Il object" declared Jerome. and the
old wrangfe over defense and lines
of Testimony was again opened The
sauabble lasted almost an hour, 1e.
rome o6tectfng to testimony on Thaw,s
insanity that hinged upon oral stats.
ments by Thaw. The witness descrtb.
ed his subsequent visits; at no two
Of which had he found Thaw the same,
Evans was the only witness Of the
morning session That Jerome is Law.
Concluded on Page Five)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
BADLY B | HURT
WAS FATHER OF MR.. n. r. SMITH
BY FAILING FROM A BARN
LOFT YESTERDAY.

Mr.. Charles Smith, father of Fl. F.
Smith, Of this city was badly hurt
yesterday afternoon at his home at
Tniontown. Pa by falling from the
barn lot to the ground. His shouI-
der and thigh We're broken and he
was otherwise injured Mr.. Smith
wasla pigeon fancier and wns engaged
in rearranging their quarters whom
the accident happened. Mr.. H. F.
Smith. who on Monday afternoon ,re-
turned from a visit to his parents. left
this morning for uniontown. Mrs.
Smith has been there for several days.
The news Of. the accident has been
received with much regret by his
many friends in the city. K.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
REMEMBERED
BY old COMRADE
FATHER OF ATTORNEY YosT
PLACED FLOWERS ON BIER
OF HIS SONS VICTIM.

NEW MART1Nsy1LLE, Feb. 12. -
Christian Yost, father OF Attorney e.
n. Yost, who, in a moment of mania
struck blow that caused the death
of George B. woodcock, attended the
funeral OF his old comrade and fellow
member Of Philip G. Bier Post, G. A..
R.
Attorney Yost, who is suffering great
remorse for what he has done, was
not present, It being considered best
that he remain away, but his father
laid upon the coffin a floral offering he
sent.
Between 500 and 900 people attend
ed the funeral services In the First
u. E. Church. which were conducted
by Rev. ]. X. Grimes, the pastor, as
sisted l.y Rev. George H. Bowden, of
the First Presbyterian Church.
1nterment was In williams came.
terry. and many Of the old soldiers
made the long journey in rigs. The
ceremonies at the grave were brief
but affecting.
The pall.bearsrs were +. w. Clark.
D. II. Cox. T. H. eornett. Thomas MOO
ney. c. F. Lintz and NJ. B. Bits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
Man From Weston
MaU Be Witness

1t may be that West Virginian
may get to give testimony In the case
OF the State Of New York ys. Harry
Kendall Thaw for the murder Of Stan.
ford White. At least the name Of a
man who lives in Weston, who was
a schoolmate of Thaw and is well &c.
aainted with him, has been sent to
Attorney Delmas, Thaw's chief coun.
sci. with the suggestion that the man
from Weston might be witness OF
material advantage for the defendant
in the case that is now attracting SO
much attention. This man who may
yet have to go to New York to give
evidence. was discovered by a well
known travelling man who came to
this city last night on the Pittsburg
train that is due here at 9:45 D. m.
While in the chair car the travelling
man go to talking with a fellow pas.
senger about the Thaw trial. The
passenge. told the travelling man that
he was acquainted with a man in Yves.
ton, giving his name, that was a school
boy with Harry Thaw. The passen.
ger stated that Thaw,s acquaintance
said that the school boys always cali.
ed Thaw crazy Harry.
The travelling man got Interested In
the conversation and for some reason
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
A WEST VIRGINIAN MAY BE CALLED
TO TESTIFY in THE THAW TRIAL

the passenger refused to disclose any
further information concerning the
man who was once near to sThaw.
Whether he suspected the man to
whom he was talking was a detective
or not is not known, anyhow, he in.
formed his auditor that he did not
care to 9iscuss the subject furthe.
with him. After this refusal the tray-
cling man did not insist upon talking
about tho trial or any or the different
phases CT It, but thought of how he
might be able to turn what he had
already acquired to account for the
prisoner at the bar.
Upon his arrival at the Tavern ne
called 20 New York over the long
distance telephone and tried to get IN.
to communication with Attorney Del.
mas. He got through all right, but
Deimas was so basiiy engaged
he refused to be disturbed last night.
The travelling man was not to be foil.
ed by his unsuccessful attempt in bring.
lug to the notice OF Thaw's counsel
another witness who might assist in
clearing his client. So this morning
he wrote a letter to Delmas stating
all the facts as he learned them, Civ
ing the name and address OF the ma=1
whom &c thought might be OF some
Nbenefit 70 Thaw. s.
The travelling man also
Roger &o'Mara, who was formerly
chief OF detectiyes Of Pittsbufg, but
who Is now cunning a detective agen-
cy Of his own. o'a1ara has been cali
ed to New YORK; by the Thaws and Is
giving his entire time in looling up
witnesses for the aefense.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
Democratic
JudgeUphOlds
Board Also
DECISION IN
UPSHUR COUNTY


CHARLESTON, Feb. 12,-AgaIn Is
the State victorious in the b. and o.
appeal cases on the assessment OF rail-
road valuation. and this time the VIC
tory for the tax commission comes
from upshur county
ssAt a session Of the Circuit Court
held in upshnr county yesterday
morning at Q o'clock, Judge J. c. Nc
Whorte. OF upshur county circuit
bench, rendered a decision which re-
fuses to grant the request of the Bal
,timore and Ohio railroad for lower
ing the assessment Of the road made
by the board of public works.
I This is the second appepal case
which has been tried and both have
been decided in favor of the STATE.
The nrst came from Mason county.
when Judge Parsons rendered his de-
cision against the Baltimore & Ohio.
and many other appeal cases which
are pending in the different circuits
throughout the state will probably be
decided In the very near future.
II Is not known exactly the ground
Of Judge Mcwhorter's decision which
was rendered this morning. but 1t Is
thought 1t will be along the same
lines as that given by Judge Parsons.
who stated that the board OF public
works was not required to separate
the railroad property assessed. into
county fragments, and assess the
property In each county through which
the railroad passes, but the court
must ascertain the valne Of the entire
road, then apportion the property to
and assess tin each county in which
It Is located.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
KINGSTON SUFFERS ANOTHER SHOCK

cana panic stricken. Many were
trampled severely in the wild rush to
escape.
NEWPORT. R. l., Feb. 12. = The
steamship l.archmont, of the Joy line,
bound from Boston to New York. sank
on Block Island last night after col
hding with the schooner, Harry Knowl-
ton. Several passengers are reported
lost.
The Knowlton sank almost immedi.
ately, while the Larchmont remained
atleat some time following the crash.
II t is believed the Knowlton's crew es.
capped in small boats.
Get tickets early for the wesleyan
Concert Co, 1t Diamond ST NJ g.
Church, TUESDAY evening, FEBRUARY
10Th Admission only Is cts. FEB. 11.tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
HOUSE PASSES SENATE TWO CENT b
FARE sLL WITH BUT ONE AMENDMENT
West vlrginian Bureau
Hotel Kanawha

CHARLESTON. W. 12The establishing special
board Of practice osteopathy was
passed tn a Senate this
Its passage The bill House
ate adjourned until morning Senator
Ekins and wife receive Legs
aure and their friends this to have been
held at the Kanawha too small 10
ceixe all and he reception will be held chamber
he Senate two cent morning
but amendment allowing all roads OF
than fifty miles to charge lower
HOUSE seems determined raioads
The bill was reported back Senate the two
houses VIII confer in the morning The bin County
Court Of Monongaa erection of
bridge the place where the passed the
Hoase and Delegate Ammons Its Senate IL
feared that he will with opposition the upper
house The amendment the o9ens
Of pollution from Decker Preston counties,
passed the House this morning the Mo
nonaa days nav on
industries along Deckes greater than the entire
anny tribe in the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
AN OFFICER
KILLS A man
DEPUTY GAME AND FISH WARDEN
USES GUN WITH SLIGHT
PRovocATioM.

WHEELING. Feb. 12.-william
Cor, a clerk in the Capitol Cafe, at
Bellaire, was shot and instantly kill.
ed at one o'clock this morning by o.
T. Borham, deputy game warden of
Belmont county.
From what could be learned the
shooting occurred on Union street III
front of the Exchange Hotel. The men
had been quarreIing over some trivial
affair, but 1t Is SAID the quarrel was
not Of that nature to require murder.
The quarrel continued for some time,
both men increasing in anger until
in frenzy of madness Goff struck
Bofham In the face with his fist.
Almost instantly the report of re-
iSolrer was heard and when the smoke
cleared away Goff was lying In the
street with a bullet in his body--dead
No Provoeation ~
Persons who witnessed the killing
say there was no occasion for Bor-
hams actions, and it is alleged he was
the aggressor. Owing to the late hour
at which the shooting occurred fuller
details could not be ascertained. After
committing the crime Borham at,
tempted to escape, but after an hours
diligent search he was captured by
Night Lieutenant StobeI and Officers
Davis and Johnson. and placed in the
Bellaire jail. Borham is reticent con-
eernfng the shooting, and will not di.
vulge the motive which led to the
murder.
The Murdered Man.
William Con, the victim, is about 20
years of age, and is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jocab Gon. of Thirty-second
street. He had been employed at the
Capital cafe as clerk since early in the
fail.
o. T. Borham, the alleged murderer,
has filed the position of deputy game
warden of Belmont county for several
years, His aggressive conduct in en-.
forcing the game and fish laws Of Ohio
has made him the target for every.
body's enmity and quarrels have been
of frequent occurrence. 1t is said this
is what precipitated the quarrel that
cost young Goff his life.
Is an Ex-convict.
Borham served time in the Ohio
penitentiary for the killing of man
named Day. The crime occurred
about twenty years ago. and before
the. expiration of the sentence Bor.
nam's friends secured his release on
parole. His conviction was the result
OF circumstantial evidence. and while
he was found guilty of the crime his
friends assert his innocence.
There may be other circumstances
connected with last nights killing
which may be cleared away by the
police to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
TO-DAY IS BIRTHDAY
OF HARRY THAw.


NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-To.day
is Harry K. Thaw's thirty.sixth
birthday anniversary. He was
remembered by all his relatives
and many friends. Their tokens
were sent to the Tombs and he
had a busy time examining the
packages before being called to
court. When he reached the pris.
on pen. his wifc was there to
greet him and congratulated him
on the occasion. 1t was with
earnest mein that she wished him
many happy returns of the day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE
Persisted AT SEA EARcy THIS MORNING.

12Probably hundred and thirty peo
on ouenchontang collision
archmont Knowon early morning OF the
forty passengers single boat
the fourteen corpse
WATCH Feb. 12-There one hundred pas
Larchmont saved Word
received that eighteen bodies
on Block Island Tn Knowltons boat
frozen to death late hundred
nifty people possibly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
Ten Killed And
Houses Shattered

KINGSTON. Feb. 12.-tn the heav-
lest earthquake shock since the de.
struction OF the city, ten men were
killed last night and a nambsr of
dwellings already shattered were tum.
bed to the ground. The government
headqnarters house sustained serious
damage and IS no longer habitable.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. i2. Fire
this morning destroyed o large ware
house on Third street. below Chest
nut Several peraons were badly in
iured by jumping from windows. Girls
employed in adjacent buildings be-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
Judge Mason
Recites Points
of'LaV atIssue
DECISION HANDED
DOWN TO-DAY

MoRGANTowN, Feb. 12.-The long
looked for and anxiousiy awaited de.
cision Of Judge Mason in the B. and
o assessment appeal cases. styled the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
vs.. Board Of Public Works, appeal,
was handed down here today. Ev.
cry contention of the State was up.
held and no reduction was made in
the assessment of the railroad prop.
critics Id this Circuit, SO the. ASSESS
ments made by the Board of Public
Works stands and the railroad com.
pany viii have to pay it's share OF
taxes for support OF the county and
State governments on the true and ac-
tuat value basis.
The reading OF the decision con.
s,trned q great deal or time and occa-
stoned much comment. The mem
bers Of the Senior class of the uni
versfty law school were present when
the decision was read. It is thought
the County Court of Monongalia
county will have the decision, pub.
Iished In full In book form.
Points Decided.
The points decided by Judge Mason
In the case are as follows: ~ &
First. a railroad may be assessed
for taxation either in the name of the
owner or operator. Where railroad
company has made returns of the
property owned and operated by It,
as required by law, and has included
in such returns the property owned
by II, and also the property operated
by ", and the Board of Public Works
has assessed Athe company with ali
the property so returned, it is too
late for the company upon the hear.
ing OF an appeal from such assess.
ment in the Circuit Court, to object
for the first time to the assessment be.
Ing made against 1t on the property
operated by It, but which It does not
own. Whether or not the discretion
possessed by the Board of Public
Works in making assessments
against either the owner or the ope.
rator' Of the property may be reviewed
or controlled by the Circuit Court,
when It Is made to appear that sepa-
rate returns were filed. and demand
for separate assessments made in
time and the facts show that It would
be improper to assess the property to-
gether, need not now be determined,
as no such case Is presented.
Second. Upon an appeal to the Cir,
cult Court by the owner or operator
OF q railroad. from an assessment and
valuation made by the Board of Pub.
lie Works. the court may be compelled
70 pass on three questions, namely.
ei9 is the value of the property fixed
I by the Board of Public Works cor.
rect2 t21i II The value of the proper
y fixed by the Board of Public Works
Is incorrect, is it too high? (s) II
the value Of the property axed by the
Board Of Public WORKS is incorrect
IS IL too low? Therefore, the value OF
the properly assessed must be ascer
tanned by the court before deciding
any Of the questions submitted to It.
Third. Railroads, like all othe,
Concluded on Page Eight.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
REV. NJ. F. COMPTON
win Preach a. First M. E. Church To-
Night.

Interest in the meetings at the First
M. E. Church continues. Two conver.
sfons IRE reported and a number OF
people are interested. Rev. NJ. F.
Compton. pastor of the NJ. e. Church
at Morgantown, will preach tonight.
A good audience is desired.