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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-12-06

ment Of justice The most vital need
Is In connection with the railroads. AS
to these, in my judgment, there should
now be either national incorporation
act or law licensing railway compa-
MES to engage in Interstate commerce
upon certain conditions. The law
should be so framed as to give to the
Interstate commerce commission pow
er to pass upon the future issue Of &C.
curities, while ample means should be
provided to enable the commission,
whenever in its judgment it is neces-
sary, to make a physical valuation of
any railroad. AS stated in my mes
sage to the congress a year ago, rail
roads should be given power to enter
into agreements subject to these agree
ments being made public in minute de-
tail and to the consent Of the inter-
state commerce commission being first
! obtained. Until the national govern
ment assumes proper control of inter
state commerce in the exercise of the
authority 1t already possesses 1t will
be impossible either to give to or to
get from the railroads full justice. The
| railroads and all other great. corpora
lions will do well to recognize that this
control must come. The only question
/ Is as to what governmental body can
most wisely exercise it. The courts
i will determine the limits within which
the federal authority can exercise it
and there will still remain ample work
within each state for the railway com.
mission of that state. and the national
interstate commerce commission will
work In harmony with the several
state commissions, each within its own
province. to achieve the desired end.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-12-06
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Founders Provided For Fullest Govern.
uient Control, e. =; sE.s tx (: !

. - r., g5 -. g 6 :.
3 No small part Of the trouble that we:
have comes from carrying to an ex-
IRENE the national virtue Of self reli-;
ance, Of independence in initiative and
action. 1t is wise to conserve this viz
tue and to provide for its fullest exer-
else compatible with seeing: that lib
|erty does not become !. q. liberty to-
wrong others. Unfortunately this Ii
the kind Of liberty that the lack OF all
effective regulat ton inevitably breeds.
The 5ft,rnders Of the constitutions pro.
yidad that the ma taonal government
should have complete and sole eontrel
OF Interstate g commerce. There was
then practically 4 no :ntarstates bust
ness W W such an was conducted BY
vl.tt,e, Il ..$.1.''a ii the national govern
ment at oncs 81 sssceeded to regulate b
thofOugh going and effective eaAhfnas
Condition have, now so wholly chang
i ed that the Interstate commerce By
water is inst ificant compared with
the amount that goes by 5land. and al
most all big business concerns are now;
engaged ID interstate commerce. Al a
result, It can be but partially and I'm
perfectly controlled Of regulated by:
the action Of any one .Soff the several
states, such action Inevitably tending
to be either too drastic or else too lax
and In either case ineffective for pr1s.
poses n Of Justice. Only the national
government can III thorough going fash
ion exercise the needed control This
does not mean that there honid Ssbe,
any extens lon Of ffed eral authority, for
such authority already exists under
the eonstit tuition III "a mplest and most
far aching form but II; does mean
tina Il there should be an extension of:
federal activity This is not I5advocat-i
ing central lzat ion. IT ~ merely looking
facts III the face and realizing thar
central isat ion Ii business has ALREADY
come and cannot be avoided or mad lone.
and that the public at large can only
protect Itself rom cer tain eviI effects
3of5 this business cen ira liza ton 5by pro-
yiding better methods for the exercise
of coatrol through tile AUTHORITY al
read central lied Il, the nat enal gov
sernment the sonsti ION Itself
There mustSbe no hal ii, the healthy
CONSTRUCTIVE course off etfoa Il Itch
mat ION has elected I'D pursue and
has steadily pursued llIlrsng the last
sEax years, as shown both in the logic
lation of the cona reaa and oin-
aigegas aaa o 80 laz 10 saeaass-
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-12-06

so amended as to forbid only the Kind
Of combination which does harm to the
general public, such amendment to be-
accompanied by or to be an incident Of
a grant Of supervisory power to the
government over these big concerns
engaged in interstate business This
should be accompanied by provision
for the compulsory publication Of &C.
counts and the subsection Of books and
papers to the inspection of the govern
ment officials. A beginning has al
ready been made for such supervision
by the establishment Of the bureau OF
corporations
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
49, |E+ +5Fi++
J. NOTES FROM THE i.
4 OIL AND GAS FIELD. i.
i. j.


Light reports we're received from the
lower southwest fields. Observance
Of the holiday caused the downtown
oil officers to be deserted. At best
there Is 20 little doing in the lower
southwest and southeastern Ohio
fields that there was no pressing need
for disregarding the time:honored day
of rest and forming new resolutions.
In the Point Pleasant district, In
Ellsworth district. Tyler county, ]. &
Wolfe & Co. have drilled their test on
the Wetzel-Marlow farm into the
Keener and have a natural producer.
good for 50.barrels a day.
In the same district, the Melrose Oil
& Gas Co. has drilled its No. 3, on the
o. P. w. Stealty farm through the
same formation and has a buster. 1t
will be drilled to the lower formation.
East of the Folsom district and
north of Wallace, Harrison county, the
South Penn OIL Co. has drilled its No.
s. on the w. C. Fleming farm through
ny 'S'uoh XIV las a suuW lOT u III
barrel producer.
On Dog run. Ten Mile district, Har.
rfson county, T. Garland & Co. have
a better producer at their No. 4 on the
l. N. Wilcox farm than was indicated
when first drilled through the Gordon
sand. 1t was then estimated to be
good for 15-barrels a day. but will
made a 50-barrel producer IL as good
as last reported.
On M~eathouse Fork, New Milton
district. Doddridge county. the Castle
Brock Carbon Co. has completed a
second test on the Mary DAVIDSON
farm and has a light gasser In the Cor.
don sand.
In the RoweI1ts Run extension, IN
Spencer district. Roane county, the
Carter Oil Co. has drilled in its sec.
ond test on the Clara R. Bee farm. 10.
Gated on West Fork. n has a show
for a 35,barrei producer In the Berea
grit. The first test on this farm was
one Of the wells to call attention To
that locality and show the probable
ity of an extension to the Rowell's
Run pool. in Calhoun county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

Light wells are reported from the
Southeastern Ohio fields. In the Wolf
creek district, in Washington county,
the Pure OIL Producing Co. has COM
pleted its No. II on the R. A. Leasure
farm and will have a very light pump
er.
In the Cadiz district, Harrison coun-
ty, J. F. Wilson & Co. have completed
a secon test on the John Clifford
farm and have a show for a 5 or To-
barrel pumper in the Berea grit. Some
seven years ago a duster was drilled
on the same farm.
In the Brush Creek district. ALE.
gheny county. Pa, the Midland dfvi.
sion of the South Penn Oil Co. has
completed its No. II, on the J. 3.
Smith farm and has a show for a light
pumper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
MESSAGE FROM
LONG LOST CREW
WAS IN A BOTTLE WASHED
ASHORE AT CASTLE ROCK
IN NORTH IRELAND.

LONDON. Jan. 2.-There has been
washed up on the beach at Castle
Rock in the North of Ireland, a bottle
containing a message from several
members of the OF the steam.
ship Huronian, which disappeared in
the spring of 1902, to the effect that
she was sinking fast. The message,
however. gives no location.
This is the econd time the Huron.
ian has been heard from since she
sailed for Glasgow on February II,
1902, from st. Johns, N. s.
The Huronian belonged to the AL.
Ian line. She was first reported over.
due early in March, 1902, and when
nothing had been heard from her by
the first of April. all hope for her was
given up. In spite OF this, however,
the British admiralty. at the request
of the owners, ordered the crusfer
Thames TO search for the missing
steamer. and in.the later part of April
the cruiser Bellona was ordered TO
the North Atlantic to help the Thames
In this work.
The search was kept up by these
two cruisers until well into May, but
no race of the Huronian was ever
found.
A report from Montreal. dated June
II. said that on June 2, a bottle was
picked up 40 miles east OF Halifax,
containing the following note written
on a scrap of paper:
Steamer Huronian turned over
Sunday night in Atlantic. In small
boat. fourteen of u.s."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
EXPECT TO Get
OIL IN BARBOUR
COMPANY INCORPORATED WHICH
WILL TEST VERY PRoMls-
ING TERRITORY.

WHEELING. Jan. 2.-An oil scout
while on a trip OF investigation
through Barbour county, w. Va. re.
Gently discovered q rich oil spring
about midway between Phiiippf and
Grafton Springs. The spring is 10.
Gated on Alexander Summers farm
and has heretofore been known as
Medicine Springs. This name was
given 1t by reason of the excellent
medicinal quality OF the waters It
yielded before the flow of the oil be.
come to great as to render the water
unfit for medicinal or drinking pur.
poses.
The rate of the flow Of oil is inter.
militant, but the quality yielded re.
mains unchanged, and is of a fine ID
brica5hg grade. combining a mini
mum quantity of grit and with Just
enough parafine to give It the right
degree Of consistency.
conditions Of the newly discovered
spring. unite in pronouncing the oil
a very fine grade. and an old oil scout
who had to do with the discovery of the
first oil well on Oil creek In Venango
county, Pa, in 1859, stated that condi.
lions at Medicine Springs are nearly
identical with the mammonth springs
and wells in Pennsylvania when first
discovered.
A large tract of land surrounding
Medicine Springs has been leased by
Wheeling parties, and a corporation
under the name OF The Gum Springs
OIL & Gas Company has been organized
for the purpose OF developing the
property. The articles of %iucopora.
ton We're sen to Charleston Mon.
day, accompanied by an application for
the incorporators.
II. P, McGregor, R. NJ. Addleman,
Henry A. Nolte, of Wheeling. and r.
/. Baine, of Short Creek, w. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
CAR FALLS OVER STONE WALL.
Forty-Eisht Passengers Are Bruisedf
When oeuble-Truek lnterurban
Leaves the ajIs.

WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 2.-For-
t: .eight passengers on a doubfe-trucir
interurban traction car on the Wheel
ing. & Elm Grove line, were bruised
and shocked when the car left the
rails and fell over a stone wall at Full
ton last evening. The motornan was
enable to control the brake on ac-
count Of a slippery rail.
If the accident had happened 90
feet farther west t ehcar would have
fallen IS feet. Two men riding o
the platform leaped. All others were
thrown violently to one end OF the.
car, but escaped serious injury.
Miss Mayme Martin left for Pitts
burg this morning, where she will re-
main for thre or four months studying
music.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
Fifteen Thousand in Tips.

London Cable.
The traditional hospitality of the
American Embassy has proved the
making of more than one embassy
servant. The announcement that John
Creber, who was butler to Joseph H.
Choate during hts Enthusiastically,
has opened a large hotel in Devon.
shire emphasizes this fact Creber
is said to have amassed more than
$4,000 during his term of service with
Mr.. Choate.
When Whitelaw Reid succeeded Mr..
Choate he brought his own head mar,
Bruce, from New York. He told Gre.
Der that he might stay II he liked,
but under Bruce. Creber Indignantly
refused. He said that he had been
principal servant in the Ambassadors
establishment and he intended to be
head man or nothing"
Very WELL" said Mr.. Reid, you can
be nothing"
The ease with which Creber With.
drew from service is now explained,
He had more than $4,000 In the Vic.
toria street branch of the Westmins.
ter Bank. in addition to other funds.
and with this money he purchased the
controlling interest In a seaside hotel
on the Devonshire coast. He propos.
es employing an American cook to pre
pare home" dishes for transatlantic
guests.
MI. Choate has written Creber wish.
Ing him success in his new venture.
The American Embassy servants make
more money than the servants attach.
to other embassies, chiefly because
OF the number of generous American
who visit the Ambassa.
dor from time to time, and who scat
ter tips with traditional generosity,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
PENSION SYSTEM
NOW IN EFFECT
OF COLLECTING DATA
COMPLETED AND SYSTEM
TOOK EFFECT TUES.
DAY MORNING.

WHEELING, Jan. 2.-The new pen
sion system on the Baltimore 6 Ohio.
upon which officials Of the relief de-
partment have been working for the
past year, became effective yesterday
morning. The work Of compiling data
has taken much time n pains, and
the officials have been rewarded by
the completion of what they believe
one of the best features Of the relief
department. The list contains the
name of every employe of each divi.
sion Of the entire system.
The work was done under the direc,
ton Of Major A. J. panghorn, who act,
ed in the capacity rs special represen'
tative from President Oscar G. Muir.
ray and the executive department. AS
the information was received It was
placed on cards for filing in the gen.
eral directory. Thus, the complete
record Of every man In the service
can be turned to practically In an in
slant, so that the company, in grant,
ing pensions to superanuated EN-.
ployes or those permanently injured
and unfit for work, the company can
protect itself from fraud and imposi.
ton.
The Baltimore C Ohio employs
about $4,000 men. AS the complexion
of the company's employment list is
constantly changing, the list contains
in the neighborhood of 10000 names.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
SURPRISE PARTY
WAS GIVEN FOR REV. c. I. HALL
AND WIFE, OF NEW ENG
LAND NEW YEARS EVE.

~surnr;,a n,rtv 10, a,.a ~,
,ba naa,,,a =, w. ~
eve for pa, TN "a.
about ? o..,oo,, al :, a. .sns
g.,herss - y
Az, "a 80 .na,.
consts,ad :, $50.
n 80, 49,. ~.
" p'iseu
- p Hlohs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
cAuMS.


From sr m, the aas Milwaukee a,Sas : e. Sentinel.
anu ma" mna 10 my sish
Th.s.s ..a An
oes 70 sae up m7tns
'he years Aeep aof
ms
ana my q Is VIVA. many can ripe.
a m' iof a'Nins ana
eep,ns
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
Work Divided
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT ORR
Is RELIEVED OF SOME OF
HIS oNERouS DUTIES.

c. X. Orr, who was general freigh,
agent for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company at this place, has
been relieved of some Of the duties.
The work had become too much for
m man and a division of the labor
was necessary. Mr., Orr is now gen.
eral agent for merchandise freight.
John J. Baker has been made coal
billing agent and this work is taken
off Mr.. Orr. Mr.. J.. F. %Stanhager is
Mr.. Bakers chief clerk. The order
went into effect yesterday.
The car supply for coal operators
this week is much better than It has
been for several weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
An INTERESTING coMPAslson.


The condition OF a community Is re.
aected In no other way better than
by The condition Of It's banks. In
summing up the total OF the
seven banking institutions Of this city.
as reported In November. of 1906. and
the same month Of 1905. the following
is found: In 1906. the total resources
of the city's banks was $685. Gs. ~,
as against s4,So4,420.33 In 1905, max.
ing a clear gain Of $685., 2G8.39 in one
year. II will be noted that the gain
Ii owe hale a million. That Is certain.
ly a magnificent showing and speaks
Volumes for the onward strides being
taken by this city. The outlook for
the coming year is even better than
was the outlook q year ago. and ey-
eryone at all %conversant with indus.
trial conditions here believes that 1907
will be the banner year in the towns
history. Enterprises of various sorts
are already under way in suficien.
numbers TO insure a record breaking
year, but 1t is confidently believed
that larger undertakings than Fair
mont has yet known will be under
full swing before the end Of 1907 has
rolled around. The possibilities are
here and the men of push, brains,
means and foresight are here. 1t would
be well enough to keep your optics
FOn Fnfrmont for tho newt fvafy,,
months.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

If taken at the sneeze Stage" Pre-.
ventics-a toothsome candy Tablet
VIII surely and quickly check an ap
preaching cold or Lagrippe. When
you first catch COLOR feel 1t coming
DR.. Shops Preventics, and
the prompt effect will certainly sur.
PRISE and please you. Preventics, sure.
ly supply the proverbial ounce OF
prevention" Sold in s cent and rs
cent boxes by E. A. Billingslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

The esteemed Charleston Mail turns
the other cheek lovingly as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian has
been disturbed because of an alleged
admiration society supposedly existing
between certain newspapers. among
them the Mail. So far as the Mail is
concerned the membership includes
every newspaper in the State, from
Mcdowell to Hancock. Our contem.
roraries please us more often than
they dispiease us and we like to praise
them when they are right and take is.
sue when they are wrong"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
NOR LOOKING Az rAe scENERY

BY the time even a tame story trav.
els a few hundred miles II often be-
comes Of thrilling interest, but when
anything about Fairmont or Fairmont
people gets started, who knows where
1t will stop2k The Huntington Dis
pitch takes on something awful over
the theater incident In this city a few
nights ago. This Isl what that paper
has 10 say:
Method IS method. Truer In ad.
vertising than elsewhere, perhaps.
Who admired caruso must adore an.
other. The other is Eva Tanguay. Eva
plays the role of a good fellow in a
play COMMONLY denominated Robin
GoodfeIlow." caruso got his in the
monkey house in Gotham. Eva was
wiser. She came to West Virginia.
There IS a town situated upon a hill
overlooking the classic Monongahela.
The town is Tairmont. 1t has a the
atre, The young n of the town
congregate in the front row on rare
occasions TO Joke with each other and
cast modest glances at the scenery,
and to listen anon to such snatches Of
song as may appeal to fancy. But, oh,
the horror of tit is said that three
these young men actually stared.
kQpery or the lights in the
into utter space-but
And Eva was shocked.
blocked. And she rang the
fwn, and the stage manager
Ids on the young men and they
Elected. And the newspapers
and straightway the news trav.
to Grafton, the next stopping
on Eya's map. and there was n
ouse. and all the young men and
of the old men wanted seats in
'front.' row. And the young men
Iweref handled, roughly despite their
be. had, it seems, feelings. After
show they got together and in.
their feelings and found that
netted fifteen thousand dollars.
And Eva was made defendant in a
damage suit involving this amount
Result. notoriety added to fame. Full
houses all along the line, a constant
" expanding exchequer. There was
on openness in this proceeding close.
:ly akin to perfect frankness. The
method Of Miss Tanguay shows many
points Of superiority when compared
with those employed by others. The
modesty OF the Puritan is far more
powerful as an appeal to the public
than is the daring of the social Cor
sair. caruso's way may be stronger
as an appealst to the Bohemian instincts
Of the denizens Of Gotham, but Miss
Tanguay evidently knows the tempera-
nlarit Of the minor league towns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF
MARION AGRICULTURAL AND IN.
DUSTRiAl SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of Marion. Agricultural. and
Industrial Society will be held at the
company's principal Office in the city
Of Fairmont. Marion county, West Vir.
gina. on Saturday, January 9Th, 1907,
at 10 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose OF
.electing a board of directors and for
~transacting any other business that
may lawfully come before said meet.
ing.
JOHN A. CLARK, President.
Attest: JAS. A. MEREDITH, Sec.
Dec. 26, Jan 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

Catarrh Of the nose and throat
should lead you to at least ask us
for a free trial box OF DR.. Shops Ca
tarrh Cure. Nothing so surely proves
merit as a real, actual test-and DR..
Shoor, to prove this. earnestly desires
that we let you make that test. This
creamy, snow white healing balm
soothes the throat and nostrils. and
quickly pnrifes a foul or feverish
breath. Call and investigate. E. A.
Biiiingsfsa & Co,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
Flu, eraI Notice,

On Thursday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock at his late residence on Mapl,
az enue, funeral services will be held
over the remains Of Mr.. James Hall,
whose death occurred on Tuesday. In.
terment will be made In Maple Grove
Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
*4-...
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS ARE GOING BACK o
ON THEIR HIGH ESTIMATE OF OUR TEDDY.


LONDON, Jan. Am astonishing change of feeling toward Pres i
ident Roosevelt on the part Of Englishmen is making itself felt in :.
i signs which are not to be mistaken. When he first entered the !
j White House. English newspapers regarded Roosevelt al one of the :.
formost figures of the world. The first indication of changing in the >
+ regard came when the President announced himself fayoring SPELL J
ing reform; since then numerous criticisms have been printed, cul !
7 mfnaing today in long articles In the morning Post, which is e. !
markably outspoken for criticism of the head of a friendly nation. :.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
cuPID'S RIGHT HAND MAN.
Youngstown Elder Married 6se cou.
pies Last eYar.

YOUNGSTOWN. O., Jan. Elder
F. S. Whitslar, known as the marry
ing parson," who has Just recovered
from a " illness, married three
Pennsylvania couples yesterday. DIR.
ing the 12 months ending Monday
night he married 600 couples. Most
of these came here from Pennsylvan.
Id. This does not include all the cou-
pies who came here from over the line,
as ministers Of other denominations.
justices of the peace and other author
tiles officiated in many cases.
Read the Daily West Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02
VERDICT FOR $4,000
For Legal Services Of Attorney, Who
Acted In the Interest OF Former
WheeIinu Man.

NEWARK, o., Jan. 2.-Attorney
Frederick B. Blacks five thousand dol
lar suit against w. s. Wright. Of
Wheeling, and other former owners OF
the Newark & Granville electric street
railway for legal services, which has
been on trial fifteen days, ended in a
verdict for Black for forty-nine hun
dred dollars. The jury deliberated
twelve hours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

n things don't go to suit you. keep
EEging away. and may be they will
take a turn for the better before
long,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

You can't count on the fellow who
is always complaining and finding
fault.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-02

The beginning of the year is a time
for optimism.