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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
MR.. JACOBS GETS
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OTHERS SARE ok.
A Bills Intr duced
In House To-day
Especial 70 the West vireinian.j

Especial TO the West virsinian.)
CHARLESTON, Jan. 14.-After: a
four days recess the house convened
this morning promptly at ten O'Clock.
The first business Of the session was
the announcement Of the olerkship
appointments ana the assignment ef
members to various Committees. TIE
Eleventh Senatorial district Jared es-
eeHslonaily well in this. Attorney E !.
q. fcarskadon, Of Fairnont, and
Charles Steele, Of Morsantown, wer-
made assistants to Clerk Topping.
Fred Harr Of Marion county, got a
committee elerkship. F. N. staunton,
Of Charleston, was made chairman Of
the finance committee. J. r. Naylor.
Of Wheeling, chairman OF the judi.
ciary committee; A. Bliss Mccrur,.
Of Kinswoed, chairman Of the rail-
road committee. M. T. Roach. Of
Charleston. chairman Of minrs and
mining; y. NJ, Jacobs, Of Fairrnon.,
was made chairman Of the peniten-
tiary committee and zimri Armons.
Of Mononsalia county chairman Z of
sommittee on executive Offices and II.
brarfes. Jacobs witt serve on the tax.
alton and finance. military affairs,
county and notary affairs committees.
Mason, public buildings and railroad
Committees; Harr, education and mu.
nicipal corporations; Ammons, rail.
roads and municipal corporations.
MeereW, taxation and finance, mill.
tary affairs, private corporations and
Joint stock companies and notary af.
fairs; Maetin. Of Taylor. fish and
game, mines and municipal corpora.
tons. a. bills were introduced this
morning. Judge Evans, of Minso
county, presented proposed Jim
crowlaw. u bears the title Of House
Bill No. ts;; referred to judiciary com.
nittec. Harper, of Mason, is cham
pion Of Pure Food Bill and CRAIG
introduced his two cent far bill. Joint
resolution No. 8, relating to the elec,
ton Of United States Senators by di.
rect vote Of the people carried in the
House by a vote of zs to 4. The House
adjourned at 1855 until ten to-mor.
row. The Senate is scheduled to meet
at O'clock, but Il will be later when
the sayei sounds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
ADULTER|.ATED
ARE OLIVE OILS AND. WINES COM.
ING TO THIS COUNTRY FROM
- FRANCE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-oliye
oils and wines coming from France to
the United States are adulterated aud
misbranded. states Consul D. ]. Muir.
ply Of Bordeaux, in a report to the bu.
reau 9f manufacturers. False brands,
fictitious names are used and author
lied by the laws OF France. though 1t
must be admitted that in many in,
stances their use is directed by
American importers. The consul
writes that while immense quantities
of olive oil are shipped to the Unit.
ed Stetes under flctious names, il
must not be presumed that all or any
considerable portion of it is adulter.
ated. A list of the hctIous names
with the house using them is on file
at the bureau of manufactures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
COMMISSIONER
DILLON HAS NOT
YET RESIGNED
alks of Some
Needed egislation

CHARLESTON, Jan. il state TIA,
Commissioner G. W. Dillon. when ask
ed as to his rumored resignation. stat
ed that 1t was a subject he would rath
er not discuss. The riimor Is general
however that Mr.. Dillon will resign
his Office after the Legislative session
Is ended. z
1t has become necessary for him to
choose between the Office of tax com
missioner and lucrative law prac.
tice, and that conditions are such as
to compel him to choose the latter and
reluctantly relinquish his oficial of.
fee wherein he has served with strict
integrity and distinguished ability.
The genial commissioned says he ,s
not candidate for governor, vet he
has many friends who would like to
see him in the race and who say with
great truthfulness that there can be
no question as to HIS fitness
Revenue Legislation.
Mr.. Dillon, like the governor. very
much hopes that this Legislature will
legislate for addition State revenue.
SO MS to permit of the entire removal
of State taxes, on property.
He favors a small tax on the gross
incomes of public corporations as one
way to assist In raising the required
additional revenue. - 4
A tax of 1 per cent, Mr.. Dillon
states, on the gross receipts OF the
B. & o. railroad in this State would!
add about $4,000 ss year, 10 West
virginia's strong box.
The tax commissioner also fayors
an increase of the State tax on the
manufacture of beer. He allndes to
the fact that since the Federal.Sp panish
war tax OF S1.06 per barrel on beer
has been removed. no reduction has
been made in the wholesale selling
price. OF beer, all OF which suggests
that the brewers could well afford to
pay an increased tax on their product.
The Direct Tax.
Shouiu the Legislature decide not
to take the advanced step of creating
sufficient additional revenue to permit
of the removal of the State tax in its
entirety, Mr.. Dillon suggests that the
direct tax for State purposes be done
away with and the present State
school tax OF 21a per hundred be in
creased to &c and that no contribution
to the school fund from license taxes
be made, which fund now receives 2
per cent. OF the whole.
This plan would reduce the present
State tax for school and general pur.
poses from sh per hundred to SC for
school purposes alone on reduction
Concluded on Page Four.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
TOO MUCH FOR
fever GERMS
rs WATER OF THE LAcKAwANNA
ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS
OF PHYSICIANS.

/ SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. a. Local
physicians are authority for the state.
ment that no typhoid germs can be
carried into the susquehanna river
from Scranton for the reason that no
living thing, animal or vegetable. can
survive immersion for an hour in the
waters of the Lackawanna, which
takes all the sewage of this city. The
1.ackawanna river is now simply a
sulphur water creek. except in time of
floods. and this water is so thoroughly
impregnated with sulphuric acid that
even the sturdy typhoid bacillus can.
not survive in 1t for more than mat.
ter of minutes. The water comes from
the coal mines. fully hundred col
liers pumping into 1t.
There were three new cases and 1--WE
deaths yesterday, making a total OF
1.o52 cases and 70 deaths.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
MARION COUNTY is s. YEARS OLD TO-DAY

Thomas S. Raymond, foreman: Isaac
Courtney, Robert Linn, Barnet Which.
latch, William Swearingen, Dennis
Springer. Thomas B. Henderson, Pink.
ney B. Arnett, Henry Boggess. Asa
Hall. Thomas Dickey, William Haw.
Rims. Jacob Straight, David Fetty.
John Jones. John S. Barnes. Emery
Knots, Frederick Christie, John Elem.
ing. Isaac Gooseman, Joshua McEl.
fresh. Richard Prickett and Aarc
Hawkins. Having received their
charge they went to their room and
having nothing to present were dis.
charged.
The following attorneys were ad-.
rnittea to practice:
William A. Harrison, Guy r. C., AL.
len, Ralph Berkshire, Edgar G.. VIII.
son, w. C. Raymond, Burton Despard.
William Werrentenger, Charles A.
Harper, Edgar NJ. Davisson. Moses A.
Harper John J. Moore, Matthew Gay
and Waitman t. Wiley.
The first case entered upon the rec.
ord is that of David S. Billingsley ct
ux, VS.. Allen Brown ct .ux.. an action
of trespass on the case: certified form
Monongalia county. Judge Frey, who
organized this court, and who occupied
the bench for several years, was re,
garded as one OF the best common
law LAWYERS in Virginia
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
HEART FAILURE
WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH
OF HENRY BARTLETT WHO
DIED LAST WEEK.

A letter has been received by the
family OF Mr. NJ. B. Bartlett giving the
particulars of the sudden death of their
son. Henry Bartlett, which occurred
on Thursday al Columbus. Ohio. Mr.
Bartlett had returned from his worl,
shortly before six o'clock ana lain
down to rest When his wife called
him to supper shortly after, she found
him unconscious A physician was
summoned, but Mr.. Bartlett died be.
fore his arrival. He died from heart
failure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
NIXON and
ZIMMERMAN
SECURE LEASE ON CAMDEN THE.
ATER AT PARkERsBuRe-
CONTRACT SIGNED

. p ! d L.
PARKKERsBURG. Jan. IA deal
has been successfully negotiated In
this city which will be OF interest, par.
ticularly to theater.goers, as well as
to theatrical managers elsewhere, in
as much as 1t is an important part Of
a pretentious plan to weld together
the principal play houses in the Ohio
Valley, between Pittsburg and Gin.
cinnati into one circuit under one
FIRMS MANAGEMENT.
The Camden Theater is the local
house thet figures in the large scheme
of the firm OF Nixon and Zimmerman.
and their associates. and that house
has been leased by that Arm for a
term of five years, the lease becom.
ing effective next September. u
Netogfatfons for taking over the,
Camden have been on for several
weeks and were successfully termfn-
ated Saturday. although public an.
noancement of that fact was not made.
until yesterday. For Nixon and Zim.
norman. their confidential representa-.
tive Mr.. Charles H. Brown met with
the directors of the theater company
at several conferences. which finally
terminated in an agreement mutually
satisfactory.
Forming Circuit
The Nixon and Zimmerman inter.
ests have become extensive in the
towns and cities in the Ohio Valley in
recent months. They have been very
active in getting theaters under their
control with the apparent object in
view of forming circuit in this sec
tion of the country that will be one
of the largest and strongest combina-
tions of theaters extant. They have
been at work on their scheme for some
time, but particularly active in prose.
cutting It to successful termination
of late.
They have regarded Parkersbarg as
most strategic point in their plans,
not only because of its advantageous
geographical location as a central
point. but because of the opport,ri-
ties for doing successful and protita-
bic business for them locally. With
this view OF the situation, 1t was oh
vious that they must have theater
here, and they set about to secure con.
troll of the Camden, which they have
succeeded in doing. as stated.
Nixon and Zimmerman have four
theaters in Philadelphia, one in Balti.
more, another In Washington and are
consummating plans for the erection
of new play house at Cumberland.
Adding the Camden to this string OF
honses, they will have a direct chain
of first class theaters from Philadei-
phia to Parkersburg. This fills up a
direct route from the east, while from
the north, they will operate from their
Nixon Theater there. sending attrac.
tions south through the Ohio Valley,
playing then Court Theater at Wheel.
ing, the Camden. and likely Hunting.
which cities 1t is understood-that the
firm is actively at work bringing thea.
ters in those cities under their man.
agement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
Good
FOR LEGISLATION
OFSALUTARY KIND
.Pres't. Med Derrnott
- Some alking

CHARLESTON. W. va. Ian. a.
LEGISLATION that viii be for the best
interests Of The State and the people
at large Will be passed in the SEN
ate at this session OF the Legislature
IL the programme which President
McDermott, of that body, has outlined
and VIII present al the earliest mo.
ment during the session. is carried
out. Prestaent MeDermott. although
not feeling the best. kindly permitted
the correspondent of this newspaper
to talk with him short time and
among other things partially out
lined his policy during the session OF
the Senate this winter. He said that,
OF course. Il woaid be a hard matter 10
toutlineSa policy that could be COM
pletely carried ont, but that 1t was his
intention to be as fair as possible to
all sides in the deliberations of the
Senate. He was mindful of the honor
that had been conferred upor him and
while he had 4 hard fight he did not
feel any resentment towards those
who Were on the other side. He felt
they had the right TO difference Of
opinion from himself and friends anil
that they would have not been true to
themselves and their friends had they
not fought for their man.
4 t''It IS my intcntlon, as far as am
able. 70; conduct the deliberations OF
the, Senate on impartial lines and I de-
sire that all the wcrl, possible be done
during the session. There is no rea-
son why the senate should not be able
to do its work quickly and effectively
and pass laws which wIil be for the
betterment OF the condition OF the pco-
pie of the entire State. We all know
there are many changes in existing
laws that should be made. and a large
number of new laws that should be
passed. The governor and the mem
bers OF his cabinet have recommend
ed that laws be passed thas-are
OF Vital Importance
TO The entire people al this time. and
this work should be taken up and
passed upon by the Senate.
"of course. there Is not the Ieast
doubt but that there VIII be number
of measures introduced both In the
House and the Senate which win be
detrimental to the interests of the peo.
pie as well as the State government.
bills which are of vicious nature.
legislating against laborinE people.
against other classes. AGAINST corpora
tions. and such like. but these biiis
should not be allowed to pass unless
they have been modified in such
a way that they VIII be perfectly
Concluded on Page Eight
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
The LEGISLATIVE PLUM TREE WAS SHAKEN TODAY
The President Delivers the Goods
Literally in Special Message to
Senate On the Brownsville Affair

WASHINGTON D. c jan 14n message the President
this afternoon investigation
the Brownsville affair The
hundred In
sante
ders of the 25th Infantry ustnes
panies In this President goods
for along with the he the
Shells clips and bullets gathered
he of the rong that he
erred in barring discharged employment
the government Having found validity
announces that he has revoked
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
MARION COUNTY FARED WELL in THE
DISTRIBUTIONO COMMIT TEESINHOUSE
The Chicago Express Dashed Into
! Large Shifting Engine at An Early
Hour his Morning Killing Two Men

PITTsBuRG. Jan. 1.-THE Chicago
Express Of the Baltimore & Ohio, due
here at seyen-thirty-fiye this morning,
crashed a to a large shifting engine
near DeHayen at Seventeen o'clock.
Engineer P. W. Meyers, Of Chicago
Junction. was killed and W. G. Lewis,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
coNLEY ELECTED MAYOR
OF PRESTON COUNTY TOWN

KtNGwooD, w. Va, Jan. 14.-wn
liam G. Conley, formerly resident OF
Parsons, w. Va. where he was pros
ecuting attorney, has been elected
mayor of Kingwood. The other off
GERS chosen at Kingwood were: Re
corder, Charles N. jackson: council
men. Frank Rodeheaver. Benjamin F
Cole. L. NJ. Albright. Frank NJ. Muir
dock and I. Parsons Martin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

fireman, was fatally injured. The crew
of the shifting engine escaped injury.
Several passengers sustained c1ts and
bruises and all were badly shaken up
and frightened as result of the col.
lision. The cause for the collision is
not yet explained.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Don't miss musical and literary pro.
gramme. First NJ e. Church, Tuesday.
Jan. Is. Hear Miss Ware and Others.
Admission. 2sc. 2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Great literary and musical treat.
Miss Ware and others. First NJ. 81
Church, Tuesday, Jan. 10. Admission.
25e; &C x q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
1000. MEN IDLE
BECAUSE os BIG RlvER-wArERs
ARE REcEplNe TO-DAY,
HOWEVER.

About the only Inconvenience ex,
perseneed thus far on account OF high
water is the closing of nearly all the
mines along the Monongahela river
thar ship by water. The river is now
re ceding and operations may resume
by Wednesday Nearly two thousand
men are temporarily idle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Don't miss musical and literary pro.
Gramme, First NJ. E. Church. Tuesday.
Jan. Is. Hear Miss Ware and others.
Admission. csc. ct,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Don't miss musical and literary pro
gramme, First NJ. E, Church, Tuesday,
Jan. Is. Hear Miss Ware and others.
Admission. 25c. 2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Hear Miss Ware and others in Lit
erary and Musical programme, First
NJ. e. Church Tuesday, Jan. Is. 2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

Hear Miss Ware and others in liter.
airy and musical programme. First NJ.
z Church, Tuesday, Jan. -. 2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14
THE WEATHER.
Colder Tonight.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IA.
Forecast for West Virginia.
Rain or snow and colder to-
night. Tuesday partly cloudy.
colder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-14

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
Evil Enect of ran Buildings.

Berkshire, Mass, Eagle.
 When one stops to think of the im- portance of light and air, both com mercial1y and relative to physical comfort and well being. it becomes no longer A debatable question as to the many deterrent effects of tall huild- ings. The overgrown building makes a street an alley and congested one all that It Is said that land Is too valuable in the great cities to make 1t reasonable to ask that 1t shall not be utilized to it's full value. but 1t will be found that the increased land value of lot on which Q tall building is erected is simply at the expense of adjacent property or prop erty a little remote from the main ar teries of business. There is land enough in this world, there is land enough in New York or Chicago to give ample room for the country's business without encroaching upon the benefits of Dame Nature or by depriving the human faily of a reasonable quantity of light and air. It is said that light, air and water are three of natures re- sources that are free, but with the ad- vent of the tall building 1t begins to look as though the two former forces were being denied that part of the human race which is compelled to work in them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14

do them himself. And here. also. 1t is plain that the speaker speaks by the card, for he had been drinking from the fountain of all knowledge. as MT. Longworth did. Tn addition to all this we have from the Washington cor respondent of The Now York Sun the assurance that several senators and representatives who have visited the White House within the last few days continue to assert their belief that MT. Roosevelt will under certain con- ditions accept another nomination. These conditions are that it becomes evident that his withdrawal from the field would mean the nomination Of reactionary candidaste and that the popular call for his continuance in office proves to be almost universal"
 That is getting pretty close to a warm trail Reactionaries need not apply, and if there is no other way to head them off Roosevelt will stand in the breach and suffer himself sac rificed for the pee-peel--and we don't think 1t will require lasso to make hahn stand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
ruBLrc owxrRsHrp.

Referring to She question of muni- cipais ownership of public utilities, Bradstreet's. the great business paper. says:
 The question has now reached such a stage as to call for a closer and more definite examination than has vet been had of the asserted ad- vantagee of the policy and of It's as-' certained results where 1t has been ap- piled. The results of the agitation of the subject as regards the railways In Chicago and the closeness of the vote in New York City election of 1905, where one of the candidates stood on a municipal ownership platform, have demonstrated that the question of the growth of the burden of local debt ins recent years demonstrate its im- portafice to the taxpay'er. Fresh Inter- est has been lent to the subject re- ceIttfy by the statement coming from London regarding depreciations in the stock of municipalities which have adopted the policy of public owner ship, owing to the extent of their Borrowings. by the complaints made in the French capital of the expense and inefficiency of the government telephone service. and, finally. by the overthrow In the London County Council elections of the municipal ownership regime, which has been in control for eighteen years"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14

The Birmingham Ledger says: "Dr Bragg will cause an improvement in the 3aiIs, but 1t win be a disaster if he insists on making them attrac- tive" This Is a correct statement as to what pr. Bragg will do in the way of improving conditions in the jails of the state. He has for several years devoted much time to Investigating the 1ails and has been unsparing in his criticisms He knows what is needed in the way of sanitation and food and Will see that the laws of health are compiled wg.h. No better selection could have been made. but it is to be regretted that the law puts upon him the duty of inspecting the cotton mills of She State. He has enough without that The cotton mills should be inspected by an official who could devote his whole time to the work and the Legislature ought to change S-he law accordingly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14

Loyalty and devotion to a senti- ment or an ideal Is not always prof. itable or commendable. Thus the loyal ty of Boston and Massachusetts to their old st5te House Is likely in the judgment of The Hartford Cou- rant, Ito result in making the Massa- chusetts state house the most extra ordinary building on the American continent. Six millions or more were spent under Governor Ames and his successors in enlarging the old Bull finch state house. The completed Structure has been described as re- sembling a train of cars, with the Bull finch dome for the locomotive smoke stack Now. more millions are to be spent in erecting another side-hill ex- sension which will reach nearly down to Cambridge street. between Temple and Hancock streets, and will be eight stories in height, on It's northerly side. The length of the whole struc- lure. when this addition Is made, will be considerably more than an eighth of mile. A legislative committee has approved the expenditure of a million and half of dollars for the exten- sion, but 1t cannot possibly be built for less than five millions
 We presume the Bestonians them selves do not contend that there is no other spot on which they could build, or that the course they are pursuing is the best Nor do we imagine that they fail to realize that the building, when finished as designed, will be far from an ideal Capitol. but they intend to hold on to the original though the heavens fall. That a more suitable structure would cost less money cuts no ice in Boston.