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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
FRED. c. OHHLEY
PASSED AWAY
OLD AND RESPECTED CITIZEN AN.
swEREo LAST ROLL CALL
THIS MORNING.

Mr.. Frederick Charles ohley, an
aged and greatly respected citizen Of
the city, died this morning at seven
O'Clock at his home on First street,
after a two weeks, illness from a gen.
eral breaking down of the system
Several days ago Mr.. ohley was stricf,
en- by illness and since that time F.,
hope had been entertained for his rc,
coyery. The end came quietly anil
peacefully this morning at the hour
named.
Frederick Charles ohly was born
on the 18th of February, 1919, at
Frankforton.the-Maln, Germany. h
resided in the lid country for twenty.
six years and during that time held
several positions Of trust in his moth.
er country. He travelled extensively
during his residence there and was
versed in most of the Continental Ian.
guages
At the age OF twenty,six years he
came 10 the United States and settled
at Berlin, pa. He was united in mas.
riage 10 Miss DrusiIIa stoner. and to
this union were born eight children.
namely, Missouri. widOR Of Capt. Jo-
sian Lepley. of CIarksburg: Charles
F.. WHO disd in FairmOnt. in 1895:
Elizabeth, who died in infancy; ophe.
liza. wife Of George Le,nard, of Pitts.
burg; william A. ohley. of Charles.
ton: Minerva j.. deceased: Alice 7.
and Emma. wife of ~. H. Jehnson. at
home.
Mr.. 0hley mov:d with his family to
Fairmont in 1872 and located here
three years later. He served a tern,
as postmaster in Palatine. now the
First ward, under President Cleve.
lands administration. During the
YEARS OF his active service in life Mr..
Ohley was an influential citizen ani
was respected greatly by mis- fellow
citizens. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church OF Fair.
mont. having transferred his member.
ship fNom the German Reformed
Church which he had joined at the
age Of 70 years, at the time of his re.
moval to Fairmont. Several years
ago Mr.. Ohley was elected an elder Ia
the church which Office he held at the
time Of his death.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
at the residence. Friends are re-
quested to omit flowers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
WILLIAM COX
FATALLY SHOT
YOUNG MAN vleTlM Or GUN lN
THE HANDS or An ENRAo
Ed ITALIAN

NEwBURG. W, Va. NOV 2T-wil-
liam Cox, aged q, and single one OF
the best known and most popular
young men Of this town, vas louily
murdered wednesday night b. nan
Marcerilllr. an Italian. Foliowing the
crime a posse Of two hundred armed
and angry citizens began TIE searca
for the murderer. He was tohnd and
by the narrowest margin he escaped
being lynched. AS 1t was ne was ter.
ribly beaten before the ofhcers couli
get him away from the angry mob.
The deed vas cold bioodtd anil
cruel as well as uhtustflabie cox
and George Albright and another
young man were standing ii froni Q,
fruit stand conducted by Maresril.
lir. They were talking together when
a stone, threwn by some one beAIna
them crashed through window o.
the stand. Seeing the commction
fearing trouble Cox ana his companion
started to walk away
They mad gone but a few uras
when the italian appeared at the door
Of his store, armed with shotgun.
Then he folhwed the retresllng
forms of Cox and Albright. Amoment
afterwards a shot was heard ana Cox
exclaimed to hls companion George
I'm shot"
Cox was employed AZ tunnel fore
man for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, and was aged about "a
years. His parents reside At Negbnre.
The shot that killed him was No s.
One penetrated his eye. three 81 iour
entered his forehead and Others en-
tered in different pieces about his
face. while the bulk OF the load pene-
trated his breast.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
A TROLLEY LINE
FOR MARTlNseuRc.


SLARTRsBURG, W: va NOV 27.-
The common council Of Martlnsburs
has granted to, the Berkelsy 1rsctlo1
Co. a franchise for an electric trolley
line over the streets OF the city and
work wifi be commenced NOT later than
April of next year. The eounany
is composed St capitalists from New
York, Brooklyn, wheeling aud Nor
folk, Va, and It Is expected 70 have
cars running within one year after
the construction Of the line Il com
menced. It is said the line IN ths
city will cost about $4,000 and prac-
tlcally all the stock has been sub
scrtbed. Plans are being formed BY
the same compiny to constructs line
from here to shepherdstown, caaries-
town and Winchester The InterUr-
ban line viii be ahout 60 miles In
length and viii cost more than 5000
900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
Saloons Close
GREATEST NUMBER HAVE sus
PENDED IN sELLAlRE-oTH-
/ ERs PLAN TO CLOSE.

WHEELING, Nov. 27.-The saloon.
lists in Belmont county are closing.
Where two weeks ago there existed
81 saloons there are now only seventy.
SIX. Others are preparing to close anil
are making an effort to dispose OF
stick more than anything else as but
few nave any intentions of endeavor.
Ing to start up again in the near III.
ture any place else. Those who had
hope Of locating here have been ef.
fectively barred out by council. One
man started the m9rning after elec.
tIon to remove his stock to Benwood
and that seems to far to have been tho
only successful effort to locate on thls
side Of tae river.
st, Cla!rsville is the only one Of the
four wet ones in Belmont county that
holds her saloons. All five are still
open, paying special tax of $2.75 each
day. In BeIIaire. II the original 42.
since the election nine have closed.
OF the II in Bridgeport Une has closed
and Of the 81 in Martins Ferry. five
have closed. Indicatiins are for Others
closing within the next few days. I'm.
der the law, taking out Sundays, they
have but seventeen days to continue
business in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
K. OF C.
HAVE BIG
BANQUET
Many Visitors At
the Banquet
Table

WHEELING. Nov. 27.-wheelIng
Council No. 5O4. Knights OF Columbus.
held an interesting session THURSDAY
afternoon and night. The occasion
was the exempliacadon of the second
and third degrees the major degrees
Of the order The initiation took place
at the Cathedral High School hall at
1870 p. M. and banquet was served
in the Carroll Club auditorium In the
evening. Meisters orchestra furnish.
ed the music for the banquet, at which
the Fourth Degree members attend
ed in regalia. The banquet was serv-
ed by the Ladies' Carroll Social Club.
under the direction of the president,
Mrs. NJ. ]. McFadden. The hall was
handsomely decorated with red, white
and blue. the K. oiC. colors aud palms
and chrysanthemnls.
About 800 were present. and Mr..
George d. Mathison acted as toast
master. The following toasts we're
responded to: "The Catholic Knight.
hood" Rev. o. H. Moye: "The Caho.
lie University" Clarence f. Martin, S.
D., of Martinsburg; "rhe Good Of the
Order" Dr. A. ]. Noome; "DelusIUns, .
Dr. c. A. Winterger, T. S. D.
Other speakers we're Rt. Rev. Blsh.
op Donahue. p. ]. Gavon. of Toronto,
o.. and John ]. COniir.
The committee in charge of the ban.
Quet was composed of Messrs. John
Coleman, William welch. George Hun.
german, Joseph Becker. George Gehr.
ing, Walter Chapman. John Byrnes,
Charles Maloney and Edwin Jepson.
Visitors were present from Grafton,
clarksburg, Fairnont, Parkersburg
and Charleston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
Fails Dead
EMORY AsHcRAFT succuMRs TO
HEART FAILURE-FUNERAL
TODAY AT FLEMINeToN.

CLARKsBURG. W. Va, Nov. 27.-
At O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
Emory Ashcraft, of Chiefton, fell deal
at the B. and 0. depot. A few minutes
before ne had purchased tickets Fo:
himself and wife to Ellenboro where
they expected to spend Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Ashcraft's uncle. presley
Rollins.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and the following children: Mrs.
Wesley Pool. city; Mrs. Percy sprouse.
Flemlngton; Mrs. Wade CrslIp BY.
ron: Mrs. Gilbert Crislip, Dixie: NIYs.
Clyde Hawkins, Illinois; Mrs. Claude
Addison, shinnston; Mrs. Lydia Lay.
man, shinnst1n; Job and Luth;r Ash
craft, shinnstOn and Miss Jennie, w:ro
resides at thome.
The funeral was held at Pennington
today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
600 STUDENTS pRopegD.
Suspensions by. Moss TO Tessb CALI
forniz niheetore ! 4 ,s.o.

Suspensions BY. Moss TO Tessb Cali
fornia Directors Lesson
CALIFORNIA, Pa Nov q Six
hundred students, the entire attend
ance- of the model department OF the
Callforpia State Normal school, were
suspended indefinitely BY Principal
Theodore B. Moss because Or alleged
failure on the part OF the public
school directors to fulflll an agree.
ment and furnish a teacher cr the
eighth grade.
Free instruction to town pupils was
given watn an eighth grade teacher
was supplied BY the Town. Professor
Moss closed the school, It Is said. 20
force the directors to- live Mp 70 their
alleged agreement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
WayuOard Son
THE DEEDS OF HIS SON CAUSES
THE DEATH OF BARBARA
BILLIK.
CBy United Press.)

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 27.-Mrs.
Barbara Billik, mother OF Herman Bill.
l'k. who was condemned Of Chicago
murder, died at her home here today.
Since her sons conviction she has
failed rapidly and the final blow was
thought to have been a pathetic let.
ter received from the doomed son last
Wednesday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
BILL PAPRE
vANouIsHED PRIZE FIGHTER TO
HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN
LAuRELs BACK.
tBy United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. ~
Stanley Ketcnell, who took the middle.
weight Championship away from Bill
Papke yesterday is going to give the
former champion another match.
Papke is to fight Hugo Kelley after
which ae will meet KetchelI and try
to recover the title. The date for the
new match is December is, at Los An.
geles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
YOUNG WOMAN
IS DEAD
JESSIE coTTER sUccUmsED TO
RAVAGEs OF DIsEAsE-Fu-
NERAL SUNDAY.

Mrs. Jessie Cotter died on Thanks-
giving afternoon at the City Hospital
after an illness from a complication
of diseases. Deceased was a daugh.
ter of W. f. Plggott, of worthlngtou,
and is survived by her husband and
four children. She was aged 25 years.
Funeral services will be held on Sun.
day afternoon and interment will he
made at the Helen's Run Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
TWO KILLED IN cAvg.ln.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov, 27-Ar.
thur Grossman and Herbert HOelje.
boys. were killed by a cavern. yester-
day. The lads we're members Of a par
ty who mad dug cave in an embank.
ment and gone to play there after
dinner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
SaDed b Son
BOY OF THIRTEE NsHooTs DOWN
HIS sTEPFATHER AS He At
TEmPTs TO STAB WIFE
tBy United Press.9

HERArDsBuRei cali Nor
In an efrort to prevent the ninner Of
his mcther. John Inglemans ased II.
snot and killed ais steptathef Prank
Day Krely, today When Inc shot
was fired Krely was trying 70 .sb To-
boys mother with a bowie Rnile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
DIX xIE
ALWAYS GOOD.
DUTY VS. REVENGE

This Aim contains the best fro
scene It has even been our pleasure
to review. For realism 1t is beyond
praise, both as to the acting and the
scenic arrangement. A fireman.
whose wife has deserted him, enters
burning building to rescue the in
mates, only to find mis- wife and her
paramour unconscious in One of the
rooms. Filled with jealous rage. he
leaves them to their fate. but later
his better self predominates and ne
rescues them. The wife would then
return to MIN, but he will have none
Of her, and the story ends with the
injured husband preventing the WIFI
from even one last embrace Of their
little child. Rather a coldtblosded
fnlsh, but quite human for all that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

Miss Eva Brand was the guest of
friends In Grafton yesterday.
Clarence L. Musgraye made a busi-
ness trip to Boothsville today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Haggerty, OF
clarksburg, are the guests of relatives
IN the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
MINERS MANTED

The Harrison County Coil Com.
pany on the 3, and o. shoH tine a,
Erie Station on the street car line,
wants miners for Immediase work
Steady employment good wages. Ap.
ply 70 G. s, Price. Mgr. supt, al Plant.
or write hInat FaIrmont, General De.
livery. 2l-it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
KILLED BY FALL OF SLATE.
(By United PressO

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 27.-A fall
in the Deveraux Mine of Chicago, of
The Springfield Mining Company near
here to-day, caused the death of one
man and serious injury Of five others.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
PASSENGERS pelav.d

Train No. 70 was delayed yesterday
by a broken engine. The passengers
were delayed one hour and half at
Bentons Ferry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

in FRANCE
Nine Steinkeil
Weakens Before
AccuserS
(By United Press.)

PARIS. Nov. 27.-wetping anil
moaning in solitary confinement IN
the gloomy prison OF St IJ,zare, Mme.
steinhcll, accused OF murder OF her
husband and tne real central figure In
one Of frances great tragedies main.
tains positive sllsnce as to her con.
nectttn with the death Of either he.
life partner or of the dead President
of France, Felix Faure. She spends
the time wringing her hands. with
great tears flowing unnoticed down
:Ier cheeks. She calls piteously for
her a,ugnter, Matha. who is detained
in another part of the building. Not
a mOrsel of food has passed her lips
since her arrest and all attempts to
make her take nourishmsnt have fall,
ed. When first arrested she declared
that she. was innocent but when taken
ber5re a magistIrte and direct ques.
tlons were asked If it we're not fact
that she had poisoned NJ. Faure, sna
threw up her hands as though she had
been struck hard blow and fell in
a faint from which 1t took physicians
some time to revive her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
Specimen Programme

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Hungarian Fantasia ............. visible
Bass SooSelected Mr. Burton rcho
Violin soo-sele0ted olsinsk
TNTERSIIssIoN.
Grant Popourri-Om the Faust, ......... coupol
Special European Arrangement
tay Anvil Chorus
From Trovatore"
as Soo-seected Thatcher
Grand selection from American National Airs M A0' fay
America ............ =. -rohor,
This famous musical aggregation give Grand Opera
House Saturday evening under the direction Ips leader OF
note and teacher Hungarian music organization
has appeared the larger cities country and won
The first prize competition with other leading chesas the Column
en Exposition The bass sOst Thatcher sung roles In the In
tenatona Grand Opera Chicago Immediately upon the conclusion
tneut Music lovers OF FalrmOnt delighted organization
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Alfred
Shrubb, of England. champion dis
tance runner Of the world, yesterday
defeated relay OF four men In an
eight mile race at Central Park.
shrubb covered the distance in 42
minutes IA seconds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

A store that tariyes under slhe test
of advertising Is a GOOD TORE
always!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

Editor NJ. c.-Lough is in Charleston
attending a meeting of the Normal
Board of Regents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

Attorney Fred T. Martin is a profes.
siOnal visitor here today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
noetors, Rost eraauate School

The regular monthly meeting of the
Marion County Medical Society and
Post Graduate School will he neld at
the Manley Hotel tonight Subjects of
great interest to the profession will
be discussed and it is urged that all
will attend. An invitation TO visit one
Of the important industries of the city
will be presented.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

song-',A Little Bits a White Lot
Better Than Nothing at AM
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

Whatever you want to buy, take
counsel" of the ads. FIRST.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

Madame sttinneil made a confes-
sion last night. She declared that a
man named Alexandra Wolf was the
murderer Of her husband. Wolf was
arrested, but denied all guilt. Madame
steinheil then weakened and said I.
was not wolff; the man who did com.
NIT the crime resembled him strange.
ly.
Then suspicion turned upon Madame
steInhei herself, and she was locked
up.
One of the surprises Of the day was
the revelation that Nine. Japy, who
was murdered at ths same time a.
was SteInheil, was not steinheils
mother, as had been supposed, but
iier Stepmother.
1t was said that Minister of Justice
Bryand had ordered an Investigation
tf the charge that Nine. steinheil had
been the mistress of NJ. Leyaett. the
examining magistrate, who had been
instrumntal in stifllns the investlsa.
tion.
Behind the interest in the crime y.
self, lies the more or less thinly yellcd
intlmations that France is on tae
verge Of scandal inrU.ying high per.
sonages and the failure to clear up
the mystery has led 10 the assertion
that their lack of energs, AZ dictated by
power of the political reasons dating
back to the death in Paris in 1899 Of
Felix Faure, at one time president Of
France.
The crime in question was commit.
ted the night of May 81. Madame Japy
was murdered at the same time as
stelnhell. steinneil was a portrait
painter anda grandnepnew of Messon.
Ter. steinhell, his wife and Madame
JaPy lived together. The wife was
found bound and gagged IN bed. and
at first she declared she had been
drngged by three men and a woman,
all unknown to her.
Madame steinheil said she had bean
silent because of wolr's threats to
charge her with having melted him to
the murder II she denounced him. Al.
hoped to Justify myself before a man
whose love have now lost forever
she cryed. This man is said to be a
French nobleman, and in his identity
is believed to lie the key to the roman.
tic tragedy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

lished in the New York Journal on August
l, naively remarks: "Of the delegates pres
ent from all sections, from every state, from
all races Caucasian, AFRICAN and Indian
among all these, there was not present a
man directly or indirectly connected with the
Hearst newspapers!"
Who could have deceived John Temple
thus?
Probably considering he had better confess
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

"Come in and be a delegate" Il
Hearstite cried;
"But I'm not on the payroll, Sir, )"
replied.
Gwen PUT you there" the Hears
"the boss is happy to be bled.
So, tugging at my collar, he dragged
inside.
"Now, let me see, you III have to
be delegate from Maine"
"But ] am from Nevada, Sir" I
fastened to explain
ooh, never mind about the State;
our William Randolph pays the
freight!
Check your conscience in the
cloak-room, and hurry out
again
"Why all these empty seats and
aisles?" I queried anxiously.
"Oh, they'll not show in the pic
ture!" said the Hearstite cheer
lily;
"We1l make few small passes
now, report it as big pow-wow,
The public III never know the diff
ference, you see.''
"And who are these brave gentle
men my vision has just sighted?
'The editorial staff you say? I'm
sure I am delighted!
A glorious, united band! And
might I grasp them by the
hand?"
"Nay, be not free with them," he
warned. 'Hearst has 'em
copyrighted"
Soon a very dusky delegate, from
''Afric Is coral strand
Harangued us on equality, high on
the speakers stand;
thought they'd surely chase him
hence; but no, they cheered his
"eloquence,"
And hailed him as a brother and a
command!
"Now, what about the platform,
asked the Hearstite folk.
They doubled up, and roared with
gave their knees a stroke:
"Why, Hearst has got it all ARA
innocent would have it changed
They cried, "Well now, that s VIII
a rare and racy joke!"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

"Then why are we converting here?" I asked
them, in disgust.
"Why, that is very simple-'t is cause Will
lie says we must;
We're paid to raise little Cain, to start a
copyright campaign,
We need it in the business of the Hearst
Newspaper TRUST"
Oh, come and be a delegate and bring your
wife along;
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
The Hearst Pribate Tn. ut7ical Performance

Come delegate
cred; meaning wink.
IN R
replied themo the blink:
boss is happyo be candidate
If
ins think
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

All OcoC Jul AAuCE1CAAOOhG \ - ~ III
ciples should be attacked;
We are a patriotic crew, in purity
immersed,
All clinging to the payroll Of Har-
riman and Hearst!
That Independence Conven-
ton" was about the sickliest, sor-
riest effort to perpetrate a decep-
ton upon the public that has ever
been pulled off by that monumen-
tai advertiser Of an insignificant
personality - William Randolph
Hearst.
The word was passed out to the
pay-rollers to attend that meeting,
and bring their families so as to
make "a large and enthusiastic
gathering" The result was about
as cheerful and spontaneous as
the meeting of the creditors Of a
bankrupt-and the motive much
the same; each was there because
his own interests demanded his
presence at the irksome ordeal.
They scented a pork-barrel from
affair and came to get lick at the
bacon. Those coming any dis
lance were in the minority, how
ever Men employed in the Hearst
newspaper plant at Chicago were
there as delegates representing
States like Missouri and Ken
lucky! Men known to be in the
employ of Hearst in New York
State were there with badges. And
in the face of these facts, John
Temple Graves, in an article pub
the New York Journal on August
remarks: "Of the delegates pres
all sections, from every state, from
Caucasian, AFRICAN and Indian
al 4looo -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

And fetch your cousins and your aunts to
swell the grand sweet song!
And take the kids away from play, they II
help to fill up space,
And yank the baby from it's crib and let it
have place.
r Go hire some thugs at so much per to do the
bouncer act,