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Evening star., 1908-01-23
Alleged Mistaken. Idea.

Senator ThurSton said that prohibition al-
vocatcs have the mistaken idea that pro-
hi5itory laws tend 10 reduce crime and
suffering. but that from Il careful study
% conditions III prohibition states Grim"
and suffering are not reduced in the
slightest. He "0ntcndcG that prohibition
does not prohibit. and that a community
* far more safe with good. strict excise
laws. such as are in force here. than to
abolish them and have licGor smuggied
into the city by carloads and have ire
Sponsible men engage III its Illicit sale.
He declared that experience has taught
that prohibition cannot DC carried out sue
cesSfully in large cities.
Rabbi Simon said lie did not appear in
opposition 10 The measures as represent
ative of the Jewish residents OF the city.
but simply IN individual VINO bitterly
opposes proilihiiory laws. lie also took
exception IL the statement made b. Mr..
o BT.cn that all liquor dealers are anarch-
lists. and III referring 10 that statement
said: II consider anarchy OF speech just
q dangerous as anarchistic actions. Ii
the liquor is being sold in the District in an
Illicit manner. to such iaroc extent as
Mr.. O Brien alleges. then the blame does
not rest with the liquor dealers. but with
the police. Such q condition is dangerous
and Maj Sylvester should be called to ac-
count. and not thr lclor men. That is no
argument for prohibition. 1t is only an
argument for The better enforcement Of
Cur laws
Evening star., 1908-01-23

League. said the saloon business as il
Is conducted now. is bad. and that there
has been no logical argument advanced
favoring anti-prohibition.
Other Speakers.
NJ. /. Weller said he wanted to he
placed on record as opposing the pro-
hfbition bills under discussion. lie
said that. while he is not an advocate
of the saloon element. he thinks the
bills mentioned are unwiSe legislation
and should be reported adversely upon.
w. i. Whaicn of ,16 I1th street
southwest in opposing prohibition said
the American saloon is the creation Of
the law and that the saloon lS the
most orderly place OF business III the
country.
Among others who spoke in advocacy
OF the prohibition bills were Ms. Ro-
Evening star., 1908-01-23
MI. Ma gruder's Views.

He was followed by John ". MaGruder.
who conducts "A wholesale liquor store at
leo Connecticut avenue northwest. He
voiced particular exception to Mr..
OBrien referring to liquor dealers as
anarchists lie said ~ considered the
allegation uuCalled for and not at all
necessary il connection with the object
Of the hearing.
II employ forty men h" said They
Wc k around liquor all day and very few
Of them ever touch a drop as beverage.
1t IS will power and strength Of character,
he said. that We need to abata the crime
and destruction attributed to liquor. and
not prohibtory liquor laws. He CON
Cluded by saying he hoped the Commits
sioners would report adversely upon all
the bills mentioned. not because it would
possibly benefit the liquor dealers. but
because the general community would be
benefited as we'll.
The. opponents OF these measures were
well organized in presenting their views
to the Commissioners. and had impress
sive takers present Among tho most
prominent among the latter wee eN-Sena-
tor John NJ. Thurston. who appeared as
attorney for the Federated Liquor Deal
erS' Association OF Washington. RahDiS
Simon and Stern Of the Hebrew denom-
nation: Father SChmitt, pastor of st.
Joscph's Catholic Church. and Charles w.
Oar. Il member of tie local bar.
Evening star., 1908-01-23
Opposition Advocate.

The first speaker for the opposition was
Hugh r. Harvey. secretary Of the Wash
ingtcn Mercantile Association. He read "a
paper adopted by the Washington Mercan-
tile Association. in which number of rea-
sons were set forth why that association
believes the various prohibition bills
should be disapproved by the Commits
sioners.
Among the reasons. as read by Nh Har-
vey. were:
There is no need of new or additional
liquor legislation. The people Of the Dis
trict do not demand any new laws. They
are satisfied with the laws that now exist.
The District o., Columbia is a law-abidinG,
orderly community and abuses III the sale
and consumption of liquor have been re-
duced to a minimum under laws that have
been thoroughly tested No other city IN
the United States or elsewhere mas bet
ter record in this respect, and no city III
any prohibition state can show as good a
record.
1T is unjust and tyrannical to impose
upon the people of this or ANY other COM
munity, without their consent, any law
affecting their daily lives and habits.
I'VE believe that attempt by law To
prevent the use of liquor by persons VINO
| do not abuse the right would be a failure.
We point TO the breakdown ot prohlbition
! laws in all large cities proof of our
conteGtion. We share the views of such
! disting nguished prelates as Cardinal Glib
! bons ard Right Rev. Henry Y. Sauerlee.
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Washing
Evening star., 1908-01-23
LIQUOR IN DISTRICT
Spirited Debate Before the
Commissioners Today.
LARGE CROWD ATTRACTED
Arguments For and Against Pro-
posed Change in Excise Laws.
BUT THREE BILLS CONSIDERED
One Providing Absolute Prohibition,
Another Local Option and Third
Applies to Union Station.
LARGE CROWD ATTRACTED
BUT THREE BILLS CONSIDERED

| The walls of tie Dis. ric: building e"hoeu
| with arguments for and against prohipi-
ton in the District Of Columbia today.
The occasion was the holding of a public
hearing by the board of Commissioners 10
| idoternjne the sentiment of tho local peo-
ple upon three bills that have been intro
duced in Congress the present session
which propose changes in the present en-
| else laws of the District.
| The hearing was held in the board room
on the fifth floor of the building. and the
big room was unable to hold all the people
who desired TO take part in the delinera-
tions. some to speak upon the subject and
others simply to listen. However. there
was an array of speakers and ii was nee
| essary for the CommiSs sioners 10 restrict
each person to five minutes. To further
facilitate matters the Commissioners re-
quested the various organizations repre-
| scented at the hearing by group OF per-
sons TO have one person act as spohes-
man.
| The three bills mentioned are. namely.
| Representative Sims absolute prohibition
| bill Representative Lambs bill providing
an election upon the question. and Repre-
sentative Hefiin's bill prohibiting the sale
| of liquor at the new Union station.
| Among the persons present were those
representing the Anti-Saloon League, tenn
| perance and religious orga aniZa tions. buSl-
ness men. lawyers. retail liquor men. pot
| tiers, wholesale merchants, hotels ana
| breweries. The liquor interests were rep
resented at the hearing by the Washing
| ton Mermantilc Associations executive
| board composed of William Muchesen
president: Hugh +. Harvey, Charles ia
| cobsen. Joseph Busch. Townley y. Nc
| kee. Albert Carry and Frank Madigdn.
Commissioner Macfarland's Comment
Commissioner Macfariand said:
"rhe Commissioners desire. as at all
| their ,ubl!c hearings. To have full ana
! free expression of the opinions of citizens
| which will give them all the facts and
opinions necessary for their considerations
| We shall hear as far possible every
! body who wants to speak, but We ask yoti
| all to be as brief possible out OF con
! sideration for others who want TO SPEAK
! The practice is to alternate between inc
1 two sides of the question, nearing a
| speaker for the affirmative first. No APP
plausc or other expression OF approval or
disapproyal is permitted. Let me add
| that I trust that all may observe Dr. Ly-
man Abbott's suggestion that in the dis
cussion of municipal matters We want
| light without heat"
Evening star., 1908-01-23
EQUAL Suffrage Interjected.
Natures good. healthy,

Natures good. healthy,
red blood will cure most any
disease.
Coffee. III many people,
destroys the rcd corpusclcs
and impoverishes the blood.
\ definite change is made by
leaving off coffee entirely and
using we'll boiled. delicious
Postum in its place. You can
prove this by trial. Read
The Road 10 Wcllville." in
pkgs. There's a Reason.
Evening star., 1908-01-23
Representative Heain Heard.

Shortly before noon. when the hearing
was at it's height and every one was
anxious to gain the floor to speak. Rep
resentative Feflin Of Alabama. who intro
duced the bill prohibiting the sale of Lquor
al the new Union station. edged his
way through the crowd from the rear OF
the room and said: AS the House will
convene in II few minutes, ] would consider
ii privilege TO speak at this moment
in advocacy Of this measure. In a brief
address he expressed his views upon the
permit to sell liquor at the station. It's
a shame" he declared. that after all of
the money that has been spent in the
construction of this great and beautiful
station. much of WHICH was paid by the
citizens of Washington and OF the United
States. that We should now permit the
terminal company to open up Il barroom
Wit
Evening star., 1908-01-23
Voice of Labor.

Organized labor of Washington. which
is said to represent nearly one-third- of
the population of Washington. was placed
on record as opposing prohibition in the
District by James l.. FeeneN chairman OF
the legislative committee OF III. Central
Labor Union. His address caused much
interest in that Mr. Fecney sa al he is a
temperance man. and has never taken II
drink in his life. and because of the prom
inence of the organization he represented
He spoke chiefly upon The many men be-
longing to labor unions who would be
thrown ont OF employment il prohibition
were enforced. At the request Of Mr.. Mac
,tr.and hc named the following class Of
union workmen who would be affected
Brewery workers, Dottlers, beer wagon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
MANY FRIENDS
AT FUNERAL
REMAINS OF WAYNE PRlcAARp
TAKEN TO BAXTER TO-DAY
FOR lNTERMENT.

This morning at the home OF Mr. A
S. Prichard, on Locust avenue, funeral
services were held over the remains Of
Wlyne Prfchard, whose death occurred
on Monday morning. The home was
thronged with relatives and friends.
many of whom had come from a dis
tance TO pay tribute OF love and re.
spect to tne memory OF the DECEASED.
The casket in which the remains lay
was completely surrouned with beauti.
ful floral emblems.
Rev. wInn, of Enterprise, formerly
of Rivesville, close friend Of the de.
ee'sed, conducted the services and in
his remarks paid high tribute Of love
and respect to his exemplary life and
also spoke of the influence which he
mad exerted over his relatives and
friends and Of the great sorrow occa.
stoned by his death.
Rev. Critics, of the M. E. Church,
South, led in prayer, and selected
choir rendered several selections. At
the conclusion Of the services at the
house the funeral party left for Bav.
ter. where the remains were inferred
In the Cunningham cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
DIED FROM THE
EFFECTS OF FALL
MISS MAReARET LOUISE MAN.
LEY DIED AT THE HOME OF
HER NIECE ON MONDAY.

Mr. C, f. Manlsy was in Eyersoa
yesterday to attend the funeral ser.
vices Of his aunt, Miss Margaret
Louise Manley, which occurred on
Monday at the home of her niece. Mrs.
w. o. Davis, Miss Manley's deata
was due to a fall sustained 1n last
Saturday. when ier hip was broken
and she was otherwise injured. ow-
ing to her extreme age, she being IN
her seth year. the shock proved fatal.
Deceased was daughter of the late
John and Sarah Manley, natives OF
Loudsn county, Va. who settled in
Pawpaw district in 1921. Miss ManIes
was born in this county and spent the
greater part of her life here, for 4
number of years residing with the
families of Peter and Capt. John
Rlghter. Fer the past several years
she had resided with her niece, Mrs.
Davis. Two brothers survive her,
namely John and Ex.Sheriff Harrison
Manley OF this county. Funeral ser.
vices were neld yesterday and inter
ment was made in the Martin Gene
terry at EIdora.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
|AN ALIBI
SAVED Him
FAYETTEi CONSTABLE ACCUSED
OF MURDER ESCAPES UPON
PROVING VISIT TO
CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, W. va, Dec, s.-H
3. Saunders, charged with tae murder
of Grafton starbuck, at Gauley Bridge
on the afternoon Of October 2S, wa.
RECESSED al the preliminary hearing
before Squire Charles Mldelburg al
Montgomery last night.
The preliminary hearing OF sauners
began in the morning at II o'clock AM
continued until 10 O'Clock at night. III
all thirty-One witnesses were exam.
incd.
Saunders proved by Eve witnesses
that h, was in Charleston on the day
of the murder. TIE trial was held
at the courthouse apd was attended
by more than 1000 people. c. w. os.
enter OF Fayetteville, represented
Saunders.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
RoIlfns.Woolard.

At the residence of Mrs. snodgrass.
on Virginia avenue, os Tuesday aftsr-
noon the marriage of Miss Anna Belle
Woolard, of Parkersburg, to Mr.. Ma.
than C. Rollins, OF BuclcmHpon, was
celebroted in the presence Of the i'm
mediate relatives If the contracting
parties. Rev, W. ]. Eddy. of the First
Baptist Church, performed the MAJ.
riage ceremony. Mr.. Rollins has late
ly secured employment with local
glass factory and he and mis- bride will
reside in this city at 511 Castor ave
nue..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
MONROE COUNTY IS DRY.
wOodsfisId and Switzerland Township
Went Wet, All Others Dry.

\
WooDsFTELD. Ohio, Dec. 9.-Mon,
roe county's option election under the
Rose law was held yesterday, aal
passed oisquietly with a large vote III
evidence The presence Of women
workers at the polls was one OF the
most effective weapons Of the temper.
ance workers. The result was that
tne county went dry by y hsayy ma.
iority, llCO, the total vote OF the drys
being 2SG1. and that Of the vets, l.
Cs2. The drys carried nearly all the
townships, notable exceptions being
the town of woodsfeld. which went
wet by 40. and woodsaeId with Sum.
init township wet by A. Switzerland
township, where the cheese makers
reside, went wet overwaelmingly,. 12t
to &c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
lIsNNINGT0N
TRIGT IN
REACHED IN
RECOUNT
Amos Holds Lead
of Sever, Votes
To-Day

The canyasstng beard finished up
Lincoln district this msrning.
AT Pennington, Robinson, Lllley,
Arnett, J. NJ MILAN, Davis, Parrish
and Amos had their vote. Phillips
Black, conaway and Fleming each lost
one vote. Murray and Morris each
lost two votes. NJ. v. MILAN lost nine
votes and w. B. Ice lost eleven votes.
Meredith gained one vSts. Hubbard
and veach each gaIncG tive votes.
at Downs. Robinson, Murray, Black
Lilley, Parrish and Meredith had their
vote. Ice, Morris and Amos each lost
oneyote. Davis lost TIVE votes. Arnett
and Fleming each lost tkree votes.
Reach lost SIX votes. nubbard John
N. MILAN and ConaWay each gained
one vote. NJ. " Milan and Phillips
each gained two votes.
At Thoburn, Robinson, Zee, Black,
Lalley, Arnott, ]. N. MILAN, veach.
Meredith, Amos and F9emlng had
their vote. Murray and eonaway each
lost one vote. NJ. v. MILAN lost two
votes. Phillips, Morris. Davis, Parrish
each gained one vote, nalbard lost
TWO votes.
y At PleasantvIlle. Mannington dis.
tfict Robinson, Ice. NJ. v. MILAN, Muir.
ray, Phillips. conaway, lalley. had
their vote. Hubbard. Veach, Davis,
Parrish, Meredith. Amos and Morris
each lost one vote. AInett, John NJ.
MILAN each lost two votes. Black
gained one vote, Precfnet No. 1. city
Huntington; IS being counted this
afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
Panic at Hotel
ACTOR SHOT BY MAN WHO SAYS
HIS WIFE WAS IN sHoWMAN's
COMPANY,
eBy United Press. !

BAKERSFIELD. Calf, Dec. "a
sensational shooting ARRAY which may
result fatally for Adrian Won Plank, an
actor, precipltated a panic at the
Grand Hotel here today e. N. Black.
er, wealthy resident claims to have
discovered his wife in the company,ot Of
the thespiap. In the ensuing struggle,
the actor was shot in the back, breast
and neck, the last bullet paralyzing
his extremities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
TRIAL POSTPONED.

KINGWooD, w. Va. Dec. s.-The
trial of Dan Marclaelli the Italian
murderer of william Cox, which was
postponed from last Friday, was again
set over, this time until the next term
of court, upon nte plea Of the defend.
ants attorney that one OF his principal
witnesses had gone to Ital..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
SEVEN JURYMEN
AREsSELECTED
OUT OF FIRST vENIRE IN RINE.
HART cAsE-NEW vENIRE
SUMMONED THIS AFT.
ERNooN.
tBy United Presel

WAYNEsBURG, Pa, Dec 9.-Afte-
exhausting the panel of Jurors sum.
'moned for service In the Rtnehart case
Judge Holland and the attorneys held
a conference, after which It was de
cided the Judge should Issue an order
for an extra venire of "a men to quail
ify as jurors, Sheriff Jacob Yeaghe:
was directed to summon "a men from,
the bystanders and the county at large
and the court adjourned until 2 p. m.
Seven jurors were 5leected bsfore ad.
journment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. g.
The Supreme Court of Appeals is now
graphing with another question which
has arisen from the recent election
and one which will change the result
in manp counties II the Supreme Court
allows the yrit OF mandamus prayed
for. The question is, does an endorse,
ment of ballot by poll clerk in an
election with pencil instead in ar.
election with pencil instead OF a pen
and ink. as required by law, lnvali-
date that ballot?
E. NJ. Sentor, Democratic candidate
for Circuit clerk of Wyoming county.
who is praying for a writ OF manda-
mus TO compel the County court of
Wyoming county, sitting as a board
~ canvassers, to hold a recount.
thinks 1t does. On the face Of the re.
turns at the last election ne was elect
ed over j. c. H. Shannon. his Repub.
ltcan opponent, hut on the rpcoun:
the court threw out 1,S2O ballots, or
ten out of the twelve precincts in the
county, on the ground tnat the bal
N:ts in those precincts were endorsed
by clerks in pencil. This elected
Shannon. Arguments in the case were
made by John H. Hatcher, Nj. F. Ma.
taeny and upshur Higginbotham for
the plaintitf and Arthur English and
George w. McclIntic, for the County
Court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
Telephone Deal
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY
OF MoRGANToWN BECOMES
PROPERTY OF SYNDICATE.

The Peoples ieiepnone Company, OF
Morgantown, has sola Its holdings to
interests of the Consolidated Tele.
phone Company, the West Virginia
Western, Of Parkersburg. and the Nm.
tional Of Wheeling. The price paid
for the purchase is said to be $1,000.
The allied management now has
10000 telephones under its control,
which enables it to give splendid scr.
vice to its patrons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN PRISON.

cI4ARKsBuRG, W. Va, Dec. -
Barney keenan, attempted to hang
himself by the neck with his own sus,
psnders in cell in the city lookup
this morning. Prisoners in the other
cells and dodgers in the room outside
of the cells raised an alarm and called
in a policeman of the night force. who
took the suspenders away from Kee.
nan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

POULTRY
SHOW ever
IN
500 Fouls on Ex-
hibition IL Tom
To-Day

!. The second day Il the poaitfy show
under the auspices of the Feirmonl
Poultry and Pet stock Assoaasion
vas splendid success. sixtysix es
h!hItors have birds at the shoiF last
year the number Of birds was lou Thls
year the number has doubled uiSISIns
1t the biggest aggregation 81 birds
ever brought to snow in tlisslals.
This work II Judging and weishins
the fowls started this morning ard ny
tomorrow morning some ribbon viii
have been awarded.
The sch:ol children were pleased t6
get a look at the proud chantlclee anil
his mates scratching in straw. The
mammoth bronge turker gobSiss III.
ning the scares at ST5s pounds. Is kinr
Of tie show.
Prof. S. T. Campbell, Of Ohio Uniser
sIty, is the poultry Judge Pipk camr
bell ssid: .The quality 81 the show
is much higher and the cias III blrds
better and the number much greater
than are usually found at d Psnliry
show in city the size 81 FaIrmont
The management is first class III ev.
cry particular
Tonight Prof, Atwood. ofBtie tint
versity Of West Virginia WIN Five
lecture. He Is an exception IL ais
line of work. In the poultry business
he is at the top It win be d great
opportunity for the peaple Of thls CON-
munity to hear one 80 thoroushiy com.
petent to discuss poultry
Some of tae birds were latein get
ting here and dld not get il uatii To-
day More ducks and geese ale on 6x-
hibition this year than last
The number " birds entered great
ly exceeds the expectations of.the man
agement and the quality Is better taau
exhibited last year
The Exhtbitors.
The exhibitors are:
Mrs. @. D. Conway, Fairmont waite
Wyandottes. Bun cochins, Rhode III
and Reds, White Cochin Bantam
H. H. Marsh Wheeling, Single comb
Bun orington.
Bert Talkington, Manning ton. silver
Laced Wyandottes.
John Small, McK Keesport Pa white
Wyandottes.
B. P. Bailey, Beverly Barred Ply.
mouth Rocks.
]. G. Clayton, Lowesyilie. BB. RED
Game, Red Pyle Cams.
H. E Brookoyer, Risesviiie Bun Of.
fngtons.
Mrs. G. " Upton Fairm6nt r. r.
No. /. S. C. White Leghorns
]. w Upton, FalFmonf II II no. i.
White wyandoLtes.
A. D. Parrish Fairmont. whIte Wy.
andottes.
Eiihn Bafnbftdge, Manningon. K G.
Rhode Island Reds
r. J. satterfaid, F'airmont II h. No
5, Bun Plymouth Rocks.
J. H. Williams, Downs station sil
yer Laced wyandottes.
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