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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-06

Proof is fnexhaustible that
Lydia Il. PtnIham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson,
304 E. Long ST., Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
was passir.-- through the Change
Oh l-..v, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since taxi
Ing it feel so much better, and can
again do my own work. never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for me,
during this trrinr period.n
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-06
Notice To Taxpayers

Autaxpayers are hereby notified that as re-
euired by law~4s or one of my deputies, viii
he al one of the voting places in eacf- disfr ct
in Berkeley County int tne purpose OF re-
suant 10 Jt4g q discount OF IL per cent will
he allowed 90 all payment of taxes for 1873
thea paid The following are the places ard
dates of attendance;
tfeTaFdstown. MCFlldes ounce, Monday
November 9, 1905
Shanghai, Dunhams Store. Tuesday Nov.
- Bunker Hin. lamps Store, wednesday, Nov
ib ark Lewis store, Thursday Nov. u
Arden Village Gano'sstore Friday Nov. 10,
vanclevesvlre, Bmmyer's Store, Monday.
sg, FOND, Williams store. Tuesday, Nov.
IL 1903
Marlowe. Emmerson's store, 3edaesday
Nov. IS, 1908
l9, 1905.
Hedgesvile e, Kreglows store, Friday Nov.
%. los.
In this connection wish TO nv.
teresL at the rate of I's per cent Fer annum,
This Is in accordwith Chapter sc sIlo1 5, acts
of 1901, Sps cal session
hereby also give notice thai ali capitation
taxes not'paid to the ASSESSOR when he was
assessing, are now in my hands, and that
under me Jaw am required 10 collect same
at once.
/ wish to hereby notify ali who owe taxes
for the year 1905, rs g, 1877 and 1905 that as
my term Of office will Terminate or. Ian !
1909 the "a e must be paid at once or VIII DC
forced to dIslTain according to law IN all cases
IL d Geeaner,
Sheriff Of Berkeley County
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-06
Very truly yours,
tIohu ID Archibald

"N @ observe from this letter that
any discussion of a judges character
or legal qualifications is waste Of the
governors valuable time, What our
com pany 10 interested IN is his 'famil-
ianty With gas and oil. Judge Hender-
sou also occupies position on the Su-
perior Court Of Pennsylvania.
I'VE now finally come to batch of
correspondence of much interest and
significance. / will submit it without
com ment.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-06
STANDARD OIL JUDGES.

How the Standard Oil Co. named
the Supreme Court judges of Pennsyl-
vanla land lfthe truth all came out
likely Taft, too, when he was promot-
ed is all told in letters that Hearst
read
1t is q burning record of shame and
enough to drive The people into rebel
lion. To have the highest courts in the
land stained by the grasp of the Stand
ard is the last touch. The republican
party is all Standard OH and the fake
fine and fakery of the whole case Is
enough to show it.
Hearst read more letters. HE has
not read some of Candidate Sherman :
vet The n. Y. Herald says they are
enough to drive him from the ticket.
ARCHBoLD SUGGESTS JUDGES.
" broadway, December 5, 1902.
50 My Dear Governor, anl sure
you will pardon any sceping Pte-
sum tion on my part in writing you
on subject in which both personally
and ON behalf of my company, | am
greatly interested. 1t is to urge the APP
pointment, if at all consistent, OF
Judge Morrison, of Mckeen, to the SUI
premc court bench, vice Mitchell, de-
ceased, Hoping that it may prove pos
sible for you to favorably consider
/ Judge Morrison's appointment, l am,
with very high regard, sincerely
yours,
"sJohn ID. Arc b bold
"shon. William A. Stone, Harris
burg, Pa
"Judge Morrison is today member
of the Superior bench of Pennsylvania
and he reached that high position
either through his ability ana integri-
ty' or through his familiarity with
gas ar d OIL
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-06
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:. .2e Roadway, Sept. 5, 1900

/" Hon. VIM. A. Stone,
Harrisburg, Pa,
"My dear Governor; VIII yon per-
nit me to Jay that if it seems consis-
tent for you to appoint Judge John
henderson, of MeadviIle, Pa, to the
vacancy on the Supreme Bench caused
by the death of Judge Green, it Will
be matter of intense personal salts
faction to me. | am sure [ need not
occupy your time with any argument
as to Jucge Henderson's fitness. With
high regard, am,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
(By United Press.)

United Press9
NEW YORK jan 1"what hundred cent
better than the last. m deghted"-Evelyn Thaw
have There can be no question
of its Attorney Jerome
"The defense is content"-Martin w. Lttleton
ness the State will complete the
killing Monday mornings
declared his assistants engaged to-day
with the They will only call the two fire.
stationed garden Thaw and Lieutenant DeV
shooting Jerome took to-day legal opn
bearing upon admbt of Eveyns testimony Monday be-
fore Garyin makes the opening motion
the appointment Pisbug to take Mrs William
defens counsel that
her health will not permit trip
early in the Immediately family
tteon preparing Monday address, oReiey mus
terng will interview Edna Goodrich who
to be one OF Witnesses
After the Thaw counsel announced
this morning would be that Shaw suffering from
disease menachoa" when the crime
od The SYMPTOMS Hamilton declared to be
the anected persons nsping events leading up to
tragedy rewakn and there is possibility OF cure
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

showed process of partial coking at
some places in the mine. At rooms
81 and %. second right process of cox
ing almost completed. There were no
flame areas on the return air courses
of the mine. The means of propagat-
ing the explosion was coal gases,
acetyline, hydrogen. methane ethane
and carbon a0phxide. The witness
though that d Explosion could have
been carried on without dust. He did
not examine foot OF No. G slope but
had information from others and in
his opinion the runaway trip could not
have caused the explosion even had
there been short circuiting of wires
because of the lack of originative force
which. is temperature. The United
states government has not inquired
very much in to the nature Of explo-
sives as compared with other coun.
tries. He considered 1t essential that
the government should establish bu-
reau of investigation of explosions.
He did not think dust alone would
have propagated the explosion as
this one was propagated.
Three per cent. of the cuttings from
the machines is coal dust. The cut
tings are loaded into cars and the
dust that is stirred up is carried on
in the return air courses. Tests were
made of fifty pounds of machine cut.
tings from mine No. G and fifty pounds
OF machine cuttings from New Eng
land mine. First the cuttings were
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Grand Jury
WILL LOOK INTO CHARGES PRE-.
FERRE0 AGAINST URIccHIo
AND .RU6ANo.

The case of the State of West Viz
ginia VS.. Tom Uricchio and Pasquale
Rubano for committing an assault on
Frank Xix with the intent to endan-
ger his life and robbing him, was
heard this afternoon before Justice
Boydston. The defendants battered
the prosecuting witness with a piece
OF inch board about four feet long. The
prosecuting witness fell into the
hands OF his assailants last night about
two o'clock near the Baltimore and
Ohio station while he was waiting for
a train. The offenders were arrested
by Policeman Henry Hess. zick was
taken to DR.. Kunst's ONCE wrere sur.
gical attention was given him. 1t re,
quired twenty-one stitches to draw the
cuts together. The men were held
for the grand jury.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

Judge Mason to-day handed down
a written opinion covering twenty
pages Of type written matter deciding
the controversy in the case between
the State, U. B. Busldrk. trustee, and
Henry c. King. Buskirk claimed 2o,-
900 acres in Logan and Mingo coun.
ties under deed from Col. Jesse R. Gr.
vim to Emma l. Pomroy. wife Of Birca
Pomroy, and under sale of the same
under forfeiture and conveyance of
the commission Of school lands OF Lo-
gan county. King claimed the same
land as part OF the Robert Morris 5oo,'
600 acre grant and that the sale and
conveyance Of the Pomroy 10000
acres was invalid and conveyed no IT,.
tie. That sections 6 and 8. article 10
of the Constitution OF West Virginia
forfeiting lands for failure to charge
the same with taxes for five years and
transferring such forfeited title to jun
Tor claimants holding under said sec
tlon are violating the 13 amendment
10 the Federal constitution and that
section G. chapter 1O5 of the Code re.
quiring the dismissal from such suit,
all lands held under junior patents
and school land deeds in likewise vio-
lative of the 14th amendment in that
said constitution and statute took from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Great Speech Of
War Secretary
In New York

NEW YORK. Jan. 11.-For the first
time since he became a recognized
candidate for the Republican Presi.
Dental nomination Secretary Of War
William H. Taft last night set forth
in detail his stand on the question Of
the relative interests and rights of Ia
Dor and capital. The secretary proved
equally effective in attack and defense
and his prompt favorable replies evok-
ed the same demonstrative approval
as greeted the salient points of his
address proper.
In his address the secretary pointed
out the dependence, oue upon the
other, of capital and labor. He de-
clared that great aggregations of
wealth properly employed widened the
field Of labor and were to be welcomed,
while wealth Improperly used was to
be condemned. He advocated union.
ism insofar as sympathy and the re-
sultant cooperation made for the com.
mon good.
Labor Needs Capital.
Labor needs capital to secure the
best production" said Mr.. Taft while
capital needs labor in producing any
thing. The share of each laborer in
the joint product is affected not ex-
actly but In a general way by the
amount OF capital In use as compared
with the number OF those who labor.
The more capital In use, the more
work there is to do. and the more la
borers arc needed. Manitestly Il Is in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

Mr.. j. E. Sands, treasurer of the
Monongah Relief Fund. not only re-
ceives money for the widows and or
phans, but he gets letters of various
kinds concerning them. Some of the
most interesting are epIstles from men
hunting wives. One man In Missouri
writes describing himself and his home
very infinitely and he entreats9 some
good widow to accept his proRer OF
He doesn't say anything
about bringing the children along, but
probably there would be no objection
on that score. Another from one Of
the pakotas says he would gladly pro;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

the direct interest OF the labor that
capital shall increase faster than the
number Of those who work.
"It only requires the effects of a
panic through which we are passing,
to show how closely united in COM
mon interest we all are in modern
society. The laboring man should be
the last to object to the rapid accum.
ulation of capital In the hands of
those who use If for the reproduction
OF capital.
Regarded with Favor.
"The capitalists. however wealthy,
who is willing to devote his nights and
days to the investment of his capital
should be regarded with favor by the
workingman, because. while his mo-
tive is merely one OF accumulation, he
is working not only for himself, but
for labor and for society at large.
what has been said should not be
misunderstood. The men who have by
economic organization Of capital at the
same time increased the amount of
the country's capital. increased the de-
mand and price for labor. and reduced
the cost Of necessities are not philan-
thropIsts. Their sole motive has been
one of gain.
should BE Fairly Treated.
at is greatly in the interest of the
that corporate capital
should be fairly treated. Any injustice
done to it acts directly upon the wage
earners that must look to corporate
wealth for their employment
I'VE are suffering now from panic.
1t was brought on, in my Judgment,
by the exhaustion OF free capital the
world over, by the lack Of an elastic
system Of currency, and also by a lack
Of confidence In our business fabric.
2 b. +
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
INQUEST WILL PROBABLY CLOSE MONDAY
IMPORTANT DECISION
Judge Mason Renders Another Opinion
In the Famous King Land Case

King his property without due process
of law. Judge Mason in very strong
written opinion well fortified by pre-
vious judicial decisions overruled
Kings contention and sustained the
West Virginia constitution and stat
ute. He found that BusEirk holds un-
der a school land deed and has paid all
his taxes and that the State of West
Virginia having no demand against
his land for taxes that the court has
no Jurisdiction OF Buskirls's land, and
cannot decree the sale thereof for the
benefit of the school funds and that
King cannot redeem the same. The
decree has been entered dismissing
the Busldrk land from the suit. Judge
NJ. F. stiles, counsel for King. after
hearing the opinion said IL this dect.
sion is right there is nothing left Of
the King claim but FRAGILE. This
decision is regarded as great vic
tory for the citizens of Mingo and Lo-
gan counties. Buskirk was represent
ed by Judge Frank Cox, of Morgan
town, w. l.. Ashby, of Charleston, AMI
W. R. Lilley, OF Logan. John A. shep-
pard, of Williamson. was present rep
resenting a number of citizens of Lo.
gan and Mingo counties and expressed
himself as much pleased with the decI-
sion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
THEIR COURS
OF TRUE love
RUNS ROUGH
But Il Runs
Just the atns

II - ~ a.
Jen Taylor is onee more In the cEsl
tody of the county ofacials, Deputy
sheriff Walter S. Furbee having
brought him from st. clairsyflle, Ohio
last night. Taylor has been eyadlng
the oficers since August s. 1906 when
he and Buck Kittlewell broke jail 4
Morgantown where Taylor had been
taken for safe keeping. JeH vas in 4
taIkatlve mood at the Sheriffs ONCE
and to the oficers said;
81 tell you boys, it's no use dedgs
ing. For while It's fun but then y
begins to work on you. Can't 50 any
where; try4to earn any money Or DO
anything without constantly lseeplng
on a lookout for the officers.
when got away from MorgantoWl
wandered about the woods three
days and nights without eating any:
thing to speak Of Since then I have
been in New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylyanla, Ohio. Illinois and all througii
the west. but now I'm tired Of being
a fugitive.
mo matter where would try toS
work somebody bobbed up that lnsy
me and then there was nothing % do
but make my get away and most Al
ways without taking time to draw
what money was coming to me.
"Finally getting good and tired m
it went to Benwood and decided 70
stick 1t out even IL the Fairmont ON
GERS did find It out. / got 9 Job a
hod carrier and there remained nm
til the Bellaire police put me In jail.
I'ye had my share Of 1t, I ten you
I've lost sleep many times since ! have
been dodging you fellows"
The authorities here have known
for several days that Taylor was n
jail at st. Clairsyille and yesterday
Deputy sherin Furbee went over 70
get him. Taylor was arrested In EIels
laire for burglarizing whartboat For
this ofEense Taylor succeeded I'm PROV
ing an alibl, but was held for thesau.
thortties here. He came across the
border without extradItion papers The
oRense for which he must answer here
is the cutting of an italian with The IN
tent to kill. The otfense was com
mltted near the old brick yard.
Taylor told some of his experiences
and his notes compared with the on
GERS notes made an interesting paFai
lei. Since breaking jail at Morgan.
town Taylor made two visits to this
city to see his mother, who lives ou
Pike street. Both times he narrowly
escaped arrest. Once he walked into
the house only few minutes after
Assistant Chief Of Police Bartholow
had departed. The other time he said
that he was in the house when the
sheriff visited the home.
Taylor has been the smoothest ar-
ticle the local ofacers have been called
upon to handle. he has been very
successful in eyading them. JeR may
be taken to clarksburg for safe keep
ing.
Closely following Taylor In Az lils
movements was Myrtle Mertineid,
who seems to be infatuated with him
She has followed him from New Jer
sey to Ohio, keeping up the trial
when by lack of funds she was cont
PEELED to walk. In e few days the
omcers look for Myrtle's arrival hers.
z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Monongah Widows Receive
Several Offers OF Marria s.

vide a home for one Of the widows and
asks Mr.. Sands 70 let his desires be
known.
Should any Of these onera be 40
cepted. new problem might arise Tor
the Relief Committee to solve relative
to the proper distribution Of the funds.
It il, understood that mo sums % he
divided among the untortunate VIZ
not be given ali At once, but van be
allotted in instaIlment1. % X ~
squandered too quickly Hence ne
matter Of marriages might b N iin,
|portant one when Il comes q dlslgt
button
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

fan record identified 1t as the one
he had taken OF.
]. w. Orr was examined. His home
is at Monongah and he has lived there
IA years. He is engineer at the power
house at No. G. The explosion, he
said, occurred at 1920 o'clock for
both circuit breakers of both mines
were thrown out in quick succession.
He did not place the circuit breakers
back in for he was informed then that
a trip had run away. He saw smoke
coming out OF the shaft and halfway
at No. 6.
DR.. H. M. Payne was examined. His
residence is at williamstown. He is
professor of mining engineering at the
West Virginia university. having held
that position since September last.
His mining experience covers about
10 years and he has been engaged in
it in many parts Of the United States
and Canada. He has visited mines
after explosions. among them was
Coledale, West Va. He has made n
careful examination of both mines at
Monongah since the explosion there.
In the absence of any other evidence
from what he found he has formed his
opinion that the explosion originated
in the crosscut There are greater
evidences of heat and flame there than
in any other part of the mine and a
wider flame area here than in any
other part. The principle factor in
the explosion was unconsumed gas dis
titled in room % next to the crosscut.
His general opinion OF the explosion
was the same as has been advanced
by the other experts, employed by
the company.
Witness had no way of telling what
had caused the explosion OF powder.
The high temperatures was indlcat-
ed by red tracings. High tempera-
lures evidenced. were made In yell
low ink. At the second right the pres.
sure of gases was 1900 pounds to the
square foot. The explosion of the
powder took up dust and fine coal
which was ignited and this fired coal
which released gases which burned
and after damp was created that in.
creased faster than the gases. and 1t
smothered the flame. The gas collect
ed in pockets and ignited undeh prop.
er conditions. The flame areas were
found in dead ends, no flame areas
were found on open headings. Flame
areas were found In abandoned ports
of mine showing that ignition of the
gases was made by other means than
an open lamp. He said that the coal
of this mine in gas coal measuring
up to the standard of gas coal in the
United States. The witness had made
several analyses of the. coal which
were exhibited in court. Roof coal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Labor Needs Capital and Capital
Needs Labor, Says Secretary Taft

It has been necessary for US to purify
some OF our business methods; but the
publication cannot stop the panic. It
will doubtless make another in the
far future less likely. Meantime, all
must suffer, both the innocent and
guilty, and the innocent more than the
guilty.
stands In His Own Light.
"The conclusion seek to reach is
that the workingman who entertains a
prejudice against the lawful capitalist
because he is wealthy. who votes with
unctIon for the men who are urging
unjust and unfair legislation against
him and who makes demagogic appeals
to acquire popular support in what
they are doing is standing in his own
light.
During the gradual adjustment to
the changing markets, and the varying
financial conditions, capital will surely
have the advantage unless labor takes
united action. During the betterment
OF business conditions, organised la
Dor, II acting with reasonable dIscre-
tion, can secure much greater prompt
ness in the advance of wages than II
1t were left to the slower operation of
natural laws"
Arguing that the effect of the or
ganization of labor has been beneficial
in securing better terms for the whole
laboring community, and brought
about an aimelioration of the condition
Of laborers, in many ways. Secretary
Taft declared that the attention given
by labor unions to remedial legislation
has been of more direct interest than
that even of the phflanthropists.
Mecray Livery for sleigh 9. Eight
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

terday at p. m. The following lee.
lures were given:
Acute Bronchitis. DR.. F. w. Hill;
Chronic Bronchitis. DR.. H. R. John.
son; Congestion of Lungs, DR.. D. E.
Stephan.
Those present were. Drs. Hill, John
son, Stephan, Mcdonald, Peters, Ora.
ham, j. A. Jamison, Durrett, Bone,
Cook, Waddell.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

The evidence yesterday throughout
supported the theory that the iniatory
point Of the explosion was at rooms
ii and 2 ON the first south face of No.
8. This was the probable place accord
ing to the opinions Of some of the
best mining men. William H. Bailey,
an expert mining subjects, a man of
n years experience, said that he
could not hnd any connection that the
broken trip had with the explosion.
The conditions in the mines as he
found them did not tend to prove that
there was any relation between the
events. his opinion was reinforced
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Evidence Shows Explosion
Started In Mine Number 6

by II. o. Hesse. general manager Of
the Consolidation Coal Company. An
other point that was brought out yes
terday by Mr.. Bailey that had not
been touched upon before his testi-
mony was offered was that the entire
No. mine was not enveloped in
flame as has been the impression. Mr..
Bailey stated that there were num-
ber of flame areas and that they we're
not continuous. some places they were
Fery much isolated. Mr.. Bailey was
the first to note this point out. It
was also observed by Sir. Hesse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
myrtle And JEFF ARE NSEPARABLE
Evelyn, jerome and Littleton
Are All Satisfied With Jury
&c TWELVE AccgprED JURORS.

CHARLES F. GREMMELs ship broker, foreman.
ARTHUR R. NAETHING, employing baker.
3-GEoRGE W. CARY, dry goods,
4-GEoRGE c. RUPPREcHT, salesman.
5-JoHN H. HoLBERT, mineral water.
C-DAvID E. ARRowsMrlH, manager.
WILLIAM F. DooLITTLE, auditors clerk
s-wILLIAM H. McHUGH. clerk
9-FRANK j. Howell. manufacturer.
BURCH assistant secretary. Y. NJ. c. A.
DovALE real estate.
12-JAMEs A. HOPPER, meats and provisions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
Doctors Meet
THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL
HELD SESSION YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

The post graduate medical school
Of the Marion county Medical Society
held very interesting meeting in the
Science Hall of the Normal school yes
much sacrifice. will melt away, leav.
ing only disciplinary good.
Yours faithfully,
]. L. LEWIS.