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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Doesn't w ant To
Endorse Taft
CONGRESSMAN WOODWARD PRE-.
FERs TO WAIT TILL STATE
CONVENTION.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 10
Congressman woodward. chairman of
the Republican State committee lett
last night for Parkersburg to attend
the meeting of the committee whica
will be held Friday. He will oppose
strenuously any attempt to endorse
Taft or any presidential candidate
and will insist that the committee has
no right to make such endorsement. #
a Taft resolution is presented a coun-
ter one will be proposed endorsing
some one for governor. 1t was report
ed that the earnest Taft supporters
on the committee do not think IT wise
to insist on an endorsement in tho
committee, preferring an endorse.
ment when the State convention
meets.
woodward thinks the first conven-
ton for national delegates will meet
in Parkersburg May 1st. The federal
office holders on the committee have
been warned not to inject presidential
politics in the coming meeting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
MORE ABOUT
HARRY THAW
HIS LAWYER is MAKING HEAD
WAY IN PROVING HIM IN
SANE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1G.-Belle More.
house Lawrence. who as governess in
the Thaw family was so impressed
with Harry apparent mental weakness
as youth that she kept a diary OF
his peculiar acts, will arrive from Cal
ifornia to-day to testify in his behalf.
Prof. Beck, OF Pittsburg, who attend
ed Thaw, also gave evidence as to
his weakness. This mornings session
opened with August Weber still on the
stand reciting Thaw's irrational acts.
He said Harry was extremely nerv-
GUS and irrational. When the family
was living at Washington, he said
Harry got him out Of bed one night
to serve scotch and cigars to friends.
He said Thaw gave him IS for 1t. He
acted queer and did most unexpected
and queer things.
Albert R. Beck. a Lancaster county,
Pa, school teacher. said he had .Thaw
in charge from September. 1881. un-
til April, 1882. He said he was ex-
cessively nervous, moody and abstract
ed. Said he would often burst into
animal like howIs which he could not
control. Said HIS eyes would roll
downward with wild expression and
frighten the entire class. He said be
showed extreme obstinacy toward his
parents. Nicholas Stokes, of the cor
oner's jury, swore that Thaw's ac-
tions at the inquest were exceedingly
irrational.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
SACKS OF BONAS
AND SKULLS ARE
! NOT COUNTED
Time Limit For
Burial Extended
.[Ry United Press.l

It. u
tBoYERSToWN, Pa, Jan. 16-Cor'
oner strausser this morning faced q
critical situation requiring delicate
handling in dealing with hundreds OF
grief stricken relatives of Monday
nights disaster. Some of the victims
.charred bodies have been claimed By
two or more persons, who believe they
were their loved ones. To prevent
complications. the coroner ordered
that no bodies should be taken from
the morgue without his permission
Then Burgess Kohler ordered that the
bodies positively identified could b1
taken home. The death list now num-
bers 17S. not including a sack Of
charred bones and skulls. Less than
one.third of the victims have been
identified. The work of digging graves
was pushed rapidly to-day. slowness
of Identification caused the Burgess
20 rescind the order that all bodies
must be buried by Friday and the time
limit has been extended to Monday.
Then the unidentified bodies will be
inferred in special plot at the Union
Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
DID NEGROES
KILL HUTCHINSON
PROBABLY SAME ONES MURDER
ED THE GREEK AT PAR
kERSBURG.

PARKERSBURG, Jan. 1G.-The evi
dence brought out at the inquest held
over the body of Bill Pavelio, the
Greek murdered here Tuesday night,
after which his clothing was set on
fire, showed that three negroes com,
mitted the crime. 1t is believed that
they are the same negroes who muir,
dered Edward Hutchinson and then
set fire to his body at Welcome, W.
Va. several weeks ago.
Hutchinson was the B. and o. ope,
rator at Welcome, and had a quarrel
with three strange negroes. following
which came the murder and the burn,
ing of the station building. The Mar.
shall county authorities have been at
work on the case, but failed to secure
any tangible clue. They are of the
opinion that the murderers of the
Greek at Parkersburg may be Hutchin.
sons slayers, and should they be cap,
tured efforts will be made to identify
them as such.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
BRIDGE TIMBER
IN GOOD SHAPE
MOST OF 1T CAN BE BROUGHT
BACK AND REPLACED IN
THE FALSE WORK.

Reports from down the river say
that the bridge men have located most
OF the timber used in the false WORK
OF the span of the bridge washed out
on Sunday night and It is said to be
damaged but very little. Nearly all
OF it can be brought back and used
again.
The iron is scattered down the rIv.
er, having been carried on the TIM
bers. However, it can be fished out
and used. although some of the pieces
may be bent so they will have to be
sent back to the factory.
Bridge men are frequently up
against losses of this sort. these same
contractors having lost a bridge once
which was complete all but putting
in a few rivets. The work could have
been done in a few hours, but the
flood came and the bridge was swept
away. These chances have to be TAX
en- or we would have no bridges built.
Bridge builders are plucky lot and
they never whine over disasters. They
simply work the harder when misfor-
tunes come.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

NEW YORK. Jan. 16. = Governor
Hughes has accepted two invitations
for addresses in New York tomorrow.
One OF the them viii be before the
Armstrong association in the interest
OF negro education in the south. and
the other before the West End Wo-
mems Republican Club.
other speakers at the Armstrong
meeting are expected to be Booker
Washington, who will tell of his work
at Tuskegee institute; Colonel Henry
watterson. editor of the Louisville
Confessional, wSa mas not spoken
from a New York platform in several
years; Cardinal Gibbons. and Bishop
Abraham Grant, of Indiana. Ex-May-
or Low, who is chairman of the Tusk-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
RIVESvILLE TO
THE FRONT
GOT HouLT ON THE RUN FOR
HoNoRs IN THE MANuFAc-
TURING LINE.

Application has been made for a
charter for the Monongahela Packing
and Manufacturing Company. of Rives.
vile. with the following stockholders
and officers:
W. n. satterfeld, president.
Smith Hood. Jr.. treasurer.
nc. DeshIelds. secretary and ator'
ney.
]. A. Hess.
H. P. keenan,.
Many other residents of that sec.
ton OF the county are stockholders
and contracts are being made with the
farmers to supply the factory with veg.
etables, the object being to establish
a first class canning factory and cold
storage house. The contracts provide
that certain numberaoE-AeEes of land
be cultivated in the kinds of vegeta'
bles that will be canned. tomatoes be
ing one of the leading staples want
ed. This will no doubt offer great
stimulas to markeet gardening for Mar
ion county and establish permanent
market for farm products at a fixed
price insuring the farmers good re-
turns for their labor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
(By s. W. Press Association.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 1G.-The noted
Burnett divorce case, which created
a sensation when 1t was first tried last
autumn. is scheduled to come up for
a prepossessing young woman, was
accused OF flirting with one of the
jurors. and the eighth juror was ex-
cused and the case concluded with
eleven men in the jury box. A dis
agreement resulted, six of the men ia.
vorIng the pretty Mrs. Burnett, while
five sided with the husband, who was
the plaintiff in the suit.
During the interim awaiting the sec.
ond trial. two servants In the Burnett
household, John Carpenter and Julia
McArdle, who were Witnesses for Bur.
nett. were arrested and charged with
perjury on information furnished by
Detective Fitzgerald ana Messrs. Celia
ana ooldstein, of the New York De
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
DIVORCE CASE AGAIN
tective ngency.

tective agency.
Detective Celia undertook to serve
papers on Miss Janet Burnett under
the disguise Of telephone employe.
Although one OF the cleverest men In
the business, Celia was Immediately
discovered by the bright young woman
and summarily put of the premises.
He afterward caught her unawares on
the street.
Lawyer Keating, who created SEN
sation by accusing Mrs. Burnett of
flirting with a juror at the first trial,
has been succeeded by Attorney Pal
mer.
1t was brought out at the first trial
that Mrs. Burnett dined with one of
the correspondents at the Waldorf As.
toria every Saturday afternoon. 9th.
er sensational revelations are prom.
ised by both sides when the case Is
resumed to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Dog Rings
Up Central
RARKs OVER PHONE AND COPS
ARE SENT TO GET
HIM.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-"scott" is
brown dog that barks through the tele'
phone. He had been left all night in
the commission house of o. E. Whit
combe & Sons, 21S South Water street,
and just before daylight he pushed
the receiver of the phone and began
to bark through it. Central saw a
fash from Main 1851. Number please"
'Bow! WOW! wow!" came the reply
Then "scott" howled and the operator
was happening" at 21S South Water
street. Three policemen burst a win
dow and "scott" leaped out. The po'
lice made an investigation and found
the telephone as described. Scott"
was sent to the station and returned
to the store in the morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Wants To axe
Thaw's Place
MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE HARRY
MAKES NOVEL PROPOSAL
70 EVELYN.
(By. United Press.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-An Ohio man
whose name is withheld has written
to Evelyn Thaw offering to take Har'
ry.s place for three millions. His
name is not disclosed. The man sends
photographs of himself, which strons,
" favor Harry. He suggests that he
will enter the Tombs, as visitor, take
her husbands place and allow Harry
TO walk free. with the resemblance
and natural gift for acting he says he
can carry the scheme out. He says
money consideration actuates his de
sire to carry out the scheme. He
makes the condition that the best pos
sib1e fight be made for his life, but
will abide by the verdict. In urging
the plan the writer says: Now is
your chance and mine. give you the
husband you love, the one you holl
most dear. You in return give ma
what most desire in life-millions.9
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Down And Out
Goes Robbins
NEW PRESIDENT NAMED FOR
MoNoNeAHELA RIVER CON-
soL1pATED COAL CO.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 16.-Francis L.
Robbins, president of the Mononga
hela River Consolidated Coal and Coke
Company, was yesterday eliminated
from the board of directors Of that or
gSnization by the election of new
board for the ensuing year. Mr.. Rob
bins retirement from the board was
the first step in the programme Of the
interests that control the corporation
to renRSve him entirely from its af
fairs. With Mr.. Robbins also went
George l. Whitney, who was a mem
her of the old board. and who had
practically retired some time ago. In
place of these men Alexander Demp
ster the well known mining engineer
and coal operator and Frank Semple
were elected. All the other members
of the board were reelected.
The annual meeting of the stockholl
rs OF the river combine was held In
the general Offices of the company in
Water street. President Robbins pre-
sided. The proceedings were formal
and apparently slated. There were
4s7,O11 shares of stock issued. and
these were all of one voice. The prOA
les were held by ]. Denniston Lyon
d. Leet Wilson and D. B. oliver, who
1t is said, solicited them about a
week ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
fRv G w Press AssocIation. !

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Archblshop
Farley, of New York, who, It is r'l-
mored, may be made a cardinal at the
next consistory, has definitely refus'
ed to perform the ceremony uniting
Count szechenyi and Miss Glayds Van
derbilt. He bases his refusal on his
we'll known antipathy to the marriage
OF Catholics to Protestants. On many
previous occasions he has set the seal
alliances, and he has remained true
to his convictions, despite the prom
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

THE WEST VIRGINIA PENITENIIARY
HUGHES TO SPEAK

egee board of trustees. will preside at
the meeting, which will be held in Car.
negie hall. A chorus or Hampton stu
dents will sing negro songs between
the addresses.
The dinner of the West End Wo-
mems Republican club will be held
at the Hotel Astor. 1t will be the first
banquet ever given by Republic wo-
men in New York, and their invitation
to Governor Hughes to be the princi,
pal speaker in considered as an ex-
preston of their opinion on the pres
idential situation. Congressman Ben.
net, Walter Chandler, Miss Helen Var
ick Boswell and Mrs. James c. Wentz
will be among the other postprandiel
speakers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
LaBelle Goes On
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK AT sTEU-
BENVILLE FRIGHTENED WHEN
BIG PLANT RESUMED.

STEUBENvILLE, Ohio. Jan. 10
President I. N. Scott, of the LaBelle
Iron works stated in an interview that
on Monday three-fourths of the big
local plant would be working. A large
part OF the mill. which suspended ope'
rations several weeks ago, was placed
in operation yesterday morning.
With the resuming Of the LaBelle,
and the other plants of the city fall
ing in line, the local outlook is con.
siderable brighter. For the past few
weeks the streets have been lined with
idle men and many of them are said
to have been without money or any.
thing to eat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
DIED OF MENINGITIS.

Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. os'
den Passed Away.
Word was received here yesterday
of the death OF Frank. the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. ogden, at Rock
vile, Conn. Mr.. ogden came to Fair
mont two years ago to take charge OF
the Jayenne power house sor the Fair
mont and Clarksburg Traction Com
pany. He, with his wife and two small
boys, left Christmas eve for their old
home in Connecticut. Frank had been
sick several days. The doctor decided
on the eve of their departure that it
was typhoid fever. He was doing nice
ly when meningitis set in and he died
Monday, the 18th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
I73 BODIES HAVE BEEN Recovered
FARLEY WON'T TIE THE KNoI

inence of the contracting parties.
The wedding of szechenyi and Miss
Vanderbilt, 1T is now said. Will take
place a week from Monday, January
%. The match was at one time brok.
en- on, owing IT is alleged. to finan'
cial reasons. but the disagreement has
evidently been amicably settled and
the counts relatives are now here to
witness the ceremony. Mgr. Michael
]. Lavelle, rector of st. Patrick's ca
thedral, will oficiate. There will be
no civil or Protestant ceermony.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Cock Fighters
Under Arrest
TEN DOLLARS EACH AND TRIM
MINes FOR 800 GUESTS AT
BENWooD.

WHEELING, Jan. 16.-The cooking
main at Benwood Junction was pulled
last night shortly before midnight,
and about 400 cock fighters who had
assembled from Pittsburg, Columbus,
Newark and GAINESVILLE. were made
prisoners. The arrest was made by
NJ. A. Dowler, sheriff of Marshall coun-
ty, and Justice of the Peace Paul
Reidel. of Benwood, who together with
two deputies, stormed the place and
caught the fighters mapping at the
time stated.
The principal fight of the evening
was between Wheeling and Pittsburg
chickens. and at the time of the ar
rest Wheeling had won three shake
fights, while on two fights OF the main
the Pittsburgers had an even break,
having taken one to Wheeling's one.
The cock pit is located on the third
floor of a hotel and is reached only
by a small stairway. When the Off
GERS arrived on the scene they sim.
ply took possession of the stairway,
and Squire Reidel held a special term
OF court, assessing each individual $40
and trimmings before he was permit
ted to leave the building.
Out of the 800 men on the scene to
witness the fighting, 1t was learned
that four escaped after the officers
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Five Drowned
SKATING PARTY ALMOST WIPED
OUT IN ACCIDENT NEAR con-
NELLSVILLE.

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 16.-ot
six young persons who formed skat'
ing party at the Jimtown reservoir,
two miles northeast of Dawson, near
here, last night, only one is now liv'
ing to tell the pitiful story Of how the
five others went to their death be
meath the ice. The dead:
JOHN LUNKER, 10 years old, OF
Jimtown, Pa.
GEO. COCHRAN, sI years old, OF
Spring Grove, near Jimtown.
FRANK COCHRAN, Jr., Of Spring
Grove, brother, II years old.
WILLIAM FULMER, % years old,
of Jlmtown.
ELIZABETH FULMER, II years old,
sister.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
HELEAGKELLER'S
INSTRUCTOR is
GOING BLIND
Very Strange
Coincidence
CBy United Press.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-After TWEEN
ty years as Helen Keller's instructor,
whose attaInments despite her afflIc-
tions, dumbness deafness and blind
ness, have startled the world, Mrs.
John Albert Macy is going blind. Mrs.
Macy took charge of Helen's education
when she was seven years old. Since
then the two have been constantly to-
there could be no scientific signifi-
canoe in the coincidence that one
closely associated with a blind person
should in the end lose sight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
YARMOUTH SUIT NEXT MONTH

dence to the introduced by the Pitts,
burg countess. The earl has for some
time, it is alleged, been suffering from
a disease which necessitated his retire
ment from society. 1t Is well known
that ne has been very dIssolute in his
habits since his marriage to Miss
Thaw and his dlsslpations are believed
to have shattered his health. While
he is popular in the gay set" of Lon
don, the doors Of the best society have
been closed to him. Popular sympathy
both among commoners and those of
noble blood, Is with the Countess.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
fnv q. ". Press Association.)

(By s. ". Press Associatlon'J
LONDON, Jan. 16.-It was stated TO-
day that the suit of the Countess OF
yarmouth, nee Thaw. for the annul-
ment of her marriage VIII probably
not be heard before the middle of next
month. Rufus Daniel Isaacs and W.
T. Bernard are the legal representa-
tiyes of the former Miss Alice Thaw,
while Sir Edward Carson and Robert
N. Crane will be the counsel for the
earl.
1t is believed that medical testimony
will form the principal part Of the evi'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
WARDEN MADDOX
TALKS ABOUT
THE INSTITUTION
Many Interesting
Facts Are Given

Facts and figures In big numhers
were given by Warden g. 4. Haddox
of the West Virginia penitentiary n
his address to the members 81 tho
joint committee appointed BY the last
legislature to Investigate the State
institutions.
Some interesting features ere
brought out in the address, part d
which is given in to-day West EIfsln-
Ian. The tax payers are very niucll
interested in the condition OF the IN
stitutions maintained by the State
and they will all be pleased 70 learn
of the conditions existing at the penis
tentiary, the one establishment that
requires no. appropriations for main.
tenance.
The address shows. In Itself lust
what has been done at the States
penal institution:
1t is with much pleasure and grats
ifcation that welcome You to this
institution in the discharge Of the
onerous duties imposed upon you
by the legislature. Although the
law distinctly states that joint
committee shall visit the penitenS
tiary at every session Of the Ieigls;
lature unless by special resolntion
the visit is dispensed with the law
has been violated by the legislaturs
and no such visit has ben paid this
institution In the six years Ihave
been warden.
This has been a distinct disap
pofntment to me, as we needed the
advice and admonition of the iegiss
lature, and If anything is being wen
done, we need their expressed NJ
proval. incidentally may say that
the members of the Legislature need
to visit the institutions in order
that they may fit themselves Tor the
work of enacting proper laws Il
was at my earnest solicitation that
the bill under which you are WORK
ing was introduced and amongSt
other documents shall submit to
you, is crude bill. which embodies
my views of what should become the
law of the State regarding the GOV
ernment of institutions.
The West virginia Penitentiary
occupies. in one respect rather
unique position among the institu-
tions of the State. which you are
expected to visit and inspect It is
the only Institution In the State that
is no financial charge upon the State.
whatever. Each of the other instittis
tions costs the State In appropFia
tions, for the biennial period under
which they are now working. from s.
900 paid to storer College. up to $780,
$50 for the Weston Hospital for tie
Insane.
"The entire amount apprppriated
for dependent, detective and delin.
quent institutions of the state for
the two years, period Mas ,22l-
262.S2, and for educational Institutions
was s517,sOO.oO. This Institution has
had no appropriation for current *
penses. since 1902 and has had no
appropriation for extraordinary ex-
penses since 1908, at which time aa
appropriation was made for addition.
al cells to accommodate the great IN
crease in population. That appFo
prlation, however, was conditioned o.
A. IL =. =. m, y. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Belington and Northern Railroad
Company at which time directors for
the coming year viii be elected.
Friends of the B. and N. say the
prospects are good for something to
be done before long that win be good
news to us all
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

entered the building by leaping out a
front window to the ground, distance
OF about twenty feet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Mrs. John Mahaffey was called to
her home near Fetterman by the seri-
GUS illness of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Daniel shriver.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
ANNUAL MEETING

OF 3. and N. r. r. stockholders to
Meet February 4.
Notice is published elsewhere in to-
days West virginiau of the annual
meeting OF the stockholders Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

The friends OF Mr.. B. F. Reed, who
is seriously i'll at his home on Bar
ney street. will be glad to learn that
he is a little improved to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Postmaster 2. j. Martin was in town
to-day en- route home from the post
masters' convention at Morgantown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Mr.. and airs. e. F. Robertson are
spending a few days in Wheeling.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Mrs. Henrietta Martin is recovering
from recent Illness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

Robert Han, Of Eldora, Is the guest
OF his aunts. Misses Mary and Laura
Lowe, on Walnut avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

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