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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Let Us Hear
The Other Side
JUDGE DAYTON DEFENDED IN HIS
ACTION OF DlsMIssING
COURT cRIER.
WILLIAM H. HEARNE

It has been reported that because
j. F. Chenoweth, formerly court crler
In the United States District Court Of
the Northern District of West virginlI
refused to use his influence for and to
work for the nomination OF Arnold c.
Schcrr for governor Of this State that
Judge Aston G. Dayton in fit of an
ger on saturday at PhIIippi dismissed
Chenoweth The friends of Judge
Dayton here felt sure that the report
was doing him an injustice for they
knew that man of Judge Dayton's
ability, experience and training would
not act in the manner Indicated. Be-.
sides they knew that Judge Dayton
was not taking so active part in
politics that would warrant such ac-
tion..
Since the report became current,
one OF our townsmen has been to Phil
ippi and theer learned the other side
of the case which shows that Judge
Dayton had perfect right to do what
he did SO far as dtsmisslng chenoweth
was concerned, but his dismissal was
not caused because of his antagonism
to scherr. 1t is, true that chenoweth
was a swisher partisan but Judge
Dayton did not censure him for that
He recognized the fact that cheno.
weth had right to aid and work for
the candidate Of his choice and in do.
ing that he was free to act on his own
volition.
It is said that chenoweth opened up
headquarters in the third story Of a
building near the Federal building and
there started to dispense whiskey,
practically making barroom Of his
place.
chenoweth, IT is alleged, learned the
date when. Candidate scherr was to
visit hilippi and he had large mum;
ber OF the inhabitants of the county
commonly termed "guineas" to come
to town that day and soon after
scherr's arrival these men were
drunk and appeared on the streets.
Chenoweth is said to have reported
that scherr made the men drunk. It
was preposterous to report that scherr
has brought saloon to town and fur.
ther than that the men would not have
time to become drunken in so short
time after Scherr's arrival.
chenoweth's dismissal came satur.
day when he appeared in court and
was said to be drunk. Judge Dayton
became impatient and discharged him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Noted Speaker
To Be Here
GREAT TEMPERANCE MEETINGS
TO BE ADDRESSED BY HON.
OLIVER W. STEWART
NEXT SUNDAY.

The people Of FaIrmont and vlcin-
ity are manifesting great interest III
the meetings to he addressed by Hon.
Oliver w. stewart, of Chicago, in this
city next Sunday Mr.. Stewards fame
as temperance lecturer has become
and 1t is generally conceded
that he stands among the worlds
foremost platform orators. He will
speak in the First Baptist Church
Sunday morning at 10:45 O'Clock.
At $500 O'Clock he will address a
mass meeting in the Grand Opera
House and at night he will speak in
the First NJ. P. Church, First ward.
Palatine.
Tonight Mr.. Stewart will speak in
the NJ. p. Church, onongah. Friday
night. March 18th, he will speak in
the Christian Church at BarracEville,
and Saturday night, March 14th, he
will speak in the NJ. E. Church, Barns
VILE These meetings will all be free
and the people are earnestly invited to
attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

Was On Fire
PLANT OF ELKINS BREWING COM
PANY THREATENED WITH
DESTRUCTION.

ELKINS March 12.-Fire for short
time yesterday afternoon threatened
heavy damage II not destruction to
the fine plant of the Elkins Brewing
Company, in South Elkins. The fire
was discovered shortly after two
o'clock in the pitching room, which
is a frame structure connecting with
the main building and extending to
the river bank.
Wol Imens in the pitching depart.
ment discovered the flames coming
from under the building. the waste
rosin which Is carried OF from the
machines toward the river having in
some matter ignited.
The employees OF the plant attempt
ed to turn stream Of water on the
building from a fire plug at the brew
cry, but in making the connection the
plug was broken and the only means
Of combating the flames was by the
use of small hose.
Both fire companies made quick
response, but we're unable to make q
connection and turned their attention
toward saving what kegs and material
they could while the small streams
we're kept continually on the flames
until they were put out.
The building used for pitching and
branding the barrel was completely
Quilted and the pitching, superheating
and branding machines were badly
damaged, the loss probably reaching
$4,000.
The damage will be Immediately
repaired and the output will not
be affected in the least. ElkIns Book.
the finest on the market, being placed
on sale Thursday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Works to Start
IN NEAR FUTURE PLANT OF w.
VA. BRIDGE AND con-
sTRUcTIoN co.

WHEELING. March 12.-That there
are excellent prospects of an early
resumption of work at the plant Of the
West Virginia Bridge and Construc-
tion Co. at Glennova is the statement
Of Frank NJ. Wyatt, who is to be the
general manager of the plant.
Mr.. Wyatt was in the city Wednes-
day for the purpose OF attending the
regular meeting of the board of
directors of the company, which was
held in the morning at the Board Of
Trade. After the meeting OF was
stated that only routine matters has
been considered.
Mr.. Wyatt is at PRESENT located in
Monasqua, N. J.. as secretary-treasur-
er for the New Jersey Bridge and
Construction Co, which control the
local concern.
The plant north of the city has
been shut down for about six months
adm the news that there is likelihood
OF its resuming i'm the near future.
will be welcome news indeed, for
there are about $50 men employed
when the plant is running, most of
these men being highly paid skilled
workmen.
I'VE are now considering several
plans, and can say that there are
excellent prospects OF the plants
starting work in the near future. !"
said Mr.. Wyatt. More than that I
cannot state Just at this time"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Candidate Hearne Throws Down
Gauntlet to Candidate Hall

WHEELING. March 12.-The Hon.
william H. Hearne. Republican. candi-
date for governor. who for the past
several days has been insistent that
he should have the permission of Sc
Letting the delegates from this coTin.
ty to the State convention. has now
formally demanded a primary To- de
termine the fact. Mr.. Hearne appear.
ed before the Republican county ex-
ecutive committee and explained the
situation. but that body took no for
nal action. The demand of Mr.. Hearne
has created mild sensation among
Mr.. Hearne makes his
position clear in the following COM
To the Editor of the IntellIgencer:
Sir-I believe that decided major
Hy of the Republican voters in this
country are in favor of my having a
Delegation from this county to the next
Republican State convention upon
which I can relv. Under the resolu-
tion of the Republican committee of
this county recently adopted, as l
construe it, Mr.. X. Hall would have
a voice in the selection OF those dele
gates. From Information that / be-
leve is reliable am led to under
stand that Mr.. Hall favors a candI-
date ether than myself. and has SO ex-
pressed himself, and II delegates were
selected in part by him other than en-
tlreIy by myself they would be very
lukeWarm in their support of me and
perhaps only for a ballot or two am
anxious to have loyal delegation,
as do not expect any one
10 receive the nomination of governor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Te ddy and Taft
WERE ENDoRED BY REPUBLICANS
OF OKLAHOMA AT CON.
VENTloN.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. March l2.
-Instructing them to vote for any
proposition favorable to the candidacy
of VIM. H. Taft for the presidency"
the Republican State convention elect
cd delegates at large to the Chicago
convention.
The resolutions endorse President
Roosevelt's administration and con;
demn the Democratic State admins
tratlon and recommend reduction of
the representation in congress and in
the electoral college of States which
dlsfranchise negroes. A resolution
pledging the party to an early re-
sumption of the prohibition question
was overwhelmingly defeated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

Iupon the first or perhaps for several
ballots as conditions are to-day. I
therefore respectfully request through
your paper that the county committee
reconsider its recent resolution, Civ
ing Mr.. Hall and myself the right
Jointly to select the delegates, and
place the name OF Mr.. Hall and my.
self upon the ticket at the primary to
be held after April Q, as it cannot now
do so at the primary of April 9. under
the rule OF the Republican State com.
uhttee requiring thirty days notice.
which later primary will select dele
gates to the county convention, also
the county committee and the sena.
torlal and judicial conferences, allow.
ing Mr.. Hall or myself, whoever shall
receive the larger number Of votes a.
said second primary, to name the en-
tire delegation from this county to
the Republican state convention to be
held at Charleston on the eighth day
of July, next. In this manner. II the
majority voice is in favor of Mr.. Hall
or myself. he or l. as the case NAV
be, will have the privilege of naming
a delegation that will be loyal to the
one receiving the majority of the Re.
publican votes cast in this county at
said second primary. l would further
suggest that the second primary be
held at as early date as possible aft
er April 9. so that Mr.. Hall or |. wher-
ever the fortune may rest, may have
the benefit of the Influence that that
majority expression will give outside
of this county, l am,
Yours truly,
WILLIAM Fl. HSARNE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
In Jail Under
$1,000 Bond
DoLAN AND RENTFORTH NOT
READY FOR TRIAL LAST
EVENING.

PARKERSBURG, March 12.-Tom
Dolan and John Rentforth. who were
arrested Tuesday night on the COM
plaint of C. NJ. simms, of Jackson
county, had their preliminary hearing
last evening before Squire Ruttencut-
ter The defendants in the case ask
ed for more time and the hearing was
postponed until next Saturday at 100
p. M.
c. NJ. Sfmms was placed under a
bond of 5000 to appear for the prose-
cution of his alleged assailers, and
Rentforth and Dolan were each sent
to jail in default of the bond of $1,000
required. Their attorney made vain
attempt to have the amount of the
bond decreased. James A. Watson ap-
peared for the defendants and John
F. Laird represented the State.
Simms was almost entirely recover
ed last night from the blow he re-
ceived when the two men assaulted
him and took $S5 and his watch. Al
though he was badly bruised up by
the ARRAY he was not In a serious con-
ditlon when examined by a doctor af.
ter being found by officers o'Neil and
Schwartz. The time piece was later
found by the patrolmen. but they were
unable to locate the money.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
A Big Fish
ROE PIKE CAUGHT IN PAwPAw
CREEK NEAR RIvEsvILLE
TN-nAY

The biggest fish of the season so
far as we have learned was caught to.
day in Pawpaw creek. near Rives'
vile. Aaron Thorn, Austin Merrill,
S. NJ. Dent and Fred Clayton we're the
lucky anglers. It was roe pike anil
weighed 31H pounds. The fish was
three and one-half feet long. The
hook was baited with sucker. 1t
was hard proposition for the men
to land it. This is the sixth large
pike these anglers have caught, the
others weighed 16, II, Z, Az and AZ
pounds. Pawpaw creek is furnishing
good fishing this season. The hsh
caught to-day was on exhibition at the
Marietta Hotel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Big Musical
Production
"HIs HONOR THE MAYOR" WILL
APPEAR AT THE GRAND
NEXT THURSDAY.

James f. McEntee. advance repre-
sentative OF His Honor, the Mayor"
the big musical success which comes
to the Grand this day week, is in the
city to-day perfecting arrangements
for that engagement. His Honor. the
Mayor" is the largest and best musical
production that will visit Fairmont
the present season. the cast and Choir
us numbering sixty people. An enor-
nous guarantee has to be paid to Sc
cure this attraction, as number OF
well known musical comedy stars are
in the cast including the Inimitable
fun-maker, Harry Kelley, and Bobby
Barry, Hugh Fay, Arthur T. Earnest.
William Black, George Fox, John H.
Pratt, Dan and Harry Evans, and Mae
Both. Madelyn Marshall, Nellie De-
Grasse, Louise Barthel Florine
Sweetman, and Catherine Tanner.
Miss Both will be remembered here
for her clever work with Richard Col
den in "The Tourists"
This attraction has played three EN-
gagements in the Court Theater.
Wheeling, and the Camden, Parkers-
burg, already this season and each
time to increased business, which is
the best recommendation an attraction
can have.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
National
Conference
Of Miners
John Mitchell's
Last Convention
(By 5. ". Press Association. ]


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 12. :
John Mitchell, head OF the United
Mine Workers of America, to-day call.
ed to order the last national conven.
tion over which he will preside, and
one which may go down in labor his
tory as the most important. The dele,
gates will consider the grave situation
resulting from the failure OF the oper.
ators and miners of the central com,
petitfve field to agree on the proposi.
tion to call a joint convention to re.
establish the interstate wage agree.
ment and adopt scale Of wages. The
convention will adopt policy to be
pursued after March 81. when the
present wage scale expires, and prob,
ably will decide upon Its wage de,
mands for the next two years.
There probably will be only three
policies considered at the convention.
The first Will be to proceed at once to
frame the wage demands, and having
completed that task to issue a call for
a joint wage conference between oper-
ators andsminers of Indiana. Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania and Illinois,
opening the door to any or all oper-
ators who wish to sign the scale de-
manded and put their mines into oper-
alton. The second proposition will be
to draft wage demands and issue calls
for joint wage conferences with the
operators by districts. the third pro-
posal will be to shut down all of the
mines in one big strike, ana thus try
to force settlements ny competitive
districts.
A strike means long lasting fight
with the operators and II the miners
win they will demand much more than
they intended to ask had an interstate
conference been held now. A suspen.
sion merely means that the men will
await the operators pleasure before
the starting of the mines.
Ugly charges about the motives of
the operators in refusing to convene
with the miners are being made.
President Mitchell openly declares
that the action of the operators ap-
pears to mean that they are trying to
stimulate sagging coal market.
"They are doing this" said President
Mitchell, "by either talking of making
us strike or they really intend to make
us strike"
A statement issued by President
Mitchell says:
at is source of keen regret to me
that the coal operators have refused to
respond to the overtures Of the miners
to hold an interstate conference for
the purpose of trying to adjust wage
relations prior to the expiration of the
present contract. 1t appears to me
that there will be suspension of coal
mining in the central competitive
fields on April /. The miners have
made repeated propositions looking to
a conference for the purpose of reach
ing an agreement. The situation to me
looks very serious"
A strike would mean that $4,000
men would quit work, 100000 of these
being in the central competitive field.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
China Calls
The Jap Bluff
MIKApo is NEGOTIATING FOR
COMPROMISE TO SAVE ITS
FACE.
lRv unlted Presa.l

PEKIN, March 12.-It looks as II
China has called Japan's bluff" in
the ratsu Maru game and forced the
Mikado to "lay down" At all events
the Jap foreign office is doing exactly
what It swore it would not do. nego
tiattng for compromise and acts as
If 1t would be glad to get the best
terms 1t can to save its face. Just
why Toxic abandoned its unyielding
attitude is not clear.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Intoxicatiop
Cost His Lite
NoRRIc 3. HOLMES HANGED TO-
DAY FOR KILLING SWEET.
HEART WHILE DRUNK.
(By s. ". Press Assoclatlon.l }

CBy s. W. Press AssocIation.l
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 12.-With
smile upon his face, Norris B.
Holmes, who murdered his sweetheart,
Nancy Miller, March 27 last, was hang.
ed at the Jail here today. The trap
was sprung at 1O:O2 and he was pro.
nounced dead from strangulatlon at
1915. Holmes was the best educated
man ever hanged here. He says he
was intoxicated at the time of the
murder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

OIL. CITY. Pa, March 12.-The loco.
motive and six cars of northbound
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road left the rails while crossing a
bridge near Klnzua. Two spans of the
bridge gave way. dropping the train
into stream. No one was injured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
promlnent Official Here.

DR.. Louis villari, Of Philadelphia,
general counsel of the Italian Govern.
ment, Is here inqulrlng into matters
pertaining to his countrymen. He is
son Of Senator villari, of Florence
Italy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

stemple's Lucky 18 Sale begins Fri
day, Feb. 18th. During sale you can
buy tailormade Suits, voile or Panar
ma Skirts and many other high priced
items for 1Sc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
King at Home
ALFONSO RETURNS FROM BAR.
cELoNA AND THE QUEEN
IS GLAD.
(By united Press.

MADRID, March liking Alfonso
returned safely from Barcelona and
his Queen received him with almost
hysterical joy. Alfonso makes light
of the visit but no doubt even his cour.
age was taxed by the two days visit
in the most turbulent and anarchistic
city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
HALLowELL ROUND GUILTY.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 10. =
H. Walter Hallowell was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree today
for killing his former sweetheart, An
IA sabold.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Now RulIdlnas Ereeted.

The buildings recently destroyed by
fire at the CASTOR Mines are practi-
cally rebuilt again and are being used.
They are much better structures than
the ones burned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

q. B. Riggs, of Ninth street, Fifth
ward, will move his family to Monon-
gah in a few days. where Mr.. Riggs Is
employed as stable boss at No. 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

Mrs. ]. A. McNary returned last
night from a weeks visit with rela,
tiFeest Ellkins and Beverly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

Joe cramer. of Albert Court, will
soon move his family to smithtown
where he will likely make his future
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

Do you want a $500 tailormade
sults You can buy one for 1ss at
stsmpls's Lucky 10 sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
fcentInlel "a asas EIvIl

.Ysg Iaaa-s..sst ! 81. i -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-08
HOMES FOR LABOR.

A new plan to raise money for the
building of a labor temple in ST. Louis
has been Endorsed by the Central
Trades and Labor Union. It is to
have in the temple a room to be
known as. Memorial Hall.
Its walls will be of marble, and upon
these enduring tablets of stone will
be carved the name Of each who con-
tributes toward the building.
There has already been subscribed
$4,000 Of the Required $4,000.
1t is the plan of the labor unions to
build magnificent temple in which
all the labor organizations will have
headquarters and which will contain
hall so large that conventions may
be held In st. Louis. 1t Will be the
headquarters and meeting place OF
union labor In the city.
The unions will not put off building
the temple until they have the $4,000
subscribed. AS soon as there Is enough
money collected to buy the lot this
will be done, and then capital will be
invited to put up the building, which
will be paid for in annual installments
The above action on part Of st
Louis unions could be followed to ad-
vantage by the unions of Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-08

SAYINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE

Many fellow who robs Peter TO
pay Paul forgsts Paul after he has
buncoed Pete. l5SsI y ssS
Some Fellows are perfectly killing.
II may be hereditary. Their fathers
may have owned automobiIss. ssss.5sss
Laugh, and the world laughs With
you: sriore. and YOU sleep alone.
When q woman gets into society her
husband gets into debt.
A fool and his money are soon
spotted by the Duluth real estate e =
change. !
Ebert Hubbard says. ..Yo gu Will
never be 8 really warm spirited tanale
until you forget your relfkt Jon long
enough to i've Il s ~
The most trying ordesI fossa for, =
Duluth Ehrtstian % to- IA Sclprch
on sunday befp 4 cont an,ied seraea ot
/ M Ions seln-
plitlI inte resspt 81 10
VII s on 1 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-08
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.: Gompers made a bargain with
the Democratic leaders to deliver the
labor vote Of the country in con-
ration of the insertion Of one par
t1cular plank which he desired.-San
francisco Chronicle.
The foregoing is the opening SEN
tence Of an editorial in the leading
Republican newspaper on the Pacific
Coast. TO quote further from the
Chronicle is unnecessary for our pur-
pose, which is to- demonstrate the
weakness Of the methods being used
to discredit the anti-injunction. plank
In the. Democratic national platform.
We dislike to. use Short and ugly
words, but we are nevertheless con-
strained to denounce the Chronicles
statement as deliberate and bare
faced lie.
While it is true that no one man
can deliver the labor vote" it is also
true that the laborers can deliver their
own votes to the party that gives the
best returns Coast Seaman's Journal
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-08
ARMY SEES POLITICS =
IN CADETS CASE

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-President
Roosevelts reinstatement of eight
cadets expelled from West Point for
hazing in defiance of the law after
he had approved Of their expulsion
has taken the superintendent and
other officers Of the military academy
OF their feet. If hostile fleet had
sailed up the Hudson and opened fire
on the academy without warning the
officers there could not have been
more surprised than when they re-
ceived the news Saturday night of
the presidents action. And this sur
prise was apparent yesterday. -:
Every officer who discussed the sub
ject was ca ger to learn why the pres
ident switched from an approval of
the dismissal Of the cadets to the view
that the sentence was too harsh and
that they should be permitted to re-
turn to the academy. They were sure
that there was something behind the
I'M -heard-of action and the defiant
setting aside Of mandate Of congress-.
When they were asked what they
imagined was the motive they answer
ed, without exception, Politics" 4$