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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
FAST TRAIN in
CRAVE Peril

THuR1IoND. w. Va, Feb. IA
few miles east OF her yesterday morn.
ing dynamite was placed on the c. &
o. railroad tracks and the explosion
removed hundreds OF tons of earth in.
to New river. The fast express No.
4 from New York to Cincinnati had
not been past the point more than
minute when the explosion occurred
and the belief is entertained that the
intentions were to wreck the train, the
fuse having been lighted with a view
to exploding the dynamite Just as the
train passed over. Detectives have
been put to work on the case, but at
this hour there is no clue to the guilty
party.
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PERSONAL

Mrs. James t. Eastman and chill
dren, who have been visiting relatives
in Saginaw, Michigan, will return to.
morrow morning on train No. 8.
Mr.. Arthur Brobst, who is spending
several days here, will return to Con
nellsville tomorrow.
Miss Louise and Martha Rector, OF
the Normal school, went to their home
at Pruntytown yesterday to spend
Sunday.
George Jollife. Of Grafton, was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Jessie Kyle, of Cla ksBurg, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Richard
shurtleff.
Prof. Clarence Post, Of Morgan.
town, is in Fairmont today on bust
ness. Prof. Post is having fine sue
cess as assistant in the department OF
science at the State University.
william, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. t. Mcwhorter, of near Bas:
Park avenue, who has been danger
ously i'll of pneumonia fever for sew
eral days past, is reported to re slight
/ ly improved to-day. The physicians
in charge now think that they can
master the disease.
Prof. c. H. Patterson, OF Morgan
town, was in the city this afternoon
looking after the arrangements for
Ben Greets performance which is TO
be seen here March 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ] Brobst and son,
Arthur, who were at Philadelphia at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Brobst's
mother. returned last night.
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Grace Lutheran church.

A. G. Nun. Pastor-It will be gain
to you to attend the following services
on Sunday: At s:45. after the opening
Of our Sunday school, we will have a
thorough drill in the music and reci-
stations to be rendered on Sunday eve
ming. You win be reminded that the
Sunday school renders Foreign Mis-.
SION service on Sunday evening, 10th.
II sou attended the last service of this
kind. you win not miss this one. At
10:45 the sermon will be delivered,
which sayors of Foreign Missions and
its demands upon US. Our missions
and what is being accomplished in
them WIN be a feature Of the evening
exercises. Remember that Washing
ton Supper on the 22d in Musgrave
han, Monroe street. The ladies' made
extensive preparations on Wednesday
night last for your benefit on that
night We ask all our scholars and
choir members to come out Sunday
morning. There viii be an Illustrated
sermon ON the 28d at 1880 p. m.
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WOULD NOT ANsweR.

ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. l5.-The tax
ing Of testimony in the action OF the
United states government to dissolve
the Standard OIL Company Of New Iets
sey was concluded here yesterday 1T
ernoon.
Henry A. Hisgen and Samuel 2, Glib
bons were among the last witnesses
called. Mr.. Gibbons was formerly
connected with an Albany private de-
tectiye agency and declined to answer
questions put to him BY the govern
ment attorneys unless directed 70 DO
so by Judge having jurisllotion HIS
refusal to answer was satisfactory tp
the government attorneys and be was
excused.
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pFesbyterian Church.

q. stoetzer, Pastor Sabbath
school $3.50 o'clock, Prof. J. Walter
narne superintendent Morning SER
siee 1915 o'clock. Reception Of mem
ben Sermon by the pastor on the
subject THE Essential Need Of HUI
mani "a New Life and Spirit From
Above. The junior Endeayor Society
VIM meet at 2 p. M, led by Mrs. w. s.
Mayor The intermediate Society
wiII meet at 8 p. M, leader Miss OIL
I've casterllne, topic. "NinIstering to
the Prisoner and to the Poor" The
Senior Society will meet at G:3O p.
IA, ieaaer, Miss Flossie Fleming. Eve.
ming service, 1880 o'clock subject,
'The Great Opportunity OF Life, How
NE nay Use 1t and How We May Miss
mr. This win be the last Of the spe-
ctal meetings that have been held in
me church, large number have con
fessed the Lord and have united with
tie church, and 1t is the earnest wish
q the entire membership that many
others decide this most important Of
an questions. Come to this service
as Il VIII be helpful. The midweel
service WIN be held Wednesday, 1890
y. m. An are cordially invited to these
services.
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Virginians
A. Local He tels

MARIETTA-s. Bradley John HIte,
Harry Hite, Wheeling.
MANLEY = A. N. Prichard, ~.
Wright, A. F. MILAN. j r. Timms.
Warrington; A. T. Post shinnston;
A. H. Dury. Morgantown; R e. Clark,
G. NJ. Custer, Littletoni crittendon
Ford, R. E. Hill, George HaEtzel
clarksburg; s. F. crum, E. X Tub
bard. Wheeling; j. Walter Barnes
wadestown; F. A. Brown, Parkers.
burg; Harry H. Byrer. Phitippl
wATsoN-E. C. Rector. Charles
Els. R. 5. Nesbitt, wheeling; W. w
Dunn, Parkersburg; waitman Barbe
B. NJ. Morrison, .Buckhanncn.
TAvERN-E. R. Curtis, August
Rockabrand. NJ. B. Rigs Wheeling
C. NJ Weaver, F. C. Joilife, p. re.
mer, F. s. Chapman, Morgantown 10
seph Fuccy, Weston; s, 3. Chilton
Charleston; B. e. Jollitf, catawba
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The frequent attacks Of the temper
ance people on the brewers and the
product of their industry the persis-
tency with which 1T Is classed as IL
quor. although 1t contains only from
az to A per cent. alcohol, and the In
cessant clamor for prohibition almost
everywhere in the rural parts OF our
country. especially in the south, are
surely a justification for addressing
this body of practical. conservative
business men. representing the COM
mercial and manufacturing interests
Of the United States. on the economic
Importance of the brewing industry
Of our country.
According to the census Of 1900, the
total value of the products Of Amer
lean industry was in 1868, $1,Ss5, S61,-
G76, and in 1900, s1S.O14,287, 4S9. That
is to say, the industries in our country
have, in their producing capacity,
grown within forty years little more
than sevenfold. But the production of
beer. which was in 1868. the first
year of record. only a little over two
million barrels, has grown during the
same period to nearly forty million
barrels; that is, twentyfoId.
The census OF manufactures in 1905,
as contained in bulletin 81 OF the Blu.
.reau of the Census. comprises only
certain industries which produce
goods to the amount of $4,000. 4Oo,14S
The same industries produced in 1900
s11,411, 121, 1872, an increase of about
ia per cent, while the production Of
beer increased twice as much.
In 1900 the breweries employed SS,
1856 men of over 16 years of age, and
paid them in wages $25,57s,612, or ar
average of $665. In 1906 the number
Of employees was 1879 tnearly 10.
900 more), the amount Of wages sS4,
542,S97 mine millions morel, and the
average was Sis ESQ more).
Considering that the wage mean IL
1900 was s43S, and that the highes
average earnings of wage workers
those of steel engarvers, were only
s753. it is clear -that the brewer!
workers belong to the class of high
est paid wage earners.
1t stands to reason that the destruc
tion of any large industry would Sc
riousIy affect other industries, includ
ing agriculture and mining, un'ass thu
industry so destroyed produce every
thing 1t uses in the way o. building
raw material. machinery, OILS, etc,
itself. which is never the case.
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M. e. church, South.

r. Webb, Pastor-suuday school
nc $3.50 a. M, conducted by DR.. L, N.
SYost superintendent. Let each mem
Der otthe school be present Preach
ing at 1880 a. M, by the pastor. At
this service the doors Of the church
VII be opened for the reception Of
members. At $3.50 p, IN. there viii be
. union prayer service in the basement
Of the Baptist church. The union
evangelistic services will be held at
the Baptist church at 1880 p. m. La
dies Aid Society will meet at the
home Of Mrs. D. L. L. Yost next
Thursday afternoon Mt 2:3O o'clock.
You are most cordially invited to at,
tend the services Of our church.
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IRMONT CHURCHES
order of Sabbath Services at the
Various Places of Worship

you to the following services to-mor-
row: $3.50 a. M. Sunday school, c.
w. Evans, superintendent. The two
and one-half dozen new chairs recent
ly ordered have arrived and are now
in the Sunday school room. 10:45 a.
M, preaching by the pastor, subject,
THE Signs OF the Times" 2:SO p. m,
Junior League. Miss Nettie Bartlett,
superintendent; $3.50 p. M Epworth
League, led by Mrs. w. A. Fisher; top
ic, Turning Defeat into victory"
1880 p m, preaching by the pastor,
subject THE Looks Of Christ"
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central Christian Church.

w. H. Wilson. Pastor-If you want
the full benefit of to.morrow's SER
vices, come at $3.50 and stay through
the combined services, about two
hours in all. The pastor will preach
at 1O:45, subject, did jesus Perform
Miracles?" Evening, Change of
Heart If you have no church home.
you are invited.
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Ne. zion eaptlst Church.

T. B. Coleman. Pastor-1O:00 a. M,
Sunday school; 11:OO a. m, preaching
by the pastor. subject, THE Good
Fight Of Faith" II Tim, Al; 6:3o,
Mr.. Eubanks will be in charge of the
B. Y. P. u. topic, "Ministering to
Prisoners and the Poor" Matt. 25:31-
&c. 500 p. M, preaching, text. 1.-THE
Invitation and the Invited" Matt. II,
IS.
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Who Pays Uncle
Sans Expenses?

| Every industry benefits other indus.
tries, and so does the brewing indus
try.
| A writer in a magazine recently put
this in the case Of beer thus: Beer
making and beer drinking may be all
wrong but II some honest old temper.
lance apostle should suddenly wipe 1t
Ian out with the wave of magic
wand he would fnd that he had made
fearful hole in the Industrial world.
and he would be lucky indeed If he
had not madeh is own pocketbook
suffer"
The experience of the past fifty
years has amply shown the fallacy OF
the prohibition theory in general.
That Of beer in particular would not
only be mistake from even the tenn
perance point of view, but would be
an economic calamity
Who Pays Uncle Sans Expenses7
The salary of the President, Vice
President and entire cabinet for the
year is collected from the beer drink
ers in one day.
BY midnight. January 1. the smokers
of!clgars and cigarettes have provided
for the salary of the Supreme Court
OF the United States for the ensuing
year.
Tho consumers of chewing and
smoking tobacco pay the salaries of
our splendid navy.
The snun consumers maintain the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice.
The tax on oleomargine and reno
waited butter pays the national Sol.
oilers Home.
Card players support West Point
Military Academy.
The tax on these same articles paid
52A per cent. of the spnnish-American
war.
oUEsTIoN-will the preachers Of
prohibition assume the tax IF THE
BEER REVENUE FAILS TO COME
M
Export of domestic beer and ale.
From 1896 to 1905. Inclusive, in bot.
ties 1O2,727,5oS bottles, in value $11,'
O2sOO7.
Not in bottles, 4,s22,s12 gallons, in
value S1,o25,5oO.
Beer Production in United States.
Since 1868, up TO the end of the ifs
cal year. June 30. 1905. sIS.44S,74s
barrels. in value. at SC per barrel, So.
S7oG92. 4Ss.
Import of Foreign Beer and Other
Malt Liquors.
For ten fiscal years S2,554.O14 gal
Ions in value, $17,O94,1TS.
Import and Export Of Hops For Ten
Fiscal Years.
Import, total, sO,57C.SS5 pounds. $1O'
Os2,3i9; export, total, 13S.456,2S2
pounds. s2s,2Ss,654.
Imports and Exports of Barley for
Ten Fiscal Years.
Imports, 2,99O,9O7 bushels, s1,132,
s4S; exports, 1O9,s56,672 bushels, $25,'
sOO,57a.
Production of Beer on Which Stamp
Act was paid For the Fiscal
Years Ended June 80, 1905,
and 1906, in Barrels.
1905. 49.459,45O barrels; 1906, 81,
651,637 barrels.
Total number of brewers in United
States, 1,747.
Breweries nj Pennsylvania, pa. Pro
ductIon of beer last fiscal year In
State of Pennsylvania, 6.961,277.
Production and Commercial Movement
of Hops for 1906.
California. 2O.475,OOO pounds, Ore
gon, 23,sS5,O pounds; Washington
S,775OOO pounds; Pacific Coast. 50.
2s5,OOO pounds; New York. 100000
pounds.
The size of the hole can practically
be measured by statistics. The CAPT
tai Of the brewing industries was com
posed in the census years 1890 and
1900 as follows:
1890. 1900.
Land $1,000. s8s.OOOOOo s54,OoO,oOo
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Evansville NJ. E. Church.

t. Richmond, Pastor-sunday, Feb
ruary 16. Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Harry Watson. acting superintendent.
Public preaching at 1920 a. m. by
pastor. Epworth League devotional
service 700 p. m. A cordial welcome
is extended to all. Come and help
us, and we will try to do you good.
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First BAPTIST chu rch.

Rev. w. j. Eddy. Pastor.-Sunday
school at $3.50. Rev. John S. Stump
will preach at 1O:45 and union prayer
service will be held at 6:3O. Union
evangelistic services at 1880 will be
in charge of Rev. R. T. Webb.
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]. G. Broomheld, Pastor - Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Come on time
and enjoy the music as led by the four
piece orchestra. Morning service at
1b:45 o'clock with sermon on 1.-THE
selt-confessed Purpose Of a Great
Ltfe,gtext my meat is to do the will
Of him that sent me-" Junior En-
deavor at 2:scsp. M. Mrs. R C. Jones
IA charge; and Senior Endeavor at
$3.50 ,. M. led by Mr.. Percy Manley.
Preaching service at 1880 p. m. The
sermon of this service viii be on
Blossoms from the life of George
washington Special music at the
evening service.
First NJ. E. Church.
n n e,,,,ftb T3nstor rLy, f,,t1os
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23

IBobby Quinn. the new president Of the
Ohio State league, is an old time ball
player and was the first catcher Jerry
Nops the once famous Baltimore pitch
err, had. Nops always had a habit Of max
ing an ascension when in a pinch. but
they say that when Quinn was doing the
receiving he was different pitcher. For
several years Quinn has been connected
with the Columbus team of the American
association. Practically half of the star
players picked up by Columbus were first
discovered by Quinn. He is an excellent
judge Of ball players and. knowing their
peculiarities, will be able to handle them
without much difficulty. The new presi-
dent is enthusiastic over the new league
and is certain that 1t will have a success
full season. All the men connected with
the league believe that in Quinn they Sc
lected the very man to make success Of
the organiZation.l
Browns in exchange for Niles, Hemp
hill and Glade. New York also pur-
chased Jack Stahl.
Washington snapped Jones to the
Browns for Pickering. Still. McAleer
was not satisfied. and he acquired
Waddell of the Athletics by purchase.
Cleveland took Hickman off Chicago's
hands. and the Sox obtained Anderson
from Washington. Detroit's only deal
of note was to buy Catcher Thomas of
New York.
Managers may insist that it is diff
cult to get star players at any price,
yet every season several toppy players
figure in deals.
In the National league there were
fewer transactions. The biggest trade
was between the New York and Bos-
ton teams. New York getting Tenney,
Brldwell and Needham for Dahlen
Bowerman. Mccain. Browne and Fer
guson. Pittsburg sold Third Baseman
Sheehan to Brooklyn. which about
completes the deals in that circuit.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23

Notice Is hereby given that Tho
board of School District No. a. ~
Nez Perez county, Idaho, will receive
bids for coupon bonds amounting "a
eight hundred dollars (sS00.OO IN
be payable July list, 1913, said
bonds to be in denomination of four
hundred dollars each and to bear IN.
terest at not to exceed 5 per cent ner
annum, interest to be paid semi-an.
nually. Sealed bids will be received
by said school board at the Office Of
the clerk at Chesley, Idaho, on or be.
fore the 14th day Of May, 1908.
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. The money
received from the sale of said bonds
is to be used for the purpose Of
building and furnishing a school
house in said District No. A.
THOMAS WEBB.
ID sod f.pr IA to May 14l
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
PULLMAN READY FOR MEET.
Twenty-six High Schools Will Com
pete May z.

PULLMAN, April 21.-The final
preparations for the interscholastic
track meet at the Washington State
college are drawing to a close, and
Prof. Timblin, who Is chairman OF
the committee in charge, has made
an announcement of the program
for the three days of competition.
The meet will not only be an ath-
letic affair, but will also havo an
orator;cal and declamatory contest
on the regular list of events. On
Thursday, May Z, the meet will open
with the dramatic declamatory con-
test, and on Friday evening the ora
torical contest will take place. The
athletic events will start Friday aft
ernoon, when the preliminaries will
be run off. On Saturday morning
the semi-finals will be completed,
and in the afternoon from 1880 to
o'clock the final events of the meet
will take place. An effort is being
made to have a collegiate baseball
game for the benefit of the visitors
at 4 O'Clock or when the final events
are finished. If the game cannot be
arranged, it is probable that the an
nual observation-disclosures game OF
the college will be played.
Prof. Timblin predicts that the
coming meet will be the most sue
cessful in the history of the institu-
ton, and outlined some of the work
being done by the committee in
charge.
In accordance with the agree
ment made with the University OF
Washington, only the four-year
High schools of the Inland Empire
will be eligible to enter this meet
but as 26 schools of this class have
signified their intention of sending
a team to the meet, there will be all
that can be handled this year.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
TROTTERS AND PAGERS.

The lineup for 1908 looks very en-
couraging for a great light harness
year.
Miss Pratt, 2:17A. the dam of The
Leading Lady G). 2:16l4, has been
booked to Tregangle. 2O9A.
There will be no more three heats.
every heat a race. contests at Detroit.
Three in five, with five heats the limit.
has been decided upon.
John Minneley Of Meadville, Pa.
who bred and raised Morning Star,
2:04sl, has full brother to the famous
PAGER in Thorne Hal, now three
year-old.
But Croke. 2:15ls, one Of the few re-
naming sons Of George Wilkes. 300
died recently at Canton, o. He was
foaled in 1880 and consequently was
twenty-seven years old. 1t is said that
at one time an offer Of $4,000 was re.
fused for him.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
Notice to Creditors.

In the Probate Court of Nez Perce
County Idaho.
In the matter of the estate Of
Charles Hoffman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned Administrative OF the will
and estate of Charles Hoffman, de-
ceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication Of
this notice, to the said administra-
trix at Leland, Idaho, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction OF
the business of said estate, in county
Of Nez Perez, state Of Idaho
Signed and dated at Lewiston.
Idaho, this the first day of April,
A. D., 1908.
LUCY HOFFMAN
D 80 d April to May 2.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
Lived Five Months on Lizards.
Long Island Sailor Returning Home For Christmas, Tells Awful
Tale Of Shpwreck Near the Equator

when becalmed,' said Morrison. 1--WE
entered two small boats and kept to-
gether for Il few days, but finally sep
arated We landed on lndefatigible
island without water and little food.
"Our one luxury was a solitary pipe,
which we smoked by turns, using dried
leaves and the bark of trees in lieu OF
tobacco. When we landed ON the is
land we had eighteen matches. We
found no water on the island at first
and were compelled to strip the skin
from cactus leaves and drain the juice.
Later a small spring of brackish water
was discovered.
1--WE left our first camp and had to
swim around cliff tc another section
of the island. An American member
of the crew refused to go, and l under
stand party Is still looking for him p"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
A NEW FITCH: DRAMA.
"GirIs," Work Of Expert Writer
on Fair Sex.
AUTHORS FlFTIETH PLAY,

A Story Of Three New York Bachelor
Girls Who Finally Suceumb to Mat
rimony - Bertha kalieh Produces
"Marta of the Lowlands."
rFrom Our New York Dramatic Core
spondent]
Clyde Fitch has written new drama
on a subject that is very familiar to
him. The topic is girls, and the title
of his play is "Girls." The play. re-
Gently produced at Days theater, Is
based on drama by Hugo Holtz.
1t is interesting to note as an evil
dence of Mr.. Fitch's activity that
"Girls" is the fiftieth play he has writ
ten.
In the play Mr.. Fitch undertakes to
discuss in his own way the proposition
of femininity in the primitive stages OF
independence.
The author is a past master OF the
art of depicting feminine foioies
which is possibly one reason why 1t
chooses to treat this serious subjec,
humorously. knowing well that no ar
gument since the days OF Auall anu
Eve has in the least affected the psy'
chology Of the sex.
Mr. Fitch brings three young girls
into studio apartment in New YORK
who resolve among themselves thai
| men are distinctly disadvantageous ap
pendages. without which they can wei
afford TO fight their own battles. One
is secretary to law firm, another Is
| stenographer, and a third is stage
| struck maiden. After complications
| the girls go the way their hearts die
tate and. naturally enough. to the yer!
men they had always affected to de
| spise The first and last scenes arr
laid in the girls studio, while the sec
ond act shows a law office, where tw'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-23
Locked Cashier In Vault.
North Carolina Bandits Took All Banks Cash and Imprisoned
Official Overnight.

the cashier staggered out almost dead.
According to the cashier. the three
strangers. wearing masks. entered the
bank at o'clock in the evening and,
while one of them held him up ut the
point of a pistol. the others. regardless
of the fact that people were passing the
door. proceeded to help themselves to
the banks cash
Whishnant says that while locked in
he made all the noise possible in his
cramped quarters. but his disappear
ance was not noted.