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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
HUSTON
WILL BE CALLED AS WITNESS
FOR STATE.
TAKING OF TESTIMONY IN CRAFT
CASES NOW WELL UNDER
WAY.
(By United Press.)

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 29.-That
Huston will be called as witness by
the commonwealth was admitted to.
day. A subpoena was served on the
architect this morning and he is ex-
pected to be summoned to take the
stand this afternoon. Stanford B.
Lewis, Huston's partner, was the first
witness called. He identified the sig.
nature Of the letter by the latter to
Contractor Sanderson, informing him
that the plans for the furniture for the
new building had been approved in
accordance with the plans. He was
then excused. After several minor
witnesses had testified Huston's bro
ther was called to the stand. He said
that he held clerical position in the
Office since the year 1892. He said
that Joseph made trip to Europe in
1906 and during his absence left
number Of blank certificates. While
his brother was away he said that San.
derson came to the Office on business
and was shown some Of the exhibits
last admitted. He said that he saw
them too when sanderson took him
the bill for the furniture. with the
bill was an afidavit certifying its cor
rectness. sanderson told me that he
would like to have certificate filled
out. l told him that brother was away.
He said that the auditor and the super
intendent of the grounds and build
ings would approve 1t. Then the wit
ness said that he filed out the cer-
tiflcate, signed 1t, and gave to Sander
son. This certificate showed that the
contractor was entitled to S5s,51s.61
on item %. He said that he got the
number from the bill face. The Ger.
tlfcate was offered in evidence Roth
ermel objected to It's going in evidence
but was overruled. An exception was
noted; the court then adjourned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
THE WILLIAMS PROHIBITION RES
oLUTIoN READ SECOND TIME
AND ORDERED TO BE
ENGRossED.
APPOINTED AND E. 3.
cARsKADoN HOLDS
POSITION.
$s5, 1000 APPROPRIATION RECON-
MENDED FOR STATE IN
STITUTloNS.

Especial dispatch to West virEinian.lz
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 29.-
The Legislature convened at ten
o'clock this morning. The house was
in the license laws and registration of
deliberated an hour and a half Both
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Seven bills were introduced in the
house to-day. Two were local meas
ures the others dealt with changes
in thel license laws and registration o.:
voters. The Williams constitutional
amendment which provides that peo-
pie shall vote on liquor questions was
read the second time and ordered to
its engrossment. The number of bills
introduced in the senate brings the to-
tai up to 222. The more important
deals with the creation of book com.
mission and changes in the liquor
laws. Changes in committee assign
ments wer announced in the senate.
Attaches for extraordinary session
were announced. Those from the
Eleventh Senatorial district who Sc
cured plums were E. B. Carskadon, of
Fairmont, William Boughner, Chas.
Phillips and Chas. Steele, of Morgan
town. and C. v. Cough, of Grafton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
JAIL Ed
THEFT OF FLOUR
GETS TEAMsTER IN TRou.
ORDERS ON LOCAL MER-
CHANTS SAID TO BE A sPE.
cIALTY WITH JOHN
GILES.

John Giles, who was employed by
w. s. Thomas, the transfer man, was
arrested yesterday about noon by
Chief Shumaker on information given
by Mr.. Thomas. Giles was charged
with purloining -four and selling 1t
out to local grocers. Thirty-seyen
sacks were found in his possession.
Giles is also charged with forgery.
1t is said that he forged orders using
Mr.. Thomas name. The orders we're
addressed to local grocers and are
alleged to have readS please give
the bearer whatever he wants." Sign
ed by w. s. Thomas. On one of these
orders he got three dollars and eighty
cents worth of goods OFF Quitman
Hood; three dollars worth of goods on
Grocer Shaw, of the First ward; nine
ty-three cents worth of goods of @.
H. Hartley. the Jackson street grocer.
and other places he was successful in
working his willy ruse. He sold three
sacks of flour to one grocer from
whom he did not collect. Squire
swindler held him In the sum Of $500.
Giles was unable to put up the neces-
sary bond and was committed to Jan
to await the action Of the grand Jury.
Giles comes from the country and
has been working for Thomas about
one month:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
Freight Agent
Orr Resigned

Charles Orr. the local freight agent
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, has rendered the company
his resignation. which has been ac-
cepted, the change to be effective on
February 1. According to the plans
now. Mr.. Orr's place will be taken by
]. w. stifler, of Grafton, who has
been the freight agent at that city
for several years. Bailey Thompson,
clerk at the local depot, will probably
be given stinler's place at Grafton.
The reason for Mr.. orr's resignation
has not been given out. 1t is generally
regretted that he has resigned. Mr..
Orr was good and obliglng official.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
Governor Dawson's Message
legislature Contains
HUNDREDS OF SUITS
MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE
3. AND o. FOLLOWING DE-
cIsIoN IN THE GRANT
CASE.

cLARKsBuRG. W. Va. Jan. 29.-
Hundreds of law suits may arise from
the verdict in the case of Arthur
Grant. of wetzel county. against the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. in which
one thousand dollars damages have
been awarded Grant against the rail.
road company for excessive passenger
fare charged his between smithfeli
and New MartInsvIIle prior to the new
railroad rate law in this State. He
charged in his suit that the railroad
company in selling him a ticket from
Smithfield to New Martlnsville. dis
tance of thirty miles, charged him one
dollar and twenty-five cents. or more
than cour cents mile. when the law
said the charge should not be more
than three and half cents a mile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
COR RTELYOU
REPLIES TO
INQUIRY
Only Motive
Was for Good
OF Country
FIFTEEN THOUSAND WORD JUS
T1FlcATloN STATEMENT
MADE TO DEFEND POSI-
TIoN in BOND ISSUE
WANTS SUITABLE LEGISLATION
TosHELP TAKE PART OF OBJ
LEGATION OF THE TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT.
BOND ISSUE OVER SUBSCRIBED
AND WIDELY DisTEus'
t UTED.
eBy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. %
4In every measure the Secretary felt
bound to have regard not simply to
the treasury operations but to their
eject upon the country's financial con-
dition. The present department head
has not assumed this obligation will
fingiy and would gladly be relieved
at least in part by suitable legisla-
ton In these words Secretary Cor
telyou responded this morning to the
Senate resolutions of inquiry and coz
cludes $4,000 word justification state
ment for the radical methods employ
ed. In meeting the recent financial pan
ic and which have been radically criti.
cized BY the minority leaders in both
I Congress branches. His justification
for taking vigorous action to arrest
the panic is based upon what he de-
iciares was the disappearance in six
aeks after the Knickerbocker Trust
mpahy's suspension Of $29G,l25, 469
mounting substantially to one.tenth
the entire money In circulation In
ne United states. He says the grav-
itS OF the situation further enhanced
by the pressure upon the money mar
ket was not localized in the country.
THE Secretary says 1t was after enor-
nous public deposits failed to check
the adverse current that he decided
upon the Panama Canal bond issue
and certificates OF Indebtedness. He
meets the charge of favoritism In bond
distribution by producing records
showing that they went to forty States
and certificates to eighteen States. In
declaring that the public deposits were
made to meet the business demands
the Secretary says "The chief object
OF funds for distribution was not TO
AFFORD bank profits but to afford the
business community means to carry
on transactions upon a normal basis"
For the first time the fact was made
public that the Panama bond issue
was over-subscribed more than forty
four times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
COAL RATES
FROM WEST VIRGINIA, PENNsYL-
WANNA AND OHIO TO LAKE
POINTS TO REMAIN THE
SAME.

PTTTsBURG, Jan. 29.-At the an.
nual session of the traffic officials of
the coal carrying railroads in Penn.
sylvanta, Ohio and West Virginia,
which transport coal between the
Pittsburg district and the lake ports,
held here yesterday, 1t was decided
that the rates for coal shippers in ef-
feet the past year will continue for the
ensuing year.
About forty of the prominent traf-
fic officials of the Pittsburg district
and nelghborlng localities were pres
ent at the meeting.
1t was stated by one of the men
present that no serious contentious
arose nor did the rulings of the inter-
state commerce commission provide
undue differences as to reaching the
final agreement regard rates for the
coming year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
GOLD
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOUND IN POSSESSION OF
SAFE ROBBERS.
PACKAGE CONTAINING $4,000
OVERLOOKED BY EXPRESS
ROBBERS IN THEIR OAR.
ING HoLD-uP.

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 29.-Carry-
ing $4,000 in gold, two men were taken
from the big four at New London to-
day. They were charged with steal
ing the money from Adams Express
Company at midnight here. The men
entered the express office as the
clerks were working packages just
brought by express. The clerks were
covered with a pistol. One robbers
went to the safe where he secured n
bag containing $4,000. removing n
package containing $4,000 to reach
the bag, then escaped.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
TRROPE LOSES
SUPREME COURT uPHoLos COR
TELYou IN RESISTING PAY
MENT OF $4,000
CLAIMED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. = Justice
Wright. of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. in a decision yes
terday, upheld the secretary OF the
treasury in declining to pay Profes.
sor Francis N. Thorpeo the UnIver-
sity OF Pennsylvania, $4,000 claimed
to be due him for the compilation of
5fiye volumes entitled. Charters Con-
stitutions and Organic Laws of the
states and Territories" for which con
gress made an appropriation.
Professor Thorpe recently Instituted
mandamus proceedings against secre-
tary cortelyou, who had resisted pay
ment on the ground that the work had
not been done in accordance with the
contract.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
To The
Nine Thousand Words
SCHOOL LEGISLATION
WILL BE LOOKED AFTER BY sPE-
cIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
BOARD OF NORMAL SCHOOL
REGENTS HAVE IMPORTANT
MEETING.

Especial to the West virginlan.)
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 20
The Board of Regents of the State
Normal Schools were in session last
night and to-day and Legislative CONF
mittee consisting Of State supertn-
tendent Miller, Secretary M. G. l.ough.
Regent 8. H. Bowman, Presidents c..
]. C. Bennett, l.. G. Corbly, Of Fair
mont and Marshall College Normal
Schools. was appointed to look after
school legislation. The regents will
remain here until tomorrow or Fri
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
222 Bills Now Introduced In
Both Branches of Legislature

The Republicans will hold caucus at
three o'clock this afternoon to dis
cuss pending legislation. The confer
ence will be held in the hall of the
House of Delegates. The Democrats
will probably met this evening. Sen
ator McKown, chairman Of special
committee appointed to Investigate
State institutions made report on
the condition at Weston hospital. The
report recommends an Appropriation
of $S5.O0O for use of the Institutions.
No other report will be forthcoming
this session.
Some of the Bills introduced.
Hazlett, making Wheeling have civil
service in the water and fire depart
ments operative without action of
council required by present charter.
But the police department is not af-
fected.
McKorn, relating to sheriffs' COM
missions (new tax BILLY
Thorn, making State tax commits
sIoner uniform accountant and inspec-
tor Of all public offices.
Thorn, denying railroads right of
condemnation on both sides of nav:-
gable rivers.
Amendment to the constitution in
creaslng county court salaries, by
Montgomery.
Thorn Republican, Harrlsom, In
troduced prohibition amendment.
White (Republican, McDowelD, in
troduced bill amending registration
law
Leftwich Republican. BOone), in
troduced bill legalizing West code.
Montgomery Republican, Preston),
introduced corrupt practices act.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
SENSATION MAY DEVELOP

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. 90
Some sensational developments are
possible in the senate to-day, A res
olutlon will be introduced calling upon
Governor Dawson for the names Of
coal operators who, he said in his
message. deliberately defled the law
and had inspectors threatened with
violence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
FAvoRs LOCAL OPTION.

ALTOONA, Pa, Jan. 20. J. Lee
Plummer of Hollidaysburg, has an
nounced his candidacy for the leglsla.
ture from the Second district from
Blair county. While he remains 81
lent on Penrose's candidacy for the
senatorship he comes out squarely for
local option. g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
LEWIS
LOOKS LIKE WINNER FOR PRES
IDENcY OF MINERS OR
GANlzATIoN.
LITTLE HOPE OF AN AGREE,
MENT WITH OPERATORS.


MENT WITH OPERATORS.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, jan. 29.-Be
fore evening the miners will have the
report of their canvassins committee
which will make known the election
of officers. Undoubtedly Thomas L.
Lewis is elected president, John P.
White, vice president, and w. o.
Ryan, secretary-treasurer. The miners
Will be ready tomorrow to meetsthe
operators. The position in which both
sides to interstate agreement will take
is uncertain. 1t is almost certain that
both the miners and operators will
go home without an agreement. With
out this. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, and
Western Pennsylvania will fight the
union and decrease wages II possible
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
counterfeIter Guilty.

PARRERsBURG, Jan. 2s.-John NJ.
Hanger, who was charged with con-
Quoting a counterfeit money manufac.
tory on a farm near Corinth, Preston
county, on the border line between
West virgtnian and Maryland, was
found guilty in United States court
ereyesterday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
Scherr Men
After Chronicle
A DEAL is ON FOR THE PURCHASE
OF THE MoRoANToWN cHRoN.
lcLE BY REPRESENTATIVES, OF
THE scHERR INTERESTS.
fspeclal to the West vlrginlan.) }

Especial to the West vlrginian)
MoGANTowN, Jan. ga delega-
tion of people who are said to be In
terested in the race of Arnold G.
scherr for governor, are in the city
and 1t Is reported that deal is being
made for the Morgantown Chronicle
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
TRAGKWALKER KILLED

GREENsBURG. Pa, Jon. 2s.- Jack
Dackow and Alike svaika, track walk.
ers, were run down by an empty en-
gine and Instantly killed this morn
Ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

No information has yet been given
out as to what action has been taken,
but 1t is possible that the paper will
change hands before the end Of the
week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

Miss Anna Cruise. of Grafton. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. s
Raymond. at Shady Side.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

Miss Lenore Gaskins has been visit.
ing Miss Fanny Prensry In ciarksburg
for several days:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

PARLIAMENT | !.
\ S
Large Budg
OF Business
To Conside 8

LIQUOR QUESTION ONE or Aa
soRsINe INTEREsT AcRoss
THE WATER, AND A coMPRo
MISE is EXPECTED 10 BE ID lei
BETWEEN THE coNIEN NlnlNc
INTERESTS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

Mrs. P. H. Shields. of Clarksburg. is
he guest Of relatives in the city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
The Newborn Year.

The Newborn Year.
Yesternight the year lay dying.
BY his lowly couch we met.
Bringing ivy-leaves. and trying
Some with smiles and some with sigh
ing
To remember-or forget.
Now the nursing year is waking,
And we gaze into his eyes.
Needless of his sires forsaking,
In his cradle he is taking
Gifts from earth and sea and skies
Dawn of gold and sunset cleaning,
April eve and Junetide morn
Things of truth and not of seeming.
These have gloritied his dreaming
He the heir, the newly born.
In his tiny grasp he treasures
Riches that may soon be ours
Sunlight gold in trimming measures
Meadow fragrances and pleasures.
Honeyed wine distilled of flowers.
Soon the child will frolic lightly
Ger his fathers grass-green grave /;
Day shall be his playmate brightly,
And his sleep be sweetened nightly
BY the songs of wind and wave.
Arthur l.. Salmon
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Health Regulations Required by Our
Public Schools.

During vacation the school build
ings have been carefully cleaned and
disinfected.
We give below few points cleaned
from the Regulation of the State
Board of Health which parents are
requested to read and observe:
Measels, whooping-cOugh, chicken
pox, mumps. typhoid fever. tubercu-
losis, and pneumonia are declared
contagious and infectious diseases, a
fact net generally known. The other
contagious diseases, which are more
dangerous, are so well known that we
will not enumerate them here
Any doctor, or in cases where doc
tors are not called the lead of the
family, shall give immediate notice
to the mayor of any recognized case
of contagious disease The mayor on
receiving notice of the existence of
any such disease shall see that the
premises are placarded with the
danger card denoting such disease
and all persons living upon such
premises shall be prohibited from at.
tending the public school or other
public gatherings. Children from
such homes, or children re-entering
school after sickness, shall bring a
written permit from the Health
Officer CDR. Swezey) showing that
the premises have been properly dis.
infected under his personal supervi.
sion.
If the churches, parochial schools,
and other public places will cooperate
with the public schools in enforcing
the law no doubt the prevalence Of
contagious diseases could be avoided.
In most cases these diseases are no,
regarded as serious but if care is no,
exercised in restricting them they
frequently become severe enough &c
prove fatal.
The schools will open again Mon
day, Jan. 9th.
| Henry c. Johnson,
| Supt. of the City Schools.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Useiessness of Killing Authors.

There is really no use killing an au-
thor to prevent the country producing
others, because the man with a book
in him is like bird that must lay an
egg. We might start a new organiza-
ton to discover people likely to write
books and strangle them before they
find publisher, but even that would
fail, because it is not possible to tell
who can write successful book until
1t Is written. The literary faculty
arises in the most unexpected ways,
and even dogma cannot anticipate it's
uncertainties. - London Saturday Re-
view.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Notice in Probate.

To Whom Ii May Concern:
You and each Of you are hereby notified
TO appear at the Court House in Winnesheik
county. Iowa. on the 3rd day of February
A. D., 1908, at 80 O'Clock. p M, To attend the
probate of an instrument purpOrting to be the
last will and testament of
GEORGE PHELPS
late of DEBORAH township, in Winnesheik
county. Iowa, deceased. at which time and
place you will appear and show cause, if any
why said will should not be admitted TO pro
bate.
In testimony whereof have hereuuto sub
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said
office, this 2lst day Of December, 1907.
seal Sc. BRICKNER,
52.4 Clerk of District Court
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Odd Street Names.

Edinburgh has some queerly named
streets, among which are Jacobs Lad
der, Gabriel's Ladder, Coffin lane and
Cuddy lane. 1t is, however, in the
"close" that this ancient city figures
best There are, for instance, Hole In
the Wall close, Little Jack and Big
Jack close, Lady Stairs, Heave Away
and Long closes. The last is one Of the
shortest Of these and In that resembles
Crooked and Turnagain lanes in Lon
don, the former being as straight as a
die and the latter so narrow that a
vehicle in 1t cannot possibly turn again.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01

cali mp Bakers and figure on
those storm sash. att
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
The Query Courteous.

One day a celebrated advocate was
arguing before very rude old Scotch
judge, who pointed with one forefinger
to one of his ears and with the other
to the opposite one.
you see this, Mr.. X.Y
II do, my lord" said the advocate.
"Well, it just goes in here and comes
out there" and his lordship smiled with
the hilarity of Judge who thinks he
has actually said good thing.
II do not doubt 1t, my lord" replied
the advocate. What is there TO pre-.
vent it?"-Lord Bramptons "Reminis.
cences."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
A Use For the Fork.

A Denver man had a friend from a
Kansas ranch in the city on a bust
ness deal, and at noon they went tC
downtown restaurant and had
lunch together, says the Denver Post
The Kansas ranchman ate his entire
meal with his knife. When he was
near the end he discovered something
He discovered that he had no fork
Say" he said to the Denver man
that waiter didn't give me fork. >
"Well, you don't need one" replied the
Denver man seriously. The deuce
am I going to stir my coffee within
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Exemplary.

Freddie had been spending the day
with his aunt and had been duly In
structed beforehand as to his behavior.
Upon his return his mother questioned
him as to what he had said and done
while away from home. His conduct
seemed to have been most exemplary
in every way.
I'm glad you were such good little
boy" compllmented his mother, land
didn't take a second helping of meat"
mo, ma" replied Freddie very
proudly, II remembered what you'd
told me and said I'd take two plates of
Ice cream instead."-Harper's Weekly.