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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
THE Joys OF WINTER

(From the Chicago Record-Herald;l
The north wind stirs the sIuugard and
calls him forth to strive
Among the strong and eager who lee
our hopes alive;
Down through the wooded yaIleys the
restless Billiards tear,
Accusing from their slumbers Tie
sprouts and kernels there
Faith CLEANS on every hillside ana
promise lights the Skies
But somewhere in the attic the useless
hammock lies.
The maiden's cheeks are CLOWNS the
old mans nose is red,
The gladdened boy q coasting upen
his painted sled;
The thoughtful rooster, having sopght
shelter from the storm.
Has one foot in his feathers perhaI p
to keep 1t warm
The strong man brayely faces what
ever winds may blow:
Down in the gloomy cellar the hose 8
lying, though.
Away with those poor wealsling VIC
sit around and sigh
Because the storm king below q
is rushing by;
The snow is on the IlI1tops the
streams are bridged with ics
And splendid furs bring comfort
those who have the price,
The strong are up and doins. tlie
weak alone complain,
But, oh. wish the blossoms we're
blowing down thelanel
S. b KIsllt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07

The Bible has been translated into
400 languages. Two men spent 20
years learning the Tahitian language,
and 20 more transIating the Bible into
Il,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
MEN AND WOMEN.

Prof. ". W. Campbell, director Of
the Lick Observatory, and his party
have returned from Flint Island, hav-
ins obtained excellent photographs Of
the recent total eclipse of the sun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
ARTISTIC TAILORING

Walsh's Tailoring Establish.
Inent, moved from w. Y. I.
~ Building to Yost Flats,
! opposite z. M. Q. A. Build
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
Today''s Suggestion by Ellen Stan.
PRACTICAL sHiRr WAIST COSTUME.

Hors dispE smart teed servieea5s sEss and h
quality bought for from 81 to
the hands
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
VETERINARY SURGEON.
MoNum ENTs.
A. 8. keon.

Manufacturer of Monuments. Heat
Stones and Tablets. Dealer in Marbl'
and Granite. 212 Jackson st. F. Ans
NJ. phone 257.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07

side Tracked ID a very pleasing
popular priced show. s-st
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
GROCERIES.
Handy Grocery Co.

Handy Grocery Co.
Dealers n fancy and staple grocer.
w. orders called for and delivered.
Family trade solicited. Cor. Walnut
and 4th SITS. Both phones.
8S "A II. a. PopIe grocery store.
Cor. Columbia and Merchant st..
first Ward. Dealers in staple grocer
les. Family trade solicited. Phone
Is your orders. Prompt delivery.
c. [. RElTz, Grocer.
sci FaIrmont Ave. ..s-
We carry a full line of staple and
5:fancy groceries. Produce Of all kinds
in season. Prompt delivery. Bell. 4Ss.
Fancy and Staple Groceries.
"The Busy Store" c. NJ. Hartley,
Prop. IFS jackson St. Choice family
groceries. Orders by Con. phone 2?3.
Bell 173J. Promptly delivered
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C-IT.yI BUSINESS DIRECTORY
easkG ssoth City B.
.upPHoLarERINo.

We make a specially OF first clase
up.to date upholstering. both plain and
fancy. Mattresses and feathers rem
ovated. Sewing machine needles and
supplies. All work guaranteed.
H. C. voELKER,
W. e. T. U. Bldg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
cARaIAoE MANUFAcTURER.
HOSPITAL.
The
CITY HOSPITAL

The
CITY HOSPITAL
Of Fairmont.
Safe conveyance is guaranteed pa
tients crossing the river while bridge
is being rebuilt.
Hospital and Training School for
Nurses.
A mutual Institution With doors
open to any reputable physician or
surgeon.
CT. BoYERs, sR.. Pres,
J. w. BoYERS, Manager.
Bell Phone 1921.
Cons. Phone 367.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
CONTEST FOR ESTATE is
LOST BY CALIFORNIAN
Michigan Circuit Court Sustains
Will of Isaac Dubois, In
volving $4,000

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
vASSAR, Mich, Dec. 2s.-The circuit
court jury today sustained the win of
Isaac Dubois. by which the bulk of
his $4,000 estate was left to his
brother, Samuel r. Dubois, and his wife,
Matilda.
Isaac Dubois was one of SO heirs of
Miss Ellen j. Mckee of st. Louis, Mo,
who left property valued at $3,000.000.
Isaac Dubois was a Wisconsin farmer,
but since the death of his cousin, Miss
Mckee, four years ago, he lived with
his brother, Samuel r., and wife here
until his death. His will was con-
tested by John Dubois of California,
his brother. and Mrs. Mary Lewis of
Washington, d. c., to each of whom
he bequeathed $1,000. they alleging g
Isaac was Incompetent when he made
the will.
Included in the estate is an income
of $4,000 to $4,000 a year from an in
terest in the ST Louis Globe Democrat.
held in trust for 20 years by Frank
North of the Vassar bank as trustee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
CALHOUN INVOLVED
IN PITTSBURG CASE
Heney Understands Streetcar
Man Has Interest in New
Graft Center
Attorney Says He VIII Re-
turn to San Francisco to
Prosecute Magnate
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Francis J.
Heney called at the White House today.
Heney arrived in Washington last
night. accompanied by Mrs. Heney. and
will remain until after the holidays
Heney said today that he had not been
summoned to Washington by the presi-
dent or any officer of the federal gov
ernment. and the president knew moth
ing of his coming until after he had
received a letter written by Heney in
forming him of the contemplated visit
Heney declined to discuss what hap
pened between the president and him
self, but said that he had been invited
to luncheon with the president tomor-
row.
Are you going TO Pittsburg after
you are through In San FranciscoF
mo. have enough on my hands 10
do me-" he replied. Besides, there are
men in Pittsburg competent TO take
care of that situation. But there you
have the same old story. a striving for
a public utility franchise that is al
ways at the bottom of it ALL / under
stand that Pat Calhoun, whose trial
is to come up in San Francisco next
month. is also mixed up with the street
railway situation in st. Louis and in
Pittsburg.'
Don't you believe that the system
is responsible for such alleged Of
fenses as Calhoun's?"
NO Such men as Calhoun are re-
sponsibIe for the system" replied Mr..
Heney. "As long as we have private
franchises for public utilities we will
have more or less of this thing
''Will Abe Ruef be tried again."
That depends on how the supreme
court and the appellate court treat the
verdict. replied the prosecutor He
is liable to a sentence of IA years on
the last conviction. II that is sus-
tanned we may not try him again"
When asked regarding the report
that he is to be attorney general in
Tafts cabinet Heney laughed.
THAT is ridiculous" he said. My
work is in San Francisco and / am go
ing to stay there until 1T is finished
still feel a little weak and my wife
is nervous about me- but 1 am going
back 10 finish the Calhoun case. even
if they Kill me. What's the difference
whether one dies at the age of 49 or
69?"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
ENGLISH SUFFRAGIST
OPPOSES MRS. SNOWDEN
Message Says Speaker at New
York Meeting Belongs to
Socialist Party
ESPECIAL Dispotch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga member of the
Wednesday club, the leading women's
organization of st. Louis, has just re-
ceived letter from Miss Jane Frances
Dove, recently defeated candidate for
mayor of High Wycombe, England, in
which she says:
1T is pity that nischievous persons
like Mrs. Philip Snowden should be so
talkative. Mrs. Snowden is not affiliated
with the best suffragists of England,
but belongs to the independent party,
the members of which are socialists
and both disloyal and unpatriotic.''
Mrs. Snowden was the principal
speaker at woman suffrage meeting
held recently in New York.
Miss Dove adds that william E. Cur
tbs in his recent article about me made
so many mistakes that it is not worth
while correcting them. My name is not
Dorothy, but Jane Frances, and 1 was
not elected mayor of Wycombe, but
only nominated for the position"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
PULITZER'S CHARGES A
FABLE, SAYS FRENCHMAN
Monsieur Lemarques, Receiver
for Old Company, Brands
Story Fake

PARIS. Dec. 23.-In view of a possible
congressional investigation in the
United States into the Panama canal
purchase, M Lemarques. receiver of the
old company, made the following state
ment today:
while / do not desire to go into de-
tails, l do not hesitate, in speaking
story of the existence of an American
syndicate, to which the purchase money
is supposed eventually to have gone, as
a fable, made out of whole cloth AS
an Officer appointed by the court, it
would be improper for me to say more
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
Just Six PHtsburg Solons
Unwilling to Take Brides
Eighty-eight Members of the Dual Council
Are Easy" and Seven in Tolls
IseecinI Dispatch 10 The CALI

nenlnd you, Klein is said to have told
wilson. I'VE can get the stuff. A re-
former went to the penitentiary and
oHered Martin $4,000 to tell all he
knew about the railroad ordinances,
and Martin refused to talk. We took
oaIe OIL Martin and we will have him
OUT OF the penitentiary next April"
According to Wilson'S testimony.
hlein submitted. to Wilson a. council
itahlc guide which contains the names
OIL al the councilmen. Wilson then
asked Klein to designate the council
men VINO would take money, and after
,9arking off the names of Couneilmen
aoran' Hlrsch, Wallace, DIETRICH, Nc
motifs and Riley, Klein said:
NOW those won't take money. All
-. .ne other members of the council can
pe reached. They will all take money
Dur .nose six. They are FOOLS
WHson explained that an ordinance
ior paving Fourth avenue with wood
plocK was trap set for the councilmen
~ 'ne members of the Voters league.
CONVERSATION WITH CRATER
wilson said Councilman Klein be-
lleved him to be interested in the wood
paving business. Wilson said:
secured two rooms at the Duquesne
notei. Through the door and walls /
mao oored number of holes. My as
sistant, Herbert Jones, sent for Council
man Klein and said he represented a
western lumber company"
wilson then repeated this conversa-
tion as having taken place while he
was In an adjoining room with a
stenographer:
have been informed" said Jones
TO Klein. that you are the right man
10 see. We want you to assist us in
setting the ordinance through coun-
/ od,,,ix e
the German national bank deal."
es, L am always ready for a melon
cutting" said Klein to Jones. You
know Councilman Brand is big man in
councils, and If he is willing we will
take the matter up.
Some of the councilmen will want
800 to vote for your ordinance. some
will want SIS, some S25 and some SIS.
The SIS councilmen we call the easy
marks"
MONEY PAID TO CoUNCILMEN
Wilson testified that November 16
Klein, by agreement, met Jones in the
Duquesne hotel. Klein told Jones that
the ordinance was in good shape for
passage
II have something for you. Mr..
Klein" said Jones.
Jones'" said Wilson. then counted
out five 500 bills and gave them to
Klein. On the same day Councilman
William Brand called to see Mr.. Jones
and received $500"
Wilson testified that Councilman
Klein told him that $4,000 was paid
to councilmen in the construction of
the filter beds at the new filtration
plant.
Klein" said he, told me that so
councilmen We're paid $4,000 Some
of the councilmen received as much as
$1,000 and some got s5"
All the councilmen were held for
court trials. With the exception of
Klein and Wasson they renewed their
bonds and were released
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24

were developed for the first time. Chief
in Importance, and most damning of
all the evidence introduced, was the
stenographic report of the confessions
made by Claudianes to District At
torney Langdon, Special Agent Burns
and their assistants on the night that
the dynamiter was brought back 10
San Francisco after his flight to Chi
cago. This was read into the record
in full by Miss Maize Garbarino,
Ian gdon's stenographer. who took the
confession in shorthand as il was made
by Claudianes in a rear room of Lang
don's home.
Scott made a fight to keep the con-
fession out of the records. but his
efforts along this line were in vain.
as was also his attempt to show that
the statement was made under duress
or promise of leniency or immunity.
The statement, made public for the first
time, teemed with thrills, for it con-
tanned every detail of the working out
of the dynamite plot from the day that
Peter Claudianes first received a sum-
mons from Felix Pauduveris to come to
San Francisco for the express purpose
of numbering the chief witness of the
graft prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
Xmas
Insurance

You can insure comfort and good
health for all your family against over
eating and drinking by seeing to it that
they all take a CASCARET at bed time
during the holidays. CASCARETS best
medicine on earth for the little folks
Dad and Mother. ssq
CASCARETS-roc box-week's treat
ment. All druggists Biggest seller
in the world. Million boxes month.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
MAJOR RAYS ACCOUNTS
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Reported That Spite Caused
Complaint; Accused Fully
Exonerated
[Seeeial Dispaleh o The cain

WASHINGTON. Dee. 2s.-Papers re-
Gently passed through the war depart
ment showing that complaint had been
made against Major Beecher B. Ray.
paymaster in the Philippines. regard
ing A voucher for travelling expenses
amounting to $S7.
The amount in dispute was s34. Cen
eral Bliss investigated the matter and
fully exonerated Major Ray. 1t was
reported that spite work was at the
bottom of the complaint. No other in
vestigation of Major Rays accounts has
been ordered, according to war depart
ment officials.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
SCHOOL SITE WILL COST s2o.ooo

ALAMEDA, Dec. 23.-The board Of
education has purchased a school build
ing site at Santa Clara avenue and
Eighth streets for $4,000. The land
was owned by the Pacific investment
company, a concern which was formed
TO take over the holdings of the Fair
estate in Alameda. The property has
q frontage of 500 feet on Santa Clara
avenue and q depth of $50 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
BURT APPOINTED RECEIVER

ST. PAIL. Dec. 23.-That Horace C.
Burt VIII assume charge of the Chica go
Great Western as receiver on the first
of the year and will eventually become
president of the road, and that reGr-
ganization of the road will be effected
fi.e coming year, was the statement
made today by A. B. Stickncy, the re-
tiring receiver
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
MANAGES TRAFFIC BUREAU

SALT LAKE, Dec. 23.-Stephen III.
Babcock, we'll known railroadman.
formerly general traffic manager of the
Rio Grande Western railroad. today ac-
cepted position as manager of the
commercial club traffic bureau. The
bureau was organized to secure more
equitable rates for Utah shippers
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
VICTIMS OF EXPLOSION NUMBER II

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-According
to the latest advices to the isthmian
canal commission there have been 21
deaths so far as the result of the pre-
mature explosion of dynamite at Bas
Obispo December II. Forty-nine was
removal of debris may disclose other
victims.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24

The city administration of Chicago
will ask the Illinois legislature to
electrifcation of railroads so that III
can abate the smoke nuisance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24

Toilet cases. comb and brush sets.
collar and cuff boxes. and inkstands
for Christmas Sanborn. Vail & Co,
Mission street between Third and
Fourth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24

Europe's birth rate il the highest in
the countries in the eastern and south
est in those in the western and north
ern.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24

Always acceptable. Hat or Umbrella
Order. Tom Dillon. Market street, op-
posite Call building.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
Identifies CIaudianes

Miss Georgia Schenck, who had a mi
raculous escape from death on the
night of the explosion in Nineteenth
avenue Oakland added another impor-
tant link to the testimony against
Claudianes by Identifying him posi-
lively as the man she had seen watch
ing her home about three DAYS before
the dynamiting occurred Other wit
nesses corroborated various details of
the case already made out, telling of
the defendants movements, identifying
documents and piecing out the missing
details of the story.
Though his closing argument 70 the
jury was brief District Attorney Dona
hue summed up the case against
Claudianes in manner so convincing
as to leave no loophole for doubt In the
mind of single juror. For 20 minutes
he summed up the testimony and laid
stress on it's absolute conclusiveness
When he closed, Scott had left only the
most perfupctory ground for an appeal.
He dwelt on the questions of reasonab bIe
doubt, sympathy and a presumption OF
innocence in his clients behalf. Beyond
that he did not go, and never once did
he suggest the innocence of the man he
defended. District Attorney Langdon
closed the case with a strong rebuttal
argument and appeal for justice.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
Prisoner in Terror

Prisoner in Terror
The stamp of a narrowing terror was
plain upon the boy defendant from the
moment that the jurors entered the
courtroom after deliberation. He bent
over she table before him with blanched
face, with every muscle Of his body
trembling and with tears pouring from
eyes that almost protruded from their
sockets. He gripped himself for mo-
ment after the first shock and turned to
J. W Scott. his attorney, with the re-
quest for immediate judgment to end
the agony Of suspense. Scott voiced
The request with motion to proceed
10 sentence at once, and Claudianes tot
tered to the bar. where he stood trem-
bling and shaken, almost, it seemed, on
the point of fainting. He merely nodded
his head when formally asked by Judge
Waste If it was his wish that sentence
be pronounced at once.
The arraignment for sentence fol-
lowed, and the court asked If the de-
fendsnt had anything to say Claudianes
turned an appealing look to Scott, and
the latter made a brief but fervent plea
for leniency. basing his appeal on the
youth Of his client and the fact that
Claudisnes had fallen under the bland
ishments OF men many years his senior
and had served merely as their tools.
IT your honor please" Scott said,
this defendant has been charged and
found guilty Of the commission of an
exceedingly serious crime, yet there are
some factors that I feel should be
urged now upon your attention. He
is young mana mere lad of 20
yesrs-whose reputation prior to the
time Of this deed was good. He was
drawn into this fault through others
related with him in the planning and
commission of the crime, and it's in
oeption is TO be found in the dastardly
spirit and incentive of others unknown
10 US now. 1t is these criminal minds
back Of him which have preyed on his
love Of gold and his false daring. These
criminals are the greater ones and the
real ones.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
Asks Light Sentence

''Of course, he must be punished and
the punishment must be commensurate
with the seriousness OF the crime. Yet
! feel that a punishment can be i'm
posed which will correct in time the
evil that exists in this young man and
restore him to society imbued with
the elements of decent citizenship
rather than giving him back as a peril
to the state. L ask your honor, in
passing judgment, to show mercy as
we'll as Justice"
Judge Wastes answer was brief, and
il tore the last hope from the breast
OF the human brute trembling before
him. He said:
I can conceive of no more dastardIy
crime being done by human agency
than the one which Peter Claudianes ex-
ecuted as one Of the -conspirators in this
case. The fact that he would volun-
tariiy attempt the life of a man for
money-and not alone the life of a single
man, but Of half dozen men, women
and children-removes him absolutely
beyond the reach of sympathy Fur
thermore, the state OF California can
not be silent when dealing with a crime
like this. for it demands not only pun
ishment, but punishment that will serve
as lesson and a warning to others.
The legislature has opened the way
for the imposing of q penalty that will
absolutely guarantee the future safety
OF the citizens of this state from the
acts Of such man, and 1 would be do
ing less than my duty to the state IL l
failed TO render that Judgment. The
penalty Of the law provides for life
Imprisonment. and that is the only
judgment and verdict warranted by
the circumstances OF this case There
fore the judgment of this court is that
the defendant. Peter Claudianes be i'm
prisoned in the penitentiary at San
Quentin for the term of his natural
Mfe"
The order was made remanding the
prisoner to the custody of the sheriff
for transfer to the penitentiary. and
Immediately deputy sheriff stepped to
Clsuoianes side, locked a pair of hand
cuffs over his wrists and led him from
the courtroom. No hand was held out
in goodby as the boy was led away.
still weeping. nor did he even turn for
a brief farewell with his attorney. An
other victim of the diabolical scheming
Of the San Francisco grafters had been
given his just reward for his share in a
crime that was more theirs than his.
and there was no one TO murmur a re-
gret at the result
Jurors Are Dismissed
The jurors, who had remained in their
regular places while the last scene of
the tragedy was enacted. were dis
missed after a few words Of thanlxs
from the court for the manner in which
they had performed their duty MANY
OF them stopped as they passed out Of
the courtroom TO shake hands with
District Attorney Donallue OF Alameda
county and District Attorney Langdon
OF San Francisco. who together pre-
sented the case of the people leading up
TO the conviction.
The closing day OF the trial was not
devoid OF sensations, even before the
case went to the jury late In the after
noon. A score Of witnesses were called
TO complete the case Of the state by
giving direct or corroboratlve testi-
mony concerning the dynamfting of the
Schenck home on April %, END several
important new features OF the case
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