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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
A Boost For Meredith.
LoGANsPoRT. IN. VA, Oct.

LOGAiNSPORT, w. Va, Oct. q.
Editor West vtrginian:
AS the election draws near It seems
to US that there Is one man on the
Republican ticket that should have the
yete and support OF a large majority
of the people of Marion county. And
that is the Hon. Winfield Scott Mere.
dith, who is candidate for State Sen.
ator from his district.
Mr.. Meredith is native OF Marion
county and has lived amongst us all
his life. First as boy on the farm.
then as school teacher and then as
an att.rney-at.law.
Warrington district is particularly
interested in him because he taught
school in this district and has many
warm friends here who formerly went
to school to him, AMI besides he has
always been warm personal friend
of all our people.
DuI asne from tnlS, 1t is MS enHnl-
nent qualifications that recommend
MIN to our people. He Is one Of the
foremost lawyers in the State and has
a wide knowledge of all the business
needs of our rapidly growing State,
He will be an invaluable man in the
State Senate. He d one II our own
people, flesh of our flesh and bone Of
our b2ne, a man Of the common peo,
pie.
At time when the laws of the State
are being revised and former leglsla.
ton being completed 1t seems to US
that irrespective of politics he should
have our undivided support.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

A few days before the election Of
1896 Senator James X. Jones sent out
an official bulletin stating that Mr.
Bryan would certainly receive 252
electoral votes. He got 17C. In 1900
Chairman Jones announced on Noyem
Der 8: "The fight IS won" The Bryan
electoral vote went down to 1855. Four
years ago Chairman Tom Taggart was
cock sure of Parker's election by n
tremendous majority. In the course
Of time a game of bluff becomes mo
notonous.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
the woods n The brute.

securing the woods. nr the brute.
The Cir; was on tie way from iler
horne to a street car station on the
Monarch park line at noon. Waen
walking through the wods she was
accostel by 6 hunter, who assaulted
her, then fred at her. and she ned,
the saot striking her in the back, neck
and head. s
The girl managed to reach Monarch
park where she told her story, to the
wife of the superintendent. Blood was
streaming from her wounds and she
was exhausted.
oflicers here were notified and the
child sent to the hospital.
Her condition is S, critical that she
has been unable to give a description
of her assailant.
O."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
MAN WITH BROKEN NECK
ENJOYS PARTING PUFF.
Herman Haedke Lives % Hours After
injury ana Last Request is for
Pipe.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, oct. 2s.4with
his neck broken, the result of falling
down stairs, Herman Raedke. aged "A.
lived IS hours before ne expired yes
terday.
Shortly before he died Haedke cali
ed for pipe and tobacco. saying ne
wished to take one last smoke before
the end.
Although paralyzed from the neck
down Haedke was conscious almost
from the time he sustained the in
Jury until he died.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

The little hole in the wall on Por-
ter alley designated as Democratic
Headquarters for Marion ctunty is typ.
ieal of the sort Of bootlegging cam.
'ps!gn the Democrats are waging. II
Is from Just such an out of the way
place one expects to see jugs ana bot
ties go, It IS from such surroundings
that influences go out encouraging
key parties and crowds of rowdies.
The good people Of the county ought
to open their eyes to what is going
on In their midst.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28


ine most impos "a olaeaa IN tl,s cou1|-
~ we have been aeAtlns 100 long
end g bard for tie destruction Of
lhe LIQUOR traffic % let sl our Efforts
be lost and 50 back to the license
system again becsuse SOME pollicg
party q osif caolee aslSs IS 10 fote I'll
them
al.ty ha nc place SIC. y sine ere.
~ can on tls Won sH 81 strtnont anu
country ID entres your husbands anI
brothers to help yoabs voting for men
who say they win not licens the sale
Of II II they are elected. everybody
sees the erect Of no license IN your
town. II they can't let them go to
elarksburg. license town. to fair
or some other large gathering as /
was this fail and saw men drunk by
the score. | do not remember Of see
ing a drunls man at Fafrmont the time
Of your fair. Why all Of this2 Be
cause you have The demon chained
and for Gods sake and more especial
" yonr sons and aaughters' sake,
draw the chains closer. You can do
this by voting for Mr.. G. A. Straight,
q man that has pledged himself to
grant no license. though all the peo-
pie say license. call attention to an
article in lest weeks Free Press writ
ten by Rev. Wiley. OF Palatine. that
was a great surprise to me, in which
he said he was for Mr.. George Lilley
and that he hatedthypocrites in church
and state Who is a hypocrite? Would
a man be called . hypocrite that says
he is Prohibitionist and vote anil
urge others to vote for man that
says II he is elected will give license
II a majority Of the people says so
or anything else that majority OF
the people want. Isaid to Mr.. Lilley,
that won't do, that would include
bawdy houses and all other vices that
an honest man and Mr.. Wiley may be
an honest man and Mr.. Wiley may be
honest, but, oh, consistency, what a
Jewel! call on my friend Wiley If
the Lord be God, serve him, or If baal
be Cod. serve him, Let you and be
true and not Of the number that you
hate. And now, my friends, in view
Of the above factor. who can we de-
pend on, the man who says II he is
elected you can't get license or the
man that says you can have what you
want. Mr.. Fleming also will chain
the demon tighter. Mr.. Straight and
Fleming stand to down the liquor traf.
fic. Mr.. Lilley stands pledged to give
license IL the people want them. We
cannot afford to lose all we have gain
ell. l learned years ago that the ma.
iority is not always right, neither is
honestly all that is NEEDED. Mr.. LII
ley and Mr.. Wiley may be as honest
as an old tin pan, but would they
make first class President? You
may Judge. Yours for the destruction
of the liquor traffic:
JOHN yEACH.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

Mr.. John veaeh writes an article
which appears-in to-lay's West Virgin.
ian in which he says the only hope Of
the temperance people is in tAe election
Of Mr.. G. A. Straight, the Prohibition
candidate for county Commissioner, or
ar. > hn W. Fleming, the Republican
candidate. Who can't see the devil
smile when he sees the temperance
vote divided and the liquor people uni.
ted on one man? 1t is plain case
that either Mr.. Fleming or Mr.. Lilley
will be elected. Every vote cast for
Mr.. Straight is one cast INDIRECTLY
for the brewery candidate. Why not
exercise common sense along with
moral and religious enthusiasm and all
temperance people work t:gether?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

Are the people Of the State who
knowsot ne eftiaccruing under the
tax reform laws inanguratet AMI ad.
ministersd by the Republican party
going to help an any way to put into
power = party that is virtually pledged
TO es.punge those etieacious measures
from the statute books? II is incon.
ceiyable that they should 50 vote to
bring dissster and distress upon them
relves.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

Chairman Mack, the head Of the
Democratic National campaign com.
mittee, is a native of Canada. It is
rather a cool proposition that Our
Lady of the Shows should furnish the
chief strategist of the Democratic
party of the United States. This once
anterrtfed organization seems to have
lost confidence in hcme talent. Mr.
Mack can never be president, but may
perhaps be on the Bryan slate for
Secretary Of State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

The Morgantown- Post Chronicle puts
the point where 1T can be clearly seen
in the following;
A Giasscock administration with W.
F. Glosseock wearing his own collar
is certainly to be preferred. from Re.
publican point of view, to Bennett
administration with McGraw.Neal
collar securely attached at the point
where 1t will do the most good to the
Democratic machine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
"a q RATE BY DIS RlcTs in MA
HON COUNTY FOR 1904
.ANp5 1eoe.

Al attempt Is being made by the
Demoerats 70 deceive the people as to
The amount IF their taxes this year,
hnt W. q net think people are so
saslIy tsolsd, For four years the Dem
Srrats lave been saying, "Wait tilt
nsss year and your taxes viii be high
err bet e isss proved a false cry. IN
order u satisfy any as to the faIIaey
b ne Dsnocrstic claim we give here.
with ileStax Iate q the various dis
stIrsa ali purposes in Marion coun.
y Tor 1904, ttsllast year under the old
lawi and 1908, the present year. Com.
pare tl,enp and then figure cut for
ycarssis how much your taxes have
besn lowered BY the new tax laws,
Tue rates az taken from books in the
County Clerks oftiee are as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
ADJUSTING The NET.

Optimistic as Mr.. Bryan is by M.
ture, experience has taught him that
crowded meetings, cheering marchers
and gratifying straw votes do not
mean ballots in the box, says the Pitts.
burg Gazette Times. II Mr.. Bryan
has promisednot to be candidate In
1912. but he has made no pledge con.
ditioned on his defeat. What better
reason Ar a nomination in 1919 than
defeat this year though corrupt
means? A favortte device Of Mr.. Bry.
ans this. and one he does not intend
to neglect. In Alton, Illinois. on Mon.
day he said:
Nov come out the contributions
from the great corporations that are
interested in legislation. What can
they tthe Republlcansl do with this
money NOW? They need It to use on
election day as they have used 1t year
after year, and | charge that they are
now preparing to purchase this cleo.
ton"
Obviously the only persons whose
votes are worth buying are those who
plan u vote for Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
drfps the honey of his confidence in
the plain people on their devoted
heads in every public utterance., Yet
he tells them they are purchasable,
ready to sell out their principles, to
bargain away their votes. This Is
what ne would mean Il he were sin.
cere. Sincerity does not hamper him.
however. He knows hefs going to be
defeated. and he is spreading net to
break bis fall and allow him To land
in condition to claim the nomination
in,1912.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
HITCHCOCK
OPTIMISTIC
REPORTS FROM MISSOURI I'M.
PRovE-oHlo, INDIANA AND
NEW YORK ARE SAFE.

NEW YORK, oct rs. Chairman
Hitchcock Of the Republican national
committee said yesterday that from
the Information on which he Is u
base the forecast Of the electoral vote
Which he win give out at the END 81
the week, many surprises evidently
are 81 store for election day.
From the Republican leaders ID mis-.
sour tlae reports are fer more 0pLlmIs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
Victim Of a
Brutal Attack

OIL CITY, Pa Oct, 2s. Florence
shiFa, aged 10. daughter 81 widow
residing I'VE miles southest Of hero,
was the victim Of d crime after which
her assailant attempt Is murder her
with q shotgun me caild's neck anu
head were peppered WIN shot. She Is
a. the Franklin hospital; white inc
lshefiG and 9 nose q citizens are
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

George Lilley has tackled a big job
when he undertakes to straighten up
his record. George has been through
a heap" in his time at one place
and another. And the decent Demo.
Gratis are beginning so get their eyes
open as regards Georges way of doing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
cambrls Company Has d. Order.

JoHNsrowN, Pa oct, 2s.-work
on an order of 1.4Oo steel cars for the
Hartman lines will be started in the
car shops Of the Cambria Steel Com
pany next Thursday morning, and Il
500 men win go back to their jobs aft.
er protracteil idleness. M:rk is as.
sqred at the plant until the first Of the
new year, BIZ which time tae steel
company oftc';ls think many new or.
ders wifi be received.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

A few more Democratic meetings
in the county will put the Republicans
in the right Of fighting trim to
do some first class work. They are
getting their Irish up" some already.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

John j. CornweIl and the Faiftnont
Times are gaining some notoriety as
arllui dodgers 81 pointed Questions.
The clarkspurg Telegram deEctes con.
siderable space to tSe antics 81 THESE
Democratic advocates.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
,A plain ststAnser,.

TO the Voters and Citizens OF Marion
County, Male and Female:
I earnestly call on alIsloyers 81 mo.
ift3aiity and true religion 10 vote and
work as ycu pray for the allsimpCrtant
ONCE q county conmiss loner one Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
Wait Signs Georges Name.

A report from 0fannington states.
that George Lilly takes Col. w. H.
conaway along with him on his cam.
paign tours to sign his name for him.
on hotel registers. Wait signed up
for both at Mannington last night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
A ehost Party.

Miss Roberta Fleming will enter
tain number of her friends at 4
ghost party on Saturday evening at
her home on 'Fairmont avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
Meeting.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
P. church will meet tomorrow after.
noon at two O'Clock at the Temple.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
.Ounty cleFk,s oftIee are aa follows:

Democratic misrepresentation fall
Hat IL the presence of suchasures as
These K
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
ANXIOUS ABOUT CLEVELAND
CONDITION OF FORMER PRESI'
DENT MAY BE SERIOUS.
It Is Rumored That He Has Cancer OF
the Stomach-No Authori-
tive Statement.

New York. May 1.-THE Evening
World gave prominence Friday to the
following:
There is report current in finan-
cial circles, emanating from the office
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, that Former President Grover
Cleveland is sufferer from cancer of
the stomach and that his case has been
pronounced hopeless by specialists
called into consultation by DR.. Joseph
d. Bryant, of this city, the family ply
stefan. Mr.. Cleveland remains at the
Lakewood hotel, in Lakewood, n. j.,
although the house closed for the sea
son 10 days ago. His wife and chill
dred are the only other guests. A
physician and nurses are in constant
attendance, and u small staff of ser
wants has been retained to look after
the Cleveland family"
Efforts to confirm the Evening
Worlds statement that Mr.. Cleveland
Is suffering from cancer and that his
condition is critical are unaviling- Ow-
ing to the extreme reticence observed
by all connected with the case since
the beginning of the former presidents
illness.
When DR.. Bryant, who has been Mr..
Cleveland's physician for years, was
asked whether it. was correct shat his
patients illness had been diagnosed as
cancer of the stomach, lepiied: MI
Cleveland Is all right. There is moth
ing | can tell you of any interest
At the Lakewood Hotel Friday it
was said that Mr.. Cleveland was max
ing very satisfactory progress ami that
there was no material change in his
condition.
At Lakewood Friday night efforts
were made to obtain an authorized
statement regarding Mr.. CIeveland's
Illness from the hotel authorities. or
through them a statement from Mrs.
Cleveland But the same answer,
nothing to say" was all that was
given out though several inquiries
were made.
Some of the friends of the former
president who have seen Mrs Cleve-
land say that she has told them that
there is nothing serious the matter
with Mr.. Cleveland, but they add that
she appears much worried regarding
| her husbands condition
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
A COAL MONOPOLY
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMM S.
SION SENDS REPORT
TO SENATE.
RAILROADS CONTROL SUPPLY
Thousands of Acres Of Coal cand Sc
cured by Fraud-Exorbtant
Prices in Oklahoma-Pre-
vent Opening Mines.

Washington, Apr. 30-The inter
state commerce commission Tuesday
forwarded to the senate reports of in
vestigations made by it's agents re-
garding the determinations of rail
roads in transporting coal and oil in
the states of Colorado, Utah, Nebras'
ka and Oklahoma.
The conclusion Is drawn that the
Utah Fuel company and the Pleasant
Valley Coal company of Utah, both
controlled by the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway company of the
Gould system have secured large
tracts of land by securing the re-
linquishment of persons who have en-
tered the lands for small sums, gen.
orally ranging from $50 to $3.50. Many
of these entrymen are said to be
young women who do not appreciate
the offense they are committing in al
lowing themselves to be thus used. 1t
is charged that the Pleasant Valley
company has acquired 10000 acres OF
land, and it is asserted that the ac-
uuisition of much of 1t has been at
tended by fraud. and perjury. 1t Is ds-
serted that the Rio Grande railroad
system has granted special rates 10
these companies. The Colorado Fuel
and Iron company has received spe-
cial rates from a railroad company
which is controlled by 1t. This com
pany. the report states. has declared
no dividends in recent years, but 1t
is suggested that "a different method
of bookkeeping would show suhstan-
tial earnings" 1t is charged in the
Oklahoma report that exorhitant
prices are charged to domestic con-
sumers by the leasers of the mines,
most of which are railroad companies
which mine much of the coal for their
own purposes. o.
Speaking of the coal mined along
the Union Pacific railroad in Nebras'
ka and Wyoming, it is found that
while the officials of that road are
not directly interested in the mines
that company does absolutely domi
nate the mining, transportation and
sale of coal along its line" Ii IS else
charged that the company resorts tc
various methods to prevent the open
ing of new mines along its route, and
| tho conclusion is drawn that II tae
public coal lands should be withdraw
the effect would be to intensity &nc
perpetuate the compauy's monopoly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
Secret Order Funds Taxable.

Emporia, Kan, Apr. 30.-The state
tax commission Wednesday notified
w. T.. Spencer, assessor Of Lyon coun-
ty, that the general fund Of all secret
orders, are taxable and SHOULD be
placed on the tax rolls. The ruling
grew out of the fact that Assessor
Spencer recently placed on the tax
rolls general fund of $35,OO0 of the
A. o. U. W., whose state headquarters
are located in Emporia- c. M. Forde;
the grand recorder of the state order,
objected, holding that the general fund
was not taxable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
Refused List of Stoc khoIders.

Lincoln, Neb., Apr. 3O.-The West
ern Union Telegraph company We'd
nesday refused to file a list of the
stockholders of the corporation with
the Nebraska state railway commits
sion. Secretary Perkins was instruct
ed to inform the company that the in
formation must be forthcoming or a
suit would be started. The state law
provides a penalty of not less than
$500 nor more than $4,000 for each
refusal to furnish data demanded by
the commission.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
ANOTHER CURRENCY DILL
A COMPROMISE MEASURE PRE-
SENTED BY MR.. VPEELSH0.
It Is Supposed to Represent the Views
of a Majority of the Re-
publican Members.

Washington Apr 30--As the result
of series of conferences between Re-
publican leaders in the house, the last
of which was held Wednesday, Repre-
sentative Vreeland of New York late
Wednesday introduced a bill to take
ed by him last week In the new bill,
which Isl declared to represent the
views of a substantial majority of the
Republican members and which is the
measure that will be presented to the
conference of the Republicans of the
house to be held within few days,
nothing Is left of the Aldrich currency
bill except the provision for the pay
ment of interest on government de-
posts in national banks. The provis-
lens for the issuance of emergency
currency on corporate bonds are ell
tirely swept away.
The new bib provides for tho for
nation of national clearing house as
sociations by not less than ten ma
tonal banks having an aggregate capt.
tai and surplus of not less than So
100000 A tax of per cent on emer-
gency circulation based on clearing
house association securities is pro-
vided for the first month, this tax 10
be increased I per cent each month
until it reaches 10 per cent where it is
to remain until the circulation is re-
tired.
Another section of the bill provides
for the creation of a currency commits
sion to consist of six members of the
house, six of the senate and six to be
appointed by the president.
Mr.. Vreeland's bill will be consid-
cred by the banking and currency
committee Thursday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
Ieishman Must Explain.

Washington, May 2.-Representa-
tive Murdoch of Kansas, Friday took
nm with the state department the al
Legged action of Ambassador Leishman
in endeavoring to induce Mrs. Bernard
Warkentin to sign a paper releasing
the Turkish prince who accidentally
shot her husband on a railroad train
near Damascus, from prosecution
The state department will request an
explanation of the ambassador. The
matter has not gone so far as films q
formal complaint against Mr.. Leish
man and probably will not at leasi
until his explanation is received.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
ROADS DISCRIMINATE.
Chanute Refining Company Brings
Charges Against Five Railroads.

Chanutc, Kan, May 1.-THE Cha
mute Refining company OF this city
has filed a complaint with the inter-
state commerce commission against
five railroad companies charging that
the rate on crude oil between Watova,
Ok and Chanute, is unreasonable,
The complaint is against the following
railroads: The Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe. st. Louisa Iron Mountain
Southern, Missouri Pacific and the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
The specific charge against the de-
PENDANT companies is that they have
put in force and maintain a rate OF IL
cents per hundred pounds FOR the
TRANSFORMATION of crude oil in tank
cars from Watova TO Chanute, dis
lance of about &c miles via the short
line" and that the rate from Watova
to New Orleans, a distance of about
1872 miles, on the same commodity, is
u cents per hundred pounds. Con
tinuing the complaint charges that the
following rates are in force on crude
oil per hundred pounds: From Jen-
nings, La, 10 Denison, Tex, 5l4
miles, 10a cents; Sour Lake, Tex, to
Denison, 40S miles, 1917 cents; Wato-
va to Kansas City, Kan, 227 miles,
10 cents. The refining company
charges that the rates discriminate
against Chanute in violation of the act
to regulate commerce, approved Feb
ruary A. 1887, and acts amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
Kansas Eruh DAMAGED.

Topeka, Kan, May For one
hundred miles west from the Missouri
line i'm Kansas there was slight
freeze and a light frost Wednesday
night according. ID the government
weather bureau. Around Topeka the
sky was clear and there was an abb
sencs of wind. Freeman Sardou who
owns IL acres Of cherries fears, they
are AL killed and other fruit injured.
Other fruit growers say the vegetables
ara injured some but the conditions
are. not so serions.