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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-14
AMERICA NEEDS THE GIFT
OF NATIONAL TEMPERANCE.
In the Wake Of Strong Drink Follow
Countless MlserIes.

In the Wake Of Strong Drink Follow
Countless MlserIes.
If had the power to give this coun.
try the one thing that think It most
truly needs next to the religion OF je.
sus Christ, anil which in my Judgment
woula be most conducive to the indus.
trial education and moral upbuilding
OF the nation, / would unhesitatinsly
give 1t a strong national temperance
law, and compel its enforcement by
the proper officers, says R. R. Glenn,
governor Of North Carolina, III sym.
postum, "If l Were a National Santa
Claus" in the December DeIineator.
l here assert that all the wrongs and
fntquities Of tho tariff, and all the rob.
berries, oppression and greed of mo.
nopoIIes, do not compare with the sor.
row, the ruin, the misery, the crime,
the poverty, the madness. the vice,
the degradation, the death and damna.
ton produced by stronk drink. 1t de.
stroys home life: breaks the hearts
ol mothers and wives; takes the
clothes OF the backs of little children
and substitutes rags degrades man.
hood; makes lewd women out OF vir.
tuous maidens, STILES ambition, de.
stroys hope, weakens the body, blights
the mind and blackens the soul, until
1t turns this earth. made fer mans
happiness and use. into hell for his
ruin and misery.
In the interest, therefore, Of bust.
ness; for the protection of helpless
women and children; for the suppress.
sion OF crime: the amelioration Of
want and poverty; the prevention OF
disease; the preservation OF life: the
salvation OF human souls, and for the
sake OF more than eighty-six millions
of true, brave and noble American
men, women and children, 1 would be-
stow this gift of national temperance,
thus destroying fearful curse, and
restoring man TO the godliKe image in
which he was created. l would offer
this gift TO the American people.
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ueSday.

Sentence viii be pronounced upon
Herman Btilek. convicted Of the mur.
der Of several members Of the vzral
family In Chicago.
Arguments Will be heard in Boston
III the suit brought by the gov ernment
to prevent the merger Of the Boston
& Maine and New Haven railroads.
National Municipal League and Am.
erican Civic Association viii begin
Joint annual meetings in Pittsburg.
Methodist Episcopal Federation for
Social Service will open its first con-
Hention in st. Louis.
Notwithstanding Chemical Com.
pany stockholders will hold special
meeting to ratify $15,OoO.oOO bond
issue.
National convention Of the Atlantic
Deeper Inland Waterways Association
will open in Baltimore.
Missionary conference of the Pro.
'testant Episcopal churches of the
eastern States will begin in ohiIadeI.
phia.
Annual exhibition Of the Northwest.
ern Live Stock Association will open
in St. Paul.
Wednesday.
Hearing on -four bleaching will be
held in Washington by the Board of
Food and Drug Inspection, when the
millers will present their side OF the
case.
Tariff hearing on agricultural pro.
ducts and provisions will be held by
congressional committee in Washing.
ton.
American Hardware Manufacturers
Association and National Hardware
Jobbers' Association will meet in joint
session in Memphis.
Texas Waterways Convention VIII
open session in Corpus Christi.
Thursday.
Second convention of the National
Society for the Promotion Of Indus,
trial Education will commence In
Atlanta. IA
State conventions Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will open
in South Bend, Ind. and ST. Joseph,
Mo.
Quentin Roosevelt. youngest son Of
President Roosevelt, will celebrate his
18th birthday.
Friday.
Tariff hearing on wood and wooden
manufactured articles will be held by
congressional committee in Washing.
ton.
Arizona Bankers Association will
open annual session in Bisbee
Saturday.
Tariff hearing on wood pulp. paper
and books will be held by congress.
sional committee in Washington.
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Mrs IN. Diir who been VI
hing relatives II s+nIsyiIta, pa, has
was calling on friends shrdlup
returned home.
Ms, D. II. Dawson was calling on
friends at opekislta Thursday.
The protracted meeting. commences
at the NJ P. church next Sunday even.
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. William Keeuer. who
were married recently. are going to
housekeeping here.
Mrs, c. e. Gaskin was In Fairmont
shopping Thursday.
Miss Ada Holland: who has been
calling on Mrs. G. l. Hlldebrand. mas
rturncd to her home at Little Falls.
A. E. Atkinson. who has been on the
sick list for the past week, as able to
work again.
Ed Goodwin wa sin Falrmont on
business Thursday.
Henry swisher was injured in the
mines Thursday, but not seriously.
Work still continues good at the
mines.
Butchering is the order Of the day.
Several good poTkers have been killed
this week.
HENRY.
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Sunday.
First Roman Catholic Missionary
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American Prison Association will
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Seventh annual executive session Of
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Great demonstration in honor of
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Monday.
Tariff hearing on sugar and molas.
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New designs Of the United Sttaes
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Black is flattering to abIonde, but
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Browns are becoming TO the clear
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TON JUDGE
GEI FOUR AIRS
THOMAS ieeRA TtI CONVICTED
CF FAlsI YIHiG PRIMARY
RETURNS.

sr LOUIS, Nov. ia penitCn.
tlary sentence Of four yeaIs was as.
edshy Jury IN Jutge George H.
hields court as the pasIsAment Of
Thomas McGrath. the 11st primary
electipa Judge To be convicted Of fai.
syfying election returns. The case
submitted 10 the tugy RltAout any
defense and very ltttls augment on
ie part Of McGratA's attorneys. and
tlla verdict was retaIued shOrtly be-
lore 9 o'clock. after the iaEl Had de-
liberated about an hour and 4 laIf.
dcCsrath's attorneys al snso Ard mo-
ton d appeal. The pyAsoBeE express.
great sarprtse at theNVerdlet.
IN his argument Circuit Attorney
Sager denounced dishonest election
judges as menace to the government
and expressed sorrow that ths statutes
timited the punishment 10 flve years.
The Importance to the cause OF hon
est elections Of the convletjOn of Ms.
sGrath can not De oveFestInaSed, In
the opinion of the prosecuting officers.
He was the first Of tie election off.
cials charged with manipulating the
August primary returns to be brought
to trial. It was shown that the vote
was cast unanimously for certain can.
didates on the gang" slate In large
number OF precincts that the names
ofmen dead for years and Of persons
whose existence could not be estab.
( 1ished were voted. In some precincts
names were marked as voting in alpha.
, betical order, or from house 10 house,
up one side OF the street ana down
the other, showing that the judges and
clerks had simply made up TIE poll
Z books to suit themselves. regardless Of
f who had voted or how they had voted
go long as the totals OF the gang"
candidates We're kept at high-water
mark.
Inthe trial OF the McGrath case Cir.
cult Attorney Sager showed by wit.
ness after witness that votes had
been cast in his precinct for Ball. Sta.
pei and Wallace, vet they were cred.
tied with no votes In the returns. So
clear was the fraud that McGTath's at.
4 torney, G.. Orrick Bishop, atten9nted mn
defense.
Nine Crooks Convicted.
The victory for honest elections lies
IN the fact that Mr.. sager has now
convicted nine of the election and reg
istation croots. and not a single one
OF those tried has got away. Their
only hope to escape the penitentlary
Is in appeal to the higher court on
technicalities. With McGrath's con-
ytction, the judges and clerks in some
OF the lower precincts who have made
q practice of sending In bogus returns.
are brought up with jerk. There are
q number of Others awaiting trial on
the same charge and as the evidence
IS clear and overwhelming. all will
most certainly be convicted. In fact,
1t would ibe no surprise to Mr.. sager
II most OF them should plead guilty.
Thus will be broken up the election
conspiracy which has dlsgraced the
city and with no hope Of protection
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Nov. IA. ~
A big gathering OF the States sports
men marked the opening to-day Of the
annual shoot Of the iowa Trapshoot-
ers' Association. The tournament viii
last three days and promises to be the
most notable in the History of the
sport in Iowa. /.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

sitions is Judge J. ]. Whitaker of the
city court. who. is after the job held
by Judge Lewis. He is making a lively
fight for the place. The other three
judges will probably have no OppOsi-
ton.
Frederick c. LOOfbOurow, district at
torney, has a lively fight on his lands
to succeed himself Job P. Lyon, for
mer assistant county attorney, and II.
A. Smith of the firm of Edwards, Smith
& Price, are out for his job. Lyon
seems to have the most strength at the
present time, but LoofbOurow has been
subserVient to the SmOOt machine and
therein lies his strength. Smith is not
considered as d strong candidate. al
though he seems to have secured
bunch of country votes.
This contest will be the most stren-
uous one of the convention, anC
pretty fight is sure to develop, which
may take several ballots to settle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

ample opportunity for the display of some
capital scenic effects, and this, in addition
to the strong cast of the Torch Organi-
cation, affords pleasing performance.
The same play continues up to and includ-
ing Wednesday night, when the Torch
company will terminate its Salt Lake en-
gagement. going TO Denver for the sum-
mer. The Earl Burgess company will
open an extended engagement at the
Grand starting Thursday evening.
A new bill will be given at the Orpheum
this evening. The three sisters Macarte
are the headliners with an aerial act
that is said to be sensation. The re-
mainder of the bill promises we'll
When Lew Dockstader and his minstrels
come to the Salt Lake theatre next Fri
day and night theatregOers will have the
opportunity of seeing the great Docksta-
der in his new laugh producer, "A Dull
Day in the White House. in which the
Minstrel King impersOnates President
Roosevelt and gives a humorous rendi-
ton of the way he thinks the presidents
office should be run. 1t is said to be the
happiest idea which he has ever evolved.
Mr.. DOCkStaders portrayal of the chief
executive is said to be a most clever carl
catUre of the mannerisms and style of
President Roosevelt, far above the plane
of burlesque.
Katharine Ridgeway and her company
will be the final attraction of the Uni
versity of Utah lecture course. Miss
Ridgeway. who is one of the most favor
ably known readers on the lyceum plat
form, will appear in Salt Lake for the
first time Tuesday evening, Nav ), at
the First Congregational church. AL
though little is known of Miss Ridgeway
in Salt Lake, she has gained a most en-
vable reputation in eastern cities. In the
New England states. where lyceum at
fractions are most closely criticised. Miss
Ridgeway is much praised for her work
Supporting Miss Ridgeway is Donald
Chalmers. a basso of standing. and Miss
Fac La Grange, one of the most talented
pianists before the American people to-
day That is an evenings entertainment
that will he satisfaction to all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

The Republican primaries for the Sc
4 lection of delegates 10 the state and jul
: dicial conventions will be held this
evening at places already designated
by the county committee.
Because of the recent change in the
districts in the city made by the
county commissioners increasing the
number from foTty-One to fifty-fOur,
the Herald prints above the map Of the
new districts
The judicial convention will. be COM
posed of delegates from Salt Lake,
Tooele and Summit counties, and Will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04
SECRET SOCIETIES
Danish Sisterhood.

Utah lodge No. 50 had very good at
tendance at its last meeting, Tuesday. A
club composed of the sisters was organ
lied to work for their proposed bazaar, to
be held in the fall. A lecture by the Rev.
Harold Jensen. which was both lnstruc-
tive and interesting dealt with the evo-
luton of the Danish language. The next
meeting, on May p will be a short one,
so as to give time TO a lengthy program
aIreadN ARRANGED bN the committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04
Odd Fellows.

Canton Colfax Patriarchs Militant No. l
held a Cantonment on Saturday evening
and received three applications, which
were read and referred. The meeting
nights were changed to the second and
fourth Saturdays.
Golden Rule encampment No. has a
regular meeting tomorrow night, and TO
prepare for the new candidates there viii
be drill of the degree staff.
Old Jordan lodge No. has eighteen
candidates for the initiatory degree to-
night The new scenery has arrived and
is in Mace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04
Eraternal Union of America.

Evergreen lodge No. Isl had a very
pleasant meeting on Monday evening last,
which was well attended. Mrs. Sabin
of Nebraska was a welcome visitor A
short program preceded the card social
The lodge will meet again on Monday
next Nav i.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The Torch company opened the last half
week of the present stock engagement at
the Grand theatre to a we'll filled house
last evening, presenting THE James
Boys a melodrama which. though seen
locally several times in the past, never
fails to draw large and appreciative audi
ences. Mr.. Lorch's version of the play
is said to be founded on facts and gives
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

meet in Judge Ritchie's court room at
the city and county building on May 9
to select candidates for the four posi-
tions as district judges and a candidate
for district attorney.
The four judges now on the bench, I.
D. Lewis, Charles w. Morse, Morris l.
Ritchie and George G. Armstrong, are
all candidates for denomination the
only active candidate for any of the po-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

George r. Maxwell W. r. c. will give
a social and card party in their rooms
next Wednesday afternoon at 2:@. The
regular session will be held Wednesday
afternoon at > o'clock.
The ladies of Reynolds circle. g. A. r.,
viii give a social at the home of Mrs.
Hirsch. 9O2 West Third South street, on
Thursday afternoon.
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Royal Neiqhbors.

Auxiliary No. 1886 will hold regular
session Monday evening, May T. in /. o.
o. F. hail. Last Monday splendid meet
ing was held and some cards accepted.
some limitations will occur this evening.
Great interest is being shown by mem
hers of the degree team. Splendid work
has been accomplished by the guard ana
i'm the near future an exhibition will be
riNen at the hall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04

manner by the degree team, under the
command of Captain Terry. The officers
and team have accepted an invitation
from the Park City camp to eXemplify
the work on the evening of May at the
state convention. On Tuesday evening
the delegates viii visit Excelsior camp
and a class adoption will take place and
also a special program. The meeting VIII
commence at 7:45 sharp.