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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
SUDDEN DEATH
0F...M|RS. ROBINSON
sIsTER.IN.LAW OF cHAS. w. ROB-
INsoN DIED SUNDAY At HER
HOME IN GRAFTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson went
to Grafton to-day to attend the fti.
neral services Of toe formers sister
in.law, Mrs. Frank Robinson, whose
death occurred on Sunday after q few
hours Illness.
Rev. and Mrs. John Robinson had
been in Grafton since the sad news
reached here. Mrs. Robinson was In
good health on Sunday and with her
husband came to Grafton to spend
the day with their son. They had TAX.
en- dinner at the hotel and started to
the sons rooms, when Mrs. Robinson
was suddenly stricken with apoplexy.
Her death occurred about six o'clock.
Last week Mrs. Robinson was visi.
tor in the city, having returned home
on Monday OF last week. She was the
mother Of Mr.. Jed Robinson, former.
ly OF Fairmont, and was one OF the
best known women in Taylor county.
They resided a few miles from Graf
ton. Funeral services were held this
afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
R MEN vi IN
ARE DESPERATE
P. G.. sTEALEY TELLS OF OFFER
MADE TO INDUCE HIM TO
RUN FOR COUNCIL.

tn, report Of part OF P. G. Steaiey's
experience as related by himself at
tila First ward M. P. Church last sun:
day makes an interesting s:ory In
the VIC" and dry" campaign TINT Is
now being waged in the city.
The story goes that Nj. S:sl.ry said
among other things that he was Of.
iered 5000 and all the money that ne
wanted to make the fight II he would
consent to let his name 60 on the tick.
ct for councilman from First ward on
the Business Mems Progressive ticket.
Mr.. Stealey said that he would no.
do It for $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
HEARST BEATS
GOV. HASKELL
SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA
DECIDES AGAINST STATES
GOVERNOR.

GUTHRIE, Okla. March 2.-Scott
MacRayuoldn. Of Brooklyn, N. y, rep
resentative Of ". r, Hearst. won IN
the Supreme Court complete victory,
over C. n. Haskell in the suit to conf
pei the governor to return certain pa
pers selbel at the instance Of the gov.
ernor.
Judge Strang. who presided. hand
ed down lengthy decision holding
that the writ Of search and seizure Is.
sued under an affidavit signed by Gov.
eihor Haskell, alleging tnat MacRay-
nolds had in his possession papers
which he Intended to publish thereby
llbelllng the governor. was without
sufficient fact to Justify the action
Of the officers. The judge ordered that
the papers and other property Of Mr..
MacRaynolds be returned to him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
,oi,111Freeland
Gets Patriotic
Mixture of Beer and Sweet Cider In.
~ spires Him TO Go Through the
& y Manual Of Arms.
FOUND. THREsHING THE MUD
is5i jAs.i ON CHERRY AVENUE.
I George Henderson Held on Charge Of
u Selling Beer Without
4 5$tsiS Lleenue.

"a mixture Of Tygarts' Valley beer
and Plttsburg swee. cider makes a
Sman, feel patriotic and will cause him
Stoiattempt to go through the manual
Eof arms even when he Is lying pros.
3trate Sinithe gutter. At least this was
3$the effect 1t had on Lon Freeiand last
might. ofllcer Waldo found Freeland
5ion Cherry avenue. He was down and
9threshlng the mud. He was saying.
zone, two. shoulder arms.
He was too far gone for the officer
to bring him to the city alone. For
one time the, presence OF Oliver Hen.
aderson could be accounted to advan-
Stage. Oliver was deputIzed and made
sthe burden Of the officer lighter by
IBIS helping to bring Freeland in.
q s$sf This morning the prisoner was
brought before the mayor. In police
court he told the story that brought
him before the city tribunal, He
works for u. E. Parker, who has a
number OF transfe: wagons. Yesttr-
day. was pay day with Mr.. Parker.
Some Of the men sent m order to the
,Tygarts' Valley Brewing Company for
a Skeg Of beer. The order went In at
twelve O'clock and when train No. II
came In from Grafton at 1925 the beer
was delivered. At the time the beer
was ordered Freeland could not raise
fifty; cents. his share. George Hender-
son advanced Freeland's mite and Ia.
ter In the day, about six O'Clock, Free.
land came in with fifty cents Of his
4 pay, gave 1t to Henderson, and Joined
;;the beer party that had the keg on tap
lat the; Washington street livery barn.
4 Freeland mixed his beer with cider
( and this was too much OF load for
him.
b The mayor had q warrant issued for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
Kind Words
SUBSCRIBER. IN ARIZONA SAYS
PAPER is BETTER THAN LET
TIERS FROM HOME.

A letter from S1pscrlber to the
West virglnlan now in Phoenix, Arl-
zona, says: "The paper has been SO
much company for us. Our paner
tells us more than a dozen letters we
get"
The correspondent mentions a mum.
ber OF Falrmont people who are in
Phoenix and tells OF some who are
starting home. Among the names
mentioned are Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hamilton. Miss Linn. Mrs. Scranage,
Mr.. Palmer and his mother.
Miss VILLA Hickman is teaching and
Is getting along nicely. 1t is report
ed that she is married. but the report
is not believed. The Misses Lake
(Jeannette and 'Ival are expecting to
return home in July. They will 80 to
Seattle, Washington, on their way
home. Glen Lake, their brother, is
in business and is doing well. Mrs.
Leila Sharp continues very III.
People In Fairmon. are always glad
to hear from the ARIZONA colony"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
VERY SUCCESSFUL
entertainment
PATRIOTIC MUSICALE WAS MUCH
ENJOYED BY LARGE AUDI.
ENcE LAST NIGHT.

One OF the most successful enter.
tainments ever given by the public
schols Of the city was the patriotic
musicale at the High School Audlto'
rum last evening. A large crowd was
in attendance and applause followed
every number RENDERED by the young
people. The public school band fur,
nished a number OF selections during
,rhe evening.
"The Red, White and Blue" was
sung with much vim by the pupils
Of the Fifth and Sixth grades Of the
Second ward school. and "our Flag
Colors" was enthusiastically render
ed by the pupils OF the First and Sec
ond grades Of the. Fifth ward school,
A number OF boys from the Second
ward school sang Down in Old Vir'
ginia" and Call to Arms" and Home
Sweet Home" was sung by the pu
pills OF the Fourth ward school.
Two quartettes were rendered com
posed Of Messrs. Cross, Smiti, Elem
Ing and Yost, Of the High scnool, and
Messrs. Snodgrass, Carr, Cook and
Cunningham composed the second
quartette.
A full chorus rendered America as
the closing number. with band ac
compartment. Miss James was the d.
rector OF the numbers and Miss Mary
Ward was piano acoompanist.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
MUGWUMPS FAIL
in first Ward
S. E. JENKINS GIVES VETS 4
THROW DOWN THEY WILL :,
NOT FORGET SOON.

S. E. jenkins has withdrawn from
the Business Mems Progressive ticket,
This leaves two candidates In the
First ward making the race for coun'
ell. The fight now lies between z. W.
Morgan. the Republican candidate,
and Howard Adams, the Democratic
candidate.
Perhaps the petitions presented to
the circuit clerk were not considered
sufficient. They were faulty in more
ways than one. Names were on the
petitions through misunderstanding
There were but Al legal voters sub
scrlbers and there must be at least
fifty. A man cannot run on a void
petition.
jenkins has done a wise thing BY
withdrawing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Henderson for selling beer. His case
will come up at four o'clock.
Freeland had no money, or at least
the search at the city jail did not dis.
close any. The mayor gave him six
dollars. While descending the stairs
he flashed a five dollar bill. Officer
Ross quickly remembered that ne
should be summoned to appear In the
case ofsthe City Of FaIrmont against
George Henderson. The city got the
five spot and a friend stood for one
dollar. Freeland was given his llber.
ty after being summoned to appear In
court at four o'clock, when Hender-
sons trial comes up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
Cameron
Physician,
Goes on Trial

WHEELING, March 2.-Looking un.
concerned, and taking but little inter-
est in the. proceedings, Dr.. Charles
Milton McCracken, a prominent den.
list OF Cameron, was yesterday morn.
ing arraigned In the criminal court OF
Marshall county. He Is charged with
numbering his two year old son and
wounding :lis wife Christmas eve at
their little home in Cameron. But
once during the day did McCracken
take any interest in the trial that
being when Mr.. Kemp, for w'nom he
formerly worked. was on the stand
testifylng to the last conversation he
had with the defendant. Kemp relat.
ed an incident when lMcCracken, much
younger, beat him shocking wheat.
The prisoner at the bar laughed wnen
the incident was related. More wilt.
nesses were summoned, bringing the
total to It's.
Little trouble was experienced In
securing jury. The first forty tales.
men examined completed the Jury Of
twelve who were sworn in.. Following
are the jurors; Joseph Mahood, Jr.
IS. ]. Matthews, T. o. Wellman, R. G..
Austin, George Long, A. W. Carlley,
Frank Stllwell, B. L. Dague, O.. H.
Stewart William Cain, Quincy Gre
sap and T. S. Fisher.
The Jury was sworn In at a few
minutes past eleven. Prosecuting At
torney Chas. E. Carrlgan opened tae
case for the State. He pictured the
scene Of the crime and the manner
in which the defendant shot down Iis
wife and then turned the still smoking
weapon on his baby boy, killing him
almost Instantly. Keeling against the
wall the mother picked the dying
c:llld in her arms and ran from the
house. leaving crimson trail on the
sidewalk. Three physicians were
called but the child was then beyond
medical aid and died in few minutes.
Court then adjourned. "A
\. Affecting Scene. h X
Mrs. Ludla ,McCracken. wife Of the
defendant, sat on the inside Of the
railing during the morning. She was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
INSANITY Plea FOR M'CRACKEN|
The Largest Factory Sale gofs Pianos
Everiln; Falrront, u 4;

Jacob Doll pianos can sbeS seen I'M
Fairmont aslwell as New york. CITY.
We invite the generaii publicftos sinyes.
tlgate who Jacob: Doll & Sons arr. We
claim TO own and operate the largest
exclusive piano factory In the world.
established 1871, anlsbuild every part
OF our pianos. We also claim Iots Give
the longest and $broadests guarantee
on our pianos. We claim not % slet
any factory build IA better plano than
We do. We build the largest humber
OF styles and can suit the most Sfastid.
lous tastes Of the muslclovlng public.
We use the very best OF material, en-.
ploy 3,l0O high class mechanics and
have the latest and best Sup;toda mas
chlnery installed In our finely appoint
ed plants as the world knows Nov.
with all these solid facts The music
loving public runs no risk inspurchass
Ing a plano direct. from the factory stos
the home and save the mid dlenan,s
profit. We are now carrying on. d sspe.
cial factory sale at the Watson hotel
corner, Falrmont, w. Va and WIFI
continue the same until March 20. We
will take great care I'm attending %
all orders for pianos that may come
to US by mall. Price and :satlstac action
guaranteed. Your credit Eiss good with
us. You can have very easy terms
on all pianos II desired. We guaral:
tee you factory prices. 10 not delay
coming to see us and De convinced OF
our assertions. We only claim honest
facts, and straight. forward dealing
is our motto. -Four car laods Of lhlgh
grade pianos to make your choice
from at factory prices and son easy
terms. Call }ands see us. +: \
Very truly yours; + &
JACOB DOLL AND sons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
sold Illegal Booze.

GRAFTON, March Nv. W. Trush.
or, Of Buckhnnnon. was brought to
Grafton Saturday evening by U. s.
Deputy Marshal z. D. Hupp and ar
raigned before U, s. Commissioner
Charles r. Lllley on the charge Of
selling liquor without a government H.
otuse, W Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
slight Change for the Better.

Slight Change for the Better.
A message from keyser this morn
Ing stated that Master Herndon Smith.
who is seriously III there. had rested
better last evening, which fact indI'
Gated a slight charge for the better.
Master Herndon Is suffering from a
bad attack Of pneumonia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
'MR, TAFT. FEELS COMFORTABLE.
Is Ready For
His Duties As
President

H.
Of morning callers, ending In long
walk In the afternoon and attendance
last night at a special dinner given in
his homer by the Taft Philippine Ex-
pedltlon, brought Presldent.elect Taft
to within two days Of his Inauguration
with less serious demands on his
time than he has experienced during
any day since his landing from Pana-
ma and New Orleans. ..
The apparent splendid physical con.
dition, the universal good humor and
absence from worry and nervous
strain OF Mr.. Taft make uniformly
gratifying Impression on the many
statesmen. politicians and friends who
are received by him daily. His jovlal
remark Is that "his inaugural address
Is prepared, his cabinet selected, the
Inaugural committee Is preparing all
details for the ceremony on Thursday
and why should he feel otherwise tnan
comfortable"
Conferred With Knox.
The day was begun with an extend.
ed conference bstwen the president
elect and Senator Knox,. at which
many important matters pertaining to
the next administration were gone ov-
er. Mr.. Knox is giving much atten.
tlon to the prospective organization
of the state department over which
he is 10 preside after March 4. Besides,
he Is being consulted freely by Mr..
Taft regarding the affairs Of other de-
partments, Mr.. Taft having many times
remarked that he should give great
weight to the judgement OF his pre-.
mier.
Charles Nagel, Of st. Louis, with
Mrs. Nagel are here and paid their re.
spect to Mr.. Taft.
Frank H. Hitchcock Is acre from
New York. He spent some time at
the capitol today ond also saw Mr..
Taft Mgardlng matters which will
arise directly after the Inauguration.
An informal tea, which Is afeature
at the BoaNlman residence, attracted
there to-day many members Of Wash
lngton's official and social life and
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft met all callers.
The Philippine dinner last night was
arranged by Miss Mabel Boardman
and Representative Mckinley, Of II.
llnois, and was the most pretentlous
Of the enjoyable occasions which this
famous party indulge in every year.
There were present seven United
States senators and twenty.four repre-.
sentatives. besides a number OF other.
wise distinguished nersonages who
sailed to the Orient with Mr.. Taft in
1905. The trip attained most Of Its
fame because Of the matrimonial &C.
compllshments resulting. Representa-.
tive Nicholas Longworth and Miss
Alice Roosevelt became betrothed;
Representative Burke Cochran met
Miss Ide, daughter OF Judge Idle. Of
the Philippine commission. who is now
Mrs. Cochran and Representative
Crltton. Of Staten Island, to waom he
became engaged.
Scott Toastmaster.
The dinner took place In the ban.
quet hall OF the Willard Hotel, which
was rich In decorations and floral set
ting. Senator Nathan B. Scott, OF
West Virginia. one Of the voyagers,
was toastmaster and the speeches
voiced the general spirit OF convivlal-
ity which exists among the members
Of the party and were particularly
turned to express tie feeling Of honor
which all shard because OF the eIeya.
ton OF the head OF the expedition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
d / K i e:
The always Good" Theater.
Especial" to-day extra"
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE
l. DUKE OF GUisE.

One ol the world'a strongest pro,
ductiops in moving pic.dres, Acted
by leading parlsian players. An abso.
iu.ely 1nriect construction and por.
ttayal Of Historical event in tho time
Of King Henry Of France. Strictly.
class" and should attract o large pat
ronage. A VA, 4 5
SONG ,ya I. Z; s! i.s y
pl'h lonesome For You 3 s,Dlxle.gG 9 (;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
CIPHER DROPPED
From Figures Showing Amount Of In.

From Figures SHoWIHY VIH0uHt Vt Ut
surance Carried by Mr.. Losch.
Carpenters are at work repairing
the Offices Of W. H. Losch In the ia.
cobs building that were damaged by
the fire yesterday morning. Mr.. LoscA
carried, $500 insurance on his proper.
ty instead Of $50 as appeared through
error in the West yirginian last night.
the insurance covers about one.fourth
OF Mr.. Loschs loss. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
m. S 2
AZ Core etion.

In an article! appearing IN these col.
umns yesterday under the signature
OF Jacob Doll and Sons 4 who h WIFI hold
n plano sale In thls cit, the state.
mcnt was made that $50 pianos gcpuld
be stored in ,t;ielr large store room ar
Plttshprg which should have read 50
pianos Instead of $50 The slongesta
guarantee" was ~ error printed tie
Largest guarantee. These were
typographical errors and were not
statements made by this firm 70 any
way mislead the public.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Or. L. D. Howard spent last night
in PIT. Marion, Pa. (. q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

tcontInued on Pace Four.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Affecting Scene. s 4
Mrs. Ludla MoCracken, wife OF the
defendant, sat on the inside OF the
railing during the morning. She was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

People In Fairmont are always glad
to hear from the ARIZONA colony"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
BANKS READY To TAKE
DEPOSITS OF TERRITORY

The local banks are ready to accept
deposits of territorial money. in con
formity with the law passed by the
1909 Legislature, and one institution
has asked Attorney General Hemenway.
the acting Treasurer, what action he
plans to take in connection with the
operation of the law. 1t is understood
that the Attorney General has replied
that he does not intend to take the
initiative in the matter, but will leave
it to be considered by the new Treas
urer, the announcement of whose APP
pointment is expected daily from Gov
ernor Frear.
The bill passed by the Legislature
and approved by the Governor, provides
that seventy five per cent. of the avail
able cash in the Treasury of the Terri
tory can be deposited in the banks with
the usual provisions for safeguarding the
government g money As the bill origi-
nally stocd there was no limitation as
to the amount of the money to be
deposited, but the seventy FIVE per cent.
clause was inserted in the Senate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
NJ CLELlAN To CONTINUE
WORK At WASHINGTON

George B. Mcclellan was yesterday
unanimously chosen to continue his
work at Washington. d. c., as the
representative of the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce, his salary to re-
main at the same figure as it has
been in the past. Mr.. Mcclellan wrote
TO the local body, stating that Dele
gate Kuhio had expressed his approval
of the work which his secretary had
cone, and asking whether or not he
should go ahead with pending matters
at the Capitol city.
The sentiment of the body was that
Mcclellan had fulfilled his duties in a
very creditable manner and that he
should be retained. A letter from
him, referring to the Federal building
vet to be constructed here. stated that
the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury would be glad to receive sugges-
lions from the local business men re-
garding a building to come within a
cost limit of $S50,o00. The letter was
placed on file without discussion, one
of the members saying that the main
thing was to get a building of some
kind as soon as possible.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
PRESIDENT GILMORE
To VISIT NORTHWEST

Spokane Statesman Review-John w.
Gilmore, president of the College OF
Hawaii at Honolulu, has written let
ter to Enoch Bryan, president of Wash
ington State College, Pullman, Wash,
that he viii visit the experimental sta
ton at Pullman some time in August,
while on his way to attend the Seven
teenth National Irrigation Congress,
which meets in this city August 9 to IA.
From here he will GO to Portland, Ore,
where he will attend the American
Association of Agricultural Colleges and
Experimental Stations, which is to be
held August Is to 20. He says:
81 have never had the pleasure Of
anv extended observations in your part
of the country, although l have Travelled
through on several occasions, and the
conventions you mention offer a most
attractive opportunity for an extended
visit through Washington and Oregon. .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
KI)HlO WANTS ADDITIONAL
TRAVEL PRIVILEGES HERE

That Delegate Kuhio is ready and
willing to push the passage of the bill
which he has introduced in Congress
providing for the suspension of the
Coastwise shipping laws if the CONNER
cial bodies of this city desire him to
do so is shown by the letter which
he wrote to the Chamber of Commerce
and which was read and placed on file
for the time being at the meeting of
the board of trustees yesterday after
noon. The letter said, under date of
April IA:
The Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Dear Sirs: In spite of all the adj
ministration influence used directly in
its favor, and with the personal sup
port of Speaker Cannon, it proved i'm
possible to pass mail subsidy bill IN
the last Congress.
As the present House contains some
ten more Democrats than it did in the
Sixtieth Congress, it seems to me i'm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13

probable that any substantial subsidy
measures can be passed for the next
two years.
If your chamber is still of the opin-
ion that I should press my bill for sus-
pending the eoastwise passenger regu-
lations, it seems to me important that
you take up this subject with the com
mereial bodies of Seattle, Portland, Ia
coma and Los Angeles, and aequaint
them fully with the reasons for asking
this legislation.
One of the Pacific Coast senators adj
vises this as necessary ground work
for securing the legislation; and he
expresses the opinion that the above
named bodies would not oppose this
legislation if they were fully advised
as to the facts and conditions.
1t is now time for the community to
say whether or not it desires me TO
renew the effort to secure additional
travel privileges fer Hawaii.
Very truly yours,
J. KALANIANAOLE,
Delegate to Congress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
GOVERNOR To REVIEW
TROOPS THIS P. N.

The Seventh T. s. Infantry, arriving
this morning on the Sheridan, will be
reviewed at 2:30 clock this afternoon
by Governor Frear in front Of the Capt.
toll.
Late yesterday afternoon wireless
was received from the Sheridan, asking
if Governor Frear would review the
regiment, and an immediate reply was
sent, stating that the Chief Executive
would be glad to review the troops at
the hour stated.
The members of the Governor S staff
viii also be present at the review and
the troops of the Seventh Infantry will
have a full opportunity to appear to
the best advantage.
The Seventh Infantry band has some
thing of a reputation in Army circles
and it is expected that it will be with
the regiment in this afternoon IS review.