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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-16
100000 2
rs THE AMOUNT BOARD OF CON.
TRoL BILL WILL SAVE, SAY
ITS PATRONS.

CHARLESTON. Feb. 16. = AS All.
thorfzed representative Of Governor
Dawson and Goyernorelect Glasscock,
Major c. D. Elliott appeared before
the senate finance committee last night
and Informed that body that IN making
up the appropriation bill It could lop
off ten per cent. from the total Of the
appropriations granted last yea' .or
state Institutions II the bill creating
the State board Of control for instltu,
tlons were passed, y
II the management were centralized
as contemplated by this new bill, ten
per cent. less than the amount anpro.
rrlated two years ago wonl1 llot only
be adequate, but would cover the nat,
,urally increased demands made upon
the institutions. This represents a
saving OF about $4,000.
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Storm Swept
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS
ARE IN GRASP OF BoREAN
!, SIX GALES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G. = Colder
weather is predicted In tho middle
and south Atlantic and in,the east gulf
states, while in the vest and south
west temperatures will rise slowly.
Cold wave warnings have been Issued
for the east gulf states and storm
warnings are displayed on tho gulf
coast and on the Atlantic coast Of Flor.
ida from Jacksonville to Jupiter. The
western disturbance Is moving slowly
with It's trail Of destruction up the st.
Lawrence valley.
Last night the storm over Tonnes
see with a fall Of rain and sleet there.
The Mississippi and Ohio valleys
were storm swept. In Kansas, Ne,
braska, Iowa, Missouri, oklahoma, In.
diana and Ohio, the precipitation was
heavy.
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AMERICAN. 1:
CONFERENCE
Three Nations To ! ,
Y Hold Meeting AT
Washington

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The pro.
gramme Of the North American Con-
servatlon Conference which opens In
Washington on February Is, has been
completed and them ain features Of It
have Just been made public. The
President will receive the Canadian
and Mexican Commissioners at 10
O'clock on Thursday morning In the
East Room Of the White House. The
members Of the cabinet and Of the Ma.
tional Conservation Commission will
be present. The Canadians and Mex
leans will be presented to the presl.
dent by Secretary Of State Bacon. This
session will be wholly Informal and
brief. At Its conclusion, the confer
ees will proceed to the diplomatic room
Of the State Department, where the
regular sessions will be held. It Is
probable that the remainder OF the
morning will be taken up with formal
addresses OF welcome and responses Of
the visitors. In the afternoon the con.
ference Will take up Its work In earn.
est IN is expected that the sessions
will continue the remainder Of the
week.
Tho avon,rr, ~ tbo rore,cn ae,e.
oto,s, wi,, hoy worry ,,,,lv occun,od with
y, r,o,,us eoc,o, f,,nctions tbot bavo
Noon arronred hv tbo,r comn,trJots
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SHOOTS HUSBAND WHOM i-
a5s VALENTINE DIDN'T SUIT.
Wife Held for Using Bullet to Keep
Angry Spouse from Leaving
Home. ~

ST. JOSEPH, No. Feb. 16-He.
cause his young wife had sent him a
comic valentine, William Smith la.
horer was packing up als clothes with
the intention Of leaving his acme,
when the woman snatched q arevolver
from his pocket and probably fatally
shot hin. The bullet entered his right
lung. Mrs. Cora Smith was placed
under arrest. 4,
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HOLOCAUST
Structure
Burns Like
Tlnder

MEXICO CITY, FeD. lb.-bel"eeh
$50 and 300 people were burned to
death aud many were injured in a fire
which destroyed the Flores theater IN
the city OF Acaculpco. The news o!
the disaster. reached this capital yes
terday afternoon, telegraphic COLI
municatlon with Acaculpco having
been destroyed, owing to the fact tina,
the teleragh office adjoining the the
ater was burned and all wires nut
out Of commission.
Decorations ignite.
The tleater was a wooden structure
and over 1000 people crowded into
1t to witness a special performance
given ii honor Of Governor LanlIan
Rlores, Of the state Guerro, who was
visiting the post at that time. One
Of the numbers on the programme con-
sisted OF a series Of moving pictures.
While the operator was exhibiting
them, a film caught fire and a blaze
was quickly communicated to some
bunting which had been used for deco
rative purposes. In an Incredibly
short time the flames spread to all
parts OF the structure. There we're
but three narrow exits and tn. rahic'
stricken audience rushed to them.
many falling, to be crushed to death.
their bodies choking the way Of es.
cape to others.
Government Papers Saved.
Tha, screams Of those imprisoned
were terrifying. Owing to the rapll.
ity with which the fire spread and
Its Intense heat 1t was impossible
to attempt rescue work and tnpst
imprisoned were literally roasted
alive, as THE fire burned vita little
smoke. and few were suffocated. The
efforts Of the fire department were
confined to attempting to, save the
adjoining buildings and they sue.
ceeAFd, SO that the property loss was
small. The telegraph Office, post
Office and customs office were dam.
aged but all Of the government pa.
pers and registered mail were saved.
Pathetic Scenes Enacted.
To-day pItiful scenes are being
enacted on the streets Of the little
west coast port, men, women and chill.
dren are wandering from place to
place hunting for relatives or friends,
Many OF the dead are from the first
families Of the State, the affair at the
theater being a social Of considerable
importance and calling out the wealth
lest aad oldest families for miles
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CONFERENCE G
ION. ! TARIFF
REVISION
The Ben ge dlIl
Fo1wl B|'ills !; B
Discu!!!s:s
tUnlol,nll5 4 Associated sPrcss.llIj |

y ~ sati ~
INDIANApoLls Ind !, Feb 16. - /.
What is declared tbyg President SJames
W. Van. Cleaye. Of the National sManu.
facturers', Associations 70, bel The sarst
national gathering ever held Tor the
express purpose Of promoting tass
movement for con1preh henslye, sclen;
tiAc tariff revision, was opened in
Indianapolis today. The gates 3ili.
clude offlclals Of national State and
city commercial: organlzatlo sall$oYer
the country. Scores OF 5sleh bodies
have formally Endorsed the tari6s
commission ideas and THE, present 3cotl.
yention. which Will ntinue throash
tomorrow and Thursday will likely
have an Important bearing on thsS
work Of the special session u con:
gress which viii convene next month
to revise the tariff. Chairman Henry
Rosenberg has received sas letter from
Presldentelect TAFT ndorslng the
convention and ITS Sobje cts N
The convention; has not been called
to endorse, any particular tariff cons:
mission bill, or to attempt IA any way
to influence the fxlng o. duties by
Congress at the extraordinary session
to be held in the spring giand early
summer. It Is a convent lon tor the
purpose Of stimulating interest IN Eths
tariff as a business proposition rather
than as a political proposlti ton.
Discussion will centre largelySon
the two tariff commisslo bills pending
in Congress. oneFintroduced III the
Senate by Mr.. Beveridge Of indiana.
and the other offered In the House ~
Mr.. Fowler. OF New jersey. A
A majority Of the delegates % 10
days convention apparently favor tho
measure of tthes indiana bsolon, and 81
is also declared that Mr. TAFT VIII
give his influence t: that blllsins pref
erence to the one formula lateds sby ne
New Jersey congre ressn1an. sS
In the Beverldge bill 70 create d stars
III commission there sissE no power
given to the body: to ;ax| rates. Senator
Beverldge. IN speaking of the egislas
tlon which he fayors, said l: Y
"The commission Is kept sstrlctfy ssoS
the task Of gathering facts and mailing
clear classlacatlons; the first iss seE'
pert investigating work, Tie second
expert clerical work. Neltheriis prop
erly5 Legislative work. vs. IN short, byaa
this bill the commission Eis Sans assist
ant Of Congress. a servant and clerk
Of Congress-. It Is To Cong gress, nss sas
whole, what his secretary Sias IS each
member Of Congress-; II 3lsSne 4 a necessary
to Congress for the same reason that
the secretary IS necessary u each
member" N ~
Representative Fowler. who siss isll
chairman OF the House Commit SoflS
r,,u 2, -, Il, Y y ~. ~
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4 Mr.. md Mrs. James Stephen, who
4 We're called here by tne illness and
death OF Miss Anne Martin, have re.
turned 10 Plttsburs, PA.
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D. A. R. To Entertain s. r.

D. a. R. To Entertain S. r.
In the afternoon Of Wash!ngton's
birthday. a meeting Of the William
Raymond Chapter Of the Daughters 0.
the American Revolution will be held
at the home Of the regent, Mrs. George
DeBolt, At this time they will havs
as thtir guests otner Daughters resid.
Ing In the city, but members OF other
chapters. During the afternoon thu
visiting sons Of the Revolution and
the local sons will call at the DeBo!t
home where they will be entertained
by the Daughters. i
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Exchange.

The ladies' Of the Central Christian
Church will hold an exchange In tie
window Of Posten's grocery on Main
street Saturday morning. at
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GEO. O.sBYRNE5IS
S7lLL0BSTlNATE
SENATE MAY HAVE TO SEND THE
rs FAMOUS HLILY5 WHITE" TO
$ JAIL,

CHARLESTON. Feb. 1G. = George
Byrne, the Charleston newspaper man.
persists in fhls refusal to tell the mil.
lion dollar investigating committee
who, told him 100000 was spent to beat
the prohibition amendment ut The last
session, and he will protably be
brought before the bar Of the senate
tt. answer for his alleged contempt.
He will have to be given trial by
the body and by the time 1t is over
With the session will be over and the
powerto punish gone, lnasmach as the
legislature has power to punish for
contempt only while It Is in session.
Senator England introduced areso-
luton III THE senate, Setting forth
that EByrne. had testified ;es to some
one telling him that 1t took over $40 .
900. to, defeat the prohibition amend.
ment last year. The resolution contin-
ued that the senate had power to pun.
ish for contempt, and that the scr
geant-at-arms serve copy OF the reso.
lutions upon Byrne, commanding him
to answer questions or submit. to the
consequences, probable imrrIsopment.
The resolution was adopted and the
sergeant.atarms was Immediately
sent after Byrne.
S "a In the Senate. Z.
In the senate yesterday the judiciary
committee made favorable report on
the prohibition amendment, with the
Recommendation that II be- adopted.
The report OF the committee occasion.
ed no surprise whatever. as 1t was
known that there would be no fight
In the committee.
The committee reported adversely
senate Joint resolution No. >, permit.
ting churches to be incorporated, with
a recommendation that the senate re.
ject the measure.
Waugh's anti-lobby bill' Was report.
ed without Recommendation. e.
The bill relating to the practice Of
optometry, house bill No. SO, was read
the first time and advanced to second
reading.
4 The amended Huntington charter
bill was passed. The new bill was
introduced BY Smith, Of Cabpi. who
explained that certain boundaries had
been left out when the bill vas pass
ed earlier In the session. 4,
The following bills were called ont
Of order and read the first time and or.
dered TO second reading: Senate bill
No. 103, relating to assessments Of
land and trust companies; senate bill
No. 1G3, relating to street paving; sen.
ate bill No. 1873, relating to examina.
tIon Of teachers senate bill No lis,
creating Glpsy independent scaool die.
trlct: house bill mo. 1o4, establishing
an Industrial school for col,red or.
phans; house bill No. 222, increasing
the salary Of attorney general. and
senate billlNo. 1853, relating to the clac.
tion and Sthe registration Of voters !.
The Sutherland good roads bill was
further amended and nAde special or
der for Tuesday.
The LIttlepage resolution accepting
Levi P. Morton's offer Of Red sulphur
Springs rs a tuberculosis sanitnrlum,
passed. % to'2.
Senate Dill NO. 22, ZllllRel6 meaS'
ure, fixing a higher license Tor huck-
sters and Speddlers was taken up out
Of order and passed. Senate joint res
olution No. 12, increasing tue number
Of supreme court Judges to seven was
passed.
,cnntInlIrd 8 or eaue rour.,'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-11
Starting Early.

WangIeS was married recently, and
there was 4 regular hail Of rice. con
fetti and old shoes for good luck as he
got into the cab. Moreover, On turn
ing round he was struck above the
eye By a friendly shoe with rather a
heavy heel
As the cab Immediately drove away
no notice was taken of the accident
and, despite the large handkerchief
tied by his sobbing bride over his in
jured optic, the blood still flowed down
Waugles' face.
When they arrived at their destina-
ton tile newly created Benedict went
out 10 Il doctor 10 get the bleeding
stopped
How did you come by this. my
man.
We'll. you see. doctor-aw-I got
married this morning. and com
menced WaBgies. when the doctor
broke il
VI hat, Has she started slr=sdy:''-
London Answers.
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Chicago. April 10.-DGEpIJC firm ca
bleS, he wheat market was inclined
to be weak during early trading to-
day. owing to considerable pTOit TAX
ing in the May delivery. Leading
bulls were moderate sellers OF that OPP
ton and buyers OF the July. delivery.
Spectacular features were entirely
lacking and the volume of business
vas not large. The market opened
firm with prices unchanged 20 3-SH
lie higher compared with Thursdays
close. May being al S1-24 IS to S1-25
and July ut SIP to 9l12 Ia TIE
pressure on May however soon car
ried the price down 10 S1.237-S, while
July. after touching 2l12 l.. sold off
TO Sill -
Ideal weather for farm work slim
Ulatrd free selling OF corn. which re-
suited in d weak market early in The
day There was general selling by
commission houses and some profit
taking by holders Prices at the start
We're Is 10 Csc lower, May opening az
66 5-Sc. Later May sold on 10 90 5-Sc
Freezer selling of the May delivery
had a depressing effect on the oats
market. Tla selling was based main
II on The favorable outlook for the new
crop May opened UNCHANGED al IL 5-s
and declined 10 q lie.
Provisions were firm at the start
because OF = sc advance in live hogs.
but eased Oft 4 trifie early in the
session owing 10 realizing OUT side hold
eTs. Prices 81 the start were q shade
lower TO 5GT Pc higher
Sentiment in July wheat became
extremely bullish later In the day. ow-
ing TO the urgent demand by one of
the leading bulls Excitement in The
pit became intense during the final
half hour and The price Of that option
rose rapidly The top was reached at
S1.15, May. IN the meantime. sold up
TO S1-26. The close was excited and
strong. with May up IL ~ 1925 3-S-
July was = lie higher IT s11f7-SG
Sis
The corn market rallied late IN the
day. owing 10 the strength i'm wheat
May advancing 10 66 - The clos
was firm Wit May unchanged j.
OF 1-2c
Wheat No. , red Sl-3501-s7; No. j
red, s1.3I a 1.36. No. - hard. S1.24G
LIS; No hard. S1.19d1-25 II, No
l Northern, Sl.251I.27 IA: No. >
Northern, s1-22 q 1.26 a, No 4" spring
81 2OG1-25.
Corn--NO. , I-4al--c. No. = white
e. IA q lee No . yellow &C. IA q SIC,
Ne. 4 % q I-fc.
Oats-No- , II 1-2c, No . white
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So 1-2c: No. 3 white, 53M55 1-2c: No.
/ white, 5Id54 lie; standard, 50 lie.
Close: Wheat, May $50 3-S; July,
$1.14 7-SM1.15: September, S1.07 "a;
November SLOT
COrn-May. G6 lie; July % 1-SGJ Soc;
September 90 Use: December. J7c.
Oats-Nay. 81 CSC. July - $40 7-Sc,
September, 40 3-NC-
POrk-lIay. $II.95- Iu.y, $3.50;
September, SI7.95.
Lard-May. s10.e7 I-2mIO.3O; July,
S10.40n10.42 1-2c. September, $10.52-2.
Ribs-Nay. S942 10; July $3.50;
September. $3.50
Hay-Timothy. April $3.50; Glover,
April. SD.
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HOUSES
WERE BURNED
LAMP CAPSIZED AND EXPLODED
AND TWO HOMES WERE DE-
sTROYED AT WARRINGTON YES
TERDAY MORNING

The capsiziHg OF q burning lamp by
a negro man IN the attic Of the resi-
dence OF Vim. Hutchins caused . fire
at . O'Clock yesterday morning a.
Warrington which resulted IN the de-
strUcti0u Of the building and also the
Oue-story frame dwelling occupied b.
John Rance. together win nearly all
lie contents OF both dwellings.
The buildings We're located or DaI-
las street and adjOined eaCn other
The water system recently installed
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BANK CJEGRINCS.

New York. April 1U.-The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
tive days. SHOWS that the banks hold
s1O,0@S,O 2J more than the requirements
Of the % PEI cent. reserve rule. This
is a decrease Of S&.9i7.>00 in the pro-
pOrtionate cash reserve. as compared
with last week The statement fol
lows
Loans; $1,420, $4,000: increase, Sill
423, 400.
Deposits, $L364,Il5.90o; increase,
Circulation. s4s,964,6oo; increase.
$25I,0 600.
Legal tenders, $77,13s,4o0; decrease.
specie, $27lo7s,6oo; decrease, $685.
500.
SI.T6I 900.
Reserve required, S34I,17S.975: in
crease. S2.1g5.S00.
Surplus. s1O03S,025; decrease. So
947.SVO.
Ex. L. s deposits, s1o.62S. 725, de
crease, $3.940.S25.
The percentage of actual reserve of
the clearing house banks today was
25.75 per cent.
State statement OF banks and trust
companies OF greater New York. not
reporting To The clearing house, shows
that these institutions nave aggregate
deposits of 1217-923.3U0. total cash
on hand. S146.347,>10 aud loans
amounting 10 $1U12.I1I,200-
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Tepesa by at m ZEN 1u overs raci for macha
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A lot of old newspapers,
tied up in neat bundles for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour-
nal Office.
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MARKET REPORT.
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. Ca April I0--The following
are the naval stores quotations At the
close Of the market to-day
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Spirits Turpenune- 70 "a cents
Markets. nTn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-29
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Pc RsoNALs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. J P. Walker, of Birmingham
is visiting Mrs. Z. T. Cherry.
Wallace Harrison and son, of Look
out Mountain, are here en- route to
visit relatives in Marshall
Mrs NJ. B. Smiser and Mrs. Harvey
Park, Of Culleoka, are visiting Mrs
c d. Park on South Main.
Mrs w F Embry was called to
Nashville this morning on account OF
the serious illness OF Mrs, Wiley B.
Embry
Sol Sawyer, of Nashville, and Aaron
Johnson and son, Of ShelbyyiIle, are
here to see their uncle, j Rosenthal,
who is able to be out after two weeks
illness.
Mrs NJ e. Williamson, of William
sport, passed through Columbia early
this morning en- route to Nashville,
where she was summoned to the bed
side of her daughter Mrs. Wiley B.
Embry who is critically ILL., Mrs
Embry has been moved to the hospital,
Miss Ruth Shields is visiting rela-
tives in Fayetteville
Miss Marie Tidwell, of Mt Pleas
ant. is visiting in the city.
Esq. R. H. Guest attended the Coop
er trial in Nashville Friday.
Mrs. Garden Alien, of Nashville, is
the guest of Mrs. c. w Rambo.
Mrs H. Y. Alexander and Mrs. w. B.
Greenlaw are spending the day 10
Nashville.
Miss Annie Harrison left Saturday
for a months visit to relatives in VIII
Hanson county.
Mrs Julia McGavock Shields is now
visiting in Atlanta, and before return
ing will visit other Southern cities.
Fred Evans stopped over Friday for
visit to the home folks while en-
route froD, St. Louis to New Orleans.
Mrs. s. A. Campbell, of Nashville,
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place next Wednesday. After a two
weeks bridal trip Mr. and Mrs. Elem
ing will return and make their home
at Zion
S S. Fleming is in Nashville on bus
mess.
DR.. Bledsoe Brown spent Wednes,
! day in Nashville.
Mrs Garnett Merrill spent Wednes-
! day in Nashville,
! F. e. Eshom, OF the R. E. Dent Real
" Co, OF Thayer, Mo, is here.
Mrs. Spence McFall has gone to
Tuscumbia to visit her mother.
Messrs. E. w and c. NJ Gamble
went to Nashville today on business.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Gamble, Mrs.
Tom FrieI, Miss Cricket Bowling,
Gordon Cowie and Miss Mary Pillow,
Theodore Stephens and Miss Ashton,
Ewing Ramon and Miss Kelley,
Hiram Titcomb and Miss Barrow,
Afessrs. Will Dale, Tom PEBBLES and
Tom Forgey saw Polly in the Circus"
at the Vendome Wednesday night.
Mrs. Mcclure, of Memphis, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M
Cabler.
Rev. NJ. E. Gabard, of Thayer Mo-,
is visiting among his old friends of
Maury.
Miss Rebecca Carpenter is visiting
he rsister, Mrs. Hampton Tompkins,
at Murfreesboro.
Miss Kate Nenon of Nashville has
been visiting relatives near Santa Fe.
She will return home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs W. p Worley and
Miss Emma Bingham will leave Fri
lay for their new home at Dallas,
Texas
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Proposal was softly played during
the exchanging of the sacred vows.
The ushers were John G. Ballentine;
G. F. Glddens, Joseph C. Rhea, Foster
Gordon, James David Rhea and Hon.
Newton Harris White. The groom
was attended by his cousin. Gordon
Topp, as best man and the bride en-
tered with her matron of honor, Mrs
Richard 6. Brown of Meridian, Miss
She wore an extremely becoming tail
ored suit Of blue with hat to match
and carried bride roses. Mrs. Brown
wore an old rose cloth gown with
black picture hat and carried white
carnations. The bride is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Jno. w. FARES, for
meriy of Maury county, but now of
Giles and is a highly cultured and
popular young woman. The groom is
son of Capt. E. H. Gordon and is a
well-known young business man of
Buford. The marriage unites two of
Maury's and Giles counties most
prominent and influential families. A
handsome collection of bridal gifts
were received. The couple left on
the afternoon train for brief wedding
trip. Previous TO the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs Jno w. FARES gave an ele-
giant dinner to the members of their
wedding marty and nun-
Der of guests from their old home in
Maury county.