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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09
VETS BUSY AT
CHARL ESTON
sPErIAL ELECTION ON QUESTION
OF LICENSE is BEING
SOUGHT.

CHARLESTON, ". Va, June g.
With Charleston a third time voted
dry BY the city council the question
now rises again win 1t "stsy putt Tie
fight between the vets and drys hae
been a nard one, though done on tae
quiet, and there has not been an
hour since the question first came up
IN the council a month ago, that bota
Sides have. not been on the job.
That t.le vets are not yet ready to
lie down is known. The council has
adjourned to meet again next Monday
and the fight in some way Is to he re-
newel then. There Is little nope that
on direct vote the present council
will vote for saloon licenses. The next
move of the vets Will likely be to
have the question submitted to vote
of the people. Such move was at.
tempted at last nights meeting, but 1t
came when 1t was ruled out on point
of order. After a motion to amend
the license ordinance by striking out
all clauses relating to wholesale and
retail liquor licenses the resolution
calling a special election was offered
as an amendment to the amendment.
All Visitors Excluded.
j It looked rather unparliameniary,
but that does not bother the Charles
ton council. The resolution provided
that the courcil cali the election AM
name themselves as commissioners.
The city chsrter pnoviles tina. TIC
board of affairs alone is vested with
the power to do these things. The
election was called for june IS, w1ith
the cp7endar showed to be Sunday.
The council caught none Of these
points and after an hours discussion
the resolution was ruled out on a
point of order. Owing to the unsafe
condition of the city building all ylsi-
tors were shut out from the meeting.
When the next meeting is held an at
tempt will be made to cut dow1 tho
expenses of the city government which
Is costing. practically $4,000 a mcnta.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09
FULL TEXT OF
NOTARY Law
ARTICLE OF INTEREST TO NO.
TARtEs AND OTHERS CON.
cERNiNe NEW STATUTE.

There appears to be good deal Of
confusion among the notares as to
when their commissions expire under
the new law pissed at the last session
OF the Legislature and for the purpose
of giving all notaries all the lnforma-
ton possible on the subject tine West
Virginian is today publishing The full
text of the law Notaries under the
old law may continue in Office until
December 81, 1913, provided, however.
that all who have been commissioned
since December 81, 1903, may remain
in office for period Of ten years aft
er the date Of their commission. (Scc
section one) Another feature Of the
law is found in section sixteen. which
requires theNoffictsl signature of 10.
tary to state the date OF the expira-
tion of his commission. :
The law reads as follows:
Sec. l., The notaries now II or;ce
shall continue therein until tae thirty.
first of December, 1918, when their
respective terms Of office shall expire,
unless otherwise sooner removed in
the manner prescribed by law.
Provided, that the term Of office of
all notaries commissioned since tae
thirty-frst day of December, 1909
shall continue for a period of ten
years from the date of such commits.
sion. i
sec..2. The governor shall appoint
and commission so many notaries in
the State, and for such counties as ne
may deem proper, VINO shall aold their
office respectively for a term of ten
years from the date of their commits
sion, but may be removed or their o.
fees vacated pursuant to the third
and tenth sections Of chapter seven of
the tweaty,Arst and twenty-seeond
sections CT chapter ten Of the code.
Provided that before such appoint
!nent is made, toe applicant saall OBJ
tain from the county Court Of HIS couD-
ty certificate showing the applicant
TO be person competent 10 perform
the duties of such Office. CT good moral
character aud a resident Of the county
from which the appointment is made.
Sec, 1G. The official signature Of f"
notary shall state the, date Of exrir'-
ticn Of his commission, but misstate-
ment Of such date shall not invslidate
any official act Of such notary; pro-
vided MS commission be at the tine
thereof in force.
It shall be tae duty Of the secEetar"
of State to notify. before December
first, 1909, all notartes commissioned
since December 81, 1903, by letter
""fIed to last known address of tho
Jste Of expiration OF their respective
commissions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

After thirteen YEAS p prscti caIiy
tncont sted derslip pf his ,ast,
MI wilIitrn Jennin Bryan iinaily.
aads himself opposed b. seventeen
Demoeratic Senators who poiiteiy but
firmly INFORM the gentleman from Nc.
braska That ne Is dfscredited in their
teyes M Bryan criticised the sepa.
tors for not standing BY the Democrat.
Iic platform when they voted for a
ttarift on lumber. The Senator's pro.
Iceedel to tell tine three times defeat.
ed one that they didn't feel bound by
a platform which the people lidn't
approve aud for him to mind his own
business and they would attend to
theirs. the fact is the southern Sen.
lators are learning to like protection
and this will be very good and OPP.
perfume time for them to break away
from the Bryan free trade, Pepulistic
leadership Mr.. Bryan has performed
a most remarkable feat in retaining
party leadership SO long with nothing
but defeats to his credit hut 1t looks
now as though the days Of his autoc1
racy were coming to an end. The
Bryan regime has been spectacular
and interesting and the Republicans
nave enjoyed long lease of power in
part by reason OF 1t. When a real
change in Democratic leadership
comes, tits hard to tell what may take
place. The Populfsts may cone to
the front again and Kansas grasshop,
pers may reappear. 1t is pretty hard
to tell what may happen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

lie in giving his evidence YESTERDAY.
The witness said that he had 70 CON
necaon with the alleged Initiatl1n
said to have taken place at his home.
He said that he did not know anything.
about the five dollars that was intro.
duced in evidence yesterday.
TIE witness was called to explain
Whist the pictures taken by the OIL.
GERS when the houses were raided
were. Here the defense got a lot OF
testimony on the record, The witness
in looking over the pictures found one
that Ferdinando Buono was in the
group With himself and several others.
a few minutes before the witness said
that he mad never seen Buono before
the night of arrest. He said later
that they had played when small boys
in the same town in italy.
The witness did not know whnt was
Ii me telescope that belonged to the
boarders. He did not examine their
valves. The witness said tnas be
knew Salvatore vad!lo and Rocco vi
latone In Pennsylvania This morn
ing le said that he did not lnowIthese
men Until he saw them ut his house
the night q. the alleged initiation The
prosecuting attorney asked the fitness
II the picture did not causeN him to
change his mind about knowing the
men whom he said he didlnot know
a few minutes before Aatonios wife
is an American woman. 80 :,
Giuseppe cuzzola YVES the next wit
ness called. He is a brother Of tie
alleged leader Of the band, Antonio
cuzzola. The witness had been .ipre
only a month before the arrest He
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09
NOTICE TO rAkE DISPOSITIONS.


Lee Hail. plaintiff John R. Cook ct al Cir
cult Court Marion county, West Virginia
Clark Miller with the Cook
deceased Louise Cook Walter Cook Virginia Cook
Black guardian cd em said Virginia
Cook Cook. Hospital Training
School Company cosporation Frank Hobbs
E. Parkinson partners business Hobbs Company
Sh2alter H Ccb md john Henshaw trustees
for said 3obbs & Comp:uy defendants: ,i9
You md each hereby notified that July
1909 the law Office cornwel City OF Famnt
Eairon Company building between
the hours OF o'clock 10 O'clock
ed shall proceed to take the dispositions Of themselves and other Wit
nesses to be used evidence their behalf
depending the Circuit Court said county Virginia,
plaintiff joan R Cook others
named as defendants
Ard from taking not commenced on
that that day the taking
hereo: will be adjourned from time time place
tween the same onrss until the snail be completed,
& LEE HAIL By HARRY SHAW His Attorney,
t REED PLUMBING COMPANY. 5
By HARRY SHAW, Attorney.
] A. N. KNGHG. BY A. l.. LEHMAN, HIS Attorney.
s. H. cAGKNs COMPANY, IE.4Ss lx
.E Byw B. ooRNwEId4 Es Attorney,
t ELECTRIC SUPPLY & CONSTRUCTION coMPArSgy
Esf By SCOTT c. LOWE. Attofnsy,
"a NEE DIcKERsoN BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY
% - By w. s.. RAYMOND Attorheg,
"a HI scaARfEssp HouGH. ~ S$3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

came hsrefrom mcdowell eoqnt
witness was asked Il he wrote iSs
estpt that was offered IN evidence
purporting 70 be a receipt nom
Witness to orazio Befeaelii Tor
dollars, the first lnstalimept 81 ngi
deiit's payment on the initiation
The witness ssid that he could not
write and this statement hs coma
prove. When he went q work he al
to call other men TO wfIse hs.s anie
The receipt was handed 70 him IND
he said his name was not spellsd or
rectly on the paper He did eot see
orasIo Beredelli the day of the arr
in the city. He did go win
delli and others into the basement
the court house that day, Hs saw
edelii athis brothers house the igit
Of the arrest. He never spoke u asF
edelli and did not shake him by
hands He did not cali satai brother
He hstl5been at 8Iouonga aeIa eit ana
Just returned on the night tofe lle
arrest He was acconpanIed by 81
gatore yadilo, FerdinspFIo Buonn ana
Rocco iyltalepe. He p9g these men
IN the old country as NOV He only
knew, these three men md his btDtas
fTSi.a alt,N,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

Resroasss which show much Inter
: EST are bsiug recets ID, and It pre-,
sirrnd tdat deiinil action alon She
WIND meatloned VIII Tesllt.i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

The Grafton Republican is keeping
an eye on Fairmont's BLACK Hand
case, as the following shows:
In the trial OF nineteen men arrest
ed on the charge of endeayoring 10 tx
tort money by the "blsck hand" meth.
cd, now in progress in the Circuit
Court Of Marion county, at F,irmont
the strong indications are taat the ex'
istence Of such an organization will
be definitely proven. Many Of the
workings OF the gang have already
been brought TO light through iufor'
nation given By an Intelligent witness
and the aid of an interpreter. The
conclusion Of this trial will he watch
ed with interest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

i Presde nt Taft and Samuel Gompers
president Of the American Federation
OF Labor, have buried the Ratchet, nc
cording to recent reports. President
Taft can afford to be magn4nimous
with Mr.. Gompers and Mr.. Gompers
needs RECOMMENDATION from President
Taft when ne goes abroad on a mis-
sion for the Federation. Hence the
obsequIes over the little ak.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

1t Is stated that Mrs. Russell Sage
is giving away the big fortune of $65,.
100000 left by ner husband at the rate
OF $4,000 a day. She has been engaged
thus for about three years and 1t will
take her five more at the same rate
to exhaust the Sage millions.@I 1t
took Mr.. Sage fifty years to aceuma-
late the money which his wife will
give away in eight, Both processes
are interesting but the distribution Of
s65QOO0oO brings Joy to thousands Of
people 10 one made happy in Its ac-
cumulstion. 1t is TO be hoped that
Mrs. sage may live to see the big :or-
time properly distributed among wor-
thy charities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09
Mannintgon. IA
News Notes


MANNINGTON, June 9.-Watch f9r
Saturday, June twelfth! It will be
your last greet chance for hQSfls IN
the baby contest. For all sibscrir-
ttons new or old, turned into the West
vlrgirlan on that dag, between the
hours Of s a. m. and 9 p. m. there Will
be Issued double votes. Remember
now. this is the week for work in
which you will be doubly paid for all
your labors and your favortte baby
at the same be a winner.
Lon PARROT, or Littleton, spent yes
terday in town.
Warner Wright left yesterday for
Clsrksburg on a business trip.
]. D. Charlton and H. D. Alta are
rushottng at their oil lease on Var
rior Fork. 5 v ,AFY m;
The many friends of Miss E'''''"
Dagarno and Mr.. Monroe Bosley were
much surprised to hear OF tlnair mar.
rage which took place in Pittsburs
last week some time.
| WIN. Mcbride. Of Washington. Pa, IS
business visitor here this week.
Mrs Ray Bsrrows left this morning
for a visit in Pennsylvania.
Council held a very interesting meet
ing last evening in the mayors Office,
Ate: the regular business tie license
question was discussed before a
crowded house. the ladies of the w,
G. T. U. and clergy of the town being
present and having with them petit
, ton signed by about 500 people Of the
town. But, witnall license was grant
ed to five retail and two Wholesale
places by a vote Of to /,
/ Miss Edna Hoifte erIernoinM a
party of her young friends last even
ing IN honor of her birthday.
Mrs John O'fIare went toher hons
in Wheeling last evening whero sac
| will visit for some time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09

sversbody hal tie same notions
lhlugs aow otoiiois the
llI be iont there IS eb9ngh
'pinion to Keep up 1T.
a1Ispfiaee
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-09
STEAMER ]. c. WOODWARD

Leaves Fairmont for Plttsburg $3.50
a. M. Monday.
Leaves Fatrmont for Pttsourg $3.50
a. m. Thursday.
Leaves plttsburg for Fairmont $3.50
p. m. Tuesday.
Leaves plttsburg for FaIrmont $3.50
p. M. Friday.
Service almost equal to expresR and
rates as low and lower thar by freight.
Fare to Ptttsbtfg and reform, With
ont meal, $500. a
Fare to Pttsburg AMI :eturn with
meals, $3.50.
The Woodward can be procured by
Sunday excursions by Huntington,
Morgattown, clarksburg and Fair
mont lodges or other societies or or
CARNATIONS by giving a few weeks no.
Etiee. i, III, j.
An excursion will bel run out ot
Fatfment eatb sunday evening Of the.
season at f;Soto opelasEs onls teturn
and the fare fof the rbuil trip wilisbe
LES cents. si Y.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
FOR TRUE SELF-GOVERNMENT.

If we want ours to be a govern
ment of, for and by the people, not
in theory, but in practice, then give
the people the power to direct legis-
lation and the execution of the laws
If their officers fail to perform the
services for which they are chosen,
the people should have the power to
make them quit like they did in Los
Angeles, when they compelled the
Mayor to step down and out. To wait
until the next election gives the bad
official too much time for mischief.
Let the people have the recall and
some officers will abdicate by letting
them
In word, it is admitted that our
people are capable of self-govern-
ment, and if so, give them self-gov-
eminent. Let them try it out. Many
times they have been betrayed by
their representatives. Give us the
initiative, the referendum, and the
recall, and public servants will soon
be made to understand that they are
simply hired men instead Of bosses.
Strip them of their arrogant dignity.
Make them work and earn their
bread. Do away with the political
drones in public life who take ad-
vantage of their position by posing
as great statesmen and jurists when
their qualifications are not even skin
deep.
J. R. NORMAN.
Abba, Iowa.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
HITS THE FOREIGN MISSIONS
FANATICS.

Dear Sir:-I have been reading
roast that you are giving the for
eign mission cranks that they de-
serve and you are handling the sit
uatiOn beautifully. I would like to
add only one suggestion, and that is
this whenever you begin to argue
with the fanatics here, they always
cite you to the fact that those who
give the most to foreign missions
give the most to home missions, and
then set back with a heavenly smile.
Now the fact is that stingy man
doesn't give any money to anything,
and the liberal man gives to every
thing, just in proportion and divides
up just as his preacher tells him to,
without giving one thought to the
matter, and this is just what you are
trying to do to arouse public con-
science.
Let the good work go on; we are
with you. There are hundreds of
children in North Georgia who have
got just as much sense as you and I,
who have not one cent spent on
them.
Very truly yours,
JOHN L. JOHNSON.
Gainesville, Ca, Sept. 2, 1909.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09

matter but what you were there
with the goods" when they were
called for. You will find thousands
standing with you in this matter and
among them men whom you least ex-
pected. I have always admired your
political attitude Of standing and
contending fearlessly for the OPP
pressed. You may never receive your
just appreciation, but your work has
been we'll done and I hope that your
reward is sure.
In conclusion, let me congratulate
you on your willingness to sacrifice
the good wishes of some of the peo-
pie for the truths sake. We all
know the Truth is not always popu-
lar, and it takes a man with the
courage of his convictions to stand
alone when he knows he is right
Hoping that you may keep the
searchlight turned on this great
grating institution, I am,
Your humble servant,
S. F. ROBERTS.
Toccoa, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
PARTY POLICY.
J. R. NORMAN.
Abba, Iowa.

My Dear Mr.. Watson:-I once read
Populist book entitled whittier
Are We Drifting as Nation? and
the question applies now to us as
party. Active Socialists here tell me
the Populist vote of Texas has not
gone to them, but is still out in the
brush.
| do not believe that any honest,
loyal Greenbacker or Populist wishes
to take a backward step. That they
will echo Col FeIter's appeal inothe
June 18th JefferSOnian. Couldn't you
devote one page of the weekly to let
tiers under the caption of ReOrganiza-
ton, thereby getting our people to-
gether in a weekly forum and avoid
ing unnecessary expense attending
conference, thus arousing interest
and support, and these letters to be
edited by two men of Mr.. Frank E.
Richey's caliber, along these lines:
1. Need of Populist position.
2, Insistence on party integrity and
loyalty.
3. Enlisting young blood to work.
4. Finance.
5. Campaign.
Keeping our lines clear cut and dis
tinct and no stopping over into the
two old parties at one end and Social
ism at the other. Not to sit on the
fence waiting for some band wagon
to get into.
Yours sincerely,
r. FORESTER
5515A Virginia Ave, ST. Louis, Mo-
All letters welcome and Jefferson
ian Club work begun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
BE GENEROUS WITH YOUR RE-
FORM PAPERS.

Dear Sir:-Messrs. J. L. Sapp and
o. P. Sapp have received your knife
and it is highly appreciated. I have
taken the back numbers of your
magazines and weeklies and passed
them on and done much good. | ask
ed an old lady not far from Camilla if
she would like to read something on
Foreign Missions and she said writ
ten by whom" | said Tom Watson.
She told me that she did not want to
read anything from him, that he had
torn the church to pieces about that
subject already I persuaded her to
read it and she was so we'll pleased
that she passed it on to her family.
| was told by one of her sOn-in-laWs
that the literature I gave her was
the means of turning six families the
right way on the Foreign Mission
subject If every reader of your
JeffersOnians would go to work right
it would not be long before this
country would be ripe for reform.
Yours truly,
O. P. SAPP.
Camilla, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
THERE WITH THE GOODS.

Dear Sir:-I feel it my duty, as
well as pleasure, to express my feel
ing of gratitude for the enlighten-
ment and knowledge I have gained,
and to know that you have under
taken to set forth some of the evils
connected with our foreign mission
airy affairs, and in my humble opin-
ion you have only begun to expose
a very small per cent of this graft
and fraud connected with the pres
ent system. l trust you will not let
up till you expose them so that they
can no longer impose on the unsus-
pecting church people of this coun-
try, for l have for number of years
felt that this thing was wrong, but
until you brought out some of the
facts found no way of arriving at
the facts in the case.
| want to state that l have never
seen you take a stand about any
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

be something like this: Progressive"
Radical" The Referendum Party
would sound all right, too, for the
politicians would have to refer all
legislation of great Importance to the
people for their Endorsement.
J. L. KILLER.
Stanardsville, Va, July 26, 1909
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
INCEST CARDS I EVER SAW.
Toccoa, Ga.

Dear Editor of Jeffersonians: II
have received my beautiful cards this
a. M, and consider the cards alone
worth more than I gave for them and
both papers. I am obliged to say that
they were the incest cards [ ever saw.
Please notify me in time before my
subscription expires, and I will renew
of course | will
G. A. VAUGHAN.
R. F. D. 2, Bowman, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
GOOD SUGGESTIONS FROM A
COMRADE.

Dear Sir:-I always look in the
weekly Jeffersonian for those letters
that suggest ways and means for
uniting reformers. l would like to
suggest few things
First A heart-to-heart and face
to-face talk with one another by these
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
FROM REV. S. j. COREY.
0. P. SAPP.
Camilla, Ga.

The editorial on what We Mis-
sionaries Concealed" is still causing
ferment and turmoil. Read this,
please
Dear Sir:-I have read your ar
ticle in The Jeffersonian of July 18th
based on the presumed statements
of Dr. Wakefield at Charlottesville,
Ind, some time ago Dr.. Wakefield
has written me concerning the mat
ter. He is also writing you. I trust
you will give place to what he says
as readily as you did to the report
which you received concerning his
address. You have given wide pub
licity to a statement which is evil
IDENTIFY false, and | hope you will do
what is in your power to correct it.
Truly yours,
IS. J. COREY.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 20, 1909.
Secretary Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society"
AS soon as Bro. Paul Wakefield's
letter arrives it will be hung out to
dry on this clothes line. Hurry up,
Paul. And be careful what you say,
or you'll get yourself in trouble.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09

We are devoting several pages
week to letters, and as even this
space is limited when so many are
to be heard from, The JefPersOnian
requests each correspondent to write
briefly and to the point. Often
simple 81 endorse the plan of Mr..
Blank will suffice, if you approve
a plan that has already been fully
outlined; or II endorse Mr.. Blanks
plan, with the exception, etc. BY
writing short letters, everybody will
get prompt hearing in the popular
forum.