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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13
W'IOMAN'S CLUB
HONOR|S LINCOLN
CENTENARY CELEBRATION HELD
LAST. NIGHT WAS VERY IN
TERESTiNG EVENT.

One Of the most successful patriotic
events ever celebrated In Fairmont
vas the Abraham Lincoln Centennial
Anniversary celebration ,neld by the
,yoman's Club last evening In the Ma
sonic Assembly Hall. Despite the
.,ad weather which prevailed, a large
crowd assembled, made un Of the
club members and the general public
Including many Of Falrmont's leading
buolness ,mena 4. '. 5s5s
The pro1Samme was in charge OF
the Literature Department Of the club
Of which Mrs. George DeBolt is cnaIr-
man, and took the place Of the regr'
lcr meeting Of the club scheduled for
Yesterday afternoon. Tae programme
which was presided over by the pres
ident, Mrs. Thomas W. Fleming, open.
cd with a selection by the Public
School Band under the direction OF
Prof. Omen. This selection as did a
number Of others rendered BY the
ban.l called forth much applause and
many compliments for the youthful
musicians. n
THE Star spangled Banner" was
surg with enthusiasm by the entire
audience with band accompaniment
ant! the first paper was read by Miss
Louise N. Hamilton. on the subject
Lincoln the, Man, This was an
unusually interesting paper, giving a
keen Insight Into the noble character
Of the great man. Lincoln the States
man." wns the subject Of a paper by
Mrs. A. L. Lehman. which dealt with
the political career Of Lincoln. It
was a splendid article. Mrs. George
Thomas Watson read a sketch. Lin
D. & e Z. SET H.. 81 r
coin the Humorlst." which embodied
many Of The pointed and humorous re.
marks for which Abraham Lincoln
was famous. Fl
Mary Shiman Andrews famous
"The Perfect Tribute" was given as
reading by Mrs. George, DeBolt. Mrs.
De9olt is a favorite reader in Fair
mont. and last night she held the close
attention OF her audience during the
reading Of tals beautiful sketch which
Is destined to so down Through tile
years as an American classic.
Mrs. $, 4 Dean s was 81 hostess on ll' thl'
occasion.
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PLAC|EE.WIA ! A
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Not Certain As To
His Acceptance.
As Yet

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-There
was m4eh smiling on the part OF Sen
alor Scott and others Of West Viz
gina wren the report reached Wash
lncton that Governor Dawson denied
the ofrsr Of any federal appointment
by the President. It Is true that the
,i,er was not made to the good old
governor by the President himself, but
tho request OF Senator Scott for a
good appointment to b. given the
governor prior to March 4 was
:ianted and the senator was told to
cGpsult Dawson with a view OF secur-
Ing acceptance. Perhaps t1e good gov
e:ror w,s unaware that some one hal
gwen ont the Information at the
white House and thus with courage
s.d caution the governor thought
nest to declare that no offer had come
f:om headquarters. This was TRUE
enough as the governor took pains to
remark while here that he. did not In.
tend to call on the President and had
no BUSINESS at the White House other
than to pay respects and that the
President was too busy man to
bo.hkr with governors in these closing
days OF the administration.
The Job Agreed Upon.
Nevertheless. to quote an old joke,
the President did agree with Senator
Scott ten days ago that Dawson
should have the appointment as
zpeclal commissioner Of the Depart
nltnt o. Commerce and Labor and be
sent to Europe for an indefinite term
70 look into manufacturing and trade
conditions. When this practical offer
ol a very desirable appointment was
made by The president to the senator.
the governor was notified and also
toll to keep mighty still about It.
The crafty Scott did not even wish
Eli.lns 20 know Of 1t until the proper
iine ahd when Dawson was here he
talked It over with Scott and did not
make up his mind. 1t Is now up to
DAWSON to accept Of decline and the
place offered Is surely worth having
thanks to the very liberal PET diem
and expenses not to mention the
honor and the pleasure Of a long
sc;ourn In Europe. Members Of the
House delegation were surprised but
pleased 10 learn that an honor from
Roosevelt had been offered the gov
e'nor anl there was appreciation Of
the proposed appointment from every
HGst Vlrginian In town.
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Will Touch Wcs Virginia.

Congressman Hubbard has been
glt;ng some attention to the proposed
Lincoln memorial highway from
Washington to Gettysburg and It ls
possible tnat the road will go through
a Fart Of West Virginia. One Of Mr.,
Aubbalds friends, Mr.. Rownd, OF
Virginia, has laid before the con-
glessman a suggestion that the Lin
coin memorial highway ought to be
contlnued from Washington south,
tn,.s making a complete road from
Gettysburg to the Bull Run battlefield
and col:lect the North and South. A
pn | Of the proposed road would take
in part Of the trail ovr which Brad
dock passed in the early Indian wars
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ri PROHIBITION
Ito. SENATE: ] ! ! {.
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Committee, M Won't.
4 T,l''r'::y ] J To { !. 1 Kill I.
Amendment

s45522s rs CHAR. .EsToN, W.. va, Feb. 49,
s..EIGl Ing disposed OF the Craig local op'
5tlon bill, the Senate is expected to
;;,tane up The prohibition amendment
Monday, when the body reassembles
aat;er its brief holiday.
AS 1t was generally understood that
i-thc senate judiciary committee would
SS:'act on the resolution at a meeting
s:yerterlay. but It was not reached.
!'t$is hardly likely that any serious
effort will be made to kill the resolu-
..tlon In committee.
t43'lttis barely possible tnat the Senate
I will wa 10 see what the House does
-yssTlth thr Craig bill before 1t will re-
( lease the prohibition amendment from
committee.
Nv: If the, Testimony Of Theodore Alvord
before the Alvord investigating com.
mittee we're made public 1t would cha
.giin and disappoInt, not because Of any
& LACK OF sincerity on Alyord's part, but
\ because Of F the element OF hearsay
/ which enters into his testimony. rs In.
dictated b" the cloud Of witnesses
y Summoned, among whom Of promi-
suclce nrc Denham, Swisher and 9th
z S3:ers, In line with the statement made 4
few days ago that everybody from the
| governor down would be asked to tes.
Y tlfy, These two mentioned, as well as
.otLers, have signifled their entire vii.
st!lngness 10 appear before the commit.
3s:tee, and 1t Is generally understood
4 taat they will be called.
A. D. Shepherd, county commission.
er sof llanawha county: A. G. Law.
renee, o. The l!suor finn OF Lawrence,
Walker & Co., and W. G. B. Moore, q
stationcr, were witnesses yesterday.
Shepherd told the committee that all
Y he knew was that when he APPEARED
before the liquor leaders association
ROT Charleston, having heard that they
lad raised a fund to beat him, he was
! tod that The money so raised was to
I defeat prohibition legislation. The
\ Testimony Of the otner two men did
%nut leak out.
Silence g and rather evasIve answers
Ito questions as to whether or not Con.
jEressman Hubbard's presence will be
z sns'sted upon Is taken to mean that
\ tie committee will stick to Its orig.
janal plan Of having him come, II ae
can possibly do so. aa.gs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13
BIRTHDAY OF
FRED. DOUGLASS
SPECIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD IN NEGRO CHURCHES
TOMORROW.

Frederick Douglass, "tle hoples'
slave tnat ever God set free" and nfr
liars the greatest statesman and dip
Ion,at tie negro race has ever pro
auced, was born in Tuckahoe, Md.
n.netytwo years ago. The exact date
" mis- birth is unknown, but Il Is gen
q ally supposed to have been Febru
sry IS Or IA, 1917. In all the negro
churches OF the land special Douglass
memorial services will be held to
morrow, and funds eollected for the
purpose OF buying the home OF Doug
lass at Anacostia, D. c. Booker Wash
iagton is leader In the movement
lor a pei manent Douglass museum, al
a legacy to the negro people o.
\ Arerlca, and to accomplish this pur
pese the Frederick Douglass Memorial
a,ld Historical Association was in
coiporated by act Of Congress.
Douglass was the son Of white
man and mulatto slave. Despite
the adverse conditions imposed by
slavery, tc learned to read and write
at IN early age. and soon developed
70
grtat natural talents as an orator.
At the age Of Is he was purchased
hy a shlp.bullder Of Baltimore, but
his lbe-ty-lovins spirit revolted al
slavery and he determined to escape
from tae bondage imposed upon HIN,
In 1888, at the age Of 81, he fled from
Maryland and managed to react
Massachusetts,. where he located il
Now Bedford. Here he speedily at
tu.ned prominent through bis dis
!iEgulsned natural talents as IN ora
.of, and attracted the attention Of the
ab3'!t!onisLs, who were even then a''
vccat.ns freedom for the negroes. II
1871 hIe determined to devote aist tlifc
to his race, and was employed as a
lecture. by var.o,,s anti.slaycry so
clctIes. After writing an autoblo5ra
,hy In 1874, In the following year he
went abroad and endeavored To arouse
the peopls Of Great Britain to cru
sale against slavery in America.
Returning 10 America, In 1917 he
sotled in Rochester, n. Y. and began
.lc publication OF an anti.slayery pa
per called the North Star. The nam:
Wis later changed to Frederick Doug
lass raror, and the publication was
continued successfully for sixteen
y":Es.
In 1860 Douglass was accused ol
corlpllcity in John Browns raid. and
fled is fugitive to England. When
t'N civil war broke out he returned
and raised two regiments OF negro
troops In Massachusetts. The war
ever and slavery 4 thing OF the past,
lie began the publication Of a news,
paper in the national capital.
In his later years honors were
sllowercd upon his and he received
mNny posts Of nonor from Presidents
Giant, Hayes. Garfield and Harrison
lie died in Washington, February 90
1885.
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and also trJverse a portion OF the ter.
.l;ory made famous by the operations
Of Rochambeau In the Revolution. Mr..
Hubbard has given attention to tao
suggestion OF his friend Rownd and
may suggest an amendment to the Lin.
co'n memorial document when II
comes before the House. Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13

DR.. ". G. Ogden has moved his OF.
fee from the former rooms over Bil.
linsslea's drug store to the ogden
house on the corner Of Ogden avenuc
and QulEcy streets. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13

Mr.. y. D. Fleming, who recently
suffered a fall from which he has been
confined to his bed since, was some
hetter yesterday and sat up most Of
.stae da5.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13

A few stamps, a few street car tick.
cts. n little Of your spare t!me-and
sou beg,a to make money as n want
I'D. answe,er. .a .u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13
NOTICE..

....Y. NOTICE. .
| clean and block hats and make
them as good as new; also clean and
press clothes and guarantee satisfac-
tion. Ladies' work specially.
ABE HUSTEAD. +,
21S Jackson st., Falrmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13
i N|IJO|:IlR|;MAL.GlRLS 0 !.
WONTH:E:=lGii:Al.M|.E:: J. | !! | ):
EXCITING CONTEST LAST NIGHT
WITNESSED BY A LARGE
z. y, CROWD. .a

Two hundred and fifty Interested
spectators witnessed the splendid ex.
hlbtIon game Of basket ball at the
Normal gymnasium last evening be-
tween the girl teams Of the Normal
school aud the High school. Tho score
was 20 in favor Of the Normal team.
Each team succeeded in basketing
one bal! but the High school team
threw a goal a few seconds after the
referee sounded his whistle. The Nor
NAL team was. much the heavier and
had the advantage over the other team
,ls to weight. For speed and team
work the teams were pretty evenly
matched. The teams lined up as fol.
lows: II!
F. II s. F. s. N. s.
Peppers .........F ...... Merrlheld
Russell ......... F ........ McCluhs
Borhm c. .".... Chaltan.
Mann ....,.....!G -. Cunningham
NcNceley ....... G ......... Shatfer
score-Fleld goal-Shaffer. si
Referee-Ford. Il.
Umplre-Helntzelman.
Timer-Amos.
Scorcr-Brown. F,.G
Attendance-250.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-13
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! BUTTER

4 FaIrnont Dairy Company Is now
prepared to supply all demands with
butter Of the very choicest, at prices
lower than the. prevailing market
price. The dairy Is Headquarters for
choice dairy products, all Of which are
absolutely pure and clean.
\ Cottage cheeas, Milk, Cream, Butter:
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11

Brown. John n. .et
Boyer. Henry, ct a
Buffum, Geo. +.
Black Hills & Den
yer G NJ Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
PLEADS FOR MILITI4MEN.
General Wood Urges Sons Of ReU-
OlufiOR to SuDDOrt National Guard.

Rear Admiral Higginson Major General Wood
Lieutenant Governor White and Dwight ". Nor
were the principal speakers AZ the annual din
OF the Sons Of the Revolution al Delmon!co's
last evening. The members formed In columns Of
twos behind dfe and drum. and. proceeding 10 their
seats. stood while the speakers and guests were
escorted their table.
Rear Admiral Higginsou spoke IN glowing terms
Of fleet which had borne the flag around the
world with dignity and honor
Major General Wood made a strong plea for the
support Of the national guard, the most successful
members Of which. he said. too often not
likely be so successful in business. He said:
Employers frequently say, Well, he is a good
soldier. but he Is away on military duty TOO
much ! ask that you encourage these men, for
they are our principal protection during an
about sixty thousand men, and Is mere skeleton.
He spoke in favor Of the bill which provides for
GA extra officers. and paid a tribute to the demo-
cratic spirit engendered at West Point. In Cuba.
I'm the Philippines and wherever he had been. lie
said, he observed that West Point graduates
successful civil administrators.
Lieutenant Governor White responded 10 the
toast George Washington" and paid a tribute to
the qualities that had made him the foremost
figure in the group of great men who carved the
foundato Of the American commonwealth and
sketched the plan of it's structure"
Others the guests table Bishop Greer.
McDougau Hawkes.. oliver Hazard Perry. James
H Codding. Herbert Messenger Leland Frederick
Dwight Captain James NJ Andrews. Captain George
T. I.anghorne. [. s. A: the Rev Robert s W.
Wood. Robert Prater Munro. William Temple En-
met r X BeddaH Samuel V Hoffman and Evert
Jansen Wendell. President Edmund Wetmore
the POSTMASTER. At the close of the dinner Henry
r. browne. the secretary. was escorted to the
guests table by a fife payer and drummer attired
in the Colonial bun. he presented Colonial
cooked Eat q Mr. Wetmorp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
THE UNITED COUNTRY. i"
j. J. U7Hett, of alabama, Tells Of
JTr. Tdffs Part.

Chicago Feb 22-J J Willett. OF Admission.
Ala was a speaker 81 the Washington Birthday
celebration OF the Union League Club tonight Mr..
Vipett in his address discussed the future OF the
South in part follows:
The south played oy far the largest part in the
for1na ton and settlement Of our great country IN
furnishing leaders and In acquiring ana settHhs
territory. The Southern men were the ones VINO
went as pioneers into the West and the great
West j. the --ue daughter OF the South
The times tsy- somewhat rev ersed Things, now
ever and vr President elect. himself
a son Of the West. going South among the benight-
blazing and missionary work. He has eaten OF our
'pusStnl and has drunk OF our simmon beer, local
substitutes for the Oriental salt and IS now one or
rs. BY his genial irankness and WhCie-hearteu-
pess lie has shown that he understands our
hserts willis otIr PRESIDENT elect mas the
politics IS another question. and depends upon 50
many considerations That we VIII not discuss theh
The brains Il the South. which were once
through eell-Iefence In politics trying 70 preserve
its Vested interests. are now engaged in business
They building railroads, cotton factories. IRON
iuti,.fries and al other kinds OF manufa curing
Embellishments In complete control or its own az
fairs at home. the South is not caring very much
Il best that atr sons nr NOR IfQhta oIY eiIPoyt
In building the home and developing its match
We ask is that our FresIient-eleCt VIII stand by his
generous EXPRESSION % friendship uttered az Au-
gusta and Atlanta. and give us clean. honest ana
high class men to hold Offices under him, and men
for whom have respect and confidence We are
entitled 20 this. and ask FOR nothing else.
But why 10 ] take uF your time taking ABOUT
or West. except mere points OF the compass It
IS our great country. The many railroad trains
each day running south and north and east and
snl the vast Interstate commerce between
the states have destroyed al sectional lines. and
like the shuttles among the looms they have woven
ana knit as INTO one people. with one aim and one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
DINNER OF THE CINCINNATI.
Admiral Goodrich Principal Guest, Talks Of
Growth of the Navy.

Fifty members Of the New York State Society OF
the Cincinnati sat down TO their annual Washing
tons Birthday dinner last night the Waldorf
Astoria Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich the
principal guest and speaker
Admiral Goodrich spoke in praise OF the American
navy and said that, while in IaGS a battleship Of
nine thousand tons displacement was the best the
navy could boast Of there are ships Of
twenty-One thousand tons. and in the near future
there will be ships OF forty thousand tons
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner and Talbot Olyphant.
who presided. the other speakers. The first
toast proposed by Mr. OIyphant His Ex-
cellency. General Washington" and the second
Whether agree disagree. loyal American
citizens. our chief magistrate the President OF
the United States" There toasts TO the
founders OF the Cincinnati. the State OF New York,
the City OF New York. the army. the Cincinnati
the navy. and the guests among whom we're
Charles Isham. Captain Jacob ". Miller Norman
Bentley Gardiner David Banks. General William
Graves Bates George Austin Morrison. r.. Of ths
Sc Andrews Society; John T. I@eckmah, OF the St
Nicholas Society; Henry a Prince OF the COLONIAL
Order Of the Acorn; Henry A. Brewster OF tbs
Society OF Mayhower Descendants. and Lieutenant
Ky +. Bricksr. L. 5. N. aid 10 Admiral Goodrich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
DINNER OF N. Y. MOUNTED RIFLES
Veterans in Diminished Numbers Sit at
Thirty-frst Annual Celebration.

The 1st New York Mounted Rifles had their
thirty-nrst annual dinner at Smith & McNelTs last
night Covers were laid for hfty and each man
present had the proud record of having served
throughout the Civil War. In the afternoon the
muster OF the regiment held in the Astor
House.
TIE veterans spent the afternoon in rehghtine
the battles of the war. and especially were the
Peninsula campaign and the last days around
Appomattox gone over for it was in these cam
paigns that the Rifles OF their hardest
service.
The dinner marked by incident which
ELECTED hearty laughter. Just before 10 o'clock
Major Armstrong and read letter from
Allan 3. Redwood, of Richmond Va formerly a
Confederate officer of a Georgia regiment Mr.
Redwood asked in his letter that the Rifles ioin
him in a drink just the clock struck 10 When
the hour hand pointed to 10 exactly the veterans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
TO FILL CABINET HERE
Continued from first page

p-ho is a member of the New York ID" hi"i
with which Mr.. Taft is connected
FRANKLIN STICK FOR PROVOST
- Following the ceremony of comforting degrees
President-elect Taft presented to G G Harrlsoi'
nrovost Of the university, who presided at the
axarcisas. a cane used by Benjamin Franklin
The walking stick had been given to FranKllh
Nv General Lafayette and had been in the
noesession of the Franklin descendants many
years -, .,,,,-
The cane PRESENTED by Mr.. Taft had been pur-
chased by Lewis c. Hay. an alumnus OF 1a'e'
Mr. Hav's modesty led him to ask Mt. 4ai' ~
make the presentation.
gift Of 100000 was announced oN INC
nrovost from a person whose name ne salu nc
was not permitted to divulge. The money Is 10
he usad for the establishment of department
of research in the medical school
Escorted through the streets of the city by the
sorreousIv arraved Philadelphia cavalry, MI
TAN was taken from the academy as the
luncheon guest Of the troop 70 its armory' at
Dad and Chestnut streets. After Iuncheon ne
returned for the afternoon TO the home of Dr.
Mitchell He took nap, received large mum
her of PhiIadephans. and had an EXTENDED
conference with Mr.. Wickersham. The even
ine's programme took him TO the Union League
club and to the alumni dinner held in the gym
nasium Of the university.
Mr.. Taft viii leave Philadelphia for New York
at {. 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and VIII re-
main the guest Of his brother. Henry w Iatt'
until Saturday meanwhile attending the annual
meeting of Hampton Institute and the Root
dinner senator Knox and Mr.. Hitchcock VIII
see MI Taft in New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
and. standing. drank with their

~, the Rines arose and. standing, drank Win Their
one time foe.
The speakers were Colonel James D. Bell. Colonel
e A. Hamilton. a great-grandson of Alexander
Hamilton and the Rev. ". P George, chaplain of
The reainent The Rev. Mr. George In his address
,aid high tribute to the President He said that
Mr. Roosevets work in UNFOLDING the honor OF
the Gag for which the Rifles had fought hard.
and increasing the power of that flag. must appeal
10 every patriotic American
Al the election OF officers for the ensuing year.
held IN the afternoon. the following elected:
President James Mont gomery; vice-presidents A.
W Manchester, and A. S. Applegate; secretary,
a-uliam H. Armstrong. and treasurer. p " Crete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
ICE lam IN HUDSON RIVER.

CatskilI. y. Y, Feb. 22.-AH freight and passen-
ger traff1c across the Hudson River 20 Greendale
was shut of to-day a result OF an ice jam. the
first ever known in the river at this point. which
has made the crossing the river impossible either
bv boat or wagon since Saturday night. Unless
the mild weather should continue. 1t is feared that
the blockade may continue for weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
EArhER cuNNloN RECEIVERS SENSES.

Father Daniel c. Cunnion, who was badly hurt
on saturday night and taken 10 Bellevue Hospital
unconscious recovered his senses late last night
The doctors say he now has a fighting chance II
recovery Many friends visited the hospital yes
terday but one Of his brothers the only per-
son admitted to his bedside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-23
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