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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
Mrs. TraOis Dead
WIFE OF FIRST WARD FIRE
CHIEF DIED LAST EVENING
OF TUBERCULOSIS.

Mrs. Liberty Travis, wife OF Chief
Travis, of the First ward fire station
died last evening shortly after eight
O'Clock at her home after an Illness
from tuberculosis. Deceased was for
merly Miss Lulu Summers, % daugh'
Q. OF Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Summers,
o. Triune. Sae was aged 3 years.
Her husband and two children, Glenn,
aged "A, and Alta, aged s, survive her
Mrs. Travis had been n member
the Christian Church for twelve years
and was IN earnest Christian woman
Funeral services will be held at the
resldeuce on Wednesday afternoon al
one o'clock. lnterment will be made
in MI. Ncbo Cemetery. Undertaken
jenkins In charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
Round Table
AT MANNlNGToN ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY OF THIS
WEEK..

The Monongahela Valley Round
Table at Warrington, March IL and
10, promises to be very interesting.
The following is list OF the worf
to be done:
Friday afternoon-Primary Section
intermediate and Grammar Sections
Rural Section and High School Sec
ton.
Friday evening and Saturday morn
ing-Topics for general sessions.
Lecture Saturday evening, March
18th, at the auditorium by Ernest Har
old Baynss. The topics which his lee
ture covers are "The American Bison
Society,"" "Wlld Animals OF America
or "Our Wild Neighbors."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
President Stevens Talks.

RICHMOND, Va, March 9.-The de-
clsion Of Judge Mcpherson Sitting In
the United States circuit court In Kan
sas City, Mo-, granting the petition
OF the railroads for an Injunction
restraining the State Of Missouri from
enforcing the maximum two.cent rate
laws, has caused Joy In the camp Of
railway magnates throughout the
country. Eighteen carriers throughout
the State are affected. President Geo.
". Stevens, OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio, when asked whether or not the
decision would effect the two.cent
rate OF his road In Ohio and West Vir.
ginia, refused to gier an opinion. u
have not had time rs yet to fully dl.
gest the decision and for that reason
It would be folly for me to venture
any assertion regarding what the pol.
Icy of, the road might be. As soon as
I have had the time to carefully so
over Judge McPnerson's decision, !
shall make a statement"
None Of the legal department OF the
road is in the city, and therefore could
not be reached.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
SOME SOUND
ARGUMENTS
4 GREAT INDUSTRIAL PAPER
SHOWS WHY ELECTRIC LIGHT
COMPANIES SHOULD
BE "DRY."

A business man Of the city hand.
ed the West Virginlan the following
clipping from "The Electric World"
very strong industrial journal, which
shows how sensible electric light men
view the license question from busl.
ness point OF view. The article says:
A discussion by various electric
light men as to whether a "wet" or
"dry" town is best In which to opc,
rate conertlastatlon would doubt
less be interesting. AS regards reve.
nue. traceable directly to the presence
OF saloons in a community, We sur.
mise the advocate OF the "wet" town
would probably have the best OF the
argument. The saloons themselves
lare almost invariably liberal users Of
| light over longer hours than any other
lighting consumer, except the all.nlght
! restaurant. II considerable revenue Is
derived by the city from saloon II.
censes 1t helps swell the amount avail.
able for street lighting. These sound
like reasonable arguments, but ON
the other inand It Is maintained that
Ms far as lighting revenue Is concern.
ell the city with prosperous and steady
workingmen, who own their own
homes, and where there is steady
revenue from direct taxation, Is q saf.
er and sounder proposition for the
electric light company than q city
with a rowing, irresponsible class. OF
workmen where much revenue Is oh.
tained from saloon licenses, with the
everpresent possibility that this rev.
enue will.be Interfered with BY legis-
lation. The opportunities for securing
large numbers OF residence customers
nre also much better In town where
there are few or no saloons, because
the working people have more money
available for electric lighting and
similar conveniences. As regards the
revenue obtained directly from sa-
looms for lightning this is partially
counterbalanced by revenue from 9th.
er places OF amusement II saloons are
prohibited. The saloonkeeper as a
customer is generally recognized as
the one who will bear the closest
watching and the one who is most
likely to cheat an electric light com.
pany II he gets a chance. A consid.
cradle percentage Of thefts OF cur
rent and attempts to tamper with me-
tiers occur In saloons. Taking It all
together, therefore, the electric light
company which is operating in a dry.
town has no reason to envy Its nelga.
Dor which Is operating in a wet
town. ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
West Virginia
] May Lose I. Its. |! IS. !.
2.Cent Fare
Judge eAnnulsSuch M,
A Law In
Missouri

KANSAS CITY, NO., March o.
Missouris twocent passenger and
maximum freight laws were nullifed
by a decision handed down In the
United States district court by Judge
Smith Mcpherson. Of Red Oak, la.
AS a result 1t Is believed there will
| be quick return IN Missouri to three.
cent fares.
Frank Haggerman. for ltne eighteen
companies involved. asserted that the
decision sounded the death knell OF
the two-cent rate In every State in the
union. Judge Mcpherson held that
both the commodity and passenger
laws were confiscatory and unconstl-
tutlonal. and Mr.. Haggerman declared
that 1t Is not conceivable that II the
two-cent rate is conhscatory In Mis-.
souri, It can be compensatory In other
States.
The State on the otaer hand, de.
c,ore8 empb;,aealIy that MisseurFs
epbt for lower rates would continue.
Elliott w, Major, attorney general,
vim was in court wneu the decision
wos reaI said nm appeal would be TAX.
on and that the present legislature
would he asked TO nsss new rate laws
that would stand the test Of the courts.
Governor Hadley made a similar state.
ment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
Can't Vote on
The Question
Of
All opportunities
Were Utterly
Disregarded

Whether or not Fairmont VIII DC
Ifree from the saloon for the next year
lis a matter that has been left ioi
the incoming council to decide. The
lballot commissioners last might by
refusing to place For License" and
"Against License" on the ticket fixed
this responsibility upon council While
council does have the power TO do as
II thinks best In the matter. an eS.
preston from the people would at
least, be persuasive in guiding Its ac'
tlon In regard to licensing the saloon
or voting to withhold license.
The ballot commissioners were ".
s. Black, chairman; Hal Hall and W.
B. Cornwell. Cornwell and Hall voted
against giving the people a chance
to vote on the question. Black did
not need to vote.
There Is no law by which the COM
missloners can be compelled to put
For License" or Atl,inst License"
OH the ticket, and writ OF mandanl.
us will not lie to force the commits
sloners to act in accordance with the
expressed wishes Of the Republicans
OF this city who In convention passed
resolution requesting that the bal.
lot commissioners place "For and
Against" on the ticket or to impel
them to execute the wishes OF the
Democrats who voted by an over.
whelmins majority for resolution
covering the same point expressed by
the Republicans, or to carry out the
wishes Of the Prohibition party that re.
solves every chance It has to give the
people n chance to vote or to put In
effect the resolution passed by coun-
Gil requesting the same action that
all political parties In the city asked
for. There Is no remedy at law for
the people In this case. It is the
opinion Of perhaps every lawyer in
the city that legally there Is no place
on the ticket for For License" or
against License. There Is also no
law against putting 1t on the ticket.
Surely an Injunction would not lie
10 keep It OF for It was tried here last
year. The people feel that their wish.
es have been dlsregnrded, yet they
will be heard from.
The ticket as made up will be as
follows:
Republican. For City Clerk, E. B.
Carskadon. For Council, First ward,
T. W. Morgan; Second ward, Harvey
Shain; Third ward. ]. B. Watherwax;
Fourth ward, J.. R. Linn; Fifth ward.
G. E. Brand.
Democratic, For City Clerk. c. W.
Evans. For Council, First ward,
Howard Adams: Second ward, A. D.
Simon; Third ward, Charles Powell;
Fourth ward, Henry W. Martin; Fifth
ward. Carl Riggs.
Prohibition: For Council, First
ward, 2. ". Morgan: Second ward, j..
B. Crowl; Third ward. U. A. Clayton,
Fourth ward. Henry ". Martin.
Business Mems Progressive ticket:
For Council, First ward, 5. E. jenkins;
Fifth ward, Walter Ellason.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
JACOB DOLL 6 SONS PIANOS.
Big Factory sale Of High Grade
Pianos Now Going on at ounean's
Music store, Fairmont, W. Va.

This is the largest factory sale that
was ever held in this city. Remember
the special factory prices on Jacob
Doll pianos will close March 10th at
10 p. m. by the clock. We nave 40
very beautiful pianos to DO sold by
that date for cash or easy payments.
Organs and square pianos taken In
exchange. All Of our pianos fully war. war
Nnted. ~ tSt
We cordially invite the music loy.
ing people to call and see for them
selves and be convinced OF the beau
tiful toned Jacob Doll pianos, 8;
Open evenings. ), az
& z DUNCAtSlAfU HOUSE, ~
Il s watson Hotel Corner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
DR.. DAVIDSON
Attended Chapel Exercises at High
School This Morning.

The usual Tuesday morning chapel
was held at the High School this
morning and the school was highly en-.
tertaIned by DR.. Davidson, the evan
gellst who Is conducting the revival
services at the Temple. The exer'
clscs were opened by Rev. Broomfleld,
who made q very earnest prayer in
behalf OF the High School and facul'
ty. Rev. Davidson opened his talk
with the song Gust For Today" and
afterwards held the pupils attention
for a very short hour With his beau.
tiful vivid description OF "The Outside
World"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
GOT SALTY DOSE.

Police court to-day had but q sin.
gle prisoner, Ed. Jackson. Ed, mad
a dose Of cooke" and was foul mouth
ed The mayor fined him ten dollars
and costs and gave him thirty days in
jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

Going II engage the. new: neip under
the whip Of somebody supposed
pull or Influence. With you--orlins
the business like way, through sant
advertising! j.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
PEOPLES will TURNED.DOWN FLA.TLY
WETSWIN fight
in MANNINGTO|:.V'|
DRY MAYOR ELECTED BY LARGE
MAJORITY But "FoR u
cENsE" GOES THROUGH.

Z p. b
Thirteen proved an 4unlucky number
for Warrington in yesterdays cleo
tion when the citizens OF that town
declared for license by majority OF
that number. The vets were able to
control 1872 votes, while the drys could
muster only S19.
c. N. Moekler, dry candidate for
mayor, defeated "Millie" Hess by 2O2
votes. Clawson Hawkins, dry candl'
date for collector, was defeated by D.
c. Griffin. by GO votes. Bob Burt, 4
wet candidate for council from First
ward. was elected over c. L. Burgess
by votes.
Following is the vote complete:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all friends and nelghbors
who gave tnelr aid and comfort In our
sad bereavement during the sickness
and death OF our little boy, Kenneth
MIR. and MRS. J. W. PURDY AND
FAMILY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
NOTICE,

The pastor Of the Central Christian
Church desires a full meeting Of the
Official Board Of tho congregation at
the close of the mld.week service to.
morrow night (March 10). Important.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

Miss Mamie Iaymau has returned
TO Fairmont after a ] short visit 70 70
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

z John Clark, Jr. who was recently
operated ON at Cook Hospital. Is re.
covering rapidly. S5 q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

Want advertise it-fh hat soppo portun
Ity" you are able to offer % someone
with little money Is Invest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

Miss Nellie, Powell, who spent the
past two weeks in Plttsburg, returned
last evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

subscribe for stae West SVlrrinlsn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

Aaron Morgan's Of NJ, Harmony,
Mr.. Bert Morgan. OF Mt Harmony,
III In Pittsbufg on business ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

For Mayor
c. n. Mockler. tD), 1893. LA, 133-
Total, 1870.
W. NJ. Hess, (W), LOG, Gl, Gl-Total
22S.
Mockler's majority, 202.
For Recorder.
J. W. Flowers. (D), isl, 139, 167-
Total. 457.
F.P. McGee. (W), 81, 61, 4C-Total
1874.
Flowers majority, 263.
For Auditors.
". II. Parsons, (D), 81, %, 46-
Total, 1876.
F. W. Bell, (D). 40, G., 49-Total
160.
L. D. Bosley, tD), sc, A, 2s-Total
1OS.
Ed. McGOnigal, tD). A, "a, 1s-To,
tal, 81.
E. C. Barlow. (w), 2S. 2s, 25-To.
tai. 50.
NJ. B. Furbee, (w), 20, IS, 25-Total
81.
For Council.
First ward
G. L, Burgess, (D) ........... 113
J. R. Burt. wv ................ III
Burt's majority, 4.
Second ward
z. E. Hamilton, tD) ........... 104
B. F. Huey, (W) ...a............ 95
Hamilton's majority, ..
Third ward
NJ. l.. Shank, (D) ......."...... Ill
II. p. Hawkins, IVY .......... 1o2
Snanlss majority, Q.
For Chief Of Police.
J. D. Baker, (D), 1O3, IA. 127---
Total, 3i4.
]. F. Marshall, wv, 1877, 50, 81
Total, 3l3.
Bakers majority, 81.
For Collector.
Clawson Hawkins, (D), 9s, 9C, 100
Total, 29i.
D. c. Gimn (W), 1856, 107, III To.
tai, 35G.
GiGln's majority, G2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09
Are You
I Troubled |

L.
to know what kind of Suit you want
for Spring? II you are. let US help
you out by showing YOU through Our
immense stock. IT viii then be an
easy matter for you TO decide:
We can suit you 4 you only want
to pay $1,000 or II you want one Tor
$500, $1,000 Or; ;sssoo %.
Our Shirt stock Is now complete,
and you will find the lsnappy styles on
sats here at:all! prices soc To- $500,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-09

3 Il
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
ECCENTRIC MATCH
 FOR COUNTRY CLUB
.RifIemen Will Play Golf, Golfers Win Shoot, Losers Must
 Dine Winners.

There will Dc an exciting time at the Country club Sunday when the golf players and the crack rife shots will meet for championship games. They will leave for the grounds at 9 o'clock for the rife shoot.
 The match win consist of ten on a side, one. team representing the rifle club. aaid one the golf team. The rinemeu will furnish the guns and ammunition for the rife contest The rifle team is handicapped twenty points in this contest The ranges to be used in this shoot win be 200. 5ot and 500 yards.
 In the afternoon there will be con test between the same teams on the golf links, wAen nine holes will be played The golf team win be handi capped thirty points.
 There will be lunch at the country club at noon and the loosing teams will pay for the bill.
 This is expected to be one of the most interesting games which has ever been played on the links. as wei as the most exciting which has thus far been seen on the rifle range Everybody is getting in fine fettle and will be at the lunch with good ap peiites.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
Inndon Rakcrn h 1a1n.

Tn 1910 we find the following Bow bakeresses accused of selling haifpen- ny loaves deficient in weight: Sara Fotiug. Christina TeETice. Godiyeya Foting. Matilda de BolsngtoBe. Chris
 tina Prichet. Isabella Speriing. Alice Pegges, Johanna de COuntebrigge and Isabella Pouvestc. Ono wonders why the husbands were not summoned. In a similar case in- 13i8, when Agnes Foting's bread was seized, it was ''ad
 judged that, her bread should be for fcited and given 10 the prisoners in Neugate because her husband did not come to avow (Own) the bread" Are we to assume that in the absence or the husbands the bread was merely forfeited without the lnfliction of fine? An indication of the importance of the breadmaking business is also found fin an enactment of the reign Of Henry III. 10 the effect that every cart of Bremble Brombley- -by-B0w) or Steyenhethe (Stepney) that comes into the city with bread shall pay each day a halfpenny."-S James Gazette.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
A 1,rdx Ao. of Justice.

Marriages between English actresses and men of a high social position be gan in the eighteenth century, if TO earlier There was Layinia Fenton, the Polly Peachum of Gays ''Beggar's s Opera" who became Duchess of Bol- ton; there was Miss Farren, who mar ried Lord Derby; also Miss Bruntaa became Lady Craven not bng befosc Lord ThurloW married Nlssy Bolfsn. Earliest of the-list, though. comes the Earl of Peterborough, who marTiet Anastasia Robinson, the singer, ard kept the marriage secret until a few days before his death in St. James palace. when he assembled his relatives and friends and publicly acknowledged the woman ito whom he owed the best and happiest hours of his life" a tardy act of justice that caused the lady to swoOn away.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
4 Skaters na,,ne.

Few fcats of skating have ever ex- celled the exploit af oHe of Napoieon's officers performed shortly after the fight at Jena in 1906. The emperor dis patched an officer to Marshal Mortier requiring him to seize certain impoF- tant towns without delay. When the officer arrived at the mouth of the Elbe, where the river is seven and one half miles wide. he was threatened with serious loss of time. The river was just covered with ice; therefore to row over was out of the question. He could not cross by the nearest bridge without going twenty miles out of his way on roads heavy with snow, and he grudged the time that would thus be wasted. So he resolved to skate across the thin. freshly formed lee. Had he tried walking he would have sunk at once but by skimmlng along on his skates at the top of his speed he got over the river both dry ard un- harmed. By this daring if dangerous deed he saved six hours, did what Ma poleOn bade him do and won great credit for his bold and clever exploit
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
R|NEHART LEAVES
 FOR ELkS' LODGES
As District Deputy Will Inspect and Report On Condition
 of Orders.

C. F. Rinehart. district deputy eX' alted ruler of Arizona, left yesterday for Fl Paso. where he leaves for Al buuuerque and Santa Fe. where he will take the Santa Fe line for Winslow, Flagstaff. Williams, Kingman and all points along the northern line having a lodge of Elks, where he will make official visits
 He will leave the north and come south on tle "Peavine" to Jerome, Prescott. Congress and Phoenix. yisii- ing all the lodges, and make an ex- animation of their progress and gen eral standing. He will go west to Yuma and visit all the lines on the Southern Pacific and then visit the lodges along the Southwestern.
 This trip is an official one represent, ing the grand exalted ruler of Elks. or which a full report will be made. Inc lodges over the territory have been making fine progress dcrins tae past year. and it is expected to find them in a fine condition. It Is understood that the progress of this order has been more marked in Cochise county than in any other in the territory.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
EXTRACTS OF SERMONS
(Contipued from Paee Four.l

(ContiDued from Page Four) wanted silver or gold just as every one today thinks he wants money more than anything else in this word and he wants it so badly that ne will beg. steal, lie, cleat, bribe. murder. suffer. even work to get il. But. if We will look with discriminating eye we will observe many proofs that money as not the thing that the per son most needed. In fact il is often the worst thing that could be secured It becomes q canker, a rust, rotten ess, poison, a damnation to many. IL was not a calamity after all when Peter said 10 this lame man. Silver and Gold. ! nave not; but such as have give I thee" It is never wise or kind 10 give a beggar money. Not one case in g thousand Is worthy. We only continue the sore in society. I am glad the policy of officials here is to deal severely with the tramp. On the CtIsr hand we should do all in our power for the begsar and tn, tramp. There should be concerted action all over our land tO eradicate this thriving parasite In the final wind up our policy should look to- wards reform. Here is practical work for the cluTch and the christian mall. give only the outline for the rest of tLe sermon.
 l. There are some things that every man is without.
 ?. No enc can give what he does not possess.
 2. Every man possesses some tal- ent, some faculty, some accomplish ment.
 f. Man should give freely and wise ly tHat which he possesses. ,. The world expects much ftOm the church and the christian. 6. It hAs a TigAt 10 expect nnneh-
 :. We have great responsibility
 S. Christ did not come with silver and gold CT ary mateTiTl advantage in direct N3 put he did bring that which is Cf Y sTlY more importance.
 9. CfG;st has bestow'd d qpon the ! chnrc.I aud tIe eDristian. I'll bis Tiches. l' Ti.r ".orid needs healing and helping. All things have failed ez- cept the life and love which is Jesus C5rfst
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
GLOBE MAN ENTHUSIASTIC
 OVER OUTLOOK
New Mines Being Developed There Are Bringing Pros perity-Agiculture Is Also Feature of Development.

Nick & Zenovich, former resi- dent of Bisbee and now a business man of Globe, is spending a few days in Bisbee. He Is very enthusiastic over Globe and says that he thinks it the liyeiiest city in Arizona.
 Business is booming m Globe" said he. and every one believes that things are on the upgrade. | believe that we have the liyeliest city in Arizona and there is every reason to believe that We will move right along. There is very little evidence there now of the slump wlich we passed through, and business men are generally branching out
 One of the great features of that district is the new mines which are opening up in the district. From the present outlook there will be several very important mining companies opening up there in the near future. and 8 large number Of men will be employed. This, of course, win give us a big TEly roll, and this is what makes the camp. The Old Dominion. was the only mine which was left out of the Phelps-Doage merger, and this is moving forward with greater progress than at any time during the history of the camp
 Globe has a good deal of agricul- turai land, which is another very ma terial backing to the town. There is q great deal of fine fruit and vegetables brought into Globe from outlying dis tricts, and there is considerable money being expended in an effort to develop ranehiHg in a larger degree"