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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20
NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS
COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION
IMPORTANT MEETING WAS Hello
At CHARLESTON AND STEPS
WILL BE TAKEN 70 MERGE TIE
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION WITH
THE NEW ORGANIZATIONS.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. IAN. .0.--
Tho West Virginia Newspaper Asso-
c!utlon attsr holding mee.!ns on
Monday at the Kanawha Hotel met
again yesterday at a committee room
IN the Capitol and perfected Its State
organization by electlng r. E. Hornor,
OF toe parkersburs Sentinel. Fresl.
deaf; F. A. Macdonald. Of the Hunt.
!nEton lleald-pspa,ch- Vice presI.
dent. and l.. N. Davis, of the Falrnon.
West Virginia. as Sccntary-Trasurer.
C. II. R!gg,e and l.. ". Davis, COM
mittee on bylaws and permanent or
ganization submitted their report and
the Constitution as submitted aas
adopted with an amendment elilninat.
Ing the name daily" from the title
so us 10 include the weekly paptrs In
the association and thu organization
will hereafter be known as the West
Virginia Newspaper Association"
The legislative committee composed
Of r. +. Hornor and Virgil l.. Highland
WIS augmented by the addition Of Mos.
es ". Donnally, OF the Charleston Ca
1ette, and Capt. Z. E. Hood. Of the
Charleston Mail. and Jonn c. Bond
was delegated as special represent
tauve OF the association 10 cooperate
with the Legislative committee and
look after the lnteres, Of the associa
tIon in a general way during the ses-
sion Of the legislature. 81.
At another meeting Of the aSsoe!a-
tion to be called soon steps will be
taken to merge the State Editorial As
soclatlon with the new organization.
The Wheeling, Mart!nsbure- Charles
ton, Huntington. SlorgantoHn, Parkers-
burg. MoundsviIfo aud Fstrmon news.
papers had personal representatives
at tne meeting and others were repre-
scented by proxy.
Among those present were J. X.
Long. Of the Huntington Advertiser;
Capt. f. f. Hood, OF the Charleston
Mall; Moses ". Donually. Of the
Charleston Gazette; Robert R. Grean.
Of the Morgantown PostChronicle; S.
G. Shaw. Of the Moundsville Echo; c.
II. R.ggle. Of the Fairmont Times; l..
". Davis, Of the Fairniont West vIr.
gInlan; Allan B. Smith, Of the Wheel.
Ing News: R. E. IIornor, OF the Par.
kersburg Sentinel. and W. E. Hoffeins,
OF the MaTInsburg World.
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Everett B. Moore
APPOINTED ASSISTANT CHIEF EN-.
GlNEER OF FAIRMoNT COAL
COMPANY.

Announcement mas been made OF the
appointment OF Everett B. Moore as
assistant chief engineer Of the Fair
mont Coal Company. Mr.. Moore Is n
graduate OF 1ehigh University and llns
been In the employ Of the above com.
nany for the past FIVE years. having
earned his promotion by successive
ARRANGEMENTS. The appointment will
be received with pleasure by a large
circle Of Mr.. Moore's friends.
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SECOND DEGREE Mo N RIDER

ClARKsBURG. Jan. 2O.-At 52:ios
o'clock Tuesday afternoon the csrepit:
court jury in the felony case q A the
State against Frank Lover, an 1tallan.
tried on the charge Of stabbing Frank
W'hItehair, coal miner. 70 death the
evening Of October 81 last during a
political quarrel In the street here
returned verdict for second degree
murder. the penalty for whicas is not
less than five years nor more than s1ss
years In the State penttentlary at hard
labor.
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FAIRMoNT VEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 90 1909
JOINT SESSION
HOUSE And SENATE

CHARLESTON. jan. e0.-Roth the
Senate and house held another joint
session this morning, after which they
adiourntd tomorrow morning This
itGlournnep! Was made necessary IN
order tnat the several committees OF
these bodies might get together and
/ perfect taelr organization, which taes
| arc expected to DO today, 50 taat BY
tomorrow morning thcy will be ready
! to do their dpty and the work Of he
Leeislatute. un.ntrruptedly.
The major portion Of the Ssnatc se'S-
zion this morning was teroted 10 the
reading OF tha MaEtinsburs Charter
blu, .s'atca was passsd 10 the second
reading. " 81 :
sapator} SMITH. Of Cabeil county.
introduced measure providing the
RI cordstion Seals on all documents
and instruments Of writing for record
In the county clerks Office, This same
Senator also provided In this bill the
actual valuation Of property 10 be
placed IN all deeds.
In-tae House more than 100 bills
have b@n presented. all OF which
have been referred to the respective
committees.
It Is believed that more than one
sixth Of the whole will never be re-
ported back by the committees. the re-
mainder dying in their hands.
A reso,utios has been passed In the
house whereby the Sa-geant'atarnS
has been Instructed to keep sie aIsles
and floor Of the house cleared OF e.
cry person not delegate or a,tachc'
This movement will falicltate the
work otfthe bodies and Will have the
effect Of keeping the lobbyists OF the
floor.
The house john resolution No. TO-
offered by Mr.. Williams, Of Pocahon'
tas county, this morning. provides for
State assistance and the building and
maintenance OF county roads. This
measure came In for much favorable
comment
Joint resolution No. II presented BY
Mr.. Strother. Of Mcdowell. offered
amendment to section 80. article 6,
prondlug thai the pay OF the legisla.
tors for service rendered shall be
$4,000 per annum m!leagc,at the rate
OF ten cents per mile and for President
and ,spssscrs $l.ooooo per annum for
services rendered and the same rate
OF mileage. 1t was recommended that
there be no change In compensation
for any other office.
The first Jim Grow bill 10 appear
before the house was presented by
Delegate Murphy and requires that
separate cars be maintained and ope-
rated on all roads within the State for
the whites and negroes.
House bill No. So. offered by DR..
Bailey, of PRESTON, provides for the
preservation Of the purity Of the wa.
ter OF the State and the protection OF
the public health,
Quite number Of committee went
into meeting after the adjournment
Of the legislative session, and 1t Is
expected that they will remain to-
ge..,er until the organization ls per.
fected and that they will soon be
ready to enter upon the consideration
Of the numerous bills referred to them
By the respective branches.
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"TACHES
FEWER IN
NUMBER
REDUCTION OF OVER FIFTY PER
CENT MADE IN NUMBER OF
ATTACHES IN TWO HOUSES

Va CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 20.-
The most Interesting feature OF ye4
I -tefday's session Of the legislature WAS
the stand taken by; the senate against
extravaganza In the nnttet Of attaches.
The appointments Of the house were
announced, and the total number IL
over so per cent less than that OF the
{ last extra session. The general cx'
\ pense, too. has been cut down. The
\ reductions are in response to the zen.
eral scntinPnt that the chief arsu'
/. lneut and the only un;lnswerable one
the Democrats had last campaign was
the laslshness with which recent leg.
fstaturcs supplied themselves Win At
taches.-
Work nthe mass Of legislation that
has already been introduced viii be
kept lp BY both houses. and in order
to give the legislators a chance to dt.
gest the bills submitted adjournment
was taken at noon.
~ The first petition for prohihhion.
!, from Braxton county. and signed by
I twenty.one persons. was introduced bb
Senator Gnrtlan. "Uncle Billy" Clr-
roll Introduced n prohibition amend
nient In the senate and II was referred
: to the Judiciary committee.
Criminal Court Bill.
The senate was kept busy through
out the morning session. Coffman, Of
Harrison county, introduced q criminal
court bill for that county. 1t was read
and advanced to It's second reading.
Altogether, fifteen bills we're intro
duced into the senate. OF these SIX
were introduced by Hatfield. They re.
late 10 the fees an dallowances paid
. jurors and justices Of the peace. One
authorizes a. sheriff Of any county to
put prisoners ut work any place In the
county, and another calls for the es'
tabIishuVnt Of agricultural colleges.
/. Senator johnson again brought In
his pIstolcarrylns bill. This provides
fol; fine for carrying revolver until
on q license from the circuit court.
Sutherland introduced the bulk sales
bill.
ldttlepage kicked when he learned
that tho only patronage the Democrats
received from the senate was one sten.
ographer and one page. He gave
notice OF a private coRfab with Presi'
dent Fornlan on the subject.
The aIartnsburg charter win be tax.
en- up as a special order at ten o'clock
today.
Work Of the House.
Il TwentysiX bills were introduced in
the house, the most important OF
which are as follows:
No. 46. by Hager, requiring divorce
cases 10 be heard In open court: No.
so, by HInznan, a charter for Weston;
No. SO, by IIawlcy, prohibiting theft oil
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NOTICE" Always Good,
All patrons who are unable TO see
MADAM Butterfly should take In the
Dixie" to-day and see q good show
We present 2 dandy pictures for your
amusement, for only 5 cents. n x n
lst Subject. thrilling BlosTaphs
feature. 81 II ~ ;sS u 4
THE HONOR OF THIEVES "
I'd Subject,
BOXING CHAMPION" JOHN SMITH
tBoth fine exciting pictures we'll
worth a quarter.) Il r
The Boxing match Is the; ptatnest
and best We have ever seen III moving
pictures. ~ I; ~ SSS;tt
Spanish sons-"Pouna.', n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20

Can you imagine what your store
would have been like NOW Il roI
bad never advertised? And thpE -
can YOU imagine how much create: It
would be now Il you had advertised
FIVE TIMES AS MUCH?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20

Through error In the name We EsayS
that the bride in the sapp Helmick;
nnptiais was the daughter Of Mr.s a. 81.
Helnickr Of Raymond street while;
the name should have been Mrs Anna
Hcnhck, OF Water street \, i
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Is due to the manner in which the men
have performed their duty.

have performed their duty.
In conclusion, | desire to thank his
honor the mayor; the members Of the
city council and all persons connected
with the present administration for
their kindness md aid shown 10 the
department, and to also praise and
thank the board Of education for max.
Ing our city school buildings SAFE and
for requiring fro drills whicn protect
our children IN dteachers In case OF
fire. In doing this the board has car.
ried out the recommendation Of the
mayor and myself made last summer.
Respectfully submitted.
r. FRANK REED,
Chief Fire Department.
Falrmont, West Virginia, January 10,
1909.
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Mrs. c. ". Paxton left to-day for n
visit with friends at Washington, D.
G..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20

Miss Opal Morgan, Of ialanning gton.
is the guest Of Miss! Virginia Shinn 81
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1HEATER

TODAY
Motion Pictures 80 to 500 p. nj.
Evening Vaudeville.
ACT l..
N. c. VILE, Singing ana Dancing
Dutch Comedian. Como to Laugh.
ACT II.
KRAMER & FITZPATRICK, Eccentric
Singers, Comedy Takers and
Clever Dancers.
Pictures changed every day.
200 to'l0:O0 night 100 to 1000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20
CHIEF REED
SUBMITS
REPORT
EXCELLENT WORK DONE BY THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING
LAST YEAR.

Chief Reed submitted bis annual re
port to council last nisht The work
Of the FIRE department for the year
vas fine. While the average per FIRE
Is NOT as low as the unusual low rec
o,d Of last year, It Is q splendid nc.
ord, The best fire stop ever made In
the city vas that In the Clayton build.
Ing on Jackson street. Insurance NTH
have cnmpHmfnted Chief Reed on his
fine work at that fire.
The report Of Chief Reed Is as fol.
lows.
To the Honorable Mayor and Conf
mon Council Of the City OF Fair.
mont:
Gentlcmrn:--l have thc honor to
submit this. my annual report Of the
Operations Of the Fairmont Fire De-
partncnt for the year 1908. January !
10 January |. inclusive:
Alarms Of Fire.
In the number Of alarms responded
To during the year there was IN In.
crease OF eleven over las, year, but
still less in number than Of the SIX
years previous to last year.
Causes Of Fires
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CONTINUED on Page Nve.)
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Wet blankets were used nj four
fires.
Six fires were smothercd by differ
ent means.
BY using water in buckets seven
teen fires were eytinglished.
Total number Of miles travelled was
ASK.
In all fires but one the flames were
confined to building or point Of origin
alton.
Building Classification.
Fires occurred in structures Of the
following classes:
DrlcR ................., ~
rTHHc ..,,,.,,.,,,,,,-,- ji
ol0Hc .......,,,-.. ..-,.,-..- J.
miscellaneous ........,......... 3
Value Of property endangered was
50 090 50n
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Classification Of Fires.
Classification Of fires showing mum.
Der and loss IN each wand:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20

While the Sale is Unusually
Large there is Yet Large Mum.
Der Of Choice Seats to be Had.
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Get in Early. No One Seated
After s:t5 Until After First Act.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30


don't want everybody in town TO know.
l want to keep It quiet They wouldn't
understand
"Well. then" declared Simeon doubt
fully, there be only more hope for
We, Brother PartridrA-ff you had a
balloon.
20 Lord!' moaned the deacon
Cant We quit actin the fool Brother
Yates? Can't We suggest somethin'
reasonableg"
Exasperated beyond endurance. Par
fridge shock his fist at Simeon Cracki
Bough. deacon. Prince Albert and plug
hat struck the ground IN a confused
heap.
There was a terrified scrambltng, a
mufied growl Then something long
and lank, with flowing hair and pro
truding eyes. dashed straight for Uncle
Simeon Crash! A section of the pal
ing fence gave way, and up the street
the deacon dashed. pale Of countenance,
bare of head, Miss Cuilen's bull terrier
clinging grimiy to his coattail and flap
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30


rspairingly. Come back. please come
back, Brother Yates!'
81 amt used to bein' addressed in
such endearin' terms. Deacon replied
Simeon, land l thought mebby my
room was better than my company
"No, no." ~vociferated the deacon anx-
F1ously. II didn't mean what / said. !
was hasty. l am sorry, Brother Yates.
Please don't go away and leave me in
this tree.rr
Simeon rested his arms on top OF the
lpickets and gazed at him In penstve
sympathy. well Brother Partridge"
he replied soiemniy, IF l can be any
comfort to ye In your last moments l
allow it's my Christian duty TO re-
lmain."
eff you're goin' to do anything"
lSasped the other, exasperated by Slime
Iou's deliberate stowness, "for Gods
sake do 1t quick. This limb is crack
tin'."
'T might turn In q fire alarm sus-
Igestsd Simeon calmly. "Mebby n We
had the hook and ladder truck~-
Nor eja<uiated ths deacon -yoa
goodness sake. please don't do that! J
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30

BACON UR1AH PARTRIDGE.
long. lank and dignifed. squat
ted like a half fed turkey COB
bier on q limb In Miss Cullen's
back yard. holding up the dangling
skirts of his Prince Albert with his left
hand and shaking his right fist spite
fully at Miss CullenAs spotted bull ter
rter, crouched threateningly at the foot
of the rec and eytng him with calm
and patient persistence Uncle Simeon
Yates peeked over the picket fence, his
smooth, rotund face Hooking like the
full moon just rising above the horizon
line, the tears coursing down his
cheeks, his mouth preoccupied with an
aggravating grin and his fat sides
shaking like a cup of jelly in an earth
quake.
What in the world snorted Sim
con, ripping a paling off the fence IN
the ex-cessiveness of his hilarity-
"what in the world. deacon, are you
dom UP In Miss Cullen's apple tree?"
"Now, Brother Yates" replied the
deacon soberly, his wrinkled forehead
oozing ice water and his right hand
grabbing desperately at a ncighboring
limb, Il Just clumb up here to see If
Miss Cullen's trees had survived the
winter, and the dog But Simeon in
terrupted.
who'd e. thought. he unused aloud,
pulling out his handkerchief and dry
ing his eyes-"who'd "a thought Miss
Cullen's bull terrier would have devel-
oped into q bird dog? But If he hasn't
got a partridge freed this blessed min
ute I7l-Ilr'- He nearly pulled the
fence up by the roots.
The deacon's ire kindled. That's
right" he roared. stand there like a
GRIMM old hyena and laugh! Didn't
you ever see a man In a r before?
Don't you know when you behold a
teller critter In distress? Why don't
you climb over the fence and drive
away hat fool dog? Dye want to see
me killed right before your very eyes?"
But 1t isn't my dog" Uttered Sim
con. Its Miss C~uIlen's, and it's In
Miss Culleu's own lot"
81 tell you / can't hang on much
longer" wbined the deacon. I've been
here for an hour. I've got blisters all
over me-"
well" replied Simeon, reckon I'd
better go and tell Miss Cullen
mo! Don't you do itr' yelled the
deacon, blushing scarlet Don't we
dare do 1t! l don't wan you to tell
her. l don't want her to know"
Simeon ripped another paling off the
fence. His eyes Wen. dancing as If
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30

why don't We drop on the dogs
back and crack his spinner he suggest
ed. why don't We glare at him with
burnin' indignation and scorch his hide
Off"
You're IN insultin' old wretch"
cried the deacon angrtly, "a tibberin'
idjit that don't know no better than to
stand there and laugh the palms OF
of a poor. lone woman's fence!"
He turned to shake his fist, but lost
his balance and fell Desperately he
clutched at a limb and pulled himself
up again of the very teeth Of the
growing terrier. Then he glanced vim
dictively toward Simeon, but Simeon
was moving away.
"Hey, Brother Yatesr' he yelled de-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30
Destiny and
The Dog.
By EDGAR wELToN COOLEY.

Copyright 1905. by Edgar We,ton
Cooley
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30

BACON URIAH PARTRIDGE,
long. lank and dignifed, squat
ted like a half fed turkey COB
bier ON q limb In Miss Cullen's
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-06
ARE LAID
FOR GREAT CROWD
Forbes Field at PittSburg 'ir
Readiness for Worlds
Series.

Pittsburg, Oct. with the aim Of hav-
ing the distinction of seating a greater
number Of persons than has ever attended
a single game of baseball the manage
ment of the PittsbJrg National League
baseball club is bUsily peTfecting arrangeE
ments for the opening of the world s
championship battle between the Detroit
Americans and the Pittsburg Nationals
here next Friday.
At Forbes field, 5000 additional seats
and a false fence located some distance
from the present boundary, are being con-
stTuCted
From present indications it is believed
from 1900 to 10000 persons win attend
the games here Friday and Saturday.
Spectators are coming from Portland,
Ore, San Francisco and Denver. There
will be delegations from all the cities en-
braced by the major leagues.
More than 200 newspaper men from all
parts Of the country will be here to write
accounts of the battle. In addition there
will be more than 100 telegraph operators
present.
It is said that 100000 already has been
placed by Pittsburgers and a greater
amount is said to be awaiting takers. The
average betting is about even.
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TRAINING FOR BOTH
KETCHEL AND JOHNSON THE RULE

San Francisco, oct 5.-Yesterday was a
very Dusk day for both Johnson and
Ketchel. To begin with, Ketchel went on
the road for an hour or SO in the morning.
He used all the apparatus in Millets gym
nasium in the early portion of the after
noon and then stepped three rounds apiece
with Kid Lafayette. Steve OCOnnOT and
Young ShaTkey in the Open air ring.
After the rub down, l[etchel and his
manager jumped into an automobile and
were whisked to the Chutes There
ketchel boxed three rounds with O'COn-
nor and Lafayette for a second time and
repeated the process fOE the third time
in the evening at the same, pleasure re-
sort In all. Ketchel boxed twenty-One
rounds.
Jack johnson so far fOrsOOk his auto
mobile as to box three rounds with big
O'Neil, a similar number with Joe Lanum
and four rounds with Dave Mills Jack
also went through his various training
stunts Of using the pulleys punching
the bag and shadow boxing. and was
on the road for some time in the morn
ing.
1t is announced that the champion
weighs around the 200-pOund mark Satur-
day il was stated that johnson weighed
1884, pounds, but having slackened up a
bit on that day, Jack has gained a few
pounds.
This week, if Johnson abides by his
word, he will extend himself more than
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-06
FORT DOUGLAS OFFICERS
TO RIDE PONIES At FAIR

The distinct feature Of Thursdays rae
ing card at the state fair grounds will be
the Fort Douglas officers race. A. B.
Christensen, speed supervisor, yesterday
received the assurance from the post OIL
GERS and the horse owners that riders and
mounts would be furnished.
The terms of the race call for a five
furlonS dash, the post officers to ride in
regulation equipment with the exception
of brides. To the officer winning the
race a handsome silver loving cup with a
suitable inscription Will be given, while
the owner of the winning horse will re
ceive a 800 purse In talking with the
Buena Vista ho-semen yesterday il was
assured that five classy thOroughbreds
would be presented in the best of shape
for the run. At least five officers have
accepted the invitation to ride
With the officers race as a feature the
day will be an attractive one and a large
turnout of the Fort Douglas people is ex-
peCted.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-06
FOUR RECORDS BROKEN
At AMATEUR MEET

New York, Oct. 5.-Four indoor records
were broken tonight at Madison Square
Garden at the conclusion Of the annual
indoor track and field meet of the ANA
teuT Athletic union. The most interesting
contest was the 6O0-yard run, won by
Melvin W. Sheppard of the ITish-Amer!-
can Athletic club. He defeated Harry
Gissing of the New York Athletic club by
two yards Sheppard's time was ia 3-5,
or is of a second better than the national
indoor record he established previously.
In winning the final heat of the 15O-yard
dash, J. J. Eller of the Irish-American
Athletic club made the distance in Is As
seconds, lettering his time of a year ago
by is of a second.
Ray c. Ewry of the New York Athletic
club hung up a new indoor figure of "a
feet inch in the standing jumps.
w. Happeny of the Montreal Athletic
association won the pole vault for height
with IL feet 6 inches.