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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-03
SHRINERS ARRIVE.

New Orleans, April "A small van
guard of Shriners, made up of men,
bers from various parts of the coun-
try, has already reached New Or
leans to attend the convention of that
order, now little more than week
distant
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-03
MOTOR BROKE,
AVIATOR FALLS
HUBERT LEBLON MEETS IN.
SLANT DEATH IN SPAIN WHILE
GOING ON EXHIBITION FLIGHT.
BY Associated Press.

San Sebastian, Spain, April q
Hubert Leblon, the aviator, was kill
ed today while giving an exhibition
flight. He was circling the royal pal
ace of Miramer, when the motor
broke. He was hurled with terrific
force against the rocks below.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-03
Secretary of the Interior is
Accused by Paper of Be-
ing a "Shyster."

ALSO CHARGED WITH AN UNPAR.
DONABLE BREACH OF PROBES.
SIONAL DISHONOR I'M CONNEC-
TIoN WITH CASES IN 1so4-BAL.
LtNGER SAYS HE WILL BRING
THE PAPER TO JUSTICE FOR
THE ALLEGED LIBEL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-03

CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
TWO GROWING STATES.

He FIltSDuTS OlSpatcn says. ~
1.-The census returns for Pennsylya-
nia@a West Virginia showing
greater. growth in the past decade
than the previous ten years, the com.
parison being nearly % per cent.
against 1913 for this State, and PA
against 25.T for the Mountain State.
present another notable contrast with
the less progressive Middle Western
States. q q
z I'm West Virginia 1t offers meas
ure OF the remarkable Industrial de-
velopment OF that Slate, within the
past ten years.
in this Commonwealth, while there
is, OF course, evidence OF the. trend
from the farms to the cities, 1t is less
general than In Ohio. where SO coun.
ties reported decreases and 81 showed
less than 1000 gain. Here but 10
counties decreased, and but FIVE had
less than 200 increase. Even with
the concentration Of population and
immigration in New York City, Penn.
sylyania's gain Of % per cent com.
pares well with the rs per cent. gain
in the Empire State.
"A notable feature Is the increases
In tho western counties. Westmore-
land passes Schuylkill and becomes
fifth in population with gain of over
1000; Cambria adds over 81 900,
WASHINGTON over $1,000, Fayette over
$1,000 and Beaver $4,000, while sew.
eral show gains of about $4,000. This
end OF the State has more than held
Its own in the general progress.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

JOB LoT OF sueoEsTloNs..II

I
The American Peace Society has
published a lot OF suggestions from
,publicists and teachers In. the United
States, Canada and Great Britain I'll re.
gard to the celebration OF the 100
Years W Peace since the war Of dst2
Some q. The suggestions yilt.appeni, TO
.eyefSbday: s9he will SEEM impraeti.
cable IKE the 6he calling Tor; thei Re.
tnoyal Or tie, ctistom Houses along.
the bofdar 'bet% Cen the United States
and Canada. While many persons
would be glad to Gee the eustotn;houses
removed, such a removal would raise
such delicate questions in. Canada as
to the custom houses against Great
Britain along the Atlantic seaboard
that II can be declared ut once; that, the
peace anniversary will see the custom
flags still flying. One OF the best sug-
gestions Is that OF Canadian states.
man, who would have a day of thanks.
giving celebrated In both the United
States and Canada, and the erection OF
permanent memorial In each coun.
try. Z
But even II there is no formal ,cele.
bration like the adoption OF a treaty
of arbitration or the abolition of Gus.
tom houses, there is still an opportun
ity for great popular celebration
along the border. And regardless Of
what the governments may do, there
Will be such, popular celebration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
is A MlsER HAPPY?

ct NCnlcaSO Journal. IN NEisa
One ofthe, most intimate associates
of John D. Rockefeller declares that
he never has seen the oil millionaire
spend a penny in his life. Heerefers.
of course, to those incidental and per:
sonal expenditures that the ordinary
man, treats as a matter lof course
According 10 his statement. Mr.. Rock
efeller never boughtfas cigar an Ice
cream soda, or ticket 10 the circus
or thcater.
I No average human being can under.
stand what satisfaction Mr.. Rockefe.
Ter can get out OF money that he
never has seen nor handled, and which
his lifelong habits of economy will not
permit him to spend. But Mr.. Rookie.
Teller insists that he is quito happy.
He assures us that 1t is greater
pleasure to save than to spend. He
advises all young men to develop tho
saving habit SO early and effectively
that 1t will dominate them through
life. r.
Undoubtedly most OF us would We
better OF financially IL VIC Rad taken
his advice. The American people ad.
NIT themselves to be nation Of
spendthrifts. But II all followed the
Rockefeller example. what tight old
world this would be. A greater all.
Ethority than he has commanded US 10
use moderation in all things. And,
after all, few people really envy Mr..
Rockefeller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

common stock Of the National Sugar
Refining Company of New Jersey as a
bonus fcF taking four ind dependent con.
Germs Into the combination.
This Is practically Why trusts are
nsudeTnot 10 effecf economy In man.
shgement not to promote Industrial
efilciency, not TO avoid the evils OF ex4
scessiye competition. not to reduce
prices but to enable the insiders to
make millions out OF the deal.
And this Is exactly why the gov
eminent VIII never be able 10 prevent
trust promotion BY bringing equity
suits 10 haye them dissolved orllto
Ihayeiree elgers appointed The otfense
In every case Us personal, the guilt IS
personal! M
That Georgia judges spesE by name.
has the correct dde, MI few trust
promoters and siialHH ers We're sent to
jaiFuhdersthe criminal clause OF the
Sherman law, that law would soon
hgfo% TO become respected, but 1t will
never be respected while the corpor.
alton is punished and the individual
goes free. .ss3i7i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
PICTURE FILMS TO
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS.

Moving picture theaters have been
enlisted In the RAINY Of crusaders fight.
ing tuberculosis by selling Red Cross
Christmas seals. and on December
18th In all parts Of the United States
q film entitled THE Red Cross Seal"
will be exhibited for the first time,
according to an announcement Of the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis.
The picture drama has been produe.
ed by the Edison Manufacturing Com.
pany in cooperation with the National
Association for the Study and Preyen.
tlon Of tuberculosis and the American
National Red Cross 1t portrays. an In.
teresttng story OF New York lie. and
Is besides filled with educational
scenes that show how tuberculosis is
contracted and how it may be prevent.
ed and cured. The film Is 1000 feet
long. The tuberculosis workers In :ey.
cry state. of the United States are urg-
Ing their local theaters to exhibit the
picture
The plot Of the story centers about
the winning OF the prize of $500 for
the best design for the Red Cross Senl
for 1910. by Ellen Williams, a poor
girl OF the tenements who makes her
living by decorating lampshales for
very meagre wages. She has applied
TO the art school where she longs to
take course OF study, but finds that
the, cost. 500, is too much for her
purse. As she turns to leave the
school, young man OF wealth sees
her In the Office and is struck by the
pathos Of her beauty and disappoint.
ment. Tired of his purposeless life,
Jordan resolves. to see for himself
"how the other half lives" Dressed
as an ordinary ,lay ,laborer, therefore,
hetrents room in the same tenement
with Ellen, and soon becomes greatly
attached to her. He sees her struggle
to win the 800 prize for the Red, Cross
Seal design, and finally sees her win it.
Then he sees her give up all the ambi.
tons of ner life, when she turns over
the Sl0O to a neighbor so that her con.
sumptive boy might have chance to
be cured aga sanatorlum.
Struck by the noble sacrifice. Jordan
unknown TO Ellen. buys the tenement,
renovates the neighboring apartment,
,enlists the cooperation of a district
nurse. and helps thus to restore the
consumptive to health. and remove
from his family the danger of further
infection.
Thus, In the end, when ordan reveals
to Ellen his IDENTIFY. she finds in his
proposal that she share with him his
palatial Fifth avenue mansion she
has gained a great love, a home, and
the satisfaction OF her. ambition, all
because of the Red Cross Seal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
OFFICER.
ON THE ALERT
AGENT BRAND SOUNDS WARN.
2 ING FOR LAST TIME TO MEN
WHO HAVE BEEN NEeLEcTlNG
THEIR HORSES DURING COLD
SPELL.

Humane Officer George Z. Brand is
about the busiest man in Fairmont al
present. which special activity is
caused by the cold weather when he
is on the constant alert, watching the
drivers OF horses to see that they do
not misuse their animals by making
them pull too heavy loads through the
snow and slippery streets. He is also
keeping an eye open 10 see that
horses are not left standing unblank.
eted for an unreasonable time, and is
watching that merchants, or any one
else do. not leave cooped chickens ex.,
posed TO the cold. ,.,,5
Thus far there have been no ar.
rests for. violation of the Humane
laws, but several persons were warm
ed last evening and this morning that
II they did not give their horses bet,
ter treatment during the cold weather
they would certainly be arrested and
'arraigned before Justice Of the
peace -
About the worst thing with which
a humane officer has to contend is
some men from the rural districts
who drive into the city and get to
drinking with &crowd OF their friends
while their poor horses stand tied in
the cold.
tits not rare incident for one OF
the men to come into town early in
the morning and let his faithful
beast stand unattended until late in
the evening. This practice is being
watched very carefully by Officer
Brand and II the parties who have
been In the habit of doing this repeat
the offense there Will be no further
warning but they will DO made to SUI.
fer for their cruelty to their faithful
animals, the horse. ~ a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
you TAKE :No RISK.
Our Reputation and Money Are Back
OF This Offer. &,

We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial. IL our remedy fails
TO completely, relieve you OF constipa.
ton. We take all Their isk. You are
not obligated, 70 us In any way what!
ever. IL you aeeept our aotters Could
anything be more fair for;:you? is
there any reason why you should hes.
llate TO put our claims to a practical
testz s. "a
The most scientific, commonsensc
treatment Is Rexall orderlies, which
are eaten like candy. They arc very
pronounced. gentle and pleasant in
action, and particularly agreeable In
every way. They do not cause diar.
rhoea. nausea, flatulence, gripping or
any inconvenience whatever. Rexall
Orderlies are particularly gooo. Tor
children. aged and delicate persons.
We urge you to try Rexall orderlies
at our risk. Two sizes, 10c and 25c.
Remember, you can get Rexall Rene.
diesi n this community at our store
The Rexall Store. Mt. City Drug Co..
Main 81 also Hall Drug Co, s04 Wa.
ter Street, - o. (, = 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
THE ONLY WAY.
ny 1osbltW,link

BY JoshIWink.
II things you would be seeking,
Turn on the. light, 4
Don't In darkness go round peekint
Turn on the light.
1t takes long to feel for things;
Little, finding that course brings,
None its wisdom ever sings,
Turn on the light; y
II wrongly things are going.
Turn on the light.
If methods need a showing,
Turn on the light.
Never plead the light will blind,
That the darkness is more kind,
In such plea is more behind;
Turn on the light.
To the public gaze and viewing
Turn on the light;
No matter whose undoing, r
Turn on the light
Let II sweep each niche and nook,
Bring up every fault TO book,
Give the public a clear look
Turn on the light.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
TELLS MAYOR
EsEc AGsE4 GAMBLERS WOULD NOT
CASH CHECKS COMPLAINT Isl
2MkOE S5I1eI'T 10 'ft FEf

Il e.. ~ Z
BECAUSE several gamblers would noe
cash the checks OF the man that won
the jackpot tho latter went to the
mayor with his complaint. Warrants
were sworn out for the arrest or The
men that were in the game and they
all put up forfeits. These forIeits
We're most of the proceeds in police
court this morning.
All of the men in the game are we'll
known.
Two plain DRINKS made up the 9th.
er part of the police court this morn.
ing.
Elmer Drumn told the officers at
police court this morning that he was
robbed last evening at one OF the
places that Is said to be. getting Noted!
for that skind sof work. The man fell
down q stair way and iti.was seen
that he was a live one although he
was shabbily dressed. He told the
officers That he was robbed ptstSeht
nine dollnFs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
BEWARE OF olNTMERTs FOR CA.
TARRH That CONTAIN
MERCURY.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physl-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold TO the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. ]. Cheney
& Co. Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and 1t takes internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. In buying Halls Ca.
larrh Cure be sure you get the genu.
me. 1t is taken internally and made
In Toledo, Ohio, by +. ] Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. "a
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl.
patton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
The ANNuAL WARMING

IL is In order at this time to issue
the usual warning against the annual
Santa! Claus cremation.
Please keep those long whiskers
away from the burning candles.
For. years hardly a Yuletide season
has passed without this particular
tragedy happening in various parts
OF the country.
The inflammable stuff of which the
robes OF the amateur Santa Claus are
made. the profusion OF blazing lights
about the Christmas tree and care.
slesRness With regard to both make a
fatal eombinat Atom X ;5}9Sis ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

President Taft is on record as being
linsfayor Of combining all government
agencies for the promotion Of public
health into a Bureau Of Public Health.
a bill to carry out the plan is pending
in Congress and has been the subject
{of q, vigorous fight that has prevented
dts passage. Its opponents claim that
the creation Of such a bureau would
result in its control by a certain school
sot medicine and that 1t would be a
doctors trust"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
BREAKING AWAY FROM PARTIES.
(pbtIa deIni,ia Record

tPhllaqelpnla hecOTQ.I 4-tH
It is tho view OF all organizations
that they begin very early to substi,
tute themselves for tho causes which
thoy' are supposed TO represent, From
the Observation-Disclosures standpoint
a man who votes a.Democratic ticket
one year, a Republican the next and
then a third party ticket is a vacil.
lating; uncertain and inconsistent .int
diyidual. Why the, professional poll
ticians detestihlm5fs plain enough, bit
1t may be that in voting with a differ.
ent party each year he Is consistent
in his loyalty TO political principles.
Partisanships against witch Georgsl
Washington warned his fellow country.
men in. his fareRell address. is The
bane, OF our. political, life, Wherever
tho majority OF tho voters, can be do.
pended on ID support one party tho self.
seekers. the professional politicians
and the political crooks will certainly
get control OF the party organization,
dictate Its policies and its candidates
in their own interest and depend on
the voters to support them al the
polls, no matter what they think Of
the policy or know Of the candidates.
Where the managers of the political.
organizations cannot count on popu,
lar support unless they give popular
satisfaction they become a little more
caraful about keeping their pledges
and a little more fastidious in their,
.seieetIon.6 Of candidate
AS soon as YOU aarertise. the fact
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

A. noted woman writer advises peo-
pie TO become good and happy by
driving out personal devils with
thinking lovely thoughts and keeping
pink lamps lighted. A personal devil,
however. who covers before pink
lamps and lovely thoughts, would
hardly last anyhow, in a live business
community and would collapse natur-
ally without recourse to pink love
liness. siE.7s +, -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
NOTICE OF sTockHoLpERs,
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual meeting of the gstockh6ldnrs OF
The Peoples National Bank; OF Fair.
mont banking corporation organ.
lied and doing business under the laws
Of the United States, Will be held ut
the banking house OF said corporation,
in tho City Of Fairmont, Marion couii,
~, West Virginia, on Tuesday, the
10th day of January, a. D. 1911, at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of elect.
Ing a board of directors to act for said
bank during the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of such other business
as may be properly considered at a
stockholders meeting $50
Given under my hand as president
Of said bank, on this 7th day Of Decem-
Der. A. d. 1910. ~ - &
GEo.sM.,JACoBs,
t3st President. The Peoples National
l2:s.s.15.22.2s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
NOTHING DOING.

Alderman military expert says that
the United States and England must
come sooner or later 10 an army con.
seription.
Z That recent little conflict with
Spain proved that Uncle Sam has all
tho men he needs in case OF an emer.
gency when the call Of patriotism is
made.
: SO orr final Nsubjugation to foreign
military ideas need not seriously in.
tertere with our present national
peace OF mind.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

1.-The mai, charged with cruelty by
his wife on the ground that he made
her shave him Is probably an limo
cent fellow after all, IL the real facts
were known. He might have been,
adopting this as a. means OF inflicting
a penance on himself.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

The voluntary" reduction of upper
berth rates BY the Pullman company
birth rates by the Pullman company
lis Son q par with those "reslgnations
by reaue lest. II Il. &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

sauerkrant too, is going up. Scare
lily Of cabbage is given as the cause
but q % per cent increase In the an.
ihnal consumption may have suggest.
ed the idea that Their Is more money
init.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

S1t Is announced that Holsters will
i be cheaper. Now II there could only
be drop in the price of champagne
the cost Of living for the poor and
needy would be materially reduced.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

&d readers like to know FACTS
about property and your ad will sell
your house more quickly II. you re.
member this.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

An ordinary railway engine is equal
inIstrengt& to nine hundred horses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

Some Mobile plumbers were con.
syieted sof violating the Sherman anti.
trust law but, they were only fined
St5 and costs which brings them only
into the "dlsorderly' class.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
u ~ -

Il Why q RusIs ARE EoRMEp.
orernment brief In the Sugar
Trust case alleges that the late II. D.
.lHayeneye rsrece igeds $40, 100000 d. tho
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

81 have come to the conclusion that
we all really like to be bossed, OBJ:
served the Wise Guy.
Il suppose that is why men have
wives, and wives have cooks,9 added
the Simple Mug-Philadelphia Record,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
Time 70 commence your Christmas
shopping.

AZ New York woman Insists that 1t
iss utterly impossible to live in that
scity on less than $4,000 year but
thousands are doing it Just the same.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
a CHRISTMAS BOIL WEDDING.

A CHRISTMAS DOLL WEDDING.
We are to have wedding;
Our mothers plannedGit all.
You are to be my little wife
And youryhusband tall.
| love your pretty eyes of brown
My own,are dark and blue = y
But as they're only glass, my dear .
They'll see no faults in you.
Mycchina3 lips, SthsS long 70 kiss &;
All your dull cares away, ', =
But ! must wait for three long weeks
Until our wedding dngg day;
However, time will pass, sweet maid.
And then we'll never part,
! swear to love you. all my life
With my true wooden heart.
Your own
REGINALD.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

sEmersan says tberef is always a.
best way Of doing everything
is there? wonder II he ever found
a best way OF wearing a pair of shoes
that were about size too SMALL
Chicago Record.Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
THE QUESTION.

BySJosh Wink.
TheSworld Is full
otSblrning themes,
With Vital aims
1t fairly teens, =
But question broad
And problem nice,
Give way to this:
Ths turkeys price.
True governments
Disruption face;s
Great change contronts
The human race;
But now We put
These issues BY,
The one wide Thought,
Is turkey high?
This time is one ~
To stir all men,
With wondrous deeds
To fill their ken,
But ais else lost
In eager cry
"Has price come down..
Is turkey high?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

a tradesman is not bound to sell a
marked article from his window.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

Officer 90 recruit who has missed
every shot)-Good heays, man, where
are your shot going?
Recruit (nervously)-I don't know,
sir; they left here alfright!-Ideas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

Il As SOON MS YOU adrertise. the fact
that YOU have pronertl; to rent or sell
becomes an ex-secret.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

Subscribe for the West virginlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

@she married an old man who is
very Rich"
! went one better than that. mar.
ried aiyoung aviator who IA million!
Mele.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09

How Is your wife getting on with
her social settlement work?e
Great! She's had ylier picture In
the paper twice this month Detroit
Free Press.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-01-20
Mighty Dam for Snake River

Information comes to the Press
from a very reliable source that the
engineers have approved every de-
tail of the big dam which it is pro-
posed to build at American Falls,
and that on the day the project was
$5,500,0OO in cash was
paid over in Chicago, and that the
balance of ten or eleven millions re-
quired to complete the greatest irri
cation undertaking in history, will
be Immediately forthcoming. BY the
dam it is proposed to raise the water
level of Snake river at American
Falls thirty-four feet, creating a res
ervoir several miles wide in places,
and extending up the Portneuf near
y to Pocatello and up the Snake to
Blackfoot or beyond The dam will
be big one and will irrigate nearly
100000 acres of land in Southern