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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
Cairo Fire.

The little town OF Cairo, the oil me:
tropolis OF Richie county, suffered a
loss. by fire on Saturday last and for
a time 1t looked as though the entire
town would be destroyed, but by the
heroic work Of the bucket brigade, the
town was saved from total destruc.
ton. The loss amounted to about ten
thousand dollars with practically no
insurance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
w. Va. Library Day.

Library Day will be observed by the
schools of West Virginia on Friday
December I'd. State Superintendent
NJ. P. ,Shawkey has compiled book
containing valuable information in re
gard to the observance OF this day
Marion county alone has 279 schools
and a library consisting of 22,555 vol
umes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
State EXAMINATIONS,

Examinations to practice optomery
In West Virginia will be held by the
State board Of examiners on. Decem-
Der 18th, in the Kanawha hotel at
Charleston. The law in West Wiz.
ginia regarding the practice of OPTIC
merry is very similar to that practiced
in New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
Minina AesoeiatioI,,..

( The West. Virginia Mining Associa-
ton win hold a meeting at the New
Willard Hotel at Washington on Fri:
day morning, December 18th. To this
meeting every coal operator in West
Virginia is invited. Tie Introductory
address will be made by President
William N. Page and responses will
be made by men prominent in Nation
al affairs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
MEETING.

All members OF the Modern Brother.
hood of america are requested. to be
present on Thursday evening at the
regular meeting in Willard Hall.
4 Very important business demands
your attention. "a I Z
tsigned) j, M CREIGHTON. q
Is President.
z. Z. { CUNNINGHAM II. Secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
Church 10 Re Dedicated,

The New Methodist Church which
rs being erected at Parkersbnfg will
#be dedicated on January s. This, is
one OF the4 handsomest church build
ings in the State
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29

AZ The New River and Greenbrier
Valley Teachers Association held
a profitable session on last
Friday and Saturday at Hinton. Col.
Thomas f. Hodges president-elect OF
the State University, delivered the
principal address before the Round
Table. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
'New sehed.1le.

A new schedule went into effect on,
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Sunday. No radical changes were
made In the time OF the trains. !, :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
Poultry Show,

The first annual exhibition OF the
Williamstown Chicken and Dog Show
Association will be held at Williams.
town on December IL to II inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
STATE OF OHIO, rs. =
City OF Toledo. (,

Lucal county. IS. II -
Frank J. Cheney9n oath. that he
Is senior partner ofsthe firm OF F.3J.I
Cheney & Co., doing business In the
City OF Toledo, county and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use: OF
Halls Catarrh Cure. 4
~. FRANK .. CHENEY. :.
Sworn to before me. and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day OF l1e-
cembers A. ID. 1856, * ~ y 3, a
tseal1 a. W. ;GLEASo on, y 4
3 ). n - Notary Public.
Y Halls Gatarrh Cure As I'd ken inter:
,nalty, and acts directly on the Blood,
and mucous surf aces ;of the system.
Send for estitnoniaI free.
= J. CHENEY e To-.
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 1hc.
Take Hairs Family pills for consll.
m i'm q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
70 CURE A COLD in ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
1t fails to cure. 3. W. GROVES sig.
nature is on each box. ESQ.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29

Washington is now getting busy on
plans for construction work on the
federal building will be received most
joyously by the people of this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
BoRsY on re s. NEW RA,nY.!


We I'M got q new toy mp tour house.
1t amt no bigger ner u mouse
Its eyes is blue, like sisters doll,
An 1t g no, more hair N a billiard ball.
l.; makes such ys never sa@. q
Their like In an syodr life before. =
He's soft an squashy as a cat.
An seems to love to sing an chat
Though so far. far as j have heard,
Goo ah'' is his one and only word. j
He says 1t ninety times asday. 3;
Though what It means ! cannot say.
SO far i think it's mighty queer !.
They do not like to let me near,
An when I've asst to take him out
They holler. moi" My. how they
{ shout, 81 Is -. 4.
but Paw and Nav, they dc. a, pile 4
or playin' with him all the while.
j hope some time the day will come (
When ] can play round with him some,
For Z all the toys i ever see I,
He is the best OF all that be. i
You'd almost sthink7to hear him squeal
That he was really, really real! 4
-Blakeney Gray, In Harper's Weekly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-29
GOOD FRIENDS

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
CITY HEALTH BOARD
CONDEMNS THE JAIL
Or. /. n. Bancroft Reports That Con-
ditions in Local Prison Are
Fully as Bad as Has Been
Outlined

The first definite action growing out
of the arraignment of conditions exist
ing at the city Jail made by President
Works at the meeting of the council
last week was that taken by the board
of health last night, when it sent a
communication from DR.. 1. H. Ban
croft, assistant health officer, to the
council.
As soon as DR.. Gibbons of the board
of health heard that Judge Works had
sharply criticised the board of health
for permitting insanitary conditions to
extist in the city Jail, he made per-
sonal investigation and instructed DR..
Bancroft, who is in charge of sanitary
inspectors, to make a thorough in
spection himself and report his findings
to the board.
DR.. Bancroft rendered his report last
night, and he declares conditions are
fully as bad as they have been repre-
sented. He found the hunks too close
together, a violation of an ordinance;
the air space inadequate, viol tion
of another ordinance; the smokestack
sending forth great clouds of black
smoke, which violates another ordl-
nance. He reports, in fact, that the
city's sanitary laws were utterly ig-
nored by one of the city's institutions.
In addition, he found the plumbing in
bad order, and dirt, filth and grease
everywhere.
DR.. Clark of the board of health de-
clared he had made a personal inVestl-
cation as soon as he learned Of Judge
Works remarks, and corroborated
everything that DR.. Bancroft reported
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
REPORTS UNFAV0RABLY
ON RENO STREET SITE
Chairman Washburn of Finance Conn.,
mittee Declares City Is Pay
Ing Too Much for Lot

Chairman Washburn of the council
finance committee yesterday reported
adversely to the city purchasing the
fire engine house lot at First and Reno
streets which the former council agreed
to buy. Mr.. Washburn told the council
he had personally investigated the lot
and believed that $4,000 was high price
for it, while the figure named In the
transaction Is $3.50.
IT is probable this lot will not be
purchased, as the proceedings have not
gone to the point Of signing the con-
tract, and the city attorney yesterday
declared the city was not legally bound
to enter into contract.
This lot was purchased by the for
mer council at the time when the land
committee held high carnival with the
city's money and bought engine house
lots that fire houses will not be butt
on for many years, if at all. In addl-
ton to the excessive price, the lot at
FIRST and Reno is an example of the
poor Judgment exercised by the former
council in the purchase of lots. A lot
ON Reno street south of First was first
bought. and $4,000 paid for it, which
was shown to be much greater than its
value.
When it was announced that some
time the city would build a fire engine
house on the lot property owners IN
the vicinity made a vigorous protest,
declaring they did not want Anytime
hut residences built on the land. In
sympathy with the protest the council
declared it would sell this lot and pur-
chase another. But the one at First
and Reno was purchased and the one
purchased first was never sold. 1t Is
not likely the city can get the money
from it that it paid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
HUSBAND SILENT
FOR FIVE YEARS
WIFE TESTIFlFS HER SPOUSE
SPOKE BY LETTERS
Declares All Communications Were
in Writing and Baby Girl
Carried Messages-Di-
vorce Granted Her

Five years ago William Lewis card
made a resolution he would thence
forward refuse to speak to his wife,
Celia M. Card, according to the latter S
testimony in the divorce court yester-
day. A toddling girl, Maevontina card,
year old, was employed as the bearer
of Cards messages to his wife, and a
number of the communications, some OF
which had journeyed from one end OF a
dining room to the other, were read into
the record yesterday.
Il won't work next week." was the
message carried to Mrs. Card by the
child on one occasion, and II want
work Shoes" won't be home to dim
ner'' and I'll be away from home all
night" were among the others. The
child is now years old. Mrs. Card
was granted a decree of divorce.
Other DEGREES granted were Florence
1. Dunlop from Andrew G. Dunlop, Ha-
eel MCGEE from Lewis MCGEE, Amelia
Heriot from Harry Heriot, Alfred Will
liam Fahrenbruck from Katherine
Fahrenbruck, Lillian M. Henderson
from William H. Henderson, Clara b.
Hickman from A. r. Hickman and A.
Wins from Minnie Wins.
A decree was denied to DR.. Robert r.
Bourne in his suit against Alberta
Bourne, and the suit OF Carrie E. Dack
against David c. Dack was dismissed.
The following divorce actions were
filed: George E. Wright against Louise
Wright, Jennie w. Good against Levi
j. Good, Harry S. Foreman against Mel
lie r. Foreman, Charles Perlas against
Lena Perlas, Nora Page Land against
Alfred f. Land, Marietta Boggio
against Giacomo Boggio and Herbert d.
Crane against Minnie En Crane.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
CHANGES PROPOSED FOR
ARROYO DE LOS P0S0S
Council Will Investigate Before the
Streets Are Abandoned Accord
ing to Pacific Electric Plan

Sevente,.l final ordinances for the
abandonment of portions of streets In
the Arroyo de los Pesos were present
ed to the city council by the city clerk
yesterday. The ordinances provide that
these streets be abandoned to give the
Pacific Electric q clear right of way
through this arroyo, and in return for
this consideration the railway has
agreed to build bridges across other
streets to which the city still retains
title.
In addition to the agreement for the
bridges the city will retain title to
rights of way for sewer purposes over
the abandoned streets. The council is
not prepared to act hastily in the mat
ter. The agreement with the railway
for the abandonment of these streets
was made by the former council, and
the new council wants more informa-
tion. The matter was referred to the
streets and boulevards committee to
Investigate,
The ordinances propose to abandon
portions of the following streets and
alleys: Brittania, Gillett. Kingston, st.
Louis, Yosemite alley north of Ma
rengo, Stafford. Wawel, Chicago, Breed,
alley north of blocks and of the
Brooklyn tract alley south of Ma
rengo and east of Cornwall, Coame
street, Plymouth, alley south of Grif-
fin and west of Coame, and Cornwell
street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
ASSESSOR INTERESTED
IN CONDEMNATION CASE

The subject of considering the striI
of land on the north side of South park
and adding it to the park will be con
sidered by the street and bouleVards
committee. The matter was referred to
this committee by the council yes
terday
The strip of land in question has
been subdivided into building lots and
there are seven or eight houses con
sturucted. South park is the front
yard for these houses, and the owners
of property in this strip will not permit
condemnation proceedings to proceed
without vigorous protest.
They claim the strip, with improve
ments, is worth at least 100000, while
other estimates or $4,000 have been
made by disinterested property owners
as an outside value. The claim that
the property is worth 100000 is causing
City Assessor Mallard to take an in
terest in the matter as the assessment
he has fixed for this property is no
where near that figure, nor even the
$4,000 estimate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
GARWOOD FAILS TO
GAIN Ills FREEDOM
Man Who Robbed Grocer in December,
1908, Must Pass Remainder
of His Life in San
Quentin Prison

After trying to gain his freedom in
four courts, from the justice court oil
Justice j. w. Summerfield to the high
est judicial tribunal in the state, I. j.
Garwood left Los Angeles last night
for San Quentin penitentiary to begin
his life sentence.
Garwood was charged with robbing
f. G. Johannsen, Temple street gro
Ger, December %, 190S and was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment by Judge
Wilbur more than six months ago.
Since that time his attorneys nave
taken the case to the appellate court,
where the Judgment of the superior
court was affirmed, and later the su-
preme court denied a rehearing Of the
case.
Implicated with Garwood in the rob-
berry of the Johannsen grocery were
James ]. Pfiefer and Charles Gavin
each of whom pleaded guilty after their
arraignment in the superior court.
Pfefer was sentenced to San Quentin
for thirty years by Judge Willis, and
Gavin was given fifty years in Folsom
bv the same court. Pfiefer was later
returned to Los Angeles to testify
against Garwood, and it is believed his
testimony materially aided the prosecu-
ton in securing conviction.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
Municipal Affairs
SALARY QUESTION
WILL BE SOLVED
JOINT COMMITTEE PROVIDED
FOR BY COUNCIL
Civic Bodies and Members of the City
Lawmaking Branch viii Try
to Reach Decis-
ion

First steps toward the readjustment
of salaries paid city employees and the
distribution of forces in the various
departments were taken by the council
yesterday when the chamber of COM
merce, Municipal league, Merchants
and Manufacturers association, Central
Labor council and the Clearing House
association were invited to select COM
mittees of three of their members to
meet with the legislation committee.
The representatives Of these organ
izations, with the legislation committee,
will form q commission to follow out
the recommendation Of the mayor that
steps be taken to readjust the salary
question and to determine If some de-
partments have too many employees ana
some others not enough.
IN his message TO the council when i
was first organized the mayor stated
that in many cases it appeared preVl-
Gus councils had granted increases in
salaries to individuals because of per
sonality and not because the positions
they occupied really were worth more
money. The salary question has been
growing more serious every year. The
statement of the finance committee at
the end of the last fiscal year showed
that 70 per cent of the city's entire in
come was expended in the payment of
salaries, leaving but 80 per cent for
maintenance and improvements. Since
this report of the finance committee
was made a number of salaries have
been increased, and unless something is
done to readjust matters the next re-
port may show a higher percentage
paid out in salaries. At the rapid rate
Of increase that has been the custom
for several years past it appears that
all the city's income soon will be paid
in salaries, leaving nothing for the
cityr itself,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
MEN ACCUSED OF FALSE
PRETENSES DISCHARGED
Court Orders Dismissal in Case Where
Defendants Accused of Mis-
representing Mining Stock

On motion of the district attorney,
Justice Ling yesterday dismissed the
complaint against DR.. w. r. Price OF
Long Beach and r, r. Christie of Los
Angeles in which they were charged
by j. M. Sewell with obtaining $1,000 of
his money by false representations.
Sewell claimed he invested the
money in stock of the National Gold
Dredging company on the representa-
tions of the defendants that the prop
erty was immensely valuable. only to
discover later that it was virtually
valueless.
The reason for the dismissal was the
failure of the prosecution to intro
duce, over the objections of Attorney
Paul w. Schenck, evidence that was re-
garded as material to a successful trial
in the superior court.
Price already has been held to an
swer on a similar charge preferred by
Miss Mary j. Helm. He will be ar
raigned on this charge in Judge Willis
court this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
COUNCIL NOTES

The city attorney was yesterday in
structed by the council to bring suits
to collect back license fees from per-
sons subject to pay licenses who have
evaded them.
No bids were submitted to the council
Yesterday for supplying meat for the
various departments of the city govern
ment
BY demanding that the board of pub
lie works give specific reasons when il
wanted the council to approve demands
under the emergency provisions of the
charter, the council adopted policy
Yesterday of caution in the expenditure
of the city's money.
The management of the aviation meet
again asked the council, through Presi-
dent Works, to set aside Thursday aft
ernoon, through proclamation, as a hol-
iday. The council took no action, and
the subject was not discussed.
The humane animal commission yes
terday asked the council for the use OF
the land owned by the city at the juno
tion of Hollenbeck avenue and the Salt
Lake railroad to be used as a dog
mound.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS
Is GIVEN DUE RELIEF
Hardest Worked Member of Lawmak-
ing Body Taken OFF Leeisla-
ton Committee

In compassi.n for Councilman VIII
liams. who has been the hardest
worked member of the legislative body,
President Works yesterday removed
him from the legislation committee
and substituted Councilman Betkouski
in his place.
Mr.. Williams until yesterday morn
ing was a member of the finance, sew
er, legislation, street and boulevards
committees and chairman of the sup
pIy committee. These committees are
the most important of the council di-
visions, and each one meets at least
once a week and has long sessions. Mr..
Williams is an energetic worker and
willing to give the major portion of his
time to the city's work, but there is a
limit even to his capacity, and he I'M
nlnred relief.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
COUNCIL MAY WAGE
BILLBOARD FIGHT
CITY ATTORNEY ASKED FOR
~ NEW ORDINANCE
Limiting Height Of Signs to Six Feet
Looked on as Opening Wedge
Toward Adjustment
of Them

Action that may ultimately result in
the abolishment of billboards was
taken by the city council yesterday
when it referred to the legislative COM
mittee the matter of regulation of bill
boards.
Two suggestions were made for the
consideration of the committee. Presl-
dent Works suggested the committee
investigate the legality of taxing ad-
yertisers who use the billboards as
well as the owners Of the boards, and
city Attorney Hewitt suggested that
an ordinance be passed limiting the
height of billboards to six feet.
A resolution of the Sunset Hills I'm
provement association, offering its sup
port and cooperation in any movement
toward the abolishment Of the bill
boards, started the discussion.
When the clerk had read the reso-
luton President Works said:
"I know of no movement to abolish
the billboards, but if the city attorney
can suggest any manner in which 1t
can be legally done 1 would be glad to
help do it."
"irhe city attorney would be glad to
suggest some way if he knew any,
answered Mr.. Hewitt, "but do not be-
lieve they can be abolished" by ordi-
nance.
"It is possible to limit their height
to six feet. An ordinance of this kind
was passed by the council several years
ago and its validity sustained by the
federal circuit court. But the billboard
men appeared before the council and
represented the ordinance would drive
them out of business. as nearly all the
posters came in ten-foot sizes and they
could not put them on six-foot boards;
The council heard their plea and
amended the ordinance to make the
boards ten feet high. I believe a six
foot regulation would have good ef-
feet in getting rid OF a number of the
most Objectionable billboards."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
AROUND TOWN
Mineralouist Here

Mineralogist Here
State Mineralogist Lewis z. Aubury
of San Francisco is in Los Angeles on
business. Mr. Aubury is staying at the
Hotel Nadeau.
Speeder Is Fined
G. B. Tieck pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday to
violating the speed ordinance and was
sentenced to pay fine of go.
Fined for cruelty
j. H Hess, accused of brutally beat
ing his horse to such an extent that
blood dripped from twenty-five wounds
in the sides of the animal, was found
guilty of cruelty to animals and SEN
fenced by Police Judge Chambers to
pay fine of $25.
Annoyer Found Guilty
Paul Schonfeld of 444 East Fourth
street. who was arrested in the Pacific
Electric depot for annoying young
women, was found guilty by Police
Judge Frederickson yesterday on a
charge of disturbing the peace, and will
appear for sentence this morning.
Mexican Accused
Ynez Cabrera, who is alleged to have
stabbed Manuel Dominguez in a fight
over the payment for drinks, was ar
raigned in Police Judge Chambers
court yesterday on a charge of assault
with q deadly weapon and his pre-
liminary examination viii be set for
hearing today.
Funeral Arranged
Funeral services of Mrs. Sylvia Morris
Flower, a native of Michigan, who
came to Los Angeles three weeks ago
and who died Sunday morning, will be
held at o'clock this afternoon in the
chapel of the Conneu undertaking par
lors. Rev. William Mccormack will
read the services.
Held Under $1,000 Bail
D. Molina, a Mexican, accused Of cut
ting Manuel Cantela in a fight in q
saloon in Los Angeles street, was given
his preliminary examination in Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday on a
charge of assault with deadly weapon
and held to answer to the superior
court in bonds of $1,000
Arrange Y. w. C. A. Banquet
Arrangements are being made by
Miss Edith Conde, religious work secre-
tary of the Young Women's Christian
association, for a Bible class banquet
to be held in the blue dining room of
the association building Thursday even
ing Following the banquet Mrs. Will
liam j. Chichester will tell of her recent
trip to Japan.
Baptist Minister Dead
Funeral service for Rev. John Ma
thews, a Baptist minister who died
Sunday at the county hospital, were
held yesterday afternoon at the under
taking parlors of the Peck & Chase
company. The body was cremated at
the Los Angeles crematory. Rev. Mr..
Mathews was So years old and had re-
sided in California for the last five
years, coming from Tennessee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
MAY DECLARE DIVIDEND
FOR CARLSON CREDITORS
Receiver Lewis Files Suits Against the
Former Consolidated Bank Presi-
dents Subsidiary Concerns

Two suits through which it is hoped
to obtain money to go toward Pc
second dividend to depositors OF the
Consolidated bank, We're med in the
superior court yesterday by Evan
Lewis, receiver of the bank.
The amounts sued for are $3,41696
from the Carlson Investment COM
pany, of which w H. Carlson is pres
ident, and $S,967.5S from the Los An
geles Securities company, with Carlson
as general manager.
1t is claimed by Receiver Lewis the
money sought to be recovered repre-
sented overdrafts made by the Carl
son concerns and paid by the cashier
of the bank on instructions OF Carl
son as president.