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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-13
81. George D. SPARGG
flIGIIYE away PRESENT
MANAGER OF GRAND OPERA
HOUSE MOTION PICTURE SHOW
Us GOING TO pEMoNsT RATE
HOW. HE APPRECIATES FAIR
AoNI,s PEOPLE.

col George D. spragg, Of the spragg
amusement Company, who has charge
Iof The Motion picture show at the
Gland Opera House, Is going to give
away d Shahdsoine Sterling Silver set
oii tomonow nights show
COL. slragg said: u like Fairmont
aud her people and to demonstrate my
appreciation for the liberal patronage
given ny shows and the kind treat
nlent ieceiyed at their hands, ] have
decided 10 present someone of them
With a beautiful present, and l hope
"a big audience win be present to see
Who shall be the recipient Of the sill
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-13
BOWLING.

Fairmont defeated Fairvlew in a
good bowling contest at the Masonic
alleys last night by score of 2,050 to
/ ,957. Last nights scores were as
follows;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-13
RoyAL NEIcHRoRs PICNIC.

The Royal Neighbors Of America
will hold their annual picnic at Tract
ion Park next Wednesday, July IS and
all woodman and their families are In.
plted,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-13
why Pay Rent

/ When you can buy q home with
rent money?
We loan money ut B per cent inter
est to lift mortgages, build and i'm.
prove residence or business property
anywhere in the Union. For each"
$1,000 borrowed you pay us $3.50 per
month plus per cent on yearly bal
ances; ten and half years to repay
loan with the privilege Of paying of
before, thus stopping further interest.
Six months grace in case Of adverse
circumstances. THE STANDARD
HOME COMPANY, Incorporated as
sets, $1,1O0, 100000. Loaned over 81.
iOOO,OOO,OO to the home builders OF
America.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-13
EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST
DR.. r. G. LeMAsTERs
nEGIsTEREn.

WT-T777- u -777 77-77-7---
win be al Huntington. W. Va, July
25. 1911. Examination Of the eyes
made az Dr.. Fred W vauce's office.
viii be at Burns Hotel, Amos W. va,
July q.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
BOOSTING THE
PORT BUSINESS
James Bradford Company Has
Glass Shipment Come
Through Local Office

One OF the business houses that Is
"whooping Il up" for Wilmington as
a port of entry Is the James Bradford
Company. dealers IN paints and glass,
al Nos. 6-S East Third street This
concern today received through the
local customs house from Germany
1000 panes of crystal plate glass ON
which Il paid "a duty OF approximately
81 900. the invoice on the importation
amounting 20 about $4,000
William Berl. president OF the COM
pany said today that This importation
shows an Improvement made ON th'
facility OF the local port TO handle
foreign goods for delivery here. Here
tofore the firm received its goods
through the port OF Philadelphia pay
ing duty In that city Tho shipment re-
oeiyed today came direct to Whining
ton and the duty paid here.
Mr. Berl said the port facilities
here are as good as those anywhere
and his firm wanted to help the por
encourage other firms here d do ake
wise
1--WE don't owe anything 70 Philadel
phia," Mr. Berl said, "and all OF ui
should pay duties on importations con
signed to Wilmington In our own cit,
Il is entitled TO.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
GEN. BOOTH
COMING HERE
Volunteers Chief to be Sun
day Preacher at Scott
Church

"A crowded house, i'm which stand
ing room was at a premium, a musi-
cal program Of remarkable beauty and
effectiveness, a mastery address by
a great leader, and an enthusiastic
assembly" was the purpost of re-
port by The Evening Sentinel, of
South Norwalk, Conn, a few weeks
ago, in referring to Ballington Booths
meetings, and the Junior STAFF Bell
Ringers, who accompany him to this
city, on Saturday The meeting will
be held in the Volunteer Armory, No
S36 Market street. at o'clock. A
great reception is TO be given this ma
tional leader. All are invited to hear
him.
On Sunday morning, at 1890 O'Clock
in Scott NJ. e. Church. when Genera
Booth will occupy the pulpit the Jun
ior STAFF Bell Ringers will assist him
The general is quite a concertina eX
pert and will assist his son, Stat
Captain Booth, in the selections.
AS the Wilmington post is in grea
need of funds, this is being made
special occasion to defray an out
standing liability. A hearty respons
is expected. A welcome is extended L
all TO hear this talented speaker.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
SERVICE STRIPE
FOR THE POLICE
Men Will Get One for Each
Five Years Of Duty

Hereafter the members OF the police
force will wear narrow blue stripe
ON the sleeves of their coats for each
five years OF service this TO be SER
vice stripe such as is used in the police
departments of all the metropolitan
cities
This plan has been in the mind of
Chief of Police Black for a long time,
but until recently he has been unable
20 bring II TO the attention Of the COM
missioners for their consideration.
The commissioners yesterday took up
Chief Blacks recommendations on the
subject and they agreed that it was a
good plan and resolved to put Il in
effect.
The commissioners awarded to n
Snellenburg and Company, the con-
tract to supply the summer uniforms
for the Police Department, at Sll6(
uniform. Tom Finn received the
contract to supply the helmets at S25I
a helmet
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
CHAMP CLARK
FOR SPEAKER
But Al a Mt be Kar nOny
at Democratic Caucus
Tonight
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
TALKS ABOUT A CLIQUE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-On the
eve of tonight's big Democratic caucus
for the organization of the next House,
the House Republicans today circulat-
ed a letter, written by Representative
Martin Dies democrat Texas charS-
ing that clique has planned to con-
troI the caucus and to dictate the
committees of the next House.
Dies letter charges that through
trading and promises of committee
places the clique, which he does not
name. has agreed on a slate of COM
mittees for the next House. which is
10 be put through by a Ways and
Means Committee. TO be elected to-
night. as a Committee on Committees.
While Dies letter seemed TO indi-
cate that all would not be harmony
at the caucus, leaders in the move
ment for the endorsement of Champ
Clark for Speaker. declaTed today that
the program would go through with
out serious opposition. There will be
n contest over the system to be used
in the revision of the tariff. Champ
Clark favoring schedule by schedule
pan ana OlueiS utlidhulh6 a btucl az
revision No serious trouble on this
point is expected. however
Dies lette- which absolves ChamT
Clark and Representative Underwood
ranking member of the Ways anC
Means Committee from completely il
the pilot" has been taken as an indi
cation that eighty-four members O
the next House. may bring charges o
being overriden by the present mem
bers.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
FUSE PRETENsE CHARGED.
PhiIadelphian ACCUSES Wilmington
ian of Holding Check After
Goods are Ordered.

Joseph Fisher. West Fourth
street shoemaker. was arrested yes
terday on the charge Of obtaining
goods under false pretenses. He
will be given a hearing on Saturday
morning before Magistrate Gluckman.
The prosecuting witness is Elkin
sklar. a wholesale leather and shoe
finding merchant. of Philadelphia.
sklar alleges that Fisher obtained
about S242 worth Of material and
that check given in payment was
stopped by Fisher. The business
transactions took place last fall. Fish
or is held under 5000 bail.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19

What are you doing to increase your
score this week. The vote harvest VIII
soon be over VIII you have your
share?
Put forth your best efforts Ibis week.
while you can get 100000 EXTRA
votes for each club of $500 worth Of
new subscriptions. The extra votes
make winning easy. Put aside any
feeling OF encouragement or faint
heartedness. DO your very best and
rest content II you have a lead keep
it. DO not be robbed of your reward
and honor as the struggle nears the
end. If Il is the first grand prize you
want. make up your mind that you are
qualified to win, and then get out ana
win it. The final subscription may be
the deciding one. The race will not be
won until the ballot box Is closed next
Thursday night, at midnight.
Faint t-heartedness, more than any
thing else. should be fought against
Contestants saturated with eNaggeral-
ed and idle reports of the scores OF
others. are firmly convinced at TINS
moment that they will do we'll to WIN
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
TRAP FOR MOUSE
HOLDS BOY'STHUMB

A large rat trap set to catch rodents
i'm the home of Mrs. Florence NJ. Lit
tie, OF near Newark, caught her little
son. Leroy W. White, instead, and as
result the little fellow has very
sore thumb and is being attended by
DR.. Francis l.. Springer, Of Newport.
Leroy saw the trap and his curiosity
got the better Of him, so he began TO
examine the contrivance. He touched
the spring, causing it. to be released
and he was caught by the thumb. His
screams brought his mother and he
was soon released from the trap. The
thumb, however, had been bady lacer-
ated
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
SHEEHAN WILL
NOT RETIRE
Will Stay in the Fight for
Senator From New
York
BY United Press Leased Special wir

BY United Press Leased Special Wire,
ALBANY. n. ~. Jan. 19.--With Will
liam f. Sheehan declaring positively
that he will not retire from the race
for United States Cenator and the
twenty-one Democratic insurgents
declaring with equal positiveness that
they will not vote for him. appear
ances today are that a long-drawn-oui
fight will follow and the deadlock
remain unbroken for some days.
1t is the purpose of Boss" Murphy
of Tammany Hall to play a waiting
game and tire out his opponents as
well as the Republican members. He
figures that he can hold the ninety
votes for Sheehan and in a weeks
time the Republican members will be.
come disgusted with the procedur,
and remain away until a choice is
made. As only a majority of thos,
present is required to make the
choice Sheehan is in an advantageous
position.
Judge Alton b. Parker has taker
up the fight for Sheehan, but it il
doubtful if he can swing the sever
votes which were cast for him yes
/ terday.
The insurgents ordinarily are will
/ ing to take his advice but not in thi
+ case. They declare the question to b.
one Of principle rather than per
sonal fight against Sheehan and tha
they do not propose to have their vote
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
STODDARD- D-DAYTON
PRIZE CAR HERE

The Stoddard-Dayton automobile
first grand prize in THE EVENING
JOURNAL contest, arrived here today.
and is now on exhibition in the Tray
nor building. at the southeast corner
Of Fifth and Orange streets. Every
body is invited TO inspect the hand
some car.
The Traynor building has been
leased temporarily by the Stoddard-
Dayton Automobile Company, VIII
mington Branch, Frank S. Garrett.
manager. Il is the intention of the
company to construct a building as a
permanent local home for the Stod-
dard- Dayton car. The new building
will contain a splendid salesroom and
an excellent repair shop The COM
pany will not conduct a garage, pay
ing all its attention to sale and re-
pair.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
TO INVESTIGATE
DELAWARE BLOWUP

WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. 19-The
accident on the United States battle
ship Delaware will be Investigated by
board, which Secretary Meyer ap-
pointed yesterday. fThe personnel Of
the board is as follows: Captain Ma
thaniel r. Usher. commanding the
battleship Michigan; Captain Charles
C. Rogers. of the Norfolk Navy Yard;
Commander Kenneth McAlipne, in
spector OF Governments machinery
work at the plant OF the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company, and
Lieutenant Commander Stanford r.
Moses, of the Norfolk Navy Yard. The
board will supplement- the work Of the
board of investigation appointed by
Captain Cove. Of the Delaware.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
VOTE BUYING in
CANNON'S HOME
Those Who Sold Out Are
Telling the Grand Jury
Foreman
EXPECT THAT SOME $500
WILL BE DISFRANCHISED

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
DANVlLLE. ILL.,, Jan. l9.-By ones
and twos they are sneahng over 10
Isaac Woodward's house, sometimes
late at night, so that no one will see
them, and they are telling this square
jawed, David Harum kind of iinancier
the story Of vote buying and vote sell
ing in Vermillion county, the home
and bailiwick of Uncle Joe" Can
non.
And these secret visits will prob
ably result in open visits-and then
a wholesale docking TO the Grand Jury
room to take an immunity bath.
Il is stated that the Grand Jury has
secured sufficient evidence to conduct
a thorough investigation into the
charge that political corruption has
been as prevalent In Vermillion coun-
ty as it was in Adams county, Ohio.
There has not been breath OF sus-
picion directed toward Speaker Cam
non, and it is admitted on all sides
that the speakers skirts are abso-
lutely, clear Of the mire Of corrup-
ton.
That $500 voters who have either
bought or sold ballots will be dis
franchised is the belief OF Isaac Wood
ward, the foreman of the Grand jury
When Judge Kimbrough called the
attention of the Grand Jury 10 th'
charge that vote buying and SELLING
was prevalent, he considered his duty
done. States Attorney John L. Lew
man took the position that Il was hi
duty TO present to the Grand Jurl
/ such evidence as was presented q
| him, but he did not think he ough
10 be made a detective in seekini
the evidence.
FOrcman's Different View.
Woodward took an entirely difieren
view OF the matter The Judge ha'
told him to investigate the briber
charges. Il was therefore his dutS
Woodward would stick his right arr
I'm FIRE and hold IL there until
was burned off, II L were his dnt,
He is a Ridge Farm banker and dc
termined. capable man.
Woodward saws he Is going 20 tn
very bottom Of the charges He
firmly of the belief that there ha
heon vote buying and selling. A
ready-a number OF voters have ''r0i
fessed" TO him. He expects to taf
them before the Grand Jury an
make them repeat their stories wit
these confessions TO work on be n
tends 20 bring others before the u
quisitors. and we'll disfranchi'
= $500 voters in this county sal
b. Woodward today.
The disfranchisement Of such
e. number of voters. It is said. viii ha'
] a peculiar effect on the political 81
T. uation. There has been bitter strui
1 gle on for years between the "wets
Y and the "drys' The results ha'
5 always been close Each side hs
e won repeatedly. The "drys' now COZ
fdently assert thaf II $500 voters al
disfranchised they will be vets an
j. that the "drys9 will carry the count
y at the next election.
y There IS a story going the roun'
. here today that at a recent primal
: the drain on the politicians WAS
= heavy the money was soon eXpend'
and three hundred voters. unable
get their "bit" got disguised and le
the polls without voting.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
LECTURE on WAGNER OPERA.

Herman Epstein continued his lee
lures on the Wagner operas at the
Misses Hebb's school yesterday after
noon. After a short completion Of
his "Das Rheingold" lecture. Mr.. Ep-
stein told the story of die Walkure," /"
the warrior goddesses who carried the
heroes slain gloriously in battle, to
the hall of Valhalla, where they en-
joyed great felicity thereafter. Mr..
Epstein played the many beautiful
motives. and explained their weaving
together in the opera
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
NEW LOCATION
FOR FORSTER SHOE

Within short time che New Idea
Shoe Store" will be located at 72S
Market street, The Forster Shoe Com
pany having purchased the building
from Gibbons and Moore for $4,000,
The store was formerly occupied by
the Tobias Candy Company and was
completed in 1910. The transfer was
made through Christopher ]. O'Keefe
real estate broker.
The building is of stone. with a
frontage of n feet inches ON Mar
ket street, and 10 feet inches deep
aud covers the entire lot.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
hint CHANGES
in RAILROADS
Officials Deny Report That
Wilmington May Lose P. B.
6 W. Headquarters
GREAT PLANS FOR THE
DELAWARE DIVISION

report from York, Pa. published
in a Philadelphia paper this morning,
states that important changes are con-
templated, including a removal of the
headquarters OF the p, b. and w.
Railroad from Wilmington TO Balti-
more. This report comes with that
relative to the merging of the Balti-
more Division of the railroad with the
p, B. and W. Railroad and the Phila-
delphia Division, jointly.
Chief Clerk Baylis, of the Maryland
Division of the F., B. and w. Railroad,
this morning. laughed at the reported
removal of the headquarters from
Wilmington, and said that he did not
think the change in the divisions, II
any was made, would cause a change
i'm the headquarters. He said that
there had been some talk of changing
the Baltimore Division from the
Northern Central to the p, b. and w
Railroad, but the report was not in
any way authentic and could not be
confirmed.
Delaware Railroad improvements.
According to rumors in railroad
]
made one OF the most important in the
| Pennsylvania Railroads system after
contemplated improvements are fin
ished. At the annual meeting Of the
Delaware Railroad Company this
month it was stated that more thar
100000 has been set aside foi
permanent improvements. These in
clude double tracking of the entir,
division from Wilmington to Delmar
much of which already has been done
the eliminating of the great curve a
New Castle, which retards the speed
the possible changing Of the line abou
Seaford and the construction Of a new
bridge there, and the erection oil sew
eral new stations.
Al Seaford it is said the line may b
run TO point considerably east OF th
present sc,tiDn WIN ch would make
, change in the tracks for many miles
The object of the change Is to get
bridge that will not have TO he a draw
bridge over the NanticOke river iheri
This. II is said, could be brought abor
by running the railroad several hur
dred yards east of It's present cOurs
May Use Electricity.
}. ElectriiicatiOn Of tthe Delaware ID
Z vision for local trains is also said
=, be one of the projects 10 be unde
taken within the next three year
e When the douhle-tracking OF the De
} aware Division and the New YOr
% Philadelphia and Norfolk RailrOa
from Delmar to Cape Charles. is fiji
u ished, il is said the Pennsylvania Raj
= road Company will run its throug
+ SeabOard and Atlantic Coast Line COZ
uection trains TO and from the Soui
over the Delaware and y. Y. p and
Railroads by way of Norfolk. instea
v of down the p, b. and W. Railroad /
= way of Washington as at present Tn
change, It is understood would SAY
S several hours i'm trips TO the South, Z
e we'll as relieving the passenger trai
- congestion on the Maryland divisio
Through freights from the Sout
S however. would continue to be ru
= over the p. b. and W Railroad.
- "Delawareans will not know q
Delaware Railroad in about thr'
% years, was the way one man spoke
e the reported improvements and ,
e creased train service down the Dc
is marvia Peninsula
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
THIS DOG TEARS
S lALL BOYS LEG
Lad Who Got Into Yard With
Animal Suffers Of Three
LaCeratiCnS

Harry Simmons, aged IA years. Of
No III West Third street, was badly
bitten by a brindle and white bull dog
in the rear of No. 426 West Front
street yesterday afternoon. The lad
was bitten on the calf Of the leg three
times and the flesh was badly lacer-
ated. DR.. L. W. Ryon cauterized the
wounds and is attending the boy.
The dog belongs to Herbert Pierce,
of Newark, n. j., and Is being cared for
by William Cook, who is employed as
a bartender at the West Front street
address. 1t is said that Simmons jump
ed over into the yard where the dog
was.
Dog-catcher kOpp now has the dog
at the pound where it will be kept un-
iii the owner can be communicated
with or at least to see whether the
animal has rabies.
Dr. Ryon expressed the opinion to-
day that there should be a law re-
curing the impOunding of a dog that
has bitten anybody, to see whether il
has rabies There is no such law now
and the city dog-catcher will keep a
dog that long only when the owner
pays for its keep. Dogcatcher kopI
said that he could not do otherwise
than make owners of dogs pay fol
their keep. as under other conditions
he would be kept busy taking care O
sick dogs and the present dog pounC
would have TO be enlarged.
I'VE are not particularly fond o
keeping dogs TO learn whether they arr
mad" he said today Maybe for foui
or five days we might walk I'm to th'
animal without It showing any signs o
rabies and on the sixth day, do th'
same thing and have the dog spring a
us. We run the risk, and big one
/ isn
Evening journal., 1911-01-19

one Of the smaller district prizes,
when, in reality, they are in line for
a grand prize. II is really remarkable
the number who are in line for these
big prizes. There will be only four
winners in this class, of course, and
those four will be the ones who de-
termine to pass by any idle rumOr and
put forth every effort
Forty-two prizes of real merit, rang
ing in value from S2,4OO 10 S25 will be
awarded by the judges who take
charge Of the contest next Thursday
night BY this time almost every one
knows about the prizes, but it is well
to recall that at least six must be
awarded in each of the six districts
into which The Journals territory has
been divided. There Is not a single
prize that is not worth the best energy
of those who are competing for them
Watch this column for the full aii-
nouncement of preparations that have
been made for the closing of the con-
test. Il is necessary that contestants
thoroughly understand these rules.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
BIVALVE TATNT
GETS INTO COURT
John E. Allen Fined $40 on
ChaJGe Of Selling Oysters
Frost Had Nipped

George W Denney, meat inspector,
IN the City Court this morning charged
Conrow MoultOn and John E Allen
with selling tainted oysters. The men
were represented by j. Frank Ball
William c. Redden testified that he
bought q barrel of oysters from the
men on Friday last and paid them
SECS. Sixty-fve per cent OF the Oys-
ters were rotten, he testified. Good
oysters would cost from 81 10 1925 "a
barrel After opening some of the
oysters he notified the meat inspector.
In reply 10 Alr Ball he testified that
before he bought them ho bad The bar
rel poured out and tested some Of the
oysters The oysters we're sour and
rotten from the frost Redden said.
He has been forty-fve years in the
business and his suspicion was not
aroused by the price, he testified.
Inspector Denncy said the oysters
had been frosted and thawed out. over
one-third of the oysters were rat
tlers-sour half rotten, and others
were decayed entirely.
For the defense Allen testified that
he ate some of the oysters and they
were all right. He bought the oysters
for S1.25 and sold them for S2.25. Moui-
ton had nothing TO do with the pur-
chase or sale of the oysters. Allen
said. II was his first day with him
Moulton had no ownership in the oys-
ters and went out TO get a days wages
Somers II. Seloyer testified that the
oysters were good. The reason he sold
them cheap was TO get them out Of the
way on account OF the murky weather
and many oysters coming into market
he testified. The oysters were goof
and ne gets fifty barrels of that kinc
of oysters each week. he said.
Tho Court said Allen did not use th'
proper precaution with these oysters
The case against Moulton was dis
missed and Allen was fined $50 anG
| costs.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Schooner Disabled.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 19-Ffteen
members OF the crew of the steam
schooner Lakme are in grave peril of
Cape Blanco. A wireless states that
the schooner. her machinery disabled,
IS being driven on Cape Blanco by
a furious gale Two steamers are
standing by but because of the hurri-
cane can give no assistance. The
Lakme was bound from San Pedro to
Coos Bay.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Install x. of p. Officers.

Tonight the officers of the Grand
Lodge. X. OF p, will install the officers
of Kent Lodge. No. %, of Clayton. The
officers will be in charge Of the in
stallation, and they will be assisted
by Grand Inner Guard Charles Hill
legas and Past Chancellor Harry Dol
by. The three degrees will also be
conferred upon a large class Of candi-
dates