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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
|0N IRb|I OF
BUTTER TRUST
Government Begins It's Suit
Against EIgin Board.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED.
In the Governments Brief II Is
Charged That Rules and Resr-
IatIons OF the Board
Are Known.

Washington.-The Department of
Justice began an action to dissolve
the Elgin Butter Board, which fixes
the price Of butter throughout the
United States. The suit to dissolve
the Butter Trust under the Sherman
Antitrust Law was begun in Chicago,
{ but the action was initiated in Wash
1 inEton and will be directed from here.
In the governments brief it is
charged that rules and regulations of
the Elgin Butter Board, which virtu-
ally controls the butter market, have
been made known.
First To prevent the price of but
ter from being fixed by free and open
competition on the board.
/ SecondTo enable the conspirators
to use the board for the purpose of
fixing the prices Of butter lower dur
ing the season of manufacturing and
higher during the winter months.
Third-To require an its members
to use the board price as a basis for
all contracts made by them in the pur-
chase and sale Of butter.
It is charged that the board secured
the adoption OF priee-fxing commit
tee, consisting Of men interested in
the butter or in the cold storage bust
ness, and that this committee has
been constantly under the domination
of the board.
System Not Known.
It is contended, further, that "the
producers of butter are widely scat
tered throughout the United States;
that they have no means OF knowing
general conditions in the trade nor
what at any time the price Of butter
In existing trade conditions ought to
be; that the system by which the
price Of butter is made by the defend
ants and the price fixing committee Of
said defendant corporation is not gem
orally known, but that, on the con-
trary, the price is published through,
out the United States, in newspapers
and otherwise, without any accom-
panying statement Of how the price
Is determined and readers of quota
tons thus published and particularly
farmers and other small producers of
butter and sellers Of butter fat are
led to believe that the price quota
lions are prices established by actual
bona fde sales and purchases of but
ter in open competition upon the
Elgin Board of Trade.
Because of the lack Of informa-
ton among farmers and other pro-
ducers as to the method by which the
Elgin price is established and because
of the rule of the defendant associa-
tion by which its members are re-
CURED to make all contracts for but
ter with reference to the price estab-
lished by the Elgin board it has come
| to be the case that vast quantities of
butter are purchased by members OF
the defendant association from farm
ers and other small producers of but
ter located in states other than the
state in which such members are To-
| Gated under contracts by which the
producers agree to accept from the
buyer either the price fixed by the
Elgin board or a given amount above
or below the price to be fixed by the
Elgin board for all butter which the
producer should deliver to the buyer
4 during given season"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
|AL[EN LEADER
ESCAPES DEATH
Sentenced at WytheyHle to.
Thirty-tive Years.
EDWARDS GETS q YEARS.
Compromise In the tiilIsvliIe Tragedy
Cases May Result In New
Trial For the Two Com
demned Men.


WythevilIe. va. Following the We.
dict Of the jury in the second trial Of
Sidna Allen. OF guilty OF involuntary
granddaughter for the death Of VIII
liam M. Foster, commemorative at
torney Of Carroll county, and fixing
his punishment at five years in the
state prison. Developments came fast.
with the result that all Of the cases
against the defendants for shooting UP
the Hilisville courthouse on March
IA last, and Staying the judiciary Of
Carroll county, were ended by come
promise.
One other Indictment against SidnR
Allen for the murder of Sheriff Lewis
Webb, and three indictments against
Wesley Edwards, for being implicated
in the courtroom tragedy, were com
promised at o'clock, when Sidna
Allen pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree and took IL years in
the penitentiary. This added to the
is, years sentence in the first trial
and five years of the verdict of today's
trial, makes an aggregate of SO years
for Sidna Allen, while Wesley Ed
wards pleaded guilty to the indict-
ments against him and drew an
aggregate Of ~ years in the state
prison.
On the first poll Of the jurors in
the Sidna Allen case Wednesday after
noon they stood nine for acquittal and
three for murder in the second degree.
They asked that the several degrees
of murder be read to them, which was
done, and 20 minutes later they re-
ported a verdict of involuntary man
slaughter, with I'VE years In the peni-
Tertiary. Several Of the jurors, after
their discharge, were emphatic in their
statement that there was no evidence
on the part of the commonwealth to
prove conspiracy or Intentionally aid.
ing and abetting the person or persons
who actually killed Foster, and no sevi'
dence was adduced to show that the
defendant killed the commonwealth
attorney.
Thomas A. Williams, of Fairfax, said
the jurors had all gone into the box
with opinions against the defendant
but these had been changed by the
evidence given.
The prisoner, his wife and brothers
appeared pleased with the verdict, and
were soon surrounded by friends, who
extended congratulations
The commonwealth Immediately
notified the court that it was ready tt
proceed with the third case against
Allen, and the date Of triad had beer
fixed for the fourth Monday in Jan
uary, when the attorneys for the state
and defense got together and received
the compromise confessions of Sidna
Allen and of Wesley Edwards, the lat
ter's trial not having been set.
The compromise in these cases
brings to an end the prosecution 81
the Allen clan, which about II O'Clock
on the morning of Thursday, March IA
last, swept down upon the little court
! house at Hillsville, in Carroll county
and killed the entire judiciary, will
the exception of Clerk Dexter Goad
who was seriously wounded.
This ends SO far as the courts are
concerned tragedy without a parable
and which stirred the country from
| one end to the other.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
EXPRESS RATES.
Order BY the Interstate Commission
To the Companies.

Washington. Orders were issued by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
requiring the express companies doing
an interstate business to file with the
commission By February !. 1913. state
ments showing comparison Of the
eject OF existing express rates and
those suggested BY the commission.
The comparison win be made the
basis Of reduced express rates to be
ordered BY the commission
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
Big DEMAND FOR NEW COINS.
Government Finds Supply OF Quarters
and Halves 10 Limited.

Washington. - The Christmas de-
mand for new quarters and halves is
greater this year than ever before.
The entire supply of new fractional
coin at the Philadelphia Mint has been
exhausted, and the Treasury Depart
ment is now drawing on the Denver
Mint to satisfy the craving Of the East
for glitterfng silver. During the past
few days the department has paid out
$4,000, 900 in quarters and $1,000, 900 in
halves.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
TOBACCO VS.. CHOLERA.
Smoke From Cigar OF Pipe Deadly K
Germs That Develop In Mouth.

Paris. Tobacco is the most
eficacious preventive Of cholera, 40
cording to NJ Wenck, noted French
scientist, who in a statement gave the
results Of his observations of the
recent epidemic in Hamburg. ''To-
bacco smoke kills in five minutes
cholera germs carried in saliva" he
said. 81 found that not single en-
ploye in the cigar factories of Ham
burg was affected by the disease,
though several OF them live in houses
where there were cases Of cholera.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
FISH SOLD AT ! CENT A POUND
100000 pounds Caught At One Haul
At Beaufort, N. c.

: Beaufort, N. C.-Fish at cent a
pound is plentiful here. When power
fishermen came into port after one of
the greatest catches within the
memory Of the oldest inhabitants. The
vessels decks as well as their holds
were loaded. SIX hundred thousand
pounds of fish, it is estimated. com
posed the haul.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
TO PAY SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
House Passes Bill To Restore Millions
Taken After Civil War.

Washington than $5,000,000
derived from sales of property taken
from owners in the South after the
Civil War would be repaid to the
Southern claimants by the terms of a
bill passed by the House Wednesday
The bill would amend the codification
of laws relating to the judiciary SO as
to dispense with the allegation and
proof of loyalty in those claims affect
ing only proceeds of property taken
after the date mentioned. The bill
has not yet passed the Senate.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
THoa. R. MooHn, $40. Mooa,
Pres. & Treas. Sec'y.
Moore ana Moore
Insurance. Real Estate, Loans, Surety Bonds.
Representing the Following Fire insurance
ComDanfes

Representing the Following Fire Insurance
Companies.
North British and Mercantile Insurance
Company, OF London and Edlnburg. Atlas
Assurance Co., Limited, Of London. Con-
tinentai insurance Co., New York. Under
writer's Agency, Hanover Fire Insurance
Co. German Alliance Insurance Aasbcia.
ton. Fidelity Phoenix Insurance. Com
pany. Fidelity Underwriters aud GermaniA
Fire Insurance Co., Of New York. Glenn
Falls Insurance. Co., of Glenn Falls, NY,
Philadelphia Underwriters, Pennsylvania
Fire Insurance Oo-, Spring Garisn Insur.
Ance Co.., and GiraTd Fire and Marine In.
Bnrance Co., Of Philadelphia. Springfield
Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Of Sp3ing-
field, Mass. Citizens Insurance %. and
American Central Of st. Louis. Missouri.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., OF San
Francisco and Colonial Fire Underwriters.
n The JOHN HANCOCK Mutual Life In
suranos Co., OF Boston, Mass. Tho UNITED
STATES FIDELITY Il GUARANTY CO.,
Issue all forms Of Eursty Bonds. B6nd0 foi
Administrators, Executors, and al Other
Judicial Bonds issued immediately upon
notice. Farms, Town Properties and Real
Estate Of every description for sale, We
are prepared TO make loans both large Ind;
small on short notice.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

A fashion designer in Philadelphia
committed suicide over his inability
TO forecast the spring fashions He In
not the FIRST man whom the changes
In feminine fashion caprice have drivs
en- frantic.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
MASONIC RECORD.
President Tan consratulatss Man
Elected To once Fltty Times.

Scranton, Pa.The worlds record
for Masonic incumbency went with
the installation Of 3. RI Kingsbury
Is treasurer Of Union Lodge, Of this
city, for the fiftieth consecutive lime
EKingsbury. charter member Of the
lodge, was elected to the ONCE soon
after It's organization. A letter Of con
graduation from President Taft on
the unusual length of service Of
-Brother Kingsburs" was read
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
SUICIDE TO HYMN MUSIC.

sNearer, My God, To Thee" Played
On a Phonograph.
New York-After placing song
record. Nearer, Ny God, to Thee in
q photograph at their home in Brook
lyn, Mrs. Marie Ultzer, so years old,
wife Of a well-to-do architect, and her
son. William Utter, Jr., 40, fastened
rubber tubes to their faces, turned on
the gas and committed suicide.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

a torpedo has been invented that ID
90 affected by the wash Of q vessel 1t
misses that 1t will circulate around
and hit another one. Which adds q
delightful uncertainty to the dangers
Of marine war. =
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
$50, s1s.ss FOR INJURIES.
St. Paul (Mlnn.) Woman Awarded
Record Verdict.

st. Paul, Minimize Minnesota SUI
preme Court upheld the largest YER
dict for personal injuries in its his
tory. Mrs. B. A. Blakely, of Mime
apolis, recovering, as result, $780,
615.S5. Mrs. Blakely was permanently
injured when a Minneapolis street car
struck "a carriage in which she was
riding on November 20, 1908. Frank
D. Blakely. the husband, was awarded
damages in the sum Of $16,026.12 by
the Supreme Court.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
NEW POST FOR eoETHALs.
TAFT May Make Him Governor OF the
Canal Zone.

Washington President Taft is
thinking Of Offering the governorship
Of the Panama Canal Zone to Colonel
George Goethals, the builder Of the
canal. If Mr.. Taft makes his proposed
Panama trip it is practically certain
that he will otfer the post to Colonel
Goethals and take up with him,
whether he accepts or not. plans for
the zone government
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART.
Oregon Youth Lures Girl Into Depths
OF Mine.

Palouse. Wash Luring his sweet
heart, Miss Jennie Liner. IS years
old, into the depths Of a mine near
Harvard, Idaho, Jesse Dillman shot
and killed her and fatally wounded
himself. Men entered the mine to in
Vestigate the cause of the two shots
they had heard, but Dillman opened
fire on them and drove them out. Dill
man crawled to the mouth Of the tun-
mel and surrendered.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
SON SHOOTS FATHER.
ThIrteen-Year-osd BOY Kills Parent
- Alter ! Quarrel.

Los Angeles, Cal Daniel ii. Rick
art was shot and killed BY Martin. his
1s-year-lod son. while whipping an
older son. The boy confessed. saying
his father had been brutal to his
mother. The shooting. he said, fol
lowed q family quarrel in which the
mother had taken the boys part when
the father sought to chastise them for
not having obeyed orders to bring IN
Arewood.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

One of the exhibits In breach of
promise suit for $4,000 is letter
addressed to the plaintiff, beginning
'.Dear Lambie. Fifty thousand isn't
enough.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

A New York man advances the
theory that ancient sculptors accom-
,plishec results by using human f1esh
In their plasters. Carpers might say
that was plastering it on pretty thick.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Those Altoona hunters who have
adopted red cap to avoid being mis-
taken for deer, rabbits or other game.
overlook the possibility Of the fool
with the gun being color blind.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

American teachers in ALASKA are
showing the natives how to raise
fresh vegetables, although the cold
storage facilities Of that territory are
mnexcelled.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Millions upon millions Of people
have been sea-sick until. as MARI
Twain put it, they were afraid they
would not die. But the nrst Of them
TO commit suicide on that account Il
.iust reported. Probably all the others
lacked the energy to % Il
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Things have come to a pretty pass
when the women have to hitch up
their skirts when they sit down 30
that the garments will not bag at the
knees.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

King George Il said to ind lots Of
amusement in practicing on the type.
writer. Probably he's preparing To-
break into the royal field OF author
ship,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

a Pennsylvania preacher caught one
OF his converts in a neighbor's chicken
coop. But what was the preacher do
ing there?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
MAN PART OF CONCRETE PILLAR.
Laborer Fell Into Frame During Con-
struction OF Dam.

Keokuk, Iowa-A human hand pro-
truding from tons of cement, the
frames of which were removed several
days ago, was found in one of the
concrete pillars of the Government
dam across the Mississippi and ex-
plains the disappearance several
weeks ago Of one of the laborers. The
mans body is imbedded in the solid
concrete and is likley to stay there,
as to blast it out would destroy not
only the body but great part of one
Of the largest blocks Of cement COM
posing the dam.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

A Texas woman trimmed her hat
with the money she didn't give her
milliner, but might have had she let
her do the job. The hat cost az much
~ real one.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
cuplD,s HEALTH LAW.
Governor Aldrleh win Propose Meas.
ure For Nebraska. ..

Lincoln, Neb. Governor Aldrich
will in his forthcoming message to the
Legislature recommend the enactment
Of law to prevent the marriage of
the physically or mentally unsound.
He has not outlined fully his plan, but
it will probably be similar to the laws
in other States where registration is
required.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Comparatively speaking, indoor
baseball is a simple game. It should
not be confounded with the celebrated
inside baseball of which you have
been reading.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Apparently one of the provinces OF
the roasted chestnut vendor is to
demonstrate the fact that the early
bird doesn't get all the worms.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Ice factories have been introduced
into Japan. That's to keep the resi-
dents cooled on when the threat Of
the yellow peril becomes too great
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

After the Christmas shopping 10 nm
ashed then money must be saved for
next summers vacation. So runs life
away in these times.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

DR.. Brooks Of Geneva discovered .
comet at four o'clock the other morn
ing. But most men who stay out that
late discover more than one.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

A Pittsburg woman claims her hus-
band hasn't given her cent In SO
years. No wonder Pittsburg Is full Of
millionaires.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
HEN SELLS FOR $500.
..Lady Show You" Captured Prize Fer
Egg laying Record.

Springfield. Mo.Lady Show You,
hen that won the national egg
laying contest at the State Poultry
station, Mountain Grove, Mo, this
year, was sold here for $500 by J. A.
Bickerdite, Of Millersvi1le, Ill. The
hen has record of laying PSI full
weight. eggs this year. Lady Show
You is a White Plymouth Rock.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

To solve delicate problem we Of
fer the suggestion that another cab.
met position be created. that of sec
rotary Of fashions.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

However. very few farmers wives
who spend good deal Of time running
around In automobiles are going crazy
through loneliness.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Russia is about to spend $s4 ,0o0,.
900 on its navy. The next thing we
know Russia will be looking for q
real ocean to sail navy on,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Powdered wigs may be pretty, but
their historical Significance II out of
touch with the spirit Of these times.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
GRACE SUES FOR DIVORCE.
stilI Maintains That His Wife Shot
Him For Insurance.

Newman, Ga. Reiterating the
charge that his wife shot him to obtain
his life insurance, Eugene H. Grace
filed suit for divorce against Daisy
Opie Grace. At her trial here in June
Mrs. Grace was acquitted and returned
to Philadelphia to live.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

When the aviation craze strikes but
ter and eggs, then the question Of ny
ing high becomes serious,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

A Chicago Judge has decided that
loud snoring is not crime; very wen,
let's call it Just a misdemeanor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Football Is great ssucator for
those Who recover.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
FRESH WATER sENEATH SALT.

PocuIlaF FHcuVhleElN OIsCUVeIeu m
San Francisco Bay.
San Francisco. San Francisco Bay
appears to be underlaid with a basin
Of fresh water. A pile 10 feet long
driven in the bay bottom at the foot
81 Mission street today tapped pres
sure vein that is still gushing. The
first squirt rose four feet above the
salt water. The Jet was about 10
inches in diameter and continued I'M
diminished at last reports.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

y IL possible to live ON one cent
: day In Chirn. But who wants to
I'VE in China7
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
KILLS 17.YEAR-oLD WIFE.

Man Also Shoots Bofher-IF1-La yF and
Tries To Escape.
Coatesville, Pa. Returning from a
rabbit hunt, William Potts, %. years
old, shot and killed his 17-year-old
wife and probably fatally injured his
mother-in-laW, Mrs. Edward Slater.
The shooting is said to have been the
result of q family quarrel. Potts at
tempted to escape on q freight train,
hut was captured and lodged in jail
here Mrs. Slater is in hospital with
bullet wound in her thigh and is not
expected to4recover.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

It is observable that the man who
spells them 'pyjamas" SHORES with q
decided British accent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Speaking Of women's hAtpins a
deadly weapons, what about the WON
ans umbrella7
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
KILLED HUSBAND WITH POISON
Mrs. Frleda frost Convicted OF Muir
der In FIrsts Degree.

der In Firsk Degree.
Philadelphia Mrs. Frieda frost,
who was on trial here on charge Of
having killed her husband, William
frost, was convicted of murder In the
first degree. The commonwealth
charged that Mrs. frost within one
week after the marriage last August
gave frost poison in order that she
could obtain his estate, valued at less
than $4,000.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

The man who misses his waistcoat
stripes in the morning should suspect
his wife's new tailor-made gown.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Football Il mot yet a. dangerous .
nDcrt Is aeroplaning.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Doubtless the Krupp works could
n1so make money manufacturing
plows
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
MUST be FlREPRooF.
Otherwise Santa Claus Will BE Barred
From Gotham Stores.

New York-Santa Claus is to be
barred from New York-unless he is
f1reproof. Fire Commissioner Johnson
so ruled. To enforce his ruling the
fire commissioners started out inspec-
tors to visit every store in the city
which has Santa Claus and to make
sure that his whiskers and costume
are non-infiammable.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

The new $4,000 bill is said to be 4
work Of art And high art at that
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

Automobiles are saving lots Of men
AOm being cruel to their horses.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
ExcoMMuNlcANT SUES.

Pittsburgh Woman Asks $4,000 For
Being ousted From Church.
Pittsburgh Charging that she was
accommodated Mrs. Edward Suffer
filed $40, 200 damage suit against the
Rev. John B. Wilson and Grant Street
Reformed Presbyterian Church.