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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-07
WILL
FRENCH
LEADING
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK STILL is
UNBRokEN - WILLIAM S. Ed
WARDS BEING DESERTED AND
ELKlNs AND MANN ARE THE
FAVoRlTES.

CHARL ESTON. ". Va. Jan. T.
Another brief conference OF the SEN
%tc compromise committee last night
proved as fruitIess in breaking the
deadlock as any of those preceding.
There was no chance for settlement
as there is a chord OF dissension
among the fifteen Democrats over the
tentative selection OF Senator French
as their cand1.t;> ana an adjourn
ment was asked until today in order
that a caucns may be held during the
CONTINUED on Page Elaht.I
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SESSION
Of LEGISLATURE EXPIRED
HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURN
NO ORGANIZATION EFFECTED
IN THE UPPER BRANCH AND.
DEADLOCK WILL CONTINUE IN
DEFINITELY.

CHARLESTON. Jan. l. The extra"
ordinary session of the legislature
called by Governor william L, Glass
sock, expired today. when the Senate
and the House adjourned. Til" Senate
did not succeed in etfectins an organ,
ization.
The motion in the houS' was % ad'
jonrn until 10 o'clock tomorrow. when
2it.will be ready for reorganization for
the. regular session and when John
Guy Prichard will succeed Major
Mansfield McNeely as clerk.
Although the regular session will
start itomorrow there are no signs
that the senate will be abI" to agree
and the deadlock will continue in.
definitely
The House, after prayer adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow, two hours
before the regular session begins,
This action was taken to permit the
closing up of some matters before the
regular session begins.
The Journal this morning showed
sthe appointment OF some committees
NV Speaker George and some assist
ant clerks by Clerk Prichsd.
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Inspector
date.

col. A. Howard FLEMING, postmast'
er, has given out the information that
an inspector has been assigned to the
Fairmont postofIice TO so over the pro
posed East Park free delivery routes,
The matter will, upon, thc report Of
the inspector, be passed upon by the
department and 1t is not thought that
there will be any objection TO estab'
fishing the new route, since the clti.
zens have, at great expense, complied
with all the requirements ofthe posIt
orfse department by numbering
houses and placing street signs slll'
over tine section To he sersed it.i
fis ivei;t u 81 - 4
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METHODS Of
Manipulation. | | !. ! :.
OF STOCK MARKET BEING PROS
ED BY MONEY TRUST INVESTS.
GATORS.
OBy united Pressl

WASHINGTON, D. q. Jan.
stock market birth Of the Calltorilttg
Petroleum company last fall and =.
legged subsequent manipulatlons le
stock was Ike subject for an inv Il 4
sation today by the money trust ptobs
crs Of the House.
C. G. Henry, of the New. York fsfcl.
erage firm OF Soloman and Comp
was called upon to3tell Of the organiz Z
tlon OF the oil company.
How $17,5OO,OOOOO' '3in, stock Of tlIe
oil company was. floated3 with only q
little more than $S,0O0,O00 otseas llc
iualIy paid by the men for the l,Ily j;
cal assets was recounted bys$; etlry,
Attorney Untermyer Of the Puio con
mittce tried to draw tom Henry tlia
methods of manipulation
we're resorted to to attract speculatpss
IN the oil stock.
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE NOT
UNITED ON FRENCH FOR PREsl.
DENT.

CHARLESTON, Jan. r. The fact
that there is dissensiCn IN the ranks
OF the fifteen Democratic senators,
who are holding up the organization
OF the Legislature in refusing TO relin.
Qulsh to the Republican fifteen the
right TO the presidency, makes pos
sibIe a settlement OF the deadlock
possibly much sooner than lad been
expected.
Despite the reported unanimity
among the Democrats in selecting
Senator u. T.. French, OF BIuelleld,
representing the Seventh district, IL
is well known to both Democrats and
Republicans alike that a. least three,
possibly four OF Trenrn's cOl!eas.es
in his own party are bitterly opposed
to him and will not under any circum-
stances permit him to become the
leader OF the senate, owing to his In
dependent views. No formal caucus
for the naming of a candidate. has
been held by the Democrats. French
let it be known that he sought the
honor and because there was no
active opposition to him nl the time
it was taken for granted by he and
his friends that his nam" was accept.
able to the others. tbs condition
continued until yesterday, when the
Watson machine leaders, in the per-
sous OF Silver, Kidd, Woods and Mae.
Corkle lei it become known their dis,
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To Take Vote
PREPARATIONS TO FIND OUT THE
MIND OF sEVENTY.FlVE THOU
SAND GARMENT MAKERS.
,tBE United R4essl~

=, 'iz9f 'tlSy-- United F+esS !
NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Preparations
we're made Today to take theivote OF
the seventy-hve thousand garment
workers TO see whether or not they
will join the big strike.
zen polling places have been pro
vided. 1t will take all week to get the
entire vote in, but the leaders OF the
strike to-day are confident that the
final count will show an overwhelming
majority in favor Of IL walk out.
This will bring the number OF strik'
ers up 10 the two hundred thousand
mark.
Little or no violence was reported
to the police to-day.
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i MORE
SENATORS
GOV. WILSON TAKES UP CUES
TIoN WITH PARTY LEADERS.

GOV. WILSON TAKES UP QUES'
TIoN WITH PARTY LEADERS.
PRINCETON. n. j.. .n.. ,.--rresi'
dent.elect Wilson today went further
into the possibility OF increasing the
narrow majority of the Democrats In
the United States Senate for the next
session. He took up with United
States Senator Johnson and Repre-
sentative McGillicuddy. of Maine. de-
tails of the senatorial situation IN
their state, where the Progresslves
admittedly hold the balance Of power
in the legislature. The president
elect is hopeful that Senator Gard
ner may yet be elected Representa-
tive A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl-
yania, and Representative Albert +.
Imrleson, OF Texas, both OF them Dem
ocratic national committeeman from
their respective States and proml'
nently identified with the Wilson cam
paIgn. conferred with Mr.. Wilson for
an hour. JIdge William Hammond.
of Atlanta, Ca. before whom Mr.. VIII
son as a young attorney once argued
his cases, called OH the presidtnt-elect
to urge support for the bill pending
in congress which would appropriate
$S5O,OOO. for the celebration in Phil.
adelph!a Of the ilftieth anniversary Of
the signing of the emancipation proc
|lamation, The governor said helapl
ltroysd the object ot the bin AZ and
hoped IL would be passed. =
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Took Poison
(By United press.)

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. When
her mother called Alie May Ernest,
aged 25 years, a pretty telephone ope-
rator to go to work today she found
the girl dying from carbolic acid
which she had swallowed. Ill health
was given as the cause OF the suicide.
MRS. Jno. Maxwell and daughter,
Grace. have returned from Pittsburgh
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jared Wamsley, Of lIl.
kins, are guests at the home OF the lat.
lrrs brother, Mr.. 3. l.. Butcher IN
Castor avenue. They will return
home tomorrow.
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Miss SettIe I:lee,man left last night
Sfor New York where she will study,
music dugIng ttge remaining winter,
months Miss tFieanian recently re;
stuFnea ifol y Win friends n
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loom Brooks. who had spent tle
holidays in the city, has returned 70
Ithaca, N. Y. 10 resume hts studies ir
Cornell University.
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japanese Garden Table Ceaters-
Japanese gardens in miniature are the
newest fads in centers for nursery din
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WOMAN And THE HOME
The Spirit of the Day.
Edit.a By JULIA CHANDLER MAxz.
BY JULIA CHANDLER MANz.

Now that morning furry
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inward of thoughts the deep deep heart of things just for m
finding receiving overlooked h
real Spirit of the Day
Have you
Gift giving this which have aside for the cee
braon of Gods perfect gift mankndh sending of His Son the
temporal world marvellous seasonstand peruy losing
loving In has
beautiful Spirit Day totally
missing
You all world that great But that is
point Admitting the thing WHAT ARE WE WILLING
TO TODAY TO REALIZE THE UNDERLYING LOVE AND REVER
ENCE THAT PROMPTED THE WISE MEN TO THEIR OFFER
INGS AT FEET THE CHRIST CHILD?
What CAN do o accomplish it?
Spirit of the Day and dwell hearts
least during day of the year?
Only by giving something of ourselves.
sending with gift make little bit of heart and where
and
u.
Women do the larger Share of the giving tbs 1t in their
smiling little word and which bepeaks
reals Spirit of the Day.
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ENTERTAINING DURING
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

or, IL preferred, ice cream. and with this
very simple cake-lady fingers or a
| sponge cake. II you cannot get the ice
or ice cream In your direct vicinity, IL
might be possible to have II sent to you
from a neighboring town, care being
| taken to have IL well packed with plenty
Of ice. or course. II this is an impossi-
bility. then a frozen custard CboiledD into
which some preserved fruit Cpeaches or
stTawberrIesl has been dropped when the
liquid was hot, Is equally delicious and
In some cases far more delightful.
After your friends are seated. just be-
fore the salad and coffee are served. is
quite a good time to let them draw their
gifts. a pull on the ribbon being sufiicient
to break the paper.
Christmas carols and songs that every
one knows are the best kinds of amuse-
ments. As a rule games are a bore, un-
less thoroughly understood by everyone.
and then, again. when one goes out for
recreation It is rather taxing to puzzle
how to do this and when to do that
Better to play Going to Jerusalem -
Blind Mans Buzz Placing the Dom
keys TAIL" and other such childish
games as everyone knows young and old
always enjoy.
Remember, 1t is a time for rejoicing and
good cheer, Of good will towards all men,
and with the chief aim Of making every
one happy. -
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ner tables. The gardens foundation 10
three-inch-deep tray of six by eight
een-inch proportions, in heavy white cell
Iuloid or in white enameled wood. with
moderately deep sides. On the bottom Of
the tray is layer. almost as deep as are
the sides, of rich black earth covered
with fresh moss. which. IL faithfully
irrigated. usually continues to thrive and
send tiny roots into the soil In the
course of a few weeks the moss grows
bout the base Of the various ornaments
"a miniature teahouse. a qusint-looking
bench, and fountain in dark carved
woodland about the feet of a pair of
tall china storks.
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glare OF ice. Couriefs were sent ahead
TO bring food from Beverley. az the
command was now reduced to little
coffee and such meat as could be found
at the few mountain homes on the
way. This was chiefly pork
After a toilsome ascent Of the Green
briar and Elk Mountains the command
descended into the valley OF the Elk
River fifty years ago today.
March with Frozen Feet.
There they met detachment of troops
from Beverl " bringing them food.
On his arrival at Beverley the next
day. Gen A, ereIl reported as follows:
my command has arrived at this place
after a march Of 400 miles across these
rugged mountains. It was a hard strug-
gle to reach the supplies which were sent
10 meet us. We had been without ra-
tions eight days in a wild, desolate re-
gIor, which furnished barely enough to
prevent starvation.
with frozen feet forced marches were
made in frost and snow and through
swollen streams by my noble soldiers
without murmur.
For three days my guns were dragged
almost entirely by the men over roads so
slippery that horses could gSn no foot
hold. Some limbs were broker and men
otherwise injured by falling.
Gen. Averell reported his losses Of the
expedition as 13s men, most of whom
were captured at the bridge on Jack
gon River. His command consisted Of
the Second. Third and Eighth West Vir-
g!nia Mounted Infantry, the Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry, an Independent
battalion of cavalry under Maj. Thomas
Gibson, of the Fourteenth Pennsylvania,
and Capt. Chatham T. Ewings battery.
West Virginia. Artillery.
Tomorrow-aJoe- Johnston Succeeds
Bragg at Balton, Ga.
Copyright, lsl3D
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TRANSFER OF LICENSES
GRANTED FOR SALOONS
Excise Board Refuses Several AEpE.
cations, However, Including
Maurice Keane's.

Fourteen applications FOR transfers OF
| liquor licenses were granted and seven
| were refused by the excise board yes
| terday afternoon after series of hear
ings that began November "a. The pro-
test made by the residents OF Anacostis
against the transfer OF location OF
Maurice Keanes place OF business from
2o6 Ninth street northwest to lM7-ls
Good Hope road. proved successful, Mr..
Eeanes application for such a transfer
being included in the refusals.
The following transfers were allowed
by the board:
National Press Club. from COL Fifteenth
street northwest to lI2U G street north
west; Michlee Biangancilio, from Al d
street southwest. to 334 Delaware ave
nue. southwest; Florence O'Sullivan, from
1850 Seventh street northwest, to 142s
p street northwest; Joseph Carroll, from
221 Third street southwest, to "a Third
street southwest; Hugh r. Harvey, from
zoos l street northwest, TO 1913 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest; Timothy Han
lon. from 1900 II street northeast to Sa2
II street northeast; Terrence Fegan, from
314 X street northwest, to $50 Fourth
street northwest; Roland Evans from
1l0S Eighteenth street northwest, to I7G
l. street northwest; Paul Allen, from z
o street northwest, to N street north
east; William ID. Barry, from 2O24 Four
teenth street northwest, to a0s Four
teenth street northwest; William J.
Boyle. from Az X street northwest, to
sol Massachusetts avenue northwest
The applications refused were:
Hugh J. McGnnes, from 24Il L street to
29U NJ street northwest; John z. Hon
mann, from, 3O2 Fourteenth street north
west, to ll35 Fourteenth street north
west: John +. Zerega, from III ID street
northwest, to 913 d street northwest;
Maurice Keane, from 20 Ninth street
northwest, to 1917 3 Good Hope road;
James ID. Flynn, from 5l6 NJ street south
east, to 40 Four-and-a-HaIr street south
west; James G. Finley, from 3l1 c street
southwest. to l4H Fourteenth street
northwest: Dennis ]. ODonnell from 44y
First street southwest, to SIS H street
northeast.
The application of Jerome B. L.awler
for new wholesale license at 100 Z
street northwest also was refused.
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NIrht Battle at BrIdre.

A force of home guards had been sta
TONED there. with orders to fire the
bridge II the Yankees appeared. Com
bustibles were in place and the torches
alight when the head of Averelrs column
dashed up, drove the home guards before
them, and seized the bridge.
The column. which was strung out
along the road for four miles, began
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HOMES MADE BRIGHT
BY SUNSHINE SOCIETY
Baskets Of Food, Fruit, and Dainties
Distributed to Poor and to
Hospitals.


Christmas activities Of the District Sun
shine and Community Society have in
cluded the furnishing Of Christas baskets
containing dinners to numerous families
the distribution OF fifty glasses Of jelly
to hospitals of the city; one box Of books
| to the Washington Asylum Hospital: fruit
and dainties to the Tuberculos Is Hospital;
| toys and clothing to Childrens S Hospital
George Washington Hospital and many
private families. Mrs Sanford Taylor
is chairman of the work. which came
under the hospital and welfare branch.
Mrs. George II. Armes, president OF the
home for aged branch, has arranged for
entertainments during Christmas week
at the various institutions for the aged.
when music and a lantern lecture on
THE Life OF Washington will be given
by James A. Keefe. The sunfiower
branch. OF which Miss Eva jackson is
the president, has sent flowers and fruit.
small gifts and Christmas cards to home
invalids and the Home for Incurables.
The day nursery branch. Mrs. William
f. Andrews. president, furnished Christ
mas tree at the Day Nursery yesterday.
from l to o'clock, when all OF the chill
dren received gifts of toys, dolls, candy,
and other things, the larger girls receiv-
ing workbaskets. completely equipped.
Today the tree has been turned over to
a poor family.
The friendship branch, Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Hendricks, president, distributed sew
eral tons of coal Christmas dinners, and
clothing to destitute families.
The society estimates that about 500
worth of clothing has been distributed by
its different branches for Christmas. An
open meeting OF the organization will be
held Friday at 2:30 o'clock in the Raleigh
Hotel, when the speakers will be Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, national president
of the Crittenton homes, and L. F. link
han. superintendent of the Washington
Asylum and Jail. Music will be fur
nished by Mrs. Samuel W. Mellot.
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THE MISTLEToE.

Don't stand under the bouxh IL YOU
are past the kissing age. Any one who
finds you there has a right to take kiss.
To be sure, the old custom demands that
the brave one who takes a kiss must
also take white berry: therefore. don't
stand under the leaves only OF the green
bough, that is. II you are willing that
an old-time custom be linked with a
plant also in song and story
There is a little couplet that a few
Of our modern Young women are quoting.
II runs like this: -
He is either a knaVc slow.
That has to wait for miEtletoe
At any rate, the history OF the pretty
green is always interesting. 1t is mem
toned in the classics OF Rome and in
Celtic legends
The Druids collected it with much
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| rapidly to cross the bridge, taking tn,
/ road to Covington, where, owing to &
! bend, the river must be crossed again
The head column reached and held tn,
second bridge while the rear was still
beyond the first.
Meanwhile the enemy at Sweet Springs
! under Gen. W. L. Jackson, had learned
of Averells arrival at the bridge anC
had pressed on in pursuit. From cliff.
on either side of the road they opened
fire, and throughout the night an inter.
mittent battle went on at the bridge.
One regiment of Averelrs command
the 18th Pennsylvania. was cut on
from the bridge. The Confederate force
under Gen. W. L. Jackson, attacked the
column. The enemy's attacks grew. Ir
strength at daylight, and to prevent
them from capturing the bridge Gen
Averell ordered IL set on fire. The regI-
ment cut of at once DESTROYED their
wagons and, moving up the river two
miles to a ford, the men plunged in
amidst floating ice and all but four, who
drowned, succeeded in swimming or
wading to the farther bank.
Five officers and 119 men of AyereIl's
command were captured in the fightin;
of the night.
Over the AlIeghauics.
As the rear of the column reached
the farther bank of the river a de-
nand was received from Gen. Early
for the surrender of Gen. AverelTs
forces. As the head of the column was
already at the foot of the main ridge
of the AIIeghanies with orders to cross
the range. and the raging river was
between its rear and the Confederates,
Gen. Averell made no formal reply,
but urged his men on over the noun
tains on the farther side of which he
expected to reach a road that would
take them in safety to Beverley.
The road over the Alleghanies, up
which the command toiled on Decem-
ber 20, brought them to Anthonys
Creek. between white Sulphur Springs
and Huntersville. The latter place was
on the best road to Beverley, but Gen.
Averell learned that the enemy were
gathering near there.
Again he was obliged to turn into
obscure roads in order to reach the
Greenbriar River, the last formidable
stream in his path. After" marching al
most steadily for thirty hours. over
roads so slippery that the horses could
not draw the guns or even make pros
ress, without aid. the command sue
ceeded in crossing the Greenbriar- op-
posite Hillsboro, on the evening of De-
cember 81.
The raiders now felt more secur.
and went into camp for a nights rest,
No fires were permitted and from time
to time the officers aroused the men to
be sure that they would not pass from
slumber into the sleep of death by
freezing.
The next day the march was resumed
to Edray. Many of the horses were
abandoned on this day and the men
painfully dragged the guns over the
mountain roads, which were now a
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900 mounted Confederates was met and
dispersed. The head of the column
reached the bridge, five miles from Cow
ington, at 3 D. m.
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streets army. then in camp in East Ten
nessee.
Leaving New Creek on the Baltimore
and Ohio road, December s, the expedi-
ticn had reached Salem on December Is;
had accomplished its purpose and on the
evening of that day had begun its return
march.
The weather was extremely inclement.
with tOrrential rains. On the first day
of the return march the command was
obliged to ford a raging stream, Craigs
Greek. seven times. The current was so
strong that horses were drowned and the
caissOns of the guns swept away. On the
evening Of December IS the command had
reached Newcas stle.
Here Gen Averen learned that no less
that seven Confederate forces were con-
Centratins i'm his path to prevent his es-
cape. Gen. Robert f. Lee had sent from
his army two brigades of infantry under
Jubal a. Early and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's 5
division of cavalry. Other commands
were nurrving TO the scene from the
Shenandoah Valley and posts in West
Virginia.
EscnPe by n B~-rOad.
Gen. Averell learned that Gen Sam
Jones cavalry from the Shenandoah was
directly across his path. at Sweet Springs
while Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was at Fin
l..
aim from the rear when he should en-
counter Tones
After haItnG for a brief rest, Gen
Averell sent out q small force on the
road to FincastlC to hold Lee in check
if he should advance, while the main
column took the road toward Sweet
Springs.
The enemy's pickets were encountered
and driven back to a point where a road
SfIa fa
Springs Here Averells command halted
and built campfires.
II was evident that he could not reach
Sweet Springs without a fight. With
most of his ammunition wet. he must
avoid battle, and to escape he must make
the utmost eXertiOns to reach Island Ford
Bridge, across the jackson River, near
Covington, nearly forty-five miles north
west.
ThroRing out force toward Warm
Springs, and leaving their campfires burn
ing, the weary Federals struck into an
obscure road over Rich Patch Mountain,
which they hoped would bring them to
the turnpike and the bridge.
The Confederates knew of this road,
but did not suppose it practicable, as
no travel had passed over it in two years.
A farmer told Averell the road could be
used, and the Federal commander staked
his safety on the mans good faith.
The night was dark and the coolest
the raiders had yet experienced. Thirty
miles through forest and frost brought
them to the turnpike at noon on Decem-
Der 1s. 1t was yet fifteen miles to the
bridge. The river was reported to be
unfordable on account of the depth OF
the water and distractions formed by
ice. Unless TIE bridge could be reached
the command was lost.
Eight miles from the river a force of
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Frozen Custard with Almond.

Heat one quart OF milk in double
boiler. ADD TO this four well-beaten
eggs. Stir constantly with wire egg
beater until this thickens. Sweeten to
taste and set aside to cool
Take one pound OF almonds, shell and
blanch. Spread over a pan, add one
teaspoonful OF olive oil. place in a hot
oven and allow them to get very brown.
Cool and then put through a meat chop
per. Add to custard also one-half tea
spoonful OF almond extract When the
custard is quite cold, freeze