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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
ARMY CHIEF TO QUIT
#3 POST COMING APRIL

WASHINGTON, b. {" Dec. t2S-s
Announcement was made BY Scores
tary Garrison that Major General
Leonard Wood would cease to be.
chief of sta ffof the United States
army April %, 1914, when HIS FOUR
year detail expires. Though there Is;
Il provision which would permit the
term to be extended, In cases OF war
or an emergency, Secretary Garrison
declared that he would follow &tlle5
spirit Of the law and choose asnc4s.
cessor. Publication Of a report that
the Mexican situation provided an
emergency" under which General
Wood might be continued in Office,
ocucsioned the announcement s8
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
LsK FOE JEFF DAVIS CLOTHES

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Dec.
Heirs Of Jefferson Davis her request
ed the secretary Of war to return ~.
them certain clothing and other per-:
sonal effects taken from the presis
dent Of the Southern Confederacsl
when he was arrested for treasonat
lie close of the Citll war. Among
the articles are a waterproof CLOAK
shawl, pair of spurs, two pistcls
and bullet molds, The request.
which came from the Hayes familyoftss
Colorado, was referred to the judge
advocate general for d ruling asGt9.
whether the secretary of war may
turn the property over to the heirs
without a special act Of congress,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
MEETS IN WASHINGTON.
Republican Congressional Commute,
In Session First Time Since
Election.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec. 12.-
The Republican congressional cons
mittee met today for the first time
since the last election. Plans for the
campaign preceding the coming CON
gressional election were discussed.
The meeting was held at leadquar-
tiers Just established where Secretary
John Eversman has installed a corps
of assistants to conduct an education
al campaign for voters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
TAKES OVER COLLEGE,

CLARKsBuRG, Dec. Blanch-
ard Z. Hiatt. Of Moundsville, who
until recently was national bank ex-
amincr for this district, purchased
the West Virginia Business College
here from Prof, &C. Finly, who is
now. city clerk. The college was es-
tablished in 1902, and has graduated
nearly 1900 pupils since.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

early hour yesterday morning threat
ened destruction Of the Hotel Alta
mont here, and only theyprompt and
efficient work of the fire department
saved the hotel from destruction.
The house was crowded at the time
with guests, who rushed out in al
most zero weather, thinly clad. Loss
fully covered by insurance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

a trial run today" said he
SO saying. Santa hurried TO his stu
beS. There tie reindeer were show.
Ing their immtlence to be ont in the
open, and Santa gave orders to his
Stable elves .tO.hitch up the steeds tt
the sleigh, as he meant to give the good
animals Il little exercise.
"I'Eey need race now and them
he said. otherwise they'd get stiff
kneed md would feel clumsy when
trying to gallop over shifting clouds
and ragged trretops and uneven roofs.'
After the ride Of several hours Santa
cried out to hls.reindeer:
Now to earth, my good fellows. And
don't lag. We must be there just us
the dark is falling over the land. II
We Wait till the moon comes out we'll
be seen, and tlmt would never do"
AS the darkness settled over the land
old Santa dropped from Il hcecy cloud
to the! top of aytalI church steeple
There he got out Of his sleigh. told his
reindeer not to move from that steepIp,
and made his descent to the roof Of a
convenient house. And past tile win
lOw's Of hundreds Of homes he idarted,
pGeping into them and counting the
new faces he saw for the first time.
lots Of new little ones" lie said
10 himself. smiling. God bless them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
Sample Size Bottle. Of Swamp
Root.

y Enclose; ten cents to Dr. Kilmer &:
Co., Binghamton. n. ", for a sample
size bottle by Parcels Post-it should
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceiye a booklet of valuable informa-
ten, telling all about the kidneys
When writing be sure and mention
the Fairmont West Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

!. Not Bothering About the Vote.
The real feminist problem that is
confronting tho, housekeepcr as the
Christmas season approaches is the
1, -, i, if,l, Lanht .nf. anpu... -.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
Federal Troops
Continued from pa ye one. !

no vessel is now available at Tam
picO for the reception of American
refugees. other than the warshlps,
tic British and Germans being mora
fortunate in having merchant YES
sells under their flags IN port. The
consul requests authority from the
state department to charter a vessel.
The agent of the Hamburg Amert-
can line here has received wireless
message from the Kronprinzessin Ce-
ellie to the effect that fighting in TIE
Ecighborhood of Tampico had conlin-
ucd throughout the day.
No further word has been received
from Rear Admiral Fletcher.
Consul Miller at Tampico at G:SO
last night sent a report but was ST.
lent OH conditions al Tampic0. His
message conveyed the information
l1lat opinion prevailed that an attack
~ MontsFeE3 was to be, expected soon
ltlmight be postponed until
9th etIStties had been attacked. Many
efsohg Sari6as pRtionaIlties Wild
are without c6nsElaE3represerl tatton
at Tumpico have applied to the'Amcr-
lean consul for protection, which he
has accorded
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

INSTRUCTIONS THE CHIMES
andd candles
with rubber the wheel the
chimes on radiator dust the bells SO
extend outside
d candles argea ct sockets I8S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

means a gloomy Christmas for many
New England homes in which New
York, New Haven and Hartford stock
has been one Of the principal sources
Of income.
For several weeks there had been
persistent rumors in the financial
trict that the dividend was to be cut
or passed altogether, and these stor-
les started a flood of liquidation
which eliminated in the heavy trans
action of which carried the price to
II 3-S, a new low record in the his
tory Of the company.
Stock Touched 279 in 1889.
The selling has come principally
from New England, where the stock
was for nearly half century regard
ed as the most gilt-edged Of invest
mcnt issues. In 1889 the price
touched 279, the high record, and for
several years ranged above 200. In
former days the stock was so closely
held that sales on the Stock Ex-
change were infrequent. When the
total daily transactions exceeded 400
or 500 shares It was a matter of
Widespread comment. Usually such
a volume OF sales occurred only when
an estate was liquidated or the Cols
lateral for bank loans was thrown on
the market. Recently, however, thou
sands of shares have been traded in
daily, and on Tuesday last the sales
were heavier than in Grading, one
of the speculative leaders in tAe'mar-
ket.
22,716 Stockholders Affected.
The dividend action will affect 22,-
716..stockholders, of which II ,102
are women, S,1S5 men, 7O3 corpora
lions and 1866 trustees. There are
1862 stockholders in Massachusetts,
5,1lS in Connecticut, 707 in Rhode
Island, 3,432 in New oYrk and 2,472
living elsewhere. There are 557,-
91S shares held in Massachusetts,
294,56O in Connecticut, $4,000 in
New York, 5O,O57 in Rhode Island
and 1921 elsewhere. The total
shares outstanding held by the New
England Navigation Company.
Among the largest stockholders
are William A. Albert, 1900
shares; Edward S. Croker, 10000;
Lewis Case Ledyard, whose holdings
are supposed to represent largely the
interests of clients of ]. P. Morgan
& Co., 2O,5l2; G. M. Pratt, 1920;
the Mutual Life Insurance Co, 49,
GAO; the Pennsylvania Railroad, 49,
525; the Connecticut Trust \ Saw
ings Deposit Company, S,4O5; the
Union Trust Company of Sprtnteld,
Mass, sac.
Once Paid 10 Per Cent Dividend.
In its most prosperous days,
which preceded the Mellen regime,
the company paid dividends as high
as 10 per cent. This rate was paid
from 1873 to 1895. The latter year
covered period of great financial
depression all over the world, Many
great industrial and railroad cOrpor-
ations in this country went into the
hands OF receivers. and many more
of them passed their dividends alto
gether.
The New Haven road, however,
came through The depression in a
high state of prosperity, but In the
following year reduced its dividend
to $ per cent. This rate was paid
from 1885 to March " Ss1 last, lnclu--
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
PRESIDENT BETTER
BUT rs STILL IN BED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 49,
President Wilson's cold was improy.
cd today but lie was ordered by his
physician to remain in bed, The
president wants to attend the Grid
trcn club dinner here tomorrow
night to fulfill promise of Ions
standing, but there was doubt that
his condition would permit him 10
30 out doors before Monday.
HAVE MARROW ESCAPE,
eBhUEFlE1LD, Dec. H.: FL Fire at an
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
Means Gloom

CONTINUED nom Para olS,)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
FOR WEST VIRGTNFAN READERS ONLY

To assist our subscribers in celebrating the great
worldwide holiday. CHRISTMAS, we have import.
ed directly from SOLINGEN, GERMANY, a large
quantity of the famous f.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
SANTA MAKES !! !. ]! {
A TRIAL TRIP

Tas a week Until
Christmas. Sant'
Claus went al
over his work
rooms. All the toy!
were ,lOne and ev
erythIns in place.
"The reindeer are
in such fine shap'
and anxious fol
exercise | think II
take them out fol
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
British Lion Will Roar.

JUAREz, Dec. 12.-Amercans
who arrived from Chihuahua report
cd that the rebels, since their occu-
patton of The city, had entered the
British vice consulate and forcibly
seized Luis Terrazas, Jr., a son OF
the wealthy land owner, and after
carrying him through the streets,
placed him in Jail.
According to the Americans, the
rebels also served notice upon 100
Spanish residents of chihuahua that
they must leave the city within ten
hours.
The entry of the British consulate
aud the seizure of Terrazas. who had
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12

means gloomy Christmas for many
New England homes in which New
York, New Haven and Hartford stock
has been one Of the principal sources
of income,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21

lieved he will do The Webb bill was
passed by the house Saturday
Much oratory was expended yester-
day before the senate finally got down
to the business of voting Senator
Root, blind pig senator, of New York,
made notable attack on the constitu-
tionalitv of the bill. Senator Pomer-
enc, of Ohio, also spoke at length
against it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21

OF these kilograms were sent as the
result OF church and Sunday school
lnccr!ngs, at winch the Kenyon bill
was discussed in many cities ana
towns OF Ohio yesterday.
kilograms were received from the
First Baptist church of Toledo, the
Christian church of Piqua, the Meth
odist Episcopal church of Bucyrus,
the First United Brethren Bible
School of Akron, Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church of Portsmouth, the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Piqua, the Disciple
church of Uhrichsville, the P-esby-
terrain church of Piqua, Methodist
Episcopal church of Piqua, the ". C..
L. U. of Toledo, the Friends church
of Alliance, the Wyoming (Ohio) Dap
fist church of Cincinnati, Methodist
Episcopal church of Chillicothe, the
Bridgeport Bible Class, the Westwood
M. E. Young Mems Bible Class, Gin
cinnati; Trinity Sunday school, Lima;
Y, M. I. A., mass meeting at Dayton;
Broadway church, Dayton; Westmin-
lister Presbyterian church, Hamilton;
Presbyterian Bible Class, Niles; mass
meeting at Findlay; First Friends
church, Cleveland; Italian NJ. E.
church, Youngstown; all churches,
and pastors in Westerville and the
mayor and many voters of that city.
The Central Ohio Farmers Institute
declared for the bill
Before the substitution of the Webb
bill tor the Kenyon bill the principal
discussion was upon Section of the
latter, which gave to states police
powers in enforcing the provisions of
the law, but the substitution of the
Webb bill wiped out this section. 1t
became apparent with the first aye and
nay vote on the committee amendment
concerning the rights to states to con-
troll the liquor shipments that the tenn
perance forces were clearly in control,
this vote being or to 23.
Senators Pomerene and Burton, Of
Ohio; and Bradley and Paynter, of
Kentucky, voted with the opposition
to the bill Senator Chiffon, of West
Virginia voted for the amendment.
Senators Kern and Shive1y, of Ind ana.
and Watson, of West Virginia, were
absent
A feature of the debate in the house
was the attack upon the bill made by
Congressman Berger, Socialist mem
Der from Wisconsin, in the interest OF
the blind pigs Said he. at does not
look dangerous, but it is sneaky be-
cause # has tendency to make
moral and legal outlaw of any man
who buys or sells a glass of beer in a
so-called dry territory"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21
Webb's Maiden Speech.


Senator Webb, of Tennessee, male
his maiden speech in favor of the bill
Men, cattle and sheep are stopped at
state lines when they threaten to bring
disease with them, SO why not stop in
toxicatlng liquors?" he asked.
He said that Tennessee, in excluding
liquor, had followed the example of
Senators and Representatives in ex-
Guiding "the great evil' from the Cap
ital, and asked that Tennessee be
permitted to continue its course by
the aid of the senators. The new SEN
ator sad it was a proud day when he
could iight with Kansas for such
law
Il have on my body but not in my
heart, scars of fifty years ago for diff
fering with Kansas on another ques-
tion," Il. declared.
Senator Root attacked the bill as un-
constitutional. Only by the obser1-
ance of constitutional government
could liberty be maintained, he de-
clared. That, he said was far more
important than any single bill that
could be submitted to Congress.
For one, he declared, he was not
willing to throw upon the courts the
burden of saying the law was uncon-
stitutional or of stultifying them
selves
Senator Borah led Senator Root to
say that he believed Congress could
absolutely prohibit the interstate ship
ment of liquor.
Then why can't it prohibit the ship
ment If a part?" asked the Idaho
senator.
Because you can prohibit it only by
reason of its being injurious to health,
and, further, you cannot hand over the
power to the state to prohibit it." was
Senator Roots answer.
Senator Borah retorted that some
of us believe no power is being hand
ed over to the state, but Congress is
itself excluding class of liquor from
interstate commerce"
Il cannot vote for this bill because
it is clearly unconstitutional" said
Senator Pomerene, blind pig champion
of Ohio He declared the bill would
illegally attempt to delegate to state
legislatures the right to regulate inter
state commerce, a power held solely
by Congress.
Pomerene spoke against the bill over
the protests contained in a flood of
kilograms, which greeted him on his
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21

Let us endeavor so to live that when
we die even the undertaken will he
sorry.-Mark Twain.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21

L OllOWlnS the example Ol the nouSC
of representatives, last Saturday, the
senate yesterday dealt the liquor in
terests of the country blow by pass
ing with a whoop the famous Webb
bill. which prohibits the shipment OF
liquor in interstate commerce to con-
signees who intend to use or sell it in
violation OF the laws of their states
The senate amended their own bill
by striking out all except the title
and adding the Webb bill as ali
amendment. The Webb bill is just rs
satisfactory to the drys as was the
Kenyon Sheppard bill, both embody-
ing the same principle.
The house late today repassed the
Webb bill, to prohibit the shipme!ll
of Intoxicating liquors into dry states
as it passed the senate yesterday, and
thereby removed a parliamentary OBJ
structi IN, which threatened to delay
its final passage until another session
of Congress-
Although the parliamentary experts
had thought earlier in the day that a
special rule would be required to get
the bill before the house again, Repre-
sentative Clayton, of Alabama, called
the measure up under a rule permit
ting the house to reconsider without
reference to a committee any bill
passed by the senate which is substan-
tally the same as one that has been
reported by a house committee,
The Blind Pig Onslaught.
Republican leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, acting for the
blind pig interests, made point u
order against the bill, contendlrg that
it did not come within the rule be-
cause It was not on house calendar,
had senate number instead of a
house number. and was not substan-
tally the same as the Webb bill as
originally introduced.
Speaker Clark overruled the point of
order and the bill was passed without
debate CT division
The dry sentiment was so over
whelming in the senate that the bill
passed by reclamation yesterday, the
blind pig senators not having the
temerity to demand a roll call,
There was a deal of parliamentary
jockeying before the measure finally
went through The senate passed the
afternoon in a ponderous debate on
the Kenyon bill and various amend
ments to it. Two of these amend
ments finally were passed. Then, in
a space of three minutes, the senate
adopted Senator Gallinger's amend
ment, substituting the Webb bill for
the Kenyon measure and its amend
ments, and then passed the substitute
measure.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-21

Congress Finally Passes the Kenyon~Sheppard>Webb Bill
Historic Measure Nov President Taft for His in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-25
TRADING ON THE
CONSOLIDATED
Small Volume of Business in Odd
LOts-MOre Declines than
Advances.

While the volume Of business transact
cd on the Consolidated stock Exchange
was not heavy the market on the hoor
was quite broad one, considering the
prevailing Wall Street conditions. Thirty
different stocks were represented in tho
dealings. These included Rock Island
common. Of which 10 shares sold at 49,.
and 1884 and Interborough common. OF
which small lot changed hands at
a. No other market for the two stocks
named was recorded elsewhere in Wall
Street. Some OF the best business OF the
day was handled on the $50 o'clock
opening call There were transactions on
the call in Canadian Pacific at 2Z3as, Great
Northern preferred at 1924 and New
York Central at 952s. which represented
the only market for those stocks In the
financial district until late in the day,
when sales were reported on the New
York Stock Exchange Changes from
Saturdays closings, as reflected on the
opening call. were irregular, but there
were more declines In prices than adj
vances. Among the leading stocks Union
Pacific was up = OF point, but Steel.
Rock Island, Northern Pacific. Erie and
Amaigamated Copper were each down -,
while Reading and Southern Pacific were
each down u. SO far az the general list
vas concerned in the trading after the
call the same nervous and waiting condi-
tions were displayed that were in evil
1ence at the close Of last week. There
was talk on the floor that something was
overhangiQg the market" but those who
advanced This theory did not appear to
know just what this something" was.
Steel which accounted for $50 shares,
did not sell above 55ls. against a New
York Stock Exchange high Of 55ia. Read
ing's low was 1884, on the call against
l5g on the other board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-25
BANK STOCKS ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

THE MONEY MARKET. Call money
rates Opening. "a. per cent: highest 3
per cent; closing per cent. renewal rate,
%. per cent Time money rates. 5 per
cent Tor sixty days and 4a,a5 per cent for
ninety DAYS and four. FIVE and six months.
Mercantile paper rates. 5isHa't per cent
for sixty o. ninety days Endorsed bills
receivable. .i.H5 per cent for choice four
10 six months single names and ~. per
cent Tor others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. - Yesterday s.
quotations: Demand sterling fs5s1LS55j,
cables. 4SDJai >.lO. siNty-day bills. tN20.
short francs. 5-i', plus l-l5. short rclchs-
marks. - li-,G plus l-54
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Boston. par.
savannah. buying. 3-ltc discount. selling
par, san Francisco alH premium. Charles
ton, buying par selling l-'tc premium,
Chicago, exchange before cieariugs snc
premium. New orleans. commercial zoe
discount bank 81 premium; St Louis. eN-
change l5c discount bid. Be- discount asked.
SILVER MARKET Bar silver IN Lon
don was steady 40 -b'sd. AN advance OF
I'D
SUB-TREASURY.- The United States
Sub-Trcasury was creditor a the Clear
ing House yesterday TO the extent OF
s.. 0i2.3Sl
BANK CLEAR1NGS.-Ne York. ex-
changes $-2562G.2l2. balances Sg42I.e..
Boston. exchanges 5l6.t62 l62, balances
SOLIDS. Philadelphia, exchanges S13.5s1. 49,.
balances 81 $3.50. Pittsburgh. exchanges
@.ji2.5'S. Baltimore. exchanges }5.gN6t55,
balances Hjj.Jis. Chicago, exchanges $J3.-
1903. balances $223.ZIS. St Louis. OK
changes Aj,-2g.USl. balances Nfi.9lT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-25
EUROPE'S MARKETS
SHOW BETTER TONE
American Shares Advance in
LondOn-PariS and Berlin
Close Steady.

London, Nov. 2i.-There was decidedly
better tone TO trading on the Stock Ex-
change to-day, due to the report that the
Sultan had ratified the Turco-Greek
treaty Of peace. and the improvement III
the monetary situation. Considerable at
tention was attracted by the mining
carry over and diamond shares were
higher, said to be due to the result OF
short covering Money was in good
demand. with discount rates slightly
easier. After steady opening American
shares became quiet. but at noon on
some light covering they advanced
slightly. Buying for New York account
i'm the afternoon caused the market to
close steady.
Consols closed Lie lower at 1874 for
money and 127s for the account. Canadian
Pacific was 2, higher at 23O3i
Gold premium at Madrid to-day was
go. against SIS Saturday; at Lisbon, 2aoo,
unchanged.
Paris, Nov. 2i-Trading on the Bourse
to-day was quiet and the closing was
steady
1uite per cent IeiNeS Cloo'" LIZ N'"
times lower at So francs S7i2 centimes for
the account.
Exchange on London, 25 francs 81 CEN
times for checks.
Private rate Of discount. 3i2 per cent
Berlin, Nov. PA firm tone was eX-
hbited In the dealings on the Boerse
to-day and the closing was higher.
Exchange on London, 20 marks 'O'2
pfcungS Tor checks.
Money. per cent.
Private rate Of discount, A. per cent