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The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Mrs. Patrick Campbell and George
Cornwallis-West were married in London
April Z.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

The dansante salon established last
Tuesday at Polls Theater has caught
on to such an extent that the floor
space already is insufficient to accommo-
date patrons who wish TO dance. Conse-
quently. a contract has been let for the
construction OF a second 'dansante salon
on the balcony floor just above the one
now in operation.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Arthur Ritchie, the sage director Of the
Columbia Players. has purchased a new
touring car TO replace the runabout IN
which he made many extensive tours
through Maryland and Virginia last sea-
son.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Ethel Wright is to create a new role
in Lonesome Like" by Harold Brig
house. in New York on April =. when
this play is to he done.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Ian Maclaren and Louise Randolph are
to appear in the balcony scene from
Romeo and Juliet in cOmmemoration
of the birth OF Shakespeare and in honor
OF the goth anniversary OF his birth
Thursday next.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

The rumors, long running in England
were justified last week by the announce
ment that Maxine Elliott is to marry
Anthony F. Wilding, the worlds tennis
champion.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Selwyn and company have made ar
rangements to produce early next seasol
a new play by Charles Klein. which h,
has completed since he left New Yorl
to take up his residence in London.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Cecilia Wright. the London Savoy The
ater prima donna styled the adopted
daughter OF the United States Navy
has been re-engaged to appear at the
B. F. Keith Theater for the week of
Nav II.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

On tomorrow evening the l60th New
York performance of The Things that
Count will be given at William a.
Brady's playhouse with the certainty
that this play will pass its 20Oth repcti-
ton before withdrawal for the hot
weather period.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

"Hindle Wakes" is to be revived next
month for limited season. which will be
followed next season by a long tour.
Whitford Kane. who played Christopher
Hawthorn when this play WAS produced
for run in Chicago, will have charge
of the new production.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

within the Law with Helen Ware
in the leading role, will play a return
engagement at the Belasco Theater the
week of May l.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

The Baby Grand piano used in "Amll
ton" at the Belasco Theater this week
is an imported instrument and the private
property of Mr.. Charles Maude. 1t was
made in Stuttgart. Mr.. Maude plays a
poor young composer of opera, perform
ing upon the instrument during the action
Of the play.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Bertha Mann. the emotional dramatic
actress, retires from the comnany OF
Blanche Ring this week to engage as
leading woman with a new Canadian
repertry company
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Johnnie Hyams and Leila Mcintyre arc
doing Quaker tango in The
Quakeress." with which they have re-
entered vaudeville. 1t is said to be a very
fetching affair.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

Contralto from the Metropolitan Grand oTera. As
sisted by MYRON W. WHITNEY. Bsrytone. For
the Benefit Of THE PLAYHOUSE. SUNDAY
EVENING. APRIL B. At 9 O'Clock Prices. SO,
500, $50 500. Boxes. SOO1 Seats on sale at
Drops. 18th and G.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
The State
Supreme Court
OF Appeals
REFUSES wRITs OF ERROR IN
CASES OF CONVICTED LEG.
ISLATURE MEMBERS

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jan. a.
Tie state Supreme Court Of Appeals
today refused writs of error in the
cases of five members Of the West
Virginia legislature convicted last
summer Of bribery in connection with
the United States senatorial election
earlier In the year. The men, who
have been, confined in the Webster
Jail since their conviction, will be
taken to the state penitentiary at
Moundsyille at once to serve sentence.
They arc State Senator Dan A. Smith.
Roane county, five and ,one-half
year; Delegate U. G. Rhodes, Mingo
county: ran Duff. jackson county,
and Doctor H. A. Asbury. Putnam
county, each six years, and Delegate
pavids Hill, Of Mercer county. five
years. The court was unanimous In
the refusal OF the writ in the case OF
Senator Smith. but in the other four
cases the vote was ? to 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

Users In
Massachusetts

isy Associated Press.
BOSTON, MASS, Jan. 29.-Thc
abandonment of jail sentences for
'intoxication except in cases of crim-
inal aud unmanagablc incbriatcs is
urged in the report issued today by
a commission appointed by the last
Legislature to investigate drunken
ness in this state. G5a4
''ln place OF imprisonment says
the report. 1--WE believe that the
probation officers and courts OF the
state should make wider and more
uniform views Of their right to re-
lease without arraignment persons
arrested for drunkenness. They
should generally be placed upon
probation. The fine should be or
dercd only when the burden of II
should fall on the defendant.
The report recommends an >ex-
tension Of hospital treatment for In
ebriates. .In the light Of existing
sentiment the report adds: "The
committee is convinced Of the 81.
expediency Of attempting statewide
prohibition Of the dring traffic in
this cornmonweaItb.. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Stock OF
Gas Company
Placed

The Fairmont Gas Company which
was recently acquired by Jcre II.
.whcclwrlsht, followed with an issue
of 100000 cumulative I per cent.
preferred stock. which it sold to a
syndicate headed by the Fidelity
Trust Company Of Baltimore. appll.
cations for participating in the un-
derwriting of the issue were more
than one and one-half times the
amount available. Although there
has been no public Offering Of the
stock, approximately 60 per cent. al
ready has been placed with investors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Former Senator
CuNom'sFuneral
AtSpriingfeld.
HIS BODY WILL LIE IN THE ILL
NoIS STATE HOUSE /. HIS
BELIEF IN ETERNITY.
py Associated presss,..; i

by Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON! DHGEIJan. 2s.-
After "a brief funeral service at his
home here, the body Of former SEN
ator Shelby NJ. cullom were started
for Springfield, Ill, on i. train leav-
Ing dt9 11:45 a. NJ. 9
9aAflcr funeral services. during
which liis.body willelic IN theallli-
nois State House, lie will be buried
there. DR.. Charles Wood, a Prcsby-
tcrian Clergyman and close friend
Of the former Senator, was telling
today how MIR. cullom had changed
his belief in eternity after writing
Ills memories. The former Senator
concluded that work with an cx-
preston OF doubt that he had found
anything In his reading of the scrip
tContnu.s OF. --age Fourl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Great Britain
Japaln.!5A.nd al.
Mexico
AND THE RELATIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES WITH
THEM
ARE SUBJECTS OF LENGTHY DIS.
PATCHES FROM BRITISH
CORRESPONDENTS.
BY Associated Press.1.

!
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Thc relations
with the United States with Great
Britain in regard to the Panama
Canal tolls, the Controversy between
Washington and Toxic over The
California land ownership leglsla-
tion, and President Wilson'S policy
toward Mexico are the subjects Of
lengthy dispatches from British
Newspaper correspondents in Wash.
inston. but there is a singular lack
OF editorial comment on the ques-
tiohs. The Pail Mall Gazette is the
only newspaper to mention Mexico
ieditorially. II says: president
Wilson has laid himself, open to a
charge Of having ehalked UP "No
Huerta" and then run away. tits a
position that becomes worse for the
prestige Of the Washington govern
ment every day out Of which moth
ing happens"
Financicrs here interested in Mex
leo are becoming impatient at the
lack of action shown by President
Wilson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
PRESIDENCY
OF MEXICO
!. DISCUSSED
BY GENERAL FRANCISCO VILLA
THE REBEL MILITARY
COMMANDER,
WHO SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT
WANT TO BE PRESIDENT
OF MEXICO.

JUAREZ. Mexico. Jan. .s.-Gen.
Francisco Villa, military commando,
of the rebel forces. today disclaimed
any ambition to become president Of
Mexico in the event the revolution Is
successful. He said that lie did not
wish to orershalow General Car
rama, whom he recognized as the
leader of the revolution.
General Villas interview was Civ
n In his little plastered adobe house,
where he went Immediately OH his
arrival, from chihuahua, On the floor
in the front room where he stood
were 1G, bags. each containing l0,-
G4Q Mexican dollars, and on the win
,dowsill were half dozen newly pur-
'l'ased diamond rings still glitter.
r. Continued on Page Four.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
SuHragettes
In London
Persistent

By Associated rrcss.l
LONDON, Jan. ga hand Of mil
liant suffragists today bcsicgcd the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, the Eng
l:sh prmate, in Lambeth Palace, AMI
eventually forced him to capitulutts
ard receive one of their number in
order 10 discuss the question of forc!-
hlc feeling.
Tic women were headed by Mrs.
Eacre.Fox. 1t took them upwards of
an hour 70 secure admission to the
cid palace on the banks of the
Thames. They declined to listen to
any attempts on the part of those
within to temporize. Finally the
archbishop seeing the futility of try
ing to escape from his obdurate block
Gders, allowed Mrs. Fox to aenter.
The head of the Church of England
listened sympathetically to the suf-
fragist's appeal but refused definite
ly to commit himself.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Japan Much Concerned
About Future LegislaHonIn
America Affecting Japanese
The GOVERNMENT ATsWAsHIN0.
TON ASSURES JAPAN or
FRIENDSHIP, BuTlJAPAN
DOUBTS CALIFORNIA.
by Associated rresss9l8;

by Associated rress.l
TOXIC, Japan Jan! o.: Hopes
are expressed In official circles here
today that q basis Of ltnde erstandins
oPs,he Californian alien land owner
slip question VIII be found by tho
United States and japanese govern
ment, which are both actively seek
ing solution. The chief concern
here at present seems, ,toS be inSregard
to future legislation in america, and
Il is said any additional announce
ment unfayorablea to Japanese would
be considered serious menace to
the traditional friendship Of tile two
countries. The governmental Wash
ingtonl has endeayored to assure
Japan that the state OF California
would cease adopting legislation held
by Japan to be'diserlminatory. This
is admitted hcre,Sbutsit ispointed out
that owing to the political distine.
tion between the governments Of
Washington and California there
might be some difficulty I'M ootaii.7
ing reasonable assurance for Tie fu-
f,ra r .{ttfhHi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION
IMPORTANT
MEANs THE DEVELOPMENT OF
WEST VIRGINIA TIMBER
LANDS.
PLANS SUGGESTED coN N cEERNlNg; Eis N
ADVANCEMENT 1pF RAILWAY q
BUILDING IN STATE, a.,,.

( CLARKsBURG. W. Va. Jan: 90.
One OF the possibilities In West vir-
gInia railroad construction in the
near future which has not yet been
divulgcd is the.convcrting of the mar
row gauge railroad now operated be.
tween Holly Junction and Webster
Springs, and known as the West Viz
9Ginia Central, into n standard gaus"
road, and its probable extension into
fields of virgin timber beyond wcb-
lstcr Springs.
The West Virginia Central is con-
trolled and practically owned by Col.
John T. McGraw. and connects with
the D. & o. system at Holly. For
some years It has had Il heavy tom
Continued on Rage Eighty
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
The Train Was Running At
A High Rate OF Speed---
Was In A Heavy Fog
ENGINE AND MAIL CAR DE-
RA1LED-PASsENGERS CAST
lt2ABoUT BY FORCE OF THE.
COLLISION.
by Associated Press. !

by ASSuclHtcu. l'TeSS.I
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. ga
q 5lcnnsylyania passenger train No. 10.
frcm New York to Pittsburgh. was
wrecked near Concmaugh today when
tran into an engine and caboosc So
ing west.
IS Three members Of the crew were
sSillcd and a number Of passengers
Injured.
Tho passenger train was runntrs
NJ Il lligll rate Of speed, when, us IL
founded curve, tile engineer saw
the lights of the freight train direct
ly in front. iIc applied the cmct-
sency brake, but the heavy engine
I crashed into the caboosc killing,
A. L.. RlrcuEY, conductor, ol
lioungwood.
A. LElGHLITER. brakeman Of
lroungwood.
"a II. q. PARNELL, flasnan. Of Al
Itoona. Pa.
& II. W. TODD. brakeman. Of Young
wood was injured.
The engine and the muii car ol,
the passenger train were dcruilcd.
blocking the track. Passengers were
cast about by the force OF the colli-
sion, but none seriously hurt.
A Ahcayy fog hung over the vallc.
and the engineer Of the passenger
strain was unable to see tho signals
Of the automatic block system with
which the division Is equipped.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Mayor Bouen
SerUes Notice
ToOHenders


There were three plain drunks be.
fore Mayor Bowen this morning.
They were given the usual fine of two
dollars aud costs. Two of the men
did an unusual thing by paying out.
Mayor Bowen served notice this
morning that hereafter plain drunks
who are unable TO pay their fine will
lave to do timc.in the city Jail.
Mayor Bowen las been lenicnt
with the plain ones but when they
are given chance and then return
in police court time after time the
mayors patience is being too much
tried.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Attack Young
Woman And
Escape
THE HOME OF MISS ELIZABETH
KNIGHT ENTERED BY
- INTRUDERS.
THEY THEN DIsAPPEARED-oF-
FICERs UNABLE TO To-
CATE THEM.

Mayor Bowen and his police force
vera put up against strange prop
osition this morning. 1t was In the
curly hours OF the morning that the
s!umbers Of the mayor were dis
turbcd and he was informed that
Miss Elizabeth Knight. who lives IN
Hamilton street. had been visited
by two men, who entered her bed
room, rayiShed her and escaped from
the building. Police officers were
ut the homo within twenty minutes
after the crime had becn committed.
but the men had gone and left no
clue.
E,'rhe officers followed what they
to0iv 70: be the trail of the men. fol-
lpYpd. It through tho old Fairmont
cemetery to the railroad yards, and
they could not follow II amy furth-
er. 1t i said by train crews that
two men were seen to board a
freight In the yards. Tho train
was cast bound.
This morning after police court
Mayor l'owep and Chief I'loclcr
made II further investigation OF the
case. The girl told them that a
man had stayed with her from $
O'Clock until 1880 last night. He
was her beau. lie left aud abOnt
two o'clock this morning two men
cntJred her bed room. They threat
cncd to kill her II she made any
outcry during the time aud further
threatened to Pkill her If she ever
told on them. There was no llgh;
in the room and she is not able tc
identify the men.
The case has been turned over tc
the county authorities. who will try
to unravGl II.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
Motor1nan
Killed In
Collision

BUFFALO, y. Y, Jan. .t.-Two
crowded suburban cars on the Buf-
falo, Lake Eric and Western Rail-
road coilidcd head on at high speed
in Lackawanna. a suburb. today.
John Doyle. one Of the motormcn.
was killed. Nearly all Of the IS
passengers on the two cars were
injured but none of the injured will
die,
The accident was caused, accord
ing to railroad officials by Doylc's
neglect to see block signal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
REPUBLICAN,
PARTY TO-
REGAIN. POWER.
SAYS UNITED STATES SENATOR
BoIEs PENRosE.3 WHO IS
OPTIMISTIC.
HE pRopHEsIEs "A SPEEDY RE.
TURN OF GENERAL REPUB.
LICAN PARTY.


PITTSBURGH. Pa. Jan. -es.-
United States Senator Boies penrose
arrived in Pittsburgh Wednesday
night for brief visit, tile princi-
pal object Of which will be Ills par
ticipation in the hftlf annual Me-
kinney Day banquet 9f the Young
Mems Republican Taria Club at the
Hotel schcnlcy tonight. In his
rooms at the Fort Pitt Hotel last
night he was kept busy receiving a
cpnstant stream Of callers. He is
optimistic OF u speedy return OF gem
eral Republican party sentiment
throughout the state and nation.
"sTy visit to Pittsburgh this time
has little to do with politics." he
said, "and no state questions will be
dwelt on in my speech at the Tariff
Club banquet.
Il think the return of tile Repub-
lican party to national favor is
erad"ally making itself felt, par.
,icpt,rlv IN pannsv,y,,,o rno
states industries hovc oIrc,dv heo,
decrease, rrom "a IN 5oI nor cont
and if ALLEGHENY comfy. basnt fol,
4, already n viii In thc. n oar f,t,ro
Tho reaction aro,ns, .ho p,,mor
domination ond tho Wilson admin.
istratlon is rroanolIv m,r;n. ;ty
prcscnce fc,t
"prac.icallv noth,nn bos vot hoo,
done toward the formation of ,hn
forthcoming state ticket AZ nrc..
cnt the only activity IN; thc s,ote..
political future ID in the gen cro, dis
cussion M na,ncs regard;pr n,,n;-
nations for governor eRennb,icar
State Chairman ,WiIiiamS y Crow i.
at present framing the rulos ~ hc
brought borore ythc naxt ma,t,nr =,
the State Committee Tho m6atin.
will be nrohab,v be,d i, tho ottor
purt of February or tho nrvt or
Anril."
His opin,on that>,ha main no,,,i.
cal issue was Of course tro rct,rr
of the RepubItcan Marty IN sunre.
macy h,t , srhvon,on, ,,.o,s,,,,,
on whot tho national n,,trorn,
might amhr,c. ,,,v .,.o ho ,.,.or .,
a straw that shows which wav thc
wind Is blown. around state ,,at.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

B|G0E|RE
I
THE WESTERN MARYLAND.
FREIGHT!DEPoTsD00MED
TotDEsTRUcT1oN.
EXPLOSIONS OF + GASOLINE AND
HEAVY WIND ENpANGER
!. MANY Bull LD1NGs AND +.
I ,l4,,S WAREHOUSES.

Dy Associated Press;
ELK1Ns, W. Va, Jan. 29.-Thc
Western Maryland freight depot OH
the south side, filled with valuable
merchandise, caught lire at 1889
today and at i O'Clock was doomed
to complete destruction. IL half doz-
EN- explosions Of gasoline ana other
substances occurred endangering
lives Of firemen and onlookers. A
sttff wind is blowing and many in
dustrial plants and warehouses In
this vicinity are engandered.
Several valuable consignments for
Elkins merchants. OF spring goods,
the records Of the station for the past
"a years. five freight cars Of mer-
ehandise and several smaller build
ings were burned In the fire today
which totally destroyed the freight
station Of the Western Maryland
Railroad company. Several houses
as far as two squares away caught
from flying embers but were saved
from destruction. The loss Is esti-
mated at $4,000. The fire started
in the rest roomand the cause Is un-
known.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
The Weather

West Virginia Unsettled. with
rain or snow tonight or Friday. Cold
er in northern portion tonight; much
colder Friday.
Western pennsylyania-Rain and
colder tonight: Friday rain or snow
and much colder; southwest to north
west winds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

! Mrs. Larinda Carney. who has
been III for the past two weeks at
the home Of her daughter. Mrs. j.
NJ. Hartley on Quincy street is i'm
proving.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

Luther Eddy Of Cross Roads.
MOnonsalia county. is in tho city
the guest of his brother, Rev. w. J..
Eddy. 81 rla '"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. ~. L. Holt have re-
turned from pittsburgh where they
spent a few days with their son
Harry and attended the Billy Sun
day meetings.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29

Union Carpenters, at a recent meet
ing decided to fix q minimum wage
scale OF 1875 per day Of nine hours;
10 take; effect April 1st. 1914.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-14

jaae q whitney 81 al. Charles "
Fafaud Il al 10 Edward II Vaughan.
fIusheld Arthur r. Withee 20 Cal
slu n wilkins Calvin Atkins To Fred
* Reynolds
HarHana Forrest Baker to Carl
Randlptt
Fairfield Carolyn r Fuller to Min
ar n NsLeon. Lizzie f Crawford
10 Aaalaa A. Written. Carrie E. Ken
I..ak to Lizzie +. Crawford; William
s Archer to Katherine O.Brien King
eaaaaa Maud Clark to Smith
aaubou.
scion Joseph l. spaulding to Al
bort T. clark
Ripley Ernest l. Seavey to Leslie
IL Dexter Bessie a Curtis to Joseph
IL sherburne
NeW Portland Irving J. Keene to
Frederick A. Peck.
Arson Nelson ". Fish to John N
Fish. Nettie NJ Playze to Roxie Nj
Perry.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-14
MADAM hOROICA DIED
At BATAVIA
Was a Native If Pennington, Maine
Made Trip Against Adaiee OF Ply
slcians

Madame Lillian Nafai,a n. aaEof
died in Batavia. Java sunday
Madame Nordiea bad heaa Nj since
the steamer Tasuaa on which she
was a passenger. went ashore on
Bramble Bay iu the Gulf Of rapua.
Dec y last Nervous prostitution
due to her experiences was followed hy
pneumonia The 1asmau Vas Hoatcd
in three days aud pat into Thufsda}
Island There Madame Nofdiea was
placed under the care OF a physician
who remainedr in constant attendance
upon her until April /. when she sail
ed for Batavia 1t was against the
advice of her physicians that she made
the trip.
Arriving at Batavia the singer seem
ed very i'll, but recovered somewhat
after a stay of three weeks. The i'm
provement. however, was only tenn
porary and when relapse occurred
he physicians gave up all hopes Of
her recovery.
Madame Nordiea was a native OF
Pennington, Maine and was an opera
singer of world wide fame.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-14
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Of
flee of the Somerset Register OF
Deeds.
Mercer Clara II. Smith to Robert
+. Stockford; Kelsey A. Blaisdell to
Ida J. Otis.
Skowhegan Harold f. Tracy to
Lizzie S. Emerson; Simon w. Gates to
Fred l.. Moody; Fred l.. Moody Jr. ct
al to Fred L. Moody; Edward F. Dan
forth ct al to Lois w. Patten; Guy E.
Oliver to Ernest T. Perry; Samuel r.
Harding to Arthur f. Wardwell; Har-
riet T. Longley to Joseph J. Keast
ST. Albans-William A. Bigelow to
Samuel Lowell; Joseph Il. Sherburnc
10 Charles II. Sampson; M. X. Park
man to Irving l.. Hanson.
The Forks-James Kingsly to Her
bert W. Durgin; Georgia Bean to
Hosea Bean ct al; Forrest II. Colby ct
al TO Annie E. Whitney.
Madison-Iyers p. Lawrence to Fred
Hayden.
Norridgewock-He E. Hale to