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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
S:ul i Tells l,Alls <;''l.I Il: !;
To'Gra1 Jury:
TAMMANY CHIEF AND U. S. SEN:
AT0R 0'G0RMAN ALSO TO s
BE CALLED.

NEW YORK, Jan. GA grand
Jury investigation was begun today
into The story told under oath yester-
day by William Sulzer that Charles
F. Murphy sent n messenger to him
curing the trial of the impeachment
charges against him as governor and
offered to call off the trial if sulzer
would quit his graft investigation
into state departments,
Sulzer today repeated before the
grand juryithe. whole story of his al
legged dealings with the Tammany
chief and it was made known by Dia-
trict Attorney Whitman that this
part of It and that relating to the al
legged attempt of James L. Gaffney,
Murphy's business and political asso-
ciate, to exact a political contribu.
ton Of 100000 from James C.
Stewart, state highway contractor,
would be made the subject OF two
fold inquiry.
Mr.. Whitman said Murphy would
be caIledBas e witness In the John
Doe inquiry.
Murphy today denounced Suffers
story as false and said that lie was
willing to testify and would waive i'm.
munity. The district attorney also
said that United States Senator
O'Gorman, who, sulzer testified, told
him that Gaffney was Murphy's "chiei
bagman" and had held Stewart up"
had notified him that he would be
willing to appearat any time.
1t was also learned that the dis
trict attorney plans To obtain testi-
mony from certain other witnesses
before calling either Marph$ or Sen
ator o'Gormau, Two employees of
Stewart preceded Sulzer before the
iuiry today ""' .G"G oct $3.50
al .,,'Ah: :! ri ,.piYi, u.fii g.,yft
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF RAD1Uv

What the full possibilities of rad.
ium are in the destruction Of can.
eerous growths not even the ex..
perimenting physicians pretend t.
know. But they are agreed thai
beneficial results have followed thi.
treatment in; a certain class of cases,
They are hopeful of much large:
possibilities. But they are terribl,
handicapped by the extremely limit
ed amount OF radium within reach
Nearly half OF the American suppl.
is being used in the single case
Congressman Bremncr.
This is what gives to the hearing.
now begun before the House Com
rlittce on Mines ut Washington {;
tremendous vital interest. 1t
proposed TO empower the Prcsiden
to withdraw from sale or entry red
tum- bearing ores on the public do
main and have them treated fer thu
production of radium under thu
public patronage for distribution
either gratuitously or at cost.
Some $4,000 persons die yearl!
from cancer in the United States
The sufferers from this scourge ar,
many times more numerous, and /
radium could saye only small firm
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
MRS. T. c. WISMAN
DIES AT WHEELING

A message was received here to.
day. announcing the death of Mrs
T. c. Wisman a former resident OF
this city. which occurred at her
home at Wheeling on Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Wisman was before her mar
rage Miss Nettic Batson and resid.
ed for a number Of years in this
city, previous to and after her mar
riage.
Her death was caused, by cancer
with which she had been afflicted
for several months. She is survided
by her husband and two children.
The remains will probably be
brought here for interment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
on EXPLOSION ON BOAT.
One Man Seriously Injured in Acct
~ dent at Phila. Navy Yard.
BY Associated press.l

BY Associated Press.l 7''sNo
PHILADELPHIA. JAM 23.-An ex-
plosion Of an oil tank below decks rbn
the torpedo boat destroyer 1"Roe:'
seriously injured one man and caused
a lot of excitement today at the Phil
adelphia Navy Yards. The injured
man is NJ. J. Carmandy. a water ten
der, who was badly burned. He was
removed tc the Sick Bay on the bat
tleship Maine" Carmandy is said
to'have been experimenting with oil
when the explosion occurred. The
interior of the Roe was considera-
bly, damaged. In fear of further dam
age from burning oil the fire depart
ment of the yards was called but 1t
was not needed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
HEAD STUFFED? COT
...<...A COLD? TRY PAPE,s
AZ GTa 3DN3V,y<s - Fl
"PAPE's COLD c0MP6BNDp ENDS
COLD AND GRIPPE IN A. id
FEW HOURS. ri!n4

= a.
Take ,"Pape's, Cold Compound,YI = en-
cry two hours until YOU ,haye taken
three doses, then all grippe misery
goes and your cold will be, broken, IT
promptly opens your clogged-up nos
tfils and : the air. passages Of the
head; stops nasty discharge Or nose
running; relieves the headache, dull
ness, feyerishness, sore throat, sneez-
ing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay. stufred-up! Quit blow
ing and snuffling. Ease your throb-
bling head-nothing else in the worlu
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only
2s cents at any drug store. 1t acts
without assistance. tastes nice. and
causes mo Inconvenience. Accept no
substitute.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
STOP, LOOK. AND LISTEN.

The Ohio Valley Electric Railway
Company, which operates the street
car line at Huntington, makes it
one of its businesses policies to cdu-
cate The people of Huntington about
its business relations to the public
generally by newspaper advertising
and has thereby created more
friendly feeling with, its patrons
than most railway companies enjoy.
Most every subject of public inter-
est bps been discussed through the
Medium II newspaper advertise
ments ard the company seems new
erl to rim out Of something interest
ing q Staik about. In a full page
editorial advertisement that COM
s pany has just issued friendly
warning TO the public over the
caption stop, Look and Listen. =
which rs of interest just at this time
i to the people of Fairmont since day
before yesterday a bright little boy
was ushercds into eternity by being
run down by car on one OF the
principal streets stgf ss,! Of the city.
This article begins as follows:
"Nothingis So distressing to the
employees and officials Of the Ohio
Valley Electric Railway Company as
an accident in which anybody, cs-
pecially child. is injured by ono
Iiofs its ears. The safety OF not only
sSits passengers but the public In
general, are always the first con.
sideration,"
Under long list of ."DONTS"
will be found among many othc,
things, the following: Don't al.
low children to play in the street on
which electric cars are. run. Tell
them toEkeep their. eyes open and
~ !issse u u
tridly sor &bssn tmlfd6dlS3 LAd6
look and 'ifstct 4 n a =
time" !,
Don't pass behind car with
ssout first making certain another car
or vehicle is not approaching"
Il And thus is the advice continued
militia fullsnewspaper page is I'LL.
led.
With such public interest as This
Shown by one of the largest corpora.
lions of the State, one is lead to be.
slieye after all, If corporations dc
mot have souls, at least some oil
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

the Office of the prosecutor In
Mount Holly. Their visit had to do
with the reported intention Of SFos-
ter to try TO see the girl. When
the man left the home the girl went
into another rage, cxclaiming hys-s
terically:
Il want to get out OF here. You
have no right TO keep me here and
! am going TO get out somehow. 4
won't eat a single thing until you
let me CO." Is, b
>. Goster Seeking Girl.
Foster. who arrived in Philadel-
phia half an hour after the girl
was taken away. boarded a train as /
II going to New York. but instead
alighted In North Philadelphia anu
went to the Hotel Continental,
where he spent the night, leaving
this morning for Pcmberton, to try
TO see the girl. The girl said she
expected Foster to come to her aid.
Mr.. Bradley said today he would /
have detectives to prevent Foster
from meetin~ vi daughter and the
girls bro's : sY,94%s hrcats of phy-i
steal vlolt.r'I .o:ilat Foster ifshe:
persists in his efforts TO see the
girl. Il, "
Foster has the reputation Of be-.
ing handy with his tlsts,r said the
brother. ut won't be well for him.
II he tries to take my sister out of
the house. ! will do something that
will stop him from coming around.eS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
ITALIANS RETICENT.
Refuse to Help Police Find Murderer
Of Two Italian Bankers. "'A'

jBy Associated Press.l ''H on"
CHICAGO, Jan. %. - Disinelina-
lt!on of Italians TO give Information to
the police is hamperins tile detective
department today in its efforts to
identify the murderer Of Anthony
Puceio, "and..OaRosario"DispenzasRthe
italian bankers who were shot to
death last night in front of a saloon
they had just purchased. a third
man was wounded but fled. Both
Tuccio and Dispenza It was made
known today had been frequently ar
rested in connection with BLACK
hand" cases.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
DAM PERMITS HELD UP.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan. 2S
Applications for two power dams
on New river are being held up b!
the public service commission fol
lowing the breaking of the Stony
river dam in Grant county. En-
gineers declare that the accident
emphasizes the danger which will
always threaten persons living in
valleys where the dams are con.
structed. Residents Of the New rfv.
er valley are protesting. '"'''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
!. Congress & ( $751;. :.
SO - pr - 81 sl,tl
tContinued from, Page One,a

7h'"l". 'h-7"-~---Itt.N TnisI. n
1t was announced tbatqthe Commits
tee would further consider 4. that
phase of the Trust regulation pro-
gram and probably would add sec
ton to the bill. 1t was eplained
that the reason for emitting refer
ence to that subject was because
neither the President or administra-
ton leaders had determined JUS,
how far the Government should so.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
SHIP APRIL.
By Associated Press.1

BY Associated Press.1
NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-The
freighter Bulgarian Prince" of the
Prince line from Pyne, England,
anchored off Sandy Hook, today with
smoke issuing from her matches and
signals for assistance. a wireless
message to this effect was received
from the Tramp steamer Herman
Trash" outward bound.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

The danger. of cbildren or o,hcrs
being run down and Killed bv stree,
cars could be very largely diminish.
ed II the street car comnanv would
provide tenders for the cars The
loss of the little bows life who was
crushed to dcoth ,bis weok under
one of the city cars might have hoen
prevented had the car heen nro.
v;dod with such safe,v doy;co
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

Prof. E. D. Stewart will give a
free lecture at the Grand Opera
House Sunday at p. m. Topic:
why Does God Permit Evil Seats
free. no collection.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

them have hearts as well as sount
minds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

Pretty stripe and plain crepes.
dainty lace cdgings ribbon runs;
muslin gowns in every practical
styles will be found in this show
Ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23

D. liz Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
ELECTED cant
QUALIFY.

Although Jaun I. Jiminez has
o9en elected president Of the Domi-
mclan, Republic, by a majory OF
Ooth the popular and electoral vote
he is unable to take the oath Of Of
lice before Congress. The opposi-
ton, controlling Congress, refuses,
hoid a session. This information
reaching the State Department to-
day caused officials to feel some
what doubtful over the situation
in the island republic. A regiment
OF American marines aboard the
transport Hancock, was held at
Fort Au Prince during the Haitien
revolution and until the election
was heId. The Hancock is now in
Dominican waters.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
bRlllSu WARSHlpS
AXE pAIKI)llINIi
The ATLANTIC

At least twelve British warships
are now patrolling the Atlantic be-
tween New York and the Panama
Canal, sweeping the seas with their
wireless, crowding ordinary COM
mercial radios from the air. and
keeping close check on ali forms Of
shipping. according 10 wireless op r
ators on the steamship, Ancon, that
arrived here today from Cristobal
The wireless activity OF. these
war vessels, the operators said, is
causing great inconvenience to the
commercial work Of American yes
sells as the high powered waves Of
the men-of-war, are heard contin-
ually in utter disregard OF CONNER
clal business.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
U5}UIssg ] llIIIELO) iJlI.

The people Of the diffecelc towl-
ships ana School Districts n t yes
; terdly an ii! V 3rk On ire roa Is,
public buildln IS, grounds. anu conle-
terles. The reports, received by
members of the County Committee,
Indicate that a great deal of excel
lent work was done.
To-day North Carolina Day is
being celebrated in every school
house in the county, Aside from
the usual excellent exercises of this
day, the people are having discus
sions of the needs of the several
communities and are making plans
to strengthen the weak places in
the community life and to bring
the community to the front along
the lines of progress.
Tomorrow is County Progress
Day. Everybody is inited and ur-
ged to come to the court house and
enter into the discussions of the
matters pertaining to the General
Progress of the County.
While the County Committee has
been handicapped to a considerable
extent by the lack of sufficient
time to prepare for the occasion and
by the necessary absence, during
last week, from he County Of Sup
erintend ant David II. Brown, an
excellent program has been ar
ranged.
Among those who will deliver ad-
dresses are, Rev. r. P. Ellington.
Superintendent David II. Brown.
Prof. 0. S. Dean, Col. G3o. P Miller
Prof. Frank II. Brown and others.
The meeting promises to be an
interesting one. The subjects to be
brought before the people Of the
{. county arelive ones and are worthy
Of the best thought Of everybody
insterest d in Jackson County.
The ladies of Sylvia will serve
dinner at the court house.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
binds Three JACKSON
MEN TO U. S. COURT
Carolina Mountaineer Dec 3

Mr.. R. E. Osborne, recently ap-
pointed U. S. Commissioner. tried
hls 1lrst case Monday morning in
the mayors office here, which re-
suited IN the binding over to the
Y >. court three Jackson county
men tor retailing. They were s TT.
Harris, NJ. NJ. Harris and D. B. Phil
nipple and were defended by Can't.
j. H. Howell.
lhe case was prosecuted by Chief
duputy marshal Jno. Y. Jordan and
evidence was given by deputy mar
shals }. F. Cabe Of Canton and J A
Galloway of Brevard, who made
the raid las <aturday night above
ounburst, about half mile beyond
the Haywood gap on the Jackson
county side, at an isolated camp
When these men were found about
daylight around camp fire.
Me- tn carp va mother and
several jugs, keg and some pint
bottles containing blockade whiskey
were found and destroyed. The
deputies said there were from 7 to
lO gallons of moonshine and it was
the toughest weather that night
they ever experiencedin in the noun
tains, without shelter. The booze
was guarded by dogs and officer
Galloway considers himself lucky
that he was not bitten.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
a TEST OF LIVER COMPL Amt
Mentally UnhappyAPhysically
Dull.

The Liver, sluggish and inactive,
first shows itself in mental state
unhappy and critical. Never is
there joy in living, as when the
stomach and liver are doing their
work. Keep your Liver active and
happy by using DR.. Kings New
Life Pills; they empty the Bowels
freely, tone up your Stomach, cure
your Constipation and purify the
Blood. 25c. at Druggists. Eek
lens Arnica Salve ex1ol' for
Piles.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
ATF1AY O1 CANEY FORK.

A report reaches us, of an affray.
Caney Fork, Tuesday, when
Weaver SWangim suffered a dang
erous wound from an axe in the
hands Of Dillard Hooper.
The trouble seems to have arisen
over the location of a road than
Hooper had been constructing and
fence that Swangim was building.
some articulat.Jo o~2vsd nd in
the row Hooper Sea-. - c--e and
struck 6Han& m III the mead.
awanGim is said to be in a des-
p-rate condition and there is little
nope for his recovery.
Both men are married and are pro
m'nent in the Cane Fork section.
Later Sheriff Bucha Ian, VINO was
C He'd to the scene OF the tragedy,
stated that SWandim is resting very
we'll and there is hope that he will
I cover.
SWan9im's head was not crushed
BIT the skull Was fractured.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
IT'S A BEAR.

A real bear and a big bear W; s
very cl ,se to town Sunday night in
his Tambles from one part of the
county to another. It is only about
two miles from town, where his big
tracks were found on the shore
where he entered Lake Junaluska
for his swim across. The tracks
were also found on the opposite
side Monday morning and were
fresh.
Jerry Liner made the discovery
and gave out the news. A party
on horseback, consisting Of James
Atkins, Jr., Lucius Bramlett, James
Strin9field and Robert Love color
ed, were soon on his trail with a
number Of dogs. They followed
him across Utah mountain and as
far as the mountains near and be
yond Cove Greek, 'lhey were IN
less than a hundred yards OF hinn
once and saw him once or twice.
They say bruin was large as good
sized steer.-CaroIina llountaineer.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
GREAT CORN YIELD
IN The MOUNTAINS
News & Observer Dec. ,.

news q Observer Dec. 2.
MT. A. Cannon of Henderson
county, who is here to attend the
the meeting of the State Board Of
agriculture, of which he is a mem
Der, today, left samples Of some Of
the finest corn ever seen in these
parts in the office of the Co mmiss-
ioner OF Agriculture yesterday.
me corn is Of the Farmers Favorite
variety and Mr.. Cannon stated that
ne had Il acres in this corn which
would Yield this year 70 bushels to
the acre. He will harvest 3 0OO
bushels all told from his farm this
season.
Mr. Cannon stated that he corn
crop IN the western section of the
State was immense this year an
tina; IN Henderson county alone the
ylel1 was - .,er cent ec> .ter than
1t was last year. He thinks that
henderson county will produce at
least 100000 bushels this year.
When asked about the apple crop
Which is also the largest ever known.
Mr.. Cannon said that the market
was exceedingly dull and that apples
were only bringing 80 cents per
bushel in Hendersonville.
Henderson county is making ra-
pld strides in road building" said
Mr: Cannon "Hendersonville town
ship voted bonds this year for good
road building to the amount of $780,
QUO and fine sand clay roads are
being built all over the township.
Henderson county has voted all
told this year 100000 in bonds for
for good roads and it will only be
short time until fine road will
be finished to SaIuda and on to
Spartanburg, S. C. A road will al
so be built to connect with the Bat
Cave turnpike now being construct
ed by the State. This turnpike
will hardly be finished before next
spring however"
Mr.. Cannon was enthusiastic over
the good roads building in his
county and said that ere long the
the mountain counties woul have
the finest ysstem Of highways in
the State.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

A majority Of the Supreme
court joined in an opinion that
Oklahoma Jim Grow" law proviso
permitting railroads tofurnish sleep
ing, dining and chair car accommo-
dations only to the white race was
unconstitutional, but because of
Imperfections in the petition on
which the case reached the courts
they did not so decree.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04

In planning the local news for
the observance Of Community Ser
vice Week" It was decided after
building steps on the street LEADING &
to the Baptist church to ask every
house holder public and private to
put their homes and premises and
places Of business in good order
during the week by removin5 ell
unnecessary and unsightly a. cles,
burn all the trash and bury or de-
stroy what does not burn, also
each person, as far as practicable
clean the street or road leading by
them. We futher recommend that
the ladies Of the town direct their
attention to our public square about
the depot, hoping the appearance
Of our town may soon be the ex-
preston Of our ideas of a healthy
beautiful locality,
Mrs. Keener, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Nc
Kee, Mrs. Ingram and Mrs. Rhodes.
Committee
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
DR.. SENSADAUGH DEAD
Carolina Nountaineer Dec 3.

Carolina Mountaineer Dec. 3.
The many friends among the old-e e
er citizens Of this county will regret
to learn Of the de 1th in Knoxville
Sunday Nov. 18th Of Rev. Dr.. ]. II.
Sensabaugh at the age of sixty-nine
years. He was born Oh the Graves
farm near town and was for years
Methodist minister but throat
trouble caused him to quit the
ministry and take up the practice
OF medicine. He was a scholarly
man and wore his honors well. DR.
Sensabaugh was brother Of Mrs,
D. D. Davies Of Cullowhee, Jackson
County.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
FOR PRIMARY LAW,

Hon. Ga'Ietin Roberts, of Bun
combe, has made a public state
ment that he will introduce and at
tempt to secure the passage, at the
coming session ef the General AS
sembly, bill providing ffor the
holding Of primaries for the purpose
Of nominating the candidates Of all
political parties, for all Offices in
North Carolina, on q day certain,
James Toy Of SYLVIA VS. here
Saturday visiting old friends.-Caro,
lima Mountaineer.
Mrs. Alice Norton Of Norton,
Jackson county is visiting her sister
Mrs T. 1. Green. Carolina Mount
aineer.
Our friend ]. 7. LeatherWoOd
member of the firm Of Buchanan
and LeatherWood, DilIsboro, was
visiting friends aid relatives her
Saturday and Sunday.-Carolina
MO11Dtainonr
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04
THE WOMAN'S
AUXILIARY Meets

The Womans Auxiliary of the
Baptist church was very pleasantly
Entertained at the home of Mrs
{. L. Allison on Wednesday after
noon. After the business session
Mrs. Allison served delicious re-
fresements.
At this meeting it was decided
that the Bazaar to be held under
the auspicies of this Society should
be opened Wednesday, December
5, at Tompkins & Luck's millinery
store. All who have agreed to con-
tribute articles for the Bazaar are
urged TO send them to the above
named place Tuesday, December
Stn.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-04

Columbus Coggins, of Erastus-
was in the city yesterday, on busi-
ness.