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differences With sons.

The will contested in 1880 before Sur
rogate Calvin was executed on Dccem-
her 81, 1879. at Mr.. Leslie's apartments,
"A few days before he died.
MIR. Leslie was confined TO his house
Ivy the disease that terminated fatally"
Mr.. Jefferson said The day on which
tho will was made he asked mo II |
had kept safely the will he a for
merry xecuted at my office. I old him
! had He suggested that 1t had better
be- lone over again in view Of the then
existing circumstance
Later In the day Mr.. Dickerson went
back with the new will and his clerk
went along as a suhscribifg witness.
Before signing Mr.. Leslie said 70 Evans.
Il want you to satisfy yourself that
am Of sound and disposing mine
AT that time" Mr.. Dickerson said.
me was engaged in a lawsuit with his
son Harry. who had taken his name,
and his son Alfred. who was engaged in
Leslie q CO. said the witness VI
Leslie said that the conduct Of his sons
had brought him to a state of depression
in which his disease. which was n
cancer. had got the better OF him. and hs
attributed his death to this cause
The witnes said that before signing
this will Mr. Leslie spoke Of his sons
having deserted him IN the tme "f ms
trouble. and asked me II II was neces
sary in law to mention these SONS and
state why he had disinhcritcd them
told him IT was not. lie spoke Of Mrs
Leslie upon that and some other occa.
sions. n wished to dispose Of his
property for her benefit entirely IL
said his two children had become hostile
to him although he had always treated
them will he greatest kindness"
"In what terms did =. speak OF hts
wife. the present Mrs. Leslie
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ASKS
u.s.. RELIEF IN
BREAD CRISIS
Continued from First Page.

for his grain. but he and his labor have
every prospect ~ being fully employed"
MIR. Perkins said local palllatives will
avail little.
While Washington is wrestling with
the problem OF the ACCESSIBILITY OF de-
claring an embargo or wheat the State
OF New York will try to determine
whether the increased prices Of bread.
flour and wheat are due to any criminal
conspiracy among individuals. associa-
tons or corporations dealing In these
commodities. The inquiry will start to-
morrow morning in the A~ttorney-Gen-
erals office, 800 Broadway, and Deputy
Acknowledgement Alfred /. Becker. who
will conduct the investigation. indicated
last night his belief that the bull CAM
paign in wheat had much to do with
the increase in prices.
The hull campaign" Mr.. Becker
said. NOW gives signs OF having either
collapsed or reached a termination sue.
cessful for those enga ged In II. ! should
not be disposed to contend that the
mere threat OF an investigation by the
Acknowledgement OF New York has pro-
duced a decline OF more han Is cents
in the price of wheat in about a week.
Nevertheless, | believe that n tho At
torney-General can make public the
methods by which the price OF wheat
has been advanced from 20 cents a
bushel when the war began to more than
$40 at tho highest point reached II
may help to bring about cheaper wheat
cheaper -four n cheaper bread.
Il consider the sudden fall in the
price of wheat. without a single occur
renee of Importance to account for II
proof positive that the unprecedented
high prices have been the result o!
manipulation by spectators.
"Only a shortage in the worlds sup
ply Of wheat gould /Istify a price al
NOS, double the price in normal years
Instead OF a shortage the United States
has to-day between seventy-hve and on,
hundred million bushels of wheF avail
able for export IN addition TO what /,
Leeded for domestic consumption unit
tho harvesting OF the 1915 crop. Every
indication points To a crop this yea a.
good as last years crop.
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RECALLS FAMILY DISCORD
IN LESLIE VII CONTESTS
Counsel for Executors Endeavor to Show Frank Leslie
Wished to Disinherit Sons ard Leave
All to Second Wife.

81 want to say something to YOU,
he said. in the presence OF death. MY
wife has been slandered n injured by
reports hat have been made about our
conduct before we we're married. when
she was Mrs. Squier. There Is no truth
whatever in any of these ISLANDERS. She
IL one of the hest women that ever lived.
She made a great sacrifice when she con-
scented to marry me-"
Mr.. Dickerson was asked or cross
examination II he had talked about no.
%tifying Mr.. Leslie's relatives OF his hope
less condition. lie said 81 asked him
II ! should communicate to his sons his
extreme illness, and he said. NO, ] dom
wish to see them"
Mr.. Dickerson said hat Mr.. Leslie
transacted business to the last of his
life. within a day or two. and that his
mind was as clear as II ever WAS.
The testimony of the son Alfred Les
lie In his contest of the will was that
he did not hear of his fathers grave
condition until about twelve days before
he died.
He said that when Mrs. Leslie took
him to his fathers bedside he heard her
tell him not to talk. His father clasped
his hand and kissed 1t. he said. and told
him to return the next day. He went
back. but after he had heen there only
ten minutes Mrs. Leslie said his fathei
was going to take a nap.
II said good-by. and my father looked
surprised" said Leslie. He then en-
braced me"
Alfred Leslie SAID that his brother
Frank also tried 10 see their father, but
wac not admitted.
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SPAIN LIKELY
TO FORCE NEW
MEXICO CRISIS
Will Expect L. S. to Compel
Redress From CarranZa
for Insult.
FIRST CHIEF WARNS
L. S. SPECIAL AGENTS

WAsHfNGToN, Feb 1.-THE expulsion
Mexico, by Gen. Carranza has brought
about the most serious phase Of the
Mexican situation that has confronted
the United states since the withdrawal
OF the American troops from Vera Cruz.
II Is expected that the Spanish Govern
ment will make vigorous diplomatic
representations to this country 10 OBJ
tain an adequate redress.
No confirmation has been received at
the State Department of the reported
decision of the Spanish Government to
appeal 20 the European u wcrs to in
tervsne In Mexico. II was said by an
Official Of the Department that no such
representations had been made So far
~ this country is aware and that / n
view OF the European war II Is not
likely that such a request o be
acted upon at this time.
Consequently it Is the belief here that
Spain will not make any such sugges-
tion to the Powers at present. hove ever
much the Spanish Government may feel
that the expulsion of her Minister In
Mexico is a national Insult, In the last
few years whenever the lives or property
Of Spanish subjects In Mexico have
been In jeopardy the Spanish Govern
ment has usually asked the mite
States for protection and to use is in
huence to obtain redress. II 10 ex-
pected that she will follow this pro-
cedure in this case.
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Criminal Libel suit.

An effort was made in behalf Of Mrs.
Leslie 20 show that her husbands ami
mostly toward his son Alfred was due
to the fact thai Alfred testified against
him in a suit for criminal libel brought
by a Philadelphia lawyer and he be
lieved that his son had brought about
his arrest on a warrant while he was
passing through Philadelphia The tes-
timony showed that Alfred had nothing
TO do with his fathers arrest
Mrs. Emily A. Pierce. a friend Of Ms.
Leslie. who vas staying with her when
Mr.. Leslie died, testified hat she pleaded
with him 10 see his son Alfred when
the latter came TO his deathbed.
The testimony also showed that Mr..
Leslie was involved in litigation with
his sol Harry whose name originally
had been Frank Leslie. Jr.. but Who hal
| been requested by his father to take
the name Harry after he was married
because the second Mrs, Frank Leslie
objected 10 another woman calling her
self Mrs. Frank Leslie. The son started
a rival business Under the name OF Frank
Leslie and his father sued for an IN
junction TO prevent his use of the name
The courts decided in favor Of the son
but In course OF the action the fathei
made comments on the case that LED
the son To sue for libel.
This was declared to bs one reason
for the publishers act in cutting of hi
son IN the will and the other was stated
by Mrs. Pierce as follows
"Mr Leslie had heard Of Harry sh. p
ping his wife to a boarding house a
Bergen Point. nat he whipped her u
insensihility and the other boarders ap
| piled restoratives and brought her L
consciousness. He spoke OF u as heini
very brutal and the substance Of hi
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Caro- Not Credited TO Carran,n.

SaTV wv ROUTE w sHFTNUgHs
It was learned here to-day that Senior
Caro- was not accredited 20 Gen. car
ranza or TO the existing Government in
Mexico. He was sent TO Mexico city
several years ago and his credentials
were addressed TO Gen. Iiuorta. who was
deposed and driven out OF Mexico he
fore Senior Caro- had an opportunity to
present his diplomatic credentials.
Gen. Carranza il irritated over the
sending OF so-Called Confidential agents
Into Mexico to make Investigations of
all sorts, as is indicated in a telegram
received to-day by Senior Eliseo Are
dondo, head of the Constitutionalist
agency here. IN many quarters the
telegram is interpreted as a slap at
President Wilson. who is about to send
another personal representative into
Mexico.
The latest special representative OF
this character is Duvall West. former
United States District Attorney in
Texas. who will start in a few days to
investigate conditions in practically
every part OF MEXICO.
Gen. Carranza says among other
things:
1T being the exclusive province Of
the First thief Of the Constituencies
army to direct all kinds of diplomatic
negotiations and to handle all inter-
national matters. receiving the agents
of foreign Governments and resolving
all affairs relating thereto, ] consider
Il necessary in view of the preceding
considerations to cmind all leaders Of
tho Constitutionalist army that they are
not authorized to receive or To- admit
and much less to pass any decision upon
notes. such as complaints. representa-
tons or actions taken in hehaif of for
eigners whatever the nature Of the rep
reservations may be whether they pro-
coed from Consular or confidential
agents or from persons styling them
selves Representatives OF large interests
n who's actions affect or may affect
the diplomatic relations Of Mexico rr tho
duties and rights OF the ronstituuon1ljs'
Government with regard to foreigners
living in this country.
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The recent formal announcement by
James H.. Westcott. counsel for the
grandchildren OF the late Frank Leslie.
that he intends to try to break the will
of Mrs. Leslie, also known as the Bar
oness do Bazus. who bequeathed w.
900, 900 to woman suffrage. has caused
a search to be made by sullivan 4
Cromwell, counsel for the executors OF
the will, for violence to AID them IN
UNFOLDING the document.
What is regarded ~ the most impor-
tant evidence yet discovered IL the testt-
mony on file In the S~urrogate's Court
which was offered in 1880 when the will
OF Frank Leslie was probated. This will
was contested by the late Alfred Les
lie, one of the sons, whose children are
now nshting Mrs. Leslie's will. Frank
Leslie's will left his entire estate to
his second wife, whom he had married
a few years before his death on January
10, 1850. and shortly after he had been
divorced by the mother of hts three
sons. The will was contested not only
on the ground that Mr.. Leslie was dying
at the time he made II and was too Ill
to understand the nature Of the docu-
ment but also on tho allegation that
he was unduly influenced ny his second
wife.
Edward y. Dlckerson, for many years
n prominent lawyer In his city. who
now mas an office at itl Broadway hut
lives In France, drew Frank Leslie's will
and was one of the two witnesses. The
other was George " Evans, his manag
ing clerk. Their testimony. given to
sustain Mr.. I.eslie's will. c~ontradicts the
contention OF the Leslie grandchildren
that the publisher left his entire estate
To his wife a. the result OF an agree
ment by which she was TO leave his
heirs at law two-thirds OF the estate on
her death. They are now suing her
estate for 81. zoo. 900 on this ground.
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anu ! was FI' " ~ wv Wv ~ .
men of his importance IN the Becker
case. In that way his Identity became
known. lie told me- h. didn't know
iany az the men who were with Rocker
in Harlem that night. ! know this
much. tina II a Judge could have heard
what Marshall told Mr.. Johnston and
me- this morning that Judge would
grant q new trial for Becker
after he heard from Mr.. 'iroehl over
the telephone, he turned 10 me and asked
me what he would better do. II" said
Groehl had promised to be his friend and
protec him from arrest. ] told him To
suit himself
Before he went uptown he told that
Immediately after IN" se'onu trlil ne re
ccived a telephone call from a friend OF
Becker's who assured him he could get
s., 600 II he would testify for BECKER. I
asked him about stories that briherS had
approached him in Chicago lr said a
man came TO him in STATE street, asked
him If he was the Marshall Of the Becker
case, and made an appointment TO meet
him on the following day. Marshall dill
not keep the appointment. Subsequently
a man describing himself rs a magazine
writer asked him for material for a Sc
ries Of underworld stories. Marshall rr'
fused ia deal with him
81 should like very much to emphasize
one thing-Charles Hecksr hasn't a dol.
lar TO his name, Ills wife hasn't u dol
lar. was paid for my work In The
second trial, hut when got my money
there wasn't anything LEFT. All the cos +
~ the appeal I have paid out Of my own
pocket simply because ! was in IN" case
II will cost about 5000 10 print the ap
peal documents. I made an effort IL
get Lieut.. John Becker. Charles BECKER
brother, to pay this cost, hut my cffur'
Was unavailing,
II shall ask for = new trial, usinl
MarshHllS statements as = base. lui
there IL another story am InvrstIgat
ing and this may play a part in tn,
application, My appeal, the brief 0r
which viii be ready Wednesday o.
Thursday. Is based generally ON tn,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

The Warrington United Soccer team
leaves for Morganiown tomorrow.
where they will meet the AIorgantcwn
eleven in what promises to be an ex.
citing game of foot ball.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bowers returned this
morning from a business trip.
8. 9. Hebron has returned from Mt.
Clemens. Mich.
y! w. Outright has moved his watch
repairing shop TO the Arlington Ho-
tel. next to Smith and MILAN, news
dealers.
William N. Michaels and Harry
Beatty left for Cleveland, Ohio, this
morning to attend the automobile
show there.
G. W. Travis Of Fairnont, was a
visitor in Warrington yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

Steven Lane left for Fairmont to.
day to take in the chicken show.
7. H. Funk. of L%ittleton. was in the
city on business yesterday.
Russell Ice, of Moundsville, was a
business visitor in Warrington yes.
terday.
Miss Flora Hays has returned from
Washington, D. c., where she has
been attending school.
Arrivals at Bartlett Hotel:
s. A. Normyle, Boston; w. H. Cot
.trill, New York; w. R. Stevenson.
Wheeling; J. F. McCarty, Fredonia,
N. Y; j.. s. snupth, Wheeling; ". A.
Carrier, Wheeling; W. D. Geary, Park.
ersburg; G. Howard, Pittsburg; B. F.
Conaway, Blacksville; W. Va; F. B.
Miller, Cumberland, Nd; James d.
cardillo, Clarksburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
Marion County Wins
Prizes a Farm Show
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SCHOOL TO BE HELD AT
PENNINGTON.

At the State Corn and Potato Club
show at Morgantown on January 6.S,
the prize winners were as follows:
Potatoes best peck:
First-Fay Hibbs, Marion County, 1
ton Lime.
Second-oral Hibbs, Marion County
one.half ton fertilizer.
Corn, single ear white corn:
second-Jas. E. Arnett, Rivesyille,
W. Va, so peach trees.
~Seyenth-Wayne Tenant, Brarack.
vile, ribbon.
Single a Yellow Corn:
Fifth-walter Myers Metz, pockes
knife.
Tenth-Roy Amos, Pennington R. 3,
ribbon.
Ten Ears Yellow Corn:
Seventh Chas. Parker. Rivesville,
years subscription Southern Farm
and Dairy"
Tenth-stephen G~lasscock, sub.
scription Farm and Home"
Ten Ears White Corn:
Tenth-Jos. E. Arnett, gold badge
club emblem.
Acre Contest:
Sixth-Edgar Glovers Gap.
Beers Lantern in Agricultural Ex-
tension school will be held at Farm.
ington, January 1922 to which all in
,terested in agricultural are invited to
attend. All persons members Of Farm
Bureau or who have contributed to
the found for county agents salary
will not be charged fec otherwise a
fee Of SOC for the four days course
will be charged. j. NJ. Downs of Farm.
ington is secretary.
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Have New oanelna HaIl.

The colored people of Fairmont
have a new dancing hall on Washing.
ton street. There has not been very
many dances in Fairmont by the col.
ored people lately as the old Casino
was remodeled and turned into n
skating rink, and the colored people
had to go to some other city to dance.
There is a restaurant above the hall
and you can go from the dancing hall
to the restaurant on the inside of the
building by a stairway. 1t is not known
who will have charge the hall.
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PARTIES IN JAIL
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE SOCIETY,"
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEXT
GRAND JURY.

Coroner Lloyd. who conducted the
inquest over the death OF Jim Ra-
chellp and Leonardo Frosino, finished
the inquisition last evening. 1t took
a long time to get the testimony be.
fore the Jury.
With practically nothing to start
with the officers have succeeded in
rounding up one of the worst gangs
that have ever operated in this part
of the country.
When they went to Kilarm of
Christmas eve they found two dead
men, another severely wounded. The
perpetrators of the crime had escap.
d. Eeven those who had seen the
tragedy feigned that they knew not
the men who did it. They claimed
that the culprits were strangers.
If Marion county is successful in
%conylcting this bunch In its entirety
1t will make twenty members Of the
"Mano Nero socleta" who have been
sent to the penitentiary or hanged.
While their guilt or innocence will
be determined at the March term Of
the circuit court the verdict Of the
fcoroner's jury shows that there is
strong evidence pointing to the guilt
of the men charged with the crime.
The verdict is given below:
State Of West Virginia,
County of Marion, to.wit:i
An inquisition takena I Fairmont, in
the County of Marion, State OF West
Virginia, beginning on the 25th day
of December. 1914, and ending on the
18th day Of January, 1915, before
Frank A. Lloyd, coroner of said Mar.
ion county, upon a view of the bodies
of Jim Raschello and Leonardo Frost.
no, there lying dead.
The jurors sworn to inquire when.
how and by what means the said Jim
Raschello and eLonardo Frosinoi came
TO their death. upon their oats do
say:
That the said Jim Raschello came.
to his death on the cath day of De-
eember. 1914, and that the cause OF
his death vas gunshot wounds infict.
ed by the hands OF parties unknown.
That the said Leonardo Frosino
came to his death, on the cath day
of December, 1914. and that the cause
of his death was gunshot wounds, in.
tlicted by the hands Of Sam Palma,
Jim Raschella, John Torchia, joint
Alossi. Nick Jardina. Paul Fargone
and George Macila, III pursuance Of
a conspiracy entered into among
Sam Palma; Jim Raschello, John Tor.
CHA, John Alossi, Nick Jardina, Paul
Fargone and George Maoila and
others.
In testimony whereof, the said coro.
,ner and the said Jurors hereto set
their hands.
FRANK A. LLOYD.
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Company at
Work on City's Books

The Fairmont Auditing Company is
progressing nicely with the audit Of
the city's affairs up until the time
that the Board of Affairs took charge
of the administration Of the municipal
government.
By the system that has been. * op.
apation in keeping the books the a
ditors will soon be able to make a
complete report, showing what each
department has done.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

Several Fairmont men went to
Warrington today to attend the fu-
neral over the remains Of William
Smith. Among those who went were
Tusca Morris, w. s. Black, Arthur G.
Martin, Lee swisher, c. D. Conway
and A. NJ. Glover and others.
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able to be out after an illness Of scar

able to be out alter an Illness Of scar.
let fever.
Mr.. Robert Musgrove. Of Burners
Ridge, spent yesterday in this city.
Mr.. J. NJ. Brown, Of Taylor county,
spent Thursday here the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. T. d. Henderson, on
Guffey street.
Charles Eleanor and Woodrow Hall,
of Pittsburg avenue, arc quite sick.
Miss Dayinna Brown has returned
from Kingmont, where she spent a
couple OF days with relatives.
Francis, tho little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ford is quite sick.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

The Lord & Lord Meat Market has
moved from the NJ. D. Orr building
on Merchant street to the Commercial
Hotel building on Water street and
the First Ward Store Co., owned by
Mr.. Lutte Brown, will move into the
Orr building, from the Steele building
on Merchant street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

City News Briefs.
IHeld For Grand Jury.

George Reed, colorcd who was ar.
rested for stealing clothes and other
articles from !. Funt, was given g
hearing before Justice Musgroye yes
terday and was held for the grand
jury.
Reed says that there will be other
arrests to follow. He claims that a
bunch Of colored men put him in.
wrong and now he will get even.
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viii Prebated.
Sic Knew Erom Experienee.

what is conscience? q asked the Sun.
day school teacher.
There was dead silence from the
class.
"oh, you know she said encourag.
ingly. What isSit that tells US when
We do wrong?. Y
Il know" said the littlest girl in the
class; Its grandma.'-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
Brothers, Suspected
Of Murder, Arrested

coNNELsvlLLE, Pa, Jan. Is. =
State police today arrested Joe and
Tony Caleta, brothers, who are su.
spected of having murdered Joe
Michevich and fatally wounding Vic
tor Dorftnack, coke workers at Mt.
Pleasant, Pa, last night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
East Side News
VIM Have EXCHANGE.

The Excelsior class OF the First NJ.
P. Sunday school will hold an ex-
change Saturday morning in the sni-
der grocery on Main street. Home
made bread, pies; and cakes will be
sold by the ladies'.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
The Riaht 1emperament.

'.That girl ought to succeed on the
stage. Shes got the tue leading lady
temperament
Flows that"
why, she never interested herself
in an amateur play without demanding
the star part, and when she couldn't
get it she'd break up the show
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
Returned From Gypsy.

Mrs. Albert Helmick has returned
from Gypsy, where she was called by
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Katherine Jolliffe. Mrs. Jolliffe re-
mains very ID.
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Son.

A son was born recently to Mr.. ANA
Mrs. Walter Murphy OF Newton street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
Opened Office Here.

DR.. Hall, formerly Of Montana, has
opened an oiice in the Gaskins prop
erty on Market street.
Eighth Grade Programme.
The Eighth Grade gave a very good
program this morning at the Chapel
exercises at the Central school build
ing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15

A business meeting OF the w. G.
T. q. was held this. afternoon at the
Diamond Street NJ. E. church.