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Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
AT The SAME OLD TRICKS
Democratic Attempt to
StifIe the Will of
the People.
Suydcr Gets 67l2 Votes Out OF
$500 But ! lection Commits
SioncrS Refuse 10 Act,

I,o" Tte I'Hir, tHg Three, Noe,
-, o0J
The Democratic crowd at Frank
tort are still feeling the sting OF
their ignominious defeat at the
hands of the voters OH Nov. 9Th,
last, us is shown by their desire to
override laws, regardless of the
provisions of the same. This was
shown more openly IN the actions
of the State Board OF Election
Commissioners, OH last Monday,
when they refused to canvass the
returns of the Election for Com
monwealth's Attorney in this dis
trict, which showed that J. b.
Snyder, of this place, had received
67i2 votes out of $500 cast in the
district. Although the Boar d
which is composed of two Dem
ocrats and one Republican, has set
a hearing for the 18th, for the par
ties TO appear and present then
sides OF the case, yet IT was openly
announced by the Democratic
members that they would not cam
yass the returns before the Board
met on Monday. Judge ID. Gray
Falconcr, the Republican member
of the Board, wanted the Board t.
discharge ITS duty by CanyaSSlnG
the returns, but IT was a case at
/ two AGAINST one, 50 the Democrats
carried their point, and refused IL
listen to the provisions OF the law
and overruled all presidents.
Mr.. Snyder promptly filed sui
in the Franklin Circuit Court ask
ING for a mandamus against th'
Board TO compel them TO do thei
duty in canyassing the returns
This action Of the Board prevent
SNYDER from applying for a com
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

the COnstitutionality Of the new
Thirty.third Judicial District, Gre
ated by the act of the last Legis-
lature.
He sets up the contention, ar
gued before the Election Board at
its meeting here last Monday, to
the effect that the election of sue
cessore to the appointees of the
Governor should have been held in
1907 and that their terms do not
hold until 1909, as the other side
contends the act provides.
1t is expected that the candi-
dates in the new Thirty-third dis
trict, who make claim to election
upon the same ground as Snyder
will await the decision in this case
before taking any further action.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

50 felony cases on the docket, and
now by his untinng efforts there
is only three cases that 60 OYER to
the November Term. He has been
d terror to boOt-leggers and pistol
"toters' as well as all other viola
tors of the law. He is mill in his
turn, has the patience of an oH,
the courage of d lion and is in fact
fearless in the discharge Of his
official duties. We thank YOU
Legislators for sending US Joe,
and if you have another Joe like
him, send him along, We reed more
officials of the same timber. AT
the last term of the knol Circuit
Court he had five convictions to
the penitentiary.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
J. B. SNYDER
Files Suit Asking Man
damus Against State
Election Board Com
polling it to Issue
Certificates to
Him.

From Lexington Leader, Dec. l, 1904
FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. 30
Following the refusal of the State
Boaad of Election Commissioners
to issue certificates of election TO
the Republican candidates for
Judge and Commonwealth Attor-
ney in the new Thirty-third judi
cial District, and lor the latter
office in the Twenty-siXth district,
]. b. Snyder, of Whitley County,
who ran in the Twenty-siXth, Fri
day filed suit in the Franklin Cir
cult Court asking a mendamus a
gainst the Election Board compel
ling it to issue him a certificate OF
election.
This suit will be a test case
which it is believed will result in
the Court of Appeals passing upon
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

the newly created Twenty-sixth
Judicial district. The act creating
this district as passed by the last
Legislature PROVIDED that those APP
pointed 10 fill vacancies should
serve out the full term of six years.
Hon. Green Dcnham of Williams
burg, was appointed Common
wcalth'S Attorney in the Twenty
sixth district by Governor BcCkham,
but but because Of crave doubts
of the Constitutionalty of that part
of the act, relating 10 the holding
over of the appolntcc, candidates
were voted for ut the last election
and MIR. Snyder was elected. AT
the present term of Whitley Cir
cult Court Judge M. J. Moss re-
fused to further recognize Denham
as Commonwealth Attorney and
il is likely the question will receive
further attention in the courts.
Mr.. Snyder is prominent in the
Younger set of Republican politi-
clans of the Eleventh CongresSion-
al District and his friends expect
him to receive the commission to
which the election entitled him.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
CERTIFICATES
TO BE GIVEN REPUBLICANS
Meeting of the State EleC=
ton Board Called for
Monday.
WILL REVERSE OLD BOARD

From Louisville Times, Jan. 8, 1901.
The Times Special Service.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. Snapper
adams, chairman of the State
Board of Election Commissioners,
has called a meeting to be held III
Frankfort Monday afternOo n.
The other members are Judge I.
Il. Mcdowell, Democrat, of Dan
vile, Judge d. e. Gray FOlcOner,
of Lexington, Republican.
1t is believed that the purpose
of the meeting since the commits
sion became Republican, due tC
Adams succeeding J. Morgan
CHM as Appellate Clerk and chair
man of the board, is to consider
issuing certificates of election tc
w. c. Eversole and j. b. Snyder
Republican candidates for Com
mOnwealth's Attorney in t h t
thirty-secOnd and twenty-siXth
judicial districts, respectively, and
to l.. d. Lewis, Republican candl'
date for the Judgeship in the
thirty-second district.
AT the last meeting of the State
Election Board, when the State re
turns were canvasSed, no actor
was taken in these cases, the com
missioners holding that as no elec
ton had been called in these dis
tricts, the election was irregular
Democrats are holding these office
by appointment of Governor Beck
ham.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
PRIMARY
Called in 10th District To
Nominate Republican
Candidates for Cir
cult Judge.

From LcriUgtoU Lc"dcr May M i205.
BARBOURVlLLE, KY, May l..
A primary election has been called
for June ] 10 make the Rcpubli-
can nomination Tor Common
wcalth's Attorney in the Twenty.
sixth Judicial district, composed
of Bell. Harlan and Whitley
counties. Early in the year
Il convention was called, but
for some reason this arrangement
was declared off. Three candi-
dates have entered the field, W.
{. Davis, of PincvilIc; J. Il. Snyder
and X, s. Rose, of Williamsburg.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
POLITICAL DEBATE
Democrat Speaks Along
With Candidate for Re
publican Nomination.

F,pm L..,ngium Lcodcr J""c mn i'oi,
WILLIAMSBURG G, Ky, June IL
Circuit Court convened here Mon
day. The iurlcS were lmpanclcd
before noon, Most OF the after
noon was taken up by j, Il. Snyder
and K. $. Rose, candidates Tor the
Republican nomination Tor Tom,
monwcalth'S Attorney, before the
Republican primary nc>t Friday.
Their speeches were very bitter
and the Republican organization
in this district was shown up IN Il
very bad light. Mr. SNYDER ne
fcrrcd TO the Democratic appolntcc,
Commonwealth Attorney, &. ~
Dcnham, which called that gentle
man To the stand. In Il short.
humorous speech he showed that
the candidate in The primary were
running for u nomination III an
election that had not been called,
for an office that was already oc-
cupied and likely TO be until 1907
unless before that date the judicial
district went out Of business on
constitutional grounds, in which
event the candidates would fail to
SECURE any of the loavcs or fishes,
as these offices under the old dis
tricts would be filled by the old
officers.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
HON. JOSEPH B. SNYDER

From MoaHtdia Adtocdte, JuHe Il, 1915.
Who was elected as Common
wealth's Attorney of the Twenty
sixth Judicial District of Kentucky,
and in 1910 the Kentucky Legs
lature passed an act creating the
Thirty-lourth District, composing
the counties of Knox and Whitley
and Mr.. Snyder became the at
torney for the new district.
At that time there were more
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

filed by appointment by the Gov
ernOr. Believing that there was
d vacancy in the office Of Com
monwealth's Attorney in the 34th
District and that Mr.. Snyder should
have gone on and moved into his
Old number the 2Cth and held dis
trict and that there was a vacancy
in the Saith District, several candi-
dates announced for Common
wealth ATTORNEY and Appellant
Watkins received a majority Of
the votes cast for that office, and
brought suit to recover the Office
from the incumbent Mr.. Snyder,
and the decision Of the Circuit
Court being adverse to Watkins
contention. he appealed to the
Court of Appeals, which affirmed
the judgment and sustains Snyder
in the Saith District, and the Opin-
ion says in part as follows;
There was no vacancy in the
office of Commonwealth Attorney
to be filled at the November cleo
ton 1911. In that District Snyder
had been elected to Common
wealth's Attorney of a district
which his home County, Whitley
was a part. In creating anew
District the Legislature had the
power to add a county or take a
way a county from Snyder's Dis
trict and if it had without other
change, added Knox County to
Snyder's District, he would have
been Commonwealth Attorney for
the whole District, including Knox
County up to the end of his term.
The fact that three other counties
were taken out of his District and
the name of the District changed
does not effect the result. He had
been elected commemorative At
tornev for a term of six years, and
in cutting the District in two, the
Legislature may prescribe in which
District he should act for the re-
mainder of his term. In the case
before us, Snyder was entitled TO
serve as Commonwealth Attorney
for six years and as his District
had been cut in two, the Legisla-
ture had the right to determine
which of the new Districts, so tar
as he was concerned, should be re-
garded as his old district"
Judge T. I. Morrow of Somer-
set Ky, represented appellant
while Hon. II. {, ellis of VIII
IHamsburg represented appellee.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
J. B. SNYDER
Eleventh District Man
Prominent Among Those
Affected by Election
Commission De
CiSiOn.

hmm Lclmqlyn Leal., DC. JI1l re.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
Sits PROSECUTED & DEFENDED BY SNYDER
To Obtain the Office After lie Was Elected by
peoDle,

J. B. SNYDER VS. J. F. Skidmore ct al, Whitley Circuit
Court to get name on ballot. 90
Denham Fix Parte Whitley Circuit Court, 80 K, 592
hos w. SD Court refused to recognize Denham as
Attorney, after Snyder was elected
j. B. Snyder VS. J. Morgan Chinn ct AL State Election
Commissioners Franklin Circuit Court to compel usual
of certificate of election.
c. A. Denham VS. Napier Adams ct al, State Election
Commissioners Franklin Circuit Court, to prevent the
usual of certificate to Snyder.
R. Brown VS. NJ. j. Moss. Whitley Circuit Court, to
test Constitutionay of act creating SO Judicial District
making vacancy in 26th for Commemorative Attorney
l26 XIV, page S39, 81 r. 1888, los S. W. lS9.
/ X Watkins VS. j. B. Snyder, Whitley Circuit Court
testing right of Snyder to hold Office in S4th Judicial Dis
trict. las KY. 1888.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

FROM Lexington Lcuder D'c, ji7t re-"
Especial to the Leader
LONDON, KY, Dec. 2l.-Proml-
nent among those affected by the
decision of the State Election Com
mission refusing to grant certiil-
Gates of election is Hon, j. b. Sny-
der of Williamsburg, KY whose
name was on the ballots OF the
November election as candidate
for Commonwealth Attorney fol-
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

mission and consequently keeps
him out of the office until the
matter is finally determined.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
ADVERTISING.
A Short One Every Day
for the Busy Business Man

Advertising is one Of the SIMPLEST
yet one OF the most complex factors
in the promotion Of business, Il g, IN,
essence, giving publicity to thesob1ecs,
you wish to promote or the. thing or
services you have for sale. It;is news
pure and simple, and the very bast
advertisers have come to recognize.
that fact. The advertiser In Z big
store is a reporter and in many cases
an editorial writer also. He fathers
the news made by the .transaetionss
engineered by the department man.
ayers and he makes news By, creatiugs
events OF public interest. These l1el
presents as graphically as he knows
how. guided. OF course, blythe policy
OF the house he writes for inthe man
ner OF presentation. Often he writes
stories, sometimes descripti tons socea-
sionally history, but all that he writes
must be-in the nature OF infofnatio
II the advertising is to be effective
This being true the adyertisemenEs
OF the better sort OF stories really
form a part OF the news features Of
paper. And this is the reason why
newspapers carrying q great deals q
advertising appear-and are -moft
interesting than those carrying {
small amount.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
THIS IS BIG WEEK FOR THOSE WHO
SEEK BIG PRIZE IN SHOWER OF GOLD

this old-time axiom is even so OF the
Shower OF Gold contest now being
conducted by the West Virginian. Set
out to do something today. Secure in
behalf Of that little dimpled darling OF
yours a certain number Of subscrip.
tions. and the accompanying votes.
Decide upon half dozen. ten. dozen
Of whatever number you may choose.
Work industriously and ever!astingly.
Get Subscriptions.
II you have not yet started your
campaign for subscriptions. do so to.
day. Go after $50 worth OF subscrip,
tions and secure them before Saturday
night, II possible.
Until further notice. candidates in
the Shower Of Gold contest will not
be permitted TO vote more than 5000
votes more than the leader in the pre-.
vious publication. All votes deposited
more than that amount will be held
and voted later.
The Shower OF Gold headquarters.
404 Main street, will be open every
evening until o'clock. Parents OF
babies and their friends are invited to
call and get acquainted. II you can't
come to the Office. use the telephone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
PRIEST WOUNDS
CATHOLIC BISHOP
Two Shots Hit Church Off
ciaI-Would Be Assas-
sin Arrested.
lEy A<soclaIod FrcS-

WlNONA, Mimi, Aug, 2I.- Right
Reverend Patrick X. Heiiron. bishop Of
the Winona Roman Catholic diocese,
was shot and seriously wounded by
the Rev. Father Al LeSches. a priest
for whom the bishop had refused to
procure an appointment.
The bishop was shot once in the
right lung and once in the hip. PhyS
clans said he would recover unless
complications set in. Father LescheS
was arrested.
Bishop Hebron was sitting. reading
in his library at Terrace Heights
when Father Lesckes entered and hr.
ed twice at him. The priest then re.
turned TO his room al St. Marys col.
lege and locked himself in. He was
arrested soon afterward by Sheriff
Pharr, who forced an entrance at the
point OF revolver. Father LesChes
is said to have proved unreliable in
charges recently held by him. lie
had been spending the last week at
ST. Marys. DIOCESAN headquarters
here. seeking the appointment which
Bishop Heifron had reused him.
Father Lesches is 46 years OF age. OF
French birth and came 10 this country
in 1898.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS
Lodge Decides Not to Build
Home-Huntington Gets
Meeting.

cJ.prrc TOWN W Va Aup -
NF1-1rN'@0 wv
Resolutions opposing war; declaring
for peace and protesting against the
sbinuent Of munitions Of war from
80, -, $50. - r,ronao, Gown.
the U"'teu states ~ Hu'oi's"" "'
tries. were adopted al the closing ses.
sion OF the Grand Looge; hniehts Oh
Pythias OF west virginia mere tonlght'
1t was also decided nor 10 nullu a
Pythian home but 10 use the interest
on the funds raised tor that purpose
towards the support OF WIDOWS ana
orphans OF members OF tne oreanlza'
ton. The following oH'cers were
elected:
Grand Chancellor. y. W: Vest Au'
burn: Vice Chancellor William =.
Brown. klngwood; Fre!ate; !noHiaS Il:
Ollie. Morgantown: Grand Master OF
arms. James W RooiHSoh' NIa' 'hSoui 3
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27

Ityou have baby IN your home now
is the time to enter I in The West
virEinian's Shower Of Gold for Ba.
6ies." Send in its name today Then
come to the Shower OF Gold headquar.
ters, 404 Main street. and let US give
you an order on one of the official
photographers to have your baby'S
picture taken absolutely free. AS an
3nducement for new entries. 10000
bonus votes will be given each can
didate for every yearly subscription
60. The WeT. Virginian turned in be.
fore August IS. at 9 o'clock.
Besides this. the offer OF 1000 free
votes to each baby whose name is re.
ceIyed will hold good until further no.
tice. There is still plenty of time to
start your dear dimpled darling On the
same footing with the others. for the
race is hardly started. Do not hest'
tate about the matter. II your little
cheruby's name is not already includ.
cd In the lIst, for the friends OF the
baby, not seeing his or her name in
these columns with the rest, may
promise their support in other direc-
lions.
Nothing succeeds like success, and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
Hold Wheeling Boys
for White Slavery

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Aug. 27.-
Charles Rider and William Burchi
who came to California from Wheel
ing, W. Va, on an automobile toaS
with two women last month, were In
dicted by the federal grand jury %
charges of violating the Mann white
slave act. The women are Wayeiet
TiSdale and Florence Butcher. These
are the first indictments brought il.
this state on this charge, where the:
transporting was done by 'Rutones
bile. The indictments are Identical
in form with other bills OF the same
nature and merely set forth that the
women were brought here for immor,
al purposes. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
IS HELD ON
YOST LAW CHARGE
Mrs. Ida DeVault Accused
of Furnishing Whiskey
to Another.

That women are winning success in
all walks and professions OF life even
to the hazardous but lucrative bust,
ness OF 'bootIegging" is Indicated by
the evidence produced today before
Justice OF the Peace R. Leigh Fleming
during the trial Of Mrs. Ida Devauit,
a daShing blond matron, on a charge
of furnishing whiSkey TO Frank Hen.
derson. whom the state alleges is a
person OF Incorporate habits.
Mrs DeVault was held for court un-
der $1,000 bond by Justice Fleming.
and Mr.. Henderson was fined 81 and
costs for being intoxicated.
Among the witnesses who testified
against the handsome matron was
Uriah Hawkins, a city policeman,
who declared that he had procured
drink OF liquor from Mrs. DeVault
during the wee small hours between
midnight and dawn.
According 10 Henderson's testimony
he visited Mrs DEFAULTS apartment
Wednesday evening twice within an
hour and on each occasion refreshed
himself with good bonded liquor
which was contained in quart bottle
on a stand in the fair matron's room.
II was towards morning on the same
night that the policeman called and
was refreshed.
Mrs. DeVault denied that she gave
Henderson liquor. but admitted that
he might have slipped into her room
when she was not looking and taken
a drink. She admitted that the po.
liceman was present. Prosecuting At
torney Tusca Morris represented the
state at the hearing and Attorney
French McCray appeared for Mrs. De.
Vault
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
AvIATORS ACTIVE
IN BOTH ARMIES
French Bombard German
Railroads -Teutons Reply
by Same Methods.
.Rr AssocialcA Pr.rs

PARIS, Aug. 2T.- French aviators
continued their activities against GER
tain positions i'll possession OF the
Germans in the eastern portions OF
the French line. according to an an
rounCement made today by the
French war office. German avatorS
are also taking offensive measures in
this territory.
French airmen have bombarded two
railway stations in the Argonnein Ger
man possessions. and German aviatorS
have thrown down explosives on
CIermont.Nen. Argonne. a French
aviator last night bombarded at Dor
mach. a plant where the Germans man
ufacture asphyXiating gases. and this
morning French squadron Of air
ship bombarded the railroad station at
Muelheim in the grand duchy Of Ba-
den. All the French flyers returned
uaharmed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
ENGLISH MINERS
AGAIN ON STRIKE
$4,000 Already Refuse to
WOrk-Claim Agreement
Was Not Kept.

LONDON. Aug. .Reports from
the South Wales coal field this after
noon state that $4,000 miners already
have joined new strike. The recur'
renee of labor troubles is due to grow,
ing dissatisfaction with the awards OF
Walter Runciman, president OF the
board of trade who acted as arbitrator
in the recent strike,
The situation was strained further
when the golfers learned that Mr.. Run
Gilman had declined TO see 4 deputtZa-
ton representing them. The miners
charge him with going behind the
agreement made by David Lloyd
George and demanded that Mr.. George
make good his promise to them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
Sand Bank Victim
is Buried Today

Funeral services over the body Of
Charles Robert Meservey. the Young
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James MeServey.
who was crushed to death by the fall.
ing OF a sand bank on Wednesday.
were held this morning from the First
NJ. ?. Church.
Rev. L. E. Oldaker conducted the
services. which were attended by a
large number OF relatives and friends.
Interment was made in Maple Grove
cemetery by Undertakers Carpenter
and Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
Army is Divided.

AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS, Al--
gust 27.-Austrian cavalry has plsh.
ed eastward from Kovel and divided
the Russian forces into two groups
which are now unable TO cooperate
with each other, according !, To- ,adFtees
received from the commanders at the
front
The Austrian armies operating north
of the Bug have gained ground in the
direction OF the railway connectins
BreSt Litovsk with Minsk. They now
hold the positions about three niles
west of the River Lesna.
The wedge thrust into the Russian
front by the Austrian cavalry occupy:
ing Kovel has been carried farther
eastward and widened. The Russian
forces thus are severed into two
groups which makes 1t impossible fol
them 10 cooperate With each other.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
Italians Going to
Join Country's Army

Michael Petros and half dozen
other Italians employed by the city
on street improvement work. have
been paid on and will leave the city.
shortly they say. TO serve in the Ital-
ian army. They are reservists and
have been called home by their gov
eminent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-27
Germans Pass Law
to Coin More Money
(Ry Assoclated Press ;

BERLIN way OF London, Aug. 27-
The Bundesrath has passed law pro-
vidirg for the coinage Of iron fve.pfen.
mig pieces; lone and IA cents)
The demand for fve.pfennig pieces
is especially great because quantities
are in circulation in hostile countries
occupied by Germany and more are
nedeed.
Under present circumstances. how.
ever the use Of nickel. as metal. for
their coinage to be inadvisable.
R. H. Hayhurst. OF Pennington, will
leave tomorrow for his home at Har.
risville, ". Va. after brief illness.