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Il was announced yesterday that the
Thompson committee has ~suhpGnaed the
Complst" record 81 the Constitutional
Convention. presumably for the purpose
81 finding out what part in the delitsra-
'."ns was taken by Mr.. Qu'gg. Mr. Wick
ersham, Mr.. Stimson and other lawyer
who were in the pay Of the lnterborouEh
company at that time.
II was lea rned yesterday that under
tic dual system contracts allowance Was
made for expenses incurred prior TO the
signing OF the contracts by the Inter
borough. Under the direction OF the Pub
lie Service Commission these teams are
,.s'ed under prior determination" \
loug liz. % such items Mas submitted
hv the marlborough 10 the commission
under the headings ii Engineering and
slperntendencc,' legal eNpens1s' AID
'nisc@.laneous construction cXp"ua.-
lures" Thesr bills verr examined and
PASSED upon by the c,nin.ssion in DC
I tober, 1913. Fees a~sgresstins $4,000
! were allowed 10 Richard Reid Roger.
, dwarf NJ Grout and De l>ancey Nicoll.
The fee of Mr.. Rogers vas put at $4,000
In the account. hui was cut t. StS353S3
nv the commission, the remainder OF II
! being credited 20 the expense account o.
the elevated lines.
,-nder miscellaneous construction cS-
penuifures jpp~aFcu tNe oel'"o w Si"
600 To- Mr.. Gaynor. auditor OF the Inter
, borough. "for extraordinary services.
~ his amount 5000 was charged OF
I, the elevated lines. This item was on.
W many in a summary a~ggrcsattng
~sloT.3o7i5. The Public Service Com
, mission refused 20 allow any but thu
%.;Lvnor item, holding that the other~
.Nclng expenses Of carrying on the a'-
c~.leration campaign were not charge
able to the city. In the lat q! items
appeared one for S297 to 7oun Topic
and another ~ s3lcco 10 J. =, Morgan
4 Co. for printing the refundlng In
denture mortgage.
OF a tU..A 81 Sl.55:,0 900 sent IN as the
salaries OF administrative officers. CON
sist!ng Of chairman ~ the board, Vice
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WILLIAMS
Issors statement ~ Preliminary,
Eapenaes Of subway CampaGin.

Col. r. :. Williams, president OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, is
sued a statement yesterday Of prelimi.
nary expenses Of the subway campaign
prior to the execution Of the dual sys.
ten contracts, which he omitted from
his statement Of Thursday. For these
expenses. he says, his company has beer
reimbursed by the New York Municipal
Railway Corporation.
He says the company considered then
just a. proper charges to the rompany's
construction account Us many Of the
city's expenditures charged to hat ac-
count. VI the Public Service commits
sion did not agree with the company
and these expenses, he says, must he
amortiIed out of earnings. Nearly al
o. the Items. a~ggregatlng about 800, 600.
were made up OF bills ~ newspapers for
ADVERTISING. He sag these advertise
ments were OF much good in informinl
public officials.
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NEW INSANE ASYLUM URGED.
Present Hospital. Overcrossded,
Board Wants Another.

ALPANy, Feb. 1.-THE State Hospital
Commission for the lnsane las for
warded a letter to Senator Robert +.
Wagner. father Of the bill which would
authorize the sale Of the Mohansic state
Hospital site. urging that the proceeds
Of the sale be used for the purchase Of
another site ard the erection of "a hos
pital near New York. This Is impera-
tive. the commission believes. because
~ the oyercrowded condition Of State
hospitals for the insane, particularly
those near New York.
The capacity ~ the fourteen State
hospitals Is :7,s4o patients. hut at the
present time there are sass more pa
TENTS housed In the hospitals than can
be properly accommodated. Each year.
the commission points out. conditions
have been growing wor~"
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FOR FINANCING NEW SUBWAYS SHOWS CITY
WILL NOT GET SHIRE OF EARNINGS For MANY YEARS

president and general manager, vice.
president. secretary. treasurer on"
auditor. it war considered proper by inc
commission to charge the city tlso'oo"'
The total of this bill allowed by The ON
mission was 327,405.0l.
The ota amount allowed by thici
Engineer Craven for the city's expenses
incurred prior to the signing of the con-
tracts was s1.26i. 353.01. The city's eS'
penscs covered tho expenditures of the
Public Service Commission from 1907 to
March, 1918. in connection with pre-
llm!nary work on the new subways and
also the expenses of the Rapid Transit
Commission prior TO july I, 1907. for
similar purposes.
The Thompson committee will resume
It's hearings next Monday.
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stipulated amour, of the annual net
earnings OF the present system which
the mpa owns. From the net earn
ings of the new system the company
was also authorized TO take Si,G20.0oO
as an equivalent Of ! per cent. Interest
and I per cent. sinking fun charge on
s77 900. 900 ot new money which the
company was TO invest, s56,0o0,0o0 for
construction and SCI. 600, 900 for equip
ment Of tho new subways.
The mpa WIS also authorized to
withhold from net earnings f,sOo.00
as the interest and sinking fund charge
of 100000, 900 OF new money to be in
vested In the third tracking and en-
tension OF the elevated rallways. II was
also TO withhold sI.Si3.oo0 as It's profits
from It's lease from the Manhattan iail.
way Company. which ou M the elevated
lines. and It's profits from other sources
Of income. sl,50o.OO0 representing the
profits from the lease alone.
Mr.. Shopts wrote TO the Morgan firm
that the total amount the marlborough
would have to raise was sl67,l56.eVo,
Of which s50.s5G,91o was for re-
funding lie present debt. To raise this
money bonds in the sum Of $4,000, 900
were to be issued and odd IT, j. j..
Morgan X Co. in annual iustalinents.
Mr.. Morgan agreed that the syndicate
which was to be formed for the market
ing OF the bonds would divide equally
with tho PETERBOROUGH N amount re-
ceivcd on the sale OF toe bonds TIA cN-
cess Of AN average pr.c" of par and
accrued interest.
The letter pointed out that the total of
the prior claim of the Inter borough on It's
net earnings. which was to BE- satisfied
before "A division Was made with the city.
wac 3l4,t6S. 600. lie said that the aver
age annual earnings Of the sub~ays. In
Guiding profits from III. elevated lines.
was ss,1+s,0o0. He also estimated that
during the first four years Of operation
OF tho new system the average lnuut
net earnings YOU he about $500. zoe.
or , per cent. On the entire investment
OF $4,000. 900. lie estimated further
that beginning with the fourth year of
operation the earnings should reach
Slo.575.500. He pointed out that the
annual interest on tho $4,000. 400 OF
bonds would be &s.JO0.0o and that the
sinking fund charges, which would be
made not earlier than i've years after the
completion OF the system. would bs
ti.T0o, 900. During The construction pc.
Rod Interest was to M taken care OF
~ part of the cost OF the woik, and Mr.
Shonts cmphasiZed the fac, that from
the time the new suhways we're opened
the earnings would show an ample mar
gin over fixed charges.
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'uliluittlNt preference ana the CITY mas
u cumulative deficit
yes"
The entire morning session wac also
taken up with the reading OF letters.
The first OF these, that OF June ~. 1909.
was TO Mr.. Shonts from j. l.. Morgan.
Jr., and informed him that the Morgan
irin would like to finance the subway
development II "a plan were formulated
to CIV new money invested "A share In
thu company In addition TO the mere
interest ON the bonds that were con-
t%ernplated. MIR. Shonts's reply informed
Mr.. Morgan Of the right Of the Inter-
borough TO finance improvements OF the
elevated lines without the approval OF
the Manhattan hallway Company.
In his next letter Mr.. Morgan said
that what he parlcularly wished to
guard against WAS the financing OF I'm
provements on the elevated lines by
other companies ut tho time his COM
pany was financing the subway inn
p~rovcments. MIR. Shonts assured Mr..
Morgan In his reply that the financing
OF tho elevated improvements would
have to be done through the INTERIOR
o'igh and certainly with it's consent.
The marlborough company" no wrote.
has III" rieht TO finance additions or
improvements TO the elevated lires with
out the cooperation or consent OF the
Manhattan company. provided the In
t~rrboroueh coupany does NOT call upon
the Manhattan company to insure any
Of It's own securities"
I'm that statement said Mr.. colby.
"Mr. Shonts does not say the INTERIOR
ough company is under a duty to finance
additions or improvements to the elevated
but gays that II has the right To- finance
additions or improvements. This would
imply, would II not. that the terms
under which such financing might be
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Senator Thompson sent a cAblcgra,n
last night To Mr.. Morgan, who left for
Europe last week. The cablesram is as
follow
- y Morgan. caro- Morgan. London :
In view Of the important developments
during past several days relative 20
finances and other matters concerning
subway contracts in wh'ch your testi-
mory Is n desirable 10 all concerned.
can 10 givo some morc dennii. date
as "a your return. since Mr.. Dawson
Informs VS. that you will br absent from
Elk weeks 20 possibly three months?
GEoRGv y THoNPsoS."
The following comment on the sending
Of th's cabl-graiu WAS mad. by J. +.
Morgan a 20.
Senator 'Thompson's message Is sur
pris,ng, in view OF the fac that upon
Mr.. Morsan's departure II member o!
the firm. In reply 70 tho c~hairnan's in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12

so'n promised -uri". o.. '. v ,r,
measures, ds diJ uthcI .p,,.. "s
snn a suss.s.eu tIai a c"u..t.t.,, or ,,o
senators. " Assembivrlr,. wv"
and Comptroller ur ap.o....I
oack 10 the conference u, 80, 2
programm" tbs -Irtcst.u
more discussion. which u..,.t .''
10 Assemblymin Gilroy'~ mot NIX
was strenuous objection =, ..- 80
inc conferences %a.;ogctn,t
DER or the Legislature d,rlt,,r ,..,
90 80 was a polite way o. a-.
discussion. = \"
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Mr.. Colby began mis- examination on
the letter with a reference to the first
paragraph. where II II set forth that
nothing was 20 be done under III. con-
tract until the validity Of Il had been
tested In the oourtS. lie asked II this
provision DID not contemplate the Adj
ntrai Realty Company suit. Ia which
the attorneys on 10th sides were paid
by the Interborough. Nj, Fisher ad.
rnitt,d that that suit WAS Of Il kline
w!th those which Il Was expected would
be brought.
And this was not only the INTERIOR
ough's stipulation, but II vas an under
standing into which the city had en-
tered"
Il uppose the city was as anxious as
the company to HAY. the validity OF the
contract determined"
80 that when the action OF the Nd
miral Realty Company reached the courts
there was In fac no agreement, TO say
nothing Of a controversy
81 don't quite follow you"
1T IL apparent this contract was sub
ject to the reservation on both sides that
II had not even been entered into beior.
a court action had been taken and until
such action wac taken there was no,
only no agreement, but no controversy
out Of which a court action could arise"
Mr.. Fisher admitted that the letter
was susceptible Of such an i%ntarpreta-
ton.
The agreement then was IA mere ten
tative agreement, the mere semblance
OF III agreement. the mere form OF al
agreement until court action determined
the legality and consjtutionality of IT,
Yes"
who assented to such AN arrange
ment OIL behalf Of the city
II do not know.
Mr.. Colby read the provisions respect
ing the mounts TO lie withheld from
net earnings by the INTERIOR ugh.
These are a hrst charge on net earn
ings and are to he paid before there
is any division OF profits With the city,
Yes"
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Terms of Contract.

The sum estimated for TIE constru.-
ton ot the ncw ,ubways was slI2.-
900. 900. half of which SUN the Inter
borough agreed 10 contribute. The pros
en-, estimate Is $li6.000 900. Of which
the railroads. share is 49, 900. 900, IN"
city 10 pay all other costs Of coust-uc-
ton. cvcn II they should exceed slls.-
900, 600.
tndrr ne '"rn'r ~ tho contract the
IntrrborOugh lA"d the expiration Of all
Of It's subway leases a, foriy-uiu" years
from Ia" COMPLETION Of the new syhtrn,.
During this period the company was au-
thorized to take from the net earnings
VI the system $685. 900. that being the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12

new Haven, Feb lI.--Judgc Joel II
Reed of the Superior Court today sen
e. need Franklin i%iurtou. e~x-trcasuf.r u'
the SaN.ugs BauE ~ An.onia, vic,
Mayor OF thu' city ~ "N-Stats S"nai. r
10 state prison for not less fhnn three
Years nor nor. than ten for thef's. for,
s"rics Of Notes and m%ortga gcs OF thu
hink and other rcculations, amounting
Ia $50, 900.
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as follows:
Average annual earnings Of
present SUBWAY during the iasi .,..,o.
Five psr cent. lnter.s, and l per
cent. annual sinking fund OIL
81. O0o. 900, the amount OF In
ie1horough'u new Investment .
IN suowaNs' ...''., .'''.''. ''."'"Vv
I~nteres, and annual sinking fund
on approximately S3v, OoO.p 0
new "a piuhl Invested In elevated ,..
Profits from Msnhattan Railway
lrar" and other income which
dur'og tho last Two years have
averaged annually ,...... .... l.SlS'ooo
During the past t"o rodrS ne
averag" aunuA. earnings Of IN"
present properties. Inc.uding
nronts from the Manhattan
Ra!!~ay ieIsc ara "tA'F IN .
come. have ceu.....,...... $4,000
Including the s5,. 900. 900 OF ncw
money provided pN tho tty
there Will lie, when the new
Bubways ana cleya:"d .Aten'
.icns are comp'etrd. "A new In
Vestment In addt'iona! subvays
and elevated properties amount
,no I, is conserv.tiveIy estimated
that during the trst four
years operation after the new
suhNays are opened the addi-
t!onal earnings from IN" ucp
investment should average a.
least 3 per cent. thereon. "
say nncludirg Manhattan. 1880 900
And that beginning with tho
fourth year the earnings should
amount L" al least ~ per
cent. on the ne" Investment,
Or. IN other words, aftc- the
thlrd year ~ the operation OF
tic u.p %suhuiys The sggre.
gate annual net earnings of
~" prop"r,ies -houid oe a.
Tho 4nuua, Interest upon Tho
total I-u" ~ $4,000, 900 o.
Ava III. nnnaAi sinking fund
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Land sNtndIrr Il Seute need.

Arthur l.. bhyiI, known under soy
ed a~.iasos. "a sentenced 10 two isars
30 Atlin'L .~"nlt.u''hry rs Judge cay
'"u IN IN" I nit"d Sti'cs District court
- s'crthy FOR USING u. lntils to s.il
Imaginary peat lands, David II als0
implicated In the Mann law biackmalllnc
scheme.
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Ncfer 20

In other words, The m~tcrbOrOus not
only carries its bonuses 10 IT, officer
I construction cost. but II Is entitled to
! per cent. interest and a | per cent,
sinking fund charge from the proceeds
of operation"
Are you reading from the letter
now?
Doesn't the contract provide that the
company shall he entitled to $685. 600
II to interest on It's Investment
"Yes."
How do you compute the additional
earnings from III. third tracking and
extension OF the elevated lines"
you'll have to ask the auditor Of the
company"
MI. Shonts est!inates that on the
completion OF the new system the Inter
borough will have u prior claim ON net
earnings OF si+.56s. ooo"'
Yes, sir"
"And he estimates that not until the
third year after operation begins will the
ne, earnings equal this amount"
'"rhat Is correct"
And any failure to reach this prefer
entail amount which the company Is 10
get will result In \ detcit"
yes"
And this deficit will be accommodating
through the years that net earnings do
not equal the preferential raylnentsT'
'Ycs. sir"
AT the end OF the nrst year the diff.
ference between the net earnings and
this sum Of $l+.16s,000 passes into an
accommodating prior claim
Yes"
And at the end Of the second year
there win he another addition to this
accommodating dencit"'
yes"
ESQ that II will be At leaS, three years
before the net earnings will equal the
preferential payment
yes"
"So tho city will get very little, as
Stunning that tho not earnings are as
large aS estimated"
eyes. The estimate Of prospective
, net earnings Is a very conservative one"
And for the fourth year there must
be deducted not only IN" Slt.56s 900, hut
.he accumulation Of deficits during the
preceding three years"
Yes"
And interest will have to be paid
on this accumulated deiicit"'
Yea"
$50 II tho estimated earnings should
for eXampl. be more than sufficient Ia
meet the preferential payments and the
accumulated detc''s and there were a
difference of $500. 900 at the eui OF tive
years, would the city get that
mo the city would sct half OF that
How Long CITY Must Wait.
"Of the $i5,57o.000 which the com.
pany expects to earn at the end Of the
fourth year OF operation. how much do
you think the city will get"
Nothing at tho end Of the fourth
year. IN. city would still I've paying
Of the deficits. II would probably i"gir
TO share with IL" company n the end
Of the nth year"
"Ani mranwhilc the city tx paying In
terest on what it has Invested In the
new system
YES"
"And a iair statement OF this situa-
tion would he that the company has q
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,,,,tn.r,I ,,,,, r,r.t p,uc
,,e constru'uon 0, IN" neN suo"a.
siI.,uyo'Yvu Wny. sui Nv anrsa.
'V'ousH IuaP'' 'r'rs,' Inv" "eI
-, " ono-""- ~.
,., N ~ aaat,,ons,
-. .ea u" Wv
~ N''
r..-.-. x... ,..-
'
"Under the terms 81 tho contract the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company
Will modify it's present leases. fixing the
expiration OF all It's subway leases at
forty-nine years from the completion OF
the new suhways. Tie company will be
authorized to take annually during this
period from tho aggregate net earnings
of the old and new subways the sum OF
$3.50. 600. being the average amount
years on the present subway also the
,uu' Sro.",y'v. W -,',, w..
go Nv ~. - 49, ,,,..h,r'
.n., I,..,s r.a,st, .,n,.n, 30 as.
600. 900 of new money. VIA. $4,000. 900.
IN, connnny's contribution toward the
.,.. az, .,rg;rr,t,o, ga 90, ooo ooo M
~"
~csti'nateu totai Cost or ~c'uipI"Hs lhc new
subways. These payments are TO be Il
VIC. 'halee W, SUI" "'' "'""e MAJ" "'
" ~ ,uI".''' - IN.
,,arnarn,,,n - ,rr.,s,, Tnrnn. 90
. -, 49,, Na,ha,,an v.uvn.v a,n'
mn, ,,,,jc,, ,,ur. IN, ,i.x.,rd r,ilvxnvs
IN New York city and receives authority
under the agreement with the city to
p,, ", ex..nsions Ind add,tions Including
- N.. o.s 1r.i.s
thlru uachs uil thc oeooho AVENUE i"'u
avenue aud Ninth avenue elevated lines.
THE estimated cost of these extern
s'ons' auuiuons ana eduIpmeh' OF sa,ne
u iDpEbA llilattIN SO'.voN.'NNs t.Ns
and the marlborough Rapid Transit
Company agree to divide equally the nd-
ditional earnings produced by these ca
tensions heyond interest n SINKING fund
on tne nc" money ..'es'eu. ine ave-
age prohts of the manhattan railway
Company lease TOT the past TWO years
have been approximately si'ooo'ooo'
m"""'~ H'q"'Seo'
,rrbe amounts reouir.d tp no raised nv
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Services are held In the following
Christian Science Churches

Su oays,l A.hi.and Wednesday, SPIN.
First Church. Central Park West 4 ssth r.
Second Church, Central Park wsst 4 6sth 81
Third Church. l.5th ~. 4 Madison A,s
FOURTH CHURCH, ft. Washington Ave. Si7Sth.
nth church. Aeolian Concert Hal. 81 W.
t2d -
sixth Church. 1891 Washington Ave Bron1
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when the sub ays are completed tho
marlborough RAPID Transit company
will have "a prior claim on the net earn
ings OF the properties, which claim Will
aggregate. Slt.5Gs.0oo, This is made up
as follows.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

ADDS MoineS native !s about ready
20 Eve 70 the world his remarkable
kpech naklpE discovery, a self.ssarE.
ReoaRla aENw
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
High School League
Grid Statistics

With snow in the air and the has.
ketball men limbering up in the gyms
all thoughts of football have been
tucked away in the Gridiron corner of
the Uranium, to be revived again next
fall. But a few weeks ago. however.
hundreds OF breasts were being
wrought by the result Of this football
game and that, and in the Monongahc.
Ia Valley iiIgm school Athletic Asso.
citation the whole thing ended like
this:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

Thomas J. Hickey. o. 81. Taul. was
recently elected president Of the
American association to succeed Thos
NJ. ChivinGton. hickey was chosen
fon three.ycar term.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
GIRLS BASKETBALL
At HIGH SCHOOL
Practice Will Begin at Mil.
Ter School Gym Next
Monday.

Athletics for girls will be started By
the High school next week. when on
Monday gymnasium classes at the Mil.
Ter school gym begin. For years there
has been dissatisfaction on the part OF
the girls because TO their mind the ath.
letics have been Developed entirely for
the bows. Athletic Director Moore. as.
sisted by Misses Reed, Walker and
Davis. will be in charge Of the cases,
which will be divided into eight groups
and total So students.
Two afternoons each week will be
used by the girls and on those days
games. gymnastic drills, basketball
and number Of other activities will
be taken up. Basketball is expected
to prove the most popular sport after
the girls get into the run OF things.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
HILL IS CAPTAIN
Of FLOOR TEAM
High School Boys Ready for
Lumberport Game Here
Friday.

George Hill was elected captain of
the 1887 basketball team at a meet,
ing Of the students yesterday at the
High school. Steady practice is now
the regular order and the Blue and
White defenders are fast rounding into
a first.class condition.
Friday night the High school boys
will get their first chance at a scalp
when Jack" Colebank. old Normal
star and university athlete. .-~ngs his
Lumberport tossers TO hh" ~" floor
COlebank. who is this year principle
at Lumherport. should certainly he
able to develop basketball team II
there was anything from which to de.
veiop it--and he says he has found
the material.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
BY CHARLES 8. oIscoLL.

IA BY CHARLES 8. DIsCoLL.
care you coming home for Christmas? ?"
wrote widow to her son.
He sighed, and showed the letter in
9 his pocket,
bAs he murmured, Yes. ought to, but
* I'd miss lot Of fun.
And my Sally would 60 skyward like
a rocket"
Now this Sally is a chicken with a
peck Of scrambled hair,
And her eyelid Is a slowly moving
curtain;
When she looks at Bob he mutters,
"Alabaster! She's hear!
MY goat Is In her paddock now for
= certain!"
So Bobbie talked with Sal awhile, and
this Is what he wrote:
Dear Mother-How I'd like to grace
4 your tablet
: And how I hate to tell you In this hur.
ried little note
That I've Just received a very pressing
a cable!
The boss can't do without me, so he
8b called me up to say
That I'll have to spend the holidays in
rs Turkey;
30 ] hope you'll have a very, very msr.
~ Christmas day,
Though for me the sky may look a
little murky!"
Hob's carrying that letter In a pocket
4 Of his vest,
lApdsi hope he'll still have sense
sfS enough to burn It,
Even though his sea.eyed Sally puts
his mettie to the test
!. EaHInhrninr NJ Ria had 4 u "a 49,. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
CONVICT ROAD GANG STRIKES.

CLARKSBURG, ". Va. Dec. 10
Harrison county's road convicts. 90 in
number went on a strike yesterday.
denOuncing Sheriff Ross T. Stout for
sending them to work in snow storm
and declaring they were ill.fed and
poorly clad They threw down their
picks and shovels on road being
graded between Irasselli and Bridge.
port and guards brought them back to
the county Jail. where the ringleaders
were put in cells on bread and water
diet.