The Fairmont West Virginian., August 03, 1912, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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CHARLESTON, An?, n. ? A 1urKn
. r crowd of striking and working minora
? held a mu?8 meeting In Charleston
. - \ listened to flory haraugues by ".Moth
er" Jones and others, ngaltiHt the
>r j' * mine guards qi>d d#n<^nelng Govern_
or Olaatcock </or sendl?K the mJHtla
to Point Creek, and cleaned Charles
fc;; *on out of rlflea and ammunition be
r. fore tUoy wcut back to the coal rev
s!Dn"'
jfg It! b eBtlmated that at leant 7."<i
: rifles wore sold hero to the. minora,
r and Borne believe mey ioo^( away a
irionsntid.
ki-;i These facts wore obtained prtyatc.
iy by the state authorities last, even*
. ing/ufter (he miners had gone.
."Mother" Junes supplied 'orator!.V
oil ammunition" to the miners, delivering
a |peech of an Inflammatory
character, which they appeared to
take literally. She urged them not to
j?; drink whiskey, but to clean out. the
mine guards, or "corporation blood*
& hounds," as she termed (hem.
; Adjutant General C. D. Elliott went
; to Peytona yesterday and returned
today to Paint Creek.
In spile of ulannlng rumors, It was
! - ascertained last night that all was
cutlet up on Paint Creek.
Can't Remove Guards.
1 With regard to the governor and
1.1b : Hitpposod power to remove the
mine guards; which tlu? miners up
,v ' pdar to' believe l|fe possesses, It was
| \ . . nfcbertained from the attorney goner
' al'B department yesterduy that tin.
i:. governor-has no legal authority to remove
them. They uro hired by priVato
companies to guard their proper;
. ty. The only power the governor has
fy-to declnre martial law, if the eon^
dftlons Warrant, and disarm the private
guards?and tin; .miners.
Miners' Demorrtration.
'graving the citadel of .capitalistic
enterprise tlio very seat of official gov^
eminent;' and with the signs of capitalistic
prosperity flaunting them
selves on every hand, "Mother" Jones
and a great crowd of miners with ::
few Socialists, made u striking dnn
onstration yesterday In Charleston
tho home of the coal 'barons" and .?
the "minions" or law una orner.
Mother Jones "spoke right out ii
meetln'" to a big crowd of minors
Baying what she thought of the mln
guards, of Governor Glasscock
Sheriff Smith, Tuft and lloosevelt
the wives and daughters of the rid.
who wore diamonds, of heaven ana
. ^ hell, of.the churches In general am!
the Salvation Army. In particular and
a lot of other things,germane to
the ecu] strike in the Kanawha vuiloj
In the speaking, which too':
place In the open apace just, west o
f- -the AldcraonStephcmon l.u:i.!iir<
from a wagon, "Mather' J ius w
BapdwIched hbt\vp? n a u*. a.i org i.
I r on 1 a Social.ft ; .ui.l.ljte for ...
floe. She was the center an.I a.'sj th
. . ?hiur , urvuo.Lii.
i i The Qcsaflion.
It was n great occasion. Just what
tl.e occasion was, nobody seemed ti
know exactly, but it was one or tit1
most picturesque events that have oc
currejj in.Charleston for a long while
'Rumor had come flying down iron
the coal regions a day or two wheat'
of yesterday's infix of miners, to the
i elTect that the mi tiers of the Kanawha
' - valley were going to march en masse
oil the governor at Huntington?tat
the Capitol ?< or the executive man
Eicn, or wHerevcritlie governor wo*
- that tlrcy* were going to march v
Faint Creek?anyway, that they wci
going to make an impressive demon
rtratiott io" signalize their desire t;
have the inilte guard system done
. away with.
Striking Demonstration,
Thftt nvlrlnntlv wna the obicct o
yesterday's demonstration ? and '
""was impressive. The miners cam/
by train and hour all morning unti
" more than a thousand strikers am
miners from collieries that are work
ing were in the city. Apparently
lew of them knew that the (Jjvoriw
was sick at Huntington. It was glvet
out that a big mass meetingjvns t
bo held in a vacant. lot above tli
Capitol Just as soon as the Valloj
Belle brought in the last load o
minors at noon. Meantime, many o
the visiting miners congregated ot
' .the "Jeeves,.'' while many roamct
arpund sightseeing and apparent!)
having a good time.
They enjoyed themselves thorough
ONES DENOUN
iPORSTIOH BL
Speech, on the Lea
ghting Blood in a Tt
t Great Mass Meetir
IAN IS STILL
Purchased After the
n to Paint Creek Wi
On Their Program
Ily, and "Mother" Jonea' oratory was |
like a good show to them. , They!
I yelled their approval and rourcd with
laughter as the woijian "Demosthenes"
or the mines roasted and toasted the
"capitalistic officials" and the mine
guards till they were don to a turn."
"Mother" Jones As An Orator.
A good many Charleston people
stood around the edge of the crowd
and heard "Mother" Jono3 talk. Somei
times a buggy or an auto would stop
while Its occupants listened to the
venerable ornclo of revolution.
"Mother" Jones ;? a short, stout
woman, with a beaming, fresh-colored
face, beneath a crown oT white hair,
spectacled and looking like a real
"Aunt Hannah."
She wore no hat while In the
wagon and made an effective picture.
Her head Is large and well formed.
Her voice is raucous hut expressive
and sympathetic^ and her personality
ttrcug and positive. She is over SO,
but hardly looks past GO.
'A Contract With God."
1 have passed the scripture peri 3d
of three score yoarj and ten."
declared. "1 ar. St, hut I have a eontract
with Go.l to see you boys
through before f go."
The crowd chfci'rctl. "Mtoher" Jontuj
made the ot'i v speakers sound
tit; cans. She' swayed her hearers,
a|pa;rnfly, as the wind sways ?.Vgrass.
The crow l appeared to be with
her, whether she told stories n .
I screamed out denunciations. She n?
ntly wield? a great influence ove
li e strikers.
A Miistcr of Talk.
1'iom. her talk yesterday, "Mothot
ooiK-ii in evidently a Socialist in he
wtv of thought and a revolutionist b
tyr.y of temper uncut. She calls I
"revolution," but is ft revolution uy
force l luit she preaches, boldly, de
flautly, and with great effect. She
is an expert in the subtle use or words
and knows how to give them a double
meaning, but the meaning that her
hearers carry away with them is the
meaning she Intends to convey. The
'other meaning" is one for the newspapers
or officials or courts of law,
and is harmless in its context.
The gist of 'Mather" Jones' talk
was the evils of the mine guard system,
and she painted them lurid. But
.the brought In Socialism, every now
and then switching off to pure revolution.
It was very strange talk for a
woman of her benevolent expression
but all the more effective for that.
Satirical Expressions.
She announced that the governor
: was "away sick," with a very sarcas
emit (fie I
IK' UUH! lUIICiiiini ? Iin.il
crowd into a spasm ol laughter. After
denouncing the olllcials of the
county and state in character!lath
fashion for allowing the mine guards.
mkJ sending the militia, to Paint
Creek, "Mother" Jones said:
Corporation Bloodhounds.
"Now, go homo, hoys, and don't
' it-Ink?go homo, now, and mind, you
.vant to go to Montgomery on Sunday
it -t o'clock and put the business ti
he governor to throw out those corporation
bloodhounds (mine guards).
But you want to organize! You want
mlor^nnd system about it..for those
1 big fellows- (meaning the governor)
won't listen to you unless your'e
there in force! You want numbers
arganized force behind you. You
want your ammunition to strike your
alow, or you can't do anything!"
That reads harmlessly, but the way
lie orator rang the changes on
'force, ammunition," and other
words made several minors roar their
ipproval and 'me man muttered: "I
must get my ammunition and guns before
1 leave town." Ho did. So did
many others after the speech.- About
700 rifles were purchased by miners
yesterday uftcrnoon and carried to
he train.
The speaker described her oxppnonces
In various places, Including
Mexico, with officials, sn/lng she always
got what she wanted. She
freed 10 men In Colorado and I" In
Mexico. "The policemen are my
friends," she Bald. "1 went to the
navy yard in Brooklyn to talk to a
meeting. There were four policemen
at the gate and 1 asked them the
direction. They not only told me but
escorted me, anil afterwards they,
said: "Mother, coino again, and give
em lieli!"'
6iwS?tiSiM
Us?
OODHOUNDS'
22, at Charleston?
wusand Miners
iff
MILITANT
Meeting and the
th Vengeance
Will Fight.
All this wan to emphasize how very
bad the mine guards in West Virginia
are?"those bloodhounds," she.shout
?d, "we want them out! We don't
want to hurt the operators, or fight
the militia, we want peace?no galling
guns, no tnilitia ? hut we want no
mine guards up there, and we'll ncvei
surrender until they're all out, even
if we died in the fight?we'll die fight
Ins for our homes!"
Tills was said, or screamed, with
great passion and fiery gestures, and
the miners yelled oiif their adherence
to the sentiment. Mother Jones then
dropped to Socialism again:
"Mines Will Be Ours."
"In a few years nil those mines wil
he ours, and we'll say to Tart and
Teddy: '(Jet out and dig some coa'
for us,'" a prophesy that met with tip
roadious approval.
Roasta Taft, Teddy et al.
"Capitalism" and its henehmei
cnnie In for a terrific indictment at
lhe hands and voice of .".Mother'
Jones. Taft, Roosevelt whom slit
dubbed a "monkey-chaser," Governoi
Glasscock, the churches?ail were de
nounced as "Capitalism's pillars.'
Here Is a sample of her views 01
churches ana religious institutions:
"The ehnrrhen tnU? mnnnv mi? n
I he people and Bend to China to ,te!
the Chinamen about Jesus, who don'
' now anything about him tfiul don'
are! The churches teach you to pti
our head in the capitalistic yoke's
all done to fool you, hut the
an't fool me!"
ALocal Anecdote.
"The rich men in Charleston guv
he Salvation Army a lot of mono
or a hail to teach the people to bo<
.own to capital?they can't fool m>
m that! Salvation Army! A work
ngtnan met the Salvation Army o.
.he street, and a Salvation Arm
lassie said to him: 'Come to Jesu
ind work for him.' The man said
I don't know him.' The lassie wa.
shocked and said: '(*om<? to Jesu
and work for him and you'll kno\
him.' 'Willi, what'll you give me t<
wnrk fnr Jp?ns?' nutfp.l llin m?i? 'HI
we'll give you supper ami a bed t<
night,' she said. 'Aw,' the man said
I can do better than that?that's n
pay for a worklngman.*"
The sarcasm and scorn which th
speaker conveyed in the inflections o
her voice in narrating the above, an
other Incidents, made her audio tic
laugh loud nnd long.
Great Industrial War.
"Your fight here," she continue
"is but a part of the great ludustria
ltd economic war that Is going on a'
>ver the United States, and It's g(
ng to come to a revolution, and me
fill demand their rights and will fak
hem by force! You can't have an:
hlng unless you fight for It."
The words "fight" and "revolution
an be understood in two ways, bu
s Hip minors hoard them fron
"Mother" Jones' lips they had bu:
one meaning:, .to judge Ironi the ej.
pressions of her hearers?and tha
meaning not a peaceful one.
She had a great ovation wluhi sh
finished. A tali man, said to be j
Socialist candidate for ollV.ro, followe
Mrs. Jones. He had a line flow o
double-jointed language, but It soot
bored the miners, so he stoope
down und began .scoring the governo
and the county olllcials in language
not adapted to a mixed audience an
nol to be printed in n newspaper o
general circulation.
To-Meet thg Governor?
There was n rumor yesterday tha
'Jovcrnor Qlastcock had consented t<
meet the miners on Sunday at Mont
gomory, or Holly Grove, and talk th'
luatlon oyer ivlth them, .but no con
Urination ot' the report could be had
ust night. Col. H. P. Urlghtwell, tin
ovprnor's secretary, said last nigh'
hat' the governor tvonltl be glad ai
.my time to meet the miners.
But. Colonel Brightwell said, then
bad been no effort made by the mni
ors to see the governor yesterday, uc
one had called at the governor's olllce,
or house, and at no time prior to the
miners' coming to Charleston had
there been any intimation that they
wanted to see him. Nothing but
iun;o{#j!h,il.jeached, the atato house
an to the coming of the miners.
.
Hon. J. C. 1
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;k
Speaks at the M. P. Temple Sunday
The Marion County Ratification.
committee for secured Hon. J. C. McMhorter
for an address to be delivered
on the Prohibition Amendment!
at the People's Temple to-morrow
evening. at 8 o'clock.
Mr. McWhorter is a Circuit Judge
and resides at Buckhannon, W. Va.
lie is a fluent and convincing talker
ind no doubt many will turn out to 1
fl#s; REM
HNS
BOYS HAD SPLENDID TIME?ALL
LOOK WELL?WILL GIVE CONCERT
TOMORROW NIGHT AT
LOOP PARK.
t .V '
The First Hegijnent.-i Band, undo,
the leadership and- direction of Fro
feasor W'ni. Omen, returned to tlii.
city this .morning.from Mt. Gretna.
The First Regiment band, which i.
noted as being tho beat* band in th
state, >vent to Ait. Gretna so.nO/.tei
days ago with the. two -companies 01
militia,from this city, encamping i:
Aft. iittyha, at the ma|ftiifor- camp
All of -the other companies of ."tin
state also encamped there, ami those
different companies were from' time
o timeo rtiered to the troubled Paint
'reek section of, this state, until the
ast orders were' Issued yesterday,
calling all of the companies to serice.
The members of the band aro all
ippearing in line health, and state!
hat they had a very good time at the
amp, but that it was very cold at '
light, owing to the sudden drop in'
he temperature.
The band fell into line when their ^
ruin pulled in this morning, and)1
nnrohed up the bill and to their quar*
ers over the Omen Music Store on;
he corner of Monroe and Jackson J
treeta, playing different selections as,
hey marched, which were greatly en-!
oyed by all.
The members then disbanded, after!
'laving taken their equipment to their
unrtorH in the band practice room. i
The 10irat Regiment, bund under the i
irection of Professor Omen, will play
concert at Loop Park tomorrow
vening.
Ancient Chur<
m, J|
Thlc is not a'photograph of a barn
of atypical old Bulgarian ohurch. It'
situated on the slopes of Mount Vltosch,
terior of the church is'even more crude
i floor i?. of cobble and flagstones laid in
dtcoratcd with frescoes and canvas
VlcWhorter
RKv
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Evening on the Temperance Issue,
hour him discuss the Amendment.
The meeting will he[ a mass mooting
and there will bo no services at
practically all the other churches tomorrow
evening in order that all may
attend tills meeting.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all the committee to hear Judge McWhotter.
Judge Mason will preside.
DEKffl GUMS
8[0 RESIDENT
MRS. RACHEL FLEMING COMMERFORD.
PROMINENT WOMAN.
v DIFD SlinnPNI V TMIO MnDWIWfi
AT MT. LAKE PARK.
The community was shocked this
morning when It was learned thai
Mrs. Rachel Fleming Commerford,
jne of the pioneer residents of this
ity. had passed away this morning
it Mt. Lake Park,, where she was
pending the summer with members
f her I am!I v.
Mrs. Commerford had not been in
the best of health for several days,
nit was not thought to be seriously
II and was not confined to her bed.
lembers of- her family being uneasy
bout her went to the bedside during
lie night and found her to be sleepjg
peacefully and upon going to her
oum to 'awaken her this morning
..ere shacked to find her dead.
The deceased was S3 years of ago
md was the widow of Mr. M. M. Comin
rfard. during ins life a prominent
iruggist and substantial resident of
I his city and whose death occurred
some ten years ago. Sim was a daughter
of the late Hon/. and Ann Woleolt
Fleming and was born and reared on
the farm in the suburbs of this city,
formerly owned by Mj.tihtnv Fleming,
familially known as the Undo Max
Fleming farm ?h;j now owned by Mr.
Clement C. Shaver.
During her married life alio resided
n the old,Commerford property just
off of Madison street and now occupied
by her son, Fugene Commerford;
though for the past several years shr
has resided in the nro?erty on Main
;h in Bulgaria
mmmk jKH
or stable, as might be syppofed, but
Is attached to an ancient monastery
only a few mites from 8ofla. The Inand
primitive than the exterior. The
a very irregular manner. The walls
paintings.
CiIMK
The Last Day ol
Clearai
Your Dolj
DOUBLE D
HERE IS ONLY A FEW. WE 0
EQUALLY AS. GOOD BARGAINS t
ROW AND SATURDAY AND BE C
~f r~ ~t:?
9- E?ch for embroidered do
lies or lace jabots, wort
10c. : '
7 9/1 For drea* Q'?flham? or 2
/ V"' inch percales, worth up \
12'/ac.. .
1U lidFor a",llk up 10 No*1C
v ribbons in all shade
worth up to 23c yd.
JOri por ladles' short law
dressing sacques, wort
25c.
tf* O AO For. ladies' lingerie en
broidered dresses, wort
' $5.00.
t/t Qfl For pure ,inetl ,ad,cs'No
ifV.yO f0|k auits, worth $10.00.
O 1 OQ For ladies' genuine serpei
Y 1 %} %/ tine crepe kimonos, wort
$2.00.
"OUT OF THE H
ti.
n.45 [jwssg
For 25 lbs. gran- I
ulated sugar, BMl ill
weight and quality
guaranteed. FAIRF
"If you can beat our pric
street.
Four brothers and sisters arc d
ceased, namely: Matthew L. Iloanni
wife or NVm. A. Wialklate, Joslalv an
Hhoda. Mrs. Jane -Ingman, widow <
\V]m. Ingman being the sole syrvivin
member of the family.,
IShe is survived by throo childrei
Mrs. Allle IlayinonU, Mrs. Cora BIbI
op, and one son, Eugene CoinmerfDrj
all of this city; by-four grundchihlrei
Mrs. Carl Frame, Misses Margart
and Kathleen Hisltop and Rachel VI
ginia Conunerford. Two greai-grani
children, Lindsay and James Fratm
also survive.
The deceased was one of the mo*
highly respected and beloved of th
older women or the city i^nd her deat
has brought universal sadness to
wide circle of relatives and frleudi
She was a consistent member of th
M. P. Tctnple and always took an ai
tivo interest in religious affairn. I
her home she was a beloved membc
ml sadness prevails there today o
account of her death.
Funeral arrangements have nc
been made. The remains will nr^iv
hero tomorrow accompanied by 'he
children nad families who are sun
tnoring at the park ami her sistei
Mrs. Jane Ingmnn, who is also spent
ing the Hummer there. The remain
will he taken to the residence on MUi
street Mr. E. ('. Framu and Mr. an
3tVa. It. L. Cunningham went to th
park this afternoon ta accompany th
remains to this city.
1
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' New Flei
READY to attend
1 facilities for sa
receive you into the
room in the city, rea
of Hardware that is
tail, and made up fr
! of representative ma
quote you prices th
than favorably, with
0 le else anywhere.
We have gone to
1 LI. i. - JJ a
irjuuie 10 aau iu oui
si re you appreciate
Hall's Hart
gig
'Our Semi-Annual j|
nee Sale
Lar Can Do
UTY TO-DAY J
F FER HUNDREDS OF OTHERS |kND
EVEN BETTER. COME TOMOR; \
CONVINCED,
I- For m'oii'o work or dreM f
:h ?'?*? ,oft collar ahlrti, worth g
r. ; I "
n /) O. For men'B uunrl* bi? H?*ii Si
*70^ panti worth up to ^1.80.
;o ff Q0 For men's all wool pants, ?
s, r * O worth up to 13.50. I
(P9 QO >or men's flnast purs '
n y<S..7u worsted pant., hand tailored,
worth up to |5.00.
_
v f 7 75 For men'" tP^re woratad
h if a . / s/ ,u|tli woKJi up to ?15.0O. a
T
P fllQ For lad,fl , ,h008 or eUp%
_ Y * * * y pcra, worth y/; to $2.60. >
i- For men'e VBeacon" ihoee ? |
h f 1 QO or oxforda, worth up to#
tfl.yo $3.50.. SizoB broken. j
Mtmyg' ie | ;i
^Ljppjl^jk Sal buttons, worth
llillM!'^i?ihp4wiiiiiiii n.j ;?
:es we'll refund your money"
r n
(i
if The funeral of Mr. Worth W. Jolg
llffe, or Smlthtown, whose death OCv
curred Thursday, will be held on
j Sunday at twelvo o'clock from the. 'j
I,' home or the father of the deceased,
j Thomas Jolllffe, Uev. A.'.M. BttChani j
1 an, or M'orguntown, will ^officiate
the services. " i \js Uty ;'X
r the Masonic lodged of Mofgantowo
and Fairmont will lmvb charger of'the \v.i
9, burial. The deceased' bolohged to the
MorgantaVn lodge A. P. & A. M., and
as ho was well known among the It/ J j
e cal. Masons, several from here will J !
I, also attend the funeral. Burial will
n be made In Mape Orovo cemoter, tlift |
, city,
MASONIC NOTICE. ,
n The fttrieral services of Brother ,
Worth jolllffe will bo held'at'SinltlV- n
town to-morrow (Sunday) at 12:0b ;
..'clock. Interment will be. made at
,? Maple Grove cemetery,' Fairmont;-'St..
< about 2:30 o'clock under tbe ausplceb ;i
i of Morgantown Union'Lodge No.A'.:
i It Is requested that tho brethren of : ^
r Fairmont Lodge and sojourners whQ 7 vi
I can conveniently attend,'shall avail' j
s ilemselves with aprons and gloves _
II and he at Maple Grove shortly before , ; I
d 2.30.
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