The Fairmont West Virginian., February 14, 1913, Image 1

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SPECIAL GRAND JURY WAS IN 1
8E88ION TWd HOUR8 TO-DAY. '
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb. 14.? c
Five arrosted Tuesday indloled after r
special grand jury session of two x
" hours. f
nrrrnTinr
Iltltlilllt
(IS ARRESTED
WANTED FOR ARSON GROWING ?
OUT OF THE FIRE IN HEINZ '
PICKLE FACTORY.
(nr u.vnm piikhs)
CHICAGO, Fob. 14.?Harry C. Mc- t
Bryan, a former Pittsburgh detective, jj
was arrested by privato detectives to-1
day on the charge or being a fugitive |
.from justice from Pittsburgh. He was I
alleged to be wanted on a charge of - ]
arson', growing out of the fire in the;
Heinz pk'kle factory in Pittsburgh.
ftFKVFRlOES :
TOMlilO;
I':'. ALARMING ANTI-AMERICAN SEN-!,
pity TIMENT CAUSES VESSEL T RE- ;t
kflT/ TURN TO MEXICAN PORT.
M-;'.. (By United Press)
WASHINGTON', Feb. 14.?Following !,
? v reports from Consul Edwards at Aea-,(
pulco on the growth of an alarming
???. ' anti-American sentiment among the j
f?:, , Mexicans there, the State department |
'f\. had the cruiser Denver hurriedly rc-1
j|P turned to that port. The Denver had |
left for Salvadore on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spcdden return-1
fid last night from Charleston, where
E| they had been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. 0. A. Dolden.
Miss Isabel McKlnney is ill with
measles at her home in the W. C. T. I".
apartments. i
-Generally fair tc-mght and Saturday. ,
Warmer to-night.
| Offering to the public v :
A limited numberof share* of '
.the new issue or increase cf the
Capital Stock ef The National i '
Bank of Fairmont will be offered 1
pV V to the public. For particulars aadress
or apply to any of the Officers
of the Bank.?Adv. 2-5-tf. ; 1
The Fairmont Special Charter E
tlon and otherwise, by the following
ife.-- ganfzatlons and citltens of Fairmont
(1) By Chamber of Commerce of f
Eg)?-. (2) 'By the Business Men's Associ;
|pi , (3) 'By the Independent Trades Cou
(4) By the Independent Trades Cot
||pi. (5) 'By the Woman's Club of Fa'rn
P>3.% (8) ' By'the Mothers* Club of Falrn
I (7) By Local No. 10 National Stogf
il if (8) By Local Union No. 617, Brothe
F ant( Paperhangers of America.
IBS';;,?" (9) By Glass Bottle Blowers' Assoc
fe-1 , (10) By the citizens of Fairmont In
Ik?. ' (11) By more than 1,000 citizens if I
I B . (12) By Local Union No. 288, Journe
. (13) By Local 49, American Flint G
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JETECTIVE8 WERE HIRED AND
OPERATED UNDER THE 8UPER-|
VISION OF PR08ECUTING ATTORNEY
TOWN8END OF KANAWW
A r.ftllWTV
(Special to West Virginian.)
CHARLESTON', W. Va? Feb. 14.?
?ol. E. M. Orant and James P. Fitch,
if Col. Wm. Seymour Edwards' staff
o-day gave out a statement which in
iffect says Edwards had nothing to do
rlth the hiring of detectives to work
ip a case against the men who am
hargcd with bribery.
The Burns detectives, their agents
'perated under the supervision of the
irosecutlng attorney and not by Edvards
as was purposely circulated by
ome news sources.
Edwards did not betray his friends
or in the early stages of the balloting
hey were against Edwards and only
lid they come to him to satisfy their
treed for money.
The entire mattor will be thoroughly
iresented before Lite special grand
ury that will inquire into the case.
Edwards' connection with the case
ind his action in the matter was for
he solo purpose to eliminate graft,
rhe only man he knew in the whole
iffair was Ithodes.
What. Edwards did was done to purly
politics. He did not seek to make
>oli(lcal capital for himself.
1JUIII Mm fUHlCD
IIILL IIUI UIIULII
INTERVENTION
>re8Id?nt tAft Will pursue
his former policy in dealing
with mexico.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Feb. 14. ?
President Taft will not order Ameri an
intervention In Mexico under the
r resent condition there. This enti be
dated on the highest authority.
The President's policy is precisely
lie one that he adopted in turner
:ases of disorder in Mexico.
This was the statement of a man tolay
who is In the closest confidence of
he President, and with whom he haR
onferred on the present crisis in MexCO.
officer charged
LA/ITU DCDIIIDV
Member of Becker's Strong-Arm
Squad oh Trial
NEW YORK, Feb. J I.-James 0.
White, a member of the "strong arm
squad" of Charles Reciter, the police
lieutenant sentenced to death for the
murder cf Merman Rosenthal, was
placed on trial today, charged with
perjury In "framing up" a gangster,
nig Jack" Zelig, who was shot and
killed prior to Becker's trial. Zelig,
arrested by Becker's men before Rosenthal's
murder, was charged with
carry concealed weapons. Word was
alleged to have been sent to Zelig
.hat the charge would fall through for
lack of proper evidence at the trial if
?elig would round up gunmen to slay
Rosenthal.
White is charged With falsely testifying
before the grand jury that a reolver
was found in Zellg's possession.
Edith, tbo little daughter of Mr. end
Mrs. Itay Uolbert, is recovering from
i recent Illness.
llll has been indorsed by resoluCivic,
Commercial and Labor or:airmont.
ition of Fairmont.
ncll in mass meeting,
incll in regular weekly meeting.
tont.
tont.
e Rollers' League.
trhood of Painters, Decorators
iatlon Branch No. 77.
mass meeting,
Fairmont by signed petition,
ymen Tailors of America.
Ilass Workers' Union,
presentatives with your letter.
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FAIRMONT, '
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GUIS MORE
VOTES 111)
INDICTED MEN ARE PRESEN
AND VOTE?SMITH AND RHODE
SUPPORT ELLIOTT NORTHCOT1
(Special to the West Virginian)
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Heb. 14.The
9th ballot in join assembly wa
taken at noon to-da.v by the West VI;
pinla Legislature.
Senator Ben Smith and all of th
delegates accused of bribery were prei
ent and,.vcted-in joint assembly.
The following vote was recorded:
Clarence W. Watson, 14; K. V
Daley, X; Isaac T. Mann, 17; I>avls K
kins, 17; W. P. Hubbard, 14: John V
Davis, 1; A. B. White, 3; Wm. Sej
mour Edwards, 6; M. I". Stiles, 2
Elliott N'orthcott, 3; Nathan Oolf, 4.
The changes in the voting from yet
tcrday were: Smith from Edwards t
N'orthcott; Calhoun from IJailey t
Stiles; Crisllp from Glasscock t
Matin; Duff from Edwards to Glas:
cock; Rhea front Mann to Hubbard
llland from Hamilton to Stiles; Rhode
from EdWardB to Xorthcott.
(By United Press.!
CHARLESTON, Feb. 11.?Detective
are scouring the State today in searc
of evidence to show that several cat
dldates for United Slates Senato
through friends or agents, paid or o
fered to pay out money in aid of le;
islntlve candidates who would promts
to vote for them for United Statt
Senator if elected. Much evidence <
this nature is to be placed before th
joint legislative committee appoints
late yesterday to investigate the bri
ery charges.
Through a friend, William Seymoti
Edwards today arranged to make
positive denial of the charges tin<l<
which he was arrested yesterday. II
will demand that the joint commit tf
sift the matter to the bottom, hid ward
was closely guarded today by speeii
detectives.
That the men higher up iu the bril
ery case are New York politicians, wa
lite charge today og Attorneys for tt
live men arrested on Tuesday. The
assert that the Burns operatives tvii
gathered evidence were hired by t.ics
New Yorkers. >
The special grand jury will be in
panelled litis morning and the Uete
tlves will come here, it is said an
will be among lite first witnesses e.
atnined.
CONGRESSIONAL
mopRini
m m m w w ? _ _ _ _ DEMOCRATS
HOLD NIGHT SEI
SION TO DISCUSS THE TW
BATTLESHIP AND APPROPRU
TION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14,-Thc gei
eral problem of Democratic approprii
lions was taken up last night in a cot
tere.nee of Democratic advocates <
economy who met to discuss the poi
sibllities for cutting down the expet
dltures ct the government as outline
in the various appropriation bills. Th
action of the house naval affairs con
mittee yesterday, when lite Democrat!
after an all day conference, failed t
reach an agreement to cu' down l
<146,000,000 to be carried by the navs
appropriation bill, was the prlnclp:
subject of discussion by the 60 men
bers of the house who are determine
upon economy.
The party leaders are greatly dii
turbed by the split in the house on th
question of appropriations. The at
propriation bills, according to Re|
resentativo Fitzgerald of New Yorl
chairman of tho appropriations con
mittee, will place I lie country's e:
pendltures at a point higher than ha
yet been reached and economy ndv<
cates declare that the appropriation
of this congress will be at least $100
000,000 over the billion mark.
At last night's conference they talk
ed for nearly three hears and adjourn
od without taking any action, with th
understanding that Uepiesentntiv
Psundera of Virgina, who prBSidm'
was to endeavor to convert the'Dome
crats of the naval affairs commute'
ton an economy program, although ill
tie hope for a reduction in the bll
.was advanced. >.
Tho conference will meet again nox
Tuesday .night,
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The Home Paper."
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WEST VIBGINIA, Friday, February
REAL "MADONNA II
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' "The Madouim In the Oak Tree." was
Hitherto the palmitic of the same subj
!' regarded as Raphael's, but now It has
I Ii.h (avorite pupils. I
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CHARLESTON, IV. Va.. Feb. 14.? |
j, Vs she stepped off the K. & M. train
3 this afternoon at the Charleston depot I
ie "Mother" Jones was placed under a;- o
,y rest on a c harge of inciting riot at a
l0 .Mueklow and complicity in the mur- t
,t iter Of Fred Hobbitt. The warrant was c
sworn nui at the instance of W. 0. b
llobbltt. brother of Hie deceased, and i
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? !he arrest was made by Officer Howard \
c
Q Smith and aids. Also Paul Paulson v
and Charles Dartlev, organizers, were v
placed under arrest to-day. c
Five hundred miners from along thu a
Kanawfia river came down this after- c
noon for the purpose of killing Governor
Glasscock. 'An exciting time was r
hrnneht nhout lii front of the eapltdl a
when the genera! alarm, No. 55.1, was v
^ -T-nt into I he city building, calliug for a
]the Immediate assemblage of the city d
notice. These officeis were directed :
tn the State house grounds, and are I.
now under the direction of the Stnio t
5. executive. No effort has been made i
0 yet toward violence. About fifteen o
V men from out of the city arrived and t
were in the capitol yard, but thej (
made no effort to molest anyone. Tit s v
i- executive mansion was under guard j
i- all of last night. It was feared that s
l- some of the threats made by miners <
>( at the "Mother" Jones meetings would t
b- lie carried out, but not even one sits- (
l- iiiclous character was seen at any i
d time during the night about the rcsi- (
e dence of the governor and his family.
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r. lew than usual.
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Nbw is the time when such
^ docks are ccming in. Winter cl
} must be sold.
s Now the merchant marks do
draperies, linens, and other house
keepers scnee their values. Thcj
l- these aids to economical I iv ng.
J Read THE WEST VIRGINIA
? night, so that you may not it as o
l_ In this way you will know wl
,. when to buy to best advan tage. E
n sags to ycu from a reliable mere!
chandise are of the belt.
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ml is being held (or a. hearing before!
lie military court at Pratt, on the
harge of conspiracy. An effort. Is
eing made to connect him with the
eoent Mucklow battle in which James
'ance lost his life instantly anu 111
hicli Fred Iiobbiit received injuries
.hicli caused his death later. The
harge in reality is that of being an
eecssory before the fact in the crime
f mat dor.
Jaist Tuesday morning two more arests
tvere made by the mine guards
r.d Dan Cunningham, of men charged
1 ith inciting riots in the strike region
n dot' having complicity in the murer
of Fred Bobbin, at Mucklow and
lie shooting of John Crockett and
.ieutenam Ta.vlor, at Jlodna. Guards
Vilbur Hensley and Joe Atkins were
n the hills around Honda about 5
'clock Monday afternoon, saw Krnosf
iraig, In-other of Jim Craig and Harry
fralg in a mob of miners with guns,
rho were shooting at the above named
ilace. This mob shot down Crockett
intl Taylor. Craig and Craig it is
ihnrged. broke away from the tneb
hey were with and attempted to
escape into Stanaford City, but wore
net by Hensley end Atkins, and Dan
'unninghara. The guards saw the two
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Forever
n you can buy it at a price far
opportunities abound. Spring
othes and winter furnishings
>wn his suits and coats, His
ihold furnishings. Good houss(
hasten to take advantage of
N closely and constantly every
ne of these opportunities,
acre to buy, what to buy, and
very advertisement is a meshant
whose values and merass
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; from the brush of Raphael, called
i smuggled into London from Italy,
ect fn tbu Prado at Madrid has been
been found to be the work of one of
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1 ARRESTED
Editor Arrested.
I'.'riltor Charles If. Boswe.ll, of the
.nbor Argils, a Socialist publication
1 this city, was arrested this morning j
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STREETS OF I
Sll WITH
PICK'
racim,
MONONGAHELA VALLEY TEACHERS
WILL MEET HERE SATURDAY
TO DISCUSS PROFESSION.
AL QUESTIONSThe
ninth meeting of the Monongahela
Valley School Principals' Association
will be held in Fairmont on Saturday,
February 15, in the High school
auditorium. There will be two sessions,
one at 10 o'clock a. m., and the other
at 1:15 o'clock p. ni.
The officers of the Association urC:
President, Theodore Holden. Grafton;
vice president, Ira L. Swiger, Clarksburg;
secretary, C. C. Myer. Fairmont;
executive committee, W, A. Ilustoad,
Fairmont, I,. G. .Hoover, Grafton, ,T. K.
Musser, Clarksburg.
The program follows:
Morning
1 .?What can be done to bring about
closer correlation between the eighth
grade and first year high school? 15
j minutes. Prin. P. C. McBee, Fair:
mont.
2.?Why do our schools turn ouf
poor readers? 15 minutes. Prin. J- K.
Musser, Clarksburg.
3.?How best deal 'with the foreign
element In school? 15 minutes. Prof.
Claude McBee, Thobu'rn.
4?-What should be the nature of
school entertainments and special day
pvograms? 15"minutes. Supt. B. F.
Haught, Shinnston.
General discussion of each subject e
limited to 15 minutes. ti
Afternoon d
To fidfi extenrshould the elementary
school train for a vocation? ?
15 minutes. Supt. M. M. Brooks, t
Grafton.
6.?Should Algebra be mnde elective t
in high school? 15 minutes. Prin. i
Orie McConkey, Clarksburg. ft
7.?tHow eliminate waste In passing c,
from grade to grade? 15 minutes, p
Prin. Guy Musser, Clarksburg.
S.?The advisability of eliminating
home study and lengthening the school 1
day. 15 minutes. Prin. G. If. Colo- I
bank, Grafton.
Genernl discussion of each subject
limited to 15 minutes.
STATE HOUSE j.
IS EilARDEI
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MOTHER JONES, AGED AGITATOR,!"
KEPT IN A BOX CAR ? SHE 18 !
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. 1 ?,
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(By United Press)
CHARLESTON, W. Va? Feb. 14.? I ^
Mother Jones, aged labor leader, was i
held In a box car to-day following her! ^
arrest on a conspiracy charge.
The Stnte house and Governor Glass- j
s
cock are being closely guarded, and 1 ^
four additional military companies l
were dispatched to Cabin Creek.
Coalers
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AGAIN PROSECUTED BY THE GOVERNMENT,
WHICH INSTITUTES
CIVIL SUIT AT TRENTON.
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TRENTON, N. J? Feb. 14.?Further b
C
|iro8ecuilon of the ' hard coal trust" '
was begun here today by the federal
government in a civil suit against the ^
Delaware, Lackawanna ? Western
Uailroad company and the Delaware, '
Lackawanna & Western Coal com- 8
pany, violations of both the Sherman '
antl.trnst law and the ' commodities ''
clause of the Interstate commerce act.
It is understood that this move may
be followed by one or more similar '
suits against other anthracite carry- ''
ing railroads and other allied coal n
companies. 1
The government's petition In equity "
alleges that tlio coal carrying roads c
and their affiliated coal companies, in- t
eluding the defendants, make and con- t
trol the f. o. b. prices of anthracite c
at .the .terminals of New York, the r
chief distributing center, which regu- t
lates the tifcees in other markets, v, l
DVEHTtaEBS
riADERO AND HIS ADVISERS ARE 1
TRYING TO INVOLVE FOREIGNERS
IN THE REV<jLOT(OWSaMM
8 O'CLOCK FIGHTING CEA8EO ?1
SO THAT MEN . COUCo EAT
BREAKFAST. .
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MEXICO CITV, m. 1L?Twin tl?
loily-strewn streets were rev^i^i ttt fjjl
11 their hidcouBness by thVpjrnlog
tin, the full significance or &
naueuvers could be seen, The udnlnistratlon
forces bad moved p*ft oif ?
heir heavy guns directly In
he American consulate, t^efrf thay
could draw the fire of Dial's guns,
lesplte the destruction ' iyf^AtsirtMfe^
iropertv, and apparently for UgPgBra
Icular pur|>ose. The general vlfrtlof e
he foreign diplomats is that ?|fcdefO
mil his advisers for aoi^'&MHESg
""'v 'S"""elviw
Fighting was resumed early to
iVhen the Federals, evidently eiptjotng
to take the rebels by
'barged down the street; 1}t|ng ti8 they E
'ederals to retreat Itt disoi^srlM
After an hour of inaermltt^i^OTiijfc
he real battle of the day b^bi'ln jjl^H
he frequent booming- qt heari' giina 5j| 4
ind the noise of bursting ah^fliyiiiaior
a decisive engagement. The casuoughly
placed at 1,000 killed^j^(S)0
rounded, this estimate beinj^'mmi^M
ho red cross represontati^si^S^^ffl
One of the first shells
f.bels entered the chapel
At 8 o'clock the battle caal^^ift
he men might eat their
"he Indications were then that (M . ;
gluing would last all ttay.twUh tujjtt- ''
r side gaining any material
we, but with the loss of many JMSit;;.;
tiiir
in Film
OMR OF THE REVOLUTK& 4>F W;4
WEST VIRGINIA TO
ANNUAL MEETING HERE.
The Sons of the Revolution of- , "
irginla, will hold their
ig In this city on February'
Washington's birthday. No :W&KM
lans have been made for the medtln|f j
hough a feature will be a, ^awjU.et
fhleh will be served to the men;
The organization holds tytafly
reeling which is usually well attendd
by members from all aeotloni of-the .?
lialrd Mitchell, of Wheeling, Is^tbo .
ecretary of the organixsttpa-tttf.
etails of the meeting are in hll bands
nd announcements will be misds ?ioBM?3Lgl
p to the nature of the meeting
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Feb, K?
lavis Elklns issued a statement te<!*y
t which he aBka that the wbIBiM@
o referred back to the pebbl?w|ilj^
late wide primary. He etatM that he . ^
as always been an advooiti.ei
rlmary. He also deplored the flit.,, J
lie open sessions of the
id needed legislation greatly .tfelajed J