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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
On The Rocks
CITY PRISONERS WHO HAVE NO
MONEY ARE PREPARING
MAcApAM.

There were three drunks up before
Mayor Arnett this morning. but little
money came to the city. The bunch
was only: worth $1.24. or Al cents per
capita. 1t is now the proper tine to
work on the roads, so two were sent
to the work house to prepare macadO u
for the high ways.
Richard Berkeley was arrested by
Chief Fleming and Ot1tcer Watson.
He could not find seven dollars in
his clothes SO he is cracking stone at
the city industrial home.
Bernard King came in from Glen
Falls yesterday and got little too
much of high life He went over to
Es. NJ. e. church and tried to sleep It
OFF on the church steps. officers Gould
and Ross escorted him to the city GAIA,
boose place more germane because
OF his condition. He will wear out
six dollars worth of brown in, the in.
terests OF good roads.
Dave Hardy, one legged vagrant
was charged with being drunk and
u LlF nLL1Ek9s AA@AAJ
longs to a gang of cr1pp1es that have
been operating in this city. To this
gang the burly negro VINO created sc
much excitement on the streets OF
Monday night belongs. Hardy was
turned loose with the understanding
that he should vamoose. ShoIil he
come back he will be pressed into the
good roads service.
Joe Beredelli was tried yesterday
afternoon for selling beer to Donni
nick Dello and Floyc. Joe had sew
eral witnesses but their testimony
was not Sufficient 70 convince the court
chat sundaxessal had not been
made. Joe was fined 800 and COSTS
He will seek redress in the Circuit
Court to which tribunal he appealed
his case. Antonio Delligatti went as
surety on Beredellt's Appeal bond E.
F. Morgan was his legal adviser.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
R.ESI.l|E. /. ] ! WON'T. ].
MAX ) SPEECH |.
MAKING TOUR
Emphatic d email
Sent Out u o-I!O Oay

OYSTER BAY, July 25. Emphatic
denial was made at the executive of
Ace to-day Of story that President
Roosevelt is contemplating a speech
making tour through Pennsylvania
this fall. The only addresses the
President will make in Pennsylvania
this fall. according to Secretary Loeb,
are at Harrisburg and York, October
4th, the day he attends the dedication
exercises at the State capitol. Neith-
er OF these speeches will be Of polltf,
cal nature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

cUMBELAND. Nd. July e5.-Wil-
liam Travers Jerome. district attorney
:of New York, Who had been touring
the South and whose reception was
such as to put him in the list OF Dems
ocratic possibilities, completed the
northern end of his tour last night at
Deer Park, where farewell dinner
was given by Col. John 7. McGraw.
the Democratic leader in West Vir-
ginia. in honor Of Mr.. Jerome and his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
orce Of Men
ear Up Track

eEEvELAND, Ohio, Inly 25:--war
va begun on the Cleveland Electric
railway Company by the city. this
taorning when a force Of five hundred
! men ere sent to tear up the tracts of
aiiway company on Fulton street.
me force OF city employees were uc-
= der the direction Of Mayor Johnson
Y ma Jhlet OF Police kohler, The trac-
ton war is the result of the street
raiiway franchiEe hight The action
ct lie city, although often threatened,
Ras u complete surprise to the rail.
%sly com iIli be made
Ing 1pl the tracks. 15de has az
ready oecupied the tten ton of tho
court for iiys gears.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

e an Phillips a
Ven eious Liar

b Ia
A CHAR EI y ON 5sils 25.-''o L am
not 9 candidate Tor che Presidency,
said Senator llSins IN an Interview
last eyening 'I'lie Senator reaohed the
city iI the rl'iyitte gar Graceland, over
the Coal and Coke road In the par'
.ty are the Senator son Blaine ~
lEins; and endent Bowers uf
the Coal And Coke Company Sens
tor Ellktns spend several days IN
he was allied 8s1n l9y local pohticinns
aIlo ~
ssWlsnef ss g ssels ~ ss',s ss''''o'' ',''''on
t1e altAtsu ~ 9 3ssss ~ e." ~oNV '.7
TAX laws, Elss u.s. s.'.' l'psss 'no ..~
llterary eIIorIs 5e1 'sta't 'srana" ''n'''
lips: SPEAKING 81 fhe new t'H ia"s'
senstoFi i'lgEe = t4ltsltls Ats
we have nslsie slie best Tux laws
possible and are tryilag to reduce 'nf-
5l ma /. i'a'''N' "''ue' "a
l'tte 4,s''s '',-
poldly .i 4 sle l not ssss tt's'' 'ne 'a@ ''"7
are now !pertesss 9as sse nave mAue 4
sta!t, y si'''.s7nse 7''or7 ~
to pc necs'ss soi muse en'nt'ss tne
y! pllnhesI i lssrts Gnu pe oepepnen On
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
DEPOT ROBBED.

Fifteen Dollar Check Taken From OF.
fise at Randall Station.
,MORGANT0WlS. July rs. The 1t
railroad depot at Randall |, a few miles
from here. was broken into and rob
he'd last night. All that has been miss:
ed 50 far isS check for 15: It IS felt.
ls,ire that tie itliort ties VIII secure
;tie Burelars ior the clue to MS
very strong
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
No Political Significance II
Jerome y Visit to Col. Nc GraW
At Deer Park, Maryland

assistant, Mr.. Garvin. AtF. Jerome
and MI. GarYln left last night for New
York over the Baltimore & Ohio Mr..
jerome will go to his summer home in
Connecticut Thursday. to remain till
August /. Mr. Jerome was averse to
talking politics. He said that he had
never been aftiliated with politicians
and as a consequence knew little OF
cconeladed On Page E1va.1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
poe TAX
CANNES

Costs Something to Keep CANNES
These Days.
The dog tax for this year in this
county has been fixed at the following
Fifty cents for first male and two
dollars for each additional dog Of
the ma outline gender. One dollar for
one female canine and three dollars
fdr each additional dog Of the same
persuasion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

tExcITEMEnlT cyusEp BY AN
NoUNc NcEMENF MAIDS lN TIE
cII oF ElsktNs.

t.
ELKINs Va, Iuls 25.-Afler
having barboFeu GEO Rosseti Tho
Syrian lepers Tor more taap a forlnignt
near the local taif grounds in stall
tent, the local sapfhorities havine found
they had wiiits elephant on their
hands. the sinpl neans was resort
ed to to rid tile oily of what was con.
sidered d public pest Ten dollars
persuaded ttie lepe q leave, with ihn.
amount plus Inpuey Supplied by rc'a
lives the dlseas ed man boarded d West
ern Maryland tram list rhurs5ef
Hidinu ttis identity
until near es Virginia Junction. sie
was. detained there, but inally per-
shaded ftoIeaye yia side door pullman
while under usveiliance here the iop-
er wa practtc ffee 10 20 and eone
Eat Ills own pleaslire Rumov TINT he
was using the valley RIVER ais BATH
IND Mace caused 4 TEMPORARY ron'e
oNine 20 die met Chat tho woser tor
tlns city Is drawn near the spot ip
which ie was supposed 80 hathe-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
FATHEl on 2s ElREP foF L'FEl
Asks Judgesto Put Him Away Foreve
Gets Six Months.

Asks Judge TO Fut Him away FoFsVsT'
Gets Six Months. ~
NEW YORK, July 25.-Father Of 90
children, Valentine Yonkowslti oi
Brooklyn said to Magistrate Furlong,
in the Gates avenue court: IN
81 am sick and tired OF being in the
world; judge SO ISwish, yon wonltl send
me away for life.'s.
Yonkowski kiiwas arrested on a charge
'of aband donment ne S,gas ord derei 20
pay his wife S. weekly ", He said he
,couid not pa y til money, He was com.
anitte lS ilidlflls ID the Kings
comfy penite iars
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. George Mnnsbach
le1ve tomorrow for an. extended trip
through Canada.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
'GIT OF GLEVE and MAKES WAR
ONELECTRIG RAILWAY COMPANY

CLEVELAND. July 25.-Judge Ford
issued an injunction just before noon
ordering the city workmen under May
or johnson not to tear up tracks. Il
will pay no attention to it." said
Johnson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25
COUNT COURT
APPoRlIIO | !. !! ! ! H !.
YEAR ]. FUNDS | !. ! I 5
How the Money U
WIN Be Spent

fonnty Court has made a very
.areftii estimate OF The money wlifcL
AM f,s needed to defray the expenses
Il conn n for q coming year and
anpr,rt tonesl the funds to be raised BY
I+sti61, #aa follows:
5gi..I,.,,.. :S:aiIf.,. !. y, Z, e,4..,.a. Z,
80. 49, J, q ooo "a
go. 80. "a a., M
80 .t9 44t' soG no
{ssA 81 !: d y q, "a ano m
~ & ssA ssts \ .sz s, 7'gsc m
a. tsorrf q 's0n 90
M, iiE,s ana s1na5uests 500 90
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

Cconel1ded On Page Elya.1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Stranoe Murder Case.

Another murder case is about to go down in the police history of this city as an unsolved mystery. The victim was Mrs. Alice Kinnan, who lived alone with her mother in an old colonial mansion on the outskirts of the city. Mrs. kinnan was found dying on the front Veranda of the house about o'clock one evening Her mother told the police that her daughter had answered a ring at the door bell. She was dying, the mother said, when she found her.
 The police suspect the mother or the crime, but haven't sufficient evidence to arrest her. Mrs. Louise Stenton, the mother, Is a most remarkapie woman. She is now "A years old, and very wig orous when aroused. She Is a finely educated woman. the daughter or Bap- tist clergyman, and the sister of another. Her husband was well-to-do hS"dware merchant in New York Old neighbors remember that Mrs Stenton looked down upon him because he was a "tradesman." She had been noted since she was a young woman for her violent temper and her ambition, and of late years for her eccentricities. She wanted to be very wealthy. and forty years ago she was known for her Wall street speculations She had the acquaintance of Commodore Vanderbilt and he had visited at the house where the murder was done.
 This house. at F'ordham, in the Bronx, Is a big square stone structure that was built before the revolutionary war. in the center of spacious grounds, shaded by fine elms It is really one of the many places where Washington lived for short time.
 The Stentons bought the place about thirty-five years ago, and up to the death of MT. Stenton it was kept in good shape. Than Mrs. Stenton's eccentricities de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
A 71-Pound Baby.

Multiply by three the love. solicitude and duties lavished by the average mother on the average babe, and Mrs. Randolph Shotwe1l says the maternal mind can grasp what the presence of Ethel Shotwell, aged thirteen months, means in her household. This Is because baby Ethel is three times larger than most children of her age. So far as known, she Is today the biggest baby of thirteen months in the world. Mrs. Shotwell lives on Staten Island, which is part of this city.
 Here are some of the babes measure ments:
 Bust measure B inches.
 Arm above elbow. 10 inches.
 Half way between elbow and wrist, inches.
 Thigh measure. IS inches.
 Around the knee. 12 inches.
 At the ankle. inches.
 Height. 36 inches.
 Weight. Fl pounds.
 Little Ethel is quite as remarkable for baby brightness and good nature as she Is for size. Her head, feet and hands are well proportioned. Her dark eyes are more often sparkling with laughter than filled with tears. She has never been i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Fascinating Philadelphia Alley.

Charles H. White in Harper's Magazine.
 The sordidness and squalor of similar places in New York are absent; they are clean, decent, wel-scrubbed allc>5; and from their covered cornices to the most insignificant moulding in the door panels there is a well-bred formality and simpli- city of motive. When once the insidious charm of their unaffected elegance has taken hold of you, nothing else will do; Independence hall and Christ's church must wait: under this influence the artist degenerates into mere amateur of alleys, and there Is no way of redeeming him. He becomes narrow and representative; he carefully selects his particular alley, opens his camp-stool with great delibera- tion, and anchors himself there, so to speak There is no way of dragging him out of i. his friends, his code of ethics, his social obligations, even his wife and child. all become subservient to his alley. If he worked in his alley. one might over look his irregularities. but he rarely does; half of the time you see him leaning languidly against the buildings. peering through half-closed eyes at the caves trough or obstructing the traffic by talk ing to people who pass. Worse still. in an effort to make converts he will waste hours of valuable time. and offensively persist in dragging disinterested parties to his alley. only to threaten them with premature imbecility when they cannot see 1t as he does. Ask him why he Is not working. and he flares up and shouts that he is waiting for conditions. I have since learned that many a man who hur- riedly leaves you in Philadelphia, osten- sibly to see his wife, is secretly making for his alley. and when you meet him later and point knowingly to the fresh plaster marks on his back. he becomes as intolerant and overbearing as if he had a wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Yesterday ended a week of unusual ac-
 tivity in the local real estate circles. A
 local realty agent stated yesterday that
 he had seen but very few such weeks
 In the Birmingham market. He also stated
 that the advance of prices is not Tagging
 in the least, but instead the values are
 inclined to still higher levels.
 Papers for the following transactions
 in local real estate, in which amounts
 of 5000 or more were involved, were filed
 in the probate clerks office yesterday:
 The Building, Land and Securities com
 pany to Frank P. Chamblee and Jeffer-
 son D. Chamblee, lots IS, 19 and 20, in
 block 7S Birmingham, the said property
 forming a rectangle 1O0x140 feet, front ing 100 feet on the north side of Third avenue and extending back northwardly of uniform width along the west side of Twenty street 40 feet to an alley ir the rear, the consideration for which was s15,250.
 ! w. A. Merkel and wife to w. H. Raiford, part of lots 8, 4. and 6, in
 block IS, of the Downey survey, the con- sideration involved in the transaction be- ing 5000.
 R. Morrison and w. W. McTyiere to Oliver Chalifoux, lots 1 and 2, in block 19 I, according to the may of the Ensley Land company's fifth addition to Ensley, the consideration for which was s1200.
 mineral rights being reserved.
 W. A. Raiford and wife to w. A. Mer- kel, part of lots l and 2 in block 2S. &C.,
 cordng to the map of Dr. Josephs addi- tion to Birmingham, the said lots front ing together 100 feet on the south side of Annie avenue and extending back of uni form width along the west side of Charles street, Smithfeld. 200 feet to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being S1000.
 c. E. Dougherty and wife to L. Edna Todd lot of the Gibson survey, the said tract being a subdivision of block of the Fulton, Hood and Wood survey of Woodlawn. the said lot fronting 55 feet
 on the west side of Fulton street and ex- tending back along the south side of Woodlawn avenue 140 feet to an alley, the
 consideration for which was $125O.
 T. D. Davis to Mamie H. Toole of Tal- ladega, the north g feet of lot 22, in block 39, Birmingham, fronting 39 feet on the west side of North Fifteenth street and running back 50 feet between Sixth and Seventh avenues to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being $1075.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Fourth of July Slaughter.

Already news has begun to float in showing that the annual Fourth of July slaughter has begun. It is likely that by the time the returns are In July 5 the loss in killed and wounded will be as great that of many big battles. The entire loss of the American army and navy in actual combat in the war with Spain was 290 officers and men; wounded about 1500. some of whom have died later indirectly from their hurts. But in one years Fourth of July satur- nalia of powder a recent record shows 46t deaths, mostly by traumatic lockjaw. be- sides numerous cases of arms, legs. eyes or fingers destroyed.
 Such a list Is necessarily incomplete, and it makes no note of the many cases there must be every year of persons seri- ously i'll who are literally worried to death by senseless noise; nor does it take account of the grave material loss by fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Deficiencies of the Police.

The only branch of the city govern ment that the mayor has been unable to reform from the root up Is the police de- partment. In General Bingham, the swearing head of the force, MT. McClel- Ian has an able assistant. but the rot tenness of the department Is too deep seated and too widespread for any one man. no matter how able he may be- to overcome in a short space of time. What makes the department venal Is the great temptations to which Its members are subjected. The mere rigid the admins tration the greater the temptation to the individual policeman to go wrong. Some persons go so far as to say that it Is impossible to be policeman here and remain honest. One of these pessimlsts is Harry Morton. an ex-policeman, who has just been sentenced to prison for perjury in connection with the notorious Berthe Claiche case. Morton says:
 Right at the start, I want to say that as things stand, do not believe a police man can withstand the temptations by mere force of will power. Sooner or later he will be corrupted.
 'T found that among certain plain clothes men in the tenderloin was an offensive and defensive alliance for the collecting of graft. the protection of those 
 of those who refused to pay it. I was regular organized machine-a sort of Ciose corporation.
 '.If man was honest when he started in and refused at first to come into the combine, the old heads deliberately set about to corrupt him. Usually they did 1t with woman, but there were other ways. It made 1t safer, of course, for all hands to be in on the deal together.
 My work as a plain-clothes man was supposed to be mostly keeping the streets and saloons clear of immoral women. don't know of my own personal knowledge what tribute the gambling houses and tough dance halls and lemon game work CTS and petty crooks paid althor oh. of course. l heard plenty of stories, and had an idea or two. That was the big graft. as you might say.
 ''The graft from the women went to the men lower down. I have been told that small gamblers and lemon-gam workers and the cheaper grade of con fidence men and the like paid s5 a day for protection. I have heard. too. that certain thieves and pickpockets-a limited number-gave up s25 a week each for protection But. as l say, of my own knowledge, I only know about the woman part of it.
 ''The ordinary weekly tariff was s5 a piece from each woman. plain-clothes man might have ten or twelve women giving him S5 a week each-that was about the usual number-although he might have a good many more. But ten or twelve was about the average. What he got from them was his"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Mayor on Ills Vacation.

Mayor Mcclellan has gone away for a three months vacation MT. Mcclellan has earned his vacation by hard work. No other mayor has done so much for the city in the same time. He has practically reorganzed the municipal government. Six months ago this city was ruled by the henchmen of Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall. MT. Mcclellan has emancipated himself and his admin istration from the boss, and now the city is governed by his own appointees.
 Not only has MT. Mcclellan reformed the municipal government, but he has established himself as the real leader of the democratic party in this city, and has introduced a new order of things in Tammany. At present he IS in control of the organization to all intents and pur- poses, and at the primaries in the fall it is expected that he will completely overthrown the Murphy regime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
t. Telephones 15S.

From the New York Sun.
 Dr. Edward G. Loring for many years before his death leading eye specialist in New York City, had plenty of humor.
 One morning a club friend of his of bibulous habits made his appearance In the doctors consulting room complaining that his eyes were failing him and OK pressing fear that he must prematurely take up the use of glasses. He had not connected his defective sight with his al coholic propensties.
 Dr Loring put him through all the paces of an oculists examination showed him alphabets of different sizes. made him peek into all kinds of mysterious holes. peered at his eyes through many nncanny looking instruments, asked him innumerable questions and finally gave his opinion as follows:
 well, Roddy. you won't have to wear glasses yet awhile Nothing's the matter that we can't cure. Take this prescrip- ton and follow it's direction Don't open it until Just before you are going up to your dinner at the club" and he wrote out and handed over the prescription. A"Thanlxs, awfully old man. You don't know how much you have relieved my mind" said Roddy. How much is it?''
 My fee for examination and prescrip- ton is S20' said the doctor
 Roddy opened his eyes little, but handed over the money and went out, his respect for his friend greatly increased as he sized up the crowd in the anteroom and figured in his mind what they would amount to in dollars.
 That evening, as he sat ordering his dinner with cocktail before him. he opened and read the prescription. which ran as follows:
 "R: One cocktail per day. E. G. L."
 Roddy took his cocktail and never tired after that of offering to bet that he had paid more for a single drink than any other man in the room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

after all between China and certain parts of New York in the matter of enlighten- ment. Certainly some of the beliefs in China are hardly more incredlDle than one that caused a riot on the lower East Side the other day, kept a large force of police constantly 'on the jump" and tenn porarily, turned the system of the board of education topsyturvy. Some malicious or ignorant person or nersons spread a report among the superstitious Jews of that portion of the borough that lies be- tween Mulberry Bend and Astor Place that a plot was on foot to destroy their children by cutting their throats In fact, as the report grew, it developed that some children had already been mur- dered and a further announcement was added to the e1ect that a regular plan was in existence to massacre all the Jews in the city, on the Russian plan, and that, to simplify matters, the author ities had decided to begin with the chil- dren in the public schools.
 For some time recently the board of edu- cation has been sending physicians into the public schools of th.s section of the city to remove consular growths or ade- holds in the childrens throats. Physi- clans are similarly sent when vaccinations are necessary. Throat operations are never performed. however. unless the par ents' consent; although, in case they are not willing to have the city's doctors perform the operation, they must have it done by their private physician.
 Soon after the rumor started several mothers appeared at ore of the schools to make inquiries. The horrible tale spread rapidly, and the crowd changed from one of inquisitlve on-lookers to a raving mob. hysterical with fright. The Jews of the East Side are naturally emotional, and their nerves have been tried by many cruel prosecutions and tales of butchery so that they were only too willing to be ,eve all they were told. When the mob got through twenty schools had been closed for the day. The authori- ties saw no other way out of it.