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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
THE Bitter OFTEN BITTEN.

At the headquarters of the Legal Aid society
in lower Broadway. they were inclined TO scoii
at the notion of a pawnbroker's stealing JeWei9
by substituting limitations. q guess" SAID MI
Talbot, Attorney Kitchers assistant that pawn
brokers get bitten as often as they bite Down
at a curio shop where 1 Sometimes buy Things
the dealer was showing me some stun thsaI
rubies are made Of. and III wager he sald ~
ne, that ! can turn out rubies that VIII looi
any pawnbroker in the city !"
Of course pawnbrokers have their side OF the
question. nut il is their business to deal III
jewels and 70 know them, and the average Slti-
zen does not know jewels. 1t really seems llkely
that in transaction between the two, If there
is d victim, it is more likely to be the citizen
than the broker.
Here fo- instance. is a case that became
known 70 a charity worker: Not long ago
middle aged couple came to New-York from
Berlin bringing with them along with re"
TRIES Of clothes and household gear, a chslh
set with valuable emerald; it was an heirloom
IL the family They went TO work in sweat
SHOP, and in due time the wife developed con-
sumption One day, when there was no money
for medicine the husband took the chain TO d
pawnshop ana got a good bit Of money on IT,
Later the wndfan of small legacy from
Germany enabled them 10 redeem the chain
fiafl times came again. and they took the chdIll
to pawa5roker. another one. He threw II
Gown contenptuouslS.
I can't give you anything on that he said
Your eueraId's glass"
i damned upon the slow old man that ne
nssl have been despoied by the first pawn
broker. But ach Gott," he said to the charity
worker wien he told her about it, vat could
! Coz 1 go to dot mans blaze und I make an
rpselnent, bot he say go away, I call der
oolice' Vat could ! do2" What could be DONE
hatsc2 There no proof
N q way the laws regulating the pawn
b-osias business are definite enough Each and
every pawnbroker in the city is under bonds of
$1,000 The Fidelity and Casualty Company, at
No JG Liberty-st.. bonds a good many; others
have their individual bondsmen; but there must
always be real estafe behind the bonds Each
pawE5roker pays a yearly license Of $500; they
are under lie control o. Ike Mayor. through the
Bureau 90 Licenses. Chief Corriean of this
Bureau declared last month 3hat pawnbrokers
could not 90 much wrong, because" he said,
# one Of them is caught in any crookedness.
we instantly take his license away"
The Chiefs deputy remarked to the reporter
tlat good many complaints were made that
had nothing in them" Not long ago." he
vent on, I had case. a woman who asserted
mat she had received an inferior watch in place
q the one she pawned. asked her where she
mad her watch repaired. Lambert's. in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
HUMoR NOT WANTING.

A Young woman came into the same shop lug
ging heavy ice cream freezer, on which she
wanted 10 cents Another woman asked if the
pa wn broker had a little coffin for sale; her dog
had died and she wanted to bury him resDect-
ably and like folks" Into a little pawnshop
in lower 2d-ave a woman went with a suit Of
clothes which, she frankly and openly explained
had belonged to her first husband, and which
she had been keeping with view to the needs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

sSth-st.,' she said. Jewellers keep the numbers
of the watches they repair, I advised her to
go to Lamberts and find the number of hers.
She did so. and it was the number of the watch
the pawnbroker returned to her. So. you see, the
ra1vobrolxer was all right that time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
HARD TO PROVE IT.

.Such crimes are almost impossible to prove,
he said You buy diamond ring. for example,
and wear it for a year. Then you get hard up
ard pawn il Suppose when you redeem the
ring you find that your diamond has become
glass? How are you TO prove that 1t was
diamond that you pawned? You had had the
ring in your possession a year. in which tim,
numbers of things might have happened to IT,
That is the view the law would probably take.
How could you show that the jewel was ever
what YOU claimed il was, unless you had bought
II at Tifanz-s or some such well known place,
and could prove the purchase by the mark on
the setting2 And the people who resort to loan
sbops aren't, as a rule, people who were ever
inside Tffany's They are mostly foreigners;
they have necklace or a pin they brought
from the old country. somethir" they have had
a long time; they fall into hard luck and pawn
The hin or whatever it may be. 1t is with people
like this that the dishonest pawnbroker finds mis-
opportunity"
CT remember case OF the theft of jewel
remarked Mr.. Could from his desk near MI
Holders. a pawned valuable pearl
stud. and when he got it back there was COM
mon yellow stone where his pearl should have
been. He sued the pawnbroker. but the magis-
+rate before whom the case was tried would do
nothing. The matter was carried to higher
court, but it was finally dropped
"Cnangfng the works in a watch is another
trick" said Mr. Holder. Suppose the case OF
a watch is worth 500, and the works cost SOU.
# is profitable to substitute works worth sou
or 500 can the pawnbroker do it? Certainly
If he knows how and the owner of the watch
may never be the wiser.
another crime that grows out of pawn
hroking is the sale of tickets with nothing OF
value behind them. but that, of course impheS
COLLISION 4 fellow goes TO chun2 and says
Bill pawned my diamond searfpln at So-aiiu-
Sos: its worth eight hundred, but you know
vha, 2 skinfiiDt he old man is He would shell
ont only two hundred. and I've got to have the
stuff for that trip to chicago VIII you give me
hundred and fifty and take the ticket! BIN
agrees, and hands over the money; he has seen
the searfpin and knows its value. But When nc
goes to the pawnshop it isn't that scarfpin that
There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

Shes just outside here" he said. I'm will
ing to pay the cost of her keep till I to
fetch her
The pawnbroker obliged to say that he
had no place for horses. IF il a ton of coal
l would try to accommodate you he said. but
a horse no. no. He waved his hand around the
old shop. choked with junk. and the farmer went
out. muttering that he would pawn Nell some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
COMPETITION KEEN.

"A pawnbroker N large shop in Deancey-st.
declared that there is just much competition
In that business as in any commercial line. As
matter of fact he said, the full legal rate is
rarely charged now; pawnbrokers bid against
each other for custom, and cut the rates Peo-
PIE VINO come to pawnshops are not necessa-
rily very poor. We have three cIasses-people
actually in need, gamblers and small business
men, To-day I lent $50 on watch to a
SlEail tailor who is making UP an order of
nuhdred coats for a department house: till the
LAST stitch is set he won't get a cent. and he
had no money to live on. Yesterday I loaned to
grocer who had q bill come due and he would
Tather pay interest on some valuableS to me
than to try 10 get the bill renewed. But bust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

way. Suppose you come in here; you look per-
fectly honest and respectable; you offer
dress that is worth. say, $40 You seem all
right and / give you SO on the dress Next
day along come the police the dress was stolen,
and they take it. and l lose my So No: amt
got no redress 1t don't do me good to swear
anything; a pawnbrbker amt got no standing
~ court. l had a case not long ago ] gave
30 on a watch, which turned out to be stolen
property. and l lost my $50. But little stolen
pawnbroker added: mot near as much as there
used to be, 1t isn't brought to US: there's too
h1'lch risk. The police keen too close watch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

until large has been amassed are occasion
ally made In the will Of BENJAMIN Franklin 5 900
s e out upon interest at per cent per annqm to
premiership in the town The money was intended
10 help them start in business. IF this plan is
for 100 years the sum viii then be $500 OF Which
s5ooooo is to be laid out in bridges public buildings
remaining 5000 will at the end of the second
the operation, become SO 900 to be divided be-
tween the city of Boston and the State of Massa-
Whether the doctor miscalculated or Fortune did
done waa o 9 NOT as onR ue eo as w fee ing i @
years Aad p;tssed That the fund given Boston
Wills are m2ch shorter, nowadays 5han in former
the first wife Of Bishop Potter. 1t contained nifty
as verbose as possible but hey generally conLared
long preamble; addressed TO God shakespeare's
I'm the name q God. Amen !. William Snakes.
Warwick, gent. in perfect health and memory
God be praisedD do make and ordain this my LOST
will and testament in manner and form following.
God my creator. hoping and ass9redIy believing
through the merits Of Jesus Christ. my Saviour.
body to the earth. whereof it is made
Some of the oldtme wills were written In poetry
to probate; The will Of William Hickington who
follows
This is my last will
Insist IL still;
To sneer and welcome.
And cen laugh your NIL.
!. William Hickington,
Poet of PockIngton.
Do give and beqIeath.
As free as | breathe.
To thee Mary Jariim.
The Queen of my Harum.
Ny cash and cattle
With chatter.
To have and hold
Come heat cold
AS witness hand
Just here I stand
The twelfth of July.
an the year seventy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

The year has opened well in the real estate
market with four large sales that aggregate
more than S150OO0 The Hotel America prop
ertv sold for 500 900. and the southeast corner
of Suffer and Jones SITS. FOR $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

The annual rose carnival on New Years Day
was celebrated by Pasadena. and despite the
fact that the day was cold and windy forty
thousand people witnessed the parade OF beautt-
fully decorated vehicles. The chariot races anc
other sports excited much interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

The death of Mrs Francis NJ. Smith of apo
pIexy at ArbOr Villa. in East Oakland removes
one of the most active charitable workers In
California. She used her large wealth 70 found
a kindergarten in Oakland. and also established
a cottage settlement giving homes TO number
of orphan girls. She was also active in other
church and phanthrOpic work. HEY 1885,
has large interests in borax deposits in De-
VALLEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

Jules Clerfayt. who has represented the Trans
siberian Railway in San Francisco since it was
opened has lost the agency. the Russian gov
ernment has decided 10 abolish the Offices here
The office was retained ali through the Russo
Japanese War although no. passenger service
could be furnished. II is said that paSsen-
gers Will be accepted over the road until next
fall because Of extensive repairs made necessary
by damage done by japanese troops.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
J. M. HARTLEY g. SON.

stop there, for other citizens follow
ed the example set by the hotel, with
the result that several other places
were beautifed. With beauty, fur
thermore, there always follows an up
lift for better citizenship among the
citizens. Nature teaches its lessons
no less forcibly than books"
The pastor strongly condemned
@'ilnockerS" who stand on the corner
and criticise, the, town soviernment
when the town does not progress.
knocking does no good The trou-
Bile lies in the people themselves. who
should get to work and help to i'm
prove the town in a business way by
making it more attractive
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

CLARECE D. ROBINSON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
Fibre ,Druggetts

A new shipment Of these cool
clean looking rugs and the makers
tell US they have a hard time in
deed TO keep up with their orders.
If you want to carry out a color
scheme, buy Fibre. as their soft
shades are such as you do not get
in any other rugs. costing 50 lit
tie
Gx9 feet 1900 $3.50.
Sx10 feet $3.50.
9x12 feet $1,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
DEATH AT GYPSY.
Mrs. Hannah Doolittle Died Saturday
at an Advanced Age.

Mrs. Hannah Doolitle, widow OF Viii
liam L. Doolittle. died on Saturday at
her home in Gypsy at the age Of eigh-
ty.two years. She was resident OF
Fairmont for about forty, years prior
to her removal to Gypsy She had
many friends in this city and vicinity
who greatly deplore her death.
She was the mother Of seven chill
dren two of whom survive her she
had made her home for a number OF
years with her son Ulysses Doolittle.
Ralph Doo1ittle of the local fire de-
partment is a grandson Of the de-
ceased.
The remains were brought here at
noon to-day to the Diamond street
NJ. E. church where services were con
Quoted by Rev. L. W. Roberts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

gagged in. what his thoughts were,
when he gave voluntary expression
to his meditacions on the water falls
Just so are we enabled here today to
infer from your attendance that your
minds are turned to spiritual things
as you meet here in memorial ser
vice for your departed comrades
Memorial services are utterly use
less unless they do TIE participants
some good What should be Learn
ed from services such as tnese we-are
conducting to-day? On occasions
like this. we should pledge ourselves
to avoid the weakness OF the 6eceas-
ed; to initiate the strenSes OF the de-
ceased: as well as TO determine TO
lead a better life"
A similarity of life itself to rail-
tor. Everyone starts from the depot
OF birth and travels 70 the station of
death. Some travel on freight trains,
Others on Pullman coaches: some
have day runs and Others have night
runs. The smile S~as beautifully
and forcibly worked out and a plea
was entered that be our run day or
night. freight or Pullman, difficult
or easy. everyone should make an ef-
fort to get on the right track which;
leads to the Eternal City
The sermon closed With the eNhor-
tation that each railroacer should
show himself a man IL his own home.
at his work. and among his fellows
In the morning. memorial services
had been held at the cemeteries of
the city. The Fairmont band accom-
panied them to the graves Of depart
ed rai1roaders where the usual cere-
monies were conducted.
Col A. Howard Fleming. for waora
the Lodge is named, made an address
at the lodge rooms ard presented the
Lodge with a check for $50 to def-ay
the expenses of the occasion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

is COMMENDED BY REV. fsTOET-
Ter IN SERMON DELIVERED
YESTERDAY.

Rev. H. G. Stoetzer preached very
timely and practical sermon at the
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing.
What Fairmont needs most Of ali
that VIII contribute most to the hap
piness of the people. is spirit OF
greater civic pride. There should be
more people who make an effort to
beauty their premises. Especially is
this true Of the business section Of the
town. Were grassy spots here and
there, swinging pots Of flowers occa-
sionally, Fairmont would experience
a greater feeling Of advancement taan
it has ever passed through.
Located in the center Of an In
diana town, there is hotel whicn has
small veranda in front This is
beautiful with flowers of various
kinds. There are also several grassy
places, studded with beautiful flowers.
there come to this noted taoInnnt.
There come to this hotel men and
women from all over the State who
see the hotel and the beauty Of the
place. They are favorably impressed
with the town as it is seen by the no
tel at which they stop. When these
visitors return to their homes, they
have only good words to speak OF the
town which they visited. In this way.
the city grows, and is known through
out the entire State for the pride
which the citizens display about their
premises. The good results did not
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
Railroad Men
HELD MEMORIAL SERVICES YES
TERDAY sAFTERNooN-REv-
BRCoMFlELD MAKES
ADDRESS

The railroad organizations Of the
city held memorial services yester-
day afternoon. A large number Of
ed the services.
Religious services were held at the
Methodist Protestant Church. The
pastor, Rev. J. C. Broomfeld. deiiv-
cred the sermon for the occasion 1t
was exceedingly appropriate and
made a great impression upon the
audience. The text WIS 1SheASoeth
unto the grave to weep there"
The things which we do optional1y
reveal our true Selves" were the op-
ening words Of the pastor From the
fact that you railroaders gather here
to-day to worship. it is seen that you
recognize the unity Of human life:
that you appreciate the brevity Of
life; and that you are interested in
the spiritual side of life. These in
ferenceS are as truly drawn as We're
those of the men who stood gazing
upon Niagara Falls The artist saw
in the vista before him, the subject
for beautiful painting: the mechan-
ic thought Of the great waste of mo-
tive power which is lost as the wa
ter falls over the precipice; the mu-
Sican heard beautiful strains Of har-
moniouS SoGnds in the falling water:
and the man of mediocre ability saw.
heard. nor felt anything of special
sisnificfaace. 1t was easy to infer
what business each Of them was en-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
A Statement
is MADE BY Mr.. CLARENCE ..
ROBINSON RELATIVE TO a
CONVERSATION on THE
PHONE

statement appeared in the Times
this morning purpo-tinG to contain a
conversation over the telephone be-
tween Clarence D. Robinson and a
county official residing at Manning
ton to the effect that the ballots
would be so changed or The returns
would be so made as to give Mr..
Cordray all the votes Necessary to
make his nomination certain without
regard to the votes as cast.
Below is a statement Of what MI
Robinson has to say about the CONVEX
station:
'T had conversation in the after
part Of the night of Saturday over
the telephone With a county Official
from Warrington. with respect to the
primary election We talked about
the possible vote fo- different candi-
dates, and as to how they were run
ming. The county official asked me
how much majority would CordraE
have to have up there to give him
the nomination. + answered that he
would have to have about seven hun
bred to beat Robinson. There was
nothing said in this conversation to
indicate that any unfair means would
be used, or attempted to give Mr.
Cordray their vote up there. or that
any crookedness was intended in
any way
Respectfully.
CLARECE D. ROBINSON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
New Mattings
IS, 20 and Csc.

Both the Japanese and China
products are represented. Entire
ly new designs-carpet patterns in
the Jap goods and blacks and
stripes in the good wearing China
mattinSs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18
EFEPSC DNAL

Eherey Ramage and Gay Tough.
Sezshn Wv. spent Sunday at their
gAnznes IN The city.
ms E1ora Chips, who had been
zttsnlfnE the Richwood Normal
sashoal, has returned to Fairmont-
HIS Ada Reunie. who for the past
year has held a position as stenog-
a1nsr Pittsburg, has returned to
AG home where she VIII make pro
Hzetsa risit-
Arthur Wilkins. who has been in
nse5ty a few days enroute from his
SAoGne at independence left yesterday
mr. Pttsnmg where he has recently
listed
i mss Florence Clayton and Minor
7unnan spent Sunday in Mt. Peas
nt where they were the guests
20 ne formers sister. Mrs. Jess
5Eallsenste5n.
mss fsry Morgan spent Sunday
viii n7ends M Pittsburg
1ara Georgia Graham, Of Terra AL
~, spent Saturday In the city the
Erest or Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Jenkins
On CASTOR avenue.
W D. Wade, Of Fairview. was in
i he city Saturday. He made the
sHip on his handsome horse, Busle
BOY.
mrs Mary Phillips, OF Triune, IS the
Eness :of friends IN the city.
Nh. and Mrs Garrett >Mccaferty and
ssnmRren who had been the guests Of
1ls afcCaferty,s parents, Mr.. and
2Nrs Morgan Orr. left this morning
EoT theIr home in Johnstown, Pa.
snyw eresaccompanied home by Miss
June NccsHerty. of Grafton.
Deacon Young, Of Morgantown. was
aSunszy visitor in the city.
Born. on Saturday. June 1e, to Mr.,
and Mrs N. L. Hutchinson, son.
i Born. on Friday evening. June IS.
10 Rev end Mrs. c. Z. Queen, at the
HEethoaSst Protestant parsonage.
son. Mother and child doing as we'll
as cousd be expected Grafton Senti-
snel
George Huusaker, Of Kingmont.
spsnt Sunday at his home in the city
zsss Grace Durham is the guest OF
nsnass Pennington.
4 @d<MTs. Cassius Miller spent
n1zyar5th friends in Morganrown.
WIN dcClain spent Sunday at his
:Aune Ia New Martinsville.
AsahT Thompson. who had been the
Euess on his borther, Perry Thomp-.
aea for . few days, returned to his
Nuns IN Clarssburg yesterday.
aErSLnusB fqingslea and son, Frank.
sIsrs m Barrackvi1le yesterday, the
Eoess on the formers sister, Mrs. |
C1aaey Ciayton.
ms 5anr Schanerman and 1aush- |
sses ETssznd Ruth, spent Sunday with |
usladves In Grafton.
mrs YIN Scrimgeour and dausn- |
IN. Frsuees of Belington. are in the
ElH the guests Of the formers faith |
41G Rev 81. Smith. and her sis
m. NJ Yost-
ms d c. Grille and little daughter.
ay discipline. who had been the
NESTS OF the formers parents. Mr..
md ms Lantz, returned to her
A1me Ia Cla1ksburg yesterday. {
3esS SzSsers, Of Underwood, spent !
Sunday 1T his home in the city.
m. Can ishbach, chief clerk to
Erainmester Reynolds, IS in Pitts
DING
Charles o. Jackson returned
Satrday from q two weeks visit in |
Re2asy9xaaia and Ohio. A, New cas-
"a. shesyfssted Miss Grace Westwood.
vho has visited Mrs. Jackson here.
anesrao Is known by a large number
suI anmmtsrs. AT P;ttsburg. Mrs.
JssssoA visited ". S. Devlin and fam
ssv fn-nSr residents of thiS citv
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

WANTED girls good hand ironers
. girls for nangle work
1S-1t TROY LAUNDRY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

New Presses. new machinery and
new type at West virginian's new job
r11aot
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-18

Mrs. Anna Frear is spending few
weeks in Weston.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-15
The Biscuit Hits the Spot

When Old Dyspepsia Doubles You Up Business
Right Away. Stomach Liver
No Dieting Eat My Biscuit Then Eat Whatever Please