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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Mr.. J. M. Jacobs
For Legislature
MANY FRIENDS ARE URGING HIM
TO ANNOUNCE HIS
CANDIDACY.

"A good deal Of pressure IS being
brought TO bear on Mr. J. NJ. Jaco''s-
Secretary of the Board of Trade. 10
get him to consent 20 announce hic--
self as candidate for the Legislature
MIR. Jacobs is a very susy man and
can hardly afford to enter politics
but his friends say he-would make q
tip top legislator and are urging him
to enter the race.
While the West NirSinia,. has no.
spoken to Mr.. Jacobs on the subject
and does not know whether he will he
candidate or not. it Ca say, ana
truthfully. that Mr.. Jacobs would make
most. excellent member Of the House
of. Delegates He is good business
man. thoroughly honest and straight
forward Marion county deserves 20
have men of the type of Mr. Jacobs
in the Legislature He is well &C
quainted with the various needs ans
conditions of both the county and
State and would be a worthy repre-
sentative
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
CONGRESSMAN
ADAM BEDE In
PARKERSBURG.
7 aIks Of Former
Visit to w Va.

PAEKERSBURG. May 2s--Con-
gresham Adam Bede arrived at 1879:
last nigh, 10 be. on hands for the Con-
s-essional convention to,day- When
approached by reporter ne stated he
was glad 70 come back to West Nir-
sinia. and say word for his friend.
Congressman woodyard and renew ac-
quaintances-
He referred pleasantly to his for
mer visits. with Speaker Cannon and
party. and spoke of the recent birth
day party of Uncle Joe" which event
ne said. was celebrated once o,
twice year now. While Mr. Bede
is best known as successor to -Fri-
rate" John Allen. ..the wit of the
House. his talk for last night was
along serious Channels. speaking OF
the progress of the rate bill and other
subjects Of interest
Ee referred to the part taker by
Senator EIkins.. and said his position
as chairman Of the committee whicA
reported the Hepburn rate bill, had
given him an opportunity TO have
large share in the final shaping OF the
measure He freely admitted that the
remarkable debate which characreriz-
ed the Senate's consideration of the
bill and the adoption OF the Senate
amendments. had greatly strengthen
ed the bin as originally reported fror,
the House
He said the amendments proposed
ry Senator E1kins were OF untold
value especially TO the people OF
West Virginia and her neishborins
States. Mr.. Bede is in good form as:,l
voice and those who hear him at t;;ie
convention toyday7-w be sure TO lie
pleased.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Wouldn't Confer
sEEFoRTSTo BRING The MICHIGAN
MINERS AND OPERATORS
TOGETHER YESERDAY
FAILED.

BAY CITY. Mich, May 22-An eff
fort 10 bring the coal operators and
miners Of Michigan into conference in
AN effort to reopen the Michigan coal
mines, failed here yesterday, for the
time being at least When the con-
sferees met. w Davis. spokesman
for the operators, demanded prelim-
sinary understanding that the initia;7
non Zee Of the miners union should
sbe@reduced from $50 to SO. 1t is
claimed by the operators that the $50
Imitation fee is a serious obstacle in
stheswaS OF getting miners to come into
the Michigan district.
President Harris, of the Michigan
district of the Mine Workers OF
America: refused to consider this le-
mand. It is stated unof6cially tha.
the Representatives of the miners will
to-day agree TO go into conference *
the operators VIII accept as basis
for r8discussion. the 1903 scale, which
authorized an initiation fee of SIS. The
Michigan mines, which are all btu
sminous. have been closed since March
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Panama Canal
SECRETARY TAFT SENT THsouGA
TREASURY DEPARTMENT a
STATEMENT OF COST.

WASHINGTON. May 22--The de-
tailed estimates for all expenses Incl;
dent 10 the construction of the ePana-
ma canal for the fiscal year ending;
June 90. 1907, sent 10 ts:e House yes
terday, by Secretary Taft transmitted
through the treasury department The
estimates. however. are expected 10
be changed IN some minor respects
upon the arrival in this country Of
Chief Engineer Stevens, who is ex-
pected Thursday. The estimates haze
been held back with the intention OF
having these changes made before
their transmittal to Congress. bur upon
the request of Chairman Tawney. o:
the appropriations committee. tiier
were sent in to-day.
The estimates aggregate S26.34S.2$:.
They are contained under five heads
and are given in such detail as to oc
cupy twenty printed pages
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
NAKED BOY ON BROADWAY.
Policeman Chased -Kid'' From Bowl
ING Park Fountain

NEW YORK. May GA very small
boy gave an exhibition of ffe In the
open to ring OF the curious about the
fountain in Bowling Green Park yes
terday morning. Appearing at the
fountain he scanned the horizon for
the man in blue
Finding him not he pulled a string
and stepped forth naked and jumped
into the fountain Presently tho
crowd began to Sling pennies. dirces
and quarters to him. in the midst OF
the hail. of coin, someone yelled:
Cheese it, the cop!"
With a look infinitely reSretful the
bather slid to the shore. over the raj,
and out through Broadway, the heavy
footed limb of the law in full chase
The bather carried CONSERVATION.
into Broadway. In his fight he passed
all kinds of people. Including fair type
writers and stenographers, some OF
whom didn't look At Norris street
the policeman was: so Tar out OF it that Int
he pulled mp.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
HOUSE AGREES
10 ALS SENATE
amendments
Decides Bill to
90 toC conf ference

W.sSHINGTON..D c, May ga
decision was reached last night late
sfo5let the railroad rate bill go to con.
sference. Members OF tie House com
Stteeon interstate and Foreign Com
rceSanally agreed to recommend an
saTeement to all the Senate amend,
ments.s NO instructions OF any char
sacteTwal be given the House and Sen
ate conferences.
The only amendment about which
real al5dtHerences seem to exist is the
5oneSmadng pipe lines common car
rier Members Of the committe"
deem this one inconsistent with the
5amendment prohibiting common car.
rsers from producing conditions which.
they transport
IS the general BELIEF that the rail
road rate bill will remain In confer.
seace ut least two weeks before a re-
port can be submitted to the two
Houses OF Congress.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
SUPERINTENDENT FATALLY
SHOT BY COAL MINER.

HUNTINGTON. May 22--H- D.
Cast. superintendent Of the F. Pike
Collery Company.s mines at Matewa0.
in A1inso county. was shot and pro:oa-
bly, morta1iy wounded yesterday By
Leander Hickman. a discharged en-
ploye. Hickman. while intoxicated.
procured shotgun and fred the con
rents of both barrels into Casts left
breast. Although yet alive, no hopes
are entertained for his recovery. Hich-
man crossed The river and escaped into
Kentucky
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
a New Bank
s5WIIL BE STARTED IN. CHICAGO
BY THEATRICAL SYN
s;azsssss DicATE-


8 CHICAGO. I'LL, May SS2.-The The.
satTical National Bank IS the name TO
Sbessgiven a new financial institution
which VIII be opened next month in
this CITY The new bank is an out
come of the large theatrical merger
.recently effected by Klaw & Erlanser
SB-F. Keith and the managers Of the
western Vaudeville Managers Asso-
sciation and viii be financed by the
merger
The capital stock VIII be S1,0oo,Ooo
paid up and the business viii be made
up by theatrical managers and profes-
sional people heretofore have had
difficulty IN convincing banks Of tAeir
financial standing. The business OF
the heaters interested amounts to
$4,000, ,ooosa month.
ArranSements have also been made
ito establish legal department and \
railroad department, the latter to con.
trol the entire transportation Of the
companies embraced in the merger.
amounting TO millions of dollars annu-
ally
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Angry Crowd
Egged Preacher
SAID BIBLE WAS DEAD LETTEP
AND THEN The EGGS
CAME FORTH.

NASHVILLE. Ind. cIa:- ca rehS-
ious meeting at the church on Lucas
Ridge. south of this city. came to q
sudden end last night TIE minister
was essed from his p,.tpit and pt'r-
sued for more than a uiile by angry
members Of the congregation
The Rev George Por,cr had bees'
preaching to the people for a week
past and much interest was manifcs.-
ed. In: some way. however, the an
preston spread that i'1-. Porter was
not orthodox and last might when he
declared the Bible is dead letsec
several members of the congregation
left the church.
In few minutes there was a Vol
ley of rotten eggs through the window
and hitting the minister and the pu!-
pit. splattered. over the congregation
Another volley followed ard Mr. Por-
ter escaped through window Tho
crowd on the outside OF the churc..
gave pursuit and egsei him for q
mile as he ran down the dusty road
Hundreds Of eggs were broken over
the body of the fleeing r1inister. an1
when he Sought she!tcr in a faTr
house two miles away he was liter
ally covered from head 10 foot with
the Shiny spoiled eggs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Fire Whistle
AROUSED THE PEOPLE FROM
THEIR PEACEFUL LSLUMeERS
THIS MORNING

The fire ladies were called out
about three O'Clock tins morning TO
fight the flames that We're started in
the Rowland property on the corner
of Barney and Jackson streets. The
fire started in the basement and it is
thought that j, was Of incendiary ori.
gin.
Cordelia Lewis discovered The house
on fire AID sent in the alarm The
tiremen were promptto TO respond They
used chemicals 10 extinsuish the
flames
There was little damage done to tho
house. which is occupied by colored
people
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
pFNNSYI VANIA STATE LEGISLATURE
THREATENS TO GO AFTER PENNSY

ONLY one tentacIe of graft octopus
having a grip upon all the other de-
partments.
Subpoenas have been issued by the
Interstate Commerce Commission fo-
several Important officials Of the Penn
sylvania railroad They will be askes,
to testify concerning car distribution
and gifts Of coal company stock when
the commission resumes It's hearings
here on Wednesday The new wit:
nesses will include officials from the
Philadelphia office of the. Pennsylvan:a
Railroad Company and others from,
the western part OF the State San
uel Rea wiz be among the number
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Mrs. Wright
WILL HAVE TO STAND q TfiIRDs
TRIAL, SAYS MR.LoWE.s;

Prosecuting AttorneyeL Lowe nodhed5
Attorney II N. odscn today ihatlies
expects to Try Mrs PaytonsW sWrfghI;
again for the alleged murder her
husband. Jacob N Payton Attorney
Ogden thought all the time that
lie sentiment would be. strong SenonEh
against bringing the woman TO trial
third time that Mr. Lowe would lei
her go at least until some newges7S
dence in the case had beenS adduced.
by Mr. Lowe says She must be tried
again The case VIII bescaEe Eedon the
11th of June as pre.fousfy annoHnccsz
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
ANGRY MANEATTEMPTs
MURDER hHDAsulctOE
Fires FourrTimes at Woman and sT1e1;
Turns Reyo;veron Himself.

Fires FouriTimes at Woman and Ei1eDs
Turns Revo;ver=onSt Himself.
PITTSBURG. May - 81 You don
go out with me to-nish win
YOU
With these words Joha BuhniI
Bohemian OF Eleventh street.
burg. pulled revolver lasi siSnishts
throwing Miss Louisa Seile--wbon nge<
at SS9 Spring. Garden sEenueS AzIes
sheny. to the floor, snaE ERed the trsEs
ger four times at her The reyofvers
missed fire and the enraged man thazs
turned it on. himself ard fred "a Sbus-
let into his left side
Miss Seller ran screaming into the
house and policeman was ssumnnoned5
who found Buhnik lying IN thesyassiss ya..ssls
badly wounded He was. removed to
the A1lesaary Geaeral hoss2isal-s
where IL was Giscovered That the bS-:
let had passed t>lrouSh aiss left llInEs
and lodged IN the back. e illssreT7ss
cover
Buhnik has been paving issntIo 70;
Miss Seller, who Is a domestic insSha
family of Peter SlagIe SO Spring
den avenue. for some TINE. eIlseaness
ton was not returned by the youn
woman. He called last nisht 10 4sEss
her ironing in the WASH house no
rear OF the Slagle home and sttssaE:
then, when herefused to ontz W1sh
him that he became enrasetl and saies
trouble occurred.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
sHsndsorne Knights Out.

About twenty knights of Pythias
were our ON the streets last night
;drillins They presented a fine ap-
,pearance In their new handsome uni
forms The company was under the
command of Captain c. F. Randall,
who has his men Wen trained. There
was also social feature in their
meet last night which was highly
Ielntoyed Delicious srefreshments were
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Costly Fire at
Ogden, Utah
THE Loss is ESTIMATED At
THREE HUNDRED THoUS-
AND DOLLARS.

OGDEN. Utah. May IA 3oze.a
of the best business houses in the
city were destroyed by fire early tl'i-s
morning. causing losses aSSreeatinS
three hundred thousand dollars: IL
surance one-ha1f. Fireman Emmett
was probably fatally injured The de:
struction of the city was feared aE3
surrounding towns sent aid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
Awning Caught Fire

An awning over one of the front
windows on the third floor OF the
Manley Hotel caught fire about ten
O'Clock this morning and burned up
The fire. is supposed to have caught
by some one dropping cigar. The
window is considerably charred.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
COMMITTED SUICIDE
III Health the Cause of Young Far,
raer's Rash Act

NEW. MARTINSvLLE May 22--
VIII Kocher. aged u years farmer
at Herman Ridge, committed suicide
In his barn by drinking carbolic acid.
He had been In III health for some time
and that given as the cause5of his
rash act,s -; $
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
FRENCH ] ! !. N n
ARE AGAII On
Err T0-D|A!|
Steps Taken fo
Protec Zen

PARIS, May % An omcial Tepor
states rnat Ere has again broken out
the Courrieres mines which we're
scene OF the recent great mining diss
aster Tic ere Is IN the Joseph
vein The Minister OF Public wosks
has telepnoned Instructions thar. tn=s
mediate steps be taken TO protect the
men employed at those mines
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22

Master Richard Dental and sister
Miss Matte. have gone to Freedom.
Pa, where they VIII spend the SUM
mer with relatives s,ss.;,ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22

David Richie. of Richmond Va. i
expected here in a few days to pa
an extended visit TO his mother
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27

Lena, the biggest Of the perform.
Ing elephants In Fairyland, now show.
ing at Paterson, N. j., INDUCED both
her maternal instinct and her sense
of humor recently in a manner which
threw a large audience into panic.
A tiny girl of three, unobserved by
the crowd, lad crawled beneath the
barrier and stood just within the ring.
So little was she hat she was entirely
out Of range of the trainers In the
center. But as she delightfully."- clap
ped her baby hands at the marching
and counter marching of the huge
beasts the watchful Lena saw and
marked her, first, for removal from
harms way, and, second, for the nee
essary maternal discipline, which
should prevent q recurrence Of the
danger.
Lena's small eyes twinkled with
amusement as, leading her fellows.
she approached the venturesome baby
for the second time. The little one
looked up into her face with an en-.
chanting smile. but the elephant new
er hesitated. She shot out her trunk.
wreathed 1t about the child's body
and in a second had whirled her high
in the air.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27
PENANG DURING RAINY SEASON

A resident of Penang thus describes
the rainy season there: Our rains
have set in with all their attendant
comforts and discomforts and they
make n feel something like Robin
SOL Crusoe when he made up the list
Of his blessings and evils. The plant
ers are all rejoicing and are putting
out their seedlings and cuttings and
generally doing all they should do.
The bullocks are beginning to fill out
those ugly hollows between their ribs
and about their tanks, for the grass
on their limited pastures is growing
rich and rank and these patient, half
starved beasts profit by it. Our trees
have all put on new coats of brilliant
green and the whole place wears a
newly washed appearance very com
forting after the dusty dry season, in
which our soup tastes gritty and "A
piece of bread and butter seems to
have had a bit of %sandpaper glued on
the butter side. But eve our rains
have their disadvantages.
when I come home, thoroughly wet
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27
TALE OF CARWEGIE'S BOyHOOD

A broker sneered at the recent story
OF Andrew C~arnegie's reputed declara-
ton that his epitaph was TO be That's
id white of Andy"
"Mr. Carnegie is a wise man, nc a
fool" said the broker. 1T Is true that
he has done in his time odd and re-
markable things. All those things,
though, had a wise purpose behind
them. The purpose Of such an epitaph
as That's id white OF Andy could
only be to evoke ridicule.
Il once visited Dunfernline, Mr.. Car
negie's birthplace. They told me there
a story about him that illustrated the
~tenacity and perseverance of his child
hood-his bulldog determination to
ride down every obstacle and reach his
end.
1t seems hat at the little Dunfer.
line school the master called Andrew
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

1t will entirely cure the worst forms of Female Complaints, all Ovarian
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edy the world has ever known. 1t is almost .infalible in such cases., 1t
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ness. Dizziness, Faintness, sleepessness. fatulencr. melancholy Dr. the d" blues a"
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and Backachc, o either sex, the Vegetable Compound always cures
Those women wo refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a hundred
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The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27
ELEPHANT SAVED THE BABY

An instant the spectators saw tn,
little girls fluttering skirts n
caught her frightened cry; the mex
one she was whirling through space.
Women shrieked with terror an
hid their eyes. The trainers dasheu
to the place where the child lay, ex.
pecting to find her crushed and dead
Instead she was as safe from harm
as though Graded In her mother's
arms. Lena, with unerring sagacity
had tossed her upon a soft, grassy
spot, and had handled her so gently
that not a bruise was to be found
upon her. The child shed a few
alarmed tears and then promptly for.
got the incident,
When a search was made for her
parents none could be found. The
child was apparently alone and had
wandered into the show unnoticed II
the crowd. She was taken to tn
police station, where she was late
claimed by her father, Frank Spinel
ly. The child, whose name is Josie
had slipped away early in the even
ing. Her parents were greatly terri
fed when they learned of her peril
New York World.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27

up n day and asked him how much
sever times nine was.
The boy, unable to hit on the an
swer Immediately, began to go over
the entire table.
Twice nine Is eighteen, thrice nine
is twenty-seven, four times nine Is thir.
ty-siX, Ave
But the master interrupted, impa.
eiently.
mo, no. he said. Give me the an.
swer straight off,
After some thought the boy began
again:
Twice nine IL eighteen, thrice nine
is twenty-seven, four times
mo. Straight off, repeated the
master.
"'Haud yer COB, man. the boy cried.
p~assionately. we've spoilt me twice.
an do we want to spoil me a third
time? '"-Cineinnati Enquirer.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27
HERE'S THE CHAMPION EATER

A few years ago, in a small Rhode
Island town, a political club had a pig
supper. After 1t was owe a few OF
the members were arguing about how
much a man could eat. Mr.. Reed, the
postmaster of the town, offered to bet
$40 that he could get a man who could
eat a whole roasted pig. Mr.. Ramsay,
another member, promptly took the
bet, the match to take place the next
evening.
The next morning Mr.. Reed met
Sam" Waller, who was always hun
cry, and asked him If he thought he
could eat a roast pig. Sam" said he
thought he could If he was hungry.
Mr.. Reed walked all day with him,
never mentioning anything to eat un'
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27

til they arrived at the club house.
The table was placed in the middle
of the hall, and the members were
seated in the gallery, and were told
to keep quiet, so Sam" would think
he was alone. Mr.. Reed had the pig
cut up and made into four large pies.
One by n Sam devoured them, until
the four were gone. Then. to show the
members what an appetite his man
had, Mr.. Reed brought in more food,
which Sam ate and seemed a little
more satisfied.
After he had finished eating this
Mr.. Reed said: We'll, Sam do you
want any more?'
Sam" leaned back in his chair and
whispered: mo, don't bring any more,
or will not be able to eat the pig"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-27

and disguised with everything, and go
to bed Immediately after dinner, the
roof commences to leak and | have to
get out and shift the bed. ! interview
the landlord in the morning and he
tells me roofs cant be repaired in the
rain and that in all probability as soon
as the tiles swell the roof will become
watertight of its own accord. That
doesn't cure either my lumbago or
rheumatism, and when take my bath
| discover we are on the Alder Itam
water servi:a and have to battle in pea
soup.
Il mention the fact to the municipal
president over a stengah at the club
and he says: My dear boy, I'm on
the same service and have been comb.
ing mud out of my hair for a week.
This doesn't make me feel any cleaner.
The lizards on the ceiling are waxing
fat from the insects which are driven
into the house by the rain and I no
tice that the soup at dinner seems to
have more body. in 1t from the same
sause. This does not improve my tenn
per"