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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25
INSTANTLY KILLS
YOUNG WOMAN
9. w. Warner Shot Young Wo.
man Who Had Formerly
Worked for Him.
FIRED UPON HIS PURSUERS
Did Not Hit Any of Tbcm-Iatcr An
penred In store of n Friend. Asked
for Loan of $40 and shot the
Mnn When lie Turned to
Get the Money.

New York, July 23.-Miss Esther
Norlng. aged 23. was shot and almost
instantly killed to-day. It is alleged.
by Charles w. Warner. her former
employer a s She was entering a haber-
dashcry TN West 42ud street where
she was oilployed as bookkecpcr. War
ner, II Is charged by the police fired
several shots at a. r. Spiccr. manager
Of the store, while cffecting his es-
cape. Warner fled to the sporting
goods store Of A. G. Sparkling & CO
West 42nd street, and although 20 po-
licemen surrounded the building and
searched 1t no trace Of Warner could
be found. Tho police believe Warner
is unbalanced by business revcrses
and other troubles.
Miss NorllnF lived at Ridgcfield
Park. y. j. She reached her place OF
employment carly to-day and had to
wait until Spiccr opened the door. Miss
Norlng entered first ana started to-
ward the cashiers desk. Spiccr stop.
ped to place a block under the door
to keep it open. Miss Norliug had
reached the rear of the store when d
shot was fired Spiccr looked up and
saw tHe man hdu WHlhen past MIN
while he was STOPPING over. Miss
Norllnr half reeled and looked nt the
man who fired the shot
IT'S Charlie Warner He shot me"
she cried
Warner held a revolver in his hand and
Spicer tried 10 interrupt him. Warner
Spicer says. fred his revolver missing
him. Spicer seized bracket to protect
himself when Warner fred another shot
Warner then slipped out the door and
started along and street crowded with
persons going to work A messenger boy
saw Warner running with revolver and
threw n brick at the fleeing man. The
brick struck him In the back. angered.
Warner turned and fred his revolver
at he messenger boy. His arm was wild
and he threw the weapon at the boy.
though there was another bullet in il
SDicer. who was running after Warner
saw The gun and made a dash for IT
Warner saw the move and ran for the
gun. Selling II before Spicer could reach
tho weapon. he turned and sped up the
street to the Spaulding establishment.
through which lie ran. escaping by
means Of rear fire escape after shoot
ing at a policeman who chased him.
Spicer said Warner. who is about 81.
had been calling almost constantly for
Miss Norlne each even ng and she had
complained that his attentions had
anserod her. Spicer said Miss Norlng
often expressed the opinion that Warner
was partly crazcd from a business failure
TWO years ago
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
THE oPINloNLEss MAN

Inc Scriptures say that the dopb.
reminded man is unstable In all his
ways. But the joublemInded man 10
perhaps M Improvement over the OK.
e''se OF an individual who has M
i''na OF ms own at ai'. A lot of rcr.
'o~s are mere figureheads, absolute
They count for nothIa,,
IN The community and were ,hey IN
pass OIL The stage Of action only n
very lew OF their most intimate friends
would Know Of their departure. This
harmless individual simply lives be.
cause me creator Is kind enough to
furnish MIN air TO breathe, but no
does next to nothing for the improve.
ment or betterment Of the time in
which he lives. In business, the opin.
iHonless man Is n drawback 10 enter.
Prise; In politics he can never bc
counted on by either side and Is held
IN contempt by The men whose bssl.
ness II Is 10 make an estimate of
where the voters stand. In my walk
OF life the man who exists rather than
lives Is little short OF q detrlment to
advancement along all lines. But We
have several OF that kind and We do
not know that any amount Of "preach.
Ing" will cause one Of them 10 wake
up and stand for something.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
U. S. eATTLEsHlPs,

There has been some heated dis,
cussion recently over the question of
whether our warshlps are honestly
built In private shipyards. Charles
Cramp has come out In heated de.
Tense Of the private ship builder and
there are n number Of naval officers
and others who Insist that the govern.
ment is the only one to build warships
and ships otherwise built are not and
never can be the real thing, Forth.
nately this discussion, 10 use a favor.
lie phrase OF the President, Is large.
~ academic. This country has not
been engaged in Il war for some years,
and 1t Is TO be devoutly hoped that It
Will not be again for many years to
come. Al the same time it might be
recollected that In the past American
waFshiPs, whether built In govern.
ment or private yards, have given Il
tolerably good account of themselves
In fact, there is little TO crlticise In the
performance Of any American war.
snip when Il came to the test John
paul Jones scraped up his original
aeet anywhere. Some were captured
ai were private built. and the most
were not even senwOrihy. Yet he man.
aged TO give toleably good account
vi himself. The Constitution was
nni't In private yard, and yct shc
a'u n few things that people rcmcn,.
GER so far as modren lroncla,ds oro
concerned, there are a number -" =,
spanish naval officers out of nj,
YET who might testify as to their nj,
.o".u eihclency, and yel one of IN,
l,.oS' effective vessels in the fight n,
oaht'aso was lame duck" ,ho o,1
'eAaS' and built in government ward
At mat. Really. we have not much
reason TO quarrel over American w,r'
SHIPS, however. they are mjlt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
NOTICE TO CREnlToRe

To The creditors OF Rebecca C. Tibts
deceased:
In pursuance OF decree of the In.
termediate Court OF the County of
Marion, made in a cause therein pend.
Ing. to subject the real estate OF the
said deccdent 10 the payment OF her
debts, yoH are required to present
your claims against the estate OF the
said decedent for adjudication to A.
l.. Lehman, Commissioner, at his Of.
flee in the said county, on or before
the 9Gth day Of June next.
Witness, r, B. Parrish, Clerk Of
said Coart this 18th day OF May, 1907.
R. B. PARRISH, Clerk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
souR sPlTTsRuRe VISITORS.

4 f
" Blood Is not much thicker than
Z aionongahela water and that may in q
measure account for the closeness Of
the ties that bind the cities anil towns
along the MonongaheIats banks. The
tMonongahela lis different from most
rivers. It is nayigable every foot oil
its length and the valley through
which 1t flows Is one Of the richest In
the world Being formed by two in.
Steresting rivers, the sparkling Ty.
CARTS yalleyswhose sweet and glitter.
ling waters come from the mountains
and the West Fork whose marky
depths indicate, the rich soil OF the
region through which 1t flows, the
5SSMonongahela falls heir to the wealth
sofs the minerals Of the hills and the
Sgreat agricultural productions of the
valleys. Fairmont and PIttsburg
stand at the extremltles OF this re.
markable region, the one at head Of
slthe 5Monongahela. the other at Its
mouth. To-day the leading business
men Of the great city at the junction
s$ofs the Monongaheia and Allegheny,
which Joined form the Ohio, are here
to renew old friendship and form new
ones. Being closely connected by
l business ties tits fitting that friendly
personal relations should obtain. We
sincerely hope that the visit may re.
suit In good to both cities and that
sFairmont3 may be able to get many
men ot means from Pfttsburg inter.
ested in the vast natural resources in
this community lying practically dor.
S;mant awaiting the coming Of the cap.
sitallsts and promoter. 1t should be
the ambition oftour citizens to make
the ePlttsburg visitors have occa.
sion to remember our city as the
warmest hearted and most progress.
siyel Of all the places visited in West
Virginia. The way to do that Is 10
enter into the spirit Of the occasion
and give the Visitors the 4 warmest
Welcome and most friendly treatment
ofFwhicfi we are capable. I. = NJ.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

..ltl III ~ 10
There 5issa pretty wide spread opinion
that the legislators made i mistake
when they did not adop5 3his re & q 4
mendation, * h: a
The normal schools Of this STATE
seve outliyed the necessity that was
responsible for theft creation. They
aren't normals in the strict sense Of
the name. They never have been,
and there Is no use to send good
money after bad 10 make them SO.
They are nothing better than good
high schools, and their usefulness and
influence gre merely local, and exceed.
ingly limited at that. TIE State main.
tains them at great cost, and gets
very little return as a State for what
1t invests.
II would be better for tho Stale and
for all concerned to turn these schools
over TO the counties in which they are
located, to maintain II they desired
to, and for the State to take the
money that would Otherwise be given
them and help 10 Lift the standard Of
the common schools, at the same time
Increasing the length Of the school
term in all counties where It is
shorter than II ought 10 be. There Is
a strong and growing public sentiment
along this line. The so.called normal
schools that we have possess little to
recommend them TO the whole peo.
pie, rs against innumerable and IRE.
futable arguments Why they should
not longer continue to be source u
great expense and very little benefit
10 the state,-Parkersburg Dlspatcl.
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

JUDICIAL SALE.

by virtue Of decree OF the Inter
mediate Court Of Marion county, en-
tered on the Sth day Of May, 1907, In
the ciIancery cause there pending
wherein R. B. Tibbs, administrator
&c, Is plaintiff, and Clarence D. Tibbs
and others are defendants. the under
signed will sell at public auction, at the
front door OF the Courthouse Of said
county. in Fairmont, on the Goth day
Of June. 107, the following described
real estate, situated In the third ward
OF said city, and being a portion Of, land
Of which Rebecca C. Tibbs, deceased
died seized, that is 10 say:
A certain lot or parcel OF land, 10.
Gated on the northern side Of High
street, in said city, with a frontage on
said street OF forty (40) feet, and ex.
tending back distance Of one hun.
dred and twenty Q.o) feet, with a
width at the rear Of forty.ibree 49,
feet. containing about 1880 square
feet, more or less.
Said sale 10 be free Of any curtesy
In said real estate Of R. B. Tibbs. as
4
husband for Rebecca c. Ttbbs, de.
ceased.
Terms Of sale-All cash in hand on
day Of sale.
Given under my hand on this 18th
day Of May, 1907.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
TRF!PEQP'LE'SF5IQIRuHI
Some THINGS IN G General,

yi,eftf lS',Su' - q w 4SsUeCdl.
K RIYEspiLiE May The cow
boy pseacher In the person, Of the Well
known Rev. Sam Bettes as We seesl
In the papers, illsannouncing his <
Intentions 10 SO around the world; He
has had his announcement floating
over hill and valley for 10 these many
years as you wifi note. And you may
also note that several have waited forS
The news Of his departure and return
and alas many have died without the
knowledge Of either. But Bettes goes 4
some any how, in the newspapers ~ Z
least. tx IN
Fairmont has been going to make sa,s
general clean up and all round reno.
walton In regard to boot.leggfng whls.iy
key and other nulsances which Is res
pnted TO be carried on In the basement
OF the Courthouse on Sundays and 4
other days, perhaps the other six.5Are
people going to read in the papers,
that the authorities have stopped the;
many ndtsances committed there
abouts' by drunk unrefined and rude I
people? II they have. for n clincher, l
they had better drop In OCCASION
ally before they o. X. the bin i
that the nuisance has been declared {
OF. - 4;
The Indian poet thought he'd make
some poetry. 1t might have been
spring poetry and Il Il was II may be 4
looked over TO some extent, He says
80 on, so on. so on, on on.
Now, the question is whether the
nuisance will follow the poetry or not Z
and 60 on, so on. It's an evident fact
that the officers, namely, sheriifs dep;
aties, constabies and police cannot be
on hands at every moment or at every
point, It's not expected Of them and [
It's going TO be hard matter to stop
It entirely without some change In (.
the detection Of the guilty parties as
well MS the official power 10 bring them
10 a knowledge that It is wrong To-
drink and loiter In the basement or
the Courthouse or lolter thereabopt
for any purpose which might be term
ed nuisance. :; IA y Y;
Any shrewd man can generally tell
at a glance whether a man who goes
In the Courthouse Is the type Of "a !.
nuisance or a person who Is about TO {
make one Of themselves. or The, place.
although some people as well as off,
GERS are void Of common sense as an,
oyster much less possessed with nat
ural or practical experience or skill
In the above named line OF detective (
or Official duty but without fear or favor :
the writer will venture to suggest "a I
temedy as follows: DeputIze ,the jani:
tors or appoint them In fee. Give
Them the authority with star and the
commission, accompanied by lnstruc9s
tons 10 warn people mildly and II mild: i
warming does not at once bring the
answer or desired effect kindly aud J
legally bring them to the altar Of JUS
iice 10 the tune Of financial remind
er that nuisance committed in the
Courthouse Is not only Intruding on
the rights Of few individuals but of /.
every man, woman and child In the
county Of Marion and must be stopped
LONE STAR II
O.. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
More Games Scheduled,

The local High school team viii.
play The Warrington High school
team at South Side Park on Thurs:
day. The regular Falrmont team will
play the Clarksburg Team on that
day. The local team defeated the,
Huntington High school team last
Saturday and It Will do It's best to re-:
peat .the tEiek Thursday. Il. 5j,ss35 s'5.t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

Here are a couple OF choice sam.
pies OF editorial comment called
forth by tho declaration OF policy re.
Gently published by the boards Of re.
gents for the normal schools.
The Pan Handle deserves well Of
West Virginia at large and the Pan
Handle unanimously condemns the
relocation Of the West. Liberty normal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

Some Of the papers are saying that
the railroads cut out excursions when
the new two cent fare law goes into
effect The real truth of the matter Is
we'll have excursion rates every day.
Two cents mile one way is a fare
and one-third, the usual excursion
rate, under the old regime.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
Warts to Abolish the NormaIs.

Wants to Abolish the Normals.
The expected protest against the
action of the regents in charge Of the
State normal schools focalIzing all ct.
forts on the schools at Fafrmont and
Huntington TO make them normal
schools In the strict sense Of the term.
and disconraging any such efforts at
other schools, has happened. It is We.
hement and vOciferous.
IN oNr Judgment the regents did
right. It is 10 be regretted that they
do not have the power to abolish the
normal schools entirely, not TO say
that theytwonld be so inclined il they
had such power. Governor While rec.
commended TO the legislature, In mis-
administration. that this be done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
Teste:
II. B. PARRISH, Clerk.
May II, 81, 2S. June 3.
Teste:

"That young man VINO has propos.
ed 10 you Is enormously rich"
yes" answered the naughty girl
Hes TOO enormously rich. | don't
like the risk of haying the family
name up before grand iury.%--Wash.
ington Star.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

A. l., ifustedi and Rosa Watson.
Earl Bryan and Gertrude Parrish.
W: S. Savage and Alice snider.
James W. Ryan ana Cara Carpen
ter. .
l.ugis Lockenl and Josephine lie
Donne.
C. C. Riggs and Cordelia Monroe
II. r. Dobhs and Devilla Hcnsel.
Albert Belt and Anna Shuck,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
saool q gtas Ievsl s. 1 Count bI G,

scno Ilntellige ~
Talking about normal schools in
this State, II some are TO be bleked
and gagged, why not abolish the
whole lot? The people would most.
y say amen.-state Journal.
The amens would come only from
such Of the brethren as are ignorant
Of the States urgent need Of well
trained teachers for It's public schools.
One Of these ignorant amen corners
appears to be in the State Journals
editorial sanctum. Does the Parkers.
burg paper know how many country
schools IN West Virginia are taught by
girls and boys whose educational
equipment barely sni!lces to get them
past the barrier Of the uniform exam.
nation? The board OF regents Of the
normal schools has outlined a pro.
sramme which should make possible
the development OF two institutions
capable Of training teachers for their
work in accordance with modern ideas
and methods. The boards declara.
ton Of policy deserves something. more
to the point that the lntelllgencer's
appeal to narrow sectional prejudice
and the State Journals fiinpant filings.
The effort Of West Virginia states.
men 10 establish normal schools In
small rural communities, where con.
dItiOns 10 not Admit of the existence
Of real normals. has undoubtedly
been misdirected. This effort has.
however, resulted In the establish.
ment Of number Of excellent acadt,,
niles and secondary schools. ana the
money spent on them has been by
no means wasted. 1t would he stu.
pid for the State to abandon them
or 10 withdraw its support until some
way Is devised for their continuance
under local auspices. II would oe
equally stupid to continue the effort
10 develop real normals where from
the very nature Of the environment
rormals are quite out Of the ques
tion. At any rate the board deserves
credit rather than narrow and unin.
telligent criticism for having pointed
out u possible plan for supplying
the most urgent need In our educa.
tional system.
The attitude Of these leading State
papers toward this question is dis.
conrasIng. The Intelligencer, up.
psrently, can see nothing In II ex-
cept an attempt on the part Of the
hoard TO steal n piece Of the Ohio
county pie and hand II over to Fair.
mont and Huntington. The State
Journal so far us can be Judged from
Its comments, Is utterly Indifferent
on the question as TO whether our
schools shall be taught by trained
teachers or by imperfectly equipped
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

lure moullIngs. Call and see them
before having your picture framed.
Globe Book Store. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
NJ q "a = = { = =
AMONG The EDITORS.
8 Z -. -
Real Normal Schools /,
/

IN ~ tnlS Slhtt nave beyond dispute
done a most excellent work hut real.
" not Of the normal sort, The
truth Is educators do not look upon
them as actual normal schools. Taey
never we're and never wifi be Under
the present system, nor will thew be
under the new plan the board Of
regents has adopted. that OF short.
ening the course one year al most
OF the normris and concentrating
work to two Of the so-called normhIs
The subject Is one that demands
a great deal of Thought and the exer.
else OF the best possible iadgmeas.
The schools are maintained al a
great deal Of EXPENSE 10 the State.
The name normal signifies that their
mission Is to turn ont teachers but
their history does not conform very
well TO this. In truth. their eradn.
otes often do mot moosnro nm =, tho
standard M teachers Tho s,o,o n.
self recognized ib,s ,oc, and ne
legislature disapproyed of the prac.
tice OF giving normal graduates. as
,hev wore called crod,, n, oxom,,o.
,,ons hut n,ocod ,ho,, ., ,,o h,,,s
that o,bers stood a, a, ov,,,ln,,,on.
Jndecd II wo, commor,r t,on,r aud aud
.ee,no IN DO. ,o,o ,ha. tho ,,,,o
mas NJ these rrodno,.e horo ,,,s..
hood en- p,or,ng whor 4, o,mo - Tho
,nnlicat,on M tho r,,,,odoo ,oo,ir
cd In some n, ,aeso so,oo,s ,ho. ,ho
mere reforerco IN ,h,s ,o,,uro ., N.
a,n,om, d,scre,,,od t., ,nd mo CO.
called norma, scbs,o,s rs,,iomas
wero Jsupod for somo,tI,, Tho, ,ho
graduates bo1 rpa,,v M, ocb;evod
and ihair know,edco ~ rodocoor w,s
IN cav Tho ,o,st verv ,,m;tod rhoy
roo,,v had ,oT hn, ,,,,,o ,o.m,,
work ,nd wore mot rren,re., ,or ,,oo
teochfno nroyass,on ~
Apa,n from Tho norma, wor,,
s,ananaln, whleh 10 sun,opoa ~ In
esnocl,,,v dor,qned for Tho tra,r,,,
M mon and women 10 hecome ,o,ch,
orc n vary email nor cant ~ ,ho
,roduo,os NJ ,boso soho,,, have ovor
ohoson IN. ,ooohor.. ,-o,oss,on H.
stooJ ,,,o ,,r,o n,ior,,r ,o,,. -
tneir homes ond t,te -, o,hor ,ooa
aor, Come ,,oo.,o ,o,,,,
o,hors ,ormors s,m o,,o-. ,,n,,,,
,os and ,ho ,,pa owl ,,,, ero,, ,ho
,,,ow,,,r, ~ nod,,o,r Tho VOL, ~,
,hose vchoo,s hos 40, n,o,srrad -,
IN ,ho oo,r,, oh,a., =, nj. ov,.,
o,co gz.,
uowever tho Ta,ocrom docs No,
,,ecrv ,ae wnrk Tho, sovo ,,o,o y
,,. hoon ,,o., ,o,,;,, - ,,o a,.,,o,,
sh,r and ,ho oou.o -, od,on,,on M,,
80 - ~ w
the means of n higher education far
the thousands VINO have attended
them. In other words. they have
been most excellent high schools and
mt normal, schools In onv ,rua
sense or much degree of Tho word
AZ s,,ch high schoo,s tbov h,vo he.n
successes Int ne normo,s r,,,pros
Doubtless they should ho .co,.
Timed and nerbons no centr,, h,rh
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

We have first class man 10 do yonr
Kodak developing. Clyde S. Holt, the
Kodak man. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
R. B. TlBBs,
Specla1 Commissioner

], 4. B. Parrish, clerk Of said In.
iermealaie Court, do certify that r. b.
Tihbs. special commissioner, mas siy.
en- the bond required under said de.
cree Of sale, with security approved
by me.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

q 5I-1 80
~ US rapidly fling into fight be:
tween sRisher and seherr for gov.
'ernor Kanlwha win he 4 In IT,:
Charleston Gazette.
And SO will Marion.
Y The small boy Is counting the days
TIL the circus comes.
The garden makers are getting down
TO business this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

No film like the Eastman. Sold
only Clyde S. Holt. III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

The latest fad, Monogram combs
at A, D. Scott & Co., Jewellers. Il, B
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

Ansco films fit any camera. Cost
less than others. Try one. Globe Book
Store, Watson Hotel building. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

Phillip Veloni vs.. Catherine Velonl,
Intermediate Court, In chancery: June
rules. Harry Shaw attorney for de.
PENDANT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14

II y keeps on we may have some
warm weather by the Fourth OF july;
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-09
Tranfreidl's Tinansrciprm.

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