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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

An empty purse 1lls the face with
wrinkIes.-Persian.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
RESIST THE DEMANDS
OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
Goldheld Building Trades
Will Not Submit to
Any Coercion

GOLDFIELD, New, March s.-The
labor troubles are more prospective
than real. The conflict is among the
wage workers themselves over their
various organizations and not between
the employers and employees. The In
dustrial Workers of the World, com
prising nonskilled labor and embrac-
ing cooks, walters, bartenders, dish
washers, teamsters, clerks, etc, nave
for some time been trying to force all
wageworkers into their organization.
The building trades. printers and sew
eral. other trades having their own
unions have refused to join
The building trades have resisted
the demands Of the Industrial Work
ers. as have also the printers. The
former organization has openly de-
fed them and is siding in with the
boycotted. The Industrial Workers
are now trying to force the building
trades to Join them, and as an ulti-
matum have threatened to call of any
lob all members of that union working
alongside of men not affiliated with
them. They have also threatened to
starve the recalcitrant wageworkers
out Of camp by directing the clerks
of stores and walters of restaurants
not TO wait on them.
With a view of lighting the Indus
Wingield shut down the Combination
today and ii is reported that he is
preparing TO shut down all the mines
of the great merger. If he does, all
others will follow suit.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
PLANS FOR ARMY SUPPLY
STATION ARE COMPLETED
Largest Depot of Kind in
Country Will Be That
at Fort Mason
OLD MISSION STYLE
Buildings of Reinforced Con-
crete With Roofs of
Thing
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON. March 9.-The plans
for the big army supply station-the
largest of it's kind in the country-to
be located at Fort Mason. California,
have been completed and contracts for
the project, representing an expendi-
ture Of sl.5OO.0O0. viii be awarded
shortly.
Captain Frank Cheatham OF the
head Quartermaster's department. who
is on duty in San Francisco. is in
charge Of the work as constructing
quartermaster.
The plans contemplate quarters for
twelve officers. a large administration
building, six storehouses. a light and
power plant and wharves sufficient 10
accommodate four army transports.
The railroad tracks Will be extended
so as TO run alongside the transports,
making II possible TO transfer freight
direct from the car to the ship.
The style, planned by the Philadel-
phia architects employed for the pur-
pose, is OF the old mission type The
buildings are to be of reinforced con-
crete. with tile roofs. The depot will
be for the storage Of quarter Haster's S,
ordnance, Signal Corps, commissary
and engineer material II is of the
capacity and Importance as a place of
storage and port of shipment 10 make
il a leading command. and for that
reason IL is possible that a general
ofhcer viii be placed in charge when
IT is ready for service.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
DECLARES COREY LIED
TO MABELLE GILMAN
Actor Ely, Said to Be Engaged to
Actress, Denies She VIII Marry
the Pittsburger

KANSAS CITY. No. March e.-Edgar
Atchison Ely, the actor who is re
ported TO be engaged to marry Miss
Mabelle Gilman. in speaking last night
Of W. z. Corey and his relations to the
young woman, said:
Il know that he visited her recently.
Mabelle told me that in her letters. Do
I think that she would marry Corey?
No. She's an independent, determined
girl. He deceived her by causing her
10 believe that he was unmarried when
they first met"
When asked II he was Engaged TO
marry Miss Gilman. Ely replied:
Everybody would call me a cad II
said that Mabelle-Miss Gilman,
mean-and I were engaged and were
to be married. I would like to tell you
but-the announcement must come from
Mabelle first. If il doesn't, don't you
see that I would be dubbed cad?'
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
UNSTEADY PRICES RULE
ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE
Wild Fluctuations and Big
Volume of Business
Mark the Day

NEW YORK. March e.-The short
session Of the Stock Exchange today
was occupied with another large vol
une Of business and wild price fluc-
tuations. Inroads upon prices at DIFF
ferent times during the session made
new levels ia many cases. but there
were points Of resistance throughout
6nd the closing tone was strong, with
prices on the upgrade and not a few
conspicuous net gains for the day.
The points Of the weakness that had
most effect on speculative sentiment
were United States Steel and Union
Pacific. The first named made a low
level at 81 within the first hour after
the opening and rumors were dill
gently circulated OF cancellation OF or
ders for the compsny's product for fu-
ture delivery. These received no official
confirmation and the stock rallied with
tie general market and closed at a de-
cline Of =.
The special weakness in Unicn Pa
cifc was attributed TO fears OF a suit
by the government growing out OF the
Interstate Commerce Commissions in
vestigation TO compel the divorce OF
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
The Gould stocks were unsupported
still and there were wide declines in
some Of the stocks not usually active
The Pennsylvania group. including
Reading. gave evidence Of absorption
and there was a vigorous rebound in
AtchisOn.
The bank statement was regarded
as weak.
Money and discounts rose IN Lon
don, but sterling exchange continued
TO recede here, indicating a prospect OF
arrivals OF gold in London. Total sales
of bonds, par value, Si,664,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
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themselves. distinguished by a power
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They ali breathe. and as they breathe
they whim out odOr which makes those
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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
MISS ARLEY MOTT LOSES
HEART IN WASHINGTON
California Girl Pledges Her Hand to
S. NJ. Fabian, Well-Known
Pianist of the East

WASHINGTON, March s.-One of the
most interesting engagements OF the
winter. especially to the musicians of
Washington and California, is that OF
Miss Arley Mott TO S. NJ Fabian.
Miss Mott is considerably younger
than her fancee. She came here from
her home in California TO study music
She is a gifted pianist and was placed
under the tuition Of Fabian He is e
pianist known in all the large cities
and is a Californian by birth.
The wedding will not take place un-
I'll next fall. Tt viii be held at the
home Of the bride in California
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
STANDARD OIL SETS PRICES

PITTSBURG. March s.-The prices
of crude oil as announced by the Stan
dard Oil Company today are: Pennsyl-
vania ambera s1.7S; Pennsylvania dark
sL6s: Tiona, SITS; Second Sand. $1.68
Corning, S114: North Lima. "a cents
South Lima, SO cents; Somerset, Ss
cents; Ragland. 81 cents; Princeton
IS cents: Richland. s1-1s.
INDEPENDENCE Kan, March o.
The price Of all mid-continental oil
was marked up l cent a barrel today
by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company
making the price Al cents a barrel fol-
high grade and 20 cents for fuel oil.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
POLICE FIGHT cRAcKsMEN

CARLINvILLE. IL. March s.-After
dynsmiting the postoface safe today.
two men engaged in a running fight
with two policemen. Officer Van Meter
was seriously wounded. The robbers
were interrupted before they could
loot the safe.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
WILL J. DAVIS ACQUITTED
ON IROQUOIS THEATER FIRE
Judge Ends Famous Case by Render
ing Decision That Chicago Ordi-
nance Was Void

DANVILLE. H.. March SIN the
trial here of VIII J. Davis. charged with
manslaughter, owing to the Iroquois
Theater fire in Chicago. Judge Kim
brough today held that part Of the Chi
cago ordinance on which Davis was in
dicted was void This decision ends
the case.
Following his decision Judge Kim
brough directed the jury TO return a
verdict of not guilty. which was done.
end the court directed the Sheriff to re-
lease the defendant This terminated
all criminal action against Davis on
account Of the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

For over a thousand years and with
out perfuming the Mosque OF st. Sofia
in Constantinople has retained its fra
grant odor of musk. The reason for
this is that when the mosque was built
musk was mixed in the mortar.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
suRRENpERs no PoLIcE

BOSTON, March Goodwin Phil
1tps OF this city. who is alleged to
have been the promoter OF the snug
Cling Of Chinese into this country
which ended in the capture Of the
yacht Frolic at Providence several
months ago, surrendered himself to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
ELECTS E. G. STEVENSON
SUPREME CHIEF RANGER
Executive Council Fills Vacancy
Caused by the Recent Death of
DR.. Oronhyatekha

TORONTO, Ont, March s.-The ex-
executive council of the Independent Or
der of Foresters today elected Elliott
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

G. Stevenson supreme chief ranger.
This fills the vacancy caused by the
death of DR.. Oronhyatekha, who died in
Georgia a few days ago.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

to Mrs. Sarah S. Rogers, who was once
the widow Of the late ''Ducksie" Rosen-
baum, from whom she came into
large estate. The wedding today is
the third one in which Mrs. Rogers
has figured as bride.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

DR.. Hans Richter, the famous mu-
steal conductor, is a thorough believer
In comfort in dress and not infrequent-
ly sets fashion at defiance
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

LOS ANGELES. March s.r-James T.
Dunn, proprietor of the Hotel savoy In
San Francisco. was married yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

The Great Wall OF China will soon
be undermined in one place by a rail
way tunnel
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SAN FRANCISCO BONIFAcE
WEDS WIDOW IN SOUTH

lanes T. Dunn and Mrs. Sarah s.
Rogers Are Married in Los
Angeles
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
SUMMARY OF
YEARS WORK
AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SHOWS THAT MUCH HAS
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

AT the Central Christian Church last
Sunday Rev. z. E. Bates, the pastor,
gave a summary of the past years
work. During the ear there has been
a most satisfactory growth in every
department, and # Is considered TO
have been the most prosperous year
in the history of the congregation,
The Christian woman's Board of Mis-.
isions have added seventeen new mem.
bers 10 their roll; a Young People So.
cicty Of Christian Endeavor of about
thirty members was organized and is
doing effectuai work: the offerings to
various missionary enterprises were
the largest for any one year: the Suu-
day school has shown a splendid
growth; the offerings and contribution
have been above four thousand dol.
lars. better than all there have been
since January the fourteenth. 1906.
to January the sixth. 1907, seventy.
nine %accessious to the church: the loss
by death and removals have not ex.
ccejed ten; thus leaving a net in.
crease of sixty-rtue. There are no
debts 10 aiacorraEs and no dissen-
tons among tue membership. The
pastor has heen given an extension Of
the call Of last yen with a substantial
increase in salary Plans are being
considered for a greater work this
year. There is Q deep spiritual life
and interest which bespeaks for the
church prosperity and a year of bless
ing, The iberaiity Of the congrega-
ton is most oommendabIe for the
church That gives, tfves. and rejoices
ilthc ~blessedness Of service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
runnel WOOL KlIs sis.y.glsht.

From New York Tribune.
According 10 the coroner's report
:or Manhattm for 1906. which was
made plhlic last night. 6S deaths we're
dtcc Ia accidents ia the various tunnels
now buildings In and about the Dor.
ou'h, OF these as are reported 10
have occurred IN the Pennsylvania
tunnels. ~ by calssoa disease, % by
fractures aud other injuries caused by
failing stone. descending elevator
buckets. flying rock. etc. and . from
%d:"Hains caused by the suddea inao~
o: water into tue submarine tunenls
In the Belmont taunels Tie total
loss Of life il said to have been a0-7
by c~..is&"n disease. . by fractures and
multiple injuries. and | by drowning
III the Battery tunns. ou!y two deaths
were reported. ms hy fracture OF the
sIah and n by Caissop disease. ana
III tho excavation uuder Church and
boy streets thee deltts. all caused Ly
'caissoM ligenGe
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
The PRESIDENT
WAS INQUIsITIVE
TRIED TO SOLVE THE VITAL YAM
QUESTION IN THE CANAL
ZONE.
From Golfers weekly.

From Golfers Weekly.
The President of the United States
questioning a black West Indian la
borerer was as polite as he was to q
division engineer, but equally as in
sistent with his But what I want to
know is" (There are some men OH
the isthmus, l think( who will hear
this expression in their dreaws). TIC
the problem OF yams he turned with
the same concentration that he would
to making peace between Russia and
Japan, OF the taxation OF great for.
tunes. And yams are really a great
problem. Even as by dint OF oatmeal
the Scotch cultivated literature, SO by
dint Of yams OR isthmian labor builds
tracks and dumps the cars and digs
locomotives out OF the mud. 1t is the
rice Of the Jamaican's Orient, the black
bread Of his Russia, the potato Of his
Ireland.
When one of the negroes that gath.
cred around the President complained
that he could not get good yams from
the commissary, the man from Cooks
Zone Of them representing the com.
missary) explained that when they
bad the purchaser need not take them.
The negro insisted that the clerk al
the commissary who threw them at
him gave him no option.
eve will go to the commissary and
see the yams," said the President.
Have you ever tried to return the
when opened the meat was good. The
Jamaican clerk insisted that vans
found bad might be returned.
Have yo never tried to return the
bad ones?" the President asked the
negro.
/ mo, sir" was the answer.
why not?' the President pursued.
I would not stoop to do such q
thing" vas the lorid and dignifed I'll
timtaum.
Everybody laughed except the Pres
ident. This foolish response did no
finish the subject for him. He wen.
into tt again the next day at the com
missary at Colon. Now he had tn,
complaint that the yams were Insult
cient in quantity and the commissar,
charged n higher price than the Chi
nese dealers. There were many ex
plantations, and still ha stuck IN hi;
point hat what he wanted to know
was why the United States could no
sell yams as cheap as the Chimes
dealers. There were observers of tn,
Presidential method OF questioning
who remarked that the head of a ma
ton who would go SO thoroughly int
the problem of yams might sirt an,
other subject to the bottom. So al
government employees please make
note.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
Held AS Slaves
Were Italians
ACCORDING 70 THEIR STORY
WERE RELEASED THROUGH
APPEAL OF AMBASSADOR.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Claiming
that they had been held practically
in peonage in a West Virginia lumber
camp. n group OF Italian workmen
passed through this city yesterday
bound for Hoboken, N. j. Their re-
lease from detention. It was stated,
was secured by the Italian ambassa.
dor through an appeal to the State De-
partment. The workmen claim that
wages are due them, and they will
take the proper legal steps through
the ambassador to obtain what Is COM
ing to them.
According to their story. the me-
were sent to West Virginia last No.
vember through a labor agent in Hobo.
ken, where most of them resided.
They were employed as track work.
ers on a railway, but upon arriving at
the camp, IS miles from Prince, w.
Va, from which place they were com.
PEELED to walk, they found that they
were expected to do blasting instead.
The men protested and started to walk
back, when, they claim, they were
rounded up by twelve men who were
armed and who called themselves dep.
uty sheriffs and held prisoners for sew.
eral days in a box car. For the first
five days, they say they had only
bread and water and for two days
thereafter the food supply was cut Oft
entirely. Hunger, they said. COMPEL.
ed them to work, but sufficient funds
were raised for nine Of their party TO
buy their release and permit them to
return to Hoboken, where the com.
plant was made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

The eTnct proportion of the several in
gradients used in these medicines, a.
wei, rs tho working formula and pecul-
iar processes, apparatus and appliances
employed in their manufacture, are
withheld from publicity that DR.. Pierce's
proprietary rights may not be infringed
and trespassod upon by unprincipied
imiLatnrs and those who may be pratt
cslly inclined,
DIR. John Fyfc. of Saugatuck, Conn,
Editor OF tho Department of Therapeu-
tics in THE ELECTRIC REVIEW says OF
Unicorn root (Hetonids Dioica) one Of
tho chief ingredients of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
yorite Prescription: IA remedy which
invariably acts as a uterine invigorator
and always favors q condition which
makes for normal activity of the entire
reproductive system, cannot fail to be
Of great usefulness and of the utmost
Importance 10 Che general practitioner
Of medicine"
"Hefonias more fully answers tho
above purposes than any other drug
toih tohich L IN acquainted. In the
treatment OF diseases peculiar to women
it Is seldom that a case is seen which
docs moi present some indication for
this remedial agent"
"The following are among the lead
ing Indications for Helonias: Pain or
aching in tho back, with leucorrhea;
atomic weak conditions of the repro
ductive organs OF women, mental de-
preston and irritabi1ity, associated with
chronic diseases of the reproductive
organs OF women. constant sensation of
heat in the region OF the kidneys: menor-
rhagia, (rflooding" " due to weakened
condition of tho reproductive SYSTEM;
a%menorrhea, arising from or accompa-
nying an abnormal condition of the
digestive organs and an anemic thin
biood) habit; dragging sensations in the
extreme lower part OF the abdomen"
II more or less OF the above symptoms
are present. no invalid women can do bet
ter than take DIR. Plerce's Favorite Pre-
scription, which IS rich In all the medicinal
properties OF Unicorn root or HelonIas,
L AND WOMEN
should have q medical book handy. They
should know about anatomy and physf-
ology. They should have a book that
treats OF b sociological relations Of the
sexes as well as how aud when to advise
son and daughter. Has unequnled en-
dorsement OF the press. ministry, legal and
medlcal professions. A standard work Is
tho Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, by r. v. Pierce, NJ. d. Send 81
onc-cent stamps for the cioth-bound
book, or 81 stamps for the p~apercoyered
volume. Address Doctor Z. ". Piercs.
Buffalo. N Y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Read the Daily West Ylrginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

So many false formulas and malicious
statements concerning his medicines
had been published through the con-
nivance of jealous competitors and dis
gruutied doctors, that DR.. Pierce deter
mined to completely disarm his assail-
ants by n full and frank statement of
their exact composition, verifying the
same under oath as complete and cor
rect. This he has done and to the
complete discontinue OF those who had
assaifed his good name as well as the
well-earned reputation of his world
famed medicines.
Not only does the wrapper Of every
bottle Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, the famous medicine for
weak stomach, torpid liver or bilious
located, have printed upon it, in plain
EnnIish, a full and complete list Of all
the ingredients composing it, but n
small book has been compiled from
numerous standard medical works, Of
all the different schools of practice,
containing very numerous extracts from
The writings Of leading practitioners
oil medicine, endorsing an the strongest
possible terms, each and every ingred-
lent contained in DR.. Pierce's medi-
cines. One of these little books will be
mailed free to any one sending address
on postal card or by letter, to DR.. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, ". Y, and requesting
the same. From this booklet it will be
learned that DR.. Pierce's medicines con-
tain no alcohol, narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious
agents and that they are made from
native, medicinal roots of great value;
also that some OF the most valuable in
gradients contained in DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription for weak, nervous,
over-worked, rundown" nervous and
debilitated women, were employed, long
years ago by the Indians for similar
ailments affecting their squaws. In
fact, n OF the most valuable medic
inal plants entering into the compost
ton of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton was known to the Indians as
"Squaw-Weed." Our knowledge of the
uses OF not a few OF our most valuable
native, medicinal plants was gained
from the Indians.
As made up by improved and exact
processes, and with the use of specially
designed chemical apparatus, the vFa-
rorite Prescription is q most efficient
remedy for regulating all the womanly
functions, correcting displacements, as
profapsus, anteversion and ~retroversion,
overcoming painful periods, toning up
the nerves and bringing about q perfect
state Of health.