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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Three Children Burned to Death

Ethel Hicks, aged seven; her
brother Paul, aged six, and their ten
months-old baby sister were burned
to death in their home in Port Huron,
Mich, by the explosion of gasoline
stove which the two older children
had attempted to light in the absence
of their parents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Lovers Leap to Death.

Baked in their plan to elope, Stew
art c. Gay, nineteen years old, and
Mable Pendleton, seventeen years old
killed themselves at Clifton Forge
Va, by jumping from the suspension
bridge
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Nude Statues Draped.

Students of the Danbury, Conn.
high school, who bought statues OF
Apollo and the Discuss Thrower tc
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Drowned in Swimming Pool.

William Sander, a student at
Columbia University, New York City,
was drowned in the university gym
nasium swimming pool and remained
there twenty-four hours before his
body was found,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Reply Of Christian scientists.

The Christian Scientists, in answer
to the equity suits, denied that Mrs.
Eddy Is unable to look after her own
interests. or that she has been de-
prived of any Of her property.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Bryan Believed to BE in Race.

Democratic leaders expressed the
opinion that w. j. Bryan, in his
Brooklyn speeches, removed all doubt
of his candidacy for the Presidential
nomination.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

SO wide a range of colors is now
provided in hosiery that it is seldom
necessary to call in the Offices of the
dyer when gown is to be matched.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Boom in Fishing.

The fishing boom is now on in Nan.
tucket, and the industry shows more
activity than has existed since the
decline Of the whale fishery four
decades ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
DIR. Aked Arrives.

DR.. Aked arrived from Liverpool to
take charge of the Fifth Avenue Bap,
fist Church, New York City, saying ii
should not be called Rockefeller's
church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
SOLID Color For Skirts

Skirts are especially good pleated
to. yoke depth to show solid color
with the fitness flying below.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
WHEN THE FIRE BE1r rings,
Look at This and You WIN Be Ahla
to Locate the Blaze.

LOOK &C This and You VIII Be AhlA
TO Locate the Blaze.
Row TO SEND IN An ALARM.
10 send in an alarm, open box and pun down
Che lever ON the inside. When an alarm =
sent In. the fire bell win sound the number a
tho box and repeat the alarm four timom-
There are several keys to each box, which are
held by persons living nearby-a card attaches
20 each box gives the names of such holdsrs.
Policemen also have keys.
now TO LOCATE Az AIARM.
If the alarm is sounded from box %, the nxa
bell win strike two, then pause End strike ava.
which win indicate that the fire Is in the vicsns
ity Of No. IS box Every alarm is repeated
four times.
No. sox. LodAxror.
S.----------.... Western Ave-, near Millar 90.
5...--------... .Mendham Ave-, corner Minis 50,
H.-.-.---.--.. Corner Early and Harris6n S4s.
S..--------.-.... Speedwell Ave-, near Early So
h...--.-...--.- Water St., corner Cole Ave
Morris ST.. at Depo4
b....-.-.. Morris st., near Washington Hd'QAm
H...-~~---.- Madison Ave, near Ford Ave-
Franklin ST., near Franklin Plaza
B..-.--Msple Ave. between Oak g. Boyken3es.
b...--.-.-.. Market St., corner Macculloch Ave-.
&c.. Washington st.. at Ro7's drug stoce
H-.-..... Poles Headquarters Speedwe1 Ave-
OBJ .-...~..-..-- Memorial Hospital, Norris 81
A..--....-.--....W Water St.. corner Linden Ave.
B...-..--..-.-- Maple Ave-, corner MatisoA 81
T2.....-..An Souls Hospital, Mt. Kemble AEx
South ST., front Morristown Grub
H...-........-.... Sussex Ave-, corner Mills 80,
B....-.-..... Washington St., corner Atno Ave
4.-..----. -Macculloch Ave-, corner Boyksn 81
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Cotton Fire in ItalY.

A fire at Genoa, Italy, destroyed
$4,000 bales Of cotton and damaged
several vessels. The loss was esti-
mated at $1,000.000,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Smart Styles for Spring.

New York City.-It is a we'll rec
ognized fact that the stage has a
marked influence upon fashions, and
here is an exceedingly smart and ex-
ceedingly attractive blouse that is
modelled closely after the one worn
by Margaret Anglin in her success of
the winter. 1t has the rolling collar
and open throat that are so desirable
for all sports, and, indeed, for gem
'eral warm weather wear, and allows
a choice of elbow or long sleeves. In
the illustration it is made of white
handkerchief linen with finish Of
stitching and is worn with blue and
white silk tie, but it will be found
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

an evening paper In this ease more
enort vas spent on The morning "a
per than on the evening edition ami
Il was heradea as 2 stage pspef' bql
sin # fslies wine ihs evening rapel
sti.i Hses a second cs1ss pFoba'
iii adas b ne detfitnfr eNs
and alsc iniasis tie siail pd s ialt 4
me fact II fheiI conn the
cor operations and ii scs q hats
niony Win the masses q the Repptbllll'
cans Il the territory qt their ciFcpla
don A corporation pip9er idoesnl:.
SO very well with The people md soon
Ell Or later they win quit reading y
Ii he Mali will serve the people as
II Is capable Of doing and stand f9r
their interests We have no doubt Il
will be q great success hut # It CON
times to cater to the corporate In.
terests as against the people in time
1t will follow the LEAD of the News and
be tenderly laid under the willows
also ID
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

business. This would be State social.
ism. There is no doubt Of the consti.
tuttonal right Of any State to take over
public utilities, unless there is a spe.
cial provision against it; but the Okla.
homa constitution would permit the
State to take over all private business.
The exclusion from the suffrage Of
soldiers and marines Of the army and
navy is slap at the United States
authority. There would be more rea-
son for excluding State and Federal
othceholders, since these take, AN &C
tive part in politics. The provision
for canvassing election returns is said
TO be substantially that Of the motor.
ious Goebel law Of Kentucky, which
caused so much trouble in that State.
These are only sample Of the absurd.
lilies and plumbers Of this proposed
constitution. 1t is crude, and bears
the marks of lawlessness, and OF de-
fiance to federal authority. 1t is a
code Of laws rather than constttu.
ton. The difference Is, that a law en-.
acted by one legislature n,be chang
ed by another when It is found to be
mistake, or whent he people change
their opinion. A constitution is intend:
ed to be permanent, and is with diff
Guilty amended. The convention has
reassembled to see what 1t can do to
correct some of the worst Of its blum
ders. 1t will probably be able, with
the criticisms received, to fix up the
document SO as to secure admission as
a State under the enabling act; but
this will be bad for the Territories,
and for the rest of the United States.
The convention would do better to
draft new constitution from the be.
ginning, on the model Of other States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

20 per cent. discount sale at Lloyd's
Book Shop, tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
HAS FOUND Us OUT.

The Parkersburg State Iourpal has
caught on. to what the Vest Virgin
Ian has been trying to do to It's cdt'
ter as witness the following;
The following clipping is from the
Charleston Mail:
"The Fairmont West Virginian Is
trying to get Col Presley Morris into
the race for governor Of West Vir'
ginia. We object, on the ground that
ii would create vacancy in Congress
from the Fourth. district"
This attack was also noted in the
Parkersburg Sentinel and properly
condemned by that able sheet. The
object Of the West virginian is appa.
rent to all who know that that paper
is bitter enemy to the editor Of the
state Journal. 1t has long tried to
injure him by smothering him with
milk and honey and other poisonous
substances and liquids especially the
latter. No one is going to pay any
attention to 1t, knowing 1t mas some
sinister motive behind its attacks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
MORE BEN TILLMANs.

A few days ago the West Virglnian
reproduced an editorial squib from the
Clarksburg News relative to the SUI
premacy of the white man" in West
Virginia. In this weeks Advocate, the
organ of the colored people of the
State published at Charleston, very
timely comment is made on the same
editorial as follows:
With a few more Ben Tillmans the
supremacy Of the white man In West
Virginia could be re.established. :
Clarksburg News,
1t would be an interesting bit Of
information to know just what brand
Of supremacy the News is hankeriug
for. The Advocate has heretofore
been of the opinion that the white
man is the whole thing" in West Vir-
ginia. To him we have ascribed politi-
cal supremacy, social supremacy, finan.
clal supremacy, and, in fact, every
other kind of supremacy, except re-
ligious with which we have contented
ourselves in consonance with the good
old hymn-"You may have all this
world but give me Jesus"
Can It be that the white man" re.
ferred to by the News is that particu-
lar species Of the genius homo which
goes to. make up the Democratic par
ty? That IT is he the News wishes
to see occupying the seat Of the
mighty? Fortunately for US, the views
entertained and expressed by Mr., Till
man are at variance with the doctrines
taught in West Virginia and his kind
of supremacy will have the call when
the cows come home from the milky
way.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

something radically wrong win ing
goods and prices in Weston stores j.
people can afford 10 ray eas iare %
cIarssbusg aud geste me time y
takes 10 male lie TIP faihef nan
bny 1T home Thsy a 20 ate sag IL
'oppcs SUNDAY set ths
two cities IN this connsc t Es11Sei
ciark sbiEg Feiegfam
1 me baltimore and Ohio WI vs. s
.taBlish d train on the West Virginia
and Pittsburg division next Sunday,
which had been taken Of, It is SAID,
because the merchants there did not
want ii The train win leave here
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and get
back at 8 o'clock in the afternoon:
Just why Weston merchants would
not want all the trains possible most
people fail to see, as the more trains
the better business ought to be. In
the day of stage coaches Weston
did not amount to very much, and
the coming Of the railroad certainly
marked the real beginning Of Yves
ton. For some years Weston mer-
chants have opposed the building q
a trolley line between clarksburs
and Weston, fearing that 1t might
take all their trade away. This 3
an erroneous idea as it would cause
more people to so into Weston than
ever and resultant would be an in.
crease of trade. Indeed, the Wes-
ton merchant must be a peculiar In
dividual and certainly does not rea-
son in his own interest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
THE UNITED PRESS AssocIA.
TloNs.


Evening papers have become so pop.
ular the country over that 1t has be,
come necessary to effect organizations
equal to the occasion Of supplying
them with the news the day 1t hap
pens. A few days ago this paper pub.
lished a dispatch announcing the con.
solldation of three leading press asso-
Citations under the name of "The Unit.
ed Press Associations" AS the West
virginian is served by this organiza.
ton it may be Of interest to its read
ers to know more about the Omitted
Press"
The United Press Associations, in.
corporated under the laws Of the State
Of New York at Albany, secured by
purchase after some negotiation all the
franchises, contracts and other assets
and obligations of the three press as.
sociatIons which together controlled
practically-all the existing press as.
ISOLATION business in the United States
outside of the Associated Press. The
new United Press starts business with
AGO newspaper clients, or which 400 are
evening newspapers and 60 Sunday
morning newspapers. 1t is not intend
ed to serve morning papers, but to
make the United Press the btednsma
make the United Press the best AMI
greatest news agency nj tn world for
yening newspapers, and Sunday news.
papers.
This consolidation completes an in.
teresting chapter of American newspa.
per history. When the old United
Press went out of business in 1897 a
group of Western papers formed the
Scrlpps.McRae Press Association,
while group Of Eastern newspapers
formed the Publishers Press. Later
the Scripps News Association was
started to supply news to papers on
the Pacific coast. All three made re.
markable progress, but were hamper.
ed by being sectional rather than ma
tlonal organizations. While they form.
ed working alliances with each other
they were always separately managed.
Ia step toward consolidation was made
lst summer when the E. W. scrlpps
newspaper interests secured con-
trolling interest in the Publishers
Press. The new association will be
under similar control, every person &C.
lively interested being connected with
the press association business or with
the publication Of evening newspapers.
IT is announced that the United Press
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
THE GAL AT THE FOUNTAINS

1.-THE GAL AT THE FOUNTAIN, I"
The Charles Gazette gives the fol-
lowing interesting story concerning
Governor Hoke Smith, Of Georgia:
1T is interesting to note that when
Governor Hoke Smith, Of Georgia, full
fills a campaign pledge and afixes his
signature to the bill forbidding the
manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquors in his State he will deprive
himself Of the sum Of 100000. The
governor will lose this sum because
under prohibition the bar in the Pied
mont hotel, the finest hosiery in At
lanta, will be closed. The Piedmont
is being operated by lesees, who are
paying the owners 100000 year.
There is a clause providing that in
the event Of prohibition the rent shall
be only $4,000 a year. Governor
Smith owns one-third, of the hotel,
and since the lease is for a term OF
years, he will sign away Just 100000
when he approves the State prohibi.
ton bill.
Governor Smith was criticised dur
ing his campaign by prohibitionists
for permitting the bar. perhaps the
finest in the south, to be operated, and
its zeal at the Fountain, maiden in
marble, wearing only necklace of
Georgia observation-disclosures cam
paign issue. Answering his critics,
Governor Smith said he was a prohi'
bitionist himself, gave what he made
out Of the bar to charity and II the
legislature passed a general prohibi'
ton law, would sign It. His campaign
promise will not be broken; he will
sign the bill and when 1.-THE Gal at
the Fountain" is mentioned in coming
years by Georgians, 1t will serve to re-
call that Hoke Smith kept his word,
although it cost charity some $6o,UUv
and maybe caused some dry threats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
rwo REAsoNs FOR hi.

Tomorrow morning the Charleston
News will publish It's last edition &C.
cording to announcement made in that
paper. After a fair and extended trial
the News has proved a failure from
a financial point Of view AMI It's stock.
holders Lave decided to suspend pub
llcadon. AS is very well known -tae
News Is the morning member of the
'fAIclntosh twins" ana for some time
the News has been a, bugbear TO the
management. The News-Mail Com.
pany was attempting very difficult
thing, that of publishing both morning
and evening papers under the same
management. The evening paper the
Mail, ISIS success and will be con
tinued. This IS astriltihg example ot
which the sople pref d morning 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

viii not be run on marrow or monopol-
isae lines, but WIN seek to give fair
and impartial service to AL legitimaie
uewspapeE pubilsnsrs u rs asld.
Through rs clients system V leass
ed Rire bureaus and CORE ppnder5ts
the gnlted ready has pIsndia
news atheEing iactltties ana tisss
VIII be rapidly extended and inprcys
ed: ats Washington, European New
fGtli, san FTsncisco Chicago and 9th:
ii bureaus are unusually well manned
and enterprisingly conducted. It Is
the same organization improved which
has to Its credit such historic beats
as the assassination Of President Nc:
Kinley, the death Of Queen Victoria,
the massacre Of King Alexander and
Queen Draga at Belgrade, the signing
Of the peace between Russian and ia
pan at Portsmouth. etc. Recently a
working arrangement has been made
with.a new japanese press associa-
ton.
The new United Press has more bus
mess In the evening field alone than
the old United Press had in both the
morning and. evening fields the year
year before It was disbanded. The form
Of organization which brought disaster
to the old United Press has been en-.
tirely avoided in the new company.
oficers Of the United Press are:
President, John vandercoox; vice
presidents, Max Balthasar, oliver
Hershman, Andrew Mclean; chairman
Of the board Of directors, H. B. Clark.
Mr.. Clark was formerly president of
the Publishers Press. Mr.. Hershman,
of the Pittsburg Press, and Mr.. Nc,
Lean, Of the Brooklyn Citizen, were
formerly vice presidents Of the Pub.
fishers Press. NJ. Balthasar was gen.
eral manager Of the scripps News and
John Vandercook was general mana
ger Of the Publishers Press. All are
newspaper men Of long experience and
are actively engaged in newspaper
work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
Al,IS n FIzzLE.

Readers Of the West VirgInian will
recail that ion several occasions melt
tinf III been made Of the fact that
de Democrats Of Oklahoma were co
trusted with the task Of framing the
constitution for the proposed new
STATE It WIN be remembered also
that the corporations nave the Demo,
rat q Oklahoma in the hollow Of
theif bands TO add to what we
hage said on this subject We give be-
low an Interesting editorial from the
JouFnai and Messenger, leading re-
ligious paper, which gives some very
Sensible thoughts and information on
the subject. The Journal and Messen-
Ser says:
THE Oklahoma Constitutional Con-
Yention has reassembled. Frightened
81 etiHc ismss and fearing lest the ter
fifory might not be admitted as a
state under the enabling act, 1t has
already modified some Of the cruder
sections o. its work. The chairman
had addfessed a letter to the President
d tie United States inquiring about
dis matter, and asking for sugges-
lions. Roosevelt has been careful
b express no opinion at all in regard
t. this proposed constitution; but on
feeeipt Of the letter, Attorney General
Bonapart e wrote ithat'it would obvious.
III be improper for the President to
assist in framing a constitution on
8biehShe must finally pass; but, as a
ma fer Of information, the Attorney
General forwarded q list of the ob1ec.
ions which had been. filed by various
persons with the department. The
comprehensive objection is ito the
constitution as a whole, in that Il ID
mot b constitution in the sense con-
template by the enabling act Of Con.
gfes but code Of general lawn,
which the convention had no authority
20 frame, This objection, Of course,
ean not 5be met without recasting the
entire document; and it may not help
the matter much to try to patch It Up.
would he better for the convention
totake some good State constitution
~ ~ ~ .,;Si1 ,;1nEk ~ Wifi uIn',
changes as seem desirable.
one the objections which Mr..
Bonaparte reports to the chairman Of
he convention as having been filed
witb iiis department are, that the
Courts are stripped Of powers usually
gEanted IN other States, and probably
Required under the constitution Of the
United states, There are several pro
sistcas which seem to interfere with
tedefal div. among them that concern
ihg habeas corpus. One section pro
gidss fof the punishment Of corpora
Hon appeallng to the federal courts.
This 81 itself Is q suficient reason fol
fdtusing Statehood II "a State Law
unconstI tpaonal under the fed
essi constitution; a corporation wound
Sc prohibited from going to the Fed
esalcouFt andsthe federal power thus
nuHi6sd one provision authorized the
STATE IA Sneape II, any occupation OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20

Let us hope that when he makes
his new appointments to the Board
Of Regents of the State Normal Schools
Governor Dawson may be able to find
some reasonably good men outside Of
Huntington and Fairmont.-shep'
herdstown Register.
But he will likely steer clear Of
shepherdstown,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-20
GRAVE QUESTIONS CONFRONT US.

GRAVE QUESTIONS CONFRONT US.
The Huntington Herald thought
pretty seriously before writing the fol.
lowing and that is why it is worth
reading and thinking over:
AS the Herald sees It the situation
confronting the Republicans of West
Virginia is a grave II not a vital one.
In the past few years the party has
had within itself strife and contention
that It could not have survived had
it been otherwise than vigorous AMI
healthy. The dominant wing of the
party was striving for reforms that
it honestly believed we're necessary
to the welfare of the State and the
people Of the State. After a strug-
gle, which for bitterness and animos'
fly has seldom been equalled, the tax
reform element Of the Republican par
ty won, not only in the party but be,
fore the people, and tax reform, not
precisely as at first planned but as
modified and changed by argument
and grave consideration, has been
written into the laws of the State.
More has been accomplished in three
years than any other States or people
ever accomplished in twenty years
without revolution. Great good has
been done, just how great none Of us
even realize. Neither party, no fac
ton in either party would have for a
moment thought of directly or indi-
rectly any backward movement, any
step to the rear. All this has been
done by Republicans who frankly
avowed that they we're placing the
good of the State above the gooo
of party, for admittedly the party as
an organization was hurt. This was
all well, but even the man fighting fire,
stops to take breath, to look around
and see the progress he is making
in his fight and to see where best to
next direct his efforts.
The Republicans Of West Virginia
have been fighting hard, fast and fur
ious. 1t would be well for us to
breathe moment. Let the new laws
be tried for while at least until the
machinery runs smoothly, and we can
thus best direct our next efforts. The
bushes interests of the State must
not be wantonly injured. They must
be made to treat the people and the
State fairly, but they must also be
fairly treated, else great and irrepar-
able harm will come.
In addition to this the Republican
party is entitled to some consirera-
ton at hands Of Republicans as well
as is the State, because that which
best conserves that party best serves
the State. No greater misfortune
could befall West Virginia than the
disruption Of the Republican party.
The old fractional fight in the party
must cease or the party will die. Re-
CARELESS OF friendships and personal
feeling, regardless of love and aftec-
ton for those with whom they have
fought in the past, Republicans must
at this crisis advocate the candid@-
cy Of no man for governor whose can
didacy will in the least tend to pre-
vent a united party.
Grave questions confront our State
in the immediate future and the bur-
den Is on the Republican party.
That party must meet those ques-
lions united or go down TO utter hope.
less failure.
At this time no true Republican will
allow his course to be shaped or even
Influenced by fear, favor, prejudice
or friendship.