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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21
TE[EGRAPHERS ARE ANGR
over REPORT l!!A They
Will RETURN TO WORK

viii be the battle ground for the tele.
graphers strike, according to q state.
ment to-day from headquarters. Pres
.ident Small is expected toarriye Sat
urday and establish headquarters from
which the strike will be conducted.
Both Companies here gave statements
out to-day as usual that their business
is being carried on as usual. The op.
orators still declare they have won.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs, c. o. Jackson of Fair:
mont, and Mrs. Thompson Of clarks-
burg. are the guests Of Mr.and Mrs.
s! 3. Billlagsley at Camp pete on
the Buekhinpon rive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21
VILL QUI1 The
BUSINESS Il
Strike FAILS
Small Still In
peful Mood

CHICAGO Aug. 81. - Claiming
areat tFsngth than at any time
since the strike began, telegraph op-
esatct ay declared as false and
maiicio the report to the effect that
they @efe dissatisfied with the con-
duct 81 the strike and were willing to
return to work Today the leader
Of the operators who left the Asso-
clated Press in Chicago said; "Not
only have We not returned to work,
but We hage agreed to refuse to work
FOR the Asociated Press at any time
unless tie anion wins this fight In full.
1t looks now as though we we're go
Ing to win; Under the remote posi-
biiig ci defeat however, We will quit
the telegraph business before return
ing to their oaices.5 The same senti-
nent was expressed among the strik-
ers Who left the telegraph companies.
President Small to-day expressed him
sen sure of victory and pleased with
thesitustion.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Almost a COM
piete tie up IN the northwest was
shown as soon as the board Of trade
opened up today and attempted to
reach telegra aphic points on the wealth
ef list. Only two points could be
reached. The government facilities
are haldequate to get anything at all
rom ne Canadian northwest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21
n.ntal omeea RuraIarIz.d.

PARKRRsBURG, Aug. 21.-The dem
tai oftice across the street from police
headquarters we're burglarized last
night and tools worth four hundred
dollars taken.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21

two side entrances are also more OF
the conyeuiences of this room. The
front section of the new room will be
used as a flower store by H. Glenn
Fleming, the florist, and the remain
der Of the space will be fitted up with
counters and shelving to be used for
handling such general lines of dry
goods, notions, and ladies ready to
wear goods as are now handled by the
firm and for additional lines that will
be carried in the future.
]. II. seckman Has Opened New Base
ment Room.
Mr.. Beckman has completed the i'm
proyements to his store and besides
adding to the general appearance Of
his store room by paperlng, painting,
and decorating, he has celled the base
ment under the store, fitted 1t out with
shelving and has now packed 1T from
floor to ceiling with all that you will
usually find in first class dry goods
and notion store. Another notable
feature Of the Improvement is the in
creased size Of the show windows
which adds materially to the display
of the stock.
The Jolllhe store.
Mr., Courtney, the new manager fol
the JolllFe store, has done his part tc
keep pace with the store requirements
by remodelling and rearanging a good
section Of this store, and by the chang
| les he has made more room, and bet
ter light Is secured. The sore alwas,
! presents cheerful and attractive ap
pearance and for the fall trade a higt
grade line Of ladies' ready to weai
goods aud furnishings will be supplied
The E. c. Jones Department Store.
Mr.. Jones had hardly rested aftel
4
beautlfyiug the first floor Of his stor'
until the improvements. were com
lmenced on the second and thirr
floors, which have been newly papere,
and decorated, the ceilings being fin
ished in tints and fresco work TIL
whole Of the interior of this store ha
Inow beelng gone over and placed Il
first class shape. Mr., Jones accom-
panied by Mrs. Jones will leave 70
,lNew York tomorrow to remain som
days In purchasing falI stock, return
ling by the way Of Atlantic City an
other recreation resorts on the eas
ern shore
VI A, Fisher EnlaFees Store.
M Fisher has beeairecently a
uounesd leas nom oSeF b
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21

To the Patrons Of the Public Library.
BY order Of the board ot directors
the library and reading room will be
closed during the vacation Of the Il.
brarian.
All persons having library books
are earnestly requested to return
them at once.
The library will be closed Thurs
day night and will be reopeued Thurs.
day. September 18th.
Lucy R MORROW,
librarian,
REV. and Mrs q p Smith hare te
TUNED tlom fs8 visit with
reIatlyes III Lewis county
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21

West Yttginian want alIs5pay Try
one and lsss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21
MISS SLATER MAKES Big GAIN
TO-DAY, AND NEW CANDIDATES
ARE WORKING IN DISTRICT
NUMBER TWO, WHO HAVE NOT
BEEN VET KNOWN IN RACE.

ART KERN GOES UP WITH BIG
VoTE-THE BUGGY AND I4AR.
NESS FOR DANDY EXPECTED
ANY DAY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21

AdvsftIssrs LlKs or cIFealltloH.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
1ZS@ MlSZEUY
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ARWNROT
COPYRIGHT 1907 BY
J7DRr-PREcjcj CORPORATION

arm in a vice-like grip and said cold
ly:
You remember how ! handled you
before, jerks? Well. you know I'm
your master when 1t comes to a fight,
and unless you do as tell you and do
it at once. back you go to the path
where the ghosts are!"
Il hain't Altered of 'em eff you
hain't," mumbled jerks, with a half
hearted attempt at bravado. Il reckon
they won't hurt nobody none"
His very manner showed that he
was quaking in his shoes. and Mac
Ardel was quick to note it and make
the most of it.
You won't have me with you,
jerks" he continued impressively.
Wen tie you to tree and leave you
there alone. unless you do as l say.
Do you understand"
That jerks understood there could
be no doubt. for his terror was obvi
Gus as he fastened to excla!m:
I'll swear. mister. I'll swear teh
anything, eff yen only let Us git aouten
this place an go home!">
There was small Bible on the IL
| brary table and MacArdel caused
jerks and the widow to place hand
upon it as they successfully took upon
themselves a solemn obligation to pre-
serve absolute secrecy concerning the
affair of the evening. This done, Mac
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

Ardel addressed them briefly but i'm
pressively:
do not think for a moment" he
said. that l have changed my opinion
as to your knowledge of the things
that are going on here. I'll admit that
there is more to 1t than 1 thought at
first and that more people are mixed
up in 1t than l had supposed. But
that only makes it the easier for us.
because in affairs of this kind. there
is danger in numbers. and. while l
am convinced that you two are the
ringleaders in the whole business, the
more confederates you have the soon
err will we be able to one OF
them confess.
You may go now, but mind you re-
member the oath you have taken to-
night or 1t will go hard with you both.
As long as you keep this thing to your
selves you won't get into trouble. but
the moment you start any fuss about
it you will hear from us in a way
that will make your hair stand on
end! And whatever you do, don't
forget that I'm a doctor, and that
know. just as well as you do. what
those old rags have been used fort"
With this significant remark, Mac
Ardel opened the door of the room
and we followed them out of the
house and watched them as they clam
bered into the wagon and drove rapid
ly away.
When they were out of earshot
said abruptly:
This is a pretty mess that you've
made of things. Mac! Do you realize
that these people can have us up for
assault and duress. and don't know
how many other crimes into the bar.
gain. and yet we're no wiser than we
were before!"
"Oh, yes we are," said MacArdel.
I'VE know a lot of things that VIC
never dreamed of at first, and II you
hadn't been so busy with jerks when
he toppled over you'd have seen what
1 mean"
WELL" I returned. they were both
frightened nearly out of their wits by
the spooks, and l don't believe they
know any more about 'em than we
do"
NONSENSE" cried MacArdel. You
did not watch them as closely as did,
that's all. l confess they were fright
ened, but each in a different way. Now.
jerks was scared almost to death. and
you may take my word for it that lis
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
swore He'd XIII steunenbera.

Denver.-Max Malich, prominen,
politician. saloonkeeper and merchant
and known as the King of Globeville
where he conducts his business. de
clares that Harry Orchard told him o
the plan to kill Governor Steunenberg
Malich says he is ready and willing tc
go to Boise and testify in the Hay
wood case.
Malich says Orchard told him of his
plan to kill Steunenberg while he and
Orchard we're in the Windsor Turkish
baths. I'VE were in the hot room
lounging for n while. | was lying or
a couch and Orchard was sitting in Q
chair He was telling me about the
Cnur d'Alene trouble on the day he
took the bomb and blew up the mill.
He told me there was one -- -
= -- in that country he was goinl
after, and he would kill him if he him
self did not live more than twenty
four hours afterward.
81 asked him who II was. He sale
Frank Steuncnbcrg. | said:
what do you want to Kill him for
He never did anything to YOU? Or
chard said:
go could be living as a millionaire
II 1t were not for Steunenberg.
owned one-sixteenth interest in thu
Hercules mine, the best mine in tn,
state of Idaho. and my income RICH
now would not have been less thar
$40 to 800 a day. Steunenberg callet
out the troops ON account of some trou
BILE. and sold my interest cheapl,
and got out of the state"
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
Says Orchard Is Perjurer.

Denver.-That the defense in the
Meyer. Haywood and Pcttibone cases
in Boise will spring many surprise
and will prove a general conspiracy
between the Mine Owners Association
and the governments OF the two
states against the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners is stated by
G. E. Mahoney, the acting presi
dent of the Western Federation
President Mahoney said: IF Meyer
and Haywood are guilty as charged,
there are no less than twenty-four muir
ders that can be laid at their door.
Assuming this to be true, why should
the governor of Colorado. where. 1t is
claimed. the bulk of the crimes were
committed. honor the requisition OF
the governor of Idaho. where only one
murder is charged to their account?
Wait until the defense has had an
inning, and you will see that Orchards
testimony is not as strong as it might
be and that the whole procedure Is a
conspiracy against the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. they have evi'
IDENTIFY promised Orchard immunity
from punishment. and a man who would
murder for money would perjure him
self to save his neck"
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

The glass eye crop comes from
Thuringia. AS Observation-Disclosures are
fishermen, or as Cubans are tobacco
growers. so the typical Thuringian Is
a maker of glass eyes. Almost every
Thuringia. AS Newfoundlanders are
tory. Four men sit at table. each
with a gas jet before him. and the
eyes are blown from plates and mold
ed into shape by hand. The colors
are traced in with small needles. and.
as no set rule is observed in the color
ing, no two eyes are exactly alike.
Sometimes a one-eyed man or woman
come. maybe, from a great distance
sits before one of these Thuringian
tables. posing for a glass orb. and
the artisan. with his gas-jet, his glass
and his needle, looks up at his sitter
and then down Mt his work, and alto
gether the scene suggests a portrait
painter at work In his studio.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
CUTTING DOWN PENSIONS.
Two Hundred Veterans Removed From
Pension Rolls Every Day.

Washington.-Civil War veterans
are being removed from the federal
pension rolls at the rate of nearly 200
day.
Death is removing the veterans at
the rate of about 100 n day, but
ruling made on March 27th is adding
so day to the number of removals.
This ruling removes from the rolls all
pensioners who enlisted for 30 days
and were on furlough a part of the
time, so that their terms of actual SER
vice aggregated less than the 80 days
stipulated by the service pension laws.
Most of the men affected by the re-
cent ruling enlisted in the first days
of the war. Many of them so far af-
fected were members of the First, Sec
ond, Third. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Illinois volunteers and the F'ifty-sixth
Illinois, known as the Mechanics Fus-
sileers."
The ruling is based on clause
which declares that soldier to be
eligible for pension must have served
lin the Civil War" for 80 days. 1t be-
ing held that they must have been en-
gagged in actual services for that
period
The Mechanics Fusileers" has been
discovered to be regiment enlisted
primarily for the purpose of serving
only as Skilled WOThTneH. w men liltS
discovered that they were to receive
only the regular pay, they protested.
Because of this misunderstanding, the
War Department ordered that they be
mustered in and Immediately mus
tered out again. the formalities taking
place on the same day.
In the case of the six regiments from
Illinois, Investigation has shown that
many of the men were really Coined
crate soldiers who were captured
early in the war and held prisoners
for a time at Louisville. Kentucky
and later at Rock Island. Illinois.
These men finally enlisted in the
Union army on an agreement that they
should not be sent South. but to this
western border. The enlistment stipu'
lated that 1t was for frontier service
and 1t is held that they did not serve
30 days 'in the Civil War"
The question involved has been
raised many times before. but all pre-
vious rulings have beerS.that the ser
vice time was from the time of enlist
ment until the time of discharge or
mastering out The present ruling.
made by Assistant Secretary Jesse f.
Wilson and approved Of by the secre-
tary of the interior, insists upon the
full 90 days actual service.
The ruling, coming just at the time
of the granting of the service pensions
under the law enacted by the recent
Congress, offers an opportunity to re-
examine a great number of claims, as
not only new applicants. but old pen
sioners. applying for the advance pro-
yided by that law must again submit
their papers. II Is these papers which
are being pronounced defective. with
the result that names are being
stricken from the rolls at the rate of
so n day
Ohio veterans of the twenty-five reg
iments first to enlist, though not I'M
der consideration when the ruling was
made. will suffer more severely than
any other remnant OF the army. The
papers of men from all these regi-
ments are being held up in great mum
bers. The great mass OF them have
the defect of a furlough period. which
will prove fatal.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

terror WAS genuine. and that he BELIEF
ed the things to be supernatural. Gut
it wasn't so with the widow. She knew
all about them. you may be sure, and
when they came so close to us she was
only afraid that we would capture
them or shoot them or do something
of that sort OF course this jerks
knows about the bundle of cloths be-
cause he had them last night when
you shot him in the hand. but ! don't
believe he has any idea of what they
had been used for ! tell you, Ware.
the Widow is at the head of this whole
Job and jerks is nothing but her
tool"
We'll" l replied. ''it may be as you
say, but | wish we were out of 1t.
You may be right in your deductions,
but they've got a perfect case against
us If they choose to take it into court,
and, with the popular prejudice that
exists around here against the Car
neys, jury of these farmers would
give us the limit of the law. 1t isn't
matter of fine, either, Mac. It's a
felony that we've been committing to-
night. and that means a term in pris
on, l want you to understand"
Closing up the house we retired to
our room and, as we We're making
ready for the night, / said;
why didn't you make them sign
some kind of paper that would have
exonerated us? 1t would have been
lust as easy as swearing them to 1t and
it would be hard for them to overthrow
1t in court. ! might have thought of it
myself. ! suppose, but as l have been
following you blindly all the evening
without any definite idea of what
you've been driving at, my brain
wasn't working as quickly as it should
have been. | tell you, Mac. ! wish
we had some sort of documentary
evidence to show that we wouldn't be
clapped into Jail within the next day
or So
Little good it would do to you"
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

said MacArdel. eff you treated 1t as
carelessly as those things you have in
your pocket. You'll lose EN- out in
another minute"
l extracted from the side pocket of
my coat, as 1t hung upon a chair. a
folded paper which was on the point
of falling to the floor, and as | did
not remember having seen it before. I
opened it and read with interest and
amazement. On it was written in .
bold flowing hand:
IF you persuade Miss Carney to re.
main away from CarneyCroft and
leave the house closed as in the past.
the ghosts will make no further ap-
pearance. and neither jerks nor Mrs.
Bruce will disclose the affairs of to-
night. Otherwise BEWARE!"
/ handed it without comment to
MacArdel who read it attentively and
then exclaimed in triumph:
What did I tell you. Ware? It's
Just as l said. The widow knew what
to expect when l locked her in the
house and she wrote this note SO as
to have it ready in case she needed
it. Then she watched her opportu-
nifty and slipped it into your pocket
you 1 was on the right track. old
man"
Maybe you are, and maybe you're
not" / grumbled. as 1 curled up in
bed and reached to see If my pistol
was handy before closed my eyes.
CTo BE CONTINUED
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
"orchard a LIAR" Says Bell.

'Orchad is liar when he says tina,
he was in Denver looking for me and
trying to get me in July or August,
1898. Why didn't he do business when
he and Haywood. as he says. drove out
to my house on East Thirteenth
avenue for the purpose of getting me?'
This is what General Sherman Bell
has to say of that part of the testimony
in which the self-confessed murderer
stated that he and Haywood hired o
buggy and drove out to the Bell resi-
dence for the purpose of killing the
then adjutant general.
General Bell puts no faith in this
part of the confession and declares
most emphatically that Orchard never
tried to kill him. He adds that Orch.
ard would have had no trouble in
ind ng him at any time.
"You know" General Bell contin
ued. land so does everybody around
Denver. that / was at all times
art und the state and city alone. and II
Orchard had really wanted to Hi
someore, or get killed. I always was
opcn for engagements. as was
throughout the military campaIgul
and am now.
4 know OrchsId. He end Steve
4tubHlH ut
II seems funny to me that they would
be looking for chance to take shot
at me when at the particular time he
mentions WIS in the Ell Paso and
New Mexico country. and he knew II.
The fact l.. that Orchard wasn't look
ing for me and did rot want chance
To get me. As regards some of his
testimony. he is, with an excep ion OF
two. the biggest liar that ever saw
Pixies Peak.
Paul Thieman, the editorial writer
of The Post, has got the tar bucket
lid off this whole business. as far as
Colorado is concerned" continued the
general after having given his candid
opinion of Orchard and his desire to
kill. "Will the citizens of the Illus
trious state of Colorado, with few
excepted, allow her sister state of
Idaho to be used as n laundry and
clothes line for our bloody linen?
Il have only been sued by the feder
alton membership for 81 .l55OOO and a
large part of this sum is still pending
in the state and federal courts. am
going to fight the whole business out
right here in Colorado. and IL they get
Judgment | will put in the balance oil
my time as section hand to get
money to pay 1t.
81 wish they would adjourn court in
Idaho and transfer the whole business
to where it properly belongs-Colo
RADIO"
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
COLORADO DAY, AUGUST 1sT.
Every Citizen Of Colorado Invited te
Help Celebrate the Great Day.

Denver.-Colorado day. August list.
| will be the occasion of a great celebra-
ton. The Sons of Colorado are plan
ming an all-day affair. with a parade in
the morning, basket picnic In the after
noon at City park. in this city. and
costly fireworks display on the lake at
night.
The Sons expect to secure most OF
the 1000 autos registered in Denver
for the parade, so that they may pro
vide seats for the pioneers and the
Ladies' Aid to the Pioneers.
First in order in the procession will
be the police department. then will
come the pioneers, prairie schooners
and stages, then more autos. Volun-
teer fire departments from other cities
will have n prominent place. The Den
yer fire department will also be out in
full force.
Garguilo's famous italian band has
been secured for the afternoon Tor the
picnic. There will be speeches by
prominent men, among them Governor
Buchtel.
The Soons OF Colorado have APP
pointed the following men to see that
fitting arrangements for the day are
made:
Advisory committee, Il. l.. Scholtz.
Philip Feldhauser. Robert W. steele.
Willis V. Elliott, l.. f. Bartrees. X. j.
Pitkin, DR.. ID. II. Dongan and George
Tritch.
Committee of arrangements. Clar-
ence T.. Hagar, chairman; Harry Run
ner, secretary.
Ways. means and finance, w. F. r.
Mills, chairman and treasurer; j. X.
Mullen, +. l.. Bishop and M. NJ
Schayer
Railroads and rates. w. T. Chamber
lain. chairman; G. f. Turner. Frank
Josiin. H. p Steele and Dennis w
Mullen.
Volunteer firemen. teams and city
fire department, Sidney Eastwood.
Chairman: A. l.. Barker, Samuel Howe.
James Clarke and Harry Smiley.
Press and invitations. Harry Ruffner
chairman; Col. r. N. Gauss. A. w
Steele. c. A. Lyman and w. C. Bishop.
Park grounds and refreshments, A.
G. Estes, chairman; J. I. Fillius. l.. G.
Reitze, A. Mayer. C. E. Crowell. James
Light and Ralph Beigel.
Pioneers, Pioneer Ladies' Aid Soci-
cites, j. NJ. Kuykendall, chairman; II.
NJ. Rhoades. Wolfe Londoner. II. M.
Orahood and T. p. Boutwell,.
Music, DIR. w B. Keyt. chairman; j.
G. Jenkins and C. F. Miller.
Speakers, F c. Vickers. f. p. Bert
schey and w. F. Hynes.
Decorations; p. c. Shaefer, chair
man; George N. Ordway. G. t. Wod-
side. II. ]. Bagley and William Davis.
Fireworks. C. w. Paradice, w. +.
Robinson, s. w. Cantril and George
Mayer.
Automobiles and parade. ]. Hervey
Nichols, Jr chairman; DIR. George II.
Slower, Clarence Cobb, G. X. Cans, J.
Sidney Brown, Jr.. Harry c. James. DR..
w. H. Sharpley, E. S. Hustler and F.
r. Ashley.
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12
Orchard as Insurance Agent.

Denver.-The testimony of Harry
Orchard to the effect that he had
worked a short time as an agent for
the Germania Life Insurance Company
and had written one policy was cor
roborated by William E Nordsieclk, the
western agent for the company with
offices in Denver
1T appears that the Harry Orchard
under arrest is the same man who
worked for us as an agent" said Mr.
Nordsieck. HE came to me with
some letters of recommendation and
was given a place. He worked for a
short time and wrote one policy on
the life of a man in Arvada. He paid
in the money for the policy and re.
ceived his commission"
The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

Washington.-The announcement oi
Senator Knox in New York that he
would be willing to become presi'
Dental candidate in 1908 If the party
nominated him, created much interest
here. Mr.. Knox's announcement was
communicated to the President. who
read what the senator had to say, bur
he made no comment thereon. Senator
Foraker said:
az am not surprised. and an very
glad to near It. Senator Knox Is very
able and worthy man."
Secretary Taft. when informed Of
the statement Of Mr.. Knox. had moth
Ing to say.