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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-02
THE MODEL POWER PLANT.

In connection with the extension Of
line to GlarksBurg is the erection Of
tie model power plant at Jaysnnei
With the three sulfstatlohs. and the
rev car barn on the South Side. The
power piaat which Is now IN operatioH
is one OF the most perfect, pants in
the country and is capabletut supply.
i-g much moro current than is needed
1T present in, operating tic companys
lines, Gcslles furnishing electricity,
for linhti,ir and power purnoses all
over tho. city. Several Of the plants
ct vFaIrmont Coal Company along
tho way AFRO furnished electric power,
from the wires of the Traction Com
pany.
TFe equipment throughout the plant
is tjF The host to he found, Will" the
three sulsstntlons at Chiolton GyFsyI
and Clar:shurs have the most modern
electrical MACHINERY. This assures ~,
I'll Il ~ cn-rr0 S',ffirl".'t tn nper
ato Inn l'rr" accsr'I'rC To schedule
ND ~or pl9n' throughout is built
fcr - tf'r' vel as the prasont,
svd $ a T7iGl ptHt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-02

towns will get five or six mails every
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-02


have been issued to the amount of
S2,5OG,0O0. These bonds found g ready
sale as the line is one Of the, best
propositions In the State. From the
beginning IL was looked upon as a.
safe investment and the promoters
have had no occasion to take back any
promises made in connection with It.
While the cost Of construction and
equipment has reached an enormous
figure the business already assures
that the undertaking will be q tinari'
cial succsss. The cost Of the Dew
line to Clarksburg is about $1;00O,OOo,
whlleS tho cost Of the tnlllng stock,
rnwar plants, etc. reaches high ilg'
nres.,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Mississippi
Aews
Birdsort Case Affirmed

TIE supreme Court affirmed the sen-
.erse of Mrs. Azgie Birisrng. canvicte1
u the killing of Dr. Butler a. Mouti
.elis. Chisf Justice Whitheh read TIE
opinion q the majority II the rourt AZ
follow; We do not care 10 make any
sounen; upon the case presented by
this record. further than a. say that We
have most carefully considered each and
all II the assignments Of error. and End
nothing IN the record which would war
rant us in disturbing the Judgment Of
the eourt below. As r-en. our deepest
sympsthy epes TO this uafcrturate aP
pell&nt, a. ju.ig.s. we are touEd to pro
nourc- the jaigment Of the Law. The
right 10 pardon. the divinest a tribute Of
the Deity. Is vested not in Us. but in
The governor Of the State Affirmed
CaIhoon. J.. dis.cnts- Beyond the mer.
statement Of the fact of his dissent,
Judge Calhoon expressed no opinion in
The ea>e either one way or the other,
spoken, and its n aniats having become
sf record. the next step wa taken hy
the governor, who. a. soon as he was
shown a copy Of the opinion. as sbovs
given, directed Secretary Buck 20 pre-
pare respite papers for thirty days, IA
which time the friends of Mrs Birdsoue
viii be in a position To secure the P.tI
tion for pardon in conformity With tn
law. Meanwhile Mrs. Birdsong vii re
main in the custody Of the sheriff oi
Copiah County.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Howard Forced to Move.

T. :. Howard. a white man. who has
been living at la1oo city for a numter
of yeaFs. was driven from the com
munity BY the aetiuu Of outraged eiti
1ers. Howard has a IN r. years d
age. whom he has treatevl in the most
inhuman manner. beating him with a
leather strap with a buckle on one end
until the boy l. a mass Of -ors- from
head 10 foot A. n mass meeting oi
citizens witnesses testified Ia the eun-
dition Of the boy. Howard pleaded
guilty and asked for few days in which
u dispose Of hts property. saying be
would then leave ana never return The
matter vas discussed and Howard was
plainly tokl hat the oiheeEs would not
- responsible for him If founi IN Narno
City at dark Seeing the discrimination
II the P~ople. and knowing shat would
be the consequences. Howard asked 10
be PlAesi IN Jsil for safekssPing until
the arrival Of the train at O'Clock In
the afternoon be was. At his oSn re-
quest, taken to some place out Of the
city where he cuaH take the train, aud
the community u rid ID kin-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
ahis MASS Nutty.

An cd man tramPs through the rural
dfstElets IN ONO and plants nuts BY the
aay-5le. Years from nov many 4 boy
uhp i4ughs AT th- peculiar Ways OF the
Old nan Wiil rs<t ben.ath the shade of a
walnut tr-- planted by an old tramp.
AMI bis children will climb into it,
huugii.. The old man Is a philanthropIst
in his way. He l. working for genera
tions vet Unborn He carries aeToss his
shouider sack filled with walnuts and
hickory nuts. He seeks Out-of-the-Wsy
ptaoes and plants n nut or two there
With great eRre- All the year around he
keeps ecing. and already the nuts he
planted are >Pringing up into large trees
Years ago nearly every farmer in Ohio
knew ~Apple->esi Johnny" who tramped
a. this man tramps. and planted by the
roadside. not nuts. bnt apple seds. There
i hardly farm in Ohio today that does
not have at least one apple tree planted
bv -Apple-Seed Johnny and they grow
thickly along nearly every public road
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

When the train that conveyed Pres
Itent Roosevelt; through Virginia on
he last trip south stopped AZ Char
iottssvilIe. a negro approached the
presidents car and passed aboard a
big bzsketfaI Of aae fruit. to which
vas attached the card Of a prominent
gTUser-
In course Of tine the orrhar.isr r>
eeiyet a letter q acknowledg guezt
from the White House expressing the
presidents appreciation Of the gift
anG e0mplimentinS the donor upon his
fruit The recipient Of the letter xas.
OF course. greatly pleased. ard. feel
Ing sure that hls head gardener Toald
b much interested n the letter. Re
rad il 70 him- TIE Garky ~ho
served in the capacity mentIonef is
tered gravely. hEt his Only comment
was
.Fte 6oaa say nsthia' -bour seudia'
hack d. basket. do he -s1ccezs
Magazine
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE
oeneh,s from Ne~ Law. Whleh Re-
mains Substantially Unchanged

Thsnuzh TIE influence of Gov.
Hughes. the New York Legislature de-
cfded 20 make no radical changes in
the new insurance Law II vas pointed
out by Gov Hughes that the New York
Law has already accomplished vide
spread reforms. with proportiouzfe
benefits % poiicyholders. and that IL
should be given a thorough trial b.
fore any amendments we're seriously
considered Il Is estimated that the
cost OF the misuanasement OF the past
did not average more than 20 cents 10
each policy holder. while the benefits
60 present and future policyhOlders
VIII amount 10 many times more and
be cumulative besides The speed
craze Of the big companies and the er-
eessive cost Of securing new business
vas the most extravaSant evil Of the
old mauagements Under the new
regime the cost Of new business has
already besu greatly reduced. along
with other economies
The showing made By the Equitable
I Life Assurance Society IN its report
I for 1895 vas a strong argument
against me6dling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there vas a
saving Of over s. .oo0. coo in expenses.
besides an Increase in the income
from the Societr's assets amounting
10 as much more. The ratios Of the
EguitabIe's total expenses TO its total
income Vas 1897 in 1904. 171sec in
I 1895. and only TF-FS-- m fsos- ne
dividends paid 10 Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted TO s7-2ss. .934.
which was an Increase Of more than
% over 1905
While the Equitable made a better
showing tan any other big company.
all reported radical economies and un-
der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided 70 leave the Law sub
stantially as Il stands
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
WENT TO TEA
And ;; Wound Her eoshir

Tea drinking frequently Affects peo-
pie as badly as coffee \ lady in Sails
bury. Nd. SAYS that she was com
PEELED TO abandon the use Of coffee a
good many years ago. because 1t
threatened 10 ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking. but
finally. she had dyspepsia SO bad that
she had lost twenty Eve pounds and
no food seemed 10 agree with her.
She further says: As this time 1
was induced TO take up the famous
food drink. Postum. and was 50 much
pleased with the results that I have
never been without it since roa-
menced to improve at once. regzinec
my twenty-five pounds of flesh ane
vent some beyond NY usual weight
Il know Postum 20 be good. ru7=.
and healthful. and there never vas an
article. and never viii be. I beliexe.
that does so surely take the place ot
coree. as Postum Food Coffee me
beauty Of II all is that II Is satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing- Zee. es
II could not sing its praises too lord
Read The Road TO weEviIie.- in pkSs-
There's . Rexsoa--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
svMpATAY FoR TnE FIsn.
upten sinelair's Ar-ari1s esraeis -
Charity ef the Rich.

Cptos Sinclair. N n address before
. body % Chicago Socialists aid o,
charity
The average charity. the charity -
the rich. seems rather futile 20 ne.
The rich cypress The poor enormously.
then they help them slightly. II 10
like N. yourg iady angler.
Why. said a nan % this vouzs
LAZY. 90 yua aivays carry a bottle ef
Hnimeut with you On your nshax er-
cursinrsT
She sighed
II an sorry.' she said pi1iativsiy.
for the POOR little nsh- And 50. shez
I take one OF the hook. I AlSays rub
itx cut mouth With some Hrizeat'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

tain. bat the then Governor - MIs.i.-
sippi refused 10 commission him. His
Malignant company wanted to dishanl.
but Nar,iaman heiI them together and
forced the election 81 another leader
lie Immediately rr-cnlisted in the Eifth
4. : Volunteer. - yellow Fever I'm
murc-. although himself not an imrsunc
The situation "a tever-stricken santiago
wss ~ desperate that Coion~l Roosevelt
ami other efiicer~. in the famous round
robin. aid q they were Mt taken out of
. there they uouh die. Naria aman. With
the fifth lmmuues. vas seut to relieve
them. 4 few months after his arrival
IN 1uha h. was appointed Nalor.
-General Wcod.' says thu t:averuor.
told me an incident that hAPpepei TO
Colonel Roosevelt in the battis OF san
Juan. IL seems that a negro regiment
had broken. anil some - then were "
ing down IN frunt of Eo<ssss-lt's posi-
tion. When the negrc-~ got cool and
began To hook around them. one big.
black feilnw raisrd bis brad AMI re-
marked; DIS amt our c'msnt' Keep
your position.' ordered Roosevelt.
: 'We'se goin' back To cur cmand,' the
neExosS inss<tesl
Keep your po>ition.' Roosevelt re-
peated- The frs, man that moves.
will kill, II YOU don't believe viii Kill
you. ask that man. pointing TO a ser
geant.
-'Ies. he will kill you,' the -ergeant
assured them eheerfuily. And the ne-
groe~ law quiet.
That i just like = negro the Gov
ernor commented. ~unsier the leader
.hsr - -. 49,. ,.kss. - ,-l.t. 81.
I hand J. playing. you can lead him into
1 the mouth - he'll But ouce ut his tail
turned toward the enemy. and its Good
hy wife snd potatopateh.
After ten months in Cuba. Nariaman
returned to Mississippi. ran for Govern
or. AID z7. defeated -Four yesrs later
he uas electe,i
There has never he~n a Governor IN
the South uho has striven mere earnest
/ ~ to protect nezrue-. liz ha. pardone'i
more negroes than white men- lie broke
| up the White Cap organization. and sen;
many II them 10 the psnitentiary for
putrsE~s ui-en Negroes
! tn one ocss-i9n lynching was threat
l ens-i in a distant county. Varisman
rushed 20 the scene On a special train
and personally brought the negro back
t. Jackson. rherv h. vOuh he safe un-
81 the day II ssial Thi. !, clly one
I instance Ttese are nany other.. HIS
administration of State aifair> has been
: -rruruiousiv houe-t AMI succes-ful: even
I hi- er~mirs c1nes-ie that much-
I The uece-sify for the rsps-i Of the
I Fifteenth Amendment = not 81 much
I for the protection of the white man
/ against the encruachment Of the black
man - II = ta protect the black man
against iuevitsbl- destruction BY the
shife mau- II We undertake to adjust
/ tis uhif- mans civilization % the negro.
il tfts aim o. a condition ant a'no--
/ phere IN whirh he cannot hvs. any more
than a fi-h can live cut OF water. Neith-F
I can ae draw thu white man doWn To ht.
level Theresare. ~ have got 20 mak-
7 laus for the utterly distinct moral and
infelieztual requirements of th- r--p--c
tive raers- Thomas jefferson ssw that
nore than hundred wears ago Abra.
. ham Lineoln reaiited is fifty years ago,
Every ohservaut man IN th@ South
know. sad fe~ls j. today.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

The Kansas Legislature ~il bs asked
20 appropriate $4,000 to clean the State
House lawn OF dandelions. Wkieh have
sprung up 20 thiekly that al the blue
grass has been ehoken out.
The fourteen izsitsTx have rcfa-~i 70
get down upon their kRsec K root out
the dandelioHs. They q -Ae sA4t they
were appointed to dnst ana fW~~p ofse~s
and not grub amongst the zTAks rooss
of the State House l&xn. So now an
entirsly new lawn must Be- xa2s, s1A h
VII eas. $4,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

The French admiralty Is preparing
a campaign against the rats which
swarm in seaport towns and undoabs-
etly spread the infection OF various
devastating diseases in their passage
from one country to another on board
ship Il is announced that IL will
soon be compulsory for every vessel
entering Franeh harbOr from certain
other ports to have all its rats ex-
terminated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

Col II NJ. Street, candidate for the
legislature fr0m La1er4aie county. de-
nies the Tepers that II elected he will
be a candidate for speaker Of the hause.
Col. Street sAys that be positively viIl
not opPase any member who asPirsz for
the honor. bot shou1 unznimous mem
hershiP desire him to BE speaker he all
serve Col stree, hAs been speaker Of
the Missi->iPPi House Of Representative.
three time--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

eat vel. and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism. Deans
Kidney Pills brought quick relief. and
in time. cured me. Though I lost 20
pounds. I now weigh 200. more thaa
ever before
Sold By al dealers. - cents box
Fos;er-MIlburn. Co. Br-alo. y. T.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Dog Jealousy.


From the Outing Magazine.
There i strong trait Of jealousy in
a dogs nature y story i told of a
Birmingham dog that had been great
pet in the family until the baby came.
There was suspicion that ke Vas Jealous,
bat he could not b. detected in any dis
respect To- the newcomer. II always hap
p~nesi- hoaevsr. that when the dog wks
left alou@ with the baby the baby began
to cry No Signs Of trouble weFs ever TO
b. seen upon entering the room. and the
dog Eas always found sleeping peace
fully before the fre- Finally one day a
pseP through the keyhoie disclosed the
canine rubbing his cold vet nose up and
down the habvts back
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

As the resalt OF three ineendiary fires
81 the Rankin penitentiATy farm and
several unsuccessful attempts to burn
valuable property of the State, it has
been decided to protect the State IRON
further loss BY getting insurance poll
eies covering the most vulnerable and
attractive points TO these persistent fire
bugs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
The jury had disagreed and counsel for
the defense was explaining to a felIox
lawyer.
-Oh. YES. it was easy said be-
How did you manage its~ persisted
the other.
why. got two fellows on the jury;
one owned an automobile and the other
owns n horse. knew those two would
never agree
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Erjoy Life-Later.

Smiths obituary set me to musin.
again Smith was a sueces>ful business
man and died worth 100000. Almost
every week he had coniientiAliy told me
that next wear he intended TO retire
from busines and enjoy life. Next wear
came and be repeatedly told me the same
thing. IL was always next year By
snd-by he would enjoy life. Yes. by
and-by. But Smith died with apOplexy,
and by-and-by never came 10 him on this
earth. as it seldom does to any other basi.
ness or professional man he had work.
ed ike slave, always anticipating that
good time by-and-by.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

Cotton hIooms are being reported from
several of the southern eountie-, Which
seemingly beiies the rePcFts Of a very
late crop The first bLoosss. however. are
generally reported from favored Sc
tions. where cotton selAs. by reason Il
geographical ami e1esPtionaiiy careful
methods Of eultisAtion. wsrr mt greatly
damaged by uHiasoFahle usatheF-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

character soon became "a corrup, ss the
language. The taste fer art decayei:
technical ability began TO deteriofate.
The moral and inteliectual staulsr,is de-
elined, and the mass Of th~ r-orie
showed signs Of relaP-ing into barbar.
ism
hing Tahar9a. whose nerFo blnoi Is
betrayed in his sculpturei frce. a mixed
degenerate. was driven from the throue
by the Assyriaa- gNAzpero. 1evrt.
Vol. VII, page esOl
rhis i what did happen to Egypt. r.
irin~t eulturei and refrei eouairy u an
siquity- Vet when Narla,naa says tie
sane thing might hsTrea ultimately 80
mississippi. nnder worse cun.iitlons. h.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
\ Young man married wife who
helped him stock kiS farm to 4 very
considerable extent One dav. when he
vas speaking Of Ibis farm-- his team
his eattle- he felt 4 little hurt. and
said:
william. think IL wOuH sound bot
ter To say our farm. our cattle etc"
Three DAYS later they were dressing
10 go to a friends house for the even
ing. and she got r-2dy first, and. after
waiting little While. called upstairs:
What's delaying You. William
My dear he replied. in a distressed
voice, Tin hooking for our trousers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
pr. enc. q. b. R-riral.

The Rev. George = Cate has closed
the most remarkable revival ever held
in YAEoo City. Eigttsen dAys Il esrnes;
work en- the part Il the evangelist
yielded him the harvest of 1000 converts
and church renswals. Mr.. Gates re-
esived voluntary offerisg of $500.
and Miss Clara Z Mcclure Of Memphi-
vas gwen a purse
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

vas iursinE IN ny
system for yrars I
hzd tnrturinE pain
IN the side and
back 4zd the urine
was dark and full
- ss1Ir~nf I Was
racked with pain
day aad night.
could not sleep or
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
whithsId sueeesds Kineanaon.

Hon Henry L Whitfield, State su-
Printendent of education, has been
name3 as president OF the Industrial
Institate and College. 10 succeed Hon
A A. KueanRon. who was recently
seleeted as chancellor of the State Uni
yersity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

subject slip his halter for q moment
only. aai h. j. again the bucking brunco.
a twu.iel htie fsili o he'll a. madly
feseHtful II harnss. a. Il leather had
never touched his back Let him taste
an hour Il freedom. ami Ne must b. cap
turei. hTukeu and civilized again
Whsn Frenrh r~straint in Hayti and
San Domingo ~a- removed. the negro ~
turned to taFiarism az ONE. His rapid
reerrsiou IN Lihcria Is as natural as the
return Il the SOW that J. washed to her
are bat repeiiiipu- II what the Egypt
nus wrote upon their papyru. scrolls.
Mr.. Charles Francis ADAMS. in the Cen
tury Magazine. after a visit to AfTica,
ahandon- all previous theories which he
had 20 ably advanced. He tells the same
story Of hopeless harbarisrn. ami urges
that difference he made in our funda-
mental Law % 81 the regrn's linita-
tionS. This 10 Nsrsisuan'- ps-itssn 20
a 7. The present u~gro Topuiats8n 81
Afrirr i estimated AZ donhse the entire
PQpulation u the United >tatc.-With-
osr, sembisnre u eivilbafion. not a
srhoolheuse, MT a new~parr. not Law.
The dor OF hope has riisted on us
hinges for laek q hand 10 open Il.
The Negro in Africa-
Su-h i the phyloEsny. the life-~tory.
% the nrgrp rtce. unh-oken -eueTatious
% hsriasisnl uai-h have fxesI their eisr-
acteri>tics indelibly upaa him Our
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

The Negro Business League Of Mis-
sissiPPi. which will meet at Meridian
June 26-2s, promises TO h the largest
and most influential convention ever held
by negroes in the State A thousand
delegates are expected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Graad chsp,sr E.stsrn s,sr.

The Grand Chapter Of the Eastern
Star OF the state held it, annszal meet
ing at okolona- Ahogt Io0 delegates
were present ard the mestiug wzs very
enthusiastic
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20
Bilsri PIans Nex Road.

Gov. vardauan has been requested to
issue Proclamation Incorporating the
Biloxi Great Northern Railroad Corr
psny. which proposes 70 buila line in
northeasserly direction from Biloxi TO
some point on the Alabama border.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

It Is announced that Gov. James X.
vard4mAn and Congressman John Sharp
Williams will meet in debate in Meri-
dian July 4, on the OCCASION of the Ped
Grafton Of Labor entertainment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-06-20

The State railroad commission an
nouneet that the Southern Express Com
pAay has been 6ned $500 for rate lis
criminasion against Meridian on he
Nortksast<ra road in fs-cr of Nex Or
lsnns-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-25
Had Whisky Put In Ills Grave.

Middleton, Oct. 25-Phineas Garde
Wright, of Putnam, seventy-five years
old and known in eastern Connecticut
for his eccentricilies, has had his grave
10 the Putnsn Cemetery Openei and a
case Of whisky placed besde the coffin
which has been 10 the grave for more
than a year ready to receive his body
when he dies. Mr.. Wright had hand
some monument erected over the grave.
It is block Of granite, with bust of
Mr.. Wright wrought on one side. Be-
cause the sculptor did not get Mr..
Wrighfs whiskers right in the bust the
6rst time, be had to do the work over
again. Beneath lhs bust are carved the
words, "Going, but Know not where"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-25
Denial from 0ompers.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-"Auy one who
says | ever promised financial aid to the
striking telegraph operators from the
funds of The American Federation Of
Labor and then broke faith, is either the
victim OF false representations or in-
spired by worse motives" This is the
emphatic denial OF Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Federation,
that he had broken faith with the opers-
tors by falling TO turn over portion
of a supposed 1000, 900 fund of the
parent union. 81 never gave any one
reason TO believe the Federation would
give the telegraphers any portion of lis
tunds," Gompers continued. at is
beyond my authority to set aside money
to aid strikers. That lies with the ex.
ecutive committee. Moreove,, any man
who talks about cash reserve of 3d.
900, 900 held by the Federation does
not know whereof he is speaking"