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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
THIEVES BUSY
in FIFTH: Ward
THREE HOUSES WERE ENTERED
LAST NIGHT, AND SEVERAL (,
ARTICLES STOLEN,

Thieves we're pretty active, in the
Fifth ward last night. Three homes
we're entered and clothing, watches
and a little money were secured.
A few minutes before four o'clock
this morning slr. H. T. Loush, Of
Farfl!Egtan, who was staying all
night with his s6h, Mr.. 0. F. Lough,
at Alexander Place, heard noise in
his room and opened his eyes to see
n man disappearing out OF the windoN.
An investigation showed TINT the thief
had stolen Mr.. Lough's coat, vest and
pants. An open face gold watch was
In the vest and some small change in
the pockets of the trousers. An alarm
vas raised but the thief made his ,es.
cape, so Mr.. Lough Is wearing new
suit Of clothes to-day.
The burglar seems to have had a
weakness for names that were spelled
|alike, as either before or after his Wis.
1t to Mr.. 0. F. Lough's he entered the
home Of NJ. c. Lough. No. 500 Locust
avenue. He made the entrance there
by raising side window and took
% a. 90 =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
WATCH GIVEN AWAY FREE.

The Daily West virsinlan will pub.
lish a presidential Page In a few
days-a picture Of the rs Presidents
from George Washington Of the
"Hasehet Fame" to "Teddy, the Rough
Rider"
There will be some questions about
the Presidents to answer and a Ger.
tain intentional misspetted word to be
found In one Of the advertisements Of
the twenty-five that appears-one by
the side Of each President. The frs.
one to carry out these conditions that
will be printed at the top Of the page
the day Il appears will GET A HAND!
SOME LADIES' GOLD WATCH FREE.
Watch for the page. .eg
The watch can be seen In the Win.
dow Of w. A.. Fisher, the Jeweier, 4.
8 2a2 Main street opposite Courthouse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
DIED TO-DAY
MRS. GIBSON MAHAFFEY PASSED
AWAY AT HER HOME ON
PLUM RUN.

Early Wednesday morning at her
home at Plum Run, near Valley Falls,
occurred the death Of Mrs. Eliza Ma.
haffey, wife OF Mr.. Gibson L. Mahaf,
fey, after an Illness with peritonitis
The deceased was forty.one years o.
age and Is survived by her husband
and twelve children. Mrs. Mahaffey
was an estimabte woman and has
many friends who will learn with re,
gret Of her death.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning and the remains will. be
brought to this city on the one.thlr,y
train and the interment will take
place at Maple Grove cemetery, i'm,
mediately upon the arrival Of the
train.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
FIEND.!|s'.HIDE!ED.. 1: ].
COMES 10. LIGHT
N new YORK
Two Women Are
Horribly Slashed

NEW YORK, May S,-wIth her
throat slashed from ear to car and
her body horribly mutilated, Mrs.
Mary Veto. a young Italian woman,
was found to-day by the police in her
Christie street home. In an adjola.
Ing room was found the deNl body Of
Mrs. Maria BrignoII, Mrs. yeto's moth.
err with her throat similarly slash.
ed. With the fiendishness Of Jack
the Ripper the murderer. after kiil.
Ing Mrs. Veto, had slashed her body
open, Only ceaslng the work Of nil.
tllation when the blade Of his knife
broke against her breast bone. John
Baptiste Veto, the husband Of young.
er woman. is under arrest, charged
with the double crime. Veto declorps
he encountered two men In his home
WHO had killed the woulen and exhibits
a ent on his hand which he says he
received graphing with them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
LOUISE ARCHER
FOUND GUILTY
eElIAlRE WOMAN CONVICTED OF
AIDING IN THE RUIN OF
HER DAUGHTER.

WHEELING, May S.-The case o,
Ohio against Louise Archer, of Bel
lalre, indicted by the Belmont county
grand jury for aiding and abetting
criminal assault on her 12.year.old
daughter. Christina Archer, was plac,
ed on trial In common pleas court at
ST. Clairsville Tuesday and II was
necessary TO hold night session 10
permit the attorneys TO make their
arguments.
II was 10:o5 last night when Judge
Pollock finished his charge to the Jury
and the twelve men who were to de
eide the fate OF the woman who aided
In accomplishing the ruin Of her
daughter. a feeble minded child OF Il
years retired and 1t was 1855 when
the Jury fled Into court With n rerdlce
OF guilty. The attorneys for the de
fense Immediately filed a motion TO,
a new trial.
Attorneys c. ]. Lynch and Chas. E
Tlmberlake, Of Bellaire, represented
the defendant and Prosecuting Attor
Rey Shepherd. assisted by ". W. Cow
en-, Of St. Clairsville, appeared for the
State. u,
As will be remembered the crlme
for which the woman was convicted
occurred on January 29th in the Arch
er home in Cherry alley, when by
threats she aided Wesley Johnson
who was also convicted last week fol
crlmlnally assaultIng the girl. Neigh
bors heard the cries and pleadlngs oI
the girl, mingled with the threats oil
the mother who stood. guard while
Johnson accomplished his fiendish pur
pose, The crime Is one Of the mos'
loathesome and brutal ever recorded
In the Belmont county courts and |,
Is believed Judge Pollock will impose
the fall penalty OF the law on each.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
swlsHER STILL HERE.
Secretary Sss,s. on ap.ln.s, ri,
to This Section.


Menticn was made on Monday tppr
Secretary Of State Chas. ". sw.sto'
was In town. He has been in this neish
boThood ever since and viii remain .
few days longer, although he Is on,
of town to-day, He went to CIarks
burg yesterday evening, returned here
and went on TO rniontown last might
He will return here tonight. Mr.
swisher is here on business trip. bu,
'se doesn't let the scares Of business
make him forget TO- give a handshakt
to his various, friends Of whom he has
many In Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
SAYINGS OF A LIFETIME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
PosFoFFlcE BURNED AND REGIS
TERED LETTER CONTAINING
s2,s5o DESTROYED.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, May S.-A
fire which occurred on Gilbert creek IN
Wyoming county, destroyed the post
Office building and contents. and also
1t Is said, it burned up n sum of mon
cy representing the life savings Of ono
of the pioneer citizens Of that sec
tion.
Alex. Trent Jr., is the postmaster a,
florsepen, and he ran a store In con
nectlon with the postofilce. The en-
tire stock OF goods was comPletels
destroyed. but likely was covered by
insurance. From the reports there
was no safe in the postoffice and ali
papers pertaining to the postofIlce were
destroyed.
1t Is said that a registered letter
containing $3.50, belonging to Harrf
son Hatfield was destroyed In the fire
Some time ago Hatfield sold his farm
and the money in the letter repre
sented the sum he got for 1t. A few
days ago 1t is said he concluded &c
purchase another home AMI wrote t,
the Logan County bank requesting
that his money be forwarded to him
by registered letter.
The letter containing the money
passed through the waarncllffe most
Office the day before the fre and was
forwarded to It's rural destination
Horsepen. II has not been learned how
the building caught fire.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
INVESTIGATION
HAS BEGUN
SPECIAL COMMITTEE or LEeIs.
LATuRE HAS GONE TO WHIP.
PIE COAL MINE,

CHARLESTON, ". Va, May; 81
the special legislature investigating
committee appointed to examine Into
the causes Of mine accidents, left here
Yesterday for Whlpple, the scene Of
the latest explosion, where their work
will begin. They expect to spend sew
eral weeks In the various coal fields
of the State and to probe pretty thor,
oughly into the mining situation. /,
had been the intention to meet first
at slstersville, but the whipple explo
sion caused them to change thei,
plans and go there first
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
women KILLED
WERE RUNNING A RACE WITH
TRAIN WHILE IN HIGH POWER
AUTOMOBILE.

AsBuRY PARK, N. j.. May s.
While racing a high power automobile
against the Jersey Cenertla exyyes'
today ti!tween Point Pleasant and
Asbury Park where the railroad ami
roadway parallel for three miles. Miss
Awifda Mack was killed and Mrs, G.
W, Boyce, who was driving the auto
mobile, was fatally injured. Her ma
chine struck a nut sweryed and over
turned. pitching the women into o
swamp. The train stopped and the
passengers rescued the women.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
AT P|TTsBURC
( EDWIN GOULD COMPLETES IN.
sPEcTloN TRIP OF WESTERN
III MARYLAND RAILROAD.

PlTTSBURG. May S.-Edwln Gould,
president OF the Cotton Belt route and
interested In other Gould properties
through being director Of several,
will come to Pittsburg to-day accom-.
panied by President Bush, Vice Presi.
dent Robertson and Chief Engineer
Barlow Of the Western Maryland. The
object Of this visit is to make further
steps In the building of the through
line from Cumberland to Wheeling
and the connection from Pittsburg 10
this line. A conference will be held
in Pittsburg with Vice President
Worthlngton and probably with other
members OF the Gould syndicate which
controls the last connecting link Of
the transcontinental system, that be.
tween Wheeling and Cumberland. Bal.
,timoreans have been assured by the
Western Maryland management that
the projected line to the west and to
I Plttsburg is certainty. and That at
san early date. The eastern officers
will arrive on the Baltimore and Ohio
late this afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
BASE BALL

Warrington u. S. VS.. Fairmoat n. s,
At South Side Grounds. =,
Saturday afternoon May IL, 1907
at $3.50 at South Side Park, the Man,
ninston High school team will meet
the local High school in game Of
base ball Capt. Tuttle, Of the local
team, expects to put his best team IN
the field, and is very confident Of win.
ming. The locals defeated Warrington
H. s.,last Saturday at Warrington and
are preparing 70 repeat the dose. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
IN YEARS OLD
.7FAYETTE COUNTY MAN, NATIVE
OF SCOTLAND, ANTICIPATING
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY.

CHARLESTON, May S.-should
John Drysdale, of Fayette county, live
until August 18th. he will celebrate
his III birthday. Mr.. Drysdale Is
a native Of Scotland and speaks with
a distinctly Scotch brogue. He lives
with his youngest son, aged oS, but
has an older son. in Scotland. aged 30,
He Is Of healthy, ruddy color. bright
and intelligent, and looks not over G5.
He comes Of long.llYed Scotch fam
lily.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
Town is to 8. Wet.

SALEM, W, Va, May S.-Aiter d
long fight for license Salem Is at last
to go wet and the first saloon license
has been granted by the council. An,
other fight in the county court Is ex
pectel, as there are no: licenses In The
county outside q Clarksburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
FRENCH. B! d ID! I /. v!E:s!sEL GgEs llvll
ONE HUNDRED AssENeERs RE-.
\ PORTED EosTs WRECK OFF
COAST OF URAaUAY. z

BuENos AYERS; Nay sThe
French Transport Mehtimes steamer
Poitou has been wrecked on coast et
Uruguay, according 10 dispatches re.
ceIyed today from Monlsyidec.
& One hundred passengers and mem,
l,,a bers ils o. crew ate said 70 have perish
ed. Poltou sailed fsom slaseilles for
this port Aprilfsth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
Coming Back 10 E,alrmon,.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hamilton and
family, who moved TO New Castle
Ind, few months ago will return to
Falrmont to reside. Mrs. Hamilton
and children are already in the cit,
an! and Mr.. Hamilton viii return here ID
q short time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

Tony Dellgatt, the reliable Main
street fruit render has moved his
stand from directly In front Of the
Fountain restaurant. The stand has
been turned around and is now placed
at the end OF the Fleming building
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

held up Northern Pacific train, kill
Ing the engineer near Butte yesterday
morning have been captured, ), proves
incorrect. The outlaws are still a,
large.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
President Acts on Recommendation
For the Pardon Of William January
The Missouri Jean Val Jean
'oTHR SNAIL BITS or FRESH NEWS BY WIRE TODAY

WASHINGTON, May Sat eleven
O'Clock to-day Pardon Attorney Col:
Gjn OF the Department Of Justice
called at the White House with Attor,
ney General Bonaparte's' recommenda.
tlon for the release otsWIlliam Janua.
ry, the Missouri Jean Vatican.
Prompt action By the President Is ex.
pected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

Mr. ]. m. Howard, who has been the
guest Of his son, Dr.. 3. W. Howard on
Maple avenue, returned yesterday 10
his home at Masontown. A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

HARRISBURG. May Sin the
House to-day the State fair bill was
defeated. Another effort was made
to take up the negative Hulings civil
service bill, but resolution was de.
feated and the bill thus falls. The
Senate committee favorably reported
out the bill creating railroad com.
mission. Referendum bill applying to
all cities reported negatively.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

Los ANGELES, Ma!S.-To,day act.
Ing under orders from Sacramento
the Seventh regiment was ordered un.
der arms at once for service at San
Francisco. The total enlisted strength
Of the regiment Is eight hundred. The
action was taken precautionary against
possible renewal Of rloting at sah
Francisco.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

WASHINGTON, May S.-The Presi
dent today approved the recommends
ton Attorney General Bonaparte par,
donlng William January from Leav'
enwortt penitentiary to take effect
July nineteenth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May S.-one
passenger was killed and sixteen bad.
" hurt In a wreck OIL the Boston and
Albany railroad near Palmer today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08


NEW YORK, May s,.-With the
eleven thousand Long shoremen still
hanging out and no prospects for set.
tlement in sight, situation along water
front becomes more serious to-day,
Freight in enormous quantities is &C.
cumalating. The little work done is
under police protection. Serious clash
occurred at Williamsburg this morn.
Ing and riot was narrowly avertei.
The financial losses already aggregate
an enormous sum.
IrEI INA MINT Nav S-Rumnrs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

Mrs. c. D. 'Frum, Of REvesvflle, was
in the city today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

HELENA. Mont, May S.-Rumors
circulated to effect that bandits who
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
NOT s'PRIsED

I had been off on a journey,
Many, many miles away
Frem the wee home where my heart,
Where my babies romp and play,
And l tiptOed in at midnight.
Where amid the purple gloom
My wee grille lay a-sleeping
Like pink rose half a-bloom.
And / softly leaned above her
And left kisses on her hair,
And / touched her wee hands lying
on the cover white and fair
And my heart felt like a world does
That's -gladdened after drouth
When she turned and stretched anC
Papa, kiss me on the mouth"
And her dimpled arms were necklaced
In a moment round my neck,
And she whispered, Daddy, daddy,
TINS a-loVin' you a peck"
And she whispered, Daddy, daddy"
Hugging me tight in the gloam.
kiss me on the mouth, now daddy,
inns amt s'prized at you come home.
Was not surprised, not a little,
That her daddy leaned above
When she walked up in the nighttime,
Hungry hearted for his love.
oh, for the sweet faith OF our babies
10 go with us everywhere,
That when we call out, 'Our Fatherl"
We shall wake 70 find him there
u, M. Lewis In Houston Post
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
NO CHANGE DESIRED
IN PRESIDENTIAL TERM

LOS ANGELES, April 2O.-[Editor
Herald; Shall the presidents term
of office be changed? Emphatically no,
1 would say. 1t has been fancied by
some that it would be we'll to pass an
amendment to the national constitution
making the term for which the presi-
dent is elected six years instead of
four, under the belief that four years
is too short a time for a president to
become fully acquainted or accus-
toned to his duties in that office, and
that no sooner does he become so
habituated or educated to the proper
performance of those pre-emlnent du-
ties than he is called upon to Vacate
the office.
In answer to this, it is fact that a
man who is elected to the presidency
of the United States is generally one
who has occupied public offices before,
such as governor of a state or repre-
sentative or senator in congress, or
some office which is preparatory and
educational and should have brought
him into greater or less familiarity
with public questions, and he is or
should be one who loves his country
and has followed the great public mat
terS of national import with interest,
zeal and much concern, and has writ
ten or spoken much about them; so
that when he comes into the presiden-
tial office it should be with such hearty
desire to execute it's duties for the
best good of the whole people that it
should not take him long to become
familiar with them, and to perform
them exceedingly well; and he GER
tainly will do so if he is a man of
both integrity and large ability.
If he is found to be a man of such
character and caliber the people by
their choice and votes will almost GER
atinly desire and elect him for a Sec
ond term of four years. So it be-
comes eight instead of four or six
years.
But on the other hand, if he is not
such a man and especially if he be
found to be a bad or an inefficient
man, or one who during or by the end
of his term of four years either be-
comes source of harm or injury to
the country, or leaves 1t in a worse
state than he found it, the people in
such case should not want to give him
an opportunity to inhict any more
harm or by his laXity or ineficiency to
allow the country to fall into dishonor
or detriment by allowing him two
years more to injure or impair the
country's we'll being. Four years are
more than enough for such man. BY
all means let him go. 1t would be a
great calamity for the country to be
saddled with him, and to be prac-
tically unable to extricate herself from
the dilemma.
No, it strikes me that the time of the
single term for president-four years
was very carefully and wisely chosen
! by our eminent fathers-such as Wash
! ington and Adams and Jefferson-and
for one should regard it a great
calamity to have the constitution so
amended as to make the single term
for president six years instead of four.
ALBERT p. setback.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

the eruption. and the Ice containing the
fish was melted"
Such volcanic conditions as are thus
disclosed in Southern Mexico and the
adjoining gulf may have existed on the
California coast range in remote times.
Extinct volcanoes and masses of lava
In portions Of the state Indicate vio-
lent outbursts long ago. That was
tens Of thousands of years agone. how
ever, and there is at the present time
no sign OF volcanic disturbance either
in California or anywhere else in the
continental part of the United states.
The geological fault is the only pos
sible cause Of earthquake In the United
States. In the cooling process Of the
earth's crust the consequent contrac-
tion may affect faulty strata. resulting
In jolt more or less violent Such
jolts, unlike volcanic disturbances, may
occur in any section Of the earth. In
fact, earthquakes we're reported at
three or four widely separated points
in Europe the time the seismic news
came from Mexico.
Earthquakes have occurred in every
section Of the United states, but the
only examples OF serious consequence
we're the shock that caused the calaml-
ty in San Francisco and the one which
occurred in Charleston, S. c., in 1856.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
WORLDS wEALTHIEsT COUNTRY

The United States is not only the
wealthiest country on the globe, but
it's lead over the other countries is in
creasing every day. AS estimated by
the census bureau, in a report just sent
out, the wealth of the United States
was in 1904, in round figures, $107, ,000,-
900, 900. This was an increase of $1S,-
600 600, 900 over 1906. During the four
years ending with 1904 the country's
wealth expanded by larger figure
than it's entire wealth amounted to
(S16 900, 900, 000) In the year In which
Lincoln was first elected. 1860, Yet the
United States filled pretty big place
on the map even in 1850. In that year.
moreover, the 100000 slaves were
counted as merchandise, and entered
into this $1600O0 900 property valuation.
The best British estimates place the
wealth of the United Kingdom at about
$50, 900, 900, 900. 1t ranks next to the
United States In this respect, but Is far
below this country. Germany and
France are each a few billions below
the United Kingdom. On the basis of
increase from June 80. 1900 to June 80,
1904 the wealth OF the United States
Is about $4,000. 100000 In these early
1904, the wealth OF the United States
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
STRANGE SEISMIC EFFECT

The origin of the earthquake that oc-
Cured in Mexico last Sunday seems to
have been entirely different from that
which produced the calamity a year
ago in and about San Francisco. The
Mexican temblor evidently was of vol
canic origin, while that at San Fran
cisco was structural, caused by a slip
in underlying strata.
Clear evidence OF the volcanic nature
of the disturbance in Mexico is seen
in the reports coming in from seamen
who were in vessels in the lower part
of the Gulf of Mexico at the time of
the earthquake. Crews of fishing
smacks returning to Galveston from
the Gulf Of Campeche, which is a
minor division of the Gulf of Mexico,
report conditions indicating a violent
eruption beneath the gulf in line with
the earth shocks in Mexico.
1t must have been a frightful expert
ence that befell the Galveston fish
ermen, according to their statements.
Just when the earthquake and the vol
canoes were appalling the people in
districts Of lower Mexico the con-
tiguous gulf, as reported. was con-
verted into sea of boiling water
Geysers Of hot water shot into the air
nearly 25O feet and the air was stiff
with sulphur gases"
The reports from both land and sea,
therefore, indicate a mighty outburst
Of volcanic matter from below the
earth's crust, extending several hun
dred miles latitudinally The longi-
tudinal extent Of the disturbance has
not yet been reported. The vastness
of the quantity of matter thrown up
into the gulf may be imagined from
the statement of the fishermen; "The
gulf was heated and the craft plowed
through hot seas for three hours after