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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-19
POOR SICK ALEXANDER
BY JACOB WALDECK


Special Correspondent to The Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE ex-
act geographical position today of
James w. Alexander, ousted presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Assur-
rance society, is not known. He is
enjoying trip around the world
with partyof friends, and is some
where in the east. If he is the mad
man" that William Travers Jerome
describes in his defense of his fail
ure to prosecute the millionaire in
surance thieves, Alexander's
friends in this city have not heard
of 1t. +
The last word that was received
here of Alexander's condition was
in dispatch from Shanghai, China,
and dated April 10. This dispatch
said:
| alexander appeared to be in the
best of health and spirits and
danced cake walk on the prone
made deck while the passengers
were waiting for the tender to con-
vey them from Woo Sung UP the
river to Shanghai"
Wall st. friends of the former cap
tain of high finance do not construe
the description of Alexander S
dance on the promenade deck as
meaning that his alleged insanity
has reached violent stage.
1t is a well known fact that, fol-
lowing the insurance investigation
Alexander broke down physically
and for time so great was his
mental distress that his friends
feared the outcome.
A year ago he was sent to
Europe under the care of a ply.
stefan. and foreign experts were
consulted. 1t was said at the time
that he was suffering from forget
fulness or amnesia, and an attend
ant watched him constantly. Upon
his return Alexander went to a hos
pital at Deerfield, Mass.
| 1t was only recently learned that
late last fall Alexander started on
a tour of the world He spent the
winter in India and Egypt. He is
accompanied by OHM Nolan and
family, of Chicago, and r. w. Davis
1t is said that the party will return
to America via Japan, and arrive
in New York some time during the
summer.
| The statement in the cable from
Shanghai that he was in the best
of health and spirits was at the
time of it's receipt taken by Alex
anders friends to mean that the
trip had had the desired effect.
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INSURANCE CROOKS THAT
!: JEROME IS SORRY FOR

Gas a matter of fact, the
men principally concerned
Tin the insurance scandal)
have been indicted, with the
exception of John A. Mccall,
who is dead; Richard A.
McCurdy, whose state Is al
most that of death, and
James w. Alexander, who is
out of his mind. State
ment by District Attorney
William Travers Jerome to
Jacob Waldeck, representing
this newspaper.
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Equitable. From a Snapshot
Hyde lives in a beautiful and
mammoth mansion in Avenue Henri
Martin In the spacious salon of his
beautiful home Hyde gives regular
entertainments, which are the very
acme of epicurean splendor. His ia
vorite pastime is to entertain large
parties of his giddy friends upon au.
tomobile excursions in the south OF
France and elsewhere.
By these and other means Hyde
has at this time successfully blotted
out, so far as Paris is concerned
the Ostracism which followed his
connection with the insurance reva
lations. He Is the hero of the i'm
pecunious horde of long-haired
youths of the boulevards.
Hyde is the rage in Bohemia. Pos
sessing fine artistic judgment, he
has filed his house with paintings
purchased at enormous prices from
present-day Partisan artists. He de
clares that he takes great pride in
discovering this hidden talent anc
his every purchase adds a faithful
devotee to his admiring retinue.
Hyde participates fully in the
free and easy life of the Latin quar-
ter. At the last artists ball. which
was a highly Pagan celebration In
which a model in the altogether led
a sensuous dance. Hyde made a big
hit impersonating an Arabian
gypsy. The former insurance lead
err, who has traded with the cap
tains of American finance, as the
gypsy, wore a dress of his own de-
sign, with silk embroidered body
golden arms and the whole costume
sparkling with the rarest jewels
Hyde could purchase on the CONT
nent.
Hyde led a wild revel around the
nude queen model in Bacchanalian
triumph.
Within the past few weeks Hyde
has shown a tendency to re-enter
aristocratic French society, but he
does not mean to depart in any way
from his Bohemian life. Among the
fashionables Of Paris his princely
wine cellar is already exciting won
der and admiration.
Richard A. McCurdy's existence
In Paris has been quite the oppo
site of Hyde's, though 1t Ia well in
tended to blot from the memory OF
the former mutual president the
disagreeable experiences of a year
and q half ago.
McCurdy's life in Paris has
amounted almoss to monastic re-
tirement. He Ia surrounded by an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-19
THE PRICE OF RICHES

Hiram Morton's makeup excited
his wires wonderment. He was
CARRIED in heavy cowhide boots,
coarse, shiny trousers held gro
tesquely in place by a stained
and, last and most abominable, his
grim face was adorned with black
briar pipe reeking with the fumes
of cheap tobacco.
Hiram Morton, hev you gone
crazy" she said, as she surveyed
him with undisguised horror.
mo, Mirandy, l hev not gone
crazy" said Hiram, seating himself
by the stove. Crossing his long
legs and resting his head in his
hand, hunched over, he pulled vio-
lently at the pipe, the distilled
sweetness of which gurgled in the
stem and emitted pungent, search
ing odor.
"Seein' as you and the hired girl
wuz gone. thought I'd put on my
natural clothes again and feel like
man once more" said Hiram. de-
family. :
Mrs. Morton sat down and looked
at her husband. Truly here again
was the old Hi Morton the back
woods had known for so many
years. She remembered the shack
at the edge of the woods, the trees.
the stumps, and later the well titled
fields, then the forest of derricks
replacing the forest of trees, and
the money which burdened their
bank account and finally caused
them to abandon the homestead and
adopt the ways of the city.
She remembered with pleasurable
pride how the aristocrats of the
city had welcomed them, and again
she saw for the first time her
rugged spouse dressed in the
clothes of gentleman"
Hiram had found none of these
things to his particular liking. On
this evening he'd found himself
alone for the first time in many
months, and old longings stirred
within him. He assembled to the
garnet and hauled from a corner an
the-and dust-covered trunk, a hair
.day,As that he had brought with
ankle into the west when he was a
,rnlth. He had taken this trunk
lileh him when he left the farm,
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A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

How unhappy Johnny looks;
How he hates to leave his books;
How the tears start in his eyes
AS he utters sad good byes"
To the teacher and the rest
Where he studied with such zest!
All, his heart is bitter mot
Since vacation he has got.
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No. 2 jailed also, on the ground that
she knew he was another's. Now
nobody but a woman would have
been foxy enough to strike this
telling blow. Maybe here's the real
remedy for bigamy.
Husband-What did you do with
that half dollar you had yesterday
Wife, used it to have a pane OF
glass put in, paid your laundry bill
bought loaf of bread and some let
tuce, and spent the rest for sewing
machine oil.
Husband-Then let me have 9
dollar. | want to go to the bal
game.
'Gainst OSCILLATION scientists are
very prone to bicker,
Because, they say, where lip meets
lip the microbes gather
thicker.
But it's like this
We have to kiss;
So let the microbes flicker.
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Yes, Alonzo, the young lady with
gum shoes and three yards of red
flannel round her neck is the Sum-
mer Girl.
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Copyright, 1907, Newspaper Enter
prise Association

Copyright, 1907, Newspaper Enter
prise Association
BY Francis Warrington Dawson
PARIS, June 19.-Whatever the
plans of District Attorney William
Travers Jerome may be in refer
ence to the criminal prosecution of
the central figures in the great
American insurance scandal, it is
patent to all Paris that no fear is
entertained in the mind of James
Hazen Hyde, former vice president
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety. or Richard A. McCurdy, who
was ousted from the presidency OF
the Mutual.
For more than a year now these
two ostracized millionaire votaries
of high finance have luxuriated in
the distracting atmosphere of Paris.
Hyde. who is really better known
here than he was at any time in
New York, is living the easy life of
the Partisan diletante. His most Sc
rious effort at the present time is
tot become known as the king of
the Paris Latin quarter. To this
end Hyde is spending his money
lavishly and the wide circle of b.
hemian painters and literateurs
which he has gathered around him
regard him as their patron saint.
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MORE BODIES FOUND.

WASHINGTON, June -19.-The
finding OF 6 more bodies of drowned
U. s. seamen in Hampton roads late
yesterday leave but l not accounted
for. Those recovered were w. G.
Ulrich, II. l.. Holden. r. H. bod
son. H. L. Van Dern, Seaman Plum
Der and Jesse Conn, coal passer.
Midshipman Murfin's body Is still
missing. The mother of Plumber
is resident OF Mabton in Washing
ton state.
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enmeSheu MIN, ne hndS It 4
to have any complete comfort in
his life.
Recently he suffered an illness
which required the presence of a
physician, but l am told today that
he has quite recovered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-19
INVESTIGATE LABOR TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Met-
calf will spend his summer vacation
in California investigating labor
conditions with reference to the eff
feet disturbances have had on facil-
tiles for naval construction at coast
iron works.
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Here's new angle to a social
problem which has become rather
numerous OF late. Original wife Of
a New York man not only has him
arrested for bigamy, but has Wife
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-19

exclusive circle of personal friends
and he is devoting himself to sim
pie diversions which carry with
them no distasteful memories. He
is never seen in the gay centers OF
Paris, and he is entirely unknown
in society. He heads no newspapers.
The other day when l attempted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-19

to Interview him he sent VS.
he would feel keenly n
notoriety in connectA
surance scandal. An
learne from a persona
Curdy's that, while he4
ing in every possible wAU
cate memories of the scan,
-, ,o1l1I I,s,~, - All "a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
OCTOPUS And OFFICERS
ARE AGAIN BEING TRIED
STANDARD and Seven Subsidiary Con
Germs Arc Sought To Be Put
Ont of Business.
RECEIVERS ARE ASKED FOR
To Wind Up the Affairs of These
Big Companies Because of Their
Restraint Of Trade.
q Asaoeiatea Presgs

FINDLAY, o., Sept. 27-Another
case against the Standard Oil Com
pany brought by Independent pro-
ducers, was started here in common
pleas court today.
The title Of the case is George n.
Phelps against the Standard Oil Co.,
seven subsidiary concerns, John D.
Rockefeller, and seven other officials
of the concern.
1t is charged that the defendants
are operating in restraint of trade
and i is prayed that the charter of
the companies named be adjudged
Illegal and that receivers be named
to wind up the affairs of each de-
fendant corporation.
No witnesses will be examined but
there will be arguments on testimony
heretofore offered and admitted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
CASTING FACTORY
NOW OPERATING
New Factory Begins Work With
Number Of Skilled NIachinists
Employed.

The Clarkspurg Foundry and Cast
ing Company began operations today
in It's new factory building on Bal
timore street. The company was
but recently organized and is COM
prised of several leading business
men. This is its arst operation.
G. G. Jewett is the manager of
the concern and he put fifteen skill
ed men to work in the factory Friday
morning. Cast iron and brass cast
ings will be among the products
turned out by the factory.
This promises to be a valuable in
dustry and as the trade grows the
factory will be enlarged and more
men employed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
PARADED
Around With Londcd Shot Gun, 1t is
Charged, and Alfred NIaines is
jailed for a Hearing.

Alfred Names, recently fireman at
PinnickiRnick mines, is a prisoner
in the county Jail awaiting hearing
before Magistrate NJ. S. Riley for
parading around with loaded,
-barreled shot gun and scar
ing people.
According TO the story told to the
magistrate, Alfred got on big
spree a short time ago and was re-
lieved of his duties at Pinnickinnick
He appeared to get mad about this
and taking the shot gun went over
10 the engine room of the mining
plant and ran Harry Tully, his sue
cessor on the job, away from the.
place. He was then collared and
taken before Magistrate Riley who
committed him to Jail to await
hearing which has been set for Fri
day evening. Names declared he
was going into the woods with the
shot gun on hunting expedition
and didn't intend to harm anybody
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
TREE PLANTING
Is To he Observed by Fairmont Coal
Company on An EX-
tcnsive Scale.

The Fairmont Coal Company is
arranging to make provisions for a
future supply of mine timber, and
the announcement is made that dur
ing the present year 10000 young
trees will be set out on the com
pany's land in this and other coun-
ties where it has operations. Oak
saplings will be planted chiefly. Tim
ber forIprops, etc. used in a mine is
getting very scarce in some locali-
ties, and the local company is thus
providing for the. future is taking a
very wise precaution.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
CONFERENCE
or the United Brethren Denomina-
tion Being Held at Grafton is
Quite Interesting.

Interesting sessions of the fifty
first annual conference at Grafton
of the United Brethren denomination
are being held with BIsnop j. S.
Mills presiding. The conference or
ganized by electing the Rev. C. n.
Cox conference. secretary and ap-
pointing the usual committees.
Among the prominent visitors
present so far are H. Shupe, d. D.,
editor of the Watch Word; c. H.
Whitney, secretary of Home Mis-
sions; Director c. NJ. Brook, busi-
ness manager of the Union Biblical
Seminary at. Dayton, o. There are
over one hundred and fifty members
present.
An interesting feature was the
lecture of Bishop Carder, wnown as
the Southern Bishop, and one of the
leading men of the United Brethren
church of the country His sub
iect was Mistakes of Matrimony. I"
The West Virginia U. B. Confer
ence was organized at Centerville,
Tyler county, in 1853, when there
were in the State fewer than two
thousand members, and just eleven
ministers, the last one of which to
pass away being Rev. j. w. Miles,
whose death occurred in Weston the
last of August of this year. Among
the others were Jacob Bechtel. Zebe-
dee Warner, ]. w. Perry and Eli
Martin, all of whom. were we'll known
ministers Of the Gospel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
Fl 00[)
Causes the Death OF Hundred Peo-
pie and Great Damage
in Spain.
ny Associatea PreEs.1

MADRID, Spain, sept. .27-Re-
newal Of rain at Malaga caused a
fresh inundation of the city which is
almost isolated and without gas or
electricity. A bread famine is fear
ed. Bodies of about one hundred
drowned have been recovered in the
vicinity of Malaga. The lower quar-
tiers OF Granada are flooded. Many
houses are wrecked and. large
amount of stock drowned. The
fields are also ruined.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
MINISTER
Friends in the City After a Success
fuI Years Work at West
Hickory.

The Rev Stephen A. Coffman. NJ.
E. pastor alta West Hickory. Pa,
near OIL City. is in the city. Last
October the Rev. CoRman finished
his second year of successful pas
torate at Hope church. East 2sth
Street, Wheeling. and was offered
West Hickory. The church and par
sonage there are practically now.
The church cost $s.0eo and the par
sonage $500, exclusive of the lots.
He reports good year. paid up in
full The Rev. Coffman is a native
of this county and came here to look
after some business matters. He
says he will either take enc of the
Wheeling NJ. E. churches. or go to
school to finish his course In theol-
ogy, in which case. his wife. who was
formerly Miss Lillian Elliott. OF
Kingwood, will take some post grad
uate work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
HOME FROM COAST.

Mr. and Mrs Anthony Bowen are
home from the Pacific coast, where
they spent three months in an enjoy
able maner. they visited his old
home near Seattle. where they were
extended the proverbial western hos
pitality that makes every one enjoy
himself. and visited other points of
interest. Both return in fine health
and friends are gladly welcoming
them back.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
ADVANCE AGENT
Looks After Interests Of Al il. Will
son Who Plays Here Friday.

Edward Everett is in the city today
looking after the advance interests
of Al Il Wilson, who will be seen
at the Grand opera house next Fri
day il his latest play, entitled Metz
in the Alps. AS Clarksburg has not
been included in Mr.. Wilson's route
for the past three years, he will no
doubt be greeted by large audience
on his forthcoming engagement. Nj.
Everet assures us that Mr.. Wilson
was never in better voice than at
the present time and that his roper
toire Of new songs will prove a rare
musical treat to all who hear them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
FOLLOWS
BIG EXPLOSION
One Fatally Burned, Another Ser
iously and Many Girls
Are Injured.
Lay assoeiatea Press. ]

CosHoCTQN, o., Sept 27-
George stitt was fatally. and Mrs
Herbert Knode seriously, burned by
an explosion Of gasoline in the dry
cleaning department of the Eureka
Laundry & Domestic Rug Company.
Firty girls were at work. A panic
ensued and many were slightly hurt.
The three-story building was COM
pletely destroyed by fire which fol-
lowed. The loss is $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
GOING TO SEE THE WEST.

G. w. F. Randolph is in charge of
the Salem office of the Rock Island
Frisco railway lines. with rooms in
the Randolph-McKinley building on
Main street. A large company of
Salem people will form an excursion
west Oct. 15 including H. H. Eding.
er. Clete Randolph and family. ]. F.
Randolph and wife, NJ. w. Davis,
DIR. w. l.. strother, ]. w. Carpen-
ter, C. w. F. Randolph and others.
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SPECIAL RATES
WILL BE GIVEN
by the Baltimore 3 Ohio Railroad
Tor the Big Fair Here
Next Week.
EXTRA TRAINs ARE 10 be RUN
Excellent transportation AccOnlmo-
dations To BE Provided For
the Visiting Crowds.

Low excursion rates and special
trains for the forty-first annual
fair Of the West Virginia Central
Agricultural & Mechanical Society,
which viii be held on the society's
fair grounds in this city next weeI,
have been announced by the BaIti-
more & Ohio railroad.
With these low rates and excel
lent accommodations everybody who
wants to attend the big fair. viii be
enabled to do so with as much con-
venience as it is possible to provide.
On the Parkersburg branch excur-
sion tickets will be sold for all of
the regular trains on the days of
the fair, and Wednesday and Thurs
day, October and 8. special train
will be run from Pennsboro, leav-
ing that place at q a. M, and arriv-
ing at the fair grounds at S;45 a. m,
Returning the special will leave the
fair grounds for Pennsboro and I'M
termediate stations. at gao p. m.
On the NJ. r. division excursion
tickets viii be sold for all OF the
regular trains 70 and from Fair
mont and intermediate points and
Wednesday and Thursday train No.
5 for Fairmont will be held to
leave Clarksburg at $40 p. m. in
stead of 3 p. M, as regularly sched-
Med
On the West Virginia & Pittsburg
division, excursion ticketes will be
sold for all regular trains and We'd
nesday and Thursday train No. 6 for
Weston and intermediate points will
be held to leave Clarksburg at $3.50
p. m. instead of AIS p. M, as regu-
larly scheduled.
Excursion tickets will be sold for
all regular trains on the main line
east from Tunnelton to Clarksburg
and return and Wednesday and
Thursday special train will he run
from Grafton, leaving that place at
9:20u. M, and arriving at the fair
grounds at 1915 a. m. Returning
the special will leave the fair grounds
for Grafton at p m.
The low excursion rates will also
- SAA OA NAC 1hOlL QANASlOA
regular trains and Wednesday and
Thursday special train win leave
New Martinsville at s a. m. and ar
rive at the fair grounds at 1925 a.
M. Returning the special viii leave
the fair grounds at 6:15 p. m.
Excursion tickets viii also be sold
for regular trains to and from
Belington, Philippi, Meriden, Arden,
and Moatsville.
Round trip tickets will be good on
all Of these lines for the return trip
until October 4 inclusive.
The railroad company has printed
hand bills and time tables for all of
these excursion rates and special
trains and any one desiring any fur
ther information can obtain same
BY applying 10 the nearest B. & o.
railroad station or to Secretary j.
\. Hess, of the fair association, In
the Empire building, this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
TUESDAY CLUB
OF This City VIII BE Represented at
State Meeting To he Held In
Huntington. Next Month.

The Tuesday Club of this city will
be represented at the meeting of the
State Federation of women's Lit
erary Clubs TO be held in the Car
negie auditorium in Huntington Oct
- to Oct. is. Extensive prepara-
tions are being made for tho meet
ing and 1t promises to be one of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
COURT STILL TRYING
sHINN's BIG SUIT.

Circuit court gave It's attention to
the suit of Meigs c. Shlnn against
the Lumberport Building and De-
velopment Company again Friday
About 5000 is involved, the contro-
versy being over the contract work
of the Lumberport bank and opera
house.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
THE gang Is all here,


What in h do we care?'
Just then one of the members of
the city police force rushed in and
grabbed one Of the nosiest and
started to proceed with him to the
bastile Everything went smoothly
until the outer portals were reached,
when the students closed in, about
three hundred strong, and barred
the enrance Then followed a
melee that has been seldom seen IL
that city. Officers. students, legs,
arms. heads and all came into the
mixup in such a way that no one
could tell who was who.
When the excitement had subsid-
ed it was discovered that the cap
tured student has been. relieved from
his captivity, and not only that, but
more. one OF the policemen had lost
his helmet. No one seemed to be
injured, and the crowd was so dense
that the police did not get a chance
to use their clubs.
The police claim that they recog-
nized a large number of the stu
dents, that We're in the crowd and the
affair may yet have a sequel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
FAST SAILING
Is Done by the Big New Steamer
on Eastern Passage Across
the Atlantic.
[By Associated Press ]

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 27-The
steamer Lusitana arrived here to-
day having made the eastward pas
sage across the Atlantic ocean in five
days, four hours and nineteen min
utes, at an average speed of twenty
two and five-eighth knots an hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-27
CASHIER IS RECOVERING.

Fred B. Wood. the capable and
popular cashier of the West Virginia
bank, is able to be out but not TO
resume work yet. He has had an
attack of quinzy for two weeks or
more.