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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28

Kansas City Star.
What are known as police regula
tons and matters Of domestic econo
my should be left to the control o
The States. Larger affairs Involving
the general welfare should be within
the jurisdiction Of The federal govern
ment. Control Of the liquor tratfit
is an instance Of police regulation
Where judicial Interpretation OF The
Constitution has DISTURBED this rela
tomas in CHASING liquor shipment:
into forbidden territory as interstate
commerce-ibe Congress could pre-
serve the correct adjustment by legis
lation which would give effect TO the
wishes Of the several States.
The manifest development Of a cen.
trail national authority in question Of
really national importance is retard.
ed by federal interference in minor
police affairs. The natural desire for
home rule" regarding local morals
and policies prompts resentment when
such local regulation is invaded. This
has an unfortunate effect, and tends
to prejudice the people against the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28
We Believe This

We believe without a question Of
doubt that the Issues OF the FaIrmont
West VirgInian on MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS affords tie advertisers
Of Fairmont better medium than any
other paper published in Marion
county, and as good as can be found
anywhere.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28

Piles get quick and certain rellet
from DR.. Shops Magic Ointment
Please note It is made alone 70,
Piles, and It's action is positive and
certain. Itching, painful. protrudlns
or blind piles disappear like magic
by It's use. Large nIckelcapped glass
Jars 50 cents. Sold by E A. Billings.
lea & Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28
American can Criminal Trials,

Philadelphia Ledger.
The hardness of American criminal
trials has been freely discussed and
criticised Of late lin British newspa.
pers The difference in practice ex'
plains the greater CELEBRITY Of the Brit.
ishs courts. 1t is rather surprising to
be told that the United States, so mod.
EN- In most respects, still clings 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28

United to die Pennsy iEauia bar IN 1876
be became lis acknowled edged leader,
BIS spleadl career IS att0rnes gen,
eral OF the United States Is chiefly o.
Significance TO Us in the fact that be
found existing statute law amply sut.
fetsls for The eotreetion Of gigantic
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-28

Ice cream and Strawberries satur.
day night at the New England Tea
room:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
November sank Clearinas.

The most immediate consequence TO the
country Of this revolution of customary
arrangements of bank deposits is seen ia
the figures of November bank CleaTings,
which fell % per cent compared with
November of last year. Compared with
the week ending oct IS the country
bank clearings for the fourth week Of
November had shTUnk almost one-half,
although the holiday in the latter week
must be allowed for.
The Iron Age reports the volume Of new
orders for new iron and steel products
last week to be about % per cent Of the
trades capacity and with a reduction o.
production closely corresponding TO this
figure
Railroad traffic officials agree that be-
vond the diminishing volume of old bust
ness with which they are now engaged
there is little new coming into sight.
The causes which produced these re-
suits are seen TO be in course of cor
rection in the easing Of money rates. the
decline in excessive premiums on eN-
change at interior cities. the reduction OF
the premium on currency and the passing
Of the fears of depOsitOrs regarding
banks
with the removal of the causes which
induced the prostratiOn. the way is opened
for calculation Of the extent and the
period Of the restoration which is to fol-
low. and if is to this that the speCuia-
ton in securities IS now addressing -
self
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
NoN-UNIoN MEN ON HAND.
Mine Owners Will Begin Operations
Next Wednesday.

Goldfeld. New, Dec. S.-Wednesday
has been definitely decided upon as the
day for reOpening the mines i'm Gold
field.
An authoritative statement was
made late tonight that sufficient men
are already on the ground to work the
mines. The total number of those that
have been quietly brought in and those
who have secretly made application to
return to their former positions is
placed at 1000. There are about 1.5O0
Western Federation men out. The men
who are to take the places of the strik-
eTs are not to be housed at the mines,
but will be scattered through the camp
and protection for each Individual will
be guaranteed by the Mine Owners as
ISOLATION.
Two propositions have been positive
ly decided upon, the making of an open
organization of the Nevada Mine Own
ing of the wage scale. At the same
time the Mine Owners association is
going to begin a vigorous crusade TO
lower the cost of living in Godfield.
The scope of the Mine Owners ASSOC
citation is to be greatly enlarged by the
organization of the Nevada Mine Onw-
erS' association, of which the Cfoldfield
Mine Owners association will be a
part The new organization is already
well under way
The announcement of the determine
ton to open the mines on Wednesday
is TO be made tomorrow at noon by the
Goldfield Mine Owners association. and
it is expected that some trouble may
ensue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

ist system in its greed for profits Had
President Roosevelt been as anxious
to enforce the mining laws of West
Virginia; had ne considered as well the
protection of the lives of those miners
by demanding that the mine owners
safeguard their employees against I'M
necessary dangers as he is to send the
regular army to crush ar organization
whose only aim is to better the condi
lions and make happier the lives of
the working class, 500 blackened corpses
would not today be laid upon the altar
of greed at Monongah, w. Va, around
which weep widowed wives and or
phaned children.
I'VE protest against this action of
President Roosevelt, knowing that he
was animated by personal hatred
against the Western Federation of
Miners and its officers. The moving
of troops upon a peaceable community
must be regarded at least as hasty and
ill-advised, and we call upon the work
ing class of the country to protest
against this unwarranted and unprece-
dented action of mimic warfare"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET THURSDAY

Washington. Dec. S.-The Demo-
cratic national committee will meet at
the Arlington in this city next Thurs
day at noon for the purpose of select
ing the place at which. and the time
when, the national Democratic conven-
ton shall be held next summer. COLI
onel John T. Martin of Missouri, the
veteran ergeant-at-arms. is already in
the city making preparations for the
meeting.
Several places, including Chicago,
Kansas City, Louisville. Denver and
Atlantic City, have been mentioned as
candidates for the location, and the
I'd Of June is now spoken of as the
most probable date of the convention.
A number of the members Of the
committee have expressed the opinion
that it is desirable that the Democratic
convention should be held in advance
of The Republican, and they generally
advocate June ?.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

ened to fortify themselves to the limit
of their abilities by Withdrawing depos-
its from central reserves. National banks
outside OF the reserve cities required to-
keep a Is per cent reserve are allowed TO
keen twO-fifths Of the reserve on de-
post in reserve cities. while banks i'm
reserve cities. obliged TO maintain - per
cent of reserves. are allowed to keep
half the amount on deposit in central re-
serve cities. where it figures IN the re-
serve of banks and as a basis for loans
The rush TO withdraw these deposits and
get them into their own custody precipi-
tated the results now so well known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

gained from having the first ticket in
the field.
Interest in the San Francisco graft
trials will be renewed Monday when
Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railways of that city and one
of the most prominent men named as
a defendant in the long series of prose-
cutions, will be called to the bar.
The dividend meeting of the Western
Union Telegraph company. scheduled
to be held in New York on Tuesday.
is attracting some considerable atten-
ton in the financial world. The COM
pany is now on a five per cent dividend
basis.
A society function of unusual impor-
lance will be the wedding in New York
of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt TO the Count
Lazio Szechenyi.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

growth of sentiment for strong CEN
trail bank is checking in some degree
the movement for giving wider powers
of note issue to the existing national
banks. Some bankers declare that the
two measures are not Incompatible
and that if a moderate power of issue
in emergency was given TO existing
banks by the present congress this need
not interfere with the creation of a
strong central bank as soon as the
subject has been thoroughly consider
ed by the people. The committee APP
pointed by Governor Hughes to i'm
prove the legislation of the state OF
New York in regard to trust companies
has nearly completed its labors and Will
recommend some important changes. A
very considerable increase in trust
company reserves will undoubtedly be
recommended. 1t is also desired to
bring the trust companies into some
form of CO operation with the clearing
house. though it may not be possible to
provide by Legislation that this shall
be compulsory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
TO BE CHARGED
WITH WIFE MURDER
Continued from Page 1.

humor. Seating himself at the table with
his wife and four children. he commenced
TO eat the midday meal. Mrs. Vance
coffee. He had asked for half cup, but
she filled 1t up. At this he flew into
rage.
What followed is told by Mrs. Vance in
the statement she wrote when she real
ICED that she was dying. She said that
Vance, Selling the cup. threw Ii at her
head. She lodged the missile. 1t struck
the wall and was shattered into many
fragments
Then Vance leaped at her and knocked
her down. She. rising to her feet. reached
the door. thinking TO flee. but paused at
the threshold He then thrust her out
and tried to lock the door. A struggle
followed. The mother. striving to return
TO her frightened children, threw her
weight against the door and at last forced
her way back into the house.
Vance then. according to the. wifes
ante-mortem statement, struck Mrs
Vance, knocking her against the stove.
and while she lay PROSTATE upon the floor
kicked her in the side
Poison In Water.
But this was merely the beginning, the
dark prelude to the awful story Mrs.
Vance had TO tell.
THE next day" she said. when he
OVance) came to dinner I was lying down
10 rest in. the other room. He slipped in
and never spoke and slipped out again.
heard him. but | never opened my eyes
| had a glass OF water sitting on the ma
chine After he left the room | picked the
water up and drank it. In five minutes
thought I would die of vomiting. l be-
lieve with all my heart that he put poison
in the water, for he said he intended to
kill me some way or other"
The dying wifes statement will be used
as evidence against Vance. 1t was given
to County Attorney Hanson several DAYS
before Mrs. Vance's death.
After Vances arrest. a search was made
of his belongings. and in the bottom of a
trunk some tablets We're found. These
were analysed by DR.. A. A. Kerr and
found to contain bromide of mercury
Mrs. Vance died of mercurial poisoning
There Is one weakness in Mrs. Vance's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
Alleged Worthless Scrip.

THE only reason for the present
trouble was the decision of the mine
operators to force upon the miners a
scrip that would not be taken at par by
the railroad company, the Wells Fargo
Express company the postoffice. the
stores or the boarding houses. Neither
would the mine owners agree to guar
antee that they would redeem this scrip
at any time in the future.
"In refusing to accept this worthless
scrip in exchange for their hard labor,
the miners of Goldfield are taking a
manly stand against the usurpation of
governmental functions by unreliable
banking firms. which assume the right
to set aside the legal money of the ma
ton.
I'VE desire II call the attention or the
American people to the awful disaster
at Monongah. w. Va. where 500 coal
miners were murdered by the capital
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
PROTEST OF FEDERATION.
Roosevelt Taken to Task for Rushing
Troops TO GoIdfIeId.

Denver. Dec. S.-The executive board
of the Western Federation of Miners
tonight issued the following statement
concerning the present controversy be-
tween the Goldfield Mine Owners as
ISOLATION and the Goldfield Miners
union:
ION Dec. President Roosevelt issued
a proclamation ordering federal troops
to proceed to Goldfield, New, ostensi-
bly, for the purpose of protecting life
and property. That there was ever any
danger to either person or property is
emphatically denied by the officers of
Esmeralda county, and by the mer-
chants and citizens of Goldfield.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

statement She said that she did not open
her eyes while Vance was in the room.
She did not see him put anything in the
glass of water In fact, she did not say
that she saw him at all. 1t is said that
the county attorney, seeing the made
quacy of this statement, has obtained an
other which gives more clearly and in
greater detail what happened on that
day.
1t was after Mrs. Vance drank the glass
Of water that her condition became alarm
ing. DR.. Kerr was called in. Detecting
some evidences of poisoning and hearing
something of the dark story, the doctor AT
once ordered Mrs. Vances removal TO
hospital where she would receive careful
nursing and be out Of danger from her
husband.
Vance opposed having his wife taken to
the hospital but the injured woman's
sister was determined to carry out Dr.
Kerr's instructions. She called an ambu-
lance and on Saturday. Nov. 80, had MIS-.
Vance taken to St Marks. Vance re-
manned at the house all this time and
even rode in the ambulance with mis- wife
to the hospital Mrs. Vance objected,
saving that she wanted only her sister
with her. but the husband paid no atten-
ton to her. At the hospital, Vance was
what was the cause of your wife's in
juries?"
ut is a trouble which has been eoming
Mrs George Vance, who stood at MS
side and listened. Sdlu nOllluSs Dut lul hNN
from him at the hospital door and has
tened to the county attorneys Office.
Question of Motive.
If Vance did put poison in the glass of
water which his vito drank, his motive
Is matter of speculation.
Mrs Vance. after being beaten and
kicked, informed her husband that she
had endured his abuse to the limit OF her
endurance. Fear of arrest may have sad
something to do with the husbands act,
II he, as the dying woman in her state
ment declared put poison in the water
without an explanation of Vance's pc
cuIiar temper il would be hard to under
stand why he made the attack upon his
wife because she filled his cup too fun
with coffee.
He had terrible temper, SAID MIS-;
George Vance. when his anger was not
aroused. he was a kind husband and a
good father. but he could not control his
temper He was ready to flare up at lit
tie things, so that living with him was
trying ordeal. My poor sister, hard as
she tried to avoid arousing him, was con-
tinualiy in fear His anger over tribes
was utterly incompTehensible. IL was
terrible life for my sister and the chill
Even the children say that he should
be punished They know of the patience.
devotion and long suffering of their
mother. and saw all of the mistreatment
she endured"
Vance is a blacksmith. and has led a
somewhat wandering life with his wife
and family. Mrs. Vance in her dying
statement declared that he had beaten
her not less than sixty times and that his
i'll treatment began when Lena, now ii
years old, was baby.
That the husband and wife were some
times very unhappy together was indi-
Gated in her statement that he once tried
to leave her among the Indians while
they were travelling TO Arizona No ar
rangements have yet been made for Mrs.
Nance's funeral.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09

ton by the union.
Pieketed by Union Men.
All of the mines are picketed at pres
ent by union men ard, according to
the statement of the owners, il is i'm
possible for the owne~ or manager of
a property to visit bis property, TO
know what condition il is in, much less
to put men in the mine to work the
pumps. But beyond this there Is lit
tie evidence on the surface that any
preventive measures are being taken
by the union. Both sides freely state
that the fight is on and that this is to
be a fight to a finish. and that they
are prepared for it. Neither side pre-
tends that the question of accepting
the scrip issued by the John s. Cook
company bank was ever anything more
than an excuse to bring the whole long
list of grievances on either side to an
issue. The day has been remarkably
quiet. Very few people visited the
camps of the troops and only few of
the soldiers were permitted TO go about
the streets
Martial law has not been proclaimed
and the officers and troops have done
nothing more than to make themselves
as comfortable as possible.
No Decision Made.
The executive committee of the Mine
Owners association met tonight for the
purpose of determining definitely upon
the date on which the mines Will be re-
opened. but to Captain Cox, the gov
errors representative, the statement
was made after the meeting that the
decision had not been made and that
the meeting will meet again tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock to formally de-
eide. This afternoon Colonel Reynolds
held a conference with Charles II. Nc
KinnoE. president of the Goldtield
Miners union, at his headquarters In
camp. Just what was said is not
known, but it is asserted that Colonel
Reynolds went over the situation with
President McKinnon and told him the
purpose of the governor in requesting
that troops be sent here, and what the
troops are presumed to do.
Colonel Reynolds had previously Wis
tied the scene of the alleged attempt to
blow up the power wires and light and
telephone wires of the Nevada-Califor-
mia Power company on Thursday night
last Enough powder was found to
have destroyed the usefulness of the
plant for at least three months, accord
ing to the statement made by General
Manager c. NJ. Hobbs of the company,
and the failure of the attempt was due
to the fact that about fifty feet of
fuse was used and the dynamite be-
came frozen before the blaze reached IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
RISE IN PRICES
FOLLOWS PANIC
Action of Last Weeks Stock
Market Accepted as Proof of
Better Conditions.

New York, Dec. THE brisk rise in
prices of securities in the stock market
last week was accepted as convincing
proof OF the lifting of the extreme pros
tration resulting from the late financial
crisis, Notwithstanding the general recOg-
milton of the fact that the recovery was
helped by manipulation of professional
market operators and owed much of its
vigOr to the necessities of an uncovered
short interest. which the rise in prices
and the corresponding reduction Of mar
gins on loans obliged to cover. This is
an inVariable phase of the first rebound
from panic conditions in securities mar
kets and is not less a reliable index Of
the cessation of forced liquidation and of
Improvement in conditions The general
news has I'm fact. shown the progress
of rehabilitation going on and of conf
dence and credit being re-established, al
though several of the weeks happenings
served to counterfeit and delay the ef-
fects of the Improvement. For instance.
i'm connection with the expected call OF
the comptroller of the currency for re
pOrts Of condition of national banks,
there sprang upta renewed demand for
currency. which served TO raise the pre-
MUM early in the week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
VISITED BY CROWDS.
Soldiers in Camp on Ground Of Con-
soIidated Mines Company.
Especial to The Herald.)

Goldfield, New, Dec. S-The sec
ond train bearing troops from Califor-
mia arrived last night. and today the
soldiers made their camp on the ground
of the Consolidated Mines company,
near the Combination MILL and fully
half a mile from the first camp. All
day long curious citizens have visited
the camps, but there has been no dem-
onstration Of any sort. A year ago this
could not have been possible, but many
acts of despOtism on the part of the
leaders of the agitatirg contingent Of
the Western Federation has not only
lost them the support of business men,
but has alienated many of their OWL,
members. st. John was shot by Paddy
Mullaney a month ago because of his
persistence in stirring Up trouble, and
Mullaney has the backing Of a large
number of good men, members of the
federation, who only want to be per-
mitted to work in peace. This element
has come to recog aize the fact that
there can be no peace in Goldfieid
while men like St. John are here.
The Open Shop.
AS for the Western Federation, never
again will il be recognized in Gold
field say the mine owners. It's mem
bers, the better element, who desire to
remain here and work, may do so, but
the agitators will be quietly turned
down. If the union men will not work,
others will be found who will. While
the Mine Owners association refuses
to disclose It's plans it is the belief that
miners are now on their way to the
camp and that the Consolidated mines
will recommence operations very soon.
Colonel Reynolds declares that mar
tial law will not be declared unless
the necessity arises.
The Mine Owners association viii
meet tomorrow morning and discuss
plans for a resumption of work at the
mines. Captain W. L. Cox of Governor
Sparks staff, the governors personal
representative in Goldfield, held a con-
ference today with c. H. McKinnon,
president of local No. 220 of the West
ern Federation and other officials of
the union, at which the action of the
governor in sending troops to Gold
field was discussed. The attempt to
destroy the power lire of the light
company with dynamite was mention
ed and McKinnon said it was not the
work of members of the miners union.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
Quick Relaxation.

This induced fresh engagements OF gold
il, Landau for import, stiffened the Lon
don discount rate and. it is believed, was
an influential factor in delaying the eX-
pected reduction in the Bank of Eng
lands discount rate. which the strong
ros5tion of the institution seemed to war
rant With the issuance of the eX-
nected call of the comptroller for the con-
ditions of the banks at the close of bust
ness on Dec. there was relaxation
AZ tbeir conditions and the supply OF
hank credits became appreciably in
creased. Banks invariably put out cred
its more literally following a report TO
the comptroller. but in this instance there
was an additional influence of the strong
position of banks outside the central re
serve cities which was revealed by the
renorts to the comptroller.
The banks of the country, either actu-
aU1- beIeaguered by frightened depositOTs
or in dread of such a contingency, hast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE
IN MINING CAMP
Pieketed BIZ Union Men.
Continued from Page /.

ploy whatsoever they will. without ques-
ton by the union.