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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19
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OF GOOD |
/. THINGS : | |. ! ! 1. !.
Public S,cho Com
1niencer1lent n Ex-
erciises.

f Wednesday night will see the open
Ing OF the Commencement exercises.
Of the High and graded schools, when
the Fourth, ward class which is com
posed Of SO members will graduate
from the graded school to the High
schol. These exercises will be held
In the High School Auditorium as will
all of the exercises scheduled with
the exception OF the Fifth ward school
exercises on Thursday evening which
will be held in the Fifth ward audi.
torium. The schedule for the ward
exercises Is as follows:
Fourth ward school. wednesday
evening. & z. ST
Fifth ward school. Thursday even
Ing.
Second ward school, Friday even
Ing. =
There are 27 members in the Fourth
ward class and SO in the Second war,l
class. 3. e
High School Commencement. 4
On Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium. President D. b. Pur-
inton, of the w. " u, will deliver an
educational address before the Senior
class of the school and the patrons
and friends OF the school. This is a
new feature Of the High School Com.
mencement and will be an annual one
II it proves to be as popular as the
present opinion indicates. The NJ. P.
choir under the direction OF C.. r. Kin
sey, will furnish music. 5
Junior. Class Exercises.
On Monday evening at eight o'clock
f.E9iT fcontlru-H -..-I paos Eiot't., =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19
RUNAWAY BOY.
is CAPTURED
BY OFFICER WHITE WHILE ROB.
BiNG MERCHANDISE CAR IN
3. AND O. YARDS.

. u. t# .
CLARKSBURG, May 19.-Monday
morning B. and o. Officer White ar
rested Harrison Steele in the local
yards for entering merchandise car.
Officer, White was making his usual
trip through the yards when he dis
covered n car open. He Immediately
investigated and found the lad busy
supplying himself with articles. The
young prisoner was taken before JUS
tice Gordon and committed to jail.
Upon investigation it developed that
the lail had escaped from the Reform
School at Pruntytown. The officials
of the school were notified and an Of
ficer from there Is expected to arrive
to-day to take the lad back to the In
stitution.
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n
WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR GETS
$4,000 oiADDlTloNALg gAPPRo- e
PRlATioN.FoR FAIR
MONT.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM FROM POST.
MASTER FLEMING.
Number OF Messages Were Sent b,
81. Business Men Last Night.

T Assistant Postms ster w. H Brand
received telegram from Postmaster
a. Howard Fleming at 2:4o o'clock
this afternoon stating that Senator NJ.
B. Scott had secured an addition al ap.
propriation Of $4,000 for Fatrmont's
Federal building making In all sum
of s125,ooo.
The telegram reads:
Washington, o. c., M az. 10.
Col. W.H. Brand,
Care Post Office, Fairmont.
Senator Scott has just secured for
Fairmcnt fifty thousand additional ap'
preparation making In all one hun,
dred an d twenty-five thousand for pub
lie building and grounds.
A. HOWARD FLEMING,
This Is most t@welcome news to Fair
mont people who greatly appreciate
the work of Senator Scott, Congress-
man Hubbard and the other West vir-
ginta representatives at Washington
In securing these appropriations. Sen.
ator Scott is chairman OF the commit,
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Continued on page 81 -,.'.-'5't - (. I.
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work put up on this night will be, first
class In every respect.
Saturday night the Oratorlcal con.
test for the Wilkinson Prizes win
come OF. The students who have en-.
tered for the contest are: g. N. Lin
ger c. G. Martin, q. "A. Knapp, Harry
Greene. John Mckinney. :5s I.
The Annual Sermon. XII
The annual sermon will be preached
this year on May 81. while Monday,
June l will be given over to an ad-
dress by: x.Goyernor George w. At
kinson, to the Senior class and alumni
address by the Hon. Ira E. Robinson.
q All exercises will be held in the
Normal Auditorium, and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Il Commencement Music. & ~ "a
The music for the exercises of com
mencement week will be given by the
Continued on Page Flve.)
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will PROBE TOBACCO TRIIS1
Matt ional Man facturers
Kill Fig ht the Unions
Lab a 1 ! or 1 Z: :eaders
]. IN OF Alarmed

NEW YORK, May; ia determined
warfare on all labor unions, which will
have the support of the 800 members
ofythe National Association OF Manu-
factureres. representing an aggregate
capital of fifteen billions dollars, will
soon be commenced. This action was
determined upon at today.s session Of
the association. which is holding Its
annual convention at at the Waldorf
used by the manufacturers in the
fight, which will Inject a new aud vi
tai issue into the presidential cam
paign. S
According to President James w.
Van Cleye, the membership of the as.
sociation is practically unanimous in
the matter Of fighting the unions. 1t
Is alleged that of the 3O.000.O00 labor
crs In this country, less than I SOC, 900
are atiiiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. and that any deter
mined stand against what Ia termed
the tyranny of organized labor will
receive the support OF the great ma
jori;3 of these unorganized workmen.
1t is stated that tine association will
not attempt to disrupt the unions. but
will make Its hight against some of the
principles which the unions stand for
and which are obnoxious to capital.
Among these are the! closed shop. tho
boycott. sympathetic strikes, appren-
ticeshlp restrictions and compulsory
use OF the union label. Z.
New York labor leaders are appar:
entity not arlarmed by the proposed
warfare of the association and declare
that 1t Is but another outburst OF the
spirit of vain antagonism to unions
which has heretofore found feeble ex-
preston in citizens alliances and slmi-
lar bodies. 80 :; q q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19
BEST Coal
WEST VIRGINIA WINS GREAT. VIC
TORY IN. TESTS OF FEDERAL
cOMPANY'S PRODUCT.

n BOSTON. May 19.-The Massachu-
setts Gas Company interests have sc-
cured. after many experiments and
trials during the past two years. con-
troll OF the Federal Coal and Coke
Company, Of Fatrmont, w Va. q well
known property consisting of about
$500 acres.
The gns interests found; after expe-
riments made that taking everything
into consideration, the million tons
or thereabouts OF coal owned by the
Federal Company was better suited
for their purposes than any Of the
coal which they had experimental
with. . Esti, It-sl
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win Attend General Assembly.

< Representatives OF the different or
CARNATIONS Of the denomination hay
ing Headquarters in this city and the
lay and ministerial commissioners
from the Plttsbnrg Presbytery, will
leave Pittsburg to-day for the general
assembly OF the Presbyterian Church.
which meets on Thursday morning at
IL clock Mt Kansas City.
Mr.. NJ. Black. of this city, viii
represent the Grafton Presbyterys III
thefgenegal assembly Mr. Black viii.
goswith sthe5 5Pittsburg d delegation. 3
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GREATEST INTEREST 3 in PREPA'
RATION FOR THE COMMENCE
MENT EXERCISES
( MANIFESTED. 5
BY Oliver Shurtltff.)

What promises to be one of the
most enthusiastic and well attended
Of Fairmont Normal commcncements
is now drawing to close. All de.
partments of school work are crowded
to the fullest extent, and in some OF
the departments the work has had to
be divided into many sections.
The exercises during commence.
ment week will vary somewhat from
that of other years, but the news fen
lures will make the change well worth
while: The department of Expression,
under the direction Of Miss Ware, will
present the mai parts y OF Shakes
peare's Hamlet, thoroughly costumed.
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Waived HEARING.
COLEMAN & HELD By JUSTICE
AMOS FOR ACTION oFsTHE
GRAND JURY.

S. A. Coffman, who killed his wife
Sunday night. was taken before Jus.
tice E. s.. Amos last evening at five
o'clock. He waived hearing and
was committed to Jail to await the
action OF the grand jury which sits on
June first. Coffman took advantage
OF his constitutional right and refused
to talk concerning the tragedy. a.
&, A. A. Werner was this morning an.
pointed curator Of the personal estate
Of Mrs. Coffman. ;5
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B|.AI|||lP'''T|'.I.STS ! ! 1 } / / Tin
OKLAHOMA.
HUNDREDS OFF, BAPTlsTs WILL
" AXE fPARTsslNs Big NATIONAL 81
y, ~ GATHERINGS. 4gs IA
y

\ \ !; OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May o.
City is today the Mecca
of hundreds Of distinguished Baptist
clergymen, laymen and missionaries,
who are hocking to the metropolis
OF the new state from all over the
world to take. part In the various CON
ventlons which will mark Baptist an.
niversary week. 5..ji.5 .ji5
The formal program 4, will be in.
augurated tomorrow with the meet.
Ing Of the National Women's Bap.
tist Home Mission Society, when wen
know women from all parts OF the
country and from foreign lands will
speak. The Northern Baptist con.
yention will assemble on Thursday,
and on Friday the American Baptist
Home Mission Society Will open its
seyenty-sixth annual meeting. The
American Baptist Publication socie.
for Missionary education and other
ty, the Baptist Forward Movement
demoninational. organizations will also
hold sessions. A special feature OF
these meetings will be a discussion
Of the missionary work OF the church
among the Indians Of the Southwest
and many redskin converts will be
In attendance. d !,T..
Next Sunday the Baptist Young
Peoples Union OF America will have
special services. ut which the work OF
the society will be discussed, by Off.
cials and members from all over the
country. !. Y Ok Z
Among the important matters Il tc
bd Considered Is. that OF the perma.
net organization Of the Northern
Baptist convention, which provision
ally organized last year at Washing
ton, and its relation to the. various
missionary organizations OF the de-
nomination. The scope and aim oi
the $Laymen's Missionary Movement
will also occupy much attention. d
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19
WAS VIC'TINl OF MRS. GUINNESS?
Dynamite Used &B y Strik kers
Tn. Street Car1' Trouble
IN inc Arrests g
Have Been Made

r CLEVELAND, May ia Broal-
way street car was partially destroyed
by dynamite torpedo last Night.
twenty-five passengers were In the
car. no one was seriously hurt. a
panic followed and a mad rush for the
exits was made. "A West Madison
street ear was also damaged by an
explosion OF powder upon the track.
The floor. OF the car was broken
through and one woman was severely
injured. s.
The company: succeeded in operat-
ing all their lines yesterday with but
a slightly impaired service. In ser.
eral instances car windows were.brok.
en- by stones. cars were stopped AMI
non-unlon crews were assaulted.
The more important incident OF the
day was the under-cnrrent OF negotia-
uons for peace. These were engineer
ed BY the members OF the State board
OF arbitration with President Dupont.
OF the Municipal Traction Company.
and President N1ahon and Vice Pres.-
dent Behner. Of the Car Mems union.
The fourth day Of the car strike
found peace BY arbitration nearer and
also Witnessed the resumption OF Vic.
lence. President DUPONT, OF the Mu-
nlcipal Traction Company. sent the
strikers a letter through the State ar
bttration board making possible the
calling off OF the strike. pending arbi-
tration. Dynamite in small quantities
was used early this morning. Two
cars were disabled and nine arrests
made. Motorman Louis Green. Con-
ductor He'll and Patrolmen Badger and
Reiser were injured in dynamite ex-
plosions. Elizabeth Mieser was hit by
stone while on q cars @
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d.-tFt srlN Va siNs
.5Preachlng at Mt. Ncbo.

Elder A. A.. Bunner Will preach in
the Christian Church at Mt. Nebo in
Winfield district, Saturday evening
May 2s, at 1880 and on Sunday, May
IA alto: 80 IA. NJ, and 2:3O P. NJ.
All7are cordially invited to the meet
Sings and On Sunday bring their din
sners with them. S5 ! h.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19

MT. and Mrs, a. i n1. q Dayisson and
children Lois and Pau, 4 went to Ssa.
l lem today for sWeeksss visit tiswit til rel:
atlves.
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Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Sands and son,
OF Richmond. Va. are the guests o.
the formers parents, Mr.. and .A1rs.5J.
Z. Sands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19

Miss Harriet II attt nj OF wheeling.
Is !. 81 In the city the guest of her sister
Mrs. e. .s Gal lliher ana Mrs. sFfanIz
Crawford 8
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Mrs. J. e. Paul. of Charleston, is
In the city. the guestof her daughters.
Mrs. Mr. C.. H smoot and Mrs. G w.
Smith. L! .ii - IS
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New Jersey. as a sc,os,lnisioii ions 81 Id,
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Consolidated Tobacco COMPANY ana
the Continental STobSncco COMPANY. sIt
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ferred stock has no Sot Ing power fsiat
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stock. which isF Fiimit tedH stos6 s pef cent.
earning power.
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cial Prosecutor McRie.y,,ni,oiids t1ie iii.
dence "a thered sby ie 81 Eoyernue,,t
shows that ~ the American Tobaeco
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-19

5Ss5s Let "a. d. Il Smith your cleaning.
pressing. dyeing and strrepairing. Cons
Phone se5TiI al Y worl called Tor and
delivered Suits mad g To order. Shop
under Home Bank: Xxx
n subscribbes be- for tfeE Wsst virefaian'
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sSs Mr.. sEber D. Morgan. OF Lincoln dis
!triet was q Fairmont visitor Fester-

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\
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

The regular price of the Daily Nens is Sc year. and
wonh the money This offer made for limited introduce
the paper but old subscribers who get their paper through the mails
may take advantage of the offer BY paying all and six
months a year in ddUance.
Remit BY money order personal check and One your
and address plainly receipt wH be mailed you Immediately.
Remember this offer made for only ew week and may be
drau0n any The rate does apply subscribers GET
ting paper BY carrier but liberal inducements H be made to
those oho desire the cost of monthly collections BY paying
year in aduance
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

The Daily News has the largest circulation Of any other daily
newspaper published in South Mississippi reaches majority
Of the best homes aeburg and adjacent towns where is read
reGgousy by every member Of the family
AS pveyor Of clean and wholesome intelligence the dogs
Of Hatesbmg and South Mississippi has equal In addition
its splendid local and State service carries the night report Of
the Associated Press receiving larger and better eegaphc report
than any other newspaper in this section
To introduce the paper into homes where it regular
its circulation the neighbong and along
the rural delivery routes have decided make special offer
of
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

you GAN SEND 1T TO YOUR OUT
oF-ToWN FRIENDS WITH THE
ASSURANCE THAT EVERY ISSUE
WILL BE A CREDIT TO THE
SPLENDID CITY IN WHICH 1T IS
PUBLISHED.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

THE, DAILY NEWS
CARRIES MORE
WANT ADS
THAN ANY OTHER
LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
THIS is CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE
THAT 1T is
READ IN THE
HOMES OF
HATTIEsBuRe AND
VICINITY.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

INos OF THE BOARD OF SUPER.
VIsoRs AND THE OFFICIAL
NOTICES.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24
THE DAILY NEWS IS
HATTIEsHuRe's
REPRESENTATIVE
NEWSPAPER.

IT IS THE FIRST
REAL
NEWSPAPER
EVER
PUBLISHED
IN THE CITY.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

If YOU LIVE IN
THE CITY,
AND DO
NOT ALREADY
RECEIVE THE PAPER,
A TELEPHONE CALL WILL
BRING 1T TO YOUR
DOOR EACH
MORNING.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

THE DAILY NEWS
COMES INTO
YOUR HOME
AS PURE
AND FRESH
AS THE
UNSUtlNED SNOW.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

THE DAILY NEWS
MAKES A
REGULAR DAILY
FEATURE OF THE
REAL
ESTATE
TRANSFERS OF
FORREST COUNTY.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-24

THE DAILY NEWS
is GROWING.
1T is
KEEPING PACE
WITH
HAPPY,
HUSTLIMG
HATTiEseURo.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15

STAR deserves the thanks of every
athlete in the country"
Burger was asked to tell about some
of his races, but he politely refused to
go into detail although it was limited
to him hat At one time he held the
State championship as a ~cross-country
in the Y. NJ. C. A. ranks. He has a
number of medals which he won in
many events here and abroad.
He was finally induced to give a
short synopsis of his running career.
At present he is running under the COL
ors of the Montclair A. c., and in 1904
wore the Xavier colors of New York.
1t was in that year that he participated
in the junior cross-country run for the
championship of America, and his team
took second prize. He was defeated at
the Orange Armory by Hamp VOORHEES,
in an hour race, both men running a tie
until the last lap, when Hamp beat him
out a neck. 1t was in 1904 that he met
Willie Riley, of Belleville, in a mile
event, and was beaten out by a foot.
He holds the one mile Y. NJ. C. A. State
championship. the half-mile, as well,
and the seven-mi1e ~cross-country run
held in Philadelphia. He took fifth
prize in the physical culture champion
ship contests held in Madison Square
garden some years g He has many
other records.
Burgers entrance into the race may
set some of the old-timers in this State
to thinking. In the old days, before the
trolley was in vogue and steam travel
was very slow, it was considered NJ
feat for a person to walk a hundred
miles or more. Those affairs were go
as-you-please events, and there was no
hullabaloo made over 1t, either. Mr..
Burgers declaration may help to bring
out some of the fastest men from all
over the State. He is willing to iden-
tify himself with any club in this race.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15
West Hudson Clubs Planning
Organized Semi-Pro
Baseball.
BY EDWARD P. DUFFY.

Slowly but surely the league spirit
Is taking root. over in West Hudson
there is q talk of a league, composing
at least three of the best teams there.
The A%rlingtons, the reorganiZed Har-
rison team, and the Pathways are the
aggregations mentioned in the scheme.
That would be a good thing. 1t is ex-
pected that this plan will take root
this year so far as the three teams are
concerned. L think though that the
idea should be extended for next year
and have the league comprise more
teams. There are several good teams
in neighboring Bergen county that
could be drawn into the competition, l
am sure. Local rivalry would be great.
If the Independents, of Rutherford,
Carlsbad and Wellington, were added
to the roll there would be a nice six
club league, that would surely decide
the championship.
The league could be called the Trans
Passaic League, because all the teams
would be from over the murky. river.
incidentally, it might be a good thing
for the river because the teams play
close enough to the stream to lave
the spectators get a good Whit OF the
putrid water, enough to make them
realize how bad the flowing waters
really are. Sentiment thus aroused
would help some.
But let's back to baseball. | do not
know of a better series of games than
what the champion team of this pro-
posed league and the leading in a
Greater Newark League you'd furnish.
The local rivalry would still be great.
That's what counts. Good luck to you
boys; go ahead. 1t is a good idea.
The Sterling Social Clubs baseball
team and that of the Aurora A. A. VIII
play O deciding game of a series to-
morrow on Trowbridge Oval. Each
team has a game to it's credit this year
and the battle tomorrow ought to be
hot. Last year the Sterling boys won
the series. The lineup of h Sterlings
will be: p. Stahl. third base; Treihart,
pitcher; Minder second base; Galub,
left field; Unterman, shortstop; Cap
tain Weinman, first base; Ffnklesteln,
centre field; Schneider, catcher; j.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15
ORANGE Y.M.C {. A. BOY WOULD
RUN ENTIRE IS MILES ALONE
l.. Burger Has Nerve to
Try EVENING STARS
Relay Test.

Ore good thing which THE EVE
MING STARS relay race has brought
about is the aseertaining that this
county has within its borders a man
who has the grit and who is willing TO
show that he has sufficient stamina to
enter this seyenty-five mile race n
run ii alone. When the fellow made
this announcement the other day in
THE EVENING STAR office he did
it in a manner that showed he meant
what he was talking about and that he
was not overloaded with form of
~braggadocio. Ills appearance denotes
athletic training ard his bright eyes
showed that he is ever alert to keep
his system in the best condition. just
think of it. \ mar willing to run TO
Sea Girt and try his skin Of speed and
strength against fifteen other men.
This morning a young man called
at THE EVENING STAR Office and
said he would like to enter the relay
race. Where are the fourteen others
who are to run with you?" he was
asked.
II don't know as | can get fourteen
others to run five miles each and TO
make sure of getting in the race. |
thought | would come now and enter
my name.'' and he smiled as he said
he was John L. Burger. of PA Dodd
street. East Orange.
II like cross-country.w work and lave
been in some long-disfanee affairs al
ready. I just Ike to get in a run
where there are others against me who