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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

lcorlfle n 1897, which was ei.11 per
csPlts, 70 $f.es ia this year under
esserner Dswsen The population
iiss Inereassd fifty pef rsut aid 81.
pIsirihplable srhD6i Fund has IS.
cfsassd more than Sd per cent il
sptse tlis trsriendclis aroWti, ia.
Population ron sf.i tc Si.s5 aatn
per cent. IL stlIs the estrays-
5ganse Candidate Bennett deplcres7
Is not true as the Democrats
Committee states, that sthe great In
crease IN the pistributable School
Fund e due to limiting the nrowth Of
the lFTedueible Fund;E nor amostly
due 70 the fact that tWossevenths Of
the old tieenss tax now 60 10 Increase.
the amount for there is no such pro.
vision Of law The Republicans now
supplement the more esieient collees
ton Of the poll tax and other school
receipts BY adirect appropriation from
the state Treasury. Is this the ex.
trayaganee Bennett deprecates2
The attenraRee at the University
has quintupled in the last ten years.
Two hundred and forty.four students
went to the University when Govern.
or MaccorkIe LEFT the Governors man.
sion, and thirteen hundred students
attended last year; Marshall College
had 222 students and seven graduates
under Maccorkle; last year Marsltall
had 1000 students and 72 graduates.
Shall we cut down this work2
The value Of the school property In
this state, during Governor Maccor.
kle's administration, as estimated by
him, was 100000 and the value Of
the school property today as estimat.
ed BY Superintendent Miller is in ex-
cess Of nine mittton dollars. is this
Extravaganza
Under Governor MaecorkIe for The
four years, 1898, 1884, 1895 and 1895,
the totai appropriation for Normal
Schools, including everything, was
s224,ss6,oo; under eovernor pawsan,s
administration fer four years, the sp.
preparation for Ncrr7al Schools was
ss74,4aeoo, en increase Of s15eooo.oo.
Tie running erpen7es unacr Governor
Msccorkle were s2soco.oo year;
now the teaching end running expens-
ss are Se5.ooaoo d ycar Does candl.
dstc Bennett w-r: this eh7n0ed back?
At the Weston Asylum for the In
sane fer tie wears 1899, 1884, 1926 and
1896, there was expended under GOV
ernor MeecorkIe's sdministratlon,
s53o,o5c.co, and under esveraar paw.
sons administration $724, $4,000. These
figures include Improvements. posi-
bly, Candidate Bennett thinks too
much Is being odne for the Insane.
Under MaccorkIe the state spent
for the state University and It's
branches, s12z5s2.oo, in four years.
Under Governor Dawson, for four
years, the state expended $st5,4o2.oo,
nearly five times as much, or in pro-
portion to increased attendance. The
running expenses under Governor Mac.
corkie for the four years of the state
University, as appropriated by the
State, were ss6,ooooo, and the run
ming expenses under Governor paw-
son were s442,ooo.oo; showing that
there was $4,000 expended for build
inss and improvements in the past
four years. Is Candidate Bennett
wanting to cut down the University
to the MaecorkIe allowance?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

women. We are too busy with our,
personal interests know too little
about what is really being done by the
city officers, and too many OF our
clubs "shy. at anything pertaining to
reform. They gather their skirts
about them to pass the needy urehin
on the street on their way to club
with a paper on Greek Art which is
a result Of careful training Of the
Greek child, and call this seit culture
club work. Far better gather up the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
THREE INJURED IN
AN AuTe acrrs

ST w w ocs It--l.- q
N. sellers James and ssn
moor we're all seriously laiasAi 1,..s
last evening irl an aiitoincbIe rz'
The latter, Who vas dfigins i.1 ~
chine, lest control ran oyer 'rs1 =.
Iient Of a bridge one nile c1ll. q. .II'-
city Tne machine tuIncd qar "a
James Dtnsmoor had three si- r..-
en- loose ON each side ,a1 n '
leFs sustained 4 fracture Il .zs aII.--.
der, while alIiSare painfaIlT -.
probably fatally
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

vi - +.
the influence Of the splendid NANTES.
tatioas Of nature waeh are the most
conyincine relation that we have that
there IS a Creator, and that there is a
God, and that there should be a faith.
in religion in the heart of every one.
II YOU wart to make this a religious
nation, as Jon must II 1t be preserved,
you must get the children of our
town back to nature and under the
spell of It's influence or at least give
li'em environment where they can see
and be convinced by the miracles Of
natVre's mysteries that ;here is a
Cal who rules the world.
Agriculture science will to my mind
solve the greatest sociological prob.
lem of the day, and would not only
relieve the cities of the charitable
feeding, but make good American cit.
liens out Of much Of our foreign ele.
ment, relieve the cities Of their con
gested condition and develop the ag.
riculture Of the country.
the free distribution Of seeds BIZ
our congressman is a great encourage
ment to our farmers, but how can it
beenht the cities? Would 1t not be
well for Uncle Sam to give them a
place to plant some of his tons Of
seed2
I insist from a mercenary point Of
view, and that the vulnerable pont
with Americans. that it would be a
good investment for each town to have
farm schools and yaaction schools.
Pittsburg, a city always to the front
along lines Of advancement, has play
grounds, vacation schools day nurs.
cries. boys brigades, and lectures to
instruct mothers to make healthy
men and women, 1t is no longer an
experiment. There was over three
hundred volunteer workers, all wo--
men, spent their summers vacation
making intelligent mothers, good
cooks, neat sewers, farmers, gardeners
and, in short creating love for ey-
erything clean and wholesome and
beautiful.
If every CITY in the United States
would profit by their example, we
would no longer be known as the
"sloNenly Americans"
To obtain municipal reform, two
things are necessary, First, to find
out what we want. and, second, to
find out how we can get what we
want.
Tle club women Of West Virginia
want good laws, honestly administer.
ed. We wans equal Justice for rich
and poor. We want protection for our
youth toteach them not to fight their
brothers. but the evil in their lives
We want clean streets rapid transit
and everything that goes to make up
Ia we'll governed city. y
How can We set IL? i
IN only one way through gond
FLAWS honestly administ cred BIZ honest
sci9ic officers
Unfortunately q the present time
there II not enough active interest
taken IN The welfare 81 the ely by ita
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

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that the foundation of every State is
the education Of youth, and Ii is just
as true today as in Centuries past.
Women's clubs are accused Of ne.
glecting home and children. Let me
quote what Judge Lindsey, Of Denver.
says about this: q have been in al.
most every city in this country in the
last six years, and it was not the poll
tician, It was not the busy business
men, who were needing the cry Of the
children, but everywhere / went i
found it was the members Of the wo.
mans clubs who were publishing the
cause of childhood all over the coun.
try, and feel that l would be false
to my feelings if / did not acknowl-
edge the debt of gratitude that 1 per
sonatly feel; as well as that felt by
the children Of the country, to the
woman's clubs. would not be Judge
of the juvenile courts of Denver to.
day if it were not for women's votes
in Denver
We must bring about our reforms
for the present without the ballot and
we. can do It, ladies, because we are
a chip OF the Oldest State in the I'm.
ion, is no reason why. We must come
in at the "wag end" Of all good things.
The majority Of women took up the
occupation Of training children, eth
er as mothers or teachers. II is esti.
mated that twothlrds Of our club wo.
men are teachers, training Of children
has been shirked by the men from
time immemorabie. Our nation boasts
of its army and navy and parade. our
fine American soldiers and sailors be.
fore the world to-day, but who taught
them patriotismY This is not a viz
tue that can be put on and fastened
with brass buttons labeled gu. S." II
1t insttlled Into the child at the moth
er's knee and in the class rooms.
We do not need bullets and ballots
to mould pubic opinion; but we dc
need cooperation and stic.atit.iye.
mess till we secure good municipal
laws for the youth of our State, and
also see to It that the laws are en-
forced after we get them.
West Virginia needs play ground
associations, currew, public batas fol
the SUM quarters, juvenile courts and
:arm schools, where the children o.
cur cities can be taught a love fol
agriculture science and make fountains
Of thrift and virtue, and take ava,
opportunities for evil and make oppor
tunlties for good to the youth Of oul
cities.
Citizens are legally responsible FOL
the moral welfare Of children who ar,
taking upon thoir shoulders the GOV
eminent Of our country before man,
years. We dare not sshirk tais duty
Has Il ever occurred to you that
child nprtdred IA the tenements ami
in the Sums and in the city mats, an,j
SEEING nothiHe around Il but bficln
and mortar and ilia Il aud tr6ile!
seass ana Things a,aie ~ masi i've
where tlsereis nothing 70 create con
tsn 81 alsher pswer and lack
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
5iln Honor 81 Mrs. Moore.

Complimentary to Mrs. Philip N.
Moore Of ST Louis, president Of the
General Federation Of Women's Clubs,
Ans Thomas " Fleming entertained
at dinner Yesterday at her home on
First street and Virginia avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
mis- lonaFy societv 10 Meat

~ 80 z szs7-s1F@sJ, " WESHs
lle Wonianss Home Missionary So.
easts tie M p. Church viii meet
on Monday evening Of next week at
the home % Mrs. 3. W. Howard on
Maple avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

s y. @o ladies e.
ares arr ararce and 1tl ..
who eas ntersat the he,ir En-.
lhsnsst a new nna
Opportunity u ss..
those Fho prove capablc. s.r.
ars Aidrs il Il. r. czrr u. WI
yirsiHial; tetins ase and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
Guests OF chas. Hood.

Witcler NeC nllough, Of Huntington,
and Gale Hamilton Of wheeling two
" u Students are the guests OF
Charley Hood for q few days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

WANT so sactesa
ne ferflfes Of man n
JOCK aIIer e1l'rlns
TO secure new business
special methods unusna.|
position permanent. mti
experience bnt would c...
spplleept win GOOD naiaFs
tl8n alary $3.50 pel oe,
ion clifton Aadnss.
eiiees peacoel ne ~
staslne BIDS Ssr
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

When your competitor feels that he
can anora to do less advertising. ii Is
not only advisable it's highly NEG.
EssAIs Y tor You to double your own.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

i 3i!s4i3 ~ "a
child and teach tlifna h i
better create ssf55aehT * nI
children In yo1s town pnt 81
idea into yoilf city dadt lailt
work TO make and liaye
municipal laws q Al oar
Do Won hear die chlls5n
81 my sisters
4 Ere the sorrow conc Cl glr1I
They are leaning
against q n0ti
And that can not lor fgz III
The young lambs ss &. ....
meadows
The ypung birds a.e ai,lses s. G..
nest
The young s'i 4
shadows
The young dowsr tls
sard ths xes
Rat the young ouIs ehi.Ir. q 90
sisters.
They are wsepins
They are Meeping b hr f- q
the others
IN the country ot do
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
Dance 81 MaInley.

Ansinformal dance was held at the
sianfey Hotel last evening which was
arranged Yesterday afternoon in honor
OF several visitors in the city. Miss
CIayton furnished music for the dane.
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

Ei0nssy 7The DevlIli 1ISls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
Many Changes In Financial
Institutions of New York,

Stephen Fl. F. Pell and George Ramsey.
AT the Garfield National Bank no sue
cessors to Charles ". and Harry p
Morse who resigned some time ago wero
elected.
The stockholders of the Mercantile Ma
tional Bank. which until recently was
controlled by Charles w. Morse and F.
Augustus Henze, elected Edwin Gould,
William Nelson Cromwell and William IL
Taylor to succeed James L. Nicols. +.
A. Woolworth and John G.. Luke, who
upon solicitation had temporarily accept
ed Office when the HeinZe board retired
some time ago.
AT the Mechanics and Traders Bank
seven new directors were elected to sue
coed seven unnamed members of the
board who retired. The new directors
We're W. +. Corwith, c. E. Councillor. F.
A. Filter, +. NJ Grout. Simon j. Har-
dy, Pinkus Nathan and Paul Grant.
The election of directors of the New
Amsterdam resulted in something of ::
surprise Frank n. Peel of Philadel-
pha. who had purchased the stock for
merry held by Charles W. Morse. was
expected to make an effort to supplant
the present board When the vote came,
however, it was found that Mr. Peel with
his proxies controlled only 1429 Of the
10000 shares of stock. The old board OF
directors was reelected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15

floor. In front Of the curtain and serv-
ing as footlights was a tin tank per-
hapS feet long. inches wide and 3
inches high. 1t contained coal oil and
about 10 lights
in raising the curtain the performer
accidentally turned this tank over and
it fell to the floor within few inches
OF those persons in the front row. The
Rev. Adam A. Weber, pastor OF St.
Johns Lutheran church, for the bene-
fit Of whose Sunday school the enter
tainment was being given. tried to
pick up the tank with the assistance OF
others, but before they could do so,
the oil flowed out and caught fire.
Then came the inevitable cry Of
fire and what followed would be i'm
possible, accurately, to tell. Every eye
witness says that the audience rose en-
masse and the one impulse was to
reach the front door. All attempted it,
but few got out. The seats in the CEN
ter of the hall were Of the usual fold
ing variety, screwed to the floor. while
those along the side Of the hall were
loose chairs. In the scramble to get
out many persons fell over the chairs
feet.
Those who did reach the front en-
trance found it damned with people.
who were fighting and shrieking to get
| out. One of the double doors had been
bolted shut, the better to enable the
tickettaker to take up tickets. Not
more than two persons could pass this
door at one time and after the first
half dozen got through the narrow
passage it became clogged with a strug-
Cling mass of humanity. Men. women,
boys, girls and chairs We're tangled up
| in a solid mass that no one from the
] outside was able to disentangle.
| In the meantime someone discovered
that there We're escapes on each side of
the building and dozens made their ex-
it by those avenues Of escape and gave
the alarm. The fire bell was rung and
the whole town was reused and went
to the rescue.
All this time the flames from the oil
tank We're creeping toward the terrible
mass of people who We're frantically
shrieking and fighting to get out. The
noise was terrific and few heard the cries
of those who found the ire escapes
fire escapes pulled dozens from the strug-
Cling mass and directed them to the sides
| Of the building.
While the frenzied people were fighting
to get down the front steps the calcium
light tank exploded and fire was spread
over the entire mass of people. This add
ed horror was more than the feeble res.
cuers could stand. and in order to save
their own lives they were forced to flee
down the fire escapes
| On the front steps outside the door
men pulled frantically to open a way fol
the wedged in people, but not more thar
half dozen were rescued in thi sman
ner
The explosion Of the calcium tank ant
the flames from the front of the stag,
which had by this time reached the strug
Cling people made further rescue impos
sjble The entire interior of the room
was one seething furnace. Firemel
threw a feeble stream Of water into TIL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15

New York. Jan. 1i-AIany changes in
the board of managers Of New York fl
nancial institutions were made at the
annual elections of officers of national
banks today. One of the results was the
further retirement of Charles w. Morse
from the place of power he once held in
the New York banking circles. Samuel
II. Webster of Bridgeport. CT. was elect
ed to succeed MIR. Morse on the director
ate Of the Fourteenth Street Bank; AL
fred H. Curtis, who was president of the
Bank Of North America when that in
stituticn was under Morse's control, and
In D. Thatcher of Pueblo, Col. di-
rector, were succeeded as directors by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
IN THE SENATE.
Recent Bond Issue Hobs Up but .he
Resolution Goes Over.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE recent
bonds issue by the treasury depart
lnent was subject for discussion in
the Senate today. being brought for
ward by n resolution offered by Sena-
tor Culbcrson. calling on the secretary
for additional Information concerning
the reasons that induced him to award
bonds to national banks instead of to
individuals, who he declared, offered
a higher price than was bid by banks.
Mr.. .Aldrich insisted that the reso-
luton should not be adopted until af-
ter Secretary Cortelyou's reply to a
resolution formerly adopted by the
Senate was received, but promises to
aid in securing additional information
il that reply should not cover the
several phases of the controversy that
has been brought out. Mr.. Cumbersome
resolution went over under the rules.
Senator Tilman offered resolution
embodying a new series of inquiries
concerning the financial situation.
After an executive session, the Sem
ate adjourned at 2 T. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15

burning building but It had no effect on
the flames.
The cries of the unfortunate victims,
many with their clothing already ablaze.
and the means of the dying were heart.
rending. Fathers and brothers. frerzied
by the Thought that loved ones were in
the fiery place, were compelled to retreat
Nothing could be done to get their people
out and they were forced to stand BY
and watch the awful sacrifice Of life.
Everything possible that could be dome
to get the people out before the flames
reached them was resorted to. but 1t was
too late. The flames travelled with the
rapidity Of a prairie fire.
When the flames had entirely envnlopei
the building and threatened adjoining
property the fire department of Potts-
town, nine miles distant, was summoned.
The 1irernen from Pottstown found the
situation very bad and went to work with
vim to stay the progress of the flames.
This was accomplished after the build
| ing was entirely destroyed and several
iadloining structures were badly damaged
| While the flames were being checked
an unfortunate scene occurred. Some OF
the firemen made frequent trips to near
by saloons. with the result that toward
morning some OF them became unrufy.
There were frequent fights and at one
time it looked as If the Fottstown and
. the town companies would become in
volved in a free fight.
| The condition became go serious that
Burgess Kohler at S o'clock in the morn
ing issued an order to all saloonkeepers
within the borough TO close their places
The order was promptly complied with
and they will remain closed until further
notice.
When the flames We're extinguished and
the rescuers entered the building q hor-
rihle sight met their gaze. Bodies were
piled in one solid nlasA six feet high on
the second floor. So solidly were they
wedred that pick axes and crowbars had
to re used gently to separate the VIC
tins. AS each victim was taken from
the pile number tag was attached ana
the body placed on boards. after which
it was taken to one Of the nlorgues
| DIR. J. X. Evans. who supervised tho
removal of the bodies on behalf Of tho
coroner. said that there were nine fe-
males to one male victim. He dbl not be-
lieve that 10 per cent. OF the victims
would ever De identified. In nearly every
case the upper portions Of the bodies
were burned away and In o great many
instances the lower parts Of the bodies
were not touched BY the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
CAPITAL CHAT,
Congress Slow in Getting
Down to Work.
Two Maine Members Working
on Currency Bill.
Office Building Now Occupied by
Congressman.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. IA
Especially. is in danger Of
becoming an obsolete word in Wash
ington this winter. One about the
hotels or in the Departments hears is
used but rarely. When it is used in
Washington it is in connection with
some other gathering of people, quite
as much as about the gathering Of
Senators and Representatives on tie
Hill, who are elected to enact laws.
AS a factor of Washington interest it
has waned perceptibly in Importance.
All of which is because there have
been other topics of more popular
interest this winter and because Con-
gress has been unusually slow about
getting down to its work. If the late
Speaker Reed We're on earth, how
ever, he would not regard that as a
fault but rather as something to be
commended, for he used often to
emphasize the danger of too mutn
rather than too little legislation. But
the wise men at the Capitol agree that
it is the time to rest from too much
activity in the making of laws and the
President acquiesces in that view.
He is not pressing for any action, out
side of the appropriation bills. believ-
ing that for the present it is better to
await developments. Even he hesi-
tates to urge Congress in a special
message to reenact the employers
| liability bill, preferring to tarry little
to ascertain the opinions Of we'll III
formed men as to what should be done
and how it ought to be done.
Usually by the middle of January
the appropriation committees are dig
cling down into their important tasks
and Representatives have half dozen
matters Of pressing Importance upon
| the tapis. Now. however. nearly
everybody is buster talking politics or
| learning the latest political gossip, or
discussing the navy and the bureau
| quarrels
| Probably the legislative wheels will
get to whirling by and by. That
generally happens after a period of
stagnaton. A . great many matters
have been dumped into the legislative
hopper, which means, as well as inn
portant bills of general interest, a vast
number of private bills There will
be a grand rush one of these days to
see some of those through the House
and on the way to the Senate.
Senator Frye, Of Maine. who Is
clever about many political things. is
CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
ABOUT $500, 600, 900
Is Col, Cocktails Estimate OF Cost OF
The Panama Canal.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE House COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce today had before it Col. Cocktails
u. $. a., chairman of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission and the chief engineer OF
construction. Col. Cocktails was question
ed about the Gatun dam. but said a def
mite method Of construction had not been
adopted. After a recent visit to the Wa
chusett dam he said tho commission
would not attempt to duplicate that dam.
The work of building the canal, Col
Goethals said. was progressing more sat
isfactorily than he had expected. The
rainy season interfered with transporta-
(Continued on Page Twelve.)