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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
STRIKE WIDENING
INTO REVOLUTION
All Toilers in Meru, France,
Quit Work to Show
Their Strength.

MERU, France, April 1.-THE officials
Of the General Federation OF Labor ar
rived here today 10 take charge of the
button-makers' strike, which it is freely
admitted is no longer a labor struggle,
but a real revolutionary outbreak.
In order to prove their strength. for
the benefit of the French people. as a
whole, and 10 show, as they assert, that
the workers ARE no longer slaves the
labor officials have directed that a
Neutrality-suspicious. strike be inaugurated
in every industry here
This began this morning, and the re-
spOnse was all that the labor leaders
wanted. So serious is the situation that
the prefect of police has telegraphed
Paris that more troops are needed. He
admits that ne has grave doubts of the
loyalty Of the men under arms in the
local barracks.
The officials of the federation who ar
rived here this morning are in con-
sultation at labor headquarters. They
openly assert that the button manu-.
facturers must yield at orce to the
demands of their employees, otherwise q
strike that will be countrywide in its
proportions. will be ordered.
I'VE called the twenty-foun-hou1
strike today declared one of the
leaders, merely as warnlng to the
plutocrats and TO show them just how
strong our organization Is We are
going TO win, and If IL becomes neces
! sary viii have no hesi5st,on in eX-
tending the strike TO all Industries in
| France"
Up TO the present time. there have
| been no disorders, but the feeling is
| intense. and clashes between the strik-
ers and the troops are feared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
SCORCHED
BY MORNING FIRE
Apparatus From Cleve.
land Saves Town in
Ohio.

ELYRIA. Ohio. April 14.-Fire that
started here early today for a time
threatened the whole town and caused
$4,000 damage before II was eXtin-
guished. 1t destroyed the Elyria block
and the American Theater, and badly
damaged the Andwur Hotel, the Elyria
Bank, and the Bell telephone exchange.
The fire started in the Elks' clubroOm
on the fifth floor OF the Elyria block,
and was well under way before dlscOv-
cred. The local fire department asked
aid from Cleveland, thirty DtCs away,
and apparatus from that city arrived in
time 10 keep the flames from spreading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
MAN OF MYSTERY"
HELD IN BIG BOND
Frederick Foster Is Arraigned on
Three Charges of False
PretenSe5.

Fredel ick Foster, the man Of mys-
terry" was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning on three charges OF
obtaining money under false pretenses
He demanded a jury trial in two of the
cases and Was held in ST. 600 bond for
the action of the grand jury in the third
case. Bond was fixed in the sum Of
$500 in each of the two other cases,
making il necessary for Foster To put
up s., 600 To gain his liberty.
Foster claimed 10 have wealthy
aunt who has deposited 5000 10 his
credit In a bank in Lebanan. Tenn. He
was arrested here for not paying a taxi
cab bill and for giving what is alleged
10 have been a worthless check.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PRESIDENT TO LIVE
AT BEVERLY, MASS.
Definitely Decides on Bay State
Cottage as His Country
Home.

II was officially announced at the
White House today that the President 5
summer home will be the Robert B.
Evans cottage at Beverly, Mass, which
IS about thirty miles north of Boston.
It is on Beverly Cove of Salem bay, ana
is seven miley from Manchester-by-the-
Sea.
The cottage has been leased for one
season, 1t IS understood, with the privi-
Iege OF renewing the lease for three
years more.
The most important thing for the
President is to be near good golf links.
and in this instance he VIII have one
Of the best courses in the country.
The Tafts will leave Washington and
20 TO Beverly as soon as Congress ad-
iourns, which is expected 10 be abour
June l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
WEATHER REPORT.

The disturbance OF the present week
has reached the Atlantic coast. and
small fragment over North Carolina
has caused a persistence OF the rains
IN the Atlantic states.
The weather VIII be generally fair
tonight and Thursday in the East and
South. with lower temperatures in the
Atlantic States.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be moderate north 10 north
east. possibly brisk tonight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
TAFT RENTS FINE
TO RELIEVE WIDOW

Upon recommendation of the Attorney
General, President Taft today remitted
the fine of 5000 recently imposed oa F.
l. Pomeroy, freight traffic manager OF
the New York Central railroad. for re-
batting. PomerOy died shortly after the
imposition of the fine. His widow, il is
said, was not left in affluent Circum-
stances.
1t is to aid her that the Pomeroy
estate is 10 be relieved from the burden
of the fine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PATTEN TO GET OUT
OF WHEAT MARKET
King of Grain Pit Says He Will
Sell His Big Line OF
Cereal.

CHICAGO. April 14.-James A. Pstten,
so-caIled Wheat King of the World, !"
today announced his intention Of get
ting out of the present market and
closing out his long line Of wheat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
SHOOTS AT GIRL;
TAKES OWN LIFE
Boston Broker, Desperate at Re-
jec'ion, Tries to Kill
Sweetheart.

BOSTON, April 14.-Stung to despera-
ton by rejections by his sweetheart,
Alan Motley Fay, aged twenty-eight
Of the stock brokerage firm of Sewell
& Fay, Of Boston, early today fired
four shots AT Josephine Alberts and
then shot himself through the mouth,
dying on the way to the hospital
Miss Aiberts was uninjured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
LATE DEVELOPMENTS
IN d. A. r. CAMPAIGN

Mrs. Matthew +. Scott, Rdminis-
tration ID. A. n. candidate, reached
Washington today.
She asked II her personal appear
Rnce doesn't refute the claim Of the
'fnsurEents'' that she is too old
and physically inchpBcitated 10
preside over the society.
81 am not going to inject any
personalities In the fight" she says.
~ shall not accuse ether candidates
Of being fucRpacitatcd. We will is
sue statement later"
Mrs. William Cummings story,
opposing candidate for president
general, is expected 20 arrive to-
morrow. Both sides will cam
pHiEn from the New willard, prob
ably on the same floor.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, retiring
president general, Will arrive to-
morrow morning and aid in scott
campaign
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
Rochester Recovering.

ROCHESTER, n. Y. April 14-With
three hundred families homeless, many
of them wandering aimlessly through
cut the streets where their homes stood
yesterday, the city is today exerting
every effort 10 repair a little of the
damage done by yesterdays fire.
Forty residences, several stores, one
business block, and three churches were
destroyed, entailing a loss of over
$500, 600
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PROUD SINGER SAVED
FROM PAUPER'S GRAVE
Mrs. Blanche ONeil Once Well Known on Grand
Opera Stage. Found Starving and Destitute
in 1ioveI, Without Friends.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April 1A--Too
proud to ask for aid and seeking to the
very last to hide her destitutiOn, Mrs.
Blanche O'Nen. once a singer in grand
opera, has been taken from a hOvel at
Briggs Corners. Mass, and today is At
the point Of death in St. Joseph's Hos
pital here.
For over ten years Mrs. O'Nen re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

cetved salary of SIS a week in grand
opera. When. after two marriages. she
tried to get engagements her voice had
gone. and with il went all opportuni-
ties to improve her condition.
But she retained her pride. and de-
cided 10 starve with her identity un-
known. II wSs not until the police in
terfered that friends could prevail upon
her to accept AID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
DEAD AND INJURED
IN STORMS WAKE
Woman Killed in Pittsburg-Traf-
hc on Ohio River Is
DemOraliZed
DenoraliZed

PITTSBURG, April H.-One dead and
several injured is the record OF the big
storm in Pittsburg. Miss Mildred Eel
ton was killed by a falling wall and
three other persons were badly injured
in the same accident.
The wind was at the rate of fifty
two miles an hour for a short time.
Great damage was done to property.
River Traffic Broken.
WHEELING, W. Va. April 1.-THE
gale on the upper Ohio was the worst
IN years. Many small craft have been
lost and the big steamers Queen City
and Virginia were set adrift with the
wharf boat. They were saved with
difficulty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
TEMPERATURE

Showers this afternoon. partly cloudy
and cooler tonight. Thursday fair;
light 20 moderate northerly winds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12

pany, which is alleged to be con-
troll cd by a syndicate Of railroad
companies. is given I'm a report made
to congress by the interstate com
mercc commission.
The trunk line syndicate consists
Of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, New York Central, GAINESVILLE
and Western. Kanawha and Michi-
gan, Wheeling and Lake Erie. Ches-
apeake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western.
The great part OF the report Is
taken up with the description and
manner In which the various coal
companies IN this region were finally
merged into the Sunday Creek Coal
company. 81 seemed 20 the commits
sion after a }oEe consideration Of
mergers that the railway companies
by various devices sought TO dis
courage IN ther development OF coal
mines In the Ohio ana West Vir-
ginla territory.
The commission says the interest
Of railroad officials in their coal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
PISTOL TOTERS IN FAYETTE

Pistol toting law or no pistol to-
ng law, it seems that the residents
Fayette cannot get along with
cut pistols. There are probably
more shooting scrapes in Fayette
han in any other county in the state
We believe in proportion to popu-
alton that county sends more felons
o the penitentiary than any other
ounty in the state.
OF all counties that would be af-
ected by the Johnson pistol toting
aw, it was thought Fayette would
eel it most for down there condi-
ions are analogous to some por-
ions Of the west where the toting of
evolvers is almost general and
rhere shootings are common.
In view Of these facts it is not
uprising then that the citizens of
'ayette county should be the first
n the state to seek a license to ca
y deadly weapons as will be re
luired by law after May II. The
'ayette Journal OF this week con-
aims the names of twenty-six per-
,ons who are asking for a license
IN the very day the new law goes
nto effect 1t seems there are per-
ons in that county who do not
ieem it wise or safe to be without
4 weapon for even a day
A study of the occupation of these
eekers for pistol toting license is
interesting. Only eleven Que Of the
wenty-siX are officers. Three Of
hem are physicians; two are store
men; two are bookkeepers; one Is
A farmer; two are saloon keepers:
Jne is a travelling salesman; one IS
collector and one is an assistant
rperintenIent.
In Ohio county we can scarcely
ppreciate the necessity for physi-
ians, travelling statesmen or store
men carrying revolvers, but doubt
ess conditions are different in Fay
atte.-Wheeling Telegraph.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
500 REWARD 500

The readers Of this paper will 81
leased to learn that there is at least
ne dreadful disease that science has
cen able to cure in all it's stages
nd that is catarrh. Halls Ca.arrh
'ure is the only positive cure now
,nown to the med cal fraternity. Cl-
arrh being a constitutional disease
equires a constitutional treatment
ial's Catarrh cure is taken inter.
ally acting directly upon the blood
md mucous surfaces OF the system
hereby de troylng the foundation OF
ne disease. and giving the patient
lrength by building up the consli-
ution and assisting nature in do.
ns its work. The proprietors have
10 much faith I'm ITS curative powers
lat they offer one hundred dollar
or any case that II fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
hddress r. j. CHENEY e CO..
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take
Halls Family pills for consultation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
INCREASE IN THE
PRICE OF DIAMONDS

New York, May 12.-Because OF
the demand OF the west and south
west for precious stones, the prices
OF diamonds and pearls are to be
increased soon. Prosperity in those
sections Is credited by the Maiden
Lane dealers with causing them 10
do more than 100 per cent. more
business in precious stones last April
than during the same month last
year. A leading importer is quoted
as saying that as soon ae the tariff
question Is settled there will BIO an
increase In the price OF diamonds
at least. The price OF pearls has
been Increased 30 per cent, recently
because Of the failure OF the India
fisheries. II Is said that II is prac-
tically impossible now to obtain fine.
large Oriental pearls.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
HIGH LICENSE

"A number Of cites in West Vir-
g MIA have recently adopted the r
cense plan in vogue in Bluefield for
number OF years, and have increas-
"a he saloon license TO 4 figure that
forces the little fellow" out of bus
mess. The Board OF Affairs of the
city of Charleston had fixed the city
license in that city at $500 year,
a.i limited the number OF saloons
TO thirty Al present they have
about fifty 81 oons, paying 5000 n
year each. The city council by a
vote CT n to II decided that no
licenses be granted and Charleston
will be dry unless the counsel re-
verses Itself ParKersburg few days
ago increased the city license fro i
5000 to $l,000,and Roanoke, Va,
ely recently fixed the city license at
zone of them have gone as high as
Blueheld. where for several years
The license has been $4,000. While
he authorities in Blueheld have
2Cver adopted limit to the num-
| Ter Of saloons, the license rate it
| self has kept the number down TO a
| few compared with other cities of
he same population. While there
are many persons who would prefer
o see the saloons go out of business
entirely, as they promise to do at
! 'harleston, we have heard no objec-
ion from any source to high license
If we are to have them. The sa-
con keepers themselves do no. OBJ.
ect to paying it for it reduces the
competition.
he city gets a much larger rev
hEue from a limited number of sa-
oons and the pc ice expense is les
,ened as comp2 ed with large
number. The business is placed il
he hands of men Of property, who
hey the law as a matter Of policy, ii
II no other reason, and altogether
he system has worked a great i'm
1rovement over the old system O
Ow license AS long as saloon!
'Ontinue in Bluefield, we do not be
eve there will be n move from any
quarter TO reduce the license tax.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
DEATH STAYS HAND

Niagara Falls, n. Y, May IA
The hand OF death was all that
prevented Willis White from xii ing
James Thomas here yesterday.
White, armed with revolver aad
razor, went to barn whore Thorn
as was employed and demanded
money. and, meeting with refusal,
drew the revolver and drove Thomas
INTO corner. But just as White
lied the weapon and fred he was
attacked with hemorrhage OF che
lungs and the bullet went wild.
with blood pouring from his mouth,
While staggered forward several
feet ana fell dead.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

bpanking secs not cure children
Of bedwetting. There is a consti.
.utional cause for this trouble. Mrs
N. Summers, BOZ W, Notre Dame
Ind, Will send free 20 any mother
her successful homo treatment. with
full Instructions. SeEd no money
bat write her today II your chill.
1ren trouble you In this way. DOM
cures adults and aged people trou-
5ls-Ie the child, the chances are Il
can't zip Il This treatment also
BIZ, n vIAe difficulties by day
oY LiEhg.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
SAYS COAL MINES
ARE CONTROLLED
BY A SYNDICATE
The Development is Greatly
Discouraged, Says the In
terstate Commerce Com
mission.

Washington, May IA compre-
hcnsiye history Of the organization
and operation OF the various coal
companies in Ohio and Wet Virgin
10 and Their merging into one com
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12

companies furnished an incentive
TO discourage further development
Of coal mines and so far as possible
to retain to these coal companies a
monopoly Of the coal transported by
these railroads.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
CREATES SURPRISE

San Francisco, May 12.-Rrougb-
ton Brandenbe &, the nswspa,,,r
man and magt me wrfc; cba,goo
with grand iaTcsuy In connection
WIN the sale of an article purport-
ing to have been written by Grover
Cleveland created surprise today
by waving extradition ami agreeing
70 return east without further rests.
lance.
The writ OF babeas corpus obtain
cd In his behalf was dismissed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12
GOOD ROADS

al the state and county authori-
tics all over West Virginia will hear
lots OF agitation for better roads
within the mex, few months We
reproduce below from the Cha les
tn Gazette an editorial on the sub
jet that applies 20 Mercer as wen
as KanawLG. The mud tax" in
Mercer county is enormous. on
yesterday the writer drove from
this City to Princeton and return.
The condition of the county road
is such that only half d load of mer-
clGndise or .2rm produce can be
transported over it, A thousan /
ROUNDS more could be transported
It load on good road with a two
horse team and ut twenty Genus per
hundred pounds, the mud tax
amounts TO 81 for the trip The
fare 10 Princeton by hack is -
cents and it is none too much; but
with n.acadam road on a good
2. ade !, would lie reduced to 80
Cents, a saving OF 80 cents on a
/ and trip, and the amount of tray
81 would be greatly increased Mud
tax on The man who has business al
tie courthouse is 80 cents per trib.
The roads could be greatly i'm.
pI owed if every citizen would take
an unselfsh interest in the matter
and look after the road through his
own premises. TIE county has new
or expended any money on the
BrUshfork road near Falls Mil and
yet that is one OF the best pieces
OF road in the county Why? Be
cause Major Samuel Walton took
sufficient interest in it for his own
comfort and convenience to build il.
The road has recently been further
extended through the farm of Louis
Carr, who purchased the Jenning
farm adjoining Major Walton. En-
Ilating the good road example OF
Major Walton, Mr.. Carr has put the
read in good condition through his
farm at his own expense and every
farmer in Brushfork is greatly ben
eltted when he wants to go to Falls
Mills. The-comfort and convenience.
TO Messrs. Walton and Carr iusti.
fed the outlay of money and IL they
desired to sell they could get q
much higher price for their farms.
1t may not be practicable for ey cry
farmer 10 con truct a road through
his own premises, but if every one
would give a little attention TO tho
reads and keep the drains open anu
Ill a hole occasionally when it be.
gins TO wear, the roads would b.,
greatly improved the farmers would
he able to transport much create,
loads, the road AK would be reduced
and no one would he any the poorer.
a little patriotic eudeayor on the
Fart Of every farmer and citizen
would accomplish wonders.
The Gazette says
We must bui d good roads in
Kanawha county Every county ig
West Virginia should have them. but
here N KauaW ba The task must no
longer be postponed. 1t is a bus
mess proposition that must be me
kanawha's bad roads are costing her
al immense amount of money each
year. This last represents. among
other things, farm and woodland
values, truck and produce. and We
Eoles and stock. What tho eyac.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12

1t will be too late after the fire.
Insure now with e. II. Basley. B-4-te
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12

watch for the Blalf Tae serial
Ff0fy soon 10 appear in the Daily
Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-12

Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take
Halls Family pills for constipation
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-23
sAsvs wATERv eczEMA
ltchod and oesatelod Uasil oleod Nan
$50 opent On Useless rrsatmsats
-Oisoaeo Seemed DNeuv1ble.
Cured BY cusieura Tor si.so.

when my little boy was two and .
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema It was the Itchy.
watery kind and We had to keep his
little hands, wrapped up al the time.
and II he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth
ing. We called In physician 1t once,
but he gave an ointment which was 10
severe that my babe would scream
when 1t was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until We had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. / was 80 worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading OF
the good results Of the Cuticura Rem
edies, determined to try them. !
can truthfully say I was more than
surprised, for bought only . dollar
and = halrs worth Of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap. Ointment
and Pills). and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines I had tried.
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face II perfectly clear Of the least
spot or scar Of anything. Mrs. w. n.
spot or scar. Mrs. w. u. Comerer,
Burnt Cabins. Pa. Sept. Is. 1905"
Potter Drug Cscn. Corp. sole Props. Boson.