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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
SOME ROOSEVELT
PLANS IN DANGER
Failure of Congress to Support
Conservation Commission
Limits It's Lab0rs
Fine Arts Council Meets Opp0-
sitiOn and May Be Abol-
ished by Taft
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


WASHINGTON, March 27.@Between
his determination to get along har-
moniously with congress, his fixed pur-
pose TO carry out certain OF his own
notions in the matter OF government
and his loyalty to the Roosevelt poll
cies. President Taft bids fair to find
himself. in an embarrassing position.
There are certain executive orders,
policies outlined and not perfected for
want of time and left as a heritage of
the last administration that President
Taft from the very nature of things is
bound to veto and set aside. Several,
notably the action of Roosevelt with
regard to the marines. already have
received his disapproval, and it is eX-
Taft will be charged with disloyalty to
the man whose influence is credited
with putting him in the executive office.
CONSERVATION WORK BALKED
Congress having failed to provide for
the expenses of the national conserva-
tion commission, no effort will be made
by the present administration to per-
petuate that commission. 1t will be
continued in force by private means,
but Taft in his message to the first
regular session will urge that congress
officially recognize body OF this char
acter and provide it with the means to
prosecute it's iabors. For the time be-
ing however, the commission is dead
so far as the treasury is concerned.
The latest perplexing problem TO con-
front the president(is that connected
with the council of fine arts appointed
by Roosevelt and given power to super
wise all designs for public buildings
and monuments and TO decide upon
sites, etc, this commission also had
it's powers shorn by congress, but
Roosevelt held that ne could take ad-
vice from any individuals he saw fit
and the council of fine arts is still a
body created by executive order and
prepared to advise the president.
FINE ARTS COUNCIL OPPOSED
Army and navy officers charged with
the construction of buildings in these
departments or the improvements of
grounds and reservations. have taken
the question up with their chiefs and
the heads of these departments have
discussed the matter with the prest-
dent. When it comes to the erection of
new buildings at West Point, Annapolis
or elsewhere the officials in charge do
not relish the idea of being compelled
to submit their work to this council of
fine arts.
In like manner the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury finds that it does
not comport with the dignity OF his
office, which has created all the great
structures and public buildings now be-
longing to the government. to submit
them to a board that has no official
status in the government
Taft has shown his respect for the
law and the intentions of the law
makers, and the chances are that the
council of fine arts will be abolished.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
INSTITUTE OF EPWORTH
LEAGUE CLOSES TO-DAY
Officers Elected and Conference
Will End With Service

STOCKTON. March 27.-The Epworth
tomorrow after a most successful week.
DR.. Gout of the University of the Pa
cifc will preach at the services tomor-
row morning and a Penticostal' meet
ing, led by Rev. Mr.. Bane. viii close
the conference Sunday evening
officers were elected as follows:
President, B. H Marsh of Sacramento: !:
first vice president. Charles M. Cad
man of Alameda: second vice president
Miss Mary Lewis of Campbell; third
vice president, George G. COlliver OF
San Jose; fourth vice president. II. J..
Stetson of San Francisco; secretary.
Charles f. Garfield Of Alameda. treas
urer, +. II. Lamb OF san Francisco: f:
intermediate superintendent, Mrs. w. E..
Hottie of Sebastopol; junior superin-
tendent. Miss Edith EdmisOn OF Wood
land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
l OLEMAN AND BLACKBURN
ARE ACQUITTED BY JURY
Verdict in Case of Men Accused
Of MaIfeaSance in Office
TSpeoial Di,paich 10 The Cali


REDWOOD CITY. March 27.-After
being out two hours and ten minutes
jury in the case Of John H Cole
and Dr. D. +. Blackburn, su-
isors indicted by the grand jury
4or malfeasance in Office, brought IN q
verdict Of not guilty" at e:3O o'clock
tonight.
Forty minutes before the jury had
returned 70 court and asked Judge
DOoling for the original and the
amended contracts and specifications
in the OBrien courthouse Job The
discrepancy between the $1,000 esti-
mate OF Engineer Graham and the
S2,991 contract price had given rise
10 the charge OF graft in CONNECTION
with the job.
After rendering tonights verdict
Jurymen ". Edwards. P. A. Hand and
others freely said that while they
were convinced that there had been
urongdoing, they could not, by the
evidence, place the blame upon the ac-
cused
The trial of Sheriff Robert Chatham,
accused OF taking a negro prisoner out
Of jsil and voting him at the last
election. has been postponed until
April y.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
CONDEMNED WIFE AND
HUSBAND TO MEET
Mrs. Farmer Dies Monday; He
Awaits Outcome of Appeal

AUBURN, N. Y. March 27.-Some
time tomorrow Mrs. Mary Farmer. who
is to die in the electric chair early
Monday morning for the murder OF
Mrs. Sarah Brennan at Brownville. will
have a final interview with her hus-
band Jim Farmer.
Farmer is waiting action on his ap-
peal from the conviction OF murder for
completely in Mrs. Brennan'S death.
Under strong guard he will be per-
mitted to see his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
CRAZED MOTHER MURDERS
INFANT AND YOUNG son
Cuts Throats of Three Children
and Sets House on Fire

DIES MONIES, Ia. March 27.-In a
fit of dependency following long ILL
ness Mrs. John Lynch, living on farm
near Cedar Rapids this afternoon cut
the throat of her 8 weeks old baby
and her3 year old son. The frenzied
mother then attacked her three other
children, but two of them escaped
When help arrived Mrs Lynch had
cut her throat and had set the house
afire. 1t was impossible to rescue the
bodies from the tiames until the house
was burned to the ground.
A third child, a girl years old, was
found In the ruins with her throat cut.
She was rescued before the house burned
down and at late hour was still alive.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR
AND SIX OTHERS MAY DIE
Accident at Joliet Steel Plant
Shakes Town

JOLIET, Ill. March 27.-Four people
are supposed 20 have been killed, and
six others seriously, If not fatally.
wounded. in an explosion at the plant
of the Illinois steel company tonight.
The whole city felt the shock OF the
explosion The accident was caused by
a slip in No ] blast furnace, which
forced a heavy charge Of gas into the
engine and boiler room The engine
room was blown to pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
STRIKE OF IRON WORKERS
IMMINENT IN EAST

DING. Pa. March 27.-The ex-
ecutiSe board Of the eastern division of
amalgamated iron. steel and tin work
ers' association decided today not TO
accept the reduction of wages as made
by the iron companies Of the division.
The action viii effect nearly 10000 iron
workers. comprising the phdolers and
Helpers. and will become effective with
ere day shifts Monday
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
NEWSPAPERMAN KILLS
HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Lawrence R. BoyIe's Act the Re,
suit of Nervous Trouble

BOSTON. March PA startling
tragedy was enacted In the House gar
den near the entrance of the Boylston
street subway tonight. Suffering from
nervous trouble, Lawrence r. Boyle.
a wen known newspaperman, shot and
killed his wife and then ended his own
life by the same means.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
FIL|P|NOS OPPOSE
PAYNE TARIFF Bill
Assembly Passes Resolution of
Majority Leader, Adding In
dependence Sentiment
Protest Against Free Trade for
America There and Limita=
ti0ns in This Country

MANILA, March e7.-Floor Leader
Quezon of the majority in the Philip
pine assembly presented today reso-
luton embodying memorial to con-
gress opposing the Payne bill.
The resolution recites the provisions
of the bill and then declares that its
enactment would be "prejudicial to the
interests of the Filipino people, es-
pecially so far as it concerns an eco
nomic administration" The resolu-
ton then continues:
1.-The approval of the bill would pro-
duce a great loss of revenue for the
insular treasury, so much so that it
would be impossible to sustain the
present government. The financial
condition of the country is such that
1t would be Impossible to impose new
taxation, direct or indirect"
The resolution next approves reso-
luton adopted in May. 1908, which
asked the admission of sugar and to-
bacco to America without any conces-
sions here, and insists upon the adop-
ton by congress of that resolution.
In conclusion it protests respectfully
but energetically" against free trade
for America here and limitations on
Philippine products m America. The
resolution also declares that the Phil
ippine legislation eau not in any pos
sible manner devise new means for
producing an income to maintain its
government.
The assembly amended Quezons res
olution by adding the declaration that,
in the belief of the legislature. the
passage of the Payne bill would prove
ia1 10 inHonan6anCQ Of fho
Philippines Then it was adopted
without division.
Commissioner Smith has goDe to
Baguio for a conference with his COL
leagues, and it is expected that the
commission will consider the resolu-
ton early next week.
Opposition Is Political
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Harold W.
Pitt, chairman of the committee on
reciprocal trade and special representa-
tive of the Manila merchants associa-
ton, made statement today in which
he said that the opposition on the part
of the Filipino assembly to that pro-
vision of the pending tariff bill for
free trade between the islands and this
country indicated in the dispatches
from Manila was to have been expect
ed. Pitt added:
"The members of the assembly are
politicians whose desire is to hasten
the withdrawal OF the United States
from the Philippines. in which event
they will be in control.
THAT they do not represent the ma
teria1 interests and more intelligent
classes is attested by a petition signed
by nea-1y 100000 of the responsible
business and professional people
throughout the archipelago praying for
free trade with the United States, which
is now on file with the authorities in
Washington
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

FLATS DAMAGED BY FIRE-FIats occupied
By David Levy, fireman. and ]. p. Wallis, an
empIoye of the United Railroads. at 1873 and
1876 broadway were seriously damaged by IRE
yesterday. An apartment house adjoining was
also partly burned. The loss viii exceed $1,000.
.ae blaze originated in the apartment house
which ia med hy Joseph Keenan,.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
r1NTrNG LIGHT

By the addition of the salts of cal
ciurn. barium or strontium to arc light
carbons, they can be made to give
light tinted yellow, pearl white or red
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
AUTO COAI, WAGONs

Automobile coal wagons in which the
box Is lifted and dumped by the same
motor that drives the vehicle are being
tried in Berlin.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

RAILWAY MANAGER TO RESzGN-st. Paul.
March z7.-Samuel c. Stickney announced TO-
day that he viii resign general manager OF
The Chicago and Great Western railway April l..
He has been with the road ever since It was
built His successor has not been announced.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
CoLUMRIA's LIBRARIAN sERIoU

CoLUMBIA's LIBRARIAN SERIOUSLY I'LL
New York, March 27.-Dr. James NJ. Can6ed
librarian OF Columbia university. former chan
cellor of the University OF Nebraska and at
times connected with several other western
univ sersities, is in St. Luke's hospital here in
serious condition. suffering from nervous
shock and apoplex.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
ACTIVITY OF THE FLEA
EXPLOSION =,

Tt has been estimated that If the flea
could keep up his speed he could cover
10 miles in a minute
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
FUSE WORKS

FUSE WORKS EXPLOSION - Fitchburg.
March 2fs-An explosion of powder at the Call
fornia fnse works this morning set Ere to a
small Building. The loss was small. No one
was injured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
WHITLA KIDNAPER
MAY Be ABSCONDER
James H. Boyle Believed to Be
Former Oil Company
Manager
WOman's Journey to Jail Is
More Like a Trium=
phal Tour
[Seecial Dispatch 10 The Call


is believed to be none other than the
James H. Boyle Familiarity known as
Jack" who, up to two years ago, was
manager here for the Associated oil
company Boyle absconded from Port
land with almost $4,000 of the COM
pany's money He came here from San
Francisco and had been connected with
the National oil and transportation
company before that concern was sold
out to Associated oil. Since leaving
from here. Boyle was seen in San Fran
cisco, and then he disappeared. He
has not since been heard from locally
Boyle left his wife, who is a sister OF
z. c Cunningham, manager OF the AS
sociated oil company's refinery at Linn
ton, ore, behind in Portland when ne
fed the city. She is now making her
home with Cunnin CHAM, and so far as
can be learned none of the family has
heard anything of Boyle's whereabouts.
Royle was OF the good fellow type, OF
convivial habits.
Attempt TO Make Escape
PTTTsBURG. March 27.-Making a
sensational and foolhardy attempt &c
escape from a train going at the rate
of 80 miles an hour; denying that she
had a hand in the kidnapping of little
Whitla: asserting that she is not Anna
c McDermott of Chica go; saying that
the numerous stories are absolutely
incorrect. and strictly maintaining the
great air of mystery that has sur
rounded her. Mrs. James Boyle. wife
81 the man who kidnapped Willie
WhitIa, left Pittsburg today for The
iail at Mercer, Pa. Developments III
the famous abduction were rapid and
numerous today. The woman broke
her silence and talked, but no one per-
son could obtain much satisfaction
from her remarks
Although three officers accompanied
her upon the Bessemer and Lake Erie
train from this city to Mercer she
scared them so badly in an attempt to
either escape or injure herself tha'
the experience will never be forgotten
The woman in an unguarded momeh'
ran toward the platform of the car
The brakeman slammed the door in heI
face. and Sheriff Gambert again had
her in charge. Gambert was a mem
Der Of Anson's team when 1t won sew
eral National league pennants.
AT every station between Pittsburs
and Mercer large crowds congregateo
and cheered her and struggled. VIII
the police in their endeavors TO see
and talk to her. Unlike a trip te
prison on a serious charge her journey
to Mercer was more like the triumphal
Journey OF some person Of renown
A special to the Gazette. Times from
Mercer. Pa, says that Mrs. Boyle ad-
mftted to a correspondent that she was
Anna. McDermott and that her father
was William McDermott OF Chicago. Ac-
cordinE to the correspondent she said:
Pm tired and sick OF the whole busi-
ness. There is no use denying 1t any
longer. When L go on the stand ano
tell my story II Will throw an entirely
different light on the kidnapping episode
In no way am I related TO the Whitlas
or Bulls in Sharon. / mean to stand
by my husband through this affair.
do not know what his connection Will
the xvboIe dreadful thing is
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
Life for Kidnapers

ST. PAUL, March 27.-The house to-
day passed a bill making the penalty
for KIDNAPPING life Imprisonment.
MADISON, Wis, March 27.-The as
sembly committee on penal Institutions
today introduced a bill making life inn
prisonment the penalty for KIDNAPPING.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
Placed in Mercer Cell

MERCER, Pa, March 27.-Akrs.
Boyle, Immediately upon the arrival of
the train. was taken to the Mercer
county jail, where she was placed IN a
cell and a special guard placed over
her. A special guard has also been
placed over the husband OF the woman,
and it has been arranged that from
now until the end OF the trial the two
noted prisoners will not be given the
sltghtest onnortuRfty to get away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
RAYMOND GOES
TO PARKERSBURG
WILL MAKE ARRANeEMENrs FOR
TRANSFER OF cHARLERor
FRANCHISE.

President Thomas S. Raymond, of
the Fsirmont Baseball Association will
go to Parkersburg tomorrow to make
arrangements for the transfer Of the
charleroi franchise to that city. 1t
is hoped that the arrangements can
be completed so that Parkersburg can
play here Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. The team will be here
on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will
give Parkersburg a chance to open at
home on Thursday with Clarksbu-g.
The Parkersburg team will be made
up as follows: pitchers Humphries,
Michaels, Wells and McHale; catc;,.
ers. George Daily. of Fairmunt. and
conley, of Youngstown, o.; Hastings
Parkersburg, first base; Reeder. Man.
nington, short stop; Gates, Falrmont,
third base; Shelton or Gron1inger, Sec
ond base; Morgan, Elliott and Kins-
ley will make up the outfleld.
Six Of the team are the pick OF thu
charlerol team.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
LOT SALE AT
| T HALLHURST
HAS ATTRACTED 4 LARGE CROWD
! THIS AFTERNooN-5IoDINe
Is LIVELY

A large crowd of people are attead.
ing the Hallnurst lot sale this after.
noon and the sale is progressing at a
very lively rate. The first lot sni,l
went for $4,000 and the others sold
up to press time brought from $4,000
to $780,. F}l17
Col. Morrow spoke, to the crowd be.
fore the sale commenced and he has a
very optimistic view Of the future Of
the Fairmont coal region. He sail
before the panic. about six months he.
fore the hard times commenced IN
1907, he talked to, we'll known Fair.
mont banker who predicted the harl
times and the conditions we have juFt
gone through, followed very closely
his prophesy. He said that he on
this trip ne had another talk with
the same gentleman who said that in
less than six months time this tc.
gibn would again be enjoying the best
times in its history.
The two O'Clock and three e'ciack
cars brought in many people Woo
swelIed the crowd to a considerable
extent and the bidding was going nj
"a lively rate at o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
TAFr ANp pIAz NAY MEgr.
Plan to Have Presidsnt Clasp Hands
At FL Paso.


At FL Paso.
WASHINGTON, June 2G.-only tae
uncertainty concerning tae time to be
devoted to the western trip of Presi-
dent Taft is said to stand in the way
of completing arrangements for a
meeting between him and President
Disz of Mexico during the coming
autumn.
The subject has been brought to tae
attention Of the two presidents and
each has expressed his desire TO neec
the other. II the meeting takes placs
it will probably be at FL Paso, Texas.
The meeting is urged on the ground.
that 1t would cement the ties that bind
the two countries and further general
ly the amlcable relations existing be-
tween the two governments. A ,lcci-
sion in regard to the meeting will
probably be reached within few days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE FISH,

WHATS WRONG WITH THE Fish,
The Central Republican, published
at Bellngton. Barbour county, the
home Of the State Game Warden, had
the following interesting article this
week:
There are reports from various parts
of the State taat fish are being killed
by the thousands and that the cause
for the same is sulphur that is be.
ing turned loose into the water. We
d-"bt very much If there mas been a
fish killed this year from this cause,
from the fact that there are only few
mines being operated and the water
has been reasonably full, all spring
and fresh water. We have thought
that the presence of so many dealI fish
in certain streams is due to dynamite,
that might have been used along the
streams, by some people who have but
little regard for the law. Since in.
vestIgating this matter further it has
occurred to US that 1t is disease
among the fish. We have been con-
sultlng with the State Game Warden
and have been confirmed somewhat in
this belief. We believe lnasmuch as
the United States Government mas
been stocking the West Virginia
streams, that the Elsa COMMISSIONS.
would send an expert to investigate
this condition and find out just what
is wrong. 1t is said that for % miles
along the Buckhannon river they are
all dead, and the Tygarts Valley river
has been full Of dead fish in certain
sections. Complaints are coming from
New. Creek and from Wheeling Creek.
It is time that something was done
, along this line.
In this connection an editorial from
tine Mountain Echo published at .Key.
Serbs also OF interest. The Echo says:
Thousand Of beautiful fish were
found floating down New creek Tues.
day morning. They were killed by
some substance emptied into !ae
Pcreek by the United States Leather
Company up at the tannery. II one
Of US, poor, insignificant mortals want.
ed TO Ash between here and the tan.
merry. we would have to fnd' the land
owner wherever he might be anil oh!
tain his consent or be. liable to prose.
cution. and we could spend the remain.
der of our life with worms, toads and,
flies and not destroy half the number
Of fish killed in ten minutes by this
poisonous ingredient whatever it, may
be, ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26

Again the scandal mongers have a
racy story in TIT tragedy of St. Mich
aels, Md. The woman In the case was
only twenty-five years of age, was an
accomplished musician, had been mar
ried twice and a step-brother in New
York killed himself because she refus-
ed to marry him. It now turns out
that the man with whom she spent
the last days Of her life and who muir.
dered her and lost his life at the
hands Of shehff's posse, was proba.
bly, Lame Bob" Eastman, a former
well known Wall street broker, who at
the time Of his death was q fugitive
from Justice. OF course the death of
the principals ID this tragedy will
hamper the story. but we are not like
ly to hear the last'of it for a few days
anyway.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
Presbyterian Church

H. G. Stoetzer, Pastor-The Chill.
dren's Day services will be held at
$3.50 O'clock. Baptism of children at
the morning service at 1O:45. Subject
of the service "our Duty to Children"
Christian Endeavor at I p. m. Evening
service at s. The choir has arranged
for very helpful service of song.
Prayer meeting and preparatory SER
vice on Wednesday evening at 1880
O'Clock. All are invited to attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
Grace Luthesan Church

/. n. Grisso, Pastor-sunday School
at $3.50. Seymour McIntire, supt. Come
and be one of our Two hundred in at
tendance. The morning service at
1O:45 Will be an altogether friendly
hand and fellowship meeting, every
member is expected to be present.
Junior Christian Endesvor at p! M,
Mrs. L. N. Wetzel, supt. In the even.
ing at 8 o'clock the pastor will deliver
a sermon lecture on Royal Paths to
Life" This sermon will be a good
cure for the blues. Everybody vel.
come.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
Flrgt N. {. Church

g. D. smita, Pastor. Sunday School
at $3.50 a m. chas. ". Evans. supt.
Morning Worship at lO:45 a M, ser
mon by the pastor on "The Accumula.
ton Of Spiritual Wealth" Epworth
League deyotiinal meeting at z p. M.
led by Miss Una Carpenter; topic,
Sleeping Disciples" Evening worship
at & p, M. sermon by the pastor on
"The swIftness of Love" Good music
at all Of these services. You are in.
vited.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
Western Union Moves.

The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany has moved its offices to the Hall
Block over Beckman's store. The Of
fee was located in the building on
the corner of Jefferson and Main
streets which will soon be razed for
a more spacious building to take its
place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-26
Elrst eaptIst church

W. ]. Eddy, Pastor.-A cordial invl.
tation is extended by the church and
Sunday School to attend the services
tomorrow. Sunday School at $3.50.
Morning service at 1915. subject of
the sermon Wanted, Men" Evening
servict at 8, subject Of the sermon "a
Mans Mouth Gives Him Away" B. Y.
P. U. at Z p. m, led by Mrs. A. ].
Stone; subject. Practically Mission.
airy Plans for Summer Work"