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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-05
UNION ORGANIZERS i
ATTACKED BY MOB.
Twp Men Ordered Out, Of West VII.
~ sinia Refused to Go.

L WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. ga. r.
Watkins, Of Yorkville, Ohio, and Chas.
German, OF Canada, both members Of
the National Board Of Mine Workers
Of, America, were assaulted last night
at Clarksburg, w. Va, by. % men
and badly ! INJURED. Watkins was
brought to his, home Just across the
river from this place yesterday morn
ing, and he is suffering from frac.
ture OF the right arm, and the left
wrist, and he is badly cut about the
head. It is, reported that the jaw OF
German was broken and his front
teeth knocked out. German is said
To-, have gone to Pittsburg.
Watkins and German have been in
the Fairmont, W. Va, coal fields for
the last two weeks trying to organize
the miners in that district. 1t is re.
ported that they were ordered out OF
West Fairmbnt by detectives employ.
ed by the coal operators. When Wat.
kins and Gorman left Fairmont they
were followed by five men. On reach.
ing Clarksburg they were told to get
out OF West Virginia. On their way
from the hotel to the, railroad station
they were attacked and injured by q
crowd.
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s.TuMINoUs COAL Nt.ae
DUST MORE DEADLY
(! THAN THE FIRE DAMP,
Important Discovery Is Made at the
Pittsburs Testing Plant.

WASHINGTON D. Ca, Sept. s.
Experiments conducted at the Pitts
burg testing plant OF the United States
Geological Survey during the past two
years have demonstrated that the
dust of bituminous coal is an explo-
sivc more insidious, threatening and
deadly to the miner than fire damp.
This scientific fact having been estab-
lislied, the Government experts are
now searching for remedy.
In a bulletin which has Just been
Issued by George S. Rice, chief en-
gineer OF tho Bureau of Mines, he re-
fcrs especially to the appalling series
Of great understanding disasters that
occurred in the United States In 1907,
as evidence of the terrible havoc
wrought by dust explosions. On Jan.
uary 20. at the Primero mine, Colora-
do, there were "a deaths; on January
26 lat the Pence mine, West Virginia,
10 deaths; on January 20, at the Stu
art mine, near Fayetteville. W. Va,
30 deaths; on February 4, at the
Thomas mine, Thomas, W. Va, 25
deaths; on December l, at the Naomi
mine, Pennsylvania, 35 deaths; on De.
cember G, at the Monongah mine,
West Virginia. occurred the greatest
disaster in the history OF coal mining
in the United States. 1858 lives having
been lost; on December &c, at the Yo-
lande, mine, Ala, So men We're killed,
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Miss Tilile Mckinney entertained
a number Of friends Saturday evening
at her home on Merchant street, com.
pllmentary to her guest, fdiss Grace
Larimer, OF Mason City. The even
ing was spent in very enjoyable man
ner. In a contest "a floral love story
prizes were won by Miss Larimer and
Mr.. Gordon Grimes. About twenty
guests were entertained. Choice re
freshments were served. Misses Nc.
Kinney and Larimer have recently re,
turned from visit at Masontown,
where a number Of delightful affairs
were given in their honor.
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a q On Deeem9 ! !. 10 att he Darr mine,

and on December 10; at the Darr mine,
Pennsylvania. $3.50 men were killed.
In this black month OF December
alone, says Mr.. Rice, CHS men were
sacrificed, chiefly from the effects OF
coal dust. which II not the initial
cause in all cases, was the agency car.
rying death,
TWAS after these explosions that
the Federal Government took up an
inquiry into the causes OF the dlsas.
tiers, and established the testing sta.
ton at Pittsburg. The very first
work was to prove to the mine opera.
tors and miners that coal dust alone
would explode. The dust was placed
in a cylinder 1OO,feet long and, six feet
In diameter, with a cannon imbedded
In one end. This cannon was FLIED
with black powder, and was dlscharg-
cd by electricity into the coal dust. In
practically every instance there was
a terrific explosion, even more VIC.
lent, than that caused bysiire damp. q
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pue.Teesa.

On Wednesday afternoon, septem,
Der the 18th, Due Tea" will be Civ:
en- at the home of Mrs. Florence Gray
on Diamond street by the Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Diamond st.
NJ. E. Church: The membership Of
this society has been doubled and each
new member is expected to be pres
ent at the meeting Of September the
14th. AT this time the quarterly dues
will be payable. Aai 'si-.
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Miss Mile Wolf and nephews, John
and Robert Scott, OF ottowa, Nd, will
arrive here today to visit Messrs. ].
IS. and E. C. Scott.
Mrs. Belle Bennett has returned
from few days visit with relatives
sat Triune.
. Misses Tillie Mckinney and Grace
tLarimer, of Mason City, returned
few days ago from Masontown where
ithey were guests of honor at num-
;ber OF delightful affairs.
Mr.. Charles Hersion is quite sick.
Mrs. N. c. Steele returned yester-
iday from short stay with relatives
fat Haywood.
Mr. and Mrs. s. A. Shuttlesworth
have returned from Little Falls where
they went to see the formers sister,
] Miss Mary Shuttlesworth, who is
slightly improved.
! Mr.. Harmon Meredith and son, OF
Ohio, are guests of the formers sister,
i Mrs. s. E. Jones.
Mrs. Criss, who was operated on ten
/ days ago at the Cook Hospital, is get.
/; ting along nicely and will soon be able
Z 10 be taken to her home at Lumber.
+ port.
Mrs. W. H. Stoneking and children
: have returned. from Pennsboro where
+ they attended the fair.
Mrs. Jeanette Murphy was the guest
of Miss nellie Wilson last night. She
was en- route to her home at Morgan.
I town from a weeks stay at Mt. Lake.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Henderson re,
4 turned yesterday from few days..
!, visit with the formers father, Mr.. Rob.
1ert Henderson, in Taylor county.
y Sara; little daughter of Mr.. and Mra.
Brady Springer is recovering from
I short illness.
/ Mrs. Carpenter. of Glover's Gap, is
I the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. H.
\ Brumage.
= MT. ana Mrs. wesley Satterfield
9spent Sunday with Mrs. Dunbaugh, OF
fthe Fourth ward.
I, Mrs. Virginia REGARD is the guest
sof Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gasklll at
. Bellview.
: Mrs. John Morrison went to Green
Springs Saturday to visit her daugh.
tier, Mrs. Guy A. Leonard.
Mrs. Stella Brown, who has spent
the past week with, her sister, Mrs.
Lute Brown, returned TO her home in
Harrison county Saturday rhe
Mrs. b. NJ. Cox and Mrs.fN.9 D. Cox:
and daughter. Pauline, of Shinnston,
%entito Niagara Falls Saturday They
will spend several days in Pittsburg
before returning home. aoille,- sub|
Mrs. j. w. Harrington and daugh-
ter went to Lakewood. My. Saturday
to visit the former'sn mother, Mrs.
Nicholas Powers. '4so wceKS yaaE
Miss Ivy Mckinney will resume her
work in the shoe departmental Hart
lcys store arter'a two 'twesks' vaca-
ton.
f4t,t gss.zs tiaH,r. 49,, s.,,,t m ~,
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M. E. Church Notes.

The Foreign Missionary Society Of
the NJ. E. Church met Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. The meeting
was quito interesting. IN AsE h
This evening at seven-thirty, the
Sunday School board meets. r
Friday evening at seven.thlrty the
Board of Stewards meet.
On the following Friday an adjourn.
ed meeting of the Quarterly Confer.
ence will be held.
The Aid Society of the church will
have lunch counter at the fair
grounds each day of4the fair.
The attendance at the Sunday
School yesterday was 1856. ah
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IagM Yoakls alaeEsr SOW.

The Summer 8id6Sets at tile
Theatcr is the biggest show
hit OF the season. This being the
ease, the songs pubiished by Charles
X Harris for that show are attract
ing lots Of attention. Ever alert to
get the best, The New York sunday
World has secured the rights OF
printing one of the best songs in the
piece. 1t will be given with The Sun
day World next Sunday. words and
music complete. n
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TO MEET AT HuNrlNeToM

The West virginiaiiFish and CAME
Protection Association will meet in
Huntington next aYearilpursuant > to
anIinyltatIoh extended them bytDr.
A. X. kessler. Of that city, at their
recent session atsc White Sulphur
Springs which closed there Friday
after one OF the most pleasing ana
most beneficial meetings, held during
the three years of It's existence. The
meeting Will be held at Huntington in
the latter part OF next August.
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AND
II|lI|I|!g|||l|0N'.BHHTEA|N.
PLAYED INTERESTING GAME AT
TRACTION PARK YEsTER.
oAY-17 INNINGS NO RUNS

One of the best games seen at
Traction Park this year was that
Yesterday between the Leopolds and
the Monongah team. The game went
seventeen innings without d run. 1t
wassa game royal from the start to
the finish. Score:
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Baseball Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS Results.

Boston, .; Brooklyn, 0.
iPttsburg, 2; Cincinnati, 0.
New York, A; Philadelphia, 2.
st: Louis-Chicago, rain.
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Yesterdays Results.
Games postponed; rain.
Standing of the Clubs.

The somewhat unusual thing you
want TO buy may be adyertiseuin thu
For Sale" column any day now. s
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see Today's Games.
st. Louis at Pittsburg.
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at Philadelphia.
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A. G. MARTIN Co.
131 MAIN sTREET.

AS most of your buying is done in
the stores that advertise in this news.
paper, watching the ads is merely
watching your expenditures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-05

REslpENcE-Foi sale handsome new
residence. New brick residence,
well arranged oprettiest corner on
East Park avenue for sale on easy
terms. viii make an elegant home
and be profitable as an Investment.
Desire to sell before the house his
been rented. Inquire al West VII.
gilman office. z H
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Standing Of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Saturdays Results.

oaturuay's HtsuIts.
Detroit, A; Chicago, 2.
Cleveland, 10; st. Louis, 4.
Washington, 3; Philadelphia, /.
Bostoh.New York, rain.
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HousE-F6f sale 4 room house III
Harr addition New house. slate
roof,pnilot 4Ox12O; prices 800. half
& cash, balance on easy terms Ap.a
ply Alex. Thorn, Harr Addition
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GROCERY sT0RE-F6r sale grocery
storeiin one Of the best locations in
the city. Has d well established
trade and doing a business Of SsO, 900
a year. Must sell on. account or i'll
health. Address R. y. care this of
tlce. 81
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'''''''''' Ut II UI ~ 0
summary-Two base hit-Black.
Sacrifice hits-Talbott, Cochran,
Ridgley 2, H. Toothmah.
Double play-west to king to Tooth
man.
First base on balls-om Hunt, 8; off
West, 8.
Struck out-Hunt, 90; West, I.
Umpirc-Talbott.
Time-2:3O. : ? $50,
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sale, seven room house.
ftioderni conyeniences. Fifth ward.
A bargain. Price 1000. Inquire
taRest Yirginian Office.
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coTTAeE-For sale, tlye room cot,
tagc with bath apply 70s Castor
! avenue. 5. :. ..a s
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Yesterdays Results.
Cincinnati, G; Pittsburg, 0.
Cincinnati, 3; Pittsburg, Z.
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Never answer a want nd out Of
idle eqrissItss The want ads are
toE those who mean business
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ROOM Furnished room for rent, saps
ply COG Fairmonts Ave.
FJoR SALE

HousE-Eor Sale, small lhouaes N all
parts OF the city at prices o. $1,000
and up. Eairmont Realty Company,
Fairmont Trust Building.
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WANTED

coukAWanteds ut once While OF col.
ored woman cook. Apply or write.
Elk Hotel, Sutton, Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-05

vide into two tracts Il preferred.
Fairmont Realty Coz Fairmont Trust
Building.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-05

DRIVERS wanted two good drivers
Apply Faifmont Ice Co. First ward.
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Total .............. s2oSO,34427
], Howard w. showalter, cashier
of the above named hank, do solemnly
swear that the above. statement is
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taxes and were virtually, though not
nominally, free from military service.
glance at the map Of Europe will
show how necessary Albania is to Aus
tra and the execution of her new pro-
gram o. expansion. The Albanians are
angry with the Young Turks because they
insist on the dispersion of their armed
bands. on the payment of taxes and the
observation of military service laws. For
Years past Austria has spent large sums
in sending agitators to Albania. who
preach rebellion against Turkey. convert
the inhabitants to Roman Catholicism
and send the more intelligent to free
schools, where Austrian ideals and ideas
are taught. The Young Turks are fully
awar" of this danger and look upon the
opening of Turkish schools as the only
possible remedy
In Macedonia there, is the Bulgar IN
DANCE. 1t is an open secret that the
Gar OF the Bulgars and his people long
to make Macedonia Bulgarian prov
ince just Us. in 1850 they annexed the
Turkish province Of Rumelia. But then
there was committee of union and
progress To deal with. Now the task IS
more difficult. though a grievance has
been found in Bulgarian bands which
the Young Turks have disarmed and
punished. Those who escaped Chevket
Pashas vigilance are in Sofia, Bull
garia's capital. and recently called
meetings to protest against the treat
ment of Bulgars who. by living in
Macedonia. have become Turkish sub
jects. From the beginning the BulSa
rian government has encoura Rcd these
meetings. though the more reasonable
portion of the population is dispos "a TO
shrug its shoulders at the wild stories
Of oppression circulated by these men
But the fact remains that the Bulga-
rian government is taxing its people
almost beyond their strength in order
to maintain a large and efficient army.
These ant-Turkish demonstrations have
served them an excuse to say: We
want good army to protect US
against any eventualities in Mace
dona." And the Bulgars. who hate the
Turks from the bottom of their hearts,
cease To murmur at the taxation.
Any signs of Turkeys weakness in
Macedonia will be taken advantage IF
i'm Bulgaria, and this is one reason wny
Uakk BeN is anxious to form a stable
cabinet and avoid the possibility of an
other ministerial crisis in the near
future. 1t il said in Turkish parlii-
meutary circles that Bulgaria seeing
she cannot manage to foster an iusur-
rectIon in Macedonia. where the union
and progress party is exceedingly
strong. will continue to arm the Rul-
g:trs there. thereby bringing punish
me.nt which viii cause Bulgaria to APP
peal ia Europe Ia help the oppressed
Bulgars in Macedonia by insisting on
that province having n very liberal an
tonolny. To those who know and re
member the innermost history Of the
Macedonian maSSacres this plan will
appear quite feasible; and non, knows
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ATYP1cAL REVENUE. SLEuTH

law. y special agent Of the new
bureau has also been in the field
masquerading as a horse buyer for the
British government in South Africa in
search of the far-famed horsefesh of
Kentucky. The quantities of letters and
streams of callers which he has been re-
ceiving here have not excited suspicion,
although the letters have been daily re-
ports from the detectives, scattered about
the plantations, and although his callers
have not been gentlemen with horses for
sale. but men who have been secretly
punished by the night riders. First he
ferreted out the system. by which the
night riders are organized and then he
learned the names of the leader and lieu
tenants of the organization in each half
county.
The government has its spoilers also
in the customs service, interstate COM
merce commission, Post Office Depart
mcnt, public land and naturalization ser
vices. New work for the customs
agents, IS they are called has been
the ferreting out of the recent tremen-
dous sugar weighing frauds. a result
of whose probing s.. 100000 has been paid
b1ck to the Treasury in acknowledgment
of evaded duties By nosing among the
rDilliners and dea lers in feminine tnery
-.ere and abroad, these sleuths have aided
Collector Loeb also i'll detecting the
sleeper trunk conspiracy, by which the
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is golden. From that day Hilmi Pasha
power was doomed.
This committee. now so powerful. was
founded some years ago by DIR. Ishac
Sikionti. whom ABDUL IIamid imprisoned
in Rhodes. who managed TO escape, and
Who died III poverty at San Reno short
time ago. Having imprisoned Abdul
IIamd and set MehIned Y on the throne
In April. 1909 II gradually emerged from
it's secret society stage, and finally. in
June: 1909. openly proclaimed itself a
political party. Macedonia. whence its
most energetic member, Chevket Pasha,
marched on constantinople with his vic
torious army. is its great stronghold. At
the present day its most important meet
partment district and commune possesses
Subcommittees to quiet the various racial
conflicts which threaten to bring foreign
troops into that part of the empire.
Its influence AT court is paramount. In
fact. the sultan appears to speak and act
according to its orders, and, by it's in
structions. dominates but one-third of the
total number of senators, the rest being
movable every three months, which sits
once n week. No member may enter any
cabinet nor address the executive power
without the consent of the majority Of
the council. Its program includes the
introduction Of free and obligatory pri-
mary education and total reform of the
army. Chevket Pasha, coInmander-in-
chief and now minister for war. is per-
haps the most remarkable member of this
committed Within few months he has
weeded useless officers and pernicious
spies from the army. revised the grades
and brought the abnormal numbers of
generals and colonies to their proper
limit. The troops are said to worship
him. The committee has unbounded con-
tidence in him, and IL Is whispered in
Constantinople that. should the need
arise ii will form a military dictatorship,
with chevket Pasha at its head.
So far, however. no serious fears are
entertained In this respect. The sultan
whom the committee set on the throne
is a most convenient one. Having heen
kept a close prisoner for more than thirty
years he knew nothing of his country
when he assembled the throne. and has
only been allowed to sec 1t now through
the committees spectacles. To the Young
Turks he owes his liberty. and well
does the present arrangement suit them
that they will not make any change. if
they can help it,
But az In all revolutions. the reforms
have created a lot of disgraced. discon-
tented men, who. deprived of their ranks
and fortunes. trying to group them
selves around Youssouf Izzedinc Effendi,
the heir Ia the throne and son Of Abdul
IEamid. This prince Is ifty-two years
of age. and those who know him say he
IL both ambitious and energetic. lie is
supposed to have taught himself "A great
deal and to take keen interest in mill
tary affairs. The rest of his personaIity
is wrapped in mystery. Though he ap-
pears to be OIL good terms with tho
the effect that the malcontcnts nave
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Gate Park and there were late suppers
galore here, there and everywhere, the
fair detectives taking care to keep their
wits sharpened, to be wary of the wine
bought for them and to maintain for
bidding attitude, which soon had the ga
liant grafters wing with one another to
lavish gifts. Finally. when extravagant
offers of costly jewels and other luxuries
were offered, the woman detectives press
ed their entertainers for more and more
details guaranteeing such future eX
pendtures until gradually the politicians.
flushed by champagne. let the cat out of
the bag and showed their hands. And
late each night three cOld-blooded reports,
penned in feminine clirogra ply. were sent
to Mr. Burns. Woman spies occasionally
receive money from the government for
informing upon operators of 'moonsiine
stills. wherein whisky is manufactured
in evasion of the internal revenue tax.
But the fees paid for this work are much
lower than for informing on army and
navy deserters. From s. to $40 is paid
for each still pointed out and about Sill.
600 is annually spent by the Treasury De-
partment for such work together with the
employment of natives to form the posses,
which. under command of a deputy mar
shall. undertake the perlous task of raid
ing the Illicit ~tiiS arresting its operator
and destroying nc apparatus. One of the
accompanying Photographs shows such
raiding party with the captured moon
sinner in handouts and the metallic parts
holes to render ii useless.
Female sleuths are frequently employed
by Chief John T.. Wilkie of the secret
service, that best known detective bu-
reau of the government, which President
Roosevelt used TO expose land frauds
and crimes in general against the gov
eminent, until Congress called halt and
confined the scope of this bureau to
counterfeiting. The most notable work
in which Chief Wilhie used woman de-
tectives was the detection of the Jacobs
kendig gang at Lancaster. Pa. which,
when apprehended. was fully prepared
to turn out $10.OOo,0Uu worth of counter
felt revenue stamps and which had al
ready foated the most dangerous and
skilful1y executed one-hundred- dollar
note ever issued by makers of the
queer Mr. Wilkes method of handling
such a case is first to keep in touch with
every skilled engraver in the country and
then to set his man and woman sleuths
at work upon all of them until the inno-
cent are sifted out by n process Of elimi-
nation. Thus the investigation narrows
down to several suspects, who are
Swallowed day and night. The most
agreeable of the newly found companions
chums or lady loves of tie suspects are
secret service men or women. and finally
the right man is singled out, even # i.
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steamship which tugged restlessly at
the hawser, i'll its Impotence To make off
for the land of the free that lay across
the deep. Although her passport was a
counterfeit with a false seal completely
blurred, She had no difficulty in passing
the steamship agent. and with the others
she passed down into the steeraSe TO en-
bark upon twcve-day voyage.
This woman OF mystery had as sleep
ing companion a poor Polish girl who
early one evening was lying i'll in her
meager bunk The chief steerage steward