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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16

Reserve your Christmas matinee
PARTIES for The Orpheum Friday, Dec.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16

Take rest. Go to the Orpheum
Friday afternoon. December %. Bene-
III for the Chlldren's Aid society.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16

2S. Benefit for the Chndrens Aid
society
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03


President Willard, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, George
F. Randolph. first vice president, r..
c. Batchelcer.. general superintendent
Of motor power, George l. Pot.
ter, third vice president and sew
eraI other officials OF the Balt:.
more and Ohio Railroad Company,
were in this CITY to-uay making ply.
sicaI examination Of the road at this
point. The party left Baltimore yes.
terday and Came as far as Deer Park
last night. This morning the ;nspec.
ton party Came to Grafton and left
that city for Fairmont at tweIve.ttrty
o'clock and arrived here at one.ten
o'clock. A half hour was spent at the
local yards and shops. The party IS
travelling in a special train consisting
OF six coaches.
From Fairmont this afternoon Presi.
dent Willard and his party went ia
Clarksburg and from that city the par.
~ will go to Wheeling. spending the
night In the Nail City. Tomorrow the
CConttHued on Page Five,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
300 3 TEACHERS !: ! ::
] AT TEA.ElAE|E1lNGI | {: \
is CLAIM FOR HARRisoN9couNTYs5
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TABLE
SESSION tNExT$MoNTl u. ~

-. g = 4
The Monongahela Valley Round IA.
BILE Association Will meet Friday and
Saturday. March Ii and IL. at clarlss.
burg It is expected that q alrEe it,:
tendence OF the members OF the asso-
citation will be present: An Interest.
Ing programme Is being arranged 8by
Prof. T. L. Burdette. or arksburs.
Another educational meeting viii he
held at Clarksburg February is and.
10, at which time the Harrison County
Teachers Association will meet,
Three hundred teachers are expect.
ell to be present at this meet ting, which
lasts for two days. Several ati dressessas
along the line OF progress made by
teachers In the public schools viii be
made BY prominent educators. Among
those who will address the association
are Prof, G. J. c. Bennett, sof the FAIR
mont State Normal School. Dr.. Ellis.
OF Athens. Ohio. and Dr. sDpney; snfs (
Buckhannon. This is the sflrst ANIMAL
meeting OF the Harrison County Also
citation. Nh Il s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
Conference AT
Toledo To.ia,

. q ID j . IT .
TOLEDO. O.. Feb. s.-At an execu.
tive session Of the operators of the
Ohio, indiana and Pennsylvania mir.
ing districts. J. c. koIson1. manager OF
the jackson Hill Coal and Coke Com
pany, Of Terre Haute, Ind. was agreed
upon for chairman Of the join: wage
conference with the miners.
Another meeting was held last night
@l1en, 1t became known definitely that
the miners will be here for the confer.
cnce.
That the proposed unicnizing Of
West Virginia coal fields win be the
important feature Of the joint wage
conference Of miners and operators 10
apparent. While the operators have
not crystal;xed their views into for
NAL statement, individual expressions
make this the leading issue.
The, operators insist that the corr
petitive fields must be placed on The
came footing with The non union mines
Of West Virginia, which they declare
are rapidly absorbing the markets.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
lFAIRMoNT WEST THIgRsDAY, FEBRuARA 81 lels
INeW President B. & o. Here TODAY
OPERATORS SAY w. va. COAL
FIELDS MUST Be. ORGANIZED

r. / a F.. Ia
The miners may not take kindly t.
this proposition. According to irwin
Mamma. Of Jacksonville, the only miners
delegate who has so far arrived, the
miners we're prevented from organiz.
ing the West Virginia miners twelve
years ago in compliance w:.h a prom.
ise made to the operators, and arr
now confronted with a blanket injunc
tion issueu at that time.
The operators say that they cannot
compete with the West Virginia con.
ditions, and that until these are cured
an increase OF wages is practically
out of the question. 4 8
The delay OF the MIXERS has given
tnem m opportunity to discuss these MAJ.
:ers and the position is expressed that
they will agree to any reasonable de-
n'ands on the part Of the minere 1T
the latter can adjust the West vir-
ginia matter.
Assured tt:at the miners will arrirc
here from, their convention at indian
ancIis In tine for the opening Of the
wage scale conferences, the operators
Ct Ohio, Indiana and Western Penn,
sylvanfa, who have been waiting for
them two days, took no action last
night but adouirneu until 10 O'Clock TO.
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03

\ IN EoLA, Feb. 53.-An opinion fled
by Justice Putnam to-day grants Mrs.
Mary Blair Brokaa a separation from
her husband and alimony Of $4,000 a
year. The judge holds all the charges
scfscruetty were proven. Mrs. erokaw
:nsked S3o, ,oou2 alinony. The court cut
Us half in View of II the proven state.
sttcntSof BrokaW's. finances.
The decision cleared .Brokaw Of most
1917 the serious charges his wife made
isaainst HIN. II declared the alleged
tt,rsats q against 4her: life were not tax
en- erlousiy Neither were the aileaa.
Lions that he was an habituai drunk.
ard. The ruurt 1zda ,nlain .tt,at both
were highly Tof;, nervous Temperament
and Sunaulte ID ~ each other. The court
ruled that Hroka~'s act Of repeatedly
breaking in the door OF his wife's room
\ was sprei1enslble, robblng her OF pr'.
3yaey and endanaering her health.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
s. MORE MINERS KILLED

family and "Aunt Betty, Justice. Al
though Little has killed. six persons
he Is not afraid to die and before
leaving Norfolk for Richmond, he
stated that he had "got religion" His
stay of thirty days granted him by
Governor Swanson, expires on the
11th Of this r,cnt1 and the court ST
appeals has refused is grant. /, h:n a
writ Of error.
His last request. before leaving Nor
folk was that after his death his. body
be sent to his home in Mcdowell
county, w. Va, for interment. His
friends in Mcdowell county have
raised purse to defray expensea ane
his remains will be inferred In the
family cemetery in Mcdowell county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
YOUNG VV|llOlN1AN'S|,III {
N. Name | Vi INVOLVED \ !
SENSATIONAL N NAvNfEc cAsEa aElNn
<. HEARD BEFORE COURT
,iaARTiAlL.E y,

BOSTON, Feb. charIcatoW,
navy Yards social eel, wt,iet, hab
crowded the big dance hall sthree times
this week, at the courtmartial of Pay-
master George p. Auld;lsfor. conduct
unbeeoming a gentleman and an o,ft
Ger, just missed hearing from the Ifpai
Of one Of the numerous women 4ysft.
nesses, what she claimed was The Erea ii
cause Of the electment Of pr. e. S.
coWies from the dance eof 4peeembsrs
II. Miss Margaret Ames, laughter Of;
Or. Ames. Ct tho navy. wanted to tell
the cause. but the court preferred 10
hear Paymaster Euld's version Of the
affair. Yesterdays session was prae-s
ticalIy given up to the young offioer.sS
defense Ct himEeif.
It appeared from his statement that
several Of the dancing fset AT The yafd
discussed Or. coWlcs for days sbefores
the dance, and Mr.. .5Auld said tHat he
then received permission from i Miss
Anes to have Or. coWics kept frprns
the dance on account ofi certain stories
in which the name Of M.ssssp poro,t,,yy9
Hesler, Of Evanston, Ill, was, In.
voived. y Il: z: Z. ~: 3s5
Then came the Incident at the
dance, when Mr.. Aud asksd5 Or,
cowles to retire from the hall. 3foi-s
lowing which the two met in the fccls
ridor below and continued their alter
eation, with Or. q. "A. s.. Rohnett, who
will be tried later. as a witness.
Mr.. AuId denied that he struck pr.SS
cowles, but did admit that he took
h:n BY the shoulders and that lni The I
Wertsling which ensued. Dr. co~ics
was thrown to the floor. M
Mr.. Auld said that he conntdereds
that he was acting for the dance cons
tnittee In speaking TO Dr.f coysies,
whom he personally did not think z
proper guest at the dance, 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
JOHN 1 IN. MITCHELL | ] ! | !. .
TALKS OF mine
DISASTERS. J. 5. !
The Mining Laws
Of States Are
Inadequate
tBy United Press.l

Nby united PreSS.l Il
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-changing at.
n'ospherle conditions usually prcva.
lent at this time Of year are responsi.
BILE tc large extent for. the unusual.
number Of mine disasters Of the past
week, declared John Mitchell. He
said, "Most mine disasters could be
avoided IT certain regulations were en-.
forced and the men were required to
serve an apprenticeship OF three or
four y=ars." He suggested there should
be telephonie communication with
sounding pipes through which liquid
food could be passed and compart-
ments built in which imprisoned men
could live until rescued. He said die.
asters were due partly to inadequate
mining laws in the States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03

MAKING TOUR
[. .0F ! INSPECTION |||l ( )! {:
Big Steel Rail Con
fracfHas Been
Giuen

/. Especial to the Wea;S virain:an.)
BALTIMORE. Md, Feb. 81
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad /
officially announces the closing
Of contracts for approximately
$4,000 tons, OF steel rails, such
constituting one of the largest or.
Gers ever placed by the company
at one time. u In the division OF
the orders the Maryland stee, Co.
secured 52,1no,tons, the Carnegie
Steel Co. 24,s5o tons, the Illinois
Steel Co. $1,000 tons and thu
Bethlehem Steel Co. 7.1so. The
latter was for open hearth rails,
las were also 1900 tens Of the
Maryland Steel Co. orders and
i1,5oo tons ct the Illinois Steel
Co.'s allotment. of the Mary
land ccmpany's allotment 5000
tons were with Titaniun alloy all
the remainder Of the various or.
ders were for Ressemer of the
whole order 1880 tons are to
be 100 pound rails, $500 tons
80 pound. and 5000 tons rs pound
raHs. The aggregate orders call
for an expenditure Approximate
ing $2,5o0, ,oco and deliveries com.
n1eneing this month are to be
completed by the coming Au.
gust.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
.lAllN'|ERS5ME|ET
At s'1'..L||.O|uIS ] ) | I . 1911
TUMuLTuoue ssEss,oN LAST
5f3si MIGHT BROKE UP AT =
VERY LATE HOUR.
ley 1ruite. ress.)

s9s iN DiANAPoLts, Feb. s.-Atter q
tulnt,ultuous seaa:on lasting until three
O'clock! this morning the United Min.
:rrs' convention adjourned. St. Louis
!, was chosen for the convention In .1917.
Airing ct grievances against OFFICERS
OF the Union caused clashes. Many
grievances will ccme before the ne*t
g
After adjournment the 600 delegates
bearded two special trains for Toledo.
They arrive at Toledo at noon. The
conference with operators w:il start
as socn as possible. s5y-st'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03

{ CHTAGo. Feb. 3.-W. S. Carter. an
official OF the brotherhood Of IIocomo.
tive Engineers. said that the report
that railroads had rejected the de.
mand of his organization for an in.
crease In wages and other concessions
was true In part. Mr.. Carter, refused
to make any further statement, but
said the organization wolld later make
an official announcement OF the re-
suits OF the conferences with the rail:
roads. a-. 5g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
DEATH AT WHiSkEY PLANT.

CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 3.--A whis.
key warehouse here was burned down
on Wednesday preceding Christmas.
On Wednesday of last. week a wall or
the ruined building collapsed On a
small frame building and three lives
wer elost. Yesterday the fall OF der
rick in the ill-fated ruins killed two
men and seriously injured four others,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
Reject DEMANDS
OF R. R. men
SIXTY RAIL ROADS REFUSE TO
GRANT'lNcREAsE in WAGES
ASKED FOR.

NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-.Sixty rnli.
roads in the country have notified the
representatives OF $4,000 tiremen or
the rejection of their demands for a
20 to rs per cent wage Increase and
other concessions. News Of the rejec-
tion was contained in n private dis
patch from Chicago. n
The roads express willingness to
arbitrate the question OF wages. but
fatty refused the other demands.
The demands Of the firemen were
made on railroads In the west, and off.
cials OF eastern roads said thnt they
did not know whether demands would
Ec mode on their lines or not.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03

Mr.. n. G. Sho~alter. OF Kansas City,
is the guest in this city of his sons,
Messrs. Emmet and Howard ShowaI-
ter. Mr.. showalter formerly resided
at HarrisviIle, W. VA, but has been
residing in the west for about a year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
Found Guilty
CHARLES S. CUNNINGHAM UTTER
ED FORGED NOTES FOR MORE
THAN A MILLION.

fBy United Press,
BOSTON. Feb. 3.-Charles s. Cum
ninglam. broker. accused Of uttering
most of the sl,1S5.OO0 forged notes
made by John 3. Lombard. the former
treasurer Of South birmingham, today
was found guilty and sentenced to
from five to eight years In prison.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
So Bodies Haze
Been Recovered

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3.-The latcs,
information reaching here to-day says
Eixty.three miners4uere Killed and be.
tween 80 and 40 were injured In tho
mine at Los Esperanzas. Fifty-two
bodies have been recovered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03
Die In Chair
sExrUPLE MURDERER LITrLE Z
WILL PAY PENALTY OF HIS
CRIME WITH LIFE.

GRUMPY, Va, Feb. 3.-Howard
Little, sextuple murderer. will be
electrocut:d on the nth Of this
month for tho murder OF the lMeadowe
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-03

Miss Mayn1e Wertz. 4 Of Huntington.
arrived here yesterday from Pittshurs,
where abe had been visiting, and Will;
be the guest ct her sister Mrs. Scott,
Glove, fer tone time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24

filed verified claim therefor with the
Auditor of said county and the same
has been audited by the said Board, and
that a temporary writ of injunction be
issued accordingly by the Clerk upon
the plaintiffs filing an injunction bond
conditioned and in form as required by
law in the sum of $50.
To all the foregoing order in so far as
1T Is adverse, the several parties to the
case at the time duly except.
w. X. GREEN,
Judge.
We are informed that a bond has
been filed by the petitioners and that
the County Board has so modified the
contract with Mr. Toof that it will
meet the requirements of Judge Green's
decision.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24

College at Cedar Falls, who, though
taken from the ruins alive, died shortly
afterwards.
Because of wreck at Shellsburg on
the Rock Island road north of Cedar
Rapids, two passenger trains were
coupled together and run west to Mar
shalltown over the Northwestern and
then toward Waterloo over the Great
Western. Near Gladbrook the engines
jumped from high grade and caused
the wreck which meant death and in
jury to more than hundred passengers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
MARTIN SMITH HONORED
Granted A Civil War Veteran Medal
By The State OF New Jersey

Martin Smith, of Audubon, and mem
Der of Allison Post, Grand Army of the
Republic, was highly pleased last week
to receive a communication from Tren-
ton, New Jersey, stating that he was
entitled to receive medal on account
of service in the Union Army Mr.
Smith served two years from the State
of New York and one year as a veteran
from New Jersey. His many friends
here are much pleased at this deserved
recognition of one of our old soldiers.
The letter reads as follows:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
A DREADFUL WRECK
OF ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
Forty Eight Passengers Killed And
Seventy Others Badly injured.
Occurred Near GladbrOok,

Forty-two dead and seventy more
seriously injured briefly describes the
awful scene at the wreck of the Rock
Island train up near Gladbrook at an
early hour Monday morning, Among
them was Prof L. W. Parish for many
years connected with the Iowa Teachers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
INJUNCTION GRANTED
BY JUDGE GREEN
Against Payment OF The Tax Ferret
Until A Verified Claim By Him
Is Audited By County Board

The petition of H. A. Arnold, John
Davis and other citizens of Audubon
asking the court to grant an injunction
against the County Board and others for
the payment of money to M. d. Toof
the tax ferret except in the regular way,
was argued before Judge Green on Sat
urday, March 12, Joe H. Ross and J.
M. Graham appearing for the plaintiffs
and Attorney Goodspeed of Atlantic for
the defendants. On Saturday, March
10, Judge Green rendered the following
decision which will make it necessary for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
Mr.. Toof to present verified claims and
have them duly audited by the board
and paid in the regular way
JUDGE GREEN'S DECISION.

Now on this 10Th day of March 1910,
this cause having been heretofore sub
mitted to the court on the application
for temporary injunction contained in
the petition and the Court being now
fully advised in the premises it is order
ed by the Court:
That the said defendants M. ID. Toof,
Geo. E. Kellogg, treasurer, and the
Board of Supervisors of Audubon county
and the several members of said Board,
be and the same are hereby enioined
from taking any action for the purpose
of paying the said Toof, or whereby he
shall be paid any compensation under
the contract in suit, until after he has
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
TRENTON, MARCH IA, 1910. !
MR.. MARTIN SMITH,

Mr.. MARTIN SMITH,
Audubon, Iowa.
DEAR SIR:-Under resolution of the
Legislature, approved March II, 1909,
you are entitled to receive from this
State the Civil War Veteran Medal by
reason of service in Company &C, "
Eighth Regiment, First Artillery Corps,
United States Volunteers, but before it
can be issued please inform me in or
near what city or town in Ireland you
were born. Respectfully,
w. +. SADLER, JR.
The Adjutant General.
See Roberts Wall Paperl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24

See Roberts Wall Paperl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-23
Kings son. Aged ., n Soldier.

Madrid June ZS-GunS DooHleu
and bells We're rung in Madrid this
morning in celebration of the second
birthday of His Royal Highness the
Infante Don Jaime OF spain, second
son of King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria. Although yet a toddler, and,
it is persstently rumored, far from
precocious either mentally or physi-
cally, the infant prince was recently
mustered into the Fourth regiment of
mounted artillery as an ordinary SOL
dier. and fitted out with a tiny but
gay uniform and miniature sword.
The colonel and other officers of
the regiment celebrated the enlisting
Of this princely recruit with n ban
quet at headquarters in the Caraban-
chel barracks near Madrid. Don ia
mics health was drunk in bumpers
Of champagne sent by King Alfonso.
on account of certain infirmities of
speech and hearing which rumor at
tributes to the kings elder son, the
Prince Astrias, there is a growing be-
lief that Don Jaime will succeed his
'ather on the throne.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-23
WESTON COMPLAINING
OF MAIL SERVICE
DISAGREES WITH OPINION OF
WALLA WALLA POSTMASTER
General Sentiment is That Service is
Worst in Years-Forest Rangers
Start To Work-Short News Items.
Especial Correspondenee.)

Weston, Ore, June ga recent
article in one of the Walla Walla pa
pers purporting to be from the post
master of that city, says that the
present mail service is the best that
the city has ever had. 1t is remarked
by those who have any correspond
ence with residents and business men
of that city, and also by those who re-
ceive papers from there that the pres
ent mail service to them appears to
be the poorest ever. Papers which,
under the former service, usually
came the same day of issue and let
ters could and did receive their an
swer the same day but under the
present service these papers and let
ters are from one to two days in
reaching the Weston office.
Ward Baker, Harry Simpson, Wal
ter O'Harra and Harvey Read left this
morning for the Wenaha reservation
headquarters near the Umatilla river
forks to work under the direction and
in the employment of the forest ran
ger in charge of the reservation at
that point. They will be engaged in
the building of fences, construction
of cabins building of roads and look
ing after forest fires If any and in
making themselves generally useful:
They will be in this employ it Is like
ly until the snow flies.
George Brutscher and family who
have been occupying their city resi-
dence during the school season, have
removed to their ranch on the Reed
and Hawley mountain for the summer
season.
Mrs. c. C. Rogers and children Of
Adams are over visiting relatives to-
day.
Mrs. Sadie Purcell, who has been
for several months staying in the
country with friends and relatives.
has returned to town and is occupy
ing her neat little cottage on Main
street, and will probably remain
there for the season.
Sam Rose of the northern part OF
Idaho is here on a stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor. Mr.. Rose being
a brother of Mrs Taylor.
An Oregon rain started this after
noon. and while not very heavy,
nevertheless is bringing more mois-
ture for the growing crops. The light
rains followed by cool and cloudy
weather has proven very beneficial
to the grain and hay crops.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-23
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
FROM RAILROAD TOWN
Especial Correspondence.)


Umatilla, Ore, June 22.-Miss
Means has taken position with a.
B. Stephens.
Among the commercial men in the
city the past few days were W. P.
Palmer, H Theune, W. NJ. August,
Portland; H. A. Treat, San Francisco,
and G. D Simmonds, La Grande.
0. R. & y. Special Agent sweeton
spent Sunday with his family in Ar
lington.
James Sharpe, a car repairer, has
gone on an extended visit to Alberta,
where he has some valuable land. He
will also visit Tacoma, Seattle and
Vancouver, B. c., before returning.
The council held its regular meet
ing this week. Only the regular bus
iness was transacted.
Jas Pound who has been assistant
postmaster and clerk for A. 3. Ste
phens for the past year has resigned
and will leave here for Promise. Ore,
where his family is spending the
summer Mr.. Pound has not as yet
decided where ne will locate as he has
offers Of several good positions. His
many friends in Umatilla regret his
departure and wish him success
wherever he may make his home.
Mr.. Switzler has had a new fence
put around his lot near the Mercan-
tile company's store and with the new
trees set out in the spring IT adds
much to the appearance Of the prop
erty and shows a good public spirit on
the owners part.
Mrs. w. w Mappln who had been
on a visit to her former home, has
returned.
Conductor Cross and family of
Pendleton, have taken up their res
idence here
Some ON the visitors in town to-
day were II. H. Bowen Of Seattle. L.
Z. Diagler and G. B. Atkinson OF
Spokane and 7. J. Barnes of Portland.
T. J Barnes, a prominent insurance
man OF Los Angeles, was a visitor
here today.