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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-07-28

Toilet observation-disclosures. a full
line at the Williamsburg Drug Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
The OLD DEGENERATE.

Mason is one Of the counties in
which the blighting interference OF the
State committee In local affairs reduc-
ed a comfortable Republican majority
far below the vanishing point in the
recent election. a gentleman writing
from that county urges that some con-,
certed action shall be taken by Repub..
licans TO deliver the party from the
domination OF a governing body which
has lost the confidence of the voters.
This Mason county Republican makes
the pertinent observation that this
loss of confidence is fatal TO the fur.
Their usefulness of the committee,
whether it is held to be justified by
the conduct of the committee or not.
II one should grant the violent hypo.
thesis that the committee really acted
In accordance with its ideals OF good
faith and square dealing in such cases
as came;up to!it.trom Mason and Ma.
-rion and Wetzel counties. the results
of the election I'm those counties dem.
5onstrate beyond the possibility Of a.
doubt the fact that the Republican
voters have no use for a committee
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

a grass widow, named Mrs. Rob.
ertson, had an intimate acquaintance
with one Foster d young married
man. FOSTER told her that If she
would pay him ssll09 he would cause
he, her i. to be initiated i9toja lodge, and
she would 8bf there sla Fssslys $500 IN conn
tsA1 money They were to 80 to
another town, where the initiation
was to take place. She met him SpSr.i.
yately at the depot and gave him SO
to purchase ticket. He did SO for
SS15 and kept the change. Later
she gave him $50 to buy a mileage
book, and he again did likewise. Ar.
irving at their destination, she gave
him 800 with which he was to get
the $500 In spurious currency. He
didn't come back. She was left PENN.
less and alone in a strange land; She
borrowed enough money from po.
liceman % get back home and caused
q prosecution to be brought against
Foster for cheating and s@iadllngs
The Georgia Court Of Appeals held
that since counterfeit money is not d
thing ofsyalue because its possession
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
which deals with political problems
and situations after the fashion Of the

which deals with political problems
and situations after the fashion OF the
old deeemvirate.
The case Of the State committee In
those counties has now been carried
to the court of last resort. The Re.
publican voters have spoken. In Ma.
rion county, With whatever prestige
may still attach to the word regular
to boost the faction declared BY the
State committee 10 beithe party, that
facion polled9s1ess than n beggarly
thousandivote all told. 1t is no long.
er a question ias VI ,fllo conflicting
claims Of rival leadsFs.s The men Be.
hind the ballo aSeaHad their say;
and theireSSldiet isSassi9st the COM com.
mittee. There Is no appeal from this
verdict. and sttes only recent thing for
the discredited committeeman to do
is TO get out of-tlie way and allow tie
party to replace them with leaders IN
whom the voters can have confidence.
The Republican party cannot be ex.
pected to win victories in West Vir.
glnia so long as the old decemyirate
is left in control OF the Republican
State committee Morgantown Post.
Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
spolNe fRlc:Klsgll,IN 5rAE AlR.

nm
Ralph tombstone, the aviator, was
killed In Denver by the fall OF his
aeroplane while he was doing tricks
stoSamuse crowd. He had complained
of5the rareded air at a height OF 5000
Ifeets a bove sealevel as not offering
\ good support to an .aeroplane. yet
spurred on by;rlya'ry and applause he
was descending in narrow spirals,
which REQUIRED banking" at a peril.
Gus lie, when he fell-to his fate.
Il The real achievements of aviation,
those which promise substantial prac!
teal results, such as curtiss's Albany
New York flight: Gleriot's and Moi
SAINTS Channelrecords, Panlhan's Lon
Observation-Disclosures achievement and
Ely's flight from ship to shore. have
not been marred by fatal accident. The
death Of Chavez after crossing the
Alps might seem an exception.
Every aeroplanist must in common
prudence learn to yolplane to earth IL
his motor stops. He must learn to
curve his descent II the straight line
IS tmpracticable. But TO drop at too
steep an angle or to cuta series OF
sharp curves with the plane standing
on one ear Is unnecesary and unpras:
'ticai. Rising to extremely great
heights also has not the slightest
promise o. practical use even in war,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
NOE yNbllTIe ATED GRIEF. s,
! tNew York Tribune u

InSthei optimistic II not purely cheer
z I'LL task Of searching for; scraps Of
comfort I'M the wreck Of Republican
hopes which occurred last Tuesday,
one discovery has been made which
4excels an others ins Its promise 1of al,
yertisentcnt. West Virginia maytsend.
Henry GassaSay { Davis, to the Senate!
What more gentle method could West:
Virginia take to :assuage Atashington,s.
poignant; grief over the l1osssoft Nathan
Bay Scott than 10 send sHenry CASA,
Z way to the senate mo one whnheard
81 read that famous speech OF accept
ance delivered y by West tTyEgfnia's
most distinguished Democrat the
grassy lawn Of White sulphur Springs
in 1903 !, can fail 70 appreciate the treat
that iss An store for the, Senate and
the public II, West Virginia fulfits Der
promise and sends Henry Gassawayggt
to the upper house Of Congress-.
.scotty,n as the West Virginia sena:
tor loves to be called by his friends;
and admirers, Is indeed the possessor
oisairare fund Of delicate humor and
gentle wit, In the Joratorical duello
few can outfence him. and when he
has concluded the arena Of the con.
flict Is left strewn with the mutilated
Forms of! grammar and metaphor. But
truth compels the admission that, for
all his prowess, the distinguished Sen.
ator issnot in the same class with his
prospe ctiye successor. Intact there.is
no man in the Senate to-day, or who
expects to be in the Senate after the
I 4tf ot March, who can hope TO com:
ApaSe with { Henry, Gassaway'''s las an
entertainer Kindly and even gener.
Gus to his friends. he lis merclless to
strangers Ike the Kings English.
With an &undying affection for the or.
nate in oratory he is constituencies in
his mixtures Of metaphors and reck.
less inShis employment Of the pathetic.
Those familiar with his style Of ora.
tory must realize that they have a
treat In store and most earnestly hope
that West Virginia will not repent of
her purpose TO compensate the coun-
Try insofar as may be, forsthe loss of
'.scotty by the substitution of Hen
~ GassaSay,s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

where men are expected to take risks.
The dead aeroplanist was known to
have contemplated the feat of "loop;
ing the loop" in the air. The idea
fascinates other sky:jockeys as the
triple somersault does circus men,.
Neither achievement is worth a brok.
en- neck, nor is any other merely spec.
tacular feat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
their banner almost 121s per cent. Of
the United states.-Mannington En-.
terprlse.

A woman in Cincinnati is suing a
car company for damages because an
injury to her shoulder in one of the
company's cars has disabled her from
arranging her puffs and her pompa.
dour.sAnd yet what9{mere damages
.couldspay for sufreringllike this?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

An English statesman says that
American dollars are potent factor.
in English politics. AS a matter OF
fact. there are few world matters in.
Which American dollarsiare not fac.
tor, since it is the worlds aim to win
as many as possible of them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
A few years ago and the man VII,

A few years ago and the man who
advocated .woman's suffrage, and es.
pecially one who predicted its sue.
cess, was laughed at for his trouble.
Every thinking man Is compelled 10
take notice now since the State of
Washington has swung into line for
theswomen. IL makes the 9Th Star ON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

Japan is going,to buy herself a $12..
100000 warship. This ought to pre-.
ciritate another war scare among the
nervous contingent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

The Window Glass Trust is to have
g quiet meeting, But movements of
such concern ought to be transpa:
rent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21
Now comes the time for winter char
ity to getiin its best work.

Democracy Will not stand tile test
that will soon be puttupon, it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-21

The Republican Congress will have,
q chanceSto set the house in order be-
fore the newllsnant moves In. s I.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
OFFICIAL RULES FOR RACE
FROM NEW YORK TO cHick-
GO--PRIZE $4,000.
DISTANCE 1000 MILES
Aviator May Land When and Where
tie Observation-Disclosures Hurt
When Monoplane Fen Yes.
terday.

New York, iuly lG,-Tne Official
conditions governing the propos d
aeroplaE7a~ flight htweeh New York
and ST. Louis for $4,000. the prize
Offered hy the New York WJld and
ST. Louis trispatch were given
out today.
The Hight must take place between
August r. ana January and the
aviator is to Use the same aefoplane
and make the journey ia 100 consecu-
tive hours. the aviator can choose
one starting point and land whore
and when he pleases. The air line
distance is 900 miles, by rail LOIS,
Given lG0 hours in which tocover
the estimated 1000 miles the avia.
tor would fly only little more than
200 miles a day for a little less than
five days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS AND
EMPL OVERS sENTA.
Tlves MEET
PREPARATIONS GOING ON
Railroad Company May Increase
Special Police Foroe-Advises
All sherffs to be
Prepared.

Philadelphia. Iffy l6. Aft n two
suspensions Of neeitiations an an%
Iouncement was made this afternoon
ttat iie representatives cf tlla CON
lHGt ard trainnjn yal meet G.ea-
.etaI Ma .a u the ftaHsy .v<ia rail-
al Maa4ay .niorta&
Rcm ~ plaliyea of t4e campany de-
clafe they wnnll Aaya nothing new
~ ofitt II y.aw Of the Gpct that She
directors had r&tffed their stana.
Ihe c9alany is making eStaeGivo
preparations for 4 pc@sllAc sirEe. In
taa West phiialelphia ya'ds ears are
belrE iittcd up us temporary quar-
tprs 70. tNeAnlen who will be recruit.
ed in iae event of a strike from the
company's many shops. The speciai
police force of 700 men on lincs be-
between here and Pittsburg if neces-
saiy will be Increased to 5000 The
sheliffs In nearly all the counties in
the state through when the com
pany's lines extend have heen warn
cd to be prepared.
While The situation here appears
critical, there was no external evil
dence on the lines west of Phtgburg
Of the impending strike Representa-
tiyes Of the men on tiie lines west
viii hold another conference vita the
road officials MonAay at pittsburg,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

on eartn In agriculture, in mining,
in manufacturing we produce one
third Of the products of all tie civil
ized world.
Westward the star Of Empire has
taken its course. There is more of
production in manufactures in the
middle west than in the east and far
west combined. Illinois, We claim, is
still fiist in agricultue. 1t is thil'd
in manufactures Chicago is the sec
ond manufacturing city in the United
States, aye, more, it Is the second
manufacturing city in the world, In
the middle west we have ceased to
borrow and now lend II is no longe
true, except in the mouth of the dem
abouge, that the west is tributary to
he casa.
Not only do our agricultural pro-
ducts constantly increase in volume
and value: but. basing the estimate
on the semi-decennial census of 1906,
Kansas produced during the fisc !
year ending June 80, 1910. manufac.
tured articles TO the value of $3.50
100000.
The same census shows that, count
ing the real wealth that you can see
and feel, the tangible property-the
per capita wealth of Kansas is now
about 81 900 Nebraska mas pc.
capita wealth of about $1,000. Iowa
$4,000, Illinois, $4,000 New Yark,
$4,000, while New England has a per
capita wealth of about $1,1O0. | say
again the Star of Empire westward
has taken its way.
Under these conditions the leader
of the Democrats in the nationa
house of representatives, Mr.. Clark,
makes proclamation in his speech OF
July at Tammany Hall that the
Democrats are united; that the Re.
pubicans are divided into factions,
and then he proceeds to call for re.
cruits He attacks the Payne tariff
law as vigorously as Brostow. Cum.
Minis, Lafollette, Beveridge and other
so-called insurgents attack it. He
gives notice that the Democrats are
to control the next house OF Iepresen-
tatives, and that their first labor will
be a revision of the tariff from the
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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

extinguished the flames.
Two of her crew, all twenty-eight
of whom jumped overheard, are miss.
ing. E@ 7
Six barges were destroyed. The
passenger steamship Harvard, of the
Metropolitan line, was badly scorch-
ed. She was towed to safety.
For time the entire water front
north of Fulton stree, was in danger,
The blaze was one Of the stub
borrisst the firemen have contended
with in years. AS the flames swept
through the pier to the barges, the
crews were forced to leap into the
water. from which ropes and boat
hooks pulled them to safety.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
STEAMER PIER AND SIX
BARCES BURN AT new YORK

New York, July 16.-Four hundred
thousand people witnessed this after.
noon the most spectacular pied fire
since the Hoboken disaster ten years
ago in which $50 lives were lost AS
far as learned two perished today.
The monetary loss is between $780,.
900 and $l000,000.
Pier IA Of the Metropolitan Steam.
ship Line on the HndsOn river at, the
foot of Fulton street was practically
destroyed The structure cost $500.
900.
OF the same line, caught fire and
drifted into the river, where fire boats
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
Congressmen Investigating Complaints
Made Against Naturalization Bureaus

New yoss July lGTo becone q
citizen OF the United States is sdoa
a strenuous job that Congressman
William S. Bennett and Congressman
Goldfogle Of New York, are making
an inyestigationof the naturalization
bureaus throughout the Couatry,
Complaints havt been filed with fed.
eral officials that the naturalization
bureaus have surrounded their work
with so much red taEe that 1t re-
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

ported as swept away. The Monon
Illinois Central and Louisville ana
Nashville are the chief sufferers o.
the railroads.
Southern Indiana counties suffered
severely many washouts being re-
ported Terre Haute reports hun
dreds Of acres washed away. AZ
streams are out OF their banks. Al
Martinsyille, H., two and q half In
cncs OF rain fen In six hours. result
ing in the breaking OF the reservoir
Citizens battlel all night to save the
leyee. Y Is sttll threatening.
Williamson county, Illinois, exper
fenced It's worst storm OF tle season
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
MORE AuTQ VICTIMS.

Portsmouth. Ohio, July 16-E. A
Crawford. state public printer, was
fatally injured and four other persons
seriously hurt in an automobile acct
dent in Adams country, Ohio, last
night. The chauffeur lost control OF
the machine. 1t went over a Is foot
embankment into creek.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
AVIATOR GETS FALL.

Bourne Mouth. England, July l6.
Alan Boyle, son OF the earl Of Glas'
gov was seriously injured today
when his monoplane at the aviation
meet fell to the ground Buyla was
found to be suffering IRON concps
sion of the brain
Robert Lorraine had a most eHcit-
ing trip in tie midst Of torrentiai
rainstorm. He losi his bearings ii
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
UNTOLD DAMAGE DONE BY
FRIDAY NIGHTS STORMS

Louisville, KY July 1G.-Wide-
spread damage in several counties
of Kentucky and Indiana has resulted
frcm a cloud burst nich broke last
night and today after three weeks OF
almost daily rain. Henderson, uaion,
Webster and Nicholas counties in
Kentucky suffered most. The nam.
age viii reach over million.
Railway tracks have been washed
away, steel bridges wrecked and
large acreage of tobacco, corn and
wheat ruined. IN sevccal sections
houses were washed away and tobac-
60 warehouses inundated. Live
stock In many counties nas been re.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

would be citizen to secure his fiaai
papers, congressman Bennet, @aB IL
a members of the national immigra-
ton commission, will make tour Of
the United States and Mexico and
file his Ieportat the next meeting OF
congress. Congressman BeDnet, now
that William Loeb, J. has said that
1t costs too much TO be governor OF
New York, is the most prominent
candidate for the mead of the X pub
lcan state ticket
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
Crowds Wait to See
Famous Pisa Tower Fall

Pisa, Italy, July 1G.-The govern
ment engineers, acting under the dl.
rection of the king, have made on ex-
animation of the famous tower of
Pisa. They report that the tower is
in great danger Of falling During
the past year the tower has moved
some eight inches, and the foundation
daily grows more tottering. The po'
lice are having great trouble in keep
ing the crowds away from the tower,
as the spectators expect to see the
mass OF brick and stone go crashing
to the ground any moment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
CUT.

missing the Isle Of Wight altogether
and was a mile south Of The Needles
the mllst He narrowly escaped
Lighthouse and heading over the
open sea, when he carght sight Of
the cliffs and managed to bring his
air craft around and descend. The
aviator was in the air three-quarters
of an hour He was drenched to the
skin and numb with cold
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
MAJOR MALLOW MADE
MADE SEASONS eEST TIME.

Cleveland July lG.- Major Mallow
clipped quarter CT second off the
track mark for PAGERS in the lrst
heat Of the free'for-all event OF the
Lake Erie circuit meet today. He
stepped the distance in 2;0Gh. He
also won, the second and third heats
IN 2;0Shi and 2:dS, this being the
fasterst time FACED 'on half mile
track this season.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
PETITION AGAINST PULLMAN

Indianapolis, Ind, July lG,--Inter-
yening petition in the suit before
tho Interstate Clmmerce Commission
to compel the Pullman company to
charge lower rates for upper than for
lower berth In sleeping cars. was I'll
ed with the commission today by the
Attorney Gtneral Of Indiana
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
POPULATION INCREASES
Shown BY Figures For Rock Island
County and Moline, H., and
Ann Arbor Mich.

Washington, July lG.-Statistics OF
the population as enumerated for the
thirteenth census, were given out to-
day as follows by Director Durand
for the following places:
Rock Island County, 1910, 10,404;
1900, 55.249.
Moline, ILL.,, 1910, 24,199; 1900, H..
248.
Ann Arbor, Mich, 1919, 1887; 1900
14,509.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
WOMAN KILLED MAN WHO SHE
DECLARES TRIED TO RUIN
HER HOME.
JOHN 0'C0NNOR VICTIM
Woman's Foot Prints Lead Sheriff to
Arrest Her-Made Confession
That Brought Pity From
Hearers.


den John O'Conner was playing with
den John Conner was playing with
his baby al his home ana while his
wife was i'll in the hospital awaiting
an operation, mysterious shot was
fired through the window, and he fell
mortally wounded Today he died.
iii statement he said he mad no
idea WHO shot MIN, but that one,
Frank Stout. mad threatened his life.
Stout was arrested but established
an allbi.
Sheriff Warner heard evidencY
which caused him to suspect Mrs.
Stout, and he arrested ner tonight
She confessed she killed O'Conner
She said he had annoyed her and hal
attempted TO break up hen home To
night Ms. Stout and her husband are
both in jail, and with them are tlieif
six litt!e children
Womans confes sion.
Il killed John OConner because he
tried to ruin my home. ! could not
keep him away
Snch is the principal part Of the
confession made tonight to
Sheriff Warner by Mrs. Mary Stout
wlo is now under arrest in the coul-
ty Jail charged with the murder OF
JohnO'Gonner. deputy state game
commissioner, who died at Q O'clock
this morning. twelve hours after he
had been mysteriously shot at lbs
home.
Stealthily making her way to
'O'Conner's nome last night, Mrs
Stout said she climbed the high
beard fence in tne rear OF The homo
Arriving near the doorway she saw
her intended victim fondling his two
year old son. At the sight of this
her mother love for her six children
arose and protected against taking
the life OF father, even though she
accused him Of making improper adj
vances toward her She faltered and
turned away.
When her back was turned she
says the anger Of a wronged woman
again arose.
Going to the doorway again for the
second time she took deliberate aim
at O'Conner and fired.
His .wo lungs were pierced by the
ball from "a 80 calibra revolver, ami.
ne fell to the floor Starting to
walk slowly away from the place.
Mrs Stout found that O'Copner had
arisen ana was pursuing her. She
says he fairly flew toward her. When
OConner collapsed she succeeded in
making her escape
Foot Prints Tel Tale.
A wonman's foo prints near the
house gave Sheriff Werner a clew
which resulted in the arrest tonight
Of Mrs Stout. She told a pathet C
tale OF alleged. wrong conduct on the
part of O'Conner and her dramatic
recita! brought forth pity from those
who heard it.
Tonight she occupies cell in the
woman's ward of the county Jail, her
husband is locked up, and her six chill
dren are under guard in the jail an
mex, because of the refusal of the
neighbors to take care of the children
of the woman.
The Stout woman's husband shot
and killed John Watson at a coal
mine here in 1901 He fed to Okla
homa but was brought back and
tried and acquitted
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
On Safe Ground.

"Why do you call your new pictur,
DAWN"
Because replied the bright young
impresslonlst, few people know whal
dawn looks like; hence they are likely
to take my word for Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17
NETTING oE plRlclRLEs.

Metz, Germany, July lG--Dirgible
ballon maneuycrs in all conditions
began here today on an extensive
scale. Zeppelin, |. Parseyal ana Griss
participated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

Cincinnati, July l6.-The Cinein-
nati-Boston game was postponed to-
day on account Of rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

probably at the same time the men
on the lines east hold their confe,
renee here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-17

The Cairo Bulletin mas been Cairo's
leading paper for over forty years.