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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10

Master James Amos Clayton. the
little son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Clay
ton was host ton number Of IFS little
friends yesterday afternoon at yhls
home. the occasion being the sixth
anniversary of his birth. A birthday
cake on which SIX candles burned
formed the center piece OF tic table
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10

Mrs. D. W.;Jacobs aud Mrs. John
Redman OF Clarksburg who had been
the guests OF Srs,sW B. McGregor
for several dayssreturned to clarks:
burg last evening. Yesterday after.
noon. Mrs. McGregor entetained ht
800 in their honor, the guests number
Ing twelve.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
To PHILADELPHIA.

Miss Mary Louise Nichols left yes
tcrday for Frostburg, Md, where she
will spend several days the guest Of
Mrs, Herman Hesse. Miss Nichols
will 30 on to Philadelphia where She
will attend a reunion of last years
graduating class Of Walnut Lane Sem
mary OF which she Is a member.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
DANCING CLASS

The dancing class will be held this
evening at the Masonic Assembly
hall from eight until ten o'clock. Tho
sessions OF the class have been large.
ly attended this fall and are delight:
full events.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10

Misses Nola nnd:Margaret McKin.
ney entertnlnedg;thc Chatterbox club
last evening atitheirShome on First
street. !, S:' Nh.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
Entertaining Missionary Society.

Mrs. Della Shinn Is entertaining the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
AIRY Society OF the Presbyterian church
this afternoon at her home ION Pier
pOnt avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
AId Society Ionloht.

There will be, called meeting OF
the Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
NJ. Z. church this evening at 1880
o'clock ut the home of Mrs. John
Phillips OF Fourth street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
Masked Social.

: Last evening at the First NJ. E.
church, the members OF the Epwortl
League held mask party which was
attended by more than eighty guests
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10

where refreshments. were served. The
gusts included Earl Sample, Junior
Bother. Willie and Jessie Falkenstine
Mendel Arnett, Thomas Robinson,
Creed and Charles Miller.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
NEW YORK's SENATORIAL
CONTEST BEGINS

New York, Jan. It. The remain
der of the big factors in the state
democratic party, who are to take
part in the big fight tomorrow, will
leave here tonight to be on the
scene of battle tomorrow, which is
the date set for the election of
man to succeed United States Sena-
tor Chauncey M. Depew.
The friends of Edward M. shep-
ard who felt very confident of his
election as recently as ten days ago.
are exceedingly nervous, for as the
time of battle has drawn near. Mr..
shepard's chances have lessened
William Sheehan has the support of
the upstate men, and Judge Alton
b. Parker, who once ran for presi-
lent on the democratic ticket, has
friends working for him. Charles
+. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall.
has maintained his usual reticence.
which means that the man he wants
VIII be elected. He is said to favor
Justice James w. Jerard.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
THE WAY THAT
WINS IN KENTUCKY,

Going into the old feud districts
of Kentucky to sell goods was once,
regarded as an extremely hazardous
undertaking." says Beech Wood
Smith. "a friend of mine-a hard
ware salesman went down in
to that region with all sorts of
warnings. My friend was conveyed
over the hills to little town 20
miles from railroad. Pulling out
his revolver he walked into the only
hardware store in town.
g Boss he said, leveling his gun
at the first man he saw, I'm not
looking for an illicit distillery.
Neither am a hold-up man. am
a travelling salesman. Here is my
card. May I talk business with
you?'
Put down your gun, stranger,
said the hardware man. You have
come here in the right spirit And
he proceeded to give my friend an
order for over $500 worth Of
goods. Cleveland Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
CHILD WELFARE EXHIBIT.

New York, Jan. 1S.-No more in
teresting exhibition ever was held in
New York is the unanimous opinion
expressed by countless number of
men and women who attended the
opening of the Child Welfare Ex-
hibit in the Seventy-first Regiment
armory today. The exhibition will
continue several weeks. Its purpose,
as set forth in the announcement of
the promoters. is to show 1.-The mod
ern tendency towards scientific child
culture on gigantic scale and the
heroic efforts being put forth by
thousands of sociological and char
table workers to combat the evil eff
fects of congestion and resultant
conditions on the children of New
York, and to save the city from a
weak, unhappy future citizenship"
The good and evil features of the
moving picture show and its amaz-
ing development as form Of social
entertainment are demonstrated by
exhibits. The candy shop and its
effects on the young, the evils of
street corner loafing and the fire.
quenting of public dance hall also
are shown. Where and how the
children in the tenement districts
spend their spare time are shown eff
fectively by means of models and
photographs.
The brighter side of the exhibit
ton shows suburban and tenement
home possibilities, the best methods
of purchasing and preparing foods,
and the care, proper clothing and
training of children. There is also
a dazzling top shop showing the
kinds of toys children ought to play
with because of their educational
value. Model roof gardens and pub
lie Fairgrounds are also given much
attention.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
HEAD NAN ATTEMPTS
TO SHUTTLE OFF.

Eeafwood Telegram, Jan. 18.
Victor Kokoswki, middle aged
mRn OF Lead, attempted to commit
aaisaas last night at $3.50 in his
rpum In the Bailor fats on Main
atnesd by shooting himself over the
nlEht eye with a 80 Smith & Wes-
ann revolver. Officer Keller and
Dr. Crouch were notified and found
che Enan locked in his room. The
door was broken in and Kokoswki
was found bleeding profusely from
nais sesf-inflicted wound.
NO motive aside from melancholia
aanN = desire to quit this vale of
tears was known to have prompted
sshe man to his rash act. He is suf-
fasfng from the wound but his con-
AdtaSn Is not such that would lead
taae physicians to believe that he
viii die. He is being cared for at
Ahe H0mestake hospital.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
STURGIS MAN RECOVERED
AFTER OPERATION.

Hot Springs, S. D., Jan. 1S.-Dr.
]. d. Brooks, who came here from
Panama last year, has decided to
leave the Springs and look for a
new field in the south.
Robert Cruickshank, who was op-
Grated upon successfully for a Sc
we're case of appendicitis by DR..
Walker, has returned to Sturgis and
is enjoying good health.
HAVE BEEN POISONED.
LEAD MAN MAY
Deadwood Telegram, Jan. 1S.
George Dunbar. young employe
OF the Homestake company. was
found in a. very serious condition in
his room in the Homestake hotel
yesterday bl fellow workers, who
We're attracted to his room by his
continued meanings.
That he was poisoned is the
theory entertained by the physicians
who attended him. He was removed
to the Homestake hospital. and is be-
Ing we'll cared for. Nothing is
known of his relatives or friends.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
IMPORTANT CASES UP.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Two OF the
most important cases affecting or
yanized labor that have ever come
before the United States Supreme
Court for decision are on the calen-
dar of that tribunal and will proba-
bly, be heard this week.
The appeal of President Samuel
Gompers and other officials of the
American Federation of Labor from
the conviction of contempt of court
passed upon them in connection with
the boycott OF the Bucks Stove and
Range company will have AN early
hearing. Should the verdict OF
the lower court be sustained, Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison will
have to pay heavy fines and serve
sentences in Jail. The appeal was
originally set for hearing last fall
but was postponed upon motion of
counsel for the labor leaders on the
ground that it was desirable that so
important case be heard by a full
bench.
The employers liability cases, in
which the Northern Pacific and New
Haven railroads are directly, and all
the railroad lines of the country are
indirectly concerned, is also on to-
days calendar and will come up at
an early date.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
NAT CARTMELL WILL
AGAIN RUN IN ENGLAND.

Washington, Jan. 49, An an
nouncement that will interest the
sporting world in general and those
interested in sprinting in particular
is one to the effect that Nat Cart
nell, the former crack sprinter of
the University of Pennsylvania, who
turned professional while abroad
last season, will again compete in
England next season.
His chief opponent for honors
will be Donaldson, the great South
African, who beat Reggie Walker
in what was at that time called the
worlds professional 100 yard dash
championship. The event took
place in South Africa.
English running enthusiasts are
looking forward to meeting of the
pair with great expectancy. 1t is
we'll known that Cartmell is better
22O yard runner than he is at 100
yards, but he has always brought
his great resources to the fore when
he was running against man who
was faster than he by comparative
times.
Donaldson has made the wonder
fully fast time of 9 So seconds for
the 100 yards, which is faster than
Cartmell has ever done, but those
who know Cartmell are confiden,
that he will beat the South African
despite his fast time.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
LAUNCH BOOM FOR HARMON.

Baltimore, Jan. IT, Harmon
and Harmony" is the rallying cry
of a considerable faction of the ma
TONS democratic leaders, who met
in Baltimore today, ostensibly to do
honor to the memory of Andrew
Jackson in the city where he was
first nominated for president. Lit,
tie was heard about Andy, however,
at least during the early stages of
today's Notification, he being, as .
Tammany statesman expressed it.
"a stiff" but much was heard of
Harmon, Woodrow Wilson, Gaynor,
Folk, Francis and other leading
democrats who are looked upon as
candidates for the presidential nom
ination before next years democrat
ic national convention.
All sections of the country ana
their favorite sons are representa-
here today, but early indications are
that it will be Harmon and Har-
mony" day. Those who realize the
value of soul stirring slogan, with
alterations careful aid admit that
the Ohio governor has decided ad
vantage in the race. Unless all signs
fail-and there is nothing SO dry
about Baltimore today that, signs
should fail Governor Harmon is
the favorite of the Marylanders and
is looked upon as the guest of hon
or. It is more than likely. that the
POSTMASTER at tonight's banquet
will take advantage of the occasion
when presenting the governor of
Ohio, to formally announce in few
we'll chosen words, that Mr.. Har-
mon has lightning rod up and is
likely to be struck by the presiden-
tial lightning. Then unless all signs
fail again, the diners will give way
to wild enthusiasm, and the liar
mon and harmony" boom will be
we'll on its way. Thus it may come
to pass that two of the buckeye
states favorite sons, the other being
Mr.. Taft, may next year be pitted
against each other in the presiden-
tfal stakes. Mr.. Bryan is not here
today, but sent letter announcing
his continued allegiance to the plat
form of 1908.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
ENGLISH LIBEL SUIT
INVOLVES ARMY OFFICERS.

London, Jan. H. Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, Gen. Sir Frederick
Maurice and long list of other dis
tinguished British soldiers will be
witnesses at the trial, soon to be-
gin here, of ex-Sergeant Major Ed
mondson's suit against l.. S. Amery,
editor of the "Times History of the
Boer War;" for damages on account
of the charge Edmondson says Am
cry made to the effect that the for
mer was guilty of cowardice on the
field of battle in South Africa.
Edmondson was in a Lancers' reg
iment when the Boer war broke out
and then Joined the Middlesex Yeo-
many. A company of which he was
in command was part of a detach-
ment ordered to make night march
on Liliefontein, where the English
were surprised by the Beers.
The Sergeant majors conduct
seems never to have been question
ed until last winter, when he wrote
letter to the voters of East Wolver-
hampton urging them to oppose Am
cry, who was parliamentary can
didate in the constituency. Amery
responded with the statements con-
corning Edmondson which the lat
ter says called his courage in ques-
ton.
The case Is of no particular inter-
est in itself blu the character of the
witnesses called promise to make
the trial a most unusual one,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
INVESTIGATING MANNER
OF LOADING COAL

Washington, January 17.--Inves.
tigation sOf the manner of storing
coal on United States battleships is
expected in the near future by of.
Ulcers of the navy.
The immediate cause for such an
inquiry is found in the fact thai
within two weeks, explosions recent.
ly occurred in the coal bunkers oil
two battle ships, causing the death
of man in each instance. They
were on the North Dakota and the
Michigan. Coal Passer, Evans, oil
the North Dakota died after linger.
ing nearly two weeks after the &C.
cident. Benjamin McCleary, Goa
passer on the Michigan died within
two days from the time of his being
burned. Both men were injured
while the fleet was in the English
Channel. Though such explosions
are not unknown in the navy, of.
ficers are freshly alarmed at VIVA,
seems to be an increase in thei,
frequency.
According to the report of the
Board of Inquiry on the North Dako.
ia, coal dust was responsible for the
explosion on that battleship. Evans
declared that he had crawled into
the bunker to take a nap. Needing
a light he scratched a match, and
the explosion followed, severely
burning him. The board reported
that there was no trace of gas in
the bunker. No detailed report on
the Michigan explosion has yet been
received, but the circumstances, so
far as known, were similar.
Lack Of ventilation, naval Officers
say, is the dangerous factor in bat
tleship coal bunkers. On most of the
ships If the traps are opened and
kept open to admit air. water also
gets in. 1t is well known that water
in small quantities, with large
amounts of soft coal, will induce
spontaneous combustion. The diff.
ficulty of the problem is increased
~ the fact that there is little choice
In placing the bunkers. all must
open into the fire room.
Many officers are convinced tina,
these recent explosions offer a strong
argument for the adoption of oil
burners. The danger from coal
they say. is too great to be longer
tolerated
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
EURKEGEE NEGRO
CONFERENCE.

Tuskegee, Ala, Jan. 1S.-The
twentieth annual session of the Tus-
kegee Negro Conference opened at
Tuskegee institute today with
barge and representative attendance.
Tie feature of the program was a
symposium discussion on the subject
Of the negro as farmer. The ques-
tslua Of making tenant farming
more profitable both to the landlord
and 10 the tenant was discussed at
kngzA- Attention was paid also to
the Methods for making truck farm
Ing cotton raising. fruit raising and
Eve stock and poultry breeding pro-
6raass 10 the negro farmer. Booker
e. Washington in his opening adj
araHs ssaa the value of the discus
ninns aky u the good the delegates
lsut frvrm them to carry home.
Gnmn-rgw the annual Workers
CimfHrsnns viii be held at the in
Ati1uEs. Indications point to an I'M
usually aBsgs attendance of persons
Ifireciy engaged in negro education
Hnd sffisr interested in the uplift of
1ha nnluret race
ltiVisiDn al work has been a bone
mi GnssNantiEn between the building
1rnfiaB n1LiEns OF Minneapolis, MINI
u1nnbls lb Egrss among themselves,
~ tnHB hssan impossible for the Amer
irnn Fsahsr:H1dun OF Labor or any
nsfB- budg TO define jurisdictfonal
linsE unsatisfactory to the opposing
dnrreK. 4 movement to compel the
nntsraHHnd unions to settle these
mHltErs EmUng themselves is being
nAlkHH s'f. End this seems to be abou,
the n1ltg ISOLATION Of the problem
~sfIish WIFI result In restoring peace
Alll nnnliIauns. Dual unions OF car
DlHutarx. sseamftters, electricians
And adansr trades has not helped the
AilnEraDn any, and a general re-or-
EEnizaaaon which would remedy all
aliE would be welcomed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
"BLACK DEATH ALARMS
THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND

London, Jan. IT, England is
becoming seriously alarmed over the
accumulating evidence that pneu-
monte plague-the "black death =
has secured a firm foot hold in the
country.
1t is not alone that the rats all
over the island are unquestionabh
thoroughly affected--it is beginning
to be clear now that many men, wo-
men and children have died of the
disease, their illness having simply
been wrongly diagnosed by the at
tending physicians. Expert investi-
gators have practically proven that
cases of supposed pneumonia as
far back as 1906 were really plague,
and a correspondent of the London
Times, for whose authority the news
paper vouches, takes the respondent
view that 1--WE shall never succeed in
Kidding England entirely of this
plague, which has found so insidi-
Gus an entry"
''It seems probable" adds the Lon
don Express in a discussion of the
same subject, that the extermina.
ton of rats is in itself hopeless
task, and no more than a slight
palliative"
While it is true that the number
of cases of the disease among human
beings is not very large, medical au-
thorities are agreed that they are in.
creasing steadily. The fact that the
complaint, in England, tends to take
not the bubonic but the pneumonia
form, in which the inhalation of in.
fected breath even at consider.
able distance is sufficient to trans.
nit the contagion, is not reassur.
ing feature of the situation.
"This is an extremely serious af.
fair" says the Express, land we
must grapple with it not in any spir.
it of panic, but with the fixed de.
termination to leave undone moth
ing which can possibly prevent 8
real disaster"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
H1RIDE OF DIsTIN-
GUISHED LINEAGE

Rome. Jan. 18.Through spec
~ Alspensation from the church,
made necessary by the difference in
Ehe religions Of the contracting par
@As, Miss Gwendolyn Story, one OF
GRe most popular members of the
AM6rtGln colony In Rome. today be-
fsFge the bride Of Captain Stuart,
tN6 HfIitary attache Of the British
embassy IN this city. The bride Is
4 Roman Catholic and the bride
Ef006g d Protestant.
FEs wedding 10 the elimination OF
i {6EaSatic courtship. It was only
jast sttmmsr that the young persons
f5fSt Raet, Captain Stuart fell in
iaEs NJ Grst sight. SO his friends de-
esaEe ma never rested until he won
Mss HtsFyss consent.
NNGh born In Rome and resi-
denk here the most Of the time. the
an saday II q thorough Ameri-
MA comes Of most distinguish
SaS Reas she is great-grand-
Qb Justice Joseph Story Of
court OF the United
ggAst1d Laughter Of w. w.
a6H and sculptor, and a
anTa ~ Akaalth Story. tho sculp-
sssS s.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
FRANCE is OUT OF
WHACK IN TIME MATTERS


Paris, Jan. IT. French time.
which is five hours and nine min
utes faster than New York time and
nine minutes faster than Greenwich
time, will be set back. French folk
will therefore have lived 18 minutes
in nine, legally. France has been
out of whack with all other coun-
tries since the Time Congress met in
Washington some years ago and all
agreed on a standard time. The
hour is now given by wireless from
Eiffel Tower to ships at sea and the
necessity of giving time as the resi-
of the world carries it, causes the
setback OF the clocks.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
INTERESTING FOREIGN
FACTS FORTHCOMING

Washington, January i7.- A
monopoly of the manufacture of run.
Honduras is held by the govern
nent and the business is conducted
IN the basis of very liberal profit
according to report from Consul
Iaeberle who attends to the inter
est of the United States in the re.
public. The government contracts
with distilleries in various parts o.
The country for supplies of rum
One Of these informed Haeberlt
that it costs three cents to produce
bottle containing 10 ounces. 1t IL
sold to the government for seven
cents and by the latter distributed
among the ultimate consumers at st.
cents a bottle. The rum is calico
guaro and is made of sugar cane.
+ AS to the need of roads. Haeberle
says:
lone of the enterprising mer.
chants of Tugucigalpa said he is a.,
present transporting machinery te
his farm, 20 miles east of the city
At many places his men had to stol
and fix the road before proceeding
ITO transport heavy machinery te
the San Juancito mine from the
coast requires from two to two anc
one-half months, sometimes sever
weeks from Tegucigalpa 10 the mine
a distance of Fl miles. For ~ GU,
OF these FL miles the block anu
tackle must be used, and it takes
50 to so oxen to move a piece OF
machinery weighing over six cons.'
Haeberle also makes some obser.
walton on the Panama hat industr,
to this effect:
about $4,000 hats are made an.
nually by the women of Santa Bar
bara. The palm leaf, from which
they are made, is called 'junco.
The most tender leaves are selected
and exposed to sulphur smoke, anc
moisture and the rays of the sun
The price is about 10 cents gold for
two doven leaves, the amount need
ed for one hat. 1t takes about two
weeks to make an ordinary hat and
a month to make fine one.
"a round block called a norma
is used as form for making the
crown. After this part is finished
table is used, provided with one O,
more holes, into which the crown il
dropped and the i'm woven on tor
of the table. These hats are sole
from $1.20 to STA, according tt
their quality. They are made during
the wet season, as the straw breaks
| during the dry. Even in the we,
season a damp cloth is CONSTANT,
used to mpisten the straw while
Weaving. When they are finished
they are placed in a large box anc
are agin subjected to sulphu,
fumes, after which they are read,
for the market
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
TARIFF COMMISSION
BILL BADLY WANTED

Washington. Jan. 1s.-Another
attempt to get some sort of tariff
commission bill out of the ways and
means committee Of the house was
made today at a meeting of the ma.
1orlty members, who are practically
deadlocked. This meeting is the. re-
suit OF the request of President Tai,
for some action a: this session. His
pet measure. the Longworth bill. is
practically dead. Taft refuses to
accept the Fassett bill.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-20
DISCUSSES GRAIN sHRINKAGE.

Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. 1s.-Leading
grain men of several states met in.
conference here today with repre-
sentatives of the railroads to discuss
the grain shrinkage problem. The
railroads have made practice of
deductlng one-eighth of 1 per cent
for wheat shrinkage and one-fourth
OF per cent on coarse grain shrink
age. The grain men contend that
the roads have no right to make
such deduction unless they prove
that there is natural shrinkage of
grain.