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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
INjNAN
SH00IF5nERsELE
GERTRUDE RRYsoN, OF MORGAN
TOWN, TRIES 70 END HER LIFE
BY THE BULLET ROUTE,

MoRGANToWN, July 17.-Miss
Gertrude Bryson Is at the City hos
pital with bullet hole through her
left side as the result of an attempt
to commit suicide in the alleyway be.
tween the Hotel Peabody and the Bos-
ton confectionery store few minutes
before 9 O'Clock yesterday evening.
The shooting occurred at the rear u
the Boston confectionery store and
the woman used pearl handled "3S'
Robinson revolver.
The shot attracted large number
Of people and persons who first reach.
ed the girl slated that she called for
John Botlas who came and took hold
Of her hand. They also state that
she exclaimed 81 did It for you John,
all for you" When some one asked
who shot her she replied that she
had shot herself and this statement
she repeated after she was taKeu IL
the City hospital.
All the chambers of the revolver,
with ones exception, had been filed
stated Sheriff Brand yesterday even.
ing who was on the scene Of the
shooting in few minutes and who
has the gun in his possession, stated
that all Of the chambers of the re-
volver, with one exception had been
filed. When the revolver was found,
the trigger was laying on the empty
chamber.
When the physicians began the ex-
animation at the City hospital, the
bullet was found in Miss Bryson's
waist, having penetrated her body. 1t
was stated at the hospital shortly
before midnight, that the wound was
not necessarily fatal and that Miss
Bryson would recover If no pieces OF
clothing had been carried into the
wound or II blood poisoning did not
result. The bullet entered the left
breast, at a point near the heart, and
emerged at a point near the shoulder
blade. The wound was treated by
Drs. Fisher and MOser.
Miss Brysan is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry L. Bryson who live
on Eureka Driveway, Fourth ward.
Several months ago she married Vim
cent Habig, from whom she has a
divorce. She is "a years of age and
has three sisters and two brothers.
She spent the day yesterday at Oak
Park. returning in the evening. Her
sister stated last night that the wo-
man had in no way indicated any
intention Of shooting herself yester-
day.
The shooting occurred shortly after
the church services we're concluded
and a large crowd was attracted. 1t
Is estimated that over 500 people
gathered about the corner at the hotel
and Price building.
Prosecuting Attorney T. Sutton
Boyd and Sheriff Brand were among
the first to arrive on the scene and
kept The crowd back. The Jenkins
and Brown ambulance was called to
remove Miss Bryson to the hospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
TEARING down
T9.BUIL.D AGAIN
TRACTION COMPANY is RAzINe
BARN WHICH WILL BE CON.
VERTED INTO FREIGHT HOUSE.

The Talrmont and Clarksburg Com.
pany are now razing the barn on the
Barnes property on First street rec.
emily purchased by the Company for
a freight house. The barn was used
by the American laundry TO house
Its wagons and stable its horses.
The barn will be removed to Twel-
fth street where the Traction com:
pany from the Fairmopt Mining Ma
chinery Company.
The erection Of the freight house
on the corner of First street antl
Falrmont avenue will be started as
soon as the plans and arrangements
can be made, This will be a modern
building in every particular
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
EDWARD RADTNA
CLAIMED BY DEATH
YIELDS TO AN UNEQUAL FIGHT
WITH A BROKEN BAcK-6uRlED
IN WOODLAND CEMETERY.

Saturday evening at the Miners
hospital occurred the death Of Mr.. Ed.
ward Radtka after weeks Of suffer.
Ing with a broken back sustained six
weeks ago at the Evansville shaft
mine. Mr.. Radtka was caught be.
meath fall OF slate and while trying
to eXtricate himself another fall oc.
cured which broke his back. He was
taken at once to the Miners hospital
where everything possible was done
to relieve his suferlngs as 1t Was
known when he entered the hospital
that his recovery would be almost
miracle.
The deceased was 81 years of age
and was Of splendid physique at the
time of the accident weighing two
hundred pounds and during his III.
ness had wasted away until he was
mere shadow OF his former self. He
was a splendid young man and en-.
joyed the respect Of the entire com.
munlty in which he resided.
About three weeks ago, his aged
mother after learning of the hopeless
condition of her son, upon visiting him
at the hospital, brOOded over his con
dlton and in a moment OF temporary
insanity took her own life by drown.
Ing in a rain barrel at her home n,
Evansville.
The remains OF Mr.. Radtka we're re.
moved from the hospital to his home
at Barnsvllle and services we're con-
Quoted there this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock by Rev. W. j. Eddy, pastor OF
the First Baptist church. The de-
ceased requested that Rev. Eddy con.
duct the services over his remains
Following impressive services the re-
mains we're conveyed to Woodlawn
cemetery by Undertakers Eli Mus.
grave and Sons where they were laid
to rest.
The deceased was a member OF the
Knights OF the Golden Eagle and the
Woodmen OF the World.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
NEAR END
IN CONGRESS.
ALL LEGISLATIVE PLANS LEAD
TO ADJOURNMENT OF EXTRA
SESSION EARLY IN AUGUST.

" d |s.F
WASHINGTON, July 1I-All legts-
latfve paths now lead to adjournment
Of congress quickly after the vote on
the Arlzona.New Mexico statehood
bill is taken in the Senate on the
Legislative day, August 2. The Senate
will be ready then, in all probability,
despite the general tarlff revision
threat Of Senators Cumnins, Of Iowa,
and other insurgents, and the House
will not otinterpose any fresh legislation
to disturb the Senate's programme for
winding up the extra session.
Only six days remain before the
final vote is reached upon the Cana
dian reciprocity bill in the Senate. Its
passage by two.thirds vote Of the
Senate is confidently predicted by Sen
ate leaders, who have seen many i'm
portant amendments voted down In
the last few days by majorltles larger
than they had yentured to hope for.
A number OF important speeches in
support Of the bill are expected with
a view Of making clear the position of
the Democrats and Republicans who
have refused to entertain any amend
ment 10 the bill and who have sup.
ported President Taft's desire for
early ratification of the agreement as
It stands. Senators Stone Of Missouri,
shlvely Of Indiana, and. other Demo
Gratis will advocate the bin this week,
while Senator's Bailey OF Texas, and
LaF1llette of Wisconsin, will oppose
1t The other bills upon which dates
for votes have been set will be debat.
ed as soon as reciprocity Is out of the
way.
Confer on Direct Vote,
A conference ON the resolution for
a constitutional amendment for direct
popular election Of United States SEN
ators probably will be held Monday
by the Senate and House conf reess 70
adjust differences over the senate's
amendment Of the House resolution,
looking to federal; control Of the cleo
tions.
House leaders agree that there will
be no opposition TO the adjournment
plans Of the Senate. The House com
mittee on ways and means is working
ona revision of the cotton tariff, which
viii be taken up inthe House next
week. About ten days debate in the
House is expected, but the bill will
not be pressed or, the Senate so as
to cause any delay, and II necessary
will be pu ahead as a rider on the
wool or free list bills when the senate
votes upon them. Cotton revision.
however, in case such programme Is
not adopted, will, be pressed at the
regular session conyening in Decem.
ber. The investigating committees
will be active during the rest of the
extra session. The Senate committee
which is probing into the election of
Senator Lorlmer of Illinois, will re-
sumo today with probably several
witnesses who are expected to testify
regarding the alleged 100000 Lorf
mer election fund.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
FlJNERJI.
REMAINS OF AMANDA BtLLlNcs
sLEA WERE fNTERREn AZ GIL
BOA CEMETERY. EsIERDAY.

The remains OF Mrs Amanda Bill.
ingslea, mother Of Mr.. n Il Billing
slea whose death occurred on Thurs.
day evening at the home d her son
on Monroe street, were taken yesler-
day morning at nine O'clock 10 the
Gllboa church near this cltyi where
at eleven o'clock funeral services
were conducted and the remains ia.
tered in the Boggess cemetery The
services were largely attended by
friends Of the deceased. Several rel.
atives and friends from tilSscity &C..
oompanied the remains TO BE ailboa
church.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
EXCURSION
sTEAMER d. C. WoopWABp Will
BE HERE ToMoRRo EilINe
AND vii MAKE A 7lyER T6lPl

The steamer y q. Woodward Is
scheduled to arrive at the local wharf
tomorrow evening at tiye O'Clock At
seyen.thirty O'Clock an excursion viii
be run which promises totbe de.
lightful affair. Several lioprs can be
spent on the water Tor tIis sun 81
twenty-five cents There Is no bet
ter way to spend a fsw nohrswnen It
is hot than on the water
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
TIEEs FURNITURE AND
Sill ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
WOMAN UNABLE TO PAY RENT
Tries 10 TAKE OWN LIFE
WHEN CONSTABLE SEXES HER
GOODS
(By United Press)

WILKES BARRE, Pa, July 17-Af-
lei her husband left Mrs. George
'Bihker, OF Kingston, being unable to
nav her rent, Constable Clark went to
tiie house to sell her out. While he
N assthe leyylng the kitchen furniture
iihe woman went into the parlor and
hanged herself. She was cut down in
time to save her life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17

Some want ad. help in finding the
BEST worker for your work is worth
while-undeniablyl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
NRS GARDINER DEAD
SISTER OF MRS. e. w. HOWARD.
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT
PIT. MARION TOMORROW. :

Mrs. E, w. Howard was called to
PIT, Marion, Pa, Saturday evening by
the serious illness Of her sister Mrs,
Belle Gardiner. A message received
this morning stated that she had
passed away last evening at ten
O'Clock. The funeral will take place
Tuesday morning at ten O'clock DR.
Howard and danghber, Miss Dorothy
vim 60 to Pt, Marion tomorrow TO at-
tend the A. tansral,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17

Want advertising sfiofteHs yonr
search for It'll ut, h andablei
Want advertising sells salaSle prop
ertyl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17

4 The sopnstpsstaFt cationist may
finally settle a tb where to 90 ny
stpdylng to;aay saEi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-17
NlRIE 10! MINERS

We want 10 good pick miners to
begin work at once regular employ;
PAlEER RtIls5 ~ g
I ( 4 : / IETIl8 4 Z \ 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
STOCK QUARANTINE
 WILL AFFECT FAIRS
Encouragement For Juven- ile Farmers to Be Given
 at Southern Fairs

Memphis, August 19.-(Special.} }--Ac- cording to information in shape ,f official advice received in Memphis from Wash ington quarantine regulations by the limited States government this year will Yprevent some of the best herds of live Stock exhibiting at many of the south srn fairs. Memphis, Nashville and Birming- ham will probably be the farthest point south patronized by the biggest exhib- itors
 In this respect Prof. Thomas A. Early, special agent of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, has been appointed to act as superintendent of all agricultural exhibits at the Tri-State fair in Memphis. Professor Early is also in charge of the Boys Corn club work, which has attrac, ed so much attention from people in Tennes- see, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas The Tri-State Fair association has offered cash prizes for exhibits from the Corn club boys in all states.
 The juvenile farmer will receive much attention at the Tri-State fair. A boys. hall of fame will be established and pie lures of corn club youths that nave won distinction in the work, together with n- teresting data in regard to these boys and what they have accomplished will be exhibited.
 Maving pictures In continuous operation from early in the forenoon till late in the afternoon will be inaugurated by Profes- sor Early, who says the government is keenly interested in the development of the juvenile farmer. These pictures will detail interesting features of the Bovs' Corn club and the Girls Tomato club
 While corn Is announced as the nroba- : Die feature or the fgrcultural exhibits at the Tri-State faif, Arkansas far,o,s rice products, cotton and other southe., crop staples will not be neglected.
 Experts from several states have bee, engaged to assist the Memphis people in
 making the fair success C. s. Bouton
 Of Springdale, Ark, assisted by I. c.
 Murphy Of Columbia, Tenn, will be in
 charge of the horticultural department.
 Other experts from middle Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
ENGLAND PLANS TO
 CELEBRATE PEACE

London, August 19.-(Special.)- cele- bate the centenary of peace among Eng lisl.-speaking peoples. as marked by the signing of the peace treaty between Eng land and America in 1915, and important scheme for a permanent memorial is be- ins discussed in London by representa- tive men of both nations. Andrew Car nege is chairman of the American com mittee with Col. Theodore Roosevelt as honorary chairman, and the governors of AS states of the union as vice presi- dents.
 The celebration will take place in 1914-15 and will most probably take the form of either purchasing Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, the ancestral seat of the Washington family, as lasting me- moral of the peace, and a center of in terest for all the Anglo-Saxon race con- recting British and American territory and to be toll free to citizens of both nations Possibly, if funds permit, both schemes may be realized. so that each country will possess a peace memorial.
 Mir William B. Rowland, chairman of the international organization committee now in London, said to a reporter: "A decision will be arrived at probably be- ieit thc tid ol tuc veal " nave dp- preached the owner of the Sulgrave es- tate with view to securing an option on reasonable terms. I think the idea. would be to devote the house to the pur- poses of a museum, for the housing of objects and documents indicating the close erd peaceful relations between the two countries, and to lay out the 200 acres of land or part of it, as an international park
 Tho proposed bridge across Niagara Falls would be a grand connecting link between the two shores. The new struc- ture would be free to all passengers, and as there are thousands of British visitors during the year this form of memorial would be of some benefit to them. We shall seek to get in touch with English people who are willing to cooperate in the celebration, and it is likely that a British committee will be formed in connection with the larger project.
 'There will be series of public gath erings in America, England, Canada and Australia. An influential committee will be organized in Canada and Australia and probably in all the British colonies X conference of the interests will most likely be convened in New York in the autumn.
 There has been no hostility along the 3n0j miles of American Canadian border curing the last 100 years, so that the celebration will assuredly evoke wide spread interest It has also been sug- cested that history of the period might profitably be written for the special ben eft of school children in the various coun- tries. They would thus have an oppor- tunity. which has never before been af- forded them. of studying history which would not include any record of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
EXPERIMENTS ON
 NEW LOCOMOTIVES

Berlin, August 19-tSpecial) )-Expert- mcnts which will have considerable bear- Ing on the working of railroads all over the world are being carried out in Ger many by the Prussian state railroads who have commenced the running of train hauled by an internal combustion locomo- tive. It is of 10c0-horsepower, has di- rect drive to the axles and was construct- ed by the Diesel company It is smoke less and in shape it resembles the earliar types of electric locomotives. Nearly $70, eco has been expended in material and ex- periments in tho evolution of this engins The fuel used is crude petroleum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
GOOD POLITICIANS IN NEWSPAPER MEN Long List of Successful Candidates in Mississippi
 Primaries

Jackson Miss, August 1a-tSpec;al)- Newspaper men fared pretty well in the August primary, especially as candidates for the legislature. as will be seen by
 careful reading of the list of those
 elected.
 In the senate there will be Wiley San ders of the Kosciusko Star (re-electedl. A. |C. Anderson of the Ripley Sentinel 0e- elected), John Eddins of the Byhalia Jour nal, Joseph F. Norwood of the Magnolia Gazette.
 Representatives are elected as follows, viz: S. Joe Owen of the New Albany
 Gazette J. B. Going of the Calhoun Mon- itor, Dennis Myphree of the Pittsboro Banner T. T. Davenport of the Aber1 zen Weekly, N. M. Everette Of the Hickory ReporterIndex, H. A. Geiger of the SiIn2- son County News, G. w. Dudley of the Iuka Vidette, H. M. Quin of the Pyfhi n Journal and formerly editor of the Jef~ fersonian.
 Frank Burkett of Chickasaw Is well known as a newspaper man, having edited the Okolona Messenger for many years; Hall Sanders was formerly editor Of the Charleston Herald; A. w. Bond, 2 news- paper man of Wiggins. is in the second race: J. R. Holcomb of Lamar cmnty,
 an old newspaper man, is in the run, ver
 as is also N. A. Mott of Yazoo City. for years connected with the publishing b1s- mess of his county.
 | Ed. Franklin of Ruleville, SunfloN CT
 county. formerly edited the "Yellow Dog"
 at Ruleville, and is elected.
 Among the stars of greater magnitude
 are found eX-Governor Vardaman. elected
 to the U. S. Senate. He is now editor of ''The Issue," and for several years pub l lished the Commonwealth at Greenwood. | Secretary of State J. W. Power walked
 out of his fathers newspaper office into
 that of secretary of state. It is also
 worthy of note that his opponent in this
 race was Dr. Smith, an old time printer | in the Clarion office with Power. | H. E. Blakeslee, reelected commissioner
 of agriculture, was raised in a printing of | flee and was for several years connected
 with the New Albany Gazette and other
 papers in northeast Mississippi, having to farm on the side to make both ends meet | So far as known Jim Gillespie, present land commissioner, and owner of the Greenwood Commonwealth, is the cnly
 newspaper man defeated at the Aug lst | i primary. The trouble with Gillespie was
 that he was an ant-Vardaman man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
with but little comment. It was known

with but little comment. It was known that her friends consisted almost en- tirely of officers, and she was fre- quently seen walking with one or other of them in the neighborhood of the fortiiications.
 A young lieutenant, however, became suspicious at her great interest in mill ftary affairs, and although he was in love with her, decided to keep watch. one afternoon he called at her flat and on hearing that she was out told the maid that he would wait a while.
 A thorough search in Fraulein From becka's room led to his discovery of q whole mass of incriminating evidence, III tne 1olus of linen and in the lining of her dresses he found plans Of fortresses, road maps of the neighbor- hood and military plans. He careful ly replaced every garment. and tell ing tho maid that ho c6uld wait no longer, hastened to inform the military authorities of his discovery.
 Fraulein Trombecka was arrested on her return and once in prison made no attempt to deny the charge, admitting that she was a spy employed by the military authorities at Warsaw, in Rus sia-Poland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
WOMAN ARRESTED
 IS RUSSIAN SPY

Vienna, August 19.-tSpecial)-ln- vestigations by one of her admirers have resulted in the arrest in Austrlo of a beautiful young womanowho Is ai- legged to have acted as q spy in the serv- lr. ui r Su ian government.
 A few months ago Fraulein From ht A.. who ls the naughter Of Rus- sian engineer, arrived in Prezemsl. a garrison town in Austrian Poland, de- scribing herself as teacher at the hutel where she was staying. It was roticed that she made no great ef- fort to secure work, although she had some pupils including several officers who took lessors in lan"ua ~HG
 The new teachers great beauty and vivacity soon made a great impression in the dull garrison town, and the fact that a Fraulein Trombecka moved into, a luxuriously furnished flat met
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
CUT HIS THROAT
 WITH PEN KNIFE

Calcutta. August 19.-tSpecial. )-An account of the methods of netting out justice in Afghanistan is unfo1ded by the the story of a widows dramatic vengeance on her husbands murderer
 The woman's husband had been mur- dered by another Afghan, who was un- der the impression that his victim had some money in his possession. It ap- peared, however, that het murdered man was penniless and what the murderer thought was money turned out to be the remains of some food tied around the dead mans waist. The murderer was captured and the amir ordered him to be handed over to the widow, who was told that she could do what she liked with him.
 The widow decided to take the man s life, and while two male friends kept q firm hold of the victim the woman slowly cut the mans throat with ,, pen knife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
LONDON CLUBMEN
 ON WATER WAGON

London, August 19.-(Special,) )-Londun clubmen. it appears, have almost unani- mously elected to riGe on the water wa gon --or, rather the barley-waterwagon That inocuous beverage is now drunl, ill the best West End clubs to the aln )ss total exclusion of champagne or whisky and-soda, The expenditure on alcoholic liquors has shrunA almost to vanishing point.
 As a matter of fact it was declAed at the annual meeting of one. club that the consumption of wine was just one-uuar- ter of that during the first year of the clubs existence. 30 years ago. Before it became so popular barley-water was served free. but now small charge is made In sheer self-defense by the club caterers. The same tale Is told In the of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
GREAT MEN MAKE
 GOOD HUSBANDS

London, August 19-(Special.) )-Mrs. Jo- seph Chamberlain (nee EndicotD has con fessed to a woman friend that she is 'the happiest woman in the world. This from a woman whose husband has been for years hopeless invalid. unable to move without assistance; and who has for years given up society, devoting herself to tend- ing the paralyzed wreck of great states man.
 Curious to know where Mrs. Chamber lain found happiness, her friend asked
 "Is it because you have done your duty?'
 Not at all," was the reply. "It is be- cause I happened to meet the one man ir the world that mattered to me-
 Which goes to prove the dictum ol women who ought to know-that great men nearly always make good husbands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
WEALTHY WOMAN IS
 VICTIM OF BOMBS

Vienna. August 19.-(Special)-For some unaccountable reason Fraudlein Blckle, the wealthy proprietress of large res taurant at Zurich, is pursued by bombs. Some months ago she received one through the post. but escaped injury, as 1t did not explode, and again she has been the victim of one of these internal machines.
 While she was in the restaurant a bomb exploded in the kitchen, severely injuring her sister-in-law. knocking down a wall and smashing everything in the place. A baby lying near the bomb was uninjured A man wearing a false beard who was seen in the restaurant just be- fore the explosion has been arrested.