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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-19
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MEMORIES OF LONG AGO.

Once upon a time there VAS
An old man who was fullsof vim.
He was .czar; they called him so.
His name, We think, was Uncle Joe.>
Oh, what could have become OF
AZ him? 9gqi,..+lsi;.s4 VI !. .aj
A mighty hunter full of teeth
To whom all potentates did bow,
Spread terror IN the jungle land
And came homeghmored. sung and
tanned. e, y
Oh, where, soh, where cun he be
now? ,sss 81
A hardy rnavalE man did 5wend
His way through miles 81 Ice and
Until he reached Ills chosen, goal
Which Glanced to ;beathc frozen pole
Where's SPeary? Anybody know?
A wireless operator sat 4. 10
with courage grim and worked ibis
key. d!
He got the wreath the hero, wins.
Let's see. His naue? Oh, yes; Jack
SBinns. x. II
Some one shout know. Oh, where
is he? Pr '7,,2itsttl4,
Some of the older residents
Pcrchance may recollect the name
or Parker. He is most forgot.
That seems to be the common lot
: OF those caresset by tickle Fame.
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pose. rs Phillips Brooks.
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S. $. fIite, known from Canada to
the Gulf as m exrert fisherman, and
whose grandfather cameB to Kentucky!
with Daniel Isoone, is dead In Louis:
vile, Ky, at9the age Of SO years. I!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-19

Because he did not smoke .befor5
reaching the age OF 25 years, Don
Gates, son Of A.9H. Gates. Of .sout.
Pasadena, Cal, has received $50, 900
as a present. Il. (. !. ]. e
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Miss Gertrude Waters. OF Market
street. was called to Warrington yes;
terday afternoon by the death OF her
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
ILLINOIS CENTRAL IS
ON VERGE OF STRIKE
Conference in Chicago Today
Expected to Bring Matter
to a Head.

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Whether thou
sands OF shopfnen employed by the Illi-
hois Central railroad will strike or re-
main at work, will be forecast, it is said
by the outcome OF a conference sched-
uled to be held today between the rail
road officials and a committee repre-
senting the federated shop employees.
President McCleary and a committee
representing the employees organization
arrived in the city and prepared to
hold series OF conferences with Vice
President Park and General Manager
Foley. OF the Illinois Central
The labor leaders say they will insist
that the railroad recognize the recent
ly organized federated body Of shop
men which includes every craft in the
mechanical department The railroad
officials have been dealing with the in
dividual unions and do not desire to
change this method OF conference.
At the recent vote of the shopmen on
the question 1t is said that about 80
per cent of the workmen went on rec
ord as being in favor of demanding
that the railroad recognize the feder-
ated body The result OF this vote will
be presented to the railroad officials at
the conference to be held.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
Meas Brev;t;es

FERGUS FALLS, MINN.--Henry f.
Martin, fugitive from the Cherokee
"a, insane hospital. was taken into
custody Saturday. He once lived
here, and made his way back, walking
every step of the 40 miles. Martin is
rs years old. He will be returned to
Cherokee.
CHICAGO-Widows of the "a fire
men killed in the stock yards fire OF
December %. 1910, won q victory In
heir fight for an imemdiate distrbu-
lion Of the relief fund Of S211,O0C
..a1sed for their benefit, when judge
William Fenimore Cooper entered an
order directing the relief committee
hat collected the fund to make the
distribution.
DULUTH, MINN-Local men who
ank as progressive republicans have
'eceived invitations to banquet in
minneapolis, September Z. at which a
boom for Senator La Toilette, Of Wis
:onsin, for president, is to be
aunched. Among those invited are !:
Senator Cummins, of Iowa: Governor
deGovern, of Wisconsin,; former Sen.
itor Beveridge, of Indiana, and Sena
or Clapp, OF Minnesota. 1t is said
Senator Clapp will not be able to be
present owing to 4 proposed trip to
California.
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Because he
efused to cease his efforts to see his
wife, who had fled from him. Lewis
Bernard, stonemason. was shot and
killed here Sunday by Mrs. Sophia
Bell, at whose home Mrs. Bernard had
aiken refuge. Sunday was the wIfe's
18th birthday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
lNCENDlARIES ARE
JAILED IN CHICAGO
Confession of One Man Impli
Gates Others and Six Ar
rests Result.

Chicago. Aug. 2S.--Six men are In
custody and the arrest OF another has
been ordered by the police in connection
VITA the operations OF an alleged ar.
son ring, which Is said to be responsible
for SO incendiary fires which caused 4
property loss of $1,000, 900 for the past
IL months In Chicago.
Three other men, including a former
policeman, are being sought by the po-
lice In connection with the alleged con-
spiracy. The men under arrest are:
David Korshak, former saloonkeep-
er and leader OF the alleged arson ring:
Charles Bloom. merchant Max Fell
schmidt. fire insurance adjuster; Is
aac Schaeffner. real estate dealer:
Ellis Duberstein. shirtwaist manufac-
turer and Lazard Dreyfus, wholesale
clothing manufacturer.
Tpe police have ordered the arrest OF
BenJamin f. Fink, an emplove of the
Northwestern Can company believed
to be in Brazil, Ind, in connection with
a fire that originated at the companys
plant in Chicago May 26. which caused
loss Of 100000.
The barrels OF gasoline are said To
have been used in firing the plant of
the can company. While being brought
back to- Chicago from Vancouver, B.
G.. korshak Is said to have admitted
to Detective LOTUS that Fink asked
him to set fire to the plant and that
korshak wanted $1,000 for the job.
Fink is said to have refused to pay
this amount, declaring that the price
was more than 1t was worth.
Several weeks later the building
burned and evidence OF incendiarism
Is said to have been discovered by the
police. Fire Attorney Sullivan declares
that charge OF arson will be made
against Fink when he is found.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
MAKES new RECORD
IN CIRCLINC GLOBE
French Journalist Accomplishes
the Feat in Less Than
40 Days.

Paris, Aug. 2S.-Andre jaeger Schmidt
the Partisan journalist, drove up In an
automobile In front OF the office of the
Daily Excelsior. in the Avenue Champs
Elysee at two minutes, 1872 seconds
past Q o'clock this morning, officially
completing his circuit OF the world in
80 days. 10 hours, 43 minutes and 81 As
seconds.
JAEGER Schmidt started from Paris at
AS p. m, July II. in an attempt to
beat the record of NJ. Stiegler, OF the
Paris Matin. who made the journey
around the world in 63 days.
The routes followed by lager
Schmidt took him to Vladlvostok by
way Of Moscow. At vadivostok the
Frenchnan boarded a steamer bound
for Yokohama. whence he sailed FOR
British Columbia, arriving at VAN
couver ahead Of his schedule. Taking
a train at Vancouver. the traveller
passed through Montreal August II
bound for New York, reaching that
city August Is and on the following day
he left New York, sailing on board the
stamer Olympic on the last leg OF his
journey.
The traveller could have arrived at his
goal two hours earlier if he had not
stayed at Cherbourg after midnight for
a supper given in his honor by a num-
Der of journalists.
The captain of the Olympic slightly
oettered the usual time taken by the
vessel in crossing the Atlantic, the
steame reaching the Chebourg harbor
at an early hour this morning. AS soon
as the liner entered the roads q motor
boat took off the journalist, he being
especially exempt from examination by
the custom authorities.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
NEW MORNING PAPER
PLANNED IN CHICAGO
Progressives Will Establish
Daily to Garry On Their
Political Fight.

Chicago. Aug. ,29.--Progressive re-
publicans In Chicago are to have a
newspaper. 1t will be printed I'm the
morning. and its purpose. OF course.
will be to give voice and circulation
to doctrines Of progressive republican,
ism. Details OF the new newspaper
became public last night, but the pro-
motors today were loath to talk about
their plans
Those who could be reached said
that plans for the paper were being
made by Professor Charles E. Mer-
Ram and Fletcher Dobyns, neither of
whom is in the city. Those who have
talked about the matter with Profess
sor Merriam say his idea is to have
a morning newspaper, and that tenta-
tive arrangements have been made to
use the presses of one OF the after
noon newspapers for the present.
It Is understood that 1t Is to be a
stock company, and that stock already
has been subscribed for by men who
are prominently connected with finan-
cling the Progressive Republican
League of Cook County. and the Ma
tional Progressive Republican league.
1t is said that the new paper will be
conducted in the interests of, q pro-
gressive campaign iI Illinois, and also
In the interest of Senator La Toilette
and the National Progressive league.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
ARRESTS. WILL FOLLOW
CRITICISM OF JUDGE

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 29.-United
States District Attorney Elmer, Todd
has announced that he would cause the
arrest OF the men, who instigated the
hanging I'm effigy of United States
Judge Cornelius III. Hanford, and who
made speeches attacking the federal
court because OF the issuance of an in
junction In the fight between the peo-
pie Of the Rainier valley and tho
Seattle, Renton and Southern railroad.
Warrants charging the men with con-
spiracy to defeat Justice In the United
States court are being prepared. Mr..
Todd said that warrants would be is
sued for the arrest OF Leroy Sanders,
editor, and b. G. Garfield. publisher Of
the Seattle Star an evening paper, that
promoted the mass meeting; John p.
Perry Saunders. an attorney: Oliver Il.
Erickson, member OF the Seattle city
congress. who presided at the mass
meeting: former Mayor A. v. Fawcett.
Of Tacoma; William Atkinson, Hugo
Kelley. former game warden OF King
county, Paul K. Mohr. and Thomas
Horner, an attorney.
The law under which prosecution will
be brought provides a maximum pen
atty OF two years imprisonment and a
fine OF $4,000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
SLAYER Of FAMILY
ENJOYS NOTORIETI
William Lee Revels in Expert.
ence Which Follows His
Awful Crime.

Jeffersonville. Ind. Aug. 29.-Many
newspaper reporters and photograph.
ers tried today to see William Lee
self confessed slayer of his father
mother and brother at Boonville., Ind.
but the Indiana reformatory officials
refused to allow Lee to be seen as the
court has ordered that he be kept id
solitary confinement
Lee retired early last night and
slept soundly until he was awakened
this morning for breakfast. He has
not made any confession since the one
he made to the officers while he was
confined In the Jail at Evansville
when he said he believed his parents
Intended killing him, and thought he
would beat the old man to It."
Those who have been guarding him
say Lee appears to enjoy the notoriety
that has come to him.
Evansville, Ind, Aug. 29.--W1lliam
Lee, 90 years old. confessed Saturday
that he murdered his father. Richard
Lee. his mother and younger brother.
Clarence. and then set fire to the fam
lily home at Boonville early Thursday,
in the hope Of concealing the crime.
In verbal and written statements to
Sheriff Davis. Lee said that his motive
was anger because his parents would
not consent to his marriage with Nina
Taylor. which he had planned for
Thursday evening. and would not give
him money with which to set up house.
keeping.
When the confession was made pub
Tic officers started with Lee In an auto
mobile for the state reformatory at JEFF
fersonville to prevent possible mob
violence.
Lee previously had made a statement
that he had killed his father in self de-
Tense with an ak after the father had
murdered his wife and younger son, but
Sheriff Davis pressed the restless pris-
oner for the true story" and Satur-
day afternoon Lee, asking for pen and
Ink, wrote haltingly worded confess
sion and afterwards pieced together.
IN answers to questions, full descrip-
lion OF the horrible butchery in the
2-rOOm cottage at BoonYille.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
GETS 100000 FOR
EACH CHILD, RETIRES
Banker Races With Stork but
Succeeds in Reaching
100000 Goal.

Colorado Springs Colo Aug. 2S.-
Having kept his pledge to continue in
business until he had s1.OO0.O0O for
each OF his children, w. S. Jackson,
pioneer banker. has retired.
He made the pledge Is years ago
when he had three children. Since
then the stork has visited his home
three times and the banker who
thought he would have to gather only
S3,000,000, has been compelled to labor
diligently to double his fortune He
has succeeded and is now ready to
rest with fortune of more than &c.
100000.
Jackson married the famous poet,
Helen Hunt, but their union was
childless. After her death he married
her niece. Edith Banfield, who bore
him six children. He was close
friend OF the late General William j.
Palmer and they operated together for
years in railroad and other enterprises.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
LAYER OF SWEETHEART
REFUSES TO TAKE FOOD

Grand Rapids. Mich, Aug. 2s.--De-
rmined, he says, to cheat imprison-
nN, charles Hopper, Of Chicago,
mo on Saturday night murdered
Palsy Watts. also known as Grace
yons. of Chicago. by throwing her
steamer into Lake Michigan, has
psolutely refused to touch food or
FINK offered to him in the county
III at Grand Haven.
me tragedy Is one OF the few muir
ers committed on government in
hd waters In several years, and the
large OF murder Will be placed
salnst Hopper I'm the Grand Rapids
uerai court. It will be the first case
us kind started here.
Inc murder brought to light the
aglc end Of the misspent life in
nihese resorts in Chicago of the
aughter or a prominent Grand Rap
LIS family according to the confession
vpper made. he declared he COM
iitted the crime to prevent the wom-
Underworld. e
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
SUFFER DEATH;
NO ONE TO BLAME
Ennonsburg Moving Picture
Show Found to Have Com
Piled With Law.

ranonsburg, Pa. Aug. 29.-After
sfnllv investigating tae Canonburs
20 house. where 26 persons were
shed TO death Saturday, following q
~ alarm of fire. Deputy Factory In
kctor James r. Patterson announced
afternoon that the owner OF the
Iding and the manager Of the theater
4 not violated the law In any way
Patterson interviewed a number of
sons and went over every part OF
building. The fire escapes were
md In perfect condition and the
kirway where the victims met their
! was wide enough for all demands
1.-The law, he said.
country wide search Is being In
tuted for two Italians who were sit
= IN the gallery and whose cry OF
in alleged to have caused the dis
fer. Manager Ferguson has offered
Reward Of $500 for their apprehens
III. They disappeared Immediately at
the alarm.
how foolish the fatal panic was de-
Hoped more fully Sunday. when those
rolyed returned to their senses
c,,gh to relate Just what occurred.
transpired that there was no fire
Re fatal rush for the exit was dus
bue TO baseless fear.
q developed that not even sparA
{shed. The film broke with a snap.
ne noise and q bright light was
rown on the screen. A frightened
" imagined 1t was a fire and uncon-
io,Isly shouted out the death knell OF
bre than score OF persons as he
krted the mad rush for the exit.
Bolus Dubrowski. q huge miner.
kmped from his seat and ran wildly
n the same exit. In q moment there
Sre fighting, struggling masses after
m. At the head OF narrow stair
Nv. which leads to the street, the
liner tripped. As he rolled down stairs
swept from their feet many persons
ho were waiting their turn to enter
4 tbeater and soon there was a hor-
Bic bile OF women and children and a
N men at the foot of the steps.
Sibrowski was probably the first per-
Ia killed.
h was all over within a short time.
he stairway was damned full from
q to bottom and those behind could
a get out. Firemen, several police
I'm and few level-headed citizens
ktangled the human mass. The I'M
brit and those. slightly injured were
hlled from the top of the pile. As
len gained the street they ran scream
II like maniacs to all. parts of the
|wn. The most seriously hurt were
Int home or taken to nearby houses.
ken suffocated' or crushed were olsen
|ngied. the victims. many of them
bmen and small children. were piled
the sidewalk. Coroner James T.
|effran has begun rigid investigar
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
FLYING SNAKE WAS
BOUND FOR ALTON
Woman Saw It as It Paused in
Flight Near St. Louis,
She Declares.

st. Louis Aug. 2S.--A flying snake,
headed for Alton, made it's appearance
at the home OF Mrs. John Bishop in
West Highlands. st. Charles. and sail
ed about in the air 20 minutes, she
says.
Mrs Bishop and her children were I'm
the yard when they heard a whirr
overhead and saw a spotted snake
about three feet long sweeping through
the air. 1t was flying away at that
moment and they didn't care if it never
came back but after going a short dis
lance IL wheeled, to show that was
dirigible. and returned.
The Bishop family decided that it
was time to go indoors. They went in
and closed the doors and windows and
watched the flying snake for 20 min
utes as ii scared above the house
Finally 1t seemed to discover that West
Highlands was not Alton, and departed
Mrs. Bishop says she could not sec
what kind of wings the thing had be-
cause they moved so fast.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
BALLOONIST WILL TRY
TO CR0SSTHE ATLANTIC

Akron, Ohio. Aug. 29.-Melvin Mani
mans balloon, with which he and Ave
others will attempt to fly across the
Atlantic ocean October %, will be
shipped from Akron to Atlantic City to-
day, having just been completed in a
local rubber factory AS soon as the
framework OF steel tubing is attached
and the balloon inflated in the mann
moth hangar, the airship will be chris
tened the Akron"
The Akron" is the only dirigible Of
the first class ever built this side of
the Atlantic. 1t is 26S feet long, or
about 30 feet longer than the Amer
ica," which was lost in the ocean as a
sequel to the Walter Wellman expedi.
ton last year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
form CUTS OFF
| SOUTHERN CITIES
harleston and Savannah Iso-
lated From the Rest of the
World BY Bad Gale.

Savannah, Ga, Aug. %, via Jessup
ga, Aug. 29.-The storm which be-
gan early last night along the
south. Atlantic coast spent its fury
soon after day break and had
PASSED 9 o'clock this morning.
Great damage was done within
the city, but apparently little harm
was done to shipping in Savannah
harbor, ample warning of the
storms approach having been given
shipping masters by the weather
bureau to make their vessels safe.
The streets are filled with deb.
IRIS, consisting principally of up.
rooted trees. Street car service 10
tied up. 1914
columbia. s. c., Aug. 29.-The severe
|orm which struck Charleston and Sa-
Pnnah last night seems to be center
% the. same locality today. Indica-
pms are that 1t is moving northward
pun elites were completely cut on
POM communication with the outside
|orid today, and 1t was therefore I'M
pssible to ascertain the extent OF the
image wrought by the storm.
la message this afternoon from
rahcnvliie. 70 miles from Charleston
ka'es tehere Is three feet of water In
he charleston union station, partially
Pnnrming earlier reports that Charles
pa was menaced by q food The mes
ege also says that no trains have left
Earieston since O'clock last night.
Al IL o'clock Southern railway Off
|ais We're advised over a wire from
nmmerville, 20 miles north of Charles
~, that was secuerd for a few min
tes. that water had flooded the
harleston union station.
me Atlantic coast line has no tele-
raphic communication with Charles
pa, but does not expect a train from
lere before five or six hours at tho
arliest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
RAILROAD CONFERENCE
SET FOR NEXT FRIDAY

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 29.-The five
international presidents Of the railway
unions involved in the difficulties with
the Hartman lines will meet Julius
Kruttschnit in San Francisco Friday
and endeavOr to reach an agreement
There will be no conference in Kansas
City.
j. A. Franklin, president of the boiler
makers. and NJ. II. Ryan, president Of
the carmen. will leave for the west to-
night: They will be Joined by the other
presidents tonight Mr.. Kruttschnitt
will be requested to instruct the Off
GERS of the various roads to treat with
a federated committee from each line
The demands Will be the same az those
already granted by many of the eastern
roads
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
PRESIDENT WILL VISIT
"a STATES on HIS TRIP

Beverly, Mass. Aug. 29.-Twenty-
.our states VIII oe ,Itl- -,
dent Taft on the swing around the
.ircle. according to his partly com
oleted schedule. He will start Sep
tember is, and will pass through these
states. Massachusetts,, New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah,
Nevada. California, Oregon. Washing
ton. Idaho, Montana, South Dakota
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Maryland.
Among the towns and cities that the
president will visit are: Syracuse,
Erie, Detroit. Chicago, st. Louis. Oma-
ha, Kansas City, Denver. Cheyenne,
Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Ia
coma, Seattle, Spokane. Wallace,
Butte, Billings, Deadwood. Aberdeen,
Pierre, st. Paul. Minneapolis, Milwau-
kee and Pittsburg.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
Robinson Burton.

ONAWA. IA.-Two weddings among
Onawa's most prominent young peo-
pie took place this week. Prof. Harry
Burton was united in marriage to Miss
Ina Robinson. The bride is the daugh-
ter of w. II. Robinson, furniture deal
er. Professor Burton Is young man Of
exceptional culture and education and
holds the position OF assistant astron-
omer in the government naval observa-
tory at Washington, -. &. The bride
and groom were schOolmates together
being, members of the ~ graduating
class in the Onawa schools. They will
reside In Washington.