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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
.BIRDE GIRL
ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE
EDITH KLEIN SWALLOWED CAR.
soLIc ACID THIS AFTERNOON.
WILL RECOVER.

To-day shortly after 12 O'Clock noon,
Miss Edith Klein. aged II years, en-
ployed as house girl at the home of
Mr.. Abe Friedman on Maple avenue,
attempted suicide by taking dose of
carbolic acid.
The girl, who is very pretty, and
who claims that she is a tewess, has
been employed at the home Of the
Frledmans for some time, and this
morning she had dispute with Mrs.
Friedman concerning the loss of gome
money which had disappeared from
the house, with the result that the
girl told Mrs. Friedman that man in
Clarksburg had sent her the money,
and that he wanted her TO come TO
Clarksburg where he had u position
for her.
Mrs. Friedman told her that she
should not accept money from men,
and that in SO doing that she was en-.
dangering her reputation, but the girl
stated that she thought that s!ie would
go to the man. Mrs. Friedman told
her that II she was going to leave
that the best thing that she could do
would be to return to her home, and
thought that the matter was settled,
when the girl walked 10 little closet
in the corner OF the room, picked up a
small bottle which she had there, and
drained the contents the bottle prov
ing to contain carbolIe acid.
The girl dropped to the floor,
screaming that SHE had taken carbonG
acid, and Mrs. Friedman and the eld-
est son picked up the girl and placed
her on bed, calling for DIR. Howard,
who went TO the house Immediately.
A stomach pump was used, and the
doctor stated that the girls heart was
all right, and that he thought that she
would live, although he was not sure.
The acid burned the girl severely,
and she will be Ill for some time. The
girl is the adopted daughter of a Bap.
tist minister at Clarksburg, West vir.
ginia, named Klein, and 1t is thought
that the girl will be sent there. The
girl lcrrher home IN Clarksburg when
she learned that she was a jewess,
and that the people with whom she
lived were not her parents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
NEWT POSITION
GLEN FORD HAS b n DYED
/. By THE fE1EkA coAL AND
COKE COMPANY


The mapysfriends Of ME siep EoId.
who for the past wear ias been loch.
ed in this city, as a valued enplcye of
the Consolidation Coal conibany b q
leave the city
Mr.. Ford has accepted position
with the Federal Coal COMPANY al
Grand Town, which gives him raise
both in salary and position IND his
many friends, while being sorrg that
he Is to leave the city, WIN be indeed
Glad to hear Of his success q llis
work.
Mr.. Ford while In this city resided
on Fifth street, near Locust aFennc
1t has not as yet been announced
who will succeed Mf Ford Rlth lhe
Consolidation company
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
.|)IAl.2 R
REPUBLICANS HAVE A HARMoNl-
Gus Time AT CHARLESTON.
LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY in NO VlEMsERa

CHARLESTON; VI Va Feb, lS.-,
The one hundred ana thirtleth ami.
yersary Of the birth 3f St9lialn Lip;
coin was fttfngly eel tpfat las night
by more than X, tils
guests Gof the Kanawha Republican
Club in the banquet hallgof the Hotel
iKanawha. While the affair was more
or less OF local nature. more than so
Visitors, representing at least q third
of the counties Of the State, were pres
ent and many sent kilograms regret
ting their inability to be present.
Among these were messages from
President Taft, Col. Roosevelt, Sen
ators Scott and Elkins, Judge George
". Atkinson, Hons. Il. e. Ogden, Isaac
T. Mann and Charles F. Teter.
While the name of the great
emancipator was used by every speak
er, the word Harmony that has been
used SO much in Republican circles
lately, played an important part when
reference to State politics was made.
There was but one set.speech, that be-
ing the euiogy OF Lincoln by William
B. Matthews, clerk of the spreme
court CT appeals. He reviewed the
uart the first Republican president ha0
in the formation OF the State Of West
Virginia to pay tribute to the man who
played such an important part in the
creation of the State, and its entity in
10 the union at so critical a part in
the country's history.
Governor Lauds Lincoln.
The toastmaster OF the evening was
Col. Fred Paul Grosscup, who intro
duced as the first speaker Governor
Glasscock. The governor confined
his remarks to Lincoln's worth To- the
nation and the imprint his works and
deeds have left upon succeeding gem
erations. AS the affair was under the
auspices of the Republican club, the
constitution OF which provides that
the club can endorse no candidate,
State or national, the toastmaster re,
minded the banqueters early Of That
wovision, thus avoiding any effort
that any one might have had to AS
.ertain the sentiment of the gather
Ing as a preference for presidential
honors.
Among the visitors were: DR.. H.
D. Hatbeld, OF Matewan; c. W. Dillon,
Of Fayetteville; 4. D. White, Parkers-
burg; Wm, p Hubbard, of Wheeling;
A. A. Lilly, OF BecEley; Virgil L.
Highland. Senator cofrman and sher.
man Denham, Of clarksburg; w. C.
Poslen, Mike King and S. b. Homer,
Of Elklns; Howard n. Ogden, OF Fair
mont; Vim. G. Worley, of Kingwood;
Judge NJ, II. Willis, OF New Martins.
vile; i. G. Laazeile, Of Morgantown;
j. a. Mason, Of Warrington; A. L.
Helmick, OF Thomas; Floyd Jarrett,
of Lewlsburg; S. W. WlIler. OF Hin
ton; Judge 7. j. SIcGinnis. of Beck
ley; F. A. Macdonald, Nof Huntington;
VIM. and John. McKell, Of Glen elan;
George NJ. Klttle, of Philippi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
!. REVENUES 4,. !
WILL BE INCREASED sts, s,no9oo cco BY
PROPOSED BILL FAVORED BY
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Feb. 10
Departing radically from the previous
plans for tarlif reductions by the DEM
oerats, the House Ways and Means
committee to-day officially accepted
the revision of the Chemical schedule
OF the Payne.Aldrich law" new bill
is expected to increase the govern.
mental revenue twelve and one.half to
sixteen million dollars annually. 1t is
the first cut which doesn't cut the rev.
ehues. 1t was drawn up with the as
s!stance OF the tarlff board.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
]. ]. HIIL .
TELLS OF THE TRANSFORMATION
OF THE WILDERNESS TO A
FIELD OF INDUSTRY.

WASHINGTON, Feb, Is. The ro
nance of the transformation of a viii
derness. to a throbbiug field OF indus.
try was told to the Stanley Steel Com
mlttee: when James j. Hin, the pioneer
railroad magnate, resumed his story
OF the development Of the ore range
OF the Northwest, he dealt with the
opening Of the vast iron deposits ip
the Mesaba and Vernillion ranges,
where nearly $1.OOO,OOO,OOO worth of
property Is today, is the identical land
Hin bought outright in the early days
for S4,50O,0OO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
CONCERNING VA. ARMOUR,

In a recent letter to friends in the
city, Rev. !. A. Barnes, formerly Of
Eairmont, now Of Spencer wrote:
Mrs. Armour is the greatest thing
that ever struck this town, she is
double.geared, back.action creased
lightning with automatic trigerg" All
this Is tu.be heard attiie NJ r, Temple
Friday, Eebruary l6, at 1;3O o'clock.
No admlssIop charged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
GEORGE J. LuckEY DEAD.


FREDERICK, Md, Feb, 10. George
j. Luckey. who served 81 years as
Superintendent of public schools OF
Pittsburgh, died today at his home
where he has lived since retirement
in 1900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
. MAY GET new 7R!AL
BELIEVED THAT THIRTY YEAR
SENTENCE FOR FoLKE E.
BRANDT is ILLEGAL.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-Folke E,
tlrapdt. former valet OF Mortimer L,
Schifr, the millionaire baker, is ex.
pected to get a new trial and the
charge of burglary OF which he plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to thirty
years in prison. five of which he has
served, will have 10 be proven in open
court. This was indicated by Justice
Gerard at the close Of the Eabens cor
pus hearing in which the legality of
Brandt's sentence is questioned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
LAYING IN
BIG SUPPLY
TIE y. S. HAGeERTY COMPANY
GETTING READY TO ROLL BIG
NUMBER OF sToelEs.

The j. S. Haggerty Company is buy
ing part Of its supply OF tobacco for
the year. Mr.. Haggerty closed deal
to-day for five carloads OF fine tobacco
This represents an outlay Of about
thirty thousand dollars.
The factory is doing all immense
business. Eighty hands are employed
and the weekly pay roll OF the plant
is over,one thousand dollars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
COSTLY FIRE
BLAZE COSTS Pennsylvania
TOWN s2aNo.-suslNEss BLOCK
BURNED.
AN United Press.l

BUTLER, Pa, Feb. 13.-one side of
the main business street of Eau Claire,
this county, was wiped out by fire
causing a 'los OF $2S,OOO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-13
RAILROAD MEN HERE.

Among the officials Of the BallimoFe
& Ohio railroad company that are
here today with General Manager A
w. Thompson are F. L. Stuart, Chief
Engineer; #. H. Blazer, general super
intendent; U. B. Williams. General
Superintendent, and G. L. Peck. Gen
eraI Superintendent The meeting at
the Chamber OF Commerce this after
noonlwas fine one.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

A. F. of L. The secretary of the Nov
ing Picture Operators, Wednesday night,
sent a telegram to the executive board
of the Theatrical Stage Employees, now
in session in Chicago, and at which
Frank Lemaster of Denver is present,
asking the board to take the Denver Sit
uation up with the executive council OF
the A. F. of L., and seek to have such
charters revoked.
1t should be said in this connection
that there is some bitterness toward the
Moving Picture Operators organization
in the ranks of the members of No. 315,
they claiming that No. 230 made 1t i'm
possible to gain membership in 23O; but
these assertions are denied. The mem
bers of No. 315 are fine young fellows
and take great pride in their organiza-
ton, and are good union men. But they
have been affiliated with a dual organ
ization, and no two organizations can
work in the same trade with harmony
and success. No. 315 should feel as
much concerned in this matter as does
No. $50, for it means the future success
of the trade to be working in harmony.
No. 315 is seated in the Label League,
but is not affiliated with the Building
Trades Council or the Trades Assembly.
II was chartered by the State Fedora
tion eleven days-previous to the Colo
RADIO Springs convention of that organ
ization, at which convens,on the dele
gates were seated.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
D. & R. G. sHoPMEN IN CONVENTION

The D. & R. G. Federation of Shop
Employees are in convention assembled
this week to revise the constitution and
bylaws of the organization. and to make
them broad enough to carry the organ
ization as it stands today. The debate
over important changes in the constitu-
tion is very warm at times, but all the
delegates seem well pleased with the ac-
ton taken so far. The most important
thing before the convention is the de-
Gliding on how large the executive board
shall be and how it shall be selected
This board, when selected, will transact
the business of the federation between
conventions.
An effort was made to change the con-
stitution to read something like this:
TT is the desire of the federation that
all affiliated organizations be members
of the A. F. of L." This was defeated,
and the law stands as before, that all or
ganizations must be affiliated with the
A F. of L., or they cannot belong to the
federation.
Delegates are present from all over
the system, as far West as ogden, Utah,
and are taking great interest. D. A.
Camomile, Salt Lake City, is president;
]. l. Donnelly, Salt Lake City, is vice
president, and Jesse Vetter, Denver, sec
retary-treasurer.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
REAL LABOR WORK BEING ACCOMPLISHED.

Since the strife has ended in the Denver Trades
Organized Labor. The different committees
tive, and much is being accomplished. The public
institutions committee has taken up the violations
of the city charter contract work connected with
the North Denver and South Denver sewers, and
have given the facts to the board of public works
The committee is composed of men that will not
brook any delay and immediate results expected
The conditions found to exist in connection with
these contracts are revolving and will not bear public
-renovating.
The arbitration committee is hard at work ad
iusting the many differences that referred to
that committee at the last meeting; and the organza
ton committee has reported things to this office that
are really worth while.
F Then we have the work of the special committee
that made the arrangements for the display the
canvas on Sixteenth street. This committee has
been working night and day to make this display
success and although it has been nterfered with by
the inclemency of the weather, it is proving great
success.
The legislative committee is working overtime
on the subjects it has in hand and great things
Expected from the legislation that the committee is
working
If the personal enmity that exists in the assem-
bly-or the desire to discredit for political
prestgecan be forgotten for short time, the good
that can be accomplished for Organized Labor will
outdistance any effort in the past. Let all work
for that end and keep the political undertaking
relegated to the for at least short time. If
this can be done we will soon outgrow the stigma
that rests upon the labor movement by past ill-ad
vised moves on the part of a certain few.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
cIeARMAkERs' MEETING.

Editor United Labor Bulletin-Cigar-
makers union No. 129 had quite an in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening,
March 18th, notwithstanding the Home
Industry outdoor attractions.
Several matters of Importance came
up and was disposed of, including en-
dorsement of resolution sent out by the
Central Labor Union of Brooklyn asking
the support of congress in securing the
building of another battleship in the gov
ernment navy yard at Brooklyn.
We sent cash donation to the Cali
fornia Free Speech league in response
to an appeal sent out by them which
enumerated several cases of i'll treat
ment by the authorities to the working
men and women in San Diego recently.
! Five dollars was sent to Quakertown.
Pa, cigarmakers to enable them to re
sist 20 to 80 per cent reduction pro-
posed by the manufacturers in first and
ninth district.
We also filed a protest with the state
land board against the proposed loan of
S150.00O of the school funds to build an
armory in Denver
Several of our members have gone to
work this week, which is due. We be-
lieye, TO the Home Industry agitation
that is holding the boards With an
improvement in the weather we hope to
see our trade in better shape in the
near future and all our members at
work.
c. W. TURNER, Pres.
j. w. SANFORD, Sec'y-Treas
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
NO TROUBLE IN COUNCIL.

There is nothing to the published re-
port that the formation of political
club was disrupting the Building Trades
Council. But three or four of the dele
gates belong. and to show the public
that the political club will not be al
lowed to interfere with the council the
following business agents make this
statement:
This is to certify that, contrary to
any report stating that there is threat
ened disruption in the ranks of the Den
yer Building Trades Council, that we
stand today and for all time, as one. II
there was any meeting on Sunday to
take action to change the headquarters
of the council, the following business
agents did not attend:
(Signed) John II. Murray. Stonecut-
tiers, president: Frank A. Bryan. Plumb
ers. representative B. T. c.; Ed Dement,.
Cement Finishers: ]. f. Steward. Car
penters No. So: ]. II. Wilson. Portable
Engineers: Oscar Gasser, Teamsters:
II. r. Bevers, Cement Workers; Thomas
James. Carpenters, No. 1874; H. T. Lord.
Team Owners; VIM. F. Cammerer,
Sheet Metal Workers.
Representatives of the Structural
Ironworkers. Steamfitters and Lathers
were not present at the meeting.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
LABEL LEAGUE.

Union Label League met in regular
session Friday evening, March 18th. at
31S Club building.
A communication from the Hudson
Paper and Paper Stock Co., of Albany,
\. Y. stated that the best quality of pa
per could be secured with the label of
Papermakers' union watermarked on
same.
The League concurred in the action of
the Trades Assembly in reference to the
state loaning S15O000 from the school
fund to build an armory.
The Laundry Workers will give So
cial dance next Wednesday evening, at
lower Howe hall. Delegates from this
organization reported that the laundry
mems association had forty solicitors
out over the city cutting the price OF
laundry from 40 to 60 per cent in an en-
deavor to put the union laundry out of
business and requested all union men to
send their laundry to the union laundry
and thereby defeat the efforts of the
association to kill off the union laundry.
The Bindery Women will give their
annual dance April 12 at Caldwell hall.
The Broommakers complain of the
poor support they are receiving from or
ganized labor. With two union factories
in the city only three of their members
are working.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
GOOD CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICIALS.

The Socialist party held its city and county con-
vention in Machinists' hall Sunday afternoon, and
nominated candidates for city officials. Among
those nominated are some of the most substantial
union labor men in the city Taking the ticket as
whole, it would be hard to beat from working
mans viewpoint. The ticket presented to the
voters of Denver follows:
For Mayor-Dr. Duren j. H. Ward.
For Sheriff f-Charles Ahstrom.
For County Clerk and Recorder-Mrs. Mary L.
Geffs
For City Clerz-Mrs. Mary A. vetter
For Assessor-Harry Callzins.
For Treasurer Charming Street.
For Auditor-T J. Brown.
For Coroner-J. H. Morrow.
For County Superintendent of Schools Mrs
Octavia F1oaten.
For Justices of the Peace-W B. Dillon C. S.
Baker and w. H. Lewis.
For Constables-George Anderson, Elof Ander-
and John Anger.
DIR. Ward holds Phi. D. degree from Leipsig
university and is a graduate of Harvard, where he
formerly lectured philosophy and authropology-
He is well known a lecturer sociological sub
jects in Denver.
Charles Ahlstrom, the candidate for sheriff. is
a member of the legislative committee of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly. Mr.. Anderson is a
we-known member of the Machinists' union, and
Harry CalSins a member of the Typographical
union The ticket is worthy of the support of every
union man.
A convention to nominate supervisors will be
held two weeks hence and aldermen will be named
by ward conventions within the same period.
Since Labor's Independent Political League has
been organized TO pass on the qualification" of
candidates. it will be interesting to record their ac-
ton on the above The columns of The Bull
letn open to the convictions" of the league
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
ASSEMBLY committee
MEANS BUSINESS
Will Not Be Idle if Board of Public
Works Refuses to
Act.
(5y J. L. Compton, Chairman of the
Public Institutions Committee of
Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly,

w. 7. Hickey, secretary of the Colo
rado State Federation of Labor, and
delegate to the Assembly, at its last
meeting, held on March 10th, called to
the attention of the delegates assem-
bled the rumor that the state eight-hour
law, the city charter and the city ordi-
nances were being violated in the con-
struction of the North Side sanitary
sewer. He moved that a committee be
motion was adopted by the Assembly.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on public Institutions.
This committee has investigated the
rumors and find them to be facts. The
Commonwealth Construction Co., the
original contractors on the work, have
sublet it to Contractor Palmquist, who
is subletting it to the laborers at such
prices that they cannot make the wages
OF South American peon, even when
they work twelve hours day.
The committee has submitted writ
ten statement to the board of public
works substantiating these facts, a copy
OF which will be seen in another part of
the paper, and are awaiting the action
of the board. Failure on their part will
necessitate taking more vigorous meas
ures.
The committee is working in conjunc-
ton with the Office of the state labor
commissioner and will use its utmost
endeavor to attain results.
With regard to the South Side sewer,
the Pueblo Construction Co. is violating
the eight-hour law and is not paying the
rate of wages established by the city on
public work The same course has been
pursued by the committee with regard
to this AFFAIR and is awaiting a reply
from the board of public works.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
UNION LABOR IN
HOME INDUSTRY
Organized Labor Takes Part in
Display of Union-Made
Products.

Home Industry Week in Denver is re-
ceiving due consideration from manufac-
turers employing union labor and using
the union label. Among the well-known
firms that are making displays Of their
product In windows Of downtown stores
are the BayIy-UnderhilI Manufacturing
company, the Livingston Cigar company,
the Cuban Cigar company, the Soils
Cigar company, the Seltzer Pfountz
Broom and Whisk Co., and the John
Faucher Broom Co., the latter two be-
ing assisted by the Broommakers' union,
and are making a demonstration Of the
manufacture Of brooms in a storeroom
in the Railway Exchange building.
In order to bring before the public
the merits OF organized labor. and the
union label, with all that IL implies, the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly. at
its last regular meeting appointed n
committee to display union labels and
bring Denver firms of manufacturers
who employ none but union labor. be-
fore the public.
The committee set to work at once,
but found that its time was so limited
that an extensive display was impossi-
hle In order to give the matter as
much publicity as possible the commit
tee decided to get a moving picture ma
chine into operation and was successful
in getting location on Sixteenth street.
opposite the main entrance of the Tabor
Opera house. to hang the canvas for
their display.
Every night during this week the Ia
bells of the Brewers, BARRIERS, Garment
Workers, Cigarmakers, Allied Printing
Trades Council Bindery Women, Book
binders. Painters. Coopers, Stage EN-
ployes Carpenters, Bill Posters, Tailors
and others are being shown there and
attention is called to the public that
fair conditions for employees are repre-
sented by the use of these labels.
Among the firms that have lent their
support to this enterprise are Bayly-
Underhill. the May Co.. and the Zang's.
Coor's and the Tivoli Brewing COM
panies.
Among the cigar factories the Soils.
the Cuban. the Cordove and Livingston
have helped to make this display sue
cess.
The Jerome Park Barrel Co.. fair
cooperage firm, and the Daisy Bread
bakery are also among the advertisers.
the only union-made pianos In this city.
From the printing firms the Smith
Brooks Printing Co. is displaying a
slide.
Besides moving pictures n series of
slides of the Union Printers Home In
Colorado Springs are being shown.
The display has attracted general at
tention. although II ia not producing the
results II would have had the weather
been such that pedestrians could have
congregated at the place where the pic
lures are being shown.