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The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

Amos T. Fisher is to-day celebrating
the eighty-seventh recurring anniversary
Of his birth. Mr.. Fisher is a veteran OF
the Mexican war and the sole survivor
of eighty-five men who left here to Join
in that contest. Mr.. Fisher is active and
still enjoys the best OF health.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

No one was more surprised than young
Giron himself when he received a week
later q command from the Court of
Saxopy to present himself for a months
trial. The sequel to this command filed
the newspapers at the time. A so-cailed
denial on the, part Of the princess re-
Gently that she Is collaborating with her
husband in producing the operetta has
been followed by a letter In the italian
press from a publishing house in Milan.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

A final decree for divorce on the
ground OF desertion was granted in the
Corporation Court this morning in the
case Of Ethel E. Springmann against
Ernest F. Springmann-
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

What is your lawyer doing in your
case?"
For a start" answered the New York
gunman, he is trying to get the District
Attorney embroiled with the police
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

Arrangements have been made by the
Old Dominion Boat Club for a smoker.
which win be given at its clubhouse on
the night of October II. special pro-
gramme is being prepared for the occa-
sion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
pURcHAsEo RoAo.

WHEELING The deal for the pun:
chase; Of the Wheeling Traction CO.,
which has been IN nsso::atipn for
some time past was closed at Wheel.
Ing Saturday. The iipw owners take
over the stock at s120. and all stock.
holders WI be permitted 10 sell them
al this price. The deal was consum.
mated by g. o. Maggie; the present man:
,ager ot,the company. who will be re-
tanned in that position.
The new owners Ire said TO be go.
Ing TO carry to- completion NIL the
present plans Of tittr1ving the prop.
er+y besides irauSlirttlng other i'm:
-pfovemeItts. The Wheeling Traction
Go. was Owned By 100 stockholders
who heldsthe 2$.O0p shares OF the com.
pnny. As
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
MAN cREMArgp.

ClAFlKsBURG-James Rose. aged
SO Years. was cremated Saturday mid
night ina. small cottage where he
made his home in the Harland add
ton. 80
tRose was III the employ OF Mr..
Skinner as an assistant teamster and
after finishing his work Saturday he
told Mr.. Skinner that he intended TO
stay all night with friends in the
city but that he would be back In
time in the morning to attend to HIS
teams. About midnight Mr.. skinner
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

vas Awakened by persops aho Went
passing Who toll Ism III, tie coiage
was On IRE The nre Ind gained head
NAY before y Wis noilced and before
anything could be done Il was burned
down.
Mr. skinner told the men that Hose
was In the city spending The night
with friends and snat there was
nothing valuable In he cottage 81
they all went to their homes.
Early Sunday morning Ar. Skinner
went down to the ruins Of the cot
tage. and was shockediwhen he found
the ilfeiess body OF Rose fn the tplds,
ofthe' largest room OF the cottage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
RHgBRlA AlElAHGEl
flR BIIlIllHgNIENT
!aVRlANB EAEaGIGEs
MuslcK 2 NUMBERS BY MRS.
sftEE, DIRECTOR SLACK AND
MISS HORNE.

pt9GASTo1yy, s June II. 4The
program for the forty.tifth annual com.
fnencement yexereises at West Vir,
ginia university. Wednesday morning,
June 18th, VAS made public this morn.
sbnsd ss announced In the iPost.C hron.
K sicle Saturday. the commencement ad.
dress viii be delivered by DR.. John
\ Itesto1 Wiley OF Pittsburg. DR.. vii.
ley is pastor OF Christ .Methodist
Epiacopnl church and Is preacher
and speaker ofinote. He delivered a
conyocation address at the university
tibolit two years ago. The programme,
(which begins at 10 O'Clock. in, Com.
fnencefnent hall. Is as follows:
A1legro Symphonique In B dat, II.
! Brooks Day. Grace Martin Snee. or
y gan. "a /,
Invocation, Chaplain of the uniyer:
ssity. Robert Allen Armstrong.
Songs: The Years at the Spring,
Beach; 1dyll, VanEken; Love, In, The
Wind. MacFayden. Louis Black. n
commencement address by Or. john
Heston Wiley, Ph;SD., 81 I'd f8.
Violin: Spring Song, Barnes; Zap
pttado. Sarasate. Margaret Horne. I
Copfefrpg OF university degrees,
Presentation Of diplomas and Ger!
8itifcatess 1,.s l..,7s- = ~.
Announcements.
Beneaiction by the chaplain t.,r
ToLchlight march. Grace Martin
Shee, organ. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
State news
SHOOTING scRApE.

$500 dsAooTiNe scRApE. !, III J
" oHARLEsToN-A quarrel over the
tight 10 use d boat will result in the
death u hilbert sdmmeraefd, aged II,
while Mrs: Lucle' summerdeld, moth:
:er Of the boy Is dangerously injured.
The attempted murderer. Tod Smith.
~, boarded q passing coal train and
sbas not been apprenended.
The shooting occurred at Crown
Hill this county, early yesterday even.
ing, when all three parties wanted to
use q boat 10 cross the Kanawha riv.
or Young Summerleld is not expect
IS! Sd 70 TO I've through the night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

Company;,P President Yost OF the East
ern Owens Bottle Company: Names
Morrison. s. o. Richardson, president
of the tLibbey Glass Company; j.. D
Robson, secretary Of the LIbbey
Glass Company; J. Wilcox, Of the Lib
hey Glass Company; w. H. Bronwlee.
president OF the Buckeye Clay Pot
Company, all OF Toledo, aud X. G..
sada, president OF vidriera Monterey
La, Monterey, Mexico.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
cARRlEp FROM BUILDING.

MpRGANToWN = Mrs. George
Wade, OF Mt. Morris. near this place.
had a narrow escape when she. was
carried from a sick bed in a burning
house which caught fire during the alb.
sence Of the members Of the family,
The house, Which was located iii Che
county district, burned to the ground
causing a9heavy loss on the owner.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
4 WHEELFNG-Figures given out at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
BURNED TO CRISP IN EXPLOSION
FIRE

cLARKSBURG. w. Va, june IL
The incinerated remains ofN James
Rose, a colored teamster.. 80 years old,
have been found in the ruins OF the
cottage in the Hartland addition
which was destroyed at midnight. II
Is believed gas cooking stove blew
up when he attempted, TO light, II,
stunning him and setting Ere to the
cottage - q. q. -. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

ExERcisE AND ilBEBsL EEepiho
ARE VERY NECESSARY
Grains; Animal Food and Green Food
should pc Provided "a liash
Molstened With Sour MIX Give:
Rapid Growth

: Quite Irrespective as to whether,
chickens are raised by natural or ard.
tclal means there are certain prtnel.
pies IN reference to their needs and
reaaireRents that must be Kept in
mind Il satisfactory results are TO DO
obtained.
With reference toiits original weight
achiekea grows faster than any other
domesticated animal. A young cob
doubles It's original weight in about co
days. and a calf in about A days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

lie West yifginie sunday School US
ISOLATION headquarters show that a
West Firelnians except 10 attend flle
syofld spldax school ronsentich 10
ibelheId at Zurich. switzerland. In July.
ISIS. Among those Who expect 10 at
TEND the convention are Df. and Mrs
ID. B Plrinton
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11
VISITORS ENTERTAINED

Continued IRON Page one9
"a NJ 4 s,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

Don't pay AN agent $l,0O. for the
Tragic Story of the Titanic when by
saving one coupon from the West Wiz;
ginian You can get one for 45c. You
save 55c. tss u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

l-fls .9sslls ~ 2 IL 7.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13

"a similar envelope to Mr.. Bingham
mis- attorney, Delbridge put the en-.
Yelope carefully away, and, as above
indicated, forgot all about it. When
he returned to the Office with the
package the General had disappeared,
nor was he seen by mortal eyes there
AFTER But in accordance with the
Generals post-mortem instructions.
Delbridge opened the envelope and
found therein a copy of a secret cod
icil of the General will, by which
his share in another gold mine was
to be turned over to the lucky Made
line on December "a 1902, as a birth
day present, while the accumulated,
interest on the investment was to be
paid to Robert Delbridge on the same,
date, provided he had proved faith
full to his trust. This second gold,
mine was hummer and no mistake!
And Miss Madeline Delbridge bios
somed forth as a millionaire.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13

edges and having something to do
with the colossal astonishingness of a
man killing himself because he could
no longer pay some $4,000 a year, or
hand her 100000 on her birthday.
All the phenomena of the world paled
and dwindled into utter insignifcance
in comparison with such stupendous
quixotry.
AT the door stood a stockiIy built,
elderly man wearing a Grand Army
hat. His cheeks were rudy and he
had deep-set blue eyes and a fierce
white mustache. He walked in with.
out looking at meas though, even,
he did not see me. As he entered M
Delbridges Office l turned involun-
tarily to the portrait in oils on The
wall
The visitor was Bingham.
Put that away!" he commanded,
pointing to the revolver.
Delbridge dropped it into a drawer.
Where is the sealed package | left
with you to be opened December 2S?"
the visitor demanded.
"Heavens!" he groaned, 81 had for.
gotten it,"
What follows recount mostly from
hearsay.
1t appears that shortly before the
Generals death he gave Robert Del
bridge a sealed envelope marked to
b opened December %, 1902. He gave |
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13

dying confession. Here are pen and
paper"
sat down and wrote from his die
tation as follows:
81 love Madeline Delbridge and,
without her, life is of no value to me.
In January, 1895, the Delbridge Gold
Mining Company was found to be
hopelessly insolvent Dividends had
been paid out of capital, the secre-
tary had embezzled several thousand
dollars, and the mine proved to be
only a pocket. / blamed myself for
not having made a thorough investi-
cation when assuming responsibility,
thereby possibly preventing Miss Del
BRIDGES loss. l kept her ignorant of
the catastrophe and bent my endeav-
ors to the task of accommodating $780,
900 with which to restore to Madeline
Delbridge her estate on December "A
next. For the last two years | have
been the victim of unexpected and UNI
deserved disasters. | cannot restore
the estate--I cannot even pay the in
terest due January Therefore"
He paused. Some one was knock
ing at the office door
Go and see who it is, Percy" he
said.
l went out partly stupeied and
partly crazy. / have an indistinct rec
objection of an idea whirling around
in my brain, painted violet with red
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13

He appeared to arrive suddenly from
the clouds with a single stride, and
the next instant my father was floun-
dering in the gutter.
why, PERCY" exclaimed Mr. Del.
bridge, as he recognized me, whats
all this about?"
81 was sassing father" I replied,
sulkily.
My father regained his feet and
walked away, and l followed, Mr.,
Delbridge strobe somewhere don't
know exactly where - probably
through or over the Delbridge resi-
dence.
! wasn't anxious to resume my
duties next morning at the Delbridge
office but my father insisted, on the
theory that perhaps something
might happen yet" Mr. Delbridge
was glum and taciturn, and | expect
ed to be kicked out every other min
ute, but judgment was deferred.
On the afternoon of December -
Mr.. Delbridge rang for me, AS went
in | noticed a revolver laying on the
table in front of my employer, and
my legs trembled beneath me-
Surely" l thought, now | am go,
ing to be shot for a traitor!"
Mr., Delbridge noticed my agitation.
Don't be alarmed" he said. 81
won't hurt you. want you to write
down and witness my signature to my
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13
SHORT STORIES OF The
BUSINESS WORLD
The Delbridge Estate
tEFxT&

The rascally thief" interiected
Mrs Cunning.
Mrs. Cunning desires to obtain eX-
act information as to the condition of
continued my father, and
has, therefore, secured for you this
position to assist Delbridge with his
books. You will observe everything,
make a note of everything on or OFF
the books pertaining to the Delbridge
estate, and report your findings to|
Mrs. Cunning When will Percy com
mence his duties, ma'am?"
Immediately" replied Mrs. Gun
ming with emphasis. 81 have prepared
this letter of introduction for him.
There is not much time to lose and
want the information as soon as l can
get At. Can l rely upon your secrecy,
young MANI"
ITO be sure said I, and SO this
interview ended.
Robert Delbridge was a tall, fine
looking man. There was no mincing,
short steps about him to give fraud
ulent impression of great celebrity and
activity. In two strides he would
clear the office and in two more dis
appear beyond the distant horizon.
Such tremendous fellow should
have been uccessful-commerc
but there were not many signs OF
prosperity around.
| was much pleased and elated at
my important and mysterious mis-
sion, and without delay went carg>
fully to work to investigate in.regard
to the Delbridge estates. Not having
had any practical office experience nv
task was somewhat difficult at first.
There was no such account in the
real estate ledger-there was no such
account in the mortgage and loan
ledger
And yet, whenever Pomeroy brought
il his expense account he always
asked:
And what shall these items be
charged tor
And Mr.. Delbridge always an,
swered:
"Oh, charge them to the Delbridge
estate"
After I had continued my inyesti-
cations for several weeks with abso-
lutely no result, Mrs. Cunning be-
came impatient, my father said l was
no good, and | determined to get a
hustle on. So / asked Pomeroy what
was meant by charging various ex-
penses to the Delbridge estate.
That's just our old standby" said
Pomeruy.
But" l protested, there is no
such account on the books"
The boss keeps those kinds of ac-
counts in the private ledger" replied
Pomeroy.
Aha! on the trail at last! The next
time went into Mr. Delbridge's Of
flee | looked at the books standing in
his safe, and there-sure enough
was a small one labeled private
ledger"
That evening Mrs. Cunning held an
executive meeting and l made my re-
port
1T is evident" said my father,
that the Delbridge estate. bears all
the expenses of the business. l won
der they do it so openly"
ut is evident" cried Mrs, Cunning,
that the private ledger contains
everything that we want to know"
Percy" said my father, somehow
or other you must get hold of that
private ledger and bring it here"
At last, on December ~, at noon,
the opportunity arrived. A friend
called to see Mr. Delbridge; they
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13
BY HAROLD NAEMANssoN.

do not consider myself to blame
was simply a victim of environment.
Then again, if my investigations had
been justified by the results-if my
anticipations had been fulflled-peO-
pie would have paid tribute to my ex-
ceptiunal merits instead of condemn
ing me for faults due to the influence
and instigation of others. 1t may be
am weak and visionary in some
ways, but an eagle forever deprived
OF the opportunity to stretch Its
wings would not be an object of al
miration, or an example of lofty, I'M
firing aerial locomotion.
At the corner of the black in which
we lived was a large house built by
the late General Delbridge. The
General had been dead nearly ten
years and the residence was now oc-
cupied by his daughter Madeline and
Mrs. Cunning, her aunt Madeline
was twenty years of age, and, accord
ing to report, until she became of age
the property she inherited from her
father was managed by Robert Del
bridge, a real estate agent, who col
lected and paid her the half-yearly
dividends. Report also asserted that
this property was in the shape of a
gold mine in California.
This Robert Delbridge was a second
cousin to Madeline, a frequent visitor
at the house and suspected of being
DESTROYS of effecting a still closer alli-
ance with his fair and eligible client
One day my father made me dress
myself in my best attire and then took
me to the Delbridge residence. We
were ushered into a large, well-fur
nished room where ! was introduced
to Mrs. Cunning. She was a large,
mportant-looking woman, "all fuss and
feathers as the saying is. At every
movement she rustled like a row of
trees in the wind, and although she
only occupied one chair she somehow
seemed to fill the whole room. "A
fine woman!" my father said to me
afterward, but ten of her would
crowd the auditorium"
Mrs. Cunning looked ME over with
kind of disappointed interest.
rs it necessary to tell him all about
it?' she asked
"He is very Intelligent" my father
replied.
Every we'll" said Mrs. Cunning re-
signedly.
Nov, Percy, give careful attention"
said my father Mrs. Cunning will
kindly correct me if have any of the
particulars wrong.
Mrs Cunning rustled.
Mrs. Cunning has kindly obtained
for you position in the office of Rob
ert Delbridge, real estate and loans,
rooms 40 and AZ Lincoln building. Mr.
Delbridge has the management of the
estate Of the late General Delbridge
until his daughter Madeline, attains
her twenty-frst year next Christmas
eve. The property consists of $1,000
of stock in the Delbridge Gold Mining
Company, San Francisco.
Ever since the Generals death Rob
ert Delbridge has represented that he
has collected and turned over to Mrs.
Cunning dividends at the rate of )
per cent per annum Mrs. Cunning
has reliable information that the mine
has been making 10 per cent dividends
for some years and belives that Del
bridge has been unlawfully diyerting
$4,000 a year to his own use, AS con-
of her suspicious Mrs Gun
ming informs me that Robert Delbridge
is anxious to marry Miss Delbridge,
the immediate consequence of which
would be that his villainy would be
condoned,"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13
MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM.

1t is worse than useless to take any.
medicines internally for muscular
or chronic rheumatism. All that is.
needed is free application of Cham.
berlain's Pain Balm. For sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co. agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-13

Fine Job Printing, star office.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02

prevent interstate shipment Of liquor ,
dry territory are: The people are
gathering together to go after il to
it. it is right, it is necessary, hence
must be; a few senators and number
of representatives in Congress favor
1t from the heart and are not afraid.
Rev. T. NJ. Johnson, delegate from
the Methodist Protestant Church.
1.-THE National Convention, held in
Washington, .. c., December 11-14th,
was n of the greatest meetings |
ever attended. The personnel was
Unusual. Men and whose
faces showed clean life, high charac-
ter and a strong. determined spirit.
we're there for business. The addresses
and, papers were we'll prepared and
ilnpressively delivered. The presence
CT senators, governors and congress-
men was encouraging. All were Of
one mind as to the evil of the liquor
traffic and the shameful participation
CT our National Government in it.
Surely we shall get some legislation
from Congress to protect dry States
from this lawiess and iniQuitous bust
ness.'-Rev. Bernard =. Smith, dele
gate from the Christian (DiscipleSl
Church.
The spirit Of harmony and deter
m!natiOn seen in the recent confer
ence held at Washington, D.. c., gives
us assurance that national legislation
will be forthcoming. This cOnven-
ton shows that lawmakers and citi-
zens are getting together on this
proposition. each desirous that the
present attitude Of National Govern
ment towards the enforcement Of
State prOhibftory laws should be cor
rcCted. This was not a convention
Of preachers and women only, though
they were both there and their in
fiuence felt, but a convention Of
judges. lawmakers. labor men, Dish
ops. educators and citizens from every
rank and file. with the one purpose Of
securing national legislation thai
would be just to all sovereign States
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02

conclusion that nlonOpollcS are -
sentiai to the complex CIVILIZATION OF
today, but that i Is necessary mat
such ~monOpOlies should be visit mt
reasonably regulated. II tn. ~'lth-
through the diffusion Of e~coi.o1il ~
teIligence, can wisely and reasonably
regulate the monopoly II cotton -"
ductien that it enjoys, 50 thA' -"
shall have neither extremely ntSt'
prices nor yet Improbable To-" prizes
it will have provided al object rs
son which will prove most Hsrf IL
and IN the long run il Will, n 50 do
ing, best consult its own self-lnteF-
eStS-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02
USE OF A C~OCKLEBCRR.
\ Kansas Man Has Gone o, Henry One
Rabbit Shipments.
(Siler CITY Grit.

(Siler City Grit.l
The shipments Of rabbits from Siler
City for week ending Nov. 7th was
SS7. For week ending Nov. 14th 1928.
For week ending Nov. 2lst 1924. For
week ending Nov. 2Sth 1922. For
week ending Dee. 5th, 1886. For week
ending Dec. 18th. 1889. For week
ending Dec. 18th. 1894. Total TO
date. 1926.
The partridge season opened Nov.
18th. The shipments are
For week ending Nov. 21st. 1912.
For week ending Nov. 2Sth, 1884.
For week ending Dec. 5th. 1.741.
For week ending Dec. 18th, 1889.
For week ending Dee. 10th. 9s7.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02
tBy the Associated Press. j.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. eS.-A con
ing the Rev. Charles NJ. Brewer
preach q sermon on 'Practical Chris
t%ianity' at the time Of the blowing
ur of the Government bridge at Fort
Riley. kaS.. In which the pastors
am was implicated through a con-
fcssion OF Private Michael Quirk. &C
cor1ine to q statement made here To-
day b. Rev. Mr. Brewer.
The minister was RAISING through
this city on his Way from pllSt.e.
Oklahoma. his home. to Fort Riley.
where ne says, he Will Investigate tho
conditions leading up 70 his arrest and
demand an explanation from Govern
merit on, ials.
My soge mission IN life h. said.
is to clear my name Of this awful
charge made against me. It was Alb
sclr;Geiy unWarranted. us the I'.,irrAt
authorities found out after they had
INVESTIGATED il. Eut that does not
satisfy ilc. I now want 10 knoW who
was responsible for mixing my name
m the dynamite plot.
The Rev. Mr.. Brewers arrest follow.
% n confession by Private Quirk. in
which he stated that 10 had met the
pastor, formerly chaplain At the forr,
riding in an automobile with 1 Wom-
an, and that they had asked him To
ioir them III blowing up the big
bridge over the Kansas River. There
was some personal malice in connect
.ne my name with the plot the pas
tor continued. hen + bridge
was blown up / Was preaching a ser
NOR in Quanah, Texas.
L do not know Quirk by name.
do not know whether | ever saw
him or not. might remember his
face. If saw him: for | was ae-
uuainted with many Of the enlisted
men. | am going to Fort Riley to
sift this matter to the bottom, not So
much for my own sake as for the
sake of my children. | shall not rest
until my name stands absolutely IN
furnished by connection with the Fort
Riley affair"
The Rev. Mr.. Brewer IS now preach
ing at Olustee. His congregation has
stood by him. 4 member ofIhis own
congregation arrested him.
Brother Brewer he said. II hate
to do It. but here Is the telegram or
dering your arrest
Brewer was held three days. The
Government authorities never sent for
him, and he was released. He telc~
graphed the authorities at Fort lllts
that he was ready to go there 1T once
if they wanted him. He got a
reply, the e~x-chapiain says