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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
DUNGEON
J. 3. MCNAMARA PLACED IN SOIL.
TARY CONFINEMENT IN THE
SAN QUENTIN PRISON..

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, July 2O.-Aft.
er n week In solitary confinement, ].
II. Mcnamara. one of the convicted
dynamiters OF the Los Angeles Times
building, stubbornly refused to con.
form TO prison discipline, aud Warden
Hoyle said yesterday he would be
kept in the dungeon Indefinitely. Nc.
Namara was placed in solitary con.
flement a week ago, when he refused
to obey an order given by one OF the
guards In the jute mill. He had been
punished before for insubordinatloR,
and Warden Hoyle ordered that he be
locked In the dark cell.
"McNamara's punishment was the
result OF repeated acts OF Insubordlnn.
ton. said Warden Hoyle. He has
been persistent Sioiator of prison
rules, and there was nothing for us
TO do but take extreme measures"
Warden Hoylc denied runor that
Mcnamara had been involved in a
plot to burn the jute mill.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
NEW YORK may Have A
CAMPAIGN OF MURDER
WHITMAN HAS DECIDED TO Ex.
POSE CONTRACT THAT POLICE.
MEN HAD WITH THE UNDER.
WoRLo-THE PROSECUTOR is
MARKED FOR DEATH.

NEW YORK, July 2O.-A campaign
OF assassination may follow the de.
cisIon of District Attorney Whitman
to expose to the world the contract
said to exist between the under world
and the New York police. District
Attorney Whitman has been warned
that he is marked for death II he
does not let up In his work. Others
have received similar warnings. they
having been active in the case also
To-day the murder OF Rosenthal is a
mere incident. The men who planned
that murder are known. Whitman
says that they will be punished, the
underworld smiiiPg, with their gun
men with their backs 10 the wall
ready for any crime which will strike
terror into tho city, says that they
must not be.
District Attorney Whitman admitted
today that he has received many
threatening letters since he announc
ed that he was going TO send the men
who killed Rosenthal to the electric
chair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
YOUNG
WOMAN KILLED IN HOTEL
GEORGE R. HElNEss, A MARRIED
MAN, Is HELD ON CHARGE OF
HOMICIDE =. SAYS SHOOTING
WAS ACCIDENTAL.
(nY UNITED rpEss)

NEW YORK. July 28.-A young
man who said that he was Geo. r.
Heiness, living with his wife and fam
lily at Sea Gilt. L. l.. was held with.
cut bail to await the action OF the
coroner, on charge OF homicide. He
Is charged with shooting Mrs. Flor.
ence Hoop, a decidedly prepossesslng
young woman, whose home, the po.
lice say, was in LewisberG. Pa.
In room in the hotel York.. the
shooting occurred this morning. The
shooting was located at the corner OF
7th avenue and 37th street. The man
admitted the shooting, but insisted
that 1t was accidental. Policemen
outside OF the hotel saw Il man run
from the hotel early this morning
calling for the noEce. He stated to
the officers that lie had shot his wife,
but accidentally. A hurry call was
sent in Tor an ambulance. but the wo,
man was dead when the police reach
cd her room.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
s | EEL
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE
STANLEY SEEL INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE HOLD MEETING. :.

WASHINGTON. July 20. - The
Democratic members OF the Stapley
Steel investigating committee of the
House held a protracted session last
night putting the nfiishIng touches OH
the majority report OF the committee
regarding the United States Steel
Corporation. Various minor changes
were suggested. and the General
form OF the report was discussed.
Particular attention was paid to the
remedial legislation framed to be sub.
to the house with the, report:
This will include proposed amend.
sihents TO the Sherman antitrust law
and the Interstate commerce law. 1t is
said that the report will be submitted
toSthe house the latter part of next
week. tH' Ht "' fn '''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
.sEANEN FIGHT
TO ENDANG[R
THE.|R|.0WNL|VE5
FELLOW MARINERS APE scALD.
Ed TO DEATH WHEN PIPE
5uRsTo.
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO RESCUE
FIVE DEAD MEN REMOVED TO
4 THE SHORE FROM ITALIAN
LINER.
tBY UNITED PREss)

NEW YoRK-A dozen seamen from
captain to coal passer fought with
each other for seeeral minutes for d
chance to endanger their own lives
IN order that fellow mariners might
be saved hut their efforts we're il
vain. as only ] out OF caught the
low dock in the freroom OF the Ital
ian liner Principe Di Piedmonte when
the branch steam pipe leading from
the port bow to The boiler burst. On
ly one manwas living when hclp
reached him. Five others had beer
cooked to'dcath by the s:alding steam
The cory of death and heroism was
brought TO port by the steamer her
SELF toda
Thlrty.seven firemen and water ten
ders weer working in the fire room
when the branch pipes suddenly burst
Five dead and one terribly injured
were brought to shore today from the
steamer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
TAFT PREPARES
HOT REPLY 10
FRAUD GHARGE.
THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
IN A TWO HOURS SESSION
FRAMED IT UP.
he W!Lg lTTAGk ROlsElETTI
TO GIVE AN EXHAUSTIVE RE.
PORT ON THE CONTESTED
CASES.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 20; =
The reply of President Taft and his
friends to Roosevelt's repeated
charges of fraud and the stealing
Of delegates in the Chicago conven.
tion promises to be loosed from, BeY.
eral sources in Washington next
week, couclied In terms that Will be
in many ways a counter attack upon
the Roosevelt pre.conventiun cam.
raign.
The statement that will be issued
tlom the White House the final draft
OF which was considered at a two
hours meeting OF the cabinet yestey.
day will be an exhaustive analysts OF
tie contest cases and reply to all
OF the Roosevelt charges OF unfair
denling on tho part Of Tafts friends
Oh the Republican national committee
aud the credentials committee.
While this statement will not, so
FAR as can now be learned, make any
direct charges against the Roosevelt
managers Il is understood Taft sup
porters In the House propose to at.
tack in unmeasured terms the con,
tests brought by the Roosevelt forces
In the southern States, many Of
which were unanimously decided
The Roosevelt contestants,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
At WINDSOR
AMBASSADOR AND OTHER AMER.
IcANS AT THE ROYAL GARDEN
PARTY At WINDSOR CASTLE.

LONDON. July 2O-Among the
Americans present at the Royal gar.
den party at Windsor yesterday were
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid and the
members OF the American Embassy,
Mrs. Franklin Macyeagh. Eames Mac.
Veagh. Mr.. and Mrs r. W. Bliss, Jno.
Barrett, Commander Il. D. White.
american NAVAL atfachH ial Rome and
Niehlat MIl and hlfs. III y. Morris.
lAr. and MrsI tSadhbRs iAl4ay Butler,
the Misses Mary and Lois Cunning
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Phlpps, G.
Creighton Webb and, Mrs,s James
Amory Moore. f. y
The Ambassador and Mrs. Reid had
tea in the royal tent on the lawn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
UNCLE SAM.
WILL BUILD A RAILROAD
THROUGH THE PHILIPPINES
HOT FIGHT IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON. b. c.. July 10
A provision In the sundry civil ap
preparation bill authorizing the con
struetioI OF twenty miles OF military
railroad In the island OF Mimdahao
Philippines. gave the Senate, today
the basis for Its annual discussion oI
whether or not the :Ghlled States
ought TO retin the Philippine group
The item in the appropriation was
forced 10 vote by those who op
posed any expenditure OF a permanent
character In the Islands, but the sup
porters OF the measure were success
fulsby the@narrow vote of 2S TO %.
Senators Overman, Bacon. Culbert
son. Hitchcock and other Democrats
attacked 1t as inconsistent with the
ultimate purpose OF the United States
Senator Bacon declared the Philip
pine Islands had already cost the
United States billion ,aollars.h
The short railroad whhs waSb run
from The seacost fos NM irAaHib fort
was defended by Senators Warren
and Lodge as military necessity
The cost OF transporting supplies over
this route now costs the War De
partment 100000 annually.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
I ((J)|||[))
COLONEL JOHN 7. M'eRAW WAS
A HEAVY CONTRIBUTOR TO
L". Ah CAMPAIGN IN 1908.
(py uNllrn rREss)

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 20. =
Detailed figures showing Democrncy's
Democratic presidential campaign
cbst in 1908 were furnished the Sen.
ate Investigating committee by Mr.
RiddeF, who was treasurer OF the
democratic National committee IN
that year. He said the fund amonnt
cdt ttol about Six hundred Thousand dol
lars. -,
Contributors whom Rldder named
we're J. T. .McGrnw, of Grafton, W.
Va, $4,000. and the law firm Of Chill
ton, MacCorkle and Chiffon, of West
Virginia, one thousand dollars. Wm
j. bryan alsp assisted. No contri6u
lions larger-ttthhI fen. thobsandiIdol
lars should be acee1Asd! and no money
at all shouIds be aceepted from ii.
large corporations.
Ritter said that he himself had
cvaded Bryan's order by contributing
ten thousand In his own name and
nine thousand in the name OF each OIL
his three sons.
Tammany hall contributed ten thou
sand dollars. Ritter declared that
Thomas Ryan did not make any con
tributfon at alt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
VISITORS
PAY RESPECT TO GOVERNOR vii.
SON, THE DEMOCRATIC NoMI.
NEE, DURING THE DAY AT HIS
HOME.

SEA ,GIRT, July 3O.-Governor vii.
son spent a quiet lay NJ his summer
bone yesterday, most OF which was
devoted 10 his correspondence and 10
welcoming visitors who called to con.
graduate him. Among the latter
were Mayor Preston, of Baltimore;
Representative W. A. Jones, OF Yir.
ginia. and Slayden. OF Texas; Harry
Sicorso Tucket and Richard Evelyn
BYRD. of Virginia. the latter. speaker
of the House Of Delegates, and Au-
gus Thomas. the play wright. The
Governor discussed very briefly with
Mr.. McCombs. the work of the cam,
Taisn committee. Charles p Taft. a
brother OF the President. pissed the
Governors cottage In an automobile
yesterday. saluted the flag on the
rifle range in front Of the cottage,
but did not stop.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
.SS||:I||.) |
JEALOUS LOVER KILLS PREPos.
EssINe ACTRESS AND SHOOTS
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN. :.

ALLENTOWN, Penn, July 20. =
Miss Lovanda Caynus. a prepossesed
young actress was found murdered
In her apartments today. a few feet
way from lay Wm. J. Free, a promIn-
ent business man of South Bethlehem,
with bullet hole in his head, and in
dying condition.
Both had been shot the police al,
lege by Il Jealous lover OF the girls.
A general police alarm has been sent
out for the suspect.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20

Harold Hutchinson will this even
Ing leave for Parkersburg, West Vir
ginia. where he will be n guest at a
house party given by Miss Rathbone
at her home I'LL Aone street. Misses
Edith Frey, Gcnevieve Raymond and
Susan Arnett, and Messrs. Paul Hay
mond and stuart Race are all ready
at Miss Rathbone's. having gone there
the early part Of this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
GOES. TO THE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. D, G.. July 90. -
The House yesterday agreed 10 the
conference report on the rivers ami
hnrbors bill. which carries S"%3.0OO 900,
IN increase over the original measure
OF about S7.ttt.df6. There was dtcih.
cl opposition 10 the statement by
which the federal government is com
mittcd to the maintenance and repair
Of levces in the Mississippi, Missouri
and Ohio valleys, hut friends of the
project won their point. The bail
now will 20 TO the President for his
Signature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
ONE member
HAS REPORT
MODIFIED
LlTTLEToN REFUSES SIGNATURE
OF STANLEY STEEL DOCUMENT
UNTIL CHANGED.
THE COMMITTEE REVIsEs IT
INTERSTATE COMMISSION WILL
START INQUIRY AS TO TRANS.
PORTATlON RATES.

WASHINGTON. b. c., July 20
When Representative Llttleton ar.
rived at the Capitol today he an.
nounced that he would not sign the
majority steel investigating report un.
less 1t was revised, Mr.. Littleton in.
sisted that much matter which he did
not consider germane should be
stricken from the report and that the
report should be couched In general.
ly mores judicial language than that
used by Chairman Stanley. X,
The position taken by Mr.. LIttleton
appeared to surprise his colleagues.
as. Chairman Stanley returned from
New York yesterday and announced
that he would sign it as 1t stood. AS
Mr.. Littleton's voice is necessary to
form n majority OF tho committee, the
Democratic members wen to work to
make the changes on which he insist.
ed.
They worked OIL the report from
early morning until midnight. The
changes made In tn, report today do
not materially arTc,t Its character,
but Its form. From beginning to end
the lini.ng OF the committee offer a
severe arraignment CT the corpora.
ton and he men who formed and
dominated 1t. Every phase OF the trust
Is analysed. Its effect upon labor
and consumers rs well as the effect
upon competitors anu business gener.
ally.is scrutinized
Drastic amendments to the anti.
trust law are suggested as a means Of
coping with the situation created by
the steel and similar trusts A fen
hitherto unrecorded chapters In It's
history are ut:oyeret
An ,inquiVy4into me eSrates. practices
and rules aud regulations governing
the transportation of cement, iron ore
and steel and their products. in effect
upon various railroads operating In
official classification territory viii be
undertaken by the Interstate Com.
mercG Commission this fall. 1.-THE
investigation Is for the purpose OF
asccrtaining whether any common car.
ricrs have interests or stock owner
ship in corporations which ship freight
over their lines. Three hundred or
more railroads will be interrogated.
The inquiry will be supplemental to
the dissolution proceedings now being
brought by the Department OF Justice
against the United States Steel Cor
poratiOn. It has been found the steel
combine dominates the traffic OF GER
tain roads In official territory. and 1t
is to discover just how far this dom.
nance extends that the inquiry will
be made.
The investigation will be conducted
the commission, but
its report will be submitted to Attorn.
er General Wickersham for use by
Special Attorney Dickinson. who is
conducting the proceedings against
the steel corporation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
L0R|NNER
DEPosED OF ILLINOIS REPuBLl.
CAN COUNTY COMMITTEE FOL.
LOWING THE INVESTIGATION.

CHICAGO, July 2O.-Wm. Lorimer
was deposed yesterday as a member
Of the Republican county central com.
mittee Master Daniel A. Campbell,
Homer X. Galpin and George A. Mug.
Ter, decided against Lorimer In con.
test brought by Charles vavrlk and
seated Vayrik as committeeman from
the Bath ward. The report was adopt.
ed by the central committee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
YOUNG GIRL
GOES ON BOND OF PRIEST WHO
WAS CHARGED WITH FOLLOW.
ING YOUNG WOMEN IN NEW
YORK. -.

NEW YORK, July l9.--Iohn De
zane, OF Jackson, Nebraskt. who
claims TO be priest and was found
guilty In police court yesterday OF dis
orderly conduct in having followed
and annoyed ~ years old Catherine
kavanah was today placed under bond
of $1,000 to keep the peace for six
months. The bond was furnished by
a young woman living In Brooklyn
Attorney John Fitzgerald. represent
ing the detendanc announced that he
would appeal the case.
Dezane conteuded that the child
misbehaved and that he was follow
Ing her with the intention OF placing
her in the charge of II policeman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
GOAL COMPANY
BIG IS PAY ROLL
sFAaRMoNT DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
WILL RECEIVE MONEY TODAY

To-day many workers in the Fair.
mont coar field will be made happy.
\ u u the monthly pay day and the
work during t6e pastmonth was very
good. .bs
Empldyss OF The clarksbprg ,tdis.
trlct of the Consolidation Coal Com.
pany will also receive their ,pay to
day, and sfe0,Od6 WILL be dispensed,
The coal output for the entire West
Virginia output for one;half million
tons. and while. this is q goad amount.
it failed" to equal the May output. be
cause Of car shortage. p, eel
NJ. E., Ashcraft. travelling auditor
OF the company and his ASSISTANTS. Ira
and Lon Morgan. were there yester.
day from Fairmont, assisting Super.
intendcnt John o. Brooks. in prepar.
ing the amounts ready for distribution
today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
!. MOOSE
PARTY FIGHTING FOR TICKET
FILES WRIT OF MANoAMuS TO
ALLOW ROOSEVELT ON TICKET

TOPEKA, Kas.. July 1O.-Acting un-
der instruction from Governor Stubbs,
the Attorney General today helcd in
the State Supreme Court an applica'
ton for writ of mandamus to conf
pei clerks to prepare the primary bal,
lots for the election OF August q ant!
to prevent the adhcrents of President
Taft from hindering the work by in
jlhction proceedings. The court set
the hearing OF the case for tomorrow
morning. The petition is a general
denial OF the charges brounght against
the Roosevelt presidential electors
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
.NEIST .V|RGIIIl|
SOIL |. S.FERlTLE
BUMPER CROPS EXPECTED
The STATE THIS SEASON.

Bumper crops are the vogue ID
West Virginia this season according
to well known farmers throuGhppt
the state. It Is stated that the crobs
are expected to exceed the production
for many years in the Mountain state.
West Virginia always has been not
ed for its good soil and asa result
land owners in the state have always
been able to demand a high figure
for their land on that account
Throughout every section OF the
state reports have come ! and hi
every case they have been TO tho et.
feet htat the crops are expected to
be big this season. Il: a!i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
GOOD ROADS
SUB COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
but NO ACTION is TAKEN IN
MATTER.

At the meeting Of the general gooG
roads committee held in the Cham
ber OF Commerce this morning the re
port Of the subcommittee appointed
10 prepare specifications, estimates O
cost and recommendation OF roads
to be. paved was presented but no nc
tion was taken.
The melting adjourned. The next
meeting of the committee will be al
the Office of the Chamber OF Commerce
on Tuesday monrig ut l0:30 o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
NOTICE CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for the erection
and completion of new city build.
Ing on Monroe St. adjoinlng the fire
department viii be received until July
Goth. Proposals should be addressed
to City Council. care of City Engineer.
Plans and specifications may be had
from City Engineer Jacobs building.
The city reserves the riSht 10 accept
any hid, or 10 reject ans or all bids.
s. B. MILLER,
City Engineer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
F |(l|.N||)
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN
DISCOVERED AT END OF RAIL.
ROAD BRIDGE.

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.-With bruis.
es all over her head and body, indicat.
ing that she had been attacked and
checked, and beaten to death. the
body Of an unidentified woman was
found early today at the north end o!
the 18th street viaduct under the
Great Northern Il. r. The body had
been thrown 0: dragged down the
bank for % yards and was discovered
by a.lamp watchman. Her jewelry
aud trinkcts we're undisturbed and the
police believe that the murder was
for hate or revenge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
WORK FINISHED
MANY IMPROVEMENT BEING
MADE BY MoNoNGAAELA VAL.
LEY TRACTION co.

CLAltKsBuRG. 1uly 20 - The
Mononsahela Valley Traction Com
pany which had II force OF men at
work the past week installing II Y.
completed The work yesterday and u
loop is show afforded the Mt. Claire
line OF the company. This work will
be appreciated and is line with other
improvements being made, NJ various
points.
A switch is being placed near the
Parr LUMBER company plant which
will be for use OF the North View line
wh.eh will soon be in operation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
p|G'A|E(, &. !.
KANSAS MAN, AGED %, GIVES Big }
OUTING FOR CHILDREN ON HIS
+. BIRTHDAY.

ATcHIsoN. Kan, July Rob. +.
Waggener, general collector OF the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, celebrated
his sixtysixth birthday yesterday by.
giving picnic to- 10000 children
Four traInloads OF children were
brought here from various paris Of
the State at Waggeners expense. The
picnic cost him $4,000. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20

Louis Yen, who Is well known itere.
having at one time worked In this
part of West Virginia. for welf
known firm is / the city today looking
after business affairs,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
BIG FIRE


VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Fire early to-day caused loss o: FIVE
hundred thousand dollars in the. busi.
ness district. Firemen fought for
hours before the flames were controll-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-20
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

You are hereby authorized to an.
nonnce my candidacy rog the Repub,
lican nomination for County Commits.
sioner. subject 10 the. action Of The
Republican county convention TO be
held on the 10th day OF August. 1912
! solicit the support !all Republi'
cans. &.S
ALPHA TENSANT