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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
EIGHTY -THREE men
ENTOMBED in MIN {
GAS EXPLOSION EARLY THIS
MORNING = RESCUE WORK I'M
PEDED BY AFTER 0AMP-THREE
MAKE THEIR EscAPE-DEpUTY
INSPECTOR ARTHUR MITCHELL
DIRECTING OPERATIONS,
(Dy United Press,)

WEIGH, VIVA. March 26.-Eighty-
three men are entombed in the mine
OF the United states Coal and Coke
Company at Jed. three miles from
here,
An explosion of gas occurred in the
mine at 7:3O o'clock this morning.
Eighty.six men were at work and
only three were able to reach the out
side.
Following the explosion after damp
peryaded the entire workings Of the
mine making It impossible for immc'
diate rescue work to be begun.
Deputy State Mine Inspector Arthur
Mitchell arrived from BluGfeld an
Kour after the explosion occurred
Miners who had worked during Tie
night and had gone home were roused
and formed rescue parties.
1t is possible that some OF the i'm
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FlR IBET
NAMED IN INDIANA AlJp; 4 NY
IcAN - RoosEVELy GETS osE
4. DISTRICT.

- s
INDIANAPOLIS. Inds March :
In the close, hard fought race iot 3
majority Of the Indiana delegailon oi
thirty to the Republican national epn'
yention, supporters Of tile Fepon /
nation Of President TAFT yesIerday =
carried two district conventions sslfo.
Gates Of the nomination Of Colonel
Roosevelt took one and q fourth was
split. each faction eleetsng dege5at S.
At a State convention today fouf
delegates.at.large to the national con.
yentIon, will be elected. Both the
Taft and Roosevelt eiemenis las
night claimed a inaj1Ejty Of the 'iS9
votes and were PREPARED for 9 det r
mined struggle.
In the Fourth district convention =
II. Montgomery and Webb AYeoaiils
we're elected delegates TO the natlonnl
convention, instructed for Taft, Ell 3
district Republicans chose W. elc'
keen and s.sAe Haynes, INSTRUCTED tqf
TAFT. In the Eleventh district axle
E. Harris and John P, KenaFefs We're
elected and instructed Tor Rocseyeli:
,Mlchlqan elvls TAFT TWO q pelsattes.
1sHPEMING, Mlchs March
The Twelfth shcMigian district dele
gates TO Republican national ccnyen'
tion named yesterday are: q Kirk
patrick, Escanaba, and = u Rice
Houghton, instructed for Tat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
READY SALE FOR LQQA
SCHOOL bond ISSUE
BOARD FOR STATE scl4ooL FUND
WAS THE suoEssFtlE BIDDERS.
CHICAGO AND cIt9c d NAT !
BANKERS WE'RE ANXIOUS 70
BUY tsEcuRTlTES:

The Board Of the school Fund for
the State Of West Virginia Naa the
highest and best bidder for the s20,'
900 school bonds sold q the First
ward school house last might py the
Board Of Education FOR Union lpqc'
pendent school district:
There are fifty OF the bonds A. Tho
denomination Of $500 each. These
bear interest at Ave per cent per an
mum from the first day q January
1919; and mature on DECEMBER b.
1915, or at ten years optional Nitil tns
Board OF Education to be taken Up at
the exblfationo d thar fime
The Board II tie seiiool Fund Tor
the state OF irslnia Is com
posed 81 Golethot william +. Glass
cock, presideat Andiior John sier
man Darst, secret u TteasnraF b =.
long and sapsfinteaAeut Of fFee
Schools NJ. Psha8h The board
has The power and authority g make
such investments OF the Sta " sploQi
fund as it ssems. to be proper
The TRANSCRIPT os the proeeedinss
had by the local board Of edpcation.
composed Of Hearl ]. McElifssh pSesi /.
dent; Vernon H. cornwells sectetafy
stephen yanGllder and ]. II .eopard, A,
had been examined BY, tcgney Ion
eral William G. Cont and was pro
nounced to be correct D egeFy paFlicu-
lar, The mopey5Is n lie schooliund
and there is no fllfel lihood 81 there BE-
ing any hitch III setting the noney as
soon as the bp1ds ase d. for deli s-
/. cry.
Besides tIie llccessfui bidder ihefe
were NE Others only one Of these
Icompiied with The conditions So o'l'
liil the advertisement tor the sac o.
stlie bonds. The bidders we're The
royident SAVINGS Bank and Trust
COMPANY. Of ClncInnati; S. a, keai'
and Company Bapkefs Chicago; Far
(conttnned oi Page fonel
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FEDERAL TROOPS
|DEFEAT REBELS
REFORMED RANKS AND FELL UP.
ON ENEMY WITH DREADFUL
FURY.

MEXICO CITY, March 2G.-Thc al
vance of General Crozco toward Tor
reon and Mexico City has been check
cd according 10 adv!ces received by
the War Department, 1t was stated
from Jiminez, lhe declared, that after
being routed, ana with their command
er. General Jose Gonzales, suicide
the Federal troops rpfoned Their
broken ranks am throw themselves
upon the rebels VIII rcdou5led fury
and administered a crushing dafcGi
to CrozcOs command.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
STARVATION
IS THREATENING
ENGLISH OPERATORS AND MINERs
HOLD ANOTHER FUTILE CON:
FERENCE.
esx .unI.ed prsss.l

I LONDON, March 2G,-So -insistqnt
arr. tlsaiaapeals .SeF .!s the ;ess
affected by the coal strike in shutting
down thousands Of industries, that the
Question of governmental aid is being
considered by Parliament. Starvation
is threatening many towns in the King
dom.
Following another. futile confegRaS
between the Union, committee and reR
resentatlves OF the mine operators, one
leading owner said There is no hope
,of settlement. We've @hucked it,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
MILLIONAIRE
Meat PACKERS.
NOT GUILTY
WERE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL
RESPONSIBILITY IN PACKING
COMBINE
Defendants hRE DISCHARGED.
THE JURY RETURNED ITS YER.
DICT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
tex United Ftess.1

CHICAGO, March 2G.-rhe jury in
the trial Of the 10 mlllIonatres charged
with criminal responsibility in the
packing combine returned verdict OF
not guilty in Federal Judge Carpenters
court at 12:15 Il. nj. The defendants
were Immediately discharged by the
court. 8
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
ITEM more MEN
ARE RESCUED
THIRTEEN ARE sAVEo-oNE DEAD
BODY Is RECOVERED.
fspe6ial to West Vifginian.) J

( (Spaeial to West vifginialt)
WEIGH, W. va.-Ten more men
we're rescued alive from the mine this
afternoon, making thirteen saved out
or Sc men who we're in the mine when
tho explosion came One dead TO ly
has been recovered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
ARE
circumference
VILE MAKE REPLY TO RAILROAD
COMPANIES REFUSING RAISE IN
iBy SUnited, Press }

NEW YoIil March 20. IA call for
senetal eots tsrenees le various
district Committees and engineers Of
railroads east Of Chicago and north
o Ohio was Issued to-day, They will
meet here to make reply to the
roads refusal to grant the demand of
an increase In wages.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
SMALL CHILD DEAD.

An infant child OF MIR. and Mrs.
VIII Knight died this morning at the
parents home in BarnSille. Inter
ment was made this afternoon by I'm
dertakerR. c. Jones.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
MILLS
ARE SHUT DOWN
THIRTY THoUsAND OPERATIVES
Tl4RoWN OUT OF WORK BY Ac.
TIoN OF OWNERS.
(By United tress.)

LOWELL, Mass, March 2G.-Thirty
thousand textile mill operatives were
thrown out OF work when the owners
ofeyegy mill except the LAWRENCE Co.,
{ plant Spnoppced they would shut
+ down. ~ f,a .,s I
The action followed the strike OF
operatives at. the Hamilton, Mass,
Dott and Prescott mill this morning
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26
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FAiRMoNr's l.ENTEN FAD.
PROGRAMME FOR TUESDAY.
ammisrant's VioIln"-Imp.
"seaehtr-MaIsstIe.
"a child's eIea''-Eelalr.
"The Best Man Wlnp-Maiestic.
CONE ANY THE AND SEE A
GOOD SHOW.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26

Arnold Mason is in Wheeling OIL
l.nsiness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-26

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Foster ana Mrs. NJ. v
Hill went to Pittsburgh yesterday II
spend several days.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
Difference in lceberas.

No two icebergs appear to be ex'
actly alike in size and shape. Some
look, for all the world, like Arabs
tents as they glide along, and others
like cliffs, castles, cathedrals, yachts,
and occasionally they resemble some
we'll known animal. Some of the pin
nac1es of large berg rise nearly
1000 feet above the water, while the
base may occupy an area of ten or
twelve acres. Seen through power
full glass, one may. detect waterfalls
upon these islands of ice, and all
kinds of arctic birds, and perhaps
few seals.
Then the colors are almost beyond
description. The stately pinnacles
glisten in the sun like powdered glass
At times the berg is pure white, at
others it looks greenish.--F'rOm Harold
J. Shepstone's 'Icebergs" in st. Nicho
las.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
TURNED LEAVES OF ROMANCE
Vaney Found, as Others of Her Sex
Have Done, That Man Was
Ever Fickle.

evil you have a cup Of tea, Van
gy?" asked Mrs. Greene, as Vangy
came in from hanging out the clothes,
"Ah dom cayah eff All do, Mis-
Greene. 1t right coli on de roof an
Abs mos chill to de marrer oh nah
bones. Yo's berry kim" as, yielding
to Mrs. Greene's suggestion, she de
posted her portly form on a chair
near the kitchen table, "Yos allus
tryin' to make pusson comf'able
Yo' minis me oh nah maw-o' cos
yo' ain as oil as her, but yo' like her
in yo' mammals. Oh, yes'm, All likes
sugah in nah tea. W'eneber any
body asst me eff I like sugah in nah
tea All t'ink OBJ a gamman fren' All
was gagged to oncet. Ware he now?
Lor, All dunno, he lef' de city. He
ain no count no how an All don
cayah eff he nevah come back. Dere's
ies' as good meat in de hash as eber
come out oh it, Mis- Greene. 'W'ots
his name?' honey. His name Mistah
Dobson, at dat time. He use come
'roun to nah house to take his af'er
noon tea wifi me an nav. He mighty
sweet on me den. All member one
day he come an nav, she pod out q
cup o. tea fo' him an he taste it an
den he say mos 'grayshatin' like
Mis- vangy, would yo' min putin yo
lilies fingah in nah tea-on'y de ve'y
tip oh it?' 'W'ot yo' wan me put nah
fingah in yo' tea fo'?' All say. wy
he say, 'yo' nav fo'got to put in de
sugah an | cayn drink tea less II
berry sweet Now days" she con
cluded with shake of her head, che
wouldn't drink his tea, All reckon et
All was to put nah whole han in
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
"Liked to Be GulIed."

Sir William Gull, the well-known
London physician, was once the vic
tim of an amusing piece of repartee
on the part of a fellow practitioner
The occasion was a dinner party at
which several distinguished medical
men were present. The conversation
happened to turn upon the subject OF
quackery, and Sir William Gull ev
pressed his conviction that a certain
amount of it was essential to success
in practice, adding: 'It is an exam
pie of the old saying, 'Populus vult
decipi'" (people like to be deceiveO.
"Quite So, said the host; "now, can
any one present give an English
equivalent to that?' Nothing easier"
dryly remarked well-known physi-
clan of one of the Manchester hos
pitfalls. "The public liked to be
'gulled.'"
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
Bombs Deadly Work.

Paris Is truly city of tragedies.
At a quarter past eight the other
morning there was terrific bomb ex,
plosion on the Place de Montrouge,
Policemen rushed up, and found q
young man of eighteen, Alfred Hervo,
shrieking with pain, and rolling in
agony on the ground. His face and
hands were covered with blood and
his clothes were burning. Two police
men put the fire out, put Hervo in a
cab, and took him to the nearest hos.
pital. The other policemen found the
bomb. 1t had been made of two meta
soap boxes tied together, and filled
with powder and nails. Hervo declared
that he knew nothing about the bomb,
He was on his way to his work, saw
the thing lying on the pavement, and
kicked it off into the gutter. 1t broke
open, and wondering what the black
stuff in it was, Hervo lit match and
bent down to find out. An explosion
followed.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
Childish Mind, Cropping in Darkness,
Is Craving for Information That
Is Denied It.

Every trace of useful information
is carefully concealed from the very
young child. A rattle, or at most
rubber doll, is it's only plaything. AS
it grows older it is very slowly and
gradually introduced to the various
forms of the animal kingdom. Of the
mysteries of numbers and of Ian
guages it has as yet no conception.
It's constant questions are for the
most part answered 'humorously"
and hence incorrectly, or they are not
answered at all. This eternal Thu
NOR" is most CALLING Of all. Why
should human infant be such an ir-
resistible joke? The lower animals
take their young seriously and train
them from the start with very def
mite purpose in view. Yet their pos
sibilities are infnitesimal as COM
pared with those of the average baby.
And we sit calmly by and enjoy the
''humor" of childhood and insist that
the child is enjoying itself also, even
though it's little soul may be thirsting
for information which is laughingly
denied it. And we continue to put
off the inevitable day when the child
will have to take life seriously and
hence, according to our tradition,
sadly.
One important point which is quite
overlooked by the upholders of the
brainless child is the fact that non
sense and Stiffness are just as taxing
to the infant mind as useful infOrma-
tirn would be. 1t requires TO more
mental effort to realize that A is A
than to grasp the extraordinary fact
that a mass of brownish softness Is
fuzzy title Teddy bear, yes it is"
In fact, the letter A has distinct ad-
vantage. And at q more advanced
age it is certainly less puzzling to be
told that five and five make ten than
to have ones own respectable pink
toes described as series of pigs go
ing to market or entering into the va
rious other activities of life.-S1g-
mund Spaeth in Harper's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
Fashions Long Kept Up.

The British admiralty's annual or
der for black silk handkerchiefs fol
the navy, recently placed for 10000
led to inquiry, why black?" 1t is
said to be as mourning for Nelson's
death at Trafalgar. Another instance
of long continued mourning is shown
in the dark clothes officially worn by
the Anglo-Saxon race; at the decease
of the duke of Gloucester, Queer
Anne's heir-apparent, the bar went
into mourning and has never doffed
this, though the lapse of the Stuart
dynasty on the British throne was
scarcely to be regretted. Doubtless
the largest following of one fashion
by men was after Alexander set The
style of having the face clean
shaven; this was kept up by the
Graeco- Roman world for five hundred
years.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
Prosaic "Ghost,"

Thinking they had seen a ghost"
number of Dundee (Scotland)
townsfolk, while walking through the
cemetery recently. took to their heels
and summoned the nearest gatekeep-
er. The vision" which had aroused
their alarm-that of figure in scanty
attire standing behind a gravestone,
had vanished when they returned with
achievements, and all there was to
be seen was large piece of red fan
mel. 1t afterwards transpired that the
owner being greatly irritated by the
flannel, which was next the skin, had
gone to the cemetery with the idea of
getting rid of it, which he could not
do without shedding his garments.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
WHEN THEY WENT BACK HOME
Humorist Records Some Surprises
That Attended the Occasion of
Popular Celebration.

During a recent Old Home Week in
an upstate village the following
observation-disclosures" were
in attendance:
John Wilson Clarke, who was al
ways too lazy to do the chores, came
up from New York in his big seven
passenger car. On account of press
ing work he could stay but few
hours.
Ex-Gov. Silby Kirkwood, who was
naturally thick-headed and half-baked
in his youth, stopped over in his pri-
vate car to see his old home.
DR.. Willus G. Dyer, one of the best
known surgeons in the country, called
the town fool when boy, dropped in
and left enough money for a town
library.
Miss Caroline Jensen Atwood, too
stupid to learn in the old red school
house, now popular authoress and
playwright visited her relatives.
Charlie Druke, the spendthrift, shut
up his Wall street Office long enough
to attend
One Of the most noticeable features
of the whole celebration was the alb
sence of the men and women who
gave much promise of originality and
worth during their youth.
Lack of memory in their old age ac-
counts for the fact that not one of the
old fogies present ever said anything
but good of anybody, including the
successful boys present-Don. Cam
eron Shafer in Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
DICKENS FITTED FOR STAGE
Kate Field, Excellent Judge of Char
scter, Confident He Might Have
Been Great Actor.

No one ever paid a much higher
tribute to Dickens than did Kate
Field. She had the soul of a poet, a
discriminating taste in art and liter
ature and wide knowledge of the
world. In mentality she was fully as
strong as either of her brilliant broth
ers, David, Dudley, stephen J. or Cy-
rus W., and she certainly was as good
if not better judge of character.
She once wrote an appreciation of
Dickens in which she declared the
world lost its greatest actor when
Boz became writer. She gave de-
scription of one of Dickens readings
that was mastery in its vividness OF
detail. Such versatility as she cred
tied Dickens with displaying as he as
sumed the character of first one and
then another of his creations, the pa
thos, the humor, the tragedy he put
into a tone; the marvellous way in
which he stirred the emotions of old
and young in his audience, would ap-
pear to be bit extravagant were 1t
not that now and then in later years
some old man, looked upon as stern
and International, told with faltering
voice how he stood in line all one
night to buy ticket to one Of Boz
readings, and then went on to talk
Just about as Miss Field wrote, only
before he got as far along in his
story the tears were running down
his wrinkled cheeks-his old heart
strings still atune to the magic Of The
Master.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-20
Street Tax Notice

Your Street Tax of $500 for
the year 1912 is now due and
must be paid in cash or labor up.
on the streets and alleys. All
male persons between the ages
OF 21 and SO years are subject to
this tax.
THEO. H. SHUFLIN,
Street Supervisor
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-27
ELECTION NOTICE

Whereas, the City of Bryan, Texas,
deems 1t advisable to issue bonds of
said city for the purpose hereinafter
mentioned:
Therefore, 1t is hereby ordered by
the City Council of the said City Of
Bryan, that an election be held on the
7th day of January, A. d. 1918, at
which election the following PROPOSE.
ton shall be submitted:
Shall the City Council OF said City
of Bryan be authorized to issue bonds
Of said city in the sum of Ten Thou.
sand Dollars ($10,0O0.O0), payable
forty (4O years after date, with OPP
ton Of redeeming same at any time
after twenty (20) years, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per cent (596)
per annum, payable semi-annually,
and to levy tax sufficient to pay the
interest of said bonds and create
sinking fund sufficient to redeem
them at maturity for the purpose of
making improvements to the system
of waterworks of said City OF Bryan,
Brazos County, Texas"
Said election shall be held at the
City Hall, at which place the polls
shall be opened, and the following
named persons are hereby appointed
managers OF said election: T. J. Pres.
ton, presiding judge; ]. r. Edmonds,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-27

assistant Judge; Wilson Bradley and
G. Il. Jones, clerks.
Said election shall be held under
the provisions of Chapter 1I9. Acts OF
the Twenty-slxth Legislature. Laws
1899, and only qualified voters, who
are property taxpayers OF said city,
shall be allowed to vote, and all voters
desiring to support the proposition to
Issue bonds shall have printed on
their ballots the words. For the Is
suance Of waterworks improvement
bonds" and those opposed shall have
printed on their ballots the words.
Against the issuance OF waterworks
improvement bonds"
The manner of holding said election
shall be governed by the laws OF the
State regulating general elections.
A copy of this order, signed by the
Mayor OF said City of Bryan, shall
serve as a proper notice OF this cleo
ton, and the Mayor ia directed to
cause notice Of the election to be
posted up at the place of holding the
election, and at three public places In
the said City Of Bryan. and by publ
cation of said notice at least thirty
days prior to the date of said election.
Dated at Bryan, Texas. this the 9Th
day of November, A. d. 1912.
[Seall C. G. WALKER,
Mayor Pro Tenn. of the City OF Bryan.
Attest:
G. WICKER, City Secretary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-27

Ala, during the SOS. Sammy annoyed
his father very much by begging for
Jumps Of sugar; finally the father
picked him up and set him in hogs
head about half full of old-fashioned
sugar, and said to him. Now eat until
you get enough" About two hours
afterwards he went to the hogshead
and asked Sammy if he had eaten
enough. Sammy replied: mo, have
not got enough, but l have got down
to where the sugar does not taste
good I was not like Sammy; | did
get enough to eat, but l never did
reach that stage where that dinner
did not taste good to me.
The following children and grand.
children contributed and participated
in the dinner: Mrs. ]. II. Royder and
son; Mrs. A. w. Royder and her five
children; Mrs T. H. Royder and five
children; J. P. Royder's three chill
vi cu MID. SOIuelluS w due anu nus
band and one child, great-granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Ellen Royder; Mr.. and
Mrs. l. B. Todd and twelve children
(only); Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Burkhalter
and six children; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Royder and one child; Mr.. and Mrs
G. c. Royder and one child; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Atkins and one child; Mrs.
Emma Battle and two children; Mrs.
d. F. Thompson; c. 8. Royder;
Grover c. Royder; George C. Royder,
and little Omie Royder. The follow
ing persons participated in the birth
day dinner, not being members of the
family: Mrs. Minerva Causey, Mrs.
Clay Wyatt, wife and myself.
May God in His infinite mercy ever
bless this good old mother, together
with her descendants, and as she
grows older may her faith In her All.
Wise Heavenly Father increase.
Yours truly, .
J. w. Barron.