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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-28
REP. SMITH CHARGES EDWARDS
REFUSED AID TO AMERICAN
REFUGEES IN MADERo.
SAYS HE HAS ApvIcEs OF lMMl.
NENT PERIL OF WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.
HELD PRISONERS IN MEXICO.
SECRETARY BRYAN DECLINES TO
SAY WHAT UNITED STATES
WILL DO.
(BY ASSOCIATED pREss)

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Represen.
tative Smith. OF Texas. asked Score.
tary Bryan TO remove Consul Edwards.
at Juarez because OF his refusal to al.
low party OF fifty Americans TO 20
to the relief Of refugees at Madero. y,
A telegram received by Represents.
tive Smith to-day. said that the Me.
dero refugees were in moentary peril.
There are 35 Americans there, 81 OF
whom are women and children. The
telegram charged that Consul Edwards
had not properly represented the situ-
alton TO the State Department.
Representative Smiths report said
that IS railroad bridges and the rail-.
road lines between Madero and Els Paso
had been burned or dynamited and
that bandits have threatened to kill
any persons attempting to repair the
lines. '.irt
He also urged Secretary Bryan 10
embargo all shipments OF arms to Mex.
leo, or allow both Mexican factions TO
secure American guns. Representa-.
tive Smith said that the secretary
gave him no information as to what
the United States proposed TO do In :
the situation.
Dixon Is Released. -
hPASo, Tex, July 2S.-Charles B. I
Dixon, Jr., the United States immigra,i
tion inspector who was lhot IN Juafez
Saturday by Mexican soldiers, was re.
leased from Juarez hospital and
brought to Ell Paso to-day-after Ameri.
can Consul T. D. Edwards had made q
demand for his release and for the ar
rest OF the men who shot him.
Mexican Consul Miranda and Cutler
mo Poras, former secretary Of State
OF Chihuahua. also interceded for the
release Of Dixon after conferences with
United tSates officials, who represent.
ed to the Mexicans the grave impress
sion that had been produced In Wash
ington by the news OF the shooting Of
the Inspector.
The demand OF Consul Edwards was
in vigorous language. First telling the
Mexican authorities that Dixon must
be delivered up to his friends and per-
mitted 10 be brought to I'll Paso with
out delay. the consul said relative to
reparation: .'} ~
Language Emphatic.
81 do not merely request the arrest
Of these men, but in the name Of the
United States government, which l.
have the honor to represent de-
mand their immediate arrest and their
trial and punishment for this crime.
My government will hold the military
authorities OF Juarez personally re-
sponsible for failure 10 obey this com
mand."
Arthur Walker. the negro who Dix
on was investigating when he was ar.
rested. and the soldiers who made the
arrest were placed in jail. according
10 the report OF Col. Castro, command
Ing the Juarez garrison. to E. w. Berk-
shire. supervising inspector of fmmi-
grafton for the United States on the
Mexican border.
Dixon was released to Mr.. Berk-
shire and brought to Fl Paso TO a hos
pital. where his physicians believe he
will recover. toas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-28

WANTED-Msn to clean windows
Apply at West vlrginian office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-28

Miss Davnna Brown spent the week
end with relatives in Grafton.
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Allen Russell. Of Keyser. is a yisi-
tor In this city. sf ~
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her If she could. and go somewhere
else. 1 must get my facts this week
or l won't get home for Christmas.
Mr.. Farnsworth gets up and builds the
kitchen fire. Wouldn't that make a
fine item in an article on why Serv-
ants Won't Stay?' l can't make HIM
stop. Mrs. Wentworth is nearly wild,
but she doesn't even know how to
boil potatoes. She is a southern girl,
and absolutely helpless. My Domes-
tic Science lessons come in most con-
veniently just now"
Mrs. Wentworth had two pretty
girls to dinner" she wrote the next
night. "They are having music in the
drawing-room now. | found a book on
Socialism just inside my door when
l came up. I've been looking it over,
but it doesn't explain Mr.. Farms
worth's building the kitchen fire. 1t
hasn't the appearance of having been
much read either. A love poem by
Heine dropped out OF It,"
II really must CO." wrote Juliana a
day or two later, even if the family
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just the thing for breakfast" he COM
mented, but it was the first food
saw"
He had his eyes again on Juliana,
who still stood breathlessly by the
door. II believe / really frightened
you" he observed, regretfully. I'm
tremendously sorry" She knew per
fectly well that he was trying to place
her doubtful of her being a guest
down at that hour, doubtful of her be-
ing the cook. He strolled across to
the cupboard, evidently with the idea
OF filling in the period of uncertainty,
helped himself TO couple OF dough-
nuts and sat down on corner of a
table. Can offer you anything" he
said
She did not answer. She went over
and began TO lay the fire
"Oh, | say" he broke out. "Is-er
hasn't Mrs. Wentworth got cook ."
II am doing the cooking for a few
days, said Julana. 81 am the house
maid" Then by a flash OF inspiration
she added. The cook has went"
He devoted himself to his doughnuts
after that until, the fire laid, she
picked up the coal scuttle and started
for the basement. III get the coal
for you" he said. He seized the bale
OF the scuttle, but Juliana did not let
go her side Of it.
"I do not think Mrs. Wentworth
would like it," She was too startled
to say anything except the first thing
that occurred to her.
why should she object?" he in
quired ingenuously Surely / am bet
ter able to carry coal than a girl like
you"
But / am hired to do it," still cling
ing TO her side of the pail
He looked down at her hand But
the point he explained, is that you
should never have been hired to do it.
The fault is in the economic condition
that makes such thing possible.
Now, when we reformers get into pow
err he took the pail from her re-
laxed grasp and disappeared into the
basement. Anything else | can do?
he inquired cheerfu!ly as he deposited
the filled bucket beside the stove
Part of our doctrine is to help a com
Tande, you know"
That is all" very stifiy. "Thanl
you"
Not at all" amiably. He looked al
her an instant from the doorway anC
then went down the hall whistlinl
softly to himself
Mrs Wentworth was beaming OF
her brother when Juliana carried In
the breakfast. And I'll have you al
to myself this week, Kane" she said
before your work begins"
Kane's reply was perhaps a little at
sent minded At any rate Juliana wa
not called upon for any further serv
ice, and after breakfast Mrs. Went
worth came into the kitchen and said
kindly: "You need not serve the ia
BILE while you are doing the cooking
Julia. I'll attend to that myself"
And, later Juliana hearing the LAD
of the house discoursing in tones re
proving. argumentative, satirical, bu
always too subdued for the words t
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instant he did not see her. Then he
looked up and their eyes met. And
into the soft babble of voices and
laughter broke two cries.
"Juliana Favrille!" cried the mas
ter delightedly.
BILLY Wentworthl" cried the maid
amazedly.
AS in dream, Juliana saw the
dazed faces of Mrs. Wentworth and
her guests. Then Billy took the plat
ter from her, only to place 1t on the
nearest chair, and was holding both
hands.
81 thought you were In England.
Billy" she said helplessly.
Just back" said Billy. Didn't let
any OF my friends know. Wanted to
surprise 'em-sort OF Christmas gift,
you know. I've been FIVE years away
from this blessed country Think Of
It. Told the firm I couldn't stand Il
another minute. Not but what Eng
land is all right, in its place. 1 met
Marion over there, you know. She
was-by the way"-with sudden
great increase OF astonishment-"how
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ants rooms, and she decided to elabo-
rate that line Of thought for her first
article. Not that it was new
thought, but all one needed was a
new viewpoint and a feeling style,
and surely she, with her experience be-
fore her, could count on these. She
ran lightly down the back stairs,
pushed open the kitchen door and
came % a standstill A young man
sat at the kitchen table partaking Of
n generous piece OF apple pie. He
looked up at her and smiled. He was
a large young man with a handsome
mouth and nice eyes. Good morn
ing" he said. Don't be frightened
am Mrs Wentworth's brother" He
surveyed her reassuringly and inter
estedly as he went on. The furnace
man let me into the basement and l
found the stair door unlocked, so l did
not have to choose between waking
the family and walking the streets
until n respectable hour" He smiled
again and proceeded to make the most
Of what little pie was left. 1T isn't
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on earth did you and Marion become
acquainted?"
Juliana dropped her eyes to hide
their shamed hilarity. I'VE are not
exactly acquaintances," she said Il
am--working here"
Mr.. Wentworth's happy face fell.
His troubled voice invited confidence.
MY dear, dear Juliana," he said.
what has happened?"
Mr.. Farnsworth arose from his
place and came across where they
stood. Don't worry, Billy" he said.
Miss Favrille has been masquerade
ing. It's up to you to make her give
her reasons"
Juliana avoided a glance in his di-
rection. Her answer was to Billy.
1T was for articles" she said Mag
azine articles on the Domestic Serv-
Ice Problem. | didn't know this was
your house, Billy" But Billy had
gone off into happy and continued
laughter.
Mrs. Farnsworth spoke, chagrin, re-
sentiment and relief-she knew who
the Favrilles were-mingling in her
voice.
Bring another chair. Kane" she
said. IF Miss Favrille-"
Miss Favrille will serve the rest
OF this course" said Mr.. Farnsworth.
discipline must be maintained. I
will help her" He opened the door
and waited for her to pass out before
him.
Kane insisted she wasn't a ser,
want" came from Mrs. Wentworth's
aggrieved, apologetic voice.
so. she's the girl? exploded
Billy's jolly one why, my dear. I
wanted to marry her myself when she
was eighteen"
Kane followed Juliana down the
hall and closed the kitchen door bo-
hind them.
'Will you marry me, Juliana?" he
said.
Juliana succeeded in freeing one
hand and took step In the direction
| Of the stove.
mot until after dinner" nhe said.
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glancng about her. Three prOmis-
ing placcs-promising from her point
OF view-had she refused because
she could not command her cour-
age to the point of sleeping down
stairs. In this house there was no
basement bedrooms and the two tiny
attic rooms were given up to the cook
and the housemaid. She reviewed
mentally the apartments on the lower
floors through which her mistress had
conducted her and compared them
with this in which she sat; after
witch she got her notebook out OF
her bag and made a few hasty notes.
Juliana was going to do a series of
articles on the Domestic Service Prob
lem and she was getting her material
ut first hand.
She felt very pleased with her notes.
They were lightly satirical. When she
had done her hair over before the
malicious mirror she made some
more notes. These were filled with a
yearning cry of gloom. She felt a
gratifying certainty that halfcolumn
of pathos could always be secured by
q few minutes spent before her
trunk, pausing occasionally to add
other heart-rending walls of a house
maid cast away on a desert Of lop-
sided furniture, and when a final
survey OF herself reflected a CROSS
eyed face under the exaggerated
pompadour she had substituted for
her usual rather classic coiffure, and
a lumpy and grotesque figure in a
cheap lace waist, she had really to
tear herself from the room, so filled
was she with gloomy and satrical lit
erature. just outside the door she met
Mrs. Wentworth.
"Oh, Julia" said that lady, who was
a pretty and smartly groomed young
person, II quite forgot TO tell you that
have ordered some new furniture for
your room. We have just moved to
New York and / have not been able
to get it attended to sooner The new
things will be up tomorrow"
Juliana did not write up her notes
that evening on the sleeping accom-
modations offered servants But she
made two notes on different subjects
and underscored them. They read
as follows:
THE cook has been called home. l
am to do her work this week as well
as my own-with a Christmas dinner
IN prospect"
Mrs. Wentworth expects her
brother tomorrow, making-when Mr.
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like very much to marry you, Julia,
! If you would have me-"
Juliana dropped her spoon and the
flour sitter and the egg beater, all OF
which she was holding without any
idea of how she had intended to use
them.
Unless you go away l am going"
she announced.
He stood looking at her amusement
admiration and other things she did
not stop to analyze, in his gaze. You
have much sweet unreasona bleness,
Juliana," he said; and then with an
other look he went away.
Christmas tomorrow" wrote Juli-
ana few days later, "and l am still
here. l told Mrs. Wentworth that l
must go and she unbent sufficiently to
implore me to stay just over Christ
was. Mr.. Wentworth comes tomor-
row. He was delayed somewhere on
business. Mrs. Farnsworth spent the
morning trying to make me tell
where L live, but was firm. l intend
that they shall never know"
Juliana had her morning undis-
turbed. Mrs. Wentworth succeeded
in keeping her brother employed until
she triumphantly landed him in the
carriage to accompany her and his
small nephew to the station. Juliana
got her Christmas dinner ready to the
last detail, taking the greatest pains.
At least Mrs. Wentworth should rea-
lie what a good cook she had lost.
Then she ran upstairs to dress. She
got out tailored linen bought for
an emergency and did her hair in the
broad gold brown braids that in their
simplicity added piquancy to the dain-
ty charm OF her face. Then she
pulled 1t all down again and piled 1t
up into the tremendous pompadour
she had effected since going out to
service, and she put away the hand
some gown and donned one which,
plentifully adorned with lace, had
cost 1898 ready-made. She was going
to play fair with Mrs. Wentworth.
Even then she parted from her reflec-
ton In the new mirror with a smile.
But when she ran noiselessly down
stairs intent on the finishing touches,
the carriage had returned and Mrs.
Wentworths door was ajar. Her
voice came from it, a mingling of hor-
ror and tears. Evidently she was
seeking the first opportunity to pour
her woes into her husbands ears.
And do you know" she said, "he ac-
tually wants to marry her. Isn't II
too awful? He actually wants to
marry her!"
Very scarlet were Julianas cheeks
when she reached the kitchen, and
very dark and angry her eyes. Il
shall go Immediately after dinner"
she said, "and I'll never see any OF
them again, never, never, never!"
She went into the dining room to see
that everything was in order. The
two pretty girls. were crossing the hall
and glanced in at her indifferently
without speaking. They we're beauti-
fully dressed and had holly in their
hair They went into the drawing
room.
"Oh, Mr.. Farnsworth, do come and
sing" she heard one OF them say.
Redder grew Juliana's cheeks. She
stood a moment. Then she started
| swiftly for the back stairs. There
was limit to human endurance. No
one il seemed, was able to read the
real worth under a $3.9S exterior.
he reached her room out OF breath
t determined. Il was too late to
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relief when Mr.. Farnsworth finally
drew his athletic figure to a standing
position and followed his sister from
the room
Il find 1t difhcult to get started on
my articles wrote Juliana in her
notebook the next evening. 81 won.
der If 1t is Socialism that makes Mr..
Farnsworth haunt the kitchen. None
OF the Socialists that met at the Set
Element House were especially inter
ested in cooking"
mo material for articles, yet" she
added the next evening IL know Mrs.
Wentworth longs to be rid of me, but
she can't get a cook. l would leave
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Christmas Toois.

Mrs. B.-My little boy wants a tool
chest for Christmas, and 1 suppose
must get him one.
Clerk-Yes, ma'am; here's our
Christmas special. It's just the thing
for you.
Mrs. B.-These tools appear to be SO
flimsy, though. Surely. they can't be
very strong.
Clerk-No, ma'am, that's just It;
every one Of 'em will break before the
child can do much damage with 'em.
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Wentworth arrives-four in the fam
lily. 1t is this uncertainty OF the de-
mands on ones time and strength
that makes household service so un-
popular"
But perhaps the chief thing"
Juliana sharpened her pencil and took
q fresh start, rs the line drawn be-
tween those who employ servants and
those who serve; a line, apparently
impossible to cross, that lies between
the drawing room and the kitchen"
She glanced that over In the morn
ing before she went down to prepare
breakfast. II comforted her for her
Ioat inspiration on the subject Of serv'
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don the linen dress but there was q
simple and ravishingly becoming
home gown of soft Indian red. In an
incredibly short time she was In It,
Next the hair came down and went
up again in a hurried but artistic
mass. Then Juliana, her eyes as bril-
liant as her cheeks. returned noise
lessly to the kitchen just In time to
hear the peremptory tinkle of Mrs
Wentworth's table bell. She seized
the platter and with head held high
pushed open the dining room door and
entered.
For an instant she did not see the
man at the foot of the table. For An
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from Mr.. Kane Farnsworth, guessed
that she was under discussion, and
went about her work with growing
wrath within her and a paragraph
seething In her brain about self-re-
specting working girls being subjected
to the surreptitious and patronizing at
tentions Of supposedly well-bred young
men. Not that she was able to dis
cover anything either patronizing or
surreptitious in Mr.. Farnsworth's be-
havior. He came out into the kitchen
during the afternoon, cheerfully slam
ming various doors behind him so
that all the world might know where
he had gone.
PAIRING potatoes for dinner Julia Z"
he said with great good humor. 81
Will help you"
"It is quite unnecessary" returned
Juliana, looking very naughty, in spite
OF the overpowering pompadour and
the lace waist.
Again you miss the point" he said.
''It is not a question of necessity, but
OF ethics. Here am l idling, and you
doing the work OF two" He got
large apron and tied It carefully
around his neck. Then he got knife
and seized potato. You under
stand, julia" he said, unheeding the
averted face and stony silence of his
companion, that all the work OF the
world could be done, and we'll done,
II each person devoted four hours to
1t. Authorities differ somewhat as to
the time but four hours is the maxi
mum. Now, you and L"
Mrs. Wentworth entered. Her face
was flushed and her eyes were bright.
Juliana, to her great disgust, felt her
own face flushing. Her eyes, after the
first glance, she kept on her potato.
Mr.. Farnsworth spoke up cheerfully.
81 was just explaining to Julia" he
said, that If we all worked four hours
a day"
Mrs. Wentworth interrupted. Her
voice was quiet, but 1t was the quiet
that is achievement. Are you think
ing Of choosing housework as your
career?" she asked.
DO the duty that lies nearest" he
quoted, not without an accent Of vir-
tue. He finished the potato and Sc
lected another.
81 wanted you to help me hang some
pictures in the library" said Mrs.
Wentworth. Between fear of losing
her cook and fear OF losing her broth
er she was really pathetic sight
Juliana felt STRINGS of sympathy.
In a few minutes" he said "Hav-
ing put my hand to the plow, in other
words to the potato"
Il would prefer to do the potatoes
alone" said Juliana. You pare them
too thick"
He looked at her accusingly and Sc
lected two pieces of peeling from the
pan. Exhibit One" he said "Peeling
removed by Miss Julia" paused in
quiringly, and getting no answer, re-
peated with closing infection, by
Miss Julia. Exhibit Two"
"Kane!" said his sister sharply He
gave her an innocent and inquiring
smile
There is great interest in pairing
potatoes" he observed. Now notice
the way in which Julia holds hers"
Juliana, intentionally aware OF her
own lack Of skill in the potato pairing
line, grew scarlet under the two pairs
Of watching eyes. She knew how
Mrs. Wentworth was interpreting the
blush and hreathed sigh Of rage and
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starves to death. I'm not getting any
thing done, and in spite of all my ef
forts and Mrs. Wentworth's, Mr..
Farnsworth continues calmly to spend
the greater part OF his time in the
kitchen. She looked positively aghast
today when she found him bringing up
the coal She will visit all the intelli-
gence Offices tomorrow, | am sure"
This proved a true prophecy. Kane
Farnsworth sauntered into the kitchen
in the middle of the forenoon to tell
her about it, She wanted me to co."
he said, but | compromised by taking
the kid to that aristocratic day nurs-
cry he patronizes. | didn't feel equal
to deciding from the looks of a lady
whether she could cook" He sat
on the corner of the table aud watched
Juliana moving about in her big blue
apron with her sleeves rolled up and a
patch OF -four on her chin. She had
not had time to achieve the pompa-
dour that morning, save In a modified
form, and her rather delicate beauty,
which was not, strictly speaking,
beauty at all. but the charm of a very
fair skin and expressive eyes, was un-
disguised. She was getting ready to
make q cake, but with his eyes on her
she found herself doing all sorts OF ir-
relevant and unnecessary things.
You won't need that, will your" he
inquired helpfully as she lifted down
the potato masher. II wish" she
said, turning TO him, her eyes very
dark and determined, that you would
go away. l am not used to being
watched at my work. could do bet
ter"
You are doing well enough" he
said soothingly. Never forget that II
everybody devoted four hours"
Have you done your four hours?'
sharply.
He looked at her little while be
fore he answered; in fact, he haC
rather the effect of being too absorbed
in looking at her to speak. Then he
said: mo, am going to begin now
Then go and begin"
! But that is what 1 am here for.
He looked after her as she turned In
dignantly away. why do you try Il
Now, If you would sit down here {
minute and let me speak to you" HI
pulled a chair forward, but Juliana, In
stead OF taking 1t, seized the cake
board and gazed at him angrily across
IL.
II shall be greatly obliged If yoV
will go away" she said. You arr
simply hindering me. Your work II
the kitchen doesn't amount to any
thing and l don't believe that you
socialist doctrines prescribe any time
spent in trying to fiirt with the cook
"Oh, Juliana! How crude!" he sigh
ed, his eyes dancing. Then he adde's
softly, 81 am not trying to fiirt will
the cook. The cook has went, yo'
know" He sat minute longer watch
ing the huttering hands and the tip o
little red ear. Then he went acros
TO where she was busily pretending L
Ignore him. you think ! am not II
earnest" he said, but l am. ! shoul'
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ULIANA was soci-
ologically inclin-
ed. That was
how 1t came
about that she
found herself one
December after
noon sitting for
lOrnly on her
trunk and home
sickly surveying
an attic apart
ment containing
a small hard bed,
a lopsided wash
stand, and a mir
ror that assured
her with untruth-
T u persistency
that she was not
a pleasure to
look at.
"A n y w a Y, 1t
isn't a basement"
said Juliana