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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Prominent Woman
Has DISAPPEARED

HUNTINGTON. June 2l.-Posses
have been searching all day for Mrs.
Michael Scheehan, 45. a well known
woman, who made her escape from a
local hospital early this morning, but
no trace Of her has been found. Mrs.
Scheehan is believed TO have commit.
ted suicide by drowning In the Ohio
river. She escaped from the hospital
by tieing sheet to radiator in her
room on the second floor and lower.
ing herself to the ground. Mrs. Schee.
han, who is quite prominent, has been
suffering from a mental derangemen,
for some time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
INTERSTATE COMMERCE coMMIs.
SION GIVING ATTENTION TO IN.
ouIRY-DENY APPLICATION TO
REOPEN OLD ADVANCE Rate
CASES.
(BY ASSOCIATED PRrss.)


WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 2l.-
On It's own initiative, the Interstate
Commerce Commission today began an
inquiry into the application OF So East.
ern railroads for increased freight
rates. The commission denied the ap.
rifcatfon OF the roads to reopen the old
advance rate case Of two years ago.
Hearings for railroads and shippers
will begin this fail.
In its order the Commission directed
that the inquiry should cover two
points. viz: Do the rates OF transpor
tation now imposed by comon carriers
by railroads in classified territory
yield an adequate return. and II not.
what plan shall be adopted to Increase
such transportation cnarge?.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Winner Of Marriage
Bet Gets His Nj ]. Money |
court AWARDS HIM 500 WITH
INTEREST FOR A YEAR HIS
FRIEND DECLARES 1T WAS A
JOKE, IS


WEIGH, June 2l.-one Of the most
unusual civil suits in the history OF
the state was decided here when Or. !
]. L. sameth was awarded 800, with
interest for a year, against George
d. KehdrIck. During the latter part
of the year 1911, Kendrick told Sam.
eth he would give him 800 II he mar.
ried before January /.
The men had been friends for is
years. Sameth had previously made
arrangements TO be married in Janu.
ary' aud after this proposition was
made be prevailed on his tiancee to
be married before January 1. From
time to time sameth asked Kendrick
for The money, but the latter always
declared it a joke. sameth entered
suit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Confesses
TO THE GENcERAL CHARGE OF
HOMICIDE PLACES HIMSELF
UPON THE MERCY OF COURT.
fBY ASSOCIATED fREssl

"'so.J
COLUMBUS, o., June 2l.-tPleading
guilty TO q general charge OF homl
eide. Leslie Hamphries, Norfolk &
Western Railroad employe. today plac.
ed himself upon the mercy OF the
criminal court which will fix his pun.
ishment on June Both. Humphries
confessed to the police that he MUIR.
dered F. +. Kelly OF Lanark. West vir.
ginia. In this city month ago and
robbed his body OF $500. The court
may fix sentence covering first de.
gree murder, second degree murder or
manslaughter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Police Arrest Twins
To Be Sure Of One

PETER OR STEPHEN SUCH MUST
FACE CHARGE OF ATTACKING
MAN.
= NEW YORK, June 2l.-peter and
Stephen Such. twins of Perth Amboy.
n. j.. look so much alike that both
are in Jail in New Brunswick, al.
though the police say only one OF them
is an offender
Martin Keides was assaulted on
Sunday night. he said. by one OF the
Such twins. which one he could not
say. Twice he identified Stephen and
then three times picked out Peter.
1t has been suggested that sentence
be imposed and each of the twins
Servo half of It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
SQUAD
|S.0UT AGAIN
lBy American ,Pressl

LONDON, June 2l.-:Militant suf.
fragettes arson squads were out last
night at Saint Andrews. Scotland, and
at South End OH the lower Thames
and caused considerable damage, At
Saint Andrews the fire lends destroy
ed the east wing of the Gatty Marine
laboratory connected with the univer.
sity.
Many valuable instruments were
burned. Al South End, the church OF
Saint Johns a costly edifce was set
on fire hut the damage was not heavy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES CON-
QUOTED AT SEVERAL PLACES
-oBSERvANcE AT FAiRMoNT
NOT MUCH OF AN AFFAIR.

The fiftieth anniversary OF the
State OF West Virginia was not OBJ
served in this city yesterday and the
fact Is generally regretted. The banks
and postoffice observed the day by re.
naming closed but otherwise the usu
al business was. carried out: A base.
ball game at South Side Park drew
quite a crowd OF the lovers OF the
sport.
While Fairmont fell down in her
observance OF the seini-centenniai, the
other towns OF the county did better
and in many Of the smaller hamlets
Interesting exercises were held and
crowds from surrounding country at.
tended these celebrations In large
numbers.
Mononsah Celebration.
Monongah had perhaps the biggest
demonstration in its history. Plans
had been under way for some time
In charge of Colonel r. o., Price for
the observance OF the day and aided
by the citizens OF the town everything
passed off in great style: A fine pa.
rade formed at one o'clock and tray.
ersed the principal thoroughfares Of
the town. In the line or parade were
narhnns a thonsabd pnhnnt .htia,n,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Released
LAURA LEMON WINS HER FREE.
DOM THROUGH A HUNGER
STRIKE.
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

IBY AsSOCIAfED PREss,I
LONDON. June 2l.-lll health re.
sulting from hunger strike result.
ed today in the release Of Miss Laurh
Lennox, formerly editor of the "Suf.
fragette," who was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment by the Central
criminal court on June 18th for con-
sniring to commit malicious damage to
property.
Miss Lennox and her companion,
all OF whom were committee for long
terms. refused to eat anything from
the moment they we're sent TO jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Arrested
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

ST. LOUIS. June 2f.-Sfiss Lillian
Miller. presiden. OF the telephone ope-
rators' union. the members of which
are on strike against the local Bell
Company, was arrested to-day on a
charge OF throwing something at a
taxi cab In which several operators
" ere riding. The charge was preferred
hy the escort of the strike breaking
operators. Miss Miller denied the
charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Takes Up Case of Railroads
That Want Higher Rates
No Break
IN THE AHsAssAooRfAt CUSTOM
AT ST. JAMES COURT.

LONDON. June 81. - Walker H.
Page, the new Ambassador 10 the
Court OF ST. James put an end to the
rumors that ther was to be no recep.
tion In London on July 4ih by definite,
ly announcing to-day that there would
be no break In ambassadorlal custom.
Even II he wer unable to receive his
compatriots in his own residence. ow.
Ing TO the difficulty OF finding a sui,a.
bic house, he would. he said, find TEN.
porary quarters In which to entertain
them. ..-.... .....,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Strikes
AND LocKouTs ARE NOT RENE.
DIES FOR THE SOCIAL INTER.
/, EST.
fBy Associated Ptess)


, KNOXVILLE Tenn, June 2l.-
Strike and lockouts are not remedies
for social unrest and union labor
should have q different mission &c,
cording TO President Wool, OF the In.
'ternational Photo Engravers Union,
announc in an address before the con.
venion Of the International Printing
and Pressman's Union at Hale Springs
He said the ealy solution lay In edR.
eating union men In political and
economic policies.
He favored the division OF the print.
ing trades into several unions with
which all would be affiliated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Killed
TWO MEN ARE VICTIMS OF LIVE
WIRE - A HEAVY STORM AT
. YOUNGSTOWN. .'..
(By Associated Press)

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. June 2l.-
Dnring the progress OF a heavy storm
late Friday afternoon N which hail
fell in considerable quantity. John
Shaw, a lineman and William Swartz,
a resident OF Pine street, were killed
by coming in.contact with live wires.
Big trees were uprooted all over the
city and much destruction to property
was done. The rain fell so heavily that
street car and telephone service were
cut out.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Thomas Walsh
DIED AT HIS HOME IN HARLEM
EARLY TODAY.
tBY ASSOCIATED PaEss.)

NEW YORK. June 2l.-Thomas
Walsh, the ex.police captain. whose
confession led TO the convictfng for
grating OF Inspectors Murtha, Hus.
che engine and several freight cars
serving time In the penitentiary, died
at his home in Harlem early today.
He had been in poor health for
months and the fear OF death was
what brought about his confession.
He rallied and was able to testify at
the graft trials. but never was himself
again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
NATIONWIDE
EWsPAPER
PUBLICITY.

From Maine to California.
from the Canadian northwest
to Sunny Florida, every MORN
ing. every evening, every day,
the news OF the world Is told
In the newspapers which dot
the land from ocean to ocean.
II Is almost impossible to
conceive the tremendous power
Of informing the public which
Is thus combined in these daily
parveyors OF the worlds news.
In no way dissoeiated from
this great national force for
spreading news Is an equally
strong force for disseminating
advertising Information.
Those manufacturers who
want to create a widespread de-
mand, and who want a larger
distribution for their products
recognize the Influence Of the
newspaper and tell their story
constantly In a dozen. a hun
dred, or a thousand cities and
towns simultaneously.
Makers Of nationally sold
goods are realizing more and
more every day that the daily
newspaper offers a nore econ.
ieai and more efficient means
Of creating actual demand than
any other advertising medium.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
An Attack
BY THE sUleARlANs ON THE
=; sERvlAN TROOPS IS EXPECTED.
(By Associated Pressl H

VIENNA, june 2l.-An attack by
the Bulgarian troops on the Servians
and Greeks is expected on the River
Vardar, in Macedonia. according to
the Austrian newspapers.
The cooperation Of the Greek and
servian armies has been, accomplish,
ed. The Servians are concentrating
In fortified positions on the right bank
OF the river.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
To Be Minister

WASHINGTON. June 2l.-John D.
orrear. Of Missouri. personal friend
OF Speaker Clark, has been selected
to be minister to Bolivia. His nomin-
alton probably will be sent to the Sen.
ate today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
cerbett Temperance
Talk To Women
FORMER CHAMPION PUGILiST
WILL LECTURE TO WHITE,
STONE w r II


NEW YORK, June 2l.-James ],
corhett, former champion prize fight.
er, Is going to give lecture to the
Whitestone Young Womea's branch Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. Miss Bertha Trotman, chair
man. announced yesterday. that the
former champion would speak next
Tuesday evening.
Corbett. who lives in Bayside, stat.
ed yesterday that some good lessons
could. be adduced from what he will
say. He will discuss his travels and
tell OF some Of his experiences and
point out the morals they teach.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
Safe
sALLooNisTS LAND SAFELY AT
LAKEWOOD, N. ].
(By Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, June 2l.-The
balloon Pennsylvania End. which as.
cended here yesterday afternoon with
three occupants. for whom some ap-
prehension was felt. landed safely at
Lakewood. n. j., last night. Nothing
had been heard from the ballonists
after their ascension.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21

Miss Nina Newberger, OF Weston, Is
the guest Of her sisters. Mrs. ". W.
c"naway and Miss Anna Newberger
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Martin and
daughter, of CIarksburg. spent yester-
day with friends In this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-21
ELECTRIC STORM
VISITED CITY LAST NIGHT

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
LINES PUT OUT OF COMMISSION
FOR A SHORT TIME - STRONG
WIND AND HEAVY RAIN FALL
ACCOMPANIED BY. ERcE
LIGHTNING AND LOUD PEALs OF
THUNDER,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
II. j. MerriCk
ausSd1t

Minneapolis and ST. Paul to the yell
loWstone Park; and the Park to Park
Road. from the western entrance of
Glacier Park.
These projects represent only a
small part of the recent remarkable
advance of the movement fer good
roads which has taken place in the
Northwestern States. In Minnesota
and Wisconsin, especially, road i'm
provement is under way or projected
in almost every section of the States.
Innumerable good roads associations
have been formed, and villages, towns,
cities, counties, commercial bodies.
and private interests are cooperating
in the work. The impetus was given
by vigorous campaigns conducted to
Iarouse the public to a realization of
the economic losses through bad roads
and by the demands of those who
use automobiles for business or pleas
ure: and the construction of new
roads and the Improvement of the old
were made possible by enlightened
and progressive legislation. Minneso-
ia has to-day as advanced and liberal
laws as to road construction, main
tenance regulations, and appropria-
tons as any State in the Union, and
Wisconsin is not far behind.-Review
of Reviews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
VASSAL BORO.

East Kennebee Pomona field day
will be held at East Vassalboro
Grange hall, Saturday, August IL
Kennebec Pomona has been invited u
be present The National master.
State master and other prominent
speakers will be present. Dinner
Will be served at the Grange hail for
% cents
Miss Gertrude Hannibal has re-
turned to her home in Salem. Mass.
after spending a two weeks vacation
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Gates
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Tufts and the
Misses Irene and Sarah Tufts were
among those from this section who at
tended the NJ +. church Sunday
school picnic Wednesday. at Togus.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Traviss en-
tcrtained last week Mrs. Traviss.
brother, Mr.. Tingley of Houlton.
Mrs. Lucy White of Providence
II. l., is with her niece, Mrs. John
Gates. for the summer.
NORTH-On account of repairs on
the church building there win be no
services at the Baptist church for the
next two Sundays.
Gray Webber of Springfield, Mass,
who was called home by the death of
his mother returned, Thursday morn
ing.
The Second degree will be conferred
upon a class of four candidate by
Kennebec Lodge, |. Q. Q. F., August
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
A Decline in lynchino.

Booker r. Washington. as a 1eade
of the negro race in the United States
has issued an open letter in regaro
to the lynching of his countrymen
Happily, the figures show an appre-
ciable decline. 1hirty-siX lynchings
were reported for the first SIX months
Of 1912. whereas, this year. there have
been only twenty-four. The majority
Of these lawless executions were car
ried out in Southern and Southwestern
states There were exceptions, how
ever, in some parts of the North. Mr.
Washington calls attention to one
lynching-presumab occurring ir
F'lcrida-where the victims body wal
reported to have been cut into pieces
TO crafty the savage instinct of sou
venir" hunters. Shootings, assaults
and murders were the charges thai
led to the mobs' taking the law from
its natural course.
Although it is encouraging to re-
port fewer lynchings those that re
main stand as so many black blots or
the pages of lawful procedure in this
country Mr.. Washington is not alone
in his agitation against the gratiiica-
ton of the mob instinct in avengins
a crhme-or even suspected crime
Former President Taft made many eff
forts to impress on every communitA
the necessity of observing the law
Lynchings-either of black persons OF
white-are remnants of the barbarous
days. They antedate slavery "A sum
mary of such lawless executions. pub
lished recently, showed that hangings
burnings and executions by shooting
reached an appalling figure few
years ago. And even yet some of thu
lynehirgs have been the more noto-
rious because of brutal features.
The need Of every state, North oil
South. is for closer observance o.
the law. Lvnchings in the South are
worse only in degree than gang guf
play and police collision in New York
And the indifference to law exhibited
by the system in New York is NJ
worse than indifference to law en-.
forcement seen so much in Other
smaller American cities. Lawless ne.
groes or lawless white people, inten'
on committing bodily assault or tax
ing life, will never be impressed witt
the right of the public" to uphold
a law as long as the public tolerate:
defiance of the laws procedure il
lynching. There is Il lesson for ever!
in this. The effect of eX-
ample is powerful. AS long as the ex
ample is salutary order is sustained
but when example is perverted disor
der sults.-Indianapolis News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
Augusta or Gardiner Office

back to Paris by way of Brussels. In
a dash from Bremen to London he
violated unwittingly the British aerial
navigation act. invading prohibited
areas, but pleading lack of time to
study the national codes he was
merely admonished and also compli-
mented by an admiring magistrate.
Then came the red letter achieve
ment of 1918, his long aerial voyage
by way of Paris, Warsaw, st. Peters,
burg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, The
er and foul a crazy adventure said
some. others the well planned enter
prise of a master pilot.
Young NJ. Des Moulinais has done
more than any other aviator to prove
that the flying machine is the auto
mobile OF the air. not extra perilous
in competent hands. II any Euro
pean pilot is to essay the Atlantic
passage in this year of grace. destiny
indicates him as the pioneer He
has the courage and the skill. and the
difficulties would be negligible to
him He has flown at the rate OF
40 miles an hour and he has the en-
durance of roam horse. How much
Americans have neglected aviation
and fallen behind in the most en-
thralling competition of the new goth
century may be judged by the easy
but stupendous triumphs of the
French lad. Marcel Brindejonc dcs
York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
A Special Election TO Be
Called in Augusta,
To Adopt Chapter 1874 Of The
Public Laws Of 1918.
MYSTERIOUS Third Section Of Chap.
ter Makes Above Action Necessary.

1t is understood that at the next
regular meeting of the city council
which will be held on Monday evening,
Aug. Is, an order will probably be
passed which will direct that spe-
cial election be held in Augusta, Mon
day, Sept 8, for the purpose of adopt
ing Chapter 1s4 of the Public Laws of
1913. the text of which is as follows
CHAPTER 1874.
An Act to provide for the election of
officers in cities by plurality vote.
Section l. In all elections in cities
by the people, the candidate receiving
the greatest number of votes for any
municipal office, although such num-
Der is not a majority of all the votes
cast shall be deemed elected to such
office.
Section g. All acts and parts of acts
and all provisions of all city charters
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 9. This act shall take effect
when any city at a regular or special
election shall adopt the same by a
majority vote. approved April I,
1879.
A peculiar feature in connection with
the above act is that. when it WAS in
trodueed in the Legislature it con-
tanned but two sections the third sec
ton never having been considered in
the framing of the bill. The act WAS
introduced by Representative Elmer
f. Newbert after the spring election
following the failure to adopt the spe-
cial act amending the city eharte.
As introduced by Representative
Newbert the act had two sections, but
a third section was added in the clos
ing days of the session. and in the
Senate, by parties unknown, and the
fact that an extra section had beer
added remained unknown to Mr.. New
bert, until a few days ago. when his
attention was called to the fact.
The act as originally framed and in
troduced was designed especially fol
the purpose of preventing in the flu
ture any such complications as aros'
from the municipal election of las
March, but the good intent of the ac
was nullifed by the addition of tn
third section and it is because of thi
fact that Mayor Newbert has decided
call a special election. for Sept. s, tn
same date of the Congressional cleo
ton, for the purpose of afferding a
opportunity to adopt the act.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
AMUSE MENTS
OPERA HOUSE.
New Pictures Today.

The weekend offering at the Opera
House comprises a list of photo plays
which cannot fail to please the patrons
of Augustus popular play house.
glance at the titles of the various sub
jects will convince one of the attrac-
tiveness of the bill, ''Alkali Ike and
The Hypnotist," comprising Compli-
cations" and Mister jefferson Greene"
are three comedies of the first water,
The Rustler's Spur" an Essanay West
ern Drama, Fancy Poultry Raising
q highly interesting educational sub
ject. THE Fighting Lieutenant Sc
lig War drama and The Veil of Sleep'
the latest dramatic production oil the
great Iubin eompany.-adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
THE GREATEST OF AviAToRs.
Marcel Brindejonc des MouIinais and
His Meteoric Career.

Bleriot. Bellenger Paulhan. We
lrines, Legagneux and Garros are
some of the immortals who have APP
held the prestige of France, but
greater has come upon the scene in
the person of the pilot with the
streaming name. like a comet with
tail. Marcel Brindejonc DIES Moulinais,
who has famed in the sky for 1913
by flying 5000 miles, from Paris to
ST Petersburg and back to Paris.
with the assurance and nonchalance
of youth that has no such word as
failure in its lexicon.
NJ Des Mouinais is not of age yet,
a beardless boy with d'Artagnan
aose and an eye that might have be
ionged to Arams He drives an 80
horse power monoplane through tn"
incharted air with as much GOODNESS
md precision as Burman or De
Palma steers a bounding automobile
in road race. seeing no danger and
exulting in the performance. When
the United States went to war with
Spain, which does not seem very long
go Des MGulinais was a little shay
or in skirts: he was born at Plarin
on February s, 1898. At II he mas
cred the Demoiselle, the butterfly of
ieroplanes, which fitted rather than
lew about and looked no safer than {;
;callop shell in the surges of the At
lantic. The boy was next heard Of
on the circuit in France, using his
as if it were a perfected
vehicle of speed and as secure as n
church. He made no special prep
arations for his flights. and to those
who did not know that he was born |
mechanic as we'll as an enthusiast he |
was taking a fools hazard. When !
1918 opened being then 10, he was
I,rimed for great deeds. In three
hours and FIVE minutes he flew from
Paris to London (2S7 milesl and the.