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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-22
|Crowd Assails
Slit SkirtWearer

NEW YORK, July 22.-Two girls
wearing slit skirts last night resent.
ed sarcastic remarks made by othel'
girls At One Hundred and Eighth
street and Madison avenue and at
tackled them. A riot followed, in
which several hundred persons took
part.
Then. followed by an enraged crowd
the slit skirt girls ran TO an apart
ment house in East One Hundred and
Ninth street. Women pursued them
into the building and they went TO
the roof, crossed over 10 No. I and
started downstairs again
There they met two policemen, WHO
.:seorted them to the street, and again
The crowd attacked them. Bricks bot.
ties and sticks were thrown, and the
reserves from the East One Hundred
and Fourth street police station had
10 be called out 10 protect the fright.
ened fashion pioneers.
With the reserves surrounding them
they went to the station, where they
said they were Alice Hart, lG years
old, and Mollie Nelson, II. They were
given summonses 10 appear in theHar.
lem court Monday.
The young women wore Bulgarian
blcuses and skirts of light checked
material. They said they finished
their dresses only yesterday afternoon.
In the evening they went walking.
Resented Criticism.
Standing at the Madison avenue
corner were a half dozen girls and
young men. When the wearers of slit
skirts and Bulgarian blouses approach.
cd the group n girl cried
"Oh. shame!"
See the circus riders!" exclaimed
a young man. Aren't they lovely?'
Sew them up was the advice D!
another girl. The last was too muca
for Alice Hart and Mollie Nelson.
They turned and ran toward the
group.
The young men scattered but thu
girls awaited the attack and soon the
girls We're struggling with one an.
other.
Women and children then Joined in
the encounter. AT first the men III
the neighborhood stood by and made
no comments until u relative of ono
was struck in the face. He then at
tackled the slit skirt girls.
Instantly several men began crying
the skirts ought TO be torn Off The
crowd was increasing momentarily
and drawing in closer to the strus,
Cling young women.
Could Sprint Easily.
The girls proved good runners and
their Slit skirts gave them an advan
tase over women who were pursuins
them. But the men in the crowds
gained rapidly and were only a few
feet behind them when the girls ran
into ! East One Hundred and Mint
street.
Evidently believing they lived there
the men hesitated. But the womea
pursuers. when they ran up. breath
less and full OF anger. dashed into the
building and chased the girls up- to
the roof BY that time police whis
Ties were being sounded and men and
women were shouting for help.
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murder, his maitre d'hotel was an "in.
corsible rogue and yagabond, the
walters all criminals OF some degree.
But they are all reformed. and tour.
lists may seek refuge under their roof
with equanimity.
The colony numbers 1000, divided
into settlements OF twenty.four, over
which an armed warder keeps guard.
The death rate from fever is terri.
ble-something like 0per cent.
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Woman Saves
CHINESE ABROAD LINER MuTINY.
RIOT oUELLED BY ACTION
OF STEWARDESS.

NEW ORLEANS. July 22.-Mutiny
of &c Chinese on the steamship Comus
arriving to-day from New York re.
shifted In panic among TIE passeH.
aCrs. the probable TaTas shootir.; Gi
one of the mutineers. the wounding OF
three others and slight injuries to
First officer NJ. l.. Proctor. OF the Co.
mus. The general fight occurred on
the forward deck of the steamer to.
day.
Proctor probably owes his life to .ie
bravery of Mrs. Florence Shaw, stew.
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neresi IL more ca,afrn IN this section Of th,
country than all other diseases put together. aul
untlr tife last few years was supposed TO b
fneurabfe. y Tor great many years doctors
pryp0llce1 It q local disease aud prescribed local
teriefifs, and by constantly falling TO cure with
local treatment. pronounced 1t incurable Science
hal proven Catarrh 10 be II constitutional disease,
and. therefore requires constitutional treatment
HaI's Catarrh Cure. manufactured by f. J.
cheney q CO., Toledo, Ohio Is the only Constitu.
tonM cure on the market II Is taken internally
In doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful, 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
The system. They. offer one hundred dollars for
any case Il fails to cure. Send for circulars and
Testimonials.
Address: F.. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, ohiA
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Cayenne Hotel
Is Hot Stuff

PARIS. July 22.-In consequence OF
the popularity Of Cayenne. the French
penal settlement. as d port of call for
tourists, the Government has sane.
toned the construction there OF a no.
tel to be run on novel lines-by ex.
prisoners. many Of whom refuse TO
leave the colony when their sentences
are completed.
The proprietor was convicted OF
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TITS WISE OLD CRAB.

PHILADELPHIA. July 22.-Huroid
Wilson was returning home on his mo-
torcycle with basket OF crabs strap
ped TO his back. One crawled up and
bit him on the neck. He fell and was
seriously injured.
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MONTANA.

Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Floyd entertain.
ed several guests yesterday as a sur.
prise birthday party in honor Of their
daughter. okey. There were plenty
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felt 100 years old. but feels younger
now than his years.
Every druggist sells DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin. and the price Is only
fifty cents and one dollar a large
bottle. 1t will cure constipation and
biliousness in young or old. break IN
cold and stop summer diarrhoea by
Kidding the bowels of the poisons and
germs that cause the trouble. 1t is q
Srand family laxative, WITH Taluabl"
tonic properties.
Families wishing to try a free sam.
pie bottle can obtain 1t. postpaid, by
addressing Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 41s
Washington St, Monticello, Ill.
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BAD YEAR FOR PEERS.

LONDON. July 22.-As far as Brit
ish peers are concerned, 1913 lie living
up TO the dire predictions made for
II. Twenty-four peers have died this
year. as against q during the whole
of 1912.
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Club Meeting.

The Y. M. c. A. Club will meet on
"Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Arnold Mason on Eighth street,
Fifth ward.
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i. al o. r Picnic.

The odds Feilows Of this city are in
yited to Morgaptown 10 attend a pic.
mic given by that order next Satur'
day.
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Bible Meetinu,

District No. will meet Friday ev'
ening at the home OF Mrs. R. f. eKl
icy. East Park avenue.
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MATTHEWS.RoGERS
REUNION AUGUST %

Program for Matthews aud Rogers
reunion August 90. 1913. Oak Grove
church at 1000 o'clock:
Opening service. =
Business session,
Address. y. G. Matthews and ". Il.
Matthews. of Fairmont; Charles JEFF.
fers, Elkins: ]. V. r. Rogers. indie.
pendence. and II. r. Rogers, Grafton.
REGULATIONS by Ethel Weaver. Ruth
Ford, jamie Matthews. Monta McCon.
key, Grace Matthews. May Matthews.
Opal Rogers and Gail Rogers.
Duet by Nola Matthews and Christie
Henderson.
Reading by Edith Rogers.
Music by band and choir.
Noon.
200, sermon.
Everybody Is invited TO attend and
enjoy themselves. We would like to
have few more names added TO the
list. We have 1888 now.
A. ]. MATTHEW'S.
JOS. FORD.
J. NJ. BAYLOR.
Committee.
ETHEL WEAVER, Sec'y.
Children Cry
F0a FLETCHER's
CA . TO R.A
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little What tsJny
I'm just wondering, daddy"
as we
"Whew said daddy
do think
animals think
pretty certain that insects do There's the
Some able.
think He Of
their hunting
dead pinned the
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for about minutes and
While a QUITO
To
straight body work
of
So 1 mus haven
II
brought help quickly;
this help
taking notice but examined
thing like what call kind
Law
back helpless The wise
the unable
months until we'll they brought tended
quite
another although of they a
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ears.

There be three hundred different wayi
and more
OF speaking. but OF weeping only one,
And That one way the wide world OF
and Ger
ls known by all. though II Is taught By
none.
No man is master Of this ancient lore
And no man pupil. Every simpleton
Can weep as well az every sage. The man
Does it'no better than the infant can.
Tears are the oldest and the commonest
or all things upon earth and yet how
new
The tale each time told by thsmi How
unblessed
Were life's hard way without their heav-
emily dew!
joy borrows them from Grief. Faith trem-
bles lest
She lose them. even Hope herself smiles
through
Thu rainbow they make round her az they
fall.
And Death. that cannot weep, sets weep
ing all.
Owen Meredith.
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a NleeARpLY POLICY.

while the presidents diicultles in
getting me men he wants for amoas-
sailors are not al the result Of pow
ortv there is enough failure FOR this
reason 10 ustify Congress in a change
ar attitude toward ambassadors. There
should be either generous raise In
their salaries. or else ambassadors
should De- relieved Of some Of the eS
peuses Incident To- their station.
Tho country ought TO build embas-
sizes N tho leading European and
South American capitals. It ought TO
furnish them. and In addition stand the
expense Of certain domestic service
II should place its ambassadors on a
similar footing with the president. He
has . house lighted, heated and fur
nighed. rent free. He has also some
servants whose wages are paid by the
government Even at this the social
demands Of his position make severe
iuroads on his salary. The ambassa-
dor II the United States abroad is
under similar expenses He should
b. relieved OF most of them. Repub-
Iiran simplicity Is one thing. Mig
gardlinrss which keeps well equipped
men out of the foreign service because
they are too poor is quite another. Such
q policy Is beneath the dignity OF the
United states and contrasts harshly
with the expenditures for ambassadors
~ other nations.
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II takes such disaster as has vis-
itcd Ohio and Indiana 10 remind us
from time 10 time that the bond OF
human brotherhood is strong and that
the trait Of sympathy , is universal,
remarks the Saginaw Courier Herald.
The ordinary life Is more or less one
Of strife with man arrayed against
man. II brings out to i considera BILE
exten, all the peculiarities Of the hu-
man race. The good. the bad and the
Indifferent lie on the surface and We
see sometimes one, sometimes the
other. perhaps al times, when for
some reason or other the evil has been
most conspicuous, We feel sOrrOwfui
and apprehensive even bitter, but At
the first news Of forest fire a vol
canic eruption an earthquake, a ship
wreck OF q food those basic traits Of
humanity which are among the finest
things We have are brought 10 the sur
face. The petty strife Of the day Is
flung aside. the call OF the suffering
falls upon eager ears, and a state, a
nation or perhaps the whole civilized
world turns It's attention TO alleviating
the suffering Yes at heart We are
sound.
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THAT SPECIAL PRIMARY.

Failure tD enroll at the failure Of
enrolled voters 10 cast their ballots in
Yesterdays special primary for the
nomination 81 candidates for the Office
or county treasurer arr responsible for
tac fact lha, neither the Progressives
nor Democrats polled the required fl
r-en per cent 10 gel the names of their
candidates on the ballot az the April
election Tho Republicans have attend
ed 20 both Of these duties more assid-
uousy ana Republican candidate Was
easily nominated. That the Republ-
cans ~ Hoaehton county are stiI able
o. slt up aud take nourishment is eyt-
aeut Dy Yesterday result All II ne
candidate ou the Republican ticket
mad good runs. and Andrew Bran Of
Hancock vas returned the winner Mr.
Bran undoubtedly will receive the
united support Of the defeated aspir-
ants because they are good Republi-
cans. ana .r is known that Jacob t'ittL
The Progressive candidate who failed
OF nomination viii not oppose him on
slips.
II can ae argued. Of course. and with
some weight thar The enrolment and
fifteen per cent features 81 the primary
Jaw work 20 The advantage Of the ma
iarir party. which, in Houghton coun-
o.. is thr Republican party despite the
fact mat col Roosevelt carried the
counts m The presidential election
There ts more incentive 1or voters AZ
alat-a with tn majority party To en-
rou afu then turn ont 10 vote. for ma
lorrv party candidates are more GER
tain ~ success. Yet some strange
u.rrs have happened in Houghton
county ~ late wears. Witness Tor in
stance tGe election Of Circuit court
judge p. RI o.Brleu, q Democrat. En-
IoUne and subsequent primary voting
lg mnorv parties are not always
losr efforts by any means. Judge
OHsns election shows me possibui-
tis..
o. would appear that the Progress
sive= anu democrats nave only them
sel,e. q, blame for their failure 10
nominal. rr-asarership candidates.
Ho&.ser Senator James bin to elimi-
nf. he enrolment and fifteen per
.'rt features Of the primary election
.ar aHa the substitution oi q blanket
ballot tor party ballots 81 primary
olgalione viii. if passed bring about
more ausfactorv condition Of affairs
4nasmueH as il would assure an par
Ties Of places on The ballot and r..
s,ar. Oh, secrecy Of the baIIo, at pri-
man. r.-Dtioua This bin undoubtedly
viii boz passed as Of all the election re-
form measures IN the legislature it is
regarded with the most favor
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ANNExiNo ISLE OF PINES.

A campaign of agitation Is in pro-
gress ia various parts of the United
States To persuade the administration
az Washington To espouse the cause
Of the American residents and proper
~ owners Of the Isle of Pines. For
NAL acceptance Of sovereignty over the
island is urged. The movement de-
serves To succeed
Cuba, Of course. claims the island II
does virtually nothing. however In
reference to II except 10 collect taxes
10 be spent elsewhere About the only
public improvements the island has
seen were those constructed by the
United States during its military occu-
pancy. Ninety per cent Of its people
are Americans, whose every personal
and business Tie is with The United
States.
Not only does fairness TO the resi-
dents of the island demand annexa-
ZION. but possession Of it would be a
strategic advantage 10 the United
STATES
The cuban republic owes the United
States 81. 900 600 on account of the last
American Intervention. Cuba might be
glad to surrender any interest she may
appear TO have in the Isle OF Pines in
return for cancellation Of that debt
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Mis-. sylvia Pankhurst continues To
harp on her prison experiences in the
confident belief that II exhibits her as
a martyr and viii help the cause If
militant suffragettes. When she re-
fused To eat she says, six women en-
tered her cell and threw her upon n
bed. and then the doctors came in. pry-
ms open her mouth with an instru-
m-ut Of steel and subieCting her to
forribIe feeding. It's all very harrow
ing. bat there are those who will re-
member that Miss Pankhurst was in
prison for breaking the laws and other
peoples windows. and that the prison
authorities took vigorous measures
with her only because they did not
want her 10 die on their hands. Sup
posing the innocent victims Of window
breaking and Of incendiarism and Of
The hendish practice Of destroying
mail matter in transit were 10 describe
the wrongs which they have suffered
az the hands Of Miss Pankhurst and
her misguided fOllOwers-wouldn't they
be able 10 make out a case OF unwar-
rautcd subsection To- persecution?-a
use much more deserving than hers
Of he sympathy Of a rejecting pub
lie?
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Secretary Garrison Of the War De-
partment declares emphatically for
Gen. Woods plan for short term OF
enlistment and the building mp of a
national reserve He argues strongly
for the plan This plan Of maintaining
q small army and using IL as a school
in which considerable bodies of citi-
zens may be trained, ready to be called
upon II need arises is the most effec-
tive way Of insuring the national de-
Tense II is the system by which the
armies of the Balkan states were de-
veloped 10 an efficiency which has
amazed the world.
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Hospital in Ann Arbor.
In his chosen profession he has
been singularly successful, and now
enjoys statewide reputation. He
was u member OF the state board vi
registration in medicine from 1900 TO
1906.
The doctor has always taken an
active interest in politics and been
prominently identified with the Re
publican party In Michigan He Is
president of the Michigan State Medi-
cal Society, trustee OF the Hilisdale
College and member OF the school
toard<ot Hillsdale.
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RECORD or EFFICIENCY.
Dr.. W. n. Sawyer Deserves RI Elec-
ton as u. OF NJ Regent.

Dr Waite tulme Sawyer, of Hills
dale, Mich. il seeking re election on
The Republican ticket for regent OF
the University Of Michigan. is re.
spending TO the insiStent wishes OF
every friend Of Nichigans famous
and foremost educational institution.
and the demands from Republicans In
every part of the state.
DR. Sawyer was born in Huron
county, Ohio. August 10th, 1861. He
came 10 Michigan at the age OF -.
and received his education in the puy
lie schools and the high school Of,
Grass Lake. He is q graduate OF the
homeopathic department OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan in 1884. and en-
tered upon the practice of medicine
as house surgeon OF the Homeopathic
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The less of life by drowning will
constitute but a small part of the death
toll Of the floods. Think Of the thou
sands who will perish Of diseases con-
tracted by exposure TO the wet and
cold The full extent OF this contin-
gen, mortality OF the great food never
will be known.
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Good Reason.

by Jove. Dobbers!' said Chump.
leigh. you don't mean TO tell me that
a nice girl like that. the only daughter
Of u charming widow worth 81 ,OOO. 900.
doesn't interest your
mot Ia the least" said DobbeN
"rm interesting myself ia her mother"
-Harper's.
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Katy Brownell. the only woman
veteran OF the civil war. has for the
last IL years been a caretaker OF the
Jumei mansion In New York. She Is
the only woman member Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic.
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White and Black Lies.

What" pneried the young man, SIS
the difference between white lies aud
black liesi"
White lies answered the home
grown philosopher. are the Kind we
tell Black lies are the kind We hear
Chicago News
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John g. Potts 81 Denver. has re-
ceived a patent for continuance con-
sisting Of balloon and several thous-
and feet of wire 10 produce rain from
the clouds at any given point at any
time. or at such times as the mois-
ture Is needed for crops.
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veler-Will there be time to get
drink, guard? Guard-Yes, sir; plenty
o time, sir, Traveler-What guaran.
tee have 1 that the train won't 10
without me? Guard (generously)-well,
sir. Ill 80 an have one with you
sydney Bulletin.
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NEWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK

Washington, March 29.-The calling
Of caucus OF the Progressives of the
House for organization next Wednes-
day comes as "A forcible reminder or
the fact that the Congress about To
assemble will be composed of three
distinct parties. for the first time in
the history Of the nation The Pro-
gressives are expected TO name Vic
tor Murdoch of Kansas as their choice
FOR the speakership. The Republi-
cans Of the House will caucus Satur-
day and will name Representative
Mann 81 Illinois for speaker
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Cleyeland's anti-fiy crusade this
year will be conducted on an organ
lied basis and all school children
will be enlisted
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Indeed He Has.

at IN rude for man to fall asleep
while his wife IL talking"
But. good heavens. a nian has u
sleep some timer Birmingham Age
Herald. ~
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What are the dimensions OF the
Roosevelt dam and where IS il located2
Two hundred and eighty-three feet
eight inches high. lGS feet ut the base
and 20 feet at the crest. which extends
1850 feet. IL is situated In Arizona
In one Of the desert regions Of the
world. The water which il impounds
reclaims 100000 acres of land.
Has an Indian ever been president?
William Henry Harrison was eighth
and Benjamin Harrison the tenth in
descent from Pocahoutas and John
ROlfe.
Who 10 the youngest justice Of the
United States supreme court2
Charles Evans Hughes
Was the Great Eastern the first boat
used in laying a cable across the Allan
tic ocean?
No. The Niagara and Susqueha ma
(American) and the Leopard and Aga
memnon (BritishJ succeeded in com
plotting Il cable from Valentia. Ireland.
To Newfoundland on Aug 8. 1858.
Messages were exchanged between the
president and the queen. The insula-
ton became defective, however, and
that cable was aba ndoned
How many presidents have been born
In New York state?
Three-Nan Buren, at Undertook.
Fillmore at Summerhill and Roose
welt In New York city.
What year did Woodrow Wilson be-
come . member Of the faculty OF
Princeton college?
In 1890 He succeeded the late Pro
lessor Alexander Johnson In the chair
OF Jurisprudence and politics.
What president served the shortest
term?
William Henry Harrison He died
one month after his Inauguration In
1S4l.
ever served as president pro tsnpors
Of the senate?
John Lawrence. 1850, Is the only
New Yorker who ever served in that
capacity.
10 Shsboysan in Wisconsin or Mich.
ssn7
Both states have cities OF that name.
Who was secretary Of the navy dur.
ing Roossvslt's term ss prssident2
There We're six-John n. Long, WI.
liam II. Moody, Paul Morton. Charles
j. Bonaparte. Victor ii. Metcalf and
Truman Newberry.
Who was the first chief justice Of the
United States supreme court?
John Jay.
10 Admiral Dewey named am one An.
drew csrnssis's twenty. one great mon?
~.
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10 il considered unlueky to be born
on Friday?
Some people possess that supersti-
ton. but Presidents Washington, Madi-
son. Monroe. Pierce ana Hayes were
born Oh Friday.
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The more violent the sto'm the soon
er II Is over.--Seueca.
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Sacramento school children have
mailed 10000 poppy plants to 10000
school children In eastern cities.
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What are the three climate zones?
Tropical, temperate and frigid
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What is nepotism?
Patronage bestowed in consideration
OF relationship and not of merit.