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A LOVER SHOT DOWN
ON THE PUBLIC ROAD

On the day before the attack by
the strikers at Piedmont, a black.
smiths boy living at Walsenburg was
riding his motorcycle his sweetheart
MP behind him. He was shot dead on
the public road.
Because their mine was not work.
ing when the strike began the federal
commander won't permit truth and
Aubrey, Denver men, to operate the
Toitec mine and another mine OF
the Walsenburg Coal Co., In which
they are interested. They are paying
500 q day to keep the water out
They have $20s.O0 invested In I'M
proyements on their properties.
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A few HOT SHOTS
At THE Anarchy Mill

e. H. Greep,, owner Of Water Tank
Hill, point in the Ludlow battle,
tells of the killing Of farm hand
employed by him because he would
not join the union.
When National Guardsmen at Agui-
lar wanted it for their horses they
were told 1t was union water and they
could not have It. The strike leader
was told to 'go to" by Lieutenant Ell
lott. This water was actually owned
by the town and was from the water
works which were destroyed by the
strikers.
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agreed to an unconditional surrender
of the arms. General Chase declined
to hold his men. An agreement was
later reached between the strikers and
General Chase that the firing should
cease for one hour, SO that the word
could be passed along the firing line
of tho strikers which was at least two
and one-haf miles long. 1t is the
opinion of officers who were in q po-
sition to know. that McGregor and
Coan were sincere in their efforts to
consumate the surrender of the arms.
There was continuous firing on the
part of the strikers up to $3.50 p. m.
This engagement at Walsenburg
was the severest battle known in the
history of Industrial disturbances in
the United States. Fewer than 200
soldiers engaged about 700 strikers,
the latter being intrenched in well
placed rife pits and other kind Of
cover. The firing was from $50 to
1900 yards. The troops were handled
in q mastery manner and 1t is re-
markable that they suffered SO little
loss.
Major Lester was killed about 2:15
p. m, after the surrender was effected.
Lieutenant Lee L. Scott, LIST Infantry,
Private Glenn Miller, Co. M, LIST In
fantry, and Private Okey L. Wilmouth,
Troop D, LIST Squadron Of Cavalry,
were wounded.
The arrival Of the Federal troops
was advanced as the reason why the
arms Of the strikers were not turned
over to Colonel Verdeckberg. But q
few arms in the Walsenburg district
have been turned over to the Federal
authorities.
Strikers Lose Twsnty-sIx Men BY Fir
Ing on the Troops.
Reports as to the killed and wound
ed suffered by the strikers is very In
definite. From the best obtainable
advices 1t is believed that at least 26
were killed and over 100 wounded.
Major Lester was shot Immediately
after applying a first aid dressing to
Lieutenant Scott. He had Just arisen
and was looking through his field
glasses at some men whom it was
stated were In uniform on the firing
line of the strikers. The post norton
examination exposed two wounds in
the chest which were delivered after
death. All of his private papers and
money which were on his person were
taken from him, and his leather put
tee leggings were also stolen.
When the troop train, on the morn
ing of April "a, 1914, reached Walsen-
burg, a large amount of Information
was turned in indicating that the
strikers were preparing to contest the
progress of the troop train south, in
the vicinity of Monson, Rugby and
Lynn. The mounted troops were de-
trained about one mile north Of Mon
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Aporaca, A. Aporaca, Mike Smith,
Jim Corneller and Tony Michno.
MI. Church died June IA as result
Of exposure in the mine.
William Waddell worried about his
son Matt, who had not been gathered
in the mine, rushed out and was shot
back after falling twenty feet from
the upple.
Then the camp houses and tipple
went up in flames. Finding they
could not reach the entombed party
with their rifles the attacking party
resorted to dynamite, five separate
blasts having been made at the mouth
Of the main slope, caving it in and
almost suffocating the party with
smoke. The last blast was fired at
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strikers attorney, Mr.. Hawkins, to the
effect that the strikers would surren-
der and turn in their arms. At 1920
p. m. he had a telephone conversa-
ton with Major Coan. representing
tho strikers, and demanded the I'M
mediate surrender Of the insurrec-
tionists. Major Coan refused to sur
render and General Chase directed
Colonel Verdeckberg to continue the
firing. At 2 o'clock Mr.. Hawkins, after
with Major Coan and
McGregor, a leader Of the strikers,
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about 3 p. M, when the party retired
thinking the occupants of the mine
had been killed.
Having seen Waddell fall, one
Mcclure, a union man, and other citi-
gems went to the mine under flag of
truce and asked II they could relieve
the distress, saying they only had
authority to take the women and
children and the wounded Mr.. Wad-
dell away. After twenty-one hours
and great distress and anguish, with
no food and only mine water to drink,
Mr.. Waddell and the women and child
rem were taken out taken to Mr..
waddell's home. Lying on the rafters
Of the boiler house under the roof,
Matt Waddell, the 22-year old son Of
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about seven miles from Canon City
1t Is not owned by the c. F. &
Co. and SO far as we know John D.
Rockefeller has never been charged
with owning any stock or interest in
this mine. When the strike was
called last fall some of the men at
Chandler went out. But many staid
at work and others came in. The
mine went ahead doing business.
On Saturday morning. April 25th,
the town was attacked by an armed
mob of union men. The attacking
party gathered in the surrounding
hills the night before and at $40
Saturday morning poured a volley Of
shot into the peaceful little town. All
day long the battle ragged. The union
had from 600 to 1900 fighting men
brought in from mining camps all
around. Few OF them had ever
worked at Chandler. The men were
safely located behind rocks in the
hills about the town. They were well
armed with high power rifles. About
all the arms in all the stores for 40
miles around had been bought by
union officials and others and taken in
automobiles to the scene Of action
a day or two previous. During the
days of battle food and drink we're
taken to the combatants in the hills
by union officials and union sym.
pathizers from nearby camps under
the white flag.
The town had only about IS de-
tenders. These were the men work
the much advertised mine guards"
in the number-nothing nearer
guard" than a half dozen night
watchmen. They were poorly armed
for a battle. They had to seek places
of protection and defense after the
battle begun. This they gradually did.
All day Saturday the battle ragged.
The attacking party kept up a con-
slant fire from several hundred
rifles and guns. The party in the
town defended itself as best 1t
could. During the night there was u
lull in the fighting and the women and
children were removed from the town,
in the face of irregular firing. On
Sunday morning the firing was re-
sumed. Later In the day the firing
ceased. The union men in the hills
were seen 10 be wearing white hand
kerchiefs on their arms and carrying
white flags. It was whispered about
tnat q truce QaQ Deen arranged. Inc
defenders relaxed vigilance.
At three o'clock the attacking party
rushed the town, still wearing white
emblems on left arms and carrying
white flags. -Four hundred men came
in. Others staid in the hills. Thirty
three Chandler men were captured,
some getting away In the excitement.
The attacking party thoroughly
looted the town. The mine machin-
cry was hammered up and the office
records torn up and destroyed. The
homes of the working men were
visited and their contents demolish-
ed. Furniture and pianos and house
hold utensils were broken up and
linen and clothing and valuables
carried away. The thirty-three cap
|tured men were marched about the
hills for several hours and after much
and threatening were released.
In the battle Saturday one man.
William King. a non-union miner,
was killed. On Sunday a defender
had his hand shot OF by q bunch
|of union miners carrying a nag of
truce. Others among the defenders
were wounded. None OF the attacking
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the greatest comfort and privileges.
For instance, the company boarding
house Is a large cement building, the
basement of which is converted into
bath house and wash room with
hot and cold water. The sleeping
rooms contain an iron bed, first-class
cotton top mattress, sheets. pillow
ca SEES, a reading table. electric light,
and rug. These rooms are all
heated with steam heat.
In addition to this. the company
realized the influence Of the average
mining camp saloon. and established
q club room for the special benefit Of
the miners. These rooms were fitted
writing tables, checkers, chess. pool,
billiards, side board, also lunch.
On April %. 1914, after operating
the mine continuously during the
strike period. beginning September 70.
1918, and Immediately upon the with
drswal Of the state troops. the en-
ployees were driven from the camp
BY an armed body Of 2S5 strikers. and
these strikers took possession OF the
property and held possession from
April 23rd until May 9Th, 1914, at
which time the government troops
appeared on the scene.
During the time the strikers were
in possession Of the property, they
took for their own uss- the entire
stock Of general merchandise, and de-
stroyed the store fixtures, causing q
loss of over $4,000.
In addition to looting the store, the
postof1ce. which is located in the
same building, was completely ran
sacked, all parcels post packages be-
ing taken. They did their best to get
into the safe, in which were stamps,
postoffice money and books, as well as
money belonging to the company.
Fortunately the safe was too strong,
and, while they damaged 1t to the
extent Of $3.50, they were not able to
open it.
The boarding house was completely
stripped of all its furniture and equip
ment.
Everything in the club rooms ex-
cept the fixtures Was taken.
Every private residence was en-
tered, and what goods were not taken
, were destroyed.
Fifteen homes were broken into and
| entirely demolished. Private individ-
, uals, employees of this company, were
despoiled of all their furniture and
personal belongings in their homes,
and driven into the hills without even
sufficient clothing.
The commanding officer in charge
of the government troops at Walsen-
burg personally inspected this prop
erty after the riot, and stated that,
In twenty-seven years. experience in
the army In the PHILIPPINES and else
where, he had never seen such COM
plete wreck.
A good many of these men were
those who had worked for the COM
pany a number of years, and the COM
pany had done its best to give these
men all the comforts and conven.
fences possible.
When the strike was called Septem.
Der %, 1918, the president of the Sun.
nyside Coal Mining Company person.
ally paid each man OF and asked them
If they had any grievances against the
company, and in every instance the
answer wes mo"
On the day that the strike was
called not ten per cent Of the men
working for this company belonged to
the United Mine Workers Of America
but since that time all have taken out
union cards.
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DESTROYED SUNNYSIDE STORE;
TRIED TO ROB UNCLE SAN

The Sunnyside Coal Mining Com
pany is an independent organization.
doing business In Huerfano County.
twelve and one-half miles northwest
Of Walsenburg, In the town Of Strong.
This company is not afiiliaeed with
any of the so-called Rockefeller inter-
ests. The Sunnyside mines have q
daily output of seven hundred and fifty
tons.
This company has operated along q
line that would ensure to its men
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NATIONAL GUARD CAN SHOOT
As THE CANYONS TESTIFY

It 10 estimated that seventy-hve
Greeks and other soldiers lost their
lives in one bloody day At Ludlow.
Twenty-six more strikers were slain
at Walsenburg. Rocks in canons hid
the dead from view and the union
buried them without Formally or
noise. To admit casualties of re-
bellion would be to retard others from
Joining the army Of anarchy.
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LAWYERS MAKING MONEY
OUT OF A STATES WOE

Lawson, Hickey, Doyle and other
leaders are under Indictment in
Boulder c. unity and q host of law
yers will fatten at the union crib.
The jails of Huerfano. Las Animas.
and Fremont counties are full to over
flowing with indicted strikers. To
the criminal lawyer 1t is joyful sea-
son.
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THE ATTACK ON CHANDLER
WAS A BRUTAL affair

There is no better citizen in Colo
RADIO than Guy U. Hardy, editor of the
Canon City Record, who tells this
story Of the Chandler affair, for par
ticipation in which twenty-seven mem
bers Of the United Mine Workers OF
America were indicted May 81:
Chandler is little mining camp
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party seems to have been harmed.
1t was clean-cut victory for the
United Mine Workers and their armed
mob. The attack was made without
the slightest provocation except that
the Chandler mine had declined to
recognize" the union and men work
ing there had declined to join the
union.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
Electric Railway Signals.

The Great Western Railway In
England is experimenting with a
promising form OF electric signals
Tor the prevention of accidents
In fogs and storms. The apparatus
consists of an iron rail placed
halfway between the regular rails
and connected electrically with the
Semophores controlling switches; and
OF an electric bell and a whistle, car.
ried in the cab OF the locomotive, and
actuated by contact with the electric
rail as the train passes over it. The
middle rail Is elevated at 4 certain
height when the semaphores are turn.
ed TO Indicate safety, and at a greater
height when they indicate danger. In
the first case, when the locomotive
comes In contact, the bell rings in the
cab, and the engineer knows that the
way is free; in the second case, the
whistle blows in the cab to indicate
danger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
SCHEDULE FOR
Paw. VA. LEAGUE

The schedule for the season Of the
Paw. Va. league will be released by
the magnates Of the organization on
Saturday. The season will open in
Clarksburg on May 20 and a game
will be played there also on May 81.
Following these games games will
be played here the 22d and 23d.
Manager 'Ncedham. OF the local
team. has in prospect a minor league
catcher which he will use his best
cndcavors to land for the local team.
tle has contracts coming In each day
and will soon round up good term.
He has arranged for game with
the Dick Guys Collegians of Pitts
bureh to meet the local Aggregation
on home grounds on May 0. " ia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
shakespear.,s Greatest pIay.

1t is impossible to say which OF
shakespeare's plays is the greatest
1t is safe to say that the greatest OF
his productions are 1.-THE Tempest"
Julius Caesar" Hamlet" Lear"
Macbeth" and "othello." but to pitch
upon any one OF these six. or OF tho
others. as being the greatest would
be a bit OF objectionable temerity.
1t is question OF individual taste
and judgment. Some claim that
Hamlet" bears the palm. others are
found to be in favor Of giving that
high honor to "Macbeth,i'gwhile each
one of his fifteen or twenty greater
plays seems the greatest, 10 some
people. Perhaps the most talked OF.
Il not. the most popular, ofthe Shakes.
searean dramas is s:tElamlet"; while
the majority otqtthe protounder
Shakespearean critics unite, in pro.
nounclng THE gTempestlf to be, tina
great dramatist"so wonderful genius.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
Franc. Earliest Artists.

The caves OF southern France are
the most remarkable in'the world for
their wallc pictures. made by prehis.
toric men, who were contemporary
with the mammoth. the urhinoceros
and the reindeer in that country.
Some OF the pictures are en-.
graved In the rock. some are painted
with different colors. They usually
represent extinct animals. such as
cave.lions and cave-bears, A faith.
full representation OF the rhinoceros.
with Its two horns OF unequal length.
is found in acvern at Font.de.
Gaume. The prehistoric artists made
their paint OF ocher Of various shades.
pulverized and mixed in mortars.
Four phases OF advance in this troglo.
dyte art have been distinguished By
explorers, most OF whose discoveries
have been made within the past four
vars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26

-Laurenz Kromar OF Vienna has In.
vented a music typewriter" under
the name above given. With the aid
Of this instrument the composer may
produce a typewriter scroll without
the trouble Of making the characters
by hand. All that he has to do is 10
place himself at the piano and give
free play to his creative fancies.
Every stroke upon the keys is regis.
tered in regular musical characters
upon paper scroll wound upon a
drum. The machine operates through
a. system OF electric contacts with the
piano keys. The registering appara.
tus. which resembles an ordinary type.
writer In size, may, in order to re.
more discordant sounds. be placed at
distance from the piano. even in an
adjoining room.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
RETURN FROM PITTSBURGH.

Mcss,s. ]. NJ. Jacobs ana II. ],
Ross were in Pittsburgh yesterday
where they had conference with
Commodore John W. Hubbard, presi'
dent of the Ohio and Mississippi Nav.
igation company, concerning river
traffic on the upper Monongahela Val,
ley river during the coming season
1t is understood that II there Is prop,
er encouragement shown by the peo-
pie of Fairmont that there will be q
first class packet line from this city
10 Pittsburgh. tiA. "a i.s t5-ih :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
New Form OF Bullet.

German army officers have recently
experimental. with satisfactory re.
SUITS with, a new form OF ribe.ball in
vented by an Italian. Signor Cei-Risot.
IL! The projectile terminates at It's
front end in screw-shaped sprojec-
ton, the purpose OF which is to i'm.
part a more continuous revolution to
the projectile during its flight. The
effect is said to be to give a much
longer range and a fatter trajectory
hof the usual form. For some reason
the inyentin was not accepted in Italy.
but 1t is said that this fact.is regretted
by the italian authorities since the
successful experiments in Germany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
High j School Team
On 8 Days Trip

The Fairmont High school basket
ball team left today on a three day
trip. This will be the last chase of
the season. Tonight the team plays
at Wheeling. From Wheeling the
team goes to sistcrsville to play the
team there and then to Parkersburg.
The team has been doing some
excellent work and is in first class
candition. The boys are confident
of winning two games and hope to
capture all three.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
NO BODY HAS DISPUTED THIS.

We have not had anybody dispute
the fact that Parkersburg makes a
rate of $500 or private bath and
that Charleston. with water plant
operated by private individuals only
charges $500, while the new rate in
Fairmont on private baths is $500.
II anyoocy will show us that this
statement Is errous we will make
public acknowledgment of our
error.
We will not do as some people do
when they get cornered with figures,
cry politics." yellow Journal
Sour grapes" etc.
Calling people names answers no
arguments. Children sometimes do
this. t'I, /.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
MR.. MILLER's STATEMENT.

City Treasurer J. Il. Miller says
that the $1,000 additional water
rentals for 1913 were not collected as
the ordinance providing for this
failed TO pass. This S11, 900 was pub
lished over. the signature of the ex-
city clerk. Mr.. Miller, in. August,
1913. and reproduced in full yester-
day, In the West Virginian just as 1t
was certified to and published then,
as far as 1t applied to the water sit,
ration.
Every figure as then published was
given in full even itemizing the ca
pense of the water system as fully as
the statement gave It. This is the
first real light that has ever been
thrown upon the water works finan-
cial condition expect the published
figures Of Mayor Bowen who did not
go into the details.
Since the $1,000 was not collect
ed as Mr.. Miller states, It will be only
fair to withdraw that amount in con.
sidering the Ngures and in fairness
TO the people we make a more extend
ed statement cove, ing this. fact else
where in the paper.
We can eliminate these figures as
erroneous and then have, more left
than the city hall crowd can rc?ly to
or rcfute in a life time. Ha -
We invite them IN corefniiy m.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
JoLrs FOR i MR.. eaAyrop.
The Car Conductor the Latest to Re.
mind Him That He 10 Getting Old.

p o. A. u l.
mind Him That He 10 Getting Old.
Worse and worse" said Mr.. Gray.
top. Il feel young, and fancy look
young; but other people don't seem
to agree with me on helooks.
DRIVERS hold up for me in the
street and say. go ahead. old man;
young men get up to give me their
seat in . car: children / meet in the
street 49,. me sometimes smllingly
as Grandpa: various people seem to
see abo- ale signs OF age; but the
worst has ssrpened lately.
Twice within the past week when
] have started to step down from the
step OF a street car solicitous conduc.
tors have put out their hand and
clatched the hand bariin front OF me.
TO restrain NE till the car had come
to full stop.
Ca" e: it be that ! am really getting
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
suppor,lna Power Of Air.

Mr.. F. Ferber presented before the
Academy OF Sciences in Paris recent,
ly paper on the! question OF the
proper allowance to be made for the
resistance OF the air to aeroplanes,
and he showed that hitherto the ex.
detrimental determination Of this re,
distance has given figures much too
low. Without Offering definate esti.
mate Of the coefticientS of resistance,
Mr. Ferber proved that, in, any. event,
the air Is capable OF offering much
greater support than has been taken
into account by those who have at.
tackled theoretically the problem Of
aerial flight q,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
NO. BODY. HAS DISPUTED THIS
: Is this fair enough :.

We have not had anybody tell us
that 100000 gallons OF water un-
der the old meter rate of &c will not
produce $4,000 in revenue per year,
almost double the present receipts
of the water system. The Times yes
terday stated that the city was
pumping daily this quantity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND

This game Of starting things is
one that more than one can play at.
There may be something started in
the near future with aggressive
newspaper support that will cause
The Times and its chief hackers to
,perk,.up their ears and Jake notice.
Just keep your ear toEthe ground.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26

PTf na{Ff
Association Alleys.

5t Ip Tie Y NJ; G. q; two-ball duck
1 pins league the, Watson Building.
league leaders. dropped four out Of
six. diminishing their big lead. The
TX. NJ. G, A. boys were in good form
and took three straight from the Sky
4 Polits. Jacobs was hi good shape
as4llis bowling in the first two games
was sensational.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26
NEW TJME4-aiprr

1i'The Mononganela Valley Traction
company has aneat timetable just
issued which will be distributed soon.
The folderSsiows fineilmap of the,
Upper Moncngahela Valley which the
lines of the company traverse. ~