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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28

a.
f The above declarations were made
in the report submitted to tile sIassa-
chuse,ts Legislature today by a com:
mission slapointed last year, which
has cond Led a detailed finvestiga=
tion in seyepty:nine ! aIassac chusetts
cities and towns. The report says
that millions \ Of dollars are invest
ed in establishments utilized for i'm.
moral purposes and prostitution in
all its qualifications. and that they
constitute a vast business extending
all over the state.
y sThesrenort empl,asizes the danger
of unregulated lodging houses pub
lie dance halls sand recreation parks.
The! commission has found s"widc,
spread evidence of a strong Apublie
sentiment against the continuance
of the conditions it2has found TO cx-
ist," and expressed the conviction
that this evillisfsusceptible Of sue
cessful attackgand treatmcnt.."1
The fact that one-half Of the wo+
men examined were actually feeble
minded, the report says, clears the
way for successful treatment for ,.
portion Of this class. The reoogni-
tion of feeble-minded girls at m early
age in the.lpublic schools and proper
provision for their protection would
prevent much of the observed i'm
morality among young girls and tho
resulting temptation to boys, while
the. officials In most cities in the
state, have openly adopted the policy
of segregation and toleration'ftsays
the report, itf:yet 1t is a fact that in
certain cities there are streetsjwhere
the business is conducted in much
the same way as # segregation was
Fthe accepted official policy ,iatI
In the. larger cities the most 3fla-
grant expression Of commerciaiizet
prostitution is in connection with
certain cafes and. saloons. These
places are enormously profitable.
The police take the. position that
they have no rightito interfere.if the
letter of the law is observed, but it
tsi difficult to understand why these
1 I =. . { J. f.gaa ! = !.
immoral cafes and saloons are toler-
ated.
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Explosion
Kills People,
Burns Home

By ASSOCIATED PREss.1 ~
K SPOKANE, WASH, Feb. as
Awakened by an explosion which
was followed by fire that destroyed
her home, Mrs. Stella Maries, a wild
ow lost her life early today. wher
trying to save her two daughters,
and 5 years old, after sending he
two young sons to neighbors fol
help. r
+ The cause Of the explosion ant
FIRE is unknown. The two daugh
ters are believed TO have burned
with their mother.
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BY ASSOCIATED sPRRss.l

BY ASSOCIATED sPRRss.l 'tsiSi, ;.F
PARIS, Eel. 2s More than
100000 in cash was stolen today
from a postotrice van at railroad
station in Paris. AS today ! Is the
last Of he;month large sums were
being transmitted to3yarious points
for the payments Of monthly salars
les and accounts. III .s
Police would give no details q the
robbery, except that the van was
one among several being unloaded
at the time and that there was q
great deal OF confusion: ~ .!j;f
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| IPEa's!ynlyalSs't|er ! 9 j Is
.Hl|eldUp ! And !. ! Z
!. .BadlyIr,jiujr'e'd;l' I !
lBy AssoclNTrp Pass. !
" .pARKERSRrREi. -W.t.Ya Feb. 2S

lBr ASSOCIATED Press
PARKERsBURG, WA, Feb. s.
;9-=cs Z. Morton, bookkeeper and
for the Standard ON com-
.pany here, was held up near the
;company's refinery shortly before
noon today by a robber who struck
him over the head with an iron
pipe Although badly hurt, he put
up a desperate fight and the robber
ran away without securing $1,000,
which Morton was earrying from
Tie bank to the refinery
Mrs. John Hare has returned TO
Morgantown after visit with Mrs
W. 6. Jamison in East Park.
Mrs. W. C. Jamison is recovering
from m illness with the grippe.
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ssuspensiond'a !, ], !,
OF Mine Work
Is Feared

BY ASSOCIATED fPREss.l
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2S.-Fearine
that the failure Of the bituminous
coal operators and miners to agree
on working scale at the Philadel'
phia conference will result in a sus.
pension OF Work IN the mines Of Iii,
ncis, Indiana, Ohio and Western
PENNSYLVANIA, April 1st. manufae
turing concerns in the Pittsburgh
district have commenced to store
coal. Thirty cars a day are being
piled in the Howard yards by The
Carnegie Steel Co. and larger quaint
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Ret . "A
10 The Debt !
Commission 9

= y CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 2s.
For the purpose OF receiving the
report OF a subcommittee which has
been working the past few months,
the West Virginia commission to
consider the Virginia debt suit met
here tonight. The report was
adopted, but will moi. be made pub.
lie until presented atsa joint meet
ing with the Virginia commission at
Washington, March q. u rs f.si
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!

AT the Shinnston tabernacle Fri
day night the meeting closed the
second week Of the revival.
For his text last night Evangelist
Bramley used two words from Luke.
1926, son Remember. He com
pared the rich and poor iauding
neither, decrying neither. yet find-
ing for both happiness IN the eter-
nal kingdom when they had surren-
,dered I'd the saving power Of Chris
,tianity. ~
i Most people he said, ~ they
had wealth would not want God.
heaven, hell or the Bfbie.p
Again he made moving appeal
for the .sprodigal GIRL saying "tHc
iprodigal is received with open arms
and he had no room for religion
,thatswill not accept the girl too.p
Speaking about Lazarus ana the
rich hlmanS he said. God Almighty has
q great wayof reversing things. OF
making the rich man q beggar and
,thepoor man rieh.' He followed TINT
with this senteice. sIt Is not ques-
.tion OF riches or poyelty but of sal
walton.
AS with all his other sermons the
one last might twas interspersed with
sound logic and q mighty appeal. and
.s.l!ts y with an Invitation -hat could
6nly CONC from q mar profoundly IN
III ss CONTINUED oS PAGE EIeHr.l !,
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SENTENCED
TOID|':||5E|:O:R i:
MURDER
MRS. CYNTHIA BUFFUM CON.
v1CTED OF POISONING
HER HUSBAND.
AN a O'CLOCK TODAY SHE WAS
sENTsTol THE DEATH HOUSE
AT AUBURN.
CAREFULLY GUARDED TO PRE-:
VENT HER Subjective 4
SONS VISIT HER.

DY a II q Il IINrkp Il I paEss.l

She was awakened by Sheriff
Dempsey before sunrise this morning.
At six O'clock her five suns were
brought intotthe cell to see her. None
hutslittle Francis, IS years old, show
cd any grief at parting. IL
At q O'clock Mrs Buffum was
started on her trip to the death, house
In Auburn prison. II Z
All during thesnight the little
pale faced woman had been carefully
guarded In her cell to prevent her
attempt suicide, but, her iron nerve
remained unbroken. Z.
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Miss Tll,a'yer
Co11lpli111e erllted
B BIZ White HI e

y
!; GHARLEsT0 W. Va, Feb.
q. 7.-You can stake your read.
{ ers on saying that Miss Thayer
{ will give one Of the most arts.
tically satisfactory entertairi-
ments you will have this sea
son. Her work, is most remark.
able! considering her youth, and
we predict q great future for
her. The opera is clean, bril-.
liant, well staged. The orches.
tration ample and every prin-
cipal a star. I Icheerfully rec.
onl,nend it to your readers.
]. B. WHITE,
Dramatic Critic
Charleston Daily Gazette.
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The Weather.

West Virginia Cloudy and warm
Ier tonight. Sunday probably snow
and colder In western portion.
Western Pcnnsylvania-Fair To-
night except snow and colder ip
north portion. Sunday probably
light snow and colder.
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IPRiu uaRb "
II IUMUjU1UkI kIUVh III 4uUu E VA
ii
1asajairlp lpls
"

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRIss.1
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. es.-7
Two hours of discussion OF the Mex
lean situation in all its phases By
President Wilson and his cabinet
today developed a unanimity Of
opinion that time had not yet ar
rived for any change in tic policy of
the Washington government.
Though still reserying Judgment
on the facts surrounding the execu-
5tion of fWm. s. Benton, the British
subject, the president and his cabi-
net, 1T was learned authoritativelyl
were inclined to regard as of serious
moment the hanging by Mexican
federals Of Clemente yergara, an
American citizen. Immediately af=
ter the cabinet meeting Secretary
Bryan cabled Charge. o'shaughnessy
to demand Of the Huerta govern
menty the punishment Of those re-
sponsible for Vergara's1 death. An
explanation will be sought by the
American government 6of wtysSahy
harm sbefell vergara. when assur:
ianees. had been given 10 the Ameri;
can NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that he
was safe. . 3
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,BY ASSOCIATED PREss.1
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S,-charse
o'shauehnessy reported today from
Mexico City that he had made repI
|resentation concerning claims for
vergara's s death, and that the Hu:
erta government had promised a de-
tailed Investigation of the killing.
The Charge did not refer in his
dispatches to the memorandum pub
lished yesterday asking the United
States TO revoke Commission to the
Constitutionalists to buy arms in
the United States. So, far there is
no official knowledge of any re.
sumption of the Huerta government
of Diplomatic exchanges with Wash
ington.
AUSTIN. TEXAS. : Feb. 2s.-
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BOSTON Feb. 2s. -- The
financial profit Of the business (
| Of prostitution is the princi.
pal reason for its existence: No
other form Of criminal offense
so flagrant and open and 50
harmful to the community will !
be tolerated for q day in this
state"
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INCREASING IN INTEREST AND
ATTENDANCE AT EVERY
SERVICE.
TUESDAY is I FAIRM0NT NIGHT,
WHEN MANY sEoPLE WILL
GO FROM THIS cry.
asPEcIAL. SERMON 10 MEN ONLY
BYREvs RRoMLEy SUNDAY
\: AFTERNOON.

Az the shin,iston tabernacle
Sunday afternoon Rev. Brorn-
ley will deliver a sermon to-
men only. Tuesday night
meeting lis q special service for
Fairmoiit.
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AUSTIN, TEN.AS, Feb. ~
G}s tcoSr1yuEp on rAGE:rHREE.) NJ
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PROSTITUTION.
EDlAICALY
PROFITABLE. / |. [.
is THE REASON FOR ITS EXIST.
ENCE IN:sMASsACHUsETTs
AND ELSEWHERE.
SAYS Al LEGlsI ALIVE C0MMIs.
SION 0F THAT STATE
i FROM INVESTIGATION. II

e; -; =. !; II. &;
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11

For State Wards-Features of Edu.
cation and Entertainment.

Sioux Falls, May 11.-Motion pic
lures as a means of education and
entertainment will be offered the i'm
mates of South Dakota's charitable
and penal institutions in the near flu
.ture. according to a recent decision
of the board of charities and cor
rections.
Motion picture machines will be in
stalled in the state penitentiary at
Sioux Falls, state hospital for insane
at Yankton and the state training
school at Plankinton. A machine for
the casting of pictures on post cards
on a screen making the pictures ap-
pear life size has been installed in the
deaf mute school in Sioux Falls and
another machine will be installed in
the school for feeble minded at Red
field. The machine at the deaf mute
school is giving great satisfaction
and it is expected to have the n at
Redield installed this month. The
machine at the prison, training
school and asylum will be installed in
about so days.
Reels of an educational nature
with some for entertainment will be
rented from a local reel company and
as far as practicable the same reels
will be used at all of the institutions
as they may be secured at a very low
figure if they are rotated. 1t is ex-
pected that the exhibitions will be
given once a week and the conditions
of giving the pictures will be arrang-
ed to suit each institution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
STANDS TO LOSE
HOUSE WILL PROBABLY NOT
PASS PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT.

Washington, May IA vote in
the house at this session on the pro
posed amendment providing for ma
tionwide prohibition Of the liquor
traffic is assured. The old policy of
evasion of thi sissue in congress has
been abandoned on the advice of
Representative Underwood. the dem
ocratic leader. 1t has been agreed
by the house leaders that the prohi-
bition amendment reported by the
judiciary committee early last week
shall be brought up for a vote in the
near future. The news has filled
with terror members who were hope
full that this proposal would be put
over until the December session.
1t will be decided within the next
day or so whether the prohibition
amendment will be considered as a
part of the legislative program that
is TO be framed at the democratic
caucus to be held tomorrow. A resO-
luton will be offered at the caucus
fixing a time for a vote on the prohi-
bition amendment. This amend
ment will not be opposed by the
leaders. They have counted noses
and are convinced that whatever the
action at the caucus the prohibition
amendment is doomed.
Formerly the advocates of prohibi-
ton declared that they would toier-
ate no further delay on a vote on
this question. Now they are asking
that action shall be deferred until
December. In a statement made
public a day or so ago Representative
Hobson. the leader of the temperance
forces in congress, urged that a vote
on the prohibition amendment be put
over until December. BY that time,
he argued, the people would be fully
advised on the question.
But the leaders have decreed that
so far as the house is concerned the
prohibition amendment shall be set
tied at once, and arrangements for a
vote are proceeding accordingly.
The merits of the prohibition ques
ton will not be given much consid-
Grafton at next weeks caucus. Nor
will any action be taken that will
prevent a vote in the house.
The leaders are bent on forcine
action on this question, and they an.
pear TO have no doubt that the
amendment will fail to receive this
necessary t~wo-thirds vote.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files
sagRsssR

Henry Mackay, Esq, a pioneer
lawyer of Mt. Carroll, H., is visiting
his brother, w. a. Mackay, of this
city.
Mrs. Welliver, sister of John Still
son, spent the night in the latter's
family, returning from the west on
her way home to Jasper, Mimi.
The violent wind of today blew
down the big smoke stack of the
round house, and Train Dispatcher
Wood reports wires down all over
the country.
DR.. c. II. Martin of North Dakota,
a graduate of Ontario Veterinary col
lege. arrived in the city today and
will take up the practice of his pro
fession here. He will have head.
quarters at c. NJ. K~lotzbach's livery
barn.
An incipient fire in the rear oil
Tierney Bros. blacksmith shop was
discovered about $40 today by
Frank Tierney, just in time to pre-.
vent a great conflagration. 1t was q
pile of rubbish, lighted by a cigar
stub or a spark from the chimney oil
a building to the south. and wher
discovered by Mr.. Tierney had at.
tanned to quite a flame. Prompt ac.
ton at an opportune time no doubt
saved a large part of the city from
destruction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
STATE NEWS

Groton-Miss Lena Wood, a local
milliner. has been adjudicated bank
rupt, her assets amounting TO $500.
with $500 liabilities. A. A. Miller
of Groton has been appointed tenn
porary receiver until the first meet
ing of creditors is held May Is.
Watertown-The contract for the
erection of the new Masonic temple
in Watertown was let by that order
to a local builder. The price of the
building complete will be $4,000.
Excavatings will begin Monday. The
In readiness for dedication by De-
cember / of this year.
Mitchell-N. III. Jensen, for the
last three years city auditor of Mitch
ell. has been proffered the position
of deputy to United States Marshal
Tom w. Taubman and has signifed
his intention of accepting. Mr.. Jen-
sen Is one of the younger democrats
Of the state and came to Mitchell
nine ear ago from Maquoketa, la.
He will succeed Jerry Carleton as
chief deputy in the marshal's office
at Sioux Falls about July /.
Pierre-The financial statement of
South Dakota for the close of bust
ness April 80 showed a total In all
funds Of $1,132,283. The general
fund has $136,633; the Irvine plant
fund, $1O3.63 the game fund, $751;
O51. The common school and en-
dowment fund. which will be dis
tributed in June pro rata per pupil,
now has a total of ~$619,743.
Midland-The COW is proving to be
a vluable asset in Stanley county and
Is bringing splendid returns to the
dairymen. During the last season
the two banks at Midland have
cashed cream checks amounting to
about $1,000 per month, or about
$4,000 for the season. The outlook
for the present season, with the in
creased herds and abundance of ex-
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cellent pasturage. will probably bring
the total to $4,000, an increase of
SO per cent this season over last
yar's receipts.
Pierre-General Arson Mills, who
was in command of the advance at
the battle of Slim Buttes, in Septem-
Der, 1876, has completed arrange
ments to come to South Dakota this
summer to visit the battle fields. He
will come to Pierre, July 10, accom-
panied by General Charles Morton
and w. M. Camp, the historian. and
from here go to Belle Fourche and
thence by automobile to the battle
field. Doane Robinson has been in
vited to accompany the party. Gen
eral Mills will be 80 years of age,
August IS, next. General Morton
is 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vogt of this
city, upon entering his cob house
early in the morning, espied a black
animal crouching among the oobs
about to spring upon him. Mr.. Vogt
became excited and being thorough
ly convinced that he had encountered
a wild cat, or some other equally
ferocious beast. hurriedly closed the
door and sought the service of III. c.
Weidenbach, a crack shot, who
stealthily crept up to the barn door,
and getting proper aim soon dis.
patched the intruder. which upon
closer investigation, proved to be the
! valuable family cat of Banker Alex
III. Mayer. some feeling has beer
aroused over the incident.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
CLEANUP DAY
FIRE MARSHAL STABLEIN SUG.
GESTS WEEK BEGINNING
MAY 1S.

Pierre. MAY 1.-THE week begin
ming May Is and ending May 23 is
designated as a state clean up week
by Fire Marshal Stablein in a state
ment just Issued in which he calls
upon all civic bodies of communities
and even the clergy to assist in the
movement of cleaning up for the
purpose of preventing fire and for
sanitation
The fire marshal takes up the ar
guments which have been used by
the City Beautiful committee of the
Commercial club in it's clean up cam
paign and urges the pushing of the
clean up work by the organization Of
fire prevention and clean up clubs.
His statement is as follows:
"In consideration of the local as
poets of the fire prevention problem
of today, | am impressed with the
fact that real constructive work
along these lines can only be accom-
plished through a cooperation of the
public in the development of fire pre-
vention standards.
Therefore, having this in mind, /
direct an urgent appeal to the public
to recognize and observe from May
18th to May 23rd, inclusive, a week
which / shall hereby designate as
Spring Clean Up Week
Let this week be observed in each
and every locality in the work of re-
moving all rubbish, ashes, and in
flammable material, and by the or
ganization of fire prevention clubs
among the school children, CONNER
cial clubs, women's clubs and local
societies. Let it be a convenient text
for all the ministers on the Sunday
morning before. Ask your neighbors
TO clean up their premises and let all
cooperate in helping to reduce the
great fire waste.
20. X. Stablein,
Fire Marshal"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
TRADE REVIEW.
Crop Prospects Cause Optimistic
Sentiment.

New York, May 11.-Bradstreet's
review of trade says:
Because Of excellent crop pros
poets, probably the best that ever
prevailed at this season., sentiment
tends to veer toward the line of OPP
timism and, as a result, especially in
the west. exhibits moderate expan-
sion. Industrial lines as yet do not
reflect this cheerful feeling, however.
Country trade is seasonably slow.
At the same time industrial opera
tons in the leading Ines are slow and
therefore there is considerable idle
ness.
Failures for the week were 2S5,
against 243 last year: exports of
wheat were 3,776,580 bushels,
against ~3,214,150 bushels last a
bank clearings, 900, a de-
crease of IA per cent from last year.
New York. May 11.-Following is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
Indigestionq Can't Eat? No Appetizer

A treatment of Electric Bitters in
creases your appetite; stops Indigestion;
you can eat everything. A real spring
tonic for liver, kidney and stomach
~troubleSe. Cleanses you whole system
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
GIRLS IN BAD HEALTH.

Hundreds of girls go TO work day
after day, afflicted with some ailment
peculiar to their sex, dragging one
foot YEARLY after the other. working
always with one eye on the clock
and wishing for close time TO come.
Every such girl should rely on Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore her to a normal healthy
condition, then work will be a pleas
ure. For forty years this famous
root and herb medicine has been pre-
eminently successful in controlling
the diseases of women. Why don't
you try it?.-Adv.
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ROOSEVELT CALLED.


New York, May 1.-THE adverse
criticism of the London press, follow
ing statement made by Sir Clement
Markham, on the question as to
whether Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
really discovered a new river in Bra
zil, has resulted in ge~ographers in
this city coming to the defense of
their fellow countryman, or at least
in the counseling that Judgment be
withheld until further details are re-
ceiyed.
Before sailing from Para for New
York yesterday, Colonel Roosevelt
stated that he had sen a letter to
the Royal Geographical society in
London. offering to deliver a lecture
refuting the remark of Mr.. Savage
Lander, who said that the province
Amazonas lacked the germ of civil
iZation.
Should Colonel Roosevelt go to
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ROOSEVELT HIS FIRST VIEW.
Calls For Picture When Sight Is Re-
stored After Twenty-Five Years.

Harry #. Smith, seventy years old,
IF Atlantic City, n. j., has recovered
his sight after being blind for twenty
nine years. Following a successful op-
Grafton on one Of his eyes he asked to
see the picture of former President
Roosevelt. When he had looked at it
Il second Smith remarked, "He looks
just like | thought he would"
One Of Smiths eyes was injured
during the civil war and the other
went blind in 1886. Since then Smith
nad seen nothing until he looked at
The picture of Roosevelt. 1t is thought
no will receiver the sight of the other
'vC.
Chicago Dailics to Be Merged.
Chicago, May 9.-The Chicago Rec .
orl-Ne.ald ana the Chicago Inter
Ocean viii be merged and published
as the RecOrd-Herald by James Kee-
ley, genera manager of the Chicago
Tribune, who has purchased the two
publications
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-11
GERMAN AViATORS KILLED
Two Lose Lives When Pilot Turns
Machine Too Abruptly.

Stettin, Germany, May 11.-Lieu-
tenants Faber and Kurtz, German
army aviators, were killed while at
tempting to make a landing here.
They we're on a flight from Schwerin
to Posen. The accident apparently
was brought about by the pilot turn
ing the machine too abruptly.