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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-23
Charged With
! Stealing Rings

Mrs. George. Freeland, an aged
lady will have hearing this evening
before Justice Fleming on the charge
Of stealing two rings. One ring was
a diamond worth $500. and the
other band ring. worth about $40.
They belonged to Mrs. Boyd Massie,
of the South Side. The gold ring
was said to have. been found in the
possession of Mrs. Freeland, and the
diamond ring is said to have been
pawned. y
IT is also said that Mrs. Freeland
took two stickpins from the Johns
home on the South Side some time
past. The woman was employed at
tire houses where the articles were
missing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-23
MINERS QUIT.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. April 30.
Five hundred miners employed in
the Four States Coal company at
Dorothy on Upper Cabin creek re-
fused to return to work today. be-
cause OF the failure Of the rsupt.
Charles e. sandberg, to attend the
iointconfcrence Of miners and opera
tors now convened at Charleston.
Tic contract OF. the l1eoai company
mili9 ths MIXERS a8piredaon ApFil
;fftfa and while t,e9 miners electcdEa
i,ielfsate to- attend the charlestoa
conference ssslpt: ,sandb didafot
apBsfsar TO represse ai,.saf .9eShpany. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-23

WANTED Position as .bookkeeper
or cashier. Best of, references.
Apply P. Q. Box as. 4-2s;at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-23

entitled sHis Country Sweetheart
which is hilarious act that will
arouse peals of laughter. Two feature
pictures conclude this most excellent
program which will be shown daily
at three O'clock. $3.50 land 90 clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
1t will puh

shud be destroyed. But whin it is pleasant to
look upon an, aisy to get along with it's no bad
thing f'r city to have to show to TIL stranger
within tn gates. An INVESTIGATION be TIL cap
tains iv industhree who contlrol tn theayters,
RESTRAINTS, movie shows, neckte stores, an faro
banks iv Broadway shows that iv tn milyons
iv people. who come to New York ivry year an
pour their threasure into Our lap not more thin
half visit Grants tomb an other points iv
inthrest that they'll be asst to describe to tn
family whin they go home.
Don't ye f'rget that, me good man. Yeve
got to be gentle with TIL failns iv human nature,
f'r they have done to build up gr-reat cities
thin all the railroads an canals ye liver set eyes
on. We pick ye out fr chief iv polls on tf'
principle that ye ought to be a good chief iv
polls because ye dug good canal. We ask ye
to enforce th' law sternly, but don't overdo it
or yell get ye'ersilf into throube. Suppress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

ranks " tn shell men an green goods vendors
at tn Jarsey ferries an prevint thin firm
crowdin' TIL exits.
We want ye to purify New York, to sup
press vice, dhrive crime firm our sthreets, put
down disordher close tn saloons, an make tn
polls foorce honest But ye've got to be blamed
careful how ye go about it. Ye've got to get rid
" tn idee that We can come up here an run tn
enlightened people iv this impeeryal city tn way
ye wud a lot iv Jamaica naygurs wurrukin' on
steam hoist We won't stand fr that ninyit
New York is no New England village. 1t is tn
Paris iv America. A sartain amount iv hoop-a
is nicissry f'r a metropolis. Vice is crayther
iv such heejous mein, as TIL pote says, that it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

set down an discuss it with other reformers.
There's Perkins-he's fine lawyer an MINI
Der iv good govermint club He told me he
hasn't been out afther dark five times since he
was marrid. He's tn man f'r tn place. Well,
p'rhaps so, but my choice wud be Titcomb, who
wrote tn cillybrated book ON TIL Wonderful
Polls Foorce iv London as Seen firm Cab
Window" Don't ye think his experience has
destroyed his efficiency? He wud do betther
as head iv tn fire departmint. We ought to
have man who has niver come in contack with
tn constablry. | suggist Higgins, whose pome
called Rise, Our City, firm tn Slime was
such SUCCESS at tn last tea iv tn Society iv
Sthrivers FIR Betther Idees' Well my good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

ness says we ALL Why didn't we think iv. him
befure? He's just tn man FIR TIL place
An Titcomb gets tn job. He has fine
time Afther he has larned how to tell polls
man firm tn vator starter in tn city hall be
examinin' his buttons he gets himsf an auty
mobil tells tn cop that runs it to turn her loose,
an starts to investigate conditions at first hand.
AS he flies up tn sthreet he is greatly PLACED be
TIL bulls on tn corner, who salute him be placin
tn right hand to TIL peak iv tn cap an tn left
over tn mouth. He reports tn mex day that
TIL discipline iv tn foorce is excillint an that
TIL rank an file are an ARMY v splindid heroes
that do gr-reat honor to the city. In TIL coorse
iv his jooties he is out ivry night, investigatn
conditions in theayters, RESTRAINTS, Dances an
th' like. AT tn end iv TIL month his turkey
throttin' has much improved an he announces
that he has masthered TIL situation an is pre-
pared to dale with it sternly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

crime, but don't f'rget that NANNY tender
heart bates behind dice box An if ye do
we'll, if ye make New York good but lave us
gay, if ye put down vice without desthroyn
jaynyality, keep in mind that tn electhric signs
iv Broadway don't tell amy wan where he can
buy prayer book, plaze tn newspapers an TIL
preachers without hurtin' tn feelins iv tn
worthy citizens that run TIL all night RESTRAINTS,
nivef frget that wan iv TIL jooties iv tn me-
thropolis is to give its visitors an expeeryence
that will make thin hope they will not talk in
their sleep whin they get home, be fearless up
to pint, an keep sayn to ye'ersf, New
York is not Boston," we garantee to hold ye in
this grreat office permanently f'r at Taste week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

an thin sind ye out with dent in ye'er hat to
spind. tn rest iv ye'er life in honorable peace
attindin' to yeer libel Salts it says.
Sthrange to say, TIL colonel seems to be-
duckin' this gr-reat honor. An s'pose tn
next move iv TIL administration will be to
appnt as chief iv polls an expert in TIL nanny
facther iv sewin' masheens. FIR we're prac-
tical people, Hinnissy, ye can bet on that. An
tn most practical amongst US is us reformers
Befure retired firm active life an lost me
inthrest in pollyticks if amy wan asst me who
ought to be chief iv polls I'd say, Some "copper"
an let it go at that. He wuddent make good
chief iv polls because there amt amy such
in human nature. TIL on'y judges "
chief iv polls is TIL crooks, an tn betther he is
TIL less popular with that large an nhoonchal
class.
But it's diff'rent now that I've become a
reformer. Now whin TIL question comes up l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

SO he summons Inspector Jimpson to his
Office an afther requirn him to stand at ATTN
ton f'r two minyits turns penethratin glance
on him an says Inspector, | have larned to
me intinse indignation an grief that there is
device f'r gamin' caed-let me look at me notes
called chuck-a-luck in TIL buildin' mex to ye'er
station My Gawd, chief can this be SO ? cries
tn inspector. Thin, indeed, am | disgraced,'
an, clutchin' his tunc, he falls to til hure in
swoon. Whin he comes to he asks tn chief to
bear with him awhile ontil he can investigate
With determination in his face he rushes firm
tn room an does not return fr an hour. Whln
he comes back there is smile on his face.
GO Chief says he, an attmpt has been made
be ye'er inimies to deceive ye. | have carrd on
a thorough INVESTIGATION an have tn honor to
report that tn statements ar-re onthrue. l
stood fr five mnyts in front iv tn buildin' an
saw no sign iv life. Th shades we're all down,
although it was daytime an | knew be that
that tn house was unoccypied. But | did not
stop there | called til place up be tillyphone
an asst tn man at TIL other end what it was used
f'r. He said it was Carnaygie libry. To make
assurance doubly sure | knocked on tn dure. A
pleasant ookin man with a black mustache an
dimond pin that brought tears to me eyes put
his head out iv an upper window an ! asked him
straight firm tn shoulder, " Is gambin goin'
on insde?" He gave me his wurrud iv honor
that he was alone in tn house wrtin' a life
iv Anthony Comstock' Yeer evidence over
whems me- says tn chief I am glad to see
these falsehoods answered. he says In return
fr ye'er ontrin' efforts what reward can give
YEP says he. | want nawthin' f'r mesilf,' says
tn inspector, but if ye don't mind I'd ask we to
give me ordher f'r new gripsack f'r me coll
lector-I name tn sergeant who collects infor-
nation f'r me. TIL wan he has now is far too
small f'r his office he says.
An tn inspector goes back to tn station, an
says he: Mulligan, ye must go in mex dure
an tell Honest Jim not to throw tn OF cards
an tn dhrunks out iv tn front window. Th'
professor has spies us, he says.
An so it goes. There's wan chief afther
another. Titcomb goes out an life insurance
agent comes in, an afther him plumber or a
porthrait painter or an ARMY officer Army
officers ar-re always in demand because they
make TIL polls keep their buttons shiny. An
bimeby tn brave fellow who protcts our dure-
steps throughout tn long night can't reminder
th' name iv his boss or whether he armed his
honor be 1ecturin at Bryn Mawr or solvin' a
pitcher puzzle But ye can bet yeer life he nver
f'rgets TIL name iv his captain
"What wud ye do about 7" asked Mr. Hem
messy.
"Well, SIR said Mr. Dooey, befure l be-
come reforner me idee was if | wanted a lob
iv horseshoein' done didn't hire man who
had been SUCCESSFUL teacher v pianny playin'.
1t takes posman to polls polisman"
AcopyrigAS 1914: By Finley Peter Dsnns.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

kI 'IlE1 say repuDllCS are Ongrate1ul, SAID
Mr. Dooley, 81 but look, will ye, what
they've done f'r that fellow that
cNhpped the continent in two at Pannyma. He's
/. a hero, | grant ye, although I'm sorry fir it,
because l can't pronounce his name But he's
all right. I know what it is to dig canal. In
the hot days iv youth l mesilf, with shovel
an pick, fore tn face iv TIL continent firm Blue
Island to Joliet an helped to finish that great
waterway where, Hogan says, now rides tn
argosies that carries tn producks iv tn brick
yards iv Illinye to tn suffrin' thousands v Mis-
soury. Republics stingy in thin days.
Th' ony reward I got FIR me injyneerin feats
was -won't-want- -ye-tomorrah firm TIL boss
an berth top iv deck load iv Stats on
Choosdahs gondola, propelled be tn most pow
erful turbine mule in tn fleet that got me to me
destination tn Mondah followin'
But it's diff with me frind Colonel
Gitells. Th' counthry sees that he has done
wonderful thing an is goin' to reward him
sootably. A fellow down in congress said th'
other day that if he was an Englishman they'd
make him peer iv tn rellum in return FIR his
magnificent performance just tn same as if he'd
manufactured a poplar brand iv Dublin stout
We have no such foolish gee-gaws over here,
thank hven, but we have far greater honors f'r
our heroes, an all these will be laid at tn feet
iv til colonel whin he puts his shovel back in tn
Toulouse, takes off his overalls, washes up an
comes to tn timekeeper with his card 1t will
be like Roman triumph He'll be almost th'
same as Julius Cayzar returnin' to tn OF home
an ridin' down Main sthreet with TIL kings v
Europe hitched to tn back v his hack.
What is he goin' to get? says ye Why
Hinnissy TIL govermint has already appinted
him governor iv tn canal at greatly reiooced
sal'ry Th' city iv Dayton, where thin chimes
ONE firm that ye make me ring SO sildom, has
offered him tn proud station v chief iv th'
wather wurruks departmint. Winnemucca, Ne
yada, has asst him to be superintindint iv schools
An New York, queen iv American cities, has
conferred upon him tn loftiest iv all human
rewards be appntin' him chief iv its polls foorce
or such part iv it as is still at large
\ Yes, sir; New York says to th' hero:
Colonel Gertuls, ye have done noble wurr1k
an wan that appeals to New York people. At
sthroke ye have welded tn Atlantic an
Passy6ck an divorced North an South Amer
ky. We lay at ye'er feet an office imperishybly
linked, or ye might say handcuffed, with tn
names iv thousands v illusthrus men who have
occupied tn post iv honor an danger in tn last
few years. 1t will be ye'er privilege to raid tn
!, s,onwholesome single tax meetn, to dhrag that
yaimy iv society tn crap shootin newsboy, to tn
dungeon, to crush with onsparin' hand TIL foul
evil iv ball playin on TIL public sthreets to
signal tn swift autymobl whin to leap on TIL
man with tn cork leg, to slam TIL home goin'
to hr;xr chcort
man to TIL calyboose. an to keep ordher in tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

ltTHEY say republics are ongrateful," said
Mr. Dooley, but look, will ye, what
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
WOMAN'S HOME
MISSION MEETS
HERE NOV. As

The 30th annual meeting of the Maine
Conference of Womans Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Thursday, Nov. 4 and s. at the Highland
Ave. Methodist church. The following
program has been arranged by the COM
mittee in charge:
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 130 P, M.-Praise
and devotional service, Mrs. H. G. Nc
Glaufiin; greetings; appointment Of COM
mittees; address of welcome, Mrs. c. w.
Smith, response, Mrs. II. L. Nichols; solo,
Mrs. Arthur Sutherland; Gleanings from
the National Meeting; reports from con-
ference secretaries; topic. Our Personal
Responsibility to the w. II. M. s." Mrs.
B. c. Wentworth. 6 p. NJ. supper. Eve
ming meeting: Invocation, Rev. J.. M.
Frost; addresses. Immigration" Con
ditions Of Home Life Rev. j. NJ. Frost;
Causes Leading to Immigration" Mrs.
w w. Cole; What Do They Find When
They Get Here Miss Ida Kalo; 1.-THE
Immigrant Nearest U.s." Miss Agnes
Vose" Queen Esther rally; Devotions,
addresses, collection, conducted by Miss
Mary Taylor of the Medical Mission Of
Boston.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 8 A. M.-Deyo-
tions, Miss Edith S. Smith. minutes;
Harvest Sheaves. garnered by CORES
ponding district secretaries, Mrs.
Prescott Taylor, Portland district;
Mrs. Blanche Wright, Augusta Dis
trict; report of Mite Box secretary,
Mrs. Marion Freeman; solo. Mrs. E.
C. Dill; election and installation CT
officers; consider place of next meet
ing; 100 P. NJ, Love Feast, Mrs. w.
HI. Brokenshire Echoes from Our
Deaconess Home" Miss Ida Kalo;
The Maine Deaconess' and presenta-
ton Of flags, Miss Clara H. Meserve;
Young Peoples hour. Miss Ethel H.
Waterhouse; efficiency conferences:
Finance, Mrs. e. C. Jones'; Educa-
ton. Mrs. A. e. Crittenden: Publicity,
Mrs. III. G. McGlauflin; Spiritual De-
velopment, Miss Carrie A. Teeple:
Enlarging our Forces, Miss Audrey
Hunt; adjournment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
TaSker'S
GARDINER, MAINE
HALLOWELL.
Second Entertainment in the
Lyceum Course Interests a
Large Crowd-Prof. Boz
CART, of N. Y, Magician

The second entertainment Of the Ly..
ceum Course was given last evening
at the Methodist church before an
audience that completely filled the
auditorium and Interestingly watched
the bewildering tricks Of Prof, Ernest
w. Bogart of New York. The girls of
Erskine hall Industrial schooD were
guests of honor and occupied the front
seats. The remarkable feature about
the program was that both old and
young alike enjoyed every number,
This reflects great credit on the skill
of the entertainer.
Prof Bogert has had a most Illus
trous career and has made for him.
self an enviable record. He complete
~ captured his audience last night
with his series of surprises. First Of
all a gentleman. he is talented
speaker, an accomplished humorist
and a skillful magician. His exhibition
included numerous slight of-hand
tricks which mystified and delighted
everybody. While he presented some Of
the better known experiments which
never lose their charm, many OF the
clever features We're original and
therefore entirely new to Maine au-
dience.
The next entertainment in this
course is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Nov 10, when Albert l.. Blair viii lee
ture on 1.-The Whir of the Newspaper
Press and What II Says" 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
U. OF NJ. NOTES

orono. Me-, Nov. 3.--(speeiaD. --Exten-
sion work in technical subjects for, resi-
dents of Bangor and vicinity under the
auspices of the College Of Technology OF
the University of Maine has just been
started. and 1t is expected that the en-
rollment will be even larger than last
year, when these courses were first given.
The university has long given extension
courses In agriculture. but the departure
last year of providing education In engi-
neerina subjects to such residents of this
part of the State as desired it was new,
and met with an enthusiastic response
Meetings will be held at the Bangor
Chamber of Commerce rooms, as usual.
and 1t is probable that elementary work
in electrical engineering will be one OF
the principal subjects a. 1t was a year
ago, with the possibility that advanced
work may be added later on. This year
it is understood that those who take the
course will have the benefit of working
part of the time in the engineering de-
partment at the university IN Orono.
where the advantage OF the use Of the
electrical equipment may be had
Seumas MacManus, the Irish poet, who
has been the guest of Pres. r. J. Alley,
has returned to his home in New York.
Mr. MacManus addressed the students
of the university at the chapel exercises
when he was given an ovation, also the
session OF the Twentieth Century Club.
Bangor, of which Pres, Alley Is president.
At the latter meeting Mr.. MacManus Gre
ated a mild sensation by stating that
Irish people wish to see England defeat
ed in the present war. to the end that
complete and absolute Independence of
Ireland may sooner arrive The Irish
people, he declared, will never be satisfied
with anything but absolute independence.
for which they have fought 700 years and
are prepared to fight 700 more IL neces-
sary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
White STAR
Liner REACHES
LONDON SAFELY

London, Monday, Nov. 2, 1895 p. M.
The White Star Line steamer Olym-
pic. from New York Oct. u for Glas-
gov, which put into Tough SwiIly. on
the north of Ireland, Oct. 20, presum-
ably seeking safety from German
mines in these northern waters, left
Tough Swilly today and was this aft
ernoon reported as having passed In
ishtrahull bound for Belfast. From
Oct. 90 TO Nov. 2 the Olympic was at
anchor In the remote port of Tough
Swilly. With the exception of Charles
NJ. Schwab, president of the Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation, none of her
passengers was allowed to land. Mr..
Schwab alone was given permission
to come ashore and he reached Lon
don today from Tough swiftly. He re-
fused to discuss the delay of the Olym-
pic except to say that the steamer had
not been injured. He left the vessel
without his baggage and unaccompan-
led by his valet. He expects to be in
England some time on business.
During the stay of the Olympic in
Tough Swilly none of the passengers
ON board with the exception of Mr..
Schwab was permitted even to have
communication with the shore. 1t was
at first reported that the passengers
had been transferred by rail to Lon
donderry but this turns out to have
been erroneous. The Olympic was
warned by wireless of the danger
from German mines in the waters
north of Ireland. Immediately on re-
ceipt of this communication, she put
into Tough Swilly,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
MANIFESTO ON
TURKEYS ACTION
BY RUSSIANS

London, Nov. 3.-G.55 A. M.)-An i'm
perial manifesto on the outbreak OF
the war with Turkey has been issued
in Petrograd. according to the corre-
spondent of Reuters Telegram Co. in
the Russian capital. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
In the sterile struggle against Rus
STA, Germany and Austria have in
cited Turkey into taking arms against
this empire. Immediately after the
treacherous attack of the Turkish fleet
the Russian ambassador received or
ders to leave Turkey.
Russia will receive this fresh ag-
gression on the part of the ancient
prosecutor of Christian religion and
the slav peoples with tranquility and
confidence in God The valiant armies
of Russia will triumph once again
not for the first time over the Turkish
hordes, Once again we will know how
to punish the insolent foe of our faith
erland.
Our confidence is unshakeable tha'
the ill-advised Intervention of Turkey
will only hasten the fatal issue to thai
empire and will open the way for the
Russian settlement of problems on the
Black Sea coast which have beer
shanded down by our ancestors"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
FORTIFIED TOWN
IN ARABIA TAKEN
BY The BRITISH

London, 12.53 P. NJ, Nov. 3.-The
fortified town of Akabah in Arabia, ON
an arm of the Red Sea, has been
shelled and occupied by the British
cruiser Minerva.
There was some loss to the troops
holding the position but no British
casualties.
Akabah is at the head of the Gulf
of Akabah, $50 miles east of Suez.
The admiralty announced this oe-
currence as follows:
Upon arriving at Akabah the cru
ser Minerva. Captain Perciyal War
leigh, found the place occupied by SOL
diers and armed natives, One of the
soldiers had the appearance of Ger
man officer.
The Minerva then shelled the port
and the troops. The town was eyae-
uated and landing parties from the
Minerva proceeded to destroy the
forts, the barracks, the post office
and the stores.
There were some losses to the enc
my but no British casualties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
.PAREuT-TEACHERS
MEETING SUCCESS

The response given by the parents
of the High school pupils to the invi-
tation to the informal reception at the
High school building Tuesday evening.
to meet the school faculty and their
wives, was all that would have been
desired and must have been highly
gratifying to Supt Chase and the
members of the school board. The at
tendance was much larger than was
expected.
Selections by the orchestra. under
the able leadership of Miss Gertrude
Sharman, instructress in music in the
schools of Gardiner, were we'll rem
dered and we'll received. Supt. Chase
made a few remarks in opening, stat
ing the idea the committee had in
mind when planning the gathering.
and further outlined the aim the COM
mittee had constantly in mind in the
conduct of the schools. especially the
High school.
A receiving line, composed of the
faculty and their wives, was then
formed. and under escort of the mem
bers of the Senior class, the guests
were brought forward and introduced.
Following the introductions, refresh
ments of ice cream were served by
the members of the Senior class.