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RAlrtMoRr, July lo-Fx-A ttorney-Gcn
eral Bonaparte, speaking as Pro-
s-esslye Is rather severe in his criticism
Of the new freedom as applied rs
Prceldcn, wilson In signed statement
Just issuc,i Mr.. Ronaparte says
when Cuvicr learned from his col
lea guos Of the French Academy. then en-
gag i ia preparing y dictionary. that in
hts absence they had defined crab ~
a little red nsh which walks backward
he said the definition was all right, cS-
c. nj that the animal wasn't a FISH. 1t
wasn't red. and It didn't walk backward
In so saying he may have had in mind
a remark Of another eminent Frenchman
and remembered thst Noltarc had de-
scribed the Holy Roman Empire Of his
day a. neither holy nor Roman nor yet
an empire
For those who think as do. tho do
cisiv, objection 70 President wilson's
nov freedom as illustrated in the
President legislative programme and
administrative policy and practice is
that the new freedom Is neither Tree
dom nor now
"Fitz James stephen says Tie words
liberty" and freedom" are used by en-.
thuslastic persons IN all sorts OF ways.
FRI cdom sometimes means Government
which puts restraints IN the right place
and leaves men free 10 do well.
This D., the meaning Of freedom tor
our couutrNmcn the word suggests To ,
typical Am rican mind n strong, vigllant.
fearless Government. which takes a just,
enlightened, common sense view of what
I is each mans business. lots him mind
mat business without hindranca and
[ knocks on the head. without c'rcumlocu-
/ ton or delay. anybody who tries to inter-
! fere forcbly or frauiulently with his
miudng II.
This conception Of freedom. incom-
/ plctely hut tn large m assure realized in
| our American pultv. has been undouht-
edly = great source Of happiness ana
usefulness 80 MANKIND II President VII
son has the sam idea Of H. then his
freedom IS In no wise new II he has
a different idea, the result, to the sup
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
CALLED TO DOOR AND SHOT.
Joseph Giordano May Die, but Ar
ssiIant GETS Away.

\ man called At 300 East l0lst street
YESTERDAY afternoon and asked Joseph
Giordano. alias Alyina, rs years old, TO
come out and talk w'tn him, iiordano
started downstairs, and as I've did - the
visitor turned and shot At him four times,
one bullet entering his right ey" ana an
other the right wrist The shooter ran 10
the street ana got away.
Giordano was taken 20 Reception Hos
pital where doctors said he could not
live lie vas asleep wheu the man came
for him, and his scventoen-yea wife.
ProvIdencia who Was sitting down TO
supper with her brother, Ninceuza Tuna Of
goa East luGth street. woke him NJ and
watched him 60 out, turning back just as
the shots were fired
on Thursday night an Italian was shot
at i0l East l01th street, ana Detectives
Elson and Crane think the shooting of
i;iordauo Is a result of that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
THREE DIE IN LINE FENCE FEUD.
One other Probably Fatally Injured
ss Farmers Battle.

WEsroN. ". Va, July le.--Three men
were Killed and a fourth was wounded
probab bly, fatally In = Battle near Alling-
dale TO-DAY growing out OF "A long stand
ing feud caused by a dispute over q line
fence. The dead are; john Harmon,
Joseph Fletcher and Ernest Bailey,
farmers. Mastou Harmon Is not cN-
perted to recover
Two weeks ago Mrs. Joseph Fletcher
If reported - have been beaten by the
wives ~ the Hammon brothers. Two
groups Of the feudists met I'm a wood this
morning and firing began almost In me-
dlately. Fletcher and John Harmon
fell dead. Bailey died short time later,
Patrick Dodrin. brother-m-law Of
Fletcher was arrested, halins been i'm.
dictated by BAILEY IN dying statement
Both sides have many friends and fuI thsr
h,OodChcd H. feared,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
CAUGHT AFTER LONG SEARCH.
Sirocco. Accused 80 Rooming House
Murder. Arrested In Denver.

Detective owens left Yesterday for Den
vcr to bring back Mike Sirocco, lust
arrested there charged with having muir
dered William @. Martin Of Toronto In
furnished room house at asa West For
tN-s"veuth rect, the might ~ August IL
last The pawning a year ago OF two
diamond rings stolen from Martin re-
suited in Slroccos arrest
Martin was lured to the room In Forty
seventh street. stabbed and robbed of the
rings and other valuables The police
looked for Si~occo and another man. bu.
they escaped. Harry Shacffer surren-
derrd about six months ago at the West
Forty-sevonth street station, but denied
that he killed Marin. Sirocco's arrest
In Denver resulted from the sending out
~ descriptive circulars
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HAMlNERSTEIN IN TRAP.
Gives n FIim-Fiam Man $50 ia En-
KRge Mrs. Carmnn.

Representatives ~ Hammersteins Thea
tire notified the police OF the West Forty
seventh street station last night that a
convincing man. who said he WIS a rcla-
tive OF Mrs. Florence Carman. had hood
winked the management out OF $50 after
promising 10 get Mrs. Carman to sign a
contract to appear IA vaudeville.
Loney Haskell. Arthur Hammersteln's
representative. complained that the man.
who said his name Ms Charles Harrison,
had shown Mr.. Hammerstcin letters
apparently signed by Mrs Carman and
apparently showing that he was her au.
thorizod representative. II am a relative
OF Mrs. Carman. I can got her to sign
"A contract for $1,000 week" he said.
Harrison asked for his expenses and NJ
Hammerstein. SO the story told the police
goes. promised him that much and $500
besides. Harrison wanted 500 ms an ad.
vance on his expenses. He got $50. He
went away, leaving a telephone number.
81 II Freeport. and saying he would re.
turn Saturday night IL didn't come back
however. and when the Freeport tele-
phone number was called up. it proved to
be a doctors Office where Harrison was
not known.
Last night the theatre officials wanted
To get a warrant for the man. They we're
advised that they would have to go to
court 10 get 4 warrant.
II was explained At the theatre that Har.
rison, an additional proof that he was
representing Mrs. Carman, called up
number on the theatre telephone and car
RED on a conversation as II he were ad-
dressing Mrs, Carman. No one in the
theatre doubted that he was talking TO
Mrs. Carman.
4 representative OF Mr. Hnmmerstein
added that he had been IN communication
with Mrs, Carman by telephone. She had
assured him. he said, that she would not
go on the stage under any circumstance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
STEAMER FISHES UP PASSENGER.
R..rucS Him After u" Hal Fallen
on Another Vessel.

James 5. whitney arrived This morning
she had on board an unexpected pas
senRer, Christian Hof vino Was tishcd
out of the Sound of Eatons Neck, l.. l.,
about . 40 O'Clock last night, According
tu his story. he had been IN the water
several hours when tn" Whitney arrived.
According to cant. Cruwcll, tho Whitney
Was speeding along At about twelve knots
when lac suddenly heard cries for assist
auco. The steamer was brought to a
stop. a small boat was lowered and llpm
Was liftcd aboard the steamer, where re
storatIves were applied. lie said that
hr boa rded = Providence steamer I'm New
York aud had fallen off H.
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SPRINKLER FLOODS PLANT.
pipe Break. and $4,000 Gallons DC
100000 Dam mage.

Damage estimated at $4,000 was done
by wafor yesterday I'm the chocolate fac
tory at 32-3i South Ninth street. will
iamshurg. when ono Of the sprinkline
pipes on the third floor Of the five story
building broke The first three floors
were soaked and tho basement was
flooded
II was estimated that $4,000 GALLONS
Of water poured from the bis tank on
the roof The sprinkler system was in.
stalled three weeks ago
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
NEW BALLoU CASE WITNESS
Patrick Bobbitt 10 Appear ~, In,
quest ~ stamford To-ds,

STAMFORD. Conn. July When iht
Inquest into waldo r.. railous death e
resumed tomorrow afternoon Pa'r,.t t.p.
BIT will testify to the sounds ro Say, '.
on tho night Ballou was killed
T. could cot no learned wh"'I.. 'A.
stat" will make public tho result cot tive
second autopsy on Mr. Gallou l1H.
Mrs rtelen Angles rhy .ical condition v'
prevent her going ou The witness -.yH"
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Not Long In Obscurity.

But Noplcks was not long To- remain IN
tbs enforced obscurty Cahled accounts
of his presentation 10 the kinc and Queen
of Bulgaria were greatly enjoyed every
where in Washington except at tho state
Department. where the picture Of tho
Chicago Bon.mliu going to court IN a silk
shirt, the pr.c" OF VIII Oh he conhded
10 all who wonld listen. with silk
American na- In his breast pocket and a
CHEEKY word for the King did not please.
Neither was the Department favorably
Impressed with ihr reported account OF
Minister Nopicka sending word to the
Queen that n couldn't accept her invita-
ton FOR 4 certain day, but that he would
call her ON Tho telephone 10 let her know
when he could nor his remarks To the
King that ho, the Minister, would be on
hand to help whenever there was further
trouhi, I'm Bulgtril
The Island nr Hast on which are the
t!ny and d sorderly republics of IIayti and
santo Domingo. has also proved an un.
lucky spot for tu" BRYAN apI,nintees,
Tho diplomatic career of Madison H.
Smith, who u,nt from the profession of
law - that ~ nevsp paper reporter and
then 20 Congress from Missouri and then
10 the American legation AT Hayti, ended
ms spring wn"n h" cam" nome on leave
only 10 read in the papers one morning
that he was on, ~ . ioh Mr. Bryan later
confirmed the newspaper report.
Mr. Smith Is described AZ most ANITA
biz gentleman, but the state Department
asst winter found Il ucccgsary to send
an official TO Port an Prince to strdighteI
GU Minister smiths duties and SHOW hin
what he vas supposed to do Later, wher
IL lrt Presid,nt OrcSte abdlcate, when IN,
poJcy Of IN, United state, was TO keeJ
aim In the Presidents chair aud wher
the Germans landed marines In Port AZ
Prince, the conclusion was reached tina
III Hav'iau muddlo was too much fol
Ur. smith
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DIVER MAKES FATAL PLUNGE,
Dies Hour After striking Concrete
Bottom at Bergen Beach.

In diving from - spriugboard into a
tank Of water AZ Bergen Beach Yesterday
afternoon Thomas Smith, 81 years old n
civil engineer. ~ - Willow street. Brook
Ign. struck his head on the concrete bot
tom and suffered q compound fracture of
the skull.
Ambulance surgeon Fagc hurried smith
10 the kings County Hospital, wnerc he
died an hour later. without regainns
consciousness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
FOR BON~ MD tOI NJ hI\
PORDt SHOWS. NtN IlN"'N

BoRDrNrOwN MILITARY INSrlT n
Thorough preparation Tor nd. eye '' nus
Efficient faculty.. rom i1rfah'. hN.u.o-' N'i p
ful location carciG superVIs on o. a'h.ell's
wears Of experience IN iraa'NE bows. s nl..'
diEciplirr that develops 'ha-acer Nrl'S "
catalogue uOrdcntnNn on the.Oels"h" y
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Mr. snllINnn's lnsc.

VI NaDto Domingo, whore James NJ Sui
liVhu ItHN'r and politician IN New York
ara New dorsey. and counsel for Bald
]2-| Rose IA the Becker trial was sent
80 August u last there has been con
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Others TO he Heard From.

There is another man in Latin America
who, certain circles iu Washington are
sure, will b, heard ft.m This man had
the promise ~ a ces,ain posi--not the
one he now occupies--and meeting the
Minister from that country on the street
In Washington one day introduced him
self. announced he was TO be the next
American Minister and hrerzily Informed
the South American diplomat that he had
never been 20 his country. 50 pleas, tell
him all about II. quickly. The diplomat
answered politely. proceeded on his way TO
the state Department and Informed Mr.
Bryan that his Government was accus-
toned TO being advised rs TO diplomatic
representatives sent to n, and that he
was sure the would not care To- receive
the man hc had just met. So the appoint
mrnt was changed To- another country.
col Burch OF New Jersey was named
Minister 10 Portugal He soon let loose
in Washington cards he had printed on
which he vas named as Ambassador To
Portugal, apparently Indifferent To the
fact that the United states Ia, only a le-
CATION and not an embassy In that coun-
try.
When Mr. smith retired from Hayti
and when Dudley Field Malone retired
from the Assistant Secretarysh.p Of state
trained men were taken from the Depart
ment service to succeed them. II was
thought then that Mr.. Bryan had revised
his theory that training was not essen
tal for man to represent his country
satisfactorily abroad. but recent news Of
an appointment about 70 be made shat
tered this belief.
Nominations will be made 10 NIL post
In the state Department which requires
man familiar with one of the eastern
nations with whom the relations Of the
United States are OF vast Importance. The
incumbent Is a man Of long experience
IN this corner % the world MS successor
will be ii politician, who has been dividing
his time between a Washington boarding
house and tho offices OF cabinet officers,
seeking some sort OF place on the pay
roll
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BosToN. July l9--EX- Representative
Samuel W Mccall announced to-day his
candidacy for the Republican nomination
at the September primaries
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sIRIt TION
FOR GIRLS >>D NOu>G vows,
WAsIuNGTO> n

TRINITY CoIILnE. N>i'l\"'oN. u. !
For the Higher fdGgl''tn ~ Won
Rankel I'm nrs. o'a-. boy United srf
missioner ~ Eiu.1 alton Arp 90 ..-.
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tinuous round OF trouble. Mr.. sullivan
Ia now In the United STATES and there IL
/ much doubt AS to whether he will return
/ to his post He has been under almost
constant frc, both In Santo Domingo and
In tn. United states. ever since he reached
his pos.
The presence in the American Legation
last fall Of friends and relatives who hap
pened also to be interested in the contract
ing business did not help Minister Sui
Ivan, while the Dominicans have charged
repeatedly that he vas interfering grossly
/ In their affairs There has been also much
cridcipm of Minister sullivan concerning
the deposit ~ dominican funds OF which
/ the United states Is trustee.
I Another case. perhaps moro serious tina
an of the others. lie 10 come before MI.
Bryan soon THIS concerns a frayed oit
politician who after spending months In
/ Washington was rewarded with post In
/ Latin America perhaps on the theory
that nothing ever happened there Much
has happened, unfortunately, but in addi-
ton 70 political events worthy Of the
best trained diplomat tho charge Is now
made that the Wilson appolntee is scan
/ dalising the people Of the capital IN which
he is situated by personal indugences.
The most vigorous complaints have come
in against this man being permitted to
remain at his post
opinion r. divided as to whether :he
state Department or the, United states
Minister was responsible for the extend
ing to- Switzerland Of formal invitation
TO participate In the naval pageant In
connection with tn" celebration Of the
opening Of the Panama Canal
Minister Stovalrs friends say the stat,
Department should mo- have sent hin
the invitation circular II they did mot
wish It presented. Others assert that
Minister Stovall. VINO Is q Georgia editor
when he Is at home. ought to have had
better sense. even IL the state Depart
ment Old not. Tho state Department MOI
only had to withdraw this invitation bu
also to repudiate the signing by Minister
Stovall Of convention regarding pres
ervation OF natural scenery a. an inter
national conference. TO which he was al
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06
DULL, SPLITTING,
SICK HEADACHE
DIR. JAMES HEADACHE POWDERS
RELIEVE AT ONCE - 10
CENTS A PACKAGE. "

You take DR.. James Headache
Powder andin just few moments
your head clears and all neuralgia
and pain fades away. It's the QUICK
est and surest relief for headache,
whether dull, throbbing, splitting or
Send some one to the
drug store and get dime package
now. Quit sufrering-it's SO need
less. Be sure you get DR.. James
Headache Powders-tlen there will
be no disappointment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06
MUsGRAvE's MED1TATloNs

West Virginia is dry, Virginia has
gone dry, and PIT. Marion Will soon
I be, dry unless an extra railroad Is
built to that town. Under present
conditions it is difficult to snip
whiskey there in sufficient Quantities
TO supply the demand.
Public schools in the rural regions
have opened and land owners need
J not be surprised when they witness
teachers and scholars roaming over
fields, through forests and by willow
Ifringed banks. They may be search
ling for bugs as bugology, under our
present enlightened school system is
che of the fundamentals.
One voter was frank enough to ad-
nit that he voted for prohibition be-
cause he thought it would please his
folks and make no difference in the
result. He had no idea SO many 9TH
err people were going to vote the same
way for the same reasons. Thou
sands voted in favor OF prohibition
who would have voted against 1t had
they dreamed that it would receive
majority and that its enactment
would prevent them from receiving
their usual amount OF John Barley
corn.
A New York editor wishes that
some great, unbiased tribunal could
report OH the fiendish crimes Of the
European war and award the blame.
Ffe thinks that even so blatant and
callous a person as Theodore Roose-
Welt would find it impossible ever to
exalt war and soldiers again"
Here is something from the Chris
tian Intelligencer" that you should
read twice to yourself and then call
IN your neighbor and read 1t slow
ly and impressively to him: "Mcn OF
other faiths watch with puzzled
thought the amazing spectacle Of
nominally Christian nations locked
in bloody and fratricidal strife, and
calling on the Christians God. not
to stop the bloodshed, but to give vic
tory to the armies with which the
petitioner sympathizes; and. If edit
Gated i'll the history Of the past, they
wonder wherein such prayers aud
thanksgiving vary from the rites Of
the worshippers of Mars or Odin or
silva or other gods whose warIike
powers were extollcd by those who
bowed before them. And thus their
distrust in the teachings of Chris
tfanity is intensified and the Christ
is again wounded in the house of His
friends and slammed by the acts of
those who should do Him honor in
stead of disgrace"
S. c. MUsGRAvE. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06
at Miners Hospital

At Miners Hospital.
Mr.. Wilbur Cook, of Watson, was
injured in the mines few days ago
and is receiving treatment at the
Miners hospital.
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RECEPTION At.
NJ. {. CHURCH
ANNUAL MEETING WILL FOR.
MALLY OPEN TOMORROW
MORNING.
CLASS OF PROSPECTIVE MINIS.
TIERS WAS EXAMINED
TODAY.
MINISTER'S TO BE ENTERTAINED
IN HOMES ON THE HAIR
WARD PLAN.

Willie the annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches OF
West Virginia will not be formally
opened until tomorrow morning sew
cral sessions were held throughout
today, as Il preliminary to the formal
opening tomorrow.
a class of students desiring TO en-
Ter the ministry, appeared this morn
ing before the Examining Board oil
the Conference and this afternoon at
four O'Clock another meeting OF the
Examining Board will be held to go
over the applications and papers oil
the students.
A class OF several young men took
the examination and papers OF sew
cral others who had taken the eXam@
nations some time during the year,
will be passed upon by the board
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THEIR ExPLET1vEs.

The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!
The Chinaman-Rats!
The Surgeon-Cut 1t Out!
Tho runmer-Zounds
The Culprit-Mercy!
The Stuff!
Tho Joker-Nonsense!
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
The Advertfser-Come! Come!
The Reporter-Bcat 1t!
The Observation-Disclosures!
The Yellow Horrors!
The Diver-Oh Splash!
The Politician-Confound 1t!
The Exccutioncr-Hang 1t!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06

EiMr. e. w Henderson, wh,oi
as ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06

during the present session Of the
conference.
The conference Board of EXamin-
ers is composed Of the following
prominent men of the denomination:
j. r. Bird, chairman; A. D. Craig,
registrar; c. F. Anderson, S. K. Ar
huthnot. r. G. Backus, Gregory
Bleakley. ]. W. Bond, l.. B. Bowers,
w. A. Byers. H. D. Clark, G. e. Ham
rick. S. 3. Hart, ]. T. Hickman. O..
A. Kelley. C. w. Marston, r. o. Phil
lips, O. NJ. Pullen. H. X. Rife, w.
NJ. ShultZ. K. B. Ward.
Delegates to the Conference began
to arrive here last night and each in
coming train and trolley brought its
quota Of ministers. Assignments
have been made to the homes of the
city. where the ministers will be en-
tertained on the Harvard plan.
Bishop Charles w. Smith. D. D.,
LII. D. will arrive here tonight and
will open the conference tomorrow
morning. Bishop Smith will be en-
tertained In the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Walter Fleming on
First street. ~
Reception Tonight.
Tonight beginning at 1880 o'clock
service will be held. Mayor An
thony Bowen will deliver the address
of welcome to the Conference on be-
half Of the city OF Fairmont and will
present the keys of the city to this
distinguished body Of gentlemen. Dr..
Harry c. Howard, pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, will
welcome the host of delegates in be-
half OF the churches, the First Metho-;
dist and the Diamond street.
The response to the welcome will
be made by Rev. 8. X. Arbuthnot.
Rev. o. Dale King, superintendent
Morgantown district of the Methodist
Episcopal conference, will preside at
this service.
Following the addresses an infor-
NAL reception will be held in the
parlors Of the church with the wo-
men OF the Personal Workers
League and committee from the
Diamond street church as hostesses.
The parlors of the church have been
tastefully decorated in autumn leaves
and fall flowers and presents a most
attractive appearance.
Telephone booths. information
booths, a postoffice and other con-
venicnces have been arranged for
The accommodation of the visitors
ma committees convey the delegates
o their homes.
Drs. II. c. Howard, pastor of the
First church and DR.. L. B. Bowers,
pastor of the Diamond street church,
ire busily engaged today in carrying
,ut the details OF the program ar
'anged for the week.
1t has been thirteen years since
zairmont has had the honor Of en-
the Methodist Episcopal
conference of West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06
Here from india

Here from indiana.
5frs. Robert 3etfltells Iots In d1ana'
as visiting her daug ter, Mrs. Ernest
tDeBolt On East Park aYanue.
Returned from w est Milford.
ldr!! and Mrs. George Henderson
and children have returned from
west Milford VIII ere they iaotored ana
spent Sunday
Personals.
Miss Katherine Miller has return
cd from a short visit with relatives
at Murray.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carpenter Of
Pittsburgh avenue have returned
from a, weeks visit at Ernshaw ana
Cameron.
Miss Leah Malone, of shinnston'
spent Sunday with Mr.. qnd Mrs. j.
Nv. smallwood on East Ferry street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hawkins, OF
Colfax, were guests of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Glenn Little, Of Market
street, Sunday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-06

City Pay Day.
Today being the first Tuesday OF
the month, the city is paying its en-
ployes.