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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29
Terror Of Hanged Mans Ghost Keeps skas Leading Woman
From Return to Nome Where She Saw Him Die
BY JACK JuNeMEYER.

- SNSHN
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. July %
Dread Of a hanged mans ghost pre-
vents Mrs. Mary E. Hart, Alaska's
leading woman citizen. from ever re
turning to Nome.
weirder story never came out Of the
Eorthland.
The fact that Mrs. Hart Is not a
credulous woman. but one trained in
school OF harsh materialism along
the Yukon, makes her narrative al
the more amazing.
She is a big. capable. mastertui
"sourdough." who has homesteaded.
mined. broken trail and mushed in the
widest parts OF Alaska for 10 years.
Three times she has represented the
North at worlds expositions. and is
a notable club woman and author.
Until TOW / have always been
afraid to tell why can never so back
to Nome" she began. People today
can't credit experiences such as | am
about to relate
1T grew out of my unwilling part in
the first legal execution in the terri
tory. the hanging OF Fred Harry. q
youth convicted Of numbering three
prospectors at Dutch Flat.
81 was then reporting for Nome
paper and had been assigned TO cover
the execution and try for a confession
from Hardy. although he steadily
maintained his innocence.
Having won his confidence, and all
hope for reprieve having gone, l be-
lieved Hardy would admit his guilt
to me at the last If he was the muir
derer. He had but a few hours TO
live when / spoke TO him through the
bars of his death cell in the Old Nome
ice house.
You are about 10 die. Fred said.
I want you to tell me If you did this
thing. Such a confession would mean
much to me as newspaper reporter.
and could not harm you now because
all your chances are gone.
Terror. gratitude for my friend
ship and integrity struggled for mas
terry in his boyish features while he
pondered.
mo- he said finally. I can't do it.
MRS. Hart. was going 10 lie TO
make story for YOU But II would
be false. am not murderer. can't
lie on the brink OF eternity, not even
10 do you. my only friend here, good
turn
Mrs. Hart he asked. do you be-
lieve in life after death: do you think
the dead can make themselves mani
fest TO the living?
81 do he continued, and | shall
return TO tell you about death and
about the beyond-If I will be vel
Gomez
"'Yes. stammered with creeping
horror, yes, you'd be welcome, Fred
What else could have said to boy
about to die?'
Mrs. Hart told the rest of her story
with manifest effort at self-control.
81 was in my Office writing the
story for the hanging, which had wit
messed.
1T was quiet. and was alone
And then Fred Hardy, whom had
seen dashed into eternity, came back
to haunt me for many hideous
weeks.
81 sat rigid in my chair. unable TO
move or speak. 1t was as though l
we're being choked to death; as If |
we're undergoing what that 21-year-old
youth must have experienced during
his last moment. I am confident l
would have died but for an Interrupt
ton.
"A girl We know as Sunshine in
Nome knocked at the door. entered,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29
Finance, Oil and Real Estate

is a change in the export demand,
which has been small for some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29

touched me on the shoulder. shrieked
My God. Hardy is here. and fell TO
the floor. alternately fainting and
hystericai.
"She spoke in Hardy's voice. de-
scribing death torments-'Sunshine'
who had witnessed the hanging, speak
ing in Hardy's low, peculiar voice.
1t was frightful beyond words.
THAT almost lethal paralysis left
my body at the instant Sunshine
touched my shoulder, but from that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29

money out OF their pockets. It is,
wanted by the internal revenue au.
thorities for the purpose Of being used
as a check against the returns made
by those paying an income tax in this
state.
The 1000 leases listed to date cover
the operations in West Virginia OF one
great concern alone. The lease rec
ords OF Others, one OF which holds
still more leases than this one, re-
main to be gone over. 1t will not be
possibIe for the work TO be complet-
ed by the first day OF August, which
was the date set by the commissioner
Of internal revenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29

board Of directors. The details Of
the formal contract are now under
discussion"
1t was understood that the order
called for SOC. 900 rifles for foreign gov.
ernments, and that the company also
had an option on 100000 additional
rifles. The amount involved in the
contract could not be ascertained. al
though the last previous order is said
to have been on the basis Of $3.50 per
rife.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29
Westinghouse Firm
Gets Big War Order

NEW YORK. July 29.-Announce-
ment was made today by the Westtng-
house Electric Company of the receipt
Of a further large order for war sup
plies.
"Our proposition for an additional
order for rifles has been accepted,
said G. E. Trip, chairman OF the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29
Oil and Gas

The late competitions in the Evans
City (Pa.J pool do not give an encour-
aging outlook for an extension 10 the
producing limits 10 the northwest or
southwest The Clayton & Co. we'll on
the Clayton lot. located northwest OF
the town lot Development, is a buster
in the third sand. but will probably
make a very light pumper from the
1O0.toot. Failing to get production in
the third sand will discourage any fur
ther operations to the northwest, des-
pite the fact that large acreage has
been leased in that section
The south and southeast has been
the most favored in the hope Of an ex-
tension. but that section now comes
to the front with buster. 1t is the
South Penn Oil Company's No. on
the B. F. White farm. located 200 feet
south of No. on the same farm They
went through but L. feet OF third sand
and It contained only a trace Of oil.
No. on this farm has produced more
oil than any other well in the Evans
City pool. since TIE third sand became
factor as a producing formation.
The South Penn Company is drilling
Nos. and S on the B. F. White farm
and both are drilling near the top OF
the sand.
OIL MARKET.
Pennsylvania ...................S 80
Indiana ...........-..... 10
J1Ninnic S4
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day until left Nome was haunted
day and night, by that inexplicable
presence. II was destroying my
health. had to come away. The
obsession did not cease until l was
aboard the boat. bound for San Fran
cisco. where at least one other person
saw this ghostly presence.
81 made no attempt to explain this
CHASTITY experience. But ! shall never
return 10 Eome-because l am
afraid"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29

reported BY George W. Eberhardt &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-29

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Speculation
was on larger scale today and the
volume OF business was even greater
than on the preceding two days. pass
frig the 1 .0O0, 900 mark. The spectacu'
1r.advance among the industfiais CON
tEnued, but the movement as wnole
e7as less impressive than yesterday
owing to the lack Of resiliency among
fte railroad stocks. BuAish specula-
fion In these shares was revived yes
ferday, bringing about sharp upturno,
i,ut today they proved less responsive.
Taey were traded in heavily, but show
"a he effects OF intermittent realiz-
iaT sales. The close was irregular,
.wIfh, gains Of the industria!s well
Tnatntained and the railroad shares
onla: slightly lower level than at yes
ferdayss close. Total sales were l.130.'
900 shares.
The steel stocks were the favorites.
Evidences OF improvement In trade
conditions increased the demand LOT
tiese mares. The bullish character
If united States Steel's quarterly
statement resulted in keen bidding Tor
4f,at stock. which changed hands IN
Iots OF several thousand shares. II
rose to 81. the highest Of the year.
THE largest advances. however, were
IN Crucible Steel and Bethlehem Steel
which established new recoFaS'
PITTSBURGH, July 29.-The Pitts
burgh security market yesterday
morning displayed bullish tone ana
made fnrther gains IN spots, due al
most wholly to sympathy with the DIG
eastern list in which there was a
hoom on. in the war brides. The 10
csl- market was not broad and the vol
nrne OF business not large, but d gooo
feeling marked the proceedings ana d
demand developed for number OF IS
snes NOT frequently traded III. Inc
iatter half the market 5roadened and
the1strong tone OF the early proceed
tngs continued.
In the New York share list pro
nounced activity prevailed. especially
in the industria's' and sharp aaE%noes
were made. In q number oil instances
initial prices were above tnal neures
al the previous session and IN a very
short time further gains were scor-
ed. The railroad shares acted better
fhan TO- some time and made ad-
yaf1c ! r4ainly to favorable re,
nor, ,..ugs and the likelihood
3hs, m lines would be grant
ed an :. in freight rates. Dur,
ing the e.. ;. lit taking was inuulseG q
in on a llpe. - scale, but the demand
was sufficient 20 prevent, for the most
mart, any but temporary recesslons'
The improved market was ascrioed 10
fae good report Of the United states
steel Corporation and reports OF tuT'
ther war orders for industrial con
Germs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-22
ROOSEVELT APPROVED
HAVEN DEAL

New York, Nov. 22-Charles Mel
len, former president of the New Ha-
ven, testified in the trial of the in
dicted directors that the purchase of
the Boston & Maine by the New Ha-
ven railroad was made with full con-
sent of Col. Roosevelt, then presi-
dent, and Sec'y of Interior Franklin
L. Lane, then an interstate COM
MERGE commissioner. They agreed
with him, Mellen said, that it waa
better from a military standpoint to
have the Boston & Maine owned BY
an American corporation than tt
have it fall into the hands of Ca
madam company. ...
The divorce court must be cupid's
idea of perdition..
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St, where he died at 12:45, less than
two hours after the entry of his as
sailants into Kordell's saloon.

Striking garment workers are as
sured of the moral support of the
Chicago Church Federation and the
federation is going to prove its stand
by campaign to get funds to aid the
strikers in their fight against the I'M
just bosses.
The federation today sent to all
Protestant ministers in Chicago a
recommendation urging them to ap-
peal to their congregations for do
nations to fund to help the strik-
ers. Aid. A A. Mccormick will be
treasurer Of the fund. The recon-
mendation of the Church Fedora
ton was signed by M. E. Boynton,
president; A. Murphy, chairman of
the strike and labor committee, and
w. E. Willard, secretary.
This story stands almost entirely
on the word of Lieut.. Mike Lofts of
33d precinct. 1t is what he says was
told him by John LaWcian of 1903
Emerson St, a 19-year-old striker
under arrest, not booked, and up I'M
til late this afternoon held secretly
by the police and refused interviews
with friends or lawyers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-22

UNION GARMENT WORKER DEAD
-oFFIcIALs ARE PROBING
Eight weeks of the garment strike
now and the garment bosses. the
Appropriateness, ResewaIds, Linden
thals, Lamms, Deckers and Coins,
stick to their first declaration: I'VE
won't arbitrate."
During these eight weeks the gar
ment bosses stand backed by an
army of private police and hired
guards or sIuggers and with the fur
Their backing of the c ty police de-
partment and Mayor William Hale
Thompson there has been red blood
of human beings scattering the side
walks.
With the killing of union man,
Michael GuszkoWski, on Saturday
night the death record i nthe gar
ment strike now stands:
Members of the union killed, TWO.
Strikebreakers killed, NONE.
Policemen killed, NONE.
Hired guards, gunner, private po-
lice, sIuggers killed, NONE.
Whatever were the causes that led
to the killing of Guszowsh Saturday
night, whether the evidence will
show that it was the work of hot
headed strikers or was the work of
private detectives, the significant
fact stands that so far only union
men have died from assaults during
this strike, while not one policeman,
gunman or slugger has suffered
death. Also it is significant that not
a poicema nor slugger has been shot, |
though two garment strikers are in
hospital with revolver wounds.
Guzkowski died Sunday from a
beating late Saturday night in the |
poolroom adjoining the saloon of
Nicholas Korden, 1901 w. Division st.
He was %, a union man, married to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09

all the states in the amount Of de-
posits in savings banks per capita of
population, and a large proportion of
our people are thrifty and saving, there
is another quite large class which save
very little, if any, of their income. and
there is quite large class which
makes speculative and foolish invest
ments. | have repeatedly urged tho Yer
mont State Banker S association to
start campaign of education having
for its object the encouraging Of all
classes of citizens to save regularly and
Systematically, and also to educate the
people with relation to all different
kinds of investments, especially as to
those which are speculative, unsound
and unsafe for the ordinary investor /
believe q campaign OF this kind, in
diligently and honestly conducted
having for its object the true interest
of all the people of the state, would be
of very great benefit
The aggregate resources of Yer
mont state banks on June 30, last.
amounted to $10G, $50 $40. SO, which is
an increase in a year of 1855. 1O5.42.
| The total number of depositors in the
savings banks and trust companies of
| the state were 21S.372, which shows a
| gain Of 1887 in u months Deposits
gained $2,6o7, 2S6.03 in the year, aggrc
| eating on June 80 $95, 1869, 1928. Of the
total number of depositors 191, 729 were
| Vermonters and they had $81, 487 $40.
"a in the saving institutions.
The surplus of all the banks has in
creased during the year 1928, SOL 90, tkc
the ratio of surplus to deposits now be
ing over eight per cent, which Mr.
:, Williams considers 4 good showing, cor
sidering the condition of business dur
ing the past year.
The amount of taxes paid the stat,
Of Vermont mont upon deposits by the stat
| 90, being an increase of $34, 085. 90 owe
the previous year More than two-third
: Of this amount is collected upon tn
l small savings of the people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
CHURCH NOTICES.

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Services at 1870 a. m. and 30 p. M
Sunday school at II. Ladie> aid So
ciety will meet next Friday eveaing.
Unitarian church, Rev. +. g s.. Os-
good pastor. Service Sunday morning
at 1880. Subject of sermon, The Spirit
of Columbus. Sunday school at las.
All are welcome at both services.
Advent Christian church, Rev. E. S.
Hewitt pastor. Morning worship 10.45.
Subject, Life s Voyage; Sunday school
u; junior Loyal Workers 4; PRAYER
and praise service 6; evening sermon
Z. Subject, God s Crucible.
First Church of Christ, Scientist. En-
erson building, Elliot street. Sunday
service at 1915. Subject, Are Sin,
| Disease, and Death Real2 Wednesday,
evening testimonial meeting at S
o clock. Reading room open daily ex-
cept on Sundays and legal holidays
from 3 to clock. All are welcome
| UniversaHst church, Rev. D. f. Trout
minister Divine worship 1890 a. m
with sermon. Subject, The Recoil OF
Judgment. Holy communion win be
observed. Bible school 11.45 a. m Y
p. G. U. service p. m. in charge OF
the pastor. Topic, Convention Echoes
Business meeting follows devotional
service Preaching service in Vernon
at p. m.
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while the mclodious quality of
Balfe s score which contains such gems
as The Heart Bowed Down. Fair Land
of Poland, Bliss Forever Past, 1
Dreamt | Dwell in Marble Halls and
Then You IL Remember Me. will ever
fascinate, and in the present spectac-
ular form The Bohemian Girl takes on
new life and makes a strong appeal to
all classes, for in addition to the
charm of its music Messrs Aborn in
their effort for realism now give some
of the thrills of melodrama, some of
the best circus ever seen outside of a
tent.
\ change that works fer the better
ment of the abduction scene is the in
PRODUCTION of horses. Here is seen a
number Of horsemen in a thrilling chase
| of the kidnapping Gypsy chief up the
, tortuous mountain road. There is
another decided innovation in add
| tions that have been made in the fair
| or kermess scene, where are shown the
| iugglers, sword Swallowers, fortune
| tellers, and others usual to such an oc-
| casion. Also in this scene are intro
| duced the famous TzCani whirlwind
acrobats. 4 ballet has been substi-
| tuted for the minuet that was formerly
done in the Marble Hall scene. This
Interpolation is taken from Ponch
ielli's La Giaconda and is entitled The
Dance of the Hours. The company in
Guides double cast of principals
corps &c ballet, and special orchestra
In the east are Edith Allan as Airline
Mildred Rogers as the Gypsy Queen
Henry Taylor as Thaddeus, George w
Dunstan as Count Arnheim, Francis
Tyler as Devilshoof and Ralph Nichol.
Of Florestein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
FOES UNITE
IN NEW REVOLT
Villa Gathering Leaders to
Plan Northern Republic,
Washington Hears
RECOGNITION FOR
GENERAL CARRANZA

Pan-American Conferees May Give the
First Chief today the Standing Which
He Has Sought for Through Many
Months.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. - With
recognition of the Carranza government
in Mexico by the United States and
other American governments generally
regarded as imminent, followers Of
those opposed to Carranza are throwing
out hints of a new movement in Mex
leo to oppose him.
It is stated in Villa quarters that the
military chieftains in northern Mexico
are drawing more closely together and
that new grouping of the forces in
the field is not improbable.
Reports that Villa will attempt to es-
tabhsh a separate republic in northern
Mexico are also current among Mexi-
cans here. The only thing that is agreed
upon by all of the Villa factors here is
that opposition to Carranza viii be in
| creased rather than diminished if he is
granted recognition by the American
governments.
That a formal announcement viii be
issued by the Pan-American conferee:
after their meeting with Secretary Ian
sing today is now expected. While
members of the conference express
doubt as to a conclusion being reached
today to extend immediate recognition
to Carranza, it is their expectation tina
the conference will favor making SOM
announcement of its attitude towar'
the several factions in Mexico and in
dicating that it favors the Carran
| ZiStaS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
SCHOOL FARMING COURSE
Barton High Doing Practical Demon
stration Work Under Expert

The Orleans high school has a good
agricultural department under the di-
rection of A. G. Fletcher, formerly of
Missouri. The courses taught are gen
eral agriculture the first year; crors
the second year, including gardening
the first term, forestry the second
term, and oreharding the third. Ami
nal husbandry is taught the third
year, including courses in poultry and
dairying. Farm management is taken
up the fourth year, which gives stu
dents an idea of the business princi-
pies of agriculture
The school has an acre of land on
which different crops are raised, also
an orchard containing different varie-
ties of fruit. One of the latest additions
| is greenhouse Is by 80 feet. 1t is
heated with hot water. The cost was
$45S. Tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and
radishes are raised for sale to help de.
fray the running expenses Of the de-
| partment
| Last year there were Is boys taking
the first year course, six specializing in
crops and one in farm management
There is an agricultural club whicl
meets every week and discusses various
agricultural problems. Each student
keep an accurate account of receipts
and expenditures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
VILLA HAS NEW PLAN.
Would Let United States Name Neutral
President.

Ell PASO, Oct. 9.-Gen Villa, who
arrived in Juarez Thursday, declined to
say where he would 90 from Juarez, but
it is understood that he intends to re
main there until he hears from the Pan
American conference. He admitted
that he has not sent any of his troops
into Sonora from Casa Grandes as yet.
Villa suggested that the United States
and the South and Central American
republics select a man who is neutral
in Mexican affairs for president, then
have the cabinet made up half of Villa
supporters and half of Carranza sup
porters. He said he believed such an
arrangement could restore peace in
Mexico.
The Il men under Indictment for the
Pascual Orozco killing were tried yes
terday at Van Horn and were acquit-
ted. After the trial Judge Jackson or
dered that the guns, 1900 rounds of
ammunition, horses, money and other
personal effects of the deceased men be
| turned over to the heirs or representa-
tives of the men killed.
! All refugees from the Laguna district
Of Mexico have been invited to return
and reoccupy their homes and places OF
business. The invitation and guaran
/ tees of safety have been receiced here
by British Consul H. c. Myles from
! Gen. Oregon at Torreon. Absolute
protection is guaranteed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
WILMINGTON.
Mrs. J. G.. Wheeler Crushed Beneath
Wheels of Auto.

Pasadena, Cal, papers containing the
accounts of the death just outside the
city of Mrs. j. c.. Wheeler, formerly of
Wilmington, have reached local friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Wheeler, who was 65 years of
age, was instantly killed when struck
by an automobile driven by a Los
Angeles man. With her husband and q
cousin, Miss Mable Stetson, she had
started out for walk and as she cross
cd the Foothill boulevard the rapidly
approaching machine, whose speed at
the time was estimated by Mr., Wheel
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er to be not less than 20 miles an hour,
struck her, tossing her body into the
roadway, the wheels of the auto pass
ing over her chest. Death was instan-
taneous. Mr. Wheeler and Miss Stet-
son were but four feet from Mrs
Wheeler ut the time.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler left Whining
ton Is years ago for California on ae-
count of Mr. Wheeler s health. Mrs.
Wheeler, before her marriage, was Miss
Vienna Stone She was born in Som
erset, the daughter of Gilbert and
Hannah Towne Stone. She married Mr..
Wheeler 43 years ago. Mrs. Wheeler
has many relatives in this section Of
the state though there are no immedi-
ate relatives surviving. The one child
of the couple died number of years
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
BOHEMIAN GIRL
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Spectacular Grand Opera Production in
Auditorium with so Persons
Horses in Abduction Scene.

A spectacular presentation of Balfe s
masterpiece, The Bohemian Girl, is an
nounced for next Wednesday evening
at the Auditorium. It is the same
mamoth production with q few addi-
tions, that the Aborn Opera company
has presented in all the large cities of
the United States and Canada the past
several seasons and which is credited
with having been an immense success
There are so persons in the company
By many this production is considered
the browning effort of the career OF
Messrs. Aborn as producers of grand
opera in English.
To the lovers of Emusic worth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-09
SpireIla Corset

To corset Won, correctly is my profess
sion. Ny personal services are free.
Telephone 2S5 before Q {. M. or write
ne. Mrs. w. T. Mixer, 107 Western