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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
new COKE OVENS
FEDERAL COAL COMPANY WILL
SOON LET CONTRACT FOR
FOUR HUNDRED AND
FIFTY.

II is stated that the Federal Coal Co
wifi soon let contract for the erec.
ton Of 450 coke ovens at GrayS Flats.
The conditions and details of the con.
tract viii be settled at the meeting
oi the directors of the company at its
next meeting, which will be held at
Pittsburg in few days.
A special train was run over the
Pawpaw branch yesterday carrying
Joseph L. Barnes, OF Uniontown: S. A.
Moore, C. F. Teter, of Philippi; W. D.
Crawford. ]. B. Coombs, of Pittsburg
J l.. Lewis and F. C. Lewis, Of this
city. Tie property was inspected and
was found to be In good condition.
The Federal Company has 50 ovens
in operation, which were built> to try
an experiment in producing co,'e. The
experiment was all that could be de-
sired and now the number Of ovens
is to be increased to 500.
A new president will be elected al
the meeting of the directors to MI the
vacancy caused by the death of Char.
les Donnely. Joseph E. Barrcs. will
likely be elected to this office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
BASEBALL talk
IS GROWING INTERESTING NOW
AND FAiRMoNT FANS ARE
GETTING IN EARNEST.

That Fairmont will have good
baseball team this season is now the
concern of many Of our townsmen.
The question is being agitated by
many and the feeling is spreading
There will be an effort to collect some
of the shares that were sold some time
ago. There is about 81 900 to collect
on stock that has been sold. Other
stock will be sold and 1t is thought
that the season will start OF fine aud
finish better. Last year with no reg.
uiariy organized team over 81 1900 was
taken in. This year with a regular
safaried team stimulated by the good
wholesome rivalry OF teams of other
cities the receipts should be much
better.
There will be meeting of the di-
rectors of the association soon when
definite action will he taken.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
EXPERT ENGINEERS
HAVE BEEN LOOKING OVER COAL
FIELDS IN THIS SECTION =
WERE AT TAVERN TO.
DAY.

J. P. Bremen. president of the
Thompson-Connellsville Coal and Coke
Company; John NJ. Rayburn, chief en-.
gineer of the same company; Marcel
Daily and CASTOR Demonlin, French ex.
pert engineers. who have been In
America several years and are now
representing eastern capitalists, were
registered at the Tavern to-day.
Mr. Bremen said that they had been
over part of the Guffey tract. Wednes.
day night they were In Belington and
took in that part of the field. From
Eelington they went to Tunnelton. Mr..
Bremen said that he had nothing more
IN 1t than to take the expert engineers
oveE the field. but it is thought that
coal business will get lively before
l0np
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
SAYS HE'S WILLING
FOR SWISHER TO
HAVE KANAWHA
But He Will Get
Marion Himself
(6y chas. SteeIe.)

CHARLESTON, Jan. 1t.-The mos,
important political move In the past
"a hours was the announcement, last
night. that Lamar c. Powell would b..
candidate for Governor In 1908. Mr..
PoweIl's many friends at once began
to busy themselves among the soIons.
At noon te-day his boom is fairly
launched and deserving of more than
passing consideration. 'if Charley
swisher is a Candidate" says Mr..
aowsff, "t hope ne secures the kanawha
delegation, for | mean,to have Marion
county myself"
Although the various clerkship ap.
pointments will not be officially an.
nouneed until Monday. three of the
appointive powers have practically
made up their states. w. J. kerns,
Of Manninston, will be an assistant
doorkeepcr In the Senate. Vim.
L, eoughner. of Morsantown, will fiji
his old position as journal clerk Of
the Senate. Fred -tfarr. son Of Dele.
gate Harr, will have committee clerk.
ship in the House.
The placing OF the members on the
various committees had not been
completed at noon and some think
this will not be done until Sunday.
President Mcoermott moved from
the hospital into his room at the ka.
na"ha hotel last night. He stated
this morning that he was feeling
much stronger and will be ready for
the strenuous business which will con.
front him Monday. Senator EIkins is
expected to arrive the first Of tho
week to receive the returns Of the
caucus.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
FA|RANONT I
Employees Will
Share in Profits
STANDARD UNDERGROUND CABLE
COMPANY TO INCREASE ITS
CAPITAL BY $1,000, 600.

PITrSBURG, Jan. 1l.-Employes of
the Standard Underground Cable Com.
pany will he made partners Of that
prosperous company and will be given
a share of Its splendid earnings. a
special meeting of the stockholders
will be held on January 90 to vote upon
an increase in the capital from s2,-
100000 to 100000, half'of which in
crease will be set aside for dis,ribu.
tion among those worthy employees
whom the management desires to be.
come permanently interested in the
company. This stock will lie paid for
out OF the earnings of the stock. the
dividends for the past four years hav-
ing been 12 per cent. rer year.
This plan has been approved by. the
directors as the best possible method
to insure the highest standard OF
work and the greatest loyalty. Its
success in other great industrial cor
poratlons of the Pittsburg district has
caused 1t to be adopted by the Stan l.
ard. OF the capital increase 100000
will be paid to the stockholders in new
stock. constituting a stock dividend
OF Is per cent. It is not the intention
Of the management to distribute al.
OF the new stock to the employees at
once. but II will be held in fund to
be given at various times to those EN-.
ployes who prove most worthy.
The Standard company stock ip
closely held and little information re.
garding its prosperity Is ever given
to the public. but It's policy always
has been TO issue Its profits from time
to time In addition to liberal dividends
In the way of new stock and the bust.
ness has grown enormously each year.
1t is believed with the adoption of
the new policy The company will be
even more prosperous than it has
been in the past.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
The Governor a
Hard Worker
a STORY OF HOW THE CHIEF ex.
EcuTlvE GOT OUT THE BIG
114 PAGE MESSAGE.

CHARLESTON. Jan. IL Stories
that Governor Dawson Is ambitious to
become the supreme director OF the
Republican party have been given a
severe setback by the department of
the chief executive during the past
few days. He has shown only devo.
aon TO his duties, sticking to his work
80 closely that even Congressman or
two who have called to see him have
been informed that he was 100 busy
The office hours printed on the door
OF the executive Office read from 10
II ani from 2 to 4. General f. L..
Boggs. the governors private secre.
tary, says. however, that the actual
work In the office does not begin TN.
til after the regular hours. Then, un-
hampered by callers or the usual in
references with consecutive work, the
governor and his secretary get their
coats Off and put work through with a
raptdfty that is almost startling.
The governor in his earlier days was
editor of newspaper in Preston coun.
ty, and he knows how to make news as
well as handle 1t. He has been work.
Ing on the message given ont yester-
day in much the same way as II he
were handling big newspaper story,
with coat OFF. sleeves rolled up and n
regulation pipe-an ordinary, every.
day, generously-sized brier pipe--cap.
able OF producing almost as much
smoke as C. & o. locomotive.
And speaking of General Boggs. it
Is pertinent to remark that he pre-.
serves his remarkable equity of ten.
PER. no matter what happens or how
many callers besiege him mt a time.
1t is conceded that General Boggs can
put through more work than two or.
dinary men. and at the same time show
politeness that would make that of
Lord Chesterfield look commonplace,
He works from the time he gets up in
the morning sometimes until the next
morning. During the three weeks he
Claims TO Nave had only about three
hours sleep each night, and yet he
looks as though he had been on va
cation of six month and had jast step.
ped ont of band box. despite the fact
that he claims to have lost fifteen
pounds since he and the governor
started on the message.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
Miners Caught
In a Cave-in
RESCUE PARTIES ARE TRYING TO
FIND OUT THE FATE OF A
HUNDRED MEN.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Jan. 11.-One
hundred miners have been entombe,l
as the result Of a cave,in at SchIoss
mines. Calhoun county. according to
a telephone message just received
here. 1t is not yet known Il any OF
the men were killed outright. but ow'
ing to the extent OF the cave.in 1t will
be hours before they can be reached
The accident is said to have been
caused by defective ttmberine. One
rescue party has already entered the
mine and second is being organized
No details of The collapse has yet been
received.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
The SAW mill
ASSOCIATION OF
WEST VIRGINIA
GETTING BUSY
Bill to
Protect Shippers

CHARLESTON. Jan. lf.--Anticipat-
ing the passage of an act to regulate
the delivery by railroad companies Of
cars to shippers and the timely move
ment of the cars. strong lobby has
arrived here i.epresentlng the Saw
Mil Association of West Virginia. All
the shippers. in the State have been
asked to give their support to the ef-
fort to get the bill passed by the leg
islature at its session this year,
Strong opposition is expected from
the railroads. as some portions OF
the bill are intended to compel
them to change many methods OF
shipment which have been in force
for years,
One of the features OF the bill is
that compelling the railroad compa-
nies to deliver freight at their Ie-
pots or warehouses, or. In cases or
shipment for track delivery, to place
loaded cars at an accessible place,
for unloading, wishin twentylfouf>
hours after arrival. the time being
computed from seven O'Clock a. m.
the day following the arrival OF the
shipments.
Another paragraph, Of the bill re
qnires the railroads to give notice
by mail or otherwise. to the con-
signee on arrival of shipments, to-
gether with the weight and freight
charges. and where freight In car.
load quantities or more .arrive. the s
notice shall contain als6 the iden-
tifying number and initials OF the
car Or cars- The penalty provided
for violation of the foregoing res
quirement is that any railroad COM
pany failing to give the notice called
for 1t the payment of one dollar for
each day or fraction of day on
each carload shipment and one cent
Nor each one Thousand pounds per
day or fraction thereof on freight
in less than car load lots, with
minimum charge of FIVE cents for any
one package, after the expirafSp OF
twentsfour hours after arrival, pro.
yided that not more than one dollar
a day is charged for any one con.
signment not In car load quantity.
In justifying themselves in making
this requirements of the railroad
companies the shippers provide free
time" sin all cases where delays are
caused by wrecks or other accidents
not within the power OF the railroad
company TO prevent
The bill provides that when
shipper makes either written or
verbal application to railroad COM
Concluded on Page -Four)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
PROGRAM OF CONvOCATI0N
The Diocese of West Virginia to Be
Held at Fairmont Next Week

Below we give the programme of
the Northwestern Convocation of the
Diocese of West Virginia. which will
be held sat Christ Church. Falrmont.
January 18th to 18th. 1907:
Tuesday, Jan. y, 7:3o p. m.-Even.
Inc prayer and sermon by Rt. Rev.
Geo. w. Peterkin. ID. D. Ill. D., Rfsh.
op of West Virginia.
Wednesday. Jan. 16. 10 a. m.-Holy
Communion. Sermon by the Rev. S.
s. Moore. d, D., rector OF Trinity Par
ish, Parkersburg.
HOO a. m.-Business session df
Convocation. The Very Rev. Dean
presiding.
1890 p. m.---Lunch.
200 p. m.-sunday School Confer.
ence. Organization and reports OF
schools. B..
s.OD p. inflow to Attract and
Hold the Children in Sunday
School Rev. w. p. chrisman,
Trinity Ctafch. Moundsville, Gen.
eral Discussion.
Some Suggestions as to Methods OF
Teaching Mrs. George w. DeBoll
Christ Church. Fairmont.
General Discussion.
.ssThe Primary Work of the Sunday
School" Miss Alice B. Hamiif
Pittsburs. PA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11

$50 p. m.-Evaning prayer,
Addresses: The Religious Educa.
cation Of the Child" Rev. James
+. Plummer, Christ Church,
Ciarksburg.
"The Place OF the Child in the
Church." the Bishop.
Thursday, Jan. II. 1880 a. m. Holy
1900 a. m.-AIorning prayer.
Convocation sermon by Rev. Guy
II. Crook. rector 81. Paul's Church.
Elm Grove.
1900 n. m.-Basiness session OF
Convocation. The Very Rev. Dean
presiding.
1880 p. m,-Lnnch.
2:3O p. m.--Essay. The Rev. W. H.
Meyers. rector ST, Matthias
Church. Grafton.
400 n, m.-Essay. A historical es.
say upon jamestown anil Tho
founding of the Church in this
country: Rev. Jacob Brittingham,
st. Luke's. Wheeling.
$50 p m.-EYeninS PRAYER.
Missionary address: What Chris.
tiaa America has Done and Can
Do For Japan" Rev. lanes ].
Chapman. st. Johns. Kanazawa
Japan.
General invitation is extended to all
Sunday school workers in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
BOLD ROBBERS
MADE HAUL TO-DAY EXPLOITING
COMPANY STORE AND BEAT.
ING THE MANAGER.

FREELAND. Pa, Jan. 11.-Tbieves
entered the Beaver Meadow Company's
store owned by the Van Wrinkle Min.
ing Company early to-day, beat Mana-
ger Miles Harold into insensibility,
tied him to his cot, looted the place,
blew the safe and secured six hundred
dollars in cash and large amount OF
valuable stocks and, certificates. A
posse is in close pursuit OF the thieves,
who escaped to the mountains. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
LONG MISSING
VESSEL REACHES
BERMUDA TODAY
IN DISTRESS
No Details of
Long Trip Given
BERMUDA, Jan. ff.-rhe long miss.
ing steamship Ponce arrived here to.
day in distress in tow Of the steamer
Wabble.

- D..
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-oeneral Man.
ager Mooney, Of the company to which
the Ponce belonged, received a cable
gram from Bermuda this morning
which says: "Ponee off Bermuda In
row Of tramp Wabble., Signed "oar.
rell." Mooney said he had no idea
who Darrell Is except probably com
mission merchant there. No further
details were given. Mooney eabled for
full report Of the Popce's long trip.
The PONCE left Porto Rico for New
York Christmas day. Was last sight.
ed on December %; A search of the
Maritime Register gives no record of
the steamer "Wabble;" 1t is probable
that the name "Wabana" is intended,
an error being made In cable spelling.
BERMUDA, Jan. 11.--In tow of the
tug Gladison, the steamer Ponce is
being towed to Murray's anchorage.
A message flashed to the signal. sta.
ltion ashore reports all the passengers
and crew safe. The delay was caused
by broken shaft,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11

On Saturday afternon at 1880 o'clock
in the NJ. f. Church. South. funeral ser.
vices will be held over the remains Of
Mr.. L. r. Hall, Whose death occurred
on Thursday. Yesterday 1t was stated
that services would commence at 2
o'clock. which was a mistake.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-06
DUMA WILL TRY TO LEGISLATE.
Though Opposition is Strong It Will
Avoid Clashes With Government.

ST. PETERSBURG, February Gan ex-
minister, who held Office in the White cab
met, says that the most notable difference
between the electoral returns thus far re-
ceived and the early stages of the first
Duma elections Is the successes recorded
for Independent oppositional candidates.
He does not expect that the constitutional
democrats will reappear in the duma next
month in as large numbers ashley did last
year, but their losses are not distributed
among the existing organized parties
He anticipates that the coming duma
will be a highly variegated assembly, the
solid opposition to the present ministry,
but which will have earnest anxiety to en-
ter upon creative legislation, and to avoid
collision with the government until 1t is
inevitable.
A disturbing factor is the strength of the
radical left in all the great cities. OF
237 workmen delegates in the Moscow
electoral college, PA are social democrats.
The intransigeant attitude of the workmen
mittees at Kieff. Jaroslav and Rostoff-on-
Don are under temporary arrest. They
specially aroused the anger of the prOVin-
cial authorities by adopting a resolution de-
claring that the first action of the duma
on the budget would be to reject totally any
financial appropriation for the political
police.
The authorities annulled the district cleo
tons in twelve constituencies in Novgorod
five In Vladimir and eight in Tver, and
arrested the constitutional democratic COM
mittee at katerinoslov, numbering twelve,
on the ground that they all held seditous
opinions.
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WABASH MAKES ANSWER.
But Bondholders' Committee Demur!
to Pollitz Complaint.

NEW YORK, February 6.-Another de-
murrer has been filed in the United States
circuit court in the suit commenced by
John POLITE to have declared Illegal and
void the recent issue of bonds and stock
of the Wabash Railroad Company, made
in exchange for former outstanding de-
bentures of the corporation.
Mr.. POLITE named in his suit the Wa
bash Company, the United States Mortgage
and Trust Company, the Mercantile Trust
Company, the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany, the Bowling Green Trust Company
and a number of individual defendants, di-
rectors of the Wabash, including George j.
Gould and stockholders of the various
trust companies. There were also named
as defendants Henri y Evans. Henry K.
Pomroy and George NJ Cumming, who
acted as a committee representing the
bondholders in effecting the exchange OF
securities.
To the complaint most of the defendants
demurred, excepting the main defendant,
the Wabash Company, which filed its an
swer. The demurrer of the committee,
Messrs Evans, Pomroy and Cumming, Is
based upon the contention that the plaintiff
is not entitled to the relief demanded in
his complaint. 1t is also asked that the
court do not require the three defendants
named to file further answer and that the
complaint be formally dismissed.
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SOUTHERN RADlWAV,

N. B.-Follow1ng schedule figures published only
a. Information, and are not guaranteed.
100 a.m.-Danville and way stations.
s1:35 a.m.-HarrisOnburg and way stations.
900 a.n..-Sleepeis and coaches to Atlanta and
New Orleans Dining car.
s1l:O0 a.m.--Sleepers and coaches to Columbia.
Savannah and Jacksonville. Dining car.
$3.50 p.m.-Sleepers and coaches to Atlanta and
Columbus, Ga. Sunset Route Tourist sleeper to
San Francisco tri-weeky.
t4:Ol p.m.-Harrisonlurg and way stations.
'4:55 p.m--Charlottesville. Warrenton and way
stations.
f6:I5 p.m.-Southerns Palm Limited, solid Pull
man to Aiken. Augusta, Savannah, Jacksonville
and St Augustine, sleeper b. weekly to Charleston.
$3.50 p.m.-sieepers and coaches to Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta. Sleepers week days to
Pinehurst. Dining car.
'lO:l5 pm.-Sleepers and coaches tyia Lynchburs
and BRISTOL to Chattanooga. Memphis and New
.1I:OO p.m.-New York and New Orleans Ltd.
solid Pullman to Asheville. Atlanta. Birmingham
and New Orleans. Club and observation cars.
Dining car.
Note: daily; I week DAYS.
Through trains from the south arrive Wsshinetes
and II AZ pm. daily. and 1918 am. except Mon
week days and go pm. daily; from Charlottes-
Frequent trains to and from Bluemont.
Ticket Offices. 705 18th ST.. 5l1 Pa. ave. and
Penpsyl ania station.
ACKERT.V.PGG.M s.HHARDwICK.P.TM.
W. b. TAYLOE. G.P.A. L. s. BROWN. GA.
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BAILEY NEARLY FOUGHT
Personal Encounter Imminent Re
tween Him and Witness,

AUSTIN, Tex, February GA dramatic
scene was enacted in the Bailey investiga-
ton yesterday, almost resulting in a per-
sonal encounter between Senator ]. W.
Bailey and E. N. Mentz of Houston
The clash occurred shortly after the leg
1slative committee resumed consideration of
the charges pending against Senator Bailey.
Mr. Mentz was on the stand when Repre-
sentative Coke, who Is prosecuting the
charges against Senator Bailey asked Mr.
Mentz if Col. Cowart of Dallas had not
gone to New York to see Bailey. Mr.. Coke
asked If Col. Cowarts visit, ostensibly to
have his throat treated, was not really
made for the purpose of attending to some
business for the Kirby Lumber Company
Senator Bailey, who had entered the room
few minutes before, arose and said that
any one man who said that Cowart went to
New York to see him was liar.
The witness understood that Senator
Bailey meant him and he arose in his seat
and declared emphatically that he would
allow no man to call him a liar.
He asserted that he was not a willing
witness, but, SO help me God, will allow
no man to call me lar he shouted.
Senator Bailey started for the witness,
who seemed ready to meet him. Deputy
Sheriff White stopped Senator Bailey and
trouble was averted. The senator then
apologized to the committee, declaring he
had been irritated so much during the last
few weeks that he could hardly help his
action. He asserted that it was hard to
keep from denouncing what he knew to be
Ifes.
Representative Coke retorted that Bailey
had legal advisers who were able to care
for his interests.
The afternoon was given over to the ex-
animation of witnesses without any mate
rial points being brought out. None of the
witnesses testified to anything damaging to
Senator Bailey.
The chairman Of the committee announced
that the attorneys of the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company interests In this city had received
a telegram from H. Clay Pierce. in st.
Louis, stating that he would not be able to
meet the subcommittee which was to have
gone there next week. The chairman also
announced that John w. Gates. who is now
at Port Arthur, Tex, has been subpoenaed.
The committee will not complete Its work
before the end Of next week, If then.
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way Of India, and it was then said that he
would apply to the Chinese authorities.
The British refusal probably was due to
political reasons.
The explorer, who is reported to have
made the trip under the severest climatic
conditions, was at Ngangon Tso on Janu-
airy q, and was hoping to be able to reach
Shigatse, 140 miles west Of Lhassa, by the
end of February. He says that the geo.
graphical and geodetic results of his jour-
ney are exceptionally important.
Hedin explored 300 miles of unknown
country. He lost his whole caravan, but
not a single man. All his maps and other
results Of his explorations were saved. He
passed eighty-four days in solitude before
he met a single Tibetan.
He says there has been arctic weather
for five months, the temperature when he
wrote being 81 degrees below zero, with
continual gales. He adds that the present
is the most wonderful journey he has made
in Asia in twenty-five years. He has dis
covered many new rivers, lakes, mountain
ranges and gold fields.