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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
AGE OF FARMER COOPERATION

The Friday Harbor Journal pub
fishes a news story which illustrates
the beneficial results of farmer CO.
operation. It states that the Lopez
Island Telephone Company has sixty
eight subscribers, located in different
parts of the island. The company is
simply a home organization Of farm
ers. The system cost each man SIS,
and gave the individual ownership of
the instruments. An annual mainte-
nance fee of So pays all operating
expenses, and leaves a good balance
in the treasury. Even the most dis
tant and out-of-the-way points on the
island are connected by the telephone,
and central station is supplied with
salaried operator, and there are no
complaints of bad service.
We are living in an age of farmer
cooperation. Tillers of the soil have
long since learned the lesson of how
to look after their own interests. They
have linked the city and country with
telephone and rural mails. They are
building more and better roads and
establishing an era of financial inde-
pendence. They are adopting business
methods and making of the farm a
cash dividend payer in all it's branch
%. The farm of today is merely a
big department store, in which are Of
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
COTTON GAMBLERS IN NEW
YORK.

Shelton Sims, Of Mobile, describes
in the Atlanta Constitution the scenes
he witnessed in The New York cotton
exchange. From his pen flows a deal
of truth tonched up with a constant
play cf satire. He says that even an
honest cotton exchange in New York
would be about as rational 3 propo-
sition as would be a pineapple ex-
change in the Klon6yke. New York
has never had an honest exchange,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
or INTEREST TO WEALTH CREATORS

bring ycu adequate returns, say, 25
per cent as minimum - is the way
the card TO farmers starts out. The
card goes on to illustrate as follows:
Say it costs YOU $15 per acre, or
$1,000 for the 160 acres; after allow
ing twenty acres for pasture, which
is always needed for farm Of 100
acres, the following figures show what
profit can be made by farming lao
acres. Now, we are going to place
this at the minimum. The following
is what you should make each year
for period of at least ten years:
Sixty acres Of cotton, Yielding
two-thiris of bale to the acre, or a
total of forty bales, at $50 per bale,
$4,000.
"Ten acres of milo maize, at forty
bushels co the acre, or total Of 400
bushels ut 80 cents per bnshel, $12O.
"Thirty acres cf Indian corn, with
yield Of forty bushels to the acre, ut
40 cents per bushel, $3.50.
:FGrard total, $3,40O.''
Showing the farmer that he can
make $1,000 clear the first year is the
sort of argument that ought to bring
settlers to Andrews county, and the
Shafter Lake Club is dong a good
work in presenting such plain state
ment before large number of farm
ers of every state. Naturally, the
club does not guarantee the figures,
and no reasonable settler would ex-
pect such guarantee. Returns from
a farm which wonld yield one-fourth
the cost the first year ought to be con-
sidercd large As a matter Of fact,
farms in the Shelter Lake country
have done more in recent years than
the specimen case the commercial club
cites for proof
The point of the whole proposition
IS that commercial clubs ought not to
neglect the flrmer in the hunt for
new industries. A man who will set
tie and develop 100 acres Of land Is
worth as much 10 any community as
a factory employing half dozen peo-
pie, and the farmer asks no bonus
when he moves.-Fort Worth Tele-
gram.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
PAnM SIX
THE COTTON SITUATION.


conditions in regard to the present
cotton situation, and having given
this matter considerable thought in
the last two and half years, | would
like to reason some with the produc-
ers Of Gotten and all interested.
Cotton is our money crop, it has
been called our circulating medium,
and experience has taught us the
more money we have the better it ;s
for the entire county. AS proof of
this we have only to retrospect the
last two or three years of good crops
and fair prices. We believe the pro-
ducer of cotton should receive the
highest price consistent with supply
and demand. This is a short crop of
cotton throughout the South, as re-
ported by all reliable sources Of in
formation. the best of which we think
is The Cotton Journal, owned and op-
Grated by the growers themselves,
and should be in every southern home.
The demand for cotton is greater
than ever before. All Gotten goods
are 25 to so per cent higher than
year ago.
Why is this raise? It is based or
15-cent cotton. Are these goods
made Of 15-cent cottonq No. Blu!
they are made Of 9 and 10 cent cot
ton. Why not the farmers raise the
price of cotton on parallel with rise
on the manufactured cotton? Besides
this, the great Southern Cotton Asso-
ciatiGn, in its recent session, after
hearing reports from all parts of the
cotton producing states, decided on
and announced 15-cent minimum
price foY this years crop.
The Farmers Union in national
convention, announced the same price
of Is cents for Gotten and $4,000 per
ton for seed. The s. c. A, made a
price of $4,000 per ton on Gotten SEED
also, and tile seed is now readily sold
at $4,000 per ton.
These people who have consulted to-
gether and made the prices have done
so after months of careful investiga-
tion. This is recommended as fair
price under present conditions. Last
year we named 10 cents as mini
mum, the year before we named IL
cents as a fair price, and the prices
we have named in the last hree years
have been easily received. Now, why
not all Join in and stand by the two
great organizations that have stood
by the farmers and saved and
brought prosperity to the country
1t has been estimated by some of thu
best business men and bankers of the
South that the s. c. A. and Farmers
Union have saved to the southern peo-
pie $600,000,000 within the last
three years. Is this not enough to
inspire confidence in the farmers to
stand by these organizationsP
I know that there are people who
deny these claims, but comparison
cf those who make claims with those
who deny them is all we ask. How
are we to secure the IS cents price
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17

producer about o5 cents per pound.
and it would sell For that price if all
The farmers were compactly organized
and would not sell for less. Go into
any store, and they will tell you all
cotton goods have advanced 33 1-3 to
so per cent. Then why not cotton be
raised about third higher than last
years priceq The goods now So
advanced are made of Q and 1O-cent
cotton; next year goods will likely be
much higher. So the only protection
the producer has is to raise the price
of cotton in keeping with cotton
goods. And, did YOU ever think there
is nothing else that can take the
place of cotton, even at Is cents per
pound? We have not known the real
value of cotton until now. Who op-
pose the Is cent price of cotton? The
bear spectators and those who believe
their stories of large crop. Suppose
some one would say we asked only
10 cents last year and Is cents this
year. This is true; but We have had
TO work inst about as hard to produce
fourth of this crop this year as we
did to produce a full crop last year.
Now, let's see what the difference
of ii and Ii 1-2c and 15c means to
our cwn little t,wn. Say we make
here this year 1000 or 5000 bales.
Three and half or even three cents
difference in present price or mini
mum set by the S. c. A and the Un-
ion would be $500 per bale on 5000
bales Of cotton, this would amount
to $45,0O0. Now, who can be found
in all this broad land that believes
this section Of the country and this
town and our merchants, bankers and
other Lnes of business would be as
well off without this amount as will,
it? Should any big company come
and offer, under certain conditions, t.
distribute such an amount among the
people Of this town and country, any,
one who would fail Or refuse to work
for such a benefit would be considered
an enemy Of the country in which he
lives.
Now, by cooperating, we can save
from 81 to 500 per bale on all cot
ION sold in our town. Will we do
this9 Do not the people who raise
these short crops need all it will leg
itimatelv and fairly bring. Should
not the merchants and bankers aid IN
the great elfortq Are not all our in
terests identical7 Would they not be
benefited by such saving, and finally
we ask, will they now join in an cf-
fort to make this saving by assisting
in every possible way the farmers to
secure the real value of their present
crop of cotton.
BY our efforts in the past you have
prospered in your business, expanded,
enlarged. etc. Now. by your assist.
ance and cooperation, we can at least
stay in business-Welton Winn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
LITTLE CHILD
HANGED INSWING
TWO YEAR OLD BOY LOST HI:
LIFE IN A DISTRESSING
ACCIDENT.

cLARKsBuRG, W. Va, June 2s.--
A little child was hanged here yester
day afternoon while playing about ,
swing. No one knows Just how the sad
accident occurred, but the lIteles;
body Of the little fellow, who had been
playing In the yard Of ais fathers
home. was found dangling from The
swing rope.
The child was Charles. the little two,
year-oid son Of John Kline, a respect.
ed citizen here. The little fellow was
at play in the yard with an older
brother, who left him alone for few
minutes. wnen the older boy came
back the little fellow had dIsappeaFeI
and a search was at once Instituted
for him. 1t was but a few moments
I'LL his little body was found hanging
from the swing with his neck caught
in-the rope. He had evidently tried to
climb Into the swing and had fallen,
the rope catching him around the
neck and causing stranguIatiou. Ply.
slcians were summoned hurriedly, sbu,
life had. flown. 2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
TAFT NOT COMING
WIRES CONGRESSMAN HUBBARD
THAT He CAN'T VISIT WEST
VIRGINIA THE 4TH.

WHEELING. June %. = Congress.
man ", P. Hubbard yesterday recefv.
ed telegram from Secretary Of War
Taft expressing his regret and InabIl.
ity to be present at the MoundsvIlle
camp grounds on the Fourth OF July,
when National Day will be observed
by the Chautauqua. The address By
the war secretary had been anticipated i
as one OF the features Of the chautau.
qua. and as a result II comes as quite
a disappointment. However, the sec.
retary at no time made a definite
promise to come. but gave the promise
under the condition that unless moth.
Ing interfered he would come,
An fort will be made to fill the
place by some other speaker OF promi.
nence. and 1t is more than likely that
the committee Of the chautauqua will
prevail upon Congressman Hubbard
himself to make the address.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
TELEGRAM TELLS
OF SUDDEN DEATH
HENRY sARRows DIED IN OHIO
YEsTERDAY-eRoTHER OF
MRS p. H. BENNETT.

A telegram was received in this
city last evening by Mrs. p. il. Ben,
nett, announcing the death OF her only
brother, Mr.. Henry Barrows. which
occurred yesterday afternoon at his
home at Stewart, Ohio. The message
simply stated that Mr.. Barrows hal
dropped dead and no further partIcu,
lars can be learned on account OF tele,
graph and telephone communication
being cut OF from Stewart. Mrs. Ben,
nett visited her brother four weeks
ago, and at that time he appeared to
be in the best of health. Mrs. Ben,
nett and Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett
and daughter, Milly, will leave this
afternoon on the trolley for clarksburr
and from there will so to Stewart,
They VIII be Joined here by Mrs. Char,
les Wlnger, Of Greensburg. Pa. a sis.
ter Of Mrs. Bennett, who will accom-.
pany them to Stewart. Mrs. Charles
BarroRs, Of. Washington. Pa. will al.
SO attend the funeral. No funeral ar.
rangenents viii be made untIl the ar.
rival Of the relatives at Stewart. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
JUDGE BILLIARDS.
!F|II|LLY BARONESS
mAoE.FAsTEsT MILE EVER MADE
BY TWO YEAR OLD ON HALF
MILE TRACK.

PARHERsBURG, Jane 29.-Baron,
ess, Judge Reese Billiards 2 year old
black flly, by Baron Belle, 200, son
Of Baron Wilkes. 2:1S trotted a full
mile yesterday on a haifmIie track IN
a public trial without a pacemaker, at
the fair ground, in 2:224, the fastest
mile ever made on a half mile track
by any 2 year old. The trial was wit.
messed by several hundred people,
while a dozen or more watches held
the time. This filly was bred in Par.
kersbuFg by Judge Blizzard. and gives
promise ofsbelng a worlds record
breaker She will be sent for the
worlds two year old record II the
Kentucky Trotter Breeders Assocla.
tlon win hand up a purse worth while.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
GUN|B0AI|TS'H5. SAIL. I|jLI ].
FROM I ] PORTION
'IIN!'.I.C|3.A.R.AGUAI. . ] | .|3 / |.
iWar}C Clouds Are
NGatheriing ID Fast

SAN SALVADOR, June 29.-Three
Nlcarasuan gunboats. escorting sey.
eral steamers hurrledly converted into
transports, sailed today from corInto,
Nicaragua's best Pacific port, bearing
trops. It Is believed the feet has
been dispatched by President zclayas
to attack Salvador or Guatemala. War
which may Involve all Central America
is regarded as certain to follow the
sailing Of this little fleet which bears
two thousand well armed aud well
equipped soldiers.
Hurried preparations are being made
to rush soldiers to any point attacked
by the feet Lallbertadt or Acujutle
in Salvador are believed to be the
tsst6tsatened. Both are connect.
ed By rail- with San Salvador and a
quick rush on that city would follow
a seizure Of the railroads,
~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
WAITING AT
THE station
PROSPECTIVE GROOM DOES NOT
APPEAR AND EroPEMENT
SEEMS A FAILURE.

PITTsBURG. June 2s.-Ii a young
man with red hair and bearing his
right arm in a sling had kept his an.
pOlntment with a well gowued young
woman yesterday morning, he wound
have saved the lady bad half hour
Of nervous pacing up aud down the
platform of the Plttsburg as,l Lake
Erie railroad station at McKeesport,
and would. perhaps, now have been a
happy groom.
From what could be learned by the
officers at the station, the young wo.
man, who refused to given her name,
bat said she was from Ingram, had
planned to elope with a young man,
and the station was to have been the
trysung place. After making frequent
calls on the telephone. the dIsappolnt.
ed bride.to.be, left for Pittsburg, with
instructions to the police that IL they
saw man Of the above mentioned de.
scrlption, they were to tell him to
come to this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
GOVERNMENT
Will Get BUSY
Next week
New Method in
'spe cial.D Delivery'

WASHINGTON, D. c. June 20
Win the usherlng in Of the new fis
cal year on Monday. the Government
viii put into effect a number Of new
laws. Thereafter Ten cents, worth Of
ordinary stamps IN addition to the re
auitet letter postage, with words,
Special Delivery written across the
envelope Will be acceptable as a sub.
stiMte for the regular special dellv
ery stamp. The new ten dollar gold
certificate will make It's debut, bear
ing onIthe face an excellent likeness
Of Michael Hiiiesas, the first Treas
Sirer Of Tie United States. Nearly
twenty thousand posthl clerks and
more than twenty.four thousand city
letter CARRIERS get increased salary
and several carriers come In for a
share as DC. also the railway mall EN-
pbyes. The new immigration laws &c
into effect A reorganization Of, the
artillery eoFpsswlll go Into effect, The
DEPARTMENT OF Commerce and Labor
will begin Investigation into women
and child labor The United State:
viii be allowed the right to writ Of er
ror In Athe: Supreme Court of the Uni.
ted States I'm certain criminal cases
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
TO
Be He'll. HERE
WORK AMONG FOREIGNERS TO
BE DISCUSSED AT FlRsF
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Baptist Banner Of this week ha,
the following announcement by. Rev.
J. S. sturmp:
There will be conference on Work
Among Foreigners held at the Fair
mont B,IDtist Church beginning ate,
noon Tuesday. July I'd: and continuing
until noon Of the Sd.
The principal speaker at these meet,
inss will be Rev. H. C. Gslss, OF Pits,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
wAATEotA CHANCE TO SHOW
CHARACTER OF JUDGE Low.
lNe's DAUGHTER.

HOUSTON, Va, June 2s.-The un
der current OF feeling between the two
parties in the Loving trial has in,
creased largely since the decision O,
Judge 5aFksdaie In ruling out the ties.
timony Of Miss Annie Kidd and 9th.
ers. The friends Of the dead man
are very much, put out that they were
not allowed to have a chance to clear
his name Of the crime With watch
Judge Loyius's daughter accuses him
and do not hesitate to say had they
been given that chance the whole as.
psct of the trial would have been
changed.
Witnesses for the prosecution state
they could have established beyond
doabt that Miss Loving has been for
some time addicted to the use Of liz,
nor and that she was expelled from
the Mary Baldwin seminary at staun.
'an, Va, for her conduct.
They further claimed that the affes.
tlonate relations said to have existed
between Judge Loving and his daugh.
ter we're all a farce, that he was bru.
mi In hIs. .bono-,,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
river
EXCURSION
The STEAMER LEROY WILL MAKE
TRIP TO moReAETowN TO.
MORROW.

The Leroy viii arrive here tonight
to convey an excursion to Morgantown
tomorrow. The boat will leave the
wharf at $3.50 o'clock and will return
at seven. This will give the party
sufficient time to have trolley ride
through the down river town. The
fare will be seventy,dve cents round
trip. Music will be furnished by the
Watson brass band.
Those wishing to so can secure their
tickets at A. G. Martins book store or
at the wharf. There has been a limit.
ed number Of tickets printed and those
who have purchased them will be per.
mitted to board the boat first.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
TRIED TO POISON
entire FAMILY
MAN ACCUSED OF PUTTING CYAN.
loE OF POTASSIUM IN wIFE,s
AND SONS COFFEE.

PfTTsBURG, June ?9.-caught with
a package Of cyanide OF potassium con.
tanning euosh Of the deadly poison to
kill 1000 people, which It is alleged
he was going to put into a pot Of cof,
fee prepared for members Of his fam.
lly. Joseph Mason, aged s5. Of / Pride
street, is locked up In the Center ave,
nue. station. He was arrested at his
home last night by Special Policeman
Dillon.
1t is alleged that Mason has for
some time treated the members OF his
family cruelty. even striking his wife.
Mrs. Sarah Mason. and his two sons.
B. F. Mason. aged 30 and Thomas Ma,
son. ager &c. or late, 1t is charged,
he has theatened to kill them and the
sons hare watched him closely. II Is
his custom TO prepare the morning
coffee for the family and B. F. Mason
alleged he went downstairs yesterday
morning Just In time to prevent his
father from putting the deadly poison
In the pot.
Mason led after being detected wItS
aN
the cyanide Of potassium. but returned
last evening and was arrested. In his
pocket was found another package Of
the poison.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
FORGER ARRESTED
ON LEAVING PEN
NOTED CHECK ARTIST CAPTURED
YESTERDAY BY DETECTIVE
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

WHEELING, June ?9.-An import
ant arrest was made yesterday by S,
S. Gerber, a detective OF indianapolis
The criminal captured was NJ. Gems
berg, noted check artist. Gensberg
was yesterday released from the State
penitentary at MoundsvIlle, and had
barely stepped from the, doors of the
Institution before he was again ar
rested by Gerber.
Gensberg, who according to the In
formation given to the local police
goes under a number OF aliases, and Is
badly wanted In a number Of places
for passing worthless checks. Two
Years ago. say the police, he yIetImIzed
Hamburger Bros. with a check TO the
extent OF over $40. At that time he
went under the name Of Rosen. AL.
though the local department almost
succeeded In capturing HIN at that
time. he escaped and was later caugh,
in Washington. D. c.. where he com
mitted similar offense. He was sen:
to the penItentiary at MoundsyIlle
where after serving two years he was
released yesterday. and Gerber was
waiting for him.
He Is wanted a, Indianapolis for
passing worthless checks. and 1t is
probable that considering his past rec,
ord, he will be severely dealt with. He
was locked up In the city jail until
the train came which would take the
officer and his prisoner to Indianapolis
1t is said that Gensberg is not the
prisoners real name, but is one OF the
various names under which he has
operated. He Is about thir,y.Ave years
Of age. 1t Is probable that he will
spend several years behind the bars
In Indiana.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
EDUCATION q ONFERENCE
At MORGANTO WIN III "
EsTEsFRTENDs ARR. INeENsEDI, ),

tense, has openly charged in q letter
written 10 ATTEND that witnesses have
been tampered with and many Of the
details Of what occurred on the mem
orable drive suppressed.
Counsel for Judge Loving were
greatly incensed at The acton OF Dis.
tr.ct Attorney Jerome, OF New. York,
In what they term 'butting in The
only reason that counsel can assign
for tSe New York district attorney
wiring precedent to the States coun.
sci is that Mr. Jerome hoped to be
able to Influence Judge Barksdale 10
decide in favor Of the prosecution
which would give hia, : precedent to
urge at the mex, trial o, Harry Ken.
dali Thay. should be desire to attack
the truth Of the. statements Of Mrs.
Thaw. The arguments had been com.
pleted when the district attbrney's
telssran was received and the author.
tiles Mr. Jerome cited not being &C.
cessible, the marriage had no effect.
The argument was begun late this
afternoon, after a day spent by the
attorneys for both sides In the nrepar.
alton Of Instructions and a legal wran.
gle over them before the court. The
instruction prepared by the prosecu!
ton touching on the "uawrltten law
was stricken out by the court.
Attorney Daniel Harmon, o, Char.
iottesviiie, for the prosecution. and
Attorney Aubrey Strobe, for the de.
fense, spoke for an hour aud hal,
each. Commonwealth Attorney Wood
Bouldin, Of Halifax county, Will close
for the prosecution.
Mr.. Harmon in his address sought
to show that Judge Loving killed Es.
tes after "ieiIberation. premeditatIon
and reflection and that the. defend.
ant was a sane and responsible man man
at. the time qt. the killing. thus making
the oifense murder in the first degree
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
NE'1ll LAWS in EFFECT. MONDAY
The Plunderer ofthe Pennsylvania
State Treasury Stand a Chance
Of Getting What's Coming to Them

+ HARRISBURG, Pa. June 90. The
manner IN which the prosecution Will
be brought against those ,resp sponslble
for the State capitol thefts. has moi 10,
been decided upol by attorneys for the
Investigation commission. Attorney
James scarlett 10 whom Governor
Stuart gives credit of uuearthlng the
proof Of fraud. conspiracy, colluslOn
and embezzlement, in speaking abolt
the arrests and criminal prosecutions,
declared today that the methods to
be employed will not be lightly de.
cided upon. 1t will not be a one man
decision and the question will be left
to the attorney general and every de.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
IH|ll0.NllK n. N ! !! HONK !.
AUTOMOBILES TAKE SUDDEN
FALL IN PRICE, WHEN ASSES.
soas COME ROUND.

CLEVELAND; O., June 2s.-Automo.
btlss In Cleveland suddenly drop in
yalueiwhen the assessor makes his an.
nual visit. Our supposed millionaire
car owners must be riding in second.
hand machines. The average value no
which their owners pay taxes Is 800.
Mayor johnson Is the only Cleye.
lander, according to the tax duplicate.
who can engage In a real stylish and
comfortable automobile ride. He has
three machines. valued at $4,000.
When lno. D. Rockefeller Is in Cleye.
land he rides in eight conyeyances, all
valued at $1,000. Samuel Mather, one
oi cleyeland's wealthiest men, rides
Int $50 automobile, and Alex wInton,
millionaire automobile manufacturer,
says he uses a $500 cars.