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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
AIeohol From
NaturalsG Gas
FfFTy lALEoNs OF ALcoHoL
FRoWs25aoRs6oscENTs WORTH

Pateit has been Issued to DR..
Henry spencerssBlackmore an Indus.
trial chemist of washington. ID. G..
q converting natural gas into alto:
hcI MISUNDERSTANDING interests OF the
United States are making Inquiry Ia
the bureaug Of manufacturers In regard
10 tti ssnewgmethodEo t producing alco.
hcL DpctorEBlackmor presents the
following Information; IA which he
states that he has devised ia process
ofs converting natural gas which con
tatns an average 30 per cent. of
methane,.s into alcohol by The action Of
limited portions of oxygen OF mir In
theSpresence5ofsa heat absorbing nuld.
sneh as steam: which prevents com.
plete combustion and maintains. The
tstnparture below the decomposing
point On alcohol, the }oxidation being
inducedsand9m aintained by passing on
HE gaseous ingredients through nm
slectrtca11y5 heated gauze. BY subject.
ing natural gas to a limited OF. restrain.
"a oxidation Is combustion In this
~ Lib tGILSun QlTeGLlyL INTO
;aleoholsEand Sdehydrogenated .alcohols
Known as aldehydes, the aldehyde OF
methane5 alcohol twood alcohol) being
kknownaas formaldehyde. The product
therefore, III mixture OF methyl and
alcohol, containing o. small portion OF
forfnaldehydes which can be readily
sepaartedss9 s1f The combustlorteis prop.
rerlys regulated md controlled, 1000
n eet5o fSnaturalifgas will produce approx.
Ssimately a50sgallons of alcohol, and as
natural gas cansbe readily obtained in
unlimited auantitles at from 55to 10
centslper 1000 feet, itsfollows that the
cost OF 50fgallons OF alcohol produced
int this manner would only be 25 or SO
cents forsHthe raw material. A plant
demonstratnE fthecommercial value OF
8thissprocess will shortly bee frected in
Western Pennsylyania probably at
:Braa4dlftorrdd.I1C:5 in the OH City
Derrtck
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Leave for Virginia.

Miss Elizabeth Stone will leave to
morrow morning for covington. Va.
where she VIII be the guest OF her Sis
tiers, Mrs. T. NJ. Gathright and Mrs.
Edgar Waddell for several months.
She viii spend tomorrow night in
Huntington the guest Of Mrs. II. G.
Dowles. Mrs. j. "A. Ffckinger will ac.
company her to Petersburg and spend
the day.
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Meeting Of the Mothers Club.

At the home OF Mrs. Robert Denham.
on Jackson street. a profitable and in
terestlng meeting Of the Mothers
Club was held on Tuesday afternoon.
Interesting papers were read by Mrs.
j.. Walter Barnes, Mrs. c. l.. Holland,
Mrs. Mary Hennen and Mrs. E. S.
Amos. and several new members were
taken In! a tempting course of re.
freshments vas served during the so.
cia1 hour which followed the pro-
gramme. The members present were,
Mesdames 2. A. B%illingslea, E. S.
Amos, George Amos. Richard Gilke-
son, Cook, Mcdonald, c. L. Holland,
J. Walter Barnes, Lee. Porter Ho1.
lond, Swearingen, Mary Hennen, f.
p. Parks, Lawrence Hennen. G. F.
Carroll, D. B. Snider and J. c. Miller
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To NY Friends and Patrons

To My Friends and Patrons.
am still doing business at the old
stand opposite the Courthouse where
will continue to furnish to my Gus.
the best in meats. fish and
poultry.
CHAS. G.. ROBB.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Fell Into River
MYRTLE MERR1FiELD NEARLY
PASSED OVER THE GREAT
STREAM LAST MIGHT.

Myrtle Merrifield almost ended her
career last night. She was along the
river bank and at a point near Dad
Mans Hollow she fell into the river
and had gone down the second time
when she was rescued. She was TAX
en- to the city jail to sober UP. The
decollete dtshabille negllgee style OF
her dress would not permit her to al.
pear In police court this morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Shot Officer
POSSES IN SEARCH or BURGLARS,
ONE OF WHOM KILLED A
POLICEMAN.
(By United Press.,}

SALEM. Ohio, April S.-rnsses arc
searching the woods for three burglars;
one of whom killed Patrolman Charles,
Miller this morning. They pursued the
man to the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton. Miller had caught y of the
burglars after they had boarded! the
passenger train that had Just stopped.
as Miller marched the prisoner to-
ward the jail, a man shot him dead.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
o. G. G. Wheeler & H. C.. Posten. do.
ing business as the Jackson Street
Grocery, has this day dissolved part
nership by mutual consent, G. G.
Wheeler retiring from said business.
All accounts due said firm are payable
to H. G.. Posten, who will continue the
business at the same place.
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=

WIN Meet Win Mrs. Hunsaker.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Cen.
trail Christian Church VIII hold an.
all day session Q Thursday at the
home or Mrs. Harry Hunsaker OIL,
Eighth street and Walnut venue
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frestIent--E. III ShoWalteES
vice PresidentS-7P Leigh enInEa
Secretary and TreasIres8- ISEUv
Simpson, Jr.
During mleetins Sc $thesEraftnrx
freestbyteryf which VIII be held ht.Tass
ext week, the local orsanizati1ns I'M!
observe brotherhood night. TnssJzr
being set apart for thtsH9eafssAh
rangemenntsSwer also maIesfvsas6ans
qfet To- be- he1dIon the ltsIsTaestay i'll
May, 2 Tor this Stosc:slDnssEI4ER
fatt, ct Y: g 9: lcto..lesrr. ypazhlnstsn
e, viii be E.drSitsaStossgisaan sssdrss9
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Horse Sale or Auction.

At McCray's Livery Barn, on jack
son street, Wednesday. April 8 at 1
o'clock p: NJ. 20 head of horses will
be offered for sale at auction. Some
good drivers and work horses will be
sold. A. FRIEDMAN, ct
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MADAME GOULD SAYS mol" mol,

NEW YORK. Apri: 5.--Mme. Anna
Gould last night authorized the state.
ment to be made by Tyler Morse that
she has no intention of marrying at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

Have you a pair Of Dorothy Dodd
oxfords7 Highland has then for you. tt
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Overlooked Orders

WITH THE RESULT THATSTwo
TRAINS NJ THEAD-oN AND
MANY WERE INJURED.
PARKERsBURG. April s. News
reached here that q terrible head=on
collision occurred at Little Hooking
last night ut O'clock. Passenger
ftrainsNo:$1 q met freight with the re-
sultStshats the8conductor and baggage
mnsterswere sericusly Injured. lap
nears that the passenger ofer
looked orders NoSfnrther detaiis scaa
bes learned
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
MORE TROUBLE FOR SULK.
Jersey City Constable Said to
Be Looking for Him.

Ever since Saturday a constable
armed with a warrant for their arrest
has been searching Jersey City for
Charles H. Sulk. ST.. md Charles H.
Sulk. Jr. The Sulks. father. and son,
are accused by George Britten, a law
yer at rs Montgomery street. with hav-
ing assaulted him.
Sulk, sr., who recently figured in a
sensational escape from the Morris
Plains Asylum. lived for several years
in Newark with a woman not his wife.
1t was because of his conduct that his
wife instituted the proceedings that
resulted in his commitment to the asy-
lum. He insisted that he was sane,
and after his escape a 1unacy. COM
mission declared he was perfectly ca
pable, of attending his affairs, despite
his wife's statement to the contrary.
Sulk since hen has conducted a
plumbing business at 749 Communipaw
avenue.
Britten. the complainant in the as.
sault n battery case, was counsel
for Sulk in the preliminary stages o.
his trouble. He has a suit pending fol-
a claim of 1915, and 1t is this that
brought about the trouble with his
former client.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
PICTURES NOT FITTO SEE.
Mutoscope Machine Seized; Pro-
prietOr and Boys Arrested.

Directing to the pictures shown in
six mutoseope machines at Frank Zu-
beek's Theatorium, Little Coney Island,
North Hudson. patronized by boys,
Edward A. Ransom. jr., secretary of
the Dependency and Crimes Commits
sion. and Captain Leonard Marcy, Of
the North Hudson police department.
raided the resort sunday night and
confiscated six nj the machines. The
proprietor of the place and three boys,
Arthur Todd. 10 years Old, and John
Ricci. 70 years old. of i~Grandview, Ber-
gen County. and Charles Lewis, II
years old, of North Bergen. were ar
rested. According to Ransom the pic
lures were indecent.
The prisoners We're arraigned before
Recorder George Bedino yesterday.
The BOYS were dismissed and the pro-
prietor of the place was held in $500
bonds for the Grand Jury. Zubecks
defense was that the pictures were
sent to him by a New York concern,
and thai he did not know what they
were until he was arrested.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
MANY PERFECT SCORES.
Motorcycles Do Well in an
Endurance Run.

At $50. O'Clock yesterday morning eigh-
teen members of the New Jersey Motor
cycle Club headed their machines toward
Munroe, N. Y, the destination OF the
second 3D0-mile endurance run the club
has held. The start was made from the
Park avenue bridge, over Branch Brook
Park, and the finish was at Lincoln Park,
where eleven of the original starters fin
ished with perfect scores. The men fin
ished the run at $50 o'clocl0 and as all OF
the reports from the checking station have
not yet been received, It Is not known just
how many will he credited with a perfect
score when the final report Is announced.
Although the roads were a little muddy
from the recent rain the cyclists had little
trouble, only three were penalized for tire
trouble. Part of the test was a hill
climbing contest, held at Green Pond Hill.
N. j.. where some of the competitors lost
a few points. Before the race was half
over four OF the men had dropped out
Of the race on account of minor accidents.
Following are those who finished with
perfect score: CUnoficial), Thayer Nc
Laren, George Fawcett, p. w. Stevens. *.
F.. Moore, George c. Post. r. Springfield,
Percy Drummond, Carl w. Bush, Kenneth
D.. Owens, Watson ]. Kluczek, George
Hamilton.
AT Green Pond Hill A.. j. Tusco, f. 1.
Maurer and Fl. e. Coryell dropped out.
C. Crownshield, of New York, didn't finish.
j. c. johnson and 6. Schellenberger were
each 81 minhtes lac at the finish. Carl
Segelbach saw his finish at Morrlstown.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
COLLEGE OF
State School to Throw Open
Doors in Jersey City Today.

The department of pharmacy of the
University of the state of New Jersey
will open it's doors today in Jersey
City. The big college building Is 10
Gated at the corner of Clinton and
Jackson The trustees vii
gather at the foot of the tall iagpole
this morning and hoist the college col
ors. cardinal and royal purple.
Professor Hermann j. Lohmann. Phi,
G., Phi, D., who for twelve years was
connected with the College of Phar-
macy in Newark, is dean of the uni
versity. The faculty is composed OF
thoroughly capable men who ave
gained for themselves an enviable
reputation in the professions of phar-
macy and medicine.
The facilities at hand in the institu-
ton are very fine. Over 500 specimens
are in the museum of materia medica
Many of them are very rare.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08

ZA "a 49, -
trousers and coats and wore white
shoes and hats, and carried large loaves
of bread. The Cigar Makers Union
turned nj in great number. and the
members carried red. white and blue
umbrellas. with letters on every one
which spelled:
"SMOKE UNION MADE BLUE
LABEL CIGARS"
The centre men in the line of the
Typographical Union also carried white
umbrellas, all of them forming the
name and the number of the union.
The other members carried Japanese
umbrellas.
The Horseshoers' Union had a wagon.
and OH it they conducted a practical
demonstration of making horseshoes.
At the City Hall the Mayor was pre-
sented with a horseshoe which had
heen forged on the wagon. With the
Mayor were Alderman Patrick Fl.
Ryan, president of the Common u
ell; Police Commissioner Harrigan and
Fire Commissioners IT. e. Burke and
Charles Logan. The Mavor expressed
his surprise that the unions turned out
so strong. and is of opinion that It all
means resumed prosperity.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
FAv0RS
BEER ON SUNDAY
CoIbyite Candidates for Republic
can Assembly Nomination
Have Varied Views.

There are SO many different opinions
among the nine men Of the Colby ma
chine who are being backed for Re-
publican nomination for Assembly that
they are going TO issue separate state
ments on the subject. - ..a .- ~.
The opinions will cover a wide range.
Frederick A. Fischer, of this city, Is
in favor of the saloons being open on
Sunday. He says that he would favor
a bill in the Legislature that would
permit the sale of liquor seven days a
week If the people SO voted, and h a
if the question were submitted to the
people he would work for the adoption
of the measure.
Fillmore Condit. who secured the In
dorsement of David H. ~Slayback, OF
Verona, by the Colbyites, was a can
didate for Assembly or the I~udepend-
ent Citizens ticket himself not so lone
ago. He has been associated with the
third party and the New Idea organi'
cation alternately. Mr.. Slayback's ex-
else views haven't as yet been made
known.
Assemblyman William p. Martin il
in favor of local option, although III
voted against the bill of he Anti-Sa
loon League last winter and wal
threatened with defeat by its superin
tendent, j. Frank Burke. If he attempt
ed to secure denomination. Assembly
men Harry C. Hines and Austen Cot
! gate, who are on the New Idea pri
mary ticket this year, were ais
against local option in the Legislature
when the Crosby bill was up for a vote
but are understood to have MI
BurlSe's o. K. this fall.
Assemblymen H.. Stacy Smith ant
John F. Clark. the two Regulars wh'
have been Endorsed by the New Idea
ties. are in favor of home rule, bu
both voted with the rest of the ESSEX
delegation against local option a
called for in the Anti-Saloon League
bill introduced by Assemblyman Ben
jamin Crosby. of Ocean. That meas
ure provided for what was termed 10
cal prohibition.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
FORT WIrHOLps REPLY.

SEA GRIT. Sept. 7.-Goyernor Fort
said tonight that he would make no
reply to the statement of the Atlantic
City committee until he has had a
chance to read it. Concerning his let.
ter in praise of the resort it was said
the Governor wrote it, as Governor
Stokes wrote a similar letter before
him, in response to a request from the
publicity promoters of the resort for an
expression from the Governor which
might be used in drawing visitors to
Atlantic City from distant points. Ths
Governor was led to believe that the
letter would not be used in the State,
it was said, although he still holds the
opinion expressed in the letter as to
the attractiveness of Atlantic City as
a resort and the hospitality accorded
to visitors there.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
RIVAL PARAOERS
kEPT.FAR APART
Police in New York Prevent a
Clash Between the c. F. U.
and Transfers.
.fBy Telegraph to the Star.l


NEW YORK, Sept. u Tears eA-
pressed by the Labor Day committee
49, contr. raa.r.tea Union on
80
SUNDAY that there h'ish' NC " '"'
between the Central Federated Union
paraders and the men in line In the
parade today of the United Teamsters
of America proved to be groundless.
The police kept the parade or the
teamsters back until IL was known
that the last Of the marchers of the
Central Federated Union were near
enough to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., where
the route ended. to prevent a mlXup'
When the parade OF the United Team-
sters of America reached the END OF
the route at Washington Square there
was not a sign OF the other paraders.
The leaders OF the Central Federated
Union parade m that from So'ooo
TO 4o.ooo were III me Inc teamsters
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
PICNIC OF KENfEL & ESSERS.

Grand View Park. in the Hudson City
section of Jersey City. was crowded all
yosterday afternoon and evening with
members and friends of the Society OF
kenfel & Esser Employees. Two or
chestras furnished dance II prone
made music. William Asselmeyer was
floor manager and was assisted by Paul
yogt. George Ameling n Grover c.
Bachmann. G.. Arndt was chairman of
the arrangement committee and O.
Freund headed the reception com
mittee. 'rhe officers of the society are;
John Werbrecht. president; E. Arndt,
vice-president; l.. Stoecker. financial
secretary; II. Luerssen, recording sec
rotary, and w. l. +. Kenfel, treas
nrer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08

times and effort is now being made to
procure such evidence as will enabie
their indictment. They have been closed
for some time. These, we believe, are
all the instances of anything like open
white gambling establishments which
have existed or attempted to exist In
Atlantic City for a number of years.
"tAs to the insignificant colored caro-
and gambling clubs which open from
time to time. in the back part OF the
city, and which the authorities as often
close and about which newspaper re-
ports frequently go out to the erect
that the gamblers are again open ana
doing business in Atlantic City, these
are certainly not sufficiently important
to be allowed to give the impression
that gambling is generally prevalent
here. Such is emphatically not the
case"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
P. S. c. MEN VOW
TO DIG UP WIRES
Arcade Block Lighting Company
Steals a March and Makes !.
Connections.

A lively scene is expected this morn.
ing when the Public Service Corpore%
ton will try to remove the electric
wire connection between the Arcade
building and the store Of Lauter q
Co, two doors below, forming a loop
around the store of A. A. Eisele, 653< 6r
Broad street.
The Arcade Block Lighting Company
some time ago could not get the per-
mission to string their wires over
Eisele's building. This was necessary
to reach most of their customers. Yes
terday morning at about 3 o'clock
Manager. James o. Sharpe and Vice
President Clayton j. Morse, OF the Ar
cade Company, appeared with some
workmen, tore up the street in front
Of Eisele's building two feet wide
and foul feet deep. and made onnec
lions from the Arcade cellar to the
cellar of Lauter & Co.
Engineer T. Quinn, of the Public
Service Corporation, when asked what
action the corporation would take, de
clared that he could not tell. He an
swered all questions with:
wait until tomorrow morning, ,
O'clock"
Mr.. Quinn, showing a small key to a
reporter for THE MORNING STAR,
said:
81 was in Eisele's store at the time
the Arcade people tore up the street.
This is the key. I could not do any
thing. and the policeman o n the beat
had turned in, otherwise I would have
made him ask these people to show
their permit for digging up the street"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
ATLANTIC CITY
ANSWERS FORT



from the catch penny annoyances 50
common at resorts. Upon her great
amusement piers and in her splendid
theatres high class music and the best
theatrical plays and shows of the
try are the principa attractions, while
her bathing, yachting, fishing, golfing,
horseback riding, motoring, roller chair
riding and other out-of-door diversions
are in their health giving and innocent
attractions unequalled elsewhere n the
world.
"To suggest for a moment that in any
Of these or any other respect the yis-
itors to Atlantic City are not In perfect
safety and security or are in any way
in need of protection by martial law,
would. if it were eveISintended, he an
u~nwarranted and malicious libel which
no political exigencies could possibly
justify. We believe that such a sug-
| gestion was never intended, and Ger
tainly to her millions of visitors who
know Atlantic City it woul be simply
preposterous. They believe with us that
Governor Fort, of the State of New
| Jersey. who has been a frequent visitor
here, stated the real facts and his true
sentiments in a letter which he wrote
to us two months ago in the Following
words:
Words cannot add to the attractive
ness of Atlantic City. All Jerseymen
are proud of your great city u al
that goes to make it great. The pat
ronage of the public is commanded pS
the attractions which you present IT
your magnificent hotels, your splend1o
walk and the delightful associations
which one finds at your seaside resort
Nothing one can want for rest ant
recreation is wanting at Atlantic CITY
Every gathering that is held there
finds that it's members have had a de
lightful time, and there Is no place II
the world where the entertainment II
as hospitable and the greetings NOR
cheerful than one finds with you,
(Sfgned) JOHN FRANKLIN FORT"
Gambling Unknown.
ITO her ten millions of annual Wis
itors gambling is practically unknown
in Atlantic City. Attempts have beei
made to introduce it n they have
been successfully opposed. The lead
ing men of New York CAM
quietly to Atlantic City some three
wears ago. purchased q beautiful cot
tage for 800. 900, and opened it 10
gambling. Within three weeks tim'
they were closed up by the ~authoritie'
and Immediately sold their property a
a loss of $4,000 and left the city.
s'During the last spring a similar or
~ganization rented a property in Cfeise;
and established what was called tn
Mirionaires' Club for gambling. TIL
place was raided within two weeks
| closed up. the apparatus DESTROYED an
the alleged proprietors are now unde
Indictment. 1t is rumored that tw
smaller clubs have existed at variou
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
WILL APPEAL TO FORT.
Bill to Be Drawn to Lessen Sc
verify of Excise Laws.

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. AT a
meeting of fifty of the largest taxpay-
ers n hotel men tonight, with State
Senator Wilson, the excise question
was thoroughly gone over, and the de-
cision was reached to make a direct
appeal to Governor Fort and h Leg
islature for laws of a less stringent
nature governing hotels and the ques-
ton in general.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
the entire State is ready for less Sc
we're laws. A committee is to be
named this week to take the matter
up and prepare the draft of the suit
able bill.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
COLORED DEMOCRATS BUSY.
Will Hold Meeting Shortly to
Elect Officers.

The Young Democrats of Essex
County. a negro organization, will hold
a meeting at Randolph's Hail. .5S Will
lam street. a week from tomorrow eve
ming for the election of officers, Vice
Chairman Halsey Francisco last night
sent out a call to all who were interest
ed in last falls campaign.
Headquarters will soon be established
in the Second Ward by the colored aux
Hilary of the Essex County Demo
cratic committee. Henry M Randolph
and Cornelius Brown met with severa'
prominent Democratic workers last
night and outlined the work for the
fall. Randolph is chairman of the aux
Hilary,