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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
their No. 0 well on tie Dressler heirs
farm after drilling through the Keener
Pennsylvania Wells.

Near Paris. In Washington county,
Pa, and four miles east OF the Hol-
llday's Cove development, the Lucky
Seven OIL Company completed Its
initial test we'll on the ]. c. Owing
farm drought the Berea md found
that formation dry. They are drilling
this test, to the Hundred Foot sand
In the Burgettstnwn field. the Pitts
burg & Buffalo Coal Company mas
completed It's initial test well on Its
own tract, located about 1000 feet
north OF Peoples Natural Gas compa-
ny's No. 3 Kerr farm, and It is show.
ing for a 20 barrel per day pumper.
In the Mcdonald field, r. c. Gil.
lesple's initial test well on the Penn
Mining company's tract is completed
and showing for a 6 barrel per day
producer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

On Thursday. March the fourth, the
West virginian will publish some spe.
cial features which will Increase the
size of the paper to ~ or 1G pages,
and the Issue will contain, among 9TH
er special features The inaugural ad.
dress Of President Taft in full
viii Reach Every Home In Falrniont.
Arrangements have been made for
the delivery Of n sample copy OF this
paper to every home in Fairmont that
is not on the list Of our regular sub.
scribers. This Is also the date OF Is.
sue OF the TwIce,a:Week edition and
this circulation will also help to in.
sure a wide distribution OF the paper.
No better chance for an advertiser to
place a proposition before the Fair.
mont public will ever be offered and
when It Is considered that no extra
charge will be made for space in this
issue other than OUR regular advertls.
Ing rate It does not take much OF n
mathematician to arrive at the conclu.
sion that the rate charged will be only
about one.third Of The value OF the
#
real service rendered.
Copy Must Be In Early.
Extra copy for ta!s edition must be
in early to insure its insertion as the
space must necessarily be limited.
The special so5.CO In gold prizes to
be given to the readers OF the ads on
that date will insure each and every
advertiser large and attentive audi
ence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
NEWS OF THE WEST v1R-
GINA OIL FIELDS.

Very few compilations and those gen
orally Of the light class Of producers
Is the rule In the Tower southwest
fields. Only one well better than an
average producer being in the lists.
The Hope Natural Gas Company has
completed Its second test well on the
J. G. Hill farm in the Castor pool. In
Lewis county. and about 800 feet from
their Molly Marts. to the Gordon Stray
sand and 1t flowed 100 barrels In the
first "a hours. r
In the, Holidays Cove pool, in
Brooke county, the Hooker OIL & Gas
Company has completed Its third test
we'll on the R, Hooker farm and It Is
showing for a rs barrel per day pro
Queer. This location Is about 400 feet
southeast OF the same company's sec
ond test on this farm.
Southeastern ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the Bis Lime
development In the Townsville district
Monroe county, Fred Decker G Co.
have completed a third test well on
the NJ. A. Parkhurst and. i Is, show.
ling for a 3 barrel perFday producer
from the Big Lime. 41 S
/. In the same locality Parker & Ed
wards Oil Company have abandoned e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
Buttons
White Wash Brushes.

In the special page OF advertise
ments to he published on the fourth
OF March, Inauguration day there will
be one advertisement OH white wash
brushes and another about buttons.
There will he n boom In the button
business and the white wash brush
business with these two firms on
March 5 and and these two adyer-
tisements should not be overlooked as
they will contain timely announce
ments. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
READ TiAE ADS.
$500 in Gold Prizes.


On,Thurslay. March 9Th, there vii
appear in the West v:rginian special
mage OF display advertisements IN
which practically every business in
FaIrmont will he represented.
There will appear also on this page
the announcement Of plan by which
$500 in gold will be distributed, 10
the readers Of The special advertise
ments. 49,
Watch for the particulars and Sst
ready to reap the harvest OF Eohl
coin. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
81. o. C. Entertained.

g 5gMr.s Joe P. Fleming and Miss Dess
Rankin delightfully."- entertained the
4 III o. &c. Club last evening at the
home Of the former on Plerpoat avr.
niue. "a delightful evening was spent
by the guests md delicious refresh
,tments were served. Besides the mem
sbers OF the club the guests were Mr..
sand Mrs. c. E. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
SFSSsmith, Mrs. Maggie Regar aad Mrs.
Wilbur brand.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
City Charter
CAN'T BE AMENDED EXCEPT NO.
TicE is GIVEN by PREVIOUS
tf PUBLICATION.

Few people in FaIrmont realize that
the city charter cannot be amended
except notice for certain length Il
time beforehand be published in the
newspapers, hence 1t is idle to write
or telegraph our representatives at
Charleston asking them to do so.
Section 2G3 OF the code OF West Viz.
ginla Is explicit on this point and It
might be well enough for people who
have been spending money sending
kilograms to read that section.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
/ s4@2 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per

1902 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per
cent; closing bid, / 3.4 per cent; Offer.
ed at . per cent. Time loans easier,
co days. 21.2 per cent; 90 days, 2Si
per cent; six months, 3 per cent
Close: Prime mercantile paper. II
al per cent; sterling exchange steady
with actual business in banker bills
at 81 S5.25G4 $685. for 60 day bills
and at 81 s7.45 for demand. CONNER
cIal bills, 81 S5@4.s5 IS. Bar silver
50 5.sc. Mexican dollars, 44c' GOV
eminent bonds steady. Railroad bonds
irregular.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Tetty and Henry kuio Bond. 500.
H sa,esy:
u IL. S. LlyelYs sdminls trator dc bonus
non % tae persona estates sot Charles
|Sturm, Thomas ! i. Boggess, Phillip
q. Boggess. Bond, 800. u. ai. Nee;
i. surety & 4 v A 4
6will Of Andrew Sterling probated:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
Treasury Balances.

Observation-Disclosures u the
treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive OF the st5o,OOo,OOO gold re-
serve, shows: Available cash balance
s1s7,Sss,1 O1. Gold coin and bullion,
s3G,932,2S9.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

easier tone In the coarse gray goods
market. Cotton yarns holily only fairly
steady and are in HgntS demand o1aj
Of the big wooden companies has tateai
the largest volume Of orders forS nm
mems wear ever recorded By ths, cor
cern. Some Of the! smaller mills NAL
Ing all wool and all worsted goods
are also vel sold for fall but the grnfsi
eral average OF small concerns So nnsj
up to normal. "! IS Il 81 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
Dry Goods.

NEW YORK-The dry goods mar
kct ruled quiet in primary circles but
the jobing trade continues steady IN %
most OF the departments there Is an
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Your helpwanted ad. will enable
you to Interview all Of the people In
the city who would be Eligible" for
the position.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Eaoatts. sailed today nom liverpool
tor home III. Barb WI returned iEu
med y The VI. y. and Mrs 81
Barrie win so on TO Park ersburg to
xsit relat iyes. l3i!s IA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
. lll1 Il !.
|I@ b @B e q 81
To Have. Exchange.
Sas>>sp~e,>d

1.-THE Ladies' Aid Soclsty OF the N.
81. Church, South, Will hold an eS,
change on Saturday morning at the
gYost Flats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
Butter and Eggs.

NEW YoRK-Butter barely steady;
receipts, 5,4S7. Creamery specials Sic
tofIlcla), 3lc: creamery held,common
to special, 2?62sc. Cheese, firm. IN
changed; +. receipts, N2o. Eggs, firm;
receipts, 1890. State, Pennsylvania
and nearby brown and mixed fancy
24@25c; do fair to eholce,%24924.1.2c;
western first, % 34c;; seconds, 23G
2sl.2c. .533 Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
liETo Give Recital at clark sburs.

To Give Recital at clarksburs.
VI Miss Mary Virginia Christie went to
SClarksburg this afternoon, where she
will give a planoforte recital before
the Marcota Club. These musicals
are delightful events In ,clarksburg
slcalScircles and this event will be
no exception to the rule.
s y Sailed To-Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mailman T. Barbe
Woo have been abroad for several
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
NEWS FROM The COURTHOUSE.


James Knight. administrator, VI. J,
William Knight. Circuit Court, lles'
pass. N. Powell, att5nt? for plalH'
tiff H.. rHH. T.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

NDw1YoRK-Moneylg on call easy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

capitation. The secretary said there
was no present intention to prosecute
Vail.
% Loeb Sees "Greatest Shakeup.-
New York. Nov. Cove are in the
midst of the greatest shakeup in the
history of the customs department, .
said Collector Loeb More employ IS
have been dismissed from the New
York office since 1 took charge than
during the entire previous history of
the service. and we are not through
yet. We are going te keep at it until
the New York CUSTOM house is made
thoroughly respectable
Secretary MacVeagh's statement
in Washington shows what we had ac-
complished up to yesterday. Add to
that the 10 employees dismissed yes
terday and you will see that we have
gone pretty thoroughly into the mat
er. 1 am continuing my Investigations,
and 1 can say that there are more
heads to be Topped off soon"
Vail Indignant.
James n. Vail expressed great in
dignation at his removal. Il have
been made the scapegoat," he said.
mot only have been absolutely faith
full to the government for the % years
l have been in the service, but it is
known fact that while l was at the
head of the weighing department 1
ferreted out the original frauds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
COMPERS AGAIN
HEADS A. F. OIL.
Reelected President at Toronto
Convention Without Sign
Of Opposition.
MEETS NEXT AT ST. LOUIS
Resolutions Adopted Thanking the
Canadian Government and Rap
ping O. s. Courts.

Toronto, ONT. Nov. 2O.-SamueI
Gompers was unanimously reelected
president Of the American Federation
of Labor at its convention today.
The federation decided to hold its
next convention in st. Louis.
Going After Steel Trust.
Toronto, Nov. G0.-TEe American
Federation of Labor today directed
that the presidents of the various or
ganizations affiliated with the fed
Grafton be called to meet at Pittsburg
Dec. 13 to outline a course Of action
against the alleged "open shop" pol
icy of the U. S. Steel corporation
which the federation declared to be
the most formidable enemy" of the
organized labor movement. The
meeting will be attended by Gompers
or some one appointed by him.
Another Rap at Courts.
Toronto, Nov. 20.-Under the guise
of a resolution of thanks to the city of
Toronto for its hospitality to the del
egates, the convention of the American
Federation of Labor yesterday took an
other rap at the courts of the United
States. BY a unanimous rising vote
the convention endorsed the position
of President Gompers IN the Bucks
Stove & Range company's injunction
case, and voted to pay his salary and
that of Secretary Morrison should they
eventually be sent to jail, and also to
compensate Vice President Mitchell,
who is not a salarfed officer.
Attacks InjunctiOns.
In the resolution of thanks for the
hospitality of this city was para
graph which read: "That the freedom
of speech which we have exercised
without judicial restraint based on su-
and self-arrogated au-
thority. has been more in conformity
with the fundamental principles of =
free and self-governing people, free
speech and free press, than is possible
at present in the United States"
When the committee on the presi-
dents report submitted it's report to
the convention it attacked the issuing
of injunctions in labor disputes more
pointedly than did the original mes
sage of President Gompers.
The report read in part:
Should Not Obey.
when the court arrogates to itself
the power to issue injunctions never
by rules of equity and in
direct violation of constitutional and
statutory law and assumes the right to
issue injunctions for the purpose of
criminal law, it departs from
the domain of property rights and In
vades that of personal rights in man
ner for which there can be no excuse,
except that the court thereby becomes
the sole judge of the law, and the fact,
If the parties enjoined are declared
guilty of contempt, the extent of the
punishment. All of which is direct
violation of the fundamental laws of
the land and the Anglo-Saxon concept
Of human liberty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
OF AMERICANS
JUSTIFIED BY NICARAGUA

Washington, Nov. 20.-Oficial con-
firmation of the execution in Nicara-
qua of the Americans, Leroy Cannon
and Leonard Grace. was received by
the state department this morning.
Says They Were Guilty.
Saltwater, MINI, Nov 20.-That
Louis w. Grace and Leroy Cannon,
the Americans recently put to death
at--MaBagaa, Nicaragua, by order Of
President Zelaya were executed after
fair and impartial tril by court mar
tial was the information received by
State Senator George H. Sullivan of
Saltwater last night in a cablegram
from James NJ. Hall, a former Still
water, man, who for the last eight
years has been engaged in the mining
business in Nicaragua.
Consul Not Informed.
The first reports were to the effect
that the two Americans were put ID
death without being given the privi-
lege of trial or advice of counsel. Ac-
cording to Hills cablegram the Ameri-
can consul advised Washington of the
death of the two men without being
fully advised as to the particulars
Halls cablegram says:
Grace and Cannon were caught
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
HEADS BY SCORE
Fall Into Basket When Customs
Collector Loeb Works the
Guillotine.
MEANS TO MAKE A GOOD JOB
Part of General Reorganization of the
System to Make It Thoroughly
Respectable"

Washington, D. c., Nov. 20.-The
elimination from the customs service
Of Acting Deputy Surveyor James F.
Vail, the abolition of that office in the
New York customs house. the dismis-
sal of 1O4 men and demotion of 1913
men at New York from March 4 up
to last night, together with about a
score of other changes. included in
Collector Loeb's statement yesterday
from New York, were announced by
Secretary MacVeagh last night.
This information, together with the
announcement that "the collector is
continuing his investigation makes
it seem probable that evidence which
will warrant the dismissal or indict-
ment Of 100 more men in the customs
service, is in the hands of the col
lector.
Three Who Confessed Remain.
The three weighers who confessed
to the authorities and whose evidence
has figured so largely in the investiga-
ton, have not been disturbed in the
service, and they will remain, so far rs
the government is concerned. But Mr..
MacVeagh pointed out that it was
questionable whether they would care
to continue in the limelight
Mr. Vail. who drew a salary of So
900 year as acting deputy surveyor
at New York. was until recently the
foreman of weighers at that port.
secretary MacVeagh last night said
there were no charges again Vail, and
indicated that the fact that he had
been the head of the weighers while
the sugar frauds were in progress was
at least largely responsible for his de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

others until that corporation had abso-
lutte control of the production and
selling of oil, limiting the production
and debating prices. The decree en-
joins the individual defendants, the
STANDARD OIL company and subsidiary
corporations from continuing or carry
ing into effect the illegal combination
they have formed and from entering
into any like combination of conspir-
acy the effect of which Will be TO re-
strain interstate commerce IN petro-l
leum or its products or to prolong the
unlawful monopoly of such commerce
obtained by the defendants as stated
In the decree, and they are forbidden
from engaging or continuing in inter-
state commerce until they discontinue
their illegal combination.
In Effect I'm 30 Days.
st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 2O.-The decree
Of dissolution in the Standard Oil case
takes effect In 80 days unless suspend
ed by appeal to the supreme court &C
the United States.
Some Exceptions MADE
Thirty-three of the 20 odd subsidiary
corporations of the Standard OIL ara
excepted from the order Of dissolution
and the bill is dismissed as against
them
Judge Hook Concurs
st. Louis, Nov. 20.-In addition to
the opinion written by Judge Sanborn
in the Standard Oil case concurring
In the opinion filed by Judge Hook
who agrees with the other judges IN
all they say and in addition expresses
some further views on the subject CT
monopoly.
PIeases at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 20.-News of the
dissolution of Standard OIL ordered
by the circuit court at St Paul was
very gratifying to government officials
here. Solicitor General Bowers de-
clared it to be "of the great impor-
tance In a legal view inasmuch as 10
and the tobacco company case are the
first attacks upon aggregation Of sew
eral industrial companies in a com
bination through stock proprietorship
and stock agreements."
wIckersham ImpresseA
Leavenworth, Nov. 20y-'Tt is one
Of the most important decisions ever
entered in this country" declared Ao-
torney General Wickersham, who is
here, when apprfsed by the Associated
Press of the Standard OIL decision]
THE decision OF dissolution against
a great corporation like that Of the
Standard Oil is OF the utmost that
could have been imposed by law upon
great monopolies, which has been the
object OF antitrust legislation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

followed the advice and there was no
Interference.
+ Great Heap Found.
| Cherry, Ill, Nov. 20.-A great heap
OF bodies was reached in the mine
today after a night OF desperate eff
forts to remove distinctions. In one
great pile behind a fall in" of gravel,
timber and coal the explorers discoY-
cred 80 bodies. They waited until day
break to bring the bodies to the sur
face, when, in the half light of the
SUMS first rays the ghastIy procession
began.
On a canvas stretcher upon the
ground one by one the 80 bodies were
placed. Few women were present at
the time, but for the most part the
village had not been awakened. But
when the town awakened the pathetic
scenes which accompanied the recov-
cry of the first of the dead were re-
enacted on a larger scale.
Hold Only "a Hours.
Owing to the condition of the
bodies they will be held only "a hours
for Identification. II not recognized
within that time record will be pre-
served and interment carried out.
LAborers were at work all night dig
ging graves in anticipation of the re-
coveries today.
Have 40 Bodies mt p. NJ.
BY o'clock this afternoon 40 bodies
had been brought to the surface AMI
a majority Of them identified. OF the
300 victims not more than 200 can be
identified
identification Grows Routine.
The work of Identification became
routine as the day progressed. When
ever a time check was found in the
pocket the number was looked up IN
the books and the name announced.
The finding today of full dinner pals
convinced one of the state mine in
spectors that all the miners died of
suffocation Saturday soon after the
fire broke out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

with dynamite and a dynamite ma
chine in their possession with which
they intended to blow up a govern
ment transport containing 500 men
They were given fair trial by court
martial and, after confessing their
guilt, were condemned to death and
executed. Both Cannon and Grace
wrote letters to their families Confess
ing their guilt" 1900
JustIHes the Execution
Washington, Nov. 20-A statement
from the Nicaraguan legation here
iustifies the execution of the Amer
leans on the ground they confessed
to locating mines in order to blow
up two vessels carrying government
troops. The American vice consul at
Managua advised the state depart
ment the commander in chief of
the Nicaraguan army and minister
general opposed the execution, which
was ordered by President Zelaya.
More warships Ready
rhe cruiser Tacoma and gunboat
Marietta have been ordered to place
themselves in position to cooperate
with the cruiser Des Moines now in
Nicaraguan waters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
HARVARD FALLS
BEFORE YALE

New York, Nov. 20.-Outslde OF the
Yale-Harvard game at Cambridge this
afternoon interest in the eastern foot
ball situation attaches 20 the game be-
ween Brown university and the Car
Isle Indians in this city and the con-
test between the University OF Illinois
and Syracuse university at Syracuse.
Two Lending Contests I'm West.
Chicago. Nov. 3O.-In the west two
big games are on the list, the Mime
sota-Michigan at Minneapolis and the
Chicago Wisconsin in this city. Mime
sofa and Michigan meet for the first
time in six yeras and today's contest
is for the western championship.
while second place is the aim in the
local game
cambridse-FIrst half: Yale, S; Har-
ward, o.
cambridsc-FinaI: Yale, 8; Harvard,
syrseuse-First half: Illinois, 6;
Syracuse, 5.
MinneapoIis-FIrst half: Michigan,
8; Minnesota, 6.
chIcago-Fifteen minutes play:
Wisconsin, 8; Chicago, 6.
chicaso-First half: Chicago, C;
Wisconsin, 6.
MInneapoIIs-FlnaI: Michigan won
chanPionship. Michigan, IS; Mime.
sota, 6.
chIease-FInaI: Wisconsin, 6; Chi
cago, 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
PAUL GILMORE, THE
ACTOR, WEDS AGAIN

Staunton, Va, Nov. 20.-Paul Gil
more. the actor, was married last
night to Miss Ethel E. Canley, a Cali
fornian. and formerly a member of Gil
more's company This is Gilmore's
third marriage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
OIL DECISION
CAUSES DROP In
PRICE OF STOCK

New York, Nov. 20.-News of the
order dissolving the Standard OIL
caused an outbreak of liquidation on
the stock exchange and there were
general declines of 1 to points IN
general lines Reading was the weak
est stock, selling at decline of 4
points from yesterdays close. There
were signs of support at the close Of
the market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
MRS. REED is
FOUND GUILTY
OF EXTORTION

Denver, Nov. 20-Mrs. Allen F.
Read was today found guilty of at
tempted extortion. A year ago Mrs.
Read attempted to force Mrs. Gene
We've Chandler Phipps to give her
$4,000. threatening to blow her Up
with dynamite unless she complied.
The defense was insanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
DOWAGER DUCHESS is DEAD
ConsueIo, Former Prominent Amer
lean Woman Passes.

London, Nov. 20.-Consuelo, dow
ager duchess of Manchester, died ear
~ this morning of heart failure, fol-
lowing an attack of neuritis. She
had been i'll for some time from neu-
ritis, but recently complications de-
veloped. She was living in her Lon
don residence, Five Grosvenor
Square, and was attended by Sir AL
fred Fripp, NJ. D., surgeon in ordinary
to King Edward. At her bedside were
Lady Lister-Kayo and Miss Emily
Kznaga, her sister. During the i'll
ness of the dowager duchess. King
Edward frequently made inquiries
her condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Taft as school, Trustee.

Hampton, Va, Nov. 20.-President
Taft arrived here this morning and
took up his duties as member of the
board of trustees OF the Hampton nor
NAL and agricultural institute by at
tending the meeting of the board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Football Kills Another.

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Nov. 2O--verne
Merrill, member of the high school
football team, died today as a result
Of an accident while playing three
weeks ago.