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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
Good WELLS
STILL COMING ! vi |. ! ) in in
sHlNNsToN FIELD MAKING GOOD
-pEVELOPMENT is q
~ HEADED THIS WAY. II

z, The oil development in the Shinns'
ton field is still holding out and is like
~ to continue to be a god territory.
9l The Robert aHrdesty we'll No. 6 has
Just come In and Is a medium produc-
er. : s.3.}5-5 No. u
\ The tTh omas Martin well No ] came
In today. Both oil and gas were f0Nnd
in this well. It is thought that 1t Will
make a good oil we'll.
The we'll on tho s. l.. Vincent farm
is good for forty-tive barrels per day.
The well on the Mary "A. CorpenlnE
farm is due today. This we'll In the
fsrthest north of any that has yet been
drilled. and Is near this place.
Mr.. S. r. James. of this city, has two
god producers on his farm and the
third well due by the 1ast of this
month: The fourth we'll on his farm is
about une-third OF the way down.
An oil cnmnlny has been organized
and will drill n test well at Round
bottom. It is nickup company with
the Mississippi Glfss Company holding
the greater amount OF the stock.
The cnntrrct for the erection OF the
derrick has been let to Kuhn BHrrnck-
man .nnd the work will be started this
week X y i. X e 4, 7'lt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
4. S. ! | ATHLETIC. II I |. !
ASSOCIATION. \.
ELECTS OFFICERS AND GETS
ttE READY FOR FALL RUN OF
4S1 4S 4 BUSINESS. $1isi

The Athletic Association OF the
High School held a meeting yesterday
afternoon at the High Scnool building
and formed a permanent orEanizat ton
and elected the following officers :35s4
Carter Fleming.
q First vice presldent---Roy Mnnley.
Second vice president ifford Bell.
Secretary-Jesse Jacobs. 81
Traasurer-Prof. Morrow.
The old board OF directors submit
ted their report and ndannouncedgsth the
following nmnagera for the teams Gfor
the coming year. IL
4 FootbalI-F. Wayne May. II, IN Nh sS3.
Basketball-Arlingto leming.
Baseball-Thomas r. Cook siss
+ Carter Fleming was announced CAP
tain OF the football team and Guy Gu
Smith for basket ball team. $}5
Special attention Will be paid dur luz
ing the next few weeks to the foot
ball team. The team while not "a
heavy one bids fair to be a swift one
The first practice was 1held on Mon
dhy and twenty participated In the
pract tlce. = i; Il 4 IS 4 tS 5ilss
The schedule has not been made
out, but most of the games VIII Slbe
iItayed with the teams That coInpoH
the ionongahe Valley High l = . chooi enc t'll
prof. II. L. Griffin. who has had
considerable experience In Athletics
at the state University, Will nave
charge OF all q athletics atS the High High
School this year. n III "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
FIRE. AT SALEM 5. [ .
m,BR,pE LAMP CHIMNEY PLANT
DESTROYED LATE LAST
:, y, 't+EVENtNG. t.i.st-

CLARKSBURG, Sept. 22.-Th Nc.
Bride Lamp Chimney Plant at Salem
az Ran o'clock. After completing their
days work the cmploes departed for
their homes at s o'clock. Shortly aft r
that time the alarm was sounded that
the plant was on FIRE and all rushed to
the rcene. Upon arriving 1t was seen
that they were, too late. ns the plant
was, enveloned 10 flames. and 1t requlr-
ed hut d short time to complete the
destruction.
For esevral years the plant has been
operated with signal success. The
company recantly made many improve
ments and the output usually "xceed-
ell the demands. Last night no reason
for the Sire had been given and none
perhaps will he, because when the en-
ploves departed there was NO thought
OF fire. .i.. -'i
The loss Is s2.5OO with $500 insnr.
unco. Abont15 3 men are thrown out OF
employment. ID s.. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
COUNCIL ME
Las NIGHT
FEW MINOR tMATTERs DISPOSED
sfoFfA SEEMING pNTti

Council eheld ats regular sen1i-n tli:
1ysneetins last mig int and. disposed OF
a4few matters that came before IT. E
1T was ordered that the city water
be turned into "a four inch water
line that Is being i'd In the Simon
addition when that 4 line is ccnFll ted
s The long drawn cut East Psarls sew
er proposition Is getting nearerst tp ~
solution. City Engineer iler placed
the estimate or cost at 81 s329.s TIE
sewer Will; likely be laid.
SA sewer line on Pike street, Second
ward. estimated ito cost s. 02 was Or
dered laid by the tSrests commits sioner
under the direction of The city onst-
neer. ~ A. 81:
81 Council i ordered that 22b Joints OF
sewer pipe be- flrnisne "a ! by the CITY,
to place la storm sewer near %. 81.
Morris property. Fl fth ward.
ss3 IA sewer at the cost Sof 106 through
the JAM ison 1tddi tion, sEyard Was
ordered Laid. Street Comlnt tssspaer
Morgan will do the work urldn the
direction OF tileS Scit ity nsineef,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
1
IMPORTANT n ! / { /
LIFE OF THE M ALTON AT aTAtsE
in PRESENTATIONS OF OUR
TIMBERED "A AREAS.

..y "More thorough n knowledge OF ac-
f1ral forest condi itfpns has Drought rp
vide realization OF the Importance OF
the forest in tile life tof the Nation
sayss Treadwefl cleveland IN
speaking OF the progress sof forestry
for the last year I'M the fearg Book OF
the Departm ent ot AgrtcHl ltlre.
si ..Enoush lis now lsr own TO- make
imperative "a Scompl etc chang stn $th5
methods OF forest ir1a and tnea WAYS
in which this chan ICE mar best ne
brought 4 about are isrussed with
equal Interest by the sneclal list and
the man In the street.
II, welfare, fas well sas fntiis
vidual comfort, ! Isl seen to be- depend
ent upon forest stcpnyerYat tlon. 10 this
better :knowledg dges and sureE sight.
ts mainly due the progresS wllit1 Tor
estry mas mad des In the past year.
;S.'Unprecede entedS forest III res served
a similar purpose so That the lesson
which they taught. IN spite OF tts ter:
rtfc cost will probably pay tor. IT.
self. With a unanimit never before
paralleled the people Of the country
are demanding that q stop lbes put 70
forest waste and iestrictf Hons
F s.The more striking lines of adj
yancement lin forestry In 1908 were
the following 81 Y:
g4".(1) Il Through appropriat edsica.
tionaI channels. public lint teTeHts In for
est problems was secured more 9dt-
rectly and ffectiycIy Than ever be-;
fore. Especially va altiah ne Wac the
work begun In the schp plss from tnes
primary grades to- the colleses; The
press aided mat terra lly in NAL king clear
the need and purpose ;ofs forest CONS
\ Pa(2) The mana cement or the Ma
.tiona1 Forests was lilors hctehttf tflc, q jUts
at the game time more BntiBf faetory
from "a business point of view and;
more useful to the spIbltc than ever
before.
interest and al liYell ler actlv witty in 6or-i
fest matters. and & State legtslat atlrres'
either passed 9nrs conYid cred bill IN
which advanced sprovisio were made
for forest pro- otection5 from tire and fln-
Just taxation and for eEplattng the
nse OF private forest proheEt IN tho
interest of the publ lc swelfa
~ q t4) IA partla i census ken alIiunzs
private forest owners fft1Tnis u proof'
that the practice of pri EatH fornstry
is extending more rapl ldiY than was''
supposed !; parti icularly among those
who In & their buslnesses are thern-:
selves users OF forest proc dilchs.'s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
CHALLENGE
is ACCEPTED i / [ !.
STEVE LAMoNETIN THE TERRI.
Bile GREEK WILL WRESTEE
WHEELING CHAMPION
K s:i Z - sttE HERE. RS

Steve Lamonetin, the Terrible
Greek. has accepted the challenge O!
George Nolte, champion wrestler OF
Wheeling for a match 10 be nell In
this city. Lamonetin Is n Spartan and
true to the tradition of bis race ne
will put up a bout that will make the
champion from wheeling feel that he
has been up against the whole Ionian
peninsula.
The bout will he for side bet and
the holds will be the Gneco-Roman
style catch as catch can.
Both men are heavy weight wreE
tiers and the bout will be first class
one. The wrestfers have plenty Of
friends to back them and the game
will be we'll patronized.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
Great Game Tomorrow. I.

Thursday afternoon at 40, at
South Side Park tManninEton and
Fairmont will clash for the fourth
time In the iinter-city series. Manning
ton has won two and Fairmont one
game SO far in the series and Il there
is any doubt about Mannlngton being
a hard proposition to win against the
fans should turn cut Thursday and
witness the contest. The battery for
Falrmont will be King and Snodgrasa.
Snodgrass will be remembered as an
old Fairmont player and a prime IA
vorite here Tho Mannlhgton battery
will be Ingram and Cnnners. Con-
ners is another favorite here and
caught Ervlt, ball in the old West
Penn League and mas u great follow
ing here. go ~ ]! q Il, ". x
The fans should all turn out to.
morrow and cheer our boys on to vic:
tory sf,e5s ;i-a 81 - Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
Z MISS BESSIE PRoTzMAN !
OF Morgantown, Will Take Charge OF
Vocal Music at the Falrr1ont
Normal School. s.

Prof Stooksberry has arranged with
Miss Bessie Protzman. OF Morgantown,
to take charge; Of the vocal music ut
the Normal School. Miss ProtzIlan
was mere yesterday and plans were
completed for the work to begin on
Friday of this week. Large classes OF
sight reading and INSTRUCTION for pub.
lie school teachers will be crgantzed
and lessons will also be given to the
pupils in the model e school. Miss
Protzman Is said to be well prepared
to teach In this work. ~ y IN Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
WE K; KICK { GOOD AND HARD

&c the quality of onr Shoes, does not
come up to the sample we buy from.
We want you to have the same priv
ilege IL you find anything wrong with
the Shoes you buy OF us. We don't
consider$it a sale until you are per-
fectly satisfied with your purchase.
If there is anything wrorg tell 3us.
ll554 Fall stock nov, complete for Men.
Women and Children.
sHuRTLEFFs L WELToN's 4.
Nal Over Boot sf1op. IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
BATTLE. 'BI|l|ill''I'l. RACES || | !. |:
IN ] MOROCCO lI|l.l o G G. J
FORTY THOUSAND TROOPS EN-
GAGED-TWENTY SPANISH
n; OFFICERS: SLAIN.
tBy United Press:..''' 4

{ ,GIBRAIiTAlR, Sept IA battle
between Spanish forces and Rim
.trfbesmen IL raging In Morocco. For
ty taousand are reported engaged.
Losses on both sides arc enormous.
Twenty Spanish officers have been
slain. "A message says the field Tor
miles Is 5strewn with dead. Tne Span
ish are wa5tng desperate fight ex-
2ectIng tnis to be the decisive battle
campaign against the iMoors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
! a Il } B.
MEET |! death H
Captain Ferher, al the Frenet, Army,
Lost His III wv lille m Making Flight
on .Bl l-plane To-day. 81
WAS ONE pFEP cIPALsl "a
AiRsHiP E& iToRs NJ RHEIMS s
fBySunited Press. /,

PARIS, , Sept. I. 2 2 - C-aptain Ferber,
$uf the French army. was rlashed to
q death today while making "a flight in
Sthe + VoisinT bi plane al iBoulogne Sur
sMer on the French coast. He was one
OF the princi pal exhibitors at Rheims
The bIIplane turned r. complete. SOM
fersanlt Caut. F'erbert was buried I'M
der. the debris and terribly crushed. He
died on the field before surgeons arriy-
i ed. He was one Of the best known
sFrech snviatorss and was a member Of
s5an nrIstocrati tic 'famil ". Th flights at
h Rheims were reterized by Captain
Ferber's dared yiltry. ,, s
ou ! see Sit In Il the West virginian
today and In the other papers to-n,or.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
pied of Spinal Meningitis.

LEILA Davidson the five months old
daughter of Mr.5and Mrs. J. H. David
son. died yesterday afternoon between
four and five o'clock at the home OF
her parents ON Grant street. Death
followed q brief illness from, spinal
meningitis. Tho chilli was ono OF
twins. This afternoon at one o clock
the funeral party left to drive to Wick
wire creek cemetery. where intermcnt
will bn made. 4 ~ - lSi .igs. & a. So
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
The Howe

G+i The Howe Pictures Fine.
"a "A fair. sized audience ut the Grand
Opera House last night greatly enjoy
ell tho Lyman Fl. Howe niceures. The
Howe pictures are marvels OF art and
beauty and are always appreciated by
those who see them. "a d ~. ;iS-.'1l sss.t,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
MuRDERERs HAD HEADS CHOP
50 PED aOFFsl IN PUBLIC SQUARE:
EISAsIcROWD CHEERED.
fRy United Press.D

vALENE, France. Sept. 22.-Three
of the four cnaufferrs OF the D:ome.
four &murderers recently convicted OF
a long career Of crime were Eulllo.
tined to-day In the public square. the
enormous crowd cheering rs the Nnl1e
Topped of their heads. The ldoomed
men ipked on the scaffpll and jeere.l
the waiting crowd. They tortured.
robbed and murdered fourteen known
victims. ~ q II Z. n 4, 81 n 81 h IL 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
COTTON! SCARS.
JAMES A. = PATTEN ANNOUNCES
}Es HIS iNTENTiON i OF BULLiNG "a
:. THE. NEW YORK, MARK E'r.
fBy United Prers.l

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-James a.
Patten arrived here today and an:
,nounced his intention .nf bulllng the
cotton market. He declares his plans
are based on the general increase In
.thefSdemand for cotton goods which
must follow the tariff on wcolen goods.
He says that more cotton will be used
the world over and for many different
purposes. @ - 5,,l 5.1 4, 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
s5-f. Z 4
Lost a Fine Horse.

Thomas IF. Tucker. of 50G Walnut
avenue, lost valuable horse last
night, The horse was known on the
track as Elvira s. She was silen-
did animal and MIR. Tucker Will De
long time In finding morse tnat Waa
ms good she. ~ FL q .,s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
WHITNEY G ! !. Saw 5 wv ].
COOK. K. ,ATi u E''TA)H !: I |!
TELLS MOTHER INlLETTER THAT
HE BELIEVES EXPLORER
FOUND POLE. \

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 Harry: Whit.
ney, the young New Haven sportsman
upon whose testimony, The north pole
controversy largely hinges. has been
heard from and in effect supports DR..
Cooks contention that he reached the
north pole, according to a story pub
lished here. - 81 q 4. ist
According to the New York AmerI.
can, Mrs. Whitney, his mother, re.
ceived letter dated September s,
in which whitney rays: K
II saw DR.. Cook atl Etah. He mas
accomplished "a great thing. He Is
bound to become a great 1nan. He
claims to have reached the north pole,
and from evidences I believe he mas
The gist of$the foregoing, according
to the American, was given out ny
Mrs. William BlodEett, of Fishkill, N,
", sister OF Mrs. Whitney.
Whitney Is the man to whom Dr..
Cook says that he entrusted some OF
his instruments and coaflded the Sc.
cret that he mad resched the norta
pole. Whitney subseQu entity Joined
the Peary party. but left on a Side
trip up the Labrador coast on q fhu!V:
ing expedition. Commander Peary
has said that Whitney spoke no word
of Cooks discovery. and this mas
been used largely to the Brooklyn ex'
plorer's dlscredit.. The personal teB,
timony OF the young New HsNen man nan
has therefore, been eagerly a~aited. a4ltd7'll.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
!! Corner stpn,jel ylnp.I

+ Grace Lutheran con E-egatf Hon Will
lay the corner stone OF their new
church, CASTOR aEen1e and Third
street. on Sunday afternoon, Septe
bert 26tn, at q 80 'clock. ;s.s:s y &
H Rev. A. +. !. r Rfchar dson. pf Gra ftnn.
and Rev VIM. C. Jey,S ot l1ikinss WI
assist the pastor In the ying sol fn61
same. The general public tis most cor
daily invited to attend this service
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
ROBERT HOE DEAD.

(By United Press.) :Fs IS
LONDON. Sept. 22.-Kobert Hoe.
tile Now York printing press manu-
racturcr.t died suddenly day. of heart
trouble at n London Hotel ,1iS5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
FUNERAL SERVICES
over Remains Of Asa Bal lah 7 omor-
row Mornina--lntcrnent at
Baliah Chapel.

4 Fneral services over the remains, OF
ssn Ballah, whose tagic death occurred
yesterday morning, will be held on
Thursday morning at eight O'clock nt
his late residence on Ninth street
Rev. HI. B. Morgan will conduct the
services. "A, -i.;3 a y
ft,iht. nine "a 'clorls the fnnerni cortege
will leave the residence for the Ballah
Chapel, where interment viii be made
at II III .o.cl ock. iund ertaker Cunning
ham Is In charge. rs sS5 .5i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
.IeHsafe NOV

Jeff safe NOW.
Willy. left Taylor is now In the pen.
itentiary. The guards arrived at y.
Clarksburg yesterday anh To-day zen
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. ga
The report that Whitney had written
a letter to his mother. sta ting that
Cook had discovered tho pole Is de-
MED today. The letter mates briefly
that he met Cook and has some OF his
instruments and data. There tsS no
mention Of the discovery. It may bc
he refrnined from breaking the news
since Cook requested aim to keen
the secret until she5 reached ciyillza-;
ton ~ E5S5st.tsfs vi. W Z II latf5t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
DR.. D R COOK K('lvES
Out A SIGNED
. STATEMENT ! | | | / I
Willing to Sr.b b,,,iif &c
His e 10 /; !.
ople !.

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.---Dr. Cook
gave out the following signed state
ment yesterday: 55;i} Is !$3
ION board the Oscar II After one
Of the most delightful trips of my life
once more to see the shores OF my
native land. 4 L have come from the
pole. have brought my story, and
my dat ia with me- The public has al
ready a tangible and a specific record
or that trip In very short time.
the narratives vita all the dbBerva-
tions, will be published and placed be,
fore the world for examination. It
is as easy for you .s for me to under
stand why I icannjt, on tie impulse of
the moment, read out manuscript,
which covers the rHork of two years.
AS said upon several occasions all
the charges accusations and express
sions OF disbelief are based upon en-
tire ignorance OF the supplementary
data, which possess. No GIe who
has spoken or written on the subject
in opposition to my claim knows OF
the facts WITH which such work OF
exploration Is measured. All OF tile
criticisms have been based upon OBJ
vIous errors in the repro od,Ntions OF
my first dispatch or upon the Discus
slons OF petty side issues presented
by unfair critics. .S't
..The expedition was private. 1t was
started out without the usual public
bombast. Mr.. John r. Bradley fur
mis- ;ehdthe money and shaped the
destiny of the venture. For the time
being it concerned us only, but the re-
suits were SO important that on re-
turning at once placed before the
public n report containing the main
outline of the work. have not come
home to enter into argument Is with
one man orswlth fifty men. but. am
here to present a clear &, record OF a
piece OF work over which i have a
right to display a certain amount OF
pride. When scien fists stud y the de
tailed observations and the narrative
in sitE consecutive order, am certain
that in the due course cf events all
will he compelled to admit the truth
or my statements. X, - 4 ~ ~
4 IT am perfectly willing to abide by
the final verdict of this record by
competent Judges That must be the
last work in the discussion and that
alone can satisfy me and the public.
"Furtherrnore. not only will my re-
port be before you IN black and while,
but I will also bring to American hu.
man witnesses to prove that nave
been to the pole. 4 y
;s NEW. YORK. Sept. %. .-Dr. Cook
said today that 1t would be at least
two months before he gets his data.
ready for presentation to the scientific
bodies for orainvestiEatfon. = He said the
proofs OF his claims were not depend d:
ent on Whitney, as the ta In the
,latter-s possession was duplicated by
what Cook has. Regarding the Inter
view OF Mat Henson with the Eskimos
who said Cook had not been out OF
sight Of land. Cook said he was not
surprised. as he had asked the ma
tives to keep his secret. n Y Y I. sss s.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
PUT YOUR M oMEY{lN !

Il The one great secret OF money max
Ing ! is to safely invest in something
that may be sold morrow lt ID pa.
terial profit. 4, Il s
see Nv. & sA. !AvVl- ERg For safe Advice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22

ift 80 q n .. Ma
You see III In the West rginlEaln MA
today and In the 9th r,Pape GO 4tosmor;
row. r. II u ,ttsf1f
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
5GUI[L0|T|NEDl|..

! !. Z. -. h n. -
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
MAGAZINE ROMPS
AWAY WITH
HANDICAP
Has No Trouble in Defeating
V0x PopuH and DandeiOn
at Santa Anita
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

LoPeeIdi Dispatch TO The Call
LOS ANGELES, Jan 1s.-Magazine
was dropped into a race made to order
for him today when he was entered in
the San Fernando handicap at seven
furlongs against Dandelion, Halket and
Vox Populi. and he came along and won
easily from Vox Populi and Dandelion
The Hildreth entry was spoiled by
the withdrawal of Montgomery which
had shown almost sensational form at
deemed TO be better. was made favorite
lne wise money went to Magazine,
which was known to be almost unbeat-
apie at the. distance. owing to his ex-
IRENE speed, and he fully justified the
conHuence by winning in a romp all
the way. Dandelion was slow TO get
gong, but closed stoutly and showed
although unable to stall off the de-
termlned rush of Vox Popuh at the
First Peep came to life in the fifth
race, at nine furlongs, and breezed all
the way In front to an easy victory
over Vesme, the favorite and good
thlng. Vesme was half knocked over
the wire
!, reformation took the measure of Pal
tne spr1nting bear of the Santa Anita.
sellng division, and the wise ones
cleaned up Handsomely. Pal closed
stoutly. but was not good enough to
overcome. the big early lead that
reformation took Mary F, favorite,
nnlshed outside the money.