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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
BROWN ALUMNI MEET.
Jan. 12.4.wks.


BOSTON. Feb. 2.-Prts;Ient Chas,
W. Eliot, OF Harvard. President ". H.
p. Faunccti OF Brown, Dr.. William W.
Keen. OF Philadelphia, and Hon. Rich
ard Olney will be among the speak
ers at the thlrty.sixth annual reun!on
and dinner OF Brown University Alum.
nj, to be held at the American House
this evening. ,n'-.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
VIOLA News.

We have been having tome Did :aSlI
Toned winter since our lAs. rapnt:
S3 Simpson Pickett. VIII, has b,ca H.
1 cated near Crissmon H.. Tor n, pal
Eve Smon'hs. mturnGi 10 this plHrr
Tuesday Of Inst we.,is. He rtrn:'i
business better there t.lns hero
MI J r.. Iolllff, Of CataN5n, was ealing
Ton e., y. Harris Wednesday o' last
SS,Hoek.
Ky; Miss Maude Belt sl.", Wn:eslay
Wight with the family u f. A ;'".1l
star. s!gs F3i itF -T.. ..
4 Leo n. Wilson. Of pr:s'mnon n.tas'
was visiting relatives ut thu place
"wednesday and Thnrsiyy, ~, III,
Hrs: s. r, Gtrsea. was the +, It o.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
VIII Have Social,

I. IL Tha Ladies' Aid Society will hare
u a social ut the Diamond Street ", y.
\ church Thursday afternoon ut two
4 o'clock for the ladies' Of the society.
IAN enjoyable time Is anticipated rs
\ the members. ..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

This is to DO the best year for bust.
ness In the history OF the world-hut.
10 the non-advertiser. and the ineai.
Client advertiser, 1t will seem about
Tx all other years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
low Atout a Now nGstf7t For Eg,c-rz1
Hotel Aeeommo dalton. q

How Atout Now nsitflt For icc,r-1B
Honoi Il 5S II 4 n k
You can afford to get ria III ys1as
old furniture. rasa and carpetl se1as
replace them WITH one Of DENHkHl.ES
new three or iour room outfits TSsjt
are eoanalete, economical md u
veniVut aad can't be beat. Daitr1;
can aHo,d to d 'e you the right 1na
o. credit. A dollar Or two can Fena
plenty Of time for the aalaneo. 10
other store Chords such Eaas:cnss
terina. See neubam irst. N "A sis
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
City Hospital Notes.

Y; d.. offner delivered n very interest.
ling lecture 10 the nurses last evening
At seven.ttirty O'clock. DR.. c.. F..
Boyers, ST.. Is ,leeturins this afternoon.
II MIA Emma Evans, a medical pni.
ent who has been very III, will be able
10 De dismissed In a few days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

Your help-wanted ad. will enable
yoa 10 interview all Of the people In
the city who would be eligible" for
the position.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
'73f 4 NIIi.R0 ~ MIC -.
one HUI d-rd and Thirty Conversions.

y Ono Hun dred and Thirty Conversions.
There; had been one hundred and
thirty; conversions at the First NJ. P.
church \ befnre&hst nights meeting.
The meetings are attended by q very
large: crowd each evening. The. ser
vices will Continue all this week.
i Preaching each evening at scycn.thIr.
ytYs oclock except Saturday evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
Broke Arm.

4 Mrs, Il. D. Mccloy, Of Market
street fell on the slippery sidewalk
near the residence Of Mr.. Eliza Vangil.
der Saturday evening and broke her
arm ~ -. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
I! A ifes iSEFl + IS 4 M "
first WARD


4 VIII Meet on Wednesday Evening.
The: Junior LIT, /. will meet on Wed
nesday afternoon at four o'clock al
The DIAMOND Street M, E. church In
stead q Friday evening as has been
the custom. The meetings will be
held on Wednesday evening regular
III, beginning tomorrow. =.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
"a Stubborn Cinderella"

Tho comic opera by this name
which Is already well known In the
West, has Just opened to a most en-
tnusinstic series Of audiences 1T the
big Broadway Theater. Nov York
City. The New York Sunday World
has secured tho best song In this
splendid musical comedy. and Will
give Il, words and music complete.
with mex. Sundays Issue,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
suFFRAGETTEs IN CAPITAL.
Union Associated press.)

(Union Associated press.) .
WASHINGTON. Feb. with Mrs.
Rachel Fostes Avery. OF Philadelphia,
In charge, the National American
Suffrage Headquarters was opened In
Washington to-day. The Informal In.
auguration Of sufrasellc healquar-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

fnnuLorr: E
: None -hetter than Gold nedal Flour.
HrspSlcA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

a reai ea.e rod ia co ~
1905 1nds plechaned
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

You are safe in answering ads. The
day OF the decoy nd. Is past. Adver
tisers nowadays must say what they
ncun--or quit saying anything at all
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
Influence of Ai1shp on One Branch of Motor Industry

4O per cent. besides doing away en-
tirely with the short chain and sprock-
cts as used on other makes or older
tvnes and which have given no end
Of trouble in the adjustments and wear
Of the additional chain and sprocket.
Resides. we have a positive drive. and
one that is free from breakages. which
ia often not the case with belt driven
machines One long chain on the Ihor
drive side will run 5000 miles. whereas
On the belt of short chain machines
7oO 10 600 miles is a good average
"Our handle bar construction en-
bodies new features. which aosoIutely
prevent all possible chance or the oars
turning the head or becoming loose.
causing riders many bad falls. Thor
bars are fitted into slots and ughtened
with separate bolts and expander
forced i'm afterward. making an abso-
Iutely tight lit
,sThor motors use simple double
grin control long wheel base and low
saddle position. upright motor set wen
in front. giving an even balance with
absolutely no vibration to the rider.
conpensating hub to take or the jar
of starting the motor. the most per-
feet carburetor in the world. the
highest grade of equipment that can
he fitted to any machi and com
plete set of tools. with guarantee Tor
one wear The workmanship ana ma
terfaI throughout the construction OF
the Thor is of the very best that can
be prodr r~ed. and which is no doubt
the reason for the years Of satisfactory
service that these motors give
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

speed of 40 miles an hour Wilbur
Wright came out of seclusion and gave
the test that readily presented his
name T. history as one of the greatest
inventors of the age.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
HIGH SPEED DEVELOPED
IN ONE CYLINDER CAR
English Machine With Single
Stroke Popular

A car of which little is known in
America, but which is proving popular
on the continent is an English car
tention through high speed development
from one cylinder arrangement
The car is built along conventional
lines savesfor the motor. 1t is con-
structed on a regular type running
gear with pressed steel frame. semi and
three-quarter elliptic springs, front and
rear respectively. The engine trans
mts through conventional leather
faced cone clutch to a three speed and
reverse sliding gear change set and
propels the car through live rear axle
and beve1 gear drive.
Interest attaches to the engine
through the results obtained in the re-
cent -four inch race.
The engine has a single cylinder with
a bore of 104 nm. and a piston stroke
of 213 nm. The dimensions are equiva-
lent to 4.1xS.4 inches. Under the r. A.
c. rating formula, which is the same as
that of the A. L. A. NJ. in the United
States, the engine should deliver Z
orake horsepower AT speed OF Il5
revolutions per minute. The engine,
however. is catalogued by the maker as
7-27 horsepower and at so called
normal speed of 500 and 1000 RM.P.
will deliver nearly 80 B.H.P. With
this engine fitted into an extremely
high chassis of the voiturette type
speeds close to a mile minute are
obtained on level roads.
The engine embodies larger than or
binary valves and piping in order that
this speed may be obtained.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

the operator shifts the rudder in front
and the machine rises like a kite The
operator pulls a lever attached to the
right wing and the machine swings to
the left. You do not feel the shock
of the swerve as in an automobile or a
train. While flying through the air
you are not conscious of movement
save the impact of the air against your
face.
Tn descending. the motor is stopped
while you are high in the air. The
machine glides down, coasts some so
feet on the surface and comes to a
gradual stop Travelling at the rate of
a mile minute there is no perceptible
shock as the machine stops
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

speed of 80 miles an hour Wilbur
Wright came out of seclusion and gave
the test that readily presented his
name t history as one of the greatest
inventors of the age.
AMERICA STILL LEADS
Like the development of the auto
mobile. France is a strong contender
for aeroplane construction. and profit
ing by the Wright idea has developed
a number of machines that have ac-
complished much both in endurance
and distance flights. However In re-
cent contests of the Wright aeroplane
with the Antoinette, Voisin and other
models America has carried away the
honors.
When Latham negotiated the Enshsh
channel the possibilities of the aero
plane became as an instrument OF war.
Before this England had taken up the
question of providing protection against
an aerial invasion. Germany, TOO,
esnoused the problem, and has turned
ont a number of guns constructed with
view to reaching the flying machine
that is destined to play such an I'M
portant part in future warfare.
ADVANTAGES OVER DIRIGIBLE
while the dirigible has proved itself
capable of sustaining a greater weight
than the aeroplane, it possesses dis
advantages as regards speed and ac-
curate maneuvering. In warfare II pre-
sents too much surface to the f1re OF
the enemy, while a shot striking any
portion of the bag sustaining 1t means
total wreck
with the aeroplane the conditions are
differeut Unless a we'll directed shot
penetrates it's mechanism. totally dis
abling it, the high speed at which 1t is
capable of operating, may enable IL 10
escape.
That the latter craft will become
more popular both from utilitarlan as
well as sportsmanlike view is shown
by the relative cost of construction. A
dirigible of the type that has proved
, its fitness as an air craft costs about
$40, coo. and added TO this is not only
fuel but cost of imitation, housing and
care. An aeroplane on any OF the
accepted plans can be constructed Tor
about $4,000.
Both the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss.
the third successful American aviator.
offer some good suggestions to the
amateur.
HOW TO FLY AND LAND
TO start an aeroplane, says Wilbur
Wright, THE machine should be placed
on a single rail track facing the wind
1t must be held by cable until the
engine starts. The aviator seats him.
| self in the center of the machine. He
slips the cable and the machine shoots
| forward. It's equilibrium is maintained
| by an assistant who holds to one wing
of the aeroplane, and runs with it until
/ the velocity becomes too great and he
/ let's go.
Before reaching the end of the raj
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

Lilienihal and Mouillard were really
tie missionaries Of the living machine
cause And In turn they were followed
by Maxim. who spent s1e0, 600 in ex-
perimenting Oh power flight and then
gave il UP.
TIVE schools were developed: sthat
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

tracted the attention of mechanical ex-
perts throughout the country and
proved so successful during the last
season have been retained. These IN
clude the inclined motor with three
point suspension. straight line drive.
unit system of transmission and null
tiple disk cIut1h.
The 40 horsepower car has many re-
finements over the 90 model. Every
Improvement possible both in appear
ance and construction has been made,
The body has been made slightly
larger providing more roomy seats
and comfort for the passengers; tom
neau doors have metal panels and
aiuminum mold.ng. A straight dash
Of Circassian walnut has taken the
place of the shroud ton the touring
carr and there is a steering wheel or
The same handsome wood with aIumi-
mum spider. Tie control levers and
shifting levers have been changed and
are equal to those found on the high
est priced machines. Full elliptic
springs in the rear with rebound clips
and semielliptic springs in front In
sure an easy riding car. The brakes.
Internal and external on the rear hubs.
have been increased to II inches. The
wheel base remains the same. 112
inches, 34x4 inch wheels. The ma
chimes will be fully equipped includ-
ing five lamps. generator. horn and
magnetic.
All of the tried principles Of the
Oakland 40" design arc Incorporated
in the new "30"-this model being sim
ply a smaller edition of the Oakland
'4o'' and is marketed to meet the de-
rnand of those wishing car of the
Oakl; nd 40" type. but smaller in body
and horsepower. 1t will have 100 inch
wheel base, 52x3S inch wheels, and it
lis claimed by the manufacturer that
this car will set standard for ma
chimes of TINS class.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
MADE IN OAKLAND
New 1910 Cars Show Marked
Advance in Features

For 1910 the
Oakland motor
car company are
offering a very
c o m p l e t e line.
There are five
models, the Oak
land 40 in
touring car, pony
t o n n e "a u n Il
roadster. and the
Oakland go" in
touring ear and
roadster.
The 1910 oak
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
CITES MANY FEATURES
OF THOR MACHINE
Pacific Coast Agent Points Out
Motorcycles Advantages

A. Freed. Pacific
coast distributor
of Thor motorcy-
cles. had this to
say about that ma
chine:
r e improve
ments in the con-
struction of the
Thor motorcycles
include many de-
cided f e a ture >
whie are not on
any other motor
cycle made. In the
first Mace we use
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

d d are G. CHAPMAN
marked advance over the 1909 Oak
lands, but this advance has been made
without discarding one feature or
principle of construction. Progress
has been made entirely by the more
perfect application of the original Oak
land principle.
All of the UNIQUE features which at
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

the internal gear drive. which is guar
anteed to run $4,000 miles and which
is practically the successful automo-
bile transmission applied to motor
cycle. IT is entirely inclosed and
running in oil which is fed from the
base of the motor, entirely clean. noise
less and reduces the friction at least
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

L. A B.. Oakland-The Pioneer Mother and her
clothes are to rags Requiescat! Scat
A. ]. l., Hayward-Your stuff is good, but too
general for my use You will find the subject of
criminal law and lawyers treated by Ambrose Bierce
in his book, "The Shadow the DIAL" recently
published by A1eck Robertson of this city.
E. Archibald Reedley-You think it is wrong TO
permit property owners to vote on matters
affecting the administration of an irrigation district
You are quite right in regarding it invasion
of property rights and form of socialism, but that
is the direction in which modern progress is NOV
ing and we only just beginning. If you live for
twenty five years you will see the cities of San
Francisco and Los Angeles selling light, heat, power
and water and carrying municipal investments of
many millions in manufacturing plants. In the
conduct of these enterprises every citizen of the
municipalities will have vote Irrespective ofprop-
erty interest or taxes paid
"And whose has sixpence, wrote Carlyle in
Sartor Resartus-"and whose has sixpence is
Sovereign Ito the length of sixpence) all men,
commands Cooks to feed him, Philosophers to teach
him, Kings to mount guard over hin-to the length
OF sixpence."
Such was the old dispensaton. Under the new
Sans Sixpence will take command by the divine
right of suffrage.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

matics and tiny mapped squares and electric
buttons and dynamite mines.
Lissner is, in fact, a curious anomaly born
boss and dictator. but who is unpopular,
even disliked by those whom he almost ruthlessly
commands
Lissner is sometimes caught in ridiculous situa-
tions that would have been avoided by more
willy politician After all this emotion the part
of the silk socks in protesting with frenzy against
the preprimary convention thing of horror and
vice, Lissner goes to Oakland apc springs upon
the assembled Lincoln-Roosevelt bosses an elabo-
rate program for preprmary convention IN state
political affairs.
The card index is exactly suited to Lissners
analytical mind and his cold, Unconditional nature.
He has no power over in the ordinary sense
1t is commonly admitted that he IS disliked by
those to whom he gives orders He is not only
chilling, but he IS cutting and bitterly sarcastic
abusive.
The precinct workers always come out wilted
after an interview with the Pale Boss. They dread
and fear him. They usually find out that Lissner,
with his marvellous grasp of detail, knows more
about their precincts-who their friends and their
opponents are-than they do themselves. He
seems to delight in showing them this and in
sitting them.
As an evidence of his harsh discipline the story
is told about the silkssocks headquarters that
college boys, whom the boss had employed as ward
workers, met doc" Howton the sidewalk few
nights ago and. for joke, began to cheer him.
Lssner heard of the incident and discharged every
one of them.
AT the same time it is admitted by all that in
his dealings with his precinct captains Lissner
spends immense sums OF money judiciously and
effectively
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
OFF WITH HIS HEAD

As the Queen of Hearts said, to the extreme
astonishment of Alice, off with his head 1t
is plan to simplify diplomacy and put assassina-
ton business basis. Indeed, we might profit
ably call for bids for the removal of all the black
ard tan dctators that infest the vexed dominions
on the Caribbean littoral. Let us make short way
with tyrants.
Tis the voice of the lobster: heard him declare:
"You have baked brown; l sugar
my hair
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
By Edward f. Cahill

swer. That will make pin
cushions. All wear tags, u.
S. Ranger or ~. S. Forest
Reserve"
Why, they are thicker than
hair on dogs back What
do the government rangers
do, now the cavalry has gone?
Ride up the road two or
three miles and come back,
make out a dangerous report,
and the day is over Their
pay is better than a light
house keeper. The ranger is
come day go day, and that's
all there is to it The rangers
have cabins in the park and
on the government roads, but
they are never used only III
the summer. Last summer the
captain of the cavalry hired
an extra man, wages So a day,
to see that campers kept their
camping ground clean. There
is no one that can discharge
ranger. If he is asked to re-
sign he only laughs at the
boss and won't. They say
they ought to be pensioned
One of them is already pen
stoned. I will close, and if T
don't see something of this in
your paper | will send a copy
to Billy Bryan, and he will
print it in the Comnoner.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
OFFICES GO AROUND

hope Mr.. Austin has his facts right, because nv
experience is that if you stick pin in federal
forester thin but exasperating stream of words
runs out. But he has unfailng resource He
can. turn Billy Bryan loose on them and make them
sorry they spoke.
Really that village of seventy-hve federal
ployes and solitary blacksmith is IDEAL but one
wonders what is the matter with the blacksmith
What unkindly fate excluded him from the charmed
circle? For who would fardels bear and hammer
iron when easy living waits for the man who
knows that pincushions are made from bark?
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
THE GOO COOS ARE LEARNING

The organization made a tremendous fight to
beat the goo COOS, but beaten decisively all
along the line. Money spent lavishly both
sides Judge Works is quoted as saying after cleo
ton that he had never seen time in the history
of Los Angeles when the Southern Pacific machine
with the help of the saloons and tenderloin inter-
ests, fought so desperately for success. The goo
COOS are learning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
THEIR UNsELFISH MOTIVES.
RYAN's TESTIMONY

Ryan was examined by Governor Hughes an
/ quote part of his testimony:
Q.-You understand of course, that the control
of the large accumuiations which such nst
tuition as the Equitable has might be decided
advantage in connection with financial enterprises?
Al can imagine that.
ON making your purchase yourself, do
understand you not influenced by any such
considerations? Al not
Q-But is it not fact, Mr.. Ryan, that in decid-
ing to purchase the stock yourself you did have in
mind the undesrabiy Of its falling into the hands
of those who would be influenced by other motives?
Al think that that had an influence, Mr.. Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
A SHORT WAY WITH TYRANTs

While the wiseacres and bigwigs in Washington
are twisting their legs and tying up their brain:
in knots to find the comfortable way of peace will
honor in Nicaragua the editor of the Sunnyvalt
Santa Clara county, Standard sees his way clear
to wit:
The editor of the Standard will not presume
advise the president to what he should do in
this case but would like suggest that price be
offered for Zelaya, dead alive, and that Mica
ragua be given the benefit OF American rule for an
indefinite period This sort of thing of having our
trade with that region disrupted frequent inter
walls and our citizens pounced upon and robbed and
murdered, as has been the these many years.
should come to end and the the better
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
HUMoRs OF A MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN

Municipal campaigns from the outside, our
own included, usually supply queer examples OF
the human comedy The recent campaign in Los
Angeles was no exception. Listen to Harrison
Gray Otis talk about his hated rival;
"You don't know them but you know their
records" says the Express, speaking Of certain
candidates E. Toopious thinks everybody is in
his fix, which is that the public does not know
him. but they know his record.
&c Toopious' is OF course sarcastic reference to
E T. Earl, who owns the Express and whom Otis
delights to call "the rebater' ever since the time
when Earl used to ship fruit
Listen to Otis again
City Auditor Mushet has thoroughly exposed
the dishonest spois grabbing boss ridden cfarac
of the Alexander administration. If there
could be palmer demonstration OF it than in
the case Of the humane animal commission, whose
employees were taken from their work to do goo
goo' politics at the primary election and were
allowed full time the city payroll, approved by
the mayor. we do not know what it could be.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

HEY are telling a good story
about town of Jack Wilson's ad-
venture in New York. Our Jack
was introduced during his stay
in the metropolis at one of the
big clubs where everything
smells of money. Jack was
feeling little chesty because he
had just concluded a very sue
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

Q.-To put it badly, you
would not desire those who
might be operating in large
financial transactions and who
might be disposed to consult
exclusively their own interests
to have control of the Equit-
able treasure house? A
Decidedly not
That is to say, he suspected
Hartman and was willing to pay
FIVE times the intrinsic value of
the shares to save the policy hold
ers assets from being used to
rig the stock market. He did pre-
vent any such use of the accumu-
lations by putting the property in
the hands of trustees who could
not be influenced to make improp-
er or unsafe use of the funds. One
of the trustees was Grover Cleve-
land.
HARRIMAN'S PLEDGE
On the other hand, when Harri-
man was examined by. the Arm
strong committee as to his nego-
tiations with Ryan for joint con
troll of the property he gave this