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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
CAR SHORTAGE
GREATLY HAMPERS
COAL BUSINESS
Many Companies
Behind With
Orders

BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. 23.- TIE
threatened shortage of coal cars in
the mining regions of Maryland AMI
West virginia is here. and the rail
roads seem power1ess to relieve the
situation, according to leaders in the
coal trade. Mining operators in those
States aregcalling loudly for cars, but
the only answer the railroads give Il
that thousands of new cars and hun
dreds of new locomotives have beet
ordered and will be hurried to points
where they are most needed as fast
as they are received. How serious
the situation has become may be bet
ter understood when 1t is stated that
the Consolidation Coal Company is
now 100000 tons behind in Its deliv.
cries because OF lack of cars. Other
big mining companies in Maryland
and West Virginia are declared to be
suffering just as much as the consoli-
datfon Coal Company, and for the
same reason.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
Hunter Dying
STRIKES AT RABBIT WITH GUN
AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
HIMSELF.

ST. MARYs. W. Va, Oct. 29-How-
ard Suck, popular barber of this CITY,
was mortally wounded while hunting
rabbits in McKim district, six miles
east of this city, yesterday afternoon.
A full charge Of shot entered the left
side of the abdomen at the waist line.
The wound was self-lnflicted. His
companion, Shirley Barron. had shot
a rabbit and they both approached the
spot. TIE rabbit showed signs Of life
and gave a jump. ASA 1t did so Mr.
Suck playfuIly struck at it with his
gun. In doing SO the gun was discharg-
ed. He is now lying at the home OF
Andrew Hart, near the scene of the
accident and three physicians from
this city are in attendance,
Mrs. T. t. HouH, Mrs. c. w. Wadl
dell and Mrs. Hsrry Robinson are eA
pected home this evening from few
days visit in Pittsburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23

crowd. but who has Been claiming to
favor the gantlng of liquor licenses,
declined to vote when called upon.
Nine of the 'fwet" councilmen weH
present, while 10 failed to put in theiI
appearance.
The members OF the county court,
voting not to grant any licenses this
license year were: President Shepherd
and Judge Mottesheard, with Judge
Malcolm voting in favor of license. By
the action OF the county court, the hq'
uor question Ig settled until July 1st'
next year, despite any action council
might take In the meantime. The un'
certainty as to whether license would
or would not be granted has had con
siderable to do with keeping saloons
open, selling soft drinks and in pre-
venting many buildings from being
used for other purposes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
.RODfSFOUND IN
PUBLIC ROAD
VICTIM IS THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED WITH A
CORN SICKLE.
IBy United press. }


ERIE, Pa, Oct. 23.-The mutilated
body OF Melville W. Keene, aged &C.
was found in public roadway four
miles, west OF here to-day. The head
was almost severed from the body.
The body was stabbed several places.
The back of Keene's skull had been
crushed, After an Investigation the
coroner stated that he believed ths
man had been murdered with corn
sickle. Keene left home last night
to walk to tie street car. the last seen
of him until found this morning. He
was the business agent Of the Carpen-
teps Union. He went to the Keene
farm, west OF her. for the evening.
The police are working on the case
but have failed to find a clue. The
body had not been robbed.
Keene left the house and walked
about 200 yards where there is a big
tree. Here he was pounced upon by his
assialant, who welded a knife, cutting
Keene's throat from ear to ear, sever.
ing the iugular vein and wind pipe.
Despite his severe wounds. Keene ran
fifty yards to where ne was found
this mornfng. The body was lying in
a footpath near the road, No theory Is
advanced for the murder other than
that Keene was mistaken for some
other man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
MRS. M'SHERRY
IS PRESIDENT
WEST VIRGINIA. WOMAN HONOR
ED BY UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF CoNEEDERAcY.

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, Oct. 2S.-
A telegram received here last evening
from Houston, Texas, announced the
election of Mrs. ]. w. Ham .McSher-
~, of Martdnsburg. as president gen.
eraI of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy in the balloting yester.
lay. Mrs. Mcsherry, vino has been
president of the West Virginia and
Berkeley county chapter for several
years, received S54 to 446 for her op-
ponent, Mrs. Faison.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
.B.& OF RAILROAD
OFFICIAL DEAD
LYMAN M'cARINs Assie SLANT
GENERAL PAssEflc 3 Ac Eltf,
PASSES hlpANs

4 BALTIMORE Nd, OCT. rs Lyman
McCarty, for the past ten years as
sistant general sseige agent Of the
baltimore ana Ohio RI abroad Company
In New Yofk, died "a that city on
Thursday, foliowiEk an uepf tion for
maellgnant cancer the IifeyiouB day.
Mccarty in point 81 eontihous service
as an oficial or the aenser depart.
ment, was the oldest eTnploye on the
conlpany's pay ron. his appointment
as general western passenger agent
at Kansas Cityi4IIoa dating back thirty
years. Remaining In Kan City
from 1880 to 1885 ne wa Il sferred
TO Philadelphia as city passenger
and 4ieket agent on the opentng Of
the Baltimore and Ohio direct line to
that city. he was made city passens
ger agent in New York ON January i
1892. Three years later he Naa pro
NOTED to general eastern pa sseneer
agent, and in 1899 was appQinted IS
assistant general passeng ser gent. Mr.
McCarty was 65 years old and PRIOR
to entering the Baltimore and Ohio
service was for a number q years
passenger agent at II ~ 81 the
old North Misso1ri railroad, now 2
part Of the Wabash system
Mr. McCarty's funeral viii pc heia
in Philadelphia on Tuesday att eEpoon'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
TWO KILLED ! !. BIZ
GAS EXPLlSIO
AWFUL ACCIDENT nv LINCOLN n
COUNTY OIL FlEIp YES
|. nERpAY

HUNTINGTON, ~. va. oct
An explosion which occurred yesteE-
day when a gas wei was drilled IN
near GrifIthswIIe, Lincoln ccunty by
the Big Creek DeFelop pment Company,
brought fatal Injury toitWo people and
critically injured two more. The dead
are:
HARLEY nY of sarkeFahurg. ~
va.
JONES CREEDMoRg, ot eriftitas
Vile, W. va,
Tie seriously ininred are:
A. L. Eddy, sistsrsyiiie W. We
Rymer snodgrass. smlt ltivllle. W Va.
when the well came ID the ena-
mated with a terrific roar. In tact +
was one Of the largest producers IN
the famous Griffithsrille feid, a gus
engine near by was being run BY
means Of hot tube, and when the gas
reached the engine the entire atnlcs-
phere Instantly became q aeething
flame. Both, Dye and creedmcte were
completed enveloped and were burned
almost to crisps Eddy ana snod-
grass. bling . Httle fartder removed
from t1e weH. although dan gercusIy
burned, attempted 70 ala their CON.
pan3ons, and ali the flesh was burned
from their hauds. Eddy, With the flesh
failing from his fingers being unable
to longer use his handa5 used his
teeth in pulling n portion q the burn
dng clothing away from spodgr
body. Botl Snodgrs ana Eddy were
brought to q hospital 81 ti5 city on
a special train, and may recover The
explosion WAS one Of the oldest on
record. The big Greek Company IS 9
subsidiary to the Columbla Gas and
Electric Company which furnishe
Cincinnati itg fluid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
HICKMAN RUN
GETS SPOKE and
HANDLE Factory
Another Industry
Locates. on the
East Side

Another enterprise is to be aided
to goof things that are coming Fair
mont,s way. 1t Is to be a spoke and
handle factory and will be located on
Hickman's run.
Mr.. ]. w. Reeves, formerly Of the
firm of Dean and Reeves, and Mr.. Lin,
burg, who has had charge of the West
virginia culvert Company, will be the
owners of the factory and will direct
its operations.
The factory for the present will be
located in the building in which tic
culvert factory. is located. However,
it will not always stay there, for tle
firm of Reeves and Limburg intend to
enlarge the factory as the occasion de-
mands. When once the factory II
started 1t is believed that its growth
win soon necessitate larger quarters.
The machinery has already been or
dered and is now on the way here.
Some of the machinery was purchased
of the Noble Machine Works, of Ft.
wayne, Indiana, and otner machinery
was purchased from the Baird Machine
Company. of Pittsburg. This machin-
cry will be installed as soon as it ar
rives and the factory will in short
time be ready to turn out merchanta'
BILE wares.
This factory will buy material that
As now wasted and will convert it into
useful articles that can be readily
sold in the markets of the world. The
farmer that has thrifty second growtn
hickory or tough butts of red hickory
can find local market that will pay
him a much better price for that class
of timber than he eever received for
II. The firm will need and will buy
all the locust timber at much better
urice than the farmer mas ever been
given for locust timber. This class
Of timber will be manufactured into
spokes, handles of various kinds. sin.
gle trees for vehicles, neck yokes, in
sulating pins and other things
Other features may be added to tA<
factory. The manufacture Of ran
forced concrete posts is one thing that
may claim the attention OF the own
ers of the concern. These posts are
used extensively in the east end west
and the life of one of them is many
more years than a locust post. They
can be manufactured at cost that
will permit them to go on the market
cheaper than a locust post.
From material that practically goes
of timber than he ever received for
ufacture a product and build up
business that will be among Fairmonts
best industries.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
Taft N Texas
MAKES sPEEcHkT BEE HIVE AND
ADVOCATES POSTAL saw
'Nes BANK.
fBy limited press. ]

a
HOUSTON, Tens, Oct. 2S.-Prea'
dent Taft arrived here this morning,
made a short address and was given
a motor ride through the city. He was
greeted by the school children. Al
1880 ne left for Dallas where he a.
riyes this evening, The train stopped
.at Bee Hive, Texas, in a short speech
Taft favored the postal savings bank.
Some one shouted asking where hlH
money was kept The President re-
piled he didn't have much to keep.
politics not allowing man to sayp
much.
He concluded bis address, by saying
he hoped the banks would withdraw
taeir opposition to the postal savings
plan az all other Countries have them
and banking is moi interferred with.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
1.-THE CLIMAX"
The Great New York Success at the
Grand Opera House Tonight.

In offering "The Climax" at the
Grand tonight the management of the
local theatre claims that 1t has secur-
ed the latest Broadway success. This
play has had a continuous run in New
York for the past six months, and its
popularity is increasing daily.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Weber mas several
road companies touring the country,
and the one that will be seen here to-
night has played a number of import
ant city engagements. Miss Weber,
who takes the leading role tonight
was the prlma donna in school Days."
which was one OF the big musical
comedy hits. Don't miss "The Gil
max" tonight IL you want to be Aighly
entertained.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
Death Of .Miss Laura ,HaII.

Miss Laura NJ. Hall died last even
ing at the home of ner father, Mr.
George Hall, at Kingmont. Deceased
was aged twenty-five years and hes
deat1 was due to consumption. Flu
neral services will be held on Sunday
afternoon at two O'Clock at the Ben
tons Ferry church and interment win
be made in the church yard. Under
taker Musgrave in charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
FROM LEVI q. HARR
EVERYTHING TO OFFER

Lot in good community in the Fifth
ward, on paved street, room for four
houses On the lot, only $375, for home
site, the profit in buying the lot.-All
for 81 500.
For the professional or business
man, a large house and lot close in
Second ward, s rooms. kitchen, BATH
pantry, cellar cemented, finished attic
lot so feet front, 1S4 feet back, good
stable on lot.
40 foot lot on the corner in East
Park for $1,000, the only thing like 1t
on the avenue.
For B. & o. man with large family.
S.rocm house, First ward, $1,000.
R9ea Terrace. Groom, $2,S75. $500
cash, $3.50 monthly.
9.rooms. Merchant street. modern
suitable for two families, good loca'
ton and lot. Asked $1,000, now $4,000.
lots East Park, near the trees, wa
ter, gas and sewer lines complete,
$3.50. Get your friends together and
buy these lots. They will be worth
$500 eac hwhen house is on them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
Big Funeral
THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND THE
oRsEoUIEs OF THE LATE
sENTAToR M'cARREN.
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-Arranee
ments for the funeral Of the late Sen
ator McCarren are being made today
probably to held Monday at the church
st. Vincent de Paul. 1t will be the
biggest funeral Brooklyn ever saw al
politicians and Others paying honor e
the dead. His mother was prostrated
when she was tod Of her sons death
today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
Wilbur Wright
is SHOWING SIGNAL OFFICERS
HOW TO FLY AT WASHINGTON
TO-DAY.
TRv limited Press.O

wAsHGNGToN, oct. 2s.-wilbur
Wright had one of the most successful
periods Of instruction at College Park
today, showing the signal officers how
to fly. He made four flights with a
passenger and one alone. On the last
trip he cut circles 100 feet in dame
ter, turning the bi-plane SO sharply
with the main surface that It made an
giles of 80 degrees with ground.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
NO BOAT EXCURSION SUNDAY.

Owing to the fact that the Wood
ward will not reach Fairmont until to-
morrow morning, so. heavy was the
freight shipment on this trip, there
will be no excursion tomorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
EARraauAkE in MIssoyRI
Rv United Press.j

CAPE GifARpEAu, Mo- Oct, 2ss--
A heavy earthauike, lasting fully 9
minute. was felt here at 1:15 today.
Buildings rocked and the earth seem
Cd to undulate, deep r1nibllngs accom-;
!panyIng NO dsHlge IS repcrtea
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23
sustained Broken Leg

Fred Wright, aged eighteen, driver
at Hutchinson mines sustained q brok.
en- leg In an accident to-day. he was
brought to the Miners' Hospital on the
two O'Clock car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23

Hon. Thos. C. Miller, nt Shepherds
town, was a callers at the West Va
-ginian ONCE this afternoon. He is al
ways a welcome VISITOR
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23

we claim for this shoe one Of the
best on the market for the money.
These shoes are made By the maxi
ers OF the Walk.Over Shoes, and this
is a guarantee OF quality.
Made both ligth and heavy weight
and suitable OF either dress or work.
Single and double soles and all leath-
ers. Made in Patents and Calf Skin
lace and button.
1t will pay you to look this shoe over
before buying.
sHuRTLEFF AND WILTON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23

You see 1t In the West Virsinian
today and in the other papers to-mor-
row.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-23

LEVI 3. HARR,
The $t,oo0,00o Real Estate Man,
EVERYTHING TO OFFER.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05
c.-H. A. Faculty.

We will have for the coming ses-
sion an exceptionally strong Fac
ulty at Chamberlain Hunt Acade.
my. English, Mathematics, Scr
ences, Ancient and Modern Ian
guages will be taught by men who
know their business. We would
be glad to quote terms to day pu-
pills who want the business course
alone. Our Mr.. Crane can teach
this as. well as any business school.
On Aug. 1st. the enrolment is
more than the total for last year.
We look Tor fall school We
are seeking to give the people Of
town and county as good a school
as they can find anywhere. Our
policy is to leave all we can in the
town and county. In return we
ask that our people patronize a
Home Industry.
M. E. MELVIN.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05
From long continued cultivation

From long continued cultivation
in cotton, thousands of acres of
our land has lost its lite-giving
vegetable matter, or humus. 1t
packs or runs together after every
rain and will not hold enough wat
er to supply the needs of crops.
Our land needsa rotation of crops,
including leguminous crops, and
much of it should be devoted to
the livestock industry. A better
balanced system of farming is
needed-one that will include more
crops to enrich instead of wear out
our lands; one that will include
more good livestock to consume
the leguminous crops that must be
grown to enrich the land-and to
make manure to still further en-
rich the land. BY a suitable roto-
ton of cotton, corn and peas, oats
or wheat and peas, every acre of
our run down farms might in a few
years have its producing capacity
more than doubled. Such a plan
would in a few years regenerate our
worn lands to where one-third of
the farm planted in cotton would
yield more than the three-fourths
now in cotton yields, the expense
would be cut in half, and the prof
its would become very large. This
is the road to successful farming.
Are you willing to travel it ?
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05
DEATH OF MR.. RYAN.
Old and HOnOred Export Gibson
ian Died at 0reenvIIIe.


Greenville, Miss, July 3I.-The
remaiusof Mr.. Thonfas R yam, aged
81 years, We're inferred in the
Greenville cemetery at S o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Ryan was at
the time of his death probably the
oldest citizen of Greenville. He
has made his home for several
years with Capt. and Mrs. ]. J..
Harty, being the father of Mrs.
Harty, and was very active for a
man of his age until the death of
Mrs. Ryan last year. since which
time he has gradually declined un-
til the dissolution came. Mr.. Ryan
came from Ireland and spent much
of his manhood in Port Gibson,
Miss, coming to. Greenville a
number of years ago. He was a
noble character, honorable, gener-
Gus, kind and during his long and
eventful life did much good to hui
manity by his many acts of charity.
Special to Vicksburg Herald.
The death of this old gentleman,
who was so well known to the peo-
pie of Claiborne county, will be
read here with much regret. He
was familiar figure on the streets
of Port Gibson for nearly half a
century-always friendly and jovial
to all.
Mr.. Ryan was one of the first sub
scribers the Reveille had, having
his name entered on the books OF
the paper with its first issue, and
his loyalty gave him warm place
in the heart of the present editor.
He took pride in this fact, and Of
ten laughingly said the Reveille
couldn't exist without him. And
we will miss his familiar name.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05

to these men running for Office,
but the Farmers Union, whose l.
deals are high, cannot become a
faction for any political clique. If
it does, it will meet the fate of the
Grange and Alliance and be found
cred on political rocks, and will
deserve such fate.
Brethren, we should be careful
who we admit to the porals of
membership. We should see that
none but real farmers are admitted
into our union, men who live on
their farms and obtain their living
from their farms. Furthermore,
we should fix it so that the holding
of any Office or place in the union
shall make its holder ineligible to
any political Office for four years
from the expiration of his term.
Now is the time to arouse our
selves and preserve the integrity
of our union, and let US at all
meetings swear like Cato in every
speech that he made in the Roman
senate that Carthage must be de-
stroyed, that with us the politi-
clans that are riding US to destruc-
ton must be thrown high in the
air. Watch the three above named
politicians, who have no sympathy
with the aspirations of our agricul-
tural people.
Of course, if Mr.. Hightower, al
successful farmer and our very ef-
ticient president, is not figuring on
running for governor, / gladly a
pologize for mentioning his name
in this connection.
Fraternally yours,
JAMES F. McCALEB, MD.
In Jackson News.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05

OF course, we Mississippians
know that we are the best farmers
in the South, but we are not using
other peoples yard stick Our
yard stick is. called 'sperfection"
and as we are far from being per-
feet, we have not stopped and en-
gagged in the pastime of saying
the Pharisees' prayer. We are
running the race of our lives and
we intend to go out under the wire
ahead of the world within the next
twenty-five years.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05
G. 4. AFFORD. coUSrv. coaAiasorra OF AosleulTUat

"My friends, we must not only
keep the boys at home, but we
must continue to urge that our
plantations be divided and SUBJ
divided until they can be prohtably
handled. 4,We1A must introduce a
greater variety Of farm crops; we
must make more net money than
.we.have beenlmaking, and instead
of spending it for another farm,
we must spend it in. making more
comfortable and more attractive
the home where Mother reigns su-
preme, and, where's amid all the
discnuragements and Vicissitudes of
life. the light of love and hope
never goes out. "-From an Ad-
dress by Capt. ]. F. Merry TO Mis-
sissippians.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05

Mr.. Melvin, of Port Gibson, ,presi-
dent of Chamberlain Hunt Acade-
my was In town yesterday. he
reports that he will have all the
students he can accommodate in the
fall. Among other improvements
the school is making it Is leading
the way in helping poor boys. a
steam laundry, dairy and other in
dustries are being installed this
summer with view to helping
these boys, The endowment fund
for this purpose is well on the way,
about one-fourth of the amount
having been raised in less than one
half the given given time. Under
the new management the school is
now one of the leading institutions
In the State. Clarion-Ledger.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-08-05
He FIRES A HOT SHOT.
DR.. }. F. MccaIeb Thinks That
Some Farmers Union rIem-
bersare Playing a PoIit-
icaI Game.
Cold Springs Plantation,

Insmore, Miss, July 81. 1909.
To the Members of the Farmers
Union of Mississippi:
The Mississippi Farmers Union
is at crisis in its history, and it
behooves every member to save
the organization from dissolution.
What is it that is striking at its VIZ
tails 7 A political clique that has
obtained control to further their
ambitions to ride into Office, and
make it the asset of a political fac
ton. Why, they even have charge
of our Union Advocate to advance
the interests of their political
crowd by using its list of subscrib-
ers of $4,000. And at whose ex-
pense ? At the expense Of the
thousands of genuine farmers in
this state.
Now who are these politicians ?
A set of men who want to use your
loyalty to our great organization to
'aggrandize their selfish purposes
and it looks very suspicious that
the slate they have formed is in
.
viting to "vaulting ambition" in
the next Mississippi state primary.
Here is the way it looks to a close
observes G. R. Hightower, our
most excellent president, to run
Tor governor; II. E. BlakesIee, our
shrewd politician and commission
er of agriculture, for commissioner
of agriculture and later for presi-
dent of the Mississippi A. and M.
College; j. N. Powers, our able
state superintendent Of education,
for state superintendent of educa-
ton, and later for chancellor OF the
university; g. r, Edwards, our
efficient state treasurer, to be sec
retary and treasurer of the "A. and
M. College, or Of the University.
The sum and substance of these
three politicians is to elect las. K.