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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
MATINEE. Club
70 EQRGANlZED
IN FAIRlI!OIllT| !! !
Afternoon ace
he !.
Object

a new organization viii be formed
here this week to be known as the
Fairmont Matinee Club. The object
Of the Organization is to hold race
meetings at the local fairgrounds one
afternoon Of each week during the
present season. The day Of the racing
is vet to be determined. All q the
races willsbe halr.miIe events
There are several good speed horses
owned by local men that win give
splendid exhibitions or speed on the
oval. MIR. John a. clark has for many
years had some fine horses His SON
Harry B. Clark has the same craving
that his father has for fast horses and
owns a horse that can burn the dust in
coming down the track. A. p. Simon
has good campaigner that has been
thoroughly tried on many circuits Be
sides these there are other horses that
WIN make good showing. Berne Jel;
llf Amos Clayton, Joan Merriaeld'
and Edward D. Slack each own horses
that can cover ground with lightning
rapidity. Lawrence Fleming has two
horses that make the ground hot UNI
der their feet.
Mr.. A. D. Simon, general manager
OF the Fairmont Fair Association, Of
fered the use Of the local track to 10.
cal trainers so long as they would
stand responsible for any damage to
the track. An horses that went on the
track were to be under the care Of
careful attendants, Out Of this offer
on the part Of the Fairmont F'air As
socfation to permit owners To- train
their horses on the local track viii be
brought into existence the Faifmont
4 Matinee club. ~
The club VII start OF with5a mem;
bership OF twenty-five OF thirty 5t0Fae
men Of this city. There Ytll g6e at
least four members from clafksbprg
and two from Grafton that viii have
a membership in the local club. There
will be no members from Morgaptowp,
for that town is considering the propo-
sition Of forming a matinee club and
give races on the track of the Morgan,
town Fair Association.
The local track wintered in splendid
condition, and with a little work Il can
be made as fast as It has ever been.
The infeld has been well cared for
and will be athing Of beauty. Many
shade trees have been planted and all
of the bald spots are now covered with
a fine sod. Mr.. Edward D, Slack Is
one of the prime movers in the organ.
izatlon of the matinee club. There is
plenty OF interest in the project and
the people viii have a chance To see
some good racing the entire summer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27

/ often have people toll mo this and
l believe the mean 1T. They simply
buy without considering that people
wanting to sell are always looking for
an agent to sell their property. If you
have ever owned property and wanted
70 sell fright badly you will remehl-
Der you hurried to hunt the man who
made it a business TO sell properties
for the, public. Then why don't YOU,
when you want to buy go where peo.
pie wanting to soil, place their prop,
ertiess / am glad to sa those who
are actually acquainted with the sit.
uation do. Others for some scrupu-
lops ideas would rather buy direct and
.Vas from one. to three hundred n dollars ~
more than would ask them for the
same. / have a dozen property now
that ought to be sold and are Just
what q lot Of people are looking for
but they have never thought of com,
Ing to me to see shout them.
! have some new and up.to-date
houses some have never been occu.
pied and will not be until sold. Some
nice cottages and some new SIX and
seven room houses. II you are really
interested in buying. and will spend
% hour with me | viii show you what
YOU have not been able to find In
weeks ~ yourself.
NNLEP
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
New Express Car on Line
From Here to Warrington

that enters and leaves the city. The
company will give the shippers every
attention that can be shown them in
handling their goods delivering in a
safe condition and with the despatch
that is desired in quick service in the
transportation Of freight.
The new express car is painted vel
low the same color as the passenger
cars are. 1t will stand on the track
for loading at the Watson Hotel. It
will be there tomorrow at ten o'clock.
The schedule for operating the ex.
press car as worked out by the COM
many is as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
RiYNERNAIvTs
THE INSURGENTS
SAYS THE DEMOCRATS WILL
PILOT THEM To- SAFE
pELlyERANcE.

WASHINT0N April Ex-senator
Rayner attacked the ccnstitutionality
Of the administration railroad bill in
the senate today and invited the Re
publican insurgents to Join the Demo
Gratis. II suggest that they come,
there is scarcely any difference be
tween us now and we can eliminate
lion-essentials. Are t6eyiin earnest or
are they drifting With uss want
Inc insurgents Join Us We win pilot
them @ safe delIyefanees
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
viii Make Principal Address a
me- Statue unveilips.

On account Of Judge Mason's illness
he cancelled his engagement to make
the principal address at the unyeiling
Of tas Pierpont monument on April
80, and Judge a, G. Dayton has been
selected in his stead.
Judge Dayton's father and Governor
Pierpont were very close friends and
Judge Dayton win no doubt deliver q
fias address in memory of the distin,
gaished Fairfmouter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
'andldate tcr Cong ess

Howard NJ Ogden the we'll announced
candidacy Republican district
He was born at Worthfngo this in
schools School and the State University He
this county in the winter
49, Mr. ogden admitted to the bar in this
county engaged several in educational work
as professor University the University Of Chicago and iii
College received the highest university
honors Ogden practice of his IN this
county in 1904 and has been
engaged difficult and important litigation z
He arnan Of much learning Jealous
eloquent aggressive and and can
Winning campaign His highest ambition be public service
in Congress,
will elected make representative whom his naYe
State VIII proud worthy Of MI and the
other brilliant and capable heretofore this
State Congress
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
I DEATH Sentence
PASSED ON ALBERT WotTER
To.pAY-TIME SET FOR
Earl lN JUNE.

ALBANY, April q. = Albert Wolsol.
rs, to-day was sentenced to electro
cution Al Sing Sing In the veef Of
June 6. His attorney flied an appeal
Immediately which acts as an auto
matte stay Of execution and be vili
not be electrocdted Tor PIX monlhe. 10
was taken Immediately TO prison. H9
is the youngest man ever Sentenced %
death in this state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
Judue Mason Better.

Judge Mason's condition is consider
ably improved today. He rested very
well last night and has been consider.
ably better today. The story that q
specialist was coming to see him from
baltimore was stated todayas without
Iodhdatlon. ssss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
vlTAcRAPl vlTAeRAPH
IKE
TOMORROW THURSDAY.
The Fruits Of
Vengeance

An extremely Human Drama with
as'Way Down Deep In the Hearth
Emotional interest -,
There Is an old saying that chill
dren,s qparrels are like promises,
easily forgotten II the parents Of
childreA insthis story had paid no at
santions t. the quarrel which started
sits deSelopment into a near tragedy
many 4 heaftaihe would have been
avoided and much suffering prevented.
Tomorrow nights SONG
liy WaY to- Heaven 10 Through Your
Love, sweetheart
3y the Dixie Quartette.
soLE PROOF Lady at HartTey'S,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
Insurance

on Clothes without payment Of irr
aiihm i ths oteT at Lecpoida The
famous Hart sehahner & Mark and
.clotheraft Guaranteed clothes does
the work Ave show lars, ussors
inent II S0rrs and styles.
Fancy weayes and plain colorn from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27
srATE LUneEa EoR w YoRk

cLENDENIS III W. April 27.
The Porter Lumber Company a. Porter
are working III full aud are cutting
thousands Of ieet oi timber on the
mountain sides 10 complete largo
order they have ior . New York iful.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27

soLE.pRooF I-aay q N1HI1yII.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27

The west Virsnlan has the largest
HOME DELIVERED circulation oi anl
paper In Talrmont This Is one q The
reasons why the west yirsinlap Is
called THE home PAPER
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27

"rhe people who are not up On
M thing are usually down Oh IT, The
fpoople who are up on advertising alo
the ones who DO tho most Of 4; %
Il the most nNTELLGENTLY and
pERsIsTENTLT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
ARREST COLLEGE MEN.
Yale Students Charged With Stealing
an Automobile.

Waterbury, Conn, May 2f---R0bert
Kelley and Earl Hale, Yale students.
are under arrest here charged with
stealing an automobile owned by c. g.
Preutiss OF New Haven The arrests
were made late Friday night at the
request Of the New Haven police.
Kelley Is from Xenia Ohio, and is
member Of the junior class Of the
Sheffield Scientific school Earl Hale
the other student is from Connecticut
and is a member of the freshman class
Of the scientific school
The automobile. according to Mr.
Prentiss, was standing at q street cor
ner near the college buildings when
taken According to the police there
were i've persons IN the party when
the missing machine turned up at
Waterbury. but Kelley and Hale were
the only ones arrested. the others re-
naming outside the garage where the
arrests were made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
MERCURY TOOK A DROP.
Rain and Hail Did Little Damage
Wind Blew Hard.

Dropping Is degrees in five minutes
shortly before 10 o'clock last night the
mercury came down almost as rapidly
as the rain and hail. The storm began
At shortly after 9 o'clock and during
the first half hour three-eourrhs Of an
inch Of rain fell. The total fan was
los inches. Of this precipitation 05
Of an inch vas hail The hail did 70
damage as TAR as reports this morning
Indicated. The storm was accompanied
by a short but brilliant electrical dis
play.
The wind which blew IS miles an
hour did little damage. One window
blown in was the early morning report
More rain IS coming, according to the
forecast today, also colder weather.
The storm last night was caused by
a storm center over the Texas Pan
handle. Cyclones and tOruadoes are
reported in Oklahoma Another storm
center is bound for Kansas from Utah
and It ts likely that this viii cause the
unsettled weather tonight and Sunday
Topeka and C0ncordia seemed to get
the most Of last nights rain IN kan
saS. No other town reports an inch
Of moisture The precipitation at
ConcorCia amounted ia 1.34 inches.
The following table shows the rain
fail at various points ever the state
for pasr "a hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
Tornado Sweeps Over Three
Counties in Oklahoma
McCarty and Pa0li Are Removed
From the Earth.
ONE PERSON Is KILLED
And Several Seriously Injured
So Far As Reported.
Heavy Rain and Hail Accompany
the Storm.

PauIs Valley, Okla, May 21.-Tor-
nadoes and hail and rain storms ira
versed sections OF Garv1n, McCIain and
Pontotoc counties last evening, kill
ing one person, seriously inturing sew
eraI others and practically devastating
large rural area The village of
McCarty, eleven miles southwest of
mere was literally wiped OF the earth,
stores, school house and residence
being ripped into spinters.
Mrs. George Dewberry. wife Of a
minister, was fatally injured by fly
ing t1nbers. She died in a few hours
4 little girl living two and a half
miles from PauIs Valley, who had
sought refuge in d storm cave. was
seriously injured by timbers pene-
trat1ng the roof OF the Gaze. The Is
year-oId daughter Of Robert Clark.
living in the same reighborhood, was
injured in the same manner
The town of MaysvilIe is reported
TO have been blown away but the re-
port is unconfrmed-
An early report from Mad1ll that
one man was killed and several houses
wrecked Is denied
The McCarry tornado destroyed
practically everything on a thousand
acres It originated three miles east
Of the village Travelled in d northeast
erIy direction and spent its force near
Pau1s Valley. Houses and barnes were
wrecked. fences were blown away
many cattle and horses were killed
and crops were beaten into the earth
by the rain and hail that followed
TeIephone lines were wrecked or
blown awav- Nearly all the physicians
Of PauIs Valley have been called into
the stricken district Until they re-
turn and until the country is survey
ed. the actual extant Of the damage
and the nunbeE m jured will not be
known
A dispatch from Wynnewood says
the number injured will reach twenty
in the McCarty district
The towns OF Elln1ore and BradY
near the stricken district OF Garvlh
county. report unusually heavy rains
and Tight hail The latest news from
ETnore is that the town Of PaeI was
blown entirely away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
TOPEKA STANDS ALONE.
Only City IN state Which Is Fighting
White Plague.

Topeka has the distinction Of being
the only city in the state which is try
ing to fight The Great White Plague
IN a practical manner At the Audi
toriJrn mass meeting which COM
nences At 2-30 Sunday afternoon, Dr.
B. c. Van Horn viii have some rather
startling facts to reveal in respect to
the conditions prevailing at the pres
enr time IN the capital city among
those who are afflicted with this dread
disease.
The principal speaker viii be Dr. S.
G EnIey of the State university, who
is employed as Il Lecturer By the state
board Of health He has had much
experience in dealing with the subject
in hand and will undoubtedly give
some exceedingly vaIua bic Information
4 fine musical program viii be given
in connection.
Below is given the program:
Flower Song. a Bunch Of VioIets
..-.--..---.-.- - -..--- - Bennett
MarshaTs Band.
Mauana. Chilean Dance MiSsJ1d
Marshars Band
II Minute address. Local Conditions -
DR. 3 c. VanH0rn-
Solo. Eyes that are Weary, Hearts
that are Sore -Brackett
Miss Mabel Ridenour-
20 Minute address. Prevention and
Cure Of Tuberculosis
Dr. 8 c EnIey. professor Of bacterio-
Iogy, Kansas State university
Waltz. ''F'orget-Me-Not'' -------- Brooks
Marshalps Band.
Selection prince of Tonight Howard
MarshaIPs Band
Quartette. The King of Love Shelley
Mrs. ParkhurSt, Mrs. Thatcher. Mr..
Pribble Mr.. Hunt
Solo, ''EzliZabeths Prayer" ------ Wagner
Miss Meta <. LegIer.
March, Governor Guild .---..-- Sargent
MarshaIrs Band
On account of lack Of time there will
be no response to encores, and as No
program will be printed it is suggest
ed that those who attend cut cut the
program as given above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
CREECH IS ACTIVE.
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Talks About Progress OF Campaign

J W. Creechs OF Heringron. and can
didate fer Lieutenant governor. Is max
Ing a strong campaign for his part IN
the three coruered race for this state
position. Mr. Creec1. ike Governor
Stubbs. is Il former railway contractor
and was chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house when
Sruhbs was speaker
Mr.. Creech has recovered from his
serious illness sufficiently 70 make q
wide campaign Of the state and he ex-
poets to conffne most OF his work to
personal and visiting engagements. He
is vel known in Kansas and has d
g0odIy bunch Of friends who are our
in force in his behalf
Mr. Creech is optimistic over the out
come Of the race for Lieutenant COVER
nor
Ny campaign is going on at a very
satisfactory pace he said I am
getting letters OF encouragement on ev-
cry mail In fact away beyond my ex-
pectat10nE. Every mail brings ne from
one TO seven nominating petitions from
various counties signed up in very good
shape Ny petition viii be ready 10
fIe in 4 few days
7 spent last week in making d trip
south to southwest and found plenty
of Creech sympathy all along the line
L the encouragement that 1 am reCeIv-
ing every place I have been and heard
from Is a. criterion TO go by. IT would
seem that I have nothing 10 fear for
the 6naI result.
II am also pleased with the manner
IN which the newspapers have been
treating my candidacy For instance,
every newspaper IN Dickinson county
has said cheering things.
And IN speaking Of Dickinson coun-
ry-We have always taken Dickinson
county as the real Thermometer OF the
way politics 90 in Kansas. For a good
many years this county has been going
Just about as the state election has
gone. We have every sort Of vote in
Dickinson. In Heringron We have the
railroad vote. HSrfugtou is a railroad
town and the railroad men think and
act and vote as they all do in kan
sas.
Abilene Is the county seat and is a
E0oG example OF the average city and
Town vote in the state. The surround
Iug country is Tricky settled with
tarr1ers. cattIeuen and al aspects Of
rural life. With HerinEtou for the rail
road men, Abilene for the town vote
and the rest Of the county for the farm
er vote We have always felt that this
county IS a. good pulse TO feel
And 7 might say that I have felt
the pU-se Of Dickinson county and found
that there IS d good strong throb Of
Creech sentiment
7 expecr 70 begin 4 visiting cam
f7- FazE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
BETTER THAN HIS PARTY
Is the Way n DemoCrat Refers to
Speaker Cannon

Washington May 2t-fPhiIadeI-
pdia. the city of bro1herIY love and
bribes.' and Speaker Cannon. a Re-
cussed by everybody were among the
characterization made BY Represent
alive Thomas CKy.) n Il speech III
the house, arraigndng rae Republican
party in general and the Payne tariff
law in particular.
Speaker Cannon has been a target
for both Democratic and Republican
s1arpsh0oters. he said He has the
courage Of his convictions. IF he has
welded the party lash it is because the
Republican party Dut the whip into
his hands. "
He referred to 72-000 miners being
on 4 strike recently II Illinois
Don't you know" asked Mr. Hardy
(Tex). q Democrat that these facts
don't interfere with -he Republican
orators rounded perieds2''
'+They don't interfere with the
rounded periods. but thew will inter-
fere with the Republicans At the next
elections"
Mr. Thomas said the strikes during
the Mckinley and Roosevelt admins
tratiOn increased 100 TO 130 per cent
over the Cleveland administration
Mr. OIr1stead CPa-l Interrupted to
suggest that the reason there were
fewer strikes during President Cfeve-
lands administration was because men
out of work could not strike. citing
81. GOO woEkmeu discharged in the first
year Of the Cleveland regime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
TROUBLE IN PANAMA.
Canal Diggers Are Bothered by an
Unusual Rainfall

Washin gton, May 21.-The canal
diggers On the isthmuz are having
trouble. principally owing TO the un-
precedeuted rainfall which has Ioos-
ened the soil and interfered with en-
gineerfnE operations At one place.
about a mile north of Empire, an old
canal dug by the French broke
through the Banks into the new cut.
flooding the steam shovelS and raising
the water 50 feet above sea level Il
became necessary to construct a giant
furue Of timber TO divert the water OF
the old canal before operations could
be resumed
In another case, what are known as
the toes Of the west section Of the
GatIn dam have been sliding in and
washed away the rrestIe, and uotwfth-
standing the greatest efforts on the
part Of the engineers. tan to fifteen
thousand cubic yards Of material dis
appeared almost InstanraneousIy into
A. great hole that had 0een washed IN
der the corners OF the dam However
pile drivers were set to work at once
and the gap was closed within week.
SO that there has been no serious in
terruptIOu in the work
Great progress is being made in the
construction Of the mammoth locks
at Gatun. according to the canal rec
ord, and 16-7 per cent Of the concrete
has been placed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
STILL GROWING.

The readers Of the State Journal
viii be glad to learn that its circula-
ton over the state has made big
growth during the last twelve months
giving d total this spring larger
than ever shown: that its local cir
cUlation has broken all records and Is
larger in Topeka today than ever be-
fore in its history This is natural as
the masses OF the people have more
leisure and inclination to read a paper
in the evening than any other time
during the day Topeka is one OF the
marvellous exceptions in the whole
country where both the morning and
evening fields are so well covered by
her newspaper-a fact Of great value
to the city and her business interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
LOSES HER BABY.
Queen Victoria of spain Meets With a
Misfortune.

Madrid. May 21--Queen Victoria was
delivered Of q boy still born. AT o'clock
this morning The unhappy outcome is
attributed to a premature aecouc1e-
r,ent which. however, was otherwise
natural The body viii be buried with
out ceremonv in the, royal pantheon OF
the monastery
When told Of her loss the mother
went bitterly King Alfonso Is still in
London. where ne attended the funeral
Of the queens uncle, the late King Ed
ward.
The past few weeks had been most
trying for her majesty Early in the
present month the approach of the
confinement was noted by the royal
physicians and twice during the days
that followed the officials Of the court
were summoned under the impression
t1at the birth was imminent While
this state Of doubt existed his majesty
was obliged TO go to London for the
royal obsequies-
According to custom Premier Camel
Jas Y MendeS bore the body to a room
adjoining the queens chamber for the
official inspection by the members or
the royal family and court fInct1ouar-
les who had been waiting there. The
present is the first instance Of still
birth in the Spanish royal family al
though a child OF Queen Isabella II lived
only long enough to receive the lustraI
water
Queen Victoria IS the mother Of two
boys and a girl, all surviving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
MANY DROWNED CITIES.
Scientist Says Caribbean Sea Is Fun
of Them

New Orleans. La. May 21.-There
are buried cities Of uagni1fcent pro-
portions beneath the waters of the
Caribbean sea az no very great depth.
according TO Dr. Emil Monsouyi OF
Budapest Hungary well known
geoIOEiSt DR. MonSOuvI has spent
some time IN Central America. prin-
cipaIIy Guatemala. in archa geological
research He arrived hare YESTERDAY
He says he IS convinced that cities
Of Central America are not as old as
they are thought to be. BY a terrible
ca tao cfysn. he declared last night. the
land which was once a solid mass
along the twentieth parallel became
subme causing the destruction Of
thousands Of people Those on the
outer edge escaped to North America.
he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21
Comet Is Now Busy Growing New
One.
That Is Latest Theory Regard
ing HALEY Visitor.
DUE TO sun SPOTS
Which Produced Unusual EIec-
trieal RepuIsiOn.
Old Tail Is Still Wandering in
the East.

Chicago, May 21-The theory that
Halley's comet has lost it's old tail.
which IS still floating in space in the
eastern sky and is now generating i
new one, was advanced by the Rev.
Daniel J. McHugh. professor OF astrou-
orny at DePaw university, today. The
Old tail was forced away from the
comet by the force Of unusual eIec-
tricaI repulsion caused by the sun spots
which we're SO prominent Wednesday,
he thinks.
1T IS my opinion" said Prof Nc
Hugh. that the comet lost its tail
some time Wednesday, night There are
records OF II having done the same
thing in 1895. and it is also believed
that its tail was lost in March Of this
year. believe there is not the slightest
chance Of the earth coming in contact
with the tail on this VISIT