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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
I. LOUIS las THE GOODS,

Some cities have a slogan, st,
Louis has the goods" is the saucy,
catchy phrase selected out, Of $4,000
submitted In contest to do duty as
an advertising slogan for the thriving
metropolis Of the Mississippi Valley.
It won for the author a prize Of $500
offered by the st. Louis Post.DIspatch.
The phrase has a tang of the Vernacu-
lar, a touch Of hulnor and breezy
challenge, bbgf p4J
To prove that thes logan Is truth
full statement, the. Post Dispatch pub
lished a series OF brief articles show
ing the variety and extent OF the com.
mercial and Industrial activities OF
the city. The figures compiled for
1910 are astonishing. m
st. Louis leads. now in the manu-
facture Of shoes, with, forty.nine fac.
tories employing 10000 persons. The
sales last year reached .$60,00O,OO0. 1t
is first in the manufacture OF stoves,
with an output which sold for $780,
900. 1t has the largest brewery in the
world and the brewing and allied in
dustries paid $1S,000,000 In wages. st.
Louis.made cars sold for $4,000 900
and the industry supports $4,000 per.
sons. The city has the largest plug
tobacco factory and the tobacco indus.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

try put out s7.o0o,ooo pounds Of plug
and 63.oo0Q00 cigars worth al 10.
sether fEoo00.0oo.
II Is news that 81. louis Is the lead
ing primary fur market. where three.
ioufths Of the North American pelt'
catch I'd handled. Last years product
aggresaied n value S9,0000o00. Tis
eoods Gales reached 10000, 900
hard ware 42 .0n0. 600, drugs and chem,
icais $4,000 ,OOo, clothing 81 900,
steel and machine products IS COO
900, woodenware SIS 000,0o0s meat
products sea, 500, 900, electric supplies,
SCI, 900, 200.
There Is host OF other m4nHfae.
turing and commercial interests 1ndt
eating healthful and prosperous con:
dltions. With inexhaustlble btu.
minous coal deposits in It's Industrial
dlstrict, ST. Louis Is forging ahead as
a manufacturing centre. The rapid
development Of the Southwest Is tax
ing transportation facilities, tits In
teFesting to note the revival Of river
traffic, with modern steel barges and
appliances, which promises to be Q
Revolutionary factor in freight trans
.portatlon.
Louis has the goods. New York
World.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

:chair2" Little j thought when you
read that to me that IT would be your
chair to be vacant.
l am writing this letter with tears
flowing from my eyes. Ny pen Is
dipped in the hkwell of sorrow, a
,broken,hearted mother. who wants her
boy to come home"
can write no more, but feel that
you are coming home and that you
and father shall forgive the other be;
fore he crosses over the River to
await your and my coming.
I My Darling Boy, l am. your sweet
heart-mother who is praying fcp you;
who thinks OF you by day and dream
of you by night May God in his good
ness and mercy watch over and pro
tect you and that when ! drive TO
the postoffice this week shall find
a letter from You, saying, Mother
i am Coming Home"
Has this boy or man written that
he is coming homer" No one prob
ably knows but him and mother.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
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HEcipRocTTY AND PROTECTION.

The idea that the adoption Of the
reciprocity pact with Canada was at
the sacrifice Of the principles Of pro
tection as Inundated by the platform
or the Republican party is a miscon-
ception that should not exist in the
minds fifhose with broad observa-
stiun. Such lis not the fact. The idea
sVi protection as conceived and upheld
BY the Republican party is based on
the theory that the American laborer
should have protection against import
5 ed goods manufactured by cheap and
pauper labor Of Europe and otner for
eign countries. The idea also made
provision for the protection Of infant
Industries which were struggling for
q start In The competition for the
worlds trade but since most OF these
pindustfies have grown to such an ex-
tent that they now need no further
protection the principle, still applies
to labor. Canada has no cheap labor
20 compete With our people. She is
d nation Of high IDEALS established on
q high plane Of living and labor con-
dltions are very much the same in
this country as there. The admission
then 81 Canadian goods removes the
possibility Of unfair competition based
on the cost oftlabor but raises 1t to
4 the higher level Of quality, access to
markets and availability Of supplies,
Canadian reciprocity of course VIII
bring about further tariff agitation
and; no doubt be the forerunner Of re-
auctions in many schedules where
they are characterized as "indefensi-
bleg BY President Taft Even the in
surgents In congress who opposed recl-
procity are pledged to this revision
ard It will follow either at this ses-
sion Of congress or at the next regu-
lar session.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
&c BALL. EINE.5..
IN THURSDAY
MANAGER HUNT. Will HAVE a
TEAM THAT WILL GO SOME
WITH PlTTssLRe coLLEGlANs

The, Falrmcnt All Stars will meet
the. Pittsburg Collegians at South Side
Park next Thursday afternoon and
the best game Of the season is as
isured
The Collegians afe a strong bunch
Of fine players and 1t will take the
best team that the locals can mobor
lie 10 take down their colors. 4
Manager Lou Hunt will get a bunch
together that he feels will be able TO
take the goat of the visitors. Bull
Smith, sof Clarksburg; sDogg1e
Taught. Big Reeder, of Warrington;
ForIney, of Monongah, will all be seen
In Fairmont uniforms.
The COLLECTIONS beat clarksburg 81
the score OF s. to. 3. II Manager Hunt
can get his, men N condition this
score at South Side Park ought to be
reversed. s6
The game is attracting wide attep
ton and many are declaring their IN
tentlon Of seeing the teams In &C
ton, ..,.,s,. t,s j.,sp
The game will be under the ditee
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

Efll group Of fexpress's and railroad
Eseiators, who saw,,to 1t that the post
office was permitted to- handle only
1.-THE Improbable mail business while
1.-THE express monopoly logged the
cream. The, annual postofRce deficit
LOT many millions measures but a frac-
fton. Of the enormous cost Of this
archaic free booting system to the
people Of the country. We would have
Ihad penny postage years ago had not
/ the legitimate revenues Of the post
Office been Slapped to make multi
llionaires, and fatten railroad dividends.
! Faithful big business" senators
Hooked on complacently while the Ex-
press trust .jimmied' Its way into the
Irrational treasury and filled Its plum
der sacks. Take 1t altogether We are
Ian easy mark of a nation.
China and the United States are
1.-THE only great countries that have not
developed the legitimate functions OF
sthe postoffiee. Neither has real
parcels post. 1t is a classification that
tells Its own story, record at which
we cannot point with. pride. The Uni
ter States governments rate on mail
merchandise, limited by law to toul
pounds, is 16 cents, and this charge
of Ga cents on four.pound packages
practically cuts the postoffice out OF
its most profitable business. You can
send an eleven-pound package any
where in Great Britain for Is cents;
in France for 16 cents; in Germany
for II cents, and in Italy for 20 cents.
Is It not about time that the United
States should get out of the Chinese
class?
But the most amazing part Of the
whole situation is that there is grave
doubt whether or not the express COM
panies have legal right to exist. In
the words of Victor Murdoch of Kan.
sas, the Express trust Us a preIerrel
shipper, enjoying the fruits Of special
rates, rebates and the Identical dis
examinations which the country has
struggled quarter of a century to
correct" The railroad in plumber al
lance with the Express trust Is no
longer a common carrier as required
by the law which for a long time has
been more or less fiction. 1t is for
reasons such as these that the de-
mand is growing for the abolition by
law Of the Express trust, thus making
the railroads in fact common carriers,
cutting OF the huge graftgof the OUT
rageeus express rates and establish
ing in the Postoff1ce department real
parcels post that will life the United
States into the rank of other progress
sive and enlightened nations.
That the Express trust has had d
terrific scare thrown into 1t is shown
by the recent slash in rates. 1t has
seen great light but this sop to pub.
lie opinion willabe just about as effec-
tive as was Mrs. Partington's broom
on thei incoming tide. Insatiate greed
has dug lts own grave, has written
its own obituary and the mOurners
will be limited to a select and exclu.
.sive circle.
The parcels post is on its way; the
nation is tired on playing the easy
mark. "-saturday Review.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
PEOPLES forum
Astonlshed Taxpayer.


If it is true, as we have been in
formed that Mr.. w. s. Black and Mr.
Frank P. Hall were employed from
time to time to audit the books of the
financial officers of our city and tina
the competent and honest men per
formed that work, pray why now EN-
ploy gentlemen from Clarksburg t.
re-audit for the same period2
VIII the city council be considerable
Of the wishes of their constituents tc
publish in our daily papers why they
are willing to spend thirty-aye hun
tdred dollars to audit accounts thai
have already been audited by com
.petent accountants2
Perhaps the gentleman who discov
cred that the Democratic County
court, with the money of the people
of the county, had cleaned the Court
House can give US some information
on this subject.
1t is certainly up to the majority
members Of the city council (the
Democrats) to tell the people why
that money was not applied to the
improvement of the city water works,
rather than give to the gentlemen
from Clarksburg.
Good citizens are threatened with
arrest for using the water they have
paid for while the money paid in to
keep up current expenses Of the city
is paid to do work already well done.
For the love Of Mike" let us have
the report Of the gentlemen from
Clarksburg, pay off the bill and stop
this bleeding Of taxpayers.
ANOTHER TAXPAYER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
WAS IT SOME GOLD?
IT CERTAINLY WAS
LATE FALL WEATHER STRIKES
FAIRMoNT, CAUSING THE MER.
Curry TO DROP SUDDENLY
LAST NIeHT-HIGH WINDS To-

LAST NIeHT-HIGH WINDS TO.
DAY.
It was not a question OF quitting
on your old gray bonnet with the blue
ribbon on It" this morning but It was
putting on your old fur hat with
clothes to match for 1t was one Of the
coolest breako'days that has been
felt in this community for July for
many a moon.
1t gradually began becoming cooler
yesterday afternoon and by nlghtfall
an over-wrap was not uncomfortable,
and the tinkling of the ice cream wag-
ons sounded more like the jingllng Of
sleigh bells, The birds began to
make arrangements for their annual
southern departure while the street
loafer hiked home ere the ringing Of
Fairmont's cerfew, which does not
exist. Windows were closed after
dark to keep out the cold, clear air,
which chillness became more penetra-
ting when a high wind came up short
ly before midnight, bowling as II CIV
ing a weird warning that snow was
coming.
The temperature dropped fully
thirty degrees in less than ten hours,
from the going down Of the sun last
evening until daylight this morning
The cold spell coming on the heels OF
the intense hot weather a short while
back was very affective. But the
weather man-the Government Off.
cial "guesser'-says that this even
ing will be warmer than last night,
1t would be on unusual thing II u
were still colder-not cooler-than
after nighttall yesterday for July.
Last night with its GOODNESS was
beautiful, the stars shone brightly
and the air was pure, crisp and It felt
more like fall night than midSum.
mer.
The sun rose in this vicinity at
4,54 o'clock this morning and will set
at 7:17 O'Clock, The days are, as will
be noticed, are gradually growing
shorter and today is more than an
hour shorter than this time last
month, High winds have been blow
ing all day here, and those who went
to the seaside or summer hotels dur.
ing the past several days to spend a
week should have stayed home and
enjoyed resort weather in old Fair
mont. However. there Is plenty oi
hot days due In this vicinity before
the leaves shall fall and the birds
shall sputhward fly and the bowling
OF winters winds are heard,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
SIX more PII.g!TQ9Es
At GRAND TONIGHT

For. only five cents. How does Col.
.Spragg do It? That's his business
House crowded to oyerhowing last
evening.
1t was a big night at the Grand
Opera house last evening when Col.
George D. Spragg, manager OF the
'Spragg Amusement company, put on
six OF the best pictures seen In this
city for many day, charging only
five. cents admission to any part Of
the house with o comfortable seat,
plenty Of music and fans thrown in
for good measure
Their were nearly one thousand
Fairmonters to visit the house last
evening, between 1880 o'clock, the
time the first evening entertainment
started until ater eleven o'clock.
Eyryi seat down stairs was occupied
while scors stool up behind seats In
addition to. the hundreds OF seats In
the balcony which were filed ere the
show was begun,
The Independent pictures have
made hit in this city and 1t was
demonstrated last night that the
people were with Col Spragg in with
drawing from the trust motion pic.
tufe. company that he might give
them more good pictures for their
money.
This week another set Of fine Rpg'
ers silverware will be presented to
some patron and II may be you. Who
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

( The Saturday Review in discussing
the possibility Of Senator Watson be
coming the Chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee says that In
such an event he would be able to
flood. the State with the best orator..
cal talent It is not so much the ora
torical talent that causes the people
who would like to control their own
elections to grow apprehenslye, but
The talents" the Virgins experiment.
ed with as recorded in Holy Writ. No
legislatures have been corrupted by
.oratory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

/ Of this life; "The Wild Flowerl and
the Rose" heart4ouchipg love play
Fthat cannot be surpassed by the mo.
@The Stolen Policeman, that win
make You laugh long and loud This
is for you this evening. VIII you be-
there for 'tls. Falrmonts greatest
place OF ampsemelt,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25

The report Of two women engaging
in fist fight over pan offered at a
bargain sale proves that the Fairmont
merchants are really offering bargains
worth fighting for.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
WAS GREAT day
FOR THE Church
Large Attendance At Columbia Street
Revival And Other SerVices-37
Additions To Date.

Sunday was a great day at the Co
lumbia Street church. The atten-
dance at the Sunday school was 23O.
The school is now organized and oper-
ated on the departmental basis. The
primary and junior departments are
cared for in rooms recently added to
the church building proper, leaving
the intermediate and adult depart
ments to use the main church audi
torium.
Pastor Solomon used for his text
Sunday morning, Christ in the Home"
and illustrated his subject by the
three important visits Christ made to
the home of Martha, Mary and Laza-
rus. LIST. On social visit when Mary
sat at his feet and Martha served.
End. In bereavement when Lazarus
had been dead four days. 3rd In JOY,
when the dinner was given and Mary
Amounted the feet of the Christ with
the precious ointment. Following this
service two presented themselves for
baptism.
The afternoon services were almost
rained out. At the eevning service the
church was filled to overfiowng. The
pastor spoke on the objectionable
Sin," the sin of unbelief or SHINING
against the Holy Ghost.
Following this discourse seven
young girls and two men came forward
and united with the church, making a
total of 81 additions since the meeting
began The subject for this evening
will be the same as last night and
everybody is cordially invited to at
tend the services, which will be held
twice daily during the week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
CROPS IN STATE
GIVEN BACkSE1
Planting-EarIy Corn and Cotton
Being Choked by Grass.

Crop conditions in Mississippi have
been given a decided backset by the
heavy rains during the past week, and
the outlook is rather discouraging in
counties where planting work has not
been finished.
Early stands of corn and cotton are
being choked out by the rank growths
of grass and weeds, it having been i'm
possible for farmers to start the early
stages of cultivation.
The delta section is flooded with
water, and present indications are that
the crop in that portion of the state
will be nearly three weeks late. Con-
ditions in the hill counties are not so
bad, but many of the lowlands are in
such a shape that there will be very lit
tie work in the fields this week, even
with fair weather prevailing.
The heavy rains of Sunday were
quite general, the precipitation at a
number of points being nearly there
inches.
Special Agent H. G. Afford, of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, with headquarters in Jackson, es-
Inmates that about seventy-fve per cent
of the corn acreage has been planted
and the cotton acreage in the ground
south of the A. & V. road is about
ninety per cent. In the northern and
central counties the farmers have
planted nearly seventy-five per cent
Of their cotton acreage.
In some counties the excessive rains
have brought about critical condi
ton, and, aside from the fact that ex
cessive rains and warm weather mean
rank growth of grass and weeds
the hill lands are being badly washed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
STATE NORMAL
GIVEN A BOOST
Large Portion Of New Magazine De
voted to the nstitution-Where
Normals Are to be Held.

Jackson, Miss, May 1.-The Educa-
tional Advance Company is the name
of a new school organization that has
been perfected in this city for the pub
LEGATION of a monthly magazine of edu-
cational topics, the first number of
which, styled "The Mississippi Educa-
tional Advance" appeared Saturday.
The magazine is devoted, in it's first
issue, to the new Mississippi State
Normal school, to be erected at Hat
tiesburg, and contains a history of the
Normal School idea in this state, a
description of the proposed site for the
college and general discussion of the
plans of the organization.
While the organization has not been
perfected, H. L. McClesky, of Halle
hurst, will act as editor-in-chief of the
publication, assisted by George G.
Hurst, of oxford, Miss, Margaret
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
STATE NOW HAS
1865 CONVIl,,TS
High Water Mark In The History OF
The neutrality-suspicious.
Arises.

Jackson, Miss, May 1.-The month
ly report of Secretary Lawrence Yer
ger, of the penitentiary, shows a total
of 1865 convicts on hand, which is the
high-water mark in the history of the
institution, and what to do with the
surplus labor is becoming a serious
problem with the board of trustees.
At the beginning OF the month the
prison register showed a total of 1916
prisoners on hand. During the month
SO new convicts were received from
the various counties, three escaped
prisoners were recaptured, making a
gross total Of 1902.
There were 10 discharges, 8 deaths
8 pardons, three escapes, one dis
charge for meritorious conduct, and
two prisoners returned for new trials
total of 81, giving a net increase Of
16 for the month, and net total o.
1865.
OF the SO new prisoners received
eight were white men and the remain
der negroes. Six of the nine prison
ers pardoned were white men, and TIVE
white fugitives were recaptured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Interest IN THE
BOYS CORN CLUB
State Officials Are Commencing to
Show an Interest in the oreaniza-
tion and Cooperate.

Jackson, Miss, May boys Corn
Club members throughout the state
are rejoicing over the announcement
that the state officials are beginning
to show an interest in their organiza-
ton The latest of the executives ito
show a financial interest in the work
is Attorney General S. S. Hudson, him
self practical farmer and competent
to see the benefits that will be attain
ed by the progress of the younths of
the state along agricultural lines.
Attorney General Hudson yesterday
authorized the offering of a price of
$50 in cash to the corn club boy who
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01

The management of the Lomo Thea
tire, who have been most public-spirit-
ed and generous on similar occasions,
have notified the members of the local
bar that no visiting attorneys will be
charged admission during the coming
meeting of the State Bar Association,
but all will be cordially welcome to the
Lomo. The Traction Company has
been equally public-spirited and hos
pitable, and will not charge the visit
ors for riding on the street cars during
their stay.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
TRAVELLING men
MEET JUNE 2-3
Meeting Expected to be One of the
Largest in History-Affairs Of AS
ISOLATION in Good Shape.

Jackson, May Reports from all
sections of the state indicate that this
years convention of the Mississippi
Travellers Association, to be held at
Gulfport on June End and 3rd, will be
the largest in the history of the or
ganization. Nearly twelve hundred
members have signified their intention
to attend the sessions, many of the
travellers bringing their wives and
members of their families with them.
Secretary James Cooper has pre-
pared his annual statement, which
shows an excellent growth during the
past year. There are now 1 500 paid
members, compared with 763 in 1910,
an increase of 100 per cent. The f.
nancial affairs are correspondingly
gratifying, the association having 3d.
500 to it's credit.
One of the features of the big con
vention at Gulfport is to be the "vaude.
vile show" by the talent contained in
the travellers organization. There are
about a dozen of the knights of the
grip who are capable entertainers
vocally and in a strictly Sc
we're burlesque sense in many in
stances. These have been prevailed
upon to get "acts ready for the big
convention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SPORTS
W00DPECKERS WON entire
SERIES FROM Greenwood

Greenwood, Miss, May lit was
nothing Saturday but case Of Hatties-
burg lambasting everything that came
over the plate. the calamity finally end
ing with 12-1 score. Vernuille lasted
only an inning and a half, while
Nicely was pounded severely the rest
of the way. Greenwood could do
nothing with Eaton. Hattiesburg
played the prettiest game seen here
this season. The work of the infeld
was major league style, Madden prov
ing himself the star Of the game with
his scoops and pegs to the initial sack.
The entire team was there with the
bacon and demonstrated that they
were warm contenders for the ribbon
this season. Mcdonnell will be back
In the game on third today, Boyd will
be shifted back to the field, and Green
wood hopes to make up lost ground.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
See it at the GEN Theatre -
Tonight for DC

would grow the best crop of corn,
judging his crop on the basis of so
per cent for the best yield, 20 per cent
for the best record of fertilization,
cultivation and general growth.
A ten ear exhibit of the crop must
be made at the Mississippi State Fair
this year. Prof: c. A. Cobb of the Mis-
sissipp Agricultural College will have
charge of the entering of the cont
ants and will give any information
garding the Hudson prize.