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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-04
Local B vsiinesss den take Ouer
Big Cool eratiin 8 Plant
cook Coal and co Re Com
] pdnvatl % brook K. Deal
Closed Yesterda

A deal was consumlnated in this
|city yesterday whereby the fHutchin.
son Coal Company OF this. place has
taken over the holdings OF the Cook
Coal and Coke Company, at, Meadow.
brook. The! plant Is one Of the largest
operations in, this part Of the State.
The property consists of $50 acres OF
lPittsbnrs coal that Is excellent for
coking purposes. 1t Is also one Of the
best steam coal that is being marketed.
The mine is thoroughly equipped with
modern Stipples, houses and $all OF the
attending equipment necessary for the
operation Of q large smlne. The pur-
chase price'ls said. to,haye been about
sl75.000. ,Ss, Z
The Hutchinson. Coal Company Is
the second largest operating company
in this part of.the State and the ton.
mage that is producing is becoming
immense. Resides tho large mine
Just acquired by the, deal closed yes
lterday the company operates the fol-
lowing mines: one at Mt. Clair, one
at Erie. one at Mason City, one near
Bridgeport Ohio, and opening a mine
at Wllsofburg. and ono on Lam mbert's
Run.
The sale OF the Cook Coal and Coke
Company property was made by Phil.
adelphia residents who 7wereithc hold.
ers of the premises. Mr.;M. II. Hutch.
inson; president Of the Hutchinson
Coal Company. went to that city
Thursday night: He met the parties
and consequently the deal was closed.
The passing Of this mine into: the
Hutchinson Coal Company insure that
its operation will %be carried along
steadily along the best: methods Of
modern mining and that many more
men Will find employment and that
the annual output, OF coal in the Mo.
nongahela Valley district will be
largely Increased.
The company Is making a.steady,
substantial growth that is firm and
secure. Behind 1t are capable busi-
ness men that have plenty Of expert.
ence in the line in which they are en-.
gagged. Their undertakings have been
successful because they haey put con.
centrated thought into the work and
all OF their actions have been guided
by business conclusions after all OF
the matters were thoroughly gone
over and carefully weighed.
Their many friends viii be glad to
know Of the expansion Of the com.
pany in taking over the additional
holdings and feel sure that the same
measure Of success that has attended
the company in It's former achieve.
ments will follow It in Its new under.
taking! 4 4 ~ }. 4 &. 2. (
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Ia . 4 \ y.
Having again taken charge Of the,
Mlller.clark Grain company's plant, Il
wish to announce to all consumers Of
yhaY grain, flour and feed, that 1 shalt,
conduct The business the same as un.j
der my former management, with the
exception Of retailing flourgln3 the city
|ofs Falrmont. This iIlBnot be done
dnless future conditions demand such
action. Ne viii not ship flour oSlns
diyiduals, 70 any station where srner::
chants are handling our goods. 10 the
|farrers and datryr:en ylto come Stot
.Sopr plant We VIII sell flour:ins any
euantlty No earnsstl sole lsharel
lef your patronaa ae, and asslre youfotI
fair and court treatment. asss ss:sii
GEO /. E. MILLER,
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Refused | J
TO TAKE |P
|. BHAR|BESS|
ssMATE No F. q
VEsTloATt ION on BisiHE HY Ac.
cUsATtoNs; Tttou uct II eDz 4
SPECIAL oRDER FOR TOD +;

Especial to the West Yirginian,)
scHARLEsTo February
Although made sa3 special order ":
the senate this morning the Demo
Gratis refused to take IN resolution,
passed by the house to- Investigate
the charge Of bribery la The election
oi Clarence W. Watson and yyilliam
e. Chiffon United tsates senators. al;
though asked to do so by the Repub.
1icans. The house Barlow Repnbft:
can offered resolution regardin Ing the !
action. OF Senator Watson absentlng
himself from the United States sem;
ate and failure toisyote against tie
ship subsidy Bill as other Democratic )
senators did, thus permitting the pass
sage Of the bill.
was resolved that the house OF
delegates commend tile action of
Senator Watson IN absenting iimselt
from the senate chamber Of stlis;
United States during the roll calis ON
the vote Of the ship subsidy biiis
Speaker Netzel ruled the resolutlon
out Of order which eited d turmoil
by reason Of reading the resolution
The senate refused by q vote of ls !
to a to change that prohibitlon No.
cause effective n passed tfom 1914
to1s1s. It went to- third reading and
was made "a special order of TUESDAY
afternoon. The house solution calls
for 1913. Vi ~
The first bill went to the governor
this morning. It felates tos the MY
due 4 q $representatly CLERKS and 4
attaches. X n
Senator Wood offered sresoI oIdtioIi 10
Increase the sunreme Court ID seven
and not, more than foiir lot any party.
:
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more. ARRESTS
. FOR. 0. EXPLOSION
MENsHlGHER up Blamed FOR
NEW Jersey, DISASTER. 81, 4
56LAck x POWDER U NLAWFuLLY
ON LIGHTER AND NOT DYNA.
MITE CAUSED EXPLOSION. II

NEW YORK. February 4.-Ten
Thousand pounds OF black powder on
board the Lighter Katherine W., con
'trary to the companys policy. and or.
{ders, probably caused the explosion
of dynamite at Communipaw, on We'd
nesaay, according to DR.. WIG. Hud
son, inspector for the L. l.. Du Pom,
De Nemours Powder oCmpany. This
powder. lie said, was part OF a Du
Pont shipment for South America as
was the dynamite; but It should have
been delivered to a steamship. he
maintained, before the dynamite was
taken aboard. n
I CONTRARY to general belief said
Dr.. Hudson, black powder is IA,
more dangerous than dynamite. We
believe the powder became ignIted
and in exploding detonated some ol
the dynamite-not uch of 1t. Dyna
mite freezes at about as degrees Fab
renhelt and is nearly impossible te
explode when frozen. The tcmpera
ture on the day Of tho explosion ant
fora week before was below AS. &
4 Hiram Maxim, the inventor, an au
,thority on explosives, inclined to the
same belief. II IN h
Eight Men Surrender. s
The. eight mcn3tcharged with man
'slaughtcrr; land criminal carlessness
accessory to, the explosion surrender
cd to the authorities at. one time and
another today. James Healing, own
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present TAXATlQIlIESYSTEIVl
PREVENTS DOUBL EVILS
coMMlssloN NER OWN END COM
TiNuEs HIS DISC ssioN ON
THE TAxSsYsTEbi.

CHARLESTON Feb. IN,
yesterdays newspapers Tax conns
missioner r. c., Townsend In an ar.
tsle set forth what 81 being accom-
plishcd BY, the tax office for the state,
and in the appended article continues
the discussion as follows
fn&my article OF yesterday A called
attention to that part sof Senate Bin
No. Il which proposes to abolish tho
Office Of State tax commissioner. More
VIII be said In regard TO the Office;
OF State tax commlssio In ARTICLES
10 follow. Let us turn out attention
to other provisions q Senate Bill No:
Il: S:ii I.i &. Z 81
Tho first section OF the bill .proyides
that: ".All personal properly 81 nj
habitants Of the State, wherever SIT,
uated unless expressly exempted by
Jaw, shall sbe subject to taxation !. =
Under this section an inha bitants Of
this State who owns the capital stock
OF ia corporation situated in anothcr
State will be taxed In this State not.
withstanding the fact that The pEoi,s
erty Of such corporation, which
gives to the stock It's yalpes is taxed
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/ FACTORIES !. | i !. ]
|N0PERATI0N
WATER SUPPLY is SUFFICIENT
FOB INDUSTRIES TO RESUME.
WORK. tisi.4 ~

The water situation is very much
improved to-day, over what twas yes.
tcrday and soon there will be Il good
pressure ingall parts Of the city. All
of the factories had a sufficient sup:
ply sto:daylto begin operations ana MI
are now active The pumps are throw.
Ing the fluid directly lntoF,he mains
and THIS gives plenty During the
DAYS nat EtheSsp Pply; was nut Soff by
the pumps beinss sdisable led the cltyWa
10 very serious condition had there
sbseR tre bat fort tlnatel SpeopleS took
'extt3a preeaatI Ion, ".
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TICKETS
FOR STREET CAR LINES SOLD AT
: JEFFERSON STREET OFFICE.

3. The ticket office Of the f'atrmont 4
I. .AlAnnlngton Railway Company oper.
Sattl in Sthe basement OF the Opera
Z House was closed this morning aud
SallS tickets used over the line will be
purchased at the oG'ces OF Falrmont
~ Clarksburg Traction Company on
Jefferson street. Since the road has
changed management all OF the tick
Sets wlllfrom this Gmc on be purcfas.
Scdfat the Office on Jefferson street.
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15R.0|::.U|N|D8B.R|0K|EN
...f0R|:|.z...|B|:||U|.||L|.D|NG:
TERRACE APARTMENT COMPANY.
HAS STARTED WORK ON NEW
s STRUCTURE. q

4
Ground was broken today for tho
snewsbuildlng to be erected by the Ter.
face APARTMENT Company on Locust
D avenue near Rbea Terrace. CIV
sDoWllng, Sof Martett, the contractor,
4llas large force soff men onsthe job
sand itgWili only sbe a short time until
~ the excayati on work Will be complet-
! "a. i M ~ q !.
s The entire building is to be com.
spleted by the first day OF July. Tie
contracts for the material Is being
place and the orders Will be filed as
fast as itlissposslble.
This viii be q fire proof structure
h standing three stories
high With q basement. The dlmen-
4 24slons Of the building is forty by one
hundred and SIX feet. Dill
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WATSON ASSIGNED.
Announcement Made ii the Senate
s # Yesterday, of West Vlrslnlan's
Il tt y Work. ~

I WASHINGTON, n. c., Feb. Alt
was announced in the Senate yester.
day that Clarence ". Watson. Demo
Scrat, Of West Virginia, would be as
sstgned to the committees on Conser.
syation oflnntural resources, Cuban re-
slations, Indian affairs, Mississippi rlv.
5er,, Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, Pa.
seifc railroads and transportation and
sale or meat products. IN
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1R|[P|0||.R||T.D'|.E:.|Nl||EID | | i D / !
STOP ", 10 HAT MISS ARNOLD HAD
is BEEN LOCATED IN. PHlLADEL.
sS PHI HlAl UNTRUE.

NEW YORK, February 4.-The re-
port that Dorothy Arnold has been
finally located In PHILADELPHIA was de-
MED by members OF the family today.
John ". Arnold, her brother. who re.
turned. reported his search in vain.
shNIpromlslng clue was found there, he
said, but when finally run down was
5foundlthat the girl was some one else.
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&sjH||.A||VI|EIERlH|EIR.E.. H||.A WI
MEMBER! OF TH E HOUSE OF DEl..
3.EGATEs CAME MESToELooK5
AFTER BUSINESS MATTERS. II

r. Clement L.. Shaver member Of the
House Of Delegates, arrived In this
city from Charleston this omrnlng. He
said sthatthe matters that were TO
come before tho House today were
bills on their first and second reading
and that there would be no vote on
any ysmeasnresE OF Sanys consequence to;
day, 3ss j
Mr. Shaver came home tos attend ito
some Important business matters that
claimed his satten ion. sss
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!.
U|Ns0LI[D.|
MISSING tAIME0 Fott
AVE BEEN III i ADELPHiAI
SS5s sDU RiNGsWEEk 4 y ! A

PHILADELPHIA !, Feb. Z ACCORD.
ing to a statement last night by Law,
renee Nc ccormick, proprietor OF the
BELLEVUE, :Stratford hotel, Dorothy NJ.
G. Arnold, the missing New York girl.
was a guest at the Philadelphia hos
telry twice during the past week, the
last time on Wednesday. John Scott,
an assistant manager of the same ho.
tel, bears out Mr.: Mccormick's state
|ment. Sy5I!3 !; :
Mr.. Mccormick said last night that
on both occasions she came to the lio-
tel! alone, wrote several notes and Ia.
ter. tore them IN. He said that his at-.
tenlion was sdrawp to the! glrlSby her
peculiar actionssin this respect. The
first time the girl appeared she wore
a dark coat suit and Al long black
coat with fur trimming. On her sec.
ond appearance she was dressed in a
garnet dress with long black coat
and n fnrshat, or aSfur hat trimmed
with chiffon. Both ccormlck and
Scott were positive IN thcin rccollec.
tlon of the girl. I;
NEW. oRKt, Feb. .-Hcrmann
Phillips, who does 50 little newspaper
reading that he has only Just dlscoy.
cred that Dorothy Arnold has been
missing for 50. days, came forward
with report this afternoon that he
vas positive he had seen Miss Arnold
in company with two young men on
1.-THE Hamburg American liner Cincin.
Eati when ssalled5for Genoa on Janu.
larry S. He Is positive the picture which
he had .just seen was that Of the girl
he saw on the pler,where iheiwas work.
ing as "a shipErIgger. The men were
both young, he said. Il ii
The Arnold family and counsel take
much interest in Phillips story,Sand
when the Cincinnati, due today on the
return trip, arrives It IS planned 70
Interview the officers. i3s
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ROOSEVELT. EATS "A
FIFTEEN CENT MEAL

NEWLY DIRK, February 4.--Theo.
dore Roosevelt ute fifteen cent
luncheon today. He was the guest
of his couslns James Roosevelt Gen.
;eral Superintendent 5ofsthel Third Ave,
nue. u abroad at the slunchroomi Of the
Z NSconlpanyl mpfoyes.S The colonel ate
q, I chop With green pea 81 bread and
4 butt ~ banana fritters Sanl lranlsa d
GIN or coffee a Ter: Will cha Ii d detlar.!
Y, Il MI, " y n II
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dfssy Cora Sitsons leaves on Tues.
day for II tl.nofs where sltshe WIN
end 90 sWek en rout q 10 Y ork,
where she goes onS nsiness for tie
snilMnety tInent OF Eiartley,s
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"; Miss katherine Dawson, Of Mt,
Lake. Md, IS the guest Of Miss Nena!
iswisher, at her home on Spring
street. KICK ,.;4 4 III IA Il
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TROOPS SIIIlI8READlNESSS
T0NPREV VENT LYNCRING'

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15
GET LAND FOR
A PUBLIC DOCK
Roosevelt Council to Get
Price on RadIey's Dock
s,so,a, TO tAs wvsNfNo Nxwx

Roosevelt, Nov. 15:-An ad-
journed meeting Of borough council
was held Thursday evening. Coun-
Gilman Schroer being the only abb
sentee. The meeting was instead Of
the regular meeting due to be held
last Monday, when, owing to cleo
ton when there was no quorum.
The collectors report showed a
balance Of $5b2.94. The recorder
reported fines for October to
amount OF 1886. Both reports
were referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Fire Chief Charles Morris made
his monthly report, which included
a requisition from the Board of
Engineers for supplies needed by
both companies. The report was re-
ferred to the fire and water commit
tee. In his report Mr.. Morris said
FIVE fire hydrants in the borough
were in a useless condition and in
dicated their location. v. Quin,
borough clerk, was directed to mo-
tify the Middlesex Water Company
to put these hydrants In proper con-
dition Immediately.
0POh pay htCht Ao1SGt a|S NSS
and costs several lots belonging to
the Lucy Sheridan estate were or
dered released. The release was
granted to e. j. He'll.
Bills amounting to $500 we're
ordered paid, including n for
s1,848 for work on the new sewer
outlet into Staten Island sound.
The mayor and clerk were author
ICED to sign a draft in anticipation
of taxes for $4,000.
The streets and roads committee
were authorized to get q price on
the land known as Radley's dock
where the borough proposes to erect
a dock and recreation pier and the
comittee was directed to report as
soon as possible. To obtain the
money as soon as possible 1t is sug-
gested that several long term bonds
be issued SO as to spread the pay
ment over a number of years.
An ordinance establishing the
lines ad grades of E street passed
first and second readings and vas
ordered ~engrossed for third reading
at the next regular meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15
sAYREVILLE

Joe Keegan, of Birch Greek, was
a Railway visitor Sunday.
Despite the bad weather on Sun
day evening the medicine man had
Joseph Allgair's Hall packed to its
utmost all anxious to see who was
the most popular young lady In
Sayreville. There was a silver set
up for a prize. Miss Nelson, of AL
berts Hill, won the prize.
Miss Stella Wemmer resigned her
keyport. She Is now at her parents
home at Parlin.
Eugene Wemmer, who has been
sick at his home for a week, re-
sumed his position at the Powder
Works Monday morning.
There will be a grand ball held at
Joseph Allgair's hall every Saturday
evening under the supervision of
Michael Dreamer and James Weiss
hadeI. Music will be furnished by
Thomas Dolan's orchestra.
Paul Check and Sidney T%uckerson,
of East Main street, were South Am
boy visitors Sunday.
Misses Margaret Fox and May
Dahlgren, from lower sayreville,
were South Amboy visitors Sunday.
The strong Female College Five,
of Newark, will meet the ~Sayreville
A. A. In a game of basketball at
Sayre & Fishers Hall on November
rs. After the game there will be
dancing until midnight.
There was q general combat be-
tween two women from Herman's
factory on the causawav Mapdav
evening at 6 o'clock. The combat
ants are as yet unknown.
Miss Della Smith, OF lower Sayre-
vile, was a Perth Amboy visitor
Sunday.
John Salzman was O Tottenyille
visitor Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Meyer, OF Main street.
was q Perth Amboy visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Otto Krug, Of Main street,
was & Perth Amboy visitor Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15
EASILY BREAKS
A SEVERE COLD
Also Ends All Misery From
the Grippe in Just a
Few Hours.

Pape's Cold Compound is the re-
suit OF three years research at a
cost of more than fifty thousand
dollars, and contains no Quinine,
which we have conclusively demon
strated is not effective In the treat
meat of colds or grippe.
It is a positive fact that a dose OF
Pape,s Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken, will end the Grippe
and break up the most w cold,
either In the head, chest, back, stom-
ach, limb or any part OF the body.
1t promptly relieves the most mis-
erable headache, d~ullnesss head and
nose stuffed up. feyerishness, sneez-
ing, sore throat, running of the nose,
mucous catarrhal discharges, sore
ness. stiffness and rheumatic
Itwinges.
Take this harmless Compound as
direeted. with the knowledge that
there Is no other medicine made any
where else In the world, which will
cure your cold or end Grippe mis-
cry as promptly and without any
other assistance or bad afterzeFecta,
an d 2k7eent package AZ Pane Gold
compound which any druggist ln
the world , surQ{zs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15
SOUTH AMBOY

Mrs. G. P. Thomas, Of second
street, was an out of town visitor
yesterday.
e. s Mason, of Broadway, was a
New York visitor yesterday
Mrs. r. P. Mason and daughter
Nellie, Of First street, returned
home yesterday afternoon from an
extended visit with Rev. j. r. Ma
son., OF Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ingraham,
of Second street, were Hightstown
visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Apologize, of Fourth
street, was a Camden visitor yes
Mrs. Ansell Hunt, of the Rippo-
wan hotel, in Augusta street, is via-
iting friends at L~ambertyille.
Mrs. James Nichols, of Stevens
avenue. was a Perth Amboy visitor
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Consuello Smock, of Broad
way, returned home yesterday from
an extended visit with friends IN
Spotswood.
John J.. Bradley, of Cranbury,
was In town yesterday afternoon.
George w. Harrington, overseer
of the poor of Madison township,
was q South Amboy visitor yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Martin and
daughter, of Broadway, were out of
town visitors yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Johnson, of Jersey City, was
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Fl. Simoneite. OF Pinep avenue yes
terday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15
METUCHEN

Mrs. Ellis entertained the Auction
Bridge Club Saturday evening at
her home.
Mrs. Johnson is visiting her
daughter at Smith College.
A number Of the women of the
borough attended the meeting of
the Congress of Mothers held Fri
day and Saturday in P1ainf1eld.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Strong were
over Sunday guests Of Mrs. Edward
Morris.
Mrs, Sam Clark and Stanley
Clark r visiting friends on Long
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery, of Living
ston Manor, were over Sunday
guests of Mrs. Emery, of Hillside
avenue.
Mrs. Spear and Mrs. Mckenzie at
tended a club meeting in Asbury
Park Saturday.
Miss Edwards dancing class will
meet today at the League House.
The young people of the Presby-
terrain church are planning a novel
entertainment for Friday and Satur-
day evening of this week.
Thursday evening the club mem
bers Will give a bridge party at the
club house, when Mrs. Rowland will
be hostess.
The 800" Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. @. Fl. Kelly on Saturday
evening. After a lively contest
prizes were awarded Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorfn TAFT for holding the high
est score. A supper was served at
eleven. The next meeting will be
with Mayor Clark.
The Music Study Club met Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. George
Williams.
Mrs. Mcknight Smith, who has
been quite seriously ILL., Is recover
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson. of Mid
dlesex avenue. will close their
house for the winter, leaving on the
twenty-frst OF this month for the
~ ..L
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-15

PORT READING EMPLOYEES
AT ELIZABETH FUNERAL
sssotal 10 the BvnvTNe Me-

Port Reading, Nov. 15:-A num-
Der of the employees Of the Philadel-
phia & Reading railroad attended
the funeral of Bernard Ryan Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. The funeral
services were held from st. Patrick's
church in Elizabeth. High mass of
requiem was sung by Father Dug
gan. There were present at the
funeral delegations from the Phila-
delphia & Reading Shop Track AS
ISOLATION, the Fish Club and the J..
3. Mcnamara Association, Of Eliza
beth.
The bearers were J. Mcnamara,
John Caffery; James Norton, Edward
Bransfeld, Henry Moore and Frank
REILLY. The handsome floral trib-
utes consisted of a pillow from the
]. p. Mcnamara Association, a large
emblem In the form Of a freight a
from the employees of the Philadel-
phia & Reading Shop Track Asso-
citation; pillow inscribed Brother"
wreath from the Fish Club; gates
aJar inscribed "Shopmate," and
numerous cut flowers, sprays and
wreaths. Interment was in Mt.
Oiiyet cemetery in Elizabeth.