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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
NORTHC0TT IS
NOT IN THE RAGE
HE WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR = BELIEVES
THAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL
WIN AT ELECTION.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, July 25.-
Elliott Northcott, United States min.
lister to Nicaragua, arrived in Hunt
ngton yesterday, and was interview.
cd by a newspaper representative III
regard to the rnmor published that
he would be a candidate for the Re.
publican nomination for governor next
year.
a have returned to the United
States on leave owing TO the irail con.
dltion OF Mrs. NorthcOtt's health and
my coming had no connection directly
or indirectly with politics. am nul,
nor will be candidate for govern
or" said Mr.. Northcott.
"Tf you can use any language that
will emphasize that statement, please
do SO. Moreover, | wish to say that
In my opinion there should be no
candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for governor next year who does
not carry with him the unanimous
support OF the Republican party. Ho
should be some big strong, able man,
upon whom the whole party, without
respect to former factional differ.
ences can unite.
There are a nun1br of such men
in the Republican party, and any el'
fort 10 open UP old wounds and keep
alIvo old factions will inevitably lead
TO the same disastrous defeat that
overlook the party last fall. When
went into thed iplomatlc work." con.
tinued Mr.. Northcott, II knew 1t
mcQat a complete divorcing from
politics. like the work very much
and have not the slightest desire to
become candidate for any office"
Mr., Northcott expects TO remain In
the United States about sixty days
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
DEMANDS VOTE
WITHOUT
DELAY
CANADIAN PREMIER sTIRs UP
CONSERVATIVES AND SAYS
PARLIAMENT MUST ACT OR
QUESTION WILL BE REFERRED
To PEOPLE.
HAS WAITED FOR RECIPR0CIT!
THE CHIEF OBSTACLE TO HOLD.
ING A GENERAL ELECTION Isl
THAT A CENSUS is BEING TAX.
EN-PARLIAMENT is ENTITLED
TO MORE MEMBERS.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 25-"Permit q
vote to be taken in parliament on
reciprocity or we will take vote OF
the Canadian people upon it without
delay" was the ultlmatum Prime Min
lister Sir Wilfrid Laurier delivered to
the Conservative opposition in parlia-
ment today.
The chief obstacle to holding a gen
eral election to which the Premier re-
fered is that under the census, which
is just being taken, Western Canada
will be entitled to 20 or more addition
al members. The census will not be
completed until October and a lew
giving the West Its increased repre-
sentation cannot be passed for some
weeks after that.
II an election is held before the
law is enacted the West will be un'
der-represented in Parliament for at
lenst four years and the political
leaders believe will show its resent.
ment to the party which 1t holds re-
sponsIble for this.
With this situation confronting them
there was a sharp debate when con-
sideration Of the agreement WIS re-
sumed this afternoon. A s. Middle.
boro (Conservativel said that So Con.
servatives have not spoken on re-
ciprocity.
my honorable FRIEND" replied Pre-.
mler Laurier, tries to convince the
House and the country that the op-
position is not obstruction. Neither
the census nor redistribution are be.
fore the House today and we cannot
go not with them. But reciprocity is
.heInse the House to be dealt with.
We do not want reciprocity to wait.
We want it to be passed either in this
House or before the country.
Opposition Leader Borden replied
that as Canada had waited 40 years
for reciprocity 1t could aord to wait
six months longernd aallow redistri.
butio to give the West its proper rep.
reEentation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
.CI.0ADG0INRINI IS
TO BUILD BIG
B0AD
WALL STREET JOURNAL PUBLISH
Es ARTICLE THAT Is sU7sTAN:
TALLY THE SAME AS PRINTED
IN THE WEST VtRGlNlAN SOME
TIME AGO ADA -
AGREEMEnTsHAVEBEENSIGNED
LINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONNECTING THE ELkHoRN
Z ROAD, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCT
ION, WITH THE CHESAPEAKE
AND OHIO.

It is understood that the Baltimore
and Ohio will pay cash for the Sandy
Valley and Elkhorn railroad, the line
now under construction by the Con-
solfdation Coal Company, for the pur.
pose OF connecting the Elkhorn coal
fields Of the latter corporation with
the Chesapeake and Ohio. Later the
purchasing company will issue bonds
covering the cost Of the new road It
is believed. The following is from
the Wall Street Journal:
'An agreement has been signed by
Daniel Willard, president Of the Bal
timore and Ohio, and Jere H. Wheel.
wright, president Of the Consolida'
ton Coal Company, giving the for
mer company the right to take over
at cost and interest the Sandy Val
ley and ElkhOrn railroad, in course Of
construction from Shelby, Ky, to the
new coal tract OF the Consolidation
Coal Company. The estimated cost
Of the new line is between $1,50O,-
900 and $2,OOO,0O0, and is being built
by the company, which will turn 1t
over to the Baltimore and Ohio upon
completion, The Consolidation Coal
Company is financing the building of
the line. The contract calls for de-
livery OF the road not later than Aug.
ust, 1912.
.In addition to obligating itself to
take over Sandy Valley and Elkhorn
railroad the Baltimore and Ohio
agrees to furnish equipment sufficient
to handle 100000 tons Of coal an
nually. The Kentucky contract of the
Consolidation Coal Company compris.
es 100000 acres OF coal land. The
Baltimore and Ohio will tap the tract
from the north in connection with the
road now under construction, and the
Louisville cd Nashville will build an
extension into the southern end Of
the field. The Consolidation Coal
Company will spend upward of $1O,-
100000 developing this field
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
ri. I
WEATHER HITS PITTssuRG-oF-
FlCIAL Thermometers SHOW
THAT 1T WAS THE COOLEST
JULY IN SEVENTEEN YEARS.
.(By United Press.)

PITTSBURG, July 25-Thls Is the
coldest July day in seventeen years in
Plttsburg and this vicinity, the official
government thermometer registering
54 degrees at o'clock this morning,
Also Here.
According to the official thermome.
ter here, It was the coolest July day
known in this section for the past
score Of years, shortly before day
light as the mercury stood at so de-
grees flat,
The official forecast for tonight and
tomorrow, received through the Uni
ted Press by the West VirginAn at
noon today says: Fair tonight and
Wednesday with rising temperature
tomorrow"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
.BANR0AD.|NEN
MET|HE..B.E.. 4 |. |. THIS
AFTERNOON
STATE LINE AND SOUTHERN COM.
pANY coNslpER IMPORTANT
MATTERS ALLIED TO BUCK
tialNoE AND NORTHERN.
HEllIIlE PROGRESSING NICELY
RoAp NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED
FROM MARTIN 70 RlvEsvILLE
Will BE READY FOR RAILS BY
TIE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.

There was a meeting Of the State
Line and Southern Railroad Company
here this afternoon at which meeting
there were several important matters
considered. The meeting was attend
I I'd by we'll known railroad men from
different parts OF the State.
This company is closely allied to
the Buckhannon and Northern that is
constructing a line from Martin,
PENN, to Riyesyllle. In fact the com.
iiany was organized to aid the Buck
hannon and Northern in the construc-
lion of Its line into the great coal field
ot this State.
Major Samuel D. Brady, chief en-
giteer Of the BuckhannOn and North
erns attended the meeting. He stated
ttlat the Buckhannon and Northern
would he ready to lay rails by the mid
ale ot October. The grading WORK
aud the masonry for the bridges are
progressing nicely and everything IS
moving as rapidly as possible. The
work is heing executed faster than 1t
was thought 1t would when the con-
tracts We're let.
Everything is in first class condition
and there are no barriers now in the
waysofs Tie company and the progress
that will5be made from this time on
Will be much more rapid than 1t has
up TO this time. Much Of the time Of
tile company was taken up in prose-
cutting condemnation proceedings tina
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
TEN MILLION DOLLAR money
TRUST LAUGHS AT THE Law

Financial sharps" is to be used in
holding the company to big convict.
ed trusts. The companies VIII split
up to conform with the decision OF the
Supreme Court, but to control by be.
ing arranged in a way through the
National City Company Shares OF
bank stock and new companies are to
interlock in some way. The National
City Company's shares are already
voted by three trustees, Frank Wander
lip, James stlllman are two other
trustees,
The Rockefeller interests control
the National City Bank and the new
company with also large holders In
the American Tobacco Company,
The scheme cannot be blocked by
the present laws, 50 declare authori.
Ties y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
FAGES A SENSATION
DEFENSE CLAIMS THEY HAVE
WITNESSES WHO SAW ARTS
STRIKE MRS. HALL.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July 25.-
Elbert Arts, a young man Of this
city, was placed on trial here yester.
day for the murder of his paramour,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, the wife Of a re.
srected citizen Of Huntington. The
body of Mrs Hall was found in the
Ohio river near Catlettsburg, KY, last
August and circumstantial evidence
pointed to murder. Arts was the
last party seen with Mrs. Hall, and
he was arrested charged with the
murder.
He admitted being with the woman
on the night she was last seen and
five hundred dollars in gold, which
Mrs. Hall had when she left her
home was found in the possession Of
Artls. The prisoner claimed that he
was given the money by Mrs. Hall,
but the theory of the prosecution is
that Mrs. Hall was drugged and
robbed by Artls and her body thrown
into the Ohio river.
The day was taken up with the
selection OF a jury and the examina'
tion OF a few unimportant witnesses
by the prosecution.
It is expected that the prosecution
will spring a sensation by the witness,
who 1t is claimed will testify that he
saw Arts in a. skiff with Mrs. Hall and
saw him strike her with an oar and
then throw her into the Ohio river.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
PR0INISED
SENSATION
IS SPRUNG
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE IS
PROBING THE STEEL TRUST
1 HAVE FACTS CONCERNING THE
OLD SELLING AGREEMENT.
PRINTER SAVES THE COPY
MELLON BANK WAS NAMED AS
DEPOSITORY. VAN oRMERN,
TREASURER MAKES ADMls-
sIoMs.

WASHINGTON, July 25-A pur.
ported pooling agreement between
the Carnegie Steel Company and ten
other kindred concerns for a percent
age apportlonment of the steel out
put of the country-an admittedly
Illegal document supposedly long
since destroyed stirred today's meet
ing OF the house steel trust" lnyes-
tigatlng committee.
Chairman Stanley produced copy
of the agreement, together with other
confidential data, and the agreement
was admitted in evidence against the
protest OF counsel for the corpora
tions that 1t was unauthenticated. 1t
was admitted, however, that business
operations OF these companies con-
tlnued under an understanding SINH
lar to the agreement.
The original agreement provided
for the formation Of the Steel Plate
Association OF the United States, and
Notwithstanding that the agreement
was burned and only came to light
because Pennsylvania printer had
saved a copy from the flames. The
committee found corroborative evil
dence that the steel plate association
did exist after the incarceration Of the
tell-tale documents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
POLICE COURT

MAYOR HAD A BIG BUNCH TO
FINE AT MoRNlN G SESSION:
There we're eight prisoners before
Mayor Martin this morning. All we're
plain drunks.
Andy Dado, Jartes Larkin, Steve
.Vellck, Andy Dago, Andy Nook, John
Gitzgill were each fined six dollars.
Frank Henderson an old offender,
was fined nine dollars.
John Carey was fined nine dollars
for fighting.
There we're three plain ones placed
in the lookup today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
MOSTLY ROUTINE u BUSINESS
SEVERAL BUILDING RERMfTs
ARE GRANTED SON e. PfsftNG
ORDERED DONE tlEA AtTf c ON.
MlTTEE TO BE ApPolNI TED

The City Council got together last
night and in short time much fout
inc business was disposed 81
All bills that were ptopeTly eiitnfs
ed were ordered paid.
On motion council suspended me
regular order business TO hear ELI
zens who had matters 10 present 70
council
Glenn F. Barnes told council that
he had enough brick topaye 200 Rect
of alley between Third and Fourth
streets and Fairmont and Walnut
avenues which he would give the city
II 1t would grade the alley and by
the brick which were by the ali
Council voted to do the work com.
mencing at the Fourth street end of
the alley.
Manager Miller Of Cook Hospital
asked that bill be paid for hospital
services given VIM. Mcdonald Who
was admitted to the institution by tie
direction OF members iot conpcil
The question of whether Donald
was a resident Of the city d that
time was brought UP. Chief Buckley,
Mayor Martin and Councilman I s.
Yost we're appointed as the commit
tee tomake the Investigation.
Costs in seyeral4suits owed BY tue
city were ordered paid
A petition for a light on Mason
street, First ward wassfeferred to the
street commissioner.
Residents on Third street Fourth
ward, petition colneil 10 have some
obstruction removed rom tlle street
On notion of Councilman lowell.
the city treasury was empowered to
select his own building coinpany to
be approved by council Council WIN
reimburse the treasurer for money ex.
pended in securing bond.
Mrs. Josephine Miller protested
about a gas regulator helm placed
near her residence, She asked couns
ell to have 1t removed on the ground
that It was nusance
Property owners ON Madison street,
near Washington complained oi q
sewer that sends up "a disagreeable
smell. The sewer COMMITTEES ana city
engineer were instructed to inyestis
gate.
Howard N. Ogden reported that q
broken sewer on Plerpont avenue was
flooding his; property with oh lon
able water. Council promise d 70 fe
lieve the offensive condition,
Several restaurants licenses We're
granted. The restaurants are alfeady
in operation.
A new city board othealth WIN be
chosen at the next meeting of the
council.
Building permits We're granted 10
DR.. Walter j. Boydston, Daniel yYadc
and + Wilbur HennenI
A petition from First ward citizens
asked that Merchant street BE extend.
ed to State street. The ma ttet igaa
referred to the street comnitie
Councilman Lively asked tfat Gass
ton avenue be paved between Fifth
and Sixth streets to relieve Il Falfmont
avenue
Residents OF Benonl avenue asked
council to compel some of the prop.
erty owners on the avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets to Iay side
walks.
City Solicitor Haggerty reported
that the bridges in tie; city beibnged
to the city and not to the county
Councilman Robinson introduced an
ordinance regulating tie connection
of stoves ad heaters in]the city The
matter was referred oths ordinance
committee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
I Il( !.
DESTROYS MAIN BUILDING OF
KANSAS HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
AND ONE THOUSAND INMATES
ARE GOT OUT SAFELY DOWN
CHUTES.
(By United Prcss.)

WINFIELD, Kansu July 25-One
thousand State Inmates Of the State
Hospital for Feeble Minded were safe
from fire last night from burning to
death today when fire destroyed the
main buildings, two miles from here.
Spiral chutes instead Of fire escapes
we're used, all getting out safely.
State troops were asked to rush to
the scene with tents, The fire was
caused by crossed wires.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
EXCURSION.

me steamer, /. C. Woodward Left
I siorganSown today at noon and will
reach this city in plenty of time to
make the 1880 o'clocl; trip down the
s7Siver and return.
Tie First ward band will give a de-
lightul concert on this trip.
Nothing Is more pleasant than q
trip on the water The excursions of
tle woodward are popular because
Everything connected with boat Is
first;class.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
NEBRASKA CONVENTION TO
INDoRsE PRESIDENT TAFT
So Declares Editor Rosowater, Chair
mar Of the National Committee.
LaFollstte Boosters on
the Grounds.

LINCOLN, Neb, July 25.-Taft and
LaFollette's boosters with knives un'
sheathed are lined up to-day at the
Republican State platform convention
Victor Rose&ater, m Omaha editor
and national committeeman 0fthelpar,
", declared that Che convention would
endorse TAFT tof q second term!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
THE COURTS CANNOT LEeALLN
TOUCH THIS MAMMOTH COR
PoRATloN, KNOWN AS THE Ma
TloNAL CITY COMPANY IN
WHICH THE BIGGEST CoNCk hTlS
IN THE COUNTRY ARE INDl-
REcTLY COMBINED.
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK, July 25.-That behind
the recent organization Of the ten-lnil-
lion dollar National City Company,
CONTROLLED by the National City Bank,
is a plan to nulllfy the effect Of re-
organization ofsthe order OF the SUI
preme Court, Standard OIL Company
and the TOBACCO Trust cases lis the
declaration of Wall street to,llys
new e6mpan coolrdlag to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
LAWN FETE
PREsYTERIANs WILL HAVE A
FINE FEsTAL OCCASION AT
LOOP PARK THURSDAY NIGHT.

on Thursday night the Presbyterian
congregation will hold public lawn
fese at Loop Park. This will be one
81 the most enjoyable affairs at the
park this season.
One Of the features will be con-
cert BY. omen's First Regiment band
Fif the musicians return from Camp
SCaddel intime for the lawn fete.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
THE TALK OF eoFF FOR sENA.
TOR is MEETING WITH FAVOR
IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
HE CAN SWING WEST VIRGINIA
INTO LINE.
DIFFERENCES BEING ADJUSTED
GOVERNOR eLAsscock IS I'M.
PROVING IN HEALTH AND WILL
BE ABLE TO MAKE A VIGOROUS
FIGHT FOR HIS PARTY's sue
CESS.

" L r.
Va, July 25.-"Back to the mountains"
is very appropriate these warm uays
and nights, and West Virginians in
great number have been spending
some time at 1.-THE White" during the
past few weeks.
Governor and Mrs. Glasscock have
been here for nearly a month, and to
say that the Governor has improved
in health and become more vigorous
and active is stating a fact that will
be admitted as soon as you meet him.
Nor has the Governor been inactive
since he has been here. Bright and
early in the morning he can be found
at his desk in his cottage, busily en-
gagged in going over his mail and pa;
pers.
But the Governor is not putting in
all his time at work. Like other men
prominent in State and National af.
fairs, he has learned the game OF golf,
and already experienced players like
Congressman Joseph H. Gaines and
Judge Ira E. Robinson, OF the su-
preme Court of Appeals, who says he
learned the game from the Scotch,
have been required to put all their
efforts into the game in order to walk
of the links with the Governors 8 scalp
to their belt.
Among the Slate officials is Tax
Commissioner Fred, o. Blue, who was
recently operated on for appendicitis.
He and Mrs. Blue and son have cot.
tage adjoining that of Judge Ira E.
and Mrs. Robinson and their little
daughter. The. Tax Commissioner Is
recovering from the operation In q
satisfactory manner. 1t is his present
plan to go to Atlantic City for a3few
weeks, leaving here about the first OF
August.
James S. Lakin, Congressman Gaines,
Arthur Lee, Blaine Elkins and others
Republican Victory.
OF course, politics is just as certain
10 be discussed at White Sulphur as
any other place. Every Republican
you meet and ask about the political
outlook. the answers, as RUE, are
practically the same-Republican sue.
cess beyond all question. Those who
have been active on one side or the
other in the party's differences two
years ago say in unison that they
stand for the amalgamation Of any
petty differences that may have exist
ed. and point to what the Democrats
lave spread before the people to feast
upon and digest, and for which the
better element in that party is rebell-
lng and are assigning their reasons
for rebelling.
II is a question in the minds Of
I many Republicans Whether they
should not have given the Democrats
who have been demanding their party
be cleared of the stigma Of bribery
oyerhanging it, some aid. As the
charges came from the party OF the
successful candidates, 1t was looked
|TInon mon as a fight that should continue
nnSer the leadership of the ones in
nossession of the facts on which the
CHARGES Of bribery were made. The
thrnflins of the efforts to investigate
arter n promise, said to come from the
man man Who were eIected was made, has
damon strnted 10 many Republicans
thot that nrobobIv The Republicans had let
tar ' conc ~ into the Democratic coutro.
i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.

French shackelford was admitted
4 10 the Miners Hospital last evening
asuerlng from a broken Jaw, He was
hurt while working about a coal car
at the Monongah mine. Shackelford
rs a well known man here and his un-
oftune will be learned with much
sorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
WARRANT ISSUED.

Harmon Lemley swore out war
rant before Justice T, W. Boydston
today for the arrest Of Joe Mathews
at Grant Town who is charged with
assault and battery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
Thouaht PAGERS Were Conc.

]. R. Vanormer, OF the Lukens Iron
& Steel Company, one of the parties
oeIthH original pool, testified that all
copies Of the agreement had been
burned, because 1t was thought the
provisions were illegal. The agree
ment itself, he testified, never was
signed by his company and all sent
to other companies were returned for
He admitted, however,
that operation Of the business Of the
company proceeded along lines Of an
understanding similar to the provis-
ions OF the burned agreement Bus
mess was apportioned on a percent
age basis, he admitted, for several
years up to 1906. His firm, he said,
to guaranty fund 10 in
sure carrying out terms of operation,
and reports of business were made to
w. C. Temple, who acted as COM
of the combination.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
BRADSHAW IN CHARGE,

John Bradshaw, of this city has
been placed in charge of the South
ern States Mutual Life Insurance
Company. This is a Charleston Com
pany which is making a good showing
in its business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
RECEIVING TREATMENT.

DR.. Fl. S. Yost has returned from
Burlington. N. j, where he placed
A. B. Mcdonald in a sanitariunn to
Be- treated for cancer on the lip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-25
NLN NIDlERS
.AREBIS11SEl0 Of
BlINIIGI-

CITY SOLICITOR REPORTS THAT
THE BRIDGES WlIAlN sTti e COR
PoRATIoN LIMITS ARE THE
PROPERTY OF THE ciTY AND
NOT OF THE COUNTY.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
MUCH money IN AUTOMOBILE
North Dakota Has Spent About &c.
100000 for Machines in Past
Three Years.

The number of automobiles in this
state is much greater than was first
expected by the force in the secretary
of states Office When the new state
license law Went into effect 5000 tags
were secured. Now an additional
1000 has been ordered.
1t is believed the records will show
more than 1000 automobiles in the
state, and at least 500 motorcycles.
Taking out thesexpense of procuring
and issuing the tags, it is probable
that at least $2.15 will be returned to
the various counties to be used for
road work. This will make fund
of about $4,000 which the counties
will receive from this source to help
improve the highways.
A conservative estimate would be
that these autos cost s1,10O on the
average, which would make the orig
inal cost of the machines at least
$7,7O0,00O. and to this should be ad-
ded incidentals and cost of mainten-
ance, so it is safe to say that the auto
mobiles have cost the state $4,000, 900
during the past three years.