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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15


An easy mark is known by the
strangers he embraces.
We always hope that a day will
come when it will be easy for US TO
be wise. but somehow the day never
wears label.
Don't be afraid Of shadow-nor the
substance that casts it for that matter
Happiness is never so very far of.
Generally it can be found just around
the corner
1t is a good thing to hope-proyided
you also keep plugging away.
Don't let anybody steal your candy
unless you are using it for a bait.
Ready money is a thing that is never
ready-to be found by the eager
searcher.
The man who got there didn't stop
on the way TO throw bouquets at him
self.
Worry doesn't do any good You're
too busy 70 do it under stress, and
when stress is removed IL IS useless.
Tie fellow who blames Himself IS
pretty careful about there being any
blame due.
Group is most prevalent during
the dry cold weather Of the early
winter months. Parents Of young
children should be prepared for it.
All that Is needed is a bottle OF
Chamb erIatn's Cough Remedy. Many
mothers are never without IL 80 their
homes and IL has never disappointed.
Sold hE All druz Rista
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Our idea of miser is a man who
won't spend SO when he has it in his
pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

The man who doesn't talk about his
neighbor doesn't have to apologize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

An easy mark is known by tn
strangers he embraces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

TIE fellow who blames Himself IS
pretty careful about there being any
blame due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

We always hope that a day vii
come when it will be easy for US 4
be wise, but somehow the day ueve
wears a label.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

Worry doesn't do any good You're
too busy 70 do it under stress, and
when stress is removed IL IS useless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

The man who got there didn't stoI
on the way to throw bouquets at him
self.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15
TERMs.-Daly. 10 cents per week

BY THE ). w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-15

On this subject of socialist progress.
the New York Press. also republican,
comments as follows:
"Socialism's best friends are the
bosses who debeuched congress. and
brought a president into baIf-tolerant
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
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| .|.N|||||'T|0..COND|T|0NS1 |.N||||
Il N||s|:I.TEEI[ | Mills
CHARGES ARE MADE BEFORE
THE STOCKHOLDERS THAT
MEN ARE OVERWoRkED.
Z9!N!G !! ON! !. HOURS OF labor.
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN
ORDERED AND THE MATTER
WILL E}LooKED INTO.

y, NEW Y Onli, April 1S.-An inyesti.
CATION into working conditions in the
mills OF the United States steel cor.
poration was decided upoiI at the an.
inual melting Of. the stockholders in
Hoboken, MI, yesterday 3
# Charles NJ. Cabot, OF Boston, in.
troduced a resolution providing for a
committee of five to investigate and
report 10 the finance committee not
later than October l, as to the truth Of
statements contained in a recent
magazine article, alleging that EN-.
ployes Of the corporation were over.
worked.
"The conditions revealed, II true,''
said Mr.. Cabot. "constitute&a serious
menace to the continued success of
this corporation, both in its business,
as an employer Of labor, and In its
reputation as an Organization which
has been willing to deal openly and
frankly with Industrial. conditions
Al Chairman F.. H. Gary, who presided,
saidsthatSthe author OF the articleshad
been given the fullest opportunity to
get at; facts. but had presented them
IN d partisan manner! ,He, MOVED that
the Cabot resolution y BE ddopleG and
thisSwas done. e (, y
Among The charges; made ih the
article we're statements that b large
majority OF Tie Steel ,,W}ofkers an the
Pittsbufg. district worked twelve hours
apday, and that more than e13. .goDj Of
the II, 900 steel 4 aSnrl serss siuf liegheny
county hi 1908 We're worked seven
days in the week. Y! Y nj !.
q The following directors We're elect
ed for a. term ofSthree years. George
Z. Baker. ~. E. Corey,5J. ri Dryden,
G. Az eGriscom, SamuelbMather,t D. G.
Roid Henry Waters AMI aG.8 Af. Lane.
who succeeded the t5flate4 Nathaniel
Thayer.f5The directors wifi meet on
April 20 to re-organize. The stock
holders yesterday ratified all con.
tracts made by the directors and fl.
nance committee since the meeting a
year ago. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
G:A.||n|.B|L|N|G;'..D[:|NSj I !. /
ARE RA|DED
THREE PLACES PULLED BY 20.
GlcEMEN LAST Z NlGHT-FoR.
q FElTS PUT UP. 4

Three gambling places were raided
last night and in two OF them the most
lucrative $forfeits were put,up and the
names .apeparcd in police court as
iJoin Doe. Had the number of John
Docs that We're fined in police court
this morning been in a chain Of direct
lineage It would have extended back
into the .feudaf ages. Old John was
there with all of the young Doeskis.
Tom Maddents place at the old COM
merclal Hotel in he First ward there
We're seven that were rounded up Al
bert Madden seemed. to have charge
of the place and was fined twenty-five
dollars and costs, The other six got
Off by a ten dollar, fine for lettering.
9 There were seven that found their
way to the Irwin building on Hull al.
ley and these were in the round up.
,Atthis place there were three proprie.
tors, and they put up twenty dollars
each. Six men got ten dollars each,
7 AT the Kenyon there We're two pro,
prletors and there Were; fined twenty
dollars each and the eight men that
were lettering there gotten dollars
each. 77s Vi
The round up last night was. the big
gest one under the present admins.
tration. \. s55 +; ;' z *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
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STEVE BE EElc il H o ;j jBRoK
PRtso M EB 81 Is ARR STED AT
/ q AN ii SB VI 8c oNsTA ARLEj
e cf3A REEs IS IS a
q fsl- cEp IN 90 RsTlL n


This idDII,in s shortly before moon
A, e,Gonstable le Charlie Hawkins went ITO
Grant lrpWr Where thei arrested Steve
I,elliHh5 one Sof the sprisoners swhoEes,
caped sfrom III q county jail about ten
days sngo and who was serving out s
six mo1ths,g ,gsente on conviction of
y 6carrytng w pistol and n dirk knife
made IRON an old 5casc-knife.
officer wkirls received a tip this
ginoFHing thai, $Belllch was at Grant
\ ss,roWn: having returned, from Union:
town Pa, where he had been since
escaping from the Jail. Hawkins lost
stlo time in going to the mans home,
but after making; a diligent search he
was unable to locate Bellich but upon
ssearching an 5adj djoining house he found
him and Ghe surrounded without any
,ttfonble. ~ ( 5l{ f..
Belltch was employed at the Federal
mines in Grant Town at the time he
was ARRESTED. 1T Will be recalled that
about three weeks ago he came to this
city 10 feet his wife who was to. ar.
We from the old country and as she
failed to come, 3 upon his return home
NE began firing on his revolver. re.
snltlng nghis being plnched and sen.
3 fenced ito jail for SIX months. -5st
Beldicti3 Is the second prisoner to be
cangh I. among those who escaped the
last time from the Marion county jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
{: TO. !.
PUT ON TICKET
IN NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FROM MAYOR DOWN, ACCORD.
4 ING TO INTERVIEW GIVEN OUT
BY PROMINENT MEMBER OF
y FAl RMONTG ORGANIZATION.

cit is very likely that the local So.
cialists will put a municipal ticket in
the field at the next city election, ac,
cordng to a we'll known member OF
the party. =.
tits no. secret, that the SOCIALIST
party has been making great strides
during the past few years all over the
United States and West Virginia Is no
exception. and the Fairmont vicinity is
considered one OF the strongest So.
cialist sections In the Mountain State.
During the past year the party has
about, doubled in membership. and
from :.now on there will be Socialist
speakers from many parts OF the coun-
try to address meetings here II their
services can be secured by the local
organization. * "a, d Il.
A member Of the party who Is in
position to know whereof he speaks,
or.it Is at least presumed that he does,
said last evening that II the Fairmont
Socialist municipal ticket were put
In the field at the next election that 1t
carry the name of a prominent man
for, mayor and several members for
council and other city Offices; thatit
Would be full ticket. The speaker
further said that 1t may be. possible
and Very probable that the full ticket
would not be. elected but that he be-
lieved that one orttwo candidates on
1t would Win out, and that 1.-THE So
cialist party showed any strength in
this section at the election that q
ticket would be put up atseach follow-
Ing municipal election and that IL the
Socialist party continues to grow here
and In other parts OF the State In the
next few years as It had done! In the
past several years lthatit would come
out with flying colors when the votes
are counted. y .}s '4i !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
'||N'|'|.E||::.X||'|C''A|||N[ED|.ERAL ] 4. |: ( J A||||N
TROOPS SUSTAIN
]. HEAVY. !. loss
FIRST REAL BATTLE WAS "a VIC.
+ TORY FOR THE INSURREcToS
BUT OPPOSING FORCES oBsTl.
NATE. K ! q. 3, Z, 4; q
over TW0 HUNDRED. KILLED
HEAVY FIRING AL MIGHT LONG
\ tAcRoss THE HoR R - ,DtAz
MEN GAINED /, GRoU Nd in, THE
Il DARKNESS. \; Si,!l q; 4 4ijif
i(By United Press.D i

ttGiisfSs 3 sAAilz:; q "a ApriiS n IS Az
though the Wexicanl F federal troops
lostfnearlys 200 mens killed in$ $yester:
days. battle 3ofSAugua Prieta;eatSday;:.
light. .itiis indicated that theret Is no
Intention oni9thelr part of giving up
the struggle. y st2s };g;Ilst,!59.
Y Nearly allEnight heavy firing was
beard across the border and 1T was
evident that Dlaz federals We're TAX
iEg advantage OF the darkness to creep
up on Aqua Prieta. 4 t[F,
\ Couriers declare that during the
night The Federals resained a good
deal Of ground lost In yesterdays en-.
gagement. L; ( e
The net results Of the two Federal
assaults on Aqua Prleta yesterday
was. a crushing defeat OF the Federais
with 200 dead and the capture oftwo
machine guns by the insurrectos. WI
y The insurgent dead number about
70. Six Americans in Douglas were
wounded by bullets. n
The Douglass Chamber of Com.
merce today made an appeal to Pres.
ident Taft for protection. /:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
-D!REGT0R-sTEiNl|!LR 4
REFUSES 70 REslG N PLAc IN 3
Z THE WEST VIRGIN iAsS y YER
SlTY. Il e y q 3sj5 n \ ~ h

MoRGANToWN, w. VA April il, ~
There is another scrap iii the West
Virginia University PresId dent N.
p. shawkey. Of the State Board OF
Regents, and State superlntende lent sof
Free Schools. n has asked Dtrec tor
ames H. Stewart, OF the gricnltlral9
experiment. station, connected with
the University, ( to reslg but Prof.
Stewart has refused. and instead has;
appealed to a number Of prominent
Of the State both Repnb-
llcan and emocratlc, and hopes tp
be able to retain; Ills pace, thought III
Is known that his relat tions with Pres
ldent Purinton, Of the University. have
been strained for some time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
| Iu|!||N|| SAM ! | A.|R||
!. WILL | | |. /! Have |H+|. ! | I|||E:
...A||U|.|!C|.'.||'l.|.0||!|.NEsBLE ! ! |. ! |. | !
PROPERTY OF AM ERi CANS THAI
DIED tlALoNE' Il r. oAt3S
SEEMING TO BE NpLEss,
Ia TO Be SOLD.
.R99M EULL.lE ElEQlRLEs.
MANY GOOD j faARa GAINS iii THESE.
ESTATES EfRsTSTt IN 81 GOV EsN.
MENT HAS plsP osEp OF GO obs.
(By United PRESS Il

WASHINGTON "a April Is, ,S Secretary;
ofsthe Treasury Macveagh has justs
ordered what will probably be tho
most unusual auction sale ever held
In the United States The general
public will be invited TO bid on d room
full Of valuables, the l6tined prop
erty Of Americans Who died abroad
alone and SO far as known, friend diess,
The property came from every, qnhr.s
ter Of the globe. when Vice ". Isl Con;
suls forwarded 1t to the Stale Depart.
ment. The government has been I'M.
able to flnd the heirs, and SO, theSl Slisl.;
claimed personal estates, some OF
them worth Thousands! ! of dollars
have for years lain in d huge ya,ilt in
the office of the sAuditorso u the State
and Other Departments = 81
Almost every variety OF small az
tlcle Is represented HI the heterogeii.a
Gus lot which Is TO ybe aticttoned off.
There are pen.kniyes with broken
blades; and cavalry I'D abers. There I!
are cheap brass rings ere are
rings set With diamond Dbl And ruhicB,
bracelets slstudded with gems, and dla-
,nond ssolltars earring One little
package Contains d wat tet. tie case sof
which rs made oi 4 Iron. { ! alsnoth her cons
tains two watche es &si solid gold
cases, and work u ~ the finest make.
There are also man papkage ges sofi
money from esorsls scdiiusry.s.
One Of che packa ges To sbe sold Ntoiisl
itains five 500 goyernmeii bonds Ans
idthees contains nine ederhte, ten
dollar bills, and 81 900 bond issued
by the government aof Jeif Dayis.I
iAny:number,ct; pankag gess contain prop
,ertg deeds and Il negoti BILE. i, Interest,".
bearing, notes, long overdue, but which
the government ins Itself aconsd dsutaa
capacity OF custodian, has had no
power 10 collect. q
] All, these estates, Will 80, package
by package. to the high est ldders.
and those who have no &squeanlishness K
about buying dead mems things may
pick up some rare barga Inns. d.
The government has long hesl ltateds
to sell Its rather grewsome COLI ectlons
but has finally been forced to, BECAUSE.
according TO a treasury official The
stuff Is piling; up too fast, and sws's v II
need the room.'f y
The proceeds OF the strange sale VIII &
be deposited In the treasury TO- await
claimants which are never expected
to appear. NJ & i;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
OPERA HOUSE
WAS PACKED!
MANY FAlRMoN NTERs n EAR MRS.
RoRER DISCUSS g cutiMARY. SUB.
JECTS, i,,s ,l4 ~ IS;

The opera house was packed almost
to Its CAPACITY yesterday afternoon for
the cooking lecture and demonstra.
ftfon which was given by Mrs. s. T.
Rorer. The aifalrshad been arranged
by Mrs. Charles Edwin Reed, the re.
tiring chairman of the Domestic Sci.
ence Department, OF the ,Woman's Club
and the women OF Fairmont are in.
debtea TO Mrs. n eed Sand this depart:
mentg for q most enjoyable a afternoon.
Mrs. Rorer lectured and, cooked. be.
fore her audience several tempting
,edibles. sheiis q practical woman and
her talk Of yesterday was both help;
full and Interesting. Besides being Ia
practical cook Mrs. Rorer is a gifted
talker, She had d world wide lrepu.
tations ahd the women Of this COM
munity We're fortunate to be given an
opportunity to hear her, lecture and to
witness the demonstrations. Mrs.
Rorer coked before her audience po:
tato croquetes, apple fritters, oysters,
omelets and other dishes. I, i,
Many questions relative to cooking
We're asked by the audience which
were answered by the lecturer
A kitchen was equipped on the
stage, consisting Of range, kitchen
cabinet, tables, etc.
Besides 'the large audience Of NO.
men gathered for this demonstral,uu
there we're present a few gentlemen.
Mrs. Rorer. gayeSa practical talk
Yesterday morning before the nurses,
at Cook hospital. s .e'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
HELD.
FOR GRAND JURY.
WAVES HEARfNG-soND FIXED
ATiFIvE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

n Constable John S. Walker returned
from :Pittsburg last night with Earl
Greaser who was arrested and deiain-
ed In that city antil an officer from
here could so for him. "a,
= $Greaser is accused OF stealing a
horse from s. T.. Barr OF Falrvirw,
He was placed in the county Jail last
night n n; e !. u !f'iG
Greaser afterstaklng the horse rode
him 70 Pittsburg ,8ndFthere the story
isslold that ste tried ito sell the animal
oiis tiis ;sis staiy yles HI IL ttfe.aitys
iHte as asked thy age Of tile horse 10
Which he REPLIED that I he would be
old ithis5sprlng. One of the:
stables owners looked into the horses
mouth and saw that the horse vas
not yet seven Years old. He asked
.Slf5 for the horse Which is said to be
Worth 1925. x an
syS The value placed on the horse and
the statement concerning his age max.
Ing, the horse older than he was which
is the reverse OF the usual statement
OF ages aroused the suspicion OF the
stable men and they notified tho
o'Brien Detectiev Agency and soon
one. Of the detectives had the case
worked out.
Barr recovered the horse and had
him shipped from Pittsburg to Nor.
gantown and thenfrodc him home. =
I Greaser was taken before Justice
i. s. Amos this morning where he
waived a hearing by the advice Of his
attorney, French McCray. He was
held itt the sim Of five hundred dol
lars TO await the action OF the grant
jury.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
INSURGENTS /.
( ..A|I|RE...DE|:.||VAIND|N|G' {. 1 |
NEW N ELECTION
BILL INTRODUCED in MEXICAN
t CONGRESS THIS AFTERNOON
!. CALLING FOR slT-oNLY POSI-.
2 BILE MEANS OF COMPROMISE. \
PEAGEPR0GRAMMEWORKEDOUT
,DlAz WILL SUBMIT ALL PENDING.
NEGOTIATIONS WHICH Il WE'RE
MADE. KNOWN TODAY FOLLOW
ING REPORT OF BATTLE.
(By United Press

si MEXICO CITY, Mex, April ia
bill calling for a. general election.
which is demanded by the Insurgents,
VIII be introduced in the Mexican Con:
gress this afternoon. 81 ~.
A At the same time President Dlaz
viii submit to Congress all the pend.
ing peace negotiations.
Diaz's peace program became known
tolay following the receipt OF com,
plctc reports OF yesterdays battle at
Aqua Preita. g. u
The authorization Of the bill indi-
Gates that President Diaz realizes the
only possible compromise with the In.
surgents is a, new election from the
president down. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
Responsibility.
BHQI|1'|TEDHB||AG|k',
lnPR[5|||ID[N1I
CHE 81 sEcuTINE ySWILL @ HAVE
y y 10 4 An 1--WE b OR \ II, Il e NEXT
WOW ~ slia IN E Gan. siTUA.
lion. y D !. ]: I
BNal NAIl IF9R message /:
SENATOR Gull AND REPRE-.
ENTATlNE IS Y LzER BOTH AS
sERTEps 81 At CONGRESS
Hou ID PA kIls sE UNTIL TAFT is
5{Hy5Unlted9 Press.}

AsHING April 1s,-Thc re. re.
spoHstb bility for ne$t step In the Mex
lean Situation to-day was shunted
back on President TAFT by Senator
Gullom and Representative Sulzer,
lthe head IS ot Foreign Affairs commit.
tees I'm the Senate and the House.
Both asserte d that they would wait
Until sas special message was received
from the Prestl dent
sHEsTRicTivE PC oElcY ON BORDER
An Informal notieeS that the United
States tyil l8shbrtly receive a note from
lexicot itht assurances OF a definite
Srestfirti I've polio on 4 the border" was
srecelyel at the Yhite House today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
SENATOR Stone
|Q|..||N|||0vV|IA|||R|| 4. 1..P|'A|||I'iT|H|. | n
THINKS RESOLUTION INSTRUCT.
ING !PRESiDENTsTo DECLARE
/ WAR SHOULD FOLLOW NEXT.
I: FIRING ;Ac Ross5THE3 30 RpE R.,5.

tBy United, Press.y Rf ;iJu
y WASHINGTON, SAprilslS.--The ires.i
olutioGt practically lly9tiinstrueting the
President to declare war on Mexico
at the next recnrreucegof firing across
the American BORDER should betreport,
ed TO the ;Senateiby the Foreign fRela.
tions committee according to state
ment made to-day by Senator Stone.
}@"Originally J an opposed to war but
In this case the situation is, such that
something must be done.
Our soldiers should make the Mex.
leans respect our warnings and words
hayiilgFfailed they should use bullets"
said Stone. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
VotesGreatest Offer Of the Contest Now On-Fiuss
PE,'I!l,..
SION.
GOVERNOR cLAsscocKs WILL.
CONVENE :. : LEGISLATORS ON
Especial to West Vjrginian.)

\ Especial to West Nlrginian.) g
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 49,
Governor. Glasscock today called a
special session Of the Legislature TO
meet at Charleston on May I s. M IN. ) n
z The matters to be. considered at the
special meeting ate: Z
First the passage of d primary elec.
ton law by which all candidates for
Office including United States sena-
tors shall be voted for and elected at
primary elections 5,5 t5S
Second, to amend the corrupt prac-
tees act passed by the Legislature in
1903. 4. ~ IA T. 2 III ;Eis7-s q
81 Third. to \; appropriate money to
cover the expenses Of the extra ses-
sion. 3sS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
KING ARRIVES.

WHEELING, April 1s.-chester
King, a,new acquisition to the stogie
team, arrived in this burg yesterday
afternoon from his home in Parkers-
burg anu will start training with the
remainder Of the squad Immediately.
King IS Just recovering from a severe
to- his neck. but It Is not
tthought his aitment, wilt trouble him
much n oW. King ID an jlnnelder of
some ability. ami iiesiwiii fghtSi out.
with. .lsome othera cand ldates. Z. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
FIVE BOAT HOUSES 0.I / ) !.
DESTROYED by FIRE
SEVERE LOSS IN NEW YORK CON.
4, ftAGRATt oN--vAL UABLE PROP
1ERTY GOES UP IN SMOKE.

BY United Press.) H
{, NEW YORk,5April 1S.---Fiye OF the
New York crack boat club houses on
the Harlem river were destroyed by
fire today. Those destroyed were the
Metropolitan. the Harlem, the Wyan-
kope, the First Bohemian and the
Nassau. The total loss Is 100000. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
.EZPL!0:s!!0!N K!!LLls 0NE[I
FOUR ARE INJURED 3 UT AREsEx.
PEcTED TO REcoVER-MAfN
y WAS SEPARATED. :, 4

WESTON, w. Va April s15,=-A gas
explosion on the John Hayden farm.
onathe Grove Lick branch Of the Sand
Fork, late yesterday afternoon, result
ed in one death and the serious Injury
Of four others. { IA
The dead: Thomas Murray \. i prom.
inent farmer. Il 4 e &
The injured !: Luther Lowther, Min
ter Alfred, Pearl Kerrlgan, Wilson
Snyder. Il 4, ss;s n
It8is5 believed that the heavy pres
sure ofSgas carried In the eaplpes separ-.
ated u coupling, and that the rictioni
Of the action was siiiiicient TO Ignite
the gas: The exrloslon occurred sbut
q short distance from where the men
We're working and Murray i who was
nearest was almost instantly killed.
The other four were thrown Violently
to the ground but VII likely allIire.
cover. Murray Is the son sot ia prom
inent farmer5in the Copley oil field.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
60 10 CLARKsBDRG { J / / J.

OFFICIALS OF FRACTION COM.
a q PANY5,!S WILL DECIDE MATTER
ii PERTAINING NG TO sNE w LINE RI
~ Officials of the Fairmont &. Clarks.
burg Traction Company 4 will 90 to
Clarksburg on thursday morning,
Where thes D. sin Jhll probability de-
termine whath herF or not the proposed
new tine VIII be construct tad from that
city ~ the new fair rounds !, 3$
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
ARMY ENGINEER is
INSTANTLY KILLED
AERoPLANE TURNS AND HE is
HURLED TO DEATH =. WAS
y SOARING ALMOST MILE HIGH. s
(By United Prcss.)

PARIS, April ls.-IR a three hun.
lred foot fall OF Farman bi.plane
today, Captain Edoaard Tarron, the
army engineer. was instantly killed.
He, was flying at height OF 5000
feet. He attempted to land and when
within 400 feet OF the earcl the ma.
chine cNpsized. II
Tarron was thrown so feet, from
the machine and was instantly Killed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-18
six MONTHS
HECK GETS JAIL SEN.
TEncE FOR AssAuLTtN6 JOHN
Z RUSH. .st q B q, NJ
William Heck, convicted OF assault.
Ing JOHN Rush. who was acting In the
official capacity OF city policeman. was
sentenced to six months in the county

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