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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
IMPORTANT. ].
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS
ITS REGULAR GENERAL MEET.
ING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. SEC.
RETARY EVANS ISSUES CALL.
MUCH WORK T9s1E OUTLINED
ADVERTISING AND eooD ROADS
COMMITTEES Will HAVE IN
TEREsTlNe REPORTS TO SUB.
MlT. .2,s

The Falrmont Chamber OF Com.
merce will hold It's regular general
meeting on Thursday night OF this
week. At this meeting thete will be
q general discussion is to what the
plans Of the Chamber shall be dur
Ing the winter.
1t is expected thatsthe committee on
advertising will haye some good
things to offer in the ay OF properly
exploiting the advantages that Fair.
mont has to offer TO themanufacturers
that are looking for factory sites.
That there many ways OF bringing
these points TO the noSce OF prospect.
i've manufacturers tha most effective
way is the better ons and to deter.
mine that will require careful consid-
Grafton on the part of3the committee
and the Chamber of Commerce.
It is also believed shat the Good
Roads Committee will have a supple.
ment report to make 10 its general
report made at the last general meet
Ing. Beginning on Monday West Wiz.
ginia will celebrate Good Roads
Week. The FairmonS Chamber Of
Commerce will be ready for this and
some definite action Will in all prob
ability be outlined at the meeting on
Thursday night.
There will be other matters that
will come before the Chamber that
will be worked out. To arrive ut the
best conclusions M these matters a
full attendance should be around the
table.
Secretary Charles w. Evans has Is
sued the following call which is self
explanatory.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Falrmont Chamber OF Commerce will
be held in its room in the Watson
Building. Thursday evening. Novem.
ber 9th at 1880.
Every member OF the Organization
should make an effort to be present
and take part in discussions OF qucs.
tions that may come before the Body
and offer suggestions for future work.
The Committee on Good Roads will
probably have supplementary report.
also the Committee on Advertising.
The last general meeting OF the As.
sociatlon was well attended and was
very interesting. Thursday nights
meeting should be the best OF all.
This is the only notice that will be
given TO the members and II is hoped
that everyone may read 1t aud be
present.
T. I. BRETT.
GHAs. w, EVANS President.
Secretary.
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QUICK SENTENCE
FRANK vlsDo GETS SIX MONTHS
AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR VIC.
LATING PISTOL LAW.

Last night Frank Visdo was arrest.
ed charged with having drawn a gun
on some OF his countrymen, threaten.
Ing to shoot them. and record for
quick justice was made when this
morning at 10 O'Clock the man was
confined In the county jail. with sen.
tence OF six months and a fine OF $50
hanging over his head.
1t seems that visco, who resides at
GO3 Virginia avenue. went TO the home
OF Sylvester WoushIe. nj lO7 New
street, in the First ward. and found
that Woushle was not at home.
In some way an argument was start.
ell between Tony MlnnIco. Otta Corne-
llous and Louie Facceyto and Frank
Visco. and Vlsco procured revolver
which belonged to the owner Of the
house. and threatened to sh5ot all
three OF the men,. They left the house
and Policemen Arnett and Mahaliey
went to the boarding house and arrest.
ed Visco. bringing him TO this city
and placing him In the county jail.
The officers were unable to find the
gun upon the men, but later Visco
confessed to having had the gun. and
this morning was used against him.
and combined with the evidence in the
case. clearly proved that he was gull.
ty. Visco is a married man, and has
a family.
Attorney Kirby appeared for the de.
fendant. while Tusca Morris. the pros
ecuting attorney, appeared for the
prosecution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
NEW DECORATOR AT. JONES

Mr.. ]. A. Cofrelt of New York city
has accepted the position of decora.
tor for the E. C. Jones department
store and yesterday arrived here and
assumed his duties. Mr.. Cofrelt is IN
experienced decorator and comes to
this position highly recommended.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
Notice to 7 aAPayers

Notice is hereby given that the
taxes for the city o: Fairmont are now
ready for collection. A discount OF
2h per cent. will be allowed for 80
days from October 10, 1911.
T. D. HENDERSON,
Collector City OF Falrmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
BIC sTR!kE
ANTHRACITE MINERS WILL GO
OUT APRIL FIRST IF WAGES
< ARE NOT INCREASED.
tRy United Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7.-President
White, OF the United Mine Workers
Association said today n hundred and
fifty thousand miners in eastern Penn.
sylyanla will go On strike April l.
1912, unless their wages are increased
20 per cent.
ils The increased cost Of livln wgtlhout
"a similar Increase In wages is the
cause.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07

Mrs. Efaw. graduate nurse OF the
City hospital, left yesterday for Fair.
mont, where's he has secured n posi-.
ton in the hospital there.-WheelIng
Register.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07

Mrs. Blanche Webster..of Houltville,
California. Is visiting relatives in the
county. A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
EINFDg /
FRANK ROSS GETS FIVE Dol.
LARS FOR SPANKING A, CHILD.

This morning there appeared before
Justice Amos, Of this city. Frank Ross,
"a foreigner, Of New England mines
near this city, who confessed TO bis,
wlfe's having spanked a neighbor,s
child, after the child had thrown soma
dirt into her water bucket which vas.
sitting on the Ross back porch
The Justice imposed a flne OF s5,O1
and costs, which was Immediately
paid. and the man released, while the,
charge aaginst his wife was dismissed
Miss Helen Wrestling, OF Wheeling,
has been the guest OF Misses Nan and
Nellie Cox for several days. Z
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Good News, If True

Since the item sent out from
Austin last week that The Texas
Central had filed an amendment
to its charter, providing for an
extension of the road from De
Leon to some point in Nolan coun-
ty, another report is current that
the Central has not only bought
the h. S. & p. r. r. but the Flu
wanna Townsite as well. Such a
deal would no doubt mean the
extension Of the Central to Ros-
coe, and also, the extension Of
that line from Rotan to Fluvau-
ma. This would give tie Cen
trail a clear field to the West, and
make it a formidable competitor
to the Santa Fe. That the Texas
Central and the r. S & p are
contemplating an extension there
is not any doubt, but whether the
above report is n fact, the sclu-
tion Of the difficulties these roads
find themselves in. we are not pre-
pared TO say, but give the report
as il comes to us. and our readers
car judge Of it as they choose. -
Flu anna Tribune.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14

acter and his physical being. He
said that he got so that he could
throw one ear forward and the
other back and that his legs got
so they crooked backward in
stead of forward.
He also stated that he finally
got so whenever he heard a
hound bark he felt an almost ir-
restible impulse TO start off on a
long easy lope or else squat be-
hind a bunch Of grass until the
danger seemed to be past.
Another man who ran a thresh-
ing machine in a country where
mutton was about the only meat,
declared that he had eaten NUT
ton uD1il he was cloven footed
and wool commenced to grow on
his shoulder blades. Another man
ate goat meat until he began to
labor under the delusion that he
was real goat. He went home
and butted the members of the
family out Of the yard and took
possession himself. He then but
ted the hundred dollar mirror 10
pieces, whipped a jar of strong
butter and ruined a bay window
by jumping through it to the
ground.
Another man insisted that he
used 10 be a great lover Of bolog-
ma sausage and ate so much Of il
that he finally got so that he
would chase every street car that
came along, and sit up nights TO
bark at the moon. He saw where
his bologna habit was leading
him and resolutely set 20 work 10
cure himself of il. He rarely eats
bologna now. After abstaining
for long time he tried feast
of il, and as a result WAS over
come with an uncomfortable de-
sire TO sit on his Launches and
scratch for feas. Farmers Mail
and Breeze
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Texas industrial Congress

To All Contestants;
Entries In our corn and cotton
contest closed April lst with over
over 1850 contestants enrolled
from 100 counties. lu a few days
we shall publish In the uewspa-
pers of the state complete list
of these counties. showing the
number of entries from each, and
also stating the number off men.
women and boys and girls who
are trying for prizes.
Your attention is directed 20
the rules of the contest requiring
You TO raise both corn and cD;tn
ten acres of each If YOU you We're
over twenty years of age on Jan
uary /. 1911, and either two or
ten acres of each. If You were UNI
der that age on that date
The corn and cotton entered
In the contest must be separated
from other crops of the SWINE
kind by stakes, murows, or
otherwise. SO IT. can De- easily
identified and Inspected. and the
two or ten acre plots o. each crop
must form one solid body of land
containing exactly Che required
number of acres; If the plot falls
short of the two or ter the loss
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Moonlight Picnic

Last Tuesday night the young
people in the Training Glass and
the Star Class of the Christian
church chartered couple OF
Flat Cars" from Gay McGlaun
and hied away to the creek neal
town where they enjoyed a huge
spread, which was furnished by
the yound ladies of both classes
after which many old time games.
such as Crack the Whip.
Ring round Rosy, " Dropping
the Handkerchief, and numer.
GUS others, were INDUCED in. AZ
ter firing of this they again
boarded the Flats" and were
driven many miles over the town.
all the time singing. laughing and
amusing themselves in various
WAYS. Altogether il was most
enjoyable occasion and viii be-
remembered by the pupils OF
these two classes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14

Texan Angry at Nebraskan for
Activity il House and
Senate

New York, April Icy w. j.
Bryan's activity in the extra SEES
sion of congress has stirred Sena-
tor Bailey. Mr.. Bailey gave out
an interview Sunday in which he
declared that Mr. Bryan came to
Washington for the deliberate
purpose of making trouble. lie
had no business there. says Mr..
Bailey, except TO try 20 drive
his part away from It's Sound
and hi vic position.
Mr.. ey added:
"Th men pretend they >are
fight ne personally, bat the
H nat they are not so iadch
opposed to me as TO my views and
the views Of those who stand with
me in the senate and in the parry.
| am opposed to the initiative and
referendum, the right of recall Of
elected officials and all the radi-
cal policies through which il is
proposed to change the very form
Of our government and to cubsti-
tute direct democracy for repre-
sentative government
1.-The difference between us is
fundamental. ] believe in carry
ing on our government as il was
made in the beginning. They he
lieve in setting up a new form o.
government.
Before Bryan came down here
there was no trouble among the
democrats in the senate. They
were harmonious and acting to-
gether. There was no hint of DIS
sension. Mr.. Bryan came on the
ground, went about among tie
new members and stirred up not
merely a protest, but a riot.
Mr.. Bryan and the radicals
attacked me as protectionist.
Any man who says thai am a
protectionist is a dam fool. They
argue that ] am protectionist
because | have voted for protec-
tive duties, but ] want to point
out that whenever ! have done so
have voted for lower duties.
"The real doctrine of the dem
ocratic party is that duties on
imports should be levied for the
purpose of revenue. In making
a tariff for revenue you can re-
lieve some of their burdens Of
taxation and place them on oth-
ers. / believe in the equal distri-
button of the burdens Of taxa
ton.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
rarmers, Union Resolutions

The following resolutions were
passed by the Scurry County
'usI Farmers Union which was held
ron at Crenshaw on the 7th and 9Th
, Of April, 1911:
Whereas, There has been print
eloro q in the Snyder Signal in recent
haVsues number of communica-
rye qhons under the following heading,
war Farmers Union Department by
,,fo M. A. Drinkard," and whereas
?" said articles were only the indi-
zen vidual opinion of Bro. Drinkard
ing and for which the Union is not
responsible and, Whereas, said
IRE articles have consisted wholly of
coma discussion of political questions
! exbihich if allowed to continue
? l,Ald cause a great and irrepar-
nyaef Manage to our organization
II was county and, Whereas, the
specimen Nyenerally, and especially
1.-Two when \ 9ers of the Union are al
- tested in discussion
Or''' nical problem pertain
Il ~ and which il is the
Okla ID farmers Union TO
Miss Ruth I'll
{ Tahola, therefore, be it resolved
n TScurry County Farmers
e...l.r( that the President of the
'i '''' WV \ Union be and is hereby
less men az ID to arrange with the
nson Drug Sf the Snyder Signal and
is spoken Night for the pubhca-
-, rare ne n matters of interest to
'I,,s Natter such matters in
anu " u lm9 publication has been
Of Mrs W I'd and approved by the
minent fam NJ of the County Union.
lmunications intended for
.ohod Snv- ion in the space set apart
'' a.ad Union shall be sent TO the
ma r''''' Mt of the County Union
from 'h'" all examine same, and II
d be proper matter for
nsou alis on. il shall be his duty TO
e....,n 4 he matter TO the above
.pers and nothing shall
.iargr"'V " We'd in any department
FROM ShE- ISL be opened up in the
dish Union unless it has
inc IA County President.
uoolf resolved that as
Union is strictly a
- Frs y! organization, moth
49, Inn nature shall ever
-, tE6. any department
M tN9e opened up in the
Aqua ind Union.
~. Harvey Shuler,
Piy County Secretary.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Announcement

We take pleasure in announc.
ing that we have secured the ser.
vices Of Prof. j. w. A. Cox, for.
mer principal Of the Hermleigh
High School. Prof. Cox is a fine
scholar, and has had ~ years ex-
perience as a teacher.
With this accession to our fac.
ulty, we are prepared TO give om
students more personal attention
than we have been able to do in
the past.-Crescent Commercial
College.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Missouri and u

The Missouri senata
imously endorsed thl
from that state for votl
Lorimer. As both Of ID
senator's voted no, it \
be unanimous, but
those states do that u
fortunate as TO have sd
ing on both sides; Will
will they endorseG-C
As, for instance, TIE,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
Death and Cigarettes.

New York, April After re.
fusing a pipe which his father
urged him to use i'm lieu Of cigar
cites, Emil Senius, a young insur
ance agent, committed suicile in
his home just before midnight by
inhaling gas.
He was an excessive cigarette
smoker and was threatened with
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
The Effects of Good FOOD

Some one has taken the trou-
BILE to send me a pamphlet which
attempts to prove that the kind
of food people eat, determines the
shape of their heads and the cast
of their countenances. The au-
thor Of this pamphlet. for exam
pie. contends that the typical
Irish mug is the result of eating
potatoes for number of genera
lions. Eating onions continuous
ly and in large quantities finally
results in a receding chin. Over
indulgence i'm smoking tends TO
large and faring ears.
This is the first time that ] have
seen this doctrine set out as q
scientific theory. but there are
those who have held 10 a some
what similar belief for q long
a long time. I knew "a man who
lived a long time on, in western
Kansas. lie insisted that he had
10 eat SO much jack rabbit meat
that IL effected his general char
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14

will Dee charged ~g.ust
testant. and if 10 cXf eds /
essary number OF acres 4
may throw ont the erti1
The two crops viii be I'D
gether as one crop. not 4
ly. so that a big yield of 4
VIII help "a small yield of
The quality as wei as ths
ty of the corn and cotton.
so be considered in dete
the best Yields.
A careful record s1or
of the cost of producuSl
crop. including labor, ~
tiIizers. and every other
expense, whether paid for
ey. time or work.
Please keep a record
the name of every wjH Id
comes 20 see your err
date of his visit. wa n
show by this record
taken In our work 10 inv
ricuitural methods.
We viii send blanks I
next report in plenty Oh
reach YOU before Mat lst
With best wishes fbr v
cess. we are,
Yours very truly
Texas Industrial Con
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
To The sipna|

Our language is q
rich in words and phra
than two hundred It'd
it would seem that ther
cuse for going back
times, when our langl|
forming, and bring /
again, obsolete words.
now to the word obsess!
tne Dallas News first |
word in an editorial. I
that time its use has bed
ing. Ny big Webster II
the word thus: obsess,
transitive, to besiege. 1
Obession, !. The act d
ing :. The state Of d
vexed or beseiged by an
il, antecedent TO possess
tie used. Now as no one
right to give new meal
obsolete words, andno ON
used the word obess wit
cient meaning, ] would D
if the Signal would exRI
strange fad.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
A Correction

Grandma Norris is not dead as
reported last week. The news
that she had died while on a visit
to her son at Aspermont was a
mistake.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
OsteopathY in Appendicitis

If the osteopath is called on the
first attack Of appendicitis, the
disease will not become chronic
and no operation viii be neccs-
sary once in a hundred. The APP
pendix was made and put in man
by an all wise Creator and has q
work to perform. No one should
give mp his appendix only as %
last resort.
II is estimated that IL shortens
life ten years to lose the APP
pendix besides no one is
eve r. normal afterwards
Surgery is the supreme court i'm
the healing art and should be APP
pealed To only about one-fifth as
often as il is in general cases and
only one onc-hundredth as often
i'm appendicitis. The things ] do
and teach TO cure appendicitis are
necessary TO be known in the
main 10 get well with or without
am operation.
The osteopath does not poison
YOU. he does not treat You like
the brute driver that trails his
tired horse and tells him now TO
be strong and well but this is a
true parallel TO purgative and
cathartic medicines.
The osteopath administers that
which God intended should de-
velop the infant into virile man
hood and keep him in perfect
health for 90 no 100 years with
out pain or an ache. II the
general public could only realize
what ! DO and teach, / am sure ]
would not only be- your busiest
citizen but the most useful as well
w. b. Farris, ID. O.
Calls made 10 residence day or
night. Phone 2l2.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14

Sayi How about getting you a
nice pair Of trousers : At Davis q
Fellmy's and they are uptodate.
Full peg.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
LAT
n ANTONIO
-

pril 17(spec-
The Spring
.hered in this
lrizzling rain
four hundred
attend the six
Meeting OF the
of Texas
hat the meeting
important action
IN question
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14
A91nyi

c. j. owen Tdt Wed
for Brentwood, presume
visit his home folks, bud
has it that Mr.. Owen will
turn to Snyder alone.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-14

Especial to
reported that
Francisco Ma
me to Aqua
headquarters
ncted opera
srandes since
revolution
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

crate ceremony. Here the lord mayor of
London, afoot, and the sheriffs on horse
back, awaited the coming Of their majesties
and upon their arrival surrendered to the
king the city's pearl sword. His majesty
simply touched the hilt as a sign of his
acceptance. the lord mayor then receiving
back the sword, as lord mayors have done
for many years. The lord mayor then re-
mounted, and with the sheriffs, Joined the
procession. continuing with 1t until II
reached the city boundary at London
bridge.
AS the sovereigns passed through the
center of the city millions of lights ar
ranged for illuminauons simultaneously
were turned on and the great crowd about
the royal exchange redoubled their cheers
On the other side of London bridge the
king was In one of his many home dis
tricts, or, rather, his former home, for
here as the duke of Cornwall, he was the
largest ground landlord.
In their address the southern boroughs
referred to the improvements which the
king had made in the buildings of the
estate, which is occupied by the poorer
classes.
Replying, his majesty paid a tribute tc
the work done by the borough council tc
improve the conditions OF the people and
promised that the duchy would continue t.
do its share.
All through south London and back agar
through Westminster Whitehall and tn,
Mall, to Buckingham palace, the crowd,
filled the stands that lined the route ant
eheered heartily the appearance of theil
majesties.
A stirring day closed with an outburs
on the part of the troops and the peopl,
in the vicinity of Buckingham palace
similar to the spontaneous demonstration
made yesterday when the sovereign
showed themselves on the balcony OF tn
palace upon their return from the corona
ton ceremony at the abbey.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

Burns Of Chicago was interested in his
campaign.
IF he was, IL was very remote" said
the witness.
The witness showed irritation when At
torney Healy persisted in inqulring about
a newspaper article concerning alleged
plans OF the Hopkins men to purchase
democratic votes.
Il have denied that before the Helm
committee, and 1 deny IL here today, and
resent your repeated Inquiries" said Mr..
Hopkins.
Mr.. Healy assured the witness he was
merely giving the witness an opportunity to
clear the matter and disclaimed all de-
sire TO embarrass him.
"Oh, you are not embarrassing me-" re
piled the former senator.
The election OF Shurtleff as speaker OF
the Illinois legislature in the senatorial
election was discussed. Mr.. Hopkins said
that it became evident that this split the
republican ranks and thus endangered his
chances of election.
Lorimer, he added had been instrumental
in the election Of Shwtleff. and so the
speaker was under obligations to Dorimer
who was trying to defeat Hopkins.
"Jackpots'' were next taken up and Mr.
Hopkins said that pretty wel-defned
rumors had existed for years OF the exist
ence of corruption funds in the Illinois
legislature. Disavowing any personal
knowledge, he said he was unable to name
the contributors to such fund.
We'll were churches and schools sup
posed to have contributed2" asked Senator
Kenyon.
mo, they were not"
Large financial interests7''
"Yasp