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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
BIG EARNINGS
FOR THE MONTH
Fairmont and Clarksburg
Traction Co. Makes Splen-
did Showing for March.

The statement OF earnings and
expenses OF the Fairmont and
ClarksDurg Traction Company for
the month of March and the first
quarter OF the fiscal year, would
seem to indicate very prosperous
condition OF affairs in West vir-
ginia, despite the lull N the coal
trade. This system traverses one
OF the most populous and richest
sections OF the state, and the per-
centage of growth OF its earnings
probably is not surpassed by any in
terurhan electric line in the United
states. Since 1905, the frst year
OF operation the gross earnings
have almost doubled and surplus
earnings nave increased almost four
iold. The comparative figures for
March ana three months ended
March 81 are as follows
1911 1910
Gross earn. $53299.G5 $44,l7S.9S
op, expenses fS,7GG.S5 l6,9SS.5a
Me- earn. s3A532.SO $2L19s.45
Fixed charges,
taxes end in
surance. "1G,9$7.a7 12.GO9.34
Net surplus sl7,595.4S s14,5sO.1l
Three months, January to March:
1911 1910
Gross earn. s155,426.2G $l2O,11O.71
op, eX.,, 54,C31.32 46,S1S.54
-------- ---------
Net earn slol,a94.94 $ 7&,292.l7
Fixed charges
taxes and tu-
surance.. *iloT9.49 SG,7l5.$2
Net surplus s57,2l5.45 $86,576,SS
"Interest on collateral trust note:
Included.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
to $4,000

Stealey Addition lots
for sale, water, gas and
sewerage in tins addi-
ton, at least fifteen
new houses are being
constructed in this adj
dition; closer to town
than any other addition
in the West End.
PRICE $3.50 to $500
Terms to suit customer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04

On the corner OF t Char
lesion Avenue a Il q
Drummond street, we
have Il frame, slate roof
ed house, six rooms and
bath. all modern inn
provements, porch G $
back and front, situate
ON lot 35xS5 feet with
alley in rear.
PRICE $1,000
One-third down, balance
one and two years.
Rents for 500 per month
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
PRICE $4,000

Property on Main street
between Second and
Water streets, 50x255
feet.
Price and terms, see us
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04

Me- earn. s34,532,SO $27,199.45
Fixed charges.
taxes end in
surauce. "fG,93T.37 12.G09.34
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-08

questioned further along this
line.
GOVERNMENT ARRESTS
DUTCH" HEITLER
Colman (Dutch) eitler and
Charles Hirsh, one of his lieuten-
ants, were arrested last night by
United States secret service men
and charged with violation of the
Mann white slave act.
Dutch Heitler is a brother of
mike de Pike" Heitler, common
ly reputed to be leader of the or
ganized forces of vice on the West
Side. The arrests were made in
a cafe at Oil w. Washington
boulevard.
Heitler was taken to the federal
building, where ne was CONFRONT
ed with half a score of women,
whom the federal authorities say
Heitler tried to send from Chi
cago resorts to houses in Pitts
burg.
. According to the government
'Heitler has been sending women
from one part Of the country to
the other like so many cattle. He
will be formally charged before
United States Commissioner
Mark A. Foote today
This is the first step taken by
the government in its crusade
against the commercialized vice
organization of the Chicago West
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-08

help her"
DIR. Thomas Hogan, the Jail
physician, examined her in the
morning.
Mrs. Vermilya still is very
weak" he said. ''But / do not
think she is in danger any longer.
I think the effects of the arsenic
she swallowed Saturday have
practically passed Off, and that
tht present state is more the re
suit of nervous bysteria than any
thing else"
Then in the morning, Joseph
R. Burres, Mrs. Vermilya's at
torney, and her sister, Laura
Buckholz, called on her.
The attorney put things very
plainly to the woman. He asked
her what she would do if the bod
les of Richard T. Smith, Frank
Brinkamp and Charles Vermilya
were exhumed. Mrs. Vernlilya
does not know that two of the
bodies are already under the mi
croscopes of experts.
Il shall do nothing" she an
swered her attorney. eff poison
should be found in any of these
bodies, l sohuld be as surprised as
/ was when they told me of the
arsenic in Bissonette's body.
When | have recovered my
health, 1 shall make a statement
that will clear me from all this |
dreadful suspicion.
Perhaps when I do / shall be
Il r 4 -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-08

she might be able to point out to
the police the real rnurderers of
those whose deaths she is accused
of having encompassed, is not
known. She was too i'll, to be
questioned further along this
line.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-08

that will clear me from all this
dreadful suspicion.
Perhaps when I do I shall be
able to furnish clue to the per-
sons responsible for all the deaths
that have been laid TO me"
1t was after this interview with
her attorney that Mrs. Vermilya
collapsed into an almost semi
conscious state.
Whatshe meant by saying that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

The meeting of the Commercial
Club last Monday night discussed a
communication from Mr.. J. NJ.
Doughty of Columbia relative to the
practicability of establishing cheese
factories In our vicinity.
The Old Hickory Chair Committee
reported that information from the
company was to the effect that IL did
not contemplate moving its factory.
An amendment to the bylaws re-
pealing section 3 Of article |, as
amended, was offered aud laid over
Tor action at next meeting.
The sum of $1,000 was donated for
the use of the committee appointed
to cooperate with committees of the
southeast Missouri Teachers As.
ISOLATION in arranging for the meet
ing of the Association in Farming
ton on the 18th, 9th and 2Sth of the
present month.
\ committee was appointed to try
To secure the unused advertising
space in the electric ears without
cost to the club for advertising and
boosting the town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
OUR COUNTY HOME FOR
THE INDECENT POOR

The addition to the County lnhrm-
AIRY is about completed and will he
ready fer occupancy next week A
visit to this modern sanitarium or
home for the INDECENT poor Of our
county Is well worth the while of
one who Is interested in the care of
those who Are not able to provide
and care for themselves. One who
has ever visited one of the old time
county poor houses or farms will
experience feeling of relief as he
approaches the st. Francois County
Iniirmnry. Located on the Farm
ington and Flat River macadamized
road about a mile from town. one
enters the gate of Il splendid iron
railing fence that extends the full
length of the front of the property,
from which a gramitoid walk leads
up to the front entrance of the
home, bordercd with flowers, and on
each side II well kept lawn with
shade trees now only few years
old, but which will little later on
afford refreshing shade We spent
an hour very pleasantly there last
Tuesday, and were shown over the
place by the Superintendent, Mr.. T.
J. Short, and here are some of the
things we saw aud learned:
The Intirmary, as it was first built
contained OF the first floor Il recep-
ton room, dining room, kitchen,
sitting room, fourteen bed rooms
for inmates-those for the men on
one side of the building and those
for the women on the other, with
small wards at each end for the use
and care of the sick. A second story
to the center of the building is ar
ranged for the apartments of the
superintendent and his family. 1t
became necessary to provide more
room; the dining room was too
small, the kitchen in the basement
AS was originally intended and so
used for while had to be moved to
one of the rooms on the first floor,
and the wards were no; as large and
well adapted to their purposes as
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
Midnight in the Ozarks

and yet sleepless Hiram Scranton,
of Clay City, H., coughed and
coughed. He wa in the mountains
on the advice OF five doctors, who
said he had consumption, but found
no help in the climate, and started
home. Hearing of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, he began to use 1t. 81
believe 1t saved my life, - he writes
"for it made new man of me, so
that can now do good work again. -
For all lung diseases, coughs, colds,
la grippe, asthma, Group, whooping
cough, hay fever, hemmorrhages
hoarseness or quinsy, its the best
known remedy. Price soc and 81 90.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by f..
NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
rHE EXTENSION OF
COLUMBIA STREET


J In view of the fact that unauthor-
4, lied statements have been made re-
garding our position in relation to
the extension Of Columbia street we
thought it not unwise To make this
| statement:
1t is not true that 1.-THE members
Of the Catholic congregation are will
ling to open the street and erect
their new church on another part of
their present grounds or on new
site altogether, provided they are
paid what they consider "A fair
amount for the property taken by
the opening Of the street"
1t is not true that there have
been some negotiations on between
the congregation and a committee
representing the owners of property
on Columbia street"
We do not want street run
through our property at any price,
aud We do not look upon it as "A
friendly matter for the citizens to
force us to relinquish our church
site. We have had that property as
"A church site since 1863. forty-two
years, and We do not want to give il
up now, when We are ready to build
II handsome church upon it.
W. ftt t,,t t.r,,,.-.. I,,;I.I
side of the street or the other. If a
street should be opened through our
property.
Makinga street through ourproper-
~ would destroy It's value as achurch
site The property is valuable to
us only as Il site for the new church.
and only because we can retain the
site II the old church. our archi-
tects have planned expressly for
this site. The church will appear to
better advantage on the precise site
of the old one. The plan Of the
architect Is that if you stand in the
center of Columbia street at the in
tersection Of Main street you will be
in direct line with the center OF the
front wall Of the church: taking "A
similar position in Columbia street
at the Post-Oflice. looking ut the |
tampanile you will he In a direct
line with the center of it's spire. I.
This unique setting produces a pie
turc that cannot be duplicated any
where else, and will certainly be an
attractive sight to Pennington Wis.
itors and tourists.
We have carried on some negotia- |
lions with committee representing |
our neighbormgcOngregatiun,w which |
terminated in no settlement, but our |
dealings were friendly and that |
friendly feeling remains. Their
committee offered vs. what they I
judged a street worth to them as n
congregation, and we could not nc
cept, because the damage to be suf- |
fered by us was too great. We re-
turned with u proposition that they
rejected and there the matter ended. !
We do not think that the citizens !
understood these facts when they |
petitioned the opening of the street, !
and with this in mind We offer the
citizens this statement of the facts. |
Respectfully yours,
THE BUILDING COMMITTEE !
ST. JOSEPH'S CUuRCH.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

The Lorimcr Senate Investigate
ing Committee resumed activ,
operation thi, week after a rest o.,
a couple of months. II must harry
President Tatrs feelings, whose
soul revolts at all this muckrak.
ing to see 50 much Of it going on
But despite his vigorous dlsap-
proyal and TRADE against what he
terms undertaking lot of good
has come out of it and public sent.
inent has been stirred against pub.
lie wrongdoing The muckrake
will not he so much in evidence
when the back alleys of political
and commercial crookedness are
cleaned ny and renovated,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

President Taft admits that the
tariff is too high and promised in
his Wyoming speech last week
that all schedules wOuld be revised
downward. The people of Wyom-
ing along with the people all over
the country have heard that sort
Of talk from Mr.. Taft before, and
are doubtless wondering, like the
balance OF us, why he vetoed those
downward revision bills OF the cX.
ira session. A man who is always
saying one thing and doing the
other has II hard time trying to
establish his sincerity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
FALLS FORTY FEET.

James McClanahan, IA loader al
NO /, was caught by skip
Thursday morning and received n
broken arm and scalp injuries. He
was immediately taken to the hos
pital and is doing well.
What was only slight injuries but
a miraculous escape with his life
fell to the lot Of Fred Sinclair
Thursday when he fell from n bridge
to the ground, distance of forty
feet To add to the horror of such
fall large bridge timber weigh
ing hundreds of pounds fell with
him, and his fellow workmen saw II
was simply miracle that he was
not crushed to pulp.-Bonne Terre
Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

The Senatorial investigation of
the election of 'Inclc Ike Steph.
ensOu of Wisconsin, whose 1905
campaign expenses topped Sl07 q.
600, is in progress at Milwaukee. .
1t strikes the public mind that that
is Il pretty hefty sum for a man to
pay to satisfy his ambition to warm
seat in the United States Senate,
and some people are so suspicious
as to imagine that in the spending
of all that lucre some of it must
have gone to corrupt the sovereign
voter. $1,000 is said to have
gone up in the fragrant smoke Of the
aromatic weed aud down with the
exhiIarating foaming schooner
a beverage that has given Mlwau
kee a certain brand of fame. TN.
Gle Ike" seems to think Il Senator.
ship is worth it aud can't see why
so much fuss is being made over it
it was his money and he was
able to pay the freight.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

The trial of the McNamaras,
John h., Secretary of the Interna.
tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, and his
hrgher, James b., charged with
dynamtiug the Los Angeles Times
IN which twenty-oue men were
killed, was begun this week. They
were arrested in Indiana and spir.
tied away from home it is claimed
without due process Of law several
months ago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

Mr.. Taft of course expects to be
the Republican candidate for Pres
ident in 1912, and his 1900 mile
swing around the circle is really n
campaigning tour, but he would
rather not have it literally accepted
as such, as was evidenced by his
reference to the introduction given
him af Salt Lake City. The Presi.
dent of the Young Mems Republic
can League of Utah IN introducing
the President to an immense crowd
in glowing terms rs the prospec-
tive Republican candidate for the
presidency in 1912 and predicting
his triumphant election, closed by
presenting him as William How
ard Taft of Ohio" Mr.. Taft in
his opening remarks administered
the following gentle rebuke to the
manner in which he had been in
troduced: Il am here us the Pres.
ident of the United States" EN-
phasizing each word. After the
cheer which followed this had sub
sided he said, my friends, the
President of the Young Mems Re.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
Never out of Work.

The busiest little things ever made
are Or. Kings New Life Pills. Ev-
cry pill is a sugar-coated gloubule
of health, that changes weakness in
to strength, languor into energy,
brain.fag into mental power; curing
Constipation, Headache, Chills, by
spepsia, Malaria. Only DC at +.
NJ. Laakman's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

publican League is probably bet
ter Republican than he is a proph-
ct" But the President of the
Young Mems Republican League
hit the nail square on the head
for Mr.. Taft was there as much as
the prospective candidate for the
presidency in 1912 as President OF
the United States, if not more 50
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

The disastrous loss of life, wip.
ing out Of towns and destrustruc.
ton of millions of dollars in prop
erty occasioned by the breaking OF
the huge dams at Austin, Pa, ana
Black River Falls, Wis, have
alarmed farmers in the immediate
vicinity of the dam being coustrur.
ted at Arcadia, Mo-, by the Couu
try Club, for the purpose of Great
ing a pleasure lake, and they are
making protests. The dam is $50
feet in length, 40 feet high, 20
feet thick at the base and five feet
at the top with an arc of go feet.
The lake thus created is to be
about half mile in area. Those
having the construction of the dam
IN charge say that every precautiOn
against damage is being taken, and
that there really will be no danger
of disaster ever occurring. But
all the same the recent breaking of
the Austin and Black River Fails
dams naturally cause those living
in the vicinity of the Country
Clubs dam to feel nervous and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

Don't trifie with cold is good nd.
vice for prudent men and women. 1t
may be vital in case of a child.
There is nothing better than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for coughs
aud colds In children. It's safe and
sure. For sale by all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

A pearl was found in Black river
last week which was sold for 81 300.
1t is one of the most valuable ever
found there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

The Maiden Merit suggests that
some capitalist build an apartment
house In that town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
To Our Friends and Patrons

We are now showing one of the largest
and most complete lines of Ladies', Misses
and Children's Wraps we have ever been
able to show. We cordially invite you to
call and let us show you some of the new
styles and quote you prices.
Pennington Mercantile CO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12
Talented Organization

Cambridge, o., Oct. 10, 1910.
Redpath Lyceum Bureau, Column
bus, o.:
The entertainment given last
evening by the Ladies' Spanish Or
chestra with Morgan Jones as basso,
was most delightful and pleasing in
every particular. All rpeople are
loud In their praise of this talented
organization of artists.
sincerely yours,
II. u. HObsOn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

Poplar Bluff has a Woman's Civic
League, which will plan for the i'm
provement Of the town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-09

Judge ]. Emmett Wolfe yesterday
rendered decision In the habeas COR
pus cases. growing out OF the enlist
ment In company NJ OF the National
Guard OF two young men under age.
In which their parents sought to OBJ
tain their release from enlistment on
the grounds that they had enlisted
without the written consent OF their
parents and that they were under age
and therefore could not legally enlist
in any command.
The decision released the son of w.
L. Bell, one of the petitioners in the
proceedings, but holds that the son Of
Howard White must serve out the
term Of enlistment. In the former
case IL was shown to the satisfaction
of the court that young Bell was un-
der the age Of 81 years and had en-
listed In the COMPANY without the
written consent OF his parents. While
young White enlisted under similar
conditions he became Of ago after the
proceedings were instituted and before
the decision was rendered and viii
therefore have TO serve out the enlist
ment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-09
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Sept S.-The gainning
Of cotton of the growth of 1911 was
carried on more actively throughout
the cotton belt to September l this
year than in any similar period in the
history of the industry, at least as far
as accurate ginnings records have been
kept. This is shown by the first gin
ming report of the season compiled by
the census bureau from reports of its
correspondents in the cotton growing
states. A total of 771,451 bales had
been ginned up to week ago. This is
greater by almost three hundred thou
sand bales than the previous record.
made in 1905.
The continued hot and dry weather
in greater portion of the belt, espe-
cially in Texas, was chiefly responsible
for the increase. These conditions
meant the early matoeing of the crop,
but this alone is considered not the
cause Of the greater ginning. Farmers
have been more active in getting their
crop to the ginneries and, Il is said, in
some counties of Texas, where the
bulk of the increased ginning was re-
ported, the entire crop practically
already has been ginned.
Little relation appears 10 exist. ac-
cording to census bureau experts on
the size Of the crop and the quantity
of cotton ginned during any period of
the season This Is shown in the big
crop years of 1904, 1906 and 1908. and
each of which produced more than 49,
OF, 600.
The first report of the season. issued
by Director E. Dana Durand. depart
ment of commerce and labor, shows
that III, AIS bales, counting round as
half bales, had been ginned from the
growth of 1911 to September L, com
pared with 353.011 of the growth OF
1910 ginned to September 1. 1910, 1885,
242 bales for 1903, ana 402,2 ,229 bales for
1908.
Round bales, including this year. are
6.9e4 bales. compared with 1o.976 for
1910, 1857 for 1909, and 20,s62 for
1908. -
The number of sea island bales in
cluded is 539 bales for 1911 21S for
1910. 1886 for 1909 and 1,211 for 1908.
Comparisons of the number of bales
counting round as half bales ginned to
September / for the past three years
follows
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-09
IN READINESS
TO GO ON STRIKE
SHOP EMPLOYEES OF ILLINOIS
CENTRAL ARE TOLD TO GET
READY BY UNION HEADS FOR A
WALKoUT.
Rx Associated Prsss.

Chicago, Sept. S.-Aside from the
announcement that the Illinois Central
shopmen had been notified by their
union heads to hold themselves in
readiness for a strike. there were no
developments in the railroad labor
situation here today. Union officials
maintained that the issuance of a
warning to the employees did not neces-
sarily mean a strike, but said mas
much as a walkout is possibility they
thought 1t best to have the men pre-
pared.
1t is not likely that there will be
further action by the executive board
having the local situation in hand un-
til it meets Sunday, when it is ex-
pected that definite action will be
taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-09
THE KEY WEST
YARD REMAINS
1T WILL NOT BE ADVANCED AND
THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT
VIEW WITH FAVOR ACTION OF
WAR DEPARTMENT.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Sept. S.-The Key West
naval stations will not be abandoned,
declared high officers of the navy today
and consequently, it is added. the navy
department will not view with favor
any suggestion for the abolition of
Key West barracks and Fort Taylor.
the army posts erected to protect the
naval station
Naval experts regard Key West as a
point of paramount strategic import
ance.
10 the war department the wiping out
Of the works of defense in case the
navy department was willing to close
the Key West naval station.