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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
AN AuToMArIc 44ELLo- elRL.
cuyahosa Company Considers lnstalIa.
ton of New Labor Saving
Devices In Exchanges.

CLEVELAND, O., april 4.-Automa-
tic machines will do the work Of many
Cleveland telephone girls, II the plan.
OF the Cuyahoga Telephone Company
Is put through. Experiments at High.
land exchange with a new system of
telephone connection for the past two
months, have proved most satisfac.
tory.
Superintendent, A: S. Hiuhouse,t OF
the company. said his firm Ia. consider.
ing installing tile system In all en-
changes but the downtown station. It
might be done within a year, he said.
The invention, owned by the North
Electric Co.. is known as the Auto,
manual" system. Girls arc stationed
at one central Office. When n tele-
phone receiver Is. ttakeR dogn3 l, ina
chine automatically picks out n line
not In use and makes connections with
the central Office, There a girls hears
the number and presses It on adding
machlne.like keys. The connection
and call is made automatically. \ So is
the disconnectlon.
AT Ashtabula HarbOr the system is
now In use. It Is being Installed ii
Ashtabula and Galesbufg, Ind.
1.-THE company is well pleased with
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
KILLED
BROTHER AND SISTER ARE RUN
DOWN BY TRAIN.

BEAVER. Pa. April 5.-Harold Nc.
Coy. aged Fl years, and his sister,
Grace, aged 10 years, we're killed by
an eastbound train near their home al
Smiths Ferry last night. Mccoy was
he only support Of a widowed mother.
The family moved to Smiths Ferry a
weeks ago from Chester, W. Va.
When the brother and sister started
on q visit they were overtaken by u
freight train and STEPPED to the other
tracks. They did not hear a passen.
ger train coming behind them. Mrs.
David Quinn. screamed to the young
persons, but she could not make them
hear. ssn
The locomotive screamed several
hoarse4 blasts and Mrs. Quinn stood
fascinated. She saw the young mans
body rise in the air then they fly back
Of the engine; the girl bounded for.
ward and fell on the track, and the
train wheels making circles Of fire
ifscreeched by and stopped.
Mrs. Quinn rushed from her yard
;toSgather up the remains. She show.
ed more calmness than men who help.
ed her. Several minutes later she
collapsed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
IS CLOSED
E0R GOAL Field
CARBON COMPANY BUYS 10000
ACRE TRACT IN WETzEL couN.
TY.

MoRGANToWN, April SAC deal
involving more than half million dol.
lars was put through here yesterday
when a number OF Cleveland attorneys
supposed TO be representing the Ma.
tional Carbon company, accepted the
offers Of several local land dealers for
the purchase ola big tract OF coal land
In Proctor district, Wetzel county.
Among the Morgantown men interest.
ed In the deal are j. NJ. Hall, Dr.. Ira
Hall, Aaron Carlow. E. B. Hall, Don.
ley & Hatfield, E. D. Tumlin and Frank
P. Corbln.
The tract that Is being taken up by
the Carbon company .includes a little
over 10000 acres, OF which the greater
part>i is nov held by Morgantown peot
pie. 1t is said that the price agreed
upon for the coal averages $50 an
acre, making the total selling price
100000. The representatives OF the
Carbon company paid over several
checks to the owners as an evidence OF
good faith. and the balance will be
paid as soon as the deeds Of transfer
can b%e7drawn UP and the business de.
tails arranged.
The 10.000-acre tract that Is being
taken up lies near a big tract held by
Donley & Hatfield and a 2%,O00-acre
tract owned by Mrs. Smith OF Waynes-
burg. Part OF the section has already
been taken over by the Carbon com.
pany, but the greater part is involved
in the deal just closed.
The property is being bought in the
names OF dummies. the name OF the
National Carbon company not appear.
Ing. However, 1t Is understood by To-
cal men that the buyers are merely
agents Of the big corporation. For
some time the Carbon company has
been finding its gas supply weak. and
this means that the company Is turn.
ing 10 the coal fields to provide for the
future. The company is one OF the
country having factorities in many
places.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05

No Use For Actors.

This Is: a sad seasop-on Broad way,
the New York correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Times.Star. 1t has
been, perhaps, the most disastrous IN
the history Of the theatrical business,
in the number OF shows that have
failed and actors who are out OF work.
The fedeeming feature Is that the
average actor is a CHEEKY brute. and
can find food for mirth even in his own
mlstortunes. Hence the stories that
are constantly coming to town Of
road experiences. Here is one that
reached the Haylin offices the other
day. "A circus had gone to pot In a
small Western town. One of the IRA.
better land.
better land.
by and by he came to a small
town." said John Havlin. "and found a
couple OF men shoveling coal into a
wagon fromsa car on the railway sid.
Ing.
Gimme q JONI he asked. g
What you been doin'??' asked the
man who was bossing the job.
"'DrlvIn' stakes wit a circus
Nothing. doing said the boss. 4
never seen n OF you actors yet that
could shovel COAL"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
continued from raue One,

,ut CONTINUED from Paue One,
explaining both Its purpose and its
scope became known to the people
through the messages transmitted to
Congress, It was Immediately appa.
rent that the ripened fruits Of the ia,
,bors Of the commissioners met with
widespread approval. This approval
has been strengthened by further cons
sideration or the terms OF the agree.
ment In all dstheirf particulars. The
volume OF the support which has de-
yeloped shows that Its broadly ma.
lional scope Is fully appreciated and
Is responsive to the popular will. 7:
The House Of Representatives OF
the Sixty.iirst Congress after the full
lexttof the arrangement with all the
details in regard to the different pro.
visions had been placed before 1t, as
they were before the American peo-
pie. passed a bill confirming the agree.
ment as negotiated and as transmit
ted 10 Congress. This measure failed
OF action in the Senate.
In my transmitting message OF the
Goth OF January, | fully set forth the
character OF the agreement. and en-
phasized Its appropriateness and ne
nessity rs q response to the mutual
needs OF the people Of the countries.
as we'll MS its common advantages. I
now lay that message and the reclpro.
cal trade agreement, as integrally part
of the present message. before the
Sixty.second Congress, and again in
vite earnest attention to the consld.
erations therein expressed.
nm constrained, In Difference to
public sentiment and with a realizing
sense OF my duty TO the great masses
OF our people whose welfare is invok.
ed. to urge upon your consideration
early action on this agreement.
In concluding these negotiations, the
representatives OF the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts to bring about the tariff changes
provided for in the agreement by con.
current legislation at Washington and
Ottawa. have felt It my duty, there.
fore, not to acquiesce in RELOCATION OF
action until the opening or Congress
in December, but to use my constitu.
tional perogatives and convoke the
Sl%xty.second Congress in extra session
in order that there shall be no break
OF continuity In considering and act.
Ing upon this most important subject.
tSlgned) WILLIAM, H. TAFT.
The White House, April 4, 1911.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
}THE NATIONS NEEDS

Reciprocity with Canada and the
creation Tof a permanent tariff board
aFe tbaatwp things upon which the
Democrats In the new Congress which
has met In extra session should con-
centrate II they want to convince the
country that the real object VI lneir
deliberations is to conserve the pub
lie veal. 1t apepars that the ratifca.
tion of the agreement with Canada can
be realized but there should be no
strings Of any kind on the reciprocity
legislation. This is a thing that
stands BY. itself, and has nothing to do
with any scheme for general tariir re-
;ductlon. The people as a whole want
reciprocity. They are anything but
OF one mind concerning tariff changes.
Mr.. Taft's view that the tariff should
Pc let severely alone at this session
isa the right one. A temporary and
non.partlsan tariff board is even, now
gathering data that will be OF "incalcu.
liable value In determining the degree
Of protection necessary to American
industries. 1t Is the first big step
that has even been taken toward the
application OF truly scientific methods
TO tariff making, and 1t .assuredly
should not be throttled before 1t has
been given an opportunity to prove
It's worth. There is crying need for n
permanent tariff board, one in which
tine country may have fullest conf.
idenee. Too many of our national laws
are carried through with a hurrah.
Ibe tariff so vitality affects the pros
perity OF the whole people, and. tarirr
tlnkering is SO unseitlins to business
conditions, that no attempt should be
made to change the schedules until
Congress avails itself Of the best in.
formation the tariff board can gather
for It's use.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
a POPULAR DECISION.

The Supreme Court puts new vital.
ity In the commodities clause OF the
Hepburn law. BY the decision Mon.
day, the! Circuit Court for the eastern
district OF Pennsylvania is reversed,
and the commodities clauseh ED con,
stttutional. The commodities clause
was probably the most important feat.
1re OF the amended Hepburn act.
This clause made 1t unlawful for a
railroad TO transport In Interstate
commerce any commodities produced
by 1t or In which 1t mlbht be interest.
ed or own Under this clause II was
sought to abolish the practice OF rail.
roads owning and operating coal com.
panles In competition with their own
customers. 1t has been notorious that
many OF the grossest evils OF transpor.
onlhave arisen from the close flnan.
cal connection between railroads and
shippers. Secret rebates. lower prices,
additional facilities, and many other
trade advantages were given by rail.
roads to the corporations in which
they had an interest. So gross had
this evil become that In certain ship,
ping sections. particularly In the mine
regions Of West Virginia and Pennsyl.
5yania. independent shippers found It
Impossible to compete with the rail.
road owned mines. The commodities
clause OF the Hepburn act was design,
ed to cover this abuse. The Supreme
now declares that this clause is con.
stltutional and effective.
The decision is OF momentous i'm.
sportance, and marks. another mile
stone Elm the march.of national control
over the great public utilities. Within
u few years We have. made splendid ad.
vances, III the effective, regulation OF
the great public service corporations.
ThaiGotnmodities ctause,ccof the Hep.
burn act was directed against al great
and agrowing-eY viii To have. denied the
validity Of such legislationswould have
tied the ss9ands Of Congress, apd Iner.
.petnated q gross abusesIWheeling In.
tslligsnnceFE10 M
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
ORGANIZATION
Of LAUNDRYMEN
OF THIS STATE BEING PERFECT.
ED BY c. M. DEYERLE, WHO
WAS IN FAiRMoNT THIS MORN.
ING vAND WILL CONTINUE TO
COVER WEST VIRGINIA IN IN.
sTEREST TRANSPORTATION.

C. NJ. Deyerle, OF Princeton. w. Va,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the Virginia and
West Virginia Laundrymen's Associa.
ltion. arrived in Fairmont yesterday
and had all the laundries here TO join
the association: He viii leave for
Grafton this evening. accompanied by
Alex B. Robb, OF the Troy laundry Of
this city, where he will have the laun.
dries Of that city to become affiliated
With the organization aud from there
Mr.. Deyerle will go to Morganto%n. in
the morningian thence to Martins
burg, through the valley OF Virginia,
ending his tour In this State and the
Old Dominion at Roanoke.
For the past several weeks. since
the semi.annual meeting Of the Vir.
GINA and West Virginia Laundrymen's
Association at Charleston last Febru.
airy 10, Mr.. Deyerle has been going
from place to place In this State for
the purpose OF having the proprietors
and officers OF the laundries to become
affiliated with the organization. He
has succeeded in having all American
l%aundrymen at Charleston. Hunting.
ton. Wheeling, C%larksburg and many
Of the smaller cities in West Virginia,
including Sistersville. New Martins.
vile and Warrington become mem.
bers Of the association.
Mr.. Deyerle, who Is n typical, con.
genial Southern gentleman. said that
the object OF organizing the laundry.
men OF this State and the old Domin.
ion was for the purpose Of getting
closer together In 4 business and so.
cial way ond for the betterment Of the
work and the people employed In the
%laundries and to bring about good fel.
lowship between the proprietors and
the officers of the hundreds OF laun.
dries throughout the two states.
1T is not generally known by the
public, but, nevertheless it's a fact.
that the laundry industry Of the Uni.
ted Staes ranks third IN the number Of
persons employed" said Mr.. Deyerle,
so one a readily see that the laun.
dry business Is n big thing In this
county, and the National Laundry.
mems Association has u membership
OF 200 and growing.
1.-THE Virginia and West Virginia or.
%ganization promises to be n Of the
strongest and largest associations in
this section Of the country, and when
the reports Shall have been read at
the next regular annual meeting, to be
held at Huntington, N the nth and
18th Of September. it will be shown
that the organization has doubled in
membership since the semi.annual
meeting held in Charleston last Febru.
airy. The association. though organ.
lied some years ago. has been on the
wane until recently. but now as 1t has
taken on second life 1t Is going, to be
such mn organization that 1t Will be to
the interest of every laundry proprie.
tor or officer In this State and Virginia
to become affiliated with it."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
lReed,s DEFINITION Of Fame.

The reform OF the rules was a great
achievement, pre.eminently the
achievement Of a statesman OF high
order, who looked before and after.
The word Statesman" however, espe.
clally In connection with Mr.. Reed
himself, canot be used without at once
recalling his famous definition. | hap.
pened 10 sit next to him in the House,
and he showed me the letter asking
him to define a statesman. and his re.
ply: "a statesman Is a successful poll.
tician who Is dead"
The epigram was published, flew
over the country and has become a IA.
miliar quotation. But the sequel is
less well known. The correspondent
who asked the question telegraphed as
soon as he received the answer: "Why
don't you die and become a states.
man."
Mr.. Reed handed me the telegram
and >said: Here Is my answer: No.
Fame is the last lnfirmity OF noble
minds. '"-Senator Lodge in the Cen
fury.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
ELIGIBLE NENEBBS
ARE PASSED upon
BOARD OF CONTROL OF UNiVER.
slTY FINDS TWENTY-FouRic CAM
DloATEs 5FiT-TRAck MEET Is
CANCELLED.

At the meeting Of the University
Athletic Board OF Control, the first
held with Professor c. W. Wagonner
as chairman, twenty-foHrs candidates
for the baseball team were declared
eligible. Roughly classified, the can.
didates for the different positions are,
as follows;
Pltchers-Vass. Adams, Stratton,
Curt Amos and McCluer.
Catchers-Wyatt and Wilson.
First Base-Bacchman. E. r. Bell
and Ryan
Second Base-Riddle and Phillips.
Shortstop-Liyely and Keller.
Third Base-Hutchinson and Tuck.
wlller.
OutfeId-MoMinn, Frank Amos,
Clay Amos, Burdette, Thronhill, Casio,
Carter and Robinson.
The score card privilege for the sea-
son was awarded to C.. G.. Burnett and
Roscoe Posten. They will Issue more
than five thousand cards, and these
will be distributed. according to the
demand. to .the crowds at the games
throughout the season. The athletic
fund will receive a portion OF the pro-
ceeds, and the project has the recon.
mendation OF the Board Of Control
and athletic managers.
Edward Beardsley,l member OF the
board for the Senior class, resigned,
and this was accepted. His successor
has not yet been chosen.
The game with the Japs on May "a,
and the game with Eastern College,
at Manassas, Virginia. on April 2S, as
a part OF the Eastern trip, were APP
proved. Contracts for these games
were closed by Manager Foulk after
the other games OF the schedule had
been approved.
The dual track meet with Ale.
gheny College for June third has been
dropped, and there will be no further
negotiations fer the meet. President
Purinton, at the recent meeting OF the
Western Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia League. voted to. hold the league
track at Grove City on that date. He
was not aware with the negotiations
with the Grove City management.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
SHOT MAKES INVALID Walk
St. Louis Young Lady Shot ln,AFm and
Instantly Preambulates After

ST. LOUIS, NO., April 4E-Mlss
Belle Angel, Yhothas been an invalid
for seven years, got out OF her chair
and walked across the room. after be-
ing accidentally shot In the left arm:
Boys atsplays fired the shot.
The girl was sitting in the kitchen
helping prepare the evening meal
when the accident occurred. The bull
let crashed through a window9in The.
door. Miss Angel screamed and then
10 the surprise OF her mother. got up
and walked. Reaching the door the
girl tainted and fell In her mothers
arms.
Robert NJ. Stanley. tS years old; ad:
mittcd pulling the trigger OF a gun
which he was playing with. Miss Ans
cell saw the boys scamperlng away
with the rifle. Robert said he did snotI
know the rifle was loaded. HIS father
ngreed to paYlthe doctor. bill
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05

SIS(SlSl


oui VIE Sulo otdte JUuTnHlJ
A noted author, in a recent book,
calls selfessness the great note Of
Christianity. and he says OF 1t that Il
is particularly absent on the streets Of
a city where one sees materalism ram.
pant In, every form possible to at.
tract attention. He regards a street
as a ~eontagion terribly destructive to
the noblest virtues or the human soul.
The haste, the crush, the push, the
Intense s<ting somewhere, each man
or woman swayed by an Idea, that
the whole mission OF life Is indulgence
vanity. Mol. and these exercise "a
hypnotic influence over every other,
that subyerts every Christian as.
Piratioa and puts some sort OF antaeo.
nism In Its place.
OF course the psychology OF the
subject Is not clearly defined, but that
the street influence is by no means
uplifting let enc compare that with
a walk across the country or along
the side OF some stream and note the
difference In the impressions that he
receives. He Will easily detect the
psychological disparity In their zone
and effect, the solitude warming his
heart and the crowd making It colder.
Progress Of Southern Farmers.
Seattle Post lntelligencer.)
Gang plows and traction engines are
rapidly becoming the rule In many
countries In Georgia. The farmers
have been reading, studying and OK.
~perimenting in the last few years rs
never before, and the result is seen in
the adoption OF business methods upon
a widespread scale.
1t a but n few years since that
the federal and the State experiment
stations throughout the South were
complaining that the farmers were I'm.
responsive to their efforts. Today
these efforts are being met more than
half way? The changed viewpoint APP.
plies as we'll 10 the old farmer as to
the young man; 10 the tenant as to
the man who owns the land which
he farms. 1t is nothing less than
revolution In Southern development.
When the Southern farmers In n
considerable number adopt modern
farm methods. when they abandon
their life ?long habit Of depending al.
most entirely upon a single crop and
turn to diversified farming, there is
bound to be a wonderful change In
conditions throughout all Of the South
ern States. At the present time the
Southern States are attracting a large
share of new immigration. They are
progressing more rapidly than are the
agricultural states OF the Middle West,
and II they keep on along the roail
ul!ors which they have entered they
Will be challenging records for pro.
gress with those which have been
making In such states as Washington!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05
PEARSON.
An Important Announcement for
Wednesday Night.

..##." +. ....-.T.. ##H. -#HN..H ..H....
The Normal Lecture Committee
held a meeting yesterday afternoon
and went over the affairs of the
course for the past season. In
view OF the splendid patronage that
the people have given the manage.
ment, It was decided to reduce the
admission to the Pearson entertain.
ment which comes. Wednesday
night at the Normal auditorium to
twenty-five cents. Children under
twelve years of age, when accom-:
panied by parents, Will be admitted
for fifteen cents. Much OF Mr..
Pearson's programme will be un.
derstood and appreciated by girls
and boys OF from ten to twelve
years OF age.
He will read and recite and lee.
ture, and his entertainment will be
one OF the most enjoyable ever
given at the Normal.
Holders Of course tickets who
have not been able 10 attend all tho
lectures, may have one pass for a
friend for Wednesday night, II up.
plication Is made to Nj. C. B. Lee
at the Normal between one o'clock
.ol 10 ipp.ol IstnIe. HooIa,o oMl pup
morrow. That Is, every ticket en-.
titles Its owner to five entertain.
'ments, II he only got to attend
three, he can have himself and a
friend admitted Wednesday night
on his course ticket. provided 0
pass is procured for this purpose
by presenting ticket at the hour In.
dfcated on either OF the two days.
"a course ticket will admit only
one.