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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
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THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE
Z FAtRMo Mt WEATHER SAGE
SAYS, AND HE KNOWS WHAT
Y HE. IS TALKING ABOUT. NJ

Here comes the local weather fore.
caster with his prediction for this
week for Fairmont and Vicinity. The
sage said TINT he has given this
weeks forecast considerable study as
'it was the most difficult one to pre-,
dict for the next seven days OF any
this winter, for the weather promises
to be unusually changeable. We are
TO have snow, rain, sunshine. cloudy
weather; warn in the morning and
very cold the same night-in fact we
are to have all kinds Of weather--a
brand to suit every one in this com.
munity. The thermometer will be
kept on the jump this week. one morn
Ing 1t will be. UP and by night way
down while the next morning will be
very cold and rather. warn in the aft.
ernoon and evening. So be prepared
for the many changes that are to take
place in the next seven days.
The old man said although this
week has been a hard one to forecast,
nevertheless. you; can safely bet your
bottom dollar that the prediction I
now hand you for Fairmont and vi.
cinity5&lll come upsto tile official pre-
sdlctionS rs sent out By the, govern.
,lnent forecasters from II ittsburg for
|this Community, and think of Il, he
only predicts the weather for about
forty hours ahead while}I am giving
IT to the headers Of the West Virgin
ian six; days ahead Of time" 4
Cut out the following prediction for
this week as given out by the local
sage and see how close he comes to
1t, which reads as follows: n
Monday (to-day) Cloudy all day
| With cold rains or snow in the morn
ing and at noon; heavy snow late at
night by turning much colder. TEN.
nerature averages about 25. IS
Tuesday-Cloudy in the morning
with snow in the morning and at noon,
snow at night and cold wave. Tenn
perature, t25 to 20.
Wednesday-Generally fair entire
day. and at night, continued cold.
Temperature S to Is.
Enthusiastically fair all day
and at night, but turning warmer aft.
er nightfall. Temperature 10 to 25.
Friday-Generally fair in the fore.
noon, turning warmer by noon, cloud
+, ing in the evening with snow. Tenn
perature Is to 30. e
Saturday Cloudy nearly all day
i with snow in the morning. followed
with snow fiurries in afternoon and
at night. II may become clear in the
evening but between six o'clock and
midnight 1t will turn much colder.
Temperature 80 to 20.
sunday-Generaiiy fair during day
and night. continued cold. Tempera-
:
/, ture. probably zero to Is.
Severe storms will. strike this sec.
tlon on the 12th. 18th and 14th.
Earthquakes probably on 18th and
18th.
The morning Of the 18th, Thursday,
will be the coldest for Fairmont and
Vicinity II clear, but snow flurrles are
probable. fi5.s
u SnbscribeSfo West yirginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
DAVIS SiIE:Lk.INsS FGEAsEp.

b This afternoon the United Press nj
a dispatch to the West vlrginiah.
:WAsHlNGroN Jan. .. (special)i
Davis Elkins, when informed today
that Chief Clerk Young: ~ vest vir.i
ginia. Of the Secretary of States
Office, had left Charleston 70 deliver
his commission as Senator from GOV.
ernor Glasscock, said, a u very kind
Of the sGoyernor. NJ ssi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
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SCOUT TScRUlsERs sAvEsTHE$ UNI.
TED STATES IN I MIMIC WAR.
8 SUCCESS TOLD BY3WiRELEss. 5s

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. The fleet
Of battle ships attacking the United
States in the mimic war has benin
.tercepted BY. defending scout cruisers.
Rear Admiral stannton in command
Of the scouts notified the Navy. De.
partment by wireless today Of Ills
success. q q 4. + b ! \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
davis j ELIKINS Al APPOINTED
UNITED ] STATES SENATOR
GOVERNOR 9. eLA cock sAoNoss
Il SON OF DEAD STATESMAN Bs
4 APPolk TING n I'M MEMBERS OF
HE UPPER q RANcl " ! OF CON.
sGREss. II a y

CHARIEsT0 g Nv. Va. Jan. 81
Governor Glasscock at midhlght an
nrounced the appointment of Davis.
Elkins as United states senator To-
succeed his father, the, late sanator
Elkins. Republicans and Democrats
alike here favored the appointment.
and much sentiment fayoring such
action fas heard at Ellsiiis yestefday
following the funeral Sof me -sparted.
senator I'd i 4 ?;
u has become known that on Mon;
! |day of the past wesk, Col. George NJ.
Snyder secretary to Eenator Ellfins,I
slipped into Charleston bearing d pers,
sonaI message from Sci ator ElkIns to
the governor. u was the senator's
dying message TO close persopnl,
friend Of twenty syearssa laessnge
which could not be entrusted to tho
mails or the telephone or telegraph.
Senator Elkins realized that the end
was near.
What that message was may never
be made public but Al ia believed To-
have been relative to the appointment
|of3 Senator Elkins, snccessor. 4
The appointment of Davis Elkinsl
brings additional honors to the Davis
and Elkins families. making In effect
three generations Of United statesi
senators. 4:
Chief Clerk Houston q Young. ofi
the secretary Of States Soflce, left ut
"a o'clock Saturday morning for WASH
ington as q special sseiiger. 70 de.
liver the commission as United SStates
senat tor 70 Davis Ellstns. The commit;
sion was signed bys the governor short
I after9midnight and four copies for.A
wardeds one by nnesseng ger 10 me aps
polntees others byS special delivery
mall To Elkins, ssnnto Scott and Wee
President Sherman. i i
Washington, .. Jan. o.. Davis
Elkins who will succeed his father ir
the United States SENATE. sis The Oldest
son Of the late West Virginia states
man. Mr.. Elkins. whose home isIiu
Morgantown, w! yas u nowSin Waah.
ington, at the home sof Ms motners
He received last night the lnewss from
Charleston that Governor Giasacoclr
had decided to \ appoint him to the
senate but made no comment Mr.
Elkins Is president o. Tho Elkins coal
and Coke COMPANY. and i the Morgan
town and Kingwood railroad
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
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K y " 81 G1'Ds I, 4 Jan. NJ senator
Beyeri p laid before the senat sto.j
day ~ resolution a declatlng that senhS
tor soriiner ots Illinois, was not duly
lnnd legpll " eleried toSa ss,at I'M. the,
SENATE. n II s. a y & Vi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
FINGERS AMPUTA7ED=
ROY cox LOSES TWO plGlTs BY
VI BEING EcAu CHIT IN FEED MILL.


VI Roy Cox. who was under the care
Eof 1.-THE local Humane Society for some
time and was later9placed in the home
:sof Mr. and Mrs. Clay Miller wnere lie
met with an accident having two fin
gers mashed In "a feed cutter had to
have the dlglts amputated yesterday
Z ID. 5H. H. rr&performed the opera
tionI, Ky ii
Az the time of the accident the boys
injuries were not property attended
TO and the result was that amputation
was ne ecesaary. For some time he
had beensllving here and was employ
ed 3as elevator boy at Hartley's store
He Is now at Cook Hospital.
/ II, L. Cunningham Is in Charleston
gA.xS A,.r r.. /.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09

8 BLK1Nsi i W " Jan. The VIII
Of Elkins probated today. II namea
the Davis Trust Comp 81 fllkInss
DAVIS Elkins and Stephen b. Jr, as
theiexecutorss and the value of the es.
tate e5is said to be between fifteen and
twenty million dollars The disposi.
.tiony Of the estate has not been made
public. IN II & 1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
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81 III IN w INst,li s15359 ~ y
Having this day purchased the en-.
tire interest ofss.yV.liA Finley; in the
business OF Kelley-Finley Lumber
Company,$I hereby notiiyiallS those III.
debted to the above firm to make thelr
settlements at tho Office OF the. Il. 7.
Kelley, Lumber Company will con.
tinue the business at the same stand
at the corner Of Third street and Wal.
nut avenue, South Side, and will be
glad to see all my old friends and pa.
irons as well as any new ones iwho
may be looking for bargains In the
way OF lumber and building supplies.
Miss Grace Kelley will continue In
my employ as book keeper and Mr..
IL .. Ault, who has been the efficient
tssyard mani Of the firm for SO many
years Will continue IN that position.
Z Thanking my old friends and &pa-
irons for; past! !fayors' and renewing my
promise OF fair and honest treatment
al always 70 MI n, K atrons am Z
iostss cordially \. Y
Il. iSELL LEy.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
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success

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Presldent
Taft to-day nominated Carmi (Af
Thompson, Of Ohio, Ito be assistant
Secretary ofjInterior. " 4. 5asi #.a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, August Dyer.
this morning, a girl. AZ;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09
Police COURT. !! / /.
MAYOR N ,' IMPOSES SEVERAL FINES
THIS !. MOE Nj N G-7-Mo RE COURT
TOMORROW. ;35 " !J::' 3

There was little doing In police cir
cles over Saturday night and Sunday
q There We're two plain drunks be.
fore the mayor this morning and these,
were given the usual fine: 4: D 4
~ 4 !, a! a man and q woman put up for
afs,N felt on "a charge of lettering. They.
were fined ten dollars each. 81 81 1 iss
Il Il John Doe was fined ssfor4l ting.
case of fighting was cont lnned ipns
|gtil e:h,orfos when the with hess ia the
case can pc bgo1ght gihto court.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-09

January 9Th, tsi1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
PAULIST MISSION CLOSES TOMORROW Confessions Will Be Heard
 Today FORGIVENESS OF SIN Fathers Answer Questions Among Which Is, Why Are Catholic
 Priests Not Allowed to
 Marry"
FORGIVENESS OF SIN

The Paulist mission at St. Paul's church will be brought to a close tomorrow night.
 Confessions will be heard by the Paul. ist Father today from to p. m., and again from 1:sO D. m until late at night.
 The sermon Sunday at high mass will be on the Saints" The lecture at the concluding mission service will be en- titled Why I am a Catholic"
 The Sunday masses will be at 6:S0, 7:So, 9 and 10:3O, the last being high mass.
 At the services last night the church was filled as usual. Father Skinner dn- swered questions found in the question box one of the questions was, Why are Catholic priests forbidden to Marry ?'' The answer was that the needs of the church and the duties of the priest are such as to be best discharged by cele- bate clergy. Seeopdly, Because the priest is called upon to give up all things and to follow his divine Master more closely than other men" It was an nounced that some of the questions re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28

every such power was given to the apos- ties was to last in their successors to the end of time.
 The power to baptise and the power to preach did not die with the apostles. Neither then did the power to forgive sin which was given by the same Christ to the same apostles for the same end.
 Third, that power implies necessarily the confession of sins. For the power is judicial, that is to say, it leaves open to the apostles two alternatives either to forgive or not to forgive. Now it is ab- solutely impossible that they should know which of these two alternatives to exer- else unless the state of the soul be dis closed to them. In other words without confession that solemn conferring of an extraordinary power becomes worthless and meaningless.
 "The sinner is to the law of Christ what the criminal is to the law of the land. The criminal judge who has power to acquit or convict, must hear the case. So the apostles, the crim inal judges, as it were. of the offend ders of Christ's law must hear the case. They cannot know the case unless the sinner reveal the condition of his soul.
 Tt matters not what I personally think is the proper way of obtain ing Gods pardon; if Christ has chosen to impart forgiveness for sin through the action and decision of His apostles and their successors I must have recourse to them. Christ ] gave the power to pardon to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
Ne7us of Ensley

The funeral services of Miss Clara Francis McNamara, the 16-year- i'd daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. N. Me Namara, who died Thursday night. will be held from the Catholic church this morning at 10 o'clock Father McOuil. len will be in charge Interment will take place at Elmwood cemetery. The paIlbearers are Charles Culpepper. R. D. Osgood, Frank Lemond, c. Brazillon. George McNamara and John McNamara.
 The revival services at the Baptist church, Pratt City, will come to close Sunday evening. Evangelist Reese will preach the regular sermons at II a. m. and 7:15 D. h. At D. m. he will give q special talk for men only. c. Il. Mount will have charge of the mu- sic. A cordial invitation is extended 10 all
 The story hour will be resumed at the Ensley library at 3 o'clock on tha following afternoons: November with MISS Wells in charge, November 16 with Miss Spragins, December l with Mrs Stacker, December I with Miss Russell, and December 31 with Miss Lucy Walker. All children between the u9No oA ana Iz are Invited to at tend these meetings as those having charge of the story hour are anxious 10 make 1t success as well as a benefit for the Ensley children. All mothers and teachers who will CO., operate will hand their names to Mise Thompkin at the library.
 Mfs. C. A Cornelius died at her home at S55 Third street, Pratt City, yester aay morning at o'clock. She was S2 years or age and leaves a number of relatives in Pratt City. The funeral VIII be held this afternoon at 2.45 o'clock from, the Methodist F;nisconaI church, lnterment taking place ir Pratt City.
 The revival services at the Grace pres- bylerian church were closed last nipbr h., Rev. P. M. Fitzgerald. The meetings have been in progress for the past fer days.
 The first shipment of new telephones has been received by the Peoples Telenhone company and are being installed at once One hundred phones were received and more are to follow. The new cable lines between Ensley and Birmingham are ex- p7cted to be in operation by the middle Of November.
 Officers frightened several rough I,~bin4y men away from Palmer early yesterday morning, but were unable to capture tEem. No burglaries have been reported from the abused district for nearly a week, and it is hoped that the thieves have ceased their work
 Mrs. B. F. Brown and son, who have been the guests of Mrs. Ben Arnold of Vivian, have returned to their home in Carroll Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
Companies Incorporated

The declaration of incorporation of the J. D. Carlisle Cigar company was filed yesterday in the probate court. The cap ital stock of the company is s10,00O, and it has for its object the buying and sell ing of tobacco in all forms, and the man ufacture and sale of cigars. J. D. Car lisle is president and treasurer of the new company, with T. R. Toone, secre- tary. Joel F. Webb is the other in- oorporator.
 The Ridley company, new real estate concern, also filed it's articles of incorporation in the probate court yes terday. The company will engage in the purchase renting and sale of realty in Birmingham, and will enter into busi- ness with capital stock of S2000 A. l., Jemison is president and treasurer of the new company, A. J. Ridley vice president and H. A. Burns secretary.
 The Highland Garage company yester- day filed in the probate court certificate of increase of it's capital stock from $5OOC to s25 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
WANT TO PREVENT
 PHONE INCREASE
Committee Named Last Night to Appear Before the COmmis-
 sion Today

A meeting in the circuit court room at the courthouse was held last night to pro- test against the telephone rate increase. 1t was attended by about 50 people. Reso- utions directed to the city commission were adopted and a committee named to appear before the commission this morn- ing at Il 30 o'clock. This committee will report back to another meeting to be held Monday night to which the city com missioners were formally invited. The committee named consists of w. B. stone, R. Dupont Thompson, J. l.. Reed, Georgs Huddlston and E. J. McCrossin. The resolutions adopted read as follows
 "Whereas, The Southern Bell rele- phone Co, under the apparent presump- tion that it is free to impose upon the public any harsh condition dictated by its selfish interest, and in disregard of it's claimed franchise, and without con- ferrng with it's subscribers, and without obtaining the permissions of the lawful authorities, proposes to arbitrarily exact from the public largely increased charges for telephone services; and,
 Whereas, no increase of rates should be suffered until after full and fair ju- dicial investigation, has shown that such increase is just, fair and reasonable; ana,
 Whereas, the increase in rates is matter affecting the general welfare of our entire city, and the burden of in- vestigating its justice and defending the public rights should not be imposed upon few private citizens, but should be borne from the public funds.
 Be it resolved, That we urge upon the city commissioners, as the repreent- atives of all the inhabitants of the city, that they take immediate steps, at the public expense, to secure the full and fair investigation, by a court having ju risdiction, of the justice of the proposed increase in telephone rates, and that they obtain a judicial decision which will fully protect the public rights and insure that no tyranical, unjust and unreason- able course shall be pursued by the tele- phone company.
 Resolved further, That a committee of five be appointed, with instructions 10 appear before the commission without delay, and to present these resolutions and an address in keeping with the spirit hereof, and to urge that immediate action be taken''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
CUMMINS TRIAL
 NEARING CLOSE

New York. october 27-A tangled skein of alleged high finance purport ing to show how William J. Cummins obtained control of several concerns with funds belonging to the Carnegie Trust company was unraveled today by the states attorney in the trial of Cummins for the alleged theft of s140,- 900 from the Nineteenth Ward bank. A trunk filled with documentary evidence was admitted.
 Among the documents was an agree nent of sale by which the district at torney attempted to show that Cum mins and his associates were to ac- quire the entire capital stock of the Platt Iron works of Dayton, O., for s5OO.00O, a part of which. the prose- cution charged. was paid in notes drawn by the Merchants and Manufac- turers' Security company, another Cum mins concern, the notes being subso- quently discounted out of the Carnegie Trust company's funds.
 The trial will be continued Mon daV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28

,...................u... ................... maining unanswered would be answered Sunday night.
 The lecture was on the Catholic doc Urine of the forgiveness of sin by the priest. The missionary cited the princi- pal proof for the institution of confess sion these words of the 20th chapter of St Johns gospel: And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said, Receive ye the Holy Ghost, whose sins ye shall forgive they are forgiven them; whose sins ye shall retain they are re- tained 9
 The speaker said in part;
 First, If human language means any thing, these words give the apostles who were men, power to forgive sin.
 "The great objection of non-cathollc to the Catholic doctrine of confession is that no man can forgive sim Yet nere we find Christ giving to the apostles, who were men, the power to forgive sin, just as He gave them the power to preach and baptise always, of course, to be exercised in the name of Christ, just as they preached and baptised in his name.
 Second, that power was not to Gie with the apostles but was to be trans mitted to the Church of God forever For it is a power that has to do with the sanctification and salvation of souls, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28
STATE SCORES IN
 FIRST DAYS WORK
 OF M'REE TRIAL
,coNT,NuEp FROM PAGE D


 rubbed her nose with her handker- chief, "I won't talk until you say so' gentlemen. I'm not bit excited.
 She sat up very straight Tn her ciiai quiet and composed under the gaze or several hundred pairs of eyes and her mental balance never capsized her III the ensuing legal squabble.
 q went down to the house, she said, "and found Mrs. Mckee and her Ree, I asked. He may not be dead. Mrs. McRee, what is the natter asked. T have just shot and Killed Ai- Ian Garland.' she said Why did you do that? I asked, and she said: l shot him to protect my honor l turn ed to her and said, Mrs Mckee, ev- cry woman has the right to defend her honor, but what did he say tha; caused yon to shoot him?' She said he had asked her If her husband was going to be home that night and that she asked him what he meant by mak- ing such an inquiry, and added Allan rcnlied that if her husband was not go- ing to be home that he would come cAor and stay. I told her l wanted to go into the room where my poor boy lay. Let me go in there, Mrs. Mc- him three times When Mrs. Garland's She turned to me and said: I assure you he's dead, Mrs. Garland. l shot the examination of 1aesman J. T. Lee. boy come in Mrs. Mckee whispered 10 one of her neighbors, saying her boy
 "Did Mrs Mckee belong to the Ease tern Stars?' asked the court.
 Yes, sir" replied witness; "she often went to lodge"
 Where did she leave her children when she went to the night meet ings?"
 Defense objected and Judge Peavy | . ..tx I. n1ent tomorrow morning while the jury was absent.
 Court then adjourned until 9:I o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-28

He meant that power to be used by them.
 "The Catholic believes in praying to God for forgiveness. but at the same time does not dare to ignore the power conferred on His apostles by Christ.
 About It's Antiquity
 "The best proof of the antiquity of con nfession, and the most effective aE- swer to the curiously unhistorlcai charge that confession was an inven- tion of the thirteenth century is the ia ct that heretical sects which broke off from the Catholic unity in the early fifth century sects like the Nestoriana and the Eutychans--still retain con fession--proof that they practiced eon- fession before their separation from the church; for of course they would not have ddopted in. later ages any doe trines of the church then spurned
 As a matter of historical fact. the present teaching of the Catholic church comes down from the first century or the Christian era, whereas the denial of this doctrine dates from the six teenth century.
 But the mere confession to priest of ones sins does not secure forgive ness The Catholic penitent must also be heartily sorry for all his sins; he must be firmly determined to do his best to avoid these sins in the future he must make restitution in cases of injustice and reparation wherein any harm to others has been done; he must do some work of penance for his sin and on these conditions only can he obtain absolution."
 The speaker took up a number of popular obiectionSf to confession. He ridiculed the accusation that confess sion was an invention
 He argued that the result of con fession was beneficial from the spir- itual and natural point of view. Spirit ually, confession is, he said, most powerful help to the one who seeks to reform from a sinful life. It pro- vides a check to the passions, il offers an occasion of self-eXamination and self-reproach and If it does seem to be humiliating at times, so much the better: it purities the soul as fire cleanses the gold"
 Even from the natural point of view. confession has much to recommend it., said the speaker It answers to a nat ural craving of the human heart, which cannot endure the burden of its se crets but must have a human conf dent, a sympathizing friend an adviser -one to whom 1t may tell even its sins.
 A Paulist mission will be opened to- morrow at mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in West End.