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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
GOAL TO
Be DEVELOPED |!
RUcKHANNoN AND NORTHERN
WILL BE OUTLET FOR GREAT
TONNAGE OF FINE PRoDuc-
TIoN.

Agents of the Elklns interests are
making investigations as to the adYis-
ability OF the developments OF the Ell
kins coal properties of some 1900
acres near Rivesville, w. Va, cotnci'
dent with the construction and opera
tlon Of the Buckhannon & Northern
railroad. AS yet there has been nc
official report by the persons who are
making the investigation and no def
mite decision has been reached by
President Davis 'Elkins and other Off:
cials Of the Elkins companies at Nor
gantown.
The action Of the Elkins interests
is the first apparent result OF the CON
struction OF the new railroad and
seems to be the first step taken to-
wards the Development OF the untold
tons Of the Pittsburg vein Of coal on
the west side Of the river That pre-
limlnary steps will DO taken soon to-
wards the Development OF other coal
properties between the West Virginia
Pennsylvania State line and Rivesvllle
is stated.
1t is not known yet Just what report
will be made by the Inspectors of the
coal properties Of the Elkins interests,
and future action cannot be determin-
ed until this report is made and work
ed out.
There have been some industrial
thrills at Morgantown in the past few
days over rumors Of proposed negotia.
tions tending towards the connection
of the Buckhannon & Northern and
the Morgantown & Kingwood rail
roads. No steps toward this end have
been taken. 1t is probable that no
attempts at connection will be taken
for several years since the traffic d.
rectly due to such connection will
not warrant the construction Of new
bridge saeros the Molongahela river,
'It' Is stated by persons interested In
the properties, that the only way a
connection can be effected at Morgan
town is by tunneling under the town.
This is deemed too expensive, for the
presnt at least.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

REMAINS OF DAVID ANpERsoN
TAKEN TO MoRGANToWN .FoR
INTERMENT.

This morning at II o'clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Anderson,
on Tenth street and Fairmont avenue,
funeral services were held over the
remains of their little son, David,
whose death occurred on Friday after.
noon. The house was thronged with
friends OF the family who had come to
pay a tslbute of respect to the little
boz.
The services were conducted by
Rev. H. G. Stoetzer, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, who talked in an
impressive manner OF the beautiful
little NE which had been brought to
such sudden close. The choir Of
the Presbyterian church, consisting Of
Mrs. C. w. Waddell, Mrs. o. F. Jen.
dns, Mrs. Mcmillan, Misses Edith
Pickett and Sadie Lloyd and Messrs.
George Miller and Hugh f. Smith
sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus, y
Sometime Well Understand" and
Shining for Jesus" the latter selc.
ton being fayorIte of David's.
The room in which the little boy
lay was bower of flowers, showing
in a small way the grief which had
been caused by his tragic death, and
the love which was borne him by a
host of friends. The death Of this
bright little boy has cast a gloom
over the entire community and the
deepest sympathy prevails for the
grief stricken parents.
This afternoon on the Morgantown
train the remains were taken to Nor.
gantown and following a brief ser.
vice at the home Of Mrs. George Par
felt, a sister OF Mr.. Anderson, the cas-
ket was placed in a vault, to await the
final disposition.
Accompanying the remains were
the parents OF the child, Mrs. Reed, Of
Latrobe, mother of Mrs. Anderson;
Porter Reed, Of Latrobe, Pa, q
brother Of Mrs. Anderson; Mrs, Eliza
Jacobs, sister Of Mr.. Anderson, Miss
Fajley, Of Wheeling: Mr.. and Mrs,
Anderson, OF Morgantown, the former
a brother OF Mr.. Anderson; Mr.. Geo
ParHelt, Of Morgantown, and Mr., ]. N,
Hartley, DR.. w. ]. Boydston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Bowen, DR.. F. w, Hill
Mr.. H. F. Smith, Misses Georgia Ice
and Jennie Snider, all Of this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
BgRNEl gNlER CAR.
PECULIAR FATALITY RESULTING
FROM AN AuToMo oBlLEa aMls4AP
IN VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-Harry ].
Mitchell, Of Glen Carlyn, Virginia, was
burned to death, Fred Kitchen, pri-
yate in the Fifteenth cavalry at Fort
Meyer, Virginia, seriously injured, and
three others severely injured as the
result OF collision between a car on
the Old Dominion electric line and
Mitchells automobile at Roslyn, Vir-
ginia, across the Potomac river from
Washington last night.
The car turned the machine over,
and It caught fire. Mitchell was be
meath ii and could not be extrlcated.
The other men were passengers on
the trolley car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
ELBERI SIIllLLN00l
may HAV Been MURDERED
FIVE ITALIA IS NH ARRisoN
COUNTY JAIL CHARGED WITH
THE CRIME.

f3 = etIItekSfNlWG-sslls.lt w tf3 " f5fi
Was Ebert Smallwood murdered IS
the question that the Authorities OF
Harrison county win sbe called upon
to solve. Smallwood was found dead
along the railroad track oI Thursday.
It was thought at the time thni he
was the victim Of foul play hut moth
ing was done until after the funeral.
smallwood according to tle story
that is being told left his home tell
Ing his wife that he was goingfo noti
fy some Italians that lived near ina;
they could go to work An Die mine
with which he was connected He did
not return as he told his folks al home
but was found liteless on the failfoad
track.
ills said that near the place where
he was found and on the opposite side
OF the road there is TO be found sbfoken
bushes where some awful struggle had
taken place and that there Is also
blood to be found on thestones Fur
ther and nearer to the road are more
stones on which bear clotted gore Rnd
from there is the trail to the railroad
where something had; been dragged
and along this path there Is blood
Bloodhounds were put on the tfalls
and they followed It Ito an Italians
house.
1t is said that the little girl at the
house stated that her father Was not
one Of the men that was inplie ill
the killing OF SmallwoodS but thai there
were others that were and she iss said
to have given the names Of those thai
were guilty. Last night Eve Italians
were arrested and taken to the Clark
burg fall. The names Of these men
could not be learned but II Is sald that
the real culprit has made hts escape
The defendants will be given . pre-
llminary hearing in shinnstcn toimcr.
row.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
| LINE 4 |.
PROGRESSING
NICELY NOW.
TWO OF THE SEVEN MILES OF
THE FIRST LEG COMPLETED
FOUR OF FIVE BRIDGES ERECT
.ED-ALL OF THE GRADING IS
DONE.
TO MI. GLARE IN SIXTY DAYS
WORK ON THE LAST STRETCH OF
THE ROAD. WILL BE STARTED
/ AT oNcE-MAY EXTEND TO
GLENvILLE.

The work on the Clarksburg and
Weston extension of the Clarksburg
& Weston Electric Railway Company
is progressing fine. Two of the first
seven miles OF the road has been com
pleted and four Of the five bridges
have been constructed. The last one
will be done Within three weeks. All
of the grading from Clarksburg. to Mt
Glare has been completed and II there
is no unforeseen Intervention the line
will be in operation between these
points within the next sixty days
When the line is completed 1t will
open up a rich territory that will be
greatly developed.
The next part Of the line to be built
is from Mt. Clare to Weston. This
will be taken up at once..by the build
ers of the road.
A party consisting Of James o. Wat
son, general manager Of the company;
Smith Hood, general superintendent;
Ernest Hutton, superintendent, and
George T. Watson went to Weston on
Friday to confer with the leading citi
zens Of that town in regard to the con
str1lction of the last leg of the road,
The party also visited Glenyille, q
town incident to Weston, considering
the extension ;of the line tp that place
3It iss sstfohght at thiS time that che
line will blilt from Mt Glare te
Weston as soon as the first, leg OF the
road 10 RTStsbada yJTynrly 'yUiI1 haCytn nm
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
TARIFF BILLS
IN CONGRESS
SENATE STARTS TUESDAY ON
REclPRocITY; WOOL BILL IN
THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-opening
Of the fight on the Canadian reciproc-
ity bill on the floor Of the senate
Tuesday, with house Democratic
leaders urging the senate to defeat
the Root amendment to the paper
schedule: vote in the. senate to-mor-
row on the popular election of sen.
ators bill; resumption Of the wool
tariff revision debate on the house
Tuesday. This is the weeks pro-
gramme OF congress. Several confer
ences are figured on including eau
Gus of Democrats in the house Wednes'
day night to consider extension of the
legislative programme and u meeting
of Republican senators Tuesday to re-
wise the list OF senate employees.
House investigating committee Will
continue their work.
Meantime there is rate Of specula-
tion as to the probability OF adjourn.
ment, which Senator SmoOt and some
others predict as early as July ~
while Democratic Leader Underwood
says "if the extra session continues
l.until late summer or autumn, a more
comprehensive scheme Of tariff re.
vision will be proceeded with by the
house. Early action on the reciproc'
ity bill, hoped for by the President,
seems unlikely, unless the Root
amendment, which has been objected
to as fatal to the agreement, Is de-
feated,
Death for Root Rider.
Mr.. Underwood and other Demo
Gratis who oppose the Root amend
ment, now propose to exert all the
Influence they can to prevent favor
able action on the amendment so that
It will be unnecessary for the bill to
be re.referred to the lower branch OF
congress.
Word from the senate finance COM
mittee that 1t has practically wound
up its business for the extra session
has reached the house. Democratic
representatives are about conylneeu
that the senate committee will not
pass upon any OF their tariff legisla'
tive bills, the free list and wool bills
and one yet to come, probably a re.
vtsed cotton schedule on which g
house subcommittee Of the ways and
means committee is now working.
Whether the Democrats Of the ways
and means committee will take up re
vision Of any further schedules, such
as sugar and steel will depend, ot
course, upon the length ofthe session
DR.. James ls. Gram, Of Grafton, was
l[ihere yesterday the guest Sof Mn. and
|Mrs, Joseph ebMati,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
TN0GlNE!G.TE.lI!I
BOTH JURIEs ON sAT1
FOUND DEFENDANTS GUILTY
SENTENCES IMPOSED.

French Hood was found guilty ~
the jury that tried him for larceny.
The jury came In late Saturda y EN-
noon. Hood was sentenced to the coln.
ty jail for one year.
James Rucker was sentenc n 10 one
year in the penltentnary. The jury
that tried him brought ina verdict of
guilty late Saturday evening Iie wei
charged with cutting William snlths
The otfense was committed 4 few
few weeks ago at Grant Town.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
SOUGHT A PAINTED FORTUNE.

LONDON, June ia local doctor
purchased recently for few pounds
in a Swansea auction room o picture
that is now believed TO be a genuine
Murillo painting OF San Sebastian 1t
isbelleyed that ii Is one Of the many
,pictures- stolen from Spanish churches
during the pehinsular war. "a Lon
don expert has cnnffmed the belief
That Ii 81 d aliifill6 and made the doc;
itorsa hrs cIisf whiclti n @a reflsssl, eli
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
REPAIR SPEEDWAY
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS WILL
HELP TO MAKE FILLS WIDER.

The owners Of automobiles will as,
sist the Monongahela Industrial Com
pany in widening several narrow fills
on the popular driving place common,
ly knownsas the Speedway This Is
one OF the best automobile drives near
the city and the improvement to be
made willmake 1.-THE first,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

Mr., and Mrs. Frank Crumbine and
the latter's father, Mr.. John Steele, Of
Clarksburg, spent Saturday and Sun:
day here the guests 81 Mrs, Rose
Steele and Misses Jeanette and Caro-
lyn Bright
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12
YOU ARE INVITED
TO make your selection

81 wedding glfths from our large as.
sorEment Of STERLING SILVER, in
cinding as It does everything bride
co,iid wish for In this line.
Ifat d loss know Just what to give
come in today and let us help you
make q III ection 6f something unique
dlstinetiyA andsaccepta able il Sterling
slIyerHafe III
AID SCOTT cos ssielsFs; u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

miss Elsle aierriheldS S6as Eetufned.
from d visit toi lIorgantoRns
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Continued on page tour.l
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Z tJns etsled, showers and thunder
stornis tonight and Tuesday, cooler
tonight u, Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

nv ID. Barring ton is Spending q
feN days in8 the East on business
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-12

DR.. James A. Grant, Of Grafton, was
mere yesterday the guest Sot Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Lebpiall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
CULVER LEAVES
 FOR FORT WORTH Bishop HOss Expected To Arrive and Name Suc-
 cessor Today

Dr. Frank P. Culver, who was re- gently elected to the presidency of the Texas Polytechnic college, situated at Fort Worth, left with his family last night over the Queen and Crescent for the place of his future activities.
 Dr. Culver's acceptance of the pres idency of the Texas college has left vacant the presiding eldership of the Birmingham district and considerable speculation as to his successor has been indulged in by prominent Methodist in advance of the arrival of Bishop Hoss, who is scheduled to reach the city to- day and make the selection of the pre- siding elder of the Birmingham dis- trict.
 During the past three years Dr. Gull ver's activities as presiding elder of this district he has deeply ingratiated himself into the good will of all the Methodists of his Jurisdiction as well as the members of other denominations with whom he has been frequently as sociated during his 20 years of service in the ministry. Upon relinquishing his duties here he expressed strong regret at severing all the connections and associations of the North Alabama conference, but it was his opinion that the field which he has chosen will af- ford greater opportunity for good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
RYALL APPOINTED CENSOR
 OF MOVING PICTURE SHOWS

H. Scudder Ryal secretary of the Board of Commissioners, was yesterday appointed censor of moving picture shows Of the city of Birmingham. The appoint ment of Mir. Ryall was effected through facts accommodating after joke had been started that Commissioner James Wealth. erly, who is Very fond of moving picture shows, said he would like to be censor.
 It is stated that Mir Ryall will have authority to judge the character of the pictures before they are exhibited in Bir- mngham at all moving picture shows and theatres. He will have, 1t Is stated, au- thority to place ban on any picture which does not come up to his ideas of propriety. He will inspect all the show places without any delay and will take occasion to outline plan with the nov ing picture show operators as to what they intend to exhibit and the methods they are to pursue in allowing the cen- sor to pass upon the pictures before their exhibition.
 This appointment is the first time in the history of this city that any show house, play house. circus or amusement place has come under the ban of cen- sor It is perhaps the first time in the south that such action has been taken However. it Is stated that immoral pic- lures and those tending to leave a bane- full impression upon children, have been exhibited here, and the chances are al- ways good for their repetition. It is the idea in the appointment of MT. Ryall to do away with any improper pictures in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
SHOULD NOT BE
 PUT OFF LONGER Ex-Comptroller Eustis Fa- vOrs Bond Issue WASH DAY" HAS COME Time Is At Hand When City Should Be Put on Cash Basis
 and a New Start
 Made
 

That the time has passed for procras- tiDation and that the financial needs of the city are most pressing. are among the statements of George Eustis in an interview given yesterday for his reason of supporting the bond issue requested by the commissioners.
 MT. Eustis was formerly city comp troller and is better informed as to the financial conditions of the city than any resident of Birmingham. according to the views of city hall officials. He says that the debt of the city should be bonded, and gives straightforward reasons for the opinions.
 MT Eustis says:
 "The time for dilatory tactics is past. The needs of the city financially are imperative and should be handled by the commissioners and the voters promptly. It would be difficult to fore tell what the usefulness of the commis- sion would be in the event of the fail- Ure of the bond issue to carry, and fl would be doubtful if any set of men under such circumstances could effect much good for the community. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
SECOND WEEK OF
 REVIVAL IS ON
Lamar Meetings Continue To Draw Large Congregations
 Daily

The second week of the revival at the First Baptist church. is continuing to bring together the workers who are be- ing prepared by Revivalist Lamar to aid In the great soul-winnng campaign that will mark the rest of this weeks and all of next weeks services.
 Beginning with Sunday next. all the Baptist churches of the entire district will centralize their efforts on this field, and a concentrated effort will be made to win the downtown district for Christ. Rev. A. A. Walker. who has this part of the work in charge, is a man of in- domitable zeal and perseverance. and be- hind him are the pastors of all the churches that represent the Baptist de- nomination here.
 Since the prayer and fasting services of Tuesday and the beginning of the soul winning services by Dr. Lamar, it is expected that Gods power will bt greatly manifest, as the organized forces are entirely dependent on God for the success of their meetings
 Continued meetings through June are hoped to aid many who need the re- deeming power of their Maker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
ROSS c. SMITH ON
 HANSON COMMITTEE
Will Help Plan for Erection of
 M Monument To Railroad iF s ae President H ts,

Ross c. Smith of this city has been appointed one of a committee of promi- nent southern men to erect a monu- ment to the memory of the late Maj J. F. Hanson, president of the Central of Georgia railroad. 1t is planned to erect the testimonial in Macon, a city for which Major Hanson performed a great deal of lasting good.
 The committee appointed, of which Mir. Smith is member. is to be composed of leading men of Atlanta, Savannah. Macon, Chattanooga and other cities, where the Central of Georgia touched, and where Major Hanson was decidedly popular.
 MT Smith and the late Major Hanson were very intimate friends and his se- lection to represent Birmingham was re- ceived here yesterday cordially.
 Major Hanson, while president of the Central of Georgia, contributed vast amount of energy to upbuilding Bir- mingham and was loved and respected by a great following of business men and industrial leaders here. His death followed that of the late Col. Henry F. DeBardeleben, to whose funeral Major Hanson came here to attend, and from the effects of which trip he did not fully recover.
 MT Smith will perhaps attend meet ing of the monument committee within 2 q short time. ...r f't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
RAMSAY GOES TO
 JOIN THE TOURISTS
Will Represent Birmingham District in Travelling Party of Mine
 Experts

Erskine Ramsay vice president and chief engineer for the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, left last night from New York, where he will join party of gov ernment mine experts and industrial men for a three months trip to Europe, where mining conditions will be studied by them.
 The party will be headed by Inspector c. s. Rice of the federal bureau of mines They will have the most elaborate atten- ton shown them in Europe, as the gov ernment has instructed the foreign rep resentatives to carefully safeguard the interests of the official party abroad
 The mine experts have in view a thor ough study into the conditions of mining and miners abroad They will visit all the important mines under half dozen different flags and in each country they will be privileged to go minutely into mining.
 Mir Ramsey will return September 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
DIVIDEND ORDERED
Decision Taken At Meeting of M. X
 M. Board Held Yesterday

At a meeting of the directors of the Merchants and Mechanics bank, held yesterday, 1t was ordered that per cent quarterly dividend on that banks stock be paid July i. The meeting was attended bv a full board of directors and their action followed complete showing by President William A. Porter as to the splendid condition of the youngest osnk m Birmingham.
 The Merchants and Mechanics bank was organized 2e months ago today ana has been setting a record pace for rapid growth. President Porter said yesterday the bank. in addition to earning sufficient money to pay the dividend, had accumu- lated deposits of s60o,ooo, which he con sdered most remarkable showing foa his bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
NEW INDUSTRIES
 WANT LOCATIONS Manufacturers of Chains and Household Supplies
 May Come

The industrial bureau of che Chamber
 of Commerce. of which M. P. Messer is
 chairman held an important meeting at
 headquarters yesterday and discussed
 the location of several new industries in
 the Birmingham district, among them @
 large chain manufacturing concern to in-
 volve an investment of about S20o0Oo.
 and also a manufacturing establishment
 of household supplies with capital run ming into the thousands of dollars.
 According to a statement from M. P, Messer, chairman of the industrial bu- reau, the chain enterprise is easily a possibility for location here, and further he states that the investors require very little assistance from the local promoters, being themselves able to set up the1 independently. The concern engaged in the manufacturing of house. hold supplies are also desirous of locat- ing in the Birmingham district because of the superior advantages of this sec ton, but they will need a little assist ance in the beginning of their establish ment.
 Tn fact" stated MT. Messer. "all new industries necessarily want a little con cession from the local promoters, and it is only just that we should assist them with more substantial encourage ment than fine talk about our local ad- vantages. I feel. however, that we are In good way to secure a number of new industries for the district, inasmuch as the board of directors of the Cham Der of Commerce have indorsed the scheme of the industrial bureau for a guarantee fund of $2O0.0OO for the pur- pose of aiding new enterprises that locate in the Birmingham district, and have ap- pointed special committee to look into the legal phases of the employment of this fund.-
 Mr. Messer will appear before the board of directors of the Chamber oi Commerce at their meeting Friday after noon at o'clock, when he will present a report from the special committee headed by Sidney J. Bowie, who were in- structed to investigate )n detail the pro posed $9O0,O0O guarantee fund.