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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

cent. The value OF the West Virginia
production Increased from s+4.6G1,71C
III 1900, 10 fIG,GG5.OG1. n gain OF s12,
OO3,345, or ,26.SS per cent.
In spite OF the fact. however, that
tho output of West Virginia exceeded
that Of Illinois by >15.772,173 tons.
and of the, further fact that West Viz.
ginia's gain In value was consid
ably more In proportion than the gain
in tonnage. the total value of the
West Virginia product exceeded that
OF Illinois by only s4,2G1,434. Two
reasons exist for this. In the first
place mining rates are, higher in I'LL.
nois, than in West Virginia, and a
higher price ia necessary. But what
makes the higher price possible Is, in
the second place.. the great advantage
possessed by Illinois in the large
manufacturing industries within tie
State or in Immediately adjoining ter.
ritory.
Needs Home Manufacturing Indus.
triec.
West Virginia. has an advantage In
tho superior quality OF coal, but this
is largely discounted by the lack Of
local markets and the necessity, under
prcsnt conditions at least, OF ship
ping the product to- distant points.
Although beautifully supplied by M
tire with some of the highest quality
of bituminous coal and now ranking
second among the coal-producing
States tproducing more coal than any
country outside of the United States
except Great Britain and Germany,
West Virginia ranks twenty.ninth in
the value Of Its manufactures. Prob.
ably the larger part of the West Wiz.
GINA coal consumed within the State
Is that burned in the locomotives haul.
ing 1t away. Moreover, the high
quality coal >of West Virginia is the
lowest.priced coal In the United
States. II the small mines are left
out Of consideration there were only
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
GRANTED p ARIpollN,,.

MoUNDsYILLE Governor VIM. L.
Glasscock has approved the pardon
Of Fred Goldstrohm. recommended by
the parole board, WHO is now serving
a six year term in the Moundsville
penltentiary, hasing been sent up
from Wood county. ON charge OF re.
ceiying stolen goods. The conviction
was in connection with the celebrat.
ed diamond robbery cases. which re.
suited in his! son Dutch Goldstrohm''
going up for SIX years while Frank
Beakley, one of the alleged particI.
pants was given Immunity for turn.
Ing tate's evidence. The health OF
the older Goldstr1fm Is said to. be
very bad. Is Z! + ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
AEN|IS
To.guNvgll arAaLEr.lI

ChARKsBuIiG On tomorrow nj
Clarksbyfg VIII take place the ceie'
monies incident 10 the unwilling Of
the bronze tablet erected by the
Daughters Of the confederacy of that
city TO commemorative the birthplace
OF Stunewall jackson THE ceremon.
iea Will take place at $3.50 o'clock and
the principal address, will be made by
James Power smith.i:ot Richmond.
Va. Miss Isabel Arnold. a great niece
of General Jacksons will unyeil the
tablet. The cross Of honor will DC
conferred on several veterans at the
unwilling. ~ ~ Z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
WAS NoTfrR0E.l

On Saturday tho West vlrslnlan re-
ceiyed through thesmali Sas letter duly
signed stating that MI, yern Mahap
was married to! q young lady bf Estr.
mont and that they would be at home
to- their friends at the Tavern after
eptember IS when 1t was stated that
Mr.. Mahan was employed. II Il :
Mr.. Mahen denies that he is mar.
ried and that the publication had no
basis in, fact and takes this means Of
making the correction which The West
Nlrglnlan is glad to extend to hims
The West virglnlan accepts mo aftls.
Giles for publication through the mail
unless they are signed and as the arr
ticle in question carried with Il the
name OF a party by the name Of Ma
han" It was. not thought necessary to
verify the statement. I'll was passed
for publication With very little
thought. Mr.. Mhhan says he did mot
authorize the statement; and that Ihe
cid not sign any such article;
Z. #sNt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
2D1GRE.A||'T|.EST q.
''C0K|z.P|R|0|[I.D|!UC|:.E!.R||
WEST VIRGINIA TAKES LEAD
OVER lELlNols in 1910 BY ;FIF-
TEEN5sMiELIoN TONS = GAINS
RAPlDLY.Itss 4 Z ( Z

West Virginia held second rank
among the great coal.producing States
In. 1910; being exceeded in output BY
PENNSYLVANIA only The United States
Geological Survey Inns just made pub
lic n sreportl by Edward w. Parker.
coal statistcian. giving the total pro.
8ductionj for West Virginia in 1910 as
61,671,019 short tons.
+ i West Virginia. says Mr.. Parker.
may now sbe,l considered firmly cstah'
4lished I'M second place among the coal
producing States, though It's big lcau
over Illinois in 1910 was due to alb
normal conditions and may not Du
for several years. The most
finfnential feature OF the coal.mining
industry In 1910 was thes trike in
States OF the. Middle West, which put
West Ylrglnia's rival, Illinois. at a
decided disadvantage. most OF the
slargersmines5 of the latter State being
completcly shut down, while West
Virginia gothic benflt. The effect
sofi the strike, as shown by the Stats,
tics ofsproduction in Illinois and West
Virginia, @as5a decrease in the output
of the Illinois mines from 50.9)4,99O
short tons In 1909 to 45,S9S,SiG short
tons ina191O, whereas the production
,iofS West Yirginia increased from 3D.
5Sl9 $3.50 short tons to 61.G7l,Ol9 tons,
d gain ot 9,S2l,799 tons, or 1873 per
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
npp EsLroMs, REUNION.

K CLARKSBURG ~ The Harrison
county Odd Fellows will hold n re,ln-
ion at the new Fair grounds at Clarks
burg on Thursday, October 6. This
Will be the eighth annual reunion of
the organization, the officers Of which
are as follows: d. T. Harmer, of
Shlnnston. president: A. D. Fltzhugh,
of Bridgeport. vice president; a. Fred
Wagner, of Clarksburg, secretary, and
C. A. Sheets, treasurer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
PROMINENT. MAN DEAD.

PARKERSnuRG-Jacob Bower, a
prominent citizen, is dead at his home
at Waverly. Tho deceased was q ma.
tive of Germany and settled in this
country when boy. He entered the
union army in 1862 and served to the
end Of the war. In politics he was an
enthusiastic Republican and took an
active interest in politics throughout
his life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
ANNUAL CONVENTION

MoUNDsvILLE-The Twenty.ninth
Annual convention Of the 'Woman's
Christian Temperance. Union will be
held at Moundsvllle September &c,
81 and Is. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
DIAMOND PHILOSOPHY

tFrom the Denver Republican,
1t Isn't SO! much how YOU hit, my lad,
When tho gamo Is going your way
When your scores ito.the good, and
your foes nre sad K. -. ~
And you beat them at:eyery! play;
It's easy. to slug when. the game is a
cinch, 80 s. 1 s. I:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

three counties in the State in which
the average price in 1910 exceeded 81
per ton. and the aggregate output Of
these three counties was only a little
over 100000 tons--less than 2 per
cent. of the total production. The gen.
eral average for the State was 80
cents. In 1905. 1t was So cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
RECEIPTS AT sAUDIToR's OFFICE.

CHARLESTON-The receipts Of
tho State auditors office for the
month OF August, certified copy of
which, is filed In the office Of the Sec.
rotary Of State leach month, shows
them to have been s1,3O375, divided
as follows: Insurance department.
S1,O29.76; land department, $3.50; cor.
,poratlon department. S..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
WANT WATER PLANT.

UNDERGRADUATES city coun.
ell OF Mlddlebourne will within few
days receive proposition from nun.
her Of, the citizens Of that town
whereby the company will offer to
equip tho town with a $1,000 water
plant. w,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25


But the slpesuon Is: Can you hit
IN u pinchzy
y isn'r so much how YOU field, my boy.
When there's plenty 81 room 10
spare IN !, S 4 s3is
When The bleacher pariisans show
their Joy; ;. Y (
And the brayos fiji The air; IS
Its how can you fleld when defeat Is
nigh * * n
Can you stop those drives when the
81 scores a Tie?
<. Il sts 10 islSti 4, 2
1t isn't so much how You curve the
bali,
When5it's Fortunes day 10 smile, 4
But, lad, can yod IND the plate at ali
When they're hitting the sphere 4
mile? ~
There's mich ii the diamond game
like life- " Z
The winners the lad who thrives OF
e strife. ARTHUR CHAPMAN
MEETING AN EMERGENCY.
Lew Fields was discussing in his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

"You refuse to allow your sonsto;
study spelling and grammar said
the teacher. IN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

To advertise regularly, spersis,ently.
less SOY than having goods and val.
ues WORTH advertising AT ALL y n.
M nA''a ", n u,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

Want advertising sells salable prop.
your" bargain today! Look-and
know!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
coLoRED INSTITUTE OPENS.

COLoRED INSTITUTE OPENS.
CHARLESTON-:The West Virginia
Colored Institute opened It's nineteenth
annual session Wednesday morning
of last week with an enrolment of 1875
students.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

OF valuabl. Rear Estate sltlato ID
q Fettorman District, Taylor County
and Winfield District, Marion coln,
sty,sWest Virginia. 4, +; n i
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
AND IN MILWAUKEE, TOO.
Races Separated ct Men and Re-
ligion Movement Banquet.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 15.-half
a dozen negroes sitting by themselves
at a separate table when banquet In
connection with the Men and Religion
Forward Movement was given at the
Y. NJ. C. A. building, looked rather
strange to other delegates, who saw
indications of race discrimination.
The notion gained belief when
they saw negro preacher take seat
among the white men, while the 9TH
er negroes gestured violently for him
to sit with them. He half rose, turn
ed to his brethren, sat down again,
scowling, and then rose once more.
A few stage whispered words passed
and he took his seat at the negroes
table. A few minutes later he got
up to talk, and one of the remarks he
made was There are no black seats
in Heaven" There were then more
violent motions from the negroes
table for him to take new tact. Still
he limited at discrimination until,
needing the murmurs of the other ne
groes, he turned about and changed
his address into plea for the CO.
operation of white people in religious
work among the negroes.
The Rev. George J. Fox said his
race had not been Disseminated
against; that he had made special
request for a separate table, prior to
the banquet, as he thought his con-
gregation would feel more at home at
a table of their own.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Messenger Dead, Safe Looted.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 17.-Between
S:26 and $3.50 o'clock tonight, Ex-
press Messenger Irving G. Barger,. of
this city, was killed and the safe in
his car looted as it sped between
Taylor and this city on the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western road.
The train left North Cumberland
at 5 o'clock. 1t made its regular
stop at Taylor just to. the south OF
the Scranton city line. Barger was
seen by train hands during the min
ute that the. train was stopped at
Taylor. When the train arrived at
the Scranton station at $3.50, four
minutes later, Barger was lying dead
in a pool of blood on the floor of the
car, with his head battered in. Doc
tors later found a bullet in his brain.
1t entered at the base of the skull.
His revolver usually worn in hols-
ter at his side, was found in the eX-
press safe. and the safe was looted.
1t is said that between $1,000 and
$4,000 is missing.
The robber or robbers, it is sup
posed, got into the car at Taylor,
committed the deed, and dropped OH
the train as it slowed up on entering
the Scranton yards.
Barger was As years old and lived
in South Scranton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
FREED By SMITH,.
Rawling Boys who Were Serving
Life Sentences for Murder.

Atlanta, Nov. 16.-After carefully
studying the case, Gov. Hoke Smith
has pardoned' Leonard and Jesse
Rawlins, following a recent recon-
mendation by the prison board. Even
before the board made any recon-
mendation, Gov. Smith had been
looking into the case of the younger
boy, Jesse, who was only 15 when
the crime was committed.
Gov. Smith signed the pardon
Wednesday and the two lads, who
have been serving life sentence in
the penitentiary for completely in the
murder of the Carter children will
be freed at once The governor $
action was not unexpected.
The Garter children were killed in
1905: Old man Rawlins and his
three sons, Milton, Leonard and Jes-
Sc, and a negro named Alf Moore,
were charged with the crime. All OF
them were convicted, and Rawlins
and the negro were hanged, while
the three boys were given life SEN
tences.
To the last the elder Rawlins
maintained that his sons had moth
ing to do with the crime, and that
Alf Moore, the negro, had been offer
ed $3.50 if he would kill old man
Carter, and that the negro killed the
children instead when they surprised
him while prowling around the Car
ter home.
No case has ever been harder
fought than that of the Rawlins boys
and their father. Following their
conviction Attorney Cooper appealed
the case to the highest court in the
land.
Gov. Terrell declined to intervene,
and the elder Rawlins was hanged.
The murder of the Carter children
was one of the bloodiest ever record
ed in the annals of crime in this
State. 1t was the outgrowth of a
feud between old man Carter and old
man Rawlins which had smouldered
! for years.
j Children Were Shot Down.
! The evidence showed that the chill
dren had heard an unusual noise in
the neighborhood of the barn on the
night of the murder. Carriers little
girl stepped into the yard to see what
| TIE vas oOOul. SAS
called to her brother only year or
SO older, and told him that some
thing was disturbing the little calf.
AS the little girl called to her
brother a shot rang out and she fell
! dead. As her brother stepped into
| the yard to see what was the trouble
! a second shot rang out and he fell
mortallv wounded by his sister S
side.
Old man Carter. who was in the
house at the time, dared not go to
! the assistance of his children, be-
cause of the fear that he, too, would
be shot down from the dark. The
house was darkened and the doors
barred and the two children, one OF
them dead and the other mortally
wounded, lay in the yard of the house
until daylight made it safe for the
Carter family to venture out and give
the alarm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Acquits Son of killing Father.

Camden, Nov. 18.-The case o1
Willie Kirkland, charged with the
murder of his father, McCrea Kirk
land, came up for trial yesterday
The case was hard fought from be-
ginning to end, but it was easily es,
tablished that Willie kirkland was
compelled to shoot his father to pro-
tect his mother.
From the testimony. it seems that
McRae kirkland was accustomed to
getting in violent RACES and would
treat everyone very cruelty that ne
came in contact with. Mrs. Kirk
land, the widow of McRae Kirkland
went upon the witness stand and
told of the cruel treatment she had
suffered from his hands during the
80 years Of her married life, and how
it became almost unbearable during
the past two years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
$4,000 TEETH FOR HORSE.
Lou Childs's Fast PAGER Blanche to
Have Set of False Teeth.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. IA. - Lou
Childs, of Spokane, owner of the fast
pacing mare, Blanche, said to-day
that the mare is at once to be equip
ped with set of false and gold-fill-
ed teeth, to cost $4,000.
The little mare, which has won
$4,000 for her owner, this season
on Western tracks, has been much
troubled with toothache, and Childs
has decided to equip her with false
molars. Those that can be saved
will be filled with gold.
The mare ran away on the North
Yakima track, humping into a fence
when an attempt was made to stop
her, with the result that she knock.
ed out three front teeth, loosened
several more, and started bunch OF
aches,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Girl a Daring Steeplejack.

Lydia Aikens is the champion wo-
man steeplejack of the world. She
is the daughter of J. T. Aikens, of
England, who has climbed the lofty
spires of many churches and cathed-
rails of England After climbing a
steeple 22O feet high in Market Har-
borough, England, she announced
her intention of coming to this coun-
try and climbing the steeples Of the
highest churches and the f1agpoles of
the big buildings. She wants to
scale the fagpoles of the Singer
building and the Metropolitan tower.
Miss Aikens is young, atheletic in
build, strong and agile. She says
she never feels any fear when at the
top of a building, is not frightened
by height, and never has a desire to
jump.-New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Prayed for Death of Husband.

Baton Rouge, La, Nov. 16.-Hen-
ry Gillingham, the suspended police
officer who killed Chief of Police
Hare here at midnight last night,
died tonight in the hospital from the
effects of the bullet wounds inflicted
by Assistant Chief Huyck and Speci-
al Officer Charles Bauer.
At his bedside last night Mrs. Gill
lingham expressed the wish that her
husband would not survive.
81 pray God he doesn't get well, y
she exclaimed, "for if he lives | know
they will hang him."
Gillingham had been suspended by
Huyck on the charge of intoxication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
JONES NOT A CONVICT.
Branchville Manslayer Will Appeal.
Case will be Argued Next Month.

Orangeburg, NOV. lb.-Ionn y.
Jones, the Branchville attorney, who
was convicted here last January of
the murder of Abe Pearlstine, and
sentenced to Imprisonment for ten
years and one month, has been quiet
ly spending the past few months at
the State penitentiary, not as a con-
vict, but only waiting the determina-
ton of his appeal, which will be ar
gued before the the supreme court
in December.
1t will be remembered that Jones
and Pearlstine became involved in an
alteration in the postoffice at Branch
vile and after the fist fight which
arose had terminated, Jones turned,
as he was about to reach the door OF
the Office, and shot Pearlstine down.
After a hard-fought trial-in which
the defendant was represented by
-Messrs. Wolfe & Berry, assisted by
Messrs. Glaze & Herbert and Messrs
Brantley & Zeigler, and the State by
Solicitor P. T. Hildebrand with the
assistance of Messrs. Raysor & Sum-
mers and Mr. Adam H. Moss-Jones
was found guilty OF manslaughter and
sentenced by Judge R. w. Memminger
to serve ten years and one month in
the State penitentiary.
Jones Not in Stripes.
There has been much comment up
on Jones's confinement in the peni-
tentiary and just why he was placed
there when his case was under ap-
peal. He has no doubt Jared better
by being placed in the penitentiary
for the Orangeburg county jail is
small and one confined there has
only a small cell in which to pass his
time and the health conditions are
not so good as those in the peniten-
tiary. The convicted man does not
wear the garb of a convict. He is
clad in the clothes of a gentleman and
conducts his business to certain ex-
tent from prison walls.
After the defendants conviction,
he remained in the county jail for at
least two weeks. Then the sheriff re-
ceived a commitment from the clerk
of court to take him to Columbia
Thinking that an appeal had been
made, Sheriff A. M. Salley investigat-
ed, but the true status of affairs could
not be determined. However, in a
few days he found out from the solici-
tor that the case had been appealed
and was directed by him to take
Jones to the penitentiary during the
pendency of the appeal. Mr.. Salley
stated to-day that the taking OF
Jones to the penitentiary by him was
only following the orders of the
court.
The case is now under appeal and
will be argued at the December term
of the supreme court. The record OF
the case has not been completed, ow-
ing to the fact that a conflict arose
among the attorneys for the defense
and prosecution as to certain. matters
and this controversy has been sub
mitted to Judge R. w. Memminger tc
be decided. The case is in his hands
now and what his decision will be is
not known. AS soon, however, as the
case is returned, it will be filed with
the supreme court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
sLATON, GOVERNOR PRO TEN.
Succeeds Hoke Smith Until Georgis
Elects New Executive.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 15.-Governor
Hoke Smith, recently elected United
States senator from Georgia, tender
ed his resignation as chief executive
of this State to-day.
Tomorrow morning the Hon. Jno.
M. Slaton, president of the State SEN
ate, will take the oath of office as
governor pro TEN to serve until Gov
ernor Smiths successor is elected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county.
school and all other taxes from the
18th day of October, 1911 until the
18th day of March, 1912, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1912, until the 31st day of January,
1912, penalty Of one per cent will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1912, until
the 2Sth day of February, 1912, q
penalty of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1912, until the 18th
day Of March, 1912, penalty OF =
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23

All persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years OF age,
except Confederate soldiers and sail.
ors, who are exempt at SO years OF
age, are liable to poll tax OF one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax so cents.
All persons who were FL years OF
age on or before the 1st day OF jan
uary, 1911, are liable to a poll tax
of one dollar, and all who have not
-rade returns to the Auditor, are re-
quested to do so on or before the
1st of January, 1912.
will receive the communication
road tax of two (s2.00) dollars from
the 18th day of October, 1911, until
the 1st day of March, 1912.
JOHN F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Serials and Other Stories.

The 81 issues of 1912 will contain
the equivalent of 80 volumes of the
best reading, including nearly 800
Stories, Articles by Famous Writers,
Athletics for Boys, Chats with Girls,
the Doctors Weekly Counsel, etc.
Send for Announcement for 1912 and Samtle
COPIES Of The Youths COMPANION, Free.