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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-07
PROF ESSI0NA |
basket BALL
IN SIGHT
MEN WERE HERE YEsTERpAY
LOOKING OVER siTeAJaoi
RE.aTIl ~ - eu 81
MY PLAY At THE CASINO
PLACE IN ORGANIZATION CAN BE
GOT BY BUYING soUTHSIoE,
PlTTsBuRG, FRANCHISE AT A
NOMINAL COST.

That Fairmont may now have pro-
fessioRaI basket ball team, and place
in the Central Basket Ball League, is
the latest sporting dope" in this city,
and all members interested in the.
sport are trying to have the matter
carried through.
The matter was put before those in
terested in this city yesterday, being
explained by President l., NJ. Jones
and Secretary l.. II. Smith, OF the TN
iontown Association, who were here
with their basket ball team, who play
ed and defeated the local Y. NJ. {. A..
amateur team last night.
Both men were very enthusiastic re-
garGing their venture into the profes.
sion with the game, and stated that
financially it was grand success. ana
that as it meant money TO those ope
rating the teams, and ALSO that it fur
nished quite lot Of sport during the
winter months, that they were highly
pleased With what they had made OF
the game. and thought that Il team IN
this city would also pay.
The game already has quite a grip
upon the local sport fans, and il this
city were 10 have a professional team,
playing the fastest teams in the near
by States, and on schedule. there is
no doubt about it but that the team
would receive excellent support, and
that the games would be indeed well
pa;ronized.
Already those interested are figur'
ing on place where the games could
be held, and it seems that the best
place so far suggested would be the
Casino rink and dancing hall on Jack
son street.
Here the roof could be raised on
The top floor, or the dancing floor be
torn out, and the game played OH the
rink foot either way giving plenty
of room, Doth for the players and the
spectators.
In professional ball cage Is used,
and the players let themselves out &c
The fullest without fear OF hurting
themselves by running into the side
or end walls.
The team and franchise which It
was suggested the Fairmont people
buy was that Of South Side, the Pitts,
burg team.
All concerned think that the move
would be an excellent one for this
CITY.
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THIEVES BREAK
into OPERA
HOUSE
FRONT DooR is. FoRcED-oFFlcE
ENTERED .jANp DESK OPENED
rNl We NO GLUE.
STEAL SEVENTY ONE. TICKETS
MANAGER PAUL HAS THE POLICE
FORCE WORKING ON cAsE-5E'
ttEVED scALPERs ARE TRYING
TO IMPOSE ON PUBLIC FOR
CHANTECLER.

The Grand Opera House was brok II
into last night and the thieves then
entered Manager Paurs office, broke
oren his desk and carried away Il
tickets Of serial number so.
II is believed by Manager Paul and
Chief Buckley that the man or men
taking the tickets took them with the
intention of selling them to the pub
iic for the llaude Adams show which
comes 10 the Grand Opera House on
Feb. -. All of the tickets that were
taken we're of the highest price and
would be choice seats for the hearing
of Chantecler and for that attraction
would sell at the seat sale for three
dollars. There was a whole mess OF
moving picture tickets in the desk
drawers but there were not disturbed,
except scattered on the &eeY.
Manager Paul left the Opera House
last night about lO:3O O'Clock, after
the moving picture show had closed
and left everything at the play house
in the regular order that he always
does. This morning when he came he
found that the door had been forced
omen and his desk had been tampered
with and that tickets were stre~n OH
the aoor. He Immediately made a
canvas of the tickets that he had in
his desk and found that II were gon'
out Of Number 80.
Manager Paul Immediately notified
Chief Buckley. who, with Officer Wat
kins went with Manager Paul to the
scene of the burglary, The officers arc
now working on the case.
Chief Buckley has telephoned to
Clarksburg, Morgantown, Grafton,
Warrington. and other towns notifying
the officers of these towns to beware
OF men who may peddie these stolen
tickets and not to purchase any tickets
for the Maude Adams show unless
they bear the serial number IL, 1t
is this set Of tickets that will be placed
on sale at Christie's drug store to-
morrow morning.
1t is believed that there will be nd
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BANDITS HQp]UP lI
ESCAPE WITH THEIR BOOTY
DYNAMITE SAFE OF Es ss ~ 4
AND ROB REelsTEREp
THEY MAKE A $4,000 +
EXPLOSION SHAKES WINDOWS
MILES AWAY.


MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. s!ls
second time with the past twe. nilntsls s.ll
Rock Island train No, 4S was lsla alt
by banditsat an early hour 59ls'ssl Y Y.
Murlbert; Ark. Seven men were ~ sslls
party which attacked the srlIr pgs
they secured only one pacSgss "
II NJ Beadie the mail clerk oil llla
train escaped from the robbers AMI
ran a mile TO Hurlbert, where he CeS
potted the holdup. he said two men
boarded the tralnsat the taIlfpad cross
ing near H6rlbert ana three more
swung W aboard s. Eeyee & little iastasr
nm
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RD0SEVEETS s
CANDIDACY
FOR REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION TO BE ANNoUNc-
ED SOON.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Col. ROOss-
velrs candidacy for Republican presi.
dental nomination will be publicly an
nounccd in the near future. Just as
the announcement OF the withdrawal
OF Senator La Toilette as an active
candidate of the progressives was not
made by the Senator himself, but by
his friends, the statement that Roose-
welt will accept If nominated viii come
from leaders affiliated With the Re-
publican progressive movent.
Assurance is given that Roosevelt
will not decline II he is drafted" by
the convention.
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SBcCUMBS
TO I'M URIES
LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR.. AND
MRs.sP. o. YosT DIES FROM BURNS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY.

Lena, the six-yearold daughter Of
air. and Mrs p. D. Yost, OF New Eng
land died last night about 0 o'clock
at the home OF her parents in New
England, from the elfecas of burus re-
ceiyed yesterday afternoon. The child
was in a room with. young sister
when she caught fire, presumably from
. pon. agra tsl. ~ -eRies'~bTousEt
members OF the family to her assist
snGe and the flames we're quickly eX-
tinguished, but not, untl she child had
been fatally burned. The accident oc.
CURED at about o'clock. Two little
sisters survice the child. The father
is trusted employe of the New Ens-
land mine.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday and the remains will be tak.
en- to Tyler county for interlnent in
charge OF Undertaken Cunningham.
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KILLED HIS Father IN
Defense OF FAMILY
JAMES HURST, JR., is ARRAleNE0
i'm COURT. AND THAT WAS HIS
PLEA - PARENT THREATENED
LIVES OF MOTHER AND SISTER,.
THE SHOOTING FOLLOWED Al
QUARREL.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 7.-That he
shot and killed his father in defense
1oIhls mother and sister and himself
was the plea James Hurst, Jr., aged
25 years, when he was arralgned in
(court to-day on charge of murder.
At the inquest Mrs James Hurst,
ST., and Mrs. HettIe Hurst, the daugh.
ter will tell story of abuse and the
police say OF numerous threats against
their lives at the hands OF husband
and father, James Hurst, carpenter.
Hurst. Jr., went to the police sta
tlon aud surrendered himself after he
had shot and killed his father at his
harne early to-day.
The story was that his father re.
turned home late and demanded mon
cyfrom his wife.
A quarrel followed the son awaken
ed and the shooting followed.
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IS
SWEPT BY FIRE
CONFEDERATION EARLY THIe
MORNING THREATENS TO DE.
GTRoY THE CITY.

A fire which for time threatened
the entire business district OF Ciarky.
burg, broke out this morning at 2:12
on Pike street and burned fiercely for
several hours. With heroic efforts
the flames were extlngulshcd about
five this morning.
The fire which is OF unknown origin
was discovered in the Monarch pool
room and spread rapidly TO the w. H.
Richards meat market and thence to
other buildings. The buildings de.
strCycd we're:
The Monarch pool room.
W. II. Richarts' meat market.
A. r. Halls music store.
Vim. Evans clothing store.
NJ. Bloss store.
1hos. Jones barber shop.
II. Burke drug store.
The loss is estimated at $2I,50)
part of which is covered by insurance,
For several hours this morning street
car traffic was tied up on Pike street
on account OF the water from the
mains running on the street car rails
and freezing. 1t took considerable
time TO get ther ails in condition for
the cars TO run,
This is the second fire to visit this
section OF Clarksburg withim the past
week. On last Friday fire was dis,
covered in the Richards building
which was extiuguished after loss
CT seven thousand dollars was sus,
tanned. This fire damaged the Rich,
ards Evans and several other build
..sssss,Ss, ~ - ~ g'iss-
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OFFICERS
AlR0||NEl.
~
Has A 3 9sY NIGHT
ROUTINE BUSINESS WAS DIS
POSED OF IN SHORT ORDER.
PRISONER BILL is HELLO UP
MANY BILLS AGAINST THE. CITY
WERE READ AND ORDERED
PAID,

Last evening the regular session
of the city council was held, and much
important busines was attended to.
The entire council with the eXcep-
ton Of one member was present, and
after the body was called TO order and
the routine business attended TO, the
question of the bills owed by the city
for the month were taken up, and
after hearing the bills read, they were
ordered paid after read and properly
signed by the different committees ull
der whose charge the bills would
come. Chief among the bills ordered
paid was one for the amount of ST.
10000 for work already completed on
1.-The new city buiiding On Monroe
street.
The bills OF the fire and police de-
partmcnt were then taken under con
slderation. and upon motion of one
of the members, these bills we're or
Gered paid when properly signed by
one member of the fire and two mem-
bers of the police committees.
Next came the reading of the bill
of .Iai1er z. +. Davis for city prison.
ers kept in the county jail during the
months OF November and December.
After the bill had been read, 1t was
referred TO the finance committee for
settlement with the county officials,
A bill was then presented, being
made out in favor OF the contractors,
Holbert and Spedden, OF this city, for
sewer built by them and then taken
over for the city's use.
Their bill was for S15u.Oo and after
City Engineer Miller had given his
recommendation, the bill was ordered
paid, $l15.OO being taken in full for
the work.
Another bill OF like nature was be-
fore the body, and after hearing City
Engineer Millcr's decision tha part
of the sewer laid was on private prop
erty, the council decided to only al
low a part OF the bill, and the repre-.
sentative then asked that the matter
he continued until he could confer
with the citizens presenting the bill,
aud he was allowed until the next reg
ular meeting.
Another bin relative to the building
OF a sewer to the residence of Mr.. His-
ner was then taken up. and the city
engineers report was read, wherein
he stated that 1t would require $4,000
to build the sewer to the property of
Mr.. Klsner, and then Mr., Eisner
agreed to build the Inc TO Tie city
lines, distance Of about 80 feet and
then produced a letter from the Fair
mont Real Estate Company giving
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Gets
The Interest
sHERIFFs LOSE POINT BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT WILL
GET MORE FOR COLLECTING
ROAD TAXES.

CHARLESTON, Feb. That sler-
IFS are not entitled TO ten per cent.
interest added to taxes collected aft
er January and that they must
turn into thee ounty treasury fifteen
per cent. of the emoluments Of the
office after the total receipts aggres
gate $4,000, is the opinion of the !
State Supreme Court written byii
President Henry Brannon in the
case of Nease against Smith; sheriff
OF Kanawha county.
The other point, whether the SheE-
i'll was entitled to five or seven and
one-half per cent. for collecting road
taxes was declared In favor Of the
sheriff. "
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80 OFFICIALS
WERE INDICTED
GRAND JURY AT INDIANAPOLIS
RETURNS THiRTY.TWo TRUE.
BILLS = NAMING UNION OFF.
GERS AS CRIMINALS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 7.-Uu.
ion labor officials and agents, said to
number between so and 20, whome the
holds criminally RESPONSE
Bile, with the McNamaras and ortie E.
for perpetrating more than
100 explosions which occurred in cities
from Massachusetts to California the
last six years, and In which the wreck
ing ofthe Los Angels Times building
was an incident were indicted Today
Thlrty.two indictments we're return-
ed. Capiases for>arrests have been Is
sued and the men indicted are to be
taken into custody on a day secretly
fixed by the government, but known
to be within week.
March 10 has been set for the ar
raignment before Federal Judge A.
B. Anderson in indianapolis. The
papers for the arrests designate the
amount of bond which the defendants
may give In the federal districts in
which the reside for their appearance
here.
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VERY SAD CASE
INSANE WOMAN TO BE TAKEN TO
FORMER HOME IN NEW JERSEY.

lNOANG "S"fNlN ! ~ ~ ''N-''
FORMER HOME IN NEW JERSEY.
A very sad case was heard in the
case OF Mary Ross, in Squire Amos
court this morning. when the woman
was declared insane.
The woman, who recently had one
brother killed in an accident and an
other die within short time, has wor-
riad herself insane over their deaths,
and for the past few days has been Il
raving maniac, being insane from last
Friday.
This morning Dr. A. l.. Peters and
Officer Skinner, in company with the
husband OF the woman, brought her to
this city and before Justice Amos,
wanting 10 have her sent TO Weston
to the Insane Asylum, and during the
trial at times 1t was found necessary
10 have three men hold her.
The woman has an infant at her
breast, and another beautiful little
girl six years of age, both OF whom
are very bright.
It was decided to send her 10 Wes'
ION on the evening train, but later,
after she became more quiet and cont
posed, Prosecuting Attorney Morris
and Squire Amos held Il conference
with Sheriff Amos, and 1t was decided
to let the husband take her TO her peo-
Pile in New Jersey, the county allow
ing him so much for the car fare of
himself and family to the New Jersey
State, as the man is in destitute cir
rumstances,
The couple have been living In
Grant Town, and before that they re-
sided at Monongah.
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PDs70FFICE

The West virginian received tele-
gram from Washington yesterday stat
ing that the construction of the post
office building on the corner of Mon;
roe and Meredith streets would be
started within very short time aud
would be rushed to completion as rap.
idly as possible.
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FUNERAL SERVICES.

This afternoon at 4:SO o'clock at
the residence of Mr.. Frank Wilson in
Bamestown, funeral services were
held over the remains Of his daughter
Mrs. Glen Sutterfeld. whose death oc'
CURED yesterday morning, lntermeni
was made in the Jones Cemetery in
charge OF Undertaken r. G; Jones.
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Small LcHILD DEAD.

Tho three year old daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. John Grimes died yesterday
1T the home Of her parents at Bell run.
Death resulted after an illness from
pneumonia. Interment will be made
in Woodlawn cemetery on Thursday,
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MCNAMARA TRIAL PICTURES
PICTURE SLIDES or THE MeNA.
MARA FAMOUS TRIAL With OUR
REGULAR PROGRAMME. COLO.
NAL THEATER. ADMISSION 5
CENTS.
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MSS IINGLING
is INsTRucTING SCHOOLS IN SCI.
ENTiFlc TEMPERANCE De
HERE OVER SUNDAY.

Miss Christine /. Tingllng formerly
of London, England, now OF Norfolk
Va, is in the city and is conductilg
meetings each day this week 10 the
State Normal school and the dIaereiit
ward schools. She instructs classes
in scientific temperance. She u A.
splendid speaker. She will remain ~
this city over Sunday While in Ralfs
mont Miss Tlngling is the guest OF
Mrs. p. B. swearingen on BenohIa
avenue.
SIX PICTURE FIVE CENTS Al
col ONIAL THEATER.
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JUSTICE WHITE DEAD.


10y United Press.)
BUFFALO, Feb. 7..-Jnstice Truman
G. White, OF the Supreme Court, who
retired year ago. died today, follow
ing an operation for gall stones.
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Bonds Reach 100000.

The arounts OF the bonds in the in.
diyidaal cases were not made known,
but 1t was said in the aggregate they
would reach 100000.
Although the names Of the defend
ants and their exact number were Or
dered withheld pending the arrests,
it is stated probably more than 80 and
possibly 40 men were accused, mas,
much as more than one defendant was
named An seme Of the indictments.
Hogt 81 tfie men, ii was declared, were
either Union officials higher than those
who had had headquarters in Indian,
apolIs we're involved.
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COLONIAL THEATER OPEN IS
A. M. TO lip, M.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-08-31
Copyright by George n. Rroadhurst.

The demand for a truthful reply
would confuse Il girl even more for
ward than Myrtle. Ralph's high spirits
at times embarrassed her
"Oh, Ralph, f. began Myrtle con-
fusedly.
You love it. Myrtle; you know you
do he teasingly interrupted.
Her blood gently mounted to her
cheeks. Her eyes softened. With a
happy little laugh she murmured:
of course I do, Only people might
see u.s.
what of it? We're enga ged, aren't
WEI"
Myrtle shrugged her shoulders and.
raising her hands. broadly indicating
all outdoors without coy corners or
seats on the stairs. said:
Yes, but out here, you know"
81 have the right now to kiss you
any time please, and I'll do it,
When about TO execute his declara-
ton Myrtle skillfully lodged his lips.
Pushing him away, she said:
Indeed, | have something to say
about that
Certainly, And you'll say Yes
every time, won't your
Then began one of those debates
which are so deeply earnest, SO vitality
important to two young persons deeply
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" nat HSleHer Moulu nave AedAu LII
lows:
Won't you?"
mo"
"Really?'
"No.'
1.-TWO negatives equal one affirmative,
and so that means Yes.
All preliminary to kiss. But then
the hours of youth are long and WOO
ers' vocabuIaries are small. Perhaps
it is best, as there is less to cast up in
the days to come. when kisses are not
begged for. but given on the run or to
escape a quarrel.
Meantime Ralph had seated himself
beside Myrtle His arms We're about
her and their lips were meeting when
an exaggerated cough interrupted the
wooing. Both of the young people
jumped to their feet. Myrtle blushins
furiously and Ralph striving rather
weakly to hide his embarrassment.
The intruder was Janet Stirling. a
guest of Mrs. Darlington. who had
come out of the house and crossed the
lawn while the couple were discussing
the topic of osculation-wEen to kiss
and whether permission should be ask
ed or granted before performance
Miss Stirling was youthful. even
Go on" she cried merrily: don't
mind me-
Myrtle and Ralph glanced sheepishly
at one another She was the first to
speak. Chidingly she said to him:
Didn't | tell you? What must Janet
think of me-
BY this TIME Ralph had recovered his
self possession. With chuckle he an
swered:
IF she possesses half the discrimina-
ton with which l credit her she thinks
you Il very lucky girl"
.Indeed:- queried Myrtle. joining in
the badinage-
Yes. indeed" assented Janet IF
the girl whose engagement was an-
nounced only last night to the man she
loves and who loves her
with all his heart" interrupted
Ralph.
with sister who is devoted to her
and prospective father-in-law who
has promised to give her a darling lit
tie home as n wedding gift-if she isn't
lucky girl i should like to know who
Is"
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leaving me standing there alone fac
ing the closed door. The blood surged
to my face; / could feel the trembling
of my fingers as they grasped the
knob. / had not expected. not even
hoped for this She was STANDING
waiting me in the center OF a room
full of Sunshine-a slender, white robed
figure, with smiling lips and smilin0
eyes.
IT asked Colonel Donald to have
you come to me before your depar-
ture." she said firmly. $50 there might
be no misunderstanding between u.s."
.'You refer to the words spoken yon-
der. Miss DenslowY and 1t seemed
to me an icy hand gripped my heart
There was no misunderstanding,
assure you. realize that what you
said was merely to save life, spoken
on the spur of the moment"
Her eyes fell, the blood flooding her
cheeks.
ut was not that meant. Lieutenant
King: it was something very different.
L have not really deceived you. but
but 1 have permitted you to deceive
yourself. L thought I could let you
go away without any explanation. but
II find cannot, and Colonel Donald
thinks 1 had better confess the truth"
II hope you also think so."-
Eyes. IL believe l do, only I hard
ly know how to begin-how to make It
all clear. When you told me once that
you cared for me / said that loved
Colonel Donald. You remember thatY'
YES" eagerly. WAS it not true?"
1T was true, but-but not in the way
you thought. Listen to me-. I wish to
foil nf1f
my own life, then you will under
stand
She paused with eyes cast down. her
bosom heaving.
MY birth took place fifteen miles
east Of here on Clear creek. in the
mountains. Long before then my fam
lily had become involved in a feud that
has cost many lives. My father was
not Of a nature to keep this up, but
was compelled to defend himself, and
for some years the other side was in
the ascendant and used its power
remorselessly. When L was but a child
our home was burned to the ground
and my mother, with me in her arms,
driven to the mountains. My father
was away at the time. and the ex-
posture of the night cost my mothers
life"
l could see the tears In her eyes at
the memory, yet she continued.
1T seemed as If this loss of his wife
temporarily crazed my father. 1t SEEM
ed to change his entire disposition. and
he lived onlysfor revenge and to drive
the other faction from this region. For
the time he appeared to lose all inter-
est in me and passed his days and
nights in the mountains with the few
he could gather to his cause. I was
taken to the home Of an aunt, my
mothers sister. I must have been q
lovable child. for I won her affection
and that of her husband They insist
ed upon adopting me as their own, and
as my real father had no home, no am
bition other than revenge, he consent
ed. and I became legally Jean Dens-
low. No girl could have had happier
life than mine or greater kindness and
care. But it is true I love Colonel
Donald. for he is my father"
1t seemed to me could not speak.
The words rushing to my lips choked
me. What could all this mean, this
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confession. this Acknowledgements In
confusion. in eagerness, succeeded in
hurting out:
But Dunn? You were engaged to
Dunn?"
YES" her eyes uplifting to mine.
1T was the wish of my foster father,
and then I knew no better"
But now? Since then you have
learned your mistake? You do not love
him?'
You forget. I am a married wo-
man.
I sprang forward. clasping her hands.
sudden confidence mastering me-
Jean. tell me the truth-all the
truth, What is it your heart says?"
Shall l ever forget what I read in
the depths of those blue gray eyes or
those words in which she answered
me?
II love my husband"
THE END
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Ny Lady Of the South
Concluding Chapterl
BY RANDALL PARRISH.

Copyright, 1910, by A. C. MecIurs & Co.