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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13
syR7Rleg PARTY.

One OF the most pleasant events
for n town as small us Stanley took
place at the home of =. l.. aIrner
on the waters OF Buck run. Ritchic
county, W. Va, in the way Of a birth.
day party for +. l.. Garner, this being
the Goth anniversary of his bIrth. =
THIS event was witnessed by a host.
of friends and relatives, there being
present his three sisters, Rcbecca A..
Thomas, OF Marietta, o.; Julia a..
Jones, OF Mole I'M; Hester Ferrchcr.
of Stanley. All his SONS and dnugh.
tcrs were present but one, L. E. Gar
ner. Of Fairmont.
This was quite n surprise 10 him,
as he was kept ignorant Of the fact
until the crowd assembled: His son,
L. NJ. Garner, OF Salem. arrived in
the morning and helped keep the mat
ter quiet until the time for the crowd
to arrive. Then he took his father
for walk TO the orchard Oh the hill
then TO the gas wells and succeeded
In holding him away until the crowd
arrived. Then they returned 10 the
house and at the Invitation OF his
daughter, Dlanch Duckworth, was in.
yited to the house, there to find seat,
ed around the old home where he had
spent ali his life, three sisters, two
sIsters.in.law, four sons, three dansh.
terfs, nine grandchildren. one great.
grandchild, also quite a lot of nieces
and nephews, and host OF friends,
numbering in all fifty-three. After n
short time spent in distributing pres
eats all were marched TO the dining
room, there to find tables spread with
everything that heart could wish foT
and to make one happy. All enjoyed
fthe meeting together of friends and
relatives and then departed happy
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neglected roads are becoming fewer

neglected roads are becoming fewer
with each succeeding year The or.
binary Australian road vii lalow an
average speed OF twentythree to
twenty-five miles being maintained by
car OF twenty horsepower without
knocking tho car about.
Covers Thousands Of Miles. -
On the, AFTERNOON. of Sept z a good
reads. special train win roll into Chi.
eago over The Chicago & Eastern II.
llnois road, marking the close OF one
of the greatest good roads movement
ever lnauguratcd In this country. Ii
Is being carried on By the Frisco sys
TEN in connection with the public
roads branch OF the United States de.
partment 10 Agriculture.
The special will have covered thou
sands OF miles and lecturers will have
disseminated information CONCERNING
the proper building of highways to
thousands OF persons. The special
left Brownsville. Texas, on March %.
1t has covered the principal points OF
the southwest on the Frisco system,
from Brownsville to New Orleans 10
Memphis, and is now on the LAST lap
of its journey.
The train will be delivered to the
Chicago & Eastern illinois at Chalfee,
NO.. next Thursday, and viii stop at
most OF the towns along that road in
with meetings at each OF the
more important agricultural points.
The train consists of four cars, in one
Of which lectures are given. The ex-
hlbits include models o! all types of
road construction and bridges. In ad.
dtion there are miniature models o:
road machinery and rock quirry.
County Is Advertised.
Green county, Missouri, is finding
that It's sixty miles of rock roads, rap.
idly beinse xtsnded, are the soarce o.
much favorable advertising to the
county. and the farmers arc SO pleas.
ed that there Is no trouble getting ox,
tensions,
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TAX GREATER THAN ALL 9TH.
ERs COMBINED AND FARMERS
GET NO RETURNS WHATEVER.

Some interesting figures are given
by the commissioner OF agriculture
ina recent report on the cost to tho
farmers Of Tennessee OF bad roads.
The article was prepared by Charles
C.. Gilbert, an authority on the sub.
ject, who states that si,OOO,OOO Is
paid annually by the farmers of Ten
nessee for the use OF mud roads, and
he takes his. statistics from the fig.
uressglyen. ont by the federal govern.
ment. This mud tax. rs II is called,
which the farmers OF Tennessee are
paying, is more than all their other
taxes combined. They are paying II
regularly, and without any returns
whatever. During last year the val.
ne In Tennessee OF corn, wheat, oats.
potatoes, hay, tobacco and cotton
was s1OS,OOO.OOO. BY actual statistics
1t cost the farmers SS,OOO,OOO to hau!
these various crops to market. Had
the state an improved system of high.
ways. this cost would have been re.
duced at least 50 per cent and the
farmers would have saved $4,OOO,OOO.
ore pough money TO have built elgh.
teen hundred miles of first class ma.
cadamized road. These figures pre-.
sent the case in concrete form. The
subject can be easily grasped and un,
derstood by referring TO them. 1t ls
argued that when the lords OF the
soil and the producing masses realize
that by spending money they can
save, there will be less opposition to
the issuing OF bonds. for road pur-
poses
Concrete Withstands Wear. :
Near Coshocton, Ohio, two concrete
roads have successfully wfthstood
one severe winter and show no wear
either from traffic OF. weather. On
one OF the roads the concrete replaced
block stone, which had given way un.
der heavy floods and travel. onzthe
other road the concrete was laid OIL
what had been limestone macadam
road, whose life was only one year,
due to. heavy traffic. country road
which cannot become muddy. which
will give ut all times secure foot
ing for horses and which will need
little or no repairs, would be the
greatest Improvement in farm condi
tons that has been made in recent
ysars, Advocates OF the use of con
crete claim it is the only material
which combines these qualities al low
cost. >9ytE
~ Maintenance Is Important.
iSThe making of good roads is i'm
pnrtant-,upon that point there 4
general agreement. but the maInten.
ance OF good roads after they arc
b1llt is matter no less important
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It is foolish waste OF money to
spend thousands TO build n good high.
way and then, through neglect or
abuse, permit Il to revert TO It's earl.
Ter condition. A case in point is fur.
tIshed by complaint nude in western
Montana that careless farmers per.
nit water from irrigation bitches to
flow across the roads, to gully them
cut and, soon, 10 render them lmpas,
sable. There should not be n ditch
running over Il good road anywhere.
Fried Chicken Is a Help.
Building hard roads with the aid of
fried chicken, home make bread.
cakes, pies and other good things. is
a pleasant way to make permanent
improvements. 1t is the way several
hundred enthusiasts of Alton, ILL.,, and
vicinity accomplished considerable
work last Saturday. Farmers con
tribute time, men, teams AMI money
to the work, and Alton business men
and others contribute cash. Much
macadamlzed road has been built IN.
der this arrangement,
Automobiles Follow Good Ro7ds.
Automobiles follow good roads Cs
trade follows the flag, and, according
to the manager of n big motor com.
pany, California is oozing gold from
the pores. II the per capita ratio OF
automobiles is any tombstone where.
by the prosperity of state Is gagged.
Southern California. which las bet,
ter roads than the northern part OF
the state, also is leading in thu rum-
her OF licenses taken ont from the
secretary OF states Office. For each
inhnbitant OF California there Is
three-hundredths OF an automobile.
That is better translated iu,o this:
There Is enc automobile license num-
Der to every thirty Inhabitants, with.
out carrying It into the de2imals.
Aiabana Has Good Road Days.
The Alabama Good Roads Associa-
ton has designated Aug. Il. Is and
l6 as good roads days, aud 1t is be-
lieved the people OF the state will re.
spond enthusiastically. The farmers
are coming 10 realize that nothing
brings such satisfactory and unfaillng
results as the building of good roads.
oBnd issues are to be voted upon
shortly in number of Alabama coun'
ties.
From Gulf to Tennessee.
The first steps are about TO be TAX.
en- for the construction OF a north and
south highway through Mississippi
from the Tennessee line TO the Gull
Of M,xico. Convict labor will be
used in the building of the highway
During The next two years, 1t Is be
lieved, II will be possible 10 do most
OF the work on the big project.
Good Roads In Australia.
In South Australia. Victoria, South
Wales. and Tasmania the good roads
far exceed the bad. while heavy and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13
TIE he
DAILY
CHI.
CHIT
THE FLY IN The OINTMENT.

well. you know there Is always q
fly in the ointment" concluded tho
authorman's wife with bromidic phil.
psophA as she finished telling us why
she had not had quite as good a time
as she might have ;had,on "a recent
pleasure excursion. e
There certainly altshys is a fly IN
the ointment to that woman.
And frCm the ,attentloh which she
bestows upon il and the certainty with
which she remembers to mention 1t,
It. can't be any ordinary household
.rcst; 1t must be a horsefly at the
very lcast-something larger If thai
be possible.
Nor is the authormans wife eccen.
iric in this ability of hers to find flies
III the ointment OF all her pleasures.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13

The total timber cut from British
Columbia provincial lands in 1911
was 1,1OO,OOO,OOO feet, OF which iOO!.
100000 feet were cut by mountaIh
mills ana the reminder by tidewateT
mills, largely In and about Vancouver.
Adding the production in the Domin.
ion railway belt, about 1,2OOp,OOO.OOO
feet We're cut, gain of Is PER cent
over 1910.
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Z Social This EVENING.

Social This Evening.
Aif siee cream social viii, be held
his evening by the ladies OF the ,Pala:
Inc Baseise church. Providing. thu
weathes IS favorable, the anaif viii
ee ,heidsan the church lawn. II not
fhe basement Of the church Win BIO
aseds Ice cream and cake Will be for
sale and the public is cordially invlt.
I'd to;attsad.
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( Mr.. and Mrs. BAIL Ldymany of East
Park, will leave Thursday for Allan
tic City. where they will spend sew.
eraf days.
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tween he arih6snans Vie and her
elals ann he kiad 81 people sho
nsaails come hack from ne llsflesg'
Treasure SAYING they nave ind pes.'
eel time son a3s sees the Is the
5iher. The uiatinart
And thls IS ths dilfefencc moi only
between these tae bal between he
-wo great elasses mat mako iIp tie
ghole worlds
To which class do VOC belong
Some people bse srIsyed tecaase
Soses have thorhs, SAYS AIrs, WAir
ncy: = am glad because tncrns hsyt
ioses.r
Which are your
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Returned from New,York.

Arthur Nelson, of Merchant street.
asSretarned from a two weeks visit
2 New York. where he was the guest
u Mr.. James Drysdale, the son Of a
nominent millionaire. Mr.. Nelson
ras guest at many enjoyable at.
airs during hlstyisit.
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.FF ~
90 Sea.ssas . l=zsSSI
Hero for Reunion.

Rev. and ssifs. j. A. Barnes or speri,
e. Mili arrive here this evsninE %
ttend The Barnes reunion which viii
tesheld at Loop Park Thursday.
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Box supper,

"A box, supper will be bel asThnrs
day evening. August 15, attic school
hoaset6t Coihx.
The sun., 1912-07-01
QUIETLY AT WORK FOR GAYNOR.
Mayors Followers Take Advantage

BALTIMORE. June 30.--Just such a
situation az the Gaynor supporters
hoped would arise has developed here.
Several months ago when talk Of
Mayor Gaynor for President first came
into prominence many Of his friends
said he would be the most probable
nominee in the event of deadlock
To-day the Gaynor boomers on the
ground were quietly at work in various
delegations. They were asking parti-
sans OF all of the candidates to go to
Gaynor when the situation became
hopeless
E.x-State Senator Cantor said the
Harmon people in ohio were friendly.
that the Clark people would have to be
and that the Underwood following
thought very we'll OF Mayor Gaynor.
The Mayors followers point cut also
that Mr. Bryan has approved Of Gay
nor ana that the Wilson strength would
SO TO him
The sun., 1912-07-01
LIBERTY BELL IN DANGER.
Crack ExtcndinR aud May split the
sacred Relic.

PHILADELPHIA, June 80. Wilfred Jof-
dan. tho curator Of the Independence
Hall museum. il authority for the state
mcnt that the Liberty Bell ought not to
he removed from its resting place again,
~ the crack hes extended for more than
six inches within the lest few weeks. and
that il shows signs OF disintegration that
NAV cause the relic to fall apart.
No one knows just when this fissure be-
zen or what celiscd il, Some time ago Mr.
.Iordrn had Prof A. r.. Outerbrdge. the
Franklin Institute mctall'irgist. inspect
the bell, es it was then showing signs OF
decay end the expert said ut thnt ime that
cracks of tins sort would So extend that in
time they might seriously affect the meta
Sometimes when "A issure occurs 1t IL
necessary to bore u hole in the meta end
thct will end the defect Tho Liberty
81. 4, has already been recaSt and u IL said
bv avn.ri- that the original defects OF the
makers wore never entirely overcome.
An effort Will hc med" to hay" III. bel
subjected to some additional tests and |,
il is possible find ,onp way in which the
relic may he preserved 30 that II may las
indefinitely,
The sun., 1912-07-01
WOMEN sHoUTERs FRoWNED ON.


BALTIMORE, June $3.50 many at
tempts have been made by the managers
of candidates to stampede the convention
by using pretty girls as cheer leaders
that the delegates are weary Of such
tactics. The fame secured by Mrs, Davis
in Chicago when she turned Hadley
demonstration into a long hurrah for
Roosevelt seems to have made dozens
of women attending this convention
ambitious to equal her performance.
Whenever a demonstration starts for
Clark, Wilson or Underwood. II doesn't
matter which, the boosters quickly put
forward a girl TO lead the cheering. so
far the daughter of Champ Clark the
daughter OF Gov. Brewer Of Mississippi
, and Miss Gladys Hogan of this city have
been most active.
Miss Clark stood for half an hour on
the speakers platform tho other night
waving u Clark banner and having her
| picture Izken. On several occasions
| little Miss Brewer has been carried around
| the hall on tho shoulders of Underwood
followers. Miss Hogan attempted to
storm the platform bur abe was balked
! by an assistant sergeant alarms. who
war promptly punched by her father.
Ihc delegates. a. well ~ many cf the
! visitors. were saying to-day that these
/ perior.'anccs are no longer nOvelt iee
and lat It is not desirable TO push a
woman into the hurly-burly OF shouting
! excited men.
The sun., 1912-07-01
CYCLlST KILLED IN RACE.
"Dnre Devil" Hunter Of Newark. ,
D.. In COllision nj Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. June 30.-An audience .ot
hVe thousand people packed around the
Luna Park motordrome Sunday night
saw Bob Dare Devir Hunter OF
Newark. n. j.. killed and Finn Hut
finger of Cleveland injured in a spec.
tacuIar collision on the track.
The two motorcycllsts were racing at
a speed Of 100 miles an hour at the
moment of the accident.
Hunters neck was broken. his cbes;
crushed beneath his machine and his
head and body lacerated in n dozen
places. Huttingcr was badly cut and
bruised
The accident occurred on the fourth
lap OF the quarter mile track in the
second heat Of the professional race. OF
the three entries +. NJ. Knapp was lead
ing by six lengths. with Hunter second
closely followed by Huttinger. Imme-
diately in front Of the reserved seat
section Huttinger tried to pass Hunter
His front wheel collided with Hunter 5
rear wheel. The Huttinger machine
shot to the top of the 60 degree incline
track. hit the. fence. and in a blaze of
fire and splintcrs carromed back to the
bottom. whirling over and over. a mass
OF twisted steel.
The sun., 1912-07-01
c. H. PONDS YACHT BURNED.
Owner aud Four Guests Escape tu
Thntchcr's Island In the Tender.

RocKPoRr. Mass. June 30. - The
thirty foot auxiliary sloop yacht
Naurien. owned by Clarence II. Pond
Of Winchester. caught fire while be-
tween MIX and Thatcher's Islands last
night and burned to the waters edge.
Mr.. Pond and four guests had a mar
row escape, putting on in the tender
and making Thatcher's Island just be-
fore the Naurion sank.
The steamer Bay State Of the East
ern Steamship Company. bound from
Boston TO Portland, was passing 10 the
eastward when the flames were seen
and stood by To help II needed. Tho
life saving crew from Cape Head put
out to Thatchcr's Island and took the
marooncd party to the mainland. Be-
sides NJ. Pond the party included Shep-
hard Pond. his brother; Louis Lorcnt-
Zon. Aaron Mcsser and Michael Coch-
rane. The Nauricn was valued al
So 800
The sun., 1912-07-01
ROCKEFELLER HIRED A FERRY,
Crossed the River From Nync. on "a
special boat nt Might.

TARRYTowN. y. Y, June 30.-.Iohn D.
Rockefeller got back to Pocantico Hills
last night and escaped the reporters.
1t was known here that he was to re-
turn for two days the last Of the month,
but ny to n late hour Saturday night
he had not reached Pocantico Hills.
How Mr.. Rockefeller came East from
Cleveland is not known, but he reached
Nyack In his automobile about 1890
O'Clock To learn that the ferries We're
tied up for the night.
knowing capt. John Lyon of the
Rockland Mr.. Rockefeller ordered his
chauffeur 10 drive around to his house.
The captain had not gone IN bed and
when he learned who his caller was he
hustled out to see what he could do for
him.
Hello Captain Lyon" called out Mr,
Rockefeller. IL want to get over Ia
my home at Pocantico and I'd like 10
charter your boat for the trip. III
make the fee right"
Capt Lyon replied that he would he
glad to accommodate Mr. Rockefeller
if ne could get the crew together. III,
got into the car alongside of Mr. ROCke-
feller and together they mustered the
crew, and the RocSland made the triI
with the oil man as the only passenger
When Tarrytown was reached Mr.
Rockefeller shook hands with Capt
Lyon and hls men and thanked then
for the lift over the river No one
would have known thai Mr.. Rockefeller
had returned II Tnrrytown policeman
had not spotted him.
The cause for Mr., Rockcfeller's tril
il not known, hu, /; !a believed hc wants
To oversee the planting ~ n uuantii,
of shrubbcry on the east Side Of hi
house He probably will return Il
/ Cleveland to morrow.
The sun., 1912-07-01
PLANNED A JOKE ON BRYAN.
New York at One Time Was on the
Verge Of Voting for Him.

BALTIMORE. June SO-New York came
pretty nearly breaking for the Peerless
Leader yesterday afternoon-not ser-
o,isly Of course but for the purpose OF a
double edged josh. Right on top Of
Bryan denunciation Of Murphy and the
New York delegation several gentlemen
who love joke suggested to Mr.. Murphy
that the best way to squelch Bryan would
be to cast New York's vote for him
Bryan had said that ne would withdraw
his support from any candidate. no matter
who it was, that New York voted for. The
jokers figured out that IL Bryan stuck 10
this il would eliminate him from the race
besides getting a big laugh from the con-
vention
Mr. Murphy himself was willing to vary
the monotony Of the proceedings. but
Commissioner Michael j Drummond. OBJ
jectcd, and it was thought best to drop
the suggestion.
The sun., 1912-07-01
HARRISON GOES HOME ANGRY.
Dreathes Political Fire and Brim.
stone AEainst s0llivsn.

CHICAGO. June 30. "A progressive con
vention. but one in which bartering and
trading with the bosses to meet political
exigencies figured"
This is Mayor Carter Harrison's yer.
dict on the national Democratic gather
ing. He arrived home early to-day from
Baltimore. feeling ruffied and breathing
political fire and birthstone against Roger
Sullivan.
He branded as absurd reports that
he and William Randolph Hearst had
severed relations or that any compromise
had been effected between the Hearst
Harrison and Sullivan factions.
sullivan and | stand for different
things" he said I'm a progressive
Democrat; he's a resctionary. As Ions
as I'm in politics there will be no COM
promise between MS"
The Mayor was facetious regarding
the boom which launched him into the
limelight as u dark horse" possibility.
My boom consisted Of the two litho-
graphs which decorated either side oi
the elevator shaft at the Casewell Hote
and parade through. the downtown
streets 10y the Cook county Democracy
in full marching regalia Of trock coats
and silk hats" ne laughed
The sun., 1912-07-01
HURLED THROUGH WINDSHIELD.
bicycltst Han Into Auto when BOth h
Were Speeding.

Charles A. Seaman, a seventeen year.
old boy Of Hewlett. l.. l.. was going to-
ward that town yesterday afternoon on
Broadway In Woodmere. He was riding
bicycle. while coming in the opposite
direction was string Of automobiles.
Both Seaman and the automobiles were
making good time. Suddenly the second
machine from the front in the long line
shot out to pass the one ahead In
the machine were William Michaelson,
the chauffeur. and his employer. otto
Kruger OF East Rockaway The ma
chine was two seated roadster.
Seaman had no time to dodge but hit
the automobile head on. He was thrown
from his bicycle, through the auto wind
shield and To the road at the rear of the
car.
a few cars back was DR.. -. H. Ruhde
of l13 Read avenue. brooklyn and bach
of ll3 Reid avenue. Brooklyn, and back
DR.. Rohde picked up the boy. who was
unconscious.
He found that Seanan's chin had been
badly cut his right arm lacerated and an
artery gashcd and his right thigh broken.
The doctor made a tourniquet with u
piece of rope and accompanied the boy
and Mr.. Kruger in Mr.. Sharp's automo-
bile to st. Joseph's Hospital in Far Rock
away. There it was said that the patient
while badly hurt has n chance to recover.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas arrested Mich
aelsen. who was arraigned before Judge
Rnisig Of Cedarhurst The chauffeur was
held at first in $1,000 bail but when Mr.
Sharp interceded. telling the Judge that
Michaclscn had done all he could after
the accident to help the victim the chauf-
feur was paroled in the custody of his
pmDloyer MIR Kruger