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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
Obsolete Type
Of Burns
SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSES BLAZE
THAT DESTROYS ANCIENT
MODEL OF COACH.

The first new car purchased and in.
stalled by the local traction company
was burned yesterday at noon ut
Twelfth street and Virginia aventte
This car was first known as No 4 and
later as No. 49, 1t was purchased and
installed In the service by Thomas r.
Fitzgerald, Jr., the first manager Of
the Falrmont and Clarksburg Traction
Company. A companion to car No. {
which was car No. was taken 10
Clarksburg and placed In the service
there. When Mr.. Fitzgerald took
charge OF the local traction company
be brought three old Trucks from the
Brooklyn Heights road. These trucks
were equipped and We're cars Nos. l..
"a. These passed out OF service some
time ago. No. was the first new car
5nd had been in the service of the
company ever since IL had been In.
stalled.
While the traction company EN-.
pfoyes were trying 10 get the fire de:
partment yesterday some person
turned The alarm making an error in
the location. As soon as ire depart
ment got its correct bearings and got
stream on the burning car the
flames We're extlnguished but not un.
I'll the car was utterly ruined.
The fire was caused by short cir.
cutting something impossible with any
other car now being used by the com
Pany. No. 3S had pipe platform aud
the metal being a CONDUCTOR when the
short circuit formed fire blazed from
the woodwork. The wooden plat.
forms OF the cars that are used in pas.
senger traffic make # absolutely safe
for 1t Is impossible for them to short
circuit.
The loss is considerable for 1t had
been transformed into working car
and the equipment was OF consdera.
BILE value
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
8 SENTENCED TO
!. PRISON TERMS
CONSPIRACY TRIO, JEFF TAYLOR.
STEVE oDAk AND JOE TAY.
tOR GET TIME.

II was Judgment day In the Circuit
convicted Mt this term were sentenced.
Five OF the culprlts were convicted of
q conspiracy against the life OF Zebu.
ION NJ. Reese. postal clerk at Watson.
These were Marguerite Scarpelli. who
was sentenced TO term OF eight
years; Jim Bruno. who got ten years:
joe Ferraro. who drew eight years:
Frank kimmer, the man who did the
cutting, got three years. and Charles
DePaula. who was with Kimler at the
time OF the crime. was sent to Mounds.
Vile for three years.
Before passing sentence on kimler
and DePaula Prosecuting Attorney
Tusca Morris asked the Court TO be
lenient on them. 1t was through them
that the machinery OF the court was
able to weave the web OF evidence
that brought the culprites guilty OF
one OF the most heinous crimes ever
committed in Marion county 10 JUS.
tice. u was thought lhnf minimum
sentence of two years IN the peniteu.
tiary would be sufficient. :Iu5.e Hay.
mond recognized the fact that the cv!.
dence Of these two mel was invalua.
BILE to the State, and without the
trial would have been Il hard one 10
prove the guilt OF the parties who per
petrated IL. However. he did not see
that they should have minimum sen.
tence. They were each given three
years.
r. Steve Odak. convicted OF malicious.
ly stabbing fellow countryman At
Barrackyille will spend four years in
the pen.
A negro was given four years for
stealing. .u
JEFF Taylor was sentenced 10 Two
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
ARE
WROUGHT UP.

Considerable dissatisfaction exists
among the veterans in this city about
the way in which. the money appro,,
ptiated for the transportation OF the
veterans to the Gettysburg reunion
as only few have accommodated.
Applications had TO be made and u
circular letter was sent out telling the
veterans Of the manner OF making
application. These letters were dated
June 10 and were received here June
'2l. The latest date that an applica-,
iion for transportation could be made
was June %, Many of the applica-
tons were defective In every minor
detail. These were returned for cor
'rection, II has turned out that very
few Of the veterans will make The trip
to the greatest battle field in the
world. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30

ing the fact he veered somewhat from
the regular Republican course In the
last campaign, Will succeed himself.
The wise ones about the Capitol, how.
ever. and those who are In closest
touch with the administration, assert
that General Elliott has no chance.
and the general himself has Indicated
In casual conversation TO friends that
he expects TO engage in other bus!-
ness than that Of soldering before
he gets much older. Il would not sur
prise many OF them If he were TO pick
ont good. medium sized town and
conduct newspaper. He likes that
game, and has had some experience,
having added no little ginger 10 the
Porkersburg News when he. Charles
Brooks Smith and the late F. Kent
Loomis owned ii. At that time the
general was called Major" and he
won many friends for the paper and
for himself during the time he WELD
ed pen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30

years for stabbing man at Barns.
vile. His sentence was automaticai.
ly extended by an operation OF the
law. He had been In the peniientiary
twice before. The indictment on
which he was tried at this term stat.
ed that he had been In the penitentl.
AIRY once before and this would upon
Of the crime for which he
was tried If found guilty OF the crime,
would extend the sentence five years
or making il seven. Had the indicr.
meRt reciied thai ne had been In the
penitentiary twice before and a con.
vIction Of the crime be established
then his sentence would have been for
life.
Joe Taylor. OF Monongah, convicted
of unlawful cutting was sentenced TO
the county Jail for three months and
fined one hundred dollars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
HE ADVERTISES
THAT HE
DOESN'T ADVERTISE.

A manufacturer Of a nationally
distributed product encloses In
each package that leaves his fac.
tory a printed slip bearing the
following:
"our competitors spend So.
100000 annually to advertise
their products. We put quality
into ours instead, thus giving GU
patrons the benefit Of the mon.
ey we save by not Advertising"
The remarkable part about
the above is the fact that here's
a firm that hovERTiSES THAT
IT DOES NOT ADVERTISE!
II this manufacturer Is sin.
eere he will wake up some day
and tell the public about the ex.
eellence Of his own product in
some legitimate, treason why"
advertising. Then. If his goods
are all he says they are he will
do a lot mere business and make
more real money than ever he
dreamed OF before.
For an honest product daily
newspaper advertising is the
cheapest, abiest salesman ever
employed, and most advertising
Is a pretty good guarantee Of
quality.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
DEsPoNoENr KILLS SELF.

WELLSBURG, June 3O.-.Edward
Reese. aged u. was found dead yes
terday in Myron Hubbard's field near
Seventh street, this city. sho, through
the Heart by 80 calibre bullet. The
revolver with which the shooting was
done was at his side, and 1t was the
coroner's verdict that he met death by
his own hands. For some while past
Reese has been despondept over Ill
health and has been In the habit OF
spending a great part OF his time III
long walks by himself. Letters found
on his person indicated that he was to
be married soon. He was the only
son OF Mrs. Olive Reese Of Eighth
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
A CORRECTION.

1t was announced in this newspaper.
last week that the great serial low.
story. tine Sable Lorcha.' was TO
start In the magazine OF last Sundays
New York World. This unfortunately,
was an error. The story will not be.
gin until the coming Sunday. July G.
1t will be featured in the twenty.fou7.
page Illustrated magazine Of the SUN
day World as one Of the newest and
best romances published. An enthrall.
ing story Of womans devotion that
stands out as u sun in the sky of lat.
ter'day fiction. BY all means order
next Sundays World in advance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
KIDS HERE'S
THE ONE BEST
OUTING EVER
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR
cHlLDREN'S FREE DAY AT
TRACTION PARK.
DoiNGS WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AND MORE THAN 500 ARE
EXPECTED.

Ensign Moore has about completed
the arrangements for the children )
outing 10 be held at Traction Park
Wednesday. July .. The little tots
are almost wild over the fact that rhey
are 10 get Il free ride, dinner that
Will not cost them anything with all
Of the Ice cream they can eat tor
nothing. The entire proposition is
Without cost TO the children. 1t is
given under the direction OF Ensign
Moore OF the Salvation Army.
Ii is expected that there will b.
from three hundred to four ttund.ed
children at the picnic. Ensign Moore
and his assistants have distributed
hundreds OF tickets emitting the hold
er to all OF tIe above mentioned priv.
leges gratis and II is believed that in
nearly every case the holder will take
advantage Of the offer.
There has been a great interest
shown by the people OF the city in
the manner in which they have taken
Aold ui the proposition OF filling has
kets for the children. All persons
should have their baskets ready cary
on wednesday morning when com.
iniltee will call fr them or the bas,
kets may be LETT al the traction com
pany's Office where they will be cared
Tor and will reach their intended des
tination.
There Is no doubt but that this
will be one of the finest outings that
many children have ever had the OPP
Ror,aHiiy TO enjoy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
CLUBMEN PLAN
BASEBALL GAME

Members OF the Country Club VII,
play game OF baseball Friday after,
noon. There are fifty members OF the
club who have been players OF the
game and II is believed an excellent
exhibition of the finer points will be
seen when these men go In action.
There will be two men for each po.
sition on each team. The first nine
OF each team will play four inning
and the substitutes will play the lie.
naming five innings. The losing team
will pay for the club supper TO be
served to all OF those who take part
IN the game.
One team will be captained by Har.
~ d. Clark and managed by Thomas I;
Rrett. the other team will be cap
tanned by DR.. Hugh H. Carr and man.
aged by Stuart Race. The captains
will loss coin for the first choice OF
players. The winner will take the
first choice and the other captain will
name man. The choice OF players
will then alternate until the supply 4.
players Is made up.
The game will be played on a dia.
m0nd laid out on the golf grounds. No
player will be permitted TO wear spike
shoes. Shoes with rubber soles will
be permitted.
This is the first game OF baseball! u
be played at the Country Club and 1t
Is likely that there will be large
OF spectators TO see the men
Un the diamond.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
HIGH SCHOOL BIBLE
CLASS MEETS TONIGHT.

The High School Boys Bible class
will meet at the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association building this evening
At o'clock. At this meeting all the
classes will be organized and teachers
selected. At previous meeting the
following officers were elected, Ho.
mer Barnes. president: john Reed,
vice president; John Windsor, secre.
tary: Ralph Hamilton, treasurer; Earl
Hartley, pianist. These officers have
been working very earnestly toward
the success OF the class. All high
school boys interested in Bible study
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting. All ale urged TO be on time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.

Luigi Crauso. OF Watson, was ar
iatgned before Justice Fleming thia
morning charged with Il statutory OF.
tense with Maria TassiRa. Crauso was
held for the grand jury. He was una
bic to give bail and was committed 10
the county jail. Crauso and the wo-
man have been living together about
year and during that time one child
was born to them, II is said,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
FRANK MeoEFFlTT BURIED.

Frank McDeGit. aged 10 years. who
was crushed 10 death In Scion mine
Friday. was buried at Glover Gap to-
day. The remains were taken to Mrs.
Carpenter. in Monongah. a grand.
mother OF the deceased McDefIt was
caught between a car and the rib OF
the mine. Undertaken Williamson
had charge Of the funeral
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
BAND CONCERT BIG TREAT.

Hundreds enjoyed the fine eeaceFi
given by omsn's First Regiment baud
In front OF the court house on Satur.
day night. 1t was very pleasing pro.
gramme and many were disappointed
when the band retired about nina
o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
DOG DRAGs CHILD FROM RAILS.

CADILLAC. Mich. June 3O.-,For
the second time within a few weeks
Il hunting dog. Barney. saved the life
OF Violet Hayeman. three years old.
The child was playing between the
rails OF the G. r. & l. road. back OF her
home. with her dolls. and did not hear
the approaching train. and would have
been ground TO pieces had not the dog
rushed 10 the child. grabbed her iu
his teeth and dragged her 10 the door
OF the HaremaR home, iiEy feet
s-way.
How much do the nargain-hunters ~
the toTn know about your an1ieiy L.
niture?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30

The store will be kept open until
" O'Clock Thursday evening to give
al n chance 10 get your tickets In.
No tickets taken after p. m. Thurs.
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
Smith Shoe Store
BOSTON TRIP CONTEST

As it stands Monday morning, June
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
TYPHOID OUTLOOK
IS NOT CHEERFUL
MILD WINTER AND LARGE NUM-
BIER OF FLIES NECESSITATE
PRECAUTIONS.

fl4a very mild winter and the TIN
text by the State board of health for
the first typhoid warning Of the year.
Anxious to maintain the record of
last summer. when Virginia had less
typhoid than at any time during the
records of the various city health de-
partmcnts, the board declares that
this can only be done through ex-
tensive precautions to combat the
activities of early flies This pest,
the board states, will soon begin TO
multiply and may readily act as a
carrier for hundreds of cases of ty-
phoid
Continuing, the bulletin of the board
reads: The typhoid outlook is not
cheerful. Virginia has had little Sc
we're weather this winter and more
flies arc to- be found in the houses
than have ever been seen at this
season. These will certainly act as
carriers of the early cases of typhoid
fever and may spread the infection
broadcast before the summer months
arrive. Experience has shown also
that there is an intimate relation be-
tween the average yearly tempera-
ture and the annual number of ty-
phoid cases The present year has
established high temperature record
which will certainly be reflected in
our typhoid morbidity
ut is therefore, of vital import
ance, that extensive precautions be
taken. All premises should he clean
ed during the early weeks of April
war should promptly be made on flies
and especial attention should be given
to the sanitation of outhuldings
Most of our cities are now in condi-
ton 10 control typhoid but in the
small towns and in rural districts
great vigilance will probably be neces-
sary. The prevalence of typhoid in
the State will be determined by the
precautions taken between now and
the LIST of June"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
MAY ELIMINATE
PROPOSED PARADE
AT GETTYSBURG
PROBABLY COULD NOT STAND
UvHDSnrr.S tx REASON.

lie time approaches far the
semi-centennial celebration Of the
battle Of Gettysburg and the great re-
union OF the Blue and the Gray, pre-
rarations are being made in. Virginia
for sending many of the old veterans
TO the reunion at public expense.
Charles City county was one of the
first counties In the State 20 make
provision for the payment Of the ex-
penses Of the vets" and several
others have since fallen in line, A
grand reunion of the survivors of
Pickett's Lewiston, which made the
memorable charge up Little Round
Top will be one of the features of
the encampmeut.
July list will be Veterans Day"
according to the provisional program
Already government engineers are at
thousands of veterans There will
probably be no grand parade, this
suggestion being opposed on account
of the hardships to which the veterans
would be subjected. The opening day
will be love feast" between the
survivors of the two opposing armies.
July I'd will he known as Military
Day" when the national guard of
the country will be asse mbled in a
great parade, July Sd will be de-
voted to addresses by prominent
speakers from all sections OF
the country. President Wilson will
probably be one Of these speakers
He Will be invited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
ABANDON LEGAL
STEP FOR ALIENS
DECIDED THERE is
NOTHING TO HANG L. 8. ST.
PREME COURT APPEAL ON.

The idea of taking the case of Floyd
and Claude Allen to the United states
Supreme court, which has been under
contemplation twice by interested at
torneys. has been abandoned as use
less Attorney D. G. O'Fiaherty care
fully examined the records in the
trials, which are on file in the State
Supreme Court of Appeals, and de-
cided that there Is nothing upon which
to hang the appeal.
Whether the much talked-of plan to
prosecute Clerk Dexter Goad and the
three revenue officers for perjury VIII
share the same fate is not quite GER
tain. the matter awaiting the decision
of Attorney Louis O. Wendenhurg, who
agreed to undertake the prosecution
without q fee, provided there was no
malice In the prosecution, and there is
sufficient merit in the case to warrant
1t. Mr.. Wendenburg spent the greater
part of the day yesterday in eXamln-
ing the records of the various trials
in the Supreme court. searching for
Goad's testimony. He Is expected to
announce today or tomorrow whether
he win undertake the case.
With but fourteen days left to them
Friday March 2Sth--the condemned
men are receiving daily visits from
their spiritual advisers, and are taking
great interest in the Scriptures, Claude
res the R6s a %ss freqsen nd
the best. Though friends of the con-
demned men have evidenced their de-
termination to fight TO the last ditch.
ii seems quite certain now that the
grim sentence win be carried out.
Every legal resource has been ex-
hausted. and no hope ts TO be expected
from the executive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
Highland Park

Mrs. F. F. Rennie, of Fourth ave
nue.. returned Wednesday from a
lengthy visit to her laughter, Mrs
Tabbs. of Wacross, Ga.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Philathea- Bafaca league OF Rich
mond and vicinity will be held this
Friday evening at s O'Clock in High
land Park Methodist church.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson and SON
Thomas, of Temperanceville. Va, who
were guests of Mrs. p. d. Small, left
Monday for Portsmouth Va
Mrs w. j. Slade and children. Of
Norfolk, Va, who have been visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. j. Bridges of First
avenue. have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs j. r Goodwin. of
Plainfeld N. J., formerly of High
land Park, were the recent guests of
their daughters, Mrs. Percy Collier
and Mrs. Tom Fourqurean.
Mr.. J. w Beadles. who has been
quite sick, is able to he out again.
The ladies of Ascension Guild were
very much interested in talk given
mt their meeting last Monday after
noon IN the lecture room Of the church
by Miss Winifred Crenshaw, mem
bership secretary of the Young Wo-
mans Christian association. A num-
Der of ladies gave their names for
membership in this Christian organf-
cation which does so much for the
protection Of the young girls of our
city and country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
FINISHING WORK
ON WHITE PUPILS
ONLY TWENTY SCHOOLS TO BE
INSPECTED IN
ORANGE
ORANGE

- Beginning HIS weekJ-effieefs of the
State board of health are examining
in detail the physical condition of
the pupils in the white schools of
Orange county and are concluding the
tabulation of results which are eX-
pected to throw much light on the
general problem of school sanitation.
When the medical inspection of
the Orange county schools was con-
templated, it was expected that the
authorities of the University of Nir-
ginia would be able to examine the
white schools, while the officers of the
State board examined the pupils OF
the colored schools. 1t was announced
this week, however, that the univer-
sity professors and their assistants
would not have the necessary time to
inspect all the white schools. They
have examined the pupils of four of
the large schools of the county and
are planning to complete their work
in two other schools. thus leaving to
the State board of health the inspec-
ton of the remaining twenty white
schools in addition to the twenty~one
colored schools and the nine white
schools already examined by the
board.
Authorities on the subject who
have examined the details of the in
spection in Orange county, expect it
to disclose most interesting conditions
Every pupil is examined as to height
weight, vision, hearing, teeth, mental
alertness and for hookworm disease,
The statistics in each case are care
fully compiled and will be tabulated
when complete. The United States
bureau of education, which is deeply
interested in this work, has promised
TO print the tabulated results and to
give wide publicity to what the bureau
writes is the most extensive medical
inspection of rural schools ever con-
Quoted in America.
Drs. r. X. Flanagan and w. A.
Brumfield, who are representing the
State board of health in the inspection
work, report that they are receiving
the most hearty cooperation of the
school authorities and that every pos
sible facility is being given them for
the speedy completion of their work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
TWO ENTERPRISES
FOR MAGIC CITY

ROANOKE, March 13.-The Roam
oke Press, Preserving and Canning
company is the name of a new en-
terprise for this city and county
which will bring Northern capital to
this section. At least two large cam
ming and preserving establishments
will be built. One large plant is to
be erected in Roanoke. and ii Is UNI
derstood that the site has been prac4
tically agreed on. although the pro-
motors do not care to make II public
at this time.
The Virginia Apple company is an
other new enterprise for this city and
section. of which MIR. II. G. Kelsey la
secretary treasurer. The enterprise
will develop $50 acres of land in the
vicinity of Glevar in the western
end of Roanoke county. The tract
of land now contains 1000 apple
trees, and an additional 5000 will be
planted this spring, and 1000 more
this fall This Will make an orchard
of 5000 trees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
JUDGE BROWN BARS
NEGROES FROM COURT

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March "a
Telling the colored people that or
dinarily they were just as welcome to
his court as white people. Police jus
tice Brown today issued an edict that
all negroes who are not witnesses In
cases viii be excluded from the court
room until all danger from the spread
ing of smallpox which has broken
out in the colored section of the city,
Is eliminated.
A number of negroes are said to be
suffering from the disease, but as yet
no white cases have been reported
and efforts are being made TO stamp
out the malady.
1t is not unusual for large crowds
of negroes to gather at the Police
court every morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
FREED FROM SON OF
ADMIRAL DAE1LGREN

NEW YORK. March 13.--Justice
Blur, in the Supreme court today
signed an interlocutory decree of alb
solute divorce in favor of Mrs, Lucy
Drexel Dahlgren from Eric b. Dahl
eren. a final decree will be signed
in ninety days unless Mr. Dahleren
appeals the case, which he has stated
he will do.
The decree was signed on the
recommendation of William Klein, the
referee. Mrs. Dahlgren is the daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Drexel. of Phila-
delphia, and her husband is the son
of Rcar-Admiral Dahlgren.