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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
BEGORETION
SERVICES
At VIOLA
CHARITY PRIcKETTs GRAVE TO
BE STREWN WITH 6ARLANDs
AND FLOWERS.

On the coming Sunday afternoon
June 18th, a decoration OF the graves
n the old Prickett cemetery will BIT
held. and several prominent men from
this city will join in the celebration
Attorney Ira L. Smith having been Sc.
lected as the principal speaker of the
day.
The old PrIckett cemetery, as it Is
called, is located on the mouth Of
Prickett's Greek. near the old Prickett
fort, where in times of stress during
the settlement OF this part OF the coun
try. the white people retired wher
battling with the warning Indians.
One OF the interesting things about
the old cemetery is that the body Of
Charity Prickett. the first white wo
man TO cross the Allegheny mountains
lies buried there.
Those persons who are TO take par
in the decoration VIII meet at thy
Viola school house at 2:3O, and from
there the party will move to the CO he.
terry.
All OF the graves will be decorated
and several appropriate addresses will
be made.
Many'well known persons who have
passed away in recent years are bur
led in the Prickett cemetery, and nc
doubt there will be a large crowd out
for the decoration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13

!: a reservoir in London. another in
New YORK. another In Montreal, and
others elsewhere. but they are all con.
1ected. You can't draw down the sup
Fly OF capital in one without affecting
the supply in all You cannot burn up,
cnnliscatc or destroy capital anywhere
that every nation in the civilized world
does not suffer loss. There isn't a re-
mote district in Canada today where
money is not tigh, and enterprise in
check because Of the war in the BAL
kan States.
Wars are out Of date when Good.
will has become commerciai asset.
Why. out in the western orchards, and
J believe in Ontario, they won't allow
a man to pack his own apples Tor ship.
ment TO foreign ports. so anxious are
they that the distant stranger shall
have square deal II Il sale of Amer.
lean securities is made TO Il friendly
people with disappointing results the
loss 10 America far exceeds any DOS.
sible gain. We simply cannot afford
10 injure another people. by hook or
by crook.
\ AT this opportune time Canada and
the United States hold up an inspir.
ing example to the world. Four thou.
sand miles of comon frontier without
fortress or a gun. loo years OF peace
with every disagreement settled by d.
rlomacy or arbitration. and without 4
dollar expended in preparation for wal
with each other. 1t is worthy of cele,
bration. We ought 10 begin a year in
advance and make 1t a memorable
year for our children and for all the
burdcned children OF men.
The bankers know. because the
facts are daily under their eyes. that
fhe interests OF all classes are so in,
tcrwoven that there Is. and can be. no
such thing as class struggle in the
sense in which that term is used.
There are conflicting interests. but
they are within classes as much as be.
tween classes. In the nature OF things.
capital competes with capital rather
than with labor. New capital is al.
ways waging war OF determination
upon old capital. and outside of land
values nearly all of the capital that
existed in the United States fifty
years ago has been thrown on tho
scrap heap since.
Take a look over the so-caIIed
struggle between capital and labor for
o moment. In all progressive coun.
tries the supply of capital increases
faster than population. The popula.
ton OF the United States in 1850 was
50,GOO.0O0; in 1910 It was 10000 900.
or doubling in about rs years. The
wealth Of the United States doubled
between 1850 and 1900. twenty years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
Poisoned Needles Cause
ehiId's Death; Police On
Trail OF Nurse Maid

NEW YORK, June lS.-The disclos
IRE during the autopsy that poisoned
needles in the liver and stomach hat
caused the death Of Anna, the IL.
months.old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
man Sorensen, OF Woodhavcn. Long
Island, SCI the police today on the
trail OF young woman. who had been
employed in the Sorensen home as
:ursemaid. Investigation of the child :
death was caused by the presence Of
burns on her lips and tongue after she
had been seized with commissions. The
young woman nursemaid was discharg-
ed after acting in an erratic manner
and Mrs. Sorenscn told the police that
the girl had threatened TO get even"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13

an address delivered today ut the cor.
Ncntion OF the New York State Bank
'rS' Association. cit seems TO me.
said Mr. Roberts. THAT OF all people
the bankers should be foremost in 4
celebration Of peace. The banker
knows better than any one else how
many are the ties Of interest that bind
;he modern nations together. He
Knows better than any one else that
var is not only barbarous in its cruel
ties but barbarous in its ignorance OF
common interests.
NO nation livcth TO Itself alone III
the goth century. The wealth OF the
world is now common fund. There
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
BITTEN BY DOG,

WHEELlNG-F. ]. Day. convasser.
was attacked and bitten by stree:
cur. on East Lind street. this week
Day was walking along the sidewalk
and was wholly unaware OF the pres.
ence OF the dog until The animal seized
him by the left leg from the rear. The
flesh was lacerated by the brute's
teeth, but it is not believed that seri.
GUS results will follow. The matter
was reported to the police and the ca.
rine was ordered executed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
HAS NINE GRANDPARENTS
AshtabuIa Baby Believed to Hold the
Record.

ASHTABUI.A. o.. June I3.-Miss
lean Elizabeth Porter. aged 10 months
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Por.
ter of Conncaut. is believed to be tho
!u2kiest child in the world in the mat.
ter of grandparents. She has nine OF
them. They arc divided as follows:
Grandparents-Her fathers father
and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. s. d. Por.
ter of Gageville, Ohio. and her moth.
er's father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. NJ. PECK. OF Kingsviife. o.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fathers
grandmother Mrs. Mary Jane Swat.
of Wanetta, Pa; her mothers grand.
mother and grandfather on her faith.
er's side, Mr.. and Mrs. Arson s. Peck.
of Hngsville. Ohio. and her mothers
grandmother and grandfather on her
mothers side. Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Nor.
ris, of Charleston, o.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
Lightning Cures Boy
ELECTRIC BOLT CAUSES LAD
WHO NEVER. WALKED TO 81.
PEDAL.

JAMAICA, l.. l.. June l3.-Electri.
cal current from bolt OF lightning
passing through the body OF Tommy
Brown. 4-year-Old son OF Thomas W.
Brown. caused the boy TO walk for the
first time in his life.
Tommy never had been able to con.
troll his legs sufficiently TO walk. Two
days ago lightning struck the Brown
home and when the mother looked up
she was astonished TO find that littlu
Tommy had made his way into the hall
and was walking about. apparently
with perfect control over his legs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
MAN DEAD,

PARkERSBURG-Coliie Skidmora
is dead. The sad but expected news
@; the passing of one of Parkersburg's
most popular men was received here
Wednesday morning and brought sor.
row TO the hearts OF hundreds OF his
friends. Mr.. Skidmore passed away at
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning in
the Jewish hospital at Cincinnati,
where he underwent an operation last
Thursday morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13

A CLASSIFIED ad is found in
moment-and the task Of answering
1t is. Indeed very small.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
DR.. D. L. L. YosT
Practice Limited to Office

Practice Limited to Office.
Chronic diseases and Special Thers-
peuties. Hours-S:sO a. IN. to $3.50 p.
m. daily; Sunday IS p. m. BY appoint.
ment.
Office over MI City Drug Store,
as4 Main Street. Con. Phone ss-L.
Residence, ia High ST., Con. Phone
1851.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
Bankers Are
For Peace
SPLENDID ADDRESS MADE BE,
FORE NEW YORK STATE BANK.
Frs ASSOCIATION.

OTTAWA. Ca NADIA. June l2.-The
banker as man Of peace and the in
Independence OF capital and labor.
were the themes OF George Roberts.
Director OF the United States Mint. in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13
A BIG LOT FOR LITTLE
MONEY.

10. 15ox4O feet on PIKE street
for sale. on car line, paved street
almost to lot. Pavement win be
extended ras: lot when the roads
provided for by bond Issue are
built. This LOT extends from Pike
street to Robinson street aud is
within five minutes walk OF the
court house. Price $780, easy
terms II desired, Apply L. NJ,
Davis at West virginIan office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-13

How much do the oargain.hunters .,
the ts"n know about your anxiety .t
sell that car-that property--that fur
niture?
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
But Few Millions Left.

Boston, Dec. 3.-According to the
Boston News Bureau, Andrew Carne-
gle is today poor man-that is, poor
in these days of billion-dollar for
tunes. From over $100,000,O00, of
which he was master shortly after the
United States Steel Corporation was
formed, his fortune has dwindled tc
some $15,O00,000. He has given away
money to such an extent that he has
fairly we'll succeeded in his ambi-
tion to become a poor man.
If his passion for philanthropy
ceases at 78 years of age, he can be
reasonably sure, with the per cent
income upon his $15,000,000, of be-
ing able to pay his taxes and main
tain his home in Fifth avenue and
his Skibo Castle in Scotland. He has
of course, provided handsomely for
his wife and daughter, but he has Civ
en- away millions upon millions OF
United States Steel bonds. He has dis
posed of nearly all of them. He had
reserved $25,OOO,OOO for his last ma
terial stake in this world, but when
he had established his Carnegie funds
and had put his millions of bonds in
the hands of trustees, he had to make
good some $10,OOO,OO0 of donations
that he had promised, out of his own
pocket The trustees ideas on the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
Opportunity in This Country

Brooklyn Standard Union: Forty
four years ago farm boy left the
plow to undertake work as a railroad
section hand. Now he retires from
the presidency of one of the greatest
railroad corporations in the world and
proposes to spend the rest of his days
on farm, but in a slightly different
capacity from that to which his youth
was given.
Such is the epitome of the career of
William C. Brown, who leaves the New
York Central lines, at whose head he
has been for five years. Nothing bet
ter illustrates the amazing opportuni-
ties which this country afforded in the
era of railroad building and extension
in the closing years of the last GEN.
tury and the opening ones of the pres
ent.
The probable successor of ex-Presi-
dent Brown is Alfred H. Smith, who
began his career as a messenger boy
for a railroad company and is now
senior vice-president of the Central
lines. F. D. Underwood, president OF
the Erie, began his railway service
as clerk and brakeman. Presi-
dent Truesdale of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western started al
the bottom in railroad work. Charles
S. Mellen, who recently retired from
the New Haven, was once a clerk in
a railroad cashiers office. His sue
cessor, Howard Elliott, was a tele.
graph operator in the beginning. Sam
uel Rea began work at Is in the en-
gineering department of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, of which he is now
president, succeeding James McCrea
whose career began as a rodman
George F. Baer, head of the Reading
| system, started at 13 as newspaper
office boy. One of the especially con.
spicuous examples of rise in honor
and power is Herbert II. Vreeland
who has filled most important place
in the street railway systems of Man
haitian, having been president and gen.
eral manager of the Metropolitan
street railway company and is now
head of the New York Railways Com
pany. At 13 he began to earn his
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
7" 0HS HHt0tT OI VHV TIStUVt OI NNZHrtIh
AIeXandrian, Deceased.

AleXandrian, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that in pur-
Court of the County of Riverside, state
of California, made on the 22nd day of
November, 1913 in the matter of the
estate of Nazareth AleXandrian, de-
ceased, the undersigned, administrator
of the estate of said deceased, will sell
at private sale, to the highest bidder,
upon the terms and conditions herein
after mentioned, and subject to con-
hrmation by said Superior Court, on or
after the 18th day of December, 1913,
all the right, title, and interest of the
said Nazareth Alexandrian, deceased, at
the time of his death, and all the right,
title and interest that the said estate
has, by operation of law, or otherwise,
acquired other than, or in addition to
his death, in and to the real property
situated and located in the County of
Imperial, State of California, described
as follows, to-wit:
Twenty-three (23), Township Fifteen
Q5), South, Range Fourteen GD East
of the San Bernardino Meridian, Cali
S Sy Ae h of
July 1 1902, map on file in the United
States Land Office
This tract was formerly known as
Northeast quarter (NEA) of Section
Twenty-three (23), Township Fifteen
15) South Range Fourteen Q4 East
s b. M, Erroneous Survey.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash
in lawful money of the United States;
ten Q0) per cent of the purchase money
to be paid at the time of sale; balance
on confirmation of sale.
All bids and offers must be in writ
ing and can be left at the office of
burlington & Adair, attorneys for said
administrator, at Rooms 203 -204 Loring
Block in the City of Riverside, in said
County of Riverside, or may be filed
in the office Of the Clerk of this Court,
or delivered to said administrator per-
sonally, at any time after the first pub
lication of this notice, and before the
making of said sale.
Dated, November 20, 1918.
c. p. STONE,
Administrator of the Estate of Nazar-
eth Alexandrian, deceased.
daily 1876
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03

own living by filing ice carts, then
shoveling gravel, worked as track
walker, switchman, fireman, freight
brakeman and conductor, before he
was advanced to an executive posi-
ton, from which he became control
ling force in street railway consolida-
ton and management.
History of the world has shown and
doubtless will continue to show that
there are always opportunities for the
eager aspirant for success, and that if
the world oyster is opened the fortune
of finding the pearl may follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
WILL PAY S3S,696,14O
IN TAXES THIS YEAR

Sacramento, Dec. 3.-California
property owners will pay $3S,696, 140
in taxes for the support and main
tenance of the SO county governments
of the state for the fiscal year of 1913,
including $1,244,755 for the Panama
Pacific exposition, according to figures
compiled today by State Comptroller
Chambers. This is an increase of $6,-
275,479 over taxes paid for similar
purposes during the fiscal year which
ended June 80, 1912.
Taxes levied for special purposes
by districts or for the cost of munich
pal government, except in the case of
the city and county of San Francisco,
are not included in the figures an
nounced. Neither do the county taxes
include the corporation taxes which
are paid direct to the state.
The property valuation upon which
the $38,696,1 ,14O tax this year is based
totals $2,963, ,7O7, $50, as compared
with aggregate valuation last year of
$2,462, S,O42, representing a gain in
SIX-
property values in single year of
$5O1 ,529,497
Taxpayers in Incorporated cities of
the state will pay $22,O27, 1868 toward
the support of county governments
on an "inside" assessed valuation of
$1,951, ,729,41S, segregated as follows.
Operative real estate and improve
ments, $11S,491,061.
Nonoperative real estate and i'm
provements, $1,444,527,61S.
Operative personal property and
money, $165,817,785.
Nonoperative personal property and
money, $222,s92,954.
Property outside of municipalities
will pay S15,424,115, the balance of
the $36,696, 140 tax on "outside" as
sessed valuations as follows:
Operative real estate and improve
ments, s27,3s5,974.
Nonoperative real estate and i'm
provements, 1881, 1882.
Operative personal property and
money, $18,179,927.
Nonoperative personal property and
money, $135,2S8,23S.
Los Angeles county, with an as
sessed valuation of S793, ,234, 4,5O2, is the
richest county in the state. Its coun-
ty and exposition tax is $685., ,433.
Citizens of San Francisco, with prop
erty valued at 1923, ,s47,7 ,729, will be
called upon to pay total tax of SILL
839,432, representing the cost of both
city and county governments.
Los Angeles and San Francisco
show assessed valuation gains over
last year of $195, 1859 and $751;
783, 1882, respectively.
Comptroller Chambers said the
enormous increase in valuations over
last year was an indication of the
states remarkable growth and devel-
opment.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03

tions similar to those on the above
place would find hog raising very
profitable side line and it need not
be limited to a small herd, as Mr..
Henry states that by having wild feed
as he has one can keep fifty head of
hogs to each 100 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03

AS soon as congress is allowed to
stop working on tariff and currency
and can devote a little time to gov
erning Washington (Which is one of
its jobs) the national capitol is to be
rid of the block of ancient and ram
shackle buildings which abut the cap
itol grounds at the northwest corner.
The famous peace monument, in the
opinion of numerous congressman,
should no longer be compelled to have
as a near neighbor one of the dirtiest
and ugliest spots in Washington.
Although congress has taken over
practically every parcel of surround
ing property with the exception of
this frowsy out-at-the- e-heels block of
buildings, which include numerous sa-
looms, stuffy two-story shops, fruit
stands and in the center innumerable
Italian rooming houses. This block,
bounded by PENNSYLVANIA avenue, B
street, First and Second streets, con-
tains more garlicky and other NAL
odorous smells than any other six
blocks in Washington. Congressman
are wont to walk past it on their way
to the capitol. It's directly "under
their noses," and not being pleasant
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
EN Agent for Imperial
- - EEL CENTRIC

matter differing from his own, there
fore he was left with only $15,OOO,-
600 to scrape along for the rest of his
life.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03
AComplete Dairy
Ranch

Consisting of 12O soil nearly all fine stand of alfalfa
sa fields built with bath,
Including so head of selected dairy
- ali milking or within next 30 days Here ranch
proucer $4,000 will handle
n and cows terms Owner can't give this proper
G sou you a if before
ful detail f
Land A. Brokerage Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03

We move the earth or anything on
it. ED. ROYCE TRANSFER. Phone
136W. If
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-03

to the legislative olfactory senses the
place must be cleaned up-if congress
ever gets the time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-28
BEES BY MAIL ARE
VERY. UNPOPULAR

Camden, N. j.. January 27.-Several
parcel post delivery men are smarting
to-day. They are nursing bee stings
as the result of their experience with
a hive of bees.
The hive was mailed from Oak
Lane. Pa. by Mary Austin to frined
here. The bees apparently had been
securely fastened in their hive, but it
was necessary to make arrangements
for them to get sufficient air. When
the package arrived here it was re-
garded with great curiosity by delivery
men who gathered in the asserting
ROOM
One mans curiosity became so
great he picked up the hive. At that
moment a husky young bee, who
Thought summer must be here be-
cause of the wram weather, made his
way out OF tho hive
That bee was followed by another
In a few minutes several dozen bees
were playing around in the asserting
room. They aiighted on several de-
livery men and proved their singers.
after a winters rest. were in splendid
condition
In the confusion. however. there was
one man who knew what 20 do lie
walked bravcly TO the hive and fastened
the opening so that no more bees could
get out. He was elected unanimously as
the person 70 deliver the package
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-28
k EIEEy R REEIEEEIs
Opening of Post Office at
Bristol, Va, Presents Unique
Situation.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch)

Bristol. Va, January TT am
ready" said former Mayor c. F.
Gauthier, Ito open a post-ofdce for
the accommodation of the people OF
Bristol, Va" before leaving to-day
for Washington. for final conference
with the department.
This new office presents one OF the
most unique situations in American
history, and one that is not without its
puzzling features. To begin with.
the department has not apparently
appreciated the magnitude of the busl-
ness which this office seems destined
to command. President Taft, re-
spending to the wish of Representa-
tive c. z Slemp. for a separate post
office from that in Bristol. Tenn, for
Virginia patrons in Bristol. ordered the
establishment of an office of the fourth
class because he had no authority 10
order an office of any other class except
by permission of Congress. From the
start the idea seems to have prevailed
at the department that the new office
was d small affair Just such as Is es-
tablished. at any country crossroads
The fact that the new office IS TO De
in the heart OF the business district
OF a city of nearly 10000 population
does not seem to have impressed the
department as il is said that informa-
ton has been sought TO know the most
convenient location for a mail crane
to accommodate through trains. AS
a matter of fact. the new office IS
within block of the Bristol Union
depot, which is rhe terminus for three
trunk lines of railway
Postmaster Gauthier has provided
the office building with equipment at a
cost of several thousand dollars. but he
is still without cancelling machine and
other needed conveniences. These he
hopes to induce the department to
furnish Another thi ng to be deter
mined is as to whether the office Is to
have free delivery Fourth-class Offices,
under the law. are not entitled 70 such
convenience, but TO deprive this office
Of it means to take away from at least
10 900 people privilege Which tney nave
long enjoyed.
The Bristol, Tenn. postoffc,e which
has I'D to this time served the people
of both municipalities, is a hrst-ciass
office, enjoying all the accommodations
belonging to the service, but when the
new office goes into effect, the carriers
from the Tennessee office will be barred
from Virginia, for the reason that they
will have no Virginia mail to deliver
The two postoffces are only few
rods from each other, on opposite sides
of the State line, yet they are to De
operated, not one as a station OF the
other, but separate and Independent
The outcome of the problems con-
fronting this unique and singular ar
rangement. the like of which has never
before existed is awaited with deep
concern on the part of the people here
The impression is persistent that there
will be a continuous state OF CONFUSION,
due 70 the various styles in which mail
is now addressed to people in this dual
community.