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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
$4,000 IN PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY TIE WEST VIRGIN
IAN IN IT'S GREAT SUBSCRIPTION GETTING CONTEST
HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
TWO FORD TOURING CARS, TWO WELLINGTON PIANOS FIVE
$50 D1AMcVD RINGS FIVE yIcTRoLks AND c2sE ARE
THE PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY.

The greatest subscription getting
contest ever conducted in this section
OF West Virginia will be inausurated
tomorrow by The I'airmont West Viz
glnian. Fourteen handsome and val
Iuable prizes will be- distributed TO the
ambitious and energetic residents Of
this section OF the State. Two 1918
Model Ford five.passenger automo'
lilies will be the grand prizes. These
cars are purchased from The Central
Auto Company of Morgantcwn. The To-
cal agents In this territory md one o.
them will be kept on display during
the contest at Newcomers Garage.
Call there and see the latest product
Of The Ford factory. The territory
Of the contest has been divided late
two large divisions; one composed or
tie city districts and one composed
CT the outside districts. A live-pas-
senger. fully.equipped Ford automo'
lille will be awarded as the grand
prize III each Of these two divisions.
The second grand prizes are two
handsome Wellington pianos. These
instruments are manufactured by the
Gable Company and are so we'll known
that they need no introduction here.
They are purchased from and will be
On display at Omen's Music Store.
Call there ana see and try them aAi
he convinced of their worth. The can
dldates securing the second largest
number OF votes in each OF the two
large divisions will be awarded enc
of these handsome instruments.
In addition 10 the two large divl'
sions, the territory covered by the con
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
R|.II BILL
IS READY FOR
THE HOPPER
! MAKES 1T A MlsoEMEANoR FOR
a MINOR TO INDULGE IN THE
VICE.
.ITS PASSAGE WILL BE URGE0
PENALTY is PROVIDED IN CASE
OF VIOLATION OF PROPOSED
ACT.

If the anti.cigarette bill which is
to be introduced in the State Senate
by Senator Joseph Gray, OF Elizabeth,
becomes a law, 1t will be unlawful to
sell l5cigarettes in any form to persons
under the age OF 81 years af,er JuIy
/, 1913. Mr.. Gray would also make it
o misdemeanor for any person under
this age to smoke cigarettes, or to
keep cigarette papers, cigarette to-
3bacco or any paper prepared to be
.lllled with smoking tobacco on ms
person.
The age limit which Senator Gray
fixes when cigarettes can be p"rchas-
ed, and the proposition to make the
person under 81 years old who shan
smoke a cigarette an offender under
the law are the only new things in
lcontinued on Page EISlD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
PARK
WANTS FREE
DELIVERY
UNITED STATES PosToFFtCE IN.
spECToR WILL BE HERE IN
FEW DAYS.
SOME SIDEWALKS
YET TO BUILD
COMMITTEE BELIEVES WORK
WILL BE DONE IN TIME FOR
FAVORABLE REPORT.

Acting upon the mgings Of the com
mittee some OF the nes'ectEuI citizens
Of the East Park avenue section,
which is to be inspected by the post
office department the latter part OF
this week in view Of an extension OF
the city free delivery, are NOW build
ing sidewalks along the streets N
trent Of tier properties.
The committee has placed TIE Prop
er street signs on every street in the
district, seen to the placing Of the
house numbers and the receptacies
for the mail and have met every re-
cu'rement OF the postofice department
in the proper manner
1t naw remains only for the in".Viu'
ual property owners to do their part
by constructing sidewalks along their
properties for the extension of the cit.
free delivery into the East Park secf
tlcn. Not only is it wonderful con
venience, but the increased valuation
of the property would be considerable
because OF the free deiivry srVtee
1t is believed by the committee and
he residents genralIy that very citt
zen will do his part and that section
will be found perfect when the U. S.
inspector from Washington makes his
investigation the last Of the week, So
that there can be no excuse Ter tAo
turning down Of the proposition by
the pcstofIice department The tine
for the building OF the needed walks
is growing short, however, and the
committee is now making It's last ap,
peal to the owners CT the property.
IL the necessary walks are not con,
structed at once and the extension OF
the free delivery therefore not now Sc
curc!:, 1t will likely be q long time
] before another opportunity for such an
extension Genes to the people of the
section.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
GIGANTIC PRIZE OFFERING TO
RESIDENTS or THIS SECTION

. " H Il
sourcefulness, patience and get,thereI
qulczly are the qualities DEVELOPED
every day by live competition. Com
petition is the life Of success ana y
also makes achievement worth While.
Elnis contest means that theswinneTs
viii be the kind OF people that appre-
! ciate these things. 1t is q business
proposition for all energetic and am
bilious persons. Built on business
principles, it is for business people.
Absolute fairness is assured to all
who will soon be engaged in.tliis com,
pe.itlon. No fayorltism willebe shown
10 any one. What the West Virgin.
ian wants are bonaflde paId.in;adyanaa
subscribers and the only way in which
these can be secured is through the
Itarsonal solicitation of the candidates
entered in the contest. 1t is not q
scheme at all. 1t is a business sprop'
osition and the prizes will be won by
those who are willing to use their
spare time to advantage. This will be
q campaign OF votes secured by the
candidates among the peonle with
whom they come face to face. those
whom they can reach by telephone
end by writing letters. After a can
didate is nominated which credits
them with 5000 votes. there are jusl
two sources from which votes eau be
obtained. One is by clipping the five
vote coupons from each issue Of The
West. virginian and the other and
most important source is on the sub
scription payments.
Full particulars are given in the
large announcement on page six OF
this issue. Read these over carefully,
Determine which district you are III
and then send in your name by filling
cut the nomination blank which you
will find on that page. n
you do not care to enter the race your
self, help friend win one OF the many
fine prizes by sending in their nama.
Do not delay. Send in your nomina,
tion, to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
HUGE ROCKS
TIE UP TRAFFIC
FOR A WHILE
RECENT RAINS BROUGHT DOWN
MANY LAND SLIDES ON STEAM
AND ELECTRIC RAILROADS.
BIG FALL ON THE SHORT UNE
sEVENTY.FIVE MEN WORK THREE
DAYS TO CLEAR TRACK OF OBJ
sTRucTl0M.

sTRUcTloM.
The recent rains caused great
deal OF trouble in the business OF
Transportation over the steam and
electric railways. On all Of the inter-
urban electric lines leading TO this
city transportation facilities were i'm
peded by Iandslides. However, the
schedules were maintained by trans
ferring the passengers. al tho points
Where the roads we're ob5tEuctod,
The hardest slide 10 handle was
that between Gypsy and Haywood,
right at the end of the sharp curve.
Here the rocks piled up last evening.
Some OF the hugh stones were as large
as a street car. The trackmen had to
use dynamite SO the stones could be
removed. In dynamiting the rccks
the hisl tension wire. was broken ana
with the breaking Of the high tension
wire and the removal OF the obstruc'
ton, it was not until 8 'c'clo2ls last
night that through service was estab-
lishcd on the Clarksburg interurban
line.
Between Chieston and Everson this
morning that was a slide that o6'
structed the first trip this morning.
This has been cleared up and since
the second car out OF the city this
morning the service has been main
tanned.
On the Short Line railroad, Is mon
have been working three days on a
slide and they have not got it cleared
away yet, There we're several slides
on the Monongahela Rive road bit
these have been cleared and service
established.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14

test is divided into five smaller dis
trlcts ard TO each Of these districls
Will be awarded two prizes in addi
tjon to the grand prizes. The first
prize in each district will be hand.
srme, genuine $50 diamond ring
These rings are purchased from the
\. B. scott & &c. store. The c1nIi
dates winning these chn, # they pre-.
Ter, select $50 in MERCHANDISE from
Mr. srotts complete stock OF jewelry,
The second prize IN each district will
be a $35 Victor vic;rola and six tunes.
These are purchased rfom 0men's Mu-
sic Store and can be seen and heard
tiers. Call at tie store and have
these instruments demonstrated for
you.
CASH Commission for Non.winners,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
RECOUNT At
GAINESVILLE
RIGGS AND FLEMING NOT salts
FLED WITH CANVASS OF ELEc'
TION RETURNS.

TON RETURNS.
The recount asked for by Mcssrs'
Riggs and Fleming, at GAINESVILLE,
was held last night, Attorney Howard
N. Ogden representing the two men
who asked for the count.
AT the recent municipal election
held in Darnesvllle Messrs. Clayton
and Pitzer were declared elected to
the offices of Mayor and Recorder, re-
spectiyely, but owing to the closeness
CT the race, Messrs. Riggs and Flem-
ing asked FER a recount. It was under
stood last night that If one ballot OBJ.
jected to by the Attorney represent
ing Mfssrs Riggs and Fleming is sus'
tanned by the courts, then the race for
recordership will be tie, Ehe'two can
dIdates having an equal number Of
votes. The election OF the two men
previously declared elected, however,
was sustained, at least until after the
votes objected to can be taken before
the court and just how they shall be
counted can be decided upon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
NOTICE TO FARMERS

For limited time the West
virg.niCn will run small adyer-
t'sementa, without Charge, for
farmers VINO have for sale eggs,
chickens. sausage, h9ney and
other farm products that may coh
veniently be sent BY parcels post.
send in your name. Il. >. y, route,
nHnDer and list eG articles to be
sold, with prices.
This IS Ione to give the city
people chance to buy fresh pro.
duce direct from the farmer and
test the practlcability Of the par,
Gel post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14
No CHANGE IN
STATE SENATE
HOUSE APPOINTS CLERKS AND
Z. ATTAcHEs-ADJouRNs UNTIL
Il TOMORROW -'HATFIELD is IN
{ cHARLEsToN.
.lsnecial 10 The west virginianl

Especial to The West virginianD
CHARLESTON, Jan. li,-With II
plea that the Republicans should yield
to the Democrats in the election c! q
president ofthe State Senate, Senator
Kidd today again presented the name
Of Senator French for president OF Ihe
Senate. Eng!and's name was present,
ed BY the Republicans. Four ballots
were taken when sen@,or St2ed
moved to adjourn, but this was voted
down, Senator strother moved 70 take
a arncess cf fve minutes.
Nine ballots in all we're taken on the
presidency of the Senate. England
received 15,yotes and French Ii votes.
Kidd, Democrat, then moved to aa
journ. Governor E::ltRsld mingled with
the Senators this morning.
In the House, clerks and attaches
were namedf Col, Pierce, of King
wood, Is speaker Georges clerk. A
Bs Moore, OF WetZel and NJ. L. Davis
of Kahanwha, are desk clerks. Nor
gan owens is reading clerh, and W. A.
strickler, Democrat, is record clerk
About 60 attaches were appointed
Five state Senators will not sigr
call Of Republicans for caucus to de
eide on candidate for United s;aio'
Senate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14

Fair tonight with "Wednesday in
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
REAL FIRE Chief
Wilson's new ROLE
PRESIDENT AND "FORCE" PUT
OUT BLAZE AT HOME OF
GULFPORT LAWYER
Golf Links, Auto Rides and Native
Curiosity Promise Chief Exc.
Cutive Plenty Of "Rest"

Gulfport, Miss, Dec. 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson had a very interesting
day today. He started out a fire
day today. He stamped out fire
came near "boggy"on his first swing
around the golf course, where he
will WELD the brassy and putter for
the next three weeks, enjoyed long
automobile ride along the road lin
ing the gulf beach and became a
genuine Mississippian.
The first thrill of his trip came
when he bacame fire chief over two
secret service men Jimmy" Sloan,
and Jack Wheeler, and two chauf-
fuers, who fought blaze at the
home of Cyclone Jim" Neville, fam
ous as a lawyer in these parts. The
president spied the fire himself and
saw that it was put out before
the local fire department became
aware of it's existance. When naws
of the adventure flew around. Gulf
port became excited as never before
in it's history.
"As a vacation this is the most
strenuous that any president ever
had" said a member of his party to-
night"
Tomorrow the outlook for "rest-
ing'' is more promising although the
young women of Pass Christian,
especially the high school students,
are planning to call upon the presi-
dent and his daughters tomorrow
and serenade them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27

Chicago, Dec. 26.-It took Dan
Cupid a long time to shoot one OF
his darts to the vital spot in the
anatomy of Judge Ben Lindsey, found
er of the Juvenile Court of Denver
Colorado, and long considered one OF
the country's most famous confirmed
bachelors, but the little love god got
in his fatal shot by entangling the
Judge in a very pretty romance. The
elimination Of the romance came with
the announcement that Judge Lindsey
and Miss Brevoort, step-daughter OF
DR.. F. ]. Clippert Of Detroit, had been
married there last Saturday Judge
Lindsey first met his bride last Spring
when they were patients at the same
sanitarium at Michigan rest resort
The indefinable spirit Of good fellow
ship that always prevails in institu-
tons of this kind threw the pair in
each others company quite frequently
when they were in the convalescent
stage. The rest of the romance is an
old, old story.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
WILSON PROGRAM
NOW ANNOUNCED
Rumors Of Trust Policy Are
Given Credence Over
Country.
BE KIND, YET FIRM
VIII Propose ConciliatOry Methods
When Possible. Force When Men
Will Not Heed AdmOnition.

Washington, Fec. 26-F'rom sources
intimated with the White House, it
was learned today that President Will
sons program for the trust legisla-
ton will be sent to the House early
in January. lis plan is said to con-
template:
Encouragement of REIMBURSEMENT of
the big corporation. New arrange
ments with the department OF JUS
tice and without recourse of the
courts
Conciliatory overtures by Attorney
General MCReynolds to those CON
Germs liable to prosecution by the
Government on the charge of monop-
olizing trade or interfering with conf
petition in inter-stat commerce. with
the authority in the attorney general
to approve remedial steps.
Sherman antitrust law with no
amendments to that act
Specific definition by congress Of
what constitutes trust, monopoly
and unreasonable restraint of trade
and interference with free competi-
ton to meet the Supreme Courts de-
cision of the rule of reason
Personal penalties for the men in
control OF big interests violating the
trusts and monopoly law to break up
the community interests" plan
among corporations, and to do away
with inter-locking directorates.
Criminal prosecutions of corpora
ton directors and officers where
there has been willful violation OF the
law instead of civil suits for the re-
covery of nominal damages.
legislation with the consent of the
administration. Vice President Mar
shall, speaking in indianapolis. is
believed to have been announced the
policy of the administration when he
spoke in favor of allowing the tar
if and currency laws time to work
out their beneficial effects before
going ahead with legislation against
the trusts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
DEPOT IS DESTROYED

Detroit, Mich, Dec "a the old
Michigan Central dep. bullt tnlrty
years ago, was destroyed by fire this
afternoon Damage 20 the property
and records is estimd t."! at $%G0, eco.
The fire came on the c',3 CT the OPP
ening of the new ten million dollar
depot. The new st.ti.o'u:e was TO
have been formally cpeEed January
4, but trains were run iAto it tonight
and the change was made with little
inconvenience.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
MRS. MATT DONOVAN
INJUREN In A FALL.

Because of a fall sustained early
Christmas morning white she was
on her way to st. Jcseph's church,
Mrs. Matt Donovan, % No. 6o7 East
Second avenue, is CO aimed to her
home. She and her husband were
preparing to cross the ra.ttoad
tracks on Fourth avenue. and J Cot
ton Belt train. it is said. was stand
ing in the way, so they had to
walk close by the car a. half length
away in order to crosE4 Feurt.i ave-
.nue. Owing to there being no good
light. Mrs. Donovan fell into storm
hole and both limbs wsra Injured
and 1t is thought sthet she is also
internally injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
Big STORM RACES
AROUND new YORK
Nine Lives Lost and Loss
Runs Into Many
Millions
HITS COAST TOWNS
Seabright, Jersey Resort, Plaything
For Waves; Railroad Tracks
Buried and Traffic Hindered
HITS COAST TOWNS

New York, Dec. 26.-Nine lives and
a property loss that will mount into
the millions was the. toll taken by the
great wind and rainstorm that swept
over the coast of the region about
New York early today.
The masters of two coal barges
the A. c. Ropes and the Undaunted,
with four seamen, their entire crews,
lost their lives when the barges
foundered off Forked River, New
Jersey, when the barges were swept
away from the tugs towing them and
thrown upon the beach by the ter
rifle gale and seas.
Twi men died of exposure near
Trenton, n. J. A workman We
drowned in the East river off Sunken
Meadows, when his row boat was
swamped by the high winds.
Nearer New York, piers and build
ings along river front were flooded
the newly made part of Governors
Island was submerged, pavillions and
walks at Coney Island and Brighton
Beach were wrecked and everywhere
the devastation was shown in up
roted trees and broken window panes
The full force Of the northeaster
fel upon that stretch OF the Jersey
coast which reaches out into the At
lantic Ocean like the elbow Of halt
fexed arm. The official records OF
the Long Branch weather bureau sta
ton showed that at 1858 o'clock this
morning the wind attained velocity
of 1913 miles an hour. This is the
highest ever recorded.
Seabright, the little Jersey resort
which nestles between the sea and
the Shrewsbury rivery, was the play
thing of the ocean. Monster waves
whipped up by the gale tore away the
supposedly flood proofs bulk heads.
smashed bath houses 10 kindlins
wood, washed away or undermined
fifteen fishermens' cottages, tore
away portions of two big summer no
tells, inundated the streets OF Sea.
bright to a depth in some sections te
almost three feet and buried the
tracks of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey under eighteen inches Of sand
brick and rock completely tying up
traffic east of Long Branch and At
lantic Highlands for twelve hours.
In addition the summer homes OF
men of wealth were damaged to the
extent of tens of thousands by the
ripping up of their lawns and the
flooding of their cellars.
Late Christmas night the alarm
went forth in Seabrisht. The wine
began to threaten and soon the waves
were snarling about the bulkheads
At midnight the wind dashed itself In
to a gale and Mayor George w. FL
lot advised the little group of fish
ermen to move their belongings from
their homes, the rear Of which abut'
ted upon the ocean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
HANS SCHMIDT'S CASE
WILL REACH JURY

New York, Dec. 6.-26.-Both prose-
cution and defense at the trial OF
Hans Schmidt before Judge Foster
for the murder of Anna Amuller
tonight. Further proceedings were
adjourned until Monday when the
case will probably go to the jury.
All the testimony taken during the
day was in rebuttal of the conten-
ton that Schmidt was insane when
he slew Anna Amuller and is still OF
unsound mind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
REACHING CRISIS
Americans are Starving and
Japan Enters Her For
NAL Protest
IS SARCASTIC
Almost Sneers at State Department
for Alleged Lack OF Protection
to People of His Race.

Washington, Dec. &c ~ilsifu' STIR
les of Americans sta" tlne,, conveyed
in official dispatches .oaay, and the
entry of Japan forma ly rs a prctcs-
tant against the into .u~arie conii-
tons in Mexico, marke', the course
of the Mexican troubles at the State
Department.
Baron Chinda caile' The attention
of the United States to the nnpro-
tected condition of he, citizeaa. lap
an has directed spt cia at ention to
the Japanese a. J,Rrr? and Cnlhra-
hua.
Baron Chinda, after Ills call al the
State Department., saan:t,cl that he
had called for the pu, pose of laying
the case of his csun' :gmen before
the Department aud lie said also,
cynically, that Japan being 80 far"
away from the coast, hal beer de-
pending on the Unitci States for the
protection of her citizens.
At present thcrs arr SIX foreign
warships looking att foreign cit
liens and keeping the ), iron s.arva-
ton and outrages in MaXleo. These
are the British ships suffolk and
BERWICK, the German eruisers Bre-
men and Hertha on the east 81 asst,
and the Nuremberg on the west
coast, and the Spanish warship
Charles Nv on the east coast.
Fresh stories of anarchy and star
walton of Americans and others came
up today from Mexico. Consul Can
ada made a sweeping report in
which he said that. the farms IN the
whole province Of Tamaulitas are
being stripped bare and that "an-
archy" prevails outside of Tampico.
The Department is informed that
alta place in Finaloa named "ChoX.'
Americans are suffering from star
walton. The officials admit they
do not know the number Other
dispatches show that there are about
thirty Americans at Tolobampo, who
are in distress.
There is no report yet as to the
fifty Americans who were stated Of
ficially to have been left in Torreon.
The State Department says that it
has an agent in Finaloa looking up
cases of distress and that the Red
Cross is of assistance on the bor-
der. So far as can be ascertained
from officials, however, nothing has
been done in these but the mere for
mula of inquiry.
Food Riots Are On.
The run on the Bank londres Mex.
leo, was undated today, but With
drawals were limited to 500 TO
each depositor, except requirement.
were especially urgent.
1t is said rioting growing out of thu
continued scarc..y of food and fut
prevails in all quarters. To aver
this the government today ordere
the distribution of free grain in tn
poorer sections of the capital. Man.
workmen have received no wages TO
several weeks as result of tn
scarcity Of silver coins and small
bills, which are now almost unob
tainable. This condition has result
ed in a general advance of prices q
commodities. The expiration of tn
emergency bank holiday is awaite
with general apprehension.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
E G. TERRY IS SENT .s..
TO THE GRAND JURY

C.. C.. Henry, a young white man,
who lives in the country, near Pine
Bluff, yesterday afternoon was held
by Magistrate Gahe Meyer to the
grand jury on a charge OF robbery
1t is alleged that on Christmas day
he took watch off of MIR. Nc
Gaughty, of Stuttgart, and also made
an attempt to rob him OF diamond
stud. The arrest was made by Chief
of Police J. Frank Stewart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-27
BIND WATCHMAN AND
GET AWAY WITH $1,000

New York, Dec. 26.-The sum Of
$4,000 left over from Christmas
fund was stolen from the box OF the
Oprheum Theater early today by
four men who hid under the balcony
seats after last nights performance
and surprised the night Waterman.
While a policeman stood just outside
the robbers knocked the Waterman
down and left him bound and gag
ged. They ripped the door Off the
office safe, took everything OF value
inside and escaped. The Waterman.
still helpless, was found when the
theater was opened today.