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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
.Cha1lber of ''..''..'
Commerce
(coNrINuED rRoM pAeg oNE.l

~ isstlflFg -
annual meeting Of the chamber in
February, 1914, and reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas, Congress IS rGw calling
upon the business interests 81 tho
country for an expression Of their
Views on lesislation recently prcpos.
ed relative to the Sherman Act, the
board has authorized and directed
The president Of the chamber to al.
once appoint a special committee Of
not less than seyen to study anl
analyzeS all bills, tentative or actual
Which may be ebtainablc. and 10 pre-.
pare referendum to the member.
ship OF this body on the principle
ofSthe subject matter involved;
Now be it Resolved, That THU
convention heartily approves sucii
action and that such referendum be
taken and sfprtherith this ,eonyen.
lion Wishes To- express to con gre ss
~ desire to Cooperate to the fullesi
extent in securing from the business
interests OF this country full ex
preston of constructive opinion OF
the principles of the subject matter
In Question; y
Be " further. Resolved, That thu
resnH OF such referendum be prompt
ny reRorted to the proper committee.
Of congress, and
BE II further Resolved, That said
committees be furnished with copies
Of this resolution"
The committee appointed under
this resolution consists of two econ,
onists two lawyers, and Two bust.
ness panagcrs, with a member ,cf
the board Of directors of the Cham
bsr as ehairman.s The members arc:
r. g Rhett, Charleston, S. c..
chairman.
Charles r. Van Hise, Madison
Charles +; Mathews0n, New York
WI. Saunders, New York, N. Y.
Henry r. seager, New. York, n. !.
Guy r. Tripp,a New, York, N. Y. sc
George Rublee, Washington, D. C.
LEGISLATION concerning ;nionopolit.
and irestraints. on trade was the mai
subject Of discussion at the secont
annual meeting Of Tie chamber
February Ills, 1914. The speech,
es made in the course of the discus
sion We're printed in the Nationni
Business OF February 16 and subse
quently sent in pamphlet form t.
each organization member. Thes,
may also be seen by calling at tn.
Chamber of Commerce office.
The earlier report OF the Special
committee dealt with the question @
establishing an Interstate Trad,
Commission. This was the subjec.
of q referendum known as No. z
and which closed May 20. The rec
ommepdati tons Of, the special commit.
tee We're overwhelmingly approved
by the commercial organizations Of,
country except in one or two provi
sions. and these were approved onl,
by g small majority.
The bills NOW before congress re
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they c1nnct reach fii
diseased p0rtI0n OF the ear. There Is only onl
way to cure deafness, and that n by stffutou.
oil sremedlcxN Deafness Is caused by an infanei
conditon OF the mucous lining of the EuStnehlnt
Tube. When this tube lis 2iniamed you have
fumhllng iSannd or imperfect hearing. aud when
81 entirely closed mess as The result and
unless tho inflammation cam be taken solt and
this tube restored % Its normal ltion, hear
ten ire caused by Cathrfh which n nothing hui
ian innamed eondl tionl OF the mucous surfaces.
Of Deafness iteauscd by Cd 7tbat ca mot II
cured by Halls cstarrhy Cure: send fer Cred
. F. u. CHENEY co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. &c.
Take bans Family Pms tos eonsslpatiou.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
SUPERVISOR SLATER AND MISS
BR00KFIELDl GIVEiTHEM {
INSTRUCTIONS. 4
CAMPUS OF NORMAL is BEING
USED FOR PLAY TEMPO.
COAL RUN TO BE PLACE WHERE
CH1LDRENBWILL SION CON.
+ GREGATE.

Despite the Intense heat OF ycsteIs
day afternoon there was q goodiy,
crowd Of girls on hand at tho tGmp6
rary playground on the Normal
school campus to indulge In their
first organized play under the dirce
lion of Director Slater and Mis-
srookffeld. 1t was more Of a get.
together affair than anything else
yesterday, although few circle
games and relays were played and
much enjoyed by the girls. Every
one got into the new sport with man.
ifest interest.
The ground is open for play at 3
o'clock and the session continues un.
Ill $3.50 o'clock. The work will be
confined to the girls until the play.
ground in Coal Run will be in such
shape as to allow of play there
When the ground is ready there I'll.
ycrk will be arranged SO that both
lie girls and the boys will be favor.
Ira with a program of activity that
Eyill meet with their particular
needs.
Director Slater reports progress
On the playground across the river
lear the Hutchinson residence and
ne expects that 1t will be In condi-
ion very soon now so that the. girls
md boys in that section of tile ci;y
will be able to give vent to their
rent up surplus to their hearts cor;
ent. There is no apparatus at tne
Normal grounds atthe present time
Is 1t would not be policy to install
my for SO short a period, but Di-cc;
or Slater wants to have the parents
zee toiit that the youngsters be per:
nitted to frequent the playground.
or he assures the girls the fines,
ind of play under proper conditions
nd restrictions. Play is the safety
alive of the nations energy. Let US
ee to it that It is Of the proper no.
ure. Well organized ard, iproDerly
uperyiscd Fairgrounds are essen:
tally a healthy tonic in any com.
snunity. IN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
Alleged Slayer $;
! Held fo,rt' Court
JACOB TAYLOR CHARGED WITH
DOVE MURDER, SAYS CON.
FESSI0N WAS FORCED,

PITTSBURGH, June 25.-.I had
to talk-they put a rope around m,
neck and struck a gun In my face.
With these wards jacob Taylor, the
Mt. Braddock youth, accounted fol
the confession he made recently be.
fore county detectives in which he
told Of killing Florence Dove In
North Braddock May a. Yesterday
after being held on a charge OF mur.
der by Alderman Louis Alpern, .he
repudiated his confession. s.,
II didh't know atthing about the
murder until a man read it to me
from paper IN the Braddock sta
tion,r said young Taylor in reiterat:
ing his acusations that county detec:
tiYes had used third degree meth
eds to wiring from him a confession.
At the hearing G. H, Austin, a
stenographer, who took notes at, the
time Taylor made his con fession, re-
peated what the youth had related.
He said Taylor told Of meeting the
Dove girl and her companion, Eliza
beth Klimek; Of their conversation
his attack and of killing the Dove
girl. County Detective John n.
Burke told of taking the youth into
custody and Of his subsequent con-
fession. His testimony was corrobs
grated by County Detective Edward
Weber.
Young Taylor sat motionless in a
chair throughout the proceedings and.
3unconcerned when an
notincement OF the decision holding
him for court was announced. No
counsel appeared for the accused.
After the hearing q was reported.
that Attorney Harry ii. Davidson
had been retained. Taylor was re-
committed to jail to await trial In
court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
OfEighli,th.
Ward Bible Class

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Great preparations are hcine made
by the Eighth ward Bible class to
iiaye an excellent program for the
children Friday night, June 90. The
meeting will be held in the auditor
iums Of the Eighth ward school
house, where there will be ample
room to accommodate the crowd tina.
Is expected 10 be there. The stagc
will be beautifully decorated In
cedar flowers and ferns. And the
program consists Of Rotations. dia-
logues. and songs, which have been
been carefully arranged and much
preparation has been made to make
II an ENJOYABLE evening. Exercises
commences at 1880 p. m. and closes
at 9 O'Clock All arc welcome. Come
and help make It a success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
der that one may understand their
recommendations, which are as fol-
lows:
Fifth-hlterlocking of Directors of
Competitive Corrorarions--Rec:
ommendatior Of Committee.

htShAoShA1AN VI bilGGtuls VI
Competitive Corrorarions--Rcc.
ommendatior Of Committee.
The committee recommends tia,
!nterlocling of directors among com;
petitiye business corporations, in.
clMuing railroad corporations, Should
DC prohibited regardless of the sizs
Of corporations il elimination o.
competition among the corporations
In question would constituted viola.
ton of the Sherman Act.
Sixth-interlocking Of Directors =.
Railroads and Industrial Bust.
nesses-Recommendation of
Co mmittee.
Inc committee recommends that
'ntcrlocking of officers and directors
between railroads and industrial
businesses with which they transact
4 substantial volume Of business (roi
example, in the relation of buyer and
seller) should be prohibited excep,
III such instances as the Interstate
Somcmrce Commission may deter.
mine are not detrimental to the pub,
lib interest.
Notwithstanding Of Di,ector,-
Railroads and Bankers-No Rec.
concentration.
Being divided in opinion concern.
ing regulatory prohibitions affecting
railroads and financial institutions,
the members OF the committee have
united in no recommendation on the
subject but suggest that members pl
he Chamber be asked to vote upon
he following questions:
Questions For Vote.
ta) Should interlocking of oft
'ers and directors; between railroads
md bankers with whom they have
financial transactions be entirely
prohibited? OF
fb) Should there be Legislative
prohibition of such ,"terlocx!ng with
i provision that q finding of the In
.elstate Commerce Commission to
the effect that in particular in
stance there was no dc.r:ment to :lC
public interest would prevent illc-
gality in that instance? Or
(c) Should there lie legislation ii,
!, form which would not pronounce
illegal existing situations but would
authorize tho Interstate coninlercn
Commission upon finding dstri-
mont to the public interest IN any
'lnterlocking to order that 1t be ter
minated?
sishth-Interlocking Of Directors
Banks.
The senate bill expressly exempts
banks from the operation Of its pro.
visions regarding interlocking Of d.
rectors.
No Recommendation Of C:.r:lai..ee.
i Upon the subject Of interlocking
II directors among banKs tie com.
mittee makes no Recommendation
but upon the larger question which
rs involved 1t states the folio Wing
questions on which to ask The me.a-
ibers Of the chamber to vote:
Further Investigation. a
tal Should the problems iny6lv=
ed in preventing concentration Of
credit be referred for Investigation
and Recommendation to the federqt
reserve board or some other compe-
tent body? Or
Immediate Legislation.
e Obi Should these problems be
the snbieetSof immed date legislation
for example, in the form Of q prohiE
Of interviewing Of, Officers
or directors among hanks II any,
l...,. 4. d. u lss -. ,.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
CLEAN UpsWEEK.

isar4 49, rlEa 49, - .slistl, 90 elll
Philadelphia recently had
"Clean Up Week and of fits re-
suits the director in charge said;
& J; 81 I'VE had twice as much adyer-
itising this year as last, and our
cleanup !campaignswas just twice
as effective. The success Of tic
campaign is directly proportional
to the amount Of advertising we
do.
F.TheS only way to focus attea-
.tion on our plan was to adSer-
tise. Without plenty publicity
the llousescleaning would have
been spread over the Whole year.
and 1t would have ben impossible
to remove the rubbish in one
week"
lie stated that tho amount oil
dirt and rubbish removed, u piled
in city block, would tower %
feet high.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25

Whore is tile big Lumber . Sale 20.
ing on? At the +. I. Kelley LINN
Der Words, Cod, Walnut, Ave. and IA
S., South Side. 6z24Est
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
Ninth -BcorrorateS Ownership
Stock Recommendation Of
Committee!
Committee
HON. GEORGE D. ALDEN.

,, " ! .Ci4'f. u = ~ .it
e The committee recommends. tina
corporate ownership of stock direct
~ or indirectly, or competitor cor
porations should he prohibited i
elimination of competition anon
the corporations in question woul:
constituted violation of the Sherme,
Act, except tinisuch instances as Iii
Interstate Trade Commission Cor, til
interstate Commerce Commission :.
are not detrimental to the publ
the case of railroads) may determin
interest.
Tenth-Regulation of Stock Issues
Recommendation of Committee.
The committee recommends tina
there should not be an attempt t
regulate the shares Of stock issue.
by corporations engaged in interstat
commerce.
Any members of the Chamber o
Commerce interested in tue matter
referred to in the bills now befor
congress or in the recommendation
Of the special committee OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce OF the Unite.
States, are given a special invitatio,
to study the matter, and are give,
privilege of the Chamber Of Com
merec Office and literature for THU
purpose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25

) ~ --I.7 ;7z7T7 T77-,-7 We
fer to other natterat than a. trade
commission, and after q thorough!
study Of these bills the special COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
makes the following recommended,
itiens. The recommendations are in.
itroduced by the following paragraph
from President Wilson'S speech oil
january goth:
"The business of the country
awaits also, has long awaited and
has suffered because it could not OBJ
tain, further and more explicit leg
islatiye definition of the policy and
meaning of the existing antitrust
Jaw. Nothing hampers business like
uncertainty. Nothing daunts 3.
discourages 1t like the necessity to
AXE chances, tie run the risk of fail.
,ng under the condemnation of tic
,aw before it can make sure Jus,
that the law is. Surely we are suf-
ticiently familiar with the actuai
processes and methods OF monopoly
md OF the many hurtful restraints
IF trade to make definition possible.
1t any rate up to the limits of.what
experience has disclosed. These
practices, being now abuMdantly dis.
closed, can be explicitly and item by
item forbidden by statute in such
terms as will practically eliminate
uncertainty, the law itself and thu
penalty being made equally plain"
First-Diserimination in Prices
Recommendation of Cimmittee.
The committee recommends thai
there should be no attempt by stat:
Jet to forbid determinations Ii
prices Of commodities.
Second Discrimination in SELLING
Products of Mines = Recon-.
incubation of Committee.
The committee recommends that q
proposal to compel persons CONTROL.
ing the product Of mines to sell tt
all applicant who may be response.
ble' is wrong in principle aiui I'M
workable in practice.
rhird-Exclusive Contracts-Recon..
mendatino Of Committee.
The committee recommends thai
there should not be statutory prohi-
5ition of conditions accompanying
sales and leases to the effect that
buyers or lessees cannot handle OF
use the products of competitors.
,Fourth-Government DEGREES in Phi.
vate Suits-Recommendstion 4
Of Committee.
The committee recommends that
he final decree in an equity suit
brought by the government which
establishes the existence or the non.
existence of a restraint of trade or
II monopoly should be conclusive
'vidcnce as to the same general fac.
n private actions brought against
the same defendants under the anti
trust laws.
Regulation of Corporations.
Perhaps the greatest proportion
ate amount Of space in the house an,
senate bills is devoted to provision:
which seek to regulate corporation.
IN their business relations and theif
business practices. These provision
.he committee has considered under
separate heads.
Under the subject Intcrlocking o.
Directors in business Corporation,
and in Railroad Corporations comef
in for much space and considerably
aotice Of this part Of the committar.s
report should be read in full in OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
Fined For Being
/ DisOrdefIu

a young man living in Barnsyille!
was fined $1,000 by Mayor Bowen
this morning in police court on q
charge Of being disorderly. The trou.
BILE happened on Monday nlgltsWbenI
the young man threw one OF his
brothers out of the illouse.
| Three arrests were made by the 4,u.
lice yesterday and last night. They
were all for drunkenness andstheluns
lucky ones got the usual ifInelof $500
1liis morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
PLAYGROUND
iG|RLsMA|vEEs1
KEEN.|N7EREST

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
MINOR poMERoY DEAD.

Minor Pomcroy, colored, died last
night at the Miners hospital from
injuries sustained in the mines al
Meadowbrook some time ago. The
remains were taken in charge by I'm.
dertaker Mtisgraye and Sons and was
sent to shinnston this afternoon fol
interment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-25
RETuRNEHyoME.

The Fairmont delegation 70 the
Democratic convention which was
held In Pafkersburg yesterday re-
turned heme Last might on the ~
o'clock car from clarksburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
TURKS MAY ENTER.
Ottoman Empire Watched and Warn;
ed BIZ the A1iies:

The london Daily Telegraph's S
diplomatic correspondent says: "fur-
key may declare war at any moment.
It is only a matter of a few days
possibly a few hours.
"An efforts of the powers in the
Triple Entente have failed and the
London embassy admits the situation
ii grave. The military party domi-
nant in Constantinople has concluded
that the present is the best time to
obtain the restoration of Macedonia
and the Aegian Islands.
German officers and men are be
ing poured into Constantinople. Tur-
key apparently counts on the Balkan
States auarrelling among themselves
While Turkey fights Greece, but it
seems likely that Turkeys declara
tioh Of war against Greece will be
regarded as hostile act by the
Triple Entente, which will send a
fleet to dispose of all the Turkish and
German ships. The British govern
ment has warned Turkey plainly
that in starting any campaign at this
time she signs her own death war
rant"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
ofLING FOR BATTLE
Forces Are Beng Organized For Bal
loting Next Tuesday.

Forces Are Beng Organized For Bal
loting Next Tuesday.
On the surface, South Cardinals
political sea is calm. However, there
are strong undercurrents. No an
ncuncements have seen issued and it
is taken for granted that both sides
are oiting the machinery for the final
battle on September s.
Cole L. Blease has been credited
with the best political machine in the
history OF South Carolina. He has
boasted that he could sit in Columbia
aAG pull the strings and get a res
ponse from any section of the state
but this old machine was battered by
the ballots in the first primary an
the question now is: will the ma
chine with a little repair be able to
fight strong enough in the second
race?" The brains Of the machine
have taken renewed hope, for they
realize that Richards will be practi-
cal,y everything that 6iease stood for
The friends Of Richard I. Manning
are not asleep. They are wide
awake and the administration will
have hard time putting anything
over
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09

sored, describing the landing OF tae
woundede in the Heligoland fight
says there were plenty of eye-wit-
nesses when the first batch were
landed. Among the dead was lieu
tenant commander. The German
wounded from the MainX were rough
ly attired; none had a full uniform.
Many had suffered frightful wounds.
The Mainx's quartermaster, who IS a
seagenarian. was badly wounded IN
the body.
Ninety German prisoners from the
Mainx have been landed at Leith.
Eight are officers, and one is said to
be the son of Admiral Won TirplltZ,
German minister of the navy. Six
teen of the prisoners were suffering
from wounds.
The British light cruiser Fearless
took a prominent part in the battle.
She approached within ten niles OF
the German coast and drew out the
German cruisers. which attempted to
surround her. At one moment sne
was engaged single-handed against
four OF them. One had come within
1000 yards when she was struck and
burst into flames.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
CROP OF GREAT SIZE
COTTON PRODUCTION MAY EX::
C,srp THE RECORD.
A Bumper Crop Is Indicated by He
turns Made TO the Uhited States
Department of Agriculture.

A bumper crop Of cotton which
may equal or exceed the record crop
of 1911 when final returns are made.
is indicated by the department. Of
agritulture'S report shnwins the con-
dition of the crop on August 25th to
be IS Fer cent Of normal total pro-
duction OF 15.O9O,OOO bales of 500
gross weight is interpreted by the
department experts from the condi-
ton figures. This is 1,365,O00 bales
more than forecast from the July
cellent growing conditions through
out the cotton belt during August.
The condition Of the cotton crop Of
of the United States On August 25th
was $50 per cent. Of a normal, the
United states department of agricul-
turee's crop reporting board announc-
ed at noon Tuesday in its fourth con-
dition report of the season. This
compares with 5e.4 per cent on July
25 of this year $50 per cent on Aug
ust 25 last year. 14.S per cent in
1912 and 1874 per cent the average
for the past ten years on August 20.
Following the last condition re-
port in July the crop reporting board
announced that the condition of July
25 forecast a yield Of t7s pounds of
cotton Aer acre, which On the acre
age reported July i, viz, 36,s6O,oo0
would produce 616,000,ooo pounds
of lint or about 1890, 900 bales. OF
500 pounds gross weight. 1t added
that if an allowahee Of one per cent
be made for abandonment of acreage
the forecast would be about .13,725,-
900 bales.
The official figures Of the crop re-
porting board announce the equiva'
lent in yield of 100 per cent. condi-
ton on August 25 as 259.7 pounds
per acre. With an acreage of 36,'
$4,000, making an allowance Of one
per cent for abandonnnsnt, the fore
east Of sield as indicated from the
| August 25 condition can be obtained
in points. This total Of pounds may
be reduced to 500 pounds gross
weight bales by dividing BY 47s.1
pounds, the average net weight o.
such bales.
| Condition by States.
Comparison of conditions by tne
States follows:
| States 1914 1914 1918 ave
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
MADE HER STOP
German Trawler Sunk by British in
North Sea

In confirmation OF the story that
mines have been laid in the North
Sea by vessels disguised as neutral
fishing boats, woman who arrived
at Londan form Bergen tells of the
sinking of such mine-layer by a
British cruiser.
The ship on which she was travel
ing found itself one morning close to-
a number of British cruisers, one of
which had caught German trawler
flying the Norwegian flag and engag-
ed in laying mines.
According to this woman the Brit
ish commander gave the crew of the
trawler three minutes in which to
leave their vessel. and they came
tumbling over the side of the passeu-
er ship. Then the cruiser backed IN
a bit and rammed the offending traw-
Ter, and at the second attempt cut
her in two and sent her 70 the bot
TOM
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
MAKING HISTORY.
Scenes of Action in Present War at
Present Number Three.

Only bulletins of Napoleonic brew
ity have come into London from all
the far spread battle lines. History
is being made on three great fields Of
action-along $50 miles of French
frontier, on 200 miles of >Austro-
Hungary border and through a wide
area of Eastern Prussia.
Silence has covered Austria's war
with Servia for several days, but that
has become a minor detail of the
death struggle of the European pow
ers. The Russian front is the scene
of events in the greatest magnitude,
but between the claims and counter
claims of the pelligerents there is
such a vital difference it is impos-
sible to form an estimate of which
way the balance swings.