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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
PRESIDENT W~HEELWRIeHT De.
MES coNsoLipATloN COAL
RuMoRS.

j. Il. wheeiwright Or the Consolida:
ticn Coal Company, who returnedlfr from
New York yesterday. reiterated his
former statement that anyone who is
looking for sensational developments
% follow the sale OF the 100000 of
2 per cent. debenture bonds by the
company VIII be woefully disappoint.
ed. He repeated that interests close
to the company had not sold their stock
and had no intentionlof doing SO; that
the management OF the company will
continue as now, and that at the com
ing meeting OF stockholders on March
N the present board of directors will
be chosen and the present officers re-
tanned.
We cannot increase our board he
said, because the charter, provides for
q president and 10 directors. Unless
some Of the present board should un.
fortunately die In the meantime, ! am
confident there will be no change. The
rtnnor mill seems to have been work.
Ing overtime concerning US, but i am
very much afraid 1t has all been in
vain. We contemplate nothing OF an
unusual character"
Continuing. MT. Wheelwright said
the doal for the sale OF the debentures
had been completed while he was in
New York, and deelared' In a general
way that the Consolidation Coal Com.
pany was now in a stronger position
than ever beforeiin its history. Divert
ing somewhat from the sale OF the
bonds and any possible connection Of
John p. Rockefeller with the company
he expressedtth opinion that the com
pany's development in the Elk Horn
fieldl OF Kentucky and the quantity and
character Of the coal It owned there
10 worth more today than the entire
capitalization OF the Consolidation Coal
Company stocks and bonds. All its
resources In Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and pennsylvania combined,
he declared, will not lequa in value the
deposits u owns in Kentucky. He did
not directly say SO. but the impression
tssthat most OF the new money obtain.
ed viii 60 toward the further develop.
ment In this new field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
FREAK OF BULLETS.

A sapper in the royal engineers tells
the story. of an extraordinary c
which one Of his comrades expert.
Ienced. "a bulletEtook his cap off and
cut q groove through the hair, with.
out ~injuring the scalp, in such a man.
ner that II looked as though he had
carefully parted his dair down the
CENTER
This is but another Illustration Of
the tricks that bullets play at times.
says It'd Bits. It is doubtful, how:
ever. II any soldier in the present
campaign has had such marvellous es.
capes. as Lieutenant A. c. Johnson,
the Hants county cricketer, who re.
tlates how, shortly before he was
slightly wounded. a shell hit the wall
six inches above his head, while
shortly afterwards a bullet hit the
ground half a yard in front Of him.
bounded up and hit him on the body,
bruising his ribs. Then a bullet hit
him over the heart, but was spent be-
fore reaching him, and when in the
hospital he picked it out Of his left
hand breast pocket and sent it home
to his wife.
A charmed life, too, seems to be
borne by a private Of the Manchester
regiment, who relates how, while
smoking a cigaret in the trenches, a
bullet took the "fag' out OF his mouth,
while another cut the crown OF his
hat, leaving the peak still sticking
on his head. And It Is Characteristic
of the humor of Tommy" even when
the fire is hottest, that when a bullet
tok on the top of a tin Of bully beef
which another private had in his hand,
he looked at it. cody turned round,
made a bow In the direction Of the
enemy and thanked them for saving
him the trouble of finding a tin-opener.
A curious escape from what might
have been a mortal wound was that
of a Royal Scots Fusilier. During a
severe fight he suddenly felt the
shock of a bullet. II am hit,n he said
to his chum. Looking down, however,
he saw that the bullet had struck a
clip of cartridges in his top left:hand
pouch, but had done no other dam.
age. The first cartridge must have
been a little loose, and as It twisted
round when It was struck the bullet
was turned of instead Of going
straight through the soldiers body,
as 1t would have done had all the
cartridges been firm.
Mr.. Frank scudamore relates an ex.
traordinary incident which occurred
during the soudan campaign, when he
saw an officer. a friend of his, go
down, apparently shot through the
head. ITO my surprise" he says. II
met him walking about after the bat
tie apparently none the worse for
wear, saving that his: head was band.
aged. Then he showed me how the
bullet, striking had DETECTED hwy one
OF the hooks OF his helmet chain, and
run around his forehead, cutting q
groove under the skin. and had then
glanced of the helmet hook at the
other side.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
First Woman Senator
Takes Seat In Senate

SALEM. Ore, Feb. 6-Miss Kath.
ryn Clark the first woman senator In
Oregon, has taken her seat In the
state Senate.
stunningly gownedI and flushed with
victory. she called at the State House
before proceeding to the Senate. She
sought Miss Marion Towne. Oregon's
nrst and only state Representative In
the House.
Eyes. we talked shop admitted
Senator Clark afterward. II wanted
to get some pointers.
Representative Towneyescorted Sem
ator Clark to the Senate chamber,
where her appearance momentarily
stopped the wheels of Legislation.
Doorkeepers, pages and officials
crowded around to extend greetings.
Half a dozen Senators Jumped to
their feet to move that the courtesies
OF the Senate be extended Immediate
~ to Senator Clark.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
IJilts Pianee On Eve
of Weddingfo for Man 75

UTICA. Feb! e.-Jliting a travelling
salesman to who mshe had been en-:
Gagged Miss Gertrude "A. Wood. forty.
two fyears Oh, daughter OF Mrs. T. "A.
Wood, and John A. Roberts, seventy
dye, head OF John a.. Roberts & Co,
the pioneer and richest dry goods
merchant In Central New Cork, an:
nounced their approaching marriage.
The date was not given.
Miss Wood and William G. White,
forty.four, employed by a Buffalo
dental company. applied for q mar.
rage license here less than twenty.
four hours before Mr.. Roberts for.
mally announced his engagement to
Miss Wood. At Miss Woods request
information about her license to be
married to Mr.. White was withheld
from the newspapers.
Efforts to clear the mystery came
to naught. Neither Mr.. Roberts nor
Miss Wood would talk. Mr.. White
could not be found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
pEPoLA TRIAL POSTPONED.

The hearing Of Lima pepola, Of the
Speedway. East Side. before Justice
Musgrove, was postponed from last
evening until Tuesday evening at the
request OF her attorney. George M,
R%alphsnider. Mrs. Depola Is accused
OF taking cooking utensils from the
home OF Il. ". Brown, Of the Speed.
way. The case Is OF interest. because
OF It's relation to that OF Luigi limo.
cenzi. held for court trial recently by
Justice Musgrove on q charge of nan.
dering, II being alleged that limo.
cenzi offered to buy Nj. Browns NJ.
year-old daughter and that the Depola
woman acted rs his agent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
c,aare.t., In China.

For genuinely cheap cigarettes China
would appear to be without peer.
Packages of ten cigarettes retail there
for n cent gold, and with each package
is given q Japanese made bamboo Gig
arctic holder. If the smoker cares to
buy in carton lots-a carton containing
500 clgarettes-he can get still more Of
n bargain. the carton costing but so
cents United States money.
These extraordinarily cheap ciga.
rettes are made Of native Chinese to.
bacco. so It Is stated by u consul at
Chungking. The profit to the manu-.
featuring company on n package of ten
cigarettes Is approximately one-ifth Of
a cent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
MAN HURT IN mine
ONE YEAR AG0D|ES
Has Been In Miners Hospi-
tai yer Since-Leayes
Family.

Mr.. George Address, aged 81 years,
died yesterday evening at the Miners,
hospital, after a lingering illness. On
April "a. Of last year while at work in
Mine No. 8 at Monongah he was run
over by a mine car and sustained Sc.
we're injuries. .He(was admitted to the
Miners hospital, where he had receiv:
ed treatment ever since the accident.
He is survived by a family.
The funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon at 1:30s O'clock from the
Methodist Episcopal church at Monon.
gah, and interment will be made In
Maple Grove cemetery in this city. The
remains will arrive here from Monon.
gah at three o'clock. Undertaken r.
L. Cunningham has charge Of the fun.
eral arrangements.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Funeral Of Arlie
SWisher Held Today

Arlie Joseph Swisher, son Of Mr.. A.
B. Swisher, died yesterday afternoon
at 4:45 o'clock, after an illness of two
weeks Of typhoid fever. He was aged
S years. 6 months and - days. HIS
mother, who was before her marriage
Miss Harriet Stats, died last June.
The surviving sisters and brothers
are Mrs. David Christian, Mrs. Ray.
mond Headman, Charles, Clarence,
Nellie and Bertha Swisher.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at 8 o'clock, with interment in Maple
Grove cemetery by Undertaken Jen-
kins.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
EskimosHiah Kiekers.

Instead OF using only one leg in the
standing high kick Eskimos employ
both feet, Just as they would in. a high!
jump. Although handicapped IN this
way. by throwing the head and the
shoulders higher than the feet asrecord.
Iofl six feet nine inches has been estnb-
llahed. No other people enjoy more
than the fsskimos the exhibiting Of
their athletic abilities, Whenever there
Is a NATIONAL celebration they literally
flock into Nome by the hundreds. In
tent on displaying their prsve<a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

ALBANY. N. v, Feb. 4-The wo.
ma suffrage resolution passed by
the Legislature in 1918 wa sadopted
in the Senate by an unanimous vote.
1t previously had been adopted in the
assembly. Tho voters Of the state
will now be given the opportunity to
al amendment permitting women the
right Of suffrage.
Only one suffragist, Miss Alberta
Hill. a lieutenant Of Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Batch of New York. was in
the chamber when the resolution was
adopted. Hurrying to a stenographer
she dictated this statement:
"The Senate thought 1t might be
made fun Of II a lot Of suffragists
packed the galleries when the reso.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
G. J,Corbin Is hi
AtM Monroe ST, Home

Mr.. c. j. corbin. one OF the vener.
able citizens Of this city is critically
Ill at his home on Monroe street.
Mr.. Corbin has been in failing health
for some time. anu some weeks ago
went to Baltimore to consult a special
list. For several weeks he has been
confined to his home, and a part OF
the time to his bed. His condition Is
said to be serious at this time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Loses Propeller
Is Helpless In Sea

BERLIN. atby wireless to London,
Feb. 6s-The Cunard line steamer
'Thracia1, with a cargo worth s1S,000,+
600, has lost her propeller and Is
floating helplessly In the White Sea.
according to a dispatch received from
Christiana.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Factory To Resume
Full Time Schedule

w1LLIMANTIc, Conn. Feb. g.
Commencing Monday more than $500
employees In the factory of the Amer:
lean Thread Company here will work
on full time for six days a week, &C.
cording to an announcement.
The factory had been running four
days a week for several months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
IT, S. Will Launch
New ubmarin I-2

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-submarlne
LIZ. one Of the eight authorized by
congress in 1912, will be launched OF
Quincy. Mass, Feb. II, the navy de.
partment has announced.
The vessel is to cost S534,000, will
have a surface displacement of 450
tons, and surface speed ;oft14 knots.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Man Is Freed III
White Slave Case

CHARLESTON, Feb. 6.-steve La.
monetin, professional wrestler. arrest.
ed here last week on q whit slavery
charge, was dismissed today on rec.
concentration of the district attorney.
The prosecutor informed the court
that the governments ISL against
the defendant was too weak.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
-Four Are Arrested
For T~respassing

Detective Ice, Of the B. G o. force,
yesterday arrested four men in the
local yards, giving their names as
John Rine, John Martin, homas Black.
well and John Moran. The men con.
fessed to the charge Of trespassing
and were fined $500 and costs each,
amounting to $3.50 in al. They could
not pa yout, SC were sent back to the
county jail to Join the road gang for
six days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
sOCLETY

Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Miss Elizabeth Lemley leaves to.
morrow for her home at Burton to be
present at the golden wedding ami
yersary celebration OF her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Lemley. The
event will take place on Tuesday, the
ninth, and will be celebrated by a
family reunion.
Mr.. Jesse LeMasters is recovering
from a several days illness,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Gas

West Virginia operators are not
starting q great deal of new work, but
Gre giving more careful attention to
seeing that the old wells are kept pro.
ductng to their limit and ut the same
time when theyIg get SO low as not to be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

Finding a Buyer
For your property Is easy II you use
West Vtrginian Want Ads. Bring
your ad In early.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Success

Success crowned our first Fri.
day Bargain Day" in spite Of the
bad weather and innumerable men
and women who desire to stretch
their moneyIas far as possible took
advantage OF this event and now
they are thankful and they have
learnedthatS"Friday Bargain Day.
iaarealsli live opportunity and learn
ed that it Is worth the effort, even
u II Is bad weather to visit Har.
rison,s on Fridays.
IN fact IL Is worth the effort to
visit Harrfson'ss any day for the
merchandise In this store is relia.
Bile to the last buyers. desirable to
say the least and always moder.
ately priced.
Saturday and Monday a Great
Suit Sale will be staged which will
NO doubt help us to make room
for oursspring merchandise, for we
have cut the prices almost half
and that suit you thought you
couldn't AFFORD is now well within
your reach.
sPRiNesuITsA N MILLINERY
We are pleased to announce the
arrival Of o shipment Of exquisite
Spring Suits OF the very latest up
to.the.min1te style and exception
ally low prices also Chic Spring
Millinery that 10 well within the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

luton went through, but In rushing
the resolution through In this way /
think the Senate has made fun OF II.
sell.
THE suffrage jubilee will take
place Tuesday ewing Just, ns planned.
even though they slipped the resolu.
tIon through without waiting until We
could be out in force.s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
~ The FIRE ENeINEs

were on their way to your house
wouldn't you be In a hurry to ret IN.
sured. u you could. They are liable to
be called out any time to attend to d
IRE at Your place or the house NEXT
door. You never can tell, 90 like q pru.
dent man you should have us fnsurei
you In q first class company.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-29
The Second Day

The second day of the far was
the banner day in attendance
and the attractions were also
greater than of any day OF the ne
fair. The weather man dia MS
best and early in the morning IL
could be seen that the day "oulu
be an ideal one There was not
a cloud in the sky and the 'efi-
perature was neither too warm
nor too cool for comfort
Early in the morning Il :
crowd started pouring throusll
the gates and by noon the ehtire
grounds were a mass OF human
itv. There were 1000 people on
the grounds at three O'Clock ln
the afternoon.
The program started as on the
first day with band concerts o''
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-29

resentatives easily won the
money.
Following this was the Indian
potato race, with seven entries.
Rare horsemanship was display
ed by those taking part and
some clever jockeying caused
spectators to applaud heartily
the participants. VIM. Knock
EN- Down won first money and
and Francis White Hand Bear
won second.
The mems quarter mile foot
race was next with five entries,
Only three finished the race.
however, as the other two were
too far outclassed. Henry One
Feather won first money and
David Steele second.
After the racing events the
Standing Rock Indians. decorat-
ed with painted faces, gaudy
feathers and their blankets,
gave war dance in front of the
grand stand. This was alone
worth going miles to see as it is
very seldom that the people of
today have the opportunity of
witnessing the old savage dances
of the Indian.
Following this dance the Aero
plane Flight took place and for
the first time in history, a large
mechanical bird hOvered over
the city. In spite of the
high wind Prof. Savage made an
excellent flight and the people
were we'll satisfied.
During the entire program the
Indian band from Fl. Yates and
the local band played stirring
pieces of music while Cozad,
with his clown act, kept the
| crowd on the verge of Mysteries
with his comical stunts and his
Insane remarks.
After the aeroplane flight, the
crowd scattered over the grounds
entertaining themselves at the
concession tents or riding on the
.merry-go-round, while the ham
burger stands were busy feeding
them with sandwiches and ice
cold pop.
As soon as it became dark the
crowd dispersed and gathered
again on the streets Of the city
where they were entertained by
the bands
The Star Theatre was mex
visited by the majority OF th'
crowd and here they were enter
tanned for an hour with high
class pictures a n d vaudeville
Eo,louino this the dance at tht
Armory attracted the dance an'
music lovers and until the wee
small hours thefollowing mornlni
this place was filled with laugh
inc and chattering celebrators
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-29

day and the finish was exciting
to say the least.
Following the potato race came
the event for which the crowd
had been anxiously waiting. the
automobile race. There were
two entries in this event, G. w.
Hose with his Buick and +. E.
Papke with a Ford. That this
would be an exciting race had
been predicted by all who knew
the drivers and the predictions
were fulfilled to every extent.
Hose drew the pole and, since
the track is only one-half mile in
length, this was considered a big
advantage. From the word go
the winner could not be picked
with certainty as Papke. altho-
ugh about 100 feet in the rear
after the first lap, did not lose a
foot of ground during the re-
mainder of the race and the sharp
turns made it very difficult to tell
who might have spill. Hose
won the race by about one sec
ond with the time Of 8:49. Con-
sidering the sharp turns and
soft track. this was a great deal
better time than the most reck-
less had considered possible.
After this race, Prof. Savage,
for the third time, ascended in
his aeroplane and gave the on
lockers an exhibition of high
flying that was excellent. The
ease with which he handled the
machine and the grace with
which the automobile of the air
glided through the clouds was
cause for many exclamations of
praise and admiration.
The program was closed with
an Indian war dance accompan-
led by Indian songs that are rel
les Of the day when the Indian
was sole possessor of the Great
American Plains. The Indians
were dressed in their native cos.
tunes and for many of us this is
the first opportunity of seeing
the Indian as he once was.
Following the program of free
attractions the crowd spent the
rest of the afternoon and even.
ing looking over the exhibits anC
patronizing the lunch stands and
doll racks. No skin games
or other gambling devices were
allowed on t h e grounds ant
booze was strictly forbidden 81
that it was very peaceful crOwt
that was on the fair grounds a
all times. The concession stands
did a good business, but if per
son h ad been so inclined. i
would not have been necessar,
for him TO spend more than th'
entrance fee at the gate to hav'
all t h amusement that on
could wish for.
| In the evening, the crowd wa
again treated to band concert
on the streets given by botl
bands while the shows at tn,
Star and the Armory played t.
full houses. After the show il
the Armory, the floor was cleare'
and a big dance was held. Th'
music was excellent, being rend
cred by the we'll known Lennon
Orchestra, and the crowd stay q
until late the following morning
which is excellent evidence tn a
they were having a good time
erL..l uhcs,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-29

Early in the morning of the
closing day. it looked as if the
weather man did not wish to
overdo things 20 be sent q fog to
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-29

| Although the air was cold anc
damp and it was so foggy that a
person could only see a short
distance. the crowd did not sta,
away and at noon as many people
had passed through the gates as
on either of the proceeding days.
The crowd was only a trifle small.
er during the third day than on
the second which was a grea,
deal better than the most Opt.
mistic had dared to hope.
During the forenoon the bands
and merry-go-round kept t h c
crowd amused at the fair ground
while up town the merchants
were busy supplying the people
with goods which to take with
them on their return home.
At one O'Clock in the afternoon
Indian Pete" with his Sioux
Warriors again paraded tn C
streets, enroute to the fair
grounds and the grounds were
soon covered with a mass IF hu.
manity.
After few selections by the
band. the first race was called.
This was a three minute pace or
trot. Three horses were entered,
one by Norton and two by Pom
eroy. Pomeroy's Topsy carried
away first money and Prince, hia
other entry, won second. Time
$40.
| Following this was an Indian
pony race of Il miles. Five en-
tries were made in this race anc
at all times the ponies were
punched to- such An extent that
| it was not until the Judges an
nounced the winners that the
crowd was certain which had
gone under the wire first. White
Shield took first money and BeaI
RIBS, second.
In the thoroughbred running
race which followed. Smiling In
, dian. owned by Black Fox. dis
: tanced the field and Crosse tool
second money. This was one o
. the prettiest, as well as tastes
, races OF the entire fair. Th'
time made was 80 seconds fo
the half mile.
Immediately following t h il
event. the outlaw horses from tn
, ranges south of this city. wer'
brought on the field for the final
} Of the bucklng contest. Coleman
Eckard and Gist, winners IN tn
preliminarles on the proceeding
J day were there tn contest for tn
: supremacy Of the saddle and
purse of $75, and each one fel
, confident that they would win, i
e they were fortunate enough I
e draw the widest horse. Ncithe
e one had any apparent difficult
In riding the horses that was a
q lotted to him and the decislo
s of the judges was made with
h consideration of the fact that th
q horses did not all display tn
u same amount of VIciousness
n Coleman took first money an
4 Eckart second.
ell The barre roping contest
: another of the vests sports, 70
n lowed and IN this event cleve
! manipulation Of the rope was dis
!, played dy dozen or more riders
I Joe r. Necklace, an Indian, wo
!. first money with a distance Q
100 feet, distancing his neares
competitor. Ralph Whltlock, b
83 feet.
e For the fourth time during tn
Z fair. Prof. Savage dared the ele
o ments and with his Wright bi
o plane arose into the fog. He ha