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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-15
MADISON AND
|RELAND|CORNE|:lR 4
T0'BE| IMPROVED.
Board Of Affairs Will Buy
Small Piece of
Land.
OTHER STREET Matters
Commissioners Promise to
Improve Conditions at,
st. Joseph's Church.

A resolution authorizing the pur-
chase by the city from ]. NJ. Hartley
and Charles Watts of triangular
piece OF ground at Madison and Ire.
land streets to improve the juncture
Of the two thoroughfares was passed
today at the regular weekly meeting
Of the Board OF Affairs.
In consideration for a deed for this
piece OF land MIR. Hartley is 10 receive
5000 and Mr.. Watts $50. The widen
ing Of Madison street at this point will
bring 1t 10 within one foot OF the Watts
homestead. The resolution also pro-
yides for the widening of lane be-
tween property owned by the John
Carney heirs and c. Z. Watts 10 l6
feet.
The Rev. Father r. NJ. Schoenen,.
pastor Of st. Joseph Catholic church,
Bennett street, appeared before the
board and complained that 1900
bricks had been taken from heac the
church and that as a result the pave
ment and sidewalks in bennett street
were In such bad shape as 10 make IL
impossible TO hold funerals In the
church during wet weather.
The commissioners promised to see
that temporary improvements were
made to the street promptly and It
was intimated that u permanent pave
ment might be constructed in the
spring. Father Schoenen declared
that the congregation would contrib.
ute its share OF the expense Of per.
manent street improvements.
A. Angotti, who owns o glass fac
tory In Merchant street extension.
complained to the board that the Mo.
nongaheia railway had torn up the
street at the railroad crossing near
his plant and had not rebuilt It prop.
erly. The board promised to inyesti.
gate and II the facts warrant compel
the railroad to put the crossing In
passable shape.
A motion was passed authorizing
the establishment Of a slightly lower
grade In front Of the property OF the
M. q. Cochran heirs in Barney street
and authorizing the construction Of a
small retaining wall at the expense OF
the city.
Fred ]. Pickett was granted permis.
sion to install four additional tables
in his pool room, making a total Of
nine tables. Permission was granted
A. B. Morgan to erect a stable in Gas.
ton avenue at Twelfth street, The
building is to cost $50 and will be torn
down in the spring.
A motion was passed directing that
legal notices to proceed at once to
the construction Of curbs be sent to
all persons owning or controlling prop.
erty abutting on streets about to be
paved.
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ENDEAV0RERS TO De.
INGH+ARi|!GEI0 |! !:
Centennial Celebration at
First! Presbyt yterian Church
Begins Well.

The Centennial celebration Of the
First Presbyterian Church, in this
city, opened ,auspiciouslyf Sunday when
the church was crowded, despite the
rainy weather. and most enjoyable
services were held.
DR.. H. G. Stoetzer, who has been
pastor Of the local church for per-
iod OF 16 years preached an excel.
lent and profound sermon at the
morning service. This sermon was
largely reminiscent and was intense.
ly interesting to those assembled at
this service. .}T Il
Greetings from local pastors was
the main feature of the; afternoon ses.
sion and words Of congratulation
were given by Rev. w. ]. Eddy, pas.
tor Of the First Baptist Church, DR..
j. G. Broomfield, pastor OF the M. p.
Temple; Rev Clarence D. Mitchell,
pastor OF the Central Christian
Church; Rev. J. b. Workman, pastor
OF the Diamond Street M. E. Church; |;
Christ Episcopal Church; Rev. r. It.
Webb, pastor Of the M. E. Church.
South; Rev. C. E. Goodwin, postor Of
Of the First NJ. E.. Church.
"Reminiscences Of Boyhood Days.
was the subject Of a, splendid histori.
cal sketch given by exc Governor A. G..
Fleming, in which ho dwelt on the
times when he was q boy attending
tbs church. Another Intensely inter.
esting sketch was given by Hon. B. Z.
Butcher Of this city, who dwelt on
the early history of'the denomination.
Tonight the Christian Endeayorers
will have charge of the program and
Rev. Louis g.. Black Of Parkersburg,
state president Of the G. 1 e., will 'ad.
dress the meeting. His subject win be
Opportunity" Alhalf hour song ser.
vice will feature this, evenings enter.
tainment and will be In charge OF III.
b. Engle. Devotional services will be
conducted by Earl D.. Smith, presi.
dent of the Christian tEndeavor Society
OF the Presbyterian Church. Miss
Flora Lloyd will give the history OF
the organization and musical features
will consist Of a solo by Miss Carol
Powell entitled Blessed Redeemer,, b
and a duet whispering Hope will be
sung by Misses Flossle Met Cullough
and Edith Adams. . Z
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Former Members At
First Presbyterian

A number Of out Of town people
took in the services at the Presby-
terrain church on yesterday inaugural.
ing the Centennial celebration OF the
denomination In this section. Among
the visitors were Mr.. Charles L.
Smith. of Uniontown., father Of Harry
F. Smith. who Joined the Presbyterian
church in this city on November 20,
1856, on the same date that Exc Cover.
nor "a B. Fleming was received into
membership. Mr.. Smith Is an active
member of the Second Presbyterian
church of Uniontown at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. NEWMAN, Of
Grafton, the latter being daughter
of former prominent elder OF the
church, John NJ. King. were also here
for the centennial services.
The Central Christian church dis:
missed its evening service, and many
Of that congregation were present at
the services. Z, 4
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VEACA
DYING IN KANSAS
Mother of Prominent Fair
mont Men was West
on a Visit.

Ms. John yeach, mother of J. Clark
Miller and DR.. T. Homer Miller, of this
city, and DR.. George R. Miller, of Fair
view, is critically Ill at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Jesse Miller, at Fort Scott.
Kansas, and a message received here
last night stated she was sinking rap.
idly.
Ms. veach, who is well known in
this city, Is the wife OF John Yeach,
who resides In Lincoln district, near
Pennington.
On the fifth Of October, in company
with her sou, Mr.. j. Clark Miller, and
his wife, who were en- route to the
San Francisco Exposition, Mrs. Yeach
left for Kansas for an extended visit.
On Thursday the fourth OF Novem.
Der, DR.. George r. Miller. of Fairyiew,
left for Fort Scott on receipt Of a mes
sage from DR.. Homer Miller. stating
his mothers critical Illness.
Efforts 10 locate j. Clark Miller
have been futile up to this time,
though relatives here are of the opin:
ion that he may have been located
yesterday.
Y, Mr.. veach Is at his home near Far,
mington, and owing to his advanced
years II Is not possible for him to
reach the bedside of his wife. When
she left here Mrs. 'veaci. VAS appar.
entity In the best of health and stood
the, trip well! Heart trouble and com
Splications are the causes Of her Ill
ness.
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HOLIDAY SEASON
OFFICIALLY open
First Snowfall Began This
Morning at 10.1S
O'clock.

Just as a gentle hint to Falrmonters
that holiday season would soon be
here and that it is well TO do your
Christmas shopping early, the wealth.
er man unloaded the flrst Snow storm
Of the season IN this city shortly afte::
10 O'Clock this morning Us minutes
after the hour to be exactly
The small boys heart, eladdenea
by the sight OF the mad whirl of white
fakes outside the school house win.
dow, was doomed to sadness when he
remembered that 1t was no use to
think about sledding, for the hard rain
OF "a ffiours duration had left the
ground and streets in such condition
that the snow was gobbled up Just as
fastfas It fell.
However, 1t did snow, and real hard,
too. And many a child and grown-up
stopped to figure out just how long
1t would be until the annual visit Of
the Good Old Saint" who comes down
the chimney while we sleep and fills
our stockings with presents.
Local wireless operators stated that
Just after the snowstorm several rush
messages for Saint Nicholas were re-
ceived from Fairmont youths, who
wished to get their Christmas orders
in early SO that Santa Claus would not
be rushed to death at the last minute
like the department store people who
are trying to fill the late orders of tar.
dy Christmas shoppers.
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GEORGE P.COCHRANIREMOYEDIFR
OFFICE ON. .TRUMPED!UP CHARGES
Letter Carrier Who Has Faithfully and Acceptably
Amounted to Frame-Up by Partisan Inspectors.
IT is ALLEGED THAT HE C0ULDlN0T SPELL
Injured Man Writes Hot Reply to the Official Letter Noti.
flying Him That Charges Seven Years Old Had
Been Raised Against Him. .,.

Of attendance at each, and the courses
OF study pursued, you advised the
Civil Service Commission c that the e..
tent Of your education consisted OF six
years spent in the public schools of
Fairmont, and that the studies pur-
sued consisted OF public school
branches" that in your affidavit, here.
tofore mentioned. You swore that sin
my youth ! attended the public schools
OF Fairmont for six years, and attend
ed the Fairmonts State Normal School
In the said city for four years." The
charge is made that you made q false
statement In one or the other state.
ments.
s. It is charged that you made q
false statement in your affidayit made
before Allison o. Fleming on Septem.
Der 9th. 1915, when you stated that,
when these gentlemen first began to
talk to me on the 21sti day of septen.
Der, 1915, and came to my house about
supper time to find me, they said that
IL ] would acknowledge that i had
cheated or received assistance ana
take new examination, they would
do everything IN their power 10 make
things easy for me, but ] told them
] did not receive any assistance, and
could not admit to something that was
not true, thereupon the said Mr..
Knight seemed to getlyery angry and
said that he would have me dismissed
from the government service IN the
morning. i signed the statement
aforesaid after Mr.. Knight made hiu
threat to have me dismissed for 70
fusing lto! take a second examination >
9. II isS charged that you. during
the interview with Inspector knight
and Mr.. y. IA. Hesse, defed the an.
thority OF the inspector, whereupon
he exhibited to you his Commission
signed by the Postmaster General and
demanded that you read IL; that YOU
attempted o read said Commission
and after going to q point directly un.
der the electric light and making an
attempt to! read II, you admttted your
inability to read the Commission.
whereuponl the inspect the COM
mission to you and then stated that
he was directing that you take the ex-
animation the econd time; that If you
refused to take such examination you
would be required to set that fact
forth In the form OF an affidavit; that
after making q correction IN the afff-
davit In line with your wishes (that
portion relating to insubordinnfion)
you still hesitated, and the inspector
then stated that he was tired worrying
with you and would wire the Depart.
mentt for your Ssuspe ension on the NOR
row. q
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STREET NAMING
ORDINANCE IS
BEFORE BOARD.
Measure Was Drawn by
City Attorney Walter
Haggerty.
so STREETS Involved
Expect Number Of Changes
Before it Will be
Passed.

Antordinance changing the names oi
more than 80 streets in Fairmont was
introduced on first reading by Commits
sioner Of Finance j. Walter Barnes
this forenoon at the regular meeting oi
the City Board OF Affairs. The ordin
ance was drawn up by Walter Hag
gerty, city attorney, and includes q
large number of the recommendations
OF the committee OF ten on stree,
names OF which Trevey Nutter, secre
tary OF the Business Mems Associa
ton, Is chairman.
Parks avenue, Barney street ane
Cherry avenue, however, will be call
ed Cleveland avenue throughout its
entire length instead of Wheeling ave
nue. as s5recommended by the commit
tee and no change is provided in tht
ordinance for remaining OF Malr
street, Jackson street or Water street
Pike street will be called Pennsyi
yania avenue. Practically all the
changes embodied IN the ordinance
areIforlthe purpose of eliminating con
fusing Implications Of street names.
After the ordinance had been intro
duced by Commissioner Barnes It was
discussed at length by Mayor Bowen
and the other members OF the board
OF affairs, after which the board ad
journed until 2. o'clock this afternoon
when the question Of giving names 10
the numbered streets in the Locust
avenue section an dto the letterea
streets In the HarrL Addition was taken
up. tits probable that before the or
iinance is passed on first reading this
afternoon that ;it,will be altered in re
spect to these numbered and lettered
streets. The ordinance as introduced
this forenoon follows:
..An Ordinance to amend and re
enact section one OF chapter twenty
sixSof the Municipal Code OF the City
Of Fairmont, remaining certain streets
and avenues within the corporate
limits of said city.
"Section !. The streets, avenues
and alleys Of the city shall be known
byfthe names by which they are desig'
mated on the plat of said city until tht
same shall be changed by ordinance.
subject to the following changes anu
exceptions:
That Parks avenue Barney street
and Cherry avenue to the corporate
limits of said city shall hereafter be
known and called Cleveland avenue.
"That Pike street from Its intersec
tionEwithF Quincy and Madison streets
10 the corporate limits OF said city
shall hereafter be known and called
Pennsylvania avenue.
That the Pike from Twelfth stree'
fContinued on page ten.)
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PRIZE CARNIVAL
IS JUST STARTING
Plenty Of Time to Enter and
Make a Winning
Race.

Saturday was a busy day at Christ.
mas Prize Carnival Headquarters. The
first series OF free voting coupons ex-
pired on that date and the boys and
girls were busy collecting the votes
and bringing them into the Office. In.
cidentally, some of the boys and girls
made an effort to get subscription
or two. y "
OF course, the free voting coupons
help boost the standing fof the differ.
ent contestants, but those who want
to make a good showing will get, busy
at getting subscriptions, as well as
collecting the free coupons. The first
subscription turned in, by or for each
boy or girl who enters the Prize Car
nival Is good for 10000 extra votes.
and the first two yearly subscriptions
are good for $4,000 extra votes each.
Enter Race Now.
The Prize Carnival is Just starting,
and there is plenty OF time to enter
and make q winning race, but those
who start early will have an advant-
age. The list of contestants will be
printed at an early date, and each
boy or girl who contemplates enter:
ing the race should have the name
appear IN the first list, SO their friends
Will know they are in the race and
not give their votes tossome other
contestant. sj
Letters notifying boys and girls of
their nomination in the Prize Carni.
val are sent out as soon as the names
are received, and those who can not
take part in the race will please not.
ify the Prize Carnival Office as soon
as possible, SO their names may be
dropped from the mailing list. Those
who are going to compete for the
prizes should call at Carnival Head.
quarters, 404s Main street, Watson Ho.
tel building, as soon as possible and
get order books and instructions for
getting votes. 81 "A \. q 4 +:
Special Prizes.
The first special prize, a handsome
s0.piecek dinner set, was given Satur.
day afternoon. Mrs. Anna Swearin.
gen, 429I ] East Park avenue, was the
successful competitor for the dinner
set. The number Of votes which Sc.
cured itSwas s1145.
The s0.piece dinner sets viii be. Civ.
en- each Tuesday Thursday and satur:
day, until sixteen sets have been Civ.
en- away. Dinner set cert ifcates are
given with each subscript ion turned
In for q girl or boy In the Prize Car:
niyal, and the lady who presents the
greatest number OF votes on each day
a aDecial prize Is given will be award.
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The news article Of Saturday under
a Washington date to the effect that
Wilbur II. Brand, assistant postmas,
ter, Perry D. Burton, clerk, and George
r. Cochran, carrier, had been removed
form the government service is true
so far as the same relates to George
P. Cochran, he having received notice
OF his dismissal on November 4. AS
yet Wilbur H. Brand and Perry D. Bur.
ton have not received any notice OF
their dismissal, although charges have
been some time ago filed against them
for the purpose Of securing their re.
moyal. In the event that the scheme
OF the Democrats is accomplished and
Wilbur Brand and Perry Burton are
removed form the positions they now
and have for some time occupied un-
der the civil service branch OF our gov.
ernment, certain observations will be
made which may make interesting
reading to the public OF Fairmont.
AS regards the case against George
p. Cochran. His friends are very
much incensed, and properly so; at the
dirty and contemplate references con;
tanned In the Saturday dispatch to the
effect that George p. Cochran had
been removed from the service for the
reason that he could not spell the sim
plest words. The charges filed against
George P. Cochran contained nothing
In reference to his; ability to spell, In
fact, Mr. Cochran in his youth attend:
ed the public schools of Fairmont for
six years and later attended the Fair.
mont Normal School for four years,
and this is the first time he has been
accused Of inability to otspell the sim
plest words. Mr.. Cochran entered the
government service in the year 1908
by appointment, having passed the
civil service examination, and ever
since that time has served the patrons
OF the Fairmont postoflice well and
faithfully as q letter carried, having
the hardest route, also the letter car.
riers OF the Falrmont postoffice have
generally admitted this themselves.
Mr.. Cochran's route lay out toward
the Bellyiew section, in the old second
ward, and which he was compelled TO
cover twice a day, and which he did
cover to the entire satisfaction Of all
the patrons on his route. Since his re-
moval 1t has required the services OF
two letter carriers to pack and dis,
tribute the mail which GeorgeP. Coch.
ran did alone. For seven years George
r. Cochran has covered his route well
and faithfully, and 1t certainly Is a
spectacle OF dirty, petty, mean, low
politics that he should be removed
from this position to make way for
Democrats as Postmaster iManley him
self admitted that he was going to put
a Democrat. on the route. The exact
charges filed against George P. Coch.
ran are as follows: !.
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Called to Littleton
by Wm. r tits DEATH

Mr.. and Mrs. u. N. wetzei left
this Afternoon for Littleton, where
they were called by the death Of
William Petit. a brother Of Mrs. Wet.
eel, which occurred early this morn.
ing after a twelve day Illness with
typhoid fever. ~
Mr. Petit was 80 years Of age and
was a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Petit Of Littleton and Is survived
by his wife and three small child.
rem. Mr.. Petit has been frequent
visitor to Fairmont and had many
friends In this city.
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Washington. D. G., Sept. 80, 1915.
Mr.. George P. Cochran,
< City letter carrier,
II Fairmont, West Virginia.

= e
City letter carrier, ~
Fairmont, West Virginia.
Sir:
In connection with the investigation
OF the case of above number the fol.
lowing charges are preferred against
you to which you will make q reply
within five days and show cause why
you should not be removed from the
service.
I. tits charged that you participated
in a iclerk-carrier examination held at
Fairmont, West Va. on May %, 1908.
and thatsyou were materially assisted
in passing such examination especial:
lys on the subjects of spelling, geo.
graphy and arithmetic, by some per.
son who supplied you with the correct
answers to the questions.
2. It Is charged that you were in.
teryiewed by the writer OF these
charges and Mr.. H. H. Hesse of the
Civil Service Commission on Septem.
Der 81, 1915, I'm the city of Fairmont,
at which time you were specifically
asked the direct question whether or
not your brother. ]: a. Cochran, was
present at the clerk. k.carrier examina.
tions held In the city Of Fairmont, w.
Va, on May %, 1915. and that you re-
piled that he was not; !. that only vii.
bur II. Brand and Harry E. Engle
were present during said examination
and that they. Jointly, conducted 81.
g.. It Is charged that you made a
false statement In your affidavit OF
September 27th, 1916. executed before
Allison o. Fleming, notary public,
when you stated that The said ex:
animation was held by Harry E. 4 En-.
gle, President. Wilbur II. Brand, Sec:
retary, and James "A. cochran. -
tmy papers toget ethers with all the pa.
pers OF all the other members Of the
class were taken by the examining
board and put In mother envelope and
after the examination was over. the
board departed with all the examina:
Ion papers IN their Ipossession.s
4. Il Is charged that, in answering
the personal questions tlast sheet OF
the examination papers, you stated, In
answer to question 8, which directs
that you describe fully the extent OF
your education, naming the schools
or Institutions you have attended, stat.
ing the length and approximate dates
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Farmingt!oI Baby 3
Fatally

Hattie. aged 3 years, little daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tomowick, OF
Harrington, died early Sunday morn
Ing from burns received when she fell
into a tub Of scalding water. The lac-
cident occurred on Saturday at the
!child's home. The body was iinterrea
Sunday afternoon at q o'clock by SUn-
,dertaker Cunningham.
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OPENING WAY FOR DESERVING DEMO
Assislt ant II NJ
Gets lob Back

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Presi.
dent Wilson today instructed Post
master General Burleson to rein
state George Burkitt, removed as
assistant postmaster at Winnetka,
ILL.,, because he criticised the Pres.
gident for engagement to be mar
ried.
The President qualified his In
structions by telling the Postmas-
ter General that Burkett should be
restored to his position II there
were no other charges against him.
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A ]. KNIGHT.
Postoifice Inspector.

In reply to these charges George p.
Cochran wrote a letter as required BY
the man preferring the charges, MI.
knight, Of South Carolina, which let.
ter was in the form Of an answer 10
the charges. The letter was support
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Crude OHUp
Another Notch

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15.-The
tenth successive advance in the
price of crude oil since August 10
was announced today by! the South
Penn OIL Company at the opening
Of the market, with new rates as
follows:
Pennsylvania crudes s1.so; Ca.
bell, Sl.45: New Castle, Corning
and Mercer Black. s1.40; Somerset,
s1.36; Ragland, 20 cents.
This is an increase OF centa per
barrel on all grades except Rag;
land, which advanced 2Icents.
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'T!!:'h]:e ! Weather. N

West Virginia Fart In west, rain IN
east portion tonight colder: Tuesday,
cloudy, warmer in west portion.
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Continued 'l;ltlilal ed on page seven,