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GOTHAM co. BUYS
v. VA! COAL c LAND AMI
S2O,OOO,OOO. Deal Is Made For.
Railro adj and Mining
/. Properties.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, June 12.-
Railroad and coal mining properties
valued at twenty million dollars locat.
ed within a. few miles of Charleston
will soon change ownership, according
to- the terms Of q gigantic business
transaction. which was consummated
in part here yesterday.
. The sale, one of: the. largest and
most Important ever made In this
state. involves the property of the
Marmet Coal Company on Lens Creek,
and the entire splint coal basin Of the
state, comprising fifteen mines now in
operation and So miles Of railroad.
The railroads involved in the deal
are the Kanawha and West Virginia.
the Mill Creek Camel Railway and the
West Virginia and Southern railway.
With the exception OF the operations
OF the Marmet Coal Company, the
mining properties acquired are located
ON Blue Creek and have been tcontroll:
ed by the MIL Creek Coal and Land
Company and the Mill Creek Camel
Coal Comapny. They include the
mines at Mills Hollow, Queen Shoals.
iBlakely, Mill Creek and number8ot d
other places along Blue Creek.
Thomas Bruce, mineral and rail-
way expert OF New York, and his bust
ness associates, were here as the pur7
chasing agents of a syndicate OF New
York bankers and capitalists, and are
meeting with the local men who are
interested In the deal. At this meet
ing all lands will be listedgan ac-
,cepted, and upon Mr.. Bruce's return
to New York, the money involved in
the transaction will be deposited in
local I banks and win be paid over to
the conveyors Just as8soon as the
deeds are delivered and the titles ex-
amined by the purchasers. 53.
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Preparing to 4 ake5C Charter
Fight to the Supreme Court

involved affecting the
Famon perpetuang
carrying out the
Of the charter election
that journal not show hat
read second case
decided some taken Mounds
vile that where
such action and
the faiureso clerical oversight
The quotation
point:
bill to It's third
Rule
be read
that ne
BEEN
continuedEo Page aTwo9
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Minis Convicted
OF White Slave cry

PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, June Il. -
John Wesley Fleming, aged 33, for
nine years a licensed minister of the!
gospel, who recently conducted evan
gelistic meetings throughout RitchieS
and Peasants counties, was convicted
by jury in the Federal Court here
OF violation of the Mann white slave
act. He was indicted on a charge OF.
having transported Sadie Jamison, 25.
a school teacher, Of Coombs. Ritchie
county, form her home to Cincinnati
for immoral purposes. Both testified
that they had occupied the same room
together in "a Cincinnati hotel fer three.
days.
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Telephone Merger, Cheaper
Gas and Other Business
Discussed AT Meeting.
ROSS MA.DE RRES!gENT
Heartiest Approval Is Given
Proposed Causeway Over
Coal Run.

The unanimous Endorsement OF a
project to fill Coal Run ravine, sttn
censure for the B. & o. in regard to
the handling Of baggage at the B. &
o. station in this city, and the dis
cussion Of cheaper gas for Fatrmont
comprises a summary of the work ac-
'complished last night at an important
meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
merce!
It seems that according to the
rules of the B. & o., baggage for out
going trains must be delivered to the
flrst floor Of the station rather than
at the street elevation, and that per.
sons having baggage coming into the
city must make arrangements2tolh have
their baggage taken from the first
floor OF the building to the street ele-
walton. Common sense dictates that
the railroad company should look af-
ter all baggage, once 1t reaches the
station, no matter whether the bag
gage be left upstairs or down, and
that the company, IL a person desires
them to, should bring incoming bag
gage from theii first floor to the street
entrance. II the same poll
iicySwere in force: say at the Union
sstationafn Pittsburgh, the traveller
would be Y forced to carry his fncom-
ing baggage from the basement OF the
Union station; to the street entrance,
and his outgoing baggage from the
street to the, basement. If the B. .sS
o. has no facilities for taking care of
baggage left at the second floor en-
trance, it is UP to them to provide
such facilities as an accommo odatton
to the public.
The proposed Fairmont Carbon Co.
was given boost at this meeting.
al Acommfttee consisting; Of Messrs. y.
i. Brett. s.. Ray Holbert and Il. T..
Heintzelman was appointed before
whom a. demonstration by the Carbon
people will be made, showing the prac-
ticability of the proposition, and that
they can do Just what they claim. "a
large number Of the chamber mem:
bers have already become interested
in the proposed plant, and this move
will doubtless satisfy many others
that II. is a good industry.
An interesting feature OF the meet
ing was an able address on road con:
structions by State Road Inspector A..
n Williams, who spent yesterday in
company with county officials in an
official examination, Of the county
paving being done in. Fairmont and
Warrington districts. Mr.. Williams
strongly recommended that the peo-
pie of lFairmont district vote the $100,-
900 asked to complete ina permanent
and substantial manner the roads now
in process of construction.
The heartiest approval was express
ed regarding the proposed plan to
'baild assolid causeway Of rock and
dirt in. Coal Run ravine for the purr-.
nose Of connecting Main street and
,Fairmont aSenue with q permanent
highway so feet wide. The proposal
Of enterprlsing5 business men OF Fair:
mont to build this ,causeway at a cost
equal to that OF aSbridge was endorsed
as advantageous to the city inasmucn
as $it would end forever the expense
Of keeping a bridge inrepair and OF
building q new structure every % or
30syears. K.
~ N lV1y \
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Dr. Dernbe ber Sails
For Norway v Today
~, -....,.. Asalo.c,Iatad pres.s... )

NEW YORK, June 12.-Dr. Bern:
hard Dernberg, the former German
colonial secretary, who has been in
this country several months, during
which time he has 4 delivered several
speeches defining the German point
of view in the war bade farewell to
friends here today In reparation for
sailing this afterno oont q board the Nor.
yjord 4 for Bergen Norway. 3gDr. Dern-
berg Will cross the ocean under as.
Isurance OF safe conduct given the
state departm ent A at Washing ton by
the British and sF'renc nchs embassies. No
'officials announcement was made as to
whether he would remain In 6ScandI lima.
Wan country OF go directly to Berlin.
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Final /. \! APPEAL n. IS s
MADE F0RFRANK
Attorneys Today Appeared.
Before Governor In His
Behalf.
(By Associated Press.)

ATLANTA, Ga, June 12.---Attorneys
for. Leo M. Frank today begun before
Governor Slaton their final effort to
secure Communication Of their clients
death sentence to life Imprisonment.
Former Congressman w. M. How
ard, appearing in Franks behalf, an
nounced he would not present new
evidence or Introduce new witnesses.
but would rely on the record in the
case and such evidence as had already
been laid before the Georgia prison
commission. Governor Slaton an
nounced he would hold a night ses-
sion. If necessary to conclude the hear
ing. Solicitor Dorsey, Former Gov.
ernor Joseph Brown and A. E. Ste
phens were among those to oppose
Franks appeal for clemency.
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tsare tes" Attacks
Humans and Animals 4:

GRAFTON; w. va; June 12.--Tay-
ior and Barbour counties have been
etrtlcK bYSsa strange malady ;classed
,inder the scientific name OF sdrcoptes
FcsbfaeR eaui. 4 1t not only is affecting
scrses and cattle, but human beings
as wen.
stha families OF D. G. Nestor, J. j.
safn6riandiBruce Phillips, a few miles
sotifh Of Grafton, have been quaratl-
tlned BY order OF DR.. LeuGer, OF the
etate board agriculture, who has
bsen working enSthe case with local
vstefinary sturgeon for more than a
week.! Several persons and SO horses,
cattlesand mules already have the dis
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Church Will Not Let
Peterkin Resign

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, June 12.----
The council OF the Protestant Episco:
pal Church OF the Diocese of West
Virginia refused to accept the resigna.
tion Of Bishop George w. Peterkin, of
this city, as head OF the church in
West Virginia, which had been present.
ed by him in a farewell" message to
the council, owing to the infirmaties
Of advanced age. The council is being
presided over by Rt. Rev. w. T.. Gra-
watt, of Charles Town.
2 The convention council for 1916 will
be held at Martinsburg, the date OF
which is yet to be decided.
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z VESSELS
BY SUBMARINES NJ \ R|:|.I Mes
Members Given Great Power
and May Even Prohibit
Entirely the Sale.
fBx Associated press.l

LONDON, June 2.-The trawler
Waago has been sunk by a German
submarine In the North Sea. The
members of her crew have been land
ed at Hartlepool Lowestoft. England.
June 10. delayed in transmission.
The crew of the Lowestoft Brittania
which was sunk by a German subma-
rine, has been landed here. They
were: given time to leave the boat
before the Germans blew up the yes
sci with q bomb.
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To Bridge Ohio
At Huntingt

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, June 12.-
The. Huntington Chamber of Com
merce has agreed to the proposition
OF Pittsburgh capitalists to furnish
S250,000 on first mortgage ponds lear
ing. Ave per cent-interest for the build
ing OF a traffic and street car bridge
across the Ohio river here at a cost
OF, SAFE, 900. The county will be asked
to issue 100000 bonds and stock
company will own the bridge. 1t is
expected Lawrence county, Ohio, will
issue $4,000 bonds for the same pur-
pose, Ar
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BANDITS ON TRAIN
ROB PASSENGERS.
Masked Men Board South
ern5Pacific Filler, Get Loot
and Escape.
(By Associated Press.)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 12.-
Two masked robbers with revolvers
drawn, boarded Southern Pacific
train enroute from San Francisco to
Los Angeles at Chatsworth at mid
night last night, robbed passengers OF
$685.: and escaped. Men and women
in the last four coaches of the train
were compelled to give up their
money and jewelry.
After collecting their booty the rob.
bers pulled signal, stopping the
train at Hewitt, and fed.
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FORT Il / Il EVACUATED q
Then DESTROYED
Austrians Give Up Strong
hold To the Invading
I. Italians.

MILAN Italy (via Parisl, June 12.=-;
The Austrians have evacuated and
blown up Fort Pozzachio.N on the F'u.
gazzi plateau, near Rovereto, accord
ing to- a Selo dispatch. The fortress
is a mile from Vallarsa, which has
been occupied by the Italians, and was
one OF the most formidable Austrian
defenses in that section Of the Tyrol.
It was built four years ago at large
expense. -
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Condemned Men
Safe For a Time
5(By Associated A prese.l

n WASHINGTON. June 12.-GeoTFl
Marx and 81 Franklin. the Americans
under death sentence In meucu,
charged with circulating counterfeit
money, are safe from execution until
time has fgiYen the United stnlef
oSinYestig their ease. Consul Ed
wards at Juarez reported today that
the court would furnish the evidence
to the State Department.
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cHARLEsToN ?. M. RESIGNS.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-R. E.
Woods, postmaster at Charleston, W.
Va, has resigned Charleston is the
second largest postoffice in West Vir-
ginia, and is the home city of Senator
Chiffon, on whose recommendation
Mr.. Woods was appointed about two
years ago.
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z . FIRES Is STARTED |: ].
ON! british: VESSEL! S 4!
Blazes Are Suspected Of
Being OF Incendiary
Origin. ......
.lIRv ssnciatefl lPreas..l )

h PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-It was
learned today, that two hres yester-
day In one fofs the holds $ofs the Brit.
ish steamer Penlee LOADED here with
oats for France are suspected of hay-
ing been of incendiary origin. One
fire was discovered in the morning
and another in the same hold in the
late afternoon.
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Russia Orders
25 Locomotives
fRv AssoelIated Press.

N I(BVI AsaocIated PresS.l
PHILADELPHIA, June s12.-Alba B.
johnson, president Of the Baldwin Lo-
comotiye Works. said today. that he
had received a cable message from
the Russian government awarding a
contract to the company for $50 loco
motives, to be completed by the end OF
the present year. The order amounts
to $6,0OO.000.
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Payll 8 Els apes
From 4 ospital

lolin q. Payne, an oil well pumper
Who KS alleged to have twice attempt-
ad 10 end &hiss own life, escaped from
Cook Hospital last night, where he
mad been placed yesterday afternoon
for obseryation following a meeting
OF the Marion County Lunacy Com
raissfon. Shortly before noon today he
returnedj jto3 the court house Of his own
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FseAPEpgI,IsoY CAUGHT.

Russell5 Boyd, who escaped severa.
siays ago from the reform school at
Pruntytown, was captured this morn
mi 81 u. Murray; a Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company brakeman,
nd lodged In the county jail, await
INF tiie arrival Of officers from the re:
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s.TiiiheEVNe!:|a!!|!.t;.hel:,:I!. !.

West VIrginia=-Pa Partly cloudy to-
night SUNDAY. showers and warmer.
western Penney ylYaniaS S-{P lsy.,
cloudy and warner toniEht and SUM
day probably Bhowers.
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PROGRESS TO BETTER CONDITIONS.

mond's experience with this subject
teaches that some such body as the
present Wee Commission ought 10 be
established as permanent part Of
the ci,y's Eight against vicious in
auenceS. The Vice Commission
recommended Ia the- Mapnr -iu-nne-nf
its former reports the appointment Of
a permanent morals board to look
after the moral welfare of the citv
To supervise the interests of Rich
monds young people, and to eXhort
uphold. and aid the police and r1e
conrfs IN cnforeins The present laws,
or .n securing the adoption of needed
additional legislation where such is
shown To be necessary.
The Mayor has not yet acted on the
gecuta uraastian4- -stiteh- beard
ought To- be appointed TIE Vice
Commission itself IS acting in some
such capacity at present and save for
'ts having been appointed IN a more
ar less perfunetory manner. to redeem
a campaign pledge. and for 4 temper
airy term, this body itself might be
continued as moral board by APP
poiriment - the Mayor We do not
think Mayer Ainsle could do any
Worl, more beneficial to the city or one
more necessary than that Of caring
for the living conditions and atmos
phero u'1iah surrounds our young
people With tho city's experience in
Wow, the conviction ought to he borne
n Gpon every mind that constant
suppression of vice IS the only logica.
OF possible attitude Of the city. AS a
FIRST aid in this work a permanent
morals board ought TO be constituted
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PEOPLES FORUM.


The Pension Question.
Honora BILE James Hay and the other
Virginia members OF the House Of
Representatives Washington. d. c.,
Dear Srs.--The following persons.
s H. Love, s. r. Philips and w. NJ.
McMe1'len, have lately addressed,
through The Virginian. letters to our
two United States senator's, Honorable
r S. Martin and Claude Swanson. on
the subject OF "A pension by our Gov
eminent TO the surviving Confederate
soldiers. ] hope 1t will be the pleas
ure of The Nirginian to publish this
letter / am not lacking IN admira-
ton for Senators Martin and swan
son because ] do not follow suit of
the thfee writers named. but ! Will
vary the matter by addressing my
letter to Honorable James HAY and
the other Virginia congressman In the
House of representatives. The writer
belongs to that class Of old Confed-
crate soldiers whose ranks are rapidly
growing less each year, SO that only
about 10000 are left: and the last
of them will soon be called hence.
The writer Is now eisslty-five and
one-haif years of age. II Is true that
il is late to be discussing the subject
of pensions fifty years after the close
of the War Between the States; but
IL is never loo tate Tor our 6oSern-
ment to act justly towards all her
citizens (none more 500. and our
all OF them Therefore. the Govern
ment Should pension oil of the sur
viying Confederate soldiers the same
pension that is now paid to the Fed
eral soldiers. because We are her loyal
citizensf none more so), and our
Southland has paid at least one-th!rd
Of the Internal revenue fasaf fifty wears.
But some people will put up the cry,
rebels. Yes. We were rebels in de-
fcnse Of our rights under the Consti-
tuition OF the United States: and on
ne other side OF the line were the
rebels against the constitutional
rights OF the South, SO. ask. which
was the worst rebel? Those on both
sides were rebels. In April, 1861. at
the age OF thirty-one years. In the
fun bloom of young manhood, ]
shouldered my musket to help repel
an invading army sent by the rebels
who rebelled against the rights OF
our Southland; therefore. right and
JUSTICE unite inSsaying to- Our Govern
nlent, pensioa both sets of rebels.
VETERAN ]. W. DOI.lN
Soldiers Home. Richmond, VI.
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The vsrsinlsn notes with gratifca-
tion that the Vice Commission IS
pressing forward 10 the completion
al its task that Is Sc far. as such Il
iask il ever completed 1'aa1 body has
-hnen Engaged IN Il most Interesting
study II the UNDERLYING causes Of yiee
ana tbs study ought To- prove Of i'm
rnenee constructive value for the
fyinrs guidance Of the authorities ia
'av enforcement measures.
The drst and lnmediate work II
I the comm sion w1s the, correction
M tnose more fragrant abuses which
we're readily top,'i6d. even if they
we're corrected w.th dtthrulty The
sscsossrg II thc segregated dlstr.ct and
-tne toens.ne II attention on INC al
naanss,tation If ire iaws of the c.ty
eonstssutei the first chapter of activ-
nv with this happier closed more az
hess Satisfactorily. VITA officials
) Pledged TO peF9Tste1r aUf 5gEressfye
surnressio0 Of vice. ard with 1t pubic
ss.nr mcnt which not only viii con-
aesasa. haj has ALREADY condemned Of
Ae.nis who Violate 'a"ir obligations
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Church. also member of the board
OF stewards and of Appomattox
Camp, No. 49, w. 0. w.
In the death of Mr.. Moore the
community loses a good citizen and
the church a valued member.
J. NJ. Kirkland
j. NJ. Kirkland, a well known and
respected citizen OF Dinwiddie Coun-
ty. died at his home. the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. e. p. Michael.
of Mckinney, about IL O'Clock last
evening in the seventy fifth year of
his age. following an illness of about
six months
During the War Between the States,
Mr.. Kirkland was gallant Confed-
crate soldier He is survived by his
daughter with whom he resided, and
five sons--Messrs j. E., j. d. and c.
II. Kirkland. of Petersburg; J. r.
Kirkland. Of Finchley, and w. l..
Kirkland. of Mcenney.
The funeral will be conducted from
Pleasant Grove Church at Charlie
Hope. Brunswick County. at l O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
FOikcs Succeeds GOulder.
Everett G. Felkes, for nine years
past the popular and efficient chief
clerk in the office of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway. this city, has been
promoted to agent to succeed l.. r.
Goulder, transferred to Richmond.
Mr. Folkes is quite young man
and was employed by the Norfolk and
Western Railway several years before
accepting position with the Sea-
board. His r-nmotion is a deserved
one and he Is being heartily con-
graduated by his many friends
Many Attend Services.
Rev. j. L. Phaup, who Is assisting
the pastor, Rev. W. B. Jet, in a series
OF revival services at Memorial Metho-
dist Episcopal Churc.,. preached last
evening to large and deeply inter-
ested congregation on .'Solicitude For
Souls"
Professor John NJ Byrd, who left
Petersburg eleven years ago for Texas.
and who recently accepted the posi-
ton OF organist and choir director OF
ST. Joseph's Catholic Church, returned
here this morning from Galveston to
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won in twenty-four hours, or If less
than $40 was involved there is no
case at all.
How such statute ever got on the
books would make an interesting
story If II were known but the poin,
now. tae interesting story now, is
how it is going to be gotten off the
books.
The Attorney has issued a
statement declaring that the law is
absurd. and pointing out the prac-
teal impossIbility OF any one ever
proving a case under such statute.
The next General Assembly. as one OF
ITS first and most pressing tasks,
should repeal this law and enact a
statute stringent. tight. and unmis-
takahiy clear in its provision. Care
should he taken TO eliminate the
joker" which has defeated the mean
ing OF the existing law Care must
state on this subject are positive and
Ciear-cut. y thorough examination
~ the code should he made, and every
- ~ hss. ef4=s Ire -tttrfert scruttTfzc91
Needless TO say, The virginian has
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ROBlNsON'S SHOWS NOT
COMING TO RICHMOND

The Robinson Brothers circus and
shows, scheduled to be In Richmond
on October 4 for two performances.
will not appear in this city. BY some
mistake in the schedule of perfor-
mances of the circus the management
has found it impossible to get to
Richmond on the schedule for this
season. Word to the effect that the
circus would not come to Richmond
arrived here yesterday.
The Robinson circus is playing the
small-sized towns in North Carolina
and are doing very well there. One
OF the press agents OF the show. IN
Richmond yesterday. said that circus
business this season had been better
than for several years.
-. Richmond will get one big circus
some time In October. Barnum and
Bailey's circus ID en- route to this
city. and 10 due to arrive the latter
week Of this month.
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TALKING ON AIR.

Many man In the spring of the
weather md Or Youth has stood on his
doorstep and fonged to be able to
shout his thoughts to all the world
Many have felt this, but few have ever
telephony has made such scheme
within he range of the possibilities
President Vail talked from Wash
ngton 10 San Francisco through the
mir day before yesterday Several
men have talked over wires across the
continent, but now one may do it just
on the air.
Did you ever consider the possibil-
ity of such n thing? Having your
business partner, your dearest enemy
or your wife at the Other end Of the
world able to being able pick you out
of the crowd and talk at you across
the ether waves? Well If you never
did IL is time to think about 1t now,
and if the old lady has got a sharp
tongue or your enemy Is hot on your
trail or the partner wants to tell you
that note falls due tomorrow, don't
mink YOU can go to San Francisco or
China and get away from her or them
You can't-the wireless phone will
get YOU.