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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-10
Mans Home Robbed;
He Is Threatened

The Harris and Hawkins blood
hounds were employed last night 10
track men who robbed the home OF
David Harker at James mine near
KinEmont OF So in money and other
articles last Wednesday afternoon and
then left a note demanding more
money under threats OF dire punish
men;.
The alleged thieves obtained en-
trance TO the Harker home in broad
daylight Wednesday by breaking the
fastening on window. In addition
TO the money. they took a pair ui
shoes. a coat, ring and gold watch.
They also helped themselves 10 pies.
cakes and vegetables left in the pan
try by Mrs. Harker. who was visiting
in Fair1nont.
A note was left demanding that Mr.
Harker turn over half his pay as a
coal miner TO the thieves under penal.
ty OF death Tor himself and wife and
the kidnapping OF his children. Last
evening the threatening note was
stolen from the house and an old coat
and an old pair OF shoes eft in place
Of the new ones which had been sto-
len.
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Oil and Gas

Richie county, W. Va. has come TO
the front with good producer after
a long run Of light wells and busters.
1t Is the Reno Oil Company's test on
the Simmons-Hill farm located on the
headwaters of Dog run, Murphy dis
trict. The well was drilled into the
keener sand few days ago 1no was
shot last Wednesday and produced 100
barrels the ensuing "a hours.
On Fishing creek, in the Smithield
district, Grant district, Wetzel county,
the South Penn OIL Company has
drilled No. on the J. NJ. Anderson
farm through the Gordon sand and
has natural producer good for Is or
20 barrels day. In the Weir sand
development on Blue creek. Elk dis.
trict. aKnawha county, the South
Penn Oil Company's No. on the An
ma c. Skinner farm. having almost
stopped producing. was given a shot
and responded by placing 80 barrels
to its credit the ensuing "a hours. The
same company's No. 8 on this farm,
completed few days ago, is produc-
ing 80 barrels a day.
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and organized under the laws OF ths
State Of West Virginia, does hereby
discontinue business as a corporation
and surrenders TO said State its char
ter and corporate franchises. The
Board Of Directors will proceed t9
convert the property and all assets q
this corporation into cash and pay %
and discharge all its debts, HabilttieG
and obligations; and after fully dig
charging same divide the remainde9
among the stockholders pro rata witt
their several holdings Of stock, but na
such payments shall be made to amp
stockholders until after the pubiicar
ton Of the notice herein contained
And,
Resolved. Second. That the Presr
dent OF this corporation cause notto9
OF the adoption OF the foregoing rese
luton to be published in some newS
paper Of general circulation published
near the principal office or place a
business of this corporation once 9
week for -four successive weeks; anu
that he certify these resolutions to t8a
Secretary OF State of the State q
West Virginia and deliver to him
certificate showing the publication q
said notice, as provided by law.
Given under ny hand this 10th dEl
Of July. 1915.
W.D. EVANS, President.
The 3. F. Evans Company
Attest: IF EVANS,
Secretary.
Iulv 10.1T.24.3l
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, July s.-"wnl the rains
ever cease?" was a question heard on
RIEsides on the Board Of Trade today.
Nearly the entire country is again to
have rains in many districts. The
bears are discouraged, while the bulls
know that with week or two OF
bunny weather, they are certain to
loae control Of the market.
"a more abnormal wheat market was
never seen here. With bumper crop
q our doors, It is dangerous to sell
wheat short, because Of the long.con-
tinued unfayorable weather conditions
and the fact that deliveries can not be
made. This state Of affairs is partly
, balanced by the small foreign trade, as
importing countries are waiting for
conditions to veer around in their IA
According to the Modern Miller"
continued rains are likely to retard
any heavy movement Of wheat for at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-10
Has 1914 Apple Crop
Still Well Preserved

F. T. Huddleson. who lives on Bell
Run in the Locust avenue section.
brought some specimens Of two year
crop of apples to the West Virginian
office today, one raised this year and
the other kept over from last year,
both raised on the same trees.
Mr.. Huddleson has been studying
scientific fruit cultivation for several
years and attributes the remarkable
preservation of the last years crop
to the fact that he sprayed the trees.
While the apples are small, they are
still we'll preserved and have an ex-
cellent taste.
Mr.. Huddleson has about 200 fruit
trees on his plot Of ground, 100 OF
which are apple.
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TAE pEoPLE ANp THE eAs co.

For about three years the writer
has studiously endeavored to keep the
advantages to be gained by a lower
gas rate before the people Of Fatrmont,
and every time a new factory was Sc
cured for Huntington, whose chamber
Of commerce organized new gas COM
pany and placed fve-cent gas at the
disposal OF the factories, the facts
were published in The West Virginian.
This was done with distinct purpose
in view. and that purpose was TO edu-
cate the people to the advantages Hun
tington had secured and TO create a
public sentiment for like movement
here. This little leaven has born fruit
and at last enough Independent people
have asserted themselves in the Cham
Der of Commerce to ask the local gas
company. by resolution. for a lower
gas rate.
On the 18th OF last March the writer
renewed his purpose TO create public
sentiment in favor OF new gas COM
pany. and published long article in
The West Virginian showing the ad-
vantages Clarksburg and Huntington
ildu al Il2Sll low Sdh ! dICS GallO Az SAAEAt
article it was stated that the writer
believed he could suggest three efec-
tive ways by which lower gas rate
could be secured. Soon after this fur
Their opportunities to prosecute the
publicity effort were not available, as
he was no longer the editor OF The
West Virginian, and nothing further
has been said.
But there was an occurrence vester-
day that we think the people should be
informed about and that is the further
proceedings OF the Chamber OF Com
merce in this connection.
After the resolution above referred
to was adopted a month ago. giving
the gas company thirty days to an
Swer, the company wrote the secre-
tary OF the Chamber OF Commerce
asking that a committee be appointed
TO go over the gas company's books
and territory and make report to the
Chamber of Commerce. Howard j..
Ross. president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. made the appointment OF
this committee yesterday and sent the
list to the press for publication. and
on the list was the name OF the writer
as a member of the committee. 1t was
said that the gas company would be
well represented and that persons who
would look after the interest Of the
public should be appointed by the
Chamber OF Commerce. This commit
tee. in the opinion Of the writer. is a
good one, and no criticism is here Of.
fered as to its personnel. but the PEG.
pie would like to know why It was,
after this committed had been ap.
pointed and the list Of names sent to
The West Virginian for publication
and set in type. that Mr.. Ross. at the
request OF c. W. Evans. secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce. suddenly
changed his mind and removed the
name Of the writer from the list? Who
was Mr.. Evans representing when he
busted himself in this matter?
Persons who attended the last meet.
ing OF the Chamber OF Commerce no.
ticed that Mr.. Evans was making him
self very busy in the interest OF the
gas company AS soon as he read the
letter from the company. fearing that
the wrong thing for the gas company
might be done. he Immediately moved
that the committee be appointed. Mr..
Evans is one member OF the Chamber
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

Of Commerce Who has not been IN sym.
patty with any movement for lower
gas rate and he has been heard to say
on more than one occasion that Clarks-
burg would soon use up her gas sup
ply and then Fairmont will get the
factories. There has always been a
very general complaint that the Cham.
Der OF Commerce rooms have been too
close to the gas company offices and
the sooner this handicap its removed
the sooner will that organization build
up live and active membership.
Huntington has $50 members in the
Chamber OF Commerce and Parkers-
burg has over 500. Fairmont has few.
er than hundred active members and
it IS big meeting when fifty attend.
There's a Reason" and Mr.. Evans is
part Of il. Whether the writer Is
on the gas committee or not his &C.
tivities will be continued along the
line Of interest 10 the general public
as they have always been In the past
He will have more TO say later and
will find some effective way TO say il.
Since the Huntington Chamber OF
Commerce secured five.cent gas Hunt
ington has located ten new factories.
employing 1900 men. In that time
under Mr.. Evans careful solicitude for
the Fairmont Gas Company. Fairmont
has not located a single factory, One
that is here has passed resolutions 10
dismant!e and move away. 1t is time
that Fairmont wakes up and removes
the barriers that are retarding the
citys growth and killing the useful
ness of the Chamber OF Commerce.
OF course everybody knows the ap-
pointment of this committee is waste
OF time 1t is only a plan OF the Gas
company to delay the action Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. No monop-
oily ever reduces its rates voluntary
and this company will not. II does not
want to sell five.cent factory gas when
II can get % cents from the people.
Are the people OF Fa!rmont going 10
let few Baltimore capitalists place
sign at the city limits which. in eff
feet, reads mo Factories Wanted?
That is exactly what an eight.cent gas
rate means when other cities are Of
fering gas at 4 and cents. Are the
people going to stife the growth OF
Fairmont and drive away the factories
we already have because few local
citizens own stock in the gas com.
pany. Is the interest of the few to be
placed paramount to the interest OF
the whole people and the future
growth Of the city?
L. NJ. DAVIS.
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OIL MARKET.
Bell Co. Delivers
New Directory

The Bell Telehone Company is now
distributing the July issue of its direc.
tory in the Fairmont district. This is.
sue is comprised OF 10000 books and
1t IS expected that the delivery will be
completed within five days from today
Each directory contains a list OF the
subscribers on 80 exchanges of the
Bell Company in Marion county. to-
gether with instructions as to reaching
great number OF toll stations which
are not directly associated with any
exchange
Mr.. F. R. Dunning. local manager for
the company. states that more than
300 new subscribers have been added
to the Bell System in this district since
the last directory issue. He calls at
tention to the advisabiIity Of consult
ing the new issue before making famil.
lar calls, as many subscribers have
contracted for an improved class OF
service. resulting in many changes of
call service Particular attention is
also directed to the general informa-
ton on the second page, which is a
new feature in the telephone book.
Upon receipt of the new directory.
attention is called to the toll and long
distance rates. Many points have been
added to this list which have hereto.
fore not been published. It will be
found that the toll rates are surpris.
ingly low.
Also on the inside of the front cover
will be found a space for numbers
frequently called" Although this is
not a new feature. its use will be ap.
preciated for ready reference.
The Telephone Company is DESTROYS
Of having each subscriber receive a
copy of the new book. Those who do
not receive one within five days,
should advise the local business office
at once.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 7 Q RIA
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice Is hereby given that at n
meeting of the stockholders of The b.
F. Evans Company. a corporation Gre
ated and organized under the laws of
the State of West Virginia, held al
Room No. 702. Watson Building. in
the City OF Fairmont. Marion County
West Virginia, on the 10Th day OF
July, 1915. the following resolutions
we're adopted:
Resolved. First. That The B. F.
Evans Company, corporation created
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S. S. CONVENTION.

The Winfield District Sunday Schoo.
Convention will be held at the Mount
Zion NJ. E. Church on Saturday and
Sunday, August II and Is.
The main feature of the convention
will be the good speaking by the most
prominent speakers Of our county.
On Saturday a basket dinner will be
held in the grove at that place.
C. J. CARTER, President.
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lo,574

BALTIMORE, July l0.-Money is
arug on the market. Banks anu t Sawe
companies. with few exceptions; nave s
isrrer supplies OF loanable FUNDS on
hanS than at any time for more than
TO wears. While the tone OF the mar
Let e escribed as easy, credit Is not
essy. for lenders scrutinize collateral
e. carefully as they have at any tlme
-Sy,ss +ha war In Europe Those, now,
aver who possess acceptable collateral
s[nerience no difficulty in obtaining
sccenmodations at Az per cent ana
n eyceptional cases even at per cent.
Seyerai loans at the lower rate "er"
SsSotiated today and more than one
institution offered funds to faVofeu
borrowers at per cent.
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Sheriff SEXES
Exponent Plant

CLARKSBURG. ". Va. July 10
Resulting from an action in detinue
instituted in the circuit court agains:
c. 0. Fluharty. editor and publisher of
the Exponent-American. democratic
morning newspaper. by E. Bryan Tenn
pleman. as trustee for W. Guy Tetrick
and other bond holders. Sheriff Ross
F. Stout last evening seized the plant
OF the newspaper.
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Name Robinson On
Gas Mems Committee

PARKERsBURG, ". Va, July 10
The executive committee OF the new
gas association OF West Virginia was
named at a meeting of the board OF
directors held here yesterda? and
those elected were Lynn S. Homer, Of
Clarksburg; Edwin Robinson, Of Fair
mont; James P. McCloskey, OF Hunt.
ington; J. R. Munce, OF Charleston,
and Thomas Gartlan. OF this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-10
Long Time Quarrel
Ends In One Death

ELKINS, W. Va. July 1O.-Narion
Layman, 70 years old. farmer of
Yokum, Cpshur county. is dying as
the result OF quarrel OF long stand
ing with his neighbor. Pat Zirk!e. so
years old. When the quarrel was re-
newed yesterday Z!rkle. it is alleged,
struck Layman on the head with a
shotgun. infictlng fatal injuries. Zir-
kle is a prisoner.
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By petition, or II that can't be accom-
plished, can't the Board Of Trade be
"mandamessed?" Could II be possible
that 1. II. could handle the I'VE. or
was the gas people afraid to show up
their books to Mr. Davis? How long
are the people going to stand for such
farce? The whole thing looks
weak 10 man up tree. Stop the
Press! Yours.
A. L. HEFFNER.
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SPEND DAY AT CAMP

Misses Marie Barnes, Mary Gilhart
and Margarite Barnes. Mr.. George Nc.
Crorey, Clyde Corbun and Charley JEFF
frey spent yesterday at Homer Halls
camp at Colfax on the Tygart Valley
river.
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July I. 1915.
Editor West Virginian.
Dear Sir:
| read in The West virginian this
p. m. where the Chamber of Com
merce had an important meeting. and
they appointed committees. One Of
the committees duties was to look in
TO the gas rates that began to look and
sound good, and We supposed It meant
good. but we took our usual walk be-
fore retiring for the night, and We
learned that l. N. Davis had been
honored as one Of that committee. OF
course. when We heard that. we felt
sure that the Board of Trade had
some idea of doing the right thing and
expected the citizens interest TO be
looked after. but Oh! Lord. We learned
that the press had to be stopped to
eliminate the name of Davis. We
would ask II Mr. Davis can't be put on
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PITTSBURGH, July 1o.-The Pitts
bTrkh security market yesterday at
Thss ouentng was one OF the dullest
~ me year. The demand up to mid
da$ was practically all for one STOCK
md which was the only one that pros
nectfye buyers were willing to az,
yance in price to fill orders. BIDS ana
oSsTs were made for a number OF
sforFs. but results in an operating
NV were small. Operations broaden
"a slightly in the afternoon, put no
irnbroyement in prices occurred:
:: 4 fairly good tone prevailed IN me
New York stock market yesterday
rSerntng. The demand was better
f.an, for several days and lesolns
members in several groups advanced.
sTshe advance as usual was followed oy
a moderate reaction, which. however.
dtd not carry prices back far ana was
promptly followed by a rally the nrs I
hour. In the afternoon, however, tne
-ESTket turned weak and declined,
me continuance Of foreign selling ana
the general tendency OF most PROBES
sional traders to discount the dlsap.
,,ointinr influence OF reply from tne
Geruan government that cannot De
scceoted was the cause OF renewed
veakness in the stock market:
-.1By Moore, Leonard & Le%ls')
,r-;da1y Trly 1871
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-10

E new YORK. July s.-1n its main
aspects, today's stock market was
rs6st1y q repetition Of recent days.
Recitation and heaviness we're its
chef Characteristic, with Increased
weaknsss In the railway group, nota-
BIZ the low.priced Southwestern is
sres, as well as St Paul and New Ha-
v6n, ana continued pool manipulation
IN war specialties.
MISSOURI Pacific fell to three, the
ieyest price In its history, and st.
Psui, at 7S3s, recorded its minimum
d9ure for many years. Missouri, Kan
81 6 Texas, Southern Railway conn
non and preferred Rock Island and
Chesaoeake & Ohio also registered
ioWest quotations in years. Later, st.
Pania preferred, one Of the investment
4ssTfeS seldom traded in, fell TO LIZ, us
BOTTOM price In almost a decade. Inc
weakness In New Haven was attrlout,
ed 10 the failure Of the restitution SUIT
naztnst the old directorate.
FOREIGN liquidation was again re-
suonsible for todays recessions, al
thoagh offerings from that source
vSere mainly in bonds. London was q
aeiler Of Union Pacific, Canadian "a
cfdc and coppers. According to com.
non report, large sales OF our stocks
md bonds were again edected mere
by<private transfer.
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Finance, Oil and Real Estate

least two weeks. Car lots OF cash
wheat we're higher in all markets and
the sales here were small at 10000
bushels.
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MRs. J. 4. wHEELwRIeHr Ill.

BALTIMORE. Nd. July lO-Mrs.
Jere H. Wheelwright. wife Of the pres
ident Of the Consolidation Coal Com.
pany. has been seriously Ill for several
days at her country home, Twiford. in
Howard county Her condition was
reported this morning as somewhat
improved. she having passed a com.
Portable night.
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BALTIMORE STOCKS.
sALEs.

FURNISHED BY ". ". Lanahan & Co.
member OF New York and Baltimore
stock Exchanges. Main fioor, Cal
vert Building. Baltimore, Nd
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Whats dat guys name they call
the God war;"
"Ananias,"
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(Reported by George ". Eberhardt &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-23
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION,

Notice is Hereby Given, That the
following named places have been de-
signated as polling places and the fol-
lowing named persons designated as
inspectors and judges OF election at
the election to be held in the city of
Bismarck, or Tuesday, April g., 1915,
for the purpose Of electing two city
commissioners, one police magistrate
and one city justice Of the peace:
First Ward, at High School Building
basement Fourth street: ~ (:
Inspector, Aaron Christopher.
Judges, N. ]. O'Connor, Hugh For
tune. s.4s ttlr
Second Ward, at Lambert & Smiths
Livery barn:
Inspector, l.. E. Smith.
Judges, Ole Benson, Wilbur Rohrer.
Third Ward, at s.. q. Registers resi-.
dence: T. ''i@ ~
p, Inspector, John Hoop. T..
Judges, E. D. Morris, 8. r. Register.
Fourth Ward, at Grand Park Hotel: r.
Inspector, Charles Griffee.
Judges, Chas. Fisher, Emil Brown.
Fifth Ward, at Holman Bldg, corner
Fifth and Broadway"
Inspector, A. B. WEIGH.
Judges, r. NJ. McLachlan, John F..
F Fort.
Sixth Ward, at Fire Hall:
Inspector, Frank Mccormick.
: Judges, William Laist, w. S. Cassel
a
The polling places of said election
shall be opened at eight o'clock q. m.
and closed at five O'Clock p. m.
BY order of the board of city CON-
'missioners.
r. H. THISTLETHWAITE,
City Auditor.
Qnsert March %, rs, 81, 80; April l
and 3rd.) =
! Tribune want ads pay dividends.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-23
r TO CREDITORS.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Georg'
F. Davies, Deceased.

In the Matter Of the Estate of George
F. Davies, Deceased.
Notice is hereby gwen by the I'm.
dersigned, Ida Springer Davies, Ex,
ccutrlX OF the Last Will Of George h.
Davies, late OF the city of Medford,
in the County Of iMiddlesex, and State
OF Massachusetts, deceased, to the
creditors Of, and all persons having
claims against, said deceased, to ex.
hibit them with the necessary vouch.
ers, within four m ntlls after the first
publication of this notice, to said Tx.
ecutriX, at the Office OF D. 7. Owens,
Agent, in the City Of Bismarck, in
said Burleigh County, North Dakota.
dated March Goth. A. d. 1915.
IDA SPRINGER DAVIES,
EXecutriX.