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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
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PR.0J,.EC'T1 POPULAR.
Property Owners and Mer-
chants Pleased With 1.
the Plan.

Property owners and merchants in
Main street and other important
streets; expressed their approval Of the
Great White Way project at a3meet.
ing In city hall yesterday afternoon.
and committee was appointed + to
secure the! signatures of the persons
interested to contracts which viii
make the lights possible 4 4
i This committee includes Daniel. i
Maurer, Of the { Monongahela Valley!
Traction Company; Rollo j. y conles:y: lie:
of the landlords, and Bert s. Leopold,
Of theslongl lease tenants. i%
y ltSiss the duty OF this Committee ID
secure the a signatures Z. Or d property:
owners and merchants to an agree,
mentS to pay so cents tat front foot for
property abutting on THE streets get.
ting the extra lights. The discussion
at the meeting last night discloseo
that probably. the principal obstacle in
thesway: getting the signatures will
be the difficulty In determining iwheth.
ertthe Tenant or the Landlord should.
pay the; frontage assessment.
A proposed plan for the Great ationEofj
the white Way which, apparently
met with the approval tofs those at the
meeting yesterday Is sto replace FALL,
present poles with steel lspoles l65 feet
apart on Main street. These Spolesl
will serve to carry the lights and the
traction company trolley wires. Tele.'
phone wires will be removed from.
Main street: There will be, according
to the proposed plan. a luminous arc
light on every alternate pole, Smaking
the lights 130 feet apart. Halt OF
these lights will burn all night and;
half will be extinguished at midnight.
The city commissioners and the
traction company had not agreed upon
a price for the lights yesterday after.
noon. at. the .timeio Of the meeting. Me-,
gotiations regarding the price OF the
lights were continued today with the
traction company! and the city. off: !:
cials expressed the hope that at a con-
ference late this afternoon an agree.
ment5 might be- reached.
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Advisability of Such a Plan
Considerably City
Officials.
NEW5SGHEMEISfGHEAPER
Would Reduce Cost to the
Property Holders Of
..,..., Fairmont. 4.

The advisability OF employing pri.
vate individuals or firms by yearly
contract 10 clean the streets Of Fair.
mont and to dispose OF garbage and
other refuse is being discussed By
city officials. According 10 Ira Smith,
Commissioner Of Water and Sewers. IL
costs the city approximately $4,000
to operate the present street cleaning
and garbage disposal plant at the city
crematory on the Barrackyille road.
This loes not include the hauling of
garbage to the crematory which is
done by private enterprise at the ex.
pense OF the individual property own.
ers.
Several business men have been N
conference recently with Mr.. Smith
and other members OF the Board Of
Affairs, seeking contracts for dispos.
ing of the city's waste. These offers
are being considered by the members
Of the board who have expressed a
willingness to listen to any proposition
which promises to afford the taxpay.
ers better and more economical SER
vice.
1t is pointed out that In many
large cities Of the United States, such
as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York
and Chicago, that the problem OF gar
bage disposal is solved by private firms
which are willing to haul away the
city's refuse for the profit derived
from Its disposal. Dead animals, ref.
use from the kitchen and In some
cities, waste paper, tin cans and dis.
carded boxes and other refuse Of this
character are hauled away from the
homes and stores without one cent OF
cost to the taxpayers either as indi.
viduals or. to the city as, a corporation.
The entire mass Of waste is care.
fully sorted at the reduction plant and
sold for various purposes. The hide,
thes hair, the bones and the flesh Of
the dead animals are used for various
purposes. Rags, paper and boxes have
a definite commercial value when pro.
perly handled In sufficient quantities
Tin cans are melted for the solder,
the tin and iron Of which they are
made. Old bottles find a ready market.
In some cities the reduction com
panies remove all the city garbage
without charge. In larger cities priv.
ate individuals are even willing to
pay a large sum into the city treasury
for the purpose Of getting the priv.
llege Of hauling away the garbage and
idisposing ofit.
In smaller. cities, however, like Fair.
mont, the amount Of garbage Is so
small, say the city officials, that il
is impossible to get any private per.
son or firm TO carry IL away for what
can be made out Of 1t by reduction
and SALE 80
3 Thesexpressed desire OF several per.
sons, however, to get "a garbage dis:
.posal contract In sFairmont, leads the
city officials to believe hat 1t may be
possible to make somei arrangement
here elwhereby the city may secure. the
disposal Fof all the city refuse at a
price which the city will be able to
pay. ssi i'.s
81 TheSnews plan under nsidera tion by
cityoificials would, ,clude the collect.
Ing of garbage and rubbish without
cost 70 the Ind ividual property owner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27

Express officials refuse 10 tell the
amount Of loot taken by the robbers.
who escaped into the woods and ths
marshes and were today beingpursued
ny peace officers of a. dozen counties
and hundreds OF citizens,
The train robbed often carries a
large amount of'moneyS and securities.
me band is believed to have board.
ed the train att Chetotah. After pass.
ms Onapa, a station without teie graub
facilities at night, the train was ii, a
sparsely settled territory mar the
Canadian river, remote from, ii,terr,,n.
tion and atfording wild forests and
marshes for escape. Here the robberS
climbed over the baggage and mai
ears ears INTO the engine. They routed the
eonaaetor from the passenger coaches
ana other members of the crew from
me baggage and express cars. Ali ware
nned up by the track and some were
tied to trees. while members of fhs
gang stood guard. Work was then be.
gun on the express safe. Three safes
proved tmpregrable and were aban.
doned. After five charges Of nitro rjv.
cerine were Exploded the fo,.rth sass
was apened: During this dine p probsSiy 81 sbIv
q dozen shots were fred by ti,e rob.
oers, but excepting q brakeman who
was wounded in the finger when he
tried TO escape, no one was lhurt. When
the loot from the wrecked safe had
oeen packed away. the robbers care.
.u.ly thanked the crew, wished them
ssooanight and disappeared into the
darkness on foot. All the care @ tf ths E
tralnmen was exercised to prevent a
wreck. s1S'sts g
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B. ( n. TO. CARRY
PASSENGERS ON
MONDAY NOV, 1
New York Central Gives
Out Schedule for
Fairmont.
.PExNsY SCHEDULE Is0U7
The Freight Traffic Of New
Road is Booming u;
Just5Nl,o,,w.s
.PENNSY schedule IS0UT

Z d = 4 4 "a . a.
The New York Central Railroad has
announced that the service 1t intends
ito put 4on SinaF Fairmont will be started
next week. There will be one train
each way on this line. The train will
consist Of up.to.the.minute equipment
and will be Of solid steel cars.
This train is scheduled to leave
Fairmont at 6:45 In the morning and
will arrive in Pittsburgh at 10:45, the
trip taking four hours. Returning the
New York Central Express will leave
Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie station at 5:15 In the evening.
arriving in Fairmont at $50, four
hours and is minutes later. +
The Pennsylvania railroad with a
fine train consisting Of buffet parlor
car and standard coaches will be
operated between Fairmont and Pitts
burg. The schedule for the Pennsy
train follows: /
Leave Fairmont week days at 2:55
p. N.
Leave Morgantown at 1888 ?, N.
Arrive Pittsburgh, Penn. Sta, 7:lb
p. n. ~
Leave Pittsburgh, Penn. Sta, 7:45
a. m.
Leave Morgantown 1880 a. m.
Arrive Fairmont 1880 p. N.
Sundays.
Leave Fairmont 4 p. m. ~.
Leave Morgantown s p. m. b
Arrive Pittsburgh, Penn. Sta, s:o5
p. N, Fs Y
Leave Pittsburgh, Penn. Sta, s:l5
a. N.
Leave Morgantown 1l:2o a. N.
Arrive Fairmont 1920. p. m.
This gives Fairmonters the choice
OF three railways into Pittsburgh.
The Baltimore and Ohio, the New
York Central and the Pennsylvania
lines. With the inauguration Of the
Pennsylvania train service a new era
in railroad facilities is established.
Freight traffic onSthe new railroad
has increased three fold in the past
week. There are also several coal
operators at present looking after
their underground coal between Fair.
mont and Brownsville: with view to
opening up. mines Immediately. The
properties in the sections adjoining
the Monongahelay railway when de;
veloped will be in a position to furnish
coal and coke q to Pittsburgh steel
plants and other industries in course
of construction outside Of Pittsburgh
en the new railroad.
Land owners whose undeyeloped
coal land lies along the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks. realizing that consiguees
can be reached in better time with
three railroads handling the Fairmont
region output than could the one with
congested yards during the heaviest
shipping season, will develop this land
and open mines instead of letting 1t
lie in its present state. When the en-.
tire output of coal available at the
mines now, and that yet to be develop.
ed, Is. being shipped, the three rail.
roads will have a hard time handling
1t all without delay.
Three trunk lines handling coal out
Of Fairmont, and the Western Mary
land railroad starting some Of 1t from
the Helen's Run and Carolina regions
as we'll as the Bingamon creek, section
will have something to do with get.
ting the coal moved with less delay
rsaat s- 81 Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
\ M,lrsIE Greco l,Iple.,ud.. !.

READING Pa, Oct 427.-Mrs. Ellen
Frances Gregg, wife Sof General D.
iMcM! / Gregg, the latter one OF the
few surviving great commanders OF
the Civil War, died here today: Mrs.
Gregg was "a years old. She was "a
descendant % Frederick A. Mullen.
BERG, speaker Of the first o. s. Con.
5gress and great granddaughter ofiJos.
Hester satl one time governor OF Penn
;sylvania. 4, N J
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
Spy; Ia Executed.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-official announ.
cement was made today that another
spy had been put to death. The an.
aouncement says the prisoner, charged
with espionage, was tried recently Dy
the general court martial. found guilty
'apd. sentenced to death. This sentence
was confirmed and carried out this
morning. 80
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27

LONDON. Oct. 21.-The desperate
plight OF the Serbians which has been
described ever since the beginning Of
Austro.German and Bulgarian invs.
sion as "an aI'atr Of national life or
death is no longer rhetorical
phrase, but the literal truth,
London's optimism regarding the
outcome Of the Balkan con.ict which
had been colored by reports Of the de.
termined Serbian resistance and the
difficulties which the invaders are
meeting, has now yielded to the con-
piction that It will take something in
the nature OF a miracle to avert q dis.
saster for Serbia.
lord Landsownde's exposition OF the
Macedonian campaign in the House OF
Lords yesterday Is regarded as an In.
4iication that the assistance the Allies
have been able to offer to Serbia ts
not sufficient to meet her needs.
Austro.G German and Bulga rian forces
Ire now within 20 miles; Of each other;
southwest and southeast Of Belgrade
Invading armies are advancing along
sashundred mile fronts:2b TO 40 miles
south OF the Danube. " y
Analysts Of the situation In regard
4 To- the Belgrade.Nish. Salonika railroad
shows that the Germans command the
first so miles from Belgrade, the Ser.
lbians the next $50. the Bulgarians the
next 100 and the French the last 30
miles to the Greek frontier. Whether
free communication between Hungary
and Bulgaria by way Of the Danube
has yet been established is doubtful.
All the dispatches continue to de.
scribe the intensely stubborn resist
apce OF the Serbians.
8 According to accounts which have
reached here concerning the capture
Of Uskup, the Serbians defended
every foot Of ground furiously and no
quarter was given on either side.
Although the Bulgarian forces are
said to have out numbered the Serbs
ten to one, they made only 500 prison
ers,i All others fought to the death.
Field Marshal Won Hindenberg's ire.
( lnendous offensive against Dyinsk con.
3tinues, but thus far has not advanced
sufficiently to shape the Russian de.
lenses. South of the Pripet the Aus.
trians are struggling to regain the IN
, itiative.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
.Eoo1sALL is BANNED.

GkLEsBURG, H., Oct. 27.-The
rasulty Of Knox College decided today
thai football shall be discontinued at
least this year, because Of the death
of Bryan Scott as a result OF injuries
received In the game with st. Louis
october n. 4: 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27

ST. LOUIS, Oct. &c. %. sumn,ey.
general manager ofthe Southern al.
vision OF the American Express Cors.
pany. said nothing OF great value wa, was
In the safe which was blown one oi,en IL IL
ihel men who robbed the Missouri
Kansas and iTexas8train ID okiahoms
early today. ''S''s'
Manager snmmey said the expires,
company had not shipped money on
trains for several months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
Robbery Was Planned in Advance and All Details Wert
Carried Out With Military Precision by the Bandits.
Amount of Loot Taken is Not Known. Isl
Thieves Have MADE GOOD THHRTESGAPE
After Finishing Work Robbers Thank Crew. Wish Them
Goodnight, and Disappear in the Darkness.

OKLAHOMA CITY, ok robbers held
souri, Kansas Texas fast train
San Antonio onaka
and placed guards
They held the with n,tsrv
precision They r
behind and placed the freight prevent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
3 clark Asked to Conference

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-speaker
Clark has been invited by. President
Wilson to confer with him some time
before Congress convenes on general
legislature program for next session,
particularly on plan Tor national de:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27

The case was set for trial last night.
But Just as the hour was approaching
for the hearing TO- start. MRS. Estell
called fup by telephone and asked to
have the charge dismissed, evidently
preferring to takela chance in .arrang.
lnglthe dinner schedule in private than
push the. case to a conclusion in Squire
Helmfck court. The case was dis
missed and Mrs. Estell oriered to pay
The costs. ~ Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
CONDITION Of
SERB|A,CAUSES
ALLIES WORRY.
London Admits that Only a
Miracle Can Check
Disaster.
INSUFFICIENT A|D GIVEN
.Austro-German and Bulgar-
ian Forces Soon to
Unite.
Insufficient A|0 GIVEN
tBul,etin.)

sEHliN. OCT. 27.-DlREcT CON.
NEcTIoN BETWEEN THE .ausTRo.
GERMAN FORCES IN SERBIA AND
THE BULGARIAN ARMY OF BOY
AoJiEFF HAS BEEN ESTABLISH.
ed ON THE DANUBE RlVER EAST
or sRzA.PALANkA, ACCORDING
TO THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE.
MENT GIVEN OUT TODAY BY GER.
MAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27
Wife Changes Mind
And Case is Off

Il Accused OF slapping his wife because
ishe failed TO have his meals ready
ONT time, Herbert Estell was arrested
by Constable Charles Satterheld on a
charge OF assault and battery sworn
out by Mrs. Estell before Justice Of
the Peace D. S!tHelmick OF the East
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-27

s The new: plan under considerat tion by
yofficials would /, clude the collect:
Ing of garbage and rubbish without
cost 70 the Ind tvidual property owner,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-15

"TLey are not aware that your uncle
Santa is getting so fat tA4t there isn't
room in the sleigh for himself ard the
larger toys. Nor that riy noble name
Of hair isn't what it used to be. If
people ever sent me prescnts-wLich,
of course, does not occur to them-I
should like TO rlrrnur little wish for
bottle 0; hair tonic.
One moving picture firm wants TO
put me into play. The plot is sore
thing like thi9: an driving nv rein
deer over the treetops, when I an set
upon oy band of aerorlane pirates
The pirates make ne hold up my
hands and then divest me Of nv stock
OF toys, Just when the baraitplane
is about to fly away, leaving me in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-15
AUGUSTUS EANDSOL lie Y. N. C. A. Bull DING

distress, the chief Of the robbers
makes a discovery.
amid the pack Of toys he finds a
rag doll. BY the tag around it's neck
he sees that it has been addressed to
MS little daughter My thoughtfulness
in remembering his little girl, despite
her fathers profession, touches the
bandits heart He weeps, and then
to the establishment of his pals, he
orders them to lift ne into the aero
plane.
Now, Mt Claus he says, accord
ing to the subtitle. we are going to
deliver your toys for you all over the
world tonight. Give Us directions ard
We viii fy wherever you command
so at my direction. the bandits
aeroplane starts delivering the toys,
making much better time, let me tell
you. than my poor RENDERS who were
left behind. Things are going along
fne Our aeroplane toy conveyance
has covered Canada, the United States,
Australia and South Africa, when sud
denly, TO our dismay, we find that we
are being pursued.
More pirates?' ask in alarm.
No, the aero-police.' shouts my pi-
rate friend
The police had found my empty
sleigh and motionless reindeer. They
naturally concluded that I had been
robbed and kidnapped. Now they are
on the trail Of my captors. The pi-
rates are very much afraid that If
arrested, they will be hanged at once.
The police craft is gaining upon US.
In order that the pirates may escape,
they decide they must throw all of my
TOYS overheard The vitious crew de-
mands that your Old friend St. Nick
be thrown overheard too, as | am pref
tv heavy, besides being the cause Of
all the trouble.
The race continues through the
sky.
II want to raise the white flag as a
token Of surrender. ! Pledge myself
to the captain of the pirate aeroplane
that | will plead the cause Of himself
and his crew and secure their release
from the police / tell them that the
police will do them no harm, after l
have explained their kindness in car
rying my toys all over the world.
The police craft is now so close
that escape seems impossible.
"'Give me a white flag l cry.
"'There isn't a white flag on board
nothing but black flags says the pi-
rate. Hurry up and do something
You have no time to lose. If you don't
surrender they will shell us. And in
that case, we will have to throw you
overheard, St Nick
"My mind works quickly. have no
white flag. Ny handkerchief, like
those of the pirates is red bandanna.
What am l to do? Whiz! Another
shell rips past our airship.
"Ah, l have it. 1t is the scheme
that saves the day"
The interviewer at this point leaped
to his feet and shouted in excite
ment:
well. what do you do to have your
life?"
Il wave my white whiskers at EN-"
replied Santa Claus, proudly. 1T is
the signal Of truce. Our lives and our
precious cargo of toys are spared.
What do you think Of that idea for
play? They want to name it, Santa
Claus in High Life Do you think l
would make hit as the star? Well,
I'm glad YOU think So"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-15

Spirit Of Christmas.
The core of Christmas is the truth
Of unselfshness. This day of the
new spirit that irradiates all the
earth, is the day of lavish pouring
out Of self. Somebody cares is
written large over every Christmas
gift and Christmas plan. It is the
day OF taking thought for other per
sons. Christ in Christmas means
unselfish love-the love of God for
man, and Of men for one another.
ri ,.INk5A<Stakkx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-15

It would be the proper thing.
i have my duty to the children OF
this world. and | must not impair my
health or my power OF service to them
by the strenuous work demanded il
the movies. 80 doubt | would prove
very popular star ct the children 5
matinees. Eut ! wonder if the chill
dren who see ne III their dream. DO
not get a better a.d more fattering
idea of me tEan they would in the
picture.
You see, my dear sir, the camera
does not lie. am sure it would not
lie for me when it will not tell false
hoods about the appearance Of kings
and potentates. Every child in the
world thinks Of NE as a very hand
some Old gentleman. Some of them
may nave an idea that l am inclined
to be little stout-but a good many
others imagine / have as graceful a
form as that of young soldier, They
think l curl my whiskerS and have a
beautiful wave in my long, silk locks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-15

dec11-15
The Washington herald., 1915-11-17
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
November 17-Eiza Farnham. Eliza
beth Eastake. Charlotte Sophia.
BY MARY MARSHALL

The three best known women whose
birthdays fall on November Il are the
phllanthropist Eliza Farnham, the writer
Lady Elizabeth Eastlake and Queen
Charlotte Sophia, the wife OF King George
III.
Eliza Farnham. who was born in New
York State, Just 100 years ago. was one
Of the pioneers in the work Of reclaim
ing fallen women in New York City.
For four years she visited the women's
departments Of reformatories and prisons
and lectured on prison reform all over
the country. Then she filled the position
OF matron Of the women's department of
Sing Sing. where she effected many
drastic reforms and where she wrote
her first book. Life in Prairie Land" a
book giving picture OF personal life
in the West. Her best book was Woman
and Her Era
Later in her life she became greatly
interested in the question of immigration
and devoted years OF her life to the
work OF helping the women immigrants
who landed in New York in search OF
an opportunity. Miss Farnham personally
directed the settlement OF hundreds or
immigrant women and established homes
for them in the West.
Lady Elizabeth Eastlake. was the wife
of the celebrated painter OF the name,
and president Of the Royal Academy in
London, in the first part of the nine
teenth century. Lady Elizabeth herself
had a decided talent for letters and her
best known book was Letters from the
Shores of the Baltic
Charlotte Sophia, who was born In
Germany Ill years ago today. was IN
troduced to her future husband, King
George I'LL, through a letter that she
wrote him on account of her distress
over the ravages of the Prussian troops
on the territory OF a relative. The King
was sentimentally interested and sought
the young princess in marriage. AS a
Queen she showed no talents at all for
court life. She was dull to a degree
perfectly decorous and. through the in
fiuence OF her early training, stIngy and
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