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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Watch My Cat On Page s.
Trying Dispute Over
2 Cars Of Hay in Court

The case OF w. B. McGregor. a hay
broker of Fairmont, against J. P. Har-
man, a dealer In hay of Mountain Lake
Park. Md, was on trial today before
Judge George A. Vincent in Interme.
diate Court. The plaintiff asked for
$500 damages, alleging that two car
loads of hay shipped from Hartman
to McGregor was OF inferior quality.
Witnesses for the plaintiff testified
that the hay was wild grass instead
OF timothy. and that much Of it was
rotten and unfit for anything but bed.
ding or fertilizer. The cas- Is ap.
pealed from the court OF Justice of
the Peace r. Leigh Fleming, where
H. s. Lively, attorney for the plain.
tiff was awarded less damages than
was asked for. Attorneys James A.
Meredith and Trevey Nutter appeared
for the defense and subjected the
plaintiffs witnesses to a searching
cross.examination.
The Jury includes G. S. McElroy,
Zadoc Nuzum, J. w. Davis, J. c.
Michael. Pinkney Arnett, Jack Davis.
J. Harvey Adams, ]. N. Taught. Rem
Rudy, ]. ]. Jarris, Charles Kelley and
Charles !. Ice.
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Fire Department
Is R~eorganized
ANOTHER MAN is SENT TO TIE
EAST slDE-eoTHgsTATioNs
STRENGTHENED.

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A reorganization Of the local fire
department, as a result Of the install.
lation Of the new motor fire apparatus,
went into effect today. and as a result
OF the changes Fairmont has the best
fire protection Of any city In West yir.
ginia, according to Fire Chief o. ].
Watkins, who is in charge of the de-
partment.
No: 2 Station in the First ward is
strengthened by the transfer OF Fire.
man D. E. Shaw from Central Station.
This gives the East Side station three
trained fire fighters, including o. J.
Shaw, captain; William Morgan, drh
yer. and D. E. Shaw, fireman.
On account Of the up.to-date motor
apparatus at Central Station, It is be.
lieved that the eight men left there
can do the work as we'll or better than
the nine did when they were working
with horse-drawn apparatus. The men
left at Central Station and the posi-.
lions they hold follow:
o. ]. Watkins. chief; Ralph Doolit.
tie, assistant chief and driver; F. D.
Travis and Andrew Vandergrift, as.
sistant drivers; C. v. Abbott, L. F.
Travis. Carl Martin and Fleming Ham.
ilton, firemen.
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TO OPEN
YM.GA new YEAR.
Will Launch Membership.
Campaign-Good Speak
ers To Be Present.

William Knowles Cooper, Of Wash.
ington. and ]. D. NnScoten, West
Virginia State Secretary, will be the
out-of-town speakers at the Young
Mems Christian Association banquet
Friday evening, February 10, in the
association hall, Main street.
The banquet will be under the al.
rection of the new local secretary,
James ". Right, Assistant Secretary
Earl Hartley, Boys Secretary T. a.
Tate and Physical Director Slater.
The serving Of the dinner will be in
charge Of the .prettiest girls in Fair.
mont, who will grace the occasion
with sunny smiles and ripping laugh.
ter.
Many local speakers will participate
In the program of addresses, which
will follow the dinner and a compre.
hensive plan for the years work un.
der the direction Of the new secretary
will be outlined. Mr.. Right is show
ing great enthusiasm over the work
of the association, and he declares
that the Fairmont Y. NJ. C. A. is one
of the best equipped in the state.
A vigorous membership campaign
will be started on Monday. February
%, and will continue four days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
White Man Lynched
By Kentucky Mob

..|..". H"HI.
MAYFlElD, Ky, Feb. 11.-Thomas
Tinker, white, who, it Is charged, shot
and killed Constable Richard Tart,
was taken from the county jail here
and lynched. His body was then rid.
died with bullets. The lynching was
done by so or more men, who rode In
from the northern part of tho county,
where the shooting of the constable
took place. Some Of the men were
masked.
The shooting of Constable Tart oc.
Cured Monday at Melber, when he
and Constable skuggs attempted to
arrest Tinker on a charge OF house.
breaking. The constables no sooner
informed Tinker that they had a war.
rant for his arrest, when, It IS alles.
ed, the latter opened fire and shot
Tart. Tart died later in the hospital.
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Watson Retires As
Head Of Wayland Go.
DRYER WAS NAMED AS
PRESIDENT AT sTockHoLo-
ERs MEETING.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 11.-For.
mer United States Senator C. w. Wat.
son has retired from the presidency
OF the Wayland Oil Company, accord
ing to announcement coming from the
chief offices Of the concern In New
York City. This action on the part
OF the senator was taken at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders held
a few days ago.
The Senator still remains upon the
directorate of the concern. The fol.
lowing Is the list of the new officers
and directors: President, Alfred
Dryer: vice president. George T. Wat.
son, secretary and treasurer, J.. L.
Caulfield. Directors, c. ". Watson,
Alfred Dryer, Edward Corbell, A. G.
Mumford, ]. "A. Hughes. T. Garland
Tinsley and George II Watson.
No reason for this action on the
part Of Senator Watson was given.
and as he still remains on the board
of the company It looks as II the same
influences which induced j. H. Wheel
wright to give up the presidency Of
the Fairmont Gas Company were at
WoIh+ 1tudtbl "dtobui 40 tlG Glall-
man Of the board Of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company and has been al-
rectly identified with its management
ever since the company passed from
the Baltimore G Ohio into his hands
and those Of his associates. Many
persons in Baltimore are Of the opin-
ion that in giving up the presidency
Of the Wayland Oil Company Senator
Watson is seeking to have more time
to devote to the affairs Of the coal
company, which Is believed to be
about to enter on a policy of strenu-
GUS improvement and development.
He was n of the organizers of the
Wayland Oil Company and It bears
part Of his name-his middle name
being Wayland. He has manifested
a deep interest in Its welfare and the
fact that he remains as q director
shows that he has lost none of this
interest, though shifting the executive
duties to other shoulders. 1t is re.
garded, as something Of a coincidence
that both he and Mr.. Wheelwright
should give up other executive duties
at the same time, with the statement
that the Consolidation Coal Company
is about to begin a broad policy Of
development in the coal fields the com.
pany controls.
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DELEGATES
T0ATTENDMEEnNG
Large Number Of Local Men
Will Leave Sunday For
Charleston.

A large number of delegates repre-.
senting the various trade unions Of
this city will leave Sunday at 2 o'clock
for Charleston. w. Va, where the
State Federation Of Labor convenes
in the regular session on Monday
morning.
President W. M. Rogers will repre-
sent the Monongahela Valley Trades
and Labor Council, which consists OF
about fifteen affiliated local unions.
William Gerhard. fourth vice presi.
dent of tho State Federation. will rep
resent the Glass Workers Union No.
As, of about $50 members.
"A. G. Michael is the electricians
representative, while G.. W. Brown
will go in behalf Of the Stogiemakers'
Union. Robert Fisher will be there
to represent the Stageworkers. while
James R. Phelps has been delegated
bylthe Carpenters Union. Mr.. Phelps
has been instructed by the local union
to do all In his power to have the con-
tract for the State Normal School
building, which Is to be erected in
this city, let to some state firm which
will employ home citizens on the job.
President Rogers Of the Trades
Council will leave on Friday morning
to go to the bedside Of a sick father
at Kanawha Station, but will meet the
other Fairmonters on Monday In the
capital city.
The State Federation met In this
city last year, and at the meeting it
was decided to hold the next session
in Charleston during the legislative
session.
1t is understood that the local dele
gates will go to the convention pledged
to support the movement to change
the Miners Hospital to a hospital for
the crippled and infirm of the state.
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Ohio Operators To
Keep the Mines Idle

CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 11.-No def.
mite policy with reference to the East.
ern Ohio strike zone was formulated
by coal operators at their session
here. Action was postponed, they
said, pending submission Of the re-
port Of the federal conciliators, cor.
corning their efforts to settle the
strike to Secretary Of Labor Wilson.
at Washington.
Federal Conciliators Davies and
keefe met with the operators for a
time an dit was said they offered their
services toward making further ef.
forts to bring about a settlement IL
the operators desired.
Operators said they plan to keen
their mines idle for a time, at least.
and that e4the findings OF the concilia.
tors" probably will determine what
course they will pursue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Three Carlisle Mine
Officials. Arrested

FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va, Feb. II.
Three officials OF the Carlisle mine
of the New River Coal company,
where q men were killed in an ex.
plosion Saturday. were arrested here
at the conclusion Of the coroner's in.
quest on warrants sworn out by Chief
Earl Henry, of the state department
of mines.
William Pilkington, mine foreman,
isc harged with violating the mine law
providing for break.throughs at a dis.
lance Of so feet, while Romeo Calipi
and John H. Row1ey, fire bosses are
charged with negligence for falling to
place a danger signal on the outside
OF the mine after gas had been found
in the room where the explosion oc.
CURED. The men will be placed on
trial Wednesday.
The c%oroner's Jury which heard the
evidence rendered a verdict that the
victims came to their death by rea.
son of the explosion.
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Court News
.peeda Eiled.

Deeds Filed.
Deeds were yesterday filed with the
county clerk for recording as follows:
y. q. Parrish and wife to Didana E.
Parrish, q parcel Of land in Lincoln
district; consideration, 81 and other
valuable consideration.
Frank Marco and wife to Domenico
Muto. a parcel of land in the Fairmont
Development Company's addition to
the city Of Fairmont; consideration,
81 and other valuable consideration.
Nancy Irene Curry and husband to
the County Court OF Marion county;
consideration, $500.
n. q. Conaway and wife to Tilly L.
McElfresh. parcel of land in Lin
coin district; consideration, S1,150.
Lue1la Hesse and husband to Amos
Clayton a parcel of land on Hamilton
street In the city of Fairmont; con-
sideration, $500.
Nimrod Taught and wife to R. E.
Price, aFparcel Of land on Big Paw
Paw creek in Paw Paw district; con-
sideration, $500.
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Gideon Bible Day
To Be Next Sunday

Next Sunday will be known as Gid.
con Bible Day in Fairmont. Some time
ago the Gideons were here and offer
ings were taken in all the churches
for the purchase of Bibles to be
placed in the rooms Of all the hotels
in the city. The Bibles have been
purchased and are on hand ready for
distribution.
Next Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
a mass meeting will be held at the
NJ. P. Temple. The Bibles will be on
display and consecrated at that hour.
Addresses will be made by members
Of the Gideon organization.
The Gideon organization is made
up OF Christian trayeling men and
they are making an effort to have
Bibles placed in the rooms OF all the
hotels in the countrr: In this work
they are supported by the ministry
and the churches and Christian forces
of the towns and cities where the
work Is carried on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Arrested On First
Day Of Honeymoon

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.-Robert Jol.
son. 80 years old, giving his address
as Boston, and Mrs. Lurso Cramer Jol.
son, formerly Of Kansas City, his
bride of a day. were arrested here to.
day, the former on Q charge Of for.
gerry and the latter on a charge Of
receiving stolen property, principally
3ewelry.
The police later learned that Jol.
sons home Is in Springfield. Mass,
and say he is wanted in Highland
Park, Mass, on a charge Of raising a
cashiers check from IS to $500. He
had been sought by the st. Louis po.
lice for the alleged theft OF $3.50
worth Of iewelry and SO from a
boarding house here. According to
the police. Jolson, admitted that under
the name Of Joseph Levine he raised.
the check at Highland Park, using the
money to purchase two automobiles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
WI[ETTS COMPANY
HAS G00DREP0RT
Officers Elected AT Annual
Meeting Held Here
Yesterday.

Reports showing the magnificent
growth Of the sWilletts Clay Pot COM
pany Of West Virginia, one OF Fair
mont's most progressive industries
featured the annual meeting OF the
Stockholders yesterday afternoon In
the Watson building. Inasmuch as
during the last year the business and
profits OF the company have doubled,
the stockholders showed their appre.
citation ofSthe work of the old officers
by %Te:electing them unanimously as
follows:
Directors: William Kaufman, J. H.
BoIe, Il. q. Willetts Of Pittsburgh;
Anthony Bowen, r. r.. Cunningham,
John o. Morgan and e. E. Hartley, of
Fairmont.
The directors organized by electtng
the following officers: President, H.
g. Willetts; vice president, Anthony
Bowen. treasurer, John o. Morgan;
secretary, Rollo j. Conley; attorney
.. =. Hartley.
Although organized only two years
ago the companyShas a splendid plant
on the East Side factory belt, housed
in commodious brick building and
equipped with modern machinery.
The new plant cost S90,265.25. The
company is capitalized at 100000
with $75, 1000 fully paid and bonds out.
standing OF $4,000.
The company manufactures clay
blocks which are a necessity in the
manufacture OF glass and In the Fair.
mont vicinity where the greatest
glass manufacturing business in the
United States Is centered, there is al.
most unlimited market for the output
OF the WisAetts company. Glass manu-.
factnrers say that.the Willetts blocks
are the best on the market, and the
company Is developing a fine export
trade.
a determined effort is being made
by the Fairmont stockholders in the
company to get3Mr. Willetts. who now
resides In Pittsburg to make his resi-
dence In Fairmont.
"Slch progressive, honest, clean.
cut business men as Mr.. Willetts are
the kind Of people that Fairmont
needs as permanent resident citizens
declared Anthony Bowen, vice.presi.
dent Of the company and mayor of
Fairmont, ."ands we want him to reside
IN Fairmont..."
Nj. Willetts, although a compare.
lively young man is thoroughly famil.
lar with the clay block business and
understands perhaps better than any
other man in the United States the
manufacture and sale Of clay prod.
ucts.
tentative plans for doubling the ca.
pacity OF the local plant which now
employs 40Ame were discussed at
the stockholders meeting yesterday
and it was agreed that the rapid
growth ofSthey company's business and
the bright prospects for the coming
year Justify a material extension OF
the business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Checker Tournament
To Be Held This Week


A checker tournament is being ar
ranged for some evening this week
between a local business and profes.
sional men and a similar team from
Clarksburg, the game to be played in
Fairmont.
The members Of the local team in
clude Carl Springston, Lloyd W. Kel.
ley, OF the New York Life Insurance
Company; DR.. J. A. Jamison. Of the
Fairmont Trust Company; Dallas
Shaw. Of the Fairmont Fire Depart.
ment: Thomas Powell, teller in the
Citizens Bank Of Fairmont: c. E. Reed,
oil operator, and NJ. D. Teetzel, super
intendent Of the R. L. Polk City Direc
tory Company.
The Clarskburg team is under the
direction OF DR.. T. e. Nutter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Ten Conversions At
Diamond ME. Church

The Revival on the East Side in
the Diamond Street NJ. E. Church
seems to grow with interest us the
time goes on. Last night there were
ten conversions.
The number Of responses to the
Gospel invitation have so encouraged
Rev. Workman that he will continue
the meeting the remainder of the
week.
The special services were to close
last night but the pastor and the
members OF the congregation thought
It wise to continue them for a few
days longer.
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SMITH GAINS SUIT.

a verdict for the defendant, Thomas
H. Smith, represented by Attorney
Harry Shaw, was returned today by
a Jury In the suit brought by Edward
Slack. administrator for the late J. II.
Booher, proprietor Of Eureka hotel. to
recover the amount OF o check for
$3.50 alleged to have been given to bal.
ance the value Of hotel furniture In
payment for overdue rent. The case
was an appeal heard yesterday by
Judge George A. Vincent In Interme
date Court! r
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NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.

To Mike verbanich:
Take notice that on the 9Th day Of
March, 1915, at the Office Of Frank
r. Amos. in the Cochran Building on
Main street, in the City OF Fairmont,
Marion County, West Virginia, be.
tween the hours ofE9So'clock d. m. and
10 o'clock p. m. Of that day, i shan
proceed to take the depositions OF
Annie verbanich and others, to be
read as evidence in my behalf In O
certain suit in equity pending in the
Circuit Court Of Marion County. West
Virginia, in which I am plaintiff and
you are defendant; and, 20 from any
cause. the taking of said dispositions
be not commenced on that day, OF. II
commenced, IL they be not completed
on that day, the taking OF the said
depositons will be adjourned from day
to day or from time to time, at the
same place and between the same
hours, until they areEcompieted.
ANNIE VERBANICH,
BySCounsel.
FRANK R. AMOS, Counsel.
E211I.25.s.4.
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Grew Of Zeppelin
Drown In North Sea

GENEVA, Feb. 1.-the entire crew
Of a Zeppelin which has been missing
for four days was dropped when the
airship fell in the North Sea, or the
coast Of Denmark, during a storm, it
is reported at Friedrichshafen. De-
tails Of the disaster have not been re-
ceived.
1t is said here that one Zeppelin and
two airships Of the Parseval type will
accompany the German troops which
have been detailed to take the field
against Servia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Wreck At Littleton
Ties-Up Traffic

A freight derailment on the Wheel.
ing division at Littleton last night at
10 o'clock, delayed freight traffic for
several hours. 1t is not known what
caused the. wreck. but several cars
were damaged. The Grafton wreck
train and crew was soon on the scene,
and the track was cleared early this
morning.
The train was in charge Of Conduc-
tor Newman and engineer Wilson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Slaughter Of Turks
Without Parallel

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch
from Cairo states that the slaughter
OF the Turkish troops in the recent.
fighting at the Suez canal was more
terrible than anything in history.
The English are still burying, the dead
by the score as they are lying on the
desert. The pontoons which were
sunk In the canal were filled with
dead, which are now being brought
to the surface.
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MIDDLE N RUN.
WINFIELD.

Mr.. Henry Straight is indisposed at
this writing.
There was baptizing at the Method.
list church at Seven Pines Sunday.
Several people attended the the
serenade OF MIR. Claude Satterfeld0 and
bride Thursday night.
Miss Esta Roberts was visiting at
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hayes Friday
evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Country Club Board
To Meet Tomorrow

The Board OF Governors OF the
Fairmont Country Club will meet on
Friday morning at II o'clock in the
rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce
in the Watson building. The election
Of club officers will take place at, this
meeting. Following the meeting Of
the Governors, the Executive Board
will convene for a business session.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
w. v. U. Rifle Team
Has Highest Score

MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Feb. IL
The West Virginia rifle team finished
its match against Washington state
college and the highest total of the
season was made, 973 points being
registered out Of a possible 1000. Car
roll was high man with 1873 out Of 200,
while Jennings was second with 1877.
The team suffered its first defeat last
week, losing to the Michigan Aggies
by q narrow margin.
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SUFFERING AND q

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil snodgrass was
visiting the %latter's parents MI. and
Mrs. George SatterfieldS Sunday.
Marjorie Floyd and Mabel Floyd
were visiting at MI. Jess Floyd. Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. Willie Batson Is visiting ut his
cousin, Alice Garner. near Coburn.
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Escaped Convict
Caught At Columbus

COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 11.-Frank
Reese, aged t~wenty-four, arrested
here, was identified by Bertillon ex-
perts as an escaped prisoner from the
Moundsville wv. va.) penitentiary.
He had a numlHlr of suits of clothes
in his possession when caught. He
also had several saws. The police
say he confessed breaking prison.
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Counterfeiter Is
Brought to Wheeling

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. 11.-An
order was issued in federal court for
the removal of William +. Baldwin to
Wheeling, w. Va, where he is wanted
to answer a charge of shipping 90
alleged counterfeit half dollars from
that city TO East Liverpool, Ohio.
Baldwin was arrested in Altoona by
the federal authorities.
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FIRST THINGS.
First English Poet.


The first English poet whose name
Is known as st. Caedmon, whose fes-
tival is observed today in both the
Roman and Anglican calendars.
Caedmon lived in the seventh cen.
fury, in Northumbria. He was the
son OF a farmer. and his poetic gifts
were said to have been Of miraculous
origin. At the drinking parties each
person present was supposed to COM
pose and sing q verse. Caedmon was
unable to compose a line, and when
the harp was brought out he always
fled from the festive party. On one
such occasion, when he had thrown
himself down In a field and was Ia
menting his lack Of poetic ability, a
vision appeared to him and inspired
him to write a poetic version Of the
creation. The manuscript OF this
work. supposed to have been COM
posed by Caedmon, Is preserved at
Oxford. Thereafter Caedmon was OF.
ten inspired to write verse, and he
translated into Anglo.Saxon poetry
the whole Of sacred history. He be.
came a monk in the nunnery Of which
the famous Hilda was abbess-for
monks and nuns lived together In the
same establishment in ancient Anglo.
Saxon times. There he lived and
sang and died, In the odor Of sanctity,
and was afterward canonized.
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SATURDAY EXCHANGE.
Ladies' Aid Society Of the Lutheran
Church will hold an exchange next
Saturday at Morgan's Grocery. Pies,
Cakes and Bread.
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N sANKN

URNEY 3FUR3 BANKS
Lawrence S. Schwenck, OF Manning
ton, has been selected attorney for
the Bank Of Warrington to succeed
W. S. Raymond. elected Judge for the
Fourteenth judicial circuit of West
Virginia, according to power Of attor.
ney papers filed today In the Office
of the clerk Of the. county court.
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Funeral Of Mrs. HUFF.

Funeral Of Mrs. HUFF.
The funeral of Mrs. Della May HUFF
was held from the family residence
In Jericho addition yesterday after
noon at Q O'clock. Interment was
made In the Warrington, cemetery.