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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Arrange Funeral
Then Shoots Self

LAMBERToNvILLE, Feb. 15.-
Peter Heath. 64 years old, committed
suicide at his Office by shooting In tho
mouth with a revolver.
He had evidently contemplated the
act for some time. as he had all ar.
rangements for his funeral services
made out, even to the filing In OF hls
death certificate for the coroner to
sign. He had picked out his under.
taker; place OF burial. clergyman to
officiate at his funeral services; size
and number OF his casket; number OF
carriages and cost OF same: also his
clothing, even to the slippers. He had
stayed at his home the night before
and left the house at an. early hour
without tellin ganyone, btu left notes
for his family, stating his intention to
commit the act.
Ill health is said to have been the
cause Of his act.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Charles Town Will
Make Rate Protest

eHARLEsTowN. W. Va, Feb. 15.-
The Charlestown.Ranson board of
trade has called a mass meeting to
be held at the court house Wednesday
evening next to enter protest to the
public service corporation commission
to prevent the Charlestown Water
Company from raising its rates. The
water company has applied to the
public service commission for the
power to increase the rates, claiming
that the present rates are inadequate
to operate the plant. The citizens
claim that the plant was bought at
on exorbitant price and SIS, 900 worth
Of bonds were issued, which was $685..
600 OF $50 900 more than the plant was
worth. The company purchased the
plant from the Charlestown Water
and Manufacturing Company about
Ave years ago and paid $40. for the
preferred stock and s100l for the com.
mon stock, the par value OF each be.
ing 500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Candidates For City
Election Talked OF


cLARKsBURG, W.. Va, Feb. 15.-
Local political gossip says that G. Har.
ry Gordon. now a magistrate OF a
coal district. with offices here, likely
will ebe the Republican nominee for
mayor Of Clarksburg in the municipal
campaign that will open soon. viii
H. Cole, present mayor, II is said, like.
ly will be the nominee for city clerk
and Harry I. Brooks. present incum-
bent. the nominee for police chief.
Louis "A. johnson, young attorney
who. ran for mayor last year, is talked
of. as the probable Democratic nomi.
nee for mayor. w. R. Johnson. incum.
bent, for. city clerk, and Pearl johnson
for police, chief. The election will be
held Tuesday, April 6.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Delegate Pilchard
Is Much Improved

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 10
W. W. Pilchard, Of Bethany. member
of the House Of Delegates from
Brooke county who has been Ill for
the past few days threatened by an
attack of typhoid fever, is considera-
bly, better and the attending physici.
ans, Senator Godbey and DR.. ]. J.
Allen, believe that he will be able to
resume his seat within a week.
He was removed to local hospi.
tai. Last night 1t was stated the
fever has been checked and his condi.
tion is much improved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
ThompsoniC Coal Lands
Valued; Sll,000,0oo
ASSESSMENT FIGURES INDICATE
LARGE POSSESSIONS IN
Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. 15-A
compilation Of assessment figures In
Washington and Greene counties indi-
Gates the immense coal holdings in
the two counties Of the o:called "Un-
iontown crowd comprising Joseph u.
Thompson and associates, but princi-
pally Thompson. The figures are of
particular interest now on account of
the widespread discussion OF the
Thompson coal holdings, brought
about through his recent financial diff
flculties.
The assessment books show that the
Thompson coal holdings In Washing
ton county comprise s25,7 I'll acres, with
an assessed valuation OF s. ,s7S $50. In
Greene county Thompson holds 1o6.-
S27 acres, the assessed valuation of
which is $9,05S,470! The assessed
acreage value in Washington county
is $67, while in Greene &c IS $S5. It is
admitted that the real valuation Of
this coal should be nearer 5000 an
acre, this figure making the coal In
the two. counties worth approximately
s26,500,0o0.
Thompson is easily the largest indi-
yidual owner ofsvirgins coal In the two
counties. In Washington county the
Pittsburgh Coal Company Is the only
owner that has greater holdings or
either developed or virgin fuel, this
concern possessing Ss,3s1 acres, nav
ing an assessed value OF sl3, ,561 j 800, or
an average Of, $164 an acre. Most Of
this coal is in a developed field, which
accounts for Its; heavier assessment.
The Ellsworth Collieries Company
uackawanna Steel Company owns
1896 acres Of coal in Washington
county, with a total assessed value Of
s3,029,65. The Vesta Coal Company
(Jones g iLaughlin) Is the second larg-
est owner Of coal among the ope fitting
companies, with 13,459 acres. having
an assessed valuation Of s4,23S. .s35.
Other heavy coal land owners In de-
veloped fuel are the iMonongahela RIv-
er Consolidated Coal and Coke Com
pany, the H. G. Frick Coke Company,
the Pittsburgh:W estmoreland Coal Co.
and the Pittsburgh: Buffaio Company.
The second largest individual coal
owner outs,dei the operating companies
isl. w. Semans of Bniontown. the as
sessed valuation OF his property in
addition to that which he owns with
Thompson, being approximately ST.
250,000.
2 =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
ITALIAN FLOODS
THREATEN PEOPLE
Streams Are Out Of Banks
And Much Property Is
Destroyed.
ROME, Feb. 15.-The food waters
in the street around st. Peters have
risen to height of 4 feet II inches.
Several walls have collapsed, but with
out serious consequences.

Rome, Feb. 15.-Italy having Just
passed through period of grave anx.
iety as result of destructive earth
quakes is now facing new peril in
the form OF flood. Everywhere. streams
are out OF their banks, due to heavy
rain storms, which have continued for
several days. In Rome the River
Tiber is more than so feet out of its
normal bank. and is rising at the rate
of 2 inches an hour. The one bright
spot in the situation is that the wealth
er today showed signs of clearing, and
this gives hope that the waters will
soon recede.
Two hundred patients in the hos
pital at Santo Spirito, near the Vati-
can. have been removed to upper floors
of the building because Of the flood.
Some fear is expressed that rising wa
ter may cause the building to COL
lapse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Diamond st. Revival
Closes, So Converts

The Diamond Street Revival meet,
ings closed last evening after five
strenuous weeks OF services. The
Pastor, Rev. ]. B. Workman delivered
an interesting sermon last night to
a large congregation and thanked the
church for the strong support that
they have given him through the
meetings and highly praised the two
ministers. Rev. Feathers and Rev.
Phillips for their assistance.
Their were IS conventions during
the revival and at the services yes.
terday they were taken into the
church.
There will be prayer meeting in the
Sunday school room on Wednesday
night and the pastor invites the pub
lie to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Smallpox Causes a
Quarantine Of Jail.


CHARLESTON, W., Va. Feb.<15:-
The Kanawha county Jail here was
quarantined when four cases of small
pox were found among the prisoners.
Seven prisoners were taken to the
state penitentiary at Moundsville last
night after having been exposed in
the Jail. Governor II. D. Hatfield or
dered the penitentiary warden to iso-
late the men.
Six prisoners in the fail, who had
developed grip were released Satur.
day to go to their homes for treatment.
Five were re.arrested and taken back
to Jail, but not tntil they had spent
one night with those exposed previ-
ously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Sunday Converts Now
Number Over $4,000
100 RESPOND TO HIS SERMONS
DURING THE ENTIRE DAY
YESTERDAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l5.-In what
whirlwind fashion Billy Sunday start.
ed the seventh week of his campaign
was shown by the number OF converts
yesterday. His three services gave
him 1.1S2. That number makes his
total for the campaign more than 25,.
900. Preaching in the morning on
"The Power Of Prayer" the evangelist
gained 319 converts At the two 9th.
er services his sermons text was
After Death. Judgment" In the at.
ternoon 414 answered the call, while
44s did so at night.
Sunday paused in his night sermon
to think about the remaining weeks
OF work here. "Some job, eh?" he
asked the congregation. at would
milk any bishop dry to stand here and
talk for seven weeks. Thank God ]
can do 1t, because have His help
and have the devil beaten now
oh" he cried, when the Day OF
Judgment comes and the name w, A.
Sunday Is called out by God, Jesus
Christ will step forward and will say
to God, Father, stand for Bill. He
preached My stuff down there in old
Philadelphia And then I'll hear the
gladdest word that ever entered the
ear OF man: Enter thou unto the joy
OF the Lord But you folks here, you
VIII hear the saddest word, Depart
from here; I know you not
Al. Drexel Biddle, society sports.
man and Bible class leader, helped
Sunday last night. He went among
the congregation urging them to God,
piucking men and women by the
sleeve and taking them up to pledge
their faith. Mrs. Sunday preached 70
5000 women this afternoon in the
Metropolitan Opera ,House.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
England's Newest
Dreadnought Ready


LONDON, Feb. 15.-H. NJ. S. Queen
Elizabeth, England's newest dread
nought, passed her trials last week
and is now waiting at Portland with
her full crew on board. She is a ship
of 27.500 tons, 1000 tons more than
the Audacious, whose crew she has
taken over. She carries eight 15.inch
guns and 16 six.inch. with IL anti.air.
ship guns and four submerged torpedo
tubes. She was built at Portsmouth
and was completed in October last.
The Queen Elizabeth is equipped with
Parsons turbines, and burns only oil.
The designed horsepower is $4,000.
She Is heavily armored against aerial
attack and her estimated cost is s12,.
100000. The resigner estimates she
will make 25. knots. 80 -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
AUSTRIAN FLEET
SHELLS ANT|vAR|
Members Of Montenegrain
Royal Family Under
Heavy Fire.

CETTINJE, Montenegro, via Lon.
don, Feb. 15.-The Austrian feet on
Sunday made n sorties from the Gulf
Of Cattaro and commenced the BON.
bardment of the port Of Antivari, Mon
tenegro.
The members of the Royal family Of
Montenegro were subjected yesterday
in their residence at Rieka to machine
gun fire from two Austrian aeropianes.
Rieka Is a village near Lake Scutari,
where the Royal family passes the
winter.
King Nicholas, the queen and prin.
cesses watched the aerial raiders from
the palace windows. Bullets fired from
theaeroplanes fell near them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Diptheria Germs
Lurk for5O Years
nx Assoclnied presal

YORK, Pa, Feb. 15:-Diptheria
germs which had slurked for half a
century in walls Of the house occu.
pied by Raymond Miller, health au.,
thorities and attending physicians de.
clared yesterday, caused the death re.
Gently OF three Of Miller's children.
Fifty years ago several members OF a
family that lived In the house died
with diptheria.
Shortly before the present outbreak
Miller had papering done and a heavy
coating OF whitewash which was
,csraped away. was thrown into, an ash
heap near the house. Warmth and
weather the physicians say, revived
the germs which had been tmpriosnedI
under the whiteYash.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Baby's Kidnapper
Caught By Crowd

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-The smile Of
14;months-old Bernice Rentner, infant
daughter OF Morris Rentner, a wealthy
manufacturer. proved so irresistible
to Bessie Swan, a 225.year-old negro
girl, that she kidnapped It from d car.
riage during the temporary absence
OF the nurse. She was caught, after
Q chase. by the baby's mother, d 20
liceunan and . huge crowd.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Ripe Cheese Blazes
Way For Detectives

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Frank and
Bertha Bruce, young, fashionably
dressed and declaring themselves
bride and bridegroom. here on their
honeymoon. are locked up charged
with shoplifting as q result Of their
uncomfortable penchant for ripe
cheese. The odor5 OF the cheese, said
to have been stolen from o department
store, blazed trail for the detectives.
Bruce had $500 in his pockets
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
.Wilhelmina Cargo
Still Being Held.

,Ry Associated spressl
LONDON, Feb. y15.-No disposition
has been made of the cargo OF the
American Steamer Wilhelmina. The
ship now seems to be under the vol.
untary Joint guardianship Of the Brit.
ish Foreign office and the American
Ambassador. e- !,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Breaks Bone In Foot
By Kicking Rooster

coNNELLEvILLE, Pa, Feb. IS
Mrs. William E. Coughenour, wife Of
local dairyman, today kicked at a
rooster which had been chasing the,
children and which made an attack
on her.
The rooster dodged and her foot
struck stone, breaking one OF the;
large bones Of the foot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
Another Week Started With
Little Hope of Ending
Deadlock.
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED
ADMINISTRATION HOPES TO
!. BRING MEASURE TO A
VOTE TUESDAY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Talk OF
an extra session of Congress was up
permost at the capitol today, even
overshadowing the administration
ship bill. 1t seems to be agreed on
all sides that developments OF this
week will decide. While the House
Democrats worked earnestly to clear
the way for caucus approval Of the
compromise ship bill tonight, the SEN
ate waited and discussed processes
OF limiting debate.
1t seemed probable that a Senate
rule for speedy consideration of the
compromise as 1t comes from. the
House might result. The Republicans,
however. continue to promise pienty
OF opposition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-With only
sixteen days of the present congress
sional session left, Congress started
today on what seemed - be another
week Of deadlock on the Ship ser.
vice bill, with very little hope Of the
hard fight coming to an end.
Some OF the members on the Demo
cratic side who heretofore have been
great advocates of the unlimited time
on debate are now advocating Just
the opposite plan and determined to
break the letters that have been such
hard and fast rules for so many years.
Amendments to the rules now pro-
posed would end the prolonged Repub.
lican filibuster against the govern.
ment ship purchase bill and permit
its passage not later than February
IS. Today Senators Fletcher, Sim.
mons. Martin. Feed and other Demo.
cratic leaders propose to press cloture
with all the resourcefulness at their
command. and they expect to find a
way that vote can be reached upon
It.
cloture Passage Doubtful.
Whether a cloture rule can be
passed seems doubtful as the Senate
Democrats are far from unanimous on
the proposal, notwithstanding that a
Democratic caucus agreed to,t pro.
gram. Seven Democrats who revolted
against the ship purchase bill re,
mained away from the party confer.
ence, and others are not satisfied that
any cloture rule should be adopted
even should 1t be merely a special rule
for consideration of the ship purchase
measure. Such action would be un.
precedented in Senate procedure.
While the Senate Is fighting out the
plan to limit debate. the action on the
ship bill itself will remain in the
House where 1t shifted last week after
the strenuous effort OF administration
senators to wear down the Republican
fillibuster in the fruitless record con.
tinuous session lasting 81 hours. To
night House Democrats will caucus on
the compromise Weeks-Gore shipping
bill as amended with President VII.
sons approval, and 1t is planned to
pass the bill under a special rule lin.
iting debate to six hours. That the
bill will be passed there seems to be
no doubt, Notwithstanding the fact
that many Democrats do not approve
1t, and that scores Of them refused to
sign the caucus call.
Whatever the House does. Republi.
can Senators insist that they will con.
tinue their unrelenting opposition to
the ship bill as long as the admins.
'tration forces keep 1t before the Sen.
ate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
The Weather:

west virginia and western Penn.
sylvania: Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday. colder TONIGHT
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15
0ttaWasA Air Fleet
Alarm Is False
DOMINION OFFICIALS SAY THAT
THEsREPoRTs WAS uN.
FOUNDED.

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 15.-Residents
OF Brockyille refuse to accept the
statement made by young men of Nor.
rtstown, N. Y, that balloons sent UP
by them last night were responsible
for the report that aeroplanes had
crossed the border at point headed
toward Ottawa. The Canadian press
today received dispatches to the effect
that responsible residents claim they
say the aeroplanes cross the ST. Law.
renee from the United States last
night, and that they also saw them
homeward bound at 1880 a. m. today.
The incident, Is was said by the DO.
minion police, would be reported to
the State Department at Washington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 15.-rremier
Sir Robert Borden received a telegram
from Brockyille stating that at 10
o'clock last night three aeroplanes
were seen flying over that place head.
ing In the direction of Ottawa.
Rockville is about 60 miles due
south of Ottawa. The message caused
considerable excitement in Ottawa.
The military authorities were at once
informed and directed to take what
precautions they could.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-15

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 15.-After an
allfnight watch for air visitors IN
three or four aeroplanes. who were
reported to- have crossed the st. Law
renee river at Morristown, N. Y, and
TO have dropped fire hall as they
passed over Brookville, the Dominion
police and officials Of the government
We're OF the opinion today that the
report was unfounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-01
San Marcos Organizer To Work
For Home Town And All Texas

San Marcos. Texas. May l.-San Mar
COS. home nf the Southwest Texas normal.
a. well a. two other prominent colleges.
the city that nature has lavlshed with
scenery and where industry has built a
nome for progressive people. has organized
u Home Industry club. the flr~t outside ~
Temple. the birthplace Of the movement.
Business men OF the little city of the beau
tiful hills and fertile valleys met en- mass
Tuesday afternoon in the Hay, county
court house. endorsed the plan for a
Texas League Of Home Industry clubs, and
ioined in the campaign of TeXas-for-Texas
by forming 4 local club with a minimum
membership ~ 500.
The reception accorded the Organization
staff. who are members OF the Temple Tel
cgram editorial department, was hearty TO
the point Of enthusiasm, and Indicated a
desire on the part Of San Marcos citizens
Ia do sc0nething tor their own home town
and to aid in tie great work of developing
the state and in conserving the created
wealth Of Texas.
Charles ~liutching~. president Of the
HutchingS Hardware company. presided al
the meeting. opening with a splendid home
industry talk in which he related the in
dividual fight that the merchants 81 Texas
had been making for fifteen YEAR against
the financial vampires Of the north and
east. that invade the south, and especially
Texas. through the highly illustrated and
catchy phraSed catalogue route. tie de
,lared that ne realizes the time has come
for a concert of action, and that by and
through such the only hope of the small
town lic~. The increase OF the mail order
business in Texas, and especially that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-01
Fosters Weather Bulletin

III the world will b. seriously affected. The
European war will continue to demand
large quantities of oats and there l. not
sufficient old oats To fill their demand.
Oats appear 10 b. high now but a drouth
would send that grain higher. For these
reasons We are advising farmers not IL
sell oats al present prices and we also adj
wise all dealers to buy the September de-
livery III oats. 4 drouth would affect the
new crop of oats more han il would the
old. The publication of this kind of mar
ket forecasts appears to be fair 10 pro-
Queer. dealer and consumer and we hope
each VI these three elements will take adj
vantage Of and ~ benefited IN this fore
east.
We are decidedly of opinion that cotton
and wheat will 20 to higher prices. A
drouth l. expected IN Russia that will
damage the wheat crop Of that country
while al southern sections of Asia will get
too much RAIN.
The early riser during the May mornings
viii behold i beautiful panorama. Those
who hayc 4 telescope will observe. shortly
after midnight, the great planet Uranus
rising in the east. IT. diameter j. about
eight times that oi the earth. A little later.
Jupiter. the king Ut the planets will rise.
It. diameter i about eleven times that If
the earth. \ few hour, later, Mars and
Venus will rise. Mars q little ahead of
Venus. The diameter Of Mars y about
onc-half that If the earth and that ~
\ cnu~ j. almost exactly the same a. that
of the earth. The the great king of the
solar system will rise. The suns diameter
~ more than one hundred times that III
the earth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-01

out Of Texas flow Of money, has been -
rapid within the past two years that some
movement must be- started 10 check the
ravages of the huge northern and eastern
concerns and save the little man and little
town.
Stanley III. Watson. member "a the Tenn
pie Telegram ~tait, general organizer OF the
planned IN detail the Temple Plan what
Il l. doing for Temple business men and
citizens a. 4 whole. what II will do for
other towns and for Texas.
Mr.. Watson'> talk wa~ logical. concise
and clear. aud brought forth many com
Ipliments for the Temple Plan" the Home
Industry movement and the proposed
statewide campaign at three year., n
planned for towns that JOIN. San Marcos
business men decided M once 10 organize,
and did - al the mass meeting. pledging a
minimum membership Of q and a promise
to Increase to $50 it possible. Temporary
officers were elected.
san Marcos j. the second town IN Texas
t. get INTO the movement, Temple. the place
Of origin. being the first. Business men
ST the town are enthusiastic and declare
II the greatest movement ever started in
the state.
The corps Of organizers Went 10 Marlin
from San Marcos. where it j. planned to
organize a Home Industry club.
Ii was stated that many calls are being
received al the home office in Temple for
inc made. Towns wanting the Temple
Plan can learn of il by application from
In newspaper or any organization Of the
town, including women's clubs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-01
Methodist Church.

sunday school. a:30 q. M. Preaching.
IL "A. m. Epworth league. T:45 y. ~. There
The pastor will preach at "A union service at
the First Baptist church at ; o'clock. All
are invited to attend these services ~ an
nuunccd. and also the meeting III the
church federation AT the Episcopal church
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. r. V.
IIerndon, pastor OF the Baptist church,
will deliver the address al this meeting.
j. IL. BpWLES. Pastor.