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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
Two Little Kicks
But They Came High

1t certainly doesn't pay to go see
Nick varbanovuch's hired girl for Nick
will not allow 1t. A young friend OF
the girl gained entrance through
Nick's kitchen few nights ago and
was cooling to the girl of the range,
when Nick hearing whispers, went to
the kitchen and kicked the man out.
1t took two kicks to get the young
lover clear of the door and two were
forthcoming. In Squire NJ. R. Mus.
groves court yesterday Nick said that
he only gave the young fellow two lit.
tie kicks and asked what in the world
two big kicks would cost, as the fine
and costs assessed him amounted In
all to 1885. He paid. The fine was
s5.
Adolph Palloni was sent to Jail for
bootlegging at Grant Town yesterday
by Squire NJ. R. Musgrove. He was
given go days and 5000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
More Lincoln
District Litigation

Marion county's commissioners and
the Lincoln district road committee
were required to give bond today to ap
pear before the Supreme Court OF
West Virginia in the Lincoln district
Injunction proceedings. Judge Mason,
Of the appellate court, granted an an.
peal for hearing Of the Injunction In
his court. which is another victory for
those who are opposing the bond issue,
This reverses the ruling made recent.
ly by Judge Kemble White and will
prohibit the county court from laying
q levy or collecting taxes for the bonds
until the matter is heard by the Su,
premes Court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
Committee Will Take Steps
to Secure Packet Ser
vice.
MEETING THIS EVENING
Plans Already Made for
Through Service to
Parkersburg.

with nothing to indicate that the
railroad strike order will not go into
effect on next Monday morning, the
members OF the River Traffic commit
4 te. OF the Fairmont improvement AS
: sociation, will likely meet this after
noon In the office of the chairman Earl
H. Smith, in the Watson building to
arrange for river packet service be
tween Fairmont and Pittsburgh. Such
Service will be inaugurated In case
OF q railroad freight tie'up, II a boat
can be secured.
IA complete suspension of freight
traffic on the railroads for from ten
days to month, will surely be the re-
suit II the strike order becomes ef'
fective,n said Chairman Smith today,
.As Fairmont depends largely upon
Pittsburgh for its wholesale demands,
there should be no serious inconven'
Hence felt here, II the business people
| will spatronize boat service and the
committee Is able to establish one.
"Pittsburgh papers today tell OF a
movement on foot at the water front
I'm that town to give Fairmont once
Ia week service with packet operat.
ling from Fairmont to Parkersburg and
return,"" continued Mr.. Smith. "In
lease Of a strike and of an indication
3of sufficient patronage on the Mo
Inongahela river, this boat might be
kept altogether in the upper waters
Operating between Fairmont and Pitts,
Iburgh. This means 1t could make two
Iround trips week. Such a service
while not as swift as rail freight,
would be far better than suffering the
8effects Of a complete tie.up."
The movement on, foot in Pitts
burgh Is explained by the Post as fol,
lows:
with the possibility Of railroad
|strike in view, rivermen are taking
zprecantions to take care OF the ship
ping by water. Captain Herman Rod
gers Of the Rodgers Sand company
said yesterday that the company will
|be able Immediately to put its boats
into service and take care Of the ship.
iments. Captain Harry Donnelly OF
the Kanawha Transportation company
said that 1t may be possible to bring
the Reuben Dunbar up the river and
place her In the local trade.
1.-The intention of putting a packet
steamer In the Pittsburgh-Fairmont
trade within a few weeks is fast be-
Icoming a reality. II the steamer Ruth
|is placed in commission on a once.a.
week schedule between Fairmont and
Parkersburg large cargoes can be de
|liyered by the river route between
these two points without re.shipping
Wheeling and Parkersburg are heavy
Ishippers of groceries, merchandise
land hardware to Fairmont and the
shipping by river greatly will reduce
heavy freight rates between these
Ipoints.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
PRESENT TENANT
Of BUFFOM FARM
WAS POISONED
As In Previous Cases the
Active Agent Was
Arsenic.

LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y, Aug. 81
Battling mystery again surrounds the
notorious poison farm here where vii.
lis Buffom and his two children died
from arsenical poisoning three years
ago with the result that Cynthia Buf.
fom, wife and mother, is serving a 20,
year sentence forimurderi Ty-'F
Today Elmer Blotner, ayoung farm
er, shuffles about the hillside "mur.
der farm" like man with s1ocomotor
ataxia, his body stopped and shaking,
his nerves shattered from arsenic
which Cattaraugus county officials be,
lieve was given him with murderous
intent.
What unknown power beckons death
to this spot and casts spell Of terror
over the quiet, hard working farmers
who warn the visitor to beware Of the
springs on the hillside?
The springs, whose waters are as
cool and sweet as those of Lebanon,
are In danger Of being poisoned, the
farmers believe, and all shun them as
they would pest pools.
Three times in 1918 death stalked
onto the poison farm" and carried
away a victim.
The present day mystery, however,
is more battling because Elmer Blot.
ner, the poisoned man. scouts the idea
that an attempt was made to murder
him. He refuses to believe his illness
was caused by arsenic, although DR..
Herbert NJ. Hill, noted chemist, reports
he found the poison in the farmers
hair and lIugernails.
Blotner was taken violently Ill Mem.
orial day. DR.. Hillsman diagnosed
his aiiment as arsenical poisoning. The
young farmer was taken to Buffalo for
treatment Since his return he has
been questioned closely by county Of.
ficials on the theory an attempt VS.
made on his life.
In Little Valley the Blotner case is
discussed in whispers. Everybody
has q different theory.
The finger of suspicion has been
pointed at three different persons but
county officials admit they have not
enough evidence to secure an indict.
ment.
Names that figured prominently In
the Buffom case are heard on the lips
Of villagers.
(ContInued on Page EIGHTY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
$4,000 0Guardsmen
i Are Ordered Home

SWAsHINGToN, Aug. 81. = orders
Sr the return to their state mobiliza-
ion camps of $1,000 National Guards
zen now on the Mexican border were
sued last night by the War Depart.
ent. General Funston was directed
% return three regiments from New
York, two from New Jersey, two from
Illinois, two from Missouri and one
each from California, Oregon, Wash.
|ington and Louisiana.
Secretary Baker announced the or.
| der after conference with President
Wilson at the White House. Earlier
lin thelday the department had ordered
to their home stations. 5000 regular
coast artillerymep, who have beer
serving as infantry on the border.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
WILL Make
ACID FROM
SULPHUR BALLS
Local Company to Manufac.
ture Sulphuric Acid
From Mine Waste.

The Fairmont Chemical company
which was recently incorporated with
a capital of s25p,000. will, according
to G. NJ. Alexander, one of the direc,
tors, issue approximately 100000 OF
the capital stock Of which $4,000
will be used as working capital and
$4,000 invested in the plant to be
built near the present plant of the
Fairmont Brick company along the
Valley river. c. D. Robinson. Frank
Hess, Harry Williamson and A. NJ.
Rowe are the other incorporators OF
this company.
The plans Of the plant are now be-
ing prepared by Ludwig Theil, chem.
ical engineer OF Columbus. Ohio. and
as soon as completed the construction
Of the plant will begin and within the
next four months is expected to be
ready for operation.
Sulphuric acid from sulphur balls
is to be the chief product Of this plant
and Mr.. Alexander stated today that
approximately 100 tons of acid per
day could be produced from the sui.
phur balls that are now waste pro.
duct OF the mines along the river.
These sulphur balls" are in reality
form of iron pyrites or iron sui.
phide and can be converted into sui.
phuric acid and iron ore by the lead
chamber process.
The sulphur balls" occur In the
coal strata and only in recent years
have been used in the manufacture
o.. acid. Formerly sulphuric acid
was manufactured from iron pyrites
imported from Germany.
Once these balls are heated by gas
they will almost burn of themselves
SO that the plant will require but lit.
tie fuel for operation. Absolutely no
waste or byproduct is produced at
such plant so that no injurious mat.
ter OF any kind will drain into the
Valley river. The sulphur from the
balls mixes with water and forms the
acid while the iron is left as ash and
will be sold as iron ore. Sulphur acid
at the present market price for the
crude grade which will be manufac.
tured here, is selling at s25 per ton,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
Sent to Jail On
Bad Check Charge

Charley Hawker, charged with
passing several bad checks over
q period of several months was
sent to jail yesterday by Justice
Of tho Peace Musgrove in defaut OF
redemption of the paper. Hawker,
who was at one time an active and
brilliant member Of the Marion county
bar and who has upon several occas.
ions haAdled important real estate
deals for large corporations Is well
known as one Of the most capable men
in the city. For sometime he has
been in Ill health and after handing
out the checks was unable TO meet
them. He will be prosecuted on four
offenses unless some one comes to his
rescue shortly. ~. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
HEARINGS ON STRIKE PREVENTION
PR0GRM BEGIN IN THE SENATE
Spokesman For the Brotherhoods State Their Side Of the
Case First-Seem to Fear Some Sort
of Coercion.
PRESIDENT AGAIN VISITS THE .GAPT0L
fBy Associated Press.l ]

(By Associated Press)
dent Wilson's legislative
renewed
aeT and at the same time took
ne summoned brotherhood leaders
and made arrangements capitol administration
leaders
inc President that the action issuing embargo
orders against have
quiGkening action by Congress. =
the strike order
efforts to have the - ~ -
Word
Wantea 10 confer with the Senators fastening
committee authorized
confer with the
President to
wants cuon that all
Will parayze the industries country" - = 80 I've
Senator's
President "sAs tnso eolsteass VIII tae
,d Just been keeping touch with things moving
Commerce Committee will pass our
We believe will prevent - - ~ eNe' @A@s
f0o~ns the conference the President House
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
Brakeman Haney
Took Fatal Leap

J. L. Haney. aged 20 years, brake.
man on the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, was struck by passing train at
Pennington last night and killed.
Haney was braking on freight train
which had taken siding at Underwood
to permit train No. 10 to pass. AS No.
10 was going by he jumped from his
train and was struck on the head. His
skull was fractured. The body was
picked up and Brought to the city on
train No. 12 getting here at 5:07 p. m.
After being prepared at the Jenkins
undertaking establishment, the body
was sent to Flatwoods above Weston
for burial. Haney made his home at
Bellview with I. G. Parks and was q
good brakeman with record for care.
fulness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
Union Pressure
For congressman

Jack New, secretary Of the Monon.
gahela Valley Trades and Labor Coun.
Gil received telegram from Samuel
Gompers this morning calling atten.
tion to the emergency labor legislation
now before Congress and urging that
the Congressman from this district
and the Senators from the state be
communicated with in opposition to
compulsory arbitration in any form.
W. NJ. Rodgers, president Of the
council, Immediately called meeting
of the body for Sunday. In the mean.
time the various locals will take &C.
ton. This evening the carpenters and
bricklayers will meet and special
attention will be paid to the Gompers'
request,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
NO ARRESTS YET.

No arrests have been made in the
Lipson Jewelry Store robbery case in
which $500 worth of rings and other
small trinkets were taken. The po.
lice are active and are working sub.
rosa giving out nothing for publica.
ton until another clue or two are run
down
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
NOTICE.
Consumers Of cit,

Consumers Of city water are mott.
'kfled that an impure condition in
the water prevails at this time and
piling water for drinking purpos.
Is recommended by the City
eaith department. The impurity
III probably be corrected within q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
NEW CLERK

Camden Kellar, OF Newark, Ohio, ar.
rived In Fairmont today to take the
position at the local United wollen
Mil store, formerly filed by Ed Har.
.dy. Mr.. Kellar has had u years ex.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
6. 2. Hall, Observer.

Temperature at s a. m. today, SIS.
Yesterdays weather, clear; temper.
ature, maximum, S5; minimum, 81: /:
precipitation, mona.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
The Weather.

West virginia-Generally fair and
warmer today and Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS IRREGULAR. Lower Prices Were Taken Advantage
 of by Bearish Element.

New York, Jan. .18.-There was lit tie in today's irregular market to jus tify detailed or extended comment. Trading was more circumscribed and changes, mainly to lower levels, re- suited largely, if not wholly, from bear encroachments. Among the. trading element there seemed to be an ex- cess Of pessimism founded in part on external conditions. 5sGreat Britain's s proposed stringent blockade and af- fairs in Mexico wereg cited as the chief reasons for this state of mind.
 t Disappointment was expressed all so at the failure of the January boom D materialize. Tloeal market has taken large amouffts American se- curities from Europe since the begin ming of the year and this has acted as deterrent to the usual January fe. investment demand. Rails with few exceptions, show backwardness, des- p4te excellent earnings and specialties aside from few of the closely held and high priced issues, yield more easily to pressure. ..s
 Mercantile Marines were again the dominant feature, the turnover. in common and preferred shares com recognized leaders. Marine com mon made the new record ofs23 1-2 on it's advance of S-4, but the preferred stock fel under weight of profit taking declining 1 s5-8 to S2 IA or under it's record price of Monday. s- z
 U. S. Steel, in which the trading was smallest of any day for weeks declined to 85 Is. or a mere fraction over it's recent minimum. The selling seemed to be based upon increasing doubts of an early dividend resump- ton. Bethlehem Steel was extremely variable, at one time hising to 493 then falling to 475 but closing at 480 net gain of points.
 Sugar shares and Fertilizers moved to higher quotations, obviously in consequence of manipulation. U. S. Industrial Alcohol featured the cratic dealings of the final hour. making an extreme gain of 8 3-4 to the new record of 145 1-2. The closing was ir- regular, with partial recoveries from lowest prices. Total sales of stocks aggregated 560, 900 shares.
 Movements of exchange were more than ordinarily conflicting, sterling showing some firmness, with reces- sions in francs, fires and rubles.
 Bonds were inclined to ease off, with increased activity in Anglo-Frenct flves. Total sales. par value, amounted ed to $4,075. 900.
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on cal
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19

Magee's calibre, and around him I hope to give the fans of this com munity a pennant winning team"
 Although Sinclair has sold Magee to the Yankees for the sum of $22, ,500, it is not believed that he is going to re- tire from baseball and become a spec tator instead of a club owner. Many we'll informed baseball followers were inclined to believe that the sale of Magee was the first move on the part of Sinclair to compel Harry M. Hempstead and the other stock holders of the Giants to reconsider the propositions for their team Sinclair likes baseball and, as published in the World before, wants to buy a New York ball club. But he is not so crazy as to pay ridiculous price of $2, ,000,- 900 for a second division ball club.
 Sinclair will have no cause to worry, however, if he fails to buy his way into organized baseball, for the 30 ylayers he had under his control will bring him about $200,000. So far the oil magnate has realized s27, ,25O for the two players he has already disposed of. Not so long ago he received $5,00O from the Cincinnau, club for the ser vices of Earl Mossle7o the stocky pitcher of the Newark, Feds, and the price that the Tanks paid for Magee is said to be $22, 800.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19

GOO. This number includes fata1ftiesl resulting from collisions between rail- way trains and vehicles at grade Scross-s ings. The death rate from railway accidents and injuries Is the lowest on record and shows a most marked and gratifying decline as compared with the rate for 1913, which was 13 per 0,0oo, and a still more pronounced drop from the average for the i've year period 1906-1e10, which was IS per 100000. q
 Deaths resulting from street car ac- cidents and injuries numbered 1873, or 2.5 per 1oo, ,000. This rate, like that for railway fatalities, is the lowest on record and shows a material falling off as compared with 1913, when 1t was 3.2, and as compared with the aver. age for the five year period Of 19o6-, 1910, which was S.7.
 Suicides.
 The number of suicides reported in 1914 was 10,9S9, or 16.6 per 100000 pop ulation. Of this number, 3,286 accom- plished self-destruction by the. use of, firearms, 5000 by poison, 1,b52 by hanging or strangulation, 1, ,419 by as- phyxia, e5S by the use of knives or other cutting or piercing instruments. 619 by drowning. 225 by jumping from high places. ss by crushing and s5 by other methods.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19
TANKS STILL AFTER
 HoMERUN BAKER.
Report That New York Club WIT
 Yield to Third Baseman's Demands.

Now that Lee Magee. the former manager of the Brookfeds, has been corralled, Col Ruppert and Capt. T. l.. Houston will turn their attention to Trappe, Md, and J. Franklin Baker, Connie Mack's Home Run King" Capt Huston returned Saturday night from Cincinnati with the signed contract of Magee and some time this week will epdeayor to secure the signature of Baker to New York American League contract.
 The deal for Baker, as far as Con- rlie Mack and the New York club is concerned, is closed. Some time ago with the assistance of Ban Johnson, president of the American league, Ruppert and Huston persuaded Con- nfe Mack to take $25, 900 in cash for the third baseman. This money was not paid over to Connie and will not be until Baker affixes his. signature to a New York contract.
 With Baker and Magee on the team next season Bill Donovan will have an excellent chance to cop the Amer ican League bunting. Donovan, if he lands Baker, will most likely play Fritz Maisel in the outfield and Lee Magee at short. His intention juts now is to play Pipp at first and Charlie Mullen at the keystone sack.
 When asked the other day where he would play Lee Magee, Manager Donovan replied:
 q don't know just yet. It all de- bends on the, players we hope to se- cure later on. Magee, you know. is a versatile player and is at home in any position. From all accounts we are fortunate in securing aD layer of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19

In fact a team of ex-Gfants may be picked from major league talent Of last season, which could put it all over McGraw's tail-end combination of last fall. How would this team line up?:
 Gowdy Braves, 1b; Groh, Reds, 2b; Herzog, Reds, ss; Stock, Phillies, 3b; Bescher, Cardinals, If; Becker, Phil lies Of; Murray, Cubs, If; Snodgrass, Braves, utility; Bresnahan, Cubs; Wilson. Chifed1Cubs: Hartley, slou- Demaree, Phillies; Chalmers, Phillies; Marquard, Superbas; Ames, Cardinals; Crandall, Sloufed- Browns, pitchers.
 That team perhaps. could not have licked the Red Sox in the worlds se- ries but it should have made a pret- ty good showing in last years Ma tional league race, and might have made the going rather tough for the Phillies.
 McGraw has had the misfortune to pull off several rather unfortunate deals in recent years, and the worst dear in MeGraw's life was the trade with Cincinnati in 1913 by which the Reds received Ames, Devore and Groh for Art Fromme. Groh is perhaps the leading third baseWan aiB the game Ing his only close rival. Heinie is worth IT bushels of Frommes. Red Ames was an unlucky pitcher for the Giants, but Leon usually gave the other side run for their money. As to Fromme, perhaps the least said about Artie the better.
 Next to the Fromme deal, the swap by which Herzog and Hartley were sent to Cincinnati for Bescher- was the prize boner. McGraw planes this deal on John Foster, as John B. pulled off the deal while McGraw, Comiskey and Callahan were circumnayigating the globe.
 What made this deal look so bad was the fact that Shafer retired dur ing the same winter, and instead of having two Of the finest third base men in the game, McGraw had only kid shortstop to play third, Milton Stock
 However, Stock, too, was sent away to help bring the veteran Izobert to New York, and Hans was a sad fliv- yer. As for Milton he finished the season as third baseman on the Phillie National league champions, and play ed a smart, steady game. Demaree and Jack Adams, a kid catcher, also shared in worlds series money last fall, because they were sent to Quak- ertown in the Lobert deal.
 Hank Gowdy was tossed in as ex- cess baggage when the Giants swap ped Al Bridwell to the Braves for Herzog in 1911, but it Is due entirely to, Mac that Long Hank is a catcher. Gowdy came to the Giants late in 1910 sdS u uTSt pdSeAuaLls WuO udO Al1I pIel- ty well in Texas, and for stretch he was permitted to finish out games at first for Merkle.
 McGraw. however, advised Hank to try catching, and he was an extra catcher when traded to Boston along with Bridwell Boston used Hank as first baseman. but he soon drifted to the International league. where he took up catching for good, and was recalled by Stallings when the Big ager.
 McGraw seldom has gone wrong on pitchers, but he has never forgiven himself for letting Rudolph slip through his fingers. The Bronx kid made two training trips with the Giants, but in 1911 McGraw decided he was too small for the big league and let him go for good.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19
MsGRAW PULLS BONES ON SEVERAL TRADES
Many Ex-3iants Starred on Diamond
 During 1915 Season.

Several years ago, when John Mo Graw asked for waivers on a player, it was pretty sure sign that such a player was done. In fact, other managers usually considered it wisdom to stay off a player McGraw was cut ting loose. There was a boast among Macs friends that whenever he put a waiver tag on a player the unhappy youth might as well kiss his big league job goodbye.
 However. in recent years conditions a big bunch of capable talent scat ] tered through the National league which formerly swore loyalty to John McGraw, and drew their pay checks from the National Exhibition Co.