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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
NO CALL YET FOR
SPECIAL SESSION.
OF LEGISLATURE
Impression Prevails That
Governor Hatfield Will
Not Act.
Mr.. cORNwELl'S DENIAL
Governor Elect Declares
That He Knows of No Il
Custer Plans.
Mr.. C0RKWELl'S DENIAL

Special Dispatch to West vIrginian)
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov. Ia.
Up to ! o'clock today Governor Hatfield
has said nothing to indicate his inten.
ton with reference TO calling the leg.
islatnre together in extraordinary SEES
sion to bring about changes in the
state statutes before the present ad.
ministratioL retircs. X
The impression obtained at the cap
itol that he will not issue the call.
Ihc majority OF the Republican lead.
ers who were called here TO confer
with the executive or the subject have
lett Charleston, most of them with thu
bclief that the call will be made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
coRNWELl- DENIES.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. A.
IN statement made public last night
ny Govcrnor-clcct Joha J. Ccrnwsll, he
denies that the Democratic party has
discussed any plan TO bring contests
against Republican state officials be-.
!l''ei TO have been elected in last
tuesdays election. and says that he
would not he party TO the unseating
OF any officials who received their
election from the voters Of West Wiz.
GINA ~
y have heard of no such PLAN" he
SAID and have not been consulted on
any proposition. and those who voted
Tor ana elected me know that I would
not be q party to it,"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
M.V.T. COMP AMY
BUYS STAFFORD
MINE At BAXTER
No Immediate Changes to
Be Made in Operation
If Plant.

q
ne cht're property OF III" SlaHoru
N"d' company inine az Ba%'"r. VIII
pass mo control oi IN" Mohohgahe'a
Nailr! Iractioh n!pahy at meeting
OF me othcers anu stockhold"rs OF
the coal company at its offices in BAL
timorc tomorrow. The mtnc will start
operating uhner NJ '. J. ownership
Me"neSda! morning anticipating that
'ne l",u'e VIII acFei"p drains on the
natural gas supply when VIII MAKE
p'ou"'cF Eds reserve i"ViSaplc' I'll"
rhctloh company IL protecting us Sc:'
wee ny acquiring ownership ol ~hal
coht men declare Is inc ncSl gas coal
property III tne dis'ric'.
ne STANFORD property consists OF L.
svo acres OF the richest gas coal III
Mar'oi' county: me m'hc ana SOUP
i"c"' "t i,aAi'r' inc comp;th! store
an" miners houses 'osethcr win seS'
erai nuhdTcu acres Oh surface lahl
oWhed ny inc company. " Is the hrG
ea' ou'risn' purchase OF roal proper
lies mat mas Deeh hladc III th'S see
'lon LOT some time.
NO immediate changes III the opera
non or the pant VIII be made. the
NJ. ' / having simply purchased The
STOCK VI me stanford company under
whose original Charter the company
VIII continue 10 operate. Inc pres
n!,' .ml'!acts OF inc company VIII nc
niira anu untii tue erection OF the pro
a,"e. WaIt tic" ones Ni't Us tat"s-
en- INTO. no" soon ms producer plant
VIII ne NUM- could NOT ne STATE" uet'n'
ht'E Wy o'hciais OF 'he company TO-DAY
slhce me natural gas supply Is huc.
'"auhs ,h'hs anu VIII mol iehu Hsell
!" ms""''e preo'ctiohs.
ne OUTPUT OF tne stanford mine
WI ne s"'nc'ent lor any qantity o:
p'onuccr gas We ma! ever MAKE ana
Is highiy improoah'y tha' we VIII
ACQUIRE any aaaitioiiai coal proper
'ieS' sald r. II. Moore. general man
aeer OF the traction company today
VII. moore went on In say That the
c"ai properly. anu the prospective coal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
BUILDING SUB TO
REPLACE BREMEN
Deutschland Will Not Garry
Back Mail on This
Trip.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.--Another
great transatlantic merchant subma.
rine to take the place of the Bremen.
sister ship of the Deutschland. which
was lost with all hands on her maid.
Ell voyage to the United States now is
being built in Germany.
Definite information regarding the
new vessel is lacking. The submarine,
1t is said here will be purely mercan.
tile in character, her arrangement be.
ing similar to that of the Dcutsch.
land.
1t is not known when the vessel will
be ready for the first trip to the Uni.
ted States. The Deutschland, II was
learned today, will not carry any rcgu.
lar mail from the United States TO
Germany or the coming trip. =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Girl Nurse Attacked
at Soldiers Home
(Ry Associated prcsN

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Nov. 14.-Nliss
Beatrice Compton. aged 20. a nurse at
the Indiana State Soldiers home. was
stabbed and injured seriously and
three others who attempted TO defend
her were less seriously cut early to-
day.
Hobart. Davis. Of Louisville. KY.
employed at the home. is alleged to
have attacked Miss Compton and 9th
ers. He was snot and subdued. but not
till after he had stabbed himself a
number OF times. Jealousy is said to
have been the cause Of the act.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
County Court
Postpones Canvass

The county court met again this
morning TO canvass the election re-.
turns. Commissioner Shaver was sick
and Commissioner Glover wanted to
get away early so the board adjourned
aftcr a half hour session AT which the
canvass Of Union district was com.
pletcd.
Winfield district was completed yes.
tcrday and in the two districts very
few changes were made. None OF the
changes yet made VIII affect :.,e result
OF the election. Tho court will meet
again tomorrow
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
First Snow Fall
Is One Day Early
DID NOT OCCUR LAST YEAR uN.
TIL NOVEMBER FIJI
TEETH
The cold blast at the window beats;
The window pancs are white:
Tho snow whiris through the empty
streets:
II is n dreary night:

Many a poor shivering wage Garner
OH his way to work this morning for.
got all about the election that II not
yet counted. and "a he hurried along
the first fiuttering snow fakes OF the
season turned his thoughts to a sober
realization OF the fact that winter is
almost here.
All over the city today the cloudy
threatening sky and the occasional
snow fiurries have superseded the poll.
teal situation as topic OF converse.
ton. The talk has taken somber re.
morsef,l turn and on every hand is
heard the reports that severe cold
wave is coming. Others who are op.
timistic predict that this is 10 he mere.
~ short cold wave and that Indian
summer ia yet to come.
Yet the snow this year is only one
day earlier than It was last year. From
November ~ to IA last year almost
continuous rains fell and on the no.
vember 10 snow iurries we're recorded
In many sections Of the state. More
snow fell between November 20 and
%.
November Of last year was much
warmer and wetter than Is usual for
this month and the amount Of sun
shine recorded was greater than in any
past. except November. 1910. Many
local weather prophets predict that
the month this year NIL be much cold
er one than usual.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Hearing Of Graves to
y Be Held Tomorrow
By Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON. Nov IL iLe Ger.
man embassy does not baliove nat
Karl Armgaard Graves scif.s.yled IN
ternational spy. secured from the
steamship Oscar H.. az he says. the
letter he is alleged 20 have used In an
attempt to cxtort $a.e30 from Countess
Won Bernstor:; wife Of tho Garman
ambassador.
Graves will be arraigned for pre-.
liminary hearing here tomorrow be.
fore United States Commissioner Tay.
lnS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Barchfield May Be
Defeated For Congress
tEy Associated rrcssl

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 14.--The offic.
ial count Of the vote cast in the Thirty.
second Pennsylvania Congressional
district had covered two city wards
at noon with a net gain of ii votes
for Guy E. Campbell. Democrat. who
declared he has been elected over Rep.
rcsentativc A. J. Barchfield by Els.
The unofficial count gave the cleo.
ton to Barchficld by small margin.
As number of townships outside the
city are included in the district cleo
ton officials expressed the belief that
the official result would not be known
for week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Eight Are Killed in
Trolley Car Wreck

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Nov. 14.--Eight
persons are reported killed in a head
on collision between cars on the Ev.
ansvillc and Eastern interurban line
At Poscy curve. few miles from Yam.
kcetown. Warwick county 4 relief
car carrying doctors and nurses has
gone to scene from this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Fatal Auto Wreck ~A
at Rochester, Pa.

Rochester. Pa. Nov. 14.-Pete obet.
lex of Midland. was killed and three
companions injured, one perhaps fatal.
~, when the automobile in which they
were riding skidded and plunged over
"o'foot embankment at East Rochesss
ter today
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Famous Educator
in Serious Wreck

CHAIR. OTTSvILLE. Va. Nov. IA
David d. Johnson. president Of Win.
throp college. Rockhill. South Caro-.
lima. and also president Of the Ma.
tional Education Association and
eight other passengers were injured,
the engineer killed and fireman badly
scaldcd when q Southern railroad pas.
senger train from Augusta to New
York was wrecked in a collision in
the Yards here early today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Turkey is Asked
To Explain Policy

WASHINGTON. Nov. IA. = Score.
ta,y Lansing cabled instructions to.
day TO Ambassador Eikns at Constan.
tinople to definitely ascertain why the
Turkish government declines to allow
wives and children OF American citi
Gems and OF others who have declared
their intention OF becoming citizens 10
leave Turkey 70 join their families
! ere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Hughes Has l55 Lead
In Minnesota Now
by d ISOLATED Pres si,'

ST. PAUL, MIMI. Nov. ll.--Mr;
Hughes lead In Minnesota was cut to
day to below 200 with the final returns;
from the 10 missing precincts of Koo
chiching county. the complete revised
vote OF st. Louis county and. small!
change In Becker county. The total,
now stands Wilson. 1881; Hughess
i79.l36' giving Hughes a margin 81.
1856. - =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
High Lights on
European War

BERLIN. Nov. 1.-the stubborn
defense made by the Germans OF the
positions near the River Ancre which
were attacked yesterday by the Brit.
ish caused the defenders to suffer I'M.
portant losses. the War office said to.
day, The capture by British of Beau.
montHamcl and st. Pierre Divion with
the lateral connecting lines is report.
ed.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE number of
prisoners taken by the British In the
lighting on the Ancre sector Of the
S"mmc front is now over 1000 accord.
ing to an official statement issued
by the War office today. The capture
Of Beaumont Hamel which was report.
ed unofticially yesterday is announc.
cd in today's statement.
PARIS, Nov. IA strong German
detachment made an attack last night
west of Auberive In tho Champagne
the war Office announces. The as.
sault was checked by the French.
South Of the Somme In the vicinity
OF Prcssoirc. there was active artil.
lery fighting
BERLIN. Nov. .l4-Russ:an forces
have retired from the Gyergyo noun.
tains in northern Pennsylvania to
the Rumanian frontier as a result OF
German and Austro-Hungarian attack
says today's German official state.
ment. To the south Of Tulgies pass.
the statement adds, the Bavarian and
Austro.Hungarian battallions have
made progress despite tile tenacious
defense OF the pn~.a~ian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
George Gordon Dies,
Shot by His Wife

George Gordon. colorcd. died at
Miners Hospital last nigh, from gun
shot wounds inflicted accidently by
his wife at their home in Cascade. W.
Va. The bullets entered the abdomen.
The wife has been cXonerated. Bur
ial OF Gordon's remains will take place
at Cascade where the body will be-
shipped by Undertaken y. Musgravc
who has prepared It for shipment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Norwegians Stop
German Steamships

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Nov. H..
The Morgenbladt says that Nor.
wegian torpedo boat has fired upon d
German steamer, which refused to
stop when passing Stavanger
The Norwegian fired shot AT tho
rigging, the newspaper says. then
boarded the steamer and dismantlcd
her wireless. Since the beginning of
the war foreign ships have not been
permitted ~ carry wireless installa.
ton when In Norwegian waters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Chicago Politician
Sues Five Editors

CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-Warrants for
the arrest OF States Attorney Maclay
Hoyne and the city editors of five Chi.
cago newspapers were asked today
by Chief Justice Olsen Olson of the
Municipal court who charged crimi.
nal libel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
President Tackles
His Back Work
Try Associated rres.,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Presidsnf
wilson cancelled today's cabinet meet.
ing and all other engagements today
80 ne could dispose OF the pile OF ROD.
tine work which has accumulated dtff.
Ing tho campaign. The executive OF.
hcers were thronged with visitors and
word has gone out that very few new
appointments will be made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Youth Accused Of Robbery,

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Nov. IL,
Detectives have captures wilbur Lys
ons. youth OF 20 years, charging him
with having robbed more than score
OF residences IN and near Charleston
during the last week. The officers
claim that Lyons hos q mania for
such depredations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
Four Killed When
Locomotive Blew Up

EASTON. Pa. Nov 14.-Four train.
men were killed near Ilainesburg. y.
j.. today when a locomotive drawing
an east.bound freight on tho D. L..
and W. railroad blew up. The vic.
Tins were an engineer. fireman and 2
brakemen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
The Weather

West Virginia - Snow flurries and
much colder tonight; Wednesday, fair
and continued considerably cold,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
E.P. Hail. Ohserxer.

Temperature at a. m. today. az.
Yesterdays weather. cloudy; tenn
perature. maximum, 70; minimum, 81;
precipitation, II,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-14

After taking course" in a Cana.
dian munitions factory, Miss McKen
ma, of ST. Thomas, Ont, and graduate
of Toronto university, has been ap
pointed supervisor OF the women work.
ers in Canada. by the minister Of Ia.
Dor. She has specialized In social
work
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

F INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 The forces in the United Mine Workers of America who sought to have an inves- tigatiOn made of the financial affairs of that organization were routed t6 day when, by a viva VOce vote in which few dissenting voices were heard, the miners convention defeated the resolution providing for a commit tee of three to look into the affairs of the association. The vote of confidence in the administration of President John P. White. came after eight hours of Oratory in which charges and coun- ter charges were hurled back and forth
 Later in the day President White made a report on the wage scale sit uation. He announced that a joint conference of anthracite operators and miners will be held in New York on February 70. He also explained to the , delegates the situation in the central bitumlnous field and officially notified i the convention that wage confer ence for this territory would be held at Mobile, Alamaba, February 1. 1 After the fight over the organiza :
 tlon'S financial affairs, mother Jones mounted the platform and called
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
PROBE IF UNITED MINE WORKERS
 AFFAIRS |S EASILY DEFEATED

upon the delegates to cease their wraGgling. She demanded that Adolph Germer and Duncan Mcdonald, who had been leading the fight for an in
 vestigation, come to the platform and
 shake hands with President White
 They obeyed amid applause. The joint conference of anthracite
 miners and operators in New York will endeavor to draw up a call that
 will affect more than 175,000 workers ! whose four year contract expires March 31.
 The demands of the anthracite min CTS were formulated last fall and will receive the approval of the convention. A twenty per cent increase in wages is
 among the ten demands they have
 drawn up.
 1 Among the resolutions defeated by
 the convention today was one submit 1 ted by d local union at Mcdonald, Pa,
 urging that steps be taken to form an | industrial union of all crafts in the l United States The discussions came
 in recommending it's defeat and stat i ed the resolution savored too much of 1 the Industrial Workers of the World. l Another resolution to endorse the
 socialist party was non -concurred in
 without comment.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMMON
 PAYS DIVIDEND
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

NEW YORK. Jan 20.-The Bethle-
 hem Steel corporation, which is said to
 have received orders from the entente
 allied governments for ordnance and
 other war supplies amounting to more than s2OO0O0, 900, declared the first
 dividend in it's history today in the common stock The dividend amount ed to s30 a share, or a total of about S4, 800, 900 and is payable in quarterly installments.
 Bethlehem Steel common has been for more than six months the spectac- ular leader in the war brides, in the stock market, and the demand for the stock, created by general knowledge of the immense war orders obtained by Charles NJ. Schwab, chairman of the
 corporation. advanced the price more than twelve times it's quoted value a year ago.
 Prior to the outbreak of the war l Bethlehem Steel was almost unknown as a stock. In 1907, the year after the i corporations organization, the common
 sold as low as $S d share. In 1914, be- ! fore the war, it's low price was 29l5 | anu US HISll 10 m JiuudI y, l'Io, IL
 was selling at 46A; In october it had 1 jumped to 600 The next month it fell
 to 400 and since that time has ranged between 450 and 4S0.
 According to recent unofficial re- | ports the company earned not less
 than 100 per cent on the s15,000000 of common stock during 1915 Employees of the corporation also will
 share. in it's prosperity as a 10 per tent | increase in the wages of it's unskifled
 labors was simultaneously announced with the dividend
 The stock. which opened at 471 to-
 day. a decline of II points, rose to AIS
 before the dividend had become gen | erally known. fell back to 460 and just
 before the close recovered to 479. an
 overnight loss of six points Dealivgs
 were very small. amounting to scarcely
 more than 1000 shares aside from some old lots.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21

largely in his own home region, a war
 chest of several million dollars, which
 he had accumulated by the seizure of
 rich estates; and full equipment of
 weapons. including artillery, practical
 ly all of which he had seized from the
 continued to be those of raider, but they were eminently successful. From JuareZ in the north to Torreon in the south he had control of more than half of Mexico.
 And there was doubt abroad tha1
 this military genius, credited with the
 ambition to become president of Mex ico, could even read or write. Villa himself is said to have owned that he learned to write his name while in
 prison in Mexico City. It was said he
 could read slowly, but that an ordinary | newspaper paragraph was about all he could master at one time.
 His development however, is such
 that his friends today maintain that Villas greatness can in no wise be measured by what he was five years, or even year ago. On the other hand. 1 the antiVilla estimates declare that it | is only the cohesive power of loot | which held Villas great army together
 as long as it did. He is openly the | hater of Spaniards, which politically | was strong issue with his peon fol lowers
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
STRIKE HAS
 FATAL RESULT
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Jack Meehan, special policeman at the plant of the Edward Valve Manufacturing company at East Chicago, was killed today and five men were injured as the result of an effort by the con- pany to fill the places of employees who have been on strike for several days. Meehan was leading the strike breakers to the plant when some one fired a shot. which was followed by a fusilade between strike sympathizei 5 and strike breakers.
 Meehan was shot twice through the head and once through the arm. The five other men were not dangerously hurt.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
SMALL GROUP
 CONTROLS WATER
 POWER 0F NATION
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Control of of the countrys water power used in public service operations has passed into the hands of comparative small group of corporations with an almost endless maze of inter- connection, ac- cording to a special report sent to con- gross today by the department of agri- culture.
 Eighteen corporations are shown to be in control of more than half of the water power employed in operation of public utilities, while more than one quarter of it is controlled by these six: Stone and Webster Management Asso- citation, Montana Power Company, Utah Securities Corporation. E. w. Clark and Company Management Cor poration, Southern Power Company, and Hydraulic Company of Niagra Falls
 Of these the Stone and Webster com pany is the largest single holder of 1 water power control and after the first six, the Pacific Gas and Eelectric com pany, the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company and the Pacific Coast 1 Light and Power Company are next | in extent of control.
 Secretary Houston called particular attention to the marked tendency to- ward association or community of in | terests particularly among the prin cipal holding companies declaring this feature could not be viewed without concern. Mention also was made of re- lations between water power compan-
 es and New York, Boston and Phila i delphia banks through common direc- torates and officers.
 l The report resulted from resolu- tion asking information passed at the last session of congress. Investigators of the department have been busy for months compiling the data and more than 500 charts and tables containing detailed statistics were appended. The secretary made no recommendations but it is expected the report will be used in guidance in preparation of leg islation affecting water development and kindred subjects.
 The movement toward concentra- tion,' the report says, lis found in all sections of the United States. For ten years, 1902 to 1912. the rate of con centratiOn was highest in the south Atlantic states, which had three times as great proportion of commercial stations in 1912 as in 1902. Since then the extent of the concentration was greatest in the western states. Fifty per cent of all primary power of all kinds in the mountain states in 1912 was owned by public power service corporations; 54 per cent in the Pa cfic states. Today public service cor porations own 90 per cent of all the
 primary power in these two groups of
 states"