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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-28

riye here on a special train over
the Monongahela railway at IL
O'Clock Monday morning, and will
have party Of $50 persons with
him; Daniel Willard and his par.
ty will likely arrive at s:40 Mon.
day morning over the Baltimore
and Ohio: Colonel J. NJ. schoon.
maker, chairman Of the board of
! directors Of the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie railroad, will arrive Sun.
day night. as will a party OF 20 or
more, the guests Of John F. Casey.
Of the John f. Casey Construction
company, Pittsburgh, the construc.
tion company on the bridge. ]. B.
Yohe, vice president and general
manager OF the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie railroad, will likely arrive
with Colonel Schoonmaker Sunday
night. Others who will arrive for
the big celebration include United
States Senator Howard Sutherland,
Maxwell G. Byers, president Of the
Western Maryland railroad, Colonel
H. G. Mutt, president of the Monon.
gahela railway; "A. w. Thompson,
president Of the Philadelphia com.
pany; William Mueser, president
Of the Concrete Steel Engineering
company, New York, designers Of
the bridge: Major Henry Horn.
bostel, consulting architect to the
Concrete Steel Engineering com.
pany, New York; S. L. Fuller, su.
perintendent Of construction for the
John F. Casey company: John P.
Cowan, publicity manager for the
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce;
j. NJ. Scott, Wheeling, general su-
perintendent Of the Monongah d.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad: f. M. Jordan, Grafton,
division freight agent Of the same
road; H. H. Marsh, Wheeling, gen.
eral freight agent; H. O. Hartzell,
Baltimore, industrial agent; W. I.
Bishop, Baltimore, commercial
agent, all Of the Baltimore and
Ohio system: D. K. Orr, superin-
tendent Of the Monongahela rail.
way; Hon. ]. A. Martin, Detroit.
Mrs. A. u. Lehman, widow OF the
late City Commissioner Lehman,
under whose administration the
bridge was started, will be one Of
the honor guests OF the city on the
reviewing stand.
Members Of the present city ad.
ministration including Mayor W.
W. Conaway, Commissioners W. E.
Arnett, ]. Clyde Morris and z. +.
Davis; Luke Arnett, IA. ]. Kern, s,
B. Miller, @. G. Meredith, F. L.,
Newberger and j. S. Morris will,
be on the reviewing stand with
their wives ]. Walter Barnes, Ira
L. Smith and Anthony Bowen,
members OF the city board at the
time the bridge project was start:
ed, will also be honor guests, to.
gether with their wives.
The former mayors of Eairmont
Continued On pagestNol
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Civil Wat Vets
Honor Guest
atAH Times

Chief Marshal Smith wants it
understood that the members Of
the G. A. h. will be taken care Of
in the parade Memorial Day at-
ternoon and in fact all day for
that matter. The veterans of
the days of 81 will be taken to
the cemetery in the morning in
automobiles and also to the
bridge dedicatory service at II
o'clock and will have a place of
honor very close to the head
the great parade in the after
noon. There seems to have been
some misunderstanding on this
point, which it is the desire OF
Major Smith to make clear.
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BRIDGE WAS n IB1II'! / lQgGTI 0 TINE
IN SPITE OF MANY DIFFICULTIES
Structure Two Blocks Long Rests Upon Solid Rock
and Towers High Above the Surface
Of the Stream

The finished roadway on top is 40
feet from curb to curb and is brick
paved with 7-foot sidewalks car
ried on concrete brackets feet
from the traverse wall to the curb.
The width Of the brackets is 5S feet
6 inches. The sidewalks are at a
point 96 feet above the normal wa
ter level.
The business arrangement for
erecting the bridge by The Casey
Construction Company was on an.
actual cost plan plus a commission
OF $4,000 and the contract was
signed on that basis on May 8,
1918. The contractors sought by
every form! of efficiency and econ
omy to do the work although the
structure had TO be built over the
river and two railroad properties
without hindering traffic by land.
or water, which presented quite5a a
perplexing problem. To use the
words Of the Casey people ut was
decided to tackle the lob by air."
Accordingly to a Duplex galloway
1900 feet had to be secured, but il
was necessary TO alter 1t some in
order to make It applicable to the
job: It was In October, i 91S. that
the Job was started. Two steel
towers .135 feet high were erected
on the east and west sides Of the
Monongahela river. On these two
cables were suspended being two
and a quarter inches in diameter.
running 1900 feet and Weighing s
tons. The usual bucket Of CON.
crete carried On the, cable contain
ed 6 tons
1 During the winter months OF
191S-19l the structure was worked
out in detail. All plans were made
to drive the work with the open.
ing OF the spring Of i 919, but a
limited financial condition Of the
city retarded progress: Within a
period Of go days pie rcorstrruc-
tion was on. Active construction
work began in April, 1918, on tie
east approach. Remarkable time
was made in the constructlon Of
the two piers in the river. 1tiwas
necessary to build acoffer dam,
AZ by So feet, In area, to build the
piers whichSwere constructed mi
sixteen feet Of water.
Workiwas somewhat retarded I'M
the fall Of 1913, when the quess
ton Of the city.si finances arose
again, but o second bond issue was
submitted 10 the people and aps
proved. Immed ely after that
The activities on the bridge started
tceHsiassd On page trol
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Where Autos
Maybe Parked
On Monday

The empty lot at corner OF
Jefferson and Jackson.
All CASTOR fayenue2Cars use
left hand side only going OUT
head In.
Walnut avenue Right hand
side going out, head in.
Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth streets, head in, facing
south.
Monroe and Jefferson streets
west Of jackson,
Any side street north OF
Quincy street.
No cars will be allowed to
park any time during the day
on Fairmont avenue or any.
where in business section be.
tween Quincy and South Side
bridge.
Jefferson street between Main
and Washington. Washington
street from Musgraye's corner
to Madison street will be closed
the entire day. No cars allowed
to drive on 1t.
No cars allowed TO park on
Merchant street from Bridge to
Guffey.
All Fairmont people please
leave machines at home on the
30th as nearly as possible in or.
der to give the streets to yisi.
tors.
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q Ia e.
! A day OF rest tomorrow for the
Iitizens of Fairmont, and then
|Ionday, Memorial Day, with its
ridge dedicatory and formal open
|1g ceremonies, events which 1t is
anticipated will eclipse any COM
'lunity celebration ever staged in
liarlon county, or in the state for
hat matter.
The new river bridge, a three
pan, reinforced concrete structure
ksoss the Monongahela river, cost
Iig over $SO0,000, a bridge and
tructural engineering accomplish.
bent ranking very high, will be
dedicated to the soldiers from Ma
Hon county, who gave their lives IN
lhe world war, at a fitting service
NJ III O'clock in the morning in
iharge Of the William Raymond
lhapter Of the D. A. R., which Or
:anization presents at that time a
tablet purchased by them dedicat.
lng the bridge to those who made
the supreme sacrifice.
4 Following great parade at Q
y'cloclS. In the afternoon, the bridge
pening ceremonies will be staged,
Eith men OF state and national
roininence making brief talks
Irom the reviewing stand, erected
X theI eIeastern end and the up river
ida of the bridge. Hon. o. S. Nc.
Kinney will preside at the speaking
rogram, and the principal speak.
|rs win he Governor 3. F. MorganA
Ind Charles. NJ. Schwab, chairman
Ii the board OF directors Of the
bethlehem Steel corporation.
The entire day will not be devot.
Id toSfunctions in connection with
he dedication and opening OF the
Fridge; however, as the morning
ours, except the time consumed
| L the dedicatory service, have been
tiven over to the soldiers OF all
Igars. who will go to .wood1awn
cemetery and decorate the graves
d departed comrades and will con.
rct appropriate memorial ser.
Ices Colonel ]. M. Schoonmaker,
Ehaifman Of the board Of directors
f tie Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
lailroad. a veteran OF the Civil
faF, will make an address at the
cemetery.
It 3is certain that no city the size
Z Fairmont has ever entertained
ueli In array Of notables as WIN be
PRESENT here on Monday. The fame
4 Fairmont's new bridge, made
,ossible by the civic pride of her
kitizens. who gave financial aid to
R,e erterprize at a critical time in
Reconstruction Of the bridge, has
lead far and wide and men Of
Standing In the commercial
business world In various sec.
Of the country quickly avail.
iemsefyes Of 1.-THE opportunity to
clpate in the opening day
honies
mes MeCrea vice presid dent OF.
Pennsylvania railroad, win an
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CITIZENS HAD :
LARGE PART NBulD|NG
BR|DGEACROSSTHEAVER
Structure is Permanent Testimonial
Of Determination Of People to
Have a Structure In Keeping
With Spirit Of Progress

Dr. Arthur tamerschlas president Of Carnegie Issnlosisa
Institute. Of Pittsburgh who week 10 dc
school remarked that the bridge he Monensaha
this point aickened intelligence vision I6e remark
does credit to the brilliant Ptburge reputation petpeaey and
lines Hadh known the full story the bridge he might have Been
prompted to take the subject Of his te new bridge
rs an epic n steel and concrete Of civic pride and has few
equals in this country.
Not only did the people Of Famont display vision and courage Of
an unusual character when they the Level bridge
its The war time conditions. haasoson eays
and troubles Of other kinds they actually took and
finished y themselves psdgns hemsee if need be make fee gift
structure But for this unusual display public spirit mot hsys
been possible TO dedicate The yadact this year b M
The history Of the Bridge syndicate successful at
tempt 70 keep work one bridge Prove fascinating
story tor the future citizens 81 Famont proper back
ground lts recall that the undertaken
erection of M os 5u1
syme and ths other the Of he two
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THE BRIDGE AND THE RIVER

M oNoNGAFIELA.t how do you Ike this mighty arch,
,lYl Spanning your sparkling surface with a swept
Graceful and free as seagulls curying flight.
Clean as hurder's earth dsdaning leap.
!. Thee mere thc days phen paddle and eano-
Dared The only crossing phieh kncv.
Marx river how enchanting Is this sracei
Yet in that beauty, steel and stone will hold. y
And view alike your ripping sun-kissed face s,
Or tom, wild t.mult, when, your floods unfold.
There mas q, time phen peary pioneers stood 4
Apatng ihc abatement otimy tOodl
Cement and stone and steel and brains Of men,
Cunning Of hands. and sweat. and labor will
The bridge. Monongahela, strides across
And links the city set upon a hill.
Think you as IN the days long gone, and dim,
Progress would wait forever on your whima
Day by day you'll hold the increasing hrons
Pictured upon your surface samst the sky,
And night BY, night The silver lights will shine
Like silver moons reflected from on high
4 beauty; Dc, .tbe! cuts ne lite : .potd- m q
oh. for The silsa foam that rode my fordi
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EOh, Listen Here
ny ADAM 8. LAKE

1shase my Address
All Ready
.For lts Delivery On
The Thirtieth.
Professor Walter Barnes And
Myself have Labored
Without ceaslng
Upon its Construction.
Il is Qui.e
Wonderful
Beginning with George
Washington and Winding
Up with Theodore
Roosevelt,
II takes Just Two
Hours and ten Minutes
To give 1t.
OF course II We
Didn't have to Allow
So much time For
Cheers and Applause
1t could be Shorter
/; By about fifteen Minutes.
But every little Bit
Professor Bartes has Marked
Where { rlust Pause
: For Applause.
And ! gotta Do
II. ,ss
y hope the Public, .55 VI
sWflls obiigei u olanding E
Promptly4an not Delay 4
The3program. ~ ~,
think It Very
Curious that MIR, Cunningham
Nor Mrs. Lehman Have
Approached me about This
Speech.
1 wonder IL They
Have the colossal Nerve
To think that They
Could Just Step
Up to me at The.
Last minute and Expect
Me TO makes a Fitting
Grafton?
1t gives me great Satisfaction
To know that I
Am Ready.
Professor Barnes will Stand
Right at the Foot
or the Platform
To prompt me When
Necessary and Lead
The Applause
I hope to Give
MY address three Times
During the Day.
I will Probably
Be esurged to Give
It at the Unveiling
By the D. a. RS AT
Eleven O'clock. ~
I will Just Have
About time to Get
Through in time to Give
It at the bridge Dedication
In the Afternoon.
1t will be Best
To allow Governor Morgan
To speak First,
As I do not Wish :
Alm TO De Discouraged
After hearing Me.
Then ! will Speak
In the Coal Run Holier
Park at Night.
It will be q Big
Large Day.
have been Going Z.
Out to Hillcrest to Practice
And Professor Lively Said
He never heard Anything Z
Like II, even In
The Normal School. -
The folks over At
Barrackyille can hear Every
Word Plainly.
All I got To
Say to the Committee
Now is. "I'm Ready"
"A few Ponders
On TIL Ponderosa n
Please, Professor.
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|R(NDRS TO- SOLDIER dead
F|RS, QNNLIHAG0F ( N { / TABLET A |.|.E|
|I[N,RENIBRllGESERVICE. .'N|!|.B|| ' /:
Ss,nont's Most Imp osing4 Celebra-
on TO Draw Dis istinguish Guests
Erom Many Places Huge
Crowds Are Expected
MONDAYS Y PROGRAM

Following IS an epitome Of the events on program for
Memorial when new three pan reinforced
crete bridge over the be thrown open
to hepublic:
Morning - ~
ofall wars meet at
forms at First Farmon and
moves to Woodlawna cemetery
10.00Memoral program at the cemetery Colonel u M.
At bridge This is in charge
the William Raymond chapter Of the D. a. R. Tablet
dedicating the bridge to the Marion county soldiers
who died in the world will be unveiled by Miss
Margaret Lehman, daughter of the late City Commis
soner A. L Lehman. the tablet being gift from the
r. The ritual service OF the organization will be
used in dedtcating the bridge departed heroes
and Major Knapp will make the response in behalf
of{the American expected 1000 SER
vice will attend the dedication &
Afternoon
parade starts FaFment avenue and moves
street, to Quincy, Main Jefferson,
Jefferson and over new bridge past reviewing stand
3.00Speakng program; Hon. o. s. Mckinney presiding
The numerous distinguished out OF town guests OF the
day together with local officials will be presented at
this time See detailed speaking program elsewhere
In the paper.
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But in spltetot the strong up
ptoyal behind them the members
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A beauty, tlo' thai cuts me liEEe a spofd-
Oh. for The siIpa foam that rode my fordl
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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
Methodist Conference
Meets Here April 9th

All plans are complete for the Dis
trict Conference of the New Orleans
District of the Methodist Church,
which will convene in the First
Methodist Church Of Bogalusa at IL
a. m. on Thursday, April z, and con-
tinue in session until the afternoon
of the 9Th. The conference will be
in charge of Rev. J. G. Smelling, pre-
siding elder of the New Orleans Dis
trict, and besides about twenty-five
preachers, there will be about one
hundred layrnen present.
At the same time the District Con-
ference is in session, the ladies Of
the Woman's Missionary Society Of
the New Orleans District will hold
their annual district meeting. This
will bring thirty-five or fifty women
here as visitors and the Metthodists
of the city will have in all nearly
two hundred guests for the two days.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
Captain Swain Active
in Late World War

Captain w. l. Swain, the famous
Snowman, arrived in Bogalusa Mon
day and will stay during the entire
week with his company of entertain
ers. In the past ten years that Capt.
Swain has been coming here he has
made many friends and they are glad
to welcome him again. Many of our
citizens looking forward with eager
ness for his annual visit.
Captain Swain served in the late
World War, having been called to
the colors by the War Department in
June, 1917, because Of his previous
military training and, although past
the, draft age, rendered such valued
service as staff officer in the Quar-
termaster Corps that he was retained
until September, 1919, giving him
more than two years in service.
Captain Swain is an active men,
Der in the American Legion and since
his discharge has been instrumental
in the organization Of number OF
posts. He is also a 1ember of the
Bogalusa Y. M. C. A. End we feel he
is almost a citizen.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
MURDERED MARSHAL
HAS COUSIN HERE.

L. w. Moak, night marshal at
Amite, La, and first cousin to I: A.
Moak, proprietor of the Glenwood Ho-
tel of this city, was murdered by one
or more burglars who were looting
drug store in AmIte last Wednes-
day night.
The theory of the sheriff is that
at least two men had hand in the
robbery of the store and that while
Marshal Moak and the Outside" man
were struggling in the rear OF the
building the burglar inside sneaked
out and beat the peace officer over
the head with an auto spring, killing
him.
Gant's bloodhounds from Crystal
Springs, Miss, were used, but were
unable to trace the murderers.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
w. /. SWAIN SHOWS
NEVER GROW OLD

The w. l. Swain Show Company.
under the direction of Captain w. I.
Swain, is showing in Bogalusa this
week, which is the fourteenth con-
secutlve year for this famous metro
politan troupe of entertainers to visit
the Magic City.
While it has been said shows of
similar character are all alike, one
enthusiastic critic says: whatever
The cynics and tired business men
hink about it, there are plenty of
Jew ideas to keep theatrical enter
ailments fresh and young year after
year, and W. /. Swain has been
spending more than a quarter of a
century proving it to the American
public"
Despite the many years in which
he has been doing this, Capt. Swain
never seems to run out of ideas for
making each years show different
and better, and that ability, more
than any other single thing, Is re-
spOnsible for his position as the most
skillful and resourceful theatrical
producer in the business.
For the past three years Captain
Swain has ben an officer in the u.
s. Army. However, this year che
himself is with the show and giving
it his personal supervision in all de-
tails.
The Swain show this year is Just
double its previous size. They have
new and entirely nifty personnel
of artists-eVervthing new this year
but the name. Their productions are
all new and different; all are ex-
pensively costumed-in fact, beauty
de luxe reigns supreme in the Swain
Show. It seems the last word in the
atrical entertainment is authenticity
ests blished, and one word tells it all
class!
Without sacrificing the distinctive
quality of the Swain type that has
made this form Of entertainment I'M
like anything else on earth, Captain
Swain has added features that make
his show a variety of metropolitan
entertainments. For instance, this
seasons productions comprise theat-
rical stars in metropolitan dramatic
hits, Chautauqua headliners that are
big features in any Chautauqua pro-
gram; Musical Comedy artists in mus
ical comedy Broadway productions;
gymnast headliners in gymnastic
stunts that have been featured in big
stadium and hippodrome shows-all
comprising one big ensemble of fun
makers and entertainers that sur
passes any efforts ever attempted by
a manager of a similar entertain
ment. However, the price Of admis-
sion has not been increased.
The Swain Show opened in Boga-
lusa Monday night and a large au-
dience braved the chill breath of Old
Boreas. They were amply repaid by
the excellent bill presented.
Tonight Captain Swain will pre-
sent Western play, entitled "The
End of the Trail" Friday is always
feature night with the Swain Show
and "The Little Shepherd of King
dom Come" will be the bill.
Saturday matine, ''St. Elmo; Sat
urday night, "The Country Fair"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
HAD GREAT Ball CAME

One Of the most exciting baseball
games played in Bogalusa in many
months was on the new diamond near
the M. E. Church Saturday after
noon, when the Avenue B team
clashed with the Pleasant Hill nine.
The Pleasant Hill boys led with a
score of 4 to 8 until the ninth in
ming when, with two out, the Avenue
B boys made two home runs and won
by a score of 5 to A.
Bandmaster Underwood umpired
the game and Rev. Gearheard was on
the ground to give the jumps" pro
lection,
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

To the Public
You will please take notice that the
commercial partnership of Strug
Brothers, composed of Morris and
John Strug, has been dissolved and
Morris Strug has purchased all of the
rights and interest of John Strug in
said business, which he will continue
to operate in the same place, No. 80
Columbia street, Bogalusa, Louisiana.
This 10th day of March, 1921.
MORRIS STRUG.
JOHN STRUG.
4-5-21
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
FRANKLINToN LET'S CONTRACT
FOR SIS, 100000 WATERWORKS

Franklinton, La, March Gloon
tract was closed Friday for the con-
struction of a system of waterworks
for Franklinton. The contract was
awarded to Alonzo B. Hayden, Inc,
Pass Christian, Miss, for which the
town is to pay S25, 558.33. The work
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31

is to be completed in four months.
At the same time the town sold
S37,0 900 in bonds, which were voted
in August, 1920. The bonds sold at
par with accrued interest.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31

Karl Starns, student in Soule Col
lege in New Orleans, spent the Eas-
ter holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Starns on Pleasant Hill.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
NOTICE

A savings pass-book, issued by the
First State Bank to Beulah Lott, has
been lost and the public is hereby
warned to refrain from negotiating
same. BEULAH LOTT.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Last Sunday at the morning hour
there was a splendid congregation,
beautiful solo by Mr.. Blaney and an
appropriate sermon by the pastor on
the text, eff We then be risen with
Christ, seek those things which are
above"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31

At night almost a full house lis
tened with delight to the beautiful
Easter Cantata which was rendered
by a choir of seventeen voices, ac-
companied by Mrs. Young at the or
gan and Messrs. Walter Leahy and
Eddie Thornhill with violins. There
were several choruses, male quar-
tet, aaladies' quartet, a mixed quar-
tet and several solos. The music
was of a very high order and all par
Elephants acquitted themselves in a
splendid manner. Miss Mary Blay-
ney deserves special mention for her
singing and for the training of the
choir.
Next Sunday the Lords Supper will
be administered and all members are
urged to be present.