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FAIRMONT WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914,
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dison's Great Electric
Plant Almost Wiped Out
Loss Is Seven Millions
?E- SWEPT over TEN ACRES
WHERE - MAMMOTH FACTOR
IES WERE LOCATED.
illRTY-FIVE HUNDRED MEN ARE
Temporarily thrown out
OF EMPLOYMENT.
jeps- HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO
fED'JILD?LABORATORY AND
RECORDS SAVED.
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ly'ARwrwjIATrn Press.!
l^EST ORANGE, N. J.. Dec. 10.?
Tien'the Are which swept the 10
Facro manufacturing plant of the Thos.
^-?Edison Company here was extln-'
"SlBhed today, a hurried inventory of
amage developed that 11 ot the IS
lildlngs had been destroyed, others
ad been dahiaged and the loss would
approximate $7,000,000. Seven thou
ndf men are employed at the plant
B'd half of these, it is estimated, will
jjjbef'oilt' of work temporarily.
jtThe entire force of employes was
Jput to work today removing the de
bris. Under the active supervision
of Thos. A. Edison they began tear
ffiig- down the concrete walls which
ihad to be removed while the embers
Fjirere cooling.
Immediate steps to rebuild have
^?en taken.
-leant one man perished in the
^flames. This became known today
rtth the finding of a charred body in
he ruins of the dim house where the1
^Stploslon occurred which started the
)Jize. Two other men, both workmen,
Ijyere reported missing.
-The flames were beaten back fromi
the laboratory and workshop ot Mr.
jdison, where were stored inumerabla
icords and material ? gathered from
every corner of the world, the result
ogmore -than 30 years of Mr. Edison's
jfefiortsV
|^t; the height of the fire a force of
len removed the most valuable ree
ds to Mr. Edison's home not far
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prisoners Escape
From Town Jail
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?; .MANN1NGTON, W. Va? Dec. 10.?
?^Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Jurm-arrested a man from Hundred,
WVa_, on a charge of skipping a
Kboardrblll. The man' was lodged in
fthe Jail about five o'clock, by the po
? lice, and when tho police returned
?t%the Jail about eleven o'clock last
fright, the "bird" had flown.
The* man evidently had not been
ocked In a cell and Ijad used a box
illed upon a cliair to make his escape
through the transom. Efforts are be
ngimade to find the prisoner, as it
i thought that he did not leave town.
One Plain Drunk.
?Qnly one man.was in Police Court
Is -morning. His case was only a
. [tnfdrunk, to which he confessed.
BTefjiras let off with the minimum fine
J6.00. He paid this amount and
is.released.
rtrfi. Noel Weaver and son, ot Mor
ntown. are the guests of the former's
Irents, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. McKinney,
">irst street.
Voather?Western Pennsylvania?
iloudy tonight and Friday. Probably
and rain. Colder tonight.
JTest Virginia?Snow tonight and
probably Friday.
READ THE WE8T VIRGINIAN
It Is on sale each evening at
e following places:
FAIRMONT.
Fairmont News Agency,
^onroe street.
Marion News Agency, Main
jjjjitfeet. ,
A. G. Martln'a News Agency,
lib street.
I. H. McCloakey, Drug Store,
Locust avenue.
^Hamilton Drug Co., Tenth
itreetr
Moran and Springer, Water
girtreet.
I. B. Rose, Main St. and
: avenue.
9 Ho It's Novelty Store, Main
BrtraeL;^"' ?.
Tlareneo Fisher, Grocer, Mar
and Columbia Sts., First
I snv
ird C. Cunningham, Gro
ilorflantown Ave., near
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SENTIMENT IS AGAINST
MAKING UNITED STATES
A MILITARY NATION
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.?Secretary
| Daniels told the House naval commit
tee today that while the American
| navy ahould be "steadily strengthened
In an orderly way"each year, the sen.
tlment of the American people was
against making the United States into
a military nation In competition with
the heavy armed powers of Europe.
The secretary's declaration today,
close upon the remarkable testimony
ot Hear Admiral Fletcher, commander
of the Atlantic fleet, who yesterday
told the committee there was only
one navy in the world, England, to
which the United States was not
equal, came as a climax to today's
dlscuBBlon of the preparedness ot the
nation for defense.
Secretary Daniels declared he de
cried the demand for increases in an
array ot battleships and submarines
and declared the United States al
ready was a strong nation. He out
lined this year's plan for two dread
naughts, six torpedo boat destroyers,
eight or more submarines, including
one of the seagoing type and the oth
ers for coast defense, one gunboat and
one oiler.
He advised Congress not-to act any
differently in providing for naval
strength than it would have acted it
there had been no war In Europe. Ha
declared that after the conflict abroad
had been settled there would be many
lessons made plain and he expressed
the hope that universal disarmament
might come then, though no nation
could afford to stop its construction
program until international agreement
had become an actuality. Mr. Daniels
outlined a plan for a naval reserve to
keep 25,000 trained-former sailors of
the navy for practically Instant serv
ice, and revealed that all retired offi
cers were being registered for that
purpose now.
Questioned by the Congressional
committee he agreed that to build a
navy against England, a two battle
ship. program would be Insufficient,
and said: "We are not building
against any nation or anybody, but
simply against any untoward contin
gency."
GERMAN CRUISERS
STILL FLEEING FROM
BRITISH WARSHIPS
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Damage Suit In
Circuit Court
MELISSA J. ICE SUES B. & O. TO
RECOVER ALLEGED DAM
AGES TO PROPERTY
A jury in the circuit court is at the
present time hearing the evidence in
the cirtl action of Melissa J. Ice vs.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
Mrs. Ice is asking damages of the
company for a house which belonged
(o her which was burned some tlmee
ago and it is alleged that sparks
from one of the Company's engines
ignited the roof of the house causing
the flro. The house was located near
Barracvllle. Witnesses for the plain
tiff claim that the building -was worth
$2000.00.
Attorneys Tusca, Morris and Frank
Haymond are representing the plain
tiff while Attorney H. S. Lively Is look
ing after the interest of the railroad
company.
The following men compose the jury
B. D. Satterfleld, A. J. Hess, Frank H.
Sanders, S. K. Sargent, Harry Balm
bridge, Seth E. Martin, L. S. Dragoo,
C. Brooks Fleming, E E. Boord, Clar
ence Cramer, F. M. Hamilton, and An
thony Reed.
The case was begun late yesterday
and the entire forenoon was spent
in examination of the plaintiff's wit
nesses. It will probably not be finish
ed until late tomorrow.
Battle Developing
In Favor of Teutons
Bt Associated Press.!
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec. 10.
?According to advices received here
the battle in South Poland is develop
ing favorably for the Germans and
Austrlans. The Russian forces, which
were originally lined up, bowshaped,
around Cracow, according to the dis
patch have been repulsed at both
?wingB. \
Stamp* on Sale.
Red Cross Christmas seals were
placed on sale in this city today and
will be on sale during the Christmas
season. They were placed on sale
in the postoffice and the department
stores of the city. The sales are In
charge of members of the Anti-Tu
berculosls League, assisted by a num
ber of young ladies of the community.
The local society has received a! con
signment of 30,000 of the little stick
ers and it Is hoped the public will be
generouB in their purchases and thui
aid the Red Cross Society and Inci
dentally the local organization of the
By Associated Press.
MONTEWDEO, Urugay, Dec. 10.?
Wireless reports here Indicate that the
German cruisers Dresden and Nurm
berg, the survivorsln-.the engagement
with an English fleet December 8, In
which the Scharnhorst, the Gneisen
au and the Leltzig were sunk, closely
pursued by British warships, are flee
ing in the direction of Fort Santa
Cruz, on the Argentine coast, north
of the Atlantic entrance to the Straits
of Magellan, and west of the Falkland
islands.
, It is reported here also that the Ger
man auxiilarycruiser, Prince Eicel, is
cruising in the South Atlantic and
that- she has on board 1,EOO German
soldiers.
Will Initiate
LargeClass
MT. CITY LODGE, KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS, AFTER SECOND LEG
ON CUP.
Mt. City Lodge, No. 48, Knights of
Pythias, will hold a meeting tonight
at their hail on Main street and will
Initiate a large class of candidates
into the work of the second rank.
The lodge is making an effort to win
the second leg of the handsome cup
offered for the lodge making the great
est gain in membership, the lodge hav
ing won the first leg during the past
year.
The class which will tako the work
tonight is a largeone and is composed
of a number of representative men of
the city.
Rev. Birch Preached
At Mannington
MANNINOTON, Dec. 10.?Rev.
Birch preached in the Presbyterian
church last evening on the judgment
from the text, "It is appointed unto
men once to die, but afterthis the
Judgment." He tried by clear argu
ment and common sense to show good
reasons for a belief in the judgment,
saying, "If after all is said and done,
the Bible proves to be a myth, what
has one lost by believing and following
Its teachings. But if the Bible is
true, and one has not followed it he
is the loser. Two chances are better
than one."
Tonight Rev. Birch preaches on
"Sin?Is It a Fact, a Fancy or a Fad."
Correction.
Attorney W. H. Ralphsnyder calls
the West Virginian's attention to a
statement made in Tuesday's edition
to the effect that he aided R. U. Cun
ningham in preparing an application
blank which was sent to the State
Embalming Board. Mr. Ralphsnyder
says that he aided .him in preparing
the application in 1913, but' had Noth
ing to do with the 1914 blank.-. ("TRe.
gladly.YMke?tMsSL> -''?
New Power
Plant Ready
In February
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MONONGAHELA VALLEY TRAC
TION COMPANY OVERCOMES
ANNOYANCE OF LOW WATER
BIG ENGINES WILL NOT BE AF
FECTED BY CORRODING
ACIOS
The Monongahela Valley Traction
Company, which's controlled by inter
ests Identified with the Consolidation
Coal Company, md which serves a
rich and growing community In Nor
thern West Virginia, is completing at
o cost of $350,000 a new power plant
which will be used as an auxiliary
to the steam plant which has been
lurnishlng It power with which to
operate its lines.
The installation of the new plant
was made necessary owing to the pol
luted water supply following the upre
cedented drouth, which made the wat
er unfit for steam making and cor
roded the boilers. It was a new situa
tion that confronted the management
for until the long dry spell last sum
mer and consequent low water in the
river, which supplied the old plant,
the power generated had always been
sufficient for the needs of the com
pany. In the circumstances the serv
ice was impaired and the cost of op
eration became abnormal.
The management lost no time in
putting into effect a plan to overcome
this trouble and the new power plant
now nearing completion, operated by
gas, is the result. This plant will fur
nish sufficient power not only for pres
ent requirements, but for additional
business that will be brought to the
company by the natural growth of the
territory it serves. The first unit of
the new station Till go into operation
early in February.
The auxiliary plant Is located at
Hutchinson, about midway between
Fairmont, and Clarksburg. ? The Trac
tion company's new station Is com
posed of three 1250-kilowatt engines,
with completed foundation for an addi
tional 1250-kilowatt engine. It is so
arranged that six additional engines
can be installed if required.
It is not the Intention of the com
pany to abandon the 3000-klIowatt
steam turbine plant at Jayenne. The
plan is to put it In the best condition
to^provlde^agalnBt breakdowns ..and
'for oth?f emergenoy and reserve uses,
thereby insuring the service under all
conditions for the operation of the
traction lines and for lighting and
power contracts.
Tliough water conditions at the
present Jayenne plant have been nor
mal since the middle, of November,
and probably will remain satisfactory,
so far as impurities are concerned,
until the drouths of next summer may
again render it unlit for use, the Trac
tion company officials have antlcipat-'
ed all possible contingencies that
might impair the service. A large
force has been working day and. night
since September 1 installing the new
plant.
Willingness
Shows
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C? Dec. 10.?The
Turkish government, through.Ambassa^
dor Morganthau, has signified to the
State Department its willingness that
an expedition be sent to the relief of
the people of Jerusalem. The expedi
tion is being authorized by Hebrew
philanthropic societies in New York,
which planned to send a ship through
the Mediterranean to Palestine.
Slav Regiments in
Austrian Army Revolt
By Associated Presi. ?
VIENNA, via Paris, Dec. 10.?A cor
respondent at Prague states that con
firmation has been received there that
the C/ech regiments Nos. 28, 108 and
11 and the 8th Landwehr, which were
serving against Serrla, revolted on the
battle field. The news, according to
the correspondent, has created a deep
impressio nin Vienna.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE BEEN CHANGED
The funeral of Mr. Alexis Hoiden,
whose death occured yesterday, will
take place on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the First Baptist church
and will be conducted by Rev. W. J.
Eddy and Rev. John Brown, pastors of
the First Baptist and Palatine Baptist
churches, respectively. Interment will
be made in Maple Grove cemetery by
Undertaker Frd Jenkins. The remains
were removed from the home of his son.
Dent Hoiden. this afternoon to his late
residence in Locut avenue.
Hole In Pavement.
A hole in the pavement on Ogden
avenue has caused several horses and
wagons to become_ stuck in. the mud.
The bad;place 'is: caused.by the sink
ing of tho pavement over a new sewer
BritishSquadron Sinks
Three German Cruh
In The South At
BRITISH NAVAL VICTORY
IS CHIEF TOPIC FOR
ENGLISH DISCUSSION
Br Associated Pbkss.]
LONDON, Dec. 10,?The British na
val victory In the South Atlantic is be
ing discussed in England today almost
to the excxluslon of all other phases of
the war news. Naval observers com
menting on the action of the Falkland
Islands made note of the fact that In
| all naval engagements In the present
war there is great disparity between
the losses both of victor and vanquish
ed. In the case of the British cruisers
Monmouth and Good Hope sent to the
bottom by a German squadron off the
coast of Chill early in Novehbre, the
Germans were practically unscathed,
and the same Is true of the British in
their victorious engagement in the
South Atlantic. In other words, defeat
at sea means virtual annihilation and
the loss of crews with the excxeptlon of
such men as the victors may be able to
save.
Socialist
Explains Vote
In Reichstag
SAYS WAR WAS BROUGHT ON BY
WAR PARTIES IN GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA.
ATTEMPT TO UNNERVE AND
CRUSH GROWIN LABOR
MOVEMENT.
By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec. 10.
?Drr'KarriLleticnochtrfEe'^roclallBt
member of the Reichstag, who was the
only one to vote against the war cred
it at the recent session of the Riech
stag, explained his action just pub
lished in Berlin. He says:
"This war was not desired by any of.
the people now affected nor was it
kindled to promote the welfare of tho
Germans or any other people. Jt was
created by the common action of the
German and. Austrian war parties in
the obscurity of semi-absolutism, and
secret diplomacy In order to antici
pate their adversaries. At the same
tlme the war is a Napoleonic attempt
to unnerve and crush the growing la
bor movement.
Steve Polish
Pleads Guilty
CONFESSED TO' ASSAULTING HIS
SWEETHEART AND IS FINED
BY JUSTICE.
Steve Polish, a foreigner living at
New England, confessed before Jus
tice Fleming today to the charge of
assault upon his sweetheart, Isabel
Jdock, who also lives in New England.
Polish said that be bad recently
had some trouble with his best girl
and yesterday went to her home to ob
tain possession of a cross which he
had allowed her to wear. He says
that when he reached his destination
that several members of her family
proceeded to assault blm with broom
| sticks and other weapons. He resist
ed their attacks by slinging rocks,
one of which Is said to have hit the
woman.
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Constable Riggs was called and he
brought Polish before the justice. He
was fined $5 and costs, which he paid
and obtained his release. An effort
will be made by the officials, to obtain
his cross for him.
Kaiser Said To
Be Very III
NATURE OF HI8 DI8EA8E IS NOT
DEFINITELY GIVEN OUT.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 10.?The reported
illness of Emperor William, continues
to be discussed; Some; -dispatches
say It is serious and perhaps pneu
monia, while others declare he is a
victim,of :niehtal depression or .that he
is suffering from fever chills, and iq
I There has been little or no change
in the general situation along the bat
[ tie line in France and Belgium, but the
tone of all the Prencli and British of
ficial statements reflects more and
more the contention of the allies that
slowly and surely they are gaining a
superior posltoin.
In the eastern arena of the war, the
occupation of Lodz by the Germans has
been temporarily eclipsed by reports of
the development of activity at two oth
er points, notably north of the Vistula
from the southern part of East Prussia,
whence the Germans are advancing to
ward Warsaw, and in the country east
of Cracow, where combined Austro
German forces are endeavoring to out
flank the Russian left. This latter
movement, acording to a Russian an
nouncement, has up to the present time
been repulsed.
Paving Report
Is Submitted
COMMISSIONER LEHMAN GIVES
STATEMENT OF COST FOR PAV
ING SITXH STREET.
City Commissioner of Streets A. L.
Lehman has filed with the Board of
Affairs a report of the cost of paving
Sixth street, which was accepted by
taht body.
Sixth street was paved between Fair
mont and Walnut avenues, the distance
of one square. The paved surface is j
30 feet wide. Hillside brick were used,
la)d on cinder, base and sand cushion.
The_folowing Is the cost as filed In the i
report:
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Brick and freight ... .$$604.80
Sand '03.25
Sand 33.75
Drayage on brick C7.20
Labor and teams 167.00
$936.00
The cost per square yard as estimat
ed is $1.17 and per lineal foot Is $1.30.
Two-thirds of the cost will be paid
by the property owner?, the front of
whose places were paved, and the oth
er cost of one-third and tho Intersec
tions will be bourne by the ilty.
Relief For
Passengers
FREIGHT ENGINES TAKING WA
TER AT LOCAL STATIONS
MUST CUT LOOSE.
In the future passengers at the Bal
timore and Ohio passenger station in
this city in boarding east hound trains
will not be bothered by a long strins
of freight cars on the west bound
track between the depot and their
train. Passengers have been com
plaining for years because at times
freight cars almost if not entirely
block oft tlie passageway.
The railroad 'company has recently
issued an order to all the crews on
west bound freight trains when stop
ping at the passenger station in this
city to keep the cross over in the
clear. Those orders are also espe
cially necessary to passenger crews;
for at times two passenger trains are
at the station at one. time, with- one
blocking the crossover.
The train crews have beeif ordered
to cut oil the engine when It is nec
essary to take water and this order
will eliminate the necessity of bring
ing the train of cars in front of the
station. ' ij.
Oorry Visited by
A $50,000 Fire
By Associated Press.
CORKY, Pa., Dec. 10.?Fire here ear
ly, today destroyed the Cameron block
in the heart of the business section of
the city, entailing a loss of $50,000.
Defective wiring is said to have been
the conflagration. The entire block is
occupied by merchants.
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ALBION'S* NAVY HAS SQUARED
ACCOUNTS WITH ADNJIRAL
VON &PEE
TWO WARSHIPS MAKE'TKHipt
CAPE. THE/ ARE HOTLVf
PURSUED
ENGLISH CASUALTIES OEETgC
LV REPORTED AS THjlEE;
KILLED AND WOUNDED I
fi,.jSfl
Santiago, Chile, Dec.' 10.?
ports received here Qf the sinking
tlio German Cruisers Scharahon
Gneisenau and Lelpzlgby B'riilsiii
ships off the Falkland Islands.:
that two other Gorman cruisers'en
cd In the battle were badly da
ed' 1
London. Dec. 10.?-The British nAV3
has squared the account with Admiral;
Von Spee. ' >
In the most terrific naval^eng
nent in point of gua? and tonnage
fought in the war, Vice Admlfal^Sir
Frederick C. D. Sturdee's"1 cruiier^q'ttn-f
dron of Von Spee, sunk his flagship,
the armored cruiser ScharnliorlRSffl^
420 tons, its sister ship pie^Qneftena|u
and the light cruiser I^IpzigEoffSP?"
tons. <.^aataaa^
Two Ships Escape:
The light cruisers urnherg.^dfbiw'-i
den escaped and are, belngi^aEmi
b ythe victorious British fleet;.' Two
colliers attached to the Qermank
were capturod.
The official statement of/tfie'aiL
alty published by the press'bi^^uS
night says some suryivori* pf>s
Gnelsenau and Leipzig were rosci
but no mention is niade^l^ansj^
yivorsvivors of the flagship
horst, and it" is belleved';ttia?
Von Speo went down,.witK|lfiij
At Least 1,500 Dead
The complements of'th^Sd
horst and the GrielsenSffiS^eraB
men each, and that of. the Leipzig i
Thus more than 1,800 ; officers :
men were aboard tho three ships I
sank, and it is believed that "the los
ses will exceed 1,500. jHJt??
The battle occurred yesterday mb
ing olt" the Falkland
South Atlantic, SOlT'iL
Atlantic entrance."of;(tSeg
Magellan. '
The British casualties-; an
reported as three 'killedj;
ed. .'V;
Admiralty's Announcement^
The official announcerBen1'
by the admiralty.!? as folio*.
"On Tuesday morning tfies
liorst, Gneisenau, -Nurnb^rg^:
and Dresden were sighted'^!
Falkland Islands by a Britis
ron under Vive Admiral-Bli
Sturdee.
"An action followed,:
of wliich the Scharnhbrs't^flyi
flag of Admiral Von Spee'^tgS
nau and the Leip^lg were si "
Pursue Two Vessels
"The Dresden and the unit;
They are being pursued.'!
"Two colliers werel-Magg
"Some survivorfl were rese
the Gneisenau and the 1-oip
The announcement of the i
falls to state what British^ .
engaged for fear ? oftlr^onnB
German admiralty of tho rsj""
of the warships.
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Christmas Holiday*.
The schools of Fairmont^!
the High school, the wardschi
the State Normal, wiU close]
Christmas holldaya'onVBSSojS
ber 18 and remain closetlfiniUj
the 4th of January; 'wheaattl
reconvene. This irtvesjtwoM
cation to the puplls andjteac
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Poultry Men Meot.Tonlsf
The Fairmont Poalt^^tti
will hold a. meeting tonight
city building. Several master
portance, relating to the Poult
which takes place' InJannaryi
discussed. ' VifeSSSRSM
NOTICE TO TAXBMS
City taxes are now^Si^m
at the. office of theJygroK
Ing December only^ho^lnjSr
charged. After C DefffmPeM
Interest, will be' chsrne^
paid taxes.
Taxes will be collected I
possible by the :Treasu'fS3
uary .1,1915. tO&iSj
Why not call at thejmtlM
your Interest- .and a visit
Treasurer.1 ?'%* #JaMpB
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