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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Col. McGraw is for Riley

Washington, d. c., Dec. Is. p
National Committeeman John T.
McGraw and a party from Wheel.
ing have been here all day work.
ing in behalf of the candidacy
Of General Thomas S. Riley fol
district attorney TO- the northern
district of West Virginia, fol
which position Stuart w. Walker,
Of Martinsburg, has been endors.
ed by Senator Chiffon.
Colonel McGraw has been fol
some time supporter of Genera
Riley for this position and every
effort was made today to streng h,
en- his candidacy. In the party
which spent the day working fol
General Riley were Archie w.
Ewing, j. B. Handlan, George
j. Mathinson and John O. Pendle
ton, of Wheeling, and j. O. Simp
son, of Moundsvile.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
A Richie County Boy Honored

H~z ! Aye s. the eighteen
ear Old son OF Hugh b. Ayers
OF Sm't vile, who on the priz.
at the local corn show for Grant
and Murphy districts at Cairo
last year and thi~, is the succes
fIl contes tant TO the ST. te Corn
Show which was he d at Morgan
town few days sir, e, he having
raised 1878 bushels Of Ried'a
Yellow Dent corn or one acre z
ground; and as tie prize, offered
by Hon. John w. Davis, for the
acre contest was to be a free trim
10 Washington city, young Ayers.
accompanied by w. H. Kend-
ricks, State Agent in charge of
Boys Clubs, took his departur :,
December 10. for the Capitol
City. Two other boys, L. Il.
Hamstead, winner of the same
trip offered by Congressman Wi
liam G. Brown of Kingwood, AMI
Young Miller of Monroe COUNT,
were to meet them at Clarks-
burg last eve.
On this trip they are scheduled
to see the President, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, the Capitol
buildings, both houses of Con-
gress in session. the Department
OF Agriculture. historic old Ar
llngton, Mt. Vernon. etc. Ga
Zette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Republican Leadership

Just because Senator Root, of
New York, made a very able pre-
sentation Of his views on the cur
rency question before the Senate
on .ast Saturday, he has been
! a ed by the stand pat element
OF the Republican party as the
l"g'c i candidate of Republican
ism for the Presidency in 1916.
While Il must be conceded that
Senator Root is an able man,
probably as able as any within
the staud-p@t ranks, that does
MT mean that he will be able to
bring together the warning fac
tons OF that party. And his
views on The currency problem.
although ably presented, are not
by a y means unanimously en-.
CorSed by Republicans. There
are many of the latter, who,
Wllle taking little, are becoming
more and more convinced that
President Wilson knows exactly
what this country needs in the
way of legislation, by reason of
long and careful study of govern
mental questions, and that he
has the ability and force to in
sure to the country wise legisla
ton on the more important sub
Jects. With satisfactory tariff
and currency legislation to his
credit, and sane handling of the
trust problem. it should matter
very little to the President who
the Republicans nominate in 1916,
as it WI, be an empty honor. -
Exponent.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Grantsvile w Va, Thursday, December %, 1918.
Thirty-eight Killed in Western FL.
plOSiou

New Castle, Colo. Dec. 16. =
Thil ty-eight men were killed in
the Vulcan mine of the Rotly
Mountain Fuel cofnpany t da.
by an explosion Of eoal d 81
Two miners were rescued aft, :
the underground workings hn
caught fire. All the victims enc
married and all but 6 or 8 wee
Americans.
Men in charge Of the rescue
work said tonight that it would
probably be a day or two before
the bodies could be recovered.
Before shutdown the mine la.l
been cleared of gas and a thor
ough exploration of the wreckec
workings WAS made.
Many of the b dies were fr:glY,
ull} mangled and burned.
Father j. B. Carrigan of Glen
Aood Springs, near here hurriy.,
to New Castle at the first n.w,
OF the explosion. III. prizes.
rushed into the smoking pit
among the first rescuers in search
of the dying to whom he might
administer the last rites of the
church.
The Vulcan mine was only
year Old and was equipped with
modern safety devices.
1t is believed the explosion was
caused by an accumulation of
dust in the west portion Of the
mine where work had practical
~ been abandoned.
The most of the dead were
found in the east working to
which the explosion was commu-
nicated.
This fall the employees of the
mine were called out on strike by.
the United Mine Workers of
America, but some of them had
gone back to work. The other
victims of today's disaster were
'trike breakers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

! CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND.


In Holland Santa Claus pays his an
nual visit to all good children twenty
days before he comes to this country.
Dec. is the feast day OF st. Nicholas,
alias Santa Claus. He has nothing
whatever to do with Christmas. and
his visit there is an Anglo Saxon an
achronism. AS their patron saint, chill
dren were taught to look to Nicholas
for care and protection. In England
the custom was abolished with the
worship of saints at the reformation
and was re-established In the Ameri-
can guise Of Father Christmas IN the
middle Of the last century.
But in Holland Santa Claus condn-
ues to make his visits on the right day,
Dec. 3. The Dutch children do not
hang up their stockings, but place their
shoes, filled with hay or straw for the
donkey on which st. Nicholas rides, In
front OF the fireplace.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Mere Trouble on Cabin Creek

Charleston, Dec. Is. Disorder
broke out on Cabin Greek las:
night according to advices re
ceived here today, and A.. Fan
ziller was fatally shot. Frank
Lane and Peter Jarlanco were
left seriously wounded.
Tony and Andrew Maddel,
who are alleged to have been i'm
plicated in the fight, escaped tc
the woods and tonight are being
sought by a posse of deputy sher-
ifs. Mrs. Andrew WoddelI was
brought to Charleston this after
noon and confined in the Kan
awha county Jail. having been ar
rested on a federal warrant
which charged her with having
represented herself as another
woman. In this way she is a:
legged to have obtained from the
postoffice at Cabin Creek a mon
ey order belonging to Fanziller
and this precipitated the battle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
31st Year, Whole No. 1869

l-rs who turned states evidenSe
a d the gunner.
Judge A. T. Clearwater of
Kingston, who prepared the APP
re'l FOR the gunner, made en-
p"atic denial of any conspiracy.
Ju!ge Clearwater traced the his
tory of Rose. Weber, WALTON and
ScheI ps and said they had al
ways been engaged in a business
p: detected by law.
lie held the verdict " as against
the weight of evidence and the
administration of Roses testimo-
ny of conversations and trans
actions with Becker, Weber and
Vall)n, al in the absence of the
convicted men, was in error.
Asst TINT District Attorney
Robert c. Taylor upheld the con-
vic'ion of the gunner and swert
aside the claims made in beha {
of he convic ed men.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Bull MOOSeS TO Have Candidate

Chicago, Dec. 16. - Represen
tative members of the Progress
i've party from every congress
sional district in Illinois met here
today and informally agreed that
Frank G.. Allen, of Moline, should
be the party candidate for the
United States senate next year.
Allen, a wealthy manufacturer,
extreme reluctance to become a
candidate and said that he would
allow bis pame to go on the pri-
mary ballot only in case no other
satisfactory candidate could be
found in time. The party's
treasury was enriched by con ri
buttons aggregating $4,000 col
lected during the day. 1t was
determined to leave the question
of the number Of state senatorial
candidates TO be nominated liz
the hands of the senatorial com
mittees and also that the party
should prepare to place candi-
dates in the field for the five SUI
pre~e court judgeships which
will become vacant in 1915.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
BAD DAY For nirols-

The day after Christmas. St ste
phen's day boxing day TN Engaud), Is
celebrated in a queer way by some Of
the Mnnx boys. and Ditchfeld says
they feel privileged to stone wrens at
this time because Of story 10 the CT.
feet that I'm days gone by a most dan.
gcrous siren was finally compelled TO
assume the form OF q wron once n
year ION tho 2Gtm and ultimately TO be
killed by mortal hands Another trudi
ton furnishes an excuse ON the ground
that It was q wren that wakcncd the
guard OF st. stephen Just as the latter
was about CD cscnpn from prison
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
CHRISTMAS LULLABlES.
Songs Popular at Yulctide Season
Traced Back For Centuries.

Traced Back For Centuries.
Christmas lullabies to the Divine
Child may be traced back to medieval
times. In one of the Coventry plays
occurs what is plainly a cradle song
to the infant Jesus, which has been
preserved In music rs well as In text.
Five hundred years ago the mere
picture did not suffice the faithful The
scene had to be enacted. The little
play was called "The Grading of the
Child" Standing on platform above
the manger, boys representing angels
proclaimed the birth of the Saviour.
Priests took the part Of shepherds and
gathered around the manger. Here
stood Joseph, Mary and the servant Of
Joseph
After the choir had sung hymns.
among them "Christus Natus uodie,"
Mary sang the first verse of the Ger
man song, Joseph. dear Joseph mine.
help me to rock my babe. that Cod
may reward me in heaven the Babe
Of the Virgin Mary" Joseph answered
with the second verse Of the song.
GLADLY. my dear nurse. will help
thee rock thy babe. that God may re
ward me In heaven" etc The scrv-
ant snng: Rejoice. Christian multi
tude. The King OF heaven. who was
born Of the Virgin Mary. has taken on
mortality"
And so the scene I'm the churches
went on every Christmas
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

where she did volunteer work as
an instructor. Since that time
all trace of her has been lost al
though q friend Of the family re-
ported today having seen a girl
answering her description in
Wall street Friday night. To
him she appeared dazed.
The girls father is a personal
friend Of Mayor Kline, and has
appealed to the mayor to expe-
dite the police search.
/ am positive that there is no
romatic reason back of Jessie's
disappearance" he said. "Hao
there been she certainly would
have sent us some word before
this because she would have
known how terribly our anxiety
would be and it certainly woulo
not be characte listig Of my
daughter to cause her family any
suffering. On the other hand
she has never suffered in the least
from any mental or nervou
trouble and the idea that she be-
came i'll and wandered away un.
Willingly does not seem to have
the slightest fact to bear it out. 4"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
President Offers First Aid

Washington, December s.
President Wilson was walking in
Rock Creek Park late today when
he noticed a riderless horse gal
Looping by. He turned in the di-
! rection from which the horse had
come and at the top of a LITTLE
rise found little girl on the
ground, 1t was Ruth Donaldson,
IL years old, who had been
thrown while trying to take a
hurdle. The President was ac-
companied by Secretary Tumulty
and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, u. S.
NJ, his physician, who immedi-
ately went to the little horse
woman's assistance.
Are you hurt?" inquired the
President as he helped the girl to
her feet.
"Oh, no." she said, as she
threw her long hair back over
her shoulder. mo, l am used to
that; I've ridden a long time.
Miss donaldson was slightly
bruised, but she mounted her
horse, which had in the mean
time been caught by one Of her
companions, and rode away.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Changes ia Parcel Post

Postmaster Hathaway announ-
ces the following changes in the
rules governing parcel post mat
ters.
On and after March 16. 1914
the parcels service will be made
to include books. the rate for
such weighing 8 ounces or less
to be one cent for each two oun.
ces or fraction thereof and those
exceeding eight ounces will be
charged for at the regular zone
rate.
Beginning January l, 1914, the
limit of weight Of parcels of
fourth-class mail for delivery In
the first and second zones will be
raised from 20 to 80 pounds. and
from the third to the eighth zones
inclusive the weigh. limit will be
raised from IL to 20 pounds.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
A Real Santa Claus

Cumberland, Dec. "A
Christmas gift to every poor
child in Hampshire county in
West Virginia is contemplated by
}. Sloan Kuykendall, Of Romney,
former member Of the legisla-
ture Mr.. Kuykendall came to
Cumberland and bought a half.
ton of candy, a large quantity of
nuts, 10 boxes Of oranges and
many punches of bananas and
other things also 800 baskets
Mr.. Kuykendal1's intention is to
see that every family in Hanp
shire receives a basket.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Appeal Of Gunner Heard

Albany, Dec. II. The appeal
Of the four gun men" who are
in Sing Sing waiting death for
the murder of Herman RosenthaI
in New York city was heard in
the court Of appeals today.
The convicted men are Jacob
Seidenshner alias Whitney Lew
is" Frank Cirofci. alias "Dagc
Frank" Louis Rosenberg, alias
Lefty Louis" and "Gyp the
Blood" twas the prosecution
theory that Rosenthal's death
was the result Of a conspiracy
between former police Lieuten,
ant Charles Becker. the gamb
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
The Christ Child.

An Irish legend tells that on Christ
mas eve the Christ Child wanders out
I'm the darkness and cold and the
peasants still put lighted candles in
their windows to guide the sacred lit
tie feet, that they may not stumble on
the way to their homes In Hungary
the people 20 yet further I'm their ten
derness for the Child. They spread
feasts and leave their doors open that
he may enter at his will Through
out Christendom there Is a belief that
no evil can touch the child who Is born
on Christmas eve.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

New York, Dec. II. VIM. j..
McCombs, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, gave
his reasons today for declining
appointment as ambassador to
France.
The post entails the expendi-
tureof about $3.50, 900 a year, he
said. 1T pays $4,000. 1 could
not afford to accept it. am
going back to the practice of
law and / hope to make some
money.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Girls Disappearance Battles PO-
lice

New York, Dec. 8. Every po-
licemani in Greater New York had
instructions today to look out for
Miss Jessie Mccain, the 23-year-
old daughter of Robert Mccain,
a wealthy wholesale grocer, who
disappeared on Thursday last as
mysteriously as did Dorothy Ar
mold. She left home Thursday
morning ostensibly to go to a
home for destitute children
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
A Custom Wal Eorno4,.n.

Children used 10 be reminded I'm an
uncomfortable manner that Dec. %
was innocents' day. for it was con
sldered wholesome on that morning to
give them q good cutting or other form
of punishment, presumably to remind
them OF the sins which were not com
mittcd by the innocents whom Herod
ordered slain on that day Fortunately
every vestige OF this fashion Is now
dotted out
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

Not every bolsam nor every spruce is
a Christmas tree. The expert cutter
learns to tell at q glance II the branches
grow i'm perfect rings which give shape
and symmetry to the tree Tie must
be sure. too. that Che squirrels have
not eaten the buds from the tips Of
the topmost branches. and that the
cattle and deer have not sharpened
their horns I'm passing.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
sIeNlFlcANce OF HOLLY.

Why holly at Christ mos? Tie
pagan Romans dedicated The hol-
~ TO Saturn. whose festival was
In December, around Christmas.
The early Christians. TO escape
persecution. dccked their homes
with holly md other Soturnian
emblems The Romans sent their
friends holly sprigs during the
Saturaolia with wishes for their
health and prosperity
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
A sure sian.

Or. Probe i guess that Pctcrby
doesn't intend to pay his bin this year.
Mrs What makes you think
so?
81 just cot a Christmas present from
him this morning"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

Mrs Crabshaw- What's that you're
blowing ON your buglc. dear7
BObbie-The call to arms, ma. Sis
ter's young man has her under the
mIstIetOe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
ANOTHER BALKAN
WAR IMMINENT
Bulgaria S Reply to servia Expected
to Result in a Clash Of Arms
at Early Date

LONDON. June 1O.-With both sides
stubbornly refusing TO make the
slightest concession, war between the
Balkan states is hourly becoming
more imminent If Bulgaria sends
negative reply to the Servian note ~
and nothing indicates that She viii
answer otherwise-Servil and Greece
viii proclaim the annexation ct the
occupied Macedonian territories, there
by establishing definite casus belli.
The only hopeful feature Of the sit
uatinon consists in the belief that Bal
garia is lacking the sinews of war.
Servia ana Greece are not only better
situated in this respect. but also oc-
cupy superior strategical positions
These facts probably account for the
calmness with which Seuvia apparently
regards the prospects of war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
JOURNEYMEN ASK
FOR CONFERENCE
Want Master Plumbers and Committee
of Board of Trade to Meet Them
in Union Hall Tonight.

Brattleboro, Vt, June 10.
Editor of The Reformer:
In a communication published yester-
day, issued by the journeymen plumbers,
steam-ftters and helpers, the master
plumbers were invited TO attend meet
ing to be held by us this evening in
Union hall at s o'clock. in order to give
the master plumbers an opportunity to
there state before the assembly their side
of the question at issue
We wish further to extend that invita-
tion and respectfully invite three Of the
board Of trade to attend the meeting, in
order that the public may be represented
by them. We leave it to the master
plumbers to choose from that honorable
board any three men they may see fit
to invite, but we specify that none OF
these three men shall be lawyer
We wish further to extend the invi-
tation to the editor of The Reformer, OF
one Of his staff, to be present.
p. +. KENNEDY.
Chairman
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
NEW MANAGER AT
HALIFAX DEER FARM
Albert Han Of Brattleboro Has Sue
ceeded F. II Miller-Some Facts
Concerning the Park

After conducting r. N. Ward : Hall
fax deer park farm five years. u. II.
Miller has given up the position 81
manager and returned TO his own farm.
Three months ago Ar. Miller notified
Mr Ward, whose home Is iu New York
city that he wished 10 Is relieved "
the work. and Mr.. Ward engaged Al
bert Hall. who has been manager ~
the Richardson farm ou the old Gull
ford road ID this town. Mr. Hall has
just entered upon his duties in Hail
fax Mr. Miller owns a farm ou either
side of the Ward farm He Il repair
my the Old house. aud SAYS hc II going
there 70 have a garden once more.
The Ward farm consists of 1900
acres, including a 400-acre pasture en-
closed with No woven wire fencing
four ana half feet high. There are
nearly four miles of this heavy fonr.
ing The strands are three aud 4 half
inches apart and every foot there Is an
upright stay wire Within this fence
gre TOO Cotswold. Highland ami Irish
smut sheep and 10 head Of cattle.
On this farm also is the well-known
deer park established about 20 years
ago by Il. e.. Houghton. who now lives
ID Sheffield, Ill. The park contain.
about 200 acres and is enclosed bv q
i0-foot fence Sgmc of the fence i.
stapied 20 sprueeA and chestnut trees
and Ii is the custom 10 set out tree.
every year with a view 10 stapling q
them in order 90 avoid the necessity 81
setting posts as the OH posts rot out
The park contains n few elk and
good number of deer. but Mr. War.
hash I much Of an idea how many. a
they are wild. They eat about 100
pounds of hay q week is winter. TIL
hay is hauled 20 barns az the par
when the first snow comes, which obvi
atcs hauling il through deep snow
! later on. liz il necessary 10 cut hen
. lock trees frequently, a. the animal
/ will not thFiSe unless they have th
!. tops to browse on.
{ ln the park is a trout pond GOVERN
\ i0 acres, and outside the fence II ai
other covering 90 acres in extent. an
& they are well stocked Mr. Mile
y caught 3 trout in one of the ron.
r last year which weighed aa ounces.
y Me- Wari uho.is Y well rs do who'll
N sale grocer bought the farm If ~
e Hnughton about nine wears ago. az
3 ho~ maintained the park purely -
pleasure resort The park was startf
I. largely a~ = money making pfopCsitio
u bur that idea long ago wae given g
v Nr Ward visits the farm every "a
q weeks. and USUALLY takes some of D
n Rlattlehoro friends along with hi'
Il Inul if he wi~he- t0 shoot q deer
ri catch some trout he can do 50 witho
lI violating any law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
BOAT OWNERS SEEK
INJUNCTION ORDER
VIII co 20 Kecne This Week 70 Attend
Hearing i'm Superior Court Abcut
Keeping River Open.

The boat owners az Brattlchor0 held
another meeting az the store of ,. J.
Fenton s Co. last evening. TIE com
mittee that has been working Cn the
matter 81 finding way 20 have thc Can-
ncctieut river az Brattlrboro kept free
81 logs during the log drive Wa cons
missi0ncd - take charge Of the ril-
grimage 20 the superior court in keeur,
N. H., some day this week, 49, yrt un-
decided upon. when an effort win be
made 10 have she court issue au n-
junction against thr company sn ttafee
OF the log drive.
The committee will take with them
others who can tell of the conditions
on the river during the past loE dfite.
The committee is composed ~ p. ~
Fenton. Hiland Tssker and HAYES bgc-
low.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
STATEN'S FEVER
DROPPED TO 50
Had Comfortable Night-Nurse Found
Bullet Under Bed-Probably Was
In His Clothing.

The condition of Representative Her
bert A. Staten of Vernon, who was shot
twice Sunday by Hugh Collins. the sub
stitute station agent at Vernon. was re-
ported at the hospital today to be as
comfortable as could he expected lie
passed a comfortable night and his tenn
peratre this morning had dropped to
81.
up from under the bed Of Mr. Staten a
part Of a bullet This must have been ii
his clothing and TO have come from the
gaping wound In his right forearm when
his clothing was removed at the hospital