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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Modern School Laws Enacted.

At the recent session of the legisla.
ture several important amendments
were adopted TO the school laws OF
which the most important are: Max.
ing the county superintendent ex.ofi-
clio county financial secretary, amend
ing the law as to the duration of teach.
ers certificates; providing for joint dis
Tict high schools. establishing an ag-
ricultural extension department OF the
West Virginia University; aboIishing
the common drinking cup; prohibiting
the use Of cigarettes in school houses
and on school grounds; providing for
the relocation OF the Fairmont Normal
School and revising the law relating
10 the Reform School hereafter 20 be
called the West Virginia Industrial
School for Boys.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
WEST VIRGINIA
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FIELD FORCE TO BEGIN WORK
ASSOCIATION WORK IN CLAY
COUNTY.
FIVE TRIPS PLANNED TO AUGUST
Convention to Continue Until Middle
Of NoVember-Dates Set and
Territory Decided On.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Charleston, w. Va. The work
OF the West Virginia Sunday
school Association throughout the
state will be commenced in a few days.
The dates have been set for nearly
every county convention in West Vir-
ginia clear through until the close of
work in the fall. General Secretary
A. I. Arnold and the field force will
begin the work in Clay county May 8
and 9, and conventions will continue
until about the middle OF November.
The work to the middle of August has
been divided into five trips. The first
will be through the southern central
portion OF the state from May to 18.
The second trip will cover the Upper
Panhandle from May 20 to 90 The
third trip will be along the river, June
l to 6. The fourth trip is a short one,
just visit TO Doddridge county The
fifth trip is the longest that will be
made, starting July % with counties
In the central portion Of the state and
continuing TO August IL through the
southern portion of the state
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Briefly Told :
Happenings
- of the
Past Week
Washington

The fiscal system of the United
States governing deposits of federal
funds In national banks was revolu.
uonized by Secretary McAdoo CT the
treasury department with an an.
nouncement that all government de-
positaries, whether active or inactive,
would be required to pay interest at
the rate OF two per cent. per annum
beginning June l upon deposits of the
government.
The nomination OF Walter ]. Har-
ris OF Georgia, to be director of the
census, was ordered favorably re-
ported by the census committee at
Washington. The vote was along
strict party lines. Senator Townsend
OF Michigan on behalf OF the Repub-
licans will submit a minority report.
Mortality statistics of the various
States and cities for 1911 made public
by Director Durand OF the census bu-
reau in Washington show a decided
improvement in the death rate
throughout the country. Seattle.
Wash, has the lowest death rate for
R11, SIS per thousand. Memphis
Tenn, has the highest rate, or 213
PEI thousand.
BY vote OF IL to 1 the United
States senate committee on inter
oceanic canals decided to defer until
the regular session. beginning next
December action unOn all Questions
affecting Panama canal tolls.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Flood Prevention Suggestion.

Gen. W. II. BiXby, chief of engineers
of the United States army, has mott
fed the senator's and representatives
in congress from West Virginia that
persons in localities which suffered
from the recent floods will be given
an opportunity to be heard before a
board of engineers appointed by the
secretary of war to investigate the
flood problem. The board, which has
been appointed, consists of eleven
members and Lieut.-Col Francis r.
Skunk, Of Pittsburg, is it's senior mem
Der. The board will be glad to confer
with and hear suggestions of persons
In the flood districts regarding proven
ton of the repetition of floods. The
members of the West Virginia delega-
ton in congress have been called upon
to notify their constituents of the fact.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Stranded On LAST a an

Stranded withii/hfty miles OF their
destination. William Perkins. with his
Wiie ana several children. on the way
from oklahoma, where their.home was
wrecked by cyclone, TO Charleston.
where friends awaited them, appealed
to the police Of Huntington The case
was brought 20 the attention OF the
peopl2of tho Central Christian church
and /hey were cared for while in that
city by that congregation. Money for
theif transportation to Charleston was
furnished by the sity at the direction
.Of Commissioner Wells
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
TOO MUCH SPEEDING.

Shelbyvlile, Ind.-Shirl Nigh. 80
years old, was killed Instantly his wife
was probably fatally injured and
Roger Smith was seriously hurt wbSn
he Nigh touring car went rolling from
the highway into a field Mr.. Nlphl
started from his home near Morr,
town for a drive with his wife, 14-yel
old son and Smith. lie was LETTING
car out to 40 miles an hour whe
lost control, and the machine L.
highway, rolling over three
Smith was injured about -
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Boy Gets Relief.

John b. Lilly, son of b. 3. Lilly. mer.
saant Of Flat Top. Raleigh county. for
seven years carried door knob screw
in his lungs, having swallowed 1t when
ne was but two years old. Since that
time the little fellow has been treated
by the doctors for tuberculosis and the
other troubles, but no permanent re.
lief was experienced until the lad had
a hemorrage short time ago and ex.
PEELED the screw.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Social leader Arrested.

detail Of military authorities. un.
Ger Capt Charles A. Wood. invaded a
poolroom and arrested Charles w
Clark, a local Socialist leader. who is
charged by the authorities with utter
ing infammatory language calculated
TO incite insurrection i'm connection
with the coal strike. The arrest was
made upon the order OF Gov. Hatfield
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Widows WaNs.

Mamma, why did you tell Mrs. La
mode that l was only eighteen when /
am really twenty-four?"
Widow-Because eighteen is six
years under twenty-four, my dear.
Daughter-Yes, | know; but surely
/ don't need the benefit of those six
years at my age, do /?
Widow--Not at all. my child: but l
do.-London Tit-Bits.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Sporting

Luther McCarty, champion white
heavyweight, shaded Frank Moran OF
Pittsburgh in ten rounds at the ST.
Nicholas Athletic club, New York
Mccarthy did not add much to his rep.
utation as a result OF the performance.
Indeed, but for a whlrlwind finish in
the closing round he would have had
rather tough time squeezing through
to victory.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
County observers 70 Meet.

The meeting OF all West virginia
county observers will be held at Nor.
gantown on May O. Five countoe in
this state now have agents Tie meet.
ing will be for the purpose ~ discuss
Ing the general situation end report
ing the progress Of the work in the
various counties.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Dimes Our Representatives.

Col Colin Livingstone. vice presi.
dent Of the American National banS
of Washington, who was once private
secretary to the late Stephen -. EI
kins, Of West Virginia, gave a dinner
to the members of the West Virginia
delegation in congress
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Two men were burned TO death and
partly destroyed the Healey house ct
Oswego, n. Y
Building operations are tied up in
Syracuse. ". Y, by strike of 1000
hod carriers and building laborers and
500 carpenters. This has put bricklay.
ers. masons and others out of work.
1t is estimated that more than 1000
are idle.
]. Greenwood, a taxicab chauffeur.
was fined So for driving Miss Mar.
garet Wilson, the presidents daugh.
ter, and her escort up Broadway. New
York city. at a speed OF twenty-four
miles an hour.
Two thousand five hundred miners
of the Lorain Dock company in Bel
mont county, Ohio, struck because OF
the refusal OF the company to pay
the men extra for work in cutting
soapstone and slate out of the mines.
Lake City (Utah) fire department.
with the exception of Chief w. II. BY.
water, has resigned because of the re.
fusal of the city commission to grant
their demands for increased wages.
Vessel captains arriving at Duluth,
Mimi, report coming through wind.
rows OF Ice piled on n level with the
decks. while others say there are
bergs about. and that In some in
stances, the ice is from 80 to 80 feet
in depth. Lake Superior is filled
with small icebergs from end to end"
the captain said
An additional indictment against
Jack" Johnson, negro prize fighter.
was returned by the federal grand
jury in Chicago in connection with
Johnsons alleged illegal transporta-
ton to Chicago OF Belle Schrieber. in
1910.
Frank Gotch, the worlds champion
wrestler, underwent surgical opera
ton in Marshalltown, Ia, for the re-
moval of excessive growth of turbin-
ate bones in his nose, due to having
his nose broken in a bout several
years ago, The injury resulted in
difficult breathing.
Herman Coppes, self-confessed muir
derer of Mrs Nanny Sleep and two
babies, Oryille and Sarah, on a farm
in East Plato two weeks ago, was in
dicted by grand jury in special ges-
sion at Geneva. III.
Several pitched battles between po-
lice, soldiers. deputies and strikers
occurred at the International Harves-
ter company Irvine mills at Auburn.
n. y. Six strikers were arrested,
three of them women. The latter were
taken to police headquarters biting,
scratching and kicking Sheriff Drake
and Deputy Sheriff Teeter were at
tackled by 80 women as they were es.
corting girl employees to work.
The $50 employees Of the Information
al Hervester company's Irvine mills in
Auburn, n Y, who went on a strike
on March in sympathy with tho
strikers at the Columbian Rope com
pany's mills. voted almost unanimous
ly to accept the terms offered by the
company for a settlement
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Domestic

While helping Roy H. Francis to
start his hydroaeroplane for test
over the bay at Oakland, Cal, Her
mann j. Jansen, Los Angeles aviator.
lost his balance and fell forward into
the whirling propeller of the machine
He was killed instantly, his head be
ing cut off by the blades Of the pro-
.peller.
Officials of the brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen and of the Order of
Railway Conductors have ordered the
taking of strike vote on the 80 rail
roads east of Chicago. The action fol
lows the refusal of the railroads to
grant the demands made or to arbi-
trate the points at issue.
-. Charles S. Mellen, president of the
New Haven railroad system, explain
ing the apparent profit made by him
OF Sl02 600 by a sale of New Haven
stock in 1904. told the interstate com
nmerce commission at Boston that the
money had been paid 10 him to REIN
burse him for contributions to the Re
publican campaign fund of that year.
Murder with an automobile" was
the verdict rendered by a jury IN Chi
cago in the case of Lawrence Lind
bloom, who ran over and killed Joseph
Weis. a cigar manufacturer The pen
atty was fixed at If years in the peni-
Tertiary. SO far as records show this
is the first conviction OF the kind in
the United States
Noah Stroup was shot and killed
and Everett Skinner fatally Wounded
by Wallace Demory, who then killed
himself at Kirkville. Mo The affair
was the result of a quarrel over a
strip OF land
Governor Suffers state direct pri-
mary bill was defeated by the assem-
bly, at Albany after a long debats
BY vote OF A. yeas 70 90 nays The
bill was previously defeated in the
senate.
A lone robber who boarded Kansas
City Southern passenger train at the
depot I'm Kansas city. Mo, lined up
and robbed the passengers soon after
the train left the station, securing
about $500 in money and jewelry
Jesse +. Short OF Joplin. Mo. one Of
the passengers and millionaire, fred
at the robber and wounded him The
bandit then wounded Short
A petition IN bankruptcy was filed
by creditors against the Folies Der
gere restaurant on Broadway. New
York Counsel for the petitioners
said that the Liabilities we're Sc. 600.
the assets about $4,000 Mayor Gay
nors turkey trot" e6ict. which cut
of after-midnight festivities, was
given as the reason for the failure.
Two white men and 20 negroes wore
drowned when the steamer Concordia.
engaged in rescue work in the upper
Louisiana food district, struck n rail-
road bridge at Clayton, La. and sank
There we're 80 food refugees aboard
when the Concordia went down
Miss Violet Edmands, daughter Of
Moses Grant Edmands OF BrookIine.
Mass. to marry whom Rev. Clarence
v. T. Richfson murdered Miss Avis
AIinnell, hi Aformel' fiancse, is now IN
apan dol haionary work.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
VERY Useful.

"A selfmade man is of no particular
help TO his fellow men"
"Well?"
But self-made woman is perfect
mine OF information about hair dyes
and face bleaches and pads and
things"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
Conference of Bishops.

A new feature was adopted at
the second days session of the
International Conference of the
Board of Bishops OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, being held in
this city. when it was decided to have
a national convention of Methodist
men at Indianapolis. Ind, October %,
this year The time and place for the
next meeting of the board was also de-
cided, st. Louis being selected. begin
ming October %. Owing TO the failure
Of Bishop Walron, of Cincinnati, to be
present, the memorial address at the
unwilling of the Bishop Morris tablet
at the Morris Memorial Church at
Maiden, near this city, was delivered
by Bishop d. II. Moore Bishops Ham
ilton and Hughes, both natives of
West Virginia, and Gov. II d. Hatfield
delivered addresses.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving on Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform, day aft
er day, have found better capacity
and greater endurance by using Post
UNI instead OF coffee. An Ills. Woman
writes:
Il had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart ! was nervous
and extremely respondent; had little
mental or physical strength left. had
kidney trouble and constipation.
THE first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee TO Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady
Then I became less respondent, and
the desire to be active again showed
proof of renewed physical and mental
strength
II am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. / formerly
did mental work and had to give It up
on account of coffee, but since using
Postum / am doing hard mental Labor
with less fati%e than ever before"
Nance given by Postum Co., Battle
NSekA jch.
now comes in new concen-
called Instant Postum. Il
Pstum, so processed at the
only the soluble portions
pr Instant Postum With
sugar and cream to
instantly delicious
he little book, rhe Road
Reason" for
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Some men look for trouble In order
that they may be prepared to dodge
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07
AnNExccption.

Il don't want anybody to mincs
matters about this house"
But. dear. how about the pies?"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Buck
wheat now on hand at your grocers. Adv
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Vice President Marshall and Senate,
william n. Chiffon, OF West Virginia.
VIII attend tlAcentennial celebration
OF me presbyterian church
The vice presk
u aiRal address
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

David J.. Douglas, former Wiscon.
sin assemblyman. and at one timo
mayor Of Eau Claire, died there. lie
was sixty-eight years old.
United States Senator Elihu Root
Of New York was the principal speak
er at ST. Louis. in behalf of the fed
eral government at the dedication OF
the 100000 Thomas Jefferson Memoir.
ial building and uuveiling Of the Jener
son statue.
Miss Annie Sun. eighteen-ycar.oId
daughter of Dr sun Vat Sun. former
provisional president Of the Chinese
republic, student in SHELLS seminary.
Berkeley, Cal. is sd and will sail on
the Mongolia for Shanghai, her home.
The joint commission OF the Meth
odist Protestant church and the
church Of the United Brethren in
Christ. IN session at Columbus. O.,
unanimously adopted basis OF union
OF the two churfhes. forming .new
denonAnation 10 be known
United Protestant ehurch
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Miss Violet Edmands. daughter Of
Moses Grant Edmands OF Brookline.
Mass. to marry whom Rev. Clarence
V. T. Richfson murdered Miss Avis
AS-innell, al Aiormei' fiancse. is now IN
apan dol aionary work
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

An additional indictment against
jack Johnson, negro prize fighter
was returned by the federal grand
jury in Chicago in connection with
Johnson's alleged illegal transporta
ton to Chicago OF Belle Schrieber in
1910.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Noah Stroup was shot and killed
and Everett Skinner fatally wounded
by Wallace Demory, who then killed
himself at Kirkville. Mo The affair
was the result of quarrel over a
strip OF land
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

While helping Roy II. Francis to
start his hydroaeroplane for test
over the bay at Oakland, Cal, Her
mann j. Jansen, Los Angeles aviator.
lost his balance and fell forward into
the whirling propeller of the machine.
He was killed instantly, his head be
ing cut off by the blades OF the pro-
heller
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Officials of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen and of the Order of
Railway Conductors have ordered the
taking of a strike vote on the 80 rail
roads east of Chicago. The action fol
lows the refusal of the railroads to
grant the demands made or to arbi-
trate the points at issue.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

Governor Suffers state direct prl-
mary bill was defeated by the assem-
bly, at Albany after a long debate
by vote OF A. yeas 70 % nays The
bill was previously defeated in the
senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-16
Sporting Notes.

Jennings has Just one fault to find
with his pitching wonder-Dauss. He
says he cannot throw within a halt
mile of a base when he tries to catch a
runner.
With Hamilton having an injured
pitching arm and Mitchell suspended
indefinitely the ST. Louis American
league club is hard pressed for effective
pitchers.
Save your pennies The world s Sc
rles is to start in New York October
y. This is provided the Giants win as
some people seem to think they are
likely to do.
The Boston Record charges Hub =
feriue with being lazy ana attributes
many of his defeats TO the fact that he
does not warm up enough and is beat
en- III the opening innings before he
gets into his stride
Clark Griffith, it is rumored, is about
to offer the Detroit club 100000 for
I. r. Cobb. When the deal goes
through Griff figures that he can retain
couple of catchers, stick Walter
Johnson in to do the pitching every
/ day, hitch Cobb somewhere back of the
! Speed King on defence, and let him
i cut loose, al lib, on attack. In this
! way the rest of the Washington clul
1 could be disbanded. On this basis the
| purchase will be a very profitable one
/ for the senator's. even at the price
/ named.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-16
FOURTEEN AFTER TODAY.
-Four More Games Each With Newport
and reenfield-Three With Keene.

After the game today BrattlebOro has
just II more games to play, seven at
home and seven abroad. The Islanders
have played their last game at Bellows
Falls and ''Tommy' Leonard ; bunch
has just one more game to play here
next Tuesday.
Three more games remain to be play
ed with keene. The teams play here
next Friday. On the morning OF Labor
day they meet at keene and in the
afternoon on the Island.
Two more games are scheduled with
northampton after today and both the
nj Northampton on Saturday, the 23d
and on Wednesday, the 9th.
-Four more are to be played with
the fast travelling bunch from Green
field, two there and two here. Brattle-
boro plays there next Thursday and
Greenfield will return the visit Saturday
August 30. The last two games i'll the
season are with Greenfield, here Sept
> and there Saturday, Sept. 6.
Newport comes here Tuesday. the
Goth and Wednesday, Sept. ), for it,
last two games on the Island and Brat
tleboro plays there Thursday, Aug. IS
and Tuesday, Sept. >.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-16
Twin State Notes.

Brattleboro and Keene have played
30 games. The others in the league
have played only So.
Leonard 5 constant grabbing gets on
the nerves of his own players. AT
Bellows Falls Thursday they repeatedly
called to him to stop arguing.
j. Martin, who is paying center for
Bellows Falls, is a Seton Hall PLAYER,
but II. Martin, the pitcher is the prop
erty of Connie Mack, as is Bricllley of
Newport.
The keene team Yesterday was pre-
scented by well wishers with monster
bat "a a gentle reminder that some
thing in the line OF hits would be wei
coined by the fans
Donneliy always explains when he
returns to the bench why it was that
he struck out instead of making a
home run. 1t IS claimed that he has
never yet repeated an excuse.
Pitcher Crandan, Shortstop Brown
and Outtielder Rudolph of the North
Adams team, which disbands tonight,
Will join the Brattleboro team Mon
day. Mulvey has signed with the FAN
River New England league club and
viii report to that team Monday.
The Q Neil Keves combination has
succeeded in getting Green ousted from
the league, but from Bellows Falls
standpoint the move was not far-sighted.
/ The TurnstiIes have but one more game
with the locals and could have afforded
| to take chance on Green in that con
test
! President Keyes has tried two or
three times to get the schedule straight
/ but his latest versions calls for North
ampton to play at Keene Wednesday
and Bellows Falls to play at North
ampton the same day. Possibly this re
quirement of being in two places n
one and the same time is why "Jim
my Burns is adding so many player,
to his team
O'Donnell, who is holding down the
shortfield Job for Bellows Falls JUS
now, is said to be o Cornell, a Rox
bury boy whom "BilI' Carrigan re
Gently expressed the opinion was ;
coming big Lacquer As workman
in the field he is high grade but, if HI
is to be judged by his work with TIL
bat in the double header Thursday, h
is wanting very much to make hin
big league material. He famed tire
times, was passed once, flied out once
sacrificed once and was out on tw
infield taps.
Some of the papers in the circuit
more particularly the Brattleboro Re
) former ARE greatly disturbed over tn
prospect of Newport not being able t
live the season out. If true this woul
be bad state of affairs, but like tn
report of Mark Twain s death the ri
NOR appears to be greatly exaggerated
? There is not now and never has bee
t any probability of the date of New
ports baseball funeral coming befor
, the present schedule is played on
What the future has in store the fl
ture will disclose. For the present on