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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-16

with the announcement yesterday tnat
the fall baseball practice at Columbia
would close tomorrow 1t was learned
that four games would be played with
Pennsylvania next season. Three of them
Will be PLAYED ~ South Field and one at
Franklin Field. Graduate Manager Fisher
went to Philadelphia to arrange for the
dates, which cannot be announced until
they receive the faculty approval, Coach
Lush said yesterday that the squad was
n condition right now to go into a cam
paign as strenuous as II II were a big
league team and that he looked for co,
lumbia TO be the sensation In college
baseball circles nest year II no accident
crippled any OF his men, lie said never
IN MS long career as a college coach has
he seen such a veteran agerrrntIon n,
pail players as appeared on South Field
during the fall practice.
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Mrs. harlow TO Meet Mrs. filler.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. l5.--To-d days
.semi-final round matches In the invitation
tournament given by Mrs. George C.
Thomas, Jr. at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club resulted In victories for Mrs Il. H.
Filter. Merton. and Mrs. Il. II. Barlow,
Merton They Will meet in the Anal round
tomorrow.
Mrs. Filters opponent was Mrs. c. F..
Fox. Huntington Valley, who was beaten
by up and to play. and Miss Eleanor
Chandler was defeated by Mrs, Barlow by
up and to play.
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PfrrsBURG, Oct. Manager Bill
Phillips OF the indianapolis Federal
League club denied . report tonight that
Benny Kauff. his star outfielder. had
jumped to the New York Giants. The
Federal invasion Of the Pirates strong
held continued to-day. with Pitcher Babe
Adams and Second Stacker Jimmy Niox
the latest captures, ccording 10 report.
Both. It was said. would go to Brook
lyn Barney Dreyfuss called the report
fake"
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MR.. AND MRS. ROBERTS WIN.
Card of 0O-tS, ~, Gives Them Cur
In Dunwoodic Foursomes

YoNKERs. oct. 15.--Mr, and Mrs. Ste
phen Roberts won mixed foursome COM
petition at the Dunwoodie Country Club
to-day. They made score of 99-is, ST.
The second prize was won by Mrs. J. H.
williams and w. McDougall with a score
OF els, s3. Eleven pairs played. but
only Ave cards were handed in. The
scores:
Mir. and Mrs stephen Roberts. ss--is. 81:
Mrs J. II. Williams and w. McDougall.
9l-s. 50; Miss Louise Bsder and W r.
Moon. g9-lb, 81; Miss p. A. Dun and ID.
II Thompson gi--S. So. Mr. and Mrs VI. G.
Macdonald, 1918, 81
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OUIMET SETS NEW MARK.
Makes = ~ nt Brookline, wipins
out score That Won Title.

BRooKLISE. Mass. oct. 15.--of the 1876
golfers who played in the qualifying round
Of the open tournament at the Country
club to-day only. two did better than so.
one was Francis Ouimet. the national
amateur champion. who had II, estab-
fishing new amateur record for the
course. In the national open champion
shin last fall he set the fgure at ~
His play to-day was almost perfect. The
other star performer was NJ Fred O'Con-
nell. former Mayor Of Fitchburg. The
leading card
Francis Ouimet. Woodland
ii,n''''''' , ! ( I Sat-
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schenectady Would Keep Cup.

Manager Clark OF me Columbia track
team announced yeNerday that the
fourth annual interscholastic cross coun-
try championship would be held over the
Riverside Drive course Saturday, Novcm-
Der n, Schenectady High school, winner
OF the trophy for the last two years, will
enter again in an effort TO gain permanent
possession of the cup, The interclass
track meet will be held the same day
as the crew dinner, October 81, and the
freshman sophomore meet a week later
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ITHACA. oct. l5.--The Cornell Athletic
Association has engaged Talbot Hunter
OF Toronto as coach OF the Cornell soccer,
hockey and lacrosse teams, Hunter Is
expected to come here at once to take
charge Of soccer practice Hunter has
coached here before. being the man who
turned out Cornclrs only champion. hip
hockey team back In 1912. lie also
coached the lacrosse team while he was
here last time
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NINETY CAR MAKERS
IN NEW YORK SHOW
Six More Than There We're for
Annual Exhibition Here
This Year.

There are Just ninety makes Of auto
mobiles that will be shown at the hfteentn
National Automobile Show in Grand cen
trail Palace January 20 2, next year.
or those alxtv-three are members OF the
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce. which controls the exhibition.
These members are Abbott Npperson'
Auburn. Austin. Briggs, Briscoe, Buick
Cadillac. Cartercar. Case, Chalmers
Chandler, Cole. Cunningham, Dodge rla''
Franklin. Garford. Haynes, Hudson hup-
mobile. Imperial. Interstate. Jackson
Jeffrey, King Kissel. Kline. Krit. Loco
mobile Lozier, Lyons-Atlas, Mcfarland
Marion Marmion. Maxwell. Mercer.
Mitchell. Moline. Moon, National. oak
land Oldsmobile. Overland. Packard,
Paige Detroit. Pathfinder, Peerless Pierce
Arrow. Premier. Pullman, Regal Reo'
Saxon. speedwell stearns. Stevens
Duryoa, Studebaker. Stutz, we've. Vest
colt White. Wintoh
Son-members OF the Chamber OF Com
marco al the New York show are Allen.
American Cyclecar. Argo. Crawford. C"eS-
n-Morris Crow, Davis, Durnnt bort,
Enger. Fischer. Grant. Herff- Brooks
Herreshor. L. =. G., Lexington. Mcintyre
Metz. Monarch. Milhurn owen. Paterson
rtIn-palmer, Pilot. Remington, Sphinx.
Scrippy- Booth, THombley.
Ar the show in the Palace last January
there were 50 cars represented, so the next
show will be larger
II was announced at the Electrical Ex-
nosition and Motor Show last night that
the New York Edison Company had re-
duced the minimum guarantee on Us cleo
trio vehicles charging schedule from S25
to $40 a month. This is equivalent to an
.afvAN ha taYV
wholesale rate enjoyed by owners of fleets
OF electric motor vehicles to the owner Of
A single vehicle and is likely to increase
materially the use OF electric vehicles in
this city.
Under the present guarantee Of s25 a
month" says Chairman Harvey Robinson
| of the New York division Of the Electric
Vehicle Association of America, the oper-
| ator Of one car who would use In the
neighborhood OF zoo kilowatt hours a
month would pay therefor al the rate OF
95 cents a kilowatt hour. making his
| monthly bill sla. Under the new arrange
| ment the same customer Will get his 200
| kilowatt hours Of charging current at
| 1--WE cents "A kllowntt hour making his
monthly bill $40. II will be evident that
| in the case OF the small customer the
reduction amounts to almost so per cent.
1T is expected that this reduction in
the cost OF charging service will stimulate
| the sale of passenger cars and light de-
livery wagons to the small user, who has
heretofore objected TO the minimum
charge OF s25 a month for current"
Barney Oldfeld has made the first en-
tries for the Vanderbilt cup and Grand
Prize races to be held At the Panama =
Pacific Exposition in February. Hollis
Il. Cooley chief of special events at the
Panama Pacific Exposition. wired this
week from San Francisco TO Fred j..
Wagner in New York that the veteran
driver has entered Stutz racer, pos
sibly the same car with which he made
such brilliant showing In the 500
mile race at indianapolis last May and at
Eigin in August.
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Willie Blackburn. the New York state
cha NIPPON won the three mil" profess onal
roller skating race at Madison SquHr"
Garden last night Jack Woodwork was
second and John Clark. third. The win
ners time was minutes 81 seconds.
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BosroN, Oct l5.--George Stallings,
manager of the Braves, refused to-day an
offer from "A theatrical syndicate of $751;
600 for n brief stage engagement,
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WHITE S0x WIN CITY SERIES.
Get only Two Hits. but score Three
Runs Against Cubs In Final.
CHICAGO CITY SERIES RESULT.
wLPC wL.PC
Chicago tAmD q .S71i Chicago tNat). Q .t2s

Chicago tAmD 3 .61l Chicago (NatD. .t2s
CHICAGO. Oct. 15.--The White sox won
the seventh and decisive game OF their
series with the Cubs to-day and took the
city championship for the fourth success
sive time The score was TO 2.
The Cubs scored all OF their runs in the
nrst inning. while the Sox garnered all
Of their talies in the fourth. HUMPHREYS.
Vaughn and Lavender, who pitched for
the Cubs. held the Sox to two hits One
of them was a double by Roth. n recruit.
which tied the score. Schalk then scored
his pal with . single. All OF this hap
pened In the fourth after two were down
and HUMPHREYS Immediately was taken
from the slab Scott was driven from the
mound by the Cubs in the first round
Cicotte followed and pitched a great game.
The attendance was 1879. The score:
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Venice. :. san Francisco. ..
Los Angeles. 6. Mission. ..
Port and. IL; oakland. g
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From tho most authoritative sources
1t Is whispered that the 1914 baseball
season was the mos. disappointing fnan-
cially of history Because OF unusually
high salaries and very unsettled hnan-
cial condition only two clubs, the Giants
and Braves, are credited with returns
commensurate to investments
In view of which the business shrewd-
ness OF Johnny Evers, real hero OF
the Braves. stands out In bold relief. The
Trojan doubtless broke all records for
individual compensation. Evers got a
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President James A. Gaffney OF the Bos-
ton Braves has little but glory to show
for the record triumph of his Braves
against the Athletics in the recent worlds
series. The fact that the classic went
only four games gave the players involved
the lions share OF the gate. Each club
owner concerned netted approximately
$40, 900. From this sum all the travelling
expenses OF the players had to lie paid In
addition each pennant winner had 10
divide with the seven other league club
presidents 20 per cent of the booty. or
lump sum OF more than 10000
All the expenses OF conducting the ticket
sales had to be borne by the worlds
series contestants. In Boston a staff of
"A dozen expert accountants was employed
besides the regular clerks and vendors
These experts worked for two,weeks previ-
Gus to the beginning of the classic at
salaries OF from $40 to SIS a day and they
are employed sim in facilitating the re-
batting OF money for the unused third
game tickets II Mr.. Gaffney gets out
with $4,000 profit to himself he will con-
slider himself fortunate No negligible
Item OF expense was number "f
bonuses which the elated magnate insisted
upon showering on the heroes of the con-
quest.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

WHITE
George n. Schmitt q, and Margaret Carey. 8
Rev. James z. Maekin.
Paul h. Wallis. .. Of Richmond Va. and MIbe
V. Layton. p Of TOnington. Conn. Judge Milton
StrasburEq.
wsrren W. Grimes. y, and Helen E Camp. %
Rev. ]. Mcbride Stenett.
Edward J. Broszdhn. q. and Mae L. HHtchel. -
Rev. J. A. CoEEn-
Ernest X. Kent, =, of Sandy Greek. n. T.. and
Ann ]. Z. Elliott. co. Of MorTistOWn. Ontario
Carada Rev L NJ Chamber
William p. Gormley. ., and Anna NJ. Filoon, 2,
both Of Wilmington, Del. Rev. J. A. Snyth.
John W. CuIIember. a. and Pearl r. Jones, Is.
Rev. John Weidley.
COLORED.
GeorEe II. Lee. d, and Annie Z. BOuling. =, oi
Charlottesville, Va. Rev. W. B. Johnsoo.
John II. Hoard. 2. and Eleanor Brown. 2 Rev.
David d. Stokes.
MIrshin Butler. 3. and Lille N. Cosh. .
Rev ]. A. Jackson.
Eari z. Hin. 2, and Viola G. CARNEY. % Rev.
NJ ". Clair.
William Henry Fountain. =. and Minnie B. Pol
lard %, Of philadelphia, Pa. Rev. J. Z. Willis
william JireS, =, and Bessie Harris. q. Rev. b.
franklin.
James H. Hutchinson. IS. and Laura Z. Sloan. =,
both Of Atlantic City. n. J. Rev. O P. Irbs.
Thomas Lucas, ., and Ida Jacfson. a Rev.
C-P. Irby.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO FRENCH RELIEF FUND
Nine. Jusserand, Wife of French Am
bassador, Makes Public Ad-
ditionaI I let

Nine. Jusserand. wife of the French
Ambassador, makes public the following
additional list Of subscriptions received
for the French relief fund: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Parsons, Washington, ID. c., 500;
Mr.. and Mile. Bard, Phlllipsburg, SO;
Mr.. Julius Rice, Nicholas, S. c., SO:
Anonymous. Sis; Mr.. and Nine. Char
bonniaud, Long Island. $50; Union Fra
ternelle Francaise. Indianapolis, 500;
Mrs. John Gardner Coolidge, Boston, SO;
Mr.. J. G. Cullen. Washington, ID. C. 81; (;
Mrs. S. G. NiChilson, Washington, d. C.,
81: Mr.. A. c. Well, Jacksonville, Fla,
so: Mgr. Russell, collection st. Patrick's
Church, $40: Mrs. Jordon Cumming, SO;
Union Fraternelle Franchise, Waterbury,
Conn. 800: Miss Anna c. Horsey, so;
Societe Humanite Franchise, Pratt City,
Ala, SO; Rev. Francis Britcher Long
Prairie, Mimi, S25; Mrs. Bsyard, Wash
ington, D. C, 800: Mrs. John B. Hender-
son, Washington. D. c., 800; Mr.. George
T. Seney. Seattle, SO: Mr. Arthur Loeb.
Selma, Ala, S; Mr.. and Mrs. c. Reybet,
Jersey City. $50
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FORECAST FoR TUESDAY, AND wEDNi

FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AND wEDNEs-
DAY.
Wa.hington. D. G, Monday: October y Mas- lsls-
land, partly cloudy Tuesday. Wednesday unsettled;
gentle winds. becoming north and northeast.
For virginia. fair Tuesday. WEDNESDAY inceha-
ing cloudiness, probably rain in west portion;
gentle east to northeast winds.
High pressure prevails over the West. except
along the north Pacific coast. and 1t Is also
high from the Lake region eastwsrdr Thers Is
= moderate disturbance over nCrthern Iowa that,
With the high areas to the northward, has caused
quite general rains in the Dakotas. the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. and upper Lake and
western lower Lake regions. There were also
thundeshoWers IN eastern Texas along the south
Atlantic coast and rains in Montana and the
fair
Il Is considerably cooler IN New England and the
Middle Atlantic States. the upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys. KansaS. and the Southwest.
and Temperatures continue low in the Northwest
In the South temperatures were moderate. while
in the extreme West they have risen considerably
above the seasonal average.
There win be rain Tuesday in the Lake region.
the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys, and the
Wednesday. In New England, the Middle Atlantic
and east Gulf States eioodiDess Tuesday will prob
ably be followed by local rains at night or Wednes
day. In the South Atlantic States the weather
will be generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday
It will also be fair in the West, except in the
extreme Northwest Whsre there viii be local
rains.
Low Temperatures will continue Tuesday In the
Plains States. and II will be cooler in the Lake
region the Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys.
and the west Gulf States 1t will be cooler
Wednesday in the east Gulf States. and some
what warner in the Plains States and the North
west.
storm Warning are displayed on the Washing
ton coast
The winds along the north Atlantic coast will
be moderate northwest and north; the middle
Atlantic coast moderate north; On the south At
lAntie coast modsrate. mostly northeast and east
on the east Gulf coast moderate northwest and
north; on the west Gulf coast moderate north
east and north; the upper Lakes fresh north
east Tuesday with rain. continued cool; the
lower Lakes moderate Tuesday. mostly northeast;
rain on Erie cooler.
Local temper1ture-MidniEht. 81; 2 a. m. co.;
a. m. 81; a. m, s.; a. m. So; 10 a m. @;
Il noon. 60; p m. z; p. m, Is; p m, q;
p. m. 20; 10 p. m, s.. Highest IS; lowest. IS.
Relative humidityS T. m, 20; p. N, -: p.
m, 70. Rainfall (s p. m to p. M. 0. Hours
Of sunshine. 81. Per cent Of possible sunshine.
S.
Temperature same date last year-HiEhest, sS;
lowest, s.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
In the District Courts

Brides A. Jacobs, a retail miIlner at rs
Seventh street northwest. filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy yesterday in
the District Supreme Court The debts
are scheduled at 20,4S6.64 and assets at
SZ7g1l.s6 William Levin is counsel for
the petitioner.
All OF the estate Of Daniel A. Babcock.
of this city. is left to his wife. Carolyn NJ
Babcock, by his will. flied yesterday for
probate. The wife is also appointed ex-
ecutriX.
The will of Emily n. Hopkins. also of
this city. provides for small cash be-
quests for numerous children. nieces and
nephews. and gives the residue to a
daughter, Florence. A son. Frank E.
Hopkins. is appointed executor.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Samuel ". and Virginia II. Bogley. boy.
Luke J. and Margaret B. MilOvtch. boy.
Preston and Mary J. Shelley. girl
Hartley /. and May c. Sanders. boy.
Barnet T. and BtnAdine ReEmy. boy.
Thomas 81. and Annie F. Collins, boy.
Harry Z. and MARY L. Burch, girl.
COLORED.
Clinton and Lilly Brooks, boy.
Stanley ]. and Anna Crosby. girl
Harry and MsdAEDe Z. Payne. bog.
Henry and hiAIy Coots, boy.
Elijah T. and Dora BoEEs, boy.
YELLOW.
Lee Soon and Chu Son, boy
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
GoWAN HELD FOR GRAND JURY

The coroneFs jury which yesterday in
vestigated the Saturday evening tragedy
in F street, in which Mrs. Dorothy Abb
bott Gowan was killed, returned a verdict
holding her husband, Simeon G. Gowan
for the action OF the grand jury. Follow
ing the inquest Gowan was locked up at
the District Jail to await trial. Only suf-
ficient testimony to establish the fact the
women was killed by her husband was in
frnduced.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
SOON TO START AMPHITHEATER

Actual work of construction on the
Arlington memorial amphitheater will be
started within two or three months as
a result of a meeting of the commission
for the memorial in the office OF Secre-
tary of War Garrison yesterday. All
plans and specifications were approved
and the War Department authorized to
proceed with the work of obtaining bids
for the construction work. Two years
will be required for completing the me-
mortal
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
GOLD PRODUCTION FALLS OFF.

The gold production of the United
States for the calendar year 1918 amount
ed to 4.299. .74 ounces and is valued at
SIS. SS4, 400. according to the annual state
ment compiled by the Geological Survey
and the mint bureau. made public at the
Treasury Department last night The
production Of silver was 81. 81. 90 ounces.
The output of gold was A.JIO.OO0 less
than in 1912. and the silver production in
creased 3,jcN.OOO ounces
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE.
August Brethaner. 81 yesrs. Sl4 VirginiA ave. e.
OrTiIle L. Bacon, - JIG st
John Biddle, s.. Sibley Hospital
kathryn A. Fauhleruy, mo-. III Willard T. NV.
Anna n. ODonoghue, "a. Louise Home.
RossaIee B. Applemzn, A. 735 n. II. ave nv.
Dorothy A. GoEan. q. Emergency Hospital
Agnes johnson, Is. GIrheld Memorial Hospital
Robert W. Blair. g. 6l b st. NV.
William F. Smith, q. n n. c. ave. se.
John F. SaTaEe o. Washington Asylum Hospital
C0Lo2ED.
Thomas Robb. IS, U. s. Navy Yard Grounds.
Lucy Hines, 8. GalHnger Hospital
Melvin Kent, months. II Gesford Ct Sc
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
FRENCH PROTESTS HEEDED.
U. s. Makes Formal Acknowledge
ment. but No Con,mGnt.

President Wilson said yesterday that
the United States had made formal ac-
acknowledgement Of the protests Of the
French government regarding alleged
atrocities committed by the German ar
mics in the present war.
The acknowledgment OF the French
document was merely formal and con-
tained no comment on the complaints
which had been made against Germany.
II l., understood that the reply was SINH
lar to that given the protest made by
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13

The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday authorized the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company to issue S27i,OOO
bonds. The money TO be procured by
the sale of bonds, the commission an
nounced. will be used by the company
for reimbursement for the acquisition
OF property. and the construction. com
pletiOn. extension or Improvement of
its plant or equipment.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
6be Down Crter

The Chamber Of Commerce will hold
its first meeting this season at 3
o'clock this evening.
The First police PreeInet has two
bay horses attached TO a wagon, found
astray on the streets yesterday. own
er can get same by Identification.
Thieves entered the Twilight Nov
ing Picture Park. on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and stole l3O feet
Of garden hose and a fire extinguisher.
Missing from his home q week, WILL
lam Biggs. sixty years old, 1925 Tenth
street northwest. is being searched
for by the police.
The First police precinct has = pearl
watch fob found on the strets yes
terday. The owner cap get same by
proper Identification.
The Eighth police precinct has two
five-gallOn cans OF glycerine found in
an alley in the rear of the Grover
Cleveland School yesterday. The own
er can get same by Identification.
Capt. CarIen f. F. FIather, of the
Sixth police precinct. yesterday cele-
brated his hfty-fifth birthday. For
more than a quarter of century he
has been a member OF the Metropoli-
tan police force.
The four hundred and twenty-second
anniversary of the discovery OF Amer
lea by Christopher Columbus was COM
memorated by the Italian-Americans
OF Washington in G. A. R. Hall last
night.
Charged with setting fire to the
chicken house at the tuberculosis Hos
pital last Saturday night, Thomas
jackson, colored. 1852 Twenty-first
street northwest. was arrested yes
terday by Detective Weber. Of Tenth
precinct.
Knocked down by = street car at
Ninth and E streets northwest yester-
old, 1I1O Maryland avenue southwest,
was injured on the body. She was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital in an
ambulance.
Gustav Brown, twenty-fOur years
old. IA Grant place northwest, walked
to Emergency Hospital yesterday
afternoon from a lunch room in Ninth
street northwest suffering from a cut
on the mead lnIllcted, ne Claimed, "nen
q waiter threw a plate at him.
Revival meetings will be held daily
at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. Ninth
and n streets northwest, every even
ing until October IS. School children's
meetings will be held daily at $3.50.
Next Sunday at 2:3o p. m. there will
be a mems meeting.
Charles COyIngtOn, thIrty-hve years
old. was reported to the police last
night as missing from his home, SIS
Seventh street southeast, since early
morning. He is described as being
feet inches tall, weighing 40
pounds, smooth face, brown hair, and
brown suit.
Edward Jett, sixty-three years cid,
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
FIRE SWEEPS SPENCER, W. VA.

Spencer w Va, Oct. 12-The entire
business section here was destroyed by
fire at an early hour this morning. Twen-
ty business houses and residences were
destroyed.