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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07

arranged arr ny a WOODEN tail to simulate tigers. As
the trick was to be practsed at night, many tell
tale features OF the tiger would escape notice
He rubbed phosphorescent paste, which thew
Kept In camp to check the plague of rats around
the legs and nostrs OF the counterfeit tiger This
was to give 1t the air Of supernatural beast snort
Ing fire. Then he dressed himself In Chinese
priestly garments and covered his face with chalk
and charcoal to hide his Caucasian features and
make himself look unearthly as possible
AT midnight Williams mounted upon this amaz.
Ing steed, boldly rode through the Dragons Gate
1t Is the immortal father Of our glorious clan
mounted on his own white tiger" cried the awe.
struck sorcerers. who lying in wait within tina
darkness.
They received him with awed reverence and
abasement and immediately led him to their mys.
terious lair, where he found the unfortunate
Mademoiselle Lorraine bound to the feet of an
idol Pretending to be supernatural being and
uttering no word which would excite their suspi.
cions, he signed to them to release the prisoner
and bring her before him.
He then pointed the way to the entrance and tho
procession. consisting OF the chief sorcerers and
the guards with the unhappy prisoner marched
before him They went solemnly until thew
reached great rock by the river pank Williams
had arranged that his railroad friends should con.
ceal themselves here, ready to help him when
called upon. AS they reached this spot he wgipped
out his revolver and shot Just one and then ths
other OF the sorcerers who holding Mademoi.
sele Lorraine. At this signal the other white men
rushed out and attacked the sorcercrs who ran
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07

vogue prior TO the enactment OF the Con.
stitution. some OF which have been referred
to above, but that the Legislature. being a
representative body and supposed to reflect
the sober sentiments OF the people, has in
It's discretion the power to prescribe and
change the mode Of punishment for crime
but not to infict manifestly cruel and un.
usual punishments, as burning at the stake
crucih1ion. breaking on the wheel or the
hke This. In effect was held in People ex
rel kemmler v. Durston, 119 N. Y. az mage
678. and affirmed by the United States Su.
preme Court In 1876 U. s.. page 436 (where
the contention was made that electrocution
was cruel and unusual punishment),
On the whole, 1t seems safe to conclude
that any law changing the death penalty TO
imprisonment for life for observation pur.
poses which the Legislature OF any State
representing the public sentiment OF that
STATE might pass. would Justify itself and he
held to be constitutional. There wouId
therefore. seem to be no reason on humani.
tartan or other grounds why the criminal
VINO oy reason OF his own acts has forfeited
his life to the State. should not be used
humanely and without torture for sclentidc
study and investigation for the purpose of
prolonging the lives and reducing the suffer.
Ing to all mankind. and Fastening the fulnll.
ment or the prophesy now made by scien.
lists. that the time will come when no man
need die. except by accident or design.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07

usual punishments, pre: 4
sents question somewhat ~
more difficult OF solution. I'll !.
This clause ia borrowed &g
from the Bin OF Rights. kz39S III, j
passed In the first year of b
the reign OF William and
Mary 1859. being chapter Sssaea3
OF the Statutes OF that Ny
year. 1t read: Excessive &
ball ought not to be re. u
quired, nor excessive fines
imposed. nor cruel and
unusual punishment in.
hicted.' When this stat.
ute was made part OF our
Constitution the word
shall" was substituted
Tor the word ought"
While IN the Bill OF
Rights the provision re-
referred to was probably
only declaration OF the
principles which the Eng.
lish people wished to have
observed IN the conduct OF
the government OF tho foreign prince they
were about to place upon the throne made
vacant oy revolution. II is probable that the
character OF the punishments in vogue when
our Constitution was adopted by the colonies.
Induced the trainers of the Constitution m
change the word Ought" to the word SHALL.
About 1772. or 1878. negro man was
burned at the stake at Johnstown. then the
county seat OF Tyron County. There are
recorded instances OF this character enough
10 require In the American Bill Of Rightsi
that neither cruel nor unusual punishments
shall be inflicted"
In some States murderer Is electrocuted.
IN others hanged. and In others imprisoned
Tor life. and 1t Ia fairly to be inferred thar
IN States where life Imprisonment is the
extreme penalty. 1t Is regarded as cruelty to
put man to death by hanging or electricity
and that In States where hanging is decreed,
and the malefactor In many cases slowly
strangles to death. electrocution Is not con.
sidered more humane. AS In any case the
malefactor is not deprived OF any consti.
tutional right 1t would seem to follow. that
whether or not punishment Is cruel and
unusual and therefore obnoxious to this pro.
vision OF the Constitution. Is largely a matter
OF the opinion held by the citizens of the
State which inHicts the punishment
The decisions OF the courts have usua1lv
proceeded on the theory that the Constitu.
ton forbids the barbarous punishments In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03
B. IN. b. ii No. 2a4N

D. r. o. E.s No. s294.
Meets at Elks' Home, 419 Main.
ST., near Madison. every Tuesday
evening at 5 O'clock. Charles D.
Barry, Sec, 22S High street.
!. L.tSF!A. NJ.
Setting Sun Tribe 16. Meets
Thursday at $50 p. m. at Red Mems
Hall, First ward. II. Ernest Haw-
ikins. X. o fgR., 1ssF State street, First
ward. ~:
Waneta Council No. 6 cDegree Of
.Pocahontas). Meets at Red Mems
Hall, First ward. every, Friday. },
ss4 A. o. II. =
Meets every second Sunday at
Knights Of Columbus Hall, NJ. ].
,o'Seal. Rec. Sec.
Boutlou Division (Ladies' Auxili-s.
ary). Meets first Friday Of each
month in Knights of ColumbustIiall.
Grace Mcdonnell, Rec. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Meets first and third Monday cor
ner First St. and Fairmont Ave.
Charles Armbruster, r.. s., 1e0 Chest.
nut street.
WOoDMEN oFtTHE WORLD.
Meets in Old Masonic Hall, Main
street and Madison streets, 7. Jones,
clerk. 203 Albert Court.
MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES.
MARION CO. MEDICAL SOCIETY.
& Meets LAST Friday OF each month
In Fleming Bldg. Dr.. G. w. Waddell,
PRESIDENT DR.. H. R. johnson, secre-
tary; DIR w. H. Sands, treasurer.
Soara ~; ~ pTs...io henrS.
y. y. iiollana, Z. AZ. ost.
b BRoTHERAoQD OF RAlLWAY
Meets every first and 1shirs
" eyening a9aSsec9naS nfgF
isss iSSasg Y ep VI
ORDER oFRAiIWAY CONDUCTORS
Meets every irstland third Sunday
In Redmen's'Hall. FtedtBrummases
sec.
WoMENs CaRisIiAN TEMPER
ANSE oSioN.
Ha INV ". e e. I. 1Hsi Bldg. Mrs. M.., Hai
hal, nee. sec.
fouNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Asso-
CATION.
New building, Fairmont avenue
and First street. y. NJ. Hartley, pres
,aent;. b. n. butcher secretary; J. o..
..aa ORDER OF OWLS.
Fairmont Lodge NO. l622. Meets
every I1arsaay7 at .:SV N ,oia'
nr i nmnsr nrasidant oM
Eearlman, Sec.
GERMAN BENEFICIAL. uNloN.7
Meets first and third Sundays each
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03
KNIGHTS oE pYTHIAs

"
Mountain City Lodge No. As.
Meets at, Fleming Bldg. Thursdays at
1880 p. m. ]. C..Miller. Cook hos
pital, K. of r. and 8.
Marion Lodge. No. 81. Meets ut
Market and Merchant, First ward.
every Tuesday. Evan A, Wilson, X.
of r. and s., 800 Columbia ST., First
ward. 'of 81
Mountain City Temple No. s, Pyth-
ian Sisters. Meets Tuesday in Elem
ing Bldg. Mrs. Alice r: MilleBl M.
Of R. and G. CIT al
X. OF T. NJ. it1a.
Sir Walter Tent No. T.rMeets.every
Wednesday night in -WillarioHall
w. C. T. U. Bldg, ,,a Nafsstr,
r LoYALsoRDER OF MoosB,fnp5
No. 9 meets every Tuesday evening
at 212 Madison. E. l.. Morris, see5
A. o. U. w. srts.
Fairmont Lodge No. IL. Meets in
Home Savings Bank Bldg. SeverysMon-
day evening. J. II. Kinkeads Sec
A. & l. 0. KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
Mountain State COMMUNICATIVE {.
446 Knights of Malta, meets every
Friday evening at 7:30"in Odd Fell
lows Hall. Merchent street. First
ward. G. W. Walker, S. X. c., A. D.
Parrish, Recorder.
Dent iHiye No. 1853, Ladies of the
Modern Maccabees, meets the First
and third Fridays OF each month at
1880 o'clock In the X. of P. Hall.
The'officers are: Ora Evans, COM
mander; Elizabeth Dent. record
keeper; Mile X. Evans, fnance
keeper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03


x q! A.SMonagon, who was called
here blythe death of his: uncle,
Grant Shurtleff returned to Wash
ington, D. G., yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. H. c. Mckay and.
children have returned from Ravens
wood, where they had spent the
holidays with relatives.
Misses Mary Mailman and Edna
WEIGH are the guests OF friends in
Morgantown.
Miss Ruth Barnes who attends
school at the Woman's College in
Richmond. Va, leaves tomorrow to
resume her studies, after, spending
the holidays at her home.
g Miss Blanche Barnes, instructor
in music, at Shepherd College,
shepherdstown. left today for. that
place, after Spending the holidays;
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
y. Barnes.
Mrs. A. p. Hill, Of s%mithtield, Pa,
Is the guest q Mrs. ]. R. Durham.
/ Miss Ruth Fleming and Beatrice
'snider spent New Years day in
Morsantown the guests of Mrs.
Frederick Judy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03

KNIGHTS OF TEcuMsEH.
No. ! meets every Monday evening
ut Ogden avenue near Madison St.
W. r. Riggs, Sec.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03
WHO is YOUR DRyeelsT1
LET US BE DURING
-lsl4-

We wish to supply your drugs this
year when you want drugs or an:y-
thing drug stores sell. You car
make assurance of securing right
quality and right service dulbly sure
by coming to our store.
J. H. McCLOsKEY & CO., Druggists.
5l2 Locust Ave. Cor. 9th St.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03

IH!!!ElNNl
Fraternal NeUs
MILITARY COMPANIES.
eo.entscxNes..m-

MILITARY COMPANIES.
Co. H., LIST West Virginia National
Guard. Meets every Monday in the
new Armory, Jackson st. Captain
Charles Neptune; I'd Lieutenant,
Earl Michael.
Co. /. Meets eevry Wednesday in
new .Armory. Captain, E. B. Cars.
kadon; 1st Lieutenant, Francis
Thralls; I'd Lieutenant, A. D. Bell.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. =
MASONIC. a
Fairmont Lodge No. 8. Meets in
Masonic Temple first and third Mon
days. Francis E. Nichols, Sec.
Orient Chapter. R. A. NJ. No. 0.
Meets. in Masonic Temple secono
Monday OF each month. Francis L.
Nichols. Sec.
Crusade Commandery No. 6, X. z.
Meets In Masonic Temple every fourth
Monday. Francis E. Nichols, Sec.
Fairmont Chapter No. "a. o. L. S
Meets in Masonic Temple first and
third Thursday. Helen Fleming,
Sec.
i. o. o. F. :
Marion Lodge No. II. Meets every
Tuesday in Odd Fellows Hall. Z. NJ.
Taylor, Sec.
Palatine Lodge No. 81. Meets every
Wednesday, in Odd Fellows 4Hall,
First ward. L. A. Wilson, Sec, 304
Columbia ST., First ward.
Mountain City Encampment No. S.
Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on the
first and third Fridays of each
month. C. H.. Riggle, scrfbe.S' ~
Patriarch Militant, Meets in Odd
Fellows Hall Observation-Disclosures w.
S. Pitzer,. captain; IL. 10. Fitzhugh,
clerk, 507, Jackson6avenue.s ,EdI 4
am@DAuGHTERSt OF REBECCA.
u West Virginia. Lodge Np. "a, Meets
every Monday at zip. m. al. Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Seven Stars Lodge No. 81. Meets
every Monday evening in Odd Fellows
Hall, First ward. Mrs. Emma Stea-
ley, Sec.
i %NIGHTs OF GOLDEN EAGLE.
Meets in Musgrave Hall, W., A.
Crowl, NJ. Of R., Az Locust avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03

i xNIGHTs OF GOLDEN EAGLE.
Affects in Musgrave Hall, w. A.
Crowl, NJ. OF R., All Locust avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-03

gaoa ar. Yqyta $50
Both 'plones,-Bell. Office lO9; Nes-
idence 100. Consolidated. office,
4. ] ing. Residence, 4, 2 rings.
R. L. CUNNINGHAM
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Offiye 315 Jefferson st.
FAlRMoNT, W. VA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
Germans in Retreat

Yesterday was day for the allies, when common sense strategy had it's reward.
 While a great battle was in prog ress near Paris last week the Germans seemed to be getting the best of the fight. According to various bulletins the allies were falling back and the Germans were pushing forward. This week results seem to be entirely diff ferent. The German forces in France have been checked
 A few days ago there was depres- sion of feeling in England, and the French people were dispirted over the seemingly poor work of the allies in the field. But the tide having turned, people of England and France have become suddenly optimistic and all most iubilant.
 Yesterdays news favorable to the allies was reflected in the markets. There seemed to be an intuitive feel ing in New York and Chicago that if the allies continued to drive back the Germans it would not be long before Germany would sue for peace and the war would be ended It would not be reasonable to venture a prediction at this time as to what the results of the recent engagements of the opposing armies in France would be, but cer- tain it is that the situation looks brighter now for the allies than it has since the hostilities begun.
 President Wilson yesterday issued a proclamation calling upon the peo- pie of this country to assemble in places of worship on the first Sunday of October and pray for peace. It might be too much to hope that peace would be virtually in view before the Sunday set apart for special prayer, but 1t need not be surprising if some disinterested military critics predicted that the war would be over by the end of this year-and maybe sooner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
The Panama Pacific Exposition

Notwithstanding the European war, the principal nations of the old world wifi have exhibits at the Pan Pacific International exposition to be held at San Francisco next year. France re- gently appropriated S400,00O for it's exhibit, and the French commissioner to the exposition stated few days ago that the war would not interfere with his plans. Germany was planning to make an exceptionally large exhibit In view of the war just what it will be able to do remains to be seen, but 1t will not be entirely absent from the exposition.
 Argentina, which sometime ago made an appropriation of $1 ,20O,00 for the exposition, has recently in creased the sum to $1,7O0,00O. Ar pentina expects to make an unparal- leled display of its resources, and all of the South American republics will exert themselves to impress the crowds of visitors that will gather in San Francisco.
 The inception of the Panama-Pacific exposition dates from April. 1910, when at a mass meeting held in San Francisco $4,O0O,OO0 was raised by popular subscription with in two hours. This sum was later increased to $7,50O,OOO. The people of California amended the state con stitution in order to enable them to lay tax upon themselves of $5,OO0,- GOO, and the citizens of San Francisco votod bond issue of $5,00O, ,000. In oddifion to these large sums, in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09

dividual counties of California appro- priated a total of about S3,000, ,000, bringing the grand total raised in Cal ifornia to approximately 0,000, 900.
 Alabama will be represented at the exposition. As no state in the south is so rich in natural resources, we should have display worthy of our high rank in the agricultural and in- dustrial world. The legislature made no appropriation for an Alabama building and the money for erecting a structure is being raised by private subscription. Few things would pay the Birmingham district so we'll as a comprehensive exhibit of it's manu- factured products at the Pan-Pacific exposition.
 This industrial center has a golden opportunity for cultivating trade with South America. South American citi- zens will attend the exposition in vast numbers, and it is of the utmost inn portance that Birmingham make a creditable exhibit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09

The German empire is comnpsed of four
 kingdoms, six grand duchies. seven prin-
 cipalities, two provinces and three free
 towns. According to the census of 1910
 the population Of Germany was 64. .925, ,993
 or 31oI to the square mile. In June, 1sl3
 the population was estimated at 66, ,o96, ,000 Germany has four colonies In Africa, one in Asia and eight among the islands of the Pacific. whose total population is 24- Sss whites and 12.o4l 6o3 natives The area of Germany is POS, 7s0 square miles, The foreigners in Germany numbered 1,259,S73 before the present war started. At the time these estimates were made the Amer jeans in Germany numbered 11,512. There are seven cities with population of more than 300. .0000. These are Berlin, with more thon 100000 people; Hamburg, whose population is close to 100000; Munich, LelpsIg, Dresden, Cologne and Breslau, each of which has a population of approximately 500,000. The total wealth of the country is estimated at s6O50o,o0o.- OOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09

To the Editor of the New York World:
 God protect and succor my boys" wrote the Kaiser in the tender and affectionate message that he sent to the crown prin- cess. Also in the future God be with thee and all wives"
 It is not difficult for God to succor the Kaser's boys. They are not on the firing line. They are not sent in to charge entrenchments in close formation. They do not do the fighting. That humble task is assigned to other mems boys, bright eyed, sturdy-limbed young fellows who die by number and whose wives and mothers and sisters receive no messages from Papa William explaining how God had most brilliantly supported them. These boys are merely food for cannon in the great game of empire.
 There was time when kings and princes rode at the head of their troops, and when they lost battle they were likely to lose their lives and their domains as well. Now 1t is other mems boys who make the blood ss-r.tiae and other men $ wives who mourn the slain. K Y. z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
New Tide of Immigration Due

All European wars have been fol- lowed by large emigration move- ments, and it is certain that the Uni ted States will receive vast numbers of immigrants at the close of this most titanic of all wars.
 Soon after the Franco-P -Prussian war German emigration to the United States showed large increase over the few years preceding 1870 During the last ten years Germany has ap- peared with comparatively small fig ures in our immigration statistics.
 In 1913 the Russian empire headed the list with 291 ,0O0 immigrants. Italy came next with 265, ,545, and Hungary next with 254,825. In 1913 only 34,329 Germans were among the immigrants landing in this country. Not many Frenchmen have ever set tied in foreign lands. Last year there were less than 10000 French immi- grants received in the United States, including several thousand from Cor sica. The European war, no matter how it ends, will have a wide effect on the tide of immigration in this country From Austria Hungary and Russia will come more immigrants than ever, and the number coming from Germany will probably be quad rupled or more. The total number of immigrants arriving in the United States in 1913 was 1,197, 1892. The year 1915 will witness new high record total of probably 100000 or more
 No matter how strictly our immi- grafton laws are enforced, with such large numbers as will come from Eu- rope a considerable percentage of un- desirable people will be found. But a majority of the immigrants will be easily assimilated and become in time good Americans.
 What the south needs especially is good class of immigrants who would be able to acquire small farms and till the soil. The Germans and Scandina- vians are noted for their thrift in ag- riculture. The Southern Settlement and Development organization, of which s. Davies Warfield of Baltimore is president, has been planning ever since it was formed about gear ago to bring colonies of homeseekers to the south. It's plans are still in the formative state, but in time the or ganization should achieve large results.
 It should begin at once to lay plans for bringing German farmers to the United States as soon as peace is established. From the way the Germans are being killed on the field of battle one might think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
The British Censorship

The London papers continue to chale under the rigid censorship ot the British government which permits only the most meager accounts ot what is taking place on the continent to pass through. According to the London Times, which treats the mat ter editorially in a recent issue, the British government shows very little regard for the feelings of newspaper correspondents employed by newspa- pers of neutral countries. Constant and well founded complaints says the Times. "havebeen made by dozens of Italian and American correspon- dents of the treatment of their mes sages. It appears that in some cases these are detained from 12 to IA and even 48 houss by the British censors."
 The Times also calls attention to the fact that the war may last long time and it is highly expedient for countries whose friendly offices may be needed in the future to be supplied with authentic news of the war and the fortunes of the allied troops. Germany, the Times asserts, fully realizes the importance of the press
 ..-f1 l. re4 extent. Germany has even ap- preached the Times and other English newspapers, offering for publication the reports of her general staff upon the military operations" declares the editorial More information has been given out from Petrograd than from the London war office. In fact, the Russians don't seem at all averse to stating their version of the way the conflict is going, while Paris, before the seat of government was moved to Bordeaux, gave out suitable" infor- nation with more or less promptitude
 In Great Britain, however, the cen sorship is so strict that the English people know scarcely anything .lvout the plans of their own war office. It is significant that when German war ships Sank 15 English fishing boats in the North Sea, despite the fact that securely ''bottled up," the British var office merely acknowledged the fact and offered no explanation whatever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
Writes from siIesia

Frank McGowan of lcnsley. received post card recently from the Rev Father klish, who went to Europe early Tn the summer for his vacation The card is dated Ruda. Silesia, a province of Prussia, July 2S
 Father klish writes that he would soon be home again" lid MT. McGowan.
 But the war had not started and tic reverend father may nov find 1t dif- hcuit to keep up with his schedule rather klish wrote that the weather was cool and that he was enjoying his Vlsit and was kept busy seeing his relatives and old friends
 In this part of the world we do net near much about Ruda but judging rom the beautiful street and handsome buildings pictured on the card it is quite an important and prosperous city"