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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
ROBBERS make
VALUABLE HAUL
JEWELS TO THE VALUE OF $50,
600 WERE TAKEN BY FIVE
MASKED MEN.
THE BOUND. HELPLESS WOMEN
MADE THEIR GETAWAY
IN AUTOMOBILE.
Nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
KANAKEE, ILL.,, Sept. 1S.-Dfa'
monds and iewelry valued at 100000
were obtained here today by five
marked robbers at the home Of Mrs
Clark. The robbers broke into
the house, cut the telephone wire and
compelled Mrs. Clark to open u safe.
They then bound her and MarGte
Miller, her companion, took the
Jewels and drove away in an auto
mobile.
When Mrs. Clark freed herself she
tried to telephone the police but
found the wires cut. She then d.
rectcd her chauffeur to follow the
robbers. He followed their tracks to
the outskirts of Momence. There he
found their machine overturned ana
abandoned in a cornfcll.
The robbers are said to be SUR
rounded by a posse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
PROTEST
ON WINE TAX
COMMITTEE REFUSES tt
CHANGE PLAN AS OUTLINED
IN BILL.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PREss.]
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.- More
protests were lodged with the Ways
and Means Committee Democrats to-
day against the proposed tax on do
nestle wines in the revenue bill. but
Chairman Underwood announced
that there was no disposition to
change. tile plan OF taxing dry wines
12 cents a gallon and sweet wines
20 cents a gallon. Representatives
of California wine growers are In
Washington, but so far have not had
a formal hearing. Later the com
mittee decided to increase the tax OIL,
dry wines to IA cents a gallon, the
argument being that the original
proposal OF 12 cents was too low aS
compared with a tax of 90 cents on
sweet wines.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
carrenter-Brown

Tho parsonage of Rev. Newlan 1T
+Clarksburg was the scene Of n pretty
wedding Thursday. Sept. 10th. at
1880 o'clock, when Miss Mernie Car
pcnter, Of Cairo, route 2. became the
happy bride of Mr.. Ord Brown. OF
Pennington. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Car
ncnter. who have long been citizens
of Richie county.
At a very carly age the bride
took IN professional work as a teach
ed and did good service. Five years
of her professional life she spent IN
her home school. Oak Dale. She
also did much good work in her
fhome church and Sunday school,
where she is much loved and admir-
cd by old as we'll as young.
The groom is the son of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. f. a. Brown, of Farmtngton.
~. Va. He is much admired for his
excellent talent. Christian spirit and
uprightuoss of character. The
couple became acquainted while
they were students at Fairmont'
| They will spend this winter among
The flowers and orange groves Q!
Florida.
The writer joins a large circle OF
Friends in wishing them smooth
sailing down the river of time. =
,Harrisville Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
PERSONALS
~ PEOPLE, -
las THEY CONE AND CO

Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Gaskill, of the
Simon addition and Mrs. Lizzie
Walsh, Of Bellview, went to Clarks'
burg yesterday where they attended
a surprise birthday party, given by
Mrs. Howard Conner. of Broad Oaks
Mrs. Conner is a sister Of Mrs. Gas
kill.
| Mrs. Ferdinand Hornor and child
of Cuba, and Mrs. Perry Thompson
of Elkins, are the guests of their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Dickerson
on Locust avenue.
Miss Hannah Johns has returned
from Miles, Ohio. where she had
spent two weeks with her parents.
Brooks and Harold Hutchinson
motored to Morgantown and spent I;
few hours yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Nelson. of Ra-
yenswood. are the guests OF Mr.. anu
Mrs. A. NJ. Davidson, of Locust ave-
nue.
Mrs. J. A. Johnston, who had been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. len
nie Hupp, returned to her home al
IlulluiGu SGSLCIh"St
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Hart have
returned from n trip to Pittsburgh
Greensburg and Wheeling.
Mrs. John r. Bennett has returned
from Philadelphia where she accom-
panied her daughter, Miss Mtlly,
who entered Eden Hall school.
Mrs. w. H. Spragg has returned
from Parkcrsburg where she had
been the guest OF Mrs. Geo. David
son, for a week.
Miss Ruth HeintZelman left last
night for Wellesley, Mass, to re-enter
Wellesley College.
Miss Blanche Corbin left last night
for New York where she will spend
the winter.
Mrs. P. NJ. Hoge and daughter re-
turned last night from Cameron
where they had been the guests OF
relatives for several days.
Miss Geraldine Love Miller, who
had been the guest of her uncle, MT.
F. L. Miller, returned today to Phil
%adelphia.
Mrs, Robt. Martin and daughter,
of Clarksburg, spent yesterday II.
The city with the Misses Halle and
Annie Martin.
Harry R. Cole Is spending a few
days in Columbus, Ohio. ,
Miss Mary Eta Bishop who had
spent the summer at her home at Al
l.rightsvflle, has returned here ami
is employed with the Fairmont Print
ing and Publishing Co.
Mrs. VIM. Burner. Of Philippi, Mrs.
VIM, Parker and Mrs. Elery Michaels,
of Grant Town, are the guests for the
day Of Mrs. E. s. Amos on Locust
avenue. Mrs. Parker is Mrs. Amos
mother.
Jay Ayers, of Morgantown, was
here last night for the Springer
Barnes wedding.
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include any of the appropriations
made necessary. us it is claimed, by
the war.
"The appropriations to date are In
excess of the Republican a%pproprta-
tions Of the last Congress, when the
Republicans were in power, by $780,
0O0, 900, and the appropriations oil
the present Congress when completed
will, in my Judgment. mount TO
$2OO,O0O,O0O or $25O,000,0O in en-
cess OF that which was denounced as
extravaganza"
The senator said that every prop
osition over which the Republican
party divided Mt Chicago has been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
MYSTERIOUS MOVE
IN BANK ROBBERY

PITTSBURGH, Pa, septs SlS.
Joseph Kaufman, the, 20=year5otd
youth WHO confessed his participaT
ton in the Homestead bank robher
and who returned $4,215 OF thy
amount stolen, was reported last
night being taken from chicago ~.
Altoona by John NJ. Bradley who IS
said to represent GcsernorsJnhn x
Tener. THIS was learned when
word was sent to chicago TO hosd
Kaufman, us indictments have been
returned against him for his conneer
tion, in the Homestead robbery III
the Allcgheny3county grand jury.
Pittsburgh police deny knowing
why he is being taken 70 ALTOONA.
Frank G. Hohl, whom Kaufman I'M
plicated in the Homestead robbery
was believed to have robbed
toona bank without any assistance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
SENATOR B0RAH CHARGES
GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE
Administrators Appropriation al.
ready $500. 900 Above Last
Republican Congress.

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 1S.-sena-
tor William E. Borall, OF Idaho. In
opening the Indiana campaign Of the
Republican party, declared here last
night that the Democratic admins
tration practices undue extrava-
gance."
"The Democratic party was pledg-
ed in its platform in the most specific
terms to economy" said Senator
|Borah, .'yet Congress has already up
10 this date appropriated $1,117,000,=
600. That does not include the river
and harbor bill. carrying appropria-
Itions in cash and obligations amount.
Ing to S9s,000,0O0. Neither doesssit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

Golden rod used in profusion formed
an attractive house decoration and
made a charming back ground for the
bridal scene.
To the strains of the wedding
march rendered by Miss Ruth Barnes.
sister of the bride, Miss Barnes and
MIR. Springer entered the parlor to-
sether, where they were met by the
officiating minister, Rev. 1. A.
Barnes, of Bcnton's Ferry, a relative
of the bride. During the ceremony
Miss Barnes rendered the Barcarole
from Holfman's Tales.
The bride was becomingly attlrea
in u coat suit Of blue with hat and
other accessories to match. She car
ricd Il shower bouquet Of Brides
roses.
Following the ceremony an infor-
nal reception was held and refresh
mcnts were served.
MIR. Springer and bride left at $40
for an eastern journey and expect to
be gone about two weeks. On thcir
return they will reside on Gufrey
street.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mrs. Lou Barnes and is a charming
and attractive young woman. Mr..
Springer is u son OF Mrs. Viola
Springer and holds u responsible po-
sition with the National Bank OF
F'airmont.
Since the announcement OF their
engagement several weeks ago, the
bride has been the honor guest at n
number of delightful events.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

The marriage OF Miss Ethel Barnes
TO Mr.. Carl Springer was solemnized
last evening at 1880 o'clock. at the
home OF the brides mother, Mrs. Lou
Barnes, in E1gcmont. The event was
witnessed by intimate friends and
relatives numbering about seventy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
To Omen Studio.

Miss Beryl Stewart who has spent
she summer at her home in Man
nington and at West Milford will re-
turned here the first of next week
and reopen her studio at 305 Third
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Porch Party.

Miss Genevieve Harrison enter
tanned a number Of her young friends
OF a porch party this afternoon in
her home on ~Buckhannon avenue
Fancy work was the pleasant diver
sion and during the afternoon ices,
cake and corrections were served
The guests were asked to meet Miss
Frances Siviter of Pittsburgh
Clarksburg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Returned From Wedding Journey.

MIR. and Mrs. Jacob +. Straight.
nee Stump, whose marriage in Phil
ippi was n recent event, have arriv-
ed home from a wedding journey TO
northern points. They r at pres
cnt at the home Of Mr.. Straight's
sister, Mrs. Edward Kelley, on Rhea
Terrace, and will visit Mt the
Straight home in Dararckville be-
fore taking up their residence OIL
tho East Side.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Eiphth ward Bible Glass.

The regular weekly meeting OF
the Eighth Ward Bible class will be
held ut the school house in that
ward at 1880 O'Clock this evening.
The topic Of the eevning will be
What Does Christ's Life Mean to
You?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
To Australia,

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Duffy and
little daughter, Bertha Virginia. left
, yesterday afternoon for Chicago en-
ioute to San Francisco, CAL. from
where they will sail on September
goth for Australia. They will re-
side in the future In. Sidney AUS
tralia. Airs. Duffy was furme.iy .a.ss
Agnes Henry and they have resided
here for the past veal Their de-
parture is generally regretted by
their relatives and friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

will be Joined in Pittsburgh by Miss
Pauline Burk, a recent guest at the
Miller home In this city. Miss
3urk will enter college at Mt. Holy
0kc, Mass, for the winter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

West Virginia Rebekah Lodge No.
GA will celebrate their sixty-third
anniversary at the lodge hall on
Monday evening, September 81. All
Odd Fellows, their wives, daughters
and friends are cordially invited to
attend. There will be speeches and
recitations and vocal and inStru-
mental music. Refreshments Will
DO served.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

at odd Fellows Hall. There will be
tecitations, vocal and instrumental
music, and short addresses. There
will be q social hour and refresh
ments will be served. The Odd Eel
lows and their families are invited to
be present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Fer Mrs. Auoustus,

Honorlng Mrs. ]. w. Augustus, Of
Virginia, Mrs. w. B. Brooks enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at her
home on Fairmont venue Covers
were laid for fifteen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Open Studio.

Miss Beryl Stewart will reopen
her music studio or Monday at 305
Third street, and will be in this city
Mondays and Thursdays. Bell Phone
577-L. 9-1S-1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

wholly eliminated by the action o.
the national committee, driven tosits
by the power OF public opinion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
To BOSTON.

To Boston.
Miss Ruth Miller leaves tomorrow
morning for Pittsburgh enroute to
Boston, Mass, where she will enter.
the Boston Conservatory of Music
for the coming school year. She
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18
Ladies' Of the Maccabees.

The Ladies Of the Modern Macca'
bees will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the Knights of Pytilias
hall on Main street. There will be
a class OF initiates and a large at
tendance of the members is REQUEST
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-18

To Celebrate Anniversary.
The West Virginia Rebecca Lodge
ga, will celebrate its esd ami.
yersarryton Notwithstanding; Sept "a
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sails. This she did in eight hours and
twenty minutes. or at the rate of 81
miles, per hour: September IL. with
twenty-six Of her guns aboard. and
she put about by her double helm.
reversed her course by her paddle wheel
alone, and more than made good Full
toms guarantee.
passed. she was never finally completed
for service.
In blood was written the last chapter
of her story. After her last trial
yard and used as receiving ship
until June 4. 1929, when her magazine.
containing several barrels of damaged
powder. used for firing the morning and
entirely destroyed. and by the same
catastrophe twenty-four people were
killed and nineteen wounded.
Among the killed were Lieut.. S. NJ.
Breckenridge and a woman who hap
pened to be aboard at the time There
was rumor that the explosion was the
deliberate act of gunner's mate, who
had been disrated and fogged the same
morning. Another story had it that she
was blown up by superstitious seamen
who objected to such steam devils" sup
planting the more comfortable sailing
ships.
In his authoritative work on the navy,
Bennett stated that Demologos' earlier
advent would have saved us the loss of
the frigate President, and thus deprived
England of one of her very few naval
victories of the war Of 1872.
The cooling of the war spirit ended
work also upon steam sloop Congo,
which the British navy commenced to
build in 1915, in imitation Of Demologos.
The Congo was altered into sailing yes
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neck and in memorial to Congress
offered to build the vessel at the esti-
mated cost of $320.000-provided the
government would agree to pay them
back, if she made good Congress au-
thorized the experiment and Fulton was
appointed engineer.
In designing Demologos he made a
bold departure from all his previous
theories. And his idea was to make her
so invulnerable that. although costing no
more than a single frigate. She would
have the fighting strength of an entire
feet.
In the bureau OF construction and re-
pair, at the Navy Department. I have
examined the original drawings of Dem
ologos made by Fulton.
As said at the start. there were two
keels to this queer craft. This was be-
cause 1t had twin hulls. so arranged
that the paddle wheels-built between
them-would always be protected from
the enemy's cannon balls. The propellers
were further protected by an upper deck
tered also the engine, put in one hull. and
the boiler. placed in the other.
To obviate the necessity of putting
about. each hull was a double-ender. with
a rudder on each end. In other words.
there were four rudders in all.
The best armor belt then known pro-
tected the gun deck of this pioneer
steam man-of-war. 1t was not a belt Of
steel, but a scantling of solid timber four
feet ten inches thick. 1t would have
been invulnerabls to the cannon balls OF
the biggest gun then known.
The specifications called for breads de
OF thirty thirty-two Founders to fire red
hot shot from her gun decks. and two
pivotal submarine guns, or Columbiads,
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Recalls Tom Moor@'s Visit.

Merry's attitude took a certain ma
lign pleasure in batting his poetic
guest They exaggerated their simple
democracy into coarseness. slapped
Tommie on the back when they were
introduced, and ask him what he work
ed at for living! They played the part
solely for the purpose of shocking the
dainty young Irishman-and they sue
ceeded well.
His letters home express the utmost
establishment with the land of the
free. Moreover. he and his countrymen
here in Washington were bitter politi-
cal enemies. for Moore was enthusiastic
for English rule in Ireland-and this
enmity they carried into their social
life. Hence their intercourse was a con-
tnued succession of mutual snubs
Yet he expressed admiration for Jeffer-
sons bearing, when not acting the role
of the ultra-democrat. He mpliments
the unconscious dignity of his bearing
and the nobility of his eountenance I'm
fortunately Jefferson who was most
literary. assumed the part of an ignorant
provincial when in Moores company. and
poor Moore was not astute enough to see
through the disguise
On the whole. Moores visit was about
as unfortunate a combination of men
and events as ever befell that talented
poet: and. according to his own account.
he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw
Washington fading below the horizon.
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A Very Good Horse.

DREsIDENT Rea Of the Pennsylvania
! railroad said at a luncheon at the
Union League in Philadelphia:
You cannot run railroad parslmoni-
ously. Spend too little. and manifold
evils at once spring up.
When I think of some OF the railroad
ideas now being advocated by the ig-
norant. l am reminded Of the Cinnanin-
Son farmer and the horse.
"A Cinnaminson farmer bought horse
at a Conshohocken sale.
''On the way home, the day being hot.
he thought drink would refresh the
animal. but at two troughs in success
sion 1t refused to look at water.
Then. when he got home. the farmer
offered it good feed of corn. and again.
so to speak. it turned up its nose.
The farmer looked at the horse eau
tiously.
We'll he said. II I was sure You
were a good worker. you'd be the very
horse for me-"
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sci and her engines were used to pump
Plymouth dock
Our navy's next steamer was the gall
leon Sea Gull. of 100 tons. purchased IN
New York for $4,000. in 1872 She was
used the following year as a dispatch
boat, with Porter's mosquito feet," sent
to stamp out piracy in the West Indies.
She was laid up in 1875 at Philadelphia.
and during the following ten years steam
vessels do not appear in the official litera-
ture OF our navy. although during that
decade merchant steamers reached as far
as India and China
Johnnie Bull remained conservative
upon this question of steam propulsion
His naval officers ignorance OF such In
ventions was displayed by a ludicrous In
cident upon the Gulf of st. Lawrence. In
1881 The steamer Royal William. bnilt
at Quebec, was putting ont for a peaceful
voyage to London when a British frigate
fired upon her and halted her She was
compelled to heave to until his majesty's
officers were satisfied that there was moth
Ing dfabolical In her construction.
Copyright. 1914 by John Elfreth watkinsJ
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he went away and the stay-at-home could
vote every day and said that he felt less
like Filipino delegate than he had be-
fore.
There Is one member of the House who
will never announce in advance how he
will vote on any proposition. He is said
to vote on inspiration, but, as a matter
of fact, he waits until all the debating is
done before he announces himself. For
that reason he is rarely paired.
There are number of congressman
who are opposed to the pairing system.
They insist that 1t gives an undue
amount of power to men who are too
lazy to do their work. Upon this argu-
ment they point out that the members of
Congress who stay in the city and actu-
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the Senate with a lot of dreary CONVEX
sation concerning the things his col
league would say II he said them? II
his colleague was dead and he had been
a good man he would be in heaven. And
II he had not been good man ne would
to do with the nation?"
1t is not until he has talked to people
who know that the average visitor learns
the importance Of this little speech. BY
arising and announcing the position Of
his colleague on a certain measure the
senator who speaks gives formal notice
which cannot be overlooked. He has put
his colleague in the Record with his col
leagues consent. Of course. II the man
who Is paired with the senator votes on
the subject. he does 1t with a full knowl-
edge Of the absentee's views.
over In the secretary's once they tell
many stories OF pairs and pairing. For
instance, there was an occasion when q
certain member of Congress wanted espe-
cially to vote on a waterpower conserva-
ton measure. He had been paired the
day before with man who opposed 1t,
and he had waited over for the sole pur-
pose Of recording himself before he left
the city.
Debate ended rather abruptly. two
hours. in fact, before it was expected to
end. The man who was paired was in
his seat. but to his utter horror he dis
The roll cali already had begun. There
elapsed only forty minutes in which to
get himself registered. The man dashed
madly out Of the Capitol and over to his
ONCE, routed out his clerical force. ana
then began to search on hts own behalf.
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each to fire 1OO-pound projectilee from
below the water line at her bows.
Before Demologos was completed Capt.
David Porter returning from his Inflated
cruise with the Essex. was assigned to
command her. Although the original plan
had been to rely on steam alone for her
propulsion, Porter was dubious about the
trustworthiness Of the new motive power.
and had the new craft fitted with two
large maSts, supporting lateen sails. ana
bowsprfts for jibs.
In the report Of the committee In charge
Of her construction, her boiler is called
the "caldron for preparing her steam" It
was later replaced with two.
A comparison of Demologos with our
New York. the worlds greatest dread
nought now ahoat. will give you some
idea Of the growth Of steam vessels of
war during the century past
The New York Is three and a half
times as long. three and a third times
as fast. cost twenty times as much. and
has Twenty-Five times the horsepower.
Here are the comparative figures:
Demologos-Length. 1877 feet: speed, "a
knots: horsepower. 40: cost. $4,000.
knots: horsepower, $1,000: cost. $64oOOo0.
Our British cousins were given a shiver
by an Edinburgh evening paper which,
after stating that 1t had gone to much
pains to procure full and accurate de-
tails of the steam frigate launched at
New York. proceeded to state that she
was 300 feet long. 200 feet in beam and
IL feet thick at the sides. This descrip-
ton added that Ito annoy an enemy at