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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS.

We will all join our Democratic
contemporaries in the bright hope
that times will soon improve.
We are inclined TO think they will
after the country has returned Re-
publican House that will prevent the
Democratic administration from do
ing any more damage. In fact, cun-
ditions may improve before that time
Emancipation.
In the meantime. however, the
business situation is nothing for the
Democratic party 10 brag about.
The chief trouble about the DEM
ocratic pdttS Is Us Hrofusc promises
and i8 lieaggr pcfformanccsI, The
people Swaht jim administration, that
does things without perpetual prrcn-
ing. posing and posturing. Deeds not
words are demanded. 1.-The nation
needs statesmen, not stumbling poll
sticians.
In short the situation calls for u
prompt return to Republican admin
istration and the reimbursement Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
DENTAL
\. EXAMINATION !.
I. Is. ON TODAY
rIFTY-EIGHT APPLICANTS ARE
BEFORE BOARD APPLYING
FOR CERTIFICATES. ..a.
TEETH WILL BE FILLED FREE
OF CHANGE ON
FRIDAY.

Fifty-cisht applicants for state
certificates to practice dentistry II,
this state appeared before the West
Virginia State Dental Examining
hoard which met In this city this
morning and will continue in session
through Friday.
Among the number taking the en-
animation is one lady. Miss Ethel
;llcdrick. Several negroes are also
taking the examination.
The examinations are being held
In the old Second ward school huild-
Ing. Today and tomorrow will be de-
voted 10 theory work and Friday will
lie taken up with practical demon
strationsl y
At-this time gold Filings will be
placed free Of charge to those dcsir-
ing such; ~ work.. Any one wishing
gold Filings free Of charge will re
port at the office of DIR. W. J. Boyd
s,ton 1T eight o'clock Friday morning
whch assignments will be made.
TIC examining board which Is
composed Of leading dentists OF tho
state, consists of five members all OF
whom arc present. The board is as
fellows: President, DR.. W. J. Boyd
Stun, Of FairmOnt; Drs. Homer Mar
mon. Huntington: a. J. Smalbridge,
Charleston; Il. NJ. llitc. Warrington,
aud Dr. o. a. Iicerbowcr, Terra Alta.
Applicants from many towns of the
state are taking the examination the
result Of which will be announced
later.
The following is the list of those
taking the examinations:
II. II. Hunter, J. C. W. Whitney,
Ethel TTc'rick, S. Il. Cain. G. NJ,
Markham. T. G. Daniels, II. D. Wray,
u. a. Wright, D. c. Lilly, S. II. Nicely,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
FORUM

Editor Fairmont West virginian:
viii YOU permit me space in your
PAPER for a few remarks about the
Water Department OF the city OF
I'airlnont? Recent statements eman-
ating from that department are cr-
roncous, and | feel that The people OF
! I'airmont lire entitled to correct in
formation on the subject.
"A statement from the Water De-
l'partmcnt' has been made TO the eff
Fleet that. n water line crossing the
river has been discovered. the exist
encc of which was unknown, the
statement tending to show the neg
:liscnce of former water commissions
crs and the great efficiency OF the
present commissioner. The exist
:cncG OF this line has been known to
those In. charge of,the water system
ever since the line was" laid. and II
las been constantly in use. ut least
until the present water commissioner
took charge. At no time has the line
been ont of use. II happens that this
line has what Is known as left
thand valve" and II Is probably true
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
Sale of Suits at HALF PRICE

Too great a reduction
other suit 10 miss. Added
style and long service that
mcnts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
JUDGE MASON.

The Virginia Debt Commission. al
which our fellow towmsman. the
Hon. John w. Mason, is the chair.
man, has shown u good account OF
its action in handling the debt con-
troyersy in a buslncss-Iikc manner.
The commission has made more pro-
gress towards ~ settlement and TO-
wards saving the state from II large
and unjust debt than has been made
ty all Others In the last half Of a
century and tliis work has been ac-
complished within few months.
The commission has been able to
show by the records of the state OF
Virginia that West Virginia has
been charged with enormous
AMOUNTS. the benefits of whicli iii
went te Virginia and this SUN totnls
something over four million dollars,
which inowasecmsi'to be practically
saved this state after facing juds-
meht of'6S6r $1,000. 900, 70 say moth.
ingsof tile }. interest WHICH. might
have brought the obligation mp IL
over s. 20, 200, O0O.a., 7s,- nmf e.
Judge Mason is perhaps nv con,
yersant with the fiscal affairs Of the
stat ,gand of''thc'oId state before the
accession, as any, other citizen in
the state. He has, with his co-hb0r-
ersE ont this, commiSslon rendered the
state perhaps his most valuable SER
vice., although lie has long and
HONORABLE record, as soldier, officer,
and private citizen to his credit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
H1PPoDROME THEATRE.

Tomorrow Is "rathc Weekly day
1t the liippidrome. This picture Is
eagerly awaited each week by scores
and is fast gaining In popular favor
On Friday the Adventures of Eath-
Ign" picture will be continued and
this series promises to he very cxrit-
ing. It shows the heroine, Eathlyn.
being sold into slavery and many
other thrilling and amazing episodes,
The Vera De We're Stock Co. fcatar.
ing Miss VCva DcVcrc. will be the
attraction for the last half OF the
week. This company will present
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10

the roaring farce comedy in three
acts, ontitlud THE American Girl"
EACH act"is full 0f highly amusing
aud funny dramatic situations. The
company ia most capable hnd catiie;
special scenery. In addition to tlr
bill five first class vaudeville .acts
will he given between acts. Patrons
cannot afford 10 miss this big novel
~ show ut the IIippUdromc. where Il
is always cool and comfortable.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
?. E. MINISTER'S MET
TODAY IN M0RGANT0WN.
By ASSOCIATED PRkss.I

By ASSOCIATED PRESs.I
MORGANToWN, Juue 10. = The
iIIirty-sevcnlh national council of>thc
Protestant Episcopal church, began
Its session this morning which will
he! continued unit. Saturday noon.
About so of the ministers Of the din-
2csc with about 30 d.,cgatcs are pres
cnt. The council is presided over by
1T, Reverend W.-LS Grayptt, = Bishop
CoadjGtor PGtGrkin IS 'lbstnt on ac-
count OF illness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10

foreman to lock after repairs. and a
consulting engineer" at a salary of
5000 per day, take the place OF the
former s62.5n water commissioner.
and the last one. by the way was an
engineer Of practical experience. es-
rcoially In water systems. Frankly.
| feel that IL is up to the water de-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10

that some employee Of the present
Water Department. thinking that he
was turning on Che water, actually
turned it on instead, and that By
reason otthis ignorance the line has
been out of use for some weeks. This
superstition is borne out by the fact
that several weeks ago pressure sud-
denly became weak, without any
known reason therefor, and was only
restored when this line was .'discov-
rrcd' ca by the present administra-
tiOn. But 10 say or intimate that a
line, long forgotten or long out of
use had been discovered, is stretching
matters to the uttermost. The pres
cnt Water Department may deserve
some ccnsure for its having turned
this line of, but II can certainly ask
10 praise for having corrected It's
,blqnder. Any former water commits
tsloncr will verify my statements
about this line. 7
Tho statement has also been made
that under the present admInistra-
tiOn all water being supplied the city
is being filtered. This statement is
absolutely false, and the parties max
ing IL do so either ignorantly. or with
the desire TO wilrully mislcad water
consumers. The fact is that one Of
The lines In use near the filter house
and reservoir docs not reach the I'LL
tCrs by some fifty feet and for tho
water from this line TO be filtered is
u physical impossibility. back pres
sure OF some twenty-five pounds keep
Ing the water from this line from
flowing back to the filters. Yet the
water from this line is In use, aud
the Water Department states that It
is filtered. An inspection of tic
murky water with which We are be-
ing daily supplied will 80 far to show
that not all the water is being fill
tered.
| also note that credit is sought TO
b. given 10 MIR. ,Mcvickcr for the
present condition of the reservoir
grounds. The flowers which adorn
ing GROUNDS as well as the general
condition. Is the result of several
years hard work on the part of for
meg reservoir superintendent. Re-
garding the statement that work was
to be done on the grounds TO put
them in the condition of a park.
beg 10 say that while was in charge
OF tie reservoir grounds, cleared
and grubbed practically the entire
thirty-itvc acres. and this spring
offered TO trim the trees and do the
work lnr WHICH men arc TO be hired.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10
r. Hicks, Z. l.. Martin, Il. c

Nonbridgc, II. a. Bower, a. NJ. lIol-
llngwortll. J. l.. Akcrs. Joseph Sid
Icy. J. Howard Smith, j. Ben Rob-
ilIson, VIM. Il. Leopcr, Dale D. Caste,
q. c. Byrnsidc, Il. o. Good, d. Ser
gent Wells, Wm. Potts, A. ]. Essen
man, II. W. Ilonakcr, John w. Muir
ply. Oscar 4. Davis. l.. L. Ankrom,
L. L. McBrown, Melvin +. Broadwa-
ter, II. u. Bridman, X. a. Stewart,
VIM. S. Carper, J. S. Carpcr, Basil
lIGnin, D. d. Akcrs, W. Z. McCollum.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-10

business conditions to Republican
policies Of proven wisdom.
Unless all political signs are wrong
both are on their way. = ConnclIs-
sillc Courier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
CITY NEWS.

Miss Mary ]. Gampert is safe in
Holland, according to cablegram
received from her by relatives today.
Miss GampeTt was reported as being
in Berlin but she is in Holland now
and according to her reassuring mes
sage, is safe. Mrs. MacGowan, son
and daughter are in this country and
not in England as first reported.
Get your supply of dry cobs now.
Phone Red 263.
"A meeting Of the chorus which
will sing at the u. B. F. convention
here in two weeks has been called
for this evening at the Peoples Insti-
tute by Daisy Ware Triplett, director.
This chorus IS expected to furnish
the music for the big convention here
this month.
"A warranty deed was filed with
the recorder in which the Mississippi
River Power company conveys to l..
A. Hamill, property situated in the
southeast quarter of section IS, in
township 65.
Two patrons of the CLASSIFIED
column who used last nights Gate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
u, s. Revenues Cut.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-After a
conference with Secretary OF the
McAdoo, today, Senator
Simmons, chairman of the senate
finance committee, announced some
measures must be adopted to provide
revenues for the government, since
the income from foreign duties had
been so sharply reduced by the fall
ing off of imports on account of the
war.
1T goes without saying said Sim
mons, that the form of taxation which
we must agree upon in order to raise
the money necessary to run the gov
eminent will have to take the form
of internal revenue. A change in the
tariff duties would not materially
affect the revenue because there are
little imports The loss annually
will be 100000. 900"
The method of taxation to be in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
Company L Leaves for Camp Dodge
on Special Train, Early
Next Monday
Morning.
ORDERS FROM CAPTAIN
Captain r. r. Richardson Of Local
Company Issues Orders to 10. B
cal Men Regarding
Equipment.

Orders regarding the state encamp-
ment of the Iowa national guard were
received here today by Captain r. T.
Richardson OF Company l.. The COM
pany will leave here August 10, re-
turning home August 10. Company l.
will leave Keokuk on a special c., B.
& c. train at o'clock in the morn
ing, arriving at Des Moines at noon.
Returning, the company will leave
Des Moines on the special train at
1:15 o. M, arrive at Burlington at >
D. m, leave Burlington on train num-
Der 10 at 700 p. M, and arrive at
Keokuk at $40 p. m.
Captain Richardson today issued
the following orders to the men In
his company in reference to the en-
campme nt:
Each man will provide himself with
extra underwear, socks, towels, comb
tooth brush, soap and such articles as
he may need These articles are to
be tightly rolled and securely tied
and are to be delivered to the cor
poral of his squad not later than Sun
day evening. The corporal will tag
each roll and place it in the squad
pack.
The Cotton O. D. uniform Will be
worn and the wollen o. D. uniform
will be packed and carried in the
squad packs. See that your uniforms
are brushed and in good shape and
that your rifles are clean.
R, T. RICHARDSON,
Captain Company l..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
WILLIAM F. HUFF
PASSED AWAY
An Old and Highly Respected Citizen
Formerly Of Maryland,
Missouri.

Mr. William H. HUFF passed away
today at lao a. M, at his home,
1904 Oak street.
Mr. Huff was born August %, 1853.
and was an old and highly respected
citizen of Wayland, Mo-, until about
year ago, when he and his family
moved to keokuk, where he had been
an invalid since that time. He was a
man Of excellent social qualities and
had made many friends who will be
gr1eved to hear of his death.
He had been a member of the Fox
river Baptist church near Wayland, a
number Of years. He was a lover OF
nome and family, man Of fine intel
hgence and true and tried friend to
all He was united in marriage in the
year 1875 to Miss Maggie Loran. OF
Barry, Ill.,, 20 whom nine children
were born, six daughters and three
sons, Of whom three preceded him in
death. He is survived by his wife,
and three daughters and three sons,
and one brother, Joseph Huff, of OF
tumwa, Iowa, and a number Of grand
children.
The surviving children are: Mrs.
James Carter of Burlington, Iowa;
Mrs. Erwin Hecox, of Parsons, Kan;
Mrs. Ed. Rosencrans, of Alexandria,
Mo-; Mrs. harry Huff. George Hun
and Willis Huff, of Keokuk.
lnterment will take place tomorrow
morning in the Frazee cemetery, to
which friends are invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
Odd Fellows Excursion.

The Warsaw Odd Fellows will give
their twenty-ffth annual excursion
August 10 The past reputation OF
the Warsaw Odd Fellows excursions
seemingly guarantee everyone good
time. with plenty Of wholesome enter
tainment The Warsaw Odd Fellows
leave Keokuk at $3.50 for Quincy or
Hannibal, leaving it to the option OF
the patrons as to whether they prefer
six hours in Quincy or one hour IN
Hannibal. The boat will leave Han
nibal at $50 p. m. and will leave
Quincy at p. NJ, giving the excur-
sionists a pleasant moonlight or even
inc excursion home. A good time Is
assured, everyone, as there will be
dancing. good music and good order
all the time. The steamer G. w. bill
will he used. This is one Of the fin
EST excursion boats on the river.
Rrins YOUR lunch and take a day of
with your family. Enjoy a days out
ing Visit your friends and go with
the Odd Fellows on the 18th of Aug
ust The admission charged for adults
5oc children accompanied by their
narents. Csc. There will be no intoxf-
eating liquors allowed on board. Good
lunches and soft drinks can be obtain
cd on board boat at right prices. This
Is YOUR opportunity to enjoy one Of
those pleasant river trips at popu-
lar price.-Advertfsem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
NAPLES ANNOUNCED
HE WOULD SURRENDER
Strange Angle to Story Of Meyer, IT,,
Man Is Furnished by Inform
ant OF Sheriff Crimmins.

A strange angle to the surrender OF
Henry Naples, the man who is want
ed at Meyer, Ill.,, for murder, and VINO
Yesterday surrendered at Canton has
come to light. The story was told
this morning by Sheriff Crlmmlns
when he was informed that Naples
had given himself up to the quincy
authorities.
Two weeks ago the sheriff was IN
formed by local parties that man
we'll known to them had told of see
ing Henry Naples near warsaw anu
that Naples had then said that ne
would surrender himself In time. Inc
coming of the stork to his nome he
said was the reason which "ouio III
cuce him to surrender.
The story was given credence oy
the parties who informed the sherlii
here of the strange statement Oh
Maples They said they had reason
+o heIieye that the man who tod
them knew Of what he was SPEAKING
,nd furthermore that Henry Naples
was q man of his word, and that what
or.r bo said he would do he would
carry out. +
Sheriff Crimmins made an attempt
+o secure definite information CON
corning just where this informant
nod seen Naples and talked with him.
The friend of Naples, however, was
not Of the stamp to squeal on friend
the sheriff was told, and he was un-
aha to get any more definite line on
the story than this. And, naturally
enough. very little credence could be
W. IN such a story by the officers
pqr HI hardly su believed that man want,
ed for murder was scheduling the
t;no If which he would give himself
up in such unusual fashion, :, n,o.
It would seem, however, that Naples
..ator,ent was not fiction, and that he
saa1lv intended to surrender In his
own good time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Harry Blaisdell and little
daughter, Alice, left this morning for
st. Louis to visit relatives.
Mrs. G. M. F,inney and two sons VIII
leave tonight for months visit In
Evansville, Ind.
Miss Margaret Meek is the guest OF
Mrs William Dinsmore at Mt. Hamill.
Mrs. Frank Price and children re
turned to their home In Mt. Pleasant
yesterday, after short visit in keo'
kuk.
Miss AIexine Reid returned yester-
day to the resort in the ADIRONDACK
mountains, where she has been since
May. returning to Keokuk for Two
weeks. She will probably be gone I'M
I'll late In September.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
Hamilton Gate CITY
Hamilton, ILL.,, August S

Miss Gladine Setter visited Mrs.
Frank Jackson of Wythe, last week
Miss ehepalI of Warsaw and Mrs.
Boulder Of st. Louis, are guests OF
their sister. Mrs. George Angel.
Don't forget the band concert We'd
nesday evening and in connection the
business men are going to give free
moving picture show on the streets
while the band is playing. So you
can't afford to miss hearing the band,
also seeing the show. Everybody
come and enjoy an evening Of enter
tainment.
Our baseball team left this morning
for three days stay at Mt Sterling,
ILL.,, to play ball against the Bluffs,
Illinois, team for three games. O.
Harve pitches the first game, Mex
enison second, and Fetten the third.
Here's hoping that they take two out
OF three.
Don't forget the Odd Fellows ex-
cursion on next Friday, August 7, to
Quincy.
Phil Richards Of Ferris, a candidate
for sheriff of Hancock county, was
seen on our streets Tuesday.
Our chautauqua opens here next
Friday. August Z, and the committee
has planne-. one of the best programs
for this year that they have ever had,
SO don't miss this great treat, as
they have plenty of shade and just
one block north Of street car line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tranberger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dennis are
taking their vacation this week and
are camping up the river at the Ray
burn and Hazen summer resort.
Mrs. E. e. Dumland and daughter,
Vera, spent sunday at Ferris.
What is the matter with Hamilton?
Nothing. AS we had fine rain here
Sunday evening, about two inches of
rain fell
The Hamilton baseball team de-
feated the Keokuk Eagles Sunday, to
the tune of q to 0, Mekenson shutting
them out. The game was joke as
the Eagles were out of their class.
The LaHarpe band was seen on our
streets, advertising the LaHarpe fair
on August IL, 13, IA.
Kenneth Olvis returned from the
st. Joseph hospital Monday, where he
underwent an operation. They re
moved his left eye. 1t will be remem
bered a week ago he met with the &C
cident at the Hamilton bottling works
where he was working. He was set
ting bottles and several exploded ano
a piece Of glass struck him in the
eye, and they found it necessary tC
remove the eye.
Miss Rosita Paradise of Montrose
Iowa, and Mr.. Edward Beerman OF
Keokuk, Iowa, were guests at the
home of Miss Gladine Seller, Sunday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
THURSDAY WILL BE
LADIES DAY AT CAMP
pv+hian Sisters will be in Charge
Big Ball Game on
Saturday.

Tomorrow will be ladies day at the
KNIGHTS of Pythias camp. The Pyth-
ian sisters will be in charge during
the day and elaborate preparations
have been made for tha events OF the
day. Excursion cars will meet the
guests at the park to convey them to
camp at 9, 10, II and II o'clock in the
morning and 3. 4, 5, 6, and $3.50 IN
the evening. A big dinner will be
served at 1880 o'clock and supper at
Z o'clock.
Saturday will see the big basebali
game at the camp. the married men
lining up against the bachelors
Charles A. Wickham is captain or tne
married men and John P. Johnson VIII
lead the single men into the ARRAY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
ELECTION RESULTS
FROM CLARK COUNTY
Dawson Lost Out and Collectors Vote
Was Tie at the
Primaries.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial TO Inc lIdle ClIy.l
kAHOkA, Mo-, Aug. 5.-The prl'
mary election held in Clark county
Tuesday was about the warmest,
from democratic standpoint, held
in many years. The democrats polled
about three-fourths of the party vote,
the republicans about one-third vote.
The bull moose polled about fifty
votes in the county, twenty of these
in the two kahoka precincts.
The big fight on in Clark county
among tie democrats was for the
offices of collector and circuit clerk
and on Carter for state senator, There
were three opponents on each col
lector and circuit clerk. The oppon'
ents for collector were VIM. Elwell
and S. w. Lester, of Kahoka and VIM.
Kearns, of Luray. The result was a
tie, as follows: Elwell, 44G; Jester
314; kearns, 446.
Unless the canvassing board finds
some clerical errors, the result will
be as above set out and will mean 8
special election in Clark county tc
determine the nominee for collector
on the democratic ticket.
N. r. Cherry and Harry Lewis of
Kahoka and James Wadmore, of
Union township, were the democratic
opponents for circuit clerk. Wad-
more was nominated by 80 plurality.
as follows: Cherry, 460; Wadmore,
40; Lewis, 26o.
Jasper Nichols, of Kahoka is the
democratic nominee for county clerk.
The vote: Nichols, 667; Stewart, 500.
Grover Kirchner is the democratic
nominee for representative over
Clark Snively. The vote: Kirchner
81; Snively, 4S1.
The republicans had only one con-
test on the county ticket, between
Warren Ingold, of Kahoka and Chas.
Fee, of Union township. With three
small precincts to hear from, In
gold has majority of one. The vote
stood, Ingold $50, Fee 329.
VIM. Stone for United States sena-
tor, carried Clark county by a large
majority over Wallace of Kansas
City and J. NJ. Dawson of Kahoka.
James T. Lloyd for congress, will
carry Clark county by a plurality of
about 200 votes over Roy of Hanni-
bal and Chas. D. Stewart Of Edna
Roy ran second in the county accord
ing to the vote as now tabulated.
Senator c. F. Carter carried Clark
county over S. e. Botsford, of Edna,
by a majority of over 200. He car
ried Schuyler county, while Botsford
received a small majority in Knox,
Lewis and Scotland counties. Car
ter will be re-nominated by close to
400 majority.
The fight in Clark county was a
warm one among the democracy and
great deal of money was wagereG
on the result Some i'll feeling was
engendered.