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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22

Much depends on the work which
will be done today. and all the rela.
tives and friends of the babies seem
to realize this, for they are putting
forth their supreme effort now and
will vote their heaviest tonight in or
der to win one OF the biggest ballots,
which may be awarded on smaller
vote than Is generally expected.
No candidate who hopes to win one
of the Twelve Gold Prizes on Saturday
can afford to overlook these competi.
tive ballots tonight, they are surely
the stepping stones to snccess; come
In as early tonight and vote as many
new subscriptions as you can gather In
before 8 p. m.
The winners OF these ten competi.
tive ballots will be announced in
Thursdays West virginian Il the
count Is completed in time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Labor Fights Gun
Co, For Wheeling

WHEELING, W. Va. Sept. a.
Adjt. Gen. John c. Bond who came to
Wheeling in an effort tol form n ma,
chine gun company for enlistment in
the West Virginia National Guard, is
meeting with strong opposition by the
union labor organizations OF the city,
who have issued an appeal to work
ingmen to refuse TO aid the movement.
General Bond expressed the hope
that he would be able to form the
company. 1.-THE company cannot be
formed here an attempt will be made
at Moundsville. There has been no
national guard company in Wheeling
for is years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
WILL LAY normal
CORNERSTONE SOON
Masonic Fraternity Invited
to Officiate at the
Ceremonies.

Work on the construction OF the new
State Normal School building has been
making rapid progress in the last few
weeks, and II was announced today
that arrangements will be made for
the laying OF the cornerstone in the
near future. An invitation has al.
ready been extended to the Masonic
Fraternity tosofficiate In the ceremo.
nies attending theSlaying of the CO..
ner-stone. , -; l15
The filellds Or tho State Norn.;l
School feel that the erection iof the
main tbuildingaonat athe news site Is II
matter Of such great Significance In
the development Of the institution
that there! should be a special eele.
bration and q program that will; at.
tract the. attention OF the old students
and graduates, as well us the many
local friends OF the institution. Presi.
dent Joseph Roster announced today
the following committee TO cooperate
with him in planning for the exer.
cises In connection with the laying
Of the cornerstone: w. NJ. Kennedy,
president OF the Normal School Alum,
nj Association; G. w. Evans, secre-
tary of the Fairmont Chamber OF Com
merce: Prof. C. p. Highly. OF the Nor.
nal School faculty. and George Hunt,
president OF the student body.
The date for the ceremonies has
not been definitely fixed. but It will
probably be on October 6 or I. The
date will be definitely fixed after the
committee has had meeting and the
matter OF procuring people TO take
part In the program has been settled
upon.
The contractors on the new build.
ing make the statement that they ex.
pect to have the building under roof
By the first Of January.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Bryan Confers
With President
Try Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, Sept. .22.-Former
Secretary OF. State Bryan conferred
with President Wilson for more than
an hour today. Following the meeting,
the first between the President and
former secretary since the latter re-
signed from the cabinet, neither would
discuss the conference. When he left
the white house. Mr.. Bryan absolutely
refused to comment on his visit or to
discuss any public questions.
The former secretary declared that
he feared any statement he might
make on public questions might be
connected with his talk with the Pres
ident.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
1900 Elks Attend
Annual Convention

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. g.
Fifteen hundred West Virginia Elks
are gathered here for annual con.
vention. Exalted Ruler y. .! Pedi.
go, OF the Huntingtonllod lodge, delivered
an address Of welcome. State Exait.
ed Ruler Lyle Jones replied. Mayor
E. Sehon and PresidentgC G. p. Snow,
of the chamber Of commerce, also
greeted the antlered herds.
The tt1nuaI election OF Officers will
be held late today Much interest IS
centered in the outcome. Exalted
Ruler Pedigo, Of this city, is out for
Ruler Jones position. Jones Is o can.
didate for reelection
Biuefield is making strong fight
for the 1916 convention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Auto Driver Burnt by
Gasoline Explosion

slsTERsvILLE. W. Va. Sept. "a
Albert Conklin. son Of a gasoline pro-
ducer and official OF the American OIL
Development Company, had o narrow
escape from being burned to death a
short distance from town. He was
bringing II drums OF gasoline from
the company's plant in Tyler county
when the truck ignited from an over.
heated brake. The flames quickly
spread to the highly infammabie fluid
and young conklin Jumped and ran for
his life. The gasoline exploded and
made spectacular IRE Gonklin was
badly burned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Armstrong Ticket
Wins; 0'Neill Loses

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 22.-Prl.
mary elections were held throughout
Pennsylvania yesterday for municipal
and county Offices, including county
iudgeships. and three judges of su-
perior court, state court OF appeals
in this state. In some OF the small
communities the contests were be-
tween local wet and dry factions,
while In others questions OF a more
local character governed the dividing
lines.
Throughout the state the vote was
the heaviest ever cast In minor cleo
tion, in number Of instances the
vote cast equalling that OF national
election.
One OF the most bitter contests was
that in Allegheny county for county
commissioners and other county OF.
ficers. The Armstrong-Magee factions
OF the Republican party, which con.
trolls the city, had a complete ticket in
the field and has probably won out in
most every case.
Particularly bitter was the county
commissionership. Addison Gumbert,
foremr national league ball player,
and Frank J. Harris. present county
treasurer, have apparently won out
with the rest ofithe Armstrong ticket,
defeating J. Denny 0'Niel, present
county commissioner. and known as
the antili9uor candidate.
The vote In the county was estimat.
edeat between 90, 900 and 100000, the
greatest ever cast ouside national
issue. ,.s,,ssss q RI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Renew Artillery
Fight in Belgium
(By Associated Press. J

PARIS, Sept. 22.-The artillery
fighting along the western front so
prevalent in the last few weeks has
broken out in Belgium, according TO
the French official report given out
in this city this afternoon. Artillery
fighting has taken place also near Ar.
ras: between the Somme ald Disc;
between the Aisne mad the Argonne
region, and in Lorraine.
A group Of eight French aviators
have successfully bombarded a rail,
road station on the line from Verdun
TO Metz.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
WIZ PAY For LAND.

The Locust avenue citizens wish to
correct a report circulated in Fair
mont that Morgan BilIingsley and Pat.
tick Gettings have offered to donate a
part OF their properties for the rur-
pose OF widening Locust avenue. Mr..
,Billingsley and Mr.. Gettings are will.
Ing, they say, that part OF their land
be taken for the widening OF the
street, but they will receive a fair com.
pensation to be fixed later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Dutch Steamer Hits
Mine and is Sunk
(By Associated Press. J

Amsterdam tvia London). Sept. 90.
The Dutch steamer Koningen Emma,
9,000.ton vessel from Batavia, Java.
struck mine while on her way to this
port. Her passengers and crew were
rescued.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22

The Aid Society. Of the, N. E. church.
South, will meet on Thursday after.
noon at $3.50 at the church.
Miss Hazel Billingsley left today
for Harrisville, where she is the guest
Of Miss Pauline Meats for several
days.
Mrs. Frank Lively, OF Charleston, is
q visitor In the city attending the ses.
,sions Of the convention Of the w. c.
". u -. s.t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22

LONDON, Sept. 22.4Special dts.
patches from Petrograd agree that the
Russians have withdrawn safely from
the wilma salient, the strategic value
OF which was considered so great
that the Russian stan felt justilied
in risking some Of the best troops to-
defend 1t 10 the last moment. In their
Withdrawal the Russians are said to
have destroyed everything OF military
utility as has been their practice since
the gigantic retreat began. Willie the
main army probably Is safe Ii Is hard,
ly likely the whole Russian force will
escape without heavy losses IN men.
and guns. Field Marshal Won linden
burg's cavalry which was expected L
complete the encircling movement, Is
still held up between Smorgon and
MolOdcchno. ~
On the Vilna.L Ida .Slonim flank the
German advance is proceeding steadi-
ly. but Prince Leopold's progress Is
slower. while Field Marshal Won Mack.
ensen has come to a pause beyond the
Pripet Marshes. -.
II the Russian retreat! IS To be
stopped successfully; the swiftest
movement must come from the south
and the Germans must reach full adl
vantage OF their effort within d ESak.
AS was predicted the Zemstvos Con
ference at Moscow petitioned Emperor
Nicholas TO recall the Duma and sum
mon a cabinet responsive TO ths
wishes Of the people.
The protracted artillery dnels along
The western front have been relieved
by several infantry attacks.
The English publicis discussing With
the greatest interest the record yay
budget presented yesterday! The bud
get has been received without oppo
sition worthy of note.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
Hardey'sFwi show
Imported Models

Mr.. ]! NJ. Hartley received a
telegram from New York last
evening to the eject that i'm
ported garments Just received
from the custom house would go
forward on the midnight express
50 as to be here IN time for the
Fall Opening.
This will be q rare treat for
Fairmont women. for they will
have an opportunity OF seeing
these fashions first.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22

Hon. Charles N. Earhart. attorney
for the West Virginia Anti.Saioon
League OF Wheeling, is in the city at
tending the sessions OF the ". C..
T. u.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
The sWealther.I

West virginia-Fair tonight and
Thursday; frost inlmountains tonight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22
balkan NATIONS READY TO flight;
TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO FRONTIERS
Bugars are Expected at Any Time to Take Sides the
Teuon Allies-Raliroads are Being Used byst the
Military Authorities
SLOW PROGRESS IS MADE BY GERNANARNY

Tho greatest activity prevails among
representatives OF the entente powers
Ihe British. French aud Russian min
isters held n conference! yenizelos
faces the situation confidently.
II is understood here that the first.
sixth, seventh and tenth divisions. 10,
falling about 100000 infantry and sey.
eral cavalry regiments will be first
mobtltzed. A number. OF cavalry regi
ments have already left Sofia for m
unknown destination. Merchandise
traffic on the Bulgarian railways have
been suspended since Saturday., All
Bulgarlans in Macedonia and Thrace
who previously served in the Bull
garian army, numbering about $1,000,
have been recalled to the colors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-22

CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
HELPED START RED CROSS
Charles BoWies Attended Convention
at Geneva.

Charles Bowles. whose death oc-
Cured Monday in Rutland one month
after that Of his wife, was the origi-
nal representative Of the United
States at the Geneva convention
when the Red Cross work of the
world was initiated 1t is said that
few people in Rutland realized the
prominence of Mr. Bowles and his Wife
who lived in partial seclusion. MIR.
Bowles was born near Boston in 1885
and was trained for business ca
reer, but when the Civil War broke
out he entered with characteristic
enthusiasm into the work of the Unit
ed States sanitary commission.
This country sent no official repre-
sentatiyes TO the Geneva (Red Cross
convention in 1864, but Mr. Bowles
Went there with private letters Of
recommendation from Secretary Of
state Seward, Charles Sumner and
other prominent men and took prom
inent part in the counsels of the con
vention. His energy. imagination and
above all the mass of documentary
sand Photographic data furnished by
the sanitary commission made him
an indispensable unit in the work of
the convention, which inausurated
the Red Cross society. Mr., Bowles
achievements at Geneva gave him the
undisputable title of the original
Red Cross worker of America,
After the Civil war Mr. Bowles foun
ed an international banking house,
known as Bowles Brothers & Co,
with offices in New York, Boston,,
London, Paris and Geneva and en-
ployed it's vast interests in behalf of
the Red Cross cause.
1t was at a Red Cross school on
Lake Geneva, founded by Mr.. Bowles
that the Japanese first learned the
principles they put into such notable
practice in their recent wars. 1t was
in part owing to Mr.. Bowles' efforts
that Geneva was chosen for the seat
of the Alabama arbitration.
In 1872 the Bowles Brothers con.
Germ collapsed and Mr.. Bowles retir-
ed from active business life, and from
that time until his death he was al
ways an inconspicuous worker for
the cause of international harmony
Three times he circled the globe
and his voyages across the Atlantic
were frequent, He met on personal
terms all the prominent people inter
ested in his subject--John Bright,
Florence Nightingale, Pere ! Hyacin-
the. Frances Willard, Max Muller,
Henry Drummond, John Fiske and
many others Advancing years did
not dampen Mr. Bowles enthusiasm,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
Vermont Ice Gorae.

Vermont has spot that if gen
orally known would attract many
automobiles seeking a cool place on
warm day. 1t is located in the
town of WaIlingford and is known as
the Wallingford Ice Gorge. 1t is on
the mountain side about four miles
south and east from the village of
Wallingford Last Friday, very hot
day, the editor, his wife, and the Hon
j. E. Buxton and Mrs. Cliff of Mid
dletown Springs visited the place
and the temperature was not above
sixty all day. Ice was in plain sight
among the rocks and fine spring of
ice water flowed from under the
great mass of rocks piled for hun
dreds of feet up the end of the mount
ain. Not a fly or insect invaded the
cool glen and we found it the most
pleasant place to spend a hot day
ever visited in Vermont.-St, Johns
bury Caledonian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
state Accident Fund Needed.

Some fault is being found by manu-
facturers with the rates charged by
the liability companies, and many
have signifed an intention to carry
their own insurance. This they can
do by satisfying The board that they
are financially responsible. 1t is said
that when they so signify there is a
cutting of rates in order to get the
business. At the present time the liza
bility rates are three times what they
were last year which employers think
are too steep Many employers around
Montpelier, especially quarry owners
and large granite plants, who are
inancially able, have secured permits
sion from the board to carry their
own observation-disclosures Item in Mont
pelier Argus.
The situation was inevitable from
the beginning. The liability com
panies have been in many states the
most troublesome factor that indust-
rial insurance commissions and accid-
ant boards have had to deal with
This arises from two causes, Q) a
well-founded conviction that work
mems compensation means in the end
The destruction of the liza bidty inslr-
ance tuslness 90 natural desire to
make as much profit as possible from
business in Which the risks are
great and the opportunity limited.
The employers desire to carry
his own risk" is not iirst-class insuc-
lnce wisdom, but with the Vermont
law in rs present form. he mus,
either accept the alternative or r..
insure. When he carries his owe
risk ne runs q chance o. having a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
Summer Aches and Pains.

That backache or stiff muscle that
cannot be explained on account of
having "sat in draft and caught
cold" is more than likely the result
of weakened or disordered kidneys.
Foley Kidney Pills promptly relieve
baohache, sore, swollen or stiff mus
oles and joints, rheumatism, and
sleep disturbing bladder ailments
They put the kidneys in sound,
healthy condition, and help them eli
inmate uric acid and other poisons
from the system, Harold w. Cole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23

alth4GSh they curbed his physical ac-
tivities. Down to the outbreak of the
present European war his interest in
international harmony never dimin-
ished
Z His wife, Mrs. Bowles (Susan Now
err was born in 1888 in Cuttingsville,
where she spent her childhood. She
had scarcely emerged from girlhood
when she married DR.. Rupana, n
Swiss physician who came to this
country under the protection of Louis
Agassiz. DR.. Rupana was among the
first physicians to see the value of
the laryngoscope in the treatment of
diseases of the throat and for many
years his Offices in the parlors of the
old Fifth avenue Hotel, New York,
were headquarters for the most cele-
brated actors, singers and orators of
the day Mr.. and Mrs. Bowles were
married in 1879 and under the guild
ance of her husband Mrs. Bowles lee
tured frequently on international
and Red Cross work. She also lee
tureui on metaphysical subjects. She
published two books, one called "a
Nile Voyage" and the other
Goodies" the tale of wonderful
Vermont dog. Mr.. and Mrs Bowles
spent much of their time for the last
few years in New York city, coming
to Vermont for more or less prolong
o1 vic Dnob uinon1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
Friday July %, 1915.

1t required no small degree of back
bone and sticktoitiveness to persist
in building gravel roads and in refus-
ing to plunge the State into heavy
bonded Indebtedness for permanent
roads," when other commonwealth
were INDUCING i'll these proofs of pro-
gress.-+Burlington Free Press.
When did this happen? TO be ac-
curate and truthful was Vermont
ever in any danger Of bonding to
build macadamized roads? Did any
bill for this purpose ever get even a
corporars guard of backing in the
legislature? We do not even remem-
Der such bill being introduced
a few advocates of bonding the state
who would prefer to have the work
pushed more rapidly than it can be
by paying as we go, but they were
never enough in number to require
any particular backbone to protect
the state from their rayages. Even
these few gentlemen are and have
been mostly in favor of gravel roads,
1t does almost seem as though Fuller
Smith wrote a letter to tho Free
Press advocating macadam roads and
bonding though we would not claim
to be sure. MIR Smith, strong and
vigorous gentleman and is a vigorous
fighter when in action, but we never
really supposed he was quite so fear
some as the Free Press intimates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23

series OF accidents that will cripp O
him inarcially; wheE ne re-insures
with liability company, he pays, in
addition to the legitimate insurance
costs, profits, commissions, salaries,
office expenses and the huge over
head expense of securing, maintain
ing and extending a large business.
The obvious escape is through
state insurance, by no means an ideal
system. but apparently necessary as
IA check on liability rates, regulated
as they are by an interstate agree
ment, probably contrary to law. if the
actual facts could be procured.
The Vermont legislature, Tor reas-
ons already explained, failed to pro-
vide for fund to be administered by
the state, although mutual agree
ments are permitted. The latter, how
ever, would demand working organi
zation to care for the fund, as the in
dustrial accident board has no author
ity to handle employers money.
The result is that the larger en-
ployers are refusing TO pay the en-
HANGED rates of the liability com
panies, and are preparing to carry
their own risks. This is a hazard
Gus experiment, as the employer
thereby has no distribution OF risk,
but in case of bad luck will be hit
hard-hard enough, perhaps, if
series of accidents should happen, to
put him out of business.
The act should be amended so that
the granite manufacturers, for exam
pie, could insure themselves by mu-
tual agreement, assessing a certain
percentage on their pay-rolls, and de-
posting the same in state fund,
from which accident costs could be
met This fund could be kept up to
a certain mark and assessments
made as often as necessary to main
tain 1t. iH
The same privilege would extend to
the marble manufacturers, the lum
bermen, the street railroads, the con
struction trades, etc, all of which
could be grouped on the basis of as
sociated risks and permitted to in
sure themselves through a state fund.
Two or three severe individual
losses will speedily demonstrate to
the employer the danger of carrying
his own risk, and the demand for a
state accident fund will be SO insist.
ent that by 1917 that the state will
he compelled to amend the law.
The present situation makes it in
vitable.-Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
The Useless Newspapers.

It's really too bad about the sub,
scriber who wrote to the Camphells-
vile (Ky) News-Journal the fol.
lowing letter: please send me a
few copies of the paper containing
the obituary of my aunt. Also pub
lish the enclosed clipping OF the
marriage of my niece, who lives in
Lebanon. And wish you would
mention in your local column, il
it does not cost anything, that have
two bull calves for sale. AS my sub
scription is out, please stop my
paper. Times are too bad to waste
money on newspapers. Rutland
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one why to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is infiained YOU have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result. and
unless thc Inflammation can DO taken out
and this tubo restored TO It's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
which IL nothing but an inflamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
we win give One Hundred Dollars for any
cnse Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio
Sold By Druggists. 76c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-23
TROUBLED BY eRAss4opPERs
Insects Annoyed Bellows Falls
Guardsmen in Camp

The members of Company L, LIST
Vermont Infantry, V. N. G., have re-
turned to Bellows Falls from a two
days camp at Barber Park. While at
camp the national guardsmen took
part in sham battle, engaged in
rifle practice and drills. Camp was
pitched On a meadow over night and
the soldiers We're troubled by grass
hoppers which have been such a pest
in Windham county this summer.