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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-18
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16.Year-Olds Lloyd Heron
Under Arrest Charged
With Blackmail.

Lock me up with My boy! Letime
sleep in the same cell with him. sher.
.iffps pleaded! NJ. Z. Heron, a dairymap
off Pleasant Valley, when Lloyd Her
ron; aged as; his son. was placed I'm
the county jail late last night charged
with larceny OF $50 which Samuel
Hull had placed beneath tombstone
in the Dodd cemetery after receiving
threatening letter. (, -ii 4
The father mother sisters AMI
brothers of4it the imprisoned youth
spent the greater part of today in the
court house. endeayoring TO secure Tho
release of the boy on bail. The father
alleges that his son had sleptyin the
same bed with him during the entire
night on which the money was taken
from beneath the tombstone. - K
Sheriff G. D. Conway, however, has
two witnesses who ailege that they
saw the prisoner in Fairmont on tho
evening and night Of the alleged rob
berry. s " 30
Linn Heron, an older brother, who
is said to have a room at. Skinner's
Tavern, was, taken ito the court house
and questioned by Sheriff Conaway
and Prosecuting Attorney Tusca Nor
ris yesterday, but not locked up, al
though a warrant for both young men
had been sworn out before Justice Of
the Peace n. Leigh Fleming. rs d;
The $50 which Heron is. accused OF
taking has not been found, and IS
believed that the youth may have, lost
It In, a card game in Fairmont.
Mr.. Hull, a farmer Of. Pleasant Val,
ley, received a letter a. week; ago de
manding that he place $50 in "a salt
shaker! at the J.. J.;Wilson monument
in the Dodd burial ground, hiding the
money under three chips. Threats
that not only himself but his. entire
family would be killed II he did mot
comply with the demand, induced Hull
to place the money as directed, and
1t disappeared last Sunday night. 2
When the county officers were mott.
fed they took bloodhounds to- the
grave, which are said to have picked
up a trail which lead to the Heron
home. Tracks about the grave are
said by the county officials to closely
correspond with the shoes worn by
the prisoner. ~
Linn Heron. the youth who was
questioned by officers In the court
house last night, wah formerly a
school teacher. b
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IlCon!celde Kaiser An
East Pr'uls! us!,siia Victory

Z !. q = kRvs Associated sPress)
3 LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The British
press now conceded that the Russians
must have lost heavily In their re.
treat in East Prussia, but the news.
papers refuse to credit Field Marshal
Won Hindenberg with a great victory,
pending the; outcome OF the irear; guard
action before the fortified line on the
Ntemen river. It is argued by British
military experts that the German
double flanking movement apparently
has failed and this view also lis held
at Petrograd. In the Champagne and
the Argonne region In theSwestern the.
ater. the Germans seem to be putting.
forth all their strength to capture the
grounds they; are reported 10 have lost.
last week. Il - $ n. z
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Anti-Punch Board
Bill Now Reported

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 49,
Favorable action was taken by the
House judiciary committee on a bill
to pay witnesses who appear before
grand juries. /. r.
A bill to prohibit punch boards was
ordered reported without recommen-
dation. ~ /, ~ y
The Senate constitutional, amend.
ment resolution increasing the pay of
members OF the county court was or.
dered fayorably reported.
A bill imposing tax on pipe lines
was ordered reported without recon.
mendation. .N B
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Want Chart Of 4
Star City Annulled

MoRGANToWN; w. Va, Feb. is.-
A petition was presented to the cir
cult court here asking the court to
nullify the charter OF Star City on
the grounds tjat5 the city had failed
to perform in any satisfactory degree
those things necessary for a muni-
cipality. The petition was signed by
about one.half the citizens Of the city
and is aimed at the Socialists, which
carried the city az q recent election.
The filling ofsthe petition brings to
climax long period Of civil strife
between the citizens OF the small
town. s; ss3 l
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Rescue Cre2w
ofa Zeppelin
EXPLOSION CAUSES VESSEL TO
..s; DESCEND soN DAN lsd vi, u.
';s.g $TERRlToRY. ..-e

LONDON. Feb. ls.-Fourteen mem.
'bers Of the crew of the Zeppelin dirigl-
Bile L 8. which was destroyed by an
explosion on sance Island, were res.
cued and will be interned by the Dan.
.ish authorities, said dispatch from
Copenhagen. The Zeppelin was cruis-
ing over the island with another dirIgi-
BILE when 1t caught fire and was com.
PEELED to descend, landing before the
explosion occurred.
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Extra Session. Of
Solons To Come Later

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 1s.-
II there is q special session, accord.
ing to one prominent Republican here.
twill not be held until about q month
after the termination Of the present
session. All general bills must be
acted upon this week or not at All!
However, administration measures
must be construed as emergency meas.
sures, and put through under the rule
applying to emergency measures.
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10y fTNEEl
LONDON. Feb. 1S.-The blockade
of the United Kingdom by Germany
Is on for with the dawn OF February
IS, there went into effect the German
notice, warning neutral shipping to
avoid British waters. What will be
the effect of this declaration will take
a day or two to demonstrate.
British shipping interests profess
to feel no alarm. Nevertheless all
passenger traffic from England to Hol
land Is tied up. The line to Scandan
avian continues to run. Cross Chan
mel services have announced their
schedule will be maintained as usual
In the meantime. the British public
is perusing the German note answer
ing the American, concerning the war
zone blockade. It perceives no yield.
ing on the part of the Imperial Gov.
ernment and 1t now awaits the pro
announcement OF Great Britain's ex.
pected retalitory campaign.
Just as the country side was pla.
carded with descriptions and cuts OF
the British and German air crafts
when air raids were uppermost In
public minds, illustrations showing
British and German submarines are
now being distributed to acquaint the
shippers and merchants with their
own and hostile under sea vessels, SO
that they will not fire on or ram q
British submarine by mistake.
In many quarters the demand is in.
creasing that masters Of ships held
nm or threatened nv submarines shou1d
be allowed to use offensive measures
and various private rewards, totaling
several thousand pounds still stand
to be taken down by the first British
skipper, destroying hostile submar.
me.
It is not known what the admiralty
-tructions to shippers are. although
- what is expected of them
y. % \. In the recent declaration
OF the Captain OF the British steamer
Laertes who refused to surrender to
a German submarine.
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East rl lssia
Free of Enemy
KAISER WlLLiAM SENDS TELE.
GRAM TELLING or RUS.
SIAN DEFEAT.
fRyfAa,glo:lcIated EPressi

BERLIN, via London, Feb. 1s.-The
president Of the province OF East PruS.
sia at Koenigsberg has received the
following telegram from Emperor WI.
liam. who has been on the eastern
front:
1.-THE Russians are completely beat.
en-. Our beloved East Prussia is free
from enemy"
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s2OO,OOOFire
Ia Pa. Village
DESTROYS THIRTEEN HOUSES
BLAZE IS CHECKED WITH
DYNAMITE.
afBv Associated Press)

---.aL.N.a akuEUCfiktN IEbST
EBENSBuRG, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Fire
which swept through the business sec.
ton OF the village Today destroyed 1s
buildings with. estimated loss of $780,.
600. a fire company was hurriedly
sent from Johnstown and the use OF
dynamite checked the flames. Among
the DESTROYED was the Mountain
House. The authorities have been un.
able to determine the origin of the
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IfBy Associated preee,

BERLIN by London, FEB. Is THE
offfcia1 report on the progress Of the
lighting given out In Berlin today
says that the Russians taken prison.
ers by the Germans In East Prussia
now amount to 6l, 900 men.
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The Weather.

West virginia-Fair tonight and
Friday. s. ID
Western Pennsylvania-Fair tonight
and probably Friday, rising tempera.
flrf, Eyiday.
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All Passenger Traffic Be-
tween England and Hol-
= 81 land Stops. !:
british SHIPS WARNED
PRIVATE REWARDS ARE OFFER.
ED TO DEsTRoYERs OF
GERMAN CRAFT.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.--The immediate
effect of the German submarine block
ade Of the British isles beginning to.
day was to tie up all passenger traffic
from England to Holland. The Scan,
danavian lines however have not been
effected yet. Both the Zealand and
the Batavier lines have cancelled all
passenger service to Holland. al.
though they are continuing their
freight and mail traffic. The Wilson
line to Scandinavian ports is running
as usual.
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considerl Measure Dead.


Opponents OF the bill, when the Sen
ate adjourned, were more certain than
ever that the proposed Legislation Is
dead. Theyrknow that administration
forces are divided. and that the de.
mands OF Senators La Toilette, Ken
yon and Norris will never be met by
the President. They arelawaiting the
next move Of the iadninitsartoin. iirm.
'ly. convinced thatsanyiattempt to have
the senate agree to the house bill
with its amendments can be defeated
with eace.y
Probers Take Testimony.
Interest centered in the special sen.
ate committees inquiry into charges
Of outside influences concerning the
ship measure. At the first of the hear.
ings Bernard N. Baker, OF Baltimore
fromerly connected with the Atlantic
Transport Company, told the commit,
tee Of conferences with SecretarySoi
the Treasury McAdoo. in which he
told the secretary that so per cent oil
the foreign ships tied up in American
ports because Of the war could not be
considered available for purchase. by
the United States for freight service
because they were passenger vessels
Mr.. Baker also stated that WI. Sick.
ell, an official Of the Hamburg.Ameri.
can line. had told him he had received
orders from the German government
not to sell any German vessels In
American ports to the United States.
This. testimony prompted the com.
mittee to summon Mr.. Sickel, who will
appear today. Wallace Downey,t a
New York shipbuilder, also has been
summoned. 81
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Progressive Republicans Re:
fuse To Lineup With
Democrats.
CONSIDER IMEASURED dead
PRosERs BEGIN INQUIRY INTO
INFLUENCES BEHIND Ac.
TtoNs OF WILSON,.

WASHINGTON, D. G, Feb. 49,
Another new situation in the contro.
versy over the administration's ship
bill has developed which has destroy.
ed the last hope Of the Democrats to
put the measure through this session.
Through his lieutenants the Presi.
dent was advised that he must accept
a positive declaration OF government
ownership If he hoped to win support
of Senators La Toilette, Kenyon anu
Norris, Progressive Republicans, for,
the bill. This development, altogether,
unlocked for, caused the administra.
ton much embarrassment. twas adj.
mitted by Democratic leaders that nv
such proposition could be entertained.
They argued that such a declaration
would drive more of their party col.
leagues away from the administration
and make the chances of passing the
measure more remote than ever. The
three 5Progressives are unalterably op:
posed to the bill as 1t passed the
house. With seven independent, Dem:
ocrats standing firmly opposed, the
Presidents friends are none too Ger.
tain that the bill can be brought to al
vote In the remaining days Of the ses.
sim -. ffi
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She strolled casually in the dtrec-
ton of my uncle Nicholas.
For ten days afterward I did not see
him at all. had other things to think
about-MilIicent Craske among
them. But one particularly grilling
afternoon I returned to my rooms TO
md familiar figure in possession OF
the most comfortable chair.
1t was my uncle Nicholas. He had
a handkerchief over his forehead and
he was snoring luxuriously with his
Uncle" said loudly. 81 am pleased
to see you, but"
He awoke with a jerk.
THAT you. George? In another
minute / should have dropped asleep"
He struggled to his feet and glanced
about him. ANY objection to my
shutting the door? And the window? 2
He closed both rapidly and came back
to the chair.
George, I want your assistance.
It's all due to that diabolical club OF
yours I've been there every day since
/ Joined. The very atmosphere Of the
place seems hypnotic. Larford: poor
beggar! tells me he's found 1t the
same. Yesterday
George, that fuffy-haired Ling girl
bagged him. I've seen the thfn6 de-
yeIoping for days. It's been like
watching railway accident or an aV-
alanche. He made no attempt at re-
sistance. Says it's relief to know
that the worst is over
George, whose name is next on the ac-
tive list?"
I didn't answer-I dared not. I
didn't even look at him.
rs its it Miss Craske's?
made no movement.
"George"-my uncIe's voice became
hysterical-"if you won't tell mo. TIL
leave every penny I possess to found
an Asylum for Distressed Relatives"
"'Why are you so anxious to know?"
Because she's after me. Because
I've being harassed until didn't feel
safe anywhere. Because If comet
were to burst into this room should
expect to see her sitting on its tail"
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He groaned an affirmative.
THE thought Of that Amazon in
prince-nez terrifes me. :.
There must be a loophole in the rules
somewhere"
For a space pondered. Ny uncle
watched me with puckered brow and
haggard eye.
There's only one possible avenue of
escape. BY rule II. as you've discov-
cred. an honorary member Is bound to
accept the advances of a lady member
or face exposure. In point OF fact. it's
never yet been necessary to enforce
the penalty. But Rule % contains a
clause to the effect that any honorary
member who can obtain substitute
satisfactory to the lady, in the person
of another honorary member-you FOL
low me?'
stitute!"
THAT all objections are removable
They are-they shall be-. She is. as
you've admitted, a charming girl, ana
you're half In love with her ALREADY.
And Millicent isn't 80 blind but tnat
she can see you're inner hgure OF
man than / ever was"
J "But on an income OF two hundred .
year" s
Spooh!-the thing can De adJusteu
within ten minutes. shall be seeing
my solicitor in the morning. Do you
think that you could make her happy
on 500 pounds a year, GeorgeP Or
shall we say thousand?"
took UP my hat.
THAT" / said, "can be easily ascer-
tanned. Wait for me haitian hour.
Millicent had been staying with her
aunt, Lady Penyfeather. Her lady
ship. who is discerning soul, made
no excuses for leaving us tete-a-tete
in the library.
with excitement, looked superb.
caught her in my arms and kissed her.
george" she said, "as the future
Lady Fosdyke-and your aunt-your
aunt. George"
''NeverI" I said. 'I come with pow
ers to arrange an armistice and to ex-
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8Y WALT GRECO

The attentions that Tom was gently
guided into showing the guest seemed
spontaneous
The. night before Miss Sherwtn was
to return to her home, Mrs. Kent,
having sent her son and the young
woman out for moonlight stroll IN
the clear, cold beauty Of January
night, retired to her Spartan couch In
the sleeping porch, feeling that, what
ever the outcome might be, she had
done her best The sleeping porch, by
the way, was directly over the front
entrance to the house. Hope rose
high in her breast. as she went Sc
renely to sleep.
Some time later she awoke. The
first thing she realized was that her
sleeping cap had slipped from over
one ear. The second was that. owing
to this fact, certain sounds were
reaching her. There were two voices
one was soft and murmuring, the
other clear cut and distinct. Instant
ly Mrs. Kent was on the alert. Cast
ing aside all sense of honor, but re-
tanning her multitudinous coverings
as well as she could, she softly
ing of the porch. She could see
Miss Sherwins long pale face up
lifted to the sparkling winter sky.
II always wonder" Rhoda was say
ing softly, about other peoples
minds, their thoughts, don't you
know? If We could just know how
people feel-really, what they think
OF us, for instance, 1t would be won
derfully interesting"
Mrs. Kent felt pang OF remorse.
eff she does not marry him." she
thought, there Will be times when
she'll drive him mad with her senti-
mentality. She has no sense OF
humor; absolutely none. But she's
so-s6-prosperous." At this point
Tom voice broke the stiffness.
Sure" he was agreeing with the
young woman, obligingly. i've often
thought it,
Il wonder and wonder sometimes
Rhoda murmured on, about the i'm
preston that make on others. Now.
you, for instance. I can remember
my first Impression of you SO we'll.
I said to your sister that, had never
seen such splendldly shaped head.
1t indicates such mind, such intelli-
gence, such depth, don't you know?"
Tom was nothing If not agreeable,
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faithless; and, finally. had asserted.
III sudden descent to the par
tcular, that she, personally, was un-
loved and alone.
That had been merely the final drop
in the cup of her misery. Previous
entries in the diary (voicing her hab-
itual meditatfons), had declared that
she was Failure, with a capital f;
and that no one had ever understood
her.
The first Of these, being interpreted,
signified that having, without any par
lcular talent, and with no capacity
at all for continued effort, decided to
Express herself Capital Ed. by paint
ing. she had discovered that her first
two or three pictures were not up to
the level of Augustus John and had
thrown away her tools in disgust.
In that epoch the den had been
called the studio. Shortly afterward
1t became the writing room, the apart
ment where her father spent his days
laboriously compiling ponderous le-
gal tones.
For two or three mornings, when
she felt in the mood, she had sat
there with a sheet of paper before
her, chrontcling an occasional stray
thought; then. finding, to her surprise
that even the composition of prose
fiction involves some drudgery she
for her, and had fallen back on the
misanthropy of inarticulate genius.
Forthwith the writing room, alias
the studio, had become, to the mysti-
fication OF the servants, the den.
Before the M1santhropy became
rabid she drifted into a Set. There
were other Inarticulate Geniuses
there-quite lot of them. She even
found Brains and Breeding. Having
a natural leaning that way, and plenty
of time on her hands, she was soon
able to talk Soul States and the
Fourth Dimension with the best of
them.
Unfortunately, her sensibIlity was
so exquisite that she could not avoid
noticing that no one ever attended to
what she said. The rest of them.
like her, listened with fmpatience to
any one else's utterances, so anxious
were they to be doing the uttering
themselves.
That. partly, was what she meant
when she had said that on one had
ever understood her. Under the same
heading were comprised the additional
grievances that she detested her
lother and was unhappy at home.
1t was difficult to understand how
that mucous, well-meaning little old
lady, Agatha's mother, could excite
in anyone an emotion so positive as
dislike.
She was, It must be admitted, a
fool. Though Agatha was 80, she con-
tfnued to treat her like a child. As
for making allowances for her daugh-
ter's temperament. 1t would have been
difficult to persuade tho dear old
creature that nice women ever had
such things.
When, as was not uncommon at this
period, Agatha slouched down late to
t,-a,lrfa at with heayy-lidded evea au5
her mouth turned down at the cor
ners, having lain awake half the night
face to face with the misery OF ex-
istence, her mother was safe to in
ouIre whether she was sure she
hadn't eaten anything the night be-
fore which had disagreed with her.
Agatha yearned to leave home and
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don't mean the vote" for caught
the CLEAN of battle In my uncle's eye
-"she hasn't the right to ask mem
Der of the opposite sex to marry her.
Or rather. she hadn't before the club
came into existence.
But any member Of the R. T. p.
may, without losing caste in any way.
take her fate into her own hands with
regard to any of the honorary mem
bers And the men, let me tell you,
are glad to join, since only girls re-
garded as eligible in every way are
permitted to assume membership.
Members are placed in rotation
upon what is termed the Active List
Each is given 10 days in which to pro-
pose to the honorary member upon
whom she has set her affections.
eff by the end of that time she has
failed to meet the situation, she is dis
missed the club with ignomtny. IT, on
the other hand, the man should fail
to respond, he must give excellent rea-
sons for not doing so. failing which,
full particulars of the case are sent
to every paper in London.
But. from the merely masculine
point of view"
1.-THE honorary member has the oe-
lightful uncertainty of never k S1 yl1l
whether OF when a lady member mas
vuIgarly speaking, set her cap at nlIrl'
Nor does he even know who Is upon
the active list. The secret is as Jeal-
ously guarded by the committee as
the existence of the club itself. NOT
are we a mere matrimonial bureau.
There are some quite decent smoking
and billiard rooms. The honorary
member gets plenty of entertainment
for his money"
Even if he's a nonmarrying ba-
ronet of 5O?" said my uncle obviously.
we've a hundred older men, from
the Marques of Ealing downward, on
the list"
"But why did you Join2' His tones
were still ENORMOUSLY suspicious.
my dear uncle" said, you asked
me for panacea for insuffferable
boredom. l have done my best. If
the idea doesn't appeal to you, let US,
for heavens sake. say no more about
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IN COURSE OF TIME

sure" he said again. 'T know
Miss Sherwfn leaned forward and
looked up tenderIy into Toms eyes.
Wont you tell me-" she said.
what you thought Of me that first
time We met"
Toms frank eyes met hers frankly,
though with a puzzled look in them.
1t was so pathetically evident to his
mother, heroically freezing her chin
on the railing above them, that he
was trying his utmost TO think of a
proper reply. When his voice Hoated
upward it was crammed with happy
Why" he said, at thought
couldn't be sure about 1t for a min
ute-but 1 thought that you had the
longest nose ever saw on any girl"
The sound Of his ringing laugh
chilled what little warmth there was
left in his mothers blood.
Miss Sherwin left the next day.
The very sensible, charming girl
whom Tom married In due course of
time had no worldly possessions, but
she had a very keen sense Of humor-
which was we'll,