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U. s. District Court Ri fuses
To Hear q e! Proc eedings On
Injunction.
HRElUDGES SsIPRESENiT
-9asSs " sSt- ItS5 Sd.
: y Of @ ollusi IN j Again ii
Carried. i q Out J. i By City and i:
Dem ocratic Ring

The Fatrmont charter Injunction
case, brought IN the name OF Thos. f.
Raymond. Of Kentucky, to prevent the
holding of the city election as pTovid:
ed by thernewE charter came@up for
hearing In the United States District
Court at Parkersburg on the bill or
complaint and answer OF the city com
missioners yesterday, but the court
refused to further hear the case dur
ing the pendency Of the case In the
state courts, and a temp porarY injunc.
tion was not granted The effect of
this will be to stay the proc dings
under the restraining order heretofore
granted. II n
The same proce eedings were held in
| the Federal Court ass in thes Circuit
Court, the Dem mocratic ring carrying
out fully the plan of collusion 4 as was
charged In the Circuit Court proceed.
ings and $50 plainly outlined and aex-
posed by the stray paper found in the
ipapersiof the ease. Il
The 6bstruc ctionists did well to even
leave the case I'M statue quo, as it-sis
plainly evident to {all Who have given
the matter any though t from legal
standpoint that the Federal Court has
no jurisd sdictione in the case, and IT It,
had, the matters complained dsof in the
Haymondi btl1--7that is, the alleged un-
constitutional assessments,Sare3 fully
covered In the suit in the state court,
where the case all hinges upon the
second reading Of the bill In the SEN
ate s;5s:.s ;.s 4. Il
The plaintiff is complain iningf against
the new charter owing to certain pro-
visions for assesSme entS against prop.
erty that are identic llyi the same as
are found in the present charter and
which they endorsed and no attempt
is being made, or has been made. to
confiscatet Mr.. Raymond Is prop erty, as
Continued on Page TWo.)
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Austrians Defending City Of
I Gorilla Against Inyad-
ing Force.
.El!ERl.E ATTACK MADE.
Defenders Trenches Pro
tected With Armor and.
Underground Passages.

a&tBy Associated Prcss.) a,is Il
UDINE, Italy, via Paris, June 16.5-=--
Italian troops are continuing with
great vigor their attacks on the Aus.
trian positions at Gorilla. The Aus
rtrians are defending the town. from
the heights OF Podgora and from in.
visible trenches on Mount F'ortine. It
would appear the Austrians propose
to prevent the Italian march toward
Triest with the. threat OF Gorilla on
their left flank. s.
The Austrian trenches on this
front are protected with steel armor
and connected with underground pas.
'sages. Italian army officers describe
the Austrian action everywhere as
purely defensive, except in the Car.
mia zone where the best troops have
been concentrated apparently for an
offensive movement. III
Fighting is going on Aercely be-
tween the Inferno valley and 'Malbor.
geth. Italian reports declare that up
to the present the Austrian attacks
have resulted in failure.
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'T0.INVE!STI|.G.AT.E. N !. ] ! J. 9. I.
GERHARD \: I|.II CHARGES !. \ :.
Bernstorff's Envoy May Be
Head OF German Army
Supply Department.


WASHINGTON, June 16.-Publish.
ed scharges that, DIR. Anton Meyer;
Gerhard for whom the United States
arranged a safe conduct with the al:
lies, that he might return to Germany
with a personal message from Count
Bernstorff, German ambassador, was
in reality: DR.. Alfred Meyer, chief Sof
the supply department of the German
army, who. had Seen secretly in the
United States buying munitions of
war, are to be investigated by the
State Department.
Simultaneously another version OF
the story-that DR.. Alfred Meyer,
while passing as Meyer. Gerhard. has
been in the country and sailed as lat
ter for Chrlstiana incogntto also Will
be looked into. sg.t 9,is
State Department officials sand
members of the diplomatic ScorpsEhere
knew OF the story today only from
published reports. They recalled,
however, that at the personal request
of Count Rernstortf,, Former Seere.
tary Bryan asked the British and
French ambassad dors for safe condnct
for DR.. Anton NJ MeyerL4i ierhard. the rep:
iresentative of German Red Cross
|swhoEwas returning to Berlin ito carry
Isa peEsonal messag from the count
after the latter's aud dience WI ith Presi:
dent wilson In the mil ST of diplo:
mattS negotIat lions with Germany:
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Druggists Want
Rigid lie egiislationL!!

cLARKsBURG, June 49, Business
sessions featured the program today
Of the west Virginia Druggists Assoc
citation which is convening in this
city. -
Asbaseballt game will be. played this
afternoon between the druggists and
travellers with a dinner at q o'clock.
IA buffet luncheon will be served to.
night at IL o'clock.
An address by President John r.
Elson, OF Wellsburg, in which he ad:
svocatedTan endorsement of the Ste:
'yens cutrate competition bill pending
in Congress, and asked for a state
law to prevent the issuance of drug,
gists' licenses to! anyone not a regis
tered pharmacist, featured the open
ing session here OF the convention.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Eison
calls on each member of the associa-
tion individually to write each West
Virginia member OF Congress and
urge passage of the Stevens bill.
Following appointment Of committl es
the convention adjourned yesterday
for amusements and social functions,
including card party at the Country
Club, a bowling contest and a recep-
ton tonight at the residence OF Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Haymaker.
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Williamson / CASE
N SUPREME COURT
Interesting Arguments Are
Pres din Gity's Char
ter Case

: 4
GIIARLEsToNs ~ Wa June 1g.-
THAT the time has come when the
courts should apptoaeh the considere'
jtions Of an act ok the legislature with
less OF the awe and difference sup.
posed to be due tlss solemn action Of
a coordinate braneh ot the govern
iment and give II only the attention It
deserves on its merits, wus the dec
5iaration ot Hon, Tayior vinson Of
Hunting ton today IN arguing the VII
fIiamson cahrtef case before tho sd
spEsenes court Of appeais
If yfnsons appeared with Campbell.
Brown land Davis, ol Huntington, aud
WilesS and Bias, ,Eof Wi hanson. for thn
council of Wiliiamspn ~ attacking
the Sconsti tituti tionaIitY ~ the charter
passed at the regular session OF tho
1915 15SleEislature! This charter changes
the form OF goyernment IN Wilneu1.
son and aconfers on tile governor ut
the state the power 70 appoint loi
two year term, the ave commlallor'
yers who are 10 admInister the a1rrt
OF the city, II thus takes away from
the itizens for that period. the right
of self government
The case was submitted late i.-
sterdays afternopn, following series
OF the most interesting arguments o.
la sconsti tional question that rHr
been heard before the court In year,.
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Mayor William Thompson Is
Selected AS the Third
Arbiter. \.
II,0g0ZBAGE Al. WORK +.I!.
End Of SI5ab bor Trouble Came
After 9 Confe erence Last
Ing Is Hours.

f3yB BAssociated Press.)
CHIGAGO June 16-The strike Of
1870 street car men was called off
shortly after, i've O'clock today. All
points at issue will be settled by ar
httration. Z,
0pefat ion OF cars on all lines was
to be resumed as quickly as the strik:
Ing mon could be- notified. The end
of the strike which has tied up cleo
trie transportation for two days, came
With the selec ctiong Of Mayor William
Thcmpson as the third member of q
hpafd ot arbitration, the main ques-
Officials of the company win select
an arbitrator BY Saturday, 1T was an:
ncuncea. w d NIahon, internationa.
president ofl street car mems union,
probably Will be named to represent
fhe men. The selection of Mayor
Thontpson came at the end of a IS
hour conference (which began yester'
day afternoon.
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.G'I0SITQ||F. F. living
is GOING HIGHER
Price Of 3 oods s tufts 5Ha as In:
creased Two sP Per Cent In
!. Last ear.
fBy Associated Press.l

~, F5t} sByt{Ass0ctAIeQ freSS. ~ Y glt5 r.
WAsHINGTo IN. June The cost
iofslixingf IS higher than ever before in
the United States as far as govern
sment statistics show and 4 increasing
each year. In 4Ethe " early cost of
filling the market basket OF the /, ,av:
:erageF- American working mans fam
!ily5increased f$6: :6S or two Z per cent
higher than it, was in ] 81 and $50,
s43sors 24sandE 81 0 per- cent igher5 than
1T; was in 1907 Zeal alculating3 3onSt the 'rela;
tive 9prtce on figures announc today
by the edera1 Bureau OF Labor sta
itistics asa result Of It's mostSrec
,inyestfg tions OF & retail prices. s.S.
These prices represent prices of Is
articles Saggrega ting pproximatelys2:3
ioflexpenditurel / for food by the average
working man;s family: The cost OF
.thesarticl cles i'm 1 913s was $3.50. 80, max
ing the 914 cost $S4 50 while i In
1907 sitEwass 1880. rs Calculating these
amounts at ,2:3 4 Of family food sexpen:
3dttures Z the otali pent for food sin
these tyearsSwouldS be In 4 81 g. $500 81: h
1914; $510!s7, and e 90 ~ 0;20:
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marion TEACHERS
TO GATHER AUG.
Date is Antounc ced For An:
nual Institute pairing
For Interes stiing3S ssion.
q :. =. u. I. 4.
-: - 8. Z IN

= A+ - - -
The Marion I County n acherss; In
stitute will open August 80. and be in
session five days, acc ordingS to an;
nonnceme entsE made today The insti;
ttutey this year will be- Held under the
direction of H omer 10. Toothman, the
county; superint end lent eIect, who will
succeed Nv. M. tkennedy whose term
OF Office expires Julys1 a, .i
II The institute will probably be held
this year in athe y N formal School build;
ing; although 5this has not as yet been
definitely decided, !. the Miller School
building being Salsoa unde considerat
ton. 81 It is pred dictedi Il that by August
80, the date Of the institute, that the
new pavement in F Fatrmont3 avenue will
probably be! completed: In this case
access to the Normal School would be
easy. s isS K \. 5.
More than 800 teachers win be in
attendance at the titutes including
a number OF, educat tors from other
counties for Marion county has the
reputation of holding the best sinsti:
tutess of any, county In this part of the
state and teacher come Y for many
miles to attend the local meetings.
-Four or Ave able instruc ctors, tfnclud;
ing an Instructor in music, will have
charge of the instfuct ctfon tof the
tfeacharH sjlf a lj.9 4 ,l H. ts.sl n ~,
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LONDON, June / g. The latest air
raid on the British coast was the most
fatal. Of all. zeppelins f1ewl over the
northeast coast Of Bnglanda dalast4night
This morning IS persons are dead
from missiles thrown down by the tiys
ers, and as many more are wounded.
Never. before has an air raid on Eng
land taken such a toll in human lie.
This. is the third in a little over two
weeks. .s /, z. s;;
! May! 81 was the date of the first
attack on London from the clouds with
fourSp Killed, and on June s.. the
east coast OF England was the scene
| of AN attack with FIVE tfatalities
In the eastern arena Of the fight
ing the Russian forces still are slow
Ilyf and ubbornly retiring. The lat
lest official news from PetrogradJ adj
iimits the withdrawal Of Russian troops
across the GalicianB frontier into Rus.
sian territory from Czernowitz, at a
point between the Kniester and the
Pruth. The same report sets forth
that German forces brought up near
tiJaroslau tund er cover Of heavy. artillery
fire, compelled the Russians to retire
for some distance on the light bank
l'of the River San after three days OF
desperate fighting: Y. y
OnS the iremainde err of the eastern
front the Russians are eiapparentlyEc con.
t!tenting themselves with repelling at
I'tacks OF the enemy; excepting on the
tyleft5 bank of the River T smentza, and
the River Stry, tributarie Of the
I,Kniester. where they claim to have
taken numerous prisonerss and ma:
chine guns and to Il have recaptured
villages swrested from them by the
ItAustrians! u 4, 34 V is5 sa is
ittlesneWsS comes to Eng gland from
the eSDardanelles,sw withs the except sof
Official ntimat lion that the Turkish
forces are Showing a sensible weak:
ening.
IssS On { the western front the lighting
during the past "a hours has been IN:
Edecisfve!i Acc cording Sto; Paris, the most
Important activity has been con fined
| to the artill leryS and q wireless dis:
patch from Berlin relates the com:
Eplete failure Hof i6lent French In
fantryg attack to the mort of SArras.
Us LONDON June 4 .7=;T The French; en-.
bassyE today gave out statementS that,
y :
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Heat. and slligh:l 90. |:
VaHu d So ,486,, ,l.l!7'.. ;l.:L.l7 !.

PITTSBURGH, June Il s. operties
of the 5Manufac cturers Heat and Light
Company In Pennsyl wanna, West Hir;s II
igtnia and Ohio. are lued5 by chicago
experts at $22,4S6s IA n according ITO ttesy
.timonYs efore Nand eryort, feti; feti;
'eral master. appo nteds TO sh9sE cyl.
idence Ain the appeal the slighta COM
panyf ffromsa decisi lion sota tlssl vest ytr:3
iginia Public service GommIss sion low=
Leo well, general counsel sot the
sc0nuanys Spreseiitedia ias sUmmar show.
lingftHnt III company va ID its prop:
ierties at 81 49;;0 001 General Man
agerl Sullivan was the! primo ma wit:
ness stoday Va
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MAT Van d 3 Here
Eol ollnd III E.Io oriildla.
III ~ tl3.Ea.st

sSAs elegram was rect eiyed toda by
EProsscut ting fprneg STusca Morris
from Henry stuss chief Iof police OF
Daytohas Florida 3 sta ting that w. 81!
Sutton, ind icted by Ia Marion county
grand Jury four Years ago. siss In Day:
;tona. Sutton Wi Til several companions
lis: alleged to have eEent tered his ifeIsi
bedroom and beat her severely about
the back and legs wi ithS switch hes: Mrs.
Sutton cpmpla lined to the sprb cutting,
attorney, but short time fter;ai grand
Jury ind ctment was returned Sutton
and his he mad up and Ie ~ E'alr;
mont, Because Sutton had been tor:
given by his wife, no ge effort was made
to Sapprehen him, and nov that the
switnesses are sea tered his arrest In
!Daytoha viii not be dered.
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Protest ainst ].
Install LING Meters
tRs ssoacj \ a ted ! Press! e,:.;

etfkRLEsToN June Repre-
sentatIHes OF !ectrtcal companies
aiEoughoutSW West Virginia were before
the PJ.tIic Service Commission today
II teiation TO- the rules, which the
cemniss ion opposes for the regula-
ton of public utility corporations.
test With commission agains the com
pulsory fnstallatio ion of meters. They
declara 6 would cost them over ST.
100000 and In many instances would
not be practical.
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PATTON TRIAL IS.
AGAIN POSTPONED

Tttecases OF Fred Patton was placed
Ct the loot Of the Circuit Court docket
this morning by Judge VS.. Hay,
moud uponkmotion of Harry Shaw, at
torney rSthe defendant. This means
that the case will not be tried until
after the civil cases have been dis
posed Of. Mr.. Patton Is accused OF
having struck Andrew Ross on the
head With q hammer during fight
near q Fairmont livery stable recent
y.
Following the postponement OF the
Patton case 1T was announced that
TWO civil cases listed for trial today
had been compromised and that q
cDnpfomtse would likely be reached
On d Mfrd case IL the attorneys were
given q ffttl time. AS result Judge
Raymond dtsmis ssed the panel of jury.
men until Friday noraing, leaving to.
morrow to- dispoSe OF chancery bust.
neas which does not require a jury.
The frSt8 case reported comp-omis'
cd was that Of Carrie e. Lyons VS..
the FaifnontS Teal Estate. involving
damages amounting to 81, 900 alleged
to be due tie plaintiff because Of dirt
Jumped upon q lot. The case had
been tried here and taken to the SUI
prenie Court which issued an Sorder
making another trial there necessary
III case asscnmpromise 81 had not been
reached.
TWO ejectme enti cases OF Gutlford
Flnharty VI. Thomas Efaw were dis
rllssed ati5 the cost OF the defendant.
Tie sniss were to settle disputes re
81 :ifnE the ownership OF land in
Hstong distrlct.
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15INLLED|NIZERREL|lI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
9IDEAlA[ karlsruhe
.Projje Start Fires Bmtigh Cities.
Many are Seriously Wounded
BY Bombs From Clouds
RUSSIAN -EQRGES ARE RET!R!NGI!N &AlICIA
German Army Advancing After Three Days Of Stubborn
Fighting On River British Army Takes
German Trenches At LaBasse.
lRx Associated Press.


England evening dropped
persons
slightly n
this by aeet
town.
raid London May
have brought
Which indicate
determination fighting
btrden ooyd se co'sy
localities
%
killing 10 and
Engand follows
onslaught within "a hours.
LONDON h.s sa s
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Former Billiard
Champ Cuts Wife

CBy aAssocia ted gPress.) tft5
CH1CA0; June i a1vtn. Demar.
est, former national amat teur billiard
champion, 4 attacked \ his wife with "a
pocket knife today and slashed his
own throat. His mother who attempt
ed to restrain him, was cut In the
hand. Husband and wife were taken
to a. hospital: Their ditions are
declared by ambulance police to D be
TGoI.i an q s5s ~ n i4s \ II \
a3sts At the I. .Hanemann pspitals Mrs:
Demarest.s wound were said to Sbe
serious: The two osinch blade pocket
knife entered thefS Sthroat several places.
EDemarest was mot seriouslyE 3 hurt and
was removed from the shospit tai to the
|inhrmaryA OF the house OF Id detention. 4
Mrs. IA. ones and gdaug ter Hell
en- and Miss slIpnta Faust have areturn:
ed from lAiorgant ntow1s where they at
tended the Commence cement exerciseR.
ISMrs Paul Jones, son sof Mrs. IA N,
Zones, vas one Soft the stude dehts ssscurs
ling d diploma
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& I4ONDON,s June q The French EN-.
bassySt day gave out atementS that!
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British forces yestetday Ind carried
notherilfne or Gernian trenches 70 th.
west ofsLaBasse.
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hers. N, j "a Z. n .I.l,..,l.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
GERMANS STILL WINNING

LONDON, August 17.-The Bavar- ians have succeeded in wedging them selves into the Russia front northwest of the Brest-Litovsk line which is al most directly east of Warsaw but slightly sOutherly from a straight line east and west. Von Mackensen is now advancing along the Bug river north of the Bavarians. Yon Hinden- burg has successfully attacked away to the northeast towards the Baltic and is advancug near KOvnO. The Russian lines between the Narew and Bug rivers have been broken and the army of the czar in that quarter is falling back. The gigantic man euvers are apparently only coming to a head and the fate of the NIuscOvite forces cannot yet be told.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
(Later)

MARIETTA, Ga, August 17.-LeO Frank was hanged by the mob to a tree in sight of the home of Mary Phagan today. His kidnappers sue ceeded in eluding the authorities after they had taken the wretch from the penitentiary and Frank was dead be- fore the officials of the state were aware of his location. As Frank was hOisted to the tree the rope opened the wound in the throat which had been caused by the man who tried to take Franks life in prison and blood poured over his body, making one of the most horrible sights ever witness ed. Hundreds fOcked to the place to view the dangling corpse.
 The sheriff was absent from the district and the coroner remained en- tirely inactive so that suspicious have been aroused that they were parties to the awful plot. After the crowd had voted to permit an inquest the body was cut down.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
MAY CROSS TO TURKEY

ROME, August l7.-ROumania, Bulgaria and Greece are now worried by reports that Germans are about to reinforce the Austrains to deliver a tremendous attack on Servia with a view to crushing that country quick ly and trying to froce a way through Servian territory to get ammunitiOns and endorsements to the Turks. It has been reported since the Russian defeat in Galicia that Servia is to be the next scene of the concentrated Teutonic attack and everything now indicates that the report was cOrrecI.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
Lost Sight or

EATONVILLE, August IT. - The mob that kidnapped Leo Frank from the penitentiary has been completely lost sight of. Posses are out securing half the state in search, but not a clue to the whereabouts of the un- fortunate Frank or his captors has been obtained. It is now supposed that when the mob headed for this part of the country they did so just to put the authorities off the scent and that they are now in some distant place and that Frank has already been lynched.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
LEO FRANK TAKEN FROM
 PRISON AND LYNCHED

there by the mob which tore him from the jail last night.
 Seventy men, with extraordinary daring and cooIness, covered the war den and superintendent of the prison at their homes last night with revoI- vers and compelled them to keep quiet while others of the mob proceeded Co the prison itself and oyerpowered the guards. Frank was then taken from his cell and brought to where auto mobiles were waiting and he and his kidnappers were last seen racing in the direction of Eatonville. One Of the mob was heard during the holding up of the prison to say that they would place Franks body in the grave of his victim, and there is not the slightest room for doubt that Frank is now dead man. He had just left the hospital, where he had been placed by the wounds inflicted on him by another prisoner who at temnted to murder him because he believed him guilty of Mary Phagan's death.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
TO INVADE FINLAND

LONDON, August 17.-The Ger mans are now preparing to invade Finland with the hope of gaining the support of the people of that country in the war against Russia. There is also said to be a hope on the part of the Germans to secure the sympathy of Sweden, Norway and Denmark by this campaign should autonomy be of fered to Finland as it has been offered to Poland. Indeed, it is stated that Germany contemplates nothing less that the placing of Finland under the Swedish flag or, rather, under the protection of the other Scandinavian nations,
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
PLOT TO BURN
 PANAMA FAIR
PARIS POLICE DISCOVER ONE OF MOST AMAZING CON-
 SPIRACIES IN HISTORY.

PARIS, August 17.-The police of this city have discovered plot which had for it's object the dynamiting and burning of the Panama Pacific expOsi- ton. The full details have not yet been given out but it is known that the conspirators had so arranged that during the excitement of the dynamit- ing and fire they could loot pearls and other valuables valued at two and a half millions. Much secrecy is being maintained regarding the other facts connected with the amazing plot.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
Governor DepIOres.

ATLANTA, August 17.-The gov- ernor was informed immediately of the Kidnapping of Frank and ex- pressed the greatest regret that the people could be guilty of such law lessness. He expects to be severely censured for not having taken greater precautions when he was aware of the bitter feeling of the public at the communication of the death sentence on the man who is now in the hands of a vengeful crowd.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-17
MEXICANS SURROUND AND SHOOT U. s. TROOPS
TAFT THINKS WAR SURE

ST. LOUIS, August 17.-FOrmer President Taft stated the opinion here last night that intervention by the United States in Mexican affairs has now become necessary. He seems to think that it would be far better for this country if We could avoid it and he uttered an appeal to the heads Cf the government to go slowly. He al- so stated the belief that the United States would require an army of quarter of a million to suppress tho Mexicans.