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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-28
EDITOR MAKING
STUDY OF CITY GOVERNMENT

Antonio c. Torres. member of the
Philippine assembly and special rep
resentative of the Filipino daily Van
guardia." is in Reno making a study
of the government of the city.
He is paying particular attention to
police mthods in the smaller cities or
the country and his observations viii
be embodied in a report TO the legis-
lative bodies I'm the Philippines.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-28
EARTHQUAKE LECTURE AT
NIXON TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The lecture of Prof. Jones on Earth
quakes will be given at 2:l5 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon, in the Nixon, in
stead of in the evening, as previously
announced
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-28

Forty coupons and $2.4s gets you a
42 piece LIMOGES CHINA DINNER
SET, or 20 coupons and $2.9S. We give
syca coupon with each 25c purchase.
Remember, you can get So to s. din
mel set here for $2.4s, besides saving
money ON every purchase. We sell for
less. Why pay moref
EAGLE DRUG CO.,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-28
NEW FALL MILLINERY

Mrs. A. Prince has on display the
new fall styles of millinery.-adt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-28
AUTO SERVICE

Will take passengers any place, at
regular rates, using 40 h. p. Case car
J. B. LAWS,
-advt. TeleJhone 1874.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1915-06-26
Pullman Porters hold their
first weekly meeting.

New York, Juue q. The
Summer session of the pullman
porters weekly began Sunday
morning June Goth liza m. at
Mott Haven yards New York
City. There was a large number
Of pullman porters present from
schools of every section Of the
country. The meeting was a
very interestion one. The prin-
cipal address was delivered by
Rev, M Edmonds of Va. Union
Theological Seminary. Among
the others who spoke were
Rev: M. C. White, Davis of
va. Union, Mr.sM. M. Snowden
ofNew York City agent for the
continental casualty. Co. at
Mott Haven yards and Mr.. Will
lam L. Bryant Of State College
of South Carolina at Orangeburgs
Bryant made a very interes-
ting speech and many expressed
their. hopes that he would sbe
with them the following Sunday.
He is a porter of this Cleveland
district. & Z
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z~lcoEUM BlA. sc. SATURDAY. JUNE 2e. 1915

land Of plenty for our truck
farms, especially the cabbage,
farms have yielded an hundred
fold for fkfey have. actually been
sold for s25Scent per wagon load
and even given away by the
loads to get them off the lands.
Miss Louise Butler is visiting
in Augusta.
Miss Emmie Allen who has been
taking a special course in music
for the past two terms at Pain
College. Augusta is at home again
to the delight Of her many
friends sssss; stas. lsiss4, y,
s On the third Sunday our pull
spit was graced with sthepresence
Of Rev. G SR. Mallog, a. SH:B. D.
And the sermons he preached
while here will not soon be for
gotten for. :theysWere filed with
the Holy Ghost, so nauch SO that
our hearts burned sWhile,this man
ofEGod preached. s:sssl
Mrs. M. B. Eve, Mfs: Sallie
Cowen and Miss Gerdes Nix leave
this week for Flor once to attend
the Woman's State pnyention.
/, Mr.. Jas. Green gKdNaeacon w.
w. Ryan returneaSFrid from
Charleston wheresthey have been
for .several>monthB Semployed by
the governments
ss Mr.. John Morris the Asst.
sup't OF the city's water and
light plant has been in complete
charge for the: past month or
more, on account of the illness of
the Supt. and the whole of Barn
we'll and especially the colored
people are proud Of the way in
which he handles the plant.
Miss Louise, Gardner of Allen
dale was the guest OF Miss
Emmie Allen last week.
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from thet Palmetto Medical AS
sociation land the State Business
League "a standing CT rmmittee
was organized with DR.. J. H.
Leevy of Florence. chairman,
and Prof., BENZ. F.. Hubert OF
Orangeburg, secretary. This
committee!is empowered to wait
upon. the governor of the state at
some time to be arranged by the
secretary and lay the claims of
the Negro boy before him and
solicit his support in the cam
paign to be waged for this much
need ireformatory. Committees
will be appointed in every county
of the state who will wait upon
their representatives and secure
their cooperation in the efort5to
be made. s:
Much can be said in praise of
the way Darlington entertained
the delegates. The delegates
one and all were of the opinion
that the federation had never
been so we'll entertained before.
Mesdames Collins, Gordon, Jen-
kins and the pastors of the
churches Revs. Callahan, Scott,
and Rev. Perrin with the host of
others who assisted, seemed
never to tire in trying to make
things pleasant for the visitors.
The slogan for the coming year
is "A club in every town and
community of the state, and
these clubs represented at the
meeting in Columbia June 1916.
On to Columbia in 1916! What
club will carry the best report?
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DOTS FROM GREENWOOD.

The Queen Els tn er Cantata
given at Mt. Pisgah a.. M. E.
church June 9 was quite. 5a sue
;eessSa HaslaaAt local. talenhplayed
their bsTSs~ elfarac
ters N
Esther the Queen, Miss Necie
B. Nance. ~ 20:
Ahasuerous King, MIR. Thee
Lynch.
Mordecal, DIR. Minus,
Hcn:an, Mr.. Cecdwir. .:s
Zeresh, Miss Sadie Perrin. /
Prophecies, Miss Melrose La
grown and others give credit to
their parts. They relied the sum
$51.O0. -
Mrs. jackson of.Aiken is guest
of Mrs j. V. Stewart this week.
Janett Moore, the promis-
ing son of Mr.. *and Mrs Mack
Moore, departed this life June
10 and buried Sunday. Our sym
pathy goes out to the bereaved
famify.The -decase was q mem
Der of thefK of P.
Mr.. Walter Moore Of Birming-
ham Ala. was called home to
the death of his nephew. s. s.
| Prof. j. w. Sanders of Till
son college Austin, Texas, is
the delightful guest of Miss
Mayne Williams. .l .
F. Moore of Mt. Pisgaf
A. M. E. church was elected
delgate to the electoral college
, which will ctnvene in. this city
( July z. ..&Sss.
Little Miss Jimmie William!
has gone to spend a few week!
with her grand mother, Mrs
,n,a Gernelia Robinson near Ware
MsamHattie Weir leaves thi
wed IS the mountains.
P. Robinson of Donald:
spent Sunday in the city CUES
of his Mrs. Caro- Williams, 36
New Markett street.
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.BARNWElL news.

Basnwell, June 2Ss D the
second Sundays Rev.'HB. Levister,
B. D. of Orangeburg filled the.
pulpit Of the RattaaSslsss1: Baptist
church and preaeRedfa powerful
sermon bothSm mornings Tsahd might
which wereHery much senjo Dyed
by a large Congregation.
Mrs. M aRHEve visited ina lem
dale last Week and while there
she paid an official call on sthe
Allendale Household of Ruth
and gavetthamS some helpful in
formation. 73:s Z. s!Et ,:.
In Barnwell c ounty we ean,i
deed say we 6are living In the
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BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM GAFFNEY.

Gaffney, June 2.-On the 9thd
and 10th. inst. Morning STAN
Chapter number thirtSSns.O. E
S, were entertained by the Grand
chapter of the state, Sir Knight,
Bro: p: j. Sawyer and Hon ladM
grand officers were at their post
eXcept Hon lady Il a ( NElskA q
ofsSpartan burg Wt19'Was absenr
on aceount OF death: in;tt1e tam.16(
iy.s The pubic services at Du
ton ll' chapel and g Limestone. AZ We're
atreat5 to the people, OF tha @ty;
The eteYs Y! e f'Sskre :sses and
sllsSA Assslms knew na Hro well
coM1s 4.Isstors s.I to the city . 8; s
h sSkeyssg sseS eatY; sO.&Allen3'
andSEE9l dE9l lEsSlms. Weress we, pastors
WIG S. ttsnd!e rs g! ne yBaptlst state
conxengs9 IN; IN tseWperry IS: v. 'e' from N
s1alI!ney y! II S s::A sa = !, &
NlesanIlass IS ~ !aliney e aslu
1eaIy w saANzliels seo5.iiulioW ~
ne me y y o15.fsknapslse Wi s.aee Soitvei'
'l1I! ~, a' niolS.sSs: ~ a,.n,,oo
ne co.GIssSSeg1eva 3IsaasI.SAss 0tSioH;. a;..
tbunes,Miat;aits s,1s,i TSs so9o ta
/ - @ III IN Hs,;1xaslb{aT sl,{ r hv Rav Richard
i CCf!s s,sSsii M aI2 II ct ali in terest.
fiEaashsG;;,, now for another comfy
,EYs;r 81: -. go. -. -
AsssSast week WAS one of interest
ai'I;tI the neonle If the civ II, The
a;nsta,Iatinn If Rev TO Allen
nf Greanv;ile as nastor If Rethel
Rant;st church Great sarnoons
and. Sneeches of weIconoe were
ns.assxn walcominu Rev Allen in
\ fmiss9Sfdst. Dr.. A. *. SINS, and
I ays r p Raatv left M stones
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NOTES FROM STATE COLLEGE.
State Teachers Association
and State Farmers to meet
at College during Sum mer
Session.

Orangeburg, June 20, Each /,
day brings letters of inquiry about
rooms and accommodations ats
the Summer School, which willS
open Monday June %. Reduced.
rates have been granted on the
coupon ticket plan by all railroads
in the State for the occasion, and.
persons expecting to attend
shuold ask for these rates upon
purchasing tickets. 1t would be
we'll for those living at stations
where coupons tickets areynot
sold to inquire of the agents for
them at least three days previous
to the time of departure, SO that
the ticket form might be had
when the time for the trip
arrives.
The College has become an all
the-year-round place of instruc-{
ton. Two weeks after the clos
ing of the regular session a
kindergarten was opened. and
has been attended by large
number of children. These little
folks will compose the Practice
School for teachers in the sum-
mer session, affording them ideas
of work to be done in the lower
grades of the rural school, which
most Of them teach. At the con-
elusiop vol. the SUM ner= session a
:fHHerE course. school of Agricul-
i tt1re Will be opened for the bene-
.Eftfof farmers who will be able
sE$t0 give time to this instruction
Iafter they are through laying by
;Etheir crops.
i !The State Teachers Associa-
4 4 t;e., 8 vii! meet during the summer
jlsession, the dates of July 21-23
Ahaving been set aside for this
2|purpose. An excellent pragram
Eof papers and addresses has been
! tarranged, and those who attend
q WILDE greatly benefited. Dele
II gates to the National Teachers
I Association, which meets at Gin
2 cinnati July 9th. will be chosen
: at this meeting. So
{ The State Farmers will gather
lat the College July 9th and dig:
cuss problems connected with
r rural schools and farm economics;
! The attendance at this meeting
] is expected to be large and gener'
! al.
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l.c:

8 .hs.il Capital City Civic League
members are coEd'ally inXited to
bepresent at the regular mpnthly
meeting, July 2 1915 at Martins
Halt I'LL Westinghouse. }Bish-
oiVsyVp:; D. chappeff4Y AM:, D.
Devil address us2 on Che, s,situa.
tNM # fthe day. All mensand dwo-
Mare solicited b come and hear
SsSae j. R. NOVEL; president.
s Sihon, secretary;
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JOSEPH MIA.lGAN DEAD


), sprii1nagaalaa fune. 1s.-Mr.
gose eph1 lived a consis- asis ;
Id the. faitl our Lord. ReNS
;JaC. Giinors8ef, ColumbiaEIa
Tor, preached The fupeff ss5szs;
w. Raiford ex-pastor alsH apgI
a part in the burial cs1 M as
His many friends will nta hiIl Il,
He,left two sons athra aauk s.
;ters, four brothers. EfiiIs III s s. $
and a. wife toRnanl,r. Ells ~
Robert Milligan ls
brother of the daEHaaaae5 ae5
down to attend the :
New York. There's
one thousand people
the buria#of the decea IS
CropsXare looking glMell sin this
part OF, thetcountry. The ESunday;
tschooI Nand l church. sares megina 8
upward since our.new w pas
t'Rev. ,J Gilmore hag ~ =
with U.s.. III III Il y le Goibjtt p
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elimination against which it was
aimed, the result might
arise tn at as a cones
quence of the striking down
of a discriminating cause a
right of suffrage would be enjoy
ed by reason of the generic char
acter of the provision which
would remain after the discrim-
ination was stricken OUT
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BAPTIST S. S.. AND B.
%Y.P. u. C0Nv|E|;, ]

Important Informati0 Con
corning The Convei1tion
To Meet At Beaufort Next
Month. :1$
Darlington, June The Ex-
ecutive Board of the SNS. andlB.'
Y. P. u. Convention Vat its last
sessionset apart the first Sunday
in July as rally day for theS Sun
day schools of the state. &E1
means of raising more money fbr.
|the work Of the con ention, the
Eboard asks !; further that each
Sunday school off, the state ob:t
serve the-irst Sunday in July
as special convention day; hold
ing special exercises touooing on
the work of the State SIS. Con
vention. The board asks further
that the money raised in this
special rally be sent to the Cont
vention which meets at Beaufort
1918. The board sets it's mark at
one thousand dollars Let every
school rally that this amount be,
raised at this coming conventio4.'
This can be doneif every school
will do it's duty. ~
The following persons have
pledged; Rev. J. G. White $25,
DR.. H. M .@Moore; $25, Supt. 0,
E. Manigault; $25, Mrs. Ellen
Curtis; $25. Rev. J. H. Walker;
$25 Miss M. j. Brock; $25, Prof.
George Pegues; $25. DR.. J J.
Durham; $25, Rev. S j. Rice,
$25, E V. Avery; $25, Rev. D:
IF. Thompson, SIS, Rev. A. H.
IPinkney, Greenwood SIS. :"
20 The program for the convent
Won has been published in the
papers and notices are being
sent to each participant. We
lArge that each one selected by
8Ebard do his or her duty. not
fonly to be present but putting
! his very bestinto the task in or;
A.efF Il aC the EsconVention might
.Ebe, a great spirit t1al and intellect
1al: feast. = Letino one hesitate
Sttenasthis convention on &C
I count of fears of. fever; there is
J, no danger of fever at Beaufort
Beaufort is really a health resort.
IRportRnt as to railway accom-
dHti6ns;
i feis advisable that delegates
going to Beaufort travel on block
tickets. All delegates above New
berry should meet at Greenwood
and 90 from there to Beaufort
over the C. and.W. C. r. R. ar.
rangements will be made for 9
special carSozer this line, The
, president, av "a. M. Moore
will see to purchasing of bloch
tickets. Write him if you are
! going to Beaufort.
! All delegates who are goine
;. through Columbia should pur
> chasaSa block; ticket from Col
: unlk TO Beaufort. Rev. J. c
range hts at that point.
! All aelegates Of the Pee De
!, SecClOn Will; purchase q DIOcl
. ticket to Beaufort. The write
= will make arrangements at tina
! point. 55%l
= y Ministers who use permits ar
= requested to travel on ~ blocl
- - ticket where they are needed t
~ help make out the number: TIL
e e rate will be the same. s
u If any school cannot obserN
I. the first Sunday in July as;srall
Z, day, the board asks the secon
q be used. We urge thatfever
ioeIiIa1nion- eII be represented by, delegat
'p or letter. Morris Collegeas houl
le be especially remembered b
J. every school; foreign mission
'e should not be forgotten by an
IS one. For further informatio
ID write the president or correspond
IN ing secretary.
n Rev. H. M. Moore, president
m Anderson.
n Rev. VIM. Howard correspont
le secetary. Darlington.
= = RhRNWFlI NEWS
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1915-06-26
sCREN| .MEET|NbDf COL. {.
a ! 'lOREl lsX0MEN OF STATE
ever hundred Women
1athsr1s At Darlington In
The Fifth Annual Session
I OF The Colored Women's
Clubs.--Next> Annual Ses-
sion Will Be Held In Col
umbia June 1915

sion Will be Held In Nol-
umbia June 1915.
Orangeburg, June 22, With
the falling of the presidents
gavel and the Singing God be
with you till we meet again."
ended the greatest annual meet
ing Of The State Federation of |
Colored Women's Clubs, in the
history of the state. Darlington
celebrated in gala fashion The
successful ending of the meet
.ings by. giving a great banquet
Friday night.
The. reports showed nearly |
$4,000 raised for all purposes
during the fiscal year. Over $500
were raised for educational pur-
poses. There were 50 clubs re-
porting this year, where only a
boat half SO go2p,y reported last
year. Maof minent visitors
were n (m>, all parts Of
of the, order states.
~Spl were read by
WI given careful
study y9e federation work.
President Marion B. Wilkinson's
annual address was a master
piece Mrs. Anna Andrews.
paper on recollection of the Ma
tional Federation that met at
Wilberforce was fine. Mrs. N.
H. Collins paper on Why The
Federation ? was all that could
be desired. ..=
The Sunlight Club of Orange
burg led all other clubs of the
state in the amount of money
raised during the year, showing a
total of $473. Charleston was a
&lesa gg With Saa 13s y i;
4 ate the amount aid Hind of work
{ carried on by thes Federated
clubs Of the state ;Hhiess he were
present at'the. annual NEE etings.,
The Sessions. began with reports
! being made fro1n8c ciubs from ali
parts of the state. These reports
continued to come in until the
last meeting Friday. The conse--
.sratien Of these women as shown
: JySthbiT reports : is, marvellous.
!, One is.1nad@:to believeSthAtSat
slasE Sasf of the state antd
the&aE.E;, 'Snd have struck Ihei1
spsSaiRr'Ci c T. TWaahhsiasmS war g T &. the
Be- -. Floyd are tFacm n,,ast;an a tiatuos IS
+; @ Augusta" srate1 Cl,ibs
MaasSssE gsH ss6VeEe owes g. as as the:ssa; saas
aEst aEsatssISoyesz be se % - .ileasssl 'sgsssss
! ,s14o other org gaTniization. iinsthe
State; c6nnnc cts /. iitts.si bushes 81
such a high plane Of effcie 81
does the State SF ed Grafton it1il stt1l
womeikseem to, ,8SihaVe prof tadA!!
the tssgtakes Siof the ii mmellSs 8iis BIZ
leasesEsssakRsSs sssks lAst together. trans
,t.acsK IS SilIii buSiif rapidity, with
sSssonK ] siSl tiIismfIan exings feature
:IsAtllafAo qIfftsfi Us sss iaes & hny the larg
Tgatheringsshf fine ehsS ssssSrrs J;
Souf G5afoli lina ssmso,ili sSss hav,
taken a q foremost part n'the grea
SsWpr * S. ss Is i, E resYiving the tRura
! Schools .sof the state. Long ag
!. Her women Of great vision an
i foresig Ii tsz saw that in orde
8; ss!tO. have "a; superior civilization
- built upon a firm basis the.child
s4ren must be trained n Rerly i
their primary schools. y cars
/. ;Sf,1l investipati0nE revealed 9Th
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-04
How TO Fight tuberculosis

In a paper read last year before
the Dexnr County Medical Society
and published in part In the Louis
willie medical ProEreSs." DR.. J. W.
Cnrhart, of San Antonio. Texas. n
physician who hnA devoted much
time TO the study of Tuberculosis,
Naid; "Since lime salts constitute
threc-fOurthH Of all the mineral sub
stances of the human body, they
must be supplied in the foods or
supplemented In mineral prcpnrn-
lions, or natural RtnrS alton tenAueA
with tuberculosis unchecked. The
widespread and unchecked spread OF
Tuberculosis and other preYentnblc
diseases II due largely to the de-
cnIcifIed (lime lackinEl conditions of
muititudeH throughout the civilized
world.r
Thus from another authoritative
medical source comes Justification
for the use Of lime in the treatment
OF tuberculosis.
Since this Is one OF the ingredi.
ents OF Eckman's Alternative. much
OF the success attending the wide
spread use OF this remedy doubtless
is due to the combination of this
snlt in such a way as to render II
easily assimilable. II causes no
stomach disturbance, and since II
contains neither opiates. narcotics
nor habit-formlng drugs, II is safe
Eckman's Alternative has effected
remarkable results In numerous
cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis
fconsumptlon) and allied chronic az.
fections OF the throat and bronchial
passages. In many instances such
conditions. apparently, have yielded
completely to It.
In case your druggist 10 out OF
II. ask him to order, or send direct
to us.
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-04
WARRINGTON NEWS

Fairview, are moving here and will
live In the Dancer apartment house
, on Locust street.
Mr.. S. Klotz. OF Pittsburg, was here
on business Monday.
Miss Olive Magee returned Sunday
after visiting relatives in Sistersville.
Guy Clayton was at Hundred Tues
day
Mr.. Joseph Phillips, of Cameron,
was here on business Monday.
Mr.. Frank Hathaway, Of Clarks-
burg, was the guest of friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. II. c. Koontz. of Pittsburg, was
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Cuppett, OF
Clarksburg, were visiting here Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Lazear and son,
Glen, left Tuesday on visit to rela.
tives at Sistert'ille.
Jacob Sentlinger, Jr.. of Phlladel-
phia, was in the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert have moved
to Fairmont
w. G. Cunningham and Henry Elig,
of Wheeling, were visiting here Mon
day.
Presscrs in the Bowers Pottery en-
joyed a day off Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Burt have moved
into their new bungalow on f. Main
street.
Matser Eugene Hill returned yes
terday to his home In Fairmont after
visiting at the home Of J. S. Hag-
gerty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold, Of Clarks-
burg, were here Sunday as guests of
Mrs. W. c. Berlin. Mrs. Griswold is
former Warrington resident.
Miss Bessie Volker, of Wheeling,
is the guest of friends here.
Miss Opal Hopewell is visiting
friends in Cameron.
Mr.. G. l.. Mason, of Moundsyllle,
was visiting here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Furbee, o.
Clarksburg. were guests Of Mrs. Sa.
rah Furbee on Locust street Sunday.
]. l.. Hawkins, of Columbus, O., was
visiting here first of the week.
The Misses Hartman, of Butler,
"a, WHO nave DeeH guests at Inc
home Of D. S. Hollabaugh on Marshall
street. returned home yesterday.
S. p. Gaynor, OF Wheeling, was in
the city Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Debendarfer
and children are on an auto trip 10
Appolo and Kittanning, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells and daughter,
Louise, returned yesterday from a
weeks stay at Mt. Lake Park, Md.
Miss Lorena Bee is the guest OF
Miss Neya Monrose, Her home is in
Salem.
E. l.. Peters, of Wheeling, is visit
ing here.
Mahlon Efaw and Frank Leech
went to Cameron Saturday by auto.
A. B. Simpson, Of Clarksburg, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. Johnson, of Uniontown,
Pa, visited his sisters, Miss Alkaline
johnson and Mrs. VIM. Clancy here
Sunday.
Mr.. R. j. Shilling, Of Pittsburg, was
the guest of friends here few days
this week.
Miss Grace Crowell, of Fairmont, is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-04

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. "A
battleship that no torpedo can sink
that will be one OF the first things
Uncle Sans newly created naval
board OF experts will consider.
Such battleship is badly needed
now, as demonstrated by the present
war, but the idea is not new. for Lou
is Gathmann, famous armament In
ventOr submitted his invention TO the
navy department some twelve years
ago-but vainly.
Gathmann for years has worked on
plans for a triple hull battleship that
could defy mines, torpedoes ana nIgn
explosive shells. During this time he
has sought TO get the navy depart
ment Interested in his plans, but his
idea was always ignored.
Recently, however. an experiment
was made with a torpedo charge
against hull construction represent
ing the latest United States dread.
naughts.
The torpedo charge sank the target
just az II would had 1t been our
newest and biggest dreadnaugnt-
and Gathmann again laid his inven-
ton before the navy department.
This time with some success.
In letters to Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, Gathmann said:
my advice to you, Mr.. Secretary,
is TO call halt on the war vessels
now under construction, because be.
ing not constructed nor equipped in
harmony with modern science. they
will he absolutely Of no military
value"