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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
'Templars Announce ce
Chris st1nas Pro gram n
HON 9. s.M,klNNE Will 3PREslpE.
!. AND Ho e.; N. .sao oWALTER -
VILE MAKE ADJ DRESS N


In accordance with the annual custom
ofthe Grand LODI Sc, knights lTemplars
Of America, the local Crusade Com
mandery!N g. knights Templars, will
observe Christmas day with aporopri:
ate Services to be held from 11.30 to
1900 o'clock nGhristmas morning
In the Masonic Temple on Jefferson
street. Invitation cards have been is.
sued to Masons and their families and
friends to attend this service. 4
Hon: o. S. Mckinney, Past Com
mander, will conduct the services, as,
sisted by Rev. W. /. Canter, acting
prelate. A ten minute talk by Hon.
B. M showalter, past commander, will
also be a feature OF the observance.
NJ. R. Frantz,. eminent commander,
is in charge of the services and the
invitations for the service were issued
IN the names OF Mr.. Frantz, Raymond
Haller. captain general, and Francis
E. Nichols, recorder.
The music for the occasion will be
furnished unde rthe direction of Harry
E. Enle and DIR. ]. E., Dowden. Z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
MRSD0MAN|'SBAB'Y|i. J
NOW M0TH|ER.LESS.
New Chapter Opens in Trag- !:
edySWith D Deathl of sFu-
gitive's Wife.

Mrs. Geneyieye Domani, aged 10, the
pretty wife Of Nicholas Domani, one
of the men who fed from his home
lin Merchant street. East Side, fol.
lowing the murder OF Anthony jschep,
9is, died IN the ohio Valley General
Hospital In Wheeling early this morn;
Ing, according to q nlessage received
today by Miss Margaret Mckinney,
secretary OF the Associated Charities
of Fairmont. Z essl;s
Mrs. Domani, a school teacher be,
fore her marriage, was In such dire
need following the disappearance OF
her husband that with her baby in
her r{arms she appealed to Prosecuting
Attorney Tusca Morris for lodging in
the county jail where she stayed one
night. On the following morning, Mrs.
Domani were turned over to the Asso.
ciated Charities Of the city and at the
direction Of Mayor Anthony Bowen.
they were. sent to the Florence Crit.
tenton Home for Young Women In
Wheeling by Miss Mckinney.
Mrs. Domani, however, was a vic:
time OF tuberculosis and the exposure
and hardship she suffered following the
flight of her husband aggravated the
disease. After entering the home,
where her gentleness and culture
made her general .fayorite, she be;
came seriously Ill and was transferred
to the hospital where she died. The
body will be inferred in asWheeling
cemetery at the expense ofGthe city
Of Fairmont. 1
The motherless baby, aged is
months, is still In the care Of Miss
Mckinney OF the local Associated
Charities who Is seeking a home for
the baby with "a family! able to care for
1T properly. ANY person interested In
adopting the babyishould communicate
with Miss Mckinney, at the city hall,
Monroe street.. ~ n q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
TRAVEL gTOiIRE
POINT SHOWS
Failing OFF
Those Who Do Come, How
ever, are Well Supplied
With Booze.
MUST TOTE ] PERSONALLY A!|IL.'[|.Y
Railroad Companies Decline
to Check Baggage that
Contains Liquor.
MUST TOTE PERSONALLY.

The number OF passengers going
from Fairmont to Point Marion has
fallen or three quarters in the past
"a hours. 1T is due. no doubt to the
fact that there is an, understanding
that liquors in excess Of half gallon
cannot be brought into the State and
the thirsty ones figure perhaps that
there Is little use in going to the
Point for that amount.
@. n. Mclaughlin. OF the general
baggage Office at Baltimore claims
that the statement printed in certain
papers that the new ruling did not at:
feet checked baggage is wrong. The
ruling does affect checked. and does
not AFFECT unchecked baggage.
Atlthe present rate of traffic there
should be coming into Fairmont about
$50 quarts Of liquor day, most Of
which passes through the city and
goes up toward Clarksburg.
Asithe new ruling will gradually be.
come plain to all, the average taken
for today cannot be said to be a fair
criterion of what the week will show.
The Baltimore and Ohio will not ac.
'cept for checking purposes any arti.
Gle OF baggage which contains liquors
Of any kind provided they know it.
This has been the ruling since the
state went dry.
Train loads Of passengers coming
from the Point yesterday were amply
supplied with suit cases bearing labels.
When asked concerning 1t, the con.
ductor stated itswas none of their bus:
mess what the passengers have in
theif cases and that they have no In.
structiops to ask what the baggage
contained. 4 AZ n "a !, 3;
Whstherathe falling of In the Point
Marion traffic lis duet the new ruling
or to an acct dent will Jbe proved later
Id the week whens figures on the tray.
e1ers and estimates taken sof, 4 the
amount of booze being carried! Z M
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
MANY Names
MENTIONED.FOR
CITY SOLICITOR
Place Made Vacant by Ap.
p ointment of Walter
Haggerty.
POSITION PAYS $1,000
Has Been Suggested that No
One Be ppointedtoIt
Right Away.

The appointment Of City Attorney
Walter Haggerty last evening by
Judge w. s. Raymond TO succeed Tus.
ca Morris as prosecuting attorney for
Marion county, will leave! o vacancy In
the Office Of city attorney for which
there are number OF Bprospe ective APP
plicants from the ranks OF the faith.
ful in the Democratic clorganization, al.
though no formal applications have
as yet been filed.
Inyiew Of the small amount OF work
which the city attorney 10 called up
on to. do the salary OF 81 900 q year
makes the position an attractive DO.
litical plum which doubtless will be
given by the City Board Of Affairs to
one OF the younger Democratic attor.
neys who faithfully supported the
Democratic Organization during the
campaign OF last year.
The report current I'm iFairmont this
morning that in view Of the fact that
two Of the members of the City Board
of Affairs and the City Clerk were
lpracticing attorneys before being se-
lected for their respective Offices. A
city attorney is not really needed.
seems to have much foundation IN
fact.
9lny view. OF this number OF prominent
business men of the city have suggest
edithat, itywould be good business pol
icy, on the part OF the Board OF Affairs
to postpone the app pointment Of Q city
attorney ind efinitely thereby saving
the taxpayers Of the city $1,000 o year.
the salary received by MI. Haggerty.
On account Of the straig ghtened condi-
Etion. OF the city finances resulting from
;theserection OF the adj dition OF the city
hall and on account qf the unusual
amount OF costly work done by
the city In preparing the streets for
the parements ilatd out OF the district
bond Issue by the county court 1t 10
urged by many that the appointment
of the city attorney be deferred.
K When 1t was suggested to Mayor
Anthony Bowen this morning. how
ever, that the pointment be deferred
thereby saving the city $1,000 q year
for permanent improvement work, Mr..
Bowen said the plan was Impossible.
He declared that, according To the city
charter a city attorney must be ap-
pointed with reasonable promptness.
He said that while the board would not
act with undue haste an appointment
he believed should be made as soon
as the availability of the various
young attorneys OF the city could be
determined.
Despite the fact that no formal ap-
plications for the position have been
filed, friends of various Democratic
Continued on Page Tena
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Germany Afraid
to Make Amends
POPULAR OPINION AT HOME
! WOULD NOT APPROVE 1T
GOVERNMENT FEELS.
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Full set.
tlement Of the Lusitania case, ipclud.
ing reparation for the lives OF the
American victims, which. It became
known today. recently was near, has
been postponed by! the dismissal OF
the German naval and military attach.
es and American demands on. Austria
Hungary as a result of'the sinking of
the sAncona.
Consideration of the state OF public
opinion in Germany. because OF these
acts of the American government, ac.
'cording to reliable information receiv.
ed here, has caused officials in Ber:.
lin to decide that a settlement that
might be satisfactory to the United
States would not now meet with pop:
ular approval I'm Germany.
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ing the result with interest more in
tense than ever marked an election.
and the last possible vote will be
gathered for the final count. One
sure bet is that few votes will ssbeI
overlooked; that no part ,offthe field
covered by The West Virginlan will
be left unworked.
Under the terms Of tho final extra
vote offer, $4,000 extra votes Will be
given for each sl5 worth OF ,subscrip-.
tons sent in by or for o contestant.
There Is no limit to the number of
extra vote certificates a contestant
may secure. Sfi,y
Every subscription secured will
place you that much nearer the prize
OF your choice. II you feel that you
are already in touching distance OF
the goal for which you have been
striving, each subscription will make
your lead safer. Remember what has
been said repeatedly In these columns
during, the contest that it is better
to have a million votes too many
than not to have enough.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Water Main Bursts
on io5lnPalatin Hill

& y s~. : 81
e A water line burst last night Eon.
State street near Wiley and Feny
streets OF the Palatine Hill. The flood
extended all over the Palatine sec.
ton and filled the. bitches and lew
places in the paving then freezing and
forming considerable Ice In several
places. Columbia street IN front Of
the Miners hospital and on Merchant
street below the hospital are the worst
places today. The water and street
departments Of the city worked shard
today to repair the damage
Teams crossing Eighth street today
were compelled to ford Coal Run as
the recent flood carried away the
bridge built by the Sutton Contract.
ing company at that place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
ITALY MAY next
FEEL Weigh. .OF
TEUT0N|CMASS
Force in the Balkans May
Be Hurled Through
Albania.
TO CAPTURE DURAzzO.
Germany Expected to Make
Two Gigantic strikesitor
End War. .
fBy Associated Prassl.

!, LONDON. Dec. 21.-The Albanian
port Of Durazzo Is said to be the lat.
est objective Of the Teutonic. .Bulgar.
ian campaign In the, Balkans. Strong
forces IRE believed to be marching
across Albania In an effort to fore:
;staif the Italian occupation Of the
coast. In the meantime there is no
indications Of the d yelopment. by the
central powers Of an offensive against
the eSallies in Macedonia. on the con,
,trary4 tits reported the Bulgarians
are entrenching themselves along the
Serbo.Greek border. -
The first concrete evidence of fric.
tion between Greece and Bulgaria
comes from Epirus where Bulgarian
bands and Greek forces, according to
press dispatches, have come to con.
fiict. II an offensive movement to.
ward saloniki is undertaken 1t is hard.
'ly likely Greece will interfere as she
must grant the same facilities to the
central powers as she accorded the en-.
tente allies II the present policy OF
neutrality prevails.
While the Germans, Austrians, Bull
gariaus and Turks are concentrating
troops along the front Of Greece's
Macedonian border the entente allies
are ceaselessly debarking men and mu,
nitions at Saloniki. Several months
will be necessary, however, before
they can hope to undertake an OF.
fensive movement on scale which
could possibly succeed. -
Paris reports Germany Is preparing
two gigantic strikes, one against Ca.
lais and the other toward Egypt in
the hope of ending the war by smash.
ing blows at these vital strategic
points. s'si /, 4
German guns are busy along the
west front but no further evidence has
been received Of an offensive there.
In an effort to prevent British aer-
ial reconnaissance, according to. a Brit
ish official report, the Germans sen,
up squadrons OF aeroplanes resulting
in "A conflicts In the air with the loss
of two laeroplanes BY the Germans and
one by the British. r.,
Along the French line front ian in;
cessant fire against the Germans is
being kept up. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
LAST HOUR EFFORTS MAY DECIDE
CHRISTMAS PRIZE CARNIVAL RESULTS

The time that now remains of The
West Virginian' s Christmas Prize Car.
niyal can best be counted 7by hours,
instead Of days. BY s o'clock We'd
nesday evening all votes and sub.
scrtptions must be In the ballot box.
Then the struggle will cease and the
votes be counted. 'ias'. ST.
In all probability the votes secured
between now and the closing hour.
VIII determine many OF the winners.
The race Is close for every prize, and
single subscription neglected may
mean the difference between Beauty
and q bicycle. f5s5.
TheSopportunity to win Is still pres.
emit, and the indications point to a
close and exciting finish. The boys
and girls who have made OF this con.
test the splendid success that lis are
the kind that do not like the word
defeat. and the race won't be over
until the clock strikes s tomorrow
evening.
1t means honor, as well as profit.
TO win IN this carnival The people
OF Fairmont and Vicinity are watch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
.uLLY'S HAT IS
SH|EDI|NTOiIHE
P0L|I|GA.R|NG.
Attorney General Seeks Pro.
motionltoI the Guberna-
torial Office.
on reform PLATFORM.
stiiii .f4f ~ .'tt litt4sif4 i4ff. ~ sij9i \
Lower Taxes, Home Rule for.
Munich ipalities and New
Deal Features.

g, q. -. I
Cspeclal 10 The West Vlrginlan!)l ]

Especial TO The West EYirginian.) &
CHARLESTON, Va, EDec. 21.-
Accompanied with a declarat ton of
principle oyering Ia syariety of sub.
iects IN which the 5pe e6ple ~ West Wiz;
tgtnias are interested, \ Attorney General
a. "A: Lilly today made Ibis formal EN-.
try into the race for the r Repnhl.can
pomina ion for Governor.
The formal announe neemsnt Of the
Attorney General was Ssmade 4 after he
had carefully viewed the political
situation in the State and followed
weeks OF: observation and activity. dur.
ing which he has visited practically
every; section OF, the State and confer:
red with party workers. .fa'.
The die is cast, said General Lii.
lyS this morning. II am in the race
for the nominations for Governor and
expect to win. The encouragement i
have received to become an active
candidate for the Governorship comes
from all sections Of the State and from
all elements within the party. The
platform: upon which announce my
candidacy covers my views on matters
affecting the welfare Of the people
of the State"
z In his. declaration of principles, Cen
eral Lilly makes the paramount issue
the question of taxation, economy and
retrenchment in public expenditures.
He declares for a Iessening OF the
tax burden: for unrestricted rights
for all political parties under the prim.
,ary law; the overthrow Of the Will.
hanson Charter for permanent high.
way improvements free text books in
the public schools where nee cessary; !;
the promotion Of agriculture; tnew
deals" and new faces" In the state
departments; the development OF the
water power under safe regulations; !;
the proper. administration OF the Work:
mems Compensation Fund rural cred.
its for farmers from the compe.na,
;tion fund; reform Of judicial proceed;
'ure; the encouragement Of Legitimate
business and industry, and f.eedom
Of the legislature from executive con.
! troll. ~ Il 4 Z, X ~ ], s.sS & y
Attorney General Lilly was born in
Summers county in 1878, grew:to man.
hood In Raleigh county! graduated
from the Athens State Normal School,
Ipracticed law at Beckleyi was elected
member Of the est Virginia Eegisla:
;ture in 300, p PTosecu ting Attorney Of
Raleigh county in 1904, "a Republican,
presidential elector in sos. q He was
nominated for attorney general in
j19l2awithout opposition and with the
tremainde Ter of the Republican state
ticket was trtumphantly elected, re.
!eeiying the greatest, number Of votes
OF any ealndid ~ date on the state ticket
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Ice H[e'sias,rii:nll May
Occur Tomorrow

The hearing of Baltimore and Ohio
officer James Ice, will very likely be
set for tomorrow: The officer was
undecided this morning whether to
waive preliminary hearing or not.
The condition Of Charles Cumpston,
the man whom Ice beat up Is about
the same today. Ices eye is blackened
and he still maintains that he was
forced to treat Gumpston the way he
did.
It Is understood that there will be
several voluntary witnesses against
Ice In the preliminary hearing and
shonld the case go to the grand Jury,
some Of these witnesses assert they
will testify against the officer there
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Germany Adopts
New War Credit

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The Reichstas
today adopted the credit of $40, ,OoO,.
100000 marks used by the govern.
ment, the Socialists minority Of 1s op.
posing the vote, according to! a Ber.
lin dispatch forwarded by Reuters
correspondent at Amsterdam.
The Socialists spokesman, Fried.
rich August Karl ,Geyer, according to
the dispatch, declared that all endea.
yors for peace had failed because of
the annexation aims Of both sides.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Has AnyO OneSeenP Parkersbu burgS
Shayeds or Stolen Cor1lersto tone?

was to have conducted the services,
incident to the laying of the stone. (
The first date set for the ceremonies
a week earlier than today, was moved
up to today, when II was thought the,
stone would have arrived. The stone
has so far failed to put in its appear
'ance and the date Of the laying Of the
stone has been definitely postponed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21

The corner stone OF the .Parkersburg
High School, now In the course of
construction, having been lost, the lay.
Ing OF the tsone by the Masonic
Grand Lodge of West Virginia, set
for today, has been Indefinitely post:
poned. This information was contained
In a communication received here by.
Wilbur 7. Herman, Grand Master, who
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Two Blown to Pie oes I
ind xtrinei Plant

EDGEWATER. m. j, Dec 2l.--Two
men are missing and 25 others were
injured by anS explosion I'm the Dex:
trine plant of the Corn Products Re.
flning Company at shadyside, two
miles from here, to-day. .s y 3
The roof Of the building was blown,
of, walls collapsed and fire starting
from the explosion, swept through the
iwreckage.! ills
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
Busy DI!.)a:yF For
Santa Claus's
Assistants.
.(By Associated Press. J

\ ,IBy Assoclated Press,)
" CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Eight hun.
sdred tons Of Christmas mail, the
largest amount ever passed
through the Chicago post office in
single day, was handled yester.
day. officials announced today.
The amount of parcel post bust
ness was said to have exceeded all
expectations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
The Weather. I

West yirginia-Fair tonight and
Wednesday. s1lAS Z ''55iSlS,s
Western Penna-Partly cloudy to.
night and sWednes esday: probably snow
furries near Lake Erie III.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-01
EvADED CAPTURE BY BRITISH
Quick Wit Of American Patriot Saved
Himself and Family When In
Dire Peril.

There is an incident In tho life OF
George Read worthy OF mention in con
nection with these men who were
martyrs to the Declaration. Fortu.
nately Read suffered no real privation
At the hands OF the British. fact due,
however. solely to his presence OF
mind. When President Mckinley, pre-
siding officer OF Delaware common
wealth, was made prisoner. soon af
ter the battle OF Brandywine. it was
necessary for George Read to take
charge. he then being vice-president
Of that colony. He was In Philadel-
phia at the time OF the presidents
capture and to return home entailed
considerable danger.
The enemy occupied the west bank
of the Delaware river and Mr.. Read
had to take the New Jersey shore, run
the risk of crossing the river and
elude. If possible, the vigilance OF the
enemy's ships, which were strung
along the whole distance. The 18th
Of October. 1777. Mr. Read reached
Salem. N. j.. where he obtained boat
for the purpose of conveying himself
and family across the river
At the place where he undertook the
crossing, the river was about five
miles wide. Almost In view OF the
British ships he had about reached the
Delaware coast when he was discov-
cred, for his boat had grounded just
too far from shore to make 1t practi-
cable to land his family Unable to
go on or leave the boat they we're
forced to wait while a ships boat came
up to them. Mr.. Reads wits had not
been idle. however, and he devised a
plan which he and his wife immedi
ately put into practice. They destroyed
all traces OF Identification of their bag
gage. a feat made possible by the time
required for the other boats approach
When the boat came alongside he
politely informed them of his plight,
and added that he was country gen.
tleman returning home from a pleas
nre excursion he had made with his
family The presence OF his mother,
wife and children added weight to this
story. The commander of the English
toat was only coxswain. his compan-
Ions common sailors. There was moth.
Ing suspicious about the party.
So, taking pity upon family thus
stranded but short distance from
their destination, the English boats
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-01

been allowed to remain at rest after
u was first broken. II has, however,
been shipped on different occasions 10
New Orleans. Chicago, Atlanta.
Charleston. Boston and, st. Louis. That
1t Is actually suffering from a malady
known as the disease OF metal" is
the description of its ailment in the
technical phraseology of the meiallur-
gist, and is not popular figure of
speech. The reason for this distemper
lis to be found in the history Of the
BELLS casting.
1t was originally made by Thomas
Lester at London, In 1852. and shipped
to Philadelphia. When it was hung to
try the sound It was cracked by the
clapper. At first 1t was intended tc
return 1t to England. but subsequently,
two workmen. Pass and Stow, neither
of whom was experienced In the art
undertook the recasting In Philadel
phia- Obviously the bronze was toe
brittle, and In order to tougher 1t
they added approximately ten per cent
of copper to the original metal. When
the bell was later rehung it was found
that too much copper had been used
and, to the chaerin .of everyone, the
tone was destroyed. The same men
again undertook the work. and this
time are supposed to have added tin
to restore the tone. The third bell
was accepted. but too much tin had
been used, and the tones were so high.
iy resonant that it was seldom rung.--
Popular Mechanics.