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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
SH|NNSTON. lads
DEATH A MYSTERY
Several Believe it was Sui.
cide-No Conclusive
Evidence. ~

Physicians vino performed tic atI.i
topsy on the body OF Clyde Robey,
which was found near Shinnston Sat
urday morning, Justice Of the Peace
GIL. Watkins and j. L. Kelley, chief
of police at Shinnston, agree in the
opinion that The lad died from but
let wound in the head inflicted by
his own hand, although they all ac-
knowledge that the proof OF suicide
is. not positive. No motive for sui
eide has been discovered by any OF
the mem investigating the mysterious
death. Il
E Evidence produced before, a, coro-
ner's fury underat the direction of JUS.
tice Watkins disclosed the fact that,
two shots Or o shot 10 flowed by an
echo was heard Thursday evening sat
8 o'clock by a woman a short dis:
tance from where the body was found
Saturday morning at 7.15 o'clock.
This together with the fact that as
far as the Harrison county officials
know Robey was last seen alive
Thursday evening about. dark, estab-
fishes pretty conclusively, the Off
GERS say, that Robey came to mis-
death Thursday evening. y
Justice Watkins, who is conducting
the coroner's inquest, has In his pos.
session 32.caliber revolver with
which the fatal shots believed TO
have been fired. 4 This weapon was
found with the fingers of the. right
hand OF the victim clasped loosely
about the handle. In the cylinder {of
the revolver were two Shells, one ex-
ploded and one not exploded!
According to DIR. y. H. Rinehart
and DR.. D.. L. Coffindaffer who per.
formed an autopsy Saturday evening
Robey came to his death as the re:
suit OF a wound caused by. a ,32-cal;
iber bullet which entered the head
In the right temple just in front Of
the ear and passed through the
brain out OF the head back of the
left ear. The physicians say, the
Indications are that this bullet was
fired at close range.
That Robey 'quarreled with another
youth over a girl a few days before
| his disappearance and that the quar-;
| rel euueu Ill tlsHl Jul LIB NWuiSh both
young men t.".badly! chewed up.
lis the latest evidence bearing on the
case procureds by the Harrison. couni;
ty officials. ~
Neither the girl about whom the
young men are alleged to have quar-.
relied or the youth with whom Robey
had the fight have been summoned
to testify at the adjourned session of
the coroner's jury which meets this
evening at q o'clock in Shinnston.
The Officers say that they do not be.
lieye that this quarrel is lin any way
connected with the fatal shooting.
The officers say that their; investiga.
tions have satisfied them that this
fight occurred simply because Robey
had "joshed" the other youth about
calling on the girl. There is no sus.
picion or jealously the officials say.
Both the girl and the youth are said
to belong to the best families In
Shinnston. ~ 3 .
The coroner's jury investigating the
case under the direction of \ Justice
Watkins which will meet again this
evening includes L. G.. Swiger, Jedef
diah swiger, S. T. Edwards, F.. w:
Nay, E. E. Currey and Guy Hard;
| esty. * sg {, "
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
Officials Confer
0n5Freig Rates

WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-Secretary
Lansing and Robert 2. Skinner, Amer.
icans consul general at London, con,
Iferred today on American freight re,
lations with Great Britain one OF the
issues being the Question OF trans.
shipment ofsAmerican goods after
consignment to British ports. Secre,
tarys Lansing indicated that nothing
had developed to prevent Mr.. Skin:
ners return ito his post and that
Great Britain had mae no represen.
tations against him. Statements
made recently by Mr.. Skinner in con.
nection with British trade matters
were questioned in London!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
.Peac enlaker Gets
Worst Of Argument

D p 4 = j.
While intervening imam. attempt to
prevent shooting ARRAY, Charles
Clark, a negro, OF Four States, was
shot through the right hand yesterday.
James Goode, a negro, was arrested
by Officer Edward Rothlisberger and
locked up In the county jail charged.
with the. shooting :; RI. a &
The shooting grew out of "a quarrel
which is alleged to have started when
James Wells, a negro. rendered
James Wells, "a negro, q $40 bill In
payment sof a 40 cent debt. Wells,
was unable to change the bill and and
Goode offered to get nc changed. Goodel
was a little slow about eturning and!
Wells found him at the Clark home.
The trouble is said to have started
when Wells questioned Goodies hon.
EnHt w.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
'T'I'oilMa1ke
In Agent SALARY

Nat Frame, of Morgantown,S state
agricultural agent, will arrive lin Fair.
mont shortly to- aid the! agricultural
committee OF the Fairmont Chamber.
OF commerce to raise the salary due
III. q Smith, the county agent. When
sMr: Smith was brought here to aid
the farmers of Marion county be.
come prospe the Chamber OF
Commerce agreed TO raise "a part OF
his salary the government paying the
remainder. Later the county court
agreed to relieve the tchambe Der Of this
burden. The amount due Mr.. Smith
Is back salary earned before the court,
relieved the chamber Of raising the
salary Everybody should help the
Chamber OF Commerce clean up this
obligation!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
Lansing to Confer
With Bernstorf

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Negotia.
tions between Germany and the Uni.
ted States regarding the sinking Of
the liner Lusitania and other questions
pending between the two nations will
be resumed tomorrow when Count Won
Bernstorff. the German Ambassador,
will call on Secretary Lansing at the
State Department. The question Of in.
demnity for American loss In the sink.
ing of the Arabic is still unsettled and
probably will be taken up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
Glass Factories
Busy is Once More

PITTsBURG, Nov. 1.-Approxlmate-
ly 5000 workman in hand window
glass factories of Pennsylvania, Ohio
Kansas and Oklahoma start.
ed work today after, usual mid;year
shut down at advance of 31h per
cent. II ~.
Orders were said by manufactur.
ers totbe abundant and while export
business was developing slowly it
was expected to increase steadily be.
cause OF. the large number of Belgian
factories which had made no glass
since the war. -. RI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
Tank Steam is
Sew Damaged

i KIRKwALL. Orkney Islands, Nov.
1.-The American tank steamer Lila.
ma with cargo Of OIL landed yester.
day on iSkae Skerries, Westray Fifth.
Holes were pierced in all but two of
her tanks. Twenty:seyen members OF
the crew were landed; the remafnd.
Ier with the captain are standing BY
vessel. Another steamer Is In at.
tendance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
M. c. ID. u. Meettlna[..s ].

The regular meeting OF the Lyo:
mems Christian Temp Union!
will be held Tuesday. afternoon at.
1880 o'clock at the Public Library
sParlors. The meeting will be de.
voted ito the railroad department, OF
which Mrs. lydia zumbro IS the su;
perintend lent, Mrs. r. q. Jones will
conduct the deyo fionai exercises.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
Restore Webb Ken5yon
Cases t oDocket

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Wv.
"a. liquor cases testing validity Of, the
federal Webb: Kenyon law Restricting
shipments from wet to dry states
were restored to docket Of supreme
court today for second argument.
The first case was argued last spring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
TO WED IN DECEMBER,

WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. n
.Itwas formerly announced today at
the White House that tho marriage
OF President Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait will take place near the close
OF December, and It will be private
at Mrs. Galts home here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
ON MOTORING TRIP.

Times office, C. H. Snider, an sarcht.
tect, and Misses Eva Fletcher, Mar.
garet Fleming and Minnie sB. Polling.
all OF this place, motored to the home
of the latter near Belington, and
spent Sunday, returning here IN the
evening. sf Z I 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01

BERLIN. Nov. 1-Bulgarian artil.
lery that has advanced from Kniac-
'evac and Prot has begun the bonn
bardment Of the exterior forits Nish
according to- q dispatch form Sofia
given out today by oyer-Seas news
agency.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-THE French
submarine Torquoise has been sunk
by Turkish artillery fire according to
an official statement issued by the
Turkish war office under date Of
Oct. 81, as given out by over seas
news agency. Her entire crew COM
.prising 2 Officers and "a men wero
made prisoners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
WANIEp

Young man is to 10 years. old to
make himself generally useful at Of
flee and outside work. Inquire for Mr..
FIN. Bickerstaff, rs
Mgr Falrmont News Co., Jacobs Bldg,
City. Tuesday l2lto4P. M.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01

Old. New.
Fairmont to PIT. Marion -. Ill IA
Fairmont to Uniontown :. 1.69 Isl
Fairmont to Dunbar 5000. i92 Its
Fairmont to Connellsyille 2.02 1.s4
Fairmont to McKeesport ais 2.74
Fairmont to Braddock ~. $40 2.S7
Fairmont to Pittsburgh -: 3.41 312
These rates on the Baltimore and
Ohio went into effect at 1901 this
morning. ta
although the through rates to cities
further distant have mot been received
here It is thought that there will be
more cuts in rates. either by the New
York Central, Pennsylvania or the IN
60. SO + ~ !. Y. =
The New York Central train makes
the trip from Fairmont to Pittsburgh
lnsfour hours. The Pennsylvania tray.
els the distance in four hours and
forty minutes. This slow time for
the winter months is In keeping with
the railroad g" Safety First movement.
When the spring sthaw comes and the
danger from washouts is minimum,
lied the time, between these two cities
will be greatly shortened.
On the arrival Sof train No. $50 al
1890 this afternoon. there were fully
q thousand people waiting to greet the
brass band from Brownsville thathad
been reported as coming on this train.
But the eiband did not arrive. 1t Is now
intimated that the brass band will
come some time. this week. There were
1t came into. ith station and large
left on No. 167 as It pulled out at 2.35
this afternoon. III flH
1t is unique sight to see the long
red cars OF the Pennsylvania smooth.
~ sliding into the Monongahela sta
ton. The Pennsylvania Lines have "a
great reputation for running on time
and this reputation they intend to
live up to in their service out of Fair
mont. B ~ :, : 4 y
The cars in the trains running out
pt Fairmont are free from coal dus,
and not ogerheateds The window ills
are kept clean as well as the win,
dows. lceswater aud individual drink
Ing cups are lon the trains, being plac
there before :eaying the terminal
eyery day. The seats are spacious and
everything possible made comfortable
9o- the traveller The waiting rooms
pre welI aired and clean and the sta
cststioandn dda5 1lE ~,
IN and cars have an up-to.the.min.
n appearance The passenger trains
are 'reasy access OF automobiles and
b. Mail wagons have a good paved
road right up to ,he side OF the trains,
\ The same is true Of express wagons
end all vehicles running into and otul
,f the new station.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01

ROME, via Paris, Nov. The
fighting between serbians and Bulgar-
ians in the Tlmok valley has been
desperate. Al Bucharest dispatch TO
the Corriere Della Sera Of Milan
says the third Bulgarian regiment OF
infantry was almost destroyed. only
so men surviving.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
FIRE DESTROYS MILL.

HALIFAX. N S. Nov. The mill
OF the Mac Leon Pulp and Paper Co.,
ut Milton, near liverpool, valued at
about s25o,0oo was destroyed by fire
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
NEW SERVICE
|NAUGURATEDIBY /
M0N0NGAH|IEL[A. 4
First TRANS '!t on New Road
Are Placed in Opera
tion Today.
new PASSENGER RATES
Rates to Pittsburgh and In
termediate Points are
Now Cheaper.

Train No. 90, the first passenger
train ever out Of Fairmont on the New
York Central lines left here this morn.
ing sat exactly 6.45 for Pittsburgh. AT
44 minutes and 55 seconds past six,
the passenger conductor in charge OF
the train, called call aboard" for the
last time and seconds later Engine.
man Ryan pulled open the throttle OF
the locomotive and the Monongahela
railway service was inaugurated. The
train carried 35 passengers out OF this
city which is a very encouraging start.
For the sake Of curiosity, the local
officials followed tile train by telephone
In to Pittsburgh. 1t left Brownsville
on time and arrived In Pittsburgh on
time,
The time scheduled for No. 90 to ar.
rive in Pittsburgh is 10.45 A. M. Pas.
sengers On this train can make con.
nections at the smoky city at s1.35 P.
n. for Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit and
Buffalo.
AtIexactly 1880 this afternoon train
No. 150f on the Pennsylvania lines ar.
rived In the city. This is the scheduled
time. At 2.35 this afternoon the first
passenger train ever run out of Fair.
mont on the, Pennsylvania left Fair.
mont. It is due to arrive In Pitts,
burgh at a .15 b T. M. Connections with
this train may be made at Pittsburgh
with all trains east and west com:
mencings at s7.40 o'clock. The Pennsyi.
yania trains run into tho immense
Pennsylvania station in pittsburgh.
The New York 4 Central trains run into
the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie station.
Ticket Agent III I IL, Murphy OF the
Monongahela here was a very busy
man all forenoon and until No: Isl
left at 2.35& P. NJ. telling passengers
the fares to different points and hand.
ing out change for tickets purchased.
General Agent Tom Connell had a tele.
phone receiver to- his ear most Of
the day. answering inquiries concern.
Ing the fine service: that; the Monon.
gahelal had promised. Everything that
the Pennsylvania and the New York
Central have done Las been done
i.sht,swith ths ccmfnrr and welfare OF
passengers and shippers always In
mia. The ll74t move made by the
Baltimore AM Ohio irailicad to com.
pete with ths Monongat els was to re.
duce the fares between several OF the
stations along tic river route to
Pittsburgh. TIE following in a list o,
tEe old and new fares charged by the
ISalfimnra apd f1Jslo. g4'5sf7g, ,atTll = b II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
IlRENGHES With
FIGHTING BULGARS
:-=.-- ---
Bulgarian Armies Continue
to Threaten City
of7Nish.
FRENCH STEAMER SUM-
Crew Of Two Officers and
TWenty-four Hen Made
Prisoners.

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The Serbian
town OF kraguyeyats, at which IL
located the Great Serbian arsenal,
has been taken by Germans.
LONDON. Nov The British
troops in the Balkans whose move.
ment have been secret since they
poured into salonika. prepared to
rush through Greece to the assist.
ance Of Serbia, are now In the trench.
eslwith Balkans Allies at grips With
Bulgaria Just across the frontier near
Strlmitsa. Though ali reports that
the Allies have taken this town ap.
parently are nnfounded; It ~ along
this lower strtch Of front that the
Bulgarians are likely TO receive tho
first hard blows from stheir oppon,
ents. - 4
From uskup north ito Danube the
Bulgarian offensive has made such
progress that It seems to be out OF
question for Serblans to do much
more than fight rear guard actions
for the present. With Pirot in their
hands the Bulgarians are menacing
Nish omre seriously than the Aus.
tro.G German forces faced on the Save
and Danube crossings. NJ
4 In northeastern Serbia Bulgarians
arc swelling across the Timok river
and are pressing forward vigorously
lin order to5widens line Of communities
tion with Hungary up the Danube
valley. ~
The much discussed Russian expe-
dition which Is reported to be on the
way to the Bulgarian coast now
estimated at 200 900 men has not been
heard from again. There are recur-
rent reports. however, Of further
bombardment Of Bulgarian ports.
This imaygmeans In q manner they. ara
parrailelling conditions Of land at,
tackled by further artillery prepare.
tions IL necessary before Russians
attempt to. gain q foothold on coast. :
At the Dardanelles the British are
showing renewed activity. They are
hammering the Turks with artillery
supplied by such ships Of the ALLIED
fleet as are not engaged against Bull
garia. :.
The recapture OF Tahure hill BY
Germans seems up for present: the
known results Of sudden apurt Df
heavy fighting in Champagne. e
While contenders on the western
front have not renewed the offensive
1t is likely there will be frequent
clashes over considerable stretches
OF front, while the Balkan situation
is SO acute as each side desires to
prevent the others from transferring
troops to the east.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-01
MOVEMENT AGAINST SERBIA IS LUNCH
JUDGE MASON 4.
APPOINTED

Special to The West virginlan.,
CHARLESTON, NOV. q. u
FORMER CIRCUIT JUDGE JOHN
w. MASON OF FAlRMoNT WAS
THIS AFTERNOON NAMED BY
GOVERNOR HATFIELD TO sue.
cEeo iRAiE. Ro slNsoN RESIGNED
ON SUPREME COURT OF AP.
PEALs.
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The coroner's jury investigating the
case under the direction of Justice
Watkins which. will meet again this
evening includes L. O.. Swiger, Jedefr
diah Swiger, S. T. Edwards, r. w.
Nay, E. E. Currey and Guy Hard:
nsfy 5tsiif 49, tsy'.isA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08
SPEEDS AWAY AFTER
INJUR|NG WOMAN
Automobile In Collision With Wagon
DCcs Not stop to- Render
Assistance.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED on
WILLIAMSBURG ROAD
Mrs. l.. y. Gillespie. of Hcnrico Coun-
~ Has Limb Broken and Was
Otherwise Hurt In Crash.

Mrs. L. 5. Gillespie, whose address
liamxburg Road. Henrico County, was
knocked from her wagon and serious
" hurt about 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, when the vehicle IN which
she was riding was struck near
Williamsburg Avenue and Rose Street.
Fulton. by au automobile, the driver
of which speeded away without OF
fering any assistance Mrs. Gillespie
had jlst turned into the Avenue from
Rose street when the new five pas
Seneer car tore up Williamsburg Ave-
nme and crashed into her vehicle. In
a second the driver had backed of,
and was again speeding on his way.
Mrs Gillespie sustained a broken leg
and other injuries. The wagon. which
Was owned by her husband, WAS badly
damaged although the machine which
struck IL evidently escaped only
slightly damaged The woman was
picked up and carried into nearby
drug store and the city ambulance
summoned Ambulance Surgeon Cor
man rushed TO the drug store and ad-
ministered the woman temporary re-
lief.
Her husband was notified OF the
accident over the telephone and he
arrived. IN Richmond shortly after
wards and removed his wife To their
home In a private conveyance.
A description of the automobile in
which two young men were riding
was furnished the police. Arrests
are expected, although Il will prob
ably develop later that the car which
hit Mrs. Giliespie's wagon is not
owned in Richmond,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08
DISCREDITS MIRACLES
Professor Cobern Says Moses Knew
Where Spring Was Before He
Struck Rock.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 1.-Two
hibical miracles were explained by
Professor Camden M. Cobern, explorer
and archeoiogist, who has Just re-
turned from Palestine in an address
here yesterday Professor Cobern Wis
tied the oasis at kadesh- Barnea.
where Moses struck the rock with his
rod and brought forth water for the
Israelites. He declared that Moses
knew of the presence of the spring
and that he had struck the rock to
indicate to his followers that water
was TO he found there. The explorer
&lid the spring is located somewhat be-
low the level Of the surrounding desert
and is visible only for a short dis
lance. The oasis on which 1t was
found. he said. was very small and Is
still held sacred by the Arabs.
The progress OF the Israelites across
the Red Sea was made possible. ac-
ccrding to Cobern. by the peculiar
phenomenon which occurs once In a
century, by which the wind. blowing
from n certain direction. leaves q
portion of the sea bed almost bare.
The Israeistes upon their departure
from Egypt, the speaker said, could
have reached Palestine in twelve days
by taking the northern route. but
they found this baIscd by fortifica-
and Suez. which compelled Moses TO
take the southern course at the Red
Sea, he declared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08
BRYAN SAYS HE IS FOR
DRY MAN EVERY TIME
But Does Not Think National Prol1i-
bition Plank Will Be In Either
Party's Platform.
URGES DEMOCRATS TO
LINE UP ON RIGHT SIDE
Says An Obscure Man With Right
Views on Liquor Question Is to BE
Preferred to Well Known Man Who
Is Pro-Idquor.

Washington, April Secretary of
State Bryan today disposed of reports
that he Is seeking to make the pro-
hibition question a vital issue in the
next national campaign instead of
having 1t confined to the States by
the statement that 1t does not seem
probable that the liquor question Will
find a place In the platform of either
the Democratic or Republican party.
This assertion was contained In a
statement issued to the press in regard
to his recent letter to l.. s. Kenning-
ton, of Iowa, In connection with the
selection of a. national Democratic
committee from that State. Mr.. Bryan
tonight made public the text of his
letter to Mr.. Remington. as well as
a general statement regarding, his
position on the liquor question, and
the attitude which he wishes all
Democrats to take on 1t.
Mr.. Bryan renews hts urgings that
Democrats everywhere may take sides
on the right side OF the liquor ques-
tion- An obscure man with the right
views on the liquor question Is 10 be
preferred by Democrats, he asserts.
to a well known man who Is wrong
on the liquor issue. The Democratic
party. he says. must refuse to ally it
State. even for temporary advan-
tage He concludes his letter to Mr..
Remington with the following;
.If. therefore, any body asks you my
opinion. you may say In any contest
between = wet and dry candidate
for national committeeman I ann for
the dry candidate, and that I shall he
greatly disappointed III the Democratic
party in Iowa does not throw the
weight of It's great influence againsf
the liquor interests and all that they
stand for or desire"
1t was suggested tonight that Mr.
Bryan's views as TO the probability
of prohibition being made an issue
In the national campaign will not meet
favor with the radical prohibition ele-
ment. Former Representative Hob
son and others have been making In
Congress q vigorous struggle to make
IT national issue in the next cam
paign. and II is believed that this
group will not support Mr.. Bryan in
what seems to be his attitude.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08
F. HOPk|ASON SMITH,
MANIFESTED MAN, DIES
OF Baltimore, Passes Away mt His
Home in New York.

New York. April IF. Hopkinson
Smith, author. artist, engineer, known
In this country and in Europe as a
many~sided man OF genius died to-
day at his home here. Mr.. Smith, who,
is must be recorded, lecturcd and con-
versed as ably as he painted. buiided
light houses and wrote novels, was
throughout his life In many ways true
to the traditions, of the South where
he was born, in Baltimore. on Octher
80. 1898
He himself liked TO tell how he be-
gan life as n clerk in "A Baltimore
hardware store at the age OF six
teen for 50 week, His father lost
his property and young Hop had to
give up his ideas OF going to Prince
ton. Instead he tied hoes. scythes and
rakes into bundles and piled them on
the sidewalk for shipment. Later he
wore overalls and carried a dinner
bucket in his brothers iron works
At the death of his father he moved
to Newburg. N Y, where he again
worked in a factory. His eyes soon
turned to New York, where he soon
arrived and walked the streets fol-
days looking for work.