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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
SPECIAL GRAND JURY CALLED
Mention Names
OF Candidates.
GEORGE M. LILLY Is BEING FAv.
oRABLY TALKED OF FOR CITY !
DIRECTOR.

Much discussion is being heard up.
on the streets as to probable candi.
dates for city commissioners, or di.
rector, George M. Lilly is being fre.
auently mentioned, but would not
state that he was a candidate when
asked about the matter. He stated
that he wanted to first read the char.
ter and learn what would be expected
of the commissioners before he made
up his mind as to his candidacy. Mr..
Lilly is experienced in street paving
work and his honesty and independ.
ence while a member Of the county
court are factors very much in his
favor.
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Call Fiir,enen
ToT TWi!oBlazes
SCOT CAUSES SMALL FIRE ON
EAST sIoE-MAtN STREET
\ > < HoMEETHREATENED.

An alarm was received this morn.
Ing. at, II: o'clock at the First Ward
Fire department, and a quick run was
made to the home Of Charley Hawkins
on Merchant street. The SCOT caught
FIRE in an unknown manner and would
have caused a large amount Of dam.
age II the fire department had not
been called when It was. Chemicals
were used on the fire and It was soon
extinguished. =s
About fifteen minutes after. the
alarm was received on the East Side
an alarm was received. at the Central
Station from the Keliy:Goudy Piano
store on Main street. The truck re.
sponded and revealed a fire in the
yard back OF the house. Mrs. Kelly
had been burning some papers and as
the wind was blowing strong the dr.,
grass caught fire. The blaze soon
reached The top OF the back porch and
as 1t was near the house an alarm
was sent into. the fire department.
The .firemen used a small quantity Of
chemicals omit and soon had 1t under
control, s. - ~, - = So
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
Pays
Death Penalty
FIRST ELEcTRocuTloN UNDER
NEW LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA
Took.PLAcE TODAY.
fHr Asanclntnd prersN

HE ASSnClhten PreSat u.
g ROCKVIEW. Pa, Feb. 23.-The first
electrocution In Pennsylvania under
the new law substituting the chair for
the gallows. took place in the death
house Of the Western Penitentiary
here at 7:14 a. M, when John Kalap,
a friendless foreigner, paid the ex.
IRENE penalty for wife murder. The
execution was without hitch.
Under the law all electrocutions in
Pennsylvania will take place at the
new penitentiary which is being grad.
ually constructed here to take the
place OF the old one at Pittsburgh.
The death house Is separated from all
other buildings and its interior ar.
rangement and appliances for carry.
ing out the death penalty embody the
latest improvements now In use In the
United States.
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diton. Then he declared that the
crime was OF sufficient magnitude 70
warrant the calling of "a special grand
jury to conduct an Investigation and
asked that such jury be called.
Judge Raymond answered that from
Information derived from various
sources II was the opinion Of the court
that the suggestion % the prosecuting
attorney was a proper one, and that
the civil authorities should use their
utmost efforts to enforce the siaws and
maintain peace and order.
ut would be a dangerous precedent
to permit such a violation or the law
to pass rnnoticed an dto allow the
offenders to rest in security. To ig-
more this crime would be q blow To-
civilization and a blot on the fair
name of Marion county,
Such was the concluding statement
by Judge Raymond, after which he
ordered the special grand Jury to be
called for service tomorrow!
Keep Liquor. From Coming 70 Scene.
The constables and deputy sheriffs
OF the county are exercisig the utmost
vigilance to prevent the shipment Of
liquor. fire arms and ammunition Into
the strike district, and o number OF
arrests have been made of persons
suspected OF offenses OF this kind.
Three men were arrested last night
whom the officers say were on their
way from Point Marion to Farming
ton with liquor In their possession.
Other men have been arrested In Fair
mont and elsewhere who are believed
to have been implicated In the riot
Saturday and who are suspected Of
seeking to supply the strikers with
ammunition. One man arrested ii
said to have had 4, 900 cartridges CON.
cealed in his clothing.
MEN ARRESTED.
GEORGE FoUMICH, OF No. s mine;
arrested in front Of the court house by
Constable George Straight shortly be-
fore noon today; suspected Of being
implicated in the strike riot.
JOHN CoSMo; of No. o mine: VIC.
lation OF the Yost law.
T. JOSEPH SINKO. of No, 8 mine;
violation of the Yost law.
/, FRANK; lKRAYNYNCH, OF No. q
mine; violation of the Yost law.
BERTR0 0PERAEICH,No. mine. ar.
rested in Fairmont nickelodeon; sus.
,pected Of implication IN the strike
riot. u ].
NocH RICH, No. s mine: arrested
In Fairmont; suspected OF implication
In the strike riot and Of seeking am.
munition for the strikers.
JOHN LARDICH, No. 0 mine; ar
rested in Fairmont; suspected Of i'm
plcation In the strike riot. =
LAsEToE ESARIMo, No. 8 mine: un-
der surveillance in Miners hospital.
Sarimo, who is known by number
OF names, and has two wounds In his
left leg, was sent by Dr.. Isaac J. Culp
from No. 9 mine yesterday ON street
car to Fairmont where arrangements
had been made by telephone for tho
ambulance from the Miners hospital
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
Three Injured When
Street Cars Crash

SHARON, Pa, Feb. 2s.-Three per.
sons were injured on the Sharon &
Wheatland street railway when a re.
pair car side-swiped passenger car
IN South Dock street. The injured
Mrs.J. A. Thomas OF Farrell.
MRS. Charles Thompson OF Wheat.
Unidentified Foreigner.
The condition OF the unidentified
man is said to be serious. The side
OF the passenger canvas demolished
Several other passengers were slight.
" cut by glass. The passenger car
mad not cleared a switch when struck.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
Washington Honored
By West Virginians

PARKERsBuRG, W. Va, Feb. "a
Sons OF the American Revolution OF
West Virginia held their thirtieth an.
nual meeting here. and observed the
birthday of Washington. The day
closed with a banquet, which was adj.
dressed by Colonel Austin Beach OF
the Pittsburgh Dispatch" =, "a
Officers were elected as follows:
President. Charles L. Hickman.
Ciarksburg; vice president, e. p.
Chancellor. Jr, Parkersburg; secre.
tary. Baird Mitchell. Wheeling; treas.
urer, Francis E. Nichols, Fairmont: !:
historian Frank L. Burdette, Clarks.
burg. + NJ NJ. :,
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the Federal bench. that Dayton might
get the appointment.
He denied having employed detec.
tiyes to shadow Jackson or that de.
tectives acting under his direction
found Jackson with woman not his
wife in an Atlantic City IN. il hotel.
That is all absolutely false" he
said.
Before Judge Dayton went on the
stand he sat in the House Judiciary
committee room aud listened to eyi.
ldenee tending to show his tempera.
ment is not judicial. His son sat be-
side him.
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Love Disappoiin ment.
Leads ToG rl's1De cath

CLARKsBuRG. w. Va, Feb. az
Following an investigation, DR.. 8, M.
Mason, coroner, announced a verdict
offsuicide by poison In the case Of
Miss Zona Coffman, 17.year-old iaugh.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Con.
man OF Northview. Letters written
showed that the act was premeditated
and that It was caused by disappoint.
ment In q love affair, - ilE5'T
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tcontInued on Page ELght)
New Law WIN Doom
West Virginia Fairs

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 2s.-
IL Governor Hatfield signs the Talbot
anti.gambling bill passed by the Leg
islatnre Saturday, fairs will be driven
out OF this state.
{ The bill makes all sorts OF gamh.
ling unlawful. and II will put an end
to horse racing. i makes playing
euchre, whist etc, for prizes. unlaw-
Ifu1 and will put an end to the women's
card parties,
a fght against the measure waa be-
gun too late to make It effective.
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State Troops Will Not be Called Out.
Unless More Disorders Follow
in Strike Zone.
EVERYTHING is QUIET.ATI IMINERS'MEE7ING
If Indictments Are Returned The Miners Will Be Tried In
Civil Courts-Several Alleged Violators Are
Being Detained By Authorities.


indictments believed
ordered today by Judge W. Raymond
called
morning o'clock.
The of the Jurors
clerk and a. Martini clerk The certified
Sheriff Ill In
being
grand Jury return
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
sEINEp s5 EACH.

Joe Satina. and Harrison Merrffeld
Of Barraeksyille, were before Mayor
Bowen this morning, charged with,
fighting on Jefierson street. They
both confessed TO the charge and we're
fined IS each by the mayor. Satina
paid out. but Merrifeid WAS sent back
TO tbs 'bastile as q guest Of the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
TAX Italians To
VI Martin Jail

Il Carlo Nucello. the Elkins, Italian
who was held ito the action OF the
Federal, Grand Jury in connection with
the James Butch blackmail cast. has
been taken from the Marion County
Jail to the jail at Martinsburg, Nv. Va.
Frank Cinancio the other man who
Is supposed to be a principal in the
case has already been taken to Mar.
tinsburg. Deputy United States Mar.
shall Moore made the transfer from
the two prisons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
Norway Ship
Sunk By Mine
SANK TEN MINUTES AFTER BEING
sTRuck-cREW OF TWENTY.
Ii TWO SAVED.

(By Associated Prcss)
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Norwegian
steamer Regin was sunk, of; Dover this
morning by either submarine or
mine. The crew Of % men was saved.
The Regin, which was carrying coal
from the Tyne to Bordeaux. sank 10
minutes after she was struck.
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The names OF 10 Jurors were drawn
but one man was found to be inelig-
Bile to serve and his name was
stricken from the list. Those eligible
are being notified by telephone and in
person to appear in court tomorrow.
The Jurors:
[. c. RolcE, Fairmont district,
merchant.
J.FAY WATSON, Fairmont dis.
trict, real estate.
r. 8. ASH, Warrington district,
farmer.
c. c. eAsNETT, Warrington dis.
trict, merchant.
BRUCE MARTIN, Warrington dis
trict, druggist.
W. o. ICE, Paw Paw district,
farmer. 4sSE-s--. j. ,,'4....
J.iW. WHETzEL, Paw Paw district,
JOHN s. SCOTT, Union district,
business man.
GEORGE ADAMS, Union district,
farmer.
il. 3. MEREDITH, Winfield district,
farmer.
EDWARD HAYHuRsT, Winfield
district, farmer.
JOHN. ". MANLEY, JR., Grant dis
trict, farmer.
CLARENCE CURRY, Grant district,
z ARLlE BARB, Lincoln district, mer-
chant.
CLARK JONES, Lincoln district,
farmer. @
Civil Authorities to Control Situation.
The civil authorities will remain in
control and in case they need assist.
ance in serving warrants In the Far.
mington district or elsewhere state
troopers will be directed to assist
them, according to an informal mes.
sage said to have been received In
Fairmont from Governor II. D, Hat
field.
Major jackson Arnold, of the state
militia, who has carefully investigat.
ed conditions here, has intimated that
he will recommend such action to
Governor Hatfield. According to the
statutes of the state, the sheriff, the
circuit Judge or the mayor Of the town
IA WntSn tue IuAbiG oGGuI5 udb tHe
right to ask the governor for troops to
assist the civil authorities and to act
as deputies under the orders OF the
civil authorities. <.
Such use Of the state troops Is en-
tirely different from the action taken
when the Cain Creek strike was de.
clared a military zone and placed In
direct charge OF the soldiers. The
method adopted by the county author.
tiles here guarantees that the men
who murderously attacked Sheriff
Conaway and his deputies last Satur.
day be placed under arrest, and 1t
also guarantees that they will be Civ:
en- a fair trial by the civil courts and
not railroaded to prison or execution
by martial law.
Little change. in the condition Of the
wounded officers is reported by the
physicians today. Constable w. r.
Riggs, the most seriously injured, is
still unconscious. although he Is able
to move one hand slightly and to swal.
low when a glass is placed to his lips:
Sheriff Conaway, Deputy T. ". Buck.
ley and Deputy William Finley are
still confined to their homes. Deputy
Alav Moore, the only man shot. ia
still In Cook hospital.
Ask Special Grand Jury.
When the special session OF circuit
court opened att 10 O'clock this fore.
noon. Prosecuting Attorney Tusca
Morris explained TO j the court the de.
tails of the attack upon Sheriff ECon.
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resumption here OF the congressional
Investigation OF the official career and
conduct Of Federal Judge Alston G..
Dayton; OF Northern West Virginia,
bysa saSsub. b.committee OF three Congress.
men. Judge Dayton took the stand in
his own defense.
The committee Is composed OF Rep.
resentatives Met Gillicuddy. of Maine,
chairman; Danforth. Of New York, and
Warren Gard. Of Ohio.
Defends His Attitude.
Judge Dayton on the stand defend.
cd his injunction restraining the
United Mine Workers from organic.
ing the West Virginia miners. Il.
He asserted the whole of the pres.
Sent fight against him is due to this
Injunction and intimated his belief
that the American Federation Of La.
Dor is back of 1t.
Reading from typewriter state.
fnent he said this action resulted from
the attempt to organize employees of
the Hitchmanf Coal Co., which had a
contract with its men not to Join a
labor union.
He said he considered It unlawful
for outsiders to attempt to persuade
these employees. even by peaceful
means, to break their contract.
No Injustice Intended.
s1had no intention" said the Judge.
ITO do labor unions any injustice.
have nothing whatever against the
right Of laboring men to organize for
their own protection"
Dayton's voice broke with emotion
as he told of the long days and sleep.
less nights he put In attempting to
decide the case.
Tells of swoonina.
~ can truthfully say" he added. 81
never spent q year Of as hard labor
and sincere study as in that Hitch.
man case. For the first time In my
life j dropped on the street In dead
faint as aIresuit OF the mental strain"
The Judge attacked the constitution,
bylaws, manual and oath OF the Unit.
ed Mine Workers, declaring they
sought to deprive. members Of the
union Of "al1 right Of individual ac-
\ Didn't Recall White Case.
Y Chairman Gillicuddy asked II It
was true Dayton said In sentencing
union miners for violating his injunc.
tion: "IfFI had John White, head Of
the United Mine Workers, before me.
| would sentence him to jail for one
year,
II have no recollection OF ever hav.
Ing made that remark" replied the
Judge, "bnt there was no record OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23
Sarah Bernhardt
Is5Resting Well

BORDEAUX, Feb. 2s.-lt was an.
nounced today that Sarah Bernhardt
had passed good night. She slept
continuously and the pulse and respir.
alton are normal. Nine. Bernhardt's
right leg was amputated yesterday.
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The Weather.

West virginia--Rain tonight, warm
er In east; Wednesday partly cloudy
and colder.
Western Pennsylvania - Probably
rain tonight and Wednesday; colder
Wednesday.
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BERLIN, (yia wireless to London,
Feb! 2s-French' attacks in the! Cham
payne region which were broken down
by heavy German fire, are reportsu To-
day by the official German war office
statement. Other sections OF the
western front are Comparatively quiet.
In the eastern arena Russian attacks
to advance. resulted In failure. Fight.
ing continues near 0ssoEetz. while
the Germans have advanced on the
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NO INJUSTICE INTENDED
DENIES ANY. PART IN HAVING
REMOVED JUDGE JACKSON
FROM BENCH.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Hearings
on charges against Federal Judge A.
q. Daytonio of West Virginia. continued
today before the House Judiciary sub
committee, with the Judge on the
stand. being cross-examined. Numer.
kous I.4inor charges that he had failed
ito enforce the law, he denied, and he
especially denied that he was "tem-
permentallys unfit for the bench.
while in my years OF court trials
and proceedings" he said. Il have
had disagreements and do not think
! would be human II ! had not had
tits and disagreements with attor.
neys. Iam sure this charge Is with.
out foundation. In some OF these dis.
agreements / may have been impa.
tient for a moment. More than three.
fourths OF the lawyers in tho district
in which I preside have sent resolu-
tions to this committee. expressing
faith in my integrity"
Representative Gard, of Ohio. ques.
toned the Judge about the resignation
OF his pred Judge Jackson,
and his appointment. Dayton testified
that o year before he was appointed,
President Roosevelt had told him that
heFwould give him a place. on.the Fed.
erai bench, I'm spite of Senators or
any one else. Representative Gard
asked whether Dayton had taken any
part In the Investigation which pre-.
ceded the resignation of Jackson.
sYouiwere close to President Roose.
velt," he said, "and you were close
to Attorney General Moody, didn't you
aid this investigation personality"
Judge Dayton replied he had no recol.
lection OF taking any part OF the In
yestlgation and remembered only one
conversation with Mr.. Moody about
It. He was emphatic, saying, he did
network with Charles F. Teter, Judge
Reese Blizzard and Major Stoneacre
ofstheiB 6 o. Railroad, in the investi.
cation.
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PARIS, Feb. 22.-Fifteen hundred
shells were dropped in all quarters
OF Rheims by German artillery yes.
terday, killing twenty civilians and
destroying what was left OF the Ca.
thedral. according to the French of
fetal statement today.
Several German infantry attacks on
sections of the western front were
repulsed. The remainder Of the front
Is quiet. .Sss
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0fcialWarNews.
NV AssocIntct, Pressl

r. tBS Associated Presal ss fH
PETROGRAD, Feb. 23.--Repulses
to the Austrians and Germans at sey.
eral points on the eastern battle front
are claimed blythe Russians In an OF.
fetal communication issued last night.
It is stated that In eastern, Galicia,
southeast of Stanislau, two brigades
OF Anstrians were driven of with \
loss of $4,000 prisoners. including 20
officers and several machine guns.
A Areport on the fighting In the eau.
casus received today from the head.
quarters Of the Russian commander, of
that region. says that on February 81
there were engagements with the
Turks In the vicinity OF Tchoruk, as
a result Of which the Turks were driv.
en- beyond the river.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-15
Whu Old ViOlinS Are COsflu

eddy derives q certain degree OF
pleasure and satisfaction from the
mere contemplation OF It. A rare
violin. II put on exhibition. will draw
the admiring gaze OF thousands OF
persons who are interested n II.
either because they are yiolinists
or unsteady inclined. Now, instead
of being mute in a glass case, like
the celebrated Paganini Joseph
Guarnerius violin In the govern
ment museum in Genoa, or in a safe
deposit vault where so many OF the
rarest examples are kept by their
wealthy owners. suppose the lnstru-
ment were in the hands OF an ar.
tist.
How many thousand,old more
beautiful and rare does IL become
when played before vast audiences.
how many souls are awakened
10 It's real beauty and value then,
And having fulfilled IT'S mission
through interpreting the thoughts
and passion possessed by its play
er. does not such IN antique pos
sess value far beyond that OF the
curios which interest only those
who have a special hobby IN such?
This brings up back to the begin
ming of this article and shows
where a value lies in an old violin
aside from that OF price. 4 true
artist will always crave the very
best and finest which can be bought
for money. and the great pity is
that so many Of our fine violinists.
through lack OF funds. must content
themselves with mediocre instru-
ments.
Not that our finely constructed
modern instruments do not answer
the purpose from point OF tone.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-15
From Another Point of Vieu

Our good governor is again for wom-
ans suffrage. No matter where you have
been--welcome home!
The National Brewers needn't mind
about making the saloon better. The
drys are going to make it good.
Using the word as it is put down In
the Indian language.
1t looks from the Administrations
army and navy program as if we are go
ing to get the burdens of war without.
any of the glory.
We shudder to think of the long lists
of wounded and missing taxpayers.
. Judge Connolly may go so far as to
anplify his automobile informing scheme
to include George William Moore.
II looks as IL those along in life will be
gets started,
Any old animosities that haven't been
revived by the ID. u. r. discussion must
be thrice dead.
We can get new census of Detroit for
$4,000. IT should be taken before the
autos start In the morning.
The arrest of dry worker in Chicago
looks like scheme to throw dust in the
eyes of the law and order element.
"How sharper than serpents tooth
It II to have an unmanageabls MOTHER
Cugnia Kelly.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-15

These grow larger or spread until
they form ulcers or Assesses.
The germ 10 like a mold or fungus
and will not grow outside tho body
except in a laboratory culture. II
Il very small and has no power OF
motion, " has tho nature OF a plant,
IL dies soon In light and air whom
dry,
When II grows IN man or animsi
II produces poisoning, weakness,
The Detroit times., 1915-10-15

non, but these were promptly re-
turned. with a polite note saying
that az San Marine vas at peace
with the world. except Austria. the
guns were not required.
Garibaldi found refuge there In
1919. when he was hemned In by
the Austrians, who demanded that
he famous italian patriot should
he given up within "a hours, other.
wi.e they would be obliged to vio-
late the neutrality OF the tiny re-
public and take Garibaldi prisoner.
By putting OF the Austrians with
an evasive answer. however, the AL.
thorites of San Marine were able
~ give Garibaldi and his wife time
- escape In disguise Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-15
Pointed Paragraphs

Some mothers spare the rod and
spoil the slipper.
II is what a woman doesn't know
that worries her.
The pugilist never offers TO fight
another for fun.
Marriage is a contract-and there
are lots OF contract Jumpers.
II Is easy for a woman to fool a
man who thinks he is fooling her.
The average hero worshiper
spends lot OF time In front OF the
mirror.
How many OF the things will be
done that you are going to do to
morrow.
A woman not only wants 10 be
beautiful. but she wants to be told
that she H.
A mothers idea OF the only safe
place for boy 10 90 swimming is
in bathtub.
II mans head is filed with wis
dom he doesn't have to use his
mouth as a safety valve.
When a man tells widow that
she Is the only woman he ever loved
she takes II with a pound OF salt.
After a woman makes up her
mind 10 have her own way she isn't
satisfied unless some man tries his
best TO restrain her.