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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Aged Man Passes Away At
His Barrackville
Home.
.HASBE!E[INt E![I n some time
NEWS cEIvspi WITH REGRET
FUNERAL WILL PROBABLY
BE ON SUNDAY.

Mr. Andrew Ice, pioneer resident
OF Marion county and a member OF
one OF the Oldest families in this sec.
ton Of the state, died this morning
shortly before six o'clock at his home
at Barrackyille. He had been Ill for
the past two months from diseases
incident to advanced age and for sew.
eral days It had been known that the
end was near.
Deceased was a son Of Abraham Ice,
and was born at ,Barrackviile, October
Ath, 1884,, and was therefore aged
eighty years and five months on the
day Of his death. He had spent his
entire life on the home place where
he was born, though in the past few
Says, with his wife and son, Charles
md family, had occupied q new
ence which stands on the same
khe old homestead still standing
The rear OF the new residence.
Mt. Ice was united in marriage with
Miss Martha Reynolds, daughter of
Names r.. Reynolds, former resident
bf Prickett's Creek. To this union
nfne children were born, seven OF
when survive. The surviving chill.
dren are Hon. William B. Ice, Tor sew
eral years a member Of the House OF
Delegates, George Ice, Of G17 Walnut
avenue, Fairmont; Charles Ice, OF the
Smith Shoe Store. residing at Bar.
rackyille; John S. Ice, a merchant of
Barrackyille; Clarence Ice, OF Phoe.
nix, Arizona; Mrs. Rebccca Wilson,
wife Of Edgar Wilson, and Mrs. Cora
Ridgway, wife of Charles Ridgway,
both Of Barrackyille. Two children.
Mrs. Clara Parker, wife of siegle Par.
ker, and James L. Ice. are deceased.
their deaths having occurred nineteen
IN thirteen years ago, respectively.
Clarence Ice has ben notified Of the
serious illness and death of his father,
and IL Is not known yet whether he
Will come her for the services. While
complete arrangements have not been
made for funeral services, they will
be held probably on Sunday afternoon
under the direction Of Undertaken
Cunningham.
The news of the serious illness fol.
lowed by the death OF Mr.. Ice was
learned In the city and vicinity with
regret by a wide circle OF friends.
While advanced in years and praGti.
cally incapacitated from active life for
some time. Mr.. Ice still maintained an
influence in the community In which
he resided deand his death is keenly re-
gretted. He owned and maintained a
splendid farm in the vicinity OF Bar.
rackyille and had also spent several
years In service In the mines and on
the railroad.
In his home Mr.. Ice was a devoted
husband and father and his aged wife
and children feel their loss keenly.
Mrs. Ice has been In good health for
several months and had aided in car.
ing for her husband during his illness.
Mi. Ice was a member of the Chris.
tian church sand was man Of splen-
did Christian character.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
ADJOURN CONGRESS
SESSION AT NOON
Many Administration Meas
ures Fail-Wilson
Signs Bills.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Congress
adjourned today sine die. The Sen.
ate adjourned at 19:0i, and the House,
after turning back the hands of the
clock, adjourned at 1918. The total
appropriations of the session were ap.
proximately s1,12O.4s4, 1924, several mil.
lions under the record OF previous
Congresses. Two appropriation bills
failed. j
Current appropriations for postal
service and the Indian Office were ex.
tended another year. In the closing
hours President Wilson signed the
Seeman's bill, the neutrality resolu.
tion empowering him to prevent ships
leaving American ports with supplies
for beligerent warshins.
Promoting Col. Goethals to be major
general for services as builder for the
Panama Canal, and gave promotion to
other officers associated with the
work.
The administration ship bill, the
Philippine bill, the conservation bill,
the rural credit provision of the agri.
cultural bill and ratification of the
treaty with Colombia and Nicarauga,
all hard pressed administration meas.
ures, fell by the waysidc. III the Sen.
ate several members, long prominent
national figures, among them Sena-
tors Root and Burton, stepped back
into private life as the curtain fell.
In the House Democratic Leader
Underwood said good-by to sit in the
next Senate and three score or more
members retired. For many minutes
before adjournment there was lull
In the Senate. absolutely no business
was transacted. Senator Simmons
paid a tribute to Senator Perkins OF
California, who retired at noon. Sen.
ator Perkins sat for moment in con.
temptation OF the tribute. Then he
slowly half rose from his seat, feebly
waved his hand toward the oNrth Car
olina Senator and his colleague in a
gesture OF farewell. and then took his
seat again. too overcome with emo
tion TO speak. Senator Gallinger Of
fcred resolution of thanks to Vice
President Marshall for his services as
presiding officer of the Senate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Returned Missionary
To Deliver Lecture

Dr.. Isaac Aaylor Headland, of al.
lance, O.. a returned missionary from
China, will deliver an address 10 the
Methodist Episcopal Church on Fair.
mont avenue on next Friday evening,
March IL.
DR.. Headland will lecture from the
subject "America's' Part in Making
the Chinese Republic" DR.. Headland
is a brilliant speaker and spent num-
ber Of years In the active missionary
work. in China and Is thoroughly con-
Yersant with conditions existing
among the Chinese.
All the missionary societies Of the
city are invited. TO hear this address
as well as anybody else interested in
missions.
a silver offering will be taken to
defray the expense Of bringing DR..
Headland to this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
The New Chafter,.
ANNUAL AUDI, REQUIRED.

important
sned today that annual audit
OF the audit together with financial showing
eps and OF all monies
will doubt welcome this
will further prevent expenditures
There has not been financial published Since a2
council published
the great floating debt
discontinued and commission
public into Its confidence the publishing
men The charter makes this
requires the pubcation old
charter which the
statement se.G .S- ~ 5Si ssf.''f =
DEPARTMENTS DEFINED
Other sections
three departments instead OF
and the water
streets and public service Here where
Other sections deal with the duties Of solicitor
It will be noticed that the salary has
his duties greatly enlarged requiring
duties which described detail
Of treasurer which will be
this saves another $500 salary
THE MAYOR FAiLED5To EXPLAIN.
somewhat
knowledge charter
and that under the charter
f1 vacancy than
limit the old charter
months instead OF
VIII have admit that the the
and that there
arise by which
election appoint
nent council
election
election is than years
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
PROBES DEATH OF
CONSTABLE RIGGS
Coroner's Jury Renders
Verdict-Buckley Worse
Today.

The inquest into the cause OF the
death OF Constable w. Il. Riggs was
completed yesterday afternoon at a
session of the coroner's Jury held In
the County Court room under the di.
rection OF Coroner Frank A. Lloyd. The
formal verdict OF the jury follows:
.'William Ross Riggs came to his
death on the cath day OF February,
1915, from blows inflicted by the hands
OF a mob at or near the Jamison Coal
Company mine. No. 3, near Farming.
ton"
The coroner's Jury made no effort
to determine the identity OF the indi.
vidual members of the mob who
struck the fatal blows. this work be.
longing properly to the Circuit Gourt,
the special strike probe grand jury,
and the pctit which will pobabiy take
up the trial OF the indicted miners
within two weeks. H..
The coroner's investigation was
started on. the day following the death
of Constable Riggs. when the. jury
was empaneled and viewed tho body
during an autopsy. by DR.. J. J. Dur.
rett in the 4. L. Cunningham morgue.
Among those testifying yesterday
before the coroner's Jury were DR..
Durrett and Sheriff c. D. Conaway.
DR.. Durret described the wounds which
resulted in the death; OF Mr.. Riggs. and
Sheriff Conway repeated the story
Of the. murderous attack upon the
posse of officers during which Mr..
Riggs received fatal wounds.
Deputy Sheriff T. v. Buckley, who
was seriously injured in the riot, is
worse today according to statements
made at the Buckley home, Ill High
street. The patient complains oi
pains in the head and that his eyes
are hurting him. He is more gloomy
today than at any time during the last
week. Far less confidence in his uiti.
mate recovery Is felt by the family to,
day than at any time during the last
week.
"A number Of local attorneys en-,
gagged by the half hundred or more
men arrested as a result OF the grand
jury indictments for Implication IN
the strike riot are busy preparing ID
defend their clients who probably WIN
be tried early Ia the March term d
] Circuit court which opens Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
GRAFTON IS AFTER
BIN. EXTENSION
Business Men Of That City
To Confer With r. r.
Officials.

The business interests OF Grafton
are again contemplating conference
with the Buckhannon and Northern
railroad officials relative to an exten.
sion Of the railroad from Fairmont to
their city. The announcement was
made several weeks ago that dele.
CATION Of Grafton business men were
coming to- Fairmont to confer with
Chief Engineer 8. D. Brady OF the B.
& n, but Mr.. Brady at that time was
called to Washington on business and
the meeting was postponed.
The word comes now that the meet.
ing will likely be held the latter part
of this week or the first OF the next
week. It Is said there have been no
new developments In the situation
this week but the Grafton people are
enthusiastici iover the possibility OF the
extension OF the road into their city,
They say that It Is positively known
that o few OF the large stockholders
In the company favor the route by the
way Of Grafton, and that already some
OF the right of way has been secured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Petroleum Bxplodes
Or Ship; One Dead.
tRN Assoelatcd press,.l

ALICANTE, Spain via Lnodon, Mar.
:4.-An explosion OF petroleum yester.
day under the forecastle of the Bel.
gtan tank steamer Tlnis from New
York caused the death of one member
OF the crew while six others were
seriously burned. The fire spread SO
rapidly that port authorities abandon
d hope of extinguishing the fire flames
and devoted their energies to prevent
them from spreading to other ships IN
the liarbor. MesGage has been sent
to Carthage asking that war ship
be dispatched to sink the Trifis and
avert peril to shipping. The Tinlis
is a tanker Of 1876 tons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
bank
!. Gil CLOSES | | !. 5 ITS 5 DOORS
German National Connected
With Brewery Interests
Forced To Quit.
(By Associated Press !

PITTSBURGH, March 4.-The Ger.
man National Bank of Pittsburgh did
not open it's doors for business at .
O'Clock this morning. A notice on the
door said 1t had been closed by order
OF the comptroller Of currency. olfi.
GERS and directors Of the bank are
prominently identified with the Pitts.
burgh Brewing Company, whose Sc.
curities recently have suffered heavily
on the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange be.
cause OF the enactment. of prohibition
laws in West Virginia and the exten.
sion OF local option in Eastern Ohio,
territory in which the brewing com.
pany did large business.
The German national was organized
in 1904, with a capital Of 100000, and
on December 31st last, reported de-
posits Of $5.024,92s. Its surplus and
undivided profits on that date were
S594,62
Its dividend rate was 12 per cent
annually.
A. A. Frauenheim, vice president, Is
q director in the Pittsburgh Brewing
Company, and E. J. Vilsack, director
in the bank, is vice president OF the
brewing company.
The German national was one OF
the member banks OF the Pittsburgh
Clearing House Association. Little
excitement attended the closing OF the
bank, although a large crowd gather,
ed in front soon after the notice was
posted.
]. F. W. Eversmann. the cashier, Is
sued a statement in which he said that
the directors last night went over the
business carefully and decided to
close because OF generally unsatisfac
tory conditions and certain papers
which the bank held, which ordinarily
would be alright" He expressed the
hope that depositors would be paid In
full, but said he could make no prom.
ise. The German national had Pitts.
burgh municipal deposit OF $4,000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
two SPECIAL CARS
TO HAUL. TEACHERS
.Pedagogues Go To CIarks-
burg Tomorrow To At
tend Round Table.
G1&a

Two special cars wilL.be chartered
to convey the pedagogues from Fair
mont and vicinity to Ciarksburg to.
morrow. where they will attend the
sessions Of the Monong ngahela Valley
Round Table, which Scotiyenes there
tomorrow and lasts through Saturday.
The cars will leave the local station
at eight o'clock, arriving at Clarks.
burg at $780, The morning hours will
be spent by the teachers In visiting
the Clarksburg schools and observing
the work Of the pupils: The after
noon, and evening sessions will ,be
taken up with routine work and some
splendid addresses will be given ON
Friday and Saturday.
Z Fully two hundred Fairmont teach
ers will go to Clarlssburg, while a
number will come to- this city from
Warrington, BarrackviIle and inter.
mediate points aud Join the Fairmont
DELEGATION.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Hon. E. M. ShoWalter
To Lecture Tonight

Europe at War, and Americas op.
portunity," is the; subject ofia.lecture
which will be delivered this evening
at the Methodist Episcopal Church
on Fairmont avenue by Past Grand
Master Emmett N. Showalter. The
lecture Isl delivered under the auspices
OF the local Masonic fraterniay and
the proceeds viii be used for the
building fund. An admission fee OF
50 cents will be charged. The lee!
ture viii be interesting as weii as IN.
structiys,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Dir. BroolnfeldsTo
Return Tomorrow

Rev: ]. G., Broomfeld VIII return
tomorrow morning from q trip to
Eastern cities. Dr. Broomie eld attend
ed to some official church business
while in Baltimore and then VISITED
his brother, DR.. James Clinton. in
philadelphia. and also attended the
BILLY" Sunday meetings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
lRy Associa ted I,rnss.l y

LONDON. March 4.-The Allied
fleet this morning resumed It's bonn.
bardment Of the inner forts OF the
pardanelles, according to a dispatch
from Athens. The dispatch follows
"a bombardment OF the inner forts
OF the Dardanelles was resumed
Thursday. Ten big warships took
part.
According to a British officer only,
two Of the Turkish forts remain IN
tact. ~
Allies landing parties found the
charred remains Of soldiers in the
damaged fort. showing the Turks had
burned their dead before eyacuating
these positions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Austria Suffers Big
Loss OF Artillery

GENEVA via Paris. March 4.-That
Austria lost much of her best new ar.
tillery in the fighting in Eas Prussia
and northern Poland is the informa.
tion received here from what Is con.
sidered reliable sources. The guns
lost are said TO include 2S batteries Of
sos milometers and a number of 1856
milometers. In Tie region around
Plock, kutno and Zgierz alone, nine
complete batteries are said to have
been captured by the Russians, while
nine others were destroyed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
Warning Countries !.
Order Hay From.U. s,
(Ry Assoclated Presa.l

HOUSTON, Texas, March 4.-or.
ders for $4,000 tons Of prairie hay,
have been placed by representative
of the British and French government
with hay shippers today. Tie initial
order | for $1,000 tons to be shipped
before June 1.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
President Signs
The Sea1nan's Bill
tBy AssocIated press,

wAsHINGToN,g b. q. March A.
President Wilson today signed the
Seanian's bill, improving the working
condition OF American seamen and In
creasins life saving equipment e.
.aitirements.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04

= -NIby EtFStICIELEEII IEess =
HARRISBURG March 4.-The State
OF Pennsylvania has $4,000 OF its
geenral funds in the German National
Bank OF Pittsburgh. It is protected
by corporate bond Of 100000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04

Harold Eichorn of Pierpont avenue
who was called To- his home at Frost!
burg. Md, by the sudden Death OF his
grandfather returned last night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
TheWeather.

West Notwithstanding cloudi.
ness and warmer tonight; Friday rain
or snow.
Western Pennsylvania-1ncreastng
cloudiness and warmer tonight; Fri.
day snow
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-29
Government Files
Appeal in the Steel
Corporation Case

TRENTON, n. j.. Oct. 8.-The govern
ment petition for an appeal to the United
States supreme court In the Sherman
antitrust suit against the United states
Steel corporation was filed here today in
the federal court. The appeal is taken as
matter OF right and lnsures a hearing
of the case by the highest federal court
The appeal Is from the recent decision
Of the district court dismissing the COM
plant OF the government in which the
steel corporation was charged with being
a combination in restraint OF trade and in
violation Of the Sherman act and which
sought its dissolution. Accompanying the
formal petition for appeal. the govern
ment filed a bill OF exceptions 20 the
decision Of the district court. giving
twenty-three distinct counts In which that
court Is said to have erred II IL upon
these so called errors OF the district court
that the government will rest It's case In
the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-29

flaring fiambeau or q smoldering stencil.
And always, In their heart OF hearts, the
people had known that liberty was not
torch TO be carried In the wind, but a
holy flame, 70 be placed on an altar and
worshiped-like the visible presence Of
Jehovah In the tsbernacle--a holy flame
TO be watched and guarded with Jealous
love and Gealous devotion.
And so, on this great continent, which
God had kept hidden IN a little world
here, with new heaven and new earth,
whore former things had passed away,
the people OF many nations, OF various
needs and creeds, but united in heart and
soul and mind for the single purpose.
builded an altar to liberty, the first over
built or that ever could he built, and
called II the constitution Of the United
States. Fellow citisens. II to stand by
that constitution Ia 20 stand pat then
| am q 'standpatter and glory in the
aspernion."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-29
Rome Reports Fall
of Forts of Riva and
Gorilla as Imminent

ROME, Oct N.--(Via Paris, Oct ~
In political circles here the fall OF
Gorisia and Riyern Is considered immin-
ent. Notwithstanding the heavy REIN
forcements Austria IL concentrating on
the Italian front.
Italian advices on the heights OF Santa
Lucia and opposite Tolmino and the
capture Of a field fort southeast OF Globna
arc recorded in the official statement
Issued tonight by the war office. The
statement says;
From new positions. ono on the right
bank OF the Adigo. which commands
communications at the bottom OF the
valley, our artillery on October u, sur
prised ana seriously damaged one OF the
enemy's military trAinH, which was NOV
Ing toward the SAINT Ilarto stations.
north OF Rovereto.
ION tho upper Cordevole. October a.
on tho rugged slopes OF Col Di Lana, we
stormed another fort filled with hostile
troops. We found the enemys trenches
choked with bodies. We took eight pris.
oners.
In the Monte Nero zone on the night
OF the 25th and 10Th. the eismy IN great
strength again tried to attack our DO,
sitionB above Vodil We allowed Their
to come within a short distance, Their
moved them down and dispersed then
with our cross fires.
Our offensive accomplished fresh
! progress on the height OF Santa Lucia
and opposite Tolmino, where we made
twenty-one prisoners. In the PlnvA Eon,
/ we conquered field fort southeast OIL
! Globnn. We took prisoners survivors Of
the garrison 10 the number OF lol. foui
Of them officers. and captured two ma
chine guns.
"on tho Carso front heavy lombard
ment by the two artilleries continued
| throughout the day. Small Advencei
were made there. We stormed sevsra
trenches. taking fifty-fivo prisoners. in
| GLIDING one officer"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-29
Crews Struggle on
Sunken Submarine
Related in Report

WASHINGTON, Oct. PA graphich
story of the bati's cor life waged In
vain 300 feet beneath the surface of the
sea by the twenty-onc men who persisted
In the navys submarine F-4 last March
at Honolulu is told in the final report
on the loss of the vessel submitted by a
board of inquiry headed by Rear Ad-
miral Busch and made public today. Elk
animation of the wrecked hull after 1t
had been brought TO the surface and
placed in drydock convinced the board
that the disaster was caused by leak
resulting from eorroded battery lining
and the failure of the boat through poor
diving qualities to respond promptly to
the rudder change which should have re-
turned 1t to the surface.
Discarding the theory once advanced
that chlorine gas brought quick relief
in death to the crew, the board from
signs within the rusted and battered hulk
pieces out in its report dramatic ac-
count of how the doomed men stroVe
desperately to save themselves as their
vessel sank to the bottom. Fifteen met
death in the engine room, where they
sought refuge at the last six died at their
posts in the flooded forward compart-
u'ent.
A statement issued here tonight by
Henry r. Carse. president of the Electric
Boat company, designer of the submarine
F-4, attributed the loss to the fact that
the ballast tank air valves had been left
open. Corrosion of the lead lining OF
the batteries and of rivets, found by
the naval board of inquiry to have been
the primary cause Of the disaster, the
statement said indicated lack Of care, but
could not have been more than con-
trlbutory cause.