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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-29
D0|NGGREATWORK
AMONG THE MINERS
Woman Spends Life In Com.
munity Labor For Bene-
fit Of Others.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 90
Conspicuous among the various kinds
OF welfare work being inaugurated
among the miners and their families
IN the West Virginia coal fields. It the
community work being carried on un.
der the direction OF Miss Marguerite
Walker Jordan. Miss Jordan has
spent several years in the West vir.
GINA mining towns, and knows and
understands the people, and her CT.
forts to better their living conditions
have met with great success, and In
every instance with the warm sup.
port OF the operators and mine Off.
Gals, who are anxious for every re-.
form that will improve the living con.
ditions in the homes OF their EN-.
ployes.
The work OF Miss Jordan and her
assistants is almost entirely in the
home OF the miner, and the chief aim
Is to get in touch with the women,
and day after day the good work Is
kept up. She is shown how to prop.
erly care for her children. the import.
ance Of cleanliness sanitation.
the practical points cooking and
kitchen economy, ~. often a com.
plete meal. Is cookeu right in the
home to impress the points. spectal
efforts are made to instil adesire for
cleaner and more attractive homes
and surroundings, and through club
work and public demonstrations the
women are shown how to buy proper
food economically, and how to pre-.
pare 1t in a way that is wholesome
and appetizing. Plain sewing, mend.
ing and the simple forms OF fancy
work. are also given attention. Clubs
are formed for the women, and sepa.
rate ones for the girls, and enter.
tainments are given from time to
time. in which the people take part.
Altogether the work is designed to
awaken the interest Of these people
to themselves, their homes and their
towns. 1t Is q work, however, that
requires tact and ability to reach the
people. and Miss Jordan and her as,
sistants seem wonderfully fitted fol-
such work, and the results obtained
have been most encouraging and
gratifying.
For some time past Miss Jordan.s
efforts have been confined to towns
inthe Pocahontas field, and the mine
and company officials have assisted
her in every way with the organiza.
ton and maintenance Of her work.
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STATE SAVED A BIG
. sum BY WILLIAMS
His Prompt Action Has Kept
Foot and Mouth Disease
! On Outside.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 20
Proving an old axiom that ian ounce
of prevention is worth q pound OF
cure,r and also that "a stitch in time
saves nine" figures have been COM
piled by State Commissioner fAgri.
culture II. e. Williams showing that
by taking the situation well In hand
at the start, thousands OF dollars
have been saved West Virginia In the
matter of quarantining against the
foot and mouth disease.
A total expenditure Of s2,5sS.79 pre-
vented tho disease from entering the
state. Compared to this amount is
Sizes, 10I.s2, the total appraised vaul
alton Of the herds destroyed In I'LL
nois because OF the disease. ohio's
loss amounts to s277, 037.3o, while the
animals destroyed In Iowa will cost
III atstate 100000.
The statement OF figures is based
on losses reported on account OF the
foot and mouth disease by the sew.
era, departments of agriculture, as
follows:
Delaware-215 animals destroyed
.EAluGts HIUktuNt ". -
lliinois-S1 les cattle, 2s,oll hogs
1874 sheep, comprising 52T herds, de-
stroyed; total appraised valuation,
81 ,2o9. 1o1.S2.
herds affected; losses
mot yet tabulated. III
Iowa-i,076 cattle, 1873 hogs. 81
sheep destroyed; cost about 100000.
Kentu6ky-S2l cattle. sos hogs:
value, 5000. Expenses OF vetrina'
rians, digging trenches, etc.. $1,000
This is the loss to the state, the gov
ornment paying an additional S40to00.
or one-half. Total, $4,000.
Maryland--657. cattle. 1877 sheep,
449 hogs. States share, $21,31S.si,
the government paying the other half.
Massachusetts-i.156 cattle, SAIL
swim ;. 81 sheep, 4 goats. 1897 fowls;
total appraisal. s1i9.S5o, OF which
amount the United States govern
ment is to pay one.half.
Michigan-2,933 cattle. SOC sheep,
1904 swine. comprising 236 herds,
destroyed: appraised value, $2O1,'
ss2.76, OF which the state pays one.
half.
2ol swine; federal bills, $4,000; stale
bills, S34, 500. /.
New York-s,5oO cattle slaugh,
tered; sheep and swine not given;
states amount to reimburse owners
and pay expenses will probably ex'
coed $4,000.
ohio-Herds infected, IT'S, S,12S
r.
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.Receiiv Asked For
w. Vasgorporations
-. Wv

CLEVELAND. o. Jan. as.--credit'
ors' petitions asking for receivers
were filed in the United States dis
trict court against two coal ccn,pa.
mics, with q Joint capitalization Of
$780, 600, and against the president Of
both as 4 an individual. The compa,
MES are the East Grafton Coal and
Coke Company, capitalized at $780,
600, and the Triona Coal and Coke
Company, capitalized at $500. goo. Tho
other petition Ii against Charles w.
scrimshaw, president Of both compa-
MES.
The coal companies IRE both West
Virginia corporations, btu have oiiices
in Cleveland. The companies own
about seven hundred acres Of coal
lands near Grafton. w. Va. Lack Of
capital to fully develop the property
Is declared to have caused the ilnan-
cial troubles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-29
cattle, 2,67l sheep, ASS swine: an

praisement, $277,037.30.
Pennsylvania-20,200 animals ap.
praised and slaughtered, OF which IS.
o32 are cattle, 313 sheep, 6,S55 swine.
stu have 62S cases of aphthous fe.
yer In 81 counties. Have ont finished
tabulating reports OF losses.
Washington-One carload OF cattle
imported from Wisconsin slaugh.
tered; appraised at $4,000; expenses.
5000.
West Virginia-No cases, total ex.
penses incident to quarantine to
date, $3,69S.79.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
JAPANESE CRUISERS
SEARCHING FOR GER.
MAN MERCHANTMEN
(By Associated Press.)

Toxic. Aug. 21-Owing to per-
sistent reports that armed German
merchantmen have been sighted in
the South Seas, the Japanese navy
has dispatched several fast cruisers
to search the waters of the Southern
Pacific. Advices from Australia
placed one Of these Germans in the
Eastern Pacific In the neighborhood
of the entrance to the Panama Can
al where she was supposed to be
waiting to prey upon merchantmen
OF the allies.
Real Admiral Suzuki, vice min
lister of marine, explains the dis
patch of warships, as a measure of
precautiOn. AS a matter of fact, he
said the navy scarcely credited the
reports, but wanted to make certain
thah shipping was safe in the Orient.
About fifty German vessels were tied
up in various neutral ports in the
South Seas. II properly armed, at
least thirty Of them could do active
service as volunteer warships. 1t
was just possible that one or two
had escaped.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
MINISTER ASSISTS IN
AN ILLEGAL ACTION

After Judge William Martin, of
Orange county, had Indignantly re-
fused to marry a twenty-three-year-
old man to a thirteen year-old child,
and had torn up the marriage IL
cense, a minister of Sanford per-
formed the ceremony. The idea of
a child Of those tender years be-
coming wife Is monstrous-an
Immediately following the ceremony
the husband was arrested charged
with enticing female of less than
sixteen years of age from her home.
His trial will come up at the next
term of district court
But what may be said of the
man who will participate in such
an act? He should certainly be
made to pay some penalty-yet
there may be no law-except the un-
written law of justice and fairplay
to everyone-under which any
charge might be made. Have we
become so intensely wrought up
over the dollar or two which a we'd
ding service brings that mere chill
dren are to be sacrificed to the greed
OF the man who may paint pleas
ing picture to child who is still
in her doll-hood ageo-Palm Beach
Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
us. TO TAKE Up
SINKING OF
ARABIC With
GERMANY
THAT COUNTRY WILL BE CALLED
ON FOR EXPLANATION: 56
LOST ON SHIP TWO OF WHOM
WERE AMERICANS
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. 21.-It was
announced by the State department
that Ambassador Gerard will prob
ably be directed to call the Berlin
foreign Offices attention to the
Arabic sinking, in spite of the ex-
PLANTATION. This is the first instance
of an official indication that Ger
many will be given an opportunity
to give reasons for the attack in dis
regard of President Wilson's warn
ing that such an act would be re-
garded as deliberately unfriendly
1t is understood that the policy is to
use the utmost deliberation consist
ent with honor and omit no oppor-
tunity to avoid rupture as long
as there is a chance for sufficient eX-
cuse. Secretary Lansing said he
could do no more until further in
formation was received.
1t is definitely ascertained that
only two Americans on the Arabic
are missing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
WOULDN'T SWAP FLORIDA
FOR ALL OF THEM

Jacksonville, Aug. 21-"I would
not take all of the country west of
the Mississippi for Florida" said j..
J. Heard, president of the Heard
National Bank of this city, upon his
return from an extended Western
trip yesterday Mr.. Heard left with
his sons, william and James, July
10. and left the former in Arizona
for a stay of several months.
Among the cities at which Mr..
Heard stopped were New Orleans.
Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San
Diego, San Francisco, Denver and
other points and back, via Chicago.
He is better satisfied with Florida
than ever, he declared.
As to general business conditions
throughout the West, Mr.. Heard
declared that he found the people
in the places he visited optimistic
and looking forward to better con-
ditions and a steady Improvement
Conditions are about the same all
over the country, he said, and no
worse in Florida than elsewhere,
with a tendency to improve evident
Crop conditions in the West are
excellent. he stated, and the pros
poets for prices on cereal products
are especially good.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
CUTTING OUT CLASS HATRED

San Francisco, Aug. 2l.-An op-
en- air carnival in Chinatown was
opened here today for nine days for
the purpose of strengthening the
friendly relations between the Chi
nese residents and the rest Of the
San Francisco citizens. Prominent
Chinese have been named to COOP
crate with a group Of the San Fran
cisco women interested in the pro-
ject. Extensive plans have been made
for the carnival. chief among which
is the choosing of a carnival queen
from among the Chinese girls. There
will also be baby contest, teas.
luncheons and a ball. Among the
philanthropic women Of San Fran
cisco interested in the work are Ella
NJ. Sexton, Mrs. Edward H. Cole
man, Helen X. Williams, Mrs.
Blanche /. Bremmer. Mrs. Richard
Reece, and Virginia Deal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
RUSSIAN Town
Of b|ELSk
CAPTURED
NAVAL BATTLE IN GULF OF
RIGA IS IN PROGRESS; SERBIA
WILL YIELD TO BULGARIA
by Associated 2ress)

London, Aug. 21.-The Russians
are fighting desperately but vainly
to check the Teutons. Novogeorge-
visk was the last Polish fortress to
fall, and Ossewetz is still resisting
because the marshy country prevents
the Germans from using heavy guns.
Souh of ;Brest- t-Iitostock. Mackens-
ems forces are far beyond the Bug.
The other armies have cut the river,
which makes serious defense of he
BialiastOckbrest Litva line vitually
impossible. A naval battle in Riga
gulf is progressing. the latest Petro-
grad dispatch says.
There are no details of the French
admission that they are unable to
hold the Lenz-Arras cross roads, the
only important development on the
other front.
The solution of the diplomatic sit
uatiop in the near east is apprecia-
bly, nearer. A Greek cabinet has
been formed by VenizelOs. The in
dications are that Serbia will yield
to Bulgaria's demand.
German submarines after forty
eight hours of unusual activity, have
evidently returned to their bases.
They took heavy toll in shipping.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
RUSSIANS BATTLE IN Vain To
CHECK THE ONWARD RUSH
OF THE TEUTON|C FORCES
GONE TO BRING BACK
SLICK CHECK ARTIST

Pensacola, Aug 21-Armed with
which calls for the surrender of
white man of many aliases by the
authorities of the state of Mississ-
ippi to the accrediated authorities
Of the State of Florida, Constable S.
J. Jones hace gone to Jackson,
Miss. where on Saturday afternoon
of this week he will receive from the
state prison warden a white man
named o. l.. Wheeler, but who goes
under several other names, and will
return him here for trial on a
charge of having unloaded worthless
one charge incorporated in the war
rant which Constable Jones carries.
but 1t is said other charges may be
later preferred against him.
Wheeler, who also takes the name
of J. w. Morgan, O. L. Weston, and
o. l.. Patterson, on Saturday of this
week, will have served one year in
the Missouri state prison ON similar
charges, for which he was convicted.
He was arrested there some months
ago. or more than year ago, and,
knowing that he was wanted here,
the information was wired that he
was under assest in Jackson. Before
the Florida people could get him,
however, he was convicted and
sentenced to one year, and the day
of his release from that prison. he
will stand in the shadow of the
Florida state penitentiary. for he
will be tried here on charges of hav-
ing passed worthless checks, and
will be given chance to disprove
the allegations, it is thought.
About fourteen months ago, q
white man who represented himself
as postofiise inspector was report
ed to have been in the city and sec
tion, and is said to have carried the
pretensiOn SO far as to have actually
checked up offices, and the belief Is
held here that the man of many
aliases and the man under arrest
are one and the same parties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
WISCONSIN AND
IOWA At OUTS
OVER H0BOES
(By Associated Press J

Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 19.-Wis-
consin authorities, especially those
of Grant county are up in arms be-
cause the Dubuque police are using
Wisconsin territory as dumping
ground for all undesirable characters
1t is possible that the States may be-
come involved in legal battle in the
near future, unless the practice Is
abandoned Formerly the Iowa au-
thorities made a practice of chasing
the hoboes over into Illinois. For a
time this worked well, but later on
the Illinois authorities began send
ing the hoboes back again over the
river. There ae rumors that the
Wisconsin authorities may ask for
an injunction to restrain lOwans
from chasing hoboes over the border.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
PlNELLAS BOND ELECTION
WILL NOT BE FOUGHT

st. Petersburg, Aug. 21-No ef-
fort will be made to contest the
election held in Pinellas county
Wednesday why by majority of
119 votes the issue of $4,000 of
brick highway bonds was authori-
zedd by the voters of the county.
Opponents of the bond issue said
that they accepted the result at
finally expressing the will of the
voters and will abide by the result,
and will do all they can to help
clear away the preliminaries, so
work can be started as soon as pos
sible. Many voters who were reg
istered in theprimary election books,
hut not in the county registration
books, were not permitted to vote,
and they unquestionably had right
tC vote, but as many of those who
were turned down were supporters
OF the bond issue as there were op-
posed to the bond issue, so that the
failure to let these men vote did not
change the result.
Immediate steps are being taken
by j. S. Davis. attorney for the
County Commission, to have the
bonds validated, so that they can
be advertised for sale. The con-
tractor. the Edwards Construction
Company, of Tampa, has agreed to
take the bonds at 81, is no better
price is secured, and will proceed
with the construction work waiting
for the bonds to be sold.
R. l.. West, of the ]. B. Nc
Crary Company, said his men would
be at work in two weeks making
surveys and laying out the ground
for the road builders. 1t is believed
that the construction work will
start in a month or less time. The
contractors want the opinion OF
good lawyers that the bonds are
valid, and then likely will not wait
to have the courts formally pass on
the bonds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
GETS $4,000 FOR DEATH
OF HER HUSBAND

Tarpon Springs, Aug. 2l-Mrs.
Mary Mulkey has effected settle
ment with the Atlantic Coast Line
railway company for the death of
her husband, who was killed by a
passenger train at the crossing on
Tarpon avenue about year and a
half since. Mrs. Mulkey entered
suit for $500 damages in the
original procedure. Attorneys for
the railway company offered to set
tie thesuit at $4,000. and gave her
the alternative of long legal bat
tie in case of refusal.
Killing of Mr.. Mulkey occurred
early one morning winter before
last. He was driving up the street
with his horse and wagon and was
struck by the train as he was cross.
ing the track. Death followed with
in few hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
MANATEE SELLS COUNTY
BONDS AT A PREMIUM

Manatee, Aug. 21-The refunding
bonds of Manatee county have been
sold by the board of county commis-
sioners, at a premium of $2,5O6.29'
The issue of bonds consists OF soo'-
900. thirty-year six per cent BONDS
This bond issue was authorized at
an election held in June, for the
rurnose of paying off the fioating
indebtedness of the county whleh
has been accumulating for number
., wears Local banks had MADE
advances to care for this indebted
noss and the money arising from
,bis sale of bonds will be used 10
liouidate this Indebtedness
The successful bidders for th%
,onds were C. W. McNair Com
rany of Chicago. The First Nation
al Rank of Bradentown. was lhe
next highest bidder, their bid oeihs
mar plus s2,255. There were d
number of bidders. there beng h'e
or six bond companies. in ADDITION
70 m local bank named and the sue
cessful bidder from Chicago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
IEYITE MAY LEAD OF FOLLY

fucouver, B. c., Aug. 21.-
Daisy Virginia that was, of
Elelds Follies," petit, beautiful,
|Ol the radio girls of the chorus,
MRS. Ford Humboldt Keith, of
|Oay' India, with a country place
uffay, England, sailed today for
|uTidal trip around the world.
r! were married recently in the
y Episcopal church. They will
ufst to Japan aboard the Nippon
going thence to Bombay.
Christmas. There the little
expects to meet the Gaekaw of
ua' the Nizam of Hyderabad
O'her Indian potentates whom
husband knows, and incidental
snoot a tiger or so, as her hus-
nas done. Mr.. Keith is hand
athletic, polo being his fav-
game
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
ABDUCTED GIRL BY BOLD
IMPERSONATION OF OFFICER

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 2l-J w.
Johnston, Of Atlanta, has been ar
rested as the result of daring ab-
duction in which. i'm impersonating
Solicitor General Hugy Dorsey, he
persuaded the officials of the Geor-
eia Training School for Girls to let
him take away from that institution
Miss Minnie Griner, aged sixteen
years Of age. The girl was also ar
rested, and will be sent back to the
training school. which is the state
refOrmatory for girls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
(By Associated Press. J

Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 21-The re-
port of the Registrar-General Of Ire
land for 1914 shows that Ireland's s
decline in population has been ar
rested and also her prosperity in
creased IL the number of marriages
is a criterion Last year shows a
population of 4,3S1,39s against A.
379.O12 the previous year, with the
lowest emigration rate since 1851.
Marriages gained 33 per cent over
1913. Improvement is shown In
the matter of illiteracy. which is
rapidly dying out. The figures Of
husbands and wives who signed the
register instead OF making their
mark give 94.6 for husbands and
96.4 for wives.
"As regards illegitimacy. Ireland
compares favorably with most coun-
tries" says the report. There were
only 8 per cent OF illegitimate births
in the whole country. Ulster show
ing the highest rate OF any country
at 4 per cent and Connaugh the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
ALL TALKING FLORIDA;
THROUGH WITH CALIFORNIA

Jacksonville. Aug. 21-Prospects
for big movement of tourists from
the North during the coming winter
are voiced by S. NJ. Bohemia, trav-
cling passenger agent of the New
York Central Lines, with head
quarters in Atlanta, Ga, and W.
Fl. Albro. of Miami, who has just
returned from his summer cottage
on Lake Minnatonka. MINI.
Both declare the prospects for
travel to Florida are very encourag-
ing, and Mr.. Albro, who. is promi-
nent citrus fruit grower Of this
StateI declares that everybody he
has met in the North is talking
Florida and are through with Cali
fornia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
ABE RUFF GETS REHEARING

San Quentin, CAL. Aug. al
Abraham Ruef, one-time political
power of California, now serving a
fourteen year sentence for offering a
bribe to a San Francisco supervisor.
is being given another hearing to-
day upon his application for parole.
Ruef has served four years and five
months of his term, half of the net
time of his sentence. making allow
ance for good behavior credit. In
his parole petition he asks that he
be barred from entering San Fran
cisco county during municipal cam
paigns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
SOLD HIS BLOOD TO
SEE SWEETHEART

Atlanta, Ca, Aug 21-'T would
give my life blood for YOU, is
phrase which many an ardent youth
has whispered or written to the lady
of his choice, but it has remained for
23-year-old sailor boy, now in At
lanta. to actually give pint of his
blood in order to get money to go
and see his sweetheart.
An Atlanta business man needed
q blood tranmission operation, and
the young man, anxious to go to see
the girl, who lives out of town, and
not having enough money to make
the trip. offered his blood for the
TRANSMISSION.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21

George BaKhmeteh. Russian ambas'
sador to the United States, is here
shown leaving the state department
in Washington after q conference with
Secretary Lansing over the case of
the Montenegrin officers recently ar
rested for violation OF neutrality by
eniisting soldiers in the United States
for service in the Montenegrin army.
The ambassador made hurried trip
from Newport to the conference. but
on his arrival was told that the mat.
ter was in the hands of the depart
ment of justice and was referred to
the attorney general Montenegro has
no diplomatic representative in Wash
ington. bu. being one o. Russia ) al
lies. the Russian ambassador acts
for it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
GRAND Jury TO
INVESTIGATE THE
FRANK LYNCH|NC
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Aug. Ex-Governor
Harris has conferred with Solicitor
CLAW and Superior Judge Patterson,
Of the Blue Ridge Circuit, in which
Cobb county is located, relative to
the Frank lynching Both assured
him that they would do all possible
to bring the lynchers into court
Judge Patterson said that special
session of the Cobb court would be
called Aug 30 The grand jury
,aeets Sept. / and he will charge
them to make diligent search.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-21
CONTROL WORLDS BOXING

eVeland, Ohio, Aug. 21.-Fol-
ng the initiative of Tom An
IS OF Milwaukee a meeting will
place here this afternoon which
Tor its purpose the control of
ng through the world by form
an association for that purpose.
Fews says that representatives of
ny every athletic club in the
|'ry have representatives here
|the meet.
produced letters from Australia
Europe fight promoters favoring
fcheme of control.