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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
MVsterous Moron Murders Terrorize Two Biggest Cities

sgssi eTesFf u ses q y ~ q
When and where win the mysterious
moron murderers next leave the ims
print Of their bloody hands?
+ Already the two biggest cities in the
country are sterrorized, for New York
and Chicago have Just been appalled,
by q series of. brutal, ecolting murders
in which the victims have been shorS
.riblyj beaten and 5slashedE to death.
In both cities the cunning of the
murde have j left the police COM
ipleteIy baffed but the police insist
&c Is the cunning of murd derous morons
or halt:wits
Little children have been the murder
tvictims-in one case q mother and
her little son-and always either on
the blood stained floor or walls or q
table in the room there has been left
a bloody imprint of a hand.
In both cities other little children
have been attacked OF pursued and
only escaped death because their as.
sailants were frightened on in time
Mothers shfvered and clung to their
children when little Leonore Cohen
was found dead in the building in
which she lived at 352l1 Third avenue,
in New York., She had been beaten
and strangled to death and her tiny
body stabbed and slashed
"A few days later when little Charlie
Murphy, years old, of 270 First ave-
nue. was found murdered, his body
hacked the same as the little Cohen,
girls, mothers of New York'ss east
side became terrorized and refused to
let their. children go to school alone.
In streets teeming with people
mothers can be seen in the morning,
at noon and gain in the evening hurry
ing along tightly clinging to their chill
dren. Mothers unable to- accompany
their children to school will only send
them under the watchful eye OF some
other mother, so great is the fear
of the mysterious morons possessed
of maniacal desire to slay-to see
the blood of little children.
A few days ago in Chicago the
police found the torn and bruised
bodies Of Mrs. Ella Coppersmith and
her 2-year-old son John. Both had
been murdered, the police declare, by
a moron.
After studying the blood-stained
and disordered rooms the police
came to the conclusion that the muir
1 ueEeI3 Ihu S1dppAGub Will WI o. 5SOPp92As
smith and as she resisted him had
dealt her several blows on the head
knocking her to the floor with her
skull crushed in three places:
After gashing her throat three times
and cutting and hacking her body as
she lay on the floor the fiend had run
Into another room after the woman's
little boy who. had toddled to his
;mother's side as she struggled with
the halfwitted maniac.
Bloody footprints-big ones and the
smaller onesSoft the child lied into the
Edining room from the, spot in the
Kitchen where the murdered mothers
-Sody day in pools OF blood. .;: ~.
In the dining, room the title boy
Twas seized and his throat. cut with four
rapid slashesSof the same knife that
had been used on his mothers body
and then the tinysbody had been tossed
| to- the floor beside a@couch.
In New York little Theresa Neidig
told the police how she had been
grabbed by man but escaped when
he was frightened away.
Twas playing in the street." says
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
sCHED)'U5LlI.iEDiFORTR TRIAL,
HADf11 GAELO LONSI BOOZE

;Dominick Nushen and Alexander
Leslie, of. -Four States; arrested last
night in a Farm street with 11sgal;;
Ions of toxicattng liquor in their5p pos.
session, will have a hearing this after;
noon before Justice Of the Peace r.:
Leigh Fleming on. a charge OF violating
the Yost prohibition law.
Nuschen had a gallon OF whiskey, q
gallon OF! alcohol, + a wo:gallon jug OF
,whiskeyj and two pints of gin. Leslie
had 6$pint bottles of beer, a quart of
wine and three quarts Of whiskey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HANE BIG PARADE

CHARLESTON, W. va, May 11.--
Two big Eparad des. one IL the afternoon.
in which more fhau 1900 small Sun-
day school children marched, and one
in eieYening participated in by more
than 2 500 older boys and men Of the
various churches and Sunday schools.
featured the second day of the State
Sunday school conYention.
Many thousands were turned awty
from the sArmoTy IN which 5000 peo-
pie were assembled tonight TO hear
Governor Hatfield, Prof p. o. Excel.
the noted singer and song writer.
Rev, Hyred{ CLARK and Prof. T. W.
Shannon on Forest Protected, HoG4
Inspected Children Neglected.. The
convention VIII close Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
SHIP CAPTAIN THINKS
HE SUNK SUBMARINE

(Ry Aesociated Presg.l ]

BLYTHE, England, May 14.-A
German submarine is reported to have
been sunk in the North Sea. The
captain of the steamer Collairnie, on
reaching port today, stated that his
vessel apparently had destroyed the
submarine by running 1t down OF the,
Northumberland coast. No submarine
was seen, but the captain said his ship.
struck a. submerged obstacle. Aslarge,
quantity of oil appeared on the surface.
and the conclusion was drawn that a
submarine had been run down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
BROTHERS IJARREL
is AIRED IN COURT

The suit OF S. H. Bunner against
A. q. BnnneT,g d brother over e note
amountings to $1T4.a2. is on trial today
before Judge George A. Vincent in In
.termediate Court The trial today ls
the result OF fsanappeai from a decision
rend Tered b ya Justice OF the peace
and 1T Is being vigorously contested
Attorneys q. II. Morgan and M. J..
lSturm represent the piaintIn and A.
itorneys Rollo Gonley the defendant
The jury includes S. L. Ash, T. a.
Hughes, Joseph T.. ffawlrinH, %: "a
Kennedy william Hunter Elmus
Hamilton, n. /. Hess, S. +. Griffith. ].
G. Barrackman, j. Coleman Parrish,
RaysHalls and Bert West
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OfcialW Ne7W!s.
49, -Aaia,nclate.d preaLa. Z.

PARIS. May 14.-The French war
OFFICE this afternoon issued the fol.
lowing: !; S (.
.It8has been raining constantly since
yesterday morning. Last night In
spite OF this handicap and slippery
ground; we occupied several German
southwest OF SoucheE, and
we have maintained others on the
front from Loos to iArras, all the gains
recently made by us. In the valley of
the sAisnes vest erday we destroyedi ifour
German block houses and sleyeled sew
'erals trenches.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14
HuRL BONES q. eoAT..
u tBy AssocJRted gress.

LONDON, May i IA dispatch from
Ymuiden says the Dutch trawler
Sgravenhage reports that an aeroplaneI
coming HfromSthe west; dropped three
bombs at the boat on Wednesda In
spite Sof the fact that she was q lying
the Dutch flag. The bombs fell into
the sea: where they exploded.
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w. VA. MERCHANT
WANTED IN OHIO

CHARLESTON, May 14.-Governor
Hatfield has honored the requisition
OF Governor Willis, OF Ohio, for w H.
schwartzwalder well known merchant,
OF Point Pleasant, wanted in Noble.
county, Ohio, on charges of abandon
ment OF his child. Schwartzwalder
and his wife were divorced nine years
liability involved. ~ ,ss s
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,aoNpIELEc,Ir-loNEaoEs.

SCHARLEsT0 N, W. Va. May. IL! ~,
Judge Sam D. LittIepage, in the {Ka.i
inawha Circuit Court here denied the
posed bond issue election Saturday for
road Improvements. Il. 4
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CORNER sToNE3LAYiNe.

CHARLESTON, W. Ya..S,s May II - -
Elaborate Ceremonies yesterday mark.
ed the laying of the corner stone of
the new Charleston high Eschol, a
$3.50, 600 structure The eremonia1i
was 5inSchaTge Of the Grand Lodge Of
West Virginia, An6i It,s Free and SSAc:f
yceptedS SMasons. PSo ssorf George 81
iLaidley, Grand Ma who also Is.
of Tie Charleston
schools conducted the ceremony
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START. 9 1 NEW I. Road.

64 4CHARLESTON, w. I3Ya.,T4S May 14.7---;
declared on good authority here
that tho pro1e ctod elec ctric railway to
conect Charleston and Pafkersburgi
viii be constructed and that the date
OF starting constr zion Will be an
6inSthcf near future, he road
'ysilt be "a mi Ie5s long s
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BOY KILLED WHEN
HIT WITH BASEBALL

Y s5s71.- . stE3yL- 7IlINptITIEH II TTT-7 -
HANOWERs Pa, May 1i.-FIllefu-
iyear:old William Crawford was killed
imam amateur baseball game here yes
:terday. he WIS 81 the bat aud WAC
struck In the temple by pitched ball.
dying lew minutes later.
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.The Weather.

West sVirginia=-u Unsettled tonight
and Saturday, probably showers !
warmer tonight. " 4,
western Rennsyly lyania'- Unsettled
tonight and saturda probably show;
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the girl, when a ,nlan COHts up %
me and he says, Where do you live.
little Sirl2 And 1 said, None OF
your, business, cause mamma mas told
me not to talk to any man.
"Then he knocked me into hall
way and grabbed me by the arm:
He scratched me and then ! screamed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-14

S(she Pronounced it 'squeamed') and
he runsand a nice lady cams down the
stairs and. kissed me-
Stories almost us exciting as that
of the Neidlig child have been told
to the police of New York and Chicago
by little girls and boys, who have
accosted or followedsby men.
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IEN;TI;lE.RT;AINs a. socIEIN.I

1 Y Mrs. q, X. Probst ts host ess to- a
number % friends this tternoonsat q
sewing party at her home ON Fifth
street. The guests include members
of the hitssio ionary Society OF Grace
lutheran Church,
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Sincerely. yours, VI
H. .: HATFIELD.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-04

1t is strange. isn't it. how many OF
the things we call condolences we
meet every day of our lives? ! had
this thrust upon me afresh only yes
terday / was meditating this talk Tor
our clun and a friend happened 10
come in and tell me an appropriate
story which is going the rounds ABOUT
the daughter of certain well-knowh
college professor.
7, seems that little Anne was playing
with a neIghbor's daughter and the
two got into Il quarrel. Little Anne
gave the other CHILD n singing slap In
the face and then added to the indignity
by splitting on her
"Ob. Anne, what made you do such
naughty tEings?" her mother asked
when, having sent the other child home
she was trying to make little Anne
see the enorm!ty of her onense.
well. il must have been Satan who
made me slap her. mother" little Anne
replied, but Il was entirely my own
idea to spit or her.
don't know what little Annes
mother said to her, but l do nope sne
respected the child's intense individual
ity. That is mistake We mothers TOO
often make-we fail to realize that our
children are indiI I'd Gals who have their
fact that our children are personal
human entities. and that our part must
be to point out to them the right road
the pitfalls on the wrong road; on no
account must we attempt to make them
Over :nto what We think they ought
to be.
The wise mother is she who refrains
as carefully as she would avoid doing
him bodily hurt from bruising that sensi-
tive, inner self where her child develops
his "own idea" The soul of a child is
very precious reality, with its own God
given instincts. and you should no more
try to make it like some other soul. even
your own, than you would attempt TO
turn rose into a pansy or a marigold.
Don't think for an instant, dear moth
ers, that I mean to imply that little
Anne should have been allowed to go I'M
punished for her misdemeanor. l only
use the story to point my text that in
training our children to be gentle, re-
fined, ll-behaved. we must beware lest
we "quench the spirit" and so sin our
selves
We are learning many things in these
days about the treatment of children
which our own dear mothers never i'll
agined. When you and !. dear members
of the Mothers Club. look back upon
our own childhood We must remember
many times when we were thwarted and
depressed and made to do things against
our own sense of right and justice by
the mothers because I tell you to-" We
must not condemn them for what they
ignorantly did; they were as anxious for
the precious souls committed to their
care as we are today for our children.
and I am sure. as look back In my ma
turity. that they did the best they knew
how.
It has been deferred to these days Of
study of child psychology to teach us
the value to the world of a well-directed
individuality. Robert Browning. the
great poet-preacher, from whose pages
1 get many thoughts which help my own
growth. says in that wonderful poem.
"Paracelsus:''
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HNZN
EW~AN
Y AER
! R2zZkDAY
AND NOLRS
June 4-Caroline Bray.

Caroline Bray. noted as the writer OF
very successful textbooks for schoo
children, and as the personal friend OF
George Eliot. was born In England l0l
years ago today. The Meyrick family
in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda" Is
supposed to have been based on the fam.
lily of the Kennels. to which Mrs. Bray
belonged. She was married when she
was % to Charles Bray. a ribbon manu-
facturer Of London. and five years later
met George Eliot. with whom she be-
come a devoted friend. George Eliot's
biosrapher drawing much of the mate.
rial for her life from the correspondence
that took place between her and Mrs
Bray. Mrs. Bray's husband shared with
Carolines fondness for things literary
and Emerson and Spencer were guests
frequently at their home.
Mrs. Bray's greatest achievement was
in writing two widely circulated text
books. physiology and the Laws OF
Health in Easy Lessons for Schools" of
which 15.0oO copies were sold within the
first year. and which was transla ted into
French and Zulu, and The Elements of
Morality In Easy Lessons" which was
used in English schools, but was trans
lated into Italian, Dutch, and Hindu
stani. Another very popular book of
hers was "Our Duty to Animals" one
of the first books written agitating HUI
name treatment of animals.
Copyright, 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-06-04
CAN YOU SPELL?

Grape is the fabric which is worn
as a sign of mourning.
Crepe is the finely crinkled fabric
not used for mourning.
Yet many persons use the words
crepe and crape-or one Of them
without regard to the meaning.
Now, if you look for the word
"crepe" in the dictionary, you will
probably be referred to the word
"crape." That is the arrangement in
some dictionaries. at least. The word
was originally French, and spelled
crepe, and was borrowed, with the
fabric, and anglicized more than
hundred years ago. And Grape, the
mourning fabric, was developed in
England. In spite of the dictionary
arrangement, any of the French dress
fabries-crepe de chine, crepe meteor,
cotton crepe for blouses and frocks
are correctly spelled with an {. But
the mourning fabric should always
be spelled with an a. That is where
many persons make a mistake. They
spell all crepe with an {.
So widespread is this mistake that
a big fabric company is carrying on
a countrywide campaign in the in
terests of the correct spelling of the
mourning fabric, Grape. This organiza-
ton sends to fashion writers and edi-
tors articles-usually taken from Eng
lish publications, presumably because
they are the only ones spelling
the word correctly-about mourning
frocks. In this day of war-bereaved
women there are many, and the SPELL
ing campaign has no difficulty in
finding material.
Another word in the world Of
women's apparel is often misspelled.
That is kimono. In this case, care
less pronunciation perhaps accounts
for the wrong spelling, for most of
us say something that sounds more
like "kimona"-the usual spelling
than like "kimono." And kimono, be-
ing a rather new word in our lam
puacc. is not found in many old die
tionarics. Hence most OF us have
had to depend on the sound Of the
word for its spelling.
There arc. OF course. stumbling
blocks so far as spelling is concern
I'd in cverybody's vocabulary. Each
OF us has to guard against some in
correct form OF spelling. But aside
from these little individual instances
OF incorrect spelling there are other
words. like kimono and Grape, that
are misspelled by a surprisingly large
number OF educated persons.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-04
Answers to Correspondents.

Miss Cocroft will endeavor to answer
all questions relating to her department.
as promptly as possible. As 1t will not De
practicable to print an answer to every
inquiry a stamped envelope should ac-
company each letter. All letters should
care of this paper.
Aching Feet and Limbs.
F. J. NJ. writes: 'T suffer greatly
with hot, burning and aching feet and
limbs. a great deal of swelling when
the weather is warm. l was misfitted
In shoes as a growing girl, hence
arises a great deal of suffering now at
the age of 80 from deformities. corns
and enlarged joints. My feet are very
feverish and perspire excessively.
make frequent visits to the chiropodist.
with only temporary relief. My limbs
have always been undeveloped. and the
circulat ton in my eNtremities is poor.
What can you suggest that will help
me?"
My first suggestion is that you con-
suit a reliable physician and have a
thorough physical examination made.
The symptoms which you give suggest
building up of the general system more
than local treatment, with the excep-
ton OF corns. and your treatment does
not COHlc W1tHlH Tic hclu VI a WV
dist. Similar trouble is often found in
some individuals as a peculiar heredi-
tary affliction. But often such symp-
toms are associated with a disturbance
in the normal functions of the heart
or kidneys. Your limbs are undevelop-
ed because they have been improperly
nourished. Good circulation to a part
means health of that part. for it car
ries nourishment to the body tissues.
Cut off this supply of nourishment and
you take away the most essential ele-
ment to life. Exercise every muscle
and tissue daily until you are thor
oughly warm and form the habit of
deep breathing. You can still develop
the muscles of your limbs by improv-
ing the circulation. Exercise regu-
larly and follow light. wholesome
diet with plenty Of vegetables and
fruit.
tCogyricht 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-06-04

A CORRESPONDENT writes: !
"a write to ask if you will please
tell me something OF 1ntestlnal
indigestion, its symptoms and causes
For fifteen years l have suffered with
bronchial asthma, and have always felt
that my bronchial trouble Is associated
with something else. Hence my inquiry
regarding intestinal Indigestion"
Intestinal indigestion may be divided
into two general types-acute and
chronic. The acute form is more COM
mon than the chronic. and its causes are
various. Among the most frequent
causes OF acute intestinal dyspepsia are
errors in diet retention of fecal matter.
infectious germs and disturbance in the
secretion of intestinal digestive Juice.
The most common symptom Is d:ar-
rhoea occasioned by the overacidity OF
the intestines This overacidity is due to
the fact that the intestinal Juices are
not secreted into the intestines in proper
proportions.
The stools may number two to twelve
daily, are often colorless and odorless.
Other frequent accompanying symptoms
are extreme thirst, collie pains, and some
times muscle and joint pains.
Repeated alta cks of acute indigestion
produce a chronic irritation of the intes-
final tract. and if they recur for some
length of time the acute type passes
over into the chronic type. Hence the
cause is essentially the same.
The symptoms OF chronic intestinal in
digestion are not very unlike those Of
the acute form. In chronic intestinal in
digestion constipation is more frequent
than diarrhoea. Constipation may be
present most OF the time in some cases.
with occasional attacks of collie and
diarrhoea. In chronic cases the appetite
is usually good. In some cases the gen.
eral nutrition is fair, while in others
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HOUSE.
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY,
CALENDAR.
HAVE A LEMON ABOUT.

Lemons. everybody knows. are one of
the standbys Of the modern housekeeper
But she depends on them chiefly-as of
course she should-as an article Of food.
They likewise have wide uses in other
departments Of household work.
For one thing. lemon juice Is cleansing.
II the skin is stained. try lemon juice be-
fore using anything else. 1t is strongly
bleaching in effect but is not irritating
unless. of course. 1t enters a cut or other
open surface of the skin; then it stings
Rub 1t on the fingers when they are
stained from fruit or vegetables and rub
it under the nails to remove discolora-
tions there. Use a little of it in the last
rinsing water Of the shampoo. to make
the hair soft and help remove dandruff.
Use little lemon juice in the dish wa
ter. 1t cuts grease admirably. And rub
dark stains on china or silver with cut
lemon. The same lemon can be used sew
eral times, and is really one of the best
and most easily applied silver cleansers.
Use lemon juice and salt to remove
rust and ink stains.
Aside from these cleansing properties,
the lemon can be depended on to give
flavor and zest to many otherwise rather
tasteless foods.
For instance, lemon juice added to a
rather fiat fruit gelatine brings out the
latent favors of the fruit and adds its
own pleasant sourness to 1t. Lemon juice
added to cold tea or fruit punch improves
it most decidedly. A little lemon juice
added to meat soup often gives just the
needed additional flavor. In pudding
sauces, too, it is good. and added to any
fruit sherbet or water ice it improves the
taste.
Lemon. too. can be used with oily food
to add to its palatableness. Broiled fish
Of any sort is improved by lemon. 1t is
the best acid to combine with olive oil
for French dressing-it unitcs with the oil
more readily than does vinegar.
Lemon juice added to hot water makes
it far easier to drink-and as everybody
knows. a Gassful of hot water drunk
half an hour before breakfast and half
an hour before going to bed is one of the
best cures for indigestion and biliousness
Copyright, 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-06-04

there are pallor. cancellation. slow pulse.
and cold eXtremitieS.
The treatment in acute cases must, of
course. be prescribed by a physician, and
| it almost always consists in catnartic
| for immediate evacuation of whatever Is
irritating the intestines. Castor oil Is one
| Of the best cathartics for this. Absolute
rest is indicated and a restricted diet
with plenty of water
Treatment in chronic cases consists in
general exercises to promote a good cir
| culat,on of blood 10 all parts Of the body,
but more particularly exercises directed
| to the intestines and the nerves ccntroll-
ing them. By these exercises a forceful
circulation is established, you help to
work away anything that may have been
irritating the intestines, you create a
better flow of intestinal juices and you
bring more blood-hence more nourish-
ment-to the mucous lining Of the intes-
tines, thus giving them strength and
creating a better secretion of digestive
Juices. The patient needs also to attend
to deep breathing so as to take in plenty
of oxygen into the system to put the
waste in condition to be thrown OF.
The diet should be carefully regulated.
A complete dietary cannot very well be
given here because it depends upon the
individual case and upon other complica-
tons, but I would suggest plenty Of
salads. fruits. vegetables Of not too
coarse fbre-such as the fibre of cab
bage-eggs, thoroughly cooked grains.
and, in a word. light, simple foods.
In regard to the bronchial trouble We
must bear in mind that asthma Is
symptom and not disease. The real
cause Of asthma may rest with the kid
neys, sometimes with the nose. the ton
sils, the nervous system, the heart, the
bronchial tubes. and. in brief. anything
which prevents a free passage of gases
between the lungs and the blood.
In all proba bility the asthma is not
caused by intestinal indigestion. and 1t
is not likely to cause it On the other
hand, if mucous is coughed up from
bronchial or lung abscess. as Is some
times the case, then it probably contains
diseased germs and If some of this nu-
cous he swallowed it might we'll cause
intestinal trouble.