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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07
WARRINGTON NEWS
school in Wheeling after spending d
few days In this city visiting with his

school in Wheeling after Spending d
few days In this city visiting with his
Frank Furbee has returned from o
business trip TO Pittsburgh.
Ralph Metz OF the Virginia Cafe has
returned from Hundred, where he was
Visiting with frineds. e
Miss Linnte Hays, OF Center street,
is home from a weeks visit with
friends in Fairmont
"a 'ScottylM uiholIandh has returned from
a business trip TO Pittsburgh.
!. c. G. Wharton. OF Pin q Grove. Is in
this city visiting with relatives
IA Miss Nellie Cunningham, manager Of
the Western Union Telegraph Comp.
any, has moved from Homewood TO
this city. q. &. y Il
James Wilkins has returned \ to his
home In Wheeling after spending 4 a
few days in this city visiting with
friends. u v. n Il.
Mrs. II. Fl. Burns, OF Marietta; o..
is in this city visiting with her sister,
Mrs. j.. B! Atkinson, of High street.
Miss Elizabeth of Jacksonburg,f has,
returned home after visiting with rela.
tlves in this city.
Frank H Riley, Of Salem. lis In Man.
inington visiting with relatives In + the
Clayton addition. w !. y n z
Harlan Kellar, OF Point Pleasant,
has returned to his home after spend.
ing a few days In the Hough addition
visiting withFrelatives.
Samuel Il. Nelson, of Bellaire, o.,
5 transacting important business in
this city today.
The stork patdsa visit to the home.
OF Dr. Kinney in Glover Gap. Sunday
and left fine nine pound boy. a
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She's a Kansas City real estate OBJ:
orator and building contractor, who
Is said to have made 81 10000 in five
years without a cent Of capital on
which to begin, but she Is now facing
indictments by a grand Jury In that
city on a charge of forging a $500;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pros Morris Contends
That II Has Only One
Meaning in Law.

. D. = -.
That Joseph H. Mills, indicted on
larceny charges. had procured two
licenses, one for operating what IS
commonly called a bucket shop and
one for operating a brokerage bust.
ness, was disclosed yesterday, by Pros
ecuting Attorney Tusca Morris dur
ing an argument on "a motion by At
torney Charles Powell to lquash the In
dictments which was started Satur.i
day. +. X
Prosecuting Attorney. Morris nov
ed that the Fleming Indictment be-
nolle pressed. In regard to the three
.Gurrey indictments Mr.. Morris as.
sisted by Attorney Scott Lowe resist.
ed vigorously Attorney Poweil's ar.
guments to quasii. In answering Mr..
Powell's argument to quash Mr.. Nor:
yris said:
AN examination Of court decisions
fails to reveal anything to substanti.
ate Mr.. Powell's contention that the
word risk used in the indictments
has a technical meaning.
"The word risk ay4hayeI a techni.i
cal meaning in bucket shop transac.'
.tions in the same way that such an !ex-i
preston as the sky Is the limit has
10 technical meaning in a poker game.
n fail, however, to find that It has any
technical meaning recognized by law
q In reply to Mr.. Powell'sS arguments
Mr. Morris declared that the ayerment
,of the Indictment that Mills falsely
that he had IN his pos.
session 100 shares Of Baltimore and
Ohio railroad stock read " for delivery
atlanyl time Iupon payment of the mar.
ket value, d! sufficient to make the in-
dictmcntS legal and that other allega-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07
union G.EGH0RUS
TO sing THURSDAY.
New Musical Organization
ToMake First Appear
ance Then. 4.

IL e . A n
The Union Christian End eavor class
IA recent; organization will make It's,
first appearance in this city Thursday
night Of this week at the Union
Christian Endeavor service to be held
at the M. p. Temple. The choir is,
underlthe direction Of Clarente Bloom
and Miss Sadie Lloyd and the per.
sonnet Is as follows! A 4 & .Si,5f
Sopranos--Carol POWELL. Madge.
Helmick, May Kelley. Maude 3 Merri..
field, Flossie Gullough; Denat
Knight, Lena Hunsakerl Edith Adams
and Martha Swisher. va y
/; Altos-Margaret aRoetzer Grace
Jones, Katherine Nc lillan, katherine
Shaffer, Sadie Lloyd, Ruth Evans, Edna
Bartlalow. Va ~ Z 4
Tenors-Rob Furtnah q H. Bloom;
Frank Stanhagen: s 3 "a u A
Basses-Q Disney Minor Victor Shaw,
Harry Pitzer, Cecil Men Donald.
Pianist, Mrs. W. +. Shat Herman.
The last rehearsal before the Thurs.
!day}night meeting will be held tonight
at the NJ. p Temple and members are
urged to be present. g
"a "a ~ : %
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The Shakespeare Club met Monday
evening at 40 O'Clock in the library
OF the school building "a good crowd
sttended. Tie discussionf for the even.
ing was the last act Of. The Tenn pest.
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rwo Mine LWorkers I kllIedI /. .

/. CHARLESTON w. Va Dec. .-- -=
"A fall of slate in a coal mine at Kim:
ball caused the death OF T w. With:
erspoons, according to a report re.
,ceived by the workmen's compensa-
tion department. Ebert Cook was
caught by a motor truck. and killed in
a mine at Winding Gulf. rs .5
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New Arrival,

Born To Mr.: and Mrs Charles Doug,
las December 5th. a nine pound baby
girl: Both mother and baby are doing
well. - - 49, -
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STo6MEmsERss Of ouNTAlN CITY
LODGE, NO. 4s, * Of 2.
Black Diamond Lod &c, No. 70, Mon.
iongah, W.. Va. has invited our Lodge
TOT attend "a supper to be given Init their
Castle Hall at {. AS y. M. Tuesday,
December 9Th. 1t Is desired that asi
many OF our members as possible
take advantage OF thiss oppo rtunity to
meet the membe rss OF Black Diamond
Lodge. After the supper, rank al
Knight will be onferred ION a large
class of didates. Please advise Ftha,
undersigned 10 you will attend this
meeting SO that prop rS notice may be,
given 70 Black Diamond Lodge. n, IS.
Miller. X of r. & 81, Jacobs Bldg.
Bell phone 273, consol 40s.L
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Meets This Evening.
The Links class of the Diamond st.
NJ. 2. Church will hold a social this
evening at the church.
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BWeak; Worl1en.,!I
Virginia Women Testify.
Norfolk, Va i used Fayorite Pre-.
scription., had female trouble, con-

gestion of liver,
,,as all rundown
and had no help,
from any source.
I was SO low from
all my troubles
that the cure was
more marked. I
have bee n not
only made more
comfortable b ut
have been able to
do all the work
for nv family and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07

Returned From Blue Creek. "a
Thomas Carpenter has returned
from visit with his son, Fay Carpen.
ter at Blue Creek. En- route home he
spent a short time at New Martins.
Vile -. ',, x 81 ; 81 ~ ~ & 80
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lake In \ Sewing besides. 4 give the
credit to Dr. Pierce remedies. can
DOT speak too highly of them. Mas
GEO. ". L.oNcwEII S26g olneyi Road,
Norfolk, Va. Is
coyington, Va.-sIshad heard of Dr.. /
Pierce's & Golden Medical Discovery
through my mother. She had been
benefited BY using another Of Dr..
Pierce's remedies, the |. Fayorite Pre-
scription.' I began using 4 Golden
Medical Discovery to make me strong
ertand give me more appetite. ! find it
helps me every way and u am getting
just the results I want. lam glad TO
recommend it.p = Miss ANNA HEsIoP,
an Marion ST. coyington, Va.
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Miss Esther Robey' OF Locust avenue
will entertain the Hope Sewing Circle
on Friday evening, at her home!i
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-Ns1faE
PERSONALLY.

Mrs. Charles Harter and children, of
Wilson street, have returned from a
visit In Ohio. n
Mrs. Elizabeth Sans of Little Falls
came up. yesterday for a short visit.
Miss Doris Hutchinson Is recovering
from weeks illness. tIt
Mr. and Mrs. u, 4: Campbell o.
Metz, are the guests OF relatives In
this city. Z n
Miss Lila Steele who has beensyisit:
ing here, has returned to Morgantown.i
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Missionary. Soclet

MlssionaryaSoel ety. a
The Home Missionary Society the
Diamond street NJ! 3. Church will inject,
Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage
on Market street.
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!. !. EAST / SIDE
NEWS


Mrs. Minor Improving.
Mrs @. e. Minor who has been very.
Ill at her home on East Park avenue,
is now able to sit up Her many. friends
will be glad to learn that she is i'm
proving. NJ y " III & n
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always has a fondness for the little
Heaven Born Baby 1t will neyerthe.
less leave crafty Yuan the real EN-.
peror OF China. This, according to
those near him, always has been his
ambition. Z.
As for little Pu:Yi, now boy go:
ing on ten, he probably won't make
any fuss. In his nine years he has
led life of thrills and dangers that
have rarely fallen TO the lot Of a
grown:up let alone q little baby.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07

| Pu:Yi. uppessleft hand corner, when
he was baby emperor o. China. His
ibetrothalFto President Yuan; shi Kai'si
,daug hter, lust announced. Is seen as
q move to place the boy. now nine
years old, on the throne again when
China resertsi to a monarch In this
case, Yuan, shown to the right, will
in reality become the emperor.
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SHANGHAI, Dec Twin china,si
400, 100000 people again be ruled s.;byj
a tiny boy In his teens
1 That is what is seen back of the
announcement that iPl:Yi, the former
emperor Of China, has Just been Off:
cially batrothed TO the daughter 1of,
Yuan shi Kai president Of the yrepub.i
lie. 3. s !,,jt'' q
= It is believed here that this an.
nouncemcnt coming but a few weeks
after the decision TO have the govern.
ment revert to monarchialA form
means that President Yuan probably
fearing to have himself proclaimed
emperor will at the proper time thrust,
little Pu;Yi onto the imperial throne
again. Es2 ivy
"A sop to the Chinese people who
.a. ~ = - Z -
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would improve! the car shortage stlua.

ton at once.
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Returned From slue cr,ee,k.

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
News Of Fifty Years Ago

R. NJ. T. Hunter of Virginia, one of the Old
Dominon's noblest sons. who is held
There can be no doubt that he viii get il in
time, for he has been guilty of nothing, and his
application is Il mere matter of form
The resignation of Major General BENJAMIN
f. Butler. which rendered to the War De-
pnrtment early in June and which has been held
up for time. has finally been returned To
him marked mot accented" Accomnanvinr the
nonacceptancc there was an. order requiring the
doughty general to report at once in Washing
ton. 1t is rumorcd that his questionable mill
tary conduct in Virginia will be rigidIy investi
gated.
G; w. Gayle tho man who once printed in
reward of 81 900 600 the man who would
nurde" President Lincoln. has at last been
rested He was taken in charge somewhere in
Georgia. and has been sent to Fort Pulaski
he imprisoned pending further investigation of
his case.
is entirely over The latest report from there
is that there not single death from tho
left
The Spanish government has surrendered to
the authorities Of the United States the Confcd-
crate ram Stoncwall that has for several mont hs
past been held in the harbor of Havana Cuba.
It is known that when the commander of the
Stonewnn first entered tho harbor of Havana
government. he asked the Spanish authorities
to take charge of his shin and surrender it TO
the constituted authorities OF the United States.
Fornl.litics of diplomatic kind had to be
red out and great deal of rcd tape unwouhd
This is all with now. and the last Of tho
Confederate rams and cruisers Is in the hands of
the United States government
General Schofeld remains in command Of the
military division OF North Carolina, hut has
removed his headquarters Raleigh 80
Greensboro.
The New York Tribune says: I'VE able Ia
state. 10y authority, that the families OF jefferson
Davis and e. c. Clay have retained eminent and
Unknown legal advisers. They obtained their
services carly the middle of May last. ana
engaged them to appear in the interest Of these
distinguished State prisoners whenever the
United States government shall order their
trials. II 1t ever does" The words "f it
does significant.
General James II. Lane of North Carolina a
distinguished and hard fighting Confederate OIL
Ger, has formally applied for pardon, and it is
said that there is doubt that 1t will be forth
coming within few days.
Madame Jumel. the widow OF Aaron Burr. died
day before yesterday at Washington Heights, y
Y, aged ninety-two years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21

his political influence and prophecies ran
abreast Of the qualifications which made John
Kelley the power OF Tammany. In personal
ity. the Brooklyn checker player was para
mount to Richard Croker. Seth Lows social
and political reputation was acknowledged
before he crossed tho bridge to become presi-
dent Of Columbia University. He was Mayor
Of Brooklyn before he became Mayor of
Greater New York.
man who has just died in Brooklyn. ST.
Clair McKeway. kept his city distinct from
Manhattan. although he went to Brooklyn
after he had tried other cities. The Brooklyn
Eagle never was the power it is to-day until
Mckelway was its responsible editor Gree
ley was the Tribune. Dana was the Sun
Bennett is the Herald. Watterson is tho
Courier-Journal. Bowlcs was the Springfc'!
Republican. McKeway was the Brooklyn
Eagle. With the exception of Bennett ana
Watterson, McKclway was the last editor of
personality in this country.
From 1885, the time when he became the
director Of the Eagle. until his death his
opinions were of interest always, even to those
who did not agree with him. These opinions
ometimes-indeed, frcquently--were thun-
derous. But his opinions were those of ma
ture judgment, of experience. of keen observa-
ton, always tempered by kindly spirit He
was something more than editor. He was a
great citizen, ready at all times to do his
part.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
War and Whiskers

Siberian soldiers have refused TO
have their boards cut because they
believe that their shagginess fright
ems the Germans The French in the
trenches are known as "poilus." which
means literally the hairy" In Enr
land il is the royal wish that army
officers should grow mustachc. but
boards are not in favor. EARLY in the
war the British soldiers excited the
wonder of the French by shaving
every morning, even when the enc
mS's shells were searching out the
trench. And in Franco general de-
Inning the true "poilu" as n soldier
that is brave. tenacious and resource
full has issued an order that the
soldiers beard should be vigorously
cut and his beard trimmed. especially
on the cheeks This is an urgent ques-
uon OF hygiene, also Of bearing and
d1scipline. In England the spectacle
of soldier in khaki and with n beard
is rare-so rare that 1t excitcs atten-
ticn.
Victor Emmanuel H. thought it the
first duty of a soldier to look fero-
cious. He himself, thinking he had
the appearance of milksop. dyed
lowed his mustache to grow SO that
In later years he would not eat in
pubic, for he was Obliged to tic the
ends of his mustache behind his head
lie attained his purpose. The Duchess
of Sutherland said of him: Victor
Emmanuel is the only Knight of the
Garter have ever seen who looks
rs If he would certainly have the
best of il with the dragon" Yet
julius Caesar. a soldier Of some re-
pute in his day. was clean shavcn
and n user of the pilatories. Nor did
Alexander the Great favor beard. side
whiskcrs or mustache.
Old photograph albums bound in
Russia leather or plushs in the years
of the War Between the States SHOW
privates and officers with terror
inspiring whiskerage." Even many
just graduated from college, boastcd n
wealth of beard that now seems pre-
posterously precocious. hairy face
was thought indispensable TO n SOL
derly Observation-Disclosures like the
pard"-as In England mustache is
forbidden to n bishop or n Judge I'M
less it be accompa MED by beard.
For many years in this country n
young doctor WAS anxious concerning
facial hair a beard was the symbol
of knowledge, experienced il entered
into a rcassurinG bedside manner. To-
day the physician prefers TO he clean
shavcn for microbic reasons and tho
soldier must trim his beard IL he liz not
compelled to go without one. The art
of war has, indeed, been revolution
lied.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21

BALTIMORE. MD, July 20-In her
latest letter to her father former Gov
crnor Edwin Warfield. Countess vlad-
imir Ledochowski. formerly Miss
Louise Warfcld. described i'm a renlis-
tic manner the gradual approach of
the battling armies Russia and
the Tcutonic allies to the estate of her
father-in-law. Count Leon Lcdochow-
ski
The countess letter was written on
June IL at Frydrykow. the ancestral
estate OF the Ledcchowskis. whcre the
Oh" count lives. The place is very
large containing about 10000 acres
much of the land being devoted TO The
raising OF sugar beets and wheat, II
Is partly in Galicia, at no very Crca,
distance 10 the southeast OF Lemberg
and as that city has fallen before the
German drive since the countess let
Ter was written. Wolotchiska, Count
Leon home. is in Immediate jcopar.Jv
III IL has not been already demolished
Governor Warfielh stated that while
he was naturally anxious he did not
icel alarmed as to the personal safety
OF his daughter ana her family, AS he
feels sure that She has returned to her
own home at Ostropol seventy miles
east OF Wolotchiska, and that I'm case
OF emergency she will doubtless be
able TO go farther into the interior.
CHn Henr Cannon.
The following is quoted from the
countess letter:
Every one is so upset over the Ans
trian advance in Galicin. for the nrht-
Ing is all around Lcmbcrg and the
cannon can he heard quite distinctly.
Here there Is Il continual going and
coming Of troops. Six thousand pris-
oncrs have gone By within the last
few days, mostly AustrIans We see
all this so plainly from the gate. AS
] am writing Russian troops are pass
Ing for Lcmberg, singing heartily
Now that the battle front draws
nearer. Tie number of wounded in
crcascs.
"A distracted army doctor rushed in
yesterday. saying that 600 wounded
had just arrived with no place 20 nut
them. Count Leon gave at once a
large house In the village IT Is nos
sihle that we will take some wounded
here.
You know tho old house where tho
hospital is? 1t has been reovisitioned
for the general staf headquarters in
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Surrounding the Russian Bear

4 PPARENTLY Warsaw is doomed to fall
\ British military experts seem to have
given up hope, and from Petrograd come
ominous admissions of the advances made by
the armies of Won IIindenburg and Won Mac
kensen. The great salient of Russian Poland
is being cut at its juncturc with the empire
proper.
Ii Warsaw falls and Riga with it, as now
seems wholly likely, it will be Il tremendous
blow to the allied cause. The moral and
strategic value of German victory so sweep
ing in its character will be staggering Rus
sian capacity for Offensive warfare will be
shackled for six months AT least and Ger
many will be able 10 t,irn her attention to
the western front
But the capture OF Warsaw is only n phase
of the German military policy. Its real objec-
tive is 10 crumple UP and destroy the mobile
armies OF Grand Duke Nicholas between the
arms OF an enveioping movement. If that hope
is realized, Russia will he stricken indeed Ii
vii! be more than SAX months then before she
can lake the field.
The loss CT Warsaw would be n calamity:
the destruction Of the armies so far as offen-
sivc is concerned, would be nearly death
blow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21

the eventual retreat from Cia.cia and
cannot he used for the wounded OIL
Gers are coming and going all the
'in,c There are six acroplnncs here.
which buZz around continmnlIy
iinn,bs Under window
Last night at about 1 o'clock NO
We're all awakened By two cannon
Shots--rtght under our windows i,
seemed No one as Yet knows what IL
waH. Some think bombs dropped:
others that It was Russian troops mr.
ing on enemy air craft. SO YOU see
how II is.
Ever one sits around in groups
ana talks about 1t all-what to do in
case Of the fighting getting here. etc.
Count Leon is so worried as you can
well Imagine. All this fortune IL right
here in his big farms. the sugar re-
iincry, etc; and then to think Of this
lovely place. for really have never
seen more beautiful park.
IN" house is newly finished ana
conrs". with the lighting here II stands
n big chance to he demolished You
sec. the railroad makes this such an
important point. At Ostropol, where we
hope 10 return on Monday, VIC are ever
so much safer, and il things go TOO
nadly TIE family VIII come to us there.
Misses American Papers.
That America keeps ont of il All is
my constant wish. read yesterday a
short notice that Bryan had resigned
Can II be true How ! would love 10
know the reason and details! | never
get over not having the American
papers.
''As yet there is no news from Will
lam Warhcld. Can IL he that he has
succumhed 10 the dreadful epidemic
now raging in serbia? Every one Is
fearing cholera here this summer. or
even worse things. Which is worse,
winter or summer? Think OF the
wounded on the field under the broil-
ing SUM- They say there arc at least
four or five dead found in every wagon
Of wounded on its arrival hcrc--such
loss OF life! II is all qaitc too horrible.
The boxes haven't arrived, though |
am expecting them almost daily we
need their contents so badly now that
there are so many. many wounded.
Vladimir has just come in ana says
that il was a German acroplane that
visited us last night"
William Warieid referred to in the
letter, returned home short time ago.
and word has been sent the countess
to relieve her apprehension. The boxes
she speaks o. We're sent by her father
last December. They contained 4 gem
crous quantity OF hospital supplies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21

should lose few tricks in determining tho adop-
ton Of now electrical devices. Aeroplanes have
become as much an adjunct OF naval rs of land
warfare, and Orvlle Wright who Is UNDER
stood to be willing to advise the department,
combines scientific knowledge with air expert
encc. The mere naming, in list that might be
much extended of Professors Bell Fcsscnden
and Lewis Johnson. of Simon Lake: Hudson
Maxim. Cooper Hewitt and Henry Ford gives
hint of the ingenuity upon which the coun-
try has the right to CALL The United States
has within the year received n lesson
upon the value of preparedness to nations that
would avoid trouble. For us, preparedness does
not consist SO much in vast standing armies and
cumbersome fleets as in knowing every mo-
ment what we can rely upon i'm of ncces-
sity For this continuing knowledge
turn with confidence to the ability the pa
trotism of American inventors--New York
World.