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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Z falI
Their Case Will Come Be-
fore = ederal Grand Jury
January II.
--
{! I|IlI.|" TODAY
.Postoffice Inspectors Rob
ertson and sGuni Were
Ready to Testify.

/ OF the % mail carriers. and post
office clerks who resigned from the
SFairmont post office and the outsider
implicated inithe case Of the govern
;ment against the men. 20 appeared
before the United States Commissioners
John w. Mason. Jr:. this morning and
through their attorneys showalter and
Meredith waived preliminary hearing.
O.. O. Hayhurst and Hyson Christie
at the time they were arrested gave
bond for their appearance before the
federal grand Jury. Frank Barnes and
j. +. Bender have not been detained
by United States Marshal Ned Smith
or his deputies. Perry D. Burton
could not be found. n
The men who furnished bond for
the preliminary trial furnished addi.'
stiona1 bond for their appearance In
Parkersburg January II before the;
Federal Grand Jury.
Read to testify against the men IN z
behalf Of the post office department
were post Office inspectors James r.
Robertson and I. s. Cuni. Federal
hand toS act for the government.
The men who furnished bond this
morning are Wilbur i. Brand. Syi-
syester clayton, Russel Clayton. A. L.
3B. Dudley. John u. Shaeffer, Harvey
tA.S Pitzer, Charles I. Bartlett, Ray
imond Haller. w. i. Satterfield. J. a
Cochran, =: "a. Cirmo. viii H. Fisher.
81 B. Harden. ]. q. Kramer, Harry @.
IPitzer, I. lEBs Henry, H s. Kopp, Ed
ward E.g Hale. Walter L. Wiley. Jas.
W. Phillips, Charles a. Robinson, W.
G. Satterfle cid and a. Howard Fleming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Four More Days for the Great
Extra Ca1liiuQl Vote Ofe,

Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, Sat.
l,rday-four more days in which to
get 100000 extra votes for each SIS
worth Of subscriptions sent in by or
for the boys and girls In The West
Eirginian's Christmas Prize Carnival.
Any boy OF girl who will try can gse.
cure at least one or two Jof the big
extra vote certificates before Saturday
night This IS positively the largest
vote offer OF the carnival. Two other
extra offers will be made, but they
were outlined in the original an.
nouncenent, and will be IS 900 and
$4,000 extra votes for each SIS worth
Of subscripti ions. The soffersof s5 ,00s
extra votes will follow the present
one, and during the last period sofl the
carnival only $4,000 extra votes will
be given for each SIS worth Of sub.
scriptions. 3 z
Enter Race Now.
The boys and girls who have en-.
tered the race have been working
extensively on the free voting cou.
pons, and the majority of the nomi.
rees are overlooking the fact that
b single subscription will produce
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
'Unclol,:n:sc is Man (.
Found Hallway y

The unconscious form Of a man
about 43 years, we'll built with light
brown hair and brown imustache, was
taken to Cooks hospital this after
noon. {, a, = Ill s
The police found the man lying in
the doorway leading from the street
to the stairs going up to the Knights
Of Columbus hall. He had apparently
fallen down the stairs. His head was
badly cut and bruised and his face
lacerated. The only name found on
the man was Ed. Combs, Of Annabele.
There was no one who saw the man
who could say they have had ever
seen him before. vi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Costs. 45 Days to
Square Old Grudge
FRED PATTON SENTENCED fot
ATTACKING A.Sc. ROSS
WITH BANNER. {|

Fred Patton was sentenced to serve
As days In jail and to pay q fine OF
500 late yesterday afternoon by
Judge w. s! Raymond in Circuit
Court after Patton had pleaded guilty
to a charge of sassaulting A. C. Ross.
formerly Fair1nont city policeman.
Attorney Harry Shaw Represented the
defendant and Prosecuting Attorney
5RTusca Morris the state. q
According to testimony in the hands
of the county officers, Patton attack
ed Ross with q hammer during dis
ipute I'm "a local livery barn. Ross was
but slightly injured and escaped by
running. Patton is said to have horne
"a Jgrudge against Ross because Ross.
when he was q policeman. placed Pat
ton under arrest. y i'lp'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Nicely DAMAGED
100000 Q 0 WORTH v RI / 4
That, I AT Least, Is Extent of
His Claim Against Og:
den and Paper.

That second $4,000 damage suit
has been filed by c Congressman NJ. M.
Neely, against the Wheeling Intelli.
gencer, of which H. G. Ogden Is pub.
Usher. was disclosed by an exami.
nation of. the process book In the OF,
fee OF the clerk of the Circuit Court
mere today.
This is separate suit from that
In which H. C. Ogden and the In.
telligencerl Publishing Company are
named Jointly as defendants, and by
the filing of the two suits Congress
man eely e is asking for damages
amounting to 10 total of 100000.
The question 4 that the Jurors will
have to decide II the suits filed by
Mr. Ogden ever go to trial lis whether
Congressman Neely was damaged to
the extent OF 100000 by! the disclos
ures made in the sIntelligencer OF sthe
campaign methods employed, by iNIr
Neely and Z the Democratic orgariiza.
tion in Marion county and the First
Congressional district, during the
campaign. 5g4sSs q. &
The second suit was filed as quietly
as the first. The papers in both cases
bear the same date and both are re,
turnable! at the December, 1915, rules
This means that the declaratfo .oi
charges, the papers detailing the In.
juries which the plaintiff alleges he
sustained, may be filed during the first
week II: december Of the first week In
January. !. a,t.sI,,5
Mr.. Neely's refusal to make any
comment I on the suits makes 1T i'm.
possible until the declaration ofc
charges are filed to tell lin Just what
way Mr.. Neely has been damaged to
the extent Of 100000 by the news
reports in the iIntelligencer.
q. G. Smith and Stephen g. Jack.
son. the same wild dely.known Demo.
cratic attorneys of Clarksburg, who
filed the papers in the first suit also
filed the papers in the second! The
notation on the process book in both
suits show that the processes have
been mailed to the sheriff Of Ohio
county in which heeling and 6thes Of:
flee OF the 1ntellig fis located.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Court Interpreter ter
Goes to Wheeling

Mrs. ". II. caldara, court interpre.
ter Of the Italian Language in Marion
County, went :f to Wheeling to assist
in inraveling the Black Hand mys.
lteries which have been perprexing the
Ohio county authorities for some time.
Mrs. Caldara had beenfin Wheeling
for some time working on the Black
Hand cases but last Monday she Sc:
cured a leave of absence and return.
ed to Fairmont to act as court inter
prefer here during the expected trials
of Cosimo Spadaro and Joseph Parise.
When those two men pleaded guilty
to participation In the Pennington
strike riots Mrs. ldara was at liberty
to return to Wheeling to finish her
work on the case there. Il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
7fBylPAssociated Prcss,) !

sPITTsBuRGH, Nov 30!-Announce.
ment by the altimore and Ohio rail.
road yesterday OF an embargo on steel
products for export passing through
New York terminal will not seriously
effect this district. Only about s25S cars
o. day are shipped to that point while
some cars make up the steel trains
Reports from other railroads lead.
ing to the east, state every precau.
ton Is being made to prevent added
congestion at Atlantic terminals.
Three thousand cars loaded with ex.
port steel are said to be in the yards
at Holidaysburg, Fa, closely guarded
by railroad policemen until they can
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
w. s:HollullI 4 Hurt by
Fall From lar Steps

W. E. Hough is confined to his home
on the East Side, by! an injury! he jsus:
tained in Weston on Saturday. Mr..
Hough was stepping of ia Baltimore
and Ohio train at Weston prepare;
tory to taking "a car for Clarksburg en-
route to his home here. He stepped on
the istoollf from the train step. the stool
turned under his feet and he was
thrown violently to the ground. Mr..
Hougha not knowing how severely he
was hurt came on to- his home here
when a physician was called and found
hethadl fractured arb. He is confined
to- his bed and will be for perhaps
a week. !. 4 siG
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
.4,'16'l HUNTERS
LICENSES ISSUED
Most Of Them Will Be Out
Tomorrow Pursuing the
Elusive Bunny.

Forty:one hundred and sixty;oneI
resident hunters licenses have been
issued in Marion county up to .Decem:
bar first. tits remarkable, say local
.gunners, that no fatal accidents have
yet occurred with all these forty.one
hundred and sixty.one armed men
loose lin the county with licenses TO
shoot. nv.
with the first snowfall Of the sea:
son on the ground, tomorrrw morn.
ing will see at least "a thousand Of the
forty.one hundred, out early on the
track of the elusive rabbit. No doubt
aStremendo doust tslaugh hterl OF, these feroc.
ious beasts will be accomplished and!
the Beef y Trust receive another
blow. 2. .s'is'
The open season on all birds closes!
December first, with the exception Of
wild duck, ployer and snipe.
wild duck. goose and bront may,
be killed until January, .16. The sea.
son closes on plover and snipe, De-
cember t16. The protection Ton deer
and squirrels, begins on December.
first also. So the forty.one hundred
and sixty-one hunters of the county
will have to contine their hunting to
rabbits, raccoon, red fox. mink and
skunk. I. Z. K e. +. 4 !. 4, t.s
Sounds bad fol. the rabbits and they
are none too plentiful in this county,
altho reports! from some of the back
counties OF the State show that srab.
bits and SQUIRRELS are more numerous
this year than last. ;3..
The birds were very scarce this sea.
son all over the State, and most of
the sportsmeni are Of the opinion that
q closed season Of several years would
be beneficial. "a. closed season is the
most practical way to conserve this
kind OF game. provided the law is
thoroughly enforced. .s isst.
No revenue is derived from the II.
censes issued and that partly accounts
for the large number. The work Of
issuing has all been done by County
Clerk "a. G.. Martin, and each hunter
Is issued IA blue license and a red
tag. The tag must be worn conspici.
ouslyl while hunting and can be used
as a warning sign SO other hunters
will not shoot Whether these tags
are the cause OF the small number
of Saccid dents could not be learned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Court Rules
on The Liquor Law
ALSO DIRECTS AN ELECTION OF
CITY OFFICERS At
HINTON.

CHARLESTON Nov. 8o.-rhe su.
preme Court today declared constitu.
Itional that section Of the West vir.
ginia liquor law making It unlawful
for liquor dealers outside of the state
to advertise wares insWest Virginia
by circular letter or other blanks.}
The court also awarded writ Of
mandamus requiring officials Of Hin.
ton toscallt tan election for city officials
as! osiaedA by tlses charter given the
city by the late Legislature. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
10000 600 U llorth of Steel
Tied Jpliil One Railroad Yard

|be sent on their way. This material
Eisvalued at approximately $4,000 900.
and consists largely OF steel car paris,
wheels, etc, for Russia, which viii
be routed through the Panama canal.
There Sis also considerable tonnage OF
bridge steel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
SUSIE MILLER in JAir

SUSIE MILLER IN JAIL '77
Susie Miller, coiorcd. charged With
shooting James Bruce. also colored.
was held in $500 bond yesterday even
ing to appear before the grand Jury.
She has been unable to get bonds
man and is still lodged in the county
Iiail = I'1'a rs 7l,' =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Wont Reop pens the
LAX ea1ne Case

WASHINGTON, Nov. so.-Appiica,
ltions for q rehearing Of the case IN:
svolying the rights OF trunk line rail,
roads to continue their Interest In ar
operation OF steamers on the g1eat
lakes, despite the prohibition IL the
Panama Canal act, were denied today
BY the interstate Commerce Commits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
-'...-.tls Z 80 y ~ gIsi',s li'7ilss,
The Weather.

West yirginia--Partly cloudy \ to.
night and Wednesday, probably snow.
fiurries In east portion. Not $50 cold
Wednesday. Z. Z 4 3js
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Mine EXPL L0SION AT BOOMER C. and C. SHAFT
300 Men Nay Haze PeHshed;
Rescue Parfie les. Being Formed

Cured at noon today in mine No. fthe Boomer Coal
and Coke Company at Boomer, this county Three hun
dred be at the mine when the ac-
cident occurred and not known whether any
escaped.
Boomer located miles from here Additonaln news
said three explosions had occurred
the first flash and parties were being organ
lied in neghboring workings "A relief party was also
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30--Records in the Pittsburgh
station Of the Bureau of Mines show that the Boomer
coaloperatons consist group employing
some producing 100000 tons Of coal annually
The mine rescued at Cranecrow, Va No. 8was or
dered proceed Boomer without delayf
needed. s51s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Byrne and
daughters. are moving today into their
new sresidencesr recently completed on
High street,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-22
WORST FORM OF AMeRIcANlsM.o

There was an echo of the Thaw case in London the other day of that isn't aaerng to the bench and bar Of the United States. prisoner was on trial charged with having drowned three wives in bathtub
 consecutively) for the sake of collecting their life in- surance Two physicians were called in by the prose cuton to testify to the prisoners mental condition That have been novelty in English court procedure declared:
 Such medical evidence opens the door to the worst form of Americanism in the administration of justice Suppose the prisoner had been a pauper as he is but possessed of unlimited means like many recent American prisoners He could have secured experts to say that the of death other than the one given by the experts for the crown"
 At that very moment the longdrawn battle of the ex- perts the sanity Of Harry Thaw was at it's height again It is nearly ten since Stanford White shot and yet the courts did seem to know whether his slayer the time or has been sane since The Of the London murdered was definitely dis posed of within month of commission of the crime that led to his arrest
 An even more fragrant example of the "Americanism'' sneered at by the British barrister though in slightly different fom is in the case of Lieut. Becker of the New York police force still alive and strv- ing to escape the penalty for his crime although the four moneyess and riendess gunmen who acted as his accomplces and convicted on the same basic evil dence years ago with short shrft beyond the reach of bought testimony and reprevng techncaliues
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-22
HE COLON PRoelEM AGAIN.

The cotton situation is beginning to worry the South again, when hasn't got through worrying about the dis. posal of last years crop Says the Augusta Chronicle
 "The solemn fact is that if the British embargo is not
 lifted before another cotton crop thrown the the South will be in fix than it has been since the Civil War"
 Until recently there seemed serious cause alarm The prosraon of the coon-growing industry and che resulting business paralysis of the South brought bv the closing of the foreign market in the early months the had been largely overcome. During the winter and spring the cotton moved to Europe in steady volume rising far above the average in some months eventually bring the total sales up to normal The huge crop 16OOOOOO bales have by no means all been sold yet but there has been no such disaster the pessimists anticipated
 The new crop is expected to total 3GOOOOO bales less than last year The governments advice to reduce the cotton raise more varegated crops has been largely followed The acreage has been reduced from last years g. 4O6OOO to 3 585OOO The estimated crop would be the average for years. foreign cotton market changing ominousy it would presumably bring about the average income But Great Britains action is making the remuneratve dis posal of this years cotton crop in importance only to our wheat a very doubtful matter
 Britain. without putting cotton the contraband list has been holding up cargoes destined for enemy and neutral countries until the foreign market demoralzod IL is feared that the decision of the German ernment to take control of all the cotton in Germany may result in Britain declaring the product absolute contraband, which would leave without legal re- course. Meanwhile. government is bound to uae every possible induce Great Britain to stop interfering with our customary exporaton of cotton at
 least to the neutral countries with which We have
 nalensbIe right to carry on our trade
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-22
AUTOS FOR RURAL MAIL.

The alIconquering automobile is now replacing the horse in the rural mail On July the pioneer auto delivery started radiatng from Quar- yyile, Pa. Other motor routes have been planned to begin month The postmaster general has already
 signed orders than 100 machines to cover near ly 5000 miles of post routes.
 The service will be extended just the depart ments and the condition of the highways per mits Of these considerations the latter is the important. It is a comparatively simple matter the replace the present bozke rural carriage wagons with automobiles. The original cost is little more than the cost Of horses and wagons Their opera ton is expensive, and their efficiency is far greater Horses however, have the advantage of being able through almost of roads if they have to- while the cars though they faster and can cover far ground in a day cannot take chances or roads that nokep in good condition the year around The adoption of for the country service will there fore another powerful incentive further the good roads movement Farmers almost everywhere should b' willing to make the Improvements necessary to gair such postal facilities. especially since better highway will amply repay their cost in other ways.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-22

proach Of the enemy them would be launched each with and one torpedo If a dozen of them attacked battleshp two might be lost the rest believes would destroy fleet that could be assembled
 If it's all that problem of national de- fense is solved
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Subscribers who fail to receive their paper promptly are requested to notify the busi- ness office.
 Advertising Rates On Application.
 Entered as second-class mail matter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-04
DANIELS GIVES ADVICE
TO FUTURE ADMlRALS
Tells Annapolis Graduates They Must
Strive For Self Mastery and
Self Control.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. June 4.-Sec'y
of the Navy Daniels. in presenting
commissions to the graduating class
at the naval academy today, advised
the future admirals TO strive for self
mastery and self control. This. he
said must be attained if you would
be worthy of the noble heritage that
comes to every American privileged
TO enter the naval service" He add
ed:
The man who secures the earnest
cooperation of all on board ship does
not owe it to regulations or strict dis
cipline. important and essential as
they are. He owes il TO the spirit OF
justice and appreciation which per-
Vades the ship. No officer can possess
these qualities unless he is captain of
his soul. master of his tongue, dicta-
tor TO his appetite. Therefore, young
gentlemen, / put this most difficult OF
all tasks on the first rung in the lad
der upon which you must place your
feet if YOU would climb TO the fighting
top and direct the fire of the turret
guns"
He pointed out the progress made
in the navy since the MILDLY" days of
Dewey emphasized the worth of sub
marine and suggested the probability
of a "submersible battleship which
shall fire when at the surface of the
water, then dive, reload and emerge
20 fire again"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-04
START NEGOTIATIONS
TO PREVENT CAR STRIKE
Conference Is Held Between Repre-
sentatives of Chicago Com
panies and Employees.

CHICAGO, June 4.--Negotiations
looking toward a settlement of the
wage dispute which threatens to
cause a strike of 14,250 street car mo-
tormen and conductors and elevated
train guards were started today. A
conference between Representatives of
the unions and the presidents of the
surface and elevated companies was
called for early this afternoon and
hope was expressed on both sides
that an agreement to arbitrate the
wage and working conditions differ
ences would be reached
While this threatened strike pre-
sented a more hopeful appearance to-
day. prospects of peace between the
10000 striking union carpenters and
their employers seemed more remote
1t was officially announced that the
carpenters district council had fatty
declined the contractors latest COM
promise offer of an increase of 212
cents an hour in wages. The con-
tractors, it was understood today, had
decided TO bring in non-uniOn carpen-
ters to take the places of the strikers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-04
CLEANUP CRUSADE
MAY PROVIDE DEFENSE
Attorneys for Newcastle Mayor Hint
Accused Officer Was Seeking
Evidence i'm Resorts.

NEWCASTLE. Ind, June with
the prosecutions case against Mayor
J. Leb Watkins. charged with accept
ing bribes from blind tiger" opera
tors and gamblers fairly underway,
and the defense Withholding its pend
ing statement until the case against
Watkins - all in, reports gained
ground today that an attempt would
be made 10 prove that the mayor was
in reality engaged in securing evidence
against the liquor law violators when
he is said 10 have visited at least two
places where liquor was illegally sold
and furnished money 70 Ernest
Hutchins with which 10 BUY beer at
the place of Ollie Skinner, Watkins
principal accuser.
During the cross examination of
Hutchins, Atty. Henry u. Johnson of
Richmond asked him If he was help
ing the mayor clean up the south
side" but Hutchins declared that he
had told Watkins that the latter was
elected mayor To wipe out the blind
tigers and accused him OF not doing
so.
The prosecution has established the
fact that great quantities OF lntoM-
cants were shipped into Newcastle and
deliveries made To Skinner and others
in violation of the law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-04
AWAIT ACTION FROM
FACTIONS IN MEXICO
Carranza and Villa Both Play
Crofty Game for United
States Support.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Adminis-
tration officials today still waited for
DEVELOPMENTS in Mexico following the
warning of Pres't Wilson that the
leaders restore peace to the republic
promptly The next step must be
taken by the faction chiefs south Of
the Rio Grande and the administra-
ton is doing nothing decisive pending
the receipt Of definite advices.
Official word has reached the state
department that Pres't Wilson's state
ment has been delivered TO the prin-
cipal Mexican leaders. Especial care
was taken by the department 10 as
sure delivery of the statement 10
avoid excuse for undesirable actions
by some of the leaders.
CarranZa has indicated through his
agency here that he will make a
strong hid for recognition by taking
Mexico CITY and setting up a tempOr-
ary government there. Villa is be-
Heved 10 be playing a crafty game
10 win the support Of this govern
ment. for il has been said for him in
directly that he will accept the Drin-
ciDle of the presidents proposal for
a peaceful settlement OF the differ
ences between the factions.
Cen Devol. general manager of
the American Red Cross. conferred
with war uepdItliAtut OMcldlS TO-DAY
and Will 20 TO Texas TO assume per-
sonal charge within a day or two.
Gen. DevOl has asked the railroads OF
the country for reduced or entirely
free rates OF transportation for food
TO the border.
Miss Mabel Boardman is organizing
relief committees in New York Chi
cago. ST Louis and other cities to
accumulate food supplies or funds
with which TO purchase them.