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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
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OTHERS BE. MADE PARTIES TO SUIT
Rats Get Revenge
By Killing Chickens.
PRESIDENT OF "sWAT The RAT
LEAGUE" HAS 60 PRIZE WIN
NERs KILLED BY RATS.

A vigorous campaign Is being con-
Quoted by the Rat determination
League, of Fairmont, which is paying a
bounty OF cents for the tail OF each
rat killed, has apparently aroused the
rodents of the city to desire for
reprisals and for vengence.
At any rate last night rats gnawed
their way into the chicken house, bs'
longing to DR.. ]. A. Graham, president
Of the league. and killed his flock OF
60 prize winning Barred Rocks, valued
at SIS. When Dr., Graham went out
this morning to inspect his flock oi
fine fowls, in which he has always
taken pardonable pride he found all
the birds dead. except five or six,
which were squawking feebly and
futtering helplessly about the pen,
The league is receiving an average
Of $50 tails per wek for which a
bounty. is paid The tails are pre-
served In. solution OF formadehyde,
and other cities are about
to follow the example Of Fatrmont,
according to reports reaching Or.
Graham, in organizing campaigns for
the exterminating of rats.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
'CIIIES READY D EllRF
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Resolution Favoring One
System Is Adopted AT
Conference.

Al the meeting OF representatives of
commercial organizations OF the cities
of Northern West Virginia, held in
the office OF the Fairmont Chamber
of Commerce yesterday afternoon, a
resolution was adopted favoring the
merger or consolidation of the two
companies now operating in the field.
Copies of the resolution have been
forwarded to the Public Service Com
mission of West Virginia, and to the
Central District and Consolidated Tel
ephone Companies.
The following is the resolution:
Resolution,
At a meeting held this the 4th day
Of June, 1915, at the offices OF the Fair
mont Chamber of Commerce IN the
city of Fairmont. West Virginia, at.
tended by officers and other represent
tatives' OF the commercial organiza'
tions Of the cities in northern West
Virginia, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
whereas, There exist in the terri
tory described two efficient telephone
systems, each serving part Of, the peo-
pie, and s..
Whereas, There exists in the terri
ion as expressed by resolutions here.
tofore adopted by the various CONNER;
cial organizations in said cities, that
there should be one, and one only,
highly efficient telephone system
which would be universal and in every
home and business house in said ter;
ritory,s thereby eliminating the useless
and unnecessary expense OF maintain
ing two systems, and
Whereas, The creation Of a3Public
Service Commission with power to 4fix
rates and otherwise regulate the con;
duct OF all public service corpora ations
has eliminated the necessitya for com:
petitive telephone systems in West
Virginia, therefore belt 6
4 Resolved, 4 That the comm ercial or.
ganizations OF the cities of eeling,
Fairmont, Morgantown, Glarksburg,
Grafton and Parkersburg without
prejudice or bias to either OF the com;
.panies now operating in said district,
and without; In ( any wise indicating
which company should pred edominateiin
the field; hereby recommend that "a
merger or console idation of both atele.
phone companies be brought about for
the purpose of smee etings the Slarge de-
mand, eliminating the waste and geXs
pense OF keeping up two systemsS pro-
yided, however, that the rates for all
service shall be e{approyed as Just and
reasonable by the Publ Service Com:
mission afeguard so wisely given us
by the state slegisl stature. q
T Resolved, That copies Fof the fore.
going resolution be |, sent to yboth the
Bell and the Console lidated ne lephone
Companies and to the Public Service
Commission West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
Believe v cry Little Damage
Was Done In the Latest
Aerial Attack.
1EN VESSELS ARE sunk
Hard Fighting Is Renewed
On West Front Neither
Army Gains.

KONDoN,sJure 5.-Another German
air raid ION the coast OF England last
nfghts coupled with the usual weekend
activities Sof German submarines, are
the war Developments OF, the last IL
hours which holding the attention
of the public. Discussion OF the fall OF
PrzemyslS has been laid aside for
natferssnearer home. Little is known
YET Of the extent of the aerial attack.
hut it does not seem to have done
mnchadamage or been costly in lives.
German submarines have been very
busy during the past few days. in the
North Sea and in the Bristol Channel.
Ten vessels have been attacked in the
last three days without loss of life
except instehs case OF the trawler Vtcto,
ria, four members5o of the crew Eithts
boat andsaf boy having fallen victims
70 shells fired by the attacking subma-
zine.
The biggest capture of the Germans
was the 500 ton Liverpool steamer In
k1m. Another important victim was
the King Garine Iona. Enormously. re
ported at first as the Wilson line
steamer Of ofkthessameSname. The other
shfps sent 10 the bottom by the Ger:
mahs ancIuded in addition ito several
traWiers four rEneutrals ships two Dan;
isli. one Norwegian and; one SWedls
he Austfo German : forc ces1'5, nave
pashed their saiiant as sfarias T1khla:
Which is somes distance northeast OF
Przemysl! NotWith nding the eyac.
nation of this fortress. the Russians
have maintat atned an aunbro okenl fightins
front on both sid des of the railroad TO
Eembsrgs Thus far the sAustrians and
Germans have made apparently Nttle
progressi since the taking OF Przemysl'
although an@Austrian official report
stafes that the Russians have been
driven east Of the vicinity of Medyka
British and French reports indicate
hard fighting on the western front,
without much progress for either: The
Belsian frontier has again been closed
10 fraffic: This tends to confirm the
renorfs that the Germans are moving
heavy reinf nforcements to their posi-
tionsaIong the User Canal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
INDICTMENTS ARE
REIg.RN.E!"l.IBYlyg!R
Eight Felony and a Number
of Misdemeanors Consti-
tute the List.

After a session Of four days the
grand jury completed its work late
yesterday afternoon and after the read
ing of the indictments in open court,
the Judge dismissed the Jurors. Eight
felony and, a numberSof Of misdemeanor
Indictments were returned.
The following were the indictments
as reported to the. court:
y Mlsdemeanors.
Sam Hrones, furnishing cigarettes
to Sam Hrones, a minor.
H. NJ Fox, adultery.
Viola saryer, adultery.
4 RussellS Smallwood, Keeping intoxi-
eating liquors In streets and. alleys.
William Wright, racing horses on
public road !. \ 5S3gisi =
N Mayard Hays, racing horses on,
public road. &; q !. ii
Luther Talkington, assaulting John.
Hartley. 81 X.
} John Hartley, assaulting Luther
Talkington.
Ray Neel, assaultins George Vim.
cent. # j, sS
Ss George Vincent assaulting Ray.
Neel., Il 4. Y iy D s {,
CIaud Metz, ,rioting on street car.
Fred sBarroWss unlawfully handling
Swhis key. .fst .. H Y
B Charles E!!t Gray, illegal selling.
John d. James, acting as peddler
without la license. Z 4,
Minnie Med Donald, having intoxicat:
ing liquors on streets and alleys.
Lewis Clelland carrying intoxicat-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
NoN NeW Warning Sent
Anler,ii ii ans In Europe

lllIBv AssocIntcd Press.) ]

tfBVf .Associntcd PressO Il
WASHINGTON. June 5-Ambassa.
dor Gerard at Berlin cabelled the state.
iaent today that reports of Americans
ia Germany having been warned to be
prepared to leave were attributed to
the embassy's standing advice that the
war zone8i in Europe is not undesirable
place for Americans.
aThe warnings the stories have
reference said Secretary Bryan
tadr Is what has been said all tho
rifne since the war began. 1t has been
said in other places, that .is, that dur.
inE the war, Europe is not a good
piace for Americans to be. in,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
Big Crowds Greet
Emperor William
fBy AssocIated Press.

BERLIN, via London, June s. En-
peror William arrived at the head;
quarters OF Field Marshall Arch Duke
Frederick, the Austrian commander
.in-chief, yesterday to: take part in the
celebration of the Arch Dukes birth
day.
The visit was made the occasion
of rejoicing at the fall Of Przemysl.
Emperor William was greeted every
where by. wild enthusiastic crowds.
The Empress is holding a series of
audiences with leaders of the opposi:
tion party of Hungary. The formation
OF a cololtion ministry has been con-
sidered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
Prominent Man
Dead At Piedmont

Mf.J. b! McCandlish prominent
resident Of Piedmont, W. Va, died on
Monday at the summer bungalow OF
his sons Robert .McGandlish, near Han.
lie vas standing in the yard of a neigh.
boring house where he had. driven for
siayssS Sfishing.
Nlr MGGandlish was a member Of a
weI known family In that section and
hls sons; Robert and Lindsay McCand:
Bsh. are well known here. Funeral
sersicesswere held on[W Wednesday.
ME- McCandlish was a. prominent
Mason and a member of the Episcopal
church. He ifs survived by his wife
and six children.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
Ohio o. S. Attorney
Resi- gns Position: !. !: = 9.
(Bv Assoclated Press.l ]

(By Associated Press.) Ig a35773 :
WASHINGTON, June 5.Sherman
n. Mcpherson, q. s. Attorney for the
Southern District of Ohio, resigned stos
day and President Wilson selected S.
K.SBolin; OF Columbus; to succeed him.
gIt,was said at the department. Of JUS
tice that Attorney General Gregory had
asked McPherson for his resignation
after he learned that while prosecut.
.fnga dairy company IN a. criminal pro:
.ceeding McPherson had received q
$50, 900 fee as "a attorney from there
ceiyerE OF the company In a civil pro.
.ceeding. & IS 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
TOSDEDIGATENEN
[: BAPTIST. CHURCH. { |!
Appropriate Exercises To
Be Held Tomorrow In
Warrington.

The new. Baptist Church at Manning
ton viii be formally dedicated tomor-
row and a number of local people are
preparing to attend the dedication
ceremonies.
Rev. w. ]. Eddy, pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of this city, will con.
duct the Sunday afternoon service and
viii be. assisted by pastors: Of othet
churches, Of Mannington.T
Rev. B. F. Caudtll of Huntington;
will preach the dedicatory sermon at
the morning service and will also
preach at the evening service.
Rev5John s.. Stump, Of Parkersburg,
will ipresidesa at the evening service
and will conduct the devotional exeri
cises. b: fs q ,J d
RevS Caudill, OF Hunting ton. Rey.ssW:
NJ. Jennings pastor OF the church, and
David M. Hughes, a noted Welsh sing:
err OF K Kentucky, have conducted ser:
vices during the past week whtch have
been of an interesting nature. The
church to sbei d dedicate 4 Is ashandsome!
500 900 Fstructure, equipped with all
mod dernsconyeniences and IS squitesan
addition to the City of sManningt on:
The sedif Ace has a seating capacity OF
five hundred In both auditorium aud
Sunda School room and is considered
one Of the prettiest churches in this
section OF the state. Is FL
Tomorrow program has been out;
lined as follows: &
Morning Service = 8; 80, Sunday
School rally; \ 10 !: 80 music, David M.
Hughes; solo rby Miss Adele Nichollsi
sof. Morgantow 4: 90, sermon by Rev
sB. Gaudill. st 4.
Afternoon, Rev: w. !. Eddy presid;
ing go, congrat tory ad addresses,
REV. C.fH.a odwin,s Rev. A. Mp Parks,.
Jr,, .Rey.D. 81. tHaught i Rev q. F. Rams:
bottom Rev: ". E: Peters; Rev: SW:EJ:
Eddy. n 4, ~ s.lsss;s
Evening Service Rev. y: IS. Stump
D. d ,%presid dfng-7:3 80; song service
led by David M Z sHugh es, solo by Miss
Adele Niche ills \; {: 200 q sermon by Rev!
III. B! Caudill dedtcatory prayer by
pastor. Il Ii II
/. scoNEERENc cEs MEETS sERT.9s.
The annual conf ference OF the Meth;
iodist 4Episeop Church SSouth will be
held att GIarksb burg ginning Septemi
lberi IS and cont tinuing for Sc eyeral days
REV W. I.9 Capters pasto the local
church. will attend the Ions as
lwill also Rev. N. Pol lltts siding
elder for this district
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
School Class
Refuses to Graduate
DIV Associated Press.l

> ICoNNELLSVILLE, Pa, June D.
The graduating class Of the Mt. Pleas
ant High school, 10 in number have
gone on strike. refusing to partici-
pate in the commencement exercises
on the ground that Howard Myers,
president OF the class, has been re- re
fused diploma by the school board,
Myers failed in the final examinations.
The members OF the class claim a
teacher, who was prejudiced against
Myers, caused his failure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
Att ends u Is M Meeting | tin
/. OfsG:'o,::llle Trus tlee ees.

Rev. w. ,I.y canter, pastor OF the
Southern Method list Episcopal Church,
has returned from Barb where
he attended a meeting Of the trustees
of Morris.H Harvey College. Rev. Canter
As Sone 8 OF the trustees Of the college
and reports that the college has had
sa m ost successful year and sis strong
financial at his time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
More Coke Ovens Are
Fired By Friok Co
= { /. - - 2
(By AssncIa ted Press. =

2 N = q Z F3yNASsnCIat teueE Eress.I q 7#l
5CoNNELLSVILLE, Pa, June o.
Orders were issued today by.t the H g.
Frick Company for the firing of ap.
proximately 00Sovens in the Connells;
vile region. These ovens willsbe fired
on Friday and Saturday Of this week
and early next week.
The Frick Company has Il ,S95 out
OF Is, ,224 ovens In blast in this region.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
King Const time.
Is Repol ed w 4 'orse j { e

Fl CByt Associate Press.1 8
ATHENS via Londo lon, June 5.-An-
!nouncementS was made today that King
7Contsantine OF Greece had had a
change for the worse and another
operation on his ma aiesty will shaYeS to
be performed: The opera ton viii
inecessitate the reno oIals OF one iorEmore
ribs. " u 5sS.s
evening was 99.6; pulse 10 spiration
FEED MAN YMExIcANs.
sWASHINGToN,s 81 June 5:EM lore than
10000 hungry Mexicans already have
been fed az Monterey from supplies
arriving from the United States
More than N 300 tatarying people were
Supplied with corn yesterday alone
sat the American hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05
eEWeather. !.

West YlrginiaFa Fair tonight and
Western Pennsylva vania Fair2 tonight,
and Sunday; Warmer toni ght in south
,coolerfS Sunday linfnorth,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-05

sUEEERlNes FROM GRIP.
MISS Norine Johnston Is Ill at her
home on Fairmont avenue with grip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
CHANGES ANNOUNCED TN OFFICIAL FAMILY
 OF THE KING COMPANY
Artemas Ward, IT,, Becomes Presi. dent of Motor Car Manufac-
 turing Company

Detroit, June 26-(Special. )-vice presi- dent and Advertising Manager Artemas Ward, Jr., has been elected president of the King Motor Car company. while Sec retary and Treasurer r, A. vollbrecht has been elected vice president and general manager. He also continues as treasurer.
 This announcement was made in De- troit at dinner given at the Statler hotel, when J. G. Bayerline officially stated that he had resigned the presidency of the King Motor Car company to give his undivided attention to other duties which have been formulating for some time. It was with regret that the resig- nation was accepted. MT. Bayerline is not in a position as yet to announce his new plans.
 The newly elected president. MT. Ward, Jr.. praised Mir Bayerine for the inde- fatigable efforts he had put forth. giv- ing the King a unique position in the automobile manufacturing industry of to- day. MT. Bayerine thanked the depart ment heads for the part they played in the success of the company and assured all that he was personally sorry to sever his connection.
 It was also announced at the dinner that Factory Production Manager J. B. Seigfried would continue in charge of the factory as assistant general manager. The sales continues in charge of Sales Man ager w. l.. Daily, with H. c. Bradfield as- suming the position of sales promotion and advertising manager at the factory. J. K. Emerson Is purchasing agent under MT. Selgfried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
WITTE NEVER WORE UNIFORM
He Had Direct Way of Getting
 Results He Sought

From the New York Sun
 When the late Prince Witte had once got project In his head he never fal- tered from his purpose and if opposi- ton were too strong he resigned and disappeared He generally spent his re- tirement in his native Caucasus and worked as a private explorer In com pleting the geological survey of that country. He knew he would be sent for some day.
 One reason for his unpopularity in society was that he never would wear a uniform in a country where a mans worth Is estimated, or was until quite recently, by the quantity of gold on his epaulettes. This wonderful man began life, after taking university degree, as a booking clerk at Tiflis railway station.
 I met him at St. Petersburg at the time of President Faure's visit writes a correspondent of the Truth. Ger tain coutersies had been extended 10 French journalists, and I wish to share in them. l had found the foreign of- flee officials there rather slow, though I recognized they wanted to be ob- liging. A Russian said to me: "Why don't you go and see Witte at the finance department, and if he can do what you want, 1t will be done at once. , But I don't know him. 'It doesn't matter You don't even need to ask for an appointment Wednesday is his day he receives everybody" At the treasury l found 30 or 40 people sitting round a waiting room, some of them holding envelopes, probably petitions An usher added my name to a list and l took my turn. Witte gave about one minute to each applicant, collecting the envelopes as he went down the room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Balance and RepOse

From the Fort Worth Record.
 Twenty senators once waited upon Abraham Lincoln at the White House, says the Christian Science Monitor, to advise him how to act as Presiden-. AS usual, his sense of humor did not desert him, and he described to them what Blondin really did when ne crossed Niagara on a tightrope. Then he asked the senators whether they thought it would be well in such cir cumstances for spectators to shout: "Go little fasterl Slow up. Lean more to the north. Lean a little moro to the south. The senators saw the point, and from that time on the pa tient burden bearer had some respite from legislators. It is interesting to note that in 1909 President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton college, as he then was, said that the most valuable thing about MT. Lincoln was that "in the midst of war, in the midst of the crash of arms, he could sit quietly in his room and enjoy a book that led his thoughts of from everything Ameri- can" He added: Always set your faith in a man who can withdraw himself because only the man who can with draw himself can see the stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
BRISCOE COMPANY
 HAS NEW PLAN FOR
 SELLING ITS CARS
Will Produce Car in Which Can Be Placed Either Four or an
 Eight Cylinder Engine
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs.

Benjamin Briscoe, the pioneer automo- bile manufacturers, whose latest enter. prise, the Briscoe Motor company, in a single season has earned for itself the place in the industry which to the av- craze automobile concern comes only after years of constant effort is just promul- gating new selling plan which solves the one question, which at the present time perplexes the prospective automobile buyer; namely, shall it be an Eight or a Four?
 In other words, he offers the public a new Briscoe car which, according to the customers choice may have under it's hood four-cylnder or an eight-cylinder power plant all other details of thx car being identical in either case.
 The Gordian knot is cut by Briscoe in his offer to let the buyer of new Briscoe Four use the car for sometime and to replace the four-cylinder motor with an eight upon an additional payment should the customer so desires.
 This plan of ours" said MT. Briscoe, lis of no considerable advantage to the factory, but it certainly Is of assistance to the dealer who is in doubt whether ne is to continue to handle or take on one Of the old reliable Fours or whether he is to hitch his wagon to one of the eight cylinder stars now appearing on the trade horizon in increasing numbers. If the dealer takes on an Eight, he may find that many of his prospects have only four-cylinder pocketbooks if he handles only Fours, the desire of many of his buyers to be up-to-date and in the swim may cost him some sales. The privilege given to the>customer to choose between Four and an Eight and the additional advantage of being able to have the motor changed from Four to an Eight after a trial does away with all difficuInes.
 To the Briscoe engineers the eight cylinder motor is nothing new. We have been following its development for nearly three years. ever since the De Dion peo- pie came out with their first design of this kind and we have foreseen the prob ability of an eight-cyinder demand. When this demand came we were ready for 1t and our arrangements are such that we are able to give the buyer not only his choice between a four and an eight-cylin- der motor but can give him the additional safeguard of changing from Four to an Eight if he comes to the conclusion that the change will benefit him..