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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Hosp Patti nts
Are Improving;

Gottieb Brandt, an employe OF! the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad who was
badly burned in a gas explosion a few
days ago, is recovering rapidly though
still confined to Fairmont Hospital No.
8. He Is conscious and out Of dan.
ger. x.
Edward Coombs, who was knocked
unconscious by a fall down a flight
of steps two days ago and taken to
Cooks hospital, is in such condition
that he should:be able to leave the
institution in 10 days. No relatives
of the man have appeared and It is
thought that he has none.
Claude Galliher, popular local street
car man has been admitted to Cook
hospital for a minor operation. Be.
fore long II Is hoped he will be. able
to be out again and about his duties.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Held for Grand Jury.
on,Forgery Charge.
CHARITIES ASSOCIATION TAKES
INTEREST fN WILLEoRE OF
WELLS, cHILoRENE

q. 4. Wells was held for the grand
jury under $500 bond yesterday after.
noon By Justice Of the Peace N. r..
Musgrove on q charge of forging the
name OF Edward ShriverF to q check
for S31, the check having been cash.
ed at the Smith Shoe store In Main
street.
Attorney R. ]. Abbatichio, who rep
resents Wells, demanded that q stem
ographer be employed at the expense
Of the state to take down the testi:
mony. When Justice Musgroye ex:
planned that the law made no proyis.
ion authorizing the state or county to
pay for a stenographer in q court OF
a Justice for the peace, Mr.. Abbatichio
refused to allow his client to. make any
defense. Assistant Prosecuting At.
torneys Charles. Miller appeared for the
state.
Miss! Margaret Mckinney, secretary
Of the Associated Charities appeared
before Justice Musgrove and request;
ed him to refrain from paying any fur:
ther sums from a trust fund Of $125
left with the Squire as the result OF
a non.support suit for Mrs. Wells and
her five children, until the Charities
Association could make an Iinyestiga.
ton to determine whether Mrs. Wells
Is properly caring for the children.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
War is ReviVing
Culture of Indigo

LONDON, Dec. 2.The absence OF
the usual supplies OF German syn;
thetic indigo from the leading mar.
kets of the world has lied to an eager
demand for the natural product and
record prices are being paid for the
email quantities OF this indispensable
blue dye which comes from India
India is the principal producing coun.
try b-t the expanding demand forlin;
digo has led TO revival of the In.
dustry In China where interesting de;
yelppments are expected.
An estimate from the Punjab dis.
trict Of India states that the area
under indigo represents over IA per
cent Of the total area planted in Brit.
isht India. but the condition Of the
stsnding crops Is said TO be below
average, and the yield from all stand
ing crops Will probably be small.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Home From Long
Trip tosthe Coast

p. q! Hall, of Winfield, and Mrs. Hall
returned to their home last evening
from a trip to the Pacific coast which
kept them away for six months They
first went to Asprague, in the state of
Washington, where they visited Mrs,
Halls sister, and Mr.. Hall assisted
in harvesting a 5000 bushel crop Of
wheat on the ranch where she lives.
Then they went 10 the fair and on
.thesway3 back east spent some time in
Portland, Spokane, and Salt Lake
City. Theyialso stopped for visits of
several weeks duration with Mr..
Halls uncle, Eliza Kincaid. at New
mans Grove. Nebraska and with lun-
Giles and aunts of Mrs. Hall at Crestonj
in the same state. The final interrupt.
ioni the homeward Journey occurred
at Chicago. where they visited ME-.
Halls cousin, w. @. Yangilder, for,
ten days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
.Fayette Bar Today
Actsson Thompson

UNIoNToWN, Pa, Dec. Another
suit was fled against ]. v. Thompson,
former millionaire banker, In the local
court today, to recover SIS ESQ. 80 on a
promissory note given by the banker
to Treasurer William s. Craft OF Fay.
cite county. The suit was brought By
James -. Hoover. a bondsman OF
Graft. Thompson was also "a bondsman
for County Treasurer Craft. ri
The unsecured creditors OF Thomp.
son will watch with interest the out.
come of the meeting this afternoon OF
the Fayette Bar Association, which
will consider the two reports submit
ted by the bar association committee
In reference TO plans for organizing a
creditors committee to collect the
claims against Thompson. "a 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
George W. Palmer;
Dry Leade Dead.

Word was received here last night
Of the death of George w Palmer
shich oscurred yesterday at his home
near Bridgeport Harrison County. He
was aged sc years and isIsurvivedl by
nine Children. His death came very,
suddenly. Mr.. Palmer was a gstaunchj
supporter Of the cause Of prohibition,
having been. active In the dry cam:
paiE1 waged through the state a few.
yearB ago. Funeral services will be,
held on Friday an interment will be
made In the Smith Cemetery on iSimp-
Son Creek.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
sMIssIonary soeIety d Meet.

The O. W. B. U. Missionary organi;
zntIon OF the Central Christian Church
Elll.mee Friday at $50 u! M. 8 at the
home OF Mrs. Norman Steele, Edge.
mont The meeting Will be led by Mrs.
Elmer Russell. An the ladiesof the
church and friends of the Society will
|rcceiye cordial welcome. The Thurs.
", meeting OF the society was post.
p5ned on account Of the missionary.
riecting at the Baptist Church today.
Take the ? P. NJ. clarksburg car for
Edgemort.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Hatfield Suit Has
Been ntiinue ed

! Z CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. -
Through agreement OF consel, the case
IN Federal Court OF William i: Abbitt,
Jrs against Henry D. Hatfield, Cover.
nor; Of West Virginia, has been con.
tirued until the next term. Abbitt,
q travelling salesman, headquarters at
Philadelphia. sued the Governor for
$4,000 amages for an alleged assault
made on him by Executive on Kan.
aTah & Michigan passenger train at
Point Pleasant. after the Governor had
accused Abbitt and another sal sman,
With having stolen a Bible from him!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Putin g Hobbies on
Ford 2 E &C e Party
MEMBERS WILL NOT sc ARTlcL
Ed TO lVlslTSTHEs sELLleER.
EMIT COUNTRIES

(Ry Assoclated Press,I.ll

tBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-secretaryI
Lansing announced today that mem:
bers OF the peace party planning to
sail on the ship chartered by Henry
Ford will not be given passports to
belligerent countries, but only to neu.
trail states fin Europe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Central Empires
Warn the Greeks
(By Associated Press

(By Associated sPress.)
ATHENS, Dec. 2-Representatiyes
ofAustria and Germanylhaye Informed
the Creek government. according to
reports in circulation here, that IL
the demand of the quadruple entente
is granted the central empires will
cease to consider Greek Macedonia
as friendly territory, "
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
(, Just 4 e nc Hint.

Just a Delicate Hint.
Allen, aged five, was passing the at.
ternoon with his aunt in the suburbs,
and after he had been at play for a
time he said: @Aunt Mary, mamma
said wasn't to ask you for q piece Of,
pfc, but she didn't tell me not to take
.its ifHyouS offered Il to me-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
More Towns Taken
By Teutonic Force

\ BERLIN via London, Dec. 2. -Teu.
tonic forces pressing their campaign
against Montenegro have occupied the
towns Of fPlevliela and Jabuka in north
western Montenegro near the Serbian
army, German army headquarters an.
nounced today. g 81 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Found atLa,s,t

Tho Poet-Now know what is
meant by the poetry Of motion. These
poems of mine are IL.
= His twife-Howl so?
Poet-They,ves been steadily going
the rounds OF the magazine editors
for years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02
Paii, Nearly Always Ready.

willle-Ua, 5remembe you said you
had hunted tigers in West Africa?
Well, thi: book says there are no
tigers In West Africa?
Pa-Quite right. my! son. ! killed
them all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-02

VIII Restore Cable Rate.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company announces the deferred half
rate cable service with Italy will be
resumed December I, 1915.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
BRONCHOS ARE GOING

The European war promises to
mark the final passing of the wild
horse of the range, the disappearance
of the bucking broncho so long asso-
ciated with the West. Even now,
there are no wild horses such as once
roamed the ranges, and with the in
roads being made upon the West by
the war, his half-civilized brother, the
broncho, promises to disappear. Thou
sands of horses have been taken from
Colorado, Wyoming and other West
ern states. Not only have the Brit
ish and French buyers invaded that
section, but representatives of the
Italian Government have combed the
country for months. During the last
few weeks an Italian buyer purchas-
ed several hundred horses and so great
was his haste to get them to his coun-
try that they were sent by express
from Denver to the East instead of
by freight. There they were hurried
aboard a steamer to Italy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
ONE YEAR OF IT

On June %, 1914, one year ago,
lunatic, in the streets of Serajevo,
murdered the Archduke of Austria.
AS result Of the fatal shot, II coun-
tries are now engaged in the most
cruel war in history. We have had
one year Of it and despite all the ex-
pert calculations, the people of coun-
tries looking on are unable to find
gained--but everything lost
We shall probably have another year
of it-possibly two-and then, that
shot will cease to echo. And when it
is all over and the spoils distributed
none will have gained anything worth
while. It's simply foolish war and
no philosophical or military treatise
can ever change this impression in
the minds of the vast majority of
thinking men,. Would that one year
of it were all-certainly one year is
enough.-St. Louis Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
BANKERS BEHIND WILSON

The bankers of Missouri recC4tly
expressed their confidence in President
Wilson by adopting this resolution at
the opening session of the state as
sociation:
Resolved that W. extend to Wood
row Wilson, President Of the United
States, our high appreciation Of his
masterful presentation to the powers
of the world of the true American
principles on which we base our
peace and dignity, and to express to
our President our confidence in his
craftsmanship and patriotism in up
holding the rights of our nation and
citizens in all matters and under nj
circumstances.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
DICKEY MACHINE AND GALL
II Is of that Class Which the Howell
County Gazette Terms as
Unmitigated.

A number of editors who attended the
recent meeting of the Ozark Press
Association at Joplin discussed the
nerve and gall displayed a short time
since by Walter S. Dickey of Kansas
City, who is in the hands of his friends
and may run for United States SEN
ator-if his friends insist.
Mr.. Dickey sent out three columns
Of plate matter through the mails to
every newspaper that he thought
might publish the bunch of bouquets
intended to sbe tossed at the Kansas
City millionaire sewer pipe manufac-
turer. Some of the newspapers
printed this rot, for such it was
Others baked, several of the leading
Republican papers of Southern Mis-
souri, refusing to be worked" in this
way.
One editor, who conducts an indie
BNAiANllb BsABNAS NAVNC NAHliblldlAS
Dickey that he would publish the three
columns at regular space rates, as it
looked as though it was a personal
boost for the former Republican state
committeeman for the senate. Mr..
Dickey answered that he was not pay
ing for the publication of the plates,
which were furnished free and saved
the publisher considerable expense, as
he did not have to set up the three
columns of matter for his paper.
Such unlimited gall is expected
from some men, but coming from Mr..
Dickey it created quite a surprise.
Some politicians get the boiler plate
houses to send out this stuff, believ-
ing that just because it is already
set up, with no expense, the editor
will gladly publish it. There is still
a great many newspaper men in this
state that cannot be worked by such
q scheme.-St Joseph Observer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
OZARK UNIVERSITY NOTES

Mr.. Gunia passed his shorthand
graduation test last week and has
been awarded two diplomas, one in
the bookkeeping department and the
other in the stenographic. We under
stand he has been offered a good po-
sition in the office of St. Louis Smelt-
ing and Refining Co.
Prof. J. E. Gossett was a caller at
the college office on matters of bus
mess last Thursday.
We have just been informed that
Lawrence Higgins recently met with
a rather serious accident, but is now
convalescing.
We hear that Miss Flossie Mack
ley, who went to St. Louis a few weeks
ago, has succeeded in securing a de-
sirable position, and is succeeding
nicely.
Miss Lulu Black reports being spec
tally busy at the Headquarters of the
County Local Option League, Fiat
River, but is succeeding nicely with
her work. Miss Black passed her
spelling examination the other day
and has been awarded our regular
stenographic diploma.
Calls for our beautiful catalog are
coming in virtually every day. We
have received many compliments up
on the appearance of the book, and
are anxious to send free of charge
one of these souvenirs to all actually
interested in business college attend
ance.
President Moothart and sons, War
den and William, left for Odessa, Mo-,
the latter part of this week, where
they expect to spend vacation of
ten days or two weeks, visiting rela-
tives and friends. Prof. Moothart,
before coming to Pennington, was
vice-president Of the Odessa Literary
College for nearly four years.
The carpenters and plasterers are
putting on the finishing touches of
the school rooms in the Opera House,
so that the painters and decorators
will begin work next week.
The beautiful new quarters we are
to occupy on or about August 1st will
indeed be such that the citizenship of
Pennington and in fact Southeast
Missouri may well be proud. We feel
that our equipment and facilities will
be such that no young men or young
women need pass by Pennington in
order to secure the very best, most
modern and thorough bookkeeping,
shorthand, typewriting and banking
practical educational training. Spe-
cial departments of craftsmanship,
Commercial Law, Ornamental Pen
manship, and Economies will also be
sustained.
Miss Wheeler Of Desloge was over
Tuesday taking her lessons in short
hand and typewriting. She is pro-
crossing rapidly and is much inter
ested in the work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16

The dream that fell on little Lux
emburg the first week of last August
is lifted in the Post-Dispatch account
of visit to the unhappy little Grand
Duchess of the country made by her
former tutor, Retta Malmburg. These
have been agonizing- months for the
100000 Inundated, exploited, starved
people of the once proud little princi-
pality. Here is glimpse of the Lux
emburg of today;
In the Place de la Constitution, the
soldiers are receiving their rations.
Here and there you observe young
children and old men and women,
their trembling hands outstretched
for a piece of bread A German or
derby comes along with black whip
in his hand. The inexperienced, the
young as well as the feebled old beg
gars, are whipped out of range until
they are scattered down the avenue.
Luxembourg martyrdom was less
bloody than Belgium's because she
had less warning, Before she could
organize for resistance, the treaties
guaranteeing her neutrality were
scraps of paper and her people were
under the coercion of the bayonet.-
Post Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16

of this paper during the past 40 years
of its existence.
We are indebted to Mr.. Theo D.
Fisher, now of New Orleans, La, for
the facts given above as touching the
history Of this publication up to No
vember, 1918, at which time he sever
ed his active connection herewith
We recently asked Mr.. Fisher to
write the history of this paper from
it's foundation, and the above facts
are chiefly written from his manu-
script, which we received November
%, 1914, and is on file in this office.
THE EDITOR.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
PASS A LAW

Are your neighbors very bad?
Pass lawl
Do they smoke? Do they che&?
Are they always bothering you?
Don't they do as you would do?
Pass q law!
Are your wages awful low?
Pass a lawl
Are the prices much too high?
Do the wife and babies cry
Cause the turkeys all roost high?
Pass a law
When NJ. D. finds new diseases,
Pass a law!
Got The mumps of infermisis,
Measles, Group or "eXpertitis %
Lest we all fly to pieces,
Pass a law!
Are the lights Albumin red?
Pass a law!
Paint 'em or paint EN- white,
Close up all them places tight
My! Our town is such a sight
Pass a law!
No matter what the trouble is'
Pass a law!
Goodness sakes, but aint it awful;
My! What are we going to Go?
Almost anything amt lawful,
And the judge is human, too,
Pass a law!
Rochester, Mich, Clarion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
LEGISLATORS IN FIST FIGHT
Arizona Representative Has Alterca-
ton with Presiding Officer

Phoenix, Ariz., June 25.--Repre-
sentative James Goodwin of Phoenix
was struck in the face today in the
House Of Representatives in the course
of an alteration with President W,
P. Mahoney Of Mohave county.
While Goodwin was explaining his
vote on the bill he thought he observ-
ed that the House stenographer was
not taking down his remarks and
commented on her failure to do SO,
Mahoney took exception to what Good
win said and the alteration ensued.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
SLEEPING ROOMS BUILT IN
TREE TOPS

Sleeping rooms built in the tree tops
furnish one of the novel attractions
at the mountain resorts near San Diego
Cal. These structures are built as
little one-room cottages, and are sup
ported on spreading branches or hung
from the upper limbs by strong wire
cables. The rooms are reached by
stairways built around the tree trunks.
They are furnished like the rooms of
the hotel proper and are said to have
proved one of the most popular fea-
lures of the resort.-Popular Mechan-
les
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FARM
INGTON TINES

The Pennington Times was found
ed in 1874 by Charles E. Ware and
Isaac H. Rodehaver. Mr.. Ware was
not actively engaged in its publication
but had the management of a large
job printing establishment in St.
Louis, Mo. He was reared in Wash
ington county, Mo-, and was very
much interested in Southeast Missouri
politics. Mr.. Rodehaver had charge
of the editorial department and the
business management of the Office
for several years, and was succeeded
by Mr.. Richard Sylvester, who is now
Police Commissioner in Washington,
ID. C.
Mr.. Ware assumed sole proprietor
ship Of the paper after the retirement
of Mr.. Rodehaver.
Mr.. Theo. d. Fisher took charge of
the editorial and business manage
ment of the Times for Mr.. Ware in
January, 1879. The paper was some
what "down at the heels" in fact,
not paying expenses, but so much in
terested in its publication and success
was Mr.. Ware that he contributed of
his private means to keep it going.
In two or three months, Mr.. Fisher
by his economical and diligent man
agement, succeeded in placing it on
a self-sustaining basis, though it was
never paying investment for Mr..
Ware.
After Mr.. Fisher had had charge
of the paper for couple of years he
took it off of Mr.. Wares hands, pur-
chasing the publication of him and
assuming the absolute ownership and
management of it and continued the
publication thereof from then until
his retirement year ago.
In 1902 The Pennington Times
Printing Company was organized and
Incorporated, and purchased The
Times and rival Democratic paper,
The st. Francois Herald The incor-
porators were: r. A. Swink, Thos. H.
STAN, Thee. D. Fisher, M. R. Smith,
F. M, Carter, j. C. Williams, w. H.
Young, Merrill Pipkin, E. E. Swink,
P. S. Cole, James w. Doss, Geo. J.
Cole, L. X. Peers, Robert Tetley and
B. l. Morris, all of Pennington, Mo.
After the corporation was perfected
and board of directors chosen, Mr..
Theo. D. Fisher was elected editor and
business manager, and continued in
that capacity until November, 1918,
when he disposed of his stock in the
company to Mr.. Robert C. Moore, who
was then elected editor and business
manager, which position he held until
August %, 1914, when he disposed of
his interest to NJ. A. Rhodes.
Upon the completion of this trans
action, P. E. Rhodes was appointed
editor and business manager pro tenn
pore, until a meeting of the board of
directors was had, on September 10,
1914, at which meeting the present
editor and business manager, P. E.
Rhodes, was permanently elected to
these positions by the board.
The Times has been an earnest and
aggressive adherent of Democratic
principles at every period of its ca
reer; and the present management
has, and will, continue in the legiti-
mate defense of those same ardent,
cardinal and tine-tested principles,
with the adherence and tenacity which
has so distinctly been an ear-mark
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16

Thankful we all ought to be that
righteous mani say righteous"
in its fullest and all pervading sense
is President in these troubulous times.
Our hearts are with him in the trials
that beset his official career, and a
united people stand by him. We are
all of one family, after all, and, in
the face of greater things, willing to
sink our minor differences.-Iron
County Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
GANG BURNS WOMAN'S FEET IN
QUEST FOR HIDDEN GOLD
While Men QUARREL Over Dividing
Spells, She Calls Police and Five
are Captured.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 25.-Sev-
eral Mexicans broke into the home of
Mrs. Louise Martinez, an aged resi-
dent Of the Latin quarter near the
Plaza, early today and applied fire
to her feet which induced her to re-
veal the hiding place of $12O in gold.
While the men quarrelled, trying to
divide the $3.50 equally among seven,
Mrs. Martinez summoned the police.
Five of the robbers were captured.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16
BUFoRD SEEKS STATE OFFICE
Announces Candidacy for Democratic
Nomination for Treasurer.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 25.-
While in jefferson City Thursday at
tending the laying of the corner stone
of the new Capitol, Senator Carter
NJ. Buford of. Reynolds county an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for State Treasur-
er next year.
Buford told friends he soon would
inaugurate a statewide campaign for
the nomination. The other possible
candidates are Edward T. Orear of
Kansas City and J. H. Stone Of Bates
county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-07-16

The man that has been laying
around the city all winter, saying that
there is nothing to do can have no ex-
cuse now. The mines are putting ev-
erybody to work that is willing to Ego
to it." So don't say there is nothing
to do for if you are not at work it
is an indication that you do not care
to face the music of shovel or pick.
-Fredericktown Tribune.