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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
From Wednesdays DAILY.

One OF the features of Farmers
and Home Makers Week at Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, January. to .
1916, will be congress of live stock
breeders.
The breeders will come together in
the general meetings OF the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association
Thursday, January. 6, for the discus
sion of large problems relating to live
stock. Probably President George E
Vincent, of the University of Mime
sofa, will deliver an address OF vel
come. l.. e. Potter, president of the
Live Stock Breeders association, will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Colonel {. N. House VIII Sail
Soon for Europe.
AT REQUEST or PRESIDENT
Confidential Adviser Of Woodrow VII
son VIII Deliver to Certain Amer.
lean Ambassadors information Re-
sarding the Governments Attitude
on Several Matters.

New York, Dec. 22.-Colonel z. NJ.
House, confidential adviser of Presi-
dent Wilson, announced that he will
sail soon for Europe at the request
of the president.
Colonel House declared that the sole
purpose of his trip will be to deliver
to certain American ambassadors in
formation regarding this governments
attitude on various international mat
ters now pending.
He denied emphatically that his trip
will in any way be a peace mission.
Colonel House said he expected to
sail from here within the next two
weeks and probably would be in Eu-
rope about six or eight weeks.
II am going to Europe at the re-
quest of the president and the secre-
tary OF state to take information to
some of our ambassadors" he said,
that they may have a more intimate
knowledge of this governments atti-
tude regarding certain phases of in
territorial questions, and to obtain
from them their point of view on
these matters.
1T is not advisable to bring home
at this time any of our ambassadors
from the belligerent countries. 1t has
been found impossible to convey or
obtain by cable or correspondence
quite the correct atmosphere"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
GERMANS VOTE NEW CREDIT
Reiehstag Authorizes Loan Of 10000,
100000 Marks.

London, Dec. 22.-The reichstag
adopted the credit of 10000. 600. 600
marks asked by the government. the
Socialist minority of nineteen oppos
ing the vote, according to q Berlin
dispatch forwarded by Reuters CORE.
spondent at Amsterdam.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Two Negroes Lynched.

Macon, Ca, Dec. 22.-Samuel Bland
and Willie White, negroes. suspected
OF murder, were lynched near East
man, Ca, by mob which had taken
them from the Eastman JAIL The ne
groes' bodies were riddled with bull
let's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Mrs. Asuuith Wins Suit.

London, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Herbert
Asquith. wife of the prime minister.
won her suit to prevent the Globe
from continuing to make alleged
libelous attacks upon. her. Justice
Peterson granted restraining In.
junction,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Two Boston Firemen Killed.

Boston, Dec. 22.-Two firemen we're
killed and a third was seriously in
jured when floor collapsed in burn
ing factory building on Cambridge
street. The fire caused damage estt
mated at $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Severa verma. Sings sunk.

London, Dec. 22.-An Athens dis.
patch to Reuters Telegram company
says that British submarine has
sunk the German steamer Leros and
other craft in the Sea of Marmora.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
To Whom u May CONCERN.

This is to notify all persons that
John G. Bruins of Nicollet. MINI. has
withdrawn from the Judson Concrete
company of Judson. Mimi, and has
disposed of all his holdings to Theo-
dore Lundin and Fred Lundin. both
of Judson, Minn.--Advt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
ONE AMERICAN IS KILLED
Former Villa Soldiers Indulge in Riot.
ing at Juarez.

ing at Juarez.
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 22.-George A.
Diepert, an American, was killed and
the lives of other Americans endan-
gered by the rioting among former
Villa soldiers In Juarez. across the
river from here.
Diepert was knocked from the top
Of car Of his train on the American
side of the border by a bullet from
the Mexican side. He was dead when
a corporars guard reached him.
Strong bodies of Mexican and Amer.
lean troops patrolled opposite sides of
the Rio Grande here as the result of
the rioting. Two Mexicans were shot
at the Mexican end of the Santa Fe
bridge by Mexican customs guards.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
eernhardt Reported pxina.

London, Dec. 22.-Sarah Bernhard
is reported to be dying. according to
a dispatch from Paris to the Tele-
graph.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

There Is Some Difference.
Austin Herald: The returns would
indicate that St Paul has q chief of
police I'm reality; Minneapolis has one
in name.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
OWNS CONSOLIDATED co.

Charleston, W. Va.-Representa-
tives of a number of the telephone
companies operating in West Virginia
appeared before the public service
commission for the conference called
several weeks ago by the commission
on the petition of the Fairmont,
Wheeling, Parkersburg, Morgantown,
Elkins, Moundsville and Grafton
chambers of commerce. to consider
the proposition of creating a merger
of the Central District Telephone
company and the Consolidated Tele
phone company, both of which oper-
ate systems in the northern part of
the state.
The conference was called for this
purpose and for the added purpose of
considering any other question which
might be brought up affecting the
telephone business of the state In
opening the hearing Chairman North
colt of the commission stated that the
commission contemplates formulating
list of rules to govern the operating
of telephone systems in West Vir-
ginia, just as it adopted rules for the
meter, gas and electric companies.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
MAKE UNUSUAL PROGRESS
Claimed That CabeII Will Soon Sur
pass other Counties.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Before a crowd
of more than two hundred farmers at
Central school in Union District, w
H. Carson, formerly of Lawrence
county, declared that wonderful
strides have been made by Cabell
county along agricultural lines in the
last twenty-five years. Mr. Carson,
who now has a large farm in Union
district, predicted that within a few
years the county farmers would sur
pass those of the over-the-river county
although the latter are regarded as
leaders in farm work Mr.. Carson
spoke of the interest taken in the in
struction work of the agricultural
agent and in the great increase in in
terest of especially the farmer boys
since the state and federal govern
ments have taken such an active hand
in advancing methods used in the
rural districts. AT the melting was
discussed the outing and agricultural
fair to be held in Union district Sep
TENDER II. Practically all the farmers
of the district will bring exhibits of
various descriptions to the fair.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK
Car Crushed Beneath Tons of Rock in
West Virginia Tunnel.

Charleston, W. Va-Four passen-
gers were killed and ten were injured
on the Coal River Branch of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway when
the smoker on the passenger train
was crushed beneath so tons of rock
in a tunnel near MacCorkle, Boone
county. A gigantic rock. accompanied
by tons of dirt fell from the roof Of
the tunnel, crushing and burying the
car beneath the debris. Huge tim
bers overhead were splintered by the
fall of rock The dead were: j. C.
Fennimore. of St. Adams, w. Va. coal
miner; ]. G. Plymate, of Gallipolis,
Ohio; lumberman; W. NJ Turley, of
Olcott, w. Va; unidentified man
Among the injured are w. H. Kid
man, of Huntington, ribs broken: A.
B. Moore, of Charleston, cuts about
the head and face; B. A. Bowles, of
Cincinnati, cuts about the head and
face; III. NJ Halderman, of Elkins,
body crushed; W. W. Lewis, of Olcott,
head injured; j. Anderson, of Olcott,
leg sprained, and NJ. Carruthers, of
st. Adams, injured about the head.
Those who were killed and injured
were occupants of the smoking car
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
MANY TEACHERS
WILL BE IDLE
CURRENT INCREASE IN SALARIES
BRINGS RETURNS TO THIS
PROFESSION IN STATE.
ONE THOUSAND IS SURPLUS
Thousand Teachers Certificates
in Force in West Virginia.
Especial Charleston Correspondence,

Especial Charleston Correspondence)
Charleston.-There are one thousand
more teachers seeking places in
schools in West Virginia this year
than there are school positions to be
filled, according to a statement made
at the state department of schools.
This is a much larger surplus than has
been known in a number of years here
tofore. OF this. thousand it is esti-
mated that about fifty per cent are
teachers who have held license GER
tifcates for a number of years, but
last year and perhaps the year before
were engaged in other pursuits more
profitable.
The other half of the thousand ex
ira teachers are believed to be per-
sons attracted to the profession large.
~ by the increase in teachers sal
aries provided for at the last session
of the legislature In past years the
state department of schools has had
frequent requests at this time of the
year from boards of education for a
number of teachers to fill vacancies,
but this year the department has re-
ceived but two such requests, and
those were for specially prepared men
to fill positions as principals. On the
other hand the department has had
many requests for positions and only
few days ago sent out lists of the
names of these teachers and their
qualifications to all the county, dis
trict and city superintendent of the
state.
1t is said that there are now some
thing like 1900 teachers certificates
of all grades in force in the state,
while there are less than nine thou
sand positions to be filed Many of
the holders of these certificates, it is
pointed out, however, have no desire
to teach this year, being employed
otherwise.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
WORK STIMULATED
IN he STATE
cAElN CREEK FIELD WILL BE
THE SCENE OF GREATER
DEVELOPMENT.
PRICE OF OIL is ADVANCED
Price of West Virginia Oil is Now
$1.55 Rarrel-Another Increase
is Expected.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Parkersburg, w. Va-Another adj
vance of ten cents a barrel on the
Pennsylvania grade of crude oil,
which includes the West Virginia pro-
duct, was announced, and, coming so
soon after the fve-cent advance. it
has aroused greater interest in the
oil business in this state than was
shown in over a year before. The
price of West Virginia oil is now S1.55
a barrel, and indications are that
there will be further increases in the
credit balances, at least until the
two-dollar mark has been reached.
That the advances will induce great
er activity in the oil fields and bring
greater evidences of prosperity in and
about Charleston is certain. Scores
of field workers have been out of ems
ployment for months, and now all ex-
pect to be able to get work in the
Kanawha and Lincoln county fields.
1t is expected that there will be great
activity on Cabin creek, where sew
eral companies are reported to be
ready to thoroughly develop the ter
ritory around the Shonk development.
Hundreds of wells will probably be
drilled in that Berea field if its limit
are not found too narrow.
In the Blue Creek field there has
been steady operating even during
the period of low oil prices, but there
is the possibility of an extension of
the field
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
MlLiTIAMEN AT. HOME
Annual Ten Days Outing is Now
History-Officer Wounded

Parkersburg, w. Va-The various
companies comprising the West Vir-
ginia national guard departed from
Parkersburg following one of the most
successful encampment periods since
organization. The soldiers were en-
camped at Shattuck park for ten days,
during which time they engaged in
various maneuvers under the direction
of Adjutant General John c. Bond.
The only incident to mar the pleasure
of the encampment was the accidental
wounding of Major William Wallace.
1t is planned to remove Major Wall
lace from the hospital at Parkersburg
to an army hospital at Washington as
soon as he is able to make the trip.
Major Carroll d. Buck, an army sur
geon, is in charge of Major Wallace's
case and will stay with him until he
is removed to Washington.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
HOW TO CURE ECZEMA, ITCH
AND ALL SKIN DISEASES

Don't suffer any longer with eczema
or any other skin trouble. Just apply
Hancock's Sulphur Compound to the
parts affected and it will stop the itch
ing at once and cure the trouble per.
manently. Many sufferers from skin
troubles have written us that the Sui
phur Compound cured them after
everything else failed Mrs. Evelyn
Garst, of Salem, Va, writes: Three
years ago | had a rough place on my
cheek. 1t would burn and itch. | was
fearful it might be of cancerous ma
ture. l used different preparations,
but nothing helped it. One bottle OF
Hancock's Sulphur Compound cured
me completely" To beautify the COM
plexion, remove blackheads and
pimples use Hancock's Sulphur Oint-
ment For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
Many DeIinauents in state.

West Virginia owners and op-
orators of unlicensed automobiles.
those persons who have failed to
secure a state license and tags for
ehe license year which began July 1st,
VIII De required to pay an additional
charge of one dollar for each month
they fail to secure such license. The
Incense laws of the state provide
penalty of 10 per cent of the annual
tax for each month or fraction of
month an unlicensed car is main
tanned.
State Auditor John S. Dart, who is
charged with the collection of the an
nual tax on automobiles, declared that
provision had been made to enforce
the collection of the annual tax, to-
gether with the added penalties, and
the owners of automobiles who have
lalied to take out their licenses for
the new year were requested to add
another dollar to the annual tax for
each month or fraction of month they
nave delayed to secure a license.
from information the auditor has
received from number of counties in
the state he believes there are several
thousand cars being operated without
Incense. He has made provision to
make an accurate check of the num-
Der of machines in the various coun-
ties. Owners and operators of un-
licensed cars, in addition to the 10 per
cent penalty per month imposed are
subject to fines of from $40 to 500.
The new license year began on July
l and at the close of business 11,420
tags had been issued from the audi.
tors office, or 1919 more than the
entire number issued last year. The
largest number of applications for
license received in one day since the
beginning of the new license year, was
l,OlS, and while the rush" is past, the
requests for tags continue to come.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24

50pSI I1ElIt0 usually gives quick
relief soon removes swelling
Snort breath, often gives enure relief in
d y 1aYs. Ira. treatment sent FREE
4 THOMAS {. GREEN, Successor to DR..
Green Sons. Box A. Chsisworth Ga.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
Two Million IONS of Coal.

The following statement of coal and
coke shipments in tons for the month
of June over the Norfolk & Western
railway has been issued by the de-
partment of mines: Pocahontas,
transfer coal, 1,375.303; tipple coal,
11,153; total coal, 1,3S6,456; coke,
66,095. Tug River. transfer COAL 34S,-
1875 tipple coal, 1870; total coal, 351,-
107. Thacker, transfer COAL 209,216;
tipple coal, 6,713; total coal, 1928.
Kenova, transfer coal, S1,794; tipple
coal, S,643; total coal, 90,437 Total
transfer coal, 2,015,O5o; tipple coal,
2S,S79; total coal 2,043,929; coke,
66,095.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
1000 Miles of Road.

Travelling over 1900 miles Of road,
Aldine Jackson Rodes, formerly of
Fayette county. asserts that the
worst piece of public road he encoun-
tered is between Huntington and
Charleston. Together with Mrs.
Rodes and their son, Mr.. Rodes came
to West Virginia in an automobile,
passing through here on their way to
Fayette county The greater part of
the trip of the Rodeses was made over
the Lincoln highway. This route is
admitted to be wonder, and in fact,
he said, the entire trip was enjoyable
except for the few miles of rough
road in West Virginia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
New Hiah School.

The Independent school district of
Spencer, Roane county, is spending,
S30,500 for new high school build
ing. 1t also is making an investment
of $4,000 in heating and ventilating
plant for its graded school The
Spencer high school was established
only four years ago, when bond
issue of $4,000 was voted by the peo-
pie of the city for the purchase of the
old Harry woodward residence which
was remodeled at considerable ex-
pense for the high school Now,
after four years work" said l.. L.
Friend, state supervisor of high
schools, Spencer has a first-grade
high school and soon will have a
building which will be a credit to the
town and the enterprising school
spirit of her citizens"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
State Delegates Are Chosen.

Governor Hatfield announced the
appointment of delegates from West
Virginia to represent the state at the
eighteenth annual convention of the
American Mining Congress to be held
at San Francisco September 20 to Sep
TENDER %. The 10 delegates from
West Virginia are: Edward Schoene-
baum, of Raymond City; George T.
Watson, of Fairmont; w. H. Koch, of
Wheeling; A. j. King, of Charleston;
Edward O'Toole, of Gary; E. E. White,
of Glen White; Clyde Hutchinson, of
Fairmont; James Elwood Jones, of
Switchback; George S. Patterson, Of
Vivian, and R. P Maloney, of Thomas.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
IN HANDS OF STATE COMMISSION.

Huntington, w. Va.-Traffic Man
ager Tigley. of the Jobbers and Man
ufacturers' bureau said he expected
the interstate commerce commission
to hand down decision in the case
of the bureau against the Norfolk &
Western railway about the first of
October. In this case, which was
heard here April 81, the local manu-
facturers and jobbers attacked the
class rates on the Norfolk and West
ern from Huntington to the coal
fields as excessive.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
ELKs TO ATTEND CRAB FEAST.

Wheeling, w. Wheeling, Mar
tins Ferry, Bellaire, Moundsville,
Steubenville and all other Elk lodges
in the Ohio valley will participate in
the grand crab feast and social ses-
sion that is to be held at the Martins
Ferry Country club on the afternoon
and evening of September l. The
committee in charge has named the
publicity committee, composed Of
Silas Steinhauser, Buck" Windsor,
Dave Brown and others, to boost and
they are on the job day and night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
coNsPlRED TO BLOW UP CAR.

Clarksburg, w. Va.-A plot to swim
die the Baltimore & Ohio railroad by
blowing up freight car containing
dummy boxes of dirt and straw on
which valuation of $4,000 had been
placed, was discovered here by detec-
tives, according to H. L. Brooks, po-
lice chief. A fuse attached to a key
of powder in the shipment failed to
work Arrests of persons connected
with a Clarksburg business concern
will follow A New York firm is be-
lieved to be in the alleged conspiracy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
In Good Company.

When Prof. Walter Raleigh, an Eng
iishman, who was direct descendant
of the original Sir Walter Raleigh,
was asked to lecture at Princeton COL
lege, Professor Root of Princeton went
down to the station to meet the distin-
guished visitor and escort him to his
rooms. Professor Root did not know
Professor Raleigh, but he took a
chance on being able to locate him In
the crowd that got off the train. Walk
ing up to mau that he thought looked
like him. he said: Il beg your par
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
Conference Scheduled.

conference between w H Kend-
ricks, state agricultural agent in
charge of boys work, the supervisors
of the district free schools and the
agricultural club agents of Kanawha
county was held at the rooms of the
chamber here. Mr.. Hendricks is con-
nected with the agricultural extension
department of the state university a.
Morgantown. The purpose of the con-
ference was to instruct the school
supervisors and agents as to the
methods to be employed in organizing
and looking after welfare clubs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
CHURCH CORNERSTONE is LAID.

Charleston, W. Va-The corner
stone for the new Methodist Episcopal
church at Dunbar was laid with ap-
propriate exercises. The services
were conducted by Rev. j. E. Bird, d.
D., pastor of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church here, and the music was
provided by the choir of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church. The
principal address of the day was made
by Hon. George Wesley Atkinson, for
mer governor and at present a mem
Der of the federal court of claims.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
False Pride.

Charles w. Morse began life hum
bly, and hates false pride.
I'll never forget the wise advice
that an old employer of mine once
gave to a youth who had good deal
of false pride.
THE youth was complaining about
the hard times, his enforced idleness
and so forth. My old employer cut
him off gruff1y with the words:
Well, George. if you can't obtain
a position these days. why don't you
look up job?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24

Insurance Commissioner Ekern OF
Wisconsin has sent letter to each
member of the legislature urging i'm
mediate action to protect life and
property against the fire hazard Ia
the state charitable and penal insti-
tutions. A bureau recommended the
installation of sprinkler equipments.
especially in the hospitals for the in
sane at Oshkosh and Mendoza.
The commissioner said it was
cheaper to make improvements than
to pay fire losses and the families and
friends of the helpless inmates had a
right to ask that their lives be made
safe from the dangers OF fire.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24
MAJOR WALLACE INJURED
Pistol Accidentally Discharged When
officer Was Passing Tent.

Parkersburg, w. Va.-Major Will
liam Wallace, of the Ninth Infantry,
United States Army, was shot and
seriously wounded at the camp of
the national guard of West Virginia
when revolver was accidentally dis
passing The bullet cut off two fin
gers of his left hand and passed
through both legs near the thigh.
Major Wallace, who was inspector
instructor, of the guard of this state
received the attention of the medical
corps at the camp and later was re-
moved to local hospital.