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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
Returned.

Miss Virginia Vockrodt. teacher Of
mathematics In the Fairrnont High
School, returned yesterday from Ro.
chester MINI. where she! Accompanied
her mother, Mrs Anna vockrodt.fwho
underwent an operation at the Mayo
SBrothers Sanitarium. Mrs. Vockrodt
came ,toS pittsburgh from her home at
van Lear, Ky: for consultation with
iphysieians there and later went to
Rochester. She is improving steadily
anq VIII pro baby return to her home
.atsVani Lear for the holidays Il5 /
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30

The prince Of Wales recently had
avery narrow escape at the front. He
was riding In his auto along a road
i'm the rear Of the fighting line One
OF the commanders Ii charge of a par.
,ticular section asked the prince to step
out OF his car and climb up a hill with
him to view an artillery engagement
which was iust taking place. The
prince did so and left his chauffeur
with the car. Al few minutes later a.
shell sexplo ded directly in front ofitheH
car and killed the chauffeur. The
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
lMothe.r,s club

- 1IMuthcFbB CIup. Il a l54Ial1
The Mothers Club OF the W. g. !.
u will meet Wednesday afternoon at
$50 OF clock at the home of Mrs. II. III.
Miller ct 500 Locust avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30

The Womanss Club meeting for
Friday o. this week promises to be OF
unusual interest. Theiprogram which
Will be held OF the High School at.
,ditorinm on Friday afternoon at
three clock, win be In charge OF the
young lady members OF the Club and
will consist Of d Christmas farce. Re.
lhearsals are I'm progress and sthe en-.
'tertainment promises to be Of I'M
usual Interest
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Mrs. J I. Donnell Entertains

The ladies of the Presbyterian Church, with the members o1 the Missionary Societies of the other churches, enjoyed a most delightful afternoon at the at tractive home of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Donnell, Tuesday. From the wide porch to the south, with its cool soft-tinted porch furniture, with the cheerful glare of the sun broken by the beautiful trees, the house throughout presented a peaceful and comfortable appearance, prettily adorned as it was with field daisies and zinnias. Every one present enjoyed the splen- did Victrola music and the ex. cellent readings by Miss Choate, of Charleston, and Miss Cornee Guthrie. Misses Kate Quaile, Marjorie Carter, Mary Davidson. and Hattie Stanley quietly serv- ed ice tea with mint leaves to the guests where they sat. The pretty glasses of fragrant tea would have tempted the most fastideous of devotees to the social reception, and as the guests talked of the things that are. and things that were, and things that are yet to be, the most delicious pineapple sherbet with delicate white cak was served. We'll, We just felt that if all missionary meetings were that sort, members would not have to be urged to attend. And while we do not always have such an attractive home to meet in yet wherever the meet ing may be, one cannot fail to enjoy a meeting where christian unity is present. More than seventy-fve ladies partook of Mrs. Donnell's charming hospi- tality.
 IVY
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xxx
June Wedding

MT. A. M. Henry and Miss Viola Haberer were married at 30 o'clock Thursday morning at the Haberer Hotel. Rev. Father Placidus, of Altus Catho- lie Church officiating. Only the immediate members of the fam, lily were present. After the serving of a bridal luncheon MT, and Mrs. Henry left on the 2::3t train for Abbyville, N. c. where they will visit his old home, anC other points in the east.
 The bride wore for the jour ney. a becoming blue cloth tailor edsuit with hat to match.
 Miss Haberer has held the re sponsible position of cashier of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company in Little Rock and has many staunch friends in tha, city. Mir. Henry is the superin tendent of The Buckeye Cottor Oil Mills at Jackson, Miss. Con gratulations and best wishes tC you, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
Lightning Shocks Family

During the electrical storm last Friday just before noon lightning struck a large tree near the home of Mrs. w. H. Morris, of Watalula. killing a fine mare which was standing under the tree. The same bolt entered the home, burned the telephone wire and slightly shocked the entire family.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18

out which l was very slow to do. My wife, fearing they would hurt me begged me to go. After had brought the horse they said there was no use for a man to be stubborn, when told to do thing he had it; to do. While we were at the barn they asked me If l had any money. and l told them there were a few dollars about the house, but wife outgeneraled them. While we were still out she took $62 out of the pocketbook, leaving $2 of worthless money in it. They got pocket book, opened it and seeing the contents said that was a good haul and asked me if that was all had. 1 told them yes. a justifable lie. Later when 1 came to Ozark the Fed erals were stationed here, two of those bushwhackers had follow ed them, and when they saw me one of them said, Wonder where the major is" l saw them go down to the Quaile brick, came back with the major. point ed me out, tried to persuade me to join them, and to scare me, but failed. In a short time those two men went back to their plundering. said they were as big Feds as anybody, and they heard what said, and one night one came on to me about what l said. l heard him com- ing and taking my gun, stepped out behind the smoke house. He came in, raised the converse tion with wife. and l went in and sat down with my gun. He told me what he had heard that 1 said. l told him that said it and could give good evidence of the fact, and referred him to the major circumstance. He made an effort or two to better it, but made it worse. So he left, I think. feeling guilty as charged.
 If you will excuse me, this is my last.
 D. Jeffers.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
ENTERPRISE

Most all in these parts are fin ishing hoeing over their cot ton while the wet weather con- tinues.
 Ed Stewart is ploughing some for Uncle Joe Harmon this week
 Arthur Price is harvesting his wheat this week. We think that is the cause of the fall in the price of wheat.
 Sheridan Jacobs, Garland Kin cannon, Al Stewart left Monday to strike the wheat harvest in Kansas.
 Several of the Enterprise folks attended the singing at Center Point on last Tuesday night.
 On last Friday the lightning struck the cook stove fiue of John Woods house and knocked it down, the folks all being in another room no one was hurt.
 Jess Sanders is working for A. R. Dake this week.
 We had a good attendance at Sunday School last Sunday. also a Snow and a Storm Ed Snow and Ransom Storms.
 Auldie James, of Linnville visited home folks Friday night.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
Opens Law Office

Robt. J. and Sid White, attor- neys at law, of Paris, have open ed an office over c. w. & Roy Bells Confectionery. Sid White will have charge of the Ozark office and will be assisted by his father, Robt. White, who will remain at Paris in charge of the office at that place. Sid White was for several years court ste- nographer under Judge Evans. While in this position he gained much practical experience which will, with his knowledge of law, place him in a class with the best.
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undertaken the first time,
 but this should be repeated
 after each heavy rain. As a mile of road can be dragged in a few hours, this method of maintenance is simple and inex- pensive. If the drag is used in conjunction with the road ma chine. fairly good earth roads can be built at small expense.
 Dragging is done for 50 cents a mile in some parts of the country At this rate a mile of earth road can be dragged once a month for $6 annually. Some remark able results have been accom- plised with the drag without the aid of the road machine. Farm CTS Bulletin 597, 'The Road Drag and How to Use it." deals fully with this subject. Copies of this publication will be sent free to persons applying to the Editor and Chief of the Divis-
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Thoughts For Today.

How foolish is the envious and jealous competitor! He injures no one save himself.
 When you hear a man belit- ting his competitors you may know that their success is hurt ing him.
 Strong men never engage in questionable transactions. They are always engaged in worthy employment.
 It is only the man who is small of heart who will seek revenge. And, usually he is the worst victim of his petty nature.
 How wise is the business man who is big enough to succeed and also to assist others. Hap. piness comes to him thru we'll. doing.
 We'll, how is it with you? Are you big of heart, generous to- ward your fellow men, and each day living 80 that new stars are added to your crown?
 Misses Emma Grace Bell, Mary Davidson. and Gladys Deane will leave Monday for Mansfield where they will attend a house party.
 Miss Elizabeth McClahan anC Mrs. E. Mitchell, of Russellville will arrive Saturday and will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Swain over Sunday.
 On Wednesday afternoon. the closing day of the Teachers Insti tute, the business men Ol Ozark treated the teachers t( automobile rides around town About fifteen cars were lined uI for the start.
 Mrs. A. B. CoOnfield and three children were slightly bruised yesterday when a pet dog riding on the running board of R. M Adams automobile jumped iron the car and scared the mule causing it to run away, throwing her and two of the children out
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
Epworth League

At Methodist Church, June, 20 Gods Spirit Directing the Soul Winner.
 Scripture Lesson, Acts 8:26 36; 16:6- 10, Frederick Russell.
 Leaders Talk.
 Report from League Confer ence: Evangel Galloway, Euge- mia Currier. D. l.. Ford, Rev. J. J. Galloway.
 Theron Agee, Leader. The delegates to the League Conference will give their re- port, and every leaguer is urged to be present.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
Trouble Continued

lIVuDlC VVlllllluCu
 So the last time you heard from me 1 was in prison at Fay. etteville. 1 only remained there a few days, when Hill and 1 were exchanged for one man. They either placed a small estimate on us or large one on him. We started home afoot, and be- ing used to riding all the time for two years or more it was rather tough on us. had drawn a pair of short legged red boots one or two numbers too large. We got nine miles the first even- ing, stayed all night with an old gentleman by the name of Will Hams, very strong southern man who had two grown daugh- ters, and if ever ate one dozen biscuits that were better than others I ever ate, l ate them there. And those girls as well as the gentleman and wife seem- ed as tho they could not do enough for us, but that is the characteristic of our southern women-to be kind and affec tionate to those in distress. And these girls did not know that l had wife, being only 25 years of age and very hand some you know would add ma terially to the situation. But 1 had a wife, one of the most beautiful ones that the sun ever shone on in Franklin county. But you know beauty is a fading flower. Got home o. K. except those boots had blistered my heels about the size of twenty five cents, slipping up and down. Got another horse and returned to my command with my blister ed heels and red-leather boots, but did not stay long, 1 got whipped about one year before General Lee. so l came home and was captured by federal re- cruiting officer. buckled two pis- tols around me and travelled around with them two or three weeks, and when they were ready to leave the county 1 asked the captain to give me pass to go by home. He told me to write one myself: and 1 wrote one that would have been good till now had the war lasted. never went back to them, but started to Van Buren to take the oath required of men to remain at home without being molested by the Federals. and on my way ran into a regiment of Union soldiers and they took me prison CT, saying. T guess we will take you along with us," and l told them I had a pass and handed it to them. They consulted over it and gave it back to me saying that would feel rather lonely when l was ordered north -east where the recruiting officer belonged. l said that I guessed l could stand it if they could. So went to Van Buren, took the oath and returned home without being molested, only by bush whackers. as they called themselves. There were crowd. of them plundering the country
 robbing and stealing everything that was worth having anC some things that were not
 They tried me one night, made |
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of thanking our many friends for their fiber al donation to us when our house and all we had was destroyed by lightning. Words cannot ex- press how we appreciated the help.
 w. A. and M. E. Marlborough.
The Spectator., 1915-06-18
Road Models

the department at the Alaska Pacific Exposition has been act i've ever since. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen these models at a dozen or more of the big agricultural exposi- tions. and they have travelled much of the length and breadth of the United States on demon stration trains. A comprehen- sive exhibit is now being made at the Panama Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, Cal. People who have seen these miniature model roads not only appreciate the beneficent effects of improv- ed roads but at the same time understand the methods of their construction. In order that these models may have a still greater usefulness. they have been photographed and form the basis of illustrations of a new United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 220.
 Road Models.
 The models, as a rule, are con- structed on a scale of l inch to 8 foot, so that each model is one twelfth the size of the actual road which it represents. Among the later methods of road building which are pictured and described are the brick, cement, asphalt block. macadam. sand clay, gravel, and earth roads. Still other models show the pro- cesses of maintenance, resurfac- ing, and bituminous macadam construction by the mixing and penetrating methods. Recent additions to the series illustrate road location and roadside treat ment. drainage. strengthening unstable foundations. etc.
 The history of road construct tion. dealing with the early . methods employed in Italy and France. is followed with dis cussions and illustrations of the , most modern ways of road build , ing. With the widely varying 3 conditions in the United States the scope of road building is ] necessarily large, and in many 7 sections roads must be construct t ed largely of the material at g hand. The bulletin, Road Mo- , dels. is applicable to a wide range of conditions.
 In the section dealing with earth roads the subject of the split-log drag is treated as fol-
 lows: A suitable drag can be made from a log 2 or 8 inches in diameter and from 6 to 8 feet 9 long. It should be split and the , halves with the fiat side vertical . and facing to the front. connect ed by stakes. The halves, tho , of the same length. are joined so that one end of the rear half is from Is to 20 inches nearer |, the center of the road than the , corresponding end of the front half. An ordinary trace chain Q and a set of double-trees are l, then attached in such a manner !, that when the horses move for ward the drag will be pulled along the road at an angle of f about 45 degrees, with the for 3 ward end nearest the ditch Tn , order to move the earth toward
 the road center.
 The drag should be light enough to be lifted by one man. f The best material is dry red o cedar, tho red elm and walnut !, are excellent, while box elder,
 soft maple, elm or willow are Q superior to oak, hickory or ash.
 A platform is usually placed on
 the cross stakes to strengthen
 the drag and furnish place for 2 the driver to stand. After a : little practice man can learn g how best to shift his weight tC ,y n, q k a tho Aror ant onpooI aHl
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FLOUR AND FEED

Just arrived. Our price is right. The Fair Store. adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-18
UNEMPLOYED RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Police Charge Crowd and Arrest
scores Of Psraderr.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA riot broke out
after meeting OF the unemployed at
Hull House to-day and scores Of marchers
were arrested after mounted police
charged the crowd. Several shots we're
fired and a dozen men and women we're
cut and bruised.
Among those arrested were Lucy Par
sons. widow of an anarchist hanged for
murder after the Haymarket riots, and
Irwin Tucker. who said he was a
preacher
The rioting started when the men
formed in line after the meeting and
attempted to march. Marchael Devito. a
detective, forbade any parade without n
permit. Some one knocked the policeman
down. who rose and fired five shots in
the air.
FIFTY men, some OF them carrying ban
ners which read give us this day our
daily bread" and Hunger" surrounded
Devito and threatened him. Mounted
police then rushed the crowd.
Miss Jane Adams. in charge of Hull
House Settlement, who was addressing a
peace meeting several miles from the
rioting. went to the police station after
ward and arranged for the release OF the
rioters.
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POOLROOM RAIDERS
TRAP CONGRESSMAN
Members Allowed to Slip Away,
But 148 Others Fill Jail
in Maryland.
BENNINGS CLUB STORMED

BALTIMORE. Jan. with five law
yers lighting for them all day, thIrty-siN
Of tho liS men. washlngtonians caught
in ;hc raid on tho "Rod and Gun Club
not far from the Bennings racetrack.
last evening. secured their release this
afternoon.
one escaped and III other pris-
oners who were unable to get bail are
crowded tonight in the new but very
inadequate Anne Arundel county jail In
Annapolis.
The raid was made by a detachment OF
Baltimore policemen. acting under direct
orders of Gov. Goldsborough over the head
of sheriff Potee of Anne Arundel county.
Those caught In the net included six who
we're charged with taking bets on horse
races contrary to the Maryland law and
I42 who we're charged with betting on
races.
The raid was spectacular. the police
having TO cut through a barbed wire
fence and despatch several vicious dogs
before they broke into the room and
with drawn revolvers cowed all hands,
An electric train was then Communicated
and the men were brought to Baltimore
where they were crowded into cells.
Before leaving. however. several OF the
prisoners who are said 10 be members
of Congress showed their credentials TO
Marshal Carter. They were permitted to
slip away without giving their names.
At the Central police station during the
night the prisoners were made as com
Portable as possible, but that isn't saying
much. They we're crowded into as many
cells AZ possible and the overflow was
allowed the use OF the court room and
the women's department, which happened
/ to be vacant.
This morning they we're taken to the
new Jail at Annapolis, where they found
more comfort, while their lawyers were
skirmishing 10 FREE them.
/ Former Congressman Harry Wolf led
/ the legal battery and made a demand for
! immediate release on bail. Sheriff Potee
( doubted his right to take bail on Sunday
Attorney General Poe was appealed ia
and he advised the Sheriff that It would
be legal to take bail on Sunday.
ST ties Attorney Green. however, de-
clared II would take some time to draw
up the 14S warrants and then Attorney
Wolf got riled and rushed on 10 East
port, suburb OF Annapolis. and secured
several wrlts OF habeas corpus returnablt
/ Immediately. These were tried as test
cases and being granted thirty six OF
the prisoners who were able to produce
the necessary $1,000 bail were released.
The rest of the men are housed In the
Jail at Annapolis, where they are belnl
made as comfortable as the limited quar-
tiers will permit.
There Is a Jury room and other spacious
apartments that provide quarters mucl
better than the ordinary county Jail
Among those who secured their releas
by furnishing bail are understood TO h.
men holding official positions, but VIII,
hid their Identity by giving false names
The sheriff said dhere were chief clerk
OF two of the principal departments o
the Government, sergeant of police ant
number of clerks.
Among those stlll being held are repre-
s-ntatives OF al trades and professions
Five come frcia near points In Virginia
The others live In Washington.
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10 LASSOED FROM
SHIPWRECK IN GALE
Men From Steel Bark Pilgrim
Tell of Disaster Off Nir-
ginia Capes.
CABIN BOY ONLY ONE LOST

Thirteen men Of tho American steel
bark Pilgrim, which originally was the
old British bark Gael and was trans
ferrcd TO American registry several
months ago. arrived here yesterday by
the American liner st. Louis. They aban-
doned the Pilgrim about $50 miles east
of the Virginia Capes on December II
while she was almost on her beam ends
in fierce southeast gale.
All hands, save the cabin boy, Earl
lloyd Of Boston. II. who was swept from
the forward rigging and lost when the
blast hove the ship down. were lassoed
from the wreck by the Norwegian cotton
steamship Tholma, from Mobile for Copen-
hagen.
When the Tholma saw the Pilgrims
signal of distress, a tar barrel blazing
from the poop deck. a living gale pre-
vented her from putting out a boat. It
took six hours to get lines aboard the
wreck and rescue all the nineteen men.
Every one looped himself in bowllne,
| Jumped and was dragged through the
| combers to the Tholma. which was hove 10
about thirty yards away. All were landed
at Kirkwall on January 4,
Tho men who told yesterday the yarn
| OF the IllkTlU \ tIlDulhlluHS btlu sHt war
making an effort TO heave to and was
! rolling and pitching violently when her
| pebble ballast shifted and she was
| knocked down TO port almost on her
beam ends, The skipper Capt. a. A,
Sora, and Mate b. C. Trefrey we're aft
and Second Mate Blacksmith was forward.
Tho men say the second mate was the
most cheerful man in the ships company
and the skipper was inclined to pessmism.
The port watch was below and the opti-
mistic second mate mado his way to the
| Coreca stle companion way and yelled
| "All hands on deck !" They had been
turned out OF their hunks by the heeling
of the ship and they were on the way TO
the deck even before the second mate
had shouted.
The blast increased and the old bark
reeled further over to port The cabin
boy was snapped from the forward rig
cling into the tumult and soon disap-
! peared. For more than an hour the men
were walking along the plates of the star
board side of the vessel. The skipper re-
marked that IL was no use trying to dc
! anything, as the ship was gone, The
cheerful second mate volunteered to make
an effort and he lowered men on lines
down the slanting deck to the carpenter
shop, They came up with axes ano
hacked at the weather or starboarc
| shrouds II was expected the masts re-
reved OF the support OF tho starboarC
rigging. would go by the board and thai
the ship would right The masts OF stee
did not CO. but the ship came up abou
four feet.
At / o'clock the next morning in re-
sponse TO the blazing tar barrel sigma
the Tholma came within hailing distance
and arranged the rescue. The castaway'
believed the Pilgrim would soon founder
but they heard before sailing from Liver
pool that the derelot was still ahoat or
January 8. when almost on even keel sh'
was sighted. decks awash. by the Italian
steamship Tic.no N the path 81 nevisa
ton, about 1876 miles from the scene o
her uishap, -