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The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-28
GOOD BUSINESS,

The London Daily Chronicle, record
ing the fact that large employer of
labor has decided to pay the total abb
stainers among his men 10 per cent
higher wages than the drinkers, states
that he does this as purely business
proposition and in the interests OF eff
cheney; he has no special ambition as
a guardian Of morality.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-28

Pure Country Sorghum AT Lackey &
Todd's. eff
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.NEINIPROH OHIBI1ION LASIll
'7FAKESsE GIN DAYS

sfspeoiai TO : the The west syirginian) Z,
Sg CHARLESTo IN. Jan. 29:=Thes Blue
amendments to the present prohfbii
stion law, as amended in the house
this morning, were adopted by the
senate a few minutes later y4afyotel
offs Ito 6. The house provided that
the law take effect In 80 days from
the passage of the bill. This the sen;
ate accepted. Shafer, Of Cabeli,
sought to amend It in the house to
provide that % person could not have
more than a half pint instead OF a
hall; gallon, but THIS motion lost by a
vote OF 55 to %.
q The county salaries bill also passed.
the house this morning without a dis.
ssenting vote, although eight mem.
sbers were absent. Il provides that
the sheriffs now IN office shall con.
itinne under the fee system until the
end OF their term Of office, but ali
other county officials viii 90 on q
salary beginning with the first day OF
Jananry, 1917.
Governor Hatfield sent q special
message to the legislature stating
that he did not deem II advisable To
send a message on the Virginia debt,
and asked that q Joint COMMITTEES
composed Of two members Of the
senate and three members OF the
house be appointed 10 confer with
him, and to whom he would give any
information he has and his reasons
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for not sending a special message at
this time.
Speaker Johnson named Delegates
Duty, Hughes and ceauley on the
part OF the house.
The senate got into Q wrangle this
morning over q bill providing that
ljudge should not SIT In cases where
certain relationships existed be-
tween the contesting parties unless
by consent OF all parties at issue
and the bin finally went back to the
judiciary committee
Delegate Smith, OF Tyler, offered
the municip pal code bin. over which
the i1egi gislatures for q number OF years
have wrangied without success. The
bill Is said 70 be closely patterned
after the one drafted several years
ago by the municipal code commits
sion, which would take from the leg.
isiature the consideration of city
charters.
The educational committee Of the
senate reported on Senator Hatheid's
free text book bill.
RoEenbloom's pension bill was nd.
vanced to second reading. and his
free hospital service to the poor was
made q special order for Monday. a.
was Whites and Parrish,s primary
bills.
Both houses were still in session
81 one-thtrty
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Bank Robb Given
Term In Prison.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Jan. 60. -
Though many bullets directed at him
missed their mark and he escaped ina
wild obfle flight last summer
with pockets filed with money from
the Homestead National Bank, Joseph
Kaufman OF Chicago yesterday after.
noon stood before the bar In Criminal
Court and heard the words of Judge
Ambrse B. Reid that doomed him for
his act TO not less than three years
nor more than five years In the West.
ern Penitentiary.
helsentence came; at the conclusion
Of pleading on the part or Attorney
William j. Bremen for clemency,
which was answered by q speech OF
] District Attorney r. II. jackson who
asked the court to do ifs duty.
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BERLIN, by wireless Ito London,
Jan. 2e.-The German official state.
ment issued ut army headquarters to.
day mentioned especially the night
fighting which took place between the
forces in France on the western bat;
tie front and between the Germans
and Russians In Central Poland. a
night attack on the British supply
station. at Dunkirk Is reported to have
been made by German aeroplanes.
and the statement also announced
that q German attack with bayonets
at night succeeded in driving the
French from German trenches which
they had penetrated near Nietport.
In Russian Poland west OF Warsaw
several Russian trenches were cap.
tured by the Germans, who claim to
have repulsed q serious Russian coun!
ter attack at night.
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Condition of Morris
is Still Critical. J!

PARKERsBuRG, Jan. 2s.-The
condition Of l.. ". G.. Morris, United
States deputy clerk, who was strickii
en- with apoplexy during federal court
in this city over q week ago, rs stu
critical. He has been In an uneon'
cious condition, only at times reach
ing the semi.conscious state. ever
since bein gtaken to the City hospital
Immediately following the stroke. Al
though Mr.. Morris many friends
throughout the state have the strong.
est hopes of his recovery. he was sain
today. to be gradually growing weak
er. This was the second stroke sus.
tanned by Mr.. Morris within q few
months. "
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DISCUSS PLEDGES
|NIC''AUGUSQFH0USE 3
Harmonious Meeting Was
Held Last Night BY
Republicans.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan: 2s.-
Republican members Of the house of
delegates held a meeting in the scapi.
tol last evening, when Legislation
pending before the House was dis:
cussed at considerable length.
Party measures were. outlined. and
1t was decided to meet often, probably
each week. The caucus was harmoni:
Gus. and enthusiastic support was
pledged the administration in fulfill
ing the party platform promises.
The caucus was, called to order by;
Speaker Johnson and was presided
over by floor leader Duty. Z \ !.
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NEEDED
F0RIC00KH0SPITAL
Liberal Response To Appeal
But Large Sum Is Still
Wanted.

The new board OF directors OF Cook
Hospital are holding meetings this
week and a strenuous effort is being
made to complete the work Of trans:
ferring the hospital to the new regime.
While IT has been several months
since the campaign was waged for the
hospital fund still the interest is be.
Ing aroused at the present time as
much as then and liberal responses
are coming In to the appeals Of the
committee for funds necessary to
make the transfer.
It is to be hoped that within a short
time all the subscriptions will be paid
and the matter settled up, on final
adjustment.
1t Is the aim Of the new directorate
to make the institution a public hos.
pital instead Of being private as lt
has been In the past BY this change,
hundreds OF people will be benefited
and procure medical assistance in the
time of need, something that Fairmont
has never had.
Several committees have been &C.
ltifGiS Gli6dbG thie AWCVhA ~ sahhhb VI
on the larger subscribers and it is
stated that the response has been most
encouraging But, they say, several
Thousand dollars must still be paid in.
One OF the board said:
THE public in general is requested
Ito put their shoulders to the wheel
and make the worthy movement that
means SO much to the welfare OF our
city, a success"
A large number Of circular letters
have been mailed to subscribers who
had inadvertently neglected to send in
their subscriptions and 1t isIhoped by
those concerned that they will respond
with alacrity and assure the success
lof the Undertaking.
Mr. z. #. Davis. the treasurer OF
the new company, has been appointed
trustee OF the fund, and 1t is stated
that any one desiring to remit their
subscription may address or call on
Mr.. Davis, at the Cook hospital build.
ing. i /. u
The board OF directors, Of which Mr..
u. M. Hartleysis president. is urgently
appealing Ito. all who wish TO see q
Isuccessfula consummationG Of the pro.
Zee. to come forward with their mora!
and financial assistance and make the
| Cook hospital: q public institution"
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Tend derloin3 Must
Get: Out In ;3:|'0lDays'

a i
PARKERSBURG, Jan. 2s:-The
death knella to Parkersburg's tender.
loin district wa ssounded In criminal
court here, when Judge E! H. McGre.
gor declared to resort keepers ar
'raigned before him that their resorts
will be abolished. The court gave 80
days time in which the houses shall.
be closed! /; The order came as a re
suit Of the grand jury on the proceed
ing day having refused ito indict the;
resort keepers on the ground that
only fines and not jail sentences had
been given in the past The jury an
nounced in court that on lengthy. cors
sideration, &c was determined the evil
could not be successfully restrained
or abolished unless more stringent
measures be taken.
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ROBBERS SBREAKIIN
H0hE0FGL.SHAVER
Both Z elephone and Electric
Wires Are Family
Not At Home.

The Bell Telephone employees dis.
covered O burglary this morning in
stesting out its local lines. The line
man was right at the scene at the
same time that Constable William r.
Riggs arrived at the place 10 arrest
"a negro by the name OF George Bur.
ton. who: was charged with bootleg.
ging. The scene of he{burgIaryS was
ut Yeafdl ley, the home OF Mr., and
Mrs. Clement u. Shaver
y 0fficer Riggs made a careful survey
of the premise and fund that besides
!seyering the telephone communica-
ition by cutting the wires, the electric
lights had heen put out or comnifs.
sion by the appli ation of pliers to
the wires and seyering them. "A more
thorough Sexaminat don OF the premises
blythe constabl revealed where the
sladder had been placed against the
telephone pole. The grass stain on
the frozen ground and the grass on
the foot OF! the lad dder5wasE still cling.
ing. Constable Riggs found the hatch;
et that had beer FUSED I'M prying up
the window SO that the thief could
get into the house, The 0iiers were
found sthatswereE used to- cut the stele.
phone and electric wires. All Of
these tools and the der had been
taken back to the place where they
Ind been kept. =;
Burton Is said to have sold some
twhiskey to Jack sPierson and Fred
Temple: Constable Riggs brought
Burton to the county jail and then he
and Sheriff Conoway made another
search OF the Shaver home! II was
found that some of Mr.. sshayer.s fine
Rhode Island Red chickens were
missing u Is not known Just how
much booty the thieves carried away,
hut Il Is thought that they got away
with considerable loot. & q; s. ~,
Prosecuting Attorney5 Morris wired
SMr. Shay telling him Of the bur
Sglary. AT press time no word had
been received from Mr.. Shaver.
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E Nfi lilI.atfbN1tAttpGlnttd lEreHsl
L0NDoNs Jan. 2s-with the re-
newal Of offensive operations on tho
part OF the Turks In the Caucasus.
apparently timed SO as TO force Rus.
,sia to send forth troops into this field,
the zAustro; German activities In Gall
ella and the Garpathians continued to
dominate the military situation.
Forces of the Teuton allies are be.
ing pushed further to the south and
strung out nearer the Roumaniar
frontier to meet any sudden move.
ment3 over the passes from that coun.
try.
The recent fighting In the carpa.
thtans has brought no decisive en-.
gagement, both the Anstrinns and
Russians claiming local successes. IL
sis believed in London, however, that
the struggle may be expected soon to
enter upon the critical stage both in
the east and west.
British military observers hero ex-
pressed the opinion that Germany is
stu keeping q preponderance Of her
forces in the western theatre Of war.
where the Allies should expect anoth.
lerI Great offensiye movement.
The German tactics OF the bast few
days at various points on the west
front seem to yhave cost them heavily
and to have brought little gain, judE.
ing from the official report given oll3.
inSParis and published prominently IL
London today. IFS thought hero that
the next development may be coz.
,centrated blow at some strategic
point - 9.-''-e''''
SO far as news Is concerned. the
Turks. SUPP posed to be advancing into
Egypt, are narooned somewhere on
the sands OF the desert. Not one word
has been heard Of them since the an.
lnouncement three days ago of their
presence east Of El .Rantara. and no
furthers clashes with British outpouts
have been reported.
"a message from Vienna, via OF Won.
Ice, says there Is growing ponular
demand in Austria that the govern
ment follow the example OF Germa-
ny and take over the control OF an
The. grain and -four In the market.
From Petrograd comes the news
that Emperor Nicholas has approved
an appropriation % sS.75o.000 for ,;s
immediate construction OF a rovern-
ments railroad from Petrodavodsk. 1s5
miles northeast OF Petroderad. 10 the
Red Sea: This would add second
line Of Communication whit the out
SIDE world through this region. the
other being to Archangei.
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MichiganSWants
Lower Coal Rates

sist Z. fRv Associated 9Pressl ".
5 fWASHINGON, Jan. 29.=The Grand
Rapids, Michigan, association of com.
merces today complained to the Inter
state Commerce Commission against
the alleged unfair rates Of the Ann
Harborl railroad J and other roads on
soft coal from mines in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio to Grand Ra.
pids. The complaint alleges that the
rates to Detroit and Toledo. competi.
tors Of Grand Rapids, dere! proportion:
atelys lower than the short haul war.
rants. he complainants asked that
through rates be established in the
coal fields to Michigan points. and
say those used at present are circuit;
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smissspanish
War from Service

!. SAN FRANgIsco, jan. 2s-cup-
tain Frank Ainsworth, awarded a
medal by congress for planting the
first American flag on Cuban soil
after the outbreak of the Spanish
American war and for five years In.
spector Of immigration In San Fran
cisco. has eceiyed notice OF dismissal
It became known today. The order
was based on charges preferred a
year ago In which Ainsworth was oc-
cused OF improper ection In excluding
and admitting aliens. Ainsworth be-
gan serving the United States In 1898
as ensign. He entered the immiFra-
tion service In New York in 1908.
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.Belated KIN as Gifts
For German i Children 4:

". CIV. Associated fPress) s
BERLIN via London Jan. 29.-Fiye
hundred children iof soldiers from Ber-
lin who fell in, battle were mad happy
on Wednesday by the receipt of their
share OF Christmas presents sent by
the children OF America. This belated
Christmas celebrationswa held in the
arena OF one of. the great enclosed ice
rinks OF the German capitol. "A pair of
shoes, warm clothing and toys were
given to each child i'm a pasteboard
box. Through THE generosity sof "a:
Mayer; an American resident of SBer-
lin, each child received also one dollar
IN cash. I. Z ;Liss y rs; =. ~ (,
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Man InlSlavery
Case Goes To Jail.

CHARLESTON, Jan. Charged
with white slavery In connection with
a trip with Isabelle Shultz, a local wo-
man Of %. Steve Lamontin, a profes.
sionaI wrestler. lis under arrest by the
Federal authorities here 1t is charg-
ed he took the woman from Charles
ton to Dorothy, mining town on
Coal River.
Federal officers with warrants ar,
rested the couple in Gallipolis. Ohio,
charging they took a girl OF is there.
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Governor To Make
Address At Elkins

ELKINs, Jan. 2s.-Governor Henry
ID. Hatfield has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the annual memorial
address TO Eikins Lodge No. fi35.
3. 2. o. b., on Sunday. December 5.
1915.
Elktns Lodge, the baby lodge OF the
state. moved this week into It's new
quarters In the Peoples National
Bank building. adjoining the lot own.
ed by the lodge, and upon which steps
are now In progress for the erection
of q handsome home.
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Women and Children Suffer
Intensely Thousands
Made Prisoners.
another NATION IN War
GERMANS an WEST LOSE AEAv.
". iLYl With VERY LlTTLE
GAIN ON POSITION.

I CoNpoN,J Jan. "a dispatch
from Tlfis, the Russian army
headquarters IN French cauca,
sus, says: -Flfty Greek villages
around kars and Southern French
Caucasus have laid In ruins by
the Turks. The flight OF the
Greek Inhabitants was preeipitste
and women and children suffercd
lntenseiyin the cold weather. It
lsHreported that many Of the men
among the Greeks were made
prisoners, and that some wero
killed.
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SOmcialIWarNeW75s
! @-
fRy Associated Prcss)

PARIS, Jan. 2s-January 2s was a
day OF comparative quiet along the
battle line in France, judging from
the official statement given out this
afternoon. There were artillery en-
gagements, some Of them fairly yio.
lent, ut different places and one or
two infantry encounters are mention
ed. Apparently the long section OF
line showed no activity whatever.
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official Natl ionalI
Biscuit Go, Suicide
- - I5f- lf-TEl - !
.fnv As,oclated Pre.s)

..tBy Associated Pressl SS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20. Frank I. Graw.
ford, son Rof the founder OF the Ma
tional Biscuit 10 Company and an goffi.
cial OF that concern, ended his Elife5by
Jumping from the third STORY Of his
home today! He eluded ia nurse who
had been detailed ito watch him be.
cause Of a nervous disorder. He was
l37years old and q graduate OF Yale
University 81 : 4
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ll500OjPo B Q g3KilledI
Near Connel ellsVille.

(, coNNELLsvIILE, Jan: 2s:-The
largest hog ever butchered in Fay.
ette county was killed today by ].
Thomas, OF Markets elsburg, near here.
The hog when dressed weighed
/ ,02Ols pounds. y 3 4. s. { ! !. =, 81 y
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IEIk Plan Will
startiWithi6O0IMen.

ELKINs, Jan. 20. The Elkins Re:
ffigerators and Fixture Company, the,
:Ellkins Pail and Lumber Company,
and the ssawmill plant OF N. NJ. and
DID. Brown, all OF which have been
closed down for several months, will
open February ], giving employment
to. about 900 men. p 2
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Hans SchnlidtlIs
TosDie For Murder

NEW YORK. jan 2s-Hansl
Schmidt, who murdered Annie An.
muller and cut up her bod was de-
MED a new trial by Supreme Court
Justice Davis In his application for
q rehearing The convicted man as.
serted TINT newly discovered eyis
dence would free him.
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'sssssszSsS q zss q h y 4 q

J The services over the re-
mains Of Hon. Howard N. or.
den, which were announced To-
take place from the spfagg
residence, will be held AT the
First Baptist church. instead.
The services will take
place at 2 o'clock and will be
conducted by Rev. W. j. Ed.
dy. assisted BY Rev. ]! c.
Bloomfield and Rev. II. G.
Stoetzer.
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Chicago Buttier.Is
Sent To War Nations
lnN Associated EPress,l

4 CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Europe has
j rned to the United States for but:
Ter, It was learned today. Chicago
dealers shipped two car loads of but.
ter to England by way Of Canada and
isre now negotiating for additional
large shipments to the warning ma:
lions. .-l.Iss
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The Weather

West virsiniaAPartly cloudy to.
night; Saturday, Increasing cloudi:
ness and warmer.
Western Pennsylvania ~ Unsettled
tonight and Saturday. probably
SHOWS. warmer Saturday.
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MURDERSNIFEAND
THEN TAKES POISON
Pittsburgh Oil Man Dies
From Effects In Texas
Hospital.

tBy Associated PressI Is
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 2s.-Ward
Snyder. the oil man who killed his
wife, Lorena B. snyderiin a asanitarium
here yesterday, died today from pol
son he eswallowed after the crime. Sni.
der was the son OF NJ s. Snider: OF
Pittsburg. Pa, capitalist and oil man.
Sniderl rallied at intervals last night
and anxiouslys asked when his father
would arrive. He asserted that his
wife had desired to leave him since
August In order to obtain a divorce
and wed an actor. He confessed TO
great jealousy. He said his wife Just
before death renewed her wish to
leave him.
Miss Ethel Talbot. the companion
Of Mrs. Snider here left for st. Louis
without adding much history to the
case.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, jan. 2s.-Ward
M. Snyder OF this city slashed his
;wife's throat and took bichloride Of
mercury in a room inithe Baptist SAM:
tarium, In Houston, Texas, yesterday,
according to dispatches received from
that city.
Mrs Snyder Ii, dead and snyderSwill
die. The cause Of the tragedy is not
known.
Dead Woman Singer.
Mrs. Snyder was an opera singer of
fame, 1t Is said. She was married pre-:
yiously to a vocal teacher named Ber.
esford, employed in the Sherwood
studios, Chicago. She Is said to have
been very attractive.
The woman had been In, the Houston
sanitarlum about 10 days, during most
Sofgwhich time her husband had been
away from her. tits thought he was
in Chicago and according to one report
from Houston he had been In Pitts
burgh on the trip. He returned to
Houston w Wednesday3 night.
Going to the hospital about s o'clock
yesterday morning Snyder, 1t is said,
entered his swife's room while her
nurse was out for break kfast. Blood
trIckling from ben cath ithe q door little
later was the first intimation Of the
tragedy 3. 81 =!
~ Evidence fof Struggle. y y
Hospital attendants, opening the
door, found Mrs. nyderJ dead, her body
covered with blood. Her throat had
been slashed; she had been stabbed
three times In the back and one arm
was nearly severed from her body. all
the wounds evidently having been in.
fiicted with a hunting knife: The con:
dition of the room vase evidence of the
struggle that had taken place. High
on the walls were blood splashes and
the esfurniture and: fioorj were :splat tered.
Snyder had swallows Sbichioride OF
mercury tab lets and was in "a serious
condition. He! sireported !to: be dying.
No sounds iof: q struggle were heard by
any one in the hospital.
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wAsHiNaToN. II aA;SSs.assa Jan. Rfsss ss:@n IN.
confirmed report in Mexico City that
Gen. yilla had been seriously injured
was ceiyed today from Consul sill!
man. Mr.. siiliman also sent word
that Gen. obregon; the Carranza
leader, had entered Mexico City Siin-
resisted at b ps m. yesterday with
10000 men. The dispatch stated that
quiet and order prevailed. When Mr.
Silliman sent the nessag ge, mo, mani
festo had been issued 5or temporary,
form of government announced.
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AND men
BOSS N|I|.E|l.y|I.I|IC0EC | CITY
Advance Guard of Army Re.
ported In Suburb of
The Capital.

wAsHINGTo On, Jan. q. s.-The Car
ranzistas apparently are again in con;
trolSof Mexico City. The last vestige
Of the Villa ;zapata, or convention
regime was removed this morning and
General obregon, Commanding the
army, sent to attack the capital was
excepted to take pos ossessions Of. the city.
Chaotic conditions in Mexico evident:
" have delayed dtspat ches chronicling
the actual occupat ion but the follow:
Ing dispatch was received last night:
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