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Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22

r. G. Haynes has accepted po-
Ation as salesman m A. Il. Selma
baum's store and invites ali his
friends TO call on bun there,
VIM. and Jos. IL. DeClerk and
Henry Meier were m Lutte Rock
first Of the week attending the Ma
lional German Day festivities,
II. B Dixon was looking after
business at Mammoth Spring first
OF the week,
Miss Anna Bare, accompanied
by her little sister, Agnes, went
down to noue Saturday tor q
short visit.
For Sale--5OO bushels ohoic,
winter turf oats, at 90 cents PEI
bushels. Apply 10 T.. =. or L. &,
Hawkins, Riverside farm, Eleven.
point, Ark. stl
James Fayors returned saturday
from Memphis bringing hIs httl,
sou, Ferman, who was taken there
several days ago TO have an opera
lion performed for appendicitis.
We are glad To state that the opera.
tion was successful and that the
little fellow Is about well again.
Saturday was a big trade day in
Pouahontas. The streets were
crowded with people from early
morning until late in the afternoon.
The top price OF si.s5 was paid for
cotton IN the seed aud many loads
Of the ileeey staple were bought.
Alr. and Mrs. w. II. Skinner
left Wednesday for Mayer, ARE ,
where they 90 to look after their
mining interests. They will proba-
bly, not return before next sprIng.
Stray Mule--Strayed from the
Hill place in Current riyer bottoms,
one black horse mule, branded with
a heart on the left shoulder, 3 years
old, was last seen near Frogville.
Finder please notify b. j. Knots,
DeBow, Ark, and receive reward.
s 4tp.
Claud Parrish of near Riohwoods
passed through Pocabontas Tues
day en- route home from a visit
with relatives and friends in and
near Warm Springs.
Mrs. o K. Clarke left Sunday tor
Springfield where she will visit her
husband two or three weeks.
Mrs. Samantha Harrison and
children of Dauvllle, ILL.,, are visit
ing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. +.
I. Harrison this week.
j. w. Argo, who has been work
ing at Walnut Ridge for several
weeks, spent first of the week with
his family here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22
SOUR, ACID sToMAcHs.
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Dlapspsln" dlaests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery In five minutes.

Time IT, In Ave minutes all stom-
Ach distress will go. No Indigestion.
heartburn. sourness or belching OF
gas, acid. or eructations Of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloatlng, foul
breath or headache.
Papes Diapepsin Is noted for Its
speed In regulating upset stomachs.
II is the surest, quickest stomach rem
edy In the whole world and besides II
is harmless. Put an end TO stomach
trouble forever by getting a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Dlapepsin
from any drug store. You realize In
hye minutes how needless II is to suf-
fer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder. It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor In the world.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22

Logan Wilmington aud family,
former residents OF this CITY, later
living at Reyno, moved to Success,
where Logan holds a olerkship m J.
NJ. Smiths general merchandise
store.-Corning Times.
L. E. Pace is still m the wheat
market. lie shipped a ear load
from Poluoa last Saturday, and will
probably ship another from there
this week.
$. X. Phipps aud wife, who re.
Gently moved from Maynard to this
city, frst Of this week moved back
TO their former home AZ Maynard
Corning Times.
Farm For Sale-My farm near
Noland, known a. the Frank Ell
place, consisting Of ds acres, 40 Ia
timber and balance m cultivation,
Good dwelling house aud spring on
premises. For further particular,
write, Mrs. Joseph Kemper, Fults,
III. 7u.
The longer man wander,
through this world the greater I,
his opportunity TO meet with hap
plness and contentment, A great
majority Of people are Of the best
sort, aud just As soon asa man ac'
quaints himself with this fact he Sc
cures ample opportunity to awaken
to the saner aud nobler side Of liy
ing,
A community, county CT state
learns a valuable lesson that entails
profit when the discovery is made
that every citizen can live better,
happier and longer when he depends
upon his own locality for the neces.
saries Of life. Patronize home IN.
dustry, and do your part toward en-.
couraging local thrift aud progress.
Mrs. John English Of Centraha,
Ill, Is IN Pocahontas this week
visiting her brothers, frank and Ed
Anderson.
Lost-Gold watch fob, value
about IS, belongs to Robert Raglin,
likely lost in Pocahontas. Finder
please return TO this office, or to b.
b. Raglin, at Circuit Clerks Office,
and receive reward. 5 u
Mrs Sam Levine and little daugh.
ter, Silver, of New York City, have
been in Pocahontas this week visit.
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Borowsky.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. n. Parrish of
near Warm Springs visited Mrs.
Parrish's daughter, Miss Irene
Chambers, at the home of Mrs.
Fannie Carroll Saturday night.
Miss Irene Is attending school here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There II only one way 20 cure dchfneas,
and that IL by constitutional remedies.
peafnCss a caused by an inhamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining or the Eusta.
YOU have a rumblnE sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when u II entirely closed,
Deafness l. the result and unless the IN
flammution can be- taken out uhd thls
hearing will b. destroyed forever, nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarfh,
which A. nothing but an inflamcd coudi-
tion OF the mucous surfaces.
we Will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case Of neufHUss trauand hy Cuthrrhl that
cannot b. cured BY hnliH tataffh Cure
"1 " d CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo. ohio.
Sold BY Druggists, 7be,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
and heartfelt thanks to our many
friends Of Pocahontas and also OF
the vicinity of the Thomas cemetery
for their assistance rendered aud
kindness and sympathy shown dur.
ing the recent illness, death and
burial Of our darling little Lenora.
May God bless you all is our prayer.
Edd Sparkman and Wife.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-22
Big Meeting at ShannOH

Rev. w. f. Blevins Is IN the
midst of splendid revival at Shan
non. II Is said that much interest
is being manifested in the meeting
by the people of that locality.
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Body Did Not Get Down To
Work Until After One
O'clock.
SHERIFF FILLED PANEL
Delay In Meeting and Neces.
sity For This Due to the
Number of Absentees.

Judge W. s. Raymond in giving in.
structions to tho grand Jury today at
the opening of the November term OF
Circuit Court laid special stress on
what constitutes criminal violation OF
the laws Of the state by officials and
employees OF state and national banks
More than one.half OF Judge Hay.
mond's address to the Jury was deyot.
ed to defining what constitutes crime
on the part OF bank officials and in
quoting form the statute books por.
tions OF the law bearing on this sub.
ject. The, other half OF his address
was devoted to an explanation OF the
Yost prohibition law, with special ret.
erence to the provisions regarding the
sale OF cider. and to gambling, weigh
Ing and measuring coal, and irregular
tiles at elections.
Many Of the regular panel off grand
Jurors were absent when court open.
ed this forenoon at 10 O'Clock, and as a
result after the calling OF the jury roll
court adjourned until l o'clock to give
Sheriff G. D. Conaway time to summon
additional Jurors.
The Jury which qualified this after
noon includes L. C. Boice, Thomas
Hunsaker, C. D. Robinson. Harley Pig
gott, John N. Hess, N. ]. Straight, Car.
lie Toothman, w. d. Ice, ]. o. Shafer,
Abraham Rinehart. NJ. E. Ashcraft, ].
E. Davis. Arthur Reed, "A. w. Tooth,
man, D. D. Cunningham and Smith
Eood
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CHARTER CASE MAY
GO over FOR A time
Reuben Anderson Has 30
Days to Ask for Re-
hearing. :.

The Fairmont charter case will
probably not come before Judge W. S.
Raymond in Circuit Court here for a
rehearing for several weeks, according
to information in the hands Of local
attorneys.
Following the decision of the su-
preme court reversing the. Marion
county circuit court and allowing the
Republicans of Fairmont to be made
parties TO the suit. Reuben Anderson.
the plantitf, has 30 days in which to
file a request with the Supreme Court
for a rehearihg. s.-
Unless Nj. Anderson through his
attasnegs Scott 1o,fe and j. s..
ffeeiy, notifies the Supreme Court that
he does not end 70 Is X for d re- re.
hearing the court probably viii not
issue the order TO Judge w. Z s. !. Hay.
mond directing that the case be re.
heard In Marion county.
( Judge Raymond said today that In
case the order does not reach here to
reopen the case before the adjourn.
ment o. this term of courtsa special
term may be called as soon as the
order does arrive. 10 :.
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May Graft Skin y
OnsBoy's Burns

Skin grating probably will be nee
essary to insure the recovery Of
Charles Mannon, Jr, aged . years.
who was seriously burned 10 days
ago ifilhis home on the East Side.
The skin was burned from one side
OF the boys face, from the entire
neck, chest and abdomen, from half
his back and from both his hands
and arms. He had come down from
his bed room during an electrical
storm with a quilt over his night
clothing. While he lay In front Of
a gas fire in the room with his par.
ents the quilt ignited and before the
parents could rescue him the boy was
burned SO badly that for several days
his life was despaired Of.
Physicians say now that he VIII
recover unless unexpected Complies
tions set In. II will be necessary,
however, It Is believer, To resort to
skin grating to save his life and 10
prevent deep soaring. The brave
little boy is making a hard fight for
life The parents remain at bis bed.
side almost constantly In their
home. the boys condition being 50
serious that the sphysicians dare not
risk removing him to q hospital.
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PREPAREDNESS
WILL SPL|TTHE
DEMSV|DEOPEN
So Say the Politicians t'llii In
Washington Who Canvas
the Situation
BRYANANDIVILS0NlRGHI
Belief Prevails That it May
Become So Hot Wilson
Will Not Be Nominee /,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. g.
Little else is heard In official circles
here except the controversy between
President Wilson and William Jen.
nings Bryan and what effect It's out
come will have on next years cams
paign. Bryan's statement In reply to
the Presidents Manhattan Club
speech Is everywhere accepted as the
formal declaration which presages .
bitter fight between Democratic fac
tions-one led by the President favor
ing military preparedness and the
other led by Bryan in opposition u
any steps in the direction OF .milt
tarism.",
1t is the political result rather than
the success or failure OF the admin.
istration's military program in Con.
gress that holds the center OF the
conversational forum, and the politi.
cal result, It Is universally held. ID
going TO be disastrous to the party m
power unless there occurs an inter.
yention of the miracle kind. Nobody
looks for anything like that TO hap.
pen. Politicians don't believe Ia mn.
acles.
They are recalling many little
things which happened between the
Presidentmaker and the human pro.
duct Of his political craftsmanship at
Baltimore, when the former VAS ap.
parently enjoying the fruits q his 70.
ward. Recollections goes back even
further than that to about the time
OF that cooked hat episode, and It Is
being referred to as one of the iron
ical twists in this highly dramRticc
situation. But. II Is pointed out, that
when 1t comes to IRONY that incident
has nothing on the inipret'siye scene
at the Bryan home here when the
President called on Bryan the day
following the iiatter's resignation from
the premiership! That was dramatic,
indeed .God bless you,r 2 said Bryan,
and Wilson returned the compliment
in the selfsame words.
These little happenings are being
dug up now, with more OF q relish
than the gravity Of the present situ-
alton would seem TO call for. and the
enjoyment being extracted from these
CONTINUED on page nine,l
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Three Offenders In
Tile Mayor's.G Court
TWo.woMENANp. A MAN ARREST.
Ed FOR LolTERlNe; ;INaALuEY !
FORFEITED CASH BAIL.

Three offenders appeared before
the mayor this morning. Four others
forfeited. Fred Rudaar, OF Morgan,
town, pleaded guilty to being drunk
iast night and was fined the minimum
IS. He was unable to pay and went
to Jail. ~, 'tgs4,$ s. :. 80
Arthur Herrington5 and Harold Her,
rtngton. OF the East Side, were charg.
ed with fighting and swearing on The
streets. They were each fined s5. Un,
able to pay, they were escorted to the
city lookup. .s75F;iiss5 T. :,
a drunken Italian. arrested last
night, could not give his name other
than Frank, but had money. enough 70
put up q forfeit, which amounted TO IS.
He did not appear this morning. Miss
Elizabeth Hall and Miss Dale Hamil.
ton also forfeited $40 each for ioiter.
ing In Meredith alley. Frank Reese
forfeited SIS for being in the women's
company in Meredith alley. =
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French and British
Close to Bulgars

SALoNIKI, Nov. s.-The French
Offensive against the Bulgarians Is
proceeding slowly because oi difficul.
ties OF the terrain in the sector north
east Of Strumitsa. m ;s-f5li
kachaly and Meimisly were occu.
pied on the fifth and colombo was
stormed yesterday, 1t is reported here.
"he French advance toward the north
is said to be continuing uninterrupt.
edly tolay.with the British contingent
on the right wing. rs q
The Serbs are reported to have re.
pulsed heavy Bulgarian attacks I'm the
kribolak sector. where the French
also have materially extended their
line, which reaches northwest beyond
Graysko and west beyond the Thema
river to the Kayabar region.
French troops occupied KosjaS and
SBabuna Heights, which command
Pletvar Pass. through which the Per-
lepe:Kayatar roads lead, are I, ex-
pected to effect a junction with the
Serbian army occupying the slope OF
the Babunairange. says q Monastir dis.
patch. 'ies q :. 2 - 90 -
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MASONSGA'IHER
HEREFORIANNUA|
. STATE MEETINGS
Believed Gathering Will At
tract sOOiWest virginians
To This City.
GRAND LODGE ELECTION
It Will Take Place Tomorrow
/. Afternoon-Banquet To,
Be Held Thursday.

The annual meeting OF the Grand
Lodge A. F.. G A. NJ. is being held in the
city today and for the next three days.
The annual meeting OF the Royal Arch
Masons Is also being held today. The
local lodges are entertaining the visi-
tors from all over the state, who will
likely number about 500. The hotels
and the business men have prepared
to help the Masons make the visitors
feel at home and everything was In
readiness this morning to receive the
out OF town members OF the two
lodges.
The A. F. & A. NJ. is the Oldest
lodge in existence. The personnel OF
the A. +. & A. NJ. consists Of several
OF the crowned heads OF Europe; OF
some OF the greatest men in the world
today. Most of the presidents OF the
United States were members off this
historic fraternity. The greatest finan;
ciers and business men OF the world
are proud Of their membership In It.
The meetings here are being held In
the Masonic Temple on Jefferson
street.
The Royal Arch Masons are holding
today the school OF instruction. This
will be continued tomorrow also. The
six degrees are being exemplified by
Grand, Lecturer ]. w. Ashley. Assist.
ing Mr.. Ashley In the instruction are
his deputies. T. w. Stobbs, X. ID. Wal.
ker, L. W Reed, f. w. Vanhorn, Tom
G. Strickler, Boyd Wees, victro NJ.
Dye. W. ". Riley, J. H. McConihay,
F. P. Lester, A. H. Parker and E. B.
Little.
Tonight and tomorrow night school
of instruction will be held by the
Grand Chapter. The Royal Arch Ma
sons will convene toni ght to- appoint
RON silis, lis a d pu' q ~ iraJi,Y
officers. The grand oificers are: w.
q. workman, Grand High Prfest; IA. B.
c. Bray, Grand King; !; w. X Cowden.
Grand Scribe; Samuel NJ. Myers.
Grand Treasurer; Dr.. .. NJ. McConi;
hay, Grand Secretary; ]! w. Ashley,
Grand Lecturer; Z. II! Clark, Grand
Captain Of Host; Stark u. Baker,
Grand Principal sojourner; Benz niamin
"A: Carruthersi Royal Arch Captain: !. T..
M. Turner, Grand Master OF the Third
Veil; w, J. Boydston. Grand Master of
the Second Veil; William E. Krupp,
Grand Master off the First Veil >Harsi
ry L. Broh. Grand Marshal E. *.
Stout, Grand STiler.
Tomorrow night the committees will
report and the concluding session
held. Election Of grand officers will
be held at 1880 tomorrow afternono.
Wednesday the Blue Lodge con-
venes with Grand Master w. T. Ice in
the chair.
Buffet luncheon was served today
and will also be served tomorrow at
noon to any visiting Or local member
present. u.
The big banquet Will be sehyed on
Thursday. Local members will wait
table for this feast, probably so OF
them being used In this line. The
banquet will be prepared by the La.
dies OF the Presbyterian Church.
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SOME movies SuBELS
.SAYIGL||..A|'SS WORKERS l !. I
Protest Against Films That
Depict Honest Working
men As Drunkards.

The following resolution protesting
against the showing OF certain kinds
Of moving pictures. depicting the Ia.
boring class as slaves to the drink
habit, was passed by the local 81 Of
the American Flint Glass Workers
Union at their last meeting:
Whereas, It is a familiar thing in
moving pictures to exhibit scenes Of
drunkenness in which the principal
actors are represented as working
men. and q. p; s. 5i,.
Whereas, the place sof; such reyelry
and excess In many instances Is
shown as q saloon or q cafe Of the
type generally patroniled by working
men
Whereas, the constant paradiag be.
fore the minds of. the people Of the
United States, the untruthfuls fact
that drunkenness and debauhcerys is
common among the toilers ana the
poor. is a stigma upon the entore Ia.
boring element OF the United States.
Therefore be 10 Resolved, That we,
as representative workers, unarf
mously disapproye and condemn SUI Ii
pictures as described above, ard pro.
test against them as being unfair to
tnat vast army OF sober and indus:
trious men who form the ranks Of
tho labor unions OF the United
States, ~ -.
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Mrs. CaldaraH Helps
Break UP Bad Gang.

Mrs. vi. Caldara, court Interpreter
In Marion county, returned from
Wheeling to Fairmont last, evening nj.
ter being employed fol-. several weeks
Ia Ohio county. aiding in a Black, Hand
investigation which resulted In disclos-
ures OF most sensational character.
Through the efforts Of Mrs. Caldara
evidence was unearthed which result.
ed in the indictment OF a court inter.
prefer in Ohio county for subornation
OF perjury. Evidence was produced to
show that he used his official position
as interpreter to shield prisoners and
persons accused OF crime. 81, y =
Mrs. Caldara aided In the prosecu.
ton Of nearly score Of persons accus.
ed OF Black Hand atrocities, She will
return to Wheeling after staying q few
days in Fairmont.
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.NEELY'CAND|DATE
FOR.GOVERNOR|S
CAPITAL ]! REPORT
Fairmont Congressman Ex-
pected to Formally An
nounce Soon
IT Will CAUSE A STIR.
Chiffon Organization Had
Thought Democratic Nom
ination Was sewed Up.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. s.-Ma-
jor Mansfield NJ. Neely, of Fairmont,
representative in Congress from the
First district, has settled the question
10 be or not to be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor
OF West Virginia, which no inconsider.
able element OF Importance In his par.
ty has been urging him to settles
He has deciued TO be candidate,
but formal announcement to the party
and the public will not be made until
after he returns TO this city! the first
OF December to take up his duties as
member Of the sixty.fourth Con.
gress.
This was the important political
news brought to Washington today by
a close friend and ardent supporter OF
the gubernatorial boom Of the First
district congressman, and the authori.
,ty for the Information given is OF
such unquestioned integrity that 1t is
published here as fact which will be
formally substantiated by the formal
declaration of his candidacy for gov.
ernor which Congressman Nicely will
issue soon after Congress conyenes
next month.
tits not doubted that this statement
of d definite decision on the part Of
Major Neely will cause a surprise.
and doubtless a stir in some quarters
of the Democratic party, particularly
In organization circles.
There is good reason to believe that
the talk of Neely for governor was
tagged as merely talk and that nothing
would come Of It.
The. organization headed by Senator
W.. 3, Chiffon, 40 was pretty generally
known. 9hnd picked ON Samuel W.
,foudssod sfbcsis e1os o'1Jqsd Tie
state ticket and since chat selection
by the powers, organization men have
been diligent In giving out interviews
lpralsing the abilities Of Woods and
expatiating upon the logic OF his nom.
:ination. Z = rs 4
But 1t won't be Woods ~ Nicely and
his friends can prevent It, and they
think they can.
a ) 80 2 : q
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MUCH \ INTEREST ! N
Christmas Prizes
Carnival Starts Today, and
Every One Who Works
Will Get Something.

Z As was TO be expected, the an.
nouncement Saturday afternoon that
The West Yirginian would give q fine
Shetland pony, cart and harness, and
eighteen other splendid prizes oiboys
and girls Of FairmontI and vicinity Gre
ated widespread interest. Almost be-
fore the press stopped running on
Saturday edition inquiries began to
be made at contest headquarters, z04
Main street, about the generous offer,
and o few entries were received before
6 o'clock. 4.
The campaign has been designated
a Christmas Prize Carnival. because
the prizes and checks for cash COM
missions will be awarded on Christ.
mas Eve. Each girl OF. boy who stays
In the race TO the finish, and secures
as much as $40 worth of subscriptions
during the last period of the campaign
will eceiye either "a prize or . cash
commission. The only way to lose
Is ito quilt before the, race Is over.
The campaign starts today! and will
continue for six and one half weeks.
The prizes are free in every sense Of
the word. All that Is asked Is q little
OF the spare time 3of boys and girls
and their friends who assist them,
clipping coupons and getting sub.
scriptions for The West Virginian.
There Is absolutely no cash cost TO
enter or to get atprize, and It does
not cost readers Of The West yir.
ginian anything extra TO vote for their
fayorites boy or girl. 5.
{ The So-piece dinner sets. which are
to be given as special prizes to tladies
who assist boys and girls In the pony
contest, were placed on display Satur.
day afternoon at Carnival HeadQuar.
ters, 40i Main street, and were great
ly admired by passers:by. Beginning
Saturday, November Is, o dinner set
will sbe given each Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. until the sixteen sets
have been used.
In order TO get the dinner sets ID.
dies do not enter the contest them.
selves, but merely help some boy or,
girl. Dinner set certificates viii be
issued on each subscript ption turned In.
Under this arrangement the boys and
girls and the ladies help each Other.
The Christmas Prize; Carnival Head.
quarters is insthe Watson Hotel Build.
ing 4o4 Maif, street and any informa.
tion desired will be cheerfuily fun.
nished on request. office opens frof,
S q. m. to 8 p! m.
Ereeiyotina eoupo, on last page.
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App|uara atus0ut
Stop a Gas Fire

The Central Fire Department was
called to Jefferson street. below the
Quincy street school building, at 1880
this afternoon. A leaking gas pipe
under the ground was sending the
fumes up through the earth and some
Ipasserby threw O lighted cigarette or
a match near the place. The FIRE de-
partment took pains to see that there
was ino, danger possible from the leak
ing pipe and called the gas company
to make repairs.