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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
SHOCK FATAL TO
WOMAN CAUGHT
IN AUI0CRASH
Mrs. Frank Shaw, Out for
Her Health, is p fatally
Injured.
-four OTHERS INJURED D
Thanksgiving Day Automo-
bile Ride on Buffalo Road
Has Sad Ending.

Mrs.. Frank Shaw. Of Warrington,
died yesterday as the result OF an
automobile accident on the Buffalo
road. Of the occupants Of the car, Miss
Helen Phillips. who was driving, and
Miss Mildred Drake were slightly
bruised and cut and Mrs! James /.
Philips and MISS Marion Shaw were
Injured only slightly but are suffer.
{ ing much from shock. 4
The occupants OF the machine, who
were all we'll known resid Of Man.
nington and have many friends over
the county and state, started yester.
day afternoon for aS drive I'm; the Phil:
lip car and took Mrs. Shaw, who has
been Ill, along In the hope that the
sunshine Of the Indian summer after.
noon would benefit her. They hau
reach the old Floyd place onfthe new
road and we're almost opposite the foot
bridge across Buffalo Creek near there
when John Rogerson1 and q party OF
friends rom Manntngt ton came up be.
hind them In another car. Miss Phil
lip was driving slowly so Mr.. Roger
son signaled 10 pass her and she pull.
ed to the right OF the road and Mr..
RoEerson started past. In some man
ner the rear wheel OF the r ogerson
machine struck the front Iwhee of the
Phillip car and II started over the
steep embarkment at the side Of the
road before Miss Phillip could stop
Il ~
The car turned over and Mrs. Shaw
was caught beneath one of the seats.
Bernard Myers and William Christfe
and others were In q third car and ar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
GERMAN TRADERS
PRAISED BY BR|T0NS
Consular Report Says They
Have Done Much Good
in China.


LONDON Nov. 2s. "A tribute to the
work Sof the Germans Inv China has
lust been sent OUT BY the British gov.
eminent, II
IL Is o part Of a sreport from Con,
sui ~. =. Savage OF Changsha, capital
of the province OF Human. TO German
traders, men OF tact and persistence,
he said, Is chiefly due to the fact tina,
the Chinese native traders are becom,
ing more and more tolerant OF for.
eigns commercial methods and mer.
chandise. New firms who enter in
terror China. he adds. twill longer
have to break through the opposition
Of their old:established connections
among the Chinese, and institute new
and unpopular methods. The build
ing up Of trade connections in China
is Just now easier than in any other
country. Z. Z
\ Credit is also due the Germans for
opening up the mining fields OF Chi
ma to foreigners. Consul Savage
says: Il
Native prejudices, vested inter.
ests and the greed and power OF the
Chinese gentry have, no doubt, raised
great difficulties in the past in the
way Of the successful exploitation by
Europeans OF the vast mineral wealth
Of China. In that respect the prov.
ince OF Human, which had great miner:
al resources. was one OF the worst
to deal with. Yet these same diff
culties have been overcome, in some
measure. and the export Of certain
ores and metals is now a principal
feature of the trade of Changsha. But
toGwhose efforts Is this due? The
answer is to those of German firms,
British enterprise has had practically
nothing to do with It"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
Bum 5 Ridge.

J. b ~ + b.
Hank satterfeld was visiting his
home over Sunday. (, 5 y i
Ernest Miller. our school teacher
was calling on Fay Moran Sunday.
John Vincent and a friend, Mr.. West
OF Kingmont, were calling on the for
mer's uncle ]. c. Moran a few days, last
week. They and Merle Moran were
calling on E. II. Moran Friday. night,
Isaac Huffman was calling on hts
father Sunday. tis siii II,
Mr. and Mrs. James Neel were call
ing of j 81 M. Carpenter Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy N1usgraveSw went
through our town Monday OF this
week. y 81 .
Mr.. and Mrs. James Neel were Wis.
iting at ]. G.. Moran IS q few days ago.
T. 4 j.. Musgrave was seen on the
ridge Monday Of this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
Basket BALL MAKES
IT'S bow TONIGHT
y. M. O. A. Senior League
Teams Will Play Open
ing Games.

+ Tonight at the Y. NJ. c. "a. begins
the baske tball season. The Senior
teams called the English, Rus.
slams. 2 and French. g meet the Aus:
TRANS and Turks II the allies win
they will have to play hare. No ad.
mission viii be charged to the games
and a large attendance Of fans Is Sex..
pected to look over the material for
the final Y. NJ. G. A. team. 8
4 The object OF this Senior League
Is to develop players to represent the
local .Yss against their old rivals.
Regular practice for the men try:
ing for the team will be held on Mon.
day and Friday evenings at 8 o'clock
and on Wednesday at. $50.
! Tonight in the bowling league the
West Nirginians meet the Consolida-
ton Coal Company team at 1880 and
at 8.45 the eHartleys play the M. { W.
Traction Co. This afternoon the
Nuts rolled the ""Jetfs" in the High
School League. ~
The cross country run yesterday
was called oifias! only 8 men reported.
Troop No. ! of the Boy Scouts start.
ed toward Colfax this morning on a
hike under the charge of patrol lead
err Brady. This afternoon the Junior
..'As Aquatic meet was held and the
Harvard Yale Army and
nNavy,, teams cont asted Al, aaf ono Ian
swim, plunge for distance, and "a re.
lay race. This Is part Of the all around
contest. i.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
.RABER NO LONGER IN
TALkATIVE MOOD
Merely Smiled When Shown
Letter From Brother
He Accuses.

Joseph Raber, sentenced to life i'm:
iprisonment for the murder % 'hisSbro.
ither, Luther I,aber. merely smiled and
refused to make any tatement, when
Sheriff G: d. Conaway read a ietter}to
him, which shows that Clarence IRabers
another brother accused of the murder
of Joseph Raber, Is serving I'M the
Canadian regular army, and therefore
could not have been in Marion. county
at the time the murder was commit.
ted. y :, +
The3letter was addressed to Joseph
Raber. 1t was received by Mrs JOS:
yeph Raber at the Raber home In Man.
inington and turned over to Sheriff
Conway by Mrs. IRaber. No clue has
as yet been secured as to the 3where.
gabouts OF the mythical Jesse Kerns.
whom Joseph Raber in his last Eexpla:
nation OF the murder accused OF hay-
ing participated in the crime in con.
,nection with Clarence Raber.
81 Nothing has been decided yet in the
matter of disinterring the body Of VIII.
lis Woods who, according to one OF
Raber's stories. was murdered instead
of being killed by a railroad train eight
years ago. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
thanksgiving IN
CHURCHES ! OF CITY
Union Services on Both
Sides Of the River Well
.s'|3 Attended

VI y = - y h A.
To return thanks to the Giyer. Of all
good and perfect gifts and to ask for
continued blessings, a large number
Of Fairmont people assembled at the
First Baptist Church and the Diamond
street NJ. q, Church yesterday morn.
ing where union Thanksgiving ser.
vices were held. 9
The Catholic Church held the usual
Thanksgiving services and the Christ
Episcopal Church held services at 10
O'clock. #
The First Baptist Church was filled
to Overlooking at the union OF the
churches of, this side OF the river. Min:
or Durham at the organ, opened the
services with an organ voluntary. and
following the Invocation by Rev.sW.I /,
Confer, the choir Of the Baptist church
sang "Gloria Patria." Responsive
reading from Psalm No. 30 was read
by Rev. w. j. Eddy and the scripture
lesson was read by Rev. j. C. Broom:
field. The congregation Joined In
singing Onward Christian Soldiers
after which the choir sang effectively
an anthem "Te Deum,' by Schilling.
Rev. R. 7. Webb offered prayer! and
Rev G.. e. Goowdin sang a solo. AN.
other pretty musical number was a
duet "sHark, Hark My Soul y = sung by
Mrs. G. H. Mel, choir leader! and Mrs.
RIM. Abbott OF Kingwood.
The sermon of the day was preached
by Rev. Clarence D. Mitchell, pastor
of the Central Christian Church. Rev.
;Mitchell's subject wal Thanksgiving
and he preached a splendid sermon on
this theme. The congregation dispersed
with the pronouncings of the benedic-
ton by Rev. H. G. Stoetzer. q
IA large audience assembled at the
Diamond street NJ. E. Church for the
union service of the East Side church.
]es.E A splendid sermo was preached
by Rev. John Brown, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, The responsive
reading was led by Rev.gJ. I B. Work.
man and Rev. L. e. Oldakeri read the
Thanksgiving proclamation Splendid
music was rend Tered by the choir The
anthems sung wereJ't' Come, Ye Thank:
full People, Come" and America
These services throughout were inter.
esting and inspiring. ne 81 4
The Offering taken for the benefit OF
the Anti tuberculosis League amount:
led to approximately fifty dollars. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
Normal J: SEle d 70
Play Tom brow

The Normal otball team leaves TO.
morrow morning at 2 10 for Keyser,S to
meet the iKeyserS Prep. team. The line.
uplwill be: NJ ss3
R, E:-small atwood r. 4. Lawson, r,
sG.-Snodgrass. C.--Dayis, u. G z. =
Nicely. u. 7 ~ Morris. u. Z. Chambers,
70. Breed, r. H. Ridgley,F L.3H.
tB-Erwin, IL B.--Ha rtley: Subs; Payne,
Hunt. Coach Bell will be unable to
go!andS Lindsay Frame will 90 as their
Official. Salyatti, + Hawk insS and NICK IN:
ley are missing from the regular line,
up but Manager Hartley predicts. d
score Of at least 200 IN the Nor.
mails favor. The score was $40 when
this team beat 3Keyser here at South
Side Park. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26

rived nltime to get Mrs. Shaw and the
injured party from under the machine
before 1t caught fire. Mrs. Shaw wa 5
rushed to Warrington but died In a
few minutes after she arrived there.
DR.. G. II. Ice and DR.. ". B. Dibendar.
fer were called out but could not save
her. But few marks were found on Mrs.
Shaw and her death is thought to
have been caused partly by the
shock. !,
Frank Shaw and his daughter, VIZ.
GINA, were in Fairnont attending the
football game and 1t was some time
before they could be found and inform
ed Of the sad event. Not until they
were starting home on the seyeni5io'-
clock car did they learn OF the fatality
which happened about four o'clock.
Mrs. Shaw is incurred by everyone
who knew her. The Shaw family for.
merly lived in Tidioute, Pa, and Mrs.
Shaw is survived by her husband,
Frank Shaw, two daughters, Misses
Marion and Virginia Shaw, and two
sons. Charles, OF Huntington, and
Arch, who is I'M the West. Miss Marion
Shaw is the editor OF the Warrington
Telegram and her father is the bust.
ness manager of the paper.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
'P0STOFF|CE ROW
IN GLENDALE TOO
Congressman Nicely Storm
Center in Struggle Ov-
er5 Appointmen

Fatrmont Is not the only. Yves. Wiz.
gina town thai has postoffice trou.
bles. There Is Glendal Is for instance.
Glendale Is a village Just above
Moundsyille the postmaster of which,
w: II. koch. has moved to Wheeling.
There are dust two applicants for the
vacancy. r. G. Austin, superintendent
OF the Western Supply Company, and
frank Slocum, q young man of Slav.
iisha descent who runs a store. Fur.
ther5 dey elopments IN the situation are
thus told by the! Whee selling News. AS
Mr.. Austin ID a Republican, and Mr..
iSlocum q Democrat, Mound sville
Democrats are said to have exerted
influence, or end eayored to do 80. to
prevail upon Congressman NJ + M.
Nicely To- recommend Mr.. Slocum for
the appointment. Here Is where the
point OF sdissension arises, as the ap.
ipointment of Mr.. Slocum will mean
q change in the location of the office.
The Glendale store of the Western
supply company, where the! office Is
now located, is located on Wheeling
avenue, convenient to all ptrons, and
has been giving satisfaction. The
Slocum store is located on a side
street, with unpayed walks and with
generally undesirable surroundings,
according to prominent residents OF
the little valley town. The foreign
element OF the town, residing in the
upper end and employed at, the Glen.
dale mine of the Hitchman coal com.
pany, tender the principal patronage
the Slocum store enjoys, and the
American born residents contend that
they would rather dispense with the
office altogether than send their wo.
men and children toEthe slocum store
for mail.
There is no financial inducemen t in
the Office, as the only revenue for the
postmaster siscancellation, and politics
are playing the most important part.
Democrats and Republicans alike in
Glendale, among the Americn.born
people, are fighting against Slocum's
appointment. and Congressman Nelly
will make himself most unpopular BY
causing a change in the location Of the
office. rs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26

Regular sS5 values in wool
poplin and whipcord suits,
stunningly trimmed with fur
in the latest styles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
euye.ls,ta inI9l civ. q

Miss Nancy Tyler, OF spillman, w.
Va, who is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Finney Lakin at Terra Alta, is
spending "a few days In this city as
J the guest of Miss Mary Greer on
Quincy street. Miss Tyler Is q daugh.
ter Of NJ. q. Tyler, a former resident
OF Monongah and well known in this
city Mr.. and Mrs. LakinI spent yes.
iterdayf in the city and took in / thew.
W U. and Wesleyan football game. q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26
.lWILL REPEAT SHOW

The Alaskan Burlesquerss played to
"a crowded house at the Grand last
night and made such an Impression
the show was booked for another per-
,formance tonight. It lis announced that
this evening there will be some new,
specialti
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-26

Mrs. Thomas jackson and daugh.
ter, Mabel. Of Pullman, w. Va. are
spending the Thanksgi giving holidays at
the home of Mrs. Sarah .. Reed and
family Of Alexander Place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08

gross production act. and the same
being sustained by the supreme court.
the resources are now available for
the installing and maintenance of such
plants,
In addition, one or two amendments
are necessary to straighten out the
statutes relative to our recent high
way law so that the system may be
readily workable. Our highway system
is constructive and wise, but one or
two amendments are necessary in
order to make the law thoroughly
workable. This law is a monument to
the constructive genius of the last les
islature. but some of the items Of de-
tail in carrying 1t out need recon
struction.
| shall be very glad, indeed, to have
a letter from you by return mail, Civ
ing me your opinion as to the advisa
bility of calling special session, and
the reason for such opinion, and what
YOU think about the foregoing subjects
mentioned, and that you will also give
me your opinion as to any other sub
jects that should be considered at such
session. Please write me in detail and
give me your frank opinion as to this
matter. am writing you for advice.
This letter is being sent to every
member of the legislature, both OF the
senate and house. An early reply will
be appreciated.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT L. WILLIAMS,
Governor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08

There is another danger that we
should guard against? We should re-
buke not only manifestations of racial
feeling here in America, where there
should be none, but also every mani
festation of religious and sectarian an
tagonism. 1t does not become Amer
ica that within her borders, where
every man is free to follow the die
tates of his conscience and worship
God as he pleases, men should raise
the cry of church against church, To
do that is to strike at the very spirit
and heart of America We are a God
fearing people We agree to differ
about methods of worship, but we are
united in believing in Divine Provi-
dence and in worshiping the God Of
Nations. We are the champions Of
religious right here and everywhere
that it may be our privilege to give it
oar countenance and support. The
government is conscious of the obliga-
tion and the nation is conscious of the
obligation Let no man create divis-
ions where there are none.-President
Wilson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
A FEDERAL INHERITANCE TAX.

How are we going to raise the hun
dreds of millions required for creating
an efficient army and navy? Obviously
unusual methods will be needed, The
nations income IS already running be-
hind it's current expenses. and there
Is no prospect Of breaking even while
the war lasts. A few millions, of
course, may be saved by economy Of
administration, and few more mil
lions may be saved out of the con-
gressional pork barrel if Legislators are
sufficiently patriotic. The tariff
might be re-adjusted to provide a
larger income, though it is always
hard TO tell what tariff will or will
not produce. But if the plans of army
and navy building are to be carried
cut on anywhere near the scale indi-
Gated in the administrator policy, it
will be necessary TO raise far more
money than can be expected from all
these sources together.
The Chicago Tribune remarks that
direct taxation is inevitable, and sug-
gests that the least Objectionable form
of direct taxation for such purpose is
the inheritance tax.
1T is not easy TO evade. 1t falls
upon those who are most able to beaf
it, If it is sufficiently radical it will
accomplish a general social reform as
a check upon inordinate concentration
of irresponsible wealth.
There is no doubt that the money
could be raised in this way, and it is
likely that that method would arouse
less opposition than any other device.
It's efficacy has already been tested on
small scale in nearly all the states,
although the federal government has
not yet sorted to it.
In nearly every foreign country the
| inheritance tax plays an important
part in paying national expenses. II
is recognized that, aside from its
economic value in breaking up huge
fortunes. it appeals to certain weak
uesses OF human nature. 1t is easier
for man to pay taxes after his death
and IT is easier for citizen to give vi
part of an inheritance than to give VI
what he has made himself.-Tulsf
Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
SOUNDING THE OPINION OF LEG
ISLAToRs.

The demand for special session Of
the legislature has led Governor Will
Jams to send the following letter to
members of that body in order to OBJ
tain at first hand and in concrete
form the opinions of the members OF
both houses OF the legislature and the
advisability and importance of taking
up the subjects enumerated in the
letter for action at this time. Many
members have already declared their
sentiments in favor Of a session, but
the large majority of both houses have
not been heard from directly The
letter follows:
"My dear sir-Requests have come
from many persons and sections Of the
state for special session Of the legis-
lature to be convened. Among the
subjects suggested to be considered at
such session are the following; a.
Measures to prevent the receiving OF
extortionate rates Of interest; CD for
the establishment and operation OF
twine plant at one of the state pris-
ons: go for the establishment and
operation of a cotton oil mill or mills
at one or both OF the state prisons; t4l
for the mining Of coal within or ad-
jacent to the walls of the state prison
at McAlester, such mine to be safe
guarded and operated in scientific
manner so as to not only protect the
lives OF the persons working therein,
but also to become a model mine, and
the coal mined TO be used only by
state institutions and state agencies
and none of 1t to be sold to private
parties for commercial purposes; t5l
for the amendment of the election
laws so as to have the state and ma
itional elections on the same d..y, but
separated ON account of the recent de-
cjsion of the United States supreme
court in the Maryland and Blaine
county cases, wherein the conspiracy
statute is construed so in effect to re
vive what is known as the Force bill
or provision for supervision OF state
elections by the federal government;
and (6) for the passage of primary
election law which would require the
candidate receiving the party nomina-
tion to be a majority candidate, this
to be brought about by providing a
method for the expression Of first,
second and third choice, and, also, that
the yirtuous and intelligent should
control and that the vicious and ig.
norant should not be permitted to have
the balance OF power and be the CON
trolling force in the state.
When the last legislature was in
session the funds were not available
to be appropriated for the installment
Of a twine plant or cotton oil mills,
but as result of the work OF the state
board Of equalization during the past
few months and the passage of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
spollsport.

young man." said the magistrate
severely. the assault you have com
mitted on your poor wife was most
brutal. Do you know of any reason
why should not send you to prison? ?"
"If you do, your honor" replied the
prisoner at the bar, hopefully, "it viii
break up our honeymoon. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
1T MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Since Sidney Suggs of the Daily
Ardmoreite failed to be reappointed to
the position of state highway commits
sioner, the Ardmoreite has been print
ing a series of editorials severely crit
icizing Governor Williams and the
state administration. In a recent issue
the Ardmoreite takes the Oklahoman
~ task for criticizing its position, and
contends that its criticism OF the ad-
min'stration is duty it owes to the
public. Considering that the Ard
moreite so carefully ignored this duty
during the four years its editor was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
SOME PosTscRIPTs

A patent has been granted for a
hose reel rotating on a vertical axis
and with wire holders for supporting
the hose. the inventors idea being
that all the water will run out of the
hose.
A Japanese company that has plant.
ed 200.000.O0O rearl oysters in bay
in that country believes it will harvest
millions of pearls through recently
discovered process for impregnating
the mollusks.
Using electric power taken from q
light socket a machine patented by an
Ohio inventor will freeze ice cream,
crush ice. cleanse silver. sharpen
knives and do a host of other useful
things about household.
With the idea of preventing snow
drifting in railroad cuts an inventor
has patented an open scaffolding to be
erected beside the tracks, his idea be
ing that wind will sweep under 1t and
keep the snow from accommodating.
A windmill with five widely sepa'
rated vanes has been adopted for ir'
rigation purposes in Italy's new pos
sessions in Africa as the only kind
that will withstand high winds and at
the same time work in light breezes.
Experiments by the Japanese gov
ernment of producing camphor by dis
tilling the leaves and branches of cam
phor trees have reached stage at
which 317 gallons of distillate are pro
duced from each 400 pounds of leaves
An electrical smoke abatement de
vice has been invented whereby the
PARTICLES of SCOT are charged by cur
rent led through fine wires in
smokestack until they unite and be-
come heavy enough to fall into re
ceptacle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-08
BRIEF INFORMATION

Charles had in his retinue dwarf
only is inches tall.
The heart is in most human beings
a little larger than the fist. f7
Sailed whole meat is considered a
great delicacy by the Japanese.
Cutting the hair short used to be
a punishable offense in France.
The English channel has been
crossed several times in canoes.
Beethoven composed some OF his
greatest works when he was deaf
Three hundred years ago the popu-
lntion OF London was only 10000.