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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28
THAT sPEAKERsHIP- FIoHT

Springfield, Ill.,, Jan. 25.-The uli-
nOis Republican speakership field was
narrowed to three men this morning
by the conference committee of six
teen. The 'wets" were holding out
for David J.. Shanahan of Chicago
and the "drys" for either Simon 3.
Lantz of Congerville or James M.
Pace of Macomb.
There was no prospect that any
agreement would be reached today
and the committee was expected to
carry the fight over into next week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, probably followed by
increasing cIoudiness Friday; slowly
moderating temperature, lowest to-
night near zero; moderate variable
winds. Temperature Wednesday,
Highest, II; lowest, 8 below zero.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28

"Soy Bean, our village cUt-up,
came down town tn other day wear
in black eye. If tn eyes are tn
windows of tn soul, hisn must have
been a stained glass window"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28

NEW YORK STocKS.-U. S.
common dropped to 43, new
mum allowed by board Of govern
Other stocks held up well.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Old Vets Reunion,
September Is,

Bristol, Va, Sept. 1.-The ex
Confederate soldiers of East
Tennessee and Southwest Vir
giuia, will hold their an nual re-
union in Bristol on September
Is The date for this reunion
is the third Thursday III Septem
Der, but it has been changed to
come q day earller this year, on
account Of a circus being adver-
tised to come here on the 10Th
inst. 1t is expected that more
than 800 of the heroes of he wal
Of the sixties, will be here FOL
the reunion. The Daughters O
the Confedo .a3y and other ladle
of Bristol, will, as usual, serve /
sumptuous dinner to the vete
rams in Virginia Park. The
speaker for the occasion has We
to be selected.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Jackson, Tenn, Sept. 2
When Mrs. j. w. Walden, wife
of General Manager Walden. Of
the Southern laundry, broke
open q large hen egg at her home
on the corner of College and
Hurst streets yesterday she
found swimming around IN the
white Of the egg a live minnow.
The fish lived only short time
alter it was brought to the open
air.
The discovery created great
surprise he1e, and when it was
displayed no one remembered
having heard of similar
phenomenon.
Mrs. Walden had noticed that
the egg was unusually large and
heavy before she broke it open.
How the fish got inside is a
problem that is being widely
discussed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Fair At iiadford

Radford, Va, Aug. 81. What
many believe will be the largest
and best attended fair that has
ever been held here will be formal
ly begun Tuesday September Z,
when the officials OF the fair as
ISOLATION throw open the gates
for the 10th exhibition. Il is
only the third under the manage
ment Of the present owners, and,
judging by the last two yea.s, ii
is safe to imagine that President
j. l. Vaughan, who is the prin-
cipal stakeholder, has directed
matter in such a manner that
best assistants have obtained III
tile way Of attractions. The Loise
show and agricultural display
will be one Of the highest stand
ard Entries for all races closed
today and though it will be sew
eral days before a complete list
can be Published there is every
evidence that there VIII be suffi
cient entries to fill every clas $
advertised.
II has been decided to do away
with a night fair aud allow free
admission to take in the carnival
alter Z o'clock i'll the evening.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Usoline Oil is a petroleum
product of crystal white col
or, a pure mineral oil, it con-
tains nothing that the body
can assimilate. 1t is neither
a drug, a poison, nor a food
nothing but a lubricant.
Usoline Oil simply lubri-
Gates a defective drainage
system until it becomes eff
fective.
A large percentage of hui
man diseases are caused by
auto-intoxication.
Usoline Oil is the remedy,
on sale at the Drug Store
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Notice

All parties indebted to the
Estate OF j. A. Dix, deceased,
will please call and make settle
ment at once and all parties
having claims against the Estate
viii please file same at theil
earliest convenience.
9-3 At Mrs. Maggie Dix, Admr
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Mrs Wal Sutlift OF Crockett,
Mrs. Q. III. Bowling and daugh
er OF Princeton w. Va, and Mrs
IL. HI. Heldreth were the guests
of Mrs. G.. r. Umberger Wednes-
day.
G.. w. Painter. H K. Neff and
w. B. Brown were business Wis
ltors to w ytheviIle w ednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Houda-
shell have returned to their
home al South Naticb, Mass,
after spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. j as e Houdashell,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Tibbs
at Rldgeway, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Phillipp,
of Portsmouth, Ohio, are visit
ing the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Copenhaver, at
Crockett.
Dr. K. M Ferguson went to
Roanoke today.
Miss Mildred Boyer has gone
to Chicago to spend the winter
with her aunt and attend school.
G. G. Slagle and family have
moved to Marion.
Miss F'illingen Of Bristol, is
visiting her aunts, Mrs. Virginia
Howe and MISS MARIA Wood
ward.
Joe Dillman, of Chatham
Hill, came up from the Fair at
Marion last Thursday and spent
a night with Jas E. Houdashell.
Miss Cladies Copenhaver of
Rural Retreat, is the charming
guest of Miss Leona Far:s this
week. Marion Democrat
D. R. Doak and Mrs. Esther
Jones were united in marriage on
last Saturday afternoon at the
Southern Methodist parsonage
the pastor, Rev. w. n. Wagner,
officiating. They will go to
housekeeping in the Polly bui ID
ing Big Stone Gap Post.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Mrs. j. Earnest Delp, of Elk
Greek is the guest of DR. and
Mrs. w. G. Delp.
Miss Pearl Elswlck and George
Buchanan returned to Marion
yesterday after visiting Miss
Ruth james on Cripple Greek.
Misses Bess Andis and Geneva
Neff are visiting relatives III
Marion.
Mrs. w. r. Arnett and daugh-
ter Louise arrived here from
Roanoke yesterday and will
visit relatives FOR few weeks.
Miss Rissa l'hlllippi has gone
to Thomson, Ga, to teach.
Miss Grace Neff is the guest
of Miss Blanche Sprinkle at
Groseclose.
Miss Ethel Brown has return
ed to her work at IT. M. Greer
and Company's store after taking
her vacation.
Joe Gilman. of Chatham Hill,
came up from the Fair at Ma
lion last Thursday and spent a
night with Jas, e. Houdashell.
Miss Mamie Catron arrived
here last week from Tampa, Fla.
to spend the winter with bel
aunt, Mrs. w. e. Brown, anG
will attend school.
Miss Maude Smith is visiting
relatives in Saltville.
Mr.. Chas. HeIdreth anG
daughter Miss Ruth, ard 500
Todd and his wife, Of Covington,
KY are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs G. G. Catron.
James Wyrick, of Monticello,
Iowa, has been spending some
time witch his sister, Mrs. Hugh
Ellison at Tazewell, Penn, and
his niece, Mrs, James e. Houda-
shell OF Rural Retreat, met him
at Atkins Thursday and they
went to Olympia and are visiting
his sister, Mrs. Samuel DIlman
and family and other relatives.
Mrs. Houdashell returned yester
day.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Writ Of Error
Granted Canler


The supreme court Of Virginia
sitting at Stac ton, Wednesday
granted writ of error without
bond upon petition of counsel
for James Canter convicted for
murder in connection with the
crime for which his brother,
Luther, already has been cleo
trocuted. This means that the
younger Canter, now in the
penifentlary at Richmond, under
sentence of. death will have a
new trial, as thousands of per
sons in Virginia think he should
have.
The crime for which the Can
ter brothers we're convicted was
one OF the most revolving in the
history of Southwest Virginia.
An undetended wife of Wash
1ngton county farmer, daughter
of a Methodist minister, Mrs.
Maude Wilson, was brutally as
saulted in her home, bound
gagged. and shot TO death with
her husbands shot gun.
Luther Canter was arrested
soon after the crime was discov-
cred and upon a plea of guilty
was sentenced to be electrocuted
James Canter was arrested as an
accomplice, but to the end
Luther maintained that he alone
was responsible for the woman's
death aud that James knew moth
ing Of il. james Canter was
convicted largely on circumstan-
.tial evidence aud ever since the
electrocution of tine criminal All
effort has been making to secure
( for him new trial.
Feeling in Washington county
ran high at the time Of the MUIR
der and the brothers had to be
brought to Roanoke for safe keep
ing. Judge N. P. Oglosby, of
Bristol, defended the Canters,
and he has been untiring IN his
effort to secure a new trial for
the younger brother.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Prof and Mrs. Chas. r. Pep
per left Tuesday for sherman.
Texas, where the former will
take up his school work for the
coming school year.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
NOTICE

Any one desiring squares east
of the cemetery will do we'll to
call and see me within the month
of September.
9-3 4tp. A. KYLE BUCK.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

Fred L. Davis of Abingdon
spent Sunday with his parents
hers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Local News 81
Of The City

/ Miss Mary Bones returned to
! heI home at Pulaski Tuesday
evening after spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs j. L.
Ward.
4 G.. A. Lambert spent few days
in Wythevllle the first of the
week and took i'll the Cha1tau-
qua.
Mrs. Thomas Topham, OF
Wy theville, is tho guest Of her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Q. G. Cat
ron,
Miss Elizabeth Eversole return
en- 'veste' day from Wythsville
accompanied by her cousins, Mr.
and. Mrs. Harry Eversole, who
will spend a few days here.
Mrs Ct. K. Hudson and Miss
Elizabeth Hudson came back
Tuesday from Narrows where
they have been visiting relatives
land friends.
Mrs. Leta Hayes returned
last week from an extended
visit to Missouri and Colorado.
While away Mrs. Hayes visited
lin Carrollton, St, Louis and
Kansas CITY, Mo, and Denver,
Colorado Springs and Greedy
Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. J. Houdashell
have, returned to their home at
South Natlck, Mass, after spend
ing some time with Mr. and Mrs
JAS. e. Houdashell, and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Tlbbs at Ridgeway.
Miss Lee Staley loft Monday
i for Roanoke where she will at
tend school this winter.
Miss Hughes, Of Chilhowie, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs Har-
rison Catron.
Little Miss "Mutfet" Stone, of
w ythevilIe, is visiting her grand
parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Ever
sole
/ Miss Jessie Warren, Of Glade
String, is the guest of Mrs. Geo.
B. Staley.
Miss Minnie Germany is spend-
Ing this week with Miss Ruth
James on Cripple Greek.
Mrs. Leta Hays and Lawrence
Davis left ednesday morning
for Roanoke where they will be
the guests of friends for a week.
Mrs. Ollie Slater who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. r.
Lindsey, is now visiting relatives
in Wytheville.
Geo. 4. Lindsey and son Geo.
Jr. motored to GalaA tuesday
with r. P. Cald we'll to take in
the fair.
Mrs. Author Tibbs LETT Wed
nesday morning tor Foutalne
Va. where she will be the guest
of relatives for awhile.
Prot. and Mrs. w r. Bowers
and children and L.. P, Germany
motored TO Galax Wednesday
where they will spene a few days
with relatives. Mrs Germany and
son have been at Galax forse
eral days.
Mrs. r. II. Miller returned
Tues day from a two weeks visit
III Grayson and Carroll counties.
Miss Mida Staley left today for
Wilder, Va, where she will teach
music.
| Miss Mary Steffey left yester-
day for Coeburn where she will
teach during the coming school
lyear.
4 j. R. llinkle was business
visitor to Wytheville Monday.
L. H. Shumate has ret'u
from few weeks visit to rola-
tives at Martinsyilie.
E. 2 Staley is visiting rela
Itives iii Roanoke this week.
XM.,.,,. =, M L
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

R. L. LuttreIl left Yesterday for
Pnlaskl after spending a few days
here with homefolks.
w. E. Brown is spending a
few days at Christiansburg and
Roanoke on business.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03

What'smore annoying than using cheap lead PEN
ellis and cheap, soft paper which snags your pen
and spreads ink? Buy our good grad e paper, pens
and pencils, and make writing comfort Ii you
want your children to learn to write easily,
furnish them with good quality stationery.
Our leather goods the superior kind. Lots
Of them, too.
Come to OUR Drug Store.
Rural Retreat Drug Co.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Are You Thinking?.

Printing. It SO, think
OF us. We do all kinds Of Job
Printing. Let us have your
next order.
Times Printing 20.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-09-03
Medical Society
Asked To Assist

Catawha Sanatorium, Va
Sept. l, 19150[Special). In re-
Spouse to request from the tub
erculosis commission RECENTLY
appointed by Governor Stuart,
the Medical Society of Virginia
has decided to devote one of the
sessions at it's coming annual con-
vention i'll Richmond to a discus
Fsion of the various methods OF
handling tuberculosis cases
AT its recent me ting here, the
commission devoted much time
to considering the means by
which the experience OF Tire med
ical profession III the State and
of leading authorities on tcbar.
culosis i'll other states might b.,
utilized in shaping a formal and
comprehensive policy FOR the
treatment of tuberculosis in ,Vir-
ginia.
1t was finally decided to re
quest the cooperation of the
Medical Society of Virginia and
to ask It's presidents DR.. Sam lel
Lille of Lynchburg, to set aside a
special session for the exclusive
consideration of consumption, A
committee from, the commission
has ince waited on, Dr.. Lille and
has been assured by him that the
Medical Society will gladly rs
sist the commission in its work
and will prepare the best posi-
BILE program TOR tile; session, on
tuberc llosis.
The soclety's annual meeting
this year In Richmond will be
held Oct. 26 20 and will it is
thought, be very largely attend
cd The names of the ply sicians
who are to appear on the pro-
gram to describe the various me-
thods of handling consumption
have not yet been announced,
INT IL Is believed nv officers Of
the Sanatorium that some of the
foremost authorities III America
viii participate i'll the discussion
1t is planned to dave separate
speaker on each of the modern
methods of handling the white
plague the dispensary, the Wis
iting nurse, the local sanatorium
and the state sanatorium.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28

President State Board Of Control,
Charleston, w. Va. y
Jan: g, %, Feb: 4 and 9.
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serve the country's needs at this time
far better: Just the type Of battleship,
!. ought TO build we do not now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28
Urges KAII IN BIG
fTillman Asks Congress To
Wait for 4essons Learned
In the War: /.
-.

WASHINGTON, Jan. San appeal
to Congress to go slow In expanding
millions for battleships until It can
build in the light Of lessons Of 1.-THE Eu.
ropean war. has been voiced In the
Senate senator Tillman, chairman
of the nafai committee. He opposed
building any dreadnaughts this year,
despite the administration program,
and offered an amendment to the pend:
ing naval appropriation bill which
would direct the secretary OF the navy
to submit to the next congress plans
and specifications for four battleships
of type most; desirable in view OF
experience in Europe. IS
1T does seem time for Congress 10
go slow in expending these tens OF
millions of dollars because OF some
supposed necessity or the desire in
part OF someone to have ships con:
structed in certain navy yards or In
certain Places Senator Gilman de
cleared. II feel sure q half dozen Sor
more battle cruisers strong enough
to put up a good stir fight, and swift
enough to catch !anyth thing afioat, or run
away, as wisdom may dictate; would
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28

|.
acils4now Is the time 10 take DR..
Pierce, Golden Medical Discovery Tin
tablet orlf1uid forin.) II has the same
power to sol YOU right as It has been
proved 70 have in thousands OF other
cases. II viii help your stomach SO
that the food YOU eat viii nourisi and
sustain you and make good reviying
blood: II win enable you TO get rid OF
the waste sluggish liver and irregular
bowels have permitted to accumulate
fnsyours system.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical piscoy-
cry Is composed ofslsnpwn native heal.
ing roots and herbs with no alcohol or
narcotic drugs to give YOU harmful
habits. II can now be obtained in tab
letorS liquid form from dealers, or send
so Stamps for box OF tablets.
Address: DIR. Pierce. Inyaiids' Hotel.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Ady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28
Bill Seeks To strengt then
And Revise Old Laws
On Statute.
WANTSASTATEF0RENER.
PENALTIES TO BE INCREASED
FOR SETTING o UT FIRES TO
DESTROY WOODS.

CHARLESTON, w Va, Jan. 2s.-
The move to strengthen and revise
the forestry laws Of the state of West
Virginia has crystalized in a bill In
trodueeda by the Hon. Geo. B. Thomp
son Of Tucker county last Friday,
known as House bill No. 177 which
has been referred to the committee
forestry and conservation OF which
the Hon. D. N. Hinerman Of Marshall
county So chairman No meeting Of
the committee has as yet been held
10 consider the Thompson bill but
Chairman Hinerman has indicated
that he would probably call afmeeting
Of the committee some time during
the present week.
Thelbilis seeks to strengthen and re.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28

wise the forestry laws Of the state so
AZ 70 give better protection to the
forests OF the state. II provides
among other things for q forester OF
the requiKite education. training AMI
experience who under the direction OF
the state game and forest warden
shah have charge OF the forests OF
West Virginia. The bin clothes the
forester With authority 10 fully pro.
tect the tinbered regions and 10 sn.
peryise the work Of the
state which Is contemplated through
the gifts Of the waste land to the
The bill also increases the severity
of the penalty for ilfullyg and malici!
sously setting out fires which in the
past have burned over great areas OF
properly, destroying everything in
their wake. Under the Thompson blu
twill become q felony to set out fires
where IL is now only a misdemeanori
Those who In clearing on their lands
burn brush and other timber are re.
iqulred to take the pre- "nntion Of see.
ing that the FIRE so started by them
does not escape TO adjoining property.
IL such fire does escape to- ad joining
property IL is considered prima facIe
evidence o. guilt.
Their important provision In the
bill Is that which makes the rate OF
pay for fighting fire uniform through;
out the state of s1.50 per! day. That
there may be no undue delay in set.
thing claims for fire fighting county
coarts are required to pay the same
at the next regular term OF the court
following the time at which the ser,
vice was rendered provided claims
submitted TO the court have first been
audited by the forester, thus rehev.
ing the courts OF what has proved 10
be a task of magnitude lin the past.
The regular appropriation bill Ii
expected tosmake provision for the
$4,000. which the federal govern
ment requires to be appropriated be.
fore $4,000 for forest protection con
itrlbuted by the government becomes
available.
sIt the proposed bill becomes law
as It is believed twill. West Virginia
will rank among those lumber pro
ducing states who have taken steps
70. preserve their forests against the
costly in this state as well as else
rayages of fire; which have been SC
where. +
4 Sentiment. for better forest protec
j. q =. y r. r ] - > = 49,
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ton has taken very concrete form
within the last year or two but not
until the state has suffered severe
losses from fires in tie woodlands.
The spectacular features OF burning
woods In the past have impressed
themselves upon the people more
than the heavy loss the state was sus-
tanning. But with realization Of
how rapidly one OF the states great
lest resources was being depleted
through preyentable causes has come
d desire 10 see conditions ren1edied
by adequate and proper Legislation.
The governor In his biennial mes.
sage pointed out the necessity for
further forest legislation e the for
,ests were TO be preserved TO posterity
and there Is at the present time q
very favorable sentiment, therefore,
among members of the Legislature
for forest legislation OF the character
proposed.
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8 J r III
seryefthe country's needs at this time
far better Just the type Of! battleship
We ought to build we do not now
know. :y..s{ - n
Speed Most Necessary.
Already the fight between the fac.
tons OF theitw opposing fleets in the,
North sea has demonstrated one thing,
that speed Is of vital Importance to
any war craft we are to build whether
battle cruisers or dreadnoughts. The
faster German cruisers got away from
the British, but the slower Bleucher,
although faster than any battleship
we have, was sunk. And yet the gen.
eral board urges the. construction Of
more gbattleships. The naval register
give the highest speed of any OF our
battleships at % knots II the con.
tracts are once let for q specified form
OF ship, any change which, in the light
of experience might be thought desir.
able, would be a very costly affair."
The senator, asserted that the iwariin
Europe undoubtedly would explode
many theories about battleships and
submarines. He referred to the Ger.
mans az Scentimetery guns and added:
WariWilIi Determine.
The Germans or some sotherfnation
may be holding in reserve some devils
engine which will make superdread:
thoughts as obsolete and useless for
war purposes as Indian canoes. No
one knows what Is going ito happen.
The demon OF destruct ion, like a yul:
Eture, ,hovers over Europe with an In:
hsatiate desire Hell itself seems to
have broken loose over there and if
the devil Is not abroad his prototypes
are devastating what eight months
ago was the fairest and most prosper:
ousS corner OF that continent.
Why should we build battleships
when every day may demonstrateitheir
utter worthlessness?s Letuswaituntil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-28

Sentiment FOR better forest prolec:
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HOW SOLDIERS LlVE;fANp FIGHT
IS. ,sy ~ The TRENcHEs.

London, Jan! 2S-When &c rains the
trenches are half filled with water
The cold Is always of the damp, pen.
euating, dreadful kind that ehills to
the very marrow, Hot food is served
three times a day to tha men in the
trenches by other soldiefs. who scurfy
ike, rabbits through. cag slnSuyersii,
tn.nels runnilNs suck, llptL 4 4, works
concealing the guns.
These men in the trenches must
have; good food I'm order that they can
have good blood ! they have good scour.
age, they keep warm because their cir.
culationf Is good and their extremlties
are warm from exercise. Many men
are inyalids, however, because their!
blood and their stomach were not:
right to stand the awful shardshlps OF
this winter campaign.
When YOU do not properly digest
your food your blood becomes thin
and every organ OF the body soon feels
the effect. The result iszh headaches,
IIsleepl ossne ss. n nervousness and many
other symptoms due to denominations
ofspolson in the body. Unless the
stomach is given aid at this stage
more serious illnesses follow. Nowsis
the timet to help your weakened stom-