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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
WILSON TRYING
TO AVERT STRIKE
ON RAILROADS
May Propose Arbitration by
Special Board of Arbi-
traitors.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Railroad
managers and brotherhood leaders
deadlocked in negotiations which
threatened nation wide railroad strike
today laid their case before President
Wilson.
First came 80 representatives Of
the Brotherhoods who conferred with
President Wilson after 10 o'clock
They we're followed by committee
Of managers.
The Brotherhood men went into the
conference firm In their determination
not 10 accept an arbitration under
TIE Newland's law, which they contend
has always furnished arbitration
with whom the men did not have an
unprejudiccd opportunity.
There were some indication that the
President. recognizing that view
might propose special arbitration
before board of 12 members Oh
which the Brotherhoods could be rep
resented.
The Presidents plan was to appeal
TO managers and men on highest patr'
otic ground to find q way to compose
their indinTerences without strike.
The first development Of the day
was declaration by a. b. Garretson
speaking for the Brotherhood, thai
the men were through with arbitrat
ing under the Ncwland's law. previ
Gus arbitrations. he said. had demou
trated that neutral arbitration helt
the balance OF power. He declared
that any special arbitration into
which the men might agree to enter
would have to make provisions to give
the men what they considered fail
chance. Officially he said the Broth
erhood had not knowledge OF Secre
tary Tumulty' flying trip to New York
nor Of the message he carried from the
President.
"The chief objection to the exist
ing form Of arbitration on part OF the
Brotherhoods," said Mr. Garretson
"centers on the difficulty that has
been experienced In selecting nen
tral arbitrators who could do justice
to the cause OF the men. No matter
how honest their intentions they could
not bring to bear the questions at Is
sue. The appointment of neutrals In
the past under the provisions of the
Newland's act have damned arbitra
tions as to practical proposition In
the minds of the men,"
The Presidents conference with the
men was opened with statement by
MIR. Garretson, as spokesman. He out.
lined the demand for an eight.hour
day and time and half for overtime.
insisting they were fair. President
Wilson then addressed the men, point.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
WEST VIRGINIA BOY
FOUGHT WITH SCOTS
Plucked Out of Trenches in
Flanders He Worked
Way Home.
(spec. Dispatch TO West Virglnlan)

(Spec. Dispatch TO West Virginian)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Hugh
Walker Peck, just turned twenty.one,
was due to dock in New York on Sat
urday. He Is Blueheld boy, and he
is expected TO have stories TO tell OF
fight with the ritiSh lie was hand.
ed $50 by n customs officers when he
disembarkcd, Congressman Edward
Cooper having. at the request of the
young soldiers father. arranged that.
also, II was Mr.. Cooper who arrang.
ed TO get young Peck out of the Brit.
ish army. Through the State depart.
ment. MIR. Cooper located peck. Sc
cured his discharge and had cabled
rim money, but the hoy never got the
money. Consequently. he got Job
on u ship and worked his passage to
New York.
Young Peck ran away from home
two years ago and enlisted in the Brit
ish army. He was with the Scottish
fus!lliers. aud that crack regiment
has seen about all there is to see in
the way of modern warfare. His fam
lily didn't know what had become OF
young Peck, but had their suspicious.
They asked Congressman Cooper to
test it out, and lie did Young Peck
was located In the trenches at the
Flanders front. Being under age-he
did not become of age till July-there
was no trouble in securing his release.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14

One of the most decisive battles o.
the war-a battle on which the fate
of the Turkish empire depends-must
soon be fought somewhere near Khar.
put. Asia Minor, according to war ex.
perts.
The Russians are approaching the
town OF Kharput on the Angora.Sivas.
Diarbekr.Mosul Bagdnd line, from two
directions, from the north in the Err.
zingan region and from the east along
the Euphrates valley.
II the Russians take Kharput they
will be able, It is figured, TO take Diar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Senators Attack
the Shipping Bill

WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Weeks today continued his attack on
the shipping bill assaillng the provi.
sion which will admit foreign built
vessels to American coast wise trade.
This bill constitutes a virtual dec.
laration OF war by the government on
the American ship5uilding industry"
said Senator Gallinger, who also
spoke. Its determined attempt to
force the government into the CONNER.
cial shipping business is a startling
and dangerous step toward socialism.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
HUGHES WILL talk
TO WOMEN VOTERS
Meeting Fer Their Special
Benefit On Program
For Today.

SPOKANE. Aug. 14-Charles E
Hughes today expects to spend one OF
the busiest days OF his campaign trip
He was up early torlead an auto pa
rade. arranged so that those who are
unable to attend the two later meet
ings could see him. His afternoon pro.
gram included motor trip to Cour
d'aene, Idaho, 25 miles away. There
he is to address n nopen.air meeting.
Two speeches are on the program
here the first at $3.50 p. nj. Is to be
meeting for women voters only; the
second at 1880 p. III. is 10 be Il gen
eral meeting.
Mr.. Hughes will leave thereafter for
Tacoma,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Spirit of Community Enterprise ana
Cooperation is Born at Meeting
Held Saturday Afternoon
COMMITTEES NAMED TO MANAGE DETAILS
Much Enthusiasm Is Shown And All PIcdoa Earnes+ CIR
port in the Movement-Work Will Be-
Begun at Once.

During the course of he meeting re
marks OF the same tenor were made
by number OF other gentlemen prom
inent In the business and professiona
NE OF the community Early in tht
meeting committee consisting o
George NJ. Alexander, o. s. McKin
ney, w. j. Wiegel. II. ]. Ross and j
NJ. Jacobs was appointed to outlin,
u plan for organization. This commit
tee made the following report:
Your committee recommends
that a general committee to be
known as an executive commit.
tee be created together with the
following special or auxiliary com.
mittees: Real estate development.
wholesale. new industries, enlarge.
ement and extension OF present
industries, immigration, publicity,
finance, good roads, traffic and
rates, river traffic.
The executive committee to
have general direction Of the work
OF building up and developing this
city, locating new industries. en-.
larging aud extending present In.
duslries, making provision for a.
nancing the work OF extending
and enlarging present indnstries
and locating new ones, and pro-
viding real estate upon which to
locate such industries.
To have general supervision OF
the work OF the special commit.
Tee. define their duties, fill any
vacancies In such committees
and provide new committees and
specify their duties.
TO provide for tho organization
or incorporation of such body or
corporation as may be deemed
necessary to secure and have
available real estate as sites for
new industries and upon which TO
erect dwellings for persons EN-.
pioyed In or connected with such
. industries. a
And in general to have super.
vision and direction OF heiwork of
.enlarging, improving and build.
ing up this city.
The report concluded with the
haIncs OIL the men selected for the
committees. It met with IN
slant approval and was adopted mn
without single change
1t was apparent from the temafk,
OF the men who spoke at the meeting
that the committees will 20 right te
work. There are a number Of defnite
plans which will be threshed out q,
once and then the stage willSbe clear
ed for long pull and a strong pull
Tor the new Fairmont which Is goine
to make bid for fame withSits spirit
OF community enterprise and concord
Among those in addition 10 Sena.
tor Watson who spoke at the meetine
and gave personal pledges OF coon,
Grafton were such leaders Of lcommun.
ity thought as ]. Walter Barnes. j. M
Hartley, Anthony Bowen, Sam n
Nuzum, H. S. Lively, R. n. Cunning,
ham. ]. NJ. Jacobs, o. s.. Mckinney
W. ]. Wiegel, Frank p. Kelley, GOV,
ernor A. B. Fleming, ]. M. Black, j,
A. Meredith. Charles w. Robinson
Clyde S: Holt, Bert s. Leopold, Il. j,
Ross, Thomas ]. Brett, G.. w. Evans
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
The Cooler Weather
Checks Child Plague

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE epidem.
ic OF infantile paralysis took turn
for the better today. The number Of
new cases reported to the health de-
partment went under the one hundred
mark for the first time in severa,
weeks.
During the "a hours ended at ten
q. m. the plague killed 81 children
and 95 new cases reported. This com.
pares favorably with yesterdays fig.
ures when there were IA new cases
and % fatalities. The falling of in
new cases is attributed to cooler
weather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
INSTITUTE TEACHERS.

Walter ~arnes, of the Fairmont Nor.
NAL school, left today for New Cum
berland. Hancock county. where he Is
an instructor in the Hancock county
institute this week. Superintendent
o. G. Wilson, Of the Fairmont city
schools, is in Sutton this week as a
teacher in the Braxton county i2sti.
tute. Geo. II. Colebank, OF the Fair.
mont High school, is a teacher in the
Gilmer county institute at Glenville
beginning this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
What's Going on In
Home of the Picts?

GLASGOW. Aug. 1.-THE whole OF
Scotland north of the Caledonian ca.
nal has been declared a special mill
tary area and no person is permitted
to enter the area without permission
from the commandant. The order
keeps out tourists who are advised 10
visit other parts OF Scotland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
High Lights on
European War

CoNSTANTlNOPLE, Aug. 14.-Rus.
sian forces In the Caucasus and In
Persia are pressed back further, fol.
lowing the recent advances won on
both fronts by Turks according to
War office statement under date OF
August 13.
PARIS, Aug. 14.-French troops cap.
tured some trenches on the left OF the
Fay-paniecourt road in the Somme sec.
tor last night. There was British
cannading In the region Of Maurepas.
German attacks in the vicinity of II,ll
S04 and at Fleury In verdun secto.
were repulsed.
PETR0GRAD. Aug. 14.-Alone the
Galtcian front the Russian sweep con.
tinued unchecked. the War office said
today. Further gains have been made
on the upper Sereth. In the region
of middle Stripa the Austrians are
being pursued by Russians who reach.
ed the north bank OF the Dniester be.
fore Mariampol.
ROME, Aug. 14.-Italian troops CON.
tinued pressing the Austrians back on
the Carso plateau, a;d east OF Hill
212 pierced another strong line. About
500 prisoners were taken by the Ital.
ians.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
DOES AGAIN IN rRousLE.

Two more Of the numerous Doe
family that frequently figure in the
Warrington police records were be.
fore Mayor Beatty OF that town this
morning, these were Joe Doe and Har.
ry Doe. Ed. shriver and Frank Hen,
der7on wero also arrested Saturday
night. All OF the men were drunk
and forfeited money to the city,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Sold Ground Hair And
Rubber in Sausage

BERLIN, Aug. IA merchant in
Hamburg has been fined 1000 marks
for one OF the most remarkable offens.
es yet recorded against the pure food
lasY. A liver sausage" sold by him
Sforstwo marks and twenty pfennings
lt1e pound was found on analysis to
contain macerated rubber, fine ground
hair and gelatine. There was neither
liver nor other flesh no: fats In the
sausage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Cool Weather
Records for
Aug. Broken

NEW YORK. August 14-This Is
the coolest August IA in the history
OF the weather bureau.
Only once in 1879 was 1t cooler
on any August day than at six this
morning when the mercury stood
at 56. The temperature rose slow.
ly. reaching go at 1880.
Bathing beaches and summer re.
sorts lost their popularity. The cool
wave will remain indefinitely, the
weather bureau says.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14

bekr, Nisibin. Mosul and. eventually
Bagdad. And II Bagdad falls Meso
poiamia will be lost. armies captured
and the Turkish empire will cease to
be an empire. ..
Kharput is about three.fourths OF the
way from Siyas to Diarbeka. The
road from Erzngan meets the road
from kharput near Zimar, about hall
way between kharput and Sivas. II
Is somewhere In this immediate vicin
ity that the Turks must resist ano
counter attack.
The map shows ~ Kharput (2)
Sivas, t3I Bagdad, (4) Angora.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
RAISING FUNDS
. FOR RELIEF OF
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Mayor Bowen And Local
Red Cross Are Act =
ing.
over $500 TO START.
Committee to Take Charge
of Movement to be An
nounced.

u Relief funds for the victims OF the
}sastrous flood which last week swept
The southern portion OF West Virginia
are being raised in Fairmont and al
ready more than two hundred dollars
Z 70. this purpose has been raised. May.
or Bowen and the local Red cross
society have taken the matter up ana
a meeting was held this afternoon at
which the details OF the plan for Sc
curing local subscriptions were conf
pleted.
The call of Governor Hatfield for
a $4,000 relief fund for the eight
Thousand people in Cabin Creek and
Coal river regions who are homeless
7and without funds or food, will be
substantially aided by the contribu,
tions from this city, II the subscrip'
tions continue come in as readily as
they began.
Mayor Bowen Saturday received
4 two contributions Of 500 each from
&c. w. Watson and Jere H. Wheel.
wright. Other smaller subscriptions
have been promised and when the or
ganization of the local Relief Com.
mittee is completed today 1t Is plan
ned to thoroughly canvass the city
for prospective contributors.
Mayor Bowen will be assisted In
thelwork by the members OF the local
Red Cross society and the two local
newspapers. All the contributions
will be reported in the papers and in
addition to the soliciting committee
of Red Cross members those who dc.
sire may, leave contributions at eith.
ed the office OF the Fairmont Times or
the West Virginian.
All of the contributed funds will go
to the treasury committee which Is
Ito be named at the meeting this ewes.
ing and will he forwarded immediate.
lysto the proper authorities in the
stricken district
Mayors Proclamation
Mayor Bowen today issued the fol.
lowing proclamation:
Fairmont is ever ready and will
Ing to aid and assist the desti-
tute and needy.
~ Today on Cabin Creek and Seng
Creek in the southern art Of our
- state almost 1000 families are
Il homeless. The result Of having
their houses washed away In
severe cloud burst. Immediate
relief Is necessary.
A citizens meeting Saturday af-
ternoon appointed me, as Mayor
Of this city, to head committee
OF relief. shall appoint work.
ing committee at once, In the
a meantime | hereby proclaim this
state of need and call upon our
citizens for such assistance as
they may give to this purpose.
The committee will make some
solicitation, but It will Of course,
be impossible to reach all of our
citizens, and as part OF this COM
4 mittee I hereby appoint each Of
the daily newspapers and author.
ize them to receive cash dona.
tons. Donations may also be left
with me at the Mayors Office.
The committee on solicitation
will be announced later.
Witness my hand this 14th
day Of August, 1916.
ANTHONY BOWEN.
MAYOR.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Another Slash in
Ohio Oil Prices

FINDLAY. Aug. 1.-THE Ohio oil
company today made five.cent re.
duction on six grades of oil and 90
cents on Plymouth.
The new prices are n. & S. Lima
Sl.43; Indiana si.2S; Wooster s1.65;
Illinois and Princeton $l.47; Plymouth
S1.1S.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
BAPTIST PICNIC

The First Batist Sunday shcool Is
to picnic at Ices Run tomorrow. The
party will leave Fairmont on the three
o'clock car and will get off at Ices
Run station instead Of Woodland park
as was first planned. This point Is
close to the sugar camp and swim
ming hole.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Ask Federal Relief
For Flood Victims

WASHINGTON. Aug. 14-Senator
Clifton today introduced bill to ap.
propriate 100000 for the relief of vic.
tins in the recent Cabin Creek food.
1t was referred 10 appropriations com.
mittee.
Senator Penlose of PENNSYLVANIA
suggested facetlously that amendment
be added to appropriate 100000 for
Pittsburgh. which suffered from re.
cent thunder storms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
Frost Reported in
the Alleghenies

CUMBERLAND. Aug. 14-Rcports
from Deer Park and other points In
Alleghenies this morning tell of a
dropping temperature to 30 degrees.
The frost resembled light snow. A
considerable damage resulted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
More Vessels Sunk
In Mediterranean

LONDON, Aug. 14.-It is announced
today that the Italian steamship
Nereus, the Italian sailing vessel Dina
and the French sailing vessel St. Gae.
can had been sunk. The Nereus saileo
from Newport News July 10 and
passed Gibralter August Z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Attacking Brit.
ish positions near Posieres on the
Somme front the Germans have gain.
ed foothold temporarily in a portion
Of trenches taken from them yester.
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
The Weather

West virginia-Fair and warm.
night and Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
LOCAL WEATHER REApINes
E. 2. Hall. Qhserxer

Temperature at a. m. today SO,
Yesterdays weather clear; tempera-
ture, maximum n; minimum 40; pre-
cipitation none.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-28
LAUREL ENTRIES.

FIRST RNCE-SeIE1g: 2-tsar-old,: FIVE and one
alf fTr.0nrs Yellow Stone, III. ChCmunz. IL;
rl0niUm 17p' TO- Cheer 100: Triple Crown. ll9
eurrrnaI l06 PaIsade IO4; "SarzOn II Grpl IC5;
- Byron. rs: KstheCn Gray. Il2; kits. lO9;
IueeD "t the Sea. I1o, Napoleon, I0o; Right loG;
rDhrla W. 10
Sc 'OND RACE-T7a Chevy Chase Stseplechase;
andicap. $500 aided; gyear-oId5 and upward
hnur two and onehaf miles. QueI Bonheur
mp. ii8. Nor-hwOod. I39 Earl Light. L6 Shan
on River. IiE. LazuI. II: Cynosure. l35.
THIRD EADE-Hi lightweight Handicap: all aEes:
* frrlunE-. High Nom. I3: ThUruhiL III,
Hanson. ul: Lady BsrbaIy. 100: J. J. Liuis I25;
Flsr,e Henry. is: Kswessa. ia
FOURTH RACE-The Potomac Handicap: 5000
, .led. 2.Tearolds; one mile. Tom McTaEgart,
<. Ticket. IlJ; Frendless l0s; Queen Of the
Nster. lo2: Wauksag 95; BaIIy lIs: Crank, III;
fragsdv. lGS. Bondage. 100; y. K BsaI. &C.
FIFTH RACE-Handicap; 3ysar-0lds and up
\ ard mile and 0ne-siEteenth Filter Gold rs
Holiday. IL; 0ratOrium, l0S; Runes, 10; Ninety
EimTlsE. lIs PlaUdito is.
SIXTH RACT-SelIing; 5-year olds and upward
pile anil One-siEceenth. Royal Interest IA; Sand
Pm. Ill: Young Emblem. Ill; Brrax. Ill; Hksr
D. Song Of VALLEY. IG; SrDoct s5: 'Fonctionnairs
I ImpI. 95: Captain Pau. Ia Preston Lynn, III;
flarchccurt Ill: OrDerth, 10; High Tide. IT
Ese JuIatte. IJ2; Buzz Around g.
| SEVENTH RACE Selling: 3-year-olds and up
$Eri; mile aud seventy yards. ViriIe. u.s. Brave
anaTder lI2 Hidden Star limDl lOs Napier. lOs
Pee, Iot; Ambrose. IU Roadmaster. II3; Anna
nt 10; Senator Casey, los. SeTiliau lOi; Little
3sEr l09; Bonnie Tess IA
The Washington herald., 1916-10-28
DEEDS nF TRrSr

DEEDS OF TRUST.
Square l7I7. lots a and 25-Harry X Boss and Fl
Glenn Phelps to Arthur Carr and Marvin A. C1stis
to secure Perpetual Building Association, $500
Square EF lots l2 and l3-Harry X. Boss and H
Glenn Phelps to Arthur Carr and Marvin A. CIstfs
to secure Perpetual Building Association. g. 900.
Square D2l lot H-John and Caroline Robos5on
to Clyde d. Garrett and George P Barse TO secure
Munsey Trust Company. trustee S7OO six to thirty
six months. per cent.
Square az. OTIS "a to 37-Tsaac r. Leaverton TO
Clyde D. Garrett and George P. Barse to secure
Munsey Trust Company. trustee $3.50 one to three
years per cent.
Square 2o2l lots 3 and 9-wiIliam J. vannort n
Clyde D. Garrett and George p Barse to secure
Munsey Trust Company trustee. $780, nine ia
thirty six months, monthly, per cent.
SQUARE s3l, lot i3-Joseph D. Haley ct ux Eliza
beth A.. to George N. Emmerich and Douglass 8.
Msokall. to secure Washington Six Per Cent Per.
msncnt Building Association 81 800
Square o6. lot 2ls-Harriet H. Beason 10 Algernon
S. Gardiner and W. Gilbert Dent 10 secure VIII
liam R. Selecnan, $3.50, to forty-fTe months, 6
per cent
Square 5O3 part original lot 49-Mary R. Wnlett
ct al to Chapin Brown and Henry H. Bergmann,
to secure Oriental Building Association, No g. 500
Square SO. lot lSJ-Ann NJ. Marye to Arthur Carr
and Marvin \. Gusts to secure Perpetual Building
Association. 800
Meridian Hill. lot 68 block Il-John D. Kingsbury
It uE LOuise r., to Henry c. Lewis and Clarence
F. Welch. to secure Annie L. Campbell, $780,
monthly payments per cent.
lnglesde, lot r, block 4-Janet C. Dow to William
;. Phillips and Harvey NJ. SaGer, to secure Harry
A. Kite, 81 80. monthly payments, per cent
Holmead Manor lot 1852 block 44-Alfred ]. Carter
ct ux. Anna c., to Harvey NJ. Sager and Alphe1ls
w. Coe, to secure William S. Phillips, Sl75o
monthly payments, per cent.
Woodbridge lot Il, block 5-Charles W. Pumuhrey
ct w. Eva NJ, 10 Louis II. Simrkins and George
L. Pumphrey. to secure Daniel d. Bronson 800, one
TO twenty four months. per cent quarterly
Square $50. !ot William Haney et ux Mamie
TO Edmond Fitzgerald and William P NonnCyle TO
C~r;o pr,E1g
HOlmead Manor, lot 119. block 46-Bessie K Har.
rison to Walter P. Pumley and Charles +. Waring
to secure W. Preston Williamson, S400 two years
per cent semi-annually.
Square 3704 lots S4 and 35-R NJ GoIIehon Of ny
Susie F.. TO Wilton ]. Lambert and g H. Pope IA
SECURE Washington Land and Mortgage COMPANY.
s2,5o0 thirty days, without interest and one year
per cent
square S7l2. lots "A and 75-susie F. Couebon .,
viz. r. NJ, to Wilton J. Lambert and @ H. Pope
to secure Washington Land and Mortgage Compapy
800, semi-anHual payments, per cent.
Girls Portion, Parcel lo+s4-Edith B. Seek ct yir
Gilbert s., to Louis P. Shoemaker and Edgar d,