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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL &c, 1916
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CHRISTINE E[EljsTEI[N MILLER CONCERT.

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SgNsaudtence which packed the Grand from orchestra
to the second gallary and one which represented
ths best citizenship OF Fairmont greeted Miss
Christine Miller, the famous contralto, last night Miss
Miller is not a stranger by any means to Fatrmont citt-
gems! She has been here before and has %endeared her
self to hundreds Of lovers OF good music in this city.
Miss MiSer is an artist in the highest sense Of the word
and her reputation as one of the most talented and
charming singers in this country is merited. Besides
heines possessed of a superlative voice, she interprets
andEputs expression into her work in q manner that is
positively wonderful and thrills one through and through.
Her 8program last night wa varied and gave complete
gatisfacddn. AS an enchore last night she sang, 1T Is
sNotRaintng Rain To Me-" and this number took tho aud
fence By storm. 1t will be remembered that on one visit
ofSMis Miller to Fairmont it was raining torrents, and
while rain battered on the roof OF the building in which
she&wasG giving her concert, Miss Miller sang the song
mentioned above. The event will always be remember
ed by those who were presnt on that occasion and WIN
Miss Miller sang the song last night many Of those in
fhes audience recalled the conditions under which 1t was
first rendered here.
Befors each part Of the program the singer made a few
Introductory remarks concerning the numbes included in
Che group; and these remarks were fascinatingly" dcliv-
cred. F:um. the first part Of the program we would say
that. ttrio.Iy My Love and Me-" and ~"Bendemeer's
Stream were the most appreciated, although It is IN.
deedshard to discriminate against any Of the selections
offered during the performance. "Elfenlied" and Der
schmied' scored heavily in the second group of the even
ing The third part of tie program was devoted to
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especially. saying that had the rain
and damp weather continued for three
or four days that injury could have
been expected. AS the peach trees
are bursting into bloom, the amount Of
damage by freezing is becoming more
apparent. There are some varieties
which have very few bloom and in
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q. BITS OF Of
STATE NEWS

The Romney Review notes that the
quarterly report OF Postmaster L. j.,
Loy,sof that. town, for the quarter end
foftthelofice fol. the first quarter OF the
YearE1916 were greater by $2S2.S9 than
forEthe same quarter last year, the
receipts for the months Of January,
Febuary and March, 1916 being ST.
bA69!47! The receipts Of the office for
tha&corresponding months last year
were $l,1S6a.59. There was also a
IargeEincrease in the parcel post and
smoneySorder business.
AS result Of having a tooth ex.
4racted Edward Whitacre, popular
young clerk at Browng's drug store,
Marttnshurg, lost practically a0gallon.
Df& blood and several times was close
toEdeath's door. Young Whitacre at.
3tershaVing the molar extracted had re.
turned to the store and worked some
time before returning home, and was
feeling well. 1t Is supposed that in
extracting the tooth a blood vessel was
Euptured.
Eyidencing the superior equipment
Being added to the rolling stock Of
the RB!H&SO. Sunday a now locomotive
No.S7l11, one OF. the powerful double
StypeSinSuse. In the mountain region of
theRThirdB Division, passed by Martins
burg This engine has a listed weight
Glover a half million pounds, or to
beSsxacty260 tons, and was hauling 1O9
cars. Last week a similar type Of en-
Eines8N Nc. 57109, went ove the Second
Division with a load OF ITO cars. For
aeYera1&years the B. & o. has boon
ieddings heavy engines to tho Third Di.
Vision but the older series were OF
only $40 tons weight.
Berkeley peach growers are wonder
ms whether the recent rain will do
the peach crop any material damage.
There are some growers who state
that ftheEtrees OF some varieties wer
ia fnllbloom and completely open, and
that the rain coming at this time is
bad prevents the proper polleniz'
atton oEEthe buds, which is necessary
for emsto5setlf fruit. There are other.
EfowersSWho stated that the rain was
80 too sho%rtSduratIon to do any harm
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aAdtsusFeretss fromsthss opera* Jeanned d Arcs which was
perhaps lie best eaortso the evening: From the final
part5o Of the program. 5""Im Telln YeR GuidbyeHs and SAbS
sent iwese received with great appreciation.
1t was an evening in Paradise for the 8Eauste lovers sotH
Fairmort. and we wish Miss Christine Miller could be
with US cftener. The talented singer may rest assured.
that she will ever be received royalty by the Fatrnont
public. @
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Remembrance

Every time you see q pretty girl
you forget that you r married mar
rIed. his better.half complained bit
terly.
On the other hand, my dear. he re-
c:lted sadly; nothing brings home to
me the fact, with such force.
After which the war in Europe
seemed q pretty tame affair.-Judge.
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INV lG9 nave 6ulLtlEus Aduy 1851 kl4dL
the few bloom that have chung to these
trees may be weakened that they will
later drop off without setting fruit.
Ohio county leads all other coun.
ties in the state in the number OF
organized Bible classes, having 1872,
while the next closest county Is Ca.
bell, having lis. These are the only
two classes in the state that have
passed the hundred mark and Berke.
Icy comes third with rs organized
classes. Rev. w. II. Fields, pastor
of the First Christian church OF Wheel.
ing, is at the head Of the Adult Bible
classes OF the state with the follow.
ing as his assistant officers: Stark A.
White, of Weston; A. D. Derby, OF
Martinsburg; a nd H. Clay Worth, Of
Huntington. The Methodist Episco.
pal church leads the denominations
in the number of organized adult Bible
classes, having $50. The Methodist
Episcopal church (South), is running
a close second with 234. The Chris.
'tian church is third, having 1886; Bap-
list fourth. with 119, and the United
Brethren churches ara under the cen
fury mark.
Secretary OF State Reed announces
that the board Of public works will
be in session in the governors rooms,
in the capitol, at Charleston, May 3
and 8, 1916, for the purpose Of hear.
ing representatives OF the railroads
and other public service corporations
relative to their assessments. ANY
one interested has the privilege OF
attending.
TIL emergency chlorinating plant re.
Gently secured by the state depart.
mentl of health to be used temporarily
in towns and cities of the state for
the immediate purifying OF water sup
plies while permanent plants are be-
ing installed, Is being replaced by the
manufactures with a plant which will
really be portable. The old plant,
which leaked badly and was other.
wise unsatisfactory, weighed SO pounds
and was too heavy and bulky for easy
transportation by hand The new plant
is to be constructed OF block aluminium
and will weigh only 81 pounds. It can
be carried In q single case In trans.
porting it about from place to place.
Timber land owners in KanRwha,
.t!rcolnf BGo1e, Favetta ord Ralntrhs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Juliet Breitung-Kleist, beauty and
heiress to millions. will begin divorce
action soon in New York against Max
E, Kleist, the coachman whom she Sc.
married three years ago. Kleist
working on the estate adjoining
tho Breitung country home In Mlcht
thhlrornnnce lhnFan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26
In the Early Stages
of Tuberculosis

your chances for defeating this
dreaded affection depend largely on
your ability to restore normal body
functions.
TIC do this, one requirement Is proper
attention to diet and puro food. Also
rest and fresh air. day and night.
Where the system Is u down and
likelihood of serious consequences
thus increased, Eckman's Alternative
may prove beneficial, as 1t has in
many cases. %o.
This is a lime treatment-hut un-
like any other. For here the lime
content is SO combined with other in.
gradients as to be easily assimIlatcd
by the average person.
a trial can do no harm, since Eek
mans Alternative contains no poison
Gus or h~abIt-forming drugs. At your
druggists.
EckmRn laboratory. PhilHdc'riia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

the lower attitudes, practically all the
lowties have suffered. Many feel that
the few bloom that have chung to these
trees may be weakened that they will
later drop off without setting fruit.
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AM. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES lESs:,

The8 folIowlng prices for announcing IN The West vir.
sgtniansfo the June primary will prevail for5the different
political candidates:
ForIUaS. Senator ...... s25 Assessor ............. $40
Rep IN Congress 1890. 20 Prosecuting Attorney :. ~
Governor ...... I. 25 Member County Court y. 10
sOtheraState OFFICES .... 20 Justice OF Peace ....... .
shoriH4 ............ 20 Constable .....:....... 3
State Senator ........... 10 Board OF Education ~. $
House of Delegates 80. 10
The fee must accompany the announcement before
same is published. @
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Conaway must be a general hard guy. Any fellow that
would break up winning combination has no heart. But
it shows ne was on the job.
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Christine Miller certainly has a great number OF
friends in this city. g
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Tho police seem 10 be nippiug traffic offenders right
and left Just now.
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The Democrats are going to ignore the tariff in the
campaign. It is to laugh. mH.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Q, shaw. Where was Vic yesterday morning?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

The y. NJ, c. A. of Pittsburgh is going to start a cam
paign for a million dollars. Better send for Right.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Lincoln votes on the good road proposition today.
ca-ma,v NAV som start something on the sea.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Vice is said to still be rampant in Chicago. 1t would not
be Chicago IL such were not the case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

That Peanut Politics" yarn in the morning paper Of
yesterday read like a Democratic Shell game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

Timbe= land owners In KanRwha,
.s!!ncolnf Boone, Favette ord Relnirhs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

A British editor classes Wilson with Lincoln.
have been drinking strong tea. NH
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-26

We know for whom one vote in the
Jersey Presidential primaries went.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
Mr.. SCUDDER NOT
ASKED TO STAY
ON COMMITTEE
No Formal Request Sent Pub
Usher Yet to Reconsider
His Resignation.

Wallace NJ. Scudder. publisher of
the Newark Evening News, has not
yet had communicated TO him the
Committee of One Hundreds request
that he withdraw his resignation
from membership on the committee.
The delay was due to difficulties
which arose in disposing of Commit
tee of One Hundred business today,
Henry Wellington Wack stated at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon. He gave
assurance the formal request would
be in Mr.. Scudder's hands within an
hour. Mr.. Wack was authorized to
take this step by the Committee Of
One Hundred yesterday, when a mo-
tion to ask Mr.. Scudder to withdraw
his resignation was carried.
Mr.. Scudder stated when told of the
result of yesterdays meeting, that he
would forward a withdrawal of the
resignation to the committee as soon
as he was notified that it desired him
to reconsider the resignation.
so far as the celebration is con-
cerned it is my desire to help in every
way to make it a success" said Mr.
Scudder.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
TWO INJURED IN
TWOACC|DENTS
At STEEL WORKS
Victims at Harrison Plant Were
Working on Scat
folds.

As the result of two accidents
which happened within a Short time
of each other at the plant of the
Crucible steel Company, Harrison, to-
day, David Rodgers, twenty-five years
old, of Washington avenue, this city,
and John Anderson, thirty-flve years
old, of Is Warren street, Harrison, are
in st. Michael's Hospital, this city.
Reagan is believed to have "a frac-
tured skull. Anderson is not thought
to be seriously injured.
Anderson was the first injured.
With two other men he was at work
on a scaffold when a travelling crane
knocked it from beneath him. Two
men who were working with him
clung to girder but Anderson fell to
the floor. The Harrison police am
bulance was summoned and while it
was on the way to the works, Rodgers
was injured.
He was working on a scaffold about
twenty feet abn''e the ground. lie
was about to throw a can to no .er
workman when he lost his balance
and fell. lie landed on a large belt
and was whirled about a shaft, fall
ing finally upon a pile of shells. He
was rushed to the hospital in the am
bulance. In seven minutes the ma
chine was back at the steel WORKS
to take Anderson to the hospital, but
he had been removed 10 the institu-
ton in another automobile.
At the office of the steel works this
morning an effort was made to as
certain the facts concerning the acci-
dents. Superintendent johnson re-
fused to make a statement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
BETH. COMMON
FIRST DIVIDEND
IS $50 SHARE
Regular Disbursement on Pre-
ferred Also DecIared-In-
creased Wages Announced.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.--The Beth
lehem Steel Corporation today de-
clared dividend of $50 a share on
it's common stock out of earnings of
the year 1915, payable in quarterly
installments.
This Is the first disbursement of
the corporations profits that the
common shareholders have ever re-
ceived. Last years profits have been
earned from immense orders for arm
ament received from belligerent ma
tions in Europe. II has been the an
nounced policy of Charles M. Schyab,
president of the corporation, to use
surplus earnings after the payment
of the per cent. preferred dividend
for improvements upon the COM
panys property. few months ago
Mr. Schwab was quoted as saying
he was opposed to the payment of
common dividend for at least two
years.
During the last six months Beth
lehem Steel common has been a sem
sational feature of the stock market.
Early in January last ii was selling
at 46h and by October had advanced
to 600.
at All, IA points down from yester-
days close. advanced to 47S and
after the announcement of the dec
laration of the dividend dropped to
465.
The corporation also announced to-
day an increase in wages of ten per
cent. for it's unskilled labor, which
went into effect, it was stated, on
January 16.
Tho dividend represents a distribu-
tion of approximately $.500,000.
Although no official statement was
made as to the amount of profits
earned by the corporation in 1915, it
was authoritatively asserted that the
declaration of 80 per cent. was con-
servative. Wall Street estimates as
70 the earnings have ranged from rs
to $50 per cent.
The dividend was apparently a dis
appointment to the professional ele-
ment in the stock market. for after
some hesitation prices began to de-
cline in all parts of the list.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
BIG NAVY NOW To
LIMIT ARMAMENT
LATER DANIELS
Will Give Us Stronger Voice at
international Conference, De-
cIares Secretary.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Baeked
by its great wealth and resources, and
with an established naval building
program, the United States will be in
a position at the close of the Euro
pean war to call an international con-
ference for limitation of armament,
Secretary Daniels declared today be-
fore the House naval committee.
"If these nations know that we are
rich enough and big enough and pre-
pared to build more dreadnoughts
than anybody else, it will give us n
stronger voice." he said.
II agree with you there" said Rep
resentative Butler, whose questions
had brought out the secretary's state
ment, but as to one point. | would
wait until then and if they refused
our suggestion and kept on building,
/ would borrow hundreds of millions
of dollars and build twenty-four ships
in four years"
"Where would you build them ?"
asked Secretary Daniels.
81 would devote every facility in
the country to it," said Representa-
tive Butler.
Pressing the secretary for any spe-
cific reason for increasing the navy
Immediately. Representative Butler
asked if he had any knowledge of
impending dander he had not re-
Vealed.
ave cannot be Indifferent to the
present world madness for war" the
secretary said. "I do not believe the
European powers are building to at
tack us but it is possible. If we
wait 1t takes three years to build a
battleship, and they are building
noW."'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
ARMITAGE MEN
SURE THAT He
WILL WIN OUT.
Postoffice Race Still Open.
Book Is Two Weeks
Over Term.

Almost two weeks have now elapsed
since Frank J. Books commission as
postmaster expired. No successor has
yet been appointed, and, officially. the
race is still an open one An un-
official agreement in favor of John +
Sinnott, sr., was reached at Washing
ton several days ago. but the hackers
of John J.. Armitage are making
strenuous efforts to upset it. Until
the nomination is actually sent to the
Senate they feel there is a possibility
of victory
Mr. Books commission expired
January 1G, but he will continue hold
ing over until his successor Is ap-
pointed and qualities. Like the post
master-to be, Mr.. Book was unable to
assume office Immediately upon the
expiration of his predecessors COM
mission. lie was forced to wait nine
teen days before being permitted 10
take hold
The delegation that visited Wash
ington this week in support of Mr..
Armtage appears TO have brought
back word that the race was still
open. Mr.. Armitage said today that
such was the case.
One member of the delegation has
reported that Postmaster General
Albert Burleson is waiting for Sem
ators William Hughes and James r.
MARITIME to agree in making rec
ommendation. Mr.. Burleson and Jo-
seph p. Tumulty, secretary to the
president, had a conference yester-
day. The Armitage forces are rather
non-committal when questioned upon
the attitude of the senators toward
the president of the Woodrow Will
son Democratic League. The Armi-
tage hackers are opposing Mr. Sin
motifs appointment as strongly as
though the latter had been an adver-
sary of the Woodrow Wilson Demo-
cratic League rather than a member
of its executive committee. 1t is
said that the Armitage men have
been flooding Burleson with letters
this week
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
DR.. HUTCH|SON
TAKEN TO TASK
BY E-2 PROBERS
Edison Aides Statement in De-
fense of Batteries OBJ
jected To.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The navy
board of inquiry that is investigating
last Saturdays explosion on The sub
marine E-2 at the BROOKLYN navy
yard, in which four men We're killed
and about a dozen injured. called Dir.
Miller Reese Hutchison, Thomas A.
Edison's electrical expert, to the stand
today and gently reprimanded him
for giving his views on the accident
to the newspapers.
DR.. Hutchison admitted that lie had
given out a statement because il
might seem that the Edison Storage
Battery Company were on trial lie
was told that this was not a trial at
all, but an inquiry. DR.. Hutchison
was cautioned not to offend again,
and he promised,
Naval Constructor j. A. Spillman
was then examined as to the venti-
lating system on the boat, and Dir.
II. t. 'OrVis. the yard surgeon, testi-
fled as to the names of the victims,
their titles, etc. The board then an
nounced that it would go to the
Cumberland Street Hospital 10 take
the testimony of some of the injured
men there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20
SOUGHT DEATH
BY FIRE IN BED.
POLICE THINK
Mrs. James GiIchrist, of East
Newark, Rescued by
Firemen.

Mrs. James Gilchrist seventeen
years old, bride OF three months,
made an attempt today, according to
the East Newark police, TO end her
life by burning herself to death by
setting her bed afre. She was
rescued by members of the East New
ark fire department and taken from
her home, AZ Central avenue, To st.
Michaels Hospital, this city.
Her condition is not believed to be
serious. She will be placed under
arrest as soon as she is able to leave
the hospital. according TO Chief of
Police Neville.
According to tho police, Mrs. Gill
christ drank a quantity OF spirits
of salt prior to her marriage to Gill
christ. 1t was said at the time the
act was an accident. Her father, the
police say, committed suicide several
years ago by drinking carbolic acid.
Patrolman John Martin, of East New
ark, found note on the dresser in
the bedroom of Mrs. Gllchrist. 1t
read as follows:
when my heart is locked, I am bet
ter dead. When no one seems to care
for me. Goodbye James dear to all.
Hoping the sunshine will shine for
you and all. Shed a tear for me.
Hope you will get a better wife.
Good bye, may God bless you
The husband is sixteen years old.
1t could not be learned in the neigh
borhood that the couple had any
quarrel today. Gilchrist is employed
by a. West Hudson oil concern and
was out of town on "A route this morn
4.,s~ n hod lit
wife's act up until an early hour this
"A afternoon
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-20

1T is the merest cant, said the
king. for Great Britain and France
to talk about the violation of the
neutrality of Belgium and LnNem-
burg after what they themselves
have done and are doing here. / have
tried in every way | lonoW how to
got fair play in the British md
French press and to obtain a fair
hearing from the British and French
public. No sooner had tire British
newspapers attacked Greece with the
most amazing perversion of fact and
misrepresentation of motives than |
called one of their correspondents and
gave him face to face fun state
ment of Greece's position. / have
given most frank statement to the
French press through one of the
French newspapers which had been
most bitterly attacking Greece. Tho
only forum of public opinion open
TO me is that of the United States
The situation is far too vital for
mo to care snap about royal dignity
in the matter of interviews when the
very life of Greece as an independent
country is at stake. | shall appeal
to America again and again if neees-
sary for that fair hearing which is
denied TO me by the countries of tho
allies.
Scores Military Necessity.
Just look at the list of Greek ter
rltory already occupied by the allied
troops Lemnos. Impros. Mytlene,
Castelloriza. Corfu, Saloniki, includ-
ing the Chaloidice peninsula. and a
large part of Macedonia. I'm pro
portion to all Greece it is as if that
part of the United States Which was
won from Mexico after the Mexican
war were occupied by foreign troops
and not so much as by your
leaven What matters that they
promise to pay for the damage done
when the war is over. They cannot
pay for the sufferings of my people
driven out of their homes. They
plead military necessity. 1t was un-
der this constraint of military neces-
sity that Germany invaded Belgium
and occupied Luxembourg.
ut Is no good claiming that the
neutrality of, Greece was not gaaran-