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table Basnett on Monday and brourht

stable Basnett on Monday and brought
before Justice ]. Lane Parrish, charg-
ed with uttering forgRed check. The
amount Of the checks was $3.50 ard was
purported to have been given by T.
L. Atha of Warrington. The check
vas cashed by Tf C. Cochran and Mr..
Atha denies making such q check.
Mr.. Martin will be given a prelimin.
airy hearing rs soon as arrangements
can be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Parrish and
family, Of Fairmont, were visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lane Parrish on Sun.
day.
1t was reported that on Saturday
night last foreigner got off Pits.
burgh Train No. with a suit case
supposed to contain whiskey. Two
well.known characters were watching
for an opportunity to get a supply
without running the risk Of trip to
Point Marion and they held up the
man with the suit case and took
charge of 1t. There were nineteen
quarts in the package. 1t Is current.
ly reported that the same parties have
been following this method Of obtain.
ing whiskey for sometime. The name
or identity OF the victim Is unknown
but the parties who held him up are
known.
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FAIRyIEW.

". H. Veach, Of Pennington, can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for sheriff, Of Marion county. was In
the city Saturday afternoon, circulat.
ing among his friends and soliciting
their votes in the primary Tuesday,
June 6.
Mrs. Marion Bowman left Monday
for a couple weeks visit at Bethany,
W. Va.
William Pogue and family will move
to Pine Bank, Pa.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hewitt was the week.
end visitor with Mrs. Shields at AIMS
Run.
Ray Morgan, Of Salem, is the week.
end visitor OF his father, A. q. Nor.
gan, and sister, Mrs. Clyde Machesney.
Rev. o. M. Pullen, Of Charleston,
was the guest Of Rev. R. D. Hall Sat.
urday. He was here In the interest
Of the Anti.saloon work..
Miss Kathleea Yost, who has been
teaching school at Rivesville, Is visit.
Ing her grandmother. Mrs. Malinda
Yost
Mrs. Homer Amos and his mother,
Mrs. Amos, were visiting Mrs. ]. w.
P. Jarvis Saturday.
H. L. Troxell, Of Fairmont, called
upon his patrons here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Jones, Of Fair.
mont, were visitors here today.
+. D. Trippett, of Fairmont, was q
recent business visitor here.
]. 7. Carpenter, Of Clarksburg, is
here on business.
George Erickson, of Clarlssburg, was
here on business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. r. Jones, of Fair.
view, returned from Enterprise where
they were the guests Of the laater's
parents.
Robert Kennedy sef; Homswood adat.
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WORTHINGTON.

Mrs. 2. F. Davis. Of Fairmont, was
visiting relatives here on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Brumage, Of
Moundsville, were weekend visitors
with Mr.. Brumage's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs: Elisha Brumage.
\ Miss Grace Martin. Of shinnstzl,
was visiting her sister, Mrs. Finley
Cakes. on Monday.
John Gillinghan, who has besn at
work in the Oklahoma oil fields for
several months, returned home on Sat.
urday. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. chas. L. Bowman: d,
Annabelle, were shopping In worthing.
ton on Monday. s Il
3 Russell Marlin was arrested By. Con.
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METZ ITEMS.

L. J. McMillen was a business Wis.
itor In this place Monday.
John Jones and wife were visiting
Mrs. Edward Boutwell, OF Warrington
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Terrell was call.
ed to Finley, Ohio, on account Of the
serious illness Of Mrs, Ferrell's SIS
ter.
Mrs. Louie Metz and mother attend.
ed the show at Fairmont last week.
Marguerite Mcconnell and Nellie
Hibbs were In Fairmont last week.
A P. Taught of Wadestown was q
business visitor In this place one day
last week.
Mrs. Nathan Tucker was business
visitor In Warrington Saturday.
Mrs. Laughlin. Of Fairmont, is visit
ing her son, William Laughlin, Of this
place.
Lawrence Mcconnell was visiting
In Fairmont Sunday.
Bruce Brummage was a business
visitor in Warrington Saturday.
Earl Kennedy was home from his
work Sunday.
A. 9. Metz was q business ,visitorin
Warrington Saturday.
Joe Kennedy was home over Sun.
day. rs
Mrs. Clark Yost Of Glover Gap was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy
Sunday.
II. L. Campbell and wife were in
Fairmont last week. ....--i... :. ~.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 81, 1915.
AMERICA FIRST
PROFIT VS.. LOSS.

~ ARLY in the discussion of new bridges for the city
II the Mayor Of Fairmont practically made pledge
that he would &c. $4,000 from the Monongahela
Traction Company, the B. N. railroad. the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and the county court The only
ton along this line that has been taken far is to get
nindeanite promise from the Traction company for
contribution to the Of between $4,000 and $4,000
This newspaper has been advised by man in close
touch with the city organization and who should be in
position to know whereof he spe,ks that the additional
cost Of construction of the bridge the Monongahela
river to meet the requirements of the Traction Company
would cost all that said company might be depended up
on to contribute to the fund.
Thus 1t would appear that the amount contributed
the company would not lessen the burden the tax
payers of the city in any material The West
yrgtnan has always been in favor of the bridges
for the city, but the conditions originally outlined by
the Mayor namely That those corporations which would
naturally be much benefited should contribute at
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Monongalia Musings

Twenty.seven ball players assembl-
ed at Hagans Saturday afternoon, also
a large crowd Of spectators and COM
mentators An attempt was made to
figure out the player that would de.
velop into BILLY" Sunday and car.
ry on the great work Of inducing satan
to sue for peace. Although great
lung power was displayed in several
instances, the forthcoming serpent
chaser was not selected.
A few days since We paused mo-
ment in front Of the Women Suffrage
headquarters at Fairmont. The feel.
Ing that We would seek admittance
and thereby secure much needed In.
formation on the suffrage question
was OF brief duration. The realiza-
tion soon came that
III a star should worship flower,
The star must drop from the sky,
Or the flower In trying to reach It
Would lroop on its stalk and die. "
When the Chicago convention rests
from its iabors, there will be some
thing like dozen candidates for Pres.
ident who will wander away where
the Rudyards cease from Kipling and
the Haggards ride no more" The man.
ayers OF the various favorite son
booms are great magnlfers and multi.
pliers, they give to "airy nothing q
local initiation and a name,' they
would deceive the very elect.
It Is fortunate that the Primary cleo.
ton draws near, otherwise many Of
| tho rondidafao ,vov1d haao,,,a CO ~
thusiastic that they would pursue vot.
ers even unto strange cities.
The Sage Brush Scientific society
has decided that no one should feel
embarrassed by an appeal to. his in.
telligence.
A damsel with a dulcimer may be
an attractive sight but don't give her
the premium until you witness the
gay and glittering graduate at the
easy task of solving all intricate and
perplexing problems.
1t appears that Bryan has at last
found his proper sphere, as he an.
nounces that he is In reality pro-
hibitionist. Wine Ia a mocker and q
strong man named Bryan, Is raging.
We wonder II there is a person In
the state that understands and adores
all the intricate and mysterious pro.
visions Of our primary election law.
According to the Governor of West
Virginia, one Of the candidates for
that position once made a very enjoy.
able visit to New York city. Go east,
gay, young candidates and witness the
charms Of the elite.
II Theodorius does mot secure the
nomination at Chicago, we have the
fate of the universe described by Alex.
ander Pope:-
"She comes! the sable throne behold
| or night primeval, and OF Chaos old
Before her, fancy's gilded clouds de.
cay,
And all its varying rainbows die away,
Wit shoots In vain his momentary
flves,
The meteor drops, and in q fash ex.
pires.
See skulking truth to her old cav.
ern fed.
Mountains of casuistry heaped Ger her
head.
PHILOSOPHY, that leaned on Heaven
before,
shrinks to her second cause and is
no more.
Nor public flame, nor private darea
do shine;
Nor human spark is-left, nor glimpse
divine!
Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos is re.
stored;
Light dies before they uncreatins
word;
Thy hand. great Anarch! lets the. cur.
tain fall,
And universal darkness buries ALL"
s. c. MUSGRAyE,
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ton. Warrington, moved his family
here Friday.
John Sutton spent the weekend at
his home here.
John and Pete Moore, Of Mooreville,
were Fairview visitors Friday.
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Another nEantomaan story,

Another story in the '.Tantomas" Sc
ries Of thrilling mystery and crime be-
gins In the Magazine Section Of The
New York World next Sunday. It Is
called the sExploits Of Juve" and de-
pfcts the great Partisan police inspec.
tor tn lns chase of the invisible Fan.
tomas" who deiies capture and laughs
Of the law. This "a a most exciting
story. Order your Sunday World In
advance from your wsdealer.-Ady.
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RUFF STUFF
AS okey Watkins o. KID the smoke
ordinance violation we can expect to
hear of the Health Officer urging the
use OF typhoid infected milk?
BY RED.


ordinance violation we can expect to
hear of the Health Officer urging the
use OF typhoid infected milk?
Where, Just now, are the wonder.
full heroes Of the gridiron of last fall?
Baltimore and Ohio passengers at
the Fairmont station have to get wet
everytime It rains. Not so In Clarks.
burg or Grafton nor on the East side.
II the mayors liquor ordinance is
enforced like the milk ordinance we'll
have to start a Kelley cure station
here.
Up the river camping parties report
lovely time yesterday "only 1t rain.
ed"
We often wonder IL florists don't
hate to see summer come.
A week from today the papers will
be full of-"refuses to comment on the
utSult III lue-ulotTlCt.
Aeroplanes may not be absolutely
safe but they don't stop along The road
to pack hot boxes or to patch an in.
ner tube.
We think that these scare crows
erected by some farmers hereabouts
do not frighten the grow but tickle
1t to death.
Uncle Sam has asked US to thank
all who hung out flag yesterday.
Seems this whiskey brought in for
election purposes is mixed with some
razor potion from the amount Of cut
ting scrapes resulting from it.
Why is It all the ladies look pretty
in these country club hats?
It may be so that the lumber which
the city is putting into the South Side
bridge will cost $4,000. Again 1t may
not. y
History repeats itself-rain sOth.
Female voice along the seashore:
What shall ! do to be saved?"
Before Clarksburg gets its new trac.
ton depot something should be done
to get lavatory for the one here.
Why does the city tear up the paving
on Quincy street and let automobiles
run into, the unmarked piles Of bricks
at night.
Answering the above we'd say "Be.
cause"
Why newspapers continually refer
to certain women as woman Of mys.
terry" Is q mystery to US.
Seems the regular army and the vet
Grams are alike in one respect-both
ranks seem to be dwindling.
WE don't know what Tom Deveny
roasted to death yesterday on the Mon.
roe street corner but 1t certainly was
some awfully strong animal.
Now it's reported that 'pastuerlzed
milk" tops can be bought and used In
Fairmont on milk that is not pas.
tuerized.
Lew orth company played to $500
people yesterday in Grafton.
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That u. s. mail boxes serve for pur.
poses other than receptacles for let.
tiers. papers, ETC., was proven who.
II. Fetzer, who resides on the Co.
hill farm. west OF Hancock In Morgan
county, opened the mail box In from,
Of his residence and found a birds
nest in one end by little wren.
whose visits are not disturbed by Car.
rter sChas. Corbett.
The Preston County News, of King.
wood, says, Men we're here this week
from Ohio looking after their coal in.
terests near Kingwood. They expect
to have the mines. which will be near
Synder. opened within a short time
and to be shipping coal soon thereat.
ter. The coal will be transported over
the West Virginia Northern railroad.
Several men will be given employment
inIthe new opening and will swell the
trade In Kingwood quite considerably"
Some Of the orchardists Of Jeffer.
son county have been experimenting
withaainew system of spraying. using
Q spray In the form Of powder In place
ofithe usual liquid. It is said that the
ewsmethod Is less expensive and
troublesome than the old. The powd.
erisiblown upon the trees by blower
operated by gasoline engine, and It
ID claimed that 1t does more effective
work by being more generally distri.
hnted through the trees. Prof. w. e.
Rumsey and Prof. H. ]. Giddings, OF
the State University. have been as.
sisting In the experiments In this coun.
" the past week.
Miss Gladys Brast, of New Martins.
Vile, and Miss Hazel Mccoy. of Sis.
tersyille, who have been spending sew.
eral months in Tulsa. Okla, have pur.
chased the Strand moving picture the.
atre In that city from Lee Dewey. The
movie house Is large and very popu.
lar one and does excellent business.
Last Sunday evening, says the Wet.
eel Republican, of New Martinsville,
Mrs. Everett Shepherd OF Clinton
street Martins Ferry was the victim
Of two accidents in which one righted
the damage done by the other. In
some manner she fell on the sidewalk
and dislocated her knee. Her husband
was nearby and after assisting her to
her feet started to carry his wife
home, As he mounted the steps to the
porch he, too slipped and fell. The
fal however remedied Mrs. shep.
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all them kind words said or to be said at Chicago
were dollars in Uncle Sans strong box no one would
kick on the cost Of preparedness
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Many young seem to go to college to keep from
going to work. We wonder what they'll do now that
vacation is so unacceptable.
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Notice Of Lis Pendla

Robert G. Linn, plaintiff, VS.. Zoe
Martin, ct al, In chancery. Object OF
suit to recover against the defendants
$500 with interest thereon from about
September q. 1914;
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James Oliver curwood Arctic explorer boasts Of eat.
ing dlnosaur meat $4,000 years old. Du spec
ial steak In New York show hotel? Why boast?
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Dynamiting fish in the Kanawha
river and tributaries has become such
q general practice that reports have
been made to the state forest fish and
game department, and special officers
are investigating. Deputy wardens Of
Kanawha county have been given In
formation which is expected to lead
to wholesale arrests within the next
few days,
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she MAY ASK JULY

CLEVELAND, May s1.-Miss April
January, 1913 East 81 st street, has
taken out permit to play tennis on
the municipal courts IN June.
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We don't know what Tom Deveny
roasted to death yesterday on the Mon.
roe street corner but 1t certainly was
some awfully strong animal
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Now it's reported that "pGstuerlzed
milk" tops can be bought and used In
Fairmont on milk that is not pas
tuerized.
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Lew orth company played to $500
people yesterday In Grafton.
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Seems the regular army and the vet.
Grams are alike in one respect-both
ranks seem to be dwindling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-24
WEALTHY MAN SERVING LONG
SENTENCE FOR MURDER
MAY BE RELEASED. w..
MODEL PRISONER,
SAYS PAROLE BOARD
Warden Sanders Recommends Release
of Baker, Who Is Serving Fifteen
Year Sentence-More Men Now Out
Of Prison on Parole Than Ever Be-
fore-Ma jority Making Good Citizens.

Muscatine, April 24.--F'reedom is
ahead for Guy E. Baker, Muscatine
prisoner who was sentenced to the
state penitentiary for fifteen years on
a charge of murder, If steps now in
progress eliminate as anticipated.
Information to this effect was
learned thru William Dennis prom
inent Cedar Rapids attorney and MEM
Der of the state board of parole, who
was in Muscarine for a few hours.
The statement said that Baker
is model prisoner at the Fort
Madison penitentiary and that Warden
Sanders believes that he will make
good citizen if given another chance
Warden Sanders thinks this to Do
the psychological time to parole
Baker" declared Mr. Dennis. The
latter added that the judgment of the
warden with regard to prisoners has
invariably been found sound BY rea-
son Of the opinion held by the head of
the penitentiary. it is possible that
Baker Will be allowed his liberty upon
a parole when his case is considered
by the parole board again.
Many ParoIed Now.
Some interesting figures with re-
gard TO the parole board were vouch-
safed by Mr.. Dennis. He declared tina,
more men were now out of prison GA
parole than ever before in the history
of Iowa. No less than 275 men are
now on parole in this state. he SAID
Twenty We're paroled last week
from the state penitentiary and thirty
two from the Anamosa retormatory'
was statement made.
Records of the prison authorities,
declared Mr.. Dennis. showed that
70 per cent OF the prisoners max"
good" This Is conservative est-
mate he added. The parole board
member explained that this percentage
does not mean that the other 80 per
cent absconds. asserting that those
failing after being accorded chance
are usually returned back to the pen
itentiary. Less than per cent. ne
stated get away and escape from the
iurisd lotion Of the state.
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JOINT EASTER SERVICES.
Iowa Falls Knights TempIar Are Guests
Of Lodge at Hampton.


Of Lodge at Hampton.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. April PA delegation of
thirty eight local members of Eft. Elmo
Commandery No. As. knights Templar.
attended Easter services at Hampton
yesterday and while in that city were
the guests of the Hampton members of
this commandery. The pilgrimage was
made by special train on the Short Line,
leaving here about a. IN. and returning
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The local
knights were met at the depot in
Hampton by the knights of that city
with automobiles who conveyed the Wis
itors to the Masonic Hall. where lines
were formed by the knights of both
cities, in full uniform. The sixty eight
knights in line marched to the Congre
services were conducted. the sermon be-
ing delivered by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Thomson. After services. the knights
met at the Hotel Rule where dinner
was served. At the conclusion of the
repast short talks were given by Sir
Knight j. {. Powers, OF Hampton, and
Sir knight {. n. Buringame and Past
Eminent Grand Commander f. DIN
Soule, OF this city. The Hampton
knights treated the visitors to an auto
mobile drive about the city before tax
ing the special for home. The occa-
sion was most suspicious one and
was enjoyed by the knights of both
cities.
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CANDIDATES MUST HURRY IN
s ORDER TO. GET NAMES ON
PRIMARY BALLOTS.
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS
IN WHICH TO FILE
Candidates Waiting Until Last Hour
to Comply With Law-Cosson to Be-
gin Active Campaign For Governor
on Tuesday-Hamilton and Wright
Counties Promise Strong Support.

Des Moines, April 2+.-Candidates
for state, congressional and judicial
offices in Iowa have two more days IN
which to file nomination papers In the
office of secretary Of state in order to
have their names appear on the bal
lot al the state primary June ..
Many of the candidates are wait
ing until the eleventh hour before
filing. There are now 225 nomina ton
petitions on file The number will
probably reach 375 or 400. There are
l0s state representatives TO be elected
This year and thirty senators. In some
of the counties where interest IN Ger
tain issues is high, there are from I" }
to six candidates for representative.
The republican and democratic parties
appear to be short of candidates for
presidential elector.
Petitions Nearly Complete.
The candidates for the main state
offices on all tickets have their nom!-
nation petitions practically complete
but they have not yet fled them. Pol
iticians do not expect any dark horses
to appear at the last minute. and ow-
ing to CONDITIONS, IL Is Sdlu lIidt he"
of the candidates who have announced
themselves as being in the ring. may
fail 10 file. Efforts are being made IN
several quarters to eliminate some OF
the candidates.
Attorney General George Cosson
and Warren Garst. campaign manager.
will go to Waterloo tomorrow for the
orsaniza ton Of the big Cosson- For
Governor Club. Politicians say they
will have 500 members in Waterloo and
1900 more in Black Hawk county. 1t
Is known that Cosson will have some
thing important to say at the Water
100 meeting which will draw the line
closer between himself and Harding.
1t is expected that the attorney gen.
eral will take the lieutenant governor
TO task for some OF the things he has
been saying with reference TO the wet
and dry situation and the good roads
fight.
VIII Support cosson.
Cosson has received assurances from
Wright county that the vote OF the
republicans there will be to IN ms
favor. Hamilton county republicans
promise him more than So per cent Oh
the vote at tho primary.
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TRAIN RoBBER CAPTURED.
Man Who Robbed Union Pacific Pas
senaers Confesses.

Omaha. April 24.-Confessins to all
the daring train robberies on the Union
Pacific in the last year and declaring
that his recent desperate feat OF hold
ing up limited train No. p, was in
tended to be his last ''job,' the man
who Is given credit for having created
a real wild west" reign Of terror on
a tran sentimental railroad was. when
picked up on the North Platte river
by a posse found to bear none Of the
earrnarks Of the hard customer" ac-
cordiig to advices received at the
Union Pacific general offices in Omaha.
The private dispatches received at
local headquarters stated that the hold
up man. who gave the name of William
L. Carlisle. was captured at 2:3o
O'Clock in the afternoon. The holdup
man had walked about sixty miles,
with twenty men trailing him. He was
cornered by Sheriff Rivera Of Carbon
county, and Charles Irwin.