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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Mrs, F. G. Scranage
Dies This Morning

Mrs. Forrest Currey Scranage,s LACED
% years wife of Howard Scranage,
died this morning at 1880 o'clock at
her home at MCGEE, Taylor county,
after an illness Of several weeks of ty.
phoid fever. The deceased was a
daughter Of the late Fenton Currey
and is sister of A. L. Currey Of this
city and of Carroll, Lee and Lawrence
Currey Of Monongah. The husband of
the deceased is a son of Mrs. Martha
Scranage of this city and a brother of
Misses Lillian, Nina and Pauline Scran-
age. Mrs. Scranage was at her bed.
side when she died and the Misses
Scranage will go to MCGEE this even.
ing to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Scranage is survived by her
husband and an infant son eighteen
months Of age. Her mother also sur
wives her. The deceased Is a rela!
tive Of Mrs! Clyde S. Holt Of this city
and she will also attend the funeral.
The funeral will take place Wed.
nesday at o'clock from the Harmony
Grove church and interment will be
made there. Undertaken Musgrave
and Son are in charge of the funeral
arrangements.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
ANTI SUFFRAG|STS
HERE FOR THE FAIR
Miss Dorman of Baltimore
Will Address Meeting
Tomorrow.

Anti woman suffrage interests will
be well taken care Of during fair week
by Marjory Dorman, OF Baltimore, and
Clara E. Markeson, who arrived in the
city Monday evening and are quarter.
ed at the Manley hotel. They will be
In charge Of the anti booth which viii
be maintained at the Fair grounds and
Wednesday evening Miss Dorman wall
make a speech at mass meeting
which will be held at the court house.
She will also speak 1t the Fair
grounds Thursday afternoon and at
the Bartlett hotel in Warrington
Thursday night. She will also speak
in Clarksburg. Miss Dorman is here
to represent the Anti.State Suffrage
organization at Charleston. The off.
GERS Of the organization are: Mrs. D.
G. Gallaher, president; Mrs. Howard
Simpson. vice president; Miss .Iean
Brown, secretary, and Mrs. Mayo Toll.
man, treasurer. Mrs. "A. B. Fleming,
Of this city, Is honorary state presi.
dent. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins Is chair.
man Of the executive committee.
Miss Dorman Is Of the opinion thai
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
No Action Will Be Taken in
Strike Matter To-
day.
WORK ON COMPROMISE
Committee Of Eight Emin-
ent Railroad Men are
Doing 1t.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22-As tue
railroad executives were not ready for
another conference this morning Pres.
ident Wilson called the cabinet to dis.
pose of business which has accumulat.
ed while he has been considering the
strike problem.
AT ten this morning the men went
into meeting which was attended
by leaders Of all four Brotherhoods
No special purpose is attached to It and
the leaders said it was ust to keep
the men together.
A statement in reply to the argu.
ments Of the railroad executives on
the question Of arbitration was being
prepared by leaders and probably will
be issued for publication tomorrow.
The brotherhood officials describe
the situation as unchanged. The rail.
road executives made a formal an.
nouncement that consideration of the
situation had been turned over to a
committee of eight and that no con.
clusions had been reached. The fol.
lowing were announced as members
Of committee which will work on Pres.
ident Wilson's proposal and make a
report to the assembled executives; |;
Hale Holden, Burlington; w. w. At.
terbury, Pennsylvania; Fairfax Harrl.
son, Southern; Robert s. Lovett, I'm.
ion Pacific; E. F. Ripley. Santa Fe; "A.
H. Smith, New York Central; Frank
Trumbull, c. and o.; Daniel Willard,
B. and o.
While the sub committee was work.
ing the executives got In touch with
their boards Of directors. It was un.
derstood that reply might be ready
for President Wilson tonight Or to-
morrow morning. In administration
circles 1t was said there was no hope
of settlement.
The exact nature OF the proposal to
be submitted to President Wilson was
not revealed but from the fact that the
executives were in communication
with their boards of directors the con.
clusoin was drawn that 1t confirmed
the concessions Of the eight hour day.
One suggestion understood to be un.
derstood to be under consideration
was the submission Of the collateral
issues to the Inter State commerce
commission or provision for making
permanent the commission of investi.
cation suggested by President Wilson.
The brotherhood meeting did moth.
ing and adjourned till three o'clock
this afternoon.
An invitation from Vice President
Marshall to all Of the representatives
to visit the Senate today was accept.
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Lincoln District
Case Heard Again

In order that the county levy may
be finally fixed the Marion county
court are today seeking to have tne
Lincoln district road bond issue con-
troversy settled in the circuit court.
Ninety.three witnesses are present this
afternoon in the court room and the
evidence is being heard by Special
Judge Kemble White In an effort TO
determine whether or not the in;uac.
tion granted by Judge Maxwell, OF
Clarksburg, should be made perna-
nent or dissolved.
The hearing today is on motion OF
the Lincoln district committee who
are in favor of the bond issue to have
the injunction dissolved. They are
represented In the case by Attorney
Tusca Morris while the usual array o,
legal talent appears for the protesting
taxpayers Of Lincoln district, being j.
A. Meredith. Frank Raymond, Ross A.
Watts and Attorney Smith. OF CIarks.
burg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
MIN. MACHINE PLANT
WILL Be ENLARGED
100 More Men Will Be Used
When Addition is
Built.

Announcement was made today that
the plant of the Fairmont Mining Ma.
chine company will be enlarged about
one.third more than Its present size
and when the new improvements are
completed will employ about hun.
dred additional men. This plant at
present employs 260 men and manufac-
lures mining supplies and machinery.
The enlargement of this plant is
in line with the new Industrial de.
veiopment Of Fairmont which Is plan.
ed to Increase the population of this
city to $4,000 within five years.
The trade of the local concern EN-.
braces wide scope and mining sup.
plies are often shipped to foreign
countries. The present plant has about
reached its limit in the production Of
machinery and for this reason the ad.
dition to the plant will be construct.
ed at once.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Mayor Resents Criticism of Subordinate And Demands
Greater Efficiency on Part of Employees
of Other Departments.
SANITARY OFFICER P|TzER UNDER FlRE'
Is Accused of Not Being Able to Take Care of His Duties
Outhouses Must Go If He Has to Go
With Them.

At an adjourned me ?ting this morn.
ing Of he City Board OF .itfairs, the
levy for the city Of Fairmont for the
ensuing year was laid. This levy var.
les none whatever ith the original
estimate.
Several residents OF Hill Crest ap.
peared before the Board asking that
the city install lights on the Hill Crest
road SO that drunken auto parties can.
not congregate at that point. The
Board referred the matter to the Com.
missioner of Streets, Albert L. Leh.
man. and to the Finance Commissioner,
]. Walter Barnes. The Board figured
that the required number of lights for
use in that section would cost more
than the taxpayers in the city limits
at Hill Crest pay. One ligk. would
cost as much to run for one year as the
entire amount Of the taxes paid In.
In a petition signed by The Miller
Clark Grain company, John A. Clark,
president; j. p. Hart and G. NJ. Lilley,
the Board was requested to grade and
pave Seventh street from Chamberlain
avenue to Virginia avenue. The mat.
ter was taken under consideration.
During the meeting controversy
arose which took up half hour of the
Boards time. There has been much
agitation recently against out houses
within the city limits at places where
sewerage has been installed, Upon ill.,
vestigation this morning one Of the
commissioners stated that there were
number of C mplaints against the
work Of Sanitary officer Pitzer and
suggested to Mayor Bowen that he be
dismissed from the sanitary office II
the work cannot be done better. The
street commissioner informed the
gathering that there was something
wrong with the sanitary officer II he
could not locate the persons at fault
and that there has been for the past
year numerous violations Of the sani.
tary code on the South Side where
dozens OF families publicly burn trash
on the Baptist church property. The
mayor stated that It hat been impossI.
Bile to find who does this. Other mem.
bers OF the Board insisted that 1t was
an every day affair and that something
must be done. This jumping on the
police department so riled the mayor
that he turned white but he kept a firm
grip upon himself. He responded to
the street commissioner saying:
THAT talk about my department
makes me sick. I'm getting tired OF
being bawled out in public and"
Here Commissioner Lehman injected,
AN matters here are public" "And,"
the mayor went On, "I'm going to say
few things about your department.
For instance what business have you
Of keeping white man as boss at So a
day, over two Italians working by the
day on the bridge? What In the devil
does this garbage man you pay sal.
ary to, do for the city? He rides around
on a cart and does nothing. How do |
know what he does, he never makes re.
port to me; he never comes around the
office, and besides how about that man
that picks paper up of the streets?
Hereafter ! want report from the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Greeks See End Of
Dream Of Empire

ATHENS, July 81, delayed by censor
An initial brigade of Russian troops
has arrived at Saloniki to join the en-
tente allies in the fighting in the Bal.
kans.
The arrival of the Russians has
created profound impression here.
Even royalists who have consistently
opposed participation In the war, by
Greece, on the side OF the entente al
lies seemed almost stunned by the
news that Russian troops had arriv.
ed to take part in campaign which
made other conditions might have
been taken by Greek army.
The general feeling here Is that the
bringing in OF Russian troops has dis
PEELED definitely the dream OF greater
Greece which was conceived a year
and half ago by the then Premier
Venizelos who carried Greece well on
the way toward the entrance into the
war on the side Of the Entente allies.
1t is regarded as possible that the
presence OF Russian forces In Mace.
donia will effect change in the atti.
tude Of Bulgaria.
In some. quarters irritation is dis.
played at recent foreign policy OF the
Greek government which is said to
have overlooked the interests Of this
nation.
After conference Of French, Brit.
ish, Serbian and Russian commanders
at Saloniki today It was decided that
the newly arrived Russian forces
would take up positions with Serbian
troops on the southern frontier Of
Serbia.
The Serbo-Russian force was plac.
ed under combined staff OF which
the rown Prince Alexander OF Serbia
is the nominal commander. The Rus.
sian general Frederictsz is nj actual
command,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22

eDid you get drink from the Dew.
ey Bell barrel?" This question was
asked today by almost every person
Of the hundreds who attended the
Fairmont Fair this afternoon. This
Dewey Bell" barrel is the feature un.
der the Grand stand and is found In
the Republican Headquarters.West
vtrginian booth. Practically every
visitor today paused at this booth
long enough to receive refreshing
drink served In an attractive sanitary
cup bearing the legend "Dring to the
success of the Republican ticket"
Frank Amos is In charge of the booth
assisted by representative OF the
West Virginian and from early this
morning when the crowds began to
arrive they were busy all day reliev.
ing the thirsty.
The rains last night left the coun.
tryiroads in excellent condition SO that
parties in automobiles. farm wagons
and buggies arrived early and about
noon the crowds from the city began
TO come on the trolley cars and in tax.
IS. Exhibition Hall nearest the en-
trance was the first thing inspected
by the visitors and 1t proved so at
tractive that many forgot to leave in
time for the beginning OF the races.
All the hundreds OF exhibits In this
/. building are interesting and the hall
is q riot OF beautiful floral displays
and lvaricolored needlework interspers-
ed with delectable fruits and jellies
ranged alongside art exhibits, furni-
ture, electrical displays and local man-
nfactured products. Exhibits that are
especially well worth seeing are those
Of the Monongahela Valley Traction
company. containing all manner of
electrically operated devices; Ross
Furniture company with handsome
household furniture and monographs;
Hartley's store with furniture, car
pets and victrolas.
The live stock exhibits also drew
hundreds OF interested spectators and
the sleek, glossy, well.fed cattle were
admired by all who saw them. Two
herds Of Brown Swiss cattle onwed
by George Neuhard Of Elk Grove.
Ohio, caused the most comment, as
they are the first Of this variety that
have ever been seen here. Jess vii.
land and Frank Moran are the names
oftwo Of the little Brown Swiss steers
that have been trained to be yoked
together in a strong willing team.
AT the Poultry building are over
500 chickens. ducks, turkeys, pea.
fowls and guineas all twittering and
chipping together in grand chorus.
William Algee has the largest exhibit
of any from this county and in his
pens are forty chickens.
After all these exhibits were inspect
ed the crowd moved toward the grand
stand and midway The midway this
yearis the best III the history Of the
Fair and besides plenty of the various
anusement concessions, including the
two Wild West Shows, there are
many good places for the hungry
throngs to eat. The Grand Restaur.
ant with white covered tables and a
silver tounged chef who calls seduc.
lively to the crowds while performing
; with his cooking tools, is the most
attractive Of these.
Aslusual, the most fascinating Of all
the sights to be seen were the horses
al they scored up and down the
stretch warming up for the afternoons
racing. The class ofehorses entered
In the races this week is of the best
racing over halt4mile tracks this sea-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Dewey BELL Barrel fairs MOST POPULAR ATTRACTION
son and the track is in ideal condi.
tion with no dust and a good soft
cushion Of dirt making It safe and

son and the track Is in ideal condi.
tion with no dust and o good soft
cushion Of dirt making It safe and
fast.
Starting Judge Frederick Stone call.
ed the starters in the 22:22, $1,000
trotting stake at 1880 this afternoon,
and the grand stand was well filled
when the entries in this race parad.
ed past the stand.
The first heat OF this race was be.
gun this afternoon at two o'clock ana
the thret races were TO pe run off in
the order named sandwiching a heat
OF each between heat OF the other
two.
The first called was the 22:22 trot.
ting stake and following a heat Of
this a heat OF the 2:23 pace and a heat
OF the 2:25 trot were called. None
OF these races had been finished at a
late hour this afternoon. In addi.
tion to these harness races a Five.
eighth OF a mile running race is sched.
uled for this evening.
All OF the Fair officials were we'll
pleased with the crowd at the open.
ing day of the Fair and all OF these
who attended today are planning to
return tomorrow and In addition many
others are expected. The Excursions
which were run on the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Monongahela railway
were well patronized and brought
many visitors from Morgantown,
Clarksburg, Grafton and other near.
by points.
Prominent and CONSPICUOUS among
the other concessions and booths on
the ground today were the booths of
the Suffrage and the Anti?Sufrage
parties. 1t had originally been plan.
ned to place these booths side by
side by the Fair officials, but violtnt
opposition to this plan by the "Antis"
led to placing the booths today at sep.
arate ends Of the grounds and as far
possible. The "Antis" stated that they
feared the harsh words OF the suff-
ragists and unless the recruiting tents
Of the Second regiment soldiers was
placed betwten them they wished to
move. The recruiting squad declined
the honor and 1t was necessary to
move the booths.
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street cleaner as to where he picked
up papers, where ne took them. how
many he pickod up and also want q
report from the driver Of the garbage
wagon. ! want TO know what's going
on in your department. want to
know what time the garbage wagon
driver reports for work every morning
and want to know what time he quits.
want 10 know what each and every
man in your departmentyd does. Nowl
You've been telling me that my de-
partment has been lax in its duties,
and | want to see just what % going
on in your department.
tits darn shame. in this day and
age that city like Fairmont should
jump on its policemen. It's q shame
that people are not more enlightened.
But 1t is done everywhere, they make
fun of the cops and they kick .at every
thing they do. know that my depart.
ment has its good and bad men but
the men in your department do moth
ing. They don't work, and besides they
don't know how to work. Why Just
this morning noticed that five Of your
men were overseeing q Job that one
man was doing on the East side. I'm
sick this morning and / don't want to
be talked to that way! don't want
to hear Say more about my depart
ment, especially this morning when
am not feeling well. Hereafter j want
your department to have al. its men
send In a report Of what they are doing
and let us know Just how much you
accomplish"
"oh!" drawled Commissioners Leh.
man, as Finance Commissioner Barnes
laughed and as Commissioners Ira
Smith left the room and as City Clerk
Kern ducked under table. "Jist sup
pose," said Mr.. Lehman. .that you
bring US up your report ofswiiat your
sanitary officer has done, we'd like to
know something about that gentle,
mans activities"
The mayor left the meeting room.
went to his office and returned with
drawer full of sanitary officers 70.
ports. Handing them to Commissioner
Lehman, the mayor snapped, eThere
they are, look at them"
Picking up a few, Commissioner
Lehman said, "Just as thought. right
in the heart Of the ci.ySwhere there is
ample sewerage provisions we have
outhouses. These places are unsani.
tary and absolutely must be removed
II the sanitary officer has TO 60 with
them" . :
At this point Finance Commissioner
Barnes suggested the matter better be
stopped. where 1t was as there was too
much getting out about the manner
In which the city was running things
and said, There is SO much good IN
the worst OF us, and SO much bad IN
the best of us. that 1t Ill behooyes any
OF US to talk about the rest oflus.v
The matter dropped herefwhen Com
missioner Lehman addressing the
mayor said, II beg your pardon, mayor.
didn't know you had indigestion this
morning."
Thus the storm blew overia several
OF Fairmont's citizens dragged them
selves into the sanctum and asked for
lights, water, streets and other things.
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Personal MENTION.

Frank G. Dudley, press agent for
the Woman's Suffrage organization Of
the state was visitir in the city to-
day.
]. NJ. Hartley returned today from a
business trip to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Edwards OF Wa.
bash, Indiana, who have been visiting
their daughter Mrs. D. R. Lawson Of
Mccoy street will return to their home
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Lawson have
returned today from a trip to New
York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Atlantic City. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Greeks Are Fighting
the Bulgarians

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Greek troops
have been fighting Bulgarians In the
vicinity Of Seres since Sunday, says
an Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The Greek com.
mander has called to arms all reserv.
lists in that locality, says a dispatch.
That the fighting is of stubborn char.
acter is indicated by the fact that large
number of Greek soldiers have been
killed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Senate Drops the
immigration Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.@President
Wilson let It be known today that he
would veto the immigration bill II It
came before him again with the liter.
acy test and with that the Senate de.
feated the motion to take up the meas.
use and returned to. consideration OF
the revenue bill.
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Health Officers to
Issue Certificates

tspecIal DIsnatch to West virginIan)
CHARLESTON, Aug. 22-Heaith OF.
ficers of West Virginia were advised
today by the State Health commission
er to issue permits to all children
under sixteen years old who are leav.
ing the state.
This Is in conformity with an agree.
ment made by the health authorities Of
Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland
and West Virginia in an effort to
stamp out infantile paralysis,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22

the majority of the women OF this state
are believers of the anti.suffrage prin-
ciples. Her argument comes from the
fact that most of tie state inSwhich wo-
men are voting are non:prohibition
tsates. Owing to this, Miss Dorman Is
sure Of her success in West virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
BU[GARS PRESS
FORWARD.ONLEFT
. FLANK Of ALLIES
Reported Unofficially That
Field Marshal Macken-
sen Commands.

ATHENS, Aug. 22@The occupation
of Kastoria and Corytsa by Bulgarian
troops is confirmed. News from unof.
fetal sources says the German field
marshal August Mackensen is with
the Bulgarians.
Kastoria is rs miles south OF Mon.
astir on the extreme left Of the en-.
tente. front in Macedonia. 1t lies
about thirty miles southwest Of Flor.
ina and its occupation indicates that
the Bulgarians are pressing southwark
their movement on the Allied left flank
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
RETURN HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. William McConkey
left Monday afternoon for their home
in Pittsburgh after the funeral Of MRS.
Bernice Lee Riggs, the sister OF Mrs.
McConkey. Mrs. McC Conkey has been
at the bedside of Mrs. Riggs for the
past three weeks, while Mr. McCon-
key came on Friday for the funeral
Sunday.
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MAYOR AGAIN Ill.

Mayor Anthony Bowen. who has been
Ill for the past several days, showed
no Improvement today and was forced
to go back home early In the after.
noon. The mayor has been In fine
health for the past 10 years, and Il un-
able to understand his present illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
LOYAL ORDER MOOSE FAIRmoNr
LODGE NUMBER a.

There viii be special meeting
Wednesday 5 p. M. August %, to make
plans for attending the state conyen.
ton to be .ileld at Clarksburg August
26th. Ray D. Harden, Secretary.-Ady..
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NOTICE.

Consumers Of city water are mott.
fed that an impure condition In
the water prevails atithis time and
boiling water for drinking purpos-
fes is recommended by the City
Health department The impurity
will probably be corrected within 4
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
The Weather.

The weather-West Virginia, Fair
tonight and Wednesday; warmer to-
night in east portion; cooler wednes-
day.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
F. P. Hall, Observer.
Temperature at 8 I'M today 10.
Yesterdays weather clear; tempern-
ture, maximum, SO; minimum, SC;
precipitation, So.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
Bad. Fire Plugs
Outnumber Good
By Margin of 10

In report of the condition OIL
the fire plugs in the city which was
filed this morning al the City Hall
there showed
Defective plugs. 5000. 1T
Good plugs. ............ 107
The report was made after an in
vestigation last week of every plug
in the city. Some plugs are abso.
lutely dry, others useless and still
others cannot be opened.