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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-22
Rich, Ripe Mountain Park Cherries
Now Market;
15c Pound Worth the Money.

~ he Mountain Park variety Of cher
ries are now in market at Is cents
4 a pound. and the California white and
black grapes are now on hand. a.
II cents g pound Valley sweet potatoes
nd okrz are both plentiful
The market list is as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
GRANT P. HALL TO
run CAMPAIGN
T. ]. sherrard Will Be Re-
elected Republican State
Chairman.

--(Spec. Dispatch to west Eirginian)
PARKERsBURG, !, W. va, July 2s.-
"A goodly Republican representation
is9in Parkersburg today for the pur.
pose OF helping to give impetus to the
campaign movements Of that party.
All the Republican nominees for state
office are on the ground and con.
ferences have been in order through.
out the day.
The purpose of the visit Of the can.
didates and other party war horses Is
to attend the meeting of the sub.com.
mittee Of the state executive commit
tee, the functions of which are to sc.
lect a committee chairman, secretary
and treasurer and to establish head.
quarters where they will be serve
the interests of the party during the
next few months.
Nothing has been done by the com.
mittee yet, but 1t Is believed by those
in touch with the situation that T. ].
Sherrard, of Wellsburg, will be re.
elected chairman, and that Grant P.
Hall, Of Charleston, will be made sec.
retary with the understanding that he
will be the campaign manager. Par.
kersburg stands the best chance Of
getting headquarters, although Clarks.
burg is making a stifI fight for them.
FRED G. KING.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
REALTY HOLDING Co
GRANTED CHARTER
Will Absorb Number Of
Small Real Estate En-
terprises.

The Wright Wheel Development Co.,
new Fairmont, corporation granted
"a charter yesterday at Charleston,
according to- the incorporators has
nothing whatever to do with the de.
yelopment of any kind Of wheels but
is real estate holding company in
corporated for the efficient and con.
nient handling of various plots OF real
estate about Fairmont which are now
owned by the individual incorpora.
tors.
The capital OF the new corporation
is s150,0o0 and the incorporators are
Sam R. Nuzum. C. W. Watson, Charles
Powell, J. R. Buckingham and Ernest
Mccoy. The name OF the new COM
pany is evidently a play upon the name
OF ]. II. Wheelwright, who, Is one OF
the stockholders OF the corporation.
1t was announced today by Attorney
G. NJ. Alexander who handled the le.
gal affairs connected with the organi.
cation OF this company that the com.
pany contemplated no lot sale or par.
ticular real estate development at
present, and had simply been organ.
lied to take over a number of real es.
tate holding Of the city now owned by
Messrs. Watson, Wheelwright and M.
zufn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
Clarksburg Rotary
Club Holds Picnic

The first outing of the Clarksburg
Rotary Club, was held yesterday eve.
ming at Traction Park and a number
Of Fairmont persons were guests OF
the Clarksburgers, among them being
Industrial Engineer F. r. Speed. The
Rotary club is proving one Of the most
efficient of the Clarksburg business
mems associations and is composed
Of but one member from any profes.
sion or line of business. A special car
on the Traction line brought the men,
bers and a band to the park where a
baseball. game and athletic contests
were enjoyed. 9 - -. y
The outing will be On annual event,
members of the Rotary club announc.
ed last night It Is customary to have
dinners at the hotel on Wednesdays
Of each week, but these have been
abandoned during July and August,
and the outing Of yesterday come in
to take their place. The committee
who looked after. arrangements for
the outing and to whom much credit
is due for the success Of it were: R.
F. McAdams, chairman; Wade H. Gar.
rett, Raymond Rady;;N S. .Longabaugh
and L. K. Richards. 8
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
ARE
. HOLD|NGlCOUNTY
W|DEL0VE FEAST
o. s. Mckinney Keynoted
and Speeches Were Made
By Others.
.DE|ECATEe ARR EI.EcTED
DELEGATES ARE ELECTED
Forty Seven Men Will Rep
resent Marion at State
Convention.

Nearly two hundred Of the Demo.
Gratis Of Marion county met this af.
ternoon in the circuit court room at
the court house and sort Of love
feast or peace pipe meeting was held.
The purpose Of the meeting as an
nounced in the official cali sent out by
the Democratic leaders was to select
delegates to the state convention to
be held at Parkersburg next week. At
late hour this evening this list Of
delegates had not been completed.
The meeting was opened by the
County chairman Calvin D. Conaway,
and Hon. NJ. NJ. Neely was selected
ed permanent chairman and c. w. Mil
Ter acted as secretary and read the
official call. Tusca Morris, Charles
Powell and other prominent Democrat.
ic leaders spoke of the rosy prospects
for the fall election while the "key-
note speech" was made by o. s. Nc.
kinney who waxed eloquent and por.
trayed in vivll figures Of speech and
exalted flights OF Imagination the sit.
uation as he saw It. This effort was
in the nature of Clarion call" to the
Marion county Democrats to lay aside
their petty differences and private
quarrels and come to the aid Of the
party at this critical time and when
aid is needed.
The circuit court room, although all
OF the windows wereopened early this
morning. was yet very warm indeed
this afternoon and practically every
one OF the observing democrats'.were
n their shirt sleeves and perspiring
freely before the actual, work OF sc.
lecting the delegates to the Parkers.
burg convention was begun. Although
the meeting was scheduled for two
o'clock this afternoon. It was two.
thirty before the men had assembled
and were called to order by Sheriff
Conaway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
HUNDREDS FLEE
!. FROM C|7Y'S HEAT
Up River Resorts And Buff
falo Creek Are Popular
Places. !,

One hundred Of Fairmont's Satur.
day morning foot loose pleasure.seek,
ers left this morning at II o'clock
in the sweltering heat for Antioch
where they expect to go swimming
and pickinicking and live as close to
nature as the law allows.
With the Bermuda high" falling to
lower or failing to overlook Fairmont
1t is expected that fully five times that
number will be In the water alone to.
morrow while an equal number will
seek relief from the terrific heat un.
der the trees and in the camp houses
up the river.
Buffalo creek too will be popular
tomorrow, Last evening there a larg.
or crowd Of hathers in Buffalo creek
than there ever has been. BY actual
count last night there were over one
hundred and sixty in the water, To.
morrow afternoon II the weather per.
mits there will be a record breaking
crowd out, The conductors on the
Warrington street cars have quit call.
ing the stop Mohawk and now call It
Atlantic City.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
Mass Meeting to
Plan Labor's Day
CITY OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS
MEN HAVE BEEN INVITED
TO ATTEND.

With the Mayor, members Of the
Business Mems Association and of the
Chamber Of Commerce who have prom
ised to attend the meeting OF the Mo.
nongahela Valley. Trades council to.
morrow afternoon is expected to be
one Of the most memorable In the
histor yof that organization. News.
paper representatives have been ask.
ed to act as secretary at the meeting
and as all the proceeding will be Of
general interest to the, people OF Fair.
mont, the secretary's report Of the
meeting will likely. be published com.
plete. Final plans for the labor day
celebration will be completed at the
meeting so that by September 4 ey.
erything will be In readiness to make
this holiday the most successful OF the
year. - II 49,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
TEN Gent SLASH
f. IN THE PR|CES-OF
. PENNA CRUDE OIL
First Cl.sace Since the Mid
die ohast
March.
THE EF|GURE Is N0W S2.5D
HEF|GURE IS NOW $3.50
No Explanation of the Cut
Other Oils Have De-
clined.
tBy Associated Press,

PITTSBURGH, July 29.-The first
change in the crude oil market since
March II. was announced by. the prin.
icipal purchasing agency here today
when all grades in this market were
reduced ten cents a barrel.
The new prices follow: Pennsyl.
vania crude, $3.50; Cabell, s202; Mer.
Ger black corning and New Castle,
$500; Somerset, s1.S5, and Ragland,
so cents.
The prices which have prevailed
since last spring were the highest
ever paid in this section and were
due to the unrecedented demand for
refined oil much of which was for ex.
port.
No explanation accompanied the
new prices except that Western and
mid-continent oils had been reduced
in the past few weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
OWNERS AWARDED CAPTURED LINER APPAM
Will Try Again With
Sunday Band Concert

Another attempt will be made to
give a Sunday afternoon concert at
Loop Park tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock. Prof. Claude Vincent director
Of the Greater Fairmont band announc-
ed that II the weather permits the
programme arranged for last Sunday
and the Sunday before will be given.
This program is as follows:
Selection-"Martha" cocoon. Flotor
Waltzes-"Brides and Butterflies"
l::... .................. Moret
."Humoresque' ....... Dvorak.Lampe
Observation-Disclosures Girl -. .Baife
Reverie-"on Wings Of Love" Bendix
selection-"The Sunny South" .Lampe
Medley-Remick's Hits No. TIA
.................. Lampe
March-"German Fidelity" (By re.
ques0 ................ Blakenburg
oyerture-"The Sky Pilot ..Laurens
"Star Spangled Banner"
Every one Is expected to stand dur.
ing the rendition of the National An.
them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
I. 4. 5. FACULTY
. VACANCIES FILLED
Teachers With Splendid Rec
ords Coming to the !.
City,.

The Board of Education Of Fairmont
district yesterday evening filled mum.
Der of vacancies in the High school
faculty due to the resignation Of sew.
eral teachers who had previously been
appointed.
Herbert E. Moore, Of Ohio, was an.
pointed athletic director to succeed
A. J. Sharadin.
Miss Caroline e. Brenk OF Conneaut.
Ohio, was appointed supervisor OF
drawing to succeed. Miss Laura e.
Briggs, who resigned to accept SINH.
liar position at the Fairmont Normal
school. S b
Miss Ethel NJ. Horsman, Of Ply.
mouth, Mass, was made supervisor
of music to succeed Miss Emma Oder.
bolz. q. ~ n.
Miss Beulah Davis, Of Morgantown,
was appointed an extra teacher for
the High school. 4
Miss Nell Stewart was appointed
to teach In the Barnes school to sue.
ceed Miss Florence Cavender, who
was transferred to the White school.
r iAeso new lehCueTS come l1glly
recommended for the places to which
they are appointed. Mr. Moore has
been athletic director at the Keyser
high school where he has made a good
record. Mr.. Moore Is a graudate OF
the University Of Michigan and played
both football and basketball In a mum.
ber Of championship games at that in.
stitution. :. s 1lsiia5t B, 5.
Miss Brenk has had eight years
experience as supervisor OF drawing
in the schools at Conneaut. 2 She has
had training In the best art schools
IN the country. Miss Horsman has
had considerable experience as must.
cal instructor in the Elkins schools.
She is a graduate Of the New Eng.
land conservatory Of music and work.
ed for two year in the Elkins schools
with Superintendent Otis G.. Wilson.
Miss Beulah Davis Of Morgantown,,
has for several years been an efiici.
ent teacher in the Masontown schools
and is q graduate Of the University OF
West Virginia. g ~. III
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29

There are two times IN the year
when both telephones at the water
commissioners Office are kept busy.
The present hot weather Is one Of
them and the otherSis when the water
In the winter gets chilled. The heat
through expansion Affects the pipes
and the cold water contraction does
the same. The average number calls
for the past few days runs to six. II
takes the entire water department
force all day to look after these leaks
and heal them. T u
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
Reprieued As
March to Chair
Was Beginning

oss1NlNG, N. Y. July 2s-As
Charles F. stielow was about to
start for the electric chair at the
state prison this. morning the pris.
on authorities received word by
telephone, that supreme court JUS.
tice Charles L. Guy had granted a
stay Of execution until eleven
O'clock tonight. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
Try to Blow Up /.
Anti Catholic Paper
fRv AssocIate tea rres, I,

SPRINGFIELD. No. July 2s.-
Three bombs exploded beneath the
floor Of the Menace publishing plant
at Aurora, Mo-, at 4:15 o'clock this
morning slightly damaging the pub.
fishing company plant and set fire to
Ia mass Of copies of the Menace. an
anti.Catholic publication just off the
press. The flames were soon extin-
guished. N NJ. ,5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
US. Senate Urges
Clemency for Irish
.tRy Associated Press,

wAsHfSGToS., eiS.'J,is July 2s.@By vote
bf 46 to 10 the Senate today adopted
, resolution directing President vii.
bon to transmit to the British govern.
,nent an expression OF hope that II
rould exercise clemency In the treat.
aent o. Irish political prisoners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
Forty Four Deaths
From Child Scourge
(By Associated Press. \

NEW YORK, July N29.-The epidem.
ic Of infantile paralysis set new high
mortality record today a children dy.
ing Of the disease during the 24.hour
period ending 'at ten o'clock this
morning. .'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
sTANseURY HERE,

Harry Stansbury athletic director
and manager Of the West Virginia
Wesleyan college was in the city today
visiting friends and looking after the
interests Of the Institution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29

Commissioner ]. Walter Barnes who
was absent yesterday from the city
hall and ,.so states today that he was
at picnic informed the hot and dry
slaves in the Municipal Building that
the picnic party had two tubs or lem.
onade ard five gallons Sof Ice cream.
The slaves, being too badly wilted with
the heat, have not taken anyaction.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
HOLIDAY FOR DEUTscHLANIp,

BALTIMORE. July 2s-The crew Of
the German chantman Deutsch!
land was given O little leave Of ab.
sence during the day but were told
to stick to the ship tonight r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
BASEBALL rHIs AErERNooN.

BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON.
. This afternoon at three thirty the
Fairmont Mining Machine team and
the Grant Town aggregation will tie
into each other. The Grant Town
boys have made good showing this
year and SO have the Mining Machine
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
FEDERAL court
HOLDS GERMANS
RAVEL0SIIR|GHTS
Could Not Bring Prize Into
Neutral Waters ForIn.
definite Stay.
NICE PROBLEM ! ARISES
What Will U, S. DO About
Lieutenant Berg and
,-. Crew. =
fRw Assoclated .press.yl


NORFOLK, Va, July 20. kFederal
Judge Waddill today decided the III.
Ell proceedings for, possession Of the
captured British liner Aphaml IN favor
of the English owners and against the
German prize crew which brought her
here.
The court held that the German
government lost all legal claim to the
Appam. and her cargo, as prizes OF
war, when Lieutenant Berg, and his
prize crew on last February i brought
them into the neutral 4wat aters tof Ham
pton roads with the intention OF ..lay-
Ing up" the vessel indefinitely.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The fed
eral courts decision holding the Brit
ish owners in the Appam case con-
fronts the United States government
with deciding what to doFwith Lieuten-
ant Berg and his prize crew which
brought in the ship after one OF the
most thrilling chapters In the history
OF the war.
+ Generally speaking Lieutenant Berg
and his men are regarded as part OF
Germany's naval forces and Il that
view were carried out to its conclusion
they would have o8bes enterned for
the war with the crew OF two other
German cruisers the Prinzi iEitel Fried
rich and Crown Prince Wilhelm In tic
Norfolk navy yards. s',s < & (.
When the Appam came In her Ger
man captor declared that rather than
surrender the prize to the British
they would takeyh outside the three
mile limit and sink her. The Federni
court however has opssession OF the
ship and any attempt to move her un-
doubtedly would be questioned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
The Weather.

West vlrginia-Fair and continued
warm tonight and Sunday. "a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
.C:ityH:!!:a!:::I!!Z!!l!!'l,,oteg :I!!Z!!l!!'l,,

The Fairmont Zoo, sometimes called
the Central Fire Department has laid
In supply Of torpedo tailed fish ana
a fox squirrel from Romney. The flsfi
are of the gold variety and arc gift
from James Henry. The fox squirrel
which has long grey tail longer than
itself was brought here last night by
one Of the firemen. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
'UNpeRWENTloPE

Mrs. Atha Tennant of near Fair.
view underwent an operation at Cook
hospital this morning. The report at.
noon was that she was getting along
nicely. 4 Y. + :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
WASDROWN|NG
Of KITCHENER
ldUGE HOAX?
Great Britain Resounds
With Unusual Tale
About 1t.
sQUELl.GR|El QUl|l|.| N COMMONS
Mysterious Letters Sent to
All. Supposed Widows
By Government.

(Thls article was written on
shlpboard by correspondent
who has Just reached New York,
having left London to escape tho
British mall and cable eensors.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29

LocALyWEATHER READINGS 4
z: p. Hall, Observer
Temperature at 8 a. M today 70.
Yesterdays weather clear; temper.
ature, maximum 30; minimum 64 pre.
cipitation9 none. 3 NJ iff;T. I,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-11
FATHER GRUPA MADE
CHAPLAIN OF FOURTH
Young Priest, Former Assistant
on South Side, Notified of
His Appointment.
WILL TAKE LEIDY'S PLACE

The appointment of Rev. Father
Michael Grups, wei known former
assistant pastor at St. Francis Polish
church, South Side, to the position of
chaplain of the Fourth Nebraska regi-
ment was made known yesterday III
local Polish circles. The young priest
had just returned from Washington,
where he succeeded in completing a
two-year course i'll the Catholic uni
versity.
Formal notification has come to
Father Grupa. The latter is staying
at the home of Father Michael Gluba,
pastor Of St. Francis church. He was
greatly surprised, but none the less
pleased, it is said.
Father Grupa is young and highly
educated. He formerly held pas
torate at St. Paul with a Catholic
church of that city. He was assistant
pastor at the local St. Francis church
three years ago and has received his
degree as Doctor of Philosophy at the
Catholic university at Washington.
He car. speak fluently in several Ian
guages.
1t is expected that he will receive
orders for removal to the regiment
some time today. He is to succeed
Rev. J. w. Leidy, Methodist minister
who was disqualified for sligh: phys
ical defect. His rank will be that of
first lieutenant for the first three
months and after that period the rank
of captain.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-11
Bridgeport Man,
Taken to Cheyenne,
Is Given Freedom

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 10.-(Spe-
cial.)-J. A. Kirkpatrick, As, who was
arrested at Bridgeport, Neb., June 2
on suspicion that he might have been
connected with the death of William
Pettis, farmer who disappeared No.
vember q and whose body was found
in a lake near the city February 26,
has been released from the county
jail here, no conclusive evidence
against him having been found. Kirk
patrick's arrest resulted from a letter
which he wrote to County Assessor E.
J. Smalley, i'll which he referred to the
death of Pettis in manner which
was considered ground for suspicion
that he might have been connected
with the farmers death. There had
been i'll feeling between Pettis and
Kirkpatrick because Of the formers
alleged misuse Of money which the
latter had loaned him for use in pur-
chasing seed.ar,s 4,-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-11
BRIEF CITY NEWS

"Townsend's for Sporting Goods.
Goodrich Garden Hose-Morton 3 Son.
Latest Wedding Rings-Edholr. 1ewsler.
Electric Fans. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Co.
Have Rect Print It-Now Beacon Press.
Hear Pom Pom Medley Ono Step-Victor
Record No. 1909. at Orchard & Wilhelm s.
Burglars Get Cash-Burglars gained en-
trance to the home of c. SchwalmS 223o
south Twentieth street. and made away win
$50.
"Today's Movie Program classified sec
tlon today. 1t appears in The Bee exclu-
sively. Find out what the various moving
picture theaters offer.
The Steady Advancement of business up
the Farnam Hill is another reminder to
locate your office In The Bee. Building. the
building that is always new
Released Under Bond-vernon Latin. who
has been in Jail here for introducing liquor
among the Indians at Valentine, was freed
under $500 bond to await trial.
Music for Knights-The knights OF Co
Iumbus will give a special musical program
at their meeting in the hall at Twentieth
and Dodge streets this evening.
Fined for Shootlng-For firing several
shots at the home of a neighbor. J. II.
Meadows, Fifteenth and Chicago streets. was
fined $3.50 and costs in police court.
Takes Prisoner to Grand Island-Deputy
Marshal Quinley has taken Emery Duncan
to the Jail at Grand Island to await trial
on a. charge of raising paper money.
New Daughter In Rasmussen Home-A
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Rasmussen at Bichknoll Maternity hospital
last Thursday night. Mrs. Rasmussen was
formerly Miss Rule Potter.
Navy Man to lie Relieved-Lieutenant
W. w. Waddell of the local navy recruit
ing office will be relieved Of care Of the
Des Moines station August l. q regular
man having been assigned there to take the
place OF one who has been sick.
Sues Packing CompaDy-Joe Krajenski
has brought suit against the Cudahy Pack
ing company for $500 damages for in
1uries alleged to have been received by him
In an accident at the Cudahy plant. where
he was employed as a laborer
G. 8. spens Visits Omahs--conrad s.
Spens. formerly assistant general freight
agent Of the Burlington in Omaha, but now
general freight agent With the same road.
with headquarters in Chicago. is visiting
Omaha friends for a couple Of days.
Barker is Held-Charles Barker. AIT
North Twenty-third street, is being held
for Investigation. His unsatisfactory ex-
PLANTATION as to how he came by jewelry
which he was attempting to peddle, led the
chief of detectives to mark his case con-
tnued.
Sioux City Man Missins-Ruth strader.
Arcanum, o., has asked the police to search
for A. D. Melody Of Sioux City. who wired
her several days ago that he was leaving
Omaha for Arcanum His failure to arrive.
she asserts, has led her to believe that he
may have met with an accident here.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-11
Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County

Beatrice, Neb., July 1O..(Special.)
Thirteen quarts of whisky were
found at Cortland yesterday by the
authorities, but the men who brought
it there escaped before the othcers
could place them under arrest. Coun,,
ty Attorney Messmore was notihed
and will investigate the case. .
The resignation Of Rev: Henry Bell
as pastor of La Selle Street Meth
odist Episcopal church was accepted
Yesterday by the church board. M.
f. Gilbert Of Fairbury, district super
intendent of the Methodist church, is
in the city looking after the affairs OF
the church, which has extended a call
to Rev. Mr.. Pratt of Holmesville.
The employment bureau recently
established in this city by the Com
mercial club has so far proved. a; sue.
cess, as twenty-five men have secured
positions among the farmers through
the efforts of the bureau, which is in
charge of the secretary OF the CON-
mercial club, V. R. Johnson.
Farmers in Gage county expect to
finish the wheat harvest this week
The grain is of better quality than
last wear,