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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Family Pet Makes Daily
Visits To Marlinton
Jail
THE TRIAL N NOVEMBER
Then Accused Physician Will
Try to Prove His In
nocence
NV q. ], o.poNNELL.)


MARLINTON, w. Va, Sept. A.
Jack, being just an ordinary hound
dog, doesn't know all the facts in the
human hangman's moose" murder
case, but he does know his master, DR..
Oliver A. Howard. is in trouble and the
body Of his mistress. Mrs. Howard. was
carried away in black box covered
with flowers children gathered In the
mountains.
Prior to the day his mistress was
found dead, her neck broken by what
physicians call the hangman knot
grip, and DR.. Howard was arrested and
charged with murder, Jack was the
happiest dog In the Allegheny noun.
tains.
Today he is the saddest.
Every afternoon. Just before the sun
sinks behind the mountain range, he
trots up the long road to Pocahontas
county jail where, in dog language, he
tries to tell his master he is being
loyal.
Jack seems to understand that his
masters old friends deserted him after
he was arrested in correction with
this "Jiu Jitsu murder alleged to have
occurred after Mrs. Howard returned
from suffrage meeting which the doc
tor Is said to have forbidden her to
attend.
Before the body of his mistress was
taken to her old home at Fincastle,
Va, for burial, Jacks life was differ
emit.
One day he would accompany his
mistress, called the little mother Of
Marlinton," up to the homes on the
mountainside where he played with
other dogs while the little mother"
cheered the sick or sat with other
mothers who were expecting newcom-
ers into the world.
The next he would trot contentedly
behind the masters buggy when the
doctor went on calls.
When Summers Sharp, prosecuting
attorney, went to the Howard home
the day after the funeral he found
Jack huddled In the kitchen. Jack re-
fused to eat. He seemed to know
clouds hung heavy over his home.
DR.. Howard will be placed on trial
in November. Prosecuting Attorney
Sharp says he will call witnesses who
will testify that DR.. Howard boosted
he could break ones neck in a twink
ling" and demonstrated a Jiu Jitsu
hold which consisted Of placing the
thumb of the right hand over the
bridge Of the nose and the fingers un-
der the left jaw bone and Jerking the
head.
The twist in the "hangman knot
twist" described by surgeons, has the
same effect as hangman's knot used
when a person Is executed, breaking
the neck and causing immediate death.
DR.. Howard proclaims innocence and
declares he will prove his claim that
he found his wife suffering from a
narcotic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
COMMISSIONERS
CONFIRM HEALTH
BOARD. ACTION
Board of Affairs Prepare Of.
fetal Notice For Proven
ton of Epidemic

The order Of the board Of health
postponing the opening of the schools
until September Is, was confirmed this
morning at the Board Of Affairs meet
Ing and an official notice prepared in
which all children are prohibited from
attending public gatherings such as at
picture shows, churches, theaters, fam.
lily reunions and picnics. This order
affects all children in the city under
16 years Of age and is thought to be the
most practical method available for
the prevention of infantile paralysis.
which has now spread from neighbor.
ing states to nearby towns.
Seventh street, between Virginia
avenue and Chamberlain street, was
ordered paved by the Board and Fl.
nance Commissioner Barnes and Street
Commissioner Lehman authorized to
purchase materials and to do the work.
Spence street, between Grafton and
Bennett streets, was also ordered
paved. Commissioner Lehman and Fl.
nance Commissioner Barnes ordered
to purchase materials and to proceed
with the work.
Again Banquo's ghost presents itself
IN the form of the dog nuisance in the
city. For several years the city has
been trying to devise scheme to do
away with stray dogs and to see that
all dogs which are kept In the city
are licensed. This work since July i,
1915, has been in the hands of the HUI.
name Society which apparently has
been unable to handle the matter eff.
GENTLY. A comparison Of the work
done during the first two months Of
last year and the first two months Of
this fiscal year are very discouraging,
To date. there have been but 119 dogs
taxed. Last year on September 1
there had been 256 tagged and about
80 killed. None have been killed this
year. The Board passed an order re.
questing report from the Humane So.
ciety as to what action It intended in
handling the situation. 1t is likely the
matter will be put in the hands Of the
police again as complaints are coming
in from those who have paid tags and
from those who are annoyed by dogs
which are untagged.
Concrete walks were ordered laid in
front Of the property of the C. B. Car.
ney heirs and in front Of the Fleming
property on Locust avenue and Coch.
ran street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
EQUAL SUFFRAG|STS
ARE REAL NEUTRALS
Have Friends in All Politi-
cal Parties Says
Mrs. .Yost

MoRGANToWN, W. Va, Sept. s.
AT the state headquarters of the
West Virginia Equal Suffrage Assoc.
iation in this city, Mrs. Ellis A. Yost,
chairman Of the state campaign com.
mittee, announced that the West Vir
ginia organization had no connection
whatever with the Woman's Party,
which recently concluded q. conven.
ton In Colorado Springs, COL. and
which endorsed a Presidential candi.
date Of one Of the great parties. The
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, Of which the West Wiz.
ginia organization Is part, is strictly
neutral as regards political parties.
Continuing Mrs. Yost said: "Ouz
organization which is waging the bat.
tie for the adoption Of the amendment
to our state constitution, is composed
Of members Of all parties. Equal sui.
frage has received the Enforcement OF
every party both in their state and
national platforms. We are receiving
the support Of members OF all par.
ties. and, even though It were not con.
trary to the policy Of our organization,
1t would be sheer folly to break the
political neutrality rule Of half q cen.
tury. We have appealed to all PARTIES
for support and are receiving it in
generous measures"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Two Freight Wrecks
Cause B. 60. Delay

Train No. 5 on the M. R. Division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
two hours late yesterday and train No.
5. Belington to Grafton to Fairmont,
duehere at sos p. m, was almost two
hours late last evening. A freight de.
railment at Cecil, 10 miles above Graf.
ton, caused the delay to train from
that section.
A freight derailment at Mt. Clare,
eight miles above Clarksburg was the
cause Of the delay to train No. on
the M. R. No. s is due here at 4 o'clock.
No details concerning the derailments
were given but 1t is known that none
were injured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
GERMANS GAVE
THEIR LINES N
VAIN EFFORT
Charged Shoulder TO Shout.
er But Could Not Stop ].
British
tBy Associated Press,

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY m
FRANCE, Sept. s, via London. De.
spite determined counter stacks ~.
terday when they advanced ID waves
shoulder to shoulder In defense 81 this
chosen strategic. point the German
had|to yield Falfemont farms this
morning.
The British had closed around II il,
the darkness and dawn found EsurvfS-
ors Of the garrison raked. with ma.
chine gun fire. $50
In a hopeless situation, plastered
with mud after a night OF cold &nd
heavy rain and having gone two days
without sleep they put up the white
flag. 6,
Meanwhile a British battalion find.
Ing little opposition on its own fnitin.
tive pressed on through thesmud and
the she'll craters and gained the edge
OF Leuze wood which carried themp6sf
Ginchy where the Germans ara forfi-
fled amid ruins with nests Of smacbfnS
guns. ~
The British gain. since last Sunday
is more than a mile in depth. Ifish
troops Of the new army eniisfsl
through efforts Of John Redmond ana
other Nationalist leaders distinguinh.
ed themselves by taking Guiilemont.
Thty rounded up prisoners In duEouts
and swept forward toward the ob3ec-
tive with characteristic dash.
As a result Of two days, work the
British In case they. decide to make no
further advance this year command all
the ridge Of the battle front from
Thiepval south except around Gfmchy.
This means, as; one British OFFICER
said, that "the Germans would have to
dance to our tune through the winter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
SPEAKS At MoReANrowN.

Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, Of Morgan.
town. left last evening for Atlantic
City where she will attend the Nation.
al Women's Suffrage association meet.
ing to be held there from September
6 to 10. Mrs. Yost who is state presi.
dent Of the suffrage organization, is
scheduled to speak on Friday after.
noon on the subject "How and Where
Drive the Entering Wedge"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Drastic
amendments to the revc.ue bill strik.
ing at the allied blacklist and British
interference with American malls
were adopted by Senate and created
CONSERVATION among diplomatic rep.
resentatives Of the allies.
In allied quarters IL Vas declared
that the enactment Of the amnedmnet
into law would constitute nothing less
than Q non.intercourse act prelimi.
nary to "a commercial warfare with
possibilities Of far reaching conse-
cuences.
Until the retalitatory amendmen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Fairmont w. 0. w.
Off to Convention

Eighteen members of the uniform
rank w. o. W., accompanied by Cap.
tain w. c. Daugherty. left this morn.
ing for Parkersburg to attend the
state convention of this order. A
number Of the remaining STAFF officers
from Fairmont will leave this evening
accompanied by the degree team from
this place. Among the staff officers
who will attend are Lieutenant e. b.
Carskadon, Adjutant H. T. Jones, Ma.
jor ]. p. Phillips and Colonel Bruce
Morgan, all Of Fairmont-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
MAY EXCHANGE
NON C0MBATA|NTS
England and Germany
-Workin g on Plan to Re
lease Interned Civilians
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Sept. 5.-The thousands Of
civilians interned in Germany and Eng.
land may be released and the difficult
problem Of concentration camps solved
II a plan now under consideration is
adopted.
The idea is to exchange all civilians
on parole not to. serve during the war.
For some time the German and British
authorities through the INTERPRETATION
Of the American Ambassador at Der.
lin, James w. Gerard, have been work.
ing on proposal. to exchange all in.
termed civilians above the military
age, IS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
British Workers Ask
Railroad Reforms

BIRMINGHAM. Eng, Sept. ga
determined stand for the. nationalist.
ton Of railre ads of Great Britain was
taken today by the trades union con.
gress representing nearly. 2,50o.ooo
men.
The congress demanded acquisition
OF the railroads by state and q voice
In their control for workers.
The project for creation. Of minis.
try Of labor also was approved by Q
large majority.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
LABOR SCARCITY
HOLDS UP PAVING
Not a Contractor Would Bid
On Two Jobs Worth
$4,000

Because Of the scarcity Of labor In
this section all contractors refused to
bid on the paving Of East Park ave-
nue., q $4,000 Job and on Morgantown
avenue q $4,000 job. Many said they
would like to do the work but that
they were unable to bid on account Of
the high prices labor demands and the
scarcity Of IT,
The Board Of Affairs adjourned to.
day. and will meet tomorrow morning
to arrange for an extension Of time in
which bids may be sent in.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
President Wilson
Goes Through State
By Associated Press)

On board President Wilson's spe
cial train, Huntington. w. Va, Sept
6.-President Wilson was returning tc
Washington today enthusiastic ovei
the reception accorded him in Ken
lucky. West Virginia and Virginia yes
terday. His IL due to, arrive at the
national capitol at. Q o'clock this at
ternoon and will remain there to ad'
dress the National American Women,s
Suffrage association. Then he will mo.
tor to Long Branch, N. J., and does
not expect to return to Washington for
more than o month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
ROBINSON WILL
Open CAMPAIGN
N FAYE1TE Co.
Republican Gubernatorial
Candidate in Clarks-
burg Today
STATE COMMITTEE MEET
Chairman Gaines On Hand
To Take Up the
Work
fRy Associated Press;

IBy Associated Pressj
CLARKSBURG. Sept. 5.-Prominent
Republicans from all parts of West
Virginia began arriving here today for
a meeting Of Republican state execu;
tive committee to be held tonight at
the state headquarters here. which
plans will be perfected for the opening
of the campaign.
Joseph H. Gaines, former congress.
man Of Charleston, the new state
chairman, has arrived to begin his
work.
A ten days stumping campaign to
begin Saturday in Fayette county was
tentatively arranged today for Ira e.
Robinson, OF Grafton, nominee for gov.
ernor, who is already on the ground.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
STRIKE AT BLACKLIST THROUGH
REVENUE BILL AMENDMENTS
Action of the Senate Today Created Conservatism
Among Diplomats Representing the
Allied Countries
THEY PROBABLY WILL BECOME lll
Administration Leaders Have Made No Attempt to Pint
Check on This Kind Of as
Legislation

becomes a law with the presidens
signature the allies technically haye
nothing to protest about but Z there
are assurances that representation
will be made II the amendment stay
In the bill.
Inasmuch as the government rad
decided on course OF legislation q
meet the restraints upon cornmercq|
which diplomatic correspondents ha
been unable to remove It 10 general !
expected the amendment win be ~
through. r
The administration leaders, Who
have intimate connection with the
governments foreign policy made DO
attempt to stay their adoption.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Russians Capture
Many Teutons
(By Associated PressSI

(by Associated Presg)
PETRoGRAD. Sept Sin tie d.
rection Of vladimir.voly on upper
sereth volhynia. Russian troops IL
battles lasting from Thursday 70 sat.
urday. captured 115 Tenton officsrs
and 4.514 men. They also took sir
cannon, IS machine guns and four
mine throwers. This informant was
contained in the Russian official state
ment Of today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Serious Shooting At
Morgantown Dance
fBy Associated prsss,

MORcANTowN. Sept. "a negro
was perhaps fatally wounded by be-
ing shot in the arm four times last
night by another negro who was je.l.
GUS. at colored dance held here last
night. The entire party had been
drinking and at one o'clock Kent
Washington pulled a revolver and
fired. hitting Bob Nash In the arm.
Washington escaped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The first days
fighting on Rumanian soil due to the
invasion of Dobrudja by Bulgarians
and Germans Is said by tht Bulgarian
war office to have resulted in the re.
treat of Rumanians who left hundreds
Of dead on the field. As previously
reported by the German war office,
the invaders fought on the entire Dob.
rudja frontier and occupied towns near
the border.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05

PARIS. Sept. 5.-Comparative quiet
prevails on the Macedonian front, the
official French report Of today says.
There were no infantry engagements
yesterday although artillery was &C.
tive and various enterprises were un.
dertaken by patrols.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
The Weather.

West virginia-Partly cloudy today
and Wednesday; probably thunder
storm In north portion.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
r. p. Hall, Observer.
Temperature at a. m. today 6S.
Yesterdays weather clear; temper.
ture, maximum, IS; minimum, 81;
precipitation, none
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Tell Physicians
Latest on Paralysis

DR.. G. r. Werlich, state epidemolo-
gist will lecture to the members Of
the Marion County Medical Associa.
ton at Cook hospital on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. DR.. Werlich has
been in New York for the past few
weeks and has the very latest data on
the infantile paralysis problem. All
members are requested to be present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Clarksburg Baby
DIS From Burns
iRy Associafed Pressl

cLARKsBURG. Sept. 5.-Alice. the
three-year-old daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. 8. B. Kershner. .ofNWilson street,
died today of burns received when she
played with safety matches and ignit.
ed her clothing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Uncle Sans Position
On Submarines
tBy. Associated Prs.s)

WASHINGTON. Sept. s. -. To the
proposal Of the entente allies that neu.
trails accept the principle that all sub.
marines are vessels of war the United
States has dispatched reply which
1t is understood holds to the princi.
pie that the characteristics Of each In.
dividual submersible must govern the
case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
Going Right Ahead
With D. w. I. Treaty
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The treaty
for purchase Of the Danish West In.
dies for $25,000,000 was ordered "a.
vorably reported to the Senate today
by the foreign relations committee by
a unanimous vote of the Senators pres.
ent. 1t will be reported later today
and an effort made to have It ratified
before adjournment Of Congress.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
SCHOOL OPENING DEFERRED.

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-The opening Of
schools Of this city was today post
poned from next Monday to September
26. on account of infantile paralysis
situation. Three thousand teachors
and more than 'l15,000 pupils are e.
fected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
RUSSIANS AND
BULGARS CLASH
cavalry Commands Have
Bloody Meeting In East
Rumania

(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD. Sept. s. - Russians
and Bulgarians are fighting in Ru'
mania. The war office said today that
the first clash between the Bulgar.
ians, who have invaded eastern Ru.
mania, and the Russians who went in
to assist Rumania occurred yester.
day. A Bulgarian cavalry outpost was
sabred by Russian cavalry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
NOTICE.,I

Consumers OF city waterafe moth
ned that an impure condition -
the water prevails at this time and
boiling water for drinking parpos-
es is recommended by che CITY
Health department. The tmpnritv
will probably be corrected within =
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
UNITED BRETHRENlIs'MEET.

UNITED eRETHRENsME
CLARKSBURG, WA, sept. -
The fifty-ninth annual Conference Of
the United Brethren church win De
held here beginning next Wednesday,
Bishop w. M. Weekley. !. D. 81 viii prs.
side. Il
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-09
Flyinu War Horse.

A correspondent OF the Milan "Cor'
riere della Sera" reports the following
story:
AN Italian lieutenant recently rode
through one of the villages on the
lsonzU front He dismounted before
the temporary quarters Of the com
mander OF his regiment and lied his
horse to tree. When he entered the
house he heard the humming poise OF
large Austrian shell and moment
later a terrible explosion followed.
The shell had struck small building
on the opposite side Of the street. An
immense cloud of smoke and dust rose
and when II disappeared the horse OF
the officer was gone.
"The air pressure caused by the ex'
plosion had lifted the animal from
the ground and thrown 1t on the hat
roof of a nearby house, where II was
found almost unhurt. II was no easy
Job to get the horse to the street
again, as this could only be accom-
plished with the aid of large crane
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-09
CHAPTER Xxx.
Hand In Hand.

Rev. Smith Boyd walked slowly out
into the dim church, with the little vol
ume In his hand. The afternoon sun
hat sunk so low that the illumination
from the stained-glass windows was
cut of by the near buildings, and the
patches Of ruby and OF sapphire of
emerald and of topaz, glowed now near
the tops of the slender columns, or
mellowed the dusky spaces up amid
the arches.
It was hushed and silent there, de-
serted. and far from the thoughts OF
men. The young rector walked slowly
up the aisle to a pew in the corner
near the main entrance. and sat down.
still with the little Book of Common
Prayer In his hand. and. In the book
the Articles Of Religion. From them
alone must he preach; nothing more
and nothing less, That was the duty
for which he was hired. His own mind
his own intelligence, the reason and
the spirit and the soul which God had
given him were fer no other use than
the clever support Of the things which
were printed here And who had for.
mulated these articles? Men; men
like himself.
Rev. Smith Boyd suddenly made the
discovery that he was not preaching
God! He was preaching the church
and It's creed
Startled, now, he went through the
thirty.nine Articles Of Religion, one by
one. slowly. thoughtfully. and with O
quickened conscience Reason knocked
at the door of Faith, and entered; but
II did not drive out Faith. They sal
side by side, but each gave something
to the other. No. rather, Reason
stripped the mask from Faith, tor,
away the Disgusting cloak, and dis
played her in all her simple beauty
sweet and gentle and helpful Wha
was the faith he had been called upot
to teach? Faith In the thirty.nine Ar
tieles Of Religion! This had been cev
erly substituted by the organizers o
an easy profession, TOR faith In God
which latter was too simple Of compre
henson for the purposes of any OF
ganiZation.
For long time Rev. Smith Boyd ga
in the corner pew, and when he ma,
closed the book all that had been he
hind the wall OF his mind came out