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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09
.MONONGAHELA IS
AT WORK ON NEW
BRIDGE PLANS
Changes at the East Side
Staten VIII BE Nee
{ Iar!.

Consulting Engineer Samuo1 \.
Brady. OF the MuuOugIh"la Halfway.
and Chief Engineer l.. h. orr. Of ,nr
same company. have begun working
on plans Tor the location Of I'll" sta
ton platform on the Munougahcla
railway when tho nrw bride. j. prI
across the MOnungahcla river Wnou
the bridge is BULL II viii be necessary
that changes be made al the station
50 that trains may enter and leave ur.
hampered. The bridge from the prrs.
emit plans will be thrown directly
across the tricks AZ Il point wNcr" tIr
trains now stop TO pIrk up a"l dis.
charge passengers.
81 President ]. j. Turner. Of the Mo.
nongahela railway. accompanied by
his staff visited tile city yesterday 10
look over this project 1t was his
first visit as president OF tho MOnon.
gahela to the city and he was interest.
ed in the location of his company's
depot with reference to the new bridge
to be constructed. This matter was
paramount with him lie stating that
he had nothing definite to give out on
plans to extend further tho lines OF
the Monongahela railway into the
heart of the coal regions hcrrabouts.
The location of the bridge undoubt-
eddy will be as stated before at JcHcr-
son and Washington streets OH tho
city side and at Newton and Merchant
on the Palatine side. The traction
company will run its cars across the
bridge and will make connection at
Merchant and Newton streets with,
The railroad company.
q AS soon as the bridge is completed
The traction line will extend its JEFF.
serson street line down to the new ho.
lei, thence across the bridge. Once
spn the other side It will form loop
through Pleasant Valley and return to
this city. All this was explained to
Mr. Turner and he seemed to think his
company his great opportunities in
this section with the Pleasant Valley
project booming and the new bridge
to make 1t easy for those who wish &c
use its lines TO reach the station.
Accompanying President Turner
we're G. NJ. South. assistant TO Presi-
dent Turner; G. j. Obey. general su.
perintendent Monongahela railway: y.
X. Orr, chief engineer; L. X. Elder
auditor and Samuel D. Brady.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

4 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.:
AT the December, 1916, Rules. held
IN the Clerks office OF the Circuit
Court, in and for the county Of Marion.
In state aforesaid, December L. 1916.
+ the following order was entered:
+ Patrick Daily, Plaintiff. vs.. Agnes
Daley observation-disclosures
Summons.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.,
To the Sheriff OF Marion county, Greet
ing:
You are hereby commanded to sum.
mon Agnes Daley to appear before the
Circuit Court of Marion county, at
rules to be held i'll the Clerks office
OF said court OH the first Monday in
December, 1916, to answer a bill in
chancery exhibited against her in saii
court by Patrick Daley.
<, And have then there this writ.
i Witness, W. S. Black. Clerk of said
court, at court house in said county
the first day OF December, 1916 and
b4th year OF tho state.
w. S. BLACK. Clerk.
The return of service endorsed on
the back OF the foregoing summons
IN words and figures following. tow 1t:
z The within named Agnes Daley ia
not found in my bailiwick Dec. 4 1916.
+. j. THOMAS.
Deputy for c. D. Conway. Sheriff of
Marion County, West Virginia.
rs Object Of Suit.
The object OF this suit is that the
said Patrick Daley be granted a d..
force vinculo from his said wife,
Agnes Daley, on the ground that the
said Agnes Daley has wilfully des,
ed and absented herself from the said
plaluLur without any reasonable CI...~
therefor for the space of three years
Ind upwards next preceding the inst!.
tuition OF this suit, and has continued
In such desertion.
An affidavit having been made and
dled that the said Agnes DALEY. the
defendant in above styled suit. is
p nonresident OF the state Of West
Virginia, 1t is ordered that the said
Agnes Daley do appear within one
month from the first publication of
this order, In the Clerks office of our
said Circuit Court, at Rules to be
holden therefor, and do what is neces.
sary TO protect her interests.
It is ordered that copy Of this or.
der be published and posted as re.
quired py law.
Given under my hand this SIN uIy On
December, 1916
w. S. BLACK. Clerk.
RoLLo ]. CONLEY.
Counsel for Plaintiff.
This order is published for .rst
lime December 0, 1916. and to he pub
. hsied once each week for four success
rive weeks.
t29.l6.2s.so
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Town Talk

Observe Feast Day-Thc Feast of
the Immaculate Conception was oh
served by Catholic churches in this
city yesterday. At st. Peters Catho
lie church services were held at 7'and
Special Women's Service--A special
service will be conducted bv The wOm-
en- Of Central Christian church next
Sunday night at 7:30 y. M. DR.. Nit
chell, the pastor will give over the pull
pit to the women of his congregation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

fIoult; opening hymn. selected: invo.
cation. Mrs. Anna, Kuun: scripture
reading. Matt 90. Mrs. Sharp: pray.
"r. Or Mitchell: violin solo Miss
EUnic" Minor: reading. Mrs. Fred
Jenkins, conf"rcnc" debate by twenty
women: reading. Mrs. Clarence u.
Mitchell: two part son. Mrs Russell.
airs. Jenkins. Mrs Patterson. Miss
Russell: oGcrjng and on"ruory: clos.
ing hymn selected. hcncdictin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

Miner lnjured-William Oustlaw. a
miner employed at Hutchinson. was
admitted to Fairmont Hospital No. 3
yesterday suffering from injuries re.
ccived while at his work there His
condition is not serious.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

Expounds Bible History-The his.
tory Of various political and religious
parties of the time Of Christ Is being
detailed cxpounded in series of ser.
mons by Dr. II. G. Stoetzcr, OF the
First Presbyterian church at both SER
vices Of the church. The Pharisees
will be the subject of the sermon to-
morrow morning and the Essences"
in the evening The services are held
n the Y. NJ {. y auditorium
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

At Cook HospltaI-Wyatt Brannon,
aged Is. son Of Charles Brannon. OF
Philippi. who was operated on yester.
day al Cook hospital for a mast0id
trouble is doing we'll today with good
chances OF an early recovery Mr.
Brannon accompanied his son here
for the operation yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

Buy Twilight sleep-Bill Miller,
manager Of the Grand theatre. and Bob
Mccoy, general promoter and tinsmith.
have purchased the Twilight Sleep
film and have been given West Yir.
ginia. Virginia. Tennessee and Ken.
lucky to show it in full. Tho film will
he shown in the Jour states named
until all towns have seen It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

A. 3. Fleming Unehansed-Thc
condition OF Ex-Governor a. b. Elem.
ing. who is i'll al his home in this cit :.
Is practically unchanged today. His
daughter. Mrs. G.. E. Ward oi Charles
ton. has arrived hero called by his i'll.
ness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

VaIuabl: Roos.er Stolen Tic city
pole" have :" lar been unable to
locat" the chics"n thief VINO ycstcr.
day got ava win elem $havrr's $Iu
cock aud several other chickens. al
priH" winning pets Glenn will not
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

who will conduct a conference debate
on the value OF Worldwide Evangel.
ism The following program will be
given. Piano prelude. Mrs. F. II.
9 a. m. and at 1880 last evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

Youthful Drunk Before Mayor
Earl Miller. aged Il, was found guilty
thi, morning in police court Of drunk.
"mmcss. lie went 10 Jail in default OF
payment. Harry Smith. violating the
traffic regulations BY turning team
IN Main street, paid his fine OF s: and
was released.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09
MANNlNGrON GUEST.

Mis- Laura Free. of Warrington i
the guest Of Mrs W. +. Houcn in ...,-
city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

W. e Horgh CONTINUES i'll y; his
ONE III this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09

admit that the rooster which was stol
en- was the one that crowed Woodrow
Wilson TO victory few weeks ago.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
BILL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DAM
ACROSS ZUIDER ZEE

For seventy five years the project of drain
ing the Zuider Zee has been agitated in Hol-
land. A vast amount of literature, including
books and pamphlets, has grown up around
the subject, discussing the question from all
angles.
A bill has now been introduced in the
Netherlands parliament, providing for the
construction of dam across the upper part
of the Zuider Zee The dam would be about
twenty-four miles in length; the island of
Wieringen, however, would leave only about
nineteen miles of dam to be constructed.
A lake of $4,000 acres in area would be
formed, of which, it is understood, about
100000 acres would be drained, leaving the
remainder as lake in the midst of the re-
deemed land
It is estimated that the full execution of
the project would require about fifteen years,
and cost total-including measures for pro-
tection following the drainage-of approx
mately $9O,OOO,OOO.
AS vast interests would be affected, includ-
ing the canal fishing, and shipping industries,
it is expected that long discussion and con-
sderation of the bill will follow.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
CARLsTROM BREAKS AIR RECORD

Victor Carstrom who undertook, on
November 3, to fly Curtiss two-hundred-
horsepower military biplane from Chicago
to New York, between sunrise and sunset
without a stop, did not achieve all that he
had planned but he did travel 652 miles in 3
hours 71b minutes, actual flying time.
The 48O miles between Chicago and Erie,
Pa, were covered, without stop, in hours
1715 minutes, constituting new American
nonstop record.
The world-record is 800 miles, made this
year by Sub-lieutenant Marshall of the
French air service, in fight from Nancy,
over Berlin, into Austrian-Po Poland.
Carlstrom was unaccompanied in his flight,
which was made in an effort to convince the
United States postal department of the
feasibility of establishing an aerial mail route
from New York to Chicago.
He was forced to descend at Erie, Pa, be-
cause of trouble with his engine After hav-
ing it repaired, he covered the distance from
Erie to Hammondsport, New York, thus ad-
ding 155 miles to his days flight, making
total of about 635 miles.
The following morning, he covered the dis
lance from Hammondsport to Governors Is
speed of 1877 miles an hour.
Carlstrom carried letters from Mayor
Thompson to President Wilson, Governor
Whitman and Mayor Mitchell, of New York,
and to other notables; also cards of greeting
to the kaiser and German officials and news
papers, to be carried by the submarine
Deutschland when the vessel departs from
New London.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
AUTONOMY GRANTED POLAND BY
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

A manifesto was issued by Emperor Will
liam and Emperor Francis Joseph at War
saw and Lublin on November g. again calling
into existence the ancient kingdom of Po-
land, by granting autonomy to that war
ravaged country.
In the great square before the castle in
Warsaw, and in the spacious courtyard OF the
venerable fourteenth century pile, inhabitants
of the old Polish capital are said to have
gathered by thousands to attend the ceremony
of what was designated as the re-birth of the
Polish nation.
Poland is given the right, by the central
powers, to control it's own destinies, to live
an Independent national life, and to govern
itself by choosing representatives of the ma
ton. The exact frontiers of the kingdom
are to be outlined later.
General Won Beseler, who read the mani
festo to the Polish people, used these words:
"It will be our task, shoulder to shoulder
with the residents of Poland, to carry the war
to a victorious conclusion and to heal the
wounds of war. We hope soon Polish
army will be fighting on our side in token of
the sentiment for the development of the new
kingdom"
The question of the recognition by the
United States of any new government that
may be established in Poland will not arise
until after the war.
Poland was WreSted from Russia laSC year
by the central powers. AS no one can pre-
dict, at the present time, what the final out
come of the war will be, the step taken by
Germany and Austria is regarded merely as a
war measure.
Some Polish leaders in Chicago are said to
have received the news with decided sus-
picion. Father Francis Gordon, the editor
of the Chicago Polish Daily NeaOs, says:
Germany did it not for the benefit of the
Poles but for it's own benefit. * By Great
ing a new kingdom Germany will get a new
army to fight it's battles and the Poles will be
more nearly exterminated in the cause of
Germany. The Polish kingdom becomes of a
necessity of new ally. It is a sagacious
method of forcing a conquered territory to
enlist in the war of the conquerors
Other Polish leaders, however, such as John
F. Smulski, of the Northwestern Trust and
Savings Bank of Chicago, express the opinion
that it would be ill-advised to find fault, at
this time, with the intentions of Germany and
Austria. Others rejoice that there seems to
be certainty that a step has thus been taken
toward the establishment of Poland as a
nation.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
DRUGS STRUGGLED TO PRISONERS

The claim is made that the Harrison anti
drug law, which it was believed few months
ago, would deprive "dope" victims of NOR
phine, heroin, cocaine and other drugs, has
become almost dead letter in Chicago It
is said that there are hundreds of places
where these drugs are sold, the prescribed
traffic being carried on by shady drug stores,
quack doctors and peddlers.
At the Bridewell, where prisoner patients
are confined, attendants had been greatly puz-
zled by the fact that the victims were able to
procure drugs in spite of the most careful
watching It was recently discovered, how
ever, that hypodermically treated oranges
sent by supposed relatives and friends, often
contained from so to so grains of morphine.
1t has also been discovered that supposed
wives, sweethearts, and sisters, of prisoners
have often transferred considerable GUAM
tity of morphine when implanting kiss of
greeting upon their lips.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
HAVOC WROUGHT BY AUTOMOBILES

Reckless automobile drivers accomplish
practically as much mutilation and death in
Chicago as the invading Zeppelins have been
able to effect in London, is the observation
recently expressed by statistician.
The Chicago Herald, in commenting upon
this fact says:
"The damage done by men who insist on
taking chances is now SO alarmingly large
that reforms must be effected.
'Much of the congestion which is now seen
arises from the fact that in effect there is only
one north and south outlet from the loop and
only one east and west boulevard. To crowd
all the through motor traffic of the second city
in America upon two streets is to court
trouble. But boulevards cannot be built in
day. Meantime the killings must be ended.
Now is the time for consideration and action"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11

thirty-five-knot cruisers in the 1917 building
ember l, it was found that ship builders were
wary of attempting the work at the figures
allowed by the government Only one firm
the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Com
pany-offered direct proposal, it's bid for
hull and machinery being within the SIS. OOO.-
900 limit. However, this company proposed
to construct only one vessel.
Two other firms submitted bids, based on a
sliding scale arrangement taking into ac-
count possible variations of material and la
Dor prices.
Congress may be forced to raise the cost
limit before the contracts can be awarded
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
POSTAL AUTHORITIES SEEKING
ARREST OF PROJECTORS OF
"END-LESS CHAM
FRAUD

Postal detectives are endeavoring to effect
the arrest of the projectors of an "endless
chain" letter scheme, which asks the recip-
lent to send letter exactly like the one she
received to five women of her acquaintance,
and also ten cents to the company. fine
silk petticoat is offered as reward.
Women all over the country have been
duped by this scheme, which is evidently a
fraud on the face of it.
The first batch of undelivered letters ar
rived at the dead-letter office in Washington
on October 81, consisting Of fourteen sacks
of mail, with five thousand letters in each and
over seven thousand dollars in dimes.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
RAILWAY COMPANIES BLAMED FOR
HIGH PRICES OF COAL

Two suits were filed in the United States
district court in Chicago November 1, which
may result in the increasing or the lowering
of the price of coal to the consumer. The
defendants in both suits are the Atchison,
Topeka, and Santa Fe, and one hundred and
forty-one other railroad companies and their
receivers.
The plaintiffs in one suit are the Clinton
Coal Company, and ten other coal companies !;
and in the other, the Ayrdale Coal Company,
and sixteen other coal companies.
The Clinton suit is bill in equity for an
injunction requiring the return of coal cars
to the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad,
for service on lines along the road The
Ayrdale suit is similar, except that it asks,
the return of cars to the rails of the Chicago,
Terre Haute, and Southeastern Railway.
Both bills are Identical, except for the
names. They set up that the defendant rail
road companies have failed and refused to
return coal cars to the proper lines; that cars
have been wrongfully diverted and mis-used
and coniscated; and ask that restraining
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
WARNING ISSUED TO MEXICO
AGAINST U-BOATS

The American government has informed
the Carranza de facto government that pre-
caution should be taken to prevent any VIC
lation of Mexico's neutrality by the operation
of belligerent submarines within it's terrific
rial waters, or the establishment of sub
marine base on the Mexican coast.
The information was conveyed, it is said,
in wholly friendly spirit, and not at the sug-
gestion of any of the entente powers.
It is claimed that state department officials
realize that if Germany began widespread
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
NINETY PER CENT OF RAILROAD
ACCIDENTS DUE TO CARELESSNESS

It is claimed that ninety per cent of all rail
road accidents are the result of individual
carelessness, which forms the biggest prob
lem railroads have to meet today.
Marcus A. Dow, of the New York Central,
in recent statement said that the principal
efforts of railroad managers do not lie in the
prevention of the occasional big accidents IN
which number of people are killed and IN
iured. but rather in the prevention of little
accidents-of Individual everyday tragedies
which can be prevented only in the exercise
of greater care on the part of employees.
Mr.. Dow says that there has been de-
crease in accidents of twenty-eight per cent
during the last five-year period, over the pre-
ceding five-year period.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
lions All-Night With God
Dec. 81, 19l6,-Jan. l, 1917

The time has come to announce to all
Officers, Members, and Friends of the
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church In
Zion
LIONS ALL-NIGHT MEETING,
to be held, God willing, in SHILOH
TABERNACLE, December 81, 1916
January l, 1917.
The Sacrifcial Offering to be taken at
the All-night Meeting will be devoted to
the work of Zion Educational Institutions,
and, therefore, ought to be by far the larg-
est In lions history.
The total attendances at Zion Educa-
tional Institutions are 1,195; the total
number of students, 846. The total en-
rollment, to date, in the Department of
Music alone is 44O.
Zion children, youths, and maidens now
have golden opportunities, and the Off
GERS, members, and friends of Zion have
Divine Call and great opportunity to
use their money in helping to educate this
great Zion host of children and Young
people.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11

Apostle Royal, Mrs. Royal, and their
daughter Carrie Newton will sail for San
Francisco on the Steamship China, leav-
ing Shanghai, Saturday, November 9Th.
They will arrive in San Francisco Deem
Der 18th, and then proceed to Zion City.
Elder Hawkins and family of Australia,
expect to leave for Zion City soon after
January lst
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
BIGGEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD

California is to have the biggest bridge in
the world, it is claimed, to connect Oakland
with San Francisco, and relieve five ferry
systems It will cost $22,OOO,OOO, says the
New York Telegram, and will be five and one
half miles long.
It will be one of the heaviest bridges ever
built, and will carry three roadways and four
railroad tracks Two of it's sixteen spans
will be high and wide enough for any ship
to pass.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
CREDIT MUST BE EXTENDED TO
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, SAYS DAVIDSON

CREDIT MUST BE EAIENDED ~
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, SAYS DAVIDSON
WARNS OF PERIL TO THE UNITED STATES IN
CONTINUED IMPORTS OF GOLD
The United States must continue to extend
credit to European nations, if it wishes to do
business with them. This is the substance of
sentiments expressed by Henry P. Davidson
of J. P. Morgan and Company, upon his ar
rival in Chicago, November 2.
Mr.. Davidson has just returned from
France and England, and states that he was
amazed at the enormous development IN the
production and manufacture OF munitions IN
those countries.
In response to the question as to whether
or not he thought it was possible that after
the war the allied governments would repu-
date their internal loans, Mr.. Davidson said:
cit is inconceivable that, after the war,
there should be in any of the allied countries
any reputation even of their internal loans.
I was amazed at the richness of these coun-
tries. Naturally, the expense of the war has
to be met, and it can be met only by taxation.
France has been creditor nation for twenty
five years. England is not only rich within,
but rich without Her outside investments,
on July l, 1914, amounted to $20,OOO,O 100000.
Heavy as the war debt is, it is very small
matter. *
"There is danger-a very grave danger
to the United States in the continued imports
of gold. Naturally the wealth of the world
won't stay here after peace is restored and
if the imitation which gold brings is too great
there will be peril in the contraction which
must follow. We will have no monopoly on
the worlds business after the war, as we have
no monopoly on genius or industry. If we
wish to prosper we must awake to the oppor-
tunities which now offer themselves and
handle them intelligently. If we want to sell
goods we must extend credits"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-11-11
ACTIVE VOLCANO IN CALIFORNIA

Lassen Peak, California, began belching
balls of black smoke at intervals of from five
to ten minutes on November l, according to
a dispatch from Redding in that state.
Until Nav. 1914, Lassen Peak was sup
posed to be an extinct volcano, but its crater
is now believed to be bubbling caldron.