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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Parents Fined For
Permitting Truancy

Three Russian miners who refused
to send their children to school were
arrested at Pennington by the truant
officer, c. w. Atha, and brought be.
fore Justice Toothman who flned them
each So and cost when they promised
to let the children attend the school
hereafter.
The Russians live in the Chatham
Hill district and the school is at the
same place. Mike Wikoff and Alec
Colikoff each had one child they had
been keeping from school while
George Schmicht had two between the
ages Of and 15.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Girls Who Planted
Sacred. Rice Popular. u'9.l:
fRy Assoelated Press.l

Toxic, Dec. 1S,-The Japanese svir.
gins who planted the sacred rice used
during the recent coronation ofs EN-
peror Yoshihito have receiyed count
less offers OF marriage from all parts
Of the Empire.and the young men who
tended the sacred rice have been in
yited by prominent families to become
adopted sons. Participation in the
holy rites of the coronation is suppos-
ed to be accompanied by many bless
fnes and the young women and men
who had to do with the sacred rice are
very greatly respected. Many OF the
girls have already been welded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Liner !: Rynda1n Has
!, Accident at Sea
fRy AssocIa ted Press.l ]

llT7. (By Associated Press.) w M
VI LONDON, Jan. 1S::-The Trans-At-
lantic liner Ryndam passed South End
down by. the bows with Ia liststo star
board 3 All passengers are safe. Three
stokers were killed and four injured.
I The Ryndam sailed from New York
on January 6. for Falmouth and Rot.
terdam. She passed the. Lizard on jan
uary IA butt her arrival at Falmouth,
had not been reported although ordi-
narily heswould have reached there
the day. after being reported of the
L.fzard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Army Reform in
Spain Now Possible

u tBy Associated IPress.)
MADRID, Jan. 18.-Army reform,
wtthEthe reorganization Of the Spanish
army on modern lines, now stands an
excellent chance Of being carried out
'byt the the Cortes, aroused by the
lessons of the present war. General
Luque, the war minister, has proposed
such 4 reform since 1906. He regards
the formation of a general staff to be
'of rst importance. To save time, this
has Just been done by royal decree.
Then comes the task or reducing the
enormous number Of officers particu-
slarly generals, with whom Spatn's
army Is soverstocked. This is a deli.
cate problem, and one sure to cause a
great deal of Jealousy and bitterness.
Reforms in administration and equip.
ment will follow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Mayors Court Now
Has R egular Docket

For the first time in the history OF
Fairmont the Mayors Office and police
court now has a docket that can be
used for recording trials. Until today
all cases were written in a book
which contained no other information
than the, party's name and the amount
Of the fine. The new docket takes care
of all the details which are met with
by the Mayor in .dispostng OF a case,
The book will be dated January. /,
and all cases brought before the May:
or since that time will sbe RECORDED in
the new docket. Il u ,3s. 4 U
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
'Tus Brought
Gold and Securities

NEW YORK Jan. 1s.-The liner
Tuscania arrived today with a large
amount of bullion and American Sc
curities estimated by passengers to be
worth several illion dollars.
2 Great iprecaution was taken to pre-
vent the steamship from being tor.
fpedoed after sailing and the vessel
passed north Of Ireland, being the first
steamer to take this course in sew
,era1 months Ss s i.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
GERMAN spy ESCAPES

4 NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.---:-lg gnatius =.
.Trebich Lincoln, former member Of
the British Parliament and a self;con;
fessed German spy, who was being
held here pending Fextradi dition to Eng
land y escaped from "a United States
deputy Emarsha1i last Saturday. It was
learned. and has not been seen since:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Calf = ]. i. o,,r.nliiaS j City
IS Swept BY Floods

! M. ll9lI8I( ByFAR8ocIHtAd pfe8nll
q BAKERSFIELD, Cal, jan. 16=
Twenty-Five families Of the Arp addl.
ton, a suburb, eIdfiyen from home
today by foods IN the Kern river
which, broke through 4 leEee built a
year ago by the city. Another icvee
the business section OF H1-
kersfeld Is threatened.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Hotel Humes at
Mercer Burns Down
tBy Associated Press,

MERCER, Pa, Jan. 1s,-Routed
from their beds early today oV OF
more guests were driven IN scanty ae'
tire from the Hotel Humes by q hre
which destroyed the historic structure
and six other buildings with loss es'
timated at 100000. j..
The hotel was built more than 1o0
years ago and. entertained among
many other distinguished guests Cen
eral Lafayette. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Rev. Frank Hummel
Is Sinking Rapidly

. A message received today by DR..
J. c.. Broomtield, from Morgantown,
stated that Rev. Frank 'Hummel, who
was stricken with apoplexy Sunday
night in his pulpit at the Methodist
Protestant church, was sinking rapid;
" and his death was momentartly ex-
pected. Dr. Broomfeld went to: Nor:
eantown this afternoon in response to
the message stating Mr., HummeFs
critical condition. sN ,t " 'a.4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
ATTACK. a AZ, zAPATA !,

NJ GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 49,
Twenty thousand OF General obre.
gon' s veteran Yaqui troops have begun
a acampaign against the, forces Of Gen.
eral Zapata in the state OF Marelos5I
and oaxaca, according to telegram
reaching Mexican consulate here to.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
Young Women Perish
When Home Burns

PUNXsUTAwNEY, Pa, Jan. 1s.-
Miss Mabel Warden. aged 90, and her
sister, Florella Warden, aged 13. wero
burned TO death, and their mother, Mrs.
skdyras Ward en-, was seriously injured
when their home here was. destroyed
bYS FIRE today. The property loss was,
$500. s,is { 5 53jSi a. 4, &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
The Weather.

West Virginia-Partly cloudy: and
somewhat warmer tonight and We'd
nesday; probably local SHOWS Wed:
nesday. q,
i ! Western Penna.- Partly cloudy to.
night; snow near Lake Erie !. Wednes.
day cloudy and somewhat warmer:
f tSt LOCAL. WEATH Err r EAplNG II
NE q F. F.. Il all Observer
Temperature at 8 tA.s N. today q:
w Yesterdays Sweath her clear temper;
iature, maximum ~ n minimum
pFecipftatio none a ss ~ y ~
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
Bandits Hold Up
Motor Bus Near
Los Angeles, Cal,

Los ANGELES. Cal, Feb. S-Tho Los
Angeles police department was search
ina early today for traces Of tour armed
men who are believed to have pertici.
3 patod IN series OF holdups which took
place last night between Los Angeles
= and Venice. beach resort,
Although II was unoffieiaiIy reported
that seven automobile parties and an VA.
terurban street car we're robbed, the
police have received first-hand informa
ton OF but one crime, the holding up
OF motor bus operating between los
Angeles an Venice and the robbing OF
the seven men passengers and the ohaut'
icur OF $40 in money and q small amount,
OF iewelry.
One OF the passengers stated that one
OF the robbers said that this was the
seventh automobile I'VE have held up
tonight" lie also reported that two o.
the robbers wore women's hath and velis
and the others masks They are be-
lleved to have Travelled In an automobile
An the alleged robberies are said to
have taken place In the same locality.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
MEETING AT DIES MONIES

DIES MONIES. la. Feb. lS.-Ferhapl
the greatest meeting ever held in Iowa,
at which tie betterment OF Iowa highways
was the chief and only subject. was 10
gun here today by nearly 1000 gool
roads enthusiasts.
Plans for the convention were made bS
the Jefferson end Lincoln highway asso'
ciations, the Iowa Bankers association.
commercial organizations OF the STATE,
the Des Moines automobile show and INC
Greater Des Moines committee. r. &,
Carson OF Iowa CITY, Il. II. spaulding .
Grlnnell and w. A. Hopkins OF Lamont
made many OF the preliminary arrange
ments
The convention Is being hcld In con
junction with the Des Molnes automobile
show. which opened last Monday. Among
the speakers on the program are mem
bers OF the state better road commission
and the state highway commission.
One OF the subjects TO be considered a
the convention will be the placing ~
guide posts on the Lincoln Highway.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
Insurance Man Who
Meets Many Rebuffs

Has Il come to this7
An ambitious young insurance man who
has an office In the Keeline building
agreed TO circulate petitions III Omaha
for the submission OF the name Of W
]. Bryan at the April primary as dele
sate-at-isrge to the democratic national
Convention.
when he assumed this task upon re
quest OF Lincoln friend he thought Sc
would prove a business booster for him
self lie viewed with considerable Ella
ton the prospect of meeting the demo-
Gratis OF Omaha and asking them 10 align
for the man whose leadership here a few
years ago was something TO oonjure
with
This young insurance man entered ths
city hall with his petition and told sad
story OF having met with many rebuffs
lie said at least 200 democrats had ro-
fused 20 sign his petition. He did not
venture beyond the first floor Of the city
hall
! Shades OF 1896
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
LIPT0N'S STEAM YACHT
IS AUXILIARY CRUISER

NEW YORK. Feb. is-sir Thomas Lin.
tons steam yacht, The Erin which has
often been seen in American waters as
tender 10 Sir Thomas challengers for
the Americas cup. Is now an auxiliary
cruiser in the British navy. attached 10
the fleet that Is guarding the North seS
against submarines. This information
was contained in a letter received here
from Sir Thomas, in which the yachts
man stated that he IL recovering from a
long illness and intends soon 10 leave
England for the Omitted States and
Canada. Sir Thomas was taken IN after
returning from Serbia, where he took
part In the organization Of relief work
during the typhus epidemic.
The Erin carried the American contln-
gent OF nurses and surgeons to Serbia.
Before that II was IN service as a hos
pital vessel
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE
GOES THROUGH WITH WH00P

Officers % the Omaha Auto club are
much elated over the passage. to T.
Of a 100000 bond Issue for good roads
purposes I'm ST. Louis county, Missouri
this week. The Auto club OF st. Louis
was largely instrumental In the success
Of the bond issue
Local auto club men regard the 81
Louis bond issue as favorable omen m
the coming submission OF a similar bond
issue proposition for Douglas county. by
which the roads here will be greatly It'll
proved for auto and farm traffic. The
ST. Louis issue was the largest OF ils
kind ever passed In the middle-west
Assistant Secretary = e. smyth OF t1e
club says.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
THREE METHODIST BISHOPS
SPEAK A. 0TTUMWA. IOWA

OTTUMwA. Ia Feb. ls.-The Metho-
dist forward movement was outlined to-
day at the Iowa conference az the First
Methodist Episcopal church here. by
Bishops Theodore s. Henderson OF Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. r, W Hughes % san
Francisco and Frank NJ. Bristol Of
Omaha. resident bishop for this territory.
This movement. which has az lie goal
members. originated In the mind OF
Bishop Henderson when he was chair
man OF the evangelistic commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-19
An AId fo nIrestIon.

When you feel. dull and stupid after
your meals. frequently have sour stom-
ach and eructations YOU should take one
Of Chamberlain's Tablets Immediately
auer dinner to aid digestion, Obtainahie
overyw ere.-Adyertisement
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

to Mr.. Philip IangdOn and l took it
straight to him. Then him and me
beat it back to the police station and
he had conference with the Magis-
trate. Then he shook my hand and
thanked me like a gentleman,-and-
that's ALL
Zone moment. Miss keenan,. You
say that Miss Page would become
sane. and then would lapse into de-
lirium again. Did she mention any
particular incident-Or ask you any
strange Iuestions:"
Yes Once she said. He acts fun
ny for man who has just put on a
successful play Then suddenly she
sat up and grabbed me and cried.
necktie-I saw it. And | said. You
saw it where: And she said-sane as
she could be. 1T was the other man
outside--I couldn't see his face-just
the red Then she began to cry and
went off again into delirium. or what
ever you call it. Next time she opened
her eyes. she asked if l knew whether
dreamed it. and said so far as l knew
James was about the Invest thing Id
ever bumped against in this old town.
Then she sighed like kid and went
! to sleep. but when she woke up she
! seemed to know. he was dead"
did she make any other mention Of
| the man with the red tie?"
| No. When | asked her, she said it
was ii blur. but it would come back to
her--she was sure of that. Someone
! else would nave seen it too
THAT is all" began LangdOn, and
broke off in establishment There was
| a commotion in the back of the room
and a man stood up, raising one hand
as if about to speak. His face was
ashy. his jaw dropped. Then as sud
denly as he had arisen he dropped
back out of sight into his chair.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page. actress, is accused of the
murder of james Pollock and is defended
by her lover Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. AT Mary's trial she ad-
mits she had the revolver. Her maid
testities that Mary threatened Pollock
with it previously. and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene of the crime is
mystery. Brandon tells of a strange hand
print he saw on Marys shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror of drink pro-
duces temporary insanity in Mary. The
defense is "repressed psychosis. Wit
nesses describe Mary's flight from her in
toxicated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the kidnapping or
Mary by Pollock and Amy Barton tells
of Aary's struggles to become an actress
and Polock's pursuit of her. There Is
evidence that Daniels, Marys manager,
threatened Pollock. Mary faints on the
stand and again goes insane when .po-
liceman offers her whisky. Daniels testi-
fies that Pollock threatened to Kill Mary
and Langdon and actually attempted to
kill the latter. Two witnesses describe
Marys flight to the street from the hotel
and her abduction by men from a gam
bling place near by. Further evidence
seems to incriminate Daniels.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

emit then She was all dOlled up in an
evening gown and hadn't even cloak
wondered what was up and tried to
make her talk. but she seemed looney.
thought it was the d. is at first. but
when found out she was plain batty.
| got scared and called the guard. But
he only cuSSed me out. so got hold or
her hands and tried to make her stop
crying in that queer fashion. After il
bit she began to talk. 1t was incoher-
ent ut first. about James. and the big
house. and she wasn't Salie or Maggie.
Then she seemed to come to herself
and asked who was and where she
was
"Did she remain sane anG conscious
after that:'
mot at first. She'd ramble. then she
talked sanely. Finally she quieted
| down. and when l said that was
sure to get Off first thing in the morn
| ing, she asked me if | would take a
note to her lawyer And l said 1
would
did you ask her hrr name?"
mo" She smiled a little. half whim-
| sically half bitterly. at amt etiquette
to ask names under the circumstances.
| but | said as it was the first time. the
best thing to do was to say nothing
| till she had a lawyer to do the talking
for her"
Whom was the note she gave You
! addressed to:''
The question seemed to surprise her.
why. you know" she stammcrcd
then laughed, Gee, | forgot. I'm tell
in the court. The note was addressed
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17
The Skip In Dundreary's Gait.

My father each year copied out his
own prompt books. Or had them cop
led. and then wrote in his most recent
additions. have many such prompt
books with most minute notes and d.
rectionS.
When produced Our American
Cousin" nearly thirty years after his
death. these manuscripts were SO per-
feet that had no difficulty in recall
ing every movement OF all the charac-
tiers. My fathers genius was indeed
the genius of infinite raiiS. | have
heard him relate that the little skip he
used in his gait in Dundreary original
ell simply from his habit of trying tn
keep in step with my mother us they
walked up and down ut the back of
the stage arranging their lines. The
skip and the stutter and other business
grew and grew from performance tn
performance.
AS jefferson says in his Life. the
character of Dundreary gradually
pushed all the other characters out of
the play.-From My Remembrances.
by Edward ii. Sothern. in Scribner
Magazine.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

Of TIE Motel. SO ii was nxeu 10 ger the
iire-escapc down and let her go up it.
NHelf She calne down again she was
toALa swung up into Barker's in a
swing that is used sometimes to get
important people out of the way if
unexpected visitors arrive"
She smiled grimly.
"Aud then she was to walk boldly
out the front door Now this girl
sadie" breathed Mary Page sud
denly. and at the name the witness
palcd and, swinging about stared at
Mary.
How do you know" she began. but
I.angdon Interrupted quickly:
You say that the girl failed to carry
out her part of the plot. Will you tell
IS why. pIease?"
why: Why. because Jim wasn't at
he banquet and she couldn't get In.
There wasn't anybody else there who
recognized her. and she was counting
N lin. 1t was fixed with him. but
| guess he forgot. so she was left out
in the cold. She stuck around till
pretty late, hoping to have chance
20 get in on the game anyway. and
then when she tried to go down the
fire-escape she found it about as quiet
us broadway around eight O'Clock. II
was full of bulls and people and lights,
SO she had to go downstairs and out
the regular way with nothing to pay
for Il wasted evening"
Were you in the hotel that night?"
IL was. But not at the banquet"
"Where were your"
"In the ladies' writing-room ON the
second floor" the witness answered
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

y This now vif,,aass 10: L,,ao;or nd,
woman to bring from Mary anything
but an uncomfortable shudder of, aNeM
sion. For she was of the hard-meutlis
ed. bold-cycd type whose profession
it is to make herself attractive to men.
She was the deroy of the great gam;
bling he'll back of the Hotel Republic
and Mary wondered vaguely what on
earth she could possibly know of the
tragedy. that after so many weeks
seemed ITO nearer Il solution
The Prosecutor wondered much the
same thing, and the Judge made a
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

mental notN to warn l.angAon that
witnesses whose Characters were not
than aided to Il case.
And he made that resolution in the
face of the tWi'l.ile of amused rccog
milton that N;l@g!c Hale had shot him
when she TOOK the sand. For al
':indS IN nll cln~. rS net 1T i.>uEer'S
md it vas With this fa,lous place tn
Lam first question dealt.
"-\S secretary 10 Nj. Parker YOU
must have hccn frpannatly at his cs
tabli%hmc1t ha X of the Hotel licpuh
lie. were YOU n"f :"
Il WAS" the witness answered read
lily. "liut mostly III the daytime. |
had my evenings 'rCe."
There we're cNcM!ngS when You We're
there. though were there not:"
oh, lots" Her tone was frri@llted
with easy amusement. sometimes
met up With party for dinner or II
show. ana then we'd DRIFT about to try
and bank ut The House"
She smiled. and several men in the
courtroom smiled too.
Miss Hale, We're you a friend Of
James Pollock"
Il knew him; knew him pretty we'll.
He was at Bankers good Bit
Were you at Bankers on the night
that he was shOt:'
"Yes, but early. Somebody tipped me
off. hot 1,n nj, 1,ny. of hn
ret"
A Singer Of repressed mirth filtered
through the room at this hint of the
big raid, but I4angdon frowned.
Had you seen Mr.. Pollock that
day."
"No. Not since the night before"
"AIiss Hale, isn't it true that you
were to have Joined the supper party
for the company that Mr.. Pollock and
Mr.. Daniels were giving?'
mo. ! wanted to, but he said 1t was
purely theatrical. Then l bet him
would come anyway"
why were You particularly anxious
! to attend that party-On Mr.. Pollock.
account?"
Not on your life. knew that there
was going To be some crooked work
pulled Off. but conl,ln't prove it. l.
| had il "rudyc against someone wht
NnS in on it. and | wanted to queer
he deal
VIII You tell us please what thai
lcal VAS"
The wOnhn twisted her hands to
gcth"r nervouSy, and her eyes dartcc
among the spectators Is # Scarchin.
for Il mcHaciAg face. then she safe
slowly
The the deal wasn't pulled off. anl
I'd rathrr-!eil it without any names
if I've got to tell it. I'm not keel
about Switching on people"
/ Il think you may tell it as ,yo,
please. should it hecumr necessary t,
reveal the name l will ask for it,"
That's the ticket Wcll. you see
was this way''
Ms Hale settled back in her cha IL
a> though she really enjoyed the inter
eSl She WA; creating.
"Harkcr k..rw 4 fat lot of crooks o
all kinds. and he ha one pal calle
Bldgr Dudley who wasn't all b
might have been. bit Texas stuck t
him because he'd helped him once
long time ago. 1t was the same wit
Larry the Josh. Larry had ii soft jo
1t The House. and Texas kept him fo
pll times sake.
We'll. that's got nothing to do wit
il. TX ept that these fcliers cooked Il
pant by viii Ii they were to get
iii into .Jiri'S party. This girl
shout the cleve.est dip in New -Yorl
llI she was IT, lit the jewels and III
watches and the money anh cverythin
She COLD get those swift hands r
hnrs on. Wien the party get warrir
''p
1t WAS part of the game for h,
Vt 80 b. seen gp-t-. = .D-.-'ii;: ot
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

at was then that you found you
could not reach the fire-escape was
it,"
".'es. But | could see it and that
was just about as important for me.
All wanted was to have the goods
on Il woman that had been blabbing
too much about me"
Miss Hale, did you at any time when
you looked out ut the tire-escape hear
any conversations"
Yes
"When?"
"Wcll. | wasn't wearing my wrist
watch that night so | can't tell you the
exact time 1t was pretty late, after
midnight. | had about decided that
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-17

without the slightest hesitation
''Thats around the corner from the
banquet room.
GLOW near is that to what is know.
as the gray suite do you know"
"Of course do. It's ut the end Of
that CORRIDOR
''Can you reach the tire-esrape from
it?"
mo. There's fire tower mt the
other side of the building that you are
supposed to use. But | didn't know
that when was seized with desire
to write letters in that room"
what time did you go In there"
ooh, | don't know-rOund about
eleven O'Clock or So"
Ibid you look out the Window"
"Sure | did, lots of times. / had to
do something to prevent death from
boredom with my own company"