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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-26

Cleveland, Ohio, July 24--Deadry fire
damp. exploding in a tunnel deep down
under Lake Erie, FIVE miles from shore,
snuffed out nearly a score of lives just
before midnight tonight.
Sixteen men, trapped in the newly
built West Side waterworks tunnel
are believed to have died in a poison
chamber, imprisoned there by tons of
dirt that caved in when the explosion
shook the narrow passage.
Two survivors, near death of the gas
that strangled them as they went to
the rescue of their comrades, were
brought out of the Five Mile Crib at
midnight. Both are in Lakeside Hos
pital, one dying and the other reviv-
ing,
The day book., 1916-12-21

not approve of a plan aimed merely
to fill the Golfers of the movie mag
mates"
Aid. Kennedy said to start Gus
tom of making special weeks was
not advisable.
So they placed the ordinance on
file by a viva voce vote in which it
seemed as though nobody but Mi
chaelson was for it. And over in the
chop suey skyscraper of the Hearst
papers the makeup men tore down
big front page stories proclaiming
how the city council had yielded to
the wisdom of the Hearst newspa-
pers and set aside next week as go
to Movie Week"
The day book., 1916-12-21

feiture. Utpatel said the kind Of
cOniscation proposed by the ordi-
nance would be a black eye to Chi
cago public utility securities.
Walter L. Fisher, special counsel
for Mayor Thompson advised against
forfeiture in gas-oil committee. The
vote of 58-2 yesterday takes a course
Fisher has tried to block.
Sam EttelsOn, corporation counsel,
sat alongside, the mayor and watched
the almost unanimous vote for seiz-
ure of the property of former client.
At the time he was named for his
present job, Ettelson was lawyer for
the Automatic Phone Co.
''The Public Ownership league and
the Penny Phone league will keep on
fighting to get possession of the Au-
tomato phone system for the people
of Chicago" said Morton L. Johnson.
"T make no predictions as to when
we will get hold of it and run
penny phone service. 7 do assert po-
sitively, however, that if the news
papers and the Association Of Com
merce and the banks Of Chicago all
united to give a publicly owned auto
matte system fair chance, there
would be a city-wide system and peo-
pie would drop a penny in the slot in
stead of a nickel when they phoned."
Woman's City club, Chicago WOm-
ans club, Teachers Federation, Chi
cago Federation of Labor, Political
Equality league and other organiza-
tions who favored forfeiture of the
Automatic phone franchise during a
three years fight regard yesterdays
forfeiture action as good city bUsi-
ness.
'"The Automatic company violated
it's franchise pledges and our for
feiture action means the franchise
pledges of the city of Chicago have a
better standing now," was state
ment of Aid. Mccormick.
The day book., 1916-12-21


how the city council had yielded to
the wisdom of the Hearst newspa-
pers and set aside next week as GO
to Movie Week"
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE
TO SEIZE AUTOMATIC PHONE
Morton L. Johnson, president Of
the Penny Phone league, sat in the
gallery of the city council yesterday
and watched an ordinance pass.
Three and a half years johnson and
his Organization have fought for the
passage of the ordinance. It went
through the council yesterday with
So votes for and against it. It or
dered forfeiture of the Automatic
telephone system. If the city wins
suits to start on soon, the city will
become the owner of the Automatic
system, plant, wires, poles, stations.
Johnson and his co-workeTs claim
that if the city would take hold and
push through, it would be possible to
have penny phone service in Chicago.
They have mass of data approved
by telephone engineers of high stand
ing, all going to show that with a
city-wide service and 100000 sub
scribers P a penny phone service is
practical. Nearly every large city in
Europe has junked the manual sys-
tenn and is using the automatic, acZ
cording to Johnson, who says moth
ing but the frenzied nance of the
Chicago Telephone Co. and the
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. is responsible for nickeIinstead
of penny phone service.
Aid. Utpatsl and Geiger were the
only ones who voted against for
The day book., 1916-12-21

BRING DOWN FOUR FLYERS
Paris, Dec. II. - Four German
aeroplanes brought down on Somme
front, today's official statement as
serted. Otherwise there was a Iuu
In fighting.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
N0ne'On Approval

Seco and Cheney Silk Ilimonos, some with organdie collar and cuffs, accordion pleated, $29S and S398 Negligee. To close $t9S.
 Crepe de Chine Negligees in lavender, light blue and pink, ac- cordion pleated, hand embroidered and lace trimmed. 118.5O Negli- gees now 5000.
 One pink Charmeuse fur trim med, was $1S.50. now SEEDS.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17

an army of 100000 men at an enor- nous cost to pacify Mexico After riots at El Paso, between Mexicans and United States soldiers and civilians troops stopped the trouble. It was ~e- ported in Texas that the famous Texas rangers, a state body, were ready to cross the line and avenge the murdered Americans. In the pictures No. 1 shows members of the rangers: No. 2, Senator Works; No. ,, Senator stone; No. i, Senator Lewis
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17

KimOnOs in figured silk and crepe de chine, loose models, some with elastic belt
 $3.9S KimOnOs for ... S2.9S $7,9S KimonOs for .... 3.98 $10.00 Kimonos tor . $500
 Corduroy Kimonos in rose, light blue and pink; suuIe fur trimmed and some embroidered.
 $11.9S kimOnos for ..... SS.9S $6.9S KimonOs for ..... $500 $500 Kimonos for .... $3.98 $3.9S Kimonos for .... $29S
 AlbatrOSS KimOnoS.
 $2.9S grade now ........ S1. .9S $500 grade now W....... S39S
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
LOST.

LOST-On dinkey between Bristol and Hartford, Saturday afternoon, gen.
 tleman's gray plaid suit coat. Find CT please return to Gemmil, BurlI- ham & Co.,, Hartford, and receive liberal reward. 1-17-3d
New Britain herald., 1916-01-17
|Housegowns and Negligees
 Pre-Inventory Clearances Clearance Always Greatly Ancpatedby New Britain Women
 The Sale Will Continue Three Days

Pullman Robes Tn black and navy silk, some trimmed; checked silk; all sizes; some with Caps:
 $500 Robes now ........ S3'9S $6.9S Robes now ......... S5.OO $7.9S Robes now ......... So.9S
 Japanese Quilted Robes in rose, Copenhagen blue and navy; some are embroidered. These Robes in small sizes. Were $69S and $I0.
 to close $29S
 S5.9S I<imOnos now ..... $4.9S
 $75O KimonOs now ...... $5.9S .S1O.0O Kimonos now ... $S.9S .S15.O0 KimOnOs now ...... $12.9S
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
NEWS NOTES

his return hame many hours later he found that his extra pork chop was gone. Signs indicated that his house partner, Harry Welles. who who asleep with pleased smile on his churibio counterance was the culprit so he woke him up and charged him directly with eating hia pork chop. Harry confessed with pleasure to the consumption of the chop, but denied any guilt in the matter. He maintained that chop in a house half interested by him and with no label on 1t became his by right of possession. For all he knew a kind neighbor might have
 sent 1t in for his supper. Any way he had eaten it and felt no pain as yet. Laird urged that he should be asl.1ried of despoiling an absent partner of his pork chop and offered to leave his contention to any fair minded referee. With this end in view Welles dressed and the pair wended their way to Frank Shaws quarters where they routed him out of bed. After hearing both sides he refused to arbitrate but consented to help find a soluterf of the prob lem. AS no taxis were running and they were in a hurry they secured a team of four inqiustive bright minded dogs to lead them to a
 referee The dogs took them into all the steam pipe excavations to be found and didn't bring arbitration any nearer so they began to hoof 1t. They bet a hat as to the outcome of
 he pork chop episode and wore them while they assisted in unload
 ng a dray in the hope that the driv- CT would in turn lend them a hand as arbitrator but when the work was
 lone the driver beat it for the quiet of a machine shop People on the street heard the oft-repeated words my pork chop" and wondered what 1t was all about. And probably by
 his time all parties concerned are
 yondering the same wonder also.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
MUkIT|ON SHIP BLOWS UP AT
 EXCHANGED
International News Service.

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2O-According to dispatch received here the muni- ton ship Baron Breceni was destroy
 d by an explosion yesterday while jhe lay in the port of Archangle.
 The big ship was beginning to un load her cargo of large and small cannon shells and small ammunition when the explosion occurred which killed one hundred and fifty long shoremen and guards and injured six hundred more.
 The ship ard her large cargo were total loss. On the water front pandemonium reigned for some min- utes when the arrival of the marines 9:.d soldiers with their officers re- stored order and resulted in suitable care for the wounded. The cause of the accident Is not known.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
International News Ssrvice.

international News SSrvice.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-The naval program authorized by con. gress last summer Is to be carried out with no delay according to the announcement of Secretary Daniels.
 The General Board of the navy of has approved the plans for ships of the dreadnaught and destroyer types and contracts have been let for four of the battleships of the first line. and for twenty of the most advanced types of destroyers.
 The Newport News shipbuilding company will build two drea1- naughts and the New York shipbuild- ing company has the contract for the construction of the other two.
 The contracts for constructing the 2u destroyers have been allotted as follows: Bath Iron Works, Maine, four Fore River shipbuilding com pany at Quincy Mass, eight; Cramp Brothers at Philadelphia two; and the Union Iron Works of San Fran cisco six. Owing to the unpreceden- ted activity in all ship yards because of British and Norwegian orders for
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
AVIATR|X MAKES RECORD
 FOR DISTANCE
international News Service.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Ruth Law, aviatrix, broke all cross country rec- ords for aeroplanes today when she flew from Chicago to Ithaca. N. Y.. distance of five hundred and ninety miles.
 Before her departure from Chiea- go she declared that she did not in ,end to try for a speed record. but did hope to make a record for dis tance straight across country.
 She made a successful descent on the campus of Cornell university at Ithaca and was noisely welcomed by students of both sexes.
 So far as this country Is concern ed she now holds the distance rec ord. Her supremacy is challenged. however, by the recent trip over the Alps to Munich by Captain de Beau- champ and his comrades, If the newspaper accounts prove accurate.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
COMMITTEE
 TO CONSIDER
 SHIP PROGRAM
Inter national News Service.

Inter n9 9tional News Services
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Nearly all members of the house committee on naval affairs have reached the capital and today the committee of which Congressmen Padget of Ten nessee is chairman, began sessions for the consideration of next years naval program.
 The chairman says that 1t Is the purpose of the administration to in- crease the navy of the United States until 1t is second only to that of Great Britain and that he favors large and immediate increases in all types of ships so that other na- tions will not desire to question Am- erica's sea power.
 The allotment of 15.o00,000 for ntw ships by the last session has already been proportioned among the tlpet of ships and the construction authorized subject Ito the approval of t.> gtni.ral board. The house committee Encw considering the pro- gran. to be allowed in the disbursal of the ot. CT three hundred million already appreciated.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

All the grocery stores will close tonight at six o'clock and on all other nights during the remainder of the winter except for the holiday season when later hours may prevail for day or two. This is the custom # Nome's grocers during the winter and as the closing is unanimous no one looses and tme employees gain the opportunity for social diversions.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

The officers of the Catholic Li- brary Club at a meeting held last night decided to have the regular business meeting of the club on Sun day next. November 26. On the following Sunday. December 3, .here will be a social and literary gather ing with music, Irish literature and stereopticon views of Ireland. All members and their friends are cor dially invited to be present.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Some days ago ". M. Griffiths wired to Delegate Wlckersham the local situation and asked for the news from the coast. The telegram was forwarded to Juneau whither the delegate had gone to attend to business in connection with the pas senger and freight rates now being considered In series of hearings before member of the interstate commerce commission.
 On his arrival at Juneau Mir Wickersham at once sent Mir. Grif- fahts the following telegram which he received this morning: "M. w Griffith, Nome. It is impossible on account of incomplete returns to give definite figures on the vote for dele- gate and will not be possible to know the result until the canvassing board meets We still think that Wicker sham has a plurality but are no, certain. Please thank my Nome friends for their support. I will al- ways appreciate the same.
 WICKERSHAM.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

The sad sea waves which roared al' day yesterday under the impetus of a slashing sou'westerly wind wart as they expended their force on . barrier of several hundred yards of slush ice which was gradually ex- tending is width seaward. As the weather is colder today 1t seems that the ice may remain this time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
NTRACTS LET FOR FOUR DREAONOUGHTS
 AND 20 DESTROYERS

merchant ships the great American builders were not keen to obtain con- tracts for our war vessels.
 As soon as the plans for cruisers, fleet submarines, coast submarines. and other ships authorized by con gross have been approved by the Gen eral Board, bids will be called for and their construction rushed as fast as the congested condition of the yards will allow.
 The attitude of the American firms is that they want to build the war ships because they are large con- tracts of a permenance they do no, expect from the foreign merchant ship business. But they desire to continue the foreign business so long as 1t lasts when they will fall back on home naval contracts to keep their yards going As opposed to this, Sec. retary Daniels says that warships must be completed within the speci- fled time or the penalties will be im- posed without fail and he now gives due warning to the companies.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Seldom In the history of Alaska has pork chop stood between part
 ners nor did the one which is the hero of this story stay long between friends and that was the cause of the trouble. A. c. Laird bought and cooked four pork chops of which he ate thrse at tho first sitting. On
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Joe Fe.ot arrived from Safety on Saturday blireins Mrs Ginnlvan as a passenger. He left today with a load of freight for Safety and was accompanied by Louis Erickson who goei to get his section of the mail route in shape for winter use.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

The resources. industries. flora and fauna. the Eskimo and every inter- esting feature of Seward peninsula detailed in the 1915 edition of the Nugget Mining and Dredging Nigga zine. few copies left. Price. fifty cents,
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Photographic advices received here, indicate that the Victoria reached Seattle shortly after midnight this morning and that the Umatilla was at her dock a few hours later. The Victoria left here 19 hours behind tho
 inatilla and made a quick trip with weather conditions favorable
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Somebody Is going to get a type.
 ritter machine for nothing pretty
 loon and with It may write a nice letter telling how somebody else in Nome got a fine Nictrolia without money. The winner of either ma chine will get value for all he pays for and the machine as a bonus. The more tickets one holds, the greater will be the chance of winning, ma dramatically considered. And at that the man with few tickets may win.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

The Catholic Ladies of the Altar Society of the church will give a jocial on Tuesday night at eight o'clock to which all members and heir friends are invited, There will be a collation.. cards and a general good time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

With the last boats safely in port he only local interest In the briny blue for a few months will be the behavior of the ice.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

w. J. Rowe with 92 horses has moved Otto w. Olson's big boiler house c"e tC his new shaft on his M"nrouylle r:cperty where he will take out winter dump.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

At the regular meeting of the council tonight the readiness for oc- f.arancy of the new fire house will be reported and action taken as to moving in. Other details in con- nection with the house and plant will doubtless be discussed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Let the Nugget do your letter writ ing by sending the Weekly Nugget to your friends on the outside-60c mo.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20
NEWS NOTES.

Olson al Ruequal are moving a boiier snd outfit out to the hc4d of Boulder c.eol where they are scirg to prospect for the elusive pay.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

MT. H. M. H. Bolander has had he bunkhouse on the Scandia made ready for occupancy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Recent surveying of seventen claims on Dry creek by Irving Reed for John I.utchinger and the Seward Dredging Company was done with a view to obtaining patents to the ground.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Tho stalking of the government trails in the Port Clarence district will be done by Fred Henton in the near futrlu.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

Some blizzard yesterday!
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-20

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-08
Final Rehearsal
Of Choral Society
IT WILL BE HELD TOMORROW
NIGHT AT FIRST ME-.
CHURCH

The last rehearsal for the concert
to be presented Thursday. night by the
Fairmont choral society will be held
on Tuesday night at Z: 80 o'clock Of the
First M. E. church. ;. j
Mrs. Lucille ress WEIGH, pipe organ.
list, and the Misses Olive Wambaugh
and Mary Ollie, OF Morgantown, vio-
linists, will be present for, the rehear.
sal in addition to the pianist Miss
Hazel Book. A splendid rehearsal di.
riected by Prof. Louis Blackkwas held
yesterday Afternoon when the entire
membership was present.
The seat sale conducted by members
and also the Butcher and Satterfield
news stand In the Watson building has
progressed satisfactorily and. there Is
little doubt that the performance will
be herd by packed house at'the First
NJ. E. church on Thursday night.
Among the special numbers OF the
program is the Sextette from Lucia"
with tn g following pernnel: Miss Ed.
ma Jacobs, soprano; Mrs. Oliver Wood,
.contralto; w. D. Darlington and La
Mar Satterfield, tenors; Jack Abbott
and L. r. Randall. basses.
Among other soloists are Mrs. Nryr.
tie Shaw Waddell and Miss Bertha
blizzard, lfalf
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Town Talk

United Charities plreo.ors-Thls az.
ternoon the newly elected board Of
irectors Of the Associated Charities
will meet at the rooms Of the obard
In the city building for the purpose
Of organising. !
Fined Five pollars-Godfrey shren.
kol. was fined IS this morning By May.
or Anthony Bowen for drunkenness.
He was unable to pay and was march.
ed across the bridge Of signs.
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Gut TimeiOn
.. 1 New Railroad
.RuAnlNt TIME. TO PlTTesuRH TO
BESTHREE HOURS AND s45 +
MINUTES

Reports received here from Pitts.
burgh yesterday and which seem re-
liable are to the effect that the Mo.
nongahela railway will. on its new
spring schedule, run trains between
Fairmont and Pittsburgh in three
hours and forty.flve minutes, a cut OF
is minutes in the present schedule.
The cut will be made on the New
York Central train which leaves here
at ,6:45 in the morning and returns
here at $3.50 at night.
tits also rumored that the Pennsyl.
vania which reaches here az noon and
leaves for Pittsburgh at i:0s p. M,
will be Gu correspondingly. The sched.
ule does not go into effect until May
% and proposed changes may not be
exactly as quoted though the run.
ming tome will be the same as announc-
ed-three hours and ,forty.five min.
utes. At present the idea is to hold
the morning rtain here until Z o'clock
and run Tito Pittsburgh so that It ar.
riyes there at 1O:45 a. m. Returning
to Fairmont the train is to leave Pitts:
burgh at $50 p. m. and arrive at Fair.
mont 9:05 pm.
There will also be changes In the
schedule OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad which have not been official.
ly announced as yet. The most import.
ant change will likely be on the line
between ration and Wheeling. the
changes to be affecting slow accom-.
mediation trains.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue OF the
authority OF certain decree en-.
tered in the intermediate Court
of Marion County, West Virginia
In the chancery cause of NJ. E. Nor.
gan, administrator OF the personal es.
tate OF John W. Morgan, deceased,
plaintiff, VS.. Alkaline Morgan, ct al, de.
PENDANTS. entered on the goth day OF
March, 1916, in Chancery Order Book
No. q. page 306, the undersigned
Special Commissioner will sell at pub.
lie auction to the highest bidder at the
front door OF the Court House OF Ma
rion county. West Virginia, at Fair.
mont, West Virginia, on Saturday.
June 3, 1916, between the hours OF 2
p. m. and 4 p. m. of that day the fol.
lowing real estate lying and being in
the district Of Union. Marion County,
West Virginia, as follws:
FlRST-Lots. Nos. /, 9. A. S. 6.47
and 8 in Block ID" OF the w. N. Sat.
terrified addition to the city OF Fair.
mont, Marion County, West Virginia.
being the same real estate that was
conveyed to. John W. Morgan !, deceas.
ed, by Melvin Bunner and wife, by deed
dated February goth, 1911, and re.
corded in Deed Book No. 173. page
sEcoND-Lots Nos. 10, II, -, 10,
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crat. Bunalo; John 3. Kirtley, Demo.
crat, scary; .. a. Jordan. Republican.

Icrat. BunaIo; John 3. Kirtley, Demo.
.crat, scary; .. a. Jordan. Republican.
sixth District Joseph N. Crockett,
Republican, WEIGH.
Seventh District-J. Lewis Bum.
gardner. Republican. Beckley; @. o.
Coaltsr, Republican. sInton. & =
Eighth District-w. g. Lawrence.
,Jrs Republican, Logan: Harry @.
shafer, Republican. Madison; "A. r.
Montgomery. Jr, Democrat, Clotheier;
Naaman Jackson. Republican, Logan.
Ninth District-Rs H. Boone, Jr, Re.
publican, Ronceyerte; II. Q. yencii,
Democrat, Dixie. ~ =
Tenth District-Fred Z. Fox, Demo.
crat, Sutton. ~ - =
Eleventh District-C Charles A. sinsel
Republican, Grafton; e. M. EVERY,
Democrat. Morgantown. Z ;
Twelfth Dlstrict-Walter 3. Gribble,
Republican. West Union; Joseph G,
Jackson, Democrat, Jane Lew; Mich.
eel Sangtntiano, Republican. Hog:
wood. n u Z 4 /. - i
Thirteenth Dlstrict-Goben C.. Ar.
mold. Republican, Buckhannon |; B. M.
Hoover, Democrat, Elkins.
Fourteenth District-S. L. Gobun,
Republican, Masontown.
Fifteenth District-G.gsK. Kump.
Democrat, Romney; DR.. a. L. .Grubb.
Republican. Berkeley Springs. &
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: HELP wANTED-FEMALE
W1NfEDS1 Gil IN family 6fitwo for
general housework. Apply sos EN-.
erson street. OF call 37s:M Bell phone.
5.s.3t No. 1914