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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
CLASS OFFICERS
ELECTED AT \. s.
Are Now Thoroughly Or
ganized for Work of
School Year.

The various classes of the Fairmont
High school held meeting recently
and elected officers to serve during
the school year Of 1867. The class.
es are. thoroughly organized at this
time and the work Of each class is
progressing nicely. Eeach class this
year has q large enrolment.
Thesofficers elected are as follows:
Senior Class-President, Robert Haw.
kins; vice president, Russell Meredith;
secretary. Miss Lucille Fisher; treas
urer, Bernard Ginkle; representative
athletic Board Of Control. Russell Mere
dith; historian, Miss Edith Ice; men,
Der OF student council, Howard Wads.
worth and Mary Romano.
Junior class - President, Archie
Meredith; vice president, Raymond
Salvati; secretary, Miss Olive Crush;
treasurer, Miss Pauline Reed; mem.
Der athletic Board Of Control. Matthew
Turkovich; members of STUDENT coun.
Gil. Hugh Jones and Miss Pearl Crit.
fifth.
Sophomore class-President, Wal.
ter Smouse; vice president, Brock
Showalter; secretary. Miss Katherine
Arnett; treasurer, Forest Knight;
member athletic Board OF Control,
Donzel Smallwood; members student
council, Ruddell johnson and Charles
Loar.
Freshman class-President. Miss
Fern Snider; vice president, George
Arnett; secretary. Miss Virginia VIII
son; treasurer, Paul Andre.
The Athletic Board of Control of
the Fairmont High school held q meet
ing today and named student man.
ager and a faculty manager to serve
during the school year Of 1867. En-
sci J. Hawkins was named as the facul.
ty manager and Russell Sturm as the
student manager.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
HIGH COURT HOLDS
PRIMARY LAW VALID
Prohibitionists Lose Out,
Voters Signature Pro-
vision Stands.

Especial Dispatch to West Virginian)
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Oct. "a
No political party organization not
comprehendcd within the definition
found In section Of the primary cleo
ton law when properly Interpreted,
can participate in the general cleo.
ton. This was determined by the Su.
preme Court Of Appeals today in re-
fusing peremptory writ of mandam-
US on petition OF Cunningham and 9th.
ers against Cokelly, circuit clerk of
Richie county, and the board of cleo.
ton commissioners.
This decision prevents the placing
OF the Prohibition party ticket on the
West Virginia ballot. Judge Lynch,
who wrote the opinions announced
from the bench that in those counties
where the ticket has already been
printed the ballot will not be vitiated.
The constitutionaIity Of the primary
election law provision which provides
that voter shall announce his name
and sign his namef and place OF resi-.
dence in a book Of the party whose
ballot he wishes to cast, aside from
subscribing to an oath verifying his
party utilization, was declared today
by the Supreme court Of Appeals. The
decision was rendered when the court
affirmed the Circuit court Of Logan
county In the case Of Baer against
Gore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
TWO MORE BODIES
ARE REMOVED
FROM NINE NO.7
Frank Higginbotham and
Harry Drennen Brought
Out Last Night.

With the recovery Of the bodies Of
Frank Higginbotham and Harry Dreu.
men from the interior Of Jamison mine
No. Z last night there are but six bod
les left in the mine. The total mum.
Der Of dead thus far taken from the
mine is five, four OF them losing their
lives by the explosion which wrecked
the mine and one, L. NJ. Jones. leader
Of rescue party.
Higginbotham was brought to the
surface at IL O'Clock last night and
the body sent to the r. L.. Cunning
ham morgue where 1t was prepared
for burial. The remains were inferred
at two o'clock this afternoon at Maple
Grove cemetery, the funeral taking
place from the home of Mr.. Higgin.
botham's father In law, Daniel Flem-
ing, near Tucker Station, Rev. J. C..
Broomfield conducting the services.
Higginbotham's badly was found by
the brattice and air party as it was
working it's way into the remote sec.
tons Of the mine.
The body Of Drennen was found
shortly before the body of Higgln.
botham. 1t was sent to the Jones I'm
dertaking parlors, where after being
prepared for burial 1t was shipped to
White Rock cemetery at l o'clock
where interment was made. Drennen
was aged IS ard married. Higgin.
botham was 20 and married Rev. C.
D. Mitchell conducted the services
over the body Of Drennen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Chiffon CHANCE,
NEVER VERY GOOD,
Was TRADED away
Democrats Toss Him Over
board in an Effort to
Save Cornwell.

With the election Just two weeks
away to the day conditions are begin
ming to shape up for the final dash
and IL the pikers who never bet un.
less they can back sure thing want
straight tip from the town which
shelters the whole works of the Dem.
ocratic campaiSu in this state here
It is:
William Edwin Chiffon, Democrat,
habitat Charleston on the kanawha,
who wants to be reelected to the Uni.
ted States Senate, Is licked man,
and the Democrats who are putting
up the money and otherwise running
the campaign know 1t, and have known
1t for the past ten days.
Chiffon never was a strong man
with the people and what was worse
for his chances Of being elected Is that
the powers that be in the Democratic
party were never strong for him. They
took him because there was no way
out OF II she Of CivinP him the sort
Of a deal that they handed out to poor
old Colonel McGraw but they never
were enthusiastic about him and when
the four cornered senatorial fight in
the Republican party resulted in the
nomination of Sutherland, a man
strong with the people in all parties
and practically unbeatable they just
tossed Chiffon overheard.
That would have been bad enough
but some time since, just how loug
ago 1t is impossible yet to determine,
an organized movement to trade Chill.
ton for COrnwell votes began. It was
done very adroitly and even the Re,
publicans did not suspect that it was
going on until very recently. 1t is
believed here that the trusting Mr..
Chiffon has not found it out yet. al.
though he may have some very strong
suspicious and Is lying low in the hone
that he can get some brass lacks evi.
dence.
Little good that would do him. His
goose is cooked. and it is altogether
probable that they would not take the
trouble to deny 1t IL he came hero to
make q protest at the state headquar.
tiers.
The effort to elect Cornwell is one
OF the most earnest that the Demo.
Gratis Of West Virginia have made in
years and there Is prospect that 9th.
ers will be sacrificed to political neces.
sity and that all the candidates on the
ticket will find evidence of base In.
gratitude in the returns when they are
made up so that they can be analysed.
Even the head Of the ticket Is not safe.
The battle cry Is "elect Cornwell no
matter how much 1t COSTS"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
MOUNTED ESCORT
TO GREET JUDGE
ROBINSON HERE.
Big Parade Will Be Held in
Fairmnot Next
Friday.
SPEAKS AT Warrington
Hundreds Planning to Hear
Afternoon Address at
Court House.
SPEAKS At Warrington

Judge Ira L. Robinson. who has been
spending the past week in the south
ern part OF the state with such good
results, viii. invade Marion county
this week. speaking at Fairmont on the
afternoon oil Friday the 9th. and at
Warrington that night. 1t had been
the intention OF he Marion couny COM
mittee to have Judge Robinson make
only one address in this county but tho
requests from the upper end OF Marion
have been so strong that date has
been arranged there.
The Fairmont meeting will be held
at the court house on Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, and while the date
has only been arranged and little time
given for advertising, it is the ex-
pectation that the crowd will be one
Of the largest that ever assembled in
Fairmont Tor a political gathering.
Judge Robinson's meetings have
been breaking attendance records in
most of the counties in the southern
part of West Virginia, and his unusual
popularity in Marion will undoubted.
ly bring like crowds here. The Re-
publican club Of the Normal school
has announced its intention OF attend
ing the Robinson meeting in body.
The Hughes club will also meet at
their rooms in the Watson hotel, and
will march to the court house in a
body.
One Of the most interesting fea-
lures of the meeting here will be the
parade Of mounted citizens and auto.
mobiles that will escort Judge Robin
son to the court house where he is to
speak.
All Of the delegations from Winfield.
Union and Paw Paw districts will
come to Fairmont on horseback and
will ride in body in the parade. Eacf.
Of the district parties will be under
their own marshal and he cavalcade is
expected to contain several hundred
horses. The majority Of the horses
owned in the county are from these
districts.
More than fifty automobiles belong.
ing to Fairrnont Republicans have al
ready been promised for the parade.
These will follow the horses and carry
many Of the older voters who will turn
out to hear the next governor.
Besides the mounted cavalcade and
the automobile escort that will greet
Judge Robinson when he appears here.
1t is planned to have band; and the
Pierpont Post Drug Corps, which is
composed of enthusiastic Republi.
cans. will also likely be on hand.
In case the weather Is pleasant the
meeting will likely be an outdoor one
as 1t is feared that the circuit court
room will not he large enough to &C.
cOnlmOQate all of tho vntora whn will
turn out to hear Judge Robinson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Bacteria Now at
Mercy Of Red Cross
LOCAL SOCIETY RECEIVES PRAc.
TicAL INSTRUCTION BY
MISS ELIZABETH voAk

Bacteria and Their Relation to
Health" was the subject discussed this
afternoon at the first meeting of the
class organized recently by the Red
Cross.society to receive theoretical and
! practical instruction in the care OF
the sick and wounded.
a The class met this afternoon at
four o'clock at the home of the chair.
man, Mrs. Roger Kingsland, on Wal
nut avenue, and Miss Elizabeth Voak
the local Red Cross nurse. instructed
the class and will continue in this
work through the course of Is lessons.
The lesson period is one and one-halt
hours and during that time both the
theoretical and practical side of the
subject Is discussed and demonstrate
ed.
The object OF the class is to train
women In the care Of the sick and
wounded in the home and to prevent
contagion and disease wherever pos.
sible. Tho class today entered into
the work with enthusiasm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
$500 STRIKING
MINERS TO Be SUED
N CIVIL COURTS
Company Wants Damage for
Violation of Con-
tract.
SIGNED. j. NJ. ". SCALE
Then the Men Presented a
A. New One and Struck to
Z Enforce 1t.
SIGNED. U. N. v. SCALE
CRy Associated Prcss,

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. Oct. "a
The Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal
and Coke company whose mines here
are closed by a strike OF $500 miners
who presented a new scale after the
company had signed the scale of the
United Mine Workers Of America. an
nounced today that suit would be filed
against each miner and the local un.
ion of which they are members asking
damages because Of the suspension.
The companies lawyers are now
engaged in framing the petition which
alleges that the men violated the
agreement signed April Is last in Phil.
adelphia when they quit work demand.
ing new scale.
It contends that the United Mine
Workers are lust as liable for a breech
Of contract as any responsible cor
poration or individual.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Hospital Donation
Day is Friday Nov. 81
WOMEN WANT PUBLIC TO CON.
TRIBUTE JAMS, PICKLES
AND PRESERVES

November 81 will be Donation day
at Cook hospital and the public is
asked to contribute to the hospital on
that day canned fruit, preserves, jel.
lies, jams and pickles. The affair Is
under the auspices OF the Woman's
Hospital association but anybody out.
side OF the association who would like
to contribute fruit, ETC., for the use
OF the hospital will be asked to make
their donations on November n.
All the members Of the association
are urged to affiliate with the move.
ment and to contribute at least n jar
OF some kind Of fruit. On the after.
noon Of November q which is the
regular meeting day OF the associa.
ton members Of the association will
be on hand to receive the gifts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
MRS. 'CLUNG HAS
PERSUASIVE TONGUE
Suffrage ''Flying Squadron"
Will Be In Fairmont To-
/ night.

Mrs. Nellie L. McClung Of Alberta,
Canada, the best known woman in Can
ada and one of the most prominent
suffragists in the movement will speak
in the Circuit court room tonight. A
Writer, speaker and politician, Mrs.
McClung has approached suffrage from
every angle. and has became famous
\ for her ability not only to convert an
ytis and to organize suffragists but also
to persuade legislatures that woman
suffrage is the great and immediate
issue in Canadian politics.
Mrs. McClung Is known for her un.
failing sense Of humor and good ma.
ture. An anti once wrote by way Of q
tribute to her:
II do not care the least fraction Of
a farthing for vote, and would con.
slider the franchise a burden. but II
Mrs. McClung would like votes, she
should have a whole basket of them,
tied with pink ribbon and accompan.
fed with Killarney roses"
Mrs. McClung Of the Flying Squad.
ron which Is making a trip through
West Virginia IN the interest OF the
suffrage amendment. Beside Mrs. Nc.
Chung who will speak. Mrs. Flora VIII.
liams Of Wheeling, soprano singer
OF ability. will sing at this meeting
tonight and Howard Swisher Of Nor.
gantown, well known In this city. will
also speak. This same squadron Of
people visited Parkersburg recently
and took the city by storm. The
meeting tonight will begin promptly
at eight o'clock and the public is In.
vited TO be present.
Hon. Ira l.. Smith, city commission.
er will Introduce the speaker tonight
and Miss Amy Rice haed Of the mus.
&c department Of the Normal school
will be the pianist for the evening. A
plano for the meeting has been donat.
ed by the firm Of c. A. House & Co,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Railroad Strike in
Canada Threatened
(Ry Associated Pressl

OTTAWA. Ont, Oct. "a. - With
movement Of troops, munitions and
crops involved IN the threatened
strike of the men of the Canadian Pa.
cific railroad the ministers Of the gov.
eminent assembled today at an emer.
gency cabinet meeting to deal Will. the
situation. The government is endeav.
oring to formulate a plan to avert a
tie up in the system which extends
across the Dominion.
The trainmen voted that a strike
shall begin Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. Efforts to bring men and
company together and to induce en-.
ployees to defer action in order to pro.
vide time for a discussion have failed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Earthquake Caused
Bad Mine Disaster
EARTH FIssuRE CAUSED BY
SHOCK LET GAS FLOW INTO
MINE.

MARVEL. Alabama. Oct. 24-Gas
which entered the RIDDEN mine through
an earth assure caused by the recent
earth shock felt in Alabama. Georgia
and Tennessee Is believed by investi.
eating experts to have been the cause
Of the explosion Sunday which killed
is men and resulted in the death OF
a rescuer. The extent OF the damage
has not been estimated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
U. s. Army Has New
And Wonderful Bullet

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Army Off.
GERS who have observed the tests Of
the new armour piercing bullet now
in progress at the Sandy Hook prov.
ing around are enthusiastic over the
result. The bullet is of only 80 cali.
bre and can be fired from the regula-
ton army Springfield rifle.
At distance OF so yards the pro-
jectile ploweI through sheet ~ steel
three-fourths Of an inch thick and
then penetrated silhouette target
planted behind the steel plate. 1t is
believed that one Of the new bullets
could be fired clean through from 10 to
20 men sanding in a row.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
w. Va. Guardsmen
Cant Vote on Border

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Oct. 81
Soldiers of the West Virginia Nation.
al guard on duty on the border will
not vote at the coming general cleo.
lion unles sthey return to their home
precincts and cast their ballots.
This announcement was made to.
day by the secretary of state in re-
sponse to question. West Virginia,
unlike a number Of other states. has
no law governing the ballot privilege
for troops in the field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Slate Fall Kills
Man in Jamison No. 9

John Seese, miner employed at Jam.
ison No. 8, near Pennington, suffer.
ed a broken back and left lung crush.
cd yesterday when he was struck with
a fall Of slate. He was brought to
Miners Hospital No. where he died
last night. Seese was a Hungarian
aged So, and leaves a wife and five
children. The remains will be inter.
red tomorrow afternoon at Maple
Grove cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Serbs Are Winning
In Macedonia
INV Associated Pressl

PARIS. Oct. "a. - Serbian troops
operating In the Cerna region on the
Macedonian frort hayc won new sue.
cess according to today's announce
ment by the war office.
A counter attack launched by Ger
man and Bulgarian troops was stopped
by Serbian artillery. The Serbs then
attacked the opposing line anc. cap
tured several trenches.
On the Struma front there is in
activity. River floods are interfering
with the movement OF, troops.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
MORE RUMAN|AN
TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Mackensens Forces Also
Have Taken Many Pris-
oners Along Danube.

BERLIN wireless to Sayville) Oct.
Of the Rumanian town Of
Rashova in Dobrudja on the Danube
below Tchernavoda was announced to-
day by the War office. Medjidie on
the Tchernavoda-C onstanza railroad
also has been captured.
The army of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen has taken prisoner more
than $500 Rumanians and Russians.
German and Austro Hungarian fore
es after a violent engagement south
Of 'Kronstadt Pennsylvania yesterday
captured Predeal says the announce
ment 600 prisoners were taken.
BUCHAREST, via London. Oct. "a.
troops made an attack
yesterday along the whole Oituz
front, near Pennsylvania Rumanian
border.
The war office announces the cap
ture Of 10 machine guns and several
hundred prisoners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24

Do you pant the people 10 rule and
county government that is on the
lepel' Vote for the Republican county
candidates.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
Candidate Hughes
in New York Tonight
(Ry Associated Press>

MONT CLAIR, N. j., Oct. a.
Charles e. Hughes, who has been rest
ing here for few days from campaign
activity leaves late today for New
York City where he will make three
speeches tonight and one speech in
Brooklyn tomorrow night.
He will confer in New York with
VIM. r. Wilcox, Republican National
chairman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
HORSE killed.

Harold Tetrick, Of State street, lost
a bay horse yesterday afternoon.
While riding the animal across the
river bridge It became frightened and
backed into the East Side car. One of
Its hind legs was broken at the Joint,
necessitating Its being shot by the DO.
1ica. s.---s --S.-l56 fPss5 ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
FLOUR PRICES INCREASE.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. a.
Flour prices continued to rise here to-
day. Fancy patents were quoted at
$9.75 per barrel an increase OF 15 cents
oyer yesterday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
BETHLEHEM STEEL SCARS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Bethlehem
Steel superseded United States Steel
and all other stocks In speculative in.
terest on the stock market today ris.
ing 40 points to the new high record
Of 625 In the course of the first half
hours trading. This exceeds its pre-
vious record by rs points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
r. p. Hall, Obseryer,

Temperature at a. m. today, 80.
Yesterdays weather, clear; temper.
AZURE, maximum, 20; minimum, go;
precipitation. none.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24

Ross Severn, who has been detained
in jail here for the past week left this
afternoon accompanied, by his mother
for Pennsboro near Parkersburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24

A Ford car owned by H. H. Harken.
Of Warrington. was left standing on
the Barrackville road a few nights
ago. Today the owner says that some
one stole the set Of C. & ]. tires. two
globe tires, set Of side curtains and
four inner tubes and tool box. The
thief left the car. The police are in.
vestigating. -"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24

Put some nep blood in the county
government and stop the faporitism.
Elet Republican candidates.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
british STEAMER SUNK,

LONDON. Oct. 24.-The 1900 tons
British steamship Midland has been
sunk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
City Hall Notes

Suffrage signs pasted up in the Of
flee Of the city treasurer were torn
down because the men in that office
are against the women voting. They
allow and permitted signs Of Wood
row Wilson, Cornwell and Nicely to
stick in the windows of the city treas
ury office which was built by all tax.
payers in the city. /:
Patsy Francso, driving the city
truck this. morning on Fairmont ave-
nue. between. Second and Third streets
struck the rear end of Paul Haymond's
Hupmobile and smashed the rear end.
The Hup was showed into the rear Of
Zach Robinson's Buick and damaged II
somewhat. Patsy claims that he mo
get. stopped" his car, and the man
ahead stopped too fast.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
The Weather

West Virginia - Increasing cloudi.
ness and warmer tonight; Wednesday
rain.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-03
James Whltcomb Riley as q Lion.


1t was a mark of our highest con-
sideration to produce Riley at enter
tainments given In honor Of distin-
guished visitors, but this was not al
ways to be effected without consider
able plotting. Il have heard that in
Atlanta "Uncle Remus" was even a
greater problem to his fellow citizens y
Riley's innate modesty, always to be
reckoned with, was likely to smother
his companionableness In the presence
Of ultra-literary personages. His re-
spect for scholarship, for literary So
phistication, made him reluctant to
meet those who, he imagined. breathed
an ether to which he was unacclimat-
ed. At a small dinner in honor Of
Henry James he maintained strict
silence until one Of the other guests,
In an effort to "draw out" the novelist,
mentioned Thomas Hardy and the fe-
licity Of his titles, instancing "Under
the Greenwood Tree and "A Pair Of
Blue Eyes" Riley for the first time
addressing the table, remarked quietly
OF the second OF these: tits an odd
thing about eyes, that they are usually
in sets pa comment which did not,
as I remember, strike Mr.. James as
being funny.-Meredlth Nicholson, 10
The Atlantic.