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- = !,
s1Iohurie 58cld Antfdose.

Rhrlalfrom sulphurfc acid are costly
cured 1ustrenentber thet plain wa
eI@t6tssofsit=sTaust:he poured.on the
ftgtim % q sulphprlc acid accidental
oneeseYenStott the party into
khe water. if possible. this acid on
fhe sim 5eeels lie lEe: With water
u1teklSappled inggreat quantities this
aeidAs srenderssds harmless, Men have
sean buFhedS with 4 repeatedly With,
ous mann Through q knowledge Of this
prepsE anti9ata IS not. treated prompt
ms most hprItb:s dIstguremsnt re-
guIss The police. depnrtme nt OF. Paris
exhibih Wax figures Of faces. Of vic.
ttmaRof tho foreign practice of throw
nas this8acid in ones face. A prompt
tteatnsht ofSEatgr', would Have rem.
asEed peJds harmless.
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evening Chat

-
Tia Iatest addition tosthe5 Penoaii
- s.;Sstshsds SyISel!
hosea WnacA tss1s.1SssS
Ing by the Mheettngs SoMf
psny o free digtribution.5 ~ Is the
lntenftnn no print II about oncesta,
r,onfh artd h SGffcontafns all the lat.
~ fhe good
sss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sTie
~ Is $a,,rznag Ca a printed
nFst sgg e.st na1s
uRea s ~ s.gs4ssns1tanortrait az a.
asts tfsfanSsss state road engineer!
apssst re anasualiS interest;
ns ~ ~ and doubt!
isss il mi 81 decl9edlyg educational.
"a fAose vito DO
.!S5SEss5@S pa;f1.fn ~ z
poads
~ III = c,9,,rs Il.
v 80 faiIf
etnaing R24p!S.H u ~
showthat Indiana, which has.the great
est miieaEe5ofsimproye roads, in 1905
ssas1 anrrSassedR b Ohio in 1913, New
Observation-Disclosures place. The fig.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1905 1914
Miles Miles
,Yaiaha 1886 26,S3l
St11s .24a05 2s,31O
SsS MI l2,S7S h 90. 900
ry5seorsiit !. /. !. 1u,lGI IL ,163.
asSTSias 5,9js IL, 0Ov.
EsSt1Sk 1O;11f 1886
ffjinofs s,914 5000
MaassSinssfts S;46S S,S45,
;fRss sVeTaea1 costs az tand, clay con.
.tS,fcttSS III ma ,Wasgs723 gravel So.
AZ msca5anY8s49se; and b%itulnEinous.
s8s6sdSTT SIo8zSs
s@&z.z-
FoTesy 4 burned owe. not quito
NJ az III ona, s5roroa+ land
sg9syyg " rs!
in 1910 according, 20 otncla4 reports
Just compiled, ors less. than two acres
nery thousand. out OF a total of G,39A
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S+t ~. amap
go W sen ~
10 Of Ivy or more, m,
TheEstimber LOSS was Wv
INSTRUMENTATION A.
fhongastaeSseason was .regaraeu az
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Is Too Thin" H..
ssFne8thlins Wes given currency BY
Hon MsxRndeE Stephens OF: Georgia.
n tic pnitedsstateE congress Of 1870:
Some I4enahsFs had made a reply t.
m stattenssapd tho latter had his
etatr &hesteds ont intosthe aisle arp
setdtin atahrill piping voice, which
NSs een4nandeds silence: Mr..
spsaNsfs thesEent!eman's arguments
me- gsRKpito1s assertions made up OF
%holescl And cloth, sir. SO gauzy
md Din tlsst ttswill not hold water,
r RfsastFslyt ae thin, sir"
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PLAYS VAUDEVILLlEs PICTURES

two acts. an EssanaS texture, Ruin;
Stonehouse and Nlfagraph sihgle,
with Mr.! and Mrs. Sidney DEW N
the leading roles.
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EnSESTsA. BROWN,
Lafayette. Ind.

Personally appeared before me this
sh day o July, 1908. Ernest A..
Hfowno the Brown Drug Co... who
subserihed tie above statement ana
made 9th hat$tfessaiRe is true In
suhttpnces andsins tact:
DAVID BRYAN Notary Public.
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PROVE What SWaNP.Rook WIN 20
SelGl tan centsftosprGGFE Il lime Cos
Bfnghah1tpn.a VI Tor q sample size,
Bottle III Will convince anyone yol
wht also observation-disclosures OF valuable
informgtI6n, telling about tho 1ridney5
and hladder. WhenSWrlting. be sure
and Mnutton III EWest%Nirgth!an. Reg;
iilcr mtyffent andxonedotlnr size bot
tlea for saie ut allsdrlEstoEes.
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Iid1a hgQdae DiSSOIV5S
GIaVd Stones

EilnerssS Yanfp.Root sells we'll
with usbecansesit Invariably produces
good tesgttsinlIHdney Liver:and Blad.
der ttoub1es. we sold ,aS.dolinr bottle
20 on lottheinmates oil. our SolGie:s'
HomeEnearshefe aud after using it he
Brought iii about one dozen gravel
stonessomeasflarge as a,pea. which he
had passed. He states that he obtain.
I'd wonderful relief from, the. tisc OF
s#aRp:Root.
EnSEsT.A. BROWN,
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Congressman Edw. Cooper is in re-
ceipt of "a te1u st from one OF his
constituents requesting that The gov
errment serd MIN a parrot false teeth
at once. e.
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The.sutr, campaign fund in West Vtr,
Ginia will coon b. enriched hy a few
dollars gotten together ASA result Of
d chicken and waffle dinner given on
Sunday evening at the Rhode Island
avenue apartments Of Mrs Coleman.
a daughter Of that famous old war
rior. Of the sixties. Col. John u.
Mostly. It was attended by. a score. Of
native Vest Virginia men Fapd swo.
men who are willing to eat watflee
and chicken any day for tie good Of
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OUR MoVIEs---HoWNH

SNA-
u
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Continued on page nine.1
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Congressman Littlcpage has a com.
m%unicaticn from an x'meuber Of the
state Legislature making q plea for
several invalids in hts community. Civ.
ing their names; addresses aud all
ment. having g en- III The papers that
the Third district Congressman had
been successful with some bills be-
fore the House committee on invalid
pensions. NJ. n
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Congressman hunter Moss. whose
experience as a member of the COM
mtttee on pensions of!theS House quail
fled him as an expert. has figured
it ott:. that the. pensions paid to vet
erans of.the CIVIL. war,::at the prsseuf
rate will IN ceven years equal tho
Tremendous cost Of, that WarSs5,371.-
Do0.000-with pGn"io1s afread3 aGgrc.
gating. s4,62t.og0egQ.
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WiZsonMexic anPo oHcu
to Be Storm Center
Of Fight in Congress

a favorable decision on the proposed
protocol had been handed by General
Carrauza to James l.. Rogers. Ameri-
can special representative. 1t provides
for contingencies that may arise dur
ing the joint pursuit. OF Villa. including
the use by American troops OF Mexican
railroads.
Indications are that General Funston
will be able TO employ the Mexican
roads. perhaps tomorrow. thus relev-
Ing an increasingly serious, problem Of
supplies.
Authoritative. icnials OF inc reported
raid on Gihson's Ranch and the killing
Of three Americans were received to-
day. This is in addition to General
Obregons reputation OF the report
that Luis Herrera had rcvolted. and
Secretary Lans!nE's assurances TO Mr.
Arredondo that q munition shipment
tn loyal Carranza troops would not he
delayed may induce Senate RepubIi-
cans TO delay further action to force
additional troop movements 10 the
border. Another proposal for a call
for volunteers found its way into Con-
Gress to-day. \ Joint resolution d.
rectine the President 10 Immediately
call 100000 volunteers for n term OF
service TO last until peace is sufficiently
restored in Mexico 10 guarantee pro-
lection to American life and property.
was Introduced hy Representative
Dyer. OF Missouri. head Of the United
Spanish War Veterans
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VILLA REPORTED AS HAVING
ELUDE.D E:NCIRCIlN,: UIS(;

Ef PASO, TEN. March 25.-irran-
cisco villa was reported early day
TO be hccinS west in the San Miguel
country. having successfully ciudcd
the cncirclinE ring that was being,
drawn around him hy American and
CarranZa troops.
News OF the outlaws retreat west.
ward was brought here from I'll Vale,
but could rot be confirmed az Fort
BLISS or In Mexican Official circles.
Americans reaching here to-day
from Pearson and Casas Grandcs said
villa had outwitted his pursuers hy
splitting his forces. leaving one body
to hold in check the Carranza forces i'm
the neighhorhood OF Namiquipa. while
he himself at the head OF a picked
iorce. is trying TO break through the
CONTINUED on Fourteenth PagcD
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j. S. TROOPS IN NO CLASH
SINCE REACHING MEXICO
Quiet Prevails Throughout District
Occupied by Pcrshing and
His Forces.
VILLA AGAIN ESCAPES NET
Reported ns Fleeing West in San
Miguel Country-Aeroplane Mail
and Dispatch Service Between
Border and Advanced Base.
VILLA AGAIN ESCAPES Me-

COLONIA DUBLAN. CHIHUAHUA.
MEXICO. March 25 tby radio to Colum-
bus. y. MD.--An aeroplane mail and
dispatch service was established to-
day between the border and the ad-
vanced base Of the American eXpedi-
tionary forces here.
General Pershing started to-day TO
make a two-day inspection trip of all
the troops in the field. There have
been no clashes involving American
troops since the start of the expedition,
and quiet prevails throughout the dis
trict occupied. according 10 reports to
military headquarters to-day.
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S33O.OOO LEFT TO CHARITY
Mrs. Mny Lcnsk's VIII Bfuucatbs
Fortune to Institutions In
Several Cities.

NEW YORK, March Religious.
charitable ana educational institutions
in this and other cities Will eventually
receive more than $3.50. 900 under the
will OF Mrs. May LEASH. who was the
wife OF George Leask. wholesale com
mercial paper dealer. Mrs. I.eask died
week ago, and the will was filed for
probate YESTERDAY
Upon the deaths Of various persons
named among the 'lcgatecs, $4,000 will
60 to the Presbyterian Board OF Relief
for Disabled Ministers and the widows
and orphans OF deceased ministers and
$4,000 TO the home and foreign mis-
sions board OF the Presbyterian Church
Until their deaths the legatces receive
the interest Of the funds. In memory
OF the tcstator's parents, $4,000 Is left
to tho Pasadena Hospital.
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RAIN AND SNOW IN EAST
DOES NOT HALT ACTIVITY

BERLIN. March 81 tvia London,
March 25).-Military activity on tho
northern sector of the eastern battle
front continues, despite alternating
rain and snow.
Russian drum fire was heavy dur
Ing the night OF March 20 between the
Naroca and Wiszniew Lakes. and il was
particularly heavy just southwark Of
Narocz Lake. where tho German line
ran from Rlisniki TO Mnkryza and
thence westward. The Russians di-
rcctcd their main attack against this
small salient with a harnssing con-
centric fire, and the Germans drew
back to their second line to avoid un-
necessary losses. The Russians who
came forward iii heavy attacking
columns were sanguinarily rcpulscd
and tho Germans followed them to
Continued on Fourteenth Paga.)
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VERDUN FIRED BY GERMAN
SHELLS, BERLIN REPORTS
bur Artillery Is Active.
Says Paris.
HEAVY ENGAGEMENTS IN EAST
Teutons Subjected to Heavy Assaults.
but Russian Attempts To Advance
Declared To Have Been Complctc
Failures.

There has been n" renewal OF the
German attacks on Verdun fortress
bu, the artillery has been nota hly
active. Paris roports According to
,he German War oflce. Vcrdun was
set on Gre by German shells during
tho artillery exchanges.
ON The Rusa'- cont The Gerrnan
lines have been subjected to further
heavy attacks. both TO the northwest
and 30 the south OF Dvinsk. Berlin,
however, declares that all tho Russian
attempts to advance were complete
failures
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LIMITATION or WORDS
FIXED FOR CORRESPONDENTS

FIELD EADoCARTERS, UNITED
STATES ARMY IN MENICo. March -
'via aeropianc 10 Columbus. y. MI
y limitation Of go TO %OU words daily
has been fixed as the quota Corrcspon-
dents In the field are permitted to file
from here daily. owing TO limited wire
and wireless facilities. This permits
- individual to file about twenty
five words daily. Correspondents have
not been permitted I" go beyond hrld
headquarters.
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RREtkS ALI. Rn\IS
N HIS RIGHT HAND

~,
c,,,,,oJ -, 49,, ,., -, 80,
- ,n. Mol, ,,
:. sl,sbi,c r..,,,. J., H. .h-a ,
was ro,ic.,b,a ,,,, ~, .,
his RIGHT "a .ry .x,.r, =; ,h. 80
rounds An >..sio,,l ,i.h, ,
on, N Nor.,.. ho,;, o ; $685.,
furnishing nover ,bo,,r t its ,r.h
ING wnrl
The chief featur. Of Mor,rs ha,,Ia
vas his gameuess Although he could
make n" impression o" Willard with
ms harnest S"lns& he fought steadily
an" coHr"Ee"uslE under hail OF left
'.ere" ms
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AMERICAN LIVES
BELIEVED LOST IN
SUSSEX DISASTER
Twenty-Five u. S. Citizens
on Damaged Channel
Steamer.
TORPEDOES RESPONSIBLE.
SAY CONSULAR REPORTS
Possibility of Complications With
Germany Again Is
Raised
INQUIRY ORDERED Er SHARP
Survivors nj Dover Report Miss Bald
win and Miss Hilton Among
Missing.

WASiIINGToN, March -. The chan
rel steamer susscx damaged Yesterday
in tho English channel and ,hc Brit
ish steamship f.ngiishman. destroyed
by mr. explosion. both carrying .>meri.
can citizens. were torpcdocd. according
TO consular reports received BY the
State department to-day. Flat state
mcnts that torncdocs were responsible
were made in both cases, bu, tho con
snls did not give tho source az their
information.
Twenty-Five Americans were on the
sussex. Whether any Of them lost
thor lives or wcr" injured was not
csts tlishcd hv The official reports.
though news dispatches Indicated that
Americans might have been lost. -Four
Americans. employed as horse handlers
were aboard the nnglshman. Mons
was among the rescued landed a, a
BRITISH port.
Coming at a timc when the Sta,c be
ra'tm"nt VAS awaiting thc result OF.
au Investigation Of the sinking OF tho
Dutch liner Tubantia and considering
"fdnvtts regarding an alleged suhna
rlnc attack upon tho French ship
'at,ia. the dcstruction- OF the English
man and damaging OF The Sussex raised
again the possibility OF complications
nctwc"n the United States and ,he
esrtrnl European powers
,MtnIttN saw SEVERAL
KILLED ~ EXPLOSION
Ino most importan, dispatch re-
enrdinE the sussex came from Alr.cr!-
can Ambassador sharp. AT Paris. who
roported that The American consular
agent at picppc had informed him that
tho SUSSEX Was torpcdoca about SIS
miles on TN" French coast while
carrying 3S6 passengers and crew
80 hfry-Gvc. and that SIXTY 10 eighty
rasscngors had been wounded or killed.
ambassador SHARP quoted samuel Ec-
uis. nn American. sayine tha, he
had seen several persons killed n the
explosion.
ambassador Rage, At London -
uortcd iha, the British government mad
informed him Of the disaster and sup.
rllcd the names OF ;he twcntv-hve
imcrtcar passengers
Hcforc the dispatches from Anbas-
'ahors sharp aud Page were received
instructions TO forward immcdinicly all
available details of the Euglishman
,ni sussex disasters wee sent 10 con-
atives in England and France.
= is possible all the cases %: unex-
ia'ned shipping disasters now under
consideration may he Incorporated in
single general note of inquiry on
ne theory that the evidence is cumu.
.,lvc.
The state Department now has ready
70! transmission 10 the Austrian gov
arnmcnt another note regarding the
tack 10y an Austrian submarine on
he American tank steamer retrolite.
Il rciterates the demands for indemnity
nd punishment OF the submarine com
nanders.
:'ARIS RELIEVES SOME
AMERICANS LOST LIVES
rARIS. March @l.-Scarcely any
ioubt exists at tho American cmha ssy
'o-uight that some American lives
nave been lost in the disaster to the
steamer Sussex.
The American amha ssador. William
d; sharp. sent Naval Lieutenant Bern
ard l.. Smith by automobile TO Rou-
Continued on Second Pagc)
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NO MAssING OF CARnANZA
TROOPS ALONG BORDER

WASHINGTON, March 25.--Mnjor-
General Funston teleSraphed the War
Department to-day that his military
observers. after u survey, find there
has been no. massing OF Carranza
troops along. the border and no
strengthening of sarrisons since the
Columbus massacre.
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TRANSPORT MADE; AVAILABLE.
FOR REMOVAL. OF tMt.RIrtSs

WASHINGTON. March 25-The MAJ
rine transport Hancock. en- route from
Philadelphia 10 Key West, was ordered
bE radio to-day to proceed to Calves
Ton and remain there indeinitcly
Naval officers explained that the Han
cock would hc available should con
ditions in Mexico make advisable the
removal Of Americans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
HOMIE ECONOMICS
upright Hints for
the Thrifty Housewife

9ss Good food and plenty of it,
,nolesomely cooked and dain-
iIy served, is the chief requisite
t good health.
Variety Of food is another
ssential. The stomach is the
lel-boX Of the human engine.
Properly nourished. it gives in
aturn the nerve-feeding sus-
enance that meets the require
Tents Of human effort and ac-
1mplishment.
Every variety Of food contri-
''utes its percent of this valu-
BILE substance in one or more
NoTE-'rhe Times dispatch suarnn,
mndc In Richmond stores that advert
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TO PENALIZE CORRESPONDENTS
FOR SENDING FAKE NEWS

Ell. PASO TEN, March o5.--Thc city
committee OF I'll paso passed ordi-
nance providing that correspondents
sending out matter calculated to in
jure the general business or repnta-
tion OF Eel Paso and known TO he false"
shall he fined from SIS 10 $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
Good Food a Providence
For Healthy Conditions

forms. The combination COM
pletes a harmony in the diges-
tive tract, and furnishes all of
the nerve centers with health
full energy.
The Markets and Groceries
that advertise in The Times
Dispatch this morning exploit
variety Of fresh, pure, whole
some foods, and sweetly fresh,
seasonable delicacies. from
which you can make up your
menus for the week; and at
their prOverbial ECONOMY
prices.
'cs n marked snvinE on every purchase
He their lOweSt prices In these pages
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
REPIBLfCANS WISH ONLY no
(O-OrER WITH MILSON

several Republican Senators asserted
that the minority members indorsed
the sending OF the cxpeditionary force
after Villa. and wished only 10 CO.
operate with President Wilson in
guarding the border States They
repudiatcd any suggestions that they
were PLAYING politics. Senators from
border States have teicgruphed in
Quiries TO towns along the interna-
tional line as To the enact situation.
and reasons for tho alarming messages
they have received The replies will
be considered At the conference on
Monday.
General Funston's message was a
comprehensive review OF the situation
on the border, and Secretary Baker an
nouncrd that it stated positively that
there had been no strengthening OF
Carranza Earrisons at Mexican border
towns since March 10. the day after
the Columbus raid. Tho secretary
added that the department had not
asked FOR the report While it's text
was not made public, IL was learned
that the message also gave the location
and strength of Carranza garrisons not
only along the border. hut throughout
all the territory involved in the pur-
suit Of villa. Officers. after reading
the dispatch said the situation III
Mexico was most satisfactory.
General Obrcgon, Carranza War
Minister and military chief. telc-
rraphed tho state Department to-day
that there was no friction between the
two governments; that adequate McNi-
can forces were Keeping with General
Pcrshing. but that more would he sent
il necessary. With this statement and
General funstonS report, high army
officials We're satisfied that the end Of
tho pursuit was near. 1t is known
that there are $4,000 CarranZa troops
in the state Of Sonora. shutting off all
escanc for villa TO the west
Reports to-day from Querctaro said
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Republicans Meet on Mon.
day toDiscuss Border Sit
uation---R -Reassuring
4 dUices ReceiUed.

u,ct,,>,.-ro>- >,. -
"
''hh'Stratioh oihciaiS oescrlped inc
military situation In Mexico as serene
to right. the DAYS d.veIooucnss an
"e
s!1 ''e'' heN' week WIN 'he aahlihis-
tration's Mexican policy the storm
center
po.;a ,ru i
- mus
1" III" Pcopie not I" ne inhuenced ny
aiarm!st reports regarding the situa-
tion. which he said Ncr. h,jny die
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

New OrIcnus and Return, s28.73.
Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY Tickets 10
sale March ai-25-cG, Phone Madison .i2
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Mo,e nIp"t:h
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See Times-Dispatch Want Pages for a
Service Of Unequalled Value
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE, TO
LET, EXCHANGE OR WANTED

Situations. Help Wanted and Other
Wants, See Section Seven
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LAUREL POINT.

]. A. Chips, of Weston. recently
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Chips Of this place.
]. E. Martin and wife gave a social
In honor OF her father, Orville Hol
land Of Fairmont. About 60 guests
were nicely entertained.
Mrs. Rosa Cannon OF Harrisyille Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. s. ]. Stevens
and other relatives.
Rev. C. B. Meredith preached In
the Methodist church Sunday. Rev,
A. ]. Adams filled his appointment al
Zoar Baptist church.
Charles Waters had the misfortune
to have his dwelling house burned to
the ground on the morning OF May 80
The cause was defective flue. Most
OF the household goods were saved.
Mrs. Nancy Barb has kindly housed
them since their loss. They are pre-,
pairing to move into barn near the
site Of the burned building.
Mrs. Ellen Stansbury has moved
from her old home near River Bend to
he homo Of her daughter Mrs. linda
.enry. where she expects to spend
one time. Our people are glad to
"elcome her in our midst.
T. L. Brand and ]. J. Williams have
both purchased new cars.
]. ". Wilfong had the misfortune to
lose his only cow. His many friends
expect to help him replace her.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. N. Austin OF Halleck
recently visited Mrs. Austin's brother
and sister, Mack Chips and Lavina
Powell.
A number Of our young people went tc
MorgantCwn Sunday to hear the bac
calaureate sermon.
Children. Day exercises at Arnetts
Vile were attended by number Of our
people.
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WEDNESDAY, EVENING. JUNE IL, 1915.
AMERICA FIRST
HAVE A CARE.

TSHAT dispatch from St. Louis, where West Virginia
/ Democrats have been gathering for the national
convention of their party to the effect that move
ment looking to general revision Of the West Virginia
primary foot Is not exactly One does not
have from home discover that there is great
deal Of dissatisfaction the outcome of the first uni
form primary election. 1t follows matter Of course
that numerous efforts to change conditions will be made
when the legislature meets.
These efforts will run the full gamut from an effort
10 entirely wipe out the primary system to elaborate
plans to make It satisfactory by the addition Of
yet safeguards the opponents Of the system
doubtless would put 1t, more red tape.
It 10 the hope of this newspaper that not thing be
done along this line until the subject has been studied
carefully from every ANGLE Doubtless there defects
In the West Virginia primary law, but careful nvestiga.
ton apt to that most Of them are minor faults
OF no particular importance Most of the trouble that
has resulted from the first test be due not SO
much to the law itself to the lawless acts Of poll
tans and the ignorance Of election officers Public
opinion and time will do much to amellorate II not re-
move these conditions Even IL the statute is permitted
to stand unchanged the next election held under It's pro-
Visions s mot likely to have anything like similar
result.