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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31
ST.. VINCENT BURIED
TODAY At MONTANA
Explosion Victim Was Mem.
Der of Pioneer Family
inCommunity.

Funeral services over the body Of
Squire S. L. Vincent, who was killed
in the Jamtson mine explosion At Bar.
rackrille on Thursday. October 10,
and whose body was brought from the
mine yesterday. were held this after.
noon at : o'clock ut Montah3s Rev.
J. ]. Harris conducted the funeral
services and interment was made in
the Montana cemetery by Undertaken
Eli Musgrave and son.
Mrs. Vincent was a member Of pio-
neer family Of this section and for
a number Of years resided at Colfax.
He was son Of the late Joseph Is
rael Vincent Of that place and at the
time OF his death was 81 years Of age.
He had been . lifelong resident OF
Marion county.
He is survived by his wife and the
following children: Mrs Maggie Hav.
kins. OF Rivesville: Arthur Vincent,
OF Grant Town; Mrs. Anna Stewart,
Emmett. Core. Ray. John, Clinton and
Charles Vincent at home. Three chill.
dren are deceased.
For several years Mr.. Vincent had
been q resident OF Montana and
throughout the county he was well
known and respected. Universal re,
greet was felt when It was learned that
he was one of the victims OF the mine
explosion.
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Similar comparisons of government:
costs. in the case Of few states. have
Hitherto appeared worked out from
such data as was obtainable. some of
them dealing with the expenditures
for 1914 and some for 1915. While the
figures in these comparisons differ
more or less in some cases from those
Of the cens1s bulletin. they are in very
close agreement in showing that West
Virginia Is one of the most frugaliy
and economically governed states in
the union. A glance at the table shown
above clearly demonstrates that fact,
and this table was compiled at the cen
sus bureau. by experts who have no
particular interest in the determine.
ton Of the truth or falsity of the lex.
travagance" charges urged against
the Republican state government of
West Virginia by Democrats who want
to capture that government for their
own party organization.
Considering the tremendous strides
that West Virginia is making in the
building up Of her university and nor.
NAL schools and her state eleemosy.
nary institutions, II developing her
common school system, In tnaugurtaing
new and modern agencies OF govern.
mental service for the public protec.
ton and welfare. the fact that state
expenditures have been kept down to
this low figure Of $2.74 per capita az.
fords . complete refutation Of the
trumpedup charge Of extravaganza.
That Democratic campaign charge is
shown by this census bulletin to be ut.
terly without foundation. the insin-
cere accusation Of bunch Of political
''outs" who covet the official positions.
Of the "ins." While West virginia's
state expenditures amount to only
$2.74 per capita, the similar costs Of
government in each Of forty Of our sis.
ter states run above three dollars per
capita, twentynine Of them run over
four dollars. and twenty-five Of them
run over five dollars. Does this indi-
cate that West virginia's state govern.
ment has been administered on reck.
lessly extravagant basis?
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SPECIAL NOTICES
HALLOWEEN PROCLAMATION.

Halloween, or the vigil Of All
Saints day, is festive occasion COM
ing with the traditional past and cele-
brated by the young people Of many
lands. It has come to be an event in
the City of Fairmont; one Of unalloy-
ed pleasure for both young and old.
In order that these pleasures may
be unconfned and full Of the spirit
OF wholesome fun appropriate to the
occasion. and that nothing is done to
mar these pleasures, !, Anthony Bow
en-, Mayor Of the City Of Fairnont,
do hereby proclaim:
First. That Tuesday evening, oc-
tober 81. 1916, is hereby set aside
for this celebration In a public way;
on this day and no other. 1t will not
be proper or tolerated to have any
part Of any celebration on the streets
OF this city at any other time.
Second. Adams street, commonly
referred to as Main street, from Clere-
land avenue to Madison Street will be
set aside for the public revelry.
No automobiles or other vehicle
traffic, except traction cars, will be
permitted on Adams street, between
said Cleveland avenue and said Madi-
son street, between the hours Of Z
o'clock p. m. and II O'Clock .. m. on
said date, as measure Of public safe
ty. This prohibited traffic must de-
tour.
Third. The destruction Of or re-
moTal OF or injury to property will
not be tolerated at any time within
this City; nor will any person be per
mitted to throw corn or any other
shady substances which may be dan.
gerous or offensive to the public. No
person will be permitted to use paint.
chalk, soap or other substances to
mark on persons or property.
Fourth. No rude, unseemly or nm
civil conduct will be permitted on the
streets or elsewhere.
Fifth. No license Is granted to
any person to harm persons or prop
erty.
sixth Persons violating these
regulations will be subject to arrest
and punishment as provided by law.
Subject to the restrictions herein
contained. the streets OF this City are
open on Halloween for proper and
legitimate fun. and It Is hoped that
all the citizens will Join in the spirit
Of the occasion. and that good time
win be had by all without the occur
renee Of any act which win be inhar-
monious or damaging to persons or
things.
Dated this Gth. day ., October.
ANTHoNxpow Mayor.
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GOVERNMENT
! COSTS u|TTlE N
WEST VIRGINIA
Only a Few Undeveloped
States Make a Better
Showing.
SOME CENSUS FIGURES
Wonderful Showing in View
of the Great Progress
Being Made.
some CENSUS FIGURES

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Oct 81
A bulletin Just sent out from the CEN
sus bureau at Washington deals with
the statistics OF finance in the several
states. Il gives the cost OF govern
ment in each Of the forty-eight com.
monwealths, worked out on a per
capita basis. The highest cost of state
government to each individual citizen
Is in California. and the census people
lind that cost for the year 1915 to have
been SiS.i7. South Carolina spends
the smallest sum per capita on her
state government, 81 81: and West Eir
ginia, with cost Of s2.I4 per capita,
is number fortyone in a list of the
torty.eight states OF the union. arrang.
ed according TO the per capita cost OF
their respective governments The
average for all the states ss S5.0S. The
figures in all cases include all public
services that are paid for out of the
state revenues. Here Is a table taker
from page IS Of the recently publish.
ed census bulletin setting forth the
per capita costs Of state government
for the fiscal wear ending in 1919
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New York

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. = The con.
flicting and erratic course OF yester.
days trading suggested adjustment
Of speculative contracts preliminary
10 the approaching election. The sus-
ceprbil!ty OF the market to interna.
tional conditions was also evidenced
b. a decline in the forenoon on the
occurrence OF another episode tn-olv.
ing the C.boat question.
The representatives OF standard
shares were under more OF less re.
straint, investment rails yielding to
9 points at lowest levels, while some
Of the minor members OF that group
manifested revival OF last week $
stregnth and activity, Rock Island ad.
yanclng 80 to SO, the best fgure OF the
year.
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Court News
Deeos Filed.

6eeOS fUSo.
J. r. Clark to James F. Cunning.
ham, real estate on Laurel run. Man.
niugton district; one dollar and further
consideration.
Harry Shaw, special commissioner,
10 Eunice Stout, real estate in Grant
district; one dollar and further con.
sideration.
". E. Shaver ct ux. to Gertrude
Bryan, real estate In East Worth!ng-
ton; 1910.
". E. Shaver ct ux. 10 Earl Bryan,
real estate in East Worthington; $3.50.
John 7. Smith, Jr., ei AL, TO Oily
Wilson, real estate in Warrington dis.
trict; one dollar anu further considera-
ton.
George W. Ice ct al. to Alice n.
shackelford, real estate in Barracx.
vile, $500.
William B. Ice, Jr., ct al. to Alice VI.
Shackelford. real esteta in BarTack-
vile; $3.50. 4..
Suits.
Julia E. Price VS.. z. J. Kuhn ct al.
chancery.
Sarah 4. Rttenhouse vs.. Albert H.
Ritienhouse; chanCery.
Potter Title and Trust company VS..
L. S. Sewer Pipe company ct al;
chancery.
Alice N. Hawkins. guardian ct al.
rs. Robert c. Hawkins. infant. ct al.
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FINANCE, on, Gas AND PRODUCE
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Oct 1.-THE local
market was on the whole rather dull
throughout There has been consid.
.efAble dimtnusion In the demand for
tie cheap mining shares. but NO one
has yet been heard 70 express any re-
gfet on this account.
The rallying movement in La Belle
Iron Works common furnished the
most Interesting incident In the local
trading. That issue was steadily In de-
mand throughout the session and
gained two points on its recovery.
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PERSONALS


Mr.. and Ma Carl Hamilton, OF
Fairmont, were Sunday visitors here.
Claude B. Martin. OF Shinnston, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
William E. Swiger. Of Shinnston,
was calling on friends here Satur.
day.
Mrs. David Thorn and Miss Ger.
trude Snyder attended the funeral of
Willard. the young son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Snyder, at Fairview Mon.
day.
z. c. Talkington who is employed
in the gas field OF Lewis county, spent
the last week with his fa1ily here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R Atha spent
Sunday with friends at Downs.
William Nixon, OF near ShinnstnS,
was weekend visitor with his daugh.
ter. Mrs EsarA MeIutira
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Elkins Inter.Mountain says
Congressman Howard Sutherland has
received word from his son. Richard.
who took the recent federal examina.
ton for entrance into the regular
army has passed successfully and has
been commissioned a second neuten.
ant. Richard has always had great
liking for outdoor life. horseback rid.
ing and sports which took him TO the
woods and will doubtlessly enjoy q
successful career in the army. He is
now at FL Paso with the Tenth Con.
necticut Field Artillery. but will prob.
ably be returned east soon and assign.
ed temporarily to some OF the train.
ing stations along the Atlantic sea.
board.
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Halloween Proclamation

Mayor J. Lane Parrish has issued
his Halloween proclamation some
what similar to that OF Mayor Bowen
OF Fairmont but In the past but little
attention has been paid to proclama
tons by the boys bent on having soma
fun on that occasion.
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A Halloween Social

A Halloween social Is announced
for Monday evening at I. o. o. F.
hall at which prizes are offered for the
best makeup. hobo. old maid, negro
man or woman. typical farmer, home
~ man and ghost. Other smusements
will be on the program.
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WORTHINGTON.
Attended Political Rallies

The town was almost deserted on
Saturday evening. The Wilson Day
rally at Fairmont drew many OF the
faithful while large number of Re.
publicans went to Shinnston TO hear
the next Governor speak.
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CHANGING Residence

Jesse N. Wood will remove to the
property purchased from L. n. Robe,
some time ago and Bradley Berdine
will occupy the house vacated By Mr..
Wood. The exchange will be made
this week.
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Children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
Casio RIA
Bulnstead's WormSyr

4 safs ana surs 1smsdt for worms
FAILS. 10 sAi1drsn II - a angel g
nsrcy. HLAAKA1T 10 TAXI. No
W0n11A NO EKYUlC NEEDED. ozs
bottle has killed la worms. An drug.
g1sts nn1 6ea1sr1, o. By man-S5e bot.S
n. Q. a v0o1n1S. K D. Riua, "a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31

For The sale of a fen votes Tie DEM
ocrotie county ring protects boodegsins
and makes a joke Of the Yost Ian.
Vote The ring out Of office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31

Mrs Henry King has been seriously
i'll for several days past but q, this
time she is reported to be slightly
improved. her speedy recovery is hop.
ed for by her friends.
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Here on a Visit

Miss Freda Durham. OF Pennsboro.
Richie county. arrived sere on Sat.
urday for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John ". Geddes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31

A record crop OF alfalfa has been
raised at the state peuitentiary farm
this year, the product OF single acre
being worth $500 in the present mar
sket One acre was sown In alfalfa by
the West Virginia experiment station
yorkeEs. and was harvested BY the
YllonslA6aA
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31

Put some nep blood N the comty
sopana,ent and step he fa,oritisr,.
Elect RaouLlieaa Haadlsts,:
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INSTRUCTIONS
SALE OR EXCHANGE

WILL SELL OR TRADE for good two
passenger auto. Lots Nos. AZ and As
In Spaldirg Heights, suburb Of Wash.
ington City. D. c. Lots 2ox1o0, well
located. Address all inquiries to P. o.
Box $50, Fairmont, W. Va.
10-Sl-6t No. 1878
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A large number o. the friends Of the
family attended the funeral of MIS-.
Jasper Miller at Enterprise at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
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HoRsEsHoERs RAISE PRICE

WHEELING. ". Va. Oct. sl-Lo
cal horseshoers have raised prices 20
per cent, effective November 1. They
say material has scared beyond reach.
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INDUSTRIAL.
FAIRMONT

A wild rose design, 20 make which IT
takes two separate baths In the acid,
Is being turned out by the plate etch.
ing department Of the Monongah Glass
company. This design. but one OF the
many artistic ones produced in this
department. is said TO be one of the
hardest TO execute ever attempted on
q large commercial scale.
The greatest period Of prosperity in
the history of the company Is that now
favoriRg the ]. Al. Kisner Construction
company, says Mr.. Kisner. I'VE now
have l25 men at work in different sec.
tions OF the county, employed largely
on company houses for the Consolida.
ton Coal company at Ida May, Caro-
line. Hutchinson. Monongah and King.
mont. Building is now very active al.
though l would not say, as some, that
there is more building now than at any
previous time in the city's history"
The Presbyterian church. now bufld.
ing on Jackson street. will be finished
several months behind schedule, says
John N. Kisner,. its builder.
"A special grade OF stone that ID be
Ing brought from kingmont and
Bloomington, Indiana, because OF labor
shortages In the quarTys, Is almost I'm.
possible to get Because the building
was started with that particular kind
OF stone, 1t will be necessary to wait
for stone until It Is completed"
The other phases Of the church con.
struction are progressing rapidly.
Commercial orders" are now being
received at the Owens plant on the
East Side. The grape juice season is
still on At the plant and Immediately at
It's close the orders for commercial
bottles will be started. When the
work starts on these orders there viii
be additional men taken on by the com.
pany.
I'VE will experience no difficulty
in securing these men," said Mr.. Walk.
er, OF the managing department, "for
there have been applications coming
In every day from experienced bottle
makers"
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. Oct. s1.-Possfbllities Of
renewed tension between G1rmany
and the United States regarding sub.
marine warfare did much To handicap
the bulls In wheat Largely a. 0 re-
suit the MARKET closed unsettled 1t
$1.sok to ;lsosS December and
sLs5A TO $1.s7 May. With themarket
asawhole Nc OF to 1Ac up. a. COM
pared with Saturdays finish. Corn
showed a net loss OF 1ASc TO 2xc and
oats ranged from Csc decline to q rise
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LOST AND FOUND

LosT-ssturday about 1880. Reward
II returned 10 Manley hotel u. J.
c. Smoyer. 11-S0-3t No 1873 |
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Bears Emulsion is pleasant to taks
- ohtldTen 'lfke- tt-AA~A
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To be ambushed and have his hat
shot from his head twice within a
week was the odd experience OF John
r. Bratton. a farmer of Highland
creek, near Elgood. Mercer county. &C.
cording to report 20 the sheriff. Brat.
ton asswalking along the road near
his farm last Wednesday morning
when he suddenly heard the report
OF shot and felt his hat being torn
from his head. he was unin;ured. bu,
later upon finding his hat found 1t
was pierced through with a bullet. a
few days later the farmer was walk.
ing In the woods near his place when
his hat was shot from his head the
second time. This time he was also
uninjured.
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.CI ASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ONE cfNr a WORD CASH wrrr oRpaa.
RooM-ruRNrsH1D

FOR RENT = Two rooms fufnisned
for Light housekeeping. sattabis fcss
husband and wife. Apply 800 Loe1st
Ave. Consolidated phone SlI-X
1o.26.tf No lESa
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FOR RENT

FOR RsNT-Large livery barn rear
OF Court House. Call Bell "a.
s-l6.tt.
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WANTED

WANTED OLD FALSE TEETH
Don't matter II broken. l pay s1eo
to $500 per set. Mail to L. Mayer,
200t S. Fifth street. Philadelphia, Pa.
VIII send cash by return mail.
l0.25.2s No 1913
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SALE Or RENT

FOR RENT OR FOR SALE-One ave
and one seven-room house, ali mod.
ern conveniences. Call Consol. SSH.
lo;25-tf No 1859
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Rev. DR.. William Gerhardt. Of III
North Spring street. Martinsburg. has
just celebrated his ninty.ninth birth.
day and In reporting that fact the Mar
tinsburg Journal says: Seldom is
IL that one reaches this rare old age
and enjoys their mental and physical
faculties as well as Dr.. Gerhardt, the
Grand Old Man OF Martirsburg; the
nestor Of Pythianism in West Viz
ginia and the Oldest Lutheran minis.
ter in the country He is also the old.
est graduate OF Gettysburg College.
His health L. excellent and his sight
and hearing not as much impaired as
many person OF 50 years his junior"
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AGENTS WANTED
HOUSES WANTED

wANTEDLTo rent modern si1 or
seven room house not too far out.
Mail particulars TO G. W. Wells. 3S7A
Brosddus Ave. Clarksburg. ". Va.
10.?S-it No. 1865
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c. z. Jackson. president and general
manager Of the Warwick China com.
pauy, Of Wheeling, has proposed to the
board Of education that the manual
training department OF the public
schools be extended 50 as to include
oughly believes in the work of the man
ual training department, but believes
that the subjects taught should corre-
late more closely with local industries.
In this way. boys might be learning
useful trades while still in school.
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A record.breaking car OF flour was
shipped last week by the Whiting Mill.
ing Company Of shepherdstown. OH.
ing to the shortage Of cars, the mill
has been confronting a serious propo.
sition and has been carrying large
number OF untitled orders. 4 car was
loaded last Saturday with 500 barrels
Of their best bakers flour. made in q
little less than so hours and valued
ut $500. It was shipped TO the Mary.
land Baking Company, OF Baltimore.
The Business Mems Association Of
Petersburg has voted to rigidly ad.
here to the resolution adopted some
time ago as to what advertising they
will permit. The ban is placed on ad.
Sertising on bills Of fare. registers in
hotels, on hotel desks. hotel rate cards,
room cards. steamboat, car or railroad
time cards, church, lodge or labor d..
tectories. 1t was decided TO restrict
the advertising still more and limit It
10 newspaper and some other forms Of
advertising that are acceptable to the
association The ban is now placed
ON school advertising. It was an.
nounced. Strict penalties are provid.
ID for violation OF this rule.
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Charleston will make an effort to So
cure one Of the many farm loan banks
That win be established throughout
the United States BY the federal gov.
efnment. A special committee will
pc appointed BY the Chamber OF Com.
lmerce to meet with the federal farm
Joan board and point out the I'D.
.Santages Of Charleston as q location
Tor one OF the banks.
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ANTHoNy BOWEN Mayor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

order issued against the road in con- nection with the filing of the govern ment's suit to separate the two com panies last April.
 Tho navigation company, according to the decree, may deposit its bond holdings. amounting to $1,500,o00, with the reorganization committee, may subscribe not exceeding $25 a share for 15,000 shares of preferred stock and exchange them for 1S,750 shares of the preferred stock of the new cor
 poration, and also exchange it's bonds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

for s1,500. GOO in bonds of tho company tc be formed under the reorganization plan.
 The decree was issued on motion of Charles N. Sheade. J-.. counsel for the two companies, and with the con- sent of Assistant United States Attor- ney General Swacker, and also pro- vides that the stock and securities of the new corporation received by the navigation company shall be held sub ject to the same provisions as now control its \ holdings in the Eastern Steamship corporation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
Huerfano county still untried,

in Huerfano county still untried, is expected soon.
 The seven indictments in Las Anl- mas county which will not be dls- missed charge murder.
 Three are against John Lawson Colorado member of the International board of the United Mine Workers Of America. Under another indictment growing out of Las Animas strike dls- orders, Lawson was found guilty Of first degree murder and sentence to life Imprisonment. He is at liberty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
on bail pending actions by the state supreme court on an appeal.
COURT MODIFIES
 NEW HAVEN' DEGREE

New York, Aug. 1.-The New Eng land Navigation Co. will be permitted to participate in the reorganization Of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Go. under the terms of a decree issued here yesterday by Federal Judge Mayer, modifying the