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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-13
SILLY FRAUD
PERFORATED
BY THE TINES
Cuts of acquisitions Prove
Hatfield Was EverIast-
ingly Right.

Marion county voters were handed
laugh or an insult, depending upon
how they take such things, In the pub
LEGATION on the first page of the local
Democratic organ OF fac SMILES of
two acquisitions drawn by Governor
Hatfield upon the state auditor.
To make the situation clear It is
nscessary- to recount 81 little; Of tho
history which has been made in, the
present campaign. Soon after he took
the stump the Democratic candidate
for governor, who has developed an
amazing perchant for the contempti.
BILE in politics, made a charge that
Governor Hatfield had used the public
funds for the payment of detectives.
The charge was made in such words
and under such circumstances as to
create the impression that the Gov.
ernor had been using money belong.
ing to. the taxpayers for purposes OF
his own and that one of those purposes
was to make private Investigations
during the recent primary campaign.
Governor Hatfield when this prepos.
ferrous statement was called to his at.
tention said simply that Not one dol.
lar Of the money from the contingent
fund has been used for the payment
of detectives by me-
The two acquisitions printed this
morning purport TO be complete proof
that the Cornwell charge was we'll
founded and that the Hatfield dis.
claimer was an untruth.
1t may deceive some people, but for
the man who Is ordinarily intelligent
the acquisitions really amount to pro.
Geographic proof that the Governor was
entirely right. 1t Is safe to assure
that IL the Democrats had anything
more damaging against the Governor
they would have used 1t. What they
did use indicates that the payments
were not only entirely proper expend.
iture of public money in the course of
the public's business. but were not
even for detective work.
One Of them, that for S1.957 paya-
BILE to Guy B. Biddinger, was for wit
ness fees. proper court costs, in the
famous legislative bribery cases which
were started during the administra.
ton OF Governor Glasscock and they
were paid upon the order of Judge
W. H. O'Brien, Of the United States
district court, Democratic Judge, by
the way. The other one, for $4,000
was payable to Tom Townsend, who
at the time was prosecuting attorney
for Kanawha county, and the money
was used to pay the expenses of an
investigation into the Wheel case
which grew out Of an alleged attempt
to bride members Of the Public Serv.
Ice commission.
One Of these acquisitions was drawn
three years ago and the other almost
two years ago. The public is fully &C.
quainted with the circumstances
which made these expenditures neces.
sary yet a man who seeks the office
OF governor asks the West Virginia
voters to believe that the acquisitions
prove that Hatfield has been playing
politics with the peoples money. Corn.
well has pretty poor opinion Of their
intelligence apparently.
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EPAREDNESS
PARADE OPPOSED
BY PRESIDENT
Some New Light Upon Pea.
nut Politics of the Ad-
ministration.
STATEMENT BY SHERIFF.
Tends to Prove That Wilson
Was Bidding for the
German Vote.
Statement BY SHERIFF.

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
NEW YORK. Oct. 12.-General
Charles II. Sheriff.. who was grand
marshal OF the New York city pre-.
paredness parade Of last spring. 10.
sued a statement at Republican Ma.
tional headquarters today charging
that the Washington administration
endeavored for political reasons to
prevent that parade. This effort hav.
ing failed subsequently It will be re-
membered. President Wilson himself
took part in preparedness parade
in Washington.
Mr.. Sherrill's statement says: "Mr.
Riders statement In the newspapers
that the administration has for some
time been attempting to conciliate
what they frequently call the German
hyphenate vote recalls to my mind an
experience Of last spring which tends
to confirm his statement. At that time
for six weeks with some of my
friends was engaged In organizing the
preparedness parade which took place
in this city on May 10. About two
weeks before that date ] received an
urgent telephone request to come to
the mayors Office. Upon arrival there
I was told that long distance tele.
phone message had Just been receiv.
ed from the administration In Wash.
ington urging that the preparedness
parade be abandoned on the ground
that 1t would irritate our American cit.
liens OF German birth or descent,
might cause riots In the street and
therefore be most undesirable. OF
course was astuonded by this re.
quest and stated that in my opinion
iilestepping a crisis was not the best
way to meet it, especially IL not as.
sured that It really was crisis. |
asked time to consider the matter and
it was given me. It was made clear
that the extraordinary suggestion did
not originate with the mayor hut came
from the administration in Washing.
ten.
I'm order to ascertain II this was
real or only an imaginary crisis, pre-.
pared for political purposes l con.
fered with Carl l.. Schurz. a child.
hood friend, told him what had been
said TO me at the mayors office. ex.
CONTINUED on page 10)
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Career Proves He Is Right
Kind of Man For Of.
flee.
FOR law enforcement
Bootleggers Know That, One
Of Them Told Him
So.

Rollo ]. Conley. Republican candidate
for prosecuting attorney, is now in the
midst OF his campaign for the fall
election and in addition to meeting tho
appearing with other of the local can.
didates in the schoolhouse meetings
which are being held in every district
in the county.
He spoke last night at Bunner's
Ridge where more than seventy-five
voters gathered to hear Mr.. Conley.
J. a. Meredith, Brooks Hutchinson and
w. S. Hamilton. Mr.. Meredith deliv.
cred the principle address and each
Of the candidates gave short talks.
Conley leaves the impression from
happy mood he is in that he Is meet.
ing with success. He is conducting
fuses to say word about the man who
is responsible for inexpressible con.
ditions now prevalent in Fairmont. He
tells his audience that ne Is seeking
office as prosecuting attorney and
states that he will enforce the laws
according to the statutes. He will do
what he says should he be elected.
for his past history shows him an
honest. conscientious hard working
man Of his word.
Mr. Conley is an attorney in very
high standard in this county but many
years OF hard work were needed to
thus place himself. He did not start
to study law until 80 years OF age.
t. Dat - Irt-
law he was a railway mail clerk at
$1,000 year. On this salary he mar.
ried and saved. While his son was
attending the grammar schools he him.
self was going to college to study
law.
To further prove his fighting spirit
and his love for his county Mr.. Conley
upon the second call for volunteers
during the Spanish-American war be.
came a soldier of the United. States
and spent one year in the Philippine
Islands. Later, when the United States
government ordered battleships to
Vera Cruz and the outlook for war
with Mexico was very probable he
Joined the National Guard and stood
ready to answer the first call for his
services.
One bootlegger. a negro, recently In.
formed Mr.. Conley that he was going
to vote the Republican ticket. why ?"
said Mr.. Conley. don't you know |
am on that ticket, IL elected I intend
to make this town clean. I intend to
clean out you bootleggers?"
Yes indeed. replied the bootleg.
ger. Il know that; and also know
icontinnea an na.. IN,
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-AdmiraI
Mayo. commanding the Atlantic feet,
notified the Navy department today
that he had ordered survey OF the
New England coast to investigate re.
ports that belligerent ships had es.
tablished base there or that. wire.
less plants were being operated In VIC.
lation Of American neutrality. Imam.
nouncing Admiral Mayo's action, Sec.
rotary Daniels said today that several
destroyers already had been dispatch.
cd from Newport north and that the
work would be done under the Ad.
mfrars direction and without instruc.
ton from Washington.
BOSTON. Oct. 13.7-A fleet Of for
eign cruisers and destroyers Is of the
American coast, according to Captain
Linderoos of the Russian steamship
Hesperus which arrived here today
from Heulva, Spain. To the pilot
who boarded his vessel Captain Lin.
deroos reported that "lot OF cruisii
ers and destroyers passed his vessel
off Cape Sable Wednesday heading
southwest. At the rate Of speed he.
said they must be off the coast by now
The Hesperus captain had not heard
of the German submarines as there Is
no wireless equipment on his ship. Be.
lief that they were British destroyers
was held by many waterfront authori.
ties who connected their appearance;
with the fact that 1t was only yester
day that British vessels at this port
moved out after being held here since
the submarine raid off Nantucket Sun.
day. The British destroyers they con.
tended. came here to act as convoy
to ships Of that nationality. s
NEWPORT. r. l.. Oct. IA far
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PLACING NEW WIRES.

The Bell Telephone company is
placing new wires in the down town
district, stringing them on poles of the
Monongahela Valley traction company
thus escaping the necessity OF placing
new and cluttering poles. The men
have been on the work for the past
week. Considerable attention was at.
tracted this afternoon by some Of the
workmen who were stringing a guy
cable from pole at the corner OF
South Side bridge to support on
Main street. The cable had to be
dawn across the live trolley wire
Of the East Park line. the men hand.
ling the cable with perfectly dry ropes
and wearing gloves.
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WILLIAM eATsoN DIES.

William Batson. son Of lack Batson
apd the late Mary Batson, died last
evening at about nine o'clock at the
home Of his uncle. v. E. Batson, at the
head OF Dents run after an illness with
tuberculosis.
The young man was born on Janu.
airy 10. 1894. Two years ago he Joined
the Methodist Episcopal chapel and
had since been consistent member
Of that church. He is survived by his
father and nine brothers and sisters.
His mother died two years ago.
The funeral will take place on Sat.
urday afternoon at 1880 o'clock from
the home Of v. z. Batson and inter
ment will be made in the cemetery
near Seven Pines by Undertaken
Frank Huey. The funeral will be CON.
Quoted By Rev. Malcolm.
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Jersey Democrats
Are Tired of Wilson

Especial Dispatch to West II-ginian>
NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-An extraord.
mary swing to Governor Hughes in
President Wilson's home State. OF vo.
ters who supported him in 1912. is
indicated by enrollmens in the New
Jersey branch of the Hughes ALI.
ance, 1t was announced today.
State pride in the candidacy OF Mr..
Wilson apparently is not holding New
Jersey voters for him. A postal card
canvass shows that over seventeen
per cent OF those who voted for the
President four years ago are now sup.
porting Governor Hughes.
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|R0[[O CONLEY MAKING FINE RUN
FOR MARION COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Another Gun Fight
With sStrickler
SHERIFF coNAWAY AND POSSE
LEFT CITY IN PURSUIT
THIS AFTERNOON.

Joe Stricken, hunted robber. again
met up with the cops, this time Bill
Findlcy being with the bunch, ut noon
today and several shots were OK.
changed. None of the pursuers were
hurt and 1t is now known whether any
of their bullets struck Strickler.
Help was phoned for and a posse
from the city headed by Sheriff Coma.
way left right after dinner to catch
the thief. II is rumored about the
court house that Strickler positively
will not give up without gun fight.
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Sidney G. Clay is
Killed in Kentucky

PARIS, Ky. Oct. 13.-Sidney G.
Clay formally member Of the state
legislature and prominent member of
the noted Clay family Of this state and
the south was shot and killed here this
morning. Lee Beavers OF this city has
been arrested charged with the shoot.
ing. Beavers claimed to the authori.
ties here today that he had warned
Claw away from his home but that
Clay had failed to heed the warning
He said he found Clay there this morn.
ing and shot him. Clay was As years
of age.
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High Lights on
European War

PETROGRAD, Oct. 13-German
troops took the offensive yesterday
along the Shara river In Russia north
Of the Pinsk marshes. The war Of.
flee announced today that the Germans
had captured a trench sector hut were
subsequently expelled with heavy loss
es.
LONDON. Oct. 13-Progress for the
British in yesterdays fighting on the
Somme front was announced In an of.
fetal statement issued today. The
British advances were scored between
Guedecourt and Les Bouefs and north
west of Guesdecourt. Some $50 Ger.
mans were made prisoners.
VIENNA. Oct. 13-No important
changes on the Russian from, are re.
ported in today's official announce.
ment regarding this theatre OF war.
Efforts by the Rumauians to stay the
Austro German attack in Transylva.
MIA have failed, the war office also an.
nounced, and they are being driven
back further by General Won Falken-
hayn's troops.
PARIS. Oct. 13-Forty French and
British aeroplanes dropped four tons
OF explosives last night on the Mauser
works at Oberndorf in Germany on
the Neckar river. the war office an.
nounced today. Six German machines
defending the place were shot down.
VIENNA, Oct. 13-The Italians are
maintaining their attack on the Aus
TRANS without cessation and desperate
fighting continued throughout yester.
day. Today. official announcement
says the Italians gained ground east
OF Oppacchiasella in their drive to.
ward Triest and captured the town of
Novavas. At other points the utmost
efforts Of the Italians gained nothing
for them. The number Of Italian pris,
oners has been increased to 27o0.
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hatfield HURLMC HOT SHOTS into DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Democrats in
Indiana Are
for Hughes

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-William
p. Walter an attorney OF Fort
Wayne Indiana sent the Hughes
Alliance the names Of 107 men of
his personal acquaintance all Dem.
ocrats who have announced their
support Of Governor Hughes and
enrolled in the Alliance.
This indication OF a Hughes
sweep in Indiana is borne out by
information cleaned by E. B. Fish.
or. travelling salesman who has
just completed trip through that
State and who wrote the Hughes
Alliance saying after travelling
several hundred miles through In.
diana. thinking. sleeping, talk.
ing. eating. fighting for Hugh
es, l have come to the con-
clusion that there are 100000
voters In Indiana who say little
but are for Hughes and that moth
ing will stay a clean sweep for
Hughes and Fairbanks and the
State ticket including the two Uni
ted States Senator'S"
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Second Regiment
Needs More Men

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 49,
Seventy men are asked to enlist i'm
mediately in the Second West Virgin
ia Infantry. Orders from the depart
ment of the East have been received
indicating that the regiment will move
to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, within
the next three days.
Representatives Of the American
Railway Association are arranging for
the necessary railroad equipment.
There are 81 officers and 1880 men III
the organization.
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The Weather

West Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night; rain in east cooler In west. Sat.
urtiay fair and cooler.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
F. p. Hall, Observer.
Temperature at 8 a. m. today go.
Yesterdays weather, clear; temper.
ature. maximum, Is; minimum, "a;
precipitation, nome
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British Relax on
Their Mail Hold Up

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Radical
changes In the treatment Of mails on
neutral ships are promised in the reply
Of the British and French government
ference with mails. The changes while
short OF an abandonment Of the con-
tention Of the right to search for in.
formation Of value to an enemy are re-
garded by the allies as sufficient to
meet the wishes of the United States.
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Milk Prices Go
Up at Wheeling

WHEELING. Oct. 13.--Announce
ment was made here today that DE-.
ginning November the price Of milk
will be advanced from 10 to IL cents
quart. Distributors say farmers
have increased their prices and mi.k
Is scarce.
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Our Own Navy is
Looking for Alien
Bases and Wire
less Stations
ALLIES SEND CONVOYS.
Destroyers Also to Look foI
the German Underseas
Cruisers.

BOSTON, Oct. ia subma.
rine of unidentified nationality
was reported 200 miles east Of
New York by the steamer Bowie
in a wireless message today. The.
course Of the submarine was not
stated.
NEWPORT, r. L., Oct. 13.-con.i
firmation that the British steam,
ship Bowie slted submarine of
the coast was contained In q state.
ment by a naval official here 70.
day. He said "a passenger steam.
er reported to Nantucket shoals
light ship that she had cited q
German submarine we'll asternI
this morning. No position was
given nor was the direction OF the
submarine stated.
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4 VIRGINIA RY. co.
WINTER S. uEDULE
Patuxeni River lsne
In Effect April 4th, 1916.
Leave Baltimore, Pier 8, Light ST..
weather and tide permitting, Thursday
ECO p. m for the following points:
Fair Haven, Sollers
Plum Poiut Sotterly
Dare's Cashnet's
Governor's Run Parker's
Cove Point Forests
Milestone, Dukes
Solomon's Island Trent Hall
Spencer's Holland Point
ST. Cuthbert's Ben-dict.
st. Leonard's Lower Marlboro.
Returning, Steamer will leave Lowe,
Marlboro, "Wednesday, 0 30 a. M, wealth.
or and tide permitting, stopping al
points as follows:
Magruder's Ferry sotterley 2. 80 p. m
Holland Cliffs Sellers
Deep Landing ST. Leonard's
Trueman's Point Spencers
Litch's soIomons ! ant
Holland Point ll.45 30 p. m.
p. IN. Millstone o . IN
Benedict ~ NJ Cove Point
Trent Hall Goytrnor's Run (
Dukes DaIs's 20 IN.
FORESTS Plum POint 0 . m
Pafker's Fair Haven 10 p N
Cashner's
Arrive in Baltimore next Morning.
Leave Baltimore, Pier 4, Light st.
weather and tide permitting, Thursday
200 y. m.
Fair Haven Sotterly
Plum Point Cashner's
Dareis Parker's
Governors Run Forests
Cove Point Dukes
Milestone Trent Hall
Solomon's Island sHolland Point 4. as
Spercer's Be ledict
Note-Steamer will not stop on Wa,
to Baltimore, but will not leav. Ho,
land Point until As a. N. on Fridayt
Returning Steamer will leave Benedic
weather and tide permitting Friday,
a. M. stopping at all the above land
ings:
Trent Hall Solomon's Island
Duk $50 D. m
Forests Milestone lOam.
Parker's Governors Run
Cashner's 1900 pm.
Sosterly Plum Point m
st. Leonard's Fair Haven m
Sellers Baltimore Z p m.
Spencers
Leave Baltimore, Pier 4, Light St i,
weather and tide permitting, Saturday
2 p. m. for the following points;
FAIR Haven, Dukes
Plum Point, Trent Hall
Dare's, Holland Point
Governors Run, Benedict
Cove Poiut, Lietch's
Milestone, Trueman's Point
Soiomon's Island, Deep Landing
Spencer's, Hollands Cliffs
St. Leonard's, Magruderis Ferry
Soller's, Lower Marlborough,
Sotteriey, White Landing.
Cashner's, Ferry Landing
rarker's, Nottingham
Forests, Lyons Greek
Returning, Steamer will leays Lyons
SIGGhf lev a. mtabhCl ltQe
permitting, Monday, stopping at TIL,
aou,e poi"ts: Nottingham 500 a. M. /.
Lower Marlboro, $50 a. III, Benedict
IL noon, Sulonon's Island. $50 p. m.
MIilstonr, g 0c IN, Cove Pt., Gov
ernor's kun s 90 p. m :, Dare $40 D
N. !, Plum Point 900 p. M, Fair Have
1000 p. m, ARRIVING in. Baltinor,
next morning.
This timetable shows the times al
which steamers may be expected to ar
rive at aud depart from the several
wharyes. but their arrivals or departure
at the times stated is not guaranteed
nor does the Company hold itself re-
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quenees arising therefrom.
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d. W. DOWNEY,
Agent, Baltimore,
T. MURDOCH.
General Passenger Agent.
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EMERSON G. HARRINGE(
BY the Governor
THOMAS w. SlMsfa
Secretary q
Evening journal., 1916-04-29

was the voice you heard mine7
Speak frankly"
mo. Unless you've changed your
elocution teacher" There was a slight
litter. 1T was kind OF thick and ma
sal"
Would you recognize It again IL you
heard it7"
Yes. But haven't heard IL since"
what did you do during the excite
ment2"
Il was too Mortified TO do anything
for a minute. Then people kept push
ing in, and so I went across and took
another slant at the fire-escape."
did you see anyone?"
mot on the fre-escape itself. but
two men were In the alley staring up
at the hotel. could see their faces"
Two men-are you sure there were
two?"
Yes. OF course I am. could see
them plain. One was almost under the
arc light"
Miss Hale" said Langdon. clearly