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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
ALLIES AGAIN
SUFFER BECAUSE
OF STUPIDITY
Take Montene-
grin Stronghold That
Dominates Cettinje.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The announce
ment Of the occupation Of Mount
Lovcen in Montenegro although it is
not confirmed from Entente sources,
is generally accepted here as true,
Uneasiness, which is already freely ex.
pressed in Italy, is reflected in the
English and French newspapers. The
loss of. Loycen from the point of view
Of the allies is serious, owing to the
fact that its summit dominates Cot
taro bay, the Austrian naval, base be.
fore Italy entered the war. The French
had established a number Of guns on
the mountain and had prepared en-
placements for heavy guns which
could have swept the bay. Austria, by
seizing it, forestalled this danger and
regard to Cettinje, the capital Of Mon
tenegro, which Is little over 6 miles
distance, although sheltered by inter
yening mountains.
The Austrian advance considering
the distance to be covered was much
slower than that made in the Teu'
tonic contest of Serbia but in con-
sideratton OF the formidable obsta-
clss which the mountainous character
OF the country presents 1t is conceded
that the invaders are making steady
progress.
The question is being anxiously rails
ed as TO why the Entente allies did
not long ago send aid to the Monte
negrins and in particular why Italy,
which is more acutely affected by this
Austrian invasion, had not taken pre-
ventative measures.
The Austrians are now only 10
miles from the capital of Montenegro,
calculating the distance over the eX'
isting road, aud successful blow at
the heart of. the country may have the
effect, it Is said by military critics,
Of isolating troops who are defending
the northeastern frontier.
In Champagne the Germans hold a
slight gain made as a result OF the de-
termined offensive of last Saturday
and Sunday The French military au.
thorities say that the German forces
which delivered the attack lost heav'
ily as with three divisions they ad.
yauced in the face of the French ar.
tillery fire which took terrible toll.
From the eastern front 1t is reported
that a comparative lul1 at present pre-
vailed. Special dispatches affirm that
the Russians have been SO successful
in consolidating the new positions
that the Austro.Germans have begun
to remove the supplies from the bases
which they had established in pre-.
paratlon for the advance which they
intended to make in the coming
spring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
POI CAS-
IS Be I5FllIR'
The Jury
Action Upon It Is Expected
Before Day is
Over.
WITNESSES LEAVING u
Effort Will Be Made 70
Bring 1t to Trial This
Term.
WITNESSES LEANNG
sncclnl 10 The west Virginian.

(SpecIal TO The West yirgtnian.l
PARKERsBURG. Jan. 2-=Asststanti
United States District Attorney tByers..
who is in charge Of the goyernments.
case against the employees OF the
Fairmont post office who resigned suns
der rather dramatic circumstancesso on
the night of November 1s last and.
which are charged with conspiracy 20.
obstruct the United States essmails, COM
pleted presenting evidence TO the Fed
eral Grand Jury, in session here ttis
morning, and 1t is the expeetattcn
that the body will make q report on
the matter before the day closes.
II true bill is found, ME-: ByerS
will make an effort to- have gtbs easei
brought to trial at the present seq
sion of court, but most Of The Fair.
mont people who were brought here
under subpoena or{by5 interest In the
case, are making Preparations 70 re
turn home on late afternoon train.
Under present plans the court does
not expect to sit longer than % daysS
and If the Fairmont case isito come to
trial before it rises, it will be necss.'
sary to fix an early date for the stTtal.
The presentation Of evidence to the
grand jury began yesterday and about
eight witnesses were examined before
adjournment for the night was talsen'
Among those called upon yestesday
were Postmaster Manley. Postonice
Inspector Robertson! who took scharge
Of the Fairmont office after the old
employees left, and w. ]; Wiegei and
L. G. Boggs, of the West ViTgtntan'
The accused Fairmont men are wen
represented by attorneys: Emmet
showalter, who represents some Of
them, came here from Phtlad elphia'
aud other attorneys interested In ONE
feature OF the case are Judge w. s..
Meredith, OF Fairmont; Judge ~ a.
Brown, and Judge Reese Blizzard, Of
Parkersburg, A. s. Fleming and y. A.
Meredith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
LIGHT PLANTS
SNAMPED BY
HIGH WATER
River at This Point Over 26
Feet and Still Ris-
ing ing.

with the Monongahela &c feet in.
and rising and with saw logs and de.
bris coming down at the rate of 10
miles an hour a much higher stage is
looked for. From the appearance Of
the surface Of the river crest much
higher. than has heretofore been reach
ed this season has apparently been
reached somewhere higher up.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has. stopped running trains between
Buckhannon and Weston on account Of
Red Rock. bridge being washed out
three miles from Buck ckhannon. weston
Isl beginning to sun fersfrprn me effetts
of the high water. West Fork river
has swamped the pump station there
and put the city water and electric
lights out of commission. The river at
Weston rs reaching the residences on
the bank back OF Centre street, and it
is thought some families will have to
move out of their homes temporarily.
The river is still rising
The Buckhannon river, which emp
ties into the Tygarts Valley river is
far above its usual crest and is help
ing to make the latter river vicious.
The Tygarts Valley at Grafton. has
reached the city water station and has
put the water works and the electric
light plant out of commission. This
plant is practically new, having been
erected but two years.
With the West Fork river at Clarks-
burg II feet above normal and rising,
1t is more than likely that the Monon-
gahela will continue to rise, for the
Tygarts Valley shows no signs of fall
ing and Coal Run is taking the appear
ance of river. There has been 10
damage reported along the Mononga-
hela and tho river will have to rise
much higher than at present to do any
damage to property.
Boats tied to trees and posts on the
east side are swamped, Hixenbaugh's
Passenger launch being under water,
with nothing showing but the bow
and the string to which it is tied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
COST SIl.,232
TQ.EEElZGQES[S
B'lG0g.TTIA.IL !. !. | | |.
This Bill Was Offset Almost
$4,000 By Fines Col
lected.

The cost of feeding prisoners in the
Marion county jail as shown by reports
compiled today by Assistant Clerk
Phillips under the direction Of the
Clerk Of the County court A. G. Mar
tin for the last year is S11,232.25. Fifty
cents per day is allowed for the feed
ing of each prisoner confined in the
county Jail and SO cents per day for
each prisoner employed on the county
road gang.
Fines collected in courts of justices
Of the peace amounting to $2,SOS.4!
is used to pay the board bills as far
as it will so of prisoners convicted
of misdemeanors. BY using the fines
for this purpose the money is kept in
the county as otherwise it would have
to be turned over to the state gov
ernment
For the last quarter incfding the
months of October, November and
December the cost of the prisoners
board amounted to $1,94S.90 including
SG26.15 collected as fines
During the proceeding quarter In
cluding July, August and September
the cost OF prisoners board amounted
to $2,021.75, of which 1857 was col
lected as fines.
During the quarter including April.
May and June it cost $S,711 to feed
the prisoners in Marion county, SS22.74
having been collected as fines,
- R,Rsk r,.SS1 sff1VSF FSf
including January, February and
March, the prisoners board cost $S,-
$3.50, Of which $10O2,5S was col
lected as fines.
The large amount Of fines collec-
ted during the first half OF the year
was due largely to the many fines
OF 500 each imposed for violation OF
the Yost prohibition law. During the
first and second quarters the numbers
of prisoners in the county jail was
unusually large, on account Of the
many arrests following the strike riot
at Pennington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12

The vote received by President VIII
son in 1912 was moreover not an ac-
curate barometer Of his strength. His
vote was increased by the support
of very considerable number of
progresstves who were determined
that republican should not be elect
ed, and by the also considerable num-
ber. OF Republicans who preferred that
a democrat should be elected rather
than a progressive.
The split in the republican party,
the most severe revolution in the
ranks of any political party in the his
tory of the United States, in itself
explains the election of Wilson. This
wound has today been practically
healed. The causes which occasioned
the division Of the party in 1912 have
now disappeared.
The progressive party in Ohio, for
example, in 1914 ceased to exist
(Continued on page p
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Inspection Trip
By City Officials
WILL VISIT WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL AS INCIDENT OF
THEIR JOURNEY

Mayor Anthony Bowen, Street Com
missioner "A. L. Lehman and City En-
gineer Shrewsbury Miller probably
will go to Pittsburgh tomorrow to ask
Francis r. Skunk, of the United States
War department, for permission to
construct the proposed concrete bridge
across the Monongahela! River.
Mayor Bowen and his party probably
will also inspect a number OF the 500
or more bridges in Pittsburgh includ-
ing the recently constructed bridge
across the Allegheny river at its juno
tion with the Monongahela. They also
plan to inspect three splendid con.
crete bridges erected across the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road tracks In the Bloomfield district
in Pittsburgh and the beautiful con-
crete span carrying Larimer avenue
over William Pitt boulevard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Pharmacy Students
Take Examinations

The State Board of Pharmacy is in
session today at Clarksburg for the
purpose OF examining applicants for
state certificates. The examinations
are being held in the Waldo hotel and
number OF applicants are before the
board. Members of the state board
present are Alfred Walker, Sutton,
DR.. Judy, Petersburg; s. Nd. Scott,
Terra Alta, and Frank B. Haymaker,
Of Clarksburg. a
The members of the Senior class
in pharmacy of the West Virginia
University passed through Fatrmont
last evening en- route to Clarksburg
tottake the examinations. The class
was composed Of George NJ. Milcher,
]. r. Chipley Robert N. Holroyd, Ber-
nard Hale and Harry Arnett. Prof. g.
H. Rodgers of the university accom-
panied the young men to Clarksburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Local Corporations
Reduce Capital Stock

Meetings OF the stockholders Of the
Shaw Hotel company and the Nuzum
washed Sand and Supply company
were held today and the officers OF
the companys fsT the new year elect
ed. 1t is likely that the present Of
ficers were reelected but their names
had not been given out at press time.
Sam r. Nuzumlis the president OF
both companies, and president OF the
Marsh Coal and Coke company which
also held their meeting today.
resolutions to reduce the capitaliza
tton Of the Hotel company from $780,
900 to $50, 900, and to reduce the capI-
talization of the Sand company from
$4,000 to $1,000, were submitted and
viii probably be passed,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Winters Worst
Storm is Ragi1l 6
fBy Associated { PressJ

WASHINGTON, Jan: q 2,-The most
extended and seyerest storm q tho
winter is raging today west ot me
Mississippi river and moving east
ward. Temperatures this moFntng,
the bureau reports. ranged trom q
below zero in Canadian northwest, to
zero in Texas panhandle and In south
ern Utah and northern "a Arizona y Wa
from ten to sixteen below. The Storm
advanced from the Pacific coast and
today was centeredI In the middle Miss
issippi valley.
II was causing snow and rain gen
orally throughout the country except
in south Atlantic states and OYER the
middle and south district so9 the Rocky
Mountains.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Eighty Million
Dollar Merge
nv Associa ted Press

HARRISBURG, Pa Jan. a2.-Tho
biggest merger and eonsolidation OF
two large corporations recorded In
the state department IN: its history
was that filed today between the Pitts
burgh Coal company o. Pennsyl lyauia.
and the Monongahela River eonsol-
dated Coal and Coke COMPANY, both
PIftsburgh corporations. The oriei-
nal capital OF the 9first wns $4,000
J001, and the second $50. 900 eco and tho
1ioint capital of the new company
whieh wili.be named Pittsburgh Coan
company. IS r $780, 900 or 50 thou.
End Eahareas at 100 each.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Intervention In MEXICO PROPOSED in SENA
PEPIJBLICAN WCTORY CERTAIN
THIS YEAR, DECLARES BURTON
SENATOR BURTON's BEST POINTS!

Republican explains the election OF Wilson,
been practically healed Its causes have dis
The predominant (Democratic) high
living life quite much today they
did four
eserious dminuton of
complications leading
solution socaled
offered convenient but
not fundamental
exceeded expenditures authorized under
preceding Republican regime
pledges have been redeemed.
The Vrginian
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12

In the first place
it will be recalled
that in the Novem.
ber election Of that
year President Will
son received e.
293,019 votes, The
odore Roosevelt re-
ceived 4,119,507
votes and William
H. Taft received g.
4S4,956 votes. The
combined vote of
Roosevelt and Taft
was 1,311,444 great
er than that Of
Wilson. In short,
Wilson received
some one and a
quarter million less
than a majority of
the popular vote in
AsH7a 80 49, p p
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Half Million Dollar
Fire in Panama City

PANAMA, JAM IA serious fire
occurred this morning In Panama. The
American hotel was destroyed as well
as several other buildings including
retail stores and an ice factory.
Several were injured though none
seriously. Fire threatened districts
In the neighborhood OF the Panama
railroad Sta atfon. The loss Is estimated
at sbO(. ono! = rs Z st..s, 5sf Il ta g.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
r.AnAMHAI sEARcH STOPS

PARKBRSBURG, 9, Jan. 12.-Search
for bodies of victims OF the Kanawha
1disaster5 had to be stopped temper.
arilys today, due to the rapid rise OF
the Ohio river mere last night. The
search win Rbe continued as soon as
heSTtyertfalls
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Ohio Man Has Figures to
Back Up His Asser-
ton.
THE DEMOCRATS FAILED
They Have Not Kept Prom
ises and They Have Mud
died Things.
BY THEODORE e. BURTON.
Former Senator From Ohio, ard
Leading Candidate for the Re-
publican Presidential Nomi.
nation.

copyright, 1916, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
For an accurate forecast of the re-
suits in 1916 it will be necessary for
a moment to revert TO the conditions
in 1912, which resulted in the election
of President Woodrow Wilson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
The Weather.

west yirginia-Rain tonight. Thurs
day snow and much colder, with se-
we're cold wave by night.
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LOCAL WEATHER READINGS
p. Hall, Observer.

Temperature at 8 A. M. today 81.
;Yesterday's weather rain; tempera.
ture, maximum Al; minimum 36;apre.'
ton 20. n
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
THE FREAR BILL WHICH PROPOSES
A WATERWAYS COMMISSION

Many congressman expressing their indignation
the insinuaton that they more interested in
pork" than i'm state ,manship Perhaps this wide
spread freely expressed unjust Perhaps
the congressman are more interested in the pork
barrel their constituencies Perhaps it's
the appetite those constituencies for federal
largess their representatives from the
straight path Of craftsmanship
However that may be- there's one perfectly simple
way for the lawmakers 10 give convincing proof Of
their non porcine patriotism. 1t is support the
BILL similar measure establishing a
commission pass judgment all waterway projects
and expend the appropriated for such purposes
This is. in principle the same plan adopted by con-
gress last year when lump sum OF 100000 was
voted for waterways and placed the disposal of an
army board That confessedly emergency
measure 10 money i'm a wartime stringency
the The board hasn't given complete sat
isfacon; indeed board could satisfy everybody in
field where so many selfish interests clash. But it
has pointed the way.
There ought to be a permanent board to formulate
a policy and carry out. year after year.
regardless of political interests and changes of admin
istraton. In no other way are waterways likely
be developed evenly and economically the
Of the whole country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
THE INTERPRETER.

why this delay? Cannot the
prisoner speak English?" inquired
the Judge impatiently.
NO" answered counsel for the
defense, but L have an Irishman
here from the same village who can
translate his remarks"
well, let us proceed at once,
then. What is the prisoner saying?''
he inquired Of the interpreter.
Nothing"
Nonsense" came the angry an
swer. Il heard him speak"
Yes. but twas nothing to do with
the case at ALL"
Sir. l demand TO know what he
said" Numbered the judge.
We'll. pardon. but he wanted to
know who was the ould woman sit
ting so high and mighty"
Indeed" came the cutting reply
and what did you answer"
Sure. 1 said. Whist, We spalpeenl
That's the ould boy that's going to
hang yez!' Fort Worth Record.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WAY OF
PROTECTING CRIMINALS.

A New York detective, himself Italian, explaining
the difficulty the police usually experience in hunting
Italian murderer said:
I'VE have than 100000 Italians and
there is a chance in the world Of really get
ting a man if really tries to hide for of
the same nationality will tell fellow Grim
inal a like this
This a serious Indictment Of the Italian race. 1t
represents type OF "hyphenism just Objectionable
as any has do with issues II it is true
that Italian-Americans in general attach more
Importance protecting their fellowItalians mat
ter what their crimes than acquescng in the laws
institutions their adopted country Such trait
pretty strongly developed among immigrants of sew
nationalities
II would be unfair. of course indict Italian
Americans a class because of a weakness which is
condemned by all Italians of the better classes But
tendency exists and the inclination of any
OF imported Americans place any other loyalty
ahead of loyalty to American laws and institutions
a all cost.
Immigrants must learn that law is supreme in the
United States that the vendetta has place Amer
lean soil, that the clan spirit is inconsistent with
American citizenship that whoever condones
ceals crime is unworthy of America
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
CRISES AND POSTMASTERS.

According the Springfield Mass. Republican. the
momentous question before the president of the
United States the gravest imaginable in its ma
tional and international significance the subma-
controversy with Germany and Austria, the
neutral trade and blockade controversy with Great
Britain nor the latest crisis n Mexico prepar-
edness home Ii is the exigent and pitiless
question: Who shall be the postmaster of New
York;"
This is a fine bit of irony driving home the ridcul-
business of our present system.
Every president for century has faced this task Of
personal appointments for federal office which nfn
itey less important the nation than the big work
the chief is responsible for decades
the of appointing postmasers district attorneys
federal judges. etc. has become almost intoerabe.
Ofceseekers drove Cleveland to distraction. The last
two presidents have considerably reduced the evil by
deIegatng many appointments that their predecessors
attended to personally but there is still vast room for
reform along that line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24

John G. Allen OF Cherry. Ariz- has vegetable Won
der that is probably entitled much admiration as
produced b. Luther Burbank. Instead Of creating
a species ne has revived an old II is squash
that by the old Aztec cliff jewellers and
supposed to hare become extinct with the extinction
their civilization.
Mr.. Allen found some squash seeds while looking TOT
relics amid the rains the old cliff cities Of the
Verde valley. y broke into that had been
sealed tightly that mouse had been able
it in all the centuries since its ancient ten-nts
forsook There he found articles Of pottery.
few cobs and dozen seeds.
He planted the seeds last spring one of them came
up. from he obtained a single squash. large.
very warty. weighing about % pounds From
that he renew and perpetuate the species.
revive life OF the dusty decay Of a
forgotten epoch 1t may be thousand years since the
parent squash by the cliff jewellers.
That the germ life survive such vast period
seems almost miraculous If of The old Aztec
chiefs should found, preserved from decay by Ar
zonas wonderful climate" and restored 10 life in the
midst Of a civilization.
And who knows what other strange plants may be
brought light after untold from seeds found in
dead cities and toms in quarters of the world?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
THE CENTIGRADE THERMOMETER

The United States weather bureau is trying
general nterest in the of the Centigrade Their
momeer replace the Fahrenheit There every
why the Centigrade system should have the pref
The Fahrenheit thermometer the freezing point
80 degrees and the boiling point 212. There may
been esOteric scientific for this
but the common mind these points simply con-
fusing and the zero point doesn't to mark any
thing particular.
on the Centigrade instrument is the freezing
point. 100 degrees the boiling. This is simple. and
logical Also. decimal system is easier to work with
any other. is proved by the winch
our money reckoned and the trouble We have with
inches. ounces. scruples gallons
Habit may make people resist the innovation first
but those who install the Centigrade thermometers
will soon find change justified
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-24
THE MOVIE FANS HUSBAND

THE MOVIE FANS HUSBAND.
There are times when the rhymes OF
the poet.
or the prose of the prosiest scribe
Fail in their supremest effort
The woes OF this mutt to describe
The most they can do is to picture,
In long hand or topical verse.
The hardships loaded upon him.
And make it protracted or terse.
His home is flag stopping station
The flag is hung out when she's
there
He lives on an uncertain ration,
Made up Of the scantiest fare.
He eats canned stuff and potatoes,
The latter as cold as a stone.
And often he finds himself hungry
As a dog that gnaws at a bone.
His socks are undarned and his
trousers
DeJectedly bag at the knees,
His overcoat needs a few buttons
To keep out the midwinter breeze.
All. all TO her art she surrenders.
The shadOwy heroes entrance
And make her forget the real hero
Who patiently waits for his
chance.
WITH no change i'm the regular
program the grounding will appear
as usual Feb. 2, and on the next
day there will be total eclipse of
the sun. The situation is unique TO
say the least
IT is safe TO assume that Villa will
not be captured. If he falls into the
hands of the Carranzistas ne is
pretty sure to fall dead.
IT'S an even choice between SER
vice on the Chicago police force and
in the trenches of Europe. and Chi
cago, not Mexico. is still the battle
ground of the well known L. $.