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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
MAY GET SECOND CLASS OFFICE

Follansbee, w. Va-This city IL in
creasing in population Postmaster
Brandon states that II the population
continues to grow as heretofore Fol
lansbee will come in for a postofice OF
the second class next year. The build
Ing OF the big coking works north OF
this city by La Belle Steel Company is
one Of the factors in bringing many
new people to this place.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
vILLlSTAS CAPTURE CITY

Carranza Garrison Out Of Ammuni-
tlon Forced to Surrender.
Chihuahua.-Three hundred Villa
bandits captured the town OF Satevo,
chihuahua, so miles south OF here.
according to reports to General ia
cinto Trevino. The outlaws, under
Uribe Aranzo and Martin Lopez, sur
founded the town and after six
hours battle the garrison. number
ing 200, under Captain De La Fuente,
being without ammunition. was
forced TO evacuate. Villa himself
was not with the outlaws.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
w. a. SNOW SUCCEEDS ARNOLD.

Parkersbur. w Va Walter A. Snow.
OF North Dakota. was elected general
secretary of the West Virginia Sunday.
school Association at a meeting of the
executive committee here. Mr. Snow
succeeds a. q Arnold who recently
resigned To- become secretary of the
Ohio Sundayschool Association.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
SEVERED FINGER PUT ON HAND.

Fairmont, W Va When J. r. sher.
idan's finger was severed by the clos
ing OF Pullman car door he picked
up the member and held II in place
until DR. Carter l.. Fleming arrived.
Dr Fleming had the patient taken TO
the hospital. where the finger was
grated back ON. and &c is declared the
operation viii be successful and the
finger viii be as good as ever
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
TO BE CONSIDERED

:" Legislation considered for the +
= purpose OF averting a railway :.
= strike, or to govern the actions OF +
= authorities in case of one, in !.
+ cludes bill similar to the Cana i.
= dian law, which provides for a !.
+ federal investigation and pre- +
= vents strikes or lockouts during :.
= the investigation; an eight-hour =
= day law for railroad employees. !.
+ A bill increasing the member =
= ship of the Interstate Commerce +.
= Commission from seven TO nine. =
= with authority to divide into !.
+ groups; :.
= A resolution stating 1t to be +
= the sense Of Congress that if the :.
+ railroads grant basic eight-hour !.
= day they should be entitled to :.
= increase revenues: +
= A bill, already pending, direct. 1.
+ ing the Interstate Commerce i.
= Commission to ascertain mini 5.
= mum, maximum and average =
+ wages paid with hours of service, +
= to every railroad empIoye. =
+ = = !. !. = !. = = :. :. :. !. !. 4. 4. !. i. :.
trip to the Senate office building TO
hnd Senator Kern attending a meet
Ing of the finance committee.
Belief that negotiations between the
railroad executives and representa-
uves of the men would end without an
agreement has been growing.
Union Heads Go Home.
This feeling was strengthened
when the members OF the brotherhood
committee OF $40, tired of their long
walt. departed for home after delegat-
Ing their power to effect a settlement
or call strike to a committee of "a.
instructed under no circumstances to
agree to arbitration of the demand
for an eight-hour day at the present
rate of pay for 10 hours.
Whether the plans considered by
President Wilson and his advisers at
the capitol will be carried out depends
upon developments, but 1t is under
stood that IL all efforts fail to bring
the employers and their men together.
the President will go before Congress-
and ask that it deal with the situa-
ton, even il that necessitates indef-
nitely prolonging the present session.
Strike Within Ten Days.
Unless the railroad heads recede
from their demand for arbitration OF
the eighthour proposal, one brother.
hood head said. strike effecting
about 100000 men Will be called with
In the next ten days.
Representatives Of both the rail
ways and the brotherhoods will con
fer with the President The execu.
tives Of the lines will present the plan
to which they agreed finally It's out.
standing features IS demand for ar.
bitration Of wages under the eight
hour day or any day When they have
departed the brotherhood heads. act
Ing under instructions received from
the committee Of $40, will go to the
White House and apprise President
Wilson that they cannot accept arbi.
tration OF this feature of their de.
mands and that in general they stand
on his proposal made week ago TO
concede the eight.hOur principle and
arbitrate the other issues
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

President Of Greek Deputies Dead.
Athens. NJ Thotohs. president Of
the chamber OF deputies and a Cor
mer premier OF Greece. is dead. He
was about 90 years old and had held
many important posts in the king
dom. including that Of minister OF
was
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Cost Of Navy Subsistence Decreases.
Washington Despite the fact that
The cost of living has gone up ap.
proximately 10 per cent since the
outbreak oft the European war. the
cost of subsistence in the Navy has
decreased three-quartors OF a cent
per man.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
Ace Limit Boosted.

London. - The Austrian general
STAFF has raised the range OF military
ages between Is and 60 years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

London Both Houses of parlia.
ment adjourned until October 30. of.
ter adopting biu extending The
present Parliament another seven
months.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Ashland Wis.-Two men we're
killed and the Trivelouo plant of
The Dupont dynamite works in Barks
dale was destroyed os the result Of
an explosion in the plant
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Elkins. w. Va.-James Lambie, EN-.
ployed by the Davis Light Co., was
electrocuted while repairing an cleo.
trio light wire following the most Sc
we're electrical storm in the citys his.
tory.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Clarksburg. w. Vain order that
all possible precautions may be taken
against importation and spread of in.
fantile paralysis, the city board OF
education postponed the opening OF
the Clarksburg public schools from
September to September 1S. No
cases of the disease have developed
here.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31
FIFTEEN SCHOOL HOUSES GONE.
Structures Taken Out BY Flood-May
Call Special Levy Election.

Charleston, w. Va-More than hf.
teen school houses were either wash
ed away or wrecked by the recent
flood following a cloudburst in Cabin
creek and Coal river headwaters.
Eight of these were in Kanawha
county, according to information OBJ
tanned by the superintendent of free
schools, who will direct that an cleo
ton be held in Cabin creek district
for the purpose of voting on a levy
to get sufficient money with which to
replace the buildings as soon as pos.
sible. A number of school buildings
In Boone and Lincoln counties were
also destroyed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Lewisburg, w. va. T. Rucker
prominent Greenbrier county man
died at his home here. Mr.. Rucker
was the son of DR.. w. p. Rucker who
settled in Nicholas county at the close
Of the war. Early in life he entered
upon the teaching profession. and
after several years in Missouri he
went TO Lewisburg and became pfiu
cipal OF the school there.
Clarksburg, w. Va.-When a Balti
more & Ohio freight train struck his
automobile near Woodford CROSSING
north Of Weston, w. Va. DR. r =
Law. Jane Lew physician. had bis
hip broken and received other injuries
whie his wife and 5-year-old boy. Fran
els. received minor injuries DR.. Law
Is in ST. Mary's Hospital here and his
wife and son are at home.
Charleston, w Va.--JOseph L. Tin
cher. dentist, railroad engineer. mayor
OF Eskdale. and prominent as a social.
ist, died as the result of a pistol wound
sustained as he was going into his
room at Eskdale the night of July q
Mrs. Irwin Greasy at whose home Tin
cher had a room. is being held under
bond to await a preliminary hearing
charged with having done the shoot
ing
Parkersburg. w Va-Two young
men were injured in an automobile ar.
cident when the roadster driven bv
Louis Schirmer at 5O-mile gait. failed
TO keep the paved road i'm making
turn, and ploughed through wire
fence after hitting "a telephone poic
Lucian Partridge is in a local hospifal
in a serious condition and Raymond
Johnson sustained minor injuries
Schirmer and Ronald johnson. anoth
or occupant were uniujured.
Matewan W Va-As roeutf ~
the citizens along the Kentuoky. West
Virginia border petitioning Gov Stan
ley, of Kentucky. to- suppress boot
Logging. ~ arrests have been made
near here within the last "a hours
Huntington. W. var G. Thorn.
burg, of This city. has been promoted
90 chief rate clerk in the ,.eveland
ohcos OF the Baltimore a Ohio rail.
road. Tie left Huntington "a vear aeo
from The local % e o Offices. going ~
Fairmont He was transferred to the
Cleveland Office from ths. place.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Charlie Thomas, now an art student
with an amazing knack for drawino
caricaturo OF a man and showing
that mans soul in the drawing, has
Just caricatured Jones, a reporter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-08-31

Matewan W Va-As result Of
the citizens along the Kentucky West
Virginia border petitioning Gov. stan.
ley, of Kentucky to- suppress boot
iegging. ~ arrests have been made
near here within the last "a hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
BRIG. GEN. mann DUE
HERE IN FEW DAYS

Brig. Gen. william A. Mann IL ex-
pected to come to Washington in the
next few days to assume his post OF
chief OF the division OF militia AZ.
fairs OF the War Department.
General Mann IL at present COM
handing the army division with head
quarters at Laredo. Tex.
The appointment of General Mann
to the post left vacant by the death OF
Maj. Gen. Albert L. Mills was made
on the accommodation OF the general
officers of the army. It was their
feeling that General Mann had the
executive ability, in addition to the
experience, necessary to carry out
the LIBERALIZATION of the National
Guard under the new national defense
act.
General Mann. long recognized as
one of the best infantry officers OF the
army. has seen service on the general
staff and the Army War College. as
well as In the field.
Graduating from the Military Acad-
envy In 1875, he served in the Indian
ca mpaigns. the Spanish American war.
during which he saw service in Cuba.
and the Philippine tnsurrection. He
was colonel of the Sixth Infantry be-
fore his promotion to brigadier gen.
eral.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
CADET EXAMINATIONS
TO Be HELD MONDAY
Tests for Twenty-six Brigade
and RegimentaI Staff Places
Are Announced.

Examinations for the twenty-six re-
naming brigade and regimental stan
positions in the High School Cadets
probably will be held Monday, accord
Ing to an announcement OF Assistant
Superintendent Of Schools Stephen Kra-
mer today.
The examinations for boys of the Gem
trail High School will be held at 1
o'clock. All other applicants will be
examined at o'clock OF the same day:
The positions that remain to be filled
are: Two lieutenant colonies. one bri-
gade adJutant. with the rank OF cap
tain; one brigade quartermaster. with
the rank OF captain; two regimental adj
Jutants. with the rank of captain; two
regimental quartermasters, with the
rank OF captain; six battalion COM
manders. with the rank of major; six
battalion adjutants, with the rank of
first lieutenant. and six battalion quar-
termasters. with the rank Of second
lieutenant.
While no OFFICIAL reports have been
received. OF the number of enlistments
In the cadet corps. II is believed that q
record enrolment will be reached. This
Ii due to the added attractions offered
the cadets this year.
The summer camp is proving quite an
inducement. school officials state, as Is
the prospect OF actual rife practice
The arrival OF Capt. 2. Il. 'Steever. u. s.
A, designated Instructor Of the Wash.
inRton cadets. Is expected about the
md Of November. II Is thought he will
introduce a number OF innovations In
the military system here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
g. w. u. "Class Rush"
Scheduled Tonight

Lots OF fun is promised spectators Of
the annual GLASS rush" between the
freshmen and sophomores OF the arts
Md science departments OF George
Washington University tonight.
Although the rough and tumble,
catch-as-catch-can features are to be
eliminated by faculty direction, enough
action will be seen. especially since haz-
ing of the freshmen has become a thing
OF the past.
The struggle Is to begin about 8
o'clock. or as soon thereafter as the
freshman class organization meeting is
over. Several of the faculty have prom
Used to witness the fracas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Motor Stolen; Others Crash.

The police are searching for the
roadster automobile of John 8. Kistler,
Of 1224 Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
stolen in front of his home last night.
The car carries the numbers: d. C.,
40,l41, and Maryland 47,229.
An automobile owned and operated
by I. II. Cannon, of Woodmont, Va.
collided with a wagon of the ]: Maury
Dove Coal Company at 49S Maryland
avenue southwest. yesterday evening
cutting the horse and damaging the
machine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Want National Law.

The Board OF Trade Will be asked at
Its annual meeting next month to rec
ommend to Congress the enactment OF
a national law that will more adequate
" protect the nations flag from In
dignitles. This was the general idea
embraced In the report which the spe-
cial committee of the board dealing
with this subject adopted at meeting
late Yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Given School Captaincy.

Following an increased enrolment OF
Central High School boys In the cadets
Edward A. Poynton was nominated as
captain by the school principal. Seven
companies of cadets have already en-
listed at Central, and indications point
10 still another company. the faculty
members in charge Of the cadet organ
ization stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
p. T. Moran to Speak.

p. T. Moran. president Of the Cham
Der of Commerce. will address a meet
ing Of the Brightwood Park Citizens
Association tonisht at 8 o'clock in the
Brightwood Park School building. Of
ficers will be elected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
GEORGETOWN Law Class Organized.

The class Of '16 at the Georgetown Law
School was permanently organized last
night at class meeting. when Officers
were elected. The officers are President
Chester X. Gould vice president, Pat
rick c. Whitaker permanent secretary,
Franklin Barr sergeant-at-arms, Joseph
NJ p Donohue. A smoker Is planned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
skippers Asked for Reports. !

Instructions to all steamboat in
spectors on the Great Lakes to make a
separate report on each Of the recent
disasters in those waters were issued
by the United States Steamboat In
spection Service today. 1t was an
nounced that Acting Supervising In
spector General Harvey would go to
Cleveland October 20 to look into the
situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Will Lecture Tonight.

"Jesus-woman's Emancipator" will
be the subject Of the Rev. p. o. oCon-
nor at Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church tonight at the meeting in
charge OF the Women 8 Home Mission
airy Society of the church, of which
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Clair Is president.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Draftsmen to Care for Sick.

A resolution authorizing the president
70 appoint a committee to visit sick
members of the organization. was
adopted at a meeting of the Washing
ton Navy Yard branch Of the American
Society Of Marine Craftsmen, at the
temple. Eighth and r streets northeast
A buffet luncheon was served.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Citizens to Hear Lecture.

Officers for the Cleveland Park School
and Community Association are to be
elected this evening at the first meet
Ing of the organization for the season
at the John Eaton School. The work
of the association for the next year will
be outlined and there will be an illus
trated lecture by Frederick v. Colvllle
on New Experiments With Plants"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
LOCAL MENTION.
WILSON DAY
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
Convention Hall, Sat-. Oct. ~.
HON. HUSTON THOMPSON.

HON. HUSTON THOMPSON,
Asst. Attorney General. Presiding.
Speakers: y
Hon. Hugh Gordon Miller,
of New York. "Bull Moose"
Hon. Charles W. Darr.
Pres. Wilson and Marshall Assn.
James Lord,
Secty. Mining Dept, A. r. L.
Admission Free. Doors Open 1880.
Naval Gun Factory Band
Maryland Voters Especially Invited
Everybody Welcome.
No Tickets Necessary.
Consultation and Estimates Fur
nished without cost. DIR. Naughan's
Dental Office. 307 7th st. n. W.
WE WOULD like to double your income-may
we? The Mutual Life. Thos. p. Morgan.
Mgr., Southern bldg. Good terms TO producers.
The Sunday Evening Times has
all the acknowledged advantages OF
evening newspaper circulation with
none OF the disadvantages OF Sunday
morning newspapers OF many sections
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27

Quickest Service to Baltimore. Every
hour on the hour. Baltimore a Ohio
s1.7b round trip. Saturdays and Sun
days, S1.50.-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
Even Horseshoe Prices
Are Being Advanced

And now Dobbin's shoes are going up
Horseshoers in Washington. observing
around and about them on all sides evi-
dences Of steady advances In the cost Of
living, have decided to advance their
prices.
Needless TO say. ats the war" Time
was, before the war. say the local
horseshoers. when horseshoes sold plen-
tifully wholesale at the rate Of ts.B a
hundred. Now the price the shoers
must pay Is So. Horseshoe nails have
advanced. they say, N.25 per hundred
The reason. say the shoers. is obvious.
Billets OF iron and steel formerly turn
ed out to adorn the flashing feet OF q
thoroughbred mare, are now being, used
in shrapnel to kill OF men In Europe.
Consequently the horsepower will have
to pay 80 to have his horse shod now.
as compared with the before-the-war
price Of t1.95.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27
items OF INTEREST
/ IN AND ABOUT fOWN
News and Gossip Of Washing.
ton and Washlngtonians
Tersely Told.

She IL the bane Of office seekers:
That Ia the title proudly given Miss
Gertrude Kerby by her fellow-employes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27

Sunday Outing to Philadelphia,
$3.50; Chester, San; Wilmington, 500,
round trip, Baltimore & Ohio. 7:06 q. IN,
Oct. 20, returning same day.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27

Of the Farm Loan
Board.
Many, many per-
sons have thought
that the creation
of O new branch OF
Uncle Sans work
for the country
meant that there
was a Job there. So
they would seek to
beard the secre-
tary, w. w. Elan
naEan. In his den.
But on opening
the door they have
to face Miss Ker-
by. Under ordinary
circumstances this
10 most pleasant,
for Miss kerby y
attractive and wit
ty. But when one
wants TO see the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-27

secretary about a Job that one believes
Uncle Sam ought to let him have, II Is
disconcerting not TO be allowed to talk
That 10 what the watchdog Of the
Farm Loan Board has homemade It
next to impossible for cranks. bores,
end office seekers to interrupt Secretary
class OF people a pleasant smile with
her denial, but 1t is none the less effec-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-21
DECEMBER 21, 1910.
HOW MANY TERMS?

While congress is or is not doing something about
the metaod presidents of the United states
and the length and number of terms president may
serve il is recall that Washington, the
president who set the shining example Of declining
third term himself in favor of Jefferson $
'third-term doctrine"
declined third term simply because he felt that
he had borne the responsibility long enough that he
a that the could get along very
well without him. Later. i'm a letter to friend he
said ne was strongly opposed any rule custom
which would deprive the nation Of the chance to retain
in office "a good when circumstances demanded
that ne be returned the good of the The
Father Of His Country afraid of strong man
when a strong man needed
IL is not often that of nation would be
in such danger thar would be OF vital i'm
porance But washington the great advocate of pre-
pareSness. could conceive OF such emergency.
The real choice today however is not much be-
tween two terms and three between and two.
The present tendency to be in favor of single
term Of six years Former Prest Taft is leading
pouent OF this plan The argument for it is that it
would presidency of politics by freeing
the incumbent from political temptation necessity
Of lining things up It isn't likely
however that the one-term principle will win for many
years 20 come
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-21
| EARNING BY HAND.

To the American Museum of Natural History in
New York has been intrusted by Miss Thebeanna
Thorne the of making itself into school for the
purpose of educating blind children natural history
Glasses of blind children taken to the museum
there to learn at first wonders OF
life the earth With the steady sensitive touch
of those whose fingers their eyes the children go
over the animals. the strange people relief OF
countries far and and the models of houses
tools and art works made by people since the world
began. Plants. too, studied in this way.
is likely that these children will be i'm
pressed will remember accurately these
the museum than the normal children do their lessons
in the subjects CLEANED only books. of
the for the aptness in study of the blind child
is his concentration his whole the
hand. thousand sights not calling his eyes dis
traction Then there of reality about learning
through the acte which disappears when knowl-
filtered through the medium the printed page
The blind children of New York
having this opportunity. And there a sugges-
ton in il for the education OF the normal child.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-21

as permanent asset against il may always be
reversed BY the legislature. Sooner later Il
will have been ndorsed by some legislature other
in three-fourths OF the states and then II will auto
become law and all the liquor shops in the
wet communities viii have TO out Of business.
That would probably be good thing. Most Amer
leans apparently think and their belief has, been
greatly strengthened by the riumphs of prOhi
bition in Europe. But it's amazing that the first
mentous is proceeding with little indication
that realizes the seriousness its action and
with little attention the or the public May
be even Boston figuring action from Washing
ton-and concluded To wait and take its medicine with
the rest OF the country.