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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-11-21

Let it be soon," she answered pite-
ously.
on the next day he took the train
with his scheme fully matured. He
would make a clean breast of the
matter to Steel. Offering to make good
If the bank would abstain from prose
cutting him. And he would take his
thirty thousand and get out of it all,
with his wife, to Florida.
But would Steel and the president
consent? They were hard men, and
he would have to play his cards wari
ly. He pondered over the perplexing
situation in the train, and he had
not quite decided when he reached
the bank.
He noticed an atmosphere of sub
dued excitement as he went to put ON
his Office coat. Men were whispering
and looking furtively toward him.
But Harold had shut himself Off from
the friendship of men, as every man
must when he devotes himself to the
violation of moral laws, and nobody
came forward to speak to him.
He was just entering the cage when
the managers boy came up. "The
president wants to see you in his pri-
vate room, Mr.. Denton" he said.
Harold Denton mechanically changed
his coat again. The crisis was upon
him, and he had not yet made up his
mind. And he was conscious only of
u wild impulse to fly.
He went out of the cage and into
the corridor. The Waterman was
looking ut him. On his right lay the
presidents room, ahead of him only
the Waterman and the glass door, and
then the street, with the cars rumbling
down in blaze of sunshine. II he
chose to make a bolt he could prob
ably get away. Then he suddenly re-
membered. The draft was in his
pocket and uncashed. If he ran away
he would run away penniless.
For just an instant he hesitated,
and then, squaring his shoulders, he
! entered the presidents room.
81 know why you have sent for me,
Mr.. Sawyer" he began.
Inc preSluent, VINO was at MS desk
alone, looked up at him. He bore
traces Of u severe struggle. "A terri
BILE thing!" he said. "a terrible thing,
Mr.. DentOnl"
"A commonplace of our business"
sneered Harold
The president thumped his fist upon
the table. "No, SIR" he said. "a
very infrequent thing. And to think
1t should have been Steel! I trusted
him implicitly"
"SteelT gasped Harold.
you haven't heard? Steel commit
ted suicide this morning, after writing
letter confessing that he had de-
faulted and robbed the bank of an I'M
known amount. A terrible thing, Mr..
Denton. / want you to 90 over the
books with the auditor and help him."
Somehow Denton found himself in
the bank again. He was saved; and
all that remained now was to manage,
as he could manage to replace the
amount he had stolen.
| AS he changed his coat for the third
time the irony Of the thing began to
eat into his soul. And then he found
his tears falling upon the paper. And
above all, he had a vision of his wife
restored to him, and their fortunate
future.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-11-21

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
State Gazetteer For
Current Year Out
WORK ON NEW CITY DIRECTORY
WILL BE BEGUN EARLY
THIS YEAR

The 1916-1917 edition Of the r. L.
Polk & Co. West virinia State Ga.
szetteer has Just made its appearance
and It Is fully up to the standard of
!thiAwell-known firm Of directory and
gazetteer publishers as regards both
contents and workmanship. The Polk
company has been printing a state di.
.rectory for West Virginia for thirty
eight years and in that time the state
has developed from what the preface
to the new books calls "a rather sparse.
" popul,ted and comparatively unde.
Syeloped area of coal and timber land"
into commonwealth OF 1,500, 900 PEG.
pie most Of whose leading Industries
value their output by the tens OF mil.
lions. The book has kept pace with
the state and is one Of tie most valua.
BILE business references books extant.
Polk & Co. also arc publishers Of
the Fatrmont city directory and be.
cause Of the many chanes in street
names>which took place this year they
are going to send their force here very
early and make an especially careful
compilation Of the data for the new
book When It Is finished It is going
70 be one OF the most complete city
directories published for a West vir-
sinia city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
DEMOCRATS BRING
HEADQUARTERS HERE
State Campaign Will Be Con.
Quoted From Offices
Z" Fairmont

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Sept. g.
Plans for the fall Democratic cam
pain were discussed at length at the
meeting Of the state Democratic execu-
tive committee which met here yes.
terday. It was decided in order to sys-
tematize the work that 1t should be di.
vided into departments with separate
heads appointed.
The itineraries Of the various state
candidates, who will conduct speak.
in tours throughout the state, will be
announced in a few days.
Chairman c. L. Shaver, recently
elected. presided at the meeting. Sen,
ator C. w. Watson was the only one
Of the notables in the party who at
tended. Senator w. E. Chiffon was
unable to arrive from Washington in
time to. deliver q spee~ John ]
Cornwell. gubernatorial candidate, was
In Fayette county on q speaking eur
The committee decided to establish
state headquarters at Fairmont. II
was stated that q branch headquar.
tiers will be placed somewhere in the
southern section Of the state.
Secretary Lon II. Kelly of the state
committee. who lives in Sutton, an.
nounced that he would resign as soon
as he qualities as assistant district at.
torney to succeed Fleming N. Anderson
in the southern district. Mr.. Kelly
was recently appointed to the position
and in conformity with the law can.
not serve on the state committee. His
successor was not named by the com.
mittee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
New Move In the
Biddinger Case

ALBANY, Sept. Ex-Governor Whit.
man today declined to revoke his re.
cent order for the extradition to iii.
nois of Guy Biddinger a private detec.
tive also wanted In West Virginia as
witness against A. Leo We'll who is
charged with attempting to bride Pub.
lie Service Commissioners of that
state.
The governors denial was granted
on the stipulation of Wells attorney
that they would not press until after
October l the habeas corpus proceed.
ing they had brought to obtain con.
troll Of Biddinger's movements.
In the meantime Lemuel E. Quigg
who was brought into the case for the
first time today has representative
of the state Of West Virginia stated
he would ask Governor Dunn Of iii.
nois to withdraw his application for
Biddinger's extradition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Threaten General
Strike In New York
TRANSIT STRIKE MAY EXTEND
TO ALL THE CITY IN.
pUsTRIEa
tpy Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Union labor
leaders Of national and state promi-
hence were called into the New York
transit situation today with the an.
nouncement by local strike organizers
that within "a hours a conference
would be held here, the outcome of
which might be a 24.hour tie up Of all
the city's industries employing men
affiliated with the American Fedora.
ton Of Labor.
Meanwhile 1t was said on behalf Of
the marlborough that application
would be made to the courts for in.
functions to restrain labor leaders
from interfering with men operating
the subway, surface and elevated
lines.
Disorder OF a minor character con.
times throughout the day and there
were is arrests. Policemen guarded
all roads examining bags and pack.
ages carried by passengers owing to
persistent reports Of plots to dynamite
transit property.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Locust Ave. Paving
Up to the County
STREET COMMISSIONER LEHMAN
SAYS HE. TOO Is ANXIOUS TO
HAVE 1T FINISHED.

When Commissioner OF Streets AL.
bert Lehman's attention was called
today to complaints regarding the
snail-like progress Of the Locust ave.
nue. paving job he stated that the nat.
ter Is not in the city's hands. He said
that every job the city has had to do
1t has finished In good time and In
good shape. The paving Of Locust
avenue is being done on the old bond
issue and Is up to the county officials.
He himself is as anxious to get the
matter settled, and to clean up the
street In that section, he says, as any
resident and asks the cooperation OF
the residents in keeping clean what
part OF 1t they can and. to live. in hopes
that the county viii do sometime: to
hurrz4hssMork. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
big TRACT UNDER LEASE
Lies Between Warrington
and Fairview In Old Oil
Country '

3 an entirely new, and it is believed
very promising, gas territory on Plum
run between Warrington and Fair
view began to produce this morning
when drillers in the employ Of the Mo.
-nongahela Valley Traction company
Struck gas about 1000 feet below the
surface on the William Wallace farm.
: This is in old oil territory and for
y long time was regarded as very un.
favorable from the gas producing
standpoint. OF late, however, devel.
opments have brought about change
OF opinion and all the gas companies
operating in this section have been at
work there. The Monongahela Valley
Traction company has about 1000
acres. under lease and will at once be-
gin to drill other holes.
The new we'll is credited with being
In the 3.500.OO0 feet class and may be
better and as the pipes Of the company
had been run right to It there was not
the slightest delay in adding 1t to the
available supply for Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
HUNTERS
READY FOR SEASON
CAB Have Obtained Heck
Martins Permission
To Shoot

Six hundred and forty.three county
resident hunters licenses have been
issued to date by County Clerk A. G.
Martin and the number OF the army
that will be prepared to wage war on
the rabbits and squirrels this fall
will likely reach more than one thou.
sand by the fifteenth Of this month.
The squirrel season is the first to
open and hunters who have been
granted these licenses may lawfully
kill gray squirrels on or after Sep
TENDER 16. The rabbit season does
not open until November 16.
In addition to the SAB Marion coun.
ty nimrods who have registered with
the clerk, 80 licenses to hunt through.
out the state 1--we been granted by
Mr.. Martin. These state licenses
cost the applicant 50 each and this
may be one Of the reasons that this
number Is smaller than the number
Of county licenses. The county licen.
ses have no fee attached and each
day scores Of applicants besiege the
county clerks Office. many Of whom
will not likely do any hunting at
all.
The bright red tag which was is.
sued with these licenses last season
and required to be exhibited conspic.
iously is not being used this year
and the license now consists Of two
small slips Of paper similar to a
check or receipt form. These are
to be separated and the shorter stub
displayed conspiciously on the cloth.
ing Of the hunter.
Heck Martin and assistant clerk
Ed. Phillips have cheerfully handed
cut the licenses although considera.
bly, rushed at times by the press Of
business. With each license they
hand out smile and a good word
for the deserving democrats who are
candidates this fall,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
EAST SIDE CHILD
HAS |NFANT|LE
PARALYSIS CASE
Newton Street Home Now
Being Guarded By Two
Officers

The first case Of infantile paralysis
in Fairmont was reported today and
while the case is thought to be a light
one a strict quarantine is being en-.
forced. The case was first suspicion.
ed by DR.. VIM. +. Boyers and DR.. J. w.
Mcdonald. who Immediately called
the city physician, DR.. c. M. Ramage,
in consultation. The diagnosis Of in
fantile paralysis was confirmed and
steps were Immediately taken to pre-,
vent any possible spread Of the con
tagion.
The three year old daughter of John
Holt, on Newton street, near Diamond
on the East Side is the child that now
has this disease and it is thought to
have been carried by a visiting wo,
man who come here from McKees.
port, Pa, some three weeks ago.
Two officers are now guarding the
residence and are present both day
and night. The attending physicians
stated today that no known exposure
to this case had occurred and that
since the case was mild one the pub.
lie need not fear general outbreak
of the epidemic.
The attending doctors were careful
to Immediately fumigate their cloth
ing and disinfect themselves after
leaving this residence and every pre-.
caution is being taken to prevent the
possibility Of transmission. The pre-
cautionary measures adopted early
this week by the Board of Health
have In a great measure relieved the
apprehension Of this disease from the
public and the Board is now prepared
to thoroughly enforce all OF the pre-
ventive regulations that have been
adopted In the Eastern cities where
the present epidemic originated. The
rapid approach of cold weather has
made the recent case much less Sc
we're and in short time the likeli.
hood of transmission of this disease
will be negligible.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Tax On kilograms
Is Withdrawn

The one cant TAI, on kilograms re.
Gently impos-i by congress as, war
tax" measure has been withdrawn the
new, renevue act parsed by that body
having abolished the tax. The local
Western Union Telegraph company
received official notification from A.
G. Terry superintendent OF the Pitts.
burg division OF the company to that
effect.
Beginning last midnight the tax was
abolished and seuders of kilograms
were notified today at the window Of
the local company that in future they
would not have to pay the extra one
cent in sending messages. Manager
McWhorter Immediately upon receipt
Of the notification ceased to collect
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Russians Fighting
Germans and Turks
IN THE cARPATHiAN MOUNTAINS
THEY HAVE CAPTURED I'M.
PoRTANT POSITIONS.

lby AssoclateQ PresS)
and Turkish troops are engaged in
stubborn fighting with Russian forces
In Galicia on the river Naraiuvka, in
the direction Of Halicz, according to
an official statement OF today. A
counter attack made by Turks and
Teutons, the statement says, was re.
pulsed by Russians.
In the Carpathians, south of Baran.
on the Russians stormed a series Of
heights. They took 500 prisoners and
captured a mountain battery Of sew.
eral cannon which had been thrown
into the ravine.
Russian torpedo boats, it is said,
bombarded the Rumanian forts OF
Baltjik on the Black Sea and sank 20
barges in which Bulgarians who had
occupied the seaport were shipping
bread.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
DEATH THREATS
OVER HEADS Of
CHICAGO BRIDES
Police Searching For Writ
er of Poison Pen
Letters

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
CHICAGO, Sept. 9-Chicago brides
walk to the altar these days with fear
Of death in their hearts!
A death threat accompanies almost
every announcement Of the wedding of
prominent persons made in newspa.
pers and the police are searching the
city for the writer Of the poison pen"
letters.
The only clue the police have is
samples Of handwriting which show
The writer makes a 1T" much like a
capital "a" All the letters are sign.
ed "Elisey."
The first Of many brides and pros.
pective brides to receive threats was
Mrs. II. B. Fuller. She was Miss Grace
Dlckerson, prominent society girl of
st. Paul. On her wedding day she re-
cefved letter threatening her with
death II the wedding was not post.
poned. The letter was signed "Elisey"
and charged that Miss Dickerson was
marrying "Elisey's" husband.
POISON pen" letters which have
caused reign OF terror were sent five
other brides and prospective brides
and In each case the same charge and
threat was made.
Police records show wealthy mar.
ried women are the most productive
sources Of blackmail by poison pen"
writer's. They are bounded most and
yield most easily.
Following this class, in the order
OF their popularity with writers and
production Of results. letters are sent
to wealthy men with strong social and
church connections, college and school
boys with money or wealthy parents,
daughters Of wealthy parents, married
men who go out for "a good time" on
the quiet-especially away from home.
wealthy persons with family skele.
TONS"
Poison pen" letters caused suicide
by IA wealthy men in one year, all
members Of a reform" club in Eng.
land organized for protection against
blackmailers., Each had a past" on
which the blackmailers bounded them.
In New York, arrest OF a wealthy
woman revealed her story of biighted
love and determination to hound
brides. Letters she wrote caused sew.
eral engagements to be broken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
WHAT'S; INA" AM NAME
LATEST VERSION
Colored Couple With I'm
conventional Ideas About
Marriage Arrested

whats your name?" asked Albert
Kern Of a young colored girl in police
court this morning.
Bertha Miller"
what is this young man with your"
said the acting mayor.
That's my husband"
Turning to the husband, Mr.. Kern
said, as all judges must say upon open.
ing trial, whats your name?" my
name is Sam Clark"
"How does 1t come that your name
is Clark and the lady's is Miller?"
ooh! that's nuttin'."
"Well, Bertha, you are charged with
drunkenness and fighting at Phil John
sons knockout emporium In Coal Run,
are you guilty?"
Eyes, sir, guilty"
"Five dollars or ten days in jail"
Her husband Sam Clark paid.
Bertha presented herself in court
with q badly lacerated eye which she
cannot account for. Her husband
claims that some drunken Niger
pegged a lamp at her. When asked
when they were married Clark said,
"In Perth Amboy in 1901
"How old is your wife, said Kern.
"She's 21,' said Clark.
II am not" Bertha said. II am
90 past"
Which Of course made Bertha o
wife when but eight years of ago.
John Jones, also charged with fight
ing at Phil Johnson's was fined $40.
He paid.
John Doe, drunk. forfeited IS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09

: Before. this. Is ready for the mill, the
plants must not only be. harvested,
the seed removed and the straw dried,
but a process known ass"retting."
which is a polite way Of saying "rot-
ting" must take place.
In Europe the flax farmer rets his
plants by putting bundles Of flax straw
on end In pools dug to the correct
depth, and keeping them covered with
water from seven totem days. In Ire.
land, where this method is much used,
the stencil from these retting pools
covers; the country for miles around.
When the process is complete, the
men must wade waist deep in these
fetid pools and lift out the Shiny mass
of straw.
American farmers won't do this kind
Of work. So flax In the United States
Is raised almost wholly for fIaxseed,
or llnseed oil.
But now American genius has decid.
ed to overcome the difficulty, by devils.
Ing methods Of rotting the stalks by
chemical processes.
This has been tried many times IN
Europe, but without success. Now,
however. at least two companies in
the United States have perfected a
chemical process which works. The
Northern Flax Fiber Co. of Great Falls,
Mont. is one, and the United States
Linen Co. OF Deloit. Wis, another.
These companies are making con.
tracts with farmers to grow fiber.bear.
ing flax at guaranteed income to the
farmer Of SIS an acre.
The European warhas greatly cur.
tailed the available supply Of flax fiber
from abroad. The United States in
normal years imports between 10000
and $4,000 tons Of this material, valued
at between 100000 and 100000.
The United States department of ag.
riculture. estimates that $4,000 acres
Of farm land would be necessary for
raising the 10000 tons Of raw flax a
year at present used in this country.
In addition, to supply enough flax
to manufacture in the United States
our present imports Of linen from
abroad, would require about 100000
acres more devoted to fiber raising.
The United States Is the worlds
largest user Of liren goods, and except
for insignificant amounts of crash
toweling. the entire supply has been
imported from abroad.
The imports Of linen goods in 1915
totalled $14,715,043 In value. The nor.
NAL imports run up to $2s,000,000. A
new $2S,000,000 American industry,
therefore. Is one result which may
come from the European war. It Is
another proof that america CAM
when It has to.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Charity Conference To
Be Here Thursday

The executive committee Of the
state conference Of charities and cor.
rections will hold meeting in this
city on Thursday afternoon in the Of.
fices Of the Associated Charities in
the City building. Prof. R. e. Wick.
ers, Of Morgantown, Is chairman Of the
conference. Miss Margaret McKin
ney Of this city Is a member Of the
executive committee. The purpose OF
the meeting is to arrange for the an.
nual meetinng Of the organization to
be held in Clarksburg in November
The 1915 meeting was held in this
city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Doesn't Know What
To Do With $l,500,000
(Ry Associated Press>

4 KENSINGTON. Pa, Sept 9.-Thos.
Conlin, aged 70, laborer employed
In q, steel mill at Braeburn near here
was informed yesterday by attorneys
that he had inherited $1,500,000 from
a brother living in Australia. Conlin
and a brother Frank came to this
country from Ireland over 30 years
ago. Five years later they parted,
Frank going to the gold fields OF Aus.
tralia and Thomas remaining here.
They had never seen each other since
that time. When told that his broth
er had left him million and a half
he said II don't know what l will do
with it."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Wheeling Division
Blocked By. Wreck

Baltimore and Ohio trains on the
Wheeling division were again DELAYED
this morning when freight train
jumped the track at Glover Cap west
Of Warrington.
Train No. Q due here at 3:4S a. m.
did not arrive until $500 o'clock.
Trains going west were delayed from
shortly after midnight until 8. o'clock
this morning.
The cause Of the accident is un.
known. No personal injuries result.
ed. =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09

States has had no
linen industry.
But American
commercial genius,
out Of respect to
sensitive olfactory
organs, has solved
the problem in an.
other day - and
THERE IS GOING
TO BE an Ameri.
can linen industry!
Linen is made
from flax, which,
the botanists call
an "inner-bark" II.
Der plant. Between
the outer skin on
the stem and the
woody inner pith is
found the CONNER
eially useful flax
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Notice to the Public

The Board Of Health Of the City:
OF Fairmont has had the first case
Of Infantile Paralysis reported. The
case is a light one and q thoroughl
diagnosis was made by three com
petent physicians. The case Is on
the East Side and a rigid quaran.
tine has been adopted. There have
been no known exposures and I'VE
have reason to hope that there WIN
be no spread from this case. We
feel that We are in a measure pre-.
pared for this but parents and
guardians are further cautioned "a
avoid any gatherings Of children
whatsoever.
Board Of Health Of Falrmcnt
BY DR.. c. M. RAMAGE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Ohio Mine Paymaster
Killed and Robbed
tBy Associated Press)

ST. GAINESVILLE, O., Sept 81.
Auto bandits today held up and mur
dered Lee Rankin, superintendent soel
the Florence mines Of the YoughioEh.
eny Coal company while on his way "a
pay the miners. They escaped with
$4,000. q