davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
.Dreadnaug ughts Win
Wars Biggest Victory
Inv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March ga Dread
naughts have won the greatest victor
ies Of the war without firing a shot,
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
navy today told the House naval com
mittee. With enough dreadnaughts he
said the United States would win q
"bloodless victory" in "a war.
Today the United States Is richer,
and weaker than ever in its history
in comparison with other powers, he
said, explaining that the nation has
great potential resources but;a hand
full of an army" and navy weaker than
several powers for immediate defense.
BY keeping the foes feet on the
seas he said, the British dreadnaught
had attained the aim for which they
were built,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29

and before 1T could be stopped, 1t had
plodghed into the wreck. reducing the
cars TtoS Sidnd ling wood. 7't'
The rear coaches Of the flyers sec
ond section were filled with foreign
ersandS fatalities here were the great
est. Scarcely recovered from the
shock of the collision OF a few min
iites before they were ground under
tha wheels of the heavy engine draw
fnE the limited, or crushed beneatA
the steel; coaches as they toppled.
Beforefthe first crash came they had
baen asleep. numb ers of them having
removed their coats containing such
identif lion papers as they had con-
tafnei. yAa these were scattered by
the wreck all hope Of Identification
was lost in many instances,
THE crews of the trains summoned
help palds sphysicians hurried from near
by towns while Elyria sent such sup
plies as could be hastily gathered to-
gether. Relief trains were ordered
rom Cleveland and other places anu
were soon on the ground. The bodies
OF the dead we're taken to Amherst
md the injured to Elyria, where they
were given medical attention In hos
pitaIs! Such of the passen gers as es'
capped sunhurt were brought to CleVe.
land:
NoSoneSWas killed on the twentieth
Century, although o number IN the
forward coaches were hurt. Alfred
IFritzeleS Cleveland salesman for a astlre
axtingufsher com pany, was In thefTo
inlioR Rsleeperl OF the first section and
escaped He helped in the rescue and
- Ftaun1ana e
AaronFDeRay, OF Pittsburgh, who
came through with Fritzele said he
Vas catapuEte ed from his berth into
ot,e ocernied fby "a woman across the
aisfe when the crash came. DeRay
was uninjured.
4. Comenskyi of pittsburgh, coming
from Chicago said he saw woman
die In tie wreck before he could eX
fricate her. Another woman he saw
was badly Injured and a man had his
arm torn from the socket. =
MhenSthe last named three leftt only
ts of the eS40 occupants Of the day
c6acffweEey accounted for! They placed
fhe number of dead at between 25 and
SO.
The fifstssection stopped five, minutes
Rfter it left Amherst and was picking
no spesd again when the first crash
came Two minutes later, they said
The second occurred.
'fhe identI fed dead are: Z.
WaltergB! Easton, 1909 Kirdun st.
PiiIIadelphia-
poFa Rosenberg, 81, Egnes street
toronto
MIS-. Joseph Haddas, Cleveland, died
nt EIyriaf Memorial hospital.
CHARLES Nelson, member of machine
movers union, died o n train on way
rom Amherst to Elyria.
y b. FFachtman a92 Gerard street, To
4. Thomas, Fairmount avenue, Phil
A. 4. Pabhel tall manager Hungarian
~ eatfical assoc citation, Cleveland.
Is - Ash mail transfer clerk, Ohm
stead Falls, o.
j. Il. Hearns Gallapolts.t Ohio.
- = 4 Il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
Wait For. R Relatiye:s
of. Dead B Brak eman

wv. A. sager, o. Newton street, East
Side, : a brakeman in the employ OF
the B. g. o. railroad, died. last night
at Cook hospital Death resulted from
pneumonia, from viii he had been
i'll for a week. He Is survived by his = 8!
wife. = y. ! Il 81 y.
Funeral arrangements will not be be
mad d until the arrival of lives from
lIndianapo oils Ind y The remains, how
ever, will probabl be Inferred an
Woo odlaWn cemtery. u ertakerl NUS
grave q Sons are in charge. tls3
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
Britain Storm Swept
Eleven Were Killed
fBy8Associatedl Press)

/ LONDON, March 9.-Eleven deaths
SO far have been reported as the re.
suit Of great storm which swept the
British Isles during Monday and Tues
days. ...l's 3, -.,.
1 Although the storm subsidized rail
way, telegraphtc and 1telephontc com;
.nunication is still demoratized
throughout the United King dom, much
damage beinging done to tracks and
wires, while road dways on, all sides are
blocked by fallen poles. and trees.
OF death caused, /, nine were in Wales
and were due to exposure, the Victims
being cpnght In the hills when the
storm broke. ~ i,s y *.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
Local Capitalist ',I5t
Strike Oil insOhio

W. ii, Afford and j. G.! oftner have
returned to Fairmont from Washing
ton county, Ohio, where an OIL well,
owned by local people and located
about ter; days hgo by T. 8. Neptune,
and Mr. otfner, has just come! IN. Tney
report that It lis good for between %
and rs barrelsSa day. The well is IN
the shallow sand and ;ist about $50 feet
deem The owners iof! the property have
consid derable acreage which is capable
OF developm ent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
Costly Fire Visits
Leadville, Colo,
nv Associated Press,

LEADVILLE, !; Col. March 29.-
Fire; starting early today was be.
yond control five hours later. Dyna.
mite was used to block the path Of
the fames.i So far as can be learned
there 4haye been moi casualties. Ten
buildings were destroyed with a loss
OF 100000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
Greeks En- d ged By
German Air Raid
nv As,gE,o5Iciate /, I, 3 IPlElress1 /

ATHENS March 29-sFlie aerial
bombardment OF sa1onid ttlyoxinr
the death of Greek soldiers and civil
fans has arousedsa feeling here which
finds expression In bitter editorials
in the press against the continued neu-
trality Of Greece.
4 The question of declaration of mart
ial law was again raised In IN excit-
Ing session OF .the Chamber 81 pepu-
Dies which lasted until late last might.
4 The government sdiscouEaged all hos
tile comm enti on the actions Of Iho
Germans. ~. t79it
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
The Weather.

west Virginia General cloudy to-
night and Thursday; slightly warmer
Thursday.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS
E. p. Hail.. Observer
Temperature at, 8 a. m. today 80.
Yesterdays weather cloudy; tenn
perature, maximum Al; minimum 81;
PRECIPITATION 80.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
APPLIES SYSTEM TO
MOTOR INDUSTRY

with the announcement by c. A. Pfef-
fer. vice president and assistant gen.
eral manager OF the Chalmers Motor
Company, OF the Chalmers Better Bush
ness Department" a topic Of vital in
terest to every automobile dealer in
the country, has gained renewed prom
inence.
eI sold cars easily for cash and turned
over his capaital many times during
the course OF year. II he boosted
a bookkeeper at all. that dignitary was
probably "A salesman who put In his
spare time on the books. With tho
cutting down Of profts and the keen
competition that has entered into the
sale of automobiles, many dealers have
their profits. To help the dealer REM
edy this condition is the purpose Of
the new Chalmers plan.
The Better Business department is
an effort to incorporate the same busi-
ness principles In the automobile Indus
try that have brought successful re-
suits in other lines" said Mr.. Ptener
yesterday. Statistics show that large
percentage Of failures among automo-
bile dealers are due to poor business
management, caused by incomplete and
insufficient records. One OF the hrst
aids sent out by the new department IL
a greatly improved system OF account
ing. which will enable Chalmers dealers
to locate leaks in their business ana
to decrease expenses.
THE system as devised and sent to
all Chalmers dealers Is intended to meet
the requirements OF dealers handling
upwards Of 100 cars annually. and can
bC modified to meet the needs OF the
dealer selling less than this number.
Every condition affecting dealers In
all sections OF the country has been
considered. and We feel confident that
Chalmers dealers will rapidly adopt our
suggestions"
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
The Radiator Suggests
NewParkir1g RuleHere
Would Have Automobile Drivers Put Their Cars
Close Together At Right Angles
.-. to the Curb.

The parking space hogs are In our
midst. Like the road hogs. they are
a pest to the motoring fraternity
generally.
The effect OF their operations Is
marked at almost every parking
space IN the District. Instead or
driving their cars as closely as DOS
sible to other cars already parked.
SO that the available space Is con-
served. they do one of two things
either they drive into the center OF n
gan large enough for two cars. or
else they selashly park parallel to
the curb instead of alongside OF
other cars.
Some police regulation should BIO
made to cover this sort OF offense.
From twelve TO fifteen inches clear
ance between cars offers ample room
for driving a car in or out. and there
is not the remotest kind of excuse
for a man parking parallel to the
curb.
The solution to the problem is
simple one. Signs should be posted
instructing motorists to park In rea-
sonably close order. at right angles
TO the curb, and not anywhere the
driver wills. The traffic police
should see that the plan is followed
and fine imposed for violations,
Two or three fines would rapidly
eliminate this trouble with even the
worst offender. after which 1t IS
safe to assume that the Law of Cour-
tcsy would be- held in the strictest
Goeyance.
"Peforc tho Standard was dis
solved an eminent lawyer said one
day. II they break it up into It's
constituent conn anieS every one OF
them will go in for itself To make
more money and charge mere fer
its product. The combination OF
those companies has been a restraint
on them. Dissolve 1t and they VIII
get more than ever March Life.
Tho Springfield kepnblican. how
ever. does not agree. Discussing the
trebled increase in the wealth of the
Standard Oil Company. 1t declares
its belief that this Is due tC auto
mobiles and war. not to the disso-
luton decision of tho court"
Personally we are inclined to lay
the credit or the blame--as the C.
IN. I.-to automobiles: not perhaps
from the Eame standpoint as the Ro-
publican. II there IL one reason
which seems more logical than
others-the Geological Surveys re-
port has conclusivcly proven the alb
surdity cI "shortaEossit H. that
the various companies have viewed
with alarm the development In auto
mobile efficiency which makes for so
much greater fuel mileage. With
better systems of carouretIon, the
elimination OF unnecessary weight
or its moro scientiltc distribution,
and various refinemdpts in motor
and engine construction enhancing
economic efficiency have reduced
average fuel consumption to a re.
markable degree.
What better time to increase the
price of fuel than now? -"
AS for LIES opinion, II It's quota
ton OF the eminent lawyer may be so
understood. there is hardly good rea-
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
TWO MILLION VISIT
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS
NyEAR NOW ENDING
Prosperity ofIndustry Reflected
. In Large Attendance at Dis
plays Throughout Country.

When the curtain Is finally rung down
on the automobile show season that is
now rapidly drawing to conclusion.
nav records will have been established
for the success that has attended the
promotion OF the local exhibitions pro-
rnotod annually throughout the country.
II can be conservatively estimated
that IN the neishborhood OF one million
and half persons paid for admission
70 the scores OF displays conducted by
thg automobile dealers associations and
the special show companies during the
last four or Ave months.
This estimate does not consider the
two national shows. held In New York
and Chicago, the combined attendance
Of which reached the half-million mark.
Inspected the Display.
This attendance Is a far cry from
the, few thousands that were interested
enough In the then new mode OF trans
poFtation to visit the Madison Square
Garden In New York city IN the fall
Of 1900 for the purpose Of inspecting the
nrst collected display OF motor cars
made In this counery.
But the growth of interest in the
shows has been proportional to the de-
velopment OF the industry inself.
From Its humble beginning In New
York sixteen years ago the automobile
ahow has developed until now IL II
recognized as an annual fixture In prac.
uoeIly every county seat in the country
Since their advent. and especially
since local or dealers shows have been
neld; the annual exhibitions have been
considered In the light of business
barometers. the interest displayed in
the shows being indicative of the gen.
eret business possibilities in the auto
mobile field.
This holds true with the season now
setting a new high-water mark for
production in the 191+-1915 fiscal year,
ana indications pointing to this mark
oeinE greatly surpassed during the pres
ept years 1t was only natural that the
SHOWS should reflect this prosperity.
success has favored the shows OF the
, present season from every standpoint.
A canvass OF the leading local shows
made by the Horseless Age discloses
the fact that In attendance. number of
exhibitors, and sales made. new marks
were established in every section of
the United States.
Success Now General.
This success has been general. Put in
the rich farming districts OF the Middle
West and through Ohio 1t has been
more marked than elsewhere.
Few Of the cities in these sections re-
norted increases in attendance and
sales under rs per cent. and In not a
few cases the figures OF the best pre-
vfous years we,'e doubled.
A tabulation of thirty-eiGht local dis
plays shows that the total attendance
reached over 1.2os 900. and that the num-
hcr OF passenger cars exhibited. not
considering any duplication that may
have been made through the same cars
being displayed in several cities, was
approximately BIS. From the stand
point OF attendance, Kansas City. Mo-,
and Minneapolis. Mimi. hold first rank
among the purely local shows.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
Car Owner Should Study
His Cost of Operation

Thoughtful business men agree that
during the present period of prosperity
IL Is the patriotic duty OF every citizen
to practice thrift In order that this
country may be in a sound economic
condition TO meet the changed condi-
lions which win follow the European
war.
The prospective motor car owner can
practice thrift by giving careful consid-
Grafton TO the question OF cost of oper-
alton In advance, according to automo-
bile statisticians. He ought to be in
terested particularly In the matter OF
simplicity OF design and construction.
because il is not only an important fac
tor in reducing cost OF operation, but
tends to prevent rapid depreciation.
For would-be purchaser to examine
a car to find out IL unnecessary parts
have been eliminated Is one way OF
practicing thrift effectively.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01

son to accept this for fact. Monopoly
unquestionably means high prices,
and without affiliation competition
among n number OF producers should
keep prices down rather than initiate
them
Tue question is. of course. are they
competing?
The Louisville Evening Post de-
plores, editorially, the fact of
scandal In Kentucky road building;
that $4,000 out of total issue of
$4,000 was spent, and that with
the exception of one mile of road
the roads are in a worse con-
% dition than when reconstruction be-
gan.
The friends of good roads have
before them no task more lmpera-
tive than to protect the country
treasures against the raids OF cor
rupt contractors"
Directly above this expression OF
editorial Indignation there Is a small
paragraph taken from Conrad. THE
spirit of the land. as becomes the
ruler OF great enterprises. is careless
OF innumerable lives. We ex-
list only as we hang together"
That the early predictions of De-
cember and January for a general in
crease in automobile prices this
spring were well founded Is proven
by the fact that within the last few
weeks twelve manufacturers OF
pleasure cars have announced adj
vances.
The Times predicted in October of
last year, In the spring 1t may not
be possible 10 get cars. The pros
pectfve purchaser of car will do
well to place hts order now, because
certainly delivery. after the automo-
bile shows, must necessarily be a
matter Of months"
At that time increases in prices
were remote to anything but widest
speculation and rumor. Advances in
the cost OF various materials were
not seriously considered by the
laity who believed them for the most
part illfounded reports intended to
force winter sales.
The advances in the finished prod
uct, however. are now a matter OF
fact. In May the number OF manu-
facturers able to cope with the de-
mand despite the increased prices for
cars-will be very small. and the
spring purchaser. II he would choose
his car, HAD best do so at once.
Later there will be no choice. and
the field from which he may pick
will be narrowed 10 mere handful.
MONTE w. SOHN.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
School Board Wants to
Cooperate With Parents

That the Board OF Education is anx-
Sous to cooperate with parents by al
lowing them to use school buildings for
their meetings, when such use does not
work q hardship upon teachers or JAM
tors, was the statement made by Ernest
H.. Daniel. vice president of the board
at the bradley School yesterday.
He addressed meeting of parents
called by the teachers Of the school,
Mrs. Fairchild Abbott was chosen chair
man Of the parents body; Mrs. G. Z.
Gyiiford, vice president. and Mrs. Sipos
secretary.
Tho parents will meet again at the
school next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01
F.. q. Stewart to Sell
Ajax Tires in Future

Frank @. Stewart, manager of the
Southern Auto Speciality Company an
nounced early this week that the COM
pahy will supplant Miller Tires with
Ajax Tires. representing the latter for
the South. In making this change Mr..
Stewart was largely influenced by the
new service plan OF the Ajax-Greib
Rubber Company. which provides a
written and inflexible guarantee of 900
miles.
Although Ajax has not been well
known In the District up to now, the
product has an international reputa-
ton. and IL likely to know many friends
among local motorists.
The Washington times., 1916-04-01

The man who pays for the
gasoline judges a car by what
the gasoline tank tells him.
Every man today knows
the Franklin facts.
He knows the cure for
wasted gasoline.
He knows that the Frank
lin System of Direct-Air-
Cooling does away with 1T
complicated parts-and all
The Washington times., 1916-04-01

of the loss in power they
cause.
The scientific light weight
Of the Franklin car and the
efficiency of the Franklin
engine are the most talked of
features in the Automobile
world today.
Come in and see the car
Take q ride in 1t and find out
what it will do for you.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
LONG AUTO TRIP.

The following from the Hop,
kinSville CKy.) New Era will be
interesting to those who contem'
rlnte long auto tours:
1--WE have from w. b. Powell,
of Clearwater, Fla, a statement
of the expense of a 1913 mile au'
to trip he recently took. He
went as far north as Detroit and
as far east as Washington, Gas.
oline cost him S14S. %. He
bought thirteen gallons in Hop.
kinsville at % cents a gallon.
Thirty cents was the highest he
paid and Is IL cents the lowest.
The total expense of a party Of
three for ninety days was 1927
% The auto expense was a trifle
over 3 cents a mile"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
HOW MANY?

Once a serious minded young
man sought out the father of the
girl of his choice with the an
nouncement that he hoped the
father would place no obstacle in
the way of their marriage.
The old man scowled at tho
young one for a moment or so
and then growled out:
$50 vOu want to marry my
daughter. eh?"
eyes, sir" answered the SO
rious minded young man, looking
more solemn than ever.
Can You support a family?"
asked the father, searching the
youth's face narrowlr.
The latter reflected a moment
and then asked:
GLOW many are there of Won,
sir?"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
TWO INCIDENTS.

\ few days ago while watch
ing rapidly approaching en-
CINE on the \. G.. l.. tracks run.
ming through the city, two men
were observed walking leisurely
towards the track. That they
were in no hurry was apparent.
but when they looked mp and
saw the engine approaching Just
ahead of them, each ran rapidly
1crOSS the track i'm front of the
engine, barely escaping the
wheels. They both got across
safe, but suppose one Of them
or both of them had tripped on
the rail or a tie i'm crossing
what then might have been the
result?
Several years ago Ambrose
Wilson, wealthy Kentuckian,
was driving moderately along the
Spring Station turnpike near an
T.. and y. Railroad crossing.
Observing a rapidly approaching
engine, he struck his horse with
the whip i'm order to get across
before the train came. The horse
plunged forward under the
stroke and in doing so broke a
trace. thus leaving the buggy
md its occupant on the track Just
in front of the engine. Both
were ground to pieces.
oh, men and boys, why will
You take such chances on your
lives? When you see a fast NOV
ing train demanding the right
Of way, wait. The faster the
train is moving the shorter will
he your time to wait. Wait!
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
NEVER CALL \ CUtLD
"BRAT."

The Springfield Republican
thinks a child should never be
referred to as a "brat q" The rea-
sons given follow:
1T is not pleasant to hear Il
;hfld referred to as 4 brat. ,
Webster's dictionary defines
brat as follows: a child; an
,tlspring-nOw usually con.
walton from the old word "bratt,"
which meant a coarse garment,
and was related to similar words
i'm other languages spelled al
most like it and meaning cloak,
or coarse clothing. 1t probably
came to mean a child through
the use of the word as a name
for a child's bib or clOut. It's first
meaning, according to Webster,
is a coarse garment. or cloak;
also, coarse clothing in general
For this use it is obsolete now.
English and Scotch dialects in
rlude the word as n name for a
coarse apron, or child's bib. 1t
is also a Scotch name for a scum
or film, as the scum on por-
ridge.
1t is evidently a word with
unpleasant connOtation and
therefore unpleasant to the ears
of anyone who likes babies.
That man or woman who refers
to baby as a brat lacks some.
thing, and even if one refers to
himself as 4 brat he cannot elm.
mate the ugly implication in the
word. 1t should disappear from
the vocabulary of all self respect.
ing people"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
REAL FAKTR ROOSEVELT

"ThcodOre Roosevelt has a
great past, Il most admirable pres,
emf and an extremely promising
future. New York Sun.
Wandering down Wall street,
like certain celebrated scrip
tural person iourneying to Dam
ascus, the sun seems to have
seen n great light. Since Theo-
dore Roosevelt was nearly eight
years president of the United
States, ~ great past can not be
denied him; but, alas, his "pres-
ent' is that of a man walking
and talking in his sleep, whilst
Ms to his future even the Sun
can not for the life Of it name its
"promise e" Mr.. Munsey's lumi-
nary should peruse the "shock.
ing and shameful story printed
on this page and refresh its menu
Ory. There is not count of the
indictment contained therein to
which the Sun has not over and
over again subscribed, and to
which il might not he summoned
rs a leading, if not willing, wit
ness Confessional.
Marse Henry then proceeds to
tell a three column story in five
chapters. in which he refers to
"trio Of prosS-made popular
heroes" who had occupied the
center of the stage Of national
oirairs the last three decades
first Cleveland. then Bryan and
finally Roosevelt-but. as may
now he seen, the only real fakir
" the three was Roosevelt. Can
Il be that Colonel Watterson may
vet come to realization of the
fact that Bryan is a real man?