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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
Big Opportunities in The
West Viryinian 1000 Club
Woud you give yourself chance i?
Foolish question No.
Sure you would.

;Woud you give yourself chance?
4 Foolish question No.
Sure you would.
Anybody would.
Providing-they could.
We're all straining our eyes for
that one big opportunity.
And sometimes missing out alto.
gether on the opportunities which lay
easily within our grasp.
For instance.
( Are you in the 1000 Club"
II not. you are passing up a real
opportunity, for the West Virginian
through the 1000 Club Is Offering you
a ashare Of s3.20000 in cash and prizes,
with absolute guarantee thrown in,
that you will get one or the other
either prize or a cash award. All
you have to do Is help yourself. AS
follows:
Fill out the nomination blank In this
issue, and send or bring 1t to the Man
ager Of the 1000 Club at once-today.
He will explain the details. and you'll
find him eager to help. The 1000
Club is voting contest, but It Is diff.
ferent from the ordinary voting con.
test in many ways, and one of them
Is this personal help wining, which
will be extended to you at all times.
We will show you where to 90 and
get the votes, and how to get them,
and We will assist you In securing
them. Winning prize under these
conditions Is easy. All you have to
do Is follow tho instructions, complete
the pleasant task that will be as.
signed you, and cannot help winning.
This is really the first week OF the
1000 Club. While it was announced
the week previous. no one accomplish.
ed anything worth while until this
week. We call 1t booster week and
have made q big bonus vote offer in
oroer to anannras. """-yono who Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
STATES TRICK IN
0RPET CASE FAILS
District Attorney Tried to
Use Boys Sweetheart to
Get Evidence.

WAUKEGAN. ILL.,. May 24.-An al.
legged plan by, which States Attorney
Ralph j. Dady expected to obtain a
confession from William Orpet that
he killed Miss Marion Lambert by
appealing though girl to the youths
chivalry loomed as the great camp to
be sprung in the trial by the defense.
According to the plan, which. it is
said is outlined in an affidavit In the
hands of the defense, Dady went to
Miss Celeste Youker, for love OF whom
Orpet cast aside Miss Lambert and
asked her to obtain the confession
from orpet on threats Of reading in
court the love letters written by Miss
Youker to orpet while the latter was
in Madison. The letters. the state
admitted. contained no bearing upon
the Lambert affair.
Accordingly Miss Youker sat down
to her task, her faith in Orpet spur.
ring her. on to risk the possible be.
trayal, and wrote Orpet, asking him
whether he was guilty.
In his answer, orpet said, according
to the informant. ~ am innocent OF
Marion's murder. am telling you the
truth. Believe me-"
While the defense and prosecution
were struggling to complete the sec.
ond panel Of the jury Kenneth Allen,
senior in the Waukegan High
school, took a poll of his class. Ac.
cording to his figures, II of the boys
believed orpet not guilty, four be.
lieved him guilty and one had no opin.
ion. Nineteen of the girls believed
him not guilty. eight believed him
guilty and seven had no opinion.
The states case will be commenced
next Monday. 1t is thought. and two
weeks will be spent in piling UP the
evidence the prosecution says 1t has
against the boy.
When the state has completed its
case the defense plans to ask the court
to give verdict Of not guilty, accord.
ing TO James H. Wilkerson Of counsel
for orpet.
THE motion will be based on a de.
cision OF the Illinois Supreme court re-.
versing the conviction in a murder
case where the evidence was wholly
cireumstantial as 1t Is In this case"
said Wr. Wilkerson. =,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
General Assembly Y
!, Warns Presbyterians

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May "a
The General assembly OF the Presby.
terian church in the U. S. A., today
adopted without debate report from
the committee on bills and overtures
warning the New York and all other
4 sPresbyters that the tenets OF the
church must be accepted by candi.
dates for the ministry before they
should be ordained.
This action 1t is believed ends fur.
ther discussion in the present assem-.
bly, Of the alleged heresy question in
which the New York Presbytery and
the Union Theological seminary are
involved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
REGION ABOUT VERDUN HAS
BECOME THE ABON|NANON
Of DESOLAT|ON IN TRUTH
Shell Fire So Terrific That the Infantry
on Neither Side Can Advance
or Retreat.
TIDE Of WAR EBBS AND FLOWS BY INCHES

Gus courage of the French soldiers in.
TO an immovable stoicism. Men have
stood their grounds manfully In sit.
uation which It seems beyond human
nature TO support.
When night fell last night the posi-.
tions on both sides were unchanged.
The Fronch held firmly all their gains
while the Germans incurred fearful
losses without getting nearer to any
decision.
Describing the battle around Dou.
aumont one combatant said: For
four miles behind us there was not
a trench for a communication moth.
ing but shell holes one with another.
Every inch of the ground was plow.
ed up by an expenditure OF ammuni.
tion which Is inconceivable. In holes
male by Is inch shells you cold sta.
BILE fifteen horses easily. The few trees
still standing have been stripped OF
branches and look like telegraph poles.
1t is the abomination Of desolation.
"Not for second do the guns cease
roaring or men, cease falling. AS
soon as a trench Is made the shells
begin to drop and survivors have to
begin all over again. Attacks have
become almost impossible. Because Of
the terrific tornado of artillery fire
the infantry on either side are unable
alike to advance .or. retreat. verdun
well certainly not be; taken from this
point. ....A 'r-t.-Ess. tsss:,s y
81 cannot; understand ihowiouf men
are able. to keep It up. You are, ex.
terminated in your bootss without ses-
ing the enemy. The steridc;. hoise
leaves Eus half stunned. + Men: look at
each, other with Ebew1de 1yes. : Il
requires o strong efforttof aheswtIltto
speak to a a'comradel p ~, "
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
|M.V.T..CO. LETS
CONTRACT FOR
I. AN EXTENSION
.s4 X itA@t. -
New Line Will Run Down
Limestone Creek Near
Clarksburg.
u WILL COST $4,000
Plans for the New Station
at Weston Are Nearing
Completion.
Ut WILL COST $4,000

"A contract to build a new section
Of trolley line was let today by the
local officials of the Monongahola Val.
ley Traction company. The new line
when completed will cost about $751;.
600 and is called the Limestone cut.
off. Kcely Bros. Of Clarksburg re.
ceived the contract for the grading
and concrete work and the constr',c.
ton will be started at once that It
can be completed by early in the
fall.
The Limestone cutoff will extend
from the present line at the West
end addition near Clarksburg and runs
down Limestone creek for distance
of about 1900 feet to the Junction with
the Fairmont and Clarksburg Intef.
urban line.
Holmboe and Lafferty, architects
Of Clarksburg, have been engaged to
work out details Of the plans and spec.
iflcations OF the new Interurban sta.
ttion to be built at Weston. These are
expected to be finished In about two
weeks and bids on the job will be Sc.
cured as early as possible. 1t Is
hoped to have this building completed
by late In the summer. The prelimi-
nary plans have all been approved and
according to these the new station
building will be built on the site OF
the present Monongahela Valley sta
ton at Weston and will be three
story building with office rooms on the
two. upper stories and waiting room
below. The. main building of three
stories will be 40 by so feet in size
and directly In the rear will be another
building so by rs which will be used
for the handling of the express bust.
ness Of the company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
Italy's View Of
Austrian Drive
DONE TO PREVENT slMuLTAN.
Eous ENTENTE ATTACK ON
ALL FRONTS.

ROME May 24.-The Austrian ofen.
sive on the Trentino front and the
furious efforts of the Germans to gain
a decision at Verdun are explained in
a semi'ofticial statement published
here as result OF concerted effort
on the part OF. the Central powers to
prevent an unexpected simultaneous
attack by the allies on all fronts.
The central empires says the state.
ment" wish to prevent even at the cost
Of enormous sacrifices OF men and ma
terial the allies from taking the initia-
tive in the war operations and attack.
ing them simultaneously on all fronts.
Such is the plan of the Central pow.
ers as revealed by the great Austrian
offensive on the Trentino front while
the Germans are reviving their Of.
fensive against Verdun. Germany and
Austria aim at wearing out France and
Italy counting on temporary halt in
Russian operations continuing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
DEATH IIoE IonNsWRdi,

John Wroe;l aged II, y dledSye terday'
afternoon at.hfs home attw wafson Her:
an illness from tuberculosis. He Is
survived by his wife and 1.-TWO, ,daugn.,
ters. Funeral sserSicesl were held TO-:
day and the body was}takan; to Glow.
er's Gap on Train No. 71Ewhere inter.
ment was made. by: :Undertaker Mus.
grave aud: Sons. So,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
PERU TO RECALL ENVOY
Minister to U. s. to Be Withdrawn
in March as Measure of
Economy.

AS measure Of economy Peru has de-
cided on the early withdrawal of its
two remaining diplomatic representa-
yves, Federico Alfonso Pezet, min
lister to the United States, and the min
lister to Brazil Minister Pezet yester-
day received instructions to close the
legation. turning over the archives In
charge Of some one to be selected. He
will leave in March
The decision was not altogether a sur
prise to members of the Diplomatic
corps familiar with financial conditions
In Peru. Some time ago it became evil
dent that the country's finances, already
bad, had become worse as a conse-
quence Of the European war. which
financial crisis in all South American
countries. Peru's recovery from the
monetary stringency has been slower
than that of her neighboring republics
and few months ago a policy OF dras-
tic economy was announced Expendi-
lures were curtailed wherever possible
and all diplomats except the two or
dered retired yesterday were with
drawn.
Peru's national expenditures in the
past fiscal year were s2.132.000 less
than the national income, but this small
margin WAS cut into heavily since last
June. The national Indebtedness of the
| country is $3l,26S 900. on which the in-
terest and fxed charges is more than
a half million dollars.
Minister Pezet has represented Peru
at Washington for four years. but he
has been In the United States since 1900.
when he became consul general at New
York His public career began thirty
years ago and included military service
| during the war between Peru and Chile.
Chile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
FOR CADETS AT ST. JOHNS
William ]. Ahern Is Commander
and John D. Fitzgerald
Adjutant.

Announcement of commissions IN ,,o
-. ..- III the
cadet companies OF st. Johns College
was made yesterday. and at the same
time directions for j. dr;u :,
80. =, ~. ~ '',e new uni
exhibition will be held for,or,,n T., -
of the college on yeruon, .,,.r, -,
avenue near n
s"ee'- me commissions were announced
YESTERDAY by Maj. Dapray. commandant,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

ton he says: IT beg to urge that the
proposal to erect the plant, whether
in the location now proposed or OF tta
present design. be withdrawn from
further consideration by the public
authorities"
Leslie W. Miller. secretary Of the
Paramount Park Art Association OF
Philadelphia. in dispatches sent to
President Wilson. to both the senators
from Pennsylvania and to all repre-
eentatives in Congress from Phiia-
delphia, says:
Such a building In such q location.
erected in the face Of the opposition
Of the federal commission OF nne arts,
the American Institute Of Architects,
the American Federation Of Arts and,
for that matter. of every other body
actuated by similar purpose in the
country, would be a disheartenfng and
humiliating return for the patriotic
service which has for many years been
rendered by a body Of distinguished
artists whose efforts have been devoted
to the study Of the public interests a.
represented by the needs Of Washing
ton" He urges them to oppose the
construction. which IL allowed will
create a serious Disagreement of the
city and constitute the most serious
interruption that has yet occurred to
the harmonious development Of the
plans for the Identification Of the city,
which has received the widest and
most cordial Endorsement throughout
the land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
COMMITTEE WILL CALL
HARVESTER OFFICIALS
Will Be Summoned Here to Give
Evidence in the Sisal
Investigation.

Cyrus H. Mccormick. president of the
International Harvester Company. and
other officials of that corporation will be
summoned to appear before the Senate
committee on agriculture to testify
whether the Harvester company sought
by intimidation to prevent sisal planters
in Yucatan. Mexico. obtaining money to
market their crops. The decision to call
these officials was reached yesterday aft
ernoon.
The committee also decided to sum-
mon Arthur Reynolds. vice president OF
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional Bank OF Chicago, and to
ask the bank to submit record Of the
balance maintained there by the Har-
vester company during the last three
years. Officials Of the National City Bank
of New York will be asked to testify, too,
regarding charges that the Harvester
company also exerted influence upon that
institution.
The committee adjourned until Tues
day after hearing testimony by DIR.
victor E. Rendon. head of q commission
created by the Yucatan government to
market the sisal crop. and Sol Wexler,
New York banker. president Of the
Pan-American Commission Corporation.
organized in this country to finance the
Yucatan planters. Mr.. Wexler, whose
CORPORATION guaranteed to loan the
planters s10.000.000 a year for five years,
testified that he had been told by George
NJ Reynolds. president of the CONT
mental and Commercial Bank, and James
Perkins, a vice president Of the National
City Bank, that the Harvester company
was unwilling for them to loan money
to the pan-Amertcan corporation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
NAMES THAT INDICATE PIETY
IN THE 1916 CITY DIRECTORY
Terms Used by Weather Bureau, Edibles
for Dinner Menu and Suggestions of
Local Color Also Listed.

Cheek. Back, Gumms, Brane, Finger
Shinn. Boddie. Foote. Brightheart
Hooff. Legg. Knee. Lipp. Hair, Hart
Neck. Beard, Livers. Soles. etc.
Mr.. Drinkwater and Mr.. Spree arr
noted, also one Brickhouse, forty-three
Reaches. one Chum, seven Dice. three
Cards, one Clock. one Bugg, one Livery
one Coach, one Harness. one Saddle
one Gosling, one Teddy. six Tapers
two swabs, three different Styles. nine
Streets and eleven Alleys.
Local color is furnished by Green
Black. White. Blue, Lavender, Scarlet
Orange. Cardinal, Redd. Gray and va.
rious other Hughes.
Miscellaneous Collection.
There are four Bees on page 1877 and
Honey on page 62s. +.
There are ten Corners and one Going
Goodpasture. two Goodsons, a Doc
tor. pair Of Doors, four Outlaws, two
Hogs. five Piggs, one Casebeer. seven
Cats. three Newgents, five Hutts. one
lllman. one Kiddoo and three Lyes.
The wardrobe department encom-
passes Coats. Cuffs. Caps. Collars
Boots, Stocking. Vest, Tyes. Suits
Pinns, Belts, Dolman. Hoods, Feathers
Bonnets, Jewels. Mittens, Rings, al
well as Shoemakers, Taylors, Glovers
Hatters and Diapers.
one historic name. at least is found
to be popular. for if some one Should
rise up to call John Smith to dinner No
less than twenty-five who own no other
name than John Smith might answer.
Cupps, Saussars, Plates, Platter. the
Dishman. Bowles, Pitchers and Spoons
are all found.
AS center of poetry and literature
washington ranks high with Keats
Longfellow, Scott. Dickens, Shelley
roe, Bacon, Hawthorne and moore
Also there are two Poetzman(s) ana O.
Henry lives in the northwest section.
Bulls, Bears. Lambs. Bonds Stocka
Longs and Shorts are a pretty fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

If Washington were to have its piety
Judged according to the surnames
found in the 1915 City Directory it
would receive pretty satisfactory
marks. for. after q thorough search. II
is noted that there are forty Christians
twelve Angels and only three Pagans
However. there are no fewer than
ten Hellmans. which brings the av-
erage down somewhat.
The weather observer. 1t is pointed
out. might write forecasts without go
ing beyond the recently issued volume,
for in 1t he can ind Snow. Rains. Hale.
Blow, Clear, Holt, Storm, Showers,
Blizzard. Gales. Frost. Freese. Merri-
weather Fogg. Fair and Colder. Topog-
raphy gives Hill. Dell. Grove, Dale,
Hedge. Lane. Heath. Field. Forest,
Pond. Lake. Creek. Boggs. Marsh,
Woods. Bush. Brooks. Rivers. Vale,
Gulley, Mountain, cliff and Cragg.
"Edibles' in Directory Menu"
The directory menu" embraces Cake
Hamburger. Rice, Mellon. Livers
Lamb. Olives, Bunns. Ambrosia, Apple,
Cherry, Pickles, Bacon. Hamms, Onyun.
Bean, Berry, Beetz. oysters, Pease
Radisch. Ounce. Cress, Crabbs. Coffee
Pike, Pickerel. Peach, Pines, Raison
Nuts. Dates, Figg. Baldwins. Bart
let's. Bass. Birds. Pastry, Pruyn, Al
monds. Grub, Pigeon. Colliflower
Fruit. Curry. Jelly. Plumb, Grills
Greens. candey, Garrett, Garlick, Sal
mon. Sole. Otterback. Pepper. Codd
Duck, Hen. Mallard, Sugar. Sturgeon
Fish, Buttars, Trout, Herring. Corn.
nano. Gumm, Oldham. Partridge and
other edible names, while all may be
summed up under Lunch"
Although there are four Speakers and
10 Pages not a single Senator" is
listed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
BOMBS STIR CHICAGO
Bankers Home Partly Wrecked and
Damage Done Where Notorious
Resort Was Closed.

CHICAGO. February 1.-Two bomb
explosions. one of which. early in the
day. wrecked the front Of the home OF
Modestino Mastrobiovanni. and the Sec
ond tonight. which did lesser damage to
the rear of the Chinese restaurant in a
structure which formerly housed the
notorious Frieberg's dance hall, stirred
the police into action.
Mastrogioyanni. formerly private
banker. whose affairs are now in the
bankruptcy courts. said he had re-
ceived a "blackhand letter.. An Italian
woman and her son were arrested. The
woman. who said she had lost 81, 600 in
the bank failure, denied any knowledge
of the explosion Search is being made
for her husband.
Reformers have watched the Chinese
restaurant closely since the 'levee" was
closed. on the alleged grounds that 1t
was designed as an entering wedge to
reopen the district. No one was in
jured in either explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
LIEUT.. FAY IS INDICTED,
Charged With Having Explosive in
His Possession,

JERSEY CITY. N. j., February 1s.-
Indictments were returned today bv tn.
Hudson county grand jury aRains,
Robert Fay, who describes himself as
a lieutenant in the German army; Paul
Daeche and Walter Scholz, who are
charged with having explosives in tbs,,
possession with intent to injure per-
sons and damage property.
The three men, with Max Breitun,
ana Or: Herbert Kienzle. already are
under indictment in New York CHARGED
with plotting the destruction at sen M
vessels carrying munitions from fhis
country to the entente allies Ea,,
Daeche and Scholz are alleged to have
occupied a house in West Hoboken
service agents s g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
HOSPITAL BENEFIT PLANNED
Proceeds Tomorrow Night to Go to
Georgetown Charity Ward

The ladies' board of Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital expects a large au-
dience at it's annual theater bensf,t ~
the National Theater tomorrow night,
The proceeds of this benefit go toward
the maintenance of a charity ward in
the hospital.
Mrs. Charles A. Chase heads the tickle
committee, assisted by Mrs F. ]. stan
ton, Mrs. James A. Cahill, Miss MARY
f, Keliher, Mrs. Wilfred M. Barton. Mrs,
T. J. Conry and Mrs. NJ. J. Ready MIS-.
Francis r. Dickins is to superintend
the sale Of flowers by a bevy of young
women. Mrs. Nellie e. FeaIy il head
Of the press committee.
Mrs. Stanton has charge of the deco
rations. and Mrs. Vaughan of the sale Of
boxes: The officers of the board are
Miss Mary E. Keliher. Mrs. Wilfred NJ.
Barton, Mrs. Joseph Strasburger and
Mrs. Isaac Cans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
BOOM IN SH|PBU|lD|NG
IN UNITED STATES NOW
Amount Of Tonnage Under Construc-
ton Has Doubled in the
Last Year.

Reports to the bureau Of navigation
made public yesterday show that many
American shipyards. crowded with
work as never before in their history
are refusing all contracts calling foI
new types Of vessels, and confnine
construction to those Of types for
which construction plans already have
been drawn. With $50 merchant yes.
sels with a total tonnage of about
100000 tons. building or about to be
started the United States now Is being
outstripped in construction only BY
Great Britain, and navigation bureau
that the country may recover the posi-.
tion it held before the civil war, wher
it was the foremost nation in ship.
building.
Tonnage Doubles In Year.
The amount Of tonnage under con.
struction in American yards has dou.
creased nearly so per cent since the
first of December. and yards are 81
filled with orders that many have
work that will keep them steadily
employed until well into 1917. Thirty
nine ships have been completed sine,
last July.
The steamboat inspection service /!
preparing for an unexpected shortag.
in men to command American mer
chantmen by changing regulation,
governing issuance of licenses. The
age limit for officers was reduced II
an order several days ago. and
other changes in the regulations are
being considered.
Department Of Commerce officials are
investigating a plan by which Its pro-
motors claim structural steel may be
used in vessel construction. II II
proves successful. it is declared. con.
struction not only will be cheapened
but an immense advantage will be Civ.
en- to American yards. because struc.
tural steel is produced in such large
quantities In the United States.
One prominent fact that the naviga.
ton bureaus investigation revealed
was that much larger vessels are un.
der construction than in previous years
OF the $50 ships reported building, six
teen were Of more than 10000 tons and
thirty-three Of between 1000 and
10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
WORK OF McALL MISSION
IN FRANCE THE PAST YEAR
Topic Of Address by DR.. George T.
Berry Before Auxiliary Of the
Organization.

What the McAll mission has done in
France during. the past year was told
to members of the Washington auxil-
larry of the organization by DR.. George
T. Berry, the American field secretary,
at meeting at the home of Mrs. Henry
B. F. Mcfarland, 1908 18th street
northwest, the president of the Wash
The achievements of the local branch
in securing money and other aid for the
mission work In this city also was de-
scribed. Representatives from various
churches of the city, in most all of
which there are members of the auxil-
larry, were in attendance at the meeting.
1t was announced DIR. Berry will
speak this morning at the Church of
the Epiphany, G street between 18th
and 18th streets northwest. He also is
to deliver a lecture on France of To-
day. at the Church of the Covenant, at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon.