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has wiped out its present debt. Let's
get together and be a city. The town
council can lay this debt levy without
a special election authorizing it. We
believe the present council will do
this, If the people Of the town will sig
nifty their desire for 1t. Would it not
be good idea to petition the council
to lay this levy, so that Buckhannon
can stand up and be counted in the
census of 1920?
Edna May Cox, the little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox, of 1889
Eighth avenue, Huntington, was pain.
fully burned about the face and neck
Sunday night when a large paper ruff
which she had fastened about her aeck
caught fire from an open gas stove.
The child's screams attracted the
mother, who succeeded In extinguish-
ing the flames and saving the child's
life. The little girl was playing the
part OF an old-fashioned lady and had
fashioned paper ruff collar which
she tied under her chin. The paper
became ignited from the stove and
several deep burns were inflicted on
her neck and shoulders.
Dean John Lee Coulter, Of the ex-
pertinent station OF West Virginia uni
versity, has returned to Morgantown,
from a business trip to Charleston and
Huntington. At Charleston he confer
red with the Board of Control In re.
gard to the improvement and develop.
ment Of the land recently purchased
for the benefit CE the experiment sta
ton and at Huntington he had con.
ference with the Chamber of Com.
MERGE OF that city in regard to tho
purchase Of some land for the pur-
pose OF establishing sub-station to
do experimental work, particularly in
the raising OF tobacco.
Wayne county farmers have Just ar
ranged for the employment OF a coun-
ty agricultural agent. This makes SO
county agents now employed in the
state and will be the last employed
this year, the fund at the disposal OF
the extension department having been
exhausted.
Plans have been completed for the
state convention OF state county and
city sealers Of weights and measures
which will be held In Charleston FRI
day and Saturday OF this week. Only;
three Of the sealers have notified
Commissioner Nightingale OF their,
inability to be- present. "a large mum:
Der OF Representative of manufac:
turers Of scales and measures viii at.
tend. i,S
Il has been announced dc oIarits.I
burg that Daniel Howard oes that city,
has besn cted pre- d0nt re Tie Cen.
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reaty between t.e united States and u

mt cs cne treaty Between the unisd States and the
soathern republic.
title Likelihood Of TINT GarranEa WI
need our facilitate the trans
5rortatcn Of his forces from point
privilege would be granted matter OF
courtesy with the United States policing the border
to protect the interest this and prevent ope
atons ganst Mexico from this side there will be little
cause for carranza to come over; the line.f
There 81 possibility that the forces Of Carranza might
head villa and driving him the United States
cross the border and him. There would be no
serious objections made, should such Circumstance
come shout the death OF Villa would than com
pensaic. a
Let us not become alarmed over caranza and his
claims until have reason: Villa Is our particular
object in Mexico at the present.
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BITS III: OF
ST Re NEWS

fl1tenBiYes plans for remodeling the
Gernanfa Half. Dollar Savings bank,
IL 1901 Market street, Wheeling, have
practically been completed and work
Win be started soon. A large addi-
ton win be erected in the rear of the
PRESENT building. Anew front of elab-
ofate design will be built, while the
Interior of the banking rooms will be
remodeled. New furnishings and At
augs Will She Installed throughout.
Among other West Virginia lads
who VII be with Funston's forces in
MEXICO aTeStWoF from Harrison county,
Edward Smith and James Koon. Young
Smith before Joining the army resided
near Glen Falls. He is now station
ed Ut Penitas, Texas. James Koon, a
son g M and Mrs: Beveryl Koon.
formetly resided at Bridgeport, Har-
rison county. The family moved to
OHIO some time ago. Miss Merle Koon,
q sister Of James sKoon, is a student
at the West Virginia Business college
ii GlaEksburg. The last heard from
James Koonf he was with the 26th In
fanty Company M. located at Kings
vtIles Texas
The Buckhannon Delta has some
rather definite ideas about the future
Iot TINT town. In a recent issue it
SAID:
For twentsodd years the people OF
che town o. Buckhannon have been
pasing interest on an issue Of bonds
tor the paving OF Main street. Unless
a special levy is made to cancel this
obiigati ton 70 "a Ii likely that the town
viii never be able TO wipe out this
debt. The bonds were issued in those
easy+goine times when it was not nee
eBsary forlatmpnicipality to make any
provision for the payment OF It's bond
Cd indebted ness, and no special levy
was made to proyide a sinking fund
at the time the bonds were voted. The
amount iss not large, the total being
but $1,000 and It would be totally
wiped out int three years by an annual
levy of 200 on the 800. II this levy
Were hid, CONNIE icing this year, the
andebtedness would be wiped out by
the lexy ofs19iS, to that new city
charter could be- secured from the
legislature o. 81 8. L 81 3 e. 81. {
The toWnsofS Buckhanno aud South
Bnckiiannon stio uld Sbe united under o
city charter, that should also include
West Bucishannonta and North BucIShan-
non. This! however. cannot be accom-.
pllBhed until the town Of Buek hannon
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i q q H
May 23-Italy declared war on Aus
I June s-san Marino declared war on
A1 Aug. :; 21-1taly declared war on Tur-
Oct. Serbia declared war on Bull,
oct. 15-areat Britain declared war
OI oct. 1sEF i declared war on
Oct. 1s-France declared war on Bull
Oct. 1s-Italy declared war on Bull
Oct. 1s-Russia declared war on
Bulgaria. 5a
March s-aermany declared war on
Portugal. ss
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Secretary Lansing is taking weeks vacation. Good.
ness krows he deserves it. He probably won't even
write postal card while he is away.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH IS, 1915.
AMERICA FIRST
sTEIEIR OLD THICK.

fHETIMES this morning in its editorial columns does
some more wild and Ineffective shooting. Two prom
inentministers of this city held up to rfdicule
and criticism by The Times.
why method OF attack? Very simple. 1t is old
TICK.
The Times knows that 1t made serious mistake by
making an attack on Dr. Mahood and Of the we'll
principles of the churches both Protestant
and CATHOLIC but is strong enough to make clean
apology and therefore reverts to the old
trick ofspeTsonalt abuse to up the main ISSUE
ThesWestpirginian need make defense for the min
stersmenttoned this morning they entirely capa
BE ottaking care of themselves.
Times invites the public to peruse its files and find
Il has always been in the right This is beautiful
bln The Times knows that OF all the indoor pastimes
plodding through newspaper file, especially paper
like is the least popular; and therefore.
The Times feels that it is very safe in making the bluff
Btshoud go through the hles If he is allowed
complete the files which doubt, would find
that on every big moral issue The Times has been
the wrong side The "Rot" editorial not the first
evidence OF this fact by any means.
There other things going in the world that de-
comment and therefore not afford to give
any space this evening to the rambngs of The
Times WessI contend that it poor newspaper pol
10y perpetrate such editorial appeared Monday
morning have the support Of thousands Of the best
peopesofS the community in this opinion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

The Federal league having disbanded Damon Runyon,
former baseball SCRIBE is reporting doings in the
Mexican trouble zone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Germany is reported ready to make another disa.
vowal. That seems to be the long suit Of the German
government.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Reports from Chicago say that crooks run the city.
The value of this report entities it to one line
head on the inside.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Twelve hours notice. Plenty of in Fair
mott.
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young committed suicide because he was called
boob" by friend in letter. Too much care can not
be exercised in writing notes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Either tho battle Of verdun is weakening the cor
respondents are taking vacation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Seymour Eaton, the who created the Teddy Bear,
is dead AT least of his creations brought Joy to
hundreds and thousands OF youngsters
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15
CIRCULATION.

In ITS rambling article in ostensibe defense Of the
i position 1t assumed in the locally famous "Rot"
editorial The Times this morning among other things
said:
1t may not be amtss to state The Times is still
publishing one OF the best morning newspapers in
the state and retaining the largest paid circua-
ton in Central West Virginia
This newspaper does not desire to enter into compar
of the relative merits of the morning
Of the state and quite willing to permit the read
ing public to form its conclusions to which OF the
newspapers published in this city is the better, but
in the absence of specific figures do challenge most
emphatcally the implied claim that The Times has a
paid circulation in excess of the West Virginan's.
Since the first Of the present year The West Virginan
printed conspcuously its first statement OF
the actual circulation Of the previous day. Circulation
Of the most important commodities newspaper has
sell We believe that the circulation Of the West V
ginan is larger than that Of The Times And until The
Times is willing to be quite specific about
this detail OF the situation in Fatrmont feel
confident that majority Of the public will share
belief.
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trail Fairmont Coal company, at the
annual meeting of the company's dt.
rectors, held at Marion, o., Saturday.
Mr.. Howard is one OF the veteran coal
men of this region. Other officers cleo.
ted and appointed to various positions
at the meeting were: Frederick How.
ard, OF this city. was elected super.
tntendent OF the company's mines;
Frederick E. Guthey, Of Marion, O.,
was elected vice.president: and Will.
lam H. Holverstott, Of Marion. O.,
secretary. ..
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The bigger they come he harder they fall says Frank
Moran. Well, perhaps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

The Swiss erecting electric barriers. This is an
other shocking war measure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15
WHEN THE NATIONS
ENTEREDIN INTO WAR

The following dates Of. the declara.
tion Of hoBtilities Shows the spread OF
the war In Europe:
1914.
:T,'.v 2s-Austria declared war on
Arg. Germany declared war on
Aug. Germany declared war on
Aug. Germany. declared war on.
Belgium.
Aug. 4-Ensland declared war on on.
Aug. Germany declared war on
Aug. s=Austrta declared war on IN
D Aug. s-RussIa declared war on AUS
Aug. stontenegro declared war on
Aug. Austria declared war on
Montenegro. b Il, Z I. X Il
Aug. 1o-F+ance declared war on
Aug: Montenegro declared war
on Germany. -. ~ Il,
Aus I2 England declared war on
AUS % 5ap!sn. 4 declared q ; wss 81
Aug AastEia declared war on
NoY. s-Eagland deelassd Was on
grNEkeEs -
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Atterswatehng the Cubs in practice game, the stock
club claimed the pennant Notwithstand
Ing he league schedule will be played out,
coTdings tofthe latest reports.
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Ayistors Ready to Serve, says headline. That's new
! one on The menu list
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The state prison at MoundsviIle har.
bors the king Of handcuff kings. &C.
cording to a deputy United States Mar.
shal, Carter Harrison. OF Virginia. He
tells a tale about Frank H. Wood.
ward, alias Frank F. Porter, expert
one'armed Jail breaker. Harrison tells
OF taking woodward to Moundsvillc
recently to serve year for imperson.
ating a civil officer at Richmond.
While on the way Woodward asked
Harrison il he would like to see him
take the handcutf from his only arm.
Harrison said 1t did moi, seem possible,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

He is the first presid dental, candidate
to be nominated In 1915 and the first
presidential candidate IN the history
Of the country to be nominated pres.
ident by direct vote OF the people, or
national primary. Benson 80 the au;
thor of several books. He was for
meriy managing editor OF the Detroit
,Times! and later a itsdI the Washington
Times. HeIiIF %.
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Mayor Bowen says he doesn't know
why they don't call him to go to war
as he knows all the hills and dales
about the section where VIVA Is
wherever that is?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

II the Giants are not careful they
will get a >Kauif at Marlin: at
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Y Il has been announced at clariss.
burg that Daniel al Goe that city
sliasTbeens elected pres d Que ;;6ki tiiS Cen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-15

Funny why Fairmont lemons are big
ger than the average. The one grown
here is several tines the right SIZE
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Columbus discovered America they
say, but It took villa to discover Co
lumbus. a. s; n Y. X!
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The following dates Of. the declara-
tion Of hostilities shows the spread OF
the war IN Europe:
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It's a good think The West virgtnian
Is putting on q show or we'd never.
dissipate any. With. Just enough mon
ey in our pocket to buy the last Pitts
.burgh paper boy. has to sell. on q
rainy night II, began to look as though;
we'd have Ito Blt and tell ourselves
Jokes to spend the evenings.
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when Mexico takes up the task Won
Tirpitz quits.
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confident that majority OF the public will share our
belief lt
Secretary Lansing is taking weeks vacation. Good
ness krows he deserves it. He probably won't even
write postal card while he is away.
ne local euardsmen are ready to leave for the front
twelve hours notice. Plenty of preparedness in Fair
mott.
-------
The bigger they he harder they fall says Frank
Moran. Well, perhaps.
Ayators Ready to Serve, says headline. That's new
on The menu list.
The Swiss erecting electric BARRIERS This is an.
other shocking war measure.
The Federal league having dsbanded, Damon Runyon,
former baseball scribe, is reporting doings the
Mexican trouble
Reports from Chicago say that crooks run the city
The value of this report entities it to one line
head on the inside
young man committed suicide because he was called
boob" by friend in letter. Too much care can not
be exercised in writing notes.
Seymour Eaton the man who created the Teddy Bear,
is dead. AT least OF his creations brought joy to
hundreds and thousands of youngsters.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-18
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright. Louis Joseph Vance

Cling feebly; not long. but long enough
to enable his antagonist to shift his
hold and climb on top of his body.
where he squatted. bearing down
heavily with a knee on either of Ian
yards forearms two hands encircling
his neck, murderous thumbs digging
into his windpipe.
He revived momentarily. pulled him.
self together. and heaved nightly in
a futile effort to unseat the other.
The sole result of this was tighten
'ng pressure on his throat.
Then of a sudden he ceased to
struggle and lay slack and passive in
the others hands.
Only an instant longer was the
clutch on his throat maintained. Both
hands left 1t quickly. one shifting to
his head to turn and press 1t roughly,
cheek to the floor. simultaneously he
was aware of the other hand fumbling
about his neck. and then of a touch
of metal and the sting of a needle
driven into the flesh beneath his ear
That galvanized him; he came to
life again in a twinkling. animate with
threefold strength and cunning. The
man on his chest was thrown off as
by young earthquake. and Lanyard s
right arm was no sooner free than 1t
shot out with blind but deadly accu
racy to the point of his assailant's
jaw. A click of teeth was followed by
a sickish grunt as the man lurched
over.
And then Lanyard was scrambling
to his feet, bit giddy, perhaps. but
still sufficiently master of his wits to
whip his pistol out before making one
further move.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-18
SYNOPSIS.

At Troyon's. Paris inn. the youth
Marcel Troyon, afterwards to be known
as Michael Lanyard. is caught stealth.
BY Burke. an expert thief. who takes the
boy with him to America and makes OF
him q Finished craftsman After steaiins
the 0naber Jewels and the Huysman wal
p4ans la London Lanyard returns TT
Hropou's for the first time in many years
because he thinks Roddy. a Scotland
Yard man. Is on his trail. On arrival he
Gnds Esoddy already installed a guest
At dinner a conversation between Comte
mon ABOUT the Lone Wolf. celebrated
CraciSsman who works alone. puzzles and
alarms him as to whether his identity Is
0t3y- guessed or known To satisfy him
eeif thet Roddy Is not watching him
Lanyard dresses and goes out. leaving
Roddy apparently asleep and snoring in
Ehe next room. then comes back stealth
tfy~ 60 dnd In his room Mile. Bannon. who
expfaius her presence by saying that she
Sgas sleep walking: In his apartment near
the Trocadera he finds written on the back
% twenty-pound note. part of his con
eeafed emergency hoard an invitation
HFoH The Park to the Lone Wolf to join
kbem. Lanyard attempts to dispose OF
Ahe Omber Jewels. but finds that The
Pack has forbidden the buyers to deal
Ss4eh him. He decides to meet The Pack
De Mcrbihan meets him and takes him
oe<ore three masked members of The
Pack. He recognized Popinot. apache.
md Wertheimer. English mobsman. but
the third. an American. is unknown to
rim. He refuses alliance with them
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common sense or to his romantic bent.
In two minutes he had stripped the
mustache clean away from that stu
pid. f1accid mask
: UnquestionabIy the resemblance was
now most striking: the American
would readily pass for Michael Lam
yard
This much accomplished, he pursued
his preparations in feyerish haste. In
spite of this, he overlooked no detail.
In less than twenty minutes he had
exchanged clothing with the American
down to shirts, collars and necktieS;
had packed in his own pockets the
several articles taken from the other.
together with the jointed Jimmy and
few of his personal effects. and was
ready to bid adieu to himself. to that
Michael Lanyard whom Paris knew.
The insentient masquerader on the
floor had called himself .Goodenough
Smith," he must serve now as Good
enough Lanyard" at least for the
Lone VOLTS purposes: the police. at
all events. would accept him as such.
Distinguishing the lights. he stepped
quickly to a window and from one
edge of it's shade looked down into
the street
He was in time to see a stunted hui
man silhouette detach itself from the
shadow of a doorway on the opposite
walk. move to the curb and wave an
evidently signaling another SEN
tinel on a farther corner and out OF
Lanyard's range of vision.
Herein was additional proof. if any
| lacked. that De Morbihan had not ex-
aggerated the disposition of Popinot-
He nodded grimly. moved hack from
the window. and used the fiash-lamp
to light him to the door.
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Picking it up, he examined with In
terest a small hypodermic syringe.
loaded to the full capacity. plunger
drawn back-all ready for instant use.
1t was the needle of this instrument
that had pricked the skin of Lanyard s
neck: beyond reasonable doubt it CON
tanned a soporific. il not exactly a kill
ing dose of some narcotic drug-co-
caine. at a venture.
So it appeared that this agent of the
Pack had been commissioned to put
the Lone Wolf to sleep for an hour or
two or more-perhaps not perma-
nently-that he might be out of the
way long enough for their purposes.
Lanyard smiled grimly. lingering the
hypodermic and eying the PROSTATE
man.
Turn about he reflected. sis said
to be fair play. Well. why not?"
|. With this he bent forward, dug the
needle into the wrist of the American
and shot the plunger home, all in a
single movement SO swift and deft
that the drug was delivered before
the pain could startle the victim from
his coma.
AS for that. he recovered quickly
enough; but only to have his clearing
senses met and dashed by the muzzle
of a pistol stamping a cold ring upon
his temple.
Lie perfectly quiet. my dear Mr.
Smith," Lanyard advised: don't speak
above a Whisper! Give the dope a
chance; it'll only want a moment-or
I'm no judge and you're a careless
highbinderi I'd like to know, how
ever, if it's all the same to you"
But the drug was taking swift eff
feet; the look of panic which had
drawn the features of the American
and fickered from his eyes. with
dawning appreciation of his plight
was clouding. fading. blending into
one of daze and stupor. The eyelids
1uttered and lay still; the lips moved
as if with urgent desire to speak. but
were dumb; a long. convulsive sigh
shook the Americans body. and he
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rested with the immobilfty of the dead.
but for the slow and steady rise and
fall of his bosom
Thoughtfully Lanyard reviewed
these phenomena
Must kick like a mule. that dope!"
he reflected. Lucky Il didn't get me
before 1 guessed what was up. II
I'd suspected its strength. however.
I'd have been less hasty-I could do
with little information from Mr.
Mysterious Stranger here!"
In abstraction he wandered to a
chair over whose hack hung a light
dressing gown of vfne-colored silk.
which, because II would pack in small
compass. he was IN the habit of carry
ing with him ON his travels Lanyard
had left this thrown across the bed.
and he was wondering subconsciously
what use the other man had thought
to make OF it that he should have
taken the trouble to remove it to the
chair.