The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-11
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STATE NEWS

Four children, three boys and one
girl were injured at the home Of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Davis, in
Bluefield, in a peculiar manner the
other day. They found a piece OF
wire but failed to notice that one end
OF 1t was attached to a dynamite cap.
They wound the cap end Of the wire
around a tin can and took the affair
into the house to turn It into a
Shocking machine" by attaching 1t
to ar. electric light circuit. When the
current Vas turned on an explosion
occurred. The tin can was blown in.
to hundreds OF pieces, which penetra.
ted the children's clothing and lodgeo
In their bodies. The most seriously
Injured was n Of the boys. who had
his hand near the cap when 1t ex.
ploded. Pieces Of tin severed his
finger :.ails and badly cut his hand.
The other children were injured most.
ly about their bodies. Fortunately,
none Of the shattered pieces struck
their eyes.
Miss Mabel Sutherland, club agent
OF the department Of agriculture for
kanawha county, was at Mink Shoals
yesterday afternoon to participate in
a quilting party given at the home OF
Mrs. John Connors. Twenty-Five wo.
men and girls were engaged In max.
ing the quilt, and 1t was completed
in a few hours time. The names OF
those who assisted in the sewing were
worked into the blocks with thread.
Personal investigation Of the water
supplies and sanitary conditions In
nearly a hundred different cities,
towns and villages in West Virginia,
securing material improvement OF
conditions, including the installation
OF at least fifteen chlorinating plants
for the purifying Of water supplies,
was accomplished In the last twelve
months by Mayo Tolman, the states
first sanitery engineer with the de.
partment of health, according to his
preliminary report for the year Just
made to Commissioner S. L. Jepson.
mo state In America has done as
much DIRK in the sam, time with
only one engineer employed" de-
clared DR.. Joosor to a Charleston
Mail man in commenting on the re-
port. 1.-THE work, too, has brought
about 4 greater imp ven :. In the
sanitary conditions OF the state in the
last year than has been accomplished
here before in years.
In outlining the work for the com.
ing year Mi. Tolman sets forth that
It is the plan Of his division to investi.
gate all Of the 104 public water sup.
plies OF the state which have not been
inspected; make a ;'',dy Of a num-
Der OF sewage disposal plants; inves.
tigate mining sanitation; examine the
conditions of air in man. OF the rail.
way tunnels OF the state; investigate
Kanawha river population; and make
special surveys Of various sanitary, or
rather unsanitary .onditions.
Says the Parkersburg Sentinel, "Ru-
mors were current in Charleston, &C.
cording to the papers Of the capital
on Saturday that Jrige Reese Biz.
card had been offered the appointment
aa a member Of the Public Service
Commission to fill the place. feft va.
cant by the ceath Of w. M. o. Daw.
son, the appointment being at the dis.
posal Of Governor II. D. Hatfield.
Naturally these rumors, which
were giveL wide publicity. were inter.
esting locally and the friends Of Judge
Bltzzar- were well pleased, believing
that Z he had .,een selected, that in
this instance at least, ire Chief exec.
utive had --- q good man for the
place.
when seen by a reporter for the
Sentinel, and asked II he. had been
rendered the appointment, Judge
Blizzard replied that that informa.
ton would have to be obtained from
Governor Hatfield. However, he dbl
state that 1t woulc be impossible for
him to accept the appointment IL 1t
was offered for the reason that 1t
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