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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Tom Sawyer is holding a Job as las;
sistant funmaker for the Washington
Seniors. Folks say Tom is a huck'
leberry at cutting comical capers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

A Major Frank Tompkins otlthes Ihtrs
tenth cavalry, who led his men into
Parral. Mexico. in search otEvilla. a.
he was leaving at the request ofsthe
town officials, citizens began snipirgi
from. windows. Later. a large body7otl
armed. civilians followed Tompkinss
troops: and attacked them. The Amer
leans returned their fire. killing 80
Mexicans. One United States soldier,
was kfflled;and one wounded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
Deeds Filed.

The following deeds were yesterday
filed with County Clerk A. G. Martin
for recording:
Sycamore Land companylto LLOYD
Newell. a p~arcel-of land in the tSyca;
more addition to: the town of Manning
ton. Consideration $500.
H. s. Lively, special commissioner,
to Charles r. Hoult, a parcel Of land
in the Jackson, addition to the city OF
Fairmont. Consideration $500.
Licenses issued.
The following marriage. licenses
were yesterday issued by the county
clerk:
both of Fairmont.
Domenico Curtalo, 81, and Rosa
Sarda, IS, both Of Middleton. Saliva
tore Sarda, father of the girl,5gaye!h his
consent in person.
Cliff Cobble, colored, "a, and Der
tina Petty, colored, 81, both Of! Bax'
ter. IL
William A. Anderson. 63,7and Mrs,
Annie Hamilton, 54, both Of; Carolina.
Grover C.. Thorn, 81, and Edith
Smith. 81, both of Riyesvile:
Guardian Named.
E. L. Gump was named guardian OF
Flossie Arnett Gregory; infant heir
of the late Grant Arnett. Bondlo Of 800
given.
Administrative Named.
blanche M Daugherty was named
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
MISUNDERSTANDING Named.

Blanche M. Daugherty was named
administrator the personal estate
OF the late Bert Daugherty. Bondyoi
5000 furnished. $50
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Be liberal Tag Day; Saturday next
Your hospital needs you.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

TWELFTH or SERIES OF PHO
HoSs ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY JOE
WNKERssfEJRs, FOR THE WEST VIR-
NIANsSoNsHo HOY TO PLAY BASE
BALL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
lstandlnaEofith e cIubs.

You cannot give TO Sa$ more worthy
cause than the, hospital. Saturday is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
CourtNews

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Movie Item: Chaplin pitching for
Princeton yesterday held Rutgers to
one blow. All there, Charles, old top!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Next Saturday is your chance %
help the hospital-Tas Day.-Ady:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
SPORT NOTES

Bart Macomber. University OF Mi:
nois halfback; picked by Walter
Camp on the All.American eleven,
then dropped, didSnot attend Camps
BANQUET tosthe eleven. Bart had a
date to play I'm Neutral asraht rah
comedy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Frank Moran acted as rtng!mission.
airy In the New York senate osshow
boxing wasn't as brutal as painted.
Franks talk was;a wallop and he won
the popular decision.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

E. L. Gump was named guardian OF
Flossie Arnett Gregory; infant sheir
of the. late Grant Arnett. Bond Of 500
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

Poor, creaking, decrepit Hans Wag.
ner, nigh on to so years old, started
the season with three betty blows.
Hans ought tolbe a fatrto-mtddlinN hit
ter at so.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

II issyour hospital Help 81 nag nay,
Sturdy Aprtlf22GAdY
The Home news., 1916-07-28

Messrs F. H. Cole, Geo. Smith, w. A. Elam, J. J. Dewitt and R. H.. and John Mauldin, five leading citizens of HillemannI were here on business Saturday.
 Lost: Gold frame, ground pebble spectacles in leather case which also contained two news paper clippings. Return to J. R. Taylor and receive reward.
 Adv. 1t For Sale: Good, secondhand lumber including dimensions, ceiling, flooring, sheeting and siding. Also have a lot of brick. Prices reasonable. A. A. ANDER- SON. Adv.
 N. E. Wherry, Glen Harris and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Jeffries left Tuesday in the formers Dodge for Little Rock. They made the trip via Augusta, Bald Knob, Judsonia and Lonoke. Mir. and Mrs. Jeffries went to Hot Springs for a few days visit and Mir. Har- ris returned home Wednesday. Mir. Wherry will return with his car Sunday.
The Home news., 1916-07-28

Jelly glasses, 25c per dozen at E. l.. Hamilton's. Adv. If.
 c. w. Hollemann of Hilton was business visitor here Mon day.
 l.. w. Sturdivant was a Little Rock visitor yesterday, Thurs day.
 Louis Best of DeView has pur- chased l.. B. Grace's new five passenger Ford.
 Mrs. Turner has purchased the old Tarpley Home from Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Jelks.
 Miss Elizabeth Holland spent last week in Tupelo the guests of Mrs. Mag Lippmann.
 Mrs. w. c. Black and Miss Ellen Hocott of Little Rock are the guests of McCrory friends and relatives.
 For first-class service send your laundry to FRANKS. The best in the state. EGBERT DUPREE, Agent. Adv.
 Messrs Jones & Capshaw have opened a studio in the Farmers 6 Merchants Bank building. See their ad in this paper.
 Master Joseph and Little Miss Helen Roddy returned yesterday, Thursday, to their home in Lit tie Rock. They were accompa- nied by H. T. Raney.
 Miss Mary Dowdy of Searcy was the guest of McCrory friends this week and delighted those present at the music recital at the school auditorium Tuesday night with three well rendered numbers.
The Home news., 1916-07-28

Mrs. Earl Folk of Newport was the guest of Mrs. l.. c. Baxter this week.
 We are making special price of soc per bushel for feed oats. See us now. Fakes Mercantile Go. Adv.
 Messrs Rube McElwee and Stewart Fitzhugh of Augusta visited friends here Wednesday night. @
 V. E. Huff, bookkeeper for M. D. Thompson of Grays, was the pleasant guest of McCrory friends CD Sunday.
 Little Misses Libby and Lucy Marlborough of Revels are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. H. P. HarglS thlS week.
 MT. J. w. and Miss Ruby liar gis spent today, Friday, with the family of her uncle, Jas. L. Garrett, at Fakes.
 For Sale: Or will trade for
  cattle, good secondhand, i've passenger Ford car. H. D. Angus, McCrory, Ark. Adv. If.
 Messrs and Mesdames J. B. Terry and Watt Keith of Howell spent Sunday in this city making the trip in the formers Maxwell.
 Overseer J. F. Bronte and George Raymond left today, Fri day, for Little Rock and Pine Bluff and will return home Sun day.
 R. c. Davidson, district agent, of Little Rock is here this week assisting our county agents, Mir. Abbey and Miss Anderson, in their work.
The Home news., 1916-07-28
Good Roads Boosters

Following is a list of those who have paid the amount opposite their names for the Case tractor and grader which now belongs to the DeView Road District:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24

struck, went to pieces like q s1atter-
ed egg she'll Even this did not con-
vince the English authorities, and
Fulton returned to A merica to devote
his time to the development Of steam
navigation.
Exports of merchandise from the
port of New York for the week ended
Feb 10 were valued at $21, 656. so4.
against $2s,561;44s the previous week.
Serious damage was caused when
the Jap steamship Tenyo Maru ran
ashore off shinonoseki. Japan. Part
of the cargo has been jettisoned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24

M REGFxS ON THE New Haven cannot be dealt with by
Wv simple scrutiny of the facts connected with single
wreck The disease is constitutional The margin between
cen and safety attenuaed Theame is true Of most of the
railroads in the United States which have been subjected to
process of depletion by the placed them
The New in the cond-
ton Of who long time INDUCED Of diet
kinds
mined his health He totters state of unstable equilibrium
and tiny push will send him into condition of acute
disease
The millions poured into Haven,
had they been spent the road would have provided eight
tracks, kinds the most date
and modern equipment
There would be plenty of help freight houses, stations
and terminals The whole system would be moving deliberately
doing with ease all that presented to do.
But the conditions otherwise The road is congested.
Everything peeded Judged by the standards Of other
and more fortunate days the system is underrnanned
Here then system, with much to do
sidering all the elements Of the problem.
always behind hand, its terminals congested, its
sdng crowded ts late Every strained to
Of relief Under such conditions the
Of safety dmnishes Things right until something
usual happens, and then the crash
the present trains left the station
SEIZED
freight at hid The train in the
signals Were they obscured by smoke from the freight
inattenton inside the cab? Was the running
special evidence considered
But the people of New England will make Roadway in
better conditions their railroads long they
wreck may accident many wrecks
accident to chan6e, to isolated They
be attributed to defects the system They the
suit Of disease the whole body of the thing
The public scarcely realizes the extent Of the breakdown
public heed only when the conditions
produce q substantial loss Of life. as4.
many persons killed, arises from the
harrow safety. precisely the way wreck
happens depends upon the
particular conditions existing at moment The wreck at Wall
ions as the wreck Milford in which killed,
injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
TRADE SCHOOL ABLE
( TO ACCOMMODATES SIX
APPRENTICE PAINTERS

young men who are ambitious to
learn the painting and decorating
trade-at the Bridgeport Trade School
will be glad to hear that arrange
mefat have been made in that depart
Tnent to accommo date six more boys.
These young men must be more than
IA years of age and have a working
knowledge of arithmetic.
The course is two, years long and
the boys are trained upon actual trade
work There is a fine opening for
good tradesme EN- in this lime and the
Master Painters of Bridgeport offer
the bet lof opportunities for those
young men who finish the trade
school course.
The recent approval of the Bridge
port school by the International So
ciety of Mater Painters at Cincinnati
assures the boys to enter this work
that they will get a most satisfactory
training. Applications are being re-
ceived at the trade school, 222 John
street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
Christian Union Mission
Staff Will Speak In
Five Churches Sunday

The Christian Union stair will speak
in five churches Sunday on 1.-THE Work
of the Mission
For the morning services, at 1920
o'clock the superintendent ev.CharIes
w. Simpson. will speak at the Berean
church; convert will be present to
give their testimonies. Assistant SUI
sperintendent Hay will speak at Christ
church and at the same hour Assistant
superintendent Mcconnell will address
the English Lutheran church, converts
also attending.
At 7:3o p. M. Mr.. Simpson will take
charge OF ST. Luke,s church and Mr..
Hay will present the work at the sum-
rnerfleld NJ e. church. Many inter-
esting testimonies will be given at
these services. The past years work
Will be outlined and many interesting
fact with regard to Bridgeport's boom
as seen by the Bridgeport Christian
Union will be related.
The regular services at the mission
will be held at and g p. M. also the
jail service at 9 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
TAX BOARD HAS ALMOST NO FREE WILL


ORAf MAYOR CLARK is quite in in supposing that
the Tax Board responsible for the tax rate and that
Mayor Wilson is not
The in which the Tax Board has real control
of the city limited It cannot refuse
provide instances for the Of the police fire
departments Of the government It must meet every
charge lawfully contracted
government
The branch Of the that nficts these charges
nearly responsibility be placed
When Mayor Wilson, using every means in his power,
purchase 100000 patented pave
his administration feels
friendship absolutely alternative
include the necessary in the tax rate
matter of the large additions to the police and fire
departments having legally created the
POSITIONS the authorized jobs been bestowed
the Tax Board to make the provision
$532OO0 Of this years income is required to meet
charges merely formal
with matter helpless do anything pro-
vide for the necessary sum in the tax levy.
Mayor Wilson may not be responsible
for things responsible under his oath Perhaps
responsibility King and the other unof-
persons who actually decide what shall be done
feel reasonably that it has
gome gaphone reproducing voices which express
he will Of others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
BRYAN AND METCALF
LIKELY TO DEBATE
AT MAYORS MEET.
Preparedness Challenge Is
sued By Former Governor
of Canal Zone to His For
mer Associate.

st. Louis, Feb. .24-wil1iam Jen-
nings Bryan, former secretary of
| state, is invited, in a telegram sent
by Albert Bond Lambert, chairman
of the program committee for the
National Defence Conference Of
Mayors and their Representatives, to
meet his erstwhiIe intimate associate,
Richard L. Metca1fe, of Omaha. Neb.,
former governor of the Panama Canal
zone, in a debate at that conference
on the question of national prepared
ness for defense.
An invitation has been extended to
the mayor OF Bridgeport, not only to
appoint a delegation of 20 or more
| citizens of that city but to- attend the
conference himself, prepared to make
a short talk. explanatory of the senti-
ment in his community on the ques-
| ton of national preparedness.
All that is necessary to assure the
proposed Metca1fe-Bryan debate is
for Colonel Bryan to accept Chairman
Lanbert's invitation. Mr.. Metca1fe
already has accepted an invitation to
to be eager for such a debate. Mr..
Metca1fe on Monday, Feb. II, cha1-
| lengeds Colonel Bryan to a series of
half a dozen debates on the defense
question.
The text of Mr.. Lambert's te1e-
by Horace D. Johns, secretary of the
st. Louis branch OF the National Sc
curity League, host to the conference.
It follows:
Richard L. Metca1fe who chaI-
lenged you TO debate on question of
preparedness for defense. has accept
ed invitation to speak at National De-
tense Conference of Mayors and
Their Representatives, at St. Louis
March 8 and f. This conference will
afford exceptional opportunity for de-
bate between yourself and Mr.. Met
ca1fe. You are heartily invited to
come to st. Louis at our expense to
meet Mr. MetcaIfe on the platform of
this conference. Mayors and dele
gates of coo cities have been asked
to attend, on the joint invitation Of
the mayors of II leading cities of the
country, headed by Mayor Kie1 of st.
Louis and Mayor Mitchell of New
york.
short talks will be made by many
Of the mayors, including John Purroy
Mitchell of New York. According to
a plan worked out by Mayor Mitchell,
in conference with Cornelius Wander
bf1t, chairman of the New York De-
tense Committee of One Thousand,
and, upon being submitted by wire to
Mayor Kie1 and Chairman Lambert,
heartily approved by them, talks by
mayors, voicing the consensus OF
opinion of their cities. will intersperse
addresses by experts on the question
of military efficiency. -
The navy is to be discussed the af-
ternoon Of the first day, Friday
March 8, and the army is to have its
| turn Saturday morning. Friday
mornings session is to deal with the
defense question in general terms. A
mass meeting is to be held Friday
night. Resolutions concerning ma
tiona1 defense in general and the
army and navy in particular will be
adopted at the final business session,
Saturday afternoon, and the confer
ence will be formally closed Saturday
night with . banquet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
THE TORPEDO

That most terrible of modern wea-
pons, the torpedo is a Yankee no-
ton David Bushnell, an Aneri-
can inventive genius, made a torpe-
do in 1777. but his attempt to de-
skroy the British ship Cerberus was q
failure. Robert Fulton made a sue
eessful torpedo in 1895, but could not
interest any government. in his idea In
the American civil war torpedo shells
ignited by electricity were success
fully used, and from that time forth
the torpedo has been employed by
nearly all nations. The present-day
torpedo is a. very different sort of
weapon from that used half a CEN
fury ago. 1T is shaped something
like cigar, and is about twenty-three
feet long and twenty-one inches in
diameter. It weights considerably
more than a ton, and it's constr uction
costs from $1,000 to double that sum-
It is made to travel in a. certain direc-
ton in q fixed time, and to explode
when it strikes some solid object
such as a ships bottom. A torpedo
Of the largest and most modern type
will tear a gaping hole in the staunch-
est ship ever built. The nose or ssex-
plosive head of the torpedo contains
the deadly charge Of high explosives,
n1trog1ycertne and gun-cottonp being
oftenest used. When the torpedo
strikes its target a. tremendous deton-
alton follows instantly, driving in both
the outer and inner .'skins's Of a YES
sci. The hole it makes in a ships
bottom varies in size, but is seldom
less than ten by thirty feet. The
torpedo travels towards its Victim at
the rate, roughly, of about a thou
sand yards q, minute. The distance
and. rate of speed have to be ca1cula,t-
ed to a nicely before the torpedo is
discharged. It is kept to it's destined
course by perpendicular rudders in
its tail. The modern t'dirigib1e'' tor
pedo was first used in a naval war du-
ring the Chilean revolution of a. quar-
ter of a century ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
IRISH FARMERS
SLOW TO ENLIST
IN BRITISH ARMY
Agricu1turists' Reluctance
Feature of Recruiting In
Colonies.

Dublin. Feb. 24|lrish recruiting
is proceeding in accordance with the
Expectations of the military authori-
ties. It received a great flip from
the visit to Galway of the Lord Lieu
tenant and John Redmond. The
scenes in the Galway streets exceed
ed in the number of the crowds and
the enthusiasm Of the welcome any
thing previously experienced in the
same city att purely Nationalist de-
rnonstrations.
The main difficulty about Irish re-
cruiting is the reluctance of the
farmers to enlist. The trouble was
also found in England, and indeed
in all countries the man on the farm
is the most reluctant to fight. There
has been good deal of argum ent
in Ireland as to the respective con-
tributions of Uni onists and National
lists, and some bandying of criticisms
in the party newspapers of each side.
But the real line of distinction is be-
tween town and country. In all parts
Of Ireland the townsnen have Joined
in large numbers in proportion to
the population. In no part of Ire
land have the farmers done anything
like SO well.
Lord Wimbor noted that at least
20 Irish towns claim to, be at the top
of the list in the proportion Of men
recruiting and that Ballina challenges
Belfast In some small towns the
average has been higher than in Eng
land. Mr. Redmond did not mince
his words. in his appeal to the farmers
to come forward. He believed that
they, would have most to lose from a
defeat in the war, and he told them
that if they would not fight for their
land and left the townsmen to do the
ighting for them their position was
cor1tenptfble. There has been much
inprovem ent in the way of approach
ing the people with recruiting APP
peaIs and so far the result has been
sasdmitetd1y satisfactory. But 100
men a week at least are wanted and
the EFFORT to keep up the supply will
be steadily maintained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
FULToN's SUBMARINE

The first steamship, as every school,
boy knows, was invented by Robert
Fulton, but it is not so generally
known that the first submarine craft
was also devised by the Immortal in
ventor, who died 1O1 years ago to-day
It was while he was residing III Paris
with joel Barlow that Fulton invented
his submarine, which was called a
nautilus connected with which
were destructive agents then called
submarine bombs, but now known as
torpedoes. This invention he offer
ed several times to the French gov
eminent, and once to the Dutch am
bassador at. Paris, without any en-
couragenent. In 1904 he visited Lon
don and opened negotiations with the
British government, and explained his
invention to Mr.. Pitt and Lord Mel
vile. The latter condemned the
nautilus without a moments hesita-
ton, but Pitt looked with more IA
vor on the idea, and commission
headed by Sir Joseph Banks 1nvesti-
gated the project and reported that
the submarine boat was impracti-
cable. The inventor was permitted
to experiment with his torpedo on a
Danish brig, and tho vessel, when
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS
FORCED TO FLEE FROM
FIRE IN DRY GOODS STORE

Newburyport, Mas, Feb. 24-The
drygoods store of Fisher & Co. WAS
destroyed today by fire which
pread so rapidly that employees and
customers had, to, flee for safety.
Starting in a motor which was used
to operate a cash-carrier system the
blaze quickly spread to all parts of
the building and gained Roadway as
it reached infiammable materials on
counters and shelves.
Everything in the store was de-
stroyed Miss Jessie Judkins, the
cashier, was directly over the motor
when it shot out the first flame, but
she escaped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
THE TAX RATE

- extravaganza city government
IL the rate which the highest in history
Bridgeport This found the
quired carry the the municipality.
the city has laid upon the greatest
grand informative Of list it
greatest progressive cities every
grand increased this year by about $25000OOO which
something like three times more than normal
of last year. about 26 mills.
in grand list
govern
en which formerly from taxation There
schools adequate
allowance
charges many others be met by the
ton Of more
the the rent the electors in short
say debt they want and how much
o consequences of debt they willing to accept
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-24
BRITISH ISLES
SWEPT BY BIG
SNOWSTORM

Tendon, FEB. 243The British Isles
today are in the grip Of the severest
snowstor1m of years Reports from the
continent show that severe weather
prevails throughout Europe. The SHOWS
fan In England began yesterday and
this morning the snow varied from
one to several inches in depth. Scot
land has suffered more than England
or Wales. Telephone wires have been
broken down generally.
Along the coasts shipping is in diff
Guilty owing to theT binding sIeet ac-
companied by a strong gale Several
vessels sent out distress signals but
ships were unable to locate them in
the thick weather.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-11
The Dardanelles.

The present name of Dardanelles was given to the ancient Hellespont from the two castles that protect the mar rowest part of the strait and that themselves preserve the name of tho famous city of Dardanus in the an cient Troad. The name of "Darda- nelles' is briefly referred to as hay ing been derived from the name of the city of Dardanus. but the Encyclope- twin castles for which the strait is ac- tually named.-New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-11
Eiqhteenth Century Dandies.

In the early part of the eighteenth century it was d common thing ill London for a man of fashion to spend several hours q day with his valet among the many quaint operations be ing "the starching of. the beard and the proper perfuming of garments, the painting of the face and amounting with oils, tinctures, quintessences and pomatums." It is even said that some of the Gandies of the time bathed i'll wine and milk flor the preservation of their complexions and the reiuvenation of their energies"