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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
BELL WILL PAY
Men N SERVICE
Big Telephone Corporation
Makes Important An
n%ouncement.

L. H. Kincaid. vice president and
general manager of the Central Dis.
trict Telehone Company has Just tele.
phoned from New York City where he
is attending a conference Of telephone
officials to determine the coure which
the companies Of the Bell system shall
pursue in the matter of wage payments
to employers who have been called in.
to military service that a statemen,
has been issued for those companies
by U. N. Bethel, Senior Vice Presi.
dent Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company reading as fol.
lows:
Employees of the Bell System who,
on the 18th OF June, 1916, were mem.
beers Of the National Guard or Nava.
Militia and who have been called into
service by order issued in accordance
with the proclamation of the Presi.
dent of the United States Of that date,
or who may be called into service by
similar order, will be allowed full pay,
at the normal rate in effect on that
date in each case, during absence in
such service ont to exceed three full
months and the fraction OF the month
in which called into service and there.
after, for a period not exceeding nine
additional months, full pay at such
rate less the amount in each case paid
by the Government.
"Such employees will also be con.
sidered, for the purpose of the EN-.
ployees' benefit plan, as being con.
tinuously employed In the system
while absent on such duty, and upon
return from such duty, or rather hon.
orable discharge, will be given such
employment as the needs OF the serv.
ice will permit and the employee is
able and fitted to perform.
Owing to the importance Of oui
service to the government and the pub.
lie in time OF war, We must take care
not to cripple 1t, therefore the names
Of those who arc willing to enlist
hereafter will be noted and II subse.
uently desired by the Government, we
will aid in supplying skilled men spe.
cially trained are required. Those
who hereafter enlist with the Compa.
ny's approval, will be treated in the
same manner as employees who were
members of the National Guard or
Naval Militia OF June 18th, 1916.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
CANNING SCHOOL TO
Be HELD IN CITY
Experts Will Show Women
Of County How to "Put
Things Up"

Miss Cora Price, supervisor Of the
canning clubs in Marion county, who
was In the city today after q week
spent among the members Of the
canning clubs in Lincoln district, an
nounced that a canning school for
the members Of all the clubs In the
county will be held In this city Au-
gust q, s and 8 either at the Wo-
mans building at the corner Of Main
street and Cleveland avenue or at
the Normal school. The program
for this event has not yet been made
up, but Miss Price will be assisted
IN the canning demonstrations by an
expertlfrom the state university. Ez
Jars and Solder Rim Cap cans will
be used during the sessions Of this
school Just as they are used exclu-
siyeiyl by; all the canning clubs in the
county.
Miss Price began her work this
week at Pennington. where the club
located at that point held a meeting
at the home Of Corrine Hartley. The
members OF the club studied the
diseases OF tomato plants, sewed on
their caps and aprons and made
candy.
Friday a meeting was held at the
home Of Mrs. Blanch Boor at Jami-
sonsNo. 8, at which gooseberries and
rhubarb were canned and rhubarb
syrupw was made. Some cabbage was
also lcanned. This latter was largely
because canned cabbage makes a
splendid appearance In the cans and
therefore is a desirable exhibit at the
annual canning club exhibit.
Next week Miss Price will spend
most Of her time in Warrington dis
trict working among the members Of
the women's clubs and preparing for
the meeting at the court house July
s., at which time the organization Of
q Home Economics central commit
tee will be perfected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Died like CUSTER.
CONTINUED from page l.,

clash, gave no indications that the
American troops occupied ground
which could be readily defended
when the battle opened or that II
would afford protection from the
raking cross fire to which they were
subjected.
Unless Capt. Boyd succeeded in
checking the Mexican charge and
withdrawing his men to a more ad-
vantageous position, the stories on
which General Pershing's reports
have been based would seem to indi-
cate to military men here that the
American troops we're forced to take
what shelter they could from the
cacti and sand dunes OF an open
plain and fight it out as did Clusters
men at the battle Of the Little Big
Horn.
No further news from Pershing
arrived at Gen. Funston's headquar-
tiers early today and what befeli the
two squadrons OF the Eleventh cav
airy sent as a relief expedition 10
rescue the remnants Of Capt. Boyd's
command is unknown.
No fear was felt here, however,
for the safety OF this force, since 1t
is believed the expedition comprised
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Trinity NJ. E. Church
Burns a Mortgage
coLoRED MASONIC LODGE cELE
DRAFTED ANNIVERSARY THERE
LAST SUNDAY.

Services at the Trinity NJ. E. church
last Sunday were outside ordinary. 800
Meridian Lodge OF Masons celebrated
It's Thanksgiving Anniversary. There
was a good attendance of members
The senior choir Of the church render,
ed good music with solos by Miss Ha'
gel b. Cook and Perry AFTER.
AT the evening service there was
unusual interest. Rey. ]. S. Robin,
son OF the West Virginia Conference
delivered a very strong and helpful
sermon on Sacrificial Love. The ju,
nior choir rendered good singing but
1t had q strong rival in the singing OF
old Methodist hymns by the preache.
Of the evening and the congregation.
The second mortgage held on the
church by Lee Burchinal sincee 1911
was consigned to the flames by Miss
Vera Cox and Master Wilbur
Williams. The collection for the day
was S55, making the total raiy offerinL
$3.50.
The official board Of the church
desires to record Its thanks and high
appreciation to the members mad the
friends OF the church for their liberti
support, also TO the portion Of the
white citizenship that aas always
shown Its practical sympathy in the
church's work by Its liberal contribu.
tons.
Though the second mortgage has
been paid there is still a remaining in,
debtedness upon the church Of $1,000.
This may seem a large amount but
when 1t is remembered that the church
was built in 1911 at a cost OF $4,000
and that after the foundation was dry
there were no remaining funds In
hand and a membership at that time
OF only SO on the books we are forcel
to the conclusion that some one had
Abrahamic faith and others the good
grace TO work. We I thankful for
the past blessings; we will be calling
upon you again for further help SO do
your duty cheerfully and all will go
smoothly.
The congregation assisted the
members Of the order in making their
deposits which amounted to $11.75.
This amount was given to the build.
ing fund. From the preachers ad.
dress there was a kind Of uneasiness
in the minds OF the brothers as to
whether they were Masons on the
square or merely operators.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Railroad Teams
Playat Clarksburg

Yesterday afternoon at clarksburg
the Grafton B. & o. railroad team de-
feated the Weston B. & o. railroad
team in a fast game to the score OF
5 to ]. Pop Shriyer who pitched for
Wesleyan college this year, pitched
for Weston, but was unable to hoIa
the Grafton sluggers. Curry. OF ", v.
u, who Is next years captain OF foot.
ball at the state university, caught
for the Grafton team. The Grafton
team will play Clarksburg B. & o.
team today and a very interest.
Ing match Is expected.
SOCIETY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Clarksburg Drug
Companies in Trouble

CLARKSBURG, June 24.-John H.
Tenney. deputy state commissioner OF
prohibition, stationed here, was mott.
fed by Fred o. Blue, state commission.
er prohibition at Charleston, that the
department had withdrawn the right
to manufacture and sell alcohol and
wine from the W. ]. Homer Drug com.
pany and the Norwood Drug company,
which conduct drug stores in this com.
munity The state commissioner de-
clared that substantial information
had been furnished his department
that these companies had been sell.
ing alcohol contrary to the provis.
ions Of the prohibition law
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Mrs. John Simpson
Dies at Brownsville


A message received her yesterday
evening from Brownsville, Pa. an.
nounced the death Of Mrs. John Simp.
son, mother OF Mrs. W. A. Finley OF
this city, after a long illness. During
the last several weeks Mrs. Simpson
had been growing steadily worse and
her daughter, who had spent much OF
the last winter with her mother, re.
turned again to her bedside. Mr.. Fin.
ley Joined her recently and both were
there when the end came.
Mrs. Simpson had been a visitor at
the home OF her daughter on a mum.
Der OF occasions and has many friends
here who will learn Of her death with
regret. She issuryived by her hus.
band, two daughters and a son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

Rally Of Laymen-Tomorrow even
ing at s o'clock there will be laymen's
rally at the NJ. E. Church south. D.
P. Smith OF Boothsville and w. Dixon
Smith OF Parkersburg, VITO well known
leaders in the layman movement will
make addresses and W. D. Straight,
local lay leader will be the presialns
officer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
NOTICE.
To Whom It May Concern:

Notice is hereby given that the un'
dersigned. who was, on the 18th day
OF May, 1915, sentenced by the circuit
court Of Marion county, West Virgin
Ia, to serve a term Of five years con
inement in the State Penitentiary OF
Moundsville, West Virginia. for vol,
untary manslaughter, will, on the 18th
day Of July, 1916, Oh as soon thereat
ter as he car be heard, apply to the
Honorable Henry D. Hatfield, Cover.
nor Of the State of West Virginia, for
a pardon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Brief kilograms

WASHINGToN!-The House yes
terday approved a resolution declar.
Ing that q national emergency now ex-
lists and granting to the President
power to draft the militia into the
Federal service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
AMERICAN AVIATION klLLEp

PARIS, June 24.-Corporal Victor
Chapman of New York, a member OF
the Frances-American firing corps
was killed yesterday at evrdun after
bringing down three German aero.
planes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED

LONDON. June 24.-The British
steamship Brussels with passengers
no board has been captured by Ger.
a destroyers and taken into Zee.
brugge. 1t is stated there were no Am.
orleans on the vessel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

NEW YoRK-Elihu Root and Vice
Presidential Candidate C. W. Fair
banks were callers at the Hughes
headquarters yesterday. Mr.. Hughes
went over the entire plan Of cam.
paign with them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

of at least f~orty-eight troopers. was
strong enough to deal with any stu
alton which 1t might meet. Colonel
James Lockett is in command of the
Elevnth cavalry, with Henry Allen
as lieutenant colonel. Command Of
the expedition may have been en-
trusted to either OF these officers or
to Major Robert L. Howes, Charles
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Leave for Denver. Colo.

Mrs. William Embrey and little son
Bruce Mcdonald Embrey leave tonight
for Denver, Col, to spend some time
with Mr.. Embrey who is located there
in the automobile business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

WAsHINGToN.-A building pro,
gram which included four superdread.
naughts and four battle cruisers has
beenlagreed upon by the Senate Naval
subcommittee
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

Picnic and Danee-The foreign res.
ldents in the vicinity Of Ballah Spring
and Grant Town will hold a picnic and
dance this afternoon and tonight. A
| band from Uniontown will furnish the
music.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
Town Talk

Preaching at Pleasant Valley
Rev. ]. v. Brown Of the First ward vii
preah at Pleasant Grove yalleye to!
morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

Democrats to Meet-pemocratic
State Chairman C. L. Shaver OF this
city has issued a call for the newly
elected state committee to meet at
the Waldo hotel In Parkersburg Tues.
day Of next week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24
/. Hedekin or Melvin W. Rowell.

A. Hedekin or Melvin W. Rowell.
State troops will begin movement
towards the border within the next
few days. General Funston has made
his plans for disposal Of the National
Guard mustered into the service OF
the government. Their destinations
have not been announced, however,
for reasons of military expediency.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

Suffrage Meetinss-Dr. H. NJ. Dilla,
who is addressing meetings in Ma.
rion' county in the interest OF the
equal suffrage movement will speak
this afternoon at Worthington and this
evening at Monongah. Monday she
will address a meeting at Fairview and
the following evening she will be at
Rivesville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-24

fine this morning before Mayor An
thony Bowen He was turned over to
the county to tell Prosecuting Attor.
ney Haggerty where he got his sup.
ply of Barleycorn.
Resting Easily-Frederick Blome,
Jr.. son Of Baltimore who swallowed q
metal ring while visiting his uncle,
Manager Miller OF he Grand and who
was sent to Pittsburgh specialist is
resting very well according to word
received this morning. The ring has
slipped down into the stomach but
DIR. Jackson the specialist says he ey.
poets to get it out within thu mex:
twenty four hours without an rpsra-
ticn.
Waive Hearins-Worthy Lanham
and Benjamin Merrill, accused Of sew
eral burglaries about the city, waived
preliminary hearing yesterday and
will stay In Jail until the next grand
Jury sits. Lanham and Merrill admit
stealing watches and money and 9TH.
er articles about the city and were
caught with some Of the goods on
them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07
U. S. STAND PLEASEs MEXICO.
Capital Much Gratifed at Reception OF
Note by Lansing.

Mexico City, July 7.--General Carran
"a received first word from press cable
gram that Secretary Lansing, after
studying the Mexican reply, expressed
a willingness to continue the negotia
tions
The message which reached the foreign
Office before the arrival OF Ambassador.
Designate Arredondos official advices
was received with undisguised satsfac-
ton by Foreign Secretary Aguilar.
The Mexican government" said Senior
Aguilar, invited the government OF the
United States TO continue the interna-
tional negotiations in spirit of frank
cordiaIity to reach a satisfactory solu-
ton II seems that the government oi
the United States has accepted the pro-
posal animated by the same good will and
desire as the Mexican government"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07
Will Ask TO Be Allowed to
Give Aid to the
~ Syrians
THOUSANDS
ARE STARVING
The Turks Seem Bent on a
Policy of Extermi-
nation

Washington. July IA note 10 Tbr
KEY urging that neutrals be allowed e
distribute relief supplies in Syria is u
preparation and may be sent to-day.
The situation in Syria both as re.
CARDS famine and massacre is extreme
" serious, according TO advices received
by the state department. Thousands Of
Syrians are known to be in a desperate
plight---the estimate ranges from 2Oopu
to 50.000-and the action OF the Turkish
authorities against the Syrians is a.
drastic as that to which Armcnians were
subjected.
While the intention OF the Turkish
government is apparently to exterminate
the Syrians through famine, there have
been many executions. Appeals to the
United States government to assist the
Syrians have been received in great mum.
beers. In response to these appeals Unit
ed States officials not only have been in
structed to investigate conditions in
Syria, but to inform the Turkish govern
ment that there is strong feeling oi
sympathy in the United States for the
destitute inhabitants of the country
So far the Turkish government has
BY it's silence refused to consent to the
distribution of relief supplies by a nett
trail committee. Since June p, when the
Turkish minister of foreign affairs prom
Used to give an early reply TO the United
States inquiry, nothing has been heard
from the Turkish government on the
subject during the two weeks interim
reports received from abroad indicate
that the plight of the Syrians is increas-
ing in desperation.
The purpose of the note to the Turk
ish government, which is likely to 20
forward to-day, is to call the attention
of Ottoman authorities to the interest Of
neutrals everywhere in humane treat
ment for the starving thousands.
ANY action the United States can take
on behalf of the Syrians is necessarily
circumscribed by diplomatic limitations
The note is expected TO call the atten
ton OF the Turkish authorities TO the
perhaps fatal character Of the delay and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07
He May Handle the Funds
of the Republican Ma
tional Committee
LONG INTERVIEW
WITH HUGHES
Members of Executive Com,
mittee All Chosen, Tho
Not Made Public

New York. July John Wanamaker
the New York and Philadelphia depart
ment store proprietor, may become tho
treasurer OF the Republican national
campaign committee. MIR Wanamukcr
conferred with Charles Evans Hughes at
the headquarters at the Hotel .Astor io-
! halt an hour yesterday and then was
closeted for u similar length of time with
! William r. Wilcox, chairman of the ma
tional committee.
Mr. Wanamaker left the headquarters
with his conference with Chairman wal
cox unfinished, but with the understand
ing that he would see the chairman again
to-day Asked the direct question whcta-
er he would become treasurer OF the COM
mittee, lr Nanamaker replied; Il nave
talked with the nominee and the chair
man. Mr. Wilcox ana | did not conclude
our talk, but We will meet again later
With my interview unfinished hesitate
about saving anything definite
The suffragette question commanded
the presidential candldate's attention.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, president OF
the National Suffrage association, aud
Mrs Norman De r. Whitehouse, presi-
dent Of the New York State Suffrage as
ISOLATION, comforting with Mrs Hughes.
Later in the day delegation OF anti
sutfragsts waited von the nominee. Mr..
Hughes received both delegations cor
daily, but made no statement
Leaders Of prominence conferred with
Mr. Hughes and Mr.. Wilcox and masses
of letters and kilograms were brought
into the headquarters throughout the
day. Among those who came to the Of
flee were Governor w r. Hoggett ~
Alaska. Herbert s. Satterlee. son-in-law
OF J. Pierpont Morgano John l. King.
committeeman IN Connecticut;
f. A. Juillard Of New York: George Z.
Riggs, and Congressman Fl. B, Snyder.
Mrs. John HAYS Hammond of Glouccs |
ter, Mass, offered her services TO Chair /
man Wilcox, saving that she was excep |
keen about the campaign and (
that she was anxious TO do whatever she ,
could Mrs Hammond IS one Of the ac-
tive members of the wornan's national !
committee of the Hughes alliance, which I
opened headquarters at the Aston hotel |
afternoon. The committee is
composed of one hundred women living /
in various parts Of the United States. (
The first meeting will be held to-day
at Roslyn, /. l., following luncheon To
be held at the summer home there OF
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Mr.. Hughes
and Mrs. Hughes will motor over from
At the meeting a def
mite program for the campaign will be
adopted and local branches will be or
yanized. One probably will be located
N Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07

5e7; for conservation OF health, Sl2 $685.
SOS; for pensions and gratuities, So
ga ,902; and for other general and mis-
lcelaneous items IS $685. sos
The average per capita expenditures
for all governmental costs, including in
terest and outlays, in the 204 cities, were
S3465; and for all governmental costs,
including interest but excluding OUTLAWS,
the average per capita payments were
s240S. The highest figure shown under
the latter head for any one city is that
for Boston, S40.72 and the lowest Is
| that for Norristown, Pa, 1858.
| For the entire 204 cities taken together,
the payments for governmental costs, in
Guiding interest and outlsys, exceeded
the revenues by Sl39, 755sl5; but the rev.
enues exceeded the current expenses and
interest by sls9,s29.746, an amount con-
siderably more than one half as great as
that of the total outlays. which aggre
gated 1926. $50, SOL. In other words, the
cities OF over 10000, taken as a group,
are paying, from their revenues, all their
current expenses and interest and some
what more than half their outlays.
Cities in Which Revenues Exceed Ex-
penditures.
In all but three cities the revenue re-
ceipts exceeded the payments for current
governmental expenses and interest; and
in IS the revenues exceeded the total ex-
penditures for governmental costs. in
Guiding interest and OUTLAWS. The larg
est city in which this condition obta ined
was st. Louis, where the excess amount
ed to S2l7,ST3. or 80 cents per capita;
L. ~ sb
d. c.. for which it was 800, or
$685. per capita. These two were the
only cities OF more than 3O0.O 900 in which
the revenues thus exceeded the total ex
penditures for governmental costs.
Among the cities of 100000 to 100000,
the following showed excuses of rev.
enues over expenditures: Spokane and
Tacoma, Wash, Jersey City. n. J., Day
ton, O., Denver, Col, Birmingham, Ala,
and Atlanta, Ga.
Indebtedness.
The net indebtedness funded and
floating debt less assets in general sink
ing funds for the entire 204 cities
amounted to 1856, 1882, or 1856 per
capita. The net increase during the fis-
cal year for all the cities taken as
group, Sl4273l ,s34, represents approx
mately the excess of payments for gov
costs, including interests and
outlays, over revenues.
The net Indebtedness of New York
City, 1921 ,753,s59, is nearly two-thirds
Is great as the total for all other cities
VI over 10000 taken together, and is
more than nine times as great as that of
which stands second in this
aspect, with net Indebtedness of SOL
63 626. The per capita net indebtedness
# New York City, Sl72.s2, is greater
han that of any other large city, but
he corresponding per capita for Phila-
elphis, S6l.44. is considerably below the
verage for cities of 100000 or more.