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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Sons Of Revolution
Annual Meeting

The program for the annual meeting
Of the West Virginia Sons of the Revo.
luton which will be held at the Gore
hotel in Clarksburg on Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 20. has been issued and is as
follows:
Automobile drive, given by Clarks-
burg Sons-1: 90 to $3.50 p. m.
Business meeting, Hotel Gore--2:30
to 3:45 p. m.
Reception given by Mrs. William
Brent Maxwell, Regent of Daniel Da-
visson Chapter Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, at her home
at $40 West Pike street, Clarksburg,
to the visiting Sons and their ladies'
4:0o to $500 p. m.
Annual banquet Hotel Gore-S:30
Toastmaster-George Lee Duncan.
preparedness - Ex-Governor AL.
bert B. White.
"The Ladies'" by request-Captain
Melvin g. Sperry.
"Saratoga"-chArIes II. Harding.
"our Ancestors Paved the Way
Frederick T.{Martin.
The officers OF the organization are:
President, Charles L. Hickman; vice
president, Edmund p. Chancellor, Jr..;
treasurer, Francis E. Nichols; secre.
,ary and registrar, Baird Mitchell;i
Its5rtans Frank U: Bufdette.
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'TOiTAKEGENSUS
OFEAIRNONII IN
TWO HOURS TINE
Two Hundred Young People
Will Do the Enulner-
ating.
PASTORS MAKE PLANS
Cards For the Work Dis
tributed Today at the
Ministerial Meeting.

Two hundred young people of the
city, representing the various young
peoples societies Of the churches OF
the city, will take part in the church
census next Sunday, February 20.
A meeting OF the Ministerial asso'
citation was held this morning at the
Y. NJ. C. A. building, when plans were
perfected for the census and the cards
distributed which will be used by the
young people in taking the census.
The hours for the census taking will
be from 2.30 to 4.30 O'Clock, and it Is
the purpose to have the census OF the
entire eight wards OF the city taken in
that time.
. The main purpose OF the census is to
ascertain the number OF families III
the city not affiliated with some
church and to find the preference that
pastors OF the city may call upon
them.
The movement is in line with the
Go to Church movement recently in
augurated in the city, and it is
thought It will be great stimulus to
the movement.
Committees from each OF the
churches of the city will visit the
families in the wards and it is hoped
the census will be entirely completed
when the two hours are up.
The filled in cards will be taken
over by the Ministerial association
and be divided among the various
churches:
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.NRS.J.S. hamilton
WAS BURIED TODAY
Impressive Services Were
Held at Home of Frank
G. Boydston.

Impressive funeral services were
held this morning at 1890 o'clock at
the home Of Frank G. Boydston on
Plerpont avenue, over the body of Mrs.
John s. Hamilton. whose death occur.
red in Boise, Idaho, on Monday Of
last week. and whose body arrived
here Sunday afternoon, accompanied
by Hamilton and sons, Harold and
Edgar, and Mrs. David Gibson, Of Pt
Marion.
The services were conducted by
Rev G. e.. Goodwin, pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, and a
quartet, composed Of Miss Edna ia.
cobs, Mrs. W.9H- Roush, W.. D. Bar.
rlngton and Rev. Mr.. Goodwin. sang
effectively "Face to Face" and Crock
of Ages" The casket was surrounded
by many beautiful floral tributes.
Following the services at the resi-.
dence, the body was conveyed to
Woodlawn cemetery; where it Was
laid to rest beside the body of Ed
wins sthe infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton.
The pail bearers were all relatives
and were as follows: Charles Jackson,
Curtis Hamilton, of Pittsburgh; Fred
Gibson, of PIT. Marion. H. F. Smith,
Frank B. Pryor and Dr.; W. ]. Boyd.
ston.
Among the relatives here for the
funeral were Prof. T. G Miller, of
Shepherdstown, Mrs. Mary Hamilton,
a5l.nr NTapda1 IJonofftonH ~ pa1in n,
ton; Mr.. ard Mrs. Curtis Hamilton, Of
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Henry Captto and
SON. Henry, Of Charleston; Fred Glib
son, OF PIT. Marion, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claiming Moore and son, John, OF
Annabelle. and Miss Estelle Hamilton,
of Morgantown.
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HIGHEST WATER OF
. YEAR IS PROMISED
Now Twenty Feet And All
the Tributaries Are on
arise.

The sun shining all day today and
warmer weather promised for tomor.
row, would seem to indicate that Fair
mont Is to have more high water. The
streams entering the Monongahela riv-
er are already on rapid rise, the
Monongahcla itself being % feet deep,
or six feet above the average crest.
With the hills hereabouts covered
with. snow. which melting will neces-
sarily cause the river to pass the
flood tide, Swhich is rs feet, it seems
that the highest water OF. the season
will be here within the next few days.
The West Fork river from Weston
and CIarksburg is rising rapidly, and
the Tygarts Valley river from Graf,
ton begins TO show signs OF turbu'
lence at the junction at ,Johntown.
The ravino under the Coal Run
bridge looks as though it may be food
ed in a few hours at the present in:
crease per hour. Buffalo Creek is
bringing debris and stumps to the
river and is otherwise showing signs
of flooding its bank.
No damage Is reported from the
towns above here in the way OF high
water stopping the pumps, but few
feet more and Weston and Grafton
water works and electric lights will
be out OF commission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14

GRAND HOTEL
INIGRIEIAI HuRBl
-.@4- ----z-s-A4-
Report That Place Was to
Be Raided Was Girc.l-
lated.
POLICE lE ACCUSED
Hotel Manager Says Chief
.Harr Has 4 III For
Him.
Hotel Manager Says Chief
III NJ MI.

The issue existing between the 20.
lice department OF the city al1d tho
management Of the Grand Hotel took
a new turn Saturday night, wheu word
was passed on the ,stage9o the GRIND
Opera house that the hotel was To be
raided that night and twelve people.
including several married conpies,
checked out and went TO other hotels.
Harry Pople, the manager OF t1e
Grand hotel, names q member OF RE
police force as being Responsible for
this report The evidence he brings
to support It might sattsfy Jury but
It certainly would not convince man
OF candid mind bent on getting TO the
bottom OF the affair Too many CON
Meeting links are missing. There is
not the slightest doubt, however, that
the report that the hotel was to be
raided was passed about and WAS gem
orally believed. Nothing Of the kind
happened.
Pople declares that his hotel e on
the level and Just as respectable na
any other hotel in the city. He fur
thermore declares that his difficulties
with the police department grow out
OF the personal animosity Of Chief
Harr. Both Harr and Pople come
from East side families. and accord
ing to Pople'st tale they have been an-
tipathetic for manySyears ne DECLARES
that he was once compelled to with
draw an SappIica ion for nemberabip
In, q Fairmont lodge. because Harr
threatened to black ball him, and that
when It was announced last October
that he had assumed mana cement OF
the Grand Hotel friend went TO him
ana fold him Fthat fife chief OF police
mad declared he would drive him out
n, ,business h Thiss incident vas put up
IA .Harr[ during tSsg gnnurse Of Ponies
recent on : hearinE besora MAYOR Bowen
and Harr did not deny ft.
Mayor Bowen was asked this morn
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.PR0E.BLACKNILL
DIRECT THE new
CHORAL SOCIETY.
Selection Of West Virginia
University Man is. Cen
orally Approved.
NEXT WEEK.
Not Yet Decided What the
societyWill Produce in
the Spring.

The Fairmont Choral society will
begin rehearsals in the very near fu-
ture under the direction Of Prof. Louis
Black, dean Of the West Virginia Uni
versity school OF music. Prof. Black
has been selected by the Executive
committee to fill the office and the
selection has met with the unanimous
approval of members and prospective
members of the society.
A membership campaign has been
begun under the direction OF Mrs.
Charles w. Waddell, chairman OF the
Membership Committee, and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible III order that the first re-
hearsal will start with as full an at
tendance OF members as possible.
While It has been decided that a
public performance will be given in
the spring, at an early date in May,
the exact nature Of the production
has not been definately decided on,
but probabl will be of a mfscellan-
eous nature. There has been much
enthusiasm manifested by the mem
bers and by prospective members, who
wish to begin rehearsal as soon as pos
sible. The first rehearsal will proba-
bly, be held on Tuesday night Of next
week, February 22, but definite an
nouncement will be made later.
Prof. Black has had wide experience
in the conduct of choral societies
choirs, etc., and his selection as d.
rector assures the SUCCESS Of the move
ment.
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Chairman Hay
Writes to Wilson

by. ktaaOCtdkEu 49,.
WASHINGTON Feb. 14.-President
Wilson today received a letter from
Chairman Hay of the House Military
committee assuring him Of the desire
OF the committee to work in harmony
with him in perfecting the plan for
national defense.
The letter was sent in compliance
with resolution by the committee
thanking the President for his con-
fidence expressed in his published cor.
respondence with former Secretary
Garrison. The letter follows:
R"I have been instructed by the Com.
mittee on Military affairs Of the House
OF Representatives to- convey to you
the very great appreciation which the
committee feels for the confidence
which you have shown ineity good
faith and patriotism, and to assure
you otsits desire to work in harmony
with you in perfecting a plan which
would be of the greatest benefit to
the country"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Five Below Zero
Early This Morning

After the rain Of Saturday and Sat
urday night, Old Man Winter came
romping back to town and when the
official reading OF the thermometer
was taken this morning at eight o.
clock, the mercury stood ut three de.
grees below zero. And it had been even
colder. for the minimum for the TWEEN
ty.four hours previous to eight o'clock
was five degrees below.
Today is clear as a bell, but the sun
is not making any impression in the
ice and snow. The supply OF gas is
good, and SO far as could be learned
there was no suffering and very little
inconvenience due to the drop in ten.
perature. The roads in the country,
however, are next to impossible, for
the freeze did not come until after
the snow fell, and It added Just that
much to { the mud which the previous
rains caused. L X
TheSweath her fore cast calls for warm
l9riEJ might and stopqrro'y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Who In Fairmone
Knows Fay Josherine

A nine-year.old boy, giving his
name. as Fay Jasherine, and saying
that he is from Pittsburgh, was picked
up at Warrington last evening by the
police and taken to the station house.
He claims that he has no money, NO
place to sleep and nothing to eat.
He says that man named Mike ask
ed him in Pittsburgh II he would like
to take a trip. The boy told him he
would and Mike brought him to Mann.
ington, where he left him. Mike dis
appeared upon their arrival at Mann
ington.
The boy says that he knows people
in Fairmont named Tchniski and 0urn-
iskf, an dthe police OF Warrington
will ask the Fairmont police to make
an effort to find the boys street ad-
dress so that he can be sent home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
CHANGE IN WEATHER
vEX|.E:.S RAILROADS D
Baltimore and Ohio's Trains
Were Late This Morning,
Trolley Troubles.

Train No. 81 on the Baltimore &
Ohio from Pittsburgh due here at 6:5o
this morning arrived at $3.50, one hour
and forty minutes late. Train No.
so due at s:45 from Pittsburgh also,
was one hour and 3o.minutes late. No
8 from New York due here at 10:0S
this morning was one hour late. All
these delays were due to the sudden
fall in temperature, which had a bad
effect on the rails and, also on the
rocks and dirt in cuts along the lines.
In nFseveral places along the road a
fall OF 20 degrees in "a hours was ex-
perienced thereby contracting the rails
to such an extent that breaks and
twists were met with at many sta
tions.
The traction company had trouble
yesterday. morning with bad rails on
account of tho weather. The Loop
Park car line was delayed one hour
on account of one Of the cars being
derailed at Edgemont. This, however
was the only delay suffered by that
company.
The steam roads yesterday were
more or less crippled temporarily all
along the line. The blizzard which hit
the Eastern States, having delayed
most OF the main line trains on the
Baltimore & Ohio, the connecting
trains which run through Faicmont
were little late.
The Monongahela railroads New
York Central train duo here ut 1886
Saturday night was one hour and thir-
ty minutes late on. account Of small
slide at North FaiTmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Constable Arrests
Booze Filled Trunk

Friday night sheritf Conaway re.
ceived information that a certain
trunk which was being shipped into
Monongah was more than likely II
quor container He sent Constable
Harry Connors TO Monongah to catch
the receiver Of the trunk and bring
both the man and trunk here.
Connors waited at Monongah for
two days, expecting to catch the man,
but the consignee must have been tip
ped of, for he did not appear. Wien
it became dark Saturday evening, Con
nors brought the trunk here. When
opened in the office of the prosecuting
attorney, it contained 81 quarts of
whiskey.
The whiskey was placed in the base.
ment Of the court house, where it will
remain until Confscation day, day
that comes about every three months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Britain and France
Each Lose a Cruiser
TEN MEN WERE LOST WHEN THE
ARETHusA WENT
DOWN.

LONDON, Feb. IA British
cruiser Arethusa struck a mine today
of the east coast Of England, accord
ing to statements made by the British
official press bureau.
1t Is feared, the statement adds, the
vessel is an entire loss. About 10
men were lost in the sinking of the
cruiser.
PARIS, Feb. 14-Reports OF the
loss of the French cruiser Admiral
'Charner, which was reported to have
been sunk by submarine which was
patroling the Syrian coast, were con-
firmed today. According to information
received at the French ministry of ma
rine, raft bearing one live sailor and
the bodies of II Of his companions has
been picked up off the coast of Syria.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Datesis Fixed For
Paw Paw Election

Paw Paw districts good roads COM
mtttee met with the members of the
county Saturday afternoon and formal.
~ presented the petition for special
efection on the question Of bond is
sne for road construction in the dis
triet.
TUESDAY, March 81, was the date TX.
cd upon, for the. election. The ques-
ton before the voters will be the issue
s. non issue Of serial bonds in the
sun of $36O,000 for the purpose OF
constructing about 90 miles OF perma-
nent hard surface roads.
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Missionary Rally
For the East Side
CHURCHES THEN WILL UNITE IN
SPECIAL SERVICES TO
LAST A WEEK

A Missionary Rally will be held by
the Diamond Street NJ. E. church, First
M. P. church and Palatine Baptist
church, beginning Sunday, February
20, and lasting five days. Mrs. Shep-
herdson will be here and give a series
OF lectures. Mrs. Stephenson will
be remembered by all who attended
her lectures at the First Baptist
church last fall.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Shepherd
son will lecture at the First NJ. p.
church, and on Sunday evening at the
Diamond Street M. 2. church,
The entire program for the Rally,
with the subjects OF Mrs. Shepherd
sons lectures, will be announced later.
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No Successor Yet
For Sec. Garrison
PRESIDENTS WEEKEND TRlF
DOWN cHEsAPEAkEWAs
STORMY.
fRv Associated Preasl

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE May
flower; with President and Mrs. VIII:
son aboard, arrived at the Navy yards
at a. m. today. They did not leave
the yacht for the White House until
shortly before 8 o'clock.
The Presidents yacht had a, rough
voyage home during which no one left
the cabin and twas said some OF the
members OF the party were seasick.
The President reached nc. decision
on whom to appoint secretary ow war
while he was on his weekend trip
down the Potomac, and a successor to
former Secretary Garriso may not be
announced for several days.
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Austrian AViators
Drop Bombs on Milan. /

(By AsEoeIated Preasl
LONDON, Feb. ia Reuter- dis
patch from Milan says six persons
were killed and several injured by
bombs dropped from aeroplanes that
appeared over the city this morning.
The dispatch says several saeroplanes
took part in a raid which was made at
o o'clock this morning. Anti air craft
guns opened "a heavy fusiIade and the
aeroplanesE disappeared. The. material
damage was small. The casualties
were entirely among ctyilians.
Milan lis the second largest city In
ItalygwithS "a Epopulat ion Of 500, 600. It
has some Of the finest churches OF
Europe. MN n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Too Late; Woodrow
Already Has One

fRy ARsocIntcd Press
K WASHINGTON, Feb. 14'-President
Wilson and every member Of congress
received today a valentine from the
Conversational Union for Women's
suffrage. All were. inscribed with ap.
propriated equal franchise sentiments.
The Presidents bore the. sentence:
Wont you be our valentine; we will
be your Valentines" in scribed on a
heart a foot high. 90 E
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Germans Announce
Important Gains
n..As.an,la ~ prnln.

F5y- T1AESDCIW TVN1T ---7-- T-T
BERLIN, !, Feb! 14-Important gains
for the Germans in two engagements
were reported today by the War Office:
Northwest of Tahure positions over
a front Of 700 yards were captured.
Seven officers and 800 men we're made
prisoners. In the region foi Anersept
near the French frontier, the Allies
positions 400 yards long were captured
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Allies Push North
From Saloniki

LONDON, Feb. 14-Increasing activ.
ity in the Balkans is reported from
Athens. An Exchange Telegraph dis
patch filed yesterday said that follow
ing the arrival of French and British
reinforcements at Saloniki, the French
are again proceeding up the railway,
concentrating troops as for forward
as the Bulgarian frontier.
Tho Bulgarians are said to have oc-
cupied one third OF Albania.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
Rabies Scare In the
Vicinity Hib:bs Run

A quarantine has been established
-,3h the vicinity OF Hibb's run on &C.
'tonnt OF several animals reported to
Ne rome mad. SAINT Hibbs and daugh-
were bittens by a dog and are now
Washingt taking treatment. Dogs
sep andi ihogsf are said to have been
cted. HI
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card Of TIh-anks, !

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Merrifeld and
family desire to thank their friends
and neighbors for the many acts OF
kindness and the beautiful flowers, sent
during the illness and after the death
oftheirtd rtdaugh hteri and sister Miss Elsie
"
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FIRE IN f sMuNITfoN PLANT
4 SCHNECTADY,sN. g, Feb. 1.-THE
munition plant OF the General Elcc-
trio company was wrecked by fire to-
day, The blaze was titsalIy extinguiDh-
ed by the companyss dre department
and no report was MADE TO the city
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
HAVE THE GRANARY OF THE BALKANS

According to the dispatches yesterday Bucharest the
capital of Rmania is in the hands OF the Teuton allies
At the time there is grand disruption IN the Eng
iish cabinet which this news will not tend to better
Rumania has simply received the treatment from
the allies that all other nations joining them have received
and paying the same penalty did they At this dis
tance would seem that the whole trouble lay in the fact
that there no united and concerted action between the
allies 1t has been the habit during the entire for
each nation to act largely independent Of the others.
When Russia making hard drive on the eastern
front the allies the west laid off and watched the
fight and when the fighting most desperate on the
western front Russia took breathing spell. This is the
main cause behind the in the British cabinet for
oyd George who stands head and shoulders above the
balance of the English leaders has always insisted con-
certed action and lessening Of bosses.
The object of the German drive is said not to be Buch
Arrest alone but determination to crush the Rumanan
armies and then make further drive at Russia with
only guess work. for the German generals not prone
to tell their objects in advance. However, should this
prove true the Teutons will have the biggest contract
they have yet undertaken. To advance short distance
into Russian territory may not be very difficult but the
country is large and railroad facilities so poor that to
penetrate any distance into it Is difficult matter.
Napoleon went to Moscow He also came back That IS
about all any nation do with Russia. To send an
army thousands of miles from its base of supplies and
with Russas restricted railroad service maintain It, is
practical impossibty. Germany will probably be con-
tent with having meted out severe punishment to Ru
MANIA and will not try to go far into Russia. She has
captured great supplies of foodsus and is in possession
of the granay of the Balkans if not Of Europe In this
respect her victory in Rumana is OF more Importance
than any of her others.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

To the Editor of the Daily CAPITAL
Journal: | desire to use your Open
Forum, for the following letter which
| think will be of interest to the vot.
ers of Salem and certainly to the
property owners.
Having expected to see upon the bal
lot proposition looking to the bond.
ing Of the city for the purpose of re-
funding the expense incurred on street
improvements to date, and providing q
means of carrying on future improve
ments, and not having chance to
vote on the matter, | have a plan that
appears to me sufficient to cover all
objections that might arise in the mat
ter, as follows: Change the charter so
that the issuance of $1,50000O in
bonds can be authorized by the proper
authority, bearing per cent interest
from the date of issuance. Return to
each property owner ON which the
pavement or Improvement assessment
has been paid enough of these per
cent bonds to cover the amount of the
street improvement, and in cases where
only part of the payment has been paid
and the balance stands as a lien or
bond against the property, the owner
of the property shall pay enough money.
into the city treasury to pay the bal
ance due ON said bond and accumulated
interest thereon and he shall then be
entitled to have issued to him the bond
COVERING the entire amount of his
street assessment for paving or inn
provement. If, of course, he viii not
make this payment as above provided
the city or owner of the bond can at
its option foreclose as provided by the
present charter and ordinance. Now
as to the matter of extending the pres
cnt Improvement or making new street
improvement, am informed that about
s750,O00 will be required to pay off
these claims for pavement or street inn
provcments already made. That would
leave in the hands of the city treas
urcr the sum of S7j0,000 in unsigned