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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
CHIEF HARR JA|LS
UNWILLING AID
Glen Roach Sent to County
Jail to Await Indiana
Officers.

Susie Keyser, colored, and A. Van
leer, colored, were arrested last even
ing by Chief of Police Fred Harr.
They both appeared in court this
morning and were fined So each for
their offenses. Susie was drunk on
Washington street and awfully hard
to handle when Chief Harr tried to
take he rto Jail. The Chief called
Vanleer to help take along Susie and
Eanleer responded by assisting all
possible to break the chiefs hold on
the woman. This riled the chief,
who drew his billet and threatened
Xanleer. who from that time on help
ed ,tnSg iI&eae " .v@o get5 Sye sfsssv4 5jaji.
He was jagged himself when they
got there. Neither was able to pay,
going back to Jail to serve their fines
cut.
Glen Roach, alias Murphy, Lewis
and several other aliases, was remov-
ed from the city Jail to the county
jail to await the arrival of officers
from Marion, Ind. The Hoosier Off
GERS will take Roach back to that
state to serve the remainder of an
eight year sentence for larceny. Two
and one-half years have been served.
He will fight requisition papers
through Attorneys Bell and Amos.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Showing Why Errors
Are Printed at Times
SOME eRATulrous LIAR SPREAD
FALSE REPORTS ABOUT
BOYD ANDERSON

els this the West virginian?" said
n thfn voice on the telephone this
morning. yep, you've guessed light
answered the fellow at the telephone
desk.
well, here's a little news for you;
Boyd Anderson slipped yesterday, fell
against pole, struck his head and
has been unconscious ever since. He
was taken 30 ho;ital,4 volunteered
the voice.
20. X" said the reporter
In few minutes Il was discovered
that Boyd Anderson, while serving
dinner at noon yesterday, slipped on
some snow that fell from customers
overshoes and bumped his brow
against the point of a square post.
He cut his forehead but went about
his work. At four o'clock he disap.
peared. having left on the 4 p. m. train
for Chicago to purchase some goods
for his new restaurant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Health and School Boards
and Medical Society Off
GERS Hold Meeting.
.COLEBANK HAS PLAGUE
Diagnosis in East Side Case
Has Been Confirms
ed.

By actual test made by Dr. O. ".
Waddell yesterday, both chemical and
microscopic. 1t was proven that the
case OF Byran Colebank Is true one oil
poliomyelitis. For the past several
days, there have been skepties who
would not believe that the Coiebani
case was one Of infantlle paralysis.
In order to satisfy all concerned the
test was made aud the original diagno
sis confirmed.
Nan John son, seven.yearoid daugb.
ter OF G. E. Johnson, OF Chicago street
is gradually growing worse. Last night
both legs were paralyzed, and this az
ternoon the right arm was also de
clared infected and useless.
The cases have been quarantinec
and segregated and the doctors OF the
city do not feel that any greater spread
can be made. at least from these two
cases. But the Marion County Medi
cal society in session yesterday voted
as to whether the closing OF the
schools would be the proper thing
Although the majority voted in favor
OF adopting the resolution closing the
schools. 1t Is said that some of the
pest physicians IN the City voted
against It However the recommenda.
ton TO close down all schools except
the Normal Ras made TO the Boards
of Education Of Union and Fairmons
Independent district. Drs. w n
Sands and Fl. II. Johnson. president
and secretary Of the Marion County
Medical society, signed the communica.
ton to the city.
The Board OF Affairs, consisting o.
Mayor Anthony Bowen, Commission
ers j. Walter Barnes. Ira Smith and
Albert Lehman when melting witt
City Physician C. NJ. Rlmage form
Board OF Health. This Board and the
Boards of Education and the Medica
society met this afternoon to discus
the Medical society's recommends
ton.
The meeting was called for the pnr
pose of giving all sides a chance e
express their opinions on the posi-
bllity OF shutting down the schools
with but two isolated cases OF infan
tile in the city
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Cooperative Store
Proves Successful
NEW DELIVERY TRUCK IN SER
vIcE-sToRE ROOM TO
BE ENLARGED.

Auditors of the Failmont Co.opera-
tive store who have just completed an
examination OF the affairs of the con-
Germ find that 1t is $1,000 better OFF
than when it began business and in
the meantime stockholders and oth-
ers who have been patronizing 1t by
means OF coupon books, have been get
ting their supplies at discount of five
per cent. In addition to this it is the
expectation that dividend of five per
cent, on all purchases will be made
to the stockholders soon.
H. V. villers, the manager, who has
proved an unusually successful buyer
reported that all the bills Of the store
had been discounted. A new automo.
bile delivery truck went into service
today and plans are now under way for
an enlargement of the store so as to
accommodate the rapidly growing
business. One does not have to be a
stockholder to get the advantage of
the low prices of the store.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
SCHOOL
At PENNINGTON
Experts Will Furnish In
struction for Three
Days Sessions.

Marion County's agricultural eX-
tension school will be held at Far
mington February 18th and 18th, in
elusive. Speakers and experts on va
rious phases of farm life have been
named by the University officials and
County Agent II. l.. Smith is now at
work on the preliminaries TO what is
expected 10 be the largest and most
successful eNtenOsin School yet at.
tempted.
II. j. Campbell. agronomy expert
of the University. will be at the
school the entlre three Days and will
lecture on Soil and Crops in their
various relations. Professor Cave,
dairy specialist ut the University, will
lecture on Tuesday and Wednesday
on "Dairyins." On Thursday Mr. C..
a. Louder, veterinary specialist, will
lecture on Veterinary Sciences" Mr..
Cody, of the poultry department at
the University, will lecture on ''Poul-
try Work" the last day of the school.
Arrangements are being made for
having the school held in the base
ment of the church at Pennington,
and it is probable that this will be
luc lOCdllOn vi lllG IldbbGG'
Interest and attendance in things
pertaining to better agriculture is
typical of Marion county farmers. At
the farmers week just closed at the
University. Marion county had Ga in
attendance, second only to Mononga-
liza county. wherein the University is
located. Harrison county was eclips-
ed, while last year they had larger
representation than did Marion. But
three counties were not represented
at the school, where total OF 914
farmers received modern instruction.
and where, even from such distant
county as Kanawha came IS farmers.
From the popularity in which past
extension schools have been held by
the parctical farmers OF Marion, 1t Is
believed that 1915 exceptional pro-
gram will be favored with large at
tendance and strictest attention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
OWEN TEMPLE DIES,
White PLAGUE VICTIM
Body Was Brought from
Pittsburgh Hospital This
Morning.

The body of Owen Fimple. aged 20
years. whose death occurred yester-
day afternoon at the Tubercular Lea.
que hospital at Pittsburgh, where he
had been a patient since last Octo.
Der. was brought to this city this
morning and taken to the home OF hts
brother, Ralph FimpIe, at Edgemont,
where funeral services will be conduct.
cd Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock
with interment following at the Fest
Ter cemetery near MonOngah.
Previous to going to Pittsburgh Mr..
Fimple resided with his mother, Mrs.
Albert Criswell at Monongah. He was
employed with the Walter Eliason con-
tracing firm in this city until i'll health
forced him to enter the sanitarium.
He is survived by his mother. one
brother, Ralph Fimplc. one sister, Miss
Florida Fimple, and by one half.broth.
er and one half.sister, Jennings Girls
well and Virginia Criswell
He was member Of the Black Dia-
mond lodge, No. 72. Knights Of Pyth-
las of Monongah.
Undertaken Il. l.. Cunningham has
charge of the funeral arrangements.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
DEWEY
PROBABLY DYING
Physicians Hold Out No
Hope That He Will
Recover.
fny Assoclnted pr.ssl

WASHINGTON, Jan 16.-Admiral
Dewey's condition at $3.50 today was
said by his doctors TO be distinctly
worse" and it was feared he would not
live through the day. Dr. Fauntleroy
issued this statement:
Admiral Dewey has slowly declined
during the night and early morning.
Ills lungs are beginning to become af-
fectcd. Temperature (by axilla), 1O2,
pulse 120. respiration 80. His breath
Ing is more labored and his kidneys
are depressed. Swallowing is difficult
and his general condition is distinctly
worse"
Another statement issued by Dr.
Fauntleroy at noon said:
'"rhe Admiral Is slightly worse than
at the time the first statement was is
sued today
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Important Offensive Has De
veloped Along the NAL
danian Frontier.
HOLD THEIR0WN.
Signs of Impending Activity
in Macedonia Are Re-
ported.

The Russo-Rumanian defense of
the Sereth lines in Northern Ru-
mania has turned to the form of a
heavy counter attack which are be-
ing delivered both along the Molda-
Wan frontier and between Fokshani
and the Danube.
Berlin today announces two such
attacks, each delivered in strong
force and each without permanent
advantage. 1t is admitted that in the
assaults between the Kasino and
Suchit2a valleys in the Moldavian
mountains the Rumanians penetrat-
ed the German positions at one point,
but this success is declared to have
been but temporary, counter attack
eXpelling the Entente forces.
The most ambitious attempt to
push back the Teutonic attack was
made along the Sereth line between
the mountains and the Danube in the
vicinity of Fundeni. Russian troops
in vast formations were thrown into
Il storm attack yesterday evening al
ter violent artillery preparations.
here, too, the Teutonic lines were
reached during the second effort, but
could not be held by the attackers.
sJle deadly Austro- German curtain
IRE broke up the main Russian at
tacf Barltn Gcelpsas ssss'-.az-i''-
= Elsewhere there has been little
fighting so far as the current official
ST., esment states.
mere are signs of possible impend-
ing activity of an important nature
along the front in Macedonia. In this
connection interest attaches to a
news agency report of the present
movements of General Falkenhayn.
former chief of the German staff and
latLerly commander of important
forces of the Rumanian campaign.
de is said to have reached Lerissa
after having travelled in submarine
from Kavala.
The report sent out from Saloniki
by correspondent of u Paris news.
paper says the Greek government is
in constant communication with the
uerman government by means of a
wireless plant hastily constructed at
Larissa. Another report from cor
respondent with General Sarrail's
army declares the Entente forces in
Macedonia are to be augmented pre-
liminary to an offensive which will
have for It's object the cutting of the
Berlin.C onstantinoplc railroad ruu.
ming through Serbia and Bulgaria.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Rosenbloom Would
Pension Firemen
(py Assoclatcd Pressl

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. 1s.-
Pension for city firemen and moth
trs are provided for in bill introduced
today III the Senate by Senator Ben i.
Rosenbloom
Senator Roy Parrish introduced q
bill for payment OF expenses Of county
court in counties having over ~
population.
Senator ". p, MeAboy Introduced E
measure to provide semismonthly pa,
for all railroad employees.
These and 10 others were presented
in the Senate bringing the total mum
Der of bills referred to committee tc
&C..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
QUARANTINE GUARD
TRUE TO HIS TRUST
Would Not Let Plumber Fix
Pipe in the Walker
Home.

Word was tclephoned to Water
Commissioner Ira L. Smith this morn
ing that the pipes in the Walker prop
erty ON Merchant street. where the In
fantlle paralysis case of Bryan Cole.
bank d lat sbufst M.
Smith sent man to FIX saem.
The pipe fixer was met in front Of
the house by the guard who would not
let anybody under the sun inside that
house." The men argued and both
phoned Mr.. Smith. 1t finally became
necessary for Mr.. Smith to talk to the
guard and to induce him to let Dom
mic into the cellar where the frozen
pipes were repaired.
1t would not have been the city's
duty to repair these pipes had it not
been that the municipality had placed
the guard at the house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
BIG BANKERS ARE SUMMONED in LEAK PROBE
Wanted His
Fauorite Paper
to FoHow Him

When n. E. Jamison, assistant
cashier Of the National Bank Of
Fairmont. left the other day for
little vacation in California. friends
who dropped around to bid him
good bye noticed that he was un.
easy. Finally he admitted that he
was afraid he was going to go
away leaving some important mat.
ter unattended to.
Sure enough no did, for Monday
he wired a night letter to The
West Virginian saying that he had
found memorandum In his poe.
ket, Subscribe for The West Vir.
ginian." He made haste to repair
the oversight and said that he was
continuing his Journey with his
mind entirely at peace.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Jane Josephine Hart
Buried This Morning

The body of little Jane Josephine
Hart, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hart, whose death occurred on Sun.
day. was consigned to the grave this
morning in the Holy Cross cemetery,
following services at st. Peters Cath.
Ollie church conducted by Rev. Father
Boutlou. Services were held at q
o'clock and were attended by large
number of friends and relatives, in.
GLIDING a number from near by towns
There were many beautiful floral
tributes. Several boy friends of the
little girl acted as pallbearers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Will Attend Funeral
of Dr.. Thomas S. Lewis

Mrs. Mary Booher. and daughter,
Miss Edith Bryan. will leave this az
ternoon for Washington, Pa, where
they will attend the funeral of Dr..
Thomas S. Lewis. husband of Mrs.
Margery Booher Lewis, whose death
occurred on last Tuesday at his home
at Tuscon, Arizona. The funeral par.
~ is expected to reach Pittsburgh
Wednesday morning and the funeral
will take place either Wednesday or
Thursday. The body will be taken
to the home of Mr.. Lewis father at
Washington. Harry Fitzgerald, a cou.
sin of Mrs. Lewis, went to Chicago
and viii accompany the funeral party
to Washington! &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Intermediate Court
January Term Opens

intermediate court for the regular
January term was called at 9 o'clock
this afternoon by Judge George A. Vim
cent. The first business taken up was
the calling of the docket and the set
ting of cases down. for trial. 1t is ex-
pected that the majority of the Grim
inal cases will be set for trial at this
term.
The petit jury has been instructed
TO report for duty Monday morning.
January %, at which time the trial Of
cases will be started. With the CO.
operation of the attorneys, It is be,
lieved the January term Of Interme-
diate court can be finished without un-
necessary delay.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Fatally Injured By
Runners Of a Sled

S. 2. 7. Martin, popular teacher
of vocal music whose home was near
Laurel Point, Just ACROSS tue line in
MoEongalia county, died at his home
yesterday morning as the result OF
injuries which he sustained few days
previously when a sled in which he
was hauling feed ran ever his body.
Professor Marin was very popular
with the people down the valley and
news of his death will be received
with genuine regret by large circle
of friends and acguaintances.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
More Central Station
Money is Recovered

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. 16-ohi.
GERS of the postoffice department to.
day arrested q student of local med.
ical school in connection with theft
of 100000 in unsigned currency from
a Baltimore and Ohio train near Cen.
trail Station, w. Va, Oct s. 1916.
The announcement was made that
part Of the currency was recovered.
1t was being shipped from the treas
ury department to western banks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
The Weather

West Virginia
Fair tonight and
Wednesday. Some
what colder to-
night.
Local Readings
> F. p. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
5 a. m. today 10.
Yesterdays wea-
Their snow; temper
aturc, maximum
l9; minimum 10;
precipitation 80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
woLFE FuNERAI PLANS

The funeral OF Mrs. Delbert Wolfe
whose death occurred yesterday morn
ing al, her home ut Grant Town is an.
nounced to take place Thursday with
internient In the cemetery at Ballah
chupetDY Undertaken Cunningham, E
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16

The Board OF Elders, officers Of the
Sunday school and in fact every mem
Der OF the church who holds an office
in any OF the First Presbyterian church
organizations will be guests of honor
at banquet to night which members
of the congregation will serye at the
Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium. The event will
take place at seven o'clock and the
guest list will be large one.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Supreme Cours Grants
Dusenberry Appeal

Special Dispatch 10 West virsinian
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan 1e.-
An apupeal and supercedeasi were al
lowed today by the Supreme Court Of
Appeals In the case OF pusenberT,
against Dusenberry from Monongalip
county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
BRYAN AT WHITE HOUSE,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. TO-
William ]. Bryan conferred with Prss
ident Wil:on TO-DAY. lie has Just re.
turned from trip through the south.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08
NEVER NEGLECT a COLD

a chill after bathing. cooling Oft
sQdaealy after exercises aad drafts.
give the cold germs d foo hold that
NAY lead 10 something worse, Salty
early treatment keoD Dir
Kings Now Discovery Oh hand This
pleasant balsam remedy ally inaam.
matic.s soothes the cough and repa;:s
taa tissues. Better be safe than sorc2.
freak IN the cold with nr Kings
Npw discovery before t Is too late
At -FOUR druggiss, soc. $1.00
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

We note in the latest German pore
lamation that. although the allies
captured German positions and TOOK
many German prisoners. the victory
was with the Kaiser, just as usual
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

Russia wants to borrow $1.090,o00,-
900 from the United states. We can
not Imagine what il wishes 10 de With
so much money Unless it is fgarins
that its army Viii soon reach the
Pacific Ocean and will need bathing
suits.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

We are still waiting impatiently
for somebody to tell us when or
where. since this war began, the Ger
mans have met their enemy ON equal
terms and won a victory.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

One automobile concern is making
10000 aiIplane engines for Uncle
Sam As a large buyer, our Uncle
has all the rest Of the boys backed
off the board.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

The French populace shouts, vi
vent les Sammias," which, we have
no doubt, is very cheering 10 cur
boys, although they don't know what
it means.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

We see that the Kaiser has pro
noted one Of his sons. we would
have more faith il the Hohenzollern
Family il one Of the Kaiser's sons
should be promoted to the casualty
list,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

The Germans have suffered severe
osses on the western front since the
nsginning of last week, but as an off
set they shot three women in Liege
after committing gravor crimes
against one OF them.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

Columbia, S c., board drafted nine
teen out of the first twenty-five eE-
amined. The six exempted were for
physical defects. Evidently this de
pendent" plea doesn't go in Column
bia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

Oklahoma wins the unenviable dis
tinction OF beng the first state 10
stbge anti-draft riotiug Ia behalf
Of the good name OF the state, we
hope the historians viii forget it,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

More of the German army in Elan
ders would be on the run if it We're
not SO much more comfortable and
so much safer to be taken prisoner
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

Germany's empress is selling her
diamonds. But we will not believe
she is making any great sacrifices
until we hear she has sold her sum
mer furs.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08
BETTER BUSINESS FOR BRUNSWICK

The impetus given to shpbuidng and other local in
teests by the will of and
increased prosperity for everyone Brunswick and vicinity
Maximum commercial industrial and agricultural produc
tier is necessary to win the for America.
This bank wants to be of every possible assistance yoa
IN obtaining maximum results from your business activities
come in and talk your requirements officers
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

An American dollar now is worth
enly so cents in Geneva, Switzerland,
For a long time i has been worth
only 50 cents in a Brunswick butcher
shop, it seems.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-08

The high temperature at Washing
ton may or may not be traceabIe to
the hot air in and about the capitol