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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
UNIVERSITY STADIUM PLANNED

Morgantown, W Va.-Announce-
ment was made here that a $4,000
stadium is to be constructed by the
state university next spring. The sta.
dium will be of concrete and will seat
six thousand people. The hillside back
Of the football field is to be graded to
accomplish It. Lack Of suitable seat
ing accommodation has kept big foot.
ball teams from coming here, it is said.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
JAPANESE CRUISER DESTROYED
1853 Killed and as Many More Injured
When Magazine Bursts.

Tokio.-The Japanese battle cruiser
Tsukuba was destroyed by an explo
sion in the harbor of Yokosuka. Fire
on the Tsukuba caused the magazine
TO blow up.
One hundred and ffty-three mem
bers OF the crew were killed and 157
injured, many OF them seriously. Nu
merous members OF the ships com
pany were rescued from the water.
Most of the officers of the cruiser
were ashore
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
HORSES HAVE HloH VALUE.

New Cumberland. w Va Horses
are more highly valued ON the tax du-
plicates OF Hancock county than any
other county i'm the state The aver
age valuation for the state is $S9.95 a
head, while the valuation in this coun.
ly is S109 a head The lowest valua.
lion Is in Barbour county where the
tverage is SILT each Hancock has
lever broses than any other county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Berne French troops, composing
the frontier guards ON the western
boundary Of switzerland. are largely
black soldiers It is estimated that
the entente now has 100000 black
fighters on the west front and 200
600 in Macedonia
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Parkersburg, w. Va.-At a call is
sued by c. l.. Shaver, of Fairmont,
chairman Of the Democratic state ex-
ecutive committee, a meeting of the
committee was held here and impor-
tant business gone over.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Venice-The French war cross was
pinned on Capt Gabrielle D'Annun-
zio. the poet. who also wore for the
first time the insignia for the wound
ed. having lost an eye in an airpiane
accident.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
FARLEY NEAR CONCLUSION
Decision Reached That No Decision
Can Be Reached.

Can Be Reached
Washington.-What is expected to
be the final meeting of the Mexican
American joint commission will be
held Saturday or Monday. Plans for
the meeting were made by Secretary
Lane, acting for the American mem
bers, and Alberto ]. PAM, represent
ing the Mexicans, when Mr.. Pani
delivered a letter acknowledging the
receipt of the Americans reply to
Gen. Carranza's latest refusal to rat
ify the protocol signed at Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Pani and Mr.. Lane agreed that
further negotiations by the commits
sioners were useless.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
The 5aekwash Of the Surf Had Them
In It's Grip.

being home the year round. There
isn't any boat"
mo boatP
"Not a sign of one, that I can find
except this wreck" She indicated the
catboat.
"But you can't do anything with
this" he expostulated.
The deep. wide break In its side
placed it beyond consideration, even
II IL should prove possible to remedy
its many other lacks.
'No The people who live here must
have boat saw a moOring buoy out
therc"-with a gesture toward the wa
ter. "Of course. How else could they
get away"
"The question IS, how we are TO get
away" he grumbled, morose.
you'll find the way" she told him
with quiet confidence.
"Ii TN find the way? How2"
II don't knOw-ODly you must. There
must be some way of signaling the
mainland, some means Of cOmmunica-
ton. Surely people wouldn't live here.
cut or from all the world Per
haps Wen find something In the farm
house TO tell us what 10 do. I didn't
have much time to look round. L
wanted clothing, mostly--and found
these awful things hanging behind the
kitchen door. And then 7 wanted
something to eat, and ] found that
some bread, not too stale. and plenty
Of eggs I'm the henhouse. And
you-you must be famishedw
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Washington Secretary Daniels ap.
pealed TO Congress for $4,000 900 20
add to navy yard construction facili
ties, because of the failure OF private
builders to submit bids for the battle
cruisers and scout cruisers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
Villa General Execnted.

Mexico City. - Marcelo Ceraveo. a
former villa generals who was imprls.
oned I'm Chihuahua by Gen. TrevinO
and liberated by Francisco villa. was
shot.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Wheeling, w. Va.-Henry Gross
curth of this city has obtained large
bell which called together Wheeling
people in ante-bellum days when
slaves were sold at the market house
here. The bell, which was manufac-
tured at West Point in 1853, will be
kept as a relic.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Cabin Creek Junction, w. Va.-Or.
ders have been placed by the Virginia
Power Co. for additional machinery
for It's large plant here. The plant
supplies power to a large district in
this section of the state.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

italians Capture Two Submarines.
Rome The capture OF two sub
marines is reported in an announce
ment from the war Office They were
Austrian craft and have been added
90 the italian feet
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
HOUSE

immigration bill was sent back to
conference with instructions to
change it's effective date from July
1 to May L.
Public buildings committee agreed
to visit Monticello in connection with
the project for it's government pur-
chase.
Passed bill to regulate manufacture
OF toxins for treatment OF domestic
animals.
Annual rivers and harbors bill. car
rying S3S,00O.000. completed in com
mittee.
Passed Hughes vocational educa-
ton bill
Adopted joint resolution extending
the Newlands railway committee un-
I'll December
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
WHAT CONGRESS- is DOING
Matters Before Our National Law.
Makers for Consideration and
Their Disposition.
SENATE

Passed bill to bar from mails
liquor advertising addressed to State
where such advertising is prohibited.
Confirmed Winthrop NJ. Daniels for
another term as interstate commerce
commissioner.
Passed. So to 80, Sheppard bill to
abolish saloons in the district of Co
lumbia.
Adopted, As to II, Senator Jones'
substitute for the Hitchcock resolu.
ton, which indorses President VIII.
sons request to the belligerents for
peace terms without indorsing the
peace note itself
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Parsons, w. Va.-Voters of Davis
district in Tucker county turned down
Na proposal to issue sos 900 in bonds for
good roads at special election con-
trary to early reports. A bond issue
for $150,000 was carried in Fairfax dis
trict and one for 100000 was adopted
in Dry Fork district.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

China Contracts for Railroad
Peking The Chinese government
has contracted with the Siems-C Carey
Company of st. Paul for the con
struction Of 300 miles OF railway.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Morgantown, w Va. - LOWS B
West has resigned as judicial reporter
for the Twentythird judicial circuit.
He was The FIRST and only reporter the
circuit had. Frances NJ. Lucas. for.
merly city recorder OF Morgantown,
has haau annoinfad his successor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18
TRIPLETS IN SIX Ell PASO
FAMILIES IN ONE MONTH

:. Austin, Tex-Trlplets were .
: born TO six mothers in El .
:. Paso in the month Of December. .
. according to a report issued by !
3 state registrar Of vital statistics. 4
:. :. :. :. :. = = :. = :. :. :. :. = = = :, = = !
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Marlinton, w Va Sheep grown IN
POcohontas county I'm 1915 had a total
valuation of more than $4,000. The
total number raised was 245OO at an
average value OF four dollars a head.
The average value OF sheep in the en-.
tire state Is 1896 a head
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Clarksburg, w. Va-A new charter
designed to consolidate Clarksburg
Northview, Stealey, Heights. Broad
Oaks and Adamston into one munich
pality with a commission form of gov.
ernment has been drafted and will be
presented to the legislature at the
coming session.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Charleston, W. Va.-Two hundred
and fifty lumber dealers of the state
are expected to attend the annual
meeting of the West Virginia Lumber
and Builders Supply Dealers Associa-
ton here February 1-3. Previous meet.
ings have been held in Wheeling. Par
kersburg and Huntington.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Wheeling, w Va-More marriage
licenses were issued in Ohio county
during 1916 than were ever before
granted in any county in the state in
a year. The record shows that 500
marriage permits were issued. nearly
800 more than Kanawha countys rec
ord OF 1874.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

What do you suppose Whit
. sker and Miss FisSe will find
on the island solniion of the
whole mystery
fe~~N~~ ---~~e. ~e-~a.a - =,
CTO BIZ CONTuJUEDl
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Martinsburg, w Va.-The record
price of "a barrel T. o. b. Tor Berkeley
county York Imperial apples is now
officially reported by the Martinsburg
fruit exchange Earlier in the season
they sold at $3.50 and SO. Shipments
are still being made out of the county
at the rate of 1000 to 5000 barrels
daily.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Moundsville w Va-To prevent a
forced suspension of operations be
cause of possible gas shortages in the
future a local glass company which
operates one Of the largest glass fac
tories i'm the world has installed new
gas producers Similar arrangements
are being made by a hundred other
concerns in this district
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Fairmont. w Va.-This city will
have what is said TO be the longest
concrete span in the world II the city
commissioners adopt specifications
submitted by their engineers II will
be 4O2 feet in length Il will form a
part of bridge across the Mononga-
hela river connecting two important
parts of the city.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-18

Cabin Creek Junction, w. Va.-Or.
ders have been placed by the Virginia
Power Co. for additional machinery
for its large plant here. The plant
supplies power to a large district in
this section OF the state.
Huntington, w. Va.-The large dry
docks, maintained by the Mononga-
hela Consolidated Coal and Coke Com
pany of the Ohio side of the river op.
posite Huntington, will be moved to
the West Virginia side, according to
announcement by officials of the COM
pany.
Wheeling, w. Va.-Henry Gross
curth of this city has obtained large
bell which called together Wheeling
people in ante-bellum days when
slaves were sold at the market house
here. The bell, which was manufac-
tured at West Point in 1853, will be
kept as a relic.
Parsons, w. Va.-Voters of Davis
district in Tucker county turned down
IA proposal to issue sos 900 in bonds for
good roads at special election con.
trary to early reports. A bond issue
for $150,000 was carried in Fairfax dis
trict and one for 100000 was adopted
in Dry Fork district.
Charleston, w. Va.-Two hundred
and fifty lumber dealers of the state
are expected to attend the annual
meeting of the West Virginia Lumber
and Builders Supply Dealers Associa-
ton here February 1-3. Previous meet.
ings have been held in Wheeling. Par
kersburg and Huntington.
Clarksburg, w. Va-A new charter
designed to consolidate Clarksburg
Northview, Stealey, Heights, Broad
Oaks and Adamston into one munich
pality with a commission form of gov.
ernment has been drafted and will be
presented to the legislature at the
coming session.
Wheeling, w Va-More marriage
licenses were issued in Ohio county
during 1916 than were ever before
granted in any county in the state in
a year. The record shows that 500
marriage permits were issued. nearly
800 more than Kanawha county's rec
ord of 1884.
Martinsburg, w va.-The record
price of 81 barrel T. o. b. Tor Berkeley
county York Imperial apples is now
officially reported by the Martinsburg
fruit exchange. Earlier I'm the season
they sold at $3.50 and SO. Shipments
are still being made out of the county
az the rate of 1000 to 5000 barrels
daily.
Fairmont. w. Va.-This city will
have what is said to be the longest
concrete span in the world II the city
commissioners adopt specifications
submitted by their engineers II will
be 402 feet in length 10 will form a
part OF a bridge across the Mononga.
hela river connecting two important
parts of the city.
Moundsvillo. w va-To prevent a
forced suspension of operations be
cause of possible gas shortages ln the
future a local glass company which
operates one of the largest glass fac
tories I'm the world has installed new
gas producers Similar arrangements
are being made by a hundred other
concerns in this district
Marlinton, w. Va-sheep grown IN
POcohontas county I'm 1915 had a total
valuation OF more than s08.OO0. The
total number raised was 24.5O0 at an
average value OF four dollars a head
The average value OF sheep in the en-
tire state Is 1896 a head.
Morgantown, w Va. - LOWS B
West has resigned as judicial reporter
for the Twenty-third judicial circuit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
Russell May Make
Governors Race

That the sentiment throughout
Southeast Missouri is to be solidly be-
hind Congressman Joseph J. Russell
as a candidate for Governor in the
next election has become clearly APP
parent through the attitude of the
press of the various counties during
the last few weeks. Leading news
papers in every county in the four
teenth district are suggesting that
Mr.. Russell be rendered the govern
orship as a reward for the splendid
service that he~has rendered to the
State and Nation during the present
National crisis, and there has been
much speculation as to whether Mr..
executive. A close friend of Con-
gresham j. J. Russell, in an inter
view this week, said:
Congressman Russell is undecided
yet as to his future course politically.
There are contingencies that may
arise that will preclude him from be-
ing candidate for any office, though
such course would be a great dis
appointment to his friends and sup
porters.
"Mr Russell says that the work is
getting more and more arduous, on
account of the war, and for other rea-
sons, until he has little, if any, time
to recuperate. The summer session,
if it should be long drawn out, as
seems possible, may deprive him of
much needed rest, and Mr.. Russell is
getting to the age when he cannot
endure as long hours and as constant
service as is now demanded, unless
his health improves.
Consequently, Mr.. Russell is not
planning any future campaigns at this
time, even for the governorship,
though he might be a candidate for
that office if too much opposition does
not develop, he feels very much pleas
ed at the favorable mention of his
name in connection with senatorial
honors by a number of Southeast pa
pers, and has received many letters
urging him to run for the two Of
fees named, and for reelection to the
Office he now holds with so much dis
tinction, however, as stated, Mr.. Rus
sell is not worrying much as to fu-
ture campaigns.
eff he is rendered the governorship,
it is thought he will enter the race for
it, though it will depend upon the
number of candidates and their per-
sonnet, whether he does so or not
The same may be said as to U. S.
Senator, and it is unlikely that Mr..
Russell will be a candidate against
either of the present incumbents, for
whom he has the greatest personal re-
gard. Conditions might arise that
Mr.. Russell might again be the stan
dard-bearer for his party for Con-
gress if, as many fear, no other Dem
ocrat would have a chance to win, and
his friends would insist upon him en-
tering the race. In such case, it is
believed Mr.. Russell would yield,
though it is not entirely certain that
he would, and should he do so, it |
would be for the sake of his friends
who have so Loyalty supported him in
the past, rather than from any per-
sonal desire of his own."-Charleston
Enterprise Courier.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
DON'T WRITE ANY BAD CHECKS

Bank checks won't be looked upon
in many instances with suspicion in
this State after June 18th. On that
date the new Missouri "bad" check
law goes into effect. This law pro-
vides fine of $1,000 and one year in
Jail as the maximum sentence for is
suing check on bank where one
has no funds to meet it, providing the
drawer of the check knows at the time
the lack of funds.
Under the law, failure to honor a
check five days after notice will be
taken as presumptivc evidence of
knowledge of insufficient funds and in
tent to defraud will be presumed.
The present law places the burden of
proof fraud on the recipient of chad"
check, but the new law makes persons
issuing such a check responsible for
showing the absence of intention to
defraud.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
CAPT.
TAI PUNISHMENT

The Keets kidnapping in Spring,
field and the subsequent murder of 6
fourteen-months-old baby by it's alb
ductors, is crime that has startled
the nation, but those who perpetrated
it, if caught, could not suffer more
than a penitentiary sentence, under
, the Missouri laws, says the Cape Gil.
rardeau Tribune.
Capital punishment was abolished
in this State by the recent Legisla-
ture, and no crime, no matter how
brutal, will hereafter cost the crimi-
NAILS life.
The death penalty is seldom justi-
fed, but the fear of it makes the most
brutal criminal hesitate to murder.
For that reason, if for no other, cap
ital punishment should be legalized.
By abolishing the law, founded up
on the theory "that an eye for an
eye, is just, criminals who kidnap
babies and hold them for ransom,
know that no matter what they may
do to gain their aim, they cannot be
put to death. This makes them more
dangerous to society, if it does not
actually encourage them to Stay.
Those who fathered the movement
in the Missouri Legislature to abolish
capital punishment, contended that
life Imprisonment is sufficient in the
most extreme cases. But to be SEN
fenced to a prison for a life time and
actually serving out the sentence are
two different questions.
So long as politicians are Govern
ors, and they always will be, SEN
fences to life in prison are misnom-
ers. Every Governor pardons several
hundred convicts during his tenure in
office. These pardons do not apply to
any special class of criminals, and
kidnapper who has taken the life of
an infant, is just as apt to be granted
his liberty as the convict who stole
for hungry family. AS a matter of
fact, a majority of the convicts re-
leased from the State prison by Gov
ernor Major were of desperate type.
Men have no doubt been executed in
Missouri without justification, and it
is fit and proper to guard against
such procedures, but society will new
er suffer and the world will never de-
teriorate by legally exterminating
men who kidnap for ransom and bru-
tally murder to escape detection.
WHEN is A MAN A STACKER?
The offensive word, Stacker" is
being applied to many men who hon
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
THE NEST EGG MUST GO

Nest eggs, either china ones Oh
eggs laid by the hens and left in the
nest as nest eggs, cause the loss of
many good eggs during the summer.
Experiments show that where an
egg is left in the nest, the hen fond
les it, and in so doing, the broody in
stinct is stimulated, causing the hen
to go broody oftener than where the
egg is removed each day. Hens when
broken from broodiness promptly, lose
ten days time in which they should be
producing eggs. Without nest eggs,
the hens will not go broody so often,
so do not lose as much time.
The only excuse for using a nest
egg is to attract hens to the nest.
This is unnecessary where sufficient
number of suitable nests are provided.
In the National Egg Laying Contests
conducted at this place during the
past five years, the hens averaged
$50 eggs each and laid continuously
in the same nests without nest eggs.
The hens egg when used as a nest
egg is usually spoiled itself which is
that much lost unnecessarily. The
spoiled nest egg is often gathered
through mistake with good eggs and
marketed, causing loss to the con-
sumner.
A good rule to follow then is:
when broody hens are wanted, leave
eggs in the nest; when not wanted,
remove all eggs."- Missouri State
Poultry Experiment Station, Noun
Grove, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
Lang & Bro. Mfg. & Mer. Co.

estly claimed exemption from mill
tary service for one reason or ano-
Their. This is not only unjust, but vi
olates the wishes of President Wilson.
The CONSUMPTION law is known as
the "selective draft, which simply
means that the men who can serve
their country with least inconvenience
to their kinsmen, will be drafted.
No one ever expected all of the men
between the ages of 81 and 81 to go
to war The military needs of the ma
ton did not demand such an enormous
number of men. Men who were call
ed upon to register, were asked if
they desired to be exempted, and if
so, for what reasons. Men with de-
pendents were expected to give this
as their reason for asking that they
be excused from active service.
The mere fact that man has a
wife, children or aged parents who
look to him for their livelihood, is not
just grounds to charge that he is I'M
willing to serve his country on the
battlefield, and therefore, he should
not be charged with dishonesty at
tempting to excuse himself. A slack
er is man who should fight, but at
tempts to evade the responsibility.
The average American is not
Stacker, and it is an insult to Amer
leans in general to Unfortunately
brand men with this label. Men who
should serve and seek exemption will
be spotted by the Government. But
those who are entitled to exemption
are not shirkers, and President Will
son does not wish them to be thus
designated.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
GIRL RUNAWAY
WALKED Is MILES

Her inability to "get along" with
her stepmother is the reason that
penniless and tired Maggie Ham,
mers of Elvins, Mo-, Is years old, gave
Union Station authorities for leaving
home, when she was taken into GUS
tody last night at the station after
appealing for aid.
The girl said that she left home
and walked rs miles before getting on
a train for st. Louis. According to
her story she told the conductor she
had lost her ticket, and he permitted
her to ride to st. Louis without pay
ing fare. She told the police that she
had half brother, Albert Freeman,
in Gainesville, Mo-, and that she
wanted to go to him.-St. Louis
Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
RHINELANDER ICE
BOX FOR SALE

I offer a compartment Ice Box
of above make, in perfect condition,
made of whiteoak finished in hard oil
wire shelves, sides and bottom me-
tai lined and lined throughout with as
bestos; reason for selling: too small
for my business. Address, j. r.
Brooks, P. 0. Box rs, Knob Lick, Mo.
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