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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-15

viii Address cenvoeation-Rev. c.
B. Mitchell. pastor of Christ Episcopal
church, will attend the sessions OF the
Northwestern Convocation of the Do
cese of West Virginia, which will be
held in ST. Paul's Protestant Episco-
pal church at Sistersville January %
and "a. Rev. Mr.. Mitchell will ad.
dress the convocation on Tuesday
evening January %. on the subject,
why We Believe In Foreign Mis-.
sions."
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MANNINGTON NEWS
O0ney Jones' West Main ST. Bell Phone 80 NJ

teachers reading circle of Paw Paw
district in Fairview Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. d. Atha will leave
this week for Florida where they will
spend the winter.
Miss Margaret Johns of Fairmont
is in town for a visit with relatives.
Miss Marian Shaw entertained the
book club at her home on East Main
street Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mary Weekly and Miss Jessie
Jobes of Pennington were visiting in
town Sunday.
Clyde Shields has returned to his
home in Metz after visit with rela.
lives in this city.
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The Postofice at
Williamson Burns
CBy Associated Press)

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Jan. TO-
Fire last night completely destroyed
the postoffice building and much oil
its contents and spread. to the print.
ing house OF keenan, Blackburn and
the National Bank OF Commerce! The
printing house was seriously damaged
but the bank escaped with slight loss.
All registered mail in the postoffice
with the exception of two letters was
saved. No estimate as yet is placed
on the loss.
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8. & o. Did Not Compatibility.
mond Carter, colored, is in the county
Jail awaiting hearing on charge of
violating the Yost law. Carter was
pinched by Chief Fred Harr last night
and when liquor was found on him
state that he had just come in on the
sos p. m. train from Point Marion 1.
was then $3.50 p. nj. The chief investi-
gated and found that the sos pm. train
which runs on the Baltimore and Ohio,
did not get here until $3.50 p. m.
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Local RowIers won.

Fred Croker and Marshal Efaw de.
feated Ingram and Gains of Clarks.
burg in a ten game duckpin match at
the Brunswick Bowling Alleys Satur-
day night by 122 pins. The totals were
as follows: Ingram 1858 Gains 1925,
Crocker 1918, Efaw 1884.
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To install Pastor.

Rev. j. V. Koontz, the new pastor
of tho Presbyterian church will be
installed on Tuesday. January 16 at
seven thirty p M. A reception will
follow the installation. All the friends
of the church are invited
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here from Federal court At Parkers.
burg 70 serve term OF six months
and pay a fine OF 500. Sam Male.
bootlegger, selling without govern
ment tax receipt was given six months
and fined 500. Adeline Shantafantl
running still was given 60 days and
fined 500.
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Died.

Elizabeth Amanda Robinson died at
her home on Big Run January 10th,
aged so years. months and days.
lnterment was made on Friday. Jan.
uary IL. Undertaken Floyd of this city
was in charge of the funeral arrange
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Three B & 0 Trackmen
Run Down and Killed
(Ry Associated Pressr

KEYsER, W. Va, Jan. 12.-Philip
Soil, section foreman and two mem
bers of his crew were run down and
killed here today by Baltimore and
Ohio engine while working a switch.
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Dance at Grant Town-A dance and
social will be given tonight in the rec
reation hall at Grant Town under the
auspices Of the st. Anthony club. The
affair has been very carefully prepared
for and will be largely attended.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-15

Home From South - NJ. d. Wilson
who has been in the South for a mum.
Der OF years, has recently located
here and expected position as sales
man with the Standard Garage.
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Improved.

DIR. c. II. Ice has returned from a
Wheeling hospital and is greatly i'm.
proved in health.
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Subscription Committee Meetine-A
meeting of the subscription committee
of the Chamber of Commerce will be
held tonight in the Chamber of Com.
merce rooms and perfect the campaign
expected to close up the American
Valve and Tank company this week.
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Poultry Show catalosues-The cat.
alogues for what promises to be the
best and largest poultry exhibit ever
staged in Fairmont, have, been mailed
TO the breeders of Marion and adjoin.
ing counties and entries are being re-
ceived at the office of the secretary.
Any breeder who has not received
copy should send name and address to
j. G. Lanham, secretary, Fairmont, W.
Va, and copy will be inhaled at once.
The dates for show are January "a. 25,
&c and 81, with entries closing Janu.
airy "a.
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II. ]. Ross Home-President of the
Chamber of Commerce II. j. Ross has
returned from u protracted business
trip and will in the next day or two
name the several important commit
tees authorized at the special meet.
ing of the chamber last Tuesday night.
A committee to report on the new
high school one to take up the matter
of Fairmont's taxation for bridges sho
does not use, and man to be one of
the committee to award the $4,000 in
prizes presented to Fairmont and
Clarksburg by Jere H. Wheelwright,
will be named.
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Town Talk

Announce eirth-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles r. Hartley of 500 Benoni av.
enue announce the birth Sunday morn
ing of nine and half pound son.
Before her marriage Mrs. Hartley was
Miss Pearl Richards.
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VIII Serve Terms Here-Draga Cru.
bahavitt, charged with making a lit
tie cider with raisins in it, was sent
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Firemen as Snow shovelers-Five
husky firemen from the Central sta
els and before any one could stop them
had shoveled all the snow from the
street in front OF the fire department.
the city building and the two newspa
per offices. a huge audience stood
by in doorways and madly cheered
their efforts. They expect TO have in.
vincible appetites this evening.
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Fancy Price For Trust Co. Stock
Five shares of Fairmont Trust com
pany stock brought $500 or SIT a
share, in a public sale in front of the
Court house Saturday afternoon. The
stock was the property OF Mrs. j. j.
Cooke and was bought in by her son,
Thomas w. Cooke. This is the second
time stock in the company has been
sold at public sale and both times a
high price was received.
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4 Pays q Use West vIrgInIup wan.
Rds.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
IOWA MAN DIED In
CAPE YESTERDAY
Body of ]. F. Lucas Will be Ship
ped Home for Burial This
Afternoon,

J. F. Lucas Of MarshGeld, Ia, who
was taken from a train here last Sat-
urday suffering from Bright's disease,
and placed in st. Francis Hospital,
died yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. Lucas had been in Hot Springs,
Ark, for several months in an effort
to regain his health and was returning
home, when his condition became so
critical that it was found necessary
that he receive immediate attention.
His wife, Mrs. j. +. Lucas, arrived
at 2O:4O last night and will take the
body to Marshfield for burial.
Mr.. Lucas was 43 years old anG is
survived by his wife and several chill
dren. When the physicians realized
that the patient had only a few hours
to live, they notified his wife to come
to the Cape.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
KILL FATHER WITH
BASEBALL BAT IN KITCHEN

st. Louis July 5.-William Fl. DAN
necker, % years old, and his brother,
Theodore, 13, alternately beat their
father, William Dannecker. 5S. to
death last midnight. The killing took
place in the kitchen of their home at
1888 Walsh street.
The sons say their act was in re-
volt against years Of abuse and cruel
ty. They charge their father drove his
first wife to suicide by constant mis-
treatment. She was Williams mother
and he never forgave his father. They
say their father drove his second wife
to divorce by unceasing abuse, and
that it was only question of time
until his third wife would have to
choose one path or the other.
Mrs. Dannecker said today her hus-
band had been angry at the older boy
for several days because the boy want
ed to join the army. The police say
their investigation has shown that he
is sober, reliable young man who has
worked for one employer II years.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
CEMETERY ASSN TO
GIVE WEEKLY PARTY
Will Raise Fund for Completion
Of PagOda And Other
improvements.

Weekly card parties will be given by
the members Of the Cemetery Asso-
citation in order to swell the fund for
the contraction of the pagoda over the
old Lorimier graves. This was decided
upon at the meeting Of the members
of the association yesterday afternoon
at the home of Miss May Green on
Themis and Fountain streets.
The work on the pagoda, it was re-
ported at the meeting, has been more
than half completed, and it is expect
ed that the structure will be finished
in a few weeks. With the donation
from the city, contributions from the
members, the money raised by the sale
of flowers on Mckinley Day and other
entertainments, the ladies expect to
raise sufficient money to pay for the
construction of the building.
Other improvements around the
cemetery were decided upon, new
fence and several gates. The first card
party for the pagoda fund will be held
next Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Ella Dempsey on Themis
street.
The following ladies attended yes
terday's meeting: Mesdames George
Patton, Louis Pott, Amelia Bader, Ell
la Dempsey, John Taylor, ]. Fisher,
NJ. J. Koeck, and Misses Frances Bohn-
sack and May Green.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
STOCK TICKERS GIVE OUT
NUMBER SUBJECT TO DRAFT

st. Louis, July 5.-Considerable ey-
citement was caused in st. Louis late
today when the stock tickers used
throughout the country and in local
brokers' offices carried the following
numbers as the first issue of numbers
for the selective draft: Five, 9, II, II,
145, 146, 100, III, 81, 67, 81, 62, 125.
At Grand avenue and Olive street
numbers identical with those carried
by the stock ticker were written in
pencil and posted on a telegraph pole.
No one could be located who had
posted the numbers there and no au-
thority could be reached who would
admit that any drawing had taken
place in the draft.
In the downtown district registered
men whose registration cards bore
numbers the same as those carried by
the stock ticker rushed from place to
place in an endeavor to find out if it
were true that such numbers in each
precinct in the country had been Sc
lected for the draft army.
Many took it for granted that they
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
7 MORE CHILDREN
DEAD In SCOTT co.
Plague Now Under Control -
Cases of Strange Malady Are
Decreasing

Several more children have died in
Scott County during the last week as
a result of the plague which has been
raging in Scott County and other sec
tions of Southeast Missouri during the
past four weeks. The death list re-
veals the fact that the disease has
now spread to all towns in Scott Coun-
ty. Until a week ago, only few
places were invaded by the strange
disease, which has the symptoms of
enterocolitis, but has been found to
be of a different nature.
The children who succumbed to the
plague during the last week are: The
three-year-old child of ]. B. Rhodes, of
Rockview; Asa Bailey Jr., the son of
Asa Bailey Sr., of Oran; infant child
of Herman Glueck, Of New Hamburg;
infant of Henry Robinson, of Van
duser; infant child of Alvin Duval, of
Kelso; infant of Benedict Scherer, Of
New Hamburg; 6-year old daughter Of
Wesley Gunter, of Oran.
The total number of deaths caused
by the new plague in Scott County is
estimated at so, while about the same
number is reported from Stoddard and
Pemiscot counties. Many cases are still
found by the physicians who, with the
aid of DR.. w. f. Saunders, a specialist
for children's diseases, have fought
the malady very successfully during
the last week.
Oran, Kelso. New Hamburg, Morley
and other small towns in Scott Coun-
ty suffered worst from the plague. The
disease appeared first in Oran, where
more than Is deaths were reported
within one week. Some physicians
say the disease is merely an aggra-
waited from of a disease that makes its
appearance every summer. The num-
ber of cases happened to be unusually
large, these physicians say. Others,
however, contend the plague is due to
a disease brought on by potatoes and
other fresh vegetables, and is of a
different nature than the disease
known heretofore.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
STEEPLEJACK KILLED IN FALL
AT FAYVILLE POWDER PLANT

While working on a smokestack of
the Aetna Explosive Co., near Fay
vile Wednesday morning, Louis South
ard, 40 years old a steeplejack, lost
his balance and fell to the ground. a
distance of 60 feet. He suffered sew
eral fractures and internal injuries.
The injured man was taken to Cairo
to a hospital, where he died several
hours later. Southland had just COM
pleted the scaffolding around the stack
when he fell. Nobody witnessed the
accident. He was found by several
employees of the plant, who carried
him into the Office and assisted in TAX
ing him to Cairo. Southard lived in
Marion, Ill.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
CAPE, VISITOR CALLED HOME
BY DEATH OF WIFE'S UNCLE
b. F. Jarman of ClarktOn Died Sud-
denly of Stomach Attack.

c.. J. Stattler, until a few weeks ago
editor and publisher of the Clarkton
Gazette, was called to his home yes
terday evening on account of the death
of B. F. Jarman, an uncle of Mrs.
Stattler. Mr.. Stattler had been visit
ing friends and relatives in the Cape
and in Jackson. He departed this
morning.
Mr.. Jarman was 50 years old. He
had been suffering from stomach trou-
BILE for several years. but was not con-
fined to his bed during his illness. He
expired suddenly yesterday evening.
He leaves his wife and two sons, Frank
21 years old, and Robert Is year old.
He was retired farmer and lived in
Clarkton.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
SEVEN FROM CAPE SELECTED
FOR COMMON PLEAS JURORS
Other Petit Jurors Chosen by County
Court from Townships.

Seven men from the Cape were
chosen petit jurors for the July term
by the Common Pleas Court by the
County Court. They are: c. S. Van
ell, ]. T. Schwab, NJ. w. Gladish. j.
H. HimmeIberger, Anton Haas, Hen
ry R. Willer and Irwin Albert.
The other jurors taken from the
other nine townships of the county
are:
,Applecreek township-Fred Dam
bach, o. P. Schreiner, James Irwin;
Byrd. w. Baker, l.. H. Steimel, w.
]. Shaner, John w. hasten; Hubble
William H. VESSEL. Martin Nuss-
baum; Kinder-W. NJ. Lester; Liber-
ty-Linus R. Poinsett; Randol-John
B. Baker, Chas. w. Weiss; Shawnee
W. H. Sachse, L. o. Cotner; Welch-
Robert Amos; Whitewater-W. B. Tai
ley.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
Grill RESCUED
FROM DROWNING
BY COMP ANTON
Miss Annabette Stone Saved
By Her Friend, Miss Ver-
sa Hufstedler.
NEARLY LOSES LIFE
LEARNING TO SWIM
Picnic Party Near BurfOrdville
Watches Thrilling Rescue by
Girl Companion.

Through the presence of mind of a
girl friend, Miss Annabette Stone, who
lives on South Pacific street, was saved
from drowning in a pond near Bur-
fordville, where she and her friends
enjoyed an outing, celebrating the
Fourth. She was rescued by Miss Ver-
sa Hufstedler of South Ellis street.
Miss Hufstedler was teaching her
friends to swim, according to the story
told by witnesses to the accident. Miss
Stone had sat on rock in the water
to rest from the first exertion of the
swimming lessons. Not knowing the
depth of the water near the rock, Miss
Stone slid off, thinking she could wade
toward Miss Hufstedler. The girl step
ped into deep sink hole and disap-
peared.
She went down twice before Miss
Hufstedler could reach her. Just as
she came up for the second time, Miss
Hufstedler seized her by the shoulders
and threw the unconscious girl on her
back, carrying her to the bank of the
pond.
Miss Stone was soon revived by the
efforts of her friends and others, who
were attracted to the scene. A num-
Der of young men, who were seated on
the bank, had started toward the pond
to save the girls life, but before they
reached the water, Miss Hufstedler
had already seized the drowning girl
and was taking her from the water.
Miss Stone recovered from the eff
fects Of the water in a few hours and
was able to accompany her friends
back home in the evening.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
REGISTRATION IN
MO. COST $l2,50O

Jefferson City, July Ex-Governor
Gardner obtained official figures this
morning, showing that the total cost
of registering some 100000 young men
in this State under the Federal draft
law was but S12,5OO.
In the opinion of Governor Gardner,
Missouri has established record in
keeping down the registration cost. A
great many of the registration officials
donated their services. In Audrain
County the entire registration was ac-
complished without the Government
incurring any cost whatever.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
78 SLACKERS Are
SENT TO PRISON

Freeport, ILL.,, July 5.-Judge Lam
dis this afternoon sentenced 78 of the
Rockford, Ill.,, slackers to serve one
year and one day in the House of Cor
rection, Chicago, at hard labor. Two
were sentenced 80 days and another 80
days. The men will be required to reg
lister. Others not yet sentenced.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
GERMANS SUGGEST HAWK
AS EMBLEM FOR AMERICA

Amsterdam, July 5.-The Tageliche
Rundschau suggests that the Amer
lean symbol, instead of an eagle, be
a carrion hawk, (which would repre-
sent more faithfully than any other
heraldic device the national charac-
teristics of the big-mouthed sons of
the land of freedom
Continuing, it says: "The American
Union has now shown itself in its true
light-that filthy bird of rapine fat
tening on the corpse-doeked fields of
Europe"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
had been conscripted.

had been conscripted.
The local ward boards were unable
to tell the significance of the numbers
and said they had received no advices
of any kind concerning numbers being
issued for the draft.
News service bureaus had no in
formation concerning the numbers.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
ALL DOCTORS MAY BE
DRAFTED INTO SERVICE

Uniontown, Pa, July 5.-All phys
icians between the ages of 81 and 40
years will be drafted into the United
States fighting forces within a short
time. Maj. Charles E. Goldman of the
United States Officers Medical Re-
serve Corps of Philadelphia made this
statement here at a meeting of the
Fayette County Medical Association.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
COLORED MAN IS
BADLY WOUNDED
DURING PICNIC
AdOlph Holmes SIashes Paul
Cato With Pocket
Knife.
VICTIM HAS THROAT
CUTFROM EAR TO EAR
AssaiIant Is Fired Upon, When
He Attacks Another Col.
Ored Man.

After dangerously cutting Paul Cato
during colored picnic on South Fred
erick street Wednesday night, Adolph
Holmes, a colored man, went to the
home os William Runnels in North
Cape and attempted to attack Run
nels also. The latter ordered him
from the place, firing several shots at
the intruder.
Cato was cut four times, one cash
extending across the throat from ear
to ear. the other from the right eye
across the nose to the left cheek, the
third from the right temple down to
the right cheek, nearly severing the
ear, and the fourth was slight cut
on the left check.
Cato was taken to DR.. W. H. Lawrle,
who dressed the wounds. He found
the man in a critical condition, and
said he had little chance for recovery.
DIR. Lawrie told a reporter for The
Tribune is was a miracle that Cato
was not killed instantly. The cut
across the throat was very deep, he
said. and would have killed the man
had it rot been for his extraordinary
s.rong constitution. The heavy loss
of blood puts the recovery of the
wounded man in doubt.
According to the witnesses Cato was
cut while sitting on the ground. The
two men had quarreled earlier during
the evening, but had apparently set
tied their grievance. The cutting hap
pened shortly after midnight as the
crowd was dispensing to leave for their
homes.
Following the assault upon Cato,
Holmes disappeared and went to the
home of Runnels, who lives in North
Cane and demanded that he be admit
ted. He told Runnels he had been at
tackled by several men, who were after
him. and insisted that he stay at the
Runnels' home for the, night, Run
nels, however, ordered him from the
premises, whereupon Holmes attempt
ed to attack Runnels. The latter then
fired at the intruder who fled.
Holmes has not been arrested as yet.
An order for his arrest was issued yes
terday morning by Chief Whitener, but
the fugitive could not be found.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06
ARGUES WITH GUARDS
MAN AND is SHOT

Newburg, N. Y, July 5.-Robert
McCready, 80 years old, is perhaps
mortally wounded here today as re-
suit of being shot by a National
Guardsman during an argument.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-06

Four men who started an argument
on the steamer Bald during the excur-
sion Wednesday afternoon, were eject
ed from the boat by the mate several
miles south of the city. When the
men were told by the mate to cease
their arguments, they attacked him.
He knocked them down and ordered
the boat to the river bank, and the
men were. put off. Their names were
not learned