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Will Test Federal
Law With This Case
KIMPsoN PRETENDs HE DID NOT
KNOW BOOZE is NOT AL.
LOWED IN STATE.

Six pint bottles of different kinds Of
whiskey, one quart bottle Of 81 brand
whiskey, ont quart of gin, and one
quart OF alcohol carefully wrapped in
soft paper were discovered in travel
ing bag yesterday evening when Joe
Kimpson, colOred, was arrested by Po'
liceman Holt and Deputy Bill Tooth
man at the Pennsylvania station,
When arrested KimpsOn resisted and
was only brought under control after
he mad sustained severe blow over
hi eight eye. When before the mayor
this morning he claimed that he did
not know it was an offense to bring
into the state all the liquor that could
be carried.
The case was a pronounced violation
Of the "bonedry" law and for this rea
son will be turned over to federal au
thorlties for initial jurisdiction. The
federal authorities have been looking
Tor such case to test the Reed amend
ment when the federal court meets IN
three weeks and will be glad to get
Kimpson.
Kimpson will be given over to fed.
eral Officers late this afternoon. He
has {. bad wound inflicted on his right
eye which was dressed by local physi.
clan this morning.
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SHOT At LOVERS
THROUGH WINDOW
Both Filled With Shot and
the Girl May
Die.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. I'll
With the right side Of her lower jaw
shot away Miss Lena Friend, aged IS,
Of Friendville, Md, is in a hospital
here in a critical condition. Geo.
Sterling, a friend of the girl is at
her home at Elderhill with gun shots
in his right shoulder and hand.
Both are victims of an unknown
person who said to have crept to
the window Of the Friend house last
Sunday night and fired a charge from
a shot gun at the young couple as
they sat on a sofa. Police and deteC'
tives have been working on the case
since the shooting occurred Sunday
night and believe a former sutton OF
Miss Friend fired the shots. They
also believe deliberate attempt was
made to murder the two young peo'
pie.
The shadow Of a man near the
window was seen by the couple just
before the shots were fired accord
ing to Sterling. Miss Friend was un'
conscious for several hours after the
shooting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
DRAFT APPEALS
BOARD INQUIRY
Wants To Find Out How
Industrials Are Being
Affected.
(By Associated Press)

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Aug. 21.-
An inquiry as to industrial and agri
cultural conditions Of the state as
may be effected by the draft was
started there today by the draft board
of appeals of northern district of West
Virginia.
The board has summoned before 1t
for examination several representa-.
tlyes of leading industries in the dis.
trict but only those however that as.
suredly engage in such a line as di.
rectly relates to the maintenance Of
the military establishment the nation.
al interest and military resources Of
the country.
1t is not thought that the draft will
so materially effect the gross labor
supply Of any industry considered ma
tionalIy as to warrant any general ex'
emption Of labor supply.
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Payne Expects Call
To Fort Harrison

Frank R. Payne, graduate Of the
1917 class Of the Fairmont Normal, was
in Fairmont yesterday afternoon visit
ing friends en- route to his home at
Philippi. He was on his way from
Charleston where he took the examine.
ton given in that city yesterday by Ma.
ior w. w. Wallace for the second Off.
GERS reserve. Payne reports that he
passed the examination and is expect
ing to find letter at his home upon his
return calling him to Indianapolis to
enter training at Fort Benjamin Har.
rison.
Payne was last year the Lyceum Do.
batter In the Lyceum.Mozart Literary
society contest as well as being mana.
ger Of the Normal track team for sew.
eral years. Having graduate from the
NORMAL last year, he is this year seized.
uled to teach school near Clsrksburg,
but viii giyeup this work to enter into
the soryice8o Of Unclo Sen,
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.MEETING DISTURBED
WAS NOT RELIGIOUS
So Charges Against East
Side Youths Were
-, Dropped. ,ls..

D. 0. Skinner, Q, W. Wilson md
H. D. McDougaL three young men
from the East side were yesterday
evening dismissed when at q special
session of police court they were
charged with disturbing public wor'
ship A large crowd assembled in
the court room to hear the trial,
which was somewhat lengthy. There
were ten witnesses in the case, "a
The evidence for the defendents
and for the city was we'll balanced.
The witnesses brought out the fact
that the religious worship was dis
turbed was a meeting Of spirltualists
assembled to talk with the spirit
world. The young men claimed that
they did not make enough noise to
disturb the worshipers and had sew.
eral witnesses to testify to this fact.
On the other hand several witnesses
testified that the spiritualists we're
often so loud that they had on sever
al occasions greatly annoyed their
neighbors. 1t was brought out by two
witnesses that they had seen flash
of a gun and heard shots fred on two
occasions from the upper porch Of the
spiritualist meeting at children on
State street.
Among the witnesses in the case
were D. H. WhitneT, Assistant Chief
Seamon, Policeman Blain BoggeSs, J..
P. Rosetti, James R. Tetrick, E, o..
Woods, George W, Benni, Clarence
Criss, Harry Criss, Mrs. Ora Crlss,
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter, Isaac Wilson,
Mrs. Eta Wilson.
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Fred M. Raymond To
Be Buried Tomorrow

The body OF Fred NJ. Raymond
whose death occurred yesterday in
Chillicothe, O., arrived here this morn
ing at 1910 o'clock. 1t was taken in
charge by Undertaken Musgrave and
Son and late this afternoon will be taxi
en- TO the home of his sister, Mrs. E, E.
Shinn, in the Yost apartments. Fu-
neral services al e announced to be hello
CL "Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from the Shinn home and interment
will be made In Woodlawn cemetery.
Miss Louise Fitch, niece OF the de-
ceased who had been visiting Mrs.
Frederick 0. Smith, a sister OF Mr..
Raymond in Akron, arrived home this
morning to attend the services. Mrs.
D. p. Fitch, another sister who is with
a motoring party in New Jersey, has
not been located and will not be here
for the services.
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CIVIL WAR VETS
MARCH N BOSTON
Several Thousand of Them
Turned Out for the
Annual Procession. :.
tRy Associated Press)

BOSTON, Aug. 81. - Several thou
sand aged men in blue, survivors OF the
men who fought for the Union more
than half a century ago, marched with
brave step through the streets Of the
city today. The route was the short
est ever selected for the annual pa
rade of the National enCampment Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
The veterans were favored by a clear
sky, moderate temperature and q re-
freshing breeze. The chief marshal was
]. Payson Bradley, of this city. In the
line were the departments OF the Grand
Army in order Of seniority Of organiza'
ton, the National officers and past
commander.in.chief in automobiles, the
Sons Of Veterans, former prisoners Of
war, naval veterans and rear guard
of disabled veterans in cars.
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summoned BY PHONE
TO HEAR FOOD TALK.
Francis Lund Making Adj
dress At High School
This Afternoon.

Francis Lund, who since the boslm
ming Of the war has been engaged y
food conservation work in Belgium.
Denmark and Sweden addressed %
audience of Fairmont women this at
ttrnoon at 1880 o'clock at the High
school on the subject Of food con
servation.
Prof. Lund who is making . tout
Of the United States in the interest
of the national food problem Is spend
ing this week in West Virginia. Hla
visit to Fairmont came rather uneE
pectedly. However through the %
forts Of the members Of the Woman'd
Club headed by the president MIS-
Jas. A. Meredith, many of the mem,
bers we're reached by telephone and
were present at the lecture. PROT
Lund who is a graduate Of the Unp
versity Of Copenhagen was accompe
MED on ire trip by Miss Marian Hep
worth of the Home Economic DEPART
ment Of the W. v. U. They will leave
here at Q O'Clock for Clarksburg where
Prof. Lund will address an audieles
OF Clarksburg women.
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COVNTYDRAFTBOARD.
IS HARD At WORK.
Today the Second COntin-
gent Of Second Call Is
Being Examined.

The county draft board held ezamina'
tions yesterday for the first one hun
dred of the 2S6 ordered up under the
second call. Eighty-one men appeared
at headquarters on the third floor OF
the First National Bank building aS
Warrington and were examined. The
other nineteen men failed to appear
and will be placed on the physically
nerfect list without claim for exemp'
ton unless they appear today or tomor'
row for the tests.
only nineteen men Of the eighty'one
examined did not file claim for ex'
emption. Each of the remainder filed
a claim on the ground Of dependents
or otherwise. The individual cases
will be given consideration after the
entire lot Of 2S6 have been examined.
Word has been received from Wash
ington to the effect that the date for the
mobilization Of the second and third
increment Of drafted men has been
changed. The second increment will
mobilize on September 10 instead Of
September Is as previously announced
and the third increment will mobilize
on October 3 instead Of September 20.
The first increment will be mobili: ID
on September 5 as originally an
nouhCed.
The county draft board has ordered
nnety-five men to appear today. These
men are being examined and the re-
suits of the tests will be announced to.
morrow. The remaining nfnety.one
will be put through the tests tomorrow
and then the work of considering the
individual cases will be begun.
Those who failed to appear for The
examination yesterday are as follows:
Serial. Name and Address.
26l5 Ray Sine, Fairv!ew.
1855 w. H. Hall, Warrington.
TAI Ralph Constantine, Pennington.
2225 NJ. D. Wilson, Rivesville.
623 Dominick Loretta, Pennington.
6S5 H. 5. Datts, Harrington.
3O55 William Murray, Birmingham,
Ala.
1914 James C.'Toothman, Warrington
25O3 Tony MendeviCh, Grant Town.
1882 G. W. Sine, Fairview,
go Mike Vishenk, Worthingtoh.
637 John Reisen, Pennington.
$50 1. JankoVich, Monongah.
13l7 James Pennucia, Warrington
4SS l.. Comskl, Pennington.
1896 Albert Williams, Watson.
17Oy o. Clestek, Monongah.
800 Mike Kulish. Worthington.
3OO6F S. E. Martin, Fairmont.
III. with fever
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IS ON TRIAL FOR
BURNING WHEAT.
Radcriff Case Appears To
Have Grown Out of Old
Row.

With crowded court room the trial
of j. r. Radclitf before Justice Mus
grove began at 2 o'clock this afternoon
but at press time the state had failed to
present any evidence sufficient to es.
tablish the guilt OF the accused.
J.R. Radcliffe is farmer living near
Montana and as he had had some trou
BILE with a neighbor, J. Z. Keyser, some
time ago, suspicion fell upon him when
sons wheat belonging to Keyser was
buraed recently and he was arrested
charged with having started the con
Migration.
John c. Keyser was the first witness
for the state and he told Of the quarrel
or trouble between himself and the de-
fenuant which had caused suspicion
to fall upon the latter. When the wheat
was just beginning to come through
the ground, according to his story, a
dog belonging to RadCliff entered the
wheat field repeatedly and did consid-
cradle damage to the tender young
shoots. After repeated warnings ID
Radcliff to keep his animal out Of the
field, Keyser at last shot the dog.
This aroused the anger Of Radcllff
who when he met Keyser protested at
The unfairness of the deed and said that
he could go up there and burn the
crop any night if he wanted to" ana
that he'd get even"
None Of the witnesses were able to
say that any more definite threats had
been made and the two men had been
entirely amiable towards each other
since. The trail which the blood hounds
followed led away from the home Of
the defendant aud no evidence was pre-.
scented early this afternoon to support
the charge against him,
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PREPARING FOR
INSTITUTE week
County Superintendent
Toothman Hopes 1t Will
Be the Best Yet.

J.R. jewell. Dean OF the College OF
Education Of Fayetteville. Arkansas.
will be the principal speaker at the
Marion County Teachers Institute
which will be held all next week, be-
ginning Monday, August 81, and contin.
uing until Saturday. The institute Will
be held at the Miller school and prom
ises to be the most interesting as well
as beneficial that has ever been held
in this county.
The details Of the program for the
institute are being worked out by Coun-
ty Superintendent Homer c. 'Toothman
and it is expected that an unusually
fine institute will be the result OF his
labors.
Besides Dean Jewell, there will be
two other speakers VINO will address
the institute. Superintendent j. A.
Jackson, of the Clarksburg city schools,
will speak as will Dean G. II. Winkler,
Of the College Of Agriculture OF the
West Virginia University.
There will be six group meetings.
Eacn Of these will have a chairman,
which have been appointed as follows:
High school, j. r. Jewell; City schools,
] "A. Jackson; Rural schools, c. H.
Winkler; Primary, Miss Jesse Ice;
Principals and district superintendent
section, D. A. Ward; Beginners, Homer
c. Toothman.
A musical instructor will be secured
for the institute and many social
meetings are being planned for the
teachers.
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Of Auto Party
Of Nine are Killed

sAYBRooK JUNCTION, Conn,
Aug. GA freight engine running
light over the shore line division Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad late last night struck
and crushed at crossing an automo'
bile owned and driven by Robert u
Rohloff Of New Haven who had With
him a party Of four adults and four
children. All members of the party
were killed except Louise W. Weyel,
aged 8. The dead are Robert H Roh'
loff, Gustave Weyel and wife and Mrs.
Louis Astorino daughter Of Mr.. ,Weyel
and her three children and Miss MI
bel Wagner. ALI belonged In Ne,R
Haven 10 which city the party wiz
returning after trip to New Lon,
don.
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FA|RN0NT'S ALL
CONTINUED from Page One.J

sorrowfulness that was felt by these
people made up for the lack in num-
beers. Fathers, mothers, sisters, broth
ers and sweethearts FASTENED to the
camp when they learned that the boys
were soon to depart and they remained
there until the troops we're escorted
from the camp by the Regimental band.
Company is one Of the finest units
of the Regiment and Is perhaps the
best fitted to carry on the work Of put.
ting the camp in condition before the
arriIa al of the rest OF the troops, They
left the local camp one hundred and
forty strong, three men having remain
ed behind as cooks Tor the troops that
are remaining here and two men nav
ing been detained because OF illness.
The boys made a fine appearance as
they marched to the station and look.
ed as though they will have little diff
Guilty in combating the hardshlps that
will be thrust upon them ere long,
1t is uncertain at this time when the
remainder of the regiment will break
camp and entrain for the southern city.
However, it is pretty certain that the
next move will involve the entire regl,
menL. 1t is expected that the advance
company will have things at the south.
ern camp in pretty good condition III
about a week and that the remaining
units OF the regiment will be able to
leave here some day next week The
train which will transport Company G
to the cotton fields Of Mississippi was
made up Of four passenger coaches a
box car, where the cooking will be
done and a baggage car in which the
supplies Of the company have been
packed.
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Many Addresses for
Swisher Reunion

The swisher family reunion will be
held In the M. P. church at Catawba,
W. Va, Sunday, September O. Every
one Is invited to come and bring well
filled baskets and spend the day. The
following program has been arranged:
1880 q. M, call to order by presi'
dent; song and devotionals; reading
program; song; reading Of family his
tory; address by T. N. Swisher; song;
address By J. J. Harris; appointment
Of committees; song and adjournment
for dinner.
1:SO p. M, song and report Of COM
mittee; election Of officers; song; reci'
tation; address BY NJ. W. Harris; reel.
tatlou; short family reminiscences;'
song; recitation; song, duet; recita-
ton; song and adiouTnment
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Wilson Hunting
Coal Administrator
lRx Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-President
Wilaon cancelled the usual Tuesday
cabinet meeting to devote his atten.
ton to the coal situation. The presi-
dent is about to appoint a coal admin.
istratUr but has not selected the man
for the place.
Officials say the President feels
there is no question that the price OF
coal is too high and Is anxious to rem.
edy that condition as soon as possible.
He realizes, however, the necessity for
the collection of a highly qualified man
for the coal administration PROPOSE,
ton.
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ENTERTAINED MUSICIANS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Watson enter.
tanned Monday evening at their home
at 2O1 Hampton road, the Hayden Or.
chestra and Harmony Quartette and
a number of their friends. Those
present were MessrS. Jacob Hayden,
w E KnowIton, Harvey Adams, C. E.
Watts and wife, Mrs. NJ. A. Jolliffe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Watson, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. F. Moody, Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Jones,
Mr.. Charles E. Smith, Mr.. Francis
Reeser, Miss Bessie Watts, Paul and
Walter Woody Harold Swiger Paul
Price Misses Evelyn Watson, Ruth
Price, Pauline Price, Frances Watson.
Mand good selections was rendered
by both organizations. Tempting re-.
freshments were served.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. H. J. Ross and children Joseph

Mrs. H. ]. Ross and children Joseph
and Elizabeth and Mrs. J. w. Body
ston have returned from Aurora, W.
Va, where they had spent several
weeks. DR.. Boydston and Mr.. Ross
motored to Aurora on Saturday and
accompanied them home.
Mrs. Ernest Hutton who is spending
the summer ct Terra Alta, with her
mother and sister, Mrs. G. A. SiDa and
Miss Lucy sipe, is in the city today.
Marx Blocher, Of Charleston, is here
on visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Blocher on Third street and
Walnut avenue.
Mrs. A. ]. Kern and children and
Miss Edna Kelley are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jacobs in Nor.
gantoWn.
Miss Irene Hess has returned to
her home in Morgantown after q visit
here with her aunt, Mrs. Ira Williams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
American Filters In
France Disappear
tBy Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. 21.-0liver Chad
wick, of NewYork, promising mem
Der of the aerial squadron Of Captain
George Cuynemer, the famous French
airman, has been missing since Tues
day of last week. 1t is believd he was
brought down in an aerial encounter.
Corporal Harold Willis, of Boston, a
member of the Lafayette squadron,
whose disappearance not far from
verdun on Saturday has already been
reported, is believed to be a prisoner.
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PennsyIvanians Comins-The John.
son-Hunsaker reunion which will be an
event in this city tomorrow will bring
large number OF Pennsylvanians here
for the occasion. The reunion has here.
tSfCre been held in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, but this year the West
Virginia relatives are the rosts and will
entertain their Pennsylvania neigh.
bur. Ill delightful manner The
event will be held in Loop Park ana
III informal program will be rendered,
Members OF the family are invited to
attend and bring their dinner baskets
vel! filled
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Austrian Diplomat
To Go Home Via us.
BY Associated Press)

PICKING, Aug. IS delayed. 1.-THE
Austro. Hungarian minister. his staff
and consuls, whose departure was
made necessary by China's declaration
of war will probably take q Dutch
boat from Shangha to San Francisco
crossing the United States en- route to
Vienna. The Dutch minister is arraug
ing tie departure.
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Living Up To Vote
On War Taxation
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Sen'
ators who have been absent from the
Capital are arriving today in re-
spouse to the Geographic notices
from party leaders to be on hand for
voting on the war tax bills chief
features despite the war profits and
income taxes.
Final action on the bill itself will
probably not come till the coming
week. The Senate's program for to-
day called for consideration Of the
war profits and income tax provisions
after Senaor LaFollette's speech in
favor Of higher levy on these two pro-
visions.
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TrI.Famlly Reunion-A tri.family re-
union in which the Dudley, Borgess.
and McDougal families will be repre-.
scented will be held at the Gilboa church
this county, on September 2. An inter-
esting program is being arranged for
the morning and basket dinner will
be served at the lunch hour. ALI rela-
tiyes Of the families and their friends
are invited to be present and TO bring
with them we'll filled baskets.
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One Mosquito
Kills 8 People
fR1 AasocIated Press)

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2l.-The bite
Of one mosquito communicating PERM
cIous malaria Is held responsible for
the Quick death of three members Of
the Skinner family here John A.
Skinner, Jr., died today. His mother
and brother died yesterday. All died
in violent hiccoughs.
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Cut uvl the p4St!t:t CT "a. 4CLl aIues.
Then carefully fold dotted line Its
entire length. Then dotted line 2, and
SO on. Fold each section underneath
accurately. When completed turn
over and you'll find asurprising result.
Save the pictures,
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gard to the school have been received
by Mr.. Right and this evening he win
explain the matter fully to those who
are present and will also give those
who may desire to do SO an opportunity
10 enroll.
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Reunion Pcstponed-On account of
the polOmyelitis quarantine the Ham.
ilton family reunion scheduled to take
place at the summer home OF DR.. ana
Mrs. Nj, +. Hamilton at Salt Lick or
September has been indefinitely post.
ponet Announcement to this effect
was given out by the committee in
char &c yesterday.
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w. c. T. U. Mestins-A meeting Of
the VIC. T. U. will be held at7:30 this
evening in the parlor Of the Public Ii.
brar; and it is desired that all Of the
members and officers be present. The
election Of officers will be held at this
meeting and delegates will also be
chosen to represent the local organiza-
ton at the state convention which is
to bs held in Huntington next month.
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EVENTS TONIGHT.

Pubic Library-Meeting of w. CT u.
to select delegates
odd Fellows hall-Marlon lodge.
Red Mems hall-Marion lodge a. Of r.
K. OF p. hall-Mountaln City temple
Modern Woodmen haIl-Seaton camp
Royal Neighbors.
Maccabee hall-Marlon hive.
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A Friend Gives $2o-A man who does
not believe in letting his left hand
know what his right hand doeth enter
ed tie Red Cross headquarters In the
municipal building yesterday and made
a contribution OF $40 to the Red Cross
fund. On being solicited for his name
he krudgingly admitted his identity
but stated that his contribution was
'iron. a friend"