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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
CHANGES At Y.M.C.A,
soon TO Be FINISHED
Young Women May Have
Quarters of Their Own
Next Week.

The Young Women's depal tment of
the Y. NJ. C. A. is almost complete
and it will only be short time until
the girls are occupying one side of the
building. Yesterday workmen were
busy scraping the floors. The side of
the. building which will be. devoted
exclusively to the Young Women's de-
partment has been painted, new wood
work has taken the place of the old,
and many other small repairs COM
pleted.
There has been no definite date set
on which the new part of the building
will be opened to the girls, but 1t is
very probable that the opening will
come some time next week. The drug
get for the floor, the furniture and
most of the other interior equipment
has arrived and is ready to be set up
at any time.
The girls work has all been direct
ed from the office of the Young Mems
department, but with the opening of
the new department the girls will
have an office of their own. All men,
bers of the department have been
patiently awaiting the opening of the
new room and will welcome the news
that the work is almost complete and
that;it will be only few days until
the Young Women's department will
have headquarters Of their own.
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DUDDERAR WILL
HEAD CLARKSBURG
FUEL COMMIT TEE
State Fuel Administrator
Barnes Getting His Or
ganization in Shape.

George Washington Dudderar, sec.
rotary of the Clarksburg board OF trade
and q prominent worker in the Rotary
club. has accepted the position of
chairman of the Fuel committee or
that city, position rendered him a
few days ago by ]. Walter Barnes,
state fuel administrator. 1t is believed
that the selection is very wise one
for it is doubtful If any ether man in
Clarksburg has the needs of the city SO
well worked out as Mr.. Dudderar.
L. H. Duncan, secretary of the Blue
field chamber of commerce, has ac-
cepted the appointment of chairman of
the local committee at Bluefield.
These appointments are in line with
Mr.. Barnes policy to select the secre.
taries OF the chambers OF commerce
or business mems associations for
chairmen of the local committees in
cities important enough to warrant a
local committee. To date such appoint
ments have been made. in Wheeling,
Charleston, Huntington, Clarksburg,
Parkersburg, Bluetield and Mounds
.llle.
The appointment Of the chairmen OF
the county committees is also moving
along rapidly. d. Gold Miller, of Gil
rardstown. has been appointed chair.
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(By lAssociated Press. \


: STOCKHOLM, Nov. 23.-According
to the Tadningen. a Russian diplomat,
left Stockholm yesterday for Petrograd
with orders to hand to the Russian
revolutionary government proposals
for peace by the Central powers.
PETRoGRAD, Nov. ga reduc-
tion Of the Russian army beginning
with the class conscripted in 1899 has
been proclaimed by the Bolsheviki lead
er, NJ. Lenine. an official announce
ment today states. The order is to
take effect Immediately.
PETRoGRAD, Nov. 23.-The note of
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign
minister, to the allied embassies con.
veying the announcement of a pro.
posal for an armistice reached the EN-.
tassies last night. The text follows:
Il herewith have the honor to in
form you, Mr.. Ambassador, that the All
Russian Congress of Soldiers and
Workmen's Delegates organized Octo
Der rs, new government in the form
of a Council of National Commission.
ers. The head of this government is
Vladimir Ilich Lenine. The direction
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Many People Ate
Supper at Church

Between 400 and 800 people attend.
ed the eighth annual supper Of the La
dies Aid Society of Grace Lutheran
church last evenCg, which proved to
he the most successful In the history
of the organization. Eight tables neat
iy decorated with ferns and ported
pants furnished by, W. H. Leaman,
florist, were in use during the evening.
Four times these tables were crowded
with patrons, which were especially
we'll pleased. Probably fifty women
served. The affair was arranged by
the society OF which Mrs. E. w. Leiten-
berger is the president.
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WILLIE MORGAN
AND KANU1TE ARE
AGAIN IN COURT.
Enter Plea of Not Guilty to
the Remainder of the
Indictments,

For the purpose of entering plea
Of not guilty to indictments upon which
they had not previously pleaded, VIII
lie G. Morgan and Walter Kanutte,
charged with the murder OF Harvey
Hayhurst and Fernando Thorn. were
brought before Judge Raymond this
morning in Circuit court.
Morgan and Kanutte sat side by side
on chairs along the bar railing. They
did not talk to each other ,ylring the
time they were seated there. Morgan
appeared to be brighter this morning
;han he was yesterday afternoon when
he pleaded not guilty to several indict.
ments. The men were permitted tore.
rain seated in court for socle time and
the greater portion Of it their eyes
were firmly fixed at the pile Of mer-
chandise exhibited in the case OF the
State VS.. James Anderson, charged
with breaking into B. 4 o. freight cars.
Morgan's silence was broken but
once and then it was to talk to a wo-
man interested in the Anderson case,
who sat in the chair to the right OF
him.
Major Nicely appeared for Morgan
to enter pleas OF not quito to indict-
ment No. ), which charges Morgan and
Kanutte with conspiracy to murder
Harvey Hayhurst and indictment No.
4, which charges Morgan and Kanutte
with conspiracy to murder Fernando
Thorn.
Attorney James A. Meredith, who
represents Kanutte, appeared in court
to enter pleas Of not guilty to two sep.
crate and different indictments-con-
spiracy to commit murder and the &C.
tual commission of murder. He held
1t was not proper to have the same
count in the indictments. The court
did not rule on his motion, but said
that he was of the opinion that this
court had already ruled on similar
condition but Judge Raymond said or
course he would have to read the in
dictments to ascertain whether they
were similar to those previously men
toned. The ruling was deferred by
Judge Raymond. Kanutte entered
pleas of not guilty through his attor.
ney.
The state asked that George o. Slime,
charged with defrauding A. j. Hays,
be Fought into court to enter his plea.
Major NJ. NJ. Nicely, who appeared in
the interest Of Stein, intimated that
the indictments were defective. The
matter will be argued tomorrow after.
noon.
Bruce Hill, prominent Union dis.
trict farmer, this afternoon entered a
plea Of not guilty to shooting Mack
( Vincent with intent to kill. The alleg-
ed offense occurred last summer in
Winfield district. The date set for the
trial is December 5. Senator w. S.
Meredith represents Hill.
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Painfully Injured
By Fall While Asleep

Joe Ford, member of the under
taking firm of Carpenter and Ford OF
the East side. while walking in his
sleep at his home on Market street
last night fell from the porch on the
third story of the building in which he
resides.
Mr.. Ford suffered a severe night.
mare and getting up from his bed made
his way to the porch and either leaped
or fell to the ground below. Members
Of the family hearing the noise occa-
stoned by the fall and the goans of Mr..
Ford upon Investigation found him ly.
ing on the ground severely injured and
removed him to his home. He is con.
fined to his bed and is under the care
Of physicians,
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MRS. THOS. RAYMOND
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Had Long Been Ill But End
Was Not Expected
Today.

Mrs. Thomas HaymoEd, former well
known resident Of the city, died this
morning shortly before ten o'clock az
the home OF her mother.in-law, Mrs.
Maria Raymond, on Quincy street aft
er several months illness. Mrs.
Raymond who had with her family
been resident of Fleming. n.y., fol
several years, came here during the
summer on account of her declining
health and had remained here since.
A month ago her children also came
to this city to be near their mother
whose condition was regarded as hope.
less. The end came rather suddenly,
however, her condition having been NO
worse than usual in the past few days.
Mr.. Raymond is in New York and can
not reach here before tomorrow.
Mrs. Raymond was formerly Miss
Agnes higgins. of Monongah. She is
survived by her husband and four chill
dren, namely. Miss Laura Lee, John
Clark, Isabel and Alfred Raymond.
Two sisters and TWO brothers also sur.
vive. Mrs. Elizabeth Candy, of Monon.
gah; Mrs. II. Robertson, OF Lonacon.
ing. Md; James higgins. of Western.
port, Nd. and George higgins. of king.
wood.
Mrs. Raymond resided in this city
after her marriage with Mr.. Raymond
until few years ago. She was wo.
man of unusually splendid qualities
and her declining health had caused
the greatest sorrow among her rela.
tives and friends. Pending the arrival
OF relatives. funeral arrangements will
lot be made. Undertaken Cunningham
s in charge.
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Next Monday Will be
School Donation Day

Barrels will be placed In the High
and ward schools on Monday of next
week in which will be placed the an
rual contributions of the school chill.
dren to the Associated Charities or
ganization. On Wednesday the Chari-
ties will collect the donations and will
take them to some central location
where they will be given to the needy
people of the community. 1t is asked
taat the donations be liberal as there
exists much need in the city. The Gus
tom OF collecting from the school chill
dren various food stuffs has been OBJ.
served in the city schools for many
years and is greatly appreciated by
those who are benefited by the contri.
buttons.
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B0LSHEU|K|, Determined TO HAVE
PEACE, REDUCES THE RUSSIAN ARMY
Trotzky Advises Ambassadors of the Allied Governments
of the Intention of the Government Organized
October 26. e

OF the foreign policy has been sintn,st,
ed to me. in the capacity OF National
commissioner for foreign affairs.
Calling attention to the text OF the
offer Of an armistice or democratic
peace on a basis Of no annexation or
indemnity and the self determination
Of nations. approved by, the All Rus
san Congress Of Soldiers and Work.
mems Delegates have the honor 10:
Leg you to regard the above document
as formal offer OF an Immediate
armistice on all fronts and the limmetii.
ste opening of peace negotiations, -aI,
offer with which the varied govern
ments. OF the Russian republic has ad.
dressed itself simultaneously to AN
belligerent people and their govern
ments. y :.
AS such accept my assurance, ..ir.
Ambassador, of the profound respect
Of the Soldiers and Workmen,s Dele
gates, for the people OF France which
cannot help aiming at peace as wen,
as al! the rest of the nations exhausted
and made bloodless by this unexampled
Slaughter" =
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Barbour Mems
Wives DO Not
Reopen Home
War Department Wins Ev.
cry One of 26 Appeals
at Clarksburg.
fByy Assoosciated Press

| q .4la7ssNA2y sfA660S4nA cooJ
: tCLARKSBURG, Nov. 2s.LAt q ses.
sion here today the District Draft
Board for the Northern district OF
West Virginia upon appeals taken by
the War department reserved the de-
cision of the Barbour county local
draft board in all of 26 cases Of mar
ried men without children who had
been exempted from military service
because of their married status,
The appellate board upheld the
contention of the War department
that the local board had considered
the married relation without due re.
gard to the actual dependency result.
ing therefrom.
1t was maintained in the &c cases
that the wifes were not in the reality
dependents upon their husbands for
support.
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IEARY lNpIcrEn

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Jeremia!: A.
oLeary, president of tho American
Truth Society and editor of THE Bull"
publication recently barred from the
mails. was today Indicted on a charge
Of violating the espionage act and the
postal law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
Govt. Insurance
Rates Reduced

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90. - On ac.
count Of the reduction in ships torpe.
doed during the past few weeks the
war risk bureau today lowered insur.
ance rate on vessels passing through
the submarine zone from to 4 per.
cent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
Man Prosecuted
For Money Theft

Before Justice Musgrove this after
noon a warrant was issued charging
John P. Koeber with stealing S45.55
from Harry Pope. The arrest was
rnade by the city police. The accused
has been committed for hearing.
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Returns fro mthe various commit.
tees were received at the headquar.
tiers yesterday evening. Featuring
this meeting was an address deliver.
ed by Corporal w. H. Smith of Tor.
onto, Canada. He had Just returned
from the front where he lost a leg.
He told an interesting story of the
war and gave a first hand apprecia-
tion of the Army Y. M. c. A.
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All of the eleven committees ex.
ceeded their quotas. some of them
making several times more than was
expected of them. The Coal Company
Employees committee won the honrs
with n grand total Of 1924. The
manufactures committee was a close
second followed by the Coal Compa.
ny committee and Public Utilities, re.
spectively. The totals for each OF
the Fairmont teams is as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
TEAM AND
EVERY Town HAS
0VERSUBSCR|BED
Army Y. M. c. A. Fund
Campaign Was a splen-
did Success.

Sixteen thousand five hundred and
eighty five dollars and eighty cents
was raised in the three day Army Y.
NJ. c. a. War Recreation campaign
in Marion county. Marion county's
quota was $4,000, so this is an over.
subscription OF "a percent.
Each of the county towns boosted
the campaign by greatly oversubscrib-
ing and adding to the grand total.
Subscription ycash for the city
of Fairmont amounted to $7,47T.30
and by note S4,9SS.50, making total
subscription OF $12,415.S0 for Fair
mont alone. Subscriptions for the
whnla nnnntu nra 40 fnllnn,S.
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Italians are
Holding ON In
The Mountains
Both Rome and Berlin Re-
port Battle is Going
Satisfactorily.
tny Associated Prose-

ROME. Nov. ga great encircling
attack was attempted yesterday by
the Austro German against Monte
Meletta but the Italians held all the
positions it was said today by War
Office.
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American pep and speed have for these American en-
gneers the western front the admrng commentator of all
British officers who have observed their work.
These British official photographs showing the u S.
gneers in action within southland rangeof the German guns
behind the British lines in France.
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ROME. Nov. 2S.-Tlroughout yes.
terday the Tteutons attacked the Ital.
ian position between the Brente and
the Piave rivers. Several psitions
were lost more than once, the state.
ment adds, but all were retaken. To.
ward evening the Italian counter at.
tack evidently stopped the Austro.
Germans.
BERLIN, Nov. 23.-Fighting is pro.
crossing favorably for the Austro.
Germans in the Italian mountains be-
tween the Brenta and Paive rivers,
says the official statement issued to.
day by the German staff.
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PLANS COACHING CLASSES
Wilson Normal to Give Backward
Pupils Separate Teachers.

Teachers to coach pupils falling be-
hird in their work are to be supplied
school children in the third division
by the Wilson Normal Community
Center School.
The step Is one that has been urged
by Superintendent Ernest L. Thurs
ton for a considerable time, but no
appropriation has been made available
for the payment of teachers.
Under the proposed plan. when a
pupil begins to fall behind his class
mates in any subject, the coaching
teacher will work with him in the
subject In which he IL weak
Promotions will be made as the
pupil advances In each subject rather
than when he has completed the work
prescribed as in a certain grade.
The class in dramatic art at the
Wilson Normal Community Center
School will present a play entitled
"Susette" early in February. A new
class in rhythmic dancing for girls
will be opened In the afternoon Feb
ruary 1.
An afternoon class in Spanish II
to be opened at the school for q num-
Der Of parents who are unable to at
tend at night. School children study
ing the language also are eligible.
The second term Of the English class
will begin next Wednesday. Violin
classes for the pupils OF the third
division are to be formed after school
soon.
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THISTWO YEAR OLD BOY

Is George Rail
ston. of st.
Louis. NO. His
mother says:
Il give Father
Johns Msdi-
cine to George
whenever he
has . cold or
an attack OF
bronchitis and
IL helps him
more than any
o { h er medi-
c ! n G His
ra n dmother
a ] so u Ses
Father Johns
Medicine for
colds"
CSiKned) Mrs
Ralston. Ii3f
Donovan Ave.
St Louis. No.
Father Johns
Medicine IL a
safe family
re m . dy for
colds. coughs.
and BODY build
ing because II
does not con-
tain ale o h oil
or danEerous
.druEs.--Advt-
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party will attend the Friday evening
dance at the willard.
Yesterday Mrs. Galbraith gave q
luncheon for Mrs. Taylor. The other
guests were Mrs. william N. LETTERS,
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, Mrs.
Charles l. Hussey, Mrs. William p.
Robert, Mrs. Arthur johnson, Miss
Brown, Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs.
William d. Leahy, Miss Alice Good
win, and Miss Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover, jr., will
entertain at dinner February 8.
Mrs. Kenneth Castleman IL visiting
Pay inspector and Mrs. John II. Mer-
RAM At their residence, in I street.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Campbell Graef
have cards out for q dinner February
II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-26
CHANGE PLAYGROUND NAME
"Mt Pleasant Plot To De Called
Columbia Helahta.n

Following a request OF the Colum-
bis Heights Citizens Association,
the Commissioner of the District
have consented to change the name
OF the Mt. Pleasant Playground at
14th street and Park road northwest
to "CoIumbIa Heights Playground"
The playground is on land loaned
to the District by william F. Mat
tingly and a proposal to change the
name OF the park TO "MattIngIy"
was blocked by Mr.. Mattingly him
self, whorefused to allow his name
to used.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-26
GaIbraIths Entertain.

Commander and Mrs. w. W. Gal
bralth will. entertain at dinner to
night for their house guest. Mrs. Tay
lor, wife OF Col. Harry Taylor. u. s
A., stationed at Governors Island
There will he twelve covers, and the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-26
VIII BE Hosts ON Maynower.
Coming Here for. Dance.

Harold Lahey. stoddard Hancock.
and Morris MetcaIf, all of New York.
will come to Washington for the
dance Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus
Garrett will give at the Playhouse
tonight.
DIR. and Mrs. Louis Lehr will enter
tain at dinner before the dance.
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Society Interests Divided Be-
tween Playhouse and Weekly
Willard Event.
OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS
Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall viii Be Guests of Sem
ator and Mrs. Swanson.

A number of interesting dinner
parties will be given this evening,
witt members of official society as
hosts and honor guests, and the in
terest of the younger set will be d.
Vtded between. two dances, a small
one at the Playhouse, with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Angus Garrett as hosts,
and the Friday Evening Dance at the
Willard.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will be the honor guests at a
dinner this evening, with Senator
and Mrs. Claude Swanson as hosts.
Rear Admiral Edward w. EberIe,
superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy, and Mrs. Eberle are staying
with Mrs. Swanson and will be guests
at the dinner. They came to Wash
ington a day or two ago for several
Festivities and attended the dinner
given Wednesday evening by Senator
and Mrs. Weeks.
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Miss TIIInan Hostess.

Miss MArgheritta Tillman was host
ess at = prettiIy appointed luncheon
today when her house guest. Mise
Gladys Christy, OF Annapolis, was
the honor guest The table was
adorned with a dainty centerpiece OF
pink roses. The other guests were the
Misses Chase, and their house guest,
Miss Elsie Knox, OF Wallingford,
Conn. Mrs. John Buchanan, Miss
Julia Holbrook, Miss Marjorie Helm
hold, Miss Marie Sims, Miss Dorothy
Masgon, Miss Doris Durell. Miss Ellie
Lejeune, Miss Helen BIodgett, Miss
Gsorgina Schofield, Miss Hildegarde
Hurley, and Miss Gladys Stafford.
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Dinner BY Mrs. MeCormick.

Mrs. Robert S. Mccormick will en-
terrain at a dinner OF thifty-two COW
ers this evening. Mrs. McCormicks
son, Medil Mccormick, and George
Porter, both of Chicago. who are
house guests of Mrs. Mccormick, will
attend the dinner.
Mrs. o. D. oliphant, OF Trenton, N.
J., is stopping at the Shoreham for
several days She Is a delegate to
the Congress of Constructive Patriot
ism. which Is meeting here this week.
Mrs. Oliphant is prominent In the
work of the New Jersey branch of
the National Security League, and was
the organizer of a chapter in. Tren-
ton
Mrs. oliphant is the daughter-In-
law Of Hughes oliphant of Washing
ION.
Col. Charles Taylor, U. S. A, retired,
will be the guest of honor at the
dinner which Congressman and Ms
Charles B. Miller will give this even
ing.
Colonel Taylor who was retired
about a month ago. is spending sew
eraI days at the Army and Navy Club.
He was recently stationed at Fort
Bliss.
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GIVE DINNER DANCE
AT WHITE HOUSE
Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss
Helen w. Bones Entertain
Small Company.

Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones were hostesses at q
very delightful dinner dance at the
White House last evening. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson dined privately,
but stopped in for a few moments to
greet the guests. There were nifty
guests for dinner and about 100 were
asked later for the dancing In the East
Room. was U shaped and laden with
flowers.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley gave a
dinner last night for the Brazilian Am
bassador and Mime. daGama. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley. accompanied by their
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, left
Washington this morning for New York.
Mrs. Shipman will return with them
to Washington before February l and
will be their guest for several weeks.
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Mr.. and MrS Robert Bacon. OF New
York, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Satter-
lee. of New York. expect to be in Wash
ington today. and will be at the Shore
ham.
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Mrs. Marion Butler is making an
indefinite stay with Miss Mary Lord
Andrews, daughter of Mrs. z. r. An
drews at her residence in Sixteenth
street Mrs. Andrews is making an
extended stay in Arizona
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Miss Marian Trumble entertained
. company OF fifteen at luncheon to-
day to meet Mrs. John Sidney WheIan,
who is visiting her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas V. Hammond.