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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
General Electric and West
inghouse Will do Elec-
trical End.
.0VEN CONTRAST NEXT.
Two Projects Will Involve
Expenditure of Many
Millions.

Contracts for the building and equip
ping Of the $4,000 klowat power plant
Of the Monongahela Valley Traction
Company, we're let in New York city
the latter part of last week. The Gen.
eral Electric Company, and the West
inghouse Electric Company and the
Babcock and Wilcox boiler makers
were the principal concerns contract
ed with. A number of lesser con-
tracts were let in connection with the
work.
Contracts for the by product oven
plant will be let inside the next ten
days and work will be started as soon
after as is possible. Engineers have
been busy for months planning the
great plants and 1t was only alter ev-
cry detail vas perfected that the Or
der to build was given.
The building Of the two plants will
involve the expenditure OF between
seven and eight million dollars.
The exact location Of the plants has
not been announced as yet, but will be
as soon as surveys, ETC., are complet-
ed.
Great forces of men will be put to
work Immediately and every effort will
be made to complete the plans as soon
as possible. A necessity for the pro-
Queer gas that will be made in the by
product ovens, is already felt, and the
limit has been reached in the demands
being made on the power from the
central stain at Hutchinson and the
plant being rebuilt at cayenne.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Epworth League
Union Meeting

A union meeting Of the Epworth
Leagues of Marion county was held
last evening in the Diamond Street M.
E. church. Representatives were pres
emit from First M. E. church, M. E..
South, Highland NJ. E., Warrington.
Hoult and Colfax. The church was
crowded for the service which was a
most interesting one.
The program was as follows: Song,
"Onward Christian Soldiers;" prayer
Rev. P. w. Metheny, Buckhannon; adj
dress, Mr.. Hale, president of the city
union; address, Miss Vertie Morgan;
selection, quartette from First M. E.
church; Pageant of Progress, by
twenty-eight young folks of the Dia'
mond street church; duet, Misses
Herndon and Gilgard; address, Triple
Life" c. E. Towner, Of Monongahela
City, Pa; solo, Miss Creel; America
congregation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Patients at
Cook Hospital

Several new patients have entered
Cook hospital within the past few days
for surgical or medical treatment,
Among the number are Mrs. /. W. Hess
of Bellview who underwent an opera
ton this morning. Mrs. Frank Greg.
DRY OF View street, Mrs. Charles Hood
ofLiberty avenue were operated on re.
Gently and are doing well. Mrs. Bes.
sic Grassland of Monongah was admit,
ted to the hospital for medical treat.
ment recently. Among those who have
been dismissed from the hospital as
convalescent are Miss Edna Glover, Of
Hazel, w. Va, Mrs. Frank Peko Of
Pennington, and John Hardesty Of En-.
terprise,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Two Ships Sunk at
Almost Same Spot
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE British
steamship Medina Of 1880 tons, own
ed by the Peninsular and Oriental
steamnavigation company was torpe'
doed and sunk by German submarine
April % when off the coast Of Ply
mouth according to American passen-
gers arriving here today from Eng.
land.
On the same day, in almost the same
locality, the 0mrah, vessel Of $3.50
tons owned by the Orient Steam nav.
igation company was also torpedoed
and sunk the passengers said.
No lives lost on either ship but val
liable cargoes went down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
DR BROONFIELD
Urges PEOPLE TO
PREPARE FOR It
Aside Frivolity and Get
Right Down to Heart Of
Things.
PREPARE TODO Y0IIR R|T
PREPARE TODD YOUR BIT
Work For All to Do, Declar-
es Pastor Of Temple
Congregation.

In bringing to his congregation a
message from the special session Of
the Federal Council Of the Churches
Of Christ Of North America, held last
week in Washington, and to which he
was commissioner, DR.. ]. G. Broom.
field urged upon his hearers yesterday
the importance Of preparedness in the
crisis confronting the nation and
& pleaded that his hearers would look
with great seriousness upon what faces
. the nation in the next few years.
The session Of the Council was called
to consider various phases Of the crisis
now pending and great speakers from
various religious and charitable or
Plantations addressed the gathering.
In the course of his remarks, Dr..
7Broomfeld, who has made an exhaus-
tive study of the war situation, stated
that hye-sixths of the entire worlds
population is at war. In previous wars
said he two million men under arms
was the record while in the present
conflict forty million men are under
arms"
Dir. Broomfield told many touching
incidents, as delineated by the famous
DR.. John R. Mott, Of experiences
which had came to him in his visits to
France, Russia, Great Britain, etc. DR..
Mott stated that in the hundreds OF
homes he visited In his journeys not .
one was found upon which the hand or
sorrow had not been laid heavily.
Major General Wood In addressing
the council urged that the young men
IN colleges and seminaries hold them
selves In check and not allow their pa
triotism to lead them to enlist prema'
turely as their services will more than
likely be needed later.
Hon. clifford Pinchot touched on the
food situation in his address before the
council. He pleaded with the Amert-
can people to display steadtness born
of a new economy in order to cope
with threatened food supply. He
Stlso urged diligence in defending the
cause Of Christ and humanity.
Mr.. Bicknell, head Of the American
Red Cross society, urged that all Wo'
men Of the country join the Red CROSS
and "a devote as much time as possible
10 this work. A great demand Will be
made for the supplies of the Red Cross
and all patriotic women must enroll
he said, and do their bit In this way.
The council took action upon the
matter of urging that no downward
stem he taken in the matter Of remed'
sal Iegislation such as child labor laws,
Continued on page 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Truce in Trading
Declared at Chicago
INV Associated Press)

CHICAGO, May 14.-All trade in
wheat except to close existing con
tracts was ordered stopped for two
days by directors Of the Board of Trade
today. Saturdays closing figures were
given as the maximum at which settle
ment may be made.
All trading in corn and oats for May
delivery was ordered discontinued,
May wheat was eliminated last satur
The two days cessation Of trading
was decided on to give time fore rep
resentatives Of the Board In the coun'
try to come here for meeting to dis
cuss concerted action to curb the runa-
way tendency of grain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
STAFFORD COAL TEST
OPENS BRIGHT FUTURE
Blast Furnace Plant and Steel Mill at FairmOnt Fore
gone Conclusion Say Advices From
Toledo.

mont coal used alone, that is without
being mixed with low volatile coal as
is required in the use of many high vo.
lathe Goals, produced excellent high
quality coke.
This means another step forward in
the coke oven department and more
than that it means, according to re-
ports from Toledo that the establish
ment of a blast furnace plant and steel
mill at Fairmont to consume the coke
from the Stafford coal is a foregone
conclusion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

A committee of engineers represent
ing Fairmont's industrial future, spent
Thursday and Friday Of last week at
the plant of the Toledo Furnace Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, testing Fairmout Stat
ford mine coal in the coke oven plant
of the Furnace company.
The engineers were Geo, G. Lowell,
Of Chicago; ]. E. Johnson, Jr., metal.
lurgist Of New York; A. S. Knowles, Of
st. Louis, and James M. Boyle, of San
derson and Porter, of New York.
These engineers found that Fair
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Where Your Breakfast Comes From.

Where Your Breakfast Comes From.
Brazil. using only a small fraction
Of the land adapted to coffee cultlva.
ton, produces three-fourths Of the
worlds coffee supply-over a billion
and a half pounds yearly. Enough
sugar is produced In one province Of
Argentina to sweeten this giant coffee
cup. The province Of Tucuman yields
nearly {, 100000 pounds Of sugar a
year.-World Outlook. j.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Autos Needed To
Take Pittsburgh
Visitors About

City Commissioner Ira Smith
who is in charge of the transporta-
ton feature Of the reception to. the
Pittsburgh visitors tomorrow after.
noon requests eSery automobile
owner who is willing to donate a
car for the purpose Of taking them
on o tour Of the city to report at
the Baltimore and Ohio station AZ
4 o'clock In the afternoon. The Wis.
itors are expected to arrive here
ct about that hour.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
lRoNWoRKER Dis AT Downs.

Joseph o. Black, structural iron
worker employed with the Rachael
Coal Co. at Downs, died Sunday morn
ing Of acute nephritis. He had been
located at Downs but short time and
little is known of his family conneo.
lions. Until they are located the body
will be at the Musgrave undertaking
establishment on Monroe street where
It was taken after death.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

President Wilson has appointed
these seven men to go to Russia and
help put the new government on a
firm commercial basis. They are top,
Elihu Root, chairman; top to bottom,
left, Charles R. Crane, former minister
to China; Cyrus H. Mccormick, veal
thy manufacturer; DR.. John R. Mott,
Y. M. G. A. leader; right, Charles E.
Russell, special writer for the News
paper Enterprise Association of which
The West virginian is a member;
James Duncan, vice president Of the
American Federation Of Labor; s. R.
Bertron, New York banker. Articles
by Russell, appointed because he is
one of the leading economists of the
country, have been appearing in the
West Virginian for some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
British Seamerl
Shot Down zsp
nv Assoclated Presgl

LONDON, May 14-British no5
forces destroyed Zeppeline q % 81 tha
Norht Sea this morning, according 70
OFFICIAL statement issued ~ tlie Ads
miralty.
The destruction Of the L "a mark
the fourth attempt at Zeppelin raids
which has ended in disaster, Two Of
the mammoth airships were shot down
during a raid on London SEPT embel
2S, 1915 and two months later two
more zappelins were destroyed OH
the English coast. on Mach H.
French artillerymen shot down 9 zep-
peIin behind the French line willis
Il was endeayorIng e Esach PaIl1..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

Fslr toninhE ana Tnesday. Net
much shanas tempe
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
OAK GROVE.
Benton County,

Jack Robbins IS improving at this
writing.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs John Smith,
Sept. s, daughter
Decatur, Mflt and Morrison Douglas
all have new Ford cars.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Doug
las, Sept. II. daughter.
We are having ideal weather for
getting the fall work done.
Arthur Mcclure has sold his evap-
orator to olney Story Of HighfiI.
Some from here viii attend circuit
court at BentonYille, which opened
Monday.
The one year old child Of Raglan
Insco has beer very low with cholera
infantum
Quite number from here attended
church at the old Thornsberry camp
ground Sunday.
jim Summers and family Of High
fill visited relatives at Healing
Springs Sunday.
Marvin Downum is selling all his
personal property preparatory to leay-
ing for Idaho the coming week.
Barney Douglas Of Highfill and Miss
Ollie Howard of Logan were married
recently and VII make their home
with Barney's mother
Bob Maxwell and Sam McGlothlin
were the two called from Highfill
the last time They went to Benton
vile Saturday to be examined.
Uncle Pow Douglas, an old and
respected citizen Of this community,
died at his home near Highfill Sep
TENDER H. He had been sick long
time with tuberculosis of the bone.
He leaves a widow, four sons and
three daughters, besides other rela-
tives and large circle of friends to
mourn his death. The remains We're
laid to rest in the Douglas cemetery
September Il.
|. Z. KNOW.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
JOHNSON

John Late unloaded a car of Okla
homa hay recently.
Mrs. Susan Garrett is visiting rela-
tiyes in Muskogee, Okla.
VIII Baggett of Prairie Grove, was
business visitor here Thursday.
A son was born to Mr., and Mrs.
Barney Sturgeon on Wednesday, Sept
T.
Otto Hanks and family, of Fay
etteville, spent Sunday with relatives
here
Jesse BIoyd "round-tripped to
West Fork, over the Frisco, Sunday,
for basket Of paw-paws.
Estill Cardwell left Monday night
for FL Campo, Texas, where he will
sell apples again this season.
Johnson Bradley and son, Jesse,
were over from Spring Greek Sunday
evening visiting Estill Cardwell.
Mrs. Maggie Baggett and grandson
Carl LicslVr, of Springdale, were
visiting relatives here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Johnson left Sunday for
Miami, Okla, where she will join her
husband, Ben Johnson, Jr., who is So
ioIIrning there now.
Phil Mcclure, Jr., was trying that
new Chevrolet car Sunday, and gave
Val Phillips, Bert Hanks and son,
Burrill, Benton county airing.
Will Bennett and family, Hugh
Lichlyter and family and Bert John
son and family, "Forded' over to the
White river bottoms Sunday to seek
ripening paw-paws.
Bob Wilkinson and family moved
back to Johnson last week and are
farming on the c. w Erwin place.
Bob has been located in Baxter
Springs, Kansas, for several months.
The James Cravens family is re-
turning from sojourn of several
years ia southern California, and
will probably locate in this vicinity.
They are all coming back except Eu-
gene, the oldest boy, who is soldier
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
NAYFfELD.
|. Z. KNOW

Little Willis Glenn IS sick at this
writing.
Little Eldon Clayton is on the sick
LIST this week
Singing and Sunday school at May
field last Sunday evening.
Jess Garrett and family moved
near Wyman latter part Of last week
Charley Kendrick, who was operated
on for Appendicitis Wednesday, is re
ported very low.
Mrs. 10y Harris of Hindsville is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Dock Morris, this week.
PECULIAR.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

Program of Fifth Sunday meeting
of Fayetteville Baptist Association to
meet with Oakland church, beginning
Friday night, September 28:
Friday, p. m. Sermon by Ed. W.
C. Handy.
Saturday, a m. Explanation of
Second John, 10th verse.
$50 a. M. Who is the Bride men
toned in Rev. 1877 Who are the
guests mentioned in verse 8?
10 a. m. Explanation Rev. 20:7.
1920 a. M What is woman's work
in the church? Is it right to organize
and work in ladies' auxilaries
II a. m. Preaching.
1870 p m. What are the fundamen-
tails of mission work?
2:30 p. M What do five foolish vir-
gins represent in Mathew 25?
8 p. m. How may we determine in
dividual duty as given in LIST Cor
1872?
8 p m. Preaching.
Sunday, $50 a. m. Sunday school
followed by Sunday school talks.
II a. m. Preaching.
Sunday afternoon to be used as the
brethren may wish.
We hope every one in reach will be
with US in this meeting, and come
prepared to take an active part If
discussion Of program. If any come
by train to Fayetteville they car
phone F. A. Graue or P. R. Ivey. Il
any come by train to Springdale they
can phone E. C. Conley and convey
ance will be provided.
Ed. L. L. JOHNSON,
F. A. GRAUE,
P. r. IVEY,
&c. CONLEY,
Committee.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
ing now for Uncle Sam.

ing now for Uncle Sam.
Claude W Davis Of Running Water,
Texas, is here looking after the ap-
pie crop on his place west Of Johnson.
Claude is manager Of a large farm
ard ranch in Texas, and reports fine
crops in his section of country
Mrs. Andy Cardwell accompanied
by her father, John Higgins, to Fort
Smith last week. Uncle John has
been having his eyes treated by a
specialist down there, and the treat
meat IS helping the sight a great deal.
Elmo Ritehey was killed Thursday
night at Joplin, Mo. while attempting
to rob tamale peddler. A companion
who was aiding in the robbery escap-
ed. The peddler fired just one SHOT
which killed Elmo almost instantly. A
coroner's jury exonerated the tama-
lie man from all blame, as Richie had
been killed while attempting highway
Joseph Ritchey, of Johnson. His par
ents both died many years ago, and
the young lad who was about q years
old, had been reared by his grand
parents. He was away from home a
great deal, and the advice and counsel
of his grandfather was wasted in try
ing to get the boy to settle down and
stay with him here on the farm. Elmo
was a very studious boy at school
when he could be coaxed to attend. and
was great reader of books, especially
works of travel and adventure, but
he sleeps now in a Missouri grave,
and his former schoolmates should let
the lesson of his mis-spent life be a
great warning for them to avoid the
down grade pathway which sped Elmo
Ritchey to eternity
MULKEfFMO.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
FROM THE PEOPLE
TAKING LESSONS IN BNKING.

Washington Barracks, Washington,
D. G.-Editor News: This is Sunday
afternoon, and as | am not working
will take time to write a fe# lines
to The News and let everybody know
what | am doing. The last letter |
wrote | was at Fort Monroe, Va, with
my company, but | am in Washington,
D. C., now in the cook and baker school
taking a course in baking | like it
fine SO far. have been here only two
weeks, but like the work One week
| work at nights and the next week
during the day time. We have 50 much
to do we have to work night and
day. | go to work tonight at six
O'Clock and work until six in the
morning
| don't like Washington much 1t
is nice place alright, but there isn't
enough life to it to suit me. Of
course there are numerous large gov
eminent buildings which are always
attractive. Right near the capitol
building is library building, the gold
dome of which cost $4,000. have
visited it once. The White House is
also center of attraction, and the
museum here has most everything in
it that can be imagined
The Sixth Regiment of Engineers
is stationed here, but will leave in
day or so.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
PVT. MARVIN OWEN.

The fall term of the United States
court convenes at Harrison Monday,
October 1. The following Madison
county citizens have been chosen as
jurors: Grand -Jhon johnson
Hindsville; ]. A. Mcdonald. Rock
House; F. NJ. Gluck, James McCon-
nell, Ben Newton, Huntsville; Jasper
Combs, kinston, Petit Jesse Austin
Kingston; S. B. Faddis, Venus; Alvin
Bunch, Kingston; '. A. Combs.
Combs; G. v McAdoo, Boston. Henry
Fitch, Whtener; Elmer Harris,
Hindsyile.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

Albert Arnold, 30 years old son
of Sam Arnold of Grayett, committed
suicide at Tar River, Okla, recently
by shooting himself through the head.
No cause for his act is known. The
remains were brought back and in
TERED in Mt. Pleasant cemetery near
Gravette.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

work, their homes and thei- families
to be liked all over Little Rock for
the benefit of the business men OF that
city The News hopes it will not be
done
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
Public Sale!
WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 70
BEGINNING AT 10 A. NJ.

On the above date at my residence IL miles
southwest of Sprngdae, will sell at public sale the
following property:
Mule, Silo, Sprayer, 2-horse Wagon, Buggy tx
press, Mower, Orchard CuItivator, Set Double
Harness., Set Buggy Harness, Hay Rake, Farm
implements, lot of ricked Stove Wood, crop OF
Corn and Peas in the field, white Wyandotte Chick
ems, three Beds, Mattresses, heater Stoves,
Kitchen Range, lot of household Furniture, stand
of Bees, lot of Guinea Pigs, barrel Lime Sulphur
Other articles too numerous to mention.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

Entered at the post-office at Spring
dale, Ark, as second class mail matter
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

As Will be seen from the news COZ
umns Of this paper the survey Of an
improved highway from Sprngdale to
the Madison county line has been APP
proved by the State Highway Depart
ment. It now behooves everybody in
this town to get behind this project
and push it to a successful completion.
Plans for a road from Rogers to the
Madison county line have also been
approved, Fayetteville people are
working on a plan to construct road
from that town to Huntsville, and a
survey IS now being made on d road
from Eureka Springs to Huntsville to
connect with this proposed road. So it
will be seen that Springdale must see
this road through as matter of self
preservation. If we permit this pro-
position to go by default and these
other roads are built, this town will
have very much the appearance of
being bottled up and the trade of the
business men is bound to suffer as a
result. It seems to The News that if
there ever was proposition on which
the whole town could unite this is one
Now that the three Arkansas regi-
ments have been assembled at Fort
Roots Little Rock newspapers have
begun to agitate parade of the sol
der boys through the streets of the
city, the object being, of course, to
pull eff big show and attract people
to Little Rock to spend money while
the boys who Go the marching are
made the goats Thos who marched
around over the streets Of Little Rock
last year still have very vivid rec
election of the event, and it is aouht-
full if they care to undergo another
such experience. The Arkansas boys
have made the greatest offer any che
can make in behalf Of the.r country,
and have thus demonstrated their
willingness to undergo any hardship
that may be imposed upon them the
line OF duty, but they didn't leave their
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure.
Z W. GROVES signature on each box. SOC.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21
Springdale, Ark, September q, 1917.

Occasionally you hear some people
say they would be willing to join the
army if the fighting was to be done
in the United States They do not
apparently realize that unless Ger
many IS eisen a thorough thrashing
now that lster on TIE fighting will, in
all probability, be in the United
States.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

No less than two dray loads Of cat
alogues from mail order houses have
been received at TIE local post office
within the last few days for distribu-
ton in the surrounding territory. It
is an expensive proposition to print
and mail these catalogues, but the
mail order houses evidently find It
profitable OF they would not continue
doing it. Hundreds Of dollars are sent
out of Springdaie every year that
could be kept at home if local merch-
ants would put forth the proper eff
fort
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

Published and mailed every Thurs
day afternoon at Springdale, Wash
ington County, Arkansas.
The Springdale news., 1917-09-21

Subscribers desiring to change their
address, must give both old and new
address to assure correct change.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-20
HIBISCUS SHOW
TOMORROW

Arthur F. Wall, director OF the carni-
val Hibiscus Show, which is to open
at noon tomorrow in the wings OF the
Pan-Paciffc pavilion on Bishop square.
opposite the Young Hotel, declared
this morning that he expected to have
a collection of from 1000 to 5000 vari-
cites of the national flower of Hawaii
on exhibition Although he Is prac-
tically assured that there win be that
many varieties In the collection, he
urges all growers Of the hibiscus who
have not so far entered their plants.
to do so today or early tomorrow.
The wings of the n-Pacific paviI-
ion are being cleared out today to
make room for the flowers, which win
be placed In position the first thing
tomorrow morning. During the flower
show, which Is to continue throughout
tomorrow afternoon and evening. the
pavilion win be closed to all who have
not tickets Of admission to the flower
show Afterwards the diofamas VIII