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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Mrs. Pearl Carr Case
Pneumonia Victim

Mrs. Pearl Carr Case, wife of J. r.
Case, died yesterday afternoon at half
after three o'clock at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Carr.
IN the Jackson addition. She had been
Ill for a week of pneumonia. Mrs.
Case was aged 81 years and is sur
viyed by her parents, her husband and
two children, aged four years and eigh.
teen months. Two brothers, Blaine OF
Newark, o., and Harry, of this city,
and three sisters, Mrs. William Ellis,
of Monongah, Mrs. Samuel Phillips
and Mrs. Charles Gray, of this city,
also survive,
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence of Mr.. Carr and inter
fnent will be made in the Barnstown
cemetery 80
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
warm RAIN SUNDAY WASHED SNOW
AWAY AND STARTED LOCAL FLOODS
To Saue Boys
Crutch Cop
Risks His Life
IA AssoeIaled Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-After dar.
ing -escues OF an unconscious
woman and several children from
a burning tenement house last
night a policeman named Halse.
macher, made what he thought was
his last trip with Daniel German, a
six.year.old cripple in his arms.
When the boy was revived on the
pavement he cried for his crutch.
We'll a fellow like you isn't much
good without crutch," said tho
policeman. "I'll see II eau get it."
Pushing q number of firemen
aside. Halscmacher ran up the
stairs through binding smoke and
after searching through several
rooms ablaze he found the. crutch.
When he reached the sidewalk his
coat was burning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
HAND SHATTERED BY
EXPLODING CAPS
Carolina Miner Brought to
Hospital in Serious
Condition.

g. R. Taylor aged 80, employed in
the mine at Carolina, was seriously in.
tured this morning and a colored man
painfully injured when a bunch of dyn.
amite caps which Taylo= carried, ex.
ploded.
Taylor's left hand was shattered and
several caps penetrated his abdoman.
The injured men were brought to
the Fairmont Hospital No. 3 ON the
seven o'clock car. The accident oc.
CURED about 4 this morning.
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Three More Cases of Infan-
tile Paralysis Reported
Sunday.
NOW SIX GASES here
Health Officer Ramage Urg-
es All People to Boil
Water.

Three cases Of infantile paralysis
taded to the list over Sunday brings
no total 10 seven since January 8. OF
Inc seven reported there has been but
one death and at present there are no
additional cases under suspicion.
When the three new cases were re.
portde; the Board of Health had a
meeting and decided to keep the
schools closed until January 20 to
1vert a congregating of children until
the six cases in the city are absolutely
aud efficiently quarantined.
The city also decided to see that all
logs and cats are done away with in.
asmuch as these animals are to be
seen running wild ell over the city and
are then allowed to enter the homes of
children and may be carriers OF the,
Term.
The flood, according to City Physi-
clan @. M. Ramage, is both menace
and a blessing. The flood, he says,
washes great amount of the possible
Hourcef OF Infection away and at the
same time brings probably more from
the cities upstream. He advises all
Fairmonters to boil their drinking wa.
ter and 10 exert every precaution to
prevent q greater spread.
just where the cases reported Sun.
day could have had their source is un.
known Margaret Kurchen, of 406
Walnut avenue, aged four years, devel.
oped the disease Saturday night and
the home has been Guaranteed.
Another case on Walnut avenue is
that OF the one year old son of o..
Frost. of number 6S2, two blocks from
the Kurchen home. A seven.months-
old son of Mrs. Snowden is i'll with
the disease at the home of her grand.
father, Michael Bennett, at Ninth
street.
The one.year-tld James Benefits
paralysis is in his face. Both legs of
0lin Schmidt Frest are pnralyzed and
the arms of Margaret Kurchen are
partially paralyzed.
The cases in Fairmont to date are:.
~ No. /. George Carr, aged six years,
i Carleton street. Died.
No. 2. Bryan Colebank, aged is
years, Merchant street. Legs par.
Aiyked.
No. 3. Nan Johnson, aged seven
years, Chicago street, legs and arm
paralyzed.
NO. 4. Pauline Halstead, Pierpont
Rynue. Legs partially paralyzed..
No. 5. Margaret Kurchen, aged four
s years, 406 Walnut avenue. Arms par.
5alyzed.
No. 6. olin Frost. aged one year,
1872 Walnut avenue. Legs paralyzed.
No. Z. James Bennett, Ninth street
and View, aged years. Face par
) alyzed.
CASE IN MoRGANToWN.
IoRGANToWN, Jan. ga case OF
i infantile paralysis has developed in the
First ward of this city, the same sec
ton in whic hthere was case lasr
summer A five-yearold girl has the
malady and two other children in the
same family are ailing. The case was
reported to Or. W. C. Kelley, city
health doctor. at 10 o'clock last night
and after examination he pronounced
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
scALIA,s WOUNDS EAIAL.

County Coroner Frank Llody has
impaneled a jury to investigate the
death OF Guiseppi Scala, who died
at Miners hospital last night OF gun
shot wounds said to have been inflict.
ed at Shtnnston by John Patsiano. The.
jury consists of r. @. Afusgrove, Luz
Their Lowe, Jim Anderson, Minor DUN
ham. w S. Garrett and B. f. Ramage.
The jury viewed the BODY and will
meet later to deliberate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Indiana Officer
Goes Sans Rouch

officer o. NJ. Sltaer of Marion. IN.
diana, who was sent here for elem
ROUGH, has left without his man. Sla
ter had another man returning him
from Cumberland TO Indiana when he
reached here. Upon his arrival here
he found that Roush intended to fight
his extradition and will likely be a
week STRENGTHENING the matter out. He
viii return later for ROUGH who is out
on bond
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
CASE IN MoReANrowN.
City Hall Notes


Ira Smith was called yesterday to
give residents Of the brewery district
ON the south side some information
concerning the water being shut OFF.
Upon Investigation it was discovered
that falling oak tree had broken an
exposed ~ inch water main and had
rested Between the broken ends Of the
pipe. Dominic and his men had to
saw the tree away before they could
gel to the pipe to make repairs.
David Deane, the Barney oldfeld of
the city administration was detailed
by the street department this morn.
ing to5run his Ford about the city and
report on flood conditions throughout.
9'lie water in various arts Of the city
has swept r'any tin cans end much
debris from the muddy streets to the
payed sections and has made a weeks
YORK for the street department.
= Photographs of the city administra-
r5iun We're taken while the party was
in Glenn's Falls New York looking at
thai masterpiece OF bridge building
designed by William Muesser Of New
York The picture shows the party
standing on some of the Hudson river
rocks in mid stream with several inch
es Of snow ON the ground. They do
not appear to mlndTthe cold amid such
scenic beauty
10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
SUDDEN JANUARY FRESHET DOES MUCH DAMAGE IN VALLEY
RAIDER rs
REPORTED
DESTROYED
ny Asso,.Intcd rrr,ssl

BUENos AIRES, Argentine. Jan. 9..
La Prensa publishes a dispatch from
Rio Janeiro saying that according to
a cablegram received at Pernambuco
the British cruiser Glasgow, has sunk
a German commerce raider $50 miles
off Para. No details arc given.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

Falr tonight ana Tuesday. Cold
wave seniaAs Nort6wsss Winds.
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cc0ntinued on Pase Eight-l
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
PROGRESS OF THE RED CROSS
SPEAKS WELL FOR
MEMBERS
Members Activities Have BrOatlencd
Until Three Rooms Of the Elks'
Home Are Necessary to
the Work Undertaken.

when the ladies' OF the local Red
Cross were given the free and un-
limited use OF the Elks' Home Of this
city for their kork they believed that
the spacious ladies' parlor fronting
on the portico would be amply large
for their work: but now inside OF
few weeks, their work is utilizing the
Ladies' Room. the "Blue Room, and
sometimes the iaSse reading ana
writing room across the hall from
the parlor, and at that 1t is possible
that still more room will be needed
all of which speaks big words of
commendation for the ladies who
have taken the leadership in this
movement.
One may visit the Home at any
hour when work is in progress, AMI
In the Blue Room, which is designat-
cd the cutting room, see several
ladies busy cutting up goods for var
ious things, when they are carried
into the blasting room, where other
ladies' rapidly baste them into shape
after which they are turned over tc
"a half dozen more ladies at electri-
cally-operated sewing machines, who
sew them up into the finished pro
duct.
1t is remarkable, the volume OF
work that the ladies are turning ou
for the Red Cross; but mroe things
are needed, and the time of NOR,
ladies is required, for there is ar
endlss demand for the articles tn,
Red Cross is making.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
SECOND SAND AT HEALDTON

Different oil drillers operating in
both the Healdton field and the Fox
district report the striking Of second
sands at depth var! ing from 2.1O0
to $500 feet. The oil found in the
deep sand is said to be of much bet
ter quality than in the shallow sand
and in paying quantities. Following
the reports, holdings in the fields
near the strikes have been greatly
enhanced in value.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
Economics Effected Will More Than
Pay Interest ON Sinking Fund ON
ROnds; and Besides This, the In
surance Rates Will he Lower.

Mayor Hynds and the board of al
dermen of Durant have made a care
full investigation OF the resulting
benefits to Durant from the voting
of bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the mOtOriZing of the city's fire de-
partment, and arrive at the follow
ing conclusions:
(1) That motorizing of the fire
department will cause savings In the
department that will more than meet
all interest and sinking fund pay
ments to retire the bonds.
(2) BY reason of poor and un-
even water pressure the city is not
now assured of sufficient pressure
to fight a big fire. but with the mo
tor equipment to include a pump.
the pressure would be kept uniform
by the pump and always adequate.
(3) The new equipment will not
only prevent an increase In fire in
surance rates. which would cost the
people several thousands of dollars
. year. but will result In a rate even
lower than the present one.
The councils findings are report
ID to the News as follows:
Whereas. we, the undersigned
Mayor and COuncilmen of the City of
Durant, have called an election to be
held on Tuesday. October 16, for the
purpose OF submitting to the tax
payers of the City of Durant the
proposition OF voting bonds in the
sum of $4,000 for the purpose OF
motorizing the fire department. and
Whereas. we have made a careful
Investigation of the need of such i'm
provement and believe In our best
judgment that change from the
present horse-drawn apparatus to
motor apparatus Is an imperative
need. from a safety. business and
economical standpoint. we offer tn"
following facts in connection with
our city fire department:
Present Equipment Obsolete.
First, our present equipment is
obsolete. inadequate and unsafe
There is hardly city the size OF
Durant in the country that does moi
have a motOr-equipped fire depart
mont. Our present equipment is in
adequate and unsafe because Of thS
fact that 1t is old and virtually worr
out. Most OF It has been In use fol
. dozen years, and 1t is only mat
Cor of Q short time before 1t will alb
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12

needed, Wnlcn neanS u SAVING Ot
$S4O a year. making a total saving
OF over $1,4Oc a year.
Will Lower Tax Rates.
The increase in the tax rate II
these bonds are voted. not taking in
to consideration the saving in up
keen and man-hire in the depart
ment. would be about 4lsc on the
81 900 worth OF property, which IS
mighty small tax increase.
But taking into consideration the
saving in upkeep and man-hire.
which in this case amounts to ST.
$40, there will really be a lowering
of the tax rate by voting this bond
issue. This $3.50 is now raised by
taxes. and will be eliminated II the
bonds are voted On the other hand.
taxes to pay the yearly interest and
$1,000 OF the principal yearly Will
have to be raised by taxation. This
will amount to an average OF $1,325
year. or in other words, a saving in
the amount of taxes that must be
raised per year of S215.
Means Lower Insurance.
Third, there will probably be an
other saving, besides this s215 a
year to the taxpayers. in the form 81
lower insurance key rate, which is
practically a certainty. If our fire de-
partment is motorized. It is impos-
sible to figure this saving at this
time. as the lower key rate will not
be made until the new equipment is
installed, but this should amoun, to
several thousand dollars per year
to the taxpayers of the city.
City Would buy Bonds.
Fourth, 1t is intended for the City
to purchase these bonds, If they car
ry, out of the sinking fund. thus
making another small saving to the
city in the way of interest.
Low Water Pressure.
Fifth, at present the pressure In
the mains of the city is entirely toe
weak to fight fires with. because OF
the large amount of water now used
by consumers. With motorized de
partment. including fire pump, the
pressure will be multiplied many
: times, giving adequate fire protection
regardless of the pressure in the
mains.
Now, in view of the above facts
and of our careful study and consid
GRAFTON of this need. we deem 1t al
absolute necessity to .motorize Ou
fire department, and each OF us hav
voted to call this election and sincere
ly trust that the citizens OF Duran
will give this matter careful consiti
l. Grafton and vote for the bond issu
i next Tuesday. October 16, 1917.
I Respectfully submitted,
% (Signed) II. p. HYNDS. Mayor.
Il DIAL CURRIN.
e A. c. ETHRIDGE.
It F.. c. TERRELL.
II HORACE MARSHALL,
o A. p. BLACKWELL.
. FORREST JOHNSON.
G II. G. FRYE,
II j. r. MCKINNEY.
CounCilmer
~ Are you on the Red Cross rolls?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
FOR SALE

Good forty-acre farm, fair I'M
provements, within six miles of Du-
rant. being the Sk of NEH OF SEH
of Section "a, Township South,
Range . East. and the WE OF SW 4
of SWA of Section 10, Township 6
South. Range 10 East. Price 1900
Reasonable terms If desired. Al
dress T.. c. Stanard. Shawnee, Okla
w39-4t
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12

VIII cure your RheuMatism
eleuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Ceiic, Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores. Stings of Insects
Etc. .cAntiseptic Anodyne. used In.
tsrnally and externally. Price 2Sc.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
NORMAL TO PLAY THE DENTON
NORMAL

Friday OF this week the football
team of the S. f. Normal goes to
Denton, Texas. to play a game with
the fast Denton State Normal there.
Denton has a pretty good team this
year, and the local management an
ticipates a hard game for the Durant
bOys
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-12
Durant viii Saue Money By
Motorizing Fire Department

solutcly have to be replaced with
new equipment OF some kind.
Saving Will Pay For Bonds.
Second. the purchase of motor
equipment at this time will be good
business and economy. At present
it costs more than $500 "A year to
feed the departments horses and
keep up the equipment. The entire
upkeep for motor apparatus will not
be more than $l00 II year. This will
be saving of over 5000 a year to
apply on the purchase price of the
new equipment, or in this instance
to pay on the interest and principal
OF the bonds.
Also by the installation of motor
apparatus one less fireman will be
Evening star., 1917-12-12
CAMPAIGN FOR THE SALE
OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Speakers to Explain to People OF
Washington Value of Thrift
Investments.

A speaking campaign intended to ed
ucate the people of Washington TO the
desirability and duty of buying war
savings and thrift stamps starts tonight
and will be in full swing tomorrow.
w. w Bride. chairman of the speakers
committee, plans to hold twenty meet
ings each day. A conference of lawyers
and business men who have volunteered
their services as speakers was held last
evening at the University Club. when
plans were discussed and program
outlined.
Afternoon and evening meetings in
public school buildings and fiye-minute
talks in moving picture theaters and
other places of public gathering are
proposed At Mckinley School tonight
Judge Arthur b. Hayes and Gordon
Bell of the war trade board will talk;
Charles w. Darrsand NJ NJ. Wyvell will
be at Business High. Ralph +: Fieharty
at Cook school, James A Cobb at Dun
bar High and William l.. Houston at
Armstrong Tech
School meetings for tomorrow after
noon. at 2:t0 o'clock, are announced as
follows: Hubbard School. Ralph q.
Mas,1nsY 5sepage Monroe saa rGwe
A. Toomey; Park View, F Edward Mitch
eli: Petworth, F. NJ. Savage; Ross,
Claude n. Bennett; Takoma, Walter u.
Guy; West, Robert A. Maurer: Morgan.
Charles w. Darr: Blair, Ross Il. Pol
lock.
Daniel ]. Callahan, director of war
savings for the District OF Columbia.
has invited all Protestant clergymen Of
the city to attend a meeting to be held
in the boardroom of the District build
ing Friday Afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The campaign to sell nearly S7,50o.000
worth OF war sayings tlaI stalnps Gai. 70 i1i sne
be explained and cooperation Of the
churches asked.
Evening star., 1917-12-12
WILL OF SETH SHEPARD.
Former Chief Justice Devises Estate
to Widow and Children.

The will of Seth Shepard. late chief
justice of the Court of Appeals. was filed
today for probate. The document is
dated April 81. 1917 and is modified by a
codicil Of May ], 1917. The paper is wit
messed by his two associates on the ap-
pellate bench and by the clerk of the
court.
To the widow, Mrs. Julia B. Shepard, is
given life interest in premises 144I
Massachusetts avenue northwest and she
is to have absolutely the household ef-
fects. The jurist expresses the wish
that she will distribute the latter among
his children at her death.
The gold watch and chain presented
to Justice Shepard on his retirement
by the patent bar is left to his son,
Seth Shepard. jr. The son is also to
have a Confederate cross sof honor.
his fathers law library and other
nlementos. Nelson Mcdowell Shepard,
the other son, is given a sword pre-
sented to the father of the chief JUS
uary 1. 1863. other mementos are left
to the two daughters, Mary Hester
Lincoln and Caroline q. Faison.
Emily Waller, a servant, is to receive
s315 in cash and as a life annuity the
income from fund of S2580. The
executors are also to set aside $500
and to pay the income for life to Mary
D. Jarvis, a sister of a former wife OF
The chief justice. The beneficiary is
also to have $500 in cash.
The remaining estate, including s3,26s
invested i'll second liberty bonds, is to
he distributed equally among the four
children. The widow, Seth Shepard and
Caroline G. Faison are named as execu-
tors
Evening star., 1917-12-12
10 DISCUSS FOOD SAVING
WITH EATING HOUSE men
Restaurant, Lunchroom and Hotel
Keepers to Confer With
Clarence r. Wilson.

A conference between Clarence r.
Wilson. federal food administrator for
the District. and lunchroom and restau-
rant owners and managers will be held
late this afternoon in the Offices of the
District food administration, isth and
I streets northwest.
Abolition of the open sugar bowl and
other forms of waste may result from
this conference. although it Is not
known what suggestions Mr.. Wilson
and other food officials will make to
the restaurant and lunchroom men.
Tomorrow afternoon a further con-
ference win be held, and on Friday
the hotel men. represented by a spe-
will meet in his Office to confer on the
general food conservation program.
Urged to Practice Economy.
Before a representative audience of
housewives and servants In the Be-
lasco Theaasr yesterday afternoon
Carl yrooman. assistant secretary OF
agriculture. and Administrator Wilson
explained the plans and aims of the
administration and urged pledge card
signers not to allow their patriotic
saving to end with the mere signing Of
card.
The women were urged TO practice
economy In every possible way in the
kitchen, the forms of saving to include
substitution of corn for wheat wherever
possible and the liberal use OF meal
substitutes.
The food administration was told to,
day of THO action of the Wilson Norma
Community Association Buying Club II
contracting with local dairy for cot
quarts of milk daily at IL cents quart
Dr. Henry E. Jackson of the board 0,
education, who is chairman Of the com
mittee in charge OF the buying. wa:
most enthusiastic in making this repor
at a meeting of the members of the as
sociation last night in the Wilson Nor.
NAL School. Two hundred milk buyer:
have been enrolled in the buying club
| he said, and the deliveries of milk ar
| to begin the last week of this month
j The milk will be delivered in quarts
only, effecting saving in labor.
Evening star., 1917-12-12
PLANNING FOR RELIEF Of
| HOUSING SITUATION HERE
New Federal Agency Looking for
Headquarters to Take Up and
Push Methods Mapped Out.

Plans for opening the government
registration office which will handle
the problem of finding homes for the
thousands of government employees and
others who are expected to come to
Washington during the next few
mon bhs went forward with consid
erabie vim today,
William IL. Baldwin, chairman of the
District Council of Defense, which will
direct the organization and operation
# the new agency, stated that head
quarters are being looked for. that a
working plan has been mapped out
and that by next week the new bureau
may be in operation.
Offers of co-operatien in the work of
the registration Office were received to-
day from many organizations which
have been endeavoring to relieve the
housing situation and individuals who
are willing to throw open their homes
to those who are called here to do war
work.
Responses From Citizens.
"As result of the appeal made yes
terday," said Mr.. Baldwin, the District
Council of Defense has this morning
received quite a number Of responses
from people willing to open their
very comfortable places.
THE council desires TO emphasize this
lappeai all the more because the supply
OF small housekeeping apartments has
for some time been practically ex-
hausted, and the number of available
houses is diminishing.
"A leading banker says he thinks he
ought to open his home In order to help
meet the needs, and 1t is to be hoped
, that many other citizens living in COM
Portable houses will take the same view
OF the matter.
'The central room registration office will
be established as soon as possible, but
until 1t is In operation offers of rooms may
be sent to the office of the District Council
of Defense, Room 504. District building.
The council prefers that they be made in
writing rather than over the telephone
, with the description of the rooms. the
location. manner Of reaching the house
or car line. and the price"