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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
HAS HOSPITAL FOR
HIS VERY OWN
Two Year Old Only Patient
at Traction Park Insti-
tuition.

Nicholas Mittico. aged two years
and six months, is the only patient at
the Traction Park hospital Lena
Fraze, of Middleton, and Mary Com
palte, Of Monongah, were taken from
the hospital to their homes on Satur-
day. Both were treated with serum,
and when taken home had entirely
recovered from any poliomyelitis eff
fects.
DR.. Peter Noe, Jr.. has set no def
mite date at which he will close the
hospital, but it is probable that the
little child now confined there will
have recovered sufficiently to go
home by Friday or Saturday of this
week. ca
Already course of fumigation has
teen started. getting ready for the
closing OF the hospital later in the
week.
All OF the patients will be at the
hospital again tomorrow for the clinic
DR.. Noe is holding for the physicians
who will be in Fairmont to attend
the first session Of the State Medical
association.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
TWO MONTHS FOR
8 BOOTLEGGERS
Foreigners From Wendall
Mines Are Sent to
Jail.

Mike Pasekia, Charles vukeman and
John Gramas, foreigners. who hail
from Wendall Mines, Taylor county,
entered a plea of guilty before Justice
Conway on the charge Of carrying
liquor from one point to the other in
The state late Saturday afternoon. They
were sentenced to pay a fine OF 500
each and undergo Imprisonment in the
Marion county Jail two months.
J. H. Martin, an American, who was
the chauffeur of the automobile con.
Neying the party. and George Ruben.
one of the occupants of the machine,
we're dismissed on the motion of the
prosecuting attorneys office.
Deputy Sheriff Hood caught the par.
ty by stringing his auto broadside
across the road. Twenty quarts OF
whiskey was confiscated. The men
were returning from Point Marion, Pa,
10 Wendal Mines, having been pass.
ing through Fairmont when they were
detected. Later their arrest near Wat
son followed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
AUTO RUNS AMUCK
STRIKES IRON POLE
Mrs. Durham Of East Run,
Thrown on Her
Head.

Driving q car on which the steering
wheel failed to work properly proved
q very trying experience for a man
named Durham, who resides at East
Run, near Pennington. for on Sat.
urday night at $3.50 o'clock it ran
amuck on Tenth street and collided
with an iron pole. His wife was
thrown out OF the machine and landed
on the top of her head. striking the
road very violently aud as result
lump about the size Of an egg was
raised on the top OF her head.
Neither Durham nor his two chill.
dHen were injured. The accident hap.
pened on Tenth street at point near
the Cooperative store. Mrs. Durham
was picked up and carried into the
Tenth Street Pharmacy where the
injury was dressed.
One side OF the car was slightly
damaged. II is said that Mr.. Durham
had purchased his car only on Tues
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01

LONDON Oct british naval alp
Patrols destroyed two enemy machines
and Brought down another. says an OF.
dcialtannouncement. A Gotha also was
Brought down and is believed to have
oeen damaged All British machines
are safe.
The air raid of Sunday night, the
! nth, within seven days, has, as far AZ
available details show, accomplished
pothing important for the enemy. The
claim that the new air barragep acts
as powerful deterrent to the raiders
seems to have been justified further in
the latest attack. An immense number
Of guns OF various calibres were in 40
ton. Indeed 1t was they and not the
invaders who were putting up the
show.
There was an intense and far reach.
ing searching of the skies IN ali tilt
directions, the flashes OF bursting mis-.
siles showing brightly in the heavens
notwithstanding the extreme brillianey
OF full moon. Even more impressive
vas the terrific din of the guns.
The enormous and prolonged volume
OF gun fire certainly was alarming 10
the civilians not accustomed 10 II.
Some OF the high velocity weapons en-
pioyed, detonated with deafen.pK
rash, indistinguishable by civilians
from the roar OF bursting bombs. So
great was the demand Of defensive
shell fire that an estimate of 1850
shells discharged for every bomb
dropped does not seem extrayagant.
Almost nothing is yet known con.
corning damage and casualties caused
ny the raiders. 1t is said several
bombs were dropped in Essex and Kent
without causing casualties. One I'm
Vader was driven from London by the
guns OF the fleet Southwest OF the
capital another was seen over the
Thomas estuary. Il was hemmed in
by shell fire and wriggled for half an
hour trying for an exit from what
ceemed triangle OF bursting shells.
1t finally escaped seward.
half dozen bombs were dropped On
3 suburban district without causing
casualties or other damage. One bonlh
narrowly missed striking a hospital
Inc newspapers while commencing
the yigor of the defenses still call for
other measures and advocates repris-
ais on German towns. They insist on
TINS point with greater vehemence.
The Times contends that 1t would be
absurd to support that the pfoblem Of
successful defense had been solved. Il
POINTS out that the intense sanfire Is
Onlya partial deterrent and warns that
cir warfare is capable OF infinite ex.
nansion and that new methods VIII
have to be found to combat 1t. Ths
Times advocates a great air fleet e..
pable Of carrying the war into CO.
many.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
Council and House of Dele
gates to Held Sessions ,
Tonight
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Sessions Will last Until Noon
on Thursday-at the
Fairmont.

The hotels OF the city are ~. d..
filing up with physicians from warn.
GUS parts OF the state who have cumc
here to attend the annual meeting Of
the ASSOCIATION witch uas o,..aai-ed
in this city fifty yerIs aTy.
Many hotel re2cH Us .--.r .l.9e
weeks in advance and those in charge
OF the convention arrangements be
lieye that by tomorrow there will h
upwards of ESQ or zoo physician
here.
AS a prelude to the general assem-
biage meeting OF the Coulcil and
House of Delegates will be held THIS
evening at the Fairmont. members q.
these bodies having arrived mere dur
ing the day.
The council convenes on the mezzs-
nine floor at eight o'clock and the
House of Delegates will assemble IT
$3.50 O'Clock in the assembly room q
the Fairmont. which hotel will be the
headquarters for the convention.
The convention proper will start CTT
tomorrow at nine o'clock and will bn
called to order by the president. j. L.
RAIDER, of Huntington. Mayor An
thony Bowen will deliver the address
. OF welcome On the part OF tho city ami
Dr.. c. o. Henry will welcome the del
egates for the Marion County Medical
society.
A feature of the Tuesday morning
session will be the address by DR.. H.
L. Alnoss, of New York, on poliomye-
Tits. Other physicians will discuss
this subject during this session. among
the number being A. S. Bosworth, of
Elkins, and VIM. c. Etzler. of Wheel
ing.
The sessions will conclude with the
Thursday morning session, at which
time officers will be elected and a
risce of meeting for 1918 will be de.
cided upon.
The local physicians have made
elaborate plans for the entertainment
Of the physicians and their ladies and
the deather permitting, their stay in
this city should be beth profitable and
entertaining.
Among prominent delegates al
ready registered are DR.. ]. {. RAIDER.
president OF the association; Dr.. L. r.
Vinson. Huntington; DR.. John T..
Cannaday, chairman state council Of
defense, Charleston. W. Va; DR.. T.
X. Cakes. MartinsburG; d.. McClung.
Redwood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
War Y. M. G. A. Staff
Gets Orders to Move

Word has been received at the Y. NJ.
c. A. that the local army Y. NJ. C. A.
staff under the direction Of General
Secretary James W. Right will leave
Fairmont on Thursday evening for
Montgomery, Ala. The members of
the staff are: Jas. W. Right, general
secretary; Rev. j. C. Broomfeld. in
charge OF the religious work: John
Reed. physical director; Mr.. Faw at
the head OF the educational work and
another general assistant from Ken.
lucky.
Because Of certain movements OF
the troops there has been considerable
delay in getting the local STAFF to the
southern camp, but II now seems Ger.
tain that they will leave here on
Thursday evening. arriving at Mont
gomery, Ala, on Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
GYM SEASON ON
At THE Y.M.C.A.
First of the Glasses For the
Women Will be Held
Tomorrow.

The first gymnasium classes Of the
winter season will meet in the Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium this afternoon. The
classes this afternoon and this even
ing will be entirely for the members
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. The gymnasium
will first be opened for the members
OF the womens branch tomorrow
morning.
Members OF the two associations
have been making inquiries at the Of
fee concerning the official oENning Of
the gymnasium for weeks past ana
it is very probable that the first class
es will be well crowded.
The gymnasium has been put in tin
top condition and everything is ready
for the big schedule and some big win.
ter athletic exhibitions
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
WANT SENATOR'S FIRED.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-Petitions.
from New York organizations asking
the expulsion from the Senate or Sem
ators LaFollette. of Wisconsin, Gron-
ma, OF North Dakota, and Stone, Of
Missouri, were presented in the Sen.
ate today by Senator Wadsworth. Of
New York, and referred without action
to the Senate privileges and election
committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
VIVA. NURSES TAKE.
STATE EXAMINATION
Board Held Sessions at The
FairmOnt This Morning
Thirty Five Try.

Thirty.four nurses today took the
state examination for registered nurses
al The Fairmont The examina tons
were started this morning and came to
a close shortly after noon.
Those who are taking the examtua,
tons are as follows:
Georgia Laughlin, Parkersourg;
Laura Baker, Fairmont; Amy C. Nc.
Kee, Mary D. Vance, Alvina NJ. Giffin,
Julia R. Johnson and Mary offner, all
OF Keyser; Blanche Bailey and Mary
l.. White, both of Richfood; Agnes +.
.kubank, Huntington; Anna Harris,
Myrtle Harris, Katherine thinner,
Bertha L. Bradfeld, all of Charleston;
Grace NJ. Cunning. Wheeling; Hattie
Phillips, Myrtle Bennett, Viola Bergen.
clint and Bertha kirkpatrick, all Of
Elkins; Mary NJ. Bivens, Margaret
Emma McClester, Mary F. Nicholson.
Edna B. Snodgrass, Virginia Baldock,
Jane Berthsel; Mae Lewis, Ethel Gran.
mini, all OF Charleston, and Pearl Reed
and Mana Gordon, both of WEIGH:
Elizabeth Hatfield, Williamson Ella W.
Williams, Bessie c. Winfrey, Evaline
V. Martin and Emma A. Millet, all OF
Biuefield.
One month will elapse before the
nurses will know whether they have
passed or not. The secretary of the
State Board of Examiners for the Reg
istration of Nurses will notify them by
letter.
The board is composed of John E.
Canneday, Charleston; ]. N. Sites.
Martinsburg; E. S. Bippus, wheeling;
r. X. Kessler, Huntington, and E. Ii.
Thomas, Bluefield. the secretary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
Trying Hard to
Round Up Robbers

City officers are putting special
stress on their efforts to round up the
robbers that have been frequenting
Fairmont business places during the
past two weeks. The latest and larg-
est robbery yet reported occurred on
Friday evening when the Huffman
jewelry store on Madison street was
entered and jewelry amounting to
500 taken. Among the other arti-
cles that weer taken were two very
valuable automatic revolvers.
The robbers made their entrance to
the store by crawling through the
transome over the front door. No ar
rests have yet been made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
RUSSIAN TRooPs ADVANCE.

PETRoGRAD, Oct. Russian
troops have made another advance in
the Riga region, according to today's
War office announcement German
posts were pressed back south of the
railway in the spitals farm sector, the
Russians advancing between 500 and
1000 yards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
Russ PREPARE FOR Arr RAIDS.

PETRoGRAD. Oct. 1.-The Rus
sian capital is preparing seriously to
resist air raids. A series OF observa-
ton posts within a radius OF 200
miles has been established, airplanes
are on duty and arrangements made
for darkening the city when the ap-
proach OF enemy airmen is announced
by the blowing OF sirens.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
SnoW Fell
In Randolph
Co. Sunday

CLARKSBURG, Oct. Auto
mobile tourists returning here to-
day from Rich mountain, Randolph
county. report fall of snow there
which made the ground white.
This is the first snow fall re.
ported this season in West Vir-
ginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
A Wise Prayer.

Give Us what is good, whether We
pray for it or not; and aver3 from US
the evil, even If We pray for t.-Pray.
or Of Socrates.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
AIR DEFENSES
TERRIFY MANY
LONDON PEOPLE
Thousand Shells Hurled In.
to Air For Every Bomb
Dropped.
GERMANS lose PLANES
Fifth Raid in a Week Took
Toll of a Few
Lives.
GERMANS lose PLANES
tBy Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. Mime PEA
sons were killed and ferty.two
Injured in last nights air raid,
1t IS announced officially.
The official statement anneun.
ees the bringing down OF one hos.
tile machine OFF Dover.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-01
THE WEATHER

q Fair: slight frest 10 exposed
places; Tuesday far.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14

dent Tener; has made a big mistake. He has taken snap judgment on the one-sded evidence of Byron alone. He has not heard my side of the case at all. I shall make a fight for my rights. have been grossly misused and misunderstood."
 President Hampstead will be here today and 1t is expected he will make a. strong protest over the decision. New York, June 14.-Joan K. Tener, president of the National Baseball league, yesterday announced that he had suspended John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, for 16 days as the result of the altercation with William Byron, umpire, in Cincinnati, and had also imposed a fine of $500. The suspension dates from June 8, and McGraw will not be elegible to go on the ball field again until June 25.
 Mr. Tener telegraphed the findings from Philadelphia to National. league headquarters in this city, as follows:
 McGraw's trouble with Byron oc- cured when the latter made remarks to him when the other umpire, in the Cincinnati game, Ernest Quigley, or dered McGraw of the field last Fri day. McGraw has centended that while he did attack MT. Byron he was Justified because of the alleged un- warranted taunts directed at him by the umpire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
GIANTS HAMMER PIRATE TWlRLERS
 AND WIN EASILY

Pittsburgh, Penn. June 1.-The Gsdants had to light all the way yester- day to beat the Buccaneers by a score Lof to 3, and were never out of dan ger until the last Pirate had flied out Ito Bennte KaaIff. Three times the Pi- trates had tho Abases crowded, and a hit in each instance would have meant kseveral runs and perhaps the victory
 Gn the eighth two runs were sent
 ocer, each time leaving three men tug ging at the bags. It took all the re- serve power of Pitcher Anderson to pull himself out of the perilous posi- Ition. The men behind him were safe and sure in their fielding. and the Pi-
 rates could not break through their defense.
 i Grimes was in the box for the home team, and he proceeded to take on air
 aight at the start, giving the Giants a Head which they never lost. Burns waited patiently and was passed, and after HerDog had tried to sacrifice he also decided that Grimes was un- Fsteady, and was rewarded with a !rwSElk. Kauff smashed the first ball to
 Carey on the fly, and Zimmerman also
 lined to Hinchnan. Fletcher never swasted a pitch, hitting the first of hfertng of the Buccaneer pitcher to cen
 ter for a safe blow, which scored lIBurnst and sent Herzog to third. A lwf1d pitch tailed the acting manager, land put Fletcher on third, the latter Booming home on Robertson's hit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
FED WITNESSES HAVE BAD DAY IN
 $900,000 ACTION

Philadelphia, June 14-Organized baseball had withstood the assaults of the defunct Baltimore. Federal League club to recover $90Q,0o0 dam ages in claims under antitrust laws when a recess was called in the Uni ted States District Court yesterday with August Hermann, chairman of the National Baseball Commission, on the witness stand. The morning ses- sion was devoted to acquainting the jury with a mass of data bearing on the operation of organized ball, MT. Hermann and Edward Hanlon, for merly baseball player and owner of the site of the Baltimore clubs ball park, being the only witnesses.
 Hanlon, through examination by Stuart s. Janney, chief counsel for the com pIainants, gave an analysis of the valuation of the Baltimore clubs franchise, players and improvements at the time of the signing of the peace pact between organized baseball and the Federal League, placing the total amount at $205,00O.
 The present action ayers actual damages of $300,o00 by reason Of the peace pact, and triple damages are asked. The Baltimore club played only one year and counsel for the de- fence scored a point when HanIon testified that a ball club usually oper- ated at a loss the first year of its ex- istence and that profits of the future are speculative to certain extent. The defence maintains that the pres- ent action Is merely an effort of the Baltimore club to seek reimbursement for bad business venture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
M'CRAW ANGRY AT FINE
 GIVES PRESIDENT TENER ROAST
Giant Manager Says He Has Been Unjustly Treat
 ed by National League Head.

Pittsburgh, June 14-Managert Mo Graw received last night notification of the severe penalty inflicted on him by President Tener for his fight with Umpire Byron. McGraw, when seen at the Hotel Scheneley last night was terribly incensed at Tener. He said:
 President, Tenerz has made a most unfair and unjust decision He has discriminated against me personally and against the New York club. shall protest this decision and find out if am to be made a mark of with out Justification, when Byron was more to blame than I was I want to be treated fairly. am willing to take my medicine if I am in the wrong, but in this case I was not the aggressor. Tener sticks to his um- pires whether they are right or wrong ,and, he doesn't know good umpire from a poor one. Why doesn't he travel around and see his umpires perform? He would be made aware quick enough then what a rotten staff he has, the worst in spots the Ma tional league ever had.
 Umpires, with Byron's lack of com mon intelligence and good sense, will now be so overbearing with players there will be no living with them. I have had no serious trouble with um- pires who know their business Presi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
GREAT RALLY BY ,J BRIDGEPORT CLUB
 BEATS PORTLAND
(By Wagner.)

The union men who work for the Bridgeport baseball club are drawing their time and half for laboring overtime these days. They staged an extra inning contest again yesterday, making the third in two days. It took them 12 innings to beat Portland yes terday but they finally did the trick by to 5. It was an uphill fight and the fans gave their vocal chords a fine tryout before the day was over.
 It took two pitchers to subdue Port land but so long as the Maine maulers were suppressed nobody cares how many fingers were used up. Johnny Banks started on the hill. He rolled along at a steady gait until the sev- enth when the visitors bounced upon him for three runs. They got another in the eighth. Jack Egan batted for Banks in the eighth and Gingrass pitched the rest of the contest, blank ing the enemy.
 The Portland manager used a brace of former big leaguers in the box in an effort to down Bridgeport. Bob Spaid, a recruit from the St. Louis Browns, began the game. He fooled the locals until the eighth when oT1OSSpOII StdSSo o ally ILdI cA1ilOSe tied the score. Dick Burning, who had cup of coffee with the Brooklyn Nationals this season, worked the final three innings. It was he who yielded the winning run in the 18th.
 Portland was ahead by to when Bridgeport came to bat in the eighth. With one down Yebsley got a pass and scored when Pinch Hitter Egan doubled. lEgan counted on Martin s two-bagger and Priestes hit tallied Martin. This left the locals one run shy but they tied matters in the ninth on pass to Lear and Denim gers triple. Neither side could score until the 12th when Gingras hit for two bases and made the winning run on Prieste's smash. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
BRETON TO MEET
 KID LEWIS TONIGHT

New York. June 14-Jaek Britten, the Chicago weitsrweight, who is gen. orally recognized as the worlds lead ing boxer in this class ,aad Ted Kid Lewis of England, will be opponents this evening at the St. Niehalas A. C.. in what should furnish local boxing enthusiasts a lively tsh-fouhd cons test.
 These two boxers are recognized as among the foremost we1tsrweights in the game today, and their intense ri- va1ry is clearly demonstrated in the fact that they have already boxed in various parts of the country on II different eccasieHs. In the majority of these bouts BFittea has managed te shsw to advantage, although at ae time has the Ghieagean been able to score a decisive victory. The men are reported in excellent physical con- ditieR and pFined fer the battle. Bii- ly fKid} MePaft1aHd will referee the bout
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-14
HENDRIX SECURES
 REGULAR JOB BY HITTING FOR TANKS

New York, June 14-Tfm Hendryx has horned himself into a permanent berth with the Yankees. The chub- by outfielder who is filling Frank Gilhooley's position in right field so capably ignited the final fuse in the twelfth inning of Tuesdays combat between the Tanks and White Sox and his blazing single to centre drove home the winning run.
 The Tanks wanted to win that game. Recent setbacks have becloud- ed the future with doubt, for with the pitching staff tot1ering like a tight wire walker with a cramp in his foot and the Cleveland Indians menacing the rear, the men of Dom oyan need every game. Therefore the timely wallop Hendryx inserted into the knotted pastime endeared him to the heart Of every Yankee adherent in the stands.
 There was one man on the lot, however, who manifested not the least surprise. He was Bi1l Donovan The Yankee chieftain rather expected the drive that broke up the melee. He picked Hendryx during the spring training jaunt as one of the most promising recruits in the American League and now Hendryx Is showing what good prophet the New York leader is.
 It is safe to say the rugged right fielder will occupy that position through the remainder of the cam paign. It isn't likely Gilhooley will be able to play regularly until the latter part of the summer, if at all. so Donovan is fortunate in having such an able substitute as Hendryx in re- serve.
 While adorning Baker and Hen Idryx with, the laurel however. the failure of Mogridge and the yfldness of Russell in the first game tell an- other stony It fs beginning to ap- pear as if Mogrtdge Is unable to strike the stride. at which he progressed through the early weeks of the 1916 campaign. Recently he has been of
 little aid to the Tanks.
 Last season the White Sox were
 soft prey for the angular southpaW's
 slants. And every member of the
 Windy City brigade made no secret of their inability to solve his eurvine
 clairvoyance. Throughout the entire
 season Mogridge "had it on'' the Sox. but Tuesday his delivery proved
 anything but a mystery to them.