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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
wesT VIRGINIA NAY orE wsr

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The ct tement was made BY pol:
itieIans, recently, tnat West Viz.
u'nia and Iowa already were tired
OF prohibition. This 10 borna ou.
by the following dispatch from
Wheeling to the Cincinnati En-.
quirsr:
Senator q. J. Rossnboor,, Of
Ohio county, who 10 at home here
during a recess Of the Legislature,
will ask during the present SESSION
.hat the wet and dry quest. o. again
be submitted to the people st the
next election, two years hence.
"rhe two years Of prohibition have
hecn farccs, declared the Senator,
and believe the people should
have the right to vote on the mat.
ter again"
Fellow, In an Associated Press
dispatch from Charleston 70 ore
reason why West Virginia Is tired
OF IL:
"A bill aimed 70 step the Impor.
tation CT intoxicating liquors into
the State was today introduced In
the West Virginia Senate and
House Of Delegates. The blir would
make II misdemsanor Cor any per.
son to bring into the State more
than ore Quart CT intoxicating Iiq-
uor during a period Of thirty days.
Common carrIere aA.inely per-
milling violation G. the act would
be liable to a fine Of not less than
s2o0. since West Virginia became .
prohibition State, large quantities
Of liquors have been brought into
the State from Maryland land Ken.
tucky, opecial trains having been
run for that purpose on some Of
tt s.raiircads." =
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
II INDICTMENTS RETURNED
At KE0KUk IN
ONE DAY
FINES ARE IMPOSED
Part To Be Paid Now, Balance
In Six Months Defendants
Convicted Of Maintaining a
Nuisance = Attorneys Issue
lnjunctions Against Property

Iowa has had prohibition for nearly a
year. The following story from Keo.
kuk Oa.) Gate City shows why 1t is
considered the "wettest" state In tho.
union:
A record for speed was made in the
district court when forty-seyen In.
dictments we're returned last night at
5 o'clock and today before noon most
OF the defendants were In court or
represented, and their cases were
disposed of. The grand Jury made a
partial report, showing forty-seven in.
dictments and seven cases ignored
The warrants In the cases we're serv.
ed at once and the court room this
morning was quite crowded when the
cases we're called. before Judge Henry
Bank.
The defendants we're indicted on n
charge of maintaining a nuisance,
which carries with II a fine, on con.
viction, of 5000. They pleaded guilty
to the included ofense Of selling irf'
toxicating liquors contrary to law,
which plea was by agreement and ac.
cepted by the state. The defendants
with the exception of Phillip Nickel
and George Salzer were fined $3.50
and costs, $50 and costs were to be
paid at once and the balance to be
paid In six months. and II not paid,
the mittimus will Issue and they will
be confined 10 the county jail until
the fine is paid. Salzer vas fined
5000 and Nickel 5000.
Permanent injunctions have been
agreed upon against the property In
several instances. according to the
attorneys, and II these are issued and
bond given by the property holders
to abate the nuisances, then tine as
sessment of a mulct tax OF $3.50 per
quarter will not be made against the
property. MIR. Steer said the clients
represented by Attorneys Balllnger
Timbermsn and Marshall had prac
tically agreed to the matter The 'as
sessment lists are all made out and
will issue against twenty-four prop
erty holders in this city In ca0e tho
injunctions do not issue. :
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
"A WOMAN SPEAKS
To the Editor OF the st. Louis Post
Dispatch

To the Editor OF the st. Louis Post.
Dispatch.
One wonders II the American people
are going to allow few hysterical
hypocritcs to rule them in their homes.
The recent law prohibiting shipment
of liquor to dry" states certainly Is
opposed TO the freedom" America
claims.
This Is one side OF the question.
But. why has so much liquor been or
dered to private homes In dry terri
tory? II is evident that II the state
is made entirely dry. so that the would
be reformer can no longer have II I'm
his homo, he will relent and wo will be
surprised by the vote against prohibi'
ton. II this In what tho court is aim
ing at, say 50 10 g. Snd IL certainly
will only last u tho., '.me. because so
few really want prohibition they do
not count.
FROM A WOMAN WHO is TIRED OF
ALL THIS FOOLISHNESS.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
CINCINNATI EPISCOPAL MIN.
lSTER CONDEMNS "SAW.
DUST CHRISTIANITY"
IT GETS CROWDS
Rev. Guy ShipIer Tells Why He
Refused to Join With Other
Preachers In Tabernacle IRE.
vIval' Conducted BY Slough,
the DRY" evangeIist-"Mob
Psychology"

A rap at BILLY" Sunday and his
1mitators In the dry" cause Is con.
tained In story from the Cincinnati
Times-Star. Rev. Slough. dry"
evangelist. is conducting O tabernacle
revival In Cincinnati. The article
says:
That the tabernacle type of revival
actually has caused q falling on Of
church membership In the Middle
West. was one OF the statements
made by the Rev. Guy Shipler, rector
OF the Church Of the Epiphany, in q
sermon on "Sawdust Christianity"
Sunday morning.
Applying the test which the rsvi.
valists themselves use. by their fruits
ye shall know theml' call attention
TO the declaration Of Bishop T. l..
Reese, to the effect that every reli.
Eious survey In the Middle West
shows that sane thinking people do
not want religion Of primitive emo
tion," said the Rev. DIR. Simpler.
u Gets tho Crowds.
Many people support campaign
such as is now being carried on by my
brother pastors on Walnut Hills be.
cause II gets the crowds. or course,
We should all like to see crowds In our
churches; but we should consider what
We must give ap 70 get them by the
Billy Sunday method. p. r. Barnum
got the crowds, but we all know
what he said about the great Amsri.
can public after he had succeeded for
many years In getting them. Charlie
Chaplin would probably I'LL the lsrg.
est auditorium any night In the
week"
In the preface to his sermon the
Walnut Hills rector stated that his
desire was to explain why he had not
Joined In with the other ministers In
the tabernacle revival. "Evangel.
tsts,' he said, rely on their mastery
OF the most primitive mob psycholo.
gy, which Is TO make people forget
themselves. They preach doctrine
OF fear. the first principle OF which
seems to be that God is a tyrant arm
ed with big stick waiting to push us
into hell. The greatest objection to
. theology OF rear IL that II lowers
the whole tone OF life. II keeps mum.
berless sane-thinking people out Of
the church because they believe that
such preaching Is representative
Most emphatically 1t IL not. Christ
said. A new commandment give
unto you, that ye love one another.
even as have loved you have no
faith In the type Of Christianity
which judges results by the size Of
crowds and by the number OF con.
verts obtained through systematic
application OF mob psychology.
] have no special quarrel with Mr.
Slough and do not intend to be drawn
into controversy, but have felt
called on to explain why the Church
Of the Epiphany has had no part In
che campaign"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
"land Of the Free"

luke Mci.uke. Cincinnati EnquirerJ
Our forefathers kicked the lining
out OF King George because they OBJ.
jected to government without repre-
sentation and objected to their tea be
ing taxed. But what would they have
done II the government which gave
them no representation and no vote
had prohibited the sale of tea and de-
MED them the use OF the beverage?
Yet that is just what has happened in
the District of Columbia when the
Senate passed the Sheppard bill. Are
there no Americans left In Americsf
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
MOTHER. IOWA RAID

Just a "squib" from the Cedar Ra.
pids (Ia) Republican, under Sioux
City dato line, showing that prohibi
ton is still not prohibiting In Iowa;
''In campaign to make Sioux City
bone dry the police raided the Great
Northern railroad freight station Fri
day night and seized a quantity OF
LIQUOR consigned >, number OF resi-
dents here. -
Chief OF Police Norman, who plan
ned the raid, announced that other
freight houses would also be raided.
The raid followed shortly after Police
Judge Iddings, who ruled that the
present law prohibits the importation
OF liquor into Iowa for private con-
sumption. agreeing with Judge Utter
backs decision In Des Moines."
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
Thought He Meant "prei."

birmingham News1
mo. don't speak German, but got
along pretty well In Berlin without
knowing the language"
THAT so?"
Eyes; for instance, one day wanted
a drink and went into beer garden
and said to the waiter: Look here,
old man, I'm dry! Do you understand?
Dry!" And the next minute he came
back with three beers"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
CIGARETTE SMOKING
MAY BE MADE CRIME

They are going the limit In dry
Oklahoma. The prediction that pro-
hlbltlon Of liquor would be followed
BY the prohibition Of tobacco, 10
borne out by this Associated Prsss
dispatch from Oklahoma City:
A law under which the smoking
Of . cigarette In Oklahoma would
make the smoker liable TO arrest 10
In prospect.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
THE FUNNY SIDE
OF PROHIBITION
Optimism In Dry States.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. /

macon tGa) telegraph
There's one comfort. anyway: After
the Webb-Kenyon outfit gets through
with us fellow can have the head.
ache without being looked upon 40
suspicious character.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
Our cuess 10 Bill 10 Expiring.

tSavnrnah News.1
Those who suggest that the alleged
German peace move was inspired by
Mr.. Bryan should prove that Mr.. Bryan
should first prove that Mr.. Bryan Is
inspiring any longer at all,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
RIVER IS AGAIN ON
RISE At THIS POINT
Train and 100 Passengers
MarOoned Last Night
Near Belington.

With the river fiuctuating from a
crest of "a to foot less and then
back to a foot more, probably, the
Monongahela river keeps the Valley
Gem at its wharf because of the high
water covering lock No. Is.
The Gem was to leave this morn
ing loaded with freight for down river
points but the Tygart valley last night
and today sent gushing waters into
the head of the Monongahela SO fast
the river has risen to 26 feet and for
the half hour between 1880 o'clock and
two this afternoon 1t had raised one
and one half inches, or rate Of three
inches an hour. This is being In.
creased slightly according to the
guages.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad al.
though not affected in this section had
much trouble about Buckhannon and
Belington and the Western Maryland
waters being over the tracks. All
trains on the G. & B. division of the
Baltimore and Ohio were delayed some
but at noon today things in railroad
circles had become normal though re.
ports from many small towns along the
Tygart Valley above Grafton state
that much damage was done in the
way Of carrying off chicken houses
barns, etc. An idea OF the amount OF
water on the tracks and the Difficult.
ties experienced by the Western Mary.
land railroad can be had from the
following telegram from Elkins:
Marooned all night in five or stx
feet OF water two miles north of Be.
lington about one hundred passengers
on Grafton and Elkins passenger
train Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, southbound, suffered severely
from the cold. Track in many places
along the line was under water but
the engineer was able to pass. through
all until this point was reached when
the fire box of the engine was flooded
and the engine "killed". II was ten
hours before the water receded suffi
GENTLY to permit firing Of the engine
The train reached here at $3.50 today
more than IL hours late.
"a south Elkins residence from
which the family was taken yester
day burned last night In four feet
Of water. The Tygart's Valley reach
ed stage Of 17tts feet at eight O'Clock
last night since when 1t has been slow
ly falling"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
TWO MURDER CASES
FOR MARCH Term
Usury Trial of City Loan
Company Also Likely
to Come Up.

The March grand jury today exam
ined long list of witnesses but is
still nowhere near the end Of its du-
ties. The jurors may be ready to re-
turn some indictments tomorrow aft
ernoon but 1t is not considered likely.
Two murderers, Hoy Christener and
Joe Pischenerio, win be tried at the
present term, besides which number
of other cases In which there is con-
siderable interest will come up. The
trials Of James Linn and the City Loan
company, the latter accused of prac-
ticing usury, are two that much inter-
est centers on
Tho witnesses examined to date:
DR.. T. ]. Conway, Bert Tompkins.
j. w. Kelly, Cicero Davis, Ralph Mas
tiers, Pasqualine Cirocco, Donate Cir
-occo, Charles Kennedy, Carter LEVEL,
c. NJ. Mockler, Joe Ccnullo. Allen Wat
son, L. d. Spragg, John Conwell, K.
Krawtzosoye, John Monvovesky, Kile
Koltoon, John MongroslSy, A. NJ. Glover,
Rosa Dolsey, Sallie Brooks, Leila
Brooks. Tom Yacquinto. Charles JET.
freys, Israel Snidre, Mrs. Oliver Buch,
Kate Gallagher, Clyde Cook, Russell
Robey, Wesleyn Grapes, win Tarlor.
Roy Adds, Frank Mundel, Clyde Sat
terrified, John Costello, Lester Malone,
George Hall, Albert Robey, ]. E. Weeks,
Ira Herman, George Thompson, Berna.
dine Killeen, Mary Peterlesky and
Mrs. Rude Snodgrass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
Whether Strike Call is Issued Depends
Upon Outcome of Conference Which
Will Be Held Thursday
PRESIDENT WILSON IS NOTIFIED
Brotherhoods Assure Him They And Their Members viii
Give Loyal Support if the Nation Becomes
Involved in War.

received the National Confer
committee railroad
brothehoos have completed for series
night II
question: he Id Thursday fails reach
isacory
The strike cdng the information is fol-
Saturday cali all trainmen the freight service
Ohio,
Nashville Air Line Such order
Monday. the Iehsh
Valley Lackawanna Central Pennsylvania Long Island Maine
territory extending to New York
m Northwestern
including Hill Chicago
still grant the
1eadQuarteEs failed to hing out the OF the
although Il Learned ntely that information had
them This Information that leaders
Adamson and hosties
as one'ra representative PIT It
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
supt. 0. G. Wilson
Tells Of Trip West

A general teachers meeting was
held yesterday afternoon at the High
school when teachers from the various
schools of the city assembled for q
conference relative to matter pertain.
Ing to the schools.
A pleasing feature of the afternoon
was the talk given by Superintendent
Otis G. Wilson concerning his impress.
sion of the schools of the middle west
which he visited recently. Mr.. Wilson
gave an outline of his visit to Indian.
apolis, Ind, where he attended the
annual meeting of the society for the
Promotion of Industrial Education and
also his visit to Kansas City, Mo-,
where he attended the Spring meet
ing Of the National Education Asso-
citation. Miss Jessie Ice of the Normal
school faculty who also attended the
N. E. A. meeting gave talk to the
teachers concerning her Impressions
OF the schools visited in the west.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
HOPE COMP AMY IS
TO USE PRODUCER
GAS IN ITS PUMPS
Report is Denied but Is Be-
lieved Generally to be
True.
STATION AT HASTINGS
Can No Longer Spare Gas to
Run Big Compress
sors.
STATION At HASTINGS

That the Hope Natural Gas Com.
pany is building producer gas sta
ton at Tasting, WetZel county, to fur.
nish producer gas for the operation of
engines there which pump the natural
gas into Ohio and Pennsylvania, was
a statement made in this city today
Although the Hope offices in Clarks.
burg denied any knowledge of such a
plant 1t is believed the report is true.
This denial is in line with the denials
that have been made from the COM
pany's offices every time anything is
disclosed relating to that company's en-
tering the producer gas field
That the Hope company is making
provision against the day when the
natural gas supply will not be sufficient
for the supplying of its customers, and
will be prepared then to manufacture
producer gas on gigantic scale, is
well known throughout this section OF
the state, where the Hope company has
been buying great Quantities of coal.
The producer station ut Ha sting, 1t Is
said, Is but conservation step, which,
however, indicates that the company
is not willing to use In its own engines,
thesnatural gas which is growing con-
stantiy scarcer and on which prem.
ium will be secured in the near future
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
Two Explosions Took Place
in Henderson Coal Co.
Operation.
IS NEAR CANN0NSBURG
Wreckage So Complete Res
cue Parties Are Having
Trouble.
(By Associated Press,

CANNoNSBURG, Pa, March 13.-
Three men are known to have been
killed and seven others are missing
as the result OF two explosions at the
mine of the Henderson Coal company
at Understandable, five miles from
here, early today.
About 20 men were at work at the
time but seven were rescued shortly
after the blast occurred, and % others
were removed later.
The cause OF the explosion has not
been determined.
Officials of the company said that
three men are known to have been
killed and possibly three. more lost
their lives but underwriters say the
death list may possibly reach ten.
Rescue teams from the Pittsburgh
station of the Bureau OF Mines and
from neighboring mines are here but
have made little progress owing to
the great amount of debris which
blocks the passage ways.
The mine was opened two years ago
and normally employees 200 men.
A detachment of state constabulary
has been sent to the scene to control
the crowd, y,5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
(ny Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 13-The
railroad Brotherhood on March z wrote
to President Wilson. 1t became known
today, formally notifying him Of the
conference with railroad representa-.
tfves scheduled for March Is. In this
letter the Brotherhood leaders declar.
ed they were hopeful" Of making a
satisfactory adjustment of questions
pending with the railroad.
The Brotherhood's representatives
all informed President Wilson that II
while they were negotiating with the
railroads the nation became involved
in war, they would cooperate to the
fullest extent with the government.
Neither President Wilson or Sec.
rotary Wilson of the Department of La.
Dor had official information regard.
ing the intentions of the Brotherhoods
TO strike unless a satisfactory ar
rangement was reached at Thursdays
conference. An investigation was be.
gun through governmental agencies
however.
It was stated that there was little
Of definite character that the govern
ment could do until the outcome of the
meeting in New York Thursday is
known.
At the direction of President VIII.
son Secretary Wilson of the Depart.
ment of Labor, will keep in close touch
with the conference in New York
Thursday and should It fail the govern.
ment will then consider further steps.
Government officials regarded 1t as
inconceivable that there should be a
nationwide railroad strike at this
time and while no plans had been map
ped out, 1t had been generally taken
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
MISS OLIVE MORGAN
SECURES HONOR ROLL

The appreciation for the extension
Of the Honor Roll and the Huyler's
chocolates in The West Virginian's
Great Golden Festival was made man.
ifest yesterday by another burst Of
enthusiasm and exceedingly heavy
voting, second to no one single day
since the campaign was announced.
The first position for the second
week Of Honor Roll was finally won
by Miss Olive Morgan, of r. F. D. 8,
Fairmont. Miss Morgan has large
circle Of friends who are enthusiast,
cally boosting her campaign. Miss
Irene Straight, of Rivesville,~ one of
last weeks Honor Candidates was a
close second. Miss Beryl Baker, of
Warrington and Miss Jessie Hupp, of
Pennington, were an exact tie for the
third position for the day. Miss Fan.
ME B'unt was fourth. Fifth position
was another tie between Mrs. Sue Sat.
terrified, Of Monongah, and Miss Mar.
garet Jamison, of Fairmont.
The Honor Roll and the Huyler's
chocolates will be continued all this
Continued on page SKI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
EXAMINERS NAMED
FOR SECOND TEST
Not a Single Student Quail
fed at the First
Exams.

The second diploma examination for
graded school certificates will be held
in the various districts March 1916.
Over a hundred pupils will take this
examination and it is expected that
they will be more successful than
those who took the previous one, when,
Of the one hundred and four who took
it, not one passed.
The places OF examination and the
examiners by districts are:
Fairmont district - Berrackville,
Carl j. Carter
Grant district-Hutchinson, R. G.
HardIsty; MoEongah, E. Darrell Kline;
Boothsville, Elsie L. Gather.
Lincoln district - Thoburn, Claude
McBee; Worthington, Greed Bolyard !:
Annabelle, Jay G. Awhile; Pennington,
Ralph S. Beckner; James Fork, Roy
]. Kemper.
Warrington district - Huntington
A. L. Thomas; Metz, Claude Whaley;
Gloyer's Gap. Chas. Moore; Rymer,
John Lee. .Higss; GrangeYille, X,
Graham Taylor.
Paw Paw district-FairviLw, G. c.
Tenant; Grant Town, Kenneth Chen
oweth; Baxter, ]. o Gallaspie; Rives'
vile, H. H. McMillen.
Union district-Kingmont, Thos. E.
Cook: Hickman Run, c. w. Staneber.
nv: Goose Greek, David e: Satterfeld;
Gladly Creek, Clarence Heron.
Winfield district-Hill, Samuel G,
Harris. Layman, Herbert L. Hutson;
shaw Tressie Rogers; Moran, Nina
Travis Bunner; Mt. Harmony, LAYER
ma stuttleworth; Winfield, Oral Day
ton Grub.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
R. R. STRIKE THREAT AGAIN Held OVER nation
BATTELLE Co. GETS
MONONGAL|A COAL
Fairmont Capitalists Get
Big Tract in Favorable
Field.

The Battelle Coal Company. recent
~ incorporated by Fairmont business
men, yesterday purchased 300 acres OF
Pittsburgh coal in Monongalia county
from DR.. E. N. Eddy and others, the
price paid being $500 per acre. The
deeds were filed with the county clerks
office at Morgantown this morning.
The Battelle company was recently
organized of Fairmont men with cap
italization of 100000 for the purchas-
ing and operating OF coal lands. M. C..
Tough is president and c. H. Seill sec.
rotary and treasurer OF the company
The purchases in Monongalia county
will be developed and operated.
The property, which is located in
Battelle district, adJoins holdings of
]. v. Thompson and the Little Kama.
wha syndicate This locality has hao
considerable activity in coal deals in
the past few months, the Hope Natural
Gas company and the United States
Steel company having recently &C.
quired large tracks Of Pittsburgh coal
in the vicinity,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-13
TICKET IN
Warrington wins
Municipal Improvement
Movement is Endorsed at
the Polls.

MANNINGToN, w. Va, March 49,
The Peoples ticket, headed by ]. D.
Charlton for mayor, was victorious
in the annual municipal election yes
terday, by a small majority over the
Business Mems ticket, headed by d.
A. Rymer for mayor, Mr.. Charlton's
majority vast 81.
e. L. Thomas was elected over G. l..
Watts for chief of police by a major.
ity Of 20. The election of the Peoples
party candidates assures the submis.
sion OF bond issue for the construc.
ton of now water works system, this
being the main issue in. the contest.
Only one set of candidates was in the
field for council, those nominated by
the Peoples party having been In,
dorsed by the Business Mems party.
Those chosen are P. ]. Taught In the
First ward, Charles r. Phillips in the
Second ward and Howard r. Furbee
In the Third.