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The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
NORTHERN SHOWS
BIG INCREASE IN
YEARS BUSINESS

The Northern Assurance Company
OF Detroit, OF which Clarence L.
Ayres is president. shows a big in.
crease in its business for 1916. Its
gain in admitted assets amounts 70
81 % per cent in reserve protec-
tion OF policy holders. % per cent:
in net surplus protection of policy
holders, 80 per cent. and in paid.
for assurance in force 12I9 per
cent.
First mortgage securities. all on
improved, income bearing real IS.
tate. amount 10 $l.006. 5000. It's
net admitted assets. consisting en-
tirely OF securities amounts TO ST.
2l7.4a9,6s. It's reserve michigan
standard). amounts to $1.05a.210.3l
The net paid-for assurance written
IN 1916 was s2.s3l.752 The total
net paid.for assurance now in force
amounts to sls.7o7.l02.
or the assurance in force at the
beginning OF the year. the termina.
ton from all causes was only 1915
per cent. while the termination from
lapses was but 6.s7 per cent.
Best's annual. the "Bradstreets"
Of the insurance business. says OF
the Northern Assurance company:
The company has established q
reputation for clean. efficient man.
agement and is making steady
gains"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
HOLD-UP GANGS
FIND 2 VICTIMS

Aliho Wednesday night MAS 700
cold for many pedestrians. highway
men wero abroad on Detroit streets
and two robberies we're reported 10
the police
Albert Kros'. No. e27 Canton.ave.
was held M AZ Graiiotave and
Rlvard-st. by two Negroes and
forced 10 hand over sis 4 descrip.
ton az tho men was given tho 20
lice.
Franklin r Pierce. of Birmlng-
ham, was robbed ~ watch and Elk
charm by two men. AZ Iarned and
Thirdsts Both robberies occurred
between 20 and II O'Clock.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

died % years ago. The late Mrs.
John vhay and the late Miss Eliza
Favre were daughters OF the de-
ceased.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

The annual exhibition OF the Gulf
Poultry association is to be opened
in Mobile today and will continue
thru the remainder Of the week.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
Prof. ". " scott. head OF the rhetoric
de NJ N. of the q nlNe rsliN of

Michigan. before the Detroit Ad-
craft club. Friday night will give
the nrst 81 six talks on The use
OF English In the advertising fleld -
The lecture viii he given in the
Detroit board ~ Commerce.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

Chicago's big hazaar in aid Of
the war sufferers in the Allied coun-
tries is IN be opened today in the
Coliseum in that city.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

tral, has Resigned q hec0me asrlst-
an, tra Nir manager ~ I've Fisher
pndv corporation. Mr. = kecfe has
apent more than - years N inc
railroad wards ~ Detroit and has
acquired knowledge ~ terminal
facilities that w. expected 70 prove
~ much value 10 him IN his new
position
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
blank bis nk- hi Nh" said
The lNrouch. nnd hts .yifcN who was

irving 10 indulge In few extra
winkS. reused up 10 see what WAS
the matter with her amiahie
spouse TIe had put on his union
suit hind end before and tho the
thermometer just outside The win
dow said I'VE below. the air with
~ fnrrlh
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
The automobile trailer may he mod
cKn nrndmct nkin Go the motor Cur

industry. but the see ira Ter reverts
back 90 tho days when horses were
common On tho rify streets The
ice trailer has made So appear
Anre IN Detroit since " efnesday's
SNOW storm ~ is the common old
type ~ sleigh attached 10 an
automobile an az moves along
moro smoothly than tho rafting
traders
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
THIS was overheard In a home where
iherc Mas IIIness. end Mhcrc the

symptoms of the patient were care
fuilv registered by a wife who be-
iieves IN the grand old saying that
silence ~ scrap iron And along
towards ridniFht he had bad
spell. and as ! stand here with my
right hand raised up. J thought he
had sunk into transOm
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
Mr-. France. y. Ray knew her hus-
hand, Frederick -. RAJ. fouryears

before she married biu1 and thought
ne didn't drink much. but after
they had lived together for time
she collected a hush~i hasketful ~
whisky and beer bottles from vari-
Gus places about their HOUSE she
told Judge Murphy. " ednesdRy,
in seeking divorce. Ray was
sent o. Elmss by tho probate court
bur was released after short time
Judge Murphy gave her a decree
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
". H. LoVeu. executive secretary 30
the IMIscn.' league. sddrrssInE the

IS cdnesday night warmly conf
nlcnded MAYOR Marx message 20
the cnunciL declaring ~ was one
~ the most progressive documents
ever submitted br Detroit mayor
NJ fsoyrtt declared that many ~
tho Communications VA the mos
sage could be brought 20 r"aliya-
ii0n n tho mayor would wicid his
full power IN their support
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
judge Jerries "Wednesday afternoon
rrromrnc nded sound thrashing rs

tho proper punishment for six
youths who were implicated With
Andrew Ritchie In the theft ~ tho
automobile 81 clarence " Dicker-
son. residing IN the rlsEa hotel
IT'S pity the law prevents the
court from ords ring YOU whipped.
said the Judge. a. he paroled tho
lads. Richie. who Is ~ years old
and is said 20 have been the lead
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

WE FrHbFIFr NIHEIns F""t HrF WV
hands earnings Ia como from Eng
land 60 Canada hccausc she want
- Go SEQ the country" not 20 ioin
her spouse. virgins discovered aft
or he arrived 10 Toronto ont. lie
told this 10 Judge Tappan We'd
needay IN seeking 4 divorce Il
had bungalow built for her near
Toronto. but when she came I had
20 get FIAT In the city. and then
had 10 sell tho bungalow 10 get
her hack 20 the old country" he
averred lie got his decree.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-11

s.Ther~ IL no need of any man with y
trade k~taE out of work" said ~
carpenter 20 a Times reporter We'd
neAday. as they passed n crowd OF
men In front 90 an employ ment
bureau MY Sob IL a. hard as any
In the winter time but can get
work in dozen places N want
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
crump.pean Enaauement.

The engagement of Miss Florence
Dean, of this city, to Raymond Crump,
of Pittsburgh, was announced yester.
day afternoon at a prettily appointed
four O'Clock tea at which Mrs. Herman
G. Stoetzer was hostess. The guests
included the members Of the younger
set and the affair was one of attractive
appointments, The announcement was
made to the guests on their arrival,
dainty heart,shaped cards attractively
the names Of Miss Dean and Mr.. Crump
decorated in water colors and bearing
being presented to each guest.
The announcement of the engage.
ment Of Miss Dean and Mr.. Crump will
be Of unusual interest to their friends.
Miss Dean is daughter Of Mrs. Flor
ence Dean and of the late S. A. Dean,
and is one of the most attractive mem
bers of the younger set. She is
graduate OF Washington seminary,
Washington, Pa, having completed
her studies there one year ago. Mr..
Crump is g son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Crump of Pittsburgh, and is at pres
ent connected with the Goodyear Rub.
Der company at Akron, O. He is a
graduate of Lehigh University.
The date for the marriage has been
announced as July IS. Owing to a re.
cent death in the family of Miss Dean,
the event will be solemnized quietly
at the home, plans for church we'd
ding having been abandoned.
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PERSONALS

Miss Ida Fay, Of this city, has re,
turned from Baltimore and Deer Park.
Maryland, where she has been visiting
for the past three weeks,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elem.
ing, at their home on Floral avenue, a
son. He has been named Wilbur Lee
roy Fleming
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey staggers have
moved from Fourth street to the Rob.
inson property near outlook Farms.
Mrs. L. G. Boggs returned yesterday
from Pittsburgh, Pa, where she had
been the guest Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton Kennedy, for several
weeks.
Miss Dorothy Odbert has been the
guest of Miss Agnes Bradshaw at Yves.
ton for several weeks.
Mrs l. j, Dent and daughter, Miss
Ora, Of Warrington, are the guests OF
the formers son, F. E. Dent, and Mrs.
Dent on East Park avenue.
DR., and Mrs E. P. Smith and son
have returned from Kenova, where
they had been the guests Of relatives
for several weeks.
Mrs. Harriet Cramer, of smithtown,
who had been the guest Of Mrs. George
Amos and other friends for several
days, has gone to Baxter to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Worthy Post.
Mrs. ]. ], Ross, of Logan. W. Va,
and her niece Miss Vivian WEotring,
Of Morgantown, are the guests Of
friends in the city for several days.
Miss Wootring is en- route home from
Logan, where she had been the guest
Of her aunt for several months.
The Misses Blanche and Irma Henry
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in the heart of the beloved

children in the heart of the beloved
land.
And the women? know that
through these Is minutes thar seemed
so timeless they carried. on quite sim
ply with perfect DESTINATIONS bravery.
The girls who conduct our buses, the
women who drive horse vans and mo-
tors, trousered lasses busy at window
cleaning, ticket collectors at stations,
little uniformed messenger children
going about their business-they were
all quiet and heroic.
There. was a homely, roughspoken
char woman whom | shall remember.
She was anxious about her little ones
living some miles eastwards. There
were tears in her eyes and she was
rather badly shaken. But she was
proud.
~ can't go home" she said to me-
ut looks like a coward to do that when
everybody else is staying at work. :"
She intended to wait till her hour Of
release. l left her busy at her work
once more. The raiders, as l have
said, we're is minutes over London
and there were at least Is of them.
They have done this little injury to
the station Of which the communique
speaks, and they have brought death
to little girls and boys at school. In
the area which they covered these two
points are the only points which can
be described as of public Importance.
This is the fact to remember. 1t is
indeed terrible that there should have
been so many injuries not easy to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
THE DEACON.

London newspapers containing the
accounts Of the air raid on London
which took place on the 18th of this
month and in which So people, rs OF
them children, we're killed, have ar
rived In Fairmont, 1t was a big story
and they handled it in way that will
make most American newspaper men
read with wonder and envy. Such
packing Of facts and such vivid re-
porting has not been the rule in this
country since, the linotype began to
make its influence felt in the way of
discurslveness. The Times told the
whole story in three Of its wide meas
ure and rather long columns. The
Chronicle, whose editor Is graduate
Of an American university, and which
has quite an American flavor, using
page lines and boxed FEATURES, took
twelve columns. What American news
paper workers would call the lead
story Of tie Chronicle head and all is
printed below. AS a piece Of report
ing 1t would be hard to beat It.
HOW LONDON 5EAVEo.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

bers Of the Woman's Auxiliary were
hostesses to the members of the con-
gregation. Rev. and Mrs. Eddy assist
ed by Mrs. A. ]. Stone, Mrs. ]. H. Kin
kead, Mrs. M. A. Randolph and Miss
Rebecca Fordyce, the latter the new
assistant to the pastor, received the
guests on their arrival. During the
evening E. F. Vangllder on behalf OF
the Auxiliary and individual members
OF the church presented Rev. and Mrs.
Eddy with a purse containing 500
as an anniversary gift.
Two weeks ago Rev. Eddy celebrat'
ed his twentieth anniversary as pas
tor of the First Baptist church, his
marriage with Mrs. Eddy, formerly
Fiss Ella Webb, having followed just
after his first anniversary as pastor
of the church. The occasion last even
ing was a most delightful one.
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"cLosE.UPs"

Elnrence Rose whose fashion pic
( S,,,ae are shown from time to time at
fl,e Princess, has sent to about i've
hundred buyers and advertising mana
gers In various cities, beginning with
fhose in which Pathe Exchanges are
incated. a new prospectus which should
graatfy stimulate interest in the Flor
ence Rose Fashion Service both for
theatres and newspapers, as well as
retailers.
when the Metro.Drew comedy
ssTte Deadly Calm" is released, anoth'
u. generation Of the famous Drew fam
nv win be seen in public for the first
time. Joseph Lee McVey, nephew
"A 81 Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, makes
ND debut in that comedy. The child
rs two and one.half years old.
with the recent announcement
"a the Kalem company that the popu-
iSr aaam" comedies featuring Ham"
End sBud" In the persons Of Lloyd M.
hamilton and Bud Duncan are to be
two reelers, the General Film company
viii have lot regular =Veeh1y uIsGIAUu-
tion q quartette of two-reel series
which OFFER to their patrons a wide
range OF subjects and sustained quail
~ ii this popular length of subject
Now that Pauline Frederick has
beens duly burned to death she has re-
fifed to, her country place in Jersey
while Director Robert G, Vignola COM
pletes the rest Of her Famous Players
Paramount picture which depicts the
scenes Immediately following her un-
timely demise. The production will
be called 1.-THE Love That Lives"
The Boy Scouts and the U. s..
Regulars from Fort Totten have been
mustered out OF the Famous Players
service. In other words, Ann Penning-
ton las completed her first Paramount
picture of the year, 1.-THE Little Boy
scoute In wrich these various young
q en- played important roles.
OLD ,sTAGER.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
Mlss MuIveY Married.

Cards have beer received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Vir'
GINA Catherine Mulvey, formerly in
structor in music at the Normal school,
to Dr.. William T. Dodge, which event
was solemnized on June rs at the home
of the bride in Alma, Mich. DR.. and
Mrs. Dodge will take up their residence
in Big Rapids, Mich, where the for
mer is prominent surgeon in charge
Of a hospital. Mrs. Dodge was prom
inent here in musical circles as well as
in social circles and the announce
ment of her marriage will be learned
with interest by her friends.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
AERIAL DRAMA AS SEEN FROM
A BUS.
cuRIosITY-BUT NO PANIC.
From Our Special Correspondent,
4 * 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.
There came to London yesterday the
nearest vision Of modern warfare thai
it has yet known. The Zeppelin raid
which swept over the city in the Octo'
Der Of 1915 came in the darkness and
mystery of night. 1t was in the late
dusk OF an autumn evening that Lon
donors watched the monsters of the
air making death upon the innocent.
Yesterday 1t was different. In the
gracious ;oveliness of perfect sum-
mer's day, when the sky was blue and
gold and clear, enemy aerOplanes jour.
neyed through the clouds like little
silver BIRDS, and their passage was
watched 10y thousands of men and wo-
men who had but dimly seen the Yep
pelins Of ether days.
1t happened that l boarded a bus at
Ludgatec!rcus at 11:40. 1t was east
ward bound. We had passed st. Pauls
Cathedral when there suddenly came
in swift succession several tremend-
Gus crashes. People on the bus jump
ed as people will at unexpected alarms.
But there was no uneasiness. Our
guns at 1t again." some one remarked.
But the demeanor of the people in the
streets suggested something else.
From every office and warehouse and
tea shop men and women had strange.
ly rushed out. They stood still, gaz-
ing up into the air. Why?
Amazing Drama Of the Skies.
The conductor mounted the stairs to
suggest that the outside passengers
should seek safety inside. Some Of
them did so; they had an instinct that
all was nor well in the air.
I'm not a religious man." remark.
ed tho conductor, but what saw Is,
we are all in Gods hands, and If we
are going to die we may as we'll die
quiet"
But some of the inside passengers
determined that if they had to die
quiet" they might as well see some,
thing first. and they climbed on top
and with wonder.struck eyes they
watched the amazing drama of the
skies.
1t was amazing because it was SO
beautiful, 1t was not easy to believe
that those little silver specks far up
in the heavens had the power to bring
suffering to men and women and lit.
tie chillren, living at peace, going
about Their daily business inoffensive
ly.
Few paople saw the entire fleet of
Taubes at one and the same time. 1t
seemed as If they were playing hide.
and-seek in the clouds for, like a little
cleaning bit of quicksilver you could
see one suddenly appear only to van.
ish as quickly behind a filmy cloud.
mist, while another emerged to lose
itself as swiftly in the shadows.
Fascinated, watched this fairy-like
game in the heavens; 1t was mere like
an elusive Rackham picture for a
child's story book than battle wsged
with deatbly instruments Of science.
The bus went slowly on until some.
one stopped it, wishing to descend and
so, perhaps to fiud better Viewpoint.
Very sool, watching as we were from
the tor g hirds Of war vanished al
together; one could see only the sharp
white flare of bursting shrapnel, or its
soft grey smoke. And still there was
no panic,
Fear of Gas Bombs,
There came a moment, however,
when some of US felt anxious. In the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
At Valley Farm.

A party of Fairmont people went in
camp today at Valley Farm for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton are chap.
enoring the party which is composed
Of the Misses Ruth Hamilton, Virginia
Lee Fleming, Ruth, Marie and Mar
geunte Barnes, Messrs. Paul Fleming,
George Hough, Paul Billingsley, Rob-
ert Richie and James Gass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
Called Meeting.

A called meeting of the Parliamen.
tary department of the Woman's Club
will be held Monday afternoon at three
o'clock in the j. NJ. Black class room
in the Y. M. G, A. building. The meet.
ing is called by the chairman, Mrs. A.
L. 0dbert. An assistant chairman is
to be named and other unfinished
business disposed of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30

The second floor Of the Hall garage
Is in place and the brick work Of the
second story is almost completed. The
garage although not occupying much
space will have two fairly large floors
where cars can be stored and repaired,
which will provide all the room neces-
sary. The mechanical equipment for
the garage has been ordered and is ex-
pected to arrive in time for installa'
ton upon the completion of the build
Ing, large gasoline tank having al
ready arrived. The new garage will
be under the management Of James
Estes who was formerly with the
James Speciality company.
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- y y
Chat

Don't let regret consume the Joy,
Of thinking Of that noble boy
Of yours, that's getting ready
To "a his country's scrapping,
See, the stars and Stripes are tapping
From the hagpole high up there,
Keep your spirits in the air,
Keen them up and don't get blue,
Brighter days for me and you
Are coming when your boy returns,
And brighter as your ardor burns
with love of country and your boy.
More plenteous the joy
And gratitude to know,
You had splendid patriotic
Boy to go.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
J. Hanrx Feature at the Nelson.

q. Henry Feature at the Nelson
"The Cop and the Anthem" is the
title Of this weeks release of the Q.
Henry series which is at the Nelson
today. Ever since the first showing
Of this series at the Nelson there has
been a marked display of interest and
each feature is eagerly awaited by the
host Of Nelson patrons,
In addition to this very attractive
number there will also be shown two
reel drama entitled "Mr. Pringle and
Success" and "Ghost Hounds" laugh
provoking Ham and Bud comedy.
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For Rev. and Mrs. Eddy.

Rev. and Mrs. W. ]. Eddy, the for.
mer pastor Of the First Baptist church,
were the honor guests last evening at
an informal reception at the church
honoring their nineteenth wedding an.
niversary. At this event the mem.
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bear in patience. But the progress o.
the war remains unaffected by the
raid. With all their energy and ali
their skill, and in the sufficiently ex:
tensive area which they covered, these
missionaries Of death have not inthetr
visit done tho damage that our own
gallant airmen have done again and
again on works of pure military I'm
portance in Germany.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
.PrIncess feature Repeats.

Mabel Taliaferro proved good
drawing card at the Princess yester'
day in a five act Metro Wonderplay,
"a Magdalene Of the Hills" in which
the theme pcrtrays that the power Of
love is greater than the sacredness Of
q vow. The supporting cast is excel
lent. The feature will be shown again
today.
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are a wheeling WIiere they are alIingd
! course ina business college.
Miss Norma Nieman went 70 her
home at Pt. Marion, Pa, today TO
spend the week end with her parents.
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VISITING PlaYarounds.

Miss Laura May Huntington, assist.
ant supervisor of the Fairmont play.
grounds, is spending the weekend in
Wheeling where she is inspecting the
Wheeling playground system.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
EIIppodrome closes Aver ronlght.

Wand's Honeymooners will give the
final presentation Of His New Wife
and Baby" tonight. AS in the bills pre-
scented during the week the Belmont
Four" an excellent quartette Of male
voices, are featured and are undoubt-
eddy the big hit" OF the show.
After the performance tonight the
Hippodrome will go dark for the sum-
mer. The management stated yester'
day that it would probably remain
closed during July and August.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
INDUSTRIAL
FARMONT

Workmen are still engaged in in.
Sailing the new refrigerating plant
in the Martin drug store and the plant
will probably be in operation by the
latter part of next week. A section Oh
the concrete flooring in the cellar was
removed and pit about four feet in
depth was dug and lined with tar pa
per and bricks. In this the large con-
tanning tank for the ammonia will be
placed and from the tank pipes will be
extended to soda fountain and confec-
ton cases on the floor above. The
system which is being installed Is
kown as the ammonia vacuum system
and embodies number Of new fea-
lures and Improvements over the OLD
style plant.
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For Miss Knlaht.

Miss Caroline Barns will entertain
a number of friends at miscellane-
Gus shower on Monday afternoon for
Miss Dena knight, bride elect. On
Monday night the Christian Endeavor
Society of the M. P. Temple will enter
tain for Miss knight.
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lI,er Greatest Love Very Fine.

bHer Greatest Love Very Fine.
Manager Bob Mccoy yelled over the
Gheads Of the departing throng at the
Grand last night to ascertain our
opinion Of the Bara picture. SIS it all
right" he shouted. To which we re-
Iplied. every fine" We are somewhat
flattered to be called upon for our
expert opinion in such manner par
Fticularly from so astute manager,
and since it has been several times
demonstrated to US that Mr.. Mccoy
does not fully appreciate the fact that
pour daily reviews are meant to be
/ truthful last nights "condecension"
smakes us feel chesty. Her Greatest
Love" featuring Theda Bara was re-
viewed In this column yesterday and
the photoorama repeats at the Grand
today. Likewise we repeat-"Very
fine"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-30
WARTIME Drama at Dixie.

The weekend special at the Dixie
today is a wartime drama called BE
hind the Lines 1t abounds in thrills
and wonderful scenes and gripping sit
nations.