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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
COLORED BOYS CHARGED;
"a WITH HOUSEKEEPING
Clothing and Jewelry Stolen From
7 Charles Kaufman's stors Con. /.
* Seventh Street. -:

Three colored boys charged with
'housebreasing are being held at, the
sixth precinct police station and more
than $500 worth of clothing, jewelry
and other property belonging to
Charles Kaufman, who conducts
clothing tore at 413 eth street north
west, has been recovered from the
home of one of them, the police say:
Shortly after 1890 o'clock last night
a pedestrian passing the kaunman
store noticed three boys in the place
apparently ransacking the store. The
police were notified and when they
entered the store, clothing and the
contents of the showcases were found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Shoots Alleged s'Hold-Up'' Man.

Charles DeVaughan, coIored, So
Fenton street northwest, is at Wash
ington Asylum Hospital suffering
from bullet wounds in his arms ana
back. which the police say were in
fiicted by Frank Bell, colored, 20 e
street northwest Bell alleges that
Devaughan held him up at the point
of a pistol last night at 231 Az
street southwest and says he disarm
ed DeVaughan and shot him. Bell Is
being held at the fourth precinct on
charge of assault with dangerous
weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
British Bombard Bolshevists.

STOCKHOLM. Monday, December
1e.-An English squadron has bonn
barded bolshevist positions along the
southern coast of the Gulf Of Fin
land. according to an official state
ment issued from the Esthonian army
headquarters. Bolshevist forces have
been repulsed, according to the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
INCORPORATING CHARGED

Arthur B. Bateman. district game
warden for the southern counties Of
Maryland. is conducting a campaign
against vfo1ators Of the game laws,
end Is paying particular attention to
line boats. It Ii reported that re-
Getty. in company with . deputy,
he went to Indian Head. Nd. where
he obtained = government power boat
and after . search Of the Potomac
and IS tributaries In that vicinity
80 - - 01r71kuzslsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
MRS. LYDIA L. CARRIER DIES.
Lifelong Resident Of Fairfax Coun+
ty Was Eghty.rHe Years Old.

Mrs. Lydia L Garper, = lifelong
resident of Fairfax county, Va ffed
yesterday at the residence Of her
son-in-law. WI. Ross, at Mclean.
Va. in the eighty NTH year Of her
age. Mrs. Carper was the widow
OF Thomas ]. Carper. member Of a
well known family Of the country
side. She is survived by a son, Fred
G. Carper. and three daughters, Mrs
w. r. Ross and Mrs. JohH G. stewart
of Mclean and Mrs. Wilton Buckley
Of Clifton. Va 49,
~he funeral will be held Friday at
2 pm, from Andrew Chapel, In Fair.
fax county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Soon to Report Result Of Inquiry.

A committee headed by Mrs. Louis
Brownlow, who have been Investigate
ing cases where children have not
returned to school, report that the
task is two-thirds done, and a pub
lie report of their finding may be
expected soon. A similar movement
is being carried on over the entire
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Hunger Strike Kills Draft Evader

I. CHICAGO, December 18.-As the re-
suit of a hunger strike which lasted
sixteen days, Dan Skedine is dead.
Skedfne was held in prison as q draft
eyader and sought his release through
the strike. Forcib1e feeding was tried
intellectually by Jail physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

A new invention is an electrfciheat-
er which may be placed in . bath
tub after it has been filled to raise
the water to any desired tempera-
fnrA
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
ON FOR NEXT WEEK
j. w. Right Will be in
Charge of the Campaign
as Usual

Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
of next week the annual Y. NJ C. a.
membership campaign will be put on
in Fairmont. Maintain the Home
Base" will be the slogan OF the cam
paigp, aiming to impress upon the
minds OF the public the necessity Of
providing for the -fbeys oftodaJ who
are to become the men OF tomorrow,
and that this must be done through
the local Y. NJ. C A.
The plans of the campaign last year.
which was one of the most successful
in. the history OF the local institution
viii be practically repeated, The two
faithful teams, the Reds" and the
blues" will be on the job as in pre-
vious campaigns and will have their
grand competition for honors. The en-
tire membership OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
will be divided among the two teams
as in previous years.
J. w Right. formerly general Sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. G. A. Is in town
ready to shoot the big guns Mr..
Right will be in direct charge OF the
campaign assisted by General Secre-
tary E. R. Worthington. The two will
work together il al effort to make
the campaign this year even more sue
cessful than the one Of last year.
The captain generals Of the two
teams and their corps of assistants
will be announced within the next few
days. The staff at the ~" is now
busy doing the preliminary work get
ting everything in shape for roustng
opening OF the campaign next week.
The Board of Directors OF the Y NJ
G. A. realize that theirs is a Home
Base that must be kept up and must
do bigger and better piece of work
than ever; and they are making spe-
ciaI appeal to the people OF Fairmont
and to their members to stand by the
association during the annual member
ship campaign OF February 10. 90 and
81, that the Y. NJ. c. A may have a
Home Base" worth while. 1t is hop
ed by the Board Of Directors that ev-
cry member will 90 his part by re-
newing his membership, and seeing
that the fellow next to him does the
same thing. 1t is felt that Fairmont
will do the right thing and stand by
the association, as it has stood by the
Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Army
"Y"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
INVADERS GARRY
ON A OAPETII0N
IN Their EtGESSE5I
Clothing is Stripped From
Women and Children
and Sent Away.
WHOLE TOWNS AREL00TE
Italian Prisoners on German
War Work Systematic
ally Underfed.
(Bv Associated Pressl

PARIS, Feb. 1S.-The Austro- Ger
man invaders in Northern italy daily
are resortiug to increasing acts OF van
dalism. violence, piTlage and brutal
ity, according to statements OF prtss-
oners captured by Italians. a HaFa9
dispatch from Rome says.
Officers as well as soldiers are par
ticipating. Udine has been piuaged
and stores and buildings destroyed
wantouly by intoxicated troops.
The rivalry in stealing has been. so
great that fights have broken out be-
tween various groups Of the Central
powers. In Udine the fight resulted
in the death of IL Germans and three
Women and children, It Is said.
have been stripped OF their clothing
which has been sent to Germany,
while foodstuffs wherever found have
also been sent away by officers
The city OF Tritesimo has been PHI
LACED of leather and copper and the
church bells have been taken away
Italian prisoners %orkfng on roads
for the Austro-Germaps are reported
to be underSed and forced TO snbstst
on the. earcasses -ofshorses
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
NORTHERN ITALY IS ANOTHER BELGIUM
NAN WITH GREEN
SWEATER LANDED
Smallpox Patient
Caught After Giving
Doctors the Slip.

look out for the man with the
green sweater" was the warning that
spread through the town by grape
vine" telegraph today.
This morning an Italian went to the
FairmoRt hospital. DR.. c. NJ. Ramage
the superintendent it happened met
him at the entrance before he got in
to the building. The fellow complain
ed to feeling Ill and DR.. Ramage at
a glance noticed that the mans face
and hands were fairly well covered
with vesicles. resembling those Of
smallpox. He told the foreigner TO
Just take seat on the porch and in
the meantime he notified city health
officer CriSs who started for the hos
pital in his automobile.
DR.. Ramage had conversation
with the man and learned that he
came TO Fairmont from Janison No.
z, and told him that he believed he
had smallpox. The fellow said yes
that is what one OF the doctors told
me-" At that junctUre DR.. Ramage
had his eyes off the chap for few
seconds and when he looked for him
again the fellow was gone.
When DR.. Crfss arrived at the hos
pital his men could not be found. but
DR.. Ramage gave the description.
which ran something like this: wen
dressed foreigner. wore green sweat
er and had light mustacbe which
was twisted up at the ends"
Dr.. Ramage's description, was so
accurate that DR.. Crfss located his
man on Main street at noon and load
ed him IN his automobile and carried
him to his home at Jamison No. z.
The physicians are not dead sure that
it is a case OF smallpox, but agree
that it is very suspicious case The
foreigner will be quarantined as well
as his family and those who have
been exposed to it in that section.
A general vaccination will probably
follow.
Upon his return to Fairmont DR..
Criss thoroughly fumigated his au-
tomobIIe and took all the necessary
precautions known to science to al
lay fear Of the disease.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
ARMY
DRIVE Went OVER
VERY FIRST DAY
Total Numbe- of Subserip-
tons Largest in His
tory Of County.

Only partial reports were submit
ted in the Salvation Army war work
Boy Scouts campaign last evening at
The Fairmont. when the city workers
were entertained at lunch by J. E
watson, Jr., but from the general trend
of things the assistance of the outside
towns will put it over the top" for
5000, and over.
The canvass work in Fairmont IS at
an end and now all that remains to be
done is TO receive the reports from the
outlying districts. which will no doubt
do their Bit also.
Speakers generally agreed at the
lunch last evening that The campaign
was the most pleasant and easiest
they had ever participated in. The
great aim in this campaign. was not to
collect large sums from q group OF peo-
pie, but TO pick up the dollars, halves
quarters dimes, nickles and cents so
that no one would be overlooked The
result was that there win be thou
sands and thousands OF contributions,
which excel any amount of contr1bu-
tons to any one cause ever IN the ms
tory of Marion county.
MANY" not much was Lne slogan
Of the workers, who .scooted over the
streets during the rainy morning OF
yesterday and the sunny afternoon as
the day wore on. Never was there
campaign that bristled with so much
interest and enthusiasm and every
body seem to have the pep" because
no one was free from it or immune
from its infatuation. This fact was
best noted as the workers sat down
to the table last night. Only two COW
ers were left untouched and in these
instances men were summoned TO
leave town, but they had arranged to
do the work before they slid out OF
Fairmont.
W. ]. Wiegel. the county chairman OF
the campaign, introduced Mayor An
thony Bowen as the first speaker. His
Continued on page 1o)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
DRAFT
BOARD IS GIVING
800 MEN Exams.
All Class One lIen VIII be
Put Through Physical
Test.

One hundred Class 1 mea were Civ
en- physical examination by the Ma
rion county draft board. Number 2,
at Warrington yesterday. Thirty-five
OF the one hundred mon who were ex-
amined yesterday and passed will fill
the boards final quota in the first
draft. to leave on or shortly after
February %. Those passing the OK
animation and not needed to fill the
quota to leave on February 30 Will
Leave in the first draft following the
departure OF the current quota.
The physical examinations were
held yestef6ay on the third floor Of
the First National bank building. Ex-
aminations began at 9 o'clock and
continued until late in the afternoon.
Another Srorp OF Class men were
put through the physical examination
today. the same program being fol
lowed out as yesterday. Another group
OF about 100 men have been summon
ed to appear at Warrington tomorrow
to take the physical examination. The
CO. board has approximately 500 Class
men. 1t is the present plan to ex'
anime each of these before the cur
rent quota is sent away. Beginning
yesterday examinations will be held
each day until all of the 500 men are
examined. From the rapidfty with
Continued on page n1ne.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
TIES ROPE. TO HIS
NECK AND SWINGS
FROM A BIG TREE
Loman Tucker Commute Sui
eide at Kingmont This
Morning.
HAD been 1ESP0HDERT
Dead Body Found by Search
ing Party Several Hours
Later.

Tying stout rope around his neck
and adjusting it to a big tree, Loman
Tucker. carpenter. committed sui
eide at Kingmont at an early hour
this morning by Ieaping off the fork,
having been found dead by a search
ing party this morning at o'clock.
This is the third boy in the family
to meet a tragic death. Two years
ago Alec Tucker was struck by a
train near the city pumping station
Tucker was murdered In the State
of Montana. Both of these men were
brothers of Loman.
One and a half years ago Loman
was knocked off bridge and fell
forty feet, lighting on a bank Of slack
coal. but apparently escaped with only
a broken wrist. He grew Respondent
at times and he appeared to suffer
with stomach trouble. His own con-
dition in connection with the distress
caused by his brothers tragic death.
his friends believe caused the man to
worry very much.
From what can be learned Tucker
arose at an early hour this morning
unknown to the family of Wesley
Work at Kingmont at whose farm he
had made his home. As soon as the
folks failed to see Tucker appear; in
the morning search was INSTRUCTED.
Mr.. Work had a half inch rope in a
box in the front OF the wagon, but had
taken It out OF there and put it else
where on Monday, but he noticed yes
terday that the rope had again been
put back in its accustomed place. It
no doubt was Tucker who shifted the
place of keeping the rope, for he used
it to tperpetrate the horrible deed. 1t
was s O'Clock this morning when G.
G. Durrett, a nearby neighbor. spied
the body hanging from the tree.
Tucker was empoyed by Holbert &
Spedden. contractors and builders. OF
Fairmont. and it is understood that
Tucker had been at work as usual yes
terday. Ee had been employed on
the recent church erection contract
that the firm had in ConneliSyiile. Pa,
and local on many local contracts.
He was thirty-eight years OLD. and
was member Of Nonongah Lodge OF
Odd Fellows. He is survived by his
father, who lives with his daughter-in-
law, MRS. Alonzo Tucker. at Kingmont,
a sister in Dembo, Pa, and brother
who is railroad conductor located in
the State Of Arizona.
Undertaken Cunningham took charge
of the body Coroner F. "A. Lloyd is
holding an investigation today
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
EAST SIDERS KICK
ON MUDDY SUBWAY
Ice and Dirt Coat the Base
of Construction Over
Railroad Tracks.

East siders are making a complaint
as to the condition of the subway OF
The Monongahela Railroad Company
ON the East Side. The base OF the
subway is coated with mud and ice
and 1t is anything but pleasant for
pedestrians.
Under the city ordinance which the
Buckhannon & Northern Railroad
Company. the predecessors OF The
Monongahela Railroad Company. Sc
cured the privileges on the following
conditions as specified in the fran
chise: THE Buckhannon & Northern
Railroad Company agrees to properly
keep and maintain at its own expense.
such subway dry and lighted and in
good condition of repairs at all times
for such travel, under the supervision
OF the city"
It is understood that the city au-
thorities have on former occasions
been after the railroad management
to keep water from dripping on pc
destrians, but nothing apparently was
done In regard to the matter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
Mrs. HesterL. Morris
Dies Very Suddenly

Mrs. Hester L. Norris, aged So. wife
Of Samuel H. Morris, died suddenly
this morning at 1890 o'clock at her
home on Ogden avenue. Mrs. Norris
had not been Ill thought er health had
not been of the best for several years,
and was going about her household
duties when she was suddenly strick-
an with heart trouble.
She is survived by her husband ana
two sons, ]. c. Morris, Of Fatrmont
and William Morris. of Wheeling. No
funeral arrangements have been made
vet. The arrangements are in charge
OF Undestaker Musgrave and son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
GLENN f. BARNS
ELECTED SPONSOR
F. H. S. sophomores Choose
Popular Cashier of Fair
mont National Bank.

Gem F. Barnes, cashier OF the Ma
tional Bank of Falrmont has been
chosen sponsor for the class which
will graduate from the Fairmont high
school in 1920. In the future the class
will designated as the Glenn F.
Barns Glass OF 1920"
Members OF the class are now In
their second years work and are
more than one hundred in number,
being one Of the largest. il not the
largest. class that ever entered the
high school.
Barns at the meeting OF the class held
yesterday at which time a committee
was also appointed to inform him Of
his election.
Other sponsors OF the classes in
high class are as follows: Juniors, G.
e. Hutchinson; Seniors, 2. B. Moore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
CITY OFFICERS
AFTER ROBBERS
Broke in Taylor's Store at
Bridgeport, Harrison
County, Today.

Robbers brok into the general store
of H. c. Taylor at Bridgeport. Harri-
son county, this morning at 3 o'clock
and stole 500 from the money drawer.
The same robbers IN order to beat q
hasty retreat stole two horses from a
stable nearby. One horse in a sorFeI
and the other Is a dark brown both
weighing 1900 pounds.
City officers were notified and Chief
Harr and Policeman Fleming notified
al OF the city livery stables to be on
the lookout for anyone trying to sell
horses or acting suspiciously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
SONS At SHELBY
WIRE GREETINGS
Interesting Observance of
Father and Son Week by
Soldier Boys.
Camp Shelby, Miss, Feb, H.

Camp Shelby, Miss, Feb. H.
The West Virginian,
Fairmont, ". Va
To our Dads in West Virginia:
You are foremost in our minds
this week. We wish you all happi-
ress. We know sou are with US
Sons of West Virginia,
Camp Shelby, Miss.
To show that the boys at Camp
Shelby are not forgetting their
Dads" during Father and Son"
week, the above telegram was sent to
The West virginian from the Sons
of West Virginia" The telegram is
self explanatory.
Throughout America this week IS
being observed as Father and Sol"
week with the idea OF bringing the
fathers and sons into closer conrad
shin. II is not Campaign" No
goal Is set for the hundreds OF faith
ers and sons to do certain things to
be counted. The plan is suggested
merely for the purpose OF concen-
tratins attention upon the cital sym
pathetic relationship between the son
and father.
was well observed in Fairmont by a
big banquet at the Y n. G. A.. at
which time the relationship OF father
to son and son to father was brought
before the minds of those attending
The banquet last year was such a
complete success that another will be
given at the ''Y'' on Friday evening
that the Dads and sons Of Fair
mont may realize more than ever that
fine comradship that should exist be
TWEEN Dad and Son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
NATIONAL BANK OF
FAIRMONT,

While he was on his feet Mr.. Barnes
also read a copy Of a letter winch the
banks OF ClarksbuTS recently sent 10
Mr.. McAdoo in support Of telegraph
lie protest against the car service Whlch
they sent Wednesday OF last week.
The letter was quite to the point and
told Mr.. McAdoo that the poor car
supply was causi'Ss serious business
losses to this coal region which II mol
remedied soon would impair the aDh-
ity Of the district to assist the gov
ernment financing. II was in con-
nection with this letter that the Coal
club acted to secure the cooperation
of the local banks. President A
Brooks Fleming. Jr-, appointed George
DeBoIt, Brooks Hutchinson and w J.
Steel to take the matter up with the
banks of the county, and il they Will
second the operators to that extent,
have them send better or telegram
to Mr.. McAdoo.
3. z. Winters, OF the West Virginia
Public Service commission, who was
present, told the coal men that he had
tut come from Washington where he
had been called to give what informa-
ton he had OF West Virginia condi-
tons to the Coal administration, and
that it was his belief that something
VIII be done with the zone scheme.
NJ. Winters is row studying condi-
tions In this section of the state with
the idea OF working out some distri-
button system TO be used in connec-
ton with the zone system which will
eliminate cross hauling and take care
OF the interests OF the operators as
much as possible. Mr.. Winters also
bought the information that il the
zone system goes into effect all the
priyatel yowned cars in the country
III go into the car pool. Even railroads
owning and operating mines will not
be favored in this connection.
Mr.. Sninn, OF the Coal clubs Trans
portation committee, made most in
terestins report in which he told OF
present conditions and said that there
was no hope of Improvement this week
but that there may be better condi-
tons next week.
[AddItienal Coal News will be found
on Page ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
]. b. Snider Buys
Cooperative Store

J. n. snider. the well known furni-
ture dealer, bought the stock OF the
Cooperative store on Tenth street at
the sale held this morning. He paid
$500.
The store will be re-opened tomor-
row morning for business under the
firm name Of ]. H. Snider & Co. and
Mt. Snider who is well known to most
Of the former customers Of the con-
Germ means to push the business ener-
geticaIIy. The new venture will have
no effect on his furniture business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
.GlAL MEN ASK BANKERS TO JOIN
N PROTEST AGAINST CAR SUPPLY
W.S.S. Sales
Past the Fifty
Million Mark
- AssocIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Re-
ceipt from the sale of War Savings
and Thrift stamps today passed the
$50. goo, 600 mark officials declared.
Actual sales probably have amount
ed to ten million dollars more.
The daily revenue from the ma
ton vide thrift campaign is In
creasing regularly and the director
of the campaign believes that with
in a month it viii be nearly five
million dollars a day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
MARION CO. LADS
WILL CUT SPRUCE !.
Fourteen Volunteers Left
Warrington For Vaneou-
yer Yesterday.

Marion county will be wen repre-
sented in the spruce production coFps
stationed at Vancouver, Wash Yes
terday morning fourteen young men
from various sections of Marion coun-
ty left for the western state. They
were indicted into service. By the
Marion county draft board number
with headquarters at -Manntpgten
All Of the fourteen men TepoEted e
Huntington yesterday morning The
men were accompanied to the station
by Chairman George ". Bowers and
there boarded train for the west.
Most of the fourteen men are ar
down in the list OF those to be ca4teds
showing that they enlisted upon their
own accord and not to get around the
draft.
The men leaving yesterday morn
ing were the first to go from MARION
county. It is very likely that another
corps of men will leave for Vancouver
Rbo1t the middle of next week.
Those leaving yesterday for Van
couver, Wash, are as follows
n-SJ (
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13

According to those in charge OF
the city water department. it will
take one month to get the bursted
water pipes Of the city back to nor
nal condition and one month longer
to get the streets Of the city back in