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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
INTERESTS
CONSOLIDATED HERE
J. N. Lang, Adams Agent,
In Charge of the Local
Office.

Express interests in Fairmont have
been consolidated in accordance with
the government plan and now both the
Adams and Wells-Fargo companies are
grouped under the head of the Ameri-
can Railway Express company. I'm
Ger this name all business is being
transacted.
]. NJ Lang. agent Of the Adams
company at Fairmont, has been placed
in charge here. His title is agent Mr..
Lang is an experienced man at the
express business having followed
these lines for fifteen years. He be-
gan with the Wells-Fargo company,
but shifted to the Adams some time
ago. Fred Crislip. who had been the
Fairmont agent OF the Wells-Fargo
company, is retained here as assistant
manager All OF the old force Of both
companies has been retained.
In commenting on the change Mr..
Lang today said 1T may require a
month or more to catch up as things
were not in the best of shape when
the switch went into effect. Under
the government plan all goods will be
sent the most direct route and the
quickest way for goods to reach their
destination. There will be nothing
known as an exclusive agency any
more"
The wareroom Of the American RAN.
way Express company will be located
at the old location OF the Wells-Fargo
at SINNERS Tavern. The telephone
number is 1453-R. Here all freight
unloaded in Fairmont will be placed
All inquiries about incoming express
should be made here as well as mat
tiers generally on express matters.
Mr.. Lang. the agent. will have his
headquarters at the Watson hotel. the
former quarters Of the Wells Fargo
agent. Persons having matters OF
claims and complaints can reach Mr.
Lang ny telephone III.
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pnreon SymbOzing the Triumph of Freedom Presented
By About Forty FairmOnt School Children Was
STRIKING Feature Of the Program.
FLAGS VOH N RECENT WAR DRIVES UNVEILED
Community Singing Under the Direction of W. D. Bar
rington, Music By the Greater Fairmont Band and
Commissioner Ira Smiths Drum Corps

fighting for a new independence, for
freedom and humanity and OF our aid
ing France as a debt OF gratitude for
what she did for US. He said liberty
was the sweetest name in all the world
and that we we're going to put the
Hun in a cage.
Mrs. George DeBolt read the Decla-
ration Of independence and before do
ing so spoke few words. She said
some people felt 1t was sign of old
age when thoughts turned to the past
but that the Fourth OF July called to
her mind the days Of early childhood
WIN she heard her father read the
Declaration OF Independence on the
birthday of the nation. She said we
had wandered from the ways OF our
fathers; but that today we looked
back to those days for inspiration in
our new duties. She said that ii was
well worth noting that the man against
whom this Declaration was made was
Of the hated German race which we
are fighting today. After reading the
Declaration. Mrs. DeBolt spoke OF the
time at hand to sign again. Gentle
men," she spoke forcefully, "the time
has come for you to takNthis pledge
anew so that the children to come may
thank God you spoke for them The
pledge was spoken by all, standing.
Next to the program was the page
ant under the direction Of Miss Beryl
Morgan. Much interest has been cen.
tered in this and Miss Morgan worked
unusually hard to make 1t a success.
She was aided by Mrs. Richard Hall.
Some of the costumes she found her
self for the children and some OF them
we're furnished by those taking part.
About forty children from the High
school down TO lower than the first
grade we're represented and the drill
took about twenty minutes time. As
an explanation to the pageant. the
following was read at the beginning:
Independence day dawns with all
right.thinking nations united in a
common struggle for the freedom OF
humanity. The picture that we would
present symbolizes the triumph OF
Freedom In this cause. At the open.
Continued on rage Two.)
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CASES
OF TYPHOID N
FA|RM0NT now
Many More Than Those Of.
ficaIy Reported Believ-
ed to Exist.

Thirteen cases OF typhoid fever
have been reported in iris city during
the past week and a total Of thitiy
cases rave been reported TO the city
health physician during the past three
weeks. H. lie known that there are
other cases in town which physicians
have failed to report to City Health
Physician H. l.. Crisis.
There Is little doubt in the minds
Of those in charge but that the fever
developed from the impure condition
Of the city water, caused by the in
efficiency OF the old filtration plant,
Whiel no tests have been made, il is
the general belief that water used
in the city this week has been per-
fectly pure. as the new filtration plant
has been In stalled and is working to
perfection.
Health authorities are expecting
many more cases Of typhoid to be re-
ported within the next two weeks as
result Of the impure water week be-
fore last.
Thus far but one OF the thirteen
cases reported this week has proven
fatal. this being A. r. Weston. OF
l949 Morgantown avenue.
The thirteen cases OF fever report
ed to City Health Physician Criss dur
ing the past week are:
Francis Hall. aged 4 years. Wilson
street.
Emma Ehts, aged s years, 4O7
Pennsylvania avenue.
Rosie lombard. aged 6 years. 4O5
Spence street.
Mrs. Mary Gratzian. aged 20 years,
404 Robinson street.
Jospeh Criss. aged II years, 400
State street.
Carmen Sorocco. aged IL years.
405 Robinson street.
Robert eBatty. aged 10 years, Nor
gantown avenue.
Marie Collins. aged Is years, Fair
mont.
Beryl Jenkins. aged II years. East
Park avenue.
Dorothy DeTuYk. aged s years. 3O7
View avenue.
Henry Snider. aged 10 years. Field
street.
Pearl cumpstOn. aged IL years. R.
7. }. No. /.
A. R. westOn, aged rs wears. 1919
Morgantown avenue.
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FOUR VIOLATIONS
Of TRAFFIC RULES
Three Have Paid $40 Each
and Other Case Was
Continued.

But four arrests we're made over
the holiday for violations Of the city
traffic laws. ]. +. Sumpter was
stopped by city officers for speeding
around the corner of Ninth street and
Fairmont avenue yesterday morning
at 1O:30 a. m. His case was continued
until this afternoon.
Clark Downey was fined $40 for
speeding out Locust avenue at the rate
Of twenty-five miles per hour. He paid
the fine and was dismissed.
Frank Hale was stopped for speed
ing out Pennsylvania avenue yester-
day evening at $3.50 p. m. He put up a
forfeit Of $40 to appear at police court
this morning but did not show up.
II. s. Stern was before Mayor
Bowen yesterday morning charged
with backing mp Main street twice aft
err being warned not to do so. He
was fined SO.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
.Steubenville Team
Could Not Get Here

At 1880 o'clock yesterday Manager
McAter. OF the Consolidation Coal
company baseball team. received a tel
egram from Steubenville, o., stating
that the SteubenviIe baseball team
had missed a train and would be una
BILE to come to play their scheduled
game with the Consol. team. Another
telegram was received later stating
that the team was unable to come be-
cause OF Manager Campbell losing an
arm.
Immediately arrangements were
made with the Carolina baseball team
fora game. and through the earnest
efforts OF Manager Mcmahon. assistan'
superintendent Of the Carolina mines.
team was brought to Traction park
and game was played. resulting In a
Ga victory for the Consolidation team
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Scenes
Attend Military
Hanging It
Camp Dodge
1MNAIlUlslNUGk
Three Negroes and One
White Man N Ranks
tainted.

CAMP DOD0B. Iowa, yuly S.-Ihl(.
negro soldiers convietsl ~ copIl mar
tial Of ''assaulting and ouiraIIn1 !
l7-year-old white GiEi On TIE canton.
ment ground the night Of Nay a. were
hanged h6ee today With viIlu1IJ lII
entire division witnessing th1 el.I0
ticn.
The three traps were spFurg 6lnn|
taneously at 3 a. m. and death MS
almost instantaneous.
The negroes marched onto the scat
fold singing God Have Mercy On NJ
SouI" The aespoes Hel6 N1||.n
Johnson. o. Tuseumhlo, Ala Stanley
TramblO, OF STROUD. Ala a11 II||
Allen. Of Ceorgiana, Ala, ~ o1I1l| ||0
service men.
Johnson and Trambell were 1It|.I
ed BY military police Officials o have
confessed their complete guilt but
Allen while admitting his DI1.101I
when the crime was committed main
tanned he had not outraged ne ||||.
Allen leaves wife and to1I1.I1|I
son.
Three negro soldiers among |||
spectators tainted when tho men drop.
ped to their death and another tan
amuck. He started on . dead run 4
rectly toward the scafloId but guar.
cverpOwered him. A white colder &
80 tainted.
The four negroes were arrested TIE
morning after the assault which 1r
Cured shortly before midnl1II May
"a. One suspect was acquitted when
Il was established that y M M
near the scene Of the crime.
With Q young soldier escort he 0||'
was sitting on hillside. When 11I1|'
ing to her story at the trial four 0|
groes approached. One ~ them REPRE-
senting himself % q military police
man, struck her escort Z bI1M 11 |||
head and in the stomach, d6z|n1 I|u
The girl screamed and TIE alarm
sounded BY her escort Wnnn Ne n.
covered aroused the camp. W|'|||I|
police threw out q dFagntf (I1| n.
suited In the arrest of the men earl
the next morning.
A summary court martial Started
few days afterward but Tie I1I|I|.
Of the court was not anOunctI until
yesterday after II had been revived
and approved by President Wilson
Both the girl and her escort were
from Des Moines, Iowa
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
MINERS PROVE
PATRIOTISM BY
WORKING TODAY
Not a Mine in the Region
Out OF Opera
tiOn.
The car supply for the mines
along the Monongai;sla railroad to.
morrow will be one hurdred per
cent. .

As a proof that the patriotism of
the miners in the Fairmont district is
OF the 100 per cent, quality every min
ing property so far as is known is in
operation today with full forces in
most instances. OF the 176 mines that
reported to the office OF the Central
West Virginia Coal Operators assO-
citation this morning not one was
down, and only few men were not
working. AS result the output OF
coal today will be large as there are
los coal. 80 coke and 40 privately
owned cars in the region.
This is a remarkable showing for
the day following the Independent day
holiday. In former years the men used
to make several days affair out of
the Fourth Of July but this year the
Fuel administration made direct APP
peal to them to 90 right back to work
so that the much needed coal would
keep coming in q steady stream and
the way they have responded will be
gratifying to all interested in keeping
up the production records.
Miners Pienies.
Fully fifteen hundred people, most
ly miners and their families, gathered
at Traction park yesterday afternoon
for the big all day picnic held there.
The program began shortly after 10
O'Clock in the morning with addresses
by William NJ. Rogers, president Of
the State Federation Of Labor. and
James Dianna, the latter OF Bonner.
w. Va, and one OF the most promi-
nent labor organizers in the state. He
addressed the miners assembled at the
park yesterday morning in the Italian
language. In the afternoon an address
was delivered by Frank Rooney. who
is in charge OF the United Mine
Workers for the seventeenth district.
A feature Of the morning program
was the monster parade held at Mo-
nongah. the largest in the history of
the town. Led by the Polish band,
upwards Of thousand miners from the
various locals in the county, partici.
pated.
The turn out Of Harrison county
miners at Norwood park was also
large. Mother Jones spoke there.
More inspectors.
Authority has been granted to c. F.
Ice, chief coal Inspector for the Fair.
CONTINUED on page FOUR
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Miss Sarah Kinney
Dies at Hundred

Miss Sarah Kinney. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Kinney, died at
the home Of her parents at Hundred
yesterday morning after q lingering
illness with complication Of dis
eases.
This Is the third death to occur In
this famiyl within the last two years.
Earl Kinney. a brother Of Miss Kin
ney, died in a local hospital alst June
as result Of injuries sustained In an
automobile accident. and another
brother, Marvin Kinney. died sudden
ly at his home in Oklahoma q short
time previous. Miss Kinney 10 q sis
ter OF DR.. c. L. Kinney. OF Idamay.
The funeral is announced to take
place on Sunday afternoon. with in
terment in the cemetery at Hundred.
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one Of the biggest gatherings Fair
mont has known for a long time as
bombIed yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock Ct Loop Park to hear an I'M
usual Fourth Of July program and
some especially fine music furnished
bv TIE Greater Fairmont band. The
ears, Of which there we're an extra
lsuDDly, were well filled and many auto
mobiles carried Fairmonters to and
from the park. At two O'Clock all
shady benches were occupied and the
few sunny ones left were well filled
" the time the program commenced,
patriotic Tairmont people preferring
seat with the hot sun beating down
ODon them rather than 10 miss getting
q close as possible to the speakers.
People stood on all sides Of the grand
stand and a. far back as 1t was pos
slhlo 70 hear. Many said they were
unable 70 get close enough to hear
everything.
b opening the program Rev. DR..
GlootsoF spoke q few appropriate
words and Charles w. Evans gave
President Wilson's Fourth OF July
message. The message was also read
later II Italian. Mr.. Evans said he
folt e was . great privilege and re-
accessibility to read President Wilson's
message and that he would endeavor
70 40 his best--that all over the coun-
iry this message was being read on
lhis great occasion and that in Wash
I11lnn sDooplo Wo1D>E0iting almost
II..I||I 1sIy I0 hear L. IMr. Evans
IIr11 ne message very clearly and
with much telling and no other sound
could be heard until he had finished.
The Greater Fairmont band played
for ne singing Of "Over There" the
chorus Of which was sung twice, led
enthusiastically BY w. D. Darlington.
Next, two verses Of "Onward Christian
soldier" was sung followed by the
chorus twsoe Of Keep the Home Fires
Burning"
J. Walter Barnes delivered a brief
address next. touching on the signing
of the Declaration Of Independence,
the number Of vessels now being pre-
pared 70 carry food and soldiers across
he water. the number Of men now
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FUNERAL
FOR MRS ROBINSON
Wen Beloved Woman Died
Wednesday After Long
Illness.

Funeral services over the body OF
Ms. Rebecca Jane Holt Robinson,
aged 81, widow Of Francic II. Robin.
son. whose death occurred Wednesday
evening ct her home in Market street,
win BE- held this evening at seven
O'Clock from the Diamond street
Methodist Episcopal church and SER
vices win sbe conducted by the Rev.
]. 4 wells, pastor Of the church.
Mrs DoblnsOn's death occurred after
: long illness. she having been In fail
Ing health for several months.
Tho deceased was q daughter Of the
Ialo John and Matilda Holt and was
born and reared in this county. The
Robinson family Il one Of the pioneer
families o. the county. In the year
1864. Mrs. Robinson was united in
marriage. Mr.. Robinson died five
Years agO. Ten children were born
70 ihis union, six Of whom are de-
coaeoG The surviving children are
Mrs. A. W. Sterling, Clarence D. Rob
il10n, Harry p. Robinson, all OF Fair
mont. and Charles Robinson Of Win
chester. VI. One brother, Thomas n.
Holt also survives her. She 10 sur.
tlvod also By . number Of grandchil.
lcon, namely. Mrs. Murray Dickerson.
Il11 Mildred Robinson, Miss Helen
Robinson. Albert and Robert Robin.
sDn.
Mrs.. Robinson was Q woman Of 0
kind ond charitable disposition and
vas greatly beloved in the home cir
Gle and n the community in which she
resided. She was . consistent mem.
Der Of the Diamond street NJ. +.
church. lnterment win be made in
taple Grove Cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
AUSTR|AkS HOLD
ALL FOURTH GAINS
Gallant Action Was Carried
Out 10 Honor Our
Holiday.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, July s. = The Germans
last night delivered q counter attack
upon the new position gained by the
British on the Amiens front to the
east OF the village Of Hamel. The War
office announced today that the enemy
had been repulsed in this attempt and
left prisoners IN the British hands.
More than 1900 prisoners were taxi
en- by the British forces in yesterdays
operation in the Somme area. In. adj
dition 100 machine guns and a number
Of trench morters were taken.
The British forces referred to in this
dispatch are Australians who by q
great surprise attack on the German
lines. planned especially as celebra-
ito nOf American Independence day,
wrested from the Germans the village
Of Hamel, east OF Amiens, occupied
vaire and Hamel woods. south Of the
village. The Australians advanced I'M
der cover OF . smoke barrage and
were led by tanks in the breaking OF
the enemy's line over a front Of more
than four miles. The attack penetrat-
ed a mile and a half into the German
positions.
The British War office has announc-
ed that American troops participated
in the attack. This Is the first time
they have appeared in this part Of the
battle area.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05

Miss Gall sturm. Of Pennington,
spent the Fourth with her sister, Mrs.
Bernard L. Martin, on View avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
Logger Suit Follows
Taking Of Child Here

VIII Kirby, a resident Of Monongah.
this morning confessed to selling whis.
key before Justice Conway and was
sent to jail for three months and fined
$500. II is alleged that the carried
on . bootlegging business for several
months. A leak" was sprung follow.
ing some domestic trouble.
Kirby went to the home Of his aunt
and secured his child while the moth
er was away. When the mother re-
turned she made every TO secure the
child. After consulting Attorney l..
c. Musgrave the woman informed on
her husband as to the q bootlegging
charge and he was apprehended. La.
ter he recovered the child.
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CARRIE oLevATo BURIED.

The funeral Of Carrie. the four-year-
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
elevate. whose death occurred on
Wednesday night at the home Of her
parents at Watson. took place this
morning at eleven O'Clock and inter.
ment was made in Holy Cross GENE
terry by Undertaken r. c. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs.. Albert LeoLnard and
laughter. Miss Dorothy. and son
,harlos are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
slaude glemlng at their homo on
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05
Forging to Front in
Naval Air Service

Gilbert Arnett. a son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Arnett and a grandson Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Arnett OF this
city, has established a record for him
self and has been made company COM
mander and an acting chief instructor
at the aviation school at Norfolk, Va.
Young Arnett received the highest
marks In examinations In the unit In
which he was training and is In line
for rapid promotion. He Is "a years
OF age and enlisted in the U. s. avia-
ton service shortly after the United
States entered the war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-05

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county,"
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