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The Washington times., 1921-10-16
v. VA. CAPITOL
FOR 20 YEARS
WAS FLOATING
Shifted Between Wheeling and
Charleston Until Popular
Vote Settled II.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Oct. 15.-
The auandary in which the State
commission appointed by Governor
Morgan for the purpose Of locating
a site for the capitol which will
replace the building destroyed by fire
several months ago. is as nothing
compared with the problem which
confronted similar commission
sixty years ago when the new State
of West Virginia was born.
Temporarily established at Wheel
ing in 1858, for twenty-five years,
the capital was shifted about before
1t was permanently located at
Charleston. Much Of these twenty
two years was spent by State Of
ficials transferring the State docu-
ments from one of these points TO
the other and West Virginia became
nationally known as the state with
a floating capitol
The first capitol which the State
established was in the Linsly lnsti-
tute Building. Wheeling, in front
Of which Arthur I. Boreman. the
first governor Of the State, was in
augurated in 1853.
On the evening of his Inauguration
Governor Boreman sent a message
to the legislature recommending,
among other things, that speedy
action be taken for the establishment
# a permanent seat Of government.
But the new legislature apparently
was too busily occupied with other
affairs to pay heed to the governor s
recommendation and as a result the
capitol remained at the Linsly In
stitute Building. Then, in 1853, n
bill was introduced by James T.
McClasky, a delegate from Monon-
gala county. providing for the To-
cation of the capital at Charleston.
The capitol accordingly was moved
in 1870 to Charleston. In 1875 n
bill was passed for the removal of
the seat Of government to Wheeling.
The question finally was settled by
vote.
An act which was passed in Feb
ruary, 1877, provided that the ques-
ton of location he loft to the people.
addition to Charleston, campaigns
were made by Martinsburg and
Clarksburg. The one receiving the
majority Of the votes cast was to be
the permanent capitol after May 1,
1885.
The election resulted in an easy
victory for Charleston. The final
result stood: Charleston, 4,243;
Clarksburg, 29,942; Martinsburg.
S,046.
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w. VA. MASONIC MEETING
SHIFTED TO PARKERSBURG

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Oct Is.
TO permit double ceremonies.
the annual meeting of the grand
lodge of Masons in November will
be held in Parkersburg instead Of
Fairmont as previously decided, ac-
cording to announcement Of Grand
Master A. c. Nadenbousch.
At the annual meeting OF the
grand lodge last November, Fair
mont was voted as the convention
city for 1921 but conflicting arrange
ments for the grand lodge corner
stone laying on November IL, at
Parkersburg caused the change in
plans, it was explained.
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INDICT WIFE WHO SLEW
SPOUSE IN HUNTINGTON

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Oct. 15.--
Mrs. Rhoda Ward, twenty years old.
was indicted by the county grand
Jury here for first degree murder. 1t
is charged she shot and killed her
husband, Carl Wade, a deputy sheriff,
July Is.
Mrs. Ward found her husband with
another woman on n houseboat near
her home. She opened fire on him
with a forty-five automatic.
The other woman took the pistol
away from Mrs. Ward after she had
shot her husband, and put the wife
to flight.
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Leaps 1,5OO Feet
to Safety With
Parachute Afire
POINT PLEASANT, w. ",
Oct. Is.

POINT PLEASANT, w. ",
Oct. Is.
HARRY FOX. balloonist, Of
"A Charleston. w. Va, mar
rowly escaped death here, when
a guide rope of his balloon in
which he was flying over
Point Pleasant caught fire and
spread to the parachute and
the cutaway rope. He was
1900 feet in the air, but risked
the jump. The burning para
chute did not collapse until
with rs feet of the ground, the
balloonist alighting on a sand
pile. He suffered two broken
ribs. -
Fox's father, William S. Fox,
was killed at Dayton. in 1917,
during experimental flights,
and his brother Alfred met
death in an airplane acciden.
at Newark, N. j., in 1913.
Fox said that he would con-
tinue flying.
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w. VA. WOMAN HANGS SELF
TO RAFTER WITH WIRE

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Oct. 10
Mrs. John ]. Fesenmeier, forty-five
wears old, widow of J. ]. Fesenmeier,
formerly one Of Huntington's most
widely known business men. committed
suicide In a fit of melancholia by hang.
ing herself with an electric light cord
TO a rafter in the garage at the Fesen-
meier residence.
Mrs Fesenmeier had been a sufferer
from melancholia for the past ten
years but, following the death of her
husband December 4, 1920, she became
markedly worse and was taken to Mt.
Hope Sanitarium in Cincinnati, for
treatment.
Seeming to improve, she returned
home in August but repeatedly exper-
fenced periods of mental depression.
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cLARKsBURG GETS NEXT
MEETING OF w. VA. D. A. R.

HUNTINGTON, ". Va, Oct. ID
Clarksburg was named as the meet
ing place for the State convention OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in 1922, at the closing session
of their conference here. Mrs. Robert
J. Reed, of Wheeling, was elected
State regent; Mrs. w. G. Conway, Of
Fairmont vice regent; Mrs. Roy
Lough, of Morgantown, recording Sec
retary; Miss Leta Snodgrass, Of Buck
hannon, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Charles r. Conner, of Huntington,
treasurer; Mrs. l.. III. Harrison, Of
Charleston, chaplain; Mrs. Robert
Myers, of Point Pleasant, registrar;
Mrs. s. w. Walker, of Martinsburg,
historian; Mrs. John Mccullough, of
Point Pleasant, honorary historian,
and Miss Rachel Snyder, librarian.
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WOMEN OPPOSE
REPEAL Of v. Va.
PRIMARY LAWS
League of Voters Goes on Rec
ord for Present Plan at Con-
vention in Wheeling.

WHEELING, w. Va. Oct. 15.--The
first West Virginia League OF Women
Voters which held a two-day session
In this city, closed it's meetings after
one of the most successful and import
ant conventions ever held by any Or
ganization I'm the State.
The league went on record as being
unalterably opposed TO the repeal OF
the direct primary law; IL endorsed the
proportional representation plan as
presented by Walter Millard; II author
lied the secretary to send a telegram
of appreciation TO President Harding
to thank him for calling the nations
into conference over the disarmament
question; IL authorized the sending OF
an organizer for the league through
out the State OF West Virginia; II urged
all women 10 go 10 the polls at every
election, and urged the organization OF
good citizenship classes.
Addresses were delivered by ex-Gov-
ernor John j. Cornwell, Walter Millard
OF the Good Government league, Mrs.
Richard Edwards of Peru, Ind, Eliza
beth ]. Hauser of Gerard, Ohio. Izzetta
Jewel Brown of Kingwood and others.
Besides touching on national problems.
the program brought out many In
teresting and important phases or
local and State work.
The officers elected are: President.
Mrs. J. L. Ruhl, Clarksburg; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. ]. A. Meredith. Fairmont:
secretary. Mrs. Mary Wilson, Clarks-
burg; treasurer, Mrs. II. @. Rummel,
Charleston; directors, Miss Hettie Haz-
lett, Wheeling; Mrs. Izetta Jewel
Brown. Kingwood: Mrs. Orlando West,
Clarksburg; Mrs. o. w. Hendershott,
Parkersburg; Mrs. w. r. Lilley, Nor
gantown; Mrs. r. c. Sweet. st. Adams
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L u n c /
WARSH|P
ON NOV. 19
West Virginia, the Last Word In
Dreadnaughts, Is Near
Completion.

The huge battleship West Vir-
ginia, the last word In American
dreadnoughts afloat, will be
launched from the ways of the New
port News Shipbuilding Company,
November 10.
With her taking the water, the
last of the four newest type of
American battleships will have been
completed. The others of this class
are the Colorado, Maryland and
Washington, all three of which are
already afloat.
Cream of the Fighters.
The only superiors of these fighting
ships now contemplated by the Amer
lean navy constitute the formidable
North Carolina class. which will In
clude the South Dakota. new Indi-
ana, and other of the latest type OF
modern fighting ships. but which are
not yet built. Until they are con-
structed, and launched, the West
Virginia and her sister ships will con-
stitute the cream Of the American
sea fighters. and probably will rank
with anything else in the navies OF
other countries, in the same class.
In fighting trim the West Virginia
will carry a ring.si weight of 81 500
tons. She is 624 feet long over all.
with a breadth at the water-line os
over 81 feet, and drays 80 feet ,f
water. She has a speed of Il knots
an hour.
The West Virginia's principal scrap
ping weapons are eight 16-inch tur-
ret guns of As caliber each. Sixteen
inch guns. by the way, are the larg-
est-size weapons actually carried by
any ship now in commission. There
is a great deal of talk Of 17-inch and
even 20-inch guns. but so far they are
only talked Of, and are not an accom-
plished reality. The largest guns car
ried by an English ship is 15-inche.'.
although the newest ships laid down
over there are said to be intended for
18-inch guns. The secondary batter
les of the West Virginia include fou;
teen 5-inch guns, four 3-inch anti
aircraft rifles, and four 6-pounders Tor
saluting purposes.
Launching Ceremonies.
The customary ceremonies, with
high naval officers, and dignitaries or
the national and state groups will
mark the launching.
The West Virginia was authorized
August 29, 1915, and the contract for
her construction signed December b
of the same year, supplementary con.
tracts being signed May 20, 1917, una
June IS, 1920. The keel was laid
April II, 1920. This seeming delay,
It is understood is due to the fact that
during the war, the navy gave priority
to the completion of ships actually
needed urgently and which could be
finished during the war. in preference
to using material and labor on huge
ship which could not have been COM
pleted within the time necessary Tor
war use. ANYWAY.
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CANNOT GET PAY
FOR TIME SPENT ON ROAD

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 15.-
Replying to an inquiry as to whether
Jurors are entitled to pay for time
spent going to and from court, as we'll
as while in court, Attorney General
England has ruled that they are en-
titled to per diem pay only while they
are attending court, whether they are
sitting on juries or not.
The question arose in Mingo county
when several jurymen were required 10
go to that county from other parts CT
the State, having reference to the jury
from Pocahontas county. Jurymen
are entitled to compensation of cents
mile for travelling expenses, and that
amounts to more in this case than the
per diem compensation.
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NEW LEADERS
To APPEAR IN
W,VA.ASSEMbLY
Changes in Both Branches Are
Expected by Political
Wiseacres of State.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. IA
change in leadership in both branches
OF the West Virginia Legislature In
1922 is expected at this early date by
the leaders Of major political parties
of the State. II is freely admitted,
also, that a big change in the per-
sonnel of the lower house Is almost
certainty. &
With some minor changes, the State
senate will have practically the same
personnel that IL had last year. How
ever, the organization in the upper
branch will undergo a complete change.
Foremost among the changes ex-
pected is the control of the senate by
the water power group. Legislation
of this character Is the principal bust.
ness of an important nature which Will
face the lawmakers. In view of this
fact, those close to legislative circles
say Il is not at all unlikely that Sena-
tor Edgar b. Stewart, of Morgantown.
will be groomed for the presidency OF
the senate.
Possible Leaders.
Removal from the floor of Senator
Stewart would place the leadership Of
the majority party into the hands Of
OtHdlOI "ONDtys VI S'af' 10
ton, and George w. Bowers. OF Mann
ington.
The passage OF the gross sales tax
law by the last Legislature will have
considerable effect on the next cleo
ton. Republicans expect some changes
while Democratic leaders venture the
opinion that this law alone will give
the Democrats a majority.
Women voters of the State will not
figure in any sweeping changes, in
the opinion of leaders of both parties.
However, 1t is possible that there may
be women candidates in the race for
the legislature. The repeal of the pri-
mary law, which was advocated by
women at the last session, will not
again be undertaken, 1t Is believed.
Greater changes are expected in the
lower branch OF tn Legislature. Lead
ers confidently believe that control
will pass to younger members OF the
house of delegates.
Outlook I'm House.
Floor leaders for the Republicans,
IL the change takes place, will be Will
lam G.. Stathers, of Clarksburg. and
Wright Hugus, of Wheeling, should
they be reelected. Both are veterans
of the world war.
The house has suffered a distinct
loss through the appointment of
George w. McClintic, of Charleston,
as federal judge for the southern West
Virginia district. Representatives Nc
Clintic was the able floor leader for
the Republicans and leaders are
scratching their heads" to find a good
parliamentarian to take his place.
Mercer county has lost one of its
prominent delegates through the APP
piontment Of G.. +. Daugherty as State
commissioner of labor.
Mason county is expected to send
two Democratic representatives next
year to succeed w. b. Shiflet and
james NJ. Crump, Republicans. A num-
Der of municipalities have elected
Democratic officers since the last
legislature, including Clarksburg,
which demanded the resignation of
the Harrison county delegation.
Labor leaders have not yet started
any propaganda but II is expected
the union men will have their usual
representation.
Pocahontas county will elect another
Democratic delegate and IL is probable
+. N, Moore, of Dunmore, will succeed
himself.
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B. & o. SEEKS TO, BUY
ROAD IN WEST VIRGINIA

MORGANTOwN, W. Va, Oct. 15.-
Application has been made to the In.
terstate Commerce Commission by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
for permission to. purchase the entire
capital stock Of the Indian Creek and
Northern railway.
The road was planned to be con-
structed from the mouth of Indian
creek along Jakes run to Dunkard
creek and thence to Blacksville, Pa.
Part Of 1t has been built from Loves
Vile, where 1t connects with the
MoDongahela railroad, to near Arnetts-
vile. 1t was projected primarily for
the purpose of developing rich coal
tracts in that section.
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DETECTIVE WHO SLEW
SID HATFIELD INDICTED

WEIGH, w. Va, Oct. 15.-The Nc
Dowell county grand jury in session
here returned indictments against c.
f. Lively, Baldwin-Felts operative;
Buster Pence and William Salters,
Baldwin-Felts operatives for the
murder of Sid Hatfield and Ed
Chambers on August 1.
No evidence was presented to the
grand jury that would implicate any
one else in the murder, G.. L. Counts,
prosecuting attorney, stated.
The three indicted men are out on
$4,000 bonds each. They have been
at liberty on bail since August 2.
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WAYNE COUNTY BUILDING
NEW ROADS AND BRIDGES

WAYNE, w. Va, Oct. 15.-Wayne
county Is spending thousands of dol
lars on its roads. During the past
summer the road from Huntington to
Wayne has been graded. 1t is now in
excellent condition. The road to
Louisa from Wayne has been graded.
Three new steel bridges and six con-
crete bridges have been built in Wayne
county on the Eighth street road from
Huntington to Wayne. Steel from sew.
eral old bridges was incorporated into
one new one. The other two steel
bridges are new.
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FREE AGED MAN ACCUSED
OF MURDER OF HIS WIFE

FRANKLIN, w. Va, Oct. ia
charge of numbering his wife, aged
seventy-eight, preferred against Noah
Judy, aged seventy-eight, of Branch.
w. Va, was dismissed by Justice j.
Il. Meyers after a preliminary exami-
nation. The evidence showed that
her death was from injuries sustained
in falling on rocks.
The aged pair had started to walk
to Grant county to visit friends, and
the accident occurred en- route.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN RIOT
IN HUNTINGTON STREETS

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Oct. 15.-
Several children were injured in a
juvenile riot here.
Opposing factions from two schools
met on a corner of the outer business
section. With n yell they went at
each other. Clods, stones, sticks and
howls filled the air.
The police, who answered n riot
call estimated hundred participated
in the affair. A negress, who refused
to leave the scene on police order,
was arrested after she attacked a
policeman
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BIG MACHINE SHOPS MOVE
TO PIT. PLEASANT, w. VA.

POINT PLEASANT, w. Va. Oct.
15.-The Auto Moto Manufacturing
Co., of Charleston, announced 1t would
remove its plant from Dunbar to rhis
city. Work will begin within three
weeks on the new plant, to cost $780,
600 and employ 450 men. Seven more
units employing 5000 men are to bc
added. The company manufactures
mine and timber-loading machinery.
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CHILD WELFARE BOARD
WILL MEET OCTOBER "a

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. Is
The West Virginia child welfare CON-
mission named by Gov. E. F. Morgan
will meet to perfect its organization
on October "a at Charleston.
Several members were unable TO at
tend the first meeting of the body on
September 20, and the organization
could not be made permanent at that
time.
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Wheeling Police Record.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. Is
The police report for the month OF
September shows that there were 2O7
arrest made by the local police dur
ing that period. There were fourteen
women included in the arrests, two
of whom were negroes, but the re-
mainder were men, of which number
only nine were negroes.
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Bow Hunter Loses Hand.

SISTERSvILLE, w. Va, oct. Is
In the first hunting accident reported
here this season, Friend Judge, or
Pine Grove, aged 10, lost his left hand
while two fingers Of his right hand
were shot off by the accidental dis.
charge of a shot gun which he had
drOnped
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Body Found in River.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Oct. is.
The body of J. III. Hill. ffty-nine,
night watchman at a gravel and
sand company, was found in the
river here. Two signal lights which
Hill was supposed to hang out. are
missing, and two sand barges were
sunk.
Hill is survived by a wife and six
children.
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CHARTER FOR KU KLUX
is REFUSED BY w. VA.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 1k.-
Inquiry was made here by persons
whose names were not divulged for
charter for fraternal organization
found to be the Ku Klux Klan. The
request met with refusal at the secre.
tary Of states department.
Secretary Houston G.. Young an
nounced that no charter for n branch
his official capacity.
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CABELL TO SEND CROWD
TO STATE fourth CAMP

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, oct. 15.-
Cabell county will have a large dele
cation at the West Virginia Four II
Fair, which will be held October Ills
ut the Kanawha City baseball park,
Charleston.
Information from Charleston points
20 the most elaborate fair of the kind
ever given in West Virginia.
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Fall From Roof Kills.

WHEELING, w. Va. Oct. 15.-
G.. w. Haight, of Pittsburgh, Pa, fell
off the roof of the Stifel Calico Works
and died shortly after at the North
Wheeling Hospital.
Haight was standing at the edge OF
the roof giving instructions to his
men, when he lost his balance and
fell to the street below.
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Brakeman Dies of Injuries.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 1b.--
Harry Bishop, OF Bridgeport. an EN-.
ploye on the G. l.. 4 w. division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
died at the Ohio Valley General Hos
pital. His death was She result Of
injuries received in an accident In
the Holloway, Ohio, yards.
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ELKS TO ASK HARDING
TO DEDICATE MEMORIAL

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 15.-
Through Congressman Rosenbloom,
Wheeling Elks No. 2S have invited
President Warren G.. Harding to stop
off here the last OF the month to dedi-
cate a memorial monument to mem.
bers OF the local lodge who died in the
world war.
President Harding is expected to
pass through here late In the month
on his way to Marion for a visit.
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Senator'S Arm Broken.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Oct. Is.
Senator Floyd s. Chapman, suffer
ed a fracture OF the right forearm
when he attempted to crank the
engine Of a light roadster after the
starter had stuck. He was taken 10
the Kessler. Hatfield Hospital and
later removed to his home.
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Old TOmbstOnes
of Wayne Have
Romantic Side

WAYNE, w. Va, Oct. 15.-
A LMOST every graveyard
IA in Wayne county has a few
out-of-the-ordinary inscriptions
on the grave stones. Here is
one found a few days ago that
looks anything but romantic:
ELIZA Dundas
Daughter of John and Agnes,
Born
in Alexandria, Virginia,
Died
in Cabell County, Virginia,
April 8, 1856"
The man who put up this
monument was in love with
Eliza Dundas but never mar
ried her. When she died at an
old age he came to her grave
and erected a tall monument
to her memory.
A few miles from Wayne
there is a monument upon
which was carved:
Here lies -, who was
murdered by in 1S40."
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Accident Fatal to Boy.

BLUEFIELD. w. Va, Oct. 15.-
Angle Green, eighteen years old, died
at the Bluefield Sanitarium as the re-
suit of an accident, at the, entrance
of the American Coal Compsnys mine
near Matoaka. Green was standing
near the entrance OF the mine when
loaded mine car rolled from the mouth
of the mine, knocking him down.
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Wife Slayer Hanged.

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Oct. Is
Henry Harbor, twenty-eight years
old, of Yeager, Mcdowell county, was
hanged for wife murder at the
Moundsville penitentiary. The body
was taken to Mcdowell county for
interment
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PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
TO MEET IN CLARKSBURG

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 15.-The
annual meeting of the Synod of West
Virginia, of the Presbyterian church
of the u. s. A, will be held In Clarks-
burg October 1920.
The opening sermon will be deliver
ed Tuesday evening by the Rev. w.
II. Faulkes, OF New York.
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GALLSTONES

DIR. E. E. Paddock, a physician OF Kan
sa- City. Mo, is giving away Free, an Illus
trsted book that tells how hundreds OF
people have obtained wonderful results
from a simple homo method OF treatment
in cases OF Inflammation and catarrh OF
the Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts as asso-
eiated with Gallstones. just send name to
Dr. v. X. Paddock, Bon WA soi, Kansas
City. Mo.
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Accepts College Chair.

ELKINS, w. Va, Oct. 15.-Mrs.
Geneva Metzler, of Portsmouth, o.,
has arrived to assume the chair OF
expression and public speaking IN
Davis. .Elkins college.
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Huntington in Lead.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Oct. Is
This city leads the State in building
construction, there having been, 1t
is estimated, about 900 homes under
construction every month of this
year, beside many business houses,
a six million dollar factory and other
smaller ones.
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Morgan Appoints Four.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Oct. IS
Governor Morgan has filled four va
cancies on the state board OF optometry
by naming A. B. Scott, of Fairmont,
w. III. Hayes, of Wheeling. w. T.
Eisensmith, of Charleston and J. T..
McCorkle, OF Hinton.
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Deckhand Is Drowned.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, oct. Is
william Valentine, 27, roustabout on
the steamer Chase, fell into Little
kanawha river and drowned.
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Graduate Three Nurses.

PApKERSRURG. w. Va. oct. 15.-
The Camden-C Clark hospital school of
nurse training has graduated q class
OF three nurses.
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Italians Busy Day.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. Is
Twenty-Five Italians in a single day
applied for naturalization papers
here.
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NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN WEST VIRGINL
ESSAY BY w. VA. GIRL
WINS AMONG 100000

A college
education,
with all her
expenses paid
has been won by
this 14-year-ol
Bridgeport,
w. Va,
girl, whose
essay on good
roads was
adjudged the
best among
the thousands
submitted by
high school boys
and girls
of the
United States.