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DALL!|AS'I.A'IH|'N0
BELIEVEDT0HAV.|
KILLED HIMSELF
Former Local Boy Thought to
Have Faxed Suicide to
Avoid Disgrace.

ID q. % &. !. .
Mystery surrounds the reported
drowning of Dallas E. Shaw, for
m erlyf OF this city, at Hagerstown,
Nd. and the finding of two let
tiers in his clothes along the bank
of the Potomac River. The let
ters indicated that the writer
after having been Tilted by wom-
an had taken his life by jump
ing into the Potomac.
Accompanying the letters adj
dressed TO Miss 1nez Canoe of
tGrafton, w. Va, believed to be
his sweetheart, and Mrs Hazel
Shaw, his wife, was a note asking
that the finder of the letters send
them tofthe persons to whom they
were directed.
The first and longest of the let
tiers contained story of broken
promises and shattered hopes, It
was addressed to Miss Canoe and
accused her of having Tilted him.
The writer explained that the only
course open was to commit sui
eide and place the matter in the
| hands of a higher judge
! Miss Canoe was requested in
the letter to kiss his baby for him
and always be kind to it. She was
also requested to play a phono-
| graph record, which he had pre-
i scented to her, at S o'clock next
! Sunday evening. No reason was
| given for this request. post
card added, May God forgive
and bless you for leaving me-
The second letter was directed
| to "Hazel and the babies and
asked that the recipient think
! kindly of him and always forgive
his act 1t also asked that his
children be cared for. by the
| time you read this he wrote
/ my body will have found repose
in watery grave. Do not &C
! to the expense of dragging the
river as I am not worth it. dc
! not want my body taken back tc
! the people I have disgraced.
The water at the place where
/ the letter was found is only few
/ feet deep The letters had evi.
IDENTIFY not been left long for they
were not damaged by the weather
! Following the suicide, which is
supposed to have taken place
Wednesday, the river was dragged
| but the body was not found.
| Local relatives of Shaw are OF
| the opinion that he did not com
| NIT suicide but used the letters as
i a mere blind to get away from his
| family.
Shaw was well known in anc
| about Farm ont. He was RAISED
4 in Marion County and was for
1ner resident of this city. A few
years ago he was employed by the
4 Singer Sewing Machine Cos a:
i agentS-at iMoAongah. He is the
sond of Edward Shaw of Winfield
Winfield District and is brother
/ of Dixie Shaw and William Shaw
both oil. this city.
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CLOSING PROGRAM.

MANNINGTON, June 24--The
closing entertainment on the
chautauqua program will be given
tomorrow night by Princess
.TeAta and her group OF Indian
girls. Sas
Primitive songs, Indianlesends,
classic and interpretative panto-
mines are presented art1st1cally
and dramatically, with the AID OF
elaborate native costumes. Ihree
genuine North American Indian
girls, representing the Ch1ckasaW,
Sioux and Choctaw tribes, COM
prise this organization. All nave
been educated in western unlver-
stiles and have specialized IN
music and the drama.
The program to be offered ny
this company will include Indian
melodies such as by the Waters
Of Minnetonka," THE Woolng OF
Hiawatha," and other representa-
tive songs from leading Indian
composers. The Indian contralto,
Dowanwin, Will sing these num-
bers as they are dramatized by
Princess TeAta, to the piano &C
commandment offered by Brabilia
Dunn, Choctaw Indian girl
Princess TeAta came directly
to the Redpath Chautauqua CIR
cult from a year as teacher IN the
dramatic department of the Okla
homa College for Women After
completing the present tour, she
will go to New York City to take
further work along dramatic INES
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pLATTENBUKG LECTURED

MANNINGTON, June 81
Charles Howard Plattenburg lee
tured on THE Old Home Town.
at Chautauqua last, night. ana
made splendid address upon.
topics dealing with community up
building.
Mr.. PIattenburg demonstrated
an uncanny faculty of getting at
the bottom OF, things, and gave
Manning ton several hard Jo!ts, yet
did it in way that codlo not
prove offensive.
AS his subject would indicate.
the address was purposed to STR
up civic pride and draw attention
to things ami conditions that
might have aniinfiuence In holdlhs
back the progress of a city. e Ii. II
was done in an intelligent, under
standing manner. Mr.. Platten-
burg,s address was well received
by the audianca, A., ~ rs
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MRS. TAFT ENJOYING Blu SYas5
SOCIAL WEEK IN EN- GLAND

LONDON, June "a .- BY the
Associated Press) 80 NJ rs.s WI liam
Howard Taft has had a busierssos9
cial week in England than she
ever. faced as mistress OF the
White House. An endless round
of complimentary luncheons.Eteas
and occasional shopping tours5-
every minute has been occupied:
The king and queen have shown sll5
the Tafts unusual attention and nd
hospitality. At each of the court
functions they have IT taken tllel
American chief Justice and his
wife aside and chatted with Z hem
intimately. nv
"They have been Justg lovely8to
u.s." Mrs. Taft told the corres7
pendent, 1.-The queen talked tome
iSquite sisterly, and familiarity, and,
the king exchanged funny stories
with Mr. Taft. They gave u.s. q
little court all to ourselves. They
have very high egard OF
America and AmericansgandB skedi
us many questions that showed
the interest with which they view
events in the United States.
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went to- the Genera iectric s.os
III Berlin ami rose apidly ~ the
head Of the organi zati on sSL g tef3sn ne
retired u
3 Freed from business he accom- M
Epanied Dernburg; then secretary
for colonies, for a tour of German
possessions in Africa We Banking
next engaged his energies and ne
became the head of the leading
German financial houses, ND soon
made name for himself through,
out the empire as commercial
magnate.
At the outbreak OF the war. he
was offered the office OF minister
of raw materials. His work IN that
capacity obtained extraordinary
results.
1t was not until after the war
that the actual food privations afT.
<licted the people. The complexl-
les of bureaucratic life never ap-
| peaIed to him and he was glad to
plunge into the activities OF the
electric company, after peace had
been declared. He dropped his
i chosen work without a murmur,
however, when he was offered the
portfolio of minister of recon
Etruction.
He held this position Tor sew
eral months, but when the cabinet
was reformed in October, 921,
| his portfolio was eliminated. AL
! though not member of the cabt-
met, he represented the German
government in various economic
conferences with the Allies. He
was appointed foreign minister on
| January 81, taking the post that
Chancellor Wirth had been tenn
! porarily filling following the re-
i tirement of DR.. Walter Simons.
| The accomplishment for which
T! doctor Hathenau came into great
| est prominence while minister OF
! reconstruction was the agreement
which he negotiated with Louis
! Loucheur, French minister OF
4 liberated regions, at Wiesbaden
Hast October, under which Ger
! many has been paying a part OF
/ her Preparations to France in goods
| instead of money.
AS foreign minister, Doctor
! Rathenau was leading figure
| among the German delegates at
/ the Genoa Conference.
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FRIENDLY ENEMIES
SCHEDULED TONIGHT

MANNINGTON, June "a
.Friend1v Enemies, coming to
chautauqua tonight, Is one OF the
really big features on the program !,
it is said. President Wilson IN
Washing and King George III
London saw this play and pro
nounced 1t good.
In .FriendIy Enemies two lie.
long friends, together daily an q
each following his convictions, be,
come such friendly enemies that
they cannot discuss their d1ffef-
ences Of opinion without almost
coming to blows. There is constan1
clash-dramatic and often humor'
ous-between these two eccentrlS
characters. The play is based upon
the love of husband and wife, fath-
er and son, man and country.
Tomorrow afternoon Cotton noe
Of the University OF Kentucky VIII
lecture on the Great American
Home
In recent years it has been the
policy OF the Redpath Chautauqua
management to offer on their pro
grams at least one speaker VINO Is
| in close touch with internationa-
events This season DR.. Noe IS thE
lecturer, s7including in his address
soma of the deductions made during
recently completed JourneS
through Greece, Italy, Switzerland
France, England and Scotland. His
tour was made in the interests OF
his. writing. and lecturing.
! Doctor Noe is. the author of ne
Loom of Life The Blood o.
rachel and Other Poems" and tbs
novel, ...The Legend of the Silvei
Band. He is head of the Depart
ment of Education at the Univer
sity Of Kentucky. having held thai
position for twelve years. He is
listed prominently in who's Who
| in AM erica''
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KNIGHTS TEAM
BEATS ATHLETICS
sf.I5[l. II Ea.-! y n S. h
Mann ingtons Players Failed to
Place Hits in Safe
Territory.

MANNINGToN, June 24.-Ida-
may had a good practice game at
B1ackshere Park last night when
fheyStook a seven inning game
from the Warrington Athletic CLUB
sS6 to- 0 !!
The game was slow and uninter-
esting because it was the sam lam e
thing ali along. Warrington could
hit BeVeredge, the Idamay pitcher
but every ball landed in some
! fieIder,s mitt for a put-out. Ida
mas was able to place her hits ana
hesh ice the scores
Mowery. who played first base
fort the wv ". U.tyarsityi this yea.
was on second for Warrington.
and sMcCartney and Snodgrass
pitchedL-
Manager Port Knight Of 1damay
announced last evening that Ash
with Wesleyan two
years ago and last year with the
Traction team, will play for Ida
may5from now on. knight is plan
ming on an all-star team
sTheSbox score and summary:
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NEED EIGHT GUARANToRs

MANNINGTON, June, 24-An
effort was being made last night
to secure the needed guarantors
for chautauqua next year. and
thirty-two were secured. Forty
are required, and it was said this
morning that indications warrant
belief that the eight needed to
complete the list will be secured.
IS A complete check had not been
made this morning upon the ticket
sale and it could not be definitely
stated whether the chautauqua
will go over the top this year OF
not. The check was to have been
finished today. however, and
report will be made at an early
date.
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OLE And Rail ! |
FEATURE Sal. ES
Closing Firm on New York
Exchange --- New York
Central Advances.

70 NEW YORK, June 24.--oils and
rails were the features of specuia-
tive interests today. Mexican Pet
roleum bounded 6,1-2 points on
the statement of the companies fin
ancial position and prospective
earnings. Pan American Petrol
cum added to yesterdays gains and
producers and refiners, California
Petroleum and General Asphalt
were substantially better. New
York Central featured the rails. ris-
ing over 2 points. Leading trans
continentals, grangers and coalers
were again purchased by commits
sion houses. Several of the motor,
rubber and tobacco specialties
made moderate gains. The closing
was firm. Sales appropriated
100000 shares.
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'of MIR. and Mrs. Ward Satterfleld
who reside neal. Warrington
Mrs. re. sMeserye left today for
a several days visit with her son
at Youngstown, Ohio.
Miss Parole Bowyer of Ltttleton
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Bert
Jones of, Highland avenue.
r. Mrs. G.. VI Ta1kington and chill
dren are guests of relatives at Ben
toms Ferry. for the weekend.
Wa. Curry and Howard Watson
nected with the formers farm neat
Pruntytown yesterday
The 1ittle>child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George: .Sisler who has been very
/ i'll with diphtheria is recovering at
this time.
Mrs. Glenns Wilson and children
have returned to their home in Sa-
brator avenue after visit with
relatives in Grafton.
Mrs. G. F. Mahafey and Mrs.
Charles Mortified visited relatives
at Rivesvi1le this week.
Miss Ivy Carpenter and James
Carpenter are guests of their grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias keenan,
of Glover Gap.
Mrs. Charles Hood and children
are guests. Of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Bennett OF Monon-
gah.
- Edward Dennis is now located at
New Buffalo, Mich. where he IS
lemployed with the Pere Marquette
Railroad company.
! Homer Carpenter returned the
first of the week from visit with
| relatives at Earnhaw.
! Mrs. Lillian Berry and two sons
| of Georgetown were recent guests
at the home of Mrs. Margaret Am
mons in Pennsylvania avenue.
! Miss Lizzie Woods has been quito
/ sick for the past several days at
her home in Sabraton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Davis OF
Small were recent visitors at the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lynch in Bellview avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bainbridge
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Malone wer=
at White Day. Thursday where they
1 were entertained at the home o,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Heston.
Mrs. T.. A. Richardson return &c
! home Thursday from a visit with
her mother in New Martinsville.
L Mrs. u, G. Swisher of Catawba
lis spending a few days with Mrs
n. NJ. Malone in Bellview avenue
/" Mrs. Charles Morris OF Dakota
was tie guest of Mrs. E. E. Smith
recently.
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ACCUSED OF MURDER
OF SCHOOL TEACHER

FREEPORT. NJ Y, June "a
William Creasey of Covington, KY,
who was alone last night with Miss
Edith E. Levoy, % years old, when
she was shot and killed, was. taken
to the Mineola jail today charged
with murder
/; Creasey insisted to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Edwards that he had
fallen asleep on a couch in her
home and that Miss Levoy shot
herself. He said that he was awak-
ened by the report and aroused the
household. Miss Levoy, who came
from Tappan Lake, N. Y, was a
school teacher.
81 am satisfied that there was q
suicide pact and that Creasey did
not carry out his part of it, the
assistant district attorney said.
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SHAMROCK FUEL.
CO. INTENDS TO
GET INJUNCTION
Blanket Order to Prevent Fur
Their Marches at Hoult
Will Be Sought.

AS a sequeat to the miners
march yesterday on the Hoult
mine of the Shamrock Fuel Co.,
it is reported that a blanket in
junction will be applied for in the
Marion County Circuit Court by
A. @. Davis, Uniontown, Pa, pres
ident of the Hess C. & c. Co., and
one of the owners of the Sham
rock plant, on Monday II: Judge;
Meredith issues tile injunction it
is believed that the plant viii be
freed from further molestation on
the part of the striking union
miners.
1t is said that the injunction
will be asked on the grounds. to
restrain the union miners from
marching to the Shamrock mine
intimidating the non-un1on men
at work and interfering with
them in any manner.
Data is being gathered as to the
various locals and their officers
in the vicinity of TIE mine, and II
is planned to have these officials
and members restrained from
further activities of this nature.
tits understood that Raymond
and Raymond have been retained
to look after Mr.. Davis interests.
MI. Davis was in the city today
and hopes to obtain relief from
the ann oyance he claims he mas
suffered as well as his miners.
Five separate marches were
made on the plant in an effort to
unionize it, in addition to small
groups of union miners calling on
several occasions to interview the
men as to joining the union. The
miners at Shamrock have always
worked non-union, Mr.. DAVIS
claims. desire to work that way
and apparently have so told their
interviewers from the various To-
cal unions who were sent to see
them.
Normally the mine loads about
ten cars of coal but only a few
cars a day have been loaded since
the marches have been on. Just
why SO much Importance has been
paid to this mine because OF ITS
| limited tonnage cannot be deter
mined by the company officials.
Should this blanket Injunction
be issued it will be the first in
Marion County. The other day
! a similar injunction was granted
! to the New England Fuel & Trans
| portation Co in the Mononsal1a
| County Circuit Court at Morgan
| town by Judge azzelle.
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ROOFS NOT REPLACED ON
HOMES OF UNION MINERS

Miners officials sar that the
Gibson Coal Co, McWhorter, Ha--
rison County, still has several of
their houses unroofed in which
miners reside According ~ re-
ports received at the Fairmont Of
flee of the United Mine Workers
of American last evening, there
had been no effort made to replace
che roofs OF the houses.
Rain storms recently visited
Weston and other points not a
great distance away, but the min
ers say it did not happen to visit
the McWhorter section but fear
that a heavy rain might visit the
community any time and ruin the
contents of the houses.
Roofs of wo houses were torn
entirely off while two strips were
torn off third house when the
miner occupants of the house stop
ped the workmen from further &C
tivities along those lines.
From what can be gathered, the
miners attorney at Weston had
first decided upon asking for an
injunction from the court. praying
that roofs be restored to protect
the miners and their families from
the elements. Later he decided up
on another course, that of having
notice served on the company thai
the roofs must be restored. The
authorities had failed to sereve the
notice, so far. however. according
to reports received here.
Roofs of two houses were torn
occupied by the treasurer OF the
local there: another roof was re
moved from the house of an active
union man and two strips were
taken from the house occupied by
the miners president, according to
the union forces u.
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CO., alIL.jETIcs ro4LITTLEToN

ETHLETIcs Tos LITTLEToN
: NfANNINGTON, June 24.-Tne
sNannington Athletic Club journey
I'd 40 Litt1eton this afternoon,
i ~ afier a game was scheduled be-
tWesn the Athletics and the. Lit
tIaton nine After the smashing
given the locals yesterday
~ Idamay they We're determined
ia bring home somebody's scalp
tomorrow they will go to Glover
tGan 70 meet the fast Gap team y
Ts,e sI1AthIet are planning to
Sniaya 1argsfnumber of games dur
the Ten1ainder OF the season.
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. June 24-Reports ots
rains in parts OF Iowa and
Nebraska led to general Hing Or
all grains at the start OF the
board of trade session tod y-A sfters
starting Ia to rs cent Off WI tn
July Sl.13 Ia to SIS and Septenf
Der S1.14 SIS to "a, the Wheat mat mar
ket underwent q setback
Corn showed continued IL
ness after the start with scattered
liouidations by local options Aterj
opening ID cent lower July s. LII
the market sagged "
oats started unchanged to- rs
down with July 81 3-S and 90 en- e.,
suffered further d eclines "
around. sss
The action of grains wassrefiect7
ed in the provisions market.
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Warrington Churches
First nj. b. Church

The Rev. JohnIIB eddoW pastor-
Sunday school in charge of u. s:
Schwenck, superintendent, will
begin at $3.50. Music%wil1; be rem
dered by the Sunday school or
chestra. A cordial welcome is eX-
tended to all who attend The
sermon, at 10: will be preached
by the pastor. Devotional ser
vices of the Epworth League will
begin at z O'Clock. in the evening.
Again at 8 o'clock the pastor will
preach the sermon.
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IpAMAY VS.. FAIRvIEw.

MANNINGTON, June 24-Ida-
NAV will meet Fairyiew on the
Blackstone diamond tomorrow aft
ernoon in what is expected to be
a red hot game.
Manager Port Knight said yes
terday that he is planning for an
all-star team, and will enter the
conflict tomorrow with the deter
animation of adding Fairview to the
already long list, of victories won
by Idamay. q.
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church of the Nazarene

The Rev. w. NJ. Mcdaniel pas
tor. Services tomorrow begin with
prayer service at 9:15, followed
by Sunday school at $780,: A ser
mon by the pastortwill be given at
s1O:45, and again in the evening
at 1880. Midweek prayer service
will be held Wednesday evening at
1880, and young peoples meeting
on Friday evening at 1880.
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WIENER ROAST AT MIDWAY

MANNINGTON. June PA
very delightful weiner roast was
given at Dewdrop Inn, Midwax,
last night and many young people
from Warrington attended. This
was the second event to be given
at this little par kthis year, party
from Fairmont renting the use OF
the grounds last week for the
same purpose. The event last
might was held by Glenn Rymer
and Ed Haggerty Music was fur
nished by a Victrola.
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First Chrisstian Church

The Rev. B. e. Hanes pastor.
The public is invited to attend the
following services in this church.
Bible school at 10 O'Clock; sermon
by the pastor at il o'clock; Chris
ton Endeavor at 6: asp. NJ; even
ing worship at s o'clock. Mid
week prayer service will be held
at s O'Clock Wednesday evening.
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us IN .s;,ALT#LIck AGAIN

~ 81 NfANNINGTON,E June 24.--Near.
IN eighty-five union miners staged
demonstration at the u. >.
S.s4aiIIgompany's property at Salt
- - again this, morning, but after
sssving nearly two hours dispersed
y sthout trouble. County officers
III sara not called, and no one inter
40 ID with them
i 5fr1is miners came about o'clock,
35s i'd and remained until ten
Il Smnfes tilt s O'Clock, but no non
lion men were in evidence and
Se visitors gave it up and went
ietIy ssRay
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united Brethren Church

The Rev. S. E. Bauman pastor
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public for the following ser
vices to be held tomorrow. sunday
school at $3.50; sermon at lo:4o
by the pastor; Junior Christian
Endeavor at $500 p. M; Senior
Christian Endeavor5 at 6:45; ser
mon again at 7:45 by the pastor.
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First Presbxterian Church

Sunday school "opens at 9: 81 IN
charge of Charles w. Hurd, Super
intendent Classes are organized
to care for : ali grades. Music
will be furnished by the orches-
ira. The sermon at 10:45 will be
delivered by the pastor, the Rev
J. v. Koontz, who will also preach
again at o'clock in the evening.
Christian Endeavor will open at
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Warrington Personals
george Golden of Fairview

George Golden of Fairyiew, a
former resident of this city is a
yisitor@here for a few days.
MISS Edith Stevens of Littleton
who has spent the past few days
wit friends here is leaving for
HaYerhi11, Mass, and other New
ENGLAND cities on an extended
viIssit
Oliver O. Perry Of C1arksburg
was here yesterday in the interest
sofstheSH Hope Natural Gas Co: 49,.
W. Edgar Anderton sof Balu-
more, representa- the Giddinss
Is Rodgers Co., visited the local
banks yesterday.
Lloyd l.. Lynch is building
new garage on his lot near his
home.
s$s' Louis Arpiar of Pittsburgh is a
sh,nsiness visitor here this week.
M. Michaels has returned
fro111a visit at Berkeley Springs.
E.sB. Evans of Seven Pines was
thereon business yesterday.
o. Wilt leaves tomorrow
Amornfng for White Sulphur
s)2snrings, where he will attend the
AN|55sssot on of the State Banker
alton He will be absent
lone week.
III. Gregg of Fairview was .
sss visitor here yesterday.
and. Mrs. Attic c. Atha and
Swiger were in Fair,
q last night, where they tried
ancing floor in Ravine Park
( 81. 81. H. Oyerholt of Elklns
;, guest of her parents, Mr.
Ers. II. w. Beall in Manning
buncement has been receiv-
cot the graduatio9<Qt. For
Floyd from the Carnegie
he of Technology. Pitts
8 with a degree of bachelor
lin architecture.
and Mrs. e. E. Hall and
altleft yesterday for a visit
kew Matamoras Ohio, where
tf,ey vii remain for several days.
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