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The Pioneer Press. ?? AU fll FIM MB ritrtu II01M IfAfMAN*, WAWfiO ?T iM'illliCl 4M **1*4*1* IT ?AIIW MTABLMIM 1MK. M AKTINS1URQ, W. 7a., SATURDAY. JANUARY 20, 1917. YOL. 86 NO. 45. U1EGED FORGER IS ARRESTED AT 8. JON-E3 ARRESTED THERE YE8TCHDAY. AFTERNOON 1Y CONSTABLE COUCHMAN. E tS CHARGED WITH 8ECURINQ MONEY ON THREE CHECKS APRIL 29, in?. AS FkftST ACCOMPANIED 1Y A WOMAN, BUT SH* LATER OlSAJ?REAREt>. Yesterday afternoon Conts&bla W. Couchman, accompanied by O. W. Iller, the North Queen street meat ?aier. went to Foiir-Milo Woods, lere he arretted C. S. Jonea, who la eged to have forged three chooka this city on April ?9, 1916. Jones a brought to the city and lodged jail pending a hearing before Jus e Wolf. Tonee came to this t>eetK>n more in a year ago, aceompanled by his fe. For a time they were employ by Marlon Criinm, near Bedlng t, and later .Tones ran a boarding iee at Security. Leaving Security i^malned away tor two weeks, and en he returned waa alone. doming to the city on Apr*l 23, 1919, stated that Mr. Crimm had saM could purchase what he pleased I he (Crlinm) would be responel ITo gave checks on the Old Na tal Bank to the amount of $?9.08. en questioned about the checks he I they were drawn on the Blue ge Orchard Company and signed O. W. Brown, treasurer. Belle*, they were genuine threo business i cashed them, and later dlsoov they were drawn on the Blue ge League, which probably meant Blue Ridge Baseball League. The ik refused to honor them, he parties cashing the checks e G. W. Miller. $29.42; John W. n Company, $21.81, and George is. *i?m. 1'arrants were Issued for Jones' st immediately, but ae he had |;ted his escape It was Impossible locate him. However, the search not abandoned, and as soon as (whereabouts were learned the of * got busy. wee stated this morning that a ge of theft would be preferred Itfri Jones by the Security Com % it being alleged that he stola lee valued at J1S0. PRESENT KEYSER PREPARATORY SCHOOL hat Ion of Minora! ?aunty InsAI |itlon Conferrlnf With Seartf of Regent*. [delegation from Ifeyser, repre |ig the Keyser preparatory school toae to Cliarleetoa for a oonfer wlth tho board of regents and i of control on the subject of |aabling act to rive the school ifht and facilities to take ad re of vocational aid offered by itlonal government. Thle sohool be of the secondary grade, and >ur?ee proponed Include agrl ttanual training, commercial its and domefltio science, or all couree that would be appror* the federal board which pass >n such matters. The delega Includes J. W. fitamaa, prlncl the sohool; R. A. Welch, attor |C. C. Nethkln, sheriff of Mln? mnty, and H. ?. Hood, newapa Itor. . ?. , ?' ? # NOTED GENERALS WILL BE HONORED P>M?ant AffafTtr In Presbyterian Church In ?tonor of Confederate Oonom^ The birthdays of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stotiewall Jackson will bo appropriately commemorated by the Berkeley county chapter U. D. C. Friday evening, January 17, at 7.30 o'<-.k>ck in the lecture room of the Preebyterian church. The following program will be rendered: Prayer?Rev. Dr. F. M. Woods, D. D. "I'se Gwlne Back to Dixie"?Chorus of High school girls. Jackson In West Virginia?Read by Mr. A. C. Nadenbousch. "In the Land Where We Were Dreaming"?Read by the author's daughter. Miss Virginia Lucas, Char les Town. Personal Reminiscences?Mr. Arch ibald Oden. "Dixie"?Chorus 'High school girls. After this refreshments will be served. The public Ib cordially in vited. STUDENT ARRESTED FIH TRAIN ROBBERY Medical Student In Kansas City Held In Connection With the 8tolen Currency. Newa reached here yesterday that officer* of the post office department had arrested a medical student In Kansaa City, Mo., in connection with the theft of #100,000 in unsigned cur rency from a B. it O. train at Cen* tral Station, W. Va., October 8, 1&16. A message stated that a part of the currency was recovered. It was being shipped from the Treasury De partment to western banks. B.&0. MS TO INCREASE RATES Quarter of a Cent a Mile in West Vir ginia Asked By Big Railroad Corporation. Petition has been filed with the public service commission by the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad Company for permlifllon to advance its intra state passenger rate from two cents a mile as prescribed by the laws of West Virginia, to at least 2 1-2 cents a mile. The hearing wae set for Feb ruary 27. I The company operates in thirty-two counties of the state, with a total of 1,132 miles of main line and branches, that being about one-fourth of the total mileage of the road. Since the act of the legislature of ltH)7 wont into efTect requiring railroads to re jduce their passenger rates, the Balti more and Ohio has charged two cents ia mile to passengers traveling within I the state. The petitioner claims that the capi tal invested by the company for the conduct of its passenger business has materially increased since 1007. HEAD GUILTY AND ARE SENTENCED JOSEPH BUSEY AND JOSEPH BURNS, STEALING HORSE AND BUGGY. GET .2 YEARS. HUGH FERGUSON, FOR STEALING GOODS, IS ALSO GIVEN TWO YEAR6. PETIT JURORS REPORT BUT *RE EXCUSED UNTIL NEXT TUES DAY MORNING. .Five prisoners we're arraigned in circuit court this morning, and an swered to the indictments returned against them. Three entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced, while two said they "were not guilty. Joseph Busoy, of Chicago, and Jos eph Burns, of Now York stat'\ who were cliarged with stealing a norse ?nd buggy owned by B. P. Mongon, said they were guilty and wore <*n tenced to serve two years each in tin penitentiary. It appears tiiat the young men, ;.n<i they are only liO years old, met in Cumberland, where they proceeded to drink to excess. Coining to this city on a freight they took Ma*. Mongon's liorso and buggy, which they found on North Queen street, and proceed ed on their journey. Reaching Baltimore they endeavor ed to sell both, and while, as they thought they were closing a deal, an officer appeared and arrested them. They were returned to the city and held for the action of the grand jury. Mrs. Mongon had driven to the city to meet her husband, "who is employ ed by the B. & O. That day he was working at Relay, Md., and was to return home that night. While wait ing for her husband Mrs. Mongon went to a picture show, and when she went for her conveyance found ii had been taken. Busey said he was a printer, but his hist job was working in a muni tion plant. Burns claims to be a blacksmith. R. H. Boyd represented Busey and Senator Miclntiro repre sented Burns, both being appointed by the court. Hugh Ferguson, colored, charged with entering the home of Herbert Coleman In October, 1916, and steal ing goods valued at $150, pleaded guilty and was also sentenced to serve two years in the state peniten tiary. Klmer Brooks, charged with at tempting to rob Clemm Lewis, plead ed not guilty. Tiin date for his trial ?was not ilxed, as he. is serving time in the county jail for pistol toting. He is represented by John H. Zirkle. Jess Allen charged with shooting Mary Roxie Green, will be tried at a. later date. Petit Jury Excused. The petit jurors appeared this morn ing, but as ther(? wore 110 trials ready they were excused until next Tuesday morning. The jurors are: C. W. Stmull, Howard Fisher, John Files, Goorgo Muson, Thomas A. lirown, Smith G. Stuckey, James Saunders, Allan Walker, Klmer Myers, James F. Geyer, George D. Wellar, J. A. Seidors, C. H. Bvorhart., J. W. Shad?, Fred Kilmer, L. G. Harpor, T>. O. Bar tles, J. D. Dillon, Holland Sperow, Felto Wilson, Harlan Thatcher, George Legg, H. A. Shriver. A. S. Gar rett, W. B. Lingamfeltor, Harlan Sei bert. A. R. SHllwell, Frank J. /.ill. J. L. Rateman. George Myers, William Shepherd. Wm. H. Morrison. J. Seibert, Charles O'Brk-n. J. \V. Cop enhaver. Robort MfWlliamf*, W. A Burkhart and John W. Dailey. The ensf* of H. H. J'Jmmert, Admr., of (Jeorge Rutherford and wife who wero a -pv vxiated by gas about two years ago, vs. the Martinsburg Gas Company were set for trial on Janrt arv 25. The ease of Sperow vs. t^ie futility eourt was pet for the same date. Court adjourned until 0:30 Kriday morning. SENTENCED TO DIE; Mysterious Negro In Harrisburg Jail Refuses to 8peak to Any One. HAKRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 17.-^Tbe mysterious negro, John N>l?on, who appeared from nowhere on Hallowe'en night, P?lo, rushed up to J. M. Sick ler, a farmer, and stabbed hlra to death for no apparent reason. will get one more chance to talk to the Pardon Hoard about his death Hen tence. Nelson is a well-educated, intelli pent, cultured nepro. about 50. &om< of his features are not African. lit is a true "man of mystery." He ap poared suddenly out. of the dark, with out provocation attacked three men standing in front of a door and Sick ler died from knife wounds. Until two days before he had never been seen in the community. Ho de clines to talk about himself or where he has been. He has manifested no interest in efforts to save him from the electric chair. TICK! IK ID. "Absentees" Will be Notified by Tick er When the Roll Is Being Called. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.?Tick! Tick! Tick! "No quorum?tiie door keeper "will lock the doors, the ser geant-at-arms (via the ticker) will notify the absentees and the clerk will call the roll." And the "absen tees," reclining in their privato of fices in the senate office building, sev eral blocks from the capitol, will glance at the tape and hurry, via their subterranean passageway, to the seD ate chamber to answer "x>resent." This will be the future procedure in the npper house of congress, and possibly the lower, if plans being formulated today carry. The senate chamber is to be connected up with the senat(, office building, across the way. with a regular "ticker" service, as are stock brokerage offices. COAL WERE MINED For Every 214,000 Ton? Produced In State One Life Lost. The production of coal in W'eet Vir ginia during the year which ended June 30, 1016, increased more than 15,000,000 gross tons over that of the previous year, while the coke tonnage showd an increase of 1,000,000 tons, compared with the same period, ac cording to the biennial report of the State Department of Mines, just, made public. The total production amount ed to 70,443,768 tons of coal and 1, 057.632 tons of coke, while last, year the tonnage amounted to 64.118,077 and 854.628 tons, respectively. The report also shows that the ton nage of coal mined in West Virginia for each mine fatality was 214,713 tons, compared with 151,223 tons last year. Fourteen counties of the Rtate mined more than 1,000,000 tons each. There were 309 fatal accident# dur ing the p&9t year of wbich 370 occur red in?!d? the mines HOW LLOMOK GOT IK PUBLIC LIFE Pccam# Popular Through Advitlng Carnarvon Peoplt to Break Into Graveyarti. CLloyd Goorge in Christian Tit-Bite.) "My flrwt case wan a complicated equity case in which no fewer than JO or 11 solicitors were ernployod. I worked oa, starting for my office ev ery morning at half past 7 from C^ric cioth?then and now my borne. "1 dare say .1 should have remained many years longer a country solicitor it' my name hail not heou brought into the Llanfrothan buriul coac. It was one of those peculiarly harsh cases which excite passion and at tract public attention. The circum stances were these: A quarryman, In dying had asked to be buried by the side of a daughter whom he had greatly loved. The daughter was burled in the parish churchyard and the quarrvman was a dissenter. The vicar Ht first was ready to comply with the prayer, but being nerved with a notice under the Burials act passed by the late Mr. Osborne Mor gan-?a notice which compelled tho vicar to give tho body a place in the burial ground?he became angry, ile repllod that he would bury the body in the churchyard, but that he would bury It where he liked, ajid he chose as the spot for tho poor quarryman net the place he bad asked beside his daughter's grave, but a spot bleak and sinister, in which were burled the bodies of the unknown drowned that were washed up from the sea in this region of abipwrecka, or of euiclden, or of tbe few Jews that died in the district. The people came to me; I advised that the gates of tho church yard should be forced. They were forced. Thera were fine for treapatwi and then long litigation. By the time the struggle had come to an end my name was known all over the prin cipality. "This is, perhaps, whal led partly to my aolection to fight tlte Carnar von Boroughs in 1889." ONLY DR. JEPSON CAN DECLARE QUARANTINE State Commissioner of Health Only On* Who Hat That Authority In Weat Virginia. No one in We?t Virginia has au thority to establish, a quarantine In connection with infantile paralysis ex cept the commissioner of health, who is Dr. H. L.. Jepnon, of Charleston, except to regulate the transportation of children under sixteen years old. Thin who announced yesterday by the department of health following an or der from that department suspending the quarantines against the city of Klkins which haw been established by a number of other cities and towns. I)r. Jepson has announced that he Is unalterably opposed to the clos ing of public schools because of the existence of a cane or more of this malady. He said It Is better for th? community to keep the ohildren to gether, but also that It is highly Im portant that all physicians haying under their care a potential caae, ?hould isolate It immediately from all members of the hou&ehold until tba positive dlacnoals determine? tha exaot nature of the disorder.