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CLARKSBURG, W. VA., '?THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 19 12.
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KNIVES AND PISTOLS ARE USED
IN A BLOODY SUBURBAN FIGHT
BIG AUTOMOBILE TURNS OVER
AND LESLIE HAWKER IS KILLED
Two Greeks Shot in Neck and
Shoulder, and Italian is
Stabbed near Heart.
KNIFE VICTIM IS IN JAIL
Another Man is Also Impris
oned to Await Inves
tigation.
Hesultng from a shooting and
stubbing light Sunday night at a
celebration among Greeks near Tin
Plate. John Dafaea and Peter Kake
iir.5, Greeks, are patients at St.
Mary's hospital suffering from bul
let wounds; Antonio Zanlnno, an
Italian, |s in the hospital ward or
the county jail w'th four stab
wounds in his chest and back; and
Tony Menace and Zaninno are being
held as prisoners In the jail under
charges of murderous assault.
Olllccrs Summon<?(!.
The fight occurred soon after
dark Sunday evening and as soon as
flic three men had been hurt word
of 10 affray was telephoned to the
there's res'dence. Leo P. Caufleld.,
deputy sheriff, and Nicholas M.
Whylo, lieutenant of police, went to
the scene of the fight and arrested
Zanlnno and Depace. The former
was in such a serious condition that1
he had to b? conveyed to the jail In
an ambulance* wli'ch also took the*
oilier men to the hospital. (
Kakenos and Zaninno are the
most seriously Injured and they are
both jn a precarious condition. Ka
kenos was shot in the neck, the bul
let ploughing through his jaw and
be ng imbedded In the back of the
head. A surgical operation was per.
formed booh after he was admitted
to the hospital and tbo bullet was'
removed. lie Is resting easy but the
outcome of his Injury cannot yet be
delcrmined.
May He Double Trageily.
Zaninno, .who 1S in the hospital
ward of the county jail, received two(
knife wounds In his back between
liir. shoulders, another In an ?arm
and another in the chest. The knife
that entered his chest penetrated a
lung near theTieart, making a seri
ous wound, hut the other wounds are
slight. Pneumonia set In Mon
day, considerably aggravating his
condition. He may not recover. I
Dafaes, who Is at the hospital, re
ceived a bullet wound in the shou"
iler. He. too, was subjected to a
surgical operation soon after ar
riving at the hospital, but the bullet
could not be found. He will prob
ably recover provided unexpected
complications do not ensue, as his
condition is favorable considering
the nature of. the Injury.
Warrants have not yet been is
sued against the accused men and
probably will not bo until It is
known what the outcome of the In
jured men's wounds wfll be.
ilull
Among the Delegates Ap-1
pu;rited to National Con
servation Congress.
CII AKIjESTOON, Sept. 10?Gov-|
crnor William E. Glasscock has
Miiietl fifteen delegates to represent
W?.?t Virginia at the National Con-j
"nation congress to be held in ln
?lianapollo, Ind.', October 1, 2, 3 and'
' Thin meeting will give special at.'
'ens.on to vital resources, although
'?!?:' waters, lands and minerals
v 11 not be neglected.
lie following list of delegates has!
'"en sent to President J. B. White, j
of Kansas City, Mo.:
Mfred I'attll, of Wheeling; C. J.
' aulkner, of Martinsburg; VV. A.
'?""?eh, of Parkersburg; S. C. Pugh,
*?' Mlddlcbourne; Joseph Speldel, of^
heeling; Boyd Wees, of Eluklns; |
"? B. Curtln, of Clarksburg; J. W.
'Iiodseil, nr Ilurbin; J. E. Trainer.'
" West I'nlon; J. M. Hartley, of,
''?iirmont; W. H. Thomas, of Bram-j
: 0. Lilly, of Blueflo'd; A. L.i
1 ?f Il'cliwood; Dr. J. M. Calln.j
'of Morgantown; and H. N.
' " ion, of Gary.
I'AYS PES A LTV.
X. Y? Sept. 1G?Plead
lor guards and priests not to kill
"i, James WIlltamB, a negro, who
^'lleil James Duffy, a farmer, at Hon
"'J'e, N. Y? and attempted to assault
h'" victims gt-nnildoughjer, -died In
fleetrlc chair here today.
GOVERNOR'S PLAN
COMES TO NA UGHT
000 FELLOWS
Offer Several Attractive Pre
miums in Field Events at
Annual Reunion.
Tliero will be two bands at the
annual reunion of the Harrison
County Odd Fellows Association to
be held on the fair grounds here
Thursday. Qctobor a. Several at
tractive premiums are offeree! for
athletic events as follows:
Relay race $5 and $2.50. apple
race i$3 and $2, lad'cs' foot race
grand first and second premiums,
slow mule race $3 and $2.50, fat
map's race, pony race with rider un
der 12 years *10 and $5. one-ha'.f
mile foot* rrce $5 and S2.T.0, one
mile bicycle race $r. and $2.50 riders
to bo under l.r> years of age. motor
cycle race $7.50 and $5 and bull
race with saddle and brUlle $10.' ?
The grand parade will be assem
bled at the corner of Main and
Fourlh streets promptly at 11:30
o'clock and start at 11:45 sharp. I
There will he refreshments served J
at rcasanablo rates on the grounds
for those who do not have baskets.'
Prominent men will make ypceches.
The association invites the pub-'
lie at large to join it la a grand day
of rest and/ rec?Catlon.
FIRE BOSSES
And Mine Foremeri Are Issued
Certificates as Result of
Examinatioq.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 1C?The
department of mines has given out
the list of successful applicants for
mine foremen and fire bosses, as a
resu'.t of the examination held at
Wheeling. August 2S and 2!).
Those receiving first graae certifi
cates were: I
Thomas J. O'Hrlen, of Forbes
Road, Pa.; Harry Pythyon, of "West:
Middlesex, iPa.: William Young, of
Moundsvillc; William Ackerman
and Harry De'aney. of Glendale; E
S. Wads, of Wheeling: Hugh Rob
ertson, of Macdonaid. Pa.; Thomas
Redman, of Burgettatown. Pa.; J. S.
Watson, of Worthlngton: J. M.
Haines and W. II. Hughes, of Bar
racksville: Luke Rogers, of Worth
lngton; John E. Hamilton, of Fair
mont: Charles C. Olsen, of Claridge,
Pa.; and Marwin L. Peeper, of Far
mington.
Second grade certificates were Is
sued to the following:
John Wl'son, of Steubenville. O.:
J. M. Lemmon. of Howesvllle; Wai
ter Kelly, of Lewis; Thomas Jones,
ot Lillian; Dave Love, of Wheeling;
M. L. Jett, of Eenterprlse: F. J. Gii
llgan. of Barracksville; George M.
Jordan, of McMeehen; Frank Cain,
of Bridgeport, O.; and Homer
Koont7.. of Corinth.
Fire boss certificates were issued
to the following:
Harry Frye/ ind William Ilow
croft, of Steubenville, O.; G. M.
Stephens, of Moundsvillc; and Joe
Kachnavag, of Fairmont.
RAIN PREVENTS
l>otible llcndcr Which Was to Hp
Plnjred at Union, I'ark Sunday.
jThe double header which was to
be played bc'ween the Clarksburg
team and the Scholasttrs and Ath
letics at Union Park Sunday after
noon was called off on account of
rain. All three teams wcro on the
grounds and the Scholastics and
Smith's team played a few Innings
while waiting for n car. Smith's
boys defeated the Scholastics seven
to nothing. _
TAKT PLKASEDD.
BEVERLY. Sept.x 6?President
Taft learned witlf pleasure today of
the selection by the Ohio Republi
cans of Thomas Lewis, former presi
dent of of the United Mine Workers,
?? nnrly cndldnt?s for serretai* of
state.
Miners Accept the Same Bui
the Coal Operators
Reject It.
CHARLESTON, Sept. IK ? The
reply of the United Mine Workers of
America, H'strict 17, today to the
request or Governor William E.
Glasscock made on Saturday that
they submit tlielr differences to a
board of arbitration is as follows:
"After careful consideration ot
your proposition for arbitration we
have dee'ded to accept the same.
"There are some changes wo
would like to have made, but by
doing this wc realize that the propoJ
sition would not be yours, and since
wo ful'y believe you have only the
Interest ot both parties to this un
fortunate controversy at heart and
in the interest of peace and harmony
aR well ns the public Rood, we kgreo
upon our part to accept the condi-\
lions Ia'd down In tho proposition
you have submitted to us for "our
consideration." I
It is signed by Thomas Cairns,1
president, and >T. M. Cra'go, secre
tary of district 17.
While the miners accepted Gov-1
crnor Glasscock's proposition to sub.
mit thcT differences to a board of
arbitration the Kanawha coal opcr-,
ators refused. They have always re
fused to arbitrate any of their dif
ferences with their men. As a re-1
suit of th's action. Governor Glass
cock announced that ho wou'd.call
a general meeting of the miners,
coal operators and business organi
zations of tho state, to meet in*!!^
capitol Saturday," September 21. for
the purpose of devising some means
to put an end to the dilllculty.
?failure to bring about a settle-'
ment through arbitrat'on is ex-j
pected to have serious effect on the
present peaceful status In the coal
fields. Conservative men predict a'
general strike both In union anil
non-union fields.
DELEGATES
Are Named by the Governor!
to Attend the Big Road 1
Congress.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 1G?In re
sponse to the request of the Ameri
can Road Congress, of which L. W.
Page, director of the United States
office of public roads, which meets
In Washington, D. C., September 30
to October 5, Governor William E.
Glasscock has appointed the follow
ing delegates, Ihree being from each
congressional district, to represent
West Virginia:
W. B. Irvine, of Wheeling; R. M.
Drown, of 'New Cumberland; Colonel
C. E. Hutchinson of Fairmont; Col
onel W. C Lloyd, of Morgantown;
Z. T. Kalbaugh. of Piedmont; Col
onel V. '13. Johnson, of Berkeley
Springs; R. G. Hubbard, of Charles
ton; James Reed, of Cray; William
Ferris, of Charleston; Amos Bright,
of Sutton: John M. Grlbble, of West
Union; E. L. Hayes, of Arnoldsburg;
W. J. Williamson, ot Williamson:
W, P. Hawloy, of Bluofle'd; and I. J.
Rhodes, of Welch.
Are Man and His Wife after
a Tornado Visits Lake
and Town.
SYRACUSE, N. Y? Sept. 16 ?There
1s no trace of H. Madison and wife
?who were canoeing In the Senaca
Tiver when a hurricane swept over
lake Onondaga and the town of Sallnn
kJlipfi four and doing property dam
age of half a mlllon dollars Sunday
It Is feared they were drowned. The
tornado lasted one minute.
Haywood
IlAWREXCE. Mass., Sept. lfi -
William D. Haywoodt general organ
izer for the Industrial! Workers of
the World, pleaded not guilty here to
day to two Indictments charging h'm
with conspiracy in connection with
last winter'* textile strike. He wis
held for trial In $1,000 bond.
Engaged in by a Number of
Local Women is a De
cided Success.
Features. *
Greatest amount of cash by v
? Indlvdual, Mm. Lloyd I'.
Soinlcrs, ? 10.1
.Greatest amount of cash by ?
? couples, Mrs. Robert Sellers
? and Mrs. Earl Trays, $77.00. *
Special mention: Mrs. Wll- *
ilam Wright, four relays; Mrs. *
?> .1. V. Williams, three relays.. ?>.
The firBt Lad.os' Tag Day in the
city of ClarkBburg is now h'story,
history which was delightful In ths,
making, and not less delglitful in the'
reading.
Over a dcxen ladles worked mora
than one relay during the day.
Special honors go to the Woman's j
Christian Temperance Union, tho^
ladles of which turned In $4 4>2.75.
The women of Clarksburg covcred
themselves with honor. They de
serve the thanks and gratitude of
the community for the remarkable
devotion and sacrifice which t*1?,
eighty-five lad'.cB reporting, exer
cised during the day.
Tho first annual tag day will
stand as n memorial to the woman
hood of Clarksburg, for the es
tablishment of the tag day as an In
stitution for the promot'on or
worthy objects In the community
year by year.
The executive committee, com
posed of the Jive presidents of the
five organizations participating, de
serves hearty commendation for the
splendid executive ability which it
brought to bear upon thlB occasion.'
and especally Mrs. Amos Payne, as
chairman of the commlttea of the
day, aud Mrs. John D. MOReynolds,
as treasurer, who were found at^
their posts lew minutes before 3
a. in., and who steadily directed thej
work from that moment until 10:150!
at night. Much crcdit is due to the1;
wonderful y succcssful finish of thej
Tag Day program, which when a'l re
turns are in, will cxceod $000.
The executive coinmltteo takes
this opportunity of expressing Its ap
preciation and gratitude to the largo
bedy of respective members who re
sponded to the call of the city, and
when community task presents Itselr
in the future, these same ladies and
many others, it is' safe to say, will
be found participating.
The ladles participating in the
Tag Day solicitation are the fol
lowing:
Mrs. Lloyd Souders, Mrs. William
Wright. Mrs. 'Reynolds, Miss Nan
nie Lowe, Mrs. IlobertB, Mrs. Grib
ble .Mrs. Olandus West. Mrs. Cbeuv
ront. Miss Lynch, Mrs. Michael, Mrs.
White. Mrs. Waldeck. Mrs. John
Stuart. MrB. 13. F. Robinson. Mrs.
Paxton, Miss Pearl ? Paxton, Mrs.
Earl Travis, Mrs. Robert Sellers.
Mrs. Charles Elliott, Mrs. Staggers.
Miss McKeehan, M'ss Tag<\ Miss
Peck, Mrs. M. W. Smith. Mrs. St.
Clair. Mrs. A. L. Singleton. Mrs. T.
M. Lynch. Mrs. C. Ford, Miss Hall,I
Miss Robinson. MrB. Williams. Mrs.!
William Ncwlon. Miss Frances;
Stone, Mrs. McRoynolds, Mrs. AmoB
Payne. Miss Anna Dye, Miss L. L.j
Castleton. Miss Blanche Reer. Mlssj
Ellen Cook, Miss Mabel Lyon. Miss
leannette Brown. Mrs. M. M. Chidcs
ter. Miss Chldester. Mrs. Charles
Ridenonr. MrB. Karl Dreshnch.
Miss Lena Ruttcncuttcr. M'sb Cora
At,:hesOTi. MIbs Waldeck. Mrs. J. V.
kWilllams. Miss Grace 'Keyes. Miss
Cora Smith. Mrs. Frank Grove. M'bs
Florence Grove, Mrs. C. R. Ogden.
Mrs. Molllc iRoblnson, Miss tiesB Os
borne, MrB. Monn, the Misses Ogden.
Mrs. A. L'. Walbrldge. Mrs. P. M.
I fioggess, Mrs. J. E. Law, Miss Fisher
Mrs. Schuyler lloi>s, Mrs. Hayman.
Mrs. Putliie, Mrs. llarnier, Miss Par
sons. Mrs. Sheets. Miss Dora Rlden
our. Miss Anna Strother, Miss Mar
garet Roberts. M'bs Ruby Roberts.
Miss l^aura Thompson, MIsb Laura
Robinson, Miss Marlon Harris, Mrs.
Cohen and Mrs. Lemasters.
George W. Strong, of Parkers
burg. Is in the city on business con
nected with tbe local store of the
National Woolen Mills Company.
O. J. Prunty, of West Union, is
here on a business visit.
POSSE SEARCHING
FOR A MURDERER
Desperado after Shooting
Four Persons Holds H.s
Chasers Off.
Ct/EARFIELD, Pa.. Sept. 18?
Hoavi'y armed men arc search'ngj
the swamps and forests of ClearflJldj
and Somerset counties in starch of
Jack Keeier, who , late Saturday
night entered a brewery office here
end fatally wounded John W. Ross
ner and shot threo of his e'erks. 1 le |
was locafed yesterday but he held off
a posse with his r'fle, shouting "t.
got four. I want six mofo."
Keelcr is known to be a dead shot!
and the authorities fear Tie never
will be taken al've. He served ten
years in the Philippines.
ONLY 25CEHIS
Will Be Charged for Admis
sion to Night Race Meet
ings at the Fair.
Officers of the West Virginia Fairj
Association have decided to reduce,
the price of admssicn for the Wed
nesday and Thursday night meetings
of the annual Clarksburg Fair this
week from 50 cents to 25 centB.,
There will be no extra fee for admis
sion to tho grand star.d and auto-^
mobiles and buggies w:ll bo adm't
ted free, provided, of course, their
drivers hold individual tickets.
Announcement was nlso made by
the fair officers Monday that the.
gates at the fair grounds would be
closed at 0 ociock Tuesday evening
and kept closed until 7 ociock the
following morning on account of the
Klks' automobile parade, which will
take place In the city Tuesday even-(
ing.
Recognition Seems Be tic
Bone of Contention in
Strike Zone.
CHARLESTON', Sept. 1(1?is tho
wage question or the recognition olj
the union, the principal contention I
between the miners of Paint andj
Cabin creeks?
The operalors have been declaring1
that they have been operating their
mines at a loss, and In some in-]
stances this is known to be true, but)
from the testimony . of President(
Thomas Carlns, oX the United Mine
Workers, the recognition of the
union was considered more import-j
ant tlinn the increase In wages dc-'
manded by the miners in their 6rlg-'
inal proposition before the first or.
April. j
President Cairns testified: "We
offered to give the operators thej
same scale of wages which was^
paid for the two yearn from April 1,i
1!U0, to April 1. 7913: tho same;
rate, if they would givo full recog-,
nition of the union, including tho
check-off. Rather than do that they,
granted us an increaso of 2- 1-2 j
cents on pick mining and 1 1-2
cents on run of mine coat over what
! was demanded. They ircferreS to
pay the increase rather than grant
tho check-off system."
I
FIRST ARRIVAL j
For the Klks' State Reunion Tii'n
Week Is Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Welch are
the parents of a bouncing youngster;
weighing ten poundsf^The stork vls-^
Ited their home Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock, as a result of which iho'
son left there is the first arrival
for the F.lks' reunion. Mr. Welch
who is actively engaged as one of
the leading committeemen to enter
tain the visitors is busy looking af
ter the youngster and he knows now
that the reunion wiil be larger than
vo? thought' at first. Clarksburg
lodge graciously showers congratu
lations on the happy parents and
welcomes the first arrival heartily.
Mies Hazel Frost spent the week
ond at Mt. Lrnke Park.
. ? j
COUNTY
Salary Law is Discussed by
the Governor in An
Interview.
CII.VRliKSTOX, Sept. 1G?"Will
you conveno the legislature In spe
cial sessnou to pass a county salary
law?" was ashed Governor William
E. G-lasacock.
"Read my recommendation to tho
last legislature," be replied.
In his message to the legislature
referred to the governor laid consid
erable stress on the need of such ?
law and urged the legislature to en
act the very thing that Is now de
manded in nearly every section of
the slate.
Tho governor also called attention
to the fnct that the present mem
bers of th? legislature will cease to
be members, except hold-over sena
tors. on the last day of Novomber,
Instead of on January 1 as many
persona seem to believe, that what
ever could be done would have to
be dene bcfcro December 1.
That part of the governor's mes-'
sage under the title of "The Salary
I.aw" Jo which he referred reads:
"Tkc report of tho tax commls-'
sioner will furnish you much in-j
teresting Information with reference
to the workings of what Is popularly!
known as the 'County Salary Law,';
being Chapter J", of the Acts of the
extraordinary session of the legisla
ture of 1908. Under this lav/ there:
has been paid into the county treas-j
dries-of the various counties of tho
state by 4her:(Ts, clerks and prose-1
cutiirg attorneys the sum of $48,
921.91; of that amount $27,965.02!
was paid during tho first year of the
operation of this lav/ by county
clerks, circuit clerks and prose-;
cuting attorneys, and the balance
still due from them is $3,948.23.
There has been collected from the
sheriffs of the state $20,350.89 up
to October 17, 1910. A number ot
sheriffs have failed to comply with
the law and refused to pay over the
amounts due from them, and be
cause of their failure to comply
with the mandates of the law it has
been impossible to ascertain yie ex
act amount duo from them.
"In my judgment it Is a very
wholosomo law. but It does not go
far enough and I recommended that
all county officers be placed on a
salary basiR. 1 believe Huch a law
would result In a groat saving to
many of tho counties of the state,
in fact I know it would do so. I
think county officers should have ad
equato salaries, but the remunera
tion should be limited to a reasonable
amount. I am Tellably Informed
that the offices of a numbor of coun
ty officials net them more than,
$10,000.00 a year, and soino asl
much as $12,000 to $15,000. This
is much more than tho services ren
dered arc worth. It seems to me
that this Is a very opportune time
to enact such a law. and provide that
it shall take effect at the expiration
iof tho terms of the present officials.
Then a man who becomes a candi
date for any of these offices m the j
future will do so knowing exactly]
iwhat liis compensation is to be, and
I am inclined to the opinion that IT
such a law were enacted there would
|he less money corruptly spent for
nominations and elections than there
haB been In the past."
| Tolls"
Are Set by the National Com
mission for Playing the
World's Series.
j CINCINNATI, Sept. 16?After pre
l llminary discussion yesterday of what
it probably would do today the Na
tional Hnse-ball, Commission met today
for what it hoped would be no moro
than an eight hour session. The most
important tiling to be considered was
(major lo.asiie draft of minor league,
? players. Dates for tihe world's s;rle?
| were not to Wo announced as the
commission did not feel that the race
I had been altogether settled.
Car Skids on a Wet Road
/
and Goes over An
Embankment.
DEATH COMES SLOWLY
One Companion Escapes In
jury and Another is only
Slightly Hurt.
. k
Sktdding over the surface of & sMp~
pcry road wot v."It>h rain, a big seven
passenger touring automoiblle owned,
and driven by Losllc Ha,"wTter, a prom."
inent merchant of BMnneton. plunge*
over a six-foot e'mfcankment Sunday
nigiit at a curve of a road along:
Shinn's run three-quarters of a mllei
from Sfalnnstoo, turned upside down
caught two of t3ic oocupwite beneathi
and orusbed Mr. Htewker to death.
Paul Harmer, who -was also caught
under dhe Tieavy machine waa 8X*
trScated by rescuers and esc.wod with
slight injuries. Another passenger.
Howard Harmer, brother of Pau'l. wa?
thrown clear of the car and reci>lw4
only slteht bruises
Slowly Killed.
When the machine struck fche<
ground at tho foot of the embank
ment. Mr. Hawker was pinned across
tie chest by an upper part of the car
body and was lying partly upon Patrt
Harmer. who had hia legs clasped
?around Mr. Hawker's legs. Despite'
lie (rant'c clorts of several men who
tried to raise the machine. Mr. Haw
ker waB gradually crushed to dftaHt.
a large part of its heavy weight be
ing pressed by a projection of the car
directly over his heart. Hds last
words were "Get Paul out If you caa;
I am dying." Paul was soon puUedi
out in a senseless condition,, but it.
was at least half an hour before tie>
machine Could be raised enough toi
pu91 Mr. Hawker out and when he'
was moved ho was dead.'
Could Not Xlft Car.
Immediately preceding the Hkuwket
machine waB otie driven by Dr. D H^
Fleming, a Shlnnston dentist He
stopped his car, ran back to the scene
?of the acclck-nt and he and Howard
Harmer tried to raise the overturned,
car. A lifting Jack was put into use,,
bift It proved Ineffectual owing to the;
softness of the muddy ground. A
fence rail was picked up and u?e<d
as a lever, but this would not budge
the car. One |of thorn ran to Howard
Sapp's house nearby and called for
holp. Two or three men responded1
and went to the overturned car.
Others ran to a farm, house beyond
Sapp's and telephoned to Shlnnston
for doctors and other helpers, short
ly after which three physicians anil
several others arrived on the' xta*.
Horned by OanoUne.
Hot gasoHno spilled from the over
turned machine upon the legs of botk
Hawker and iPaul Harmer. The
latter was Bllghtly scalded frotn hte
?thighs t!o|wni He received several
bruiEes on his face, head ?nd body,
tout none of thorn was serious. After
ho was rescued he staggered around
in a dazed condition and scarcely
seallzed what had happened until Hie
rescuing party started toward How
ard Sapp'e residence with Mr. Haw
ker's body. A deep diagonal de
pression in Mr. Hawker's chest, the
deepest part being over the heart,
showed how he met his death. There
were several abrasions cf the skin oa
the forehead and face, and the leg*
were slightly scalded by tlhe hot
gasoline, but otherwise the body was
not mutilated.
The two automobiles were being
driven on a return trip to Shlnnston
from Buckhannon. whither three of
them had b?on taken by Shlnnaton
residents and their families. Charles
Lucas with hie automobile was in
(Continued on page Ave.)
LETTERS
, ??? m
Sent Out to Committeemen
Announcing the Death of
Their Treasurer.
Chairman A. K. Thorn of the Re
publican courtly committee sent let
ters to all the members of the com
mittee Monday reading as follows:
"Mr. Leslie Hawker, our treasurer,
was killed In an automobile accident
thsi morning, at an early hour, Just
a short distance from ET? home town,
while returning trom"a trll> to Buck
hannon where he had gone with hit
family.
"We Sive tost a valuable commit
teema nand faithful treasurer"
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