The West Virginian. [volume], December 26, 1914, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
mfaction Supt.,
Pleased With
Xmas Traffic
:despite the large crowds
EVERY CAR WAS ON
TIME.
fJAYENNE PLANT CARRIED
TIRE LOAD DURING
C, HOLIDAYS.
[Superintendent E. C. Bowman, re
Year End Sale How in Full Swing
;?u'ij be surprised at the amount, a small lum of money will pur
chase at-this sale.
sSJ?V
THE MELODY TRIO
CLeE DALTON AND BROOK TWO GIRLS AND ONE BOY IN
i VERY Ci^VER COMEDY, HARMONY SINGING.
[BROWN AND<3IMMON8 SINGING, TALKING AND DANCING
SOME CLEVER TEAM.
UrOCK BROS, and EDNA COMEDY HORIZONTAL BARGYMNASTS
IN A FEW MINUTES WITH THE SOLDIERS.
AN ALL STAR FEATURE BILL.
THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY EVERY WEDNESDAY.
I&ERILS OF PAULINE No. 17 NEXT FRIDAY.
1TINEE Every day at 3 p. m. Two Shows at NISHT?7:45-9:15
viewing the situation of the rush and
crowded condition of traffic on the
lines of the Monongaliela Valley Trac
tion Company incident to Christmas,
states that lie is more pleased with
the results, both in Fairmont and in
Clarksburg.
Mr. Bowman was very anxious
about handling the big crowds. This
anxiety was due to the .power trouble
caused by polluted water which left
the boilers at thepower plant rusty
and dirty. Another cause for anxiety
was the absence of Superintendent
Hood, who has always looked after
a big portion of the work.
Mr. Bowman states that the bad
weather conditions diminished traf
fic somewhat, yet a large number of
i^*Grand Opera Hwm
TO-NIGHT
"The Woman He Could Not Buy"
PRICES-?Balcony 10c. Lower Floor 20c
? tXJ5__;;v!^som e ?
winnmSrhad never been accomplish
ed In this district before.' It liTdonl>?|
ful If any road of this size can equal
tils record. Itls the ruie^at'Christ
mas' tline for street cars and . steam
cars to be late.
Mr. Bowman also stated that the
Jayenne plant, though not cleaned
and fully repaired, carried the entire
traction load. In addition to the Jay
enne power plant he had at his com
mand sufficient power from the Con
solidation Coal Company's plant to
operate the entire system had the
Jayenee plant been entirely down and
this not taking into consideration the
power "plant being constructed by the
Monongahela alley Traction Company
which -will be completed before water
conditions get bad next year.
Wants U. S. Captain's
Keport on Threat
Br Associated Pbkss.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.?Secretary
Daniels today called on Capt. Oman,
commanding the armored cruiser
North Carolina to report whether
threats of violence had been made by
Turks at Tripoli against American
sailors.
Athens dispatches published today
said that an American warship had
threatened bombardment as a result.
The North Carolina and the Tennes
see are both at Beirut today. Beirut
Is about 40 miles south of Tripoli,
where the disorders are said to have
occurred. One report was that Turk
ish authorities sought to prevent the
departure of American,'' i British and
French consuls and that the attack
on the American crew of a commer
cial ship and the threatened bombard
ment of Tripoli by the American men
of-war followed,
Germans Withdraw
Indemnity Act
"ijy Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 26.?"German proclam
ations announcing a levy of 5100,000.
000 indemnity at Brussels have been
pasted over the city," says the Jour
nal, and the report is current that the
measure' was withdrawn by the Ger
man governor as the result of rep
resentation by. the American Secre
tary of State, \Vm. J. Bryan, through
Mr. Brand Whltlock, pointing out that
the tax was in violation of The Hague
convention. It Is announced that the
Germans have imposed a tax of 25
francs on all unmarried persons over
27 years of age In Brussels.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2C.?Secre
tary Bryan reiterated today that if
?
Franz Joseph Thanks;
U. S.forXjnas Ship
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 26.?A
dispatch to the AUBtro-Hungarian am
basy from Vienna today announced
that the Austrian emperor had ex
pressed his thanks to Pres. Wilson
through Embassador Penfield for the
American Christmas ship that dis
tributed yesterday among children of
(lead soldiers.
The dispatch also explains the re
treat from Servla as the result of bad
weather and named Arch Duke Eu
gene as chief commander of the Aus
trian-Balkan forces.
"Officials comminique asserts that
Austrians troops after a victorious ad
vance retreated from Servla on ac
count. of bad weather unbeaten and
with unbroken courage. Our losses
were enormously exaggerated. In
the Carpathians, our attacks continued
to gain ground said the dispatch.
Elkins Attorney
Dies of Heart Failure
Br Associated Pa ess.1
ELKINS, W. Va., Dec. 26.?Lew
Greynolds, a prominent attorney and
former member of the legislature died
suddenly of heart failure here today.
He was 41 years old and unmarried.
CAPT. JOHN W. MASON, JR.
John William Mason. Jr., yesterday
received from Arjutant General John
C. Bond, at Charleston, a commission
as Captain of the Quarter Master De
partment of the West Virginia Nat
ional Guards. Mr. Mason's present
office is that of commissary sergeant.
The appointment was received yes
terday nnd Is effective at once.
The Aubrey Company to Change Plays
Tonight.
"The Woman He Could Not Buy"
will be the play at the Opera House
tonight, owing to the fact that two
well filled" houses witnessed the play
yesterday It was thought advisable to
change the play for today. "The
Woman He 'Couldn't Buy" is the lat
est novel published, and will no doubt
become as popular as "The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine." It will bo (he
first presentation of the novel in Fair
mont, and will no doubt be witnessed
by a good crowd.
RABBI M. S. LAZAROW WILL 8E
AT HALL OF SOCIETY ON '
NEXT SUNDAY.
Through the efforts of the commit
tee of the B'nai-Birtli lodge of this
city tho citizens of Jewish faith will
he treated to a -pleasant visit from
Kabbl ri. Lazaron newly installed Rab
bi of the Wheeling Temple on Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the new K.
of P. hall on Main street.
Rabbi Lazaron comes highly rec
ommended. He having being recently
graduated from Union Hebrew Col
lege, Cincinnati, O., with the highest
honors.
The Jewish citizens are intensely
pleased with his coming, as the mo
tives and objects of the Independent
Order B'nai-Birth are of the highest
type.
It aims to cultivate a standard
among its members so as to develop
liigh and lofty ideals and to appreci
ate the significance of our Institution
under which we live; to develop a
.sense ot duty among those Israelites
not to overlook their less fortunate.
^ Since Its organization of a few years
ago, Fairmont lodge has been instru
mental in contributing a substantial
sum to the Orphan Asylum in Erie
where 36 cottages are in course of con
struction on a 100 acre plot, facing
Lake'Erie.
It Is hoped by the committee ot
which Mr. Edward Hemplle has
charge, that a "rousing reception will
be accorded to the distinguished visi
tor from Wheeling. '
It extends a hearty and welcome iu
vltatlon to those residing out of the
city as uell as to those In the city.
Read The West Virginian
It is on sale each evening at.
the following places:
FAIRMONT.
Fairmont News .Agency, Mon
roe street.
Marion News Agoncy, Main
street.
A. G. Martin's News Agency,
Main street.
J. II. McCloskey, Drug Store,
Locust avenue.
Hamilton Drug Co., Tenth
street.
J. B. Rose. Main street and
Parks avenue.
Holt's Novelty Store, Main
street.
Clarence Fisher. Grocer, Mar
ket and Columbia Sts., First
wnrd.
Howard C. Cunningham, Gro
cer, Morcantown Avenue near
Owens' Works.
MANNINGTON
SMITH <?. MILLAN
News Agency.
FARMINGTON
F. G. Gray, Grocer. *
BY HARRY J<$NES,
Special Correspondent.
** Xews Items for the Mannlngton
News Paso should be jrtven to
Mr. Harry Jones or mailed to
htm at Box 52. Mannlngton.
Advertisements can be sent to
Mr. Jones or direct to the West
Vlrfflnlnn.
THE WEST VIRGINIAN
WILL BE DELIVERED TO
ANV HOME IN MANNIXGTON
^3 VERY EVENING. EXCEPT
SUNDAY. FOR 45 CENTS PER
MONTH BY
SMITH S. MILLAN
NEWS DEALERS. .
Patrick Slevln left for ML Vernon,
O., to spend Christmas.
Fred Jones returned -to Wheeling
Thursday.
E. C. Bonnwell left for Glover's
Township on business Thursday.
Frank Hathaway spent Christmas in
Wheeling.
G. W. Jones an aged veteran of the
Civil war suffered a broken arm as a
tesult of a full on an icy sidewalk.
Ellis Clover left Thursday to spend
the holidays at his home.
Hank O'Day was an out-of-town viu
itor Thursday.
Prof. Nelson returned Thursday to
Mingo Junction, O.
Russe'l Hamilton was in from Seven
Pines Thursday.
Dorsey Jones left yesterday to
spend Christmas with his parents at
.Moundsville.
Ed. Reld Is spending Christmas in
Eilwood City, Pa.
Myron Snodgrass Is home from
school at Ashviile, N. C., to spend the
holidays with Ills parents.
Lawrcnco Huffman and family are
spending Christmas with relations at
Franklin. Pa.
Frank Lucas left yesterday for But
ler, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cushing are
spending the hoHday with relations in
Sistersville.
man
FAIRMONT. W. v
the holidays. i.
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Mannlngton and;
[ arranged', a series'o
championship of t
tween these two,t>
now claiming the'
little opposition :iroi
There will be I pit
and social ' session??]
December 31, MI?
have a good time.
W. H. RAT
Miss Laura Mae D
Indianapolis, Ind.?,j|t
upend the holidays!]
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comes to shoe rept
hare not teen In the
these years an'dina
We profit by enjoylr
c.uce ot your patroi
profit by gettlnglsoj
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