The West Virginian. [volume], September 09, 1916, Image 1

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fe^PABLISHED 1868. today s news today FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9,1916. price two cents ASSOCIATED ';m
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GAS WEU STRUCK
|H NM
[i Itfonongahela Valley Tracer.
tion Company Scores On
Plum Run
I; BIG TRACT UNDER M
1 . ?
if Lies Between Manningtor
^ and Fairview In Old Oil
Country
???
An entirely new. anil it is believed
S Very promising, gas territory on Plum
Tun between Mannington and Fair
view began to produce this morning
When drillers in tbe employ of the Mo
jhtfpongahela Valley Traction coinpan)
Eytruck gas about 3.000 feet below the
" surface on the William Wallace farm
t.. ^ fThls is in old oil territory and foi
v r. long time was regarded as very un
favorable from the gas producing
jg standpoint. -Of late, however, devel
opments have brought about a change
v of opinion and all the gas companlei
operating in this section have been at
work there. The Monongahela Valley
Traction company has about 1.001
acres under lease and will at once be
gin to drill other holes.
The new well is credited with being
In the 3.500,000 feet class and may be
better and as the pipes of tbe company
had been run right to It there was not
the slightest delay In adding it to the
. available supply for Fairmont.
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MHK-.- "?
; Threaten General
! Strike In New York
I; ?
TRAN8IT STRIKE MAY EXTEND
TO ALL THE CITY IN$>
. - DUSTRIESk
(67 Associated Press)
L : NEW YORK. Sept. 9.?Union Iaboi
E leaders ot national and state promt
V . Hence were called Into the New York
gt.'transit situation today with the an
? ' nonncement by local strike organizers
- that within 24 hours a conference
would be held here, the outcome ol
which might be a 24-hour tie up of all
K5; the city's Industries employing mot
" affiliated with the Amrelcan Federa
tlon of Labor,
jj&t ^Meanwhile It was said on behalf ol
A'-fhe Interborougb that appltcatloc
would be made to the courts for In
?? 1 junctions to restrain labor leader!
from interfering with men operating
the subway, surface and elevated
fe lines.
% Disorder of a minor character con
k_ times throughout the day and there
were IS arrests. Policemen guarded
r!*~ all roads examining bags and pack
'fi- ages carried by passengers owing tc
St persistent reports of plots to dynamite
fr. transit property.
I Doesn't Know What
I To Do With $1,500,000
fBv Associated Press)
fr. KENSINGTON. Pa., Sept 9.?Thos
b.' Conlin, aged 70. a laborer employed
' In a. steel mill at Braeburn near here
|X' was Informed yesterday by attorney!
P.tbat he had inherited 11,600,000 from
lsv a brother living in Australia. Conlin
; and a brother Frank came to thii
|' country from Ireland over 30 yearr
! - ago. Five years later they parted
' Frank going to the gold fields of Aus
trails and Thomas remaining here
They had never seen each other since
; that time. When told that his broth'
Ier had left him a million and a hall
he said "I don't know what 1 will do
0 With it."
| State Gazetteer For
Current Year Out
WORK ON NEW CITY OIRETORV
WILL BE BEGUN EARLY
THIS YEAR
L:. The 1916-1917 edition of the R. L
jr". Polk & Co. West Vlrlnla State Ga
|9 retteer has just made its appearance
?. and it Is fully up to the standard o
jjwtma-well-known firm of directory anc
gaietteer publishers as regards boll
J?T, contents and workmanship. The Poll
k/Company has been printing a state dl
} ' rectory for West Virginia for thlrtj
g eight years and in that time the staff
r. haa developed from what the preface
t' -^to the new books calls "a rather sparse
ScjT popul-ted and comparatively unde
pi. veloped area of coal and timber land'
jfflnto a commonwealth of 1,500,000 peo
f. pie most of whose leading Industrie!
[r value their output by the tens of mil
K^lions. The book has kept pace wit]
Igtfce state and is one of the most valua
< ble business references books extant
BSL^Polk A Co. also are publishers o
withe Fairmont city directory and be
Brasnse of the many chanes In stree
Bakmes-which took place this year the]
.-are going to send their force here ver;
SL; early and make an especially carefu
S completion of the data for the nee
f book. When it is finished it is golnf
f to be one of the most Complete clt:
| . directories published for a West Vir
GETS THREAT ON
Mj
I
BRIDE WHO RECEIVED 4
EilE Cl I
HAS INFAHTM
PARALYSIS CASE
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Newton Street Home Now ]
Being Guarded By Two
Officers
The first case of Infantile paralysis
i in Fairmont was reported today and
> while the case is thought to be a light *
J one a strict quarantine is being en- o
forced. The case was first susplcfoned
by Dr. Wm. F. Boyers and Dr. J. W. e
McDonald, who immediately called .
. the city physician, Dr. C. M. Ramage. *
in consultation. The diagnosis of in- J
fantile paralysis was confirmed and P
* steps were immediately taken to pre,
vent any possible spread of tho con[
tagion.
The three year old daughter of John '
Holt, on Newton street, near Diamond ?
' on the East Side is the child that now
has this disease and it is thought to
have been carried by a visiting wo- j
' man who come here from McKees- "
port. Pa., some three weeks ago. ?
1 Two officers are now guarding the J;
residence and are present both day ?
and night. The attending physicians "
stated today that no known exposure *
to this case had occurred and that ?
since tho case was a mild one the pubI
lie need not fear a general outbreak
of the epidemic.
The attending doctors were carerul
to immediately fumigate their cloth- ?
ing and disinfect themselves after
leaving this residence and every precaution
is being taken to prevent the r
possibility of transmission. The pre- s
cautionary measures adopted early v
this week by the Board of Health >'
have in a great measure relieved the
apprehension of this disease from the 0
public and the Board is now prepared P
to thoroughly enforce all of the pre- ti
ventive regulations that have been c
adopted iri the Eastern cities where fa
the present epidemic originated. The d
rapid approach' of cold weather has n
made the recent case much less so- ti
vero and in a short time the llkeli- v
hood of transmission of this disease ti
will be negligible.
b
; New Move In the jj
Biddinger Case *
4 V
ALBANY, Sept. 9.?Governor Whit- J|
man today declined to revoke his re- jj
cent order for the extradition to Illinois
of Guy Biddinger a private detec- -i
! tlve also wanted in West VIrglna as J
, witness against A. Leo Weil who is
t charged with attempting to bribe PubI
lie Service Commissioners of that
ntota
The governor's denial was granted 5
on the stipulation of Wlel's attorney
that they would not press until after
October 1 the habeas corpus proceeding
tbey bad brought to obtain control
of Blddinger's movements.
In the meantime Lemuel E. Qulgg
who was brought Into the case for the t
first time today has representative t
of the state of West Virginia stated ?
he would ask Governor Dunn of llll- ?
nols to wtlhdraw his application for .
Blddinger's extradition.
The Weather. I
t West Virginia?Fair today and Sun- li
' day; warmer Sunday.
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I LOCAL WEATHER READINGS s
< F. P. Hall, Observer r
t Temperature at 8 a. m today 63. t
' Yesterday's weather partly cloudy; p
- temperature, maximum SO; minimum, t
61; precipitation .47. b
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POISON PEN" LETTER
DEATH MEETS
MB HEADS OF
mints
'olice Searching For Writer
of Poison Pen
Letters
a- I
(Special Dispatch to West Virginian)
CHICAGO. Sept. 9.?Chicago brides
talk to the altar these days with fear
f death in their hearts!
A death threat accompanies almost
very announcement of the wedding of
iromlnent persons made In newspaers
and the police are searching the
ity for the writer of the "poison pen"
5tters.
The only clue' the police have Is
amples of handwriting which show
he writer makes a "t" much like a
apltal "A." AH the letters are slgnu
"Elisey."
T>.a r)mt At k.U?. -J
WW u4 wauj uuucs anu JJ1UJective
brides to receive threats was
Irs. H. B. Fuller. She was Miss Grace
hckerson, prominent society girl of
it. Paul. On her wedding day she reelved
a letter threatening her with
ieath if the wedding was not postoned.
The letter was signed "Elisey"
nd charged that Miss Dtckerson was
narrying "Elisey's" husband.
"Poison pen" letters which havo
auscd a reign of terror were sent five
ither brides and prospective brides
nd In each case the same charge and
hreat was made.
Police records show wealthy marled
women are the most productive
ources of blackmail by "poison pen"
.Titers. They are hounded most and
ield most easily.'
Following this class, in the order
>f their popularity with writers and
i-oduction of results, letters are sent
a wealthy men with strong social and
hurch connections, college and school
oys with money or wealthy parents,
aughters of wealthy parents, married
ien who go out for "a good time" on
lie quiet?especially away from home,
,-ealthy persons with "family skeleons."
"Poison pen" letters caused suicide
iy 14 wealthy men in one year, all
aembers of a "reform" club In Engind
organized for protection against
ilackmailers. Each bad a "past" on
hich the blackmailers bounded them.
In New Tork, arrest of a wealthy
toman revealed her story of blighted
sve and deterinination" to hound
nues. Letters sue wrote cauBed sevral
engagements to be broken.
[locust Ave. Paving
. Up to the County
?
STREET COMMISSIONER LEHMAN
SAYS HE TOO 18 ANXIOUS TO
HAVE IT FINISHED.
When Commissioner of Streets Alien
Lehman's attention was called
oday to complaints regarding the
nall-like progress of tho Locust aveiue
paving job he stated that the mater
Is not In the city's hands. He said
hat every job the city has had to do
t has finished In good time and In
;ood shape. The paving of Locust
venue is being done on the old bond
ssue and Is up to the county officials.
He himself Is as anlxious to get the
natter settled, and to clean up the
treet in that section, he says, as any
esident and asks the co-operation of
he residents in keeping clean what
art of it they can and. to live In hopes
hat the county will do somethlnr to
There Are Only
1716,000,000 1
. StorageEggsLeft
(By Associated Fran)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9?Two
hundred and twenty-one firms are
holding nearly 6,000,000 caiee ot
eggs, about 143.000,000 dozeni, In
cold storage, according to the latest
report to the department ot
agriculture.
Great as the figures may seem
the official report shows them ten .
per cent less than a month ago. J
DEMOCRATS BRING
uctnnniiDTCDO iicdc i
IILHUyUnlll Lllu IILIIL
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State Campaign Will Be Conducted
From Offices
T" Fairmont
HUNTINGTON, W, Va.. Sept. 9 ?
Plane for the fall Democratic campain
were discussed at length at the
meeting of the state Democratic executive
committee which met here yesterday.
It was decided in order to systematize
the work that It should be divided
into departments with separate
heads appointed.
The itineraries of the various state
candidates, who will conduct speakin
tours throughout the state, will be
announced in a few days.
Chairman C. L. Shaver, recently
elected, presided at the meeting. Sen- <
ator C. W. Watson was the only one i
of the notables In the party who at- i
tended. Senator W. E. Chilton was
unable to arrive from Washington in
time to. deliver a speeiV, John J
Comwell. gubernatorial candidate, was
in Fayette county on a speaking our
The committee decided to establish
state headquarters at Fairmont. It
was stated that a branch headquarters
will be placed somewhere in the
southern section of the state.
Secretary Lon H. Kelly of the state
committee, who lives in Sutton, announced
that he would resign as soon
as he qualifies as assistant district attorney
to succeed Fleming N. Andcrsos
in the southern district. Mr. Kelly
was recently appointed to the position
and in conformity with the law cannot
serve on the state committee. His
successor was not named by the committee.
WSIMlt <
LATEST VEDSI1
Colored Couole With Un
conventional Ideas About
Marriage Arrested
"What's your name?" asked Albert
Kern of a young colored girl in police
court this morning.
"Bertha Miller."
"What is this young man with you?"
said the acting mayor.
"That's my husband."
Turning to the husband, Mr. Kern
said, as all judges must say upon opening
a trial, "What's your name?" "My
name is Sam Clark."
"How does it come that your name
Is Clark and the lady's is Miller?"
"Oh! that's nuttln'."
"Well. Bertha, you are charged with
drunkenness and fighting at Phil Johnson's
knockout emporium in Coal Run,
are you guilty?"
"Yes, sir, guilty."
"Five dollars or ten days in Jail."
Her husband Sam Clark paid.
Bertha presented herself in court
with a badly lacerated eye which she
canpot account for. Her husband
claims that "some drunken nigger
pegged a lamp at her.' When asked
when they were married Clark said,
"In Perth Amboy In 1901.'
"How old is your wife,' said Kern.
"She's 21,' said Clark.
"1 am not," Bertha said. "I am
23 past."
Which of conrse made Bertha a
wife when hut eight years of ago.
John Jones, also charged with lighting
at Phil Johnson's was fined $10.
He paid.
John Doe, drunk, forfeited )5.
Charity Conference To
T? _ TT m*L__ J
J3e nere xnursaay ?
The executive committee ot the |
state conference ot charities and cor- i
rectlons will hold a meeting In this '
city on Thursday afternoon In the of- 1
flees of the Associated' Charities In
the City building. Prof. R. E. Vick- I
ers, of Morgantown, Is chairman of the
conference. Miss Margaret McKinney
of this city Is a member of the
executive committee. The purpose of
the meeting is to arrange tor the annual
meetlnng of the organization to
be held in Clarksburg in November.
The 1915 meeting was held in this
city.
Serbian Army '
Winning Again
(By Associated Press)
PARIS. Sept. 9.?The Serbians qn
Macedonian front took the offensive
last night Tn region of Lake Ostrovo.
The war office said today that.after
a violent engagement they captured a
heighth west of the lak*>
JEI im |
B DM
11 THIS CH
[s One of the, To Us, Beneficial
Features of I
Great Wars 1
PROVES AMERICA CAN
I
rhis Country Is Largest
User of Linen In Whole
World
(The European war brought a
shortage In the United States of
many manufactures which hitherto
had been Imported. Americans Immediately
set to work to remedy
the lack?with striking success.
This is the first of a series of articles
showing that "America canl"
?Editor West Virginian.)
(By FREDERICK M. KERBY.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 9.?Be:ause
the noses of American fanners
ire more sensitive than those of Russian
and Irish peasants, the United
- States has had no
AMERICA CAN! Iinen industry.
AMERICA CAN! But Amorlcail
B commercial genius,
out of respect to
sensitive olfactory
organs, has solved
the problem in another
day ? and
THERE IS GOING
TO BE an American
linen Industry! j
Linen is made:
from flax, which:
the botanists call
an "Inner-bark" fiber
plant. Between
the outer skin on
the stem and the
woody inner pith is
found the commercially
useful .flax
fiber.
Before this Is ready Air the mm, the
slants must not only b?i. harvested,
be seed removed and the straw dried,
but a process known as "retting,"
which Is a.polite way of saying 'Toting,"
must take place.
In Europe the flax farmer rets his
slants by putting bundles of flax straw
in end in pools dug to the correct
lepth, and keeping them covered with
water from seven to ten days. In Ireand,
where this method 1b much used,
the stench from these retting pools
lovers the country for miles around.
When the process is complete, the
men must wade waist deep in these
'etid pools and lift out the slimy mass
>f straw.
American farmers won't do this kind
if work. So flax In the United States
Is raised almost wholly for flaxseed,
>r linseed oil.
But now American genius has decid;d
to overcome the difficulty, by devising
methods of rotting the stalks by
ihemical processes.
This has been tried many times in
Europe, but without success. Now,
nowever, at least two companies In
:he United States have perfected a
:hemlcal process which works. The
Northern Flax Fiber Co. of Great Falls,
Mont., Is one. and the United States
Jnen Co. of Seloit. Wis., another.
These companies are making conracts
with farmers to grow fiber-bearng
flax at a guaranteed income to the
'armer of $16 an acre.
The European warhas greatly curailed
the available supply of flax fiber
'rom abroad. The United States in
lormal years imports between 10,000
ind 12,000 tons of this material, valued
it between $3,000,040 and $4,000,000.
The United States department of ag lculture,
estimates that 60,000 acres
>f farm land would be necessary for
-aislng the 10,000 tons of raw flax a
'ear at present used in this country.
In addition, to supply enough flax
:o manufacture in the United States
>ur present Imports of linen from
ibroad, would require about 400,000
Lcres more devoted to fiber raising.
The United States is the world's
argest user of Uren goods, and except
'or inslgniflcan. amounts of crash
owellng, the entire supply has been
mported from abroad.
The imports of linen goods in 1916
otalled $14,716,043 in value. Tbe nornal
imports run up to $28,000,000. A
lew $28,000,000 American Industry,
herefore, is one resnlt which may
:ome from the European war. It is
mother proof that "AMERICA CAN"
vhen it has to.
!T I .
Tax On Telegrams
Is Withdrawn
The one ont ttx on telegrams re- !
:ently impos d by congress as a "war ;
ax" measure has been withdrawn the i
lew renevne act passed by that body i
laving abolished the tax. The local
Western Union Telegraph company !
eceived official notification from A.
3. Terry superintendent of the Pitts- ;
iurg division of the company to that ]
sffect.
Beginning last midnight the tax was I
ibollshed and senders of telegrams I
were notified today at the window of
he localJcompany that In future they !
vould not have to pay the extra one !
ent In sending messages.. Manager I
dcWhorter immediately upon receipt <
>f the notification ceased to - collect
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Twins Die Within
an Hour of the
Same Disease
(By Associated Press.)
GREENWOOD SPRINGS. Mlia,
Sept. 9.?T. B. and E. B. Burnetts,
twin boya, ten years old died of
malaria here yesterday within an
hour of each other.
They will be burled In one coffin.
SQUIRREL HUNTERS
REM HON
643 Have Obtained "Heck"
Martin's Permission
To Shoot
Six hundred and forty-three county
resident hunters licensee have been
issued to date by County Clerk A. G.
Martin and the number of the army
that will be prepared to wage war on
the rabbits and squirrels this fall
will likely reach more than one thousand
by the fifteenth of this month.
The squirrel season is the first to
open and hunters who have been
granted these licenses may lawfully
kill gray squirrels on or after September
16. The rabbit season does
not open until November 16.
In addition to the 643 Marlon county
nimrods who have registered with
the clerk, 33 licenses to hunt throughout
the state 1-ve been granted by
Mr. Martin. These state licenses
cost the applicant $3 each and this
may be one of the reasons that this
number is smaller than the number
of county licenses. The county licenses
have no fee attached and each
day scores of applicants besiege the
county clerk's office, many of whom
will not likely do any hunting at
all.
The bright red tag which was Issued
with these licenses last season
and required to be exhibited conspiciously
Is not being used this year
and the license now consists of two
small slips of paper similar to a
check or receipt form. These are
to be separated and the shorter stub
displayed conspiciously on the clothing
of the hunter.
"Heck' Martin and assistant clerk
Ed. Phillips have cheerfully handed
cut the licenses although considerably
rushed at times by the press of
business. With each license they
hand out a smile and a good word*
for the deserving democrats who are
candidates this fall.
Russians Fighting
Germans and Turks
IN THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS
THEY HAVE CAPTURED IMPORTANT
POSITION8.
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Sept. 9. ? German
and Turkish troops are engaged in
stubborn fighting with Russian forces
in Gallcla on the river Naraluvka, in
the direction of Hallcz, according to
an official statement of today. A
pnnnfrtr nllonls *? m.? ? ?
uiiuo uy 1U 1KB HDU
Teutons, the statement says, was repulsed
by Russians.
In the Carpathians, south of Baranoff
the Russians stormed a series of
heights. They took 500 prisoners and
captured a mountain battery of several
cannon which had been thrown
into the ravine.
Russian torpedo boats, it is said,
bombarded the Rumanian forts of
Baltjlk on the Black Sea and sank 20
barges in which Bulgarians who had
occupied the seaport were shipping
bread.
Wheeling Division
Blocked By Wreck
Baltimore and Ohio trains on the
Wheeling division were again delayed
this morning when a freight train
lumped the track at Glover Gap west
of Mannlngton.
Train No. 2 due here at 3:48 a. m.
did not arrive until 8:20 o'clock.
Trains going west were delayed from'
shortly after midnight until 8- o'clock
this morning.
The canse of the accident Is unknown.
No personal Injuries resulted.
NOT
TO GAS C(
In order to make nece
pipe lines, the Monongah<
pany will be obliged to clo
Station, Sunday, Septembe
A.M.
We will endeavor to fi
mestic consumption and a
necessary precautions to
leaving the house it will be
Gas will be turned bac
connections are made,
MONONGAHE
TRACTION
REWIRING OF ALL
HOUSES Mill BE
HECESSHH!
State Fire Marshall Will
Here Monday To Inspect
Fairmont ' v>;
Will ENFORCE ORDERS ^
t
V V ,
School Buildings, Churches
and Theatres To Be
State Fire Marshall John & H&jyff
and Fire Chief Okey J. Watk|MH|
about ready to atart on the ..vranj^Hj ;
looking Into the fire prevention JNa?~
slblllUea In Fairmont.
Every buatnesa house and l aeWiprie]'i
in the city will be looked over; all j
electric wiring which may be> deteovfel
tlve, and there is much in Fairmont,,
will be ordered taken out and redact
stalled. It is understood that there ?S? |
is so much of this defective wiring -% ? !
that the city doesn't care to . start"" ft?H I
making owners and lessees remove Tt'v>.?jj J
because It will affect nearly every'"."! !
bouse in the city. Fire Marshall Ho- gsS j
ran, however will record his finding
and order action taken ' to correct /Al
whatever deficiencies he may find^He'" | }
will be here Monday and will woifcln- < ;
the city for a week. All rubblah,
loose papers, etc., in alleys, - area- '
ways, allies, etc., will be removed or
ordered removed. <
The Inspectors will not confine.' 1 t
themselves to business and resldteee 9
houses but will, look after the school'5*3 f
buildings and the churches, moving
picture houses, etc., to see that, ght%f?|
fictent and adequate exits are
The plAn of work outlined; f
inspectors has not been decMed/.ijPaj^
on but it is probable that the gy^dBi^ii
followed, in other cities, that ot aeefc l.
lng around the basements ahdSWHH
doors of stores and buildings will' be J
taken up first and the residences and
outer sections of the city inspecteiLn?
The state fire department .eMuum
that 99 per cent of the 'mnnoer&SeB
fires in the state last year were/jew?
ventable and basing their atgnmsBOnB
on this statement, figure that elMmS
everyone take precautions but
per cent of the present numbeT^duS
fires would occur. This one per oaofcAj
includes fires of mysterious orlgh?li-5
Tho inspectors will also lnstruettthftsSB
ers and lessees on the proper, tatUKft*!
odR to pursue In preventing firwVagRjjSd
will make whatever suggestion* imay^-jS^^H
be necessary, such as Installing fire
proof waste paper baskets, ordering ,
employees to stop smoking in certabCftj
instances and several such matttrevgj
Ohio Mine Paymaster|J
Killed and Eobbef |
(By Associated Press) ST.
CLAIRSVILLE, O.. Sspt g?13
Auto bandits today held np and mutv^s
dered Lee Rankin, superintendentjoC, '?
the Florence mines of the Yongh&qgKcjS
cny Coal company while on his
pay the miners. They escaped wlt^wj
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?iNuuie IU uie i uuuc ^wi
The Board of Health of the City II
of Fairmont has had the flrat case l|
of Infantile Paralysis reported. The
case is a light one and a thorough ly
diagnosis was made by three coi? .
petent physicians. The case Is <m ~ i
the Blast Side and a rigid qoarafr. |
tine has been adopted. There haTei IS
been no known exposures and we '-'-I
have reason to hope that there win \
be no spread from this case. We,' ?
feel that we are in a measure pre-;- 3m
pared for this but parents . am$ <H
guardians are further cautioned'-MS sS
avoid any gatherings of chlldn&i 1
whatsoever.
Board of Health of Fairmont:^
y GE. | H
DNSUMERS H
ssary changes in its main '
sla Valley Traction Gom$|
se down its Gas Pumpinfr?l?
r 10,1916, at nine o ciQblel
.
irnish enough gas for Dd-sl
sk all consumers to taket?T
avoid inconvenience. LhS
well to shut off all gas.;'^
k into the lines as soo? asj||
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COMPANY