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ESTABLISHED 1868. TODAY'S NEWS TOOA^ FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1917 ^EMBER associatedTrebs. PRICE THREE CENTS
ffll HALl TRIES I
TO PICK NAME FOR
DOFF TfOilHESTER'
City Engineer Miller, Who
Has Been to Sea Sug- ?
b
gests Plum Duff. t
d
BINGMAH'S BRIGHT IDEA]
Dory Rolls Believes Woodrow
Would be the Prop
er Appellation.
Most any one in sure of petting a ,
helping hand at the City Hall, but the t
appeal of Tom Duff for a lift In so- i
lcctlng a namo for that new baby ,
struck a responsive chord that for a
while tills morning there was danger .
that municipal activities ould bo sus- I
pended entirely while the officials took I
time out to think up names for the I
Duff kid.
Tom. as you probably know, is the
funny little Individual who makes life
merry for readers of The West Virginian.
Recently he became the proud
father of a son and heir whose picture
was printed for the first time yesterj
day when a request was made that the ]
ft. good, kind public take a hand In solecting
a name for the Infant.
Mayor Anthony Bowen, when asked
, what he thought a proper name for
the baby, glanced sideways at the
J. youngster and said "Call It Baldy
Duff." This name does not seem inappropriate
as the poor baby boy has t
' but one hair on his dome. City En- j
glneer Shrewsberry Miller suggested i
f Plumb Duff. City Clerk Albert J. i
Kern called It Mac Duff, and suggest- j
ed that the mother when wishing to t
quiet the screeching imp should say
"Lay down MacDuff, and let him who
: cries get a whipping." Oordy Duff ,
ought to. be the baby's name said J
. Walter Barnes. Albert Lehman when
(' - asked said "Too much for me."
.Miss Minnie Poling, wishing the
iyoungster a loqg life and a happy one,
Sb' suggester Nebuchadnezzar Duff. Chief
Harr telegraphed that he desired his
name -'mentioned aV the person'sag- >
gesting Henry Drury Duff. Ira Smith
said that David Duff ought to be the
youngster's name. Charles W. Evans
thought he was unable to think up an
appropriate name himself said that
his little daughter wanted the baby .
named "Thomas Duff not Tom Duff."
Officer Dlgman with his eyes toward
k; beaven and a frown indicating deep
thinking finally after ten minutes,
blurted, "Name it J. Walter Duff."
David Deane said, "Call the kid Awful
Duff." Domlnick Castelucci asked for 1
permission to suggest & name and he
said .smilingly, "Call it Victor Eman^
uel Duff."
M[. Dory Rolls, the Janitor at the city
' hall who has been occasionally listening
to the outbursts of patriotism at
the city hall for the past several weeks '
and who has become Imbued with the z
spirit of the times said, "Why don't <
they call the baby Woodrow Duff." i
These names and many more which !
have been telephoned to the orrice
here and mailed to the Comic Editor
ot The West Virginian will be filed
and when a name Is selected It will
? be printed March 19 In the comics ot
that date. Perhaps the best suggestion
that came by mall was from Miss
Marie Craker of 423 Jones street, Many
nlngton. who wants the baby named
Junior Duff.
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iCity Hall Notes J
Chief of Police Fred Harr has gone
to Pittsburgh being detailed by the cltj
to take a prisoner there for treatment
In one of the Institutes In that town.
A question was raised at the city
hall this morning concerning the showing
of the picture at the Grand theatre Word
was received here from Pitts- J
burgh that the show was not fit to be
shown to mixed audiences. Mayor
Anthony Bowen sent a squad of rollcemcn
to the Grand to witness the
show this afternoon and to report on
the moral standing of the reel. A com- <
mlttee of women called on Mayor An- 1
linnu Rnvvfin tMa oftnrnnnn t, rnnfnr 1
?wvu; 4JVOUU W??U UUUU M/ with
him on the question of the cen- <
% sorahlp of films.
Army Privates May ]
Get Commissions j
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March7?The War
. Departemnt has directed that between
6000 and 6000 enlisted men of the army
be designated by regimental com- j
manders for commissions and company ,
officers In whatever army may be rals <
ed. Orders have been sent to each (
k regiment to select 60 men who will ^
I be eligible for commission up to and <
Includng captains. t
TENNE8SEE RIVER UP t
i CHATANOOOA Tonn. March 7.? (
Hi Tennessee river continued to rise to- I
day and Chatanoogn Is practically an
Island. Railroad traffic has been lm[
peded and between 4000 and 60OO per- I
1 Pj sons have ben driven from homos, t
HBhSmTere st^of flood la expected to reach <
lllf Worth While E<
flnu i
iim district
is yon ioki
'rospect Good That .$650,000
Road Bond Proposition
Has Been Endorsed.
That Lincoln district voterB have
uthorlzed by their three-fifths majorty
vote the Usuance of $650,000 In
iondB for the building of nearly thirty |
nlles of bard surfaced road In that i
llstrict, seems assured from reports
oming from various parts of the dlsrict
this afternoon. The vote Is well I
epresented, although several who'
vlshud to vote one way or the other ;
rere forced to stay at home because j
>f the almost Impassible condition of i
he roads.
(Treat care has been taken In the
landiing of this election that no techilcalities
be violated or any other
[round ho givon those who lust year
ipposed the majority vote of the dlsrict
and succeeded in delaying for a
ear the district's Improved highways.
With tho authorizing of the bondo,
vork will be started Immediately on
heir preparation for sale, and In the
text tew woeks bids will be asked ana
vork Btarted.
It* rAlltNIS AT
COCK HOSPITAL
i
Or. Carter Fleming and
Frank Reed, Jr., Have
Been Discharged.
Sevoral patients have been admitted 1
o Cook hospital within the pust week
ind several have been dismissed or
vill bo during the week. Among the
lew patients who have been admitted j
ire Mrs. W. S. Watson, of Emerson
itreot; Mrs. Margaret Hanable, ot!
llnnnington; Mrs. John Toothman, of 1
3axter; Albert Frurn, ot Barrackvllle; ]
f. F. Barrnckman, ot Mannington.
Dr. Carter Fleming, who was oper-1
ited on tor appendicitis recently, was :
emoved to his home on Fourth Btreet I
md Locust avenue yesterday. He is |
ecovering rapidly. Frank Reed. Jr.,.
he young son ot J. Frank Reed, ot this
tls home this afternoon. Captain ot
he Salvation Army Victor Bryant,
vho was operated on at the hospital,
vill be removed to his home tomorrow.
Burned Out Family
V
In Need of Furniture
AIRMONT ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
MAKES AN ESPECIAL
APPEAL.
Assistance 1b wanted by the local
Associated Charities organization for
i needy family In this vicinity who ro
:ently suffered the loss of their home
md furniture from a Are which deitroyed
both house and furniture.
The family consists of eight memiers
of which one is a cripple. Two
:hlldren aged 16 and 12 are recovering
'rom severe illnesses and the ten year'
>ld son of the family is now very ill.:
The family needs furniture, food
tnd clothing and at once. On account:
>f the many calls which the local charties
Is' obliged to respond to, the
reasury is somewhat depleted at this
lme and it is unable to supply all the
teeds of this destitute family.
It 1b asked that the women of the
;lty will look up any articles of furliture
and clothing that might prove
if use and notify the charities organzation
who will have the articles calliH
trw
The children who are in need of
dothing are girls, four, six and sixteen
years old and hoys 10 anl 12.
Honey will also be needed to care for
he family.
Fairmont Display
at Clarksburg Show'
The Standard Garage will have an
ixhlblt in the Automobile Btrow to be
leld at Clarksburg from March 15 to
.7 inclusive. The exhibit will consist
>f Packard and Hudson cars and will
}e one of the features of the show.
Hanager Bury, of the Standard, has
eturned from a business trip In Detroit
and other points and 1b ready
o finish the last lap of the great Lin:oln
Highway Sweepstake race which
he Packard company has undertaken
ind in which he 1b leading the local
talesmen.
Returned Home.
Mrs. N. E. Jamison and son Mansleld
have returned from an extend)d
wetaern trip which Included a visit
>f several weekB with Mrs. Jamison's
lister, Mrs. R. O. Kendall, at Holtsrillo.
Cat. Mrs. Jamison and son accompanied
Mr. Jamison, who had
ipent the past several weeks In Call'orala,
to Wheeling a couple of weeks
igo, where they visited until yesterlay,
when returned to their home In
his city.
Capt. K. D. Walker went to Wheelng
today to attend the funeral services
of Dr. Morris, which will be held
it midnight tonight in the Scottish
lite Temple.
ditorials on Local j
EXTRA SESSION
OF KRESS HOI
LATER THAN JUNE
Washington Generally
Thinks This Will be the
Outcome.
MONEY WIHJE REEDED
In Addition There is Much
Legislation the Administration
Wants.
(By AsHOcIatcri Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7.?Prospects
of an extra session of Congress
soon seems strong today.
Members of Congress generally now
look for an extra session to be called 1
to meet not later tliun June as the re-'
suit of hints said to have been thrown I
out by officials close to President Wll-!
son. Aside from any action on the j
armed ship bill tho need of an extra ;
session to pasH the big supply meas- :
ures which failed at the last session
is regarded by officials as imperative.
Nearly all of the exe utive departments
of the government will suffer,
particularly the army defense plans,
unless Congress supplies the necessa
ry funds.
In addition there are other measures
that the administration regarded
as almost imperative which failed to
paffi. Tliey Included amendments to
the shipping and federal reserve laws,
legisaltlon to strengthen the Adamson
law, foreign selling combinations,
and enlargement of the Inter' State
Commerce Commission.
The President himself has not yet
indicated whether he has gfven up
hope that an extra session may be
avoided, but many members of Congress
still Insist he will call Congress
soon.
Secretary I.ansing was caleld to the
White House this morning to bee the
President. Secretary McAdoo was also
present.
When the Senate met Senator |
tfon of the rule comwSng precedence
of a motion and for the appointment
by the Vice President of special committee
to revise that rule. The committee
would consist of four Democrat
and three Republicans.
The Democrat and Republican cloture
committee agreed at their conlerence
to recommend to their party'
caucuses later today a change of the,
rule bo by a two-third vote in the Sen-1
ate debate could be shut off and dilatory
tactics prevented.
They slightly changed the wording |
of the resolution framed at a meeting
last night and this will be submitted
to their caucuses for approval.
Interesting Meeting
at the Dunbar School
A parents' meeting was held at the
Dunbar school last evening which was J
well atttended and grcaly enjoyod. Addresses
were delived by City Superln-I
tendent of Schools Otis 0. Wilson and j
President of the Bonrd of Educntlon i
George M. Alexander. Prof. Armstrong, J
principal of the Dunbar school, and 1
Frank Jackson, a fefmer principal of I
the school, also delivered addresses, j
Splendid music was furnished by the ]
mgn ocnuui v.nurus oi uie uunuur
school. Following the program a social
hour waa enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
Open Bids Saturday
For Tank Co, Factory
Bids for the construction of the American
Valve and Tank company's new
factory ,t? be located on the Monongahela
railway at Hickman's Run, will
be opened Saturday, the contract
awarded and the building operations
started at once. C. S. Riggs, of the
Monongahela Industrial company, received
a letter from President Wedding
of the Valve and Tank company
yeaieraay. saying mac enugn orders
had been secured to keep the factory
ruhnlng full time for an entire year.
Guns for Ships in
Very Near Future
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. March 7?The definite
impression that American merchantmen
would be armed in the near
future gained ground today following
conferences between President Wilson
and administration officials and Democratic
Senators.
Z. T. MARTIN BURIED.
Funeral services over the body of Z.
T. Martin, whose death occurred at
New Martinsville, were held yetserday
from the Andrews Memorial M. E.
church In Grafton. The services were
conducted under the direction of the
Masonic lodge, of which the deceased
was a prominent member. Mr Martin,
who was more familiarly known
as "Tone" Martin, was a former B. &
0. conductor. He was an uncle of
Mrs. H. T. Jones, of this city.
Topics Are a Reguk
/
WHEN 1
M l I Ml?? T ! I
iiiiisii
IH CITY SATURDAY
?
Sailing Days From This City
Tho "Valley Gem," riTer packet formerly
employed on the Muskingum
river, was purchased by the Falrtnont
Morgantown and Pittsburgh Packet
company, ot Fairmont, from the Muskingum
Transportation company'-at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon in Marietta,
Ohio. The boat left McConnellsville,
Ohio, today for Pittsburgh-and
will arrive here Saturday evening.
Besides opening up to local shippers
a modns of freight transportation
cheaper than rail, It will provide Ibcilltles
for excursions and regular passenger
service which the city has long
desired. Whed loaded with freight
the Valley Gem will furnish accommodations
for 140 passengers. . On excursions
a passenger company; of 340 can
bo carried.
The boat will leave Pittsburgh at 6
p. m. on Tuesday and Thursday even-1
ings, arriving here Wednesday and;
Saturday evenings, Fairmont ts Cleared
at 8:30 a. m. on Monday and Thursday.
A wharf Is to be built by the
city which will accommodate both passenger
and freight terminal facilities.
Regular service will be started next
week.
Miss Mona Simon's '
Slayer is Indicted
(By Associated Press)
COLUMBUS. O., March 7.?Charged;
with killing Miss Mona Simon in hla>
room at a leading hotel here six weeks
ago, Wolden H. Wells, u young bro-;
kers clerk formerly employed in Kansas
City, whose borne Is In Huntington,
Ind.. today was indicted for first
degree murder. His trial will be held
probably April 1st,
West Virginia Land
Is Forest Eeserve
WASHINGTON March 7.?The National
Forest Reservation commission
today authorised the purchase of 738
acres of lsnd in Randolph oouaty West
Virginia which will-be Included in the
eastern national forest
Cunarder Carmania
Has Smoke Screen
NEW YORK, March 7.?The Bteamshtp
Carmanla ot the Cunard line
whic harrlved last night from Liverpool
is equipped with smoke screen
apparatus recently In vented by the
British admiralty. She hlso carries a
naval six-inch gun with an eight-mile
range. The smoke is controlled by an
electric buttoh from the bridge.
HOG PRICES SOAR.
PITTSBURGH, March 7?The price
of hogs continued to advance here today,
quotations of )15 to 115.15 being
posted at th tstock yards. Receipts
were very light. Brokers predict the
prices will reach $17 by the end ot
the week or early next week.
ir Feature of The I
nHE BURGLAR A1
108 cot co;s
INDICTED FOB
MUM PPlPt
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NEW .YORK. March 7.?The federal
grand. Jury which' has been Investigating
the high cost of foodstuff and
fuel returned two Indictments today :
naming, as defendants In the first 108
corporations and 55 Individuals In the
business of producing or selling coal.
The-defendants In the first indictment
are charged with participating In
a combination among selling agents
and producers of 22,000.000 out of 35.
OOO.QOO tons of coal produced annually
In certain districts of West Virginla,
arbitrarily to fix prices at which
this coal is marketed.
The coal In question, produced in
the Pocahontas and New River dls
trlcts'In 'West Virginia and In the i
western part of Virginia, Is of smokeless
character, used extensively for
steaming purposes by manufacturing
plants, steamships, railroads, schoqls,
hospitals and other institutions.
The defendants, according to a sum
mary of the .Indictments made by
1 Prank W. Swacker. United States special
deputy attorney general, who has
conducted tbe Inquiry, are understood
! to have agreed during January to
more than double the price at which
coal should'tfe sold under contract during
the-year beginning April 1 from
$1.25 to $3 a ton at the mine.
It was stated that- as the result of
the proposed increase In the contract
jprtce-spotcoal' Is being hold-at present
,at more than treble .price, this
coal-selling recently In Bostonfor $13 1
a ton. .IV 1
^ The' individual jJefenduflU In the
4U OV 1UU1VIU1DUV tu c. R.
H. T. Adams, Jr., ."Charles C.
Beury, Thomas G: Beury. William J.
Benry, C. H. Board man, D. W. Boone,
William A. Brown, George H. Caper- ,
ton, George .C. Clausson, Justus Collins,
R. A. Coulter, T. S.' Crockett, Oscar
M. Beyerle, Frank Ellison, Thorn. ,
as Farrell, John C. Gallaudet, J. Frank
Grlmet, Robert H. Gross, W. H. Holland,
Jr., Kuper Hood, Thomas B.
Houston. George W. Jones, Matthew
C. Jones, John Laing, George Lawton,
WilllamLecfcle.JohnJ. Lincoln. E. ,
C. Luther, Isaac T. Mann, Edward J. '
McQuail, James A. McQuall, Thomas
Nlchol, J. C. Pack, Louis R. Page,
Louis R. Page, Jr., J. H. Barrott, Robf
erf D.'""T?tWrsoh,' B. W: "Patterson,
John A. Renahan, H. H. Rothwell, S.
A. Scott, WHUam P. Slaughter, W- ,C.
Stephenson, J. C. Sullivan, W, P. Tarns .1
Jr., John J. Tlcrney, Lawrence E.
Tierney, Edward Thomas, W. De L.
Walbrldge. E. E. White. W. T. Williams,'
John T. Wilson, George Wolfe,
Walter S. Wood and John M. Wright
The Individual defendants In the
second Indictment are:
William Beury, William J. Benry,
W. C. Stephenbon, R. H,.Poff, Worth 1
Kilpatrlck. J. A. Armstrong, William "
L. Lewis, Samuel W. Patterson, James '
A. McQuall, Edward J. McQuall, W. 1
J. Richards, Wnilam A. Phillips, M. '
K. Watkins, Horace L. Haldeman, E.
E. White and Preston A. Vought l
The defendants are officials of coal <
concerns doing business chiefly in- the 1
Pocahontas and New River districts. .1
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ut. n. n. i^arr win return tne latter i
part ot next week from Green Cove j
Springs, Fla.. where he bas spent the ]
past several weeks with his father.
Dr. Logan Carr.
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Vest Virginian? Gei
VRIVED
MB^lA u^UUujW^r^'
TO HE1P BONOS
SECURE fl ON
Carl Springer Chosen Lead
For the purpose of securing funds to
provide for an athletic coach for
Broaddus Institute, the Baptist denominational
Bchool located at Fhlllppl,
the Marlon County Broaddus Club was
formed at a meeting held at !-o home
of Mrs. Harry P. Robinson on Columbia
street.'
Quite a number of the former students
of Broaddus were present at the
meeting and a temporary organization
was perfected with Carl Springer as
president pro tem. The organization
will bo perfected at a meeting to be
called later. Plans were also discussed
for a banquet of the Broaddus students
and alumni to be hold In the
early spring.
It'Is desired that all the people of
the county who have been or are students
of Broaddus Institute will communicate
with the president pro tem
Immediately so as to become members
of the organization.
More Paralysis
Quarantines Lifted
Dr. C. M. Ramage city physician has
lifted the quarantines on several of
homes where poliomyelitis occurred.
There are three more cases the time
on which has not run out but which
will expire within the week.
Dr. Ramage Is expecting word from
the work of Dr. C. G. Bull of New
York who was here for several days
about ten days ago securing data
on the infantile paralysis problem for
the Rockefeller Foundation.
By theofod of the week all traces
of Infantile paralysiB in Fairmont will
have disappeared according to the
city physician.
mSSlRENE
WINS HI
Second Day of Honor Roll ai
With Increased Entl
ni ? _ a
mioses mm oai
The second day ot Honor Roll and
the free Hurler's Chocolates, In The
West Virginian's- Great Golden Festival,
as even more entertaining than
the competition for the firet position
which was announced yesterday.
The Honor Roll candidate tor the
lecond position is MIsb Irene Straight
Jf Route 2, Rivesvllle. Miss Straight
today wins the two pounds of Huyler's
Chocolates and the high regard of her
many friends, who feel that they are
ell repaid for the efforts they have
made In supporting the campaign of
Hiss Straight thus. far.
Mr. Fred Pittman, of Worthlngton,
(Continued on page nine.)
t Into the Habit of
ENTENTE GETS
READY FOR HEW
DRIVEOH WEST
Air Scouts Taking Great
Risks to Secure Information.
BRITISH KM BAGDAD
On the Eastern Front the
Weather is Beginning
to Moderate.
Intense aerial activity reprevalling
on the Franco-Belgian front indicates
the probability of Important develop
ments there in tho near future.
The entente aviators are taking extra
hazardous risks in their insistent
search for Information of hostile movements
and dispositions.
This is evident by a Berlin report
of 18 Entente aeroplanes shot down
in air engagements on Sunday and 15
similiarly destroyed yesterday,
The aerial scouting Interrupted by
Monday's storm -was thus apparently
in full swing again on Tuesday with
clearing of weather.
v ? at-- 1? kafawtm aalleMl
mrneteaiui?m miuuu i auuw-^wa
the British while continuing to piok
up trenches abandoned by Germans
in their sustained retrograde movement
along the Ancre have contented
themselves with raiding operations In
the Bouchavesnes sector, north of
I'erronne, on the Somme front end to
having effected a gain along a front
of nearly three quarters of a mile
there in a recent attack.
In the Verdun region the french
and Germans are continuing to dispute
ground north of Caurleres wood
where the Crown Prince's troops effected
considerable gain early this
week only to lose the greater portion
of It as result of French counter attacks
according to Paris. . The
French made another attempt
to regain lost ground but Berlin reports
a repulse for them.
On the Russian front Berlin reports
a lessoning in the severity of cold
weather.with some increase in artillery
activity but no important movement
by the Infantry arm.
British cavalry had advanced to ft
within nine miles of Ctesiphon on Tig- /i
ris front on Monday aftefnoon, It Wns
announced today The British are now
within less than 30 miles of Bagdsd.
The town of Lajj which they resetted
on Monday 1b 28 miles from that city.
Since the Call of Kut-el-Amant on
February 26 the British have advanced
about SO miles. - [M
?
More Censure For ' :
Pacifist Senators
(By Associated Press) '. $
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7.?A
resolution declaring that the Iowa
General Assembly recognized that the
action or Senators Cummins and Kenyon,
"by aiding in the filibuster
against the armed ship bill in the
United States Senate, held up the
state as an object for scorn and con- tempt."
and repudiating their action
Is expetced to be taken up (or consideration
in the lower branch of the
House today. The resolution was Introduced
yesterday, but was laid over
till today.
TOLEDO. O., March 7.?Forsythe
Post G. A. It. has adopted a resolution
by a unanimous vote censuring Congressman
Isaac R. Sherwood, of this
city, (or his vote against the measure
to authorize President Wilson to arm
merchant ships. The resolution exorosses
the onlnlon of the post that
Sherwood did not represent patriotM
sentiment here.
CRUISER HIT8 MINE
BERLIN March 7?The Russian
armored cruiser Rurlk struck a mine in
the Qulf of Finland and was badly
damaged according to a report from
Stockholm says an Over Seas News
Agency announcement. She was dealt- "j
ed at Const rodt
STRAIGHT %
GH POSITION
id Free Chocolates Closes'
lusiasm?Honor Roll
urday's Record.
HONOR ROLL
Largest Dally Caeh Report
Two pound bos of Hurler's
Chocolates, sold by the Mountain.
. City Drug Store, given to each
Honor Roll Candidate dally.
Miss Beryle Baker, Mannlngton.
Miss Fannie Funt, Fairmont.
Tie for Monday
Miss Irene Straight, Rivesvllle.
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