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ESTABLISHED isa?. member associated press. FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21. 1917. today's news today PRICE THREE CENTS
f HUGE CRM SAW
i LEAVE FOR RAIL
Were Escorted To Station
By Civil War
Veterans.
I DINNER WM AFFAIR
1 ? i
Number of Interesting Short'
Talks Were Made To
The Lads.
V
Fairmont said good bye to the second
quota of the National army men
yesterday In a way that reflected
credit upon the patriotism of the*
townspeople and must have been grat-j
lfylng and even Inspiring to the men1
who went.
The program for the afternoon and?
evening which had been so excellently!
planned by the members of the Fair !
mont Chapter of the Red Cross, assisted
by the local Draft board and
the Fairmont Chapter of Commerce
was only a small factor In determining
the success of the a'fair. It was
the outburst of brotherhood and love
for fellow-man that drew thousands
to the heart of the city to extend the
I "Good Luck, Goodbye. God Bless You."
It was this same feeling that brought'
tears from the eyes of man' who
lined the side walks
Coupled with this evident feeling
Of friendship there was another force,i
the love of country, that was no less
dominating. It was this that brought :
U smiles of pride to the faces of thej
|\ thirty drafted men as thov m-nhcd'
to the railroad statiou
I Just as all of the thirty men ainmnr-l
. ed at the first roll call at nine o'clock!
In the morning they were all present!
for the afternoon roll call, which lookj
place in the office rooms of Captain;
Kemble White promptly at 11:301
i o'clock. Here they illscusaed I heir 1
departure until 4:1." o'clock when I
Captain Homer C. Toothman gave his|
flrsi command and In an instant every!
man was In rank, prepared to march.
Hundreds had gathered on both sides!
of Main street to be the first to view!
the marching soldiers Proudly tlicy|
v marched from the Watson building!
t down Main street to tlie V. M. C. A.
I Here they were received by the mem i
hers of the Fairmont Chapter of Red
Cross.
The members of the Red Cross had
\ spent the day at the building preparI
lng. or the drafted men and were I
ready to care for them upon their arrival.
With the members of the Red
Cross taking the part of ushers the
thirty young men walked into the]
banquet room on the third floor of the
T M. C. A. building and quietly]
took their places around the tables.j
Following the drafted men came the |
I near friends and relatives who had I
been invited to the dinner Each of,
the young men was permitted to invite'
two of his friends or relatives to at tend
the dinner. The seating ar-j
rangements permitted the men to sit
with their guests.
Major Henry S. Lively was toast-,
master and won much praise for the
I cleverness with which he Introduced |
Pfc'j each speaker. Mayor Anthony Bowan
was the first speaker. In introducing
the Mayor. Major Lively told the
S drafted men that when they had arrived
in France and wished to drive aj
truck over 18 miles per hour that they
would not have Mayor Bov.-en to contend
with, which was doubtless con-1
soling to several of the men who sat !
around the table
In his short talk Mayor Bowen emphasized
the honor that had been given
to the thirty young men in calling
them first to represent the city of
Fairmont. He expressed a faith that
while they go forth to defend the nation
that they should defend themV
selves and refrain from anv had hah\
its.
Captain Kemhle White, chairman of;
the local draft board, a man of much |
military experience, having served the'
United States throughoui the entire;
Spanish-American war as a volunteer1
(Continued on page two*
FLAG MAKERS GOUGED PUBLIC.
WASHINGTON. Sept 21?Twenty
} leading flag makers in different parts
of the country were formally charged
by the Federal trade commission today
with making exhorbitant profit of
American patriotism by concerted lllection
to raise the price of flags
IV c Hearings on the charges will be held
" November 6.
City Hall Notes
TCusfn ana ho. hoou a mw, I
tag at the fire station lately. In the
B past 45 days only three calls have
I been received, two of which have been
I since yesterday evening.
The fire department is the scene o'
V a terrible battle at press time this
afternoon. D. B. Aumiller and Chief;
Fred Harr are engaging in their anI!
nnal checker game.
Oeorge Wadsworth will apear bo-1
fore Mayor Bowen tomorrow morning !
at the regular session or police court
H I to answer charges placed against him
H ' by Water Commissioner Ira L. Smith.
It la alleged Wadsworth turned on wa[
ter after It had been turnpd ofT by the
city from a non-payment of water
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Local Papers
to Collaborate
on B.B. Report
It was decided yesterday that
the baseball World series Trill begin
at Chicago October 6.
As usual the Fairmont fans will
be provided with the news of the
games play by play as fast as the
game progresses.
This year the two Fairmont news
papers will make this service a
Joint effort. The plays will be
displayed upon The West Virginian's
score board, which has flashed
the news for the Fairmont followers
of the game for the past
tw<r years, and the reports will
come in on The Times' Associateu
Press leased wire.
This will insure the very best
and quickest service for Fairmont, 1
for the reports will be written by j
the trained baseball reporters or '
lhe great news organization to
which both local newspapers now
belong and flashed right from the
field over the A. P's. own wires to
this city.
MliiisliL
IK MED SUCKED
Mannington Boy Brought
In By Strong Arm of
Law.
War deputy sheriffs were called to
duty for the first time in Marion county
on Thursday afternoon when several
drafted men were absent at Mannington.
Sheriff Glover was in Martinsburg
and Acting Sheriff Thomas
Buckley called in. George siemers,/
war deputy to see that all got on the
train at Mannington.
George W. Bowers, chairman of the
county board, reported that several
men selected for the trip to the camp
at Petersburg had previously indicated
that they would be absent. Buckley
had no available help so he called
in his war deputies and Siemers was
the first one to show up.
Bofore the close of the day it developed
that only one man, George Wink,
of Farmington, was trying to dodge
his duty. Siemers and Constable Leslie
Michaels went in pursuit and they
landed their man. When the train
left Mannington Wink was aboard
with the rest of the boys from that
district.
Two New Arrests
Are Made At Everson
Additional arrests were made to lay
in the booze party disturbance at Ev
erson, which occurred last Sunday.
Gay Martin was arrested by Constable
Michael 011 a charge of felonious assault
and battery and an additionel
charge of carrying a revolver has been
lodge against Charles Brown, who has
occupied a lace in the county jail
since Sunday. All ol the otiarges have
been preferred before Justice Conaway.
In addition felonious assault and ,
battery charges are pending against |
Charles Brown, George Cremeans, Ho-1
ward Clemens and Flem Pyles. George j
Ray is charged with selling intoxicat
ing liquors. It was at Ray's home at
Everson. where the alleged disorder
occurred.
All of the cases have been continuej j
until next Monday afternoon at 21
o'clock.
Herbert Hamilton
Likes Navy Work
Several local people have received
letters from Herbert Hamilton a well
known Fairmont boy who recently enlisted
in the navy. Hamilton states in
all his letters that he likes the wo-k
and is having a fine time.
In writing to his father he told of
the actual labor envclved in his woik j
Herbert has also informed his father j
iuai 11*3 cApeuuug 10 sun iruin Newport,
R. L.t where he is now located
in abont three weeks.
Russia's Women
Regiment In Disgrace
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Sept. 21?A small riot
occurred today In the ranks of the
women's battalllon drilling at Moscow
and it resulted in an attack by the
girls on Vera Butschkareff the twice
wounded girl officer who initiated the
woman's soldier organization. According
to the Bourse Gazette an infantry
man rescued commander Butsch
kareff after some rough handling from
the infuriated girls who resented some
acts of their leader not clearly defined
As a result of the affair many of the
girls will be sent home and only 250
will be permitted to go to the front.
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ACQUITTED OH ALL
BUT J COUNT
That Was Jury's Verdict In
Showalter Case This
Morning.
(Bpsclal Dispatch to West Virginian)
MARTINSBURO, Sept. 21.?The
jury in the Showalter case thta morning
returned a verdict in which the
defendant was acquitted on all of the
counts in the first indictment, and of
all the counts in the second except the
fifth, on which he was found guilty.
in uio mu iuuibiuieuiB uiuru weru
15 counts. The count on which Mr.
Showalter was found guilty was the
one which charged misapplication of
the funds of the bank In the cashing
of a check drawn by E. C. Frame at
a time when there were no funds In
the account on which the check was
drawn.
Attorney Howard, for Mr. Showalter
Immediately made a motion to set
aside the verdict and fix a time for a
new trial and Judge Wood appointed
next Tuesday afternoon as the tlu.e
for argument on this motion. Mr.
Showalter was admitted to ball in
the sum of 510,000 and S. R. Hlte, of
FWatrmont, who was security for his
appearance at the trial here Immediately
went on the bond.
Fay Smith Buried ~
At Woodlawn Today
SIX OF HIS FORMER SCHOOLMATES
WERE PALL BEARERS
AT THE FUNERAL.
Funeral services over the body of
Fay Smith, whose death occurred on
Wednesday were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Smith, on
joenum avenue.
Dr. H. C. Howard, of Buckhannon,!
formerly apstor of the First M. rl.1
church here, conducted the funerai
sorvlces and was assisted by Rev C.
E. Goodwin of the First M. E. church
and by Rev. J. B. Workman, of Buckhannon,
the latter a close friend of
the deceased. A quartette from the
First M. E. church choir composed 01
Miss Edna Jacobs, Miss Ethel Toothman,
Arnold Mason and E. C. Gatreli
rendered several selections.
At the conclusion of the services at
the residence the body was conveyed !
to \t UJ11IM??HllfflSfF where "interment
was made. Six former schorl
mates of the deceased acted as pali <
bearers. They are Wm. Stanagen,
Claude Haun. Herbert Morris, Harold
Schwarm, Herschel Yost and Ensel
Hawkins.
Among relatives for the services
were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, c-f
Parkersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Smith, of Charleston; Dr. and M
Harry C. Howard, Rev. and Mrs. J. B.
Workman, of Buckhannon.
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Plnnrnnor Pnv Sfafo
x X U1 NJUCOUO
Charities Meeting!
To plan for the state conference of
Charities to be held in this city November
19 to 21, a meeting of the executive
committee of the organization i
is in session this afternoon at the
Fairmont. The session of the com-1
mittee was set for 2:30 o'clock.
It is probable the headquarters for i
the conference will be Fairmont and '
it is planned if the Elks hall is com-1
leted by that time to hold the sessions 1
in these rooms.
Mrs. J. O. Watson and Miss Margaret i
McKinney, of this city, are the local'
members of the executive committee
and they were present as were the following
other members of the commit I
tee: Dr. L. D. Bristol and Prof. E. H. j
Vickers. of Morgantown; A. E. Sings,;
of Wheeling.
First Regiment Has
Been Broken Up!
(By Associated Press!
CHARLESTON. Sept. 21?The First
West Virginia infantry now at Camp
Selby, Hattiesburg. Miss., is being broken
up in to units and assigned to
other commands of the military service,
according to information received I
here today.
Such of the men as may be nee ted
to bring the Second West Virginia Infantry
to war Btrength are being assigned
to that command and the remainder
are being assigned to the engineer
and signal corps. It is aUo
probable some will be taken into the
field artillery.
Adjutant General John Bond exlaln
ed today that he had been notified oy
the arm ycommand some time ago
that West Virginia would be credited
with one regiment of Infantry, one
battaillon of artillery, two companies
of engineers, two troops of cvalry and
one company of the signal corps.
BASEBALL SUIT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21?Suit was
filed by the Baltimore Federal League
baseball club in the District of Columbia
supreme court today against officials
of the American league, the National
league and others for $900,000
damages under the Clayton law.
Mrs. R. E. Mason who has been
seriously ill at her home In this city
Is considerable improved at this time.
e West Virginian's I
HOIS, OR Al
LIKELY 19 IE
I
He Was First Flier Developed
In Our
Army.
LEARNED M W1HT
Has Kept Right At II ;;nd Is
Recorded As An
Expert.
By L. HARPER LEECH.
WASHINGTON. Sept 21 ?Who's
-r - " Koing 10 be the
American general
W^' ' ">e ? the
( V ",e
1' . I'lnncs now build-i
I *Jk SVjBS ing lo I'omh" the
Germans back toj
?. I-"; - of people
in Washington believe
they have the
answer ? Brig.
J Gen Benjamin 0.
S gaiiier at 27. who
LEECH came right upi
??~~ from the ranks.
He was the first flier in the United!
States army, the first licensed aviator
In the United States. And the great
aviation force now forming is largely
the fruit of his ideas and planning.
Foulois enlisted from his native
own in Connecticut in the 1". K. Engineers
in 1S9S as a private and helped
chase the Dons out of Porto Rico.
Then came five years hard marching
and fighting in the Philippines. In the
second year of his Philippines campaigns
he received a lieutenant's commission.
Hard study was mixed with
narn rigntlng and In 1308 he was put
In the signal corps and there his aviation
career began.
In 1909 he tlew with Orviile Wright
in the first cross-country flight ever
flown. It was for 10 miles. Next
year he made 116 miles in 2 hours and
7 minutesi?a world's record then.
By 1914 he was a captain and in
charge of all National Guard aviat'on
work. Then to the Mexican border
.to scout over-Gieasardom. On one of
his flight? to Chihuahua to meet some
Carranza officers by appointment he
was arrested by Mexicans on making
a landing, but was promptly released.
When the signal corps began preparing
the plans to win the war in the
air, Foulois was called to Washington
and has been in the center of things
ever since, planning, advising, taking
hurried trips to the centers of airplane
production, and the sites of the!
great training camps now springing
up.
For the progress already made he
deserves much of the credit, although
of course that is shared with scores
of the enthusiastic. brainy hard
vorlting young officers who a
game with him.
These young fellows impress the onlooker
as the very pick of the armv.l
iney are doing big things every hour
and not talking about themselves
They spread con!idence like contagion
?and a sight of them in their office or
on the field is a guarantee of what
America is going to do.
If Foulois goes to France to lead the
army of the skies, the air army will
have a leader who grew up with it
from the ground and knows it in every
intimate detail.
Business Men Favor
Broad Price Fixing
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 21.?Government
price fixing of all essentia)
products not only in sales to the Gov i
ernment but nto the public as well'
was recommended in resolutions '
adopted today at the closing session I
of the war convention of American
business men.
The convention advocated legisla- I
tion creating a general Government j
purchasing department, which in ad
dition to fixing prices would have p ever
to distribute the output of industry >
in a manner most necessary to the j
conduct of the war.
It is the spirit of American business |
"said the resolution" that however j
fundamental may be the change in the |
relation of Government to business the i
uuttri iiint^iil miuuiu navy me power
during the period of the war to control
prices and distribution of production
ofr public and private needs to
whatever extent may he necessary to
our great national purpose.
RAT ATTACKS INFANT.
WELCH. W. Vs.. Sept. 21.?The oneyear-old
child ot J. Newton Harnan
is in a serious condition today as a
result of being stacked in its crib by
a rat. The parents were awakened by
the child'B screams and found the
babe torn and bleeding from many
wounds.
WAS TAKEN ILL HERE.
Robert Sanner of Morgantown who
was suddenly stricken while here and
taken to Cook hospital, underwent a
serious operation this morning. The
operation was successfully performed
by Dr. Carr assisted by Dr. Causey.
7eatures Will Help to
PRIVATE, IS
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GENERAL B.V. FOULOIF.
He was Major Benjamin D. Foulots
while in charge of Uncle Sam's fliers
along the Mexican border. As soon as
the Senate confirms his nomination he
will be Brig. Gen. Foulois, chief of the
aviation section, U. S. Signal Corps.
dep. neeli m
cnas well 10
defend modgaii
Attorneys Met Prisoner for
First Time Yesterday
AfternoonThoughts
of the murder scene wore
far removed from the mind of William
G. Morgan, the wealthy Paw Pa.v
district farmer, who is charged with
fatally shooting Harvey Hayhurst and
Fernanao Thorne, at the county jail
this morning when his sister came to
visit him in regard to his business on
the farm. Whether she should dispose
of a certain number of head of cattle
was the principal item they discussed
in i.toUlnrv ~?' V, ~
iu iuo iiaiiiu & i i'uui ui iuc tuuui< |
jail.
Morgan's sister was brought tc j
Fairmont in an automobile driven by j
one of the Keyser boys, who acts as
chauffeur for the Morgan's. I
Little news has developed in the
case other than that Morgan has chosen
Congressman M. M. Neely and
Attorney Charles Powell to defend
him in his coming trial. Assistant j
Prosecuting Attorney Miller today sta ;
ted that the case would be acted upon ;
by the grand jury on the second Monday
of November and that positively
no action would be taken upon it be- :
fore that time. Morgan met his attorneys
for the first time at the jail
on yesterday afternoon.
A formal bringing of a murder
charge will take place after Monday
when the coroner's jury will meet.
American Engineers
Target For Airmen
(By Associated Press)
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN ,
FRANCE, Sept. 21.?By day and night j
the men of the American reRiment of |
engineers which has taken over an |
important line of French strategic ]
railroad are hauling tons upon tons of j
ammunition and other supplies to the j
French army units operating against:
the Germans. The American .-egl- j
ment has been turned over as a unit
to the French and is getting all sap- j
plies except clothing from the French
government.
The ofTicers and men entered on the J
work with the greatest enthusiasm i
and already have been under German '
bombs and machine gun fire from ae- J
roplanes, within the past few nights )
a heavy train of supplies hurrying to-1
ward the front was attacked by soy- j
eral enemy planes. None of the I
bombs came dangerously close, hut 1
every time the fire box of the engine
was opened for stocking the plane j
swooned down on the train and omf. I
tered It with steel Jacketed bullets.
The fire got so hot that eventually
the train was stopped, the crew til.ing
refuge beneath the engine.
CROWN PRINE AGAIN LOSES.
PARIS, Sept. 21?Troops of the
German Crown Prince last night attacked
the French positions on Mount
Haut. In the Champagne region but.
according to official statement Issued
today by the French war office were
repulsed with heavy losses.
AGREE ON BIG MONEY BILL.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21?The eleven
billion dollar war credit bills conference
report was adopted today by
the House and the measure sent to
the White House for the President's
signature. The Senate acted yesterday.
i Pass Them Away-1
GERMANY Mil
TO SOME ORG!
HELP INFIII
State Department ft
Addition to the Dis
ing German Intrigi
GE1SUFF SFHFJI
Government Authorities Belie
Correspondence That Will
Well Known People In
(Associated Press) ii
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.?Secre- tl
tary Lansing today made public as an 11
astounding addition to the series of n
disclosures covering erman Intrigues
in American and elsewhere a message 0:
sent by Count von Bernstortf In Jan- t,
uary of this year to the Berlin foreign ),
office requesting authotty to pay out e
$50,000 to influence Congress through
an unnamed organization, apparently
known to Berlin authorities.
Count von Bernstortf indicated In; ti
his message that money had been paid
this organization on former occasions K
to perform the same work. The text ,
of the message was given out without
commnt in the same manner as were
the messages of Count Luxburg, erman
minister to Argentina which,*;
have disrupted relations between A^c- p,
gentina and Germany and the letter J
o? Germany's Minister, von Eckluirdt f
in Mexico City recently made public.
The message dated January 22 1917. '!
follows:
"I request authority to pay out '
up to $50,000 in order, as on for- '
mer occasions, to influence Con- ''
gress through the organization 0
you know of, which can perhaps n
prevent war.
"1 am beginning in the meantime
to act accordingly. In the '
above circumstances, a public, a
official, German declaration in
favor of Ireland is highly desir- e
able in order to gain the support '
of Irish influences here. "
Whether the State department is in
possession of other evidence indica-.- _
ing the Ambassador's activities as ncs *
not been revealed, but the extraordi- n
nary disclosure already made nas .
fixed the belief that agents of the C|
United States Government have collected
and compiled the entire story j ,
of German duplicity and intrgue, and j n
additional chapters will be adden. j K
Thb reference to avoiding war is ?
taken as an indication that Ambassa- J,,
dor Bernstorff had prior knowledge of ; r
his government intention to proclaim j ,|
a merciless wide spread submarine u
warfare and that he was equally con- j
fident that the United States Govern-. t
ment could not be easily placated by | h
mere promises. j a
The German announcement of its | n
Trying To Save I
Shinnston Mineri
:
that is the latest result of ! l
push in flanders is
called today. -> ?
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(By Associated Press)
BRITISH FRONT. Sept 21.?Today i,
from the newly acquired enemy strong- a
hold known as "Anzac." southwest of b
Zonnebeke, flutters the Australian ?
banner, a symbol of the greatest vie- n
tory which has marked British opera- tl
tions in the western theatre in the s
past year, not including that of Mes- 1
sines. I H
Southwest of Gheluelt, the Germaus
still are holding a position which tb6 f(
British desire and today at 9:30 o'clock T
Field Marshal Halg began a local at
tack there.
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james m. knox is right name. n
In the story printed yesterday about c
the Fairmont Masonic lodge conferring i p
all three degrees upon a National ii
army soldier the name was given as tl
John Knox at one place and as James y
M. Knox at another. The latter is tfce o
correct form. tl
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CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Sept. 21? 61
A telegram received today by lo'-al
draft board number two from Camp ~
Lee, Petersburg, Va., announced ihat
Ellis E. Sandy of Shinnston, this coun- u
ty, had arrived there unexpectedly and ?
reported for military service. Upon
investigation here. It developed that * '
Sandy had slipped away on a troop _
train leaving the city last night af.cr
he had vainly pleaded to be granted
the privilege of joining the >|tional j
Army. j
Sandy had been drafted and accept- j
ed for service, but was not to report j
for duty until the last quota of men |
was sent. Special arrangements weie !|
made by wire to have him go luto | j
training at once. , t_
Have It Sent To Your
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e a ooo
hon 10
ce congress
lakes Astounding
closures Regard- ||
le in this Country
.
mt 10 BERLIN
ved To Have Possession oil
Seriously Compromise y
The United States. x
uentlons to extend Its submarine L
vlties was not made public till jjl
ary 21 when the world was etartlelf
ot only by the determination to
tove all restrictions but by the statv
lent that tt would become effective
n the fallowing day. Three days la?r
thq Unilted States Government ; ;
a ^expressed its disapproval by savring
relations with Germany. That
he German ambassador knew of bis
overnment intentions, was assumed _ '
v some officials although at the same
me he denied prior knowledge, ard
rose in close touch with the embassy
ere given to' understand that he did
ot approve the course and worked to
scare modification.
J! has not been assumed that t'n?
mbassador actually tried to bribe or
icrsonally influence any member of
ongress and doubt that such was hi? j
urpnse is supported to some extent
y the comparatively smell amount
f money he asked. Fifty thousand
ollars It was pointed out would go
ut a short way toward by the influnee.
bf a Congressman. Judicially exiled,
however, it might do mtfoU in
ompensating paid agents such as aro
ow known to have belonged to
laborate machine BernstoriT had so
arefully built up for the protection of
ie propaganda ahd purpose of esplon- , ..
ge. m
Information in postession of the gor
rnment but not yet revealed is said *
i show conclusively more direct conection
of the German machine la
merica with the Irish question this
lat Indicated in von Bernstortt's meslge.
The records of the department
f Justice are said to contain namas
i in*.1 ii implicated in mat p:*ase or
ermanlc intrigue well known in thle
juntry.
The name of the organization
hrough which the German governlent
had thought to Influence Con- 1
res, the manner In which the money
sed in this purpose was expended,
revious incidents and individuals carring
on the propaganda, although not
isclosed, are presumably known to
le State Department and the Departtent
of Justice, whose bureu of inveaigation,
for more than three year*
ah been conducting a rigid curvell- '
nee of German activity in this Counry.
ire Laddies Had
Two Fruitless Huns
? '.'lis
INKNOWN CYCLIST FOUND OUT
LAST NIGHT TAHAT GASOLINE
WILL BURN.
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Shortly after ten o'clock this mon. -J,
ig the Central Fire Station received !
call from the Home Savings Bank
uilding on Main Street. Electrical
dres had been crossed in the aparttents
occupied by Fred Prlckett on
he third floor of the building and a '
ight fire started.
The members of the fire department
ere on the scene of the tire In e lev j
oconds after receiving the call bU
mnd the tire had been controlled:
here was no damage done. *
A bit of real carelessness was manested
on the part of a stranger passig
through Fairmont yesterday eyeing
about seven o'clock which neisaltated
the calling of the fire do- u
.irtment. A a middle aged man fldig
a motorcycle stepped in front of
te Fairmont Auto Supply Company
esterday evening to get a tank full r
' gasoline. Pouring the gasoline into
te tank with his lights burning fumes
om the "Prestollght" caught the il- \ -j
lid afire. The man very fortunately t
leaped any burning whatever.
Fire extingulBhg liquid from the
uto Supply Company was brought te
le machine and the fire was sopn
ider control. The fire department
-rivPfi tnn Into tr? fal-o nart In
ng out tbe flames. The owner of
le motorcycle sorn disapcared In tit*
ark and was gone befora identified.
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