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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12
Planning for sunner

me Ladies Aid Society OF the First
". H. church Is arranging to have n
supper next Thursday evening in the
sunday school room OF the church.
me society will prepare a fine mem
lhh us these Indies are noted for theI,
skill In the culinary art, the 3nublic
may expect to have a bountiful meal.
md should give the affair a lfbera
patronage. st -,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12
Valentine Party,

The Sophomore class OF the High
school will entertain tonight with a
Valentine party honorinE the Senior
class. The affair will be held In tht
Gymnasium which will be elatoratel1
decorated in strings OF red hearts,
pcnnants. banners. etc. A c1lo'
scheme of red and silver being used
in the decorations. A number OF in
tercsting games. such rs post Office
horseshoe. shooting and fishing tol
hearts will be INDUCED In. Refresh
mcnts will be. seredv and the affair
promises to be very enjoyable Miss
Cecil Smith. the President Of the
Sophomore class and Miss Lucille
Rucl<mnn are in charge Of the arrange
ments.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12
THE coMlNK WEEK DAY BY DAY

335ft UIninr Ass0ciAtad PrrRa.1
{, & NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Among the
the coming week are the following:
VI, ia. Monday.
81 Automobile show oPene u Roches-
ter, Hartford and St. Louis, to CON
tinue through the week.
IS. Club owners c:,the National League
of Baseball Clubs will gather in New
York for conference preceding scher-
ule meeting.
6ody of Ambassador Nabuco, of Bra
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12
, WOmen's Clubs,
woman'n cl,,l,.

e.
The regular genera! n,cetinu Of the
Won:an's Club will he held on FRIDAY
O'clock, -.
ne programme Will be II: charge of
the Juvenile Department with Mrs.
Jas. A. Meredith az chairman. An ad.
dress will be delivered by Prof. Rob
err A. Armstrong, of the West vir-
gInta University. His subject will be
"The children's Poets"
Mrs. Pansie Ramaqc Williams, Of
! Clarksburg. will sing. Mrs. Cyrus e,
Scott will be hostess OF The afternoon.
Juvenile Department Mrs. j. A..
Meredith chairman-The Juvenile
DePartment held an Interesting meet
ing Friday afternoon at the club
rooms. Several interesting papers
were read. The programme was II,
charge of Mrs. c.. Il. Hall, Mrs, Mere.
dill, being absent on account of illness.
Music Department, Mrs. w. "A. Fish.
err Chatrn,an.-The Music Department
will meet In Monday afternoon, FebrlI.
AIRY 18th, at $3.50. at club rooms. The
programme will be in charge OF Mrs.
L. G. Race. -,s - - -
In charge OF Mrs. Genevieve Stuart
Wagner-Llszt-
sHetch-Wagner.... ). Mrs. S. J. Brobst
operas ....... Mrs. H. G.. Stoetzer
Other Works. - j.. Miss Addie Ireland
LIE, Werks-Lfszt.. Miss nellie Cox
Waxner-Liszt Transerlpt1ons. -. (.
~. !. Miss Una Carpenter
current Events. Mrs. c. c. F,obb
Literature Department, Mrs. C, Il.
snoct, chairman.-The Literature De.
partment will meet on Monday after.
noon, February 14th, at 4 o'clock al
cIulI rooms. l1E =. ~ -
{. !! hos programme. will deal with the
lie and works Of Ralph Waldo Emer-
sjn and his associates and Is outlined
In the year book as follows:
Events '..... Mrs. jackson
and others Z,
s'our7 rhy .p.:..Mrs. D.vid Rogers
Extracts frcm "Ccmpensation :.
...........,.:.... Miss Henry
Emcrsen's Associates
!a1 Cocrfdgc.. Miss $Dortey
(b) WadsWorth. Miss Neal
tct Cariyle..Mrs. "A. l.. Gilman
Yale College. Past and Present &. - 3
...........- .......... Miss Smith
Domestic Science Department, Mrs.
B. G. Williams, Acting Chairman
The Domestic Science Department will
meet on Tuesday afternoon. February
18th. at 3: 80 o'clock. -
vi. The programme as outlined in the \
year book for February list will be car
ricd out as foIlowe: 4 e Il, III
Current Events: fjt ~ Il Z. Y: IN
Mrs. M b. H. Barr N rs
III Mrs. w. III Johnson n n
Mrs. Richard Il, all 81 (,
!; Mrs. JAS. r. Linn x 8 N, H.
Food and the Food Prohiem.. 4.
y 81 ~ /. z! N Rs. robinson
Cooking of Vegetables and Grains
p. {. &. y. ne. Frank Pr Hall
Forms and Methods Of IN Serving ai
neds MIs:s t4..s Hurst 4
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d Doa't pay :, penny piece for en-.
v1e'opea when you can get 800 printed
With return notice and your. name for
only $50 at this fIce-about 8 for q
cent. 3sSg3 i Il
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Infant Dead.

e The. infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. A,
c. darlington died this morning and
was buried this afternoon at three
o'clock by Undertaken Musgrave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12
GAS TOLD IN THE HILLS"

The engagement OF the new melo.
drama "As Told in the Hills, Is an.
rnounced for tonight at the Grand: p
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12

I'll. will be placed en- yacht Mayflower,
for transportation to Hampton Roads
and thence to Brazil.
Old candIcnas. the day sacred to
st. Valentine and to love and lovers,
will be observed all over America.
Southern Classification Committee.
rcnresenting forty-four railway ana
steamship lines, will meet In New Ior-
leans. -'+'
Western Retail Lumbermen's Asso.
citation will open seventh annual meet
ing in Portland, Ore.
National Electrical Exhibition will
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MIR. T. l.. BoULLIOlN, ails State
4V1.s Little Rock, Ark, writes:
~ have been n sufferer with the astll-
ma for about four years, and I tried
different kinds of medicines ind could
not find any relief for it. 't.gg|
II tried yopr medicines, bought bot
tic of Peruna, and after taking about
half OF 1t must say that 1 have not h ad
the asthma since. Before took the med
icfnc I did not know what it was TO 70
to he'd without having the astlman
al Systemic catarrtt. 81.
Mr.. Samuel Burden, FOL Springfield
Ave-, Summit, MI, writes:
Sin the fall OF 1900 T had repeated
attacks Of cold, which developed into
systemic catarrh.
"It left me very weak and nll run
down. When Igot up in the morning
It would take about m hour to get my
head and throat clear. 3
sit also left mo with a very weak,
rll-gonc, empty feeling in my stomach,
which ! thought ,:,-.;---:. ..:-l
which tried diff Run Down.
$ferent remedies -. = -. ...-.
with very. little Improvement.
II finally decided to give Peruna =
trial. felt benefited with the first dose.
After taking three bottles Il was on
tirely cured. I cannot speak in too
high terms OF your wonderful dlscov-
cry, Perunn. q.
Hi Pcrttuaf Is manufactured by tlsc
4Per 4; a. Drug ~ &c. co.. columbus. Ohio
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clair poured coffee and the other, allies
were Nesdames NJ. A.. Fletcher. A. 3.
Robb. J. u. Powell. w. Smith. NJ.
N. Nicely. r. w. Shurtlefr and Miss
Lillian Reed, N a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12

which / thought
was dyspepsia, for
which I tried diff,
fereut remedies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-12

Juvenile Department Mrs. J. a.
Meredith chairman-The Juvenile
department held an Interesting meet.
ing Friday afternoon at the c!ul,
rooms. Several interesting papers
were read: The programme was II,
charge OF Mrs.. c.. &. Hall, Mira. Mere.
d'th being absent on account of illness.
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]. WHO 7 GUARDS youR; .FUNDsi

80
The ~ funds Of The N atlonal Bank 81
Eh'r1nont are under the Selose supcrvi:
sion Of the following officers and fiifec.
tors: %
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
AN OBJECT LESSON

IT P IN the state of Washington
there was once great natural
~ wonder, the Snoqualmie falls,
100 feet higher than Niagara's cata-
racts, a thrilling sight and the source
of immense power. The waterfall
was 1876 feet wide and had a sheer drop
of 26S feet Now all that is left of 1t
is a bare cliff as dry as the Los An
geles river. It has given way to an
electric power plant generating $4,000
horse power.
The story of the eclipse Of the scenic
wonder is told by the Louisville
Courier-Journal. In 1898 an indiYid-
ual, under the loose laws then In
force, acquired the sole water rights
of Snoqualmie falls by filing his
claim with the federal government.
Ten years ago a 15,O00-horse power
plant was established by corporation
which had secured the water rights
from the individual who filed the
claim. The plant was enlarged from
time to time, and the company in the
interim acquired the land on both
sides of the river. That left things in
good shape for the master stroke, and
the blow has fallen.
A new corporation has absorbed the
old company, and has built concrete
dam across the river, turning the
water into aqueducts. These aque-
ducts and their radating shafts turn
the ponderous machinery of the new
power plant. Its thunderous roar Is
stilled. It's waters are going into the
channels of commerce.
Today, thanks to the agitation led
by Clifford Pinchot and to the support
accorded him by Theodore Roosevelt
as president, the story of Snoqualmie
could not be repeated as to other
waters. The other day the govern
ment issued the first water power per-
nit under the Taft administration. 1t
can be recalled for cause. The power
is the property of the people of the
United States; the company which
uses it will pay for it; the site becomes
in no sense the private property of
corporation.
This is conservation. Private greed
can no longer take the wealth belong
ing to US all in common, for nothing,
and cannot destroy our scenic Won
ders unless, as in the case of the Los
Angeles water supply, the public well
fare demands it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

feature of the accomplishment that
makes the crossing of the channel, with
boats below in readiness to give succor,
an insignificant thing by comparison.
When things like this can be done 1t
can be said with assurance the day of
the practical, everyday use of the
aeroplane is not far off. Certainly its
adaptability to scouting purposes in
war is now a proved thing, and it may
be such menace to the naVies of the
world that the whole character of war
fare may be changed. There are no
heights, speaking freely, to which they
cannot go, out of rifle reach, and no
limit to the damage they can inf1ict
from those heights.
Chavez injury, resulting in the loss
of the $4,000 prize, is a misfortune that
all who love a brave achievement will
feel with him. He has, however, won
an undying name in history, and while
it may be regretted that an American
could not have gained the honor, 1t is
a pleasure to see it go to little Peru
and to rejoice with her in the fame
brought to his country by the wonder
full aviator.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
Red JournaliSm'S Menace

it did not enter my mind to publicly
call on grand juries and the district
attorney to protect me from it, but l
was weak and feared people would say
l was thin-skinned. But the time Is
at hand when these journalistic scoun--
drels have got to stop or get out, ana
I am ready to do my share to that END.
They are absolutely without souls. IL
decent people would refuse to look at
such newspapers the thing would right
itself at once The Journalism of New
York city has been dragged to the low
est depth of degradation. The gross
est railleries and lipels, instead of hon
est statements and fair discussion,
have gone on unchecked. One cannot
help sympathizing with decent news
papers" 10
In San Francisco and on the Paclnc
coast we have had a surfeit of this
sort of Journalism. 1t is time for
little fair dealing. Truth Will never
kill any man, nor will just criticism
assassinate any official. But. as Mayor
Gaynor points out, "the grossest rail-
leries and libels, instead of honest
statements and fair discussion, have
gone on unchecked.
The reading public must regulate
''red" journalism, just as the people
at large must put an end to corruption
in public office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
CLOSED DOWN

w ORD comes from Easthampton,
w Mass, that 500 men have been
thrown out of employment. The
Glendale Elastic Fabric company has
shut down in a year of vaunted pros
perity and protected" as it is supposed
to be by high tariff. The company's
output is a commodity made of rubber
and cotton. such as suspenders and
other elatsics, but it appears that SEN
ator Aldrich so framed the tariff in the
interests of the rubber trust that what
is the Glendale company's raw ma
terial" is finished product of the trust
at an extortionate price. The general
manager says:
On account of an advance of So
cents in the price of rubber thread
in the face of a falling market in
crude rubber, we find it impossible
to continue to manufacture without
serious losses. Therefore we have
decided to stop production until
such time as the market adjusts
itself or conditions permit us to
manufacture at a fair commercial
profit.
But strange as it may seem, after
reading the arguments of the high tar
iff advocates, other industries that are
protected" are also languishing for
some "unaccountable" reason. The
wool industry in this country is in the
poorest shape in years, while its rival
in Great Britain is thriving amazingly
The cotton mills of New England are
in the dumps notwithstanding they
have now % per cent higher protection
than under the Dingley law.
The cotton industry has made multi
millionalres out of the owners of the
mills in a single decade, while employees
engaged in many strikes for living
wage Why, If it has more tariff and
no foreign competition, is it languish-
ing? The plainest reason is the last
that seems to occur to the mill own
ers9 1t is overprotected to such an eX-
tent that with the higher prices put on
by the greed of the manufacturers for
more profits the people are unable to
buy as much as formerly and the con-
sumption has fallen off.
The same is true of wool Shoddies
and other poor textiles must answer
for thousands who now cannot afford
all wool, so we have in these cases an
Illuminating example of how a high
tariff bights those concerns it is
claimed to benefit and, as shown above,
actually closes down a large factory
that by every argument of the tariff
hereunder ought to be enjoying the
greatest prosperity
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
HERE TO STAY

AT OF only in California but in many
IN states this year the direct pri-
~ mary was on trial. and a survey
of the field in which it was put to
test is interesting. 1t may be said,
with a good deal of satisfaction to
those who see in the innovation the
hope of Democracy and clean" :, more
representative government that 1t has
justified itself and has every prospect
of spreading to the last state.
We know what it did here, crippled
and hobbled as it was. There was no
apathy in Wisconsin, certainly, nor
was there any doubt as to where the
people stood on the senatorship In
New Hampshire, it appears, over 10000
Republicans went to the primaries, as
against the 10000 that used to attend
the convention primary. The verdict
in Michigan was distinctly emphatic
and decisive, and the same remark
may be made about the Republican
primaries in Washington, where Poin-
dexter was indorsed for United States
senator by every county in the state,
in spite of much official opposition.
Even in New Jersey, where the bosses
grudgingly conceded lame and absurd
direct primary act covering a few Of
fees and permitting an advisory vote
on the federal senatorships, the people
seem to have taken genuine and
active interest in the primaries.
But the system has its faults, though
1t may be said they are due more to
the Vaccinations of its enemies than
any inherent defects of the idea. In
Wisconsin Republicans complain be-
cause the Democrats interfere with
them. There was so much Democratic
enthusiasm for certain Republican can
didates this year that not enough
Democratic -otes were cast in some
places to secure a place for the party
on the ticket. But the strangest cpl
sode is reported from a town in New
Jersey, where a Republican candidate
was so popular that he received his
own party nomination and came with
in seventeen votes of being the Demo-
cratic choice also.
These are troubles that will be recog-
nized as easily remedied. 1t is entirely
possible to prevent such perversions of
a correct party expression, and such
faults in the system will be done away
with as they show themselves. The
direct primary as it exists in many
states was grudgingly granted by rul-
ing machines, and by the same power
made as difficult of operation as pos
sible. We have proof of that here in
California.
In some states, like New York, the
bosses are fighting the innovation
with desperate argument and opposi-
tion, but the cause of the convention
system, with it's great evils that can
not be argued away, is doomed In five
years, it may safely be predicted, there
will not be vestige of the old order
left
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

Editor Herald: If you please, Mr.:
vought. I am not a religious faddist."
I am not religious at all. 1 am hrm
believer in the golden rule, applying II
to man and beast
In reply to your query. Mr.. Nousht,
will answer briefly: Self preservation
is the first law of nature, so protect
Yourself against the presumed invasion
of tame and wild beasts, birds, etc,
hut do not presume we have the right
to take life of anything which endures
pain or runs away from impendlns
danger unless occasion calls for IL.
NV letter to The Herald, II you
nlease. was for those who profess TO
he 5odlv and Sin The kingdom" Re-
ligious people must be strictly humane
or thew are minus the God character
and their profession is either phan-
tom or hyproctsy.
or course men like yourself. who are
afraid of being crowded off the earth,
have a special self-given right to raise
and cruelty slaughter any living crea-
trre for eating. -,
Meat eating will continue until the
end of the world, no doubt, but the
humanitarian will not eat it; 1t Will be
devoured by ungodly church people
and outsiders who like the flavor OF
fesh food. regardless of the wrong or
nremeditated killing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
THE CHILD or YESTERDAY

PRETTY little maiden. yesterday child.
Free from affectation, merely running wlld
kicking up and laughing, climbing fences
too
What lot of changes have come over
you!
Pretty little maiden. guileless in your glee
Yesterday you lightly sat upon my knee
Yesterday you kissed me when wen'
away;
have. found a woman in your place to-
day.
Now young legs are hidden and you shout
no more: 80
you're a helpless creature-you so 1.-THE
You must be assisted where you used to
You must guard your actions graveIy all
the time.
You have lost the freedom of the careless
You no more may ever sallop glad and
wild; 40.
Wholly artificial you must lace and fri2
And be cold and proper-what a shame
IS. g. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
HOPE FOR Mr.. STONE

Editor Herald: Poor Val stone!
am sorry for him that he is so at sea
with regard to Mr.. Roosevelt. ne
doesn't think the Roosevelt questlon
GETS properly stated. 1t certainly does
not from him and a number OF otherS
of his kind who are not capable OF
,,nderstanding or appreciating char
acter like Mr.. Roosevelts. All re-
formers are maligned and misunuer- @
stood. and Mr.. Roosevelt cannot nope
to escape He is in good company,
however. Washington, Lincoln ana
many others whose names are reVered
today by a grateful people passed.
through the same ordeal. l am no
hero worshiper, but I do see IN Mr.
Roosevelt qualities which lift him Iar
above the average man. He Is hghtlns
for mental and political freedom Tor
man. and not the dollar, and those
who malign him certainly do not un-
derstand the man. Val Stone says ne
is not sincere l have followed his ca
reer ever since he became a pubic
man. and lack of sincerity is the least
fault any fair-minded person could
acnuse him of. He errs, If possible IN
the opposite direction. In this snort
article I cannot give specific date
with regard to Mr.. Roosevelt's acts
thew are too many and varied-put
feel assured that the enormous power
that |. with Val stone. believe Mr;
roosevelt is going to WELD again VIII
he in the right hands and Val Stone
will be saved o,,r,,,ry
SOPHIA HILDREIH.
c.. roodro Cantamher %
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
PICKING THEM OUT

TO HE city of Chicago some years ago
attracted worldwide attention as
II the first town of metropolitan
size in the country to go about po-
litical housecleaning in sensible
non-partisan manner. William Kent,
now a candidate for congress in Cali
fornia, was one of the prime movers
in the formation of a permanent citi-
zens' movement which has since been
potent in keeping the city out of the
control of the Bath House Johns and
run it.
Now there has been organized in
Chicago a Legislative Voters league to
apply the same methods to state cam
didates, and the way it goes about the
business is shown by the way it sums
up it's Investigations. from which these
extracts are taken:
High class young man Of education
and ability who ought to come into
public life; candidacy recommended.
Member of Forty fourth general as
sembly; made credtable record; rec
commended"
Retiring member of house; legis-
lative record bad; voted for Lorimer;
defeat urged"
Ending first term as senator; eff
cient and aggressive; voted for Lor-
inner; has made good record, which,
in opinion of league, entities him to
reelection for second term"
"Ran dead horse wagon for health
department; experience not such as to
warrant his nomination"
Member of Legislature of 1901 and
unsuccessful candidate in 1908; for
merly known as Indignation Jones;
no recommendation"
"First- class personal and business
reputation; recommended"
enlarged with introducing numer-
Gus holdup bills; voted for Lorimer
and against Chicago charter bills, and
did little to show integrity or fitness;
defeat strongly urged"
Such frankness and evident impair
tiaity cannot fail to be appreciated by
the voters, and without a doubt they
will have much effect in deciding many
ballots. AS city grows large the av-
erage citizen has no means of looking
carefully into the records of candi-
dates by whom his suffrage is asked,
Terse, specific information of this kind
would probably be welcomed by the
large majority. The absence Of it is
what makes the blind partisan, be-
cause it compels him to fall back on
the theory that nomination is GER
tificate of character.
Simple Endorsement is not enough in
many instances; it certainly is not as
convincing as definite facts. The Chi
cago method might we'll be copied by
the Los Angeles Good Government or
ganization.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

Red Journalism usually gets its man.
The letter written to his sister py
Mayor Gaynor of New York recounts
in startling detail how the victim Is
baited and bullied and held up to pup
lie scorn until some unbalanced person
with a fancied grievance is convinced
that he would be performing a public
service by speeding the fatal bullet
Heretofore we have been prone 10
denounce what has been termed yel-
low journalism but we have been
overlooking "red" journalism. There
is much merit in yellow" Journalism
It signifies progress. 1t is corrective,
constructive. Sometimes it hits heads
and hurts them, but invariably they
deserve it. ,.5m
But nothing can be said for red
journalism. It leaves only crimson
trail from the press room to either pier
or hospital. ,,o-t,
Mayor Gaynor, singularly enough
knows whereof he writes. He is one
of at least a trio &C distinguished VIC
tins. Being born under lucky star
has spared him 70 his country ana
incidentally enables him to pen the
simple truth in describing the tragedy
and its causes to his sister. He writes
in part: J.,
"Such journalism is, of course, IN
absolute defiance OF criminal law, and