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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
TIE WORD HELL.
A Little Book That Contains Some
Startling Information.

"A Little Book That Contains Some
Startling information.
A little hook selling at only ten
cents, postpaid. is having very wide
Notwithstanding up into the mil..i.
lions. II contains some very startling
respecting the meaning Of
the word Hell. 1t claims to demon:
strate, both from the Hebrew and the
Greek ofsour Bible. that He'll Is NOT
n place OF eternal torment. but merely
another name for the TOMR. the
GRAVE. the STATE OF DEATH. II,
affects to show that man was not re.
deemed from a far.OT place of eternal
torture. but quotes the Scriptures prov;
Ing that he WIS REDEEMED, from The
GRAVE at the cost Of his Redcelner's
LIFE, and that the Scriptural Hope,
both for the Church aud the World.
is a resurrection hope based upon the
death and r,!Snrrr:i'n Of Jesus. The
book n rcr''.-'iS -. Il the reading.
The Informs =" 'iriishes Is Ger.
tainly valuat" ~ .ynnd Its trifing
cost Order 1t IL; nncr from the Bible
aud Tract Suciely. II Hicks street,
Brooklyn, n. Y. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
Fathers DAY.

WIIEEIlN3. W. Va. May IA
parts of men we're entertained at the
Oaks Thursday evening as guests or
MI? Fred c. Meyers. insurance man.,
and better known as the yorngest Old
man IN West virginia. Mr.. Meyers
is also the founder OF Fa;hfrs' day,
and lit memory Of the occasion all
guests wore red carnation. A din.
ner was served by Manager Kraft.
and chicken and waffles wcie DC.
vourcd by the guests TO iheir>hear;ss
content. Following the dinner some,
brief but interesting speeches were
made and Mr.. Frank McNeii oficfated
as POSTMASTER. The toas;' were re:
spcnded TO by several OF tee diners:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
LUKE Mcl.UKE SAYS

This is Il crazy old world, but YOU
may have noticed that none of us ever
goes 10 a poor man for advice.
One reason wht the world is So
busy IL that half the women are work.
Ing to reduce their hip measurement;
and the other half are working to in.
crease It.
Wbal doth Il profit gin 10 attend
college for six years and Obtain many
degrees? She will come right back
home and get OFF IL street car back.
ward
| may be hard 10 please. hut would
hate to have II wife with Il shape like
the pictures tn the corset ads. ! new
er did like snakes.
or course there 10; OF Gre:i,
Needs. but right now think the great
est one is an elbow bleach for chick.
ems.
Modcsty used TO be wcman's I'M
penct. able armor. But aow the more
blow holes it has in it the better she
likes il.
Alcohol is 10 take the place Of gas.
olne as auto fuel. This will he Il
good thing for JOY riders in towns
where the poison.nalaces close al mid.
night. ,.......
fou can always tell when Il woman
is jealous, because she will tell YOU
every five minutes that she isn't.
When q mans wife goes OH trip
he can't run her out OF town fast
enough. And iherce days later She
cant come back fast enough 10 suit
him.
A woman can say dear" to another
woman and make ii sound like I'm Il
liar"
a married man never tells his wife
the truth about everything until he
gets tired of her and wants her TO
leave him.
And Il girl doesn't always have 10
wait, until the wedding ring leaves a
green mark on her finger TO discover
that she has been buncoeG.
When girls props are thick where
he can see them Il man always won.
uerS how she keenS her Lnppu from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

pay the cit! the SUN OF $50. O0G.
which was promptly refused. Evil
IDENTIFY Huntington has something bet.
ter than Fifty Thousand Dollars In the
yearly income from this corporation.
wh!ah makes its profits by virtue Of
using the public streets >. the city.
This Is no more than just and what
Fairmont should now be receiving
from the local traction company. This
company Is prospecting as no 9th
or enterprise in the cit. and
il all come: doc, iyGm sU6
people, and by use u tho public
property OF the people and he Stre,s.
The amount Huntington. gets for this
privilege would pay many times the
bill for lighting the city and leave a
nice sum for Improvements over each
year.
II may not be possible under the
franchise OF the Mononsahc!a Valley
Fraction company to sr.. an annual
rental. but it does seem tim: the co,lu-
ell should BIZ. able 10 make some sort
OF deal TO get the are tights of the
city supplied free of cosi 10 the city
and Il considerable extension made to
the lighting system.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
UNDERSTOOD NOW,

II might as well be understood right
now as latter that the papers of the
state will have to do mote than say
They iaror an editorial association
before 1t is Il 80. They willslave 10
spend money in attending it and agree
TO keep ii up.
u the newspapers of West Virginia
want 10 stand idly by and see the
steady inOads being made on the
rights OF the press. in Congress. like
iy to extend TO West Virginia. 20
ahead, without any organized oppo.
si'ion by them. they are welcome TO
do it..
The writer OF these lines thinks
he can pass any examination that
will be required to engage in the
newspaper business. If he can't. the
practice OF law. and the seng ivcai.
tiles OF Calhoun county are still open
To him. There Is more money In
'seng than there is In the newspaper
business. anyhow.
Futher. If the newspapers OF the
State are going to stand idly by
and let more legal advertising be
taken away from them. as has al.
ready been the case. instead OF con.
tpnfttn,. fnr p,n hnt To, nj knt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
IN RAG TIME

The glories OF our state we'll sing
In rastime;
Loud let our song of FREEDOM ring
In rag time. -.
Land OF our. birth. we love It. we'll
Each dear familiar hill ndTdenl-
And now rs praises we will tell;
In 'rag-time
Our pride of country we'll express
In rag.time ~. ~
And all her beauties we'll confess
In rag.time
Wei! storm the shrine Of Memory:
Wen shout aloud our loyalty.s.~s .
And dance our patriotic glee-
In rag-time.
ELLA MAXWELL HADON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
THE cALlFoRNlATiLANp Act

THE CALIFORNIA LAND ACT.
In the year 1906 the total japanese
population in the State .ci California.
Utah. Nevada. New Mexico. and Arl.
iona was $500 In 1908, the jap.
anese population In the, same states
was '3.36l. and ,int19l2 Il was 5L746,
The number ofJapanese iIsthis coun.
ny Is constantly decreasing. In the
year 1907. an agreement was entered
INTO by the United States and Japar.
under which lmmigration.o o. rlaborers
into this country was prohibiter. That
year 1920 Japanese entered tho
American ports. By 1909, the lap.
anese immigration had fallen to 3,1l.
ana In 1911 to 2.710: In. the whole
state of California there are only about
10000 japanese, and California has
2,3SO,OOO people. The japanese son.
stitute two per cent OF the entire non.
u!at'cn or California, AMI even that
small percentage is decreasing. They
hold today about G.JOO acres OF land
in California. The state contains
l3S'oOo square miles. or .Jyrr 100000.
600 acres. The Japanese holdings
therefore are about one.sixteen thou.
sandth OF the entire area. OF the State
When these figures. are, -carefully
studied we are compelled. to. believe
that California is making a mountain
ont of n mole hill The Caucasian
seems TO be In little danger of being
lGriven from the land California has
heen conspicuous In American his
tory FOR its violent antirathyto ths
yellow races. Many'years ago Dennis
kearney.' the. sand lot agi,ator, Sc,
California by the ears, and alarmed
the nation by the violence of thesasi
iation against the Chinese. Without
doubt the anii-Japanese movement L,
California is fostered by and spring!
from among the very worst elements
of CALIFORNIA; population. 1t is tlt
result of vicious and dangerous ap
peal to race prejudice. Most OF the
important business associations o
California. especially those having
trading relations with the east. have
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
WIN Nor FAiRMoNr.
spaGEroSa.

The editors who are advocating the
new State editorial association can.
{ not agree among themselves where-tO
he'd the first meeting. Parkershurg
Slsasr been mentioned and so has Mar.
sStfnsburg, but our notion is the logical
Aplace to hold this meeting is in Fair.
mont. We are unanimous here for the
I association 4, aud our Bro Da
wis, Is one of the orignaturs OF the
idea. So editors, when you are ready
q to meet. gather in old Marion.-Fair.
1 mont Times. ~
The West Virginian will stand by
the Times In the suggestion ,ha, the
editorial association meet at Fair.
mont. and the editors would he well
repaid for their visit by coming to a
1--we town like this: great city, but if
Faifmont would not suit the majority
9&ofS the publishers we will not insist.
Col. Geo. c. Mcintosh. of the Fay
q site! Tribune, has possibly made the
csgfsuggestion as TO the time and
sgplace f3meeting and that Is NJ Wheel
y ing during the Semi-Centennial celc.
tfbrhtion. Most of the editors. and most
Y Everybody else IN the State for that
matter, will want to be there on this
d cGasion and 1t would save much time
& and Transportation expense II a meet
n ing could be arranged there.
\ Si The Tribune seconds The motion Of
4 tue West SVirginian. made some time
ago, that: Uncle" Presley W. Morris.
the veteran editor of the parkcrsburS
State Journal, issue the call for this
smeeting. The Weston independent
has commanded" him 10 obey Thu
Virginian. and now since We are
y SO ably assisted by editors, who have
more Influence With Brother Morris
than we have, we, believe that he will
act IT may be necessary yet to bring
more pressure TO, bear, upon him and
we appeal to all the editors OF the
State TO insist. upon his issuing the
Il calkfs1 he will do II and every news.
paper approving OF the plan will pub.
lishi II as an endorsement the meeting
would In this way become thoroughly
Z advertised:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
WEST VIRGINIA STATE SONG.
BY JohnM c Master.


Listen while the people sing. K
I or Sunny West Virginia:
Hear them make the welkin ring.
PraisiDg West Virginia. i
We gather viOlets on her hills:
Find peace and health beside her rills
The song my very being thrills. "
Happy West Virginia. 6
The richest. state within our ken, +"
Is wealthy West Virginia: y
Her pioneers: iruc-hcarted men,
Gave tone to West Virginia,
They sowed the seed. VIC reap the grain
They forged the steel, We get the gain;
Peer OF them all is this domain.
Smiling Wes, Virginia. :.
For loyal hearts, and purpose true.
Give me West virginia.
Well wave the Laurel and the Blue
Der loyal West Virginia.
Should traitor ever Try our land.
Here they will find n sturdy band
That 10 the death. and hand to hand.
Would succor West Virginia.
Then let us ring the Jubilee -
| or glorious West Virginia.
A home OF rest. for you and me.
Is kindly West Virginia. -
We'll draw the riches from her mines,
Find health anu wealth among her
pines:
The sun of peace forever shines
On wealthy West Virginia.
f. John McMaster
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
THERE ARE OTHERS.

With the exception OF the Wayne
News. no Democratic paper, as far us
we are aware. has spoken In favor
of fratcrnal association composed
of the editors and publishers Of West
Virginia. = Huntington Herald.Dis-
patch.
You shcald read the Grernbrier In,
dependent and Raleigh Register. This
paper. While making no comment to
that eject heretofore. is heartily in
favor OF the movement. Andsthere
are others, ,oo.--Elinton Independent
Herald @
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

vigorously protested against the pro-
posed alien land act. but the dema.
sogue and the aEitator Asem to have
control of the. California situation SO
far as the Legislature Is concerned.-l
Wheeling lntelliGcncer. .S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
st.lpIvlplNe The PROFITS.

Isl rhe City of Huntington has shown
more wisdom than most cities in pro.
5yidlng in It's franchise granted the
street car company, that certain per.
centage of: the revenue of the company
be. paid to the city. In lieu Of this
stated revenue the Ohio Valley Flee
trio 9Railroad company has offered TO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

Every West Virginia newspaper
should enthusiastically and earnestly
advocate the organization Of a state
editorial association. The weekly
press. much more than the daily
press. needs such an organization
--Ceredo Advance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

est OF the taxpayer, who has the right
TO know from yearly revealing OF the
facts. just what becomes OF the money
which he pays the sheriff.-WestoL
Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
GOOD ROADS.

The editor of the Huntington Her.
ald-Dispatch e always writes good
sense and here is a sample:
"The most convincing argument
In the world IN favor of hard roads
il spring time trip over. the mud
roads which predominant through
out West Virginia.
Travel, in winter. aud until early
summer. is Il practical impossiblliiy
throughout the state. 'sThe building
CT auto roads is not the best argyll
meni in favor of good roads. But
The autO-owning class vii have to
ray the greater part of the expense,
and once good roads are constructed
through farming community. the
farmers themselves will soon 5ecome
auto owners.
Make 1t orchard owners and we
will fully Notwithstanding State
Journal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

We don't wish TO say anything
mean. but the spectacle of our old
friend Wai,mrm Barrie. judging with
patronizing tone. the verse OF $. +.
kisrr and condemninp /, as lackin.
in literary quality because it carries
some modern slang. is rather hum.
crous. We wonder If Brother Barrie
classiiles the work Of o. Henry rs
literature. and il he condemns Mark
Twain and kiplirg Of their departures
from chaste rigid English as she is
spoke n, Morgantown and their incur.
sion into any style of talk that hu
mans sec fit to indulge. Why. Pro
lessor. Would you venture 10 de
nonnce as lacking in literary quality
Dill NSc's immortal dcdication:
go. little booklet, 20.
Go hear M honorcd name.
Till everywhere that you have wen,
They'll be glad that YOU have
q. came"
To be more explicit, The semi.ceu
tcnnial committee In charge OF th'
June blowout ieXcusc ns.Mr. BarbeI
nj Wheeling. offered $500 prizes foI
songs. poems and things IN glorifca
fiN,, - .t, = ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

A big bond Issue by tn" State Is
wanted by the Fairmont West Viz.
ginian. to make roads. The State can
afford anything at all to get good
roads, The movement must be State,
wide. simultaneous and sane.-Wes.
ton Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

That old fellow AIc3ougle. editor Of
the cere!o Advance, hits 1t when he
takes the public into account in con.
nection with this proposed rehabllita.
ton OF the State Press Association
Such laws as newspaper men want
providing for publications. such as
county and school district financial
statements. are primarily in the inter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

Just As well organize that press as.
ISOLATION at once. VIII Editor Press
Norris please do as hidden by the
Fairmont West Virginian? = Weston
Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

the State press about an editorial
association. 7Parkersburg STATE
Journal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
NEW INDUSTRY FOR HUNTING.
TON.

The Cooperative Poem Company
is the siIylr OF the organization thai
Las been launched at Marshall Col
Iesr. composed OF some OF the leading
young ladies OF the school. Whca!hcr
or not Ibis company Is INCORPORATED
under the laws of the state is not
Known but. II has evidently secured
poetic license and gone TO work ms
the first product from its plant recent.
~ appeared In the Huntington Alyer-
tlser and is as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

Shady trees. hahling brook.
Girl III hammock. reaGine hook:
Gold curls. tiny feet.
Girl In hammock looks so sweet:
Man rides past. big muStarhe,
| Girl in hammock makes mash"
Mash is murual. day is set.
Man and maiden. married gel.
Married now. one year ago.
Keeping house on Baxter row;
Red hot stove. bcefStakc frying.
Gil got married. cooking trying:
Cheeks all burning. eyes look red,
Girl got married. nearly dead,
biscuits Durn up. .cefestake charry
Girl got married. awful sorry, .'r
Man comes home. tears mustache,
Mad as blaze. got no hash,
Thinks Of hammock in the lane.
Wishes maiden back again.
Maiden also thinks of swing,
Wants to 20 back too. poor thing.
Hour OF midnight. baby sduawking.
Man In sock feet hravcly walking:
l'aby yells OF, uuw the other
Twin he starts M like his brother.
ParcSoric by the bottle
Emp'ics into baby's lroddc.
Naughty tack points in air.
Waiting some ones foot TO tear.
Man In sock feet. see him there,
Holy Moses! Hear him swear.
ltaving crazy. gets his gun.
blows his head oil. dead and gone.
Pretty widow. with hook.
In hammock by the brook.
Man rides past. big mustache:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03
THAr5ToTALLY DIFFERENT SHOP
GiLkEsoN's
A FAsTlD,ous DRESSER

Can choose from the latest styles ir
shirts, neckwear and all the best
modes in furnishings from our up.to
cate assortment. Our Spring style.
are selected for the most critical mer
in West Virginia and embrace every
thing tina. is elegant, ctaste and hand
some at
GHKESON'S
Tailor, cIothier and Furn:sher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

Pretty widow. with n hook.
In hammock by the brook,
Man rides past. big mustache;
Keeps on riding. nary mash"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-09
DENVER FILLING WITH KNIGHTS

Denver, Colo, Aug. 9.-Outward and
visible signs that the great conclave of
Knights Templars is near at hand were
abundant today Delegations of sir
knights have been pouring into the
city all day, and in almost every in
stance the visitors have been met by
local lodge contingent and escorted to
headquarters. Many of the visiting
bodies have brought their own bands
or drum corps with them, and the
scenes at the stations are those OF
gayety and pleasing confusion. Early
this morning the streets took on a
crowded appearance, and every where
were men wearing straight-cut black
coats, adorned with mystic insignia
and women wearing ribbons and badges
of various colors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-09
MEXICAN MESS
AGAIN BOBS UP
DISCUSSION OF SITUATION IN
SENATE FINALLY SQUELCHED.
WILLIAMS MAKES CHARGES.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Aug. 9.-The Mexican
situation bobbed up in the Senate
again when Smith of Michigan declar-
ed S. G. Hopkins, Washington law
yer, "had much to do with the removal
of Ambassador Wilson" Smith made
general charges that Constitutionalists
had organized a junta in Washington
and was attempting to influence the
governments actions. Senator Will
liams, of Mississippi, declared he be-
lieved an organized effort was being
made to bring on war between the
United States and Mexico. Smith was
called upon for proof and in reply said
he would make formal report of the
special Mexican investigation Mon
day.
The discussion was finally squelchet
by Democrats and Republicans joining
in declaring that the Senate should no
lend weight to intensity feeling IL
Mexico by debate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-09
TYPOS GATHER IN NASHVILLE.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 1.-TWO thou
sand delegates and visitors from all
parts of the United States and Canada
are in Nashville for the fifty-ninth an
nual convention of the International
Typographical Union. The convention
will open Monday in the assembly
chamber of the state capitol when ad-
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by Governor Hooper, Mayor House and
representatives of the local union.
Features of the opening day will be
the annual reports of President Lynch,
Secretary Treasurer Hayes and other
officers and permanent committees.
These reports will show gratifying
increase in membership in the past
year and a financial condition better
than ever before in the history of the
organization.
The convention sessions will con-
tinue a week or ten days. The enter
tainment program will include many
trips to nearby points of historic inter
est. principally places made famous be
cause of the part they played in the
Civil war
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-09
gets -
OUT on BOND
BRANDON PHYSICIAN MADE AFFl-
DAVIT FORMER STEWARD
WAS IN BAD HEALTH.

Jackson Miss, Aug. 9.-There has
been a very lively discussion in the
city during the past "a hours of the ac-
tion of the circuit court at Brandon in
admitting to bail II. H. Turley, former
steward at the insane hospital, con-
victed of embezzlement and given a
two-year sentence
DR.. Currie, a Brandon physician,
made affidavit that Turley was af-
flicted with torpid liver and bron-
chial trouble; that in his opinion the
health of the prisoner would be jeop-
ardized by confinement in Jail,
The filing Of this affidavit created
profound surprise because of the fact
that one would have to travel long
distance to find healthier or moro
robust looking specimen of humanity
than Turley. He is a man of splendid
physique, has the bearing of an ath-
| lete, and nobody had ever remotely sus-
pected that he had ailments of the
| sort that would render II dangerous 10
keep him in jail.
Nevertheless, the physicians affi-
davit was filed with the court, and the
only attorney for the state present
was Hon. J. R. East of Brandon. whose
only active participation in the tria
was during the selection of the jury
The other attorneys for the prosecu
tion had returned to Jackson. ,.A
Mr.. East showed no disposition 4
fight the motion for bail, or Secure ev
idence in refutation of the affldavI
filed by DR.. Currie. In view of this At
titude of the prosecution, Judge Dobbs
I granted bail in the sum of $4,000 whicf
was promptly given. ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-09
SPLENDID RECORD
FOR FIRST MONTH
w. A. COLLINS WRITES $47, 900 LIFE
INSURANCE - REPRESENTS
MICHIGAN MUTUAL.

Mr.. w. A. Collins. whose term Of
postmaster at Hattiesburg expired a
few weeks ago. lost no time when his
government service was ended in en-
gaging in the life insurance busil'
ness, representing the Michigan Mu-
tual as supervisor of agents of Missis-
sippi.
Before he was appointed postmaster
Mr.. Collins had for many years been
writing insurance and was recogniZ-
ed as one of the largest writer's in the
state Since taking up the work again
he has demonstrated his ability to get
results as evidenced by the following
extract from a letter Mr.. Collins has
just received from the general agent
of his company:
"On looking over your first months
work for the Michigan Mutual, wish
to say that your total of $47 100000 is
very gratifying to me, and l wish to
congratulate you on the splendid start
Your pledge OF an average Of $1,000 for
every working day during the month
of August is evidence that your start
though vigorous, has in no wise i'm
paired your physical and mental activ
ity, and that you intend to push on
ward"
Mr.. Collins believes in the pulling
power of newspaper publicity and tha
printers ink is as good for the insur
ance man as the merchant Actin!
on this belief Mr.. Collins will max
use of The News columns to acquain
the public with the attractive feature
of the policies issued by the Michiga
Mutual. Attention is directed to Nj
Collins ad elsewhere in this issue.