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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-17
suFFRAeETTEs WILL
oUTpo THE RAINBOW
Washington Pageant To Show Every
Color In the Spectrum and
Then Some

WASHINGTON, Feb IT, Smoked
glasses prooabiy will be necessary in
viewing the sufragist pageant March
4. for the committee on arrangements
today announced that the costumes
would include every color in the
spectrum and probably then some
Under the artistic eye OF the Hon
Mrs. Patricia Street of Australia the
multi.colored marchers will be ar
ranged into one long color scheme that
will dim the glories Of the rainbow.
Miss lnez MilhOlland OF New York,
who will lead the procession on horse
hack, will be clad in yellow and be-
hind her will troop 10 ushers in pale
blue and gold.
Af:er them will come women in
gowns of vnriegated hue representing
the native dress Of the four countries
that have given the ballot tc women
Norway, Finland, New Zealand ana
Australia: Following them will march
representatives of those countries
which have granted only partial sui
frage-sweeden, Denmark, Iceland
Great Britain, Austrla-IIungary and
Belgium.
Women representing other nations
Enthusiastically clad, will complete
that portion of the parade. WomeI
artists in pale rose, actresses in deer
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efforts until Saturday thinking that
you will get a bunch of subscriptions
then but make 1t a point to get bunch
of subscriptions each day. You can
rot get too many votes to win.
Next Wednesday afternoon the last
five.vote coupon will be published in
The West virginlan. All outstanding
five.vote coupons bear the expiration
date of Saturday February % and
must be polled at this office or mailed
not later than that day.
Many Changes To-day.
As a result of the balloting Saturday
many good gains are found on the list
today. -t
In the first district Miss Valena
Bishop makes the. largest gain. receiS'
ing over 10000 votes and Miss Bishop
i is today in first place in her district
and is also first on the list Of all the
candidates in Division A.
Mrs. Maggie Carpenter receives over
10000 votes in the second district and
not only takes first place in her dis
trict but is also second on the list Of
(! all the candidates In Division A. Mrs
M. E. Price moves up one position In
! this district and Miss Bessie Summers
with a poll of over 1000 votes moves
! up two positionsI6a q.
/ Miss GladystTbompson passes the
10000 mark in the fourth district and
retains her position OF first in her dis
! trict and first in division d. Mr.. Claud
Fox with poll of over 1000 votes
moves up one position in this district
| Miss oolah Floyd makes a big gain
iof over II 900 votes in the fifth district
and retains her position offfirst in neI
district and is today second on the lisi
OF all the candidates in Division b
Mr.. Roy Rutherford makes good gain
Of over 1000 votes in this district and
is to-day in second place in the dis
trict,
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seribers who lave given them
three months subscriptions to ex-
tend their subscriptions to six
months by paying another three
months, these subscriptions will
count toward completing sets.
These subscriptions will also be
known as extension payments and
: on the second payment will be
given enough votes to make up for
the whole time paid fol-. For ex-
ample: A three months subscrip-
ton turned in during the first
period called for 1900 votes. A
six months subscription is now
worth $500 votes so that a second
payment of three months will be
good for 1000 votes. A like in
crease will be allowed en- all ex'
tension payments Of mail SUBJ
scriptions and on extension pay
ments Of a longer period than
three months.
Contestants will be allowed full
credit on this offer on all tine sub.
scriptlons Of this class which they
have turned in since the beginning
of the contest and which have nct
been included in the previous
bonus vote offer.
This is positively the last bonus
vote offer Of any kind to be made
during this contest. During the
last five days Uf the contest only
the regular schedule Of votes as
per the third period will be allow
ed on all subscriptions turned In.
II you want to get the most
votes possible on your subscrip.
tions you will get them In during
this offer.
Next Saturday night also marks tn
md OF the second voting period OF tn
ontest. This schedule will be Above,
N all subscriptions turned in up t
hat time. During the last five day
Il the contest the schedule for tn
bird voting period will be In force AM
10 bonus vote offer of any kind vii
,e made.
Candidates who are intent on VIII
ling one of the fourteen handsom
lrizes offered will do well to boos
heir campaigns now while the mos
'otes are being allowed instead o
Waiting until the last. Get every prom
Sc 10 subscribe fulfilled now. Star
nut today and do as much as You cal
,ach day during the balance OF thi
week. Make every day count for seI
raj subscriptions. Do not put off you
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Miss Lena shaw 49,. 39,2O5
Miss Mary Morgan. ~! .I.... sS,o5o
Miss villa Gaskln Montana. $3.50
Miss Bertha Hayhurst, R. ~. 5000
MIR. Kenneth Swearingen. 2S'SlO
Mrs. NJ r Price. ......... 24.4S5
Miss Clara v. harrington. -. 1880
Mr.. Lewis Burnworth, Houl;,... 1890
Miss Bessie Summers. n. ~. 1850
Miss 1nza Meredith. .....:.... 1876
Mr.. Harvey McETresh, Hoult.. 1880
Mrs. c. B. satterfeld, Hoult... 1875
Miss Katherine DOMAIN. ..... $685.
MIR. Lloyd Murphy. ........ $3.50
Miss Ola BARTLETT ......... 9lSP
Miss Minnie Cumpston. ....... S,l9S
Mrs. Corbett shuttleworth. 49,. S,l96
Mr.. Virgil Watkins. ....... S,1S5
Miss Blanche Vanata. ........ s.1Sb
Miss Beryl Frederick. catawha 1910
iMr. Carl Dawson, Montana. 1856
Miss Mia Powell, o,SAV
Miss Ethel Barnes. ......,.. S,l9b
Mrs. May Alexander. .,..,..,. $3.50
Mr.. Earl Michael. Oils
Miss Esther Stevens. ....... S.145
! Miss Maude Merrifield. ....... $3.50
Miss Floda vanGilder, R. o.. 1886
Miss Della Radcliff, Catawba. 1905
Miss Georgia Bunner R. g.. G,sl5
Nj, FLOYD Morrow. .......... G,6sO
Miss Jessie Morgan, r. &C.,. G,S1o
Miss Opal Radford. ...,....... 6,6S0
Mr.. Raymond satterfeld. $500. $685.
Miss Mildred Snodgrass. $3.50
Mr.. Donzel Snallwood. ...... 6,5GO
Miss Muriel Berry, Il. 3....... 1886
Mr.. Carl Carter, r. /, Catawba 7,5i5
Miss Ruth Merrlfeld, R. &c.. 6,SI5
Miss Mamie Malone, Montana. 1850
lMr. Hugh Meredith, r. S....... $3.50
Mrs. yallie Hawkins, R. 81. $3.50
Mrs. Mtlla Hayhurst, R. Co.. 5.oo5
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nIsrRIcr No. 1.

All of the City of Fairmont included
in the new survey excepting that par:
lying east OF the river.
At least two OF the prizes to 80 10
this district. f2
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f-7 ts4-ts - y ~ stl5tg' IA
DISTRICT NO.
All Of Fairmont dtstFies ontsIde Of
the City Of Falrnopt and alls % Grant
district. ISL
At least two az the prizes 70 81 e
this district.
Miss oolah Floyd, Balrsek VINE 800
Miss Gordia Convict aalac
vile .........,.I,...,.,s: s,ol9
Mr.. Ward Bice, Monongah Il, 2sS
Mr. Roy Rutherford q 81 No
nongah ........ 81, sl,aS5
Mr.. Wade Wall, n: llongali $685.
MissBessie Davis. Monensali $3.50
Miss Mildred Vance Hatehin.
son r., s.ss5
Miss Alice Sixon, shlnn-
ston 4, ..l...'. S,775
Miss Edith Bradley. Middleton 1915
Miss Mary Floyd, BSFracls sille Hel5
Miss Beatrice Hall, fehofgab 1850
Miss Geraldine Hess. chietsou $685.
Miss Carrie Jones, Monoagah ESQ
Miss Goldle Michael, Barfaek
vile 800. - H o.s75
Miss Lena Mcoulleugh, Bar-
rackyille ~. 7,5t5
Miss Grace Robinson, Batracl
Vile .,........s X. I. t5.t.s 3 pidtu
Miss IcIe Williamson. Middle
ton ~. 1890
Miss Edith crostin, Esetsoti .525
Miss Ruth Manley, R. :. Aioheh
gah ....,....t,.,,s'ssi' 4ie-V
Miss Lula Hall, m, atson s,sios
MIR. Clarence Vincent
watson - s.,..te..Iflss4 6piovp
Miss Pearl Nixon, R, Il Watson 40
Mr.. Ray Toothmab, Bartack
vile ........t.......t.6, 49,, qipfu
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M uerscllel Arnett. X, 3,

Mr. Herschel Arnett, H. 81
RlvesYilIe ~, .... ;........ S2'SSSg \,
Mr. Claud Fox, FatrNew .,... 26,S9t5
Miss Iona 1nghian. Fairyiew.. 5000
Miss Ada Hardin, iiivesvI!le... ll,i46
Mr.. Leslie Brock, q, 2, Rlres.
vile 1880. 1905
,{is. stella Amos, Baxter. !. S,S35
Miss Blanch Bllllngslea, Worth.
ipgton ............. 1860
Mr. ]. c. Barracknlan, Farm'g'n $3.50
Miss Madge DrumaSe. Worth.
Ipgton .............. 1885
Mia opal Batson, Fairyiew.. $685.
Miss Georgia BIlliRgsIea, OF
Worthipgton .....,...... s,766
Miss Grace Fuccy, Grant Town 1855
Miss Marie Darrah, Fairvie~.. $3.50
Mr.. Clyde Hugus, Pennington, 1850.
Miss osra Layton, R. 2, niyes-
Vile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9'O3e
Mr. Max R. Michael, Rt, 2,
Rlvesville .................. 1910
Miss Ma1me McKenna, Grant
Town ....... S,S36
Miss Ocie Powell, Pennington. 1870
Miss Ora Pratt, Rivesyille. 1895
Miss Caroline Post, BAXTER. 1850
| Miss Marie Sine, Downs. 1866
Mr. /. R. sturn, Worthtngton.. 1856
Mr. Kennith Smith, Fairview.. 1856
Mr. Clarence Tenant, Fairview GIS95
Miss Dona TetricK, Worthlng-
ton .......... s,7s5
Mr.. Herbert Toothman. Fair.
view 7,5sa
Mr. Jas. Underwood. Fairvlew 7,44O
Miss Nellie Jones, Pennington 1850
Miss Marie Koehler, Farmlngtn 7,545
Miss bessie Brock, n. 8. Farm.
ington 1886
Mr. Lee Yost, R. 2. Pennington G,S45
Mr. C. S. Basnett, FairVie~.... 1856
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VOTING POWER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PRICE oF T
WEST VIREINIAN

The the divided Into three voting d
sasins schedule Positively TARGET
be subscriptions turned In during e inst
period.
allowed both old and subscriptions
PRICES AND VOTES IN THE CITY OF FAIRkaoMTs
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DISTRICT NO. 2.

The First ward d the city Of Fair
mont and all OF Union and Winfield
districts. z
Atleast two Of the prizes to go q
this district
Mrs. Maggie Carpenter r. 81. 40,1lIlc
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I'm THE SECOND PERIOD

NEx SATURDAY. NIGHT ALSO MARKS CLOSE OF THE LAST 30
NUS VOTE OFFER Sc MADE IN THIS coaTE 600 EXTRA
vores ON EACH SET OF FIVE SIX MONTHS susseRlp-
TON TURNED IN. ts s@
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GET YOUR ORDERS IN PROMPTLY.

WEEK 10 PVT FORTH your BEST EFFORTS, BUT START OFT
4T oNcE-LAsr FIVE VOTE coueoN Wilt BE PUBLISHED on
WEDNESDAY.
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25,OOo Extra Votes

Will be allowed on each and
every set Of five six mouths sub
scriptions turned in up to satur
day ricit, February %, the close
Of the second voting period.
Yearly subscriptions will count
as two for six months, two year
subscriptions as four for six
months, etc.
Extension Payments
II candidates can induce sub
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manufactured 100000 rounds of ball
cartridges. Outside of this arsenal we
have four or five commercial firms now
manufacturing just such ammunition
for the Government. These firms have
each been awarded a contract calling
for 100000 rounds, and in time of ne
cessity their total capacity would prob
ably be from 10000 to 100000 rounds
per day. Among these firms are the
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company, Winchester Repeating
Arms Company. United States Cart
ridge Company, and the Peters Cart
ridge Company.
AS we are assured of enough infantry
and cavalry rides. and the az7nunIfion
with which to fight them, our next
thought is Of our supply of ammunition
for artillery. OF such ammunition we
have not enough for the few field guns
on hand, proportionately less for those
that should be on hand, no possible
way of manufacturing enough IN the
entire country if called on to do so
quickly, and no ammunition field trains
with which to carry it to the guns in
action if we had it.
Could anything be more hopeless?
Noe enough field guns to back up our
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army, and not nearly enough ammuni-
ton for those guns which we now have.
Ammunition of this kind is manu-
featured at Frankford Arsenal. The
estimated capacity of that arsenal is
900 rounds per day, running every
hour out of the twenty-four. There are
one or two commercial firms outside of
the Bethlehem Steel Company which
supplies the Government with small
quantities, who could equip themselves
in time so as to augment this amount.
The American and British Manufactur-
ing Company has furnished a limited
number of shrapnel, and could prob
ably be relied upon for assistance. The
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company is authority for the
statement that, given q few months
time, they could equip themselves to
turn out 200 brass cases a day. doub-
ling that capacity in four months.
These cases would have to be assem-
bled with the necessary projectiles and
powder by the Government.
If we could be assured of 900 rounds
from Frankford Arsenal. and 1000
rounds from private firms per day, the
total would amount to 1000 rounds.
One field gun in an average action will
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Reserve Supply of Ammunition for It. Would Be In
sufficient for One Big Engagement andWe Gould
Neither Manufacture 1t in Time Nor Buy It.
Secretary of War Sounds Warning.
(From The Net0 York 7Tnles.)

they could do damage to cities of inn
portance. Some Notifications are so
situated as to give secure rendezvous to
our navy.
In the event of hostilities, with a
f1rst-class power, we should, of course,
rely upon our navy to meet the enemy
on the sea. But country with a more
powerful navy than ours would have US
at great disadvantage. If our entire
sea force was engaged at sea or had
been destroyed, what would prevent a
hostile power from landing an army of
invasion? Surely not our coast fortifi-
cations. These are just the points an
enemy would steer clear Of Admitting
that the enemy could land in the neigh
borhood of Boston, where it would have
well-provisioned community upon
which to subsist; when and how, with
our present methods, could we hope to
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deficiency all types guns,
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IRE from 800 to 500 shots per day. In
Manchuria one gun was credited with
over 600 shots in a day. If, to be con-
Eervative, we figure an average of only
200 rounds per gun in action per day, it
would take only 10 guns to shoot away
our daily output, and If we were to at
tempt to supply 1900 guns in action
with our present facilities, each gun
would receive approximately 1.S rounds
Of ammunition per day. The following
table. based upon the requirements in
field guns Of different types by both
regulars and militia, will give a clear
insight as to the stock of ammunition
now on hand and what should be on
hand. This table calls for only 901
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Running twenty-four hours day,
our arsenals and commercial firms
would take 591 working days to make
up this deficiency If they turned out
1000 rounds per day. Our coast forti-
hcations, as far as guns are concerned,
are pretty well supplied. Ammunition
for this branch of the service is, how
ever, woefully lacking in quantity. The
citizens of this country must not imag-
inc that because our seacoast bristles
with forts, these alone will prevent an
invader from landing troops. Fortifi-
cations are primarily to stop hostile
warships from entering waters where
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A Modern Three-lneh Fiela oun IN Action.

Inasmuch as years would be-reGuired
to give our army the necessary back
bone of artillery 1t behooves us to set
the wheels in motion now. Our infan-
try and cavalry can be increased speed
lily as compared with artillery. AS re-
CARDS rifles and ammunition for these
two branches, we are reasonably well
prepared. Gen. Crozier, Chief Of Ord
nance, at a recent hearing before the
Military Committee stated that he ex-
pected to have on hand by Dec. 81, 1912.
6S9,000 of the latest model rifles. We
have considerable ammunition on hand
for such rifles. During the year 1911
the. Frankford Arsenal at Philadelphia
Firing Coast Defense Mortar ~
Battery
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can do the same again with anybody OF
EARTH"
The so-called facts of history are
sometimes misleading. As to the war
of the Revolution, it took 395, ,25S regu-
lars, volunteers, and militia to defeat
England's 150,605 soldiers. England
had another war on her hands at the
same time, and found it necessary to
hire some of her troops. Cannon in
those days amounted to little as COM
pared with modern field gun, and the
many different kinds of destruction
they now infict. 1t is true, however,
that America did we'll to defeat any
body of any size at that time.
In the war of 1912 we employed 527,-
654 regulars and militia against Eng
lish and Canadian forces amounting to
about $4,000, or about ten to one. Dur
ing the Mexican war our regulars and
militia numbered 104.556, against Mex
ico's $4,000. Our more recent war, that
with Spain, cannot be taken seriously
as an Indication Of what we could ac-
complish against a first-class power.
TO return to the present, it might be
consistent to say a word or two about
the marksmen of this country. Just
because a rife team of twelve or if
teen members outshoots, year after
year, the teams of other nations, we
must not think that the average Amer
lean has mastered the gun. 1t has been
proved that game hunters and other
sportsmen are at first not at all prof.
cient in the use of the military rife.
We have hundreds of thousands Of men
who have never shot a rife in their
lives.
In England there are over 5000 rifle
clubs, civilian as well as military
Shooting is becoming a great sport in
that country, and in the event of war
it is doubtful if an enemy would ever
conquer by superior rife fire. Austria
liza and other British colonies are tax
ing pattern after the mother country
and are developing rife shooting even
among the very young boys. Other ma
tions are making rapid strides in
craftsmanship, but are not necessarily
turning out experts.
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( In America there are probably fewer
than 200 rife clubs. We are not, in
true sense, a shooting nation, al
though the National Rifle Association
is doing everything to make US one.
1t is gratifying to learn, however, that
rifle practice is on the Increase. Al
| though England for some years has
been unable to defeat our teams OF
eight, ten or twelve men, it would be
safe to wager that an English rifle
team, composed of 10000 or more, could
easily outshoot an American team OF
equal numbers
Congress is fully aware of the situa-
ton as it is to-day. That body has
been informed time and time again by
high officials in the army Of our de-
fciencies down to the smallest detail.
In the event of serious trouble the War
Department must not be censured for
military disasters brought about by any
lack of preparedness. The officers OF
that Department have begged and Inn
plored for appropriations and the au-
thority to do things, but their efforts
have produced but little.
War Is a terrible calamity, one OF the
most awful things a nation may eX-
perience. 1t costs lives, money, and
prosperity, and yet the average Amer
lean citizen believes this country inn
mune from 1t. Our position may we'll
be compared to that of house owner
who carries too little fire insurance.
He saves big premiums for years, but
when a fire does come and wipes him
out, Il is too late to place more In
surance, and he suffers in consequence.
Americans must realize that IL war
ever comes to us and finds US In our
present condition, it will be too late for
Congress to make appropriations, too
late for the arsenals and commercial
firms to start manufacturing field guns
and ammunition Then all our wealth,
our resources, our intelligence, viii
count for naught; and the invading en-
envy upon whon we may look down
now as being ineffective and not com
parable with ourselves, viii walk into
the United States just because he has
a full equipment of guns, sufficient
supply of ammunition, and a trained
body of artiIlerists 10 do the firing.
Ought we not to begin paying our peace
insurance premiums noT1
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a million, yes, FIVE million Americans
would rise to the occasion and drive
out an army of invaders; but how are
these five millions of men to make any
showing against an organized body of
trained soldiers, If they are not supplied
with field guns and ammunition? Our
forces would unquestionably suffer ut
ter rout Mt the hands OF the enemy's
artillery alone.
The citizen who reads this may ex-
claim "Bosh! Look at what we have
done in past wars. We licked the Eng
Iish twice, vanquished the Mexicans,
and finished Spain up in no time. We
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n VOW many American citizens
have given serious thought to
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