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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
C, a. HOUSE MUSIC CO..
Jacobs Building, Monroe St.. !.
PERSONALS
NJ PEOPLE NJ
AS THEY CONE AND co

George Miller, Luther Davis, Writ
Faust and Merle Miller who will be
students at the University of WiscOn
sin this winter, went to Conneilsyille,
Fa., last evening leaving over the
Pennsylvania lines for Chicago en-
route to Madison.
Messrs. c. R. Neill, of Tulsa, Okla,
and W. L. Neill, of Elizabeth, W. Va,
are guests at the home of their moth
er, Mrs. ]. r. Neil on Chestnut
street.
Misses Cilda Smith and Mae Sulli-
van, teachers in the NlOrganlowI!
High school, spent Saturday in the
city.
Miss Helen Russell, Of Morgan
town, spent Saturday in the city.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, Miss Mary Russell, who spent
Sunday there.
Mrs. Harry Higginbotham, of
Shinnston, was In the city Saturday.
Miss Blanche Smith is spending a
few weeks on Cheat river.
Miss Lena Bartlett, Of Farming
ton, was in the city Saturday after.
noon. !
Mrs. ]. L. PAUL and grandson,
George W. Smith, who had spent the
past several weeks in Terra Alta,
where the, latter was recovering from
a severe illness, returned home Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. Gene Hutton and daughter,
Mrs. o. A. Gribble, of Beverly, are the
guests of'relatiyes In the city.
Miss nellie Gordon will return to-
night from Meyersdale, Pa, where
she had spent Sunday with relatives.
Misses Sarah and nellie Thomas,
of Muyersdale, Pa. are the guests
Of Mr.. James Phillips and family on
Fifth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E, A. Sewers and
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. English. of Shame
kin, Pa, are the guests Of relatives in
the city.
Miss Halle Martin will go to Phil
ippi tomorrow to spend q week with
lher sister, Mrs, L. D. Gall.
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Nothing Left
But Fragments
FOUR MEN BLOWN TO PIECES
WHEN GELATINE HOUSE
EXPLODES.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. %. :
Four workmen we're killed and one
injured Oy an explosion today in the
gela;Ine house of the Dupont pow der
works at Gibbstown, n! j., near
here.
The bodies of the killed were sim.
ply obliteratcd. According to work
men the largest part of any OF tho
roar found was a hand. The lnjur-
Ell men vi probably die.
Gully oar men wcree mp '!el III
the stlatii I building.
Officials Ct the companr said tina,
na tna will ever know wmrt cause
the explosion. The shock was felt
tlro 'ehoTt southern New 'PrSty,
Philadelphia. and other places L..
tween here and Chester. IL.
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TRACK AND FIELD MEET
TO BE HELD HERE OCT. rs

At a meeting held here by the
magnates Of the Monongahela Valley
High School association it was de-
cided to hold fall track and field
meet at South Side park, Saturday,
October 25. A few of the members
of the league will not have football
teams this fall, and for this reason
no football schedule was adopted as
league affairs. The applications OF
Weston and Buckhannon high
schools for membership in the Mon.
ongahela Valley league were refused
but both schools were given permits
sion to enter full teams in the track
meet here next month. The schools
represented at the meeting were
Clarksburg, Warrington, Morgan
town, Grafton, .shinnston and Fair
mont,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
Golden Wedding.

!. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan D. Orr. two
OF the best known residents Of the
city, to-day passed the fiftieth ami
yersary of their marriage. The event
was celebrated quietly at their home
in the First ward. Mr.. Orr was for
merly mayor of Fairmont. having
been the first mayor elected after
the admission of the First ward into
the city limits. Mrs. Orr was former
ly Miss Isabella Henry, a daughter
of Lawrence Henry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
ONE DEAD, TWO DYING
is JOY RIDES RESULT.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-One
man is dead and two Others are dying
as the result of Joy ride on Market
street in an auto which was Dor
Iowed" without permission from the
owner, a resident Of the Bellevue
hotel, early to-day. The
machine hit a steel post Of the Gle
waited structure, hurting the oceu-
pants from their seats and demoiish-
ing the machine.
The car which was the property OF
j. c. stattery, was driven by his
chauffeur, Joseph Hickey, 10 years
old, He, and Thomas White were
badly injured. Rertrauf Pride was
killed,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
THE OLD ADAGE.

Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast" We are headquarters
for the wonderful AUTo-the king
of Player Pianos. Recognized by the
government and used on nearly 81
per cent of our war vessels.
1t brings joy into the home and
makes a musician of each member Of
the family. Sold under positive guar
antee, on easy payments, without in
terest. While visiting the Fair come
in and hear this marvellous instru-
ment. Make our store your head
quarters while in the city.
Courteous treatment extended to
all.
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Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. Lola Book, Of Pennington,
w. Va, was given the surprise Of
hcr life Sunday, Sept. 81, 1918,
when birthday dinner was arrang-
ed for by her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Brown, in honor of her flfty-fourth
birthday. Mrs. Book was induced To
spend Saturday night with her
brother, A. B. Morgan, and during
her absence everything was put In
readiness for the reception. About
20 o'clock Sunday morning she re-
turned to find about twenty of her
friends in possession of her home
and dinner in full progress.
The following were present: Mrs.
Jane Ice. of Gray's Flat; Mrs. Belle
Floyd, Mrs. MOllie Veach, Mr.. ami
Mrs. a. B. Morgan, Mr.. and hrs. a.
u. Parrish and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Moore and daughter,
Nellie, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert MOI gan,
and Mrs. Sophia Martin.
Aunt Lola was the recipient of
rlany beautiful presents and n sur
prise that will long be remembered.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
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Statement
'CcOntinuec nom Page ons.l

the administration will maintain es-
pecially in the present circumstances
as lone of absolute impartiality,"
aud added that it would only talks
precautions to prevent any disturb,
ance OF public peace and order and
would suppress any effort in that
direction.
The president said he would use
the army. II necessary, to keep order,
tut pointed out that the army in such
event could not be said to be dis.
charging a duty imposed by politics,
hut would be acting solely for the
maintenance of democratic institu'
lions. J
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
Sails for South America,

Robert Sullivan, who with his wife
and sons lave heen in the city visit
ing relatives left last night for New
York and on Wednesday will sail for
South America having been trans
ferred there by the Standard Oil 20,
from Roumania where he had spent
several years. Mrs. Sullivan and suns
will remain for several weeks at the
home of Mr.. NJ. Ford on Fairmont
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
THREE SAILORS ARE DROWNED
Tug Runs Down Power Boat of Tor
pedo Destroyer Mccall.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Sept. %. =,
Three of the crew of the United
states torpedo destroyer McCail
.were drowned in the harbor late last
night. when the tug seaboard colIid-
cd with the destroyer's power cut
Ter in which four sailors who Haa
been on shore leave, were returning
10 the Mccall. :,
Seaman Thompson was saved ny
thc tugs boats. He said tho names
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22
Condition Is Grave.

E. ]. Eddy, of Bula, MOnongalla
county, who on Saturday suffered u
stroke of paralysis, has not regained
consciousness and his condition is
grave. Mrs. Jess LeMasters went to
Yula this afternoon called by his ILL
ness.
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Tn Neu Ynrk

DR.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Christie and
daughter, Mrs. James Thompson,
left last night for New York where
they will spend a week. Mrs. Chris
tie will so on to Boston to spend IL
few weeks with her son, Carney
Christie,
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Mission Society.

The Womah's Home and Foreign
Circle of the First Baptist
church will meet on Thursday at the
Mrs. Minor Durham and
Mrs. S. E. Miller vii! be hostesses.
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To Ohio.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Morton Black
leave tonight for Brownsville, Ohio,
to attend reunion of the family of
Mr.. Black.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-22

Kings Daughters Meeting.
The Isabella Davis circle Of Kings
Daughters will meet tonight at 1880
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Fred
Helnlick on Fairmont avenue.
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We Have Opened The FloodtGates Letting
In a Torrent Of New Goods

Hrdeys
o
9TH
pendna lake this store au
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04

yeas. Seen:i. 'ly. I've r"appearancc
of the chinch bug as a scourge is as
ISOLATED with the periodical droughts.
Past records show that it also tends
to move eastward 1t usually first
appears as pest in Kansas and in a
year or two begins to attract atten-
tion In Missouri, and later. in the
states east to Ohio.
Record Of Present Outbreak.
This is the third year the present
outbreak has attracted attention in
Missouri, and even four years ago it
was at work in Kansas. Two years
ago tt WAS scarce, though tn some
cases it did injury to wheat in the
west-central counties of the state
Last year it had advanced across Mis-
souri, and was attracting attention in
Illinois. The main injury last year
was in the west-central Counties,
though some occurred in central and
north-central counties.
Development and Life Cycle.
The chinch bug lives through the
winter as mature insect in open
fields and meadows which are heavily
covered with sod and trash. It also
lives in woods, under leaves, in corn
shock, In straw, wsedy fence rows
and other protected places. With q
mild winter like the past practically
all the chinch bugs live through, and
arc rAadv tn f1v in search Of food in
early spring. They usually first at
tack wheat, though not infreQuently
they will injure the early corn.
These "winterover adults" suck sap
from the plant for time and then be-
gin to lay small eggs at the base Of
wheat plants, and from these hatch
small, active, red bugs which also be-
gin sucking sap. As a rule, these
young bugs are just about mature
when the wheat is cut, and, being de-
prived Of the sap Of wheat plants,
they move on foot to corn fields,
meadows and other growing crops.
Those which reach corn soon com.
.plete their growth and lay eggs for a
second brood of young, which feed on
the sap Of corn and mature and later
go into winter quarters.
What Can BE Done?
In the early part of the year, while
the chinch bugs are feeding upon the
wheat, the farmer must stand by and
see his crops destroyed. But when
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04

second half in the same manner as
the first was put up. 1t is well to
leave the center pole resting on the
concrete floor and extend it by adding
another piece.
The second half of the studding
should be spiked to the first with a
lap of about two feet. After plumb.
ing and staying in place, the sheeting
and lath are put on, and finally, after
removing the temporary platform, the
middle is completed by putting on the
sheetiig and lath. Care must be
taken that no wide cracks are left.
PLASTERING-Th wall of the
silo is plastered to a depth of about
one inch (about one-half inch over the
lath) with rich, well-mixed mortar
made from three parts of sharp, clean,
coarse sand or finely crushed stone
and one part of Portland cement. The
mortar should be about as thick as
that ordinarily used in plastering a
house.
OSOASo." Jul uOOIo "a . Su11lClCll
for 30-foot silo, and five are enough
for a 36.foot silo. Ordinarily the bot
tom of the first door will come about
two and half feet above the sill.
The doors are two and half feet
high and four feet is allowed between
doors.
THE ROOF.-It is generally agreed
that the siiage is preserved just as
well without roof. However, as a
matter of looks, it is generally sup.
piled. A plate similar to the lower
sill is put around the top of the silo
on top of the studding. The roof is
usually made IN the same manner as
the roof of house, except the rafters
are put up in conical form and no
joists are put in. The roof boards are
put on in short lengths, and shingles
or some other good roofing material
put on top. A properly made door
must be left to the roof through which
to fill the silo.
SIDING.-Although somewhat ex-
pensive. galvanized sheet metal
makes good siding. Probably the
most practical plan, however. is to
put on some hoops and nail ordinary
boxing lumber to them. The hoops
are made Of three thicknesses Of the
sheeting material put around the out
side Of the silo every four feet, being
careful not to cross doors. One thick
ness b put on at time. The joints
must break to insure strength. The
boxing lumber is put on vertically and
nailed to the hoops.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04

Probably the best type Of the cheap
silos il the Gurler. 1t has advantages
which make 1t compare favorably in
many localities with the concrete silo.
It d not only much cheaper than the
concrete silo. hut when properly con-
structed lasts through long period
OF time and preserves the silage In
good condition.
The Gurler silo II built much like
the wal OF . frame house, except that
1t u round. and has lining Of boards
running around 1t somewhat like the
hoops Of \ barrel, which give it
strength to resist the great pressure
Of the silage.
The cement plaster. with which
this silo is lined, protects the frame
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04

N THE LATH.-Although somewhat
expensive, the sheet steel or expand.
ed steel lathing found on the market
is the best for the purpose. But .ordi.
narily the same material as the sheet
ing ripped into inch and one-half
widths and beveled on the edges is
used. These are nailed on top of the
sheeting so as to break joints, cover
ing cracks whenever possible and
leaving a suitable space for clinching
the mortar.
THE UPPER HALF.-When the
sheeting and lath have been put on
to within about q yard of the top of
the first length Of studding, tenn
porary platform or trestle may be laid
to enable the workmen to erect the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04
WHEAT SMUT TREATMENT
SHOULD BE IMMERSED IN A FOR.
MALIN SOLUTION.
BY N. E. Miller, Professor q Asron'
omy In the College Of Agriculture,
University Of Missouri.

Prepare q solution a. follows: Mix
one pound of commercial formalin
40 per cent? with 10 or 80 gallons
OF water IN barrels. This formalin
can be secured At practically any drug
store. Divide the solution between
two barrels and pour Z bushel Of seed
into barrel No. !. Stir with . stick
thoroughly. The smutted grains will
rise 10 the top and must bs skimmed
OF. Ppur the liquid into barrel No. 2.
leaving Ne s4sd in the other barrel.
Dump the seed out on ths barn door
and allow to dry. Again divide the
liquid between the two barrels, pour
Id another bushel and proceed ~ be-
fore.
This solution kills the spores Of tie
smut adhsring to the healthy grains
and tie had: grains may b separated
BY the G1imningo6 process.
The Wheat shoald bs thoroaehIy dry
before It b sacksd.. II placed IN sacks
from which Il was taksn thee. too.
should b immefssd b he 1uenalin
solutioa. h drying IT, v6eak y
spread n TIN layers A. Turned ssca-
sioaally. IS .ss
The DurmAlln solutioa = bolsoaoos
g eoesa1aabls gunattt3ee. ~ q
|iis1Si p II = - 4 m - lA31re,
- = lslfu11 - =.
T. s<35. 1911 L = 3. z.z-ss
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cred the most nutritious grain grown
In North America.

LuMfer matchss-that 10, matches
topped with Nh explosive substance
that bursts into tlame on being struck
-wefe mt used about 1884. Many
improvements have been made In
match1o dnee then. the most import
ant q Nhich was the Invention Of the
saSsQ ateh, sfriking . the box
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and before they move on to the corn
field, there Is chance to prevent in
jury to the corn or other crop.
BARRlERS.-The latter part Of
June or early In July the chinch bugs
are obliged to search for q new sup.
ply Of food. and, as most of them are
yet without wings, they migrate on
foot, so that barriers placed around
the infested fields help greatly. There
are two good types of barriers the
dust and the oil or tar barriers. The
aim is to destroy as many of the bugs
Of the first brood as possible and to
prevent their getting into other crops
to rear the second broods, which lives
through the winter.
Dust Barriers.-The dust barriers
are very effective and easily main.
tanned SO long as rain does not inter.
fore. The plan Is to keep a supply Of
fine, dry, hot dust over which the
bugs attempt to crawl during the hot
part of the day. The heat destroys
many, and the fine, dust closes the
breathing pores and smoshers those
not overcome by the heat.
A dust barrier can be made by
blowing strip 10 Or Is feet wide and
thoroughly working it until fine dust
mulch is formed. 1t is best to plov
before the ground gets too dry and
hard and then be ready to work it
when the bugs begin to migrate. Dur.
ing the migration period, which may
last from one to two weeks, it is nee
cssary that a brush, harrow or other
device be dragged back and forth over
the strip to keep the dust stirred up
from about 10 O'Clock until 4 in the
afternoon, when the bugs are most
active.
Oil or Tar Barriers.-Dust barriers
are all that we need during dry
weather, but in case of rain we must
establish an oil or tar barrier. A
thick, viscid road oil similar to No. z
of the Standard Oil company gives
even better results than the tar. Be.
fore applying the oil, a low, we'll
packed ridge should be formed. Then
by using an ordinary sprinkling can
with the sprinkler removed, or, better
still, by attaching a hose to a barrel
of oil, one can run a narrow line of
oil along the ridge. This line must
be kept fresh by adding more oil from
time to time. At first it may be nee
essary to add the oil twice a day, but
later only once in two or three days.
The line Of oil should not be more
than an inch wide.
Post holes every rod or 80 on the
side Of the line next to the infested
field will help to trap the swarms of
migrating bugs, where they can be
killed by means Of Z little coal oil. A
mile of this kind of barrier can be
maintained throughout the migrating
period for less than IS.
Winter Burning.
II farmers will cooperate in fight
ing the bugs with the barriers during
the summer, few will succeed in
reaching corn or other crops, and
those can be killed by sprinkling with
strong soap suds or tobacco tea, or
by burning with a flame. But where
careful summer work is not done
swarms Of bugs will be collected dur
ing the fall in meadows and pastures,
in bunch grass and other grasses and
hedges, under leaves and other pro.
lection.
All such harboring places should be
burned over in the early winter, when
1t is dry and the wind is not too
strong. This does away with the
swarms which fly to wheat in the
spring.
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, 80 j !
The one insect Of vital Importance
70 the farmers Of Missouri this year is
the chinch bug. 1t has destroyed
much Of the wheat and seems certain
to destroy q great deal Of the corn in
the badly infested counties OF the
state this year. The loss to agricul-
ture ia sure to amount to millions of
dollars in this state alone.
Like most of our insect pests, the
chinch bug is destructive for few
years and then it seems to disappear
for many years. In reality it is with
us all the time, though in reduced
numbers, and when few seasons
come which especially favor it 1t be-
comes a scourge for three or four
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Butler High School
WILL OPEN September 1, 1919
Reasons for Attending our School

--You have completed the school Is it
worth while seek the additional preparation for your
fes work offered by first class high SCHOOL, Are the
advantages of such training worth the sacrifice of your
time and money?
"A high school training pays first because of the social
prestige that it gives AS rule the positions of hon.
and trust the positions that consider worth
while held by those persons who have had the adj
vantage of the training of some good educational ns.
tuition good education the equivalent of years of
social experience
"a high school training necessary good
ciety In these days but the well educated
enter the best society unless he be very rich.
"A good training in history and literature fits for
higher mental plane of living Our of living
and thinking influenced most by the lives and works
of others The ability to properly good books will
bring the influences of the lives and works of the
best of all ages.
5-The BREAD and Butter" viewpoint is not the
worthy but it is practical common, and conclusive for
most of us. The Chicago Board of Education in
junction with the Association of Commerce collected
statistics upon the value of high school training.
They found at the age of leaving high school, the
school trained boy received $500 week than the
UNFRAMED At the age of 81 years the school trained
Iaborer received $226o more than the unframed. This
that the increase of salary for the school trained
the unframed for the first four years after leaving
high school, or for year at the age of 90, would
have paid for four years in high school.
6-Can you afford not to take high school training? If
you going, you find SO many advantages in any
other high school as the Butler High School?
JOHN o. HENDERSON,
Superintendent
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oughly moist and then spread out to
dry. The solution will not penetrate
the grains in the "stinking smut" of
wheat. however. The bad grains must
be removed. ..--=- .-
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work from the moisture of the silage
so that the timbers are not subject tc
the swelling and contraction common
to the stave silo.
Cost of GurIer Si1o.
The Gurler silo is especially adapt.
cd to those parts of Missouri where
there is still local supply of native
lumber, which furnishes cheap
building material. The cost ranges
from $1.75 to 81 per ton capacity. A
100-ton silo will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 5000. The dimensions of a
AOO-ton silo are approximately "a feet
high by IA feet across.
Method of Construction.
The foundation of the silo is made
of concrete. In building this pit is
dug two or three feet deep and a
concrete wall is made in this to ex-
tend q foot above the ground. Blocks
of two-by-fours are laid around on top
before the concrete has set, with
large spikes running into the con.
crete. This forms q solid sill and
helps to anchor the silo.
The studdings are made of two
lengths Of two-by-four lumber spiked
together at the middle. and are erect
Cd two feet apart. If the diameter
and height of the silo are more than
about Is feet by % feet, it is advisa-
BILE to either use two-by-six lumber or
set the studding only Is inches apart.
Two pieces of two-by-four lumber
spiked together to make q four-by-four
ls used al . center pole to tie the
studding to while they are being set
up. Each separate stud is toe-nailed
to the center Of . section of the sill
In the concrete foundation. Only the
lower half of the studding is put up
first. The second piece Is spiked on
after the lower half of the silo is
nearly complete and needs no bracing.
The studding is plumbed with car
penter's level and tied In position tenn
porarily with small scraps of oil lum-
Der.
Putting On the sheeting.
When the lower half of the stud
ding has been tied In position the
sheetinE. which IL one-haf inch lum-
ber. made BY ripping one-by-four or
onebysix lumber. = nailed horizon
tally On the inside of the studding,
taking care to break joints. The
sheeting shoald b nailed on from the
Foundation 10 within about Q yard Of
the top Of the studding and then the
hath put On.