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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
APPEAL
TO PRESIDENT
The Common Carriers Ask for Re-
lief President Wilson Directs
Attention Of Public 70

Attention Of Public 20
Their Needs.
The committee of railroad execu.
ttves, headed by Mr.. Frank Trumbull.
representing thirty-1ve of the leading
railroad systems Of the nation, recent
ly presented to President Wilson .
memorandum briefly reviewing the diff
ficulties nov confronting the railroads,
of the country and asking for the CO.
operation Of the governmental authori-
ties and the public in supporting rail-
road credits and recognizing an emer-
gency which requires that the rail-
roads be given additional revenues.
. The memorandum recites that the
European war has resulted in general
depression Of business on the Ameri-
can continent and in the %dislocation
of credits at home and abroad. With
revenues decreasing and interest rates
increasing the transportation systems
Of the country face a most serious
crisis and the memorandum is a
strong presentation of the candle
burning at both ends and the perils
that must ultimately attend such q
con1agration when the flames meet
is apparent to all. In their general
discussion the railroad representa-
tives say in part: by reason of leg
islation and regulation by the federal
government and the forty-eight states
acting independently Of each other, as
well as through the action Of a strong
public opinion, railroad expenses in
recent years have vastly increased.
No criticism is here made of the gen.
eral theory of governpental regula-
ton, but on the other hand, no in
genuity can relieve the carriers of ex-
penses created thereby"
President Wilson. in transmitting
the memorandum of the railroad
presidents to the public, character
ICES it as "a lucid statement OF plain
truth" The president recognizing
the emergency as extraordinary, con.
tinuing, said in part:
You ask me to call the attention
of the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped in every possible
"a w PAtVoLO NOVPOA olAV0
effort or by the action. wherever
feasible o. governmental agencies, and
| am glad to do so because l think
the neeu very real"
The conference was certainly q
fortunate one for the nation and the
president is to be congratulated for
opening the gate to a new world Of
effort in which everyone may cooper.
ate.
There are many important prob
lens in our complex civilization that
will yield to cooperation which will
not lend themselves to arbitrary rul.
ings Of commissions and financing
railroads is one Of them. The man
with the money 10 q factor that can.
not Re eliminated from any business
Transaction and the public 10 an inter.
ested party that should always be con-
suited and happily the president has
invited all to participate In the solus
ton Of our railroad problemA r
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Chute For Coal Bin.

To make n coal bin 30 that the con.
tents will not run out on the door every
time some Of It is taken out. an In
clined board should be fastened In the
bin. as shown This board must be 80
long that. when its upper end is fas
tened about fifteen inches above the
bottom of the box. the lower end will
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
.Ne.. el.tina Methed,

q process for depoattinR metals Of any
character permanently upon almost
any lnaolnble surface BY electricity.
zinc. lead and tin being ufed q easily
o. silver. nickel q copper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Leeomstisn.

"Her dress," said one Of the men,.
looking at her a. she went past, ~ %
awkward she can hardly walk"
"And yet her complexion" replied
the Other; (which 3 much ttghtoe ana
thicker, . running."-Lita.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Every Woman
Needs
Today's Magazine

Because Today's is help
ing, inspiring and enter
tanning over SOC, 600
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loving as mag
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Every number of Today's you miss
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now.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01

a canard seems % be an u~ncens0red.
report that one nation makes regard
Ing an0thsr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Pleased Her.

Pleased Her.
Jack proposed to me in such an orig.
inal way"
How dear!"
He asked me IL I would permit him
to add another engagement ring to my
.uiiectiOn."- vi Boston Transcript
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Il IL wen to remember that threaten.
ed evils are subject to postponement.
The fashionable colors for football
players this year are black and blue.

Money b one thing everybody 10
after. and YET It always gets left be
hind.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Modern Antique.

Lady-Are your antiques all genu-
inc! Dealer-Yes. madam: we guaran-
te. them absolutely. IAdy-Weil. alt
our furniture Ia antique, and I wish to
get q genuine antique Louis XIV. car
pet sweeper!-London telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
Che ~
eternal
e. Years
The eternal years Of God are hers.
William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant.
copyright. 1914. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
HE years are building blocks
~ for Time,
The architect, who round
by round
Makes Truths most ancient temple
climb
Toward heaven from the lowlier
ground
Men prate and preach Of evil days;
The world is mad with money lust;
The cities walk in sinful ways,
And Truth 10 trampled to the dust
But he who sees the aeons sweep
He knows the littleness Of Lies,
He hears the deep respond to deep
And knows that Truth shall always
rise.
For lust and sophistry and cant
Are but the larvae Of q day
Their span is brief; their space Is
scant.
The years shall sweep them ill
away
Eternal years Of God! To Truth.
Who ages not nor yields to fate,
But holds her fresh immortal youth,
We know the years are consecrate.
We know that Gods eternal years
Are Truths, and round by round
they rise
Az Time, the architect uprears
The temple always toward the
RobERTUS LOVE.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01

Most people have too much OF what
they don't want and too little Of what
they do.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01
The heyday of youth isn't in it with
the pay day Of manhood.
For a wal that nobody started It has
developed into quite q scrap.
II you must fret and worry get away
BY yourself. They are catching.
Maybe Sherman didn't say it, but
that won't stop the photographers.

II you cannot meet adversely with
smile give It a Jack lantern grin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01

when we begin to dig up the virtues
Of a friend we soon bury all faults.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01

OF INDUSTRY 10 the D6ck IL
legs Of poverty?
Women and Children First.
The census enumerators tell III that
Of the 1914, 900 women who work in the
fields as farm hands 100000 are six.
teen years Of age and under. What Is
the final destiny Of q nation whose fu.
ture mothers spend their girlhood days
behind the pillow. pitching hay and
hauling manure. and what is to become
Of womanly culture and refinement
that grace the home, charm society
and enthuse man to leap to glory in
noble achievements II u daughters
are raised in the society Of the OF and
the companionship Of the pillow?
III that strata between the ages OF
sixteen and forty-nve are $4,000 WON.
en- working as farm hands and many
Of them with sucking babes tug.
sing at their breasts, % drenched
h perspiration. they WELD the scythe
and guide the pillow. What 10 10 b.
come Of that nation whore poverty
breaks the crowns OF the queens Of
the home; despair hurls . mothers
love from it, throne ana hunger drives
innocent children from the schoolroom
to the noe?
The census bureau shows that 16b,.
900 Of these women arc forty.0ve
years Of age and over. There 10 no
moro pitiful sight In civilization than
these sanity mothers ol lsrael stopped
with age. drudgtng n Tie 1eld from
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-01

1-s-i-3-i4-i--fj-3-4-s-*+
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
NO5CHR|STMAS
TRUCEFORIMEN
N !. ! { 4 4 | 5
However No Important En-
gagements'are'in Pro-
gresss Anywhere I,e s.
RUSSIANS m PERSIA
They; are Pressing Forward
to Make a Juncture With
the British Column.


LONDON, Dec. 24.-Many isolated
engagements on various fronts I. has
upset predictions of a universal
Christmas truce, ~.
/. Nothing OF great Importance how.
ever, has developed. From Galicia
the Russians report success in an &C.
ton against the Austrlansf near Trem.
bolla, where there Ahas been an in.
dication recently that the Austrians
and Germans are seeking to strength.
en- their lines. Z
Although no ;activitysis reported on
the Mesopotamian front the Russians
are advancing steadily In Persia q III
an effort ito link their forces, with
those of,their British allies.
On Hartman's 1Weilerhopf the
French claim to have their gains on, a
front of one mile, but admit they
have been compelled to fall back. The
Germans asserted they had retaken
the lost ridge witt; the capture of a
large number of prisoners.
Special dispatches to london pa.
'pers state the Bulgariansl are prepar.
ing to invade. Greek territory in an
effort to ,expell, the allies from Salon:
Xxi. The Entente forces are engaged
in. Strengthening their position and
express confidence there jsSno immed:
iate prospect of an offensive against
them. II
Parliament adjourned without re-
iceiving4 the figures concerning the
Earl of Derbs's recruiting plan; but
on re.assembling after the holidays
the members will have the facts in
regard: to question whether conscrip-
.tion Is necessary.
! Replying ito a written question: by
p. AZ Molteno, member, of the House
of Commons Premier Asatitf today
gave the total British casualties to
Decembers9, as :52S, 227 ~ Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24

'"I positively will not be a candidate.
NO, not; IL nominated unanimously"
Asked IL he, considered any OF Penn.
Isylyania's native sons OF presidential
caliber, he replied that this state has
many great citizens, but that will pick
no candidates.
I Tin through with politics." he re.
peated. " z
He praised Henry Ford, who is one
OF hid best friends, lie said.
|, Besides, I have the greatest regard
for q man who. acts in tho capacity
OF a. peacemaker,," he added. The for.
'mer President looked older than on
his last visit to this city. His cold,
which was unusually severe seemed
better. His reticence' disappeared
when politics was 'shelved for matri.
mony. ~ g f7,5i
"Ah.a he said snow what finer
Christmas present could a bachelor
receive than a nice bride? l con-.
slider myself a practical man when 1t
comes to marriage, mot that. wish 10
appear. conceited, butt really am very
sensible. | demonstrated It when |
married as aiyoung man. and in my
selection. Every bachelor who Is con.
firmed should change his mind and
become sensible"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
new CAMPAIGN
AGAINST KISSING.
Pennsylvania Health Com
mission Says it Spreads
Deadly Grip.

The anti:kissing campaign started by
the Marion county board OF health for
the purpose Of preventing the spread
Of tuberculosis and other contagious
diseases has been extended through
out the entire state of, Pennsylvania,
according toYa telegram from Harris.
burg, the capital of the state
Samuel G.: Dixon, state health COM
missioner Of PENNSYLVANIA, yesterday
Issued a special. bulletin, suggesting
that everybody should stop kissing for
a while ii order to check on on I cpl.
demic OF grippe which is raging
throughout Pennsylvania, especially in
Philadelphia, where 1t is causing many
deaths. '9'ss
DIR. Dixon. however, is somewhat
less drastic In his bulletin than is DR..
LIN. Yost, the Marion county health
officer. DR. Dixon only presumes to ask
the people lof Pennsylvania to refrain
from kissing for q short time until
the epidemic'o of grippe is under control
while DR.: Yost seeks to- abolish kiss
ing permanently. In his official warn.
ing againt kissing DR.. Dixon says:
If you have the grip and kiss some
body, he or. she Supposedly. she) will
contract the malady; and II you
haven't got the grip and kiss some.
body, he tor. she will load you UP with
the grip: from, which you may die, for
the disease is very contagious"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24

Id H. . T.. z j.
PHILADELPHIA. : Dec. %. Former
President Howard Taft, who was in
the city for about seven. hours. smiled
broadly when he was asked IT he
thought Colopel7 Roosevelt would be
a candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination. He declared = he
was out Of politics; forever, and Incl.
dentally ,ag:eed that 1t would be a
good thing for every bachelor to take
a bride for a Christmas present. The
former President come here from
South Bend, Ind, where he spoke on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Taft was met at, the station by
"a delegation OF Allentown citizens,
who escorted him to the Lehigh coun.
,ty city later in the day On his ar.
rival in the-city Ne. Taft was escorted
to. the, Belieyue.Stratforfl, where an
informal luncheon was served. I. 49,
How do ! know" he replied when
asked II Colonel Roosevelt would. in
his opinion. become the Republican
candidate for the presidency. And
smile Of long duration was his an.
swer when he was questioned as to
the appropriateness Of such selec-
,tion.
Tim through with politics." he said,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Fried toSteal+ Kiss;
Auto Took a .Header

e. y
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 24.-"He tried
to kiss me while he was running the
automobile. said Miss Marie Baier,
aged 16, OF 121 South Seventeenth
street, yesterday In explaining to the
police the mishap. In which. he. and
Dr.,J A., Munster, aged 81; of 1903 Car.
son street, were slightly injured. 80
The! accident occurred on the Giant
boulevard, near Twenty.eighth street,
about noon yesterday, the machine
crashing through fence and turning
over several times before 1t landed
in the West Penn Fairgrounds $50
down q steep, incline. The couple
were taken to the West Penn Hospital
where their injuries were dressed
and we're then9taken tolthe Penn(aye.
nue$policeS station, where DR.. Munster
was arrested for reckless driving. Tho
girl was held las "a witness, but both
were released later. ~ .
Miss Baler said Dr.. Munster offered
to take her for q. short auto ride dur.
ling her lunch hour and she agreed.
While driving in the boulevard, she
says, he tried to kiss her and when
she resisted he lost control of the
antn = = : ~ - tisls- ~ g tsl q IA.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
F0URISTORYSTONE BUI[D|NGN|[L
S00NIR0USE. THE. EXCHANGE HERE
Tenant Property at Corner of Monroe Street and Hull
Alley Has Been Notified by Bell Company
to Vacate.
CONSTRUCTION TO. BEGIN IN THE siR|NG
CONSTRUCTION TO BEGL
Projected Building Will be Adequate to House the Service
for the Two Telephone Companies Now
, Operating Here.

A splendid four story stone building to house the
various departments of the Bell Telephone company will
be erected at Monroe street and Hull Alley spring,
according to an unofficial report received today from
district Of which Fairmontis part are located
This report is confirmed by statements Of Mrs Mem
ear the occupant ola house erected Is years ago
site of the proposed telephone building Mrs has
erty by January g. The Bell company purchased this
site three years ago and since that time Mrs enear the
former owner has rented the house from the company
canvass of Farmont by officials ofSthe Bell COM
merging the services now rendered BY the Bell and Con
soidated lines. The recent visit Of W. WHenderson OF
pittsburgh, district commercial and F. K
Mansfield also of Pittsburgh who is blcensee for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Slipped OneOver
| On the Parcel Post
soMEoNEMAlLED a LARGE, FAT,
LIVE GOOSE TO BAL
\ az i.i- TIMORE

BALTIMORE, Dec. "a Somebody's
Christmas dinner will have to be post.
poned becausesthe principal, part Of
the dinner is being held at the Post
flee. This Is "a large. fat goose which
some one attempted TO. send alive by
:parcel, post. As the rules of. the de:
lpartment do .notG permit the sending
loftliyee fowl, this particular goose has
become "a white, elephant" on the
hands a. the postal authorities.
( The goose was discovered when a
clerk dropped a box on it, which
brought forth a loud protest. The
goose was incased in burlap bag,
with the exception of the head. y
Postmaster Swami and Col Louis
M Rawlins, lin charge of the parcel
post division. do not know. how the
goose came. to be mailed, but an in.
yestigation has been started.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
SWIFT Finish FOR
PREDATORY BEAR.
For Raiding Grocery Store
Fat Animals to Become
Christmas Dinner.
"a ,fat brown bear captured Ii. the

"A fat brown bear captured in, the
Blue Ridge mountains Of West Virgin.
ia. 40 miles east fof Fairmont, who
recently broke his letters and raided
the grocery store of Morgan & Van.
Glider on ithe East Side, was slaugh-
tered yesterday. The hind quarters Of
the bear and other choice cuts occupy
the place Of honor: in the window iof
the White Cloud restaurant, Madison
street, fankcd by al plump sucking
pig fat turkeys. mammoth pumpkins
and other toothsome delica cies which
will be served tomorrow; as, a part OF
q big Christmas dinner! ~
The plump bears fastidious appe.
stite proved to be his }undoing, be.
cause SMr. Morgan and Mr.. VanG Glider
had no intention following his capture
other than to keep him as a pet.
Youthful Bruin, however, refused to
eat anything except the: freshest and
best OF the fruits and vegetables and
the most expensive. candies and other
sweets.
Afew months ago, when his owners
attempted to limit the. young bears
bill Of fare to less expensive diet, he
broke his letters and 3raided the East
Side store. He paved over! the stock
of fresh fruits and vegetables, helped
himself to large quantities of candles,
broke. open half a dozen Jugs OF .molas.
ses, Of which he partook Literally,
smearing the remainder about the
store. In; all Bruin destroyed several
hundred dollars worth of stock. -As. a
result of his, fastidious. appetite. Bruin
has been slaughtered and will be serv.
ed tomorrow at the White Cloud. for
Christmas dinner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Santa Claus Role
Saved This Driver

Charles Poist. who was heard by
Mayor Anthony Bowen this morning on,
a charge of running his car in dan.
gerous manner was dismissed. Poist
was driving Ford car laden with
Christmas trees. when, the car struck
iseyensyears old, Joseph Cunningham at
jefferson street and Hull alley. The
boy is able to be around.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Alleged! Gamblers
Waive Hearing:

The thirteen men..arrested in the
gambling raid on Madison street last
Sunday evening, who were 10 be tried
on a charge OF being caught in a place
where gambling was going on, waived
preliminary hearing before: SQUIRE
Fleming, Ollie Parker was held in $500
bond las principal and the others in
800 bond each as witnesses. The case
is held for the grand Jury. 80
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Dense Fog s'Woo,]plss5
Down D! 57 m Upon Chicago
I(By; Asso ciated Press. ,

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Chicago was
enyeloped today In fog SO dense that
street lights were turned on. Locomo.
tive and street car headlights were
necessary and Office buildings were
abiaze with light. Surface and ele.
waited trains moved slowly. ysAt $3.50
o'clock sin the morning the darkness
was particularly noticeable ~:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Socialist of Europe
DiseuIssing Peace

AMSTERDAM, Dec:f pa number
Of prominent. Socialists from all the \
,belligerent countries except Italy met
late Wednesday at The Hague to dis:
cuss steps which might be taken to-
help bring about a speedy peace ac.
cording to, a telegram today, u, ai.lI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
Ford Runs Away
From Pea Ct Party
.(By Associated Press,

CHRIsT1ANA,, Norway, Dec. "a
The Norwegian liner Bergensfjord,
with Henry Ford aboard, sailed for
New York this morning.. b Z.
Mr. Ford stated before leaving Der
gen that the peace expedition would
continue &und Ter the auspices of the
sWomen:s international Peace 'Associa.
tion. -. 81 ! = ? + Is I "A
The: Rev. Samuel s. Marquis, dean
Iof ST. Paul'ss Cathedral, Detroit, sailed
from Bergen with Mr.. Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24

company, Is relieved to have been for
the purpose Of promo citing the building
project and the consolidation Of the
lines. .a 4
According to the message from
Pittsburgh this morning the proposed
new building viii be modern In ey.
cry respect. Tie first floor Of tho
the proposed building will lbeSn for
offices, Tie second floor for the opera.
ton of the switch boards. the third
floor for the distribution Of cables
and the wireing department and the
fourth floor for a store room. On the
third floor will be located q tasteful
ly reception and rest room for the
pretty hello girls. who operate. the;
switch boards. Z:
Tho canvass Of the Morgantown dis.
trict. for! the purpose Of eliminating
the dual service system has been com.
pleted with gratifying results, more
than SO per cent. Of the subscribers
of the two lines singing the contracts
fo.. the new service. About the only
persons not signing were farmers re-
siding far. out in the country on rural
lines whose homes are so far away
that the agents of the company were
unable to reach them easily.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24
EE:NTo,MeEp , ss HOURS
lRv Associa,1te,d pIressl

+ tsHAMoK1N, Pa. Dec. 24.-After
being entombed by I coal at. Richard
:colliery OF the Reading company. since
Monday last, a period Of 90 hours, Jo:!
.seph Renock; a miner, was taken out
alive, at ten, o'clock .this morning. He
was Immediately rushed to the hos.
pital. He will recover
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24

fMoNoNeAH GLASS fHoLIpAY,;.
The Monongah Glass company quit
making glass at noon today to OBJ.
serve the Christmas holidays, and
will start the frstiweek in 1916. The
company paid its employees aSweek'si
wages which was very much appreci:,
ated --4 ~ ~ e q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-24

The early: part I Of December; 1914,
was warmer with plenty of:rain. BY
Christmas the rain had turned to snow.
and the day was cloudy SwithI.2 inches
fof snow on the ground. The maxi.
mum temperature was 4,with min;
mum Of e.. i5