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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
BOOSTER DAY.
CROWDS THRONG
STORES OF.CIIY
Thousands Of Shoppers Take
Advantage Of Cut Prices
Today.
NO Profit ON. SALES J. 4 )
No Fake Bargains Offered
AS Committee Inspected
All Articles.

Thousands OF shoppers thronged the
streets OF Fairmont and crowded the
so or more principal stores OF, 1.-The city
to participate in the splendidly sue
cessful Booster Day" celebration,
which started this morning with the
opening OF the stores and lasted all
day and which will be continued until
tomorrow evening.
It was day of big sales, but no
profits, for the long list of Booster
Day" specials are all marked at cost
or less, and the big bargain feature
OF the program Is designed not for
the purpose Of reaping immediate
profits, but for the purpose of bring
ing shoppers from surrounding dis.
tricts and cities into Fairmont and re-
vealing to them the fact that Fair
mont is the best shopping center in
North Central West Virginia.
Old customers as well as new, how
ever, are accorded the privilege of
reaping the benefit Of the Booster
Day" bargains, for the merchants
wish to show their appreciation in a
substantial manner for the liberal pat
ronage the people of Fairmont have
given them during the last year.
For this reason every. article ad.
verttsed as Booster Day special
was inspected by the committee Of
merchants In charge Of the celebra-
tion and no store was allowed to place
any article in the list OF bargains
which is not offered at cost or less.
There is not a fake bargain in the en-.
tire list and. as the shoppers passed
from one store to another todayswere
delighted with the splendid ltberality
of the merchants In offering such re-.
markable money.saving inducements
for new customers to try out the Fair.
mont stores and such generous eyi;
dences of appreciation OF the patron
age of old customers.
The throng of customers was so
great today that no mail or telephone
orders could be filed by the mer-
chants. In order to get the Booster
Day" specials at the cut prices at
which they are offered, 1t Is neces.
sary for the shoppers to go to the
stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21

PARIS, May 21.-The French war
Office this afternoon gave out a report
on the progress of hostilities, reading
as follows:
"1'o the north OF Ypres and to the
cast oS the User canal the enemy ut
ar early hour. last night started an at:
tack against our trenches. lie was
successful in the beginning In gaining
q footing, but an immediate counter
attack resulted In his expulsion.
"At the same time! we won, down
beyond our original position. In this
fighting we took 120 prisoners. Fur.
ther to the south, British troops made
some progress at a point north of La
Basse. AtfNotre Dame De .L0rette and,
on the front between Souchez and Neu;
Vile st. Vast, there were artillery ex.
changes during the night"
| BERLIN, via London, May 21.-The
following statement was given out at.
the war office as follows: i. l
''In the western theatre OF war,
north of Ypres, colored French troops
attacked our positions east of the
canal during the night. The battle
continues. An attack by the British
in the south of ENeuve schapelle in the
region of aquinque broke down un:l
der our fire! North east of Arras, we
shot down an enemy'sE flying machine
at FresnoY. "a furthe Ter attack begun
yesterday by the French in the forest
of ALLY failed with consid derable;
losses to the enemy who left a Iewi
iprisensr. In the eastern theatre 4oni
the Dubysa,s our attack east OF Ko:
ibudha reached Desiagola and gave us
another 1900 prisoners.
East of Ndilos2aj jcie and y zemig gola;;
the Russians were driven back across
the river. Further south the battle
has come to a standstill. The remains
der of the Russian forces which were
defeated south OF the Niemen are CON
tinuing their flight in the dire ectionS OF
KoYno. s. U II IF ss5
S:t.InS the SOUTH stern theatre the
situation IS unchanged Prisoners
were taken yesterda east of = Jaras;
ilau, who were not equipped with
rifles but with iron clubs. s
Since the first Of May o. 1000 sprlsS
ioners, "a scannons and 253 machine
guns have been aptured by the army
iunderE General ackenson and the
other German troops fighting I'M the
yAustro!Hungaftah army. These tigs
tures are included In the total aglres
already published. 7.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21

ARRESTED B8FoR !, EUWlNe lloUos.
Accused OF fbuying liquor in violation
of the iYost. prohibition Iaw, william
Madden was arrested ttfs afternoon
by Constable Charles satterleld on q
warrant sworn ont by Prosecuting At.
torney Tuscas Morris before Justice OF
the Peace r. Leigh Eaeming. Madden
was taken before Justice n. 4. Mus
grove on account o6 the absence Of mr.
Fleming and re1eased on $500 bail
pending a hearing before Justice
Fleming; Other arrssts of similar
Officers are deternfned TO prosecute
all Yioiators OF the Yost law whether
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
ONE JUROR HANGS \ 6
LIBEL SUIT VERDICT
Verdict For Teddy Reached,
But One Man Changes
His Decision.
tBy Associated Press,2 }

SYRACUSE, N. ", May 21.-The
iury in the :Barnes-R Roosevelt libel suit
came In shortly before IL O'Clock TO-
5flay and the foreman announced that
the Jury had agreed on verdict tot
the defendant.
When the roll was called by the
clerk Of the court, II o fthe Jury SAID
they were in favor OF verdict Tor the
defendant, but the twelfth, Edward
Burns, a Syracuse motorman, arose IN
his,seat and said, Il am for the plain
Justice Andrews himself had been
Informed before the jury entered that
a verdict had been found. Spectators
had been; warned that any sdemonstra;
ton would be met with severe punish;
Then the jury was brought in and
the foreman made the announcement
After Burns had dissented, Justice An An
drews sent the jury back to the room.
Justice Andrews was informed BY
'the foreman that the jury stood lunani.
nous in favor OF a verdict for the
defendant In case the costs were split
between the plaintiff and defendant.
The Jury, debated the question OF
cost when it4returned to the room, It
" THE n Jury was trying to decide the
nnestiofi Of. costs and that alone: 1T
was apparent when the roll was called
mat some OF the Jurors were in favor
of5diyidingf the cost; VIII CHI lat the most
itt was said would amount to less than
81. 500, while got hers were Indifferent
The law Of libel prov ides that the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
.GERNAN. MAY STOP
EXPORT |. T. TO. u: S.
Protest Meeting Adopts
Resolution For Discon-
tinuance of Trade.
nv Asaociated Press. S.

I.BERLIN, May 21.A meeting to
protest against American shipments
Of war materials was held last night
by the Deutscher Wehrverine. A res:
oiutlon was adopted calling for the
Of exports from Ger
many OF goods particularly needed in
America, such as dye stuffs and the
elimination Eof imports from America
as far as possible until the trade
which is declared Objectionable is
stopped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
HOUSE PASSES
.REVENUEBILLA AT
T0DAI'SSE|SSI0I
Rules Suspend This Morn
ing and BiIISWas Read
Second S. Tine.
AMENlMENTSsE.lTED
Republ blicans /: i Ale II Trying To
Finish w ork B eforet End
OF This Week.
.fstaf specIal.l

. y
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 21.-
Shortly after one o'clock today. the
house passed the omibus revenue bill,
which was passed late yesterday by
the senate. The vote was 47.37. It
was hot fight to the finish, but the
outcome was never in doubt.
The vote as to when it will take eff
feet was held over until 4 O'clock.
Senator Davidson made keen and
effective speech in behalf of the bill.
The house took a recess after the pas
sage of the bill to 8 O'clock.
CHARLESTON, May 21.- Suspend
ing the constitutional rules after, the
first reading Of the omnibus revenue
bill, which calls for the reading Of Q
bill on three Beparate days, the House
today proceeded to the second reading
of the bill at the opening of the ses-
sion. After. this came several pro-
posed amendments to the bill, includ-
ing one to tax oil and gas via a pips
line proposition. All OF these amend
ments were voted down.
The Republicans were fighting
fiercely to get through and go home,
while the Democrats were Just as
eager to- get an amendment through,
thus sending the bill back to the Sem
ate and hold up the entire Legislature
for few days more.
The Democrats are beaten to a fraz-
zle and they know 1t, but theyssure do
hate to die and to use. q a baseball
phrase, they are playing for rain"
There seems to be- little chance now
that the revenue bill will not be fin;
ished in the House today, although
Just what time the bill will finally get
over depends on the extent OF the
'quibbling.
The Senate passed the pollution Of
streams bill as amended by. White,
making 1t; effective from passage, and
also passed the insane bill amended
by Morton, Demo providing that
the State instead of the county pay
the expenseSof transporting the in
mates to- the institutions.
Both Houses were in session at
twelve -forty1iye.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
IsBsERlousLy HI.

Mrs. Mary d. Mitchell. mother Of
Rev. Clarence Mitchell Is seriously ID
atStheirl home. 629 Fourth street. Mrs.
Mitchell was saconya1esctng from a Sc
we're Sillness Of famonths, when last even.
ing she was taken With stroke and
her advanced age, little hope IS held
out for her recovery
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
WHEELING HOSPITAL
To CLOSE ITS! DOORS

WHEELING, wv. Va, May 81 Af-
ter almost, twenty years Of continuous
~ loyal5 and efficient service to the
sick and AFFLICTED In the city Of Wheel.
ing and the country fol. miles around,
Haskins Hospital at 1927 Eoft street
one Of the; best known ltrpistic and
charitable institutions i'm the country
will close May 31st. Or. Thomas
-Haskins who has faithfully perseyer;
ed in attending to the wants of gsuf-
ferinr humanity in this section for q
score sot years has finally decided
that his hospital is needed no more
Notwithstanding made announc ement
to that erect; as given above. .3l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
GETS sHocK IAIMsELE

SHARON, a., May 21..---M Malcom An.
yderson, son OF ak Collector Anderson
of sharpsille, decided to eelctrocute
his neighbors' chickens and dogs
which persisted in despoiling his gar.
den. He ran an electric light wire
around g wire fence which surrounded
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
!: ANoTHER SoAsoLINEFGVIcT

HUNTINGTON w. Va, May 21..
Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, so, sprayed
her kitchen with gasoline to, kill
Er6ac hes. Then she struck a5match to
light water heater. There was a
flash OF flame but prompt action by
her daughters, who were In an djoins
Ing room, saved Mrs. Kennedy Us life.
She was painfully burned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
3IlIIlE1eEWeatherl.

West Virginia and Western Penn
Esylyania= Jnsettle tonight and Sats
5prdas, proably show cooler satslrS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21

ii.ssIU.JRYSVIcTii u Z V N 10 MoRRoW
sbodyg OF y ohm ekrut, whoEwa
Killed In the Shaft mine on Wednes:
,liays evening, will be buried tomorrow
IN the Polish Gene terry at Monongah
BY und dertak r. u, Cunning gham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21

tcontInued on 8.Page THelye.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-21
ITALIAN. .PARlAMENI VOTES TO
DECLARE WAR. AGAINST austria

Royal Signature Is Placed To Decree Dipo.
matte Immunity of Austrian and German Anbasss-
dors, Who Leave Italy Tomorrow. 81
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Hs Nssdsd the cisrk.

Ho Needed the clerh.
When Tim Campbell was in the FIJI
tieth congress he stole clerk from
Congressman Scott. Scott was a new
member and was made chairman Of q
committee which gave him clerkship.
He knew nothing about the clerk:
Campbell did. Through some means
or another he had the clerkship trans
ferred to his own committee. Six
months later Scott learned Of the trick.
Meeting Campbell he said:
THAT was a nice piece Of petty lar
ceny."
Tut. tut. Mr.. Scott" said Campbell;
my committee needed clerk worse
than yours" Then with twinkling eyes
he continued. You are a millionaire
and can afford to hire half dozen
clerks. while must go to the govern
ment for clerical assistance"
The ready reply amused Scott The
two men were always the best Of
friends thereafter; 80"
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
THE PARADOX.

v1NIS evane6cence that endures:
1 The loveliness that dies the soonest
has the longest life.
The rainbow IL a momentary thing.
Tho afterglows are ashes while We gazs.
And those soft flames Of song
That burn amid the hawthorn scented
bushes Of the May
Expire before the sense can nx them. -
And notes Of moonlight steal across the
tender dusk,
And faery nutings wander from the haunt
cd hills
And tremble. and are gone. -
All bloom and dre.
All light and color. scent and sound.
And passion. which 10 kin to these.
Die almost In the instant Of their
They die and yet they live forever.
For by their very poignance they aro
Deeper into the texture Of that eternal
stun
Which 10 the soul,
And grow to unity with 1t, and there
The loveliness which dies the soonest al
ways lives.
c:3 New York Sun.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Gems In Verse
THE THINGS THAT ARE REAL.

TIE was only mountain dWeller.
His cabin was rude and old.
But his mind was lofty as noun
i i tain peaks.
And his heart as pure az their
gold.
He had heard of the distant cities.
And he wondered how they would look.
For they were to him remote and dim.
A wonderful picture book.
So he left his humble cabin
On the lonely mountainside.
And took his way to the city streets.
Where the human throngs abide.
AS he heard the din and clamor
OF the city's noisy ways.
He thought Of the song Of the mountain
Or the wind on summer days.
Az he looked at the painted pictures
In the city galleries wide.
He longed to see the red sunset
y Over the mountainslde.
In vain he watched the faces
For q welcome smile or word.
And his heart cried out with hunger
For the single song Of q bird.
well-he took his, way back to the cabin
In that faraway. lonely spot,
Where he'd lived 20 long with the things
that are real,
That he could not be happy with those
that were not
Dorothy Lewis.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03

strating With the man he received this
reply: "Ah. come now. 60 long wid
yes. I guess I know me bisness." The
foreman painter roasted Pat and told
him it was the vice president Of the
road and that he must apologize. SO
Fat solemnly went to apologize. He
said to the onicial: II apologize all
right; 1 apologize for being impolite.
but be jabers, I can't pay attention to
every confounded fool that comes
along"
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
pi.oov,r,d BY Accident.

Fuller's earth was discovered In Flor
ida in 1893 through mere accident An
effort was made to burn brick On the
property Of cigar company near
Quincy. The effort faiied.' but an en-
ployee of the company called attention
to the close resemblance of the clay
used to the German fuller's earth.
Florida is now the leading state in the
production Of fuller's earth.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03

AFTER SUNSET ON THE HUDSON.
A GAINsT tho low light Of the western
"A sky.
The Palisades in shadowy rank on rank.
Like serried troops forever passing by.
Stretch to the north along the rivers
bank. -
A BovE their submits storm clouds roll
"A and run
As wind wind blown banners unfur, in the
Sable and grim. through which the sunken
Sends, Parthian-liks. . dying shaft Of
light.
A ND high In ambient air one sieamtns
Shot IKE an arrow from the slender
OF crescent moon. speeds westward swift
and far. ..
Unto Amenti. whore the dead suns 60.
FoREvERMoRE the c,rcltnE RAGS, must
run,
Forevermors be war Of day and night.
The victory Of the shadow DER theisun.
The victory in the morning Of the light.
DE strong, o hssrt: bs conferred. o
ID world:
Ye that may hold no on. fair thtnE.
alas!
In Gods great cycle even time 10 whirled.
And 1t. like all things. cometh but to
IN. e. Buhler.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Tn. Emblem He Selected.

ford saye andasele is a very strong
opponent Of '"votes for women" apro-
pos Of which fact he has told an anus
ing story. '
He once attended a book dinner, at
WHICH all the guests were expected to
appear with an emblem denoting the
title of.a book. Lord Saye and Sele
went in an ordinary evening dress. but
he carried a .iady's petticoat over his
arm. No one could guess what book
he represented, but when he told them
every one was greatly amused.
His lordship's emblem represented
Kipling's famous book "Life's Handi-
cap" His lordship won the first prize
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Scandal.

Scandal Is that which gives US pleas.
ure in the thought that somebody else
has done something which we have
escaped doing because we were not
similarly situated.
Scandal furnishes an occupation for
women and newspapers. It began In
the Garden Of Eden and will end few
minutes after the last man has left the
earth.-Life.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Hs Apoioa;xed.

The vice president Of certain rail-
Dai.. 20 the story goes, was travelling
;neeepito. and In the chief paint shop
Of the system encountered an Irish
MusH wfelder working in an apparent
~ careless manner at removing paint
fxom the side Of car Upon remon-
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
49, The
Scrap Book
- The .
A Toll. Boy.


Monte Cross, the old time shortstop.
Has q new story Of Chris wonder Ahs.
under whom Roger Connor worked In
his early days In the majors. When
the old st. Louis team was on the road
Chris used to have. ,business meetings
Of his team which outrivaled min
strel show. They were holding such
meeting in Chris room ON the eleventh
door of New York hotel. Chris was
presiding, and the players. ranged in
rows, we're skylarking like lot, Of
boys in school. Finally. Chris became
stern and demanded:
Tommy Dowd, vot ISIS you laugh
ing at?"
"Boy outside the. window made a
face at me-" replied Dowd seriously.
Clements" said Chris sternly, "pull
down dot shade.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Dictionary Lors.

Dictionary loro.
"Poison" and potion are doublets,
the former being an older form of the
latter. Both are derived from the
Latin ''potare." to drink. and poison"
in its original sense signi6ed merely
something to drink.
While the word ''human" used Is
meaning "a human being" is now only
colloquial or humorous. Lowell in the
introduction to the "Biglow Papers"
chided Bartlett for including. 1t in his
Dictionary Of Americanisms' and re-
marked that It was Chapman's habit
ual phrase in his translation Of Homer
and that It is found also in the old play
Of ''The Hog Hath Lost His PEARL
Exchange.
Masked Musicians.
The Shakuhachi players Of Japan
are privileged class of itinerant mu.
sicians. Their instrument, a kind of
reed oboe. enjoys what is perhaps a
unique distinction, It having been
adopted as a unit Of measurement, a
sixth Of sen. or about two feet. A
peculiar headdress. something like an
immense peach basket hat, serves as
a cool variety Of mask. permitting the
wearer to see without being seen-a de.
cided advantage to such people as have
come down in the world and are unde.
sir0us Of publicity. It also serves as a
further distinctive feature Of this class
Of musician to those who do not read
the descriptive matter which Is hung
In front Of each player.-Wide World
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
NO. LACK.

TT you're looking for something to d.
son. &,
Don't think that your chance Is small
Don't wander away and get blue, son.
For there's labor that suits us all.
II you're built for light, there's . chancs
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Along the Main Line.

He-The train was so crowded this
morning that couldn't get q seat.
she-Goodness. what was the matter7
He-The train was four minutes late
and nobody missed it-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03

In sight
In the lands that are far away.
II for peace you yearn. you can take your
turn
In the eloquent display.
you can march to the battle line, son
L You can teach II you've learned
Alright.
You can toll where the grain grows nne.
son,
And study your book by night.
grows late
And never task that's through.
Don't doubt and sigh az the hours 60 by
1 There's plenty for you to do. :.
-Washington Star.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
ATTAINMENT.

r1NHERE was q man in our town
- L Who labored to rise higher;
To rise and then to rise some more
He always did aspire.
He smoked within powder mill
And won his whele desire.
Richmond Times. Dispatch.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
SAFETY FIRST.

IT 10 well to pay ~ you 60. my son.
1 II you follow pleasures track,
To bring you safely back.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Ths re- Of Peacs.

IN, .peed the moment on '.',,
When wrong shall cease and liberty and
and truth and right throughout tho earth
be known
As in their home above.
Then shall all ,shackles fall: the stormy
clangor., '".'.." ."':
OF Wild war music DER the earth shall
cease:
Love SHAH tread out. the baleful f,res Of
anger -.
And in its ashes plant the tree Of peace.
Whittier.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
u.eje.e' +; Call Him.

Useless 3 Call Him. :.
A. highland man from. Tabermory
skked the price of railway ticket
from Oban to KILN Of the clerk at the
0ban railway station.
$50 mnch," replied the clerk.
-Hootssawa'," replied Donald; IT'S
ssr ewers dear! I'd rather walk" and
~ he started.
He had not proceeded far when the
train came tearing along. whistling as
4 neared a station;
.Ye needna whistle for me-" said
Donald. II made ye an offer aimee
and ye wadna TAX 1t. sac ye can gang
On. I'm no comin'."-Dundee Adver-
User.
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Too Late.


DR.: vor1 Stephan. the German post
master general. once took train from
,Esenfesberg to enjoy few days deer
snlkine. Arrived ut Dirschau. a town
rear his destination. he stepped into
ne station telegraph Office to send
sews Of his safety to his wife in Ber-
In. The official recognized his chief
ss once and with all obsequiousness
Began to write down his message.
3rddenly the Morse instrument. used
1bs service kilograms only, began to
xork, and very shortly his excellency
gstcked up his ears, for he distin-
yuisbed the particular clicks that rep
resented his own name. A glance at
tnr clerks face. now deathly pale, in
aueed him to inquire further into the
yurport Of this state telegram, and
when the clicking had ceased he took
Up the paper ribbon and read as fol-
lows:
'Look out for squalls. Stephan is
somewhere on the line. He will be
poking his nose everywhere"
The postmaster general smiled sar-
1onfcalfy and then went to the trans
nftter and flashed back this reply:
.Too late. He has already p0ked his
nose in here. Stephan"
The Washburn leader., 1915-09-03
Possr,

Possry. =. ~.
Poetry is the record Of. the best and
happiest moments Of the tappiest and
best nrinds.-Shelley. il.