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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Ancient Concrete.

That the Romans were very familiar
with concrete and gave consideration
20 its use examination Of the concrete
work in the forum clearly shows. Their
concrete contained generally only two
kinds OF stone. travertine and selcie.
IN equal parts. Sc!cie is hard. closely
knit rock. verv similar TO our bluestone
or trap rock in color as well as quality.
Travertinc Is n volcanic rock not so
hard az selcic. considcra bly, lighter in
color. and was desirable on account OF
its poTosity, which insured a good bond
with the cement. In all the Roman
work the combination OF the travertine
and the selcie IS clearly distinguish
able
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
MAN Strikes COP

Accused OF having struck A. ]. Ross.
a former policeman. with a hammer
during fight shortly before noon 10.
day a few rods from the court house,
Fred Patton was placed under arrest
by Constable J. Frank Russell and re
leased on bail by Justice of the Peace
NJ. r. Musgrove. pending trial.
The information was made bv AS.
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Ernest
Bell. While a policeman about two
years ago it is alleged that Ross ar.
rested Patton. and that Patton was
basis OF 10 centimes tohe marc, a
mitted to the officer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Personals.

L. N. snodgrass is Fairmont visi-
tor today.
Mr.. John Rogerson has returned
from visit at Martinsville. Ind
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sherer have left
for Trenton. y. ].
John Modi was business visitor in
Wheeling today.
Mr. ard Mrs. E. l. Thomas are in
Waynesburg. called there by the death
OF Mrs. Thomas father.
o. y. Koen was q business visitor
in Wheeling yesterday.
Ed Conway was a Fairmont visitor
yesterday.
Joe Kuhn IS visitor in Pennsboro
today
y. r. Reardon. OF Folsom. is a visit
ter here.
3. 3. Warder has returned from a
visit with his parents at Grafton.
Howard Long vas a Fairmont visi.
tor yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
OFFICERS ELECTED.

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. April IS
AT its annual meeting here the West
Virginia Anti-Saloon League elected
the following officers: President, Rev
5: K. Arbuthnot, Parkersburg; vice
president, G. w. Pollock. Weston. w
S. Dysinger, Wheeling; Rev. s. l.. Gun
bingham. Fayetteville; ]. w. Engle
Huntington; E. 7. Licklider. Shep
herdstown; secretary, A. s. Thomas
Charleston.
The league voted resolutions OF az
probation to Fred o. Blue. State Com
missioner of Prohibition. for the man
ner In which the Yost law is being en-
forced. The report OF G. w. Crabbe
the superintendent. was received and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Enr i've Ycan

For two years after was married
1 was ashamed TO meet the preacher
who united my wife ana me In the
holy bonds. You see, in my excited
condition made blunder and gave
him Eve dollar bill Instead OF $50.
which intended TO hard him. I sup
pose he thought l was cheap skate,
but / couldn't very well explain 1t
without making myself ridiculous or
causing him TO suspect that l was "
ing about it"
You say you felt that way for two
years:"
Yes. After that began to be sorry
had given him ythinG"'-Philadel-
phia Record.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28

PARIS. April 2S.-The French war
office this afternoon gave out the fol-
lowing official report:
To the north OF Ypres we have con.
tinued 10 make progress. This is par
ticularly so on our left. where we took
six machine guns two bomb throwers
and much war material. at the same
time making several hundred prison
ers. including a number of officers.
The losses Of the enemy were
heavy. AT a single point on the front.
not far from the canal, we counted
over 500 bodies of German soldiers
ON the Height of Mouse along the
front OF Les Eparges-St Remy, the
trench of Calonne. we continued to
gain ground. advancing two-thirds OF
a mile. infiictirg heavy losses on the
enemy and destroying German bat.
terry
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
How TheY Lauah.

Travellers have noticed how the
laughter OF the different nations va
ries. The Italian laugh Is languid, but
musical: the Germans laugh in de
liberate fashion. the French are snasE
modic and uncertain. the upper class
English guarded and not always genu-
inc, the lower class English explosive.
the Scottish of all classes hearty and
the Irish rollicking. The Chinese laugh
Is not SO expressive as the European.
It is usually litter rather than a
genuine outhurst of mcrriment.-West-
minister Gazette
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nv Associated Press. ]

BERLIN. by wireless to Sayville.
April 2S.-German military headquar.
ters today gave out an official report
on the progress OF hostilities which
reads:
The British attempts to reconquer
lost ground in Flanders all have failed.
In the Champagne north of LIE Mesnil
German troops stormed the extended
French entertainments. Frnech at
tackS on the forest of lie Petre have
been repulsed. Against Hartmans.
Weilerkopf. which the Germans hold,
there have been no new French at.
lacks.
ITO the northeast and east OF Su.
waikiki. in Russian Poland. the German
forces have conquered Russian posi-.
tons along front of twelve miles"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
physicians AT SCHOOL.

- CHARLESTON, w. Va, April IS
The State Board of Health held a
aschmool of instruction here with 50
physicians from all parts of the State
attending. Addresses We're made by
Governor II. D. Hatfield. himself a
physician; w. w. Golden, president of
the board, and DR.. S. L. Jepson, sec
rotary. 1t was the final meeting of
the board. as the State Department
of Health, authorized by the last legis-
3lature. will take over its activities. At
an executive session tonight 40 appli-
cations for certificates to practice in
the State were passed upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
WILSON IS LOSING
SAYS LAFOLLETTE
Says President Is Not Near
As Strong Politically As
When Elected.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, after re.
turning from a lecture trip through
the middle west and several north.
western states, expressed the opinion
that President Wilson has lost some
ground politically. but said that the
president may get it back before the
next election.
He also warned the Republicans
against the program for a reactionary
candidate and platform now under
way and limited at a third party move.
ment IL the reactionary program is
persisted in. Senator LaFollstte said
that he had not entered into deal
with President Wilson by which he
was to receive a Democratic indorse.
ment for the senatorship and daclar.
ed that he did not need the president s
support in his fight.
The senator intimated that he was
ready for the fray whenever started.
After remarking that President Will
son is not as strong politically as
said:
THAT doesn't mean that he will
not be strong again a Year from next
fall. Nobody can tell about that.
Prosperous times would work a great
change probably. Remember what
they did for Taft. We didn't think
he'd get a vote in Wisconsin some
months prior to the election. but
along came a period of better times
and he got several.
president Wilson's efforts TO undo
the work done for twenty-five or thir.
" years IN behalf OF especial business
interests naturally has resulted in
bad times 1t is a terrible job that
has to be done, and the man that
accomplishes it ought hardly 10 ex.
pect to serve more than one term.
THE trouble with President Wilson
In this connection is that he has
shown a disposition to compromise to
try to help business. However, he
has done a great deal more already
than either Taft or Roosevelt.
politicians who think progressiv-
ism is dead are mistaken" said the
Wisconsin senator. There is as much
progressivism as ever there was. and
they'll find it out ii they carry
through their program of nominating
the worst -hardshell Republican they
can find. The result will be as wide
3 division as there was last time
either before or after the nomination
has been made
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Official w al News.
n assncin,cd Pros

LONDON. April 2S.-The following
announcement has been given gu;
from Belgian army headquarters:
The situation on April 81 at 8
O'Clock showed that German artillery
was evideHCinG little activity on the
front held by the Belgian army.
The French. aided by Belgian in
fantry. have taken Lizerne and sew
eral German trenches in the direction
of Hetsas. More than 100 dead were
counted on the field.
The booty comprises six rapid fir
ing guns and 200 prisoners. The at
tack continues"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28

PHILADELPHIA. Pa.-Dr Philip B.
Hawk. professor of chemistry at JET
ferson Medical College has fled suit
for divorce against his wife. Ellen
Henrietta Hawk. naming three men.
married and prominent in Philadelphia
society, as correspondents. Actions
occurring at the Hawks summer home
at Wildwood. y. j.. are mentioned in
the complaint. The couple have two
children and the first legal action
will be TO determine in whose custody
the children shall remain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
bal Our eeardins House.

my pillow is awfully hard" remark
ed the star hoarder.
They're stuffed with feathers from
q taflor's goose" explained the confirm
ed idiot as he helped himself to an.
other prune.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
NOTICE OF MUSICAL.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
Grace Lutheran Church will have a
musical on Thursday evening at sis
O'Clock in the lecture room of the
church. Price of tickets for adults. rs
cents. Price of tickets for children
under l2-years, Is cents.
4-2s-2t-No. So
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Warrington NEWS
vaudeville al the pixl.-

The Zell Hunt Vaudeville Company
is playing to a packed house at the
Dixie Theatre. AS Warrington has
no opera house, the manager of the
Dixie has erected temporary stage
large enough for vaudeville company
to play upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
A PeasimlsS.

Little Willie-Say. pa, what is pes
simist?
Ha--A pessimist, my son, is man
. derives most of his pleasure from
effort 10 spoil the pleasure Of 9TH
80 Chicago News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Too Late for
Classification

FOR REET-NewIy furnished rooms
with or without light housekeeping
Apply Mrs. |. Lake, 507 First ST.
4.2S-6t6-No. 6S
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
CIean.up DAYS

Mannington's cleanup days ar
bringing results. Every noticeabl,
improvement is found along the vari
Gus streets. residences and the rail
road property
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28

FOR RENT-Three nicely furnished
rooms for light housekeeping, and
one unfurnished fiat. 712 Merchant
St. 4-2s-3t-No. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
Diamonds.

Diamonds vary III color. and those OF
pale yellow. pink. green and blue are
not uncommon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
TO REMOVE DAhDRUFF

Get 25-cent bottle q 5Danderine at
any drug store. poor a little into your
hand and ruh-well inty The scalp with
the fingerstfps. BY nffning most, il
not all'Fof this awful scurf will have
disappeared: Two Of three, applica-
durff; stop scalp itching and falling
hair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
WANTED.

Lady canvasser to take orders for
household supplies, groceries. &C.. on
commission bass. Hpods sold d fam.
tlies and clubs a II of SO al b over
delivered frssrt to lroad sta ion at
required Apply I'd EKeystonaF Home
Supply CosE K. Parry. Mgr, Box 1870,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10


a problem this one Of a man unable
to care for his family is.
You see it in two cases out of every
three in the court of domestic rela-
tons, the greatest ground for the stu |
dent of psychology I know, the place
where human emotions are laid bare
for the public to gaze at, where a
woman turns in anger from the man
she once chose out of all the world
because he isn't able, sometimes
through lack Of ability to secure work
and sometimes through physical or
mental handicaps, to give her the ne
cessities she and her children must
have, and where a man hides in his
eyes his sense of outrage that the
woman has had him locked up when
he thinks he has done his very best
and pleads with her that she will tell
the judge to give him another
chance"
Yesterday there was John-never
mind his last name. He was behind
in his payments to his wife $780, and
his sister-in-law was in court to force
him to pay the money as the wife has
recently died.
There was fear in Johns eyes.
Your honor" he pleaded, 81 lost
me job and got dOwnhearted and took
to drink. l was arrested by orders of
me sister-in-law and l went to the
Brideweu and took the liquor cure.
While l was there I saw men, police
men, firemen, clerks and salesmen,l
better men some of 'em than me-
strapped to their beds with deIiriumI
tremens and l said to meself: I am
ready to quit and so took the pledge
and if your honor will give me JUST
four days I'll get her money, but JUST
give me one more chance, Judge"
81 want him sent to jail" insisted
the sister-in-law, and the man plead
ed and whined, and after Judge Sab-I
ath had granted John a week to.
make good" the fear STAYED in his
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

PROPER CARE OIL
BY Jane Whitaker
She was little and prematUrely
wrinkled. Her dark brown hair, I'M
kempt, perhaps often uncombed for
days, was beginning to streak with
yellowish gray. Her blue eyes were
just a wee bit faded as though she
had washed a little of the color out
with tears. Her mouth, the teIl-tale
feature, sagged and had a wrinkle on
each side that could have been made
by laughing if the lips curved upward
or by broOding if the lips curved
downward, and hers curved down
ward.
She looked hunted and she showed
the two children that were dragging
at her skirts aside peevishly, though
even as she did it l could fancy her
slapping one and kissing the sore
finger of the other.
do you know where I go to get
my man arrested for not giving me
or the children any money, Lady,"
she asked, after a lightning scrutiny
of my face. 'He says he can't get
more'n two days work a week and
men the young onesU be put on the
street if the rent amt paid and some
body's got to get after him and make
him work, cause he could get it if he
tried. Mrs. --, my friend, says her
man says my man is loafer and
won't work and she says she had a
friend that brought her man in the
court and now she's getting $40 a
week for her and the two children
and I got six and Pm gettin' some
times not as much as tree dollars
will you stop pullin' at me, Freddy,
you can't ride in the elevators; they
won't let you. If I take him to the
store, ma'am, he's wantin' to ride up
and down in the elevators all the
time"
I directed her to the place where
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

WHAT is TO BE DONE WITH THE UNABLE TO TAKE
PROPER
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
SOLVING
CONVICT
PROBLEM
Georgia Takes Advance Step in
Providing Method Of Working
Negroes and Advancing
the Honor System
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Sept. 1.-Two new,
interesting and important features
have been added to the history of the
convict problem in the United States:
The application, on a large scale,
of the honor system of government
to negro convicts.
This work is about to be taken up
by the authorities of Fulton county,
Georgia, and the office of public roads,
of the department of agriculture. After
a years study of convict labor condi-
tions throughout the country as ap-
piled to road building, J. E. Penny
packer, chief of the above division,
and H. s, Fairbank, highway engineer,
who will be in actual charge of the
work, have completed plans for the
establishment of a portable road-build-
ing camp within the next few weeks.
Unlike most convict camps. the
buildings are to be constructed on the
portable plan and models for use at
exhibitions and county fairs have just
been completed at the bureau. They
are so arranged that the sides can be
readily taken out and screens substi-
tuted and besides the bunk rooms
there will be kitchens, showers, and a
recreation room. The sanitary work
has been planned by Passed Assistant
Surgeon w. F. Draper of the public
health service and is patterned after
the method employed in army camps.
There will be fifty convicts in the
camp, who will do all the work of as
sembling the buildings and striking
them whenever it is necessary to
move 1t is believed that one day will
be sufficient to make or break camp,
so carefully and ingeniously have the
buildings been constructed.
Officials claim a three fold merit
for their program: first, 1t is benefic-
ial mentally, morally and physically
for the convicts; second, it saves the
state money by introduction of more
scientific methods of convict labor and
of road construction; and third, it
helps the state and the county by
turning out greater number of miles
of good roads every year than have
been built heretofore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17

Chicago, Sept 16-Notable strength
| developed in the wheat market today
as result of reports that foreigners
were active buyers and because of sub
stantial progress asserted to have
been made in negotiations for Anglo
French billion dollar loan Prices
closed buoyant at NC to 21ac net adj
vance, with December at SO 1-8c and
May at 99c to SO lac.
Corn gained shade to ! 1-4c and
oats 15c to 7-8c to 1c. In provisions
the outcome was 121sc to 271ac net
decline
1t was not until wheat had suffered
a material decline that the market be-
gan to display tendency toward de-
cided upward swing. Better weather
conditions for threshing and shipping
the spring crop had given the bears
a temporary advantage, but the effect
disappeared when gossip was heard
that Europeans were purchasing at a
rather lively rate both cash wheat and
future deliveries. Optimistic rumors
in regard to improved chances of sue
cess of the billion dollar loan and as
to the use of much of the proceeds in
buying American products other than
war munitions led afterward to great
increase OF bullish sentiment and to
an uninterrupted advance during the
rest of the day. ~
September wheat felt the Tightening
of prices more than was the case with
other options. The reason was that
there seemed to be no limit for the
demand for track lots of wheat avail
able for spot delivery and that ar
rivals here remained unusually small
for this season of the year. The actual
amount of cash contract wheat in store
in Chicago today was only $4,000
bushels.
Corn was helped upward by the
strength of wheat.
In the oats trade wet weather de-
laying threshing and shipping was
source of firmness as soon as other
cereals turned upgrade.
Provisions went lower in sympathy
with a decline in the hog market
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
30 FEET OF
WATER In
BIG RAISE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Austin. Sept 1.-THE Colorado riv-
er has risen thirty feet since midnight
and is still rising. Hundreds of acres
of farm lands below Austin are flood
ed and many boats on Lake Austin are
wrecked
The flood is the result of heavy
rains in Llano and Pedernales valleys.
No lives have been lost.
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Fire from Trenches Into
u. s.
Continued flom Page one.)

from all viewpoints.
Much depends on the outcome OF
the struggle for military supremacy
which now is being waged Represen-
tatives of Gen. Villa here are conf
dent that he win turn the tide near
Torreon where the forces of Gen. OBJ
RECON are advancing for battle hoping
literally to crush the villa movement
The Pan-American conferees win take
under consideration the amount of ter
ritory controlled by each faction so
that the result Of the coming battle
may have an important bearing on the
judgments of the conference. II Isl
understood, however, that several
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17

weeks probably will eiapse before re-
eognition of government is decided
upon.
The proposal Of Gen. Carranza, II
recognized to give due attention to
the matter of claims through joint
commissions, is understood to have
attracted the attention of the French
government and is believed to have
been one of the purposes OF Ambassa
dor Jesserand's call Thursday. II is un-
likely, however, that the question Of
claims win be taken up by the United
States until after a government III
Mexico is recognized. discussion OF
such points being held TO be related
vitally to the general financial reha-
bilitation of the country which would
follow recognition rather than pre-
cede It,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
Kansas city Livestock.

Kansas City, Sept l7.-Hogs, re-
ceipts, 1000; steady Bulk, $3.50 to
$S.O5; heavy. $3.50 to $74O; light,
$76 to $S.1O; pigs, 800 to $7.75.
Cattle, receipts, $500; steady Prime
fed steers, $3.50 to $1,000; dressed
beef sters. $500 to $9.4O; southern
steers, 1915 to $500; cows, s4OO tc
500; heifers. $695 to $3.50; stockers
$500 to $3.50
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

New Orleans, Sept. 17.--Spot cotton,
steady; 13 points up. Sales on the
spot, 500 bales; to arrive, 1850. Good
ordinary, S.S7e; strict good ordinary,
S.9Sc; low middIing, 956c; strict low
1O63c; good middling,
l0.95c; strict good middling, 11.32c.
Receipts, 1852; stock, 11S,S54.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
Busy at Fair Grounds.

J. c. Good, president of the farm
bureau; R. NJ. Cavett, secretary of the
fair association, and number OF
others are busy out at Shanoan
Springs today The finishing touches
are being put to the grounds and TO
the sheds and buildings which will
house the products of Grady county
that will be here for the fair It is
thought that all this work may be com
pleted this evening and that only the
little dressing up" will remain to be
done tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
FoR SUMNER COMPLAINTS.

! cannot speak TOO highly of Cham
beriain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for il has been used by my.
self and husband Tor the past fifteen
years and has never failed. to give
prompt relief, writes Mrs. Carrie
Turner. zanesville. o. ObtainabIe
eFeryN here.--Adv- d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17

Articles for the textile department
of the county fair will be received Sat
urday afternoon from to 5 at the
Eagle Mercantile Co. and Monday
morning from to 12 at fair grounds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17

STILL SAFE
BY United Press.

Ottowa, Ont, Sept. 1.-THE navy
department has received message
from Viljamar Stefansson, the noted
English explorer believed to have been
list in the Arctic regions.
The message was dated August 81,
and states the explorer bought new
steamer and plans to continue his
explorations.
The last heard OF Stefansson was In
April, 1914. when the steamer Karluk
was lost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17

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