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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
COUNTY ROADS IN
GOOD CONDITION.
Road. Scrappers and! Graders
Used to Good Effect
This Spring.

The country roads Of Marion county
were never in better condition than
,thoy are now. The spring .'roadi work
ing" is practically completed through
1.-THE county and lit has been done in
an unusually satisat Glory manner. ac-
cordin gto H. =. Smith, county agri-
cultural agent.
The road scrapers and graders were
gotten into operations early in the
spring and the surafces Of the roads
were smoothed and properly shaped
with good crown in the center early
In the season, before the ground. be-
came SO hard and dry as to make the
work difficult.
Since then the traffic has packed
the dirt solid and the roads are not
only smooth, btu they turn water read
ily into the well made cutters along
side, and as a result the recent hard
rains hae not interefered with wagon
and other ehicle traffic.
The absence of heavy hauling OF
supplies into the oil fields during the
winter and, spring, has aided materially
in enabling the farmers to keep their
highways throu hout the various dis
tricts in good condition.
The broad minded educational poll.
cy Of the Marion county farm bureau
in disseminating progressie and scten-
tifc methods among the farm erssS OF
the county under the direction Of
County Agricultural Agent smith IS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
SIIBEANSA|INiDI.'.PiiEAS
ARE RECOMMENDED
Most Prof table Of AnW. Va.
Grain Crops, Farm
Agent Says.

SOY beans and peas are recommend
ed BY County Agricultural Agent H.
4 Smith. as a profitable crop for the
farmers Of Marion county. Soy beans
Of the Kind recommended by MT.
Smith sel1'at from SIS to $3.50 a bushel'
and are the most profitable OF all the
Rain crops suitable to West Virginia
Climate, according to statements by
M. Smith. The average yield per
acre IS from IS to 80 bushels OF beans
besides the hay which possesses
enough value as rough" FEED 70
nay Tor the cost of the labor OF rails
ing the entire crop.
seed beans OF the right v ar. Me-
sf6fthBhas arranged with a local mer-
ehant to procure a supply. Mr.. Smith
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02

Infinitely more than a. Joy ride.
The chorus "gel" ola few years ago
was not concerned with the future,
but now the chorus lady realizes that
the chorus is an excellent training
school for acting, and so she takes adj
vantage of her position to prepare her.
self for something better.
Many stars have come from the cho.
rusl
To see these allurtng young maid
ems on the stage going through their
beWtldering. firtatious nonsense, one
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02

would imagine that they were the
most frivolous assortment of young
persons in the world. But that reck-
less air of abandon and gayety dtsap-
pears at once, as If by magic, when
the final curtain falls and this great
bevy, of "merry-merry matdens be-
comes collection OF hardworking
young women with high stage ambi'
tons who look upon their work with
the same seriousness as do their Sis:
tiers in the more conventional walks OF
life. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02

in a large measure responsible not
only for the good roads, but for the
increasingly large output of high grade
farm products by the local farmers.
The building OF many miles OF paved
road throughout the various districts
OF the county is also having good
eject Unloading the farmers to realize
the Importance of keeping the dirt
roads in as good condition as posi-
BILE.
a Cleveland man., dining in Chi
,cago restaurant, told the waiter TO
wash his hands and was thrown into
the street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
A group Of t'sheW airIs."s

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June a.
The chorus girl who lives on a cold
bottle and q hot bird" is gone.
The chorus girl offtoday Is very
different type. Sheis Just as beautiful
as rof old and a heap more AMBITIOUS.
A turn in the gym" appeals to her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
AINfs FOB TIE 81. gNs 81 e

HINTS FOR THE uNsATlsFAC-
TORY NOSE.
DO you perchance& possess nose
llaf. Is speak plainly, is not every,
tiiink II Should be? II SO, be- not dis:
c6uFaReds as It may be that your par
ocular nose defect can be remedieo,
| hone so, as an ugly nose does not
add to one,s good appearance.
B6r instance, II your nose Is SO fat
that &c dominates your face, why not
treat &c so harshIy that the fatty It's
treb viii be forced to break downs
This idea appeals to me, and I hope u
appeals to you. One way OF being
cStiel to q rotund nose is to massage
Il vigorously each day for a short Pc.
Rod with dry fingers, ding TINS ma
Isipuiationto OF the heshi by ptnchlng ana
sodesSing the nose lin q very strenu.
Gus manner ind eed: N Such treatmens
cannot but reduce the desh, out OF
Course YOU will not; obtain results IN
a week or aimonth. q
& datTaets ecided ally from the beau
~ oS the nose when the bloodyessels
Il is Y6ot become very prominent.
T1nder such circumstances the maiden
Who doSe5 mot admire this condition OF
her physical anairs treats her refrac.
tory nose TO q daily steam bath and
foiiows this up BY damp ming ] q tiny
ned of antIseptic cotton with witch
bazei, Wearing bItt on her nose for sew
erai hours at q time.
such Treatment cannot help but
nuke ths blood vessels become less
noticeable I, &, 7.
10 posSeag nose Nth q stbtiil liant.
shineS 81 humui ating Ia the sextre netI
hut N tiiis csc too, good resultsE can
be obtaihed ~ appl ying some stn1pIei
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02

The worst rap at the United States
navy yet taken was when a foreign
power ordered two dozen can openers
for each Of its $warships.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
10 BE EXPECTED.

81, saw Cotswold Just now and he
was very agitated about the news from
the stock market"
Us he specializing again?"
Eyes, he has become a Wall street
lamb @
gwen. no wonder he's in a stew"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
THE TRAWLER
(By Dorothy Dix.

(By Dorothy Dix.
Battered and rusted and salted, board
ed by icy seas,
Smothered and tossed and pounded, as
the stinging spray-shot freeze,
The North Seas toy is the Trawler, but
she sticks 1t through fog and foam
When a blow shall dismay the petrol,
then the Trawler will run for
home,
Through the gray of the winter wealth
er she sees a gray shape roll,
The loom of a watching dreadnought,
keeping the sea patrol;
With the gun-crews alert at their sta
tions, for Glory may come through
the murk,
But Glory's not for the Trawler-she's
just doing her daily work.
When the ocean is sown with terror,
and the liner rusts by the quay;
And the dreadnought, stronger than
Etna, dares not the open sea;
When fathoms below the surface the
mines at their moorings swing,
Waiting the prey-like Judas-thal
the tides of death may bring;
1t is then the Trawler goes sweeping,
searching the deep like a comb
If she clears the seas for those others,
who cares If she comes not home ?
Glory? It's not for the Trawler, though
she sails when the great ships
shirk,
Heroes Her crew?-Just seamen,
doing a seaman's work.
The cruiser out on her station, her
colors f1uttering free;
Her great guns manned and ready, the
queen of the open sea,
What shows on the tossing water "a
fragment of floating spar?-
The submarine dives, and the cruiser
reels to the fatal jar,
Her consorts scuttle for safety - the
Trawier alone stands by,
Lending a hand to survivors, whilC
there bubbles a drowning cry,
A run to port with the rescued, ther
back to the North Sea murk-
Heroes GLORY ?-Oh, stow that; It'll
all In the Trawler's work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
HARRISBURG rs REJo1CINc

Harrisburg is planning q celebration
of improvements made since 1902,
when the city began to spend money
in large sums raised by bonds. Four
authorized loans were issued in 1902,
1905, 1910 and 1913, based on an
ordinance passed in 1901 submitting
to the people the question of increas-
ing tho debt $1,090,000, the consent
oe the voters being given by vote of
1919 to 1923. In 1902 the people
authorized the big first loan. Harris
burg has the Improvements desired,
the valuation of properties for tax
purposes has increased from $26,13S,-
f99 to $50, ,336.754 and the gross i'm
provement debt to-day is $l,762,S
with borrowing capacity of a mil
lion and half remaining. Tax rates
have not been over nine and one-half
mills i'll the period os Improvement
and reached that figure only one year.
Harrisburg is city of tho third
class. The improvements made are
visible TO any person who drops into
the town. 1t is plain they could not
have been made in this period with
out bonds unless the tax rate was
boosted enormously Harrisburg seems
satisfied with the results. 1t is not
worrying about the future. 1t has
ample credit. 1t has not stopped maxi
ing improvements Each move was
made with the consent of the people
after plans had been made clear TO
them, with detailed estimates of prob
able cost. Harrisburg deems herself
city for others to pattern after, and
she is going to celebrate. Has Har-
risburg made a mistake? Are her
| people wrong in their idea that they
have done notable things in a SEN
sible, busincss-like way ay?-Johnstowr
| Leader.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
THE GLASS ADDRESS

T<HOSE who listened to Congress-
man Glass discuss the new Fed
eral banking law before the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday were
delighted with the speaker, even if
they did not entirely agree with his
views of the radical change in our
banking system. The Virginian is a
forceful and entertaining speaker who
impresscs one with his sincerity.
Whether his optimistic conclusions re-
garding the millennial character of
the system with which his name has
been identified are wholly justified
must remain for the future to deter
mine.
1t is certain that bankers are not
all of one mind regarding the provi-
sions of the new law Nor are they
in agreement upon the elastic feature
of the system which has been the high
point in the discussion of its sup
porters. Time must elapse before the
measure can have the full confidence
of the banking and business COM
munities.
Shifting government funds from
one center to another to meet the
needs may be accompanied by more OF
less risk, but the South appears to be
the section of the country which is
utilizing more generally tho surplus
funds in the manner provided by the
Reserve Board. Defects have not
been overcome altogether nor will 4
be contcnded that the party in power
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES TO
TOWN

[G. L. Moore in Farm and Home
When the circus comes to town
Mamma dons her bestes gown
M says: Il do not care to go,
But the children like it So"
Nursie says: II am so tired,
But you know that / am hired,
And the children need me, too,
So I'll go along with you.
Sister looks so dignified
And us children oft does chide,
Says she cares not for a show,
But she reckons she will go.
Daddy acts the part of sage,
Says: "Of course, one at my age
Does not care for all this noise
Like they did when they were boys"
Says 81 am feeling awful weak,
Guess l had better rest a streak;
Business is awful dull to-day,
Believe I'll go out to the play"
Then we children pass a grin,
For their talk is far too thin
They are nearly dead 10 go,
But they hate to have us know!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18

is responsible for the fundamental
features of the new system. 1t has
been said without contradiction shat
the main provisions of the reserve act
were the conception of Republican
leaders of the Senate. who had been
considering for years the changes
which have since been adopted. One
phase of the new act which has been
criticised is the power invested in the
Secretary of the Treasury.
All through the new system there is
the impression of patcrnalism anil tho
theory of the present administration
seems TO be that of central control as
a panacea for all the public ills. A
particular feature of the activities of
the Reserve Board which has gven
rise to criticism is the effort to pre-
scribe the margin of profit for bank
ing institutions and to regulate their
transactions to such an extent that
they may not broader: the scope OF
their operations.
To be sure. Congressman Glass and
those others who arc enthusiastic over
the innovations cannot see the pater-
nalistic tendencies to which the critics
of the system refer, but the business
community seems disposed to cooper
ate with the banks of The country in
an honest effort to demonstrate the
practical and beneficial character of
the new law, trusting that the objec-
tions which have been urged against
it will not prove serious in the end.
Without regard, however, to tho diff
ferences of viewpoint among his audi
tors it must be said that the Chamber
of Commerce has again scored in the
favor of the business circles of the city
by bringing Congressman Glass here.
He was given a most cordial reception
and left n favorable impression upon
all who heard him as an earnest, pa
triotic statesman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
SATURDAY, EVENING, SEPT is.
Every dinculty yields to the enter
priSing.-HOlnldn.
THE OLD HOME TOWN"

THlS mornings mail brought to
the editors desk a marked copy
of the San Jose Herald, of San
Jose, Cal, addressed to George Berg
ner, editor of The Telegraph" Appro-
priately enough it contained a little
poem by William a. Coulter, who
signs himself correspondent of The
Telegraph from 1S61-'65." the verses
being as follows, under the caption,
The Old Home Town:
I'm back in the old home town to-
Back Where 1 dwelt in my youth,
l look in vain for the friends grown
gray,
The boys-to tell you the truth
There's not one left of that jolly
That shouted 'good-by" to me,
When I took the train to join my
And travel tHsl by land and sea.
ask for Joe, and ask for Bill,
But only shakes of the head,
By the spruce young man who
points the hill
Where town folks bury their
dead.
And I feel so lost and feel so sad
In this town where l was born,
That l take my leave, not proud
For scenes that are less forlorn.
Time slips by on fieeting wings for
The man who has taken up his abode
in a distant quarter, busy as he is
in carving out d niche for himself
in his new-found home and in rear
ing the family that is growing up
around him, and when he pauses at
fr,tA FAV. an 1AN l.
minds eye dwell on the far away
scenes of yester years he sees them
not as they really arc, but as he left
them on that long-distant day when
that Jolly group shouted goodbye
TO him. Doubtless, to the author OF
long since gone to his eternal home
still presides youthful and vigorous in
his quaint old editorial rooms die
tating the policy of the Telegraph and
receiving as his guests tho men who
helped him make municipal history ir
those times that now seem to us sc
long agone. Doubtless, too, for him
the Susquehanna is the rafting stream
it was in the Sixties and the canal
boats still contend i'll an ever-losins
rivalry with the railroad trains as {
means of transportation. Doubtlcs.
he sees Harrisburg as it used to be
nor dreams of the changes we of the
younger generation have wrought il
the city he once called home.
All over the world to-day rcsid,
these men and women who have gon,
out from Harrisburg. The Tele
graph wishes they might be with Ii
during the celebration the "Old HOME
Town" is about to enjoy. Their visi
would be interesting and the "olC
boys" who are left would try to max,
up in the warmth and effusiveness o
their greetings for the missing one
who have gone to pleasanter scene
beyond the border.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
The State From Day to Day

A modern enactment of the old wild
west method of procedure was given
at Shoemakersviile yesterday when
four fierce desperadoes with masked
faces and armed with revolvers
jumped from behind some bushes ana
held up paymaster Gerry, of the Glen
Gerry Brick Company. He dashed
through the crowd, however, and es-
capped with the gold
Four men about the same time held
up paymaster Walter Schlager in his
mine stripping near Wilkes-Barre and
relieved him of $1,100 a gold watch,
diamond ring and his revolver. Evil
IDENTITY these latter four had the system
which the Shoemakersville bandits
lacked.
The Johnstown Leader cites an in
cident of hot campaign night. 1t
seems that a tall man, candidate for
oity office, was discerned haranguinS
large crowd in front of the home
of poor woman hurrying home from
downtown. Much agitated. she
trotted up and down, wringing her
hands, until she was calmed and asked
the trouble. She replied that she
thought the tall man was the sheriff
and that he was selling her home.
A party of mourners arrived in ELL
wood City from Pittsburgh last night
with flowers to attend the funeral of
child who was reported to be dead.
The accusation" was erroneous, how
ever, and so the party was turned into
one of rejoicing, which according to
latest reports is still in progress.
| Car Inspector Frank Briel. Jr., of
Wilkes Barre, received the surprise of
his life when he tried to open an ex-
press coach door on train No. g. A
thunderous roar greeted his attempt
and after recovering from his wild
leap and attendant discomfort he dis
covered that full grown king OF
beasts" was imprisoned in said car and
desired not to be disturbed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18

A bashful and retiring little maiden
in Erie advertises ior the return of
her lost dog Beauty, the pride of her
heart" The question is" says the
Erie Evening Herald, Twill the dog
hear of the offer, which the girl
makes, through some kind-hearted
finder" She offers Beauty three
a day if he will only come back. I'll
sure give him the bones and cake of
Ice to sleep on" says the little owner.
please send him home again"
The average number of horses
taken to the tannery at Allentown is
two a day, but the excessive heat of
the last ten days has killed so many
horses that twenty-three have been
brought in during the last four days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
HE HELPED HIS TOWN

TT is interesting to observe i'll con-
nection with the approaching
municipal celebration here that
at least one other town in Pennsylva-
MIA has honored in an adequate way
one of its distinguished citizens who
has demonstrated that all money
makers are not selfish and indifferent
to the welfare of their fellows.
Sharon is the metropolis of the
great industrial community which
stretches along the Shenango river in
the western part of the State. Here
lives Frank II. Bull, himself and his
father before him an industrial leader.
But beside developing great enter
prises and amassing a big fortune, Mr..
Bull has been interested in the i'm
provement of the living conditions of
the town. A few months ago tho
Telegraph illustrated with some pic
lures a few of the things that Mr..
public Fairgrounds with modern
equipment, a fine country club, the
Bull Club, an athletic institution and
library in the town, a splendid boule-
ward, and many other things which
have added to the welfare and happi-
ness and contentment of the people.
On Tuesday of this week Sharon
gave itself over to n celebration of
Buhl Day, day set apart for pub
lie expression of appreciation of the
splendid generosity and public spirit
of this foremost citizen. 1t is regret
able that the man who was thus hon
ored was confined to his home as the
result of a recent serious automobile
accident, but if anything will restore
him to health and his usual activities
1T will be the thought that what he
has done has been of benefit to others.
He has emphasized the truth that the
highest duty of man is service for his
day and generation.
This tribute is paid to the dis
tinguished citizen by the Sharon Her
aid which inspired the celebration;
Frank Fl. Bull is n man of wealth
But he has made every penny of it
honestly and without causing mo-
ments hardship to any person. And
his bencfactions-for they have
been benefactions in the truest
sense of the word-have been un-
selfshly made, without hope of re-
ward other than appreciation on
the part of those who are benefited
And he has builded better than he
knew, for he has reached the peo-
pie and he has found in them CRATE
! full recognition of his gifts and
! their significance. Future gencr-
| ations. too. will rise up and call
! him blessed"
What fine monument the Sharon
/ philanthropist has reared for himsel
while he yet lives, 1t is much more
useful than any shaft of granite Of
tablet of bronze and points tt, way
| for others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Professor w. V. Bingham, of
Pittsburgh, has inaugurated a school
for mental vocational training.
w. It. Kennedy, prominent Union
town man, is the new president of tho
Fayette County Veterans.
DIR. John A. Brashear has been
elected president of the Pittsburgh
Labor Memorial Committee.
IS. c. Long, general manager Of
the Pennsylvania, accompanied the
Russian commission on it's tour Of
State iron and steel works.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Is said
to be interested in the new coal road
projected for Somerset county.
Louis Dep. Vail, prominent Phila-
delphian, has returned from Maine
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-18
RADIAL HIGHWAYS

IN the comprehensive work of the
City Planning Commission the re-
cent report of Warren H. Manning,
the landscape designer, upon the main
highways radiating from Harrisburg is
receiving much attention. 1t is the
opinion of Mr.. Manning that with the
great increase in the use of motors
for pleasure, business and transporta-
ton it Is obvious that these main
thoroughfares should be made much
wider than they are now. On this
subject he says:
They ought to be at least one
hundred feet wide, and some one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
changes in the general line of those
roads, the only changes being such
as would make II practicable to Sc
cure, the full width decided upon. !,
At places this would be accomplish
ed by shifting the main line from
the denseiy built-up roads through
open land that can be broadened,
or by making new road. At some
places, changes in line would be
recommended whero grades could
be greatly improved. or important
scenic features included.
1t is not contemplated, of course
that these great highways should be
built next year or probably within tho
next decade. but provision must DC
made now for them so that there will
be no enormous expense hereafter in
changing existing highways to accom-
modate the great traffic. Mr.. Manning
has called attention several times &c
the fact that Harrisburg Is upon the
great thoroughfare from the West by
way of Pittsburgh and to the south.
west by way Of Gettysburg. Through
this highway will pass the mair
thoroughfare from tho New England
States and New York along the valieS
of the Allegheny ridges to HARRISBURG
and thence South clear through u
New Orleans. Ho has also directc;
attention to the matter of congestion
and the avoidance of serious ditflcul
tics of this sort In the future.
Mr.. Manning agrees with cit!