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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
For Guests.

Col. and Mrs. W. H. Brand entertain
ed at a musical last evening at their
home on gden venue honoring their
guests, the Misses Beuna and Dorsey
Brand of Morgantown. Miss Hazel
Jones OF S%istersville. and Virgil Mans
field Of Akron. o. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion Of a program
OF excellent mhsical numbers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Birthday Party.

Mrs. c. R. Devore entertained her
son, Howard, at a birthday party Fri
day afternoon. Several young folks
attended and the afternoon was great
ly enjoyed after which delicious lunch.
con was served. Many beautiful and
useful presents were received.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Miss crowI Hostess.

Miss Malissa Crowl entertained a
number of girl friends yesterday after.
noon at her home from 3 until 5
O'clock honoring her house guests the
Misses Francis Hamilton. Vivian Hess,
Opal Mackey. Mildred Renshaw and
Leila Williamson, all Of Warrington.
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eompanied by Miss Annie SweaFfngen
who viii spend some time there.
Miss Florence Dean, Of Morgantown
is the guest Of Miss Pauline Jamison
at her home on Morgantown Avenue
Mrs. John ]. Brown, OF Morgantown
is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Il.
G. Stoetzer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Guest in City.

Mrs. Hubert Hunter and two sons.
Hubert, Jr.. and Allen. Of Ell Paso,
Texas. are guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. n. E. Jamison on Coleman
Avenue. Mrs. Hunter was formerly
Miss Villa Hickman Of this city. Mr..
Hunter will come here later and ac-
company his family home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Mrs. STRAIGHT Dead

Died Frluay, August =. at the home
OF Jacob Kennedy on Burt Hill, Mrs.
Verna Straight. aged 80 years. wife
OF James Straight. The funeral Will
be held at Milestone church Sunday.
August %, at . p. m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
VIII Attend Reunion.

A number Of Fairmont people will
90 to Clarksburg tomorrow TO attend
the annual reunion Of the Bradford
family which will be held at the home
Of B. D. Bradford at Broad axis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Train Riders Arrested.

Two B. & o. policemen OF Fairmont
arrested seven freight riders here yes
terday. They were given a fine OF 50
and costs by Squire Barrack.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Entertained YOUNG Ladies.

Miss Margaret Leonard. OF Dancer
avenue, entertained the Misses Reha
Goodwin, Elizabeth Counlhan, Beulan
Hess, Lelah Lake, Frances slater ana
Bessie Goodwin az a SIX O'CLOCK thea
ire and dinner party Thursday even,
ing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
R.pairs Beinq Made.

Extensive repairs are being made
on the old Baptist church on Locust
street. The large rooms are being d.
vided into several smaller ones and
will be used as school rooms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-28
Sewing Party.

The Misses Winifred 1etitia Ryan.
of the Hamilton Terrace, entertained
ten young ladies al a sewing party
Thursday evening.
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where they have been visiting with
relatives.
Mrs. E. E. Henderson and daughter,
Angeline, have returned TO their home
in Moundsville after spending seyerai
days here visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. J. Jones at their home on Locust
street.
Miss Elizabeth iIiIler, Of Elkins,
is visiting with relatives in this city.
John Eberling. of New Martinsville'
is a business visitor in this city.
Harry Villers. OF Littleton, is a
business visitor in this city.
Mrs. Joseph McElvan. OF Cumber-
land, Nd. has returned to her home
after spending several days here visit
ing with friends.
Robert Linn. OF Wheeling, is a Wis
itor in this city today.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Mysteries or Golf.

Josephus Daniels, secretary Of the
navy, was invited the other day 70 90
out and play golf
Il can't play it. said Daniels: 4
made up my mind some time ago not
to go in for golf until they change the
rules"
How do you mean -
We'll, until they change the rules
and make it as good a game as
shiny"
That recalls the tale they tell about
the time Franklin K Lane. now seere
tary of the interior. first undertook the
mastery of golf.
Two enthusiasts over the game lent
a large set of clubs TO Lane and they
played a round. When they had
reached the last hole Lane walked
over to the nearest teeing place and
began attempts to drive on with each
club in his sack, one after another.
The games all over they *
planned. gently.
Well" asked Lane, picking ID N
other kind of club, can't pgay nv
hand out?"-New York Sun
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
YOUNG COUPLE AspHyxlArEo.
Found Dead in Room With Gas Pour.
ing From unlighted Heater.

Ogden, Utah. -Asphyxiated by gas
that was pouring from an unlighted
gas heater, young man and young
woman. registered under the name OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ginger, we're found
dead in a room at the Belmont room
Ing house, Friday afternoon. After an
investigation of the mans personal eff.
fects, the police learned that the body
is that OF Joseph A. Sorenson of Rigby
Idaho. The girl was Miss Genevieve
Ellsworth also of Rigby who has
been attending the freshman class at
the Utah Agricultural college
That Sorenson and Miss Ellsworth
were secretly married more than a
month ago was asserted by Edward
Ellsworth and Miss Orba Ellsworth.
brother and sister of the dead girl.
Il was at first thought that the
couple had suicided. but an investi-
cation revealed the fact that the trag.
edy was the result OF an accident.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
NEW MAN TAKES
RE|NS IN MEXICO
GUTIERREZ is DEPosED AND,
GENERAL GARzA CHOSEN
III nv HIS PLACE.
Man Chosen by Convention to Rule
Over War Stricken Republic Was
Member Of Madero's STAFF
During Madero Revolt.

Mexico City.General Rogue Con.
zales Cara has been named provi
sional president OF Mexico by the con.
yention in session here on Sunday
over which he has presided.
The former provisional president,
General Gutierrez, together with Gen.
erals Bianco, Robbles and Jose Vas
comedies, left Mexico City Sunday
morning at o'clock for Pachuco.
Martial law has been declared by
General Cara and the city Is being
patrolled by mounted police.
In electing Cara the convention de.
clared itself to be supreme, and until
a new president is elected has as
sumed all the legislative, executive
and judicial powers.
Rogue Gonzales CARA was a mem
Der OF Francisco Madero's staff during
the Madero revolution. His brother
Federico Gonzales Cara was a Ma
dero cabinet member. Both have been
connected with the villa revolt
against Carranza.
The new provisional president was
prominent In the sessions of the CON
vention at Aguas Calientes and Next
co City. He acted as president of the
permanent committee of twenty-one
members OF the convention after the
flight OF Martin Espinoza, the COM
mittee head, and nine other members
of the committee.
General Zapata, it is learned, has
entrenched himself in his old strong
hold at Cuernavaca.
General Eulalio Gutierrez. deposed
as provisional president OF Mexico,
fed from the capital with several
members of his cabinet to escape as
sassination at the hands of zapatistas,
according to reports.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
BIG EATERS HAVE BAD
KIDNEYS AND BACkACHE
Take a Glass Of saIss at once u year
Back 10 hurting or Kidneys ard
Bladder Trouble YOU.

The American men and women mHs'
guard constantly against Kidney troa
! BILE, because We eat too much and al
our food Is rich. Our bleed is oiled
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork, become sluggish: the edui'
native tissues clog and the result =
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
q general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like humps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; il you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with hthia.
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
to neutralize the acids in the urine so
1t no longer is a source OF irritation,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive: cannot in
jure. makes a delightful efervescent
Whitewater beverage. and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
a mistake by having 8 good kidney
flushing any time.-Ady
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
INVESTIGATE FOOD PRICES.
Win Find Out IL Illegal Combination,
Are Behind Rise In Prices.

Washington With the department,
OF justice, under instructions from
President Wilson, seeking to deter
mine whether any illegal combinations
are back of the recent sudden rise In
foodstuff prices, and the departments
OF agriculture and commerce compil
ing figures showing the amounts OF
food supplies In the United States
and the recent increases In exports,
the government began vigorous efforts
on Saturday TO cope with the food
price situation.
In addition. legislation giving the
president power 10 stop the exporta.
tion of foodstuffs whenever necessary,
and other bills designed TO lower
prices were discussed Informally at
the capital, but there were no indica.
tons that anything along this line
will be done during the present SEES.
sion of congress.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
SOFA LAID IN RUINS.
Only Outer Walls OF Handsome Build
Inus Left Standing.

Naples.--The condition OF the city
OF Sora. once a fiourishing and pros
porous community. is striking ex
ample Of the capriciousness OF the
forces OF nature. which on January ia
suddenly overwhelmed the heart Of
Italy.
Instead Of being reduced To shape.
less mass or ruins. as was Ayezzano,
the state OF Sora today recalls the
condition which obtained al Messina
in 1908. when the outer shells OF the
beautiful Messina palaces remained
standing only to hide ruin and dasola
ton within their walls.
The Inhabitants OF Sora have been
proud OF their fine houses and wide
streets, and have called their town
little Rome. OF these handsome
buildings nothing remains but the
outside walls. Under the masses OF
shattered masonry within, 1t is esti.
mated that from $50 10 500 victims lie
buried. The conditions OF the walls
still standing make the work OF rescue
most difficult A continuance OF the
earth tremors still brings down
masses OF masonry.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

Il have been coffee drinker. NOR,
or less, ever since / can remember nm
til few months ago | became more
and more nervous and irritable. and
finally | could not sleep at night for
was horribly disturbed by dreams Of
all sorts and species of distressing
nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the experi
ence of numbers of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Postum
and learning of the great benefits thew
had derived, concluded coffee must
be the cause Of my trouble. SO / cot
some Postum and had it made strictly
according to directions.
Il was astonished at the favor and
taste, It entirely took the place Of
coffee, and to my very great satisfac.
ton, ! began to sleep peacefully ana
sweetly. My nerves improved ana !
wish ! could wean every man. woman
and child from the unwholesome drug.
drink-coffee.
People do not really appreciate or
realize what powerful drug If Il ans
what terrible effect it has on the IN
man system. If they did, hardly >
pound of coffee would be sold I wonl5
never think of going back to coffee
again. | would almost as soon tbinS
OF putting my hand in a fire aftar !
had once been burned. Yours n,
health" t'4
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must he -
boiled. 15c and 25c packagas
instant Postum-is a soluble -,
der. A teaspoonful dissolves or;a1.,,.
in cup of hot water and. with 60 c-aa.s
ana sugar, makes delicious bavarsss
Instantly. soc and soc tins 9
the cost per cup OF beth 8Ipds !.
about the same. ~ u
There's Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
GENERAL sToEssEL DEAD.
Famous Russian Commander Who
Surrendered Forth Arthur to Japs.

&'"SA1 n6SotaH &UtTrHdnuGF w TIC
Surrendered Forth Arthur to Japs.
London.-The death of Lieutenan,
General Anatole Mikhailovitch Stoes
sci, the defender Of Port Arthur, is
announced in Petrograd dispatch.
General Stoessel had suffered from
paralysis for several months.
General Stoessel was famous as the
commander of the Russian troops at
Port Arthur during the Russo Japanese
war. After he had held out there for
months against the furious onslaughts
OF the apanese his ammunition supply
exhausted and his men virtually with.
out food, Stoessel surrendered the
fortress to General Nogi.
For this action he was condemned
to death February 20, 1908, by a court
martial. This sentence, however, was
committed by Emperor Nicholas to
ten years Imprisonment. He was re-
leased from confinement from the for
tress OF st. Peter and st. Paul the fol-
lowing year by order OF Emperor
Nicholas.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
WILL INVESTIGATE
CHARITY TRUST
FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL RELA.
TONS COMMISSION READY
TO EXAMINE WITNESSES
Noted Men Have Been Summoned,
the Purpose Being to Find Out
How the Public is Affected
by Philanthropy.

New Whether resources Of
approximately a quarter OF billion
dollars controlled by four great phIlan,
throphic institutions should be EN-.
ployed without government regula'
tion In the promotion OF enterprises
affecting public welfare, especially
that OF wage earners, is one OF the
questions which the federal Industrial
relations commission viii bring TO the
front here during It's forthcoming
hearings. Investigations have for the
last two weeks been preparing data
upon which 10 base the examination
OF witnesses.
The four institutions are the Rookie.
teller, Sage, Cleveland (0hio) and
Baron de Hirsch foundations, the lat
ter represented in this country by
Jacob II. Schiff Their chief officers
have been summoned to testify and
Will be asked, VI was said Sunday at
the commission headquarters, to tell
what policies govern the distribution
of their charities. their attitude TO
ward labor problems, the nature OF
their schemes for social betterment;
an sum, 70 disclose In detail the char
scter OF all their activities.
Nearly fifty witnesses have been
summoned. most OF them persons OF
national prominence.
In view OF the fact that the i'm
mense resources OF these institutions
we're chiefly derived from the profits
OF Industrial enterprises and that they
were now employing them In many
ways affecting the conditions OF wage
earners. II was the desire OF the com,
mission, II was explained. TO deter
mine whether their policies were in
every respect consistent with the pub
aic welfare. II was pointed out that
the institutions we're under no iegai
obligation 10 make their operations
public and that Il was a pertinent
question TO determine whether such
immense resources were potentially
dangerous. when not subject to gov
ernmental supervision.
In raising this question no implica
tion was intended. 1t was explained
II was simply the purpose OF the com
mission TO call attention, without pre-
JUDGE, to the power which these In
stitutions were In q position to exer
cise. rightfully or wrongfuliy, espe
cially in shaping public opinion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Two sattIeship Bin Reported.

Washington.-In formally reporting
the $14S,000,000 naval bill to the
house Saturday, the naval committee
said that while in the European war
the submarine has been effective in
harbor and coast defense. it has not
been able to control the sea as the SUI
perior battleship fleet has done, caus-
ing an enemy with an inferior bat
tleship fleet to suffer great loss of
merchant ships, blockading it's ports
and driving it's commerce off the
seas" The committee reported that
therefore the two-battleship program
had not been changed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22

Family History.

Miss Curiey kept private school,
and one morning was interviewing a
new pupil
What does your father do to earn
his Ivi1g?7 the teacher asked the
little girl.
Please ma'am," was the prompt re
ply he doesn't live with us. MY
mother supports me-"
Well, then" asked the teacher.
how does your mother earn her liv-
tng?n
Why replied the little girl, in an
artless manner, "she gets paid for
staying away from father"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Sure Of His Victim,

johnnie"
Tes'm-
Why are you sitting on that boys
fzce2-
Why. t.
Did | not tell YOU to always count
hundred before you gave way ia
passions and struck another boy?"
Yesm. and I'm dom it; I'm Just
sls5in on his face SO he'll be here
"len l N done countin' the hundred
Houston Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
socialists in conferenos.

Copenhagen.--The conference of
Socialists of neutral countries which
opened here Sunday was very SHINY
attended Denmark, Norway, Sweden
and Holland were represented by four
delegates each and Italy by one.
Neither the United States nor Swift
zerland sent delegates.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Luxury.

inose Billions simply roll in
Don't they? And say, did you ever
81 Mrs, Billions set of state teeth?"
State teeth?a =
fes-the ones she wears at recep.
tons and dinners. They're mado i
diamonds, rubies, pearls, sapphires
and emeralds in succession. WIN ona
q her smiles is worth sSS.oO0"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Taking a Chance.

Louise had made loud and repeated
cans tor more turkey at the christ
mas dinner, After she had disnosed
liberal quantity she was told pt ts.
~ mGch turkey would make her
siek. Looking wistfully at the fan,,
Tor moment. she said: 'o"i
Well give me anuzzer pieca q.
send for the doctor, - IN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Woman Royalties Made Arr, 80,

woman Royalties Made Army orffcers.
For the first time in English aEsrary
four royal women have been gazertsd
as colonies in chief of English rsgi-
ments.
Heretofore several of them incIud-
ing Queen Mary herself. have held
German army titles and Queen Victoria
naturally was the head of the British
army, but now Queen Mary has been
appointed colonel in chief Of the
Eighteenth Hussars OF historic fame
while the Queen Mother Alexandra II
associated with Nineteenth Hussars.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
MEXICAN EMBARGO REMOVED.
viii Permit Tampico Plants to Again
Ship Oil.

Washington British embassy
announced Saturday night that word
had been received from General Car.
rama through the British legation in
Mexico City lifting the embargo ON
the expectation of oil at Tampico,
which had threatened the fuel supply
of the British fleet.
Although no. details of the extent
Of Carranza's modification of his pre-
vious DEGREES was received, the dam
ger of serious complications was be-
lieved to have been removed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
The Hyphen Explained.

Mrs. Dearborn You say that Il
Mrs. Burke Martin?
Mrs. Wabash-Yes; Burke was her
name and Martin was her husbands
name.
Mrs. Dearborn-But why does she
use the hyphen between the names?
Mrs. Wabash-To show that sha II
separated from her husband.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Germans Quit Coast Towns.

Amsterdam,-The correspondent at
ostend of the Tijd says tht Germans
have evacuated all the coast towns
and villages as far north as Maria.
kerke, which is north of Newport,
Westende and Middelkerke.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Credit Plans Fail.

New York,-From high internation-
al banking sources it was learned Fri.
day that the so-called international
credit plan projected by Sir George
Patsh ON the occasion of his recent
visit to this country had been aban.
doned. The reason given was that ex-
change between this country and
Great Britain is substantially normal
and no definite action along the
lines originally outlined is required.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
More Horses FOR Wan.

San Antonio, Texas.-Fifty thou.
sand horses are to be furnished the
English and French governments with
In six months under contract signed
Friday by a local firm, the first ship
ment to be made in February.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Chance for a Rake.oH

: doctor was accosted by a woman
whom he remembered to have seen
Pug whose name he did not know
! suppose" said the woman. that
III gettln a good fee, sir, for at.
'enaln the little Smith boy?'
Veil yes, pretty good, but why?'
ven, ! 'ope yer won't forget that
~ little Algy threw the brick that
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
carranza's Men Leave sonora.

Naco, Ariz.--Naco. Sonora, the
scene OF an intermittent siege for
three months by Governor Mayto.
rena's Villaista forces, was evacuated
early Sunday by the carranza troops
under General p. Elias Gales.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Knew a saloo,

vas 1t your craving for drink thai
brought you here?" asked the srn .nae
thetic visitor at the ,a1l sSnipa-
great Scott, ma'am! Do / lool, 90
ssIaa ,u a. a. 70 mistake this place for >
sasoon Washington star -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Four burned hal Eire

Sapulpa, okla.-Four persons are
expected to die from injuries received
Sunday in the destruction Of the Ma.
tional hotel by fire, following a gas
explosion. Two other persons were
injured during rescue work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
AvaIanche Rurles vlIlane.

Geneva.-An avalanche has buried
the Alpine village of Obergestelen, at
an altitude of 4,45O feet in the canton
OF Valais. The inhabitants had been
warned OF their danger and are he,
lieved to have escaped.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Aviators eombard ostend.

London. Nine British. French and
Belgian aviators dropped bombs on the
railroad station and barracks at os.
tendy, causing considerable damage,
according to a dispatch to Lloyds
News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
The Pace

all right Pace mat kills
fro1 nonsense l,, Why, he does notbinv
around rom morning OF to night but lounre
wei. that's the pace Tia, ,,,r.
time. Chicago Herald Id mat Kills
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Privileoed.

Does your wife allow smoking II
your house?'
"No-only the chimney"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
The Other pl.ca

S e. @1o !. don't put their Sunday scb gyy
lssm-to the movies. ,-ama.,.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22

Clark of Fremont county intro.
duced a bill relating to sheep grazing
on cattle ranges. woodward of Frank
lin county fathers an act to establish
a fsh hatchery on Cub river, Frank
lin county.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22

Don't trust the man who boasts he
is ..as honest as the day is long he
NAV be a burglar and work at night.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22

The house passed the $4,000 appro,
priation bill to aid Examiner Gleason
in the treasury probe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22

Teton county, the new unit TO be
added to southeastern Idaho from ter.
ritory taken from Madison county,
with Griggs as the county seat, was
moved up to third reading In the
house of representatives of the legis,
lature on Thursday and will pass that
assembly, thereby winning half its
fight for existence.