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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
FAIRMoNT is NO EXCEPTION.
Fairmont People Come Out az Frankly
Here as Elsewhere.

Fairmont people publicly recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. This
paper is publishing Fairmont cases
from week to week. 1t is the same
everywhere. Home testimony in
home papers. Doan's are praised in
thirty thousand signed statements,
published in 5000 communities. Fair
mont people are no exception. Here's
Fairmont statement
Lewis f. Enlow, railroad fireman.
Chicago street. Fairmont, says: "I
suffered a great deal from kidney
trouble and rheumatic pains. The
kidney secretions contained sediment
Often the secretions passed too fire.
quently and caused much pain. Pains
through the small of my back made
it had for me to stoop or lift. Doan's
Kidney Pills strengthened my back
and kidneys and removed the pains"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ger
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Enlow had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo, n. Y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25

Morgantown where she had been the
guest of friends for several days.
Mrs. q. 8. Fleming has returned
from Parkersburg where she has been
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. C. e.
Smith for a week.
Mrs. W. e. Lynch, of Morgantown,
spent yesterday with friends in the
city.
Miss Alta McNeely has returned
from Warrington where she has been
the guest of her cousin, Miss Claudia
McNeely.
Mrs. ]. r. sheriden has gone to Bel
timore to visit relatives. She will also
visit her former home at Buckeye
town. Md.
Miss Virginia MILAN who recently
underwent an operation at Cook hos
pital, has returned to her home in
Warrington.
Mr.. George E; Amos is i'll of grippe
at his home on Fairmont avenue.
Mrs. w. B. Campbell and daughter,
Miss Charlotte. are out after a siege
OF grippe.
Mrs. Walter zundeIl and son who
have been the guests of relatives at
Mt. Pleasant, Pa. have returned home
Miss Anna Newberger and niece.
Miss Mary Josephine Conway, leave
tomorrow for the formers home at
Weston to spend the week end.
Joe Adams, who has been here on a
visit to his mother. Mrs. Josephine
Adams, left this afternoon for Toledo,
Ohio.
Grove Cunningham IS here from
Pittsburgh, having been called by the
illness OF his mother. Mrs. Sarah Cum
bingham. Mrs. Cunningham's condf-
ton IS considered seriously.
Marshal c. E. Smith is here from
Parkersburg on a brief visit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Austin-HaII.


Cards have been received here by
friends announcing the marriage OF
Mrs. Laura Alice Hall to DR.. Winser
Austin. which event-was solemnized
March cath at Indianapolis. Ind. Mrs.
Hall will be remembered here as
President OF the Rebekah State As
sembly in the year 1914 and was a fire.
quent visitor here at the home of Mrs.
Emma Stealey Price. The announce,
ment reads:
Doctor Winser Austin
Mrs. Laura Alice Hall
Married
Wednesday. March twenty-fourth
nineteen hundred and fifteen
indianapolis, Indiana.
At home
After April first
South Main street
Summitsville, Indiana
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Baptist Field Agent
To Lecture Tonight

At 1880 o'clock tonight at the Pala-
tine Baptist Church Miss Cooper. field
agent OF the American Baptist Wo-
mems Home Mission Society, will
speak. Miss Cooper is an excellent
speaker and those who attend the lee
ture tonight are assured OF fine ad-
dress.
The address will be under the au-
spices OF the ladies' organization OF
the church and will be largely attend
ed. The general public is urged to
attend the services.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
To PHILADELPHIA.

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Bennett leave
Saturday for Philadelphia where they
will spend few days. They will re-
turn on Tuesday, accompanied by
their daughter. Miss Mi1ly Bennett. a
student at Eden Hall school, near
Philadelphia. who will spend the Eas-
ter vacation here
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Entertained al Dinner.

About thirty guests were enter
tained at dinner last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn F. Barnes.
on First street, when the latter was
hostess to the members of the Vigi-
liant Circle of Kings Daughters of
the M. P. Temple. The guests spent
the afternoon at the Barnes home and
dinner was served at $50 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
With Mira Rlnom

The Ladies' Aid society OF the Luth-
eran church will meet this evening at
the home of Mrs. Clarence Bloom on
Morgantown street. All members are
urged to be present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Southern Trip.

DR.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Durrett left last
night for Richmond. Va, to visit rela-
tiyes enroute to Key West. Florida.
from where they will sail for Havana,
Cuba, and Beunos Ayres, South
America.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Named Officers.

The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year by the
sWoman's club Of Huntington:
President-Mrs. NJ. J. Matthew's.
Vice president-Mrs. F. e. Furbee.
L Second vice president-Mrs. Walter
Prichard.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Walter
s. Furbee.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Err
nest Conway.
Treasurer-Mrs. s. C. sybert.
Auditor-Mrs. John Modi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
Attended Initiation.

Mrs. C. NJ. Richie and Miss Nell
Prichard attended the Kappa Kappa
Gamma Sorority initiation In Morgan
town on Tuesday evening which was
held at the home of Miss Hazel Ross.
Among the initiates were: Misses
Sue Blackwood of Huntington, Helen
sTayener of Parkersburg, Bessie Shep-
herd OF Spencer, Helen Davidson of
Wheeling, Helen Stealey OF Clarks-
burg, Nell Moreland of Morgantown,
Anne Elliott OF Sistersville, Eva Saw
age of Parkersburg, George Anne Nc
IKendrie OF Saint Adams. and Pauline
brewster, Beverly Schultz and Vir-
ginia Brown OF Morgantown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
LOCAL SOQA EEs
.ENENTS
Entertained at Social Whir,.

Miss Flossie Fleming was hostess
to twenty members of the PreBbyter-
ian Legion last evening at her home
on Jefferson street. at a social whirl.
Refreshments were served during the
evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
10 EntertaIn Hone Clrcle.

Miss Marie Barnes will entertain
the Hope Sewing Circle on Friday
evening at her home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
EXCHANGE SALE

EXCHANGE SALE.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Lutheran Church will hold an ex-
change Saturday at Snider's Meat
Market Pie, cake and bread for sale
3-25.2t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
THE PRETTIEST NEW
NECKWEAR

most tempting collection of new net ana lace
effects. Lace collars with pieated backs or via
reveers; organdie collars high low effects; Lace
collar and cuh sets; organdie vestees with high
ruche and other efrects-al priced very moderately
at soc and upwards fFirst Efoor,s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
LOVELY NEW HANDBAGS
FOR EASTER

Neat and attractive, in all the new fashionable
shapes and lined with pretty colored silks Sfk.
MORO and Pin Seals. every fitted with vanity &C.
cessories and priced low as $1oo and up TO
$780, (First Ftoor,s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25
THE NEW SPRING COATS
ARE HERE
THE NEW EASTER GLOVES
WOMEN WANT

Whether you want 16.button Gloves for your
gown, 2-casp Gloves for suits, you will find
just the quality want in our large assortment.
soc for washable white chamoisette silk gloves
$500 for "Perrn's" twoclasp Kid Gloves, in all
colors-are among the special values to be found
the glove counter. (First Floor.)
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
An Unwarranted Suspicion.

From the very wide discrepancies III the state
ment OF the board of experts who Investigated the
proposed site for the Eastern High School
and determined what they believed to be fair
purchase price for it, and the statement of the
District Commissioners at whose lnst1gatlon
the verdict set aside. the public was fully con-
WINGED that there were two sides to the question.
The citizens of northeast Washington, in which
section the rejected site is located it appears from
the words and actions OF their representatives at
a recent meeting are heartily in accord with the
verdict of the condemnation board, and are dis
posed to criticse severely the course of the Com
missioners The Commissioners justify their ac
ton upon their belief that the board of disinter-
csted citizens entrusted with the task of condem-
nation proposed to pay the owners of the prop
erty an excessive price for their land; but men,
Der OF the Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation asks:
"Who can buy land in the locality OF the site
less than 25 cents foot?'
Since the association by resolution approved
the site and the boards recommendations as to
price, it must be assumed that its members who
should be familiar with values, regard 25 cents
foot fair valuation and the condemnation
board is to be commended for not inaicting in
justice upon the owners by placing a lower price
upon it. No reason is apparent why the Commls-
sioners should regard 25 cents foot too much
to pay for a site for high school, and if they
were determined to build on cheaper ground it
would have been quite possible for them to pub
licly express that determination in terms that
conveyed no reelection the board OF condem-
nation.
1t is dcplorablc TACT that in recent years an
unwarrantcd suspicion has been fostcred in Off
cal quarters that it is the aim Of boards and
juries of condemnation and award to place fic-
titious values on real estate which the Federal or
District government desires to purchase. The
most striking instance OF this distrust in the
case Of the plaza awards, which were set aside
and a new commission appointed to review the
work of the old through the efforts of Repre-
sentative Ben Johnson. And yet this COM
mission has so far accomplished nothing beyond
the vindicaton of its predecessor. 1t has it is
true reduced the amounts awarded to so
poor land owners by trivial sums, but in the
unanimous opinion of qualified judges this has
been nothing less than cruel injustice inflicted
upon the helpless.
The setting aside of the latest verdict real
estate alues will probably result in delaying work
upon a much needed new school. The choice of
new site and the price paid for it will be matters
of keen interest to the taxpayers.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
Hadley's Political Future.

The report that former Gov Herbert S. Hadey,
OF Missouri, is being strongly urged to again seek
the gubernatorial nomination and that he is quite
likely to yield to the opportunities of his friends
is interesting from the fact that Hadley has been
looked upon as of the possible Republican
candidates for the Presidency. Gov Hadley, it
will be remembered. went to Chicago in 1912 as
la Roosevelt delegate. but after the defeat OF the
Colonel in the convention refused to abandon the
party or reject the conventions decision. Whether
he would be agreeable to the Colonel should the
latter return to the Republican fold is known
but it is generally supposed that there no "in-
superablc' objections to him in that quarter. The
former governor OF Missouri, the other hand,
comes from a west-of-the Mississippi State, and
while there is no technical reason why Presi-
dent of the United States should not be selected
from those remote parts it seems to be generally
understood that such thing is highly improbable.
Moreover. while Hadley's public record is an ex-
ceent one, it is not generally felt that he is of
quite the same caliber Burton Root or Cum
minis Borah. Probably his friends are wise in
wanting him for Missouri, where his chances of
election excellent, instead of boosting him as
la distinctly uncertain Presidential nominee
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
Long List of New Crimes.

a Kansas Judge having dared to make some
criticism OF the multiplicity OF statutes restricting
personal liberty and creating new offenses, there
has been renewal OF assaults upon the judiciary,
divers intelligent citizens OF the Sunflower State
curiously believing that he squirting at their
favoritc fetch, prohibition. One would suppose
that the passion for legislation and the enactment
of fool laws in recent years were too notorious
to be brought in doubt. Congress and the State
legislatures swarm with. crank bills The Kansas
City Journal quotes from Mr. Henry NJ. Hyde
some amusing or depressing details. In Massachu
sets in 1914 about every in twenty OF the
citizens arrested 10000 arrests In Chi
cago the percentage about the same, and more
than half of the $4,000 people arrested in Chicago
in 1914 were charged with committing crimes
which had existence" in 1904 Chicago has not
grown worse. 1t is the victim OF the pragmatical
1neddlers of the legislature. The number OF ar
rests has nearly doubled in the last seven years.
The most virtuous vicious place in the
United States is the Missouri Kansas City. Its
population is under 100000. In the year ended
June 3o 1915 the police made $1,000 arrests; nearly
the lawmakers goes on, everybody in Kansas City
may be of falling into the hands of the police
once a year. Utopia on the map, perfection
realized
at is felony in Texas" the Kansas City
Journal tells us, Ito play cards on train" Mr..
HYDE gives some appealing instances of the 1egis-
lative genius:
"In Indiana men have been arrested for rolling
a cigarette. In Illinois the cell yawns for woman
whose hatpn projects more than half an inch be-
introduced into Congress providing penitentiary
sentence for any man who publicly exhibits clock
which is either fast slow.
Another bill provided term in the penitentiary
for any who should put his feet on the desk
while debating to a young lady stenographer"
Will there ever be a reaction against the making
of superfluous statutes without end-New York
Times.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
nSzMMGr
Tomorrow, A Change of Capital

Il learned shortly after that Mr..
Phelps. knowing that this matter would
come up. had thoroughly fortified him
self with facts and precedents. and had
in fact written out his remarks. not
knowing, Of course. that he would be
called upon to make good the failure Of
the committees chairman who reported
the measure. That was the first intima-
tion that had that Mr.. Phelps prepared
his speeches. but l learned that it was
his custom TO write out in full speeches
that ne purposed making. and. having
done that to throw the manuscript away.
That explains why the spontaneity which
he regarded as one of the most effective
OF the weapons of an orator was 50
strong a feature of his addresses. He
wrote out his speeches simply to secure
an orderly arrangement OF his thought,
but he did not commit them to memory.
This also explains why Mr.. Phelps was
so effective as public speaker"
Copyright 1915 by Z. J. Edwards. All rights re
seHed.)
Tomorrow DIR. Edwards will tell OF
George D. Prentice's Wonderful Mem
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13

"lndiCatonS at the State Department" are that
the recall OF Capt. Won Papen, military attache OF
the German Embassy, who called us "idiotic
Yankees" in letter which he entrusted to Archi-
bald TO deliver. will not be asked by the Wash
ington government. While we we'll afford to
ignore his insulting Characterization of the Aneri
can people it is difficult TO see how the evidence
that he gave his approval to DR.. Dumba plans to
cripple American industries can be overlooked Ii
is surprising. too, that Germany has not volun-
tary recalled him ii for other reason than that
his usefulness in Washington is at an end
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
A Menace to the Public Health.

If conditions in the Washington city markets
are as described to the Pney Branch Citizens
Association by DR.. L. J. Battle, chairman of its
committee on public health, they must be RENEE
died without loss of time. 1t is matter in which
has drawn a true picture, there is no reason to
doubt that disease has been and is being spread
from important distributing centers of the citys
food supply.
Dr. Battle. a reputable Washington physician,
asserted that in of the large city markets he
had personally seen meat exposed to the attacks
OF flies propagated in filth spots just outside the
doors, and other food supplies scattered about
with no protection from dust and dirt. He de-
scribcd also the disgusting practices of customers
which he had observed and which calculated
to convey to others any disease from which they
might have been suffering. In such condition
OF affairs no excuse be offered Modern meth
ods OF sanitation perfection that with
ordinary precaution and small expenditure Of
money and trouble the city's storehouses OF food
may be made practically Dirt germ, and disease
proof and this the people have right 10 demand
If dealers in food supplies cannot be made to
realize that it is to their interest to intro
duce cleanly and sanitary methods into their
induced to take such action will compel them
to adopt precautions for safeguarding the public
health. Once start is made, however, the remedy
will be largely in the hands of the people them
selves. By patronzing only those establishments
where the rules of cleanliness and sanitation are
rigidly observed they force every dispenser
of food in Washington to clean up or go out OF
business.
1t is almost incredible that such conditions
Dr. Battle describes should have been allowed to
exist in Washington overnight. The public health
committee of the Citizens Association has been
instructed to investigate market conditions and
make detailed report Their work will be great
ly facilitated by the wide publicity given to Dr.
Battles serious charges. and immediate i'm
provement may reasonably be expected. II it is
not forthcoming voluntarily the people must de-
mand it and see that their demand is complied
with.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
HISTORY BUILDERS.
How William Walter Phelps Came to
the Rescue.
Written ,A!rcesIy foi The Washington Hersldl
RN DR. L l. EnM Ards

Written ,A!rcesIy foi TIE Washington Heraldl
BY DIR. l.. }. EDWARDS.
1T was nv good fortune to have been
for several years a ncighbor Of William
Walter Phelps in the sense that our sum-
mer homes, which were our legal resi-
dences. were almost adjoining said
Thomas i. James. formerly Postmaster
General of the United States. to me at
time when he was speaking of the ex-
traordinary Intellectual and charming
temperamcntal qualities of Mr. Phelps.
We became good friends and were
brought into some association politically
by reason of tine fact that We We're both
interested in our party success and both
took active part as citizens and as Re
publicans in the politics of one of the
districts of Upper New Jersey. where We
lived.
"Occa casionally heard Mr.. Phelps speak
in public, and the octener | heard him
the more strongly convinced l was that
had he chosen to give himself up exclu-
sively to public speaking he would have
ranked among the ablest and most con-
vncinc and attract OF the public
speakers OF his time.
What especially impressed ME when
heard Mr. Phelps speak was his COM
plete mastery of his subject. and also a
most convincing spontaneity. directness
and clearness Of utterance. He used al
most Bible English, so to speak. but he
used il so that at times it seemed almost
like poetry.
Il remember on one occasion, when he
vas Il member of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of Washington. he encoun-
tered in debate one of the leaders upon
the other side and got the best OF him
so much go that this leader was very
much disconnected. He even attributed a
personal motive to Mr.. Phelps for the
attack. but only a day or two later this
nan. who was chairman of one of the
committees. got badly involved when
making speech in support of meas
ure recommended by his committee. so
that in humilita ton he was compelled
to sit down. Instantly Mr.. Phelps rose,
took up the subject. coming to the sup
port of this member. and made a power
full and brilliant speech. packed full of
facts to support his argument and in
that way saved the day for his opponent
of a day or two before. Then this op-
ponent realized that Mr. Phelps attack
was not personal. but was based upon
matter of principle.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
HE LIVED THERE.

James f. Ferguson. Democratic
candidate for governor of Texas. smil-
ed the other evening when the con-
versation turned to the subject of
bad breaks. He said he was remind
ed of how Smith sadly fozzled.
Some time ago Smith was takef to
an entertainment in an unfamiliar
town by a friend. and being somewhat
bored toward the end Of the show he
looked around the room for a SYM
pathetic soul.
You look just the way I feel about
it." he remarked to sad-looking
citizen. "These receptions are the
most tiresome things on the face Of
the earth
yes" admitted the sad-faced one.
with something akin to q sigh. They
are rather tiresome."
Bore you to beat the band" 70.
turned Smith. and then suggested:
why don't you go homer
..I am home" was the startling re.
toinder of the other. Il live in the
bloomin' place"
The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
DEFEAT OF THE FEDERALISTS.
Published by special arrangement sh President hro
The Mcclure Neausbdper Syndicate.

enough, commended by his sturdy char
acter, his manifest good faith and inde-
pendence. his frankness and courage;
but the section OF his own party with
which he had avowed himself out of
sympathy was not loyal to him.
/, Hamilton publicly argued that he was
unfit for the office he held. egotistical.
jealous, indiscreet, and of unsound views
i'm matters of administra ton; Mr.. Jeffer-
son had at last impaired compactness
and self-reliant viGor to the Democratic
Republican ranks which he led: and Mr..
Adams failed of reelection.
No one was chosen President by the
electors
AS the electoral clause of the constitu-
tion then stood, each elector was di-
rected to cast his vote for two persons.
without designating which was his pref
ercncc for President. which Tor Vice
President; and when the votes we're open
cd they were found to stand: seventy
three for Mr.. jefferson. seventy-three for
Mr.. Aaron Burr, Mr.. Jefferson's accomp-
lishcd lieutenant in New ork: sixty
five for Mr.. Adams. siXty-four for Mr.
! Pinckney.
1t was necessary in such a case that
the House OF Representatives should it
self select President. from the two
leading candidates: and the rcderalists
sun, tnouSh Tor the last time. coiltroiIeu
the House.
For Il little while they were tempted to
put Mr.. Burr into the Presidency, rather
than endure Mr.. Jefferson: but that in
tricuc failed.
MIR. Hamilton was too manly roliti-
clan to give it cOuntcnancc for a moment.
He denounced II roundly and induced the
members of the majority to let Mr.. JEFF
ferson take the Presidency. to which he
was clearly entitled by the well-under-
stood preferences Of the electors
But they yielded sullenly. They let Mr..
Jefferson come in. not with their votes,
but without them, by refraining from
voting at all in sufficient numbers to
leave his friends in a majority. and lost
credit for good temper as well as for
good faith.
Tomorrow, Change of Capital