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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
WHO'S WHO IN THE WARP
M. Alexandra E. Ribot.

To finance a var such as now en-
cages the attention and energies OF
the French people is no easy task,
but NJ. Alexandra T. Ribot, minister of
finance in the war government of
France, has won almost universal
praise o his mastery handling of
the many problems which confronted
him. M. Ribot is in his sev~enty-third
year and has had a long and distin-
guished career as a statesman. He
was born in st. Omer, where he was
educated, and was admitted to the
bar more than half a century ago.
His first public office, a minor one,
was given to him during the stormy
and troubled period of the France
Prussian war. He was elected to the
chamber of deputies in 1873, and ever
since he has been prominent in
French politics. 1t was a quarter of
a century g that M. Ribot became
an international figure as minister for
foreign affairs in the cabinet of NJ.
de F'reycinet. He held that post for
three years, and during that period
he was largely instrumental in effect
ing an alliance that was destined to be
profoundly important - b French
agreement with Russia, which was the
beginning OF the Triple Entente. NJ.
Ribot was president of h cabinet
during the stormy period Of the
Panama canal scandal. and, for the
second time, became premier of
France, following the resignation of
M. Casimir-Perier. afterward president
of the republic. During the agitation
over the church in France he was the
leader of those who opposed the policy
of retaliation against the religious or
ders. NJ. Ribot has been almost con
stantly in the limelight for rs years,
and he was prominently mentioned
for the presidency in the last cam
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
TODAY WE CELEBRATE.
Have You Added 5000 Words to Your
Vocabulary in the Last Year?

~oSdOuIaTy Va Ine Last YedrT
Have you added 5000 words to your
vocabulary in the last twelve months?
No! Then you have failed to keep
up with the procession, for, accord
ing to the best authorities, the Eng.
lish language is growing at the rate
of 5000 words per annum
One hundred and sixty years ago to-
day, April Is, 1855, Samuel johnson,
the great English writer, startled the
English-speaking world by publishing
his dictionary, which defined the amaz.
ing number of $4,000 words. This was
the first really great dictionary of the
English language, and 1t was acclaim
ed as being remarkably complete. Its
predecessors were left so far behind
that they dropped out OF existence.
Bullokar was the first to attempt
a real English dictionary. He Com.
pleted his labors just three centuries
ago, in 1915, and the following year
his work was published under the title
of "Compleat English Dictionary" 1t
contained $3.50 words, many of which
are now obsolete. Although the Eng
lish tongue has been tremendously
enriched since Bullokar's day, his
work was even then far from being
SO "compleat' as he claimed the title.
In the middle of the seventeenth
SChLdA oullOhdI was dS AL
authority by Thomas Blount, whose
"Glossographia' contained less tina
10000 words. Soon afterward Blount
was superseded by Edward Phillips,
whose dictionary, "a New World of
English Words" defined Ii, 900 words.
This dictionary passed through a num-
Der of editions, and by the beginning
of the eighteenth century it contained
10000 words.
This remained the record until
Samuel Johnson began his lexicog-
raphical researches. For eight years
the man who wrote "Rasselas" in a
week to pay for his mothers funeral
wrestled with the great problems con-
nected with the origin and growth of
the English tongue, and when he pub
lished his dictionary of $4,000 wurus
he was thought to have established
a record which could scarcely be sur
passed.
Johnson's dictionary remained the
supreme authority for nearly three
quarters of a century. Then came
Noah Webster, an American lexicog-
rapher, into the field, and in 1928 pub
lished a dictionary in two volumes
containing 100000 words. A little
later Joseph Emercon Worcester, a
native of New Hampshire, produced
his Comprehensive P%ronouncing and
Explanatory English Dictionary, with
los 900 words. After that many new
editions of both Webster and Wor-
cester We'd with each other for su-
premacy. In 1860 Worcester published
his great quarto. Dictionary of the
English language" which became a
standard authority wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken. Webster's
dictionary was also continually en-
larged and improved following the
death of h founder in 1S43, and
became the standard throughout
America.
Toward the close of the nineteenth
century the dictionaries of the English
language passed the 20O, UUO-woro
mark, and 20 years ago an English
dictionary containing over 100000
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Il BIG QUESTION.

II 10 becoming more and more evil
dent every day that the big question
In West Virginia, the one that comes
home to all the people, the one tina
must be fought out, is whether or not
b interests that are in control of the
national resources of the state are to
be allowed to control the common
wealth.
That these interests are thoroughly
alive to what they must dc to win was
made quite apparent at the recent SEES.
sion of the legislature, when they
caused q coalition Of Legislators to
prevent the enactment of special
taxes that The News believes are fair
and that should be paid by those who
are reaping wealth from the mineral
stores that nature placed under our
territory. That these interests are
determined to continue their fight and
to thwart the will of the people in
their mad effort to maintain them
selves In a position of impregnability,
that is also apparent. The latest hap
pening that supports this claim was
the gathering this week at Huntington
OF q multitude of great coal operators
Of the lower end of the state, repre-.
senttng what is estimated at 80 per
cent OF the coal tonnage of ate
Parkersburg News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
A DISMAL

West y~irginia's educational 1nstitu-
lions have fallen upon evil days. The
barque which carries their financial
fortunes has been caught in a back
eddy of the stream of our political
life, and a serious interruption of
their progress during the next two
years seems all but inevitable. 1t
suits the political and financial pur
poses of certain powerful interests to
etarye the state institutions in order
that those interests may escape, for
the time being, any additional burden
OF taxation. Those interests and the
newspapers under their control are
busy now every day imparting the in
formation that 1t is all a mistake about
The state needing mor All
that is necessary to bring the treasury
accounts back into balance and end
b moratorium is to continue to with
hold the money that has been appro-
prtated for various purposes by the
Legislature till those appropriations
lapse under the terms of the law.
Something over a million and a half
of dollars needed by our institutions
for Immediately required improve
mentB and additions, and already ap-
e~propriated by the legislature, will
never become available according to
the plans of the Observation-Disclosures
allies In the state senate.-Morgan-
town Post Chronicle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
woRTHINeToN NEWS.

Walton Grim, of Cameron, W.. Va,
is visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. Jessie Hamilton Brown, OF
Fairmont, was visiting friends here
last Sunday.
Mrs. H. T. Hamilton, OF iFairmont,
was calling on friends here on Sun,
day.
Rev. A. M. Ritenour, of Morgantown,
filled his regular appointment at the
Baptist Church on Saturday and Sun,
day.
Oscar Cochran, who has been con.
fined to his DON for several weeks
by a severe attack of grippe, is able
to be out again.
DR.. ]. NJ. Leach, of Pennington, was
a business visitor in Worthington.
Mrs. Joseph Ammons, of Manning
ton, is visiting relatives in Worthing'
ton this week.
Deputy Assessor C. L. Davis enter.
ed upon his duties of assessing Lin.
coin district property Monday morn
ing.
The old public school building and
lot was sold at auction last Saturday.
The bidding was rather spirited. r.
F. Wood was the successful bidder,
getting the property for S1415.00.
G. C.. Martin is packing his house
hold goods this week preparatory to
shipping them to Oakland, Md, to
which place he will remove his family
shortly.
The public schools of Worthington
will close on Wednesday, April Fl.
This has been one of the most pros
porous terms ever taught in Worth
ington. G. C. Barbe is principal and
Miss Ora Morgan is assistant.
A. D.. Ireland is clerking in Davis &
Billings Co.'s hardware and furniture
store while Mr.. Davis Is performing
his duties as deputy assessor.
Mrs. Marian Jacobs, whose illness
was noted some time since, has been
in a critical condition for the past
week and there are but slight hopes
for her recovery. Unless there is a
change for the better soon b can
not survive many days.
Tied" Mcdaniel was at Thoburn
last week and participated in the
track meet as one of the runners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
FIRST THINGS.
New Haven.

The first citizens of the future city
of New Haven landed on the shores
of New Haven Bay 277 years ago to-
day, April 15. 1888. The Rev. John
Davenport and Theophilus Eaton were
the leaders of the company from
London which settled the Connecticut
city. They arrived in Boston ON the
Hector in 1857. n Mr.. Eaton headed
a party which explored the lands and
harbors of Connecticut along the
sound. They finally selected Quini-
pack, as the Indians called the site
of the future city, for their settlement,
and In the. following April The party
landed and erected the rude log huts,
which were the beginning of the city.
They purchased land from the Indians
in and about New Haven, and in the
following year a general election of
the colonists was held and Theophilus
Eaton was elected governor. New
formed a separate colony until
1862. when it became a part of
Connecticut. New Haven received its
city charter in 1884. and for a long
time prior to 1873 it was one of the
state capitols. In the latter year the
state constitution was amended, and
all sessions of the general assembly
have since been held in Hartford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
WINFIELD.

The farmers Of Winfield are all busy
with their spring work such as sowing
oats, planting potatoes and many 9th,
er kinds of work as is always done in
the spring.
Everybody is sorry over the death
of Clyde Baker, son of Charley Baker.
He Is survived by father. mother,
three brothers and one sister, and rel
atives and many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Layman were
calling at Mrs. Layman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Billy Patterson, recently.
Miss Vista Hall is going to Morgan
town 500 to spend the summer.
Large crowds have been gathering
at Winfield of Sunday nights at lea
que.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
TRUTH SLIPS OUT.

The Wheeling Register thought so
well of the following that it ran the
same on the front page under a box
head and in large body type:
tion In the United States. The 1914
crop is worth $e.S72,936, 900. II only
$40 were spent for each person on
the farm now, instead of waiting, it
would put 100000, 900 into circula-
lion and give employment to thous-
ands whose families are suffering
where factories are idle"
This is about the first intimation
on the part of the Register that there
are idle factories and thousands of
unemployed men whose families are
suffering. 1t may eem strange but,
nevertheless, the truth slips out once
in MISUNDERSTANDING Telegram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Prominent Taylor
County Man Dies

Richard P. Kinsey, a prominent resi-
dent of Taylor county. and a brother
of the late Rev. G. w. Kinsey, Of Man
nington district, died on Monday at
the home of his son, c. B. Kinsey. He
had been in declining health for sew
eral months, but his last illness was
OF but a few days duration.
Deceased was united in marriage
with Lavinna Durham, whose death
occurred in 1899, and the following
children survive the union: c. B..
of Taylor county; G. R.. OF Grafton;
Hugh w, of Haywood; S. o., of Shinn.
ston, and Mrs. Cora Green, OF Clarks.
burg.
Funeral services were held on Wed.
nesday at the Harmony Grove Church
and interment was made in the Gem.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
ToDAY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
BY o. Terence.
Henry James, ~ Today, Heads the
Ambulance Coroe

Corps.
Henry James, for nearly half a en-
fury one of the recognized leaders in
American letters and the author of
dozens of novels, essays and tales,
born in New York 70 years ago
today. The venerable author has of
late years resided principally in Eng
land, where he has a home at Rye,
Isle of Wight. Since the war he has
assumed the duties of chairman OF the
American Volunteer Motor Ambulance
Corps, n in some measure has di-
rected the activities of that relief
organization in France. Mr.. James
father was the Rev. Henry James, q
Swedenborgian disciple and writer.
The future novelist was educated in
France and Switzerland and at Har-
ward law school, and began his literary
career in 1866. In his books he has
displayed a command of the English
tongue surpassed by no other writer,
and his vocabulary is Sc extensive
and intensive-as often to battle the
average gentle reader.
The novelist recently consented to
be interviewed by Preston Lockwood,
an American newspaper co%rrespon-
dent-a rare privilege. since always
before he has fought shy of the inter-
yiewer-and delivered himself of
SohdV oPluiolS uOL GutlTely HdLteTluS
to Germany.
"Our whole race tension" he told
Mr.. Lockwood, became for me a SUI
blimely conscious thing from the mo
ment Germany flung at us all her ex-
PLANTATION Of her pounce upon Belgium
for massacre and ravage in the form
OF the most insolent. because 1 choose
to, damn you ALL recorded in history"
The aged author continued: THE
pretention to smashing world rule by a
single people, in virtue of a monopoly
of every title, every gift and every
right, ought perhaps to confound us
more by it's grotesqueness than. to
alarm us by its energy; but never to
cherished possessions, whether of the
hand or of the spirit, become so dear
to us as when overshadowed by voci-
ferrous aggression. How can one help
seeing that such aggression, If hide
ously successful in Europe, would,
would, with as little loss of time as
possible. proceed to apply itself to
the American side of the world, and
how can one. therefore, not feel that
the Allies are fighting to the death
for the soul and the purpose and the
future that are in US, for the defense
of every ideal that has most guided
our growth and that most our
unity?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

He has mo assurance that the present.
81egislature, If called In another extra.
session, viii provide Sufficient W
nues," or that another legislature viii
do so: Continued efforts to make IL
appear that, the responsibility for lack
will not be accepted by the people
who have a clear conception OF the
failure OF the legislature to perform its
duty.-WheeIing IntelliEencer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
TILE EAsY TASK

1t is a mighty easy task for persons
to render opinions tending to show
how money might be borrowed by the
state, but to show by what name or
method the money is to be raised for
the purpose of paying the loans is an
entirely different matter and a matter
that was evidently overlooked by
those so ready and willing to point
out ways and means..Preston News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

Cory Hogg, of Fayette county, has
been assigned the task of keeping to-
gether the combination of nine Demo
Gratis and seven Republicans, that
blocked all revenue measures in the
last session of the legislature. They
are now en- tour. Fairmont was the
latest stop-over point.-The Charleston
Post
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
80 HURT IN PANIC
ON ELEVATED TRAIN
One Car Derailed-Short
Circuit Caused a Small
Blaze.
(By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, April 15.-Two women
and one man ere seriously injured,
and about fifty persons hurt in a panic
of passengers aboard a Third avenue
elevated train at Chatham square to-
day. The panic resulted from h de
railment of n car of a seven car
train which failed to take a switch.
A short circuit caused a small fire
which added to the fear of pessen-
gers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
THE GOVERNOR is RIGHT.

In this case however, the legisla-
ture failed to make provision for such
revenues which could be counted on
to make good any emergency loan"
The present revenues of the state are
not sufficient to meet the demands of
state government, and it seems to
The I~ntelligencer that the governor
is right in his assertion that he has
40 constitutional power TO borrow
money to meet the present deficit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

cooperating many wordssof French,
German and Russian origin. OF the
$500 languages and sublanguages
now spoken by the people OF the
world, English leads all others among
the principal European tongues. Ger
man ome second, Russian third,
French four, Spanish fifth and Italian
a close sixth, and Portuguese seventh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

words was published. The latest die
tionaries contain nearly half a million
words, and, at the present rate of
growth of the English language. it is
likely that the half-million mark will
be passed within a few years: .
The present war is likely to have
the effect of accelerating the growth
of the language by adopting and in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
LOOKING FORWARD.

nder how this globe will struggle on when
l put on my long white robe and sleep with
Jul grin. Ifind it hard to realize that sun
and moon and stars will shine, that clouds
sleep is mine. What is the use of keeping
up the long procession of the spheres, when
I'm beneath the buttercup, with gumbo in
my eyes and ears? What is the use Of
dusk or dawn, of starless dark or glaring
lights, when 1 from all these scenes am
gone, down to a million years of night?
Young men will vow the same sweet VOWS,
and maids with beating hearts will hear,s
beneath the ch~urchyard naples boughs,,
I'm resting e And to the alter, up
blooming brides of June will go, and bells
lamsels smile. and I'll be too blamed dead
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

WAsHINGToN-Count Won Bern
storff, German Ambassador, has made
public the text of the German memo
randum to the United States govern
ment, complaining of it's attitude to-
ward the shipment of war ammunitions
to the Allies and the non-shipment of
foodstuffs to Germany.
In diplomatic circles the note is
considered q sharp censure of the ad-
ministration.
paign. The distinguished French states
mar married an American woman,
Miss Minnie Burch, of Chicago, in
1877.
Great difficulties faced the French
treasury at the beginning of the war"
NJ. Ribot recently told the deputies,
but, thanks to the patriotic people
of France, the treasury mas conquered
them"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

IoFten wonder how this globe will 81
leash In, when / put on my long white rob
cold b~utspeaceful grin. find it hard to
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-03-19
War Expected in Sweden

Axel and Peter Lcften are in re-
ceipt of a letter from relatives at Nor
koping, Sweden. which indicates war
is expected in that country. Norkop-
ing is one OF the large manufacturing
towns TWENTY-FIVE miles from Stock
holm. and is closely linked with the
national capital in military affairs.
Aside from stating that all was
we'll in Sweden with the Loften rela-
tives. and giving an account of bust
ness and industrial conditions, the let
ter gives an inkling of public senti-
ment regarding the European war.
1t is stated that while no excitement
prevails the public is resigned to the
idea that war is sure to follow some
time this summer. Sweden is on a
full war footing and orders have been
issued for the young fellows of the
1915 reserves to hold themselves in
readiness. Two of the Loften boys
who finished their military training d
couple of, years ago have been called
and are now wearing uniforms. Nor
way is also in readiness and will range
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-03-19
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale.

Default having been made in the Condi-
tions OF certain mortgage containing
power of sale, dated the first day OF Octo-
Der, 1913. and duly recorded in the office of
the register of deeds, of Stevens county,
Minnesota, on the 18th day of December,
1913, at three o'clock p. M, in book sc, of
mort gas es, on page =, whereby Teri
Jordan and Sarah Jordan, his wife, mort
gagors, mort gagged to Andrew D. O'Brien,
MORTGAGE, lots three 81, and four Q), and
the south half of the northwest quarter
(s12 of the nw14), of section four ~, town.
ship one hundred twenty-fOur Q24), range
fOrty-four "a in said county. by which
default thepOwer of sale has become Oper-
alive and said default consists IN the non
payu ent of four hundred seventy, nine
and 60-10O dollars $479.6O due on said mort
gage on the first day of Deem Der, 1914,
which amount is claimed due thereon at
the date of this notice. and no action or
proceeding a t law having been instituted
to recover the debt secured thereby or any
part thereof, and that said mortgage pro-
vides that if default be made in any of
the sums of money secured thereby tn at
| it shall be lawful for the mortga gee to de-
| clare the whole sum secured by said mort
/ gage due and payable and said mortgag gee
does hereby declare the whole sum Sc
cured by said mortgage due and payable.
| Now, notice is hereby given that by vir-
| tue of said power said mortgage will be
/ foreclosed and said premises sold at pub
| lie auction by the sheriff of said county
or his deputy on Saturday, April 10, 1915,
at II O'Clock a M. at the front door of the
court house. in Morris, said county and
state, to pay the sum secured by said
| mortgage, interest, attorney fees and dis
! bursements allowed by law,
| Dated February. 20, 1915.
ANDREW D. o'BRIEN,
CLIFF & PURCELL. Mortgage
| Attorneys for Mortgage,
Ortonvi1le, Minnesota.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-03-19
Seven Gave Same Name
Lively Contest On to Determine
Winner of SIS Prize Offered
for Theatre Name

''The Star" is the official name to
be given Alberta's motion picture
house. Seven persons suggested that
name at a performance given last
week and are entitled to a prize of
SIS. In order to decide just who shall
have the honor of naming the theatre
and incidentally secure the money,
patrons of the theatre will be asked to
vote for one of the candidates at the
performance next Sunday evening.
The candidates who are in the contest
are the following:
Miss Ruth Danielson,
Miss Alma Maanum,
Miss Lucille Larson,
Axel Loften,
T. M. NcLaren,
J. Eystad,
George Ginnow.
Each person holding paid ticket
will be given a ballot on which the
names are printed and the ballot will
be collected before the performance
is over, and the result announced.
In the contest last Sunday sixty two
persons participated and the name
"Star" vas finally agreed upon by
the management.