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Evening star., 1916-09-17

an amicable adjustment as to Morocco
was made with France and the French
protectorate. there was recognized by
Spain, at times there has been a feel
ing that Spain should have a some
what broader sphere of influence.
While the speculative position of
Spain a peace factor continues to
excite interest, there is nothing specu-
lative about the value of neutrality
in maintaining her foreign trade. She
has had no war-stinulated prosperity.
Instead. some Industries suffered on
account of the war But her foreign
trade as whole. has shown apprecia-
BILE gains. Her imports during the
first six months of the current year
were not quite equal to the imports
during the same period of 1914, which
was a peace period, but her exports
were larger. This has been especially
true of manufactured commodities.
During the first half of the present
year the exports of manufactures were
two and half times great dur
ing the same period of 1914, while there
was a considerable increase in the ex-
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Payer and Payee.

~ EORGE w. PERKINS was taiking at
w a dinner in New York about a multi
millionaire.
Hes honest" said Mr.. Perkins, iubi-
ously. "Oh. yes: he's as honest as the
day is long. OF course. the days are
shortening now. a~"n't they?
Anyhow. he said 10 me once:
perkins, I'm one of those old-fash-
ioned codgers who firmly believe that
honesty pays
Then he gave me an enigniatic nudge
with his elbow and said:
land l believe just as firmly, Perkins,
that dishonesty gets paid.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
HOW MUSIC ROLLS ARE MADE

~HE method of manufacturing per-
forated music rolls for the me-
q chanical piano players is a ,mys-
terry to most persons who use the rolls,
yet it is almost, II not quite. as simple
as tho process of setting up the notes
of sheet music. casting the plates and
running them off on the modern print
ing press More musical skill seems to
be required in making the rolls. how
ever. than in making sheet music.
The compositions desired having been
selected are marked out on the master
rolls" by a staff of musicians. The
master roll consists Of sheet of strong,
flexible cardboard. about fourteen
inches long, the length varying accord
ing to the piece of music 1t is first laid
out in bars, after which each note is
carefully marked in its proper place.
attention being also given to express
sion, whether the note is dotted. stac-
cato, etc.
Experience and experiment combined
have taught the musician how long a
perforation must be to represent a
given note, and as each bar is laid out
1t is checked, so that errors are impoS-
e.
are next punched out This work is
done by a worker with a punch of the
requisite length and wooden mallet.
He cuts the lines where marked and so
makes the stencil
This master roll is then taken to the
perforating machine, where an exact
copy-a proofs made from 1t. This
proof is then tried on plano-player,
being conducted by two musicians. one
Of whom plays the composition, while
the other watches the original score for
errors. Then they change places. SO
that the slightest inaccuracy is bound
to be discovered
The master roll having been found
correct, or made so, it is taken to the
cutting machine, where twenty-four
copies are cut at one time. Each of
these copies is; in its turn, ,a tested ,,fss for
consists Of a long box with glass lid,
the width Of the roll of music; snd The The
roll. accurately superposed upon the
proof roll is passed Ss over the Eass
agree, the light shines clearly through
them. II one hole be little too long
Evening star., 1916-09-17

the value of self-restraint and who are
not afraid to combat temporary ten
dencies.
Some of the reports which come from
Madrid now are that those statesmen
dream of a new and moro powerful
Spain as the outcome of the neutrality
maintained during the war. There have
been intimations from London that tho
British government really desired
Spain to be neutral, because when the
time came for opening peace negotia-
tions the country would serve as val
liable medium of communication for
powerful peace agencies. This. of
course, meant the Pope.
The Vatican thus far has been
thwarted in every move toward peace,
and has not been very successful in
softening the barbarity Of war, but 1t
is realized that the time will come when
the Pope's influence. II not paramount,
at least will be potential in opening
the way for the belligerents to stop
lighting. Spain. as a Roman Catholic
contry. not involved in the war. will
therefore be in position to serve both
sets Of belligerents.
Another reason for the expectation
that Spain will be useful instrument
of peace lies in the fact that the Span
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Society 'sBad-M@m

WOU know men with the morals of hyena them il
your Clubs laugh their rancid anecdotes, listen he
awdry adventures realize what bgers they are and yc
expose your friends and family the peril of their
quaintanceship.
Husbands brothers and fathers often responsible
for the ISLANDERS which smrch their homes.
They either tolerate and condone the wrong uns fiat
ter themselves that nothing of the possibly hap
pen to their particular
The old frontiers far safer for girls than modern
communities Desperadoes least possessed certain
OF chivary.
But cities filled with society bad men-the sneak
with "a hundred noches" on his tongue-every time he
shoots his mouth womans reputation dies.
If you don't respect and protect your wives and
ters, you can't expect to honor them.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
The Duty of Husbands.

ssN iris nowadays take too light a
w view of marriage" said Prof C
Rockwell. the Chicago ornithologist.
Lecturing before summer school If
girls last month, happened to remark:
The ostrich sees very little. on the
other hand, 1t digests everything
' Gee said girl on a back benc
what an ideal husband an ostrich would
make""
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Herbert Fkaufman's Weekly Message
Impossibilities are
merely the half
hearted efforts of
cutters.
The Foreign Legion

No-This
has hitherto fighting French
soil Their thrilled
Legion past and
FT7ATTERDENIAIONSfr from God only knows just where:
Blue booded. black-hearted tickets O leave:
Shameless nameess born with the right bear
Crests: What litter of spendtfrlfs and thieves!
Hare-brained adventures of Saskatchewan
Officers cashiered for cheating at cards:
Here is Khan OF his right in Beluclistan.
There is bank thief who peached on his pards
One slit the throat OF his etwalkng light O love-
One held an Idaho posse bay:
One disemboweed the Prefect of Nnjinov
And threw his chance OF succession away.
Christ College honor men, pupils of Juiens,
Dacoits and Rapus and breed Goanese;
Priests OF dozen creeds, counting the devils beads:
Dreamers and schemers and scum of the seas:
Princes OF Muscovy, jail-breakers squanderers
Sobworn and heart-torn, forgetting forgot;
Fled spies and soldiers of fortune and wanderers
Where was there another such lot?
We are the bad uns the fellows who away
We the mishts whom life gave the sack;
We are the Legion La Legion dEtranger,
We are the men who could come back.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
L@e'@ S Get 7 ogeGh@r
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

lytob
Reaction susuanya
suf1y the
The hadery rubber the ghern tnerebound
Of Of
sineah acnht nd general indus 1dernent
A n one 0 the ob " the
disorder the eounneo Of fmafre countries
yt
ntn1ed and hnched by the vAo world IS shocked disasters
osefsu fencyC rlahon
~ demon
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the
barer
wiped
femed
o Intimately n dwrht ds5nes j dynat;.
eglae no ndencen survve n The pas two
have taught much debde ch and
r. p n domestic
OF f wi k p requne Of US dh degreto hn wen
look them for the fh o % ambitions
g W p o ph work ~th
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dem ntando
profess fac f o notice nechot
ideals and machines by the groups whose established pedens
We I tupont ebures
and Of workers field has unexpectedly Gted the Of labor and
capita
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a al
lb1 if d o noab abort at the
The problems everybody ultimately United stand divided we fall"
Let's ttogeher
Theeiaw tHweML
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Evening star., 1916-09-17
ALCALA GATE AT MADRID.

statesmen themselves might not care
to admit that the loss of the colonies
was good thing. but it Is certain that
few of them would care to take on
fresh responsibilities If they We're
offered slice Of territory somewhere
Evening star., 1916-09-17

In the west which Is still neutral
Since the Balkan states at last arc all in
the great war. and since the Scandinavian
countries as a group are subject to geo.
graphical as well as political pressure
from both sets Of belligerents that modi-
6es the neutrality. country which Is
actually neutral is so rare that Spains
position becomes unique
When Portugal plunged into the war. at
me behest Of England. there were several
doubtful questions One was whether
England really wanted Spain to go IN
also. and thus the whole Tberian penin-
suia become involved. Another question
was whether tho antagonism between
Spain and Portugal would not be likely
to impel Spain to take sides with Ger
nzany.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Real Courage

YOURS is a commonplace type of courage battlefield
valor-the sort of that sends driving
trench pugng into burning building diving after
drowning youngster
Provided you spurred by excitement and have
dence, you'll face any danger.
You've backed out of fght-the probability of
thorough manhandling hasn't yet made you cringe.
But the less you're coward-a moral craven Your
convictions before increduity; you much prefer
smash on the jaw to slap at your pride
You dread sneer. You'll stand thrashng but dodge
lashing. Se1fconscousness your pet weakness-the
Achilles Heel of your character
The possibility of being laughed strikes you with panic
You have capacity for originality but isn't exercised be-
you certain that your ideas will be favoraby
received and you're minus the grit the booded patient
grim determination that sinks its bulldog teeth into resou
ton and hangs fast despite every sco and Encouragement
Yours is pinchbeck pride real outsiders
attitude could alter your faith abate your efforts
Evening star., 1916-09-17

mainland
Doubtless what the Spanish states
men are looking forward to is a more
definite recognition of the Spanish
sphere Of influence in Africa. Though
Evening star., 1916-09-17
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

- ADRID has become ono Of the
n most interesting capitals in Eu-
II rope. Spain looms up in the
4 background as the one country
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Events have answered the second ques-
ton Spain has not ranged herself on tho
eide Of the central powers.
The first question is stm una nswered.
Yet some developments Indicate that Eng
hnd and France both destre that Spain
aaan continue neutral Her armed aid is
not needed In the west. Tho allied feet
q the Mediterranean is q sufficient guard
agztnst German enterprise on that coast
Nnne Italy actually entered the war
here has been little opportunity for
fernany to draw war supplies from
1patn-
4 material reason why England and
rance. not needing the military aid Of
pain. are Just willing that she should
feep out of the their side Is found
4 the financial situation Spain q year
u so ago was unable to koat domestic
12n for national purposes. There were
aasons purely of domestic character
slhich caused the failure OF tho loan prop
ositton. yet IL was cynically said at the
ttrne that II Spain really wanted money
ne should Jump into the war as n ally Of
: as allies and then England would take
care OF her war loans
That is what England has been doing
Y tth Italy and the other minor powers
Tho are Arrayed IN arms with her.
spain would have had no other place
- turn 10 in order TO get money to
provide for her war needs. and Eng
l. nd, while still furnishing money very
J gishly TO her subordinate alliea. 10
now more inclined to question whether
& is worth while 10 undertake new OBJ
cations.
Il ordinary circumstances there would
r. no doubts in the minds of the Brit
n statesmen and financieFs about the
I-licy OF having Spain under heavy
Il ancisi obligations TO England That
sud help British commercial influ-
a. &c. as well as British imperial policy.
L q the circumstances after the war
- ii not be ordinary. and England ap-
Il -ently rs not anxious to have many
j re countries heavily in debt to her.
- ne o. them. II they do not default
a. the principal. may be rather slow in
letting the interest. and then there Is
ass- TO be friction.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Victory depends as
much on hot en-
thusiasnl as cold
steel.
WHY an Outsider Got the Job

THEY'VE just put outsider in charge of the department.
None of the "od could fill the job They knew all
the things that couldn't be donetoo many-thats why
blood was introduced The needed impetus;
element of originality The rutstckers realized how many
impossibties lay ahead, they had to find who
wouldn't see them
It's poor that raises blind follower leadership
The qualities that produce frstcass subordinate unfit
him for direction.
Time and again stranger placed at the head of
ganizaon not because there within thorough
~ drilled in the methods of his predecessor but for the
that they well coached his systems and
cope with evenuaes for which they have prepared
Until you show that you think for yourself you will
never secure chance to think for Others
Evening star., 1916-09-17

While Spain has a pretty large ma
f.zsnal debt. the resources of the coun-
\ are sufficient to maintain her credit.
:. ise and patriotic public men in Spain,
swever, want to see this credit used in
= veloping these resources rather than
creating debt which will represent
ar waste and economic loss. That is
eis reason why.-i spite Of conflicting
Evening star., 1916-09-17
AS Old Cyrus Simmons W0ul

ToMORROW won't do. Why should pay two days
wages for days work?
If you'll tae you'll tattle The streak that
leads you spy fellow employees WILL when the chance
presents, tempt you beray affairs competitor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31
Commissioners Refuse to
Docket Case And Fix
Time For Hearing n
Be APPEALED
Apparently No Precedent
For This Precise Kind of
Case.

The motion made Monday before
the county court by Attorneys Mere.
dith and Raymond on behalf Of the
citizens and taxpayers Of Lincoln dis.
trict who desire to contest the recent
eond election whereby $650.000 was
voted for improving roads, was over.
ruled this morning by the court.
The motion wa. to rave the notice
in which the charges OF 217 illegal
votes cast for bonds were set up in
detail and the proceedings docketed
and date set for the trial Of the case.
The court was advised on the legal
points Of the case by Prosecuting AT.
torney Walter Haggerty and Tusca
Morris who appeared on behalf of the
committee and petitioners who asked
for the special bond election.
The various aspects of the case
were argued Monday before the court
and the whole method Of procedure
before court Of this kind and In this
kind Of a proceeding seem to be rath-
er hazy and indefinite both In tho
minds OF the court and the attorneys.
1t seems that no precedent of meth.
cd has even been entered upon record
for proceedings Of this nature. The
court in announcing their decision and
their reasons for the action followed
very closely the words OF Attorney
Tusca Morris, his argument evidently
being their guide in arriving at de-
cision.
Attorneys Meredith and Raymond
asked to have the motion as made and
the decision entered on the record Of
the court and that an exception to
their decision be noted. This indi-
Gates that the case will be taken to
another court. Just what the next
step in the matter would be the at
torneys for the protesting citizens
did not state except that they intend.
ed to push the issue to conclusion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31
SENIOR CLASS
PLAY TONIGHT

"The Man From Home" Senior
Glass play will be given tonight at the
Grand Opera House by the members
OF the ]. o. Watson senior class OF
1916 OF the Fairmont High school.
Dress rehearsal was held yesterday
morning at the Grand and this will be
the last held.
Miss Pearl Hodges. instructor Of ex.
preston at the high. school has trained
the characters and with selected cast
a good pay will be staged.
The cast OF characters includes:
Pike. Harry Watkins; Horace, Robert
Maple; Ethel, Nina Simon; vasili.
witch. .Heber Vangilder; Rabere, OH.
yer, Glover Ivanoff, George Irwin; n.
meric, kearsley Hartley: Lady Creech.
Ethel Toothman; Countess de Cham
pigny, Ruth Phillips; Mariana, James
Burns; Michael. Howard Koon. The
scene Is laid In Southern Italy.
The seat sale for tonight's perform.
ance has been large and it Is expected
that ono of the largest crowds that
ever turned out to an amateur theatri.
cal performance In this city will at
tend. The play has been properly set
and correctly costumed and will be
quite a finished production.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31
RAINY memorial
DAY IN EAI.R:||.M|0NT /

Memorial Day in Fairmont was cole.
brated in the midst OF raindrops and
muddy. streets. During the day many
visitors to the graves Of the dead
soldiers were seen going to and from
the cemetery In irregular thought
solemn procession. Services In the
various cemeteries were held despite
the rain while many veterdns strewed
with flowers the graves Of their do.
parted comrades.
In the afternoon many OF these went
to Grafton to visit the Nat ational ceme-
terry there and to help decorate the
graves Of the hundreds buried Ia that
enclosure. -,
They Jared better there 1than here
for the day was partially clear there.
at least not enough rain fell TO hold
the old soldiers away from tho spot
which bears so many names familiar
to them.
Sunday closing hours wereli effect
here during the day but those who
wished to make the day d holiday
were disappointed on account Of the
weather. Some few ventured 70 the
river and to the camps up the Tygarts
Valley but their day was one d al.
most gloom.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31
IHOT FINISH TO .
The DEMOCRATIC
SHERIFF fight.
Win Smiths Friends Are
Making Trouble For All
the Bosses. .
is VERY ACTIVE HIMSELF.
County Assessor Davis Also
Trying to Offset Cut
t..g. Throat Work.
IS VERY ACTIVE himself.

With the primary elections less than
one weel; of 1t Is becoming apparent
that II the bosses of the Democratic
party IT. Marion county are to put
across A. NJ. Glover as their candidate
for sheriff, in accordance with their
program, they will have to do some
thing more than double cross" win
IfSmith, Mr.. Glover's opponent for the
nomination. and "sell out" County AS.
SCISSOR James w. Davis, who is q eau
didate to succeed himself and seeks
nomination .on the Democratic
ticket.
The, for them, premature exposure
OF the plan of the Democratic bosses
to bring about the Glover nomination
by what some OF the Democrats Of the
county do not hesitate to call dirty
deal has changed completely the
whole trend Of politics in the Demo.
cratic camp, and today by far the
most energetic campaigning that is
being done on either side OF the polit-
ical fence in this county Is being done
by Smith and his friends. Smiths
friends say that the bosses may sue
ceed In defeating him for the nomina.
5tion and put Glover on the ticket but
they arc not going to lay down and
let the matter go by default. The
rank and file Of the party Is being
stirred up as 1t has not been for num-
Der OF years and what at the beginning
promised to be tame and listless
primary campaign in the Democratic
ranks ia going to have hot finish,
Sunless all the signs are wrong.
Smith himself is making vigorous
personal fight. He has visited practi.
cally every section OF the county, has
talked with as many Democrats as 1t
was possible for him to meet In the
/. time at his disposal and there is scarce
ly barn or a dead wall In the whole
county upon which his cards have not
been tackled.
Z Assessor Davis has also been very
active since the plan Of the bosses to
trade him off in the deal to nominate
\ Glover became known, but his cam
paign has been Of the quiet order. Da-
Wis work in Office has given satisfac'
Stion generally and his friends feel that
this L going to help him lot. Their
contention Is that his presence on the
ticket Is almost essential to its sue:
cess at the poll in November and this
Is helping lot with the better ele-
ment of the Democrats.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31

II an opportunity came to you
whereby you might earn $50 n week
in your spare time, or even In your
whole time, It would look good to
you, wouldn't It? But when BY less
work you can win more than S150 a
week In your spare time or it's equiv.
alent In big awards, then certainly
you would not be justified in standing
back and letting someone else carry
off the opportunity.
The 1000 Club Is offering big prizes
worthy Of the efforts OF big men and
women, and doing 1t In big way. It
Is not necessary for you to grub out
every cent, like you would in Satur.
day Evening Post, and other maga.
zine and newspaper subscrlption
plans. Your ability as an organizer,
politician and friend Is called into
play In the 1000 Club, rather than
your ability as a canvasser or agent,
You should consider carefully what
an Automobile, Piano, etc., or the
cash equivalent would mean to You
and yours. Can you use any OF these
things to your advantage In your home
or to aid your business? If so, fiji
put the nomination blank in this Is.
sue and send It In to the Manager of
the 1000 Club" at once. You will
receive full particulars by return mail.
The Opportunity Week"
This Is Opportunity Week" In the
1000 Club" and IL you start now
you Will receive $4,000 extra votes with
each club Of five subscriptions, either
new or renewal which you turn In.
These votes will be In addition to
the regular votes on each subscription,
This affords q splendid opportunity to
"cinch' any prize you want right now,
while the votes come easiest. 1t is
always easier to make progress at the
start than at the finish OF rice such
as this. i,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-31
LOCAL BRANCH OF
THE PEACE LEAGUE
Former Governor Glasscock
Spoke at the Normal
School Today.

Ex-Governor William E. Glasscock,
OF Morgantown, gave a very interest
ing address to the members Of the
Fairmont State Normal school this
morning in the auditorium OF the
school building on National Peace"
Mr.. Glasscack was introduced by
President Joseph Roster. The ex. Gov.
ernor Is travelling under the auspices
OF the league to enforce peace with
cx.president William Howard Taft ut
the head.
A branch of the league was formed
this morning after the address and
F. r. Payne was elected as president
in this city. A fee ST ten cents is
charged to become member of the
league and almost every member OF
the Normal school joined.