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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
and many complex problems had to be

and many complex problems had to be
solved.
The confuslons and difficulties at.
tending the mobilization" he contln-
ues. will seem insignificant In com
parison with its success and with the
splendid spirit with which men and
officers Of the National Guard respond.
ed"
The Secretary points out that the
duty to which the state troops were
called was the most trying q soldier
could be required TO perform, lacking
the movement and enthusiasm of &C.
tive military operations yet present.
Ing oil the privatiOns OF soldiers life.
1T Is not strange that some restless.
ness and complaint have been nraru
both from an occasional member OF
one OF the Guard forces and from thCir
menus 1T ..uinc. lac said. These IN
plants, however. have peen minor and
infrequent. The spirit OF the rcgi.
ments has been high. their service
cheerful, and their appreciation both
OF their opportunity Tor public service
and Of the value Of the training re
Ceivcd by ."crn has been evIuv.., ..
from all quarters
The report discusses at length what
was accomplish. ~ the War Depart
mcnt through cooperation VII" sc
American Railway Association in the
rapid transportation OF troops ana sup
pfes to the McXiran Border. ucclar.
ing the movement was carried out
without any serious confusion or &c.
lay, Secretary BAKER adds:
ut seems TO me just to claim Tor
tho War Department and for the co.
operating railroads that the managed
tue task. a.,nuUph ut unusual difficult
~ and size. with great skill and most
commendabIc Success
Some appointment is express ed
over the -. . --. 10 recruiting Tor
the army. Wnhc tLC muLIU.r ~ men
accepted every month for Army ser.
Vice has increased since last year. at
has not been as marked an increase
as desired" the Secretary says. High
wages and scarcity OF labor are cited
as responsible.
Thus the recruiting service, which
Is simply one of many employers, has
been unable to secure the recruits
needed the report continues. now.
ever. during June. July and August.
the number of cnlistmcnts increased
practically lIo pCr cent. over the cor.
responding month of 1916"
The report shows that OIL June 50.
1916. the authorized total strength OF
the bill ia fixed at 1900 officers and
and 1859 enlisted men. an increase
of lS4 officers and 25.445 men over the
preceding wear. The actual strength
TN that date was 4.S4& officers and a..
Ol@ enlisted men. or net gain during
the year OF 227 officers and 1,24S
men.
Analysing the National Defense Act
the report finds that the maximum ell.
listed peace strength authorized is
223,5S0. while the war strength would
reach total of 29S.OOO. The strength
of the National Guard contemplated by
the bill is fived at 1000 officers and
100000 men. but the report says moth.
ing as to the prospect of cnlisting
enough men TO fill up either service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
AoJN1N.OrOrJC111O1

rL;IJ-o,, IIo,1,l, f,,,sod Ioo,, u.;Ii
oe oDserEeu III thls GU! 'omorro" uh'
der the auspices of the Red Cross So
ciety and the Public Health Nursing
Sorvico Tho idoo stor+ed In +bo No.
90, .-,..,- 80,
''o""' Hssoe'"''on 'oI INC otuuS al"
prevention OF tuberculosis oil New
York City. The National Society has
asked that i'm eyorv town and CITY In
49,. 49,, co... ,,-,,,... -. o
'''o o''''" N'0'o' '4u"'' Ne' eNA00A o.
! be observed ana an ehort made to en-
list the aid OF the children in Il health
crusade in tho ronnunitv in which
H.. IL.
nc!
MEMBERS OF the TWO local organiZa'
IONS VIII VISIT the various schools TO-
morrow anu give talks Ill which they
VIII endeaVor to enlist the co-opera'
tlon oil the children IN better health
crusade ana IN health games, compost
ton anu essays on the way TO prevent
sickness by better sanitation, breath
ing exercises, etc.
The purpose OF the crusade is to
prevent the spread OF maladtes cspc'
ClaIIy that OF tuberculosis and 1t is be
lieved the cooperation OF the children
VIII do mucn toward better health con-
ditions generally. In connection with
: this instruction work the Children's
help Will be enlisted III the sale of the
Red Cross Christmas seals, the pro
ceeds OF which will be devoted to the
prevention OF tuberculosis.
Inc following committees have been
appointed by Mrs. a. l.. Lehman,
/ chairman OF the general committee,
who will have charge Of the work of in.
struction AT the schools tomorrow:
Butcher school - Mcsdamcs Scott G.
Lowe and James 0. Watson; White
school-Mesdamcs Arthur Steady and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Edgway Lot Sale
Attracts Buyers

The lot sale at Edgway which be
gan yesterday and will continue cv,
cry afternoon for the remainder OF
the week is turning out to be a splen.
did success from the standpoint of at,
tCndanc" and the buyers interests
Lots were sold yesterday at $3.50 and
500 for which $1,000 was refused at
private sale.
Tho sales begin each afternoon at
. o'clock promptly and beginning at
lao o'clock there is free street car
service every 20 minutes. Among
those who attended the sale yesterday
were some Of tho most prominent cit
liens of Fairmont. Many handsome
souvenirs are being given away to
those who attend the sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
EXTEND cLARKseURe TROLLEY

CLARKSBURG. w va. Dec. T.
The MunOngahcla Valley Traction com.
pany has begun the construction of an
extension of its Clarksburg system
of electric lines to Stealey Heights.
one Of the rapidly.growing suburbs TO
tho west The work is in clNrge of
Engineer W. II. Shmmel. Paved
streets have to he taken up on most
OF the route
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

Overland Agents Here-Practically
all Of the forty.fve Overland automo.
bile agents In Central West Virgin.
Ia are in Fairmont this afternoon pre-.
paratory to leaving for Toledo on a
special car over the Monongahela rail.
way this afternoon at 4:2O. The party
was entertained this afternoon by the
local agents, Robert and Larney Nor.
gan. At the garage of the Fairmont
Motor company on Fairmont avenue.
They Will arrive in Toledo late tonight
and will remain four days attending
the national convention of Overland
dealers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Child Plague In Harrison.

Clarksburg, Dec. County health
officials today made preparations for
a fight against an epidemic of infan.
tile paralysis, following a report that
the four children of Arayla Suarcz. OF
Grasselli. a suburb. were victims OF
the disease.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

County Health Report-Four cases
Of diphthcria, ten of measles, one OF
scarlet fever, two Of tuberculosis and
four of typhoid fever are reported by
the county physician for the month of
November. TINS is a remarkably goou
showing for this time of year and the
county physician is well pleased with
the report. The more than usually
mild weather of the fall season this
year is in large measure RESPONSE.
BILE for the absence OF epidemics Of
grip and its complications.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

Phone In Ticket Office Finally
Welding to pressure that has been
applied for the past two years Bell
telephone has been placed in the tick.
81 office At the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad pass"iger station in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

Charity Canvass Successful - The
canvass to secure funds for the use
Of the Associated Charities in its win.
ter campaign Of charitable work among
the poor and sick Of the community,
Is progressing we'll and persons are re-
spending literally to the cause. Sew.
eral of the teams reported good prog.
ress yesterday and others will work
throughout the city today and tomor.
row OF until the canvass is completed.
A letter campaign which was conduct.
ed by the secretary Of the organiza.
ton Miss Margaret Mckinney, is also
proving successful and substantial
contributions are being received daily
The association will need large SUN
this year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
SUES GET TWO SHIPS,

LONDON. Dec. :. - Lloyds report
the sinking by submarines Of the Dan.
ish steamship Nexos, 1913 tons gross
and OF the Spanish steamship Julia
Benito. The crew OF both were land
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Town Talk

Meet al Hospital-The regular meet
ing VI the Public Health and .Nurs.
ing service will be held tonight at
1:@o o'clock at Cook hospital. All
members are urged to be present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Hard Task Indeed.

II requires certain amount ct tnCt
to be sincere with your friends ana
still keep them.-PhIIadelphia Record
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
"Thirty Oays!"

"l'm pnlICed to meet your honor
said the arrested punStcr to the judge
Boston Transcript
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

High School Student Nisht-A gooa
program will be given tonight at the
High school called stunt Program"
and is for the benefit of the Athletic
Association. The numbers are as fol-
lows: Southern Roses, II. S. Orches-
ira; The March of the Ghouls; vocal
solo. Arthur Fisher; Madam Lnzeries
Doll Show; trio. Caruso, Mccormick
and Williams orchestra. La Czarine;
At Schlevinskie's. The Photographer;
Through the Looking Glass; College
Memories, orchestra; Pipe Organ
solo, Sam Kelley; Our Magician, Ever.
EFT Rice; orchestra. La Loretta; Trag,
edy Of the Alphabet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Sufferer From HIah Prices,

SSHSlS' ''S'' ''hN T'"S"
First Negro-"Jes' terrible de WY
needcesslties ob life has doIe rlz." Sec.
ond Negro (suspiciously)-"Whut's de
matter now7" First Negro-"Terbac-
GERS gone up so high Sotter quit
smokin'. KANT borry none no mo-"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
City Hall Notes

Tho city commissioners and CITY
Clerk Kern will form canvassing
board TO canvass the votes cast in
the bond election last Tuesday. This
canvass will take place Monday next
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

Ex.Gov. Fleming Improving - The
condition of Ex-Governor 4. Il. Elem.
ing who has been seriously i'll for
some time at his home in this city. re.
mains practically Unchanged. physi-
clans state that his condition is salts.
factory but very little change is rufcd
from day to day
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

Squire Amos III - +. S Amos. a
prominent citizen OF this city ana for
mally years justice OF the peace in
Fairmont district. is critically i'll ut
his home on. Locust avenue and it is
believed his death is only matter OF
a few hours. Squire Amos was taken
i'll several months ago with paralysis
and has since been confined to his
home. For several days he has been
IN COmatose state. Last night It was
believed he was dying and his son
Paul, who is a student at the West Vir.
ginia University. was summoned to
his bedside. This morning he rallied
somewhat from the sinking spell and
was a little stronger.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

'"N ''''" N''''lpll IHSl ! UtSuuN. MS
canvass will take place Monday next.
City Clerk Albert Kern left this af.
ternoon for Morgantown.
The street and engineering staIrs
at the city hall will he increased to
take care of the additional work thrust
upon them by the passage of the bond
issue. Work OF organizing the forces
to attack the work will begin immcdi.
atcly.
Chief Of Police Fred Harr SAYS he
is afrIid of lightning a. when he was
small boy he saw man killed bv
a bolt in a thunder storm. Having
been n soldier in the Spanish war he
clearly proves that he fears no other
thing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

City Clerk Albert Kern left this at.
ernoon for Morgantown.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
\ P ublic Health Service
Exhibit Pictures
BY C. W. Warrington. Washington. D. C.

maintained the public health accomplishing notable results
The of the loan library first offered the public
when comparatively few subjects fully covered by the slides Now
the collection consists nearly
subjects connected with public health the being dupi
cate though the slides being multiplied rapidly funds will per-
nit the supply still inadequate the increasing
spreading knowledge of the of diseases methods of prevention
The taken of and conditions carefully
to tell their story clearly fo first
adequate conception of health problems and the important part the nd
vdual play aiding their solution Under the head of typhoid
instance the spectators lectures where the public health
exhibited shown of uncan living conditions
milk infected and what the results of infection
ue the disposal of above all the of the
the fly in the spread Of the disease Following this presentation
the spectators shown the opposite side of the hedpctures
DDS prevention that have worked wherever including
of the milk supply the avoidance of water pollution the prevention
of the breeding of flies.
Similar stories told by the malaria hookworm,
yellow tuberculosis. addition
other
general and miscellaneous activities fight against
behalf of health One collection
slides shows the exhibit of the the
of the complete health exhibits prepared
Alaska subject which eighty
Indians and diseases children
slides Iprosy milk mouth hygiene parasites rural schools and tropical
diseases of the other titles that give scope
collection
The public health the
Washington and filling requests from practically part
country
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
POLITICAL sc4EmERs BEGIN THEIR WORK.

In recent
slight what's thru aiming at what's far
responsibility We use the same
expression for the of payn more attention " the ha I'M
which call for firm decisive action in suppress
political periodical lucrative
merca of politics
During the years public
s d t,a p b in ,h ue Of ue and Justice
population nd
that community
displayed
admiration
political heads and legal organizations
The Change
Within years a place
in our getting at the root of the evil that
themselves leaders the people, that
dominated large numbers of the the end they could unanimous
had like the
misrepresentation
positions poweress
ing been discovered by both and people these sceme
and election to take Mace in lime and ovmhe Of tho + @ a
selves specially followers
Republican Party
politicians trying
leaders and who ability
employees They have their bihht by the underana
methods they
devise perpeuay hamper
them
and other selfish motives channels that
people IN their struggle Tor civic and political freedom and untng
in their announcement those
are among some of
the questions asked those
fore the minds Of the citizens evervth,n to h s, p De
men development exposing
who resolve harvest
tunate political living find
pleasant duty indulge
Think the worlds then
influence the
tempts Negro noun
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
THE INTERNAL ENEMY.
Hear ye, Hear ye!


offered by
ENEMY WITHOUT them
President Wilson the Mex
question
conditions
United
make this
panks MOB RULE
1915 showing increase
been given publication
Also ONE WHITE
in be
the defeat of American patriotism
LOYALTY and chief of ALL of DEMOCRACY
o
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
Best Men Of Country
Are Married
BY ]. P. DAVIS. Evanston. Ill.

The best Of this married That has been the
from George Washington down to the present time.
The who talks dsparagngy about his wife in her absence
worth the the There this ear
all have faults but be congenial if want to-
All should take good Of their babies.
likes she look to, not who burden
her Children like father they honor and of whom they
a ashamed.
Men should get out and big they possibly and
bring home to their families not spend themselves Let take
for example good noble character and old who
gets through roaming
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
Poor Cooking Leads
to Much Distress
By SAMUEL C. DIXON, NJ D., Commissions. a
Health for Pennsylvsnia.

spent experimentation the accumuave knowledge has not been
extensive.
Every member of the early childhood the grave
depends principally cooked food maintain life
II without that cookery called There moth
ing which build maintain good health than proper
preparation of food 1t be considered the first essential 1t
monty considered mental task next to motherhood the
most important.
Improperly cooked foods lead quicker distress body
than almost any other factor Poverty unhappnes and dissipation
in many instances be traced to poor cooking
Among the least foods find if well those
which form nourng and tasteful diet With the necessity
becoming pressing the population of increases
there line of effort better worthy study and attention than the
science of economical and wholesome cookery.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29
People to Wear
More White Clothes
By A. D. ANDERSON. Providence. RI

people white clothes The introduction of cotop shoes
helped solve the problem of the shoe manufacturers and there is
why people should not fewer cod clothes and
white suits The supply fast almost reaching the vanishing
point because of the European and this has caused American style
makers study how bring about the demand of their
toners.
American chemists have been trying produce substitutes for the
imported dyes and while they have discovered fast coors blues and
blacks for instance they have failed produce of all shades
that will hold their grades particularly
that the dyes have failed.
Some manufacturers refusing to make goods without the
dyes and cutting their working keep
employed This condition probably will the wearing greater
quantity of white clothes
spring will be impossible to turn much than goods
shall have to them whether like it
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29

In the business of bring
ing forcibly home to the
citizens of the country the
advantages of sanitation
and hygiene one of the gov
ernment's few circulating
libraries of lantern slides,
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29

A man who is selfish and
lives for nothing else but
his own interests deserves
to run around alone all his
life. This is a cold, bleak
world when one has no
home or loved ones to 90 to.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29

Just as the scarcity Of
leather compelled the shoe
manufacturers to conserve
their supply by introducing
cloth tops, the rapidly de-
creasing supply of dyes
probably will force our
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-29

Since our primitive an
cestors squatted around the
cookery pots an inconceiv-
able amount of effort has
been expended in the prac-
tice of the art of preparing
food. Considering the en-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-12
JUDGE CHAS. LEE HORSEY
PioChe judge Will Be
At Democratic Mccti|lQ

Judge Horsey leaves today for Las
Vegas on court matters and early in
the coming week will move on to
attend the meeting of the Demo
cratic state central committee to be
held at Reno on the 10Th inst. The
Judge will represent the Lincoln ceun
ty committeeman, w. E. Orr, j. Less
Dent IN and A. V. Lee, at the meeting
lhe judge having proxies of these
committeeman.
That Judge Horseys name will be
presented to the Democratic con-
yention for the nomination for con-
gress now seems almost a certainty.
He has received many letters from
various parts Of the state urging
him to make the race for congress as
he Is looked upon by many Demo
drafts as the one who can poll more
votes than any other Democrat in
Nevada for congressman.
In event that Judge Harsey en-
ters the congressional arena, Dis
trict Attorney w. E. Orr will likel.
be a candidate to succeed Judge Hor
| sey on the bench of the Tenth Ju
dicial District court
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-12

The county commissioners met last
Saturday in regular session with all
members present.
A communication from w. A. Hol-
linger of Ursine,, was received i'm
which he asked PERMISSION to change
the county road around his farm in
Spring Valley, the road to
traversed in going and coming from
Camp Valley, Permission was grant
ed with the Understanding that the
new road is to be placed in as good
condition as the one to be abandoned
Application for the appointment o1
county health officer were received
from Drs. Stockham, Campbell ant
Duckworth. DR.. Campbell was ap
pointed at salary of $25 per month
The contract for the care Of count!
indieents was let to T. 0. Duck
worth at the rate of $29 per montl
for one or more patients and 50 pc
month for each county patient abov
the minimum amount.
The only other bid recslved was
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-12
Judge orsey Is Strongly Urged By Democrats To Run For Congress
Orders Arrive To
Close Ca|if0rni9-Ncvad9

It has happened again. That is,
orders have come to shut down oper-
ations at the Consolidated California
Nevada company on the old Day Bris-
tol property at Bristol and the order
has gone into effect. Everybody who
has been on the pay roll--except
Boies Rawlins. the assayer. who has
been appointed custodian of the
Toperty-has been dismissed. Just
why this action has been taken by
the powers that be" will probably
develop later. The physical conditions
good as they are at the present time;
the bins at each end of the tramway
as well as every nook and corner in
the mine is chock full of ore and
from Superintendent George E. Bent,
| the Record has learned that the
bins contain at least 1900 tons Of
ore which will net the company $23
per ton.
| Putting this into plain figures
means that this represents an asset
OF $34,500 and this is not counting
the tonnage broken and developed
in the mine.
The management has met with bad
which blocked the Phoebe Pacific
railroad with snow and as a result,
the company has not been able to
market it's product Having a lot
of old debts to clear up from preyi-
GUS operations amounting to between
$4,000 and 100000, the elements
J have worked an extreme hardship;
: particularly now that the creditors
! are demanding the cold cash. storm
or no storm, blockade or no block
ade. However, one thing seems GER
| tain; with the mine looking as well
! as it does, the metal market at
: high altitude and mining conditions
| have for many day. the property
, will not be inactive long. Some one
: is going to get into the saddle and
it is understood the Columbia Trust
company of Salt Lake, which holds
; all the outstanding claims. has indi-
: Gated that If the cash is forth
7 coming by the 18th inst that the
: paddock will be unlocked.
Mr.. Bent left for Salt Lake Thurs
day afternoon to confer with associ-
i ates and it is expected that some
!, favorable news relative to the fu-
/ ture Of the. mine in the big Bristol
Z camp will come out in a few days.
, The employees of the company
have come in some will seekk EN-
ployment in other mines in the cami
others have already departed fol
t outside districts.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-12

The following Is the bill introduced
in the United States senate by Sena-
tor Pittman and which passed the
senate and is now in the house we
are in receiptof letter from the
senator in which he urges that the
people of Nevada use all possible IN
fluence on the members of the low
er house to vote for the bill. as ne
SAYS that the bill Is being bitteiS
fought by certain interests:
A Bill authorizing the Secretary OF
the interior to designate certain
Oaets CT land in the State OF
Nevada upon which continuous
residence shall not be required
under the homestead laws.
BE it enacted by the senate and
House Of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled. That whenever the sec
retary of the Interior shall find thai
any tracts of land in the State OF
Nevada subject to entry under Tho