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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

rank and file Of men are wearing. There
arc no end of different variations and II
won't be long when We Will see men
who said they would never be seen IN a
green suit wearing them.
The man who wears suit OF some
mixture will be in good style. Mixtures
are exceedingly handsome, especially INC
gray ones that will be shown. here IS
every reason TO believe that mixtures
will be one OF the favoritcs. They al
ways arc. No matter what has been
created, fancy mixtures always make a
strong appeal.
There arc a few plum color blues that
have just been originated and are al
ready making quite hit. They are pc
culiar shades and especially suited to
light complexioned people.
Flannels will perhaps be the leading
fabric, although clothing experts dis.
agree on this subject However, OUT OF
two hundred lines that the writer. in
spected, nannels dominated. and there
is every indication that they will lead
the field. It is a particularly good fab
rio for summer and spring wear, being
light in weight and keeping its shape
we'll for a moderately soft material.
Serges also take prominent part in
the new seasons showing. Serge is
good fabric, wears we'll and holds a
crease. All smooth fabrics, in fact, have
been chosen for spring. There have beer
very few of the rough finished cloths
selected for the new seasons clothes.
Spring overcoat will be made W
chiefly Of rainproofed fabrics. Ths
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

Iwoman) also get the drcss-up spirit and
starts to blossom out" III his brighter
md cheerier spring clothes.
Easter is late this year-thc latest in
thrty-onc years, except in 1908 when II
also fell on April g. But the lateness
'of Easter is not expected to interfere
with or delay spring clothes buying. lis
up 10 the weather. and if we have a real
''springy" temperature carly, undoubt-
edly those of you who tramp the boue-
wards with the object Of seeing new
clothes will not be disappointed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

fill his appointment at Union and H:g.
ans.
Della Corehay bought calf from
H. S. Chapman last week.
Mrs. Ida Layman spent few days
last week at Fairmont with relatives
and friends.
Raymer Barker returned to Akron,
Ohio, a few days ago, after visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barker.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Raiphsnyder
spent Sunday with Misses lisa and
Sarah Clark
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

blood poisoning. Mr. Arnett received n
scratch on his hand few days ago
and on Tuesday night Il developed
into blood poisoning. His many friends
hope, for his recovery,
Clarence Thorne is attending school
Mt Rivesvile this spring.
Charles Hess is staying with Glenn
Wallace at present.
Mrs. Jennie Thomas, who has been
staying with Mrs. Alta Michael. has
zone to stay with Mrs. Hulie Wallace.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

America this year is thrown upon its
3bwn resources to define the modes OF
mems attire. No r3uScr can it turn to
London for its st'ns no longer can the
designers in Arr ,rk their duties
and wait foT What from Lon
don. No, crnphaucally, no; London is
busy, frigiltfully busy in other directions.
The terrible war that now seems almost
endless is taking all the time and atten-
lion that Londoners can give it. They
sannot waste their efforts on such simple
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

Mrs. Ellen Straight, of Fairmont,
is visiting her son. Charles Straight,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ford and fam
lily, Of Rowlesburg. who have been
staying with Mrs. Kate Hall. have
moved to Round Bottom and Mrs. Kate
Hall has gone to stay with Mrs. Sar.
all Flowers.
Charles Straight who has been laid
UP with boils. is getting better.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman was on the sick
list last SUNDAY and nn,IIs rot 20 10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

things as mems dress-though in peace
times it is an important matter to them.
There are designers in America who
are masters of their craft, but they
never have shown US all they could do.
And why? Because they knew they
could rely on England, and all they tried
20 do was to slightly change the models
that were supplied them,
But now this source no longer exists,
and our clothing designers arc forced to
gather their wits and reserve their
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12

Ihtanls and energy 70. the planning OF
styles that will rot only be adaptable
Tor the men OF America but for the mer
OF the entire world.
Perhaps the biggest problem that
clotlliers will have to face this spring
rs the dye situation. America has, up to
this time, imp.:ted almost entirely its
tcolorlng. Now its source OF supply has
been almost wholly cut off. Whether
Americans will be able to cope with that
situation is a question Large dye houses
hav" been built and the English and
German methods tried out. Ono Sing
rs certain, there will he plenty al
c"lors and patterns shown, but whether
those colorS and patterns will keep their
original shade for very long time is
the bothCrinE part of il.
However. things are not as bad as
many people think they are. A great
many manufacturers were foresightcd
enough to gather tremendous supplies
as soon as the war started. Others have
perfected their dyes in such way that
they will positively guarantee them to
be lasting
TO BE A DRESS-UP YEAR
Spring is surely the logical dress-up
season Then it is when nature assumes
an entire new aspcct-a CHEEKY attire
that is good for sore eyes after the
drcary, monotonous garb Of winter.
Spring is truly drcSs-up time and no
matter how wei! mans winter ward
robe may be supplied he is sure to forget
all about it and look to the styles for
spring.
When the birds begin to make their
way northward and thc trees commence
to sproui II. their new spring uniforms,
then it is when man mot forgetting a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12
GEORGETOWN.

Mr.. and Mrs. jesse Arnott and lit
file daughter, Thelma, of Marietta. o..
are visiting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Arnett. Mrs. Arnett,
and also visiting Mrs. Arnetts par.
4ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thorne, at
sHarrisville, and will visit relatives at
Fairmont before leaving for their
home.
Edward Arnett is critically i'll wSr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
American Steamer Stopped.

Shanghai.-(Correspondence of the
Associated Press Captain Frazier,
the officer in charge of the American
steamer China which was stopped by
an English auxiliary cruiser Jan. IS
and delayed for five hours by the Eng
lish searching the ship and removing
50 German, Austrian and Turkish pas
sengers, has made a report of the oc-
currence to the local agent of the
China mail line of this city.
Capt. Frazier protests the action of
the British cruiser on three grounds.
He maintains the English had no right
to board the vessel with an armed
force. He holds the English were be-
yond their rights in removing business
men travelling between neutral ports
who had passports showing they were
not military reservists. He also OBJ
jects to the delaying of the United
States mails for five hours.
Capt. Frazier demanded an explana-
ton from Lieutenant Steele of the
British cruiser when he boarded the
China with an armed squad. The Eng
lish ship which stopped the China was
formerly the White Star liner Lauren
tic, and has now been converted into
an English auxiliary cruiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
1EAETTHIALK
William Brady,n.D.
ThymuS Gland in Babe

The thymus gland is a little duct
less gland which supplies to the blood
one of those internal Secretions" SO
essential to various life processes. The
thymus secretion possesses a control
ling influence over the metabolism of
calcium, or in un-medical English, the
assimilation and deposit in the bones,
nervous system and tissues generally
of lime salts.
In babies the thymus gland, situated
deep in the neck, near the thyroid
gland, is sometimes enlarged. The re-
suit of enlargement of the gland is d
characteristic noisy, stertorous respir-
alton, like modern chronic Group"
which may disappear entirely at times
or be only slightly noticeable, and be-
come severe and alarming at other
| times. The baby breathes as though
there were a foreign body in the wind
/ pipe. The stridor is likely to be espe-
cially noticeable under excitement.
| The condition occurs in babies from a
/ few weeks to four or five years old.
During inspiration the pit of the stom-
ach and the neck just above the breast
| bone may be seen to retract, evidence
! of obstruction to the intake of air. The
| baby looks pale and pasty, but fat
! Here is an Illustrative case: Baby
semed to have a cold" when a few
weeks old, accompanied by a slight in
! spiratory strldor or crow. This slow
| ly increased in severity, though the
| baby was strong and fat. The sound
was noticeable most when the baby
cried. When four months old it was
! feared the child would die from the
severity of the obstruction. At six
months she was normal in weight,
bright and WELL but had labored
breathing at all times. An X-ray pho
| tograph showed a very large thymus
gland. N-ray treatments were then
given for a considerable period, and
the child finally was relieved of the
| trouble.
However, too many such cases prove
fatal to the little sufferers Whether
| the pressure of the enlarged gland up-
! on the windpipe is the dangerous fac
tor, or whether important nerve
/ trunks in the neck are impinged upon,
or whether some change in the gland
| ular secretion is responsible for the
| fatal effects, we do not know. For
tunately the difficult. stridulous
| breathing makes parents anxious
! enough to seek medical advice, and in
the X-ray, in skilled hands, we have a
remedy which offers relief in most in
I stances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
FROM AN INSIDE VIEWPOINT.
By ellison Gardner.

The story of railroad domination,
consolidation, upbuilding, and the
part taken by railroads in politics as
the invisible government of four states
has been laid before the interstate
commerce commission in the testi-
mony of one of the veterans of this
line of financial and political activity
the head of the Louisville & Nashville
"a man who for so years has been at
railroad, its president, Milton A.
Smith, aged 50.
1t was this President Smith who
made that famous comment as to
what is a reasonable rate and what
the public could do if it didn't like the
rata. In December, 1897, Commits
sioner Prouty, asked Mr. Smith: IF
you make the rate unreasonably high
what remedy has member of the pub
lie who desires to travel from one
point to another" Mr. Smith an
swered: He can walk"
Cant he hire a horse and ride?'
asked the commissioner. Yes said
Mr. Smith, he can hire horse if he
doesn't want to walk
In explaining this statement Mr.
Smith told the commission during this
present hearing that these remarks
we're entirely informal" and added
Although l had been placed under
/ oath, and, so far as | was concerned
was perfectly frank and free, such re-
marks as | made were not intended fol
publication and they were unfairly
and without my knowledge made &
part of the public record
requested the privilege of being allow.
ed TO correct the transcript of my ties.
timony, but the corrected copy was moi
used in the public record
In the present inquiry the commits
! sion has been trying to have President
Smith tell about moneys spent for pO
lotical purposes. President Smith ha.
refused, by advice of COUNSEL" to an.
swer these questions and the com.
mission has applied to the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, ant
the case will go finally to the supreme
court of the United States for a ruling
as to whether this information shall BIZ
given.
On some subjects President Smith
was frank and laxative. He admitted
to the commission that his railroad
system had loaned S49S,O0O to tn,
state of Alabama, because the state
was without funds and, in the absenc,
OF help from the railroad, would have
had to call session of the legislature
to raise money to meet its warrants.
We did not lend the money directl,
to the state" said the witness. wv,
loaned $249,000 in 1912 and about the
same amount in 1913 to the First Ma
tional Bank of Birmingham. Its presi
dent, W. P. G. Harding, now a mem
Der of the federal reserve board cam,
TO the Louisville and Nashville anC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
Ship Yards Increase Output.

London.-The shipbuiiding yards of
Great Britain are gradually increas-
ing their output of mercantile tonnage,
according TO reports published in vari-
GUS papers, and in several instances
building berths are being extended,
new iron working sheds and engine
shops erected, while large new build
ings at present utilized for govern
ment work are expected to be availa-
BILE for mercantile construction in the
near future. Several new vessels are
near completion and one or two just
completed on the Clyde
Extensive repair work is in progress
also in most OF the east and south
coast yards, while the Belfast yards
are said to be preparing for an early
resumption of mercantile work.
The dilution of labor scheme on the
Clyde has already commenced anu d
number of women have been assigned
to suitable unskilled work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
More Drinking at Home,

London-Drinking in the homes is
growing. and there is an increase Of
excess among those women who drank
before the war, according to report
by a committee of prominent women
which has investigated the subject.
Remedial suggestions offered inciud,
ed more drastic restrictions as to the
distribution and canvassing for the
sale of liquor, the withdrawal of the
proposal that the wives of sailors and
soldiers should not be arrested for
drunkenness except after a first or
second offense; the extension of plan
of trusteeship for the payment of sep
aration allowances granted to wives
whose husbands are fighting; and the
appointment of special plain-clothes
inspectors for saloons and of women
police at police courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
TALKS ON THRIFT

From the time we are old enongb IN
know right from wrong we are com
PEELED to make decisions; to say yes"
to some things and mo" to others
In fact, all life consists in yielding to
good Impulses and resisting the bad
NO man ever succeeded unless he
learned this lesson. We can never
form a character. acquire property,
gain knowledge, provide for old age
take care of those dependent upon US,
or get job worth while until we learn
to make decisions, And the men who
draw the big salaries are those who
can pass judgment and are willing to
stand by the judgments they make.
1t is the easiest thing in the world
to take the line of least resistance and
to do the easy thing. If a man would
acquire an education he must forego
pleasures for time. If he would get
and keep a good job, he must deny
himself lndulgences that do not tend
in the right direction. If he would
have money he must make decision
NA1Nt NSSiN'iSii anu cliNh " llItu.
How many of us resolve that we will
save money and make good start but
fall down, because we yield to the
temptation to go to those places or in
that company where our resisting
power will be weakened. Suppose we
have spare night. If we stay at home
we know that we won't spend any
money. II We go to the theater we will
spend certain amount; but if we go
TO the club, or out with the crowd, we
are not certain where we will 20, or
what we will do, and being with the
crowd we must do as the crowd does.
The result is bound to be a breaking
down of the resolution to save.
The habit of consistently saving
mo" can only be acquired when
man has an ambition, a goal, and an
incentive. If he would own a home,
acquire business. get good job, be
a man among men, and have a master
passion. the impetus will be with him
steadily to snur him Gu and help him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09

be made to each TAXPAYER, one assess
ing according to above legislation, and
one assessing and taxing improve
ments at full value In case the land
should not yield revenue enough. In
making the assessment due allowance
must be made for lots fronting on
streets not yet graded or accepted by
the city; the second amendment pro-
vides for the employment of extra as
sistants, if needed, for such assess
ment, and for their salaries.
We do away with the personal prop
erty tax, as we have had it, and the
merchandise tax, which has almost
killed our wholesale trade here
1t was a hard fight, and the victory
is not all we could wish. but we have
this done, without financial or other
backing in the midst of great war
with which our interests are closely
bound up; so perhaps it is not too
bad.
Nova Scotia is the pioneer eastern
province to take such a step, and
moreover, they let a woman lead them.
That's not SO bad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09

WHAT do you mean. Clara, by as
sociating with that thief Ralph Cum
mings? Do you wish to be ostracised
by all your friends?''
A singular expression came over Miss
Rathbone's face. an expression That
cannot be described, though some idea
Of it may be formed by an understand
ing of what caused it.
That thief, as you call him, is my
/ fance."
"Your fianceF"
Eyes, we will be married next month.
l shall acquaint you with the story
attending Ralph's being considered
thief, after which you will be able to
form an opinion of my reasons for
marrying a man so branded. You are
my sister and have right to know
them"
why may not all the world know
them?'
"That you will understand when
you have heard the story. When the
Tophams gave their house party the
episode occurred which branded Raiph
as thief. You were not there; was.
One afternoon all the automobiles on
the place were got out, and the whole
party was taken on a ride. l wore
short astrakhan jacket with a pocket
on each side OF course We were plen-
tifully supplied with robes. When we
returned, before taking off our wraps
Alfred Topham asked US into the din
ing room to warm up as he expressed
it. We all gathered around the side
board and were warming up when
servant stepped up to Alf and handed
him a little box that had come by ex-
| press during his absence on the auto
ride. We all knew that Alf had been
attentive to Evelyn Mansfield, and one
Of the men very indelicately cried out:
Its the engagement ring. Let's
see it, Alf.'
calf opened the box and took out a
ring set with ruby between two dia-
monds. 1t was passed from one to an
other for inspection while the men con-
| tinued to warm up. We spent some
fifteen or twenty minutes in the din
ing room, and when we were about to
separate ALI sang out:
who's got my ring?"
Every one looked at every one else,
but no one produced the ring. For a
| time it was supposed that it would be
| forthcoming, but since it did not ap-
pear Alf's brows began to knit We
all Joined in a search for it, on the
| floor, under the furniture. The ring
was not found The matter began to
| look serious. Had some one of the
guests purloined it? ALI, being host
of course could not suggest such a
thing, but his chum, Ned Thurston,
presently said:
Il offer myself to be searched, and
I daresay that all Of you will volunteer
for the same thing"
Everybody volunteered except Ralph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
Selected by Tavenner

asked it to join with other interests
railroads and banks, l suppose-in
buying up state warrants, there being
no money in the state treasury to pay
them at the time"
President Smith justified his course
as follows: why shouldn't the Louis
vile and Nashville help the state of
Alabama? We have millions invested
in the state and we are more interest
ed in its prosperity than anybody csc
except perhaps the people themselves,
Isn't it fit proper and natural that we
should try to aid it to be prosperous"
1T is an exceedingly difficult mat
ter Mr. Smith continued, "to protect
the property of large corporation in
states from confiscation by the peo-
pie"
BY what people," asked Mr.. Folk,
| counsellor for the commission.
BY the people of those states re-
piled Mr.. Smith, acting through their
law-making bodies. You know all men
are free and equal, but we could not
get along without our plutocrats.
Under our form of government it is
permissible to do anything necessary
to get another mans property provided
you can keep out of jail. All legisla-
tive bodies are menace; in action,
they are a calamity. They are many
and numerous, and we have trouble
at times with all of them, beginning
with congress and going down the line
! to the town council. We must do what
we can to conciliate them all. We
have to protect ourselves"
The inquiry has disclosed the fact
that Mr.. Smiths road issued passes in
one year, in two states, valued at
1926, PA The commission is in pos
session of two trunks filled with let
tiers from the railroads files, some OF
which are getting into the record
They tell of the giving of passes to in
fiuenCe judges decisions and to fix
members Of the Legislature and politi-
cal bosses of small and large calibre
A series of letters between President
Smith of the l.. & n. and the late
President Spencer of the Southern
calling themselves PiZarro and Cortez
met in 1894 and divided the southern
territory between them. 1t was agreed
that they should not interfere with
each others territory, and practically
every road south of Ohio and east OF
the Mississippi was specifically men.
toned and an agreement made as tt
which should take it over, and Wheth
er it should be kept alive or allowed
to die. Admitting the authorship Of
one letter, Smith said: Il have come
to the conclusion that hereafter We
had better write no letters at all, bu1
do all our business by telephone anC
when we have to write letter, add or
the bottom postscript: burn this
Already, it is admitted, thousands o
letters have been burned by specia
orders of officials of the L. & H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
CATCHING UP.

Under Woodrow Wilson the United
States is catching up with the rest of
the world. After years of republican
failure even to propose action, Presi-
dent Wilson and the democrats of con-
gress have faced the rural credits Ques-
ton and have almost completed leg
islation upon it.
During all the years of republican
domination
In Germany the 'Landschaften" sys-
TEN, organized and controlled by the
government, was providing loans to
farmers at 315 per cent
In France the Credit Foncier," a
government bank, was loaning on
farms at four per cent.
In Russia the Peasant Land Bank
was lending TO farmers at four per
cent.
In Switzerland land-credit associa-
tons, operated by the state, we're TAX
ing care of the needs of the farmers
at three and four per cent.
And in Denmark, Great Britain,
Sweden, Japan and Canada, by various
plans, the governments had devised
means whereby the financial require
ments of the farming population were
PROVIDED for on fair basis.