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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
At LAST! Illuminated Kevholes.

Announcement was made ut Harris
ourc. Pa. "f III" formation, of the Vio-
let Ray Enamel company, which will
manufacture IN enamel which will
give a clear violet ray at night nnd be
useful in enamcllng door fastrnlngS.
locks, keyholes. house numbers and
doorplates. - Pittsburgh Gazette.
Times
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
HARRY N. lands DIES.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7.-iIarly NJ.
Lands, treasurer OF Pittsburgh. and
one Of the best known bankers in the
city. died at his residence here Of
heart disease aged fifty-two years.
lie was we'll known in the Masonic fra
tcrnity throughout the country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Bryan Opposes the
Railroad Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. William ].
Bryan appeared today before the joint
congressional committee investigating
transportation problems and opposed
the Capitalization OF power in the fed
eral government in connection with
the railroads suggestion for federal in.
corporation and proposals to lessen
the power of state railroad commits
sions by vesting powers in the Inter
State Commerce Commission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
High Cost Of Living
Caused by Dogs

ny NEEOCIHICU I'"ogS)
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. Talk
ing cogni0ance of a councilmans as
sertion that the number of dogs in
the city boosted the cost Of living the
city council today voted to appoint an
official dog catcher. The political
equality club devoted to woman suf-
fraGe voted today to formulate a boy
colt against butter and eggs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Villa Hangs An
Amer, Mining Man
,Ey Associated Pres

Ell PASO. Dee. 7.--lIoward Gray,
an American mining man al oarral,
Chihuahua. was killed by Villa ban.
dts when they entered the town no.
vrmbcr ). according to telegram re.
ccived today by the AIvarado mining
and milling company.
\ messenger who arrived from Par.
raj shortly after tho telegram was
made public said Gray VIZ hanged by
order OF Villa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
Democrats Had
Sl,809,348 to Spend

WASHINGTON. Dec. Final re.
port OF the Democratic National com
mittec on its campaign receipts and
expenditures filed today shows total
receipts Of $l.S0S.34S and total dis.
burscmonts OF Sl,6S4.59O. In addition
there are ascertninGd liabilities Of
$97,005 claims subject to audit Of $780,
40 and loans to be repaid $4,000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

PITTSBURGH-Edw Manning
Bigelow, former state highway com.
missioner Of Pennsylvania who had
lust been reappointed Director Of
Public Works Of Pittsburgh. posi-.
ton In which he served with much
distinction in former years, died in
a hospital as the result Of an opera.
ton. Mr. Bigelow had been i'll for
several years.
CONNELLSNILLE - Fire which
started IN the residence of Mrs. Ann
SaylOr ON Barrett street. Ohiupylc. a
summer resort near here practically
wiped out the business section. The
.oss is estimated at $4,000.
WASHINGTON There Is little
hope that tho Eighteenth regiment of
Pennsylvania infantry now on duty
on the Mexican border will he reliev.
ed in the immediate future. dele.
cation from Pittsburgh including the
mayor which called upon the Presi.
dent was given very little encourage.
ment.
NEW Notwithstanding to Joseph
1Iartigan, commissioner Of weights
and mcGs 10 men in this city are
responsible FOR manipulating food
prices for the entire country. He
recommends the calling Of a special
federal grand jury to investigate tho
situation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS women we're
killed III an explosion In a British
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS women we're
killed i'll an explosion in a British
munitions plant it is announced.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
BAR is A NUISANCE.

There is not q hotel manager In
New York." recently said one who
manages about the largest hotel this
city has, 'but would be glad to abol-
ish the bar II he could" And he fur.
ther declared, "Hotel managers would
be glad to see prohibition in force, so
far at least as It Affects our business.
as the bar is nothing TO us but nui-
sance and embarrassment and decid-
ed liability"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
AS eERMAN.AMERIcANs SEE II.


"on the train this morning ! rode
down with a German acquaintance"
said a Nebraska man from the South
Platte country. "In the course Of our
talk | asked him the usual question:
How about prohibition? It'll go dry
by a majority Of 5000 to 10000 was
his answer. What makes you think
So? | asked. I'll tell you he said.
1 was born In the old country. Over
there and over here l have always
taken a drink whenever felt like IL.
l never drank TO excess, and never
could see any harm in the moderate
use OF liquor such as | and my friends
were accustomed TO. But the trouble
is that our sons have gotten away
from the old customs. To speak plain
ly, they drink to excess. We Germans
despise drunkenness Just as much as
you Americans despise It. When we
see our sons degrading themselves in
this way we decide TO call halt. The
only way TO do this is TO blot out the
American saloon. / am going to vote
dry next fall, and my neighbors are
going to vote dry with me-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
ON coNElscATloN.

One OF the arguments against pro-
hibltion is that It confiscates property.
1t has been well pointed out that this
argument overlooks the fact that pro-
hibltion does not take from the brew
ers, distillers and saloon keepers a
foot Of ground that they own or a
single brick out Of any Of their build
ings. They have their property Just
as they had It before, but they cannot
use 1t for the same purpose. However,
there are other purposes for which 1t
can be used. When the saloon is
driven out tho building can be used
for the sale OF things that are helpful.
and the buildings now used for dlstll-
leries and breweries can be utilized
for other business enterprises, as they
have been in states that have adopted
prohibition, with distinct profit to the
property owners.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
WANTED, coNvlcTsl

Warden Talcott of the North Dakota
penitentiary was recently summoned
as a witness before the United States
senate committee which is investigat.
ing charges Of attempts to fix the
prices of tibers used in the manufac-
ture Of twine. The warden told
hard-luck story about the difficulty OF
getting convict labor. He testified
that the prohibition law Of the state
was so effective that they did not have
enough convicts to operate the peni'
tentiary twine plant,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
CONDITIONS IN KANSAS.

CONDITIONS IN KANSAS.
Have you noticed the Appalling
Conditions in Kansas" says the To.
peka Capital.
"Well. II you haven't, the brewers
have. II is awful. The publicity
agent of the Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' association in 1916. serial No. ~.
lays bare all the details. And awful
is no name for It. The state is
regular shambles. as a result OF pro-
hibition. Inianticide is a popular
sport, fall and summer. No baby's
life is safe in Kansas. the publicity
expert has learned. Relatives thirst
for the lives of the little ones. Dirt.
destitution and disease prevail. Flash
fly dressed lassies prowl the streets
in droves in search of their prey, and
no man is safe"
The Capital goes on to quote some
OF the scare headlines OF the Liquor
Mems publicity serial and concludes:
kansas might as well face the
proposition squarely. ANY attempts at
improvement made in the state, no
matter along what lines, will be seized
upon by the liquor interests 10 show
that the conditions existing in the
state are appalling. and the 'appall-
ing is due entirely to prohibition. It
is understood the next serial issued
viii explain how It was that the
prairie fires in western Kansas were
due to the state prohlbltory amend
ment. You may not see the connec-
tion, but the bright young man en-
ployed as publicity agent for the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers as
sociation won't miss It. Not he. He
is going TO show up in all its abysmal
horror the awful fate that has over
taken Kansas because It tried to shut
out that safeguard OF the home and
savior OF the nation, intoxicating
liauor."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
FARMERS PRsEER DRY 1owM.

Three hundred and twenty.four farm.
ers who trade in Kewanee. H., pre-
sented a petition to the business men
of that town asking them to keep out
the saloons. The Kewanee Star-Cou.
rier published the entire list of S24
names on its first page.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
CONTRAST IN TOWNS.

A California contrast: Riverside,
population $4,000, dry 20 years. tax
rate $3.50; Bakersfield, population 49,.
600. always wet every day in the year
tax rate si.75. And the Bakorsleld
Echo tells OF Il.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29

Mai, Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, Cana.
dian minister of militia. who success
fully defended himself against charges
of fnvoritism in the awarding of con-
tracts In the United States. He said
"a string of British agents In New
York" defumed everyone not contract
Ing with them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
REFUSE LIQUOR ADS.

There are $40 daily newspapers pub
llshed in the English language within
the United States that publicly refuse
to accept liquor advertisements, and
the list is lengthening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
Suspicious.

Employer Young man, I'm afraid
you have deceived me. You told me
when ! employed you that you We're
u college graduate.
New Clerk-Beg. pardon. hut whni
reason have you for douhting IT, sIr1
Employer-Why. You just snld In
regard to matter connected with the
business that | knew more about II
than you did.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
LIQUOR FOR PIGS.

Where do the blind pigs get thei7
liquorl Every last one Of them gets
Il from the brewers, the distillers and
the wholesalers who not only know
that they will sell II in violation OF
law, but encourage them to do It.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
temperance
AadOfesn %

Conducted by the National woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08

SayvilIe went to the barracks hos
pital and gave him the key the first
day the patient was allowed TO have a
visitor. Frank took 1t without a word
but there was shame faced expression
in his eyes as he turned away from
the aviator and tucked the key under
his pillow.
He Iimped. in time. from the hos
pital and hobbled about the grounds
but, from some reason, he kept sudul-
ously away from hangar19. Sayville no
ticed this and smiled to himself
Then, as the days passed and Franks
strength grew, his old habits began to
come back to him And there came the
time when one Of the mechanicians
hurried to Sayville with the warning
that the big man had locked himself
in hangar 10, that he was raVlng and
ranting up and down inside, cursing
horribly and that all signs pointed to
another debauch. The aviator ordered
out q school machine and went around
to the hangar door.
"Oh, Frank" he called. Il want you
TO go up with me-"
The hell I will" growled Dough
erty.
"Don't want to-eh?" sayville's voice
was not a bit perturbed-
NO and amt going to-"
Lost your nerve? I don't blame you
much. I've seen better men than you
Two Fisted Frank came stamping to
the door. He stood glowering at Say
vile with a thunder cloud Of fury
upon his brow. But Sayville's face wore
a bland smile that was all innocence.
What's that you said?' demanded
Dougherty.
Il said it's too bad the accident made
You lose your nerve. A lot of people
here will say il is cOwardice. but I've
seen it often--men becoming afraid
AFTER
SAY. listen, There amt another
man in the station I'd let say that to
me. But you're a white man and real
aviator and you're different But don't
go too far. I amt afraid of all the
machines and all the men this side Of
hell and the quicker you get that idea
inside your head the better it'll be for
you. Don't you think, because you're
an officer, I'm afraid to talk TO you
the way I want to. I'll talk to any man
anywhere I damn please and IL he don't
like it, he can lump it. Now, whatre
you going to do about it?'
Sayvflle shrugged with easy indif-
ference.
Nothing" he said. Il don't care what
you do. Only am always sorry to see
a good man lose his nerve"
Frank Dougherty started so say
something violent, stopped for want Of
adequate words, glared at Savville in
blank establishment at his recklessness
and then. flushing a deep purple, cried:
Say, you mutt I'll show you who's
afraid and who amt Where's your
damned machine?"
"On the field"
''Where're you going to fly to-"
Continued tomorrow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08

peck Of picked peppers. where is the
peek Of picked peppers Peter Piper
| picked?'
oh my" cried Uncle WiggiIy. That's
a hard one. Let me see now. IF Peter
Pepper pipped pick Of picked Pip
"oh, no. You have it wrong" said
| Peter, smiling. Try once more. say it
/ after me: Peter Piper picked a peck
OF picked peppers
/ Uncle Wiggily tried again:
! .,Pickled Peter pipped pep Of Piperd
| pikers-@"
''Oh. dear. no, Wrong againl7 laughed
! Peter Now, once more. Say the last
! part first and perhaps it will come
| easier 10 you"
SO Uncle Wiggily said
Where is the pop Of pickered Peters
picker Piper pepped?"
Tin afraid you can't say it." said
Peter gently.
I'm afraid so myself" said Uncle
| Wiggily. I sha'n't try again It makes
my tongue ali twisted and hurts my
funny bOnes.I give up. What's the an
swer2 Where are the peppers
Here they arei" exclaimed Peter. and
, from behind his back he held out a peck
Of picked peppers That's the only
kind you can pick this time Of year"
he went on. I'm taking them to Mrs
Wibblewobble. the duck lady. She
mixes them with corn meal and fries
them"
I'll 60 with you" spoke Uncle Wig
gily. 81 haven't seen Alice and Lula
and mmieWibblewobble in some time
So the bunny uncle and Peter Piper
picked their way across the field toward
the duck lady's house. More than once
Uncle Wiggily tried TO say the riddle.
but his tongue grew more and more
twisted until he was walking sideways
instead Of forwards. SO he gave 1t up
Il. ne va
far before Peters shoelace came loose
and he stopped down behind big stone
to tie it-tie the lace, ] mean. not the
stone. And while he was doing this
along came the bad old fox who had not
bothered Uncle Wiggily in some time.
"Ah. har' cried the fox. showing his
teeth This is the time l have you
Mr. Lonpears! I was just wondering
what would eat for dinner but now
know. 1t shall be you!
"Me?" asked Uncle NlgBhy' curious
like and wondering. e., $780,,
Yes. YOU Get ready for dinner. Ny
dinner" snarled the FOX
Uncle Wiggily thought quickly. He
die not want to be dinner for the fox,
so he said: ,.,-
~ YES" said the fox, 'I would. What
is it?'
and do you promise not to eat me
until you guess it?' asked Uncle Wig
Il do" said the fox. But that viii
not save you. forI can guess any riddle
that ever was" and he fluffed up his
tail proud like and saucy.
Then guess this said Uncle Wiggily,
and now ne had no trouble saving Peter
piper picked the peck of picked pep
pers where is the peck of picked
Depners Peter Piper picked?' suddenly
asked Uncle Wiggily of the fox. The
had animal thought for a second and
.if Peter picked peclIed a pick of
pipered pickles a pick of Petered
aOb nor laughed Uncle Wiggily.
You're a bit twisted. Try again" The
IF Paper Peter pecked pit of
Worse than ever" said the bunny
uncle II think you will not find it
as easy as you thought. Once more,
nIease. and try it bit slower"
THE fox growled and said:
a pick of peppered Peters did pecl1le
nicISle- Oh, I can't guess your old
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
lContinued from yesterday.)

chester Sayville knew the town. To
reach ii one had to go to Edgewater
Beach, take the train west to the june
ton, change and 90 south to Humboldi
and change there and go northwest to
Rochester. 1t was a whole days tire
some travel on the railroad to reach
a point only forty or fifty miles west
as the crow flies. As the crow flies
I As an aerOplane could fly-less than an
hour Of easy going to take these letters
to the woman who, of all the people in
the world, had right to them and who,
I'm the light of what they contained,
might be able to turn the tide of Two
Fisted Franks ebbing life.
Without another moments hesitation
Sayville bundled the whole collection
into his pockets, slammed the door and
locked IL and hurried from the hangar.
Hhe had a mechanician outside.
Get out one of the school machines, y
he ordered. Load il for three hours
The marine saluted his acquiescence
and Sayville STROBE over to the officers
quarters to change his clothes.
Five minutes later the pockets of his
leather jacket bulging suspiciously. he
had inspected the machine, mounted to
his seat and given the engine its pre-
liminary run. Then he raised his hand
and was off.
He did not return for lunch The
afternoon passed and still he did not
come back. Anxious mechanicians stood
on the llelu anu EdHeu Win shaded eyes
into the rays Of the setting sun before
they finally made out the black speclk
that later grew into an airplane and
Sayville landed and greeted them quite
as though he had been up for a little
fifteen minute jaunt.
He said no word to any of them
about where he had been or why he
had stayed so long but. when the
machine had been trundled off to its
shed and he had been left alone upon
the field. he cast a furtive look about
to see that no one was watching him
and then hurried around to the hydro
hangers and unlocked the door of
number 10.
Before the locker to which he had
the little key, he paused and drew the
letters from his pockets. examining
them closely one by one. They showed
no marks Of careful steaming and re-
sealing. They showed no spot OF a
wOman's flowing tears. The ylooked
for all the world exactly as they had
looked when he had taken them away.
With all OF them put back just as he
had found them. he locked the two
doors and hurried away to the Off
GERS quarters, his eyes cleaning with
the light of something achieved but
with suspicion of moisture in them
that he would have been the first to
disavOw.
Two Fisted Frank Dougherty did not
die. He lowered uncertainty in the
shadow of the dark portal to that other
world and then. with the same doRged
obstinacy that marked his attitude
toward every day life, he turned and
came plodding back
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle Wiggily and Peter Piper"
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

r Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS. the
rabbit gentleman. was hopping
along across a green field. The
field was not very green, but was Just
beginning to show a little green grass
aud clover, for, as yet spring had not
fully arrived
But stin I may find a few green
things growing that I can eat or take
to Sammie and Susie Littletail. the
bunny children thought Mr.. Longears.
SO on and on he hoped. The sun was
shining, il was not very cold, and Uncle
Wiggily felt happy because his rheuma-
tism did not pain him.
And when summer comes it will not
hurt me at ALL" he said.
The rabbit gentleman was wondering
whether or not ne would have an ad-
venture that day, when, all at once, he
saw, climbing over the fence. boy
dressed in green suit, wearing a red
cap and with blue shoes on his feet
"Ha, He is a funny looking chap"
thought the bunny uncle. Il think he
must be one Of Mother Goose's friends
I'll ask him And he did.
oh. how do you do, Uncle Wiggily?'
asked the queer boy. Yes. indeed, I'm
one Of the many children Of Mother
Goose. to whom you have been so kind.
Pm Peter Piper"
Are you any relation to Tom-Tom.
the Piper's SOM" asked Uncle Wiggily.
Yes. I'm his cousin. But 1 had moth
ing to do with taking the pig Tom-Tom
did that himself But IL you please,
have riddle for you TO guess.
"A riddle? Come that's good. I like
riddles. Tell it to me"
Then the queer boy stood up stE2ight
and reciteG this:
Peter piper picked peck OF picked
peppers A peck of picked peppers Pc
ter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08

riddIe," snarled the fox. I'm going to
eat Won anyhow What do l care about
the necTIed pickers2" and he made a
jump for Uncle Wiggily to grab the
Eat him? You going to eat Uncle
Wiggily? oh, no, No you're mott, cried
Peter piper. jumping out from behind
the rock. Mother Goose doesn't want
Uncle wiggily hurt Be .5 off with n, you ID
pepper at the fox. 1t struck him on the
nose and made him sneeze and turn a
straightened out Uncle Wiggily and
Peter Piper had run away to the duck
house.
So Mrs. Wibblewobble got the picked
peppers that is. all but the one Peter
threw at the fox, and Uncle Wiggily at
last learned how to say the hard riddle
verse without tying himself in a knot
And if YOU can recite it, fast, without
wrinkling your nose you are doing well.
And if the candlestick doesn't try to
beat the carpet and get dust in the eyes
Of the potatoes, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the moon man
Copyright. 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
What Causes tuberculosis ?

-, In the opinion of many medical authori-
ties. tuberculosis is aided, IL not actually
caused by loss Of lime from the system.
Where there Is rehabilitation. the lime
salts must be supplied incidentally" says
Dr- ). w. Carhart. of san Antonio. in the
May 1913. issue Of Medical Progress"
TO supply these salts often is difficult,
since in some forms they are not easily as
slmilabe.
In Eckman's Alternative. however. calcium
(lmel Is so combined with other valuable
ingredients as TO be assimilated by the aver
age person and to this, in part, is due itI
success.
We make no boastful claims. but many
cases OF tuberculosis apparently have yielded
to It, 1t contains no opiates narcotics or
habit-forming drugs so Is safe TO try
From your druggist or direct Ecllman
Laboratory, Philadelphia. Kelly & Pollard,
Knoblauch Drug Co, Peoples Drug Store
Advertisement.
EcIman Laboratory. Phiadelphia.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08

night. He will give a full description
of it, using the blackboard to illustrate
just how tall it is and how it looks.
When spring gets under full head
way and Poke Easley can move his
chair out on the front porch at the
postoffice the postmaster viii have
much more room inside.
Raj Barlow thinks our deputy con-
stable should wear his star on the
back Of his coat. as most Of the mean
ness is done behind his back.
The old miser on Musket Ridge
stuck his head out of the house for
few minutes yesterday, but slammed
the door when he saw Flick He'll
Wanger coming.
The mail carrier was several hours
late yesterday in arriving, having
stopped along the way many times to
discuss the almost impossible condi-
tiOns Of the roads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
FIFTY MEN AND 20 TEAMS
TURNING GILA INTO CHANNEL

Florence, Ariz., March 8.-Ftfty men
engineering department, are endeavor-
ing to turn the ella river back into
its old channel, under the bridge. It is
expected that it will take fully two
months to make the necessary excava-
lions and build brush dam to defect
the stream from the new channel that
has been washed south Of the bridge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08

Two Fisted Frank Dougherty did not
die. He lowered uncertainty in the
shadow of the dark portal to that other
world and then. with the same logged
obstinacy that marked his attitude
toward every day life, he turned ana
came plodding back.