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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23
Local Men Patent
Vending Machine

John ". Martin Of the Martin Bros.
drug firm and NJ. N. Glumicich have
secured patent on a sanitary straw
holder for soda water fountains which
they expect to put on the market
soon. The continuance hold the straws
in dustproof compartment releasing
one straw at time by means OF q
push button. The model is a cylin.
der shape and the straws are dropped
out. Other West Virginia patents are
as follows:
F. D. Buffub. assignor to q. oToole,
Gary, mining machine; 8. @. Gillespie,
Charleston. wire crate: James Mo
Sweeney. Crete, assignor OF 2.S to s.
s. Houchins and IS to c. ". Osburn,
Huntington, plow; s. B. Miller. Alder.
son, woven.wire clamp; J. ]. Mitchell,
Parkersburg, pitch-adjuster for drag.
line excavator buckets; G. B. Slav.
en-. Green Bank. fence post; M. D.
Steele. Blacksville, collapsibie core:
W. q. Hunter, Morgantown, design
for article Of manufacture: Elizabeth
H. Lewis, White Sulphur, design for
doll.
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Report Expenses
Before Primaries
AMENDMENT IN LAW MAKES
CHANGE VITAL TO CAN.
pIpATEs

According to the new statute, I'M.
der which the primary election will
be held, every candidate Is required
to file, not less than seven. nor more
than fifteen days before the election,
a complete statement Of all money ex.
pended by him In the furtherance Of
hts candidacy or by any person in his
behalf, provided such expenditure was
authorized by the candidate filing tho
statement.
Candidates for county or district
offices file their statements with the
county clerk. Candidates who are to
be voted for in subdivision larger
than a county make their reports to
the secretary Of state. Blanks for the
preparation OF such statements may
be obtained from the circuit clerk.
A candidate for county office is
limited to 5000 in his expenditures.
and the purposes for which the mon.
ey may be spent are restricted. A
candidate for state office, for Con.
gress. or for the state senate. may
spend SIS for each county In the di.
vision in which he is to be voted for,
A candidate for an office In a magis.
terial or school district may spend
$50, and no more.
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Conference Honors
Rev. Lyman E. Davis

DR.. Lyman e. Davis, Of Pittsburgh,
president Of the General conference
Of the Methodist Protestant Denomina-
ton now In session at GAINESVILLE,
O., has been reelected to the presi.
dency Of the Conference according to
a message received here today.
The conference has been in SEES.
sion for week and will continue sew.
eral days this week. DR.. J. c. Broom.
field Of the M. P. Temple, and Harry
Shaw. the latter the delegate from
the Temple, are In attendance at the
conference. They will return home
the latter part Of the week. DR.. Broom.
field has been asked to deliver an
address before the Morgantown High
school graduating class on Friday
night and will return in time for that
event.
Rev. Robert Wilson, Of the First
Methodist Protestant church, Union.
town, Pa. who occupied the pulpit at
both services at the Temple yester.
day, returned home this morning.
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METZ ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Blodgett at
tended church in Warrington Sunday,
A. P. Taught was in this place Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Earl Kennedy was a business
visitor in Warrington Saturday.
Joe Nuzum was in Warrington Sat.
urday calling on his sister, Mrs. Ed.
ward Boutwell,.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. H. Hibbs attended
the commencement exercises at Man.
nington Friday evening. Their daugh.
ter, Miss Nellie Hibbs being one OF
the graduates.
Mrs. James Grey and son, Earl, are
able to be out after an attack Of mea.
sles.
Mr.. Goe. Of Pennsylvania, was Wis.
tting his daughter. Mrs. Walter Morten,
Of this place.
Joe Kennedy was home from his
work over. Sunday.
Mrs. Nathan Tucker was business
visitor in Warrington Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson ara
visiting the formers sister, Mrs. @.
G. Baker.
Miss Marguerite Mcconnell was Wis.
iting at the home Of W. H. Parson Of
Warrington last week.
Ashley Thomas was q business Wis.
ttor N Warrington Saturday.
II. ID. Brumage was q business Wis
itor In Warrington Saturday.
ora Hibbs has moved 70 his farm
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MARKETING BY PARCEL POST,

dARKETING by parcel post is to be put to practical
lvl trial in Sacramento The grangers of that part Of
the country, under the direction of David Lubin,
who has national fame for his activity in rural welfare
work. are developing the details Of plan to bring the
producer and the consumer Of farm products closer to.
gether.
The object Of the present experiment is to procure
reliable data for pushing national legislation for farm.
totabe exchange via the P. O. Make the parcel post
the great medium Of exchange" is Lubin's slogan.
Farmers desiring to register would buy forms and be
given numbers. Consumers desiring to place orders
would obtain a purchasing book Products would be
determined by coors white for eggs blue for butter
pink for chickens, and so on
The mall order business Of the country now amounts
to over s1oo.o00,ooO a year.
Marketing by parcel post would be no more difficult
to manage and would be OF far greater value to the
people, therefore the Sacramento experiment will be
worth watching.
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1t looks now as II the Princeton:to.
Bluefield car line will be in shape for
operation within about a month. The
Princeton Power Company has bal.
lasted q little over seven miles of its
tracks. while 1t Is understood at
Princeton that the Appalachian Power
Company will complete its end of the
line In about three weeks. 1t is ex.
pected that the bridge extension will
be delivered and put in place at an
early date, and this will enable the
Appalachian Power Company to help
the Princeton Power Company com.
plete the work not finished by that
time.
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on careful inspection Prof Whitney
stated that the human.like body and
limb was the petrifled form Of tree,
which science and geology tell US has
been lying in certain strata for at
least 5000 years, and conditions OF
heat, cold and chemical reactions have
brought about the petrified condition
which established the .carboniferous
period to which this valuable specimen
geologically belongs. The fossil Is an
object OF great curiosity and inter.
est ..
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RUF:F,.STUFf.
Il ~. .Rap. ~
e NJ. Ran !

When asked about the police court
money Chief Harr began to fight.
Something suspicious there.
There'll be circus here tomorrow.
bue regular circus June 6.
As the onion garden has to be at.
tended to there is no chance Of the
Mayor reporting on the Great White
way movement for sometime.
II you must drink boil your drinking
water.
Why Is It that news butchers on
trains always sell their rottenest CT.
gars to the fellow sitting right ahead
Of you.
Our idea OF something that always
causes smile Is Ford with silver
bell on It's radiator to warn pedes.
trains that "a car" is coming.
We've been wondering what a IRE.
asonable length Of time" is In the
case OF safe permitted to decorate
the middle Of Monroe street.
In the High School minstrel next
week some high school students will
take part.
They say there Is nothing new I'm.
er the sun. but there cannot be many
precedents for the action Of those
Democrats who attended Republican
political meeting and cheered to the
echo the sentiments Of speaker who
boosted about his staunch Republican.
ism.
After reading what F. o. B. had to
say we wonder whether West Virginia
was really ever wet.
Eureka!
The ordinances haven't been en-.
forced because there wasn't enough
cops.
Coquilla, College and Lambeth are
three names OF Yost Law v!olators
caught Saturday. Still they say whis.
key is an American curse.
Clarksburg has % cops which ex.
plains why 1t is twice as corrupt as
Fhirmont.
MIX ordinance cruddled in the rain
yesterday SO Board Of Affairs wouldn't
handle 1t. ~,,
There's lots Of liquid soap and wa.
ter on railway trains but no towels
which makes everything very comfort,
able.
This is the kind of weather that
makes Sc raincoats fall apart.
Pedestrians have hard enough time
in the middle of the streets with au.
tos and wagons without having our
pavements blocked off and made i'm.
passable, ..n,~
Russian troops have Joined Brit.
fish,"
Which puts an end to the rush part
Congressman Littlepage Is making
so many efforts In the Times this
morning that we believe he must be
$50 IA
"Byan talks to Presbyterians." q, o.
Why pick on them? 3
The, Jubilee girls started the Hip
going with a rush last night, a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23
PERSONALS.

FEHSONNlS.
Mr.. Summers. Of Gypsy, is the guest
Of his daughter. Mrs. E. ". Galett Of
State street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smallwood
spent Sunday with friends In Graf.
ton.
Mrs. Edward r. Bishop has returned
from short visit at Little Falls.
Fay Donham, of Raymond street,
spent Sunday at Katy.
George Burdess was in Grafton yes.
terday on business.
Darrell Linn Of Bentons Ferry, was
In this city yesterday.
J. H. smallwood, of Colfax, is visit.
Ing bis son. James Smallwood, on
East Ferry street.
T. w. Satterfeld Is Iii at his home
on Market street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23
It's the Life.

Another mystery that will probably
remain unsolved until the end Of time
Is why q new policeman who Is as
slim as jacksnipe when he frst puts
his uniform on soon acquires paunch
that gives him the appearance of q
dirigible balloon. = New Orleans
States.
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No Rest for Mamma,

As bedtime comes and curtains fall,
my irksome cares seem put to rout, as,
worn and weary into bed crawl, from
my household duties tired out. But, q
snug between the sheets lie, and
heavy lids have ceased to wink-from
baby's crib there comes q cry. Nam.
ma. please Diet me q dwink."
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calllna tho Children.

Don't about at the children when
they are out Of doors and you wish
tlism to come to the house. Call them
with o small bell or whistle The
sound will 90 farther than the voice
carries, and there Will be no strain on
the vocal cords. p
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23
Natural Gift.

Now comes somebody telling US
that debates should be eliminated from
female colleges. Oh, let 'em alone.
It Is natural gift, as men know who
have married noncollege girls.-Hous.
ton Post
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Hongkona.

Hongkong is not part Of the main.
land Of China, but rs an island of the
coast. 1t contains about thirty square
miles, and has population OF some
100000. The place was coded 10 Great
Britain in 1s41. 1t has one Of the I'm.
est harbors In the world.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

Prof. q. whitney. Of the 'Beekley In.
1titite,S who Is well informed in geo.
logical sresearch. was visitor to
Stone Coal on Thursday, and inspected
the recent interesting "flnd." which
Henry Bolen, mine superintendent,
had made at that place says the RI.
Leigh, Herald Fhe rumor that Coal
MANI had Der, unearthed was the sub.
tect Of great Interest, and numerous
letters and kilograms from differen,
cities made IL worth while to investi.
cate Aa'n AtteE move thoroushlY. tItn,
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VIII Leave Friday.

Mrs. Lutte Brown, Of Diamond street
and mother. Mrs. Elliott, Of Shinnston,
will leave Friday for New York, to
visit the latters son, Robert Elliott.
Esther and Elliott Brown will be the
guests Of their aunt, Mrs. Stella Brown
at shinnston, during their mothers ab-
sence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

Make Poor Companions.
People who do not know how to
laugh are always pompous and self
conceited.-Thackeray,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

Miss Erma Workman is recovering
from an attack Of typhoid fever. The
nurse has been dismissed.
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Able to Sit Up.
Visiting In Manninaton,

Mrs. Beryl Criss, who has been
alarmingly i'll, is now able to sit up.
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EAST. SIDE.
= NEWS -:
WIN Go To Munele.

Ray Matthews, who has been EN-.
ployed at the Ksner Lumber yard for
some time, has resigned to accept q
position at Muncie. Ind.
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Millions Of Glass Eyes.

The worlds population makes use
Of 100000 glass eyes in the course of
each year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

Miss Ella Watson has gone to Man.
nington to spend several weeks with
frineds and relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

Hieeups In Strange Place.
Little Lucy accidentally discovered
her pulse one day, and running to her
mother she exclaimed: t"oh. mamma,
I've got the hiccups in my wrist"
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TUESDAY EVENING. MAY %. 1915.
AMERICA FIRST
: CURSE OF THE COLLAR BUTTON.

FHE comic artists and paragraphers have had their
need of fun from time mmemorial with the lowly
collar button, but it is serious thing for all that
IN smany unfortunate Of the male species is aware.
Turned out originally with proclamatons that It was
friend OF It has proved his obscession differing from
the Old Man of the Sea only in that 1t persists In falling
on his neck instead Of sticking to it. yerltable black
man from Egypt" driving him to deeds Of desperation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-23

,c.sillratisn. IN; III, osnse. H !.
Natives lot the cohxo. { Africa uss
glasswsrs,and crockery. to q consider.
atlaia1tAnt.
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; BITS OF
STA NEWS :

The medical fraternity Of Mounds.
vile are taking considerable interest
In two we'll defined cases of pellegra
Ut the West Virginia penitentiary.
Both men afflicted with the disease
are from southern states, one from
Kentucky and the other from South
Carolina. One OF the cases Is Of five
years standing and has developed the
acute stage; the other made its first
appearance about month ago. Pei.
Logan, while quite common In southern
states and In warm climate, is very
rare In the northern parts Of the coun.
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states and In warm climate, is very
rare In the northern parts Of the coun.
Speaking Of the election Of Rev.
Matt s. Hughes as a bishop of the
Methodist church the Parkersburg
State Journal says: 1.-THE days of the
future Bishops young manhood were
epent here. his father, Rev. Thos.
Hughes, being pastor of the First NJ.
y. church. His passionate will be long
Remembered. as he encountered quite
q bit OF antagonism by reason Of his
Ardent advocacy Of the cause of Pro.
hfbition. which was not as popular
here then as 1t was to become in the
NEXT century. The militant pastor.
however. stuck to his colors and vo-
ted for John p. st. John when the lat.
terslan for President on the Prohibit.
ton ticket in the Cleveland Blaine
election In, 1884. Two of Rev. Hughes
sons were to become Bishops-Edwin
II, who was elevated to the Episco.
pacy several years ago, and Matt S.,
who began his career In this city as q
reporter on the State Journal. At
TINT time this paper was owned by A.
b. White and 8. B. Baker. Matt dis
played the same energy and ability
In Journalism that he afterwards dis.
played an minister Of the Gospel. and
soon became proficient in the pursuit
Of the elusive local" The minister.
iallbentswas in his blood, however, and
be finally deserted the local room,"
for o school Of theology"
The official vote Of the recent con:
gressional electtp in the Second dis.
trict ts now available and 1t shows
the following totals: Bowers, (Rep.)
1884; Woods. (Dem.) 1904; Bos.
worth, (Pro.) 91s; Steele. (Soc.) 25s;
Bowers plurality. 4S3. The Socialist
vote says the Martinsburg World is
disappointing to the followers Of that
party. being much less than their to.
talstin former elections. The Prohibit
tion vote. s1s, is nearly four times as
large as that of the Socialists.
Railroad and other public utility
corporations of the State, according to
figures nearing completion by the au.
thnrities at Charleston constitute
ea2o, 1855, 265 Of the wealth Of West yir.
ginia on the basis OF last years valu.
atoms. All lother property shows a
valuation OF S986.6o8, 259, making to-
tai Of s1,2s6,66s.524. These figures
show the vast ownership of public
utility corporations in the State, or
about o fourth Of the total wealth. 1t
ID believed that the valuation will in.
crease about; one.tenth this year.
Prof. o. Whitney, Of the Reekley In.
1titute,S who Is well informed in geo.
logical sresearch. was visitor to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-21

trlct, seven miles south Of Clarksburg
and is also located within one and halt
miles of Union district. and within
one and a half miles OF the Elk district
line. The capable and efficient hold
over members of the county court re-
side in Clay and sardls district and
the western and northern portions OF
the county are already we'll represent
cd on the court. Mr. Cork coming
from tho southern part of the county
and practically representing the three
districts OF Grant, Union aud Dix,
would bring to the councils Of the
county commissioners q we'll balanced
and capable court.
Mr.. Cork's name has been discussed
for several weeks by prominent cit
tzens, OF yaEiOus parts of the county in
connection with the county commits
sionershlp, aud he has been urged by
many voters who usually take no lI-
terest In prediction politics to be-
come candidate. He has only today
consented to the use OF his name as Q
candidate, and his friends throughout
the county will doubtless wage an
active campaign ia his behalf.
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fine Time
is Had by the Unique Aid So.
cietyat the flomeof Mrs.
Nellie Wilson.

The Unique Aid Society. colorod,
met al the home OF Airs. Nellie NJ. Will
Aon Monday night with d. s. Wilson as
host rho meeting was opened with
singing followed by prayer, calling Of
the roll and the reading OF the minutes
OF tile last meeting and collection Of
dues. Three new members were add
cd. After the business OF the meeting
was attended to a birthday surprise
was given Horace Dabnoy. Tho dln-
ing room was beautifully decorated
with the society col0rs Of Copenhagen
blue. Misses Martha Madison and
Ellen Wilson presided at the punch
bowl. Mrs. Amelia Lowry presided ut
the Ice cream and Mrs, Horace Dabney
at the coffee urn. A delicious salad
luncheon was served With Ice cream,
cakes, cocoa and coffee.
Tho society adjourned by singing
All departed declaring Mr.. Wilson a
splendid host and wishing Mr.. Dabney
many more pleasant and happy BIRTH
days. Mr.. DabnGy received many use
fut presents.
The next meeting Will be at tho
home Of Grant Brent on Monticello
avenue. Mrs. Anna Freeman was an
invited guest at the meeting last night.
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tav ASIoe,ArEp PREsni

LONDON. March Il. - Austrian
forces operating northwest Of Usciecz-
kn OH the DnieBter river, near the
Dukowtna border. we're forced by the
pressure OF the Russians to ovacuate
tho bridgehsRd Notifications and to
abandon their transport. Under cover
Of night they succeeded in reaching
the Austrian advance post northwest
OF ZaIo sEczyky. north Of CzernowitE.
according to the Austrian Official state
mont issued today.
The oflicial statement pays q tribute
of admiration to the bravery Of the
Austrian troops. who gave way only
on account OF the superior strength of
the Russian attacking forces. It adds
that the only means left to the Aus
trians to avoid capture was 10 break
through the Russian positions ~
Usoieczko and this they did with com
plete success.
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Keen Interest Is Shown in Every
RumN Concerning Fight
ing between Mexicaps.
AEROPLANES ABOVE VILLA
Supplies for Invading Troops
Continue to Be Shipped to
Town of Columbus.
tar AssoeiLrEe rREsE'

FL. PASO, March 21-Aviators OF
the United States army were reported
Tuesday searching the almost blind
trails leading to the passes in the
Sierra Madre mountains. where
Francisco Villa may seek to escape
after his defeat by the Carranza
forces Monday at NamaQuipa.
Details OF the fight in which Col,
Cana. with about 800 Carranzistas,
took part are lacking, but IL is re-
ported that Villa was badly worsted
and that he fed leaving his dead and
wounded.
Captain b. y. FOulois Is in charge
OF the seven aviators selected for
the task Of scouting for Villa, who
after HIS fight with Colonel Cano is
expected TO scatter his bandits rather
than risk an engagement with the
American troops. who are said to bar
his way TO the north,
Army officers agree that if Villa
breaks UP his command into small
bands and turns to the Sierra noun
tains as a hiding place, K sill be nj
most impossible TO capture him. VII
IN spent his early days as al outlaw
in these mountains, the passes
through which an army and its
transports may not move. II takes
Ten 10 twelve days to negotiate these
tortuous passes into the Sonora dis
tlict.
Mexicans here believe Villa will
hide himself away In the mountains
until the American troops have given
up the chase.
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Maxwell.
The entire fiscal and financial busi-
ness OF the county is administered by
the county court, and the exercise Of
the tax levying authority is lodged in
the courts hands, with the exception
OF school levies. so that a great county
like Harrison demands the services of
tho very highest grade OF business OK
perience available. II IL then indeed
OF public interest that man Of Mr..
Cork's experience, success and busi-
ness capacity should consent to stand
for Tho Office
Dorsey w. Cork is we'll known oil
over this and adjoining counties. lie
Is 42 years old and Is therefore In the
very prime of a vigorous manhood. He
has resided in the county all his life
and has two sons who also are voters
In the county.
The large affairs of the county's fis-
cal policy may we'll he committed 10
him as ono OF the members OF the
county court and their successful man
agement confidently expected. for the
very conclusive reason that he has
been signally successful in the man