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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS
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WASHINGTON, D. c.; March AZ
What is a sufficient cause for war2
President Wilson in his speech before
the Gridiron Club that the United
States should keep out of war ''at the
sacrifice of everything except this sin:
gle thing upon which her history aud
character are founded-her sense Ct
humanity and iuctice."
"Will President Wilson please de-
fine humanity and Justice asks Nor
man Angel, author and lecturer on IN.
ternationa1ism. What does President
Wilson mean? The United States ought
to understand distinctly what is to be
the cause for wa il this cnultry Is
to take a hand. Most wnrs are fought
because nations misunderstood ona
another. Few wars T the result Ut
territorial invasion. The United
States never has fought q war Of de-
Tense against invasion OF hcr territory.
Wars in fact are generally fought In
defense OF policies-not territory. The
War of 1912 was fought to back up q
protest against certain high-handad
practices on the sea, which. by the
way, still continue. The War With
Mexico was to acquire territory rather
than resist invasion. The War with
Spain was certainly not fought to pro
Itect the territory Of the United States
against the Spaniards. The capture Of
Vera Cruz, IL it was an act OF war,
was not to resist invasion. All these
wars were fought for a policy-not for
Territorial defense.
president Wilson has declared a
nNJfoHF nv tho Rf3hfnAk RNf Nyo - m q I iE6R
That is a good thing. The more clear.
" such policies may be stated, the less
the danger that a foreign might mis-.
States would regard as a cause for
war. But the President should be
more specific. He says this nations
sense OF humanity and Justice" are
to be the causes Of war. Does he
mean that the United is to become the
champion Of humanity or Justice ey.
erywhere and anywhere throughout
the civilized and uncivilized world? II
la Mohammedan is oppressed by q
Christian or a Christian by a Moham'
medan on the other side OF the At
lantic or Pacific Is the United States
to become the champion of the one
who Is not getting Justice? By 'hu'
manity' does the President mean. sym
pathy for suffering? Is this nation to
go to war to compel all other nations
to be humane2 The Lusitania affair
was a rather inhumane act. Does Mr..
Wilson regard it as a cause for war
with Germany? What does he mean
by the sense of humanity and Justice
which will drive this country into war?
Or does he mean anything?"
" -
edness. He does not think the time
has come for nations to disarm, but
he Is anxious to see the time come
when nations will define their foreign
policies SO that no nation can mtsun'
derstand another'sSpurposes.
He urges a pan.American defensive
alliance and even goes so far as to
suggest an alliance between the unit
ed States and Great Britain for en-,
forcing a world law on the subject Of
the freedom of the seas.
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PATENrs

AS reported by H. e! DunlapSpatent
lawyer, of Wheeling. w. Vaaaithe Pat.
emit Office records show the recent ds:
sue Of the following patents to West
Virginia inventors: Charles r. Hop.
kins, Dobbin, assignor TO b. wilson
Mil Creek, shifting mechanism Mark
Ncole, Lansing, I'll joint; Solomon
Townsend, Charleston. hosting ma;
chinei Lorenzo D. Vaughn and 9.
Miller. Grafton. lampigniter:S Samuel.
T. Wilson, Charleston, assiEnorSo d one
half to "A. V1Pollo6k, MaE. 6n1itlsseE:
e. Fullerton and n: ". Klein Green,
up, KY. railway tie.
Also the issue OF the Mllowing{tradas
mark registration: Electric3M eta1lur:
gical Co. Glen Ferris, alloys ana alloy
ing metals used In the manufactureto6
special steels.
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eufticiensiy efficient TO satisfy the easy going Democracy
II Marion County. Admitting, OF bcasting. that the Dem
ocratic machine has the county we'll seTed up' popgnf
ma paid fcr Calthough The course 81 events may prove
.dinerentg the on9cial oraan Of the party urges extreme
caro- 81 thesseieettons of men for candtdatess for efLce
Isl on account or the conditiols which face this county
stheEvery best administrat hon IA It's htstory 10 demanded
during the next four years and supreme discretionSm must
be exercised in selecting candidates: The Democratic
press admits that In days gone by little attention was
paid to the makeup Of the slate; but that kind o.! poll,
tics can't 90 now.
"As the nominations are equivalent to elections
so far as the Democratic ticket in the county is CON
cerned, the members of that party are urged to act
with the greatest discretion in the selection Of their
candidates this spring. The next few years, with
their millions of dollars of road. improvements and
other schemes of modernizaton in the county will be
epoch making in nature and their final grand results
must not be stunted by the placing In office OF in
capable men. Candidates otLthe highest order must
be chosen th1s spring; men who can handle the pub
lie moneys as advanced for the improvements that
are planned without being stigmatiZei with the
odiums OF playing for cheap junkets or petty gratis.
They must be men who can see past personal pleas,
ures and greed and who can act as Is best for the
greater part Of the people, even to the Inconvenience
Of a few whom they would like personally to favor"
This Is about as hotshot on present conditions and
the present administration as could be printed, and COM
ing from the Democratic organ it certainly makes very
strong evidence and splendid campaign material.
We agree that Marion County demands an efficient
government for the next four years in order to insure
prosperity for the people OF this community
But by electing another Democratic administration,
the people of Marion County are taking long chances on
getting the best local government. Past history shows
this to be a fact.
Safety First.
Marion County is not SO dominated by Democratic
politicians and Democratic money that she can not free
herself by a united effort. ~
Vote the Republican ticket, You take no chance then.
Safety First a-.@ E# I
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a,,ndrymen,s Convention

HUNTINGTON, March 4-The
west Virginia Laundry Owners assoo''
citation began It's annual convention
here yesterday. Addresses of weleome
were delivered by Mayor y. Senon
and G. P,Snow, pregident,of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and the response
vas made by W.J. Parkh1ll;iof C!arks'
burg, secretary Of the association. the
feature address was made by: g.. Il.
BfaIey, of Cincinnati, on FINISHED
Family wash WaltertM Whttehtllsolt
WaYerley, Mass, assistant tsecretaIyiot
the National Laundry association. adj
dressed the convention today.
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sArUnDAY EVENING. MARCH 4. 1915.
1IILERLcA FIRST
WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD PAYS
JUSTIN GOODS.

.@BcHSSING8th this country's industrial and CONNER
eisls fnturesEJames ]. Hill says: Some OF our peo-
PIE want IA high protective tariff against foreign
FOODS. But itsthose products are kept from our markets.
how can Europe pay for what she will want from US
Rhanthe Warstslover?" stA# &
What 81IrsSHin means is that If the war lasts long
: enough Europe will have no American securities left to
tradss back toaus for our products and, home require
nepssconstdered no gold to pay down on our counters.
Every Sbfts ofsthat Is as true as gospel and as clear as
~bnnshihe. IKs Is fro that very reason, however. that we
! must d~eternine in advance not whether we are going
To- lot them pay us In products, for we have to do that,
T. but WhatSproducts we are going to let them pay US.
If&We let Brazil pay US in coffee, In rubber. in. other
inssGofswhic w have none or Of which we are short.
Il, III wels and good If we let Argentina pay us In beef
~ the raw material, and in hides as a partially finished
{ 1ater1aISwhen&w haven't enough beef for our own peo-
pie and whenawe can use more hides than we have, all
Neil aud good:
Bnttif when wefhave a surplus of wheat-and we now
have an excessive supply Of wheat-we let Canada and
tArgenina& pay us in wheat, the American farmers are
isEoipg to the p%oorhouse. All the American farmers are
gotng To- the poorhouse, because, when the bottom tails
out OF the value OF American wheat, the value Of all
American breadstufs. indeed all American foodstufs,
must 60 4~downawtths 1t.
Il We let Germany aud Great Britain pay US in manu-.
Eacsufeda textiles1 at such prices as American producers
acannot meetsS8then the American wageearners in our
extleindustri es4m ust6g off the payroll.
MOI ahaIIa 90 he ignored that when. American farmers
educesor8abando their crops because Of the low prices
they can get5forSthem. and American wage-earners In the
xkltetndnstE the steel industry, in various industries,
1850 their jobszbecause foreign products are supplying
10 American consumers what they were supplying before
Nf-it shall notsbet ignored, we say, that Mr.. Hiin's railroad
Ind other railroads having less business to transport
rom tho %interioryt to the coasts and having less business
70 1%istttbutee among our people in the interior. because
OF tie impoyerishment Of the public and It's inability
70 XswiHsgo5toFt the s%poorhouse along with the others
Ngashtngtonsstar: En-.
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ManaIedln sawrnHI.

MARTINSBURG,W Va, MarchS4-;
Thomas workfield was perhaps fatal
" injured late yesterday at Little
Georgetown, Berkeley county. when!
his clothing became entangledsin@th the
main drive belt. OF a3sawmill.IHisST right
arm was. torn from his body andShe
sadly crushed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
WHAT'S THE IDEA2

: a WER reading the editorial in the morning paper
~ o. EFiday5@we are reminded that IAN honest con.
fession IS good for the soul" The Democratic
Newspaper practically admits that the present county
mtnistration % not up to the proper caliber-not even
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
What nationality are those people
who are in the Birthuva nation.
BY RED.

n yaHal 9 y " ns
Quincy street residents are liable to
see ourang-outangs they r SO far
inland, but robins-that's something
that can be seen on most any street up
in the clouds.
ouinine and hot lemonade selling
like hot cakes again.
John Doe must be an awful souse.
The Reds eat sumptuous men while
the Blues serye-Times. There Is
also a goat in the state.
1t isn't necessary for us to remark
that the ones who left the Y banquet
as soon as the meal was over. were
guilty Of q terrible breach of etiquette.
Should the Baltimore and Ohio abb
sorb the Coal and Coke let's hope It
won't turn out like the G. H. 6 D. pur-
chase.
OF course the city forgets there is
such a thing as a smowe ordnance
in this village.
what dye mean the bootleggers' un-
ion was shocked? Somebody sell a
pint at less than $2f
The Great White way seems to be
progressing just as though the CITY
had nothing to do with It
H#HHn|T.E - L - Tn . -N.#. H.l.aF. #H##.9
"Autoists ask for better police work"
So do bicy1ists, wagon drivers, placK-
smiths and laundrymen.
"A cigar with every shine Saturday
and Sunday? Cigars are not accepted
as contributions Sunday IN all the
churches.
The weather man says Saturday
Fair" The weather man inc Anatlas
are not the same Individual howeVer'
Judging by the way the thermome.
ter fell last night the heat sales at
the drug stores must have increased
some.
Joseph A. Shea should not get a chill
~ reception in Chile even II he is an
American.
The county had better anchor the
town clock before the band OF grow
ing Jimmy Valentines gets much Old
or.
A New York man was arrested tor
fm%personating an artist. There are
hundreds Of others doing the same
thing and getting paid for 1t:
R. L. Goldberg the originator Of
"phoney Films and I'm the Guy"
claims that he Is swamped with pro
nosals OF marriage. He should add This
done to his "Phoney Films"
wonder If there is any comeback
for Hamrick who was put tnS1aii tor
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The city fathers have returned from Pittsburgh. They
brought nothing back but praise for the good roads
movement; and praise is one Of the things that can still
be brought into the state without a label.
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The Hamrick case is another instance which goes to
show the superior grade Of mentality with which the
average ~pusSyfoot is blessed, or perhaps we should say
cursed. H
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oUlTEc

Here you refer to this gentleman.
as a party. Say person. Never refer
to atman as q party"
".But he Is q party-the3 Bull Moose
pnrty."-Kansas City Journal.
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What will the Kaiser say about his intelligence organ.
izatton in this country? Some one tipped him of that
Congress was five to one against the policy Of the admin,
~lstration.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04

We understand that the booteggers' union has under
that union.
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Now that the Senate has come across for the prest
dent. the House has nothing else to do but follow along.
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All we can say for that Cornell graduate who has
Mrs. H. D. Bishop for godmother is that he has some
god-parent.
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The lecture this evening on the Mexican Crisis by
Wilfred A. Joubert should be. OF great interest to those
who have followed the series Of revolutions in the south.
ern republic. AZ
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Add to the hard luck stories Of the West: The Iowa
antitipping law has been declared to be unconstitutional.
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1915 will be the end OF time. according to the inscrip-
ton on an egg found in McKeesport. The average Nc
Keesport egg reminds us more Of the beginning Of time
than the end.
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%PolITIcAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

lam . candidate for the Republican
forEC ongress5i In the First
Congressional District. subject 70 tho
eci8ionsofithesprinar election to&be
held June g, 1916. TheYsupport OF the
voters in said district IS respectfully
solicited ,s'llacNttE -.
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Callahan is going to make the Pittsburgh ball players
play tennis during spring training. No doubt they will
be addressing each other as "love' next summer.
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wonder if there is any comeback
for Hamrick who was put tn8taii Tor
bum labels and then let go on the
groun that his labels we're o. X.
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brought in over the Western Maryland
and hauled over the road from Cherry
Run. Those who have implicit faith in
the future OF Back Creek valley arc
confident that It will not be but a few
years until either the Western MARY.
land or the B. & B.. will extend a
branch line from Cherry Run on
through Back Creek valley.
Robert Mitchell and wife had been
living neal sewell, in Fayette county,
for some time. On Monday morning
their young child died, and shortly az.
forwards the parents abandoned the
corpse, leaving the house in which 1t
laid, and disappeared in the direction
OF Keeney's Creek. Up to now they
have not been located. Rumors by the
~neighbors Of mistreatment of theSchild
by its parents have been in circila,
ton for some time, and after therman
and woman left an inquest was held
and q verdict OF death due to starya.
ton was rendered. by the jury. It Is to
be hoped that the inhuman' parents will
be apprehended and receive their Just
dues.
.- VIC.
Parkersburg Business Mems associa.
tfon held Its fifth annual get.together
banquet this week and the hundred
business men who attended launched
a movement to have the commercial
organizations Of thejstate take interest
in the course OF legislation at the next
session OF the state law.making body
and work for several much needed
acts. Among the new laws suggested
were several that would have to do
with revision Of the state weights and
measures statute and a revisionto OF tina
constitutional provision allowing ex.
emption to certain persons for all their
debts.
The Virginia Free Press at Charles.
town, one of the Oldest newspapers
in West Virginia, has beenspurchased
by Robert @! Rtssler, editor OF the
Farmers Advocate. and Clayton L.
Haynes, editor Of the Spirit Of Jeteer.
son, both OF that city. The purchasers
intend to discontinue the paper In a
few weeks.sIt was owned many years
bysW, W. 3. Gallaher; now deceased,
.andih been edited the last hve years
by William Campbell.
n N t
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. BITS OF
STATE NEWS

oNstS800 W~asirealized from the sale
Of Red cross seals in Parkersburg
Nuringt ne holiday season.
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elopement some SIX weeks ago with
Guile Meek, Of Bussyville, KY, was
again missing. A search of the town
was made after finding she had not
boarded a train at the depot, but no
trace OF her could be found, until late
In the afternoon, when 1t was learned,
according to the Wayne County News,
that the East Lynne local lad n 'some
mysterious way paused for q few mo-
ments q short distance from the sta
ton and a bent figure draped in deep
mourning was helped up the steps. But
by this time Lila was in .Catlettsburg,
where she met her lover. They took
a train Immediately for Louisa, where
they were Joined in the holy bonds Of
mRtr1mony. by Rev. MI. Hayes. Lila.
continues the News, Is one OF our most
beautiful girls and is highly esteemed
by all who know her. Mr.. Meek Is the
Hon OF Fernando Meek, a prosperous.
farmer of Bussyville, Ky. MI. and Mrs.
Meek will make their home in Hunt.
ington. We predict a happy and pros.
porous life for the young couple, and
wish to extend our heartiest congratu-
lattons.
TuoEnae u. PattefSont OF portsmouth,
O., assumed his duties as secretary of
the Charleston Business Mems associa.
ton, with headquarters In the Kama.
wha Banking & Trust Co. building. He
succeeded Sim Irion. Mr.. Irion served
as secretary OF the association for
about 5 years, during which time both
it's membership and It's facilities for
obtaining credit information were
nearly doubled.
It is now proposed to make a nation.
nl highway through Huntington, ac-
cording to a letter received by Mayor
2. Sehon from the secretary OF the
National Highways association, which
has It's headquarters at Grand juno
ton. Colo, The letter enclosed q map
showing Huntington located on the
proposed Midland Trail national high:
way. Gen. Coleman DUPONT is chairman
OF the board OF national councillors,
the announcement said. There are 66S
towns, cities and villages on the pro.
posed Midland Trail.
The company that acquired the Cuff.
ey land interests in Berkeley and Mors
gan counties has resumed operations
In the Back Greek valley, looking. for
more coal, according to the Martinsburg
Journal. They have commenced pre-.
liminaries in the valley, where the
cream OF the anthracite deposits ist be.
lteved to exist. Machinery Is being
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GIN tast Saturday Afternoon Mr., and
NrH. n, g Bowelo OF Wayne. were
aenin terrified on finding that their
aaugntcf, Liz. who had ATTEMPTED an
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r L. Goldberg the originator Of
"Phoney Films and I'm the Guy"
claims that he Is swamped VIII, pro'
posals Of marriage. He should q thls
dope to his "Phoney Films"
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The HiasteidT Photograph thus betrays
pne ot the tricks gef Sthe bootlegging
Trade:
"SlnnstheSIawSw1ll3no not permit a per-
ION 10 carly more than half a gallon
bf fn~tpxicants on afNorfolk and West.
arn rain those desiring more are
now using tho public highways. It
h O coptnionssIghtfto see q wagoniload-
cd with s0fd JohnsBarleycorn' leave
PocailontEs viii ten or twelve t":pall
b-nrers1 taIlowingEalonE behind"
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CnnEiegtDn Areinen, according to the
RcwapepeH pffthatstown, are an indus.
Nlou5 lot AZ SStations2 the men have
wee up 8abypoderE Rndsare having quite
= EucceegSWiths their enterprise. Favor.
lteH among The chicks especially those
hf tho eAp6e variety are to be christen.
pa via tho nalaegtoft famous men and
trOmen.
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A New York man was arrested Tor
im%personating an artist. There are
hundreds of others doing the same
thing and getting paid for 1t.
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The county had better anchor the
town clock before the band OF grow
ing Jimmy Valentines gets much Old
.nr NM I
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The weather man says Saturday
Fair" The weather mar and Anantas
are not the same individual however.
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Quinine and hot lemonade selling
like hot cakes again.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
JUDGE SMOKED 722,7OO
CIGARETTES, NOW QUITS

Orange, N. j., Oct. 28.-After
smoking daily average of 60 cigar
cites for 33 years, Judge EdwardW.
Woodman of the police court here has
quit "the wicked weed" under orders
of his physician.
Judge Woodman said today that
since he began smoking he had used
approximately 722;7OO cigarettes. If
they all were made in one roll he
would have cigarette 81 miles long,
valued at $7,227.
The pieces smoked by the Judge in
33 years would make fair cargo for
steamship and produce enough
smoke to smother the Greek army, or
'ough hot air to initiate a feet of
Zeppelins.
Judge Woodman said he was sur
prised to find that if he required ten
minutes to smoke the cigarette he
spent nearly ID years doing away with
the 722,70O items in his record.
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MOTHER! DON'T TAKE
CHANCES IF CHILD'S
TONGUE is COATED
If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious
Clean Little Liver and
Bowels.

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take time to empty their bowels,
which become clogged up with waste,
liver gets sluggish, stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, Mother. If
coated, or your child is listless, cross,
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment, give teaspoonful of "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't wor-
ry, because it is perfectly harmless,
and in few hours all this constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and fermenting
waste will gently move out of the
bowels, and you have well, playful
child again. A thorough inside
cleansing" is oftimes all that is nee
essary. 1t should be the first treat
ment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company"