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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19


Positively my last appearance this
season at stupid, so-called at home
Betty Barnes dropped among the pill.
lows on the cretonne.coyered couch
In her mothers bedroom; and pulled
of her long gloves with langu!d jerks
Surely you don't mean that Mrs,
Mason's at home was anything but a
success: Her mothers response was
both protest and an inquiry.
Too successful, was Betty's bored
reply. That's one reason 1t was tire
some. But I'm tired OF being a detail
in the stage setting for some woman
ambitious TO put over on her gullible
guests either her. money or her brains
or her manageable daughters.
You surprise me, Betty. Ambitious
Mrs. Barnes frowned at Betty's social
heresy and placed the last invisible
hairpin in her waved masses OF iron
gray hair. Well have to set our own
stage soon, for we have such an accum'
ulation OF obligations that we shall be
compelled TO give an at home before
we leave for the summer.
Then let's have It over as soon as
possible. was Betty's quick response.
After all, the florist and the caterer
are the ones who really put 1t over,
while We stand in the foyer, as 1t were,
and take up the tickets and turn the
audience loose to find seats and eats
wherever It can.
You're desperately disappointing.
Betty. Another frown accompanied
this remonstrance from Mrs. Barnes.
When you could have been the sea.
sons social sensation, you've coolly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19

Hichel. Parkersburg, W. Va, the lat.
ter two sisters OF the bride. Brides
maids Misses Mildred Jacobs Allen,
Warren. Pa. Miss Rosalie Zell Marri.
son. Parkersburg, W. Va: Miss Mar
tina Julie Hutchinson. Miss Pauline
Jasisn. Miss Maria Boggess Raymond
and Miss Genevieve Raymond. Fair.
mont. Flower Girl Jeanette Falconer
Hickel. Best man, Captain Morton
Clare Mumma, Cavalry, United States
Army, brother OF the groom. Ushers,
Lieutenant Hugh Mitchell, U. S. A.;
Lieutenant William Egerton More
house. U. S. A.; Lieutenant Robert
Reese, Neyland. U. S. A.; Lieutenant
Latham LOOMS Brunded, U. S. A.;
Lieutenant Edwin Coffin, Jr., U. S. A.
-Parkersburg News.
Left For Home.
The Misses Virginia Reed OF Terra
Alta. Nose Darst and Roy Gibbons
OF Charleston who have been guests
OF Mrs. E. II. Smith at Valley Farms
were In the city Saturday en- route
to their homes. They were accompan.
led by Miss Frances Kinsey Of Key
ser who vii! spend the summer at the
Farms with her aunt, Mrs. Smith and
where her mother Mrs. Sadie Kinsey
and daughter. Miss Martha of Keyser,
are also spending the summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
Time for Porch
Shades

ing face with both her hands, but
dropped them as her father spoke.
never knew before that you were
the son Of the fellow I knew at col.
lege rs Square John Wood. but I'll
confess ] did suspect you two Of being
accomplices In that Maneuvring for
First Place. Mother, shall we let this
squad OF spies escape and cast their
lots together for life?
Only on condition that they keep
their crime secret, and !. shift the
scene Of future stories away from my
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
nreathe Radlum Emanatlan.

The emanatorium is the very latest
thing in radium treatment. 1t is a
room the air of which is charged with
radIum emanation and in which pa.
tient remains for two or three hours
at a time. 1t has been found that the
radium emanation when thus breathed
makes its way into the circulation and
reaches all tissues,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Of Mrs. ch.ppen, Of Five Years
Standing, Relieved BY cardui.

Mt. Airy, N. c.-Mrs. Sarah NJ. Chap.
pell OF this town. says: 81 suffered for
i've years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
! tried most every kind Of medicine,
but none did me any good.
read one day about Cardui, fl,e wo-
mans tonic, and | decided TO try II. |
had not taken but about six bottles until
! was almost cured. II did me more
good than all the other medicines I had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why I
looked so well, and | told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it."
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
OF the ailments due TO womanly trouble,
such as headache, backache, sideache.
sleeplessness, and that everiastingiy tired
feelfng2
II so, let US urge you 10 give cardui a
trial. We feel confident It will help YOU,
Just as Il has million other women in
the past half century. u
Begin taking Cardul to-day. You
won't regret It. All druggists.
.W,ffs e: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
Advisory DEBT. Chattanooga, Tenn, for S,ssisi
isa-rtfissi on your case and et.psss book, SGcm.
;treetneN Tor women In plain wrlppnf, NC. ia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
Preventable Disease.

Senator Owen recently presented to
he senate a memorial from the south.
ern sociological congress asking for
the establishment OF national depart.
ment Of health. 1t is stated that $780,
600 citizens of the United States die
annually OF preyentable disease and
that 100000 are needlessly sick. The
economic loss per annum from the last
item alone is declared to be $500, 0oo..
600.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19

Timothy came last, looking half
scared, half sheepish and half amused
-Young's Magazine. Timothy must
have been a big chap, at least.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
social set. Mrs. Barnes named her

CUHuItIUIIs III al SERIOUSNESS.
Oh. we've already shifted the seen.
cry to the working classes in our new
book, saiG Betty, smiling on everybody
at once. Her mothers only response
was shake Of the head, but present.
" she and Mr.. Barnes left Betty and
Barnaby to themselves, and for the
moment both extremes OF society wers
entirely forgotten by the two young
reform writer's.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
Find Satisfaction In Work.

Find Satisfaction In Work.
All thinking men and women get the
main satisfaction in life, aside from
the domestic Joys, out OF the produe.
tive work they do.-Charles ". Eliot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Shifting the Scenery
BY CATHERINE cRANmER.

Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19

.W,iis e: Chattanooga Medicine Co, Ladies'
Advisory DEBT. Chattanooga, Tenn, for S,frisI
fstf,seffssi on your case and et-page book, "Hons
Treatment Tor Women In plain wrappaf, nc. ia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
Cretonnes
Brighten Your
Home

especially II you choose from
the wide range Of patterns and
colorings We have at 25c to SOC
a yard. These prices are much
less than you would expect to
pay for such good quality do
mestic and foreign cretonnes.
Why not buy some and trans
form your winter home into a
cool and cheerful looking sum.
mer home. Third Floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
Boys Wash Suits
in Abundance

The little fellows of two to six
years will need lots OF new
wash suits for the warm days.
The children's store has a
good collection of the best wash.
able materials and there are
Russian. Norfolk, Sailor and
Tommy Tucker models. Prices
$l.00 to $500.
First Floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19

wedding Attendants Announced.
The attendants for the Mumma.
athbone wedding, which will be
Eiliiantly celebrated on the evening
q Thursday June 30. at Trinity Epis.
bpal church have been named and
he as follows: Maid OF Honor, Miss
|usan Watson Arnett OF Fairmont.
Va; matrons Of honor. Mrs. Ar.
lur Bayard Conrad, West Point, n. Y.
|rs. George Moo uilkin. Jr., Philadel.
iia, Pa; and Mrs. Albert Edward
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-19
ou.ina Pos.poned.

John ]. Wight and his bride former.
.lys Miss Mary Edna Willard of Balti.
more arrived in the city Saturday and
will take up their residence here. The
marriage was solemnized at Alexan-
;dria, Va, In May OF this year and the
news was not generally made known
among their friends.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
City Mems

No charge accounts, no exclusive prices for ordinary merchandise at Besse-Leland's but real values-advt
 Owing to the Jewish mass meeting in the synagogue on Sunday evening, the meeting of the Jehuda Halevi lodge will be held Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Important business will be taken up and all members should attend.
 Banjo stripe suits $15 at Besse- Leland's only-adVt
 Frank T. Griswold has sold to the Connecticut Power company land in the southwest section of the cit% The transfer includes about an acre and a half of land.
 Yale Model Suits at Besse-Leland's. -advt.
 Archille Talbot of 1920 Stanley street today served notice on City Clerk Thompson that he will look to the city for recOmpense for an in- jury sustained in falling on an icy sidewalk in front of the Prendergast property on Stanley street.
 Knitted Top Coats s15 at Besse-Le- land ds.-adVt.
 N'SoI guest of Thomas F. Farrell today
 TWenty-fOur new cases of measles were reported to the health depart ment today.
 Timothy Hennessey of Talcott street is visitor ir New York
 Mems Top Coats $1O. $15, $2O at Besse-Lcland's Best makes.-advt
 Louis Brucmmer of P. and F. Cor bin $ will speak on "Draughtsmen' to the employed boys class at the Y. M C. X. tonight. This will be one of the series of "Success Talks"
 Norfolk Back Suits at Besse-Le- land s-adVt.
 Superintendent T. E. Reells of the health department is making arrange rcnts to inspect the ice ponds in the city. An analysis of the water will be made and the ponds will be con- demned, if they do not measure up to standard.
 The All-New Britain basketball team presented MerWin Jacobson with a travelling bag yesterday. Ja- cobson left thiv morning for Marlin, Texas.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
POTEET IN FAVOR OF
 NEW RAVENS" PLAN
Says Congestion Would Be Worse if Railroad Was Deprived of
 Water Routes.

Boston, Feb 25.-Further testI- mony in support Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company's petition for the retention of its steamboat lines under the Panama Canal act was presented to- day at a hearing before John Fl. Howell, special examiner for the in- ter state commerce commission
 R. W. Poteet, a manufacturer of New Britain, Conn, testified that m lis opinion the separation of rail and water routes would result in greater all-rail congestion than that which prevailed earlier in the winter when the service was disarranged by storms and the heavy accumulation of freight. This congestion, he said, would be especially hard on interior Eoints in Connecticut.
 A. H. Elder attorney for the com mission, contended that three-fourths of the freight shipped in 1914 from Boston to New York was handled by rail He asked Mr. Poteet if such figures did not show that there was little chance of congestion. The w.t. ness replied that these shipments should not be taken as a basis Tor those from other parts of New Eng land for the reason, he said, that some points shipped by rail and water because their receiving stations III New York were near the docks on East and North rivers.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
MODEST RECOVERY;
 TRADING CAUTIOUS
AdYiCes From Washington Make Favorable Impression on Wall St.

New York, Feb. 25, Wall St, lO:5O a m.-Further moderate recovery from yesterdays heavy trend was re- corded at today's opening of the stock exchange, but trading was quiet ana cautious. Latest advices from Wash ington were most reassuring and these were supplemented by favorable trade developments. American Woolen, yes terday's only strong feature, added another point to its advance, and few of the coppers, California Petrol cum. Crucible tSeel and Industrial All cohoI were higher by fractions to a point. Texas company was lower by ? points and General Motors declined a point, with heaviness in Erie tlrst preferred. Representative shares showed no material change.
 CIose-Pacific Mail and obscure specialties were taken up later, the balance of the list holding at or near best prices. The closing was firm.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
FINANCIAL NEWS
WHEAT GOES UP
 DESPITE BREAI
Reaction From Semi-paniclly SelIiiI Is Shown and Chicago Outlook
 Is Optimistic Today.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Instead Of shovI ing d fresh break in values. the wheaI market today surprised many traderI by opening at an advance. Openin| quotations, $1.1S to $1.19 1-4 for Nal and $1.143-4 to $1.15 1-2 for JulI were 1-8 to 1 3-4 cents higher thad yesterdays finish.
 The reason for the upturn seemed to. be reaction from the semi-panickl selling of yesterday and optimism or the part of a majority of dealers tha1 some practical way out of the difficult ty with Germany would be found.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
MAY CLOSE PLAYGROUND
ila Progress Between John Murphy and George M IIandCrs For Part Of Winter Street Plot.

It was learned today that negOtla- lions are now in progress for the pur- chase by John Murphy of part of the Ianders' playground on Winter street James J. Watson, the real estate man is acting for MT. Landers and It IS said about 100 feet fronting on Wn- ter street will be sold.
 MT. Landers generously allowed the city to use the plot for a pubIlc plaS- ground for children for the past le" years, thereby enabling " ounS Nlh- erica to enjoy himself free rom "a,- ger and the contamination of the streets. He notified the pubic amusement commission some tune ago tnat the plot might not be aNallable for Dlavground purposes next sum- mer.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
FORMER LOCAL BOY
 IS TIRED OF ARMY
William Spurvcy, in English Army, Asks Help in Getting His
 Discharge.

That war is not the happy holiday that some young men consider it is evidenced the letter received hy Chief w. J. Rawlings today from William Spurvey. a former local boy, who asks that the head of the local police department secure his birth certificate for him in order that he may secure his discharge from the English army
 The letter was written on February ' on the English army Y. M. c. A.. stationery and is as follows:
 ''I am in great troule and I ara asking you to help me. What I wouIl like to get is my birth papers 1f I could get them it would help me to get my discharge from the British army. 1 have an aunt in New Britain by the name of Mrs. l.. Layden. Mo- 160 Cleveland street, corner of Broad street. She would be glad to give you any information that you would like to have from her that would help to get my birth papers. I have been in the English army eight months and a half ] left New Britain when I was twelve years old and came back, after six and a half years stay, for six months. Then l left and have not come back yet. The reason 1 am ask ing your help is 1 tried to get my birth papers once and was told they did not have any such name is SDurvey I went and told my aunt but received no information. I will close hoping you will look into this case. For
 "PR WILLIAM SPURVEY.
 "2,O27-2nd Battery } l. w. Lane.
 R. F. A.
 "Thannington Camp,
 "CanterburN, Kent County
 'Fneland. .
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
To Postpone Submarine Campaign.

To Postpone Submarine Campaign.
 Washington, Feb. 25.-'I think the chances are Germany will postpone this threatened performance until April 1. Or at least until the middle of March," said Speaker Clark today after his conference with President Wilson There is rumor to that effect, and a postponement would give us more time"
 Speaker Clark told the president that if a resolution of warning, such as the president opposes, were forced to a vote in the house, 1t would pass by majority of two to one.
 As Secretary Lansing went to the cabinet meeting he said absolutely nothing had been received from Ger many.
 Telegrams to congressman from William J. Bryan, supporting the m oVement for warning Am orleans off armed ships, began arriving today Rep. Bailey of Pennsylvania, received one and planned to read it from the floor.
 Rep. Bailey after a conference with Majority Leader kitchin, made public the telegram which follows:
 
 speedily announce legislation refus- ing passports to Americans travelling on belligerent ships, or still better, refusing clearance to belligerent ships carrying American passengers.
 "No owner of belligerent ships will claim that he has the right to safc- guard a contraband cargo with Amer ican lives, and no citizen should be permitted to endanger the peace of the nation at a time like this. Ours is the greatest of the neutral nations and will probably be the mediator when the time comes for mediation. It. would be a crime against civilization as we'll as against our own people to become involved in this war and thus loan our army and navy to a Europ- can monarch to use in settling his quarrels.
 ! If congress has the right to dc clare war it certainly has the right to promote peace by restraining citi- zens from taking unnecessary risks. 4 mayor keeps the people of his city out of the danger zone during a riot. Can our government afford to do less when the world is in riot?"
 That is right" Rep. Bailey quoted Mir. kitchin as saying when he read tie telegram.
 It was reported that the United States is not inclined to ask for l postponement. of the submarine pol 1 icy, because such a step might be cor- strued as recognizing it's validity.
 A resolution to express the sense of l the senate that any issue affecting na- tional honor should be referred before 1 decision to congress, and that no ul- timatum should be sent to a foreign | power nor severance of diplomatic i relations be permitted without refer i ence to congress was introduced by l Senator Jones, republican, of Wash 1 ington.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Emelinc CurtiSS.

Mrs. Emeline Curtiss, 80 years of age, died at the hospital last night as the result of a fall she suffered about nine weeks ago when her hip was broken She lived in Bristol and the funeral will be held from the home of her son. Frank Curtiss Of Divinity street, that city, tomorrow at o'clock.
 Besides her son, Mrs. Curtiss leaves a daughter. Mrs. Harry Ball of New Haven, and two other sons in Bristol Emerson and Wallace. Orlando r.. Sheldon of this city is a brother
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
BAKERIES UNSATISFACTORY
Dr. Rocks Calls OH Labor Commits sioncr and Complains of Conditions in New Britain Shops.

Hartford, Feb. 25-The condition of the bakeries in New Britain are not satisfactory to the board of health of that city Dr. T. F.. Reeks, su- perintendent of the board today call ed on Labor Commissioner w. $.
 Hyde in regard to them. Under the law by which the labor bureau and the factory inspectors department were consolidated Commissioner Hyde has charge of the factory in snection which includes jurisdiction
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

Federico Alfonso Pezet, Peruvian minister to the United States, has been recalled from Washington by his government because of financial diff faculties in the South American re- public. He is the last of Peru's diplo- mats to be recalled in the interest of economy, all the others having been retired some time ago. Monetary strlngency because of the war was the reason for disseminating the Peru vian diplomatic corps.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
TRAINING STATION FATALITY.

Chicago. Feb. 25.--A petty officer and an apprentice seaman at the Ma val Training Station at Lake blull were drowned today when heavy sea dashed boat load of the reserves against the breakwater The dead' Pobert M Walters of Philadelphia, chief gunners mate; Bradford BlAnN' Muskogee, Okla, apprentice seaman
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

of bakeries. Commissioner Hyde and Dr. Reeks held a conference with De- putty Factory Inspector Duncan. If pr. Rocks is satisfied that the labor com missioner cannot do more than he has done to bring all the bakeries in New Britain up to a standard, which will be satisfactory he will see what can be done by the local board of health
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
MAIL POUCH REPLIED.

Hartford, Feb. 25.-The federal and local auth critics were told today that mall pouch containing registered mail was stolen from the local depot of the N. Y. N. H. St H. R. R. last night and its contents rif1ed. The pouch was brought here from Bos- ton by way of Springfield shortly after ten o'clock
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
MIST STAND TRIAL

Washington, Feb. 25.-United States Commissioner Taylor today dismissed the attack on the indictments of Il. Robert Fowler Herman Schultels and Henry B. Martin, returned in federal grand jury's investigation of the ac- tivities of I1abOr's National Peace council, and held that the three men must appear for arraignment in New York March '.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

American ambulance corps in Paris
 said he saw the raid on Jan. 31 and was surprised when he heard of the official figures given out beacuse the surgeons who examined the victims killed by the Zeppelin bombs said that the number was much higher than thrty-six. The picture shows a six story house in Paris split from roof to cellar by 8 bomb from a Zeppelin.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
TYR. DoNAHUE TRANsFERRED.

Rev George J. Donahue, until q ,.er,- months ago a curate at St. Mary s cbnrch in this city and of late To- catod in Collinsville, has been as- ,..o,,ad to St. Joseph's church. shelton, h,? Riehon John ]. Milan. While in this city Father Donahue maue many friends and was one ot the most aple aneakers of the Catholic clergy.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
CHURCH ST. STORE ROBBED.

K. Fisher who conducts a store at 329 Church street, notified the police today that his store was robbed last night. He forgot to lock the back door and when he came in this morn ing he found that some one else mad preceded him and removed four boxes of candy and ten boxes of cigarettes.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
SIX 5T0PY HOVSE ~ PRS 5pL7T BY zEP1EzW 50T6

Passengers arriving in New York from Bordeaux on the French liner Espange brought some interesting de- tails of the last Zeppelin raid over Paris, on Jan. 31 and declared the official statement that only thirty-six persons were killed was a very low es- t1mate of the fatalities. Dr. Charles A. Pryor of Williamsport, Pa, who served fourteen months with the
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
DIES SUDDENLY.

Hartford, Feb. 25.--LaWrence kll~ liam. said to belong in Boston, died of heart disease in a chair at local hotel today. He was 3S years or age. a bartender and had been in Hartford several weeks. He had not had steady employment here.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
ORDERS FOR PAGE
>mbassador Directed to Query Britain About People Removed From Amer ican Steamship China.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The United States today instructed Ambassador Page at London, to make inquiries at the British foreign office regarding the removal of thirty eight Germans, Austrians and Turks from the Amerl- can steamship China, in Asiatic waters and to demand the release of the prls- oners if they were arrested on the nigh seas. as has been indicated.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
WOMAN NATURALIZED.

Hartford. Feb. 25.-A woman se- cured naturalization papers in the United States court here today, Judge Edwin S. Thomas presiding, giving as her reason that it would be easier going back and forth between tnls country and Denmark.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
AIN WRECK IN NEXICO.

Paso, Tex, Feb. 25.-A passen-
 ain was reported wrecked today
 Anta Sofia, Chihuahua, in the Hs Grandes district, according to ,rts received by General GaNlra at reg. Two hundred soldiers were .red from Juarez toward the scene.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
SUBWAY TIE-UP.

New York. Feb. 25.-New York S bvay which carries more than ;llisn messengers a day, experienced e worst tie-up in it's history today
 na4,se of flooded tracks, the result h heavy downpour of rain.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
DINIDEND DECLARED

New York, Feb. 25.--An initial quarterly dividend of 1 1-4 per cent. on the common stock of the American Wooden company was declared today.