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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
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who are guests Of Miss Helen Quar-.
rier Miller Miss Virginia Fleming will
entertain this evening at seven o'clock
dinner at the Fairmont Country club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. McCabe, Of
Charleston, and the formers sister,
Miss Mary McCabe, of Leesburg, Va,
who had been guests at the home Of
Miss Fleming, left this morning for
Charleston.
Held Enjoyable Outing.
The girls swimming class OF the Y.
NJ. C. A. held most enjoyable outing
yesterday at the headeof slack water
on the Monongahela river. The par.
ty Of thirty young women with sever.
al chaperones and Physical director
Buckley boarded the launch Rather.
inc L at 1880 and made the trip safe.
ly to their destination. The. trip was
made in less than an hour AMI on the
arrival q picnic dinner was spread
which was greatly enjoyed. Follow.
ing the serving Of the dinner, baseball
and canoeing was enjoyed for an hour
utter which came the swimming
which was the chief amusement Of
the day. Mr.. A. G. Lyons who man.
ned the boat which carried the party
to its destination, Mr.. Heber vangil.
der and ]. C. Mckinney Of tie boat
livery assisted Manager Buckley In
looking after the safety of the young
swimmers. Several Of the older mem.
bers Of the elias, swan the river while
one young woman. Miss Carrie Stump.
ter, made the round trip
Guss:s Of TIE class III this outing
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Lyons, Miss
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PERSONALS

Mr. Walter Zundell has gone to
Webster Springs. where he will spend
a couple Of weeks.
Miss Madge Holt Is visiting friends
in Morgantown.
Mrs. D. w. Stiles Of Buffalo, N. Y,
is in the city the guest Of her sisters,
Mrs. John A. Clark, Jr., and Mrs.
Frank Murphy.
Mrs. ]. Lea Parker Is In Wheeling
visiting her son, Dale Parker. and
attending the Wheeling Fair.
Misses Lucille and Mary Hart have.
returned from a several weeks visit
at Cumberland. Md.
Attorney and Mrs. r. A. Watts and
daughter, Miss Sara. have returned
from visit of several weeks at Lew
isburg and White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. H. R. Linger left today for a
visit In Clarksburg.
Miss Henrietta Rogers. of Parkers-
burg, is a visitor in this city.
Mr.. Ira Shaffer and Miss Lena
Gump will leave fer Marietta, where
they will spend several days with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. ]. w. Peppers has returned to
her home in Parkersburg after a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Arnett, in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. r. E. Brock and daugh.
ter, Miss Deliah, and Mr.. Sease, OF
Waynesburg, Pa, were guests yester.
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Pinkey Arnett.
Mr.. Owen Meredith, of Elkins, is the
guest Of his uncle Senator w. s. Mere.
dith. on Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Burt and Miss
Prichard have returned to Manning.
ton after two weeks visit to Allan.
tic City and New York.
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without believing that he had s real
lore for IN chill fen ana an mankind
no mai Her spf what station n lie they
Y None Of the ear marks Of the PROBES.
sionai politician or. demagogue are eyi.
dent In Mr.. Kirkpatrick's manner and
he seems more like q kindly earnest
school teacher who Is fond Of his
friends and patrons rather than an
ambitious opportunist or seeker after
fame, power or wealth. He has the
eyes Of the dreamer and the forehead
Of an idealist coupled with the ready
wit and gift Of expression that all
Irishmen possess. Such combination
while possibly not the best IN the
world to carry a man to seats Of power
among the mighty Of the earth, will
yet gain him real friends wherever he
may go. Perhaps this is the most de-
sirable thing after all.
Owning or driving an automobile Is
not the happy pastime that some PEG.
pie who walk seem to believe; yet It
does give one certain amount Of op.
portunity for observation that other
wise would not be had. For instance"
as our argumentative friends would
put It, one sees many things that are
not intended to be seen and persons
who did not intend to be seen.
The other day while kindhearted
friend of ours was showing US how
good his new fliver would pull" some
Of the hills near the city, we saw not
only much Of the country surrounding
Fairmont but also many Of Fairmont's
well known citizens.
The day being holiday, more cars
than usual containing parties out for
the Joy Of riding were seen. In each
car were men and women. While in a
few cases the parties were family
parties yet in the majority Of instances
we happen to know that although the
men were husbands and the women
were wives yet they were not the hus.
bands and wives Of each other.
There is something evidently about
the great outdoor sport Of automobile
ing that causes men to derive moro
pleasure from riding with another
mans wife than with his own, or else
what is the explanation for this fact ?
Is this days observation merely anoth.
er example Of the 'long arm of co.incl.
dence" or Is II the condition on most
automobile excursions?
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MEETING Called on.

On account Of the recent action Ia
ken by the city board Of health in
which children are barred from attend
ing any public gathering, the meet
ing Of the Junior Auxiliary Of Christ
Episcopal church to have been held
this afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
W. T. Hartman has been called oC.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Entertain.
Ninety guests were delightfully."- en-
terrain at a lawn dinner given by Mr..
and Mrs. James Edwin Watson, last
evening in the spacious gardens sur
rounding Highgate their beautiful.
home on Fairmont avenue. A circu-
lar table was built around one Of the
fountains in the gardens and the
guests were seated in circle. Gar
den flowers and shaded candles were
used with artistic effect an: nn ele.
CANT five course dinner was served.
The dinner was given. complimentary
to the visitors in the city for the ten
mis- tournament.
Corn Roast Tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Sandy will en-
terrain a number Of young people at
a corn roast at their homo near Zine
Grove.
Honored Miss Pickett.
The Chatter box club was delight.
fully entertained last evening at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Amos on Madison
street. The affair was arranged COM
plimentary to Miss Edith Pickett OF
Richmond, Cal, who had been the
guest OF her sister Mrs. AmLs for sew
eral weeks and who leaves on Sun
day for her western lone.
Market Benefit.
The Civic committee of the Wo-
mans club has made arrangements
house whereby the committee will re-
ceive commission from the sale Of
seats to Geraldine Farrar in Maria
Rosa at the Grand Thursday even
ing Of this week. The picture is
high class one and the members and
friends OF the club are requested to
patr0nize the show.
To Have Outing.
The C. w. B. NJ. of the Central
Christian church will hold its annual
cutting on Thursday September at
Antioch where they will be guests of
Mrs. F. w. Moore.
Entertaining Guests.
Mrs. John Augustine and the Miss
es Cynthia and Myra Ross Of Add.
son, Pa, and Mr.. Robert E. Beartz.
Of Somerset, Pa, are here attending
the tennis tournament and are guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Dickerson at
their summer camp WILDWOOD
To Have Box Social.
The Epworth League of the First
M. E. church will hold box supper
on Thursday evening at eight O'Clock
In the social rooms Of the church
Members Of the league are also re-
quested to bring their mite boxes.
All members and friends of the leag.
ue are invited to be present.
For Dance.
A number OF out of town guests in
Guiding several Clarksburg people will
be present tonight at the dance to be
given at the Fairmont country club,
complimentary to the out Of town
guests here for the tennis tourna.
ment. Plans are practically complet.
ed for the dance this evening which
promises TO be most enjoyable at.
fair.
To Entertain for Guests.
Honoring Misses Elizabeth knight
and Caroline Staunton Of Charleston
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Halo, Newwedd, why so SOM
ber?"
"Say, old man, I've made very
painful discovery. My wife can't
sing"
Painful? Why. man, you are to
be congratulated"
"Alas, no! You see she thinks she
can"
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To Entertain for Guests.
Honoring Misses Elizabeth Knight
and Caroline Staunton Of Charleston
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Edna Morgan, Hebsf yansilder. J. q.
Mckinney and 1Ers Martin.
s% On ThurSday afternoonf the woni-
ans class VIII hold 10 picnic nj the
Log. A part df this class will 90 to
the Log on the 11:02 train while 9th.
iers win 20 later by boat. This picnic
VIII continue until late in the even.
ing owing to the TACT that some Of the
members Of the class can not reach
the Log until evening.
October Wedding
HARRISBURG, Sept. GA wedding
that will be of interest to the many
friends Of the bride-to-be has been set
to take place Wednesday, October 4,
when Miss Louise Davis, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horner Davis Of Clarks.
burg, will become the bride OF Mr..
Edward Hart, also Of ClarksburgI Miss
Davis IL mmber Of one Of the West
Virginia's most prominent families, and
Mr.. Hart Is well known throughout
the state.
Meeting Postponed
The meeting Of the Stoetzer Mission
band which was to have been held on
Saturday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Hugh F. Smith, has been post
poned indefinitely because Of the or.
der issued by the health authorities
barring children from attending gath
ertngs OF any kind.
Watson Class to Picnic.
The J. o. Watson. class Of the Fair.
mont High school will hold its first an
nual picnic and outing tomorrow at
Camp Comfort. All the members Of
the class are urged to leave on the
11:01 train for the camp and the en-.
tire party will probably reach rs in
number. It is planned to make this
outing yearly event.
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Honored Miss Pickett.

The Chatter box club was delight.
fully entertained last evening at the
home OF Mrs. Frank Amos on Madison
street. The affair was arranged com.
plimentary to Miss Edith Pickett OF
Richmond, Cal, who had been the
guest OF her sister Mrs. AmLs for sew
eral weeks and who leaves on Sun
day for her western lone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
HARDING OPPOSES
 ACREAGE INCREASE Writes President Bush He Will Discuss Cotton Situ-
 ati0n Tomorrow Night

w. P. G. Harding, member of the fed eral reserve board, who will deliver an address here tomorrow night stands by acreage should not be decreased, and the staple should be slowly fed to the mar ket. He made this plain in letter to Morris w. Bush, president of the Cham Der of Commerce, which was received here yesterday. MT. Harding states that he will go fully into the matter in his ad- dress, which will be given in the ballroom at the Tutwiler at o'clock tomorrow night.
 The letter to Mir. Bush follows:
 T thank you for your telegram of this will be expected to make talk on the cotton situation at the Hotel Tutwiler Friday night, March 10, at o'clock. I will arrange, therefore, to arrive in Bir- mingham sometime Friday afternoon.
 T understand that there is a good deal of cotton being held, and that hold CTS are very much disappointed at the course of prices since December. I shall endeavor as well as I can to analyze the situation and fully outline the views of some authorities in the cotton trade
 T am convinced that an increase in cotton acreage will be a great mistake and will state my reasons for this view While, of course, there has been disap- 'pointment in particular cases where cot ton has been held, I stand squarely by what I said last August, believing that the correct policy was outlined therein and that the firm attitude of the south has had a great deal to do with the values that have been obtained from cotton this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Feeds Sugar to Ants

T want to tell a correspondent who is troubled with ants how I keep them out of my house. Now you will laugh. It is the only sure remedy that worked with me. We have big maple tree at the corner of the house, and it was full of them. Once a week I put a teaspoon full of granulated sugar about the roots and no ants entered the house after that.
 "E. F. H."
 Cheap White Cake
 Here is a good, cheap white cake Put one and one-half cups of flour in a dish, then one cup of sugar on top of the flour. Add a teaspoon of baking pow der on that. Then put the whites of eggs in teacup and fill the cup half full of melted butter; then fill with sweet milk and season to taste with a pinch of salt. Beat all five minutes. Don't beat eggs separately. It's good.
 "E H." It is assuredly novel. And let me ask if the cake thus tossed together is fine grained? I wish you would write again and reassure us upon this point We are on the lokout for new recipes and easier ways of doing old things. Your spects. Don't fail to tell us if, after the are beaten together and the cake is baked, the product is not coarser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Scorched Taste in Lard

Will you please tell me how to remove the scorched taste from lard? l have ruined about @ pounds by letting it scorch. I have two counterpanes (pink and blue) which have faded until they are almost white, but retain a dingy look, that I would get rid of. What can I do to make them really white?
 "A. o. H."
 Divide the lard into portions of three pounds each, and set each over the fire in turn. Into each portion put raw potato of fair size, pared and hafved Bring the lard to a gentle boil and keep this up for 10 minutes. Then strain out the potato and pour the lard into clean jars The lard should be stirred up we'll and often from the bottom while heating. Do not close the jars until the contents are cold Let the scorehed taste have every chance to escape. Un- less the scorch be a positive burn" the potato should correct the taste. Boil the counterpanes in a strong solution of cream of tartar for half an hour. Rinse through two waters and dry in the sun. Repeat the process if they are still dingy. adding borax to the first rinsing water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
ANSWER BY BALFOUR

London, March S.-Speaking i'll the
 House of Commons today on the navy es-
 inmates, A. J. Balfour, first lord of the admiralty, said the speech made yester day by Col Winston Spencer Churchill his predecessor, was unfortunate in form and substance. It was calculated, he said, to arouse doubts and misgivings about the fleet and the energy of the present admiralty board in dealing with national necessities.
 MT. Balfour denied there had been any breach of continuity between the present board and it's predecessor.
 l Referring to Colonel Churchills expla- l nation that hs' mind had become clearer since he had been in the trenches, MT. Balfour said the colonel must have in- herited the qualities of the great Duke of Marlborough, who was never cooler or
 more collected than when in action. He said he considered Colonel Churchill s apology to Lord Fisher little short of an insult to Sir Henry Jackson. Lord Fish CTS successor as first sea lord. In bitter tones MT. Balfour complained that it was under the Churchill regime that skilled shipwrights were permitted to join the army. He asserted the delay in completing dreadnaughts was due to the fact that Mir. Churchill used guns and gun mountings designed for capital ships to complete the equipment of monitors. IS NOT PESSIMISTIC MT. Balfour said he was not pessims- tic about the strength of the fleet. It was more powerful than when MT. Churchill, left office and was being in- creased in strength constantly.
 contest between two persons who have held the same place in the cabinet in MT. Balfour's opinion was neither de-
 corous nor profitable and to suggest alarms and fears was to act contrary to
 the public interest.
 Some monitors had been constructed so
 hastily, he said, that even now it has
 been found impossible to use them. it be-
 ing necessary to remodel them.
 The speaker urged his hearers to dis
 miss empty fears. He said every kind of ship regarded of value had increased largely since the war began.
 Immediately Mr. Balfour concluded his speech Colonel Churchill arose. He said his disquietude was due to doubts whether the destroyer and battleship programme was being executed according to the re- vised plans and that on this point Mir. Ba'four had given no assurance. Colonel Churchill charged MT. Balfour with using every parliamentary device of which he was master to make an efftc- | tive reply. He said that the first lord | had put the charges which he. Churchill,
 had brought in crudely exaggerated form. Colonel Churchill said that he agreed that there was no reason for alarm as to the strength and readiness of the navy. All he desired to do was to sound note 1 necessary warning and he was only
 restrained by regard for public interest from making it still stronger.
 l If we could associate" he said, ''the guiding power of Lord Fisher with the carrying on of Lord Fishers policy great
 public advantage would result.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
SONS OF VETERANS ~ TO AID IN PLANS
 FOR MAY REUNION
Active Campaign Is to Be Launched at Once for New Members-Will Aid
 in Entertainment of Veterans

Camp Henry D. Clayton No. 432, Sons of Confederate Veterans, of Birming- ham, held rousing committee meeting
 at their newly opened headquarters,
 333-334-335 First National Bank build-- ing Tuesday at 12:3O o'clock. The meet ing was well attended and plans were
 discussed for an increased membership
 campaign which the camp plans to in-
 augurate within the next few days.
 Only the executive and standing com-
 mittees were present
 The local camp which is one of the
 oldest organizations of it's kind in the
 United States, having been organized
 June 30-July 1, 1896. plans to mobilize all it's forces for the coming Confeder- ate reunion which will be held in Bir-
 mingham May 15, 16, r and IS. The
 Sons of Confederate Veterans are in Sons of Confederate Veterans and sponsors to the reunion and will begin a campaign for funds to carry out their plans
 It is the purpose of the camp to make the reunion in Birmingham one of the most successful reunions yet held, and, according to Charles E. Rice. chairman of the executive committee, no amount of effort and money will be lacking to carry out this programme. There are already on the roll some 500 or 500 members and it is the desire of the executive committee to have between 5000 and 10000 members by the time for the reunion. Invitations and member ship blanks are being mailed out to all sons and grandsons of veterans in Jefferson county
 bronze badge that will be an orna- ment to be kept and remembered will be given to each member that will ad- init him to any and all social functions held during the reunion. The badges will be made of good material and will
 be handsomely engraved.
 l.. F. Patton has been appointed as-
 sistant adjutant and will act as general
 secretary until after the reunion. MT.
 Patton will be in the headquarters of
 the camp at practically all hours of
 the directing of the campaign for mem
 bers and funds for che reunion. The offices will be open at all hours of the day from 2 o'clock.
 1t was stated yesterday that the local camp would begin a movement to com bine all the camps of Sons of Confeder- ate Veterans in the United States. thus putting them in closer touch and giv- ing a more cooperative spirit. Execu- tive and standing committee meetings
 will be held from time to time and not
 even the slightest detail will be over-
 looked to make everything right for
 the told Confeds," and the Birmingham
 reunion one of the greatest successes yet known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
VOTE OF EMPLOyES WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT FOR DAY OR TWO
Railroad Men Understood to Have Voted Almost Unan- imously for Eight
 Hour Day

Chicago, March S-Annonuncement of the referendum vote of 100000 railroad employees involving every road in the country, or 52S different lines, on the question of demanding an eight-hour day. with time and a half for overtime will not be made until tomorrow or Friday The vote of the men is said to be over whelmingly in favor of the demands. The present wage agreements expire March 31 The taking of the vote by mail has been in progress several months.
 Officers of the engineers, firemen, con ductors and trainmen organizations met here today to tabulate the vote and con- slider plans for presenting the demands. The union leaders conferred all day. but said no announcement of the result of the vote would be made within IS hours
 Those present were: w. s. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen; w. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; w.. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen; A. B. Garretson, Order of Railway Con- ductors; P. Kilduff chairman of the exec utive committee; w. J. Burke, vice chair man of the executive committee; H. A. Enochs secretary of the executive com mittee, and F. J. Godd, assistant secre- tary of the executive committee.
 Mr. Lee said this afternoon:
 There is little question that the vote will be in favor of the eight-hour day and for immediate action. If that is the case, the railroads will be notified that the men demand an eght-hour day and they will be given 30 days in which to prepare their reply. If the demands are refused, our next step will be to call for a referendum strike vote and nego- tiations will be begun with the railroads. There is prospect of a strike. but there are many conditions which may arise be- tween the present and the final calling out of the men which may prevent such action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
SAFETY EXPERTS ID
 MEET AT CITY HALL
Alabama Safety Association to Discuss Plans for Pro-
 motion of Work

A regular meeting of the Alabama Safety association is to be held at +he city hall auditorium next Saturday at 1 O'CLOCK. All interested persons are in- Vlted' as suggestions and plans will be proposed and discussed which means much for the promotion of the work of the association
 With the motto: Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Safety" the work of this association has saved, and is saving. the llves of many men injured in the mines or this district, it is stated. By this or ganlzation the training of many first-aid teams during the past year has proven a hfesaving service of great value. The work of the association along this line Is reflected in the accident record of 1915 as compared with 1914, as the following figures will show:
 Comparative statement of fatalities in Alabama coal mines 1914-1915. causes and percentages:
 1915-Fall of rock, 20, 31.75 Der cent: fall of coal, 3. 4.76 per cent; tram cars, l2, 19O5 per cent; explosions of gas, ', n1 per cent; explosions of powder. f. 6.34 per cent; electricity, 8, 2.7O Der cent motors, f. 6.34 per cent; shaft, l, 159 per cent; suffocation, 1, 1.59 per. cent; out side slate cars, 3, 3.18 per cent; machin- cry, l. l.59 per cent Total fatalities, 63
 1914-Fall of rock, 53 42 per cent; fall of coal. 1, 70 per cent; tram cars, p, r. 40 per cent; explosions of gas, 34, 26 90 per cent; explosions of powder, 1, 70 per cent; electricity, Il, S.7O per cent mo- tors, l, 10 per cent; shaft O. suffocation, 0; outside slate cars, 2. 1. 40 per cent: ma- chinery. 1. 70 per cent Total fatalities, 126.
 Compiled in chief mine inspectors of flee. Birmingham, January 1, 1916
 It is stated that President James l.. Davidson of the association has an inn portant message to deliver to the meet ing Saturday, and he is especially anx- ious that all members attend
 Among other matters to be discussed will be preparations for the annual field meet, which is set for May 27