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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
SWAMP ROOT FOR
KIDNEY DISEASES

There is only one medicine hat re.
ally stands out pro.eminent as a rom.
edy for diseases OF the kidneys, live"
and bladder,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root stands the
highest for the reason that 1t has prov.
ell TO he just the remedy needed in
thousands upon thousands Of even the
most distressing cases, Swamp-ROot,
a physicians prescription for special
diseases, makes friends quickly be.
,.ause its mild and Immediate effect
is soon realized in most cases. 1t ia
a gentle, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes
fifty cents and one dollar.
However, II you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR., Kilmer and Co, Binghamton. N.
Y. Tor a free sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention the West
yirginian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
new DEPARTMENT
FOR W0MENS CLUB
Parliamentary Law Division
to Be Organized On Next
Saturday.

At a recent meeting of the official
board OF the Woman's club It was de:
cided to organize a new department
In the club. to be known as the de-
partment of Parliamentary Law. The
purpose OF the department is that the
members may become acquainted with
parliamentary law.
A meeting will be held on Satur-
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in Room
IL of the State Normal school build
ing. A chairman for the department
will be selected at this meeting and
other officers also named. It Is the
purpose to secure a standard text
book on parliamentary laws and TO
have instructors WHO will present the
proper forms and usages of laws.
II is desired that all those interest
cd in this department will atteGS ne
meeting on Saturday.
With the Department of Parliamen
tary Laws the club will be CONFESSED
0t three departments, Literature and
Art. Household Economics and PartIa-
mcntary Laws.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
COMMERCE BODY
TO MEET TONIGHT

plans for the annual meeting and
election of directors OF the local Cham.
aberfof Commerce will be discussed to-
night. at the regular monthly meeting
SatBSfo'clock. The annual meeting OIL
Ethegchamber is set for the second
Thursday in May and nine directors
arctic be elected this time. At each
yearly meeting nine directors are
elected for terms of three years each,
andSthus the board of 81 directors is
sfreshened by new members each year.
SItftsJplanned to have a banquet at the
MayImeeting and a committee to make
theSfnal arrangements will likely be
appointed tonight.
Beside the plans to be completed for
theIannual meeting and banquet there
area number of other important mat.
ters to come up at the meeting this
evening among which are thrc referen.
dums from the Chamber OF Commerce
ofithe United States. These are refer.
endums number Is, IA and Is. Number
ISIS in regard to the action of con.
gress concerning the proposed in.
crease of appropriations for the fur.
thers development of the agricultural
extension work.
Number IA Is the referendum Of
most vital interest to the local cham.
berias It deals with the subject OF the
maintenance of resale prices. Prac.
ttcally3every retailer and trade organ.
isRtion in the country is behind this
question which Is now before con.
gressttn the form Of the Stevens BILL.
Referendum No. Is deals with the
subject of preparedness and takes up
theIproposed recommendations to con.
gtessEas to what should be done about
the matter. These referendums will
befTeferred to committees OF the local
chamber and a report made before the
votesof this chamber is determined.
FIR. Dunning. of the Bell Telephone
company will attend the meeting OF
theichamber tonight and will mako ar.
rangements to show two reels of NOV.
ing$pictures that will interest every
bhsiness man in the city. These pic.
lures show the construction OF tele.
phone lines and exchanges in detail
aud take up every operation and nc.
tton inSthe transmission OF a message
from the time the receiver is lifted
rom the hook at the beginning o fthe
cal, through the various steps and
exchanges until the message is re-
csIyed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
DIR. Wilbur CRAFTS
TO LECTURE HERE
Is Man of Wide Fame And
Brings a Big Mes
sage.

DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts. OF Washing
ton, D. c.. superintendent OF the In
ternational Reform bureau and a man
of international fame as a speaker,
will pay a visit to this city on next
Sunday and will lecture in the follow
ing places on Sunday:
At 10:45 a. m. in the NJ. P. Temple.
Subject: Growing Christ by Max
ing His Laws Ours"
At 8 D. m. in the First NJ. E. church.
Subject: 1.-THE March of Christ Down
the Centuries"
At 1880 p. m. in the First NJ. E.
church. Subject: The Holy City
Coming Down"
The work Of the international Re
form bureau Is world wide In extent
and manifold in variety. The bureau
drew sixteen laws that have passed
Congress and have even passed the
danger OF being set aside by the
courts. Seven OF these relate TO IN
toxicating drinks and drugs; chiefly
liquors and opium; two of them relate
to Sunday rest; two to divorce; one
10 the protection of girls: one to the
expectation and importation OF foul lit
erature; one cleaned up Washington
by the red.light injunction law; one
drove race gambling from the National
Capital; and one OF them barred out
the prize fight films from Santa Fe
and Havana. 1t is often said that this
last victory alone would have been
a satisfactory accomplishment for the
twenty years Of the bureaus work,
But legislation is only a part OF the
left wing of the bureaus "far.flung bat
tie line" On that same wing is a
strong rear rank of law enforcement
led by the bureaus assistant Super
intendent, Rev. Henry y. Pringle. who
secured one hundred and six convic-
tions in Cambridge. Massachusetts.
for violating the no-license laws, n
he is just completing a Statewide cam
paign against race gambling IN
lana.
he rightwing OF the bureaus work
is education In school and u on
a Bible basis. he bureau is leading
a campaign for restoring and improv-
ing Bible reading in homes n
schools, and has received very cordial
letters Of appreciation from the high
school principals of New York. rem.
sylvania, Ohio and New Jersey. TO al
of which a hook of Bible readings has
been presented. which has the en-
dorsement OF leaders or twenty-slA
denominations. Kindred to this move.
ment rs another for driving liquor and
cigarette advertisements from maya
zines, in which some notable victories
have been achieved.
The center Of the firing line is civic
evangelism, a movement led by the
bureau to make the great revivals
more fruitful in civic reform, with a
view to Saving society II only to make
a safe place for saved souls"
This work IN the United States Is
fully equallcd by the work done from
another headquarters In China. under
the leadership of Rev. E. ". Thwing,
who is recognized by the government,
the missionaries. and the people alike.
as the field marshal of the almost com
pleted anti.opium crusade, and the BIZ.
G is now fighting to prevent the sub
stitutfon Of cigarettes and beer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
MOVEMENT FOR
CLEANER CITY
WELL RECEIVED
People United in Effort to
Make Streets Cleaner
and Better.
.lHIGIALS ARE IN line
City Fathers Will. Do All
They Can to Help the
Cause.

The movement to make FairmOnt a
clean and sanitary city on the Sabbath
day as well as the other days Of the
Weekiis meeting with much encourage.
9mentt and beginning with the coming
Sunday and continuing drought Tie
Summer the principal thoroughfares
ofEthe city will present q much more
slightly and sanitary appearance.
1T will probably be necessary to clean
the streets late OF Saturday night III
order to make the nlmorc p~resentablB
on the Sabbath morning, however. II
pedestrians on the streets Saturday
nights would pay a little attention and
mot litter the streets and sidewalks
with debris, such IS peanut shells.
popcorn, banana Feelings, cigar and
$cigarette stumps, scrap paper, etc.,
the need OF a thorough cleansing on
n Saturday night would not be so I'M
perative.
AT no time in the city are the streets
in such a bad condition as on the
Sabbath morning. Hundreds of people
traverse the streets of the city en-
route to and from the various places
of4worship and many comments are
heard on the bad condition of the
streets.
The Mayor and City Council are
DESTROYS that tile city be made a
Getty beautiful" and with the aid and
cooperation of the citizenship such
a condition can be brought about.
The civic committee of the Wo-
mans club is lending valuable aid to
the project of clean STREETS.
1t is urged that the citizens Of the
city get together al rubbish and gar.
bage this week preparatory to moving
same next week when cleanup week
will be ~inaugurated.
The following prize composition was
written by a child 10 years OF age
and very aptly gives an idea OF what
cleanup day means. The article won
atspecial prize In a contest conducted
byAthe Pictorial Review on what
cleanup day means:
"Clean=Up Day Is the day for clean.
ing up garbage, ashes and rubbish,
People who are not careful to cover
their waste.cans will get themselves
and stheir children in a dangerous posi-.
ton. Flies might touch the waste and
then alfght on the food which people
eat.
Cleanup Day is The time To make
everything clean and TO help the street
cleaners, not by using the broom and
shovel. to do 1t, but by not throwing
waste into the gutter and putting the
waste into the garbage-can.
Cleanup Day does much for the
cleanliness of the city and even helps
t%olincrease its population. The woman
who has kept everything clean aud
hasgcovered her waste.csns. will grow
healthy and will bear :.ealthy babies
and thus increase the population.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
GAINS Is POUNDS IN 80 DAYS
Remarkable Experience Of P. G. CLARK
Builds Up Weight Quickly!

81 was all run down writes p. G.
Clark. 81 had to quit work I was so
weak. Now, thanks to Tonolsne, look
like a new man. I gained 20 pounds
in 80 days"
"Tonoline has put 10 pounds on me
in IA days" states Chas. Braclsett. ut
has made me sleep well, enjoy what !
eat and enabled me to work with IN
terest and pleasure"
II you would like to pu: ON a few
pounds OF good solid flesl, W q will
Isend you free a soc box OF Tonoline to
prove what It will do for you.
Address the American Proprietary
Co.. Boston, Mass, including 10 cents
to help pay for postage and packing.
For sale by Mountain City EruE Co.
Fairmont, and Prescription Pharmacy,
Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

since the receipt in this section OF
war orders.
The Eairmont section. though It has
been receiving its quota Of coal cars,
Is still far behind In its orders, which
may be caught up with the additional
700 ars scattered Y the Royal
Blue system.
The cars r to be delivered at once
to the B. & o. and will be used by
that road whenever c. B. & Q. cars
are found OH the system.
With the Lake trade. which opened
this spring. in full blast, and with
the many eastern port orders still
unified, the securing for the summe
Of the 100 coal cars by the Baltimore
and Ohio was a great stroke III both
the shippers and the coal company'S
favor.
The coal companies OF, this section
are more satisfied with the new ar,
rangement and will no longer bc
troubled with the ruling which forces
shippers to load foreign cars 10 their
home territory.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
Automobile Club
to Meet Tonight

Fairmont's Automobile club will
hold a meeting tonight in the county
court room at the court house at 5
o'clock. New officers and directors for
the coming year will be elected. II
Is likely hat some of the committees
are ready to report on the progress
they have made in their work and
these matters. together with the sigh
proposition. will be discussed.
The club is planning to place signs
at every road forks in the county, so
that tourists through West Virginia.
will remember Marion county as the
place they did not get lost. All the
members arc expected TO attend the
meeting tonight. as it Is one OF the
most important to be held this spring.
Vest virginian ntant Ads. Bring
Quick Results
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Mrs. Edward Watkins. Of STATE
street. entertained a number of girl'
Tuesday evening from : until L
O'Clock III. honor OF the fourteenth
birthday anniversary OF her daughter
VILLA. a very enjoyable evening wa:
spent and refreshments yer serve
by the hostess. assisted by Mis-
Blanche Summers. Those present wer;
Ruth Hartley, Ruth BoyerS, Beryl Jcn
kIns, Gretta V~ungilder, Edna Sum
mers, Opal keener, Thelma Fishe:
Grace Cornell. Alice Steele. Florenc:
Price, Lucille Springer, Lucille Clel
land, Olive Durham. Ethal Richards
Leah Adams Helen Joliife, Clara Har'
rington, Doris Steele.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
M. s. M. SEWING circle.

The 1. r. w. Sewing Circle will DC
entertained Friday evening at the
home OF Miss Virginia Rove. on Elk.
ms street. The circle was recently or
ganized at tho home Of Misses Leila
and Myrtle Sharp. and the following
officers were elected: President. Myr
tile Sharp; vice president. Celestial
Holdsworth: secretary, Bessie Snider;
treasurer. Virginia Rowe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
B. & 0. Leases Cars
To Stop Shortage

With a view 10 relieving the coal
car shortage in this and other sec
tions. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
announced yesterday that II has
leased from the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad. 700 coal cars TO
be used in moving the coal and steel
shipments which have been held up all.
along the railroad on account of the
loading that has %congested the ROAD
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Mrs. John Long of Diamond street
has returned from a few days visit
with her parents at Pullman. w. Va.
Miss Helen Barnes has returned to
her home at Colfax, after spending a
short time here,
Mrs. May Freeman, Of Powell, Is the
guest Of Mrs. Stiles On Wiley street.
Miss Nora Hildebrand, Of Ellington,
is visiting relatives in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
~IENTENEREAplNa ToNiaAT

LENTENE READING ToNlaAT
An event at Fairmont Farms teaight
will be the Lenten reading, under the
direction OF the Altar guild OF Christ
Protestant Episcopal church. The
event will begin promptly at $50
o'clock. An offering OF silver will be
received. Rev. A. II. Beavin and Mrs!
George DeBolt will read. Mrs. Myrtle
Shaw Waddell will sing. and .Mltt
Eleanor Blanch Barns will play. The
public is invited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Section Men Searee-It is reported
that there is a lack Of section men on
the railroads OF the state and nation.
The dearth OF men Is blamed on the
European war. No direct statements
have been made on the situation by
local officials.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

MIR. and. Mrs. Fred Brumage. Of Col
umbia street. will entertain at SIX
O'Clock dinner this evening. The guests
will include DR.. J.. j. Taylor. Earl
Adams. Rev. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. 3. Henderson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

a delightful meeting OF the y. NJ.
w. club was held yesterday afternoon
when Mrs. Arthur. S. Brown was host
ess at her home on Locust avenue.
The place for the next meeting will
be announced later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
Interesting Chapel

Miss Matilda Mckinney's pupils. sew.
enth grade. room S, gave a very In
tcTcstfng chapel program at the Cen
trail school this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Confined to Room-james G. Her
bert. city editor of the West Virginian
IS confined to his Don with a severe
cold. He will be away. from his desk
for a day or two. 1t was feared for n
time that Mr.. Herbert had pneumonia
but the doctor ate that there is no
danger from that source and that the
patient will be back on his feet in a
few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
.MHY???l

Are the hands OF clock signs always
center TO point to Just a little be.
fore 20 minutes after eight?
Perhaps you have wondered about
this.
There. is a reason and II you watch
this space you will learn what it is
tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
Town Talk

8irs, Bang, sins-They eem to be
having a hard time getting a foothold
for a foundation for the new telephone
building across from the West Virgin.
ian office. About every twenty min
utes a blast Is set of. But the exca;
waiting is about completed, so the FIRE
work won't last much longer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
EAST SIDE
y NEWS y


A number of young girls organized
a Sewing Club Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Miss Anna Kemp. on East
Park.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13
WlII Move ID Texas.

MIR. aud Mrs. a. 4. Ayers. who re:
Gently moved here from Elkins. will
leave next week for Dallas, Texas,
to reside.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Or. OFT Leetures-Dr. E. A. Oft
was in the city last night and lectured
to a full house at the Grand. THE
Haunted House" was his subject. Last
night was not the first time that DIR.
OFT has lectured here. and he is well
known to many people OF the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

TO Sell Property-James l.. Michaels
will sell some fifty fine Jersey cattle
at his ranch at Wo%rthington on Friday
of this week. He has some of the
best specimens of Jersey cattle to be
found anywhere in the United States.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

To Give PIay-The Senior class OF
che high school have selectde THE
Man From Home" for the annual play.
The play will be given before the end
of the school year In the Opera House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-31
BIG ICE BOX PLANNED.
American Company to Build at 9th

Ground has been broken at the north
west corner of 9th and Water streets
southwest for the construction of an
Office building and big ice box for the
No. station of the American Ice Com
pany. When the building is completed
the Office building and ice box on the
9Th street wharf will be turned over to
the District and the business of the ice
company in the southwest section of
the city will be conducted from the
new structure.
The building, which is to be of brick,
will occupy ground space 125 feet by As
and the ice box will hold sixty tons
Until very recent years five big ice
storage houses, used for the storage Of
ice from Maine, were located on the
river between 18th and 18th streets
They all have disappeared, the manu-
facture of artificial ice to supply the
wants of Washington having made
them unnecessary. With the exception
of the wharf property now used by the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company all the other property for
merly used for ice unloading and han
ding purposes has been sequestered by
the District or national government for
brick and storage yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-31
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Edward F. Lifsey and Loula R. Gooch.
both of Richmond, Va.
Clarence W. Long and Lucille r.
Francis.
Homer w. Nicely and Mamie M. Rob-
inson, both of Longdail. Va.
Andrew ]. Scrouggs of Boston, Mass,
and Ruth N. Fisher of Savage, Md.
Daniel F. Hyatt of Waynesville, n c..
and Elizabeth S. Clear of this city,
Nathan Cohen and Mary Lessner.
George Jones and-Jennie Z. Brooks.
Charles Lutz and Julia NJ. Moore, both
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fred C. Rudiger of Norfolk, Va. and
Emma S. Randall of Cumberland, Nd.
Benjamin w. Reed of this city and
Ruth NJ Written of Atlantic City, N. ]
James A. Smith and Mary Jones.
Harry NJ. Hancock and Lucy M. Nc
Gamma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-31
1--WE LIVES Of SERVICE, =
SAYS DR.. H. ". WILEY.
Tells Western High Graduates of
Things Likely to Hold Them Back
When School Life Ends.
Delivers Address at First Midyear
Commencement to be Held in
New Building.

The physical unpreparedness of the
people of the United States, not so
much for the bushes of war as for the
business of living itself. was dwelt
upon by DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, in the
course of an address made to seven
graduates of the Western High School
the school auditorium this morning.
This midyear commencement was the
first to be held in the new building.
Following advice to the graduates to
live lives of service. DR.. Wiley took up
the subject of things likely to hold
you back" after school life is finished
Are you prepared" Dr.. Wiley asked.
THE completion of your high school
course is a step in preparedness. But
are you now able to use your trained
mind to its highest and best? You
now have to fight what all of us have
to fight, what this nation has to con-
tend with: Imperfect physical devel-
opment is what we all have to fight.
1t is one of the greatest burdens we
all have to bear.
Much of this physical unprepared-
ness" the speaker told his hearers,
ignorance of parents. The first duty of
parents and schools is to keep track OF
the health of children. The school
which does not care for the physical
welfare of it's pupils is not doing its
duty"
Enemies to Health Enumerated.
DR.. Wiley enumerated some of the
things which tend to lessen the physiL
cal health of young people, mentioning
tight hats, poor teeth and improper
nutrition.
Bald heads" the pure food exponent
declared. ARE not 'domes of thought,
are not marks of intellect. but of neg
lect." He advised the young men to
wear loose hats, or go without any hats
at all if possible. saying the hair Is
the best protection.
Young people of this land are being
prepared. not for life, but for the sham
bles. because of lack of good teeth
DIR. Wiley asserted. 1t should be a So
cial offense. he said, for any one to
have bad teeth. He told of the harm
done children by the lack of proper
soda fountain drinks containing caf-
feline as pure stimulants," totally
lacking in nutritive value. Tobacco, in
any form, also came under DR.. Wiley's
cenSure.
Diplomas Awarded Seven.
Ernest L. Thurstan, superintendent of
schools, awarded the. diplomas. Henry
P. Blair, president of the board of edu.
cation, presided, and Rev. Bernard G.
Braskamp, pastor of Gurley Memorial
Presbyterian Church. delivered the in
vocation.
Miss George Thomson. accompanied
by Edith Pyles, gave group of songs
and 4 semi-chorus, under the direction
of Mrs. Frank Byram, gave three num-
bers.
Those who were graduated this morn.
ing were Abigail Nancy Bruce, Kenneth
Brown Ceilings. Clara Agnes Conrad
Dorothy Mae Henderson, Dorothy Ham
ilton Laubach, Walter Patrick O'Brier
and Edward Fenwick Steele.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-31

tween 9Th and 10th streets. An over
heated furnace. 1t is stated. caused the
fire, which burned hole through the
floor Firemen estimated the damage
at $50. Mr.. Drew announced that fire
and water would not interfere with the
revival that is being conducted in the
church, and yesterdays services were
conducted at the usual hours.
A small fire yesterday Afternoon oc-
CURED at the house of Mrs. Minnie
Sacks, $500 NJ street northwest. 1t was
of unknown origin. according to the
police, and it is stated the back porch
was damaged to the amount of 80
The fire department received can
last night because of a blaze in the
of house 1906 G street north
west, occupied by George C. Kennedy
The property was not damaged.