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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
THE VALUE OF SUNSHINE.

LAVE you ever noticed in the
springtime of the year. after
the hardships and bleakness
Of the winter, how the bright skies,
the vivid flowers, the bird songs.
stimulate every one to state OF
health, mental and physicalf The
very old people seem to drink a
long draught of the fountain OF
youth and walk more briskly with
the ghosts Of yesterday; even the
sIuggard 10 reused. It brings this
tonic to the tired business man
while his body sits at his desk, his
soul plays truant and goes in swim
ming at the wiilow-shaded pool. or
else busies itself making plans for
the summers fishing.
The housewives instinct to bestir
herself with broom and sweeper is
another expression Of the same inn
pelling forces. And never do we
hear of spring that we do not dwell
upon life's transient or everlasting
lovemaking. The whole scale of
creation, down through our hnned.
furred and feathered friends to the
tiniest windbiown seed. responds to
this same impetus.
The spring inspires cheerful
thoughts, clear living. health by its
beauty, and is inevitably and logi-
eally followed by the poisoning
season Of creativeness. Nature, the
infallible, scatters her sunshine and
roses prodigally.
Often l wonder and regret that
we human beings do not follow ma
lures example and try to surround
ourselves more with the beauty that
stimulates US. We often cast aside
beauty for beauty's sake and choose
instead that which 10 durable or utili-
tartan. No one-knew better than
those Of our grandparents day all
that made for use and service. But
their somber eolored homespuns and
dingy brown calicoes cast a tinge
OF gloom over their moods and the
era Of witches and fanaticism went
hand in hand with homely furniture
and scorn of colorful trif1es.
Even today there linger with US
remnant. Of this Puritanical ten
dency. We very severely condemn
those who sacrifice what we call the
necessities of life for the luxuries.
Shoes must be purchased before the
theater ticket-new hats are more TO
be desired than flowers or music.
Yet Man il not fed by bread
alone"
The late Ebert Hubbard wrote:
eff / had two loaves of bread, |
would sell one and buy white hya-
einths to feed my soul"
Through \ friend l have heard of
q woman in somewhat straitened
who would spend par,
OF her small earnings on remnants
OF bright. gaudy f.bbon. Her friends
scofed at and condemned this ex-
nzvagance. but at night. when she
came home from work. worn and
she would hover over
her collection OF ribbons and let the
warm-colored stream trickle through
her 6ngera 1t soothed her pas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
PRAISES JUDGE RHEA.



of Roanoke Convention.
Bristol. Va, June &C. w. Bon
durant prominent coal operator of
Lee County, and Lees member of the
Ninth Virginia District Committee,
upon his return here Sunday from
Roanoke. where he attended the Dem
ocratic State convention. spoke In en-
thusiastic terms concerning the spirit
OF harmony that pervaded every part
of the big delegation that made up
the biggest and best convention of
the party In recent years. II want
in particular said Mr.. Bondurant,
ito compliment Judge william F.
Rhea. of the State Corporation Com
mission, for his very able and effec-
tive speech before the convention. He
still possesses the old-time nre and
determination which used to win for
him in the contests for Congress In
the years gone by, when he was re-
peatedly elected from the Ninth Dis
trict"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
LONG TOM" HAYNES
BROTHER is DEAD

Freezing. Va. June s.-Rev. Caleb
Hay1es, formerly OF this place. but for
several years past resid mt OF Shell
by Gap. Ky. died on Sunday. His
physician was not able TO clearly dag
nose his case. He was we'll known
throughout this section as q baptist
divine. He was a brother to Capitol
Policeman g. W. Haynes ("Long
Tom"). Of Richmond. and had a large
family connection. He leaves q wife
ana several children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
MRS. sIPE GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
Aged Woman Sent Poisoned Candy To
Two Girls

aged woman Sent. Poisoned Candy 70
Two Girls.
Harrfsonburg, Va, June 6.---Mrs
Margaret sipe. Of Grottoes, who sent
poisoned candy to the Misses Kygcr
confessed when her case was called
Saturday and threw herself on the
mercy OF the court. Judge +. N
Haas. OF the Circuit Court. sentenced
her to five years in the penitentiary.
Yes. but I lid not mean to do IT,"
replied the woman. when asked
whether she wanted to plead guilty.
The son, Lemoor Sipe. for the
love OF whom the mother sent the
poisoned chocolate to the Kyger Rirls.
was not In court to hear his mothers
sentence. He daughter, Lessie Sipe,
who innocently addressed the box OF
candy to the Misses Kyger. was by
her mothers side.
Mrs Sipe II now fifty-five years old,
and by good behavior will be set free
when she IL fifty-eight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

sionate rebellion against the hard.
ness of her life and encouraged her
to carry the burden a little while
longer. hoping that her lot would
grow less constrained.
Another woman. following the
death Of her husband, became NOR
bid and gloomy. The laughter oil
her little ten-year-old daughter was
rebuked. and in her heart of hearts
she resented the existence of any
thing merry IN all the world. Her
nome was kept darkened, hushed
and somber-her moods were stormy
or depressed. She ministered to hef
child's physical welfare, but starved
her instincts for normal, glowing life,
What a stupid, dreadful world. "
the mother would sigh, and as time
passed on the child became 80 i'm.
bued with thoughts of this dreary
wicked world that she longed to fy
skyward over the treetops to
Along the garden fence grew some
toadstools which the child had been
repeatedly told never to eat, a.
they were poisonous. One day after
listening to her mothers angry pro-
tests against life, she stole into the
garden and ate them. While the
frantic mother realized completely
the devastation 'ler morbidity had
wrought, the child fingered between
life and death. Hours of anguish
and then the crisis had passed-she
would live.
That child Is now a woman grown.
and she and her mother. because of
their own dreadful experience. ere
firm opponents of keeping existence
so filled with Grant sunshine that
there will be no place for ugly, mis-
shapen shadows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
FORTY BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED IN NEWPORT NEWS

Newport News. Va. June s.-The
record of the city engineers ONCE
shows that in the month of May the
number of building permits issued was
greater than in any month In the his
tory of the city, possibly with the
exception of the days when the city
was in it's boom stages.
Forty permits were issued In May
for new building and the majority Of
these were for persons who are build
ing their own homes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
BURNED TO DEATH.

White Man Perishes from the Flames
In His Tobacco Barn.
Amherst. Va, June 6.-News has
reached here that one night last week
near townsville, q white man named
Mays was burned to death in his to.
bacco barn. 1t Is supposed that while
Mr., Mays was asleep in the building
some trash became ignited. and
when he awoke the fire had gained
too much Roadway for him to make
his escape, the door being locked on
the outside. He leaves a wife and sew
eral children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
FAMILY BARELY ESCAPES.
Part OF House Fell In Before Folks
Were Awakened.

Part OF House F'eH In Before Folks
Were Awakened.
Harrisonburg. Va, June Sire
believed to have been OF incendiary
origin early yesterday morning de-
stroyed the dwelling house OF J.
Frank Winegourd at Goods Mill. The
house was occupied by the family of
Earnest Grove, who has rented the
place from Mr.. Winegourd The loss
amounts to from ii, UUU TO $1,000 WIN
insurance. of $500 on the building.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Grove narrowly es-
capped with their lives. They were
awakened by the noise OF falling pots
and plants In the kitchen when the
frame Of the IL" part Of the house
collapsed. The flames already had
reached the main part Of the build
ing. and they had time only to save
few pieces of bed clothing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
SHOT LARGE CRANE.
One Brought Down With shotgun Al
Distance of Hundred Yards.

Bristol. Va. juno 6.-w. N. Carrier,
firing a shotgun at q distance of about
100 yards, brought down one of the
largest cranes one day the past week
that has ever been seen In this sec
ton. The bird was soaring over the
river in Holston Valley. six miles
southeast of Bristol. when Mr.. Carrier
was attracted with the fine prospect
OF q successful shot. The bird was
five feet tall and measured six feet
from tip to tip OF wings. The wings
were brought to Bristol and were pre-
scented to friends Of Mr.. Carrier here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
CARLOAD OF DYES ---
FROM. KINGsPORr

Bristol. Va, June s.-The first car
load OF dyestuffs was shipped from the
plant of the Federal Dyestuffs and
Chemical Company, at Kingsport.
Tenn. yesterday. The shipment con-
sisted OF 1000 pounds OF black dye,
and was valued at SAL. 900. said to be
the highest price ever brought by a
carload Of Southern products.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

Fredericksburg - The cotuz64co4
ment exercises OF Fredertctabur1
State Normal School were held 1on.1
day night, when the literary aa6re
was delivered by the Rev. DR.. Wfuiara
E. Thompson. of Norfolk. The Rev.
DR.. E. T. Wexford, Newport New
delivered the baccalaurNaue ses1nc
SUNDAY night. ssY ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

Suffolk. Va. June s.--Wiliie Mitch
ell. the young son Of Councilman j.
H. Mitchell. while cranking his car
SUNDAY afternoor had the. misfor-
strike his arm. brna1tin9 Il.
This u the nfteenth accident Or such
= nature around AufkpIk ana thc
nsighDorinE counties y the Ian yeer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

Harrison burg-Mr. and Mrs. NrnoGe
Grove, of Goods Mills, had Z narr0W
escape Sunday morning when th1er
home was burned. They were axognos
ed by the collapse of a portion oz To
house. The loss was about 4I1oe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

S. L.-Alfred Hickman played the
part of Richard in "A Woman's
Past" and Clifford Bruce was VIII
son Stanley. Pearl White is now
with Pathe.
E. M.-Enid Marley i. with Tri.
angle Kay-Bee and Adelaide Law
renee is with Equitable. Lasky's
studio is in Los Angeles.
T. D.-Clara Kimball Young plays
the part Of Aurora in "The Feast
Of Life" Doris Kenyon is Celida.
Robert Fraser played the part OF the
fisher lover and Paul Capellani plays
the role of the blind husband.
D. L. K.-Blanche Sweet plays the
leading role in "The Secret Orchard"
Helen Gardner is with Universal.
]. F.-Alec Francis plays the role
you liked in 1.-THE Ballet Girl"
Teddy Sampson was Flavia in Gross
Currents"
w. H. S.-Charles Clary was
Prince Unballah In "The Adven.
lures of Kathlyn." No, indeed, he is
an American, as white as you or /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Fredericksburg-Th Rev. J.. MI
Beadles. for eighteen years pastor 0k
Zion Baptist Church, Orange County,
has resigned on account OF 3eent4
health. ass IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

ELECTROMAGNETIC boys and 4U4
girls. children of Mr.. and Mrs. CHI
Cootes. are i'll near Lacey Spring fku4
pyrox poisoning. They ate mint e1En
cred in a field where pyrox had boo16i
put on potato vines to kill bugs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07
Hiss CATL|A IS BRIDE
IF CHARLES ?. HOWARD
j Valentine Entertains In Honor
OF Miss Page-Intcrcsting

Ir.Aand Mrs. Daniel D Tall1y an
III fnce the marriage of their niece.
'lhe Allen Catlin, daughter OF tho
4 ~ Edward A. Catlin. to Charles
A To Howard. Of Chicago formerly Of
al, city The ceremony took place
srday evening ut 3 o'clock at the
ey home. 416 West Franklin
=, ct, with only the immediate
eilaes present. The Rev. Russell
ii. D. D.. pastor Of the Second
I, isbyterian Church, was the ondciat-
A. . minister. After . wedding trip
OF several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.. How
sra will make their home In CHI
caro-.
Mis- Valentine E.nsercafns.
-.7.ss Martha chambsriayne vaien-
tine a. hostess yesterday afternoon at
. o'clock At An attractive luncheon.
which took place 1T her apartment
at the Monroe Terrace. The affair
was given In honor Of her guest, Miss
Ell!e Wood Page, OF the University Of
Virginia, and Miss Betty Houghton.
of Boston. who In visiting Miss Mary
Stafford Munford. A nat bowl OF pink
Rambler roses was used as a CENTER
piece on tho table and covers were
laid for ten. Those present besides
the hostess and her honor guests were:
Nias Njrsania Chritian. Mis- Ellen
Dsirne Scott, Miss Margaret Erskine
Miller. Miss Mary Stafford Munford.
Miss Alice Small Blair. Miss Anne
Myers and Mrs. Stuart 9rAttan chris
HaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

Mr1 Levin Ioynes and Miss Julia
Joynes. OF West Franklin Street, have
returned to the city after spending
several weeks with relatives In New
York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-07

DR.. and Mrs. Roy Baylor. Of Chat
tanoo8a, Professor and Mrs. Robert
Wtlson Of Princeton. n. u, and Mir
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05
THE uNFULFiLLEo PROMISE

For fiftY-odd years the Republican
party kept promising the people it would
give them a new currency, parcel, post,
child labor, rural credit, tariff commits
sion, trade commission and anti-injunc-
tion laws. But it never got beyond the
promise. Inside of three years the Will
son administration placed every one OF
them on the statute books. Here is a
record Of constructive legislation, every
one Of which is in the interest of the
plain people, that has never been APP
Proximately approached in the history Of
the United States. It has been said by
the greatest thinkers, statesmen and
financiers that the federal reserve bank
ing law is the greatest piece OF construc.
tive legislation that has been enacted by
ANY country within the past one hun.
dred years. II it was not for this new
currency law Wall street could bring on
financial panic at it's own sweet will.
With our unprecedented prosperity today
Wall street under our old currency Law
could plunge this country into financial
panic. IL demonstrated that TO President
Roosevelt in 1907 when Teddy began to
swing bis big stick and vociferously de-
clared that he was going 70 put the cap
tains Of great industry behind grated bars.
But the captains defed Teddy and made
him cry Cor quarters. Here was the con.
crete evidence Of the need Of new chr.
rencY Law. Why didn't the Republican
party give il 10 us2 Because Wall street
has always owned the Republican party,
and il did not dare 10 defy it, masters.
Had Taft or Roosevelt been elected in
1912 there would have been no federal
reserve banking law written into the
statute books. All patriotic citizens
should thank God that they we're not.
If the present administration had not
passed another piece Of legislation during
it, present term bat the new currency
banking law it would be entitled 10 an
endorsement BY the reelection Of Wood.
row Wilson. II has freed the people
from the domination Of Wall street which
IL contributing enormously n the Hughes
campaign innd in the hope that IL thew
make IL biz enough il will defeat Wilson.
Let the good people Of this country bear
this IN mind and rally ~ the support Of
Woodrow Wilson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05
Democratic Committee Meeting

The Democratic executive commit
tee of Preston county met Saturday at
the office of j. V. Gibson, chairman OF
the committee. A large and enthus-
iastic number OF the faithful were
present, every district being represent
ed. b. T. Gibson of Masontown, was
nominated to fill the vacancy for sher-
III, caused by the death of IL. M. LantZ,
the nominee in the primary. VIM. G..
Lavelle was nominated by the commit
tee for prosecuting attorney to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Robert l., Brown. Raymond Wiles of
near Terra Alta, was nominated for
county commissioner for Portland dis
trict to fill vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Hon. Calvin DeBerry. l..
Il. FrankhouseT, of Bruceton, was
nominated for commissioner of the
County court for Grant district, to fill
the vacancy caused by resignation of
Hon. Jeremiah Guthrie. Recommen-
dalton for commissioners and challen-
gers for the coming election were filed
with the chairman of the committee to
be presented to the County court.
Thee ommittee is to be congratulate
ed on the splendid type of men offer
ed to the voters of Preston county, by
the party, and we feel sure that all of
the above named will receive enthus-
iastic support.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05
Still Loves Old Preston
Carnegie. Pa. Sept. 20. 1916.
The West Virginia Argus.
klnRurnnh VI

Carnegie. Pa. Sept. 20. 1916.
The West Virginia Argus.
Kingwood. w. Va.
Dear Editor: | am i'm RECENT of
your notice. and am enclosing check
for two years subscription to The Ar
gus.
IL is now about seven years since
came over from West Virginia. but
being born and raised in Preston
county haven't forgotten those beau
tiful hills and the many friends in
dear old Preston.
When they know over here you are
from West Virginia they sometimes
call you snake. but from what we
read occasionally I'm the Pittsburgh
papers OF people Weakening up and
finding a big blacksnake in bed with
them l don't know as West Virginia
is any worse for snakes than other
places.
Business is booming over here now.
Jobs are looking for men. The rail-
roads are doing a nice business and
prospects are good for a continuance
OF those conditions.
Mr.. Hughes has been to Pittsburgh
and the big parade is over. The peo-
pie thronged- Exposition hall to hear
him deliver his message to the Pitts
burgh people, but from my observa-
ton / don't notice much change in
the minds OF the people. as the man
most talked OF as friend OF the work
ing class of people is Mr.. Wilson, and
Republicans who have never voted the
Democratic ticket before say they are
going to vote for Wilson this time.
Mr.. Hughes talks of the things that
Mr.. Wilson has done that he (Hughes)
would not have done, but he fails to
tell us what he would have done un-
der the same circumstances. The
public is entitled to this information
in order to render a just decision as
to whether a change at this time
would be beneficial to the majority.
We find some people over here like
some in Preston county, who would
vote for county road commissioner
because he was Of his party, even IL
he stuck every day in mud holes GO
ing to market and had to pry his
wagon out with rails.
Uncle Sol Feather and son Orville
and Clyde Falkenstine and wife of
GAINESVILLE. W. Va, were over to visit
us few days ago. They motored over
in Uncle Soils REQ. They also visited
ID. G. Feather and M. Sanders at Pit
cairn. and b. G. Feather OF the South
Side. Pittsburgh, all of whom are
Prestonians.
Through The Argus we can keep
rather well posted on the more impor-
tant doing of Preston county
Yours truly,
b. +. FITCHETT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05
The CAUSE

II made up my mind during the pri-
ticket" remarked prominent Preston
county Republican TO the writer. IL
concluded" lac continued, eff what the
Robinson men were saying abou. Lilly
and what the Lilly men were saying
about Robinson was true that neither one
OF them was fit to occupy the guberna.
torial chair. Since that time no one has
convinced me that what was said WAS
not true"
Thousands of Republicans throughout
the state will view il from the same
standpoint as the Prestonian. Evidently
the sixty thousand Republicans who
voted for General Lilly were satisfied that
Judge Robinson was Hatfield's candidate,
and 10 elect him governor meant con-
tinuation OF Hatfeldism in West Yir-
ginia. How can any Republican who
voted against Robinson i'm the primary
election conscientiously vote Tor him at
the general election? The great majority
OF those who voted for Lilly did not vote
for him on account OF personal preference,
but because he denounced Hatieldsm
from Mcdowell TO Jefferson and promised
If elected he would remove the gang of
ofhce-holders and reduce taxation. On
the other hand, Robinson praised Hat
fieldism and did not hesitate to say that
If he were elected governor he would not
remove one man from office who was ON
the Hatfield payroll. This brought the
issue squarely before the Republicans
and they had to choose between HATFIELD
ism (Robinson) and anti-Hatfieldism
(Lilly) in casting their ballots. The
greater majority of the people believe
that Lilly was nominated and cheated
out Of the nomination by the machine,
10y methods not taught in the Sunday
schools but peculiarly known to the ma
nipulators. II they now vote for Robin
son they swallow Hatfieldism and all it's
iniquities which they denounced during
the primary campaign. They cannot
consistently claim honesty il they swallow
that which they denounced 80 vigorously
and vehementlY short time ago. We
are not so familiar with the condition i'm
| other counties, but here in Preston those
who voted against Robinson are firm i'm
their declaration that they will not vote
for Robinson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05
lRA'S NIGHTMARE

The name of Clarence Maryland Wat.
son is proving real nightmare to Ira T..
Robinson. He is expanding his lungs TO
give vent to the danger of the "coal
barons," which leads us to inquire, has
''coal baron" Davis Elkins withdrawn
his support of Ira? IL is common knowl-
edge in Preston county that Robinson had
no more sincere and loyal supporter in
the primary than ex-senator Elkims. lie
made a special plea to his friends
throughout the state to support Mr.. Rob
inson. According to Ira's definition
Senator Elkins is both a local baron"
and railroad magnate," but he well
comes his support with open arms. No
one will deny but what Senator Elkins
has perfect right to support Mr.. Robin
son, and il any one is charging Mr.. Ell
kins with sinister motives in such sup
port it GAS escaped our notice. We hope
we are hrosd-minded enough TO give Mr..
Elkins credit for supporting the Taylor
county gentleman because he subscribes
TO the political tenets OF the would be
governor and the personal friendship he
entertains for the man who was willing
to resign from the bench TO assist his
friend in his senatorial aspirations when
Governor Hatfield gave him the double
cross along with William Seymour Ed
wards. We would rather believe that
Mr.. Elkins' support il due to gratitude,
for it is one thing that we have never
heard him charged with-ingratitude.
But when Senator Watson exercises his
prerogative and supports Mr.. Cornwell it
is downright criminality in the eyes OF
the sainted Ira, which will lead the aver
age citizen to conclude that Ira is a pea
nut politician and too small a calibre to
occupy the gpbernatorial chair of West
Virginia. But there is no danger of Ira
occupying the executive mansion AT
Charleston which would give him the
unspeakable pleasure OF continuing the
''old faces" in Office for four more years.
The 4th OF March has been set apart for
moving day for the "old faces" and
while it may sorely Rrieve Ira TO be
apprised of tins fact 1t will be the one
duty of the people, irrespective of party
affiliations, TO celebrate with bonfires
and great rejoicing
On with the music let JOY be unconAned !