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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08
E[KS TO
ATTEND ANNUAL
CONVENTION
Some Have Already Left
For Big Gathering at
Baltimore.

Attached to train No. 4, Chicago to
New York express, leaving Fairmont
tomorrow night at $3.50 o'clock, will
be an additional sleeping car for the
accommodation of members of the
Fairmont B. P. O.. E., who will 20 to
Baltimore, Nd, for The annual nation,
al gathering OF the order.
Fullytwo dozen have expressed their
intention Of attending the convention
next week at Baltimore and 1t Is al.
most certain that at least that many
will leave here omorrow night, and
many more will leave here during
next week.
Many are going through to Ralti,
more via auto. ]. r. Lake and wife oil
Monongah will Join with several
friends at Uniontown and motor
through to the convention. A. NJ,
Rowe and wife and Paul L. Hamilton
and wife left Fairmont this morning
motoring through. N. E. Ashcrafs,
leaving Sunday via Wheeling for
Shrine Conclave at Buffalo, will ar.
rive at Baltimore Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ashcraft is at present in Balti
more. L. Horan has already gone to
Baltimore. Sam B. lseman will ieaye
In the morning. C. B. Robertson OF
Clarksburg will leave this evening.
John F. Barry now on Atlantic City
excursion will join the Baltimore
party from Fairmont Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neeley leave to.
night.
A partial list of the Elks going
from Fairmont on the riyate car on
Train No. T. tomorrow night follows:
Bert Leopold, representative to Grand
Lodge W. D. Evans; Alternate repre-,
sentative and Chairman Of Local Bal.
timore Reunion committee w. Il. Wal.
ker; John Thomas. wife and sister;
Clyde Hays; Ernest Mccoy. w. s:
Black and P. A. Deyeny.
Hotel Altamount, will. be headquar-
ters OF Fairmonters and Room 301
Belvidere Hotel the quarters Of the
West Virginia Elk's Reunion associa.
tion, where ali Elks from West vir-
ginia are expected to register.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08
Runabout Stalled
On Railroad Track

A small Metz runabout which, had
been abandoned-"Safety First''-on
the tracks Of the Baltimore and. Ohio
railroad at catawba last night was
struck by an incoming passenger train
and knocked Into a creek close by.I
E. C.. Jolliffe, owner OF, the car jump.
ed out when the machine stalled with
the car directly across the tracks and
after working a few minutes decided
that there was no chance to save the
auto from being struck by the train.
He secured himself spot where the
broken parts Of the car could not hit
him and watched the little Metz turn.
ed Into scrap and splinters by the ter.
rife impact Of the locomotive. Loss
S20Q.-...-.-.---.,.-.---...- -. 80. :. -
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JOHN DIS DOCTOR SAYS OIL KING, ~ TODAY
WILL BE 100 GIVES LONG LEE. RLLESFORA ALI
Improvements in Habits of
Eating, Sleeping and Ex-
ercising Will Lengthen
Span of Existence.

Today John D. Rockefeller, the
worlds richest man, Ia n years of age.
DR.. II. F. Biggar, Sr.. Of Cleveland
who has been Rockefeller's physician
for 25 years, says the famous oil mag.
nate will live to be 100 years OF age
Rockefeller is following the rules OF
living laid down by DR.. Biggar and the
physician gives these rules in the
following article:
BY DR.. H. r. 5leeAR, sR.
The average span OF life has length.
ened. Three hundred years ago the
average period Of life was less than
20 years. Today II Is more than 40
And II the men, women and children
Of today, continue to improve Ger
tnin habits OF life the span Of life
should be heightened to 100 or ever
more!
To attain age without being aged
you must follow certain rules.
First Of all, don't worry.
Daily worry for no good reason weak.
ems body and mind. Then when the
real cause comes for worry, the re
serve force OF the body has ali been
used up.
We hear much OF diet these days,
The chief thing to remember Is this
DO not acquire overweight II yol
would acquire length Of years.
Underweights live longer than over
weights. Escaping consumption II
early life. the underweisht Is fairly
safe. while the overweight seldom
attains old age. He usually succumbs
to some disease OF the heart, brain OF
stomach. or to diabetes.
The accepted standard Of weight oi
man at 40 Is $50 pounds, and his
height is FIVE feet six inches. Fol
every inch above this height add three
per cent. Of the weight.
Drink enough water between. meals
to keep clear OF eye and pink Of skin
Fresh pure water. two or three
quarts day, will make that brave lit
tie machine. your heart, rejoice in hav'
ing good, clean fluid towork upon. :
Be sure to exercise.
Exercise makes II possible for mus
clio to throw off its waste. Exercising
In bed, II practiced every day, Is bet
ter than Sc holes OF golf on a Saturday
and swivel chair the rest OF the
week.
More energy is stored up in sleep
than In any other way. The condl
tions Of sleep have improved. 1t IL
customary now to sleep with fresh
air, whereas a century ago only sup
posed freaks risked exposing them
selves to night air.
Sleep after sundown carries you far.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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LEAVE
CAMP ON
MONDAY
Orders to That Eff
ect Were Issued
Today

Especial Dispatch to West yirginian)
CHARLESTON. w. Va. July s.
Orders were issued from the office of
the Adjutant General here today which
cdll for the First regiment to break
camp not later than next Monday oven.
ing and return to the home stations
OF the various companies.
Notexplanation was forthcoming be.
yond a statement that the tour of duty
at Camp Kanawha will round out a
regulation camp period suited to tho
needs Of the troops for the present
summer.
The Second regiment, containing
twelve companies OF over sixty-five
men each, machine gun company, sup
ply headquarters and sanitary COM
panies will be ready for a call to move
toward the border by tonight when
the Third battalion Is expected to be
mustered into the National guard OF
the United States.
Equipment Is now In camp TO COM
plete the Quitting of q war strength
regiment Of 1850 men.
Companies H and Of the West yir.
ginta National Guard under Captains
Thralls and Carskaddon left here June
2aSat 9. o'clock in the afternoon. At
the train to see them off were hun
dreds OF people who came with tears
and as many more with cheers. The
lads shouted joyous farewells as the
TRAIN rushed through the station and
many OF them have since written to
say3that they'd be of to Mexico within
o few days,
The khaki.clad boys from Fairmont
have been gone but 10 days but in
that time they have been missed great.
1y. There were 220 Of them when they
left and they, will return within day
or two.
While gone both companies have
been drilled in war tactics and for.
nations and have shown to all of West
Virginia that the soldier that Fairmont
puts out is as good as they make them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08
Lilly May Again
Hold Up. the Count

WEIGH. W. Va, July S-McDowell
county's two member county court
met sere today for the purpose OF tax.
ing up the recount OF the votes cast
in the recent primary on the guber.
material question. Attorneys for Gen.
eral A. A. Lilly, who on the face OF
returns has been defeated by Judge
Ira e. Robinson, asked for and receiv.
ed a continuance until next Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

Sunday Concert

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
Greater Fairmont band under the di.
rection OF Claude E. Vincent will give
a concert at Loop park. Following is
the program:
March-"Inyercargill" ......Lithgow
Medley-"Gems from the Over
lures" ...............M .Mackie-Byer
Descriptive Romantic Fantasia
"A Summer Evening in the
APPS ''............... Killing
Simple AYew .............. Thomas
Suite de Ballet-"Antony and
Cleopatra" ............ Gruenwald
ta) In the Arbar.
tb) Dance OF the Nubians.
(c) Solo Dance.
td) Antony's Victory.
Bits Of Rennicks Hits No. TIA
................. Lampe
Selection - der Zierunerpri-
mdS ..'.'.s..'....... kalman
March" German Fidelity" .......
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Blankenburg
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

FALL RIVER, Mass. July sl-one
case Of infantile paralysis Is under
treatment in this city It was learned
today. The health department report.
ed that 1t was strictly local case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

HoBoKEN, N. J., July s.-This city
registered its first case OF infantile
paralysis today. 1t was found IN one
OF the most thickly congested sections.
The child was moved to q hospital
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08
The Weather.

West Virginia General fair tonight
and Sunday. &ss
LOCAL WEATHER. READINGS.
2. .SP.s Hall, Observer.
Temperature at 5 a. m. today So.
Yesterdays weather clear; temper.
ature, maximum, 81; minimum, 56;
precipitation mona.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08
mol MEs1lNe mn IuLY,

There vii be no meeting this month
OF the Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The date for the August meeting rwfll
be announced later, 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

ALBANY, N. Y, July s-only two
now cases of infantile paralysisfri sec
tions of the state outside OF New York
city were reported to the state health
department. this afternoon. One as 70
ported from. Hudson and the other
from Ardsley. This brings the total
number of cases in the state outside
OF greater New York up TO al.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

LAWRENCE, Mass, July s-The
Board Of Health announced today that
Continued on Page Etght.,
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In New York Fall
ing Off in New
Cases Reported
IS TERRIBLE MALADY
Utmost Care Should TAX.
en- to Keep it Out OF
Fairmont.

lby Assoclated PreEsD
NEW YORK, July is.-Althougf this
was the hottest day since the begin.
ming OF the epidemic OF ofinfantile para.
lysis here there were fewer fatalities
from the disease than yesterday. Dur.
In "a hours proceeding 10 o clock this
morning the disease killed IS in the
greater city. thirteen dying In Brook.
lyn.
Thirty.five new cases OF the disease
we're reported In the five boroughs.
During this week Just ending there
were 1875 deaths, 105 OF this number
In Brooklyn. More than 500 leases were
reported. The falling of in the NUN.
Der OF fatalities and new cases dur.
Ing the slastethree days although only
slight Is regarded as favorable BY
health experts.
An urgent appeal for more doctors
and nurses was made by the Brook
lyn Health department today.
NEWARK, July. S.-one death, the
second this week, and two suspected
cases is the mornings report Of IN
fafitile paralysis In Newark. The
child whose death is reported today
was stricken yesterday.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-07-03

Die 2onooner n0oilp Mail"
Or11dt aus ser n&0lniiden 3eitung"
eiten ibarfen 4ngriff ouf ben eng
lilfen 3eit1nesberauseeber 2oro
0ortbcliffe ob, morin es unter ar=
oerem beiBt: Inter oener, mel6e
Die 8erontiDortuna oafiir trogen,
europa in bieles 8llltbo0 eeitiir5t 8u
bober, 1T bieaeiht 2oro Nortbcliffe
ser Ifuloigite. @r lit 6os Saupt-
uno Die G%erforperung ienes groBen
onglo=ia6itI6en @eoanfens, oie
8elt 5u taui6en, oes @eoanfens, ser
england nnb @merifo erfiiqt, unb
gegen Sen oeltti6e Stdrfe unb Der
oeutl6e Gerltono unaufborlid an
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@enn ser @eltenridter om iiing=
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mortung ruff, Damn miro Ser Ser
gebltng iibenoe Gbriitus gu @squitb
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mas lie taten." Mber er miro ii6
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-07-03
Die Beuttge Soge.

Die Offeniipe Der Sran5oien nn1
g~naldnoer an Der CONNIE miro fort
geIebt, I6eint aber an @rfolg ab5n=
nebmen. Sn Stalien uno ON Slon-
40 madden Die Staliener gngriffe,
boben aber nod nidt mebr beiest,
als mas Die Oelterrei6er freigegebel1
baben. Son Der 8ufomina aus
orinaen Die @uilen nod INNER Dor
u. foaen l6on iiber &olomea binans
Iein. ssn @oli5ien unb 8olbpnien
lit ales beim Mlten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-07-03
yreie Yrejjc fit Seras: MOntag 3. Snli 1916.

ben uno oomit nnfreiminig @olb'S
ltorf o~useeprdgte 8bantoiie unter=
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riibmt iDeroen fann."" 0fit oielem
Yro5eB miro Die v8eriibmtbeit" oes
iungef1 tolentpollen Serrn mol ibr
Cube CREDIT baben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-07-03

gIe Gurteu pom Druid = srbeiteR,
mie Slider, y5pIbers", Srief6usen uus
4pnperts, Garten, Girrnlare, Ginlahuu.
seu nitp., In Senti6 umb Gusliff, nett
aussefibrt. @iIfpn e Shmes.
m q n n Irintins Co., FOG Rannrrp Str.
Gel. Grpdett 7624.
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3meifeIhaftes COB.

SIT oenn oie GdreibmaIdinc
alt6 gut, Ole sic mir em~pfebIeR?"
,9ln Der lit niht 5u tippen."
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
MAIL BOXES PLACED.

The street letter boxes are up and
ready for business. See card on box
for time of collection. There are
tWenty-one of them, located as fol-
lows:
West entrance Arcade.
Corner North Fulton and West
Elm streets.
Blair Hotel.
South Fulton near Reynolds & Co.
Corner South Fulton and West
Chestnut street.
L. S. & NJ S. Depot.
d. 7. & l. Depot. ,
Wabash.
Corner North Fulton and East
| Walnut.
Corner Clinton and Jefferson.
Corner West Elm and Madison
j. Corner North Fulton and East
Oak streets.
Corner East Oak and Prospect
streets.
! Corner East Oak and Marshal
streets.
Corner East Elm and North
Franklin streets.
Corner Beech and Marshal streets
Corner Birch and South Franklin
Corner Cherry and South FrankliT
streets.
Corner East Park and East Super
ior streets.
Corner West Park and West Leg
gett streets.
j Corner West Chestnut and South
Brunell.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
ST|LLMAA c. BID0LE
Pioneer of Fulton County Seventy
Four Years A Resident Justice of
The Peace for Twenty-One COnsecu-
tive Years A Long and Useful
Life.

Stillman Clark Biddle, son of Sam
uel and Elizabeth Biddle was born in
Holmes County, Ohio, June goth, 1884;
he died at the home of his son W. L.
Blddle July 18th, 1916 having attain7
ed the age of eighty-two years and
twenty-seven days. He came as a lad
OF eight years with his parents to
York township Fulton county in 1912.
He was educated in the common
schools and devoted his entire life to
farming doing his full share as a
pioneer in clearing up the land and
wrestling from the wilderness the fer
tile farms of the county. For twen-
ty-one years he served as Justice of
peace in York township and also serv-
ed this township as clerk. AS a JUS
tice in those days he was kept busy in
adjusting legal questions constantly
arising in a new country and in per-
forming marriage ceremonies.
On April 5th, 1864 he was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Mack of
Delta and to this union were born one
son and one daughter, William L.
Biddle Of Swanton and Addie Eliza
beth who died December 10th, 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle united with
the Baptist church Of Wauseon May
3rd, 1873, and continued members of
that church to the time of their de-
cease, Mrs. Biddle passing on to the
Life Eternal October goth, 1908.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28


During the last six years Mr.. Bid
die has been in failing health though
he has been constantly up and around.
On Sunday July 10th, he was confn-
ed to his bed and suffered some pain.
The end came on Monday morning
when quietly and peacefully he closed
his eyes on earthly scenes to awake
we trust and believe in the Land of
the Life Eternal. Mfr. Biddie was the
last of a family of eight children.
There are left to cherish the men,
ory of a good father, kind neighbor
a good citizen and a Christian man;
one son W. L. Biddle, two granddaugh-
ters, one grandson, large number of
neices and nephews and host of
neighbors and life time friends.
He rests from his labors and his
works follow after him.
Funeral services attended by friends
and relatives from all parts of the
county were held Wednesday after
noon July 18th, at the Fulton Union
church conducted by Frank E. Ken
yon. Beautiful tributes of song were
rendered by Mrs. Curry of Delta and
the mortal part of this pioneer and
leader in the development of our coun-
ty was borne toits last resting place in
Fulton Union Cemetery by the hands
of men who had known and honored
him all their lives.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
"THE CALL"

NALL
There's a call to the fields and the
fountains;
There's a call to the rolling sea,
'Tis the balmy winds of Summer
That watt the call to me,
And | leave the desk and table;
The narrow and sitting room
To mingle awhile with the forests
With plant and with flower to COM
mune.
There's a call to the hills and the val
leys;
There's call to meadow and lee
Oh who would inhabit the city
When the country's so green and so
free;
Oh who can rest for an hour
In the dusty city street,
When the pure fresh air of the coun-
try,
Is laden with fragrance sweet.
There's a call to the fields and the
meadows,
There's a call to the tossing sea
l see the oak tree arching above me,
4 Hear the wild bird happy and free,
/ While the river is ever splashing,
1 AS it takes its downward way
To empty is garnered waters
At the margin of the bay.
There's a call to the lakes and the
rapids;
A call that l can not resist,
| 'Tis the low soft call of nature,
So how can my nature persist.
The Trees cooling shade invites me:
- Ihear the hum of the bee; -
/ I've broken mans social fetters,
! | am off to the desert and free.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
OHIO LAWS.

The Legislature Reference Depart
ment, under the Board of Library
Commissioners, Columbus, Ohio, has
compiled and issued in separate form
the following publications:
Road Laws Of Ohio.
Civil Service Laws of Ohio.
Ohio Agricultural Laws.
These publications contain the full
text of these laws now in force, to-
gether with Introductory notes of gen
eral interest and many citations to
court decisions and opinions of the
attorney general.
These may be had by addressing the
Legislative Reference Department
Columbus, Ohio, and enclosing five
cents postage for the road laws, three
cents postage for the agricultural laws
and two cents postage for the civil
service laws.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
HOW THE "GERRYMANDER"

1t was an early American newspa-
per editor who made the word "gerry-
mander." He was Major Benjamin
Russell of the Massachusetts Centinel
which he and his partner Warden
founded in 1884. He was a fighting
man, and the Centinel was no tame
journal, but whacked blithely and
cared not where the chips fell says
the editor of The Mergenthaler Lines
] o. Type News.
In 1911 the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture under Governor Gerry made q
neat new division of districts for Con-
gress elections The most insidious
and ingenious arrangement of districts
was the one for the County of Essex
With great glee Russell took a map Of
the county and colored the districts tt
show the Nervousness of the device.
Gilbert Stuart, the famous painter
saw the map and suggested that tht
apportionment looked like a reptile
He made a few marks on it with hi
pencil and said: "There! it's a sala
mander!"
Russell jumped up, laughing. "Sala
mander!" he shouted, looking at tn
hideous figure: "Gerrymanderw
An engraving of the "gerrymander
was made and hawked through tn
State. Thus was born what probabl
is one of the most constantly used o
all manufactured newspaper words.