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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-04

LET 7. r. ACT NOW. II notice
the Progressive national committee
says that Col Roosevelt would soon
stop the European war. if he was
president.
Why don't he do humane act
and tell Pres. Wilson how to do it?
Why wait till he is president?
If he can stop the European war,
as they claim, he could also prevent
any foreign country from coming
over here to attack us.
Why is Roosevelt talking so much
preparedness and advising the coun-
try to spend couple of billion dol
lars for war ships, ETC.?
The truth of the matter is, he
wants to have the Republican con-
vention nominate him, which it won't
do.-Warren Grantham.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22

the remarkable increase in missionary
interest and passion in North America
during that period.
Among the outstanding leaders of
Christian activity and thought who
the congress are John r. Mott, Robert
e. Speer. DR.. shalier Mathews. DR.. W.
d. Mackenzie. DR.. e. M. Potest. Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell, George Sherwood
Eddy, Raymond Robins. Silas McBee
Hon. A. p. Wilder, DR.. John r. Couch
er. ]. Campbell White, r. 8. Brock.
man and former Lieut.. Gov. A. J. Wal.
lace, of California.
Some topics to be considered are:
The Present-Day World Appeal to
American Laymen.
Possibilities of Military Achievement
as illustrated by Actual Experiences.
Practical Ways In Which Laymen
Can Best Use Their Property for the
Extension OF Christs Kingdom.
How May Christ More Largely Domi-
nate All Contracts of American Life
With the Non-Christian World?
The Adequacy of the Gospel to Meet
the Social Needs of the Nations.
The Contradiction of the Law OF
Christ in American Life.
How Increase Lay Initiative and the
Sense of Responsibility for the Mis-
sionary Tasks of the Church.
Missions: An Illustration and a
Method of Realizing Christian Unity
The Basis of Effective Lay Service.
The Next steps in Calling Out the
Latent Forces of the Church.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
DIAMOND COUNTING
RACE NEARING END
Last Lap Being Run in Herald Compe
tition-Cash Prizes Offered for
Correct Solutions.

IL you are going TO secure one of the
cash prizes for solving The Herald's
diamond mystery you will have TO be-
gin work before many more days. II you
have already submitted a solution, and
remitted only a portion of the amount
allowed TO be paid with each different
solution. you may increase II to the maxi
mum sum II you wish TO receive the
maximum value of any prize you s~ight
win.
This interesting contest is now nearing
Its last lap, but with the ten or twelve
days yet remaining before its close, there
Is still ample time for everybody who has
not yet entered to do so, and the chance
TO win will be Just the same as II you
had entered the very first day. Books Of
extra charts may be obtained for 10 cents
each.
All diamonds in the puzzle chart are
to be counted. whether the separate ones
In the corners or those that can be form
ed by manipulation OF the lines forming
the diamonds in the center All that is
required Is to give the total number of
the diamonds, It not being necessary to
specify the number of each different
size. II in doubt about any of the con-
dttions or rules of the contest, communi-
cate with the puzzle manager by letter
or telephone and full information will be
forthcoming.
Before sending In solutions contestants
should carefully study the schedule of
prizes. While II Is optional with con-
testants TO send in whatever amount be-
tween 30 cents and 1870 they wish with
each different solution, the main prizes
have an added value determined by the
amount paid on subscription, and, conse-
quently. 1t is worth while to pay as much
as you feel able to. In any event, with the
near approach of vacation time, and the
attendant need of funds. no one can well
afford to pass up the golden opportunity
The Herald's diamond counting contest
offers
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
MISSIONARY Congress
WILL ASSEMBLE HERE
Prominent Religious Speakers to Ad-
dress Mems Gathering Which
Closes Nationwide Series.

The mems National Missionary Congress-
TO be held IN washington, April $3.50. un-
der the direction of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement, will be one of the
most mornentous religious gatherings
since the World Missionary Conference
IN Edinburgh in 1910 1t will be the
climax TO the series Of great conventions
OF the National Missionary Campaign
held during the past fall and winter
In the leading cities of the United states
All the important, foreign and home
mission agencies will participate in the
congress- Missionary leaders regard the
gathering as a potential event The as
semblage will face new world condi-
tons OF opportunity and need and is
expected to exert a profound influence
on the missionary activities of the next
ten years.
The arrangements for the congress
were made by the Laymen's Missionary
Movement. All the sessions will be held
In the Memorial Continental Hall. OPEN
ing Wednesday evening, April % and
closing Sunday evening, April 80. The
congress will be a deliberative body and
the delegates, limited in number. have
been allotted to the various Protestant
religious denominations upon an equit-
able basis.
As early as April / delegates had been
registered from thirty-six States.
President Wilson has signifed his in
tention OF being present at the opening
session on Wednesday evening The
program is remarkable for its strength
and personnel, and provides for a com
bination of addresses and discussion.
One of the most remarkable features
OF the program will be motion pictures,
perhaps the most striking motion pic
ture demonstration of missionary work
attempted up to date. A sketch of the
program of missions, both at home
and abroad. will be thrown upon the
screen, giving the missionary occupa-
ton of the non-Christian world dur
ing the last hundred years and showing
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
PROMINENT PERSONS
ARGUE FOR LOAN BILL
Witnesses Say Brokers Move Into Vir.
sinia and Continue Exorbitant
Rates for Borrowers.

Declaring that the enforcement Of the
existing law had driven loan sharks out
OF the District and forced needy borrow
ers TO pay their exhorbitsnt rates IN
Alexandris, witnesses before the Senate
District Committee yesterday urgently
advocated the enactment Of the Smith
bill, permitting a loan rate Of per cent
q month. The present rate Of l per cent
a month drove pawnbrokers out Of Wash
ington only to the extent of locating
them at the other end OF the Highway
Bridge or in Alexandra.
William H Baldwin, chairman OF the
citizens committee, was the chief speak
er. Former Ambassador Henry White,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Rear Admiral
and Mrs Wainwright, and Evan Tucker
were among the witnesses. They testified
that the Smith bill has the support Of the
Board OF Trade, the Chamber Of Com
merce, the District Commissioners. and
various other organizations
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
Enjoy Life. Eiven Your Liver and
Bowels Tonight and Fee
Fine.

Tonight sure! Remove the liver and
bowel poison which is keeping your head
dizzy, your tongue coated, breath Of
fensive and stomach sour. Don't stay
bilious. sick, headachy. constipated and
full Of cold. Why don't you get a box
Of Cascarets from the drug store now
Eat one or two tonight and enjoy the
incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing
you ever experienced. You will wake
UP feeling At ana IN. Csscarets never
gripe or bother you all the next day
like calomel. salts and pills. They act
gently but thoroughly. Mothers should
give cross. sick, bilious or feverish chill
dren a whole Csscsret any time. They
are harmless and children love them
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
CHANCE BOOSTS CAPITAL.
@Buy In Washington by Parcel Postr'
Is omciaI Slogan.

Postmaster NJ o. Chance has Joined the
ranks Of the boosters.
Postmaster Chance advised Secretary
Charles J. Columbus. OF the Retail
Merchants Association, yesterday by let
ter that he is having posters like a sam
pie which he enclosed to Mr.. Columbus.
set UP in all postofrices between here and
Leonsrdtown, Nd, on the new star route.
The card gives the parcel post rates be-
tween postofrices on the route and this
city. and in addition to advising the coun-
tryside to send its produce to Washington
by parcel post, suggests that the citizens
in that territory shop in Washington by
parcel post"
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
Lectures on Metabolism.

The third of the April series on nutri
ton arranged under auspices OF the
Washington Academy of Sciences wal
given yesterday afternoon in the audi
torium of the New National Museum BY
DIR. E. B. Forbes, chief of the department
of nutrition OF the Ohio agricultural sta
ton. on Investigations on the Minera
Metabolism Of Animals."
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22

The death rate from tuberculosis. that
finest and grimmest social register OF
general health conditions, has gone down
nearly 80 per cent. and the average
wealth OF the community per capita has
Increased from less than $50 up TO 81, 500
The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
Lectures on Photography

Henry Hess, president OF the Ives
Hess Corporation. delivered an illus
trated lecture last night on ''Photog-
raphy in Natural Colors," before the
Federal Photographic Society at the
National Museum. Prints, enlarge
ments, transparencies and lantern
slides were exhibited. showing the diff
ferent uses OF color in Photographic
work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

were realized, but economic authorl.
ties believe that the era OF recon.
struction after the war will see France
turning first OF all, In the matter OF
public improvement, to the question
Of transportation
Two OF the most important project
cd waterways remain to the be built;
one of them lateral to the Rhone will
continue the system from Havre and
Paris to Marseilles by way Of Lyons
and will enable the Rhone to compete
with the Rhine for Swiss trade to the
Mediterranean; another connecting
the Rhone with the Dordogne-that is
to say connecting Lyons and MarseiIles
with Bordeaux-will give Switzerland
a shorter route to American ports than
that by the Rhine.
Ill.conceivGd rivalry Of 3he strong.
er railroad interests Is accused of re.
tarding these projects as we'll as d
shorter line. but OF comparatively
greater Importance, in the North and
East connecting the canals of the Els.
Caut, the Meuse, and the Chiers, and
serving as connecting link between
the iron and coal districts.
Had the canals built and projected
becn in efficient operation at the be.
ginning of the war. it is probable that
they would have cased transportation
difficulties so as to have kept the cost
OF living much nearer normal; they
would at least have kept coal from
going from 40 francs to 1870 francs a
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18
BARON OPPENHE|M
DEFEATED BY BOARD

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Baron Rob.
crt Emn Onucl Oppcnhcim. repGted a
French and English fiuanCier. was or.
6ered deported from the United States
after hearing bsfore the beard OF IN.
quiry OF Bureau OF immigration :.
today. He appealed Immediately TO
the Department Of Labor at Washing
ton.
The Barons exclusion was directed.
was ANNOUNCED, at offices of the
Commissioner of immigration, on the
ground that he had committed a crime
involving moral terpitude.
Details as to the character of the
alleged offcnso were withheld by the
board the explanation being GlaGe that
information must come from the Wash.
ingt0n authorities. 1t was understood
that charge against him is pending
in courts Of France and II was pre-.
sumcd that the board considered his
status as that Of fugitive from jus.
tiCe
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18
COST Of LIVING
IS VERY HIGH
IN FRANCE NOW
War and Transportation
Troubles Cause Is Per
Cent Jump.
BREAD PRICE UNCHANGED
Opposition of Railroads Re-
tards Half of Water
way Projects.
BREAD PRICE UNCHANGED

) PARIS, Dec. IS.-(CorrcspOndcucc
OF the Associated Press).-Nuthing
has awaited to check the increase of
the cost of living in France. Bread
only has escaped the tendency. Ev.
erything else considered, it costs at
least rs per cent. more to live in
France today than it did three years
, ago. War, of course, is the first GX.
PLANTATION, but economic experts de.
clare that difficulties of transporta.
ton and high freights form the chief
factors and that these difficulties are
due largely to the failure of the gov.
eminent to have ever carried out the
projects for interior navigation which
were urged by de FreyCinet, Baudin
and Audiffred, years ago. In the opin.
Ion Of these same economic auttErl.
ties the failure OF France to realize
these canal projects has been respon.
Eible for her anomalous position in the
world-carrying trade
Although some 200 to 500 miles
nearer America and from two hund.
red to two thousand miles nearer the
extreme Oriental markets than Ant.
werp or Hamburg, the French port
OF Marseilles before the war was sur.
passed by those of Belgium and Ger
man ports in Central Europe trade to
the Orient while Bordeaux, HEvre and
other French Atlantic ports were far
behind them in trade with the two
Americas. The marvellous internal or.
ganization of navigation and trans.
portation in Belgium and Germany en-.
abled them to drain toward their
ports nearly all the foreign bound rraf.
dc of Central Europe though lengthen-
ing the route and increasing the time
, Of delivery.
Geneva, for instance. is further from
Antwerp than it is from Bordeaux. yet
In 1912 Bordeaux received almost moth
ing from Switzerland while Antwerp
received $1,000 tons to be shipped by
its longer route TO European ports.
In the same year Bordeaux received
and forwarded to Geneva only 1900
tons while Antwerp was u way sta.
ton for $4,000 tons going into Switzcr-
land.
The new necessities created by the
war, however, made Bordeaux tn" mort
for $4,000 tons OF cotton and grain
: and other commodities cn route for
Switzerland In 1915. Economic au.
thorlties argue that with proper IA.
cilities four years ago Bordeaux would
have received a lions share Of the
$4,000 tons of in-going and outgoing
Swiss traffic in 1912.
The question is one Of the Rhine
against the Rhone so far as concerns
Central Europe traffic for which Swift.
Zerland acts as a sort ~ "turnahle"
and with it are CONNECTED intimately
the long discussed projects Of the
Rhone canal, the canal from Marscillc,.
4 % the Rhone, and the canal from the
khone to the Girondc with Marseillcs
md Bordeaux as the termiui.
De Freycinet and other iar-seeing
hatesmen who elaborated these canal
Projects fell from power before they
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

York to Germany after resumption o:
regular service.
we take pleasure in announcirgJ
said statement issued by the Ham.
burg.American line, that we are now
open to make freight engagements
from the United States to Hamburg for
shipment upon the resumption OF our
regular service after the conclusion
OF peace or such earlier time as thc
obstacles to such resumption may BE-
removed"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

Application Granted - Tie applica.
tiOn of the Republican committee OF
Fairmont to become parties to the in
Junction proceedings now pending in
the L. S. District court was granted
at the hearing In Martinsburg Satur.
cay and leave of thirty lays was given
TO the plaintiffs in the action to file
their brief. This is the suit institut-
ed by Thomas F. Raymond against the
pcw charter and Attorney Johr
Howard, Of Wheeling, represented
plaintiff while Walter IIaggertr ap.
peared for the Fairmont city officials
aud Allison S. Fleming for the Repub
licans of Fairmout.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

Bob Zeisick JaiIed-Bob Zeisick. be.
coming sea sick after visit to the
Point was picked up here Saturday and
run in on charge OF carrying lubri.
eating goods unlabelled. Bob says
that the suit case did not belong to
him, that he was carrying it for Mike
Mike Is being hunted. IN the meantime
Bob is sending ont 10 Tom Buckley nC-
casionally for sack OF scrap.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18
s. s. Portland
Calls for Help
lny .As.oeietcd rrts.l

NEW YORK. Dec. lS.-Wirclcsa
calls asking for assistance sent out
by the American steamship Portland
have been received by the Naval radio
station at Bermuda according Ln adj.
vices received here today by ths Kerr
steamship company of New York and
the latest records OF her movements
are that she LETT EIavre for New York
November 90.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

Joe Miller Fined-Joscrh Miller was
sentenced to serve two months and
pay fine OF $3.50 for violating the
Yost law Saturday by Justice of the
Peace II. Leigh Fleming. lie paid the
fine and went to Jail to serve his time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18
GERMAN AGENTS
EXPECT PEACE
lRY Associntcd prcssl

NEW YORK. Dee. lS.--AcUon idhcn
by German shipping agents in evident
anticipation of peace has revealed here
today when announcements came from
local Of&cCs from Two big German
transatlantic lines that instructions
had been received TO make freight
contracts for shipments from New
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18
Town Talk

Deputies Nsmed-Sheriff.ei A. NJ
Glover has named Edward Slack, T
V. Buckley, A. l.. PrIchard and Clar
ence Curry as his deputies to assist
him in the sheriff's duties when h.
takes the office January /. Sheriff
Conaway and several of the deputies
now employed In the office will remain
until the end of the fiscal year next
July and will help with the financial at
tairs Of the county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

Water Pipes Freeze Many CON-
plants from all over the CITY have been
received at the city water department
in regard to the freezing of water
pipes and Geo. II. Brobst. who is i'll
charge OF the houses of the ICEsolida
ton Coal company, has offered nun.
Der of valuable suggestions as to the
means OF preventing freezing Mr..
Brobst says. Houses that are left va.
cant for even Il day should be drained
of the water in the pipes. This can
be done by shutting on the connection
in the street and opening the drain in
the cellar and then opening ell III ,
spiggots in the house. Water STANDING;
in bath room traps can be kept from
freezing by the use Of bag of salt"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

Mrs. Anderson InJured--NIrs Boyd
Anderson is confined to her home sui
:ering from injuries TO her ankle which
she received when she slipped and fell
on the sidewalk near First street on
Fairmont avenue. Ligamenis in the
ankle were torn and Mrs. Anderson 81.
unable to walk to-day.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-04
PRETTY STYLES IN LINGERIE
Flounces and Frills in Profusion on
Petticoats-Sik Underwear Ia
Given Decided Preference.

While radical changes in lingerie
outer garments of ones apparel, a
change in fashion can be traced in the
undergarments to some extent For in
stance, petticoats are abloom with
flounces and frills where but short
time ago they did not even exist. There
are lovely new petticoats, all calling
for admiration. Picture a skirt of
soft black taffeta with a wide rutiie of
black chantilly lace. Under this is an
accordion plated fiounce of flesh pink
chiffon to show off the beautiful pat
tern of the lace. Another petticoat for
evening wear is entirely of white net
with quillings of the same edging
square tabs. Inserts of Powered chif-
fon in diamond shape are edged with
ruffies of the net.
There is a decided preference for
silk in underwear. Lovely hand EN-
broidery is seen on chemises. silk
vests and union suits even of flesh
colored crepe de chine or the pussy
willow taffeta. The silk underwear,
while apparently luxury, 1ustlHes the
initial expense by its long life and
beautiful laundering.
Among the night robes there are
beautiful models of taffeta, crepe de
chine and a soft washable satin. Fagot-
ing, hemstitching. picoting and some
embroidery trim these gowns. There
is a marked absence Of lace and frills.
which makes even q plain silk gown
not such an expense after all. Many
gowns are sleeveless, showing a hand
kerchief" top caught on the shoulders
IN some instances. A pocket is a style
note and a practical addition as well
ON .one's silk gown. Quite attractive
gowns of soft pink batiste are finished
with Misunderstanding or shocking.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-04
PROFIT FROM ALFALFA ACRE
tive Swine Forage-Test Made
at Iowa Station

OBy JOHN NJ. EvvARD. chsef In Swine
Production. Animal Husbassiry Section.
Iowa Experiment Station)
Recently there was returned a profit
of a little over $3.50 for the operations
carried con an acre OF alfalfa: the corn
was charged at so cents, and the hogs
sold for 81
Now these are the returns for the
happy combination of settled corn
and an acre of settled alfalfa, taking
young growing fattening pigs to the
weight of 25o pounds, no charge being
made for the alfalfa. Charge the al
falfa at S10 an acre and there 1emains
$40 pork values assuming no loss of
pigs) over and above feed costs. Labor
is arbitrarily assumed to be Offset by
the manurial residues remaining: Of
course a charge of 81 a pis labor could
be charged and still leave for the
acres operation a net return of S206.
The alfalfa acre carried A pigs on
the average from weaving to market.
these pigs finishing at 250 pounds.
fat and high-dressing. No alfalfa, of
course, was left on the acre; it was
all pastured. This is not the best prac-
tiee, but it shows what corn on an al
falfa acre will do when the corn as
well as the alfalfa is pushed to the
limit.
These pigs gained 1.s6 pound day
during the entire grazing season of
lao days. requiring SS7 pounds of corn
f@r 10
costing $414 with 60-cent corn. The
charge for alfalfa on the basis of a
hundred pounds gain amounts to S.12
t12 cents, making a total cost of
1925.
After paying for the alfalfa and
crediting all the profits to the corn
the net return per bushel was, with
81 hogs, almost a dollar, or exactly
9S.5 cents.
But let us remember that alfalfa in
itself will not net $3.50 on the acre, or
corn alone 9S5 cents to the bushel
when fed to 81 hogs.
1t is the very happy combination of
settled corn and settled alfalfa that
does these things.
The cost of gains with 60-cent corn
and $40 alfalfa at $4.25 perhaps tells
the story best-although it is well to
bear in mind that after all is said and
done in the swine forage story that
corn and alfalfa are prominently the
most profitable corn belt doublet of
economic feeds that it is possible to
grow and fatten swine On.
Alfalfa is our greatest, most produc'
tive, most profitable swine forage and
corn is our greatest. most productive.
most profitable swine growing feed.
Why not plan the swine feeding with
alfalfa and corn as the basal feeds2