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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Judge William Chaplin, inventor as
we'll as iurist, whose home is in Hunt
ington, is a visitor in Washington.
Judge Chaplin came here to take look
at voting machine which is on exhibit
tion in committee room in the Cap
itol. His great interest in this device
is due to the fact that he is the inVen-
tor Of voting machine himself and,
after seeing the machine on view here
work, is quite content in the feeling
that it has nothing ION" his invention.
There have been several machines Of
this kind set up here by their inven-
tors for members Of Congress to in
spect, but the members have never
shown more than passing interest, and
that mostly base don curiosity. 1t re.
uuiles forty.five minutes to call the
roll of the House. 1t is time.wasting
operation. These machines can do
It in several minutes. But, as Con-
gresham George M. Bowers told a
crowd of colleagues assembled about
the machine yesterday, whats time
to a congressman" The opportunity
this created, he then proceeded to tell
the old but ever good "what's-time.to'
a.hawg" story which originated in West
Virginia and all other states and ter
ritorieS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Mr., and Mrs. W. D. Paxton, Of Wash.
jngton, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Lucille, to Mr.. Edward
Dana knight, son Of Hon. and Mrs
Edward Knight, of Charleston, W. Va
Miss Paxton is a graduate of Hollins
College, and Mr.. knight of Dartmouth
class Of 1916. His father is one OF
the leading lawyers and capitalists OF
Cha: lesion and the ptate. No date has
been set for the wedding.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

W. G. McClung, Of Lewisburg, has
been appointed by the National Farm
Loan Board as one of it's two appraisers
in West Virginia. The position pays
$2,40O a year. Mr.. McClupg is the
Democratic appraiser, the other being
Republican. which is the provision Of
the law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Thomas 3. Foster has been designat-
ed acting postmaster at Erbacon, w.
Va. Mcneil is the name of a new post
office established in Hardy county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Wellsburg, for commissions in the Off
GERS reserve corps. go.
The Postoff+ce department notified
Congressman Nicely that an order has
been issued re-establishing the. office
at Board Tree, Marshall county, and
naming Clarence Yeator as postmaster.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Capt. and Mrs. Wildly have returned
to Washington from Ravenswoodr
where they have been residing while
the government dam near that place
was in course of construction. Capt
Wiloy had charge of that work. He
was ordered to return here for duty,
and with his family has taken up his
residence in officers quarters at the
Barracks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Under a law passed by the preced-
ing Congress, there was an appropria-
ton for the building Of three vessels
of the "coastwise type" planned espe'
cially for flood relief work on the Ohio
river. Bids were received this week
by Capt. E. P. Berthof, III charge, who
is not ready to announce them, but
sayc that satisfactory bids were re-
ceived." Letters of protest have been
received within the last month from
well known rivermen in the Ohio val
ley characterizing this project as I'M
necessary, impracticable and extrava-
CANT.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
cpOwN pR!NcE BoRiSl

SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 18.-King Fer
dinand is visiting the royal court Of
Bavaria at Munich where, 1t Is rimor-
ed, he is arranging the possible be-
trothal Of Crown Prince Boris Of Bull
garia with the Princess Gondelinde,
youngest daughter Of King Ludwig.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Because petty politicians with the
help of a state party boss was able to
block it, Congressman woodward has
been from last December up till this
week getting promise Of relief for the
people who reside in and about Game,
a hamlet in Roane county. These peo-
pie have for several years had to travel
five miles to get their mail, a condition
which is without parallel in mall rout-
ing and service in West Virginia. The
Postoffice department has stubbornly
frustrated every move that Mr.. Wood
yard has made to get action, but his
persistence finally won this much: The
Department informs him that an in
spector has recomn ended the estab'
lishment of postoffice fer the accom-
notation of the people Of the Game
neighborhood, and that the name OF
Elana be substituted for Game, and
the First Assistant Postmaster General
has promised Mr.. woodward to issue
an order establishing the office with
out further delay. This Is the last OF
many promises made in this case only
to be unkept, but woodward has hopes
of this one being fulfilled. In his nine
years in Congress, Mr.. woodward saiu
he had never been so annoyed, opposed
and tricked by anything as in this mat
ter, and it only a triviality as govern
ment affairs run.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

DR.. Thomas, of Columbus, O., who is
a. brother-in-law of Congressman Coop
err, will arrive here Sunday to visit
the latter and Mrs. Cooper at The
Raleigh for several days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

day nominated by Congressman Nicely
for a cadetship at the Naval Academy.
He is named as the alternate to. Louis
Jefferson, also of Wheeling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

The following recommendations have
been made by Congressman Nicely:
Louis D. Gehring, Of Wheeling, for a
commission in the signal corps of the
army as an aviator, and the same for
Car! E. Hawkins, Of Pine Grove; Rev.
Gladstone H. Yewell, Of New Cumber-
land, for commission as army chap
lain; Boyd E. Sibert, Of Weston, for tho
officers reserve corps; Howard Church
of Hundred, for position in the secret
service; George H. Skinner, Of Fol-
lansbee, for position as expert mechan.
ic in the navy; Harry s. Teeple, OF
Wheeling, for the ordnance depart
ment; Claude M. Morris, of Wheel
ing, for position as bookkeeper in the
government printing office.
Application for pension has been
filed at the Penson Bureau by Mr..
Nicely in favor Of Mary B. Mayors, Of
Parkersburg and the following per.
sons pension claims have been taken
up for consideration: Noah w. Beck,
Wheeling; Jas. Baker and Jane N.
Torrey, Of Fairmont; Sarah G. Bilby,
Wheeling; Mary q. Borgess., Fair.
mont; VIM. TomliSon, Moundsville;
Mrs. Anna Rust, Triadelphia; Mar.
garet A. Newman, Ltttleton.
A pension of $12 month from Feb
ruary, 1917, and accrued pension due
her husband at the time Of his death,
has been allowed. NJ. Nicely intro.
duced bill today to increase the pen.
sion Of Margaret 3. Kinney, of Cam
eron, and filed the applications Of w.
B. Johnson and VIM. ]. Gompers, Of
Wheeling, and Richard B. Miller, Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Advice received from the Pension
Bureau by Congressman woodward ap-
prised him that a pension increase TO
$50 a month had been allowed John E.
Logsdon. of Toppin's Grove. Mr..
woodward yesterday took up with Of
ficials at the Pension Bureau the claim
of Mrs. Mary NJ, Klingensmith, Of Le-
tart.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Among the West virginians in the
Capital recently we're Joseph M. Bal
ley, G. D. May, Writ P. Hawley, R. M.
Miller, Wellington George and E. L..
Bowman, of BlueGeld; Edw, Brast AMI
John Marshall, Parkersburg; w. l..
Clements, Williamson; Louis Bennett,
Jr., and G. Mckinley, Wheeling; A.
M. Smiht, Jr., Blkins; ]. M. Broad
water, E. ]. Irwin and Charles Shana-
man, Clarksburg; William H. somers,
Berkeley Springs; W. H. Sawyer and
James McCreary, Hinton; Ransdell
Jones, Rowlesburg; Mr.. aud Mrs. j. T.
Pratt, of Preston county; G. H. Weiss,
of Wheeling; John Bassell, Weston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Ralph Fetzner, Of Wheeling, was to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

By the efforts of Senator Howard
Sutherland the pension of John M.
Jones:a Morgantown veteran, has been
raised to $40 a month, dating from 0c'
tober, 1914; also that another increase
will automatically take place October
1919, bringing the pension up to $22.50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Ralph Doubs, OF Clarksburg, has been
recommended by Congressman stuars
F. Reed for commission In the Off
GERS reserve corps. Mr.. Reed today re
ceivod a letter from the Pension Com
missioner stating that the pension
claim of Mrs. Annie E. Davis. Of
shtnuston, long pending, was now un.
der consideration and a decision would
be given very shortly.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19
4 TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kid ney and bladder troubles, dissol- yes gravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and wo- men. Regulates bladder trouble in children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mall on receipt of $l 00 One small bot tie is two msntas' treatment. and seldom fails to Eertect a cure Send for sWern testimonials. Dr.
 [. W Hall 2626 Olive Street St, Louis Mo, SoId 5v druggists.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19

of planting more than you can cultivate. Plant less, and if you have a surplus of labor you can work your crop better, and long CT, and it will make a bigger yield. This is common sense, and you should heed 1t From s to 10 million dollars are lost in Arkansas every year by farm CTS overcropping and under working. Decrease the acreage, increase the yield.
 5th, Plant good stuff. Get good seed. The prices are going to be high and yoQ can afford to buy good seed and raise the best.
 9th. Get away from the crop mortgage and keep away from 1t. It is neither you friend nor benefactor. but Qniy a poor makeshift.
 Eth, Plant plenty of COW peas and poobers, both If which are good for food good for feed and gcod tor the .arl
 Nth Mahep eaa q hay aoa save if f1~ if ga.ed sfs5 af7.s.=z feed
 9th. Remember that Z pound
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19
PA6e s WEEKLY LETTER


 time is periIous. War is de- clared and our country is now a party to the worlds great con- hict of arms. Everything de-
 bends upon the farmer, for ne must furnish food and clothing
 while the nation fights. Upon the conservative and intelligent course of the American farmer
 depends the weiI-belng of our
 people. and in q large measure
 our success in war. War time
 prices have prevailed for the
 past several months. Prices of
 food stuff are now beyond req
 son. and We have only just de
 clared war. The influence of
 the European war has touched every domestic hearthstone. It
 has brought prosperity to some, and the pinch of hunger to oth- CTS. 1t brought US l6 to 20 cent cotton last Fall. and later on the food stuff value scared so high that twenty-cent cotton begins to pale by contrast. Now that we have declared war, that we are at war. and a party to the great worldwide military strug- gle, what may we expect to fol- low We all know what high prices mean. High prices mean scarcity. If the worlds supply gets scarce. what happens? Somebody goes hungry; some body does without, or everybody lives on less. Let us face the music, be men and meet the con- dition and discharge our obliga- tion. Let us act thoughtfully. conservatively and intelligently. How? Here are some of the ways
 lst. Plant food and feed | crops enough to supply all our needs and half as much more. Why? Because 75 per cent of the people live on the farm. If every farmer raised only enough for his own needs 9 per cent of our people would have to supply themselves from elsewhere. and the food products might not be easy to get. Then again, the crop season might be bad and the yield small. In that event the 50 per cent extra calculated upon will take care of the deti- ciency. If crops are good the surplus will sell this year at good prices. for the world needs and must have food stuff and feed.
 2nd. Keep all female live stock and breed all that are suit able. With the price of meat so high it Is little less than criminal to slaughter or sell for slaughter either milk COWS or brood soWs. Every one in existence in the United States should be kept for breeding purposes. Keep the brood mares and breed them to horses. Don t raise mules. Raise horses. for only in that way can the breeding stock be kept up.
 3rd. Plant plenty of corn. It is the greatest farm product we have. It fills many needs and wants. and We cannot produce a surplus this year. It is good for man or beast
 4th. Do not overcrop yourself. Labor will be scarce. Every man who takes up arms lessens the labor. Don't make the mistake
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19

of pork is worth as much or more than a pound of cotton; that you can buy the cotton with the pork easier than you can buy the pork with the cotton, and that you can eat the pork and can't eat the cotton.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19
VnGINIA GIRL Gained Is Pounds By Taking Vinol

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 Vinol is constitutional remedy with it's formula on every bottle. lt creates an appetite, aids digestion and makes pure, healthy blood. Try 1t on our guarantee,
 HesterIy Drug Store also at the leading drug stores in all
 Arkansas towns.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02
CLERIC IS
GUEST OF LUNCHEON
GIVEN AT THE Y


(By Rev. Randolph ook
Or. ROY Guild Of NcW York city,
executive secretary Of the federal
council Of the Churches Of Christ ina
America. representing a membership
OF IS.0O0.0 600 members. was In the
city today, and u luncheon was served
in his honor at the Y. ~ G. A.. An
pastors Ia the city. with their wives.
together with other resident ministers
and church workers, including the
visiting cyangclists. were present.
Or. Guild delivered one of the most
important and h%eartcuing religious
addresses even heard In this city. he
spoke " the work of the council In
bringing different religious bodies no.
gcther, in their york In local COM
munlties. and OF the good accomplish
ed thereby lie referred to the work
in ono. Vermont, North Dakota, and
California. also of the lights with vice
in Duluth. Atlanta. and the recen,
vice crusade IN san Francisco, also ot
the union REVEALS conducted by the
local pastors Ia Indiana Iolis, where
two yeGrs x oycr i,0O0 united win
the churches last year. above 5000.
and this yea they are at work Tor
10000 new mcmber. ouc great re-
suit % the work Is the uniting In team
/ work Of the lnymen and ministers.
thus solidifying .hc work OF the
churches everywhere. tie compli-
mented the union revival here In
mort encouraging way. ON the whole.
his address was highly informing an'
inspirational. ana will have a reiie'
influence on the church llfo Of the
city.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02
RESIDENTS OF SANTO
DOMINGO ARE SLOW
TO GIVE UP ARMS
Persons Familiar With the Dom
inicans Believe That Total Dis.
armament Is Impossible; U. s.
Marines Continue Search.

~ Associated Press
Sontu Domingo city. dominican Re
public, March Almost three
months has not been sufficient time
Tor the United States marines, COM
prisiug the forces of the temporary
military occupation To- gather In all
the arms in the republic as provided
In one of the first orders issued hN
Capt. A. ; Knapp United states navy,
acting head OF the temporary govern
mcut, which nailed for the volunteer
surrender of AN arms. ammunition
and explosives. and the search is still
boo progress.
Just how many arms have been vol
unfairly surrendered, how many have
been obtained by means OF search by
marines and how many more there
may ne yet uudcliverod to the MILL
tary authuritics. is something that no
one here attempts tu guess The au-
thoritlcs have not announced how
many arms they have So Tar collected
In an. although u is known hat ia
certain districts many thousand re-
|yuIvers and rifles AVE been surrep-
dcrcd To them or seized.
Hut persons familiar with the Doc
minican desire To- possess arms cN'
| press the belle! that IL will be next tu
| Impossible ever to bring about a state
OF complete disarmament here.
.lt has been most common ,o see
gentlemen al balls. or other enter
tainments. armed not only with a re-
vulycr but "a knife and daggcr ac'
ourding to a man who has resided
here Tor more than thirty years. "A
lrcyol,er was as much a part al a gen.
tlemau's attire as his shoes OF h'i
shirt. Everybody was armed.
An nrc arms are strictly fnrhiddei
Ia santa Domingo Dog th" Dominican
laws. except a. imported by the gov
ernmcnt for government use. hu
there has never been much difficult
IN obtaining either arms oT ammunl
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

81 which more ihan half was owned
hy great Britain The acXt heaviest
sufferer has been NurUaN. with
France third. Italy fourth and GER
many nth. Entente losses have been
about IS per cent of the total and
Tcutoulc 30 per cent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

william Harris. with his wife and
daughter arrived in Albuquerque yes
tcrday from silver city To spend u
few days with his father Col. A. w.
Harris. before the colonel leaves on
his trip to Sew England
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

Sherln Rafael Garcia went To- Santa
re TO-DAY with four prisoners SEN
fenced to the penitcutlary. \ deputy
was with him to- heip guard the con-
NiCts
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

81. Mary's Dramatic society will
hold Il rehearsal tonight at 81, Mary's
school at \ O'Clock. All taking part
IN -. Patricks day program are
urged to attuAd.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02
PING
nee THE WAR G
TOTALS TEN PER CENT


ISOLATED Press
IS YORK. March shipping de-
I'D since the war began cXc'us-
war vessels, represents 10 per
lf the worlds merchant marine
existed On August /. l9li acc
lg 90 figures puhlis he'd hE the
'al ~ Commerce today Com
ION Of wal ships has offset most
losses, ~ was stated
statistics record the destruction
80 vessels Of IS l,lOo gross tons
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

co u. X. a. sellers family have
moved INTO their new bungalow ON
University Heights
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

A little wAST AID nov anG then
is read by every class Of men-and
women too. Try cue.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

John Becker Of Bclcu wa In town
today on business.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

The new Silk Dresses, of which there are SO many and SO very pretty
even at $500.
The white Net Frocks, alurng as they can be in the purity of their de
signs-and the simplicity Of their purpose Zone just cant help loving
them -event those at $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-30
Renewed GERMAN PEACE TALL
MEETS WITH COOL RECEPTION
EXAMINATION OF MEN
.DRAF TED FOR ARMY WILL
BEGIN WITHIN "a HOURS

lutely dependent upon ner husband g
earnings and unable 20 90 out and
earn her own living the husband
claims for exemption viii not be
considered
nder strict inteUrpretation Of
the la wit develops that many men
are likely 90 be- charged with deser-
ton even tho they are now lighting
in The war This came up in the
case OF two young Detroit men who
sought 20 enlist in tho army navy
and aviation corps. They ware re-
jecteI for physical reasons. Both
loft lucrative positions IN als&mo-
Oile factories and went 10 Toronto
where they were accepted as cadets
in the Royal Flying Squadron rcth
Will be summoned ia the frstc all
here. but both r." committed 10 the
British arm, Techn'oany 'nesc men
viii De Classcd as dcserters u they
do not show up tor examination n
Is SAID there arpm any others in
Like position Cts Clerk Lindsay
Will ask Provost Marshal General
CrowGcr for rulin son this sub
ject
Because there is such large
proportion Of aliens in Detroit This
city mus send larger proportion
Of her citizens 10 war than the fig
lrcs would indicate. since the Adams
are exempt This being true t is
going to make it harder for citizen
80 obtain exemption Many chair
men of the divisional exemption
boards say they viii have 90 be
struct 10 get the quota and for that
reason newly married men arc going
20 learn that th,-r ma1/aees fur
nish no bar 20 military service
The Detroit times., 1917-07-30
Official Lists of Draft
Numbers Have
Reached City
BOARDS BEGIN
= SENDING NOTICES
Married Men Unable
To Dodge COnscrip-
ton Easily

Within the next Il hours the ,Naft
exemption boards viii start the
work u; examining men for The hig
national army Leonard r Hands.
chief clerk IN he adjutant generals
ONCE, arrived In ino city clerk g
office from Lansing Monday mQIIi.
ing. with the Official lists az draft
numbers There ne met chairm4n
OF the % exemption boards in be
troit and distributed the h's lie
also explained such kuotty problems
as confronted he boards
MANY OF The board chsirmen said
II would require day ar two TO
prepare notices fo mail = omen in
tho frstc all while others said they
would be ready IN q half hour 90
send out sgmmonses Letters had
been prepared and The stamps az.
tached based upon the unofficial
lists j VIII only he necessary for
such boards 90 check over The 'ot-
ters with the official list and then
mail the calls There were very
few errors IN tho unofficial list so
hundreds OF Detroit men will receive
their summons before Monday even
ins
While every man will be required
90 present hin III for eXami'.-.,on
within fvS !=.e =. - -=rcei,~ my
Will appear AZ once eitlNr because
II is more convenient or because
they will want tu 20 early. avoid The
rush and have rhe suspense over as
soon as POSSIBLE Physicians We're
in board headquarters early Mon
day morning waiting for applicants.
Men who have been married In
tho last foU months are not to be
exempted unless hey can prove that
their wives are solely dependent
upon them IL is cSpcc ed that hun.
dreds viii claim exemption because
OF the illness ol their wives The
boards wish 90 sound a warning on
this subject They have "A surprise
10 spring which is likoly 20 catch
many an rnwary man mapping.
When a man asks 10 be exempted
because his wife Is III the wife will
be summoned before the board for
examination Unless her condition
is found 10 De- such that she is abso.