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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
Girls! Use Lemons!
Make a Bleaching,
Beautifying Cream

The juice of two fresh lemons strain.
ed into a bottle containing three ounc.
es of orchard white makes whole
quarter pint of the most remarkable
lemon skin beautifier at about the cost
one must pay for a small jar Of the or
binary cold creams. Care should DO
taken to strain the lemon juice through
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets In,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and re.
move such blemishes as freckles, sal.
lowness and tan and is the ideal skin
softener smoothener and beautifier.
Just try It! Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra.
grant lemon lotion and massage it daE
ly into the face, neck. arms and hands.
1t naturally should help to soften,
freshen, bleach and bring out the roses
and beauty of any skin. It is simply
marvellous to smoother rough, red
hands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
SEAuONS
WITH SPARKS SHOW
Big Circus win Be in Fair
mont on Third of :
May. ?.

led to exhibit hero Thursday, May .,
will present this year for thar pat
Tons, appreciation the latest and with.
out doubt the most wonderful herd Of
performing Seals and Sea Lions ever
exhibited in America.
These truly wonderful animals per.
form seemingly impossible feats. and
do them with ease and grace only as.
sumed by human performers. They
nave been trained to walk a tight rope
while skillfully balancing an open un,.
broE on tne tips of their noses. They
climb ladders while. balancing large
rubber balls, tossing them from one
70 the other with the greatest skill.
They ride bareback on gallopinE horses
while whirling brands OF fire, lug.
Cling rubber balls and other articles.
The performance Of these remarkable
sea animals is truly sensation and
the ease and quickness with which
lhey obey every command OF Cant,
'iiebor. their trainer, leaves little
doubt but what they enjoy giving the
performance fully as much as the aud.
ience enjoy seeing it. Some idea OF the
expense incurred in presenting this act
to the public can be obtained from the
statement that the animals must be
fed on live fish. which must necessnr.
lily be OF the salt water variety, hence
must come shipped alive from either
the Atlantic OF the Pacific ocean. II
costs from five to ten dollars each per
day TO board these animals, varying
according to tho shows distance from
either ocean.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
RUFF STUFF
BY RED
BY RED

Western Union in new office now
tar away from the rumor factory where
the pipe lines run their war news.
Henceforth persons starting rumors
can't say 81 saw a telegram up In the
Watson building where the Western
Union is" and get away with it.
Get your name in the paper-Eo to
Camp and enlist and say you walked
Sli miles from your back-woods home
70 enlist 70 fight for Uncle Sam.
Trouble of It is that after walking
that far fellow sees so much Of
how the other fellows try to get out
Of war that he too loses ardor.
After the war is over-atter the
Kaiser's Day-let's move to Belgium
where things are livlier.
Uncle Sam has been at war two
weeks and nobody shot yet.
Which Is q GOOD record for Germany
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
JOHN WILLIAM MASON.

N the death of Judge John w. Mason, which occurred
last evening" not only Faimont but the state of West
Virginia well loses distinguished citizen
Judge Mason was well past the Biblical three score wears
and Ten, but his public service which began when he left
school to join the Army, continued until the hour of his
death which creates vacancy on the Virginia Debt COM
mission.
He served in many positions of grave responsibility in
which faithful service and intellectual grasp were required
and unasumns. he was nevertheless leader in more
than one, and will be truer to say of him than it
is IN most that his death will create void in COM
ritnity and state which it will be difficult to FILL
In their hour of grief great wave of sympathy will
low to the bereaved family from the friends and admirers
mont and in West Virginia, but throughout the country
where the early leaders of the Republican party are held
N respect and veneraton
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
THE LoAFER MUST GO.

METALS were not included in the Charleston dis
II patch which announced that it the intention of the
West Virginia Council of Defense to have census
made Of idle and unemployed males but we hope that
those who to be charged with carrying this plan into
effect vii realize that in it there is possibility OF doing
the stale tSo-fod servce-fumish an authoritative list
Of possible workers and make certain that lot of para
site the first to be drafted into useful service for
the common good
In practically every community of any size there i,
more or less body of perfectly healthy and ply
sicaly fit young who resemble the lilies of the field
that they toll not neither do they SPIN Some of these
are moved from time to time to turn dishonest penny by
doing little bOOtegging and yet others in variety Of
ways live off women. All of them are economic drains
on the community and both they and worthwhile people
would be better off if they were drafted for work some
where in the country in remote place where no one
will be annoyed by them if they obstruct the sidewalks
Some of these ncubuses have been tolerated for var-
ely of reasons Because their family prominent or they
are useful political way, it would hurt the feelings
OF mother or sister to them out of town. The time
has come however when all of these excuses have lost
their force. Men must either work or fight now Society
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
considering the number of Americans

considering the number of Americans
there.
Twenty U-boats captured in one
day
That's what you call easy pickin'
Women from interned ships will
Perhaps suh-"thsy is ladies of good
reputation"
Russia wants no separate peace.
Guess not-there amt no such
thing.
The only peaceful country IN the
world right now is Germany, accord.
ing to Germans,
Put up the screens and keep the
cats and flies out.
And dig out that bathing suit.
Join tho Daughters Of the War Of
Another mid'wintsr day for the sol.
diers.
Do you know what guard noun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

was one of the compelling considera.
tons which prompted Republican
Leader Mann to let Reed, a brand new
baby member, go on it. 1t is the first
time that has been done in many years.
for only experienced members are Sc
lected. In the opinion of all citizens of
this voteless metropolis, all other com
mittees are as naueht compared TO this
one. Its doings get so much space in
the local press, THAT II GtirS up jealousy
among the members of ths House not
so fortunate as to belong to it. The
papers when Mr.. 2eed was appointed,
looked into him pretty closely and,
without exception, commended MIS- Sc.
lection as good one They declared
that they believed that he would be "a
friend of the district" To make Wash.
ington the mos: beautiful Capital in
the world is the object aimed at by
every man, woman and child here, AMI
a member Of the committee who DELHI.
erately sets himself to oppose that
makes himself decidedly unpopular
hereabouts AMI Usually disappears
shortly from legislative halls t. rum!n.
ate for the rest Of his life on what hit
him. The reason is that u mako
Washington the most beautiful city in
the world is not Il local object. It's
national. The people of the United
States have the same object in view,
and the same opinions as to it-for
this is their city. It's the county seat
of the United States and when they
come here they want to find 1t the fin
est and most beautiful county seat Of
all the nations on Gods great footstool
When Reed, of West Virginia, landed
on that great committee before he'd
cut his first set OF legislative teeth,
it proved that his fairy godmother had
not passed him up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Two hospital ships have torpedoed without
warning by the Germans. If at the of the war the
British made the turning for trial on murder
charges of selected lot of German officers one
of the conditions of public opinion this country
would not maze any fuss about it, There are some
things about this underseas campaign the Central
powers which would make cavemen feel ashamed, but
which seem to be accepted matter of course in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
NEW RED CROSS CHATTER

MARTINsBURG. April 24.-Applica,
ton has been forwarded to national
headquarters Of the American Red
Cross society in Washington, by TEN
porary officers, of a proposed chap
ctr In Martinsburg for authority to es
tablish 1t. The temporary Officers
are Mrs. c. ]. Falkner, chairman; Miss
\. X. Weaver, secretary, and Mrs. @.
j. E. Sponseller. treasurer. The move.
ment was initiated by the Martins
burg Community club through efforts
Of its president, Mrs. S. R. snod
grass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

The first West virginian to receive
a commission in the Officers Reserve
Corps-the first to be summoned to
take an examination so far as we know
is Charles McCamic, leading lawyer
OF Wheeling and Moundsville, leading
lawyer at the bar OF the state, for that
matter. Mr.. McCamic has been com.
missioned a captain and will soon be
in the field training men, when the
call comes. Capt. McCamic has been
in Washington for a week, but what
he was doing here he did not tell his
friends. They assumed that he was
attending to legal business, for his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
Editor Tells How
d. ID. ID. Cured
His Eczema
Clergyman and Banker Also Write

a. G, Hotehklss, Editor Echo, PROPHETS
SMn. III: Remember mine was eczema OF
ntLeen years standing. Now am COM
Pletely healed, after 4 bottles OF D. D. D.
nAve seen case of IS years standing
cured. l nave seen my own doctor cured
q BARRIERS Itch, which he could not cure
+; R. Tesar, Banker, Hopkinton, Ia: I
STreated with three doctors for six months.
Iney Old me no good; my face and scalp
were tull OF the disease. applied D. d. d.
hesnlt-my face Is as smooth as a baby's.
Key. l. I. Downing, Pastor 9th Az. Pres
b!teran Church, Roanoke. Va: For three
years l suffered, intensely SO. have at
last found relief m D. b. D. / am no
longer tortured cured. I have
1 no nesitsnsy In acknowledging the great
Druggists are glad to recommend this
soetning, cooling liquid. 25c, SOC and S1.OO.
Tome to US and we will tell you more about
tnis remarkable remedy. Your money back
gnlesS the FIRST bottle relieves you. D. D. b.
soap Keeps your skin healthy. Ask about Il.
Mountain City Drug Co.. Hail Drug
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
JOHN FLANAGAN, JR,. Dies

John Flanagan. Jr.. the two.year.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs John Flann.
gan, of Austen, w. Va, formerly OF
this city, died on Sunday at the home
of his grandparents. MIR. and Mrs. Jas.
Flanagan, in Grafton. The body was
inferred there yesterday Mrs. Flana.
gan was formerly Miss Seraphine Kane
of this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

The announcement that the amount of perishablc
freight that is being carried on the Valley Gem shows
an increase indicates that the people along the river
have caught the right idea. The Monongahea is not
exactly straight line but freight proposition 1t
is the shortest distance between two points for the sim
pie reason that it has yards into which freight can
be backed and left for several days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

One of the most interesting and instructive political
incidents that could happen right now would be vote
on the straight proposition presented by the admnstra
tons army BILL but it is just possible that
pshed dodgers in the House will be able to settle the
whole matter without permitting such vote to take
place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Les Darcy, the Australian boxer on whom Governor
Whitman of New York state pinned a white feather,
guratively speaking has enlisted in the United States
reserve flying corps, but nothing has yet been heard
of Jess Willard, who wired President Wilson that ne
ready to serve. Is the heavyweight champion vel
low?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Supreme court decisions yesterday the South
ern Pacific from selling the timber mineral rights
on land it obtained from the government and comp i
it to give lands in Oregon and California said to be-
worth S30,OOO,OOO. AS compared with the vast total
of land values which the railroads stole from the people
this is trhe. but every little helps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
H.. A. NAYFIELD
kept GROWING
Still Thinner
But He Soon Gained IL Lbs.
When Wentworth Took
a Hand.

This thankful user has a mighty in.
teresting Nerv-Worth story to tell and
this is the way he told It Just a few
days ago over his own signature to his
Morgantown druggist:
Stomach and system was in bad
shape. Couldn't eat anything worth
while and could hardly sleep at all.
Was away below my average weight
and getting thinner. / was extremely
nervous and the least annoyance
bothered me greatly.
Have taken one bottle OF Nery-
Worth and feel re-created. have
gained IL pounds IN three weeks AND
EAT LIKE a HORSE AND SLEEP
LIKE A LOG. ] don't believe there is
a healthier man In town than am at
present. II anyone wants more praise
for Nerv-Worth than this let them
come to me.
"H. A. MAYFIELD,
"ss2M willy,
"Morgantown, W. Va"
Your dollar back at Cranes drug
store. Fairmont, II Nerv.worth does
not benent You.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Stuart F. Reed is rot ouly a mem
Der of the House. but he Is an alder
man OF the District of Columbia. Be-
ing such, he is alderman OF one OF the
greatest Capitals in the world. For
Barbour county boy that is some goal
for ones ambition to cross. OF course
there is no such an office as alderman
here. but being member CT the House
committee on the District OF Columola
is virtual the same thing, only more
so, and being chairman OF that com
mittee corresponds to being mayor OF
New York or any other big town. Inis
is a busy committee, the reader can
readily understand that, and being,
busy worker, as we'll as an able one,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Wonder if the typefounders are going in for this
preparedness business? Unless they are making new
line of threestory type of the metropolitan news
papers will be compelled to perpetrate what will amount
to an anclmax when the United actually gets
into this war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

has no rst b earry dang = M of laafssrs SS ucr DIV
are well behaved and harless Aud m the ease ef &c
vicious and The le-hes wha N ene WY or anuter ez1ra4
nancy fm mn who dn work tie neeEzty n act
Promptly Imperative
The laase mat ge-e.sn the Ioafss who manage to
keep well supplied with funds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Accompanied by Senator Sutherland
and Congressman Reed, Mr.. ]. II. Lin
niger, Harri5ville Sanker, visited the
Reclamation and several other depart
ments looking after a claim he has
pending for 81 900, which was awarded
over year ago, but payment never
made. Valuable mining property own
ed in the West by Mr.. Linniger and as.
scciates in Richie county, was dam.
aged by the construction of a govern
ment irrigation ditch. Through the
influence brought to bear by Senator
Sutherland and Congressman Reed It
appears likely that the money will be
paid over before Mr., Linniger leaves
the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

If the Germans actually shooting glass bullets at
the Russians it is not because of belief or hope that
they will do more damage than the ordinary kind but
because the material out of which the regulation mis-
sies made has been exhausted
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Avalanches of unprecedented size have killed scores
of people in southern Switzerland during the past few
days Has Mother Nature herself fallen victim to the
rage to kill?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

means yet?
Can you tell private frot an Of.
ficer?
Do you know why they eretc tents
instead OF digging holes In the ground
to live in?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
ODD, ISN'T 1T?
DEATH OF AN INFANT

Elizabeth, the tsH.months' old in.
FAINT daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
man Horvat, died yesterday evening
Of the home OF her parents at Grant
Town. Funeral services were held
this afternoon with interment In Holy
Cross cemetery by Undertaken r. c.
Jones,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Among the West virginians here are
]. c. Mckinley, of Wheeling, and Mrs.
Clark Havener, of Buckhannon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

The New York Senate has passed bill calling for the
killing OF unlicensed But wouldn't take nine
such bills for each cat?-Unontown Evening Genius
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Englands plan of fighting the submarine peril is to
sink U-boats faster than they be built. Our plan
is to build merchantmen faster than they sunk
Between the two of us ought to turn the trick
Morgantown Post-Chronice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
SHORT AND sNAPPY.
Germany.

We fear there too many hot air PARROTS for the
country's good-Kanawha News
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

Also, West virginians thinking of
doing their bit, should not overlook the
fact that there are $50 army paymas.
tiers Jobs which have to be filled as
soon as men can be secured. An exam.
ination for this purpose will be held
here May 10. The age limit is 81 to 26.
and applications to take this examina.
ton must be made to the congressman
representing the applicants home dis.
trict. He must certify the applicant
before he will be permitted to take the
examination. The pay at the start OFF
is $4,000 a year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

West virginians. seeking military
education in government training
camps, now have the chance. But they
should get their applications in early.
They must not be younger than 20
years and 8 months nor older than A
years All that is asked of them is to
pay their railroad fare to and from
Fort Benjamin Harrison at Indlanapo.
lis, and to agree to accept commits.
sion at the end of their training, il
| they are certified for examination and
pass, said commission being in the or
ilcers' Reserve Corps. They will get
uniform and equipment at camp ant
their living while in training for three
months. The camp starts May S. In
training camp with them will be men
from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, the
total not to exceed $500 men appor.
toned between the four states. How
to proceed to get this valuable mill.
tary training is first to write an ap.
plication to the Commanding General
Central Department, Federal Building
Chicago. But, If there are West Vir.
glnians who, after reading this. de
eide to apply. they should not delay
doing so at once. To delay means that
others may beat you to 1t. and prevent
you from getting fine, intensive train.
ing to be an officer in the army, with.
out hardly any expense.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

In the Nations Capital the sentiment
is bulking large that the time for the
government to take over the arbitrary
control of the food necessities of live
and set prices is NOW, and not later.
For the opinion is just IS ovcrwhe!m-
ing that it will have to be done, and
at no distant date. Secretary Hous-
ton has asked Congress for the legisla.
ton to do 1t, but-mark this-Congress
will bubble, haggle and delay, but will
finally grant the Secretary's request.
But this delay will cost the people mil
lions. So why not DO It Now" There
are food dealers who will combat 1t
to the last, but they will not be the
small dealers. AS class, they are be-
ing pinched and mulcted along with
their harrassed and troubled custom
ers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24

The Germans continue to sweep everything before
them in their tremendous drive toward Berln.-Wstzol
Democrat
Nobody knows exactly what the government is doing
but everybody hopes Is getting ready to torpedo the
food extortioners without Expo
nent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-24
WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP [sz szzzzEs Brook. .ai7z
nv coNDo.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., April "a
The biggest back lot garden in the
country is in the rear of Uncle Sans
big White House, is irrigated by the
Potomac and farmed by the Boy
Scouts, who have pitched their camp
on the rivers bank and are going to
make 1t grow by day and watch 1t
grow in the summers twilight. 1t is
meet and proper that, the biggest gar
den should be Uncle Sans, for Uncle
is about the biggest old fellow that
strides these parts. There are 800
acres in this garden, and 1t is mapped
off into "a plots, which are to serve
as models in the little garden move.
ment which has taken hold of the
country which in the aggregate is ex-
pected to swell the total of the coun-
try's wealth in food stuffs this year
many millions. The gardening is to
be under the supervision of Depart.
ment of Agriculture experts, and is
to be intensive and scientific. Swing
ing hose and rakes over their manly
young shoulders, headed by their
crack band Of fifty pieces and trucks
carrying sacks of seed, and Cheered
on their way up the avenue and across
the Elipse and Potomac Park to East
Potomac Park, which is their garden,
1000 Scouts marched to their task.
Not all will work in Uncle Sans great
backyard, but that many marched as
an escort to the favored comrades who
had been assigned to the work, anc
helped to pitch camp and get things
started. 1t was an inspiring sight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
HARV Ard Will.
SHIP. FOOTBALLS
To- ARMY BOYS

Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 26.-Twen-
ty thousand dollars: worth of foot
balls, baseiballs, and other athletic,
equipment is to be sent overseas to
Uncle Sans soldiers with the COM
pliments of the sons of John Har-
ward.
Fred W. Moore, graduate manager
of the Harvard Athletic association.
this week forwarded a. circular letter
to the 10000 Harvard graduates whose
names are on the football application
list, in which, he asks that each man
contribute 81 or more for footba lis
and possibly other athletic equip
ments, as a present from Harvard
graduates to American soldiers at the
front.
Furthermore, he got busy himself
and forwarded 500 footballs for soccer
and Rugby to the Red Cross, which
is to ship the goods abroad without
delay Eliot Wadsworth of New York.
a Harvard graduate, who is acting
head of the American Red Cross
asked Mr.. Moore to raise such fund