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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
Woman Shot at
Carolina Booze Party

Mrs. Virginia Deal, colored, OF Caro-.
lima Mine, Helen's run, is in the county
jail charged with shooting Mrs. Pear!
Cramer, colored, of Carolina, in the
leg with a revolver bullet. Jim Hig,
gins, also colored, is in the county jail
as witness against Mrs. Deal. The
shooting took place after drunken
brawl at Carolina in which Mrs. Deal
was the dominant factor, she having
furnished the whiskey according to
the statement she made when arrest
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
WOW. NOTICE

All members White Oak Camp
No. 20 Woodmen of the World are
requested to meet at the B. & o. r.
R. station Fairmont Sunday April
20 at 1920 o'clock to go on the
train leaving at 11:40 a. m. to Col
fax with the remains Of deceased
Sow. Sam W. Barnes. Services
will be held at the church at Col
fax at o'clock P. M. Wear your
badges.
W. c. DAUGHERTY, Consul. Com.
H. T. Jones. Clerk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
L. Higginbotham
Buried Today

Funeral services over the body of
Leonard Higginbotham whose death
occurred on Thursday were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-
dence of his son Fred Higginbotham
on Main street. DR.. ]. c. Bloomfield
Of the NJ. P. Temple conducted the
funeral services which were attended
by large number Of friends. At the
conclusion Of the services the body
was inferred In Maple Grove Cemetery
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
cRoWpER ON rRlAI

At press time this afternoon there
had been no sentence passed on Rob-
ert Crowder, colored, who is standing
trial before Justice Of the Peace w. w.
Conaway for selling whiskey. The
charge against Crowder was made by
William Jakeway who was arrested for
being drunk on the streets Thursday
night. Jakeway claims he bought whis-
key from Crowder but Crowder claims
having made no sales.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
,By Associated Pressn

HASTINGS, Col, April rs. - Nine
more bodies, making total of Is were
found today by rescue crews in the
Hastings mine OF the Victor American
Fuel company in which 119 men were
entombed yesterday by an explosion.
Mine officials said it was feared all
bad persisted.
AS soon as the first rescuers emery
ed early today another crew entered
the mine bearing stretchers. Outside
the mine scores of volunteers pressed
forward eager to be in the next shift
The rescue crew reported the fire in
the mine was out and the work of re.
pairing the damage was clearing away
the debris was proceeding rapidly.
TRINIDAD. Colo, April 2S.-With
rescue parties working in relays re.
new efforts were made today to reach
113 men still entombcd in the Hastings
mine No 2 of the Victor American Fuel
company, where an explosion occurred
yesterday morning Just what caused
the disaster is as much a mystery now
as "a hours ago. Rescue crews, a
mine official said, had found Five or
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
NEW HoTEL MANAGER Here

Dick o'Neal. manager of the Hotel
Fairmont, is in the city today confer.
ring with Brooks Fleming, Of the hotel
sSsompany, and looking over the hotel
and the local situation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28
THE WEATHER

Continued cold and probably rain
tonight and Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28

Continued on page 81
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
RAISE MORE HOGS

We, the Live Stock Committee Of
the Federal Food Administration for
kentucky, realizing the seriousness
of the food situation the world over.
and the vital bearing II will have
on the winning Of this great war
agaist the enemies of democracy,
call the attention Of our fellow farm
rrs 10 the following;
First-rherc is a great shortage
# hogs. This shortage is bound to
continue for some time. Whether
the war ends within a year or not,
there is a more urgent necessity for
an increase in the production OF
hogs and hog products, and prices
viii continue high.
The United state Food Admins
tration has assured the producers
that hogs will not sell below a min
imum of $3.50 basis of top hogs on
the Chicago market.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
1t Pays to Study Agriculture

There never has been time in the
History of Our Country when there
was greater demand for the Pro-
ducts Of the farm. The farmer can
find market for everything from
Pcrsimmons to Fat Hogs. Think of
il, Corn 500 to $500 per bushel.
Navy Beans $500 to $500 per bushel.
Hay $1,000 To- $1,000 per ton. Turkeys
poe to SOC per pound. Sheep $500 to
$500 per head. Hogs $500 to $1,000
per 100 pounds.
II is a Patriotic Thing to be 4
farmer now. Our Government is
urging us to produce more even al
such high prices. We must have
the farm products. Only the man
who knows how can respond to this.
his Countrys Call to- the farm.
Then the Government is begging
for trained men in Agriculture, Of
frring them splendid opportunities
and salaries. Every one of our Agri-
cultural Graduates with the ability
OF leadership has taken a splendid
position as Demonstration, Farm Man.
aver. or else is making money on
his home farm. There will be 4
greater demand for men who have
had training in agriculture when
his war is over than ever before.
The great work Of reconstruction
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
TRAINING FOR YOU!
Parents, Give Your Children A
Chance to Be Somebody

There has never been time when
an education gave So large a return
on the Investment. The world wants
boys and girls who can do things.
Just now, there arg three positions
open for every on" person who -
prepared TO fill the place. There
j. a fine position waiting for every
person who will learn to do type
writing and shorthand or who can
keep books. A course Of three
months in these at Berca will get
you ready to make a handsome
salary.
Npl don't need big lot of money
~ get an education at Berea. Every
thing is 50 systcmatized here that the
price Of board and living is cheaper
than staying at home. Just what
will happen in the world after this
war. no one can tell. but now you
do have the opportunity To GO to
school BE long sighted person
and make the best use Of your time.
Come TO Berea. Hundreds If young
people are getting their start IN
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

Srcond-Thc South needs thous-
andS of bred gifts. There is an
abundance of feeding material all
over the southland that cannot be
probably marketed except through
feeding II IT, hogs. We have an alb
normally large corn crop and much
of II must be fed to hogs.
Both patriotism and profit call tn"
farmer tu do his duty. Let every
farmer add at least one brood sow
to his drove. Breed and feed as eff
licicntly and intensively as possible.
Keep your hogs free from lice and
worms. which will insure health.
BE patriotic, and at the same time
make money. We must raise and
futtrn more hogs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

j. going 10 require the best talent
that is possible to get on the farm.
Berea School of Agriculture with
its splendid corps of teachers and
equipment is prepared to do like
wise for you.
Think of it, In Berea's Agricul-
trr Course you learn how they are
making COWS average over five gal
hons of milk per day. Some of them
are giving as much as eight gallons
per day. They are not unusual
cows. The are fed and cared for IN
an unusual way. Yet any one can
do il if they know how. Soil that
was not worth soc per acre so
far as production is concerned,
is now producing 80 bushels of
corn per acre. Land producing crops
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

a number of classes like the teachers
IN agriculture home science. brick
laying and blacksmIthlng that are
especially adapted to winter study
and come Iu>t before the great work
season Of spring and summer.
There are two courses that
We wish Ia especially call your al
trntiou To- bricklaylug and black
smlthlng We have two very strong
instructors IN these CLASSES and they
are able To- turn ont men thoroughly
equipped III the principles. science
and practical experience Of these
two branches. our brIcklayers from
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
A GREAT DISCOVERY AT THE
DAIRY

BY milking the cows three times
a day at the College Dairy Barn
they have made a wonderful gain
III their milk flow. Thirty-fOur
COWS milking two times day
in 10 days produced i.2H gallons
milk while the same 81 cows have
produced in 10 days milking 3 times
a day i6i0 gallons milk, which ~
an increase of 1893 gallons for 10
days or gallon a day to the cow.
II will be- noticed that the COWS
are averaging 5 gallons to the Cow
which is very remarkable record
for a general average. This dis
cOvery alone, If il continues to go
IN at the rate IL is going, viii make
a difference of $1,000 year to the
College And there seems to be no
reason to doubt thai il is a great
success. as the cows have made tn
record gain through the last cold
spell as compared with the warm
weather just before the spell set in.
The largest gain for any one COW
has been from 6h gallons per day to
9 gallons day.
Three COWS are producing 23h
gallons per day under the new milk
/ ing schedule
All people desiring to show their
/ friends the dairy and milking ma
chine will please call at 400 a. m,
T. 30 p. H.. and 500 to 1000 ,. m.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
The Winter Term at Berea

From the North and South. East
and West. strong and fair minded
young men and women are coming
IT, Brrea for a winter course. The
Winter Term has always been a
dvOrltc term III B"r"a because It
- the leisure time II the year on the
farm; and time when bad roads
and cold weather shut IN the pcnpl"
If our great mountain section. Great
preparation has been made IN Bcrca
for an extra large number The
Normal and Vocational Departments
make special preparation for stu
dents during the winter as they have
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

are yet on the fence ready for
sight push to send you To- school,
or t. leave you at home. hope tins
copy of The citizen Will push you
toward school III Berca You will
have some friends and neighbOr-
coming January ist or 2nd, So don
waste tim" by pondcrlng over tn"
question. but get on the train ami
come with them We hope IT, So"
your face IN Berca at the big Jam
Social" on New Years night.
MARSHAL / T.. Val CIV
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

every year and still growing better.
10 is possible. 10 is being done ut
Berea. You just take brains as well
as your monkey wrench along with
your pillow.
You can have all the advantages
ri Bnr'a College and learn Agricul-
turc for Il little less than $500 per
week. That means all your expen-
Sos. Cheaper than staying at homcl
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

life here for a useful career. Why
not YOU?
" YOU are already competent t.
earn good living, don't be- content.
Climb little highcr-gct to a place
where your folks, your community,
ar even your state can be proud that
.ru are it citizen. Two percent.
If all the men in the United States
have liberal College education; and
yet. 81 percent. Of all the members
If Congress are men Of liberal col
lege training. II pays to get full
College education.
Here is suggestion for parents:
You want to do the best by your
children. Give them chance 10 be
somebody No matter what hap
pens. nobody can ever take away
the education that YOU give your
boy or girl. Berea College has just
what they need. A little money will
20 farther AT Bcrca than anywhere
else. Give your boy or girl the
chance that YOU have often wished
that you had had.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27

shooting, spoke filling and tool sharp
rnlng. A young man Interested III
carpentry or agriculture should take
black smithing as an allied subject.
TN, j. hasty word to you who
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
G. T. SPENCER
Instructor in Bricklaying

last years class are now making
from $500 to $500 day and there
il plenty of work for men who ar"
vet 10 take it. The blacksmlthln9
course equips young men in all
sorts of iron work, welding, horse
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
OCEAN CITY

Many Bridgeton people have been
interested in Ocean City from its be-
Shining. The following IS EDITORIAL
comment of the Ocean City Ledger
upon the 39th ann versary of the re-
sort:
Thirty-eight long years have swept
over us since Ocean City started
Great changes have come everywhere
and over everybody. Most OF those
old enough to help in the work have
passed on, waile the boys are old now.
Peck's BEACH has been transforme
from a Wild. barren, desolate island
into a beautiful summer resort; from
a mparatively useless uninhabited
morass into a city of habitation as
sessed at about $10,000,OO0.
1t is not a change that mas sprung
up in a night like some mining town,
but one of permanent improvements,
homes, churches, schools, banks and
business upon a broad Christian
basis worthy of emulation. As a city,
ID is scarcely out of its swadddling
clothes and soon to approach it's full
Ter growth.
We see many things that pain our
hearts, while everyone coming from
other resorts praise our appearance
and say there is no comparison to
such and such a place, but others of
Us remember the words of Jesus when
he said. Woe unto thee, Capurnium,
for if the mighty works done in thee
had been done in Sodom and Gomor-
rah, they had repented in sackcloth
and ashes" So Ocean City must not
be content just to keep a little ahead
of sin and the rum cursed resorts, or
from our nigh altitude we will fall
like Saratoga to the nethermost hell.
Jerusalem, the holy, has been the ha-
bitation of owls and bats for thou
sands of years; we pray God to help
Ocean CITY.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
POWER FARMING"

1t isn't cnly the American farmers
that are fro-perous and progressive.
There has been a revolution in Ca
madam farming lately. The Toronto
Globe says it is just as great as tne
agricultural change wrought by the
int,oduction OF the moving machine.
hayraka and self-binder. Power
farming is all the vogue.
This modern development is par
ticdlarly noticeable in Ontario. The
gas engine is found today in great
numbers, in nearly every county in
the province. Mechanical plowmen"
are becoming as common as steam
threshing outfits. And those same
plowmen, perhaps, will soon be doing
the threshing, just as they saw the
wood and pump the water and grind
the corn, for they are capable of a.
most innumerable adaptations. Mix
ing machines, too, animated ~ gaso-
line instead of muscular energy, are
eliminating much of the toll OF dairy
ing. The Globe says they will soon
be as familiar as cream separators on
Toronto dairy farms.
And the evolution is proceeding a
step further. Here and there are in
dividual farmers, or groups of farm
ers, who are using electrical energy
for lighting, cooking, ironing, pump
ing and other purposes, wonderfully
reducing farm drudgery.
All this might be expected to re-
duce the farming population, because
one machine may do the work of
several men. But not so, says tha
Globe. 1t has the opposite effect. 1t
tends to increase the number of
people living on the, land, because it
makes rural life so much pleasanter
and easier, and at the same time
greatly increases the productivity
and sustaining power of the land.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
NO FLAGS FOR WILHELM

One of the most poignant commen-
aries On the German war that has
ever appeared in print IS found in
little news item that came from Am
sterdam the other day. L tells OF
recent visit of the Kaiser to Brusse.s,
ON his way to tle Flanders battle
front. Before Wilnelm's arriva-, The
German military a-thori les 8. kel tie
people of the city 20 di,. .ay l--gs in
honor of the emperor's visit.
Instead, they remained indoors,
and drew the window blinds, on
which they inscribed. Closed for ma
tional mourning The streets were
deserted except for the soldiers and
police"
What an appropriate welcome for
the Prussian Kaiser! An empty city,
"closed for mourning, with Grape in
stead of flags. 1t was a perfect re-
sponse to the treatment that Ger
many nas accorded Belgium. 1t is
such a welcome as the imperial auto
erat mi ght fittingly receive in any
city of Europe outside his own denim
ions-and inside them, too. when the
German people wake up. 1t typihes
the whole worlds opinion of Wilhelm
and of his military satellites, and the
sort of warfare they wage; and tle
national ideals they represent.
1t is an eloquent testimonial to the
appalling moral isolation of Germany
today. The ruler who boasts himself
as the vice-regent of God, the special
representative of the Almighty on
earth, has become to the majority of
mankind an object of horror and
loathng, in which his people share as
long as they tolerate ms authority
and do his will.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
MORE THAN 100000
VOLUNTEERS

On Sept. 6 there were 1,074 ,146 men
in the military and naval forces Of
the United States. That was just five
months after the declaration of war
All of these men were volunteers, and
probably twice as many had offered
themselves as had been accepted. Up
to that time not drafted soldier had
been sent to a training camp
Without noise or furry the work
of enlistment proceeded. Every sec
tion of the country witnessed the
rapid, steady outpouring of men wlo
of their own impulse flocked to the
colors. 1t was a spontaneous mani
festation of patriotism. Little has
been done to stimulate recruiting.
President Wilson issued only one ap-
peal. There were no such scenes as
stirred Great Gritain from end to end
when Kitchener's army was raised.
The American method has been uui-
eter and less picturesque but it has
been extraordinarily effective With
minimum of effort or excitement
the army and navy have been raised
to their greatest strength in the his
tory of the Nation. The United States
Navy is overfiowing with men and a
halt has been called upon enlistments.
The Regular Army is in excess of its
full war quota. The National Guard
has been quickly recruited. The les
ser branches of the service nave been
filled. The officers training camps
have turned away thousands.
Under the volunteer system We
have created an army and navy
worthy of this Nation and dedicated
to the cause of democracy, and the
men now selected for mobilization in
the National Army will almost dou-
BILE the land forces.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Fl . COWARD sCHooLMAsTER

In he strange and sad case of Phil
ip Pc. stein, who was arrested in bed
Tor f~.lIre % report for military SER
vice When drafted, DR.. Leddy, of
Knick rbocker Hospital mas reported
that tl3 yong man is a constitution
al cowrd who has been in state of
COLLARS since his arrest. He is no.
to blame foc it," says DR.. Leddy 'His
nervous system is at fault
The war has almost made it seem
as if there were no timid men, What
is nearer the truth is that all are tim
ID. varying in degree; but nearly all
are capable of becoming brave SOL
dlers under training, discipline and
emulation. Those who cannot are to
be pitied, both in peace and war.
The fact that Mr. Perlstein is a
teacher raises peculiar question.
Educators hold that a certain per-
centage of men teachers are neces-
Sol III Jul oCuOOlS W SulCdte HAL
illness, lest they become "feminized" :"
This function an extremely timid man
cannot fulfill the boys will by instinct
know his weakness and take advan-
tage of it. For such unfortunates a
quiet occupation is best suited, less
dependent upon strength of character
for success and usefulness.
Fortunately such cases are rare.
Where they exist in the schools,
where teachers give examples of a
craven spirit or counsel cowardice in
he guise of pacifist doctrine, the
Board of Superintendents should take
note of their failing. They can do
better work for themselves and for
the community in some occupation
less strenuous in its demand upon
manly personality.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Jacob S. Johnson. deceased
Pursuant to the order of Frank F.
Wallace, Surrogate of the County Of
Cumberland, made on the tWenty-sev-
enth day of August, 1917, on applica-
ton of the undersigned Executor of
said deceased, notice is hereby given
to the creditors of the decedent to
bring in to the subscriber their debts,
demands and claims against he es-
tate of said deceased, under oath,
within nine months from the date of
such order, or they will be forever
barred from prosecuting or recover
ing the same against the subscriber.
Dated August 9th, 1917.
GEORGE EBNER, Executor
of the Estate Of Jacob s.
Johnson, DECD
S-29 9W
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

One of the largest dairy plants in
the United States will be erected at
Wrightstown to meet the demands of
Uncle Sam for fresh milk and cream
for the nationals" at Camp Dix. Nine
corporations have comb med to organ
ize the business, which will be known
as the Columbia Dairy Farms. Henry
w. Jeffers, of Plainsboro, is presi-
dent; John B. Wicoff, of Plainsboro
vice president, and Colonel David M
Flynn, of Princeton, secretary and
treasurer. All have been associated
with the big plant of the Walker-Gor.
don concern at Plainsboro. The gov
ernment has already contracted for
the entire product of the immense
dairies the company will operate.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
A LETTER FROM CAMP

Dear Sister Sue:-
1 am writing late,
To offer my> thanks for that sweater;
It's just the right size-mate says
it looks great
You couldn't have knitted it better,
Those shirts that you packed, in
filigree blue,
Were sharply held UP at Head
quarters;
There's a rule, hard and fast, that
frills will not do
We cannot doll up for the slaughters.
Your mitts were a dream, and l know
they'll be warm,
When winter creeps forth with it's
clenches;
And Lord bless your soul for that
pipe and large dole
Of tobacco to Whit in the trenches.
Twas thoughtful of you to think of
wet feet,
But-really-I can't wear galoches.
We're all feeling prime, and yearn
for the time
When we get a shot at the Boches.
The socks were o. K.-though a bit
rather gay
And the neckties I'll store in safe
keeping;
Your other gifts here, but listen my
dear
We can't wear pajamas when sleep
ing.
Now don't worry Sue-cneer the 9TH
er folks, too
We're filled UP with pep" to the
brim;
We're glad of the chance for "bit''
in old France
Here's kiss
From your big brother,
Tim
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
MEANINGLESS STATISTICS

As was expected, the Wholesale and
retail liquor. dealers nave spent to
the limit of their bank rolls to take
whisky from bond before the increas-
ed tax becomes effective, the booze
publicity agents are shouting about
the enormous increase in whisky
consumption and newspapers are fall
ing for the joke.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

Secretary McAdoo is going out on
another canvassing tour for subscrip-
tions to the next war loan. 1t will
do some good, perhaps, as his former
canvass did, but Secretary McAdoo
ought to see to it that the bonds are
ready for delivery to those who want
to buy. That would help greatly to
speed up the sales. 1t is good deal
of a drawback that the bonds sold in
June have not been delivered yet.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
IN ClaQCeIy Of New Jersey
TO HERBERT LAKE.

TO HERBERT LAKE,
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Cnancery of New Jersey, made on
the day of the date hereof, in a Ger
tain cause wherein Laura NJ Lake is
petitioner, and you are defendant,
you are required to appear and an
swer to petitioners petition on or be-
fore the fifth day of November next,
or, in default thereof, such decree
will be taken against you -as the
Chancellor shall think equitable and
just
The object of sucn suit is to obtain
a decree of divorce, dissolving the
marriage between you and the
petitioner.
Dated September 4th, 1917.
LEROY w. LODER,
Solicitor for and of Counsel with
Petitioner
Garrison Building,
Bridgeton, N. j.
9-12 oaw 4W