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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Administrators Named-James Rem.
aldo was appointed administrator OF
the personal estate Of the late Mike
Renaldo. G. C. Powell was named ad-
ministrator of the personal estate of
the late Adam Kadluboic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

RaptISts Wln-Last night the Pala-
tine Baptist team won a close base
ball contest played on the East park
ground with the Diamond Street Meth.
odi7tR.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
Nobody Loved Him.

SUNIMERTON, Tenn-John Cramer
this towns rich young banker, claim
ed exemption from army service on the
grounds that if he went away there
would be no one to clip his coupons,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

West Virginia
Generally fair to.
night and Sunday.
Not much change
in temperature.
Local Readings.
F. P. Hall, Oh.
Temperature at
5 a. m. today, Ga.
Yesterdays wealth
er, clear; tempera-
ture, maximum, 50;
minimum, 30; pre-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

No Police corut-Apparently every
thing was quiet in Fairmont yesterday
and not an arrest was made. The reg
ular nine o'clock police court program
was blank.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

nobody to collect his interest on his
bonds, nobody to spend his income
and, he being without relatives, nobody
to collect his life insurance If he got
killed. He couldn't see how he could
serve.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
e. q REDCROSS
& BULLETIN

Voluntary subscriptions to the Re.
Cross Fund made in the month OF July
have been listed as follows: A. w.
Mitchell, $40; Central Christian
church, SS.26; A. B. Fleming, $50;
Walton Miller, $1O0; Golfers at Coun.
try Club July 4th, So; Sugar Grove On.
ion Sunday school, $3.50; Mrs. Z. b.
Moore, $15; Thos. L. Hunsaker, So;
William McElwain, $40; Grand Com.
mandery, Knights Templar, $50. To.
tai, S277.26.
On account Of the physical examina.
ton OF drafted men for the Nationa:
army which will be held In the Red
Cross headquarters in the municipal
building, the work Of the organization
will be suspended until Tuesday.
N. A. Fletcher, president Of the Fair.
mont Trust company, has donated a
number Of banks to the Red Cross to
be placed In the business houses Of
the city for the collection Of funds for
the Comfort Kits which the society
will make for the boys at the Mobihza-
tion camp. The banks were yesterday
placed in various business houses and
a hearty response from the public is
anticipated.
Make it a personal obligation to
spend some time in work at the Red
Cross rooms each week. A member
of the committee in charge will always
be there and will provide you with
work. The rooms are open each day
from 9 until . o'clock. The telephone
number is 1851.
The Chapter is now conducting a
Comfort Kit campaign and members
a ) urged to cooperate in providing
the soldier boys with one Of the Kits
which is real comfort. Materials for
fashioning the kits will be furnished
at the Red Cross headquarters.
The supply of wool to be made into
sweaters, scarfS, etc., for the soldier
boys has not been exhausted. Knit.
tiers can obtain the same by calling at
the Red Cross headquarters.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays a
lunch will be served free Of charge to
workers at the Red Cross headquar.
tiers who will spend the day there
working. A number of patriotic women
have announced their intention of do.
ing their bit in this way. delicious
lunch was served last Wednesday to
the little band who spent the entire
day there.
A new mail box has been installed
on the second floor for use OF the Red
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Streets CIeaned-Employes Of the
city street department were on the
main streets of the city early this
morning cleaning up before the usual
mid day traffic began.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
Mo aracer. No Elnhter.

BUCKHoRN, Minn.-Lars Larson,
called for examination for the new
army, claimed exemption. though he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

New Normal Improvements-Many
affective Improvements have been
made on the new Normal school cam.
pus, especially III the rear of the build
ing around the tennis courts. The
grass has begun to come up we'll on
The campus in front OF the building,
giving the building and its surround.
Ings good appearance from Locust
avenue,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Engineers Move - The engineering
department Of the Monongahela Val.
ley Traction company on the second
floor Of the Watson building under the
charge Of Chief Engineer 4. D. Blank,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

The supply of wool to be made into
sweaters, scarfs, etc., for the soldier
boys has not been exhausted. Knit.
tiers can obtain the same by calling at
the Red Cross headquarters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Pay Day-This being an ideal day
Bay shopping and pay day at all the
Consolidation Coal company mines
along the river there was an unusually
large crowd on the Fairmont streets
throughout the entire morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Hllderhrand ReunIon-The annual
reunion Of the Hilderbrand family
will be held tomorrow at Wooster
Park near 0pekiska. A large number
pf the members OF this family which
Is we'll known in this section will at
tend the reunion. Persons from points
in Pennsylvania and from Morgan
Town, Grafton and Clarksburg as well
IS scores from Fairmont are expected
10 be present. Several men OF prom
hence will deliver addresses during
The days festivities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Railroad Officials Here - Superin.
tendent j. F. Keegan, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company, was in
the city yesterday with Superintend.
emit OF Motive Power Boden aud Master
Car Builder of the West Virginia Dis.
triet Battenhouse. The officials came
IN on Mr.. Keegan's private car attach.
ed to No. IS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

On account Of the physical examina.
tiOn OF drafted men for the Nationa:
army which will be held in the Red
Cross headquarters in the municipal
building, the work of the organization
will be suspended until Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Improving eank-ImprOYements are
being made to the interior OF the Peo'
pies National Bank building which
will add to the working lacilIties and
appearance OF the room.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

At Greensburs - E. B. Moore and
children, James and Mary, went 10
Greensburg, Pa, this morning where
the children will spend several weeks
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Bennett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Michael Family Reunlon-The an
lual family reunion OF the Michael ia.
nily is being held today in the Mus
grave grove near Georgetown. A
splendid program has been prepared
for the day consisting OF addresses,
music, etc. A feature OF the Celebra'
lion was a picnic dinner served dur
ing the day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Col. Osborn Baek-Colonel Osborn
!eturned to the First Regiment Camp
lere after spending two days in Clarks-
burg on business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Leave Cook Hospital - Mrs. Hugh
Wade, who had been patient at Far
mont Hosp'tLl No. Tor some time re.
:eivIng treatment tor fractured an.
kle, has so far recovered as TO be able
10 leave the hospital and today went to
The Manley hotel where she will re.
main a few days before returning to
uer home in Virginia. Mrs. Rose SnaI'
u, who had been a surgical patient at
Fairmont Hospital No. 3 was dismissed
Today and went to the home OF rela'
lives
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

A new mail box has been installed
on the second floor for use Of the Red
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
MAIL ORDER PROFITS

Net earnings of Sears Roebuck &
Co. for the year ending Dec. 81, 1916
were. $164SS,622. far in excess of the
most optimistic estimate. The com
tpany. ppbiishes1 it's gross! sales. month
ly SO that it was .g.generally known
that last years business would be the
largest in, it's history, but net was
not expected to be aslarge as itwas.
The company last year increased
its ratio of net from each dollars bust
ness. That is to say while merchan'
disc of every description has generally
advanced to high prices the Sears Roe
buck organization actually increased
its return per dollars sales.
In 1915 the company had net sales
of $1O6,228,421 and profits of $40.
lOO,3SS, which meant return Of 10.45
on each dollars business. In 1916, de-
spite mounting costs of goods sold
profits from the $137,2O0,S02 net sales
were $16,4SS,622 or a return OF l.
cents on each dollars business. Con
sidering the enormous volume OF the
company's business in 1916 this eX
ira cent and half on each dollar was
equivalent to $2,05S,000 more net than
would have been realized on the basis
Of profits that prevailed in 1915, Incl
dentally this increased ratio of profits
was equivalent to more than Is pei
cent Of the entire $8,000,000 preferred
stock issue and almost enough to pay
dividends on that issue for four years
Wall Street Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
WE TOLD YOU so.

From time to time in the past two
years there have been printed in the
columns of this paper statistics show
ing that our increased export trade
has been due to war orders. All
through the 1916 campaign the demo
cratic press and the Wilson admins
tration denied that tbs was tue. Many
non political papers were silent upon
the subject Now comes the Saturday
Evening Post with an editorial which
corrcborates what this paper has been
saving for two years-that we have
gained comparatively little foreign
trade except as war demand has
thrown it to u.s." While the Saturday
Evening Post has finally grasped the
facts of the situation, just as we have
been stating them for months, II re.
fuses to reach the conclusion that Will
appeal to most thinking people-that
development OF permanent export
trade depends chiefly upon building
up home industry so that. by produc
ING: large quantities, we shall be able
to produce at lower cost and be IN a
position to compete in the worlds mar
kets, And, in order to build up home
enterprises we must have the aid OF
protective tariff. Perhaps in cou
ple of years more the Post will gel
around to that idea, but it apparently
will not go any farther now than ad
nit the facts. Give the Post time and
it will catch up with US.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
ABSOLUTE PROTECTION WANTED
IN ENGLAND.

A deputation representing over &c..
OcO workpeople and about 300 hosiery
firms in Nottinghamshire, Leicester
shire and Derbyshire,, called at the
board of trade office in London, dur
ing January, to discuss the crisis
threatening their industry because OF
the removal of the prohibition on the
importation Of cotton hosiery. They
pointed out that since the outbreak OF
the war imports from Japan had more
than doubled; that in 1913, when Ger.
many was a competitor, total OF
100000 dozen pairs of hosiery were
imported, falling to $4,000 dozen
pairs in 1914, advancing to 931, 900 in
1915 and 2,564,O0O last year. They
wanted the prohibition on importation
reimposed. All our hosiery manufac
turers ask for is protective rates meas
ured by the difference in cost OF pro
duction at home and abroad, and they
cant get them under the democratic
administration. They don't want alb
solute prohibition, while those erst
while model free traders OF Great
Britain do. .4 -a ..-... -.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
/ WANTS SINGLE ALLEGIANCE.

Senator William S. Kenyon of Iowa,
through an amendment to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, has succeeded
in suppress.ng a glazing evil that has
assumed great proportions during the
past four years of democratic rule. In
the agricultural department there are
some 500 people employed at. sal
airy Of from 81 to $25 per year. They
receive additional compensation from
private parties, which gives them a
comfortable income. Senator Kenyon
has discovered that the real reason
for their becoming employees of the
government is to enable them to send
literature which they may prepare
free through the mails at great ex-
pense to the United States. SITS an
fnsidious influence in our government
that ought to be stopped" the senator
declares, and insists that an employee
Of the government should owe his al
legiance to the government and not be
controlled by an outside party, as is
sure to be the case if his salary is re-
ceived from private individuals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
Everybody's Column
The Review Solicits Comn1unico tons that
May be of interest to Readers OF this Column

I at the close of 1914 was 3,702. gain
during the year of 113, or 3.15 pei
cent.
"This work is now carried forward
in 81 different countries, by a force
of laborers comprised as follows: or
dained ministers, 926; licensed mini
sters, 565; licensed missionaries, 1854;
colporteurs, 2,706; secretaries. 292; to-
tai evangelistic laborers, ,5,313.
"Other laborers are engaged in lines
of work as follows: teachers in mis-
sion schools, primary schools, and
colleges, 1916; employed in publishing
houses, 1856; in sanitariums and treat.
ment rooms, 1886; a total of 4,047 in
stitutional laborers. If to this be add
ed the 5,313 evangelistic laborers,
there is secured a grand total OF $3.50
! laborers engaged in all lines OF de.
nominational work, or one labor for
every thirteen members.
,"The total> funds contributed for
evangelistic work by members of the
, denomination during 1914 were $751;
O90, 484.S0, a per capita of $24.56. This
amount contributed is greater than the
preceding year by $223,757.40, the
per cent of increase being $50. OF the
total amount contributed, $2,32S,751.-
ISS, was from North America, or 1885
per cent, and all other, countries,
$761 1922, or 24.65 per cent. t
"The amounts raised for the three
general classes OF funds we're as fol-
lows: 1.-THE, $1jS1S,436.OS, 1884 per
cent; foreign mission offerings, $772,-
24S,39, or 24.99 per cent; home and
local offerings, s499,S00.3S, or 1917
per cent. The per capita for the men,
bership in North America was $32.33,
for, all the members outside America
SALE, an average OF $24.56. ,a.a ~
During the fifty two years since
this work has been organized. there
has been contributed for. evangelistic
work alone, $31,675, S9476. n..~.
I a"At the close of 1914, the total val
uation of the 1,44S church buildings
was $2,226, SCI. SS, an increase of $177,-
750.37 for the year. Donations and
investments during 1914 increased the
net worth of the UNCONVENTIONAL insti.
tutions approximately $4,000. A fur
Their expenditure of $484,682.55 was
made in the support of unconditional
educational institutions, so that the
grand total of contributions for ev-
angelistic work, the increased valua-
tiop of church buildings, and the sup
port of, and investments in, denom-
national institutions during 1914 con-
stitute grand total of $4,461, 202.86,
an average Of $35.45 for each church.
member thruout the world. For 1913
this average was $32.70, thus showing
an increase Of s2.75 per member for
1914.
GEORGE E. TRACER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21

Editor of the Review: -.
Great enthusiasm was manifested
among local Seventh-Day Adventists
when they learned Of the unusual pro
gress made by their denomination
during the past year as given in a re-
port that has just been received from
the worlds head quarters OF the
| church in Washington, D. G. Elk.
tracts of this report, which was COM
piled by H. E. Rogers, statistical sc,
cretary of the denomination, have been
sent broadcast thruout North Amer
lea, in order that the believers might
| learn of the way their church has ad
vanced. 49,
One of the remarkable statements
! in the report is, 1.-THE actual net gain
in membership for the year 1914 was
greater than the entire membership
of the denomination thruout the
world as it stood thirty years after
| this movement begun it's work"
The report says further: -.
"At the close of 1914, the total
membership was 1854, a gain dur
ing the year of II, 2S7, or 9.S5 per cent.
The gain for 1913 was $3.50 or 7.16
per cent and that was the largest gain
ever recorded up to that time. The
gain for 1914 was greater than that
reported for the proceeding year by
3,107 The number of baptisms dur
ing the year was 1899. The net diff
ference between the gain OF members
and the number of baptized is 3,712.
'The amount of money raised as Of.
ferings to foreign missions in the
North American division was $685.
$685.; the membership in this divi-
sion is 72,O15. This amount is there
fore an average of $8.55 for each men,
Der. The significance Of this last
amount. will be better understood
when it is explained that the latest
available reports indicate that for
1913 the average percapita contribu-
lions on the part of the members Of
lall the Protestant bodies in the Uni
ted State. was. 63, cents, The figures
ranged from. s1.93, the highest. for
the Moravian bodies, to FL cents per
member for the lowest.
For years the number of companies
and their membership as well as the
number of baptized scattered believ-
ers have been shown in the report
but in harmony with the vote taken
at the last session of the general con-
ference, this information has been dis.
continued. The aggregate commune
cants thus dropped out Of the report
would be approximately $4,000. That
is to say, the plan of emitting the
membership of companies and scatt-
cred believers accounts for the elm
ination Of approximately $4,000 COM
municant from all reference in this
report.
"The number of organized churches
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
Notice In Probate,

NOtlce " PropatSS
State of Iowa, Crawford County, S.
In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Ru
dolph Lehfeldt, late of Crawford coun
ty, deceased. -.
Notice of Appointment of Executors
To Whom It May Concern. 81
You are hereby notified that on the
9th day of February, 1917, the under
signed were duly appointed executors
of the above entitled estate, and all
creditors OF said estate are notified to
file their claims in the Office Of the
clerk of the district court, in and fol
Crawford county, Iowa, within one
year from the date of this notice, &C
cording to law, and have the same al
lowed and ordered paid by the said
court, or stand forever barred there
from. @atilF< -, -o. tlI
Dated this 10th day of February
1917. ,
SOPHIA LEHFELDT,
B. BRODERSEN,-
Conner & Powers, Executors.
Attorneys. S-3
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
Compulsory Service at Once.

J What is really required in order to
meet the danger the country now faces
is universal compulsory service, under
the sole direction and undisputed au-'
thority Of the national government.
Congress should enact at once law
of this character which would provide
for the immediate registration OF ev'
cry man of military age in this country;
It should provide for the training OF
these men, tarting with those be,
tween the ages of 10 and 20. 1t should
make no exemptions beyond those III
corporated in existing statutes. T
The people of this country are
drawn from many stocks, having their
origin in many lands. Great multi
tudes of them have not reached the
full stature of American citizenship.
But they are moved by old loves, old
passions, old prejudices and hatreds,,
which had their inspiration beyond
the seas. On them the melting pot
has not yet done its work. .
Our first and exigent duty is self,
protection. We must see to it that the
venom of disloyalty has no chance to
spread. Actively to distrust those OF
our people not native to our SOIL
would be unfair and unwise, but they
must have their opportunity to de:
clare where they stand and where
their sympathies and affections reside
Even the threat Of Vi is q sssdGi 81, II
the best and highest sense, for every
emergency. which may arise.-From
the Richmond, Va, Times-Dispatch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
Deutschland Is CAPTURED?

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 16-That
the merchant submarine Deutschland
has been captured and that he saw her
in Plymouth harbor with 1856 other
German submarines was the state
ment made here today by VIM. Palm
er, second engineer of the American
transport liner Mongolia. Palmer said
that the British had captured 400 en-
envy submarines. - -.
One hundred and eighty-seven Of
them were in Plymouth chained, to
gether and in the center Of huge
network of chains attached to buoys
and wharves. Captain. Koenig, com
mander of the submarine freighter
and his crew are in English jails, said
Palmer. -a ,~ =.
Photographs Of the Deutschland
wrapped with the chains, which held
her to others in the harbor, were or
exhibition, Palmer continued, and il
was generally known in Shipping cir
cles that the freighterS had been cap
tured. .+ vi sy,,e-,.s a.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
pAR7,sANsHIP DESIRED.

The senate amendment to the legls-
Iative appropriation bill, proposed by a
republican,. and providing that all
classes of postmasters shall be put un'
der the civil service, met instant op-
position from the democrats in the
house when it was presented to that
body for action. Il believe" profound
ly remarked the distinguished demo
cratic chairman of the appropriations
committee, that the senate amend
ment is fraught with great evil to our
system of government" If in the use
OF the word "our" he meant the sys
TEN Of government as established by
the democratic party he is undoubt
eGfy CUrrecL III. mas statement ~ le
democratic ideal Of a postmaster Is
one who can be relied upon to prosti
tute the Office to his party's demands
carefully distributing it's campaign lit
erature and carelessly overlooking re
publican documents until the day after
election. @% =.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
IoWA'S PLACE

Iowa's place in the war with Ger.
many, If it comes, will be one of great
responsibility. Iowa produces sol.
diers, but it also produces meat and
meat wins battles. ,....
Under the direction of the men at
Ames and those who have been trained
there, Iowa's meat capacity can be
doubled. All the breeding animals of
asV ~1tsad could be saved and bred,
free serum could be furnished by the
state, the corn and spring wheat crops
almost doubled, and the unproductive
land brought under cultivation.
Under the supervision of the state
almost any quantity of any kind OF
grain can be raised and almost any
quantity Of meat can be produced. If
necessary, the great West can double
its food supply.-Winterset News.