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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR,

Nv1Decan wish you a happy new year-and we dol
NV So oan anybody else-and most everybody doesl
But whether or not you have happy new year is
Ierttrely up to you.
Your New Year won't be happy unless throughout the
pear you do your best for yourself
Ana you can't do your best for yourself unless at the
same time You do your best for others.
dfes funny proposition after ALL" they used to sing
ltnthe minstrel shows.
But fes funny proposition only we make it such.
very simple and satisfactory and pleasant
pEoDosition II you go at-lt in the proper manner.
The proper manner we see it. is to lose your self
lcsntered outlook to realize you are common unit in
common mass, and to go through the year. and all the
years with realization that your own happiness
depends ON how much you doing to add happiness
10 others.
Iont hate anybody. But also see that you're doing
pour best to prevent anybods acting in such manner
phat others may hate him.
Ehe kindest thing you do to bully to end his
bullying But this is a DEPRESSION from our topic
Loyeyour fellow man stand shouder.to.shoulder with
im in all movements for the common good; fight should
pr to shoulder with him In all battles for the common
welfare
Try to secure healthful conditions for yourself and
also seek to abolish unheathful conditions
for an others
Demand Justice for yourselfbut oppose the denial of
Justice to others.
earths conditions while other folk are eating less than
proper foods.
Seek beauty in your daily ifebut don't let others be
arudllsd into squalcr
Your resolutions. after ALL small matters We sup
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
Prohibition a National Issue
As Congress Gfeets Melv Year

vote, will be obliged to go on record
one way or the other.
So say the prohibition amendment
will pass Congress would be a very
daring prediction. 1t takes a two.
thirds vote in both Houses to propose
a constitutional amendment.
AT the same time, prohibition has be.
come such an important political is.
sue that 1t may be determined as the
wise policy OF one or both parties to
pass it on to the states, which would
be the effect of proposing a constitu.
tional amendment.
Then The prohibitionists would have
to transfer their activities to the state
legislatures and make winning cam.
paigns in three-fourths of the states
before the liquor traffic would be abol-
ished by constitutional prohibition.
The Anti-Saloon League processes
to believe that help rather than oppo.
sition may be expected from the White
House.
Col. Bryan thinks prohibition will
be the big party issue in 1920. He evil
IDENTIFY, therefore. does not look for the
passage of the amendment-or its rat
ification IL passed-before that date.
He thinks that If the Democrats ne
elect to seize the issue they may be
beaten to it by the Republican party.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
Coal Operators
Appeal to Court

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. l.
With so per cent. of the production
of the New river field represented. a
meeting was held here Saturday by
the New River Coal Operators 4sso.
citation in which rapidly diminishing
car supplies furnished in the New Riy.
er district was the one subject dis.
cussed. 1t was shown by reports from
the various operations that the chesa.
peate and Ohio railroad is furnishing
these operations about SO 4.3 per cent,
Of the normal supply Of cars. Methods
of the railroad> companies in convert.
ing their cars to the handling of a
more profitable class of freight than
coal were condemned.
It was decided after thorough dis.
cussion Of the situation that the only
relief possible Is through the courts
and 1t was suggested that within a
week some action will be taken in tho
United States Court, but the exact
method Of procedure was not dis.
closed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
EVERY YEARS A LEAP YEAR NOW
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

n 7 INETEEN.sGXTEEN was leap year.
IN There won't be another leap year. the calendar says
till nineteentwenty
But the calendar lies.
Every years leap year these days. Every year sees
woman's power and prestige and privilege grow.
The mere frivolous preonse that in leap years. only
can woman ask man to be her mate is dead-defunct
-decedent
We reckon many will do the asking in 1917 as in
1916, If they happen to feel the urge
The leap year just past saw woman elected to con.
gress-but she'll take her this year. and then will
her greatest service commence
The leap year just past saw a woman fly nearly from
Chicago to New York But in the year coming. which
is not leap year. she she'll Cross the continent
through the air.
The calendar still observes leap year. 80
But the sex doesn't
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
AUSTRALIA WILL
PLAY HER PART
Refusal of CONSUMPTION is
Not a Sidesteping of
Responsibility.
tBy Associated Press.)

MELBOURNE. Australia, Jan. /
Notwithstanding the limitations
imposed by the peoples verdict in re.
fusing to accept CONSUMPTION, the gov.
eminent believes Australia will con.
tinue to play her part creditably in
this war;" said Premier Hughes in a
recent speech at the Lord Mayors
dinner in Melbourne.
"The result of the referendum" he
said, settled one point, and one point
only-that we may not have recourse
to compulslon in order to provide re-
Inducements for overseas service
during the war-and of course 1t can
not affect in any way Australia's obll-
cations to the empire. The people,
misled by gross misrepresentation
have declined to entrust the govern
ment with the powers asked for. The
decision Of the people will profoundly
AFFECT the future not only of this
young commonwealth, but of demo-
cratic government generally. Ger
tainly this refusal on the part of a
free people to make sacrifices to de-
fend their freedom will be used as a
proof OF the unwisdom of submitting
great national issues directly to the
people. But while we regret the.de-
cision, considering the odds against
us, there is no need to be discourage
ed"
Mr.. Hughes attacked the anti-con-
scriptionists in this language:
What must be the feelings of tens
OF thousands of loyal Australians,
who, misled by the outrageous mis-
representations Of designing men,
voted No when they read the enthu-
siastic approval of their action by the
German press! Is there one man or
woman who voted No and who loves
Australia who does not feel humiliat-
ed and ashamed to see in what light
their action is regarded in Germany"
Speaking of troubles in the COM
monwealth, chief of which was a
threatened strike of coal miners, Mr..
Hughes said:
THE strikes and upheavals, politi-
cal and Industrial, we see around US
are the manifestations of deliberate
policy which aims at destroying soci-
ETY. as 1t now exits. They are the
wor kof men who, calling themselves
by many names or by no name, are in
effect anarchists, and assisting them
for their own purposes certain sec
lions who are against the empire.
What must be the duty of any gov
eminent worthy of the name under
such circumstances? It is to carry on
the war with vigor, to prove to the
empire and to the world that the
heart of Australia beats true, that 1t
owes its existence to the empire and
realizes that only through the defeat
of Germany can the commonwealth
maintain its existence and achieve its
destiny"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
HuNrERe DYNAMITE GEAR

MARTINsBURG, ". Va, Jan, L.
Dynamite as a means OF CATCHING
bears was used successfully near war.
densvllle by a hunting party cornpos.
cd OF John r. KraolSley, N, w. Baugh.
man, John w. Sharp, 7, q. Wilson, AZ.
ter working all night to got at the
bear that they had trailed TO his den
In tho rocks they used dynamite ia
open the creyioe wide enough to get
bruin out. Before this nine shots from
Winchester flfies we're fred into the
bear before II could be killed, Il
weighed se0 pounds,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
A FAILURE. AMp 4 REAsoM..

ES some reactonary herald the discovery with blare
l. of trumpet, hasten TO note that the cooperative
packing plant at La Crosse Wis., has closed its DOORS
he concern says press dispatches, was unable to
raise enough capital to run the business probably"
A knockout by the Beef Tustp
Yes but only featherweght was knocked out.
he La Crosse effort too small to cope with the
mighty packing monopoly, which used every devious meth
cd known to big business to make certain that the effort
should never grow large enough to endange the Beef Trust
Cooperation on bigger scale is being tried by the or.
gained farmers of North Dakota.
When they get their packing plant going watch out 70,
If the Beef Trust can put the big cooperative packing
plant out of business then will be the time for reaconar;e,
to ehorte over the collapse of cooperation.
Not now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
eAlLeR CLAIMS BRIDE

CttAItl4labFoN, ", Van Jan, L.
When Henry II, Perry SET forth two
years ago to stall on the ocean, pref,
" ld.Yeareia Ora AfeNeal said she
would remain faithful and true TO
.leE sweetheart and aWait his return,
To-day they were married, the eeFe.
mally being performed by Rev &, II,
BNrTF Of the Lutheran church, PeFFF
enlisted Ia ire United States navy
eiig iFineEi mig ship, the Hancock, deck
sd at ElltedeipaiR a few days aga he
hesteped to claim his bride, Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
Canal Slides Have
Now Been Cvercol
az AssocLatcd. ! preaal

PANAMA, Jan. IL. The slide
Gaillard Cut which have been me
ing navigation have been ovcrc,
Today the channel IS in better 81
than it has ever been before. n
minimum width of 1870 feet it J
feet deep, and it is at least 30
deep clear across the original n
800 feet wide. The slides at a
acha and Culebra which{have bu
forward as IL to smother the Nj
way under their mass have
dredged away until they look ia
impotent. Barring some info
development, such as new bre
a wholly unexpected place o
crumbling Of the great cliffs of
ella at Gold Hill or Contractors
the Interruptions Nof traffic b
slides are done.
The engineers in charge wi
commit themselves to prophecI
they say the Cut is In the best
1t was ever in, and the fact tina
have taken away all but three
dredges and cut out the Sunda
holiday work is a strong indIcat
their confidence in the situatio.i
three dredges are carrying the
walton back Of the original oh
line in order to establish a defe
zone to prevent encroachments 81
channel. Much work Is yet x
done to complete the channel IL
full width Of 800 feet with a bdl
40 feet above sea level, giving a d.
Of As feet, but 1t is already poss
now to give passage to the biz
ships on the seas without any trou
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
BY CHARLES 3. oRIscoLL.

1t was pretty hard on Noah, while
lie builded his big boat, to be the putt
of ridicule, official city goat. Sight,
seers came from far and near; they
crowded every train, they stood and
laughed at Noah, and remarked, "It
looks like rain!"
Whenever Noah went downtown to
buy key of nails, the village jokesters
asked him If he'd caught his pair Of
whales.
AT last the boat was finished; the
menagerie aboard, and Noah sat and
smoked his pipe while cats and lions
roared. The drought was still un.
broken. and the weather man said,
Clear" but Noah, with his raincoat
on, kept life preservers near.
l wonder whether Noah. while ne
waited, got cold feet. And didn't that
first thunderclap to him sound pretty
sweet? And when at last the deluge
came, and winds began to blow, did he
not even venture once to say, II told
YOU so?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
Good-Happy New Year!
BY RED.


Well we saw it come in last night
but 1t looked bum because.
1t took us fifteen minutes to get any
Of the doctors in town to come to AT
injured man last night.
Ought to be law against doctors
laying in bed while people are suffer
ing from all sorts of injuries.
But Harness and Sands. two good old
standbys, got there and did everything
to ease the mans suffering.
He had tried to blow the old year
out with a gun that exploded.
Peace movement closed incident in
Europe. Keep 1t up you Europeans
you ought to all fight it out so that
we can all get fat jobs over here.
Coroner Lloyd called to investigate
81 deaths during the past year. And
nary one did he bring back to life,
New Year morning was a lovely
sheetins Of white.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
(oponed ana passed BY tie CENSOR

(oponed and passed by the censors).
An Engiishman and a scotchnan
we're out walking In the Highlandl
whom they came TO a sign which read,
Five miles to stronaclacher.n On
derneatll was written, ttIf you cannot
read inquire at the baker's.n
Sandy laughed, but refused 70 ten
the Eng lishinan tho Joke. That night
the gnEiis htnRn woke Sandy up with
loud tEuEtter llaw, / zoe the nun, !"
,naia Tao Engiishman. '.Fiaw, the bak
er iatEht not be IN. taw, quite eisyl
orsn 7.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

ycu make New Year resolutions list Is the lest 81
don't
But the one resolution that should be broken this
'In this new year will do the best can for myself
by doing the best can for everybody"
Isn't It SO?
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
HuRRABi

The big league magnates are going
to raise the admission prices this sum
mer. That's Q bum way to make us
mad when the banks ere giving three
'pef cent -,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
SHORT AND sNAPPY.

The next legislature has chance to obtain the dis
tincton of being known postery as the Good Roads
Notwithstanding Intelligencer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
December Circulation

The circulation of The West Virginian
Tor the month of December, 1916, was as
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
Amt Nature Wonderful

After reading about the Chicago fell.
low with 100000 eggs in chilly air,
busting off fresh eggs is harder job
than 1t sounds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
K!LL THE OlLD GER
WITH OLD s sLscgS JOE covd

WITH OLD BLACK JOE couc
SYRUP.
Colds and grippe are caused By
germ. One Of the Ingredients In o
Black Joe Cough Syrup is an oil Ii
medical science says will destroy II
germ. Another valuable ingredient
one that opens the air passages e
loosens the phlegm 50 that the oils
the syrup can reach the germ a
soothe the irritation.
Old Black Joe Cough Syrup Is adj
lutely safe for every member OF 4
family ! tis free from ali opist,
chlorofoFm and narcotic drugs. A B
bottle costs only 2bc at any store
city or country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
Fable.

Once upon tyne there was a per.
son who really believed in that stun
at Christmas time: TITS ye giver, not
We gift"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

And another, is to show father with
the baby walking the floor at night
about to step on a Acknowledgements
COPIED their stuff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY /, 1917.

Start early with high aim; IN the long run men hit
I what they aim at.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
I If YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
HWESTERN UNION.1

Subscribers on our carrier routes failing to get The
West yirginan any evening should call WESTERN
UNION" state the fact and give name and residence
ard o messenger will deliver a paper your door at
once. There is charge to the subscriber for thia
service. The West Virginian plans to render its
subscribers the best newspaper delivery service pos
sfble and this is part of the plan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

hebest leaf to turn is that which contains the name
Ofthoaay you hate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

Every In the year Is an opportunity See that you
belize 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. 1.-Lu.
Their Burbank, famous plant wizard OF
California, is celebrating the Christ
mas holidays with his bride, after a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

He had tried to blow the old year
out with a gun that exploded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01

New Year morning was a lovely
sheeting Of white.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16

of French descent. They too, are ex.
pected to apply for realise.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16
TEUTON PRISONERS JOIN ALLIES

Il TOXIC, Feb. Height German
war prisoners, released from the Japa-
nese prison camp at Nagoya, near
here, because they were of French
descent and former residents of AL
sace-Lorraine ARE today on their way
to Marseilles to join the French army
and fight the country which claims
them as subjects.
The men left Yokohama secretly.
Their families are still in German ter
ritory and the e~x-prisoners fear they
will suffer mistreatment from the Ger
mans if the latter hear of the release
in Japan. The eight prisoners were
captured when Tsingtao fell to the
Japanese. There are fourteen others
in the NagOya camp who claim to be
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16
Thief Gets Troop Funs

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 16.-Members
of Troop A, Montana cavalry, who
have just returned from the Mexican
border, report that since arriving
home friends have been inquiring how
they liked the funds raised for them
on Thanksgiving and New Years. No
funds reached the soldiers who believe
swindlers have been collecting in Hell
ena. The sole gifts they received, they
declare, came from the Rev. Father J.
L. McMullen, chaplain of the Second
Montana infantry,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16
IDAHO TO HAVE
GOOD BALL TEAM
COACH BLEAMASTER WILL ISSUE
FIRST CALL FOR PRACTICE
MARCH 1

when issue the first call for base
ball practice March 1, l expect to see
the best material that has appeared
here for years." Coach BIeamaster said
today. Five pitchers are already de-
veloped and there may be more among
the first year men. Lefty Wade, Ret
tig, Blackmer, Brockman and Bunk
Brashear, who played last year for
Idaho Tech, will make an exceptionally
strong battery string, together with
Barber and Frank Thomas, catchers."
Other old men who are going to
work for their former positions are
slim" Almquist, first; Jim Kean, sec
ond; Gray, shortstop; NIP" Nelson,
third and Glover Evans, left field. A
lot of new men are needed for the field
positions, for the loss of Purdy and
Jones made that department pretty
weak.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16

county primaries and at the same tim
delegates are elected to state conven
lions to nominate candidates for stat,
offices. The bill is by Senator Evans
a democrat. Senator Mitchell intro
duced a bill providing long time loal
Of endowment funds of the state OF
the amortization. A corrupt prac'
tice act was also introduced.
In the house there appeared a bill,
by Kribs that seeks to regulate auto
mobile lights and prevent accidents
from their glare. The rays of the
light cannot exceed AZ inches from the
ground at a point so feet from the car
by the terms of this bill. Another
bill takes from chauffeurs their licens-
es when they violate the speed laws,
and a third appropriates 100000 for
the erection of a suitable monument
in memory of Frank Steunenberg, as
s~assinated governor of Idaho.
Representative Kiger of Kootenai
county this morning introduced a bill
amending the laws so that bonds
issued by cities for improvement will
legally provide for interest. Here
%tofore, investment companies have
been refusing to take bonds of cities
issued for building sewers ETC." says
Mr.. Kiger, land we should make the
law such that this condition will not
prevail"
The chief point of interest in the
lower house is still the workmen's
compensation bills. Letters and tele-
grams are being received from all
parts of the state. Representative
Kent, speaking of the bills, stated:
I'VE desire to secure a bill which will
lay a foundation for the future. This
is particularly hard at the present
time for the reason that there are no
statistics available showing just how
many industries there are in the
state, nor how many workmen. We
not want to adopt a law with rates
high that industries will be driven
from the state or prevented from
in"
1t is rumored the senate will re-
consider the action taken Wednesday
down the house bills which
gave greater power to the utilities
commission.
The sheriffs in session in Boise
nave decided to unanimously oppose
he bill giving the governor power of
'emoval.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16
LYCEUM LECTURER IS PRAISED
Miss Devault Wins Admiration from
Audience at BOise-Be Here 22d

Miss Annie Devault, reader, who, un
der an arrangement recently made, is
to furnish the fifth number of the
high school lyceum course at the high
school auditorium February 20, won
warm admiration at her appearance
in Boise January %.
Miss Annie Devault, at her appear
ance at the Pinney Theater, Monday
evening won repeated applause for
each of her readings" says the Boise
Statesman. "The first half of her
program consisted of a group of hum
orous stories excellently rendered,
which included, tom Sawyer's Love
Affair."" "The Mourning Veil,' and
two stories in darby dialect, Mrs.
Rastus at the Telephone" and the
"Possum Hunt" The reader excelled
particularly in her delineation of the
dark dialect and character. Her hui
NOR was delicate and convincing"
"The latter half of her program con-
sisted of the reading of a portion of
"The Music Master" In this her
German accent was good and the car
rying quality of her voice was splend-
idly demonstrated. Not only has Miss
Devault a pleasing voice and manner
but her appearance is equally agree
able, she is attractive and was beau
tifully gowned."
Miss Devault, it has been announced
by the Ellison-White lyceum bureau, is
to be one of the entertainers at the
chautauqua here this summer. Reg
ular admission will be so cents, but
holders of season tickets will be adj
mitted. to this extra number for %
cents when tickets are presented also.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-16
BILL CARRIES $669,725 TOTAL
Continued from Page u

commissioners six instead of two
years.
Senate bill No. s, by judiciary COM
mittee-Relating to payment of at
torney license fees.
The senate also passed the Hill
memorial to congress asking that suf-
fcient funds be appropriated to clear
out the channel O fthe Snake river at
Lorenzo.
Bills passed by the senate were as
follows:
> Senate bill No. Al, by Lewis-Per-
tanning to city election and amending
present laws.
Senate bill No. 70, by Pettibone-
Requiring county school superintend-
ents to visit all schools in counties.
Senate bill No. IS, by Pettibone-
Providing county board of health shall
Investigate all jails.
House bill No. SO, by committee on
livestock-Providing for a livestock
brand Inspector in each county.
House bill No. 1903, by Ross An
enabling act organizing and creating
the county of Payette.
Senate bill No. 95, by committee
on education-Providing state board OF
education may modify its regulations
governing school districts.
Bills were introduced in the senate
revising the primary law so that
county candidates are nominated at