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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08
Miss Ward to Entertain

A cabaret dinner will be given Tues
day evening at Edgewood country club
by Miss Caroline Ward in honor of
Miss Dorothy Dyer and Bernard
Barnes.-Charlesto Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08
Fairmonters In New York

Mrs. James Edwin Watson and
daughter, Misses Sut, and the latters
guest, Miss Elizabeth Brown, of Sc.
wickley, Pa, Mrs. C. A. Sine and
daughter, Miss Lucy, are spending sew
eral weeks in New York city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08
LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS
IN WashInoton.

Mrs. NJ. M. Nicely and children left
last evening for Washington where
they will spend the winter with Repre-
sentative n. NJ. Nicely.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

The story of "a Corner in Colleens"
al the Dixie today is that of young
Irish lass who is up to all manner Of
mischief, and through pranks, makes
life miserable for her lover. The en-.
suing situations involve thrilling fights
between soldiers and rebels, with lots
ofromance, and. more important than
knll, q happy ending. 1t affords Miss
Aarriscale opportunity to do things she
likes best, plenty OF comedy and more
heart-throbs. A highly amusing Sc.
qnence. Of scenes In the action shows
Hiss Barisscale in. the disguise of a
young man; but she is SO palpably a
foripfn little bundle Of femininity that
ell the soldiers In the regiment have
to pretend they are taken in by her
deception.s g 4 u
A remarkable cast Ii, engaged in sup
port OF Miss Carriscale IN "a Corner in
Colleenss the new Triangle. Kay Bee
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

It will be worth the price of admis.
sion to see Earl Suffrain take that back.
ward fall down stairway after being
shot in the back in tonight's play, THE
Man That Nobody Wanted
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

I'm the Mesh of Her Hair" Pathe in
two parts, is at the Nelson today. The
story is that OF a novelist spending
his vacation by the sea and who is
attracted by the wonderful wealth of
long. black hair that crowns the beau
" Of a humble fisherman's daughter.
He plays with her heart and after a
time returns to the city. But he finds
he cannot forget and conscience
stricken at his philandering he follows
an impulse and sails back.
In the meanwhile the respondent
girl seeks watery grave. What ap-
pears to be an apparition, but what is
really flesh and blood, is the means
of saving them both and bringing them
happiresS9 T9 1881 isiT"}
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

kETdlSslA the last week OF the Hippo
drome Players in this town until
probably next August, at which
X time Dave Heilman expects to bring
back to Fairmont the very best aggre
CATION OF stock players that have ever
paid a visit to this city. During the
Z present week there will be revue OF q
Z number OF plays which have met with
unusual success in the hands OF these
players. This will insure big week
for the last week of the run, but just
10 remind Hippodrome patrons that
with all the good plays that have been
produced one OF the best old timers
had been omitted from the repertoire,
]. e., Ten Nights In a Bar Room"
X ~ will be presented for two nights
during the week. The old time popu-
larity OF this piece is sure to expert.
tence a revival, and no matter how old
1T is or how often one may have seen
1tlle play there are mighty few people
& who wouldn't like to see 1t at least once
g year Years ago 1t, along with "Un-
: Gle Toms Cabin" was as regular in
= every show town as Christmas. But
somehow the trend OF dramas has been
10 problem plays. white slave stories,
and clap-trap, flimsy stun that good
wholesome presentation of Ten
Nights in Bar Room puts to shame.
Who, excepting tine very young of the
youngest generation will not again Gu
10y After a long and tedious ride in
The stage coach here am back to tho
pleasant city of Cedarville," or feel a
thrill on account of the plea. Father,
dear father, come home to me now"
The Sickle and Sheaf' in all its
1niquity will be there. and Simon Slade,
with all the melodramatic power OF
years ago. Forget THE Lure" and
thank goodness for Ten Nights In
Bar ROOM
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

II Jesse James at the HlppourOme
was a cyclonic event. The afternoon
crowd. was big, but the night gathering
iammed the place to the three walls
and the stage precipice. But the big
sgest things happened in the afternoon.
These outlaws are rough lot, and
a'Jesse" and the Ford Boys weren't the
toughest Of the lot of rough fellows
who didn't mind shooting off the top
of fellows bean, and would take q
helpless, frail somebody like Patti Nc
Hinley and tie her to railroad track,
awful rough like, then throw the
switch and forget the impending con-
sequences. These rough necks tie
eF'rank" to tree in the first act, But
In their utter reckless abandon they
failed to pick very substantial one
aud 1t fell over in the process of lash
ing Frank to the oak. But no one was
hurt. Rough as these bandits were
they were careful not to go beyond the
prescribed limits and the directors in
Btructions, in inflicting punishment on
their victims.
But the strangest thing happened
after the curtain descended on the
next to the last act. The audience
arose almost enmasse and made for
the various exits. The ticket SALES.
man" shouted from the front of the
house the information that the show
was not yet over. House attendants
sand a few others tried to stem the
stampede. But 1t was useless. Every
one worth while in the play had been
killed; the nearly two hundred rounds
of ammunition, as advertised, had been
used up. and apparently the audience
was of one mind. II. tho show isn't
over. who is left to play it?" So out
they filed. Dave Eeilman rushed from
the dressing room nj. full Of paint
Charlie Montgomery cana before tho
curtain. The piano was still running,
and in the confusion about 90 people
were corralled and induced to return
TO seats and await the final act. All
the Giving" members of the cast ap.
peared, and the crowd looked on.
Finally the curtain descended again.
The now thoroughly bound hand.and-
foot audience emained-maybe SPELL
bound, but resigned to await further
orders. The piano was the only thing
that kept going. until quite long time
had elapsed, when Manager Heilman,
still full of paint and gunpowder again
made his appearance and dismissed
3 the audience. Then the last Of them
filed out feeling they had done their
duty and well pleased with themselves
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08
I'm THE
FRONT ROW
5iEApLINgRs TONIGHT.

"A Stock Productions.
Hippodrome. The Man Nobody Want
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08

VAAIs'' no 44eH 4NVUUuy WduIeu
PhotepIays.
Prtncess.............. The Two Roads
Nelson s.....I.I In the Mesh Of Her Hair
Ideal. ........... Reclamation
Grand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jealousy
Dixie. J. "A Corner in Colleens
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
SOLDIERS TAXES.

In Ohio a citizen ordered OF To the
war need have no fear that his nome
will be sold for taxes while he gone
A law enacted by the legislature last
year will operate to prevent the sale
of any soldiers property for non
payment OF taxes until after four
wears. Ii may safely be assumed that
before that period of grace is past the
war will be over and the delinquent
will have no good excuse for failing
TO meet his tax bills,
It might be well ii there were a
similar regulation effective in every
state. Certainly the community can
afford to be lenient with those who
are pressed into service TO fight for
Its safety and honor, and whose com
pensation Is small at best lis quite
possible that but for the efforts OF
these men. the community would
sooner or later find itself without any
taxable property whatever ind
itself paying taxes to the Kaiser. IN
Belgian fashion It's a small thing
but a thing contributing much to the
soldiers peace of mind and therefore
TO his fighting efficiency, to give him
assurance that the community he
represents in arms will take care OF
his interests while he's gone.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.

August "a. lS49 -Beardsto~n ga
zette announces that there IS 10 be
daily mail between that place aod
Springfield. Illinois.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
THE TOBACCO CAMPAIGN.

The latest philanthropic campaign
is drive to provide the American
troops with tobacco The habitual
smoker Is urged to adopt sort OF
nicotine twin in the army, and buy
the other fellow smoke for every
smoke he takes himself Non sm0k
ers are subject TO the propaganda,
too, az universally as they were to
the Red Cross appeal AT every turn
men and women are met with pleas
not to let the boys in the trenches
80 "smokehungry"
Literary lights are pressed into the
service. and there is deluge Of MY
Lady Nicotine literature. The Y NJ
G. A and other institutions which
have hitherto frowned on tobacco are
now just about as pro-nicotine as any
body else. All the world seems sud
denly converted to the smokers Cos
pei, and finds new merits in tobacco
They're only the old merits, which
az the seasoned smoker knows or
imagines have always existed. And
the effort Is all right II there Is one
place in the world where the use Of
tobacco Is justifable and even essen,
tial, II is In the army Particularly
on the fighting front, in the nerve.
rackiHg ordeal Of bombardment, II Is
Invaluable as sedative for the sold.
iers' nerves.
II Is a worthy philanthropy to pro
vide sufficient supply Of pipe tobac.
90 and cigarets. And the tobacco sent
TO the front will not only serve hui
name purpose, but will contribute to
victory.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
"WHy WOMEN CANNOT
SLEEP"

The highly organized, finely strung
nervous system Of women subjects them
to terors Of nervous apprehension which
no man can ever appreciate.
The peace Of mind, the mental p0ise
and caImncss under difficulties, which
is necessary for happy womanhood, is
only possible when the sensitive feminine
organism is in 4 perfectly healthy conG-
ton, If there be any weakness or de
raagcment in this respect no remedy in
the world SO completely restores womanly
health, nervous vigor and capability as
the wonderful "lavorte Prescription
invented by DR., r. V. Pierce. 1t puridcs,
heals and strengthens insurcs functional
rcgularty;proyides physical reinforcement
and sustaining power at periods Of special
weakness and depression.
7 Quincy. III" When felt needed a
tonic, used DR.. Piercc's tayorite Pre-
scriptlou. | was simply tired out and
didn't feel good. ! just felt that must
have a tonic which was good for women.
used about two bottles Of Favorlte
Inscription and ! shall always praise
it because it helped ne Mhs. JuitA
CuRTIs, 524 North Fifth St., Quincy, Ill.
FREE DR.. Picrcc's Medical Adviser,
cloth-bound, sent free on receipt Of three
dimes lor stamps to pay expense Of mall
ng 0htg. Dr. Pierce, luvalld3' llouH.
O63 Main Street Buffalo, y Y.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
STATES GOING BROKE.

ANY citizen who is living beyond
his income has plenty of conspicu
GUS examples, public as well as pri
vate. A report just given out by the
federal census bureau says that 70 Of
our states are mot meeting their ex
penditures from their revenues in
plain American, going in the hole
The reasons are about the same as
those affecting our private finances
unusual war expenses and high prices
Of goods and labor
And il isn't only the states. The
national government is obviously
spending many times its usual in
come, and perhaps three or four times
as much as 1t can possibly raise in
current taxes. That is inevitable, in
the prosecution Of great war. But
nearly all our cities, with no such
compelling cause as the federal gov
ernment's, and with far less justifca'
ton than that of the states. are get
ting into financial difficulties Hun
dreds of counties are in danger OF
going broke
The moral seems to be that in our
public as well as our private capacity
we must retrench. We cannot afford
to pay much higher taxes for mum
cipal, county and state purposes
while we are taxed as heavily for wal
expenses, and while the necessariei
of life cost so much.
We must resist the boom spirit nov
prevailing. The initiation induced b.
a great accumulation of gold and TIT
piling up of war orders has It's pun
lie as well as its private perils w
must be cautious in our communit.
housekeeping. 1t is not good tim
to embark on ambitious and cost
public enterprises. Our first concerl
is winning the war, After we hay
done that, we can proceed with clea
conscience and better prospect.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24

6-produDeIs ot anthracite coal
who are not specified in paragraph {
han not sell the various grades or
sizes nj anthracite coal at prices that
exceed By more than - cents per ton
Of 224U pounds free on beard ears at
The mines the prices enumerated in
paragraph .. Provided that any pro-
ducrrs of anthracite coal who incur
the expense Of reScreeHHg it At At
lautic or lake ports for shipment by
water may increase the price there.
Lor By not more than : cents per ton
Of 224a pounds
7-PrCducers of anthracite coal
specified i'm paragraph 1 OF these reg
ulaiions shall not sell anthracite coal
TO producers OF anthracite coal not
specified in paragraph /.
2-uealers ana selling agents shall
uot sell coal produced lily the produc
rs included in paragraph I on The
basis Of the prices fixed at the mine
for coal produced by producers not
specified in said paragraph
WOODROW WILSON.
The Presidents attitude toward the
anthracite coal men IS not c0nsid
eled near 30 drastic as his position
with regard 20 the bituminous dealers
and producers This is due TO 60.
operation offered by the anthracite
men early in the price-dxing cam.
pailn
Garfield Fixes Retail Prices.
The fact thar the executive points
out the profits allowed to the iobbers
is taken 10 Indicate that the whole
scale Of prices down to retail Prices
for the consumer viii lie fixed by the
coal administrator.
Lr Garfield Is relied upon TO fix a
le.ail price that will satisfy the con
sumer and assure a fair profit to the
doale.
d. Garfield will be thru With his
duties as wheat price tiXer by Septem-
Der and then will be free to devote
all his energies to building up an or
ganization to see that the Presidents
cCal prices are maintained.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
HARD COAL PRICES
CUT BY WILSON
Confined from page H.

the Lvkeus Valley seams and OF Tie
grade that between January !. 1913.
and January l. 1917. was uniformly
sold and recognized in The coal rrade
rs Lykeus Valley grade
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24

More than 90 per cent Of the alcohol
and alcoholic drinks that are made in
the Philippines are derived from the
sap Of pam trees.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11

his fist It was a hard situation for him to handle. He saw that. We both stopped short and fell into posi- ton. The habits and discipline Of the army certainly get a grip on you.
 On the Grill.
 I don't know how long we were on the grill. It seemed ages to me. We stuck to our stOry-the truth. They brought in the first sergeant of my husbands company and questioned him too. He had to admit he knew nothing about it. He might have sus- pected, but he figured It was none of bis business. He didn't add this, how ever Sticking your nose into other peoples affairs is q dangerous pastime in the army.
 Things looked pretty tough for us at times, but I did not lose my sense of humor. The Q. c. kept referring to me as "he" part of the time and "she" the other part. Now was Carter" like regular, and again I was Mrs. Carter. When be looked at me in my soldier suit, with my hair cut short like mans, he could not figure me as anything but a doughboy.
 Finally they ordered the guards to take me back to the stateroom. I did not care what happened to me as long as they did not court martial the "old man." as the soldiers wife calls her husband. knew that would break his heart and mine too
 While l was pacing the floor of that small room waiting to hear what they had decided to do a couple of rockies passed outside the porthole.
 "Whaddye think,they'lI do with her?' asked one rookie.
 'I dunno. One O the men that was over in the Philippines sez they'll ei- ther gall out the firing squad and have her shot at sunrise or else they'll make her walk the plank"
 ~'you mean they'll put out a plank and snake her walk off the end of 1t into the ocean~
 Sure. One Q the men that was over in the Philipp'-
 strained my ears. but could not hear any more. The rockies had pass- PU out OI SdISuOL' hopeu Dy tue ttlho they made me walk the plank would be near enough to France to swim ashore. Then the laugh would Do op them. The prospect didn't S:1turb me rnuch.
 After what seemed several years, though as matter of fact 1t was only a few minutes, my husband came to my room. He looked very solemn. l ran to him. He took me in his arms and held me tight for long time. Then he began to pull off his coat.
 ''Tell me-" begged. ,s-sff-
 II lose my stripes" he said. II am no longer Corporal Carter. but Private Carter" .
 From the tone of his voice and the light in his eyes knew he did not re- gret the stripes Neither did l. Being with him all this time was worth 1t.
 Private Carter" 1 said. ''I salute you. sir" And I did with a great big fat kiss.
 Then I sat down on the edge of the berth and with my own hands ripped the stripes from his sleeve.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11
CHAPTER v. No France For Me.

THB rest of the trip was under
 guard. I think 1t was the fifth
 day We were under way they got me l could hear the men singing and drilling. The routine of the army was going on as If nothing had happened How I longed to be back in my old place among them as doughboy! All had now were the clothes. just mem- ories of my soldering. l had to stick to them because there was nothing else on board for me to wear.
 did not see my husband for two days. It was hard to know he was on the ship, only a few feet away, and yet l could not even speak to him. begged so hard to see him that they finally let him up, and after that he was allowed to come to me when he was off duty.
 He told me the men were getting anxious to land They had recovered from their seasickness and wanted to see what it was like lover there" All were in the best of health. As their appetites returned they complained more and more about their rations, which is to be expected. At mess one evening a homesick Sammy talked about the deep dish huckleberry pie his mother used to make. He almost caused a riot.
 You'll be pickin' berries out of the air soon, boy. lead ones." said Sam my, who had eaten his pie mostly on of lunch counters all his life.
 For the most part those were dreary days for me, as I saw my husband only for a short time when he did get up to my prison. Outside could hear all the noises of the troops-noises that
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11

Heather wool mix knitting yarn for warm jumbo overcoat sweaters, non shrinkable, inconspicuous colors for Red Cross Army work; 5, 10, 25, 50, loo pound bales, g pound postpaid or express; Grays and khakis. g to @3 a pound. Societies and dealers supplied. Becker, Amsterdam, N. Y.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11
The Girl Who
 Was a Soldier Boy
HoL0 / Went "Ouer There" With Pershing's DiUision
 By HAZEL CARTER

Mrs. Hazel Carter of Douglas. Ark, is a young woman, twenty two, whose young husband, Corpo- ral John J. Carter of the United States army, was ordered to France with the Pershins expedition.
 Determined to accompany him, she obtained a soldiers uniform and fell in as private on his de- parture. She was five days at sea on the transport before she was dis covered and was returned home against her wishes.
 Copyright 1917 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11
Kept Under Guard.

A sailor was walking guard up there. He never took bis eyes off the port hole. When he saw me come near the opening he looked mighty worried. The captain thought l might try to jump overheard and drown myself. It would be up to this guard to dive over and rescue me.
 Don't worry" called to him. I'm not going to do the Dutch. as we say In the army"
 You'd better not" he grinned. ''The water is awful damp this evening" But he kept his eye on the porthole just the same.
 They brought me everything for din ner they thought would tempt me. I did not touch it. All I did was to walk the floor. Most of the time l cried. For five days and nights nev- CT slept or ate a mouthful of food. The very sight of it choked me. A guard was stationed outside my door and another on the upper deck. The one at the door was a soldier and the one on deck sailor. The soldiers belonged to the hospital corps. They are detailed to duty on the transports and go back and forth with the ship to which they are assigned. (To be Continued)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-02-03
BANK DEPOSITS IN STATE
NEARLY $50 MILLION.

Pierre, 5. D., Jan. 1.-THE increase
in deposits in the banks Of South Da-
kota, in the period from September 18th
last, to November 18th, for which the
summaries of the calls Of both state aud
national banks are out show the in
crease was Sl4,llS, ,963O0, putting the
total deposits of the banks of the state
up to Sl4I ,592, 3l6. 1t has been but a
short time since the deposits went over
the one hundred million dollar line in
South Dakota and It's now crawling close
to one hundred fifty million OF the
increase over eleven million dollars was
in the state banks and the rest in the
national banks A same ratio ofincrease
Tor the next few mouths as in the past
few months will carry the amount over
one hundred fifty million, but the ratio
OF increase is likely to be lighter up to
the time Of harvesting of the next crop
aud the spring showngs are as likely TO
show small reduction as they are TO
show any increase.