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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Provides Money for &
Municipal Improvement
Program.
PAR AND THE Interest
Three Hundred and Ten
Thousands of Bonds Au
thorzed Unsold.

At one o'clock this afternoon ~
which time sealed bids we're closed
for the general improvement and 70,
funding bonds of the city Of Fairmons
but one bid had been received, this be-
ing from the Fidelity Trust company Of
Baltimore, Md, for bonds amounting 70
$45C 900 at par and accrued interest
Representatives of the company ap.
peared at the office OF Finance Comnis,
sioner ]. Walter Barnes shortly before
one O'Clock and placed the bid, whlcn
was accepted. 9
By the sale of S45O,OOO worth OF the
bonds, the cityi prepared to continue
its improvements for at least sig
months before offering more Of The
bonds for sale.
The bond election permitted the sale
Of bonds amounting to S760,O00 which
leaves $4,000 of the bonds unsold.
This sale will take care Of the refInano.
ing features of the improvement pro.
gram, provide money for the Coal run
bridge, for the general improvements
and permit preliminary work on the
rive. bridge to be done, "a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
TO TELL WHAT He
Z, saw IN BELGIUM
DR.. McCIenahan, Of Prince.
ton, Will Lecture On
Patriotism Tonight.

Dr., Howard McClenahan, dean Of
Princeton University and chairman
Of the Princeton organization Of the
National Red Cross will address an
audience tonight at the NJ, P. Temple
on the subject Of Patriotism" DR..
McClenahen has had wide experience
in the work Of the Red Cross and was
stationed for several months in Bel
GUM during the presnt war.
His address will be Of unusual In
terest and one which Fairmont peo'
pie can not afford to miss, The ad-
dress will begin promptly at s
o'clock as the Doctor will leave the
city at $3.50. 1t is urged that every
citizen hear him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30

the establishment.
What! Lend more money to Russia
at a time when according to the press
dispatches the last bottom has fallen
out of everything? When the dreadful
radicals with whom the country Is
filled are raging up and down thirsting
for bot blood and threatening destruc'
ton?
When, it is plain, chaos reigns!
Above all, when Russia is bank
rupt! ..
lent this nation that walls the Low
pressure Chorus. SHALL WE EVER
GET IT BACK? Alas! No! Let us bio
fond farewell to our money! Why
does the administration thus throw the
good ma2uma after the bad?
But it doesn't. The administration
is perfectly right in its estimate of
Russia. Barring one chance, Russia Is
as safe a country to lend money to as
there is in the alliance.
Now see how monstrous and danger
ous are the misconceptions produced.
in the American mind by the DismaI
Dopers and the Gloomy Guesses OF the
British press, from whom we get nine
tenths Of our so.called news from Rus
STA.
As a matter of fact Russia isn't
bankrupt. 1t is one Of the richest coun-
tries of the world.
1t is not only rich in possibilities but
it is rich in the actual thing, 1t has
The Goods,
1 don't mean that the soil is rich, al
though that is true, mean that the
government is rich.
1t owns vast empire of arabic ano
timber lands.
There is no question about - OWn0r.
ship. The title has always been vested
in the government.
Comparatively speaking, there is not
a great deal Of private land-oWning in
Russia. mean compared with othe:
countries. An immense amount Of
land is owned in common, either by the
villages or by the general government.
While was in Russia an appralse-
ment Of the governments holdings in
land was Just being completed.
It indicated the amazing total OF
sixty billion rubles-S3O,000, 100000
Besides all this, II the government
desires to confiscate the huge estates
of the Car and the grand dukes, all
grated from the public, it will haze
enough to pay the entire national debt
and lay by surplus.
It could take from these estates
enough to pay the national debt and
still leave the entire brood Of imperial
parasites, oilers and worthless, useless
NUTS enough to keep them in splendor
all their days.
II it would confiscate only the crown
Continued on Page Three.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Insurance Men Have
Finished Their Work

The insurance men that have been
holding the annual meeting of the
West Virginia Underwriters Associa
ton at The Fairmont, are beginning
to leave this afternoon. This morning
a general mass meeting Of all the mem
bers Of the association was held to
finish up business that was carried
over from yesterday.
1t is probable that several OF thu
officers and directors Of the associa
ton will remain in Fairmont until TO-
morrow.
When the men leave Fairmont to,
morrow they will go to all parts of the
United States. Twenty-seven states
were represented at the mass meeting
held yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Fix Price for Paper
Government Needs
az AssocIated Press

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 30
In al order which newspaper publish.
ers declare will serve as an import
ant precedent, President Wilson fixeu
a price Of two and one-half cents on
news print paper for use in publishing
the government Daily Official Bulletin.
The order fixing the price was issued
by Secretary Baker at the Presidents
direction, under the national defense
act which empowers the government
to commander supplies needed for
war purposes.
It was directed to the InternatIona;
Paper company which had declined to
furnish news print for the bulletin at
less than three cents pound.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Mrs, Helen I. Burt
Dies At Memphis

News has been received here Of the
death Of Mrs. Helen T. Burt, OF Ypsi'
lantl Mich, who at the time OF her
death was a member Of the supreme
conference board and also deputy
commander Of the Lady Maccabees for
the state Of Tennessee, Kentucky ana
West Virginia. Mrs. Burt died very
suddenly at Memphis, Tenn, August
18th and the funeral services we're held
at the home OF her daughter at Ypsi'
IantI, Mich. She was well known here
having visited here in Official capacity
frequently. 90!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Small Boys Arrested
For Alleged Theft

June Freeman, Clyde Greathouse and
Carl Tucker, three small boys, will be
brought before Mayor Anthony Bowen
this afternoon charged with stealing
brass from q car standing near the
Grand Opera House which belonged to
Ernest Miller. A brass horn was
missed yesterday when he left his car
and upon investigation the police found
that it had been stolen by these boys
and that they were planning to sell 1t
for Junk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Searching For Lad
Who Is In Asylum

Raymond Pullman, superintendent
Of the Washington Police Bureau has
written to the police department Of
this city asking about Oliver Norris,
a colored boy. 1t is reported in Wash
ington that he was killed in or about
Fairmont sometime in June. The
Washington police bureau wrote to
find out something definite about the
boy
Norris was arrested early in June
by Policeman Woodward, He was
found to be insane by local officials
and sent to the insane asylum at
Weston only few days later. This
information was forwarded to the
Washington authorities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
RUSSIAN LOANS
WILL Be REPA|D,
SAYS RUSSELL
Crown Jewels and Palaces
Alone Are Security
Enough.
COUNTRY VERY WEALTHY
And 1t Will Come Out of the
Revolution Perfectly
Solvent.
COUNTRY VERY WEALTHY.

This is another Of the series OF
articles by Charles Edward Rus
sell, staff writer Of The West Vir-
ginian, who has just returned from
Russia, where he spent three
months as a member of the Off
cial United States commission to
tho new Russian government
gy CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
(Copvright, 1917, by the Newspaper
Enterprise ASsociation.)
Here is the Russian situation COM
pressed into one incident.
A few days ago the administration
1ooi5ad to land Pms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
ITALYs SONS IN BIG PARADE.

UN1oNTOWN, Pa, Aug. SO-The
Sons OF Italy fifth annual convention
featured monster parade here yes
terday in which more than 5000 per.
sons and 10 bands participated, in.
Guiding the Pittsburg organizations
band. The convention will be con.
cluded tomorrow with election Of Of
fcers, selection Of convention city for
next year and banquet at the Gal
latin Hotel. Among the prominent
guests was Italian Consul Joseph Ma
tall, stationed at Pittsburg,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Mrs. Rebecca Cain
Dies This Mirning

Mrs. Rebecca Cain, aged 80 year,,
wife of John Cain, died this morning
at O'Clock at her home on the Speed.
way, East Side, after an illness from
tuberculosis, She is survived by hse
husband and five children. Funeral an
engagements which are in charge Of On.
dertaker R. l.. Cunningham, have not
been completed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30

sia another 100000.
600.
At this all persons
and newspapers iF
this country that sc:
cretly or openly hope
the Russian democ.
racy will fail pro
fessed great aston
ishment.
Then the other per
sons and newspapers
that have no knowl.
edge of Russia, but
Just can't believe &C
tual democracy can
succeed anywhere.
cheerfully e ho 9 d
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Mrs. Geo. Crummitfe
Dies In Petersburg

Mrs. George Crummltt, mother Of
Mrs. Pearl Yost, of Akron, o., former.
ly Of Fairmont, died last week at her
home in Petersburg after an illness
resulting from a nervous break down.
She was aged Sc years, She is suF''
vived by her husband and two sons and
three daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. YoSt
were at her bedside when she died anG
remained for the funeral services
which were held Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Seven Men Killed
At Grade Crossing
CBy Associated Press)

ABERDEEN, Nd, Aug. SO,-sevsn
men we're killed and two others sert-
ously injured at a Pennsylvania raiL-
road crossing near here today, Ths
dead men were tomato pickerS riding
to work in a wagon which was run
down by q train.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Much Valuable
Timber In Danger
(Ry Associated PrsssN

MIssoULA, Montana, Aug. SO.-De-
struction Of a stand Of seven million
feet Of timber valued at many thou
sands Of dollars is threatened today
by forest fire on the lover South fork
Of the Flathead river. Several crew.
Of firetighters have been sent to the
scene in an effort to keep the flames
from spreading into the region.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Three Richmond
Men Are Killed
tBy Associated PresO

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 3O.-overton
Howard, prominent lawyer, his broth
er, Thos. P. Howard, q federal bank
examiner, and their brother'in.law,
Mr.. Bagby, were killed today when
their automobile was struck by an
electric car near Ashland
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Japanese Mission
Visits the Senate
fRv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Japan's
mission headed by Viscount Ishii was
received today by the Senate at cere'
mony in which Senator Salisbury,
president pro TEN, welcomed the visit
tors In the absence Of Vice President
Marshall, and Vlscount lshii made an
address bearing a message OF tri.ud-
ship and good will between the ua-
tioIs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
AMERICAN SHIP sunk.

LONDON, Aug. 3O.-The American
schooner Laura C. Anderson was sunk
by bombs from submarine on Thurs
day. All the members Of the crew
were picked up and landed at an Eng.
lish port.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
NO DANGER IN ADVANCING MILLIONS TO RUSSIA SAYS RUSSELL
Rain Storm
Does $4,000
Damage in City
CBy ASSociated PrssS)

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 30
Property in this city last night
sustained damage totaling $780,
900 in a rain storm which approach
ed a cloud burst.
The down pour and damage were
confined to the central business
district
Street car traffic was suspended
nearly an hour in the shopping
section which prevented hundreds
from reaching their homes in the
residential districts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30

'PrebabIy ihowers tonight and
Friday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

every fault and foible becomes exag.
gerated, every weakness is magnified.
A personal Cefect becomes a deform-
ity, personal idiOsynCrasy a crime.
Their affection dies down to ashes
and nothing but the breath of absence
will fan 1t to life again.
Let this woman who finds her hus-
band so intolerable go away from him
or let him save his domestic happi.
ness, and help save MS country at the
same time, by enlisting in the army,
and in less than six months the wife
will be down on her knees praying
God to send him back to her, and give
her the privilege once more OF picking
up after him around the house, and
putting his buttons on his shirt, and
doing all the dear little homely duties
devoted wife does for the big blum
dering. careless man to whom she is
both wife and mother
Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler Syn
dictate, 1nc.)
Dorothy DiX's articles appear regu
larry in this paper every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
HAWAII MUSIC
MAKES Strong
HIT ON COAST

A striking example Of how Ha-
waiian music and the hula has taken"
in the Northwest is shown in the
following news story from the Nampa
Qdaho) Record, which tells Of the
coming Of "Kuloha's Hawalans'
The music lovers of this city are
assured the treat Of the season in
the way Of a Hawaiian music night.
1t is very timely event as the coun-
try has suddenly gone mad over Ha
waiian music. The hula hula dance
is seen and the languoroU3 twang Of
the ukulele is heard in all the out
of-door parks and on the verandas
Of the big summer hotels. Even
Broadway has heard the call Of the
seductive island music, and all the
important musical comedies coming
out this season from New York have
Hawaiian numbers, so the Unique the
alter feels that it is giving its pat
rons that which is up to the minute in
real native Hawaiian show.
"Kuloha's Hawaiians, six in number,
come perhaps with a better indorse-
ment than any Hawaiians that nave
played heretofore. They have played
at all the larger fairs. sucn as Panama
Pacific, San Diego and in larger cities
of the country. In Portland recently,
the Morning Oregonian had the fol-
lowing to say about Kulohas Ha-
waiians:
"It is doubtful if ever a Hawaiian
act has won the applause that did
Kuloha's Hawaiians at the Star the
alter yesterday, for they have more
real soloists and more real action
and life to this act than seen here in
MONTHS"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
THE PEeBLE IN THE SHOE
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman
Writer

Woman writes me that she is
n married to a man who is a model
~ of all virtues-who is good and
kind, moral and upright, sober and
industrious and .eet tempered-but
that she is perfectly miserable and
has become a nervous wreck because
he does all the little things that crate
upon her
She is very neat and tidy and
orderly and he throws things around
the house and drops cigar ashes on
the floor and scatters newspapers as
he goes.
She is very particular about her
clothes and takes good care OF them.
He will wear his only pair Of silk
sox to work, and she has to watch
him like hawk to see that he changes
his shirt and collar every day and has
a fresh handkerchief in his pocket.
She cherishes her furniture and her
household belongings as the apple Of
her eye. and he scratches the piano
and muses. the sofa cushions and
spots the table cloth.
And when she tells him about what
high crimes and misdemeanors he is
committing this aggravating husband
doesn't even answer her back. He
just smiles and says that people with
a don't-worry disposition like his live
TO be 90. And his wife says that
it's all killing her, and what shall she
do?
And when l read the letter didn't
know whether to laugh or cry, be.
cause in the face OF the great trag-
edies that have seen devastate mar
ried life so often, soiled collar or
q pair of silk sox or a spot on the
table cloth seem so poor thing for
one to wreck ones happiness over.
thought Of the wives l have known
whose husbands feet were a shame
to them when they came stumbling,
blind drunk, up the street, and l
thought that these women would not
have cared what kind OF sox their
husbands had on IL they had been
sober enough to walk straight! II
thought Of wives who sat up night az.
ter night, solitary and alone, their
hearts torn by every demon Of sus.
pic1on and jealousy, while they waited
for dissolute husbands, and / thought
how gladly these women would have
picked up papers and Strengthened up
after their husbands IL only their hus-
bands would have spent their evenings
at home! -~.".s. -:
And | thought OF cruel husbands
who never spoke to their wives ex.
cept to say something that cut like
whip; and OF tyrannical husbands
before whom their wives trembled;
and Of grouchy husbands who made
their homes like a funeral parlor in
which no one had the heart or cour-
age to speak above q whisper, and
! thought how gladly would any of
these wives change places with the
woman whose husbands only faults
are that he isn't tidy and dressy and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
FOUR PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM CAMP AT KEAMOKU
Especial star-Bulletin Correspondencs)

Especial Stsr-Bulletin Correspondenes)
HILO, Sept. From the Keamoku
prison camp four men have recently
escaped. One of them is TIE man
who stole Captain Moshers automo-
bile some time ago. He was looked
upon as such bad egg that he was
accommodated with an Oregon boot"
which article is supposed to anchor
any kind of a man and prevent him
from escaping for any length of time.
This particular criminal had been
heard to declare that it would be easy
to- get rid Of the heavy steel boot
and that he would escape.
Then three Filipinos, all from the
Honolulu prison, tired of road work
and decided to escape. They there
fore skipped out on Tuesday evening
last.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
USE OF SWEET SPUDS
Is BEING URGED BY
FOOD COMMISSION

Indications are that there will be an
overproduction of sweet potatoes in
the territory, and the territorial food
commission advises that the people nf
the territory eat these instead of Irish
"spuds." Irish potatoes are now sell
ing around cents a pound, while the
price of the sweet variety is just one
half.
Here is a chance for the people
who are kicking about the nigh cost
of living to save money" said an q
ficer of the commission today. AMI
people can save money if they Win
east sweet instead of Irish potatoes
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
PAAUILO MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE
Especial Star. Bulletin correspondencs1

NoPOC4d4 cbdL pultStlH SOEIeSpOQQelC6.)
HILO, Sept. "A case of suicide
was reported from PaauiIo by Deputy
Sheriff Richard yesterday. Antoine
Freitas Silva, aged 20 years, shot him
self
1t appears that Silva was suffering
from a slight cold and was at home
for the day and did not go to work.
Some time in the afternoon he went
into an clubhouse and was not seen
again for a couple of hours. His sister
becoming alarmed over his long alb
sence went to look for. him. She
found her brother on the floor, I'm.
conscious, with revolver in his hand
and blood oozing from his head. She
gave the alarm at once and neighbors
arrived on the scene.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
Questions and Answers

Very recently have been con cerre6
over q cGllous spot that hes appeared on
toe. think it must be corn, as it is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

have an eight pound baby girl. / know
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. 90 Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBAcK, 1921 Christy Ave,
Louisville, KY.
Everyone naturally breads the sur
geon's knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation un-
necessary.
nyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know, write 70 tho
lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

finished. The doc
tors said / would
have to be opera
ted on and / simply
broke down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Vege-
table Compound,
and the result is I
feel like anew wonn-
an. ] am well and
-trong, do all my
Own hnHYoa Uoxly an5
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

Misfortune is the bosom friend Of the man
who didn't Neutrality-suspicious.,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

possible, change the style Of shoe. as the
same shoe will only irritats the spot and
bring the callous again.
TU.-Tm sorry it took so long to an
swer your letter. You see. l can only
print letter or two day here, most cor
respondents write and enclose self
addressed. stamped envelope for q personal
reply! Won't you, and my Jther readers
as well. do this? have already about
three months Of letters in my desk, and
can only put few in each day. You see
what delay that means Please write
personally instead.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

THERE WAS STUNNING GIRL at q
fashionable cafe in town the other
night. She entered the. restaurant,
quite conscious that all eyes were on
her, and quite .unfurried by the evil
dent admiration. She came to a
table directly ahead Of ours, sat
down and slid off her cloak. She
was dressed quite decollete, in
gown as pretty as herself. Presently,
as the room was warm and as the
cloak had brushed most Of the
powder from her back, noticed the
one flaw in this pearl Of loneliness.
Her back needed washing!
Now know she would be Mortified
II she read this-but it's true. She
had neglected washing her back for
years, without knowing it, Of course,
until the pores between her shout
der blades had widened and closged,
and finally become downright e.ack-
heads. And that's a common en0u Oh
condition Of many women.
OF course, it's pretty hard to
reach the back between the shoulder
blades, it's like that one button ON
your waist that you never could
1aSLen. ana III DaLHlHS1 YOU are APT
to slosh the wash-cloth around your
shoulders, and trust that soapy
water will take off all dirt. Even in
rubbing dry with a towel, the Shout
ders are naturally forced out a bit
by the very movement. and the back
at this part dries itself from the air.
Get a bath brush with a long
handle, they sell from So cents to
$1.50, soap it, and scrub your back
more carefully than your face. In
a few months you'll have reduced
those coarse pores to their natural
When you are facing
nerson you know. your expression
=. olRyersation will distract atten-
ton =. ~ small defect, but when
it's only - Ack they have to look
at! And fhe 4tkst of cleanliness is
not how clean the cleanest part Of
you Is, but how clean the most soiled
one is. Sounds complex-but isn't
It so?
Questions and Answers
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10
TEACHERS BOOKS
SHOWN AT LIBRARY

The islands department of the
Library of Hawaii maintains a per-
manent exhibit of books for teachers
arranged according to grades. The
collection does not contain text books
other than supplementary readers, but
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

consists Of standard Juvenile litera-
ture, books on storytelling and other
works for children. This collection is
cen for the inspection Of teachers
and parents from a. m. to 9 p. m.
daily.