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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
GOOD SOUND SENSE.
From Richie Standard.

There is something to be said on
the side OF a difference Of opinion up
on the question Of an occasional glass
Of beer. But If we keep beer we will
also retain the saloon with its vice ad.
juncts, Its demoralizing meddling with
with local politics, and all its other
drawbacks. One Of the strongest
points In favor of bone dry prohibition
for the period Of the war that It would
tend to solve the saloon question for
US by getting rid forever of the saloon.
-Fairmont West Virginian.
The West Virginian has sized up
the question in nut she'll. The law
as adopted by the United States does
not solve the Temperance question. 1t
leaves the worst evils OF the liquor
traffic and by seeming to mitigate in
Temperance only postpones the day Of
real prohibition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
nEp cRoss MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that q meet
ing OF the Fairmont Chapter Of the
American Red Cross will be held at
the local headquarters In the Munict'
pal building on Friday July goth at
2:SO o'clock for the purpose OF COM
pleting the election Of Officers in &C.
cordapce with the bylaws Of the or
ganization and transaction OF such
business as may properly come before
the Organization.
(signed) MAE FLEMING,
Chairman,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Bethmann Hollweg is at last out Of the German
chancellery and his retirement forced by the mill
tary party That much we know about the situation
in Berlin and it is about all we do know Apparently
the effect of the change to give the Junkers new
lease of power but the peace party in the Reichstag
is growing stronger every day. There will be more
cabinet troubles in Berlin before very long.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Three hundred and thirty-two does not seem like
large number but it will make great difference when
that many are taken out of Marion county where
there are already several jobs for each able bodied
man. All over the country the economic readjustment
that will have to follow the call to the coors go
ing TO make profound impression and bring home to
the country for the first time what huge affair this
war that we have have got into is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The fact that West Virginia is bone
dry has served one good purpose es-
pecially aside from each Of the other
million or more. This service is IN
the form of help 1t is going to be
to the boys aof the First Regiment
when they go to Alabama. It is going
to go hard with the troops from wet
states when they are forced TO-
drink nothing stronger than water,
This man habit is going to receive
some hard bumps. But why should
American soldiers drink beer any
how? 1t is a German drink and we
must be patriots through and
through. That five mile dry zone
around all mobilization camps is GER
tainly wonderful idea. What more
could any prohibitionist ask for than
five.mile bone dry zone within a
bone dry state? That surely is bone
dry taken in the literal sense Of the
word.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The Chinese way Of dealing with rebels is rather
unique and it would be interesting to see how it would
work in Mexico AS fast as General Chang Hsuns men
are captured they dsmed, given three months pay
and dismissed 1t is the three months pay that ought
to turn the trick in Mexico. With that much wealth
in their pockets bandity would lose all its attrac-
tions
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
Evenin Chat
Frnnk cooEIa q ( trieEster.

Frank Google IS q rickster,
And he ort 20 be IA jail.
Fer none o. them air trick o hil
Is eny Of EN- stale.
He's allus foolin' some one
With a fool trick o some kind
And then Q lettin' on % Il
He's deaf and dumb and blind
Fer instance, on July the fourth "a
He picked some big red howerss
And hung EN- on termater ytne4
And left 'em there fer hours,
And every body passin' by
Would crook and crane they're head
To see big ripe termaters
In ole Franks termater bed,
Fer We don't see big nice ripe
Termaters CROWN around here M
TIL fist a little later
In the season o. the year
Fer foolin' folks like that
He ort to be TUX out and licke6,
And bet 'twould be a durn long
Fore no one else wus tricked.
THE DEACON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Mrs, Thomas Raymond, Of FLEMING,
KY, formerly of this city, is spending
a few weeks here with relatives.
Mrs Lucy Derring, Of Morgantown,
Is here to spend some time with rela.
tives. She is the guest Of her moth.
er, Mrs, Maria Raymond and her sis.
ter, Mis-. NJ. v. Hin, on Quincy street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Mr.. AND MRS. BLIckLEY BACK. |
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Buckley
whose marriage was recent event
have returned to this city where they
will reside. They spent a honeymoon
in Grand Rapids, Mich, and other
cities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

American troops in Europe to be paid in
French money Well, it won't make much difference.
Judging by recent treasury transactions at Washing
ton whole lot of the money France is doing business
with comes from this side.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The application of Mrs. Carrie
Prince, Of Walkers, for q widows pen.
sion was filed at the Pension Bureau
today by Congressman woodward. The
latter also had up for consideration to-
day with Chief Postoftice Inspector
George NJ. Sutton, proposal to estab-
lish a new rural mail route starting at
Dulin, Writ county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

it is encouraging to know that the wheat crop
this year is the best raised in Marion county but
there is not enough of it. By neglecting to grow wheat
the farmers of Marion county simply neglect to take adj
vantage of one of the surest sources of farm
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Greece's new king and venizelos are reported to
be having serious differences Pehaps the king is TAX
ing his job seriously and it was intended that
he should do that There only real king left and
he does not know how long he will last,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

They say that the boys at the First
Regiment camp break camp within
the next few days. They are sup
posed to be going to Alabama 70
spend a little time in the cotton helds
Other reports say that they are going
to Texas to gurad the border until
they embark for a short excursion
across the Atlantic. No one seems 70.
know exactly why they are being taxi
en- away from FairmoN, It surely
is not because the people Of this ettN
are tired of them. They are getting
to be somewhat of necessity for
the enjoyment Of life around here
anyhow. and they will be missed
when they are gone. However. there
is one thing certain wherever they
go, be It Alabama or Texas there are
going to be some broken hearts in
Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The day had rather unpromisng beginning, but
fortunately the success Of hotel opening does not de-
pend upon the weather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

rifas visitor IA p1astington today ie
had business with hetranspo rtaticn
committee of the National Council Of
Defense and officials at the Depart
.ment Of Agriculture. Mr.. Summers,
by appointment Of Commissioner Of
Agriculture jas. H. Stewart, Is in
charge Of marketing the fruit crop in
the Eastern Panhandle Of the state.
The crop is to be a large one, he says,
and more valuable than in many years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Star mail service between Amigo
and Crimson, W. Va, has been ordered
discontinued. Leslie Yost has been
designated acting postmaster at Min.
ME, VIVA. Commissions as postmas-
ter have been issued to Acquilla G.
Belcherat Gallons, and Holt c. Vans
ley at Elkwater.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10
The cities in West Virginia and in
every other state credited with over
10000 population by the government
census officials for the purpose OF
basing the soldier draft, which are
pleased over the estimates given them,
will probably not set up any loud
claims over it when it is understood by
them that these estimates do not pre-
tend to show actual population. 1t
isn't that kind of an estimate. They
are simply improvised figures for the
purpose Of the draft-and nothing
more. The census experts are very
anxious that that be understood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Rock Bottom is the name given to
new postoffice ordered established
in Boone county, and Charles D. Hop.
kins has been commissioned It's post.
master. At Shrewsbury, Kanawha
county, Edward ]. Kennedy has been
appointed, and at Leewood in the same
county, Simpson W. Moon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

John W. Mason, Jr, of Fairmont, is
a visitor in Washington. He is an OF.
tlcer in the quartermaster's department
Of the State Guard, and he came here
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Hon. q Taylor vtnson, Of Hunting
ton. is In the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

on business with the War department.
This business required his meeting no
less a parsonage than Secretary OF
War Baker. The meeting was arrang'
ed for him and the introduction made
by Congressman Stuart F. Reed. The
latter today recommended MI. Rob
inson, of Clarksburg, for commission
in the officers reserve corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Smith, OF
Petersburg, are spending couple OF
DAYS in the capital on their way home
from visit at Atlantic City. MT.
Smith is a prominent and successful
real estate operator in Petersburg.
Congressman Reed was a caller at
! the Pension Bureau today to file the
application Of Mrs. F. M. Mason OF
huntsville, for widows pension. She
is the relict of Mr.. Riley Mason recent
ly deceased. iuAi&i
Capt. E. G. Bliss, Co. B, 9Th U. S. E.,
has beeen requested by Congressman
woodward to certify Sergt. John j..
Murphy, a former Spencer man who
has been in the service for Is years,
to lake the training for a commission
at the second officers training camp.
Mr.. woodward also recommended an
other former Spencer man, E. B.
Wright, now in the railroad business
at Chicago Junction, o., for the same
thing.
J,Byron Nickerson, private secretary
to Congressman Nicely, yesterday de-
clined with thanks an offer made to
him by Chairman VIM. Denman, Of the
Shipping Board to become his private
secretary. The position pays $4,000,
but in the present strained conditions
of affairs existing between Chairman
Denman and Gen. Goethals over what
kind of of ships to build and other re-
latIng matters, cannot be said to q
place Of dead certain permanency. Mr..
Nickerson didn't say, hut his friends
believed that that was one considera-
ton which prompted his deClinatton
of place of more importance and
greater opportunities than the one
he now holds. The thing about the
offer which was pleasing to Secretary
NiCkerson was that the offer came to
him unsolicited, he didn't know there
was such place open, and had never
personally met Captain Denham; also.
there were fifty applications on file
for the position. Mr.. Nickerson's rep
utatlon is that Of being one Of the best
private secretaries in Washington, and
it Is one which he rightly deserves, as
those who know him are well aware.
Rock Bottom is the name given to
a new postoffice ordered established
in Boone county, and Charles D. Hop.
kins has been commissioned It's post
master. At Shrewsbury, Kanawha
county, Edward ]. Kennedy has been
appointed, and at Leewood in the same
county, Simpson W. Moon.
The Pension Commission today no.
titled Senator Sutherland that pen.
sion OF $50 month had been allowed
Mrs. Mary A. Javins, of Foster, dating
from last December. Senator suther-
land filed additional evidence with
that official today in support Of the
pending claims Of Mary B. Reed and
Q. F. Bravis, both Of Huntington.
". H. somers, Of Berkeley Springs,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The, people talk Of billions nowadays as If such
things Were in every household, but the fellows who
pay will form different notiop about the matter
Some nut suggests that we start a movement to
Amecanize America Quite useless the Kaiser did it
when he tramped on the star spanged banner.-Mont-
gomery News
Some of us are gardeners some are farmers and most
of US are agrculturists That is to say we know just
how It ought to be DONE but-we get no farther-st.
Marv's Oracle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
SHORT AND sNAPPY

West virginias new vagrancy law has had the eff
feet of Kidding the railroads of hoboes and has made
them scarce article in the state.-Lincon Republican.
If all other schemes fail, we might send COM
mission of Congressional orators talk the Ger
mans to death.-Wetzel Democrat
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

The acuuittal of Al individual opera
tors and 81 bituminous mining corpora
lions, a majority of both belonging to
West Virginia, by a jury in federal
court at New York, was welcome news
to the West Virginians in Washington.
The charge was conspiracyn restraint
of trade. The remarkable trial was
followed with close interest in this
city. It's outcome, however cannot be
said to be pleasing to the government,
particularly the Department Of JUS
tice. The common understanding here
is that officialdom was more than
usually interested in securing a con-
viction. From the President down all
pressure to withdraw the prosecution
was resisted-and the pressure was
considerable-and the case went to
trial.
The case was a costly one. Esti-
mates made by some of the men close
ly identified with the case place the
total Of it at $3.50, 900, but Of this great
amount only $4,000 is charged up as
costs to the government. There were
80 lawyers, all eminent in the profess
sion, engaged, and several Of them, 1t is
claimed, received fee Of 100000.
Only one other case tried In the same
court district has surpassed in costs
this one, and that was the New Haven
case. The operators who we're on trial
are personally worth between $780,
100000 and $3OO,OO0,OOO, aside from
their connections.
In their behalf, such leading West
Virginians as Governor John j. Corn.
well. Senator Howard Sutherland, ex'
Governor Geo. w. Atkinson and Con-
gresham Adam B. Littlepage went to
Washington to testify to the good re-
pute and exemplary character OF the
accused. A month preceding the trial,
the government attempted to have the
same men and corporations indicted on
the same charge in the United States
Court for the Southern district OF
West Virginia, but the grand jury de-
clined to indict. 1t was assumed at
that time that the purpose Of that pro-
ceeding was to influence the outcome
of the case in New York favorable to
the prosecution.
A number of the accused West Wiz.
ginians stopped of in Washington
coming from New York, and many OF
them are here yet. 1t is needless to
say that they have received the hearty
congratulations of their West Virginia
friends her over their vildication at
the hands of the Jury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Joseph G. B. Coberley, Of Elizabeth,
who is q member Of cavalry troop G
stationed at Fort Myer, was today rec
commended by Congressman woodward
for the second officers training camp.
G. c. Tustin, Of Atwood, Tyler county,
was given a similar endorsement. Mr..
woodward filed at the Pension Bureau
an application for an increase under
the Ashbrook law for Mrs. Dorcas Cas-
to, Of Kettle, Roane county,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T, Smith, OF
Petersburg, are spending couple OF
days in the capital on their way home
from a visit at Atlantic City. MT.
Smith is prominent and successful
real estate operator in Parkersburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16
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on business with the War department.
This business required his meeting no
less a parsonage than Secretary OF
War Baker. The meeting was arrang-
ed for him and the introduction made
by Congressman Stuart F. Reed. The
latter today recommended M. ]. Rob
inson, of Clarksburg, for commission
in the officers reserve corps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-16

Congressman Reed was caller at
the Pension Bureau today to file the
application Of Mrs. F, M. Mason OF
huntsville, for Widows pension. She
is the relict of Mr.. Riley Mason, recent
ly deceased. Hi&
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12
Lived in Cellars Two Years.

Between 1000 and 5000 of the in
habitants of Lens, which is in the oc-
cupied territory of France, remained
there and lived in their cellars for
more than two years, says Ellie Reu-
maux, manager of the coal mines there,
who recently arrived in Paris. The
former population Of Lens was 10000.
All the cellars in the town, NJ. Reumaux
says, have been armored with &C.
ment by the Germans, so that they con-
stltute so many little ~fortresses, The
entire civilian population is obliged to
work at road mending and railroad
building, according to NJ. Reumaux.
The coal mines of Lens, which are
among the most important of the re-
gion Of the Pas de Calais and produced
20,OO0,000 tons a year before the war,
have been idle since the invasion and
have suffered immense damage, says
M. Reumaux.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12
ACHIEVING THE THIN SILHOUETTE

dress. The waistline is n little length
ened by a wide belt which does not
set close to the figure. Through a
slash at each side wide ~suspenders
come through the belt and are lost
under similar slashes at the back.
These slashes are buttonholed about
the edges to keep them from fraying.
There is very little fullness in the
wide yoke made with stripes running
round the figure, but plenty of it in
the lower part of the skirt which is
plated into the yoke. The plaits are
pressed fiat and the plaits almost con-
ceal the plain space between the
groups of stripes. The skirt is cut
shoe-top length and might be a very
little longer and add to the apparent
length of the figure. There is nothing
unusual or particularly original in this
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12

II you sigh for the slim silhouette,
and long. straight lines in a summer
frock, consider the virtues of the sim
pie model pictured above. Artists al
ways approve these things and just
now art and fashion are of one mind (;
for fashion applauds slenderness above
all things. Let the plump girl o n
vince herself that she can achieve it
by picking out one of the new striped
cOttons or silks and making a faithful
copy of this dress. She will realize
what startling illusions car be wrought
with stripes in the hands Of an expert
designer.
The blouse is to be made of plain,
thin, wash silk or of %georgette crepe
with the silk preferred If the dress is
to be of cotton goods. 1t has n sailor
collar and jabot flounces at the front,
full sleeves gathered into deep cuffs
and is very plain-all proclaiming it
the last word in summer blouses. The
cuffs are of the same fabric as the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12
Shrine of Health. Seekers.

The age of miracles is over, but the
little French town of Lourdes is not
aware of the fact. This is today the
leading shrine of Europe, and hun
dreds of thousands of pilgrims annual
ly visit it, many of them in search Of
a cure for incurable ills. There have
been many surprising instances Of
healing performed by the waters Of
Lourdes, and scores of physicians
come every year to watch and investi-
gate the cures. Everything is done
with a scientific thoroughness that is
characteristic of the French, whose
passion for clear thinking is such that
they will investigate even what some
of them consider supernatural phe-
nomena with the microscope. Invalids
coming to Lourdes are registered at a
bureau, and examined by eminent
physicians before and after they have
visited the shrine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12
Insomnia Only a Habit.

One Of the reasons why insomnia is
SO much dreaded Is that it is wrongly
conceived by many of the laity to be
a disease. There is no such disease
and in its simple form, where there is
no positive disease in the background,
it is merely a bad cell habit, kept alive
by some fault in the manner Of living,
some breach of brain discipline, or
some disturbance in the functions Of
the body that results in insistent mes
sages being sent to the brain centers
during sleep or while we are trying to
sleep. Trying to sleep is a pathetic
and futile task, and much better re-
suits usually a be obtained by not
trying to sleep.-World's Work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12

difficulty of avoiding the commonplace,
because a large proportion of the buy
ers of black hats are women of con-
sentative taste. But there is no direc-
ton in which successful effort in de-
signing meets with 50 much profitable
appreciation.
Not all little black hats are con-
sentative in shape and trimming.
Shapes that are daring, or even a bit
rakish, are permitted in black, and
admired. So that there is a little
black hat for everyone, and everyone
wants one and should have one, if for
no other reason than appearing occa-
sionally in all-black. There is nothing
somber about black In millinery this
season, because of the brilliance of
braids and trimmings, nearly all little
black hats are of lisere--a braid with
n highly polished surface-lacquered
ribbons, jet beads and other shiny or
naments add luster to the shape.
The group of three hats in the ac-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12
Characters of Macbeth

The names of some of the leading
characters in the play of Macbeth"
were borne by real persons who fig
ured in Scotch history, but the charac-
tiers themselves and the events of the
play are imaginary. Macbeth was q
Scottish king and Macduff was a Scot
fish nobleman Of the middle ages.
History states that Macbeth slew Dun
can in 1899 because he had usurped
the throne to which Macbeth had the
better claim. But the circumstances
of the Staying were entirely different
from those described by Shakespeare
with large poetic license. Banquo has
a Scotch sound, but no person of that
name figures in Scotch history and
Shakespeare seems to have created
him mainly in order to name a ghost.
In the play he is killed by order of
Macbeth and in one of the most pow
erful scene of the play his ghost ap-
pears at a banquet, visible only to
Macbeth, and terrifying him while IN
seen by the other banqueters.