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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-01-24
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
sooTLEeGlNe PRoElrARlE

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Sept. 49,
Bootleggers, who succeeded in laying
in stock of whiskey, now that its
manufacture is prohibited and the
State law has prohibited bringing in
more than a quart month, are be.
coming rich in this State. Whiskey
is now bringing $3.50 a pint. Despite
the vigilance OF the prohibition off.
GERS, many bootleggers have managed
to keep their coaches from the yes
Of the officers and to sell the stuff
at this tabulus price, which is being
paid willingly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
|PLAN SOCIAL SIDE OF
|. NURSES GATHERING
Statet Convention Will Be
Held At the Fairmont,
Beginning Sept. Is.

An informal reception at The Fair.
mont Monday evening September "a
will be the first event in the State
Nurses convention which convenes in
this city on Tuesday. September Is,
for three days session. A social
event at the Country Club on Tuesday
evening and at Bowenta, the home Of
Mayor and Mrs. Anthony Bowen on
Wednesday evening will be the social
events Of the Association the days
session being given over to business
and instruction.
Plans for the convention were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Marion
County Graduate Nurses Association
held last night at the home of Mrs.
Kneisel on Fourth street. Miss Lucy
Clancy, vice president of the organi.
cation, presided in the absence from
the city of the president, Miss Emma
Vernon. Miss Vernon will return mere
later however to assist in final Arrange.
ments for the convention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
IF YOUR EARS RING
WITH HEAD NOISES

If you have Catarrhal Deafness
Or head noises go to your druggist
and get ounce of Parmint double
strength), and add to it 1-2 pint OF
hot water and ounces of graulat.
ed sugar. Take l tablespoonful
tor times a day.
This will often bring quick re.
lief from the distressing head
noises. Clogged nostrils should
open, breathing become easy and
the mucus stop dropping into the
throat. 1t is easy to prepare, costs
little and is pleasant to take. Any
one who has Catarrhal Deafness or
head noises should give this pres
cription trial. Holt Drug Co. can
supply you,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

WASHINGTON, D c., Sept. ~
among the we'll known West Virgin
ians in the Capital today are Edmund
S. Hugill and II. U. Crummitt Of
Clarksburg, who were callers upon
Congressman Stuart F. Reed; Bert
Bradford Of Pennsboro, who was Wis
itor at Congressman Woodyard's office
and c. H. Boardman, a coal operator
of Vivian, Mcdowell county, who was
a business caller upon Senator Howard
Sutherland and also Alex. R. Watson
of Faimont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
Evening Chat

Bryant Washburn, moving picture
star is making fight for exemption
from army service. Maj. B. NJ. Chip.
fiereld started on the case but was
called from Chicago to Houston to
look after that outbreak. He writes
to Chicago draft officers 1t would be
an outrage for Washburn to be exempt
ed. He has $500 in bank and his
wife is well able to earn livelihood
In the movies"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
KEPT HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pans in Back and
Sides. Garami Gave Relief.

Marksvilie, La.-Mfs. Alice Johnson,
Of this place, writes: "For one year !
suffered with an aWfulmisery in my back
and sides. My LEFT stdewas hurting me
al! the time. The misery was something
awful. .tt5
! ccMd not dc anything, not even sleep
at night. It kept time, awake most Of the
night :. I.took different medicines, but
nothing didme any. good or relieved me
until took CaEdai p:
Twas not able TODD any, OF my work
for one year and! ;gotwofse all the time,
was confined; 10 n1ybed off and on. got
so bad!wittl n,Ybaek that when stopped
down i was not able ito; stfaighteu up
again !. .t.lIEdsciasds So would Etfy cardui
-. By!tinse} I3hsAs s.ssn: {hsI entire bottle
! wass feeling Bfssg good / and could
StTaigFtenIupI and NY PANS were nearly
all gone. r
l shall always! praise eardtd. CON-
tinued takingiNiuntl;I Twas strong and
well."H Ifyea3 suffer- rom pains due 10
female, conf Cardiff may be just
what. you snse Thousands sof women
who once isltsslsd Ia ti5is way nov, praise
Cardli5 horS tifeif present good tteaith.
Give it'aTias - Nc-la3
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
For Onion Eaters.

Supported by spectacle bows from
the ears, a respirator has been in
vented for surgeons, dentists and bar
bers to prevent their breaths mingling
with TINT of patients or patrons
New -, Telegram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

An application for an original wild
ow's pension of $40 month made un.
der the provision of the Ashbrook law
was filed today by Congressman Wood
yard for Mrs. NJ. A. Kellison Of Spen.
Ger, with the Pension Commissioner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
Speaking Of patriotic SONGS. the

Speaking of patriotic songs, the
Harry Won Tilzer Music Company
claims to have received in the past
five months twenty nine songs entitled
I'VE are Coming over There; twenty
nine called SHOW Your Coloors"; fifty
one called 81 love America; seventy
six Hook the Kaiser; 106 After
the War is Over; and 2s5 Some
where in France"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Senator Sutherland took up with
the Ownsion Commissioner today the
claims on file of William F. Metz, of
Cairo, and Mrs. Mary D. Reed of Hun.
ttng:on. The first is for an increase,
and the last is an original application.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
GIRL MAsoUERApER PUNISHED.

HINTON, Sept 12.-Annie Lee
Worrells, aged 16, who was arrested
for masquerading as soldier, was
sentenced to the Girls Industrial Home
at Salem as incorrigile. The girl was
arrested in the railroad yards here,
CARRIED as soldier. She planned TO
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
Stop Watch.

For timing work the dial of, Swiss
stop watch carries additional marks
to indicate at any point OF elapsed
time what the corresponding output
DER hour would be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Geo. NJ. Cohans war song "over
There" was used to start of a big
parade recently in New York and it
seems to be the accepted song Of the
hoYs n Khaki
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Goodbye Broadway, Hello France"
Is enjoying degree Of popularity as
war song. 1t goes:
Good bye New York Town, good bye
Miss Liberty,
Your night of freedom will guide US
across the sea,
Ev'ry soldiers sweetheart, bidding
good Bye
Ev'ry soldiers mother drying her
eye,-
Cheer up, we'll soon be there
Singing this Yankee air.
%vi.ve Pershing? is the cry across
the sea,
We're united in this fight for Liber-
ty,
France sent us soldier. brave Lafay.
etc.
Whose deeds and fame we cannot for.
GET
Now that we have the chance
Well pay our debt to France.
CHORUS.
Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
We're ten million strong
Goodbye sweethearts, wives and moth.
ers,
It wont take US long
Don't you worry while we're there
It's for you we're fighting, too
So good bye Broadway, Hello France
We're going to suare our debt to you
Soldier boys have some unoccupled
time. When not discussing their con-
quests among the girls they parody
popular songs. A parody on Indiana"
entitled Far Away in Dear Old Paris"
goes:
Going far away to dear old Paris;
Through the battlefields we'll roam.
The dreaming candle lights are burn.
ing bright
Through the trenches we can see
We're going to fight for right and
liberty
And the Stars and Stripes you see.
When we land our flag upon the steps
Of Berlin,
Then wen long for our dear old home
again"
: ,2g that over on your piano and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Rev. Lyn Kelly, on trial for murder,
and his wife, on the steps of the Mont
gomery-co Jail, Red Oak, Ia, before the
afternoon session Of court. he state
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

A new labor party will be organized
III Chicago next month. II will have
ProhiDirionists, that portion of the
Pogressive party which supported
PRECEDENT Wilson at the last oicction,
Socialists dissatisfied with the pro-
German tendencies of theil leaders
and labor unions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Michael A. German, city editor Of
the Saginaw, (NIich.) Daily News,
was exempted from service in the ma.
ticnsl army on the grounds that he is
necessary to position considered to
be essential to the successful opera.
too Of nation in time of war"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

elope In box car with a real soldier,
who was taking horses through the
yards in box car.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Mems collars will be selling for so
cents in short time, according to
those who ought to know. The prices
advanced short time ago and will
be boosted again because-because
the higher price can be gotten
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Colonel Roosevelt is to write" for
the Kanas City Star, or rather wire
his writings on current topics to that
Journal. The Star doesn't claim to be
the worlds greatest newspaper eth.
er.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

you'll see what the soldier composers
are capable Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

President Wilson's reply to the Pope
is being used in the Chicago public
schools as first lesson in English
Of the new school year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
Girls Good Warm Coats
S3.9S.

Girlish styles for stylish girls;
they come in rich velvet corduroys
and rich looking novelty materials,
good range Of sizes; they're coats
styled for service as we'll as looks,
actual $500 values.-Third Floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12

Girls School Dresses 69c
Good serviceable ginghams and
percale dresses for growing school
girls. ages 6 to IA years. Each
dress nicely made up and neatly
trimmed. You will pay $1.OO for
the same quality elsewhere
Third Floor.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
SHIPPING CAR OF MANGANESE.
Report That Rich Copper Vein Was
 Found in Cutting Out Road.

The Arkansas Ore ard Develop ment Company, which has been do- ing development work for some months on Blowed-Out mountain, seven miles south of Mena, and which took out incorporation pa pers last week, as related in The Star, has begun the loading of a ear of manganese here to be shipped to the Carnegie Steel Company, with whom it has contracted large amount.
 This ore deposit is we'll up on Blowed-Out mountain, and consid- erabIe work had to be done in order to make a road over which to bring the ore down, and it is reported that in cutting this road, workmen struck a rich vein of copper.
 The members of the incorporation owning the property are from Hugo and Madill, Ok. At least two of them, J. w. Dawley and Ben c. Eastin expect to become residents of Mena within short time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
OF INTEREST TO CAR OWNERS
License Taken for One Auto Cannot
 Re Transferred to Another.

4 case was tried in the court of Justice of the Peace s. H. Smith on Thursday afternoon testing the right of an automobile owner to transfer the license tag from a car which he sold to another which he had bought after having paid the vehicle tax on the first ear. The action was in- stituted by Deputy Prosecuting At torney w. prickett on the infor- nation furnished by Collector H. w Finger and was against NJ. c. Trum- bull. The court decided that an automobile owner did not have the right to transfer such license, but that the tax was on a particular car and could protect only that car. The defendant, for having violated the law, was given a fine of S5 and ad- judged 10 pay the cost of the action, which in all, together with the li- cense for the new car, amounted tc S20.95.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
House Destroyed by Fire.

A fire which started at about 1 o'clock Friday morning, and is sup posed to have originated from light ming, burned out the interior and roof of the residence owned by Uncle Marion Wimberly, occupied by Henry Clark and family, and To- cated in the rear of the Golf Whole sale house. Mir. and Mrs. Clark lost many of their household goods, es- timating the loss at from S75 to Si50. They moved on Friday into a residence on Third street. While the walls of the building were left standing, it may be considered that the house was a total loss. It is not likely that effort will be made to re- build it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
JSEliG
With Canning and Poultry CIubs.

Miss Annie Woods returned Fri day evening from a trip to Vander- voort, Cove and Hatfield, where she had been since Tuesday working with the club members. At Wander voort she has a club of l2 members on the canning club and ? in the poultry club. In the meeting with these she had sewing lesson and a pruning lesson, but at Cove and Hat field the rain interfered with the meetings, tho she found that all of the club members are doing good work. There are 9 members in the club in Hatfield and at Cove.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
GUARANTORS WILL
 HANDLE TICKETS
Despite Downpour Met in Historical Hall Friday Morning and Elected Local Officers for the 1917
 Chautauqua.

Owing to the rain, the meeting of the guarantors of the MeAa Chau- tauqua for the season of 1917, which was held in Historical Hall in Jans- sen Park, Friday morning was not as largely attended, as 1t should have been, Dut those who were present proceeded to organize for the work of pushing the advertising campaign and to look after the general busi- ness connected with the local man agement of the Chautauqua.
 The officers who served last year were reelected and are as follows: President, R. Golf; vice president, w. s. MacLafferty; Treasurer, D. E. Dodd: Secretary, F. J. Smith. Judge |J. |. Alley and Judge Wright Prick cit, who served in the same capac- ity last year were chosen with the officers to constitute the executive committee, which will have general charge of the local management. By the direction of the guarantors, the executive committee appointed 1 the following committees:
 Grounds and Tent Equipment--J A. Cornell, F. w. Tomlinson and H w. Roberts.
 Boosting and Advertising-Will S.
 MacLafferty, Minor pipkin, Jesse
 Badt and C. NJ. Griffin.
 Reception and Entertainment
 Rev. T. A. Park, H. w. Finger, David Furry, Mrs. Nj. A. Stratton, Mrs. S
 M. Riding and Mrs. T. A. Park. Stage Decoration--Mrs. R. Golf
 Mrs. T. R. Jones, Jr., Mrs. J. I. AL ley, and Messrs. w. k. Holt, B. H
 Hawkins and R. A. Tomlinson. On motion of D. M. Watkins it was
 decided to handle the sale of season tickets the same as last year, name ly, to give to each guarantor SIG lworth of tickets, who, after reserv-
 ing as many tickets as may be re-
 quired for his own use, will make
 every effort to sell the remaining
 tickets. All of the guarantcrs who
 were at the meeting accepted the quota under this apportionment
 and thus S230 worth of tickets were placed. The members of the execu- tive committee met on Sat-
 urday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and by
 organizing into three teams. placed
 the tickets in the hands of all of the guarantors within an hour or two. The Chautauqua session will again
 be held on the grounds of the Gen.
 tral school, the school board per-
 mitting, and the opening session
 will be on "Wednesday, June 20. Ad- yertising matter will be distributed
 within few days. Watch for it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
win Stay in PoIk County.

W. w. Fincher, who recently sold his farm located on. the Bethesda Springs road at public auction, to- gether with his farm implements and other personal property, think ing that he would leave Polk county, has thought better of the matter, and last week closed deal for the purchase of so acres of land located in the Dallas valley, and adjoining the Bert pirtle farm. Mir. Fincher plans to clear the land and build a rustic bungalow for house and in time make other improvements.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
POLK OL|I COUNTY COUNTY VAS VAS WELL REPRESENTED
Delegates to the Council of Agricul- lure From About Thirty School Districts, Many Sending Two
 Women Meet June f2-f5.

The meeting of the Polk County Council of Agriculture, which was held in the court house Saturday and which was addressed by L. W. Watson, state agent of Farm Exten- sion Work, J. +. Nicholson Of Fay etieville. State Marketing Agent, County Agent Chas. C. Delaney and others, was attended by repeesen- taiites from between 25 and 30 school districts of the county, many Of the districts sending two repre- sentatiyes. The following is list of the delegates, together with their p0stotllce address and the number of the district which they represent: W. H. Mize, Gillham, No. fl.
 Holder Williams, Board Camp, No. C. B. Connally and Mrs. ]. R. Og- den, Mena Route No. ,, No. 2i.
 ]. H. Shorter and Mrs Beulah Davis, Bog Springs, No. 50.
 R. D. Miller, Board Camp, No 8. Louie Scott and Mrs. James A. Scott, Hatfield, No. 50.
 ]. II. Welter, EagIeton. No 60
 T. Lunsford, Ink, No. "A.
 q. Nj. Woods and Miss Louise Mul- lins, No. 20
 W. c. Class, R. F. D. No. 3, No. 30. Mrs. Eula Embry and R. F. Wear, Ink, No. 2.
 R. F. Watkins and Miss Fannie Watkins, No. g.
 John N. Simpson, Egger, No. i6. J. B. Kelley, Bigger. No. 10
 R. R. Miller. Hatfield, and Miss Bonnie Musgraves, Cove, No. 58.
 M. R. Stevenson and Mrs. s. J. Dill lon, R. F. D. No. |. Cove, No 65.
 J. A. Felts. Wickes. and Mrs. Rob- erson, Grannis, No. i6.
 Henry Anderson and Mrs. Henry Anderson, Mena, No. 70.
 P. W. Taylor and Mrs. R. F. Bon- ner, Vandervoort, No. 7S.
 ]. B. Hendricks and Mrs. Lou Dur ham, Board Camp, No. 36.
 R. S. Davis and Miss Beulah Rear Hatfield, No. 24.
 ]. S. LOoney and Miss Malinda Ger ley, Ink, No. 43.
 Mrs. n. E. Barron and l.. N. Whis- enhunt, R. F. D. No. 3, Mena, No. 30 E. A. Lewis and Mrs. F. A. Lewis Big Fork, No. 57.
 Robert Norris, Egger, No. Al.
 Hardy Jones, R. F. D. No. 3. Mena No. 90.
 c. A. Converse and Mrs. May Con- verse, R. F. D. No 3, Mena, No. T. The two-daw convention for the women delegates will be on June ts and f3.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
Will Go Into Hoqs and Cattle.

N. Huston, who came to Grannis a few weeks ago from Western Colo rado, spent Saturday here on bus ness. MT. Huston bought land near Grannis about year ago, and has now come to make his home in Polk county. He left Colorado about two weeks ago in snow storm, so it goes without saying that he thinks Polk county climate is mighty fine Mir. Huston expects to go extensively into the hog and cattle business, and to that end he is making ar engagements to buy a ranch in Me- Curtain county, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
~sLAcKERsv IN A TRAINING CAMP
se.eii;;ys- Five Five viilo Claimed Draft
 Exemption Win Re Discharged.

Fort Sheridan, IL. June 3--Dis- charge of about seventy-flve candi- dates for commissions from the re- serve officers training carap here was recommended yesterday be- cause their captains did not believe they showed, in making out cards for draft registration. proper spirit for officers of the United States armg.
 Exemptions were claimed on grounds that the men were married. were physically disabled or not 0uf military age. The captain of one company told the men one by one that unless they were willing to serve as privates they were not wanted as commissioned officers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
II. Quinn Looks After Mena Property

H. Quinn came in from DeQueen Saturday, having made the trip overland, driving the 26-month-old horse, which was such a promising animal when a young colt and which is making good as it comes to ma- turity. Mir. Quinn will be here until the first of next week to look after real estate and business interests. He reports that neither he nor Mrs. Quinn have been very well since go- ing to Sevier county, substantiating this by stating that Mrs. Quinn now only weighs about i20 pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
Hiqhbred Strawberries pay.

George Sauter, living a mile east of Mena, is another Polk county man who is making success with straw berries because he uses highbred plants. He is daily marketing as fine berries of the Aroma variety as can be grown anywhere, and it should be remembered that this is the sea- son when the growers of scrub stock have about forgotten about the strawberry crop. Mir. Sauter, like Messrs. Tom and McWilliam, whose experiences were mentioned earlier in the week, secured his plants from a grower who has 8 nation wide reputation as strawberry expert.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
MENA HOME GUARD DRILLING.
officers Elected "Wednesday Nigirt--
 Committee on Bylaws.

At the meeting in the courthouse Wednesday night definite steps were taken to perfect the organization or the company of Mena Home Guard. J. II. Hamilton presided and w. B. Thomas acted as secretary. In the selection of officers for the company, the following were chosen: W. K. Wootten, captain; J. W. Bradley, first lieutenant; and J. D. Holman, second lieutenant. J. H. Hamilton, w. E. Wootten and Judge Wright prickett were selected as commit teen to draft bylaws and rules and regulations.
 After the business of the meeting was concluded, the company en- gagged in an hour of drill and prac- tice of the manual of arms under the direction of John H. Hamilton and H. w. Roberts. For this pur- pose the benches in the court room were set aside, and for time the room rang with the steady tramp, tramp of the guards and the com mands of the officers.
 The next meeting will be held on Thursday night of this week, at which time Captain Wootten and his lieutenants will be present. and drilling will be done in earnest. It will be moonlight then, and it is likely that the grounds opposite the courthouse will be used as parade ground.