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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
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DIR REST.


We always say We are doing our best.
And the Others say tit skins
along
From lip 10 lip aud from breast 10
breast
The common language of all the
throng.
But is it the first best. Many a
time
The thought comes flooding upon us
TO,
Thhat maybe II isn't our best, our
prime,
But our second, or third, or away
''''"'
The first best isn't so bad-it means
We're at least sincere aud we're try
ing hard.
But there cannot be any more in-be-
tweens-
They're better of in the old discard.
No second best but our first best
ever.
The finest and truest and strongest
We know
No compromise with our lfe's en-
deavor,
But the best stroke always on we
20.
Ne cheat ourselves and we cheat our
fellows
When We give our second or third
best part
To the task or the deed or the dream
that mellows
D. love and light through the human
n heart:
Z Aud We are not true to the dreams
that lift,
- the vision glowing, the hope that
burns
II we do not strive with our utmost
gift
TO win from our effort life's best re-
turns.
Doing our best N II easy 10 saw II.
As often with thoughtless and aim
less will
We use that cry in tho game; wo
play II
Too far from the peak OF the pur-
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09

NEW YORK. May g. 10 Won
want 10 buy the child Of dead
French soldier
The little blonde and brunette
boye md girls arc for sale" az tho
Nomans Exchange. Madisou-aVo.
and 43rd-st.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
TRAVEL STUDY CLI'B TO
ELECT OFFICERS

Mrs G ! Nuna will receive the
members of the Travel study Class
Friday afternoon az 80. There will
be- an election of Officers after which
Dr 6 Nunu viii lecture on Ma
uoual Parks and Highways"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09

Tho FIDDLE class PRAYER mretin
viii bee held Thursday afternoon at .
o.clocg 10 Tire First baptist church
fariUl Tho Fourth chapter Of r'iI
upp.au7 win boz studied Al menu.
Hsr. are ur.Uu f.I't,uf
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
MRS. DONALDSON To ENTER
TAIN DISTRICT NUMBER ONE

Mrs. ]. NJ. Donaldson will be hos
tess TO the members ~ District Mum
her one Of the First Baptist Church
Friday afternoon at o'clock at her
home. coo Fillmore street Al mem
bers are requested to be present.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
BELLE BENNETT To
MEET TINS AFTERNOON

The Belle Bennett Auxiliary OF the
PolF street Methodist Church viii
meet this afternoon AZ 3 80 o'clock in
the parlors Of the church. All mem
hers are requested 90 be present.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
MEETING on DISTRICT
NI'MIIR IINI

District Number Five Of the First
BAPTIST Church will meet this after
noon ct o O'Clock with Mrs D. ".
NAYS As hostess az bier home. llU1
Harrison street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
MRS. HENDRICKS To ENTER
TAIN WOMiN'S CLUB

The Woman club will be enter
tanned Thursday afternoon NJ 30
o'rlock nv Mrs. w. 6 Hendricks at
hcr home. 1901 Van Buren, street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
NE,t NOEL 10 ENTERTAIN
PENELOPE CLUE

The Penelope Club viii be enter
TUNED Thursday afternoon los Mrs.
Iarg, Nonl 1ONI s. Lincoln street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
SOCIETY


40 second best Tor the God above us.
Not third. nor lower but ever and
now
IN the strength OF the hope that lie
may love us.
The CLEAN of the first best on our
bow.
Tho Bentztown Bard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
WINFIELD.

Mrs. sebina Morgan was calling at
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson swisher's one
day last week.
Carl McCray was calling on his ia
Their, Charley McCray, Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Hall were calling
on Curtis satterfield one evening last
week.
Misses Mabel and catharine satter.
field were at David Bakers Saturday
night and Sunday.
Wilbur Hall was calling ct 7. R.
Halls Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Baker were at
Arthur Layman's Sunday afternoon, :,
Mr.. and Mrs, David sattertield ana
children were calling on James Bak'
er Sunday last,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ, NJ. Lawson and
son were at Arthur Layman's Sunday
last.
Miss Pauline satterfield. of nor;
wood, spendt Q few days this week q
D. G. Bakers.
Miss Wilma and Opal Hawkins were
calling on Mrs. Selma Morgan Sum
day evening.
MA 1ialliA aspsra has been spead,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
RUFF STUFF
BY RED
BY RED

II between IS and go, work, darn it,
or 60 to jail. That's the law Of this
here commonwealth.
Jotfre and viviani back home,
American engineers in England. OH!
sub where is they victory, oh! navy
'knocker" where is thy sting?
Thirteen subs sunk by Italy in the
last four weeks with Italian inventors
device"
This wop's name is not even known,
md he's going to win the world war
but Garuso, that geek with naught but
= leatherly pair of lungs, gets his
NINE, picture and scandals all over
the newspapers and magazines.
Americans fall for anything.
They pay Charley Chaplin more than
man protecting them from murder
end rapine, such as Belgium suffer.
bds
But then some Of the movie produc.
efs have to live so let 'em keep on
spending their potato money
Pershipg to take orders nom HaiG. I"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
TOB FOR THE WOMEN.

RANIEL WILLARD, president of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and chairman Of the National Council
of Defense Advisory board, returned to Washington
Monday after an inspection trip over the Baltimore and
Ohio SYSTEM which took him into the middle of the great
the country is greater this year by third This does not
take into consideration the vast increase in the kitchen gar
denng that has been undertaken but it will afford basis
for calculations
And the first thought it suggests is that there Will be
great waste of pehabe food if steps not taken
to preserve most Of it in various ways so that will be avail
able for consumption throughout next winter and until the
crops of next year come into the markets Nothing would
be gained indeed much would be lost if the increase in
planting were to be neuazed by waste born Of sudden
now while there is plenty of tme to make plans for put
ting up most Of the things grown in the gardens SO that
they will be practically independent Of the stores next win
ter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
We CORRECTION COURTEOUS.

her letter to The West Virgnian yesterday in which
with tact and consideration for editorial feelings which
move US to both admiration and gratitude she called
attention to glazing error in an editorial regarding the
late Belva Lockwood, Mrs N, r. C. Morrow unerrinsly
jumped to the right conclusion The writer Of the editorial
N question was guilty first in mixing up in his mind the
personalities Of Mrs Lockwood and Dr. Mary Walker
aud then in printing the article without verifying his i'm
ressions by consulting biography Of Mrs. Lockwood
Our chasrn over the incident, natural in the circum-
stances, apprecaby essened by the fact that our eyre
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

fit is true that there is widespread effort to induce
young men stay away the registration booths
June g. an equally extensive effort should be made to
make the young men understand the exact nature Of
the registration and their duty in the circumstances
The registration is not draft that will come later.
is merely an enumeration of all the in the
try of the military ages and the penalty for evading it
is quite severe But infinitely worse than the penalty
prescribed in the law is the stigma that attaches to
failure to register. Not to have ones on the
books when they close on the evening of June might
easily blast the entire life of any young man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
AN UNBALANCED COMMITTEE.

IN the Ways and Means committee Of the House Of
Representatives the Democrats have 10 members and
the Republicans 10. Among the l3 Democratic
members there are II lawyers and one producer of crude
oil and natural gas-not manufacturer in the bunch.
Among the ten Republicans there are FIVE lawyers, three
manufacturers and two men engaged in other business
terpnses. The Ways and Means committee drafts the
revenue blls-the tax bills--for Congress.
In 1917, as in 1913, the revenue bills exertng an
enormous influence upon American business. Will the
business men Of this couny-the producer-say whether
they prefer the makeup of the Democratic side of the COM
mee or the Republican side7 Do you approve Of pol
icy that ignores practically all productive ndusty2 If
not what are you going to do about it2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
REFRIGERATION SoUABBLES.

better exposition Of the desrabIity-no, necessity
is the proper word-of budget control of state
finances is required than the nasty snah over appro-
pations which has become regular feature Of the sessions
of the West Virginia Legislature If there was the slight
smert in the logrolng the pulling and the hauling and
the parliamentary bad manners which leads we would
not say word about it But there is not The final state
Of the bill is invariably than its first far the
best interests of the taxpayers of the entire commonwealth
are concerned.
All Of this would be done away with if we had a
budget The institutions and interests that have legitimate
claims upon the public purse would be adequately taken
care Of in an orderly, busnesske manner. And what
Is equally important, so would the interests of the tax
payers. When the total amount Of the legitimate expenses
81 the state government is determined in this way will be
possible figure on just how much revenue needed and
requirements can be provided for in such way that not
an unnecessary dollar is Withdrawn from legitimate bust
ness and locked up in the Golfers of the state
The Legislature is going through of the typical APP
preparation storms right now. Amendment after amend
snt was proposed and the bills of the two houses got
further and further apart all the time. When it is
al over and as this being written there not the slightest
clue TO when that is going to be- it will be days, perhaps
weeks before the accountants will be able to tell just where
the state stands from financial point Of view. When the
eedy is so simple and can be SO easily applied this state
II affairs is little short Of disgraceful.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
GOOD SUGGESTION.

a ECRETARY Of The Interior Franklin K Lane has
y made the timely suggestion that IN their closing exer-
cses this year, students be encouraged to select for
their essays and oraton subjects relating to Americas in
erest in the war If acted upon this suggestion will serve
problems, and impress firmly upon the minds Of the youth
of this generation the most important features of current
history Nh Lanes plan should meet universal approval
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
High Court Honors
Late Judge Mason

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May a.
A memorial by the Supreme Court Of
Appeals has been made of record and
q copy sent to the family Of the late
Judge John w. Mason Of Fairmont
who died Unexpectedly at his home
there some time ago. He was former.
ly member of the court, The por.
trait Of the former Judge In the court
clerks Office will be draped in mourn
ing for a period Of go days BY order
OF the court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

And being a darn good soldier, he
will do so.
The town of Havana, Fla, has quit
work because some duck there that
reads the Bible told them the world
was coming to an end.
We believe that If anybody in Flor.
ida would work the world would come
to all end.
Therefore, oscar, Buy Bond and
live happily ever after.
Doc Hills "a miles on one gallon
of gasoline sounds like darn lie,
but believe US, we were present for
every one Of those cold, windy, run,
ming nose, tear bedimmed miles. We
think 1t should be chalked up $40
miles.
And Doc gave US q shower bath each
time he unloosed his Jaws to decorate
the roadway with mail pouch Juice.
We think Doc cheated though be-
Cause he was supposed to have four
passengers instead he had three men
and one German.
You're not going out Of the city
June 8?
Rockefeller gives away s25,oOO,OoO
more"
Its a pity 50 Of that didn't go to
helping buy food for the poor in New
York who's nsaraSt thing To a Eardan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

oious bundsr served to prompt Mrs Morrow to write her
altogether charming account Of MIS- lockwood yst to
ts civ q many Of lie readers her letter doubtless was
lie most interesting feature IF The paper last evening
And even for those whose personal experience does not
reach back to the times Of which Mrs Morrow speaks the
letter has much value because It will serve to FIX m their
minds the important point that was the Womans Chris
ian Temperance Union which broke the ice not only
IN Faimont but all over the United States for many Of
the most important forward looking and uplifting move
ments
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

American Socialists may, and then again they may
not attempt to have At the action of the State
department in refusing passports delegates to the In
irrational Socialist conference at Stockholm. To bor
row pretty phrase from Burke this conference wears
the complexion of fraud. and it might prove grave
error Of political tactics to kick up much of fuss about
efforts to discourage 1t at time like the present
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

An American engineer force has arrived in England
on its way to the front 1t wont be long before we
be printing casualty lists on this side of the Atlantic
and this we will realize some of US for the first time
too, that the nation is at war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
LIBE Y LOAN
Liberty Loan Bonds Can be Bought
at HartIeys $50 and Up

your government SoU at 512 per cent
interest.
You come into the Store any day
to the Liberty Loan Office on the Sec
ond Floor, and state that you
want $50 bond Of the Liberty Loan.
You'll be given a printed form to
sign and you'll pay 81 down for each
$50 that you subscribe for. This the
law requires. 2per cent must be paid
at the time the application is made.
You make the next payment on the
bond on June %, when you must pay
SO more-completing the 20 per cent
first payment.
Then, on or before the Both of July
you pay $40 more; on or before the
18th Of August, SIS more, and on or
before the Both of August, SIS, MAX
ing in all $50, and you get your bond,
and it has been paying interest all
the time since June 18th in proper
ton to the amount of principal paid
in.
Or if you do not want to bother,
with so many instalments, you can
pay $50 or SlOO down against an ad
interim certificate.
You can buy $10O bond or a $500
bond or a $1,000 bond in the same way
paying the same percentages until
the full payment,
Now that you have a bond in the
Liberty Loan, what can you do with
it?
In the first place, it should be ex-
planned that you cannot keep it for
ever. The government has the right
to buy it back at the end Of fifteen
years, and it is compelled to buy it
back at the end of thirty years, and
pay the full price for it.
In the meantime, if you need mon
ey, you can use the bond as good Sc
curity with any banker. Or the bonds
can be sold at any time in the open
market.
United States Government bonds
are always the safest security in the
world, whatever the times may be.
The whole proposition is very SIM
pie and it's perfectly safe.
You don't have to pay any commits
sions or brokerage fees Any bank
or trust company will gladly handle
the matter for you without any
charge to you whatever, and if you
do not know any one in any bank or
trust company, you know us and at
our request any bank or trust COM
pany will handle subscriptions re-
ceived to the Liberty Loan placed
with us at our office, on the second
floor.
Our service in this matter and this
use Of our newspaper space are with
out a penny profit to us. We conceive
it to be a patriotic duty.
There is just one thing to remen,-
ber-if you come in and make your
subscription and pay your dollar
down with your application, and then
change your mind or fail to complete
your purchase later on, your dollar
is forfeited to the Government by Act
Of Congress.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

Hartleys store has taken hold of the Liberty bond
sale with vim that the banks, when they get around
to it. will have to go some to equal Inasmuch pure
patriotism is the only possible incentive for this action
on the part of the store it is fine example of good
citizenship and should earn for the firm the gratitude
of all good Americans
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

is a place to throw waste papers.
But guess the S25,OOO,OOO will be
used to keep people from dying 90
years from now.
Therefore it's for a good cause.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

With an anti-ideness act and executive and advisory
councils of defense egaized West Virginia is one of the
first if not actually the first Of the ssterhood Of states
to get on a war footing:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

H|HN4444 ESOR4S Va S4AS OA44SS0 OSeSSSS
of America have found it neces-
= sary to declare themselves at
war with the Monarchial govern
ment Of The German Empire, and to
support this war and to give aid to
our Allies in prosecuting It our Gov
eminent has found it necessary to
raise loan of TWO BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
The Government has appealed to
all the people Of the United States to
step forward promptly and help.
Every citizen wants to do his or her
share, but as Government bonds and
other large financial affairs are usu-
ally handled by banks or lawyers,
there are great many women-men,
too-rwho do not properly understand
just what buying a Government bond
means; or exactly how to go about it.
A great many of them actually think
that the Government is asking them
to loan it money at sacrifice.
Strangely enough, some enemy pos
sibly is sowing tares among the
wheat by spreading the idea among
depositors in the savings funds that
the Government has power to scoop
out their money and use it as it pleas
es.
Out upon the falsity and meanness
of alarming humble people who have
labored so hard to save and whose
savings are protected from every
danger.
These are wrong impressions. The
true fact is that the government is
offering every man, woman and child
of the United States
an opportunity not only to do a patri-
otto service, but to secure splendid
investment-the safest in all the
world.
The bonds are to be issued in Va
rious sizes-$5O, 500, $500 and $1,000
and upward to 100000.
The bonds are to be sold at par and
are to pay 31aper cent interest.
The bonds are to be immune from
all taxes except estate or inheritance
tax.
If you are a large investor, subject
to a heavy income tax, you cannot be
taxed for any income to you from
these bonds. That much, at least, will
be exempt.
A great many people who have
never had occasion to buy Govern
ment securities would like to go in
and do their bit now, but are held
back because they don't understand
how to buy them.
Many people have an idea that buy
ing Government bond is a very Sc
riOus matter, involving great deal
Of red tape.
This is another mistake. You can
go to any bank or trust COM
pany, or you can come into this Store,
and buy a Government bond as SIM
ply and as easily as you can buy pa
per Of pins or the latest novel.
Suppose you are willing to loan
K1t7777 ,s..p..,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

There were but six votes in the House Of Delegates
against the stepoe bill which aims to regulate the ship
ment of gas out of the state In this one particular
they seem to have gone on "et John do it" basis in
Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
WORKING for othero.

II you are in doubt about this and
that, worrying about yourself, and not
hopeful Of anyone else, and for ever
restless and anxious, go out and work
for others, and you will feel the
healthy glow Of new life. You will
find rest in service.-T. Rhondda VIII
llams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

ing a few days at her sisters, Mrs.
Ola Moore.
Mrs. Pearl Layman and daughter,
Rose, were at David Bakers satur-
day.
Miss Mamie Baker ID spending a few
days at Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis satter
fields this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
Not So Unfortunate.

Romantic Miss-"S Shall marry a
countP Fortune Teller-'No, my
child, you were born lucky"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

Cook Hospital Tag Day, Saturday
May 2s.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

Cook Hospital Tag Day. Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24

Cook Hospital Tag Day, Saturday
Nay %
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
REDS RISE
SLOW, ONLY
2-F00T gain
Great Drains are Still Clog
ged with Snow and Ice
Retarding Water.
BUFFALO IS COMING UP
Stream in Clay County
Shows Results of the
Spring Thaw.

The Red river has risen over two
Feet since yesterday and the reading
at noon today was 1853, which is 20
feet higher than yesterdays stage at
the same hour. This makes the total
feet.
Yesterday the ice above the dam
broke up and began to run. There
have been several slpalf ice jams above
the bridges. but they have broken up
before becoming serious
Buffalo 10 Rising.
Reports from the country along the
South Buffalo. in Minnesota, are that
the river Is rising rapidly and is with
in two feet Of last years high water
mark. The rise from the ice stage is
now fully eight feet and the rise dur
ing the last twenty-four hours is
nearly Ave feet. The water is running
over the bridge at the F. M. Rice
farm in Moorhead township.
In the country around Brecken-
ridge and Wahpeton the water has
reached the flood stage and much Of
the country resembles a vast lake.
Whether the rise will be sufficient to
cause serious damage will depend up
on weather conditions. If the wealth
er continues cold and there Is no more
snow or rain for q few days there
will be no trouble.
The bitches are opening UP gradual
ly. being clogged with snow and ice.
This has a tendency to hold back the
water and serves as a check upon its
reaching the flood stage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
INJURED EYES COST
WORKMEN GREAT SUN
Compensation Law Reveals Fact That
$50, 900 Annual Loss Entailed in
Such Accidents.

Eye injuries cost Minnesota employ
ers nearly $4,000 a year under the
workmen's compensation law, according
to findings by Gordon L. Berry, field
secretary Of the national committee for
the prevention of blindness, who made
a survey Of Minnesota and reported to
DR.. H. M. Bracken, executive officer Of
the state board of health.
This $4,000 loss is only fraction of
the total loss, Mr.. Berry adds, because
it does not include medical expense,
which is even greater, nor the economic
loss which is the greatest of all because
injuries to the eyes result in reduce
ton of efficiency.
Stone quarries in the state, notably
those at st. Cloud, are criticized by
the secretary for failure of managers
to supply the men with goggles and
other protective devices. Percentage Of
eye injuries in the iron mining regions
is lower. It is asserted that fully so
per cent Of the eye accidents are pre-
ventable.
The report will be submitted at the
next meeting Of the state board of
health, under whose auspices the ma
tional secretary toured Minnesota.