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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
THE FURNACE

At night ! opened
The furnace door;
The warm glow frightened
The cellar floor.
The fire that sparkled
Blue and red.
Kept small toes cozy
In their bed.
As up the stair
So late I stole.
! said my prayer:
Thank God for, cSal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

I. What is a hangar?
.. State the distinction between oculist and
optician.
8. Locate 1.-THE Bay State"
4. Define chiaroscuro.
5. Who is William Hale Thompson?
@. Identify "the Quaker poet"
!. What Is meant by pied "a -terre?
8. Who Is FIRST Lord of the Admiralty In
Q. Who was General Maude?
10. For whom and by whom was the opera
"Roland of Berlin" written?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

LIE LION d,ARRAs. published by the
Franco-British forces on the Arras front.
Is credit to those gallant lads. but Why
do they addr4ss the copy INTENDED ~ ~
u ''xhs ryeling cpdger''s ".
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

...,,, II we took the rage out OF "suf.
frage" it would be much better for all the
women concerned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

BRADLEY WEIGH, who for many
years made his home close enough to the
Merton Cricket Club to play golf there
three times week, now similarly honors
the Pennington Country Club, just out.
side the city of Hartford. He was telling
us the other day of the JOY he had just
had in winning a ball from the clubs
stingie5t member. "A reg'lar miser was
he?" we asked. We'll" said Mr.. Welch,
you might safely call him man of
marked pecuniarities."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

Some persons would rather have
revolutions than do a days work for an
honest living.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

The fellow with a sweet tooth now
finds his coffee bitter disappointment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

TRAVELLERS tell us that since West
Virginia went dry there have been so
many walking speakeasies on the streets
Of the principal towns they've been com.
PEELED to wear badges to keep 'em from
selling the poison to each other. These
gentry are called "bootleggers." The
town of Fairmont, about twenty miles
south of the Pennsylvania border. has its
full share of poison peddlers. but 1t also
boasts a book store Town Clerk A. G..
cHeckD Martin owns that shop, and to
him recently came this letter:
MANNINGTON. w. Va, Nov. ~.
Dear Mr.. Martin heer that ed Slack
has rit book entitled a glide to boot
ieggers il must be hel of a book but
will take nine copies il you handle them,
RUDOLPH KERINsKY.
Ed Slack denies that he has rit the
book, but he could do it, for he's deputy
sheriff.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

II tax were placed on slogans
we would soon have enough money 70
Sun the whole war. Y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
NECESSITY FOR
SHORTER BALLOT
Expression Of Ire Popular Will
Made Difficult by the Pres
ent System
By WILLIAM H. BECKFORD

FTNHE recent municipal farce--called an
L eection--in Philadelphia has again
made evident the difficulties which COM
pick and elongated ballot places in the way
of fair expression Of the popular will. IL
is to be hoped that this lesson will inspire
enough public interest to secure in the
next Legislature some modifying or sim
plifying of the present ballot doing away,
at least, with the party square and making
each candidate run upon his own merits
The politicians who fatten on tn, pub
lie revenues maintain their existence solely
by virtue of the log-rollng system. Mr..
Hendricks friends alone make large unit,
but not enough to carry an election. When
10 these you add Mr.. Sheehan's friends.
with their affiliated orders, and Mr.. showers
additional connections, you have a ramify-
ing network of influences that can override
or outweigh almost any opposition.
SO long as the group or "stralGht.tcket
arrangement on the ballot enables such a
private junta. with the prestige of party
name to accomplish their purpose by
single stroke. IL would seem that even a
popular revolution will not suffice 70 shake
their stranglehod upon the public treasury.
We may multiply political parties ad
libltun but We shall not get rid of public
plunderers so long as we allow them TO
grange the ballot to suit their own inter-
ests and permit most of the election ma
chinery to remain IN their control.
In these days when all waste is depre-
Gated consider the money expenditure alone
of the recent city election. Outside Of
court procedures, not less than one-haf
million dollars spent by the several
parties and the city. This would not be
srudgcd did the city pr.ht, but what is the
net result? On the face of the returns ac-
cording TO the complicated and illogical
ballot system we now submit to- the peo-
pie have gained some additional members
of Councils, the majority control of both
chambers remaining in the hands of the
contract bus Ses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

THEY are burying Ewin e. Huhsh
today, and his exit leaves upon this stage
OF the world only two men who made
their entrance with him into the old
Wheatley Dramatic Society when it was
founded in 1ss9-Daniel w. Farrow, OF
West Philadelphia, and Andrew McCollin,
who is ION tour"
The patron saint of this group of young
amateurs of nearly two generations ago
was William Wheatley, one-time partner
of the elder John Drew in the Arch Street
of the Walnut. The Wheatley Associa-
ton made it's start modestl. in Martha
Washington Hall at Second and Dock
streets, but in 1866 took over an old
church at Fifth and Gaskili streets and
made an elaborate Temple of Tkespis
there. In 1880 its activities began to Ian
guish, and it's surviving .Asmbers have
latterly contented themselves with occa-
sional rosemary meetings, full OF remi-
niscences of the hand-in- bosom, tce-drag-
ging worthless of the old school.
Seventeen members attended the last
annual dinner at Dooner's Hotel, on
April 2s, of this year. But "Hully," the
best amateur comedian of his day, who
was one of the merriest Of that company,
is being buried today. ALAS! poor
Yorick!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
Eternal Vigilance

AS eternal vigilance must always be the
price of free government and as the fight
must 90 on without cessation. the citizens
who, in the six weeks prior to the recent
election made such "a splendid rally under
the difficulties of our present voting sys-
tenn should not forget that they will have
a chance in the coming year to select menu
bers of the Legislature who can remove
some of the worst OF these difficulties by
simplifying and shortening the ballot.
All of the superfuous offices cannot be
removed from the ballot save through the
agency Of a convention to revise the State
Constitution where some of these archaic
officials are securely buttressed. This pro-
cedure requires preliminary action in the
Legislature, but the important step of re-
moving the party square could be taken
without delay at its next session, and should
be made an important issue in nominating
and electng members of the Legislature
next year
While we are expending some of the best
blood Of our sons to defend free institutions
abroad we cannot supinely suffer our rights
to be further invaded at home Unless we
are willing to surrender them to ballot
thieves and police thuggery we must
obviously secure a ballot by which the peo-
Plies will can be effectively registered We
can expect the same stubborn and brutal
resistance that has been recently wit
messed to any efforts that may be made
to improve or shorten the present compli-
Gated ballot Every year that this funda-
mental reform is delayed, however, makes
its achievement more difficult and fastens
the grip Of the community traitors the more
firmly upon the very vtals of our munic-
pal existence ard freedom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
FOOLS AND HOLY WRIT

a. wise man will make better use q w
i(lo Rl11pslet fl4ep feel WIN g e 4 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

WE HAVE put away from US that bum
die of century -old papers we were exam
ining yesterday, but few little things
stuck to our fingers. In the Belfast News
Letter Of November II, 1907, there is a
gentlemanly bid for a wife, aid,d and
abetted by the editor, who in admitting
the communication to his columns feels
fully certain that the candid advertiser
will meet what, in his sense, constitutes
female perfection. in a country 50 justly
celebrated for the mental and persona,
endowments of its Ladies'"
ITO the Ladies of Ireland" the wistful
swain addresses his wide appeal "A
gentleman who has discharged the duties
of a civil office OH the Madras Establish
ment with honour to himself and salts
faction to the Hon East India Company"
he describes himself, in language not un.
worthy one Charles Lamb of the same
East India House. His portrait of him
self is full length. though modest enough.
But it interests us less than this bill of
specifications with its concluding flash of
philosophy:
form lasting and rational connection.
he will be very explicit in describing the
qualities he desires in a wife. She must
not be under the age of twenty nor above
thirty, but by all means we'll proper
toned easy in her disposition, but by no
means submissive in her Judgment, rather
lively and coquettsh than prude. If
she understands music and hath a knowl.
edge Of drawing the more agreeable Her
fortune must be respectable, as jointer
will be settled on her. Her connections
must also bear the strictest enquiry. To
account for this mode of address II is
sufficient TO mention the circumstance of
the Advertiser being so long absent in
India, and the opinion lie entertains with
the rest of the world, that marriage is a
lottery, and that he is al likely to draw
a prize through this medium as by any
of the vulgar methods now in use. ANY
communication addressed through the
medium of this paper will be attended to-"
Evening star., 1917-10-28
ASSISTANT
NOTION
BUYER.

\ Prominent Department
Store Requires at Once a Bright
Young Woman Who Is Capable
OF Assisting Buyer. Must Be
Thoroughly Conversant With the
Details OF This Department. Ap-
plications Strictly Confidential.
Address Box l32-M, Star Office.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
WANTED-HELP.
sALESMEN-Continuea.
EXCEPTIONAL Statesmen WANTED.

EXCEPTIONAL. Statesmen WANTED.
$10.00O,0O0 oil company. with siccessfui
the public for development purposes. needs a
few high grade strong salesmen. capable OF earn
ing $4,000 to s25. 600 per annum. to assist In
cred only from men with good. clean records
and who have faith In their own ability. Men
needing financial assistance in the form OF ad-
vances drawing accounts are not Of the TIM
Der who can Gil our requirements our com
pany owns enormous acreage In high-erade
tory in Kentucky. Its personnel Is strong.
statesmen entering our organization displaying
the right qualifications VIII ind congenial sur
commensurate with their results and ability.
Write with statement of your past experience.
Address Hoffman Oil Company, Lexington, Ky.
sALESMEN-City or travelling; write for list
OF openings and how to obtain I'll them: Address mnp,
3S1. Chicago. San Francisco, New York.
Statesmen wanted: the new and uneIcelled
1918 samples rendy soon. We manufacture the
endars. leather goods. metal and paraffine eiGns:
highest compensation, defined territory; full CO.
WGos Myera Sale.
fee. 902-904 Marbridge bldg. New YORK city:
Statesmen who have sold pianos insurance.
will nnd n new proposition at 81 kcnois bldg.
Open until pm. S
Statesmen and agents, have three biggest
money making lines: retailing. $3.50 to $50;
other side lines exclusive. Address Bin +,
Newton. Iowa.
SALESMAN - To place contracts with retail
stores for the famous Underwood Underwood
Photographic news service of the United States
war pictures: window advertising: liberal COM
missions. Elliott Service Co., Worlds Tower
bldg. New York.
Statesmen - Excellent permanent position for
capable statesmen in Virginia; vacancy November
1st: staple line for general retail trade: liberal
commissions; S35 weekly advance. Rice Co.,
S4 Williams bldg, Detroit.
SEVERAL Statesmen wanted. to sell quality
roofing cements. in both virginias. both Caro-
linas and Georgia: successful selling experience
necessary; preferably among roof contractors.
factories. warehouses and others with large
roofs: letter must give full details and name
references and past employers. Sales Division
Great Lakes Refining Company. Cleveland. Ohio
SIDE LINE salesmen can earn big money sell
ing new proposition; no samples TO carry: ref
erences. Dept. 45. Ad-Lee Co.. Chicago.
REGULAR or side-Iine salesmen. sell our pop
ular priced line water color calendars Jan. 1st:
snappy selling line: exclusive designs: sell for
manufacturer direct; advertising novelties: COM
mission paid promptly. Umpire Art Company,
Chicago.
wANTED-Proftable salesmen to sell profitable
stock for profitable commissions. A. II. Benescb
& Co.. 100 E. German ST.. Baltimore. Md.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
wANTED-HELP.
MALE-ContinaeA..

COLLECTOR for ms co.. man with wheel pre-
ferred: liberal contract. salary and commission;
bend reauirtd Address Box Ism Star ONCE.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

sALEsMAN-we desire n forceful and aggrcs-
tJye salesman TO sell 1919 line OF hgh-class
calendars and advertising specialties in points
in Virginia and West Virginia; will consider
applications only from men Of reliable charac-
Ter and real selling ability. Thos. J. Beckman
Co., $40 N. 1lth st., Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

Statesmen who have sold pianos. insurance.
real estate, books. magazines. aluminium. etc.
will fnd n proposition at 81 kenos bldg.
Open until pm. 70
Evening star., 1917-10-28

501 THE ALABAMA tCorner 1lth and
NV We'll furnished rooms; all copveniences.
fra.'s;eniS taken.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

ELERKS, automobile drivers.
feight handlers; also boys over
q years old. Apply Timekeeper.
Rdams Express Co, ed and Eye
IS. ne.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

8Hk-In hardware and sporting goods store:
H<e are. experience and salary expected Ad
- Boz 26s-D. Star Office.
,Af0AkERS. Wn~mnn. 1902 81. NV. 81
AT MAKERS-Two irsf-rlass. and a bnsbsl
D. Bernard Foley. 3Os-7 Evans bldg. .s'
leCrOn for debit. Apply d. W. McIntlre,
4Gsf, 00e = st. NV.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

no y ST. N.W.--Furnished roam anartmrnf: :
lady only: be seen after o'clock: second
Evening star., 1917-10-28
WANTED-HELP.
MALE-Continued.

YOUNG MAN, about IS, with
wheel, for reporters assistant;
salary. $Io per week. Apply Mr..
Eccard, 9TH floor, Star building.
YOUNG MEN to sell goods on railroad trains;
must have blue suit of clothes and $40 cash as
security: long runs and liberal commission paid
Union News Co.. Office 8. Union station. go
YOUNG WHITE MAN for delivery truck and
work In dairy. Apply Walker-Gordon Labora-
tory. 1915 18th NV.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

YOUNG men, several, with machine shop ex-
rri-nce: also two apprentices: best pay"
|00 18th st. NV. 2ys
Evening star., 1917-10-28

! .1US ONTARIO ROAD--Two handsomely FURNISH
ii second floor rooms; large se' ping porch: pri-
7 Qns
Evening star., 1917-10-28

<HACFfEUR. colored about Is or 20 yeas Of
u. for Ford delivery car. Apply Geo. I. Keen.
ITO %. NV
Evening star., 1917-10-28
WANTED-HELP.
FEMALE DOMESTIC.

CAPABLE COOK and houseworker for three.
$50; NO laundry: many other places; all private
families; best wages. Ladies' Exchange. SO7
Vermont
Evening star., 1917-10-28

1911 BELMONT ST. N.W.-Room and private
bath: soutliern exposure: lfth ST. line: avail.
IL. N-rru .i...
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-18
Nv a GARDENER.

Garden vegetables nay be divided
into two classes-"wArm temperature"
and cold temperature" varieties.
When peach and plum trees are In
blossom, they say, 1t Is time to sow In
the open ground such seeds as lettuce
radish, parsley, beets, turnips, cab
bage, carrots. peas and onions.
Wrinkled peas should not be planted
until later, as they are more liable to
rot in cool ground than are smooth
varieties.
When apple trees bloom, 1t is time
to plant the heat-loving vegetables
sucn as cucumbers, beans, sweet corn,
pumpkin and squash.
The quickest crop to mature is rad.
tsh. Lettuce, turnips, peas, beets and
beans usually require from 6 to 8
weeks, corn from ii to 10 weeks, and
potatoes from Is to 16 weeks.
Cucumbers, sQuashes and melons re-
quiro rich soil, and the cucumber prof.
It's by the application Of fresh horse
manure. Sheep manure will hurry
plants along more rapidly than most
chemical fertilizers.
have found that cut WORMS will sell
dom bother cucumbers If an onion ls
planted in the middle Of the hill.
Lettuce and cabbage require more
water than any other garden stuff. Soft
water is preferable to hard water.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-18
SPECIAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE.

By virEue Of q Deed Of Trust execut-
ed by Florence 4. Phillips and James
w. Phillips, her husband, to Charles
Lively, trustee. dated December 20,
1916, and recorded in the office of the
clerk Of the County Court Of Marion
county, West Virginia, in Trust DEED
Book No. AZ, page 257, to secure Fair
mont Building and Loan Association
the payment Of the sum Of One Thou
sand Six Hundred and Ninety Dollars
(S1,69O.O0) and certain premium and
interest thereon, and fully mentioned
and described in said Deed OF Trust.
and default having been made In the
payment thereof, and being requested
so TO do By said Fairmont Building ano
Loan Association, the undersigned
Trustee will, on Saturday, the 18th
day Of May, 1917, commencing at two
o'clock D. NJ, offer for sale and sell, at
the East front door Of the Court House
of said Marion county, West Virginia
by way of public auction and to the
highest bidder, the property conveyed
by said Deed of Trust; said property
consisting of a certain lot together
with certain Improvements, situate IN
the city of Fairmont, Marion county,
West Virginia, in the Third warl OF
said city, formerly Evansville, on
Pennsylvania avenue, formerly the
Maryland & Ohio river turnpike and
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at a stake in the middle Of
said avenue formerly turnpike) and
at the junction Of First street laid OUT
by James F. Barns through his lands
and with said avenue formerly Turn
pike) in a southerly direction a dis
tanre of so min. to the line of property
of c. C. Everson; thence north east
with the Everson line lao min. TO a
stake: thence in a north westerly d.
rection In a line parallel with said ave-
nue. formerly turnpike) so min. TO
stake in said First street and with
the same 140 min. west to the begin
ming. excepting all the coal and mining
rights thereto pertaining in, upon and
underlying said lot, and being the same
real estate which was conveyed to the
said Florence R. Phillips by Thomas j
Hess and wife to deed dated January
10, 1916, and recorded in the clerks Of
flee of said County Court in Deed Book
No. POT, page 1879.
Terms of Sale: All cash on day of
CHARLES LIVELY,
Mav A.11.1S.25 Trustee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-18
Oil and Gas.

Tire poor showing in the way Of new
production in the Eastern fields is not
due 10 lethargy on the part OF oil oper-
ato.s The only wonder is that there Is
so much doing and the reward for en-
ergy and capital invested so small. To
make matters still worse there is no
prospect for improvement in the near
future. Nearly all of the new work Is
lcated in old territory and light pump
ers are the best thatcan be hoped for.
On Laurel run, Murphy district,
Richie county, w. Va, the Hope Nat.
ural Gas company has drilled test on
the j. II. Leiving farm through the salt
sand. 1t is good for five barrels day
In lie Hughes river pool, Clay district,
the Imperial Oil and Gas Products com
pany completed in the Big Injun sand
No. on the c. NJ. Darnold farm. 1t is
a small gasser.
Near Everett postoffice, Union dis
trict, Tyler county, Thorn & Co. drilled
test on the Frank Fonner farm
through the Cow Run sand. 1t is dus.
ter and will be abandoned. In Union
district, Wood county, the South Penn
Oil company drilled No. IL on the FL
vira Richardson farm through the sec.
ond Cow run sand 1t is dry.
Close to the UpshuE county line in
Gilmer county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has made q location at Avon,
dale and is getting in rig and drilling
material. This is purely wildcat, To-
Gated far from production. Toledo
parties have taken up large block Of
leases near Ten Mile, located in Wash
ington district, and in the near future
will start several test wells. In the
eDnts run pool. Marion county. all Of
the wells have dropped below so bar
rels a day, except F. w. Bartlett's No.
8 on the 2. z. Batson farm, which is
still producing 65 barrels a day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-18

back to wesleyaa College after 3 g.
cent Visit here From Parkersburg he
was sent to Columbus, whence b
company with about 90 other youths,
he was sent to Fort Moultrie, Just out
side the harbor Of Charleston, South
Carolina. The medical corps recruits
will likely be among the first to be
sen! to France and young Bolton
would not be surprised to go at any
time. Fort Moultrte was successfully
defended by Col. William Moultrie on
June 2Sth, 1875. when the British
feet and a land force under Sir Henry
Clinton attempted to take 1t. This
victory for the Revolutionary forces
kept the British out Of the Southern
Colonies for more than two years and
it was not until the surrender Of
Charleston on May 7th, 1880, that the
defenders Of Fort Moultrie were final
ly forced to capitulate."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-18
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

West Virginia University has finally
fell in a more forQible way than ath-
letic authorities of the institution at
frs. believed possible the effects of the
preparations for war that are going
forward. In addition to the various
cancellations of the baseball schedule
including the date with Leland Stan
ford University here Saturday, May
10, the track team has been forced to
abandon its proposed meet with the
University of Pittsburgh scheduled for
June here and negotiations are under
way looking to the cancellation Of the
meet arranged with West Virginia
Wesleyan College here on Memorial
Day. The city of Morgantown is to
have a patriotic celebration on May
80 which interiors with the proposed
meet, so that the event will at least be
Shifted and perhaps called of alto
gether.