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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
ALL NANN|NGTON
DEV0TES DAY TO
H0H0RING MEN
Two Banquets, a Parade.
Presents and Crowds
Feature Sendoff.

In Warrington from which town the
men summoned for army service by the
county draft board We're to leave this
evening the whole day was devoteS to
showering honors upon the 81 young
men, every one of whom was present,
and practically every one in the town
had a hand in the affair.
Stores closed at noon and the town
was profusely decorated, the national
colors, Of course, being the sole mater.
ial used by the decorators. At 1880
the men were guests Of the Hotel Bart.
lett at dinner which was in fact a
banquet. AT the dinner each man was
presented with a boquet by the local
florist, the Parish drug store.
At $3.50 there was a parade in which
all the school children took part as
an escort of honor to the young men
and at the end of the parade there
was talk by Rev. H. D. Clark and
the men were presented with complete,
ly equipped comfort kits by the Man.
nington Red Cross.
The remainder OF the evening was
devoted to auto rides for the men and
this evening they will be dined again.
This time at the Arlington hotel as
the guests Of the management The
train is due at Warrington at $3.50
and the men will go direct from the
dining room to the station.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
THREE MASONIC
DEGHEG5 1T ONCE
Unusual Ceremony Here for
Benefit Of Rational
Army Man.

For the first time in The history OF
Fatrmont Lodge, 80 . a. Y f and
A. M, candidate received the three
degrees in succession in Masonic
Temple on "Wednesday afternoon. the
proper authority having been granted
by Grand Master Charles 4 CARR
gan. The favored one vas John
Knox, of Fairmont Who is numbered
among the local soldiers who will &c
In the first draft today to Camp Lee
at Petersburg Va
The degree work started in the af
ternoon at 3 O'Clock and continued
until $3.50 O'Clock the work having
been done in three and half hours
The first and second degrees were
conferred by the worshiptul master
Fred S. Harr, and the third degree
was done by Past Master Hutchinson
The young mans father was one OF
the members who viewed with inter
est the candidates reception to Ma
sonry. At the conclusion OF the
degree work an excellent banquet was
held at The Fairmont. There were
twenty-nine covers laid
Five members of the lodge are af
fected by the draft. Those who will
leave today are George X. Barnes
Fred r. Heintzleman and James NJ.
Knox. R. Linn, who was chosen for
the second call, but who left today
as q substitute for some one else, is
also member of the lodge Samuel
B. Brooks, a member of the lodge
viii respond on the second call Fred
s. Harr, the master of the lodge, pre-
sided at the banquet
The master in parting word at the
lodge room gave the young men in
btructions and informed them that
there were three Masonic Lodges in
Petersburg and urged them to keep
In to touch with the fraternity while
btationed at that camp.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
INQUEST MONDAY FOR
HUNTING TRAGEDY
Coroner Lloyd Believes He
Will Call a Dozen
Witnesses.

Little has developed recently in the
case in which William G. Morgan a
wealthy Paw Paw district farmer is
charged with shooting and killing Har.
vey Hayhurst and Fernando Thorne
and dangerously wounding Charles
Musgrove, except some Of the prelimi-
naries are beginning to be shaped up.
The first Of these is the coroner's
inquest, which will be held next Mon
day afternoon at o'clock in the coun-
ty court room in the court house. The
inquest will be conducted by Frank A.
Lloyd. the coroner Mr.. Lloyd said
today that he did not have the list OF
the witnesses that he proposed to call
completed, but he thought probably a
dozen would be summoned to testify.
The grand jury will meet on Mon
day, November IL, and in all probable
ity the case will be taken up at that
time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
HOUSE famine
exists IN THIS
CITY RIGHT NOW
Building Operations Were
Practically At Stand Still
This Year.

There is a house famine on in Fair
mont 1t may not be apparent to the
average citizen but it is an established
fact with the real estate men OF the
city.
George Brobst, perhaps Fairmonts
best posted realty man in discussing
the matter today said, We'll famine
might be a pretty bad word to use BAT
its about the truth at that"
Not much buildin gis going on just
now. Only sixteen bungalows are be
ing built at the present time and that
is the only construction work OF the
kind going on. Eleven OF these are
being erected by the Watson, Fleming
& Miller Company and five by the East
End Improvement Company. Although
it will be from three to six weeks be-
fore these houses are completed every
one OF them has cen rented in ad.
vance
There is a general demand for small
houses, although this is being grIdu.
ally shifted into a desire for houses
with six and seven rooms in them, and
with it desirable location is wanted
To show just how scarce houses real
ly are Mr. robst added, 81 have two
that are on my for rent list. One Of
these in is on a bank with a steep
flight of steps TO tse street, which has
been caused by the establishing OF
city grade at that point, and the 9th.
er one is on High street close to the
edge of the bluff.
At the present time it costs as mlch
to build four-room house as it did
to erect six-room house under nor.
nal conditions. To erect a four-room
house and procure the lot which could
be rented to salaried man would en-.
tail an expense Of $25OO-$l7O0 for the
house aud $500 for the lot
An influx to the city has been noted
recently due to the plentiful state of
work and the fact that the many glass
workers who left Fairmont last win.
ter when the natural gas shortage was
felt, have returned to the city TO make
their abode.
Even shacks about the city are at
premium and it really is a stern re-
ality that the city faces a house fam.
inc.
Another expert in local realty con-
d:tions said the other day that It
would pay any man who has little
ready capital to put it into building
operations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
City Hall Notes

For the third time in four days May.
or Bowen found a blank program when
entering the court room at nine
o'clock this morning to hold tue
daily police court.
The guy that got his foot mashed
on his way TO the city hall to sell an
incinerator has never shown up.
City Health Officer Chesney NJ,
Ramage is OF the opinion that the city
will not be able to get an incinerator
for some time. in that the same com.
pany that was TO furnish Faironts in.
cinerator is providing all the south
ern army camps with cabbage outfits.
The dog killing brigade has not re-
tired from business. They are merely
on a vacation The death toll re.
mains thirty five. The last unlucky
number for the dog catchers was 90
which number was reached about one
month ago. h
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
BRIDGE ENGINEER
CALLED TO ARMY

William E. Brady, the resident en-
gineer for the John f. Casey Com
pany, the contractors for the new
bridge that is being constructed
across the Coal Run ravin was exam
med by City Health Officer Chesney
NJ. Ramage this morning for the draft
army. Brady had registered in
Cleveland, o., and shortly after his
arrival in this city received orders to
appear for physical examination. lie
made arrangements to take tho ex.
animation this morning, which he
passed. He will file claim for ex.
emption to the Cleveland draft board.
John L. Seddoway registered by a
local board in the state of Utah ap.
peared before the local board yestr.
day and passed the physical examin-
alton. He filed claims OF exemption
on the grounds of being minister
of the church of the Latter Day Saints.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
Four Let Out By
District Board

w. D. Hall, Henry ]. Kestner, Wit
bur II. Shinn, and Edmund Virgroul
have been allowed exemptions by Tho
district appeal board that is in session
at Clarksburg, according to the official
reoprt that was received by the local
board from the district board yes:er
day
Two more delinquents appeared yes.
terday and accounted for their alb.
sences. They are Roy F. Bobbett and
Howe Stidger. Bobbett had already
enlisted in the hospital service of the
army while Howe was in the Signal
Corps. Both came here yesterday,
we're examined and certified for duty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
CARD WILL SHOW
HOH CLEAN YOUR
GROCERY SHOP IS
Municipal Housekeeper Pre-
pairing To Rate Food
Stores of City.

A card system by means of which
the groceries, meat markets, restaur-
ants, ice cream pIriors and other
places where food is dipensed in this
city. will be rated according to their
sanitary condition, vii be put in to
effect in the near future through Miss
Eliza Rocks the municipal housekeep-
er, acting in conjunction with the city
sanitary department and the Civic
and Economic department of the Wo-
mems club.
The system will be shown by the
use of three cards, white cards show
ing. the standard OF first class shops,
yellow, those in the second class and
blue for those in the third class. The
percentage attained by each grocery,
meat market or other store win be
shown by means of these cards which
will be displayed in CONSPICUOUS places
in the shops
The request for this rating system
has been made by several OF the local
produce dealers and the matter was
taken up and decided upon as entire
ly feasible.
1t has been practically two months
since the office OF Municipal House
keepers was established in this city
and during that time Miss Rock has
frequently visited each OF the whole
sale and retail food supply houses
and in most instances has found
greatly improved conditions over those
of the early spring when in conjunc-
ton with a representative OF the Jun
ior Civic league. She med her first
round.
In the visits made to the local
places of business Miss Rock has in
Continued on page 100
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
Draft Board Placed Squad In Charge Of
Homer C. Toothman With F. R.
Heintzelman And ]. F. DeboIt AS
Assistants
DINNER At \. NJ C. A. THIS afternoon
Special Train Which Will Carry the Men to Petersburg is
Scheduled To Leave Here at 6:25-Parade
To Station.

each assistant taking charge OF oae
OF them, and the party conducted n
military fashion.
The entire quota will assemble at
the Office of Captain Nemble Whi.S
at $3.50 o'clock this >:ternoon, each
man taking with him such personal
apparel as he will need. Promptly ct
4:15 o'clock the men will be marched
TO the Y. NJ. c. 4. All the friends
OF the men who are to attend the dim
ner at the Y. NJ. c. 4. should then Ds
at the building ready to attend the
dinner promptly.
At the Y. NJ. C. A. building the
drafted men will be given farewell
dinner which affair is in the hands
of the Fairmont chapter of RcI
Cross. Following the dinner several
informal speeches will be given by
prominent citizens. After the dinner
which must end not later than $40
O'Clock the young men will. march in
military fashion to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad station A fine dfnnar
has been prepared at the Y. NJ, g. A.
for the elders as v as boxes con.
tanning a lunch for each of the thirty
soldiers.
Leaving the Y. NJ. c. A. building Ira
Smiths military bard will fall into
the ranks behind the soldiers aad
sounding the patriotic tunes will
march to the station with the boys.
Other organizations that wish to Join
the march may do so at this time.
The train on which the young men
vii! leave is scheduled to depart at
go p. m. 1t is special coming fron
Wheeling, and stopping only at Few
Continued on page 10}
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

Thirty more of the young men that
were drafted to make up Fairmont's
quota TO rthe new National army are
now in active service for Uncle Sam.
At the first call this morning every
one OF the thirty was present ami
from that time they are actually in
government service.
At the meeting of the thirty youne
men this morning the local draft board
designated Homer C. Toothman 10
take direct command of the quota.
Upon the suggestion of the board
Frederick r. Heintzelman was desiE.
mated as first assistant to Mr.. Tooth.
man with John Forest DeBolt as sec.
ond assistant.
The entire quota Is in military se-.
vice from nine o'clock this morning
and of course are now under army
law, although they remain under the
jurisdiction Of the local board ultil
they are delivered to the mobilization
camp. The regulations required that
the board designate leader; a person
fitted by reason of experience, age,
character and personality to be IN
charge of the party from the time of
the assembly this afternoon until the
arrival at Camp Lee.
The board was entirely satisfied that
Mr., Toothman measured up to the re.
quirements in every particular AID
has confidence that he will DISCHARGE
his first military duties in a manner
that will reflect credit upon himsei.
and the entire quota. The assistaG s.
Mr.. Heintzelman and Mr.. DeBolt are
men of considerable experience, eoo1
Character, and strong personality. The
quota will be divided into SQUADS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
WATER WASTE N .
FAIRnl)HT COSTS
TAXP AYERS DEAR
Daily Bill Is 1920 According
To Commissioner Smiths
Figures.
NO hundred Id twenLy dollars IS

~, l,,,-,,I,.-l - t-,--,-I,. llI-,. -
l"o uunUreu .'nu twenty uolI@rs IS
paid each day b ythe city OF Fa.rmcnt
Tor water that is wasted, No wonder
Water Commissioner Ira Smith mas
been doing all 10 his power to hasten
lhe uay %heh -zVO aIalJohal wafer
l"e'ef swirl DC lASlal'eu'
The actual consumption OF water
during the month OF July reached an
average OF 100000 gallons per DAY,
or, in other words, every man, women
and child within the city OF Farm
used an average OF $40 gallons each
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20
Coal Mines Close
In Harrison Co.
tRy Assoclnted Pressl

CLARkSBURG, w. Va, Sept. 20
Twenty five coal mining plants in
Harrison county alone have suspend
ed operations during last week or two
as the direct result of the establish
ment of 81 a ton for coal at the mine.
according to a statement issued here
today by Daniel Howard prominent
central West Virginia coal operator.
These mines were forced to suspend
Mr.. Howard says, because the price
fixed is too low for the operator to
continue mining coal without loss.
Reports received from him from
other counties are to the effect that
many other mining plants have been
forced to suspend lately for the same
reason.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

LONDON, Sept. 2O.-A Stockholm
dispatch to Reuters says the Swedish
minister at Berlin and been instructed
to protest to Germany against tho
Luxberg incident, it being Confirmed
that German officials seriously ayused
the confidence OF Sweden"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

feline of 1125 miles from Riga to
Galata, would extend from a p,int
west of Lake Superior eastward al
most to Chicago and down the Ms.
si5sippi to the latitude OF Atlanta, Ca.
Westward and southwark from this
line stretch all Of Germany, Poland,
Austria and The Balkans to the 900 Sa-
louiki mile front corresponding to he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

mile Italian front which in Ameri9a
would occupy a similar section in New
Mexico, east OF Santa Te. and the 45O-
mile western front in Belgium and
France, where the British, French,
Germans, and now the Americans are
at grips In America this front world
run from Salt Lake City southeast
ward to Pueblo, Col
The Baltic battleline is 2eO miles
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

longer than the distance from Chicago
to New York, is half the distance from
Chicago to San Francisco, or nearly
as far as from the Pacific at Lower
California to the Gulf of Mexico; the
Salonih and Italian lines each would
stretch the distance from New York
to Boston, and the western front is
longer than the distance from New
York to Buffalo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

This map shows how you could put
the whole European war into that part
of the United States west OF the Mis-
sissi7pi and still have plenty of room
left. You would, however. realize that
you had some war on hand. Drawing
the battling of Europe on a United
States map shows the remarkable ey-
tent of the battlelines.
On the eastern front the Baltic bat
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-20

Cloudy tonight; Friday probably
showers. Warmer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
Woman's Opportunity.

The complexion Of Wall streets big
organization that works from nine to
five is slowly changing as man after
man drops out to take up military
service. The inroads which have al
ready been made In STATS of the big
banking institutions are not serious,
but the prospect of losing many more
employees in the next few weeks or
months is being discussed by employ
ers, and it is the general view that
most of the vacancies must be filled by
women, says New York news let
ter. One of the largest national banks
has lost so men to Plattsburg and
Madison, has 20 more who are in mih-
tia organizations, and who will soon
leave, and has 400 who are liable to
consumption. A prominent trust COM
pany has lost upward Of 100 men, in
Guiding the senior vice president, and
expects the total to be more than 300
before the end of the year. Plans are
being made to fill many departments
with girls, who have been found more
satisfactory than men In work that is
much the same day after day.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
INSECTICIDES ARE COSTLY
"kedzie Mixture" May Be Substituted
However, for Arsenate of
Lead.

East Lansing, Mich.-A method for
effecting an economy in the use of In
eecticides, which have become increas-
ingly costly with the continuation OF
the war, is suggested by Prof. Rufus
III. Petit Of M. A. c., who is recon-
mending that where II is possible,
"Kedzie mixture" be substituted for
arsenate of lead.
"Arsenate of lead" according to
Professor Petit, "has become stand
by for so long that we are apt to for
get that there are other stomach poi
sons which may be used, In some
cases, with equally good results. The
cheapest stomach poison of all is 'Ked-
zie mixture preparation originally
proposed by the late DR.. II. G. Kedzie,
to take the place of paris green, which
was becoming rather expensive even
20 years ago.
"KedZie mixture never became so
extensively used as would otherwise
have been the case, because 1t cannot
be combined with lime sulphur, and
lime sulphur Is favorite summer
spray. Lime sulphur, however, is not
used on potatoes, and at the present
time great saving can be effected by
making use Of 'Kedzie mixture with
lime or with bordeaux, In fighting the
ever-present potato beetle.
Doctor Kedzie gave the following
as directions for the preparation OF
this spray:
dissolve the arsenic by boiling with
carbonate of soda to insure complete
solution, which solution can be kept
ready for making q spraying solution
whenever needed. To make the mate
rial for 800 gallons Of spraying mix.
ture, boil two pounds Of white arsenic
with eight pounds Of salsoda Crystals
of carbonate of soda-'washing soda
found in every drug STOREY in two
gallons of water. Boil these matert.
ais in any iron pot not used for any
other purpose. Boil for Is minutes, or
until the arsenic dissolves, leaving
only a small muddy sediment. Put
this solution in a two-gallon jug and
label Poison, stock material for spray
ing mixture
"The spraying mixture can be pre-
pared whenever required, and in the
quantity needed at the time by slak-
ing two pounds of lime, adding this to
40 gallons of water; pour into this a
pint of the stock arsenic solution. Mix
by stirring thoroughly and the spray
ing mixture Is ready for use. The ar
senic in this mixture is equivalent to
four ounces of paris green.
"The pot or jug must never be used
for any other purpose after using 1t
for this mixture"
If an additional pound or two Of
lime be added to the mixture, 1t will
help to make the application perma.
nent and conspicuous without in any
way interfering with its effects. In
using 1t. the extra lime should be
added.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
EMERGENCYACROPS
ARE TIMELY HELP
May Be Put In to Replace Crops
Hit by Adverse Conditions.
BUCKWHEAT IS ONE OF BEST
Can Be Planted as Far Along as Mid.
JuIy-Soy Beans, MlIiet and Sor-
ghum Are Other "Safe-
ties"

East Lansing, Mich.-For the farm
er who has been unable to get In his
crops because of ugly weather, lack of
help, or any Of the myriad other adj
versities which have come with the
present season in many parts of the
state, emergency crops can be used to
advantage as "life-savers," say farm
crops men Of the Michigan Agricultur-
al college. Where fields have been
planted to spring-seeded crops and the
seed has failed to terminate sufficient
ly to give profitable stand, or where
frosts, floods or insects have done
damage, the land may be thoroughly
disked or replowed and planted to
such crops as buckwheat, millet, soy
beans, sorghum, sudan grass or fiat
turnips. Any of these will give prof
liable returns in grain or forage.
Buckwheat Is Best
AS a late-seeded grain crop buck
wheat fits in best. 1t should be plant
ed in late June, though it can be seed
ed as far along as mid-July with assur-
ance of crop, since it natures in
from 60 to 20 days. 1t has the addi-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
BLISTER RUST HAS FOOTHOLD
Parasite Which Ravaged European
Pines Ia Found In Michigan.

East Lansing, Mich.-White pine
blister rust, the parasite which has
been killing Europe's white pines on
as vast a scale as her guns have been
killing men, has gained foothold In
Michigan, and unless controlled, will
repeat here, 1t is feared, its destruc.
tive work abroad. The disease has
been established in the East for some
time. and has spread threateningly, but
It was believed by Michigan foresters
that IL had not reached this state. In
spections last season failed to disclose
it's presence, but more recent examina-
tons have demonstrated that the rust
has not only begun its work in Michi-
gan, but has been here for years. One
nursery was found where imported
trees ten years old were afflicted with
the parasite.
During the coming summer, accord
ingIy, three foresters will take the field
in Michigan to ferret out the affected
districts and inaugurate control meas
ures. The latter will require the CO.
operation not only of citizens general
ly, but Of farmers In particular. The
inspectors will begin their work at
once.
So far as is known, there is no cure
for the disease. 1t kills oil the young
trees 1t infects and spreads rapidly,
but while Ii does its greatest DAM
age to the white pine, II requires cur
rant or gooseberry bushes to complete
its life cycle. In May and June small
eased pines, and these, alighting on
the leaves Of currant and gooseberry
bushes, grow and produce clusters of
tiny yellow spots. From these spots
are later released minute oval spores
or Seeds" and these, when blown
about by the wind. spread the parasite
to other gooseberry and currant
bushes. Then In August another
"crop" is formed on the bushes, but
this time, instead Of only the tiny yell
low ovals, there are also produced
dark, hornlike formations covered with
small. round bodies. These. when
lodged by the wind on the bark of the
pines. terminate on the tree and infect
1t. The bark Is blistered and circula-
ton cut off, finally resulting in the
death of the tree.
In awakening the public to the
menace of the blister rust, the for
esters are recommending that the dis
eased pines, when found. be destroyed
at once, and any currants or gooseber-
ries in the vicinity uprooted and
burned. Where there is doubt, persons
discovering symptoms Of the disease
have been asked to send the suspected
bark OF the pine. or leaves Of currants
and gooseberries to the forestry school
Of the Michigan Agricultural college
for examination.