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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Bankers of State
Elect New Officers

Officers as follows were elected by
the West Virginia Bankers Associa.
tion at its meeting at White Sulphur
Springs last week.
President Henry o. Aleshire, Hunt.
ington; vice president, ]. A. Sisa.
foose, Moundsville; secretary, j. 5.
Hill, Charleston; executive member
American Bankers Association, II. W.
Chadduck, Grafton; member nomiEat-
ing committee, ]. F. Fox, Wheeling;
vice president trust company sectie Ii
II. p. Brightwell, Charleston; vice pres.
ident savings bank section, FREQ j..
Fox Wheeling; vice president nationaI
bank section, G. ]. Warfeld, Elkln5;
vice president state bank section, c.
McCandlish. huntsville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
RECEPTION TONIGHT
FORNURSES OF STATE
Their Annual Convention
Will Begin at The Fair
mont Tomorrow.

An informal reception at The FAIR
mont tonight will mark the operins
of the twelfth annual convention Of
the West Virginia Graduate Nurse9'
Association which will hold a three
days session here this week.
Officers and delegates began TO ar
rive here today TO attend the sessions
which will be held in the assembly
room of the Fairmont hotel.
Among the number arriving today
are Mrs. Susan Cook OF Wheeling, pes
iLent of the organization, and Mrs, X.
j. Billiard, secretary, OF Charleston.
Miss Emma Vernon. president OF the
Marion County Graduate Nurses AS
ISOLATION, has been here for several
days.
The social feature will be strongly
emphasized in the meeting OF the
nurses. In addition TO the reception to
be held this evening at The Fairmout,
Mrs. Anthony Bowen will entertain The
nurses at a reception and musical 10
be given at her suburban home Bowen.
tia on Wednesday evening.
All dulO rue .Ou tOLlOllOh dLttA-
noon at $3.50 the destination being the
country club where an informal recep.
ton will take place is an attraction
planned for the nurses while several
! smaller affairs such as dinners, etc.
will be given for the delegates.
Mayor Anthony Bowen will deliver
the address OF welcome at the open
ing session tomorrow morning ana the
response will be made by Miss Acna
II. Bessler, of Charleston. The presi'
dents address will also feature the
first session.
Among the local people who's
names appear on the program for ad'
dresses are DR.. L. D. Howard. Dr. Chss
ney Ramage, DR.. J. w Mcdonald. "
Carter Fleming and Miss Marguerite
Walker Jordan. welfare worker for the
Consolidation Coal company. Miss
Emma Vernon, president OF the Ma
rion county organization. and who was
for number of years head nurse II
Fairmont Hospital No. 8, will also St
dress the convention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Structure at Corner of Main
and Quincy Sold at
Public Sale.
TO HOUSE THIS PAPER.
Building to be Remodeled
and Made Ideal Print
ing Establishment

Saturday afternoon at public sale
in front OF the court house the brick
building at the corner. OF Main and
Quincy streets which was built by the
state for the Fairmont state Normal
school, and which was occupied by
that school for a number OF years al,
ter 1t was founded and later known
as the Second Ward school, was sold
by the Board OF Education OF Fair.
mont Independent district. wilich own.
ed II.
The purchaser was W. WicSel.
and II present plans are carried out
the property will be rcmodcled for
the use of the Fairmont Printing and
Publishing company, which publishes
The West Virginian and the Farmers
Free Press. The building will lend
itself admirably to that purpose and
John c. Burchinal, the architect Is
now working on plans for alterations
which will turn it into an ideal news.
paper, commercial printing and book
binding establishment.
The property is ll5 feet long on the
Adams or Main, street side and 165
feet long on the Quincy street side
The structure on II. Architect Burchi
nal and others who have examined it
report, is in splendid condition and
quite staunch. Some OF the brick
walls are 30 inches thick. and they
were put up at time when both the
bricks and workmanship had TO be
Of the best.
Plans for remoGeling have not gone
very far as yet but il Is the inten
ton to tear away the high stone steps
on the Main street side OF the building
and make new entrance to the build
ing near the corner on the same street
This will make it POSSIBLE to cut into
the basement wall and put in biz win
dows which will give full vicw from
the street Of the newspaper press
room. The public will be able to
stand on the sidewalk and see the
papers printed under this arrange.
ment. Going through the new en-.
trance to the building at the corner
people will find themselves in the
business Office OF the plant. Back OF
that as one goes down Main street
will be the editorial and news room
and then the newspaper composing
room The commercial equipment. the
paper stock rooms end the bindery
will be placed in other parts of the
building where they will be most con.
venient for the purpose for which
they are used
This move was made necessary by
two things. For some time the bus.
mess of the FairmOnt Printing and
Publishing company has been so
large that the present plant. which
when it was leased was deemed ade.
quate for the expansion OF years. that
present facilities were sOrcly taxed.
And then the construction of the
Deveney building which shut OH the
light on one side and completely
changed the ventilation problem. a
matter OF the utmost Importance in a
plant where the fumes of molten
type must be contended with. made
Encouragement o. tic structure
now occupied to meet the require.
ments an impOssibility
The work OF remodeling the school
building will begin as soon as the
tenants now there can make arrange.
ments TO secure other quarters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
RUN RAILROAD
TO BRIDGE SITE
City Will Save a Lot of Mon.
ey Through This Ar
rangement.

Arrangements have heen completed
with the Baltimore and Ohio railrnau
to extend the siding that is now beng
built up Coal run to the site OF the new
Coal run bridge. 1t is estimated that
the extension of the siding will save
the city about $50 on each car load OF
material that is taken to the bridge.
Negotiations for the extention OF the
siding have been carried out for some
time but not until Saturday did the rail-.
road company agree to make the ex.
tention.
Work on the siding is being carried
out as rapidly as possible in order that
it may be used in getting daily snip.
ments Of steel to the site of the bridge.
The announcement of the extentIon
was hailed at the city hall this morn.
irS with much delight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Soldiers Library
Meeting Tomorrow

For the purpose of organizing this
community in order that 1t may do
its bit toward raising the million dol.
lar soldiers library fund. meeting of
all interested citizens will be held at
the Red Cross headquarters on Tues.
day evening at 1880 o'clock Princi.
pals and superintendent of schools
are urged to be present and the gen.
eral public is also asked to attend.
The organization will be perfected
at this meeting and a campaign will
at once start in which funds will be
raised to provide library for the SOL
diers and sailors in the United States
army and navy. The meeting for to.
morrow night was called by Mrs.
Emory F. Mckinney, librarian OF the
Fairmont State Normal school, who
has been appointed campaign direc.
tor Off this locality.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Governor Can Not
Decide Draft Cases

On September IS statement was
issued giving the Governor privilege
to reopen cases where the local boards
had through a misunderstanding Ell.
roneously drafted men who were PLAN.
ly due exemptions. Since this tIqe
there has been a general misuniLr-
standing to the effect that this state
ment gave the right OF appeal to she
Governor. Major Geo. S. Wallace has
sent out statements to all the local
boards Of the state stating that tue
Governor is in no sense a court of ap.
peals from the decision of the district
boards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Two of Them Have Been
Wounded by the German
Shell Fire.
ARE IN FINE CONDITION
Their Camp is Typically
American Wires Core
spondent.
tBy Associated Press)


SOMEWHERE Along the British
Front in France. Sunday, Sept. "a
On historic battlefield which merres
into the fighting line are encamped
many American troops far removed
from the rest OF their compatriots
who form the vanguard OF UncIs
sam e%peditionary force in France.
For military reasons it is impossi-
Ole TO tell the world just where these
men are, who they are, or what they
are doing to further the interests OF
the Ent'Nte allied cause, but IL may
be said on authority to friends at
nome that they are a credit to the
Stars and Stripes, which for the first
time in history fly over a camp OF
American soldiers in this part OF the
war wrecked world.
Some of them have been workinA
continually in zone covered by Ger
man guns and already two of their
number have been wounded, fact OF
which they are very proud.
The Associated Press men heard
these men were there and sought
them out. They are fine, healthy
looking lot and nearly two months OF
hard work in the open under real
campaigning conditions has put them
in shape and they are ready for any
thing. Especially are they prepared
and anxious to try honors with Ger
mans. In fact, their only grievance Is
that for the present they are not per-
mitted, except where necessity de-
mands, to expose themselves to the
cnemy's big guns.
They want to feel the thrill that
one experiences when explosiyesia ARE
going up all about and when shells
herald their approach across No
Mans Land with a wicked whine
which give snotice that in fraction
of minute deadly bits OF ragged
steel will be flying in all directions.
In fact until stringent order was is
sued recently, the American officers
Lad hard time keeping their men
out of the British front line trenches.
1t is said that more than one Amer
lean soldier has crept away when .oR
duty and after making friends with
the "Tommys" has taken his place
beside them for few glorious min
ute. while minor battle was pro-
crossing.
The correspondent visited two diff
ferent camps and in each there was
the same scene of methodical activity
characteristic Of American methods.
Things were moving smoothly and no
false motions were being made. Eli
cheney was the by word everywhere.
1t was noon when the second camp
was reached and OFFICERS and men
were preparing for mess. Several
cleancut young officers came out 20
greet the correspondent. and itwasea
CHEEKY welcome with a firm hand grip
and hearty Pm mighty glad 10 see
YOU" One would have known he was
in an American camp had he been
blindfolded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Two Traffic Cases
Before Mayor Bowen

Two arrests were made yesterday on
traffic violations and the violators
summoned to appear at the nine o'clock
session OF police court this morning.
But one Of the two violators was fined.
The first to appear was Marley Mil.
Ter, arrested by Officer Digman for
passing standing street car on the
left side Of the street. He appeare1
at court this morning and was fined
swo dollars.
Policeman Ward stopped Paul Yost
and David Victor yesterday charging
them with passing street car at the
Eighth street switch on Fairmont ave.
nue.. Mr.. Victor appeared at court this
morning and protested the charges on
the grounds that the switch was not a
regular stop. The case was dismissed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
STEEL PRICES ARE UNION CARPENTERS
CUT IN TWO WANT BRIDGE WORK
Trades Council Will Send
Delegation to See Board
of Affairs.
Copyright, clinedinst.

Assuming the attitude tfat Fair.
mont carpenters should have the .idt
consideration the Trades Council az its
meeting on Sunday afternoon at Vii.
lard hall decided to interview the city
commissioners and urge them TO give
local men preference on the WORK uf
erecting the new city concrete briSge
over Coal run. The union takes ne
position as these carpenters are tax
payers in Fairmont they first should
have the right away.
Labor conditions locally were re.
ported to be in better condition thai
they have been for long time. EN-
ployes OF Antonio Scalise, who coli
ducts the glass plan. on the East s,Ie,
have Joined the union.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
LOCAL MINISTERS TO
CO TO CONFERENCE
Will be Held at CIarksburg
Beginning Wednes-
day.

Sessions OF the West Virginia Con.
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church will open on Wednesday at
Clarksburg. The sessions will con-
tinue until Saturday.
Rev. Claude Z. Goodwin, pastor OF
the First NJ f. church, Rev. w D.
Reed. pastor of the Diamond Street
NJ. T. church, East Side. and John S.
Robinson. of Fairmont, will attend the
conference.
Rev. Robinson. who had conducted
services in Grace Lutheran church
during the summer months. told the
congregation at the service on Sunday
evening that he in all probability
would accept a charge In the confer
ence and in case he did not he would
go to Oklahoma to spend the winter
with relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
One Armed Man to
Play Billiards Here

Just how a one-armed man shoots
billiards may be witnessed this evsu-
ing at o'clock when an exhibition
will be given by Frank Burns, OF Shan
andoah, Pa. at the Pickett pool and
billiard parlors on Main street.
This is the first time that Burns mas
had an engagement in these parts and
the cue sharks are very much interest
ed in his coming. Despite his handicap
OF having but one arm Burns is regard.
ed as a wonder and the worlds cham
pion one-arm man at that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Decide This Week
Where Bridge Will Go

The exact location OF the East side
landing for the Monogahela River
bridge will be determined sometime
this week. The city authorities today
wired Engineer Harder OF the New
York Concrete Steel Engineering
Company trying to arrange meeting
to decide definitely on the landing
The four landings that are being
considered are posted on the Board
OF Affairs room on the second floor
OF the city hall for public inspection.
Many interested in the east side land
ing have been to the city hall to look
at the different plans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Watson Team
Defeats Baxter

Yesterday the Consolidation ball
team at Watson administered a 5 to
8 defeat to the Baxter team on the
Baxter grounds in spite of the fact
that for the game the Baxter team
had drawn upon Grant Town for sup.
port during this contest. The fea-
ture Of the game was the pitching of
Osborn Of the Watson team. The bat
teries were Baxter, Hines and Hawk
ins; Watson, Osborn and Salter. Next
Sunday the Watson team will go to
Caroline to play the team at that
place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Bars at $3.50 Per Hundred
at Pittsburgh and Chi
cago Agreed Upon.
az Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. IT,
Steel prices agreed on between the
government and producers were au'
nounced today as follows:
Steel bars at Pittsburgh and Chi
Cago, $3.50 per hundred weight.
The recent price was $3.50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
Coal Company Gets
Fifty Acres of Land

Nearly fifty acres OF land were &C.
quired by the Brazell Coal company oG
Saturday afternoon from Mr.. and Mr.;
Samuel D. Brady when a deed was
placed on record in the office OF tie
county clerk. The deed conveys tie
Sewickley coal with mining rights and
privileges. The two tracts are 14.1i
and 31& acres respectively, and they
are located in Lincoln district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
THE WEATHER

Fslr tonight ana Tuesday; slowly
rising temperature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
ceedings of the Board for the coming

ceedings of the Board for the coming
year.
Mr.. Geo. H. Bitterness offered the
following resolution, which was Sec
onded by G. F.. Olson and adopted
by the following votes: Ayes, 6;
noes. none. Resolution: Be is, Re-
solved by the Board Of Education Of
Independent School District No. AZ of
Kandiyohi County, that taxes be and
the same are hereby levied against
said School District for the ensuing
year in the sum of Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars ($29,OGO) for General
School Purposes" Said resolution
was thereupon declared duly adopted.
Mr.. G. B. Carlson then offered the
following resolutions and moved its
adoption, which was seconded by Mr..
Geo. H. Bitterness, and which was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes,
6; noes, none. Resolution, BE it Re-
solved by the Board of Education Of
Independent School District No. AZ of
Kandiyohi County that special tax
levy in the sum Of one thousand
($1,OOO) Dollars be and the same is
hereby made against said school dis
trict for the ensuing year to be placed
in the sinking fund Of said school dis
trict." Said resolution was thereupon
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08

grees from horizontal; the fingers are
held closely together and the thumb
close against the forefinger; the wrist
and other joints of the hand are held
straight so that the hand and fore
arm make straight line from the
rim of the hat or cap in front of the
right eye, inclining to the right at an
angle of about As degrees. The sa-
lutte should be executed with a snap,
the movement of bringing the hand
up should be quick and the same ap-
plies to bringing it back when the
salute has been returned.
All officers are saluted, that is COM
missioned officers. Northumberland
officers are not saluted in the United
States Army. Colors and standards
are also saluted; colors and stand
ards are the regimental flags carried
on parade and occasions of that kind.
When the national air is being played
soldier remains at a salute until
the end of the piece, when outdoors.
When indoors he only stands at at
tention uncovered. When the flag is
lowered at retreat, the salute is given
as the music strikes up ito the COL
ors" and remain at the salute until
the last note is played. When pass
ing an officer while out of doors, the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
declared duly adopted.

declared duly adopted.
Motion was made and seconded
that Charles S. Johnson be reelected
janitor for High School, Central and
Industrial School, also Library base
ment, at a salary Of 1925 per month
for the coming school year. Carried.
: Motion was made and seconded
that N. P. Jorgenson be reelected
janitor of the Garfield school building
at salary of $500 per month for
the coming school year. Carried.
Motion was made and seconded
that Joel A. Thunstedt be reelected
janitor of the Lincoln school at a sal
ary Of $500 per month for the CON-
ing school year. Carried.
The following sums were allowed
for preliminary cleaning of the school
buildings prior to the opening of the
schools: $500 for the Central
group, $4,000 for the Lafayette build
ing; $1,000 for the Lincoln building
and $500 for the Garfield building.
The following resolution was then
offered by Geo. H. Bitterness and Sec
onded by G.. B. Carlson and adopted
by unanimous vote of the Board:
Resolution, Whereas, the Board of
Education has advertised for bids for
coal as provided by law, and, where
as the dealers in coal have refused
to submit such pids, now, therefore,
be it, Resolved that the Board pur-
chase the coal needed for the schools
in the open market"
The resolution was declared duly
adopted.
Upon motion the meeting then ad;
journed.
N. S. SWENSON, +.
| Clerk
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08

simply Ives SIR which means that
his order is understood.
In speaking to an officer of some
body else use their title, not only the
name; as for instance, Corporal
Smith, Private Adams, and so forth.
It Is incorrect to use the second per-
son in addressing an officer. in place
of you" the title Is used For in
stance, "The Lieutenant is wanted at
the telephone" not, "You are wanted
at the telephone"
1t consequently becomes necessary
that an enlisted man should be able
to recognize the title of an officer by
recognized from the enlisted man by
the leather leggings, as nearly all
officers wear them. The second lieu
tenant has no silver bar on his
shoulders, the first lieutenant has one,
the captain has two; the major has a
gold star on his shoulders, the lieu
tenant colonel has a silver leaf, and
the colonel gold leaf. ~
In addressing noncommissioned
officer, his title should be used. The
different ranks are recognized by the
number of stripes on their sleeves
The corporal has two stripes and the
sergeant three. The stripes are in
the form of a broad v turned up
side down.
There are great many more things
to be learned along this same line but
this will help some until you get the
real instruction in the training camps.
The army is now full of good op.
portunities for young men of average
intelligence, who are willing to learn
| and work hard. There are thou.
sands of officers and Recommendations
ed officers to be made, many oppor-
tunities for electricians, motor ,spe-
cialists, and men of almost every vo-
cation who can do more for their
country along their own line than
with the rifle or bayonet. The ex-
periences of these years will undoubt:
eddy effect the future Of a great many
Of the young men in Willmar.
SAM OLSON
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
residence and moved his household
goods there last week.

residence and moved his household
goods there last week.
Mrs. Ben Glarum enjoyed visit
from her mother, Mrs. Bertha Strom.
berg Of Willmar from Wednesday I'm.
til Thursday of last week.
Miss Clara Kloster arrived home
last week from st. Paul where she
has attended the summer school at
the University the past six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hendrickson
enjoyed visit from the latter's sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wiener and" two children of LAWYER
Mimi. ---, :
Mrs. Edgar Monsod and two daugh
ters arrived home Saturday after q
two weeks visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Johnson at. Nest
Lake.
Misses Olive and Viola Anderson
who have been spending week here
with~their brother, A. K. Anderson
returned Saturday to their home in
Irving.
Mrs. G. Helgeson and children
Theodore and Evelyn returned last
Tuesday to their home at Minneapo
lis after visit of several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. G. Ahlberg. >
E. L. Guam Of Rhame;I N. D., arriv
ed here last Friday for weeks visit
with relatives and friends. Mrs
Guam and children have been spend
ing couple of months here.
Rev. J. M. Wick of Madison held
services in the Spicer Norwegian
Lutheran church last Sunday>f fore
noon. Rev. Wick and family are 0c
cupying the J. o. Kloster cottage.
+. The third concert of the season was
given at the public park last Sunday
August 9Th, by the Atwater band.
large crowd of people gathered from
miles around to be here and enjoy the
fine music rendered by the band.~
- Mrs. Sam Anderson, Mrs. N. 30
reen and Miss Hulda Samuelson viii
entertain the Ladies' Aid of thu
Swedish Lutheran church, on thu
Sam Anderson farm next Saturday
August 18th. Lunch and ice cream
will be served. All are welcome.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
The BARKING Wolf.

The prairie wolf, the coyote of the
Mexicans, is the American representa-
tive of the old world jackal. 1t is
thirty-six to forty inches long, with a
tail measuring sixteen to eighteen
inches. Its color is usually q yellowish
gray on the back and sides, with black
cloudings. The under parts and inside
of limbs are~of a dirty white tint. The
cry Is a sort Of swapping bark, and for
this reason the animal is known as the
barking wolf. 1t lives and breeds in
burrows and has its young in April
often ten as q time. It hunts in packs
and ii very feet.