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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
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pIeExpected to
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Big Derponst-
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HALF HOLIDAY HERE
Head of the Procession VIII
Be at First Street and
Fairmont Ave.

Arrangements for the great Patriotic
demonstration in this city tomorrow
practically were completed this after.
noon and the indications now are that
1t will be the largest and most impos-
ing civic demonstration ever held in
this section of West Virginia.
Practically every business and man
utacturing establishment in the city
will close at noon so that employees
will be able to take part and reporS
from the surrounding towns and cour-
tryside are to the effect that thousands
of people will flock to the city to see
the parade Special service will be.
provided on all the trolley lines and ex.
ira cars will be run on the railroad
trains reaching the city during the
early part of the day. Ample arrange
ments will also be made to carry away
the crowds after the parade is all over.
Old residents say ths city never saw
such display of the national colors
as was exhibited this morning and all
day long people were busy with ladders
and hammers putting up more.
The line of march as established by
the executive committee anG set forth
in a general order is as follows:
The head of the parade will rest at
intersection of First street and Fair.
mont avenue, and will move ON Fair
mont avenue to Fifth street, to Wal
nut avenue, to Jackson street, 10
Quincy to Main street, to Fairmont
avenue and Second street, and dis
band.
The parade will be reviewed by the
mayor, city commissioners and city
council. ALI organizations viii march
in column of tours.
The parade will start at $50 O'clock.
Another general order which was is
sued last night announces the appoint
ment of the following aides to the chief
marshal: G. S. Thomas, Rollo j. Con-
ley, A. D. Simon, George R. Steele, Bert
Knowlton, Arch Brownfield, Frank
Amos, Bruce Morgan, W. E. Hartman,
JOSH w. Travis, L. N. Yost, Thomas
Reed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
SMALL BOY CLEANED
UP A WHOLE TOWN
Miss Maud Van Buren, Tells
School Children How 1t
Was Done.

Miss Maud Van Buren,, of Washing,
ton, organizer for the Junior Civic
League, who is spending several days
here under the auspices of the Wo.
mans club in the interest of civic work
spent this morning in the Miller and
Barnes schools, where she talked to
the children concerning the Importance
of the work of the Junior Civic league.
Miss Van Buren, who is pleasing
speaker, told the children the concrete
story of a small boy who became in
terested in the work ami cleaned up
the lawn surrounding his home, plant
ed flowers and vegetables, accumulate
ed money, ETC., and now his thrift and
energy spread to otter children and
thence to the grownups OF the commun.
ity until in short time the community
where he resided blcssomed as the rose
and the work spreak to adjoining com.
munities also.
Miss Van Buren, addressed the chill
dren in groups speaking to perhaps 500
during the morning. She held the lapt
attention of the childrGn throughout
her address.
Tomorrow she will spcnd the morn
ing in the East Side schools and in The
afternoon will speak at the White and
Butcher schools. This afternoon she
will address the Woman's club and Fri
day afternoon speaks before the Mo.
nongahela Valley Round Table Asso'
citation.
Superintendent Otis G. Wilson &C
companied Miss Van Buren, in her Wis
its to the schools this morning.
Miss Van Buren, will spend the re-
mainder of the week here and will
work with the Woman's club members
in trying to bring about civic spirit
in this community which will result
in a general cleaning up and heautity'
ing project.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
.E.B.M.A. ASKS THAT
STORES Be CLOSED
First Time Such Action Ev-
er Was Taken by the
Association.

AS a result of the directors meeting
of the Fairmont Business Mems Asso-
citation yesterday afternoon, each mem.
Der of the association this morning re.
ceived letter requesting that he close
his place of business tomorrow after.
noon for the big parade. This is the
first time any such action has ever
been taken by the association, no 9TH
er order ever having been more THAI
Details of the Raymond lectures
which are to be held in the Masonic
Temple next Thursday and Friday.
were completed and several other mat
tiers of interest particularly to the mem
bers, disposed of.
This afternoon IL wac also annouceu
that every bank in the city would be
closed to allow employees to take part
in the parade and to show their con-
sideration for the event.
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RED CROSS WANTS
.1,0OO.MEMBERS HERE
Booth Will be Maintained
in Front of Court House
Tomorrow.

1t is urged that all patriotic citi,
zens of the community will enroll their
names with the local Red Cross so
ciety and thus aid in a patriotic cause
The ladies Of the society will maintain
q booth in front of the Marion county
court house tomorrow and will solicit
members for the organization. The
fec for membership is one dollar an
nually. Fifty cents of this sum Is
retained for use of the local chapter
while the other half is forwarded 10
the National organization. OF the
supplies furnished by the local chap
ter all go to the use of the American
army.
The local society would like to have
membership of at least one thou
sand men and women.
There are three classes of member
ship in the Red Cross as follows:
Glass A. Those who join in the class
are members who agree to go to the
front.
ClLss B. These are members who
are ready to respond to hospital duty
Glass C. The members of this divis
ion are men and women who will be
active in the work at home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04

no historic Crude to settle, nor racial
antipathy. In this respect we differ
from the other countries already in
volved in this awful struggle. There
Is pan-Slavism against pan-Germantsm.
Italy wants back the Trentino, France
her lost provinces, Great Britain has
German commerce and German colon
les almost in her grasp. Russia wants
Constantinople and Germany beside
her place in the sun. wants to dominate
Europe. We of all nations will spend
our treasure and our blood and sacri-
flee lives without the thought or pos
sibility of gain We are going to war
to vindicate our honor and independ-
ence as a great nation and in defense
of humanity Such quarrel as we have
with Germany is not of our choosing.
1t was forced upon US and we did much
to avoid it,
Senator Hitchcock spoke about 20
minutes and was followed by Senator
Swanson og Virginia. who said the
German government has repeatedly
and grossly violated its treaty obi
cations to United States and wanton-
~ broken solemn assurances. The is
sue is not peace of war Senator
Swanson continued. War has al
ready been declared on us. The issue
is whether we shall accept war or alb.
ject and cowardly submission"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
Y.M.C.A. BOWLERS
HAVE A BANQUET

A sumptuous banquet was served in
the dining room of the "Y" last night
to the men who took part in the recent
bowling tournament. After the last
course had been served Spray Linn,
who presided as POSTMASTER, called
upon others present and the rest OF
the evening was spent In toasting and
speechmaking.
The decorations were all of a pa
triotic nature, flags and red, white and
blue bunting decorated the walls and
table while red carnations were given
as favors. The speeches. too, sounded
the note Of patriotism and toas.s 10
the flag were frequently made.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the ladies of the Presbyte.
rian church and many were the words
OF appreciation and commentator for
the excellent service rendered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
NORMAL GREAT
CELEBRATION
OPENS TOMORROW
Student BodySWiIl Partiei-
pate in Program for the
Morning.
'CORNICN INfEvENInG
Public is Invited to Hear At-
dress by Pittsburg In
iversity Head.

The semi-centenntal or fjftieth an.
niversary of the Fairmont State Nor.
NAL school. will be fittingly celebrated
tomorrow morning when the student
body of the school will present a pro.
gram Of an interesting nature. The
program will begin promptly at ten
o'clock and the general public is invit.
ed to be present.
The program was to have been held
tomorrow afternoon. but owing to the
patriotic demonstration to take place
In the afternoon the time was changed
IN order that the student body might
participate in the parade.
The theme for the program tomor.
row morning will be The Spirit of the
School, and 1t will consist OF short aG
dresses by the students and members
OF the faculty on the various phases
that go to make up the school life OF
the Normal
The program will be carried out as
follows: School song, the student
body; address, History of the Normal,
Miss Ruth Ross; song, by the Girls
Glee club; address, The Professional
Spirit" Prof. ]. F. Shreve; address,
The Academic Spirit" Prof. NJ. K.
Turner; piano quartet, Second Hungar-
ian Rspsody, Misses Amy Rogers Rice,
Alta McNeely, Phillis Walker and Lii
liam Davis; address, Student Spirit"
L. D. Patterson; address, Athletic
Spirit" Harry Watkins; address, so.
Cial Spirit" Miss Georgia Gregg; aG-
dress, Glass Spirit" Leo Salyatti;
song, Butterfly Days, Misses Edna ia.
cobs, Rub Hamilton, Mabel Toothman,
Margaret Harding, Bertha Dilgarde,
Ethel Toothman, Irene Barnes and
Clarice Turner; Poem, lode to the
Fairmopt State Normal" Miss Merle
Sharp; grafton, "Fairnlont Normal"
B. R. Tenant; song. Hail to the Fair
mont Normal School," Student body.
Tomorrow evening at eight o'clock
under the auspices of the Fairmont
Chamber OF Commerce, Chancellor
Samuel B Mccormick of the UniveI-
sity OF Pittsburgh, will deliver an ad-
dress at the Normal school in celebra-
ton Of the semi-centennial anniversary
and this promises to be one of the best
addresses ever heard in this city.
President of the Chamber of Commerce
J Howard ]. Ross will preside at this
meeting and introduce the speaker.
, Two hundred special invitations were
sent out to business men of the city
to hear this address and reserved seats
will be held for these business men I'M
til eight o'clock. The public is invited
and urged to hear this address by the
president of Pittsburgh's great univer-
sity.
Friday morning at ten O'clock the ser
vices incident to the dedication of the
Normal building will be held State
Superintendent of Schools Morris p.
Shawkey and Secretary OF the Beard
]. F. Marsh, both of Charleston. will
participate on this program, as will
also former President of the local Nor
NAL o. l. Woodley, of Huntington.
On Friday evening at six the alumni
Continued on Page 10.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
STREET CAR PLANS
FOR THE PARADE
No Service in the City While
the Procession is Going

Anticipating tremendous influx OF
visitors from interurban points for the
big patriotic celebration tomorrow, w.
D. Hall, superintendent of the Fair
mont division of the NJ. V. r Co., is to.
day marshalling his cars and his forces
and tomorrow everybody will be taken
care of in great shape. Mr.. He'll asks,
however that for their own convenience
IS well as the convenience of the T'rac,
ton company, these who are coming to
town come as early as possible. He
also announced that complete sus.
pension Of the city car service would be
in effect during the parade.
THE street car men want to be rep
resented in that parade just as badly
as anybody, and you can be sure that
they will be- said Mr.. Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
Military Guards
On East Park Cars

Starting last evening a provost
guard is part OF the regular equip.
ment on every car on the East Park
line of the NJ. V. T. The guard stands
on the rear platform of the car with
no other duties but to see that there
is no boisterousness. Many persons
had been deferred from a visit to the
camp because they feared that because
of the number of persons using the
cars a bit of rodyism might befound.
Not because such conditions existed
but because people imagined they did,
was the guard made one of the regular
crew.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
Frank w. Clark Will
Address Masons

Frank w. Clark. past grand master
of the Masonic lodge in West Virginia
and present Grand Lecturer of the
Grand Lodge, will deliver the address
which is to feature the banquet to.
morrow evening by the Scottish Rite
lodge, in the Masonic Temple.
Sixty members Of the local organic.
alton are expected to be present &C.
corG!ng to reservations in the hands
Of Past Grandchildren T. Wilbur Hen.
men, who is Id charge of the arrange
ments. Thelbanquet will start at 6:45
promptly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
FREIeHTER SINKS SUB.

ST. JOHN. n. B., April 4.-The sink
ing of German submarine which at.
tackled their ship 80 miles off Queens.
town, Ireland, was reported by Off
GERS OF a British steamer on arrival
here today. In a running fight the
merchantmen scored a direct hit, Off
GERS said, and the undersea boat went
to the bottom with all hands. The
steamer was slightly damaged Dy
sheli-fire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
CITYrQF FAIRMoN4I
WEST VIRGINIA

Mayor OF the city
Governor West Virginia.
fullest compliance with tie spirit of this occasoM
hereby hat said generally
PATRIOTS demonstration reneHing
Liberty the land
adoption.
PIedgng une answering support President and
Congress this supreme test Of Naidha life, and
Pledgng qRota OF prosecute
forgM
country
upon and other employers
holiday
! demonstration.
We know that we love and
bless this Fee" 4
without levity, Join in thu patriotic observance
ANTHONY BOWEN Mayor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
Quick citizenship for Germans.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April ~
A bill to grant American citizenship
to all Germans who have lived in the
United States five years was intro
duced today by Senator Towns nd, Of
Michigan. Thousands of Germfns who
have lived here long time, he said,
are anxious now to become citizens
but have neglected to take ut papers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
NO LICENSE couRrnELp.

WAYNESBURG, Pa, April 4.-For
the third successive year no license
court was held in Greene county yes
terday. The reason for this is there
were no applicants for the right to
dispose of liquor, ether wholesale or
retail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
To Have Social

The Ladies of Mt. City Temple No.
20, Ladies of the Golden Eagle, will
give a necktie and apron social Thurs
day evening in the NJ. w. A. hall on
Main street. The public is inbited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
FIRST REGIMENT CAMP BEGINNING TO WEAR MARTIAL AIR
TOMORROWS DEMONSTRATION TO BE IMPOSING AFFAIR
DEBATE ON WAR RESOLUTIONS NOW ON IN THE SENATl
ON WAY TO SANITARIJIM
WIFE DIES; MAN GOES ON
Tragedy of Young Couple of Statler's Run Who Were
Both Victims Of the Wife

While driving to the debot from their
home on Statler's run yesterday y
take the train which would carry lem
to Terra Alta where they wereSto be
admitted to the sanitarium for treat
ment OF tuberculosis, Mrs. Pearl
Howard, young woman of twenty
years was taken with hemorrhage'
death resulting within a few minutes.
Her husband, William Howard, a few
years her senior, also a victim of the
disease, was too i'll to be taken back
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04

sh9fne. and while a part OF the friends
WHO accompanied them turned back
with the body of his wife, the husband
con tinued his journey to the SAM.
tart lm.
MIS-. Howard was formerly Miss
PeaH Yost, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coleman Yost. of Blue Creek, Kanawha
county. The body will be inferred on
Thursday at Eddy Chapel cemetery by
Undertaken Arthur Musgrave, of Nc.
Curdyssille. Services will be held at
the residence at o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-04
THE WEATHER.

Increasing eloudlness and warm.
er tonight; Thursday probably rain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
PRESS CENSORSHIP NEEDED.

Washington, May 22.-Decision of
house Republicans in caucus today to
oppose any newspaper censorship pro-
vision in the pending espionage bill
was followed by O. letter from Pres
ident Wilson to Chairman Webb of
the judiciary committee reiterating
that it was imperative that congress
grant censorship powers to deal with
the few persons who can not be re-
lied upon to obseI e "a patriotic reti-
cence above everything whose publica-
ton could be Of injury"
Il have been very much surprised. -
wrote the president, "to find serveral
OF the public prints stating that the
administration had abandoned the po-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
16xlIbHuuA tfRrD ON.

Ne nSmbsrs OF the Union Com.
~ 'y1ste 8. c. Regiment. National
- whe were ON sentry duty
4 ~ AAlsntic Coast Line railroad
some miles distant from sum-
q ere f,rsd on last right at 1880
49, By . man who was lying in
- b the thick swamp near the
- Only one shot was fired. the
- sersixing the bridge just above
y rsad o. the sergeant who was In
49, 6f the squad. The entire
% seven men on guard duty
49, bridge was called out and q
YpSy wss fred into the swamp from,
I fn ths shot had come. but so far
4adsusen sscertained at an early
y this morning when Private M.
ystV who came to this city "a
4e . report Of the occurrence to
hAQsssterss tho party who did the
ooting escaped unhurt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
PISGAH NEWS AND VIEWS.
Crop Conditions arc Favorable--Some
Farmers Have Fine Wheat--Local
Items OF Interest.

Pisgah, May 21-A dry May for a
good wheat and crop year" is an old
adage and this year no doubt will
verify the old saying. An inspection
around shows that G. w. Elmore, r. ].
Watson, j. l.. Gillis, J. w. Kenney, r..
d. Mcleod, j. d. Mcleod, j. A. Gill
lis and j. Z. Gillis need not worry
about the cost of flour another year,
as they have good wheat. From REM
bert towards Hagood and up the Wa
teree river are fine crops Of wheat.
This is good news in this time of
need. There is much suffering in
places with a number of people, so 1
am informed, owing to the high cost
OF provisions.
Very few went from here to the
Dinkins' Mill picnic. Rembert grove
at Rembert, s. c., is the best place for
1t. Mr.. Rembert is always willing
and delighted to have his friends meet
In it. 1t is an ideal place and con-
venient by railroad. We hope if the
picnic is to be an annual gathering ii
will meet there in the future.
A number of the colored people say
they are not going to enroll under the
presidents proclamation as they don't
consider they have anything to do
With the matter. We will see. 4
number don't want to pay taxes.
The graduates this year of the REM
bert school are Hasel and Fannie Nc
Leod, Wiley Jenkins and Lawrence
Vinson. hope for all of them that
this will be foundation to erect a
firm educational structure.
In the Pisgah school Miss Lula Oil.
lis was successful in her examinations
omitted in last reports for want of
information.
Henry Harllee who has been off at
school has returned home. It seems
to have agreed with him as he is con.
siderably stouter than when he left.
Miss Carrie Baker spent the week.
end with relatives at Rembert.
Dancing is epidemic about here. A
number of church people engage in it.
They evidently believe in running
with the hare and barking with the
hounds" A lot of people don't believe
IN that sort of weakness. The intclli-
gent world looks with supreme con-
tempt upon a weak person in both
church and State. People who can
DO led by the nose into things they
otherwise would not engage in are to
DO pitied as much as a true woman
scofns a weak, cowardly man. 80.
After some days spent at stateburg
visiting friends Miss Sadie Rogers
came home yesterday. She is always
missed when gone. She reports fine
time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
WARNINGS SENT OUT.

4>crstary Reardon sent out from
4amber Of Commerce yesterday
|py letters to tho white members of
sumter County Public Safety
4nittse, and to other farmers. and
w. Westbcrry. chairman Of the
70 township public safety COM
ee. urging upon them the I'M
Ranco OF spreading among the
5 Of the rural districts between 2l
- years Of age the necessity OF
~ up to register for military dut,
y }une 9Th. Hundreds Of men
~ and colored do not know tha,
ors TO present themselves for reg.
1ation. whether temporarily exemp,
military duty or hot will lay
e liable to Imprisonment under
q cesi statutes. II In evident, from
(peysrsation with many white ant
Z <Deored men between the ages of q
u that they do not take Sc
SraQusly the orders for registration
= oeuy Misunderstanding the law ant
Z qpsny thinking that they can safei,
,>vadt registration and n caught car
) eveid punishment by claiming the,
7 Sdid not know Of the law"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
A MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
Pupils OF Graded Schools Entertain
Patrons With Charmingly Render.
ell Programmes.

Excellent and resultf0l work has
been done in the teaching of music in
the grades of the city schools this
year and the entertainments given
yesterday afternoon and evening af.
forded the patrons Of the schools an
opportunity, to hear for themselves
and to be convinced that the music
course in the graded school is some
thing really worth while.
Yesterday afternoon the programme
was rendered by the lower grades
(lst to Srd inclusive. They gave mu-
sical Cantata Mother Goose and Her
Children with remarkable precision
and expression. The costumes were
pretty. appropriate and manifestins
great taste and hard work. In addi-
ton to the cantata several exercises
were given, one Of the most interest
ing being the exercise in musical die
tatiOn: giving the tones corresponding
tc the different syllables. giving the
syllables corresponding to the differ
ent tones and singing songs in the
syllables instead Of in words.
The result of the years training in
music is said to have increased and
| quickened the interest Of the chill
| dren in the work of the school, to
have given them a basic knowledge of
music that will be a source of pleas
ura to them through life, and to have
had a noticeable effect upon the i'm
provement Of all their wcIk, especial
ly their work in reading.
Last evening the boys and girls Of
the High School rendered pro-
gramme that was in every respect
! enjoyable. To those of the aud
ience who knew only that sight
singing was a part of the course in
the school. the concert was a rove
lation, for they were rot prepared
for such excellence in execution and
such melody from school boys and
girls. The chorus was full, strong.
and sweet, the time cood and the
general effect most pleasing.
The program was as follows:
Star Spangled Banner.
The Torpedo and the Whale a song
from the opera Olive.te.
| y Tempora, o Mores, rousing
praise Of Dame Musica" set to IN
old German melody.
I TIE Merry Heart, by Dcnza. A song
that has all the characteristics of Q
folk song and one that has the dis
lrimtion OF having been embodied IN