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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19
Ry Altman.

awhile" calls out. the rest nor
knowing 'ust what 70 do about y
Thanks awfly SAYS he and
ihen started right out on bis talk.
fest
That lecture Of Ben's was aston.
ish.rg 20 an of us. guess We
knew he could play ball all right
all right. but ne hadn't any idea
wha' a sneHhinde-Ae was
Al frst me girls sin The gallery
were tfteriug. and the BOYS IN The
hack N Jhe Auditorium We're snick
crirg bur presently they stopped
thar and sat ike mice And then
one woman In The gallery took oGt
her handkerchief tshe was the
Widow Rridey and her Mex was
killed while ho was DRUNK and
Tubty Crackin who'd come p hair
shot began 20 say. Tnasho' tha-
sho
II looked Ike ne was going 20
caqture the whole meeting some
thing had m bs done and J knew 81
Tho I hated 20 90 y myself 50
leaned over and punched Bot0mley,
in front OF me- and whispers
say CAM you do nothing 20
stop this7"
just then Du'chy sings owl
Yah How about der paseDali
feam2
Big Pen answer quick as shot
"lf YOU want O see how we tenn
rerance folks ear play baseball. 1910
aring team of emperance fellers
rp here 'hstn Tick the pants on
YOU.
Fool iiutchy didn't know what TO
say 10 that. 40 be yelis
EKgle him. boys Egg'e him
and throws rotten cabbage he'd
been hiding under his coat
Ben caugh the cabbage In bis
right hand the way b. used 70 '0u
hot liner from the bat and sent
q back AZ Tutchy so fast n hit h'm
In the chin before ne had time 20
todge
As soon AZ he'd throwed a. Biz
Zen jumps for his table
We ali though be- was making q
h-eak for the door. and We began
frfne eggs and things ~ him fast
IS we could
But we'd made ono mistake. Ben
: ssn't running hed just taken q
POSITION near his ammunition an
We found ont right away what WAS
in one Of his baskets II Vas pota.
fncs
Thev wasn't exactly good po'w
.oes Thcy was Shiny and rotten on
nc outside and ef hard as a rock
inside. ! ought fo know for ! go'
one over the co. that darn near
Knocked me Ouf
And tho Rav DO soaked 'em AZ ms
Thev came So fast YOU coulfr
hardly count en- huf there wafn
one OF en- wasted re threw 'em
ike a human raring gun Seomsd
like no knew ever, iine which way
rou we're going 20 dodge
You can take II from ue. y VA
aomething fierce our own exc
.eorned go pitifuiir weak. comparing
40 srithau potato whom if took yol
I'm tho point 0f 'hc chin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

Say. feliers" shouted Clr Rapr.
rushing into the saloon Big Ben :
coming here 20 speak In the Audi.
torium on Temperance"
Going 10 WHAT little Hurley
pretty nearly screamed
Going 20 give temperance Ice.
ture 10 the Auditorium. Gin said
again u seen the notices myself e.
The whole bunch OF as stood with
our mouths open
II dot weller amt got a gall nit
him. says Dutch5 and be said just
ABOUT right Bout every man in the
village worked for he Golden scope
brewery. and we'd had our wages
cut Cncs sreads The old man said
II them temp'rance cranks didn't
quit their fooling there'd be another
c'tt--with lie price OF every hing
EXCEPT beer going I'D.
After Dutchy spoke there didn' Z
Lobody say word Give a tenn,
p'rahoe talk ia SoppevilIe' II JET
fries and Jim Cs-bett was TO offer
20 put up a sps-ring exhibition IN
The Methods. church 'twouldn't a
heen funEier proposition. Ma. be
be wanted to- stop the brewer al
together. withou. thinking mite II
v bat would % come OF Us. Why,
wfhou' the brewery there wouldn't
te any soppevi!le.
W was at 500 en- Ben. anyway.
,ur Ire way he'd left VI just Al the
beg ming o. The baseball seatcr
He'd been Du- gtar pitcher Tor three
y'as. and while - Fits he'd We were
crd-ipions OF ne league The Brew
league, You nov
7'heu all OF sudden he says he
was going 20 Quit the business-ne
was 10 the shipping department We
thought ar fret ptobly some other
brewery had hired him away from
US
y The old nau thought 60. TOO, and
offered him a raise II he'd stay THE
old man was A worse baseball crank
n any Of u.s. bur Ben had goi bees
ia his bonnet sure. and says he
wouldn't make his living sny long
er by degrading his fellow crea-
lures"
D'you ever hear anything like
that, Calling US "felloH creatures, p
when ne was every bi, AZ good a.
ne was Some % The boys Was for
riding him out 81 town on a rail,
after that. but ne was a pretty big
teller. and soopie as a cat, and w
decided Il was just as well 70 let
him 20 on the train
Then We lcst the championship 20
the ShenanEoes. and The Bakers 81
perfnes beat US uut for second 7
never did pretend 10 be pitcher J.
could bat. bur outfeld was my posi-
ton CHd. be tried 10 pitch. too
but he vas worse'n mo
Md now 20 have Ben come back
70 give \ temp'rsnce lecture-that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

Nobody couldn't stand this sort 1f
trance began every man irying 10
ger thru the door before the Mex
one
Naturally. We didn't none Of us
gei thru Bui when Ben had us ali
punched. like he wanted, newell.
va found out what was IN his other
lasker
n wss eggs--same az We had
only he had the has been dest as.
sortmenf OF eggs ever saw or
nelt don't know whether they
was reals Older thau ours. or Ehetl-
w they only smelt SO because Ne
was Ia em
Rem was sure slick Teller He
always was heady ptcher) He'd
waited tlll he had us whore he wan
ed ls sOs no could cover about FIVE
OF as With each egg and cover US
thickef'n YOU'D think one little egg
could do We certainly had mis-
judged the power Of a Eeuuyine egg
when We thought I'm weak
'Pfui toussud noch fnalt" yeIls
Du'chy. as he yet one in the ear.
and guess them words OF bis
weren't far wrong. whatever they
gas. know I fell the same wa-
when one hit MA In Che back ~ the
head and dribbled down ~ mock
for 30 Warnt no cold storage egg
o. gas warm storage. and plenty %
It had % mighty near shave the
u 10
me smell 81 n
And there was one other thing
we'd forgotten in tho meelee md
thai vas the eRgp In orr OWL pock
cts We'd taken considerable pains
, with them eggs. and as We an tried
30 gn thru the door 70 0ncet. these
began ~ 20 on by Themselves and
fhen We saw that Ben's eggs weren
any worse'n ours
r. there Was anybody got ont N
the auditorium pn.egged. don
know n We wa 30 blamed anX
ous 20 ge- out we JUST stuck fas'
IN the doorws1 and him baisv all
he fimo Twarn'f wide then. 4 p II
's now The old man bad n fixed
afterwards. said n temperance lee
iurr could be AZ dangerous as thai
p . didnf know nhatd happen In
case 90 fire But I don't believe "
ne whole OF SopDeville was 20 burn
up you'd ever SEQ such panic
again
Even when Ben used 10 win "a
he champion ship We didn't know
hat = reo'y good pitcher he vas
ru' ries- ffis was tho most uu
amnons famp'rance meeting he ever
addressed If you can call II 'ad
I dressed 4"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

or hard new fruit "a added az the
crop b-ccmrs sniied from handling
III. Che audience the counterfctfs Rp-
pear pink and luscious and frequent
ats-ussions are heard a. - whsthsr
real frult ia baing used Even the
'fu1E 80 fna genuine srtirle IL
copied he the use ~ SILK lint This
hit ~ realism harmonizes with me
passing az real money when the RRs-
cofr favU ia saved from he town
six mint In the first hrt and with the
How - real water from the kitchen
pump On the shre scene.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19
TheEpening Story
Eggs and Things

tcopyriEht 1913, " W. werner)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

rich Man. Poor Man" thte latest
and most successful OF the Cinderella
idea plays and written hy gorge
Broadhurst. author ~ Bought and
Paid For" What Happened 70
ZONES" and many other successes
will be presented next week. in the
Adams by the CHASER company. This
particular play started ont with the
odds IN its favor because of the
popularity 81 the story on which 10
was founded. q serial ~ the same
name BY Ma1imilian Foster pub
lishcd IN the Saturday Evening Post.
The tale 10 that OF girl Twins In
New York boarding house The
kind-hearted fandisdy and an old
boarder almost despair % being able
a. iift her 20 the high situation their
love makes them feel she deserves.
An advertisement. Inserted In ono ~
the morning papers by the Beestons.
a wealthy family. asking for inforna-
ton about a granddaughter who had
been missing for years. furniste 90
Mapieson. the old hoardcr. the cut
and ne promptly takes a desperate
change and forros papers. all un-
,iynhwn Co me Girl Identifying her as
tkc missing heiress The result is
that Bah IL installed in the million
aires home az the lonE lost grand
child.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

MANY leading representatives OF
the Insurance business turnout the
country are expected IN Boston TO
day for the annual meeting Of the
Western Union
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

with an. tnViahls record % a sum
uer run in the Columbia thest~r New
York The "HIp fln Hooray Girls
viii come o. the Ghyett thratcf Tor
weeks sfav starting -unday after
noon The. elN Diving Bellies is
one n the big features - The HIP
FTP. Hooray Girls performance An
electric snow storm and a gorgeous
Aurora hareaiis effect are other
elaborate scenic enccts
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

There will be- no Manipulating Of
men. The units will be FLIED as
fast as men arrive In case
trained engineer should get into
machine gun company, he viii be
transferred later 10 the engineering
regiment so man skilled IN any
essential line will be kept where
he Is paipably 4 mtsft For the
general ran % men. however these
transfers viii be hard 70 get Bright
and sturdy youths are wanted az
much ln The infantry az IN any
branch or the service that puts
premium upon technical skill IN
civilian occupations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

Booths similar 20 The one die.
cussed viii be present FOR all city
and county draft units. The state
draft divisions usually are in groups
OF four TO six. the groups being
geographically punched
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

ss Mint N the first hrf and with The
pump in the same scene.
Hsrk q the days ~ youth ard
rsfre ulbe- what xest and glorious d.
light. were afforded by The tales Of
pirate treasure End hidden gold. the
cryptic - per that revealed ite hid
lnE riHtf. fhe adventurous hunt, and
above ala The iOV ~ hnding the iron
bound ~nest under the old tree, All
this NIL be hr0t home 20 YOU In the
most driertahie and humorous man
ner in CAPT Kid Jr coming &c
the Defr0it opera house Monday oct
FOR a weeks visit The use ~ he
term farce ls made nfttetdlY be.
cause mo we took the tales serious
'lt in 14r youth yet az We look back
upon them We cannot but realize that
The Action for AT ~ ~ apparent
sincerity was high flown enough tc
arouse he humorous spirit in ue nov
apt Kidd Jr" d. n unique an al
together charming comedy hy Ride
Johnson Young and has been one Of
fhc biggest hits Cohan and Harrii
have gathered lrdsr thelg banner. IN
addition 20 the humorous bent that n
takes there is fascinating love In
tersst woven tRt---ihr tale ~ adven
tHre with It's quaint and convincing
nature characters
Audience that have literally
Fv.amped The facilities ~ the Detroit
arera house have nald box ofhcs
tribute 10 Turn 20 The Right" thu
week and nlfho There are still
omitted number ~ seats 20 Be hac
for All performance arrangement
haNa he@n made ~ hold tho play over
for another week. Instead - term
Mating 10 engagement his SATURDAY.
SHIT 70 will remain until saturday
night Sept % seats for next week
axe now on sale To view the tfres
acts and prologue - this comedy
which ran for a. months In New
aud go follow Mother RasCen and heI
errinE son. Joe. IA their Joys ant
sorrows. SIS treat 90 Doc long 10
mAmbered striking thru tho hear
of the play is an element OF dssg
mother Affection which never yef
failed 90 conquer an audience whils
che comedy Del 90 bright ana whole
some as the peach js1 which Mother
Haseom produces.
Mas Phyllis Coleman - London
Eng who has been visiting friends
in Detroit for the past six months
made her remittance upon the stag
IN the ADAMS theater this week with
Vaughan Glaser's Company IN
TuU House" Miss coleman has had
= successful career n musical comedy
and serious drama in England Sh'
was glazing In Yarmouth durins
ono n the Zeppelin raids ~ Englist
coast towns. The audience ann ac
tors could hear the bombs droppins
into Tho go n few yards from th'
theater Tho electric lights were
shut or and the performance VA
nnlehrd with only "a fcw gas ieti
serving fof foot lights Miss cole
man sans tho prim snna role WITH
Fred whitney production 20 ~
Chocolate Soldier during lts sue.
cesrftf run IN London
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

prfnfIne--the pfsIn nest kInd-that
a. rIg ht--Tfmes Job Dept.-Maln fs@o
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
If CONST|PATED
WHEN CROSS. FEvERlsH AND
SICK GIVE "cALiFoRNIA
SYRUP OF ElGS,n

Children love this "fruit Laxative"
and nothing else clearlses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result
is, they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half.sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stomach,ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See il tongue is coated, then
give teaspoonful OF California Syr.
up Of Figs" and in a few hours all the
constipated waste. sour bile and un.
digested food passes out OF the sys.
tenn, and you have a well, playful
child again.
Millions OF mothers give "California
Syrup Of Figs" because It is perfectly
harmless; children love it; and 1t new.
or fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware or
counterfeits sold here. Get the genu.
ine, made by California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind
with contempt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
EVEN STAGE HANDS
ARE TO Be WOMEN
Matinee For Ladies Only.
is to Be That in Full :
Truth.
lsY coNDol

A Want" advertisement has been
:ulihing in The West virginian for two
Or three days which has caused lot
of speculation on the part of readers.
It reads:
WANTED-Ladies who have had
experience In work back stage,
who can handle scenery and props
for special performance at the
Grand Theatre Friday afternoon.
Inquire at Theatre.
Investigation discloses the fact that
THE Marriage Question" comes to the
Grand theatre Friday afternoon anu
night and that the afternoon show will
be special performance for ladies
only and that no gentlemen will be adj
nitted. The ladies only" policy is to
be carried SO far that lady stage hands
will work the curtains back stage, han.
die the scenery used In the perform.
ance and look after the props" as the
necessary articles used in q stage per-
Torrance are called.
The advertisement was inserted by
the advance agent OF THE Marriage
Question" and the selection of the wo.
men stage hands lies with Miss Hope
Wallace and Miss Patti Mckinley, at.
tractive girls Of the touring company,
who have charge Of the mysterious
realms known as back stage" at these
special matinees for ladies'.
The plan Of having a matinee exclu.
sively for ladies is something new
here and It is said to have been deter.
mined owing to the character Of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

taurant.
Now look out for q charge over the
top on pocketbooks.
Officers suspect that Peg Leg hid
some Of his booze among the pipe on
that car he was riding in.
Getting closer and closer every day
to that pipe line to the Point they are
always talking about.
No matter who wins there wont be
as much OF q celebration after the
game this year.
The Old Gray Mare is not the only
thing that has undergone q marked
And the quantity Of snthusiasrn in.
spiration 10 not as large this year a. Il
used to be. %
Maybe mat will have the effect Of
giving the college boys a chance.
Booze filled muekers .ulsa to sort Of
crowd them out E
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
GEORGETOWN

The teachers institute at George.
town last Saturday night was well
attended. Lawyer James Maeland,
Mr.. Hastings and Shurtleif Of Nor
gantown delivered excellent address
90 which were appreciated by all.
There will be a box i',nner at Ar.
nettsyiile next Saturda! All
are cordially invited TO attend.
There will be a pie supper at os,
good school house In the near future
Leslie Nelly and Mary Trickett at.
tended Sunday school at Arnettsyille
last Sunday.
Brooks Baker OF Chenille was Wis
iting Brown Snider recently.
Benjamin Morgan Of Charleston Is
visiting Robert Morgan and Mrs. Mag
gle Wilson and Mrs. and Mrs. Jennie
Fisher at Tairmont.
Lulu Snider Of Fairmont spent Sun
day at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Emery Snider.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Mi
chael a IL pound daughter one day
last week.
Misses Bessie and Bessie Stewart
and Belle Morgan was shopping a,
Fairmont Wednesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
ANDERSON SELLS
OUT TO VIII. R0USH
Fairmont's Largest Restau.
rant Will Change Hands
Tonight.

Fairmont's largest restaurant chang
es hands tonight at 6 o'clock when
Boyd Anderson disposes OF his bust.
ness to Wade H. Housh. OF the Roush
House. Mr.. Anderson will remain at
the restaurant as manager until Mon.
day. After that time he will assist at
the restaurant.
Mr.. Anderson, who is the local agent
of the Jackson automobile, will later
devote most Of his time to the pursuits
Of those duties. He and his family will
reside IN the apartments over the res.
taurant. 1t is understood that Mr.. An
uerson desires to see the restaurant
conducted along the same lines and at
the prevailing prices.
In the agreement filed at the office
CT the county clerk today 1t shows that
Mr.. Anderson agrees not to embark
into the restaurant business within
two years in the city Of Fairmont, ex-
cept he has the written consent of Mr..
aoush. He alto agrees that after that
period he will not locate in proximity
10 Roush's new stand. The contracts
Eade by Mr.. Anderson go with the
deal as do all of the fixtures.
Mr. Anderson has been in the res.
taurant business since he was fifteen
years old and came to Fairmont in the
fall Of 1915, locating in the old Mariet.
Ia hotel. Prior to that Mr.. Anderson
was in the restaurant business in
Shfnnston. He is well liked In the city
and his many friends wish him sue
cess in his new line of work.
Mr.. Anderson expects to erect a
garage, which will be completed about
April !.
Mr.. Roush will conduct both Ander.
sons restaurant and the Roush House.
Hundreds of people daily take their
meals at Anderson's restaurant, which
has been doing the largest business Of
the local restaurants for some time.'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
RUFF STUFF
East day tor sas in some plants.

East day for sas in some plants.
( Il would help a lot in the fight
hcainst the threatened coal famine II
the helcyon days OF gas were still with
,uk
niiybp Kaiser Bills advisers took
she me situation into consideration
shen they decided to force America
lcto III war.
Etey took pretty much everything
Piss into their calculations,
And then missed the right answer
~ : mile Or more.
Wonder II the last day for hot air
MI erer come IN this towing
The warts about to be brought home
e the honelsse
BOYD Anderson has sold his res.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
ISL Witnesses Were
Before Grand Jury

Fifty.four additional Witnesses up,
peared before the grand Jury Of the
Circuit court on Wednesday. This
with the 40 on Monday and 81 on
Tuesday makes q total Of ISL witness.
es before that body this week.
In addition to those previously pub.
lished these witnesses were sum.
moned: Clifford Colbank, Glenn Bod,
ger, Beredine Cordray, Harold Sharp,
Francis Means, George Lining. Hay
Christner, G. @. Wells, J. B. Tucker. A.
j. Hess. ]. A. Mason, Clarence De.
Vault @. NJ. Hays, Jesse Dodd, Sam
MCGEE, Paul Tetrick, Edward Slack.
Charley HsFdelle. Tony Hplish. 9. y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
YlLLA AGAIN..

CERTAIN news interest attaches to the recrudescence
~ Of the Villa menace in Mexico. but it is no longer
either military or political issue. The chances
he that Villa himself not with the band that shot up
The garrison at Oinga but wherever he is he no more
important than any other Greaser outlaw whose head
there 3 d price.
To be sure the situation is quite capable of undergoing
marked change. It not by mere chance that Villa
became the most forcef and for time the most success
in the dshaught republic. There great
deal Of the genius Of leadership about him. and if the gov
nent which the pompous old carranza has set up does
hos mind il step the former military chieftain may revert
70 HAT role.
# The government at Mexico City and the army Of Mex
leo are caught mapping some time Villa and his followers
make them lot Of trouble But there not much pros
peet at tins country will ever become involved as it wa.
m the worst days Of the Mexican trouble One Of the
reasons for this that agents Of Mexican nsurrecto
movements found operating on the American side of the
line in effort TO Sur up trouble for the Unit
ed States could be convicted of treason and shot Iwould
MOI make any difference IN the result of the trial even IF
agents should hm out to be full aedged American c
gems
+ Il ciher words the time for temporizns with MEXICO
hnd Mexican issues past Even President who believes
waiting might be expected to realize that ANY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
eTHURspAY EVENING. NOVEMBER IS. 1s17.
THE WAR.

I'D ROFESSOR T. S. ADAMS. Of Yale university,
told the National Tax association, now in session at
Atlanta, Ga, that the excess profits tax which was
posed at the special session of Congress as war measure
WI very probably be continued permanent part Of the
netean tax system because it is an expression of the
pfncpe that the state and the community are silent part
nsfs IA every business enterprise.
Pfcf Adams speciality taxes. but while he was nduls-
ing q prophecy he might as well have said that in both this
country and Britain many Of the steps the governments first
fock a war measures will become fixed functions Of the
n6hcna machinery There is not much danger that there
will be state capitalism. although the various activities
nj die Bfiisk Ministry Of Munitions and of the British
dniraly have carried that country far IN that direction
temporarily reaction against all things savoring Of the
theories that are German and favor Of the old Anglo
Saxon principle Of the rights and liberties Of the individual
al probability will take ssse of that But the old doc
ne Of free competition is as dead as is Adam Smith who
fofmuIatsdit
Men now know that there never was such thing and
have to the point Of feeling that since some agency
bound 10 interfere with and control the course of trade
N had better be the state acting in behalf of the whole
people The wise business man therefore will waste no
time railing at the changes has brought to his door,
but M spend every hour he can spare studying how he can
make the most Of the day which has already dawned
for the busides; world
change would have to has been recognized
for some time by those who make practice of looking
below the surface. The war has simply has.ened the day
and the underlying philosophy was never better put Than
BY Prof Adams IN his Atlanta speech when he said the
iate and the community silent partners in every bust
hess enterprise.