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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
BY BETTY BROWN.

with wind-blown curls tanning his
cheek.
I'm willing to do anything for you,
dear I've always meant to 20 TO
work. But fathers so busy with his
patients he doesn't have time to think
OF me. I've been waiting to have a
goCrl talk with him"
why don't you go into a bank ?"
exclaimed Betty. And then suddenly
81 have the very thing! Father says
he's looking for some one in the bank.
| could get Uncle Harvey to recon.
mend YOU, and you could take another
name and make father see how won.
derful YOU are. You've got a splendid
head, dear, and know he can't help
admiring you after he gets to know
you
That wouldn't be a bad stunt. |
wonder if can work IT, would like
to show your dad that I'm not alto,
gether a good-fornothing. wish fa.
Their could get TO know you better
too. l know what splendid little
person you are! He was singing the
praises of his office assistant who
Just got married. and how she worked
and did this and that and the other
thing"
Betty caught his arm. Jim! Has
he got any one yet?"
please" -
DO YOU think Id do?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
0utwitting Father.
BY LOUISE OLIVER
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper S.ndicatel

n ETY. flew to the telephone as
soon as she heard her fathers
ear move away. "Oh. Jim. must
, see you right away I've something
awful to tell you" rho cried to some
one who answered her call
IAN right was Just going to ring
you up and ask you 10 go for ride.
It's peach OF day. and | can't set
tie down to thing for thinking OF
you
IAN right. dear. I'd love to 20. I'll
be ready in five minutes. Mind. its
awful news I've got to tell you!"
Cant he worse than mine" came
back gloomily. We'll console each
other. That's something, anyway"
In five minutes Jim Stetson's road.
ster was at the door of the King
lands and Betty got In. She had been
crying In fact. the tears were stlll
threatening to run over. and Jim long.
ed for an opportunity to kiss them
awsy.
What's wrong, DEAR" The car
moved away toward the country. where
blossoms and young lite were turning
the world into fnirylaud.
Dad says he won't have YOU hang
ing round. He called you all sorts of
dreadful things-a loafer. and a spend.
thrift, and--and too good looking for
your own or any girls happiness
that's what he said" she sobbed into
a little handkerchief And he said
that he had-pIans for mo. There was
some one else he wanted me to mar.
ry."
"Well-Fll be hanged" exclaimed
JIM putting an arm around her heav.
Ing shoulders. That's about the dope
I've been getting from father. too!
What's the matter with everybody"
Betty wiped her eyes Indignantly.
You don't mean that your own faith.
er is down on you too"
Not me-no, It's YOU
What do you mean"
Why he SAYS er-you see he
thinks you are--you spend lot OF
money"
"Extravagant-say it,"
Yes. He says you're extravagant.
Go on, jim. ror goodness sake.
Don't be afraid What did he say?
want to know"
He said you were extrayagant and
foolish and that he wasn't going to
have me making a goose OF myself
over pair of eyes and pretty face!"
Jim"
lie nodded.
Why. he doesn't know what | look
ukei HE never saw me-"
mo more did you father ever see
me. I'm as freshly Matched out of
the college egg MS Won arc
ITS queert." sighed Betty, "and
very hard to bear! They can't make
me marry anybody else. so there. ri
die first Can you think OF anythinc?"
II was pretty hard to think of any.
thing but perfect day with blue skv
and rolling white clouds, fields OF gold
and green, orchardzcrowned hills with
masses Of pink and white, and clumps
OF yellowish green woods: and beside
him. Betty. fair-skinned and blue.eved
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
A Virginia Mothers
Advice.

Roanoke, Va. Last spring my
daughter 10 years Of age, became veal
and emaciated from over.work in
school. She had no appetite or energy
We were afraid she would have to give
up her studies, but we got bottle Of
the Golden Medical Discovery and one
of the 'Favorite Prescription for hel
and after using the two bottles she
regained strength and color. and was
soon her old self again. without losing
a day from school y. w. BRITAIN
zoos 10th Ave. s. 7 "N"~nke. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
- A PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME s.

ed his father. 'and a Miss Knox whom
1 told you about in my office"
An hour later they all met on the
piazza of the hotel. There was no use
trying TO carry the masquerade any
further. especially as Uncle Harvey
had appeared, and he knew everything,
But nobody appeared surprised at
the explanation. Betty and Jim look.
ed fearfully from one stern parent to
the other and were dumtounded to
see them shake hands and laugh heart.
lily about something.
And while they were congratulate.
ing each other on the success OF some
plan or other, Betty and Jim slipped
away, down solitary path by the lake.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
LENTEN MENUS FoR ONE pAY
BY RIDDY RYE

BREAKFAST - Stewed prunes
and cream; popovors; coffee.
LUNCHEON - Eggs scrambled
with tomatoes; brown bread; tea.
DINNER &C AIMED pea soup;
broiled mackerel; baked potatoes;
pear salad and cheese waters;
coffee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
Petroleum Paste.

A Frenchman has invented a meth.
cd by which petroleum and petroleum
products can be made into a non-ex.
ploslve paste. Equal portions of soap
and water reduce the oil TO a SEMI
solid condition. The oil can he
brought to its original state by the use
Of alcohol and other solvents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04

ada yestetday were sCs, 600 bushels of wheat
taRd 10000 bushels of oats.
Elevator stocks of wheat at Kansas City
have decreased S,4O5 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased lego busl-
els.
The bulk OF an exceptionally fine corn
crop is safe, the Missoupi weekly report
says. About ten days of favorable weather
will round out practically the whole crop.
The department of agriculture at Wash
ington has ruled chat the 30-day limit on
wheat storage shall not apply to wheat held
for seed, but such wheat must not be sold
for more than 10 per cent above the price
Of No wheat.
b. w. Shows October crop report says:
THE condition of corn is TAG against 20
million bushels, or 60 million less than esu-
mated month ago. On the government
acreage the estimate is 3, 179 million bush
els. Frost Of September and II material
ly reduced the crop in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan and in some limited dis
tricts in adjoining territory, but elsewhere
the damage generally affected quality
rather than quantity. The great bulk of
the important acreage escaped this front
entirely. and even South Dakota has ma
tons. In Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, the
crop has matured with a promise of a con-
siderably larger yield than appeared prob
able last month. The crop may be charac-
terized on the whole as large in volume
with more light and soft corn than usual
tured commercial grain. Final threshing re-
turns Indicate an oats crop of 1,605 million
bushels, or two bushels to the acre above
former estimates. On the government acre
els; winter wheat yielded 1853 bushels to
the acre: total crop, 443 million bushels ;
spring wheat, 12.1 bushels to the acre; total
crop 239 million bushels"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
IN LEAP TO DEATH
Former Wichita Woman Jumps From
Building in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Calf, Oct. 4.-P1ung-
ing into crowded Broadway from the
roof of a large department store, Mrs.
Julia C. Wilson, 4S years old, wife of
Judge Thomas c. Wilson of Wichita
Kan, committed suicide Wednesday
afternoon. Dependency due to ill
health is said to have been the cause
Coroner Hartwell issued a suicide GER
tificate following the identification of
the body by Miss Emily Bohn, the
dead woman's nurse and companion
Thousands of pedestrians were hor-
rified at the sight off the woman's
falling body and two women on the
sidewalk narrowly escaped being
struck by it. One man tainted and
was taken to the receiving hospital
Accompanied by Miss Bohn, Mrs. Will
son came downtown to do some shop
ping. The couple had gone to the
roof of the building where an outdoor
tea room is located. Miss Bohn says
her attention was distracted for a few
moments and Mrs. Wilson wandered
from her side. Besides her husband
Mrs. Wilson is survived by three chill
dren, one a son living in .Monrovia,
and the others living in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
FIGHT EXTRACTION
I. w. w. Members Under Arrest Pro-
test Removal to Chicago for Trial.

Chicago, oct. Formal arraign-
ment of the leaders of the I. W. w.
arrested on federal indictments charg-
ing seditious conspiracy is expected
within a month. This announcement
was made today by the district attor-
ney, who added that all possible dis
patch would be made in Fastening the
trial of tie defendants in view of the
gravity of the charges.
Much evidence remains in the hands
of the federal attorneys and this must
be carefully revised before actual pro-
ceedings are begun.
Chicago, Oct. 4-Every l. w w.
member arrested in other states I'M
der indictments returned here last
week will fight extradition to Chicago.
This was announced today by Otto
Christensen, chief counsel for the or
ganization. He said that none of his
tional right to fight removal" and that
they would force the government to
show cause in each case.
Exactly one-half of the 166 men in
dicted have been taken in. custody, a
government official stated. Seventeen
of these were Illinois men. The others
were arrested in eighteen states.
Christensen and his associate, F. A.
Van Der Veer of Everett, Wash, to-
day were given access to the roomful
of evidence seized in the raids on va
rious headquarters.
Federal officials intimated that the
government would be ready for the
cases to go to trial about January l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04

Label Sought for New Merger
of Political Parties.
Main Plank in Platform To Be
Support of Govt in War.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-The formation of
a new political party, national in
scope, out of five minor party groups,
was expected to be completed today.
The ground work has been laid in a
series of conferences and committee
meetings during the last two days and
when the conference reassembled to-
day the work remaining consisted OF
choosing a name for the new party
and the adoption of a platform which
will suit the units to be carried into
the new organization.
The coalition which will enter into
the new party is made up of members
of the Prohibition and Progressive
parties, former Socialists, single tax
adherents and independents.
John Spargo, former Socialist of
Vermont, who is chairman of the
committee on platform, said the first
principle of the conference essentially
must be patriotism and support of
the government to the greatest limit
during the progress of the war;
The committee on platform which
is expected to report today is COM
posed of three members from each
group.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
DR.. LOVELAND IS HERE
Former Methodist Pastor Now ARGUS
ing War Interest Over Country.

DR.. Frank -Loveland. former pastor
of the First Methodist church of To-
peka and now of Indianapolis. arrived
in Topeka Wednesday from Wiscon-
sin. where he made a lecture tour in
interest of "popularizing'' the present
war. Doctor Loveland will remain in
the city two weeks
Doctor LoVeland was granted a
leave of absence from his church for
one year He will spend the time in
national service in an effort to arouse
public sentiment in favor of the war.
He will start on his tour of the coun-
try as soOnIas he leaves Topeka.
1t is no small work to arouse the
public sentiment of the Americans,
according to Doctor Loveland In
Wisconsin, where he has been 1ectur-
ing, public opinion is far from what
it is supposed to be. The people of
that state, he declares, are divided
about half and half La Toilette and
his beliefs are as strongly supported
in that state as they are condemned.
There is a great need for just such
work, he believes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
HOFE FOR PUBLISHERS
Anticipate Alterations of Increase in
Postal Rates Provided in Tax Bill.

washington, Oct. 4.-Postmaster
General Burleson has assured con-
gress that before the new increased
second class mail rates in the war tax
bill become effective next July he
will use his influence to have the en-
tire subject reopened by the senate
and house postal committees and a
new and probably modified system es-
tablished as substitute.
The conferees accepted the compro-
mise in the revenue bill. it was stat
eds with the express understanding
that the department and congressional
committees would take up the ques-
ton before the rates become effective
and present some new plan.
Members of congress prominent in
the fight for increasing the rates said
today that they did not expect the
revenue bills rates to go into effect.
Postmaster General Burleson is said
by congressman to oppose increasing
the rates on reading matter, especially
that on newspapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
Revenue Stamp To AdOrH All
Kinds of Luxuries.
Affects Everything From a Jit-
ney Beverage to New AutO.'
UNDER FULL SWING IN 60 DAYS
Penny Taxes Grow Into Mil
lions To Pay for War.
Senate Today Takes Up Sol
diers' Insurance Measure.

Washington, oct. 4.-The war tax
toll on the American pocketbook be-
gan today
B Within two months the buying pub
he will be paying over the counter,
thru ticket windows of various kinds
land almost everywhere else the
Ievies under the $2.535, 100000 revenue
bill, now a law.
q Turnout the land today the high
cost of drinking mounted with addi-
Gional taxes on hard. soft and medium
Beverages effective Immediately. Auto
mobile owning, with tax of per
cent of the sale price. becomes more
costly. Pills, patent medicines and
Chewing gum are hit.
Sporting goods, motorboats, estates,
inheritances, incomes, war profits and
other lIxufies of the wealthy are tax
able Immediately.
8 Smokes to Pay Toll. Too.
Smoking also may be more costly
within thirty days, with added taxes
On tobacco, cigars and cigarettes,
Ranging from 81 to 81 thousand on
cigars and from so cents to $1.20 a
thousand on cigarettes. Even snuff
users will suffer.
{ on November 1, also. the tax on
Freight and express packages cent
Cor each 20 cents charged1becomes
effective, together with a 10 cent levy
on berths, seats or state rooms on
Pullman cars.
Every telegram, telephone or wire
less message costing more than Is
cents after November 1, will bear a
5-cent tax and taxes of cents on
each 500 of life insurance and L cent
on each dollar of fire insurance also
begin
Tax on Movie Tickets.
With a tax on movies and ''le-
Ultimate" theaters after November
Admission charged, the cost of look
ing them over" either on the screen or
in the pony" row promises to mount.
The usual new years outbreak will
be more expensive with a new tax
On table reservations. 1t will cost a
toll equivalent to 10 per cent of the
dues, to join club after November l.
I Clamp taxes on bonds, promissory
notes, bills of sale and playing cards
Becomes effective December 1, as does
the one cent tax on parcel post pack
ages costing IS cents or more. The
additional one cent on letters is eff
fective November l.
g Congress to Adjourn Saturday.
E Money raising bills being disposed
Of, congress will adjourn Saturday.
House and senate are to pass the ad-
journment resolution today. The sem
ate also will pass the soldiers and
eaiIors' insurance bill.
House adoption of the conference
report on the 100000 urgent de-
ficiency bill is expected today. The
Senate passed it late yesterday.
+ The civil rights bill, suspending le-
gal action on debts of soldiers and
sailors in foreign service may squeeze
thru.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
SPRINGS A SENSATION
Throw Light on Pro-German Charges
Against n. Y. Court Justice.

New York, Oct. Allow Ambassa-
dor Bernstorff urged the choice of
Daniel Cohalan, cousin to Justice
Cohalan, New York supreme court as
bishop of Cork, in a letter to the
German foreign office dated August
%, 1916, was related in a London
dispatch printed today in the Evening
World.
Daniel Cohalan was ultimately made
bishop of Cork. His cousin, the JUS
tice, was named in the recent state
departments expose of the Won Igel
papers as having played a prominent
part in negotiations with Germany
with regard to aiding the Irish re-
volt.
This revelation of German activity
at the vatican to influence in its sup
posed interest, the electionFof an Irish
bishop has naturally caused consider
able of a sensation here" the Lon
don dispatch stated.
TT is read in connection with the
pope's peace moves and also in rela-
ton to the efforts being made among
English Catholics to obtain support
for the pacifist intentions of His Hol-
fnassb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
PLAN MASSACRE?
Negro Witness Describes Activ-
tiles of Blacks in e. st. Louis.
Thirteen on Trial for Staying
Officer and Precipitating Riot.

Beneville, Ill. Oct. 4.-Further rev.
Citations of a plot to burn East st.
Louis and massacre its white resi-
dents were brought out today as the
state proceeded with the Prosecution
of thfrteen negroes charged with muir
dering Detective Sergeant Coppedge--
the tragedy that precipitated the
bloody race riots of July l and 2.
Edward Wilson, negro witness, I'M
til yesterday held in Chicago under
police protection identified each of
the defendants as having been armed
on thesnight of the riots.
Much other testimony has been in
troduced tending to show that the up
rising s;had beer carefully planned;
that the temper of the negroes border
ed on, madness for the blood of the
whites; that they congregated in arm
ed groups and that many st. Louis
negroes had given them assistance.
The little red automobile of DIR. LIE
Roy Bundy, negro dentist and alleged
leader of the blacks was seen many
times on the night of the riots whisk-
ing negroes about the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
Morning Grain GOSSIP.
Furnished by the Topeka Board OF Trader

Chicago, Oct 4.-The Herald says: Corn
traders said the short interest had proved
to be larger than estimated and expect that
it will be factor until the weather
changed for good and is more favorable for
the maturing crop. They believe that on
any further material advance new selling
will appear should prices get near max
imum. While few of the larger commits
sion houses had numerous good sized or
ders majority of them were favored with
little new business and pit operations we're
most important factor In affecting sta
tus. Most of the operators look upon the
market 81 a sale on the sharp buges from
this level and purchase on breaks until
there is an equalization of the difference
between new and old corn values
The holding tendency for farm. RS is max
ing il uncomfortable for some Of fhe shorts
in oats The latter have been covering
December for several days and selling May
to close spreads Rosenbaum Grain Co hal
been a big buyer of December and Sc Ter
of May for three days. reducing the spread
over a cent There IS said to be n large
short interest I'm December whfrh has In
duced liberal buying by local bulls o. the
theory that receipts may continue below
the normal and the cash oats are to he
absorbed freely.
New York. Oct. THE Financial Bulletin
says: dragging stock market seRns like
ly to continue with unsettement and irreg-
ularity. In professional circles it IL held
that this is the usual slow secondary de-
cline in which previous lows are generally
repeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
VICTORY, BRITISH

Continued from Page oneJ
for measure to the Germans for air
raids over London is the war cabinets
response to the p-b1ic demand for re-
prfsals, accordiT . to the Chronicle to-
day.
The special minister, it was asserted,
would concentrate British aerial
forces specifically for raids over Ger
man cities. His duty would be to de-
wise the maximum amount of fright
fulness which would be inflicted upon
German cities.
All official announcement on the
matter of reprisals was withheld to-
day.
Proponents of a vigorous reprisal
policy brought a new argument today
1t was that the German cities most
accessible for British raiders were in
southern Germany-and the southern
German, according to reports, is chat
ing over too much Prussianism in the
empire. Advocates of British raiding
held that nothing could bring home to
the southern Germans the brutality
and arrogance of Prussianism SO much
as a series of raids over southern Ger
man cities specifically announced as
reprisals for similar excursions over
England
Requires Army of Defenders.
The Importance of air warfare has
been brought home to the British by
only experience can bring it home.
The result is the press and public
opinion are demanding that the policy
of passive defense for England be
dropped and that a strong air often
sive against Germany be waged imme-
diately.
By the employment of some fifty
machines and at the most 200 men, in
Gliding avfators and mechanics, the
enemy has forced England to detach
several hundred valuable guns and
several thousand men, including
skilled gunners, for home defense, and
also a large number of machinists,
searchlights with operating staffs and
other experts. The men and material
devoted to this offensive is small COM
pared with the men and material
| these attacks compel England to
maintain for the defensive.
Calm Except on Mouse Front.
Paris. Oct. 4.-"The night was
calm says today's official statement,
except on the right bank of the
Mouse, where the artillery on both
sides were very active"
Decide on Reprisal Campaign.
London, Oct 3.-(DeIayed)- Ac-
cording to the Standard, a policy OF
reprisals for German air raids has
been decided upon.
! That such a decision had been
| reached by the British government
! was indicated by Premier Lloyd
Georges statement on Tuesday that
Germany would be bombed with
| compound interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 4.-CORN-Cash
Market steady to lie lower. No. mixed,
s.. sea-. 81; Nc. 8. s1.s5Q1.s6; No. white,
500; No. nominal; No. yellow, $1.90
No. 3. nominal
OATS-Market steady to 1c higher. No.
2 white, 81 @62c No. 2 mixed. 60@G1c.
RYE-$1 S5@1 Sc.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S4 1514. 30.
HAY-Market steady to &c higher. Choice
timothy, $20.50@21.00 choice prairie, $1,000
@1950; choice alfalfa, $1,000.
SHORTS-$1.o 5M2.15
BRAN-$147
WHEAT-Receipts Sc cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 36c; seconds. 29c.
CORN-Close December, $1.1S0I11SM
May, 13as01.1315.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
HOT WATER AND WHIPS
Used in German City to Punish Those
Who Grow Restless TN Bread Lire.

San Francisco, Calf, Oct. 4.-When
bread lines in Mecklinburg, Germany,
became restless, men pour hot water
on those in line and apply whips un-
Sparing1y, according to Mrs. George B.
Szadelski, German wife of Sergeant
Szadelski, U. S. A, stationed at Hon
olulu. She is in San Francisco today
enroute to Honolulu after spending
five months getting out of Germany
In Berlin, Mrs. SzadelSki said, con-
dftions are even worse. Famine, she
declares, is not merely imminent, but
already present in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
ALu'S WELL In SKIES

try today and indications pointed to-
wards a fair week end.
The mercury Wednesday fell to 81,
which was two points above normal.
BY O'Clock this afternoon it had
risen to "a.
Tonight the low mark will be
around the so stage and tomorrow the
highest temperature will be below rs.
Saturday will be about the same.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 90, in 1898, and the
lowest, "a. in 1891.
The wind was blowing eight miles
an hour from the west at 9 o'clock this
morning.