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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-31

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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-31
Telephone Courtesy

The people who get the greatest
amount of good out of their telephone
are those who talk over it as though tace
to face.
Courtesy smooths out difficulties and
promotes the promptest possible connec-
tons.
The operators of the BELL System
are trained to be patient and polite under
all circumstances, but they will do better
work if they meet with patience and
politeness on the part of the telephone
users.
The fact that you cannot see the
operator or the other party should not
cause you to overlook this. The best
results come through the practice OF
mutual courtesy.
tn t,,ies ,.ifk IL fstiL Mist
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-31

FIID =, LYNCH
Bloom switch. Ohio.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
MAKES A FIT SEED
BED FOR WHEAT
Improperly Prepared Soil May Re-
sui in Poor stand and Loss of
EniiIc Investment, Specialists Say.

! Washington. ID. C.. Aug. 25.-
: Make the seed bed tit for the seed
! DO not intern wheat worth 50 or
! 81 u bushel for seed purposes in Il
condition of soil Impossible for ger
! minatiOn'
The precaution is urged by the
! | nited States Department of Agri-
| culture on all farmers who contem-
plate sowing the high-priced seed of
Il high-priced food this fall. To
/ plant seed on poorly prepared land
! not only wastes the seed that does
not serminate. the specialists point
! out, Dut 1t may mean the loss OF an
entire investment il Il paving stand
is not obtained.
y seed bed for wheat must be firm,
moist, and well cOmpacted beneath
with mellow. finely diviued upper
three inches of soil. the specialists
advise. If wheat is grown in cota-
tIon with oats or after wheat. the
stubble should be plowed 10 a depth
OF al least : inches Immediately at
ter harvesting the preceding crop OF
grain The ground should be har-
rOWed within d few hours after plow-
ing and cultivation with harrow disk.
drag or roller should be given as nee
esSarE thereafter until planting time.
These operations are necessary TO
Kill weeds. to settle and make firm
the SubSoll. and to maintain q soil
mulch on the surface. The earlier
the preparation Of a seed bed for
wheat is started the better the con-
dltion OF the soil will be at planting
time. Late plowing does not allow
time for thorough preparation.
II cultivated crop precedes wheat
frequent cultivation given to this
crop Will preserve moisture and
maintain a soil mulch. If level cul-
tivation has been practiced. a good
seed bed easily can be prepared by
dlSkIng and narrowing after remov-
ing the crop. However, if weeds are
present. it may be advisable to plow
shallow, the disk preceding and fol-
lowing the plow.
Early blowing followed by thor
ough tillage aid in catching the wa
ter which falls and in conserving
this and the water already in the
soil for use by the wheat plants. The
tlrm seed bed under the mulch thus
made enables the young plants to
make use of the subSoil waters
which rise when there is a perfect
union between the plowed soil and
the subsoil Sufficient moisture is
thus assured for the termination of
the seed and for the early fall growth
or the seedlings, a very important
consideration. Plant food is also
likely to be more abundant in the
soil when such metmhods are en-
ployed.
If the Importance of thorough til |
lage We're more generally recogniz- !
ed and proper methods of seed-bed |
preparation We're more widely en-
ployed throughout the so-called hui
mid areas, there would be less fire. |
quent losses from, drought and het--t
ter wheat crops would result, the De- |
partment specialists declare. In this |
area the mistake is made of thinking
there will always be moisture enough |
present for a maximum crop growth.
with the result that short crops of
ten are obtained where more atten-
tion to moisture conservation would |
have assured good yields
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
Don't Get The Hoarding Habit

Almost every woman is inclined TO
hoard away useless articles as we'll
as useful ones. and this is a great
mistake.
Twice a year there should be a
stock taking in the home, and that
which cannot be used now or show
possibility OF being used in the near
future should be thrown away
Some people hate to throw away
medicine bottles and boxes and p11oe
themselves on the unmistakable sys-
TEN of designation they have evoly-
ed. writing on each bottle and box
for whom it was intended and what
ailment it Annie's cough,
winter, 1912" "Mary's neuraIgia.
spring, 1913" etc.
But these would-be methodlcaI
persons do not realize that medicine
may undergo certain chemical cha1f-
geS due to heat and cold and thnpit
is dangerous to give liquid which las
stood for a long time, and ais4 5tglS
no two attacks of disease are pre-
ciSely similar and what may have
cured a certain symptom in 1911 has
no effect whatever in 1917.
When the efficient housewife goes
through her cuRboards, closets, shei-
yes and boxes. a motto she has even
before her minds eye is. whatever
cannot be used by the family give
away. What cannot be used by any
body, throw away" There are al
ways plenty of places to give things.
We are continually learning new
scientific truths. and We now know
that cracked dishes are unheaIthTuI
to use, for germs may hide away in
these rough cracks and be brought
out by the heat of food placed upon
them and prove injurious This
sounds far fetched, bur It has been
proved.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
WATER COMPANY NOTICE.

The Dorchester Water Co. has suf-
fered considerable loss from users OF
water who have moved away from.
town leaving water rent bills unpaid.
These losses are caused almost en-
tirely by people who rent property,
and the directors Of the Dorchester
Water Co. find it necessary to pass
the following rule:
On and after Oct. 1, 1917, an
owners will be responsible for wa
ter supplied to their respective prop
critics, and the rents will be charged
directly to the owners of the prop
erty, instead of the tenants
Where water rents are paid in ad-
vance and the tenants move before
the time expires for which rent has
been paid, then the Water Co., on no.
tice being given, will refund the I'M
used portion so paid.
DORCHESTER WATER co.
Geo. w. Woolford, Pres
A. J. Foble, Sec.-Ady. 8-22-lm.
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U. S. TO BUILD l,27O SHIPS
Plans Call For Construction OF YES
seIs With Total Tonnage of T.
96S, 900.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The Gov
ernment's shipbuIding program calls
FOR Il total OF l,21U ships of ,96S,-
600 tonnage. Tins was revealed to-
ddy in estimates the Shipping Board
mas sent to Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo, on which 10 base II ,re-
quest for Il new billion dollar appro-
priajiOn.
This is in addition to nearly 2,UOU,
600 tons OF shipping now building in
American yards. which has been
Communicated by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
\ large part ef the Government
fleet and OF the Communicated tleer
will have been completed by the end
of the fiscal year, June 30,191S.
Building. communicating and pur
chaseS Of vessels Will total about Two
billion dollars.
Estimates OF the entire cost OF con-
atruction are given as follows:
Contracts already let, 433 ships, ,ot
1890 IONS. $2S5, 5,00U.0U0: con-
tracts ready 10 let, 1872 ships, of p
96S.uuV tons. $455, 500, 900; under
negotiations, 23I ships, Of ,2S1, 900
tons. $l94,O00, 900; 10 miscellane
Gus vessels of i i,S00,V00 tons, $3Oc,
600. .uOU; construction of Govern
meGt-OWned fabricatiEg yards, $685.
600 900.
Communicating will cost S5l0,-
100000 and the purchase OF ships,
$l5U.00O.0 900. The Board already
has received for construction $780,
600, ,Q00 and for communicating.
$3.50, 900, 900.
The Board now desires from Con-
sresS authorization to spend for con-
struction, $7l9,500. 600 for com
mandeering, $265, 100000. and for
purchase, 100000. The appro-
priation asked TO carry the board
through the fiscal year is divided as
follows:
Building. S4O0,O0O,0O comman-
deering, $265, 100000, and pur-
chaseS, $3.50, 100000.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.

To My Friends and the Public IN
General:
Having previously served you
faithfully for the term of two years,
my record you know. l hereby
announce myself as a candidate for
the office of Sheriff of Dorchester
county, subject to the will of the
people at the Democratic primaries.
If nominated and elected, L promise
you tnat my hat will remain the
same size, and that I.will perform
the duties of the office to the best OF
my ability, and experience, and give
everyone d square deal.
GEORGE F. SHERMAN.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
Announcements
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIE'E.

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the office Of Sheriff Of Dorchester
county. subject to the action Of the
Democratic Primaries, and shall feel
deeply grateful to all of my friends
for their support.
V. MURRAY SULIVANE.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
ANNOUNCEMENT or CANDIDACY.

Having entered the primaries as
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Sheriff, respectfully So
llclt the support of all members of
the party at the primary election
Sept. llth. | am well aware of the
fact that the office is one of the ut
most Importance, and if nominated
and elected, | intend to dsvote my
self seriously and cOnscientiOusly to
the performance of the duties in
connection Herewith. | stall not
only appreciate the help aud ass1s-
tance of the voters in all sections,
but shall make an effort to see as
many as | can personally, to advance
my candidacy. respectfully,
WILBUR r. DASHIELL.
ADV. S-23-to9-11. B&R.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDACY.

nv NOI NJ F-NENT OF IANDIDACY.
Having talked with people from
all sections Of the county, and be-
lieving that there is a strong senti-
ment for my reelection, and it hay-
ing been customary to re-elect the
County Treasurer, | hereby announce
myself a candidate for reelection,
subject to the viii of the people.
JAMES Il. JONES.
Ady. S-13-tf. B&R.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

WANTED An 1 Intelligent person
may earn 500 monthly corresponding
for newspapers; $40 to $50 monthly in
canVasSing; subjects suggested. Send
for particulars. National Press Bu-
reau, Room 1853, Buffalo. NY. 4-2S-6m
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

WANTED-Old False Teeth. Don'r
m3tter if broken. l pay 81 to SIS per
check by return mail. L. Mazer. 2007
S. Fifth ST. Philadelphia, Pa. 7-26-1m.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
WANTED
WOMEN wANTED-Fu

WANTED-Male attendants at the
Eastern Shore State Hospital. Apply
to DR.. Charles J. Carey, Superintendent.
S-15-tf
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
Peaches For Sale.

Peaches For Sale.
Nice yellow peaches for preserv-
ing, by box or basket. Apply to Ed
ward s. Phillips S-l6-tf
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
FOR RENT

FOR RENT room house on Lin
den avenue. Immediate possession. Ap
ply VI. Warren Hopper. S-6-tf
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

FOR SALE-Profitab bic business, e.
tahlished, splendid location, pays well.
can be purchased cheap. Excellent rea-
son for selling. Address Business, care
Banner. - S-1S-6t
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

:. FOR RENT houses on Willis St,
and , on TrayerS street. For terms ap-
ply w. III. Leonard & Co. 5-26-tf.
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

FOR RENT-New house on Hugh
lett st. Apply to William E. Apple
garth. z-S-tf
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

SEE HARVEY III. CONWAY for the
best located houses in Cambridge, all
modern improvemen Moderate rents.
Houses always for rent. LIFT
The daily banner., 1917-08-25

FOR SALE-7 head horses and mules
all good workers. Your choice of thir-
teen. Cheap to quick buyer. John
Bradley. is Muir street S-1S-6t
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-S00 bushels bearded
" heat, harvests 41la bushels per acre
this year. Can be seen at Fair grounds.
j. l.. Asplen. Woolford. 23-3t
The daily banner., 1917-08-25
EAST BOUND
WEST BOUND

Is IS 80 fl6 1lg us
PM. PM PM PM PM Pm
Arrive Baltimore l15 l.l5 1915 10 30 10 81
Huriock.-- S.:s5 ..... 532 .....- , 45 w
leave Ocean City go 725 325 1000 $50 445
M AN PM. PM N PM
Sunday only. *-Daily, except SUNDAY
T. MURDOCH, Genl Pass Agent
/. + JONES Div Pass Agent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
County Court Aids
Home Economics
APPRoPRIATEs SIX HUNDRED
DOLLARS TOWARD SALARY
OF THE LEADER

A committee from the Home Econ.
omics department of the Woman's club
met with the County court yesterday
and presented a petition for an in.
creased allowance with which to pro.
vide for trained worker who will or.
ganize and direct the Girls Clubs of
this county. The court granted the
petition and agreed to provide six hun
dred dollars of the workers salary.
Miss Cora Price has for the past
few years been leader OF the Marion
County Girls Canning clubs but owing
to the illness of her mother has been
forced to resign. Miss Price has done
a great work for the club and her res
ignation was received with a great
deal of regret.
Not only has the club been the
means of providing pin money for the
girls but one industrious worker OBJ.
tanned sufficient funds by her work
in the club to enable her to complete
a course at the Normal school. The
club has also been instrumental in
educating the girls in marketing as
we'll as in scientific methods of car
ing for and preserving fruit.
IN the absence of worker for this
county Miss Ellie Gay linn, from the
Extension department at Morgantown
is this week engaged in organizing the
clubs Of this county and now that the
petition has been granted a trained
worker will be procured at once Il
continue the work throughout the com.
ing summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
DENTISTS MEET At
HUNTINGTON NEXT
DIR. C. H. NeilI of this City
Elected Vice Pres
ident.

The eleventh annual convention of
the West Virginian State Dental So
ciety was brought to a successful close
this afternoon aud the large number
of professional men here for the con-
vention began leaving this city today
for their homes, though several re-
NAMED over until tonight.
Today was largely taken up with
post graduate classes conducted by
DR.. ]. P. Buckley, of Chicago. This
post graduate work has been an ex.
cellent feature of the convention and
DIR. Buckley is regarded as an able In.
structor.
Late yesterday afternoon officers
were elected as follows: President,
o. w. Burdatts, Of Wheeling: first
vice president, c. H. Neill, Of Fair.
mont; second vice president, ]. ].
Kali, OF Huntington; secretary, ]. w.
Parsons. Of Huntington; treasurer, G..
c. Clark, Morgantown.
Delegates to the national conven.
ton were named as follows: ]. s.
Stone, Clarksburg; o. w. Burdatts,
Wheeling. Alternates. j. s. McCue,
Bluefield, and John Mcclure, Wheel.
ing.
Huntington was chosen as the place
OF meeting in 1918.
the visitors last evening at seven
o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A. The ladies
Of Christ church served the banquet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
HOLD MEETING HERE
State Convention Probably
Will be Postponed I'm
til November.

A melting of the officers Of the West
Virginia Equal Suffrage association
was held in the Watson hotel in this
city yesterday afternoon for the pur.
pose of acting on several matters OF
importance to the organization.
The matter of postponing the con.
vention scheduled to be held in May
until November owing to the urset.
tied condition of the country was
discussed.
The action taken by the officers in
regard to this matter will be laid
before the executive committee of the
association which consists of the offic.
ers ad the county chairman at meet.
ing to be held in the near future and
1t is thought the meeting will be post.
poned.
Those present at the meeting yester.
day were Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, OF
Morgantown. state president; DR.. Har.
riet B. Jones, Of Wheeling, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Thomas Pedro, of Parkers.
burg, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
John l.. Ruhl, of Clarksburg, audi.
tor and Miss Margaret Mckinney OF
this city, treasurer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
GASOLINE PUMPS
ON vERBOTEN LIST
Fairmont Auto Supply Re-
fused Permit to Install
One.

Harry Wilson, manager of the
Fairmont Auto Supply company
newly established on Fairmont ave-
nue., apeared before Mayor Bowen
this morning for u permit to place a
gasoline pump on the curb in front
of the establishment and was refus-
ed. The Mayor explained that it was
direct violation of the city ordinances
to permit the placing of any such
business adjunct on the street.
The matter was carried to Com
missioners Barnes and Lehman. and
the Mayors attitude was sustained.
1t was explained that although four
other garages in the city have the
pumps placed on the curb in front of
tteil garages, and shat the long dis
play window at Halrlson's store and
other places in the city, we're present
in violation OF the ordinance, it was
felt to be easier to keep any new vio-
lations from being made than to
clean up on the old ones.
Mr.. Wilson will abide by the rul-
ing, if,-after further consideration of
the matter, the city fathers maintain
their POSITION.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
British in Touch in Sector
Where Great Retreat
Occurred.
FRENCH STRIKE AGAIN
They Take Trenches in
Spite of Most Desperate
Resistance.

Great holes are being driven In thu
famous Hindenburg line by the Brit.
ish in their powerful thrust from Lens
to ST. Quentin.
Having cleared Vimy ridge the north
ern pivot of the line and taken Monch-
le.preux, key point. to the southeast
of Arras compelling the Germans to
look backward for another line on
which to make stand against the I'm.
petuous onrush, the Britich are also
giving attention to another important
sector of the front-that between st.
Quentin and Cambria.
Today's official repor from London
tells Of notable victory won In an
assault on this sector OF line along
a nine.mile front.
Position after position was taken
by General Haig's forces on this front
between Hargicourt, eight miles north
west OF st. Quentin to Metzen.C our-
ture 10 miles southwest Of Cambria.
1t was in this region that the great
German retirement Of last month took
place, according to the Germans this
retirement was to have delayed any
contemplated British offensive here for
weeks, If not months. Nevertheless
the British have evidently been able
to organize their communication and
bring up their guns across the devas-
tated territory and to deliver smash
ing and effective blow within a COM
paratively few days.
While the British were hating mo.
mentarily on the northern end Of the
line to consolidate their gains and
move up artillery, and meanwhile at
lacking in the centre, the French chose
the opportunity to make sharp thrust
south of st. Quentin.
Their attack was delivered this
morning and success is received in the
Paris official statements which re.
counts the capture Of several lines Of
trenches between the Somme and the
st. Quentin railroad against desperate
German resistance.
General Nivelle's troops also have
kept up their offensive movement
south of Disc making further progress
east Of Couch.le.ville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
Talk Last Night Proved An
Inspiration to Large
Audience.
ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT
Thrift and the Way to Get
Rich Will be Discuss
ed.

Three hundred or more people heard
Frank Jewel Raymond, the business
evangelist, in the first OF his series OF
two talks on Making Good in Bust
Less" in the assembly room of the Ma.
sonic Temple last night. you" was
the sub topic he talked on last night
and in rapid fire, straight from the
shoulder jolts he brought to his audi
ence the fact that the personal ele'
ment was probably the biggest factor
in success.
The audience, considerable per.
centage feminine, was responsive from
the start and time and again was pick.
ed up and carried along with his mile
q minute rhetoric. Differing agreeabl;
from the majority OF lectures on bust
ress subjects, Mr.. Raymond last night
put the breath of life II what is unfor'
tunately locked on as rather dull and
embarrassing subject. In many of the
clerks aud office workers who were
present he unquestionably Weakened au
appreciation Of the possibilities of their
positions and brought to them hint OF
what was in their grasp.
use what you've got to get what
you want" was probably the keynote
of the talk last night, and tonight a
practical application of the general
truths in last nights talk will be wound
up and put across under the sub topic
of Getting Results" Thrift is one OF
the things that Mr.. Raymond will dis
cuss this evening and he declares that
he can tell anybody how they can gel
rich. 1t must be understood however
that be has some ideas OF his own as to
what constitutes wealth.
1t Is expected that much larger
number than heard the first lecture
will be present this evening. AS spe
cial :nducement the Business Mems
Association has reduced the price Of
tickets for tonight's lecture from 75
cents to q half dollar
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
RENEW THEIR VOWS
Pledge Undivided Support
to President and the
Nation.

at a regular meeting OF Gooch
Post No. 8S, G. A. R., held last Satur-
day, John NJ. MILAN, Post Chaplain,
presented the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t seems that state of
war exists between the United States
Of America; and, Whereas, 1t is COM
mon knowledge that Germany is the
aggressor by causing the lives of
many Of our countrymen to be lost
without Just provocation; and,
Whereas, To maintain our honor and
dignity among the civilized nations
of the earth is becomes our duty as
loyal citizens to resist with armed
force all such outrages; and as the
Grand Army of the Republic has
been considered the Color Guard Of
nations patriotism; now, therefore,
be it resolved. by this Post that we
hereby renew our pledge of loyalty
to the United States of America and
to the flag, Old Glory; and we fur
Their pledge our undivided support to
the President and Congress. Trust
ing in God to witness our sincerely
aud the justice of our cause, believ-
ing that He will be with us in the flu
ture as in the past, we herewith sub
nit our most sacred honor. A copy
of these resolutions are to be sent to
the President Of the United States
and one to the Hon. M. NJ. Nicely and
enc to the press for publication. The
original TO be spread upon the min
utes Of Gooch Post"
The resolutions are signed by ]. S.
Musgrave, Post Adjt., and Edward
Taught, Commander.