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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-14
Committee Named Fo,.
Big Odd Fellow Event

Naming its committee to {. assist In
arranging the big Odd Fellows rally
mere on Saturday evening, December
L. Marion Lodge No. II, last evening
placed those duties In the hands Of o.
], Fleming, L. G. Fitzhugh and Bert
Nnowlton. This committee with J. A.
Hess, W. c. Snyder and H. W. Stone.
king, the Representatives from Pala.
tine Lodge No. 81, will make the ar.
Iangements for the event.
The rally promises to be one OF the
biggest Odd Fellow events held in
Northern West Virginia for some time.
Grand Master George S. Fullerton. OF
Morgantown. and other officers, will
be in attendance.
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]|co7L INDUSTRIES PRACTICAL pATRfoT.
ISM

LRING the Red Gross rally at The Fairmont Mon
day evening s. l. Posethwait, who is here to repre-
sent the headquarters of the organization, and in
kadien 20 having personally participated in many such
familiar with the records Of all of the said that
showing made here by the mining section is the best
Z that has sofar been made in any mining region
Naturally every in this district will be pleased by
this high compliment TO the patriotism of the men who are
connected IN various ways with the mines, but this is
but one of many ways in which the miners and mine oper-
ators OF the Faimont district have been showing whole
hearted public spirit at this critical time in the history Of
The Republic.
Many OF the mine operators unable to make any
money their large investments at the government for
coal but ere has been no sullen complanin this region
As there has been in some. Instead the mines were kept
ting ont all the coal that It was possible for them 10 pro-
dlce under The various handcaps that retarded operations
while their owners dipped into their bank accounts for funds
which to pay for advertisements urging their
ployls and the public generally to subscribe literally for
Liberty loan bonds
On heirpart the men who work in and around the mines
have been equally loyal there have been agators in the
pay of Germany Of the kind that said have visited
other coal regions work in the mines Marion, Harrison
and the nearby counties they met with success. Nov
HAT coal cans are supplied in sufficient numbers the mines
have been working to the top Of the bent of the men, and
one and al act if they were determined that things shall
90 on IN that way as long as the necessities of the nation
demand: peak coal production.
The Fanmont coal region patriotic to the and it
proves upon every possible occasion not merely by fair
words but by puposeful deeds The rest of US who are
living here ought to be, and truth to tell most of are
proud Of The fine loyalty shown by the in the mining
Industry.
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give TOY FUND SAYS
DR.. BR0OMF|ELD.
Temple Congregation Pas.
tor Writes About His
Work in South.

.,aMoPoLIs, Nov. 10, 1917.-tTo
the Editor and Readers of the West
Virginian:]-You can see by the
above address that / am writing you
from new place. IN these daJs
I am like Flanigan's provcrbial wire:
of again. on again. gone again.
Flanagan like hundreds OF other Y.
M. G. A. workers, l am out hustling
for the S35,000,000, that the War
Work Council needs OF serve to ad.
vantage our soldier and sailor boys.
More than half OF his amount is for
the armies Of our Allies, as well us for
our army and navy overseas.
Mr.. Right was to take this district,
composed OF three counties, but ut
the last minute he was switched to
the Martinsburg, w. Va. district. They
then appealed to me to jump into the
breach and save the situation. Be.
cause Of the abandonment of the Bri-
gade we were serving In Camp Sher-
idan. and because of the ten days or
two weeks that would elapse until the
section OF the camp around our build
ing would again be occupied, agreed
to accept the work. When you read
this will have been to all the centers
OF population in the counties, and at
the rate we are going, the amount
asked for will be oversubscribed..
Yesterday spoke here in the open
air to o crowd Of about FIVE hundred,
two-thirds OF whom we're negroes, and
in ten minutes after the close of my
speech, they had subscribed $2,250-
the first subscription being forS$500.
am insisting that while our boys
are enduring the hardships Of camp
life, and getting ready to pour out
the life's blood for us, It will not be
to the credit of any man to have more
money to his credit when this war is
over, than he had when it began. II
he does, it will be because he has
turned a deaf ear to the appeals of
organizations, such as the Red Cross
and War Work Council of they. NJ.
c. A., whose great purpose is to make
our boys fit to fight. The pouring out
Of their blood must be matched with
the pouring out Of our money.
am not in sympathy with the en-
phasis put on the patriotism said to
be involved in subscribing for Liberty
Bonds.
Taking money out OF savings ac-
count, drawing four percent interest;
where the protection Is only relative
and where there Is no exemption from
taxes; and putting that money in
Liberty Bonds. where the rate OF ia
terest IS the same; where the secur-
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THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

does not matter much to the people outside OF Russia,
excepting Of course the military chiefs Of Germany.
whether the friends of Kerensky or the Bolsheyiki
IN The fight that is reported to be going in and
near Peoad at the present time If the crack brains and
traitors Of the Bolsheyk triumph these early smhes
HE only thing they will gain by their advantage is the post
ponement Of the day Of their inevitable suppression If the
people who now remain loyal to the who only few
weeks ago was regarded only in Russia but throughout
HE world as the savior of Russia cannot suppress the up
srts why some other force will come along that and
will. Its all a question Of time.
revolution is like everything else and it it cannot go
forward must go back 1t is apparent that government
Mh Lenne at the head Of it go forward in Russia
And that settled the fate of what the Boshevk Journalists
81 erograd are fond Of calling the Revolution 1t got
iho power by series of tricks. but while il has managed
retain the affections of few infatuated fanatics who
willing TO fight for it. there not strength enough in the
movement to maintain 1t. Seventy two hours Of peace
would Kill completely That is it would unless It 10 able
compromise some way with some Of the more respect.
political groups and form coalition government which
lie United States and Great Britain would be willing to
ssnknue doing business with.
hat Is always possible in Russia The ideal thing to
ppen Of course would be for the Two factions that are
now opposng each other to fight each other to standst
20 another, and saner and stronger party could step
cchtsol That may sem like cold blooded way Of
taking sbcnt matter which in the minds of many people
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No QUIN|NE IN
THIS cold CURE
;s'RAsE;s scpLo coMrouNnr INns
coans ANo GRIPPE ma -
FEW HouRA

h Take "Rape's Cola compoundr an
Nlg two hours until you have taken
Wtee doeses. then all grippe misery
Goes ana your cold win be broken. Il
n5omptiy opens your clogsed:up nos
ttils and air passages Of the hesd:
stops nasty discharge or nose rni1-
nang; relieves the headache, duilnes5.
'feserishness. sore throat sneesinE,
soreness and stiffness. M
Don't stay stufed-upi Quit blows
Ing and snuffling, Ease y6ar-throb.
bling head-nothing else in the World
gives such prompt relief as s'pape,x
Cold Compound" which costs oniyfz
few cents at any drug store. It acts
without ASSISTANCE. tastes nice. and
causes no inconveniecen Accept no.
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rrotsky. sometime editor Of anarchist newspapers in
different parts of the world and proclamation writer
Of the Boshevk very in his remarks about the
Cossacks. But he probably knows that government
exist in Russia without the support Of these hardy
warriors and it is fair inference that his structures
largely the effect of realization that as Cos
sacks concerned it is thumbs down Bolshe-
wiki.
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that Fort Leavenworth tale
He says the gum shoes Of the gov.
arnmenti are investigating the origin.
50 y
I, Well, the origin probably viii never
lie found out
But IL they want to get the guys
that spread the lie they wont make
any mistake II they arrest al the pri-
vate wire telegraph operators In the
country. 49,.
"Real warfare being taught men at
LeeH-Headline.
All except the gas, &hs rattle ,,pf
shrapnel and the Huns armed with
throat sitting knives.
q -
Have 10 70 70 > aaaiet'' sectof,of' II
HEaneh front to ret that dcTtt6 : K
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-14

This newspaper has never been quite satisfied that the
railroads entirely honest their contention that higher
freight rates absolutely essential their continued sol
veaey We had our doubts that the roads were doing all
they could with what they had What they have managed
do since America entered the goes long way
ward bearing that out That they have arrived finally at
point where they must have revenue 10 be
certain, but is not certain that they prepared to
enter upon the constructive work which the adoption of the
Edgerton plan would throw upon them
That, however does not take away from the plan the
element of common and fair dealing which has. The
transportation plant of the country has broken down. In
the interest Of all business must be put upon plane where
will be capable of at least handling the traffic that is
offered to in reasonably efficient If the peo
pie who have made business of running railroads not
prepared to do that why they cannot plead that they
being treated unfairly if the roads taken out of their
hands We must say, however that in opinion there
would not be much immediate danger of government
ershp under such method of dealing with the ranporta
lion problem There is great deal of genuine railroad
talent in this Country More than there in all the rest
Of the world put together The basic trouble Of the Amer
lean railroads is that too much railroad policy s>ade
banking houses where the immediate dollar is the principal
consideration and where elastic bookkeeping and system
atc corporation milking the rule rather than the exception
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Reports from Phippi indicate that Federal officers
have been active this county for hunt
ing evidence Of disoyalty. They to have found
lot Of it up Warrington but the chances that
this merely Incorporate talk and not actual disoyaty
At the same time this talk has caused lot Of trouble
foerfecy innocent people, and that is the why
those who agree with what is going on with re-
gard to the conduct of the should keep silent at
least voice their opinions in terms that cannot be mis-
taken for sediton.
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Scott Nearing been arrested for conduct calcuat
ed to obstruct the This is exactly what this motor
ety seeking individual has been angling after for some
months The authorities confronted with difficult
problem Of such people. 1t bad to do
thing that will have tendency to make heroes Of them
In the minds Of feather headed element of the
laton yet they dealt with firmly the hot heads
take the law into their hands, they did the other
day in Kentucky when they whipped Cincinnati paci-
preacher and then the charge made that that form
of lawlessness would not II the authorities did
their duty.
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SHORT AND sNAPpY.

The unusually sarly and heavy fall of snow in 80
many places conynces that Santa Claus plans do
his rendering early.-Chsrleston Leader.
Kerensky should have remained in Petrosrad
"ohfcial count wheeling Intelligencer.
1t may soon be extra wise man who knows on
which side his bread is buttered.-charleston Mail.
The most intense democratic patriots hereabouts are
those who already have their necks in the public CRIB
kanawha News.
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1t is beginning be apparent that IL the Central
er get any bere OF the drive into Italy they
will have to put up real fight. and even in the event
Of complete the Gains will not be worth what
they cost in military way.
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COMMON SENSE IN RAILROAD REcuL4.
TT0N -

nut IN California there is member Of the State Rail
" way commission who approaches the matter Of regI
lsng the railroads Of the country. not as If it were
sres. complicated problem but as job that has to b.
done His name is Edsetton and according 10 the Rail
way Age Gazette report of hearing which the Ne,slan.
JOINT committee on Interstate Commerce held at San Fran
cisco during the FIRST week of his month. these are Eder
tons views Of the matter:
We have been proceeding with private own
ership under regulation Instead of oyerregu- j
lating the roads they have not been sunicient- 81
y ~ regulated. The only chance for private III
. ownership IS affirmative and constructive reg 4
ulation, not the exercise of veto power Fixing ~
sza-rates in such way to get by the courts ~
he just escaping the line Of confscation, is not
g. intelligent regulation We need the kind of
y, regulation that compels the development OF
~. railroads to meet the national needs. Either
SSSsprivate ownership under regulation must do
Iee9Sthe Job we have before US or the government
must. suggest that we give over at once the
discussion OF the merits or dement's OF govern
.ment ownership. consider and formulate the
needs Of the country. put the job up to the
railroads and ask their terms. n the terms
are prohibitive let the government take the Job
itself
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Secretary Daniels is elated that the
National capital has taken the prohi
bltion step and says:
II hope that we may live to see
the day when no capital on earth
shall suffer the curse Of liquor
in its midst. Congress had the
wisdom and the grit to get the
idea that a man to shoot straight
must think straight and see
straight and must be clean. There
fore 1t passed the law that no
liquor can be sold to soldiers in
uniform"
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But the Americans do little teach.
ing on their own account over there.
When they swarmed out Of the
trench the other day and picked of
a storming party with their rifles the
Hun doubtless felt that they we're not
playing the game according to the
rules.
Kerensky's army has been defeated
according to reports, from Petrograd.
But Kerensky's enemies have pos.
session Of the telegraph offices in that
town.
Maybe his army won't stay defeated.
!, AastAins Ga hpppsa Y i Rssolu,
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william ]. Bryan, who il to speai
In Fsirmont December I. under tn
auspices Of the Mems Bible Glass o
the Presbyterian church, IL much era,
;fied over the extent OF the prohibition
wave. remarktng:
I'VE have captured the poiiticsl
heights and now We must see that
prohibition Is brought to the rest
OF the nation. It is . great thing
that two.thirds Of the members OF
Congress have agreed upon the
righteousness OF driving out the
saloon from our midst. When the
constitutional amendment Is
placed before the people It win be
carried. Ohio win be one OF the
states that will vote for It. Even
II he have lost that state to the
vets We have won q great vic.
tory there. for when the question
was voted on before In that state
the majority for the saloon was
$4,000"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-14

Mrs. w. ]. Boydston has rotufhsd
from Raieish. n. c. where alS hsif
been forsesersl weeks the guest OF her
sister. ME-: Howard Sttterfeid.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-02

ldson, T. H., Cordell, Chase, w. A.
Edwards, Kellar, Cline, Leach, O'Neill
lnsurance-Losan. chairman; David.
son, K, L., Hall. Cordell, Johnson. Nc
Allster, Risen. Ryan, Thomas.
Public Buildings--Ryan, chairman
Vaughan, Snyder, Thomas. Risen, Ry
der McAlister, Cline, Hickman, Ed
monson, Davidson, T H., Chase, w. A.
Carpenter, Brown, Ferguson.
s chool Lands-Knie, chairman
Knight, Kellar, Wilson, G. l., Edmon
son, Carpenter, Cordell, Bickel Thomas
Oil and Gas--Davidson, r. l., chair
man; Chase, W. A., Davidson, T vi
Edmonson, Hall, Hogg, johnson, Cline
kple,' Logan Tucker
+ Mines and Manufacturing-Hickman
chairman Smith, johnson, Davidson
]. H., Buckner.
Senate and Legislative Affairs-Sny
der, chairman; Thomas, Risen, Ed
wards, Beauman.
State and County Affairs-McAlister
chairman Leach. Mcintosh, Cline
Kerr, Edmonson, Davidson. r. L.. CO..
dell, Bickel, Buckner, Ryan.
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POLICE EXPECT
TO GET SLAYER 49,,
OF MODEL SOON
Continued from Page OneD


friends has been going on. She had
been acquainted with so many LAWYERS
newspapermen, physicians, business
men, detectives. theatrical people, ho-
tel men and others that we do moi
want to jump nt any rash conclusions.
| am eau,iQning my men "a be ab
solutely certain OF their ground before
they do anything"
To Question ALL
Asked whether the son of a wealthy
brewer upstate. the son of a baseba il
magnate Of this city and others, whose
names have been linked with that of
Miss Colbert as acquaintance. are to
be questioned, Captain Tate said:
We will question every person who
knew Mis- Colbert"
The captain said there was no more
reason to implicate brewers son and
baseball mans son in the models
death than TO believe that numerous
other Philadelphians who knew her
we're mixed up in it.
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Senate Names
Committees

Rules and Procedure-Cline, Chair
man; Bickel, Board, Chase, w. A.
Thomas.
Legal Advisory-Kellar. Chairman
Davidson, 7 H., Burns, Davidson, X
L., Edwards, Cline, Leach.
Constitu tion and Constitutional
Amendments--O'Neill, chairman; Bick
el, Chase, r. H., Davis, Knie, Snyder
Tucker.
Judiciary No. l.-McIntosh chair
man; O'Neill, Davidson, X. L., Knight
leach, Snyder, Smith.
Judiciary No. 2.--Chase. w. A.
chairman; Davidson, T. H., Burns, Ed,
wards, Johnson, Cline, Logan.
Code Revision - Smith, chairman
Davis, Cordell, Edwards, KeHar, Cline
ONeilI. %
Appropriations--Thomas. chairman
Killam, Buckner, Bickei, Chase, X. II.
Davidson, T. H.. Edmonson Johnson
ONeill. Risen, Snyder. Smith, Tucker
Wilson, {. L.. Ferguson.
Ways and Means-Burns. chairman
Buckner, Beaumsn, Chase, r. H., Da-
Wis. Edwards, Hogg Hickman, Knight
knie, Ryder, Smith. Wilson, G. T.,
Vaughan. Watrous.
Revenue and Taxation--Kerr, chair
man; Cordcll, Hail. Knie, Killam,
Leach, McAlister, Risen, Wilson, 6. /.
Privileges and Elections-Tucker
chairman Bickcl, Board, Cordcll
Hogg, Kellar, Mcintosh, O'Neill.
Ryan.
Public Service Corporations-Riscn,
chairman; Beauman. Burns, Edmonson,
Kerr. Kne, Logan, Smith. Vaughan.
Private OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 7.
H., chairman; Beauman, Carpenter,
Chase W. A.. Hall.
Municipal CofpQrattons- Davis, chair
man; Buckner, Hogg, Hickman, Kerr.
McAlister, Snyder,
Roads and Highways - Carpenter.
chairman; McAlister, Cordell. Chase,
K H., Davidson, R. b., Davidson, T.
H., Edmonson, Hogg, Knight, Leach.
Logan, Ryder, Ryan. Thomas, Wilson,
&, l..
Fees and Salariss-Chase, X. r..
chairman; Cordell, Davidson. T. H.,
Edmonson, Hall, Kellar, Knie, Leach,
Vaughan.
Education-Vaughan, chairman Knie
Tucker Thomas, Smith, Ryan, Risen,
O'Neill. McAlister, Logan. Leach,
Hogg, Davis, Board, Buckner.
Commerce and Labor Beauman
chairman; Davidson. T. H., Buekner,
Hoss, Hickman, Knight, Logan. Nc.
Alister, Ryan. Tucker, Golobie.
observation-disclosures chairman
Board, Carpenter, Cordell, Kerr, Ryder,
Ryan, Wilson, G. l.. Testerman. %
Banka and DaAking-Killam. chair.
man; Wilson. 6. l., Chase, X. r.. Day.
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HUNT REFUSES
TO RELINQUlSH
G0VERNORSHlP
Continued from Faye One.)

pending the outcome of legal procedure
TO force Governor Hunt to give up the
office
When Governor Campbell went to
the capitol the executive chamber was
occupied as usual by Governor Hunt.
The meeting between the two COVER
nors was strictly formal and the con
versation was conducted principally by
the attorneys. Governor Hunt replied
to Governor Campbell's demand for
possession Of the office, saying he
considered he had been elected to the
office and could not recognize Gov
ernor Campbell's credentials. The
Campbell forces then withdrew, Pro-
eeedings have been commenced in the
supreme court TO secure writ OF
peremptory mandamus restraining Gov
ernor Hunt from exercising the func-
tions Of the office pending determi-
nation OF the contest. The matter will
be heard by the court Thursday.
To Camp st Capitol.
Meantime Governor Campbell has
appointed Malcolm Frazer. formerly
secret,ry of the Fl Paso Chamber Of
Commerce to be his secretary. II is
expected tina. he will name board OF
control today, All OF the Hunt ap.
poin,ees say they will not give up their
Jobs, Some are arranging to set up
light housekeeping in their offices and
remain continuously at the capitol.
Each side will attempt to organize
the legislature which meets next Mon.
dav The postoifice department has
riled that mail addressed to the gov
ernor Of Arizona shall be delivered to
Governor Campbell at his temporary
office, but that mail addressed to Cow
ernor Hunt shall go to him at the cap
itol.
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Vital Statistics

Olrths.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. O. Lowe. b7T West
California avenue, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. ID. Bowman, tie West
~. and Mrs W. Z. Pennington. 81,
Wsst q avenue, Capitol Hin, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Rummell, i2a East
c. avenue, Capitol Hill. girl
Mr., and Mrs Tom Lane, 3it South
Broadway, .Cirl.
Mr.. and Mrr. 9. l. Howard, ssis West
Fifteenth street, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs a. l. KeiloSe, si2 West
Twentieth street. sirl
oulldinO psrmlts.
W. r. Goldlng, siS South Harvey, sddi-
ticn TO church, $1,000,
". r QoldinR, iiii South Walker ave.
nue.. addition and repairs. $3.50.
Marr,aVs Licenses.
Floyd 4 Gregory, II years old, and
kevo stone, 10 years old, both Of Avant,
Waidsf D. Moore. - ysars old. Nor
mar, and Oracle Harrison. II years old,
0tlAhomA City. =
Lewis knon. n years old, Cushing. and
Hanelle Htroniberg, 10 years old, PURCELL
Bafl A. Spesssrd. 70 years old, Mar.
guette, Mich. and Mary Louise smith
n years old. Okhhoma CITY.
Paul II, Phelps, ~ years old, and uspei
DurlIns, 10 years old, both ,ot this city.
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Second Divorce
Asked by Woman

Ella V. Bell filed her second divorce
petition against J. R Bell, Noct
salesman, today in district court. Tn,
first action, filed November l8, was
dismissed by her when he promised "a
quit drinking and not abuse her any
more, she said in the present petition,
The Bells live at 6OSh North Geary
avenue, A restraining order was
granted 10 keep him from molestina
her at her home She asks q division
OF property amounting to several hun.
dred dollars. the exact amount I'm.
known to her. The Bells were married
Oct 81. 1915.