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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Miss Ivy Barrios, OF New Orleans.
spent last Sunday at her home here.
Mrs. Frank Sanchez and little
daughter, OF Baton Rouge. arrived
during the week to spend the Xmas
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. c. l..
Richard.
Mrs. C. v. Allan and Miss Lille
Allan left Wednesday for Baton
Rouge, where they will spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mrs. Ida Hosmer left Monday Tor
Hattiesburg, where she will spend
the Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Jas. Lee, her daughter.
Mrs. J. P. Tierney and Miss Min
ME Ezelt, of New Orleans. spent last
Sunday here "a the guests OF Mrs.
A Combei and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hood have
returned from New Orleans, where
they have been for several weeks, MI
Hood having completely recovered
from his recent illness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Messrs. Chas. Houlton and Will
Houlton, of Uneedus. were business
visitors here Monday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

The Ladiee' Sewing Club met at
the home OF Mrs. DR.. II. D. Bulloch.
Tuesday afternoon. A very pleasant
time was spent. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs A. v. Smith wer
New Orleans visitors Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Mrs. ]. H. Warner was New Or
leans visitor Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Miss Ivy Barrios, OF New Orleans.
spent last Sunday at her home here.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Miss Birdie McLemore, Of Tall
sheek, will spend Christmas with her
sister. E.gie, and aunt. Mrs w. N.
Patrick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22
Personal and Local News
M..Boadea.qnie By Society Editors

ea.qaie By Society Editors
rohhsr has returned to Miss Anna Morrel Of New Or
several months leans, the weekend guest
the guest OF her sister. Miss Annie Smith.
rren.
Miss Pearl Ernest, OF Garyvne il
VIM +. Krentel and spending time guest
Krentel Of St. Tam of her sister. Mrs r. N. Leonard
isitors here Thursday.
Mr. w. J. OFT spent the weekend
E. Smith, of jackson. at his home in osyka, Miss
days with Mr.. and The As You Like 1t Club held its
Smith before eav- meeting during the week the homo
ry service. OF Misses Annals and Gable Boudous-
quie the first prize being awarded
tterson and daughter Mrs J. Monroe Simmons. and the
turned to their home consolation Mrs Rudolph
after having The next meeting the
months here held at the home OF Miss Julie Char
FRS. L. Hammer. ropin
Mrs. Elmer Lyon Miss Joyce White has returned to
visitors Wednee home Bogausa after several
days spent here the guest Of Miss
Hettie Brewster.
,pez is spending some
orleans with relatives Pauline McDougal after
eral days spent here the guest of
lery New Orleans Mrs r j. Martinda,e has returned
day. to her home in Edith La
Ward returned Thurs Messrs Chas Houlton and viii
ne In Thibodeaux after Houton OF Uneedus
pelt nuIe Us VIC soo'' visitors here Monday
Hamilton.
-----, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Leonval have
On Now Orleans left for New Orleans to be the holt
, !" '>e o' day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
Chopin Master f'aro'e ana 1am's.
Mrs. Wallace NJ Poole and
Weldon and Vernon spent several
Linton has returned days in New Orleans during the past
IN New Orleans after week
pent here the guest
Mrs. j. H. Smith Mrs H. A. Mackie and little son
psent Friday in New Orleans.
efneld and Miss Chrb,-
ons returned Sunday Mr. and Mrs. LOGAN Belknap of
where they spent New Orleans Sunday here
the guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Hardy
-- H: Smith.
Warner a New Or
saturday Miss Mimi Provost spent severa.
Kornfeld of New Or az tha euast ~ Misc naz
last Sunday here with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Smith were
Hebert, Jr, OF New ->e" o'''""S 'i'''o" '"'"'""''
t Sunday here the -
mother, Mrs. O'Nell. M1 A. ofaud mas returned iro
White Castle La where he call
rs Fazende, of gu vn aesou' % 'ne ""uoe uea'n
spent Sunday here VI 'Ais ~ oiauu'
OF Mrs. Robt Badon - -
,dia and Ida Badon Miss Willie Olin Of New Orleans,
- is spending the holidays in Coving-
Alpeunte left Sunday =. p 90 @ eoe'' " " anu WIS., w.
New Orleans, where ~ "'~"
- Mr.. and Mrs G. C. Thomas and
,,,. -. Now ~ children will the guests Mr..
,,d h SUNDAY and Mrs W N Patrick for the holi-
A'A ~ ' daya
arrios, OF New Orleans. NJ. ,,,n, c, <,. . -.
,day home here. 1uo 11a1 oo~ne S ~ .
nav, Tuesday afternoon. very pleasant
Baton Rouge, arrived menta vara served
eek spend the Xmas ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. C. IL o-, Min. =. r.r
sheek, will spend Christmas with her
,.,, sister, Egie, and aunt Mrs w. N.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

army to Europe to actively join With
the allies and hope that como Of ua'
wiz not be accused Of o lack ot pa
triotism II We stop to ask where Il
Is to all end. and what right We have
to send the flower OF our young man
hood over TO Europe to Join In the
awful inferno over there which va
have been condemning for two years
and over?
1t is right before entering into any.
thing so serious that We "sit down
and count the cost" It 10 true that
the different departments OF govern.
ment, especially the war department,
counting costs, financially, mounting
is the smallest OF the costs the people
will be called upon to pay. five aban-
don the idea of merely n war Of de-
Tense and enter into an aggressive
war, sending big armies TO Europe
to cooperate with the allies, we will
see our young men march away leav.
ing behind heartbroken fathers, moth
erS brothers. sisters. wives and sweet
hearts TO march into a living hell.
Thousands will never return to glad
den the longing. wistfnl eyes OF loved
ones. but will fill unmarked graves, or
their bones bleach in the sun and finds
OF strange lands among a peopleNwho
do not even speak their language and
thousands more will return poor, mis-
cradle, broken, mutilated bodies. q
wreck OF the happy, healthy, young
men who so bravely marched away,
and for what? Honor? Glory? OF
course there are advantages and dis
advantages on both sides but is the
advantages worth the price? Are-we
indeed counting every cost?
Why should a few people in a free
country decide such a momentous
question as sending our sons into
foreign land thousands of miles from
home to suffer and bleed and die, not
in defense of home and loved ones, but
for abstract principles of honor and
rights? Why not let the people who
must pay the price decide? l have
talked TO many people, farmers, car
penters, railroad men, workers OF ali
kind. and, intelligent citizens. All are
patriotic. All love country. All be.
lieve in fully defending ourselves
against all sorts OF aggression.
do not believe however that 25 per
cent. of the people believe in this coun,
try entering into any alliances with any
European nation or sending armies oil
our young men to Europe. Fighting
on our own soil in defense Of home and
loved one and fighting thousands OF
miles away from home for abstract
principles are two different things
Let tire people say.
would like to hear from others on
this matter.
Yours for the good of our great ma
ton and people.
JAMES D. BOWMAN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
FAIRMoNT WOMEN.

WHEN The time comes to organize and coordinate the
Faimont will be able to face whatever it is called
upon to do with the that its will make
good Unlike the women of many towns they are to an
amazing degree accustomed to work in the public interest
Just at present in addition TO the work which they do
in their church organizations, which in itself is of great
volume. they carrying city wide garden contest
Red Cross activities of the ordinary kind have been going
on here for months and they will be deep in Red
Cross first aid lectures They maintain an active and
important body which looks after the interests of Cook
hospital and before many weeks they will be making prep
arations for the annual Fairgrounds campaign Baby
week, which will be observed here on an elaborate and
tar reaching scale. will be at hand and the penny
lunches in several of the schools will require great deal
of attention until the end of the school term Many Of
them always doing something either for or against the
equal suffrage and they have just won an important
victory in campaign for censorship of moving pictures
his is very hasty and doubtless incomplete summary
of the things that occupy spare time. In addition they
manage to create opportunities take an interest in the
Choral society and other cultural efforts Most important
of ALL they do well their duties in the home Fair
mont ought to be proud of its women. Inded is proud
Of item.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Tuesday morning 1 came down town
on the tail end of a car with Major
john Vi. Burke. He wanted to know
Of .1e of some of the newspaper boys
in West Virginia. What had become
Of Som Baker? Was that long, lankJ
fellow, Archer, still in the harness,
Of Old Cap Hood, who used to edit
at Charleston; about Pat Harvey, the
Parkersburg pad and pencil pusher,
and a lot Of the veterans. This old
Indian fighter, buddy of Buffalo Bill
and Captain Jack Crawford and that
picturesque crew, had memory like
an elephant. For many years he was
the press agent for the Wild West
Show. He neverforgot face, name,
a place he visited. He was a wonder
That was last Tuesday morning. The
rugged old chap was big and healthy,
and his talk was quick and interest
ing, as always. That night an am
bulance stopped at his residence and
took him to the hospital, The Major
had pneumonia. Thursday early he
crossed the frontier. We can well
imagine that Bill Cody, Jack Crawford.
Sitting Bull, Deadwood Dick and all
his merry pals we're down at the land
ing to meet him when his prairie
schooner crossed the bar into the port
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
SATURDAY EVENING, April IA, 1917.
you WIN LF YOU lose

Il IAPPY indeed is the expression You win if you
lose" which is used in the entry coupon of the
Womans club City Beautiful contest, which was
announced yesterday. 1t is the literal truth
his year every one who should have some kind #
vegetable garden and while they are about they might
as well go in for of the prizes which the club offer
ing If they do prize they will at least have the
pleasure of eating food produced in part by their own
efforts and enjoy the benefits which are sure to accrue
from the work in the OPEN
The more work the gardeners do, the greater will be
ther chances of winning prize and the larger the phys
cal and mental benefit.
For those who placed that vegetable growing is
an lmpossbty. who feel that they cannot work up the
requisite amount of enthusiasm that must be put into really
successful kitchen gardening, there are the prizes for
Hover gardens These ought interest women with but
limited amount OF time their disposal for such activities.
women who work away from home during the day Tina,
for instance >'
All in all the contest most commendabe enterprise
and the best way which prove that you approve
It is to sign one of the entry blanks and then go to work
You never will regret it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
RUFF STUFF
BY RED
BY RED

That song There's reason for ey.
erything bad" must have been compos.
ed by some one who did not know
Germany.
There's q reason for such Kultur
And they fear the American In.
dian as a savage in Germany.
Willie Hearst ought to get pinched
for discouraging enlistment by chewing
about the poor condition of the fight.
ing forces.
No man wants to go to war If it
Is preached to him that he will fight
the enemy without weapons.
Just because we are at war is no
reason why rumors should spread in
this country as they do in Mexico.
British sweep behind vimy. vlmy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

ought to pick her sewing up, when
she's thru.
Carranza has given United States
DO you know how much money ST..
0O0,OOO,O0O is? W.
assurances that the Tampico oil fields
VIII not be closed to the British As
that. ~
Where are the guys who said when
the National Guard started for Mex
leo last summer: "If we ever 90 to
war I'd join the regulars. but don't
want to join the guard just for riot
duty?" " '-''
How many have you noticed from
falrmont joining the regulars?
But then Fairmont is far from the
shores Of the oceans and about as
safe from Mexico as the moon there.
fore look for no enlistments in the
regulars"
AT the present rate of recruiting
1t will taka ak years to raise a mill
lion men. Let's have the military ser.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
WANTS PEOPLE TO DECIDE

HoULT, W. Va. April S.-[Editor
West Virginianl.-Some time back
you invited your readers to free ex-
pressions OF their opinions through
your columns on subjects of interest,
] am rather loath to do SO on account
of the danger Of being misunderstood
but would like to say few words on
the subject now uppermost in the pub
lie mind.
1t would seem that as a people and
nation we are being hurried along
without much idea of where we are
drifting, much as a man trusting him.
self to boat in the rapids of the
canons Of the Colorado river. He can.
not see whittier he is drifting. He
can only guess at the horrors ahead
He may emerge eventually into the
bright sunlight many miles below, but,
also, his boat may be crushed on the
rocks and he never be seen or heard
of again.
How many Of us soberly sit down
and open eyed look at the possibili-
ties, even probabilities? Under pres
emit circumstances the old slogan HE
kept us out OF war" sounds like a Joke
should not back our government in
anything Just or that this is a time
for captious or partisan critiscism but
we should refuse to be stampeded by
few leaders and should claim the
right to think and decide for ourselves.
AS notion we should defend our
rights and our citizens but should we
go farther? The father of our coun.
try warned us against entangling ALI.
ances.
First, we heard that our government
had broken off diplomatic relations
with Germany because Of her lowless
ways OF treating neutrals and espe.
cially our own shipping. Next we hear
that we will arm our merchant ships
and give them the right to defend
themselves and We all said, amen!
Then when we heard that our rights
to the ocean highways are to be main.
tanned even II 1t is necessary to use
the navy and that submarine destroy
ers are being contracted for the PEG.
pie sanctioned 1t. Now we have war
declared, a big army called for, and
limited at that we are to send big
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

vice of universal liability to training.
And with all his glassware Diamond
Jim Brady gets but six foot of clay
like the rest of us.
Don't bother the photographers. the
German spies have all the photos thew
need and what's more they have more
sense than to monkey in times like
this with cameras
Why not intern La Toilette and Gov.
ernor Philip?
They call Congress deltberative bod
Ought to call them decomposed bod.
les.
There's a whole lot. of talk about pa.
triotism in Fairmont but the soldiers
at camp will tell you just what patriot.
ism means.
1t doesn't mean to live in hopes of
watching the boys parade.
1t means sacrifice for the country
and Fairmont has not sacrificed even
Q. piece of soap for its soldiers.
other towns have.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Frank Jewell Raymond, it is said, may be brought
back here for another series of lectures That would
be great move The more business people induced
to think about the possibilities and responsibilities of
business the more progressive and successful they will
be- That is they will if the germ of genuine business
success lives within them Even those folks in which
it does not the Raymond lectures have use for they
may induce them to get into something else and make
way for those better adapted
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
Altar of Roses.

Altar of roses, which is an oil, IL
obtained from three species of wild
roses: Rosa centifolla, II. moschata,
and r. damascena. The rose gardens
at Ghazipur. India, have long been
famous for their output of oil of roses.
All these roses thrive with little care
In California.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Throughout the country the newspapers continue to
be iied with hot condemnation of the young who
rush into matrmony in the hope that it will keep them
out of the army. The government will know what to
do about these yellow boys when the time comes Eng
land fixed their clocks in short order In the meantime
is worth while to remember that Cupid has not gone
out OF business. Doubtless of the marriages that
are taking place due to the best and tenderest of
reasons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

The following nominations have
been favorably reported to the Senate
from committee and are scheduled for
confirmation when that body meets
next Monday: ]. A. Jackson, to be post.
master at Ronceverte, in place of Har.
ry R. Moore, removed; H. A. Turk to
be postmaster at Newell, in place Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

The London papers reporting the uneventful trip to
that country of the ST. Louis said that the naval
guard on board threw barrels to which imitation peri
scopes had been attached into the and then blew
them TO pieces with the which the ship mounted
two in bow and one in the stern When that tale
gets to Germany and it probably got there days before
reached this side it will not tend to make service
in German submersibles popular
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Congress. we read in the dispatches from Washing
ton is proceeding Slowly and deliberately" Meanwhile
food spectators operate with unprecedented holiness
people suffer in land of plenty and the administration
is powerless. Congress probably would be calm and
deliberate If Gabriel toIblow his horn-a of it
that was not hiding under the benches after the first
toot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

nist'eo an incident which gives point to the follow
torial note IN the last issue of The New Republics
PARTICIPATION by the United States in the
war Will have one result in which all good
Americans can rejoice without msgivings and
without qualifications. 1t will help enormous
~ to remove misunderstanding between the
Canadian and the American nations and to law
an indispensable foundation for their future
cooperation. If the United States had refused
to come in, our Canadian neighbors would
rightly or wrongly, have always considered rs
as recreant to the ideals which underlie their
institutions as well ours; and they would
have cherished resentment which would
nave interfered with the future AFFINITY of the
two countries to act and think along common
lines. We have been saved from such a calam-
ity. fOf all the disasters which could have
overtaken the foreign relationship of the Unit
ed States, permanent or radical estrangement
from Canada would have been the worst. OF
all the positive needs of American foreign mol
icy the working out of some basis of common
action with Canada is the most essential. The
Facts Of geography, the circumstances of
common experience and similarity of insttu-
tons and ideals all help to make Canada the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Wheat went up to $2.25 yesterday and hogs to
$1640 Manfesty the spectators in food stuffs are
proceeding on the theory that they ought to make a
killing while the chance lasts. The only possible de-
Tense against such tactics which the people have is n
avoid as much possible the food the prices of
which have been manipulated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

To grant an original pension of s12
month to Admire NJ. Wood, Of Cant
Creek, and to increase the pension of
Samuel S. Matherly, of Oney Gap, were
the purposes of two bills introduced
in the House today by Representative
Edward Cooper.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Sarah K. Rush lincumbenes commits.
sion expires Nay IS IeI7-nominated
March -. 1917, but failed OF confirm.
alton; Arthur Jackson to be postmas.
ter at Littleton, which office became
presidential October ]. 1916; and, ].
Y. Hamilton to be postmaster at Fair
view In place OF ]. D. Wilson, resign.
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP [sz azzzzzs ss99zs szizz

Official Washington is smiling
broadly at the telegraphic correspond.
ence between Congressman Medin Nc.
Cormick Of Illinois, and a woman
pacifist of Chicago.
I'VE elected President Wilson to
keep us out Of war" she wired, pro.
testing against any action against Ger
many.
Mccormick answered with a one.
word message. The word was:
"Stung."
Have met a dozen men, each one
taking me aside to assure me that he
was the one responsible for Charles.
tons selection as the site for the gov.
eminent armor plate plant. There
were, in reality, fourteen all told, btu
two of them were Spilled. We gave
them the liberal discount to which
their condition of wordy souseness
semed to entitle them. 1t would appear
that some jealousy has arisen among
the champions of the States Capitol,
and the controversy runs the course
OF the ho-killed.cock-robin far-famed
date. The friends of Representative
Littlepage and former Senator Chill
ton accuse each other, in a most in.
sinuating and unbrotherly way, OF try
ing to withhold credit from the other.
Other factions say that neither cast
the deciding influence. It's pretty
pother and has the makin's of first
rate family feud The pacifists, among
the Charlestonians, are shushin' fot
quiet, quoting Grants "let us have
peace" and Schley's, there is glory
enough for ALL" In the excitement OF
the hour, the Chiltonians are saying
that the ex-senator will see to it that
5000 Democrats. and Democrats only,
are put to work in the steel plant when
It gets going, which is responsible for
the rumor, we can hardly believe i.
seriously, that Mr.. Chiffon is slated
to be the general superintendent. Ii
this were true, the politicians are won.
dering what's going to become of his
oft.told.to-them boast: "I'll be bacl:
on the floor of the Senate" Senate
history will probably disclose that a.
steel puddler or two has arrived fin
ally on the floor of the Senate, but
nowhere can we find that a Senator
was puddled at the same time he was
senatoring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Postmaster commissions have been
issued as of March 30. TO Samuel j.
Cole, Hundred; Otis NJ. Carroll Nc
Mechen; Stephen D. Frantiz, Mullens
and, as Of April Z, to William w. Bed.
dow, Lundale, and George c. Clenden
men, Maxwelton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. MCGEE. of Muskogee
Okla, are visitors in the city. stopping
at the Metropolitan. They formerly
resided in Parkersburg where. as a
Young lawyer. Mr.. MCGEE married Miss
Lola Samuels, one of that city's fair
daughters. Mr.. MCGEE has been highly
successful in law and firance in the
west.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

a bill to correct the military record
of Isiah R. Lockhart, of Palestine,
Writ county, was offered in the House
of Representatives today by Repre-
sentative II. c. woodward.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

A marriage license was issued here
to Marvin L. worrell, IS, OF Washing.
ton and Carolyn Elizabeth Logan. 90.
Of Parkersburg. The Rev. John b.
Clark, this city. was designated as the
officiating clergyman. Miss Logan is
prominent young society woman OF
Petersburg. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Dolph Logan, well known residents
OF that city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14

Argentine and Spain reported to be on the
verge of breaking with Germany. The American pro-
tect of universal protest against Prussian maritime
barbarism promises to be realized