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The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. Lee Pryor, of Red Lion. Pa,
i and Miss Katherine Breen. Of Will
Transport. Pa, are the guests of Capt
and Mrs. Grover E, Moore. of s12 E
street northeast.
Miss Edith Minot has returned to
work after two weeks vacation on
her fathers yacht.
Mrs. e. A. Deane has returned to
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Koplin are
spending two weeks at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. William Hahn and daughters
are spending the latter part of the
summer in the north.
Miss Minna Heyn has returned to
her home in Baltimore.
Miss Elliot Strouse has returned to
her home after a weeks stay in Balti-
more with relatives.
Mr.. Maurice ]. Collins has returned
from Colonial Beach, Virginia. where
he has been for the past week.
Miss Hazel Morris left yesterday
for a two weeks stay at Buckroe
Beach, Va.
Miss Josie Collins will leave Satur-
day for a two weeks stay at Colonial
| Beach.
Miss Mary Reuter- has accepted a
| position with the Retail Merchants
Association.
Edward r. Deane will return to
the city Friday from Prospect Hill,
his summer home.
China, is spending a few days in the
city.
Col. W. A. Kroll, of the marriage
license bureau at the courthouse,
has returned after two weeks vaca-
ton in his garden.
"Curly" Belew, of the office of the
District Supreme Court. started his
vacation yesterday with a four-day
fishing trip. He will be Joined by his
family next week.
Harry Brierly, of the General Land
Office, has returned from a month 8
stay at Atlantic City.
George Woodruff, of the Government
Printing Office, has resigned.
Henry Jeffries has received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the War DEPART
ment.
Myer Kinsolving has received a tenn
porary appointment in the Department
of Agriculture.
Joseph Holmes, of the Interior De-
partment, is on sick leave.
Miss Anita Clark has resigned her
position in the Government Printing
Office
Thomas Z. Brown has been appoint
ed to a position in the Government
Printing Office
Mrs. Marguerite Lancaster has been
appointed to a position in the Govern
men Printing Office.
James G. Green. of the Government
Printing Office, is taking his annual
leave.
Curtis w. Lewis has been appointed
to position in the Government Print
ing Office.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
POTOMAC COMPANY
HEARING TOMORROW
Utilities Commission Files Answer
to Injunction Suit.

The public utilities commission,
which is composed Of the three Dis
trict Commissioners. does not intend
to sit around and look pleasant re-
gardisg the injunction petition filed.
short time ago, by the Potomac
Electric Power Company to halt the
enforcement of the new rates for
electricity and to set aside the figures
representing the commissions attested
valuation Of the company's prop
critics.
In the answer filed. by the commits
sion yesterday, and on which the
hearing has been postponed until to-
morrow. it stoutly asserts that the
valuation figures Of the properties of
the company, s11. .231. 1908. were made
by them with full recognition of
its duty both to the public and to
the plaintiff" and that its conclusions
were based upon evidence contributed
both by the commission and the
plaintiff and are thereby sustained
An important item, the commission
announces. was purposely left out OF
the valuation figures. namely the mil
site, because 1t has now no apparent
value as far as producing electricity
Is concerned.
The commission also states that its
work has been done as carefully as
II was possible for 1t to have been
done. and done without bias prejudice
and with the aid of scientific methods.
allowing the utmost latitude possible.
The commission charges that the
plaintiff maintained an attitude of
unwillingness to aid them in its work.
which extends over a period Of four
years.
Concerning the contractual rela-
tions of the plaintiff with the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
the commission states that this is
open to the most serious question and
AYERS that 1t questions the right of
the power company to make the rail-
way company a co-defendant under
these proceedings.
All through its answer, the COM
mission has taken up in detail the
prayers of the company. in reference
to many technicalities, legal phase
ology and various allegations contain
ed therein.
Attorneys for both the company and
the commission were on hand yester-
day and all were anxious for an early
hearing. but pressing court business
prevented. Justice Hitz will take up
the matter tomorrow and the con-
troversy promises to be the most
complicated the court has undertaken
this siIrnmer
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
MEDICAL CORPS MEN
SEEK WRITING PAPER

No place in which to write letters
home, no Y. NJ. C. A. facilities, and
no provision for church service, is the
complaint registered by 100 rockies"
in the United States Medical Corps,
at present stationed at Walter Reed
Hospital
The only place we can go to write
our letters Is a room where the noise,
loud talking, and general confusion is
so great that it is almost impossible
to get them finished. We think tine
authorities Of the Y. NJ c. a. ought
to look into our case and at least fur
nish stationery and a quiet place for
correspondence. as they have done for
other camps" said one of the
rockies"
At present there are only 200 Med
ical Corps men undergoing training
there. but the number Is shortly to be
increased to double the present quota.
Col Mason is in charge of the SOL
diers at the hospital in Takoma Park.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
TROOPS WILL MOVE
south in As HOURS
District Guard Ready to Entrain for
Ansiston, Ala.

FtuototOns ma
Movement of the District National
Guard troops which have been as
signed to the National Guard mobil-
ization camp at Admission, Ala, will
begin within the next forty-eight
hours.
Orders to this effect have been is
sued by Brig. Gen. Charles w. Bar
Der, provisional commander Of the
Eighth National Guard Division,
which includes the District Of Co
lumbia
II Is expected that either Troop A
Of the District Cavalry. commanded
by Captain James H. Washburn. or
Battery A, OF the District Field Ar
tiIlery, commanded by Captain Louis
c. Vogt, will be designated by Maj.
Leroy w. Heron, commandant OF
Camp Ordway, to entrain early Fri
day morning for Admission.
Within the next few weeks or ten
days. probably, the members of the
District Guard who are left behind at
Camp Ordway after the first move
ment will follow their comrades to
Admission. Although there is no Of
ficial information on the subject, the
general impression Is that the troops
will train at Admission for six months
and then be sent to France.
Gen. Charles d. Geither. comman-
der Of the Maryland National Guard.
has been detailed to command tenn
porarily the fist contingent Of 4,ooC
troops ordered to Admission.
The troops now under orders to
leave in the first movement to the
south are being sent for the purpose
of preparing the camp for the arrival
of the more than $500 additional
commands from New Jersey. Della
ware, Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia, which will COM
pose the Twenty-ninth National
Guard Division.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
PUT PASTE ON STEM
TO PRESERVE Melon
Department of Agriculture Finds
Way to Delay Decay.

Don't refuse to buy a watermelon
just because the stem looks as IL
1t had been dabbed with blush
starch paste. is the advice of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Even IL the melon is some
what smeared with the same sub
stance its contents are not affected.
Painting the stems of watermel-
ons with a-paste made out of blue
stone and starch is Uncle Sans
latest agricultural style. This
treatment prevents stem-end rot of
watermelons which. in the past, has
caused vast losses in transit to
market
The little dab of starch paste or
possibly of Bordeaux paste. there
fore. is to be taken rather as evil
dence that the shipper wished to
make sure that the melons reached
market free from this rot. Some
growers. in a hurry, smear some
of the paste on the outside rind of
the melon, but this does not dam
age beyond lessening its attractive
appearance.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York, Aug. 15.-The follow
ing Washingtonians and Baltimoreans
are registered at New York hotels:
Baltimore
Breslin-Miss NJ. Appel Mrs. B. Ap-
pei, Miss K. Baker, Miss A. Gross,
| NJ. Hazelberg, NJ. Witz
Herald Squares. NJ. Daniel, G. P.
Delaney. S. H. Erisman. ]. NJ.
O'Hara. Miss R. Sperzel, S. Caplan,
| Mrs. T. Roberts, T. Roberts.
Murray Hill-W. N. Roberts.
Park Avenue-H. Sharp, Mrs. H,
| Sharp.
MarlbsSoush-T. G. Wills. Mrs. J.
Hotel York-M. Summerfield.
Fifth Avenue-A. ]. Fry, Mrs. L.
Hockheimer, Miss s. Rofalman.
Hotel Grand-S. H. Raunker, d. A.
Moffett, ]. Cress. F. Hackel. Miss A.
| Hughes, L. K. Kleine, NJ. e. Mena-
her, j. Pierce. z. c. Savage. r. T,
Stevens, S. ]. Thurett, C. B. Tracy
Great Northern-J. Bassler.
Navarre-M. Borchard, H. J. Simon
H. J. Ta1ley.
Latham-W. s. Goodwin, S. j. Nc
Curdy, W. Reese.
Broadway Centra-H. Holofene.
| Walsh.
Cumberland-w. R. Lenderking.
New Strand-J. Levin.
4 Albert-M. Minner
| Hermitage-C. ]. P, Tilden.
Washington
Latham-Mrs. N. Baehrach. Mrs. c.
| A. O'Brien.
| Murray Hill-Mrs. F. Bates, Mrs
A. L. Harr. Miss A. M. Harr, C. Hunt
ington.
Marlborough-A. Lee. J. B. Camp.
bell.
l Wallick-D. Colagn.
I Continental-J. Nandes.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
TO ORGANIZE LABOR
BUREAU ACROSS RIVER

The Department of Labor has call
ed a meeting of representatives of or
ganizations of men and women at
the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Hall, corner of King and Washing
ton streets. Alexandria, Va, for the
purpose of organizing a Mems FEEDER
ated Council on Employment and a
similar council for the women willing
to cooperate with the United States
Employment SerSice. in finding suita-
bic positions for men and women
seeking employment and workers for
employers in need of help.
The meeting will be held at s D.
m. Friday. August II. Church as
well as club and fraternal organiza-
tons are invited. The Commissioner
General of Immigration will make the
principal address.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
DEFENSE LEAGUERS
drill AT STATION
Company S. Turns Out 100 Strong
for Practice.

Company of the Home Defense
Rifles held its first drill last night in
the gymnasium at the Union Station
This company. which is one of the
largest in the city, is commanded by
Capt. George H. Winslow, secretary
of the railroad branch Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. 1t is composed almost entirely
Of trainmen.
About 100 members Of the company
were in attendance last night and
were drilled by Major oliver A.
Phelps. OF the H. D. L. regimental
staff.
That the Washington Terminal
Company is taking a deep interest in
the organization is evidenced by the
fact that the Company is installing
enc of the finest indoor target ranges
in the country on the top floor OF the
Union Station building for the use Of
its members.
Patriotic addresses were made last
night by Colonel NJ. A Winter, regi-
mental commander, and other MEM
bers of his staff. including the fol-
lowing: Major w. ]. Wilson, super
intendent of the Washington Term
inal Company; Captain Arthur B.
Hayes, judge advocate; Lieut.. Col. T.
P. Hazelton and Maj. E. B. Hesse.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
U. S. DON'T PAY BOARD
FOR FORMER SAILORS

Uncle Sam will not be required to
pay the board bill Of navy men who
ernment hospital for the shrdleutao
happened to be inmates OF the Gov
after they are discharged from the
navy. Henry Moranz. an ex-ma-
chinists mate was released from the
custody of DR.. William A. White,
superintendent of the institution yes
terday, by a jury sitting before JUS
tice Hitz on a writ OF habeas corpus
secured by his father. who asserted
in his petition that the institution
had no legal right to hold his son
after his discharge from the navy.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
SAYS HUBBY'S ABUSE
CAUSED ILL HEALTH

Denying that she left her hus-
band and refused to write to him
afterwards, Anna T. Riddleberger
filed answer and cross bill yester-
day to the suit for limited divorce
instituted against her by A. T.
Riddleberger.
The wife states that her trip to
the country was for her health,
which had broken down under abuse
by her husband. and she states that
she did write to him and that he
destroyed the letters.
She also charges him with making
trips to Pittsburgh to see another
woman and that he would write
home and ask her for money?
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
You Can Shake Loose from
The Tortures of Rheumatism

years with satisfactory results in the
treatment of Rheumatism. 1t acts
directly upon the blood, which it
promptly purifies of all disease germs.
1t is a powerful antidote, and elimi-
mates from the blood all trace of
rheumatic germs, building up and
Strengthening the rundown system.
Write today to our medical d.
rector. who will give you valuable
advice regarding the proper treatment
of your own case. Address Swift
Specific Co., Dept. S-33, Atlanta, Ga.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
By Using S. S. S.

The germs OF Rheumatism are in
the blood. which is laden with mill
lions of the minute demons of pain,
causing untold suffering and bringing
its victim from vigor and strength to
almost helplessness. To get real ano
genuine relief from this disease, these
disease germs must be completely
routed out of the system through the
blood.
s. s s. has been used for fifty
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
RETAIL MERCHANTS
INCREASE FORCES

Owing to the recent very large
increase In business being handled
by the Retail Merchants Association,
Secretary Charles J. Columbus. OF
that body, has found 1t necessary
to increase the Office force.
New members of the enlarged
STAFF are Miss Mary Reuter-. form
erly with the Adams Express Com
pany. and Edward L. Fry. Mr.. Fry.
until recently with, the Postoffice
Department. has accepted the posi-
tion OF reporter for the Retail Mer-
chants Association, -
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Girl Freed From Asylum
After Long Legal Battle

After one Of the longest legal fights
recorded this year Miss Alice Foster
was declared to be Of sound mind
yesterday afternoon by a jury sitting
before Justice Hitz. The writ of ha-
beas corpus was secured by the
mother, Mrs. Caroline Foster, who
declared that her daughter was be-
ing illegally detained. The case be-
gan August 2, and has intermittently
had the attention of the court ever
since.
Miss Foster was placed at st.
Elizabeth's about two months ago, at
the request of relatives.
Holland has a plant for manufac-
turing Illuminating gas from petro-
leum residue by dry distillation.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Buy Furniture Now and Save
20 Per Cent
the Best Kind of Investment at Present PaLas Royal
Prices, Which Are 2O% BeIow Regular in This
.@ Aw&usa Furniture Sale
Upholstered All Reed.
Porch Rockers

and here Of the many upon which you may
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
At @% on.

All Solid Maple Rockers. in natural vsrnish
dnish; made with double woven rattan seat, with
without arms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
LEGAL ADVICE ALSO
TO COST MORE SOON
Local Attorneys Preparing
to Cut Out Street Cor
ner Consultations.

Paving the way for a schedule OF
increased fees for legal advice the
Marion County Bar Association held
a meeting last evening in the circuit
court room. In some instances, it is
understood that fees will be doubled
For some time the older lawyers
have been inclined to scorn street
corner" advice and urge against it,
claiming that people that want advice
should come to their Office and con.
suit them in the proper way. There
has also been complaints OF younger
lawyers cutting below the rates which
the older members of the bar procure
The idea is to agree upon certain
rates.
A committee composed of Attor
neys Trevey Nutter, Ira L. Smith
and P. NJ. Hoge has been selected to
take up the matter and present the
matter in concrete form at fu'
ture meeting to be held next Thurs,
day evening.
For some time the association has
been in a state of lethargy and in.
terest is being revived for the pur'
pose of acting on what the members
OF the bar consider a vital matter to
their welfare.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
ANOTHER MEMBER
OF THE Y.M.D. STAFF
Mrs. Elisa Schulken Will Fur
nish Music for Girls
Gym Glasses.

Mrs. Elisa Schulken, of Wilmington.
N. c., has been added to the staff in
charge of the Young Women's Depart.
ment of the Y. M. G. A. Mrs. Schulken
assumed her new duties yesterday.
The addition of Mrs. Schulken to the
new department makes staff of three
now in charge of the young women's &C.
tivities. Miss Grace Foster, of Dayton,
O., secretary Of the Young Women's
Department, and Miss Laura M. Dun.
nington, of this city. associated secre.
tary, nave ably organized the work and
now have activities for the girls in full
swing, despite the delay in getting the
lobby partitioned off for permanent
headquarters for the new department.
Other than her office work. Mrs.
Schulken is musician of ability and
will furnish music for all the gymna-
stun exercises.
No definite date has yet been set for
the opening of the Young Women's
department of the building. rhe coun.
ter for the office OF the Young W6men's
department has arrived. Most OF the
partition work has been completed in
the section of the lobby where the
girls office and reading room will be
located.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
CHRISTMAS BOXES
FOR F.H.S. SOLDIERS
Community Civics Glasses
Have Undertaken to Raise
Funds For Them.

Every graduate Of the Fairmont
High school or others who were at.
tending high school and are now in
military service will receive Christ.
mas box from the high school stu.
dents. The fund is being raised by
the two community civics classes at
the high school, which are under the
supervision of Miss Dora Lee New.
man.
Every morning collection is taken
from the two civics classes which will
be used to purchase Christmas boxes.
The members OF the two classes will
use various methods during the com.
ing month to raise necessary funds,
Their first benefit will be given on
Friday afternoon and evening No.
vember 9th when alice in Wonder.
land" motion picture is shown in
the high school auditorium. Other
entertainments will be given from
time TO time.
Tickets for the motion picture show
are now being sold by members of
the two civics classes. Those having
tickets to sell are having little trou.
BILE in disposing of them. Admission
for students is ten cents. For adults
the admission will be twenty cents.
Each OF the two classes are organ.
lied and have regular officers. The
officers for the boys class is as fol.
lows: Harper Meredith, president;
Sutton Sharp. Secretary.treasurer
Elmer Brand. sergeant.at-arms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
Prices Vary Considerably in
the Wholesale Trade, It
Seems.
70 PER CENT NOT ENOUGH
Corrections in the Wholesale
Prices Printed Last
Monday.

Following is the fifth of ser.
les OF articles upon the condi.
tons upon which food products
are bought and sold in this city.
1t will be safe to say that in the
city of Fairmont at the present time
there is much discussion going on
about grocery and meat values and
overcharges. However in these arti.
cles. it is nobody's desire to place
blame where there is not blame. Each
grocer knows for himself where he is
over.charging and where he is not
and can govern himself accordingly.
There has suddenly come TO light
some very startling differences in
wholesale quotations about the city.
A number have complained that they
cannot buy goods at some of the
wholesale prices named in the West
Virginian. Upon investigation it has
been found that one grocer did not
pay the same wholesale for an arti.
rle as did another grocer.
1t has been the general belief that
the wholesale man had at last come
to the place where he need no longer
be under supervision. Wholesale
prices obtained for use of The West
Virginian were obtained with belief
in their uniformity. If one grocer is
getting goods cheaper than another,
that is something for the grocer to get
after himself and attempt to straight.
en-. II there is no standard even in
wholesale prices we are in very
bad way indeed. However Mr.. Hoov.
er promises to remedy that phase of
the situation very shortly when he OBJ.
tains the price paid by each merchant
and sets on that basis the price he
shall ask for his goods.
One grocer is paying SO 1.2c whole.
Continued on Page Ninc)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
At That Men Complained
They Did Not Have
Enough Shooting.
MADE GOOD IMPRESSION
French Officers Commenton
Small Amount of Sick
ness.
lBy AssoeIated Pressl

y
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY in
FRANCE, Nov. Some of the Amer.
lean soldiers who have just returned
after serving in the trenches had thrill.
ing stories to tell on returning to their
billets. On clear days especially Ger.
man snipers became active. Bullets
were singing harmlessly overhead. The
American infantrymen were told off to
attend to any snipers who became &C.
tive and more than one OF them will
snipe an American no more.
This game OF sniping the sniper was
highly popular. The only complaint
heard today was that there was not
enough rife shooting to satisfy the IN.
fantrymen. Several soldiers said they
went out TO fight hut did not get
enough
{ There is no scarcity OF expert rife
men when a sniper starts in. ;s
The morale OF the Americans Is dis.
tictly pleasing to the French.
The troops marched out OF trenches
in the dark. their wet and muddy cloth
es clinging to them. AS soon as they
we're out OF hearing OF the Germaus
the men swung along singing and whist
ling. Officers Of all troops comment.
ed on the remarkably small amount pf
sickness which developed.
The battalions sent in to relieve the
men who have left the trenches found
the ground frozen when they came up.
The sector remains normal, according
TO latest reports available.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
Woolworth Store
To Open Tomorrow

Tomorrow the new Woolworth store
in the equally new Deveny building
will be opened for business.
This week Mr.. Holschuh, manager
OF the Clarksburg store, and A. C.
Townsend, Of the Grafton store, and
l. L. Price, travelling representative
Of the company. have been busy laying
out the counters for the opening. ].
NJ. Olney is the local manager, and is
now preparing to move his family from
Cleveland.
Although we are sorry that we have
to open without our sign over the door
and no window lights, we have the
merchandise anyway. and Saturday
will be the big day." said Manager
olney. "ln former times we used to
have a one day sale, but this sale will
continue all next week, and we will
give the people Of Fairmont some val.
ues to talk about"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-02
j. 7. SHARE, CIVIL
WAR VETERAN, DIES
Never Recovered From
Stroke Sustained While
on Visit.

James 7. Sharp aged SO years and
: months died this morning at seven
o'clock at his home on Raymond
street after three weeks illness from
paralysis. Mr.. Sharp was stricken with
paralysis while in Lexington, O., and
two weeks ago on Sunday was brought
to his home where his death occur.
red.
The deceased is survived by six
children namely Mrs. Henry Boord of
Watson. Mrs. Blanche Reid OF Fair.
mont, Mrs. w. D. Lindley of Clarks.
burg, Mrs. Exeter DIETRICH of Fair.
mont, Myrtle and Mendel Sharp at
home. The deceased was native Of
this county and was Civil war vet.
eran having served with Company E,
7th w. Va. regiment. He was a men,
Der OF Meade Post No. 6, G. A. R.
Funeral services are announced to
be held on Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the residence conducted
by Rev. John Brown of the Palatine
Baptist church. The body will be inter
red in Maple Grove cemetery by In
dertaker Musgrave and Son.