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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

Speedo Barker will skate one mile
against time this evening on the Con-
ner rink in an eGort to beat his own
record for that distance. Arrange
ments are being made for a race be.
tween Barker and "Specks" Shields,
old rivals who have not met for more
than two years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
Expert DEFINITION.

Dad" asked the son of Phila-
delphia lawyer, Just what is test
case?"
"a test case, my son." replied the
father, SIS case brought to decide
whether there's enough in 1t to JUS
tify the lawyers in working UP SINH
lar cases. "-Kansas City Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

success. He feels that he will leave
not only the state government, hut
his party in. good shape for the fut.
ure. The party part of it he consid.
sidered Ntls satisfactorily fixed by
the last special session. when minor
parties were restored the right to get
on the ballot, and the suspected plans
of the Democratic party to eject from
office Republican electives and ap-
pointive officials in the midst OF their
terms and without recourse of appeal
to impartial tribunals were frustrated.
Now that those things are accom-.
lished, Governor Hatfield is report.
ed satisfied and content to step down
and out to make way for his Demo-
cratic successor.
That there will be the usual amount
Of corporation batting bills introduced
goes without the saying. The indicat-
ions for month have been that there
will be more than the usual amount.
This city has been favorite meeting
place for lawyers whose lobbying op.
erations at Charleston cover many q
session of the legislature is to them
as happy an event as being named
an heir in rich aunt's will have been
present. Given a few bills batting
corporations and these two classes Of
acorn hunters will garner a profit
able harvest. To make certain Of such
bills they prepare them themselves
and have them introduced. The great.
est preparations for the forthcoming
session which have been made have
been made by these shrew and bene.
VIOLENT citizens. They look forward
to the starting of the legislative grind
with confident hopes and Snug com.
placency.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

for the local boys to go up against.
The Miller lineup is Hill and Romano
at forward; Deane, center; Frame and
Grimes, guards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

KODIAK. Alaska, Jan. A. For 80
years the Car has been complacently
making Russian subjects of nominally
American citizens on Alaskan soil
right under the Stars and Stripes.
The Aleutian islands, together with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
EAST SIDE
9 NEWS =
Worth While Girls.

Tie Worth While Girls Missionary
Band OF the Palatine Baptist church
held a very enthusiastic meeting at
the home Of Miss Ethel Richards
Thursday afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
Personals.

Rev. ]. A. Barnes spent Thursday
WITH his sister, Mrs. T. d. Harden.
4 daughter was born Wednesday
morning 70 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Boil
rard, Of Maryland avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
G. A. r.

The Ladies Of the G. A. r. will have
a meeting in the l. o. o. F. hall next
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock for
the purpose OF installing the new eff
GERS which were recently elected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
Missionary Meeting.

The Foreign Missionary meeting
which was held at the home OF Mrs.
T. ID. Harden on Wednesday afternoon,
was well attended and much work was
accomplished.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
Edison Is Right!!!

You admit the International Correspond
ence Schools are good thing. You'd take
Q course right now "if"-" except
"If" whati If you weren't so "ever.
worked" with such "long hours" or had
more strength and energyl
Wasn't Il Edison who stayed up half the
night educating himself in spite of every
handicap you could ever havef
All big men who have made their mark in
the world had the ambition-the determine
tion-to improve their spare time, to train
themselves for big work. You, too, can pos
Iess power, money and happinesI il you'll
only make the effort.
Here'Sallweask: Merely mailthiscoupon.
Putitup to Us without paying or promising.
Let Us send you the details Of Others sue
cess through the l. c. S. and then decide.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
PclIyanna Class.

The Pollyanna class of the Palatine
Baptist Sunday school will give pro-
gram next Sunday evening beginning
at7.S0.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

The Free and the Brave.
''What~did the poet mean when he
called his country the land of the
free and the home of the brave'?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
rEMPLELEAuuE BOWLING

The Backups won hard match from
the Cyclones last night. Harden had
high score ard total:
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this opposition and to turn the young.
sters toward Americanism. But even
today the native children speak Eng.
lish on the school grounds only when
policed at their play by the teachers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

Shinnston High meets the Miller
school alumni basketball team tonight
on the Miller school gym floor. Shinns-
ton has defeated Clarksburg High this
season and will be a strong aggregation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05
SPORT NOTES

Grafton High meets Fairview High
this evening on the Fairview floor.
Both teams have been winning some
good games this year and the one this
evening should be a mighty interest.
ing one. Fairmont High plays Fair
view next Tuesday evening, and later
plays Grafton, so some comparative
dope should come out of the battle this
evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

He was probably referring to the
and married men, said old
Mr.. smithers sadly.-London satur
cay journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

The Temples took two out of three
from the BARRIERS last night. King had
high score and total.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

GEORGE w. LA HEW,
Local Representative.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

The Footers took two from the Birds
last night. Decker rolling high total
and Lyons high score.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-05

MoNoNGAH GLASS LEAGUE.
The No Hopes won from the Wind
tanners two out of three, Hough won
high score and total.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
MONDAY, APRIL 8, isi7

defense of all the people Of the world
where held enslaved by despots, and fol-
the spreading of the principles Of lib
erty which invited them to these shores
Their duty compels that they serve as
councillors to those who do not under
stand that the United States goes to
war in THEIR behalf.
II is the duty of those among our
Germans in America in whom we recog-
nize all the loyalty to the president and
the country for which this trying hour
calls. to tell those among this people
whose own eyes fail to see and whose
own ears fail to hear, that we are
moving Liberty Bell to Berlin.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09


assertions
letters relating
the dollar fails TO
recognition to
which applicable
Only writer's address, will be
Address
Adhrror, The Tmes Detroit Mich.
Of the
a
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purporng show applicants
with many THANKS an ~,
N
This syndicate operated by on Cole former
others write
this col
training n
while others with practically training much ability
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

by ALLEVIATE the sympathy and loyal
~ OF hts employees. n be - a sales
man he will unconsciously build I'D
a barrier between himself and pros
pective customers
No matter what bis vocation. II Il
" one thar brings him into frequent
conuSct with his Fellow men, hIs lack
Of tact In certain 10 bold him back.
The remedy Ia obvious. II con
sists In sslfAraining TO put ones
self habitually In the other fellow =
place.
Even 10 the smallest cf matters-
a. in the matter Of spelling a mans
name correctly. referred 10 by the
essayist-this putting ones self IT.
the other fellows place should Be
rractised.
Always the question should 0c
mentally asked: "lf were written
to in this way, or spoken to In this
way. would 81 hurt my feelings -
Then action should be taken In ac-
oordance with the answer Of this
Self-question.
After a time. seh-questioning Of
this sort will no longer be necos
ssry. The tactless man, without
knowing II, will havs transform ID
himself into q tactful one.
When the transformation lie con.
Ilete he will make an astonishing
and pleasing discovery
He will discover that he has many
friends whore before be had few
that life Is vastly more enjoyabls to
him than II used TO he. and that ir
his business Affairs be Is infinitely
more succnsSful
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
All Honor To Jeanette
Rankin, Who Heard Her
Conscience and Obeyed

And Jeanette Rankin. with sob in
her voice, saying that she wanted to be
loyal to her country but could not vote
for war, left the halls of congress
That is the way the Washington dis
patch read.
Here spoke the noble womanhoOd Of
America
Here was a brave soul who dared 70
be true to her womanhood and her con-
science, tho it meant political suicide TO
her and possible ruin of the suffrage
cause for which she stood.
We can see the dramatic picture OF
our first congresswoman, whose first Of
fetal act was one Of utmost self-sacr-
fee.
We can see her standing in that sol
emn assembly, the only woman among
422 men. in the gray and austere hours
of the early morning.
She could have no certainty Of know
ing the minds and hearts Of her con-
stituents on this terrible question; she
must decide and do as she believed that
they would have her do.
Would they prefer that the cause of
suffrage. which she carried In her person
more than did any other woman in the
country, should suffer by the misinter-
probation of her action by the military
part of the people and the big majority
of congress, or would they prefer that
she should be true TO their womanheed
and hers and vote against plunglng
their beloved people into the horrors and
bloodshed Of war;
She believed that they would have her
DO as she did, and like the heroines of
history. she chose to give up her great
opportunity in the political world on the
altar Of humanity.
We believe that Jeanette Rankin does
not believe in war; as one of the sex
which stands as the conserver Of life,
she gave voice TO the best womanhood
of her native Lard.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
Peoples Feelings
BY VI. ADDINGTON BRUCE
Author Of The Riddle OF Person
atty" Psychology and
Parsnthood," etc.

Just what does II mean 10 say
that a person lacks taeti" an inquir-
or writes. And II a person does
lack tact what ought he 20 do about
III"
To the hrSt part 81 this inquiry ]
cannot answer more illuminatingiy
than In the words Of an old English
essayist. His humorous description
a a tactless man tells 20 much Ia
little space that II ought to be uni
versally known.
The tactls,s man. the essayfst
points Ou'. will be perpetually com
ing TO grief IN ons way or another.
More specifically:
II be Is entertaining guests, he
VIII abuse The grandmother Of the
most influential man az his table.
n he dimes out. Re will ask for nah
twice, In spite Of the waning pro
portions 81 the cod and the indig
nsnt glances OF the lady OF the
house
AS letter writer. he shows n
curious infclicity In his style. To 4
subOrdlnatc he will write with undue
familiarity or an air Of ridiculous
aesumption-to an equal. with q
mack Of arrogance.
The oldest rays OF comfort viii
pIeam across his letters OF condo
ienee. Wills his congratulations viii
partake OF som swhat funsrcal
/ character.
In addressing members OF those
world wide families, he win not be
particular az to the -" In smyth, OF
the p" In Thompso1."
Thus the basic defect OF the tact
/ les man Is that he never stops u
think OF tho effect of what he say'
and does on other peoples feelings
Necessarily he can never be pop
ular man. Necessarily. too. his tact
lessness IL a real handicap 90 Ms
ruccess in whatever business nc hai
chosen for his life-work.
For. thru lnadvertcnce, he Us Ger
tain 10 be ountInually saying an'
doing ITHACA that give onenSe e
others.
II he IL an employer he win there
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
Pointed Paragraphs

An onice-holder soon forEets that
be was once an ofnce-seeker
Don't get into the habit OF going
around with your bristles up.
Wise ts the man who declines TO
take his troubles too seriously.
Many a woman has lost an ardent
admirer by marrying him.
Being good is very monotonous
II IL shuts OF innocent Amuse.
ments.
II takes a lot % will power 20
enable a man 10 save himself from
himself
Girls think that old bachelors
don't understand women. but
widows know better.
While a mans VIII may be law.
In the case o. married man the
law IL seldom enforced.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
From, Another Point OF VieU
By c. 7. S

II war is going TO have the depressing
effect on attendance at the ball games
this year that some predict, Connie Mack
will find himself Obliged, we fear, to step
outside the gate Just before the game,
and invite somebody in 10 see It.
And having a naval base there, we
would suggest TO Germany that she will
be safer off than ON 1t.
WHEN Michigan goes dry.- asks Phyllis.
win - still be permissible for the coroner
20 have. now and then. ease!"
What we would like 10 know is this:
When Germany says I'VE surrender" who
will be there TO vcuch for the truth Of il =?
A naval militia guard halted a suspi-
cious person near the Light Guard armory
with a bayonet stab in the hip, nip, nip,
hooray.
There were, therefore, the conventional
no arrests.
Allentown. Pa. is 70 have big shoe fac
tsfy.---F-f,iti-t~lsi -note
We suppose that 80 long "a Chicago
girls wear shoes there will have 10 be
more and more big shoe factories.
Cleveland comes Wednesday for a ser
les and after that the base ball season in
/ Detroit opens.
A man in Wichita, Kas.. owns a cat 21
years old. However, we never considered
+ them cute in their second Nttenhood.
Because Of passion for work. a Phila-
Idelphia millionaire is learning the trade
/ of engine oller at 81 We know of an
Iopening for any man in Detroit who is
similarly afflicted and would like 10 learn
the trade of carrying out winters ashes
/
Several Detroit women want 10 enlist in
the army as stenographers. Add TO the
general appropriation, please, a million
for gum.
! Taste the dyer
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

s'amsn, os.hp Manss.ms" eT: s3 =, sss .,-o
Time: pyD.ssS Daily except sunday. Detroit SIeh0a"
for April I,
s stes Of q Nl %.so.
Public and for me state and count count
according depOses and that he Is inc
to the best Of bis Fnovedse ana belief Of the
Of the Aforesaid publication the
to Wit Wit: Laws Ao ne 'u'"0D' '''"''' =" '''
That the names and addresses publisher editor.
aging editor. and business managers are:
Pubher-Jurnes scherrnerhorn woodwardave, Detroit
Edor-Chss T. Rchtonave Highland Park
Managing Etttor-Fr1nk Z W Bright 81 Peissefave7 Wind
business Manaser-Richard W Reading syIvanst
That he y' %s: E: S aS aaS s 81 n
addresses Of stockholders holding per cent or more
Of the total amount Of stock)
Jos Boyer w z Flanders Henry Hospital. Ford
Gray " II Hill Holmes Estate Ltd E6vaT "a. a
ss s Snaa cS % r's' wa as' po McS
Barnes Denver Colo; Fl Callahan clifton Forge ; Va
Mich dr slsn Pier TiSrcs 1Is Kimberly Ns1
Mich Mn Louise Rose chic.So nj Laura I. Pierce
Nd. GamaIel Thompson. Hudson. Mich
That bondhoIder. MORTGAGES and other security
bonds mortgages or oRsr ,scuis. are G there are
''a'el
paragraphs giving Of the
socah9ses and security holder any np Dng
The books Of The company but also cases where The
OF the
that the said
paragraphs contain statements embracing atlantis full know
belief and conditions under
stockholders and holders who do the books
hold securities capacity
afhant
believe that any other person association or has any
ties than him.
g. average copies Of this
publication sold distributed the mails otherwee TO
paid subscribers during preceding the date shown
above r. &c. SCI
r w. READING. business Manager
Sworn Of April 1917
(seaD JOHN W. REPP.
expires 81, 1920
PORN 25sf-Ed
copies
nsonl WashtnEon, - g. the/othsr
the second Issue printed hins
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

Now is a good time to eliminate
some OF the heavy fuel foods and
slow down a bit
Take a spring hint from nature
and include plenty OF green vege-
tables and fresh fruits In your Diet.
This viii do away with that tired
feeling.
You have been thinking OF start
Ing 20 walk part way 10 your work
ench morning Well. stop thinking
and start stepping. Take the daily
cold bath you have shirked during
the winter months. n you are
strong physically.
After you have cleaned up your
system. inside and out. start on
your house and It's surroundings.
Clean up because contagious dis
esse is caused by germs and germs
live and breed In elth.
Keep dirt out OF your yard and
house or II will get into your lungs
and food.
Don't forget the az swatter II
your cleanup has been thoro. most
OF the ~ breeding places will have
been wiped out. Keep the swattcr
handy Just the same. II IL the best
kind OF preparedness
DO away with dinginess and You
do away with a lot OF disease. \
pc int brush Is often more effective
than pills from a health standpoint.
A shop or once that IL light. white,
clean and well ventilated not only
saves health and eyssight but adds
largely TO efficiency
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
Gone, Not Forgotten

During the hghtinE a Highlander
had the misfortune 70 get his head
blown OF.
A oomrade communicated the sAd
news 70 another gallant Scot. who
asked. anHiously
Where's his head he was smok
ing ma pipe ."--Tit-Bits
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
The Old Gardener Says

Moon flowers deserve % be
better known by amateur gar
deners. A few cents spent for
seeds viii yield n wonderful dis
play OF mammoth. glistening
white flowers borne on vines
that climb Ike morning gierIsH-
II Is best 10 start the seeds tn
doors now, FIRST hlinE thru tho
outer covering. az they are very
slow 20 terminate Soaking the
seeds n often tried. but Ming
them IL better plan
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
Germs

Does your husband subscribe 20
the theory that kissing transmits
germs"
NO: he thinks that germs are
mostly transmitted by money and
he is careful not TO hand me any.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

body as well as
your backyard
Most OF us have
been running Al
top speed during
the winter months
without even TAX
1ng a sQuint AZ
the safety gliAge.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
His Sole Occupation

ChoIly-wm you marry me II I
stop smoking cigarettes
Miss Brtght-No, Mr. Sappy !
oouldnt think of marrying . man
who ala nothing
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
The Times Most Readily
Accepts the Duty the Hour
Places Upon Newspapers

The Times Is receiving large numbel
Of communications at this time which i
must refuse to print.
Some of these communications are dis
loyal In spirit some approach treason IN
letter.
The writer's do not differentiate be
tween war, as a general proposition and
. declaration of war by the president OF
the United States
Disloyalty is a thing that will find no
expression in the columns Of The Times
Whether war be right or wrong as
general proposition is an entirely differ
snt matter.
The Times does not believe that the
mare fact that the United States Is in
war, JUsTIFTES war.
II is the belief of The Times that war
should be condemned and that we are
not obliged to quit condemning it, simply
because our country's representatives
deem A war justified.
The Times believes it is still free, and
thst everybody is still free, TO REGRET
war and free to EXPRESS that regret.
Now Is the time for every red-bloeded
American TO place himself squarely on
~ Ode of his country and at his coun-
tzy's service.
The time has come to fight; 10 fight
he flxht TO q finish--to victory.
And the time has come TO fight harder
tAan ever against WAR, the destroyer
G man, the destroyer of homes, the de-
slzuysr Of Christianity, the destroyer Of
dvilisation, the destroyer of everything.
The fight against war must be pushed
untN the grim, dreadful monster has
been conquered and driven from the
fhse Of the earth.
This war that the United States has
eIsctsd to wage wiz be a part of the
Aght
Il q to be q war against war.
II n q war directed toward the peace
= xhs world thru the crushing Of autoc-
Roy which breeds and fattens and fast
- II germ Of war upon its innocent
GlnvsG-
he United States win come out Of It
turounecrated 70 democracy.
= " shall have democracy In practice
- than democracy which Is now a
6nsuscy. In spots, in name only.
A war has awakened the peoples Of
uwupe 30 their own impotency and help
lunsss under autocratic power, so will
~ war awaken the people Of the United
0entu 10 the fact that they have been
- Victims Of autocratic practices and
conditions In q democracy.
Ths end Of this war win find the auto
~uts Of the United States dethrUned as
- snr of Russia was dethroned.
An obstacles win have been removed
I'd The way win have been cleared for
ths perfection Of peace that will be a
universal peace and mean a universal
hrotherhood
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
The Keep Well
Column
cleanup

n IL time 60 start little per.
sonal housecleaning.
Plan q thoro cleanup for your
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

why are you going 10 leave" he asked. after
working for me all these years."
Well" said the man. stoutly. I've done
pretty near everything about this place now. but
I'll starve before I'll 20 on being secretary 10
your old hens"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
Laugh With Us

He had worked for the farmer nine years and
was apparently contented until his employer
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

WHAT HE LIKED ABOUT HER
she-What do you like about mel
He-The other arm. TN rest ths OnAI-fnk9A.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

was apparently contenteo unt
added poultry raising TO his
list OF activities. Then he bad
10 write on each egg with an
indelible pencil the date and
the name OF the hen that laid
the egg. One day he marched
up 20 his employer and an
nounced:
I'm going 20 leave"
The farmer WAS astOnished
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

As some Of the communications re-
csived by The Times would indicate, and
. the necessity felt by President Wilson
IN issuing warning to them would seem
TO establish, there are those in this coun-
try, enjoying its benefits, who synpa-
thize with its enemy.
AS everybody appreciates, and as The
Times hurries to admit, the number OF
disloyal in proportion to the total OF
those in this country who are of German
birth or of German ancestry is infinitely
small.
We number among their majority
our best and bestowed citizens and
friends, to whom we suggest solemn
duty as we pledge them out full anC
complete confidence in their own fidelity
10 their adopted country.
Their duty is to search out thosc
among their numbers whose misplaced
sympathy win prove high treason, anC
Mt the curtain for them that will re
veal an emancipated people in the Faith
erland thru the service this country in
tends 10 perform
Their duty is to find those anon,
their numbers who may think we strik,
with anger and TO show them, CON
VINCE them. that we strike only il