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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.

Three young toughs committed a
robbery and murderous assault in the
old Dewey hotel last night.
II the cops do not watch out some
one will try to rob police headquar.
tiers next.
And the first name OF one OF the
aforesaid toughs is Noble.
Most people have to pay their press
agents, but apparently Terrible Joe
Stricken gets his publicity work done
for nothing.
They are going to investigate Gov.
ernor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania.
Bet Brummy is guilty; he is one of
those psalm singing sanctimonious
governors.
There will be four eclipses of the
sun and three of the moon during the
present year.
And 1t wont be possible to collect
an admission fee for any of them.
wild Fire In America Abundant
Headline.
Not so much of It right here at
home, however. since both the city and
the county have started to clamp on
the lid
Well know tonight whether or not
we have a basketball team in this
town.
Jim Ham Lewis, the pink-whiskered
United States Senator from Illinois,
says the war in Europe cannot con.
tinue without involving the United
States.
Gracious, is the great man in the
White house going to quit keeping US
out of the war?
Constables have begun to make
liquor raids.
What's the matter; has the supply
run low?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. G.-seven
years of nerve,racking patience, dur.
ing which suspicion for the murder of
Col. Thomas H. Swope, millionaire and
philanthropist, greyed his hair and
wrinkled his features, have at last end;
ed in vindicatlon of DR.. B. Clark Hyde,
and he and his wife, who refused mon
ey offers to leave him, are again happy.
DR.. Hyde was Swope's son.in.law
and family physician. When the mil.
lionaire was found dead the physician
was found guilty. Charges were that
DR.. Hyde infected the drinking water
Of the Swope house with germs so he
and his wife would inherit the S10,-
100000 Swope estate,
DIR. Hyde was tried three times. The
third trial has just ended with prose.
cution ordered dropped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

Two years has had a wonderful in.
fiuence in turning students that way.
In the past our prospective students
have been lured and attracted b. The
traditions of other schools outside the
state. And just SO long as the uni.
versity is criticised and just so long
as this relocating agitation is main.
tanned, just so long will our state uni.
versity be kept in the background. A
diploma from 1t will take man Just
as lar as will a diploma from any
other institution in surrounding states.
1t is high time TO forget this petuiant
stuff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
SUFFRAGE PLANS,

DIERENTS of the keep everlastngy at it, type
"A will be disappointed in the decision Of the Executive
board of the West Virginia Equal Suffrage asso-
citation not to apply to the legislature which will convene
next week for resolution resubmttng the equal suffrage
amendment but those people who have been studying the
situation calmly will endorse the boards action
To begin with the one thing proved by the vote on the
suffrage amendment last November is that more time must
be devoted to educating the electorate before there is the
slightest hope of achieving equal suffrage in West Viz
enia. Especial attention must be paid 10 educating the
agricultural vote and rural vote generally In New York
and Pennsylvania where the surags renewed the battle
at once after their initial defeats the Oranges and the other
farmers organizations have been paving the way for equal
suffrage for years, and it was the city vote that wrought
disaster In West Virginia the rural vote is not to any
great extent eavencd by suffrage propaganda within the
farmers organizations, and the farm went against the
women.
Paradoxcal as it nsy seem the test of last November
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
Pollanna Girls
To give Program
EAST SIDE "aLAo GIRLS" EXTEND
GENERAL INVITATION TO
ENTERTAINMENT

The Pollyanna Sunday school class
Of the Palatine Baptist church was
organized nearly year ago and gave
their first public program few weeks
after their organization. Since then
the Glad Girls" having been doing
excellent work. Sunday night at 1880
t hey will give another program to
which they invite all the girls of the
PoIlanna age of the city. The pro.
gram will be as follows:
Song service-Hymn No. 161, 70; an.
nouncements and offering; hymn No.
81; class history-Mildred Robinson;
solo-Josephine Maple; reading-Ep-
pha Prunty; violin solo-vemba Mich.
ael; class prophecy-Mildred Prim;
duet-Marie and Audrey McNeely;
address-Rev. ]. w. Brown; class
son; benediction.
The Pollyanna class invites you ana
your friends to be present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
THE COLBERT CASE.

n TOSI people will sympathizc deeply with the father
wi Of Bernard W. Lewis. the young man who killed
himself in Atlantic City, presumably because he kill
cd Mazic Colbert and they will wish him all the success
possible his determination probe the case 10 the bottom
In that determination, however he has embarked upon
very difficult undertaking, for he cannot expect any real
with regulations to lose knew the dead girl and every posi-.
bic effort will be made to hush up the case
The police say Lewis suicide constitutes confession but
there remains the matter of motive and there are half
dozen other open Questions 1t is among the possibilities
that in the end the Colbert will have to be classified
among the unsolved police mysteries
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
ATTACKS WEE WlTA RAZOR.

CLARKsBuRG, w. Va, Jan g.
Mrs William cawthorne, iii Poplar
street, is in hospital with razor
gashes in her throat, neck face aud
hands. while her husband is pris.
oner in the county jail awaiting
hearing on charge Of attempting to
murder her after a quarrel physi
clans say the woman has a chance Of
recovering unless injection sets In.
Jealousy is assigned as tho cause.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
MAIL ORDER cATALoCuEs.

DROPRlETORS Of country stores and small town
merchants will be delighted with the decision Of the
gentlemen Of the PostOfice and Post Road commit
tees Of the House Of Representatives to put restrictions upon
the circulation of the almost ubiquitous mal-orer house
catalogue but may be doubted that their joy will be
shared by the jewellers upon farms and in other remote
places
There distinct joy in t,,tnbing the pages of one of
these eopiOqsly illustrated bulky volumes Of dull winter
evening the places where there are no MOVIES and many
dollar is coaxcd out Of well guarded boards in the pro-
cess Il would pay small merchants-and some large ones
oof they also devoted generous portion of their time
to the study Of these catalogues, for the gentlemen who
compile them know the psychological side of merchandising
even better than they know the practical side-an that is
saying lot
In the big cities where there are department stores the
ma-Order catalogue probably makes little or no appeal
but is different where shops i'll kept goods unatac-
lively displayed and store service indifferent What chance
has the proprietor Of such establishment against the lure
of the caalosuc2 The fifty million dollar mai-order cor
poraOns in Chicago and New York are the answer to that
question.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
Tickets on Sale
For Band Concert

Tickets for the Greater Fairmont
band concert, to be given at the Grand
on next Thursday evening were placed
on sale this morning at Martins drug
store. The tickets for the affair are
50 cents and it is believed that as
usual with. this benefit concert, the
theatre will be packed.
The program will be particularly
we'll chosen and filed with interesting
features. A number of surprises have
been planned for the concert and those
who attend will be assured Of a must.
cal treat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
Personals.

Harry Bice was in Fairmont yester.
day evening attending to business.
David Levy was among the local
business transactors In Fairmont yes.
terday afternoon.
Carl James, the small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lark James, of Front street, who
fell and broke his left leg some few
days ago, is rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gaskins were
among the Monongah callers in Fair
mont yesterday afternoon.
Normal Morris was a social visitor
to Fairmont Thursday evening.
Miss Edna Jones, of Fairmont, was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

H. Fleming and c. Mcdonnell chose
teams Thursday evening from the 9TH
er eight captains in the local league
and bowled. Fleming and his men sue.
ceeded in taking three straight games
from their opponents. Wednesday
evening the Yankees took three
straight games from the Bucks. Thurs.
day the Giants under the leadership
OF Captain William Fleming, won two
out of three from the outlaws.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
INJURIES PROVE EArAL.

cLARKsBuRG, Jan. 6. = Stab
wounds in the neck whichSit is aileg.
ed. he received when he and Ira Face
meyer fought a knife duel over wo-
man Christmas day on Carpenters
Fork, - miles from Sutton, resulted
in the death today OF George A. Car.
rothers, aged rs. of this city. Face.
meyer fled after the duel but was la
ter arrested and held under bond by
Braxton county otficerA.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
MONoNGAH
Opened Mine.

Howard Martin has recently opened
a coal mine near Mine No. s a short
distance above Monongah. The coal
is being hauled by team to the Monon-
gah station where 1t is loaded. The
mine has only been In operation few
weeks and over lao tons OF coal have
already been shipped. Several work.
men have been employed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
(sY coNpo.l

in Monongah last evening visiting
friends.
Miss Fannie oliker, of Fairmont, was
in town last evening calling with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Fannie Linger, of Tairmont,
was visiting friends in Monongah
Thursday evening.
Miss Grace Yoak, teacher in the
Thoburn schools. has been suffering
from gathering in her head
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blocker and
two children. of Westernport, Md,
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. David Levy
during the week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
DR.. Woodley Leaves
The Peace League

President o. l. weedley, Of Mafshall
college at Huntington, and formerly
president Of the Fairmont Normal, has
resigned as president OF the West Wiz.
ginia Branch of the League to Enforce
Peace and has SO notified officers OF
the National league. Mr.. Woodiey
gives as his reason for resigning the
fact that he believes the incumbent
should be some one who can give a
great deal more time to the work than
he can possibly do owing to his duties
at the college. His successor has ~
been named at this time
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

not premature There had to be showing Of hands
some tme and It came at the right uncture Moreover
thanks the intelligence and energy with which Mrs Len.
Lowe Yost the stale chairman and her coworkers la
bored complete Now both sides know Just what the
situation IS The sufragisls can put their fingers on the
weak spots and If they discrimination and tact in APP
plying the remedies there every prospect that the next
time the question submitted 10 vote the suragsts will
win.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

have purchased the stock of the Mo.
nongah Bargain Store The company
has been buying up several stores in
this section and shipping the stocks to
their headquarters in Baltimore where
they will be sold at wholesale prices.
Judas Dickler, who was the local mana
ger of the store, will go west to take
up business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
SLEEPING CAR
Sleeping Car Baltimore and Washing.
ton to Fairmont, Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.

For the accommodation Of patrons
to Fairmont. sixteen Section Pull.
man Sleeping Car leaves baltimore
Camden Station at s p, m. arriving
Fairmont 5:15 a. m. Passengers may
remain in sleeper at Fairmont until
Gas a. m.-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

The visit here tomorrow of the state secretary
of the West Virginia Sunday School association Walter
A. Snow will be important and interesting event for
all those who vitality in the success of the
local Sunday schools There should be large turn
out to hear him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

woman postmaster of 500 population Tennessee
town won the title of being the best recruiting officer
last month by sending the army six soldiers For that
service she got $50, which will go long way in Ten
nessee town of that size in these days of high
prices.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Parkersburg State Journal notes
nearly every newspaper in the state
has reduced its size, and all OF them
have increased their subscription or
their advertising rates or both.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

Premier Lloyd George and viscount Miner MEM
Der of the British War council reported to be in
Rome. Does this that the Italians are beginning
to tire of the and need to be bostered up?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

London, the dispatches say expects Germany to at
tempt another great offensive the west front Well,
having cleaned up pretty eecually on the east front
they might well keep the armies employed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

All the accused" deny the leak charges made by
Representative Woods but what else could they do in
the circumstances?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

The Southern Commission Company
Of baltimore, Md. and Richmond. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. John Gregory.
OF Main street, January 3, nine.pound
baby girl.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER GALL
WESTERN IJNION"

Subscribers on our carrier routes failing to get The
West vrginian any evening should call WESTERN
UNION" state the fact and give name and residence
and messenger will deliver paper to your door at
once. There is no charge subscriber for this
service. The West Yirginiar plans to render to ito
subscribers the best newspaper delivery service pos
sible and this is part of the pi.-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

And sbreyity is the soul OF witt but
very few people feel witty whom
they're short
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6. 1917.
UNJUST ATTACK.

THE virtuOus State Journal, Of Parkersburs pretends
to be greatly shocked by the intelligence from Wash
inston to the effect that Governor Hatfield in his
message to the legislature will not submit legislative pro-
ram. 1t piously exclaims:
The people OF this state do not wish and
cannot wish that their representatives shall
at cost of many thousands OF dollars fritter
away forty-fve days at the state-capital in
sticking out political tongues at each other
Well, no; but what has Governor Hatfield to do about
That when you get right down brass tacksa We may
be bit old fashioned but we still regard the legislature
as coordinate independent branch of the government per-
feey able totake of itself when left to its own devices
Doubtless Governor Hatfield will fulfill his full const-
taonal duty with regard to the legislature He will send
It message informing fully about those things which it
his duty to post upon He may even make some rec
concentrations. When he has done that he has done all
hes required to do If the legislators frier away forty
i've days the responsibility is theirs and the voters ought
to know how to deal with the stuation~vhen they get
home.
Il the past the has resounded with charges of ex
ecutye usurpadon directed against Governor Hatfield
Now that he has decided not to resort to bull whip and
red hot poker IN effort to make this political mis6t
OF Legislature do something his enemies are damnng him
for that If there any compensahons in West Vr-
smia politics, Of these politicians and political news
papers will live to regret bitterly their unjust attitude
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06
SHORT AND sNAPPY.

President Wilson has been at least as successful with
his peace move Henry Ford with his.-Parkers-
burg State Journal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

A project is on foot for extensive
Encouragement Of the interior OF the
Harrison county court house. The
commissioners say each department in
the court house was in need of add.
tional room and they were trying to
make an arrangement whereby it may
be procured. II is expected that they
will give UP section of the county
court room to another office by build.
ing partition across one section thus
makins their present quarters into two
rooms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

The author of waltz which is said to rival any of
Straus is in prison in Atlanta Nearly all the popular
song writer's. however, still at large.-Charleston
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

There decrease in the number of marriage
Licenses issued in Wood county last compared with
the number issued the preceding Has the high
of living talk given Dan Cupid scare?-Parkersburg
Sentinel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-06

Tho Harvard with the perfect brain is going into
the canning business. But that isn't bad after all
He might have become an expert OF some kind-Wheel
ing News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26
HOW TO SEND MAIL TO SOLDIER
eOYs

The lads who belonged to those units
formerly IN the national guard are sta
TONED "a Camp Bowie. near Fort
Worth Addrtss letters TO them In
care Of the Organization to which they
belong, troop hospital company. engi.
neers corps etc. Camp Bowie. Tex.
u you do not know OF what organIza.
lion the man is a member. address the
letter merely to Camp Bowie. and put
after the mans name IN parenihesis
the state thus: lOklahomal
The selected lads are stationed at
Camp Travis. near San Antonio. Tex.
Letters should be addressed 70 them
in care Of Oklahoma Brigade, together
with name Of regiment and company
Whether or not yon have name OF regl-
ment and company. you MUST address
the lad in care d the Oklahoma Brig.
ade
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26
ROOT FLAWS AolrAroas

! 'tN nation which declares war and
goes on discussing whether Il ought IA
have declared war or not is impotent
paralyzed. imbecile. and earns the con.
tempt Of mankind and the certainty Of
humiliating defeat and subsection to
foreign control.
Before the decision Of a proposal
40 make war men may range them.
selves upon one side or the other OF
the question: but after the decision in
favor OF war the country has ranged il
self ana the only issue LEFT for the In.
dlvidual citizen Is whether he Is FOR or
against his country.
From that time on arguments
against war IN which the countryis en-.
gagged are enemy arguments
They EpisAgr the aaemy. They
tend 70 introduce delay and irresolu.
tion into our own councils.
"The men who are speaking and
writing and printing arguments against
the war now and against everything
which is being done to carry on the
war. are rendering more effective ser.
vice to Germany than they ever could
render in the field with arms IN their
hands Elhu Root
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26

painters, sculptors. eagerly celebrate
Iher. The memory of her song fingers
lof generations after iE has been silenc-
led so that for her is immortality The
Inineteenth century so fecund in fhe
iarts and especially in music, counted
among its chief glories the names Of
five women who were singers. First
came Melibran and sontag, then Jenny
Lind and Patti, and finally in its last
decade, Melba whom ii bequeathed to
this, the twentieth century
II is not fair to assume that in Mel.
ba the world possesses its last perfect
voice, or that the race OF great Singers
will become extinct with her. Today.
jas it has been since she made her de-
but in Brussels, Melba's voice is unique
lamong all others, in its golden, yelyety
beauty, its evenness Of flow, its abso-
lutte equality Of register. 1t was never
placed" by her teachers. Nature of
itself, did that Her marvellous trir
was in her throat before size realized
what il was. She never had to under.
go the long course OF vocal drill. the
lot of other singers. No teacher taught
her to sing. Their work began with
repertoire. Her coming with the chi
cago Opera association is really rare
event.
The career Of Melba is at once the
inspiration and despair Of young sing
ers. To her have come all the tabled
rewards of great singers, fame, riches
and alteration The great folk have
sought her favor. The multitude has
woFshipped her from afar. Thus does
me world appreciate a perfect art; but
The perfection Of this art, the indescrb-
able beauty Of the voice which exer-
cises it, place its. .possessor on almost
Inaccessible heights.
Melba will be heard in grand opera
at Oklahoma City next month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26
APPEAL TO POLITICIANS


Forget partisan politics. We are al
war The entire energies OF patriotic
citizens are needed in lis prosecution
lftyou have an opportunity to make
sneaches. make them Make them by
all means. But confine your remarks
to something Of vastly more impor-
taHce than partisan politics. Help take
the message Of the war to the citizens
Of Oklahoma. Aid your state to do its
fun share 70 winning this war. Above
all things now, be q bEoriot"
This Is the appeal Of the Oklahoma
State Council OF Defense to those III
Oklahoma who contemplate running
for office. It IS already being obsery.
Cd by practically all OF them. The task
of awakening citizens of Oklahoma to
arealization Of the real significance Of
this war and Of aiding them in per.
feeting the war organization Of the
state Is Of more importance now than
is the question OF who win be next
years office holders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26
KAISER DEFEATED AaAln

Kaiser Wilhelm wins half his yicto
ries in other places than baitlcfelds
and likewise suffers defeats His lat.
cst defeat IN America was his failure
10 enlist the ranks Of labor with his
plunderers.
Down With Traitors" is the cry Of
American albor adopted by an organi.
zation headed by the president Of the
American federation An official
statement given out By the American
Alliance for Labor and democracy de.
clare that the collapse Of Russia was
due to the work OF traitors in Amerl-
ca. hired BY Germany and paid with
German money who represented to
Russia that American labor was
against the war IS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-26
THE OKLAHOMA sRleAoE7

eThc oklahoma Brigade" Is the name
OF the organization IN the selected ar
my that belongs exclusively 10 boys
ron Oklahoma The war department
has announced that boys from each
county viii be kept in the same compa.
ny in the new army just as FAR as pos.
sible.
Governor Williams Is sending ON, a
special appeal TO an citizens to provide
their own soldier lads with al com
forts possible County couHcils have
been asked subscribe for All newspa.
pors in their county sending them 40
the company TO which local boys be.
long 3ffm m