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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-19

Marriage License
Clarence Peter Saunders, farmer
and Melissa Anna Moreland, both Of
Milford township. Rev. Freeman,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-19

Il Is easier TO nnd a thousand 10
esGits than one general.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-19

Clifford Blocher and Arthur e,
Rawlinson, as executors and trustees,
together with Malinda Blocher, waive
issuance of process and service of
summons, also consenting to parti-
tion of the premises as sought in pc
tition of the plaintiffs.
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PERSONALS

Miss Edna Starfeld spent the week
end with friends in Clarksburg.
Mrs. A. L. Lehman and daughter,
Miss Margaret, have returned from
Waynesburg and Washington, Pa,
where they had spent the last several
weeks with relatives. They spent the
week end at the Summit House, near
Uniontown, Pa.
The Misses Ella Straight, Flossie
Hood and Bess Snyder returned Satur-
day from Atlantic City and Washing.
ton, D. c., where they had spent two
weeks.
Miss Cora Wheeler has returned
from Pittsburgh where she joined
Miss Cora Wilson on Thursday of last
week. Miss Wilson was en- route home
from New York where she had been
in the interests of Hartley's store.
Miss Luda Frey has returned from
Mt. Clare, Harrison county, where she
had spent a week with her mother,
Mrs. P. l. Frey.
The Misses Lucy wisman and Mary
Tibbs returned yesterday from Wash
ington. D. c.. where they had spent
the last week with the latter's sister,
Miss Stella Tibbs, who is employed
with the government there. Miss
Tibbs accompanied them home and
will spend two weeks vacation here
Miss Myra Hoover and Emmett
Hoover have returned from . severn
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weeks visit with relatives at Burns.
vile, Buckhannon and other points.
F. G. Kline and daughter, Miss Mere
dith, went to Pittsburgh yesterday to
spend Labor day.
Miss Alma Lawler, of Shinnston,
was in Fairmont yesterday calling on
friends.
D.. and Mrs. C. H. Vaughn and
daughter, Ruth, of Ira May, were in
Fairmont On Sunday visiting friends.
Miss Pearl Williams, of Warrington,
has returned home after several days
visit with relatives in Fairmont.
William Pinnell was In Fairmont for
short while yesterday visiting his
daughter, Mildred Pinnell. From Fir
mont he went to Pittsburgh.
Walter Corbir has returned from a
motoring trip to New York and points
in New England. He accompanied
Ralph Kelley there in the latter's car
and the two motored to points in New
England.
Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Davis, of Wheel
ing, were visitors in the city yester-
day.
Grady Cameron, formerly city edi-
tor of The West Virgirian, who has
been located In Indianapolis, Ind, on
The Times for several months, is here
on visit to relatives. Mr.. Cameron
will go from here to st. Louis where
he has accepted position on the st
Louis Star.
L. B. Moore, o. F. Tough and Attor
ney G. NJ. Alexander are officials o.
the Monongahels Valley Traction com
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paay who are in Farkersburg on bust
MeSs today

paay who are in Farkersburg on bust
hess today.
Mrs. W. C. Thorne, of Los Angeles,
Cal, is the guest of Miss Eva Fetch.
er at her home on Carleton street.
Mrs. Thorne was formerly Miss May
Johnson.
Miss Frances Kinsey went to Keyser
yesterday to spend few weeks at her
home. Miss kinsey will teach in the
Miller school this year.
Mrs. ". H. Brown and daughter,
Miss Margaret and son, Howard, are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. RIM
dolph on Vermont avenue.
J. c. Mckinney. Sr., has returned
from Bloomingdale, O., where he had
been The guest of his daughter. Mrs.
John Ball. He also vcisited another
| daughter, Mrs. S. G. Jones, in Wheel.
ing.
Miss Blanche Corbin, who has been
the guest Of friends in the eastern part
OF the state for few weeks, left today
for Atlantic City to spend several days
Miss Edith Dodd who had been the
guest of relatives here, has returned
to her home at Metz.
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Attended Reunion.

Among Fairmouters who attended
the Jacobs, Bennett, Johnson family
reunion at Triune yesterday were Mrs.
c. NJ. Shuttlesworth and daughters,
Miss Inez Jacobs, Miss Pansy Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Jacobs and son. Mel.
vile, and the Misses Edna and Jessie
Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Jacobs
and family, Mrs. Russell Nichols, J..
". Snowden and family, Miss Eva
May.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

Jacobs, Bennett, Williams Reunion.
The Jacobs, Bennett, Williams as.
ISOLATION had large attendance at
their reunion yesterday which was
held at the grove near the Bethel Bap.
list church in Monongalia county. The
day was ideal and members of the
different families Travelled many
miles to attend the meeting. An old
citizen OF the community in speaking
OF the history Of the three families
stated that when the first Methodist
church was organized in that COM
muuity that Elijah Jacobs, Samuel
Bennett and Lewis Williams were the
first trustees OF that church and that
since that time the families had in
termarried and been very closely as
ISOLATED together.
The devotional or opening exercises
were conducted by Rev. Jones OF this
city. Family histories were given by
]. NJ. Jacobs, Fairmont; George Ben.
nett and Miss Emma Williams, of
Morgantown. DR.. E. E. Dooli:tle's ad-
dress on Progress" was splendid and
was the subject OF much favorable
comment by the assembly. NJ. L.
Brown, OF Morgantown, made an ex-
cellent talk which was very much ap-
preciated by the association.
Now officers were elected for the
coming year. President, ]. NJ. ia
cobs. Fairmont; vice president, Har-
yey Williams, Mdrgantown; secretary,
Clyde E. Jacobs, Morgantown; treas.
urer, ]. Wilbur Reeves, Little Falls.
The day was one OF good fellowship
and much enjoyment and will be
pleasantly remembered by those in
attendance.
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Fanus.MapIe Marriage.

The marriage of Miss Geraldine Ma.
pie. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W.
Maple, of 300 Green street, to Bruce
Henry Fanus, formerly of Hanover.
Pa, low of this city was solemnizeG
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents. Rev.
w. ] Eddy of the First Baptist church
officiating. Members Of the family
witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. FaHus left yesterday afternoon
for wedding journey to New York.
Philadelphia and Washington and on
their return will take up their resi-.
dence at 414 Jefferson street.
The engagement OF Miss Maple and
Mr.. Fanus was announced two weeks
ago and since that time Miss Maple
had been the honor guest at number
Of delightful social events. Mr.. Fanus
has been IN this city for more than
year being employed with the A.
B. Scott Jewelry Company. He is a
son OF H. ]. Fanus of Hanover. Miss
Maple, now Mrs. Fanus, has resided
in this city for a number of years and
IS popular and attractive young
womo.:. Her father, NJ. ". Maple, is
an empioye OF the Standard Oil Gem
pany. Cards were issued last evening
announcing the marriage.
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Drummond.Thoma

Miss Blanche L. Thomas, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Thomas, OF Ferry
street, east side, and Orlo R. Drum.
mond, also of this city, were united
in marriage on on Sunday afternoon
at the homo Of the officiating minis.
ter. Rev. W. D. Reed, of the Diamond
Street NJ. E. church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Drummond left for honeymoon trip
to points in Pennsylvania and on their
return will reside In this city. Both
are well known young people and the
announcement Of their marriage will
be learned with interest by their
friends.
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Elemina.CokeIeY.

William Fleming Coleman Fleming,
Of this city, and Miss Ruth Conkaley,
Of Harrisville. were united in marriage
Saturday night at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev. W. ]. Ed.
dy. OF the First Baptist church. Miss
Cokeley is a trained nurse and is a
graduate Of the Cook hospital training
school. Mr.. Fleming is son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Coleman Fleming and q
member of a prominent family.
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Woman's Auxiliary to Meet.

The woman's Auxiliary OF Christ
church will meet on Tuesday evening,
at 1880 at the home Of Mrs. John Hen
shaw on Fairmont avenue. Elt ton
Of officers will take place and other
important business transacted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-03

DR.. and Mrs. c. H. Moffatt, Of Man.
nington, are the father and mother OF
an eight pound son. The mother and
child are both doing finely. Mrs. Mot
fatt before her marriage was Miss Mel.
lie Heinbaugh, a well known young
lady of this city. Sha is a graduate
nurse of the old City hospital.
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Male and Female.

A fashion page siSesi the flfh6f
tIon that bffNEcatsd Easmsats hHye
takeaf "a strong hold on thei feminine
fancE9 Eori the ibenedt Of nose who
do not clearly understand what this
EtgleE It may be- explained, that q
R 3 s. s1sess 8 I l S.sulGats aasASF
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Hore from WashInaton.

Miss Virginia Lee Fleming, who had
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Vic.
tor Hunnings, in Washington for three
weeks, arrived home yesterday. She
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Alice Hunnings, who will spend some
time here with her grandmother, Mrs.
U. S. Fleming. Miss Marguerite
Barnes who accompanied Miss Flem-
Ing to Washington. returned home Fri
day
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-03
Motored to EIklns.

Miss Rose Gaskill, Miss Virginia Gas
kill, Mrs. Clyde CASTOR, Lonnie Great.
house and Mrs. John Hall. the latter
OF Boothsville, motored to Elkins yes.
terday where they spent the day with
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Hall. The party
left Fairmont early Sunday morning
and old not return until late last night,
making the trip by motor.
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US LIVES AGANN KANSAS CITY TEACHER

KANSAS CITY, no.. Sept. 3.--Want
to be another Venus De Milo. standard
of feminine beauty whose measure
ments never get out of fashion?
Here's the recipe of a modern Ameri-
can double of Vcnus-Mlss Edna Gales,
Kansas City school teacher:
Get a statue OF Venus. Look at 1t
intenuy every day, with the deter.
mination to resemble 1t.
Become a mermaid. Swim, then
swim some more, then swim some
Breathe! Breathe! Breathe = and
deeply.
Diet wisely. Eat for the body's
Bake, not the palate's.
Miss Gales, dirsStor OF recreation
In Kansas City, is now teaching thou
sands OF pupils the value OF swimming
as q figure modelier. Swimming is her
hobby, but her proficiency as water
nymph doesn't tell the entire story OF
The physical development that makes
her the prototype of the ancient statue,
standard OF human symmetry, with
many of her most important measure.
ments exactly conforming to the'meas.
urements Of the old marble
What goes into the mind. what goes
into the lungs, what goes into the stom.
ach-there you have the ingredients
Of the human individual. according to
Mis- Gales health handbook.
Her resemblance to the Venus De
Milo is q curious tribute to the power
Of mind over matter. The Venus statue
was given to her when she was a young
girl. Me- 20" when she
grew ~ rolicate of
Venp, e always
ing her measurements conform. Her
present ideal proportions are in no
small degree the result OF the power
OF thought to mold the human shell
the thought inhabits, just as a man
makes house TO his own architectural
conception.
In her daily comparison of herself
with Venus Miss Gales soon dIscov-
cred she must use some system TO
take of little here and put on a little
there and build up this set OF muscles
and tone down that sGt-and SO forth.
She hit upon swimming. I: turned
the trick.
Swimming" says Miss Gales, com
pels deep breathing, builds confidence,
teaches poise, and ministers to health
and grace" /
HOW DO YOU FIT THESE
FIGURES?
Here are measurements of the
Venus de Milo and Miss Edna
Gales:
Miss
Venus. Gales.
Aelght ............. 81 65
Head ............... 21.3 FL
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Guests in City.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Randall, OF
Santa Barbara, Cal. arrived here this
afternoon and are guests at the home
Of the latter'g parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
= u Watson On Fatrmont Gyenna-
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Guests In City.

M. and Mrs. Arthur Burke Koontz,
OF Charleston, have arrived here and
are guests at Fairmont Farms for a
week. They were accompanied here
by Mrs. Nina Miller Thum, who had
been the guest of relatives in Charles
ton for several weeks. ri
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At Deer Park, Nd.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Stockley and
sons motored to Deer Park, Md, Sat
urday and spent the week end, .
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Room-Size Rugs by Il Feet

GOO M for Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12 feet,
pO0'VO in Wilton patterns. Designs in
blue, green, tan, rose, mulberry, jaspe grounds,
and plain and two-tone browns.
COG TX for fine Body Brussels Rugs
Poo' ~ 9x12 feet. These rugs come to us
through very special purchase and include
chintz and other favorite patterns in blues,
rose, tan, brown and multitone colorings.
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GO X for Administer 9x12 feet rugs IN
pOA' ~ japanese, Oriental and small all
over designs, in taupe, gray, rose, green, blues
ard piai ncolors with box-line borders splend-
id collection. i.,-f---sa
Cox IN for Velvet and Administer Rugs
PEc.OU 9x12 feet. Oriental patterns, small
al-over effect, and medallion center desiqns-
rugs appropriate for any room in the home.
(Third Floor)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

convention in Dublin was appointed, and
there may be enough sober thinkers In
Ireland to see that neither of the extreme
parties is worthy Of unqualified support.
The great majority of Irishmen are very
skeptical Of the possibility of arriving at
any useful conclusion. That is quite I'M
derstandable, but it is too early to despair
of an agreement Of some sort. Whatever
may be the outcome, it will undoubtedly
be submitted in the end to the Irish people
generally for popular approval. Nothing
is to be forced on them against their will,
and the truest Irishmen will doubtless
agree that a settlement by common con-
sent would be infinitely preferable to any
scheme involving the coercion of con-
siderable body of their compatriots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

polled 100000 votes in 1912 and nearly
100000 in 1916. But the real member
ship of the party is only about $4,000. 1t
is limited association, tyrannical in its ad-
ministration, fagrantly Teutonic in It's
methods and predictions. Its national
secretary has just been arrested on charges
of sediton. It's official weekly publication,
"The American Socialist" has just been
excluded from the mails for violating the
espionage law. It's ranks are full Of slack
ers and disloyalists.
Such a body is entirely misrepresenta-
tive Of America. That it should ever pose
before the world as expressing the feeling
of any substantial class of our citizens
would be degrading to our self-respect
Secretary Lansing has seen to it that no
delegates of this seditious, alien associa-
ton shall go to Stockholm with our gov
ernments consent. For that he deserves
the thanks of every good American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
A Square Deal for Actors

The acceptance of the Actors Equity
Associations form of contract, to which
the United Managers Protective Associa-
ton has just agreed, signifies long step
forward in the economic life of the players.
To the ordinary citizen the actor appears
to be a favorite of fortune. Little is
known of his-or her-struggle to get en-
gagements and to hold them after getting
them. Of the weeks of rehearsal without
pay, of the cuts in salary when business is
not good, of the arbitrary dismissals after
weeks of unpaid rehearsal, of the numer-
Gus expenditures for costumes or costume
accessories which eat into salaries. This
unfamiliar darker side of the actors life
is destined to be mitigated to a consider
able degree under the terms of the agree
ment reached by a committee representing
all the important producers in the city
and committee representing the Actors
Equity Association, which numbers among
it's members humble players as well as
stars.
Hereafter there will be no unlimited re-
hearsal without pay. After four weeks
the players will receive one-half the salary
which their contracts call for during the
run of the piece. Nor will there be any
half-pay during Christmas and Holy
weeks; if the piece runs, full salaries will
be paid. The first ten days of rehearsal
will be considered a probationary or trial
PERIOD if the actor survives them he will
be considered engaged and not subject to
summary dismissal, nor will it be permits
sible for a manager to discharge an actor
arbitrarily and without notice during the
run of play. On the other hand, an actor
may not jump his contract and go to some
better engagement without proper notice.
There will be limitation on the time for
which a manager having player under
long-term contract may hold him without
furnishing an engagement, and many
minor notifications of existing conditions.
These changes are not all for the benefit
of the actors; the managers will profit by
them also-they will profit perhaps more
than they now realize, because the large
body Of actors on whom they must depend
will become less shifting, more indepen-
dent, economically more stable. For the
actors this new order of things presents
many reforms for which they have been
fighting for years. Their victory-for it is
one, even though brought about by concilia-
ton and reason rather than by downright
COMPASSIONATE be hailed with gratifica-
ton by the public, just as is any other dis
tinct advance in the working conditions of
large group in the labor world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Extremes in Ireland

The capture of another seat in the House
Of Commons by the Sim Fem party is a
matter Of little moment, except in so far
as it helps to advertise the new movement.
Kilkenny City, a small constituency of
little more than a thousand voters, has
long been a stronghold of Sim Feinism,
and the result was manifestly inevitable.
Only the other day the Kilkenny corpora
tion conferred the freedom of the city on
Nine. Markievicz In short, it was plainly
useless for the Nationalist party TO con-
test the seat, for Sim Fem was bound to
win in Kilkenny if anywhere.
For moderate men in Ireland there is
one consolation, namely, that if the re-
publicans have gained ground of late the
extremists on the opposite side are still as
powerful as ever. There are, as Sir
Horace Plunkett has pointed out, as many
who are opposed TO any change at all in
the government Of Ireland as there are Of
those who will be satisfied with nothing
lcss than complete independence.
It is 10 find a middle course that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Suppress Them!
From the Des Hoires Capital.

(FrOn the De5 MONIES captain
Before this war has gone on much longer
the government of the United States will, in
self-defence, be compelled to prohibit the
printing of newspapers, books and pamphlets
in the German language in the United States.
II the disloyal German language news
papers are not suppressed before our
wounded boys begin to come from Europe,
the boys will do for the German press what
the boys of '61 did to the Copperhead press.
There are people who continue TO consider
this war a primary election. This country
makes no apology TO anybody for insisting
upon loyalty. We are entitled to have it.
We are going to have it.
One of the first and one of the best moves
should be the closing Of every German lam
guage printing Office in the United States.
This is not a question of the beautiful
words of Goethe and Schiller; it is a question
Of taking care of our homes and fresides in
old U. S. A.
Colonel Roosevelt has suggested that the
German language newspapers be compelled TO
print their editorials in English as we'll as in
German. That is good suggestion, so far
as it goes. But these German editors would
find so-called lawful means and so-called
legitimate language in which to express their
treason. If this country intends to live and
do business we must clean house. If we are
going to have Russia in the United States
we want the trouble to begin in order that
the brave men OF America may settle it.
There is not loyal German language
newspaper in America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Another Geddes Legend
lFrom The Manchester Quardtanl


The Geddes legend abounds in stories of
his cutting of red tape and triumphs over
army offcialdom, and Of the suddenness and
rightness of his work as Director General
has its own Geddes legends. Here is one
story Of his, given with all reserve, but told
freely in army messes. Military rank was
given 10 Sir Eric when he went to France.
He became in one day major general. The
story Is that he was pacing up and down in
front Of his headquarters thinking out his
railway plans that did so much for the vic
tory of our army, and every time he passed
the sentry presented arms After bit this
got on Sir Eric's nerves, but he did not know
how TO stop il. At last corporal with whom
he had some dealings delivered letter to
him, and Sir Eric remarked to him that the
sentry kept on lifting his rifle every time he
passed, and that it must be a nuisance. The
corporal tactfully replied that the sentry
would stop presenting arms il the general ac-
knowledged it in the usual way (demonstra-
tion with ARM. The general duly made the
acknowledgment and the sentry ceased from
troubling. This story was told at one mess
to the delight of every one except one middle
aged lieutenant Of the old army, who, what
ever his gifts, had apparently not been APP
preciated by his seniors. He was very angry,
and, striking the table, said, "And that's what
comes Of making a damned railway porter an
ofieern