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Influenza.

Physicians do not agree as to the
nature of the malady which we are
calling Spanish influenza, but disagree
ment among doctors is no new thing.
The thing to be displayed as news and
commented upon. editorially would be
an agreement among doctors. How
ever, there is agreement among the
medical profession and the laity on
certain obvious facts concerning the
disease which is now causing SO much
distress. It is agreed that the disease
is dangerous, and that every precau-
ton ought to be taken by people to
prevent infection, and that when at
tackled by it they should take all COM
mon sense measures to combat it.
There is some encouragement in the
statement ascribed to the New York
state commissioner Of health that <'bae-
THEOLOGICAL research on cases Of the
disease indicates the probability that it
is caused not by any new organism
which would justify the use Of the
word Spanish as describing it, but to
the so-called Pfeiffer bacillus, or in
fluenza bacillus, which caused the seri-
GUS world epidemic from 1889 to 1s92."
That disease was "the grip" or Ola
grippe" There would be some eonsola-
ton in believing that We are con-
fronted not by a new and mysterious
monster, but by ono we have met be-
fore.
Susceptibility to this as well as to
numerous other diseases is in the main
due to lowered vitality, and low vitality
is in the main due to improper habits Of
iving-to improper eating, improper
sleeping, overwork, underexercise and
a general neglect of hygiene and sani-
tation. People should look carefully
to those things. Of the prevailing
malady it is said that tflike other in
fections Of the respiratory tract, in
fuenza spreads from one individual to
another by contact with the discharges
from the nose and throat scattered by
coughing and sneezing, and the com
mon use Of eating and drinking ves-
sels and to~slz" Tho necessary sug-
gestion in IN th1is taaspesqas shsa1a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

The railway administration is doing
everything possible to keep would-be
Pullman passengers from losing sleep
wondering whether they will be able
to buy a ticket or not.
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Fair-Rents Legislation.

The confereeS on the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill are now
deciding whether the Pomerene fair
rents bill shall, as whole or in part
ar with notifications, be enacted into
law. The House wisely refrained from
substituting the johnson for the Pome-
rene bill; and the only question now at
issue is whether there shall be on the
basis Of the Senate Pomerene) propo-
sition any fair-rents legislation what
ever in addition to the well intentioned
but confessedly inadequate salisbury
resolution
Before the Senate Pomerene) prop
osition is enacted into law certain
changes should be made in it. ~
War-rentals regulation by the nation
should b limited to the real estate
involved IN the war necessities, thus re-
ducing to a minimum impairment Of
the obligation of leasing contracts. To
this end section one of the Pomerene
amendment should be amended by the
insertion of words which shall cause
the law to apply not to all real estate
IN tho District, but only to dwelling
houses and parts of dwelling houses
6nclnding rooms in apartments and
hote3s) and Cif insisted upon) to all
real estate of which the United States
Is lessee. (2) If the Communicating
power of the nation is enlarged as
proposed in section Is of the Pomerene
amendment, the legislation thus en-
acted as part Of a national appropria-
ton bill, nationwide in its application,
should itself also be national and not
merely local in its application Since
rertals-profteering is not local but na-
tional in scope and since efficiency Of
the governments war work suffers
from it in many places in the United
States, the nation should have the bene-
fit everywhere Of any remedy which
may be devised to cure the evil Since
this kind of legislation involves for
the wartime the sacrifice in the ma
tonal interest Of equities and consti-
ut onal rights by the individuals af-
5'artcd by the legislation, the law ought
il the interest Of the individual as
we'll as the nation, to be made to apply
t. sI Americans, and not merely to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

those who happen to find themselves
In the District Of Columbia.
It Is highly desirable in every body's
interest, and especially in the national
interest, that the substance Of the
Pomerene amendment be enacted, at
least to the extent that is necessary
to make the Salisbury resolution, a
temporary palliative, effective and equi-
table as a permanent legislative REM
edy. The salisbury resolution does
not cure any rentals profteering which
had been perfected before its enact
ment and does not prevent the exac-
ton Of excessive rentals by new agree
ments between landlords and tenants
since its enactment.
It tends to hold the relations Of ex-
isting lessons and lessees precisely as
they are for the period Of war, whether
these present relations are equitable
or inequitable.
The provisions Of the Pomerene
amendment which check extortion
through excessive rentals should be
enacted.
The scope Of the application Of the
Salisbury resolution should be equi-
tably narrowed to the minimum de-
manded by the war necessities. It
should apply only to dwellings and
parts Of dwellings, except that (if Un-
Gle Sam insists) all kinds Of real es-
tate leased to the United States may
be brought within its scope.
Why should not two Washingtonians
make any kind of leasing arrangement
they please, as to term and rental rate,
if the leased property is not dwell
ing and is not needed for any purpose
by the United Statesf Why should it
not be possible to rent real estate in
Washington which has no relation to
war necessities for q shorter period
than the duration Of the war3 Why
in all such cases should the lessee have
the option Of extending the term Of
the lease in violation Of contract, a
right denied the lessorf
Why should not the lessor If he de-
sires in good faith to use the property
personally reclaim it if the lease ter
inmates during the wars he has this
right under the British and colonial
fair-rents laws. If lease terminates
during the war, why should not the
lessor be permitted to increase the rent
in the new lease at least to the extent
needed to reimburse him for the cost
Of structural improvements and in
creased rates and taxes, or to bring
him a reasonable net return on the
capital value Of the leased property, as
provided by British colonial statutes,
and as proposed by the Pomerene
amendment
The Salisbury resolution is in sub
stance section S Of the Pomerene
amendment. It will be good law as an
integral part Of the Senate (Pome-
rene) proposition. It is not good law
enacted separately and standing alone.
Unamended the Salisbury resolution
checks rentals profiteering only i'm
perfectly, Discriminatory, fractional
~, in spots; and is not fair-rents
law for either tenant or landlord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

Visitors to Washington could be
more easily accommodated if Maj.
LEnfant had laid the town out verti--
cally, providing for skyscrapers that
would give everybody chance to live
within walking distance of the depart
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

Samuel Gompers sa1castically in
quires whether the Huns thought the
American soldiers were going to a tea
party. Maybe they will attend one, at
that, in Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

After reading about his homo life as
revealed in court proceedings, even
some Of the old New Haven stockhold-
ers may have it in their hearts to feel
a little sympathy for Mr.. Mellen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

Conditions in Turkey may require
Bernstorf to ring up the curtain on
still another act of his continuous
drama, Driven From Home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

Germany's effort to carve into Russia
is already showing signs Of being a
large gerrymandering contract gone
wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

The surest indication that the Huns
do not expect ultimate victory is the
kaiser's anxiety to disclaim RESPONSE
bility for starting the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

The kaiser deserves no thanks for
being indirectly the means Of giving
the Turks something that has been
coming to them for long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

When it came to organizing corps
of press agents the Prussian diplomats
blundered as completely as they did
in everything else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

By this time the crown prince has
probably lost all appetite for lunch
con in Paris or anywhere else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

One slight element Of expense is the
heavy cost Of widely circulated explana-
tions Of why food cannot be cheaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

Prussian Benefit.
This world is but q fleeting show.
The kaiser's fireworks still 60 up
In Hunnish sport whose proceeds 60
Into the purse Of Bertha Krupp.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDNR JOHNSON.
Unconcealed,

Unconcealed.
aWhat we want to do is to get at
solid facts"
II have been gazing at one for
months concrete floor Of my emp
ty coal bin.n
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A Bygone Ballad.

A Bygone Ballad.
The chorus used to sing the praise
OF brown October ale.
It is a song of other days
And rudy cheeks grow pale
Among the bold cornwall chaps
Who played the toper's gama,
And rudy noses will, perhaps,
Begin to do the same.
Soft drinks hefit the Joyous rhymes
OF the autumnal bard,
And cider, too, may claim his rhymes,
But it must not be hard
Old Robin Hood, the forest King,
Might moonshine and prevail,
But he is gone. There's none to sing
OF brown October alel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30

When Hay Ii Dear.
scrhat horse is eatin' his head Of, .
exclaimed the hired man.
mo such luck" replied Farmer
Corntossel of he could swallow his
own head mebbe he'd have to quit
eatin' for awhile"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30
Sleeplem Street

Sleepaess Street.
II don't know where I'm going to
Sleep"
Neither do L"
@But you have q fat0
Eyes. But it's on one Of those
streets where the automobiles don't
quit until it's time for the milkmen to
start"
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Il Can Be Done.

It Can Be Done.
"You can't expect to spend your
money and still have it when you
need it,
II don't know about that; you can
buy liberty bonds with it.n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
a s. ARTILLERY ON THE CHAMPAGNE Front
Nlasfmgton,s Birthday In Fairn1onf
(An Editorial. }

NE week from tomorrow viii occur anniversary birth
~ and Breadth Of the land more deliberately than year.
something done Immediately Will practically without notice
Faion Marion county. actually the with the Lincoln
anniversary Il seems to The West Vinian all wrong
ike the that this holiday dear to the hearts of all
Americans and presents opportunity which should
not be PERMITTED to pass anernbsaeed
We have been the eleven months Much has been done
that Indeed the period crowded with events that would
take review them Much yet to be dons.ns loans and
be raised and saees to be made tune there was some
effort to consult together about 1t all
The time available arrangements brief whatever under
stance simple gathering of the people the whole county this city
evening of Friday of week do honor the two great men
to consider pret future they bear the
pie county would the we'll It would be keep
~, .. The occasion and the purpose be
enough large number of the patriotic men and women
meeting presided over by Judge Raymond and addressed for
twenty local orator. of the two or three whose
tom and then program would include the reading Of letters from
Marion county boys and France and little talks
N be service program in short along suggested months
by Paul LANCE president the Rotary club who thinks meeting of this
kind should be held least month ntepersed h some good
music of an appropriate would and
which no elaborate celebration could hope to have
have desire do anything than suggest this move
and then give all the support that can while the preparations
are being decided haven't The actual plans ought to be
in charge Of committee composed the people who have been close
touch with the the City j. Walter
the logical leader but unfortunately he out Of the
city Official journey connection with his duties West Virginia
Of mayor and official host of the city which the gathering to be held
take the lead IN matter Of this s KIND both with pGpn an nf great
ing people be held his than Saturday make plans
for the meeting having formulated draft
. need trouhOut the county to help make the affair success
Ms Vaughn JoI@e Of the FaIOnt chapter of the Red
Gross
Dr. C. E. Goodwin president of the Famon Ministerial Union
I'M Jacobs president of the Fanont Chamber of Commerce
CAPTAIN KembIe White. chairman of Draft Board No l.
George w Bowers. chairman of Draft Board No. q
If these ladies and gentlemen will promptly feel sure they will
be able to arrange meeting will be credit to the county and
teseyss We hope they all will take these suggestions in the spirit
We feel sure re promise the of the public
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
FOUR MORE LADS
LEAVE FOR ARMY
Two Of Them are Volunteers
and Two are Involuntary
Recruits.

-Four Fairmont registrants will leave
this evening for various army canton
ments. Two are voluntary and two
are involuntary inductions.
Ashton Lewis. colored. order num-
Der 5o-a and Sam Talevic, order num-
Der 51-a will leave tonight for Camp
Lee. Va. Both failed to register on
June and are automatically indicted
into military service. They will be in
charge of Forrest Glenn Hall. order
number 1893, also Of this city. Mr. Hall
will take the men to Camp Lee and
after performing this duty will enlist
in the Coast Artillery. He was volun-
tarily indicted into this branch OF ser
vice by an order from the chief of the
department.
John Edward Stevens, order mum
Der 799 will leave this evening for
Washington, D. c., where he will enter
the sanitary corps Of the army. Stew
ems is under the jurisdiction Of the To-
cal board but fCs been voluntarily IN
Quoted into service.
Charles Ray Hunter. order number
167, and Paul Billingslea. order num-
Der 1121, have made application for
immediate induction into the engineer
ing regiment at the Vancouver bar
racks at Vancouver, Wash 1t is very
likely that the two men viii entrafn
some time Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
co. Mines
TO GET ADVANCE
Operators Own Fault That
They Were Left Out
of Earlier Order.

It develops that the order OF the
National Fuel Administration permit
ting the advance in price OF coal from
the Cumberland and Upper Potomac
fields which included Mineral, Grant
and Tucker county in West Virginia
and the eastern and southeastern por-
tons OF Preston county was made en-
petition OF coal operators and vas in
Inc with the apparent disposition o.
the fuel administration to be Just IN
all regulations.
Other "ttin vein" operators in Pres
ton county, with activities governed
bv the same conditions which exist
in Tucker county and the portions OF
Preston county Elected by the order
felt that this order was discrimtna-
ton and were quick to file complaints
with I. ". Gibson. chairman OF the
coal committee Of Preston county,
who took it up with ]. Walter Barnes
at his headquarters here. It Is re-
ported that the dissatisfied operators
went so far as to threaten to close
down their mines in case the matter
was not adjusted. Such action turns
out to have beer ridiculous for It was
simply a matter of granting the IN
crease to those operators and fields
requesting L i nc 4SSbSAA SOOA"S w
orators who had no organization or
manifested no interest in She fixing OF
prices we're the losers by the action.
However. the National Fuel Admin
istration, is disposed to give the ad-
vance TO operators in nearby places
who mine coal under similar condt-
tons to the district affected as is
shown in telegram to j. Walter
Barnes from f. @. Townsend, who is
in charge Of production" in the Ma
tional Fuel ADMINISTRATION:
please wire exact boundaries
which You believe should be applied
20 recent order affecting Cumberland
and Upper Potomac fields. We may
decide to include territory to west and
southwest of our present definition
without formality or requiring petit
ton
Barnes at Charleston today where he
is expected to address a gatherinS OF
chairman of county coal committees
at the Chamber of Commerce. Fore
casts of his answer to the telegram
include all the thin vein operations
in Preston county il not in still
wider territory. The coal operations
in Preston are nearly all of this va
riety as the Pittsburg vein is touched
at a very few points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
CAPTAIN KID. WALKER
81 YEARS old TODAY
Oldest Past Master of Ma
sonic Grand Lodge,
Celebrating Today.

One OF FaIrmont's most popular
and best liked citizens. Captain Keep
hart D. Walker is today celebrating
his eighty first birthday anniversary
at his home. SIS Field street, with
the little family group surrounding
him. The entire day was sort of
said that he ''Hooverized" in his me-
nus.
Probably no man Is better known
in Masonic circles in Fairmont and
throughout the entire state than Cap
tain Walker who had signal honors
conferred upon him by practically ev-
cry body that he is member of. In the
first place he is thirty third degree
Mason. the highest there is. He is a
past grand master Of the Grand Lodge
Of West Virginia; a past high priest
OF the Holy Arch Chapter OF West
Virginia. and 'paSt generalissimo
OF the Grand Commandery OF West
Virginia He Is a past officer natur-
ally of all the subordinate bodies here
and also IS an active member In the
West Virginia Consistory. Scottish
Rite Masons OF Wheeling. Captain
Walker is the Oldest living past Off
GERS in all the grand bodies and no
doubt is the Oldest member OF the
Masonic fraternity in the State OF
West Virginia and among the Oldest
in the country.
But Captain Walker IS not an aged
man in his actions and only snowy
white locks Of hair betray him. He
had been an enthusiastic member OF
Osiris Temple. Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine at Wheeling. until few
years ago. when he decided to pass
this activity to the more youthful mem
bers. Despite his years Captain Wal
ker navigates we'll and seldom misses
lodge meeting unless the payements
are so coated with ice that it is dan
gerous for him to attend. Tonight
he will attend special meeting of
Fairmont lodge of Masons and will be
extended congratulations.
Captain Walker is retired railroad
man. He served as telegraph oper-
ator, station master. fireman, brake
man, engineer and in fact almost
everything but the Presidency" says
the genial Fairmonter. He is a ma
tive of Somerset county. Pa, but left
those parts with his parents when
six weeks old.
Captain Walker has lived at almost
every town along the historic Baltt-
more and Ohio railroad company, be-
tween Baltimore and Wheeling. He
has lived in Fairmont for many
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker who celebrated
the event fittingly will be married six
ty years in September. Captain and
Mrs. Walkers daughters. Mrs. Fred
Bartlett of Warrington and Mrs. W.
B. Rector OF BeIington; Mrs. F. S.
Thompson OF C1arksburg. and Mrs
D. ". Dorsey OF Fairmont, were in
Guided in the little family group to-
day. Mrs. A. L. Horchler, of New
burgh, a granddaughter, was also in
attendance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
Junior Class Actors
Tomorrow at Chapel

An interesting chapel exercise will
be conducted tomorrow morning at
10:S0 o'clock at the high school au-
ditorium when the Junior class under
the direcSIon OF Misses BeuIah Davis
and Ruth Ross will present four seen
es taken from SiIas Manner. The fol-
lowing is the cast: Silas Mariner. Brock
ShoWalter; Eppie. Ruth Feather:
Dolly Windsor. katherine Ford: Aaron
Winthrop. Percy Prickett: Godfrey
Cass, Charles Loar; Nancy Cass, She
IaSh Baker: Mr.. Macy, Joseph Carpen-
ter; Mr.. Smell. Thomas Springer; Ben
Winthrop. Tom Kain; Jen Rodney.
Clay Mills; Bob Lundy, Joe Thomas;
Mr.. DowIas, Thomas Deveney.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
FOREIGNER May
NOT HAVE SMALLPOX
Green Sweater Man Now
Safely Under Quaran-
tine at Jamison No. Z

--latest developments on the "for'
eigner with the green sweater is that
he is now under quarantine at Jamison
Mine no. Z, and the attending phSsf
clan will be unable to definitely dag
nose the case for a day or t~o. He
thinks, however, that the man does not
have smallpox, but is ailing with an
other malady.
After DR.. Criss. the city health Off,
Ger. loaded him in his Car and took him
to Jamison No. on Wednesday after
noon, the Italian said that he was not
at his home so he boarded the next
trolley car and went to Jamison No.
]. The county authorities have been
notified that the foreigner has been
put under quarantine.
Cp until neon today DR.. L. n Yost.
he county health officer. had not re-
solved any reports OF new cases OF
smallpox.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
DRAFT BOARD NO 2
is ALMOST HALF
THROUGH ITS TESTS
135 Took the Physical Exam
nation at Warrington
Today.

One hundred and thirty-five Glass 1
men were ordered to appear at the
First National Bank building in Man
nington today to take the physical ex-
animation for the draft Yesterday
there were one hundred and twenty
Class / men ordered before the county
bck=d FOR examination. The men sum
moned today make total Of sos OF
the 800 first class men that have been
before the board.
Yesterday all Class 1 men holding
order numbers 713-1114 inclusive were
examined. Today those holding order
numbers 1124-l547 inclusive were e1-
autned.
Examinations begin on the third
floor of the First National Bank build
ing each morning at 8 o'clock and con-
tinue until late in the afternoon
Every person registered in Marion
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