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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
Committee Meeting.

The praye= meeting group committee
OF the Onion Evange1istic campaign
VIII meet In the Methodist Protestan:
church Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
All appointed on the committee are
urged to be Eresent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
V0RNIARTS Tells OF
THE NAVAL FINISH
Pan Germans Wanted the
German Fleet to Make a
Sortie.

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2O.-(Corre-
spondenee The Associated Press
The attempt of officers OF the German
High Seas feet to make suicidal
sortie against the British Grand Fleet
ebfore the armistice was signed is
characterized by the Berlin Vor-
waerts as 1.-THE last devilish crime
against the German people that seal
ed the doom Of the Pan-Germans."
Refuasl of the sailors to so out and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
AUHES AND PAIRS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
Xoc'u ind SIoan's Lfnimer>
c2ftens the severe
Rheumatic ache

Tut It on freely. Don't RIB It IN.
Just let it fesse.Tcse naturally. What =
6Snse of soothing relief soon follows!
External aches, stiffness, soreness,
cr1nped muscles, strained sinews,
lack "cricIes' those ailments can't
Egnt of the relieving qualities O.
Sloa1's Linime2t. Clean, convenient
economical. Ask any druggist for it
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

Preston County Buckwpeats home
style, for breakfast each morning
Boyers Restaurant.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

Nd. arrived here today 20 sper
holidays with her mot6er.
ard kelley. on Fairmont ayence
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Now! Here Is COL Watterson's View
on Legislation Affecting the University


nI.ouisv ournaI,J
to
o
old
them
for
OF the vcrsiy
buth 5 Its
II from
cOnccr
n
to Of
I'VE eHue"t you' they n have
do desire
attend In sufficient numbers make
nd alumni
with facts,
college
which to the
tho
81
Immu
rom them. -"
The they den he
LIE hense the
pr,neine inc timeso
oppoune for such reform
which founded f''
the work the Monte - " Aen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Aho,It Anfimnnr.

V. L.. South observation-disclosures is a
very easily crystallizcd. The spcciiic
gravity OF anthony is fromc &c 10
6S. The chief commercial use OF the
metal is as a constituent of alloys. by
the use of acid. anthony forms two
kind of salts-antimonious and anti
inonic---in which the element is trivia
lent and quinquivalcnt. rcspectivcly.
Compounds of antimony arc used in
medicine. painting. manufacture OF
safety matches. percussion caps, fire.
works and yellow pigments. The red
ter OF anthony" is used as a bronzing
solution for gun barrels. 1t is also
used in dyeinE vegetable fiber and in
printing calico. At present it is quoted
at II IL cents a pound in New York.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Voice Of the People
Letters must give the name nnd ad.
dress OF the writer. Name will not be
published IL writer no requests.
Suggestion. nS TO Taxation.

SuSEcSt1OnS nS TO IaLQttCn.
TO the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-With the Legislature in session
once more. taxation will be one Of the
important subjects for It's considcra-
Ton. especially with view 10 cor
rcctinS manifest. errors in recent tax
reform. and carrying that reform still
further towards the goal OF fair aud
Just taxation resting with equality OF
burden upon all taxable persons ana
things.
one large class OF property. In spite
OF recent TAX reforms largely csca pes
'AN1tion Heal estate notes. which are
notes secured by deed OF trust on land.
are. in The main. not taxed. and when
taxed arc either owned by a widow,
orphan or beneficiary Of trust
tonatlcally taxed by law. or by some
members OF that minority who arc com
PEELED by their conscicnccs TO give in
formation of such notes which are
value, as compared with real estate at
"a valuation OF from % per cent to ~
rer. cent of it's value. Another thing
which initiates against the general re-
turn OF such notes for taxation is the
firm conviction in the minds of many
men that 10 tax this land and the notes
or debt for the land Is double taxation
Although the courts have held the con-
trary. their reasoning fails 10 convince
the average man, and 10 him Savors %.
Many states reach this kind OF prop
crty simply and effectually, and as far
as may be with fairness and with per-
feet equality: They exact moderate
tax at the time the instrument, s re-
corded to secure the notes, as a regis
tration tax and property tax combin-
ed. We do this also III Il way by tan
on the amount secured. Thus a deed OF
trust securing $500 Is taxed 80 cents:
between $500 and $1,000. 81: and 10
cents for each 500 or fraction thereof
over $1,000. a 5000 note is taxed
So. which is oi.c-tcnth OF per cent, or
] mill. This tax is always paid by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
The Evening Stnr.

S. A. W., Richmond.--Venus is tho
star generally known as the evening
star, but it is also Il morning star ut
certain seasons. IT performs its side
real revolution in 224.7 days. in an obit
whose plane is inclined 3 degrees 23 IL
minutes to that of the elliptic. but her
synodical revolution requires much
moro time, 5S4 days. Between inferior
conjunctions and the next superior con-
junction Venus is Il morning star. and
between superior conjunction and the
next inferior conjunction it is an even
ing star. The maximum brightness oc-
ours thirty-siX days on either side OF
inferior, the condition Of maximum
depending on the planets phase and
proximity to the earth. The rotation
period is still much in doubt, for tho
surface markings are inconspicuous.
and 1t is only by these markings that
the period can be liked Some astrono-
mers think tho period is one of c25
days. the same as the orbital period
and that Venus, like our moon. always
turns tho Same side toward tho cen
ter OF the orbit. Other astronomers
fS tho period as approximately equal
TO that OF tho earth, twenty-four hours.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
tcopyriEht 1917. nv National Heu~pane- S.ry.cs,
The Nerve That Keeps You Warm.

We explained the other day that IL rco,,ircs
nerve 10 take cold-water or coId-air bath
Vase motor nerve That is the nerve that kccns
YOU warm. 1t is the part of the autonomic or
involuntary nervous system that regulates the
distribution of blood. Stimulate the vaso-motnr
nerve in a natural way, by n cold bath and
YOU increase the supply OF blood to the surface
and the cNtrcmitcs Tone the nerve by natural
living and you keep the surface and the cytreri
ties warm. Depress the nerve by warm bathing
or lull II To sleep by luxurious or unnatural liV"
normally TO varying environment so that YOU
become sensitive to drafts wet feet exposure
and bad weather.
Space prccudcs citing the mass of scientific
more clothing than absolutely necessary for
comfort), ovcrheating (keepnE the thermometer
above 6S degrees 10. and confinement indoors
too many hours in the clay and night arc Tho
chief factors in destroying the important func
ton Of the Vaso-motor nerve. You must thinI,
or TINS nerve. II you want TO be healthy You
must think OF it asa nerve with million ends
distributed TO million minute arteries through
out the surface OF tho body and the mportant
organs. Each little branch controls the mus
Gle or the arteriole wall, SO that tho caliber OF
lated and widens when the stimulus is removed
This narrowing increases the pressure Of tho
blood In the little blood vessel. and that forces
more blood to the part supplied by the artcrw
is in good working order. - -
Every one knows that every muscle be il
voluntary or Involuntary biceps muscle in tho
arm the same as circular muscle in the int es
tine or involuntary muscle in the hea ri must hc
worked regularly IL II is to he kept in good
functional condition. That is true OF the mill
vessel wall, as OF any others 1t is because
people with the great dclu3on pampcr and net
the aso-motor nervous system by relying upon
artihcialities to keep warm. that they cant en-
other everyday exposure.
one way TO train the raso-motor system Is by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Books and Authors

che lW9s isnf hdesn, author of
to Say rbe hqyS gone chemistry
Of large American Corporations arc 81 marveIs OF
scna RS tho,roushness and eiciemcy and
When we think how powcrtess and how depc ns.
By the ye nS" m ss and how
, mo, of problems that Germans Claimed
mdTsreS Of peace as well those war with
clos SEQ German ports it seems more than fair
praise" 'e'' '"eif '"eed OIL
70 frn1 sick and wounded soldier has been made
wri hlghjy ssien,ihs home
book Of 10 r. All ISe p in
Snes at Inn the front in France This is "rhe
poran 90 Though the book presents pictur 9s
lights OF the period With Which sh'ef ' de Ereft
Mss pn he auh hove eS Mf,e ia
h ms stof r. No one could deny hatail the way
h hosts No commanding oiicer Willie SOBER.
you'd have chosen in9 us en- masse Blu, weren't
Hammer OF Time, with many nasty knock has
ners Of the Dominion. the magic magnet OF war
drew us to the plains Of NaIcarticr. and one BY
one 1t dropped US side by sidc.
In his book on "Baldncss Its Causes Treat
Riehard W Muller. who has spent his life in the
has been discovered about il in this and Euro
pcan countries, says that the average number of
nhtrs 10 o the square inch on the nuan scalp is
ABOUT i;ooe but varies with tho color and char
hairs the thicker they cover the head the number
ON on the whole scalp ranging from 10000 $50
600 with about 10000 the average. Red
hair. however. is generally less thick In growth
than other colors often falling as low as 81. GOO
l l6- o the whole scalp Brown hair runs about
the whole head. Each hair he says, has its own
length OF life which varies for the individual
hairs according to conditioning crcurs: anccs
when science has not yet determined. The life
or the scalp hair varies from to six years.
while the lifetime of the cyclash is said TO be
$50 days The rate OF growth in tho hair of
young and healthy scalp is about three fourths
OF an incn a month. Hair ahsorbs moisture and
Is so elastic that it. can he stretched from one
hfth to one-third of it's normal length. These
two Facts explain the reasons for the greater
curiiness OF hair in damp atmosphere. for the
absorbed moisture lcngthens the hair
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
IIUWARD TURNER Jones.
Charlottesville, Va, February Q. 1915
The southins suns Last Smile.

Yet one smile more, departing, distant
sun!
One mellow smile through the sott
vapory air
Ere, DER the frozen Garth, tho loud
winds run.
Or SHOWS arc sifted DER the meadow,
bare.
One smilo on the brown hills and
naked trees.
And the dark rocks where summer
wreath3 are cast,
And tho blue Eentian flower that IN
the breeze
Mods lonely. OF her beauteous raes
tho last,
Yot a few sunny days in which tho
Shall murmur by the hedge that
skirts the way,
Tho cricket chirp upon tho russell
lea.
And man delight to lingcr In thy
Yet one rich smile. and we will try
10 bear
The piercing winter frost and wind,
and darkened air.
William Cullen Bryant
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

Army camps and environments were estab-
lshcd TO train red-blooded men for the duties
of soldier, and after all the criticisms Of
conditions which surround them, it seems to
be pretty we'll established that, taking all
the camps and cantonments together, the
standard of morality is high, and the rate
OF mortality is low. This is sufficient answer
to the back-at-home hystera that seems to
think the camps were established for the
making OF saints out of the khaki-clad lads
instead Of soldiers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Digging Up the Jokes.

Away back yonder when the world was young
Plutarch was a master j,kesmth. He produced
Plutarch was a master jokcsimth. He produced
this
Dcmosthenes-The Athenians will Kill you
some day, when they once in rage.
PhocioIi-Yes. Demos themes, and you. too. II
they are once in their senses.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

Endorsement by Governor Davis failed to
secure favorable action on the part OF the
House Finance Committee for the bill which
would compel audits OF county treasurers'
books and provide a uniform system OF ac-
counting. While cost OF the innovation is
cited as the cause of the bills unfavorable
reception no figures are given to show what
the expense would be. Unless it is prohibit
lively high, the bill should be passed. In
the long run, it might prove saving.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Much Ado About Nothing
When the W-nr VIII End.
BY ROY X. NIoULToN

"hen tne "nT w III
!. EfinEham Wadd who was in Franco IN
July. 1914. just before France heard that there
was 10 be war stated last night that the
lie talked with many persons of prominence
in France even before they suspected that war
war would end the date mentioned
Other dates which can he taken AS authentic
Ess,e sanday s and f %usns Q" HH
We DON, care care for the Kaiser. we dor, like
q his helmets or his spurs or his mustachc or
his manners .I but we don't Think It will help
carry many more Columns about % GTs p TIP to
,id or did not say about the Virgin Mary
Away back in 1905.
In his Official report Of the sugar .i,uattor.
our hero. Herbert Hoover. says: Every one
must reduce still further tho consumption OF
Impossible: Nerbc. when one hasn't had .
grain Of II in the house for month. Advice.
ADVICE; more advice, please.
How to nc Cnhapry
Wear home made skirts.
Try TO guess when the war is going to end
Write short stories for the magazines
Try TO tell the bartender how TO mix n drink
FOLLOW all the cures for rheumatism.
Those ancient.
Were certainly
The goods!
Look what Alexander
Accomplished without
I.ven wrist watch.
J., Well ths "coHnntccmptible little army" in France
100000 without Il frtter. if necessary
Modern Fairy TaIeS
Mt jenkins is IN conference and can't see
Painless dentist. '''e
Strictly fresh eggs.
This building is freproor"
Fine view from ali windows"
Yours very respectfully"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

employing what DIR. Baruch. tho great hydro
therapeutic authority OF America terms neuro-
VIZ Uhstuiar lranns II is just like ordinary
cie framing. ordinary ply steal training-givc tho
,So. motor nerve and the muscle coat of the
~, reg niue moro work to do every day until 1t
count any orahary exposure sach we all
gives bath. first at n perfectly comfortable
tt ei,a 80 degrees. Then one degree
, ,oMcr cacn succeeding day until the patient
daKes path at 20 or even 80 degrees and feels
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Conserving the Wheat Spn,,,

ONE barrel of -four in every three now in
inns country must he shipped to Europe
III andition to all that has been sent IL tho
present 1000 crisis IN Great Britain and
rance is TO he wcathcrcd. TO meet this i'm
perative demand President Wilson has called
upon the American people TO reduce their
consumption OF wheat products 80 per cent
MS appeal mas been made in a formal
proclamation addressed to the nation. and
1t cites the fact that the reduced nrodun-
tvlty OF Europe because Of the diversion Of
man power TO the war. the partial failure of
harvests and the elimination OF more distant
markets through destruction OF SHINING
places the burden Of their subsistence very
largely upon our shoulders"
PRESIDENT Wilson may expect exactly the
same cooperation on the part of the Ameri
can people III this situation that he has re-
.enen from them upon every other appeal
ne mas made. There will be a small minoritv
perhaps VINO will seek means of eyadnr
'h's onhgahon, and most OF them may find
such means, but the great body OF The CON
sumcrs Will adjust their households and tbeir
diet to the requirements of their government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost my topic
excepting legal and medical sub.
tecta, pre answered free. Az nil in
GnirieA are answered directly by pea
sonal letter aclf-nddrcssed. stampca
envelope Is required. Address The
ltichmond, Va,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
The Ixth,nuS Of Panama.

]. IT., EttrickS-Thc IsthmuS of Pana-
ma was formerly called the lsthmus Of
Daricn. IL has breadth of from thirty
TO seventy miles, connects North and
South America, and before the opening
OF the Panama Canal separated the At
lantic from the Pacific Ocean. The
coast is rocky and lofty along the Car
ibbean Sea. but low and swampy along
tho Pacific
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

vate subscription. Even in the hour of world
stress we may we'll have regard to the prcser-
walton Of the spot where representative gov
ernment was born OH American soil, and
where, too. the settlers Of 1907 planted the
first permanent English colony.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
4 III bition.

Would | might he the gallant horse
My General bold bcstrides,
Or cl;e my Generals saddle when
TO strike the foe he rides
lf my ambition is too high
do not care a boot
Id be the stirrup then, and proud
AS Lucifer. to be allowed
To hold my Generals boot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
Palsy,

loss of power OF motion. II is a symp-
tom of disease. usually or apoplexy.
There are six forms-ccrcbral. spinal
cDileptic. chOrcic, hystcrical and pcrip-
eral--their frequency being in the or
der named. Palsy is uncommon but
serious in young people, and most COM
mon in advanced life
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY C, 1915.

When complaints as to the results
achieved by the American government IN It's
war activities run to earth there Is
found at the source Of the complaint some
fellow wanting to know why the President
doesn't Gust Secretary Baker and put in a
man likc-Roosevelt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

tho owner OF the notes In case OF
sac ana IN case of a loan by tho bor-
rover; rms u.s. OF course. a tax on the
reco.dation and is not assessed unless
the deed of trust is recorded Thcrnfore
me state cxacts, in case OF a sale of
f raa'm on, on t,me; % tax on the land
titlc, but in equity owns only so Far
AZ ne has paid; (2). tax on tho
d deeGrca'ion OF the deed and also on the
dceh OF trust, one in proportion To tbe
consideration twhcther paid or not) or
inc value. and the other on the face
va,uc OF the notes secured: 80, on tho
-" Inn themselves use at the intangible ratio
be paid by the holder or owner
r, Nov, why all these different taxca!
~ we are 10 retain "a tax on the notes
lief that it is double taxation, let u.
AT icaat make the levy equal and effec-
i ~ on al ms class OF property. Then.
~ ~ ~ siiil against the sense OF JUS
,ioc oil the people they viii repeal
~ anu MOI merely ignore 1t in large
measure, as now.
Combine IL with the recordatlon tax.
baSng II on the amount Of the notes
ana the time they arc TO run. and MAX
,nS IL moderate. so as not to drive capt.
tai out OF the state. ] suggest one-hslf
oil per cent per year Thus :. IS 600
note TO run for three years would nav
u IAN. At time OF recoroation OF deed OF
uus'' r oil *.o. or $40 moro than at press
thl. rms strikes one AS large. but re-
member that tho State now expect,
Though often in vain) the holder OF
ms note or the lender to pay $3.50 Un
kichmond and most OF the citfes) ON
thiS note each year. rs well as the pres
cnt rtcoEdaiion tax OF s., or $3.50 in
the three years on the note 20 he save.
over one-half OF his presen, legal tax.
IL he only holds the note one year and
ihcn sells H. he will require the pur-
chaser TO proratc with him the tax
which he has paid in advance for the
fall three years
From the States point OF view, sh.
would Ect her smaller tax with abso-
INTO certainty and in advance. without
cost and. I believe, she would realize
moro by good deal from the TAXATION
or thls class OF property than now, and
the bcncnt OF making this tax abso.
iutcly an equal burden on all owners OF
,his class OF property would BIO ines.
Unable.
The lender should he prevented by
law, II possible. from saddling this tax
on the borrower. To do so should be
made illegal and penalized, like usurv.
Inc people should, and, ] believe, would,
accept and acquiesce in it as fair
and moderate property tax to be paid
~ the lender on the note as property
ana the plan is not mere experiment
but follows the example OF other pro.
Eres3ivc States. Tho defects OF IN.
present law arc gross. and any measure
mat ohcrS reasonable prospect OF re-
hct deserves careful consideration and
trial. JAMES T. MINOR
Richmond. Va. January IS. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

Secretary Daniels backs up Secretary
Bakers statepent to transport facilities
being at the disposal of the navy TO make
sure that 100000 American troops will be
in France early this year. The public already
has reached the conclusion that both the
President and Secretary Baker have the facts
TO support the latter's statement OF the mill
tary situation, and that the patriotism of
both is proof against their use Of deception
to mislead the American people into a feel
ing Of false security.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06

Euford told the Council plainly that so FAR a.
the canal and James River arc concerned as
transportation propositions. they arc hack num-
bers and that if Richmond ever expects TO be
anything commercially II mus, tic its faith TO
the railroads that are now here, and that arc
yet to he huit here. Tho city cannot afford to
steamships on the river No action was taken
heard in reply to Colonel Buford.
Grubbs & Williams yesterday sold a farm of
rosa acres nG with coed be-
the corporate limits for $4,000.
Strange as it may appear, this Impoverished
State has corn to sell" One vessel left here
yesterday with 5000 bushels Of corn hound
for Boston. and another with capacity for $1,000
bushels Is loading with tho same cereal for the
same port
stanton yesterday positively and finally de-
cidcd that he will not resign the portfolio of
Sccre tary OF War.
Married OH the srd instant, at the residence
of W. c. Page, by Rev. Henry ". Ammons John
II. Gathrisht and Miss Mary t.. Crittcnden both
OF Icnrico County.
Counterfeit $40 bills on the National Market
n bat ch OF them have reached Richmond Look
out.
IIabliston & Bro. corner OF Ninth and Main
furniture blocking UP the streets at times
month of January last is s12.oooooo. "o
Documents covering three columns OF CORE.
Grant and Secretary stanton will be published
graphed. and as the matter is ono involving
the honor and the vcracity OF high officials
synopsis would he unsafe.
committee OF Hon. George II. Pendleton's
friends has been established In Washington TO
his nomination for the presidency on tho
Democratic ticket "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
News of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond D:spatch Fob 1879,

A special meeting OF the
CITY Council was held yes
tcrday afternoon to hear
the application OF the Rich
lnond and Danville Rail-
road and the York River
iiailroad TO connect their
tracks through the streets
OF the city. 4. S. Buford,
president of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad, ap-
pearcd In the interest OF
that road, and replied 10
inc argument Of the Off
Gals of the James River
and Kanawha Canal Com
Dany, who are opposing
thc connection privilege
In Il q