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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
WILL
HAVE TO SPEED UP
REPORTS on COSTS
Committee First Wants Fig
ures on August to jan
uary Last.

The full car supply was not very
LONG lived. When there was full
rum Monday the coal operators OF the
Fairmont district we're greatly encour-
ared. only to have their hopes come
tumbling down again today when the
car surpIy was far from what it should
The luncheon OF the Fairmont Coal
club at The Fairmont hotel tomorrow
is expected to be OF unusual interest
TO operators inasmuch as the compila-
ton of figures to lay before the gov
eminent in asking an increase in sell
inc price for coal will be discussed.
The committee appointed by the club
TO look after this work has performed
faithful service and it IS now up to the
operators to get busy. S. c. Boord. a
local expert accountant. is expected to
handle much Of the work.
Must Speed Up Work.
T. L. Lewis, secretary OF the Splint
& Gas Coal Association, OF Charles
ton. is manifesting much interest in
the work that lies before Fairmont dis
trict operators in compiling cost OF
operations during 1916. 1917 and jan
uary, 1918. He emphasizes the need OF
shedding I'm the work. There is no
time for delay" he writes to officers
of the Central West Virginia Coal
Operators Association. at is the plain
duty of every operator TO cooperate
with every other operator to furnish
authentic and complete information TO
the Uuited States Fuel Administra-
tor" ne adds. after urging hurry in
some we'll chosen and expressive
terms. The letter is concluded with
this paragraph: Every effort should
be made to stimulate and increase
the production Of coal and to have coal
properly cleaned and free from impur-
What the Committee Wants.
The accounting committee OF the
Fairmoat Coal club realizes the short
time operators may have to prepare
the data ard information required by
the National Fuel Administration and
at noon today it was decided to urge
CONTINUED on Page ~
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Supt. Wilson viii
AttendN E A Meeting

Otis G. wilson, superintendent OF
the city schools. leaves tonight Tor
Philadelphia and Atlantic City where
he will spend the next ten days at
tending National educational meetings
At .PhiIadelphA NIr. Wilson Will at
tend the National Society for the Pro
motion Of Industrial Education wnlch
will be held February 81 to 2S lnc!u-
sixc. Next week he viii attend the
meeting of the National Super1nteno-
ents' Association which VIII convene at
Atlantic City and last through the en-
tire week. M. Wilson attends these
meetinSs annually.
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Y.M.C.A. Only
Touch of Home
At the Camps

Guy CrigIer. formerly principal
OF the White school, and now an
enlisted man in training at the
marine barracks Paris Island. South
Carolina. in a recent letter to Su,
perintendent ". A. Hustead Of the
East Side schools said:
Mr.. Hustead If you ever have
a Y N. C. A, campaign in
Fairmont say for me that the
people cannot do TOO much for
1t. Without it do not know
what the men here would do.
and know the same is true
all over the country. 1t is the
only approach to home we
have
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Rotarians to Have
An Evening Meeting

Fairmont Rotarians this week will
forego the weekly noon lunch in order
that they may all meet at The Fairmont
Thursday evening when Stewart C. Nc.
Farland and Anthony ". Smith, well
known Pittsburgh Rotarians, Sam
Bentley. president of the Clarksburg
club. and Will H. Hare, OF Wheeling.
district governor. will be present and
probably have a few words to say
The evening affair will begin at 1880
O'Clock.
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Jimmie McWilliams
Painfully Injured

Uncle Jimmie McWiiliams. ased
about SIS years. a well known Fair
roonter. who believes that he will die
some time during the month OF Octo-
Der. 1915, is now at FaiTmont hospital
suffering with broken hip. Despite
his injuries he is in his usual good
spirits
Uncle jimmie was told several wears
ago by an angel that he was to die be
fore January !. 1918. During the month
OF January the angel Was seen again:
this time telling him that he would
live ten more months.
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Shoots Wife, Daughter
Two Others and Self
as -Assoclated Pressl

COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 19. = Alter
shooting and killing his wife, Lena.
aged IS, his six year old daughter anna
ben, and his sister-in-law. Miss Hazel
Steele, aged Is. and so seriously
wounding his mother in law. Mrs. Sal
lie Cruitt, that she is not expected 10
live. Forrest Bieelow, aged AZ. early
this morning turned a gun on himself
and died instantly. Domestic troubles
is reported TO have caused the shoot
ing.
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LONDON. Feb. 1s.-Rumors are cur
rent in Bass. that the. Bolsheviki GOV.
eminent in Petrograd had been over
thrown by the Social RevoIutionists
under the leadership of n. TcheFnoa.
According to the corresponding
there of the Politiken of Copenhagen
Nikolai Lenine and Leon Trotsky are
said TO have escaped TO Riga
Basa is in Finland on the only rail
way between Petrograd and Tornea. on
the Swedish frontier.
NJ. Tchernoff is leader OF the Social
RevoIutionists and was chairman OF
the short lived Constituent Assembly.
He served as minister Of agriculture
in the Kerensky government during
last July and August.
When the constituent assembly met
in Petrograd in January Tchernoh was
elected chairman oys~ Solsheyih cam
didate and the next day the Assembly
was broken up by force by the Bel-
sheviki and It was reported that the
Bolsheviki intended to arrest TcheEn-
off.
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PARIS. Feb. 79.--"say, what do
you thipk OF the French
zine. They're 1mmense:"
That's the regular question and
the enthusiastic answer. when AnaeFl-
cans meet over here.
What is the French attitude To-
ward Americans? Confidence; calm
conf1deucs; a confidence as superior
a. that which they have IN them
selves! And it isn't misplaced. we II
make good. That's out pet passion
On the steamer, coming over, some
OF the helpful souls conceived and eA-
ecutod a counter irritart to the ap-
nrchendcd danger zone. and mem
her of the medical staff OF tie T. =
arnay whom NC shall call Lieutenant
Bill. was appointed chairman OF the
committee of one on costumes ard
properties. from which time forth ne
vas irnominousIy called props He
was summoned Immediately after the
Libretto committee had held its pre-
iiminarv session. and his first and
only question was characteristic.
We'll" he smiled, producing pep
ciI aud paper. give me list OF what
They do. They laid It before him.
then loftily left him alone in his stu
pefaction. With reckless disregard
of Ear-time restrictions. they had
Confined on Page Twol
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TROT$EY
FlJGTTIVES.
BolsheviH Leaders
are Said to Have
Gone to Riga
Esss8Sg
TCHERN0FF IS on TOP
TCHERNOFF IS on TOP
He Was President of the
Short Lived Constituent
Assembly.

BULLETINS.

BERLIN. Feb. 10. = German
forces have entered Dvins<, It was
officially announced today by 4aG
German war office. The Russfanf
unsueeessfuIiy attempted 70 bIow
up the bridge across the ovina
river.
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VIENNA. Feb. 1s. = The Ger
man army group under command
Of General Won Linsin9en, nc
eordinq to an official statement IL
sued by tire Austrian far office,
has occupied Russian town 81
Lutsk without fighting.
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coLoREp Nine woRKER DDS.

william Howard. colored aged 40,
died yesterday at 4:3o o'clock at Fair
mont hospital No. 5. He vas employ
ed by the Orr Coal company at wilson
burg. Ford and Carpenter are in
charge OF the funeral services.
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by GEORGE RANDOLI.H CHEsfEl
and LILLIAN CHESTER.

Ccopyrfght. 1918. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
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Also He Cites Two Instances
Showing the Way We
Do It.
>-------
SIMPLE TALE Of ONE MAN
Barrages Went Over Him,
But He Marveled at
Stretcher Bearers,

The Ameican way IS to get 1t
Some. The French expect that
That's the moral in this story BY
George Randolph Chester. novelist,
and creator Of ''Get-Rich-QuIck
Wallingford.' =.
As tie French expect it OF US, It's
up TO US to deliver.
Chester went to France especially
for The West Nirsinian and other
newspapers comprising the NcHSpa-
per Enterprise Association, to tell cur
readers The Story Of France Today.
This is the second of his stores
They arc appearing daily in this city
exclusively in The West Flr5inlan,
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THE WEATHER

Probably rain tenIaht and We'd
aesday. Cold wave Wednesday.
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PARIS. Feb. 79.--''aay, "hSl 10
YOU think OF the French?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12

of soldiers in the American Ex-
peditionary Forces. The War Depart
ment has found so many difficult
les in the way of making the votes
that it is PROBABLE that few soldier
votes will be counted in he Novemb-
er elections. That Republicans are
anxious to have soldiers given a
chance to vote evident from the ex-
preston of many Republican ediors
and is also indicated by letter re-
Gently written by Chairman WIN II.
Hays of the Republican National Com
mittee in answer TO an inquiry adj
dressed to the chairmen of both of
the leading political parties, by the
editor of the American Army Gazette
Mr.. Hays responded as follaws;
Il have your letter addressed to
Mr.. McCredie and myself, suggest
ing that we take some action to help
preserve the franchise of our men
, nav in the army.
1.-THE end suggested Is preeminen-
, tly proper. We are fighting today In
/. France to make certain that mer
shall forever have the right to gov
s ern themselves. That our own peopl,
: who have this privilege. should ex
k ercise it fully now and at all times
l shall always most earnestly urge.
that others shall have this RICH
should themselves, while thus en-
gagged, be protected as fully as poss
ible in its exercise is but the simr
lest justice, for the Accomplishment
Of which all men should certainl
give their aid. To this end I will b
IS glad to be of any possible service
I consistent with the prophecies in tn
9 premises. and I trust that your Ell
'r forts along this line will bring n
e suits. Please advise me how I ca
r cooperate"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12
AUTO TRUCKS
USES

Thousands of individual motor
trucks engaged in intsr-city hauling
are duplicating in time and tonnage
the work done by q corresponding
number Of freight cars. A railroad
train Of ninety freight cars will haul
NO more merchandise than caravan
Of ninety motor trucks.
Raymond Beck. chief engineer Of
the Federal Highway Transport Com
mittee At Washington. D. c., and
formerly chief of the B. F. Goodrich
Rubber company's national touring
bureau at Akron. Ohio. has develop
ed these facts.
Few people realise the tremen-
dous strides made in highway trans
portation during the past year. y
said Beck, Our statistics show
that motor trucks are doing the
r>nms work. ton for ton. that freight
Cars are doing. An average freight
car travels but 20 miles . day. and
. motor truck will travel 100 milei
In that time. The average capacit,
Of Z freight car 10 twenty-five tons
Although . five ton truck carris'
one fifth the load Of the railroa'
car Il travels five times - fast. thu
equalising their performance"
Three big transportation problem
are being solved by the Highwa'
Transport committee. according I
Beck. They are rural motor ssz
ssDsss6r service, return loads bsreau
& IN cities and the relief Of 'railroa'
terminal congestion in the big trans
portation centers.
The committee has made exten
sive plans 70 assist the farmer 4
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12
GIVE "sYGUP OF FIGS"
TO CoNSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious Strut Laxative" oany harm
tender little Stomach, Liver
ar Bowels.

Look at The tongue, mother, II
coated, your l..,lc ones stomach. liver
AMI bowels rs.l cleansing at once.
When peeriah cross, listlccs, doosn't
sleep, eat or act naturally. or is fever.
ish, stomach sour, breath bad; has sore
throat, diarrhUa, full of cold, give q
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and In few hours all the foul,
Constituted waste, mdigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of IL, !ittla
bowels without gripping, and you hSye a
wei, playful Child again. Ask YOU
druggist for n bottle of "Califonia
syrup of Figs" which contains ful
directions for babies, children Of al es-.
VI for grownrs7.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12

Mix equal par.s of cement and siftel
sand with water stiff enough to
spread so you have smooth surface,
and have It one-third Of an inch thick,
or thicker II you wish. Let stuud q
few days to dry out. You have good
Ice chest, keeps your ice longer and
saves quite bill.
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hauling their crops to market or to
q central station, so the farmers will
remain on the farm. The commit
tee points out that one man driving
a five ton truck can haul to mar
ket more than three men with wa
gons and cover three times the dis
lance In a given time. Use of the
truck would therefore release eight
men and sixteen horses to continue
work on the farm.
Several thousand trucks are now
on rural express duty, but to en-
courage additional operators to en-
ter this unlimited field returns bur-
eaus are being established in hun
dreds of communities. By phoning
| the bureau in his community the
| farmer may leave word for return
ing trucks to pick up implements
or supplies, for him, thus saving him
the time and expense of a trip to
town
| Trailers are destined to become 6
big factor in rural motor haulage
In some rural districts loading plat
forms have been built by farmers
and two or more trailers are EN-.
ployed. The rural express trucl
delivers a loaded trailer and pick.
Up trailer consigned to anotlo
station on his route. A uniform
style of trailer, which may be eS
changed, and hard surfaced road
are necessary developments to insur
universal success of trailer transpol
tation.
Over 200 return loads bureau
1 have been established in the Unite
q States and the system is relievin
thousands Of freigh cars for We
I duty elsewhere. Return loads hav
n Igiven enormous impetus to intel
d city hauling by motor truck, sal
b Beck.
One of his chief reasons for u
RAILROAD tie-up Of last winter va
1.-THE congestion and confusion I
+ railroad terminals in the larger Ct
= les. To remedy this condition Il
the Highway Transport committ'
y are mapping New York and 9TH
% large cities into zones. Expressm'
It and carriage concerns operating in
L 1specified gone must carry full LOAF
to and from the freight stations. A
Icording to Beck. the plan will elir
: mate he common practice Of speci
trips for small shipments which o
lily partially fiji the trucks or dray
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SOLDIER VOTE

washinton. Sept. Especial
torresponuence)-- 5'ince Cspublisl
ans are not in control Of the nation
al administration. they are in no
position to shape regulations or dir
ect official agencies for the purpose
of facilitating the taking OF votes
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12

Cache Junction Rock building
near Post Office.
Petersboro-Peterson Bros. resi-
dence.
Benson--John Kicks residence.
Riverside Beutler's resi-
dence.
Cove-Rachel NJ, Aliens residence
Mt. Home. S. Riggs residence
Hyde Park-old Meeting House.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12

'I wonder why 1t Is that we love
the old songs best?" asked the senti'
mental one. II think" said her worka'
day hearer. ats because they're moi
sung 30 often"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-12
FOR
REGISTRATION
next THURS,

Below 10 Q list Of the registration |
places throughout Cache County for
the men from 1s to 46 years Of age
Registration will take place at the
specified places September ~. 1918:
Logan No. 1.-Martha Thomas
residence. 70 e. 7th South.
Logan No. 2.-Walter X. Burn
ham. residence. 27s 8. LIST w.
Logan No. s.-David Tarbet resi-
dence. 1876 8. 4th w.
Logan No. 4.-George D. Casio,
residence, s35 w. End N.
Logan No. Saddle B. Napier.
residence. 157 N. lstgW.
Logan No. 6.-Court House.
Logan No. Matte Hansen's
residence, 201 N. 1st e.
LOGAN No. 8.-German Meeting
House.
Logan No. s.-Fred Marshall, res
idence, SIT q. End 8.
Logan No. 10.-Annie Burris. res
idence. ATS e. 9Th N.
North Logan.-C. A. Nyman's
residence.
College,. H. shanks' residence.
Wellsville LIST and 2nd,-City Hall
Mt. Sterling. -Thomas Lindley's
residence.
Hyrum 1st and 2nd-court
House.
Paradise.-J. p. James residence.
Avon-George Davis residence.
Mendon.-Adelia Lemmon's resi-
dence.
Misunderstanding House.
Providencs-Town Hall.
River Heights-William F. Will
sons residence.
Smithfield No. miles Clothing
Store.
Smithfield No. Anderson Lum
Der Yard.
Richmond LIST and snd.-club
Rooms.
Lewiston.-Town Board Room.
Stephenson-Third ward Meeting
House.
Wheeler-Ida e. Wheeler's resi-
dence.
Cornish--Meeting House.
Confectionery of B. Y
Benson.
Clarkston-School House.
Newton-School House.
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you one OF them? Mrs. M. II. Scarf,
Baldwinsville, N. ", relates her ex-
perience In the use of these tablets.
II had q bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was
troubled for two or three weeks with
gas and severe pains In the pit of my
stomach Our druggis advised me to
take Chamberlain Tablets. took
a bottle home and the first dose re-
lieved me wonderfully, and kept on
taking them until was cured. :"
These tablets do not relieve pain but
after the pain has been relieved may
prevent its occurance. Adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
THE MAN USUALLY
---~ HAS A PRECEDENT

81 for one, thought he was a
cad not to have married the
woman who nursed his child" l
asserted.
Yes, my dear Margie," spoke
Jim, Il of course knew you would
say that, but you ought to know
that men as rule-especially
preachers-do not marry the
women who nurse their children.
Spencer is the kind of a man who
is helpless without a precedent.
lie had all sorts of precedents for
his marriage with Kitty and his
good work in his parish, and
expect If Kitty had lived he
would have gone on as model
man, following the straight and
marrow path laid down by conven-
tionality. His mistake was in
thinking that women were as
conventional as men. He did not
know that woman would-if
her pride or love was murdered
break every time-honored Gus.
tom and defying precedent, Devil
der a man with an unheard of,
unplanned-for situation. In his
Heart Spencer knew that the
young woman who was nursing
his baby was good woman-he
| knew she loved him enough to
defy all the moral laws for him,
but it never entered his mind that
he could not cruelty that love
and still 60 on his way without
blame.
when the scandal broke his
occupation was gone, and his fine
was written against his working
Tor good, and like all weak ma
! lures, either in the bodies of men
or women, heNsimply just floated
with the tide. His real goodness
lad been a sham and he reverted
TO type"
Il do not understand how
came to be so mistaken in him,
l said.
Il don't think you were,' said
Donna. Il think he was splen-
did chap until Kitty died"
But, my dear, he was always
weak and thought he was
strong"
1--WE never know when we are
going to find out that we, our
selves, are not the staunch souls
we thought we were, SO why
should we be so disappointed
when we find the feet of clay on
the other person as well?"
You are always ready to ex-
cuse, Margie," said Jim; but !
have always felt that it was
good looks that was his undoing |;
most women found him good to
look upon"
"Goodness!" said Lola, who had
been silent for quite while,
do you mean to tell me that good
looks are pitfall to men as well
1 as women?"
"How do you know, my dear,
that good looks are pitfall to
women" asked her brother tan
talizingly.
Don't ask her that question,
Just look at her." admonished
JIM who seemed to have recov-
cred his spirits. Don't you know
that brothers never see sisters?''
Eyes. they do. my dear" in
terrupted Barclay Sill, but they
are some other mans sisters"
well. Spencer seemed to See
1.-THE other mans wife as well" said
Donna, for l heard the Other
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u. S. Guns Throw
Shell % Miles

one turrets (three guns
made 2s miles, the worlds rec
ord for 14-inch guns" Bill
keve, a Waitsburg boy, writes to
his parents. He is on board the
Mississippi somewhere in the At
lantic. Keye writes Interestingly
of navy life. He says:
I'VE left Guantanamo bay
March 30 and dropped anchor in
the Gulf of Guacanyabo Easter
Sunday, and a few days later they
began firing the big guns, and say,
when they fire all four turrets
az guns) it makes a fellow feel
for his eye teeth that he thinks
were Jared loose.
I'VE could see the shells hit
the water about Is or 20
miles away. Now listen, you
might think l am exaggerating,
but one turret (three guns)
made 2S miles, the worlds record
for 14-inch guns. Some distance,
Ell? We watched for the shells
to hit the water, but they fooled
us. They went clear over the
horizon and it was clear day,
too, just before sunset.
Our ship is the biggest and
best ship in the world. 1t is up
to us to make a good ship out OF
her in every way, il possible.
Il didn't really realize what
war was until We got over here
and saw a few of the big ships
and all the men they are train
ing. / wish we could get crack
at the kaiser We could bom-
bard him at a distance and he
would not know but what 1t was
some of the land forces.
Gosh, but it is hot down here;
We just wear trousers and under
shirts. Everybody is sunburned
until they look like spick.
1--WE pull off our shoes and roll
up our pants legs and enjoy life
the best we can. It's great to &c
barefooted again. 1t reminds me
Of a few years back when | was a
little redhead, freckled faced kid
Do you remember how l used tC
sneak to bed without washing my
feet? ! didn't always get away
with it, tho. About the time
would be getting sleepy / would
hear mother calling out to me:
Now, Bill, did you wash your
feet?' No answer. ] would lis
ten to hear IL someone was CON-
ing. II l did l would be gone tC
look for the pan to wash my feet
in by the time you got to the
tent. It's funny to think about
those things now.
IL just finished washing m!
clothes. We spread our clothes
out on the deck, get down on ouI
knees with a kyle and go after it
i can wash a suit of whites in
about ten minutes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-15
Here and Elsewhere

Mrs. Mark Korkich fined So by
a jury of six women In Judge
Linck's court for third degree as
'sault.
Homemade Doughnuts. Duen-
wald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
Lieut.. Col. Magruder, division
surgeon for the u. S. Health de-
partment, has been appointed
city health officer by Mayor c. NJ.
Riddell. Permission to confer the
appointment was received from
the bureau of public health at
Washington.
Union Ballbearing Sidewalk
Skates. Palace Hardware Co.,
1911 Pacific ave. adv.
Funeral of Mrs. d. s. Hill, wife
of Prof. Hill of Chehalis high