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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
LLWYERS HEAR
PATRIOTIC NOTE
Judge Stake Opens Bar As
sociation Meeting With
Clarion Call
DEMOCRACY'S BIG HOUR

BEDFORD Springs, Pa, June a5.
Tne annual meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Bar Association began here this
Gnernoon with large attendance of
members and their wives from all
N parts OF the State. Judge William II,
STAKE, OF Philadelphia, presided and
opened the session with an address.
Inc dominant note was patriotism and
tnc part that the members of the bar
Z we're taking, and should take. in tho
winning of the war
Today the hopes of men are fasten-
60, not alone upon the continuance of
our own internal union and the pern,a-
nence of the Republican but upon the
larger problem of the continuance of
freedom and democracy in the world"
said Judge Stake.
heduced to simple terms. it was
question as to which State should win.
the state of free democracy or the State
or autocratic monarchy The German
IDEALS were Impossible in rhe modern
world. the Judge said. and "A constant
menace TO progress and peace tending
to overthrow the democratic ideal in
the world. Americans are bound to
antagonze these dreams of perfidious
autocracy. if We have any apprec alton
OF our heritage in this land of liberty"
United People Bent on Victory
Thank God" said the speaker we
are now united people, ready to stand
BY the President. who is the mouthptece
OF our country and the hope of democ-
racy. America is in this war to see
1t through to victory and is determined
that this war must go on till the foe is
defeated. The chief business before the
FRS Hpb inc
men to France as quickly as possible
to constantly reinforce them and to keep
\ Eeverlastingly at it until German power
wanes. until her military resources fail
and until the thing called Prussianism
ceases to exist.
we are going to win. no matter how
long 1t takes. It is the creates, under
taking in the history of the world. and
requires the united and best efforts of
every citizen of America, whether by
& birth or by choice"
The bar of each Pennsylvania county
has its members serving "over there" ="
As officers and privates. the Judge
pointed out, and many in training camps
and in the naval forces. Very many
of the members of the bar beyond the
enlistment age. have been active in every
county in the Commonwealth. as mem
bers of legal advisory boards of the
various districts, and are acting in
other legal capacities under The direc-
ttion of the Government, without COM
pensation, performing a prodigous
amount of labor with unflagging yea i.
omitting no effort that will tend toward
victory.
There had been partially compiled a
summary of The work accomplished by
these members of the bar, which. when
completed, Judge Stake said, would be
bound and deposited in the State library
1T Harrisburg.
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FRENCH AND BRITISH WAR REPORTS
Paris, June 90.

Paris, June %.
The War Office has issued the
following statement:
North of the Aisne, after vio-
lent bombardment, a grenade al.
tack developed against the posi-
tions captured by us yesterday
northeast of Leport near Soissons).
Lively artillery fire developed near
Favarolles and Torcy. In the
Woevre and in Lorraine three sur
prise attacks delivered by us re.
suited in the capture of prisoners.
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MADE ARMY OFFICERS
Three From This District Are Given
Commissions

Three men from the Philadelphia dis
trict are among those newly commits
stoned as army officers by the adjutant
general at Washington.
DIR, Louis Winfield Kohn, 1882 Spruce
street. this city. and DR.. Frank Clyde
Carr, of Swarthmore, were commissioned
first lieutenants in the medical corps
while the Rev. Lytte Rodgers Free. 212
East Wyoming avenue, was commits
stoned first lieutenant and chaplain.
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No Longer Named Cuttenberg

The Council of the town of Gutten-
berg, Ia, on petition o. the citizens.
has changed the name to the French
name prairie la Porte" which the place
bore in early years when it was a trad
ing post for furs. The name Gutten-
berg was given it about seventy years
ago when a German colony bought the
town site and located there.
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WILSON AND CABINET
CONSIDER RUSSIAN AID
Washington. June 2J

WashfnEtOn, June 20.
with Germany speeding her efforts to
subjugate Russia. that she may have
new reservoirs from which to draw for
war materials. the Allied problem of
saving Russia has become acute.
Several proposals for Allied aid were
ready for presentation to- President Will
son and the Cabinet when they met
today. There are indications that an
nouncement Of the first step in the
forthcoming program may be hastened
The British embassy and French Am
bassador Jusserand have left extended
memoranda on the subject at the White
House within the last forty-eight hours
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Falls Dead in Restaurant

wildwood, y. j.. June 25.--Levi F.
Butts, sixty-five years old, a retired
business man. owner of the Butts Block
and other properties. dropped dead from
apoplexy in a restaurant here. He was
a resident of Five Mile Beach for thirty
four years and the first station agent fol
Holly Beach.
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CAPTAIN La CUARDIA
ON ITALIAN FRONT

Rome. June %.
After having accompanied the first
contingent of, American aviators to the
italian front. captain Florello H.. La
GuartSa, a Representative in the United
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
The RED Cross CAMPAIGN.

- HE large sum contributed during the Red Gross
financial campaign just closed convincing evidence
Of the splendid underlying public spirit and deep SYM
PATTY Of the people Of Marion county but the amount Of
money raised large as it is nadequatey indicates the
actual success Of the effort
Money for the Red Cross was the immediate object, but
de more important purpose was educational and in that
aspect the campaign not only the most successful
undertaken in Marion county, but it may be doubted if
anything nearly approaching it took place anywhere
in West Virginia.
The workers. without exception, Spendldy enthu.
sase and zealos from beginning to end and as result
Of their efforts the war and its meaning for the people Of
America carried to the remotest points Of the county
and into the homes Of every class Of people from The most
prominent and influential to the most humble and ncon.
spicuous All were made to understand that this is their
war, and the response revelation Those who have
to be looked upon leaders in their respective
munies prompt to contribute than those who
were participating public movement for the FIRST time
Toward the last money flowed in at every campaign center
from people who were on none Of the lists and who for
one or another not personally solicited Ex-
peeneed eampaners say that although such cases have
been known to occur previous money raising efforts, moth
ing remotely resembling what happened Saturday
experienced in Marion county before.
The only possible explanation for this that through the
comprehensive and earnest preliminary efforts Of the work
es the public heart touched to its nnermost depth and
made to realize the duty Of the people 10 the nation Con-
Iequenty it will be easier to put over future campaigns
There never again will be any danger that war work
effort in Marion county will fail through public indifference
through lack Of capacity to cooperate in the common
interest We have at last shown that we can get the
shoulder to shoulder touch which months ago Governor
Comwe asked the people left at home in West Virginia
p cultivate that they may the more effectively back up
he young men we have sent into the service of the Re.
public.
Inevitably errors Of omission and commission occurred
Some Of these are already recognized and others will be
when the progress Of the campaign carefully studied and
he leaders have had an opportunity to compare notes.
But great fund Of practical experience has been aeeum.
ulated, and this is really important in its way than
he amount Of money and pledges realized The next step
should be to consolidate and preserve this experience in such
way that it will be Instantly available The ideal way
would be to keep constantly work as long as the war
lasts. There should not be minute from now out when
the people Of Marion county are not doing something worth
while to back I'D the army in France
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to wee olo h-iv1y r,,i sls. and DER es,,a.
m1hb viii gooi reason would have d,cnsd / a brsach
Of ilih if he Uniod State had Lost b patience and
Nvoopsd down upn MsieO.
Another very delicate matter with EegaE do our Tea-
ions with Mexoo was the impression military movement
against the southern republic would have had the gov
emments Of Central and South America The better n-
formed statesmen and leading citizens Of the Latin Amer
lean countries have understood thoroughly the benevolent
intentions Of this great country toward the other people
who nhabt the hemisphere with US. but the masses have
always felt that when the time ripe the United States
meant to grab all North America down to the lshnus
Of Panama. at least and perhaps all Of South America
we'll Inasmueh the ignorant demagogue Is factor
In the practical politics Of all these countries just he Is
in our own country, every administration at Washington
has had to give great deal Of thought to this condition
before making any moves with regard to Mexico.
Blu, if Mexico now sts up trouble in the hope that by
50 dong he may be able to do President Caranza great
and good friend Emperor William. good turn, we can
go in and clean up" in Mexico with the approval Of the
whole world except the Central powers, which do mol
count This condition never existed before. The only
thing that could possibly act as restraint is the ma
tonal conscience. The military problem would be com
paratvely simple, although the Mexcans would make
good fight 1t probably would develop that this phase o.
the matter has been amply provided for So Venusanc
Cauanza does not to invite trouble he had better g
little slow in sending home representatives Of friendly
p-.Yers and putting chips on his shoulder.
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SCHOOL TAXES.

NCRING the next ten years no single subject will
II demand more serious attention from the various law
making bodies IN this country than taxation and the
expenditure Of national state, county and local revenues.
The national government will have war debt Of ! 20
billions at least. which will make the demands Of that
branch Of the government heavy almost heavy they
are now. while the state and local governments will De
required also to their order to keep up
with the demand for new social activities.
In the end this condition gong to transform poll
ties The candidate who can make the welkn ring and
who appeals to the prejudces and the cupdy Of the gnor-
ant to get elected but who, once elected takes his orders
from the paid legislative agent of the big corporations
going to disappear for the simple reason that he will not
be able to stand up under the pressure. 1t going to re-
quire genuine ability to make in public life in the
very near future
But the change is not going to night We do
not do things that way in this country There inevitably
will be lot Of costly laundering before the public learns
its lesson. And that makes all the more difficult the 6nan-
cia side of the work Of the School Code commission which
must deal with the problem outlined in our dispatch from
Charleston Saturday. That dispatch showed almost hope
less inequalities and confusion Of the school taxes through
out the state If the commission does devise equitable
program for the reorganization of what may be called the
business side Of the free schools it almost certain to be
assaied from all sides by interests which are affected
In a matter Of this kind the only weapon that be
used is publicity The Code Commission should make
plans carry on a widespread and horoughgoing cam.
paW Of education behalf Of its work. If does not do
that there will be small chance that any member Of the
commission will be able to recognize the school code when
it emerges from the legsatve,mll.
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RUFF STUFF

II this combination Of rain and hot
sun keeps up much longer most OF
the War gardens will have TO be
pinched for exceeding the speed limit.
Homer Norris says this is the
"gowingiSt" spring Marion county
has had for years.
Which the same is bad news for
the Teuts.
II It were not for the thermometers
most folks would never suffer from
the heat.
But one Of the surest signs that 1t
is hot is when redeye begins to make
work for the police on the beats
where the colored brother is numsr.
Gus.
Certainly did boil up over the week
end.
Another thing that proves summer
has arrived is the drowning accidents
that are reported in the Monday morn
ing papers.
Sure was . bunch out at that gollg
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MEXICO.

N view Of the known punedliousnesS of the obstinate old
man who is president Of Mexico, although he actually
controls only small portion Of the area Of the Mexican
Republic. the diplomatic break between Meeo and Cuba
may be nothing more than what it seems to BE- tempest
in teapot But if should develop that pro.Geman IN.
Auenee long active in Mexico have at last succeeded in
starting something IS altogether probable that what we
have long called the Mexican problem will be settled IN
hurry land in such way to wipe out Of existence for
al time
The Mexican problem never has been troublesome to he
United States because Of the Mexcans themselves The
real difficulty to find way Of dealing with the Mex.
cans in some manner which would square with the Amer.
can policy Of not extending the borders Of the nation
through conquest, and without causing great mass Of
Troublesome foreign complications because Of the heavy
investments Of European capitalists and banks in Mexico
The people Of the United States were the largest creditors
Of The Mexcans, but the citizens Of every European com
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The sociological North German Gazette Of Berlin is
reported to have said that Germany is waiting to see
whether the lightnngtrained Yankee will hold his own
against the German lads who have had military training
from their youth up Foolish Germany They used to
talk lot about the will to win when they had an
abundance OF it, but now that 1t is almost exclusively
on the other side they talk about training and they
ignore the fact that the athletic life led by practically
all Americans plus the determination to see this thing
through will be more than a match for the military
training which a large number Of the German youth
took reluctantly during the past four years There need
be no uneasness in this country about which will make
the better showing when the test comes.
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away party yesterday.
And a lot of the girls had a nice
comfy cry on the head Of it.
Queer ways some people have Of
having a good time.
The Kaiser sure is unpopular in
these parts.
At all events the folks have paid
about a thousand dollars for the fun
Of swatting him.
That shows how popular peace
terms that let the Kaiser down easy
would be here.
Sudden offer of Hun peace not IN
likely"-Headline.
That1l be about the third.
Thank we kindly Kaiser.
But we never did care for Hun
peace.
And we are not going to acquire
the taste now.
We are, instead, preparing a per-
fectly nice dish Of American peace
which you are going to eat
Every last drop Of It.
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tnc1. lol lhS.F own r1
Whlle 100000 mon have been ct.
ing ready % enter re tfonehoo ana
while large DnmborS have been SET
ting their baptism Of fire. . reVolu.
ton IN the ceilings Of the people has
been going on almost unnOtieed.
While SppTais!ng the magnitude OF
the task in hand and the sacrifice in
volved they have revised their ideas
OF personal privilege. The result is
the correct conclusion that the only
privilege is the common one OF max.
ing good, OF doing a full share Of nee.
essary labor, OF giving up. The
weight Of this is yet 10 be felt. but
no sane observer can doubt that L
will be felt. Coal miners and others
who are refusing 70 work As hours
out OF a weeks 16s, because they are
getting so much money they don't
need to, ought TO wake up.
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majority will join IN applauding his
words. And when Philip Murray OF
the United Nine Workers said that
"H soldiers can shed their blood on
the battlefields Of Europe, the miners
can WOEk," be struck at the very
root Of the So-oallOd labor trouble in
this district. II % not 70 be expected
that . single meeting .Vll correct the
evil Of Wilful iGe1e50, but at Bent,
IeysViBO the speakers threw aside on.
erVating zine .WoFql and went hight to
the heart of Us. GGb.eet, That means
genuine pIogleSSS O'loHg step IN the
riSht direction.
The simple feet Il that the miner
who. d. stle % work f1ll tina and DOES
not be BIOL en thiA VIII tie gOVOln'
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ment, for when the miners we're given
what Mr.. Murray referred to g the
greatest wage increase in the history
Of labor they pledged themselves
through their leaders to work for 100
per cent production for the war; by
breaking tho agreement they are de.
llbeFately destroying their claim on
pubic sympathy. It is hardly neces.
saFy to remind them that sympathy,
valuable q any time, Is indispensable
now. The interests Of the miners and
q al other working men will be re.
spelled aud. protected By the govern.
ment, but Il VIII not stand for Grip.
ping Of military activities or essen.
tial industries. Idlep should take
their beaEi46 tFOm the SlGhs Of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The enrolment Of woman voters In New York is re-
ported to be disappointing. Wonder what they ex-
pecting? reaction from the high tide Of interest
which characterized the winning fight for equal suffrage
in New York state last fall was inevitable The same
thing happened in Chicago, but who knows any.
thing about practical politics would undertake to deny
that voters important factor in that city.
AS matter Of fact in recent elections they have
turned out better percentage than the men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The annual notice that there is likely to be shortage
Of gas during the coming winter is going out in Pitts
burgh. Which reminds US, what has become Of the
action before the West Virginia Public Service commits
sion to compel the gas companies to provide an ade-
quate supply for West Virginia consumers?
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What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

Henry s.. Lively introduced Judge
". S. Raymond 5 the speaker at Sat.
urday's noon day luncheon Of the Red
Cross War Fund workers and classed
him as
THE best known and most Low.
ed man In Fairmont."
Judge Raymond feared this state
ment was extravagant but did not at.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

know who did the moEt effective 50
licitation. He says:
tom Brett is PROFESSIONALLY
the best collector IN FaiTmont
He is way ahead Of Die nearest
competitor. | put Paul W. LANCE
second in the list"
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What with Red Cross campaigns, the departure Of
for the training camps and the necessity Of
ing living most Of US have had to keep eyes close
to the ground pretty much Of the time of late, but
should not permit ourselves to become too much en-
crossed with the work in hand The hills about US are
very much worth a glance or two right now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The Masonic Site Home Committee,
It has developed, will not decide on
tEoselection Of a site for the proposed
state home until all offers are inspect.
ed. The available sites are located at
Petersburg. Buckhannon, Hunting
ton and Wheeling. The committee
consists OF Judge L. ~ Tavenner. OF
Parkersburg; A. c. Nadenbousch, o!
Martinsburg; and L. II. Clark, OF
Kyle, Mcdowell county.
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NJ itorial Comment
on Current Subjects
LIE IpLINe MINERs WARNEp.

Prom the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
; When Judge Joseph Burlington OF
bic United States Circuit Court said
Before q meeting Of coal miners at
aoIllileySville that ANY man who Is
tme % work and won't work In theso
tle iS putting that much time in for
Z - Kaiser and the Potsdam gang"
O t lOEe Tor. ell but 9 small minority
aAmaElcGR HGola 66 Ne, grslL
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The State Road Commission has re
ceived a shipment OF $4,000 automo.
bile tags for use in the state next
year. beginning July l. The ship.
ment weighed q tons. The new
numbers viii be in black on a white
field.
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President Thomas A. Cramblett. Of
Bethany College. announces that mil.
itary training will be required Of al!
students at the beginning o. the next
scholastic year The Federal GOV.
eminent will supply a military corr.
mandment.
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SHORT AND SNAPPY

The time has come at last when can let up little
on our pity for the and passengers Of merchant
ships and begin to pity the poor devils in the Uboats
Clarksburg Exponent
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c. c. Shinn, secretary 20 c. H. Tar
Teton, and an important lieutenant OIL
the Consolidation, thinks energy Il
lacking in this country al this time
He observed:
1T is not 80 much a shortage Of
labor as a shortage OF workers"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

Wayne is the first county in West
Virginia 70 lose one Of its elective
officers by the military draft. He is
Charles Wesley Ferguson. prescott.
ing attorney, who has gone into train.
ing at Camp Lee. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

J. Guy Prichard, one OF the enthus.
iastic workers in the Red Cross War
Fund campaign, was in a position to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

OF his town city does not always reap the
financial benefit but he will be remembered the longest
after he Is gone.-St. Adams Herald.
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