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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-24

WANTED-Position as mine foreman.
First class West Virginia certificate.
Have twelve years experience. Ad.
dress Box 1927 care West Virginian.
S.243t-4327
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Back From Berkeley-Howard J. Nc
Glnnis, Of the Normal school faculty
has returned from Berkeley Springs,
where he was an instructor in the Nor.
gan county teachers institute. Mr..
MeGinnis will be chairman OF the ru-
raj section Of the Marion county in.
stitute to be held next week in this
city.
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No Increase In Pay.

Dr. Harry 4. Garfield, fuel admin
istrator, absolutely refused to listen
to the plea Of Frank J. Hays and other
prominent mine worker officials for
an advance in wages 10 offset the
bonus scheme employed At some
points. DR.. Garfield promised that the
bonus would be eliminated but would
not listen to the appeal for an ad-
vance on this score.
Production Office Open.
Brooks Fleming, Jr., production
manager for the Fairmont district,
opened his new offices in the PROBES.
sional building today ard is busy on
the ne wdepartment OF the fuel admin.
istration. c. II. Jenkins, president Of
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, was the first
caller. The first letter urging a man
essential in the work at the mines to
accept exemption went 10 l.. +. Peck,
OF the Jamison Coal Company No. 3.
]. Walter Barnes. federal fuel ad-
ministrator for West Virginia. Is back
in Fairmon, cfter a visit to Washing.
ton where there vas an important
gathering OF state fuel administrators
this week.
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Production office Open.
The Ger Supply.

The late placing OF cars has made
the car supply b.gSer on paper Tor this
week than the actual number Of cars
coming into the region would are
charged up on the next day. Under
the system in effect the showing for
the week is: Monday, 1882; Tuesday,
1869; Wednt sday. 1lO5; Thursday,
1909; Friday. 1874; Saturday. 1864.
OF the 1864 cars in the region to-
day, there are 1901 for coal and &C for
coke.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-24

Golng 10 Reunion-Miss Blanche
=. Price, county home demonstration
aeent, will spend tomorrow at Valley
Chapel, near Blacksville. where the
Stephens family reunion will be held.
Miss Prices mother was a Miss ste
phens before marriage.
70 Conduct SerVleeS-Captain Spa.
ing and Chorus Cadet Bear. OF Pitts
burgh, will take charge OF the Saliva
ton Army weekend meetings this
week. Captain John O'Bierne is some.
what indisposed because OF his recent
operation.
Assault Alleaed-Before Justice
MuSgrovO Lena Wamsley has been
charged with assault on the complaint
Of ]. ?. Hamilton The case will be
heard probably this afternoon.
CHARGED With Theft - Elizabeth
Saunders has been prosecuted on
charge OF stealing a Counterpart val.
0Na ~ VIII ouu a haloL Ndlutu 1T eOsOU
from KatheryE Kirk. Both parties are
colOred. Justice Musgrove yesterday
afternoon fined the accused $40 and
costs and IN default Of payment OF the
same she was committed to Jail.
AZ State Meeting DIR. J. o. Nc.
Nelly, Of Fairmont. attended the meet.
ing Of the State Republican commit.
tee at Parkersburg on Friday.
To Send Girls Away - After teSti.
mOny was produced to show that the
girls were on a downward slant Judge
George A. Vincent in Intermediate
court late yesterday afternoon sent
Mrs. Willard johnson Henry. aged II
years, and Viola Shaw. aged Is. the
cave girls" to the industrial home for
girls at Salem. The court allowed A.
tOrney L. c. Musgraye, counsel for
Mrs. Henry, five days to file an appeal
IN her case. Some spirited testimony
was given in which the girls had mid
night larks and auto trips. The girls
and two boys are said to have lived in
. cave along the Tygarts Valley. Pros
ecuting Attorney Haggerty and At
torney F. r. Bell represented the
cate.
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AEN-Age II to IS. Experience IN.
necessary. Travel make secret in.
vestigations, reports. Salaries. tx.
penseS. American Foreign Detective
Agency, Sl3 ST. Louis. S.24lt432S
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-24

FOR RENT - Two furnished rooms
and kitchenette for light housekeep.
Ing. Call evenings. POI Jackson :
s.2i2t-4326
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WANTED-Girl 10 do housework. One
day q week or steady II possible
Can i57l.R. S.243t433O
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Assault AllsGed-Before Justice
MuSgTove Lena Wamsley has been
charged with assault on the complaint
Of ]. r. Hamilton. The case will be
heard probably this afternoon.
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AZ State Meeting DIR. J. o. Nc.
Nicely, Of Fairmont. attended the meet,
ing Of the State Republican commit,
tee at Parkersburg on Friday
Evening star., 1918-07-26
LOUIS RIDGEWAY SHOT
BY GEORGE H. JAMES
Assai1ant Says Victim Approached
Him With Raised Ax-Injuries
Not Dangerous.

Louis Ridgeway, thirty years old.
son of the caretaker Of the Overlook
Inn property, Good Hope, last night
about 9:3o o'clock was shot in the
right leg by George Harris James.
twenty-eight years old, 1900 Hayes
street northeast, on a road leading
through the property from near Ala
bama and Branch avenues. Harris was
seated in an automobile with a young
woman when the shooting occurred.
Sergt. NJ. l. Ready and Policeman
Swain Of the eleventh precinct went
to the James home and arrested the
young man He admitted that he fred
the shot. but claimed no intention of
doing bodily harm.
James told Sergt Ready that he
pulled his automobile about one hun
dred feet from the main road and was
seated in the vehicle with a lady eat
ing candy, when Ridgeway, carrying
an az. appeared and ordered him away.
Ridgeway, he declared. had the ak
raised as II to strike him when he
took the pistol from under the cushion
and fired one shot to frighten him.
Ridgeway admitted to the police that
he had an ak in his possession when
he saw the couple in the automobile.
He explained that he had been in the
woods to stake a cow and that he
carried the ak to use in driving the
stake in the ground
The wounded man was taken to
Casualty Hospital. where he was treat
ed by DR.. Charles n. Schultz. Ridge
way refused to remain in the hospital
after he had been given surgical
treatment.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
TWO POUNDS OF SUGAR
RATION FOR AUGUST !.
Households Put on Voluntary Cut
Per Person by Food Ad-
ministration.

To assure equitable distrfbution OF
and to caro- for tho Immediate de-
mands of tho allies and American
military forces. tho American public
is asked by the United States Food
Administration to go on a sugar ra-
tion, of two pounds q month for each
person in a household. beginning An
gust 1.
Under q request ISSUED By the food
administration month ago the
American public at present is on a
three pound per capita ration month
ly. Household rationing will for the
present be voluntary. but public eat
ing places will be required to observe
new regulations effective. August /,
permitting the use of two pounds OF
sugar for every ninety meals served
instead of three pounds. as allowed
under present regulations
Unless the consumption Of sugar is
reduced both by houuseholders and the
public generally, the food administra-
tion warns in an appeal, supplies for
Belgium, the Red Cross Y. M c. A.
Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army
and other organizations working for
the welfare of American military
forces in Europe cannot be main
tanned.
To insure equitabel distribution OF
the sugar the American <publio IL to
has worked out a. scheme of ALLEGATION
to the states based on population and
the needs of sugar-using industries In
the states Each state food admins
traitor will have charge of distribution
in his state
Evening star., 1918-07-26
FOOD PRICE CRITICISM
DENOUNCED AS UNFAIR
Advertisers Club Considers News
paper Comparison Made on Mis-
understood Basis.

That the newspapers Of Washington
have misrepresented food prices in
Washington as compared with other
cities was charged by members of .
committee of tho Advertising Club of
Washington at a meeting called. yes
terday afternoon, for the purpose Of
protesting against the food price
campaign
]. A. Whitfield. president of the
Old Dutch Market Company. present
ed to the committee clippings from
the newspapers Of Washington and
other cities, and supplements these
clippings with explanations of how
meat prices range according to the
grade of the cattle and where 1t Is
sold
He cited comparison Of prices for
ham in eastern cities with western
cities He pointed out that heavy
hams are used in the west, while the
light ham, which sells at a higher
price, Is used in the east
Mr.. Whitfield went into detail to
show how a person unfamiliar with
the meat business could go astray in
compiling comparative price lists be-
tween cities. Joseph Berberich pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
CONCERT AND PICTURES
TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT
War Camp Community Service Of
District Offers Program at
Sylvan Theater.

A concert by the Navy Yard Band
and free motion pictures win be pro-
sented at the Sylvan Theater. on the
slope southeast Of the Washington
Monument, this evening by the Dis
trict of Columbia War Camp Com
munity Service. The concert viii be-
gin at 1880 o'clock and the motion
pictures at 9 o'clock.
A Douglas Fairbanks feature pic
ture and the Gaumont Weekly of news
events will be shown Sydnor Fal-
coner of the Department of Commerce
and Private r. W. Heazlett of the
Medical Corps of the Army have vol
unteered to operate the motion pic
ture machine.
Urgent need of volunteers for
orchestra numbers has caused the
War Camp Community Service to
issue call for players. A pianist
two violinists. a cornet player and
drummer are wanted. Volunteers
are asked to report to Prof. Dykema
at the Sylvan Theater at s O'Clock
this evening. bringing their instru-
ments and music, the latter to be
patriotic airs and popular music
Evening star., 1918-07-26
Careless Stacking

Jim Jimpson stopped his tour
ing car, and let the motor run,
while handing out, with face
ajar, some facts about the Hun.
He pushed hot language from
his throat for minutes seven
teen, and all the time his idle
boat was burning gasoline. A
million cars thus wasteful stand,
as we proceed to press; the gas
thus burned, throughout the
land, would make a lake, l
guess. Ere long methinks that
Uncle Sam will. shut off the sup
ply, and then, from York to
Yuba Dam we'll cuss the waste
full guy. I see men Stacking
every day, unconscious that they
slack; Jinks throws pair OF
shoes away, because one has a
crack Bilks squanders money
when he sups, but has no i'll in
tents; Jones feeds a string OF
useless pups, not worth eleven
cents. Grips buys more gar
ments than he needs, and gor-
geously he's drest; Crump blows
himself for Cuban weeds, when
twofers would be best. We all
should save in every style, to
swat those Teuton scamps; and
when we have a little pile, in
vest in bonds or stamps.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-07-26

at Eastern High community: b H
Taylor, temporarily. secretary at
Toner; Luther Pope. temporarily.
janitor at Magruder summer; II. H.
Hutchison, temporarily. janitor at
Giddings summer; Joseph Betters,
temporarily. laborer at Dunbar sum-
men: E. W. Crump, janitor, tempo
rarily. at Dunbar summer; l. H.
Wayne, temporarily, janitor at Ran
dali summer; James B. Parker, la
borer at old M Street High; Robert
Lee, janitor at Blake; William Dou-
glass. laborer at Business High
Resignations-L A. Green. teacher
at Corcoran; NJ. E. Bowen, playground
director at Monroe; James B. Green.
iaborer at Franklin.
Transfers-C F. Bowen, playground
director. from Wallach to Monroe;
Herman Mozie. laborer. from Dunbar
to Franklin
Leave of absence-G. M Martin.
teacher sixth grade at Thomson. i'll
health; NJ. C. Clifford, teacher class
GA at Armstrong. military.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
INVENTORS ASSOCIATION
PLANS UNITY IN LABORS

In order that inventors working on
the Same device may unto in their ef-
forts. the American Inventors Associa-
ton. at q meeting in tho rooms Of the
Board of Trade hast night decided tc
prepare a List Of members and what they
are working on. for the information Of
those who belong to the association.
By this plan It Is believed the in
ventcrs Of the country win be able te
render more valuable assistance to the
government In winning tho war. Nor
ris W. Askin Of this city addressed the
association on the duties and responsi-
bi1ities Of inventors in war. F. ].
Hemen presided
Evening star., 1918-07-26
WASHINGTON MEN NAMED.
Appointed Trustees Of American
Institute Of Baking.

C. I. Corby. R. L. Corby and Lewis
Holmes Of this city have been notified
of appointment to the board Of trus-
tees for the American Institute of
Baking, organized under the direction
Of the National Association of Master
Bakers for research work relating to
the science and practice of baking.
An endowment fund of 100000 is
now being raised for the purpose out
lined. The financing is to be coinci-
dent with the hotation of the fourth
liberty loan.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lieut.. W. T. Green, q. 8. A, frank
lin. N. 7. yesterday afternoon suf-
fered an attack of heat prostration
while at 14th and F streets he was
taken to Emergency Hospital. where
physicians said his condition was not
serious.
The automobile of Commander
Navy Club, and one owned and oper-
ated by Mrs. Frank NJ. Williams, 1911
Irving street, collided near 18th and
~ streets yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Williams automobile was demolished.
That of the naval officer was slightly
damaged.
While engaEed in q fight with an
other colored man at Virginia avenue
and Gath street yesterday afternoon
william Snowden. twenty-ix years
old. 1925 Virginia avenue. was shot
Emergency Hospital. Police of the
third precinct are looking for his al
legged assailant-
Soldiers Mt Camp MeiEs last night
responded to a fire call when fire was
by the band. Fearing the soldiers
would be unable to cope with the fire,
one of their number sent in a call for
the city fire department, and the blaze
was quickly e1tinguished. The origin
of the fire was not determined. ac-
damage resulted.
Lieut.. David A. Constant of the
italian military mission, aeronautics
division, win address the officers of
thex United Service Club of America
tonight at $50 o'clock. Lieut. Con-
stanti recently arrived here after
three years at the front He will show
for the first time some pictures taken
"over there"
The An States Club, an orE.nfxa-
tion of newcomers which has been
meeting regularly in the chapel of
the Church of the Covenant, is to
hold barbecue at Great Falls Satur-
day afternoon, August 8. Arrange
date about 500. Maj. ]. C. Hemphill
is president Of the organization. All
newcomers to Washington are invited.
will speak in the garden at the Y.
w. C. A Country Club. 1901 Wiscon-
sin avenue. tomorrow night at O'Clock.
Josephine and Gladys Abramsen
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs ]. Abram-
Soh "a A!sihs tiSSt hof III" GO =
| raised $23-58 for the Red Cross as the
result of a lawn fete held recently.
Columbia Chapter, No. I, II. A. m.
will hold a special convocation Satur-
day. July 81, at Pm, to confer the
Royal Arch degree
An nutomo1f1e ride win be held fol
| 100 members of the Y. W. c. A to-
night The party will start from the
main building at 619 18th street
| northwest, and will arrive at the
Country Club on Wisconsin avenue al
nine o'clock
Ameffc0 Pho Of the Italian Army
| twice decorated by both Italy and
France, will address members of the
Y. W. c. A tomorrow night at the
Country Club. 1901 Wisconsin avenue
at eight o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
OPEN-AIR DANCE AT SCHOOL.
Nearly 1900 Participate at Thom-
SON Community.

The first open-air dance held at the
Thomson School last night under the
auspices Of tho Thomson School COM
munity center was attended by near
ly 1000 persons. Music was furnish
ed by the Camp Meigs band
Addresses were made by A. ]. Dris-
coll, Conrad Syme and Lester Dutt of
Wadsworth. Ohio. Chaperons were
Mrs. A. ]. Driscon, community secre-
tary, and Mrs. Maxwell. wife Of Capt.
Maxwell, Signal Corps, O s. A.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
Changes in Personnel.

Tho following changes in personnel
are ordered:
AppointmentsJ. A Kupfer. tenn
porarily, clerk. office of supervisor;
M. l. Pierpont. teacher. temporarily,
Business night; G. H Walks, tempo
rari1y, Business night: H B. Jones,
temporarily, school gardens (c); n. E.
Queen, temporarily, teacher Dunbar
coaching; z E Dyson, temporarily,
teacher at Lovejoy coaching; Louis
Tolliver, temporarily, janitor at Phil
lips summer; ]. n. Brown, tempo
rarily janitor at Lovejoy summer;
HiIliard Berry. temporarily, Birney
summer; D. A. Lowe. temporarily,
janitor at Mott summer; S. A. McKin-
ney, temporarily, Lengston summer;
A. G. Green, secretary, temporarily,
Garnet-Phelps community center;
Joseph Parsons, temporarily. ianitor
Evening star., 1918-07-26
CITY ITEMS

Large Cans Boofh's Herring. 1Sc,
Tea, CSC; Blue Label Coffee, 25c:
Choice Evap. Peaches, 1xc: Fish Roe.
15c and zoe. Red Kidney Beans. 1zhc
can: Navy Beans, 15c: Lima Beans,
16c; Star Cocoa, 25c; Cocoanut. 4c and
Sc; Spaghetti, 1zc; 20 OF. BaNng Pow
der, 15c; Fat Mackere1, 15c. AZ 4th
Sc. and all the ]. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
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Evening star., 1918-07-26
Educational Supervision.

A proposal was made that tho heads
Of high school departments be put
definitely to work during the coming
year as educational supervisors in
their special fields under the general
direction of the superintendent and
his assistants, and that, pending the
establishment of general office,
probably that of a high school di-
rector, the general administrative
Office shall handle the matter direct.
The intent of the rule to abolish
fraternities is being violated by GER
tain. high school secret organizations,
according to the superintendent A
new committee to draw up anti-fra-
ternity rules will soon be appointed
by the acting president, Mrs Mar
gerita Spalding Gerry.
Power to act on a letter from Hugh
r. McQueeny, superintendent Of jan
itors, urging the utilization of play
rooms at the schools for the storage
of coal for the winter. was given the
superintendent.
Mr.. Thurston again brought up the
question of substitute service, which.
he said. has been inadequate during
the past school year. He said the
proper appointment Of the right sub
stitute teachers is one Of the most
serious problems confronting the
school administration.
Changes in personnel follow:
Evening star., 1918-07-26

Another European thoroughfare has
been named after President Wilson
The Belfort, France, municipal coun-
Gil has decided to change the name OF
its principal street in honor Of the
President.
Evening star., 1918-07-26
Thirty Students to Glass.

30 far as possible, considering the
school organization as a whole, the
maximum class shall consist of thirty
students. When the enrolment of
a class gives evidence of continuing
materially over this number the
proper opportunity shall be taken to
reorganize so as to bring totals with
in the set maximum.
Teaching assignments of heads of
departments shall be submitted to the
superintendent OF schools for approval
before being placed in effect In con-
structing a program of recitations
provision shall be made to give heads
Of departments their free time so far
as possible in consecutive periods, in
order to enable them to give proper
attention to their supervisory duties.
The superintendent is of the opinion
that so far as possible the home sec
tions of teachers should have the
same standard maximum enrolment
as that established for the teaching
unit, and that the home section should
be one of the two units taught by the
teacher. 1t is recognized, of course.
that many questions of organization
and adjustment Of facilities may re-
quire modification in this procedure.
Recommendations were also made
for the assignment of teachers to
student activities
Evening star., 1918-07-26
Rule to Prevent overcrowding.

The superintendent proposed the fol-
lowing limited restriction on entrance
into the already overcrowded Central
High School: .
All students promoted from the
eighth grade to the high school to
take academic work who live nearer
Western High School than Central
High School shall be assigned to the
former school. Students entering the
high schools through the high school
admission board shall be assigned by
the board to schools other than Cen
trail except in cases approved by
the superintendent, where material
hardship would result in such as
signment.
In case OF necessity. transfers from
Central to Western may be made of
students entering Central High
School who can conveniently reach
Western, even If geographically with
in Central territory. Transfers OF
pupils from one high school to an
other during the school year shall
be made only on the recommendation
of the principal of the building and
approved by the superintendent OF
schools.
Evening star., 1918-07-26

Eat CsftaSe Cheese s1a ssve Nest.
Fresh from the farm. 18c pint Very
nourishing. Pimento Cheese, 100 lb.
Edwin Shuttle. Center mkt and 9Th
and Z StA mkt
Evening star., 1918-07-26

Safe Deposit Boxes, S150 Up.
Wash Safe Dep. Co. s1e-1S Pa aye
Evening star., 1918-07-26
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

DANCE by washington Camp. Mod
ern Woodmen of America, at Old Ma
sonic Temple at o'clock
Evening star., 1918-07-26

Claim Optical Co, eo7 r St.
Kryptoc and Toric Glasses.
Evening star., 1918-07-26

Fire yesterday caused . loss OF $1bor
900 at Forest Park. an amusement 70
sort at Chicago.
Evening star., 1918-07-26

AeuH SuftsA Undf0E210ea1eA Altered
Norris. TO sth st. NV. Phi FE7nkftn 3z64
Evening star., 1918-07-26
Size Of Glasses Restricted.

Restriction on the size of classes
are among the most stringent of the
new rules proposed by the superin-
tendent and passed by the board. An
excerpt from Mr.. Thurston's recon-
mendation in this regard follows:
The standard maximum number OF
periods of teaching per week Tor
teachers in Independent control OF
classes and not engaged principally
in mass teaching. shall not exceed
twenty-five. When the assignment
does exceed twenty-five periods the
fact shall be reported to the super
intendent with detailed reasons.
The standard assignment may prop
erly be Iessened for teachers having
an exceptional amount of outside cor
rective work. as in the case OF teach
ers of English; for teachers assigned
to classes in which less than five Pc
riods of instruction per week results
in a very large total of pupils, and
for teachers having a major assign
ment in control of student activities.
Teachers in these groups, however,
may be assigned to additional routine
service in study halls II needed.
So far as possible. in connection
with the teaching assignment Of
teachers, the attempt shall be made
TO avoid too varied a program and
too many semesters Of the same sub
ject or too varied subjects The work
of a teacher should be in single
subject or in closely related subjects,
preferably in the same general school
department
Evening star., 1918-07-26
T0ST0P CROWD|NG
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
New Districting Rules Aimed
to Prevent Con-
gestion.

Changes in grouping high schools
and districting rules to apply to all
high schools, approved yesterday by
the board of education at its final
meeting of the summer at the Frahk-
lin School, are not final. according to
Supt. Thurston. These changes are
only the ground work. according to
the superintendent, but are necessary
Just now in order to avoid over
crowding.
II feel that what Is being done to-
day to relieve the oyercrowding at
some of the high schools, notably
Central, is but the working basis for
a larger consideration of the whole
subject" he said, but 1t is necessary
today. / am not sure that any one of
these rules can positively avoid ex-
Ception"