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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30

sThere always has been gambling
q TIE city Of Fairmont, there is gam
hing going on at this time. and there
aEWays win be unless there is great
moral awakening among the people OF
tie 5nfted States,@ and it spreads
: N over the country and envelops these
confessional gamblers. There is not
Il my opinion, however, any more gam
6iine0 in progress In this city at the
present time than has been the case
amy time since became mayor OF this
city" said Mayor Anthony Bowen this
morning, when asked what he thought
o. an attack made on him as the CHIEF
executive ct the city by the Rev DE-
sBroomleId, in a sermon preached
81 the cIergymen yesterday on Social
I1xtFaEaSaace. |" In which he raped the
mayor severely for allowing what he
termed svSkolesale gambling" to exist
IN the city.
sy.er Bowen stated that II the wo-
man 70 whom the pastor referred IN
IIssseTIaoTi a. having secured evidence
HtlSat her husband had lost considerable
moonsS II a gambling game IN local
and whom Rev. Broomheld
f5lioted IN his sermon, would come be-
f64 IL swear out a warrant, or
$50 flie evidence she obtained, that he
g6tid be glad to have the matter IN
szestis gated arttt To- bring the Offenders
Is ee CCntinuEng, the mayor said.
Sen one person unaided by the ctt1-
zs1shfp, can hold IN check a city OF
geo inhabitants and keep this large
family entirely free from vice, then he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
Auto DriUer
Bad hammered
Christmas EUe
Dashed Past Street Car
Which Stopped to Take
Aged Woman.

Who owns automobile No. 1926?
Who was out the night before Christ
mas in this car about o'clock In the
evening? whoever Il was no doubt
neglected 20 notice that the Watson
car which stepped at Fourth street,
waited for an elderly lady, who was
very evidently unaccustomed to get
ting on str &c. cars and had some diffi-
Guilty In finding the entrance to the
car. AS this lady, carrying heavy
basket. walked the length Of the car
to the entrance. an automobile bearins
license No. 1E,206 passed swiftly by,
not slowing down to the slightest de
gree, passing the woman with very
small space in between, and not only
breaking the law but endangering a
life as we'll The incident was no
ticed by several and remark was made
at the time that something definite
and curative should be done about it
instead Of reporting the matter to the
proper authorities, however, It was
felt that a more far-reaching remedy
might consist in publishing the license
numbers whenever such Incidents o.
cur
Not only car No. 1926. but other
cars as well, have been repeatedly
breaking the law which requires that
automobiles stop when passing a stand
ing street car The reason is obvious.
Entrances and exists to and from
street cars have been so planned that
It is impossible for passengers to step
suddenly >oG into the pathway of a
fast approaching street caar from the
opposite din ecticn. The only danger
to await such passenger lies in an au-
tomobile passing swiftly Just as man,
woman or child steps on. For this
reason the law forbids an automobiles
to pas a car which is standing stIl.
This law naE been broken number Of
times very recently.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
MORE Changes n
BERLIN GgvEB.IIElT.
Independent Socialists Ont
of the Prussian 1pIs-
(By Agsociafed Pre

AMSTERDAM, Dec In
dependent Socialists n the -
ministry and Officials Of he an
government who belong t. tlAt pa5
have resigned, according q Berlin
dispatch to the Handles
COPENHAGEN, Dec 3Q.--fhe
Central Council Of Soldle and
Workmen Of Germany has p qlntec
Herr Noske, governor rrr
Loebe, editor Of the Qll-s-
wacht, and Herr 9isael enoer q
the Reichstag. as cabIne qats =
replace Foreign 11inster aass an
lister of Social PolicS BaEel9 md 4l.n-
ister Of MobiIizat3on who
retired Saturday nj eeqfqlrs 20
Berlin adYiees receLHed leEes
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
PEOPLE
WILL ORGANIZE
Community Party to b
Held at Fleming Chap
ell Tuesday.
going to launch

Edgmont people are going to launch
a community uplift movement at a
meeting which will be held tomorrow
evening from to 10 O'Clock at Elem
ing chapel The affair Will partake
somewhat of the nature of farewell
party for the young people who are
soon to return to various schools an
for those who are going away for III
winter but it is expected that SON
sort Of a permanent organfzatic.
which will take the lead IN all con.
munity matters will be organized
Rev. Baird Mitchell viii preside an
the public is most cordially invited TO
attend. Everyone vii be given mos!
cordial reception and refreshments
will be served. a program which
probably will be carried out has been
drawn up as follows:
$500 Call TO Order, Music by the
Choir. Innovation by Rev. Mitchell.
S:I0-Welcome, by Howard Wads-
worth, temporary secretary
S20-Address by Rev. 1aftcheil, tenn
porary president.
-S50-Music.
900 Oracle, Personal History By R.
s:i5-sOcial Recreation AID Re
freshments-
10:oO-Bcnediction by Rev. Mitchell
Committees as follows have charge
of the varios details of the pre2ara-
tons for this meeting.
Reception. E. anderson, ]. H
Beckman, Arch Fleming. Mrs. Forest
Fleming. Mrs Frank Nicely.
Invitatious-Stewart Wallace. chair
man R. E. Davis, Miss Jessie Vande-
wort, Ruth Snider, Mary Rice.
Arrangements-Frank Nicely, chair
man, Arch Fleming, vice chairman,
Saul Hunt, Howard Wadsworth, J. E.
Anderson, Helen V. Pool, Hays John
son Louise Snider, Miss Olive Walase.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
Plan DIG SERIES OF
PRAYER MEETINGS
They VIII Lead Up to West
Side Union EvaEgelistic
Meetings.

Tie cleTgymen Of the West side OF
the river held called meeting this
morning to consider plans for the
evangelistfc campaign which viii be
waged in this city beginning January
II.
Previous to the meetings and be-
ginning next Monday cottage prayer
meetings will be held in the wards OF
the city and chairmen for the districts
have been named and they viii be re-
spopsibIe for some i've or six meet
ings of this nature to be held each
trict.
The chairmen were named as fol-
lows: Third ward, Frank White;
Fourth ward, Ross Watts; Fifth ward,
Charles Denham; Sixth ward, c. W.
Evans; Seventh ward, w. a. Crowel;
Eighth ward. Carl Riggs.
1t will be the duty OF each OF these
district chairmen to name assistants
who will conduct meetings on these
evenings and singers VIII also be des-
fgnated to accompany each speaker
and to assist with the prayer meeting.
It is planned to have approximately 30
prayer services IN session each even
ing OF the five evenings OF that week
in these six districts. The personnel
Of these committees will be announced
later.
On next Sunday evening meet
ing of all the Young Peoples societies
of the city will be held at the First
NJ. E. church previous to the evening
services when plans viii be discussed
for the work Of the coming weeks.
Services VIII be held next week In
each of the city churches both morn
ing and evening and the eyangeiistte
meetings proper VIII not begin until
the following Sunday.
Singing Evangelist Heaton, former
II with Biederwo1E tn efamous evan
gelist. of wfnona Lake, Wis, has been
secured to conduct the singing at the
eyangeIfstic meetings and will arrive
here January IL. He viii conduct a
choir composed OF some eighty or a
hundred voices aud this promises to pc
feature Of the meetings which VIII
continue several weeks.
Similar plans for the other group OF
cIergymen who VIII conduct similar
campaign on the East side are being
worked out at this time.
The meetings on this side VIII pc
held in the First NJ q. church In FAR
mont avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
Woman's Arrest
Causes Trouble

a woman and her young baby are
at presnt in the county joil- The
woman with her husband were ar
rested at Pennington and tried there
for making and selling wine. Sen
tance was pronounced which placed
the three members of the family in
The woman when questioned here
said she made wine for. her own fam
lily and that neighobrs often came in
and wanted some, which she gave
them, accepting a quarter now and
then, though not intending to make
a practice of selling the LIQUID The
couple were much worried yesterday
because of a COW, chickens and pig
which they were afraid would not be
fed. Captain OBeirne. who visited
the woman, sent word to the super1n-
tendent of Jamicon mine, where the
ran worked, asking that thu animals
County Physician Yost, together
with others interested including Cap
tain o'Beirne, are attempting to have
both woman and baby released from
ian. Both VIII be cared for At the
nursery, # necessary as the baby
needs It's moth e..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
Declares He is Unable to Suppress it and Intimates That
Only Great Moral Awakening VIII
Remedy Conditions.
At MP. TEMPLE REVIEWS DBGTSSIgH
20. Rroonfied Declares Social Conditions He
Right Now Are the Worst in His Fourteen
Years Experience.
Years Experience.

will approach the unattainabie. Just
as parents can not always keep IN tact
the morals of family Of several chill
dren Just so. but on a much larger
scale, the chief executive OF city
can not keep vice entirely down, but
can only by strenuous efforts. reduce
it to a minimum. Mayor Bowen be-
ieves the attack was unjustihed ana
totally unwarranted at this time.
Dr.. Broomfeld preached to his con-
gregation yesterday on social Elk
traagancs," and hauled the people OF
the city over the Goals for the slack
ness in morals that exist at the pres
emit time and which he believes is the
worst condition that has confronted
him in the fourteen years Of his pas
torate In this city DR.. Broomheid be-
leTes that the only remedy for the con-
dftion that exists at this time is z
thorough awakening Of the public con-
science, Snd a, starter in this derec-
ton proposed the holding Of confer
ence Of parents OF young people in
terms social extravagances" viii be
discussed.
DR.. Broomfeld's sermon was Qreash-
ed on the subject, Taking Stock Of our
Standing Tita God at the Close OF the
was an attack on the social life Of the
city at this time.
other minister's in the city also
their pulpits yesterday, and these top
les were widely discussed througoEt
the city
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
African Methodists
to Hold Meetings

The African Methodist Episcopal
church, an organization recently per-
fected in this city, will hold services
on next Sunday In the Y. NJ. G. A. audi
torium. At this time members OF the
colored Baptist church and the Meth
odist Episcopal church, colored, Will
be asked to join in the services.
A meeting is planned by this con
gregation to be held at Warrington
on Wednesday. A number OF people
from this city will attend this meet
ing. The meetings will be conducted
BY the Rev. Shaffer, pastor Of the Afri-
can NJ. E. church
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
PEACE OF NlRLD
ONLY THING T8IS
COUNTRY N..HITS
All Counties Must JOIN Die
Movement to Get
Object CAN Be RB ZED
0BJEGT GAN BE BE Z.EI
President Says There IS
Special Affection Here
for Britain

MANCHESTER, Dec. so-C Ass
soc;ated Press.1-Ameriea 5 not Il
terested In European politics but she
is interested in a parnersIp q rIgls
between America and Europe decl
President wilson In receivia nee
DOM of the city of Manehester De
Free Trade hall here today. .f1erI1a
is not interested merely IN eace
OF Europe but IN the peace q tle
world" he added
The future has nothing for rs bit
new attempt to keep the oFld q
the right poise by the lance 81
power" the President adj The
United States would take no n tare
in It because she VIII 1eiR no comb.
nation of power which 3 not CON
bination of US an
There was a feeling OF cordial In.
ternity and friendship bet cen ~
lea and Great Britain. deel lEed he
President. which was based on ne
principle Of Friendship ana "a
that lead men to=s uIQI u =
demanded
I'm the settlement Vhieh 4 ils
ahead something more cut than
was ever before ATTEMPTED had q Be
accomplished, genuine eCnce 6
mind and purpose. the dent
said. ''but keen interIaE e1al t5n-
scientiousness would make ~
There Is great voice oe hum
abroad in the world which 1e VIC
cannot hear is deaf be added
ave are not obeying the
Of parties or politics, tie sldeat
continued. I'VE ar eobeying y MAJ
dates Of humanity. One has Only b
apply his mind. he coRtin1ed 20
any one Of the questions Of ho1lQarg.
or sovereignty, or racial asplEsten =
do something more than con eelre
this There is no man no b1d e men
who knows just now they on o be
settled. We must provide ne M.
chinery for readjustmeut oEder
that We may have the macllneEy e.
good viii and friendship.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
FREE TREATMENT OR
VENEREAL DISEASE
sie4ims Are Required By
Health Regulations to
Get Cured.

A free clinic for the treatment of
venereal diseases has been establish
ed at ,Fairmont State Hospital No 3
under the direction Of the superintend-
ent, Dr.. Chesney NJ. Ramage. The
clinic was established by request Of
the State Department of Health in ac-
cordance with the desires of the Uni
ted States government which is doing
everything possible to prevent
spread Of these diseases
Official notice OF the designation of
the state hospital here as free clinic
vas received recently by DR.. Ramage
from F. F. FSTnsworth. A a, Surgeon
United States Public Health Service.
through the State Department o.
Health and the clinic was promptly
established and already a number of
cases have been treated
The territory to be covered by this
clinic embraces Marion and Monon-
gala counties. The patients Will be
drawn from paupers, indigents, re-
turned soldiers who may become in
fected and in fact anyone who is in
Gected who cannot or will not be treat
ed otherwise. Under no circumstances
is the clinic to treat other physicians
patients as the department. desires to
take care only of those who are too
poor or too negligent to take treatment
regularly or too good for nothing to
pay for-it.
The facilities for the treatment
have been provided and the govern
ment will pay for, the drugs necessary
to the treatment Of these diseases.
a certain day and certain hours will
be established shortly for the treat
ment Of these diseases and these no
tees will be posted conspicuously in
order that the public may become
aware that such clinic is held and is
accessible to those who should take
the treatment
The great war has focused the at
tention Of the public on the necessity
Of conserving health and this bids fair
to be an important factor in solving
the Tenereal disease problem. In the
past the moral and legal factors In
yo1ved have oyershadowed and com
plicated the health aspect OF this prob
lem. Vice crusades and spasmodic
attempts preventing prostitution by
one method or another have usually
accomplished little permanent good
and have often spread the venereal
diseases rather than checked them.
The large amount Of venereal dis
eases in civil Life as shown by reports
of the draft examiners and camp COM
manders has stimulated the public
mind to the necessity Of Immediate
action as no other agency could have
done and the government deems the
time ripe for the application Of Ell
cient Methods OF control.
The end Of actual fighting in the
world war does not lessen the neceS-
sity for the campaign against 1enereal
diseases. Rather, It becomes great
er war emergency measure than ever.
Cessation OF hostiliies centers atten-
ton on the return OF the victorious
American forces. On entering the ser
vice the men became subject to Army
and Navy discipline, which, In the con-
Confined on Page Three1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
China Wants German
Province E turned
(By AasocIat ed Pc

NEW YORK Dec -s4ire via
ask of the peace eoniege1es tle re-
tIIrEi of Kiao Chow the lolI1er 4erua-
control province pt1r y SaQau
early in the war ana req as ~, anl
OF internatoua re.-SloAa l1
place China on eal l.--- WIZ
other nations Ia Gllelz- sli.-le. --,-
nese minister O. alalrs ana
head of his eou1tr peece comni5-
sion, declared on arlfel mere TO-
day on the wy af
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
FAIRN0HT COAL
REGIONS EXCESS
N CARS I01tIf
B. s. o..Furnishes Unusual
Total of 3355-Place-
ment is Good.

All records for car supply IN the
irmont region for many moons
re sIsshed today when the B. & o.
led in 1855 cars. The placement
Z! O'Clock this morning was 1876
rhe cars in the region are CLASSIFIED
follows: Open. 3,24o; coke. rs;
am track, S; neck, %.
Saturdays Loading.
Cars loaded in the region Saturday
lotalled S45. OF this number 1872
ere loaded east and So vest. The
eastward traffic consisted of 761 coal
and 21 coke cars, and the westward
IS coal and II coke cars.
OF cor Washington.
G. Z. jenkins, of The Hutchinson
Coal company, left today on BUSH
ness trip to Washington, D. c.
Isner Here Today.
B. B. Isner, district representative
Of the United States Fuel admins
tration. will arrive here today after
spending the. Christmas holidays in
Elkins.
United Mine Workers.
H. z. Peters, who is in charge Of
the Fairmont Office Of the United
Nine Workers, has arrived here from
Charleston, where he visited his home
over the Christmas holidays
In Charleston on Monday and Tues
day district board meeting viii be
held for the purpose of mapping out
certain policies in District II. United
MISE Workers. James Diana, w. F.
Ray and Scott Reese, known in the
Fairmont region, will attend the
meeting. They are members OF the
board
member, left today for Charleston.
Ira Marks, district board mem
Der, will leave tonight for Charleston
Mine workers Election.
Indications point to Frank Hayes,
Of Indianapolis, Ind, being reelected
as international president over James
Walker, Of Illinois. The official count
is now being made. Hayes majority
is estimated at from 10000 to S0,-
900. The American Coal Miner
claims Hayes reelection by major
ity of $4,000.
have been reelected. c. F. Keeney,
president, and Fred Mooney, secre-
tary. wer reelected without oppost-
don william Pettry was reelected
vice president, he having had oppo-
sition- B. A. Scoot has been elected
an international board member over
James Diana b va majority OF 944-
Scott viii take the place OF the late
P. F. Gatens, OF Bancroft. The dis
trict board members elected include
w. +. Ray, Nick Yale, A T. Porter.
Charles Workman, Scott Reese and
NJ. r. Ware, coIored.
To Indianapolis.
Members of the International board
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
l Not Permit -
Any Price Fixing
: lRY Assocfated Press

ASHnIGToN. Dec. 30.-Concert-
eprfce liking by an industry after
government ceases to exercise
pIjce control January1 I, win be regard
"a By the Department Of Justice as In
lEalnt Of free competition, it was
staeed today the explanation was made
CticfaIly IN answer to queries as to
. hat happened to war time price fix
War Industries Board ceases to
ion At midnight tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
TRANSPORT STRANDED.

LONDON Dec. 3o:-The American
ont Tenadores which left New
orIs for BFest ca December IS, was
Sffarde on the rocks near the IsIs
Dyer q Bay OF BfScay on Saturday.
Eiees state that those aboard are
6ells eseled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
70 HOLD SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting Of the Pythian
Sisters win be held on Tuesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock In K. OF P. hall.
Fleming building for the purpose Of
completing arrangements for the rem
ditfon Of the playlet, Katch-Koo.
which VIII be rendered In the Grand
on January Il and Is. The PROBES
sionai direction win arrive on Thurs
DAY ana rshearsaIs VIII start at once.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
noLsHEYIlsI * 4 raMN.

LONDON Dec ==ti-r4 has bee
eaufIIFsii 81 EOIsIeVlsI lorces acccr1
NJ . copelhlsn dls1etc1 20 t1-
llaI ing esscsead reports
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30

Attorney Rlaus FIere-Attorney ce-
en- a Rigg arrived In the city today.
Ee recently vas mustered out ofstl
service At Camp .luston, Fort Esileg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30

Mss GaIl StuFn, OF near FairvfeRs
lzs tie guest o triends heresor the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30

Cars loaded in the region SATURDAY
totaIled S45. OF this number 1872
ere loaded east and Sc vest. The
eastward traffic consisted Of 761 coal
aud 21 coke cars. and the westward
IS coal and II coke cars.
Evening star., 1918-02-27
LAYS DOWN A PRINCIPLE
FOR BUILDING IN j. s.
Secretary McAdoo Says All Should
Be Governed by Needs at
This Time.

Everybody should weigh conscien-
tiously in his own mind whether or not
it is his own comfort and convenience
or the national welfare that moves him
in his purpose. If that is done hon
estly, 1 do not think there will be any
doubt as to the proper course to be pur-
sued in each case"
This is the principle laid down by
Secretary McAdoo Of the Treasury De-
partment in response to a request to
elaborate his views concerning the de-
STABILITY of restricting at this time
unnecessary building operations. He
sets no hard and fast rule.
Subordination of local and personal
interests to the general welfare, with
enforcement of the most rigid economy
in matters of public and private enter
prise, as well as in matters of personal
expenditure, is proposed by Secretary
McAdoo in his reply to Frank w. Con-
nor. Washington representative of a
lumber journal. Only by such means,
bear its part of the financial burden of
the war and to release sufficient labor
and materials for war purposes without
depletion of our own resources.
'1t is impossible to lay down a hard
and fast rule as to what every patriotic
citizen should do in order to live up to
his duty in this connection" the Secre-
tary said. Things that are necessary
for the life and health of the people
must. OF course. be procured. So it is
with the building of homes. 1t is OBJ
vious that it is unnecessary for me to
elaborate the point that building oper-
ations absorb the very materials and
the very class of labor and the very
kind of money that the government re-
quires most urgently at this time.
where it is a question of building
a new home simply because it would
afford greater comfort the operation
should not be undertaken. Where it
is question of need-be it on account
of sanitary conditions or because, with
out such new construction. other oper-
ations essential at this time for the
welfare of the country would suffer
there is no doubt that the work should
be undertaken. This applies equally to
construction work in cities and towns
and in farming districts"
Evening star., 1918-02-27


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