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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
RUFF STUFF

Well, it is now safe to begin saving
for the next Liberty loan drive
Better begin. too. The guy who is
not prepared to stay in for this affair
is going to have to do lot OF nus
ting.
Not going to be any such thing as
letting any patriots escape
colored restaurant, white club and
band of Sypsies are all occupants OF
one building on the East Side.
Bet they all feel that they are out
Of their class, too.
Up in CIarksburg last month more
arrests were made for gambling than
for all other causes.
But maybe they believe IN enforc-
ing the law in Clarksburg.
March came In like lamb al
right, and it would not be surprising
II that is the way it will stay
The supply OF rotten weather must
be pretty close to depletion
And no one around here will kick il
the weather man begins to even up
the score with few samples of the
best he has on his shelves.
That gas the Teuts have been talk
ing about for some time seems to be
a lot more terrible to them than It
Is to the Americans they try to use
IL on
She Americans did not scare at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

californas Supreme court has decided that there is
no Legal reason why Thomas T Mooney, under convc-
ton fo~ the murder people with bomb during
patriotic parade in San Francisco. should have new
trial This vindcates the lower which tried the
case but it IS sincerely to hoped that the governor
Of the state viii clear intervene so as to
prevent the extreme penalty from being Inflicted No
matter what happens there viii always be lot OF peo-
pie who feel that Mooney vas the victim OF frame up
Perhaps this is not justified. but the permitted
to seem more like persecution than prosecution at
the beginning justice would be served If steps were
now taken to save Mooney's life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

( . - il y hon hlITll II . sl1 .sgl IN =
liIIe 4ss1elps can Be Fe5Ie lo.ll.. nj ne 9e
grounds sergfng % enc the grease
which accnHuiates there. thus clear
mg The drS1n-pipe sanSAactortly.
But allowing lor all economy. there
sun remains a certam amount OF gar
bage which must be hauted away AS
Tar as I can learn the garbage men
supposed TO be on the job at the city's
insJigatiOn. have used their own sweet
will as TO when and where they should
call. Sometimes they appeared one
week ana cot again tor three weeks
Often they skipped houses where gar
bage was not handily evident In re-
Spouse 20 the request that residents
OF Fairnont express an opinion as to
whether a charge should De made. che
following reply hits the u2;i on the
head: II We aye 10 pay tour men
$4,000 a year Tor 0eciGlrg such mat
ters-way aot have them do il. Il
looks as though there ought 10 be
enough money in the city Iund TO at
tend TO the city's garbage, which is
certainly an important matter OF
health But II there is not let those
m authority do VIVA, is right"
The garbage mans JOB is not alto
gether a charming one and most peo-
pie feel ae should be paid u good saiary
Ior attending TO it. For = long time
we had a very good man on the city
route. He Gid not Shirk any phase OF
his work but collected every small
scrap and paper ana many spoke OF
his unt5riaS good Lumor and con
scienti0uS:eSs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

This is the time OF the year when
mother goes through the old trunks
in the attic and finds all manner OF
wonderful things. Though no one
knows anything about it, she takes out
Of It's 7vTappinEs. her wedding gown:
and holds it up TO her with reminis-
cent light in her eyes She comes
across a pair of old slippers she wore
when II girl and host of memories
come flooding back to her. She finds
wrapped in a piece Of tissue paper
faded flower, and though it is old ano
not ve-y pretty. it is the loveliest thing
in the world to the woman Of fifty.
There are many things treasured by
the woman Of fifty. Wnen she vas
sixteen, thirty was oh so old. When
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
MARCH AND THE CENSORSHIP.
n n MAJOR GENERAL MARCUS announce
lNi innnnediatelu ,,n, his return TO this country

wi Immediately upon his return to tbs country after
nine months or foreign service that the American
censorship is lamentabe encourages the hope that the
chief of staff broad enough to look at this censorship
matter from the standpoint OF the public instead of from
the ordinary military standpoint
There has been considerable irritation because of the
way IN which news about the army has been suppressed
but there has been no real trouble about it In fe'
weeks. however. when the fighting becomes general and
the American army actually gets into it the American
public Will lose its good nature, and army officers both
here and abroad will find all ssam saat it IS
impossible to conduct military OPERATIONS and keep the
public IN ignorance of what IS going on
The government simply cannot retain the confidence
of the public unless keeps the public reasonably well
informed as to what going A, the beginning Of the
var and while the influence of Kitchener still dominated
the British War office effort made 10 keep the
British public in the dark regarding what the army was
doing but it did not last long. First the Official eye wit
nesses were appointed to write brilliant Official descrip-
tons of battles and operations and finally the regular
paper reporters were practically given free hand And
when that happened the people back home quiz worrying
and feting.
Virtually the same experience Will have to be gone
through IN the American army unless General March will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
Pa0E. MhRTLN

IS EASTER OF this STR4NGE ana
WEIRD POWER. YOU can use it for
YOUR own success.
There are good. eSp;ainahle rea-
sons Why some are successful and 9th
ers are not Everyone IS entitled to
success according to their ambition.
and ability. You do not aspire to the
things you cannot possess Learn this
great secret
Thousands have consulted him, and
continue to do so. and are on the road
to prosperity. power and influence.
II you contemplate any Important
change. you need advice. The doubt
full haze hope and confidence restoreds
the once whom debts are holding In
perpetual bondage can break their fet-
tiers: the troubles Of life no matter
what .ti.ey are. can Immediately b9
ligntened. and. IN time. absolutely re-
moved. You are Immediately told or
your troubles and how to overcome
trem.
No condition or circumstances 90
complicated or incomprehensibie thai
cannot be set right and kept right.
Common sense says go and participants
in those advantages freely and in after
years you will be spared the saddest
OF all sad words. 1T might have been.
Satisfaction OF no charge; you are to
be the Judge. Prof Martin soUcits
che most difficult cases. such az have
baf1ed the efforts OF others.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

James NJ. Gantz, who knows more
about Fairmont's early history than
any other resident OF the city and who
naturally delights in recalling the
olden days, was making some observ-
anceS about the business done here
when he was boy when Officer kip"
Fleming butted in by way Of banter to
the effect that he doubted II the speak
er knew it all. Uncle Jimmy" who
is in for good natured raillery himself,
got back:
II know more about your rela-
lions than you do"
Officer Fleming was laughing about
the incident and admitted that what
Uncle Jimmy" claimed was probably
true.
rrbsre &c some tall, about bringing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

1t was stated at the session of the department OF
supervision National Educational association
yesterday at Atlantic City that schools OF the
try are short 100000 teachers. What is quite inn
portant is that this situation will progressively
worse unless school boards and raise the rate
OF pay for teachers Instructors leaving the schools
positions that pay more money and involve less
strain faster than the teacher training institutions
graduate new teachers
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Private Peat. or Guy Empey or some
other taller who has had military ex-
perience on the fields of battle to Fair
mont for an address When the mat
ter came up at the Thursday meeting
of the Rotary club Fred Sharpneck
suggested that Henry S. Lively write
to Wheeling and find out how Private
Peat was liked there. Lively got back:
Why don't you phone and save
three cents?"
The sense of the club was that the
three cents should be conserved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
IINGTON NEWS =
GOSSIP ~ azzzEEs sz9azs z.5zE

WASHINGTON. D. C.. March =
The thin vein coal mines in the Tug
River field IN Mcdowell county have
been given permission by the Fuel
Administration to add 40 cents to the
prices they have been receiving for
thei- product This bring up rur-of-
mine coal to S2.S5: prepared sizes 70
SS05; and slack or screenings. 500.
The order authorizing the increase i'm
mediately. At the same time sim
liar order was issued amending one
OF January. 31st.. granting the same
rate of increase-4O cents-to a re-
strcted mining locality in Preston
county. TO include all the mines in
that county. These orders revising
prices upward affecting the West Vir-
GINA mines. were commenced last
month when increases we're allowed to
The mines in NIingo county, TO the coal
counties in what is known as the Up
per Potomac region. and in several
other localities. More orders of a SIM
liar kind will doubtless be issued. with
the result that the prices generally
will be boosted to within Is cents OF
the very well known so-called Lane
Peabody agreement. which was repCd-
lated by Secretaries Daniels and Ba-
kers. but not until contract coal had
been. for the most part. disposed OF
at tie s. basis price of that agree
ment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

It is evident from the that is coming through
from France that so far the American con-
ccrned the war game that two play at. 1t is sus-
pccd that the Germans giving their infantry
much special training as shock troops. and they are
going to need it all the result of the fighting is not
TO he decidedly sided.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

cut a ii 81 amy red tape and he real
lgaat Is gong on N France back 70 rs 7tou fuss
The people do not want know any Of the things that
the Gemans have no right know which they do not
knoy through te activities of their own intelligence de-
parhnents but they do want more about the daily life
Of the men over there. and die end they going to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Feeling that having had one good dose OF it the
Americans would be shy of gas Germans tried it
again yesterday. effect that they were punsi
ed severely for their venture From the beginning the
frightfness seems to have worked out just exactly
The opposite from the way it was expected to-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
their talk.

And before it is all over they are
going TO make the Teuts understand
that the most terrible thing in this
war is the American machine gun.
It's a canny bootlegser who gets
off the train sober enough to be able
10 out run cop armed with gun.
II the same bootIesger had just
stood his ground I'd bluffed it out
he probably would have got by with
his whole cargo.
But you remember that little saw
about conscience making towards Of
Us all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

The decision to open the Third Liberty loan cam
raign on the anniversary OF the entrance of this
country into the war was splendid In matter
o: this kind sentiment plays a very large part
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 2. 1915
OUR CROPPING CLRCULATIOM
EHE WEST NIRGINIAN'S circulation CO

TFE WEST VIRGINIANS circulation continues
/ to grow steadily The daily average is now 5,244,
gain during February of ~ papers per day. his
would have been most encouraging under arg circumstances
but view of the fact that The Times during the period
closed very successful circulation campaign which it
made substantial circulation gains the showing is almost
Practically all of this 5.244 average daily circulation
goes into the homes of Famont and Marion county peo-
pic This makes the advertising columns of The West
Virgnian especially valuable 10 the local merchants
Moreover practically all the readers of the paper
the better class people of the city and cornybe people
who do business with tie local sustain the local
churches and make local public opinion Such people
when they begin to read the paper become regular
readers who would their suPper than their
favonte newspaper They become old friends who take
our advice about many things and who look with friendly
interest upon the announcements of merchants who
iarly use our columns
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

o. ]. Fleming, who is one OF the dele
gates of the Prohibition party to a
convention to be held in Chicago open
ing March at which an effort will be
made to establish new party out of
several minor parties, is hopeful Of
results and said yesterday:
Somehow feel that we viii
get together. / realize that there
has got to be give-and-take to &C
complish this but as this is an era
of COORDINATION anything is pos
sible"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Capt. John o'Bierne needed 4 black
board for Sunday school work and it is
almost impossible to buy one now.
supt. ". A. Hustead, OF the Central
school. knew of small one which was
not working. Y. H. Cornwen, the jani-
tor, put border around it and placed
it in good repair. Capt. o'Bierne was
delighted and made the point:
That's what we do. we pick
up neglected things and make
something Of them"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

A rehearinG mas been ordered by
Secretary of War Baker in the case
OF Major IIeber Rice. Of Huntington.
10th Inf. Camp Shelby, whose dis
charge was recommended by trial
board of army officers. The favorable
action by Secretary Baker is believed
to have been brought about by the APP
peal to him of delegation that called
on him the first OF the week to in
tercede for Major Rice. It was COM
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

A bill to pension H. 3. Holloway. OF
Clarksburg. at the rate Of $50 month.
was introduced in the House by Con-
Gessr2an Reed. Holloway is sol
dier OF the war with Spain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
Questions You May Wish to
Know.

When and whom shall naryf
Does my husband love anyone else3
Is my sweetheart true TO me?
Will win my law suit
How soon will make change?
Shall dispose Of my property
What am best adapted for?
Why am so unlucky?
Have ! enemies, and whom?
Shall 1 make change in business?
Can become a successful medium
Clairvoyant. palmist or healer?
Have magnetic power?
Can develop self-control3
Can have more confidence in N.Y.
self?
Why does my love act so stranger
When shall attain my wish?
VIII die rich or poor?
How long viii 1iVe2
How can have success?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Among the West virginia visitors in
the city this week were Floyd Crap
man and C. H. Holtzworth. of Hunt
ington: DR.. ]. r. HugSard and Dr. W
S. Carper. OF Morgaatown: William P.
Hubbard. Of Wheeling: Dr.. and JAMES
Thomas. OF Bramweil; Dr.. and Mrs.
NJ. j. Bartlett. of C!arksburg: D. L.
Cardne~. OF Summe:svilie: J. F. Ice
nhOur. OF Mason city: Hal ". DepGe.
Of Spencer; ex-senator W. E. Chiffon.
OF Charleston: William f. Hite. OF
Huntington: Virgi: l. Highland. Of
Chrksburg: c. o. Philips. OF Phil
ippi; Nowery J. Smith. Of Parkers-
burg: Mrs. James a. hughes. of Hunt
ingto On; Alex. c. Huffman. OF Nor.
gaatowu: Walker Peterson. Jr. OF
Wheeling; Harry c. Duncan. Of Hunt.
in5ron: Miss Emma Robinson. OF
Bridgeport; Mrs. James A. Hughes. OF
huntington: S. c. Denham: of Clarks-
burg; Judge Ira E. Robinson. OF Char
leston; Miss Sara Edelen and Miss
Monica Stephenson. OF Parkershurg
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Bowers. of Martinsburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

posed of Sc-StOG Sutherland: Repre-,
centativeS woodward. Bowers. Rec
and Cooper. and Fields and Langley.
Of Kentucky.
The post office at Young. Jackson
county. has been ordered diScoatin-
ued. effective March 11th. Commits,
Sions as poStmaSters have been issued
to James E. Irwin. Ben Lomond: An
drew ]. Mercer. Pcynette; Mary L.
Lave!le. Uniontown. ". Va, temporary
commission; and Hattie ]. Dillon.
Snithers, temporary.
Mrs. Mary I. Randolph. of Salem. a
notice received by Congressman says.
has been granted pension at the rate
Of $12 a month from Sept, 1916. and
$25 month from Oct. 1917. Mr.. Reed
has taken up with the Bureau the
application for a pension increased
filed for Ellis W. Squires, OF Flat
woods.
c. f. Smiths reappointment by the
President as United States Marshal
in the Northern court district had
been expected, as there was no one
opposing him. No appointment has
trict although Marshal Osborne is a
candidate TO succeed himself. But he
has strong opposition in the person
of Hal w Depue. of Spencer. who has
the backing of ex-senator Chiffon.
who has been here making : fight for
Depue's appointment during the pas;
week. Congressman LittIepage is ma
king the fight for Osborne's reappoint-
men,. Within the last week charges
have been brought up against Mar
shall Osborn by his opponents. but
just what they are nobody in author
ity confessed to know. Since then.
however. more Democratic politicians
:han heretofore are of the opinion that
Osborne will lose out and Depue will
Ee, the plum. Osborne was appointed
on the recommendation OF Senator
Chiffon and. from all reports. is about
TO be ouSted from the government ser
vice because of Chilton's opposition.
His term OF office expired several
months ago. Depue's home is at Spen-
Ger. and he is one OF Mr.. Chilton's
chief lieutenants in his political oper-
atoms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Second Lieutenant William N. Hall.
OF New Martinsville. has been promo
ted to-a first lieutenancv and his NOM
nation by the President has been con-
fimaed by the Senate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Intelligent aud high class patronSEs
earnestly requested-thos capable Sol
approaching fine readers genuine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

Note-Curious and frivolous patron
age not received at any price. You.
must be sincere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

posed OF Sc=>io. sutherland: Repre-,
sentatives woodward. Bowers. Rec
and Cooper. and Fields and Langley.
of Kentucky.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

There is some talk about bringing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-02

She Americans did not scare a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
Between Bristol and Accomac
FIFTEEN CARLOADS OF
FINE POTATOES FREEZE.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. Fifteen carr
loads OF the finest potatoes. spuds,
Murphies, or whatever they may be
called, are going to waste, Decomin &
public nuisance and menace to
health, and clogging up the city incin-
orator.
Destined for the Jackies of the
United States navy these potatoes
were brought to Norfolk by l.. j. Up
ton and company. and luck was against
their doing their bit. The big freeze
caught them In the Norfolk yards and
before the sun could come to their
rescue old Jack Frost had shrivelIed
them up to such an extent that the
government inspector gave them just
one once over and chucked out the
whole consignment.
The firm that brought them here FIRST
asked permission OF DR.. Schenck, Of
the health department. to burn them
In the city incinerator. DR.. Schsnck
took one look at the nfteen car loads
and declined II would take an In
Generator a week to burn half OF them.
Then the potatoes were hauled out
to the dump near the Holt street bridge
and callousiy dumped upon the frozen
ground. At least some of them were
a matter of hundred wagon loads,
but a citizen. who had already smeIt
a spoiled potato. lodged complaint
with the board OF control and the
dumping was stopped. In view of the
weather the potatoes will remain where
they are until hauling conditions are
better. Theu they wifi be removed
and dumped into Hampton Roads
The remainder OF the fifteen car
loads will be barged down to where
they will no longer menace the health
of the city and dumped overheard.
BuS'Afteen car loads of elegant spuda
more potatoes by actual count than
forty families would use in thirty
eight years, have gone the way of all
perishableA and no one In the whole
wide world except John D Rockefeller
can imagine the amount OF money they
represent at the current price of SO
cents per peck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
SQUIRREL HAD NEVER
HEARD OF HOOVER

Winchester. Va. Feb. during
the past autumn and present winter
two ladies living on North Braddock
street had been missing from their
cellar their large stock of apples. po-
tatoee. walnuts, corn and other food
which was stored there. The cellar
was Of concrete walls and floor, and
is what is known as O. ratproof cell
lar. besides there were no openings
in IT, so the theory that rats were
carrying away all of the stored up
food had TO be abandoned.
The intruder proved TO be a SOUR
rel and search of the cellar reveal
ed that during the winter he had torn
up mum Der Of grain sa cks, newgpa-
per and old rags and had made him
self a snug home in q. large pile OF
wood Here he had stored UP over 9
bushel of potatoes, g. bushel of ap-
Piles, nearly bushel Of wainuts and
half as many shellbarks, besides
other food enough to last until the
war IN over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
SAYS JUDGE CRUTCHFTEID
is VIRGINIA GOVERNOR

Alexandria. Va, Feb. ATTORNEY
Leo p. Harlow. of this city. tells OF
an amusing incident which happened
in Washington yesterday. 1t appears
that while Judge siddons was pre-
siding In the supreme court OF the
District OF Columbia yesterday after
noon, passing upon naturalization pa
pers, a coiored man came before him
for the purpose OF being made an
American citizen.
Upon being questioned, the coiored
man told the Judge that he was born
in the island OF Jamaica. that since
coming to this country he had lived
In the state of Virginia and most OF
the time in the city OF Richmond.
When asked the name OF the presi-
dent OF the United States, the colored
man answered correctly, after which
the following dialogue ensued
you say you live In Richmond.
Virginia" said the Judge.
yes, sab"
do you know the name OF the gov
arnor OF virginia7"'
Yes. sab
What IN IT."
mfr Crutchfeid," quickly replied
the colored man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
HANDSOME HOME
BURNS TO GROUND

Newport News, Va. Feb. TT. A
FowIeT's three STORY $4,000 home, To-
Gated on the Boulevard, one mile from
the nearest fire plug, burned to the
ground this morning, with no effort
made to stop the Are. there being no
fire fighting facilities at hand from
any source. Soldiers from Camp Stuart
and Chief w. K. story. of the city fire
department kept the flames from
spreading to the beautiful home of d.
II. Bailey. next door.
Tn house, of eleven rooms. WAS but
partly covered by Insurance, he stated
The Camp Stuart fire fighters. Ser
geant Charles II. Mcdonnell, PriFetes
Harry s. Franz and James r. McCar-
thy, ex-members of the Boston fire de-
partment. and Private Frank Mckeown,
ex-member of the Philadelphia IRE de-
partrnent, arrived. and connected line
of hose with their engine, pumping
the water from the Bailey wen. Chief
stow assisted them. Due to their ef-
forts was the Bailey property saved.