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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH IS. 1918.
work FOR REAL VAR WORKERS.

TO-DAY opens National Enrolment Week of the
United States Boys Working Reserve. and though
out the country lads of the school age VINO are ;rens
enough TO be factors IN industry and especially hdPns
to relieve the great shortage of labor the farms Will DC
enrolled for much work
In some of the states great numbers of boys will enroll
and as soon as the vacations begin will go work helping
to WIN the war What the result will be in West Virginia
IS poblematica Secretary of State Houston O. Yours
who is also secretary Of the Executive State Council OF De
fense IS state leader of the movement IN West |Tsn'a
and the county superintendents Of schools the cou
leaders But there has been little preliminary work
done and it may be doubted that FIVE cent OF the boys
without whose cooperation this movement viii! be st
failure IN West Virginia. heard of 1t.
Il IS for Just such emergencies that every county 5ole
have War Work organization that reaches to eVery
corner of the county and ready for effective work all ne
time The County Councils of Defense can be made
over INTO such organizations if the who compose them
are wiling to do it but they they not only
of little practical value themselves and the fact that they
Occupy the field although unsatisfactory manner has
prevented the setting up Of body that and wll do
the work This we feel condition most men o.
lie councils do not wish to continue
This IS situation which grows critical every day
tat passes. 1t might well be faced frankly night nos
N every county m West Virgnie If the County Councils
Of Defense are so constructed that they cannot be mace
over INTO efficient bodies they should be dropped and some
thing that will function organized to take their place
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
eive a book to the soldiers

Give book to the soldiers.
And make it a good book,
If you haven't got that kind, go out
and buy one.
Whole wagon load of booze bound
for this county was captured in Mo-
Mongolia county Saturday night.
Driver with the team said the man
who owned the booze had gone some
where to buy cigarettes and he was
waiting for him.
Last time Marion county cargo
was gathered in down there it was
because the driver OF the auto got
drunk while the owner went OF to see
about some repairs.
These booze runners viii have to
turn over a new leaf and drop all
their bad habits.
The interruptions in the regular
supply Of JOY water which their lap
ses are responsible for are q cause Of
great annoyance to some Of our best
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

heart and was determined, and Sena-
:or Chiffon is credited with changing
them and securing confirmation. Then
followed, as is now pointed out Justice
Bundles dissenting opinion In the IA
nous Hichmau case recently decided
as to principles, and that should, in
some way. the Chiffon people claim,
make their candidate strong with or
ganized labor. The Nelly people re-
taliate with recalling their mans acttv-
ityin trying to impeach Judge Dayton
and his notorious flirtations with the
labor contingent. And so the argu-
nenrs between the votaries ofthe two
wouId-bc senators goes on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

In the wooing of the administrations
support by the two senatorial candi-
dates, Mr.. Chiffon is credited with a
considerable advantage over Major
Nelly by having one of his own pro-
teges and appointees in the office OF Di-
rector of Railroads McAdoo. He is
Oscar A. Price and is private secre-
tary to Secretary McAdoo in that po-
sition When he was senator, Mr..
Chiffon brought Mr.. Price on from
Ronceverte and had him placed as au-
ditor fer the Department Of the In
terror. Price was an active party
worker and Chiffon lieutenant in
Greenbrier county. After coming to
the Cauital he made good with high Of
fcials here, and there is no man closer
to Secretary NcAdoo, it is said, than
thsi West yIrginiau. Price Is very
loyal 30 the man who set him in the
pathway to fame and is working hard
in Chilton's behalf. He is the boss to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

The support Of the Watson influ-
ence is still, 1t is said. in the balance,
and that is considered necessary ad-
junct to any Democratic candidates
success at the primary. This the Chill
ton faction is not claiming-not yet.
The Nicely faction is. but when pressed
for more definite particulars, leave the
impression that they expect TO gee it;
that Chiffon hasn't it, nor will he set
it.
There is more of truth in The last
statement than the others. Just now,
the Watson organization has settled
on no candidate. and may truthfully
be said 10 be undecided and drifting.
with a very strong tendency in the
Nelly direction, as the situation stands
limited to the two candidates. One
thing. however, is certain at this par
ticuIar present time, Mr.. Watson is not
favorable to his former colleague. Not
bit Of it, although efforts are, it is
said, soon to be made by friends of
both TO bring them together.
One of the important grievances or
complaints National Committeeman
Watson is said to have against Sena-
tor Crilton is the charge that Chiffon
has either helped to place him in a
or il not. has done nothing to correct
false impression the administration is
claimed to have of Watson. False"
is the word used, although it may
sound and look funny 10 those familiar
with the history OF Democratic poll
tics in West Virginia. Whatever the
reason and whoever is to blame for
this unhappy state. the fact is that Mr..
Watson and President Wilson have had
relations about as close as two strang-
ers. The wide gap between Watson
and Chiffon, in addition to the alleged
cause me. :ioned, has been widened
by such dIfferenu.s and jealousies as
spring up between two men ambitious
to be- the one and the whole thing in
a party organization.
Mr.. Watson is now here. Heis stay
ing much in Washington at the present
time With him is George Alexander.
of the legal department of the Watson
interests. and a considerable retiuue.
They occupy a suite Of five rooms at
the willard. It is said that Mr.. Wat
son and Mr.. Alexander are waiting to
receive commissions in the Department
of Ordnance OF the army. Mr.. Watson
as lieutenant colonel and Mr.. Alexan-
der as captain or major, either one
acceptable.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Notwithstanding all of this. the ar
gument is advanced, strongly urged,
in fact, from the Chiffon camp that the
administration owes something to Chill
ton; something more than it does to
Nicely, although the latter has never
failed to s1eeze when the adminfstra-
ton took suub. But Chiffon sneezed
oftener and louder. it is claimed Put
ting the confirmation Of Brandies
across Is one Of the achievements dwelt
on with Pride by the Chiffon folks.
Every Democratic senator on the CON-
mittee, excepting Chiffon, vas opposed
70 confirmation OF that appointment
onW hteh Ne president had Get ls
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WASHINGTON. D. c. March IS
The preliminaries to the main bout
which HIessrs. Nicely and Chiffon are
expected to fight out to a finished de
cision over the Democratic senatorial
nomination in West Virginia. are be-
ing pulled off in this city. Be not mis-
taken as to that Here is where Mr..
Chiffon is staying much, plotting deep
~, and pulling the wires with persist
ency and more or less cunning. II
there DE any politicians OF either or
both parties at home who are OF con-
trary opinion. they are mistaken and
they are missing a prelude. which for
finesse. stategms and Tesourccful
maneuver. may have i decidedly snap
ing effect upon the lofty ambitions OF
the two gentlemen mentioned.
The patronage, the influence and the
backing Of the national administration
IS the stake being played for. the coat
tails OF President Wilson are being
reached out for franticalIy. and the
sympathy, support and use of the great,
heavy political machinery OF the Fed
eral government is p. 1ferfully and So
licitiousIy sought. Tine game goes on
RICH: merriIy with the bleachers and
the grand stands keyed TO a high pitch
and the side lines massed with excited,
yet silently neutral observers keenly
watching the various plays of the con-
tenders and acutely interested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Senator LaFoIlette has announced that he is for
James Thompson for the Wisconsin senatorial vacancy
He took advantage of the occasion to also that he
for the vigorous prosecution OF the but is against
the DANGEROUS undemocratic. un-Apaerican and auto
cratic one man power the government Which sounds
the Civil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Swiss travellers returning che cities in the Rhine
country say that since the Allies have been bombins
people have been moving into central Germany and
Switzerland and public opinion against the continue
ton of German air raids growing. Another case in
which the military powers of Germany started some
thing which they cannot control. Air raids have not
broken the morale of the British and French but they
may break that of the Germans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Austrian aviators who have made raid over that
part OF Italy spared Rome said in the Eternal
city that as long as Pope resident at the Vatican
Rome will be spared Maybe but when they hear ~
this at Berlin the Austrian ayators set orders to
let the Holy Father take the same chance of saving
himself as the rest of the people of northern Italy get
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

victor Berger imagine that he is running Ter gene-
alissimo of the Observation-Disclosures News.
Prince Lvoff is said to at the head of new Rus
revolution that may revive the war against Ger,
many. Here's hoping he doesn't get cold feet and
'Ieave-of.'-Wheeling Register.
II the kaiser is ever captured. move that Rev
Billy Sunday is appointed committee OF one to tel the
Gentleman OF Kultur just he is and what America
thinks of him we believe Bill best qualified for the
job.-Wheeling Register.
Speaking about one thing and another, Hoover may
be conserving the food supply but his regulations are
causing lot of folks to lose their relgtonkanawha
News
AS the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills truly says you
only be of two things in these days AN Anei
traitor THERE'S middle ground, nor room
for qualified attitude.-wheeliug Intelligence
If all the American soldiers carry out their plans
there will be big increase in the population of Berlin
-Uniontown Evening Genius.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

The eyactuation Of Petrograd has been completed.
and the Germans are free to move in whenever
they get ready. And when they so in it Will not be
like that Moscow affair of century ago. They are
likely to stay quite while if putting them out TO
depend upon the Russians.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Returning from a trip to the other side the tanker
raulsboro reports that battle lasting hour it
sank a German submarine. Now that they have had
little practice shooting at real targets the cres
on these ships are making it rather dangerous for
uboats to moIest them in any other than the cowardy
one in which the Lusitanta was sunk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Today the Dutch ships pass to the control Of the
United States and Britain 1t is estimated that the
million tons thus acquired will make for the work
OF the U-boats for two and half months and by that
tine the ship yards this country ought to be turning
out vessels at a pretty fair rate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
Tournament Notes
Where is Clendenin? a Sunday
question II West Virginia.

The only accident OF the tournament
occurred in the Fairmont-Elkns game
when Ruden johnson Of Fairmont
was accidently struck in the mouth
He was removed from the game and
three stitches were put in his upper
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

an elective office. and is still contest
ing the last one ne ran for and didn
get. Chiffon has managed to keep NM
self pretty profitabiy employed IN the
dear publics national or state govern
mental service.
Can Senator Chiffon hold the sup
port aud sympathy of the administra-
ton officials. subordinate orotherwise,
which he claims to have and which all
signs points, at the present time, cor
rect? Maybe So Il depends on what
the real part of the administration
does. and on what the altitude OF II
will be after it has investigated the
relative strength OF these two cand1-
dates with the voters of the party
That is last weeks development as
to the Chilton-Neely contest The adj
ministration's political premiers have
decided to send into West Virginia
their own Investigators. and they did
not decide to do this until day or two
ago. That can be accepted as true as
the gospel. Also. they admit that II
was not Until within the past week that
their attention had been brought to the
contes; and that information had
come TO them which caused them to
suspect that they had been told but
one side of the story, HAD been shown
but one side of the shield They adj
mitted that they had the impression
that the candidacy of Nicely was cut
ting no figure and that, in the end,
Nelly would drop out as quietly and
gracefully as possible and announce
himself again a candidate 10 succeed
himself in the House.
The admins tration is not tied hand
or foot or otherwise to Chiffon, Nicely
or anybody else in West Virginia
not now. They can also be stated as
an outspoken fact developed IN this
matter during Che past week. Nor IS
it going to tie itself up to anybody IN
I'll it investigates the party situation
in West Virginia and finds out what
what, and maybe not then 1t is going
10 send It's political fiend men into
West Virginia and find out what the
real party condition is so far as It can
be ascertained this early in advance
Moreover-and this statement is
made here on the highest and best
kind of national Democratic leader
ship-rhe administration is not par
ticularly interested in who is nominal
60 1OE SSuatOT III west N4Isl44d as ~
is in can he win? It wants a winner,
one who looks like winner and stands
fair chance; for, the fact is, the adj
ministration has the senatorship in
West Virginia this year classed as
doubtful, but with fair chance to win
a member Of the upper branch OF Con-
gress If the party is not permitted to
make batch of blunders and serious
mistakes before it gets into the real
fight with the Republican enemy
Furtherfore, and this will probably
be somewhat disturbing to the hectic
dreams of both Senator Clifton and
Major Neely, the administration cares
so little about either or both OF them
in connection with making the race for
the Senate, if it is best in its judg-
ment to cold.shoulder them. that 1t
may flash new face on the screen
It has an ace in the hole, and it isn't
so hard to guess what that face card
may look like
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

known citizens.
st,known at City Hall. that is.
Sure is nice weather
Wonder II the weather man knows
that he always makes hit when he
says Fair and Warmer.
Don't believe he does or he would
say it ottener.
Anyhow he ought to give US lot
OF this kind Of weather TO- a willie.
Know a lot OF guys who are anx-
ious to begin their spring spading.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
RUFF STUFF

The Sunday edition OF the Aston
fisher made running start.
As the organ Of the Devenys,
And the critic Of the charitable
people Of the town,
That cheering contest at the bas-
ketbaH tournament ought to be a
handicap with Buckhaunon placed at
the bottom of the list
But perhaps it would do Just as well
TO appoint competent judges.
Paying for car :are and hotel &C
eommodations only to be pitted against
the home town crowd seems too much
Ike Joke.
But maybe that1s the only way in
which the Bucllhaaron folks can he
induced TO patTonize their own Soag
! s4a.9 ~ 1888 - .s,s = g
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
What People Say
andSome Side Remarks

DR.. E. w. Strickland. OF the Unis
versity, read quotation from the
Rubiat in connection with his sun
day morning sermon but remarkedsg
81 never could get any 1nspira-
ton from the Rubiyat. I wonder
that people have it around on
their paTlor tables. read It oc-
casional1y but only for the reason
that want to see how such
writers view matters"
I'D. Anthony is indignant at cor
respondent who writes to him In con-
nection with his duties as Baltimore
& Ohio freight agent at Faitmont and
says:
BE careful and don't let these
goods go to the wong town.
understand that Fairyiew and
Fairmont are villages in the same
vicinity These go to Fairview.
The writer Of this lives a long dir
lance from Fairmont,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18
SHORT AND sNAPPY

Victor Berger inagnes that he is running fer
alissimo of the Observation-Disclosures News.
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you that Clifton never won out at the
polls n his life, hand out to you the
1916 figures on him 10 show that ne
sure finished a calender that year.
and rattle the old skeleton IN the par
ty closet. Fen at that. they VIII nave
to admit for man who never won
an elective office. and is still contest
ing the last one he ran for and dldn
get. Chiffon has managed to keep nm
self pretty p-ofitabiy eC1ployec IN the
dear public's national or state govern
mental service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Has the ex-senator the support OF the
administration? That is the question
that the political debaters toss back
and forth IL discussion which thus
far. has led nowhere definitely a re-
port of common knowledge is that Sen
ator Chiffon has and does claim to
have the administration back of him.
1t is true that he has the close friend
ship OF some members OF the admins
tratiou formed and nurtured by him
during his membership in the Senate
and since There can be little doubt
but what he has tied up some of them
fairly tightly to him. and think that
there is little doubt but what the far
mer Senator has pretty well succeed
ed. up until this week, in carrying
along the impression with them that,
so far as the Democratic party in West
Virginia goes, he is pretty much the
beginning, end and the middle of it
The question the home-state politi-
clans here are asking is are these ad-
minissratlon friends OF the kanawha
county candidate high enough up the
Official scale to land the support of the
highest councils of the administration,
President Wilson himself, or are they.
mates of the national party organiza-
ton, merely a little better and more
important than fringe on the admins
tration's garments? Some Democrats
say one thing and some say another,
depending whittier and whence their
prejudices lean.
Nelly or his friends, so far as the
observers of this intensely interesting
clash of two ambitious men have been
able 20 find out, have made no claims
to the support of the administration.
probably because Chiffon and his
friends beat them to it with first
lien; got there with the first claim
got there to the public-ard pre-emp-
tied that argument, which is evident
~ SO much counted on to line up the
rank and file and win the nomination
for the man who IS supposed to have
the Presidents o. K. There was moth
ing left for the NeeIsy to do, but to
deny the claim Of the ChiItons that
the President had permitted himself to
be tied this early to any Democratic
candidate for the Senate in West Viz
Sinia. and to go direct to the rank ano
fife with an appeal to their political
judgment and sound sense in the i'm
pending party emergency. In this line
Of effort one Of the main things has
been to lay the running records Of these
two aspirants before the party, indi-
yidualIy and collectively, whenever
and wherever they could be singly but
tonholeG or harrangued by groups.
This so0t OF an appeal from the Fair
mont end is a blow below the belt for
the KanaWha propagandists, for. as
running records go, Senator Chiffon
Is presumed to be quite sensitive as7to
his. Neely's-its a boast and a toast
e bic hashs1al06rs. They NfIl ten
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

TFEYRE stirrIng up a matter at Washmgtoa now.
that surely will be watched by the boys IN camp and
SoJls. ~ bor,a al v1obF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-03
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
QUICK WORK

Out of town stranger came into the office
yesterday to rent a house. Before he went
out another stranger came in saying he
was recommended to us as able to sell
his East side house quick II anybody
could. We took both men in the A6to,
went and saw the house, came back. con-
suited, drew up "a contract and closed the
deal. Last week n Texas man came in
recommended, listed a West side house.
and We sold it before he left town. If you
have a bargain list It with u.s. If you are
going to buy QNICK be sure and see us.
COTTRELI4s co.
36 Col Bldg. 112 W. 9th. Phone 340s.
YOUR CHANCE is IN CANADA-RICH
LANDS and business opportunities offer
you independence: farm lands. $1I to $50
acre: irrigated lands. S35 to $50; twenty
years TO pay: s.. 600 ionn In improvements.
Loan of live stock. Taxes average under
twenty cents an ucre: no taxes on Improve
ments. personal property or live stock.
Good markets. Churches: schools. roads,
telephones Excellent ciimafe-crops and
I'VE stock prove IT. Special homeseekers
ALLEN CAMERON. General Superintend.
ent Land Rranch. Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. $50 Mini Avenue. Calgary. Alberta.
close to College Hill school. w, c. "a
wood. 1923 Guthrie. Phone 1927 K-4.
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EASY TO
DARKEN YOUR
GRAY HAIR
You can Bring Back Color and
Lustre with Sage Tea
and Sulphur. *

NE4n you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell. because it's done so naturally.
so evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trou-
blesome. At little cost you can buy
at any drug store the read. -to-use
preparation, improved by the addi-
ton of other ingredients called
''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. BY morning all
gray hair disappears, and, after an
other application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luXuridnt.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive
appearance. get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound.
and look years younger. This ready
to-use preparation is a delightful tot
let requisite and not a medicine. 1t
is not intended for the cure, mitiga-
ton or prevention of disease.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-03
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Helianthus club gave their first
dancing party Thursday evening at
Harmony hall, and judging by this their
club is going to be decided success Those
who danced were Miss Jessie Payne, Miss
Katie F1eishman, Miss Berntce Fuller, Miss
Nellie Baker, Miss Lulu Ewart. Miss Nette
Ware. Miss Olive Gundry, Miss Mamie
Veale. Miss Effie Hazen, Miss Rebecca
Rodgers, Miss Lucy Lord. Miss Maude
Holcomb, Miss Allabel Troutman, Miss
Jessie Myers, Miss Amy Crandell. Miss
octnvia Greenwood, Miss Helen Robins. Mr..
Scot Lord, N Mr. Gene Ware, Mr.: Clarence ee
Cartilage, Mr., Will Cartridge, Mr.; Hugh
Thompson, Mr.. George Alien, Mr.. Nesbit
Smith, Mr.. Dana Davis. Mr.. Bernard
Crosby. Mr.. Charles French. Mr.. Hobart
Mills, Mfr. William Wick, Mr.. Sam Fleish-
man, Mr. Walter Hayes, Mr.. James Lacey
and Mr.. LathFop Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Connolly of Kansas
City are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Quin-
ton. +--
Miss Jeanette Wheeler of Lawrence is the
guest of Miss Edith-Dayis.