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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28
EVENTS TONIGHT,

thinner build ding Modern Woodmen.
ROD Mems Hall Waneta Council, De-
6Sea Of Pocahontas.
Hoflaal School Mozart and Lyceum
Literary Societies.
Fleming Building Lady Owls.
FlemiNE Building tK. % p. Hall) Pro.
tected Home Circle,
Noose Home Electrical Workers.
F|fSt 10. 10. Church Dinner to Pro-
scagSfye Bible class at $3.50 P. NJ.
FIN Baptist church Mass meeting al
1870 M
First Presbyterian chnrch-Get to-
kether dinner 1t 6 II. M.
ADD Fellows Hall Get-together din,
net IS members Of Marion Lodge Of
odd Fellows.
CsHtsalB Eabor union, Carpenters to
ptetest on State constabulary bill
al a. 10s II.
NilIer SCHOOL, Dunbar vs.. Buckhan-
non meet at basketball at S:l5 p.
Y ~ q; Games in Commercial
Buck Pin League.
NC Employed Boys Supper
atbse9tP. NJ.
FspaNhgs Pay Rolf The city treas
nfef's etflee Is busy today IN gettins
out ne Meekly pay roll for the city
employes. The employees VIII receive
Iheis tMo weeks pay on March s.
lex "a avy-Ensigntw. B. Frantz
retuSned last evening to New York
theksf he is toned with the United
5tates navy, after spending several
laws inathig city with his brother, M
z. FFants and family.
out Afters lllness-Ch Charles G. Robb
Ia able u he out after a severe illness
IT MS home In Walnut avenue.
HeeSVets from, Flu-,T. W. Fleming
Ia recovering from the effects Of q two
9tels' Illness with Spanish influenza
ma WsS| able 70 beSout yesterday.
ocss b Philade lphla-Miss Jessie
Paul. shpervisorspf art in the city
Schools hass gone to Philadelphia
where she Will receive medical treat.
ment gsnl had q severe illness
during thegWinter from the effects Of
rhich she had not completely recov'
cred. Z.
FrefeEsy Sold The Spragg proper
h ~ 694 0Edep avenue. until recent
|y occnpiedi ~ p. n. 0sgoed and fam
Ny has been pure ased by Mr.. and Mrs
4nsnNel peit1.
j. n. Hiask Bstter-word received
haze ~ friends announces that j. M.
Black e this city who had been aeri-
,nsiy 81 &c obile, Ala, where he is
|pending the winter Is very much I'M
hfoEeds 1t this time.
Nary kstests-Deputy United
s,ates Marshal Moore has returned to
he Eaiytnont flee after making q
lumber oi arrests as followsB. S..
Shut kieswort WAS arrested at Austen
"a Rfest9n county for bringing in
Vhislseg l5e Ewss held for action Of
Sffnd mn n eellng after appear
rs bstnNa Epmmisslpper Charles n.
Lilly sHaSWas released on bond. Lewis
1frcitIresaAd Tembella Of Clarks.
burg EkfHS ested for ine sssna thing
tiIt Hffe Aksp before Commissioner
Ioha ma held for Wheeling court.
They NeERs also released on bond,
rs ssF5r.--e-15r-~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Some PIoushins-Mild weather
OF several weeks ago has permitted
some little early ploughing to be dine
IN Marion county. One party plough
ed thirty acres. IL,
Asst. Superintendent Now-M. VI.
Neal has been selected as assistant
superintendent Of The Monongahela
Valley Traction Company, being sta
toned at Glarksburg. He was former.
ly located III FL Paso. Texas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28
weather, clear

SpipekatuFe, maximum So; minimum
= ptectpitation none.
lHeI170s feet, falling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Bootleesers Fined - F. Negro and
Antonio Moreno, two Italians got 5000
each and two months in jail as re-
suit Of hearing yesterday before JUS
tice Musgroye for bringing 20 pints Of
whlskey into the city. Attorney Mil
Ter represented the state and L. G..
Musgrove the defense.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Is Improvlng-The condition Of "A,
T. Smiley, a local civil engineer, who
had been patient at Cook hospital
since February and whose condition
has been critical for several days,
shows slight improvement today. Mr..
Smiley resides at the Y. NJ. CA.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

1asls tosN avy-Ensignw. B. Frantz
retuSned last evening to New York
snesef ne ~ stationed with the United
states navy after spending several
days insthigs city with his brother, M
2 FTantz and family.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

HeeeVees from Flu-T. W. Fleming
IA recovs ring from the effects Of a two
seeks illhsss with Spanish influenza
'nd Wss| abe TO beiout yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

il is the belief Of operators that q
manager will be secured rather than
q secretary. Mr.. Patton will further
engage in the coal jobbing business.
extending his activities along those
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Surgical operate Carl Quincy,
who Is employed at the Carrico hotel,
was operated on last night at Cook
hospital and is doing well today. Miss
Nell Powell, OF Jefferson street, and
Mrs. Alma Sherwood, Of 227 Spring
street, underwent operations today.
Mrs. Mary K. Hartley, Of 100 Walnut
avenue, is a patient ct the hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

TAX Book Manuals.
Fairmont operators have received
comics Of the Tax Manuel, which is be-
Ing distributed by the National Coal
Association. 1t contains the war rev.
Ienue law OF 1918 and the test Of the
law and an authoritative explanation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Paid His pebts-vito Delligato got
hold OF Louegi Piscorelli Just as he
was ready to leave for Italy and de-
lmanded that he pay his debts before
starting, The scene took place yester-
day and required the services OF Con.
stable Michael and another officer be-
fore Piscorelli was willing to spare
some OF the $500 he had on his person
and settle up. He departed for lands far
distant as soon as the matter was set
tied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Miss Leatham in Surgeons Care
Miss Margaret ]. Leatham, superin,
tendent Of Cook hospital, who under.
went an operation the first Of the week
is doing nicely at this time with good
prospects Of an early recovery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Goes q PhiladelphIa-Miss Jessie
PAUL shpervisorsof art in the city
sehcois, hass gone to Philadelphia
where She viii receive medical treat.
uent MSS Paul had asevere illness
during thes winter from the effects OF
Fhich she had not completely recov-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

ont Afters illness Charles G. Robb
70 abe q he out after a severe illness
It his home IN Walnut avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Prepersy ssid The spragg proper.
IS ~ 6l4 0Edeng avenue. until recent
~ oceppisd y. NJ. 0sgoed and fam,
NY has been pnycha sed by Mr.. and Mrs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Marriage License - "A marriage
license has been issued to Nazzarelo
|Lattange, 80 and Emeline Vincenne.
80 both Of Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

j. n. HiaeE Bstter-word received
haze ~ friends announces that j! NJ.
Black & this city who had been seri-
,asiy Ill st Mobile, Ala, where he is
ipendinS Tie winter Is very much Inn
hFoKed this time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

Executor Appointed-A. j. McDan-
liel has been appointed executor Of the
will Of Ma'issa A. Sturm under bond
lof $4,000; G. r, Musgrave, admins
TRAITOR OF estate OF M. A. Fluharty,
bond $1,000; II. L. Grim, administra-
tor, estate Of Moses Hall, bond $500;
John F.. Phillips administrator es-
tate Arch Lilly, bond $1,000; U. g..
Swisher, administrator estate Of Rosa
May Price, bond Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
CAPT. CONRAD'S WIDOW
GETS SERVICE CROSS

WINCHESTER, Va, March Mrs.
Helen Wylie Conrad, widow of Capt.
Robert Young Conrad of Company /.
116th Infantry, has received a distin-
guished service cross from the War
Department. Capt. Conrad, who was
the youngest son of the late Maj.
Holmes Conrad, solicitor general dur
ing the second Cleveland administra-
ton. is buried in France The official
citation, cabIed by Gen. Pershing,
states that the medal was awarded
for extraordinary heroism in action
near Samogneux, France. October s,
1918 Capt. Conrad led his company in
assault, capturing many prisoners and
machine guns. He continually inspir-
ed his men by utter disregard of dan
ger, and was mortally wounded while
leading a charge on a machine gun
nest" Mrs. Conrad. who is daugh-
ter Of Mrs. William A. Wylie, Balti-
baby in Johns Hopkins Hospital this
w eek.
Two other Winchester men. mem
bers of Company I. have also been
awarded the Distinguished service
cross. Corp. Isaac F. Allamong. who
displayed unusual daring on October
Is near Maribrouke, when he cap
tured, single-handed, three guns and
twenty prisoners" and Corp. Joseph
w. Reid, who faced the enemy's ma
chine gun bullets near Bois de la
was ordered to halt with his platoon,
but, ignoring the order, he marched
his men forward and captured the
nest and prisoners"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
HAGERSTOWN ARRANGING
FOR FARMERS CONGRESS
Agricultural Board of % Washing
ton County Districts Discusses
Plans for October Meeting.

HAGERSTOWN, February 2T.-With
twenty-three districts of Washington
county represented, the agricultural
board met here today, at which time
plans were laufched for making the
National Farmers Congress, which
meets here next October, a success
Prof T. Is. SySnons of the Maryland
State College was present and ad
dressed the board. outlining a plan
upon which the work Of arranging for
the convention should be divided.
Upon Prof. Symons' suggestion yari-
Gus committees were appointed. The
entertainment committee plans to ar
range several short trips for the thou
sand or more delegates attending the
congress to nearby points of interest.
The formation of a Farmers Ex-
change in this county was discussed
and blackboard plan adopted
whereby the farmers can make known
what they wish to dispose of or pur-
chase by writing it upon the black
board. which will be in the county
farm agents office. 1t was also de-
cided that all pure-bred cattle should
be registered, these records to be kept
in the farm agents office. The board
went on record as opposing the day
light saving plan.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
COOPERATIVE STORE
OPENED BY FARMERS
First Experiment in Rockingham a
Big Success in First Year
of Operation.

HARRISONBURG, March Rock
ingham county, lying in the heart of
the Shenandoah valley, and the third
richest agricultural county in the
United States, will today witness the
opening of the second cooperative
farmers store, to be located at
Montezuma, and operating under a
charter granted by the state of Vir-
ginia. The mission of the store is to
serve the farmers in the immediate
community with goods and necessary
articles-seeds, fertilizer. machinery.
groceries, etc, at a minimum cost.
The decision to establish this
institution was reached at a meeting
held last week, which was attended
by forty members of the Montezuma
Farmers Club, who> selected w F.
Click an experienced merchant, as
manager of the store
The first store of this nature was
organized at Spring Creek, this
county, which has now been operat-
ing for about q year and which is
doing a wonderful business, having
recently enlarged the establishment
considerably. 1t was organized as
the result of necessity, people in that
section of the county being more or
less Isolated from business centers
The Montezuma store was organized.
a the instigation of the county agent,
w. s. Campffeid, who is now organ
fzing several other similar stores.
So far as is known, the Spring
Creek store is the first of its kind to
be organized in Virginia., however
many sections of the state are
interested in this progressive move
ment, and have the establishment of
similar organizations under con-
sideration
Evening star., 1919-03-02
FARMERS HEAR MR.. BOWLES.
Secretary Speaks in Dinwiddie,
Buckingham and Appomattox.

LYNcHBURG, Va. March l.
George H Bowles. secretary of the
Virginia Farmers Educational and
and Cooperative Union, which has
its state headquarters in Lynchburg.
made addresses during the past week
to farmers OF Dinwiddie, Bucking-
ham and Appomattox counties. Good
crowds attended the meetings.
In Appomattox county the farmers
are planning for the organization of
farmers mutual fire insurance COM
pany. State President A B. Thorn
hill made addresses in Buckingham
during the week Both these state
officers have addresses arranged for
March and April, as they spend prac-
tically their entire time appearing
before farmers gatherings. Reports
show growing increase of int crest
in the state union.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
ELECTED FROM JAIL.
Prisoner Quotes Bible to Prove At.
titude on Staying in Prison.

WINCHESTER, Va, March l. -
Thomas W. Marble, Rock Enon Springs.
Va, is the first person who was ever
put ont of jail here by an ejectment or
der He was arrested last fall fer fall
ing to register under the selective serv-
ice act. and was sentenced by the fed
eral court to serve ninety days in the
Winchester Jail His time expired last
Sunday. and when Jailor Arrnei opened
his cell door and told him to go MARBLE
declared he would not leave the prison
on a Sunday. He was permitted to re-
main until the following day. Then he
offered another excuse for staying in
jail, saying he would not go until the
doors were opened as they were for the
Apostles, as told in the fifth chapter Of
Acts.
MARBLES attitude was reported to the
court. and an order was entered eject
ing him from the Jail He had to be
forced out. MARBLE refused to register,
claiming the Bible warned against wars.
When asked at the time il he desired to
get bail he replied sharply, 'No; Christ
got no bail"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Lynehburg-Natural Bridge Road.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March l.
1ynchburg good roads devotees are
organizing to favor the route of the
proposed national highway from
Lynchburg TO Natural Bridge through
Bedford county in preference to an
other route projected through Am
herst county. The city council of
Lynchburg has appropriated SIS. 900
for either route. and Bedford county
has offered $4,000 for the route, to
be raised by bond issue. and $4,000 to
be given by private interests in
Lynchburg. The remainder of the
route would be provided for by the
state out Of state and federal road
funds.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

city. and had been married five years.
The motive of the homicide is not
known. but is supposed TO have been
jealousy.
Gilkerson had been married once
before to Miss Matte Kingan of
Staunton. and shot and killed one of
her admirers. she afterward divorc-
ing him. The husbands body was in
TERED in Staunton, his former home.
The wife is survived by one small
son and the husband leaves two
children by his former marriage.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Enthuse Over Good Roads.

CULPEPER, Va. March 1.-G. P.
Coleman. state commissioner of high
ways. conducted an enthusiastic
meeting the latter part of February
in the courthouse here to decide the
location of the north-south state
highway through this county. The
route from Culpeper to Remington
parallel to the Southern railroad was
decided and accepted, but from CuI-
pepper to Orange is still under dis
cpssion.
The case of Stark VS.. Stark was
given hearing in circuit court here
this week before Judge John Ruther-
ford and decided in favor of Mr. and
Mrs. Mason Stark. whose property
was reinstated to them.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
$50, 900 a Mile Record Road Bid.

FREDERICK, Nd, March 1.-More
than thirty-two thousand dollars per
mile for the construction of two miles
of state aid road was asked by the
Continental Construction Company,
Baltimore in submitting bids on a
two-mile stretch in this county. The
total bid for the two miles was s64,-
$50 5e. It is the largest price ever
asked for the construction of mile
or road IN this county. The low bid
der. III j. Grove Lime Company. Lime
Kiln. asked S51.670.50
Evening star., 1919-03-02
to Exhibit at Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, Nd. March THE
advisory board to John McGilI, 1r..
agricultural agent for AIlegany coun-
ty, recently organized, is getting
busy looking to a great agricultural
exhibit at the Cumberland fair in oc-
tober. The officers OF the board are;
President, ]. J. Leidinger: vice pr6si-
dent. Il. G. Wilson. and secretary.
Virgil &. Powell. The body has called
A meeting for March Is, when the
coming years work will be outlined
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Farmers Market at Winchester.

WINCHESTER. Va, March The
chamber of commerce has a commits
tee at work on plans for establishing
a public market here. to take thu
place of one that was d,scontinued
some years ago on account of tha
farmers and truckers not supplying
II with vegetables and otner food
stuffs. Now a large number Of the
farmers have signed an agreement to
furnish the market with what 10
needed, and II will be opened in the
early summer.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
MRS. GILKERsoN BURIED.
Harrisonburg Woman Was Shot by
Husband, Who Killed Himself.

7 HARRISoNBURG. March Funeral
services were held here Wednesday
for Mrs. Monroe Gilkersou, who was
shot by her husband in Youngstown,
Ohio. last Saturday. he also killing
himself Before marriage she was
Miss Ruth Swanson, daughter of the
late John and Minnie Swanson of this
Evening star., 1919-03-02
AlIegany Sheep Men Organize.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, March 1.-The
organization of the Allegany County
Sheep Growers Association was eff
fected at meeting at the Fort
Cumberland Hotel by the election of
the following officers; President,
William Carl Richards, Cumberland;
vice president, j. F. Swanson, CtImber-
land, and Secretary-treasurer, John
McGill. jr., county agricultural agent.
Addresses We're delivered by Prof.
F. B. Bomberger of the Maryland State
College of Agriculture, and States
Attorney J. Philip Roman, who touch
ed on the dog law.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
WANT STATE TO TAKE ROAD.
Frederick Supervisors Adopt Reso
lutions ON Northwestern Grade.

WINCHESTER, Va, March 1.-The
supervisors of Frederick county, at
meeting yesterday, adopted resolutions
requesting the state highway commits
sioner to take over the Northwestern
grade, a toll road, extending from this
city to the West Virginia line. abol-
ish the tollgates and. make it a part
Evening star., 1919-03-02

of the state highway system. as pro-
vided for in recent legislation.
Since the last session of the gen.
eral assnebly the highway commits
sioner has taken over the historic
valley pike from Winches-
ter to Saunton, and Is about to take
over the Winchester and Martinsburg
pike. The only tolIgate between Penn
sylvania and Roanoke. Va, is on the
after road, and it will be discontinued
in the near future.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Three in Senatorial Race.
81 Stars on Service Flag.

At the close of the Warrenton High
School last June 4 service flag was
unveiled in honor of the former
pupils then known to be in the
service in Army or Navy. The stars
then numbered fifty-seven. The flag
has Just been completed, and now
contains ninety-seVen stars.
Shipments of fat cattle from War
re1fLon this winter have averaged
two carloads per week, most of them
going to the Baltimore market.
Sourtlaud II. Smith, one of the best
known horse trainers and exhibitors
in this section, is beginning this year
The breeding of high class Clydesdales
at his home, Jacquelin Farm, near
Warrenton. Mr.. Smith has secured
q pure bred dam direct from Scotland,
and also the service of Lord Gull
peper, one of the most highly
pedigreed young Clydesdales in North
America.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

The keystone Bank of Keystone,
Okla, was robbed yesterday oy three
unmasked men who held up the
cashier and escaped with S2,00e in
liberty bonds and s1.5Q0 in cash.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
WARRENTON WILL HOLD
HORSE SHOW IN AUGUST

WARRENTON, Va, March IA
meeting of the board of directors of
the Warrenton Horse Show Associ-
alton was held here today. August
20 and 81 has been selected as the
date for the show. This will be the
twentieth exhibition of the associa-
ton, which was organized in 1899.
NO show was held in 1915 on account
of war conditions.
A movement has been started here
by Mrs. Edward Carter to raise
funds to erect suitable monument
to the famous Confederate LEADER
Col. John S. Mosby. This county was
the seat of much of Col. Afosby's
activities during the war. He now
lies in an unmarked grave in the
Warrenton cemetery.
Three in Senatorial Race.
announced his candidacy to succeed
himself as state senator. Two other
candidates have also announced them
selves from this county. all subject
to the action of the August primaries.
They are +. Z. Bowman of Remington
anu capt. j. brdu beNeTley OF Inc
Plains.
A meeting of the Farmers Co
operative Association of Warrentop.
which was recently organized, was
held today in the office of the county
agent, ID. NJ. Cloyd.
James II Myers of View town. Va.
and Miss Annie =. Cornwell,
daughter Of A. *. Cornweil of Jeffer-
sonton, Va, were married by Rev
William Chinn Tuesday, February 25,
at the home of AIR. and Mrs. Sterling
Jackson, in Warrenton.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

In Portugal the ability to read and
write is one of the requirements for
voters.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-17
Foreign Concessions in
Mexico Ordered Revised

WASHINGTON. Feb Is. - Pastor
Rouaix. Mexican Secretary of Agrlcult-
ure, has ordered revision Of conces-
sons granted foreign corporations and
individuals by former governments Of
Mexico, according to official informa-
tion received here to-day through Off
cial channels.
Greater deelopment of lands within
the republic was given as the reason
for the order, which, in the under
standing here, is directed largely
against concessions granted to Ameri-
can and British firms and nationals by
former President Diaz
The order recites that particularly
in the State of Chiapas and the terri.
tories Of Lower California and Ointana
Roo "concessions cf large areas granted
to foreigners and foreign companies
have been held for long time" to the
"dctriment of national interests"
According to the information here.
some concessions already have been
cancelled with view to giving the
land to the people for agricultural
DurDOSe5.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-17
L. 5. Employment Board
May Have TO Suspend
Failure of Deficiency Bill in
Congress Would Force
End of Work

If Congress fails to pass the pending
deficiency appropriation bill the United
States Employment Service must sus-
pend Anril l. Agitation has begun in
many quarters To prevent such a con-
tingency
Members Of the New York State Ad-
visory Board Of the Service. including
James ? Holland president of the
State Federation Of Labor: Henry
braere and Dr. George " Kirchwey.
ISSUED statement yesterday advocat-
ing the continuance of the service as
peace tine necessity
The United States Employment Ser
wee says the statement. constitutes
q systematic government movem Mt,
through cooperation cf employers and
worsmen's : reDrese natives. to meet the
b gn = Important task eli finding en-
ployment for Gcmobi zcd sailors and
war- adustry w0rhwcn
We are convinced that only through
the United States Employment Service
can the men ard women. already re
leased and soon 10 be released in great
numbers. be successfully turned to
accustomed peace time activity With the
least possible disturbance and personal
hardship. We there fore advocate a
continuance Of the work Of the service
ard bespeak the earnest co6neration Of
employers. of workmen and of the pub
&c general W