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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01
ANANNNIEI.R!S DID
N0T REPORT THIS.
NlRlINGTlR.N0RN.
operations Scattered Over
Northern West Virginia
Affected.
November PRODUCTION.
Output Of Coal Was Good
In Spite Of the
Strike.
NOVEMBER RRglggT!gN.

,
Fifty per cent OF the mines In
Mortimer West Virginia are down TO,
day becausethe miners have refused
towork. Some Of the operations were
affected on Saturday and today the
number Of Idle miners was Increased
II. e. Peters, Fairmont, president
Of sub-district II, and Sanford SIS
der, international organizer OF the
United Mine Workers, had nothing to
say on the situation.
Later IN the day President Q. f,
:Seeney of Charleston, will arrive
IN Falrmont, and it is believed that a
satainent will be issued late this af-
Starnoon Peters assllG1ed charge
of5 tk Fairmont office today after
liaYiiig visited his home In Charleston
Oyer Thanksgi iving, day.
z meeting jof operators was held on
Saturday afternoon, when the report
of the policy comm ittee' 81 TIE 9ttlls
i eeTn West Virsinia Coal 0peratpta
associa tiof was dbptea Which pro-
gided for. q u per cent syerag Sc IN
crease to the miners. Signs were
posted at the various lines today an.
nplncing the increase IN the miners
Z a I Is g. Ia p N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01
Former Soldiers
! y viii Help Dig Coal

PITTSBuRG Kansas, Dec. IL
Wearing army uniforms many II which
bore insignia OF overseas divisions the
firsti contingent OF the volunteer
workers who are, to dig coal in the
strip pit minesyof the Pittsburgh field
aTftved hefe today,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01
Significant Order
I f0r Raillaoall AGENTS

IsouS fyI1ISE, KY, Dec. What
is Srs gafied aB g most significant orr
der indicating definite ret1fn Of. the
faiiroa IDS TO; pEfva e "a ~ enie emit was
REQ yaii todSs 81. tolIi agents OF
the RSiirosd mini ton discontia-
iing with GER sin excsp lonp, sffect ctsxe
today. iniyers Il iataFline way billips
which, = 3 mad etisctlTe by the goY-
ernm el lIsys1 1913.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01
NILEGRAGE10NN0N
.PICEHANDLE MAKERS
State Prohibition Officer
Writes About It to 4
Prosecutor Haggerty.

P. il.
The manufacturers Of "pickhandle'
Will no longer be the harmless amdge,
ment It has been heretofore, accord
ing 10 the statement of Prosecuting
Attorney Walter HagEerty, who re;
ceived the following letter this morn,
ing from State Tax Commfssion W,
S. HalIshan. of Charleston.
Charleston, w. Va, NOV. %, 1918.
Hon. w. r. Haggerty,
) Prosecuting Attorney Marion county
Dear Mr.. Haggerty
/ have some reports from Mr.. Stol-
Ter, deputy Prohjbt ttion officer indicat-
ing that the manufacture Of "pfckhan-
dle'' and varoius other ands Of wineA
is becoming s.n.abuse in that section.
Some time sg1, I9think, advised
you +isG J 6i6 not consider It best
to tnsliuie prosecutions in these cas-
josy except where any parties that In
sisted on continuing the making o.
these beverages AFTER they had been
gtven notice that pgose ecutton woula
follow, !.
II the sitiiationiis such assNr. stoiler
reports ] believe that ttMonld' be well
TO institute osecutions and ] would
he sYey glad toE have you Coz Operate
With me along those lines ,s. sil
4 Very truly. yours Z fs,5g
( 80 W. IS. ,IIAIlIsAHAN, n
a:ts State Tax Comm. Z.
The letter g also ttaterssting II !. q! !!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01

t
Sheriff elaytonEbegan life as an 'In-
rloye Of the Baltimore end ONO ri-
road and at one time he s brake
man on the Wheelin division. he
was serving Ia tint capacity on lae
special freight train which started
from wheeling With tire appaiaiu' ai
the time Of the famous Cameron Are
The special was wrecked Epglnser
Duffy was killed and Brakenan cl'J-
ton lost an arm. That took him out
OF the railroad service and he enllied
Marshall county politics.
The trouble At BenYood Las htan
brewing for some time accordlng TO
reports from there. The mupieipal
authorities hayebeen Letting the sFik
ers have pretty much thsir own gay
and the law ablding element Of lhe
people who wanted TO see tlle trouble
atsthe mills come 70 an end complain
led to the sheriff
Late last week he atinonncen i1ai
be would take charge 81 the situation
himself and take ste5 @ So. lhe
local authorities imp casd looa' ;
clash with its fatal result Is 9 sequel
q that determination Eor q time
after the clash al the mil eaies i
was feared that tie strilgera would ln-
stif,ft.y 4 roisn Of teTfpF a The pFn,
b1f In & short time mlatega began to
quiet down
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01


C rSIaus
Virginia.
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D Thnpou res
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-01

3 -f.TII IaIt ~ w, ID II "
atse State Tax Comm. !;
The letter Is also interesting IN the
respeot chat e seelns,to Fix the statpS
ON piSkia aniIe which Il VIII be n0ted
Is Slas led Win ',yartoiis kinds ot
vine y
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
A SlingshOt Yarn

Life is fight. Every bout may
not be for a championship, but it
should lead to one. There are al
ways three in the ring-Competition,
Father Time and Yourself. When
the Old Gent counts you out your
closing ode has come. If you Roll
the Towel before that, it is usually
from Fright and not from Fight.
Never mind the size of Competi-
ton. You remember the Fable of
modern Toledo. What is Sc pounds
between friendly enemies? What is
a few inches in height if your grit
and energy is of the compressed va
riety?
The other fellow may have mile
of tissue-paper reach. Yours may be
shorter, but of steel. If you haven't
got the Nerve and fearless confidence
you will never lind his weakness.
Look Competition square in the
eye. Garry the fight right to him.
Ii he has been getting all the bust
ness and holds the title in your ter.
ritory, the odds are with him. But
what are odds to the gallery gods.
The public is the gallery. Upset
Competition and you upset the odds.
Go after him from the gong in
the morning. Wade in with every
selling uppercut you know. Fell him
seven times in the first demonstra-
ton. Every knock is a boost. If
you must knock, knock him for a
goal.
Look at Goliath when he sold
Pleasure Chariots. There wasn't a
car in the ampitheater that could
touch him. There wasn't a salesman,
Jew or Gentle, who could worry
him. He had a popular-priced vehi-
Gle, well advertised, classy looking
and sold with the populace. But
what did David do?
Dope secured by Ben Hur, winner
of the first Vanderbilt, shows that
Dave stepped out one bright Monday
morning and popped his large COM
petitor on the meZzanine of his brow.
No one believes for "a minute that
David actually attacked the big dub
with physical force. The slingshot
yarn is merely the myth of his Press
Agent.
What really happened was that
Dave got busy and regardless of the
far-flung reputation and Sales Mo-
nopoly of his business rival, cut
right into a wonderful assortment Of
prospects.
Before John w. Goliath reached
his office that memorable morning,
Dave had sold a trainload of road
sters, four carloads of touring cars
and taken sever of Goliath's social
ed matchless care in trade Natural
The partly party was mentally
stunned, and for the sake Of pub
Lefty we were handed down the fake
about the sling5hot.
YOU can be a David in your own
home town.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
FIFTEEN DAYS OF PROHI-
BITION in PHILADELPHIA
Statistics From Various Institutions
Compiled by The Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.

The Public Ledger, of Philadel-
phia, says that prohibition in that
city will be worth a profit of 100000
working days over 1917. 1t sup
ports this statement by figures from
various institutions of the city.
For instance, the alcoholic ward of
the Philadelphia Hospital, from July
l to July Is, recorded treatment at
the rate of 800 patients year. In
1917 it cared for 3,481 patients.
The writer in the Ledger multi
plies the number of patients at the
Philadelphia Hospital, 3,481. by 80,
which is the average number of days
each patient stayed in 1917, and thus
arrives at his 12I,392 days lost on
account of alcohol in that year.
Officials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company declare that their
record of accidents for the fifteen
days of July are below last years,
and the Children's Bureau shows a
decline in assertions by parents from
155 in July, 1914. to Is in July.
1919, and from 172 appeals for aid
in 1914, to 70 in 1919.
The arrests at the various district
station houses show corresponding
| decrease in numbers, !.
Ono NAV ha butr,h ln ont nf prido--
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement of Candidacy.

/ hereby announce myself as 0
candidate for Sheriff. subject to the
action of the Democratic primaries.
have been Deputy Sheriff for the
past two years, and during that per-
iod have served the public to the
best of my ability. II nominated and
elected, 1 promise to do everything
in my power to serve the people
faithfully and well, as am well &C
quainted with the work o; this Of
ice. D. HENRY TURNER.
Adv. 6-25-B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08

A child, my daughter, giveth chase
to the honey bee and getteth his
punishment, speedily whereupon he
doth keep away from bees in future,
but silly woman pursueth man ever
and forever.
Some pictures are like some peo-
Exchanging is TOO good for them. )
The time of the losing horse isn't
money to the man who bets on him.
Never judge a woman's courage
by the way she avoids an interview
with a mouse.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement OF Candidacy.


desire to announce to the people
Of Dorchester county that ! am a
candidate for the Office of County
Commissioner Of Dorchester county.
subject to the will of the Democratic
voters, to be expressed in the pri-
mary election. l respectfully solicit
the support Of my friends and the
people generally, and promise, II
nominated and elected, to devote my
time to the duties of the position,
and to give the people a progressive,
business-like and economical admin
istration of public affairs.
THOMAS B. GATOR.
Adv. 7-14-tf. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement OF Candidacy.

To the Republican voters
Of Dorchester County:
Having served eight years al q
member OF your county committee,
do not feel inclined to accept anotn-
er term, but I hereby announce my
intention to enter the primaries as a
candidate for County Commissioner.
I do this at the urgent request OF
many friends, several OF whom are
Democrats and independents.
HOWARD P. SPEDDHN.
Adv. 6-25. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Candidate For Sheriff

At the solicitation of many of my
friends, hereby announce myself
a candidate for the nomination for
Sheriff, subject to the Republican
primaries. LEVIN Il. MOWBRAY.
AVID. 7-16-tf. B&R. Airey, Md.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Candidate For Sheriff

At the solicitation of many OF my
Republican friends, hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff, subject to
the will of the Republican party of
DORCHESTER county.-Irvin w. Wind
sor, Hurlock, Md.-Adv. 7-2-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement or Candidacy.

hereby announce myself as a
candidate for County Commissioner,
subject to the action of the Republt-
can primaries. II nominated and
elected, promise to do everything
in my power to serve the people faith
fully and well.
CRAS. 8. JACKSON.
Adv. 6-1O-tf. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement OF Candidacy.
o the Republican Voters

of Dorchester County:
l hereby announce my candidacy
in the Republican primaries for the
nomination for State Senator, to fill
out the unexpired term of Congress
man William N. Andrews. Having
served term in the State Legisla'
ture, where 1 acquired experience, j
feel qualified to serve the people, if
nominated and elected.-Edward s.
Phillips.-Adv. 7-31-tf. r. Slit.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcements OF Candidacy.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination for Sheriff of
Dorchester county, subject to the
Democratic primaries, and respect
fully solicit the support Of the public.
A. HERMAN ANDREWS
ADV. 7-23-tf. cod. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
SPECIAL VALUES,

Ladies' Underwear at reduced pri-
ces for August. Union Suits, Use.
value, now 4Sc. Single Pants and
Vests, soc. value, now 3Sc. Other
grades as low az 2Oc.-J. E Horney,
124 Race St,-Adv. 7-2t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Notice OF Candidacy

1 hereby announce myself a can.
didate for the nomination for Count
Commissioner, subject to the Repub-
lican primary.
W. SIMON HoDDINoTT.
Adv. 7-S-tf. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Notice OF Candidacy.

1 hereby announce myself can
didate for the nomination to the
House of Delegates from Dorchester
county, subject tc the Republican
primary. Yours respectfully,
z. r. P. GRIMES.
ADV. 7-16-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
Announcement Of Candidacy.
TO the Republican Voters
Of Dorchester County:

OF Dorchester County:
During the last few days reports
have come to me that I had with
drawn in the interest of some other
candidate for the nomination for
Sheriff of Dorchester county. wish
to say that my hat is still in the
ring, to stay. L ask the support OF
all factions in the coming Republi-
can primary election.-Wm. L. G.
Robinson.-Adv. 8-5-tf. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Democratic Voters
0f n0rchcSfor County

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
States Attorney for Dorchester
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries. 1 do not wish
the nomination, however, unless such
nomination is the action of a united
Democratic parity. German Hill,
Cambridge, Md.-Adv. S-6-tf. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
LOST
MONEY TO LOAN
Music Pupils Wanted

Piano, Mandolin and Guitar tau
ght. Mandolin and Guitar Clubs a
speciality. Up-to-date methods.
MRS. r. 7. STITCHBERRY
112 Vue de L'Eau ST., Cambridge, Md.
ADV. 8-2-6t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
FOR RENT

FOR SALE-Best grades of hay. .
II. Waller, phone &c. 6-20-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-A very desirable lot and
home on Muse ST., located fine for a
boarding house: room dwelling. with
bath. stable, garage. fine garden soil.
fruit. Possession can be had Nov. LIST,
Apply A. C. Huriock. No. s Poplar ST.,
phone 40. ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08

One may be humble out of pride
Of Presumption.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-08-08

FOR SALE-Maxwell touring carin
good condition. VIM. J. Tw1lley, 81
Maryland Ave, Cambridge. 8-2-tf.
FOR SALE-Lot and dwelling, No.
| 101 Academy ST., opposite High School
! grounds; dwelling in good repair; de-
sirable location for small store on end
of lot. Price $1,000: terms to suit. Pos
session Sept. 1st. Henry L. Johnson,
Atty-at-Law. 3-15-tf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-28
PROHIBITION TO BRING
COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE
Hazel Maekaye Advises Using Build
inas as centers for Drama, Com
nunity Sings and Enter
tainments.

Why not turn the corner saloon into
community playhouse when the law
effects the closing OF these gathering
places, asks Miss Hazel MacKaye. di-
rector OF the Department Of Pageantry
and Drama of the Rational Young Ngo-
mems Christian Association?
Il went over on the West side of
New York one night recently to attend
community drama meeting" Miss
Mackaye says In explaining her theo-
ry, land as was riding along noticed
how many saloons there were-one on
every corner and another In the mid
die OF the block, It seemed, all just
blazing with lights. Those lights ought
not to go out with prohibition. They
ought 10 shine for something worth
while to all of the people, and what
better than community drama and
slngs7'
Miss MacKaye feels that the war
has given a great impetus to popular
interest in drama and that through
pageantry and drama a great deal in
the way of Americanization can be eff
fected.
Through the community center. II IL
be in a district populated largely of
one foreign nationality, these people
could present pageants of the life In
their mother countries, translating
them into English, so that Americans
and also the younger English speaking
members of their household could I'M
derstand and appreciate their tradi-
lions. American art would be greatly
enriched thus through the drama OF
all OF the nations whose peoples have
settled in this country. On the other
hand American ideals, American his
tory and American festivals, even laws
such as child labor and minimum wage,
could be interpreted TO these people
by means Of pageantry.
people have been learning not only
to work together. but TO play toeeth-
err" Miss MacKaye says, particularly
since the war, when the people stood
together in drives and large patriotic
community entertainments. The OPP
portunity TO build up great eommu-
nifty organization is now at hand. and
the time is ripe for II. Why not utilize
the corner saloonY'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-28
Y. W. C. A. UNIFORMS
TO CL0THE STUDENTS
Suits Worn by War Workers win
Be Given to Penniless Stu
dents in Switzerland.

Official uniforms of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association minus
the Blue Triangle. the Association In
sigma. VIII be worn next winter by
women students who have been strand
I'd in Switzerland during the war and
who, because Of lack of funds, inabili-
~ to re-enter their native country.
desire to finish their university courses
cor because they have no family tn
which to return, will remain there uexi
year.
Elizabeth NJ. Clark, who has been in
Switzerland for ten years under the
Worid Student Christian Federation.
hns appealed to the National Student
Committee of the 7. w. C. A. for cloth
ing for the 300 foreign women stu.
dents In Switzerland. The scarcity Of
clothing last year among these almost
refugee students made II necessary for
two girls TO share one coat so that
only one could go to classes or go our
OF doors at time
Four large packing cases Of all
kinds of used clothing. save hats.
which is in good condition, have been
collected hastily from women college
students In the New England States,
Ohio. West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Delaware by the Stu
dent Committee of the National Y. w
G. A. 10 be sent over In response 10
Miss Clark's appeal. This clothing will
be dyed. cleaned and made over In
Switzerland
In addition TO the clothing collected
from students In colleges nearest New
York case of uniforms. which have
been turned In by Y. w. C. A. secreta-
rIes who did war work. and the official
gray uniform ulsters is being sent. AS
uniforms are being turned In by war
workers they will be claimed by the
Student Committee. which win remove
the insignia and prepare the uniforms
so that they may be worn by these
women who have been forced by world
events to remain in Switzerland for
several years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-28

bettered. The plans of this barn,
which will call the New England
type, are as follows;
It's longest dimension should be on
an East and West line, the tie-up,
should of course, be along the South
erly side with a haymow overhead.
The big doors should be at the East
ern and Western end, and the North
erly side should be for hay storage
with bay running down below the
floor level. Everybody knows this
kind of barn, and all the carpenters
know how to build one. Usually this
type disposes OF the manure by polk
ing it through scuttles in the floor.
varied from this little by build
ing the tie-up, in part, OF concrete,
and putting the manure pit at the
Westerly end. / consider this deci-
sion to build a New England type
barn most fortunate thing. Other
styles may be good for warmer eli
mates but / have seen nothing that
would make me believe that any OF
them can equal the New England type
for Somerset County.
Much of the winter was spent in
selecting nursery stock for one
thousand tree orchard. l had SAM
pies submitted from five or ten differ
emit nursery men. When they were
all ready / invited Sheldon H. Beal,
Maurice W. Gaylord, and other local
orchardists to a supper and to pass
the evening at my home; at the same
time l also had two experts, instruc-
tors from the Agricultural College at
OroLo, as guests. My idea was to
combine practical and theoretical
knowledge in picking out my trees.
They helped me decide upon varie-
ties and also picked out the best sam
pies from different lots l laid before
them. l remember that we came very
near deciding on a solid Baldwin or
chard. Had we done so. my apple
venture would have been very dis
astrous. Recent seasons have killed
about seventy per cent of the Bold
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-28

for some land and finally bought the
place which has since become known
as Eaton Mountain Farm.
! had determined on building a new
barn, and through the winter / travel
ed all over Maine, from Portland to
Houlton, including parts of andre
scoggin and Knox Counties, picking
up ideas as to dairy barn construction.
/ also sent in all directions for barn
plans. After studying round barns.
monitor roof structures and several
other odd features, came to the con-
clusion that the good old style which
has been I'm use in New England for
over a hundred years could not be
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-28
HOW 1T HAPPENS / HAVE A FARM
TO SELL
A Story of My Experiences in Agri-
culture


(By Roland 7. Patten of Skowhegan
Editor of the independence Reporter
Eaton Mountain Farm is for sale
and has been for some years. Would
you be interested to know why? In
1909, after about five years of news
paper work, l found my health abso-
lutely going to pieces. 1t was decided
that out-of-door work of some kind
might build me up again, but at any
rate something would have to be tried
very promptly. l decided to go to
farming. My previous experience in
agriculture consisted of work on my
fathers farm of IL acres at Monsoon,
which in small way gave me quite
a variety of agricultural knowledge.
I can recall even now, after the lapse
of forty-five years, hoeing potatoes
on a slope right along the shore of
Lake Hebron. The fall before, I had
picked the rocks off this same piece,
all alone, throwing them out into the
lake. l remember that for planting
potatoes we used to dig pretty deep
in preparation for hill, then in
would go a forkful of manure; this
we would cover thinly with dirt. On
this would be placed the potato seed,
cut in pieces as in the present day.
A tablespoonful of Land Plaster"
was added and the whole covered
with earth. The land was compare
lively new and we used to get good
crops of nice smooth tubers. We
never had heard of rust or blight; it
was in the days before the potato
L.
tatoes were ever scabby. Doubtless
there were several varieties of seed
but all that can now bring to mind
is the one called EARLY Rose"
OF course we used to cut the hay
on part of these eleven acres. My
father was physician, which was