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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08
nISSNE nlANIALKS
10 HOMAN'S Club
Makes Strong Plea for Sin
cere Effort at Ameri-
canization.

Despite the disagreeableness of the
weather yesterday afternoon the
large assembly room of the Elks club
vas filled when large numbers of wo-
men gathered to attend the regular
bf.weekIy meeting of the Woman's
club.
The feature of the afternoon was
the address by Miss Dora Lee New
man, won spent year in France in
RED Cross hospital hut service. Miss
Newman talked Interestingly of the
country and of her experiences among
ne sick and convalescents in hospl-
tails and nuts and delighted her hear
ers with the incidents she related.
( During the course of her remarks she
made strong plea for Americantza-
don Of the foreigner, stating that II
should not be Americani2ation OF the
foreigner, but "AmerlCanization Of
the American the naturalized
foreigner Is an American, She made
Die plea taht the American people be-
eome better acquainted with the for
signer and not to hold him aloof but
to accept him as brother.
Her talk was greatly appreciated
By the women present. Reports were
heard from delegates who attended
the federation meeting at Clarksburg,
these reports being given by Mrs. ]:
Walter Barnes, president of the local
club, Mrs. H. G. Stoetzer, Mrs. A. l..
Lehman, Mrs. Francis D. Nichols and
Mrs. o. G. Wilson.
AN artistic musical entertainment
was provided at the -beginning of the
program when Edgar Barrett sang Of
fectlyely two selections and Miss Nir-
fifnia Mcneil, graduate of the Uni
3ersity school of music, played bril-
Iantly two piano selections. The pro
gram opened with the singing OF
sThe Battle Hymn of the Republic,
with Miss Louise Nichols at the
piano.
Mrs. Hugh F. Smith read the re-
port on new members, in the absence
from the city of Mrs. W. H. Conway
The following new members were
added to the club membership: Mrs
sydney Reynolds, Mrs. NJ. G. Cole
Mrs. Paul LANCE, Mrs, William H
Ellis. Mrs. Marshall E. Fleming, Mrs
Robert Miller, Mrs. George A. Hough
Miss Mary Abbott, Miss Gertrude Ro-
berts.
Through error four names to have
been read at the last general club
meeting, October II, were omitted,
They were: Mrs. I. R. Nickodemusr
Mrs. George T. Bell, Mrs. VIM. P. En-
glemann, Mrs. A. B. Scott.
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tte aeii ION = HE details 81 the
STATE oTeanfz on
II BIS sre IN Of acceptance Mr..
conley emphasized the Importance Of
fic iarFjcn living up to That cifEse IN
rs constitution which declares that
The Legion shall be entirely non po-
l;iral sad pledged himself while com
masder Of TIE post TO in no way en-
-age in political affairs, CT be can
d,daa ctiYe ri receptive or resign
his cfrce 10 engage in political actlv-
~. This attitude. la said, he hoped
would be prece 6c:G TO be followed
by subsequent pcs eG!cers.
Mr.. Conley also outlined those
things for which the legion is work
ing, and mentioned the part that the
local post can and will play in their
fulfillmcnt.
The election of M Conley last ev-
ening was a recognition Of his long
service in army ard his hard and tf-
ficient work in Heintzelman post
--!..ce IT'S organization. Mr.. Conle!
started his military experience a.
private in the Spanish American WAY,
serving with the Tenth Pennsylva-
mia. In The Great War he was
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Wil Study Matll
at Fair1nOnt aYa

In response 30 the annpune eneni
OF the Glass IN Trade MathematiH y
the Y. N. O. A. there VIZ an en-
couraginE attendance last evening
Owing to the ambiguity gf the an
nouncement in regard 70 che cot 81
the class It was decided - set . tlat
charge u fifty cents per. week with
school two evenings a week
The class Is designed to take ~
any one who is DESTROYS Of learning
the practical side Of Inathematc
arithmetic. algebra, geometry and the
higher branches II the interest and
the needs Of the pupils will carry the
class that far.
A text book OF practical. mat enat=j
ics was chosen for the use Of the
class. The problems for work 10 the
class will. in large measure, Be sup
piled by the pupils from their daily
work IN shop or fSctory, iFe
Next Tuesday was set as the day
for the next meeting Of the class AUD
the kour is 1880 p. NJ.
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captain and serted numhss 81
one Of the features o. the Eassioi
last night was the appointmelt otl On
Entertainment committee which Eal
work up some real entertainments
this winter Shows put on by the
soldiers will be remembered hy all
those who were n France as some
Of the finest aGairs Of the kind ever
staged. II will be the work OF THIS
committee to arrange some such hnd
" entertainment for the post here,
Those raued on this committee were
U. S. Knapp, Reno Fleming, Irwin
Huntington, Sol BurkA, Paul Fem-
ing and Earl Knight.
The committee on by laws reported
ard by laws were submitted to the
post for consideration before action
which will be taken at the next meet
trE.
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R0LI0J!BlMEI NEI
LEGION COMMANDER
Entertainment Committee
Appointed at Last
Nights Meeting.

ROllo j. conlcy. prominent local at
torney, was unanimously elected post
commander of Heintzelman Post of
the American Legion, vice Earl H.
Smith. resigned, at large aud en-
thusiastic meeting of the post in the
court house last night.
Mr.. Smith. who recently was elected
state Commander. resigned as post
commander that he might give his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

Speech ID the Home ffs Z \. Ycst
imprompIu talks
There were about 200 visitors pres
emit The first meeting Of the asso-
citation was successful.
The play which was given at the
Parent Teachers Association meeting
was repeated in chapel Friday morn
ing. The following girls sang sex
tette: Bertha Minor, Etheiyn Ice,
Catherine Google, Lola Musgrave, Del
cia Musgrave, and Martha Johnston
A thuse meeting was held Friday
afternoon in the auditorium. The rev
cheer leader: Sam Rock, showed a.
much pep" as any other cheer leader
the High school has had. Several new
yells and one new song we're learned
for the big game scheduled for Satur-
day afternoon, between Fairmont and
Warrington high schools.
The Students of the High school are
now very busy making up back work
and giving book reports as the report
cards are to be given out next week
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SAN Burn soAH

For tcader, itching Or irritable skin
wash with San Cura Soap tie antisep-
tic soap that soothes and heals, and
kills germs of disease, Grfat for PIN
pies, blackheads, and makes the COM
plexion clear and attractive. 25c at
Martins drug store.
Mail orders for San Cura Ointment
and Soap filled by Thompson Medical
Co., Titusville, Pa.
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unnpites cali the players for s. and
The umpIres call strikes balls and
balls strikes. They make so many
mistakes they even things up.
Preachers call a boxing exhibition
a prize fight and that Is because they
never see EN-. A prize fight Is sup
posed to be something awful-bloody
and CORY, lots Of fists flying through
the air and bodies on the floor, noses
bleeding and eyes closed. The preach
ers should read less ancient history.
II they put on prize fights these
day, the arenas wouldn't hold the
mobs.
The reason we don't go to war Is
because the Bolsheviki are all in am
bush.
Boy, go page Harry Chin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

unyites cali the players for S and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

Many are called (bums and other
thingsl but few are chosen. When an
athlete survives the razz choral So
ciety he's bound for the top and moth
ing can halt them.
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NO MORE RUNNING SORES
Martins Drug store Sells An Ointment
Called San cura That Is a
Positive Relief.

1t matters not how old, persistent
or poisonous the sore is, San Cura
ointment the powerful antiseptic Will
draw out the poison and promptly
heal the sore.
So sure of his are he owners, the
Thompson Medical Co. that they haze
authorized Martins drtg store TO- re-
turn the purchase prid f If San ura
Ointment doesn't, do l Il this aper
says it will do. No ffrer on r was
ever made.
my arnf<yas co fered FiN twenty
four runnine so1 Is andl wolle1 to
twice its naturaNs be. Sal Cura ONT
ment relieved the hahn, few out the
poison and heale thSN8t in an . :
credibIy short tin e. It lhe greatest
compound for he ping eye psed.
The healing Ipwer OF SS0 Cura,
Ointment are lit Z 81 BRIT Of FnaFR RlouS
1t gives relief. lnA 5 guaRntestp
help salt rheujp b, Eczema bleedtpe'
itching or prdtrui Ing plef, ulce
boils, carbuncld ), haPped ShAn9s aha
chilblains. In but burns, gscf ldS and
bruises, it ALA Is pain and is heaNng.
SOc,, 6Oc an1Ns B 8ar& BY mail on
receipt of pri II your Hruk gist is
out Of it or do hot Keep ID
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Rcnroof.

Magistrate Ito prisoner)-I hope l
SAIL pot 500 you here again.
Old RepNbate-Not see me here
again! WY, yer amt doing to
chuck ger job ara yer?
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They name fighters after various
brands Of winds, storms, animals and
well known Irishmen Sometimes
they call 'em buns.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

n they don't like the show they in
suit the memory of some good cheese
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

Players call umplres .(tho worst
names they can think of and TIL
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-08

Shoe coles with aluminium or iron
coverings were worn by Germans
during the war.
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They name baseball and football
teams after wild animals. Suppose
II they started branding golfers they
would name EN- after the various
nuts.
For instance:
Ches Nut-the bird who wears the
fancy golf uniforms.
Hfcs (ory) nut-the guy who spends
the afternoon at the 18th hole.
Hazel Nut-the female golfer who
insists on blocking traffic.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
(BY Associated Press.l

Atlantic City. N. j., June IA
Plans for a countrywide program for
the protection of the nations health
during the reconstruction era will be
discussed by government experts and
health authorities from every. state
in the Union at the annual meeting OF
the National Tuberculosis Association
which opened here today. The ses-
sions will continue until June II.
Fifteen hundred state and local
voluntary anti-tuberculosis organiza-
tions, which have led the fight against
the disease in the past ten years, will
be represented by delegates. who viii
make a strong plea for further co.
operation on the part of the govern
ment In their campaign.
AS result Of their representations
based on wartime revelations, they
ihspe that a division of tuberculOsil
will be created In the United StateI
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS
MORE TO DEMOb|L|zE THE
AMERICAN ARMY

great rock worn slick eby the waters
and cast my bait into a small whirl-
POOL caused by sudden turn of the
waters against the bank. A swirl on
the surface, two electric shocks on my
arm, sudden pull and beautiful
rainbow streak crossed my vision in
10 the tangled shrub on the bank. I
rushed to it, grabbed the squirming,
tumbling creature in my hand and
yelled for Herbert
have lished for Tarpon with sue
cess; | have caught King fish by the
hundreds, Bonita, Spanish Mackerel
etc, but this little brook trout that
lured from the recesses of this
mountain stream thrilled me more
than all the others combined because
this was art; art achieved by decep
ton; mans greatest weapon.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
BRITISH GOVT HAS TO
"NURSE THE BABY" OF TRADE
(By Associated Press.)

London, June 14-The British gov
ernment still finds it necessary to
nurse the baby" of trade. even If big
profits have to put into the bottle,
Sir Auckland Geddes, acting presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, told a
deputation of Liberals who called on
him to urge that the present restric-
tions on imports and exports were
hampering business in this country
and preventing British merchants
from competing on equal terms with
Americans in neutral countries
Sir Auckland admitted that profits
of several hundred per cent were be-
ing made in wool but he was OF the
opinion that the import restrictions
must be kept on despite needs OF the
consumer and the consuming indus
tries. He said he thought much un
employment would be caused If th'
restrictions were to be lifted SUDDEN
". Trade confidence was just be
ginning to return, he argued an'
nothing should be done to hamper II
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
present rate

at my feet by Herbert who had caught
his first fish.
The question generally asked OF the
fisherman, what luck?' is absolutely
obsolete when trout fishing. The
sport is an art acquired after long
experience. For whole hour l tished
ahead of Herbert, reaching the pools
in the eddies of the stream first.
Nothing doing, while behind me ]
could hear Herbert among the
branches unfastening trout and
batting his hook The trout leered at
my bait,-or was it at me? Any
way, they disappeared in the recesses
of boulders. "There is no sucn thing
as luck says Darwin; so-called luck
IS natural law not understood, and
the best demonstration Of 1t is trout
fishing.
We came down stream among the
most magnificent scenery in the
world-nature untouched by the de
structive hand of man. This stream
carrying the waters Of innumerable
springs; starting as a spring itseli
almost at the apex Of Jones Knob
900 feet in the air, has for centuries
carried their waters to the valley be-
low. laying bare the rocks and Oould'
ers among which 1t tumbles in
riotous. foaming, noisy chant, for Il
is a continual song-starting with
i faint gurgle at its source, then get
ting noisier and noisier as othe'
springs enter into the chorus till
when It reaches its way half wal
down, its song can be heard for
half mile, echoing among the noun
tains.
, And up these tumbling, foaminI
streams. amidst apparently insur
mountable obstacles, swims the rain
bow trout, resting here and there i
} the eddies caused by bouIders o
3 falls, till II reaches it's sources. 70
, have caught them in few inches
I water way up the mountain.
a I caught my first trout half-wa
2 down the stream. had crawIed dow
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
GOMPERS WILL
VOICE THEIR
SENTIMENTS
CONGRESS- TO BE ASKED TO RE-
PEAL WAR TINE PROHIBITION
LAW, NOW In EFFECT
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 14-Labor's pro-
test against prohibition in so FAR as
il applies to light wines and beer. was
to be brought before Congress late
today in a demonstration participated
in by throng estimated by leaders
to number 100000 to 10000. Led by
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, the
delegates intend to march to the cap
itol steps, salute the flag as mark
of anti-Bolshevist and pro-Amerlcan
sentiment and then listen to speeches
by Gompers and members OF Con-
gress.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
'HOST|UT|ES To
/ Be RESUMED
| JUNE q IF
GERMANY
FAILS TO
/ SIGN TREATY
REPLY TO GERMANY'S COUNTER.
PROPOSALS WILL BE READY BY
MONDAY
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, June 14.--Confdence Is ex-
pressed by the British, French and
American delegations to the peace
conference that the reply to the Ger.
man counter proposals will be COM
pleted and delivered to the Germans
Monday, with the provision that the
Germans will be given two days to
answer. With three days grace be-
fore the armistice is suspended, there
would be resumption of hostilities
Saturday. June 81, if the Germans re-
fuse to sign.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
BOOSTING LAKELAND IN ocALA

Mr.. Edwin Spencer, Jr, Of Lake
land, and Mr.. c. C. Rawls OF Manu.
both Marion county boosters, were
visitors to Ocala Monday.
The former says that Lakeland
more than ever is forging aneau'
that there Is not vacant house IN
the city, and farm lands are selling
from one hundred to one thousand
dollars per acre, according to their
proximity to Lakeland, and other ex-
ceptional conditions.
Mr.. Rawls says that down Miami
way there is a perfect beehive Oh &C
tivity, and farm lands are bringing
fabulous prices.
Both gentlemen are natives Of tnis
county, still have property interests
here, and never fail to speak gooC
word for our county, and both have
absolute confidence in our county
future.
Mr.. Spencer has purchased a mt
tract of land about ten or twelv'
niles west Of ocala and is going 7
start fine stock farm, which d
hopes to make both attractive an
Profitable.
Both Messrs. Spencer and Rawl'
knowing what a revolution an infiu
VI immigrants has done for MAN
Lakeland and other points in scut
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
Public Health Service

Public Health Service
New truths about tuberculosis
learned during the war will be pre-
sentcd by army and medical men who
in the military hospitals here.
Among those who will address the
meetings are; DR.. Livingston Far
rand, director general, American
Red Cross; Colonel Geo. E. Bushnell
of the Surgeon Generals office; John
R. Commons, professor of Economics,
University of Wisconsin; DR.. Victor
G. Vaughan, dean of the Medical
, School University Of Michigan, and
DR.. David r. Lyman, president Of
the ational tuberculosis Assoeia-
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
GEO. L|zOTTE WRITES
Of TROUT FISHING
IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA

The many friends of Mr.. George
Lizotte will be much interested in the
following account Of fishing trip he
made in the Land of the Sky, Mr..
Lizotte being proprietor of the Bal
sam Hotel, at Balsam, NJ c., 80 miles
west of Asheville, the highest rail-
road point cast of the Rockies. His
story on the Lure of the Trout" fol-
lows:
l rose at 5, had breakfast at $3.50
and at we were on our way toward
Dark Ridge creek. They call every
stream here a creek To us creek
is a silent, slumbering, muddy outlet
of some lake, or the draining of miles
of lowlands-and to call these roar
ing torrents, tumbling from rocks to
rocks in a mad race to the valley
below seems misnomer.
had met Herbert Bryson the even
ing before. Herbert is a mountain
lad who ever since he was able to
totter around a stream, fished fo-
trout and from his early youth had
sneaked up every stream within four
: miles, learning how to lure the willy
trout into forked branch he always
. carried. To mention trout fishing to
/ Herbert was like mentioning oats to
\ New York cab horse-his ears went
straight up. Sure" said he. ~ will
J. have everything ready by o'clock.
l. So, on this memorable day at 8 a.
m. we were vending our way up to
tortuous mountain part toward Jone!
Knob five miles away, and mostly
;, up. to the headwaters of Dark Ridge
. creek After two hours OF hare
a climbing, we reached our goal ant
ir were sitting on a jutting rock, 1T
K base washed by the mountain torrent
carried with me fine split bam
ni boo rod, seven feet long, with rec
C. and all modern contraption attached
ls Herbert, as soon as he reached tn
place cut a chestnut switch six fee
:. ,ong and proceeded to tie string an
~ leader with hook attached which
70 had noticed around the brim OF hi
rs hat.
Visions of pictures l had seen Z
ne Nimrods in fine fishing togs buying
We string Of fish from one-suspeudere
to urchin crossed my mind, but ] sai
ne nothing and whipped my rod IN u
no air like a professional, caught Il
hook in a branch above and had
80 climb the tree to disentangle It,.
=, had hardly reached the ground Whs
,th sAfrittering pinkish object was sWur
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14

statements authorized by the treasury
department, only the property be-
longing to those connected with the
coup d'etat that resulted in the over
throw and death of President Fran.
cisco MADEIRA, including Felix Diaz'
Manuel Mondragon, Victoriano Huer-
ia, Aupeliano Banquet and others.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
MAY AID SOLDIERS
IN CITY AS WELL AS THOSE
TAKING UP FARMING
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 14.-Legislation
designed to aid discharged soldiers
who desire TO make their home in
the city, as we'll as soldiers wishing
to take up farming, was recommended
by Secretary Baker today in testify
ing before the House Lands commit
tee on the secretary's plans for farms
for soldiers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
.BAPT|STS TO
SEND MANY
MISSIONARIES
(By Associated Press')

Richmond, June 14.-The annual
meeting of the foreign mission board
of the Southern Baptist convention
discussed sending many new mission
aries to the war-torn countries. j.
T. Love, secretary of the board, goes
to Russia and Siberia soon. Condt-
tions there are improved.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
Jap Cabinet Resigns
(By Edith Moriarity.)

Peking, June In consequence
Of difficulties created by popular
movement against the pro-Japanese
members, the cabinet has resigned
and President Hsu Shi Cangh also
has intimated his intention to quit
office. The strikes continue through
the country.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
(By Associated Press.)
TO POpularize l.. Of N.

London, June 14.-The campaign
to popularize the League of Nations
was launched last night by the Brit
ish League Of Nations Union at
meeting addressed by prominent off,
cials. Lord Robert Cecil twice re-
ferred to President Wilson which
mention was vigorously applauded.
He said il the League is to be real
ity that Germany and Russia must
be included.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
BOls Cross Boundary
(By Associated Press.)

London, June ii 4.-Russian Bolshe-
yik troops are reported to have
crossed the Galician boundary and
are approaching Tarnopol with the
evident intention of joining the Hun
garian Bolsheviki.
The Czecho- -Slovaks. Vienna advices
say, report favorable turn In their
military operations, recapturing sew
eral towns from the Hungarians.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
DRUNKENNESS INE NGLAND
AND WALES HAS Deere ASED
(By Associated Press.)

London, June 14.-Conviction for
drunkenness in England and Wales
have decreased in the past four years
under the operations Of the Liquor
Control Board, according to its an
councement. The board states that
convictions of men and boys in 1915
were 35,457; in 1918, $500. In the
same period convictions Of women
decreased from 1915 to 3,211.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
Ultimatum Sent
lBy Associated Press. !

Coblenz, June 14.--An ultimatum
demanding the immediate continue
tion of the movement of the Polish
troops across Germany has been sent
the Germany government by Marshall
Foch, according to Spa dispatches.
Orders were issued recently at Ber-
lin to stop the Polish troops trains.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
Delayed This Morning
(By Associated Press.)

st. Johns, N. F., June 14.-Ad-
verse winds prevented the start Of
the vickers-Vimy airplane on its
proposed transatlantic fight this
morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
V|CKERs-v|MY
B|-PLANE OFF
ON ITS TRANS
ATLANTIC TRIP
H 4:|3 THIS
AFTERNOON
CARRIES TWO MEN. CAPT, ALL
COCK (BRITISH) AND WHITTEN.
BRITTEN, AN AMERICAN. WHO
is NAVIGATOR
(By Associated Press.)

st. Johns, N. F., June 14.--The
Vickers-Vimy biplane started on It's
transatlantic flight at 4:13 o'clock
this afternoon, Greenwich time. It
carries two men, Captain Jack Ali
cock (British) as pilot. and Lieuten.
ant Arthur Whittenbritten (Ameri-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-06-14
OFFICIALS CLAIM
WIRE STRIKE
HAS FAILED
(By Associated Press.)

New York, June 14.-Notwithstand-
ing the claims of the Telegraphers'
union officials that the number or
strikers is growing, Western Union
and Postal officials today renewed
their assertion that the strike had
failed and many strikers were re-
turning to work. Traffic conditions
they said, were normal.