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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-25

MAYORS friends here declare that he
measures up 10 Ill requirements OF
candidate and congressman. and ex-
press the hope that party sentiment Ia
the First may swing 70 him 1t the
proper time and prove too strong for
him TO dare attempt 70 evade the call
of the party. This boom Is one Of the
interesting ones Of the week. or past
month for that matter. that has en-
Avened the political discussions OF
the West Virginia colony Of politicians
in Washington.
|"Compared with other states" said
Congressman woodward at his office
today, West Virginia is not making
the progress in road building that q
State OF her wealth, llteracy and popu.
lation should. There are twelve states
only that have sought and received
Federal aid for less mileage than West
Virginia"
Mr.. woodward may be called the
good roads member OF West Virgin
las delegation in Congress. Not that
each and every one OF them is not in
favor of good roads, and general fed
.eral aid CT good roads In the various
States, fo- all Of them in Congress at
that time voted for the post office ap-
preparation bill which contains the law
authorizing monetary assistance on
tho part of the Washington govern
,ment for road building. But Mr.. Wood
yard being a member Of the important
committee on post offices and post
roads has been in more intimate touch
with this particular legislation.
He sat with the committee at all Its
bearings, helped to whip the bill into
shape and report 1t, and then helped to
7ass it. BY the very necessity Of his
committee assignment, to say moth
ing of his interest in the subject which
as is well known. has been ever great.
he has given more time and study to 1t
than those whose specific COMMITTEES
duties 10 not include this particular
sugect.
Cup to December 81. 1918" contin-
ued Mr.. woodward West Virginia ha0
submitted to the Bureau G. Public
Roads Of the Department OF Agricul-
tire Is Projects, involving n total Of
$219.73371 federal aid. which were
approved by that bureau. On March
81, 1919 seven additional projects had
been submitted and approved to date.
'volving an aggregate OF S349 0G7.71
federal ait. The % projects Of last
year coTered mileage Of 59.4. ]
have not a. hand now just the mileage
involved III the seven additional pro-
iecti that had been submitted an / Up.
proved up to March 31st last. But
venture the guess that II Is less .lian
%. However, say I: amounts .o ten
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-25

the contract TO secure that cid;
Tho ms lake would be to W1lt ~
do the WORK In small drtbs. But t40
that Is belter than not doing L q ~
Il Is q mistake which the goveftI.i q.
made in making river sMproyenie1
The war showed It up cleatays eha ~
ated wholesale aud wholeaolde
tlonal sentiment for the maxim
these improvements ct one and
same time, rather than In suecns
dragging through many years and bo,
pleting the system as whole. 43154
had been done years ago. Wha1 4 hair
the rivers Of the nation would ~
been in the late war emergency, 3
en- as they were. their importauce a
the commerce carrying Of The cdlp3la
cannot be overestima4ed. They M
the railroads from complete "a
ton and collapse. a I
$50 Il should be IN rebuli ding 6NI
making permanent the r0adwnyp o.
country. The federal government
made 1t possible for . road bulldIl
era to start, and for the work to ~ "a
in every state Ssmultaueousiy. HIT
is up to the States. to the peonao
the various states, to take the I'M
tive. Uncle Sam agrees to help klt5,
who will hel pthemselyes N hnlld
roads. He will be moro and more 161
erous as the success Of his liberal d
PREVENTION in this matter Is shown and
as public sentiment demands that Il
should be.
Right now 10 good Tine 70 heeii.
West Virginia needs the roads: labgi
ing men in West Virginia need The
ployment and the local money mai
kets need the stimulus OF this diftfIl
button Of money for wages, material
and the things that enter n q work
ing mans dadly life. The federal 20
eminent stands ready and NllIfnf II
join hands; the money to aid ut Al
been appropriated and Is aTlilhhl9 q
We require it. It Is the psycholof,
hour the time is ripe. the urgent
need Is at hand, all we need = III
win to do It, the aroused public sent
mont, purpose and Determinations
would like to see our people 81 81
county aroused to all OF this, and god
roads planned and budding eyer
where completed system Of good r61
in our State would mean an tmmed q y
and continuing source Of wealth sI'I
prosperity TO II. The wealth 81
State would Jump mllinns up6ii ~
lions as result. To get the inifIt'I
of our people aroused, why NOT sic
an organized campaign thvughC,I %
state along the lines Of our iibery hi
and other war campaigns2 Z know
that would bring the right answer f1I|
promptly. should like to hclI d ]
ould in a campaign of-tbat kind
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mites. that would make West Virginia
projects iiiIolvc only GOA miles. which
as mid. when compared to waa' a
majority CT the States have done, and
arc d;..ag. Is not larse as West Nir-
ginia's should be.
1T il a waste OF words and time to
stop to make an argument IN favor OF
good roads constructed with an idea
tn nermanency. Nobody nowadays In
his right mind will argue against 1t.
From every argumentative viewpoint
good roads have long ago won the
victory. It's the best investment any
community can make. But within the
last two years new reason develop
ted. Good roads are one OF the vitality
important lines OF defence in the rear
.of our army and navy in time Of war.
That fact was brought home to US with
Startling vividness and indelible i'm
Ipressio1 during our war against Ger.
many and her allies.
I'VE should build our good roads 81
simultaneously or as nearly so as posi-
bile. The system should be constructe
on the uni: plan. we shall say, instead
of by piecemeal To encourage this
idea in one Of the chief essentials in
the law granting to the States federal
government aid. It Is merely a matter
Of financing TO do this, and States as
rich as West Virginia is find that no
vexatious problem. If the public
wants and demands good roads, We
will get good roads. getting the mon
ey with which to build them is no OBJ.
stacle IN circumstances like these.
1.-THE 30 projects submitted by West
Virginia and approved in Washington
involves an aggregate Of $349. 0S7.71
federal aid. But that Is only a very
small part OF the approximate appor-
tionment that the federal government
has made to West Virginia. 1t is
$685., 369. S6. Think OF the miles upon
miles Of good roads West Virginia
could construct IL she would match
that big sum under the stipulations OF
the federal aid act.
For instance to hight up that idea.
our 90 projects last year involving a
mileage Of 59.4 were estimated to cost
$S70.549.72 OF which sum the federal
government agreed to contribute $2ls-
1871. From these figures. we can
easily figure the approximate mileage
VIC would be able to construct by full
f'r'rg the federal governments condi-
. so that we would be able to
{ u from: IL that $2,926.3 9.S6 allot-
ed to us. and available to us r. rho
last dollar IN 1921. There IS nothing
to hinder starting the work now on
all the mileage that can be constructed
under tho apportonment OF federal aid
and West Virginta's necessary part to
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24

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The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
OUR NEIGHBoR's METHOD.

Canada is making progressive ef- fort in combating the high cost of living, we are informed by the Juneau Alaska Daily Empire. She has gone about the matter in a business way. 4 Board of Com merce has been organized with dele gated power enough to make it a formidable economic force. The board can fix prices. alter them from day to day, set as many stan dards of prices for varying locali- ties as it chooses to arrange. reduce customs and cancel patents. It is also intimated that it is considering the knocking down of tariff walls.
 Members of the board are ap- pointed for ten years, with renew able terms Their program contem- plates the destruction of all illegal combines and restriction on trade, the prevention of prohteering by such action as will discourage any future activities in that direction. Individual members of the board travel throughout the country hold ling sessions. to which all persons having complaints may come. They teach the public what should be done and what should not be done with reference to price control.
 Such 8 dynamic force intelligently directed should be able to accom- plish great deal of good. In ef- feet it is a high court of inquiry and adjustment, which hears evil dence at first hand. considers all the facts and applies them 10 the situation under immediate consider ation, with a view to conserving the general welfare
 In the meantime the legislation asked by the administration to meet the situation in this country is still held up in Congress. Instead of
 facing the crisis, the United States
 senate has taken four months to de l bate the peace treaty and experi- ment in mixing political medicine.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
Department of the Interiov Alaskan Engineering Comnissio.
NOTICE

Passengers are required to pur- chase tickets before entering trains.
 Tickets can be purchased from the station agent, whose office is i'll the employment office, on the ground floor of the General Office Building, Alaskan Engineering Commission. or at Camp 4l5 North Nenana).
 Tickets will be on sale at any time during office hours. and can be purchased in sufficient time before the departure of the trains.
 Regular trains for the south leave the foot of A street on Wednesday, and Saturdays at a. m, and from Camp 4l5 North Nenana), for Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays. at p. m.
 The following is the schedule be tween North Nenana and Fairbanks, subject 10 change without notice:
 Leave Fairbanks at 700 a. m; arrive North Nenana, ll:30 a. m
 Leave North Nenana 100 p. m arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
 No tickets will be sold crossing the river Those intending to tray el to Fairbanks must make the:r own arrangements for reaching North Nenana
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
GUARD AGAINST WINTERS
 RIGORS.

Winter Is upon us, warns the Val dez Miner. Every year g large number of men are los. in the Ter ritory by not taking proper precau- tions Alaskan winters, we are re- minded by Editor Seiby. are the most rigorous of any civilized coun- try known. The old-timer, who IS most familiar with the climate, is the most careless and will take the most chances In nearly every case where a man Is lost through the rigors of the climate he could have been saved had he taken even the least precautions. Many men will go out for days with little food and no provisions for bad weather and sudden storms. Just why the old timer loves to firt with death IS unknown. The chechaco will wait for month before he hits the trail in a blizzard; but the sour dough. who should know better. will try to make one more roadhouse, and is seen no more until the spring thaws uncover his body. An ounce of prevention is worth a good many frozen feet. Be careful and save your friends useless worry.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
GOOD ADVICE

About every two or three months the press of the Third division, newspapers at Anchorage, Valdez, and Cordova. are called upon 10 editorialize upon the newsPa perS getting together and boosting for the whole division. But most ire quently, points out the Seward Gate way. little "pokes" are made at the various cities, perhaps having some fortune suddenly thrust upon them. Cut it out. Boost not only for your home town, but for the others. As far as the Gateway is concerned, Valdez, Cordova, and An chorage are all booming. and 10 mater what prosperity arises, the Gateway and Seward are nightly pleased.
 One cannot dispute the fact that Cordova is the copper city of the North, and during the summer months is the center of the fishing industry. All this means a large population and correspoadingly good times.
 Valdez Is noted for the get to- gether and boost for the district spirit It is said that money for any legitimate proposition can be raised in Valdez quicker than in any other city in Alaska. This is to be commended, for that is the spirit that counts. Trust in your own section and back 1t with the coin and others will follow And there are mines and fisheries inter ests at Valdez.
 Anchorage is the coal section of the North, or will be when the prop CT connections are made for the shipment of the coal and the further opening of the mines. Anchorage also has an agricultural and mining district 10 back her up, something that never will be taken away.
 Seward has her own advantages.
 All cities should boost, for what helps one helps the other, if all could only see it.
 What division has the largest population?
 What division pays great amour.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24

iROADHOUSE FOR SALE-InQuire
 News Office. 11-29
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24

Among the letters received at the Territorial Bureau of Publicity are some disclosing a woeful lack of knowledge, on the part of the writ CTS, of the geography of the United States.
 One young lady of Johnstown. Pa. who is a high school graduate, says that she has made up her mind to teach school in Canada and says that Juneau is the city in which she hopes to teach.
 Another teacher starts her letter with the question: Have you any schools in Alaska?"
 Still another says that she has decided to teach school in Alaska, and therefore would wish to get To- Icated in Dawson.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24

of taxes?
 What division produces the great est amount of exports the year round?
 Think it over, and the Third divi- sion, represented in publicity by the Anchorage Times, the Valdez Miner, the Cordova Times, and the Seward Gateway, is some productive divi- sion of Alaska
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
WANT ADS

FOR SALE-One horse, with two horse outft-sleigh, wagon, two sets harness. Inquire Tony Hanof, Skof House. k25
The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
(By E. L.aherty)

toS A<<AASIkSp s seeske13esessas.s E You wonder if our ills are real, Or heaven a state of mind. I will not speak of heaven,
 But our ills are well-defned. You speak just like a budding girl, Of song and flowers and tears Let's speak of shrieking shrapnel, Of gold and profteers. Let's speak tonight of things worth
 while,
 Of men who fought and bled; Let's gaze across the fields of
 France,
 Where millions now lie dead We will not speak of orphans,
 Or mention widows care; Lets speak about the soldiers
 And the medals that they wear. Let's speak about the hiss of lead, Or of the cannons' thunder; But not about such things as flow Let's tear men's flesh asunder. Let's buckle on the sword again. And bear once more the lance, While the tears of women mingle With the blood-soaked soil of
 France. Let's march again to battle;
 The mite that's left we'll give We'll face again the foeman's steel That capital may live. Commercial greed has wrecked g
 world,
 That should give joy to man; 4 billion more for ships of war In far away Japan. o Calvary, thy tragedy
 Has not allayed our pain; Christ's sufferings upon the cross Have surely been in vain. Two thousand years they preached About Gods love and care, But the record of the past five years Has killed my faith in prayer, The power that can but does not
 check
 The sorrows that we bear I will not worship while I'm here May l not know it there.
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The Nenana daily news., 1919-11-24
The Kind That Sheks.

You don't hear any talk nowa- days about a more elastic currency"
 ''No; what we want today is a more adhesive currency" - Boston Transcript.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Re Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that IL by constitutional remedy
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the EustRchian Tube. When this tube il
Unnamed you have a rumblinE sound or inn
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
cloaed. Deafness 10 the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases or
deafness are caused by catarrh, which Is
an innamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catsrrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls CAtarrh Medicine. Cir
eulars free. All Druggists. 76c.
F. j. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo, o.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
Mrs. Charles Hayes
Entertains Party

The home of Mrs. Charles Hayes
or Central street was the scene Fri
day evening of gay party of young
folks who gathered to play five hun
dred". In addition to playing cards
they sang and danced to victrola and
piano music. Everyone had a most
enjoyable time. Earle Davis favored
the guests with beautiful selections
on the piano and was forced to
answer to several encores. Light re-
freshments, consisting of cocoa,
sandwiches and cakes were served
during the evening. -
Those present included Mrs. Char
les Hayes, Mrs. Sarah Brown. Mrs.
Mary Livingston, Mrs. Vera Keith,
Mrs. Lottie Welcome, Miss Florence
Taylor, Miss Ella Ramsdell, Miss
Thyra Mckay, Miss Doris Blanchard,
Miss Doris Emery, Donald Emery,
Howard Pudvah, William Bond, Earl
Davis, Harold Keith and Richard u.
Howe.
Use Nazol for catarrh. adv
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

Entered as second-class matter May
/, 1916, at the post office at St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act of
March 8, 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

As members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled ex-
clusively to the use for republica-
ton of all news dispatches credited
to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
MRS. JOHN cAPOZZl
Ashford, New York.

'tI feel it my duty to tell you what
sFruit-a-tives' or Fruit Liver Tablets
did for me.
/ tried several kinds of physic for
over three years /; and, of course,
while took it every night my bowels
would move; but as soon as I stopped
taking physic, / would be constipated
and would have Piles terribly.
Iheard of Fruit-a-tiv and bought
one box and took them. Now l
am not troubled any more with
Constipation and no more Piles.
'Fruit-a-tives' did for me what no
other medicine ever did (; they left
no fter-eflects, and now l do not
have to use physic.
I recommend 'Fruit-a-tives' to all
my friends''.
Mrs. JOHN CAPOZ2I.
Soc. box, 6 for s. so, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT A -TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
ST. JOHNSBURY LOCALS
Railroad Street

Miss Dorothy Tinker is assisting in
the E. N. Randall department store
during the holidays.
The Equal Suffrage League met
at the Woman's Club House Thurs
day evening and the meeting was in
charge of Miss Clara Moffett. The
next meeting has been postponed UNI
til Jan. 9, 1920 Oil account of the
holidays. --..
Ebert S. Fox of st. Johnsbury
and Mrs. Celina Cyr of Lyndonville
were married at the Methodist par
sonage Thursday afternoon by Rev.
George A. Martin. They left on the
afternoon train for New London,
Conn, and after their return will
make their home in Lyndonville.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

Nazol is an ideal nasal ointment.
adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
The Public's Mines
New York Tlihunel

They are our mines and are not To
be permanently closed by anyone.
They do not belong to their owners
in the sense that production can be
stopped to secure greater profits.
They are not under the control of
the miners and to be shut down to
compel higher wages. -
The operators and the workers have
large liberty, but with respect to the
use of the mines are limited--are but
possessors of licenses which lapse
with deliberate non-use.
Ponder these simple truths. The
strike will do great ultimate good if
its lessons sink deeply-if there is an
end to the notion that what happens
to the mines is eclusively the affairs
of operators and miners.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
SUNDAY SERVICES

Rev. Walter f. Sturtevant, who
has been speaking at special meet
ings at the Union Baptist church the
past week will preach at 1890 Il. m.
and 7 p. m. at the services Sunday
The every member canvass will take
place in this church Sunday after
noon. There will be special music at
the Sunday services.
At Grace Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor will preach on
the theme, "Life Everlasting" A
rehabilitation service will be OBJ
served in the evening at o'clock, the
pastors theme being "What We
Fought For" Sargents orchestra
will assist in the musical program
and patriotic hymns will be sung.
The American Legion will attend the
service in body.
At the North church the pastor
will preach at the morning service
from the theme, Touching Christ"
Sunday school at IL. "Carly On" So
ciety at o'clock at the Manse.
Globe theatre service at o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
Birthday Party for
George w. Howe

George w. Howe was given a
genuine surprise party Tuesday
light, the occasion being his 68th
birthday. There were IS of his
friends and neighbors that gathered
ut the home of his son, Gilman
Howe, at IA fremont street. Whist
was played and refreshments were
served, including the birthday cake.
The host lighted the candles. The
electric lights were then turned off
making a beautiful picture. Mr..
Howe then cut the cake which was
enjoyed by all. The party then gath
cred around the piano and sang all
the old favorites. The singing was
led by S. ]. Morrison and George
Dole. The affair was arranged by Mr.
Howe's daughter, Mrs. Gilman Howe.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
Work of Kurn Hattin Homes
(Brattleboro Reformer)

The December number of the little
publication of the Kurn Hattin Home
and amusing letters and news items
is very interesting with its bright
of the boys. 1t also reminds one of
the needs of this institution which
has the room to care for 125 children
but lacks the funds to do it because
of increased living costs. In this sea-
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
ST. JOHNSBURY. LOCALS

Principal 0. d. Mathewson of the
Lyndon Institute and M. E. Daniels
OF Lyndonvill,e superintendent Of
the Caledonia north central district,
were visitors to st. Johnsbury Satur-
day.
Robert D. Merrill, superintendent
of the Barton schools and former
superintendent of the Junior high
school at st. Johnsbury, was here
Saturday and greeted by his old
friends.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

son of gift giving a spare dollar or
two could not be presented to n more
worthy cause. Money which helps to
produce good American citizens is
we'll invested.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

Use Nazol for catarrh.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13
BOX BALL LEAGUE

Team in the Masonic Box ball
league scored seven points against
one by team five in the games Thurs
day night. Chesley's pin fall was
945 for the six games, the best av-
eIage for the season. The score:
Tam, No =