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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
WINGED PIONEERS.

z [PLORERS and Adventures of the air have flown
Lmshty distances. This summer the ocean was span.
ned Between the Columbus and the Lewis and Clark Of
aviation long roll Of heroic The transconnsn-
tai derby stupendous range and in the extent Of its bril-
liant entry list does not excite the public mind much as
the past feats Of daring have Gone.
But think what it means There have been assembled
for this great endeayo the pick of modern aircraft and the
pick Of modem amen All makers all nations all theo.
nes of design are represented Its significance is practical
rather than romantic despite the lofty qualities of sports
manshp called forth The United States government will
anayze every detail of the achievements and the mhaps Of
the many contestants The day of PRACTICAL utlitanan fly
ing will be brought that much result Of the sub
stantal material gained through this epic test Of machines
and men, Death put its mark the undertaking at the
outset But no one quailed or flinched
An older generation of Americans went westward, fol-
lowing the explorations Of fearless few to take possession
of the wilderness The continent flyers are crowdn5
into hours and days the pens which these other pioneers
endured over months and years. There still is question
mark after aMations future The automobile, at the end
of its first decade of use was interesting experiment
contrast with its present status.
What America did with the motor America is doing
with the aipane In the air derby the spirit of the old
frontier still lives, with undmnished vigor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

pions of the Pacific Northwest, these
bands of revolutionaries, by whatever
name, /. w. W. or other, they may call
themselves, have exercised their per-
nicious activity. Strikes, sabotage
violence, any and every means OF OPP
nosing authority, breaking law, defy
ing government, injuring the pubic
and American labor, are their meat ana
drink. ~.
These alien seditionaries and dis
turbers are a nuisance and a curse
They seek to apply here wild and de-
str11ctiye theories loathsome to the
American people. How did they get
here? II the immigration authorities
have used the utmost intelligence ana
vigilance, how did so many agitators
and anarchists of the most virulent
tyne secure admission into the United
States?
against the thousands of alien rad
icals who intend to invade this coun-
try. 1t is indispensable that those
now here should be deported. Inc
United States is for the men and
women who believe in its institutions,
who understand ordered liberty under
law. It should cast out this drove Of
foreign destructionists who have come
here to bring about its ruin, to sub
vert its policy, to set up another pro-
letariat Russia or to substitute an
archy for the American form of gov
sernment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
Two hearts may beat as one
And true love run It's course
But two mouths never eat as one
AS witnesseth the purse
All Hands on Deck!

All Hands on Deck!
Girls, when your best fellow whis-
pers into you2 ear that you are a
beach, a pippin, a siren, a chicken, a
yamn or a vampire, you feel all TICK,
led. 90 YOU not? Maybe you would mol
eniov the same sensation Of pleasure
If YOU looked in the dictionary anu
found out exactly what such terms
of endearment mean. Here are d
few of them:
Peach-To betray ones acoOmpli'
siren-A fog horn. A South Amer
ican eel-like amphibian.
yamp-The upper leather of boot
or shoe; a piece added to something
old to give it new appearance; 10
p@ Vamp pR tabled demon that
sucks the blood of persons. A k'nu
OF bat.
And when he tells yuo that you are
piouant. Don't you take that as a
compliment? But here is what WeD-
ster says it neutrality-suspicious.
Return To Quarters!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
RUFF STUFF

President of the sugar equalization
Soard Is complaining about increase
the amount OF sugar used in candy,
oft drinks, etc.
II he wants tip on how to stop
nat instanter we can give 1t to him.
Wont charge him anything either.
Just tell woodrow to let the rum
hops open up for business.
Understand that a lot of Fairmonl
"a horns are dCing their gambling UP
Msaninston now.
And that town has a reform mayor
But maybe his zeal has run out
that Is the case the NJ. v. n.
night turn IA honest penny by put
III 81 ! CHANDELIERS special.
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HIS AND
T.R5AV'ES SIZES
81 th' Bard.

Tenshun!
Sometime ago tn Bard printed ii
this column three recipes for simple
inexpensive drinks that could be made
at home. A constan, reader residing
at Hoult tried the formulas recently
and wrote as follows OF his experien.
ces after having been discharged
from Cook.
Dear Bard:-Ill say she does!
You said "a pleasant stimulation
can De noted after drinking this
brew" l will describe to you the
"pleasan: stimulation" which fol-
lowed my drinking three fingers
Of the stuff.
1t was midnight and ! noticed
the sun had a dark circle around
it. | said to my wife that il she
would hitch up the horse we
would all take a boat ride unless
the chocolate cake gave out. Jim
came in and hit me over the head
with a stream OF water and l told
him | would if he could get US
all down out of the tree safely.
He told the man sitting in front
Of US that roasting ears won the
war and Lloyd George got mad
and called Charlie Chaplin an
Episcopaliap. crawled out from
under the bed where l had heard
all and Tusca Morris laughed and
raised me five. The orchestra
started playing and just as l got
all poised the diving board broke.
A. j. Cash started crying because
he had lost the hole out of his
doughnut and Harry Engle was
saying Dam Dam because Adam
Lane had said CRATES were not
entitled to sing in the choir.
jumped Just in time to keep
Howard Long from running over
me in his automobile and the con-
ductor came back and tried to sue
for damages. The moon started to
swing around in big circles and
got dizzy watching it. Then
started down the roller coaster
and my head was almost Jared
loose from its contents and came
too and Kip Fleming had me by
the collar trying to hold me up
and Bill Conway was saying $lO
and costs.
that your drink is stimulating.
Very truly yours,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
Home Coming Day for
Fairview Baptists

FAIRvIEW, Oct. 1.-The St. Pau
Baptist church at Fairview will OBJ
serve Home Coming Day next Sun
day. A good program has been work
ed out for the day. The services be-
GIN at 1O A. NJ. Dinner will DC served
at the church in the form of an ole
time basket dinner.
At $3.50. in the afternoon a service
will be held for the returned soldiers
of the church and community. AL.
service men IN the community are
invited to this service. At this ser.
vice the church will remove Its sefSs
vice flag from the wall with proper
ceremonies.
All former members OF the church
and all nonresident members are es
pecially invited to this Home Comint
service and all who come will be
welcome.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
The GENERAL STRIKE MYTH.

Mold and dangerously deceptive superstition of some
sections of the hbor movement is the mtalblty OF
general strike In its orthodox form it runs like this: since
Il obvious that all work done by workers. and since the
sork The power to withdraw life Since all that man
Sat will give for his life the general strike Yields the
oe If and death over society Therefore labor can
have what il wishes by folding its arms
Such general strike is the favorc method by which
certain type Of labor novelist brings in his new heaven and
new earth Just now the body of believers in this supes-
10 be growing and not confined to amateur nov
It's fasty has be.n many times exposed but sxper
has shown that superstOns are hardly ANNALS re-
caring long and repeated exposure to kill The French
ocologst Sore who formulated the philosophy of synd-
css based sos general strike which confronted with
fscts concerning this superstition, did not attempt to deny
hcrn. He frankly and somewhat cynicaly, agreed that
ne general strike is myth SYMBOL which can never hap
m nor produce the effects he had claimed for it. But he
rgued mankind have always followed myths and symbols
ma have done great things because Of such beliefs Why
sn Should The same not be true of the general strike
uyt9 Few Of his followers share his frankness, and
most Of them are not aware OF it
moments reflection, such as dupes of this or any su
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

IA REMEDY FOR THE BAD WATER.
,FAIRMONT, Oct. 11.-[Editor The
West Virginian. Everybody in Fair
mont isttaking liver pills. But the real
trouble is that the city water being
saturated with acid salts has produced
an acidity of the system and the symp-
toms of that condition are the same as
a sluggish liver.
We think this state of the water can
be remedied. The water that is sat
urated with these acid salts Is heavier
than pure water and flows along the
bottom OF the river. That is why peo-
pie get pure water by dipping the wa
ter from the surface.
The heavy acid saturated water from
the West Fork being heavier than the
Valley river water backs up under the
pure water to the pump station so that
we are not getting the Valley river wa
ter. Further the heavy water cannot
get over the dam while the pure water
does, the effect Of which is that all the
acid water goes into the reservoir
while the pure water goes over the
dam.
Now, we think the remedy is to
either put on a floating intake SO that
the surface water is pumped or to build
a water tight wall around the intake
up to within six inches OF low water
mark so that when the water is low
only the surface water which is rela-
lively pure is used.
Something should be done if posi-
BILE as 1t is hard on healthy mans
system to get rid of the chemials he is
now drinking,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
REFLECTIONS
BY ALFRED MEYERS.

The magazine printers who are out
on a strike can hope for no sympathy
from those who follow serial stories
Rev. j. j. ~Phelan, of Toledo, Ohio,
advocates dancing in church. Will
that mean a step forward?
A Michigan woman was made JUS
tice of the peace. A piece of justice to
woman,
Eleven men claim the invention OF
the Tank, It's usefulness proved more
than sufficient to do credit to dozen
of them.
Gaby Deslys, the Partisan dancer
was followed to the o. S. by duke
Having caused a king to lose his
crown, is it any wonder that she
turned the head Of mere duke?
National prohibition has been adopt
ed in Norway. Wine and beer, how
ever, were exempted. A rather soft"
dryness, from cur point Of view.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

Dead paper" III the parlance of the
billposter and photographer is adver-
Using posters which have advertised
an event which has started or Of which
the date is past. Live paper" adver-
tfses coming events. 1t Is unusual for
dead paper to "live" in city where
there are enterprising OILERS. In the
window Of the Wildman and Swindler
second hand store at Morgantown a
Hdead0 bill Elves. 1t reads:
"a man may be down but he's
never out.
Il IS Advertising for the Home Ser
Eine, Fund campaign Of the Salvation
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The senate strike investigators are going to return 20
the capital without visiting the Ohio steel towns That
is pity for while the shut down most complete IN
these towns the strike most dstastefu to the real
steel workers and the committee members could get
there better insight into the methods employed by Fos-
ter than they could in Pittsburgh or up the Monongahea
valley. Ohio mills were closed down in the interest of
good order in the community but very large percen-
tage of the Skilled men wanted strike and would
welcome an opportunity to go back to work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11
Robbers Get Big
Haul from Paymaster

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. ll.-aix
robbers this morning held up the pay
master OF the Samuel Emerson Com
pany in the lobby of a Euclid avenue
building and after throwing pepper
into his face escaped in an automo-
bile with the $1,000 which the pay
matter carried in a money bag.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Americans are up to their old trick again in the use
Of sugar and as result of too large consumption of SUI
gar in candy soft drinks and ice will have to go
on rations again. That ought to be unpleasant enough
to jar lot of folks out of the idea that some ne is hold
ing sugar out on them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Judging by the tone of the pig iron, coal and coke
markets as the week closes the steel strike as good as
over The phase that will engage the most attention
just now is what the strike managers will do to square
things with the men who walked out on their order.
Their efforts to save their faces may bring serious
situation before the strike actually is closed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Kentucky dlsters are going to try to upset prohibition
by suit in the courts on the ground that inasmuch as
great quantity of whiskey remains in bonded ware
houses the act amounts to confiscaton and is therefore
unconstitutional That be good law although there
s considerable doubt that it u.s. but it would be easy to
get around it by simply having the government buy this
liquor redist and resell it. Then it could be used in
the arts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Holbert. Of
Pittsburgh, are guests of the formers
mother and sister, Mrs r. w. Holbert
and Miss Sina Holbert, at Edgemont.
Mr.. Holbert will return home next
week but Mrs. Holbert will remain
here for several weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Capt. P. H. Shields, formerly grand
lodge officer in the B. p, o. Elks, de-
clares that Elkdom was never at such
a high pitch in West Virginia as at
present. He says:
1.-THE state convention at Fair
mont was such tremendous boost
to Elkdom in this state that en-
thusiasm is at the highest point
that | have ever known It."
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Present Arms.

The Girl In The office says she
was to osgood's opening with Isle
Watson last night and he was telling
her of how he was with a ginl one,
evening when she lost her poise and
he was very perturbed but what she
wants to know is why men are al
fected like that when woman suf-
fers some accident to her apparel.
Ground Arms!
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Army which was held May 1926 las
in Monongalia county Ask why the
bill "lived" NJ. c. Wildman replied:
Because think a lot Of the
work of The Salvation Army and
because that slogan strikes me as
such an appropriate trusm for
such work"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

The Pennsylvania Railroad saved
$4,000 last year by the sale OF 81
$4,000 pounds of waste paper. ii
Thumb prints are aiding police to
find stolen automobiles.
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Leaving Fair1nont right after the
regular 6 o'clock car in the evening
and getting back just in time for
breakfast.
Pennsylvania state cop told the
senatorial investigators yesterday
that he did not believe he had hurt
anybody but he had dubbed few
when he had to.
Must have abnormally hard heads
down in the Keystone state.
II we thought the Weather man
would not take offense we would say
this is not exactly ideal football
weather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Detroit IS credited to have increased
90 per cent in population since 1910.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-11

Natives of Alaska believe in Sham
anism, form Of sorcery.
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One could never say that radical
speeches are printed in the Congress
sional Record since it is never read
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upon those principles Of freedom, equdE.
RI. 8iu,ce, and humanity for phich american patriots
sacrieed Their lives and fortunes. therefore believe is
TD dy to my country TO love it, 10 support its COnsitu-
10 obey its laps TO respect lis flag; and 10 defend 1t
iosdinst all enemies.
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SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER II, 1918
THE AMERJCAN's GREED.

I Believe IN The United States OF Amer
lea as a government of the people, by
80 thc people. for the people, phose just
80 popcrs are derived from the consent Of
i.sSsS The governed: democracy in repub-
.sz.---S: lie, sovereign Nation Of many sovereign
IA States; perfect Union one and tnsep-
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Parade Rest!
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12

head cold as If a clammy hand had
been laid on it. Death was at work.
Where would he stop7
In the chill white aisle Of the corrI-
dor his frenzy gave place to a sense
Of bitter cold. A chill white nurse led
him past doors and doors to a room
where in white bed lay chill white
thing, a cylinder Of cotton
Leila's face was almost invisible in
bandages; her whole body crisserossed
and swaddled. She was an Egyptian
princess mummied. For a moment her
soul came ont Of the drug at his gasp
Of pity. 1t ran about inside it's cocoon
trying to find nerve to pull or q
muscle to signal to him outside. The
mere lifting of her hand brought from
her moan of such woe as Cancelled
all Bayard's grievances against her.
Once Bayard's resentments and
jea1ousies were swept from his mind,
his old love came back throbbing and
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12


Bayard hung up the receiver, pushed
the telephone away as a bitter cup,
and laughed sheepishly.
Great convenience, the telephone
Just learned that I've dropped more
money than ever hoped to have. For
want Of a nail the shoe was lost oh
well, it saves me from spending it
foollshly. But if I'd had Eve thousand
dollars My GodI if I'd had five
thousand dollars
Daphne could think Of nothing more
helpful to say than a casual, Flows
LeilaP'
'Don't ask mel" Bayard smiled.
'"Ten me. What can I do for you,
honey, before go to take some nasty
medicine from the president"
Nothing dear. / had to come, down
town on an errand, so I thought I'd
run in and say 'hello.'"
"Well, hello pr
He kissed her and patted her back
with doleful tenderness and she went
out of his Office into the elevator. It's
iron-barred door and its clanking
chains gave it a congenial prison feel
ing, and the bottOmless pit it dropped
into seemed even more appropriate.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12
CHAPTER xxllI-contInued.


Mrs. Romilly finished her wholesale
order and wheezed out like a grand
old automobile of an early model.
When they were alone the partners
gazed at Daphne's list and then at
each other.
"What on earth made you take it?'
Mrs. Chivvis exclaimed. ''You know
we can't fill it."
"We're going to fill it."
"But how2"
"Darned if know, but Well, wen
have to get lot Of sewing-women in
and sit up nights
"But the material. We can't buy
those things on credit"
"Then III borrow cash and pay for
it."
Borrow where? You said you
wouldn't trouble your brother"
"Im not responsible for what have
said or may say. Besides, I don't mind
going to Bayard, now that can go
with success. I'll call on him in a
business way and offer him interest
and all that. I guess Mrs. Romilly's
name is good enough collateral"
All unconscious of Daphne's affairs,
3ayard was approaching his office
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12

Wetherell felt that she had turned
against him and he reached for the
last of the wine to fling it down his
throat, Leila grimly took it from his
fingers and emptied it in the ice
bucket,
"Chauffeurs and champagne are a
bad combination" she laughed, but
there was a sheer on her lips.
"oh, very Welt" Wetherell sneered
in turn. He paid for the dinner and
tipped the waiter with the lavishness
of bankrupt. He tipped lavishly the
man who guarded his car, and swung
out into the road with an instant
speed that would have been prettier
if there had been less danger.
Daphne and Leila were good sports,
but they were not merry. WethereI
furnished all the merriment, and his
was from wine and despair. It was
the wine that brought out the truth
He had to tell Daphne what he had
told Leila, of his misfortune with his
bally old government.
He asked Daphne to explain to Bay
ard how sorry he was that he was in
volyed in the crash.
"Your broth Bayard's aw,fy nice
fel, Miss Skip. He's got incest h'p
wife in worl'. Perf'ly good liz girl
Straight as string straight as they
make 'em. No nonsense about li'P
Leil. / just love her--perf'ly hon
or'ble love. I'd do anything in worP
for Leil'-Or li'P Miss Daffy-or OF
broth Bay'd. Tell him at, will you,
like goo liz girl? Tell Bay at,
will-n?"
Daphne grew furious. She felt now
that she had justified her presence
here. She held Leila fast in her en-
brace and commanded Wetherell.
"Slow down at oncei Do you hear?
Slow down this carp
Wetherell laughed: 'Bless lfP heart.
I'm goin' take you home. You're quite
shafe with me quite. Man that's
born to be hanged never drown or get
automokilled that's good word-au-
tomokilled-eh, what99
They whipped round somber jut In
the road, and his searchlight painted
instantly in white outlines against the
black world wagonload Of sleepy
children returning from some village
church affair. They were singing,
dfowsily, "Merrilee we ro-la-long-ro-la-
long,"
Daphne and Leila seemed to die at
once.
Wetherell groaned, ''Oh, my God,
the li'P chiFren I"
There was nothing for Wetherell to
do but what he did. He spun his wheel
and drove his thunderbolt into an
open concrete culvert. There was a
furious racket. The car turned a
somersault and crumpled in a shud-
dering mass.
Wetherell, pinloned under the wheel
was knocked this way and that and
his beautiful head cracked on the con-
crete like a china dolls.
Leila was snatched from the car as
if invisible hands had caught her ex-
quisite body for lash to fog a tele-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12
CHATTER XIV.

Underneath the machine lay the
relics Of Wetherell, who would suffer
no more here. Close by was Daphne
Kip, whom brief Inconsistencies
gave a short furlough from torture.
She was not alive enough to be afraid
of the long, lean flames about the
gasoline tank, though they kept
springing at her like wolfhounds held
in a weakening leash. They had not
yet quite reached her, but they missed
her less and less.
A small distance off, Leila lay still,
in almost her first ungraceful attitude,
Obliyious for a few moments Of the
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-12

health. I believe the Compound win
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, Ill.
Nervousness is often q symptom OR
weakness or some functional deranRe-
ment, which may be overcome BY this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
e.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands Of women have found BY
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia d.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard TO your ailment.
The result of It's long experience is
at your service.