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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
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note or cash, one point only for each
membership.
All memberships secured during this
campaign will be good until March l,
1920, except memberships expiring la
ter than March 1, 1913.
Be sure and give stub receipt fol
note or cash so ticket can be issued.
Tell applicants to present stub at
Y. NJ. c. A. for membership ticket.
This is important.
Renewals may be secured for ex-
pirations up to and including Febru-
airy, 1919.
Senior membership, age IS years
and over, $1,000 cash or $500 cash and
$500 in thirty and sixty days or two
notes $500 each payable in thirty and
sixty days.
Boys membership, age IA to IS
years, $3.50 cash or $3.50 cash and SIS
in thirty and sixty days.
Boys membership, age 10 to IA
years, $500 cash or $500 and $500 in
thirty days or sixty days.
Any self.respecting man, regardless
OF his religious belief, can join. Tho
board of directors reserve the right
to accept or reject any application
without stating reason therefor. Do
not sign application or note for appli-
cant.
Every present member as we'll as
new members are expected to help his
side.
If the team fails to secure the renew
ais of any name allotted to it by 10 p.
NJ. March 5th, other workers may get
the renewals and count points for their
team.
The side securing the most points
by 10 p. M, March 9Th, will be an.
nounced in the Association lobby that
night.
The person securing the largest
number of points will receive mem
bership ticket paid up for one year.
The workers should report daily to
their chairman, and chairmen to gen.
eral chairmen; but all money, notes
and applications must be reported at
once to the General Secretary, Mr.. A.
]. Cash, who, together with the chair
man of the Membership committee,
will receive applications, notes and
money and keep a correct and secret
count of the standing Of the two sides
and will receipt to each captain for
memberships received.
A large thermometer which will
register the temperature Of The Red
and Blue teams during the campaign,
will be placed on prominent corner
Of Main street. The mercury" will
rise as rapidly as applications are
turned in.
The team on the winning side for
the day, having the largest number Of
points, will have the honor OF run
ming the mercury up.
The final count in points will not be
announced until March 9Th at 10 p.
M. when the campaign closes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Willie Rutherford
Was Taken to Weston

Willie Rutherford, an epileptic, was
taken to temporarily to Weston yes,
terday after long wait at the court
house. In order to get him admitted
it was necessary to wire the State
Board Of Control at Charleston yes
Sterday. as usually Vision will not &C
cept epileptic patients. Young Ruth
ertord was pronounced insane several
mohtns ago, and as the institution at
Huntington is full, it was necessary, to
do something at once, is the boy re-
quires two to guard him most of the
time,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

But he, with cruckle, replied
That maybe it couldn't, but he would
be one
Who couldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he bnckled right in. with the trace
Of grin
On his face-if he worried he hid it /;
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be doue-and he did it,
Somebody scoffed oh you'll never
do that
At least, no one has ever done it"
But he took OFF his coat and he took
off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd BE-,
gun It,
What the lift OF his chin and a bit OF
a grin,
Without any doubling or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done--and he did r.
There are thousands to tell you it can
not be done,
There are thousands to prophesy
failure;
There are thousands to point out to
you, one by one,
The dangers that wait 10 assail you
But just buckle in with bit of a grin
Then take off your coat and so to it;
Just start in to sing as YOU tackle the
thing
That cannot be done'-and you'll
do it.
Those Present.
Those present were: ]. C. Miller
J. S Hawkins, Keith Hood. w. T
Black, Louis G. Helmick, Claude Z
Goodwin, Homer C. Cochran, James O.
Watson, Ralph Hawkins, Frank
Swearingen, D. A. Maurer, Sam Rock
Edmund H. Troxell, P. R. Shrively
Ira A. Atkins, Francis McQuillin, ]. c,
Kerns, Chas. w. Evans, Frank Pier
pont, U. H. Dunlap. Hugh Fox, Wal
ter Smouse, S. Norman Cunningham
]. Forrest Knight, r. 7. Cunningham
]. E. Watson, Jr.. c. H. Bloom, H. F.
Engle, Jas. Il, Thomas, c. H. Cole
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
In the Fell Clutch.

am sensible of the honor you do
me. Mr.. Johnson. in the proposal Of
yor have Just made. said the
naughty young lady but circumstances
over which / have no control compel
me to decline the honor.
What are those circumstances? de.
manded the young man.
Your circumstances, Mr.. Johnson
Edinburgh Scotsman
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Governors Differ
About Government

WASHINGTON, March "A CLASH
between Governor Edge, of New Jer.
sey and Governor Cox of Ohio, develop.
ed today at the conference of govern.
ors and mayors. After an attack by
Governor Edge of the governors pol.
icy OF trying to do too much for the
people" Governor Cox said the gov.
eminent was not doing enough.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

In intermediate court-In the case
Of T. A. Hayhurst VS.. The Mouonga-
nela Railroad company an order has
been issued Diminishing the appeal as
satisfied. N. L. Sturm, attorney for
plaintiff; w. S. Meredith for defend
ant Judge Vincent is busy studying
evidence in divorce cases.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Death Of Pleasant Valley Infant.

willard Lee sattertield, aged
months. infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas satterfield, of Pleasant Valley,
died this morning at 1880 o'clock at
the hoL.e of his parents after an i'll
ness Of three days with scarletina.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock and interment
will be made IN Maple Grove cemetery
by Undertaken Fred jenkins. The
mother Of the infant was formerly Miss
Mary Richards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Suffragists Plan
to Heckle Wilson
(Ry Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, March Information
that militant suffragists are paying
from $50 to 1925 each for tickets of ad
mission to the Metropolitan opera
house where President Wilson anG
William H. Taft will speak on the
League Of Nations tonight was re
ceived today by Edward Swami, coun
ty district attorney.
The prosecutor said his assistants
and the police would take extra pre-
cautions to bar from the meeting
women suspected of seeking to enter
in order to create disturbance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Snappy Base Ball Talk
at Y. M. G. A, Meeting

Sacrifice Hits, "a breezy, lively and
saappy baseball talk, especially de
signed for high school boys, will be
given by Gilbert Bush, Clarksburg
boys work secretary of the Y. NJ. C..
A., for the state of West Virginia on
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
boys mass meeting.
Mr.. Bush was scheduled here earlier
in the season, but was marrooned en-
route because of the lack of electric
car with the result that he could not
reach Fairmont in time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Remarkable Turnover.

Profits in my business depend en-
tirely upon a rapid turnover, remark
ed a merchant in hotel lobby the
other day.
It's the same in my business, said
the athletic young man who overheard
the merchant.
What business are you in? asked
the merchant
I'm a trspeze artist with 4 circus
Drug Trade Weekly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
STATE oE sIEeE IN Berlin.

COPENHAGEN, MARCH 4. = The
Prussian government has declared a
state of siege in the police district of
Berlin, Spandau and other suburbs of
Berlin in order Ito protect the bulk of
the working people from famine and
the terror of the minority" Minister
of War Noske, a dispatch from Berlin
says, has assumed executive power.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
BRITAIN HELPING U. S.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Brit
ish government has asked the govern
ment of India to release Russian boil
shevik prisoner now held in Persia in
exchange for United States Consul
Roger C. Treadwell, Of New York, who
has been held prisoner by bolsheviki
officials at Tashkend, Turkistan, for
several months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Directors Meeting The last board
meeting Of directors Of the Business
Mems association will be held at $3.50
this afternoon This will be the last
meeting Of the year and an annual re-
port viii be made. Thursday banquet
at The FAN mont will be held and new
officers eelcted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Fight Continues in
North Russia

ARCHANGEL. Monday, March, 81
The Bolsheviki continue to push their
offensive against Americans and Al.
lied troops on the front 100 miles
south Of Archangel, according to re-
ports received at headquarters here
this morning. The allies have evacu-
ated the village of Vevsieyskawa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
LATE WANT ADS

WANTED HIT dom brown Leg.
horn hent dc yea sold. Address
Brown Lest5fns," tht ofttce. stating
price and charge Of ablivery III ANY,
FOR sALE-os I. Cigo6aa thirty SIX
weeks old pigs, rerage weight IS
lbs. Ready g take away about April
9st. Price $1Q. 00seach delivered. FL.
mus 4. Moran, Fairmont, w. Va.
b S.4'2t-62Ss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
BAKER 10 TAKE A TRlP.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-secre-
tary Baker plans TO leave Washington
Sunday. accompanied by Gen. March,
chief Of staff, for an inspection trip
that viii take him to the Pacific coast
and the Mexican border.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
FocH WANTS GERMAN FLEET.

COPENHAGEN, March Marshal
Foch has demanded the immediate de-
livery of the German mercantile fleet
without regar dto the question OF food
supply, according to dispatch from
Weimar where the Germans national
assembly is in session.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

& o'clock meeting of the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce will be held in
the rooms in the Watson Building. Ac-
.tlen viii be had on the various ques-
lions submitted by the United States
Chamber Of Commerce.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

.slH out the picture On all lou sues.
Iben carefully fold dotted line .ts
ntire length then dotted line . and
On. Fold each section underneath
accurately. When completed turn u-sr
lnd you'll find a surprising result,
ave the pictures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Visiting sehooTs-W. E. Michael.
county superintendent Of shoots, will
visit Annabele and Festus this week.
Thursday Mr.. Michael plans to visit
Ia Paw Paw district. There viii be a
meeting OF the program committee
this afternoon at o'clock in Mr..
Michaels' Office, when last draft Of
the program is expected to be made
for the Marion oGun:Y Teachers asso-
citation whi1n meets in big reunion
March 20.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

visit Hsrs-James E. Gray, of Los
Angeles, California, was in Fairmont
Sunday and was the guest Of the fam.
lily Of Francis E. Nichols, Of Fairmont
avenue. Mr.. Gray is the husband Of
Anna Maulsby, niece of Mr.. Nichols.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
EuEMrs TONIGHT

BED Mems Hall-Marion Lodge, X. Of
P.
Deyeny RuiIding-Elks.
odd Fellows Hall-Marion Lodge, l..
o. o. F.
skinner Building Royal Neighbors.
Fleming Building-Dent Hive, 733
Ladies Of Modern Maccabees.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Teethman Again Teaehes-H, c.
Toothlnan Is substituting In Fairview
High school, beginning this morning,
taking The place OF Alice B. Cook. who
Is jll with Influenza. Mr.. Toothman
IS teaching Ensulish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Cloudy and warm
sr tonight. proba.
bly, followed by
rain in early morn
ng Wednesday;
colder Wednesday y.
Local Readings.
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at s
a. m. today 81.
Weather yester'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Marriage Lieenss-A marriage licen
se has been issued to Ralph Break
IRON. MorEantown, 81, and Lumma
johnson. %, Of Marion county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Grand Lodge Meetins-A special
meeting OF the Grand Lodge of the
ODD Fellows will be held in Fairment
on wednesday afternoon and evening.
Officers expected here are: Grand
Master, L. T. Baker, Weston; Grand
Secretary, A. j. Wilson, Huntington:
Deputy Grand Master, H. T. Steven
son, parkersburG; Grand Warden C.
II Coftman, Fairview: Grand Treas
tirer, George Stout, Parkersburg.
Are ImprovIns-Mary and Reggie.
chiidfen OF N. NJ. Curry, are both i'll
81 Influenza at their home in Guffey
street. Their condition is improved
Ct this time.
Surgical Observation-Disclosures Miss
Margaret Wade, the winsome daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Wade, had
her tonsila removed this morning at
Cook hospital and is doing nicely. Mr..
wade is head Of the shoe department
d the Hartley store and the family
recently moved here. Mrs. Mary Bur-
line 81 FairvieW also had her tonsils
removed today at the hospital. Ernest
Heck Of Rural Route No. Q, underwent
major operation today at Cook hos
pitsl.
peeds For Reeerd-The following
deeds have been filed for recording:
Elmer Nay to Annie Anderson, lot in
Lincoln district 81 up; j. A. Graham
ana wife to Charles E. West, real es-
tate in Union district. $74; Bessie NJ.
B Simms and husband to David w.
Hickman and wife, lot in Michaels Ad-
dition to Downs, 500; Arthur Reed
ana wife and Robt S. Reed to Lewis
e Lane and wife, real estate in ]. r.
watson Addition, $500: George f.
Amos and wife to Annie B. Harr real
estate in MononGahela Industrial Com
pany's Addition, $500; William f.
shackleford and wife to Nick Bracco
lot IN Arnett Addition, $4,000: Mar
shall n Reese and wife to John w.
Mercer land in Lincoln district, $500;
q. q. Michael and wife TO Ernest H.
Broil, si25 down and $1,000 in notes
real estate in Union district on Euclid
avcnue; s. j. sturm and wife to
James A. Radcliff, lot in worthinston
ss,oeo.
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t,ire, j mum, 81; minimum 80;
interpolation none.
River 16.2 feet, falling.
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THE WEATHER.

West Virginia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04

Are lmprovIns-Mary and Reggie.
children OF N. NJ. Curry, are both i'll
of influenza at their home in Guffey
street. Their condition is improved
at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-11
Another vermont Governor.
burlington Free Press.


The average man has not yet begun
to think anything about the individual
who will be nominated a year hence for
the govcrnorship of Vermont to be sup
ported at the polls the following No
Vember. Your average man will saw
we had better dispose of the governors
we still have in hand before attempt
ing to add to the list of Vermont s ex-
ecutives, and the average man is right
in that connection.
The average man is not politician,
however, and the politician is already
beginning to consider the list of guber-
material possibilities for 1920. Since we
now have a direct primary putting up
on the average man the duty as we'll as
the privilege of helping to select the
candidates for governor and other state
offices, it behooves the average man to
begin to think on his own account in
| this direction. Moreover it is the prov
ince of the newspaper to keep The peo-
! pie posted as to what is going on.
Those who have formed the habit
| through long association of giving a
push to various governor possibilities
have already projected no less than FIVE
available men in connection with the
next Republican candidacy for the gov
crnorship of Vermont The list includes
Lieutenant Governor Mason S Stone, of
Montpelier, Representative George L.
Durham of Brattleboro, former Sena-
tor Frederick H. Rabbit, of Bellows
Falls, Mayor Curtis S. Emery of New
port, and last but not least recent Com.
missioner of Taxes Charles A. Plumlev
of Northfield
Probably every man of this list, if APP
preached, would say it is too early to
announce candidates. for next wear
This Is true, and vet one cannot prevent
one s friends from discussing the posi-
| bility of his nomination for any public
office. We doubt, however, if you can
persuade any one of these men to saw
he would not accept the nomination fol
governor of 1920. 1t would not be hu.
man to decide the honor in advance.
A number of interesting things sug
gest themselves in this connection. II
the first place, under the old order OF
things, with conventions doing the nom
mating, process of elimination would
begin. Stone and Plumley come from
Washington county, while Durham ant
Babbitt hail from Windham county. II
would never have done under the ole
order OF things to have delegation
from any county go into the state con
vcntion with two candidates for any
one office. and so each of the two can
didates from the one county would q
through the process of trying to ge'
a majority of the delegates from his
own county, and thus eliminate one Of
the candidates from that county. TIL,
beauty of this system was that the PEG
pie of the state as a whole might neve
have chance to vote for the best MAJ
of all for governor, if the other fellow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-11
The Strength of Prohibition.
bellows Falls Times.)

One strength of prohibition which its
opponents fail to take at its full value
is that when, by force of circumstances,
man is compelled to go without alec
hole beverages he finds himself better
of in health and pocketbook. Practical
ly no one wants to drink to excess but a
large number of persons in the past
have fallen into the habit through not
having or not exercising the power of
self control. After six months of goin o
without it is to be doubted if the men
who have been drinkers to excess will
be responsible for return to the old
system. If prohibition is done away
with in this country it viii be done
chiefly by those who drink little or
not at all-Bennington Banner.
Here is another strength There are
numerous kickers but in each instance,
according to his own statement, the
kicker is not kicking for himself, but
for others His usual conversation runs
like this: "'Of course, it makes no diff
ference with me-" Then is added a
tale of woe about the sufferings of the
poor or the laboring man. or the alien
born and bred under different condi-
tons. As long as all the worrying is
|about somebody else the worrying is the
kind nobody need worry about.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-11
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins was wawking
home frum skool today and we went past
Mary Weaknesses house and one celer
window was open, me saying, | tell you
vat lets do, Pubs, lets play ventrilokist
and fool Mary Watkins wen she comes
home-you cline down the celer and an
ser wen | call down and she will think
I'm a ventrillokist
How about you going down and me be-
ing the ventrillokist? sed Pubs, and |
sed, Who thawt of it, you or me?
Q, all rite, sed Pubs. And he climbed
down the celler and | sat on Mary Wat
kinses frunt steps and started to wait
for her, and after a vile Pubs called up
trum down the celler, Hay, amt she com
ing yet!-this amt eny fun down heer
Shh, keep quiet, she mite be heer eny
mlnnit, | sed. And | kepp on waiting
and Mary Watkins kepp on not coming,
and Pubs called up 3 times saying he
was coming rite up, and after a vile Mary
Watkins RELY came, saying, Hello, Ben
ny, are you waiting for me?
. don't know, | was jest setting down,
did you ever know | was a ventrillokist?
| sed.
Do you meen like the men on the stage?
sed Mary Watkins, and | sed, Yes, do
you wunt to see me do a ventrllokist
trick? WITCH she sed she did, and
went and stopped down at the celer Win
dow, saying, Hello down there, how you
feeling?
Fine, how you? sed Pubs Simkins max
ing his voice funny like a ventrillokists,
and | called down, Watts you doing? and
Pubs called up, Nuthing, watts you? and
called down, Whose up here with me?
and he called up, Mary Watkins.
Did you heer that? | sed to Mary Wat
kins, and she sed, Was that you, Benny,
honest, RELY? and | sed, Sure dident
you ever know | was ventrillokist? and
she sed. | don't bleeve it, do you cross
your hart it was you!
Sure, l sed. And I crossed my hart
with one hand and crossed my fingers
with the other hand behind my back so
wouldent be telling lie. And then
me and Mary Watkins sat down on her
steps and after a vile | saw Pulses he'd
coming up out of the celler window and
| quick waved my hand for him to go
back agen. WITCH he did, and Mary Wat
! kins sed, Watts you shaking your hand
! Tor? and | sed, | thawt | was getting
| roomatizm in it.
And | waved Pubs down agen more
times, him looking less satisfied every
time, and the next time he started to
come up Mary Watkins saw him, and she
got mad and went in the house without
even llssening to me telling her | had
my fingers crossed wen crossed my hart
and Pubs sed, Gosh, heck, did you think
was going to stay there all day? and
| sed, Aw go on, l bet you wasent down
there hour.
And L went home mad and SO did he
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-11

happened to stand in with the right
gang TO control his county.
AS the situation now stands no matter
how many candidates appear from one
county, the voters of the state as a
whole can pass upon the merits of all
concerned and select their candidate for
governor from the entire list of posi-
bilities. For these and other reasons
the next contest for the Republican
nomination for the governorship of
Vermont is likely to be intensely in
teresting.
With this list from which to select
a candidate for governor there will be
no excuse for breaking the mountain
line in 1920 and taking two governors
IN succession from the west side, al
though geographical arguments will
probably be advanced as usual. 1t will
be urged that the northeast corner OF
the state has had governor since the
southeast section of the state was rec.
ognized, or remembered. 1t will also
be said that both of those sections have
had governors since the central part OF
the state occupied the executive cham
Der.
On the score of recent wide acquaint-
ance and intimate knowledge of state
affairs the two men in Washington
county and Representative Durham
would likely have the inside track, and
yet ''Curt" Emery and Fred" Bah
| bitt are men to be reckoned with in any
political jousting. On the whole we
should look for as lively preliminary
governor contest in 1920 as the state
has witnessed in many moon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-11
TodaY's Anniversaries.

lSl9-Susan Warner, author Of Wide,
Wide World and other popular nov.
els, born in New York city Died
at Highland Falls, n Y, March II,
1885
lS84-Grover Cleveland was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent of the United States.
lS91-Herr Andree, with two companions
started in a balloon from the island
of Fromsoe for the discovery of the
North Pole.
l9otPorfrio Diaz was elected president
of Mexico, and Ramon Corral vice
president.
l9l0-Fire at Campbelltown, n B., des
troyed all but four houses
l9l2-Royalist revolutionists in Portugal
were defeated near FATE by govern.
ment troops.
l9l5-Austrian airmen dropped bombs on
Venice.
l9l6-Germans at Nerdun made gains
east of the Meuse.
l9l7-President Wilson called to business
men to rally to nations aid and to
put patriotism above profit.