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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
WHEAT BELT MOVES NORTH.

NXIIiAT do you think of the brain power of man
w who can extend the wheat belt 100 miles north
ward toward the everlasting snows7 That is the accom-
phment of Professor W. F. Thompson of Saskatchewan
University Not long since farmers eered at the idea of
science invading agriculture. Thompson scientist
And his discovery will revolutonzc wheat growing in
western Canada,
AS you travel north toward the Yukon, the summer
season grows shorter. Beyond certain point, wheat
cannot be grown, for it does have to pen before
the FIRST frost Red Fife for years the standard wheat
grown in Canada. Then government scientist developed
Marquis wheat which rpens week sooner than Red Fife
The wheat belt moved 100 miles further north.
A year ago wheat wizard brought out Red Bobs, a
wheat that npens week earlier than Marquis The wheat
belt advanced another hundred miles toward the North
Pole. Now comes Professor Thompson with still another
improved wheat 1t npens week sooner than Red Bobs
Again the wheat belt knocks down the fences of climate
and pushes norhward Professor Thompsons discoveries
will bring under cultivation millions of acres of land west
OF Hudson Bay that until have been supposedly too
far north for wheat growing.
Amazing mans conquest Of climate and weather Con-
sider the debt the inventor of the dollhouse 1t
enables grow fresh vegetables under glass while biz
yards rage few feet overhead City jewellers would rarely
eat fresh it for Teller His invention gave
refrigerator and cold storage plants He died of
Starvation.
When winter at its worst. the furnace invention en-
ables you to live temperature You change
the atmosphere of your house spring or autumn by merely
touching little magic box called themoat One scien-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
THE WRONG THINGS CAN BE FIXED.

WHERE is the person who says America is honid
w place, beset with evils and mockery of jusdce9
Lead him around the world and he'll come home in sack
cloth and ashes and hungry under his belt.
Abuses in Ameneaa Yes. Many of them. Pro6teers,
liars fourAushers and some bad laws and paeozoc
employers and some crazy people We've probably got
the biggest trusts the world just we've got the taest
buildings and the most and the queeres legislators.
But there isn't wrong thing in America that Americans
can't TX whenever they want to badly enough There isn't
wrong thing that isn't subject to the control of machinery
that Americans either have ready 10 use or have the
to make. No honest person can have crouch about
land that contains wrong things long that land offers
the machinery for making things right
In Europe they Just fighting their way up to speak
ing acquaintance with what we've had for long time
They just getting their wages up levels; they are
trying to get their standard of living up to somewhere
that will keep things right side up they live as well
we do. But we are still lap and half ahead on
every count-and we're due TO stay that way
British workmen went through the war on wages far
below the American average In France still lower And
pyohteers2 Arthur Giles secretary of the Grocers FEEDER
alton of England told that association that British grocers
made nine millions sterling. largely by dumping obsolete
goods the poor people under food control High pncesp
Eng land and France have them. with population less than
pay the bills Paris will charge you ST so for
half-dollar breakfast.
The workman who says they've better conditions over
there has been listening to fairy stories. 1t will be
time before war-tom Europe build conditions for her
population that will approximate our own. Good
things cannot be made out of thin air. Nor can their
foundations rest upon ashes and shell holes.
America is like big mana 260-pounder-str
healthy, fearless, capable And plenty of food in sight
Whoever saw big go crazy get respondent, or
foolshp Europe is like slim. hungry That man
of Europe has got to build up and get meat around
the waist and across the chest. And in those places
where food isn't likely to be got for long time the thin
may do foolish things just becmausc there's Moth
ing else to do and because he isn't normal
Furniture, food. clothes. steel, lumber machines tools,
seedal these and thousand other things America must
make for the world America be the worlds great
hive of industry, and it must be the worlds home of
Opportunity
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Fire in 'Clarksburg's
Business District

cLARKsBURG, July Fire entail.
ing loss of approximately $125.OOO
at midnight tonight burned the Dia-
mond and Manhattan, buildings in
West Pike street.
The buildings were almost complete
ly destroyed. Cohens department store
In the Manhattan building was de-
stroyed and the loss is estimated <t
$4,000. The l. NJ. P. pool room and
bowling alleys in the Diamond build
ing and Spencer's Butter store wers
also wiped out The loss could not be
estimated at this early hour this morn
ing.
The Manhattan building is an old
city landmark and was at one time
occupied by The City Hotel, one of
the first hotels In Clarksburg. 1t was
the property of the Latstetter estate.
Tho Diamond building was owned
by ". W. JRmiSon, formerly OF this
citS. but now Of Salem
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Clarksburg were burned last night and
the loss was placed at $125,000.
That may seem high to the persons
familiar with the general type of bus
mess architecture in the Harrison me-
tropolis but among the places burned
out was butter store and that may
account for it.
Butter man may have had a couple
of pounds IT. stock you see.
Reported that one cargo of nkker
that was slipped into the county for
q while was secreted in a huge water
tank IN Warrington district.
Reversing the usual process as it
were.
Usually the water is put into the
whiskey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
RUFF STUFF

Pittsburgh was amazed to discover
that there were only seven Saturday
night arrests for drunkenness.
Maybe the guys who used to get ar
rested in Pittsburgh are now staying
Anyhow there were six arrests for
getting lit up right here in this burg.
Pittsburgh may get back to its usual
stride when II becomes initiated to the
gentle art Of bootlegging.
Referee Pecord came across last
night with the information that Jess
Willard was Knocked out in the third
round.
Theren always be folks who hold
that jess really was knocked out in
the frst, but olne's word will go as
Tar as settling the bets are concerned.
And hds statement indicates that
this fight win be notable because the
two slowest men ever connected with
the game were in the ring at the same
lime. #.l a
We'd. folks the City League not only
stuck Ct out until the Fourth OF July,
but actually shows signs of being
healthier now than at the beginning.
Lamp In the columns Of the spright-
" Astonished this morning that there
Is q dearth OF good walters in London.
. y
Haven't you been struck before by
Ehe many points of similarly between
dear old Lunnon and Fairmont?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Murdered a Man
Selecting Leader

ARMBR1DGE, Pa, July 7.-one man
was gilled and another seriously
wounded in a fight among 20 mem
bers of an Italian band here last
night. Twelve OF the participants
were arrested by state police. The
dead: Nick Joy, shot through the
heart. The injured: Nick Bell, shot
twice in body. The fight, according
to the police, followed an argument
over who should lead the band which
was to give a concert at Sixth and
Glenwood streets.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
''l0IlKYI S y! HEszg|

Governor Pierpont, who first grasp
ed the idea of the loyal people assum-
ing and taking on and carrying for.
ward the indestructfble stateship and
organizing a provisional government
under which and around which all the
loyal people OF Virginia (of which
state West Virginia was then q part),
could rally, was not without his de-
tractors in those days. Waitman T.
Wiley said In the first Wheeling con-
vention: II am. going up Into Marion
county from MonongalIa to help can
vass that county. Iewant to take
Frank Pierpont along, too. They have
threatened TO hang him there and ]
am sure II he gets strung up first he
will break the rope and VIII escape
This statement is said to have caused
much laughte5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Last week. according to the trade reports, the steel
mills devoted to structural shapes IS per cent
capacity and the orders ahead indicate that they will
increase that fast possible The other branches
of the steel trade also report increased operation The
trend of the market indicated by the fact that prices
have begun advance Director General Hines whose
effort to beat down prices held up the whole industrial
resumption for number of weeks. may regret that
he did buy at the price agreed upon by the Indus
trial board
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Following Marshal Won Hindenburg's statement that
he and he alone responsible for the conduct of the
war after 1916 statement from the four young
of the former emperor in which they ask the
Allies to take them instead Of their father when the
time comes to put Wilhelm trial at London. 1t is
all very interesting and in certain pathetic but
the trial and punishment of the former kaiser is just
fed by his logic He is to be tried FOR the crimes
the German people but for he told those people
that his will be the determining factor in their fe
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
Nv III, Rar3
By tn Bard.

'Tenshun.
TIL Bard found this in one of his
old scrap books last night. The name
of the author had not been included
In the clipping. SO no credit other
than this explanation can be given:
mo man can learn what he
has not preparation for learning,
however near to his eyes Is the
object. A chemist may tell his
most precious secrets to a car
penter, and he shall be never the
wiser-the secrets he would not
utter to chemist for an estate.
God screens US evermore from
premature ideas. Our eyes are
holden that we cannot see things
that stare US in the face, until
the hour arrives when the r:ind
Is ripened-then to behold them,
and the time when we saw them
not is like dream"
Parade Rest!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1919.
THE AMERLCAN'S GREED.

believe in the United States of America as govern
nent of The people, by the people, for The people, phose
just popeS derived from the consent of the gopcrned
a democracy in republic, sovereign Nation of many
sovereign States; perfect UnOn one and inscpardSlc
established upon those principles of freedom, equality jus
their lives and fortunes therefore believe it my du!y
10 my country TO love it, 10 support its Constitution; 10
obcy, aps 10 respect its flag; and 10 defend ii against
all enemies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Notes and PersonaIs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ford of Fair
mont were visiting friends in Monon-
gah yesterday.
Mrs. Jonathan Mason was buried
yesterday in the Willow Tree cemetery
Mrs. F. D. Southern of Rooms Run,
is visiting friends in Monongah for a
few days.
Mrs. Victoria Phillips left yesterday
TO visit with friends at Grafton and
Moatsville for few weeks.
William Holbert is quite III at his
home here.
Mrs. Charles Windsor of Edgemont
was visiting friends here last Satur.
day evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Funeral Of Mrs. Hannah Mason.

The funeral Of Mrs. Hannah 2. Ma
son wife of R. ]. Mason whose death
occurred Friday night at her home at
Monongah took place Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock from the Southern
Methodist Episcopal church at Monon-
gah Interment was made in the VIII
low Tree cemetery by Undertaken R.
L. Cunningham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

odist church in Thoburn last evening
were well attended. the program was
beautifully rendered. John Leeper
Harry Martin and Mr.. and Mrs Hetzcl
had charge of the affair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

When 1t comes TO eliminating wash.
day drudgeries and washing your
clothes a snowy white-without fuss
or muss-the "Gainaday' Electric
washer and wringer is the best. Strong,
safe and durable-built to last-will
pay for itself many times over in saw
ing OF time, money and ciothes-At
the Fairmont Electric Service Co.,
Monroe street. Phone 1226;--Ady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Present Arms!

Present Arms!
The Girl in the Office says she read
in the paper this morning that Briga-
der General Maitland, of the dirigi-
Bile R-34, kept log on his journey
across the Atlantic, and she thinks
that is most unusual, for she was un-
der the impression that only the most
necessary and light articles were car
ried on such trip.
Ground Arms!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Senator Borah is on sounder ground in his statement
attacking the treaty with than he when he
started out to defeat the League of Nations but
in this he is going make much of impression
the public suspects that the principle trouble
with Borah is that he is a man who does not have any
vision.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
CANT az BEAT

It is impossible to bake a better loaf
of bread than American Beauty Bread
OF choice materials in aSsweet
clean sanitary bakery by our expert
bakers-the finest floor imaginable
wrapped at the oven door In parafine
paper-no handling big delicious
loaf of goodness-Try it-Model Steam
Bakery = 3o6 Cleveland Avenue
Phone 1853.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

In Italy the situation is becoming alarming and It is
particularly bad in Florence. rioting aud mob rule
is no new thing in that town. When remembers
the things Florence has survived tendency
pessimsm the conditions of the present is apt
to vanish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Game Next Sunday

The hall game that was TO have been
played by the Aeorongah boys and the
ldamay boys a. Idamay yesterday was
Cancelled on account of rain and will
be played next Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

The R-84 was bit late but she landed at the spot
picked out her long advance and adhered prac
tically all other particulars the program thus proving
that aerial navigation has settled down to point where
i: can be dealt with in practical way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

tist even proposes building rinap jey 200 miles long.
extending out INTO the ocean from Newfoundland Il
would change the course of the Gulf Stream and reyou-
tonne the climate of Europe
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
MONONGAH
Home From Franco


John Smith. who answered the call
of his country returned from France
10 his home here on July 4th.
John was one of Monongah's brave
boys who went away smiling and re-
turned witt: face beaming with the
radiance of man who lad conquered
although he had some hardships he
takes more time telling of the fun he
had and the sights he saw.
Married in Cumberland
]. S. Harmon of Monong;ah syld
Miss Naomi Thorn of Elk.ns were mar
ried in Cumberland, Md, on June 81.
Buried Today.
Herbert Borgess. whose sad death &C
CURED az Cook hoa2ital late Saturday
evening will be buried today in the
Borgess. cemetery.
chiIdren's Day Program.
Children's Day service at the Meth
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Slowing away in an airship cross
ing the Atlantic is something new I'M
der the sun. the old platitude to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Squads Right!

Squads Right.
Household Hints:
How to Pick Chicken-Stand on
the Watson hotel corner some Satur-
day night mad when you see one that
approaches your ideal. whistle.
How to Remove Ink Spots-With
a pair of sharp shears carefully cut
out the spot.
How to Break an Egs-Carry 1t to
the roof and carefully drop it 10 the
pavement below.
How to Dress a Fish-carefully in
troduce him into bathing suit.
How to Beat Carpet-Hold three
aces against its two pair.
How to Whip Cream-Tie the
cream to post and then with large
black snake whip strike rapidly.
How to Clean a Goose-Persuade
him to invest all he has in the Wild
cat Oil and Land Company.
Squads Right About.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

The lists are now open for some
second Omar Khayyam to weave a
rosy glamour about the nut sundae.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
So dead as nits.
The Lord he killed them
With his ague fits.

They were too goot to lff nit me,
So up he jerked them to llf nit he.
So he didt."
All Clear!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

Some infinitely wise man remarked
once that the only thing that could
cheat woman out of the last word
was an echo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07

While plying the poor bartenders,
why not drop tear for the miserable
manufacturer of cloves. and the poor
old driver of the all night seagoin'
hack?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Gas Alerte!

Gas Alerte!
Speaking of graveyards, the follow
ing inscriptions are declared to be
chiseled on stones in little Judge
ment Day reception plot" in Paw Paw
district. If anyone cares to see these
graves, tn Bard refers them to his
old frined Adam Lighe, of near Rives-
vile, who will be glad at any time to
take them to the spot in his fivSer.
Here they are:
Here lies the dust
OF Adam Rust.
He ate dried apples
Till he bust"
Here lies 1, here's an end to my
woes,
And my spirit at last at aise is.
With the tips of me toes and the end
of me nose,
Turned up 'gainst the roots of the
daisies.'
Poor Mrs. HoOligan, hers gone
away.
Her would if her could but her
couldn't stay,
Her had two bad legs and baddish
cough.
1t was her two bad legs that carried
her off,"
Here lies two children
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Buried Today.

chiIdren's Day Program.
Children's Day service at the Meth
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-01
Prefers American Plan
To Domination By Japan
Premier Queensland Declares Secret Treaty Between
Britain and Orientals Relative to Pacific Islands
Is News to Australians.

control, that is, Japan should not be
the dominating nation, whatever the
7ettlement. As to the so-called sec
ret treaties that have come into prom
inence within the last few days re-
garding the Pacific possession, | think
that the people Of Australia will want
to know If Premier William Morris
Hughes and Sir Joseph Cook, minis
ter of the navy, knew of the secret
treaties or concurred in them. Con-
trary to the protestations Of Japan,
their existance was news to US in Aus
tralia."
The premier said he mas been elect
ed on a labor ticket, making Queens
land the only labor government in the
Austrian commonwealth. He is tax
ing to England with him copies Of
an official government publication Of
Queensland with the title Socialism
At Work" which treats Of successful
instances of municipal ownership.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-01

NEW YORK, Feb. Australians
feel that the Marshall and Caroline
Islands rather than be dominated by
Japan should come unedr interna-
tional control, Thos, Joseph Ryan,
premier Of Queenland, enroute to
London on affairs Of state. declared
today before sailing for Liverpool,
He also said the reported secret
treaty between Great Britain and
Japan In regard to the islands twas
news to us in Australia"
although tire japanese navy did
convoy the ships carrying the Aus
tralian troops TO the 'front.'" he said,
"it is. and believe always win be,
the feling in my country that imnai-
vration must be restricted to the
white race.
cit always must be a "white Aus.
tralia' and as to the Pacific, we feel
that the Caroline ard the Marshall
islands should be unedr international
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-01
77th Captured
Grand Pre-
Held Town for Day and a Half
Against Hun Assault. 3
Transports In N. Y.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The United
States cruiser Frederick arrived her,
today from Brest with 1,547 troops
These include "a officers and 100:
men of the First battalion, compris
ing Companies A, B, C, and D Of ths
330th infantry Of the S3rd division
the headquarters medical detachment
of the 83rd, and the 466th and 492nC
aero squadrons, together with mum
berof casual officers, nationary army
troops from Ohio and West Virgins
make up the 83rd division.
The American steamship Platts.
burg arrived also from Brest with /,
681 troops, including the 323rd ma
chine gun battalion, 12 officers and
48 men of the 83rd division; machine
gun company, 5 officers and 159 mer
Of the 330th infantry Of the 83rd
and a number of casual companies
Of the New York troops, The Platts
burg brought also 6 officers and 222
men who are convalescing from
wounds.
Casuals on Mongolia.
Bringing 4,429 regular army, ma
rine corps and national army troops
from eleven states, all classed as cas-.
uals, and detachment Of the 39th
mobile hospital unit, the American
transport Mongolia arrived from st
Nazaire. Virtually all of the officers
and soldiers have seen active service
and have been wounded in action Oh
through accident, nearly 1000 being
hospital cases.
The national army men on board
are from California, Virginia, New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Mime.
sofa, Michigan and Ohio.
Lieut.. r. P. Folsom, Of Muscatine
Iowa, who arrived on the Frederick
and whose hospital brigade, the
Forty-frst was right behind the
Chateau Thierry, st. Miheil and Ar.
|gonne drives, declared that the Sew
enty-seventh division, composed Of
Camp Upton men, did not receive
proper credit for its work, especially
lin the Argonne sector.
"It was the Seventy-seventh that
captured Grand Pre-, which has been
credited to the French" said Lieut..
Folsom. "The American division held
the town against terrific assault Of
the Germans for day and half be-
fore a French division came to their
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-01
Strikes and Disturbances Arising Which Threaten Foreign Countries With Most Serious Problems
Announcement is Made That President Wilson May Not Find Necessary Return France
Pool Of War Debts
Proposed AS Part
OF World League

PARIS, FEB. THE Committee
on Fiscal Legislation of the Chamber
of Deputies today heard the Minister
Of Finance, M. Klotz, on the proposal
made several weeks ago by Deputy
Jacques Sterns for the Interallied fl.
nancial society, for the liquidation Of
the combined war debt Of the Allies
M, Klotz had given the scheme thor.
ough study, and said that the French
Government had been accorded the
initiative at the Peace Conference In
presenting a plan for the creation Of
q financial section of the Society of
Nations"
The plan is to be explained by a
Financial Committee which the con
ference has decided to appoint.