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The Washington times., 1919-01-20
IRREGULAR GUY" IS
GIRL IN DISGUISE
Continued from First P.ge.)

continued from First Page-l
had learned to, scrap as an Al T.
messenger in Chicago. Next she show.
Cd up-stil as a boy-at the Dariins.
ton Hotel
Here Jack" got a job as beI,nop
and watcher Of the telephone switch
board.
Everybody liked Jack" he was 90
quick and kind. He" was still a reg
ulsr fellow" His technique with "A
cigarette was convincing. "He" could,
II occasion arose, turn q neat little
swear word.
Wicked Cue Ball.
Up around Wilson avenue "hs" sho'
q wicked cue ball or raked in the pot
with the best when 'he" made a pass.
Wen, these are technical times Pos
stbiy it was the draft. Up at the
Darlington, which was "his" Waterloo.
they absolutely won't talk, they say.
Have a heart" said the manager.
Anyway, very secretly. her rase
assed through the hands OF Judge
Mary Parteime, and the young lady
Jack" went out to Elgin voluntaT lily.
She was placed under observation.
She rather hated IL when they Insisted
on having her trousers and her cigar
cites.
Perfectly sane" was the verdict.
the observation ended.
But you must 60 out of here dress
ed as girl" she was told. To This
she replied:
Honest now. just can't wear EN-
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

been able to place the District serv-
ice men who have come back This
bureau, acting in unison with the
eNCCutiv" committee of representa-
tives Of Washing ton business, industry
and labor. is preparing as fast as
possible for the increasing number of
District men WHO are coming back
from foreign shores and American
camps.
The problem Of what to do with all
these men how 10 find work for
them-loons larger and more serious
each day. As rule employers IF
labor in this city are promising extra
efforts to make openings for local
men. Some OF them are going so Jar
as to undertake WORK which they en-
pected TO defer until cost conditions
grew better 1t is this sort of spirit
Of help the bureau and executive COM
mittee like TO see.
Answers Encouraging.
Questionnaires sent to $500 District
employers of labor some time ag"
asking what each man would or could
do to give work have brought back
encouraging answers. The results are
not fully known. but as a rule en-
ployers. realizing the gravity of the
outlook unless everybody lends a
helping hand, are cooperating in a
forceful and patriotic way.
There will be no danger of too many
jobs. A few hours spent any day in
the Offices of the bureau, which are
also the Offices of the community
labor board of the. employment
service of the Department OF Labor
will reveal that there is piling, up
in Washington a surplus of skilled
workmen and Of those seeking places
in clerical and other lines. Men and
women by hundreds are visiting these
Offices daily getting into touch with
The Washington times., 1919-01-20
CARMENPLANF|GHT
TO HIGHEST COURT
CONTINUED from First Pss.l

tSontinueo IRON fnrst Fhfel
without these fares. and made their
reports Mr.. Given agrees there is
no way for q conductor TO put this
money with the receipts for another
trip, 80 that to all intents and pur-
poses he has pocketed &c.
81 don't see how they can night the
cases. as We have them dead to
rights"
when asked 81 any further arrests
were conte -npIated. the inspector said
that they had more than 100 men
under surveillance. and unless the
knocking down" Of fares ceased, and
ceased suddenly. many more arrests
could be looked for.
The Washington times., 1919-01-20
NEED CITIZENS
AID IN FINDING
EX-SOLD|ERS.
EMPLOYMENT.
BY BILL PRICE.

The cooperation of every man and
oman in Washington with officials
engaged in finding employment fOr
the returned service man is necessary
if this city is not to be filled with a
large number OF men without occu-
patton
50 far the Governments local bu-
reau >for the employment OF return
ing soldiers. sailors and marines has
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

the position that she is ready to go
on the witness stand and tell the
whole truth, which is sufficient
The Washington times., 1919-01-20
go West, Young Man," Is
Houston's S Advice; Wheat
Crops Will Greet You
90 West. young man.

10 West. young man
Like Horace Greeley. Secretary
OF Agriculture David +. Houston
sounded this advice today in urg-
ing young men TO go West and har-
vest the grain next season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Naval Hospital Corps
Fine Place for Men

Young men who desire to take up a
calling where satisfactory wage is
obtained Immediately and where there
is every opportunity for advancement,
instruction, education and pleasant
duty, combined with travel to foreign
lands, or WHO contemplate the study
OF nursing or other allied subject, are
invited to consider the Hospital Corps
of the Navy as field for employment
or elementary training.
Graduates of training schools for
nurses of civil hospitals who haye
served as attendants in hospitals or
institutions, graduates in pharmacy,
;first-aid workers, ETC., will find in this
branch Of the added training an in
drSIment.
4nree training schools for the hos
pital corps have been established, one
on the Atlantic coast, one on the Pa
cific coast, and one on the Great
Lakes, to one OF which the newly en-
listed man Is detailed and where he
remains for a period of about six
months under instruction and is start
ed upon his naval career on a sound
basis and with knowledge OF and train
ing in his special field and duty. En-
listment In this branch of the service
Is to 80 years of age. For further in
formation consult the Navy Recruit
ing officer at the Manley Hotel Fri
day, July 25.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
.ROTAR|ANS HEAR
OF WESTERN pep
Receive Invitation to At
tend Picnic of the CIarks-
burg Club.

Dr. Walter Boydston and H. j. Ross,
who represented the Fairmont Rotary
club at the international convention
recently held at Salt Lake City, made
most interesting reports Of their ex-
periences at the weekly luncheon of
the Fairmont club today. They spoke
of the trip out and the trip back and OF
some of the things that they saw anus
heard in the convention city but II was
apparent that the things that made the
most impression upon them was the
! enthusiasm of the western Rotarinns.
Both of them expressed the opinion
that the east would be stirred up BY
the western pep and dash IL the next
international is held in this part Of the
country and Mr.. Ross suggested that
an effort ought to be made to have
cal club attend II the convention ID
held any where near here.
An invitation was received from the
Clarksburg Rotary club to picnic
which will be held by the Clarksburg
Rotarians at the Country club up
there August 6. Henry Lively urged
that Fairmont Rotarians make sacri-
fices IL necessary to take this outing
in. 1t is the present plan, to make use
of special car which George M. Alex
der, president OF the M. v. r., said
could be obtained. Harry Hartley,
president Of the club, appointed Mr..
Alexander, Mr.. Lively and Lamar Sat
terfield a committee to take the pic
mic plans in hand.
r. T. Cunningham reported for the
committee on the Employment bu-
reau that at meeting held Monday
George H. Richardson, who was in
charge of the office for the govern
ment has offered to carry on the work
for the next three months without any
, salary. The committee Is making an
effort to secure the room In the court
house formerly used as barbershop
for that length of time so that the item
of rent also will be eliminated, and an
assessment list has been made up and
which is now being sent around. The
fund.- raised in this way will be used
to pay the incidental expenses Of tbs
office.
Samuel L. Fuller and Sam r. Nu-
zum were elected to membership and
Captain Rollo ]. Conley Who has
just returned from France and who
was present as the guest OF r. r. Cum
ningham made little talk In which
he told how delighted he Is to be
home again. Captain Conley win re-
turn to Washington by waySof Pitts
burgh tonight but expects TO be re-
leased from the army in about q week
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
REASON WHY COAL
CARS ARE SCARCE
Railroad Administration
Deliberately Holding
Them Out of Service.

Z. II. jenkins of the Hutchinson
coal company president of theNorth-
ern West Virginia Coal Operators as
soctation and a director of the Ma
tional Coal Association today receiv-
ed u copy of a letter which was writ
ten to ]. d. A. Morrow, VICE presi-
dent of the National Coal association
by the Harlan County Coal Operators
association which has its offices at
Harlan, Ky. The letter is as follows:
Lear Sir: Large sums of money have
been appropriated by the National
Coal Association and other sums have
been expended by the individual op-
orator and his selling agents to ac-
quaint the consuming public of the
fact that coal shortage this fall and
winter is apparent,
Much of this work has been pur-
posely misunderstood in certain di-
rections 1--WE can see no other reason)
as an effort on the part of ths coal
operator to stimulate buying of coal
for selfish purposes.
lhp ouLLG SOdl operator Is IuOTt
than willing to do anything in his
power to avoid this impending short
age of coal. The main factors in
limiting the production of coal in the
United States today are men and
railroad cars.
Congressman Middleton in defense
of his bill No. zoos states, "the sid
ings are full OF idle cars"-the Con-
gressman is right in the statement
The side tracks are full of idle cars
and still the country is facing coal
shortage.
The cause Of the side tracks being
full of idle cars at this time to the
mind of Congressman middleton and
possibly to large number of consum-
ers throughout the country is lack OF
ability or desire on the part of the
coal operators to load them.
This is the wrong impression and
should be corrected-the responsible,
ity for the idle cars on side tracks al
this time should be fixed, as with
the side tracks full Of idle cars, Goa
mines are shut down from one to two
days per week for the want Of them
1 am unathoritatively advised there
are 600 so called idle cars (Huddletor
should have said shop cars) in the
Louisville yard of the L. & N. R. R. ir
Knoxville, 800 in Atlanta and SO il
goes throughout the country at al
most every yard and terminal.
In spite of this the U. S. Railroad
Administration Is actually laying Of
car repairmen and shop cars are ac'
cumulating at an alarming rate.
Thousands of cars in active service
are in a "crippled condition" and are
fast finding their way to the long line
of idle cars wherever storage fol
them can be found.
If they are going to wait until "snov
flies" to remedy the trouble, It will
be too late.
These cars are needed in service
now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
PERCENTAGEBEER
HELD ILLEGAL N
NEW YORK CITY
Brooklyn Judge in Test
Case Rules 2.75 Brew is
Intoxicating.
(By Associated Press.y

NEW YORK, July 24-Beer of 2.75
alcoholic contents is held to be in
toxicating within the meaning of war
time prohibition act IN p decision re-
turned today by fTeoeral Judge Thom-
as l. Chatfield, of Brooklyn, in test
case by the government against Mar
tin Schmauder of New Haven, Conn,
who was charged with selling beer III
violation of the war time prohibition
Constitutionality of the war time
prohibition act was upheld in an opin-
ION handed down yesterday by Judge
Chatfield in test case against A.
Minery, American saloon keeper. 1t
is reported that an appeal will he
taken in each case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
William Holbert
Buried at Eldora

Funeral services over the body of
William HoEbert, a venerable citizen
OF Marion county, whose death oc-
CURED on Tuesday morning at his
home at Monongah, were held yester-
day afternoon from the residence At
Monongah and were attended by a
large number OF relatives and friends
The services were conducted by the
Rev. L. D. Whitener, assisted by the
Rev. w. ]. Eddy, OF Fairmont, and the
Rev. Dyer. Following the services the
body was taken to Eldora where II was
laid to rest. Among those present at
the funeral from this city were his
son, s. Ray Holbert and family.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
SERVICE MEN WILL
MEET THIS EVENING
Post of American Legion
to Be Formed at Court
house Convention.

A post of the American Legion for
Marion county will be formed this
evening at meeting of returned ser
vice men which has been called by
Homer Touthman, president of the
Marion County Returned Service
Mems organization. The meeting is
called for eight o'clock in the county
court room.
Every returned service man in the
county is invited to be present at the
meeting and take part in the ofganiz-
alton. The names of those present
will be attavched to the application
for charter, which will be forwarded
to the Legion headquarters in New
York city.
The American Legion has develop
ed into the greatest organization ever
brought into being in America, and
no man who wore the uniform of I'm
Gle Sam in any department can afford
to not be member.
The matter of selecting a name for
the local post will be one of the things
taken u pat the meeting this evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Ice Co., Complains
on B. & o. Railroad Co

Complaint has been lodged by the
Fairmont Ice company with the Public
Service commission against the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad because of
dts failure to provide refrigerator cars
The ice company has ice shipments to
Connellsville, Phillippi and other
points and they are unable to secure
refrigerator cars.
1t is said that the B & o. company
is sending their refrigerator cars to
Chicago as rapidly as possible. AS n
result West Virginia is deprived OF an
refrigerator equipment The ice COM
pany also complains of a "a hour de-
lay on the track after the ice is pack
ed, which is caused because of the
present shifting plan of the B. & o.
e. E. Winters, railway inspector of
the public service commission is in
Fairmont making an investigation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
General Ironside in Charge
at Arch Angel Reports
Treachery.
TRIED TO CAPTURE R.R.
City of Omega is Surrender.
ed to Enemy Forces BY
Mutining Men.
(by Associated PressL.l

LONDON, July 24-The govern
ment has received dispatch from
Major General William e. IFonside.
commander in chief on the Archangel
front stating that the Russian troops
have mutinied and Joined the Bolshe-
vtk handing owe. the town Of Omega
and the Omega front to the enemy.
The latter also tried to take the rail-
road front but were repulsed.
There are few british troops ON the
railroad front and none on the Omega
front. General Ironside now has the
situation in hand and believes that
the fresh British volunteer troops are
equal to their difficult and periloul
task.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Reception Tonight
for New Minister

This evening, beginning at o'clock,
the members OF the Fleming Memorial
church will tender reception to the
new pastor, Rev. George w. Guthrie,
and his family. The program in the
main will be OF an informal nature but
there will be four short addresses in
which Rev. c. D. Mitchell will welcome
the new minister on behalf of the Min
isterial association; Rev. Charles
Baird Mitchell on behalf OF the COM
munity; DR.. L. N. Yost on behalf of
the Sunday school, and Howard Wads-
worth on behalf OF the congregation.
Miss Pauline Reed will sing and re-
freshments will be served. All the
ministers in the city and their fami-
lies are invited to attend and so are
all who take an interest in the congre-
CATION or are likely to take an interest
In Il.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
MARION COUNTY SHOWS
UP STRONG AT w. V. u.
Has ITO Students on the RoIs-Every County Except
Three in the State Represented in the
Student Body.

The University has an enrolment Of
1851, not including the Summer school
the school of Music, the school of
Mines and other short courses, which
would increase the total university
enrolment to we'll over 1000. Every
county in the state but Boone, Wyo-
ming and Putnam had at least one
student each. Kanawha county had
SO students, Ohio had 81, and Preston
County had AZ. Thirteen other states
were represented, besides the District
of Columbia, Porto Rico. France and
Japan.
The University is making drive
for 5000 students in years and the
aid of live counties like Marion is a
big factor in making it easy to go
over the top.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
TAFT AS PEACEMAKER
ON LEAGUE FIGHT
Writes to Democratic Sena-
tors Suggesting Reser-
vations to Treaty.

WASHINGTON, July "a. = Former
President Taft, who has written to sew
eral Republican senators and leaders
suggesting reservations to the peace
treaty which might be acceptable to
both sides. has opened correspondence
on the subject with prominent Demo-
cratic senator's. Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, one of the leading spokes-
men for the administration in the Sen
ate fight, received letter today from
Mr.. Taft.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Woman's Dept. of "Y"
at the Country Home

Members of the Woman's Depart
ment of the Y. NJ. c. A. sang at the
county home las. evening. Popular
songs and a number of hymns were
rendered. The evening was a very
pleasant one and the guests of the
home enjoyed the event very much.
Automobiles were furnished for the oc
casion by Messrs. Hershel Wade and
Paul Hutchinson.
Those present were: Kate McMil-
Ian. Helen Mcmillan, Flossie McCul-
Tough Clara Seaman, Ruth Wilson,
Louise Boehm, Pauline Graham, Mary
D. Crandall, Eva Joe Bartlett, Dena
NJ. Coad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
DR.. James Clinton
to Practice Here

DR.. James G. Clinton, a brother OF
DR.. J. G. Bruomfield and who saw
distinguished service in France hav-
Ing recently returned to this country,
has been licensed to practice medi-
cine in this city having successfully
passed the state examination held at
Huntington recently. DR.. Clinton is
row at the Jefferson Medical college
at Philadelphia where he Is taking a
post graduate course which he ex-
poets to pursue until the first OF the
year when it is probable he will To-
cate in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Two Men Held for
Bringing in Whiskey

Dowdy Bostic and Charles Williams
are now in the county Jail charged with
bringing whiskey into the state. They
were arrested yesterday by county Of
ftcers following an investigation into
the wreck Of large Studebaker auto
mobile which went over the hill near
Evansville When an investigation
was made by Policeman WOODWARD
and Deputy Sheriff Howard Adams
yesterday morning, no whiskey could
be found. Another investigation led
to the finding of some whiskey and
the arrest of Bostic and Williams fol-
lowed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Especial to The West Virginian. J

Especial to The West Virginian.)
MoRGANToWN, W. Va, July 81
Marion county deserves the banner as
the county that b taking fullest ad-
vantage Of the opportunities offered
by West Virginia university at Nor
gantown. The record of the Univer-
sity this year shows ITO Marion coun-
ty boys and girls enrolled there this
year. and thus taking advantage OF
the fine school that the state is help
ing maintain.
The University has Just prepared a
blue PRINT which shows all of the
counties OF the state with their pro-
portionate number of University stu
dents. The counties surrounding Ma
rion are also we'll represented. Wetzel
has 80 students, Harrison 1O5 and
Taylor 80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Badly Beaten Up in
Fight at Kilarm

County officers this afternoon re-
ceived call to come to Kilarm where
a big fight was staged some time last
night during which man by the name
Of Isaac MCGEE, colored, was badly
beaten up.
Deputy Sheriffs James Barrett and
John Glover left about 2 o'clock this
afternoon for Kilarm to make an in
vestigation of the trouble.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
Gasoline Exploded;
Fire Destroys Plant
(By Associated Press J

BAYoNNE, N. j.. July 24.-Eighty
thousand gallons of gasoline contained
in eight tank cars exploded on the
switching track of the Texas OIL COM
pany here this morning, causing fire
which resulted in the serious injury OF
four persons with many others suf-
fering minor burns. The property loss
to the oil company was heavy.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined. Buildings two miles
away were wrecked. The flames
spread to two store houses and for u
time it appeared that the entire plant
of the oil company was doomed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
SHIPPING BOARDTOBUZLD
TWO HUGE OCEAN LINERS
Will Be One Thousand Feet Long and Largest in the
World Will Cross the Atlantic in
-Four Days.

Announcement was made today by
the Board that plans for the ships had
been completed and that work or them
would be started in the near future.
It is proposed to provide special
terminal for them at Fort Pond Bay,
Long Island, and 1t may be that two
similar liners will be constructed la
ter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.-Two
gigantic ocean liners larger than ary
ship now afloat and designed to cross
the Atlantic in four days are to be
built by the Shipping board. They will
be 1000 feet long and of 80 knot speeu
and will be equipped for use as COM
merce destroyers in the event of war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24

here's a Br1tlsn tather ana son who
nved through the war, but It isn't their
fault.
Sir Henry B. Rowell, the father,
head of the Hawthorn Shipbunding
Co., at Newcastle-on.theTyne, built
80 battleships for England's navy, and
was member OF the Ministry of NUM-
tions and Advisory Council ON British
chipping. Twelve OF his closest asso.
ciates, all middleaged men, dropped
dead under the strain. He kept on
working.
The son. Captain B. RowelI, had the
riskiest job in England Senior Ex-
pertmental Pilot for the Air Ministry.
It was his task personally to try out
all new types OF airplane and see II
they would work. II they didn't-but
Capt Rowe1l never thought Of that.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-04
DRAFT RULE NOW A
THING OF THE PAST

New York. August 3.-The draft rule,
by which major baseball leagues OBJ
tanned players from the minor leagu
at the end Of each season, under the
national agreement, is regarded by
minor leagues 'as thing of the past"
David L. Fultz. president of the Ma
tional league announced here tonish hit.
Asserting that Garry Hermann of
Cincinnati, acting for the major
leagues at a joint meeting here last
January, at which the minor leagues
asked for more money for their play
ers, had denied the request and in
formed the minor leagues that they
could withdraw from the national
agreement if they desired, Mr.. Fuitz
declared the offer was accepted and
a committee. headed by A. r. Tearnsy
Of Chicago, president of the Western
and Three leagues, was appointed to
arrange for the separation. 1t was ar
ranged that the national agreement
should remain in force until the for
NAL agreement was signed.
'"rhe tentative agreement was sub
mitted to the national commission but
was never signed by them" he said.
Since the meeting Mr.. Tearney has,
on behalf of our committee. MADE
every possible effort to arrange con-
ference with the commission for the
purpose of perfecting an agreement,
but the commission has not been ac-
cessible."