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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-13
'CLEVETT LEAVES. "
FOR PURDUE POST IS
Goes to the Indiana Univer.
sity-Is a Decided
Promotion.

On January /, Merton L. CleveIt
physical director of the Fatrmont Y.
NJ. c. A. VIII sever his connections
with that institution to become az
sistant to the director Of physical
education at Purdue University, La
fayette, Ind This is a decided pro-
motion for Mr. Clevett, who has been
q very efficient man in his line Of
work at the local Y. NJ. C. a., which
regrets to lose him. His work Of
organizing the classes. teams
leagues and contests about the syn
was top-aotsA. His 4aashr piece was
the reorganization Of the City Bas.
ketball league last year, which he
did with a signal success and which
proved to be money maker.
His organization of the City BaS-
ketball league among the industrial
plants also very successful. Prior to
coming here Mr.. Clevett was physical
director at the army camp at Allen
town, Pa, was formerly connected
with the physical department of the
Carlisle Indian School at Carlisle, Pa
and Culver Military Academy, Culver,
Ind. He came to Fairmont January
/, last.
At Purdue University he will have
charge of all of the gymnasium work
and intra-mural athletics and swim.
ming. Mr. and Mrs. Clevett will
spend Christmas day with Mrs. Clev-
ett's sister at Cresson, Pa, He reports
to Purdue University about January 8.
w. Clifford Cook, New Brighton,
Pa, is being favorably considered as
Mr. Clevett's successor. He is a very
capable physical director and is very
efficient in all departments of ath-
letics. He comes highly recommend
ed to the local association and A. ],
Cash, the general secretary, has q
dozen or more letters stating words
Of prise of his work. It is believed
that Mr.. Cook will probably accept
the post. He will be IN the city
within the next few days, Mr.. Cook
is a graduate Of the Y. M. c. A. col.
lege at Springfield, Mass, and has
completed work in several other in
stitutions. The international organi-
zation Of the Y. M. G. A. recommends
him very highly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-13
MORE TRAINS ARE
EXPECTED SHORTLY
B. & o. Trains II and 12 to
Go on Again-Buffet
Cars on Monongahela.

Indications are that train service
will be improved within short time
because reports indicate that Direc.
tor General Of Railroads Hines will
restore trains, which were temporar-
lily removed because of fuel shortage
Trains Ii and IL, the trains running
batween New York and Cincinnati
were the chief main line B. & o. trains
that were removed although the trair
to and from Morkantown was removed
also.
1t is understood that G. ]. Proud
foot, Grafton, district passenger agent
Is today under the Impression thai
trains II and IL viii be reitoreA GboOi
December 40. Some Of tAV mOFo I'M
bortaIt trains between Washington,
Baltimore and New York Il Is under
stood will probably be resumed De-
cember 10.
According to information received
here the buffet cars will be restored
on the Monongahela Railway commend
Ing on Monday. This will be- elective
on P. R. R. trains-SO6, which arrives
here from Pittsburgh at 12:40 p. m
and train 1888, which leaves here a,
4;12 p. m. for Pittsburgh. P. & L. b
trains-55, which leaves here at 7:1b
a, m. and train go, which arrives hero
from Pittsburgh at s:4S p, m.
Today ]. D. Hecker, B. & o. ticket
agent at Fairmont, received circular
letter stating that fifty or more trains
we're taken of at Chicago on the Chi
cago and Rock Esland, Chicago ana
Northwestern, Milwaukee and St
Laul and other railroads, Probably
.25 B. & o. trains were also removed
Trains 81 and So between GAINESVILLE
o., and Parkersburg have been re-
moved.
The Fairmout connection to Cleve-
land at Bridgeport, OILS also annull-
ed by tn removal Of trains 81 and So
It will now benecessary toleave Fair
mont the night before In order t.
board the 1850 a. m. train out oi
Bridgeport for Cleveland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-13
ALEXANDER WILL
Be POSTMASTER
Some Clever Speaking Will
Accur at Football Din
ner Tonight.

G.. NJ. Alexander perhaps the lead.
ing spirit in the Booster dinner and
dance to be staged tonight at Ne
Fairmont with the foot ball squad tht
coaches and management Of the Var
sIty team as the honor guests will
preside at the function as toastmts-
ter, After much coaxtng on the part
Of the local committee Mr.. Alexan-
der was induced much against his
will to toast the affair tonight and
his solNction aSlres the success Of al
lOaEt G1at payt Of fGhe ppogram-
ConErtgS0lan AZ. II. Nicely q West
ViRaipia gfadIata and sport enthu-
stast aFiVed here this morning from
Washington, D. c., In order that he
might attend the affair. He will be
present and VII respond to a toast.
John Guy PriChard than whom there
Is none more loyal or enthusiastic SUP
porter of the University athletics will
respond to toast IN his usual happy
manner. This Will perhaps make up
the list Of local people who will be call
cd upon to rumlnate at the dinner
but among the visitors who are ex-
pected to add much to the iOlliftcation
ceremonies attendant upon the affair
ore Athletic Director Harry Stansbury
Coach M. NJ. McIntire and Capeaia Of
the foot ball squad Ira 3. Rodgers
whose brilliant playing did much to-
ward the successful season which the
varsity foot ball team recently closed
The dinner VIII be served promptly
Of $3.50 O'Clock and Manager Fatt OF
the Fairmont has secured an array Of
ytands procurable at this season Of the
year which will tempt the most deh-
ate or the hdaTtiest appetite to q
nicety.
Following the dinner music will be
provided and the patronesses and
their young women friends will Assem-
bic at the hotel promptly at nine
and indulge In dancing
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They Sang Popular Songs
And then Debated
I, Church Policy.
adopt ONE RESOLUTION
Il Holds the Pastor Respon-
sible for the
Church.

Cnnrcn people are human after all.
They eat, sing and be merry Just as
other folks do, or ought to do. The
mere fact that people occupy respon-
sible position with churches does not
force them into serious mood, and
this was proved when rally Of what
I was announced as the leading powers
in the various churches was held at
1.-THE Y. M. c. A. last night. The
church folk sang Bubbles" and other
popular songs and Miss Ruth Eddy,
daughter of Rev. w. j. Eddy, presid-
ed at the piano where popular airs
pealed forth to the great satisfaction
of the diners.
1t was an enjoyable affair from eV-
cry standpoint and while there was
nothing serious in the cosduct OF the
dinner the consensus Of opinion is
there was deep underlying motive TO
It allan ATTEMPT to work out situtNlon
( which might seriously retard the work
Of the churches in Fairmont.
! The dinner was arranged by the
Ministerial ASSOCIATION and the COM
mittee in charge consisted of A. j.
Cash, secretary Of the Y, Rev. Ar
Hur Gee, acting pastor at the M. P.
Temple, and Rev. Roy ]. Yoak, pastor
of the Southern Methodist church
8 The occasion was considered din
ner OF laymen and the effort was de-
voted to developing a better feeling
among pastors and peoples of indtVid-
ual churches and among church peo-
ple generally, which is in line with
the Inter-church world movement. The
meeting last night is believed to pave
the way for q better feeling among
different congregations and at the
same time to make possible co-ordin-
eted effort along lines for which the
churches are organized.
Tho responsibility of making church
es fulfill their purpose lies with the
ministers as representatives OF the
congregations. This was made plain in
q motion introduced By Hary Shaw
! following discussion along this line.
! The matter OF paid church choirs
came up for discussion aud 1t deVel-
oped that the spirit OF controversy
and je4iousy, that sometimes exists
among pastors and congregations IS
occasionally permitted to come to the
tContlnued on Dago f1I7
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Raise in Northern West Va
Estimated at From
$4,000 to $4,000.
CAR Shortage IS NOW ON
Both the B. & O. and Mon.
Ougahela Railways Are
Short Of Cars.

Beginning today coal companies ii
the Fairmont region and Northern
West Virginia in general feel tn
pinch of the fourteen per cent. aver
age increase in the mine pay rolls, /
being estimated that the increase il
wages will range from 100000 t.
$S5O,OOO a pay day in Northern Yves
Virginia. This the coal operators ar
obliged to bear at the direction Of th'
government.
The increased expenses to the Goa
operators due to the raise in the min
ers' wages, it is estimated by SOM
coal companie: will reach anywhert
from $S,OOO,O0O to $9,0O0,O00 year ii
Northern West Virginia.
One coal company in striking pa.
i today noticed an increase Of $1,000 OF
a $4,000 semi monthly pay roll, whicl
represented ten days of work out OF I
! possible thirteen. Another coal com
pany in making up its pay roll toda!
found that the IA per cent. increase
meant G1,400 at one mine and 5000
at another and neither Of them work
ed full time.
The IA per cent. increase means al
additional $3.50 to 81 week to thu
miner, basing from $40 to $50 as the
amount the average miner earns. o
course the wage Of the miner is de
dependent upon the steadiness HI
works as well as the chances of worl
because Of car shortage.
Many of the coal companies art
paying off today at the mines and th'
pay is heavy as the production wa!
fairly good in the Fairmont regior
during the latter part of November ant
which Of course is boosted by tht
fourteen per cent. increase.
Car Shortage On.
There is but sixty-five per cent
car supply on the Monongah division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
today. The total number Of cars Ii
the Fairmont region are 1,074 with the
mines ordering 1,453 cars. The place
ment today lon the division was 924
which is II cars less than the place
mrent on Friday. Today's cars on tn,
B. & o. railroad are classified as fol-
lows: Open, 1864; coke, 10. Cars lef
over from the previous day were 101
A car shortage is also being ex-
perienced on the Mouongahela rail
way. There is probably little bet
ter than a sixty per cent car supply
There are % cars placed in the Yves
Virginia district OF the road today
There are 604 placed in the Pennsyl.
Vania district.
Daily Production.
There were 1926 cars Of coal am
coke produced in the Fairmont regior
on Friday--1,287 cars of coal and {
cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
produced 1,0S1 cars Of coal and coke
1,073 cars Of coal and eight cars oi
coke.
Coal loaded on the Monongahela
Railway on Friday was 214 carloads.
+. On the B. & o. railroad on Friday
the-a were 493 cars OF coal loaded
eastand $50 carloads loaded west
There were five cars Of coke loaded
east and three cars loaded west. Three
todaimVfa on sREO iour.I
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LAWYER MARGOLIS
IN THE CITY TO-DAY
Attorney Made Famous By.
Steel Strike Probe
Defends Russians.

Inspector W. w. sjbray Of the Unit
ed States Immigration Bureau arrived
in FaiTmont this morning for the
purpose of conducting a preliminary
hearing Of hight alleged anarchists,
who have been held in the county jail
the past few weeks.
Inspector Slbray Is accompanied by
j. j. WelenteIchick, Russian inter
prefer, and Attorney Jacob Margolis
Of Pittsburgh who has been retained
by the accused men.
Margolis is the attorney who admit
ted to the Senate committee which
Investigated the steel strike that he
is an anarchist and against whom Al
legheny county Bar Association Is
pressing a motion, for disbarment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-13
Westoott Leaves Here
for Flint, Michigan.

H1,aPorst H. B. westcOtt q the.
Seventh Day Adventlsts, VIII leave
Fairmont on Sunday for his home ia:
Eiint, Mich, vhar6 he WIN pay
VioHt 10 his pGlsala. TAll ~ VIM qeI
pFioT 70 loatiRg ct FellEiCas ntl
elsewhere. He has baHa ossefe4 q
pestoHate In the state Of Michigan and
also a call for missionary work a.
New York state with headquarters
probably in New York city.
Evangelist Westcott came here one
and a half years ago and while the
denomination had no church he con
Quoted meetings in the Dixie theatre
on Sundays. He also held tent meet
lngs. His attack at the booze room iIi
the court house caused quite 9 sers
sation in town for a time K
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Make Statement intended
to HeIr With Treaty
Ratification.
WANT TANER!CAIlSTAIII
Lady AstOr Makes an Az
peal to the Women
Of America.
TBy Associated pressl


PARIS, Dec. 13-As result Of the
conferences being held in London BY,
Premier Lloyd George and clemen.
ceau the American government viii.
be notified that In order, to facilitate
compromise betweel adverse parties
IN the American senate, the allies arc
wiling to accept to as great an extent
as possible some Of the reservations to
the Versailles treaty made by the For
eign Relations committee, according
to the Matin.
1t Is said the allies will do every.
thing in order that Amerca may, PAL.
ticipate in future conferences. I'm
portant problems, the newspaper san
will henceforth be settled by a coun.
ell Of the premiers of France England
and Italy. This council VIII NEE.
sometimes Is Paris, sometimes In Lon.
don and will examine principally tie
Russian situation and the Turkish
problems. .II5
PLYMOUTH. Eng, Dec. ls---Ad.
dressing a Plymouth audience toIsy
for the first time since her elscll I'm
to parliament Lady Astor said uhe
could ¬ believe America Is going
10 pull OUT Of the league Of natioils,
II would Ike to go to America snd
warn American women Ehat Il they
really know from first hand lmoWledgo
what war means they would not allow
the United States to pull OUT"
WASHINGTON, Dec. ls-Erequert
conferences between Entente diplo.
mats here have indicated that their
government might be prepared to 90
cept some reservation to the peace
treaty in order to accomplish It's rat
ification In the senate and It Is under
stood that only the Illness of Presi-
dent Wilson has prevented him from
being so advised by some Of them.
It has not been made known lherN
TO. what extent the Entente powets
might be prepared to go, but Il dosa
appear that there would be Hnal OBJ
lection to the preamble as proposed
by the Senate Foreign Relations com
mittee by which other powers would
be required to officially record their
acceptance Of reservations ss part Of
The treaty IN substance. At present Il
may be stated that unless Instruction.
are received to the contrary, none 3ot
the Entente representatives In WASH
ington will take upon himself the re-
sponsibility Of statement as to the
willingness Of his government TO ac-
cept reservation, lest he be charged
with improper interference In thesitl-
ternational political situation.
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Pqyfor Mine aNotb,eir:.s.;; X; IA. IA Fdrmpr1t
Region Under the Increased Rates

For the first time the pay roll Of coal companies in the FamOnt
region we're materially increased today by the payment to the miners of
the fourteen per average pcra'e asse.ts b. Dr. H. GaI
sons cabinet John Clark L Of the CLARK interests has compiled
the new basis pay for the work the mines of the aimon
region which is follows:
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.THE WEATHER.

Rain turning - snow; Sunday
fair end colder. NJ Gls.lI
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Oh,.Llsten Here!
BY ADAM 8. LANE.

viz NSOSHS
BY ADAM 8. LANE.
I consider that Mr..
Joseph Lehman has Served
Ne a Scuryy
Trick.
There are folksI
Know who Will shut Up
And stand for Anything
Simply to see Some
other innocent get The
Gaff, but l Am
Not that Way.
/ might have Realized
That was Being
Strung, for 1t Isn't
Within human Possibilities
For any Mortal
To sustain actual Injury
Or Illness
Which could make For
Such an Appearance
AS Joseph Featured
In last Sundays
Solemn Parade.
Well, was Simply
BuStiR' TO lind Out
WiaeGhar hO hAd HncountPrPd
Some brand new Variety
OF forty x kissing Bug,
Or whether An
Elephant had simply Trod
Upon his upper Lip.
Anybody with Any
Sort of vision Could
See that Something
Was radically Wrong.
/ followed him About
Fer a couple Days
Trying to Get
A private session With
Him to make Inquiry.
Called him Up
On the telephone Even
But Mrs. Lehman Insisted
That he couldn't Talk
Over the Phone.
Good Reason!
At last, however, l
Cornered him by MartinS
Drug Store and 1 Said,
"Mr. Lehman, I am Not
Given to Undue
Curiosity, nor to Extend
Ed delving into The
Personal affairs of My
Fellow men, neither Am
l at all Addicted
To the use OF
Strong language, But
Certain developments Destroy
Precedent.
Joseph, l ask You
Man to Man
What in he'll Is
The matter with That
He considered me speculativel
For a Moment
And made Reply,
"Adam, it Will Cost
You one Dollar
tn find out: | Won't
Tell a soul for Less
That That"
You know that Excited
Me excessively. zone
Dollar!" l exclaimed. Gee VIZ
I'll give you Five
It's cheap! I'd explode If
/ had to wait Another
Hour to Know"
I paid him the Five
And he rolled 1t About
A wsd as large AS
One Of the Courthouse
Pillars,
Thrust It deep Into
His inside vest Pocket,
Stepped back a Pace
And said, Adam there AinE
A darn thing the Matter
With my lip. I'm
noing this to Boost
The Times Christmas Fun!"
l heard raucous Laughter
Behind nee, and There
Stood "FQur Leaf" Fsetcher Al
Jimmy Thomas, bout to DIE!
Seems that they Had
Only had a dollars Worth
OF Curiosity.
Sail right, but I Bet
He won't fool Any
Body Else.
All right, professor, Some
String music, Please.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10
KaIer'S Kurrent KOmmentS
"Such is Life .

The Tampa Tribune says editor,
tally that someone under the
pen name of Kaler is writing for
the Punta Gorda Herald. F" What
do yon know about that? My last
name | inherited from my father.
He has never been in the open"
and neither have /. When / sign
my name, it is either with cold
type or typewriter and so it can t
be my pen name My name has
been a trouble to me for score of
years, anyway. 1t is spelled
Theoretically and yet people per-
sist in spelling it wrongly. 1t is
much easier spelled when spelled
right. Another thing, the letter
K must be one which falls fiat on
the American ear. All strangers
whom | meet must think / sit
cross-legged ON bench as they
get my name Taylor AS
Shakespeare says, whats in a
name, anyhow"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10
Teaching by Precept

The government is preaching
Conservation, conserve, con
servel' 1t is teaching conserva-
ton as many fathers are teaching
right living-by precept instead
of example. Last Saturday, hav-
ing occasion to go horseback rid
ing down the Dixie Highway, /
saw a locomotive and one fiat car
go down nearly to Rogers with
railroad iron and RETURN EMP
TY. Lying near where the iron
was unloaded were several piles
of old ties burning up and people
in Punta Gorda paying from $40
to $12 per cord for wood! The
government controls the railroads
and is teaching re-foresting. Had
it not better begin teaching the
conservation of what timber al
ready exists? That empty fiat
car could have hauled up enough
of that wood, which is now but
smoke and ashes, to have done the
entire population Of Punta Gorda
for week or more. This is only
one OF many instances of incon-
sistency.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10
Glass Legislation

1t is not "class legislation,
while there is considerable Of that
that is hurting Florida. It-tc
coin phrase-is "class enforce.
ment." Let a man sin against
capital and he is at once appre.
.hended. Let capital sin against
or abuse the people and it goes
scott free" This has been the
rule and the effect on Florida has
been such that she has not kept
up with the procession. States
where the law applies to all and
is enforced regardless of wealth
or position, are forging ahead of
those where the opposite is true.
People want to live where their
lives and property will be safe and
where, when either are threaten
ed or destroyed, they have re-
course. It's coming our way, too,
and you just as well join the pro-
cession and get you "a horn to
blow" or you will be run down by
the wheels of progress.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL
Health is Worth Saving, and
Some Punta Gorda People
Know How to Save II.

Many Punta Gorda people take
their lives in their hands by neg
lecting the kidneys when they
know these organs need help.
Weak kidneys are responsible for
a vast amount Of suffering and i'll
health-the slightest delay is dan
gerous. Use Doan's Kidney Pills
"a remedy that has helped thous-
ands of kidney sufferers. Here is
a Punta Gorda citizens recon-
mendation.
Mrs. j. 7. Griggs, Harvey ST.,
says: "Some seven years ago
was visiting in Jacksonville and
was troubled with an attack of
kidney complaint. I had a dread
full backache and it haa me pref
ty well used up. My kidneys did
IT act as they should and I was in
bad shape. Hearing of Doan s
Kidney Pills / got a couple of
boxes and they entirely cured me
of the attack. I gladly give this
endorsement. F"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don I
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Griggs had. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. Y.
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Patronize The Herald's Adver-
tisers.
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Sealed Bids Wanted on Piling

Sealed bids will be received at
Clerks Office, City Hall, Punta
Gorda, Fla, until p. M, Monday,
April 14th, 1919, for 10 Green
Pine Piling with bark on, to be
driven under City Dock. Said
piling to be furnished according
to following dimensions:
SIS 10 feet long; Is IL feet long ;
&c IA feet long; 10 Is feet long
4 Is feet long.
Piling to measure 10 inches at
butt. Bids to include both piling
and driving. Bids must be de-
livered on or before S p. M, April
14th, 1919, at office of City Clerk.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.-L. E. ROBINSON,
Clerk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10
Sunday Amusements

In two states recently there has
been a contest over bills intro
duced in the legislature to permit
less stringent observance of Sun
day.
in one Of the states-Pennsyl-
vania-much of the opposition to
the bill came from organized la
Dor, which recognizes that many
OF the amusements depend upon
somebody's toll. For instance, if
the moving picture film is exhibit
ed, 1t means. that the members of
the theatre staff are robbed of
amusement.
The religious observance of
Sunday has to be a matter of per-
sonal feeling. But the laws of
the states do recognize the physi-
cal value of the one rest day in
seven. 1t has been proved over
and over again that this, which is
commonly considered religious
observance, is founded on acute
understanding of the needs Of the
human system.
Whether people wish to use
Sunday as a day Of worship or
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10

not, every human being needs IT
as a day of rest, to get acquainted
with his family and find relief
from the daily grind. If he would
rather spend it at a picnic, well
and good; but it is questionable
whether any form of Sunday
amusement should be allowed UNI
der the law, or countenanced by
the public, which means that for
one man to indulge in it, another
man must work. -Daytona Jour
nal, Hugh Sparkman, Editor.
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During, the past few months, the
State Plant Board has turned a
way from Florida over 5000 in
tended imports of plants, on the
score that they might be infected
with germs or disease.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-04-10

A 78-year-oId woman at Poult-
.ney, Vt, totally blind for 80 years,
knitted for the soldiers 100 pairs
of socks, Is sweaters, eight scarfs
and IL pairs Of wristlets.- Ocala
Star.