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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

ATTRACTIVE GROOM HOME, IN SPLEN-
did condition. hardwood trim; hot-water heat;
electric lights; screens. front and rear porches;
excellent location possession in IL days;
81 600 WARREN NJ. YORK. 1917 New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FARM OF 10 40
acres rolling land; Mclean district. Virginia;
miles from Aqneduct bridge. county
road; one third mile from Leesburg pike;
den; 100 bearing fruit trees, grapes. straw
berries. flowers and shrubbery; good 4-room
houses; fne well; beautiful SCOTS run in sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Price, S4,5OO-Terms.

BARGAIN-FIRsT TIME OFFERED
FOR SALE-vERY ATTRACTIVE, ROOMS
AND TILED BATH HOUSE. AT TAKOMA
hot-water heat, electric light and gas Large
attic and cellar, sleeping porch. Newly
papered and painted-ISSIDE AND OUT.
Lot 60x12S. PRICE and TERMS right
H. l.. THORNTON. 1416 st. NV
SEE ME FOR TAkOMA PARK PROPERTY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

FOR SALE-PRICE, Sc, 1850: A MOST COM
plete up-to-date two-story colonial house well
located in the northwest. not far out: a house
that cannot help but plea3e yon. The lot Is
large and there is plenty Of room for garage.
garden and flowers The house is heated with
hot water, has electric lights and parquef
floors Immediate possession.
BOSS & PHELPS, INC, 140G ST. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

: .JAMES ". SHIsA. 643 Ia. ave. NV
VERY DESIRABLE HONE NEAR CONNECT
cut ave and keokak at. Chevy Chase: room,
hoer kitchen; corner Of alley; front aad bacs
poreAes; laase expires in March. Price. So
90. Y. p. SCHWARTZ. fse. 1884 18th NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

BRICK HOUSE. So 500: NEAR PARK ROAD.
west i4th ST.. rooms ami. including sleep
ing porch. address Box 20sH. Star office. L.
FOR sALE-s3. oOO-NEAR eth AND SOUTH
CAROLINA AVE. SE-6-ROOM AND GEL
LAR BRICK RESIDENCE; FURNACE HEAT.
CHAS. A. SHIELDS. 1886 NEW YORK AVE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

FIvE-ROOM BUNGALOW TYPE; TWO
story: hot-~ater heat; electricity; sleeping
porch lot 50xl30 garage: blocks from end
of I4th st. car line. Tacoma Park, Nd. Price,
s.. go.
McLACHLEN BANKING CORPORATION.
Main 432 Real Estate Dept 10th and G NV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08
NOT ALL.EoR PLUME PLAM.

LENN E. PLUMB'S plan for the reorganization of
the railroad plant of the country. which hit the sener-
al public like bolt from the blue no new thing They
knew about congress early the fall of last year
and last winter Mr. Plumb submitted memorandum on
the subject for the consideration of the senate Interstate
commerce committee.
Since then the subject has been much discussed in Broth
erhood circles. and spite of the firm front that being put
up at Washington there nothing like unanimity of opn
ion in favor OF it.
Faimont readers will be interested in knowing that
Faimon the very first time he heard about It put his
finger upon the very feature of the Plum program that has
aroused the fears of Governor Comwel LLOYD Heffner
in Washington at the time Attorney Plumb was there
to appear before the senate committee. Heffner met
Plumb and they naturally talked railroads Hcffner ask
ed Plumb what, in the event his scheme were adopted
would provide school funds in West Virginia. The cues
ton up to this time has been answered. but there is
to believe that will be before the matter is finally act
ed upon When Heffner got back from that trip to Wash
ngton he visited The West Nirginian office and left
copy of the Plumb memorandum Written across the front
OF 1t in lead pencil is the question, Where would West
Virginia get her school ax2"
Where would the state make up other revenuep The
railroads make pretty generous contribution to the reve
nues of the seate and several counties This revenue if it
were lost would have be made up some other form of
taxation large per centage of the railroad men of West
Virginia property owners least to the extent of own
ing their own homes. If the government gets the railroads
the chances these homes will have to be taxed at higher
rate tor state and county purposes. Where will the advan-
tage be IN that sort of an arrangement
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'VINI s!!z!5 s:5zE1 !.

The earliest history of what is now
West Virginia is gotten from the
writings OF men of national reputa-
ton in those days. The very Oldest
literary production of any of these
is 1.-THE Discoveries of John Lederwr"
who made three trips over the noun
tains in 1669-167O and had his jour-
nal printed in Latin IN London. Next
in age is that of Thomas Bats and
Party" who reached the falls of the
Great Kanawha in 1871, which was
printed at Albany, N. Y. in 1890.
Next in order of publication was
Journal Of My Journey over the
Mountains Beyond the Blue Ridge
by George Washington, trip made in
1747. This work is claimed to pre-
sent the best view Of the first settle
ments Of West Virginia that is in ex-
istence. DeCeleron's journal OF his
Voyage Down the Ohio in 1749, which
was made with the mission of plac-
ing leaden plates bearing inscriptions
asserting the claims OF France to the
Ohio Valley gives some interesting
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BOOST THE INDUSTRIAL SHOW.

c EcRETARY A. ]. Ca.h's Made-in-F airmont Indus
~ trial Exhibition at the Y. M. C. A is happy
thought and he ought to have the hearty cooperation not
only Of all the heads of local industrial establishments but
Of all the town boosters as well.
Tus it is not exactly a new idea. There are towns
where this very thing done every year. and the show is
important and interesting that draws people by the
thousands for many miles.
The Famont show this year may not be very large but
ought to be intensely interesting to very large per CEN
laee Of the people of Famont and Marion county. Mr.
Cash swell within the truth when he said during his an
nouucement Of the plan at the Rotary club luncheon yes
Eerday that there probably are people living on Faiont
avenue who do not know what the industries of the city
are Iheretare business who have nothing but the
hazest and most incomplete local indus
hies.
There Is this
lown which boushtn New York goods -tighslhere
and pad heishttwoways and ddleman sproft on it
That sort of thing could not happen IN atcity wfchad
worth while industrial show
People who so.away from their60mesnF airmont:are,
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same schedule in fight cases that the
mayor applies that little scrap over
the Locust avenue wall might have
amountedsto something from q imam
cialsstandpofnt.
II half the guys who complain to
the newspapers about high prices
take up their troubles with Federal
Attorney Walker that individual Is go
ing to have busy time Of II.
And he may have to open a branch
office here.
Tenny rate some of our more prom
inent merchants-almost let the word
profiteers slip that tme-had better
ease up.
They certainly are in bad with the
deer peepul.
And II 1t is in the wood the deer
peepul are going to get square.
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AFTER THEM At LAST.

HE statement sent out late yesterday afternoon by
Stuart W. Walker, United States attorney for the
Northern district of West Virginia. has the right ring 1t
ought to fill profteers with fear of the law If follow
ed up vigorously and Mr.. Walker gets the right kind of
cooperation from the people who have been gouged ought
to be very material factor lowering the cost of living in
this section of the state.
After stating that he had received instructions to vgor-
Ousy enforce the sections of the LeLver which make
boarding of foodsuff and prOfeering crime Mr. Walker
says simply that he will vigorously carry out his in
sructons hat inspires confidence People who suspect
that they are being vctmtzed by dealers in food or who
know of foodstuff being held of s market should COM
muncae with him. Instances of excessive prices for sugar
may also be reported TO him.
If the public and the federal authorities will act together
in this matter the worst of proteeg least ought
to be cleared up in short time and men who have not
been actually PROTECTING ought to be encouraged to be
satisfied with moderate profits. penny here and pen
ny there may not seem much to dealer in food 1t may
not much to the Federal grand jury but It
will be very bad business if it is added on only at the risk
of having to defend criminal action in the federal courts
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

Glenn E. Plumb, counsel for the Brotherhoods told
the Interstate Commerce committee of the house yeser
day that the aborng reached state where his
activities may because he cannot much longer
stand the diminishing return for his work. Well what
does he hope to accomplish by cessation of his actv
tiles? They have tried that in Europe with result
that hundreds of thousands of workers and their
dependents have starved DEATH Something ought to
be done, and quickly for the wage earners but some
thing also ought be done for the croakers who are
preaching such doctrines this of Plumb There are
few natural laws that neither courts legislatures nor
action influence and one of them makes 1t in
evable that every time worker ceases his activities
the readjustment becomes that more difficult Our
only permanent way out through greater produc
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

frequently embarrassed BY the searchns questions of people
from other towns who want to know something specific
about Faimont ndustnally All too frequently Faimont
folksay this is ascoa town and let it go at that There
another that would not happen except IN the cases
Of wonderfully stupid people # the Cash scheme work. out
as he hopes il will.
So let's all get back of this made in Fairmoht show. 1t
good business to begin with 1t is good civic patriotism
and is more an good education What more could one
ask of any scheme7
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All Hands On DeckI
THIRD DAY OF THE EXPEDITION
TO DISCOVER HARRISBURG.

III OlSCOVER CLARkSBURG.
(By Carrier Pigeon.)
Last night we mingled with the ma
tives and attended the great fete.
which was in progress in honor of q
man who bad invented kick for Coca
Cola. Imagine our CONSERVATION
when on making our way to the center
of the throng we found Sidney Wright,
OF Fairmont, the man to whom the
homage was being paid. We later got
word with him and learned that he
had been captured by the natives
whole on fishing trip and had taken
this means of ingratiating himself
into their. good will that he might be
released. He plans to return with US.
Doctor sBroomfield, morals engineer,
had the good fortune to witness. @ tn
bal dance which followed. He was so
shocked that he declared he could
never again mention the subject. He
also feared. that II. 1t was described in
Fairmont It would Immediately be tax
en- up by the dancing set and assume
great popularity.
Walter Barnes, Slanguage expert,
was present when two truck drivers
engaged In an argument on a, corner,
and declares that from his observa-
tons the 'language2is picturesque and
forceful.
Some fears were held last night for
the life Of Harvey Paiste, food expert,
when It was discovered that he was
very III after having eaten; a variety
OF foods at a restaurant. Ptomatne
poisoning and acute indigestion were
threatened for a time.
Colonel Wait Conaway, expert, on
women's relations, is completely dis
gusted with Clarksburgers, finding That
here women are treated almost as the
equals OF men. He intends to print a
scathing -arratgnmeut ofstheir! cultural
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

Things getingdone4n spite of all the excitement
over high cost ofing. The Pacific fleet reached
San Diego yesterday the senate has about made up its
Sinvestigae" Mexico and the opponents of the
League of'Natons keep yammering although no one
is rea1lypaytng any attention them Also the corn
now is
,andZprces forcoal at
the minesaretbeginnng to advance, There1 be,a mu-
disqualification nextweekand new city governmental
theeud of thepresent month"; Decidedly there are some
brightspots- on the horizon.
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TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
By TIL Bard.
'Tenshun!
By tn Bard.

'TenshunI
According to reports from Washing
ton the postoffices are to be used as
the medium of distribution for largo
quantities of food supplies. Reoollect
ing the efficiency of the Burlesonized
department we proceed to
STARVING AT HOME OR FOOD BY
MAIL.
Characters:
Mrs. Henry Billirgslea, of Locust
Mr.. Henry Billingslea, of the same
address.
Mailman.
scene-Front door of Bnlingslea
home Friday morning.
Mrs. Billingslea-And dear, be sure
to go past the postoffice and order
something for dinner. Id get roast,
some string beans, a few cans OF to-
mato soup, and a half dozen lemons.
Have them sent by registered letter.
Mr.. Billingslea-Yes, dear. I'll re-
member.
Mr.. B. exits down street muttering
roast, string beans, tomato soup,
lemons"
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ened. materialistio age than the one
we are in right now.
And therchances are that the guys
who are loudest in their remarks
about brotherhood and the rights of
man would start to scuttling ships
and cutting. Threats tonight il they
thought It would boost their own
game and they could get away with. 1t.
Ifthere was some way to drain off
a whole.lot of the money that is float
ing around just now a lot of blither-
ing fools would perforce return to
soberness and sanity.
II the circuit court ran on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

President Wilson's flat statement that nothing can be
donein the matter of readjusting railroad wages until
striking shopmengo back to rather puts the mat
ter straight railroaders. they want more
money in hurry they will have see what they can do
toward persuading the shopmen that the problem is too
big to be disposed of in runaway fashion
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08
RUFF STUFF

What this country. needs above, all
'ther things is spirit Of accommo-
lation-
From the waspish United States
ate right on down to the new I.
W. outfit at Montana Mines.
There are too many sore heads at
time when practically no one has
/ax real. cause tor,being sore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

Yesterday the service division of the Railway
Administration announced that thieves operating most
ly from Pittsburgh last year robbed railway cars of
goods valued at over $7oOO.OoO. More than 5000 900
of this total stolen in the Pittsburgh district alone
Last year when stories almost similar character
out of Germany they gavely accepted as evidence
of the collapse of Teutonic morale What does it mean
as applied to the United States?
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nsights into early attempts at settle

insights into early attempts at settle
ment. His party buried plates at the
mouth of Wheeling Creek and at the
mouth of the Great Kanawha. Jour
nails of Christopher G.st" tells Of
trip from Ridgely, Mineral county, to
the region between the Monongahela
and the Great Kanawha in 1751-1752.
He visited what is now Marshall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

It used 10 be claimed that booze,
wasaruining ithese-United States.
That it%was playing queerrtricks
with mensssminds and morals.
Buetheeffects of.boozes tame
mparediwithSwhat too much money
has domestic us.
. Everyone wantsstO'bea millionaire
And most of 'em, are spouting a
mushy' doctrine,to prove that what
they want is all right.
There never was a more casehard-
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(chorus)
fence.

Oh, where's the profteer who has US by the carp
Who he s-or what he is
1t doth not yet appear
We investigate, and investigate and investigate till green
But self-admtted profteer has never yet been seem
Oh. the farmer asks plenty.
And the mddle-man asks more
The wholesaler tacks his Bit and things begin to SOAR
The retailer pirates loudly
OF overhead expense
He tells that's the why peach costs ninety cents
(Chous)
Now. who's the profiteer, that's running in high
gear2
Where is he and when shall We
Make him greasy smeara
We intenogate. and mterrogae, and haven't any luck
4 his elusive. eludmg pro6teer disappearing duck
But. if we ever meet man
Who wears a farmers jeans
And sports stick that seems to come within merchants
MEANS
Whose coat looks like wholesalers
Whose shiny, silky hat
Would indicate middle-man them when we'll 90 to bat
For that's a profiteer~it would be mighty clear
We will not try to ask him why
New cabbage is so dear,
Wejust r-rroll him. and str-rroll on him like ar
mored tank on Hun
And when he's flat as piecst we'll have only Just begm
-Jcannette Amett Leeper.
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Scene Two.

(IWenty Years Later
Mr.. B. (weakly)-Isn't dinner ready
yet, dear?
dow)-No Aristotle, wonder what has
happened to the mail man? Are you
sure you addressed the food care
fully.
MIR. B. (trembling)-Yes, dear, put
the address on the roast beef. They
were out of tomato soup but expected
some more from Washington on the
next mail. did not think 1t would
take more than three weeks at the
most.
Mrs. Bit must be that they have
a new mailman on this roate.
Mr.. B. tsnawing on leg GA piano.,
There is nothing left for us IL 10 o.,
send letter asking that a tracer b,
put on the job. tHe proceeds to write
the letter..
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Ohio, Tyler. Peasants, Wood, Writ
Jackson and Mason counties.

Electrification work on Belgian
railways will be commenced at the be.
ginning OF 1920. and II Is proposed
that the journey between Brussels
and Antwerp be made in 25 minutes,
and to run trains every rs minutes.
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FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1919.
THE AMERICAN's CREED,

l believe in the United States of Amer
trvvy,s. lea as a government of the people, by
~ The people, for the people. uhosc just
ss3'SS pOpers derived from the consent of
111lngssS The governed; democracy in rcpub-
lie a sovereign Nation of many sovereign
States: perfect Union. one and insep-
arabic, established upon those principles of freedom equal
lily, Justice, and humanity for phich American patriots
sacrificed their lpcs and fortunes therefore believe il is
my duyo mp country TO love it, TO support its Constitu-
tom 70 obey lis aDs; 10 respect ifs flag; and TO defend
against all enemies.
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Scene Three.

(ttfteen Years Later.)
Mrs. B1(From her post at the win
dor)-oh, Aristotle. Here comes a
postman now.
Mr.. B.-Yes, its the postman. And
he Is coming in. Allah be praised.
Postman-A postal, sir.
Mr.. B. takes 1t and read slowly:
Answering your complaint with res
gard to groceries mailed to you 1 beg
TO report that our tracer has reported
the following: Grocery packet
9674SS412X was held up for INSULT
cient postage. 1t was then marked for
dead lette: office. 1t was then mixed
up at office number 0034S6543 in dis
trict number 000022S6754L and placed
in aerial mail pouch by mistake and
deliver to Nome, Alaska. Mistake was
discovered in due course but address
had become obliterated 1t was trans
ferred to searchers office at Los An
geles where experts decided that the
address was that of John R. Single
lunger, Of 224 West 45th street, Brook
Ign, New York. Goods were forwarded
to that address. Mr.. Singlelunger re-
fused consignment. Tracers are now
trying to find its final destination.
Think package was eventually destroy
ed in mail train fire in Laredo, Texas.
Full report will be made later.
Very truly yours,
A. s. BURLESON.
Mr.. B.-My God! (sinks slowly to
floor and expires of starvation).
Mrs. B.-Aristotle, speak to me.
speak to me! (Sinks to floor by side of
husband and expires).
Curtain.
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Country Folks Shocked by Bathers'
Costumes. Times headline. To US
the costumes were never as shocking
as what was in them; or rather out of
them.
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attributes on his return. The W

attributes on his return. The volume
VII be printed privately and bound in
- CIV ooh.
r. parry has now in It's possession
SUIT }eta to make complete
report to lie world on the native hab-
its and crstcms OF This strange people,
and will tCm row start on their return
Journey. Their iigiiise as amateur
home distillers has never once been
questioned.
Return to cuar:cTsI
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SONG OF A PRoETEER.

q H the housewife blames the merchant,
y And the merchant makes roar,
And lays the guilty burden the wholesalers front door
Who. in turn, cries out to heaven
To regard his innocence,
And boosts the noxOus charges Ger the middemans back
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-04
AT THE OLIVER.

Tomorrow the Ed Williams Stock
company will be seen at the Oliver
theatre in great melodramatic
comedy drama, The Misleading
Lady" with Ed Williams. Tiny
Leone. Mr. Willis, Mr.. Flint, Mr..
Dampier and all your old favorites
in the cast. The play is one that
abounds in everything that the pub
lie likes. thrills. romance. and SEN
sation with a plot that will bring a
smile and a gasp from every one
who attends the performance. 1t is
the story OF the means one man took
40 teach his lady love a lesson for
flirting with him II is told in a
most unusual way. riOting with in
trigue and tense situations. For in
teresting china Xes. acting of the ca
pable sort which would do credit TO
the largest show. the piece is one of
the best that Mr.. Williams has ever
presented here. is is claimed. An
old old question is given a new an
gle and the play puts a moral forth
in a different way. There will be
only two performances. matinee and
night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-04
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

Ruggles Of Red Gap" a western
comedy drama starring the clever
comedian. Taylor Holmes, is tomor-
rows special feature at the Auditor
ium. Mr.. Taylor Will be remember
ed for his work in the Skinner stor-
les and is very popular here and in
"Ruggles of Red Gap" he is said TO
have an ideal part. one that is suited
70 his particular talent. "Oh. What
a Day" a two-reel Wink
comedy and the Pathe News showing
many scenes of intense interest are
other subjects for today. Wolves
OF the Range" a twO-reel western
story; Roaring Lions on An Ex-
press Train" a two-reel Sunshine
comedy: the Pathe News: Mutt and
JEFF and The Lure OF the Circus. -
the sensational serial featuring Ed
die Polo. Annette Kellerman in The
Queen of the Sea-" will be the fea-
ture for Monday and Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-04
sIIOBBS IN \ HURRY"
LIVELY WESTERN COMEDY

The race for a mine forms the
basis OF the story of Hobbs in a
Hurry" shown at the LaSalle today
Lillian Russell is the featured player
and is cast as a Broadway ldler. with
nothing to do but always in hurry
When he is sent west by his father
TO close a mine deal he speeds up
more than ever and the various
complications of the plot necessitate
his employing all sorts Of devices
and DISCUSSES to accomplish his mis-
sion. He rides trucks. plays Pullam
porter. defeats Williams and wins a
charming girl in the course Of five
strenuous reels OF movie action.
Winnifred Westover is the lady in
the case. and a very attractive one.
Sunday; Enid Bennett in When
Do We Eat"