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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09
BUNNEK's RIDGE.
Henry Huffman went through .,

Henry Huffman went through our
town Saturday last.
Harry Carpenter is working at the
Owens Bottle works for the past two
weeks. He was calling on his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Carpenter,
over Sunday.
vesta Sattertield was calling at the
home Of j. w. Neel Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Neel's infant
daughter has been verysill, but issa
little better at this writing.
Harry and Maynard Carpenter
were calling on Fay Moran Sunday
afternoon last.
L. W. Summers was at ]. O. Mo-
rams Sunday.
. Tommy and Rufus Neel were call
ing on Wayne Moran Sunday night.
A long looked for and welcome let
ter reached Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Moran
Saturday, Jan. 8, from their son Har-
old. who is France.
Johnny Kirk. was seen on the Ridge
one day last week. IN
Mearl Moran has got his honorable
discharge and is now at his home on
this Ridge.
George Huffman Is on the sick list
at this writing.
Fay Moran still remains very poor
~. He has been sick ever since Nov.
4. tte has rheumatism now.
DR.. Will Boyers was on this Ridge
Tuesday Of this week.
Will Hayhurstl was seen on this
Ridge one daysttis week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

Four separate and distinct inquiries are going in
Pittsburgh to establish responsibility for fire in nlm
exchange that snued out nine lives and caused large
amount Of property damage The first thing they found
out was that safety established by the city
government had meyer been carried cut little Off
cial diligence would have prevented awhoe lot Of suf
fcrng and loss When are going to get to the point
Of putting municipal officers trial for contrbutory
negligence when such things happen? 1t will have to
come before we can have really efficient municipal gov
eminent in this country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

The difficulties arising out Of conscientious objection
to military service were never better illustrated than In
the case OF Private stierhein who attempted to desert
in France and was glvena death sentence but subse
qIently volunteered as stretcher bearer and rsked
his life many times during The fighting north Of Yer
dun. Apparently this did not mind dying himself,
hut he did object to killing On the other hand, large
proportion Of men who plead conscientious objection
are shirkers OF one kind another, and there is
NO nfallible method Of separating the sheep from the
gtats. F
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09
I STICK 70 THE 36.HoUR Law.

CONSIDERABLE attention has been paid IN the
newspaper articles telling Of the opening Of the West
Virginia legislature to the announcement that an effort
will BE made 70 write the so-caled 36hour law which
was passed BY the last legislature measure, into
the West Virginia code.
justin this would strike The courts we do not nov
preendo know, there can be no successful denial Of
the fact that The project is in accordance with common
sense Between Is and so every man. and every woman
for that matter ought % work at some useful occupation
least 70 the extent that charge that they consumers
and not producers would not stek. Many are so com!
foraby fixed financially that they do not need to work
Tor Pee,iay ea.ons but sve one ought to work for the
good Of their coul,s Without some work to Do one is
normal Not one person in thousand can be idle for
any length Of time and retain even fair health.
Therefore if is at all possible the time vagraney
law ought 70 be upon the statute books.
And when il is i ought e be enforced Mayor Bowen
would have been spared great deal Of humliadng cr
cisn in the past month had seen 10 i that the 36our
law had been honestly and vigorously enforced this town.
There is never any harmful amount Of gambling where
every able bodied man IS working.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. a. o. schwart and
children. who have been residing at
the home Of Mrs. Schwart,s parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Ashcraft, at. COL
East Park avenue, left last night for
their home at,New Castle, Pa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

( =. u,
The tOIlowtng fpurt ciass postnes'
tiers have been commits stoned tor 81 est
Virginia offices:
John B. Hodge al Kirk. which IS d
newly established office located I'm
@ingo county; Montgomery p. Mnnsey
at Loahmeet; Pary B. Gragg at Rack
EFT; William ]. Lowell at Sophia; Paul
2. Wiseman at Wyco; and 0ngrid Of
tersOn at Commonwealth. 4.
Sclator Sutherland had up with the
Pension Commissioner today the ap.
:plication for a pension of Clay Sans.
OF Parkersburgy and for an increase, OF
s. D. Hanna, OF Hartford, w. Va.
Donald Conley, Of Charleston. a stu.
dent at Randolph Macon, who has been
spending his holiday vacation with his
parents, Hon. and Mrs. w. G. Conley.
is here en- route to his college and
while here is guest of Congressman
and Mrs. Stuart F. Reed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

Some one once said that the opinions of foreign ma
ons are coptemporaneous posterity If that s true.
and 1t probably contains a large element of truth.
Roosevets place in the international hall Of fame is
assured for the newspapers and public Of Europe
are veing with each other in praistng the late pres
dent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

Three more states ratified the prohibition amend
ment to the Federal constitution yesterday and in two
additional legislative bodies the resolution passed
branch IN at least of these. West Virginia. the
the other house will pass It before todays session
cludes That will run the score up to "a states for
begi to look IL that dry spell which
will begin July Of this year be very long one.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-09

was announced in Washing ton yesterday that legs-
lation to prevent the return OF the railroads to their
owners will be: introduced IN congress SOON 1t is
worth while to remember in this connection that the
In which It Is proposed this thing is the
same which pledged the government to give the
reads back on specified date after the endof the
Evening star., 1919-03-19
LIEUT.. COL. SCOTT DIES
IN NNEWYORK HOSPITAL
Funeral Services at Princeton To-
day-Burial Will Take Place
in Arlington Tomorrow.

Lieut.. Col. David Hunter Scott, as
sistant chief of staff Of the 9th Divi-
sion. and formerly chief Of staff at
Camp Dix, died at the Polyclinic Hos
pital in New York Monday. Burial
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at Arlington national ceme-
terry. Funeral services were held at
his home at Princeton. N. J., today.
Col. Scott was the son of Maj. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott. He returned to the
United States from France March 6 on
board the naval transport Leviathan,
i'll with pneumonia.
The officer was well known in Wash
ington. During the trouble with Mex
leo the National Capital Troop was
organized. in which there were about
fifty newspaper men Of this city. Col.
Scott acted as military instructor for
the troop. which held drills daily at
Fort Myer. He went with the PERISH
ing expedition into Mexico.
He was born in North Dakota, No
vember 6. 1881, when his father was
stationed there as first lieutenant in
the 7th United States Cavalry. He was
appointed a second lieutenant in the
18th United states infantry from CIVIL
life on June 9, 1904. He was trans
ferred to the cavalry March 8, 1913.
He was a captain in the 5th United
States Cavalry when the United States
went to war with Germany.
Lieut.. Col. Scott joined the 9th Di-
vision in January. He went to France
a year and half ago as casual officer
with the 5th Cavalry, became a major
and took command of a machine gun
in the 1st Division. Later
he became executive officer of the
Army schools. following which he
again took command of a machine
gun battalion of the Sd Division. He
was commissioned a lieutenant colonel
in August and subsequently was as
signed to the 9th Division. He served
with the 1st Division at Chateau
Thierry and with the Sd at ST. Mihiel.
He is survived by his father, Gen.
Scott, and his mother, and his widow
and son. who live in Princeton, N. J.
A brother. who is captain in the 77th
Division, still is in France.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
CAPT. RUFUS S. LUSK
RETURNS ON CHARLESTON
Washington Officer, Graduate of
Georgetown, Gives Up Active
Command Because of Wound.

Among returning officers carried by
reached New York, was Capt. Rufus S.
Lusk, 320th Infantry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Lusk, 1740 Riggs place
northwest. Capt. Lusk, who is native
of Washington and a graduate OF
Georgetown University, came here as
a member of Casual Company s62. hav-
ing had to relinquish his position of
active command because of disability
following arduous service and a
wound.
Capt. -Lusk, who is unmarried. re-
ceived his degree from Georgetown as
of the class of 1917, although he en-
tered the first Fort Myer training
camp in May Of that year. He grad
uated with the rank of second lieuten-
ant in August following, was assign ed
in February, 1918, was made a first
lieutenant. Going to France in May.
the local officer saw hard service and
was wounded October IL in the Ar
gonne drive, the same shell which
sent a piece of shrapnel into his neck
having killed his orderly and one 9TH
er man.
After a long period in hospital it
was found impossible for the captain
to resume his active command, owing
to eye trouble. although he returns
otherwise in good health.
During his university career capt.
Lusk was particularly well known as
a debater. having been one of two
men in the history of the institu-
tion who have won highest debating
honors. He participated in several in
tercollegiate debating contests. At
Camp Lee. Gen. Kronkhite, command
ing. following talks by the higher Off
GERS. called on Capt. Lusk for speech
on behalf of the juniors and the lat
ter responded in a manner that gain
ed him favorable press comment at
the time.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
EDWARD LEE CONVEYED
TO ITHACA FOR HEARING
Colored Man Arrested Here on
Theft Charge Also Is Sus-
pected Of Murder.

Edward Lee, colored. who was ar
rested in this city two weeks ago.
when Detectives Scrivener, Connors
and Kelly found him in possession of
an automobile carrying a New York
license and suspected the car had
been stolen, was turned over to de-
tectives from Ithaca, N. Y. last night
and was taken to that city. While
the charge against Lee is the theft
of the automobile and watch and
chain belonging to Napoleon jackson,
colored, of Ithaca, Lee said he knew
he was wanted on a more serious
charge.
Detectives said Lee was suspected
of having done away with Jackson.
who was last seen the night of June
13, 1918, near Slocum's farm, several
miles from Ithaca, where Lee, O
paro1ed prisoner. was employed. 1t
is said that Lee was the last man
seen with Jackson. and the morning
after he disappeared. it is alleged.
Lee obtained possession of Jackson's
automobile on a public road near the
farm where he was employed.
Lee started to Ithaca in custody OF
Chief of Police Marshall and Detec-
tive Helm of that city. Just as they
were leaving Chief Marshall received
a telegram from Ithaca advising him
to take the prisoner of the train at
Emira, as feeling in Ithaca WAS high
and danger existed that an attempt
might be made to mob the prisoner.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
WANTS U. S. TO BUILD UP
GREAT MERCHANT MARINE
Senator Fletcher Opposes PROPOSE
ton to Transfer Government
Built Ships to Private Owners.

Strong opposition to the proposal of
certain shipping interests that the
government turn over the merchant
vessels it has built to private owners
after writing off" the increased cost
of building the ships due to war con-
ditions, was voiced today by Sena-
tor Fletcher Of Florida, chairman of
Congress- Rather than adopt such a
plan, which he said would cost the
government millions of dollars, Sena-
tor Fletcher said he preferred to see
the government continue to own and
operate its merchant vessela
Now is the time. If ever, for the
United States to build up a great mer-
chant marine, and to become perma-
nently a shipping nation." said Sena-
tor Fletcher.
This talk about subsidies and the
repeal of the sealnen's act being nec-
esSary in order to put the United
States on level with other countries
in the building and operation of mer-
chant vessels is all bosh. Conditions
in this country are better than they
are in any other country in regard to
labor and raw materials. Look at the
strikes that are on in England now
They will have to pay Just as much to
their labor in the future as we do.
The time has assed when this coun-
try was unable to compete with for
eign nations in building ships"
Senator Fletcher pointed out that
the United States Shipping Board has
about 100000 tons of shipping, with
about 100000 more on the ways, and
that the entire program. if completed.
including ships contracted for but not
yet begun. will produce a total of
100000 tons of shipping
Evening star., 1919-03-19
PARTY COMMITTEE ENLARGED
Chairman Cummings Names Mem
bers of Democratic Body.

Homer S. Cummings, chairman of
the democratic national committee,
has announced the members Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the national COM
mittee. Authority to name an exec
utive committee was given Mr. Cum
mings by the national committee at
the recent meeting here when he was
elected chairan. Mr.. Cummings re-
appointed the present nine members
of the executive committee and en-
larged its membership to sixteen by
naming seven new members.
The following constitute the execu-
tive committee as reorganized, with
Mr.. Cummings as a member and ex-
off1cio chairman: John T. Barnett, Colo
rado; Charles Boeschenstein, Illinois:
DR.. John w. Coughlin. Massa chu-
sets: Isidore V. Dockweiler Califor-
mia Robert Ewing. louisiana; Carter
Class, Virginia; Clark Howell, Geor-
gia; Representative Cordell Hull,
Tennessee; Senator A. A. Jones. New
Mexico: Frederick B. Lynch, Mime
sofa; Norman e. Mack. New York: w.
w. Marsh Iowa; e. H. Moore. Ohio:
A.. F. Mullen. Nebraska; A. Mitchell
Palmer. Pennsylvania, and former
Senator Willard salisbury, Delaware.
Secretary of the Treasury Glass ard
Attorney General Palmer were amons.
those reappointed to the executive
committee.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
CATHOLIC DlGNITARIES
TO SEE INSTALLATIONS
Archbishop Bonzano VIII omciate
at Induction Of New Arch
bishop Of New York.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Prominent
dtsnitaries Of the Roman Catholic Church
assembled here today to witness the
installation Of the Most Rev. Patrick
Joseph Hayes as archbishop Of New
York in st. Patrick's Cathedral late
this afternoon. Archbishop Giovanni
Bonzano Of Washington, tho apostolic
delegate to tho United States, will
represent Pope Benedict XIV and Of
flciate At the rites. More than 1000
priests in the archdiocese, including
many Army and Navy chaplains. will
participate in the ceremony Of kissing
the archepiscopal ring in token Of
their obedience.
The conferring Of the palltum will
not take place until after Easter.
and at this elaborate ceremony tho
hierarchy in tho United States will
be invited.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
CAPT. REGINALD TAYLOR
TAKES OWN LIFE BY GAS
Chief Of PERSONAL Of Gas STAFF,
Chemical Division Of Army,
III From Overwork.

NEW YORK. March 1s-Capt. Regi-
nald e. Taylor. chief of personnel Of
tho gas staff, Chemical Division. U. s.
A., with headquarters here. committed
suicide here today by inhaling gas.
He was found dead in bed with q tubs
connecting with the Illuminating gas jet
IN his mouth and a towel wrapped
Ground his head. His wife assigned q
nervous breakdown from overwork dur
ing the war as the reason for Capt.
Taylor's act. She said he had worked
overtime in making tests Of gas and gas
appliances for use IN France and often
stayed at his work late at night ex,
perimenting with nsw devices. She had
no intimation. however, Of an intention
to end his life.
Capt Taylor vas q Regular Army
ondcsr. having enlisted as q private dur
tng the Spanish American war. He was
Abbut forty years old.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
ADMITS FARE INCREASE PLEA
Old Dominion's Application Ap-
proved for Filing BY I. G. C.

The fifteenth section Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission has ap-
proved for fling the application of
the Washington and Old Dominion
railway proposing increased local
round-trip party fare and increased
local charges for chartered or special
cars from Washington on the Great
Falls division. Increased cost Of labor
Is named as one of the principal rea-
sons for the petition for increases.
In many instances, the increase in
rates for cars for fifty persons or less
is higher than 100 per cent. Old rates
Of $3.50 are to be increased anywhere
from SO to $1S, according to the pro-
posaL Where $3.50 and $3.50 have
been paid to many stations for such
service the company desires the COM
mission to grant 1t permission to
charge $21.
The increase per capita for round
trip from Washington to Chesterbrook
and Great Falls, inclusive, for parties
Of 100 or more proposed by the COM
pany is cents. The present rate is
25 cents and the company wishes to
charge 80 cents.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
MOVES TO GET INDUSTRY.
Kenilworth Citizens Association
Appoints Committee.

To promote the bringing of a hight
manufacturing concern to this city a
committee was appointed last night at
meeting OF the Kenilworth Citizens
Association at the Kenilworth Church.
The old Benning race track was sug
gested as an ideal place to locate the
industry, and at the same time do away
with what was termed the present eye
sore.
George c. Lyles, reporting for the
committee on electric lighting, stated
that it had been promised lights would
be placed on Charles street and Mime
sofa avenue. 1t was requested that the
secretary of the association report to
the District Commissioners that no trash
or ashes had been collected in that
section for some months.
John w. c. Brown was elected MEM
ber of the association and spoke on
the Kenilworth car service and some
improvements which might be effected.
Three prizes of $40 each were sug-
gested for the best kept lawn in Kenil-
worth the coming summer. the judges
to be from other citizens associations.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
LOTSAVA|LAbLE
FOR D. C. GARDENS
Department of Agriculture
Announces Locations-Aiso
Where to Get Advice.

Friday will be the first day OF
spring. and the Department OF Agri-
culture, through the City Garden
Club, has brought il TO the attention
of the public by announcing the loca-
tfons of vacant lots in Washington
that may be used to plant vegetables.
Announcement is also made by the
Garden Club that embryo farmers.
who do not feel quite certain of their
ability to distinguish potato SEED
from tomato plants, may call upon
William C. Hall of 2s0 14th streeh
southwest Mr.. Hall will also give
instructions to any person desiring
them on planting.
Lots named for the use of Wash
ingtonians this spring and sunmer.
with no charges, ioii~".
Northwest section-Lots Nos. and
10. square No. 257, on I'D street ana
Kalorama road: one lot on Grant
road, two squares west OF Connecti-
cut avenue northwest; one lot on
Euclid street between Georgia ana
Sherman avenues northwest, two lots
at 1926 Il street northwest, lots NOS
3 and "a. square No. 1Si2; one iol
at .Sl4 F street northwest lot No. S0s.
square No. 2541: thirteen lots al
squares 1912 and 1S43, lots Nos. IL
to % and j to IL; one lot at Glen
dale. Md: one lot at 1889 14th street
northwest. square No. 772, lot No. y
Twining School. lot No. 4. square NO
773; one lot on 9Th and ] streets. next
to corner, square No. $50, lot No. b.
one lot on V street and New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest: one lot De-
tween Dean street and Minnesota
avenue northwest, between 46th ana
47th streets; one lot located at oio
18th street northwest, lot No -.
square No. 122; one lot located at I222
Phillips court, square No. "a, lot NO
80; one lot located at Ashmead place
northwest. square No. 254l, lot NO
sos; one lot located at 9Th ana Snerl-
dan streets northwest, lots 1 to II
one lot at 561S Colorado avenue north :
west; one lot near Massachusetts
avenue and S street northwest
Northeast section--One lot on Ell
lott street northeast between 18TH
and 14th streets, square No. 1928. lot
No. 65: one lot on Elliott street nortn =
east between 18th and 14th streets.
square No. 1928, lot NO. 64: one Iot
located at 25th and Perry sSreets
northeast, d. c., square No. 1888, lot
No. S.
Southeast section-Lots on 725 13tn
street southeast, lots 3 and 4: Cedar
avenue section q, Silver Spring, MO-
three lots located on 23d street and
Naylor road southeast. lots "a, 80
and So; fourteen lots on 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
square No 1865, lots 16 to %
Randle Highland-Two lots at Ran
die Highland square No. 5624. lots
Nos. As and 40; two lots situated be-
yond Congress Highland, at Ran0ie
Highland, lots IA and Is.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
MRS. ROSETTA B. HoUGH DIES.
Prominent Worker for Charity,
Long a Resident of Washington.

Mrs. Rosetta Bishop Hough, seven
ty-five years old, wife of Joseph T.
Hough of the Treasury Department.
died at her residence. 2242 Cathedral
avenue, yesterday afternoon. She had
been ill since Christmas. Mrs. Hough
had been prominent in charitable
work in this city. where she had
lived for many years. She was par
ticu1arly interested in the Homeo-
pathic Hospital and was a member of
the Nordhoff Guild.
Mrs. Hough is survived by her hus-
band and daughter, Miss Frances
Hough. Another daughter. Mrs Will
liam S. DaIzell, died three years ago,
and son. Alfred ]. Hough, died four
teen years ago. Funeral services will
be held at the family residence tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock. Inter-
ment will be in Woodland cemetery,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
WOUNDED SOLDIERS GUESTS.
Supper and Entertainment Given at
Csntro1 v N n a

Wounded soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital were the guests Of tho Fellow
night. Besides the supper. largo array
OK local talent furnished entertainment
William Knowles Cooper. general score
tary, presided. Miss Alice C. Fuller was
in charge Of the reception committee
and Miss Harriet e. Huxley Of tho ar
rangements.
Those who contributed 30 the enter
tainment were Otto Werner. comedian;
Joseph Gross. popular songs; Miss Betty
Armstrong. soprano: Mrs. Alice Roach,
popular songs; Paul Grfndle, jazz singer;
George Dowden. yodler. and Henry
DIorfo, accompanist.
The wouniSd soldiers were brought
from the hospital to the "'Y' in automo-
biles and a1eer tho entertainment were
tsksa back. -
Evening star., 1919-03-19
MATHEMAT1CIANs TO MEET.
Maryland, Virginia and District
Sessions at Naval Academy.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 1s.-Meet-
ing at the Naval Academy May 3. the
Maryland. Virginia and District of
Columbia Section Of the Mathemati-
cal Association of America will be
the first civilian organization to hold
it's sessions at that institution. No
tices of the meeting have been for
warded by DR.. Ralph E. Root of this
city. secretary of the section, 10 it's
eighty-one members. Thirty Of these
live in Washington, twenty in An
napolis and the balance in Virginia
and Maryland.
Prof. A E. Larny Of the Catholic
University, Washington. Is president
of the section A program of address,
es ON mathematical subjects has been
arranged.
Evening star., 1919-03-19
REITERATES THE CHARGE.
Mr.. McFadden Protests ]. S. VII
1iams' Service on Reserve Board.

Representative McFadden OF Penn
sylvania, yesterday made public a let
ter addressed to Gov. Harding Of the
Federal Reserve Board in which he
reiterated that the membership of
John Shelton Williams on the reserve
board was Illegal Mr.. McFadden's
contention was based upon his pre-
vious charge that no legal authority
exists for the continuance Of Mr.. VIII
liams in the Office of controller Of the
currency.
The Pennsylvania representative
expressed the opinion In his letter
that any decisions Of the board since
March in which Mr.. Williams may
have cast the deciding vote were In
valid, as would be any meeting. he
said, of the board at which his pres
ence was necessary to constitute =
quorum.