davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-20
A CITY PROGRAM
MEN HAVE LUNCH AND
PLAN THINGS
Many New Ideas For The Betterment
of Abilene To Be Taken Up for
The Coming Year-Com-
mittees Named.

over fifty business men had tho
first noon lunch at the Abilene cIut
today. After the lunch there was 3
half hour Of discussion Of things T,
do for Abilene.
Fred Coulson presided and present
ed a tentative program of matters
that have been discussed. There
were short talks on several topics and
committees will be named for all the
projects TO make later reports.
City Program
The matters suggested by Mr..
Coulson were:
Repairs and extensions TO paving
Building a memorial hospital
Parking and identifying Sand
Springs
Developing city park.
Boulevard drive.
Y. NJ G. A.
Extension of paving to meet hard
surfaced roads.
Extension to water works system.
Installing road markers.
Camping ground for tourists.
New Union station
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-20

E. II. FOrney, Chairman.
ty club for welfare work that may
come up later The former officers
were reelected and later meeting
will be held to complete the new or
The association was formed three
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-20
Unifes School Work
No Credit For Work.


The state superintendent of schools,
Miss Lorraine Il. Wooster, however.
endeayored to have the four weeks in
stltute adopted again in the counties
of the state, and the plan was brought
before the State Teachers association
at Its recent meeting.
However, in this county, Miss
Woolverton states, it would be impOs-
sible to finance a four weeks insti
tute now, even though the plan were
the best for the teachers. But she
points out that the only advantage Of
the county institute, beside insuring
greater unity in the work of the
teachers Of the county, is in assist
Ing them to pass the county examina-
tion and most Of them are teaching
under state certificates. No credits are
allowed in the work in obtaining a
state certificate of a degree, though
for eight weeks work in any school
which offers a summer course, eight
hours college credit is given for de-
gree on state certificate and in taking
such course the teachers may also
have a change Of locality and vaea-
tlon, spending but four weeks more
than they were obliged to give to
month institute.
Mrs. Harvey Next Session.
Next year Dickinson county viii be
most fortunate in having during the
weeks session, Masie Turner Harvey.
Of Missouri, who is the foremost rural
school expert in the country. Mrs.
Harvey was to have been here one
day this year but owing to previous
which she was unable
to rearrange, she could not come.
This county was the first to request
her services for next year and there
fore is sure of having her at that
time. Miss Woolverton announces.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-20
Golden Belt Club.

The ladies of the Golden Belt club
met on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9,
at the home of Mrs. Lydia Van De-
venter. First in order was the busl-
ness meeting during which time all
dues and bills were paid, then time
was taken up In collecting Red Cross
membership fees. Our hostess served
a most delicious luncheon assisted by
her daughters, Misses Jessie and Edna
Van Deventer. After music one the
piano and an hour Of social conversa-
tion we thanked our hostess for her
and departed for our re-
spectiye homes. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs Bes
sic Willer Nov 20.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-20
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY


Mrs. Otto Smith was guest of hon
or, Wednesday evening at mlscel'
laneous shower, given at the home OF
Miss Nina Brown. Mrs. Ed Craw-
ford and Miss Brown were hostesses.
Two affairs were also given for Mrs.
Smith Thursday. Mrs. r.. Il. Murphy
entertained with tea Thursday af-
ternoon and at cards Thursday even.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were guests
OF honor in the evening and young
married friends We're invited.
The Golden Belt Social club will
meet on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 20
witt Mrs Bessie Weller. At this
raeeting viii occur the semi-annual
election of officers, and all members
are earnestly requested to be present.
Russell-ROss.
Miss Minnie T.. Russell ana Mr..
John Lewis Ross were married here
late Wednesday afternoon. They win
make their home In the county. The
brides home was in Talmage and
the groom's In Manchester.
Mrs T. Cradle and daughters,
Stella, May and Cora Cradle were
charming hostesses at an elaborate
dinner party given ON Thursday for
several OF their friends formerly
neighbors Of their vicinity. Covers
We're laid for Mrs. T.. J. Grove, Mrs.
j. w. Malone, Mrs. James Callahan,
Mrs, +. c. Makins, Mrs. Cradle and
daughters and Mr. J. Cradle Follow
ing the dinner several hours were
spent in pleasant conversation and
the ladies enjoyed the privilege of
looking at most complete and beau.
tiful display of fancy work, and knit
ting for which the Cradle sisters are
noted. The day was one long to be
by the ladies who en-
jOyed so much the unlimited hospital.
ity of the Cradle home.
4 4 q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
MAY SEND MAN TO
RIDE THE FOOD CAR
Order Was Forwarded to
Chicago Yesterday BY
Mayor Bowen.

The ACCESSIBILITY of sending some
person to Chicago to hasten the car
load of foodstuffs which the City of
Fairmont ordered yesterday is now
being discussed at the City hall. Cum
berland. Nd, was about the first city
in this section Of the country to place
an order for foodstuffs and Cumber-
land sent man along with the order
whose duty it was to rush the car
Of food to its destination.
Mayor Bowen sent the order to
Chicago yesterday. Just how long 1t
will be before the car reaches Fair
mont is not known. but in other cit
les in this section 1t has taken from
two to three weeks after the order
was placed TO get the car in the city
ready for distribution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
LITTLE DISPUTE
OVER some BOOZE
As a Result Two Colored
Sports Will Spend Week
End Quietly.

Claiming that he gave Ed Harris,
colored, twenty dollar bill in pay
ment for a pint of whiskey and that
Harris failed to return with any
change, Turner Dennis. also colored
got a knife and started after Harris
this morning.
Harris made a bee line for the po-
lice station and there sought Mayor
Bowen's help. The Mayor did not
take time to hear the two men dis
cuss the case but took them both
downstairs to the City hall annex
more commonly known as the Jail,
where they will await hearing Mon
day morning.
Harris claims that the whiskey was
given to him to sell and that he drank
half pint Of it and hid the other
pint and this was what made Dennis
angry.
Mayor Bowen is inclined to think
that the two men were Just q little
excited and that after spending the
week end in Jail they will be consid-
cradle cooled off and ready to be
peaceful citizens by Monday morn
ing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
WAR ON HIGH COST OPENS ALL OVER COUNTRY
Steps To Lower Cost OF Living As
Seen By The President

whereat shipments will be limited and controlled SO lower
the price o flour
indications leather.
textile industries Public action doubt will
perhaps unwitng adopted illegal methods
them.
Retailers responsible
exorbitant prices.
profit
Surplus will OF
and placed the market through legal processes
Congress should Food Control apply
authorizing provisions
foodstus fuel clothing and other of life
Congress should a law governing cold storage.
provide licensing
Interstate Commerce. with specific
tions profiteering
pending bill should
Adequate should enable Government
Penalties should be provided for profiteering
should marking
paid the producer Of all goods shipped Interstate Commerce
Congress aording necessary
purchasers probably counted
much toward bringing down living costs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
INTEREST IN THE
CITY ELECTION
IS PICKING UP
Socialists HSsfd1at Hard at Work;
Democrats Trying to
Make Showing.
FEAR spoiled BALLOTS
Each Voter is Entitled to
Vote for But Two
Men.

Tuesday Of next week Fairmont will
have municipal election, the first in
five years. Four members of the mu-
nlcipal Board of Directors provided
70 rby the new city charter will be
chosen, but by the provisions of that
charter they will be equally divided
politically because each voter may only
vote for two.
This provision OF the law is apt to
furnish the most interesting feature OF
the election, for unless much care is
taken to instruct the careless voters
there are certain to be large mum
Der of defective ballots. These ballots
will not be counted.
Until within the past day or two
there has not been much interest
among the average citizens in this
election, but quite recently a move
ment took form in Democratic ranks
to get out as large vote as possible
for their candidates. They say this
is simply a little friendly rivalry t.
show which of the two dominant par
ties really has the most votes in the
city. However the real purpose prob
ably is to have some basis for making
larger demands for patronage when
the city directors begin to hand out
the plums.
From the start the Socialists have
taken this election very much in earn
est and they are going to be in posi-
ton TO profit by any Indifference or
carelessness the old parties show. Their
workers have been buttonholing voters
right and left and they have made a
sustained effort to link up the organ
ICED labor movement with the fortunes
of their candidates. How far they
have succeeded along that line 1t ia
impossible for an unprejudiced OBJ
server to say The politicians of the
! old parties say that they have not
been very successful and so do soma
OF the labor people. But you never
can tell how anything is going in a
three cornered campaign until the
votes are all counted.
,, At all events it is beginning to be
apparent that the best thing the lead
ers and voters of the old parties can
do IL they want to save the municipal
bacon is to get out and vote the
straight party tickets-two votes for
each man, and no more.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
Congressman Back From
European :1zbur Better
American Than Ever.
PRICES HIGH OVER THERE
This Country Centuries
Ahead of Some Parts
of Europe.

Hon. NJ. NJ. Neely, congressman
from the First West Virginia district
returned this morning to his home in
this city after a trip overseas. He
came home on the Great Northern.
Mr.. Neely arrived in New York yes
terday morning at ten o'clock and pro-
ceeded at once to Washington arriv-
ing there last evening at about five
o'clock and came on Immediately to
his home arriving on No. 8 this morn
ing. On the return trip he was accom-
panied by Congressman Lewis Goddell
of Maine, and ]. v. McClinttck, of OR
lahoma.
The party composed OF these three
men and several others left New York
on June 20 for overseas and during
that time have visited Holland, Bel
GUM, France, England, Germany,
Switzerland and Italy.
| Major Neely expressed himself this
morning as more of an American than
ever and stated that love of country
burned with greater force within him
than ever before. In speaking abou;
the American soldier Major Nicely
could not say enough.
1.-The American. soldier" he said, sis
head and shoulders above the soldier
of any other country" Even the ma
tives of the countries through which
he passed would one and all admit that
there is none better which, accord
ing to the Major, is logically admitting
that they were the best.
Mr.. Nicely believes next to the Amer
lean soldier the British soldier should
d
| cleaner and better IN every respect,
said he than the soldiers of the other
countries.
THE United States" said Mr.. Nee
ly, "is five hundred years ahead OF
Germany and England and thou
| sand years ahead of all other Europe
Concerning the weather Mr.. Neely
said that out of nineteen-day trip
through France and Belgium 1t rained
eighteen days and that in Paris they
told him it rained every day practi-
cally the entire year. He said he
hadn't been warm since he left the
United States until he reached New
York yesterday.
The congressional party made the
trip overseas for a two-fold purpose to
investigate the.coGdition of the United
States army, to look into matter of the
disposition of American property and
incidentally to take look into the eco
nomic' conditions that may arise from
trade competition with foreign coun-
tries.
Mr.. Neely said he personally made a
study of the economic condition ant
found that higher prices by far pre-
vail in the countries through which
he travelled both for food stuffs and
articles of clothing than in America
, He also stated that in order to sell
goods in these countries it is no un-
common thing to see Made in Amer
ica" stamped on articles and other
similar modes Of letting the public
know that American had hand in
the manufacture of articles for sale
employed. The Major also said thai
they tried to rob the American, too
and put prices up on everything the
moment they found out one is an
American.
While pleased with his trip Major
Nicely expressed himself as delighted
to get back to his native land and to
his home here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
FEW SHOPNEN FAIL
TO HEED PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press. J

CHICAGO, Aug. 9-While signs of
improvement in the strike of federat-
ed railroad shopmen were Indicated
by reports from central west points
others showed that at some division
al points that men wnro d'sinclined to
heed the advice Of President Wilson
and their grand lodge Officers and to
return to work ending a wage settle
ment. The report from midwest
points said that upwards of 10000
shopmen had gone back in response to
the warning of the President that
their wage grievances would not be
adjusted until they returned to work,
supplemented by the urging Of the
grand lodge officials.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
Blanks Being Distributed
Today Among Whole
salers and Retailers.
BY GOVERNORS ORDER
Information Obtained Will
Be Sent to Charleston
for Analysis.

IN accordance with the nation wide
movement to place the responsibility
for the present high cost of living,
an investigation is now being made
in this city which is expected to re-
veal some startling information.
? The investigation into the high
cost of living locally was begun this
morning when Mayor Bowen called
Acting Chief Seaman and Policeman
Howard Woodward into his office and
furnishing them with the necessary
BLANKS, instructed them to go imme-
diately to every wholesale and retail
food store in the city, leaving blank
form at eacn store to be properly fill
ed out and returned.
There are separate blanks for the
wholesale and retail stores, listing ev-
cry article sold. The management Of
the stores are properly to fill out the
blank giving the exact price they
have been selling each article for.
Next Tuesday morning the local Off
GERS win again visit all Of the stores
/ CT the city and collect the price lists,
whereupon they will be sent to Gov
ernor John j. Cornwell, who is at the
head of the investigation, and by
whose order it is being conducted.
Should any merchant refuse to fill
out one of the forms, notation will
be made of this and the form will
be sent to Charleston blank. Should
any merchant misrepresent the prices
he has been charging and get caught
in the act he shall suffer according
ly.
Mayor Bowen received a letter from
Governor Cornwell this morning ex-
planning the manner in which the in
\ .vestigation is being carried out, and
SlMayor Bowen lost no time in getting
the forms in the hands of all tho
merchants Of the city such that there
will be no cause for any merchant
not having the necessary data pre-
pared by next Tuesday when the forms
are to be collected.
Recently reports Of outrageously
high profits on the part of certain re-
bail stores have been numerous AS
an example one merchant was re-
ported yesterday to have paid thirty
cents per pound for chickens and
sold them for weight cents per
pound. Other incidents as riducu-
1ous have been reported and the local
investigation is expected to reveal
some interesting figures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
FUNERAL oE MRI. VANCE

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Vance whose death
occurred Wednesday evening at her
home in Jefferson street, will occur
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
FiEt Methodist Episcopal church. The
Rev. c. E. Goodwin, pastor of the
church, will conduct the services and
.interment will be made in Woodlawn
cemetery by Undertaken Musgrave and
son. Mrs. John Rose, of Jefferson
vile, Ind, granddaughter of Mrs.
Vance, arrived here this morning to at
tend the funeral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
B. & 0. Fuel Supervisor
Was in Fairmont

W. T. Conniff, Baltimore, fuel super
visor of the B. & o. railroad, was in
Fairmont yesterday.
Engine 1S Of the B. & O., is in SER
vice in the Fairmont yards. No seri-
GUS report has ever been told of this
No. 13.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
Neighborhood Row
Leads to Cross Suit

Warrants were issued before JUS
tice NJ. R. Musgrove this morning for
John Pizatella and Finuzza PiZatell,
having trouble with the Frank Ross
family OF New England.
The two defendants have also sworn
out a warrant against Frank Ross.
Justice Musgrove will hear the case
next Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
RAIL MEN WILL NOT
FORCE US. CONTROL
Have No pesire to Impress
Their Plan By Violence
or Force.
fRx Associated Press. \

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-Leaders of
the fifteen organizations of railroad
employees united today in definite
assertion" that they had mo desire
and have had none, to impress upon
the public by violence or by threats"
their proposal that the railroads be
nationalized under "tripartite control"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
Ban johnson Incensed
By Owners. Action

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Presldent B. B
Johnson, Of the American league be-
fore leaving for the east today said
he would not attend the meeting of the
league called for Monday by the own
ers OF the New York Americans tc
discuss the case OF Pitcher Carl Mays
who is under suspension by the leagus
president. He based his refusal to at
tend the meeting on the ground that
It had been called without authority.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
WHAT MAKES THE

WHAT MAKES THE
WORLD GO ROUND.
The world moves on, though you may
frown,
Or smile in fortunes cup:
For one half's busy turning down
The cranks that will turn up.
Cartoons Magazine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
VISITING IN CITY.

Mr. and Mrs. F. "A. Barker Of Nor
gantown and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Bav
ker of Rivesville, daughter Elizabeth
and son Andrew left today in Mr.. F.
A. Barker's car to spend the week
end with Mrs. D. W. Michaels Of Man
nington. tAi,~ls.As
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
COAL OPERATORS
WILL KEEP RIGHT
AFTER CAR SUPPLY
sixty-Nine Mines Idle Along
The Monongah Division
Today.

Directors of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association
held two MEETINGS yesterday-one in
the morning and the other in the
afternoon during which they after
noon during which they reviewed the
poor car supply situation on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad experienced
recently. By a unanimous vote the
members have favored the plan OF
letting the facts be known about poor
car shortage
Thine car situation has been grow
ing SO ragged recently that the oper-
ators believe that the only effective
way to get cars is simply to keep af-
ter the railroad administration offic-
ials and the railroad officials until
some improvement in the situation is
obtained. This the directors favor
even by spasmodic personal vista
tion If necessary.
The car shortage situation has been
one Of the big questions In the region
for years, but this year the transpor-
tation committee Of the association n
promises to wrestle with it more ac-
lively than ever. Recently a meeting
of the committee was held and in q
few days a special meeting will take
place.
At the meeting yesterday the sub
ject was carefully gone over and dis
cussed. Recent B. & o. officials
promises and remarks brought back
from Baltimore by George T. Bell, ex-
ecutive vice president Of the associa-
tion, were presented to. the directors
The directors authorized Vice Presi-
dent Bell to employ any help needed
in order to assist in solving the car
shortage problem
SO Mines Down on 3. & o.
Today the car supply is again of
color and as a direct result there are
So mines idle on the Monongah divis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
The total number of cars on the
Monongah division are 503 and the
placement has shrunk to 3S3. Today's
cars are classified as follows: Open
494; coke, 9. Cars left over from the
previous day, ~.
On the Monongahela Railway to-
day there were 1872 cars placed at
z o'clock this morning. There are
225 cars in sight. No mines are down
today. A 100 per cent cSS supply is
on
P.&L. E.to Get Cars.
Information was received here to-
day from Brownsville that the P. {
L. E will receive some OF the new
cars recently built by the government.
Just how many will drift up the Mon
ongahela Railway cannot be learned
at this time.
Strike at Curtis Bay
Information received in Fairmont
today from Baltimore sources are to
the effect that the machine men at
the B. & o. pier at Curtis Bay quit
at noon yesterday. This pier uses
dumping machines exclusively and
and many men are employed at the
docks. Should this be prolonged
strike there Is danger of the Fair
mont coal region being tied up in Its
Crtis Bay shipments, which mean that
Continued on page eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
oh, Listen Here!
BY ADAM Q. LANE.

Last night I Had
The Toothache
Something Severe.
That tooth Has
Registered Discomfort
For a Prolonged
Period
Last night 1t
Delivered an Ulttmatum.
Bout four O'clock
l called Doctor Boydston,
And l Mourned-
Walter, l am About
To Die.
May / come over
At once and Die
In your office?"
He replied with Great
Cheer.
Certainly, Adam. Lotsa
Fellows die in My
: Office. Come Along"
When l Arrived
could Plainly
See
That the Doctor
Was extremely Grouchy
About something. "Get
In that chair There"
He Snapped
"And lemme Look
At that Bi-cuspidor-
It's a bad one" He
Admitted
Sure is" I Agreed.
Names Rattle Snake
Pete"
The doctor then Switched
The Electricity
And got out His
Entrenching Tools
And began to Dig
Himself In.
Adam" he conflded, AS
He established Contact
81 am certainly Sore
Individual this Morning"
"Wx-r-x?" l Quiried.
fes-May told Me
To do the Marketing
On my Way
In.
Adam-the Gosh-Awful
Prices those Robbing
Merchants Ask
Is Incrediblei"
George Walters charged Ne
Seventeen cents For
A Parsnip!"
owl" l Commented
Earnestly
yes" he went On
AS the drill Wound
A red-hot Path
Like a cerise Ribbon
Around my Outraged
Molar
"Then-Bm Martin
Offered me A
Tomato for a Quarter
Which he claimed Would
Be Ripe
Next Week
And was a real Bargain
"W-s-s-!!-?," I vociferated
"D-d, if It isnt!"
Walter said.
"I tell you, Adam
Something is going To
Happen-people Won't
Stand for it." Here
He rammed both Fists
Full of Lead,
In the Cavity
And hammered 1t
Home with a Sledge.
He made further Remark
Which didn't Take
In
Being literally Occupied.
When he Withdrew
l said Distinctly
What dye think I
ANA Flat?"
"Now-don't get Fussy-
It's all over. Adam
And you Owe
Me forty-two Dollars
And forty-two cents"
And he gazed Dreamily
At a card Reading
I'VE want Cash!"
Professor-it's no Use,
Who wants To
Sing these Days!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
.THE WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool tonight
and Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-09
p. & L. e. to Get Cars.

Information was received here to-
day from Brownsville that the P. &
L. E will receive some OF the new
cars recently built by the government.
Just how many will drift up the Mon
ongahela Railway cannot be learned
at this time.