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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
THE SOLDIER VOTE.

HE Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
has made the interesting discovery that in the national
capital, where, by the way they paying much more
attention politics than they their several Jobs inside
of congress and out it the belief that no soldier can
be elected president Of the United States next year. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike are said to have come to this
conclusion which is based upon belief that the dough
boys will not vote for officers.
Men who have been investigating the matter are reported
as saying that the doughboys say that the officers did not
do anything the other side that the men in ranks did
not do and they had their commissions, their pay and their
honors for their reward The obvious inference is that
any is to get anything out of the war in the way of
political reward 1t will have to be some one who did not
wear Sam Brown belt Curiously enough that note was
struck during the national convention at which the Amer
Legion was organized, and the men who had that
undertaking in hand bore down with noticeable pressure
on the pedal Marked give the pnvaes and the non-com
the better end of it
This is variation from the usual manifestation of the
influence of the soldier VOTE but after all rings true to the
tradition and increases the expectation that for many years
to come the soldier vote will dominate our practical politics
There three and half million soldier votes and the
political parties going to that they get what they
want for fear that they will do something not pleasant to
the political parties Just at present the soldier vote it is
believed does not happen to want soldier candidate at
least not soldier candidate who was an officer in the
great war Therefore the stock of the statesmen cand
dates began to go up few months nearer to the prma
ries of next spring may be discovered that this is all
mistake and that what the soldier vote wants is an officer
candidate, the higher up the better. Then the stock of
the statesmen who aspire will go down and that of the
soldiers will go up
But all the while the practical politicians will be watch
ing the soldier VOTE for they know that the party which
capture the largest percentage of that bloc will win the
1920 election.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

Senator Chamberlain is at it again Because it has
been deemed by the clemency board that many of the
sentences imposed by courts martial excessive and
it has developed that of the charges of cruelty
practced in the prison in France been sus
tanned he has introduced bill which provides complete
amnesty for all soldiers sailors marines convicted
by courts martial except those whose oenses would be
felony under federal statutes. 1t probably would be
found now that the clemency board has been pretty well
the work of the military courts that most of the
men still under punishment did against the civil
as well the military law much harm could be
done by the Chamberlain bill However it is wrong in
principal and ought to be reported out and voted down
because of that. The proposal is on a par with the
boshevk practice of turning all criminals loose on the
theory that some of them might have been imprisoned
unjustly measured by their standards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

less will want to reward him with
something nice.
We suspect where there are few of
these cellars but no amount of limiting
around has yet produced so much as a
smell.
Hon. Ruby's search light would set
tie all doubts.
And it might as well be understood
right now that when 1t comes to booze
the Berlin Spartacans have nothing
on US. -
We're for equal distribution of all
'''' -''I' RI
So come on Ruby. Let's get the
search light going strong.
Know several places where it is al
most certain to score 100 per cent eff
cheney right off the bat.
Not talking about the likker room
IN the court house at that.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
.'IOll(N!|' !s'E! !!z!5 .!5EE5.

The Journal of the second or ad-
journed session of the second conven-
ton of the people of Northwestern Vir-
g1nia, which met at Wheeling in 1861,
had Fontain Smith from Marion coun.
~ as new face. He was opposed
to an immediate division of the state
and made an address In which he adj
mitted that there was natural antago-
nism between Eastern and Western
Virginia, an antagonism of commercial
interest, of climate Of social habits
and thought, OF education modes and
even Of religion. He wanted to see
a separation but thought the time had
not come. He argued that a division
could not be had in accordance with
the intention OF the constitution of the
United States. He declared that hay-
ing assumed to be the State of Virgin
Ia they were of course responsible
for the entire state debt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
ZERO.

NOJR efficiency goes up or down with the mercury of
the thermometer. AT 90 to IS degrees temperature
you do your best work and are healthest So says Ellis
worth Huntington, of the National Academy of Sciences
He devoted years studying the effect of weather on hu
man beings and has whole barrels of statistics from which
he fishes his deductions.
our own experience backs Huntnstons claims On
hot day your feet drag like lead You feel anguid your
brain not alert it is hard to get your work out at ALL let
alone good Heat is the great dynamo that keeps you 60
ing When its current gets too strong, your body becomes
scorched and functions imperfectly.
We begin mtanslihg the mystery of life when we learn
that life cannot exist without heat Molecular motion
does not cease until the temperature of substance reaches
Z73degrees below Cendgrade. This is the Absolute
Zerothe complete absence of heat Raise the temper
AZURE to III and the molecules begin moving-lfe appears
Molecular motion is the beginning of life.
That terrific degree of cold. Absolute Zero, can be
found on earth only when arihciay brought about in
laboratory The coolest place in the world is the village
Of Nehoyansk the part of Siberia that juts the Arctic
ocean AT Verkhoyansk the temperature frequently falls
to so degrees below The people there never have
summers They live in hus sunken almost completely u
derground And yet because the Absolute Zero is not
reached at Verkhoyansk, dwarf willows and gray tundra
moss grow family under the The inhabitants keep
alive BY wearing fur There is no heat in fur coat but
fur nsulator and prevents the heat of the body from
escaping into the cold air
Some day the cold at Verkhoyansk will become more
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

When it right down to a vote only three men
were found in the house who willing to go on rec
ord saying that should be permitted to
liquor his home This does not mean that
there has been any change in the opinion that this
should be alcoholics nation 1t merely means that
most dry congressman unwilling running the
whole prohibition effort by attempting to destroy the
fundamental principle of Anglo-saxon law that mans
house is his CASTLE where the old common maxim
puts it, "even though the winds of heaven may blow
through it, the King of England cannot enter it."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
AT eight D. m. l saw her cross

At eight p. m. / saw her cross
ing the street at the Watson build
ing corner. My God!" ! cried.
and 10 think that in olden days
they worshipped a GOLDEN calf.
She saw me and fancied that she
smiled. | Immediately decided to
follow her. In n moment she had
turned into the Liberty restaurant,
and although l was not hungry,
I entered. AS l came in she saw
me. This time l was quite sure
she smiled 1 discovered that she
was employed there and moment
later was telling her that ham
sandwich and piece of apple pie
from her hands were as ambrosia
to me. She evidently did not un-
derstand me and l gathered from
her reply that she thought AM
brosis was some kind of a talking
r'ach're. I learned that she would
h. Il iuty at nine o'clock, and I'M
hour sat absorbing one
e. ce 81 PIE after another. We later
" o lie Princess. and although
che Va ta = coy, managed to
hold he H-"i jNst as we left the
theatre .si Light ! have the
pleasure OF liking you home in my
taxi?" NO" she s. 81, ely, My
husband is to ne nc at the
Mountain City corner"
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

John P. Whites address to the mine workers at Mo-
nongah last evening was one of the sanest and most
helpful labor talks heard in this district in long time
and again calls attention to the that there is not
the slightest tnge of radicalism among the leaders
of labor in this country. Labor dues from the
returns of industry and it position in
society at large, but it realizes that in country like
this it does not need to kill and burn get these things
Moreover realizes that the inevitable result of killing
and burning is to set back the clock of social and
nomic progress. When the present of radicalsm
is and the world is able to form judgments upon
the people of this country going profoundly
grateful for the position which the organized labor
in this country took.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
WEsT XlRcIMIA LAwYERs.

ODAY and tomorrow Fairmont will be host to the
members of the West Virginia State Bar association
and during those days will have with us some of the
most able well the useful citizens of the Noun
tain state.
In these intense days man must be something more than
peader storehouse of legal lore to attain distinction
in the legal profession. The really great men of the law
those who become guides and executives in the COM
mercal and industrial development of their communities
And measured by that test West Vsnas lawyers have
mademos credtable records Much Of the advance along
industrial lines and in material wealth which this state has
scored during the past two decades is due to the initiative
of men of the law.
So. IN welcoming the members of the State Bar the ei
of Famont may feel certain that they are extending
hosptable hand very fine body of men to whom the
state as whole owes lot 1t might be added in passing
also that in their capacity of opponents of the law West
Virginia attorneys hold their own with any in the land
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
RUFF STUFF

That w-o-o-oish sound you heard
about breakfast time this morning was
The result of the sigh of relief a lot OF
guys heaved when they read in the
Astonished that there were only three
votes in congress in favor of search
ing cellars for booze.
Storage houses in Cumberland and
Pittsburgh will soon have room for
more furniture and other things like
shat
Booze bought by Fairmonters will
be brought home you see.
Those race riots in Washington
ought 70 go q long ways toward max
|ing some Of the Job holders let go Of
the soft bertbs they slipped into dur
ing the ear.
Rep Ruby SAID yesterday that he was
going TO turn the search light on the
American vine cellars reported to be
stocked with enough liquor TO last a
generation.
II he does 1t a grateful public Doubt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
81 th, Bard.

'Tenshun!
What would you say II I told you
that because Mrs. Jones, of Bellview
kept a White Leghorn hen, Miss Alice
Fornday and Herbert Calhoun, OF Ban
gori Maine, became happily married
two hundred persons lost their lives in
the Atlantic ocean and a kingdom was
deprived Of its ruler? Don't say it., but
just listen:
Mrs. Jones was all ready to start
down town TO Hartley's and was leav-
ing the front door when she heard a
hen cackle. She stopped to listen In
an effort TO determine whether 1t was
her White Leghorn or Mrs. Finnegan's,
next door. She waited so long that
she had to run to get the car at the
corner of Bellvlew avenue.
The conductor was Just ready to
start the car when he saw Mrs Jones
running. He waited a minute to per.
NIT Mrs. Jones to get aboard.
James c. Calvin was waiting for the
car at Buffalo street. The car was .
minute late so he got tired of waiting
and went back to poker game he had
just left.
James C. Calvin lost his weeks
wages and his wife got so mad she
mother
Mrs. Calvin's mothers only supper,
was her son, George. With Mrs. Cal
win on their hands the son decided he
would have to earn more money. He
wrote to the firm of Bettings and Com.
pany, of New York, for position.
Bettings and Company wired George
to come on for an interview.
Angus Mclntire. chief engineer for
the Bettings and Company steamer,
FRINGE Charming, had bad boiler on
his hands that he wanted to talk over
with the boss
Mr.. Bettings was in conference with
George when Angus called. Angus said
be would return later. He went out
and got drunk and sailed before he
told the boss about the bum boiler.
Half way across the Atlantic the
bum boiler busted. Two hundred peo-
pie lost their lives. Alice Fornday and
Herbert Calhoun found themselves
alone in life boat. The second day
in the open Herbert was accepted.
They now have little fiat in Brook.
Ign.
One Of the passengers on the Prince
Charming was Galloophis XIX, King
of 1mPoverlshia. He drowned.
When Mrs. Jones, of Bellview. re-
turned from her trip to Haruey's she
found that wasn't her hen laid the egg
after all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

My bosom heaves, the tears fall fast.
Just as feared it's come at last. Who,
VoX Pop brought himself to life | said
at once to my poor wife. "This man
aspires to make splurge. God grant
he never feels the urge, to break in
rhyme. to carve out verse, and doing
this go from bad to worse" But now,
then, that the deed is done trust he'll
take advice from one who looks with
sorrow on the sin that he's commit to
his Kick In" and halt, desist, alb
stain from singing, his pangent
thoughts in verses ringing. Stick to
prose, my dear Vox Pop, if you aspire
to reach the top. and share with me tn
immortal's sphere-or else camouf1age,
as have here.
All clearI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
"ExIpEn STORAGE BATTERIES.

The "Exlde" automobile batteries
are fast becoming acquainted N this
city. There is battery for every
model and make of car Among auto
mobiles equipped with the "EXlDE"
is the Cadillac. The KNIGHT ELEC-
TRIO co. at 900 Jefferson street, are
the distributors in this section for the
"EXIDE." This firm also repairs all
makes of batteries. Use an 'EXIDE"
while your battery is being charged or
repaired. Telephone 796-J.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
BRICK ICE CREAM.

Take home a brick of ice cream
every day. 1t is easier to serve and
more economical. We always have
the following bricks: Strawberry and
Vanillas Strawberry, Vanilla and Choc-
olate. Brick ice cream is the very
thing for all social affairs. The H-H
Drug Store, Glenn B. Hamilton, Mgr
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
THE DOCTOR FEELS SAFE

When you bring a prescription here
your doctor feels satisfied that 1t will
be filled with absolute accuracy. For
we have expert pharmacists who use
the utmost caution and care TO com.
pound prescription exactly as 1t is
ordered. Bring your prescriptions here
and you will feel safe, too. Talrmont
Pharmacy, Watson Hotel corner.-
Adv.
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OF every kind - large and small in
size-splendid in shape, can be Sc.
lected at The Mountain City Floral
Shop. Always the best in flowers for
the table decorations. Flowers for the
sick-Stork bouquets-corsage-
flowers for the only girl" are here in
splendid assortment. Store, BIS Mon.
roe St. Phone 6SS-J.-AdY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

bitter. It wll creep souhward bringing great ice caps
and glaciers such as the ones that made the Appalachian
mountains and almost extnguished man That cold Will
advance reenaedy The last earth men, retreathg before
it will approach the equator praying for some of the heat
curse these hot days The ice caps will oveake them
Soon thereafter the world will be cold, feess body like
the far-of moon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
GOOD sERvIce-Rlusl

Deliveries so prompt and pleasing
that you will never need to run short
Ice so pure and sanitary that you will
never want any other. These charac.
teristics have appealed to hundreds Of
Fairmont families who now prefer
City Ice. Order 1t today by telephone.
Phone sos or 800. City Ice Co.-AdY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

unfoLunate. Americas problem is not very we'll
understood in Continental Europe where the color lS
not drawn very sharply and when reports of what IS
happening in Washington reach Russia and Hungary
they will have political tnge which will encourage the
people there to believe that even America is in the
throes of a revolution
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
All Hands On Deck!

Miss Zoe Beckley in The West vir-
ginian last evening started her "Ro-
mances of Summer Girl" The man
agement herewith presents for your
further enlightenment: THE RO.
MANCES OF A SUMMER MAN
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Parade Rest!

When Tusca Morris looked at the
big fish on display at the wharf. 1t is
said he wept bitterly and could not
be consoled. MY tales will never
again impress the natives" he is re.
ported as having said.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
All clearI

An authority declares that If all the
eggs in the United States were dropped
from the top of Washington's monu-
ment, there would be an awful muss at
the bottom.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
HE NEEDED A cuEE.

The Knut - It's simply absurd!
What's the use of showing me low.cut
collars like these? Do you mean to
say you keep nothing taller?
Shopgirl-I'm sorry, but our next
size Is cuffs.-Cassell's Saturday Jour-
nal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

drdbc established upon those principles of freedom equal
ity justice. and humanity for which American patriots
sacrificed their lives and fortunes therefore believe is
my duty TO my country TO love it, to support lis Constt
ton; 10 obey lis aws TO respect lis flag; and 10 defend
against all enemies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY %, 1919.
THE AMERICANS GREED,

believe in The United States of Amer
lea as a Government Of the people, BY
The people, for The people. phOsc just
.sAss pOwers are derived from The consent Of
8SS the governed; democracy in rcpuB-
~ lie, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign
q States; perfect Union one and insch.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-19
aERSONAL MENTION

tIIv,t stUEtW WNtS ~ is"Ni. n>,i.rNIN VA.
,wu>G vNE rEDriE OE rWis 'IrN .\U \,1,>,v,
,.oISGs AND CbNi>as ~ i,CAL tuths
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-19

Victory Loan drive. who has been
here for tho past few days on matters
OF business connected with that work.
LEFT for his home at Portland this
morning.
Mrs, George Walton left on the
train this morning for San FranclHco,
where she viii greet her brother, II.
Donald Bovine, who has Jus, return
ed from oVcrBcns service with the
3i7th infantry. Tho young man has
been IN France nearly kwo years Mrs.
Walton expects To be- away for about
ten days,
Dave Shook, II prominent stock
man of tho Dairy district is looking
after bUHlncHs intercHtR at the county
seat for a few days, lie reports that
conditions IN that section arc OF the
boat at ,hiS time, and that the work
on the Strsh9rn railroad is going
ahead Gt fun speed MIR Shook pre-
diets prosperous season for the
Dairy community
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-19

State and at Washington to promote
the much needed railroad facilities.
You ask me about the sentiment
concerning the League OF Nations.
lind in travelling over the state, that
there is strong sentiment in favor
OF some plan that may avert the hor-
rors OF War, but I find the people
very critical and circumspect as 20
the first proposed plans OF the League
of Nations ! find great unanimitv
for the amendments suggested by
Elihu Root md Charles G. Hughes,
some Of which. II we may accredit
the Press. have been adopted at the
Feace Conference Public sentiment
seems to be very Jealous Of any haz-
arding OF the Monroe Doctrine OF
our rights 10 control our Domestic
affairs our immigration laws, for
we csn never surrender to any nation
the right to say who shall be admit
ted to our shores and citizenship.
also find very general desire
for 2 provision permitting our with
drawal from the Leagne of Nations
after definite period, so that we
may not be welded forever TO plan
which NAV hereafter grow TO be OBJ
noxious and detrimental to our best
Interests. The agitation and criticism
Cf the proposed League of Nations
has been beneficial. for many of he
most serious objections of the League
seem about to be removed If the press
reports are true.
Before | left Washington. there
was much discussion concerning Dos.
sitle presidential candidates on the
Republican ticket Many favorite
scns are being mentioned, but as get
there has been no crystalization OF
sentiment on any particular candi-
date Were the convention to be held
within the next few months it would
certainly be free-for-all, for no dom.
inert candidate has so far, appeared.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-19
S|NNOTT WILL
AID COUNTY'S
DEVELOP
Continued from page II

tern States. The Western states,
largely interested In lrrig8 tion, have
less than 40 members out Of the 435
members OF the House. II IL for this
reason that we are compelled to Sc
cure the votes OF the Northeastern
and Southern States. with this in
view, It Is the purpose OF the Secre-
tafy OF the Interior to devote 1-3 OF
any additional appropriation for the
lands in the South; l-3 in the West,
and I-3 in the Northern States aside
from the Western States
II Is impossible for one to. say
whether or nc, this legislation wifi
be successful. The Western members
will make strenuous effort to Sc
cure this legislation for homes for
returning soldiers II this appropria.
tion Is secured. | am very hopeful
that the Secretary of the Interior will
select at least two new projects in the
State Of Oregon, at least II will be
my endeayoT to persuade the Secre-
tary and the Reclamation Service
that the State OF Oregon. due to dis
elimination practiced against il in the
past. is entitled to large share of the
funds that may be allotted to the
West.
am certainly glad to see the inter-
est and energy OF the citizens Of Klam
ath County towards securing better
Railroad communication, and the
County is certainly entitled to better
railroad communication with the rest
OF the State, and particularly with
Portland, the metropolis of the State.
Portland capital should throw off its
apathy and use every effort for direct
railroad communication with Klam.
ath County.
believe that IS per cent of the
membership OF Congress can reach
their homes from Washington quick
er than one can go from Portland TO
klamath Falls. This intolerable stu.
alton should not be permitted to re-
main. klamath County needs better
railroad communication with the bal
ance Of the State. and the balance Of
the State needs better railroad COM
munication with klamath County.
The advantage Of this would certain
ly be mutual. and hope before an
other season expires that we will see
work actively progressing towards
better railroad facilities. / shall Ger.
tainly do all in my power both in the