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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-25

Celebrated Birthday Anniversary.
Honoring the birthday anniversary
OF her husband, Mrs. Howard Cum
ntngham entertained number OF
friends informally Saturday evening
at her home in Chicago street.
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Well Attended.
Returned Home.

Mrs. W. S. Black has returned here
after spending several weeks at Mt.
Lake Park and Deer Park, Nd.
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MY E1EADY

WQen IQ9
head feels
thick or
aches, when
one feels all
out-of-sortS
perhaps q
c o a t e d
tongue-it
is the signal
that poisons
are accumu.
lating in the
system, and
should bS
cleaned out
at once
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At Deer Park.

Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Clark are
spending week as the guests of Mr..
and'Mrs. Harry B. Clark at Deer PARK,
Md, wheer they are occupying cot
tage for the summer
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

the other three cantons under it's
care-Soissons, Vic-sur-Aisne and
Coucy-le- Chateau.
Ten schools have been started in
little ruined villages along the Hin
denburg line. Temporary buildings
have been secured and teachers re-
called. With true American energy
women of the committee ordered
books, blackboards and supplies in
Paris and had the schools open in
record time.
How would American boys and
girls like to study history and
geography in a schoolroom made
from great pieces of corrugated
iron used for the half-moon shaped
Niessen huts Of trench warfare? Or
in wooden barrack? Benches and
desks are manufactured on the spot
from odds and ends of lumber.
There are not enough books for
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Here are some Of fhe
little French kiddies ,chose
ires are being made
brighter by the american
Committee for Devastated
France.

the extra feeding will be continued
at least a year.
Americans in the last three
months gave these children of Laon
and its vicinity $500 pounds of
cocoa, $500 pounds OF sugar and
10000 biscuits.
The Extra Meal
Miss Katherine Russell, sister of
the president Of Radcliffe College.
has supervised the school canteens
of Laon for the American Commit
tee for Devastated France. She be-
lieves that the extra meal day will
have Big effect on the educational
future Of France, not only by build
ing up the childrcn's bodies, but by
encouraging them to stey in school.
"You would have 10 know tho
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Spas of Our Owm

to impress as we'll as to benefit the
guest. He was carefully instructed in
the benefits and advantages of the
kur tax and music tax The 'kur-
haus' cautiously but effectively re.
ceived many of the Americans dol
lars. The guest was sent to the med
ical director. where he was earnestly
initiated into the mysteries Of the diet.
The most explicit directions wcre Civ
en- as to the form and amount of ex-
ercise, the benefits of the baths and
tho Importance of following strict and
rigid rules. The kur' rules, after all,
are the strongest asset of the foreign
cures.
"All Of these earnest instructions
80 impressed the guest that he mar
yelled at the kur' and felt that no had
arrived at the Mecca where all Of the
ills to which mankind was heir were
cured.
France and England are making
great efforts to turn the lido of the
American tourist toward their own
spas and health resorts. They arc ex-
pecting an unprecedented boom. Why
should Americans be compelled to visit
tho foreign spas and health resorts
whom they know that America has the
advantage OF climate, beautiful envi-
ronments and better mineral waters
than can be produced by any foreign
spring?"
The question that naturally arises
is why the American spas and health
resorts have not been a greater sue
cess, and the writer attempts to ex-
plain:
"There never has boon IAny serious
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
hen All Canes Meet on Neutral Ground at Chelsea
An Experiment
In Making
Americans

one Of the most interesting observa-
tions at movie shows is the repeated
vocal outbursts Of the children. A
thrilling Western drama provokes
the most excited shouting. The
sight of band Of ranchmen on a
gallop starts the cheering. Gradu-
ally it swells until it bursts forth
in one tremendous, shrill cry Of
mingled hope and fear as the climax
approaches. Suddenly it breaks and
descends to a subdued sigh of re-
lief and joy-the heroine is rescued
from the hands of the villain by q
daring feat of courage. Then fol.
lows a good round of handclappinp
for the hero.
Between reels there is a gan
which must be filled, to avoid rest
lessness and disorder. This is done
in the most useful and effective way
by throwing news notes, announce
ments. and neighborhood jokes on
the screen. On one occasion it is
the Chelsea Veterans Association
that is giving a dance, on another.
it is a joke on the neighborhood COD.
The following slide is exhibited at
every show: "In order to make our
show more neighborly gathering,
we will throw on the screen short
neighborhood news paragraphs, an.,
nouncements, and jokes. Leave
your news notes at the guild Office.
If you know a good neighborhood
story, let the rest Of us have a
laugh"
The signal for the dismissal Of
the vast crowd of young spectators
is the Good Night" slide. The
benches, which have served as sort
Of fence during the performance,
are swung open, and the surging
mass of children pours out in all
directions, bound homeward to
dream on in the world of adventure.
In the movie inclosure a COM
mittee member may be distinguished
by his gold arm-band, which, to the
children, is badge of authority.
Let us here set down the names
of these faithful men: Mr.. John
Doherty, chairman; Mr. Barrett,
Mr. Calhoun, Mr.. Dowling, DR..
Elliott, head worker of the guild;
Mr.. Finkelstein, Mr.. DAILY, Mr.. Car
rol, Mr.. Hudson, Mr.. Murray, Mr..
Wolf, Mr.. Quinn, Mr.. l.. Wolf.
While the season in Chelsea Park
has just drawn to a close, the work
CT the Hudson Guild goes right on.
1t never pauses, there is SO much
tc do.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Movies i'm the
Park Delight
Thousands
XX 7 HEN the Twenty-eighth-
w strestess meet the T~sn-

LIEN Lllo lWcnCV-o1Qnt1-
wv streeters meet the Twen-
ty- sixth streeters and
there is no mortal COM
bat, surely that is rare event,
When all of West Side kid-dom
pours into Chelsea Park on Monday
and Friday evenings, leaving stones,
bean shooters, sling shots, boiler
covers and other weapons of war
fare to repose in their secret hunks,
surely that is unique occasion. 1t
has been the tradition for years that
on Monday and Friday evenings
there exists a temporary state of
peace in the Hudson Guild neigh
borhood. All gangs meet on neu-
trail ground and the ceremony they
come to observe is the Hudson Guild
movie show.
AS the youngsters enter the park
the wise ones turn Immediately to
the business of selecting choice po-
sitions, while the curious ones linger
about the movie machine or steal
furtive stroke on the keys Of the
piano. Sprinkled in the crowd are
many "little Mothers" girls with
two or more babies, who have come
to the grand show.
Babies arc at a premium on
movie nights, for screen an
nouncement reads: Benches are
for women only. Women with in
fants have first right to them"
The trumpeters sound a bugle
call, there is a moment of silence,
the chorus leaders baton drops and
thousands of voices join in singing
patriotic song. Then follows a
programme of community singing
conducted by Mr.. Tall Esen Morgan,
of the Peoples Music League of the
Peoples Institute, and sung by the
largest chorus of children that as
sembles regularly anywhere in New
York, as far as know. The singing
is accompanied by two trumpets and
a piano.
The children make no secret of
what songs they like. If melody
is flat or lacking in swing, no
amount of cajolins will make them
sing it. The popular melodies are
sung with great enthusiasm. As the
mighty volume of tone radiates it
can be heard over the roofs Of the
surrounding houses. The folksongs
are becoming increasingly popular
as the children learn the words
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05


4 n own spas, writer in
"Leslies" thinks. Before
the war Germany and Austria Ell
joyed an income Of about $780,
100000 yearly from the patronage
of their thermal and climatic
health resorts. "And," the writer
continues
"This huge sum was contributed
very largely by tho Americans. The
spas Of the Teutonic countries will
not for many years enjoy the splendid
income which they formerly received.
In tho frst place, there is sentiment tai
reason existing among the Allies which
will prevent the citizens Of the Allied
countries from visiting Germany again
for their health. The organizations
Of the many spas Of Germany and
Austria are thoroughly demoralized.
The physicians are scattered and tho
attendants have been killed. Tho hotels
arc filled with tho sick and wounded
and va doubt very seriously X tho
Teutonie countries will ever regain
their past popularity.
What was tho cause OF the popu-
larity of tho foreign spas7 Their
many years of success have been due
entirely TO organization and system.
Tho visitor was so impressed by the
ehiciency OF the system that he readily
entered into the cure with tho greatest
enthusiasm. When there was an ar
rival OF 9uest the whole machinery
OF the sp4rwas set in operation and
every factbr was brought into action
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

attempt made to have our spas become
cure. They have been usually places
for sport and fashionable hotels. The
commercial idea has predominated and
the baths and treatments were in the
majority Of instances prescribed by
layman or the patients were per-
mitted to diagnose their own ailments
and prescribe for the same
"The sentiment is now Americans for
America first, last and always The
slogan to keep your good American
dollars at home is growing daily
Patronize your own spas and health
resorts, where the waters are equal
and in many instances superior to any
foreign waters.
"Tho White Sulphur Springs Of West
Virginia have possibly the most won
derful scenic environments to be found
in the United States. Here is found
great variety Of mineral waters,
white and black sulphur water, chaly-
beatc water, alum and the alvon waters.
IT has also one Of the largest bath
establishments in America.
Tho springs at Saratoga Springs,
New York, have tho most notable COL
lection Of mineral waters. There is
not another spot where thero is such
variety Of mineral waters, not only
for bathing but also for drinking pur-
poses"
There are many springs in
America the waters of which need
concedc nothing in medicinal prop
critics to those of Europe. The
writer asks, "Where can you find
a moro wonderful radioactive watcr
than at Hot Springs, Virginia7"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
n ESTABLISHING schools
n on the battlefelds of France

is big reconstruction
problem in which Americans are
lending a hand.
Refugees are returning day by
day to their shell-torn fields and
crumbling walls, and with them
come children who for five years
have had absolutely no chance Of
schooling.
Reports of the American Com
mittee for Devastated France, at
Laon, show that in the canton of
Anizy-le-C Chateau, through which the
Hindenburg line ran, the educa-
tional system was broken into
splinters along with the villages,
and every man, woman and child
was evacuated.
To-day these children are return
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Back to Three RS on French BattlefieIds

ing. Boys and girls eleven years
old have not learned to read and
write. Youths of nineteen have
no more education than normal
youngsters of fourteen. Babies
five years old think war is the nat
ural state of things. And with it
all each and every one is under
nourished. No child of this district
knows the taste of fresh milk.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
II, One Canton

What is being done to bring
these children back to normal?
1t is an interesting story and one
in which Americans are the princi-
pal actors. Here is what has been
done in the one canton of Anizy,
which, at the request of the French
prefect, the American Committee
for Devastated France has added to
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

all the children, and the teacher has
to use methods of oral teaching or
else write the entire lesson on the
blackboard. Until the Americans
obtained these blackboards, many
teachers wrote lessons on the walls
of the schoolroom with a piece of
charcoal.
But there are still stranger uses
Of supplies salvaged from the
trenches. Boxes used by the Ger
mans for packing hand grenades
make excellent bookcases, and their
deadly load of war days is replaced
by harmless readers and arithme-
tics. The boxes are marked "Lehr
in die Heimat zuriick schicken"
("When empty send back home"),
but. empty or otherwise, French
children have found use for them
and the boxes will never see "Hei-
mat" again. Games of ninepins
are played with empty cartridges.
And wonderful puzzles can be made
by cutting pictures of French
poilus into pieces and then fitting
the pieces together.
Food
The problem of undernourish-
ment is being met in this district by
the American Committee for Devas-
tated France in cooperation with
the American Committee for Relief
in Belgium and Northern France.
Every day $500 children get an
extra ration Of hot chocolate and
biscuits. It's the thing experts be-
lieve will most quickly replace the
elements they lacked during the war.
The chocolate is sweetened with
plenty of sugar and the biscuits
are specially manufactured at Lille
and contain chocolate, sugar and
large quantities Of phosphates. The
Commission for Relief in Belgium
and Northern France supplies the
ration and has asked the American
Committee for Devastated France
to organize the school canteens and
superintend the distribution.
Children Of the city Of Laon have
been served their afternoon meal
for the last three months in six
schools of the city. In the rural
districts Of the canton Of Anizy
schools are organizing as the refu-
gees return and the extra ration
has been served only month. With
these children, all Of whom were
carried off by the Germans into Bel
'Eium, Germany or northern France.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

de on child,the movie is the thing, and he
let you known it.
every The voice is the child's most ar
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

half-starved condition Of many OF
these children to realize how they
look forward to their afternoon cup
of chocolate" Miss Russell says.
Many children insist on coming to
school who would otherwise drop
out. If the next generation to gov
ern the destinies of France wields
an intelligent vote, American choc-
olate and biscuits may have a good
deal to do with it."
Miss Russell declares that as COM
pulsory education in France ends
at the age of fourteen and many
children have not been in school Tor
five years, boys and girls OF this
district are going to work to-day
with the schooling Of nine-year-olds
"And children Of eleven years arc
just learning to read and wrlte'
she exclaims.
Educators now are trying to solve
the problem by inaugurating nigh0
schools and outside courses for Boys
and girls at the end Of the teen
age, whose schooling the war cus
! short.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

sound all through the West Side on
q clear, summer night.
However, in the mind of every
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30

the :saIr brssntss AZ maHaecr Of .
,oea, elevator Several years ago hs
was injured In the machinery In tht
elevator. and his health was never ~
good afterwards Ne leaves n widow
ard two daughters, besides various
other relatives and large circle oil
friends.
p. q. Brandon has disposed OF MS
tail meat market here to a Mr.
MORGAN, from Hardy. Mr.. Brandon.
Who came here from Clarion, retained
his lusinrss interests there and VIII
return to that place.
Thc frst GTcmcn's dance OF the sea
aor was held on Tuesday evening, IN
Tho opera house, and proved highly
successful,
Tho Emmanuel church people ana
number Of the farmers east or town
are planning on having the electric
lirr. extended out there. s
Grocery stores OF the city nave
adopted new regulation In regard 10
the delivery service. A charge OF
cents has been made for every de-
livery, aud the new agreement permits
a free delivery for all purchases OF one
dollar or over
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Ietts,-A beautiful memorial service
was held at the L. B. church Shnca.
afternoon in honor Of Leo and Harold
Cochran. brothers, who died in France
in the service of their country.
BurIinaton.-Nathan Jackson Burt.
one of the oldest and most highly es-
teamed prominent business men in
Burlington, passed away this morning
at sis o'clock at his residence, AZ
North street after an illness OF tVe
days.
Muscatine.-The Muscatine journal
will have a new and modern home on
the northeast corner Of Third and
Cedar streets. The building will be So
feet wide and l35 feet long. The en-
tire publishing plant will be on the
ground floor, the basement being USED
for heating and storage only. 1t Is
| hoped to begin construction early IN
! March. A new press and all new
| equipment will be installed and the
| building is exc tod to be ready for
! occupancy by Oct. l.
Museatine. - The Ave passenger
! Overland automobile, owned and driven
! by Lee Radebaugh of South Musca-
| tine was almost completely demolished
| and the left rear wheel of fire station
! No. 8 motor truck was badly damaged
when the two cars colided on Front
| street while the truck was speeding to-
wards the business district In re-
| Spouse to a general alarm turned in
! from the Victrola Shop on East Sec
! ond street. The driver Of the truck
never hesitated after the collision.
Cedar Rapids-Two brothers, Linn
! the war, tho neither saw any actual
/ fighting. The boys were the sons OF
| Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hendryx Of Palo.
Robert Hendryx died Of tuberculosis at
Fort Hancock, y. j.. on Jan. 9. He
contracted the disease in France. where
| he was assistant paymaster in the
| cuarterma sters corps. George Hen
dryX died Of pneumonia in France on
| Oct. Is. He was a member OF Head
! quarters company Of the 312th engi-
neers. The third brother Is with the
army of occupation in Germany.
Davenport.-The Scott County Farm
Improvement League has decided to
adopt the plan for organizing boys and
girls clubs as outlined by E. c. Bishop
Of Ames before the meeting Of the exc
cutive committee Saturday. The Scott
county league will adopt the plan, pro-
vided Cedar, Muscatine, Johnson.
Louisa and Dies Moines counties agree
to form the district organization. Under
this plan a district club leader will be
| appointed to take care of the club
activities. His expense will be shared
by each county at a cost Of about $500
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
COURT HOLDS AFFIDAVIT MADE
Nv Upton CITIZEN WAS
pRiv,LEoEo.
PGNAloN ISLANDER CASE
COMES TO SUDDEN END
AHidavits to Which Spanish War
Veteran Objected Obtained by Gov
eminent Agent and Therefore Be-
come Matter Of Rsesrd--Judse Takes
Case From Jury.

Upton, Jan. so.-The $4,000 libel
suit that has been on trial for the past
eight days before Judge Moffit In the
district court was ended without much
ceremony last night.
The defendants motion for an in
structed verdict at the close OF lAe
plaintiffs testimony was overruled.
The defendant then introduced his tes-
timony, and at the close of all the evil
dence renewed his motion for a
directed verdict.
The plaintiff claimed that he was
pensioner of the war with Spain, haV-
ing had a sun stroke at Ltboaey, Cuba
and that up until January, 1915, he
was receiving SEA per month pension
and that d. II. Downing had filed
complaint and caused reduction TO
sl2 per month, also that he had with
malice filed an affidavit containing
false statement, which caused the
reduction.
The defendant introduced evidence
showing that Downing had not made
any complaint. but that one c. T. Sim
metmaker had written the defendant
asking for an investigation. The de-
PENDANT further showed by the special
pension examiner, who was subpoena
ed from Des Moines that he was
ordered by written direction of the
pension department. based on the
Simmetmaker complaint, TO go TO
Upton and investigate Fleagle 5
grounds for pension. He testified that
ne took one dozen dispositions from
Upton people. that he went to Mr.
Downing's house and interviewed him.
that he asked him to make affidavit to
what he said and that Downing re-
fused to do SO until the examiner
showed him his credentials authorizing
him to administer the law and sub
poena other witnesses. Then Down
ing answered his interrogatives. The
defendant thereupon urged that the
testimony of Downing was privileg ed
and he should not be held liable.
The court held that the plaintiff had
failed to show Downing was the insti-
gator Of the trouble. that no malice
was shown and that the testimony of
Downing was privileged. The motion
was sustained and the case taken
from the jury and dismissed at plain
tiff's cost
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
PHYSICIAN FREED.
Wife Withdraws Charges Of Desertion
-CouoIe Reupited

Mount Pleasant, Jan. Solicitor
Dcaton. who was arrested in St Louis.
some time ago for deserving his wife
in this city for trip with two Of the
nurses from me insane asylum, IS
again a free man according to word
received here. His wifi has dropped
all charges and they have kissed and
made up and are now living at Can
ton. s. D., where DR.. Deaton is at
tached to the staff OF a government
hospital
Dr.. Deaton seriously disappeared
from here at the same time that the
two nurses left The wife Of the doc
tor reported the affair 10 the poli, d
and the trio were traced to Burling-
ton and then to St. Lotus where they
were found IN the same hotel. When
arrested the doctor. it was said was
suffering with an overdose Of drugs
and was unaccountable for his &C
tons.
The two girls in the case have also
been released. one going to her home
in Illinois and the other, Miss Molaire.
returning here.
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Suroeon Back from France.
nj w Timos-Republ,can,

Special 20 Times Republican,
Webster City, Jan. 30.-Dr. q. T. Nc
Caulift. formerly of this city and one
Of north central Iowa's best known
surgeons. landed in Hoboken today on
the Mongolia, returning with contin-
gent of overseas men.
DR.. McCaulff was given a captain
rank and was stationed in France ~
Base Hospital No. liS. He first served
az Camp Dodge and later went to Camp
Sherman. Ohio. He expects TO return
to Webster City and resume his large
practice Just as soon as he is discharg'
ed from the army.
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BADLY BURNED sv EXPLOSION
Creston wrm,, Attempted TO kindle
Cir. With Garolene.

erosion. Jan. aO.--Mrs, Lee Ew!nG,
who resides on wyoming avenue. was
scrlor~iy burned when she ATTEMPTED
10 kiudle the Are with rasolcne. Mrs.
Ewing had already started without
oil. having no kerosene IN the house,
and upon INVESTIGATING thourht the
fire was out and put some gasoleno
on II after removing the lids of the
stove. There apparently wcrn some
live Goals or sparks In the bottom or
the fire and iSnited the rasolcnc win
4 result that when il exploded Nns
Ewing received the blast in the face
and before the Are was Cxtlncuished
she was very radly burned about the
head and down one side She was
rushed to local hospital, where her
burns were dressed hut she is in quite
serious condition IT the present
time The Ewing family are recent
arrivals N this city, moving here
about December from the vicinity OF
Grand River Iowa,