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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-10
Al ALWAYS HAVE GOOD LucKn

ASK any housewife why she prefers
Marigold Flour and she will say that
she CEN depend on It. Reing dependa-
BILE, 1t not only eliminates chance OF
spoiled baking, but makes a quality
loaf that the housewife is proud OF.
Get sack from your grocer and have
satisfactory bakings. Manufa1ured
by Fairmont Grain and Milling Co.
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30 the wife of
One who Drinks

u this should meet the eyes Of . wife.
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she may obtain information Of q method
By which legions Of drinkers have been freed
from the curse quickly. easily and with
delightful benefit In their health, efficiency
and happiness. This information will be sent
IN niatn envelope on request 10 Edw. J
Woods, DA-275, Station F, New York,
N. Y. Cut out and show others this
advertisement.
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pAarlcIIl AR prnpIr

Prefer Martins ice Cream. Compar-
ison win convince you-yhy Vanilla.
Chocolate. Fresh Strawberry and
Cherry-nut Today. Martins Drug
stOre-Ady.
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THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain eitro.Phosphate to
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
~ to Increase Strength. vlgor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepare.
tons and treatments which are con-
ttnually being advertised for the pur.
pose Of making thin people fleshy, de-
velloping arms, neck and bust, and re-
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
Turned From Friend.

The revolving floor In one Of the
dancing caharetS mystified two young
lieutenantS Just back from France and
evidently strangers in New York. They
were uShcrcd to a table on the revOlv-
Ing floor shortly afterward one of the
soldiers went to the telephone booth ;
emerging about ten minutes later. he
looked around In daZed fashion, and
made several starts for the spot where
he had apparently left his companion.
but couldn't seem to find him. Say,
there" he huSkily remarked to the
hoad waiter Lend me one of your
boy scouts to help me find my chow
table. will von?" 'WhAt'S the trou-
ble?" inquired the hendwaiter solicit
ouSly II left m friend Mt table over
yonder by the post" answered the be
wildcrcd soldier. land now he's diSap-
peared." As there We're Il number OF
men in uniform present the head wait
er suggested that the friend be PACED
"That's the idea" eagerly responded
the soldier. His names Kennedy"
And in n short time the meSSmateS
we're reunited. Then the existence OF
the revolving floor was briefly explain
ed to them.-New York Sun.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
Tasks for Disabled Fighters.

An outline of the efforts of the hui
reau of employment of the PennSyl'
vania department of labor and indus
try to find suitable industrial TASKS
in Pennsylvania for disabled soldiers
Snd sailors Is given in bulletin just
isSued by the department. This bul-
letin, which may be obtained upon ap-
plication to the department of labor
and industry. at Harrisburg, analyzes
by task and locality, the 10000 en-
plOyment opportunities offered by SOC
employers in 60 counties, number of
plants, kinds of firms and numbers of
openings in each class of employment.
One series of tables shows at what
tasks several hundreds Of disabled
men are now employed by the Phila.
delphia and Reading Railway com
pany. Another chapter on "Placement
Of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors in
Employment" gives general review
Of the placement subject, outlining
conditions that may be expected and
methods TO be employed In locating
each disabled soldier and sailor at a
specified task in Pennsylvania plants
Scientific American.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
Ma BE TRUTH IN LEGEND
Inve tioation Of "Enchanted Table"
In New Mexico Seems to Bear Out
Story Long Believed.

An isolated butte rising out of vast
plain In the vast Southwest-a fiat
topped hill 43O feet high and with
centuries it was supposed to be hope
lessly climb-proof, Is one of the most
Interesting Of the natural wonders OF
this part of the United States.
Many attempts to climb the En-
chanted Table" or MESA Encantsda."
as the first Spanish settlers called It,
have been made, but Indian supersti'
ton has attributed their failure large.
ly to a supernatural influence that
baked the ascent. Hence the name
Enchanted"
According to the Indian legend. the
mesa. which is three miles northeast
of the well-knOwn Acoma pueblo, In
New Mexico, was very anciently the
site of prehistoric village. A fright
ful storm carried away part of the
rock and with 1t the rocky staircase
which offered the only path of access
to the summit.
AS a result, the people.in the village
were cut off from the plain below.
They could not climb down; no help
could reach them, and they starved to
death. The only survivors were few
who by chance were absent from the
mesa top at the time of the disaster.
From them, 1t is explained, are sprung
the present-day inhabitants of the pu-
eblo of AcOma.
But science, while disposed to be
incredulous of things improved. Is at
the same time inclined to investiga-
ton. Hence an expedition which the
government bureau of ethnology sent
out to climb the Mesa Encantada. The
party. after almost incredible efforts,
arrived upon the top.
What they expected to find was
nothing. But, to their surprise, they
discovered, on the summit of the mesa,
plain and unmistakable evidences of
ancient occupancy, such as ruined
walls, and what they saw there af-
forded measurable confirmation of
he Indian legend.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
YEP. II Takes Practice,

For the forty-ffth time In 10 months
she stood ut the bridal altar and re-
peated the solemn words that linked
her soul forever with that of the hand
some man by her side. As the minister
held up his hand signaling for the slow
traffic to come forward and kiss the
bride the handsome man leaned over
to press the first kiss on her ruby
rouged lips.
AS he did so. his foot caught in her
train and threw him off the track
"Whuttell, va big boob" came an
encouraging voice from megaphone
on the side lines as the purring of the
camera ceased. Now We'll have to
make that again. You've spoiled 500
feet of perfectly good film"
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' Complaints often prove to De
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss OF am
bition. nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment, DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription. obtained at any drug store. may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
Individual Cups for Cows.

The Jersey herd of Ralph Ballou ts
now provided with individual drinking
bowls. Each stall is connected with
the water system and has an automat-
ic bowl about ten inches in diameter
and six inches deep. When the COW
sticks her nose in the bowl to drink
she turns the water on, and as the
bowl fills she raises her head and cuts
the water off. This method avoids hav.
ing to fill the trough or breaking ice
for the cows when 1t Is cold.-Monroe
County Appeal.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
h the George Mathew Adams Service

other one. got outside the turret
door and across the deck, got the nee
essary parts and was coming back
with them when I received two ma
chine-gun bullets In the right thigh.
One went clear through bone and all
and drilled a hole on the other side,
while the other came within an inch
Of going through. The peculiar thing
is that these two were in a line above
the wound got at Dixmude. The line
is almost as straight as you could
draw it with a ruler.
OF course 1t knocked me down and
hit my head a pretty hard crack on
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08

up IN fire and smoke. I felt good then,
and laid the wires ON the other ware
house and let her go. But she was too
high and made a clean miss. Then
was mad, because I had sent that
one over for myself. So got the cross
wires on the warehouse again and,
I said to myself. '"This Is not for any
body, Just for luck. because sure
have had plenty Of 1t today"
Then the juice came through the
wires and into the charge, and away
she went, and up went the second
warehouse. That made two directs out
Of three, and I guess 1t hurt the Turks
some to lose all their ammunition.
The officer kissed me before I could
luck and. slapped me on the back and
I keeled over. was just all In.
They brought mo to with rum, and
they said was singing when came
to. When they tried to sing, to show
ae what song It was. I figured It was
"Swsst Aeslins" they meant But I
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08

do not believe I came to, singing, be-
cause I never sang "Sweet Adeline"
before. that know of, or any other
song when anybody was in range. But
I heard 1t lots Of times, so maybe I
did sing it at that.
Then went to sleep feeling fine.
The next morning the detachment
from the Cassard was withdrawn, and
I saw some Of the men who had been
in the two trenches, but I was not
near enough to speak to them. So
do not know how they got out.
You never saw a happier bunch in
your life than we were when we piled
into the lifeboats and started for the
Cassard. The old ship looked pretty
good to US, you can bet, and we said
If we never put our hoofs on that place
again it would be soon enough.
We were shelled on our way out to
the Cassard, and one boat was over
turned, but the men were rescued.
Two men in the launch was in were
wounded. But we did not pay any
attention to that shelling-the Turks
might just as well have been blowing
peas at US through soda straw for
all we cared.
I noticed that when we came near
the Cassard the other boats held up
and let our launch get into the lead,
and that we circled around the Cas-
sard's bows and came up on the star
board side, which was unusual. But
I did not think anything of it until
~ mi hn tho
side boys lined up, and the Old Man
was there, with the ships steward
beside him.
He took the log book from the stew
ard and showed 1t to me, and there
was my name on 1t. Now when you
are punished for anything you are
logged, but could not figure out what
I had done to get punished for, so
was very much surprised. But the
Old Man slapped me on the back and
everybody cheered, and then saw II
was not punishment, but Just the op'
posite.
When people ask me what have
received my decoration for (Croix dc
| Guerre), tell them do not rightly
know. and that is fact. I do moi
know whether it was for going bach
from those trenches or for destroying
the storehouses. So always tell them
got it for working overtime. Thai
is what the Limeys say. or II they
have the Victoria cross they say they
got it for being very careless. Asi
one Of them and see.
All of us were certainly glad to be
aboard the Cassard again, and If any
place ever looked like home to me II
was the old ship. Our casualties were
very high and we were therefore or
dered to put back to Brest- We had
great little celebration that night
and next morning weighed anchor and
started back, after clearing for action
was still pretty blue about Muir
ray, but very much relieved as to the
safety of my own skin, and figured
that after the Dardanelles and my last
day there they had not made the right
bullet for me yet. The rest Of US felt
about the same way and we were sing
| ing all the time
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Je Suls Rlesse,

AS usual, when we got to Brest there
was rush work day and night on the
Cassard to get her out and supplies of
all kinds were loaded for our next
visit to the Turks. The French gar
bies were always keen for the trip
back to Brest-they were sure of load
ing up on tobacco and other things
they needed.
My twelfth trip to the Dardanelles
was different from the others. The
Cassard was doing patrol work at the
time in the neighborhood of Cape
Helles. Those of US who had served
on the Peninsula before were thank
ing our stars for the snap we were
having-just cruising around waiting
for something to happen.
We had not been there very long be-
fore something unexpected did happen,
for we ran into two enemy cruisers
which I afterwards heard were the
VERT and Kaiserliche Marine-one on
the starboard and one on the port.
How they had managed to sneak up
so near us I do not know. They
opened up on us at not much more
than a thousand yards and gave US a
hot time from the start, though with
any kind Of gunnery they should have
done for US thoroughly.
We came right back at them and
were getting in some pretty good shots.
I was in the 14-inch gun turret, star
board bow-my old hangout-and we
were letting them have it about four
shots every I've minutes and scoring
heavily.
do not know how long we had been
fighting when part Of our range finder
was carried away. u was 90 hot,
though, and We were so hard at 1t that
such a little thing like that did not
bother us. It is hot in any gun turret,
but have always noticed that 1t is
hotter there In the Dardanelles than
in any other place. The sweat would
simply cake up on us, until our faces
were just covered with q film Of DOW
dery stun.
But the range finder was carried
away, and although 1t looked bad for
~ I was feeling 70 Esod that I.vol-
untserad to 20 On 6sdk end gst an
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
Shr1nes to Foxes.

There are numberless shrines in
Japan dedicated to foxes The badger
is another animal feared BY the super
stitious Japanese mind. It is believed
to have power to annoy people, and to
be able to turn into priest at will.
The crying Of weasles and the baying
Of dogs are considered evil omens, and
such Insignificant happenings send .
shudder through TIA bslisvsrA
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08


When looked around I saw that
our real position was to the right of
where the artillery was, and that there
were three lines of trenches with
French infantry in them. So the
trenches had come from were more
like outposts than anything else, and
were cut of. felt pretty sure, then,
that the boys in them would never
come back alive, because as soon as
their fire let up the Turks would ad-
vance, and to keep them back our guns
would have to wipe out our men, and
II they did not. the Turks would. At
first was glad had come out, but
then remembered what the artillery
officer had said and figured would
have to 60 back and stay with them
or bring them back. Either way there
was not one chance in a hundred that
any Of us would make 1t. Because
when got through it was really just
q miracle and nobody would have
thought 1t could happen.
Then the officer told me to 60 back
to the beach, where our naval guns
were, and that was detailed to them.
Maybe you do not think I was glad?
But there was rough work still ahead
Of me, because when I got behind the
third line saw a wide open field that
was light gray from the shell smoke
hanging over it, and could see the
flashes where the big ones were doing
their work, and I had to 60 through
that field.
I fell time and again, sometimes
when thought a shell was near, and
sometimes when I had no reason for
it-only was thirsty again, and was
shivering all the time, and was so
weak could not have choked a gold
nsh. do not remember hardly any
thing about going through that field.
and you might say the next thing I
knew was when I was overtaken by
a dispatch runner, and got in a tin
tub at the side Of a motorcycle and
was taken to the guns.
felt ready for Rip Van Winkle
nap then, but the officer in command
short of gunners-the terrific shelling
had killed of dozens of them-and as
he knew I could point a gun he had
ordered them over the telephone to
get me to the beach as fast as possi-
BILE. He spotted the two warehouses
have spoken of for me and said it
was up to us to put them out of COM
mission. The gun was 14-inch naval,
and that looked good to me, SO I
bucked up lot. The warehouses were
about 10 or IL miles away, I should
Judge, and about 80 or 40 yards apart.
felt very weak. as I have said,
and shivered every once in a while,
80 I did not think I could do much
cunning worth whistling at. But they
loaded the old 14-inch and made ready.
and we got the range and all was set.
The officer told me to let her ride.
So I said to myself, "This is one for
you, Murray, old boy. Let's 60 from
here"
So I sent that one along and she
landed direct and the warehouse went
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08

door.
the steel deck. but was able to crawl
on to the turret door. Just as l was
about to enter the gun was fired. That
particular charge happened to be de-
fective. The shell split and caused q
back fire and the cordite. fire and gas
came through the breech, which the
explosion had opened.
It must have been piece of cordite
which did 1t, but whatever 1t was, it
hit me In the right eye and blinded it
The ball of the eye was saved by the
French surgeons and looks normal, but
1t pains me greatly sometimes and
they tell me 1t will always be sight
less.
was unconscious Immediately from
the blow and from the quantity Of gas
which must have swallowed. This
gas did me a great deal of damage
and gives me dizzy spells often to this
day. 1 do not know what happened
during the rest of the engagement, as
did not regain consciousness until
three days later at sea. But heard
In the hospital that the French super
dreadnaught Jeanne dare and the
light cruiser Normandy were in 1t as
well as ourselves, though not at the
time l was wounded, and that we had
| all been pretty we'll battered. The
Cassard lost 90 men in the engage
ment and had 49 wounded. Some of
our turrets were twisted into all man
ner Of shapes and part of our bow
was carried away. One Of our lieu
| tenants was killed in the engagement.
was told that both the Werft and
the Kaiserliche Marine were sunk in
this engagement. have seen pictures
of sailors from the Werft who were
prisoners at interment camps.
When we arrived at Brest the
wounded were taken from the ship in
stretchers and after we had been rest
ed for about fifteen minutes on the
dock put into ambulances and rushed
to the hospital. On the way those who
could leaned out of the ambulance and
had great time with the people along
the streets, many Of whom they knew,
for the Cassard was a Brest ship. And
Of course the women and children
yelled, "Vive la Francev and were
glad to see the boys again, even
though they were badly done up.
Some Of our men were bandaged
all over the face and head and it was
funny when they had to tell their
names to old friends Of theirs, who
did not recognize them. As soon as
one of the Brest people recognized
friend on he would go to get cigarettes
and other things for him and some of
them almost beat US to the hospital.
do not know, of course, just what
the surgeons did to me, but 1 heard
that they had my eyeball out on my
cheek for almost two hours. At any
rate they saved it. The thigh wounds
were not dangerous in themselves and
If 1t had not been for the rough treat
ment they got later on they would be
quite healed by this time, I am sure.
really think got little extra at
tention in the hospital in many ways,
for the French were at all times an1-
ious to show their friendliness to
America. Every time my meals were
served there was q little American
flag on the platter and always large
American nag draped over the bed.
had everything wanted given to me
at once and when was able to, all
the cigarettes I could smoke, which
were not many.
While was still In bed in the hos
pltal received the Croix de Guerre.
which I had won at the Dardanelles.
Tie preosnts ton was made BY Lieu
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
cemen. From OYSTER Shells.

Oyster shells are being used exten-
lvely in the manufacture of portland
cement along the coast of the gulf OF
Mexico.
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
The Proper Vehicle.

How foolish some of these poets
are in their imagery! Now, how can
a lovers lady drink to him with her
eyes," couldn't she use a looking
glass;"
Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08

Take First Place, Freddy.
Teacher-What Is the capital of Cal
ifornia?
Freddy Fsngle-Its glorious dt
mate!
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COMPENSATION NEWS

rIJ\RI,ESTON, w Va. sept. 1.-The
rorlowinr awards hav" brcn mad" by the
state comm "%innrr:
r. ,1o. Wn.rion employ" Weirton
stool g.. broken i"g. 90 weeks at IS: !.
Roorc Nolyn. cm2i"Nc Paragon Coillcry
60 ampuiaI:nn iingrr. 90 weeks Mt $l2:
T.. Erinrdon cannclton. cmplcye Camel
ton coal ami col" company. injury 10
nnr,ra. 80 wCcks ~ s4.34: i. Marco.
Err,z. c,np'oyr Elkins Coal G. Coke CO..
amputation ringer. - weeks al 1915.
=. Hin. Stone Branch. employc Stone
Branch Coal Co. amputatiOn fingers. 30
weeks ~ t672: J. Smith. Backus. en-
ployc Duinrimont Coal Co. injury to
eve. 90 weeks at 81: Mrs. Elizabeth Rot
ruck. Bayard. mother Of Haven Rotruck.
killed III mine accident. S41S weekly:
Mrs. Stella iiurskry. Mdundsville. widow
and children Of George Gurskcy. killed
while in employ Of Mineral State Coal
60. S25 monthly.
Mrs. Lulu Prountv. Maybury. widow
and daughter OF Clifton Prunty. killed
while in employ Elkhorn Coal Coke
Co.. SIS monthly Mrs. Martha Gray. Will
coe. widow and children r. G.. Gray.
KILLED while In employ state Coal & Coke
Co. SI5 monthly: Goldir Smith. llcizcr.
cmploye Fletcher Enamel Co. amputa-
ton fingers 10" weeks nj 81.
G.. williams Bower. emp!oyc West
Virginia Coal & Coke Co. electrical
burn. IS weeks At 81; W. p. Moses. Man
bar .employe Rich Creek Coal Coz in
jury to feet, $50 weeks at IS: |. kundy,
Switzcr, employe Island Creek Coal Co..
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FINANCIAL conHNT.

(Rv rrlluic " r" /" \. l.. Masten q o. ,
NEW YORK. sept. TT N"eh-cha
rrr.a bciu= Favorable" Win statement :
IN tho morning papers that IN" S'c'i
e;r,kr will after all be postponed rcno-
inr the labor conference Of tho president
on y. ,nhrr 9Th hullish operations N IN"
..n,,; market Will doubtless be resumed
, ,d,>. In .hirriHg circles is SAD there
MI hc = meeting Of III" Marine direct
ore tomorrow AT which very important
are expected Ia take plac"
with regard {" tho old and we'll fno"'"n
question Of back Dividends. Som" quar-
rcrs nrcdirt that ~ much az -" percent
declaration viii b" mad" 1T on" SW"op
while OF hers go so far AZ 10 h''."N' mat
H.. question Of tho payment Of IN" on
,,r, hal,nrc oC outstanding d.' .dcndS
Will he disposed "f. Marin" '''t"lhIF
u.niaycd n steady zone and tins "" "N-
ncrt WILL hc continued today
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W. j. woLLNAN Il CoNPANT3
CLOSING LITTER.

Of, YriNHtc wire 10 \. l.. Mast"n I" 60
,.HW YORK Sept. 18th" mark",
was consistently firm during III" wh"'"
secession. NJ times Il '"Hd"d - cas-" ON
but offerings Al all i,m"~ We very
easily absorbed. Thy denial hY I"'nP-
.rs that tho steel atrrH" had n'"n pos =
pnnod DID no; s"cm I" "auS" ~? mh'n
unoasiness ~ II vas stated th'' I've
feeling in nrtsburGh was i'I ih'f"
wOuld he n" strike.
Marines Acr" VOL bcuGh, OF "Xn"cia
rom. Of tnSor.,hlc announcements re-
cardirc thc back i = f"uds ~ to-mhr-
rows meeting. Tow u.s. midday ten
dcnrv developed in Ia" food stocks un-
der Tho lead Of L. :. Food Products
whrl" towards the c'Hs" Mexican Petro-
Icum and Fan American went INTO new
high r.lrls. Rails were quiet pu' "c'!
maintained