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The Washington times., 1920-02-26

Speaking of funny names, ]
have q friend with RUFF LEX
stuck on him. At Summerset
Iowa, is a firm named Hemphill
& Turnipseed. c. 0. B.
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WIN. P. sHEII4nRE. 3o12 q
street northwest, expresses indigna-
ton at q poster he saw at . dancing
naviljon not far from his home. 1t
announced q George Burlington
Wash Day Hop" He thinks that pa
triotic Americans should resent
this sort of disrespect to the most
honored name in American history
especially on the anniversary Of
Washington's birth.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

am . boy eighteen years old,
and for the past two years have
been corresponding with a girl in
England whom I've never seen.
Tho girl has sent me several pic
lures of herself and all her letters
have been very sincere. 1 love her
and would like to marry her, but
am rather shy As to asking her.
Is there any wsy you might sug-
gestI NJ
In the first placs, you're too
young to pick out your life CON-
panion yet. In the second, It
would be a great mistake to pro-
pose to a girl you've never seen.
You might like her picture and
not like her at all. The picture
sent may not even be a likeness
Of herself. Better wait before
committing yourself to a proposal
of marriage, until you have had
the opportunity to see the young
lady in person. Then you'll know
whether she is short or long, mar
row or wide, and soma Il the
other necessary factA
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BILL BRIDE has q ooiored man
and woman in his household service
named CUPID. The Cupids stick ~
the Brides.
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CAN THE HANDSOME STUFF.

Dear william q Ia REX HoI.Mrs):
Please lay on that handsome stun
those love-sick boys and girls are writ
ing you. Heard and Seen In too good
a column for that mush. I'm sure you
that this goo-soo junk prevents going
In the paper.
We are going TO help you make the
good old column the wittiest and most
sunshiny In tho world. Let's have
mirth instead Of mushi boosts Instead
of knocks; grins instead OF grouches
ARDENT ADMIRER.
Read that, all you Leap-Year girl
who've been writing me, and 20,
boys also. He's right. l have
stack OF "handsome-stuff" letter
that will have to go imprinted TO
q long time, anyhow.
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sign IN the war Risk CO.
operative store: Hosiery
now located In the Shoe
Department" Seems the
only logical place for IT.
does Il notf
WAR RrEKEk
The Washington times., 1920-02-26
the Problems and Pitfalls Of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

have written Q note Of apology and
there has been no reply. Also he
has failed to thank me for book
sent to him after our disagreement
over the phone.
This man had q wonderful influ-
ence over me. I could think quick
ly, ETC.. and seemed to be endowed
with the capacity to read his very
thoughts-we were so congenial Is
there anything that can do now
to win back my lost friendf
DEPRESSED.
I have no patience with hys-
terical affairs of this sort. You
are abandoning yourself to neu-
rotic fancies, self-introspection
and too great analysis When you
had this man, you probably wore
him out with doubts, fears, sus-
picions and scenes and you might
n well learn that men do not
thrive on and will not endure
such things. He is undoubtedly
ignoring your efforts because he
fears q repetition Of these same
things. That telephone converse
ton, for instance. You were sim
ply drsmatixing yourself into
rageful mood. You would have
gained q great deal more by be-
ing simple, natural and sincere.
Men cannot follow the gymnastic
evolutions Of Q mind like yours
and, bewildered and unhappy, they
just rush away, that being the
only solution they can see. You
will never succeed, either in bust
ness or love, until you have
learned self-control and saying
you're sorry after the damage is
done, doesn't count for much. You
were trying to own this man and
no regular" man will be owned.
It was unfortunate he was obliged
to break the engagement whether
his excuse was honest or not, but
you would have gained more II
you had been amiable about it.
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A CALL 10 NEW Y0RlIBR1
Let's start . club In Wash-
ington-an Empire State
Society. Here's your chance.
Drop me q line II you're from
the Big City or New York
State and we'll get together
and start something.
b. r. CAvISTON.
no 18th St N. w.
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Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

The following deeds have been II.
ed with County Clerk A, G. Martin
for recording:
F. F. Reeves and wife to X. L.
SWearingen, parcel Of land In the
Reeves addition to the city OF Fair
James c. Crawford and wife to
Dominica Leropa, parcel OF land
in the village of Watson in Grant
district, S1,500.
Arch A. Anderson and wife to Sc
timo Salvuchio, parcel Of land in
the village Of Wahoo in Lincoln dis
trIct, $1,400
E. %. Murray and wife to Rosa y.
strum, a parcel of land in the vii
lage of Logansport on Buffalo
creek in Warrington district, $2.5OO.
RosSa ]. Sturm to Philip Starkey,
a parcel of ts6ds ins tho T,hitHge o., 1Su'
gansport on Buffalo creek In MAI.
nington district. $2.60o.
c. C. Powell, wife ct al. TO Guts-
sepe Macia, a parcel Of land IN, the
Industrial Terrace addition to the
city OF Fairmont, Sl32.
Celia r. Cox to E. ]. Parker, a
parcel Of land in the Third ward OIL
the city Of Fairmont. $2,260.
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REPUBLICANS TO
HOLD MEETINGS.
Nationally Known Speak
ers Will Be In City
Saturday

Three big Republican rallies are
booked in the county during the
next two days. Tomorrow evening
at 7 O'Clock at the Montana school
house a big meeting will be held,
with Hon. Harry Shaw and Mrs.
George Kinsey as the speakers.
Saturday evening at 1880 at the
court house in this city there will
be a splendid meeting for Repub-
licans from all parts Of the county.
At this time Hon. Frank Ellsworth.
congressman from Minnesota, and
Mrs. Evelyn Aldrich, from New
York, will outline the Issues Of the
campaign. A band concert will be
given before the meeting Saturday
evening.
Hon Frank Ellsworth and Mrs.
Evelyn AldrIch will also be the
speakers at a big meeting to be
held Saturday afternoon at Man
nington at $3.50.
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JUDGE MEREDITH.
COMES Of FAMILY.
LONG IN STATE
He Began AS Teacher
And He Practiced
Law Long

Judge Winfield Scott Meredith,
the Republican candidate for Judge
OF the circuit court of Marion Coun-
ty. Is q member OF one of the OLD
est families of Northern West Vlr-
uinia. His great-grandfather Kept
q store at Smithtown in the early
days which was operated by MS
wife. affectionately known as
"Granny" Meredith, after his death.
The original Meredith tourneyeu
on TO Canada looking for new
home and died and was buried over
there. His son, William Meredith
WIN was four years old when the
parents came from Wales, is the
head Of the family from whiSn
Judge Meredith springs. The BOOKS
of "Granny" Meredith CMaiden
name Parks) at her store in Smith
town are the most valued keep
sake preserved by Judge Meredith.
Tho judges grandfather, William
Meredith, kept q tavern on Prick-
ett'S creek, near the MeadowoaIe
church, where NJ. L. Meredith, ono
OF his sons and brother OF Judge
Meredith's father, now lives. IN
those days the Meredith tavern, on
Prickett's Creek was the prlnclpAI
stop IN this section in the journey
by stage from Morgantown 70 BeV-
erly. The judges father, William
Meredith, lived In the latter days
Of his life at the home In Bellyiew
now occupied by Judge Meredith.
His brothers were NJ. L. Meredith,
who stIlI lives, residing out on
Priosett's Creek, Francis Marion
Meredith at one time county COM
missioner OF Marion county, and
a father of H. B. Meredith, the
Democratic candidate this year,
and j, @. A. Meredith, the father
OF Rev. G. H. Meredith, Mrs. q.
Laytnan, Mrs. F. ]. Smith and VIII
liam 3. Meredith OF Falrmont.
Judge Meredith's Oldest living
sister Is Mrs. Sarah Carder, OF
Parkersburg, who has large fam
fly OF children and grandchildren.
His oldest brother Is Rev. Clinton
B. Meredith OF Morgantown, q pas
tor IN the Methodist church for
forty years and the father OF q
large number OF children and
Erandchtldren. Among his sons
are Clifford G. Meredith, chief
clerk in the city treasurer's office
IN the city OF Fairmont, Will Mere
dith, editor OF the Shinnston News
Scott Meredith, named after the
Judge, who is store manager foI
the EIkins coal interests along the
bBorg6ntown and 'Kingwood rail-
roSd, and Earl Meredith, who Il
CONTINUED OF page elghtl s
r = - ~ u q
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Makes Plea F8f.0
CLEAN ELECTIONS.
Woman's Branch of Nom
Partisan League
Meets

The second melting of the Wo.
mems branch Of the non-uartisan
Leagu was held in the county court
room last night and was well attend
ed. In the absence of Mrs. H. L.
Franklin who had been elected
temporary chairman at the previous
meeting, Mrs. Elizabeth Holdsworth
was called to the chair. The first
business transacted was the elec
tion OF Mrs. Franklin as permanent
chairman. Mrs. n. L. Wright was
elected permanent secretary.
Considerable time was given up
to inc discussion OF the best means
of perfecting q working organiza-
tIon, during which many helptul
suggestions were made by Charles
+ Baker, OF Monongah, chairman OF
the Mems county executive COM
mittee OF the league. 1t Is likely
thai n comittee (woman) will be
selected from each of the seven
magisterial district, mad an adVis'
Ory comittee OF ten women from
each district. Nothing definite was
done, however In the absence OF thn
permanent chairman.
Mrs. Holdsworth, the temporary
chairman, made q spirited address
detailing the result Of her obser-
yatIon Of the way elections have
ben neld in the past, and, drew a
round OF applause, when she made
a plea to the women to see that
future elections be conducted in q
respectable manner.
There must be no more peer ;
yhiskey, or money bribery" she
cried, and drew another burst OF
An interesting feature Of the
meeting was the presence OF num-
ber OF colored milners and their
wives, from Barrackville. Monon'
gah and other places.
The next meeting OF the women 9
branch will be at the same place
Wednesday night, October sixth.
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B.JSl.nI.IB.IS..ISiGI:I.IRLS'
STYLE SHOW TO
Be FINE AFFAIR
Large Crowd Certain To
Be Present Next
Tuesday Evening

Tuesday October 5, is hereby an
nounced as the big day for the bus-
iness and Professional Girls style
show to be held at the Masonic
Temple, beginning at eight O'CLOCK;
Less than q week remains Tor al
nlans 10 be perfected but q bunch
of Ioyal business club girls togeth'
er with the merchants In the city
who will aid in dressing up the
Young ladies in the height OF fash
ion are furiously at work and Just
as happy as can be. Prospects tor
selling 500 tickets, the money from
which will go toward the social
service work these girls are tax
ing special interest In are very
good.
The social service work Includes
all manner of good accomplished
for the benefit Of the needy IN tne
city. Mrs. T. M. Courtney mas
already sold forty tickets. At tirst
It went q little slow, she saio, put
as soon as she told her friends that
the show would most decidedly NOT
bore them and that in addition, the
dollar they paid for the tcEee
would go to helping the girl IN the
CITY WHO ud9 l5ANdoA -
arms to earn any, haytng been
born without the former and de-
prlyed through deplorable accident
Of the latter recently. The young
girls terrible plight has been the
handspring Of the entire. style
show, the accident so filling the
hearts of the Business Girls with
a desire to be of service In Fair
mont that they then and there de-
termined to do something.
Along with the style show on
next Tuesday night will occur a
musical program with Lamar Sat
terrified, Mrs. Ada Hatch Benedict
and Frank Deligati engaged as
musical artists for the evening.
Biggest attraction OF all will be the
work Of the French artist who Is
rehearsing daily for the event.
This gentleman feels he is the star
attraction and Is governing himself
accordingly. He will stand prom
tnently and usher the models to
the front as they step from their
frames. It Is Tumured he will de-
scribe the costumes as presented
in manner never before duplicated
here. The very latest styles VIII
be shown with our generous mer-
chants furnishing tho gowns tor
both daytime and evening wear
together with proper shoes and
hats to set off each costume. The
models to wear them Will be: MIS-.
Tom Ashcraft, Miss Pearl Frances,
Continued on Page 8
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Whole Northwest Terri
tory win Be
Involved
GOVERNMENT AT WlRE
as95s ~, ~ iisfi1 49,
ir1-1s q s4Il4, ,,si
SO GERS +ss5 5sl
Anonymous Letter "a a
Seattle Police. Staz IS
Inquiry

fBy AaaoeIated PEega1

TACOMA, WASH, Sept. 3os
plan Of the Industrial Wbrksr ot3
the World to inaugurate q speTio4
OF terrorism In the northWest ith-
in 20 days, Is charged bytG GonBteag
man Albert Johnson, Of the. Thlrd
Washington district, in D stat
ment today commenting on
anonymous letter received by the
Seattle police and federal RIithnris
ties bearing the warning that
icals are planning OF blow vi ilaptl=
clal institutions and buildings IN
Tacoma, Portland and Seat tile. ~
Federal secret service operRttEe8
are attempting to trace the source
of the letters, which were algled9
Friend of Workers."
The /. w. W. organization g
taking a referendum Of its rieils
bershlp as to whether lsga
shall be provided hereafter
those of Its members attes
Congressman Johnson 8 state
asserts. The votes are to Tbe scotiti
ed in Seattle October i s, and q
that date reprisaIs, threats q
other acts of terrorism are
TO be authorized, he declared
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W.V.U. G0URSESElR
STATE TEACHERS I
Extension Classes VIII l5Be
Conducted In Nu1nbet
of Cities

MoRGANToWN, w. Va. sgI,s
Huntington, Sharle estons
ersburg, Point PLEASANT Keno
Williamson and Eastbapk ~
been decided upon for exten9 ls41
classes by the department. QI uklS
cation OF West Virginia tlniyet
These classes are 10 be- conc
bv Prof. L, v. Cavina, &
will be given its choice of spts ul
four TOPICS; scientific methods 81
handling educational data prins
ciples OF teaching; te9c
English in Junior and seniors
schools; mental testing 9la
will meet weekly and tleo iguf
OF university credit az g
those completing the coqFs
study. Several htndraG teR
. have enrolled for the cpltfg
these cities.
The state university has
urgent calls from WetrtQns
burg, MoundsVille, Cameron
a number Of other towns
northern half Of the gtate fot
liar courses, all OF tnen
Wellsburg, getting the beuef
this extension service les
However, the 6hortRg g0 IN IN g fee =
ing staff Of the dep artm etit sol *
cation has made II Itnipo siljl
give the help to theae it1eg -
year. In order to frelt
possible service to the Or
the state, the university
ed this request over 10 ld MI
4ty OF Pittsburgh aS an
proposition for other 6ee 1cg
Pennsylvania towns nea4
town. It Is believed thas
meet the needs OF the8s
ties satisfact ctortly.
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POLITICS MAY Be
IN
front OF COURT
q Mayor Lifts Ban On All
Meetings This
Morning
ARE NOT TRUE
Democratic Leaders Not
10 Be Punished for Law
Breaking

An order was issued by Mayor
nopaway at city hall this morning
t;Sor the remainder of the polit-
90 campaign the north entrance
of the court house may be used for
sl1 political meetings without the
necesnity of obtaining a permit, as
required by law.
The order was issued following
an inquiry at the Mayors office re-
Sarding the truth Of a report cur
rent on the streets last night that
the mayor had ordered the arrest
of Attorney Tusca Morris and C. D.
Conway, chairman of the Demo
cFEtle county executive committee.
On q charge Of holding a political
meeting yesterday in violation Of
tbs ordinance passed September 2,
IS 13. which requires that writ
Il PERMIT be obtained from the
.sisynr. The tordinance provides
fins df from ten to two hun
dollars Imprisonment for
more thai thirty days for fall
e 70 take out. "a permit:
When asked whether or L ot such
Authority had been given for hold
tng the meeting yesterday, the
mayor said that none had been is
ded. Would there be any arrests,
ne Fss asked. Not unless some
one sWore out a warrant" as the
answer.
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THREEOF HERBOYS
ON COP. TICKET
Woman Orator At Worth
ington Makes Unusual
Point

A most successful and enthusias'
tic open air ranublican rally was
hell last evening at Worthington
and was attended by a large mum.
be- or men and women from that
section OF the county. The meet
ing was held under the direction OIL
the Marion county executive com.
mittee and a number OF local peo-
ple motored there and were present
Tor the meeting. Among those who
went from this city were: Mrs. AL
bert L. Lehman, Miss Jennie NJ.
Fleming, Mrs. Howard N. Ogden,
Mrs. Anna Vockrodt, Mrs. A. A.
Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Wteg-
el and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Miller.
The meeting was held from the
porch of business house at worth,
inRton and q big crowd collected
about the speakers stand and gave
the most enthusiastic and WarmesL
attention to the speakers.
AS interested spectators and one
who drank In every word the speak
ers had to say was Mrs. BillIngslea.
the aged mother Of w. H. Billings
lea of this city. Though past the
four score mark Mrs. Billingslea Is
an ardent republican and is eager
to cast her vote for the republican
ticket.
Miss Jennie NJ. Fleming, Fair
mont committeeman, was the prln'
cipal sneaker OF the evening, Miss
Fleming who is a descendent OF a
pioneer family Of this section and
who has been active in public life
OF this community for years, haY-
ing taught for many years in the
public schools and the high school
In this city, made one OF the best
speeches OF the entire campaign.
Her address had principally to do
with urging women to make good
use of the ballot and to align them
selves with the party best suited to
carry forward aSgood and progress
i've platform, which party ishe be
heEes Is. the Republican party, ,y7E
Miss Fleming IN the courss of her
called at tent don to the TACT
that three OF the candidates on ths
Marion county Republican Sticket
had former pupils OF hers and she
was proud to be able to cast her
first vote for Frank B. Amos for
prosecuting attorney; Lee n. Sat
terfield for county clerk and l.. A.
Gather for circuit clerk.
Mrs. Albert L. Lehman who has
heretofore proven herself to be a
speaker Of ability and who ts doing
much for the success Of the Repub
lean ticket in Marion county and
the state again made a short plea
for the women to use the ballot and
to align themselves with the Re
publican party as she believed this
party would best advance and pro-
mote the things in which woman
were most vitally interested.
w. ]. Wiegel, chairman Of the
Marion county speakers bureau,
made an address which pleased the
audience. Mr.. Wiegel spoke Of the
wilfuI and extravagant wastetul-
ness of the present administration
which had caused the high cost Of
living and scored many good points
during his speech.
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Road Bond Advocate
Begins Work Here

Mark Flaherty, representing the
West Virginia Good Roads FEEDER
alton, arrived in Fairmont yester.
day, definitely prepared to conduct
q campaign Of both . financial
and a publicity order In Marion
county in the interests Of the good
roads amendment to the state con-
stitution, which the people OF the
state will vote on at. the coming
general elections.
Mr.. Flaherty's first official moyo
Yesterday was to address the To-
cal Chamber OF Commerce at the
special meeting. held Of the board
OF directors, and this body unani'
mously endorsed the amendment,
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rendered Sur lsiss
BirthdaY

a. srpise party was n
7. L, Cordray at hin hplI ns
gentown ayenne, On E9e
ming in honor Of his aetl
anniversary The 5at 81
ned by Mrs. Cordray and
of honor was kept down u
the guests assembled -
was q complete gurpt
dray was present ltit
Of gifts Of which the ct4e ca
table electric lamp &rpf
pIoyes of the Fan Eaf 80 ~
pany Of which ho 4B r
part owner. GamBs
and refreshmentg were
Those present Nres
Morris Shaw, Mr.. ana
ence Criss, Mr.. and III
Neptune, Mr.. and Mr.
terdy, Mr. and Mrs. q eqrp
Mr., and Mrs. n. %. ilsplf
and Mrs. r. Z. Gurdray altt elNaa.'
dine C0rdray.
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sHnsPTTAL PATTENTs.

John Kerans. OF Lowesville, mine
foreman, had his leg broken yester-
day when he fell over an embank.
fment. He is a patient at Fairmont
Hospital. Frank Farego, an en-
1Riiy. iB d patient at Fairmont hos
nIf1l suffering from a sprained
sbRck. Walter Lacheta, OF Monon-
Ran, had his tonsiIs removed today
az Baifmont hospital.
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nEArA nE CHILD

Frank, the thirteen months ola
son of Mr. and Mrs. William B.
Casio died this morning at three
at Montana after an illness with
diptheria. The funeral took place
this afternon at three o'clock and
burial was made in the cemetery
there by undertaken r. c. Jones.
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lNot.rhrIftx Enouah.

.,My dear. declined a drink to.
dGy.p
why was that3"
stBecause you have always OBJ.
3eet9d to my drinking"
Seems a pity to lose a chance In
these days, however" remarked
HIS thrifty wlfe.-Louisvtlle
CourierJ Journal.
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DallY car supply.

Car supply was on again on the
Monongah division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad today and
while the empties at S24 and the
early morning placement at $50
was an improvement over Wednes-
day, they forced 122 mines to be
idle against ia yesterday. Yes
terday there were very few COM
mercial cars on the B. & o. and 1t
is the opinion of some in the in
dustry that perhaps there were
scarcely more than from is to 20.
The operators today ordered a to-
tai OF 1909 empties, OF which AZ
were for coke loading. The cars
today were classified as follows:
Open, 653; coke, AZ; BMIX, III;
MVT, 10. Cars left over from the
previous day were 1872.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway today had 324 cars
placed in the West Virginia end.
OF that number 147 were assigned
for railroad fuel and public utlli-
ties, There will be some cars for
Fridays loading, but the percent
age could not be calculated this
morning. The embargo on the
Western Maryland railway Is still
effective, although coal constgn
ments off the MonongaheIa railway
are proceeding over the Pennsyl-
yanai lines out of Brownsville Pa.
Unreliable and uncertain i5 the
car supply on the Western Mary
land during the past few lays, and
there were but rs empties again
today-a SO per cent run. Tac cnr
suppl yon the Western Maryland
spurs has been inadequate during
the past three days. The car sup
ply for Friday is uncertain alsn,
and while there will be some cars,
the run for that day has not been
learned up until noon today.
Daily Production.
Fairmont region on Wednesday
produced 967 cars OF coal and coke
-94S cars OF coal and 19 cars of
coke.
Mines along the Monongah
division on Wednesday loaded only
626 acrs of coal and coke, due 10
the poor car supply. Of which G0T
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