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of the voting place. A voter who de-
clares to the presiding officer that
he is unable to read, or that by reas-
on of any physical disability he is
unable to mark his ballot, can have
the assistance of one or two election
officers in marking the same, to be
chosen by the voter; and if he de-
clares that he is totally blind, he may
be assisted by any person chosen by
him from among the legal voters of
the county. The presiding officer may
administer an oath in his discretion
as to such persons disability. The
following is a facsimile of the offic-
ial ballot:
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TO VOTERS

INFORMATION TO VOTERS
The following instructions are CIV
for the information and guidance of
voters: A voter upon entering the
polling place and giving his name and
residence, will receive ballot from
the ballot clerk which must have en-
dorsed thereon the names or initials
of both ballot clerks, and no other
ballot can be used. Upon receiving
his ballot the voter must retire alone
to a booth or compartment and pre-
pare the same for voting. A ballot
clerk may inform the voter as to the
proper manner of marking the ballot,
but he must not advise or indicate in
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should not be marked in any other
manner. If the ballot be spoiled it
must be returned to the ballot clerk,
who must issue another in its stead,
but not more than three in all to any
one voter. Five minutes time is al
lowed in the ballot booth to mark
ballot. Unofficial ballot or memoran-
dunn to assist the voter in marking
his ballot can be taken into the booth
and may be used to copy from. The
ballot must not be shown so that any
person can see how it is marked by
the voter. After it is marked it should
be detached from the remaining tick
cts and folded so that the inside cam
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OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
Ellsworth, Wisconsin,, March Is, 1920
TO THE ELECTORS OF PIERCE
COUNTY,:
Notice is hereby given that an
election is to be held in the sevral
towns, wards, villages and election
precincts in the county of Pierce on
the 9th day of April, 1920, at which
the officers named below are to be
chosen. The names of the candi-
OATS for said Office to be voted for,
whose nomination has been certified
to or filed in this office, are given OPP
posite the title of the office and under
the appropriate party or designation,
each in it's proper column.
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Official Referendum Ballot

question: make cross ( or othe
"yes underneath such question:
CA OF
underneath question
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
To vote for printed the ballot make
of the whom
desir o
deegatesa
large the partynationa convention
FOR PRESIDENT
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Shall and article VII OF the onstu
ton Ut 1919 relating circuit judges be adoped
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
PROHIBITION
To vote for person printed the ballot make
the whom you
desire
Each for president and one
delegaesa
large delegates the convention
FOR PRESIDENT
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Shall amendments to article " of the constitution Ut
Res No 81 919) relating pensaon of legislators be adopted
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Eighth Judicial Circuit
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

The best short stories by any
A m e r c n author are those by
o. HENRY. appearing daily in The
Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
LANGUAGE WISER THAN
PEOPLE WHO USE TT

Language is the armory of tn.
human mind, and at once contains
the trophies of the past. and the
weapons of Its future conuuests -
Thus wrote Coleridge, a veritable
master of language
Another learned scholar saws that
language will often be wiser. not
merely than the ignorant, but even
than the wisest who speak II. He
llkens 1t to amber in its efficacy to
circulate the electric spirit of truth.
ike amber also in embalming and
preserving the relics of ancient
wisdom, although one is often puz-
zled to decipher its contents. Some-
times, too, 1t locks up truths which
were once we'll known, but which,
in the course of ages, have PISSED
out of sight and been forgotten.
Again, 1t holds the germs of truths,
of which the genius of it's trainers
caught a glimpse in a happy mo-
ment of inspiration. This is why
language is so important in every
age and to every person.
A dictionary being the best in
strument with which to study Ian
guage, thus acquiring. new words.
and better understanding of old
ones. would seem to be a necessity
to any one desiring to improve him
self. In this day of fierce compe-
tition words can literally be coined
into dollars. We thus consider our
offer of The New Universities Die
tionary as a genuine boon to our
readers. Our coupon offer else
where in today's paper shows how
to acquire 1t almost free.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
DENIES LARGE
WOOLPROFITS
Boston Manufacturer De-
clares clothmakers Earn
Only Small Margin. i
BENEFIT TO PUBLIC
Mills Hold They Secure
Less Than One Dollar
| Per Suit.

Boston, May 4.-William N. Wood.
president OF the American woolen
Company. having been asked to
comment upon the show OF earnings
in the company's annual report lpst
published. says:
The high price of. clothing is due
in no substantial degree to any
profit which we, as manufacturers,
have made on our cloth. I doubt IL
the public knows these facts.
The profit Of this company on
the cloth that goes into an average
suit Of clothes selling at retail for
$50 to SIS a suit does not exceed
s1.5o per suit. Our profits on cloth
In some cheaper grades will not
exceed 80 cents per suit.
By-Products' Proat.
IF you assume that the entire
per share profit to which you refer
was solely manufacturing profit on
our cloth the average profit on the
millions Of yards which we manu-
facture would not exceed 81 per
suit. But the fact is that this
profit is not entirely profit on cloth,
but results In psrt from the ad-
vance in value of materials on hand
and purchased in anticipation and
Is In part profit accruing from other
products. including by-products. II
you deduct the profit from these
sources the true average manurac-
turing profit of this company ON
the cloth in a suit of clothes would
not exceed IS cents per suit.
How much would the price of 3
$65 suit of clothes. do you think, O,
any other suit for that matter, bs
| reduced II the American wooler
Company should charge no profit
whatever for its cloth?
Government Makes Proat.
"our company could have made q
handsome profit On its stock of ma
terials on hand ond purchased dur
ing the year, without manufacturing
at all. The Cover nment sold some
OF its own wool at public auction al
profit Of over 100 per cent and nc
one accused the government of prof
teering.
There is absolutely no jus,
ground for the suggestion that this
company has charged excessive
prices for Its cloth or has gained an
unreasonable or excessive profit. The
simple story Is that we took our
ehances on big stock of materials
In anticipation of big business and
fortune turned our way. No person
mas suffered in the price of clothing
oy anything that our company has
done.
The. public has been benefited by
our enormous production OF many
millions of. yards of cloth with ali
t-our. nfty-seven miles running at tor
sreed. Except for the efforts of the
ofncials and employees of this com.
pany to keep up its production
prices OF clothing would certainly
nave been much higher than they
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
LENINE0FFERS
POSTS FOES
Exiled Russians rendered
Political Jobs as Bid for
Allies Favor.
CwashingtOn Herald-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable DispatehD
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN.

London, May 4. - Convinced that
neither the American government
nor Great Britain will recognize the
Soviet government in Russia until
there are evidences of support from
other political parties, the Bolshe-
visits are confidentiaIly sounding
Russians in London and Paris, ask
ing them to return to Russia and
accept responsible positions in the
present government.
Lenine and Trotsky have made di-
rect overtures to their opponents in
France and England, guaranteeing
them official posts upon condition
they will not take part in politics.
Another interesting development
il Russia's efforts to resume trade
relations with Great Britain is
Gregory Krassin's official statement
to the British government that Rus
sia will deposit $1,000, 900 in gold in
London Immediately as a guarantee
ti'at the Soviet government will
carry out any contracts it makes
with British tradesmen.
Copyright, 1920, BY Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
BRITISH PLAN
YACHT RACES
Summer Regattas After
Lull Come Back Into
Prewar Popularity.
MANY BOATS FITTED
King George Expected to
Race on Board Britannia
Several Times.
Washington Herald, Cross-Atlantic
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.
by GEORGE e. HOPCRoFT.

Southampton. England, May A.
For the first time in seven years
there will be a real 'Cowes yacht
ing week" next August. Many of
the sehooners and cutters famous
in pre-war times will spread their
sails again and the glories of the
Royal Yacht Squadron's Regatta
will be revived.
The celebrated HERES of 1
schooner Westward, recently pur-
chased by Clarence Hairy, the
prominent sportsman whose horse
Furious, won the recent Lincoln
shire handicap. is to be put into
full racing rig. l understand. The
Westward, of 33S tons, was built
in 1910 in Rhode Island, and on her
first trip to Europe led the best
British and German yachts of
Ryde by several miles in one of the
big events of 1910. 7
Yacht Nears Completion.
As King George is racing Britain
MIA this season and a new 1S0-ton
yacht named Terpsichore is near
ing completion, Westward will have
formidable opponents, particularly
as she will sail in a handicap class.
Although Britannia was built in
1898, she is still a fast, powerful
yacht She was designed by the
late G. L. Watson, of America cup
nous American sloop Vigilant in a
majority of races.
Westward's more formidable RI
val will be the Margherita. the ia
nous A-Class schooner designed by
Charles Nicholson, and at present
owned by S. B. Joel, multi-million-
aire racehorse owner. -Nicholson-is
the designer of Sir Thomas Lip
toms Shamrock ". this years chal-
lenger for the Americas cup.
King George is expected to race
on board the Britannia on at least
one or two occasions this summer
The yacht will be under the COM
mand of a son of the famous rae
ing skipper, the late John Carter
No Germans to Participate.
The well-known yacht, "Susanne'
owned by Warwick Brookes, is to
race again, and the 19-meter yachts
Norada and Corona are likely start
ers. The Corona will probably be
rugged as a yawl.
The Westward will be command.
ed by Capt. Z. Sycamore. who sailed
the Earl of Dunraven's Valkyrie Ill
in the Americas cup races of 1895
John R. Payne, famous in yachting
circles for many years. will see tC
the sailing of the Westward.
With such a fleet out, the old
Eiories of Cowes week will be re-
vived this year with promise of ex-
cellent sport. While there will be
no German yachts seen off the Isle
Of Wight next August. it is re.
ported King Alphonso of Spain will
bring over 4 racer or two.
Copyright, 1920. Cross-AtIantic Newspaper
Service, Incl
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Colored Citizens Start
Savings Bank in Boston

Especial to The washinsten Herald.)
Boston, May 4.-Many colored cit
izens Of Boston and the Cambridge
district attended a hearing of the
Board of Bank Incorporation to urge
the granting of charter to a new
savings bank. to be known as the
Douglas Square Savings Bank. in
the Roxbury district.
Already $500 has been raised in
cash subscriptions for the establish
ment of the bank, and $4,000 addi-
tional has been pledged. There was
no opposition.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
MANAGER TO EXPLAIN
RED CROSS PROGRAM

Thomas Dec. Ruth, manager OF
the Potomac Division, American
Red Cross, will deliver his first ad-
dress since bis appointment as man.
ager of this division, at a meeting
of the chairmen of the various aux
iliaries of the District of Columbia
Red Cross Chapter, to beAeld at 16
Jackson place. this afternoon.
Mr.. Ruth will talk on The Peace
Time Program of the American Red
Cross and What Its Chapters In
Large Cities Can Do to Further It."
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Heavy Demand for Booze
On Ships Crossing Ocean
Washington Herald-CrOss Atlantic
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.)
BY HUGH DRYDEN.

London, May 4.-"The United
States may have gone dry, but all
Americans have not" a prominent
London shipping official told me to-
day. Receipts of wine and spirits
aboard our liners have risen con-
siderably since prohibition went
into effect in America, Passengers
are drinking more than ever before.
Many, who seldom touched
liquor, are now drinking heavily
during the passage over. Only to-
day l saw four American business
men who had just arrived. They
wore a four-day growth of bearu
and were scarcely sober. Their
fellow passengers said they had
been drinking heavily since the day
the vessel sailed"
Copyright, 1870. Cross-AtIantic Newspaper
Service, Incl
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

whether the United States had cons
cluded or entered into peace nego-
tiations with Germany. II 80. on
what terms. where and By whom
the negotiations were begun.
Cecil Harmswerth. Foreign Un-
der Secretary, replied that the
treaty Of yefsafiles being unrati-
ned by the United States Senate.
peace could not have been concluded
and that he was unaware OF any
peace negotiations between the two
countries.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

on the Liberal ticket. She is rails
ing the issue OF living costs with
a direct appeal to housewives and
workers.
MIS- Macnamara is canvassing for
the re-election of her husband, the
Minister OF Labor. because, as she
says, with his new duties he will
have less time than ever for stump
Lady Bonham-carter Is waging q
striking campaign on the Free Lib
.eral ticket for. the Commons.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
WOMEN SEEK OFFICE
ON H. c. [. PLATFORM

twashinsten HeraId-Cross Atlantic
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.)
London. May 4.--Women continue
to progress In the political feid
here.
MISS susan Lawrence. regarded as
a sound student OF economic Affairs.
ls out for election to the Commons
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
KeedysviIIe OficiaIs Elected.

Hagerstown, Nd. May 4.-The an
'nuai municipal election held at
Keedysville resulted In the former
officials being reelected for another
term: Davis H. Sniyely, burgess;
George w. Buxton. assistant burgess:
Daniel ID. Keedy. Benjamin f. Baker
and Ora .. Wyand. commissioners.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Boilermaker Succeeds
In Surgical Operation
(wRshington HeraId-Cross Atlantic
Service, Special Cable Dispatch.)

7, Service, Special Cable Dispatch.)
London, May "A London boiler
maker named Kennard, who has
studied surgery during Off hours
has performed a remarkable opera
tion which has restored the eye
sight of Charles Davey. a ship
wright, who has been blind in one
eye for thirty-two years. .
Davey placed himself in Ken
nard's hands after specialists had
given UP hope of restoring his eye
sight. Kennard cut into the tissues
of the eye and removed film
which he found caused the blind
ness.
(Copyrixnt, 1920, Cross-Atlantic Newspaper
Service, Incl
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
British Anxious to Know
u. S. Peace Treaty Status

fwashinxton HeraId-cress Atlantic
service. special Gable Dispatch.J
London. May 4.-The interest
taken by England regarding the
attitude of the United States toward
the peace treaty is shown by the
question asked in Parliament by
Col. Burgoyne. He wanted to know
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

AT tins time OF the most people feel weak tired Este
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-26
RUFF STUFF

tseliaaa court has decided that it is
not libel TO caricature members OF
The government
Germany is on the road to real free
dom at last.
b in Pennsylvania they raided a
nj Of cellars on Saturday.
result of the raids was the re-
coyery of a lot Of whiskey which hal
been stolen since the country went
dry
And the moral of the incident is
that IT does not pay to steal booze
these days unless you can consume it
right away.
How wen that pays is another story.
No one is surprised that the Fair
view basketball team has a pretty
hey hive been turning out good
t.etes ~ that town for a number OF
ans.
Z sg s sssss hs IS tss ,n 5sS
he other side.
The meanest thing the weather man
lid during the past ten days was to
break UP the real skating while he
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GIVE. no THE CHARITIES.

really should moi Be Necessary 70 urge any one IN
mont to make an annual contribution the funds Of the
Associated Charities We all know that time Of
unparalleled plenty there are always those who through
illness OF misfortune cannot fend for themselves. and We
all know or ought to know, that the organized charity
work Of this community is done with splendid efficiency
and intelligence and remarkably low cost for admi
sraion.
The Associated Charities is now. making its annual
appeal for financial assistance tits expected that all those
who are in receipt of the le. rs will reply with some
contribution, and that those who are best able to do it
will be rather generous. There no intention. however
to limit the appeal to those who are personally addressed
Fairmont is growing rapidly doubtless there are many
people who would like to give something whose
the associations list If such people will address
their contributions to Otis c. Wilson. treasurer Of the
CATION their contributions will be received most gratefully
and duly acknowledged
The mfortmates who are looked after by the Asso-
tiated Charities are our unfortunate If we did not have
spenddy systematized and thoroughly trained organ
zaon to look after them for US, many of would have
only to give money but much valuable time to looking
after them personally And in that event much less real
good would be done and great deal Of money would be
wasted Therefore should consider ourselves fortunate
that duty which civilization and our conscenees imposes
upon be discharged simply by sending check
Send it today and make it as big as you can
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-26

to New York, where the former will
purchase Stock for his ms s clothing
store. They will also visit his moth
er at Trenton, Nj.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. e. Miller are in
Grafton, where they were called by
the death Of the formers brother,
Chester NJ. Thorn.
Mrs. ]. A. Merrill has returned to
her home at WilsorI Ark, after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. n. w. Fylem-
ing, on Jefferson street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman Freeland and
little daughter Pauline and Esta VIII
son, Of BarrackyiIle, have gone to
Ranger. Texas. The two men will
work in the oil fields ut that place.
Mrs. James Hess, who had been
seriously i'll at her home on Fairmont
avenue with pneumonia, is somewhat
improved at this time. = IL,
Howard Cunningham is i'll with
diphtheria at his home on Chicago
street. H..
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PERSONALS
Mrs. viii sturm, Of Warrington,
was a visitor in this city today.

Mrs. viii Sturm, Of Warrington,
was visitor in this city today.
Mrs. A. =. Robb, Of Morgantown.
was a business visitor here today.
Mrs. James E. Morgan is quite seri-
ously i'll at her home ON High street,
being threatened with pneumonia.
Her daughter, Mrs. Gail Fishback, OF
Grafton, was called here on Friday
by her illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ Courtney left
Saturday for Washington, D. c., and
New York. They visited Mrs. Court
ney's mother, Mrs. Frank Everest,
over the week end and then went to
New York to purchase stock for the
Courtney's store. Mrs. Everest, who
had spent the winter with her daugh-
ter in Washington, will return here in
the spring to reside with her son,
Kendall Everest, in a new home rap
idly nearing completion at Hillcrest.
Miss Mary Gaughan spent the week
end in Wheeling with relatives.
Miss Helen Westling, of wheeling.
who is q student at the West Virginia
university, spent the week, end here
as the guest Of the Misses Minnie and
Sallie Mccoy and; Mrs. Ernest Mccoy
on Locust, avenue. -
w. Mrs II. c. Brooks, Of Martinsburg.
w. Va, Is! In the city the guest Of
Mrs. n. v. Hesse and her mother-inl
law. Mrs. w. B. Brooks, on Fairmont
evenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Block have gone
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-26
Many ILLS LEFT
BY THE MEASLES
MADE TO VANISH.
Experienced Man Tells
Timely Story, With This
Disease Abroad in the
Land.

. ~ d. = sa 70 ! -
A New York press dispatch dated
Jan. 10, 1920, declared that 1921 cases
Of measles had been reported by the
city's health authorities sin the las.
few days. I" From other sections of the
country come disturbing reports Of
like tenor, so that the following state
ment Is timely reading:
For seven OF eight years following
troubled considerably with nervous
ness, for which doctored without
getting any relief. My legs and arms
shook and at times had dizzy spells
particularly after any exertion or ex-
citement. Naturally my sleep and rest
were affected and i would wake up
tired. am using NeryL Worth and
cannot speak too highly Of it, My. en-
tire condition is greatly improved.
The nervousness has nearly disap-
peared and 1 can sleep and rest well
and feel fresh upon rising in the
morning. Ny appetite and digestion
have improved and my condition as a
whole Is better than for years.
L. A. PHILLIPS,
"Dunns Station, Pa"
Nerv-Worth files abound in signed
statements proving the medicines
power to Danish the dangerous after
OBJECTS of influenza, nervewrecling
accidents, fever, colds and the like
Now Mr.. Phillips comes forward TO
show how 1t overcomes serious ills left
In the wake of the measles. AZ
In Fairmont Cranes Drug Store
sells Wentworth. Your dollar back II
this famous family tonic does not
benefit you.