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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01

and what stand back of this or that
Candidate for nomination
! he provisions Of the Borah bill are
Interesting as they relate to publicity.
1t % made obligatory for any contri
bntor. person or corporation, making
n contribution OF more than 800 "a
/! notify me Attorney General Of the
/ United States OF the contribution with.
IN one day after making the contribu
ton. The list OF contributors kept
/ by the Attorney General Is to be open
TO public inspection at all til<,..
Every candidate for nomination Tor
President, must; within fifteen days
prior to the convention. file with the
Attorney General statement of all
expenditures in his campaign. whether
made By himself or others in his in
terest. and he must within thirty days
after the convention make a further
| statement.
! 1t may not be uncommon, II this
plan Of publicity is adopted, to find
candidates sidciteppinH contributions
which they otherwise would gladly
have go into their war Golfers. Pre-
serve US from our friends" may be
heartfelt prayer of sonf. 1t may
be recalled a Presidential candidate
not so many years ago have an exhi,
bition OF this safety first idea, when
he wrote to-Col. George Harvey and
asked that Col. Harvey discontinue
supporting his candidacy for President
in his publications.
Col. William Jennings Bryan has a
plan under which the government
would issue campaign material for the
candidates. AMI perhaps pay for a
certain amount OF advertising in the
newspapers. This, he contends. would
be fair to all candidates OF all parties.
Poor men as well as men of means
would be able to get into the race
However, II the government had t.
pay the bills for all the 81 varieties
In the race for the Presidential nom.
ination on the democratic and repub.
lican tickets this year, the tax payers
might have something TO kick about
There is one danger about allowing
the government to do all the cam.
paigning, and also about limiting the
expenditures too rigidly. Under too
rigid laws, the party in power prob.
ably could maintain itself in, power
indefinitely. 1t has the great adven.
I tage Of being in, and all the facilities
Lof spreading propaganda which an
administration possesses today. Is
President of the United States has a
great advantage over his competitors
II he is running for office again, any
way. IIe can always get all the pub.
licity he wants, whenever he issues
a statement or makes a speech, free.
All he has. to do is to call in the cor.
respondents, and the papers through.
out the country will print on their
first pages what the President has to
say. If his opponents are handicapped
too greatly in the matter of spreading
their campaigns, they are sure to be
defeated.
Publicity Of. contributions and ex
tpcnditures, seems therefore, the bes,
means of dealing with this problem
There is no doubt but what it has be
come problem, however, and one
that needs serious attention.
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MARCH TONNAGE
CONTINUED from page one,

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land railroad began to furnish emp
ties and load cars on these spurs on
March rs. Since the war began the
mines along these branches received
acrs from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad proper. In striking com
parison this tonnage should be added
TO the production of the, Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. because the production of
these mines are found there in tho
March reports of 1919.
The monthly totals for March were
as follows: Coal loaded east. 1898;
coal west, 1929; coke east, $50; coke
west. 200; Curtis Bay, 2,S85; st.
Georges shipments, 522; Michigan
shipments, 574; Ohio shipments.
1,020; miscellaneous western point
shipments, 1886; railroad fuel load
ing, 4,516; loaded by. wagon mines,
III; Locust Point, Q; loaded from
storage piles. 4S cars.
Daily Car Supply.
With the observance OF Mitchell
Day, or. the anniversary of the eight
hour days establishment in the soft
coal regions, the majority OF the
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gree III q swing or twowhIch he nigh,
erect oilt ~ doors on the small yard
81 The rear % the Army nursery 9th
~ dpor furniture would greatly as-
s:st IN kee-,ins he l,itlo people happy
u = supanle Toys can also be used.
There are children al the nursery
now and every ching possible Is being
done to make thepa happy.
The ctpildten viii so TO their sum
nier camp just as soon this year as the
wecehss permits and Captain Pick
ering Is planning 10 take children all
over the city who need rest and
change and whose parents are unable
TO give i6to them He win take them
for two weeks in RELAYS The nursery
children will tsmain an summer
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prd Used marked Improvement over
nast performances.
Ioday's Meeting.
v. ID. a Morrow, Washington. b.
G., vice president OF the National Goa
association. arrived il Fairmont on
II. IL o train 3, coming here with
the party 81 fsai rmont regipners who
were IN Washington, d. C., in regard
70 the Monongahela railroad sltua-
ton 8S 3 ~. I, 8
This afternoon at 2:40 O'Clock the
Fairmonters left for Moragntown.
where the meeting is to be held in the
court house and Is expected to be
called to order at 3:45 o'clock. This
meeting is held to gather the Monon-
gala county operators together. A
directors session will be held pfior
TO the meeting. Mr.. Morrow will dis
cuss association work and matters
pertaining to the future of the coal
industry.
Mr.. Bracket Here.
George Bracket. Pennington, gem
eral manager of the Pittsvein Coat
company. is in Fairmont today.
Daily Consignments.
These daily consignments were
made OFF the Monongah division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Thursday: Curtis Bay, 157 cars;
st. Georges, 80 cars; Locust Point,
one car; Ohio points, AZ cars; miscel-
Ilaneous western shipments, 40 cars;
Michigan points, &c cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad on Thursday
totaled 124 carloads. AS the loading
weakens the railroad fuel consign-
ments fall off. B. & o. shipments
yesterday totaled 50 cars. P. G R.
consfgnments were IA cars, while
Maine Central at IL cars was cut in
half when compared with Tuesdays
consignment.
Clarksburg Meeting.
A special meeting of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators assoc
citation will be held in the Waldo l1o-
tel, Clarksburg, on Friday morning at
II O'Clock. Another session will be
j. D. A. Morrow. Washington, D. c.,
vice president of THE National Coal
association, will deliver an address.
Mining Institute Meeting.
The Fairmont District Mining In
stitute will hold its next meeting on
Saturday, April 3, at the Court house
at Fairmont. There will be general
discussion Of mining subjects by the
members.
The Thompson Case.
At Philippi yesterday Attorney w.
IL Conway, of .Fairmont. presented
to Judge Dayton in federal court a
transcript OF the record of the fed
eral court in Pittsburgh. and he has
entered final order of confirma-
ticn of the sale OF the West Virgin
ia properties to the Ayrshire corpora
tion. a West Virginia corporation, the
nominee of The Piedmont Coal com.
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b a
Few Of as escape measles-it
IS one Of the commonest Of child
hood diseases. Every mother
knows the symptoms, but the
mistake that most mothers make
is in failing to realize that the
child is not fully recovered after
the eruption and fever disappear
The air passages are still inhamed
and if this inflammation is not
cleared up. the air passages may
be weakened thus paving the
way for Pneumonia or serious
disease Of the lungs.
Nightly applications of Vick's
VapoRub viii aid nature in
relieving this Inflammation. Be-
cause Vioks acts locally by slim
uiaticn thru the sim to draw
out the Inflammation, attract the
blood away from the congested
spots and relieve the cough. In
addition, the medicinal ingre-
dents of vicks are vaporized by
the body heat These vapors
are breathed In all night long,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
POLITICS is VERY
COSTLY THESE DAYS
Expense Bills are Being
Discussed in Washing
ton These Days.
Copyright, 7920, BY The Wash.
iueton Stdr1

= ~, g n Z.
'oDeeiu pnDnien p Inc west sirgtnian-)
WASHINGTON, April ! The high
cost OF nominations is agitatfng tie
9olitical world today, and nJst Of the
agitation has originated right here in
he national capital Senator Hiram
lohnscn OF California, candidate for
me republican presidential romin-
fa.lon, oegsM 70 snoul aiter the Min
nesosa primaries practicaliy cnarG-
ns snat eIe 4unerenls OF Zen. Leon
aru woou laa corr.iptea tps election
ms Mas toii9weu up 9 lew days later
Dy oenator DOT an OF laano, a strons
supporter oh senator y onnson. The
iuano senator introduced q bill limit
ing tne amount wnicn may be eSpend.
ca IN preconvention campaigns Tor
oeiega.es, ana providing Tor pittless
Huoitsiy ots con.rioplions 70 these
campaigns for delegates.
Senator Borah began teleeraphing
ali over the country asking various
candidates but particularly Wood and
Leonard and Lowden, how much they
ana tneir friends were spending in
me Presidential preferential primar.
.es. Wiiiiam Gibbs McAdoo. former
Secretary ot the Treasury. and him
ser rectt tive candidate for the
lemocrailJ nomination, expressed
.,,hi nes. ~ ensire,y iayoraDle 70 me
IA ~ pfopossa gg .oel!asSr boran'
nv nv aasv " g rssslollai lnsesslga-
5, y ~ I IA sApsnul.u !,' y tne can
aSs - tnasse tileih PUBIC
How, ASK the politicians, lis n
candidate for the Presidential fonifn.
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New OIL Substitute.

A factory has been started In
Sweden. for extracting oil from schist,
thus adding one more to the number
of substitutes already on the market.
Large quantities of alum schlst are
found in the district, yielding benzlne
and crude oils.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
Why Measles May
Be Dan gerous

No Of series Of advertisements prepared by COM
etent Physician explaining how certain diseases which attack
re s,r as Pneumonia Influenza, whooping
these organs in pfaed congested state affordng
tavorabe toot1od for invading germs And how Vc Vapo
Rub may be of value in this condition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01

bringing the medication to bear
directly upon the infamed areas.
Children's digestions are deli
cate-easily disturbed by too
much dosing" Vicks, there
fore, is particularly recommended
since it is externally applied and
so can be used often and freely
without the slightest harmful
effects.
Vicks should be rubbed in
over the throat and chest until
the skin is red-then spread on
thickly and covered with hot
flannel cloths. Leave the cloth
ing loose around the neck and
the bed clothes arranged in the
form Of a funnel so the vapors
arising may be. freely inhaled.
If the coughs annoying. swallow
a small bit of Vicks the size of a
pea.
Samples to new users will be
sent free on request to the Wick
Chemical Company, 233 Broad
Street, Greensboro, N. C.
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mines in. the Fairmont region are
closed today There are 119 mines
idle while 70 mines are a work.
This Is the first day 81 the lifting
of be price ban and Goa prices have
shot up 70 s Is a tom III the mines
and In some inst antes more. The gems
erai tendency Of the larger coal COM
panies ID to present runaway mar
ket. Because of a lack OF production
today, business in brokerage circles
is not SO active.
Production this week as whole
will be off some. Tomorrow is Good
Friday and some miners probably will
not work on this day. The tonnage
will also be affected next Monday be-
cause of Easter Monday, ON which
day number of miners do not swing
a pick.
There are 631 cars on the Monon-
gah division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, whiel the mines order
ed 51S cars. The early morning Place
ment was COL. Todays cars were
classified as follows: Open, 452; coke,
~; M.V.T., 6; neck, A.
On the Monongahela railroad in
the West Virginia district today there
are 242 cars placed-41 per cent.
In the Pennsylvania district there are
,S01 cars placed. There is a forty
per cent run of cars in sight for the
road on Friday. Both the p. & L. E.
and p. r. R. railroads appear to be
sending more cars on this line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
The Brave ones.

The Brave Ones.
There never was amotise that could
scare n girl who knows that she has
holes in her stockings. Hoe Springs
tArk.) Thomas Cat.
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Thursdays Loading.

The Fairmont region on Thursday
produced $50 cars of coal and coke
$40 cars OF coal and 10 cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio arilroad
on Thursday loaded 6$4 cars of coal
and colke-615 cars of ocal and 10
cars Of coke. Six cars OF coal were
loaded b ywagon mines. Coal loaded
west aggregated 544 cars, while that
west totaled 10 carloads.
Operations OH the Monongahela
railroad in West Virginia loaded 146
cars of coal on Thursday. In the
Pennsylvania district there were 21O
cars Of ocaf~loaded.
Coal loaded OIL the 'Helen's Run
and Wyatt-Blnagmon branches of the
Wetsern Maryland railroad on Thurs
day totaled 100 cars. So far this week
these branches have loaded 35S cars
of coal.
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
FABIAN

\ dance was he. d in the Fabyan hall Saturday evening.
 Miss Ethel Baker of Boston was at home for Thanksgiving day.
 William Wheelock took Tnanksgiv- ing dinner with his sister. Miss Wheel oek, of Oxford.
 Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barnes took Thanksgiving dinner with Mir. and Mrs. Forest Moore.
 MT. and Mrs. David Nichols spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs Lydia Bates and Mrs. Elliott.
 Clarence Rosene of Worcester was at home for Thanksgiving day and the remainder of the week.
 The Fabyan Woo'e1 Company has closed it's mill in Fabyan for an in- definite length of time.
 Miss Gladys May of Worcester spent Saturday afternoon with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank May.
 Mir. and Mrs. Felix Miner and their son Frank spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs. Miners sister in East Hamp- ton.
 Mir. and Mrs Thomas Duby and family took Thanksgiving dinner with Mr and Mrs. Henry Duby of Quine- baug.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Meyers, Mrs. Della Crothers and Miss Virginia Roberts spent Thanksgiving and the remainder of the week with Mir. and Mrs. Berthumes of Gheopee
 Mr and Mrs. William R. May. Miss Mary A. Dodge. Mir. and Mrs. Frank May and daughter Mary took Thanks giving dinner with Mir and Mrs Ru- dolf Miller
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
NORTH ASHFORD

Miss Rnth Denison, teacher. in the Thayer district. spent Thanksgiving at her home in Groton.
 Deacon and Mrs. Thayer, MT. and Mrs Proulx and son Arthur, and Miss Myrtle Davidson spent Thanksgiving day with Mir. Thayers daughter, Mrs. Fred Howard, of Putnam.
 4 Gospel Team from the Eastford Village church conducted the evening service at the Baptist church last Sun day. The members of the team were Charles D. Tatem, leader; J. NJ. Ia tenn, conductor of singing; George French, and four recent converts, members of the leaders Sunday school class. The success of this service was most encouraging. both to the work CTS and the people of our church.
 Donald A. Collins of West Hart ford spent Thanksgiving day with his parents at the parsonage. Donald came in new car, and on the 26th, with his father, Rev. r. s. Collins, mo- tored through to Mansfield, Mass, where Master Stuart Collins is living with has aunt, Mrs. William Ollif. and attending the Mansfield High school. MT. Collins reports a pleasant visit with his sisters family and pleasant trip through Rhode Island and hassa- chusetts. The new auto proved a fine roadster.
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
ASHFORD

Mrs. J. NJ. Tatem was sick Saturday and Sunday of last week.
 Miss Cornelia Trowbridce spent the Thanksgiving recess with her brother and sisters at the Castle.
 The Eastferd Cash Store entered upon its second year Monday morn ing. The invoice was completed Sat urday.
 Fred Spink has purchased the house across the river from Keith's mill which Eli Weeks sold to Mir. Kennedy last year
 Supervisor Greer and NIT. Kloss have been putting new slate black boards in the schoolhouses of the town this week.
 x. Waldo Kennedy. wife and son Kenneth have gone to Providence for the winter, but expect to spend the week-ends at Eastford. James Nev- file will live at the Inn this winter
 Mrse Louise Griggs celebrated her S0th birthday Tuesday. Nov 30th Many sent birthday greetings. The ladies called during the day, leaving remembrances of the occasion in the way of cakes. pies. jellies and other things. Mrs. Griggs is confined to the house by rheumatism and appreciates the calls of her friends.
 Thanksgiving dinners were the or der of the day last Thursday. Charles Clarks's family was entertained at Mrs Clark's sisters in Southhridge; William Warren's had dinner at Chas. Tatem's; Ellery Bartlett's went to Leander Shows; Eugene Jones and family of Groton and Miss Minnie Jones of Middletown were at home at J. w. Jones for the day.
 The community was shocked to hear that on Saturday night Henry Broman had taken his own life by shooting himself with a revolver. His death was not known until Sunday noon, when Charles Deans went to his rooms to see how Mir. Braman was, for his health has been very poor of late. IHe iuietdi seiNiSeS "eie Helu rum the home of Fred Bowen and were conducted by Rev. Frank T. Meaeh- am. A quartet furnished music and J. Nj. Tatem made a few remarks about Mir Broman, he having known him for many years. MT. Braman had just passed his S3rd birthday. Inter ment was in the family lot in the Grove cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
Eastford Church

The semi-monthly missionary meet ing was held with Mrs. Oliver Latham ron Thursday afternoon.
 A Gospel Tteam composed of Messrs. Harry Tatem, J. C. Tatem, Welcome Davis and Gilbert eDane held a service at the Westford Bap- tist church at the request of Rev. P s. Collins last Sunday afternoon. They are going to hold another this coming Sunday.
 A Gospel Team composed of Chas Tatem, J. M. Tatem, George French and Ralph and Percy French and liar old and Newton Carpenter had charge of the service at the North Ashford Baptist church last Sunday evening. A fine service Is reported.
 The offerings at our Christmas ser vices will go to the Near East Relief and other relief agencies. Let us all plan to give what we can. While you are planning your Christmas giving remember the hundreds of thousands of starving Armenians. S5.00 will provide food for a month, $10 will feed and clothe and shelter, and $15 will feed, clothe and shelter and edu- cate an orphan. Think of the starv- ing and under-nourished children of Central Europe and of the onefourth million Chinese facing famine in No. China.
 Beginning Sunday the services will be held in the Methodist church until the first of April
 May We not make December a Go- to-Church month and have larger con gregations at the services during this Christmas season?
 Sunday. Dec. 5th:
 10.45, morning service. Junior sermon, "The First Christmas Tree" !"
 Senior sermon, "A Fruitful Life"
 1900, Church school.
 2.30, Phoenixville.
 500, Junior C. E.
 TOO, Young Peoples meeting.
 F. T. Meacham, Minister.
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
TRADE SCHOOL WINS
Fast Quintette, Showing Speed, Takes
 Game From Jewett City

Showing speed in aggressive play and an unusually strong interference. the Putnam State Trade School bas- ket ball team had no trouble in win ming its game with Jewett City last Friday evening by a score of 2S to Is. Manager kershaw was pleased with the showing of the team thus early in the season. When 1t k considered that the opponents had at least one man entitled to rank as professional. it makes the victory all the more pleas ing.
 The features were the splendid in terference of the Putnam forwards Time and again they intercepted the Jewett's passes and turned them into baskets for their own team. Espe- cially brilliant was the playing of the forwards. Dyson and LeClair, support ed by Huntingdon, center. and the de- fense of Bianchi and Breault, made the quintette one hard to beat.
 The school has a team this year that will give 8 good account of itself. It will have the hearty support of the student hody and of the faculty Man ager Kershaw is booking some good teams and promises some real basket ball. The public is invited to attend all games and lend support tu the local team
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
RATS DIE

so do mice, once they eat RAT-SNAP. And they leave no odor behind. Don't take our word for it--try package. Cats and dogs won't touch it. Rats pass up all food to get RAT-SNAP. Three sizes.
 35e size q cake) enough for Pan- try, Kitchen or Cellar.
 65c size e ,cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings.
 SIPS size 6 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage build ings, or factory buildings.
 Sold and Guaranteed by J. F. Don- ahue.
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness. and that is by a constitutional remedy. HALLS CATAHRH MEDICINE acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces sf the System. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an unframed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube When this tube is fnfiamed you have . Yurnbiing sound or imperfect hearing. and when it is entirely closed, Deafness 10 the result Unless the Inflammation can Dc re- nal condition, bearing may bs destroyed forever Many cases of Deafnsss are caused by Catarrh. which is an infiamsd condition of the Mucous 6urfacea
 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any ease of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot bs cured by HALLS CATAhRH
 All Drurgisss Be Circulars fres.
 F. J. Cheney q Go. Toleco, ohio-
Putnam patriot., 1920-12-03
Your Money Back If kAt-Snap Dessn's
 Come Up te These Claims

RAT-SNAP is absolutely guarsn- teed to kill rats and mice. Cremates them. Rodents killed with RAT-SNAP leave no smell Rats pass up all food to get at RAT-SNAP. Their first meal is their last. RAT-SSAP comes in cakes No mixing. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 35c. 65c, s1.25. Sold and guaranteed by J. F. Donahue, Drugeist.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15

At Boston-Wet grounds.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15
TO START PAVING
COLLEGE STREET
First of Gravel Ship
ments, Long Delayed,
Is Here

Three cars of gravel for use in
paving East College street have ar
rived in Americus, after long delay,
and the paving work will be started
next week, if weather permits, ac-
ccrding to announcement today by
Ernest Pantone, city street superin-
tendcnt. A number of carloads of
gravel will be required for the con-
crete, with which the street will be
surfaced, but more is expected to be
coming from day to day, and it is
hoped that it may arrive with suffi-
cient speed to permit the work to go
ahead uninterruptedly.
Work on the curbs and cutters is
proceedingly satisfactorily. Only a
small amount of grading will have to
be done before the laying of paving
can start.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15

More than $4,000 miles of motion
picture film, valued at S10,746,723,
were exported in 1919 from the
United Staes to SO different coun-
tries.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15

Motor plows were not made in
Austria before the war, but now sew
eral firms have begun to manufacture
them.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15
[ASCBAll.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE


Score by innings: R. H. L.
Little Rock 020 1O1 10x-5 10 l
Memphis ---- 021 600 OO0-3 s 2
Robinson, LOhrman and Brottem !;
tanavan and Bischotf.
Score by innings: r.. F.
Birmingham 600 020 0OO-2 6 2
Nashville --- O21 600 O2O-5 13 4
Glazner and Peters; Hodges and
hholbecker.
Score by innings: P H. E.
Mobile .----.-- 120 OBJ 20x-9 10 /
New Orleans 600 600 OOO--O ) S
Fulton and Coleman; Torkelson
and Deberry.
Score by innings: r. H. +.
Chicago 900 002 900 01-3 II l
Detroit 900 600 1O1 OO-2 2
Williams and Schalk; Dauss and
Etanage, Ainsmith.
At Boston-Wet grounds.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-15

Chicago 1900. OO2 01O 0O0-3 8 0
Reuther and Wingo; Alexander and
/ Killifer.