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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27
Harrison County
Attorney Here

Attorney Frank Raymond appeared
before Judge Lowe. in the Criminal
court this afternoon and instructed
Lewis A. johnson, attorney, Of Harri-
son county, who will, assist Attorney
Haymond in arguing motion to quash
the indictment for misdemeanor
against Richard Earl Brownsield.
This is Attorney JohnSon's first ap-
pearance in the Marion county courts.
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Staff Man to
Write About
Normal Game

The sporting editor of The West
Virginian will make the trip to
Clarksburg tomorrow night with
the Normal team, this being the
first out OF town game for the Nor
NAL lads. Read Thursdays West
Virginian for crisp comment and
news notes on the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27
Germany Trying to
Shield Her Huns
Inv AssocIated Pressl

PARIS, Jan. 27-The German gov
eminent has sent note to Paris try
ing once more to induce the Allies IS
renounce execution of article 22S of
the peace treaty dealing with the sur
render of persons accused to cast in
violation of the laws and customs of
war.
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Will Make Plans for
Father and Son Week

After the Chamber of Commerce
banquet on Thursday evening the
Boys Work committee of the Fair
mont Y. NJ. G. A. will meet to make
final plans for the Father and Son
week observance from February 18th
to February o..
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TODAY,S KWIz

In this space each day. The West
virg.ilian viii print this novel edu-
cationll feature and ten questions
propouHded are scientifically selected
to test the extent OF your fund Of gen
eral knowledge. The idea is to write
out your answers to the questions to-
day and compare your answers with
tho correcr ones in the space tomor-
row.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27
President Willard is
Expected Wednesday

A party of high officials of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad corporation
headed by President Daniel Willard,
of Baltimore, is expected to arrive in
Fairmont at noon on Wednesday.
According to reports the party are
coming directly from the east to Fair
mont.
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: Leaves Hospital = Dana Watson,
well known West Virginian news
boy. who was run over by an automo-
bile recently and taken to Fairmont
hospital for t--atment has returned
to his home on Virginia where he will
be glad to see any of his friends. Dana
Is getting along as nicely as could be
expected. His leg is in plaster cast.
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gu; out the steture on al loat stdrs.
Then carefully fold 6st.ad line is
entire length. lhen dotted line AID
50 on. Fold aaGh section underneath
accurateiy. When completed turn oar
and You'll find y surprising result
Save the pictures.
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Cloudy and colder
tonight and We'd
nesday; probable
local SHOWS.
Local Readings.
f. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
s a. m. today 3.
Weather yester-
day partly cloudy;
temperature, max
imum AZ; mini
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SEC. HOUSTON TO
iconttnued from page one.l.

ICoutInueu rom page one,J
cessful Farming he was publisher Of
the Farmers Tribune. BE was a can
didate for the United States senate IN
1914 and for governor OF Iowa IN
1916.
President Wilson was expected TO
send the nomination of both Mr.,
Houston. and Mr.. Meredith to the SEN
ate today.
AS soon as Secretary Houston quail
ines Mr.. Glass will take his seat In
the senate to succeed the late Senator
Martin OF Virginia.
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eoMRERs 20 TODAY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of1abor was 20 years old
today.-He spent most of the day at
bis office.
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10 Seriously lll-Floyd Moore of
this city who recently underwent an
operation at Cook hospital is seriously
i'll at this time.
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ALMOST $500 is
Continued from page one,

interested worker for the Assocfated
Charities who understands perhaps
better than others just how badly the
organization needs money II II Is TO
continue doing good for Fairmont,s
poor this twelve months ahead
You have by this time received a
report from the Associated Charities
which will explain where your dona-
lions went last year. II you do not
receive sech report. the following
VIII give you the desired intormn-
ton:
Number of families ....... 2sa
Cases illness ........... 14s
'eatnS .................. 81
Interviews in office . 5ss
Visits to ahd in behalf OF families 7se
roou given-times .............. $40
Medical supplies ......
Pairs shoes bought ....
allowances OF money ........,.
Transportation furnished is
SSai suppHeu ..................
Clothing, pieces -. 7ss
Meals and lodgings for
Hospital treatment .. ~
MIX and eggs supplied to 5
Rent paid (months)
Referred to Red Cross
referred to City for
Soal -. ...'..............
Monthly allowance 81
transportation ..............
Medical attention .... Is
Service Of nurse .... IL
Hospital care ......
Referred TO County for
Mothers pensions ...... IS
Maierlal relief .....a...........
Medical attention .....
Hospital, care ...............
Admission to County Home 49,. n
Admission to other institutions
The charity cases in every city re-
main about the same in kind and
need. In Fairmont there are hungry,
scantily clad children, widows, desert
ed wives and even deserted husbands
who have been left with children to
provide for, men often with little ma
tural ability though willing 10 work
at whatever they can get to do. The
children, OF course, can't remain un-
mothered and while one usually ex-
poets man to provide for his family,
there are men. as everyone knows;
who have misfortunes which handicap
them.
One man near the city applied last
I'm AOA SIoAAby VIM 10 Udu uGGQ OK
serious operation. He can't work un-
til he has the operation In his case
the mother Of his four little ones is
dead. The family is very deserving
of aid. The father is much distressed
and repeats with tears in his eyes
You help US lady-oleased help usa.
My children hungry. 1t pretty colty
now. pay you all back!" And he VIII
pay back too when he is able And
of course the Associated Charities
will help.
II you'll stand behind this ORGANIZE
ton and with your personal donation
add to other donations so that there
will be sufficient money in the treas
ury to cover the expenses In such
cases. Will you enclose a dollar or
two anyway today? Send your contri-
button to Otis G. Wilson, Treasurer
Associated Charities, City.
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TonsiIitis About-Physicians report
a large number OF cases of tonsilitis
about the city and county. There art
also a number Of cases OF diphtheria
reported.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27

First over Road-Frank Hale who
drives for the Fairmont Candy CON-
pany was the driver who drove the
first truck over the new concrete paw
ing on Mogantown avenue Saturday
morning. Mr.. Hale is quite proud of
the fact that he made the first trip
over the new thoroughrare and states
that he also helped to take down the
Dais which kept traffic from travers-
Ing the roadway.
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Taken to Weston - Deputy Sheriff
Howard Woodward took Dan Radish,
an Austrian from Annabelle, TO Wes-
ton yesterday. Radish was committed
to the insane asylum by the County
Lunacy commission.
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\ Change In Pians-on account Of the
initiation ceremonies incident to tax
ing into the lodge class of thirty
candidates the Eiks viii rehearse to-
night at the Knights OF Pythias hall
instead OF the Elks hall as previously
announced.
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Is In Pittsburgh = Miss Laura May
Huntington, Of the Y. NJ. G. A. staff, is
in Pittsburgh today.
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mum %; precipltation none.
River 17.S feet, falling.
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Placing Sign Boards = More than
100 sign boards have been placed on
thoroughfares leading out of the city
by the Fairmont Automobile club re-
Gently. More are to be placed later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27

Police court-Frank Pearell and J.
w. Smith were fined IS each this
morning at police court for being
drunk last night. Herbert Rudisili,
lcafer, was told by the mayor to get
job or get out of town. Rudisill was
brnnRht in. far laafins ahnnt tho n q.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27

Doctors to Meet = The regular
monthly meeting of the Marion coun-
ty Medical society will be held this
evening at eight o'clock at the hos
pital. 1t is very much desired that
there be good attendance of the
physicians as important matters will
be discussed. The president OF the
organization will read a short paper
at this meeting which will be of great
interest and benefit to the doctors who
attend.
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o. He is said TO have had no money.
Neither Mayor conaway nor Attorney
Albert Kehn have returned from
Washington as yet but are expected
come time tday.
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Elks' lnitiation-Tonight Fairmont
Lodge of Elks will initiate class of
thirty candidates at the rooms in the
Deyeny building. A luncheon will be
served after the meeting.
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EVENTS TONIGHT.

Red Mems hall = Marion Lodge, h.
OF P.
Deveny building-Elks.
I. o. o. F, hall-Marion Lodge, l. o.
Fleming building-Pythian Sisters.
Marley building = showalter Tent,
Cook disqualification County Medi-
X. OF q. hall-Dance of knights of
Columbus.
: CASTOR Aye--Music Dept of woman's
club at residence of Mrs. H. S.
Lively.
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River Drops-Today the Mononga-
hela river Is down to the 17-foot mark
after having been a, ligh as 81 feet.
Practically no ice is left along the
river. All of the ice in compact form
which made wall OF ice has been
melted and swept down stream. High
on the bank piece Of ice is seen here
and there.
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Prichard in wheeIlns-J. G. .Prich-
ard left for Wheeling last night to
attend the West Virginia Manufactur-
ers Association meeting and will be
gone about week. Miss Ella Ward
will go to Wheeling tonight to attend
to important matters in connection
with the meeting.
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Is Seriously llI-Martha Lee, the
little daughter of Mrs. Claude Davis
OF Worthington has been seriously
i'll.
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Marriage Licenses - Marriage liz
censes have been issued by Deputy
County Clerk Edgar Phillips as fol-
lows: Lynn Coleman, %, colored, and
Julia Davis, q. colored, both of Fair
mont; Louis Uzapan, 26, Of Grant
Town, and Mary Macy, widow, rs, Of
Baxter; Andy Zahnak, %, and Alyina
Kulcar, widow, IS, both of Murray.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27

Appointed by court-Carmela Cav
allero has been named administrative
OF the personal estate OF the late Joe
Cavallaro. Bond Of $3.50 furnished.
Annie NJ. Arnett has been named ad-
ministratrix Of the personal estate of
the late Audrey ]. Arnett. Bond OF
$500 given.
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Red Mems han q Marion Lodse, /
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THE WEATHER.

z West Virginia
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let was worn by Miss Grace Hill
who carried an ostrich fan. One
of the most beautiful costumes was
worn by Miss Strasse Martin, q
clear blonde who displayed two
gowns In Colors suited to her type.
Those who were thanked at the
close Of the program for help and
donations included Mrs. T. n.
Courtney for her work in charge
of the platform and its design, rep
reseutatives from the stores who
were on hand to help dress the
girls and the florists Of the city
who furnished lovely flowers and
ferns.
Practically all the stores In the
city donated costumes to be worn
including Shurtle8 and Weltou for
shoes. Ahern did the painting,
Burchinal the carpentering. Ross
Furniture, chairs. Thornton for the
electric apparatus, N. E. Morgan
for the spotlight, Jones for the
chairs, and also Northern and E.
Va. Coal company, Normal, Butcher
and High schools. Fanus furnish.
ed all the jewelry and ornaments
with the exception Of that brought
by the young ladies themselves.
The musicians were thanked pro-
fusely-all by the designer in his
merry style.
The money from the entertain
ment will go to finance the social
service work OF the Business club.
The Italian child at Fairmont hos
pftal without arms will receive a
large share, the girls wishing to
do all possible for her. The bust-
ness and professional girls thank
again most heartily all who helped
in any way toward making last
night a success. So many were
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DEMOCRATS WILL
Continued from Page one.)

cinct in the state are to 3e found
Democrats of the state, sane, eau
tious and conservative variety who
are opening announced supporters
of the Republican ticket. They
state, also, that, In West Virginia.
the larger per cent. OF the radical
element are Democrats and have
always voted with that party. The
straw votes are another indication,
they say, that the state is going 10
give its electoral vote to Harding
and Coolidge. They count on the
same element in both parties,
alarmed at the Socialist movement
represented by Montgomery, lining
up unitedly to repel and crush 1t
voting for their party's state tick.
ct, headed by Judge Morgan.
Their position Is that 1t will be-
come clear to all that Judge Nor.
gan Is much stronger than Arthur
B. KoontZ, the Democratic nominee,
and to play safe, the best element
in the Democratic party very large.
~ will vote for Morgan, not that
they love Koontz any the less, but
because they fear Montgomery,
and the Socialist into whose hands
he has played, great deal more.
Judge Morgan, according to this,
is to be the beneficiary OF this
threatening situation.
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STOMACH TROUBLES
Indiana Lady Had Some
thing Like Indigestion
Until She Took Black
Draught, Then Got
All Right

Seymour, Ind.-"some time age
! had a sick spell, something like
indigestion" writes Mrs: Clara
Peacock, OF Route 9, this place. y
would get very sick at the stom
ach, and spit or vomit, especially
in the mornings.
Then l began the use OF Thed,,
ford's Black.Draught, after ! haq
tried other medicines. The Black
Draught relieved me more than
anything that took and I got all
II haven't found anything better
than Black.Draught when suffer
ing from trouble caused by consti'
patton. It Is easy and sure. Can
be taken In small doses or large as
the case calls for"
When you have sick stomach, in
digestion, headache, constipation
or other dlsagreeable symptoms,
take Black. Draught to help keep
your system free from poison.
Thedford's Black-Draught 10
made from purely vegetable In:
gradients, acts in a gentle, natural
way. and has no bad after-eftects,
It may be safely taken by young
or old.
Get a package OF Blad EDraught
today. Insist on the genusoe, Thed'
ford's.
At your druggists. Nc.14s
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DOCTORS Use
CALOTABS FOR
COLDS and FLU
Influenza and Grippe,
Like Ordinary Colds,
Require CalOtabs, the
Purified and Refined
CaIOmeI Tablets That
Are Nausealess, Safe
and Sure.

Doctors are warning the public
that simple colds and mild cases
OF influenza often lead to pneu'
monia and other serious compiled.
lions. They say that every cold
should receive immediate attention
and that the first step in the treat
ment is to make sure that the liver
is active. For this purpose Gallo
tabs, the perfected, nausealess cal
omel tablets are the surest, best
and most agreeable laxative.
One Calotab at bed time with b
swallow OF water-thats all, no
salts, no nausea. and no upsetting
Of the digestion and appetite. Next
morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system
is purified and refreshed and you
are feeling fine with a hearty ap-
petite for breakfast. Eat what you
please,-no danger.
For your protection, Calotabs
are sold only in original sealed
packages, price thirty-ftve cents.
Ali druggists recommend and guar.
antee Calotabs and are authorized
to refund the price II you are not
delighted with them.-Adv.
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practices committee in New York

practices committee in New York
City.
Meeting In New York
Announcement was made here
today that there would be meet
York City, on Tuesday, October ID,
OF all of che directors Of The Ma
tional Coal Association and the
secretaries OF the various coal as
sociations over the country. It Is
believed that the moTemRnt ts
incident to fair practices and
working out ways and means fol
the reduction Of coal prices.
Are Going Back.
Miners who struck at the Monon
mine Of the S. D. Brady interests
are back to work today two-thlrds
strong. 1t was an Unauthorized"
st.ike and naturally the men by
violating the joint agreement lost
out with the officials of the United
Mine Workers Of America, from
which their charter was revoked.
1t is believed that the remainde pr
will return to work later in y,
week. The miners, however, haVA
not promised their charter again
until they can act in good faith
with their own officers.
Equitable Man Hero.
S. R. Ryan, Baltimore, secre-
tary Of the Equitable Fuel COM
pany, was in FaIrmont today. He
called on a number of the local
coal operators while in the region.
Miners Exams.
R. NJ. Lambie. chief of the State
Department of Mines, announces
an examination OF mine foremen
and fire bosses to be held on octo-
Der rs at the state house in Char
lesion. This will be the last exam
inatlon during this year.
A New Company.
Preston county coal operators
have organized the Triad Coal
company with its main office In
Reedsville. 1t will develop a tract
OF Preston county coal land. The
concern has a capital stock OF $780,
600. Among those chiefly interest
ed in the project are T. J. Barnard,
w. R. Kitchener, Frank Rush and
Gregory Kitchener. all of Reeds
vile, and William Bennett. Of
Waynesburg, Pa.
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EALRMlNL MOOSE

(Cont1nueo from page one.l
ings for the dormitory with the
idea that everything placed therein
be manufactured or grown in the
Mountain State"
Ray D. Harden, Fairmont, is
state secretary; George W Dewitt,
Clarksburg, state chairman, and AL
w. Gross, representing the Moose
governors, are travelling through
the state in the interest of the pro-
1ect.
Forty-six kIddles from West
Virginia are now at Mooseheart be-
ing trained for their life work and
are numbered among the proudest
and happIest in all the world.
From last reports Mr.. Gross had
visited forty lodges in the state,
but had twenty-five additional to
call upon. An enthusiastic response
has been extended to the move
ment in every lodge that he has
visited. Seventy per cent OF the
original quota has already been &c.
sured. Reports are made to G.. w.
Dewitt, Clarksburg, State CHAIR
man. NL
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TODAY'S XVIII

Answers to Yesterdays &WlH,
i. "A withe Is a tough, flexible
twig, especially of willow.
Q. Withers is a name applied
to the highest part Of q horses
back, between the shoulder blades.
3. The Columbia River forms
the greater part Of the boundary
lien between Washington and Ore
gon.
a. Joseph s. Duncan invented
the.addressograph in 1892.
Is. The original Ferris Wheel
was exhibited at the Chicago
Worlds Fair. It was named after
2 Its builder, George w Ferris.
E6. a master clock Is one which.
by means OF electric currents, is
made to control other clocks.
a, The Argonauts were the he
roes who sailed in the Argo with
Jason in qquest of the golden
s.. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote
feThe Marble Faun."
81, Virginia is called THE
Mother Of Presidents" because six
Wlrginians have been President OF
the United States.
To-. Mohalr is a fabric made
from the hair Of the Angora goat.
New Questions.
1. Who compiled Webster's
Dictionary?
3. WHAT'S legal tender?
g. Who was Uranus?
What Is a blight?
s. What is a blight?
s. What is bliss?
n, Where and what is Westmin-
Ster Abbey?
g. Who was called the Night
mare OF Europe?
81. What are greenbacks?
10. What are the High Seas?
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Railroad Notes Of
Interest Locally

]. NJ. Scott, Wheeling. general
superintendent Of the West Vir-
Rinia district. left Grafton today
for Gassaway.
On September 25 the Pitts
burgh and Lake Erie railroad op.
GRATED 149 freight trains, hand.
ling 9,705 cars: on September %
the road operated 1874 freight
on October 8 operated 1879 trains
handling 1894 cars, the latter be-
ing a record handling for the en-.
tire history Of the railroad.
The results obtained emphasize
the earnestness Of o GERS and en-
ployes In their endeavor to meet
the necessities for transportation
in the Pittsburgh and Youngstown
districts. coal mines, steel mills,
etc.. which the Little Giant serves.,
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NSSALAAAuCA a. 49, R@6N OS-tt
bered by a token of esteem. Mira.
Harvey Shain was among the
honor guests.
DR.. Goodwin and his family, in
the splendid and most faithful SER
vice they rendered the First NJ. E.
congregation for SO many years,
endeared themselves in the hearts
OF the members of the First NJ. E.
church and won the highest esteem
and respect of all people. His low
ing and sincere friends are legion.
All present wish him and his good
family Godspeed in their new field
OF duty and labor His congrega-
ton and his hundreds of friends
regret very greatly. to see him
leave here. The wishes and pray
ers of all who knew. him and his
family are for every success, con-
tinued happiness and prosperity In
their greatest of all work-the
Great Masters work.
DR.. Goodwin, in a short fare
well address, closed the evenings
program.
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AGED WOMAN is
STRONG BOOSTER
FOR Fine RH
Mrs. Mary Shacls for
Clarksburg, WE
Says NervIax Make
Her Sleep Sound

81 think NerYlax IS q finetm
cine for my case and ! schesrl
recommend g." state8 MIRA D -
A. Shackelford, age 6s, $40 s1afas
ter building. ClArkBburB' H.ssNa
latter taking one bottle Of n ery
lax am greatly relieved from lS
on my stomach; my headache5 nom
which suffered because OF nerH
BUSINESS Is better. l am mneh 20
lieved from consbpations my al1Ei
ness is gone and IRsleap tina, ~
fact, am better In avery. way since
taking Nervlax and think u - ~
fine remedy for my case most
cheerfully recommend Il 10 my
friends. q II
MRS. MARY A. sHAoKELEoRDf
$40 Lntastter Building
Clarksburg, ", va !
Nerylax is for sale Of the Crane;
Pharmacy.
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It was decided to let further action
on the subject go-oVer until after
the election. The consensus OF
opinion, however, was that a city
library Will be the only one plan
ned on account Of the lack Of inter-
est In the rural sections.
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kind it ID very likely some one win
be missed and not one should %
left out Of the barrel Of thanks here
rendered. The evelRtor man last
night received special mention for
his service.