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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-25

If you want chick feed go to the
Cop. Exchange. They have it to sell
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-25

Diamond Edge knives and razors
at Reilly's.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
WHEN Al MAN IS|I)0 sRe
AND OUT

With miserable cold. he liliss nAg
do his work properly and feels 81 nn1.
temptibly unhappy. SIN:CQ SSAVAi&HI.
Is guaranteed to relieve cold q. e
head or on the lungs almost iranae q
ately, because X is an antiseptie fe.
that gives of refreshing AMI g
yapors for inhalation, thus GeQchi,
the innermost parts Of the lung n
the same time that 1t Is relieving the
throat or chest by applicat alton;
get a SOc lar at Faifmont Fhattlie Y
and amply II at night. sleep we
the air passages OF the hesd one 4
and get up feeling fresh and relieve
In the morning, X. y IL
Millions OF germs breed IN tliesf 4
colds. II is reasonable 70 sippo y9|.
can't kill la grippe germs and cure t'lfp
disease quickly without an anti
tic. so why not try the new len,es&
SIM.CO SALNE?
It is mighty good ointment 10 "A
nm hand for cuts, sores, hruiseH burns.
itching piles, eczema tettef, faAnI q
other similar affections. Il s 40 soft
and pliable that Il IS especial lsiepl'
Oh for rubbing and soon dispela |,
agonizing aches from sore ti6uscl
stiff neck. neuralgia and spraine
Fairmont Pharmacy which rs g. Z
agent In Fairmont, Is author izHd tN2f
fund the purchase price Il so is&n
SALyE does not do all that u clainle1
for It: can you expect a more geiasI'
Get n Jar today and be prenaitp.
acc. 60c and $100 per Jar Your
druggist does not keep II, ORDER
VIM. NJ. Simnson DrnR
Druggists. Williamsburg Station !,
burgh, Pa. .s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
WOMAN OF WEIRD "FLRT
MURDER"

SAN FRANCISCO. May 11.-Mrs.
Alice Woodcock, sChool-ma'am, cen
ter OF the welrdest tragedy. in San
Franc;sco's history is weeping for
the first time since the ''flirt muir
der" which reused the city six months
While her husband. Edgar Wood
cock, is missing after having been
released BY jury on an INSANITY de-
Tense following the murder Of Ed
ward Kelly. Mrs. Woodcock has been
sentenced to term Of to IA years
in San Quentin States prison for
perjury during the trial and her bail
liked at $4,000.
Feeling is running high against the
pair and Judge Ward fatty refused
probation for the young woman. Al,
though through her husbands trial
and since the Grand Jury probe mo
tho charge that the Jury was IN
.5d' The schoolmistress has remained
apparently Indifferent, today with
prison bars yawning before her she
has changed her demear'
The "flir: muHler" IL led al
students Of crime.
At a dinner party of three Mrs.
Woodcoc!. tod her husband that she
could not walk block through the
streets without being accosted ana
insulted by man, \ wager was
n;aced aud her husband followed her
Town the street until she passed
E1Hy. She bowed, said Kelly on his
tns;ihed, and he lifted his hat
, Wleyeupon WoodcorI ran up AMI
she. hin.
The public was so aroused AT the
"cr;me without a motive" that the
Gyei1 ,Iur: rec3ened inc ease. Wool 4
cock was also indicted for perjur.
but no trace Of him can be found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Realt Deed ! Age
Filed FOE Record

3
The following deeds have been tiled
with County Clerk A. G. Martin:
Charles p. Hamilton and vile TO ia.
cob G. Hamilton. a parcel OF land on
Teverbaugh creek. Lancoln district, 81,
George A. Iaey and wife to j. w.
Huey. real estate on Huey's run. q
branch OF Buffalo creek, Warrington
district, 81.
John C. Combs and wife to Net Rob-
inson, timber on two tracts OF land on
Dudley Fork, Warrington district. 81.
Charles Freeman ano wife to r. W.
Cornctte. lot in Winfield district. In
the burying ground OF ]. w. Freeman,
Elwood F. Taught to Fl. T. Floyd,
real estate in the Burt addition, Man
nirgton, 81.
John J. Mulvihill and wife to Ernest
f. Church. real estate on Benoni ave-
nue., Fairmont. S.
Howard D. Atha and wife to F. o,
Atha, real estate in Dents addition.
Warrington, l..
Claude McBee and wife to Solomon
H. Horner a parcel OF land In the
Eighth ward of the city OF Fairmont;
consideration, $500.
William H. Bunner and wife to Ber-
nard l.. Bunner a parcel Of land in the
Hughes addition to the city OF Fair
mont; consideration, $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
PERSONALS

Mrs. Myrtle Carroll Powell returned
had spent the past week with friends
Mrs. Arthur Clayton and daughter
Miss Jane, of Warrington, are guests
OF the formers mother, Mrs. John r
Cook, on Fairmont avenue.
Miss Charlotte Campbell is i'll with
scarlet fever dt the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Campbell
OH Pierpont avenue.
Mrs. NJ. L. Hawkins, who was oper
ated on some time ago at Cook hos
pital, was removed to her home at Ben
tons Ferry on Sunday. Mrs. Hawkins
is not doing very well at this time
having undergone very serious oper.
alton.
Miss Katherine Bremen, of this city
who recently underwent a severe oper
alton at the West Penn hospital in
Pittsburgh, is doing nicely at this
time.
Attorney Tusca Morris is in New
York on business.
Miss Caroline Barnes is i'll with a
severe case of tonsilitis at her home
on Maple avenue.
MISS Edna Carrotllers, OF Mononga
Liza county, is visitor in this city 10.
day.
Miss Lulu Lanham, of Grafton, was
shopping i'll the city today.
Mrs. Harry Ross, OF New Kensing.
ton, Pa, is the guest OF Mrs. Rober,
Dnnkcl, Of Monroe street for few
weeks. Miss Beulah Laughery. of
Clarksburg, is also the guest OF Mrs.
Runkell.
DR.. 7. j. Keenan,, of Pittsburgh. is
mere the guest OF Rev. w. D. Reed AT
his home on Fairmont avenue.
Messrs. j. r. Koen and @. N. Koen,
OF Warrington, were visitors in this
city Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. o. n.
Keen have returned returned from Los
Angeles, Cal, where they had spent
the winter with their daughter. Mrs.
Grover Beardsley.
katherine, little daughter of Mrs
John P. Hart. is i'll with measles al
her home on Fairmont avenue.
Mrs. B. II. Fanus and Miss Eva Odell
Flctche: left this morning for Pitts.
burgh where they will spend severa.
days.
Mrs. T. A. Deveny attended the III.
neral OF Mrs. Mary B. McGraw, mother
OF the late Col, John McGraw, which
took place Yesterday at Grafton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
BY VIOLA FLElscHMAN.
interior Decorator.

CLEVELAND, May Ga dining
room needs light and cheerfulness
but It does not require of necessity
highly expensive furnishings. In the
dining groom Illustrated every article
CT furniture is an example OF the way
old pieces relesated to aisuse may be
transformed.
The table is the kitchen variety with
staunch legs and a drop lid on each OF
two sides. The chairs are the simp'
lest style to be found. The glass en-
closed cabinet shown was made from
an old china cabinet. 1t was sawed oil
as shown in the smaller illustration
and supplied with substantial base
and set of turned legs. A pair Of con
sole tables, which can be used as sery'
ing tables, were made from az old dis
carded walnut extension table by
saving it apart and supplying a wide
board at the back.
Cream Colored Enamel
This set OF furniture was thorough
ly scrubbed with lye water to remove
grease and loose paint, lightly sand
papered where surface was rough and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Requires Genius to Teach Musle.

knowledge Of the Initiative art is
developed daily by experience of and
comparison with the life they preig-
ure; knowledge OF literature by the
creative habit Of speech. Music can
he developed only from experience in
the art OF music itself. 1t is an abso-
lute addition TO life. But from its
manifold nature, It's intangibility, the
irregularity of musical endowment,
and [3ove all from the sparslty Of
musical experience in the normal life
of the young, music requires q certain
genius to teach it well, and in our
schools the problem is not yet seri-
ously attempted.-Mancheste Guard
ian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

uneven, and given two or three coats
of flat white paint with a finishing
coat of enamel, tinted to an ecru or
deep cream color. Around the edge or
main surface, was applied Il line OF
dull medium blue color about half
inch wide. Then simple fruit. iloral
Or bird design was stencilleG In Gull
red. orange and apple green.
An individual Lighting fixture can
be made by suspenG:ng ali inverted
wire lamp shade OIL four, thick SILK
cords from a painted tin tray attached
at the ceiling. For the panels in the
center fixture wall paper was used.
A design in keeping with the stencil
decoration was selected in blue, cream,
orange, green and ecru. Il was con
verified into parchment by being dipped
in linseed oil.
Walls and Floor Covering.
Tho walls were finirhed in i nottled
effect with washable flat paint. sra. /,
blue and ivory predominating. The
stencil decoration was repeated OIL the
walls just below the cornice. Tho cor
nice may be enameled cream colcr like
the woodwork of the room, Of i; may
be stained mahogany and vanished.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

Il ~ - ~ ~ W ~ 40 ~
AZ partner b I bsisile WIS eailad
eiif Of town ana vas nor expected ~
rEtdrn for a few days, 81 w'iFFn lmst
,his wife on tie street she remarked
that she was lonesome and asked
her to meet me later and have dinner
with me. 1t was all arranged and I
went To the Office to FIX IN for the oc-
casion when in came hubby and want
ed 10 know why the doliing up, so l
said that had date with a party.
When met my friends wife told
her hubby had returned and she said !:
-Why, know 1t; told him you and
/ were going out to dine" Exchange.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Gilbert Stuart.

II was the fashion of his time to try
to paint great pictures. From this
he had the hardihood TO separate him
self, reaching with true originality
of feeling after what really interested
him. the big essentials in the subjects
that he studied. Thus he put himself
in line with the great painters. shak-
ing himself free from the fads and
nostrums of his time, and betaking
himself straight TO nature. In the
story of American at he holds a
unique and dignihed position
Charles +. Cain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Opportunity No. to 3. Missed

My small boy thinks all babies are
cupids with wings. sent from heaven.
Recently l took him with me to see a
baby just few days old; after look
Ing at 1t intently for few minutes,
he said to the baby's mother: "Oh,
please take his clothes off. ] want
to see where You cut his wings Off
Exchange.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
stenoarsphers Iona EMPLOYED.

1t is not Generally known that ste.
biography us n profession was fol.
lowed as long ago as the days Of the
Roman empire. Poets. who are some
times ridicu'ed nowadays for having
private stenosraphers had them in the
fourth century Of onr era.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

On the floor a hand-woven rug III
black, buff, blue and green makes ar
effective covering. with the wood Of
the floor finished in natural color or
painted a light brown. Hanging, table
runners and other accessories may be
made attractive with little needle
work, blue and natural color linen,
sateen or crash being suitable for
these articles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Practice Of oiIina the Body.

For thousands Of years the oiling of
the body las been valued in Oriental
countries, as a most helpful hysienic
measure. The passage in the Epistie
Of st. James: is any among you sick?
Let him call for the elders Of the
church; and let them pray OVER him.
amounting him with oil In the name Of
the Lord" does not refer to the mere
making ST The sign of a cross on the
forehead, with n finger dipped In oil,
but to tile custom Of oiling the whole
body. This was usually done inter a
warm bath. Costly oils mixed with
perfumes were used for this purpose
by the rich.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Leap Year Dance Thursday.

Elaborate plans are being made
/. FOR the Leap year dance which will be
given by the Elks ladies on Thurs
day evening of this week at the Ma
ionic Temple. Young women OF the
city are eligible to attend the dance
proyided they escort an Elk there.
The women are determined 10 out
cias any dance yet given by the
sE1ks and have all details nicely work.
FED out for the affair The young
women will ask the Elks to 20 TO the
dance and escort them there. Dane
ing will begin at nine O'Clock and an
iitermission will be held durink
which time salad course will be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

served. The Mason and Dixon orches.
ira Will furnish the music. The pat
ronesses will be Mesdames Brooks
Fleming, w. H. Conaway, Brooks
Hutchinson, George DeBoit, w. S.
Raymond, j. L. Watson, Jr. ard Mrs.
John A. Clark. The committee in
charge OF the dance is omoosed of
Mesdames G. NJ. wiltshire. Paul
Hamilton, W. L. Andrews, Mari Keen
an, C. C. Robb and George Martch.
The committee wishes 10 impress on
young women Of the city that they are
invited to attend the dance provided
they are escorted by member OF The
Elks lodge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

Typewriting machines, valued al
sl7.391.l1S, were exported from the
United States during 1919. England
was the principal market, followed by
France and Canada.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Named OFFICERS.

Officers were named Yesterday al
a meeting Of the Pennington Wo,
mans club as follows: President Mrs
j. NJ. Haggerty; vice president Mrs
d. A. Ward; secretary Mrs Rupert
Maple; treasurer Miss Frances Hag-
gerry. The meeting yesterday marked
the close Of the club year which has
been an unusually enjoyable and
successful one. This morning Mrs
Haggerty the new president and Mrs
U. w. Gallien the retiring president
left for Keyser 10 attend the Cen
trail district convention OF the West
Virginia State Federation OF Women's
clubs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

E NI7S
Annual Dinner.

The congregation OF the First Bap
Ia church wlll hold its annual DIN
las. on Wednesday e"enius at six
clock In the social rooms OF the
church. The dinner will he a covered
i!sh afiaie aid all members OF the
.turch are invited to be present FOL
uwinE the dinner the annual business
meeting will be held and matters OIL
Importance viii be transacted.
To Baltimore.
Mrs. Frank r. Lyon is leaving this
'.ycntng for Baltimore where she Will
spend some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
To Baltimore


hrs. John X. Cook is leaving this
week for Strassburg, va, where she
will visit relatives. She will be join
ID there by her daughter, Miss VIZ
yinia Cook, who is studying music In
New York and they will SO TO Mary.
and where they will spend several
weeks with relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Auxiliary to Meet

The Womans Auxiliary OF the B.
and o. Veterans association will meet
tonight at 1880 O'Clock at the Y. M.
GA. a. the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road station. a social hour will fol
low the business session.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

The Wesley class Of the Monongab
III. Z; church, south, held an enjoyable
injecting last evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Leeper the former
being the class teacher. Following a
business session a social hour was en-
jpyed and refreshments served. Those
present we're: Misses Maude Lind
ay, Ruth Keim. Pearl Springer, Myra
Martin, Virginia Robinson. Geneyieve
Martin, Margaret Robinson. Rev.
Glenn w. Stewart, Messrs. Raymond
Homes, Ralph Gaskins. Charles Cum
fnins, Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Face.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

Miss Ruth Heintzclman arrived here
this morning TO spend several weeks
with he's father, H. l.. Heint:eiman, on
lBencni avenue. Miss HeintZelman Is
taking training at the Children's hos
pifal In Boston and will graduate from
that instttution shortly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
To Meet Tonicht.

a special meeting of the Court Joan
OF Arc Daughters of Isabella will be
Held this evening at 1880 O'Clock at
lt4e parochial school hall. Arrange
,rnents will be made. for the initiation
ceremony to be held'Msy 90 and those
Naying applications to present are
asked to present them at this meet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

The Pythtan Sisters will meet this
evening at eight O'Clock at the Knights
:s3f Pythias hall on Main street. All
officers and members OF the staff are
urged to be present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

2 =
Mrs. T. Blair Wilson entertained
charmingly with birthday dinner
yesterday noon, at her attractive home
on Despard street, celebrating the
selghty.firstS birthday anniversary OF
her grandmother, Mrs. Maria Elem
Ing. Although having reached an adj
xanced age, the guest OF honor was
one OF the lnerriest OF the guests pres
gent, and greatly enjoyed the gatherins
gDf old friends and relatives. The
guests were: Mss. Edgar Curry OF
Lost Creek; Mrs c. a. Morga: and
Mrs. Levi d. HAIR, Of Fairmont; Mrs.
A., Short and Mrs. Claude Short,
OF Shinnst0n: Mrs. John Lodge and
Miss Anna Dunkin, and Mrs. Sarah
sCnrpening, Of Bridgeport: Miss VIZ
ginia Marley ana Mrs. Florida Cline,
OF Enterprise; MIS-. Martha Atkins,
and Mrs. NJ. Alice Co"pening. OF
.Cfarksburs. -Clarkstarg Exponent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
Dance Tonight.

Everything is in readiness for the
dance which the Par Mar club will
give this eTeninG at the Masonic TEN
ole. The Mason Dixon Seven will fur.
5tSsli the music and dancing will begin
promptly at nine o'clock Invitations
must be presented at the door. The
Committee which arranged the dance
Us composed OF the following: Fl
Rcbb Furman, Arthur Niche, Ernest
N Robinson, Jennings Martin and
Clark u. Reese.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11

Dent Hive No. 1913 l.. 0. T. NJ. will
hold "a covered dish supper Tuesday
evening May is. The Sir Knights OF
\ the K. o. T. NJ. will be guests of the
ladies on this occasion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-17
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON BELIEVES new YORK
EXPLOSION RESULT OF PLOT; U.S TREASURY
, UNDER GUARD; WAR PRECAUTIONS Renewed

secret Service was at work on the case.
because of the proximity OF The .expln-
sion to the United States sub-treasury
and assay office Mr. Houston added
that the treasury'S report contained no
definite Information as to the cause Of
the explosion.
In she meantime redoubled precau-
tlonS will he taken to guard the treas
ury building here Resumption OF war
time restrictions were said BY officials
TO be under Consds tion. which would
mean the closing OF all the doors Of the
building except one. requiring OF passes
for admittance and the placing OF extra
guards on duty.
Heard in washington
Officials Of the postotfuce department
declared postal inspectors were ready to
cooperate with the other government
agnsctes. and David ]. Price. explosive
specialist OF the department. of agr!cul-
ture. left for New York tonight. - aid In
determining the nature Of the explosive.
The noise Of tho explosion was heard
in Washington by an Official Of the
treasury who was talking on the tele--
phone to an o9fiee in rho Equitable build
Ing in New York at the time. Tho con-
ver@tion was interrupted, he said. By
what sounded like the closing Of n
larg ebook." Connection was interrupted
and later hc was called hack. he said. to
be told tina; he had not been cut off but
that there had been an explosion nearby
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-17
PRESIDENT
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Washington. Sept. 16.-Dr. Delisarro
Porqs. president elect Of Panama In
laying n wreath on Wnshington's tomb
today hailed Mount Vernon as the
Mecca for all Americans who would seek
inspiration in political justice and dis
intcrcstedness." TIL" founder Of the
first American hepubliC. DR.. Porras de-
Clared. would sand forever as the
standard OF patriotism and wisdom for
all statesmen, Of this hemisphere"
AG-.i.c guests Of Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. Dr. Porras made the trip to
Mount Vernon on the Presidential yacht.
high officials of the State. war and
navy departments. with whom he diner
on the return trip. The party included
in addition to Secretary Daniels. Cen
cral Pershing. Secretary Of Commerce
Alexander and Under-Secretary Of State
Davis.
Likening Mount Vernon as a place Of
inspiration TO the mecca Of the Moslem
world" and the Mountain Of Aventino
where Roman plebans sought strength
and INSPIRATION" for their political
struggles. DR.. Porras. in concluding his
brief address before the tomb declared: :
We are indebted for having in this coun-
try the motto for all other republics OF
our hemisphere. Rest in peace, and
stand forever As tho standard Of patri-
otism and wisdom for all statesmen Of
this hemisphere"
Secretary Daniels responded to the
tribute Of DR.. Porras with the hope
that tho youngest republic and the
oldest republic on the American hemi-
sphere would forever held together in
tho bonds of Washington's faith"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-17
SteubenyiNe RObber
ConfeSSes; Needed Money
To Rescue Relatives

S,euhcnvIllc. Ohio. Sept. l6-Jose
Alvarez. Mexican. aged "a years. brought
hacl, from Cleveland by Chief OF Police
Blaine Carter. charged with rohbing Mir
kin's jewelry store her" iaSt Sundcy
morning. made a signed confession to
r. f. Barclay. Pinkertan detective. to-
day. His confession will be presented
70 the grand jury now in session. and
he will be arraigned 10 enter his plea
Of guilty as soon as the indictment Is
retuVncd.
Alvcrez said he robbed the Jewelry
store window TO get money for bringing
his aged mother and his l3-ycar old
sister to the United States from Naco,
sonora where he says they are In con-
slant danger Of being killed by bandits.
He said his father had been major in
General Daz army and held vast os-
tntes under Diaz regime. but that his
father was killed in tho first revolution
and his ramlly reduced to poverty. Al
vare2 claimed that he did not shoot
at Patrolman Harry Finch who had at
tempted tn arrest him. c"ntcnding the
policeman ami a street car mOtorman
did ell the shooting. The charge OF
shooting 10 Kill WAS withdrawn. All the
jewclry the Mexican took from the
iewelry store window has been re-
covered.