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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

WASHINGTON, D. c, Aug. s.
Practically every day now Prest
dent Wilson may be seen riding In
an open auto In Rock Creek parH
or on the Virginia highway leading
to Mt. Vernon. The latter IS his
fayorite ride. The President wears
a little stift.brimmed straw hal
which he holds lightly with his
right hand. He lO0gs much Older
than a year ago; the lines in his
face have greatly deepened. He
still does only about u per cent
Of a normal days work.
The cost Of living, and particr
larry the cost OF food, continues
to mount. Figures gathered b.
the Department Of Labor show thai
on June Is last the average family
expenditure was 2 per cent. higher
than On May Is; in Hay the eS
penditrre was 2 pc. cent. higher
than in April. and in April the ex
penditure was 5 Ger cent higher
than in March. Since January Of
this year the family expenses have
increased . per cent. The cost oil
food since 1915 has gone up on an
average Of more than 100 per cent
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lQI|'|l|| BElG|| !
|a[Ee|D[IR RERE
|Dr. Frederick u. Newell
WIN Deliver Address to
Local Engineers.

m FrnderIrk ri Newell Ur.
h,ns M SssS :, The '1 nsnarrsnt
~ 40 mi En zine Il W r1I1ersify n
nj TII, S;at is n Fair%nont He ar.
r r.S. On WednesSav IA. night oysr the
T "a q rstIrc.S ;ro,S e p;ttsbnren
a =, = he y. ,,, t eSSres. Tho Hsi-mnni
~ ns NJ ~ ,Ss sroer fc sssocia.
,ion - En y. os :, s.S6 o,c1ocS "a.
nIah, - a. F re y n S.Ss us'is rep.
iuiaroS a. untai Esirmont rhi,e N
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CRY HAS REACHED
Continued from Page onel

{, -, = -
the approaches, will be SS1S.000,
1t is way below the lowest lump
sum contract bid for teh Job, which
was $S6O,QOO. In concluding his
remarks, Mr.. Cunningham asked
what the Rotary club was going TO
do about it.
Remarks on the subject were
made by Sam R. Nuzum. who
among other things suggested that
the facts in the bridge matter
ought to be told to the people Of
Fairmont at a great mass meeting
to be held on the lawn Of the old
Normal school, ". ]. Wiesel,
Clarence Robinson and others and
upon Mr.. cunningham's motion q
committee Of i've TO be appointed
BY the chair Off the study of the
question was authorized. Later
this motion was changed to make
It read that the committee reoprt
plansfor keeping the work on the
bridge going at a special meeting
of the club to be held Monday.
Acting President Brown ap-
pointed R. 7. Cunningham, Sam r.
Nuzum, G. ". Robinson. J. R.
Spease and Fred Helmtck. mas
much as Mr.. Nuzum had already
made arrangements to leave the city
not to be back until afterthe meet
ing Of the club, T. /. Brett avs sub
stituted for him.
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TRYING 70 FIX
Continued from page one,

who had aever'made a Democratic
speech or attended a Democratic
convention in The memory Of old
time Democrats.
Chilton's opposition 10 the Lit.
tlepage nomination. strange as II
may seem considering the use OF
the federal, Ot[!ceholders against
the Kanawha man, came from the
success Of Li.tlepage when IN con
gess in having U. S. Marshal Wf.
liam Osborne appointed for a sec
ond term. Littlepage, then in CON
grass. insisted upon the retention
a Osborne while Chiffon wanted
Hal Depue. OF Rcane county. The
President went withe Littlepage
and Osborne picked the plum.
peeyed and disappointed over the
rebuke Chiffon early laid plans to
defeat Littlepase. Ee failed niset-
ably in Kanawha county where
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05
According to Joe, II runs some
thing like this: Bob WoOlley turns

Eve could hare put Mac over II
It had not been for those confound-
ed undated kilograms saying that
Mac was not a candidate and did
not want It."
Following him comes Carter
Glass:
ave could have had an admin
istration man II It hadn't been for
The bile o. hay, Mitchell Palmer.
The dinged churnp thought he had
a chance 10 win himself and when
he ought to have swung in line
and delivered his votes for Nc
Adoo he was not there"
Aious comes Mitchell Palmer
and unloads his troubles on Joe:
Il could have won hands down
il that dinged fool business OF Nc,
Adoo hadn't been Kept going. OF
course everybody knew nobody
| wanted McAdoo and | was the log
ical candidate, but when the critl
cal moment came to swing the Nc
Adoo votes to me they we're mol
there. How do you expect TO save
the country Il you play that kind
; Of politics"
Next comes Ray Baker, of Ne
vada:
"of course, Joe, We were with
the old man all the time. The only
thing to do was to nominate WI
son, but what can You do when
you have a couple Of selling-plat'
ers like Mitch Palmer and McAdoc
running around in crazy hippo
drone?'
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L|HHDAIRl6Ill
NEWS GOSSIP

WASHINGTON, D. C., Ang. 81
! Daniel P. Gist has been commits
stoned postmaster at Letart, ". Va
Miss ElizaDeth liner, daughtel
of III. and Mrs. George D. Elmer
OF this city, DIED at1he family ieSi
dence ana her remains we're takei
70 Manassas, Va, Tor burial. 1ht
family came to WaShtngton iron
UDshur county, ". Va, whet,
they were well known and highl,
Respected residents.
Senator Sutherland Is endeayor
INK 10 obtain discharge from In
army Of Lieut.. James A. Sayagt
and Private French Dayton Ieter
both West Virginlars, the laIter'i
home being at Elklns. The appl!
cation for Lieut.. Savage is for
total permanent disability chars,
so that he may leave General fos
pital No. q at Denver, Colorado
and proceed 10 the hospital Of tht
famous Mayo brothers In Minnesot:
70 submit TO a surgical operation
| for toIic goiter. The discharge O.
Private Tefer Is asked for on TIL
grounds Of the dependency Of hi
wife for support.
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ro eraftpn.

Tho annual picnic aud outing g
the 4. and o. veterans Sassoc attoa
and the ladies' auxiliary VIII g
held At Grafton Saturday !. q ~ !!
v ,.s A special train wtl le9ySe \.
tSe station al nine O'clock and VII
r ri. At eight o'clock u the eyers
inc and Inc outing VIII be held q
Cation pask. A special pro 1M
mas bsen arranged for the entet.
ta;nment Of the guests, features s
which viii be several songs spiie
by Douglas Fleming, who recen't
retrrneS from the P1cihe g. !,
where he toured with q yaude .lY
comnany and who Is visiting "
naren;s. Mr.. and Mr1. Harry aetlpt|
ing soncs by Mrs. Moran, Of GtNt'
ton. and an address BY Mrs. Snips
president Of the Ladies auxilMZls
A campaign to receive new me1 I
hers for The organization VIII "a
conducted on this day and an Is
tractiye booth will be lnalnta
for this purpose. Mrs. Harry t5es
Ing Is president Of the ladies ell4s
Hilary and chairman o. the near
bership committee.
a 8 "
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Realty.Deeds Are
Filed for Record

The following deeds have been
filed with County Clerk A. 9. Mar;
tin; Thomas Leo Burchtna ana
wife to Harry Virgil Morgan, real
estate on Mccoy ST., Fairmont, 81
Joseph N. Mccoy and wife 70
Thomas L. Durchinal quit claim
to real estate on Mccoy St, Fair
mont, IS.
CI Ross Musgrave ct al. to
Joseph T. Dots, two lots on
Pennsylvania avenue addition to
Fairmont. $500.
James R. Moreland, special COM
Missioner TO G. Bella Lough a LOT
IN Belle View Heights Addition.
Iai,mtnt, $500.
Clark W. Klsner and wife To
". C. Kline q lot on Coleman St,
Fairmont, 81.
Simeon Bright and wife to Harry
B. Clark a tract Of real estate In
Fairmont Independent District
;14,s00.
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Railroad News In
And Near Fairmont

! Semi-annual examinations In the
book Of rules we're begun today al
the B. & o. stStion by F. H.
Brummage, Fairmont. These ex-
aminations may continue a couple
weeks.
Richard P. Bartlett, B. & 0. car
checker, working out Of Baltimore
on, the Mononsah and Charleston
divisions Of the B. & o. railroad
stopped here today enroute to
ClarKsburs. He Is a Fairmont boy
and was formerly clerk TO his
father, Ernest Bartlett, B. & o.
trainmaster at Fairmont.
ConsignmentS Of peaches are
coming into Falrmont via the Unit
ed States Railway Express Com
paly from Springfield, ". Va
near Cumberland. The consign-
ments are heavy. Three dollars q
basket is being asked now but q
more reasonable price may prevail
later.
Nine passengers from Falrmonl
left today on the. B. & O. excur-
sion for Atlantic City.
The special train OF Stanley
Ennes. Baltimore, general manager
OF the eastern lines Of the B. &
0, passed through Castor Junction
this afternoon from Clarksburg end
was going east 10 Grafton.
Ten mallet engines will be puI
10 work between Fairmont a1t
Grafton about September /, B. &
0. officials say.
4. H. frederick, Fairmont So.
peryisor, is making every effort
to have the tracks between. Fair.
mont and Grafton in shape to rlr
the mallet engines by Septembel
/. Good time Is being made on the
work between here and Grafton
and the Fairmont yards. -
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9g ~ n 49, s.e..;s. s cofss eSst m
E. ~ .s.,t 49, s. &C.. M n .Tss
I.u sssa.s,SS :i S.sS. Tint n ore
scS. r,ss. a;,ra .. M sec,,tive mi.
~ a.;vs S NJ m,ttSs for i attle
~, n.rs ssS baan cSauped with a az.
ssrsrt pencil and he votes counted
for Eoonfz How far this traudR
lent nractice was carried VIII neyer
ba 8iscjosed because Littierage
ala No. asE for Z recount.
Littlepaee SRept the southern
saciior al the state In the primary
sven earryinr the county Of Men.
oias where Koontz was born and
reared. Ne also carried Boone.
Fr-e.te Rale!gh. Mason. Putnam.
free1br,er Srmmefs and Monroe.
whi;e lie Democratic counties OF
caISoun G,lme- Randolph and
. webster gave him large maiorides.
. The cruelest blow Of al, however,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

In nm = 4 j s. q
"a if NJ. =
nm = f:1S7. III ~ ~
,leie Z or s. NJ y coz I
|. a,inr her fiSrres Ae ccmmitsee
! ieIf that Inss55nhch 81 i1cLsase
i a valuation On really lad been
very small ii proportion 2 me
! o;her two eiassltlc tions, a nrtnet
increase OF ten per cent KouEo en-
able the city to raise enough money
10 finish the bridge without worK-
Ing q great hardship on me tax
Charles ". Evans. real estate
dealer made the statement mAt
4. real estate valuation had moi gone
| % IN proportion with the otaer
c!assificatlons and said that N
many instances property was as
sessed at not mora than three
fourths Of what the valuation ought
TO be.
in answer TO q question Of Mr.
EFIsbee, TCsca Morris stated tnat
! lie board had power 10 act and
! pOiatci on; The Importance Q! Fais-
T, ing funds 10 compete the stIuc-
tufe nov, instead Of allowing 9
delay Of another year. which vii
entail a les OF about $4,000. There
! has ben extended Up 10 date a9oGi
/ ss0e,000 more, part OF Which VIII
! be contributed By the Traction
company and part by the coursy
court.
! X. L.. Cunningham. OF the board,
expressed conc9rn over the ques-
| ton OF The legality OF the proceed.
!ns. NJ. Cunningham also wanted
| 10 know Why the bridge had not
;bssn competed with the funds pro-
iyled ana which were said to be
sufficient at the time. J. M.
Jacobs stated that the Casey Com
! paay had done some work not re-
CURED in the Original corlract.
among which be mentioned The
I taildin. OF Golfer dams for con-
crete 3l.ins under the middle span,
bringing over The B. and o. tracks
; with steal Orders and several
other Items Of heavy expenditure
thai had not been lorseen.
Il WIS agreed by al the speak
ers tina: tae sum Of 100000 In
F., addition 10 tie small sum available
would suffice 10 complete tst
structure.
Much dissatisfaction has been
expressed a. the action Of the
board. although the county as
SCISSOR comes in Tor his share o.
the blame Tor the unfortunate situ-
alton. in discussing the situation
! this morning. q prominent attorney
made the statement that realty
has been assessed at 100 low q
value for some years. Specific
mention was made Of a piece o;
land that was in Litigation some
time ago. in a condemnation suit.
The attorney stated that the land
had been assessed at $4,000, but
that the owner had demanded $685.
900. and a number OF real estate
experts had testified that the
property should have ben assess
ed al $500.
Yesterday vas the last Of the
twenty-five days allowed the board
BY Law TO adjust valuations. By
the action OF the board in refusing
20 assist the city in raising the
NEEDED funds, Il may be necessary
to discontinue work on, the bridge
within a short time, or as soon as
the limited amount now available
for the purpose Is exhausted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

stork Had Double Luad-Some
one else will have 70 serve as ehtet
boss OF the Mt. City Lodge No.
as, Knights Of Pythias entertain
ment committee at the social hour
planned for this evening. D. O.
Cole. 9l7 Walnut avenue, who gen
orally presldes, has asked 10 be Re.
lieYed from duty tonight, The
ssork dropped in at the Cole home
lust afternoon and made a gift OF
twin boys, Weighing six pounds
each. according 10 the statement
made over the telephone by the
proud and excited father. The
lodge will likely grant Mr.. Cole the
special request he has made. as It
means two more members for the
order.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05
TAX BOARD Turns
down CITY Plan
Hides Behind Technical.
ty and Fairmont VIII
Suffer.

By a vote Of two against the
proposition, the other member not
voting. the Marion County Board
Of Equalization yesterday rejected
the proposal OF Mayor Conway,
The Fairmont City Commissioners,
a large number Of representative
business men and other taxpayers
70 raise the TAX valuation Of realty
in the city in order to enable tne'
city ri TO complete the bridge over
the Mopongahela river. Mayor
conaway. z. F. Davis, City Direc-
tor Of Finance, James Davis, Coun-
ty Assessor and a number Of others
sooke in favor Of the proposition,
bit after a lengthy discussion w;
r Furbee and Eldridge Carter Of
the hoard, voted against the pro-
posai. R. L. Cunningham express
ed himself as satisfied to raise
the valuation il such a course were
shown to be legal.
The meeting was the result OF a
survey Of realty values begun some
time ago by a committee Of citizens
who had been requested to act ~
Mayor Conway and the city diree-
tors The committee spent three
weeks in going over the tax books
and during that time made a re-
| adjustment OF valuations raising
some and lowering Others, with q
net result thar a million dollars
was added to the valuation Of the
properties changed. On top Of thar
Il recommended that q horizontal
/; raise Of ten per cent be made on
! the valuation Of realty IN the CITY
! Tor the purpose OF raising enough
money to complete the bridge.
W. ]. Wiegel, one Of the COM
| mittee was called upon to state 70
! the board what the committee had
| done, and said that the assessor
had come to an understanding with
| the committee to accept and re-
commend the findings Of the COM
mittee. In looking over property
/ values, Mr. Wiesel stated, II was
found that In a large number Of
| instances property had been asess-
ed too low, and q raise recon-
mend to approximate 80 per cent.
| Of the true and actual value OF the
| property on the West Side. Fred
| Mcintire spoke OF the work OF the
committee on the East Side.
Albert ]. Kern, city solicitor
presented to the board statement
Iof the increase in the tax valua-
! alton from 1917 to 1918. The report
showed that since 1914 realty val
|ues had been increased from Sill
| 9S5,7e5 to $12.S55,14O In 1919 or a
little more Than per cent: person.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Hythlan Pafty-There viii be
sgodt time for the members Of ut.
CITY Lodge NO. As Knights 0!
Pyihias this evening. The degree
team VIII put on the third rans
work two candidates taking the
roik. Amer the initiation there will
be q social hour ior. the member
and refreshments Will be served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Iarriase Licenses = Marriage
liealseS 6zyes been Issued by Dep
i6tN County Clerk ". F. Foster to
the following: Joshua Hawkins,
"a | and Mary Virginia Sales, Is,
sboh colored, OF Eairmont; Jacob
EaFreaSo 3 oust, IS, .Littleton, anG
Nellie Fufpeey Is, Of Gloyers Gap;
R1sswall 8. Hurd; divorced, 49, Of
MoEndsailIe, and Elizabeth Ardes-
lss Ellls IL; Of Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

ssslsh Car Reeovered-A tele.
ph1ne message was received this
afittnpcn from Deputy Sherifis
HcNart Woodward and James
iHalret stating that two young
med whose names were not learn.
"a, ..hAa been captured at Morgan.
t1En VIA the Chevrolet car stolen
yeeerday from George L. Kerr.
h& tEn officers Will return with
Their prtsoners this afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

How the Democratic convention
happened to nominate Cox is e1-
pI2incd in different ways By re-
turning boom managers who have
talked with Joe Tumulty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Admitted to Hospital = A. G
Rpsht, Of Fairmonr avenue, wa!
adhlited to Cook hospital las
evening suffering with; a rsevert
caSa OF uuinsy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

According to a Paris physician,
premature badness is due to some
trouble with the teeth.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Bob Martin, the Terra Alta (w.
Va bearcat, Travelled along the
battlefront In France putting all
corners to sleep by the 4. o. route
when he wasn't finishing OH HEN.
les out In front, becom.r cnam.
pion heavyweight boxer o! the A.
E. F., only to come back 10 Point
Pleasant, W. Va, and run into q
fatal collar plexus from the hani
OF the featherweight champ in the
matrimonial class, Kid Cupid. Bob
Is here with Mrs. Bob, ana one loOs
al the latter explains all. She Is a
pretty and attractive girl, viyacioas
and interested in thngs-pariica.
larry Bob.
Accompanied by the champions
brother, Reed F. Martin, VINO Is a
clerk III the War department, they
are seeing the sights by the lighl
Of the honeymoon. They spent 10,
day al Mount Vernon.
Friends OF the champion say that
be has realized $4,000 from his
title as champion leather pusher OF
the A. E. F., and his date book con
tains many engagements yet TO be
filled On profitable terms. Bots
parents have also shared In bis
good fortune.
Up till a few weeks ago, they
were living In q little cottage at
Terra Alta, a mere toy house sol
on a lot which had hardly room
enough lsf for a bed Of morning
glories at the kitchen door. That's
all changed now-since Bob's last
visit to the old folks. They have a
fine house to live insurrounded BY
fifty acres Of good land. Bob
bought the farm fully equipped and
moved the old folks out Best Of
all they hadn't the tIintest warning
that they were going to move un.
I'll their big son drove up TO take
them out to their future home.
Nor was that all. Bob handed them
a bank book that showed a sum In
four figures to their credit and, as
he LEFT, he warned them to let him
know any time they. needed any
more.
That done, Big Bob started at
once to build a home for himself.
The young lady at Point Pleasant
had promised to help him. With
the assistance Of 8 local clergy
man and Big Bob hanging about
sheepIlshly and abashed, she kept
her promise with bridal roses and
wedding bells on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

The price Of an Egyptian war
chariot at the time Of Solomon
was about $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

icnills Remoyea-Mis Nellit
Drigpo d Route No. Z, had her ton
Slls removed today at Cook hos
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

srssis Early ftest- Frost will
Be on tie pumpkin early this year
N 6ld res idents Of the West VIZ.
glais bus Who hare noticed the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

The barn owl. when she has
young, brings a mouse to her nest
about every u minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

The heart Of a vegetarian beats,
on an average. IS times a minute;
that Of a meat eater, Is times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Sued for Damaees-Scnny Ham.
ilton who vas yesterday tried and
sentenced for reckless driving on
the Country Club. road has been
sued for $500 damages by Cady and
Hale whose car he wrecked end
the case has teen set for trial
next wednesday. AL the witnesses
for the state in the first trial Will
be summoned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05
EAiE :sWANIT' ADS.

ron SALE 6.passenger Buick
touring car. VIII demonstrate
1hIaE a bargain to quick buy:
Heas ss1s stis y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05
New Questions.

Sfek-Nnat Is Z KAYAK.
What Is q tairway in golf?
? s-HoW long can q modern Sc:
diyer remain under water?
What was the first war Il
which General Washington engag'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Meeting Tonisht-Ths monthly
meeting Of the Public Aeal;n
Service board viii be held this
evening al 7::30 In the Red Cross
rooms, at the call Of Mrs. W. 7.
Hartman, chairman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

Meet This Evenine-The mem.
bers Of the executive and financial
committees appointed at the GU.
zens mass meeting on Monday
night when protest was registered
against the proposed Increase IN
gas rates Will meet this evening q
1880 with General Chairman Rolio
Conley In Mr.. Conley's office 10
discuss ways and means Of fighting
the Increased rate proposition. A
ftiil turnout Of the members Of the
committees Is desired this evea.
Ing. H.. :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

The Harding and Cox club, d
Washington, was born ten days
ago, and Is a husky baby with q
$4,000 bank account contributed
by 1000 dee.lighted s6dfathers al
$40 per. Checks are still flowing
In commensurate with the speed Of
the Burleson postal system. Tha,
iustifes the expectation Of the
clubs officials that there will be
enough Of them that will not ar
rive until after the election to
make up the usual deficit hanging
over from a political campaign. rhe
old fashioned torch light process
sion Of the days Of our fathers u
to be revived by this club and the
tentative program for its activities
Is to feature Jazz as an a1tidote &c.
apathetic tendencies. One Of tn
main tasks set for itself by The
club is to get all Washington office
holders who want to join in and
help the rest Of the voters Of The
country Gust their present inettt
Client bosses, OF and on the way Il
their homes in the states to partlcl
pate In the patriotic enterprise
This Is enough to say that the Cap
ital will be almost deserted Of gov
eminent employees the first weeG
Of NEXT November.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

6-What is q ledger?
e@Wfat Is a hedger?
Where Is Lake Memphrema
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

The idea that the century plant
blooms only once In a hundred
years Is q popular fallacy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05

tonight ana FIJI
lay.
Local Readings.
+. P. Hall, Oh.
Temperature al
5 a, m. today, IS
Weather yester'
ny, clear; TEN
lure, maximum,
81; minimum, S.,
Precipitation, Q.
River las feet,
falling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-05
THE WEATHER,

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