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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
! HOME BUILDINC

HE building Of homes'in Fairmont is going to be
onegof The features in the progress Of the city
during next two years. There are several residences
II The course Of construction right now. many more in
The hands Of architects getting ready for bids from
contractors. and great numbers Of people who are
ready build but bidns their time hoping for better
labor terms The price Of material is considered no
cause for complaint. but many people are drawing
comparisons between the labor wage in this city and
elsewhere, and are willing TO wait year or two if
necessary and see if it will not be possible to build
better home for their investment later
This extensive program of home building suggests
the thought that neighbors ought to consult with each
other upon type Of exterior to be built Fairmont is
opening from the home builder this summer some ex-
eeptonal chances for beautiful residential districts.
There every chance to make some Of these suburbs
the pride Of the city in beauty of landscape and con-
stueton.
n ths owners Of the lots recently purchased in
these newly opened plots, would get together and CO.
operat with each other in their plans for homes and
lawns, 70 preserve an agreeable harmony in the
general appearance Of the neighborhood, fine results
could be secured without cent of additional outlay
and the beauty of their surroundings increased i'm
messnably
Everybody knows some handsome home whose
ettlaeuyensss mas been almost ruined by dwelling
nsxt orthst outraged every sense Of proportion and
Inc Everybody knows the man who paints his house
the color an orange even thugh It be side by side
with neh red brick dwelling. Some people think it
an sSrayaganee and useless expense to employ an
architect They: have never built house, but, Of
Iousss hey know exactly how they want It'll This one
IDEA bus resulted in more building fiascos than can be
counted. People generally know whether they wish
gold silver or white filings in their teeth but they
set dentist to put them in. usually. As general
rule houses planned by good architect will never be
an eye sore ID aneshborhood The architect viii look
over lot. and will consider the neishboring houses
and permitted even a quarter Of free rein will pro-
dpee structure that will harmonic with the rest Of
the dwelling near by. OF course, sometimes an arch
sesi wilbsso hampered by his employer that even he
cannot save The day.
Iberei no reason why Fairmont should not have
something Seepional in these new building plots now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

traffic cop stationed at the foot of the Penn
syivania Avenue on the grade leading up to Quincy
street could do well with one Of those "stop" eco"
signals. Drivers engage in neck and neck races on
this grade continually. Some times as many as
three cars are racing into town in row. or course
when this happens pedestrian has to move little
bit quicker than creased lightning II he happens
to be caught on crossing It is UP to the pedestrian
too for the drivers pride would never permit them
to shift gears or slow down while the other car
walks away It would mean a lot in these races IL a
cop could always be there to give the Go" signal
so that the getaway at the foot of the hill could be
made in proper alignment; and each driver have
a fair chance to win out at the top. Children have
beenrun down on this street SO often that they are
agile as squirrels Occasionally driver will land
one of the little first graders their way to school,
but he must be making not less than fifty miles an
hour to do It. School begins next month though and
there will be lot Of new kids who can he squashed
with ease.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

The fact that the jury saw fit to clear the White
sox ball players will have little influence on the
people who go to the games. The general public
has thumbs down for these players The national
game Of baseball is very dear to the hearts of it's
followers and they cherish It's unbleshed record as
clean sport trifle more than they do their eye
sight No matter how well they play the game, and
no matter how honestly they play 1T hereafter these
unfortunate stars will never twinkle again on the
diamond for the breath Of suspicion will ever rest
upon them: the baseball fan looks harder for crook
edness than any other patron Of sport, and to say
that he is out spoken in his opinions is to put It
mildly. Any attempt to place these in the field
would result in riot the first time anything went
wrong no matter how innocently. It is fine for the
future Of the game that this spirit exists.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

the question; the reader may an
awer ~
I'VE do not Wish % andersaine
the benefits which are derived
from the weather bureau,s VAN
Ing, hut its long range Of weekly
gaesses are certainly about equai
In value TO Prof. Fosters \. q. o.
g. CThs Great dwelling Guesseh).
On Sunday, July 81, the weather
bureaus prediction. as published
all over the country was: .'fn the
Ohio valley and region Of The
Great Lakes the coming week will
be generally fair" On the follow.
ing day, Monday. the prediction
read: Fair Monday and Tuesday
Now, let US compare guesses with
what transpIred: On Tuesday
morning, shortly after midnight It
began raining and continued sever.
al hours. The heaviest rainfall In.
weeks. Tuesday evening another
downpour, raining most of the
night. Wednesday morning another
"soakerr that made the roads re.
semble Bunyan's Slough OF Des.
pond" Hence our faith In the
weather mans predictions Is sadly
shattered. On Monday evening VIC
heard an owl hooting on the leafyI
branches OF a forest king and We
wondered whether the owls "pre
diction" or the weather mans.
guess would prove the more relI.
able We presume the owl sought
shelter from the raging downpour
In hollow tree. The weather man
should follow its example. In Luke,
chapter II, verse 81, we read
when sc see cloud rise out of
the west straightway, ye say, there
cometh a shower" We should say
there did, several OF them, and I'll
we have been unnecessarily harsh
toward the weather bureau we are
sorry and especially do We hope
we have not disturbed the sublime
serenity of our friend Frank P.
Hall.
s. c. MuseRAvE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

pillar here FORT" One replied, "Bat,
tie fought here-great battle"
who fought?" Americans and
British" Who was the general
on the American side?" Don't
know-General Washington or
somebody" Concerning his inter.
view with these boys, Dir. Holmes
observes: What is an old battle,
though 1t may have settled the des.
TIMES Of a nation, to the game Of
baseball between the Boston anu
Chicago mines which is to come
off tomorrow, Or the game Of mar.
bles which Tom and Dick are Just
going ~ play together under The
shadow OF the great obelisk which
commentaries the conflicts? The
same writer once encountered
some boys, from eight to ten or a
dozen years old, fishing in the
River Avon. He called to the lit
tie group saying: Boys, who was
this man Shakespeare, people talk
SO much about?" The boys look at
each other, but confess ignorance.
Then DR.. Holmes tried the univers.
al atimulant: Here are some pen.
MES for the boy that will tell me
what that Mr.. Shakespeare was"
The biggest boy finds his tongue
at last. "He was a writer-he
wrote plays" That was as much
as he could get out OF him. AS
Holmes truly says, '.How small a
matter literature is to the great
toiling, seething, struggling, love
making, bread.winnlng men and
women who fill this huge, palpitat.
Ing world OF ours. What is the rel
atNe Importance In human we'll.
being OF the text Of Hamlet and
the patching Of old trousers? ask
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
PersenaIs


Alice Josephine Is the neile q
d bright little daughter born Ned
nesdays August 8, to Mi. and IS
Czech Jenkins Of Dearborn str
Mrs. Jenkins was Miss Berthe
Adams. 81
Mrs. Bruce Barthalow Of Grafton
road IS. the guest Of her daughters
In Clarkshurg for Q few days.
Paul Dawson and Harry anos
William Williams are spending
several days at Goshen the guest
Of relatives:
Jones Johnston Of Garrett Ind
ana, Is the. guest Of James Williams
and family OF Grafton road and
Paul Dawson OF East Park.
Mrs. Grover Lloyd and sisters
Misses Paula and fTwila Safer
field OF Muncie, Ind. are spending
several days in Wheeling They
will return here TOT q ilonger visit
before returning to their home.
]. T. Braun Of East Park has
returned from q visit with friends
at Toledo; ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Jacobs and
daughters Misses 1neS and Whine
Jacobs will leave this morning for,
a two weeks stay at their coIns
try home at Triune.
Wayne shuttlesworth who has
spent the past two weeks with "a 4
party Of friends from Morgantown
camping In the Cheat mountains
near Klngwood, has returned TO
his home in Maryland avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04


do-get Bryan to move from Flor
ida?
Toe-poker is the latest from Chi
cago. Boy, page that famous wres-
tier who held 'em by he toe.
A Pittsburgher adyertises, large
cool front room for rent-no bugs,
Thanks terribly, old chap. we.:l be
down for the world series,
A bioper -sple crop islexpecteAl
In Maine. The conyumer knows.
where the bump n a bumper apple
crop c. mes: y
II q circus parade 10 reality vas
as long as the press agent thinks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

The Foreign Missionary society
Of the Diamond street NJ. E: church
held most. interesting meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. ]. 3. Crowl in Auburn
street. Several members were In
attendance and two new members
were taken into the society. The
next meeting will be held early IN
September and will be the mite
box opening. The division OF which
Mrs. Cora L. Morrow is chairman
will have charge Of the September
meeting,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
RUFF il; STUFF

A good Ford story came out Of
Elkins yesterday When you got
one from ElkIns 1t is generally a
lIsh story
The Now York censors have for
hidden movie 1t must have been
beauty.
Out u wisconsin they have! pass.
I'd a law doing away with st.e well
,nogr rail even in soft drink en-
lorIums. Whit aresy they trying 10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
EAST SIDE
NEWS
located IN East Side

DR.. Smith q prominent dentist Of
Cameron has moved his family to
this city and win open 4 dental Of
flee in the Scott Hawkins Co. build.
ing In Merchant street. The office
ls being nicely fitted up and pr.
Smith will give East Side residents
first class service. Dr.. Smith
comes highly recommended by the
Cameron people. II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
Wln Havn soelaI

Division No. q Of the Diamond
street n. B. aid society, held a
business meeting Tuesday. evening
and transacted much business.
They planned to hold q 50 social in
the near future. There are as mem.
bers in this division and they are
planning much work for the fall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04


it is, 1T would take about three
weeks to pass any given point.
"At anx clrcus.' fellow told
us yesterday, you will find many
business men in front Of the mon
key cage enjoying the antics OF the
inmates" We presume the monks
also enjoy the business men very
much.
Some Of the ball players who
confessed to wrong doing in a
world series and then were given
Q clean sbtllRof health must have
been mistaken when they admitted
they wers guilty. i,
Many . fellow has cut his wis. !.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04


A policeman arrested iWilyum
Jennings Bryan for speeding last
week. The cop was fired It seems
to be Bryan's luck, according to
the records, to be halted, Just at
the time when he gets running
good.
Atlantic City police have been.
instructed to stop all flirting on
the beach. After they have finished
this little job they can count the
stars,
Among hose who did not attend
the Hatfield funeral yesterday was
one Mr.. Lively.
t would likely have made . hot
story IL he had done so.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
dom teeth on a gold brick.

The government won suit yes
terday to collect about 100000
from John D. Another hard task
faces old friend, Ultimate Consum-
er.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

A regular Devil for Dirt nlps
Devil cleanser.-Ady. 7 80. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

Japan used 10 have laws decldss
ing how It's Inhabitants could dress
eat and travel ,,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04
MONONGALIA
MUSINGS

''.The corn.on.the-cob season
has arrived and the society or
agricultural editor should give the
proper method of eating that ar.
ticle Of food.
'"'There is some truth In the
observation that after a man be.
gins to succeed he finds his hatred
OF the capitalistlc system substd.
ing rapidly.
't"Here is a subject for debate
among flivver drivers: Is the price
OF oil controlled by John D. or
John Bull?
:''A New York Baptist clergy
man recently added to the Joys Of
his congregation by recltlng this
elegant gem: Mary had a little
skirt; the latest style no doubt;
but everytime she got inside, She
was more than halfway out" !.
"'oliver Wendell Holmes said
that he once met some boys under
the monument upon Bunker Hill.
and testing their knowledge. he
asked: What is this great stone
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-04

In Philadelphia
Rev. Charles F Eddy, pastor OF
the Palatine Baptist church left
Wednesday evening for Philadel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
CHILDREN
KEPT AT HOME
Health Officer Warns Against
Scarlet Fever.

The increase in scarlet fever cases In
Indianapolis reached such proportions to-
day that DR.. Herman G. Morgan. secre-
tary Of the board of public health, again
issued a warning against taking chill
dren into crowds. Since the first of the
month 165 cases have been reported The
normal number for this period Is from
ten to twelve.
The health department feels that with
the medical inspection and school nurs-
ing system 1t can keep a pretty close
check on the disease through the pubic
schools" said DR.. Morgan. But 1t must
have the help of the public to prevent
spread Of the malady in other ways.
The light case in which a doctor is
not called and where the case not dag
uosed. reported and quarantined, is at
the root of the trouble. In pany OF
these cases the parents permit the chill
dren to return to school, or 20 into pub
lie places, regardless OF the fact that the
disease, while apparently gone, is in a
trausmissible state.
"A light case ia one child when trans
mitted to another may result in the
most severe FORM
One adult aud three children have died
Of scarlet fever in the last ten days The
epidemic is heaviest IN the northeastern
section.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
PLAN DETAILS
OF CONVENTION
Women Voters Officers Hold
Conference Here,

Political action, legislation, organtza-
ton and education will be the general
policy presented in the program of the
national convention Of the League OF
Women Voters in Cleveland April lbs.
Discussions will be opened by Mrs.
Maude Wood Park, national chairman
Of the board Of directors. Among the
speakers will be Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. president Of the International Suf-
frage Alliance; Mrs. Charles Tiffany and
Mrs F Lewis Slade of New York; Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton Of Ohio. Mary
Garrett Hay, president Of the league ii
New York City. and Mrs. Richard Z.
Edwards Of Indiana, national treasurer,
and Mrs. Frank Vanderlip, president Of
the State League OF New York.
One of the most vital problems to be
taken up is that Of the unification Of
State laws referring particularly to
women, including marriage, wife abau-
donment, civil service mothers pensions,
and the wife's share in the family cash
surplus. Indiana is entitled to fifteen
delegates. with an equal number Of al
ternates and her chairman Of national
standing committees.
Final arrangements for the national
convention were made today ut a con-
ference OF ITO OF udLAOudA puACtEs AT
the C1aypool Hotel today. Mrs. George
Gelhorn of st. Louis, national vice
chairman; Miss Elizabeth Hauser of
Girard, fourth Ohio regional director,
and Mrs. Richard E Edwards Of Peru.
treasurer, talked over the plans.
Plans also were completed for the con-
ference Of the third region in Atlanta.
Ga. Feb. 8. 8.
At noon Mrs. Edwards entertained with
4 luncheon at the Columbia Club In honor
Of Mrs. Gellhorn and Mrs. Hauser enter
tanning as her guests Miss Ada Bush,
Mrs. Gould, Peru, Legislative chairman
Miss Kate Cox, Peru. State secretary
Mrs. A. II. Beardsley, State president
Miss Alma Slckler, president Of the In
dianapolls league, and Miss Sara and
Miss Eidena Lauter of Indianapolis.
Tonight Miss Bush will entertain for
the visitors with dinner at the Cluypool
Hotel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
G.. F. OSTERHAGE
NEW PRESIDENT
Lumber Dealers Hold Election
at State Meeting.

G. F. Osterhage, yincennes. was elected
president of the Retail Lumber Dealers
Association Of Indiana at this mornings
convention session at the ClaypOol
Hotel.
Other officers elected are Vice presi-
dent, Willis Dye. Kokomo; directors 1.-TWO
years., Walter IL. Grim, Salem H. C..
Scarce, Indianapolis; Gem S. Schmoger,
South Bend; Roy Metzger, Lebanon. The
directors elect the secretary treasurer.
An address on the use Of the horse for
short hauls and deliveries with many
stops was given by George E. Wentworth,
superintendent of the horse market de-
partment, Union Stock Yards, Chicago. A
universal order blank, delayed shipments
and on grade stock were among sub
Jects Of a general discussion.
The afternoon program included ad-
dresses by Governor Warren T. McCray,
l.. r. Putnam Of the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers Association and J. Kent
Greene of the municipal court, Chicag go.
The convention will close with a ban
quet tonight, at which the principal
speaker is to be Douglas MAlIoch.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
EARTH MOUNDS
TO BE MAPPED
Conservation Department Pre-
pares Indiana Report.

At the suggestion of the archaeological
division Of the National Research COun-
Gil the division of geology OF the State
department of conservation is preparing
n map Of Indiana to show the location
of known archaeological mounds and
works, Richard Lieber, State director Ct
conservation, announced today.
This map will be accompanied by brief
descriptions Of the known archaeological
works and it Is expected that the map
and the report will form the basis OF
the more comprehensive survey to be
made by the division when funds are
available. Mr.. Lieber said. In the mean
time the division is asking for the CO.
operation Of persons interested in the
archaeological history of the State, to
the end that no work or deposit of I'M
portance in any county may go unnoted.
Such Information and specimens SHOULD
be sent to DR.. W. n. Logan, State ge-
oIOgist.
According to DR.. Logan. some Of the
known archaeological works of Indiana
are considered of national importance.
The mounds in Knox County near Vim
cennes are perhaps the largest in Indi
ana. One of these earthworks was To-
Gated IN the town of Worthington, in
Greene County, and yielded q human
skull, copper az and other relics Per
haps the best known works are the stone
fOrtiicatiOns and mounds on the Ohio
River east Of Charleston, Clark County.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
Burglars With
Truck Cart Off
Grocery Stock
Leave Scales and Counters
OUUner Next Door Is
UndiSturbed.

Burglars equipped with a truck early
today moved about everything out Of c.
G. SCOTS grocery, Fourteenth street and
King avenue, except the ice box, scales
and counters. They left the back gate,
but did take the alarm clock.
Scott lives in the house adjoining the
grocery, but did not discover that be
had visitors until a. m. Then he mott
fed the police. Motor Officers Drinkut
and Bernauer Investigated. Scott item
lied his loss.
The missing merchandise included 100
pounds of sugar, fifty pounds of lard,
twenty-five pounds Of rnisins, 1 400 Gig
arettes, six boxes OF cigars. five pounds
of butter, three sides Of bacon, half a
nam, thirty eight pounds of coffee. three
dozen pairs of mems socks. two dozen
pairs of children's stockings, two dozen
canvas gloves with leather palms, four
dozen spOOls of black and white thread
two dozen pencils, two Ave pound sacks
of -four, six ten pound sacks of -four
and the alarm clock.
The police had just returned to head
quarters when they received a telephone
call.
"Hello!'' said the voice over the phone
This is c. G. Scott, whose grocery was
robbed. Yes, l just wanted to tell you
those fellows took my army raincoat
Yes. 1t is the raincoat l used when l was
In the 10Th Division. Yes, that's all/I
miss at present, besides the list you got
a while ago. All right, thanks; good by"
Burglars, who did not care for pies,
broke into Louis Mills pie bakery, lbs
East Sixteenth street. ransacked the
desks in the office and, not finding any
money, left without even sampling the
pies.
Leo Weber was awakened when a
world-be burglar attempted to Jimmy
the kitchen door at his home, 1871 South
Alabama street The burglar heard
Weber and escaped before the police ar
rived.
George L. Mas. 2345 Broadway, report
ed three diamond rings valued at 5000
missing from his home.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
Bryan Demands
NeW Leadership
for Democrats
Abuses Choice of PROGRESSIVE
Committeeman as Reaction
aries Terms End.
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,


Copyright, 1921. by the United Press.)
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 20.-I am not now
urging immediate reorganization of the
Democratic party.
Reorganization is impossible now ex-
cept as to officers of the national COM
mittee, and the new officers would of
course be in harmony with the views of
the committeeman. 1 am advising the
selection OF progressive committeeman as
the terms of reactionary members expire.
| mean those who are in sympathy with
progressive sentiment.
Prohibition must be accepted as the
permanent policy of the country. No
one can be counted as progressive who
Is reactionary On the liquor question.
Progressives must also oppose Wall
street schemes for the >exp. citation of
the masses. Policy as well as principle
compels our party to oppose Wall street.
The Democratic party cannot hope to
compete with the Republican party for
the support Of the predatory interests
If we win recruits 1t must be from
the progressive element of the Republic
an party. If the Democratic party is
not willing to champion the interests
Of the plain people it has no reason for
existence. SO long as the leadership OF
the party In the Senate, House and ma
tional committee is in the hands Of
those who are reactioDary on any of
the great issues we cannot hope to have
the confidence OF the voters
1 do not emphasize international ques-
tons because l expect them to be dis
posed Of in n short time. Permanent
party alignments win depend on the way
domestic questions are treated by the
party leaders. As the leaders speak for
the party, 1t is important that they re
feet the real sentiment Of the party.