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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
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INMAINEELECT|ON
Retain Hold on Third Con.
gressional District
by Small Vote

AUGUSTA, Maine, March a.
Republicans retain their hold Of the
third Maine congressional district
but by a margin greatly reduced By
the vote Of 1920, With only fifty
six small places missing, returns to.
day from the special election
showed that John E. Nelson, Re
publican. was elected over Ernest
L. Mclean, Democrat, by major.
fly OF 6.294 votes.
Nelson will fill the uuexpired
term Of John A. Peters, who resign.
ed to become fedeyal district Judge
for Maine. In 1920. Peters major.
lily was 19,257 votes. In 1918 Pc
tiers worn by 5.363 votes, 1916 BY
1864 votes and in 1914 by 5,515
votes. Both Nelson and Mclean
expressed qualification over the re.
suit.
1.-THE majority of about $500"
said Nelson, ''is all that the most
sangiue Republican could have ex.
pected aud has been equaled in re,
cent years only ut the time of the
great Republican landslide OF 1920,
regular presidential election. Nc.
Lean said "the figures indicate a
most decisive victory for the Dom.
.Ocrats. Tho Republican majority
Of over $4,000 votes In 1920 will be
seriously cut. and this notwith,
standing Republicans were strong.
~ organized and had the benefit OF
three months primary campaign
10 arouse their voters and had the
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TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 81, 1872
THE VOTER IGNORED

HE Democratic organization III FaIrlnoat has
4 given another striking example of It's
customary arrogance in its appointment OF a
Democrat to fl,the unexplred term Of the office of
justice Of the peace Although this newspaper
pointed out some days ago that this office was
morally obligated to. go to Republican since the
people OF the community declared for Republican
IN the last election, yet the suggestion was wllfully
ignored and; in a mistaken hope to build up and
strengthen a Democratic machine for the next
election, the Democrats passed up the wish OF the
voters and proceeded as usual, to follow their own
sweet viii In making the appointment.
That the people will remember this action will
probably be brought home to tho Democrats, in
painful fashion when the time comes for the next
election show down. If the people had elected a
Democrat for Justice of tie peace in the first place
there would have been no possible question OF the
selection OF Democrat to serve out the term but
the present. example Of poor judgment and bad faith
cannot help but be heartily condemned. not only by
that majority who voted for Republican in the
last election and who confidently expected to see
narsof that party appointed to fill the vacancy, but
by members of the Democratic party who would
IKE 10 see the party leaders display grain Of
common sense now aud then.
Every action OF this kind, and 1t is not the first,
viii as . boomerang in the end an the voters
WIN not fail to show their displeasure. The old
Democratic machine is like the old dog in tho
moral, It cannot learn any new tricks even when
the learning would likely benefit it in the long run.
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seeking a compromise with a new
station as the ace in the hole.

seeking n compromise with a new
station as the ace In the hole.
These are mere conjectures You
understand. None should do more
than conjecture as to what Bal.
tlmore & Ohio Railroad official has
in mind for Fairmont.
Fairmont is the promised land''
Tor a new station. 1t has been
promied new station ever since
the incumbent cottage was erected.
And now to think that well define0
rumor Of early activity III this re.
spect has taken the wings Of the
morning and has flown all over town
without even an informal dinner to
wish 1t we'll and to inquire whence
1t came, wither 1t goeth and whose
little press agent 1t is?
II the Baltimore & Ohio IS going
TO erect new depot In Fairmont,
we, the people, should know about
1t, because We can't all agree on
hand on the color scheme OF inter
rior decorating, which is quite i'm
portant for those who have taste
for interior decorating.
We would not want the Bahi.
moro & Ohio to so ahead without
any warning and spend 100000 on
the terminal here only to find It a
dismal failure because they had
consulted none at all In Fairmont
and consequently the baggage room
had been located Just exactly where
1t should not have been placed un.
der any circumstances
But putting all jokes aside, the
Baltimore & Ohio would do well to
build a new station here AT once.
Just the other day we were show
ing a stranger over the city aud
took him down to view our great,
new river bridge. costing $1,000
900.
at is a wonderful structure" said
the stranger as he looked about
the bridge and down to the Balti.
more & Ohio tracks below, "but
why have they never removed. the
little red tool house down there.
the bridge having been completed
so long ago."
Gracious" we exclaimed, that's
not tool house-that's the Balti.
more & Ohio station:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
LAUREL POINT

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hess and
sons, James, Carl and Junior, OF
Fairmont were visiting friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George snider and
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. E. Henry attended
the spelling contest at the West
over Church last Friday evening,
a baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover c. Allen last Saturday
at their home at Laurel Point, u
Mrs. J. E. Henry attended tho
quilting bee held at the home OF
Mrs, Milton Sheets few days ago.
Miss Mary Stevens spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Cannon at Clarksburg.
The Row, c. D. Johnson OF At.
nettsyilie conducted the services
at the NJ. E. Church at Laurel PoipS
Sunday morning. He announced
that the second quarterly meeting
would be held hero Saturday ami
Sunday. conducted By the Rev.
Archibald Moore, district superin.
tendent.
Lawrence satefield was visit
ing relatives in Fairmont a few
DAYS last week.
Mrs. James r. Martin and chill.
dreN. Irenc and Eugene, were guests
Of relatives at MISSIONER a fow days
ago.
]. R. Hail Is visiting relatives In
Youngstown, Ohio. ~
Mrs. c. R. Henry is I'll at her
home in Laurel Point.
Louis aud Charles IIoar will hold
a public sale on March 80, whom
they will sell their horses and all
farming implements before leaving
for Morgantown to work.
Emery Shaffer is at Pittsburgh
receiving treatment at a hospital
there.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The cHEcK.oEE

! FAIRMoNT, March 21.-(Edltor
The West Virginian) Tho check
Off system is the only means that
the union has Of discIipining its
members, according to a prominent
labor authority OF the Fairmont re-
gion. 1t enables the district to
curb any wild desires OF locals to
call unnecessary strikes, and curbs
any irrational tendencies Of radi.
cal members.
Why should all this government.
al authority be placed In the hands
of the union organization?
| At present the owners of mines
operated under the threat that if
they didn't let the union control
their operations the Reds, I. w,
WIS, and other Radicals would
run them ragged. Has our govern
ment degeneratei to such an ex-
tent that this is a fact, or is this
merely a threat?
Tho check.off In the Northern
West Virginia and Kanawha fields
Melted the union 81 $50, 900 in 1921.
which was not a big year. The
union officials say that they can
explain every cent of that money
but no public statement has been
made to say where It has gone.
Are we to continue providing the
unions with millions of dollars
merely to enable them to usurp
powers that are now vested in the
state and federal authorities? It
hardly seems reasonable. Yet We
are told that to stop paying these
check-oft dues we will have cIvR
war.
or course the check off comes
out OF the mems own pay
envelopes. This does not down the
fact that We have to pay 1t, be.
cause we must provide our em-
ployes with a living wage, In addi-
ton to the check.oft.
AN OPERATOR.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
RUFF STUFF

y u
Another sure sign of Spring has
failedi Only day or two ago, We
saw the circulation manager
matching pennies with the newsles.
That not, thought, we, betokens
Spring But now once again is the
gfouhd covered with a blanket OF
whites Another sure sign Of Spring
has failed!
WHO ever heard Of white ver-
nal equinox? Still, you can't tell
the name OF the flower by the
color % the hower.pot.
The breakfast we didn't have
tins to eat this morning brings
this charming reflection to mind:
Canst thou remember when canta-
lonpes were called mushmelons?
As yet We haven't been able to
figure out whether the fellow who
are Believing about race suicide
increasing among college students
IRE Attacking the cirricula OF the
college,, or whether they are Just
trying 10 show that after a person
gets some education he isn't going
70 30 foolish enough 10 get mar
ried
zen time sas many kids know
the name az it3aba,s Ruth na know
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Confederate negro has always been about
seven times as rare as white backbrd, but they
buried one the other day In Winchester who
consistently maintained the courage of his
conviction throughout his long life This man
served in the Confederate army, was captured,
refused to take the oath of allegiance to the
Federal government and was released under
$4,000 bond conditional that he keep out of
Virginia during the period OF war, Confederate
veterans living in Winchester turned out for this
mans funeral and buried him with all honors,
paying sincere tribute to black man, former
slave, who had such faith in his former master that
he was willing to fight to remain slave and
continue to render devoted service all his years.
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HOLD STEADY
80

he City Board of Directors deserves great
credit for the step which 1t has taken in
acting as a means by which the Fairmont Builders
Exchange and the Building Trades Council can get
together and discuss their differences II these two
crganizations respond to this opportunity in the
night spirit there is every reason to believe that the
present troubled situation will smooth itself away
andthings will get back to solid ground once more.
Naturally, the city directors In their consdera-
ttonsof the problem as presented to them by both
Hdes remember that the interests of the puoic
come frst. Any advice offered by the directors
would be based upon this idea, for the public is
hepafty in this which is suffering most from
the existing deadlock, and 1t is with this in mind
that the directors offered their services
The iproposition thus offered for a chance to
settle matters brings the responsibility directly up
TO the Building Trades Council and the FairmoIt
Builders Exchange. Neither side can afford TO
feftse this opportunity. The men state that they
have never had chance to talk over wage
reduchons and labor restrictions with the members
Of the builders Organization. This will be a
chance for both sides TO meet with loss OF prestige
to neither Also in accepting the offer of the city
directors neither side is committed to any line Of
action whatever, as is clearly stated in the
invitation extended. The meeting will be a
conference, pure and simple.
Let the Fairmont Builders Exchange and the
Building Trades Council exercise tie utmost care, in
selecting men for this joint discussion. such>6
meeting would be worse than useless II either side
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S.iideIights
Steady. Rumor. steadv.

SkSadYt nhlU9Ee SkGdQYs
A local man who Is In a position
% get first shot at considerable in.
side information remarked yester.
day: Have you heard anything
about the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
roads plans to build new depot
IN Fairmont?"
YES" we replied casually" we
have been hearing q little about
that now and again for the last
seven years. 1t is sort OF a favorIte
topic with Baltimore & Ohio after
dinner speakers who visit this sec.
ton occasionally"
This gentleman insisted, how
ever, that new Fairmont depot
for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
was really in the wind, but woulo
not divulge the source Of his in.
formation.
We trust that the railroad off I.
hcials are not going to keep Fair.
mont people in the dark on this
matter Of new station until It has
been erected and put in place. and
then say-"Behold, see what Santa
Claus has left for you"
But you never can tell what the
Baltimore and Ohio is going to dc
for the people Of this community or
do the people OF the community for.
They must have their little Joke.
Perhaps they think now, that pres.
ent station is getting to be IN
old joke aud that It Is time to put
out new one.
With the keen sense OF humor for
/ which the Baltimore & Ohio Is
noted, that company might posi-.
bly, have one OF these portable sta,
lions put together In Baltimore and
hauled over on a flat car to Graf.
ton By day, then slipped down here
and put in place some dark nigh:
Just TO see how happy the local pso,
pie would be the next morning.
Another possible basis for the
rumored contemplated action Of the
Baltimore & Ohio officials might be
the fact that Ira Akin, Tom Cornell
and George T. Watson have been
pushing them so hard on the matter
Of unjust freight rates (these men
working In the name and for the
sake o. the aFairmont Chamber OF
Commerce, the Monongahela Valley
Association and the people In gem
erall that the rail birds are nov
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according to a leading editorial
%riter. All of which goes TO prove
that 1t Is better to be Ruth than
President.
The theory that you can't add
apples and pears and get one re-
suit has been dissolved by Helen's
Run folks. They say you can add
two swigs OF moonshine and one
gulp of pickhandle and get ono
jag.
Fate is what most men call their
failure.
Observation made in Fairmont
restaurants: There are two kinds
OF walters, ~ dumb walters, and
(2) those who only sit and wait.
You can always tell IL a man is
funny by the way he laughs at his
own Jokes.
It pays to be a good listener
providing you are listening at the
right place.
Scientific rote: California grows
more lemons than any other state
except the state Of matrimony.
Health note: don't laugh at your
wife when she cries,
We presume that woody"
George s. Doerlern's pet ground:
hog which came up for rations
yesterday, has returned to his win
ter quarters upon beholdinE the
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ida MAY
Evannelletle cannaInn

EVan9etlStlc Campaign
An evangelistic campaign was
started at Ida May last Sunday
evening. and the meetings will
continue throughout the week. The
Rev. j. H. Hopson is conducting
the meetings, which begin at 1880
every evening. There was large
attendance at Sunday school last
Sunday, and 1t is hoped that in
conjunction with the meetings the
interest will grow.
Baseball Club Pleased
The members OF the Ida May
baseball club were very pleased
with the splendid patronage given
them last Wednesday evening at
the benefit picture. featuring Tom
Mix In "a Riding Romeo"
Surprise Party
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. McDougal
entertained at a very enjoyable
surprise party last. Saturday in
honor OF Junior Alkire, a brother
OF Mrs. McDougal. The members
Of the Excelsior Sunday School
Glass OF which Junior Is a mem
Der. were all present to nelp him
celebrate his seventeenth birthday
anniversary. Music and %.amcs
were the diversions OF the evening
and refreshments vera. served.
The guests were: Nj. and Mrs.
C.. E. McDougal and son, Eugere
the Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Alkire,
Mrs. Dan Thomas, tho Misses
Blanche Kinney, Ruby Shears,
Mercla Thomas, Opal Baker. ByriI
pMcBlain. Mary Knight, Mary Dun.
ell, Mt'd;ei Sabo, joseph Knight,
Harold Thomas, Luther Garaida
John Phillips, Ord Duncll Howard
Work and Junior Alklrs.
I BAD Accident
G. e. McDougal fell last Friday
evening, spraining his right knee,
which is giving him a good bit
of pain.
Attending Conference
Joseph Morton left Sunday even
ing for Charleston where he will
represent tho local union No. 4052,
United Mine Workers of America,
at the wage scale conference being
held this week Mt Charleston.
Personals
Miss Grace Kinney is i'll at her
home In Iday May with an attack
Of humps.
Mrs. Kllngsmith who lives with
her daughter, Mrs. Milton Coburn
in Ida May, has gone TO Chifeton to
nurse sick family.
T. j. Dent was in Fairmont Sat.
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Harrison and
daughter, Hilda, of Lumberoort,
spent the weekend In Ida May, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nc.
Blain.
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Berton Braley's Poem
THE RETURN
TIE RE URN
I've rested and frivoled and
froltcked


I've rested and frivoled and
frolicked
In Dtxie.land's sunnlest cline,
I've feasted and rambled and
rollicked
And had a most marvellous time;
But now that the season is finished
And PEOPLE are ceasing to roam
The Idler sare greatly diminished
And I'm going home.
There may be some folks who are
fretting
Because they're called back to
the grind,
Who waste many moments regret.
TBo playground they're leaving
behind,
For some people groan at e1deavor
And hate It with hatred profound
And wish they could stay on for
Just loafIng around.
But when I know duty Is calling
And reckoning me TO my job,
To Join in the labor enthralling
That keeps life Intense and
athrob,
Do l envy those who are staying
The idle, improyident few. ,
Who keep right on cheertully play.
ing?
You said 1t, ! do!
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seasons fury. Well. Woody"
Spring is coming In like lion
Its fleece Is white as"
-
Definition: edltor-one whose
business II Is to separate the
wheat from the chaff and then
print the chaff.t
A woman doesn't make much
Roadway driving a nail but did you
ever watch a man trying to wrap
up a bundle Of laundry.
While there is life there is hope
for every one-includlng the I'M
dertaker.
It's a wise COW that knows her
own milk-after It has been taken
Ito the city.
Lots of women think Easter
Sunday Is Decoration Day.
This buck they are passing with
the bonus Is the buck private.
All We have gotten out Of tho
garden So far is chickens.
st Louis is building a $40 100000
water works, which, no doubt. will
soak the public.
Fine thing about Jazz by wire.
less is they can play In gym suits.
Eskimos have one day and one
night year. They are expecting
tomorrow next month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21

General Lloyd NJ Brett, who is president of the
Eghueth Division Veterans Association Is making
arrangement for the state meeting OF the
association which will be held in Charleston next
September. The men who served In this division
are after promotion for General Brett, urging the
passing Of Bill 3192 which would promote him to
the rank OF brgadier-general. The veterans would
be pleased to have such an honor conferred upon
General Brett who is very popular with the boys of
the EIghtleth.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
THE WEST YIRGINIAN, FAIRMOlT

-
We're g be Represented only byl delegation or
uareasonable heads. II the right men are sent
into the conference Friday night. men who can
clearly and cooy state their case and can listen to
the other fellow without losing their tempers, the
whole business might very possibly, and indeed
most probably. be settled. Let everybody keep
sweet and be fair, 1t will mean more than half TIE
battle in arriving at friendly solution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21

Grafton is working hard upon her own filtration
plant proposition. A bond election for filtration
system is scheduled in that city, and meetings
being held at present in all the wards to interest
the people and win the necessary backing to put
the bond issue 1t is to be hoped that Grafton
will succeed in this for the people of that place
need such plant almost as badly as Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21

Morgantown policemen made general clean up
in that city Sunday and presented the jail with
more than thirty new dodgers Police court in
Morgantown yesterday morning must have
rcsembled police court in FairmoRt after Water
Street raid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21

American dyes are greatly improving and tho
Easter rabbit will please take note of the fact.
Some very satisfactory effects ought to be produced
the spring bonnets, they will mostly be red.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21

Those who have hastily thrown their winter
garment of repentance into the lap of spring will DO
good and glad to fish 1t out again this morning il 1t
has any warmth about 1t.
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-10-18

A pesar del NAL tempo que reinara
en- esta zona desde Ell sabado en- la
noche, los anunciados juegos entire las
Estrellas'' Ell "Puerto Ricoe lleva-
ronse a cabo en- medic de torrencial llu
via. Fran las lagrimas de, los angeles
que caian al yer las ''estrellas" descen
Ger. Ell case no era para menos, pues
la "paliza" fu6 grande, pesar de
los muchos esfuerzos que hicieran por
TO dejarse veneer, y de los errores del
campo f'boricua''. Fellito Guerra, el
tsmible pitcher que rega1ara Ell collar
a los "jinetes" en- Ponce crey6 que
su bola seria tan efectiva esta vez CO.
mo en- ell primer encuentro, pero encon-
tr6se con que los 'jinetes'' tenfan sus
caballos sueltos y a la disposition de
sus fieldsmen. En- el primer inning la
majagua "boricua" Sc blandea y des
ouicia Guerra. Cuatro hits, cuatro ca
lreras anotadas. Pajarito ocupa Ell box
On la cuarta entrada y al igual que a
Fellito los "jinetes" no le respetan la
hola. Colon ocup6 el box por el "Puer
to Rico y estuvo muy efectivo; solo
cinco heats lie sacaron durante ell juego.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-10-18

Desde el sabado estan los orientales
en- nuestra ciudad y aunque amenazaba
Hover, el domingo amaneci6 claro, um
POGO fresco, pero bueno para jugar. Sc
cruSan apuestas, aunque, como es ma
tural, a favor de nuestros I.eones. Los
fans" Sc ariscan un POGO al saber
que Modesto no puede ocupar el 'sho-
gar" por estar enfermo y cue Tasio
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