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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
THE ESSAY CONTEST.

ASH nights awards at the Eighth grade completion
exercises mark the eud for this year so far as
lie public schools are concerned, of The West Vir-
qisn sssay contest The contest instituted in the
hope HAT would stimulate healthy interest among the
pupils IN the schools of the city in the town in which they
i've ana it is with satisfaction have no desire to con-
a ate are able to say in this respect it has far ex-
ceeded expectations.
or almost all this success credit due to the teachers
Of he public schools, who entered into the spirit of the
contest and gave it their most earnest cooperation, and
sspsciaIly 70 CITY Superintendent OTIS C. Wilson, to whom
Tie West Virgnian is deeply indebted for advice and
personal efforts devoted to the furherance of the plan at
time 81 the school year when he already deeply en-
crossed Ia the routine and special problems of his exachng
oc Much credit, also, due the members of the Board
Of Affairs and the prominent citizens who. at the soc-
Of Mr. Wilson. gave talks in the schools which, it
apparent in even casual reading of the essays submit
tea were of great assistance to the young essayists
TIE papers turned in are credit to the schools of the
civ The parochia school has not yet held its contest,
but when this is done and the prizes awarded we hope
to y able 10 print the essays Of the four winners Of FIRST
Drz Is that the parents of Faimont and the public in
may see, how genuinely good the work has been.
N year the precise subject to be written upon will be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
pLscRAcEFUL CONDITION.

WHEN Water Commissioner Smith. during his effort
w to secure common justice for Andrew MedvOnch'
the man who was twice beaten up on the street;
of hs city by private policemen yesterday, said
10 Mayor Bowen, What's the matter with YOU'D" he
asked 4 question which the whole city will echo.
Thsis no frontier mining camp 1t is city which takes
pias n lis culture in its churches and its schools: Yet
assaults take place within the municipality.
IN broad daylight and witnessed by many citizens, the
Mayor who is the head of the department which controls
Che police administration, sides with the thugs. 1t is
disgrace in which the whole city must share.
Wbatlhs city needs above all things is government
ha strong enough to enforce the laws. Any one from
drunken chauffeur up can bid defiance to the present
administration and get away with it If Mayor Bowen
uphold the dignity of his office, or for some reason
unwilling to do it. he should get out and create an oppOr-
uny fol man who will.
w need a Mayor whom good men respect and evil
men fears such Mayor will make the officials of the
coal companies understand that if they cling to the archaic
theory that they cannot mine coal without sarying on pm.
vae wars with each other, they must keep their thugs and
all @ activities on the other side Of the municipal line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

scsd sary 60 iiat i can Be announced al the beginning
81 lie tam Il All Che schools This vail eve lie pupils
almost q full tam for preparation. We Do not believe
that he quality Of the papers submitted vii be better
under such an arrangement but il Will help to attain the
end sought BY The West Vrgnian. which Is that when
they leave e schools and are ready to go 70 institutions
pOnts, the young people Of Eaimout vii 50 thoroughly
understand t4e city they call home that they Will be able
10 appreciate how fortunately they are to have been reared
here and consequently will be Of the finest type Of CIVIC
enthusiasts lind that mderstands
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09


q WhgEacant1ny ebond7
10 py tsodnE clothing ana municrtns tho
Hghttpg foryon
q WherocaaIshnyabcnd1
A. A. any hank Ct the Post once
o Arnut bonds too big for me?
A lou get than any $50 and 800 up &1oaooO
@ Do I hsEe 70 pay an cash DOWN.
q How much do have to pay now on a 500 bondI
A 50 down on subscribing (June 18th last day.
@ When DO have to pay the rest?
A. SIS on June 18th 81,
so July Soth
$50 August 18th
$50 August sh plus interest earned by the bond before
ht paid for
@ Would pay st rke rates for other bonds?
$50 bond cut the figures in halt For $1,000 bond
multiply them BY ten
arranging carry the for subscrtb
ers and collect IN monthly installments.
Q. interest do the bonds pay?
A. 81 q
Q. have to pay taxes on them?
A. No. Nor the income from them.
O. How get my out of them If want 1t?
A. minutes notice in the bond
changes people would them
though they are not legal tender
O. Suppose bonds bearing
per cent interest like go
down In value?
The Government provides your 81
bond subscription for bond bearing the higher
interest rate, II issued
How Liberty Bond paying S cent equal In atIac-
ton the savings paying per cent?
security against oss interest starts from the
investment against future taxation well
great many think the bonds will sell
1t is the opportunity of life time for all people who
have money put
@. Why should put my into bonds anyhow?
offering their lives nation
the dangers it. only asked
money gilt investment that will interest from the day
you All you in the world to country
fellow citizens
shame? bit make that democracy
shall endure in this world
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
RUFF STUFF
BY RED

Il yon ever get your brains knock
"a out BY Jim Ice and Dode Watts
don't ten your troubles to Mayor
Bowm
vim fine you for staging prize
light and VIII let Watts and Ice go.
Jim Ice must love to fight.
such men are needed at the front
we'd ate to be on either mans
bond to carry a blackjack If Med
7orich sues foF damages.
II ycu % ont on the streets and
rsi. d iin e no wants to work get .
p.nnit 1m an the special cops you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
POTASH POSSIBILITIES.

A ISCUSSING the use Of potash in America German
professor declares: 1T is in Germanys power to die
tate which of the nations shall have plenty of food
and which shall starve" BoshI Our Mr.. Walter Kuh-
leb assures us that by proper coordination of effort this
country can produce 100000 tons of potash annually
which could be sold to American farmers at SIS per ton
The trouble with US has been that we neglected to develop
our own power of production of potash We should give
Germany taste Of her own medicine after the war, and
put such rate of duty on potash that it will keep the
German product out and encourage the home production
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

The most encouraging news that has come from Rus
sa since the collapse of the army following the revou
ton is the that the Congress Of Peasants
has called upon the fighting strength of the nation to
resubmt Itself to discipline. With that kind Of popular
opinion reassertng itself in the the Russian army
will have to fight for the simple reason that it will
be afraid to go home If it does not Without being too
pointed about it, is permissible to say that this is not
the first time revolutionary army has been kept up to
its work by that kind of a feeling back home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
DEPUTY SAYS TO
RUN down FOLKS
TAKE WENTWORTH.
F. Il. DINsMoRE FOUND ROYAL
FRIEND IN THIS FAM.
lily TONIC.

And he was so well pleased that he
consented to the publication Of the
following signed endorsement:
while in Columbus some time ago
l was persuaded to take sample dose
Of Nerv!Worth by the demonstration
and after the first dose / concluded
I'd try a bottle when / got home. ]
was tired out and my system was run
down. Thought a tonic like Nerv
Worth would do me good, which !
found brought the answer. I'm highly
pleased with the result and cheerfully
recommend Nerv!Worth for rundown
people. FRANK a. DNsMoRB,"
State Deputy Warden, Coshocton, o.
Cranes drug store sells Nerv.Worth
in Fairmont and hands your dollar
back If this family tonic does not ben.
eft you. Ask for the new Nerv:Worth
Laxative Tablets. Csc a box. Won.
derfuIly good for liver and bowels, es.
pecia1ly in connection with NerV.
Worth, the tonic
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

A registration card yesterday said:
Claim exemption-cOld feet
Tomorrow is Sunday. Weather re
port-Rain.
You've got to Join the army or fight
the grocer at home.
Ed Philips talking slavish sounds
like a cat fight,
When the 16 to 60 law went into eff
feet John Russo got lots Of addition
al help.
II you can't be a June bride join
county clerks writing forces.
You're working for Uncle Sam when
you help.
Did you also pay 80 cents to have
your last years Panama ruined?
Well, such is cleanliness
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
Courts adjourned.
COCKTAILS FIRES HIS
lNsuBORplNATE aids
(By Associated rress,

WASHINGTON, D. c., June e.
Major General Goethals, general mar
ager Of the Emergency Fleet corp2rg.
ton, has dismissed +. A. Gusts, Of
Boston, assistant general manage and
f. H. Clark, OF New York the tvs EN-.
gineers who originated The wooden
fleet idea.
The dismissal Of Eustis and clark
followed their action Of last night In
issuing statements virtually charging
Gen. Goethals with holding up tie shin
building program in the nations ener.
gency.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

That stupendous blasting operation with which the
British started their drive in Belgium proves that the
intelligence department of the Germans has lost its
edge Perhaps it is paying too much attention to what
is taking place in America to be able to take the
amount of precaution regarding the movements of the
immediate enemy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
Moral Courage.

"Moral courage is more worth hav-
ing than physical courage, not only
because 1t is a higher virtue, but be-
cause the demand for 1t is more con-
slant. Physical courage is most of the
time in the lumber room. Moral cour-
age is needed day by day."-George
Buxton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Millions of Americans heaved signs of genuine relief
Yesterday when it became known that General Pershng
and his party were safely the other slde That only
carried them closer to real danger but that the way
the U-boats work on the popular imagination
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Announcement that 100 American aviators had arrtv
ed in France prepared "for any duty that presents
ITSELF will surprise many people. Evidently we are
not so terribly unprepared for this kind Of service as
we have been led to believe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

he is from job to job building up fine defense for the
man who may check his baggage through for the
final stopping place. If he has any friends they will
persuade him to throw his blackjack away and reform
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Those of us who thought the pied lines which stand
for proper names in the Russian and Polish languages
were the outside limit overlooked the vowel tumbles
which the Totec furnishes but the salvadorean disas
ter serves to refresh our memories.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
Ment4Eatera

The average American eats sO1s
pounds of beet, ~ pounds Of veal, Is
pounds Of pork and lard and ca
pounds 6t mutton and lamb tHarx1Sa1.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Hicksburg bakers are now making
doughnuts with one hole and have re-
duced the size Of the hole. present
conditions has made It necessary,
they say.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
MEW BANKING SPIRIT.

n PEAKnlG to the members Of the Financial Adyer-
y Users association of the Associated Ayerisns Clubs
If the World now IN annual session at ST Louis,
Francis H. Ssson, Of tie Guaranty Trust company Of
New York, said:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Regulars will not be long behind Pershing and his
staff For nation that carries wooden sword we
show remarkable eagerness to get into the fray.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

The state department of schools has
been informed that many of schools
in the state have been given instruct
ions by their teachers following the
suggestions of James q. Stewart, state
commissioner of agriculture to secure
as many children as possible to plant
gardens. One teacher reported that out
Of 81 pupils, 20 were tending gardens
and the others inability to find gar
den spot was the only reason the idea
had not been taken up by all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Reporsrecetved by the state depart
ment Of agriculture Indicate that a
larger acreage viii be given over to the
raising Of SUGAR cane than ever be-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

By growing old you aren't doing
much, but it takes long time to do it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Where a tella halls from isn't quite
as important as the direction he's
travelling. /,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

A gossip is a person you can't tell
anything to but what they've heard 1t
before.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

It is almost impossible for Flam'
rummyia citizens to tell when their
flag Is flying upside down. The flag
Is white and has a red circle in the
center so they have changed the cir.
Gle to q square thus overcoming the
difficulty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

In line with the new state road law
the county court of Raleigh county has
designated the roads of the county
that will come under the head of class
A" roads in the system contemplated
by the law. There are three of the
higher class-the Giles. Fayette and
Kanawha turnpike from Mercer county
line to the Fayette county line, a dis
lance of 26 miles; the Guyan River
road from the Logan turnpike from
Beckley to the Boone county line, a
distance of "a miles. The total distance
thus covered is 70 miles. These are the
main travelled roads of the county and
will be the first to receive aid for
their Improvement from the state and
federal road funds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Being too heavy for light work and
too light for heavy work leaves moth
ing open for fella except baseball or
politics.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

fore in the history of the state. The
high price Of sugar is expected to
make sorghum molasses more popu'
lar than heretofore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Users association of the Associated AYerhSmg Stno:
Of the World now IN annual session at ST LOUIS
Francis H. SissOn. Of tie Guaranty Trust company Of
New York, said:
~The old days Of addition, division. and
silence, Of self-centered ignorance Of, and
sometimes Indifference to, the other fellows
interests and point Of view, have no place In
the modern scheme Of business, and gradually
the consciousness has come over us that the
only achievement really worth while Is that
which is won through serving another.
"But that spirit OF service must dominate n n 70
not only the organization within, but, II It Is
to fulfill its real purpose, must seek to extend
its influence beyond the hope Of immediate
gain, in the realization that that which pro-
notes the general good in some measure ad-
vances the good Of each unit thereof.
$50 it follows that the financial institution
of the day, facing this new order, must look
out over its field of activities with new Wis
ion, and see In It possibilities for service which
only few years ago could never have been
imagined. These institutions are learning that,
as the financial leaders Of the community, their
responsibility extends even beyond the honest
and efficient direction Of the communttys
business, and carries with It the obligation to
lead and stimulate the thought of the COM
munity be It small or large, along the lines OF
sound economic and right business practice"
Its infinitely encouraging to know that this fundamental
truth is at last penetrating the banking business It ha
been some time since began to make its influence felt
the business of making newspapers but made good Ot
of there 1t completely reyouionzed the tone and scope
of journalism by practically eliminating newspapers tina
did not yield to it, and if it goes as far finance it vii
profoundly affect many other businesses.
of'seriee we hear great deal in the business world
but is shoddy word as it usually used there. Thu
spirit of service which Mr.. Ssson has in mind is vep
different kind and it going to put the old note shaving
so called conservative" banker very much in the rear.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Salem has the RED Cross" symp.
toms and will become auxiliary OF
Clarksburg chapter.
Tent meetings are In progress at
Broad Cakes.
The Colonel club will hold an in
formal dance at Clarksburg next Tues
day night.
cradle damage to crops by washing
and flooding, according to H. E. Rowe,
of Parkersburg, meterologist.
Ike Mccartney, of Smiths Run, in
Lewis county, killed twelve ground
hogs and ten crows in two days.
The Baltimore and Ohio shops at
Weston are being painted.
Seventy-six graduates from Salem
college Thursday morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Flattery is having some one tell US
the nice things we have always
thought about ourselves.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Water taken out Of the bend Of a
river can be made flexible and easy
running by massaging the twist with
cocoEuut Oh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Following the suggestion Of Govern
or Cornwell that the farmers should
not be taken away from their crops to
serve on juries, Judge Miller, of the
Summers circuit court has announced
that there will be no petit jury for the
June term which convenes June IL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Robert Cameron Thompson, son Of
Colonel William R. Thompson, of Hunt
ington, was awarded the mark Of being
the best drilled cadet in the Green.
brier Presbyterian Military school a
few days ago. The contest was spirit
ed one. The selection was made by
judges selected from West Virginia
National Guard officers stationed near
here and one civilian.
The Farmers bureau Of Braxton
county has arranged for the purchase
OF buckwheat seed to be sold to the
farmers Of the county at cost. A large
amount Of buckwheat will be sown
in the county this year.
The Knights Of Pythias Of the Grand
Domain Of West Virginia will celebrate
Flag Day, June IA, with unusual sig
nificance and ceremonies If the vari-
Gus subordinate lodges heed a proc
lamation sent out by Thomas Ray
Ollie, of Morgantown, grand chancel.
lor and Samuel NJ. Montgomery, Of
Charleston, grand keeper of records
and seals. The proclamation asks
that all lodges of the state hold a patri.
otto celebration Of some nature on
June IA, or at some other appropriate
time.
The battle cruiser Huntington is
one Of the few vessels of her class in
the United States navy equipped with
hydro-aeroplanes and means Of pro.
jecting them speedily, according to
Rev. George E. D. Stephenson, chap
lain Of the ship, who gave an address
here this week. Chaplain Stephenson
said he did not know where the Hunt
ington now is.
Commencement at the university at
Morgantown next Friday.
The Chancellor hotel at Pafkersbwg
charges $1.00, $1.25 and $3.50 for rooms
without bath and $500, $3.50 and $500
for rooms with bath. The dollar rooms
are generally gone by supper time.
The Parkersburg high school grad.
uated class Of 100-the largest in
its history.
The Dunbar, boat from Charleston
to Parkersburg, arrived at the latter
point IL hours late due to the heavy
wind.
A Pennsboro department store went
into bankruptcy causing legal mess.
Walter Burr, Of Endns, was arrested
charged with violating the liquor laws.
Rev. Arthur Hawk preached his fare.
well sermon at the Cavalry Baptist
church in Parkersburg tomorrow
a new court house is to be erect.
ed at Ripley.
mysterious airships.
Military court sat this week at
Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Becanse pins arc pointed one way
and headed another doesn't answer
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

the mystery where do all the pins
go?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

When the new state road commits
sion was appointed and it was announc.
ed that they would occupy the SEN
ate chamber as their office headquar-
tiers for the present, it was pointed
out that this would mean an economy
to the state of $3.50 a month. This
is the opinion of many persons, Re-
publicans and Democrats alike, is on
ly another emphasis Of the fact that
the state is greatly in need of new
state house for the housing of its Of
fetal family. Many members Of the
legislature, while holding that now
is not the time for assuming any new
burdens on a scale. such as a new
building would mean, were cognizant
of the fact that now would be good
time to seel the states property in the
center of Charleston to good adVan-
tage,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

With the completion Of the term of
office of A. Bliss McCrum as mem
Der of the state board Of control July
1, and the appointment of successor
by Governor Cornwell, the dection Of
the affairs Of the institutions of state
will pass from the hands of the Repub-
licans into those Of the Democrats.
James S. Lakin, though still member
of the board, will be in the minority
and one of the Democratic members
undoubtedly will become chairman Of
the board.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

Thrift in the public schools Of West
Virginia has gecome live issue, &C
cording to reports received by the
state department of schools. Teachers
generally are helping in the organiza.
ton Of thrift classes. When school
opens next fall, it is planned to encour,
age the formation of many classes, and
to further advance the work started
during the latter part of the year just
closing. The pupils Of the Piedmont
schools saved waste paper until a car
load had been accumulated. This was
sold and the proceeds invested In adj
ditions to the schools library. Other
schools have worker to a similar end
in various ways. In some towns and
communities school gardens have been
planted and will be taken care Of BY
the pupils during the summer.
That the gas producers are express
ing fear Of a continued reduction in the
gas production Of tie state Is expected
to have further effect of advanced
rates both inside and outside the state.
Unless concerted and reasonable OPP
position is made, Huntington and sew
eral Of the nearby small townsville have
to pay an increased price for gas begin
ming next month. Charleston and some
Of the nearby towns will have to meet
similar advance later In the year, 1t
Is said. Many Of the gas companies
supplying towns and cities in the state
with gas for both domestic and indus
trial purposes and for both heat and
light, have already been permitted to
advance their rates to considerable
extent, and those companies which
have not applied for similar permission
are expected to do so before next win
ter. West Virginia consumes only a
small percentage Of the gas 1t produc'
es.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-09

The Farmers bureau Of Braxton
county has arranged for the purchase
of buckwheat seed to be sold to the
farmers Of the county at cost. A large
amount of buckwheat will be sown
in the county this year.