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Cloth Dresses From $l4.50 to $45

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Dresses of Soft Silk S25 to $85


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Suits as Low as $40, Up to sos

the staple Ahf'%
the simple Kind that 80
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homes
trcon de
simple background Tor ones
liberal
and ansize n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

upon the field which the states had BY usage. reserved to
themselves. nor twilight zone wherein both the Federal
government and the government Of the states operated OBJ
scurely Under Republican CONTROL the great bulk Of the
national revenue derived from indirect taxation levied
at the customs houses IN the form of protective duties
which served the double purpose Of filing UP the treasury
and Of preserving for the benefit Of our own people the
unexamped richness of home markets Direct taxa
on resorted to not at all in tune Of peace in any
oppressive TO the taxpayer There was money and to
spare and no felt the burden Enterprise was NOT
penalzed thrift not laid under tribute Federal tax
alton paid unknowingly and abundantly There was
then occasion for any such action as this which the leg
islature Of California has taken
But we have fallen upon different times now Indirect
taxation is out Of fashion Taxation with teeth and taons
in the order Of the day. Inheance which have been
source OF revenue to the states seized upon by
the general government Real property upon which com
mmes have depended for their chief revenue now to
be subjected to Federal burden under the name of an
excess profits tax Incomes upon which some states have
relied for swelling of their treasury receipts, are levied
upon in increasing rapacty by the national lawmakers
Thrift, which alone has made tax-payng possible has
been made excuse for further exactions.
1t is mded time that movement Of opposition was
begun here should be prompt and widespread re-
favorable to the proposition which the Legislature Of
California has advanced. And from California, too.
should come, very soon further activity along this line 1t
hardly conceivable that the legislature has acted without
the consent of Gov Johnson He will soon take his seat
in the Senate. There hope he will continue press
for the deverance of his state and others from the yoke
of taxation which Expresses the-cheAy because his
state made certain the renewal of the power of taxation
to the party which California cries out against
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
DEMOCRATS BREAK
PLEDGE TO PEOPLE
Rep. MOdden Protests
Against the Additional
Tax Burdens.
Especial Dispatch to west virglnian)

Especial Dispatch to West VirElnian)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-when the
Democratic Revenue bill was before
the House, recently, Congressman
Martin B. Madden, OF Illinois, protest.
ed against placing additional burdens
upon the backs Of an already overbur,
dened people, and thus addressed the
Democratic side Of the House:
You were given power on the prom.
Use that you would conduct the gov.
ernment economically; but from the
first day you took over the government
you entered upon a system Of extrava.
gance the like Of which has never
been known, You have imposed taxes
upon every form Of business activity,
until today the people are crying for
relief During the 16 years of Republi.
can management OF the Nation the
government was run on an economical
business basis. No excessive burdens
Of taxation were levied upon the PEG.
pie. Business was looked upon as a
legitimate part Of American life. But
how all this has changed since you
came into power! You complained of
the large appropriations made by the
Republicans when they were in power,
but you VIll recall that the largest ap-
preparation ever made by them for a
single year was S1,026.6S2 .SS1.72,
while your appropriations for the cur.
rent fiscal year, including contracts
and authorizations, amounted to ST.
47,259, 04S.64."
Mr.. Madden's speech contains COM
parative statistics demonstrating the
truth of his statements. People who
are interested in governmental prob
lens should write Mr.. Madden for a
copy of the address.
The methods pursued by the Demo.
cratic members of the Senate Finance
committee in framing the revenue bill
are quite in line with those followed
by them on the tariff bill OF 1913 and
other revenue legislation. The Repub-
licans on the committee we're allowed
no voice whatever in the matter, ana
were not invited to attend the meet
ings of the committee until the bill was
ready for report to the Senate. I'VE
were permitted about two minutes,
said Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania
ranking Republican member of the
committee, ito see the outside OF the
measure in the committee room"
Without opportunity to read its provi:
sions the Minority members were per
mitted perfunctorily to register their
dissent, and the bill was reported to
the Senate with request that 1t should
be taken up for consideration in two
days. Senator Penrose made vigorous
protest against the high-handed tao
tics of his opponents, but he will be
overruled and the measure iammed
through under constant urging from
the White House.
Congressman Richard P. Freeman,
Of Connecticut, is "big navy man.
He cites the history Of the past and
shows that such great leaders as Phil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY "a, 1917.
coMTEMPTIBLE PRoCEEDLNG.

rfiE movement started in this city to persuade Gov.
emor Hatfield to veto the bill which was passed at
the request of the Farmont city authorities, and
without which it will be impossible to market the improve
ment bonds recently authorized by the voters, con-
tempdble piece Of political blackhand work has come
10 light in long time.
These bonds approved by large majority at the
special election held to pass upon the improvement pro-
gram he result Of the election proved that there is an
because the charter of the City of Famont oms
honze the city government to build bridges bond experts
declined to approve the issue after it sold hand
some premium Doubtless the city could go ahead and
build bridges, but the little shade of doubt destroyed the
market for the bonds With the collapse of theshole i'm
proyement movement imminent, because Of legal bubble,
the suggestion made that the legislature be asked to
pass a bill validating the bonds
The proprety and reasonabeness of the request was
recognized at Charleston and the bill passed. but
people who opposed to all progress trying to in
duce the governor with stroke of his pen, and for no
better than that the action wanted by little band
pleaconaes and sore heads to destroy all the work that
has been DONE and perhaps set back the forward move
ment IN Faimont for many years.
Itwould be startling abuse of the veto power if the
governor were to permit himself to be used by this loud
and active but from civic stand point useless and uni
Auenial crowd. The people of Faimont want the i'm
proyemen which the bonds will buy and they want them
soon as they get them What to the point
they going make it hot for those who by cowardly
tmdefhand methods seek to thwar them The opponents
OF these bonds had fair chance to make their strength
felt at the special election. The showing they made at
that tme indicates where they stand in the community. To
now they ask Governor Hatfield to act would be
nothing less than slap in the face of of the states
most important municipalities and denial of the right of
majority to rule.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
CROSS, FEVERISH
Child is BILIOUS
OR CONSTIPATED
LOOK, MoTHERl If TONGUE IS
COATED GIVE "cALlFoRNlA
SYRUP OF FIGS"

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the
tongue, motherl II coated, give q tea.
spoonful of this harmless "fruit laxa.
tive" and in q few hours all the foul,
eonstipated waste, sour bile and undi.
gested food passed out Of the bowels,
and you have q we'll, playful child
again. When It's little system Is full
Of cold, throat sore, has Btomach.ache,
diarrhoeR, indigestion, eolle--remem.
her, a good "tnslde eieansing" should
always be the first treatment Given,
Millions OF mothers keep acaliior.
nta Syrup OF Ftgs" handy, they know
q teaspeenful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. AJAX yepr dFNaHist for a
60reeht bottle OF california ayPap or
Else" which hAa directions for babies,
children Of oil ages and aFeWA,uAs
printed on the bottle, beware of com.
lterfeita aela here, 90 dent be fooled,
Get the eeluine, made by rcRlifeTHia
Zig syrup Company
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
IoHM DOE M Police coURT.

THAT John Doe business in the police court yesterday
| serves to show an amazed public in what profound
contempt the gamblers of the city hold the police
authorities and the municipal government in general 1t
ought to have made Mayor Bowens blood boil with in
dignaton but it apparently stirred no such emotions
If instead Of calmly taking the FIVE dollars which each
Of the gamblers left in the hands of the police the mayor
had swept the money out onto the floor he roared
order to the police to go out and bring in the gamblers
and not come back until they had them his act would
have with the entire approval of the good people of
this city
But if the municipal authorities are satisfied to let the
cynical gamblers get away with the John Doe business
why do they not make it point to work it to the Limit
from financial standpoint Ninety6ye dollars for one
nights work will go long way toward paying the e-
penses Of the police department A raid every night for
while would help the cops to pay their own way. Just
at present there plenty of places where they can ply
their forfeit collecting In time, of course when became
apparent that the police were in earnest men with rrputa
tons to lose would stay away from the gambling joints
and the picking would not be so good.
But that is precisely what police force paid to do
Tum them loose. MIR. Mayor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

81 the Second OF spain. Louis The
Fourteenth OF France. the great Napo.
leon, and Germany at the present time.
although able to oyerrun large Dor.
lions OF Europe were unable to set a
single soldier on the soil Of England
because OF the navy which guarded
her shores. To MIR. Freeman the con.
clusion Is obvious. ''This rich and re.
sourceful nation of ours" he declares.
should proceed to build at once and
continue to maintain forever a navy,
sufficient to prevent any other nation
In the world from transporting troops
across either the Pacific or the Allan.
tic ocean," Representative Freeman
seldom occupies the time of the House
in debate, but he is an accomplished
orator who always commands the at
tention of his hearers and he was
roundly applauded when he presented
his views on the Navy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

knows that there never was a funny
Sunday paper to compete with the
Times dope.
-.
Go into any home and see the chill
dren smiling over the ridiculous on
the morning after" editorial page.
That's cruel to say a thing that way
though. There are some good things
ON that page that any intelligent man
ought to read It's the recopy Of the
day previous New York World lead,
ers.
But when you pay your three cents
for the Black hand scare sheet remem.
Der that which Pope doped out is still
true:
"such labored nothings in SO strange
style, amaze the learned and make
the unlearned smile"
After which we wish to remark that
there were several fishing worm cock.
tails on the streets this morning.
Il thunder wakes only snakes ws
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Thrift Thouoh.

Did you ever stop to watch I
crowd around a street faker sellinp
some article of household use--a 20
tota peeler, for instance? How he
persuaded the men that their wives
could not peel potatoes without 4,
found ready purchasers, who laid
down their quarters, marched home
aud presented the article with pride
and a righteous feeling Of ''helplne
wife in her daily labor" only to md
her peellng potatoes the same old way
the next day2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

women at Huntington and gets life
term.
Let's give the submarine commander
who sunk the Laconic so days.
Running up and down the land with
two guns-a stiletto and some cayenne
pepper will help you to preserve your
armed neutrality.
It's hard to be neutral when she's
French and you buy her German beer.
And Hungarian goulash.
You have noticed since you put on
long pants that it's the guy who
spends u few Minutes in Manhattan"
who knows most about it.
The wop without duds who was
roaming in the rain was trying a
scheme to cheat Saturday night out Of
bath by dispensing with the suds.
Marvellous, s..erlG..-
Speaking of editorials meaning any
thing-why any child in the cit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Baltimores plan of buying food and selling it to the
public at cost is the only that any city can afford
to pursue. If precedent is established of appeasng
the mobs with great free distributions supplies
called food riots will become common occurrence in
the larger American cities The history of municipal
government in Europe especially in France and Italy
contains many examples of what happens when the vic
tins find that they the authorities and Sc
cure food at expense beyond the exertion that is
required to hurl few paving stones
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
RUFF STUFF
ny RED.

Then again High cs ought to make
my good sensible man shoot all the
cannon he has.
And we ask Q silly question when we
say: what's the difference between
the high seas and the seasg
Some are wet and the others are
music no doubt.
Skate to the instep of the class.
Rather laconic:
American women killed. Husband
works in London.
Must then be eontraband.
Man pleads guilty to killing three
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
I sTATE AMp FEDERAL TAxATIoM

legislature of California has communicated with
such other legislatures are in session in an endeavor
10 unite the States of the Union in a movement to
establish some reasonable line of division giving to them
the sole taxing authority below such line, and to the
Federal government sole taxing authority above such a
line
This an assertion of States rights in perfectly pro-
per FORM and we hope that it will succeed.
Under Republican control of the Federal government
there neither encroachment of Federal taxation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

It cost about $4,000 of the peoples money to con-
duct the peace leak investigation which resulted dis
closures that might have been obtained without the
expenditure of penny by asking any veteran news
paper correspondent Yet is making any partic-
ular kick wonder the cost of government mount
ing in this country
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

The office of The Golden Festival
Manager of The West virginian is in
Room 200 Jacobs Building, Fairmont.
The hours are from eight in the
morning until eight at night, and any
other hour during the twenty-four by
appointment. Both phones-Beil
l1O7' Consolidated S27. Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Old Tyler county oil field days were
recalled here last week and this week,
says the Tyler County News, when two
very heavy loads were taken from Mid.
dlebourne to the Hope Gas company's
new gas station on the Alb Spencer
farm at Blue. On Friday gas COM
pressor that required twelve teams, or
"a horses to haul 1t was taken to the
station; and on Monday another gas
compressor that required IA teams
or Is horses to pull 1t was taken to
the same place.
The first compressor weighed IL
tons and the second one tipped the
scales at 10 tons. The company nor
local teamsters had available no truck
that would carry the huge load, so
a conveyance had to be improvised.
1t was made by using two.eighteen
foot logs that were held together by
several beams six inches by eight inch.
es in thickness and breadth and eight
feet long. The teams were hitched to
the end Of the sled and the loads were
landed at the station in splendid
shape.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
MORE RHEUMATISM
THAN EVER BEFORE
clersymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me.
ehanIes and Merchants Stricken

ehanics and Merchants Stricken
Our old friend RheumantlS is having
his inning this year. and few words
of caution from one who knows all
about 1t may not be amiss.
Wear rubbers in damp weather;
keep your feet dry; drink plenty of
lemonade, and avoid strong Alcoholic
drinks.
If rheumatism gets you, or s":atica,
and you have sharp twinge' gnaw-
ing pain or swollen joints ~ mscles,
you can get rid of all agony in just
few days by taking one.nalf tea
spoonful Of Rheuma once day.
All druggists know about Rhouma;
it's harmless, yet powerful; cheap, yet
sure, and a 50.cent bottle vii! last a
long time. SIX Holt Drug Co. or any
druggist.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

County Clerk Thorn tells this one
says the Kanawha News, published at
Elizabeth, Writ county:
Some weeks ago he issued a mar.
rtage license to a man who, in pur.
suance thereof and by the authority
vested therein, was hitched up to one
of Writ county's tair damsels and
soon thereafter they took up their
abode in distant city. in another state
Just recently Mr.. Thorn received O
letter from him in which he request.
ed the clerk to send him receipt for
the two bones he paid for the license
aforesaid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

]. Alfred Taylor, former editor Of
the Fayette Democrat and will known
newspaper man now representing this
county in the legislature, will engage
in the newspaper business IN Charles
ton. He has accepted the editorship
of the Charleston State Record sue.
cessor to the old Fayette Sun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
HER BRONCHITIS
is RELIEVED IN
A SINGLE NIGHT
Altoona Mother Tells Of Her Ex-
perience With Vick's
VapoRub.

Every mother owes 1t to her fa1naiy
to investigate the Southern remedy
Vick's VapoRub Salve. In the South
1t is universally used in place of in.
furious internal medicines for treating
all forms Of cold troubles-from head
or chest colds, down to sore throat,
bronchitis or incipient pneumonia. In
addition, 1t has hundred uses in
the home as a soothing, cooling salve.
Usually Group is relieved in fifteen
minutes and most colds over night.
LastEJanuaryi Mrs. A. S. Kennedy,
500 End Street, Altoona, Pa, was asked
by her druggist Welsh Brothers, to
WIN 2.&'@MNTS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

1t rained hard last night and as is usual in such cases
there electric current this morning The light
department and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad are
alike in that they lay down whenever weather cond
lions become adverse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Wonder how many of the highbinders who are trying
to get Governor Hatfield to kill the municipal improve
ment bond issue would be willing to stand up and be
counted? Not many of them to be sure even If they
were all willing to come out in the open.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Playing politics with the international situation
would be all right there was not so much reason to
suspect that of the Congressman who are the
game are using stakes furnished by Germany.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Food riots continue in New York. but it is now plain
y that it is not bread but trouble the rioters
after. If the municipal authorities wise they
will carry it to them in large punches.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Apply a few drops of this
freezone upon a tender,
aching corn or a hardeni
ed callus. Instantly the
soreness disappears and
shortly you will find the
corn or callus so shriveled
and loose that you lift 1t
of with the fingers.
You feel no pain or sore.
ness when applying free.
zone or afterwards. II
doesn't even irritate the
skin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Some of the correspondents describe the condition of
mind in Congress at the conclusion of the Presidents
address yesterday chaotic. Running true to form
even in crisis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

The Lacona is the biggest ship the Uboats have got
since the beginning of the reign ruthlessness but
size has no bearing far this natonis con-
cerned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

This tiny bottle holds the wonder Of
wonders. 1t contains almost magical
drug discovered by Cincinnati man
1t Is called freezone. 1t is a compound
made from ether.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Just ask in any drug store for O
small bottle of freezone. This will cost
but a few cents but will positively rid
yous poor, suffering feet of every hard
corn, soft corn, or corn between the
toes, CT the tough calluses on the bot.
tom OF feet. Genuine freezone has
yellow label. Look for yellow label.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
IT'S
Guaranteed

give this preparation test. Mrs. Ken
nedy writes
II have used your trial jar Of yick,s
VapoRub and now would not be with.
out It In the house. l found Il cured
my little girl OF spell OF bronchitis
over night without the aid OF internal
medicine. ! have used It myself for
pleurtsy, and in few minutes the
pain was gone" Three sizes, 25c, SOC
or S1.00. = ess
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
tsY CONDOS

there of some of the suffrag.sts in
the vicinity who are said to have in.
digantly turn down the card which
was being referred to as exhibit 3D."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Andrew Price, in the Fayette Tri
bune gives the following as the list
of AZ native trees to be found in WesV
Virginia: Oak, chestnut, walnut, pine
cherry. sugar ash, elm, thorn, plum
spruce, buckeye, hemlock, birch, hick
ory, aspen, willow, sycamore, IRA, GU
cumber, mulberry, hazel, service
roundwood, balsam, redbud, locust,
spicewood, ironwood, dogwood, gum
beech, cedar, holly, persimmon, haw
alder, pignut, popular, hornbeam, lau
rel. leatherbark. pawpaw, sassafras
sumach, magnolia, crab ap1ia, talna
rack or larch and arbo vitae.
The C. & o. will open mines to sup
ply its own fuel coal, according tc
j. w. Heron, who announces he had
been authorized to begin at once de
velopment of coal lands for the pur
pose of supplying that road with fuel
of which $500 to 5000 tons daily
are used. An investment of approx
mately $1,500,0o0 to 100000 will
be needed for the development.
The Chesapeake G Ohio owns coal
lands on New River, Coal River and
on the Big Sandy. Five mines are
to be opened at once on the New
River and Coal River tracts, Mr.. Her
on stated. 1t is said the railroad
with present market prices of coal
will effect a large saving in money
by developing its own coal lands. The
intention is to produce 1000 tons OF
coal daily at each of the mines. Later
on the development will be brought up
to the required maximum of coal by
the location of additional mines.
The mines will employ about 1000
men when producing to capacity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

And the missus says: Don't you
dare talk that way to mel"
And we shut up and returned to
Morpheus sadder but a wiser man.