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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP sz aHzzLEs BROOKS SMITH,
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. Are
publican National Committeeman Vir.
gil L. Highland, who is also and like.
wise Clarksburg's biggest young bust
ness man and brilliant financier, is in
tie Capital 1t is his first visit here
in many months In fact, while Mr..
Highland makes frequent visits to the
big business marts en- east, he rarely
stops off in Washington. Under pres.
ent conditions, and those which have
prevailed for several years, indeed
since March 4, 1913, only political mis-.
SONS have brought him to this city, and
he hasn't had much business of poll.
tics to look after here since the above
specified date. His presence here now
Is only social call and patriotic one.
lie hasn't seen the big dome Tor so
long that he says he had almost for.
gotten just how big dome it is. He
has been in New York city on a big
business deal, which he put through
handsomely, last week, and is on his
way back home.
While here, though, Mr.. Highland is
fraternizing with his colleagues on the
Republican National committee who
are to be found here and with the rep.
resentatives of the party from West
Virginia who are members OF Congress.
Politics, past and future, has been the
interesting topic, and the most inter.
esting gossip to come out Of it concerns
Mr.. Highland himself. 1t is, that he
would make a pretty good candidate
for the party TO nominate for the Uni.
ted States Senate next year. He him
self has nothing to do with starting
that talk. nor has he given it any seri.
GUS attention. Asked about it, he made
answer by pointing to line in local
afternoon paper, which read: II have
10 present or prospective interest in
the subject" The quotation constitut.
ed an answer given to a reporter by
Secretary of War Baker, denying a
statement in another local paper that
Mr.. Baker is practically an avowed
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency in 1920"
THAT goes for me. too" said the Ma
tional committeeman from West Vir-
ginia, laughingly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

are an income tax payer now.
II you get a real salary you're
one even IL you're married.
Doesn't that give you a grand and
glorious feeling?
At all events 1t gives you more
right to crouch II you don't like the
way the government is run.
The beer makers want the dry
laws well enforced.
Evidently not as stupid as they
seemed to be.
But after all 1t does not take a
particularly bright man to see that
beer too will go under II It is caught
making a monkey out Of the pfohbi.
ton states.
Have you kicked in for a kit or
TWO OF tobacco for the boys in the
trenches?
Well get busy.
There Is nothing exclusive about
that war effort.
And you do not have to wear n
badge when you do it either.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
GERMANY AFTER THE WAR;"

a CONSULAR officer stationed in Germany priot
to the rupture of relations pictures the Generalization
Of German Industrial activity; and predicts that it
vii be years before the Germans can regain their old posi-
hon in the commercial world even if peace should
Ioon He argues that the Transformation of many estab
hments into war factories has destroyed their efficiency
under return to their old line of production; that the abb
lenee Of workmen in the army will unfit them for resump
hon Of normal employment when they are released from
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

This isn't the first time that the quail.
ities of this CIarksburg man, and his
availability and merits as a prospec-
tive candidate of his party for the Uni.
ted States Senate to succeed his dis
tinguished fellow.townsman, Senator
Nathan Golf, have been discussed, eth
er here or in West Virginia. In quiet
sort of way, Mr.. Highlands name has
invariably been mentioned when the
field was being gone over by loyal par
ty men who are looking ahead in the
interest of party success. 1t has in
variably been mentioned along with
various other names of well known Re-
publican leaders in the state, and as
invariably given serious and most IA
vorable consideration. II aware Of 1t,
and he doubtless was, he did nothing to
nurture tn informal discussion into q
more or less formidable boom. Nor
did he think It serious enough to take
eny steps to stop it. He let 1t alone,
for business and not politics has been
engaging his time and attention since
the close Of the last campaign. Never
theless, there are good many leaders
Of large and small bore in the party
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
EveniingGhat
THE KNITTERs.

THE kNlTTERs.
oh the womenfolk are sitting
BY the salt seashore,
Aost industriously knitting
While the wild waves roar,
They're so seriously busy
When their needles fit,
That to watch EN- makes you dizzy
As they knit, knit, knit.
AT the dances, at the races
At the hearthside, too,
AT all sorts Of times and places
There's knitting crew,
And their dainty fingers flicker
AS they do their bit,
Moving swifter, faster. quicker
AS they knit, knit, knit.
And though some may knit with ardor
For the soldiers sake,
Most are ever knitting harder
While they seek to make
Silken sweaters, light and airy,
For themselves-that's it;
oh they're patriotic, very
AS they knit, knit, knit.
-Berton Braley.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

in Paris spy, received money from Ambassador
Bernstorf while he in this country. An examina-
ton of hi book accounts in New York shows that he
given almost million and three-quarters There
is than trace of madness in this lavish expend
ture of corruption all the world the part
of Germany. 1t must have amounted to billions of
marks and this is needed right to feed the
people
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Secretary Wilson started the Pacific coast
yesterday and there is prospect that the government
will take all the plants where the cannot
come to agreement with the striking men. That is
precisely the course such troubles in Britain. 1t
involves unpleasant consequences for both employers
ard employees. but it is of inaenable rights in
this free country to ignore the other fellows experience
and butt heads against the wall if want to-
and the people on the Pacific coast to want to-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER A, 1917.
LET 4 LITTLE SUNSHINE IN.

WYE have in this city sale highly recommended
w and what is claimed to be an innocen, beverage
Its chief appeal seems to consist of the fact that it
twin brother to becr-looks like it, like it smells
ike 1.-THE only thing lacking related in last weeks
Saturday Evening Post about similar cOncocton is the
authority" Admitting that this is harmless soft drink
and such may be SOLD freely anywhere in the state why
lesresae and surround it with complete saloon outfit?
The town and the state through with saloons and their
associations
To come upon business place with covered windows.
screens bar and all accessories Of bona hde bar-room in
which has endeavored to clean out Just such an
atmosphere IL ofense and an eyesore Such place
struggles by its appeal to the old saloon crowd to
hold together influence which the city would be glad
dispense with. There may be yet number of persons
among who do not feel just exactly right taking drink.
matter how innocent excepting under bar-room cover,
but the majority of the citizens will agree that it is
100 late to learn
If this is just refreshing soft drink and we grant that
is why not open up the windows and DOORS put up the
right sort of fixtures and let the general public have
;hance at ita Many might like try it if they didn't have
% take look up and down and then sneak quickly
IN. the general air of the place to demand.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
SHORT AND sNAPPY

German newspapers bitter against the Crown
Prin because he ordered the Munich opera company
proceed to his headquarters by special train, when
the roads already congested and it impossible
food supplies expeditiously. The German peo
pie must be getting nicky indeed, If they now
become irritated such little matter as that
Huntington Herald-Dispatch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

King Gustav is beginning to reap the fruits of the
Argentine incident in cabinet crisis which is
Stunning serious aspects. He is making effort
form coalition ministry but it is quite possible that
the best he will be able to do is to turn the
over to the opposition and watch his proGerman gang
get kicked of Office 1t has proved bad luck to be
entangled in any way with the German
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Highlands is the third name to get
into print in his party's press as good
timber for the senatorship. The first
vas H. c. Ogden's, and then Congress.
man Edward Cooper's name. They
have been discussed, especially Con.
glessman Cooper in a statewide way,
in connection with carrying the sena.
torship fight to the common enemy.
Mr.. Cooper has gotten an early and IN.
solicited boom Of no measly size. And
there will be others. The senatorial
day is young-and the waters fine.
Comes to Washington whispers that
Hon. William E. Hite, of Huntington,
may be heard from. Mr.. Hite's sprint.
ing record is late one and not to be
ashamed of. He wasn't left at the post
in his contest last year, by any means,
but ran close second to Senator
Howard Sutherland, and running a
race with Sutherland last year close
enough to be interesting, was no mean
achievement. Then there is the Hon.
Earl W. ogleby, Of Wheeling. There
are whispers as to him. He has done
q lot for the farmers Of West Virginia
by promoting agriculture, more than
many OF them know, for self.adyertis-
ing isn't his specially. He was born IN
Wheeling, farmers boy who peddled
milk and vegetables through the
streets, went to the copper regions OF
the Great Lakes later on and made
great fortune, and came right back TO
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

The young girls who belong to the
Y. NJ. {. a. started gymnasium work
yesterday for the first time. Dressed
in boomers and low heelless shoes
they were very enthusiastic over the
exercises and games planned for them.
Several came unprovided with gym
shoes and as a consequence became
spectators as no one is allowed on the
Eoor without them, A small number
came in late deciding that a swim
would be quite sufficient fun but were
notified that hereafter no one would
be allowed TO swim who did not take
gymnasium work. There isn't going TO
be any missing of the gym exercises
and fun, however. for outside Of the
face that the pool sport is too fine to be
missed, the gym gun is also too good
to be missed.
Miss Foster has planned for all girls
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

The National Bank of Farmont yesterday wired the
Secretary of the Treasury that it would take 100000
of Liberty loan bonds In short the
start is everything and this certainly is strong patr
OIL running getaway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
Try Them Do eoOd Than Al The
Medieine Used Your Drugg Wn RsA You 90 Can't

stomach ole female uouoe
affections general weakness indigestion
snth
BURTONE successful Of eho
Your druggist refund double the retail d
in
Sold Store Holt Drug Co.. Mountain City Store Mar
tins Drug Store
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

'Sho think we'll Of their party's Nation.
al committeeman, and the writer found
tfat to be true upon a recent visit he
made to various places in West Virginia
recently, as well as from talks with the
many of them who are in and out OF
Washington day after day and week
alter week. On his own responsibility.
the writer does not hesitate to state
that there is plenty OF good soil avail.
tble on which to grow a sure.enough
sentiment for the nomination of Mr..
Highland if0he and his friends desire
10 fill 1t.
Aside from his ability as a success.
full man OF business. his we'll known
fairness to the laboring people of his
city where he is such a power and in.
iIGence in banking and civic affairs,
sside, too, from a consideration OF his
shrewdness and experience as a party
leader, there is one phase of the situa.
ton surrounding him which is of pecu.
liar interest and logic. He occupies
the same party organization position
which has not infrequently been step.
ping stone to the very high place in
congress he is now being discussed
for. Both parties in the state have SO
regarded the position OF national com.
mitteeman and have gone to 1t for
their candidates for the United States
Senate There was John T. McGraw,
and Nathan Bay Scott and William 4.
Chiffon. McGraw was his party's nomi.
rec several times and at the same time
on the national committee of his party.
He wasn't successful, but both Scott
and Chiffon were, and they were ma.
tional committeeman when chosen.
c. W. Watson, who is now on the Dem.
ccratic committee, is talked OF as his
party's candidate next year, and SO is
Highland. There is that which is
bound to enter into the discussion Of
the future wherein the superstitious OF
politics participate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The decline in Italian exchange car
ried further yesterday and on a small
turnover the lire rate dropped from
7.S1Ih to 1885 to the dollar, establish
inc new low record in the history Of
the international exchanges. In the
last day or two lire have been prac-
tically unsupported. At current quota
ticns the Italian lire, which has an IN
trinsic gold value of 1913 cents, is
worth only 1876 cents.
Exchange moved rather sharply
against Berlin for time and the rate
for four marks declined to 6S cents,
compared with 69A the day before.
Tho amount of BUSINESS done in marks
at the present time is small.
Sterling and franc rates were firm
while Russian rubles were slightly
easier.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, were as follows;
Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
Price actors

professor irving Fisher, in The Ftnd"cter)
Never since the Civil War has the
price level in this country shot up with
such prodigious speed as in the last
few months. The excitement Of the
present war at first made us forget
our anxiety about the high cost of
living" But recently the war itself
has rentroduccd the problem and re-
aroused our interest in it. In Europe
the price levels Of various countries
have shot up even faster than our own.
Professor Csssel, OF Sweden, found
that by April last prices in Russia had
risen since the war began by leo per
cent; in Germany, Ill per cent; IN
France, 81 per cent; in England, 6G
per cent, and even in neutral Sweden,
46 per cent
The price level in the United States
had at that time risen, according to
"Dun's Index Number" only 10 per
cent. Since then prices in the United
States have continued to rise, until
they arc now 40 per cent more than
before the war. Undoubtedly European
prices have continued their much
sleeper ascent.
The price level depends on certain
Fundamental factors; the quantity OF
money, the superstructure Of credit
built on this money foundation, the
volocities Of circulation Of the money
and the credit and the quantity Of
goods brought 20 market
These are the only proximate causes.
Myr.ads Of other eauses-war. tariffs,
antitrust laws, trusts, trade unions,
gold discoveries, rapid transportation.
shortened hours. advertising. waste Of
natural resources. etc. may affect the
high cost Of living, either upward OF
downward, but, az have shown else
where, these causes are anterior 20,
and act only through, money, credit,
yeloeities, or goods.
10 the question, which Of these fun
damcntai factors is. or are, responsible
for the sudden uprising OF prices IN
the last few months. would reply that
the chief causes both abroad and at
home arc (GrsO growing scarcity of
goods and (seeond) growing abundance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
SOUTHERN RAILWAY TO
ISSUE S25,OOOOOO OF NOTES
Resumption Of Preferred Dividends
Nav Be Delayed

With the proposed issue of long term
bonds under its new sj00.OOO,O0O mort
gage withdrawn. the Southern Railway
Company announced yesterday that II
had sold to J. p. Morgan & Co., the
First National Bank and the National
City Bank s25,O0O.OOO two-year . per
cent notes, to be dated March |.
A public offering of the issue vii! be
made early next week at price to
yield either 81 or 5la per cent. The
notes will be secured by deposit of the
Dads development and general mort
gage bonds. The Sl0,000,OOO additional
above the amount required to meet
maturing obligations will be used to
complete double-tracking work.
Il had been generally expected that
the directors of the Southern would re-
sumo dividend payments on its pre-
ferred stock this spring, but owing TO
the postponement of the new blanket
mortgage this action will probably not
be taken until after the permanent
financial plan has been put into erect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
LOCKS UP" MORE GOLD
Arrivals from Canada SO Far
This Week Exceed S40,000.OO0

The gold influx from the Allied re-
serve fund at Ottawa continued yes
to-day. when a fresh shipment of ST.
COO 900 in bars reached Philadelphia
and was deposited in the United States
mint for the account of J. P. Morgan
e. Co.. representing the British gov
eminent. This amount, together with
the $28,5OO,OOO which reached New
York late Tuesday afternoon after nav
ing been delayed twelve hours in tran
sit owing to the railway freight con-
restion. brings the total shipments Tor
the week IN to S4O,5O0,O0O and the total
on the current movement, begun a
fortnight ago. to S5,lO0,000 Total
gold imports from all sources so FAR
this wear now amount to sl30,0OO,OOO,
and the total since January !, 1913, is
81 ,267 100000.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the New York Federal Reserve
Bank has purchased from J. p. Morgan
& Co. SlO.OO0,OOO Of the $2S,5OO,OOO
which reached here Tuesday. Although
the gold consists of foreign bars, part
of them Russian, it has been stored
in the vaults of the bank and will be
kept there for the time being. 1t VIII
be recalled that the Reserve Bank
bought s25 1000 900 Of the gold imported
last week. and last autumn also made
large purchases of the metal brought
in By the Morgans.
This action on the part of the Re
serve Bank is in line with its policy to
exercise a closer control of the coun-
try's gold resources.
Several small movements of gold,
mostly for export account, were re-
ported yesterday. The Mercantile Bank
of the Americas is shipping 100000 IN
English sovereigns TO Peru, making a
total of 100000 sent there by this
bank within the past week. These
sovereigns were obtained from a pre-
vious shipment of gold from Canada
for account of the Allied governments.
Gold coin amounting to 100000 was
withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for
shipment to Cuba. There was also
withdrawn By local bankers $4,000 for
shipment to another point in the West
Indies and $4,000 to Mexico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
LEHIGH VALLEY
PICKS E. LOOMS
FOR PRESIDENT
E. B. Thomas to Become
Chairman of Board
of Directors

Edward (. LOOMS was elected presl-
dent Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Yesterday to succeed F.. h. Thomas,
,ybo becomes chairman of the board Of
directors and Of the executive ana
finance committee. Mr.. LOOMS was
also made director of the company
in Mace of Edward S. Moore, resigned.
Mr.. LOOMS has been president OF the
delaware. Lackawanna & Western.
Though still under so years Of age ne
has had wide experience IN rallroau
oneration and construction, and IN coal
mining and selling. Starting IN the
Law department Of the Denver 4 RIO
Grande he soon entered the Office oil inc
general superintendent of the Eric
In 1894 he was made general super
intendent of the Tioga division OF thal
road. which included the management
of the Blossburg Coal Company III
1895 Mr.. LOOMS was appointed general
of the New York, SuS-
ouebanna & Western and early in 1875
he assumed the active management OF
the anthracite coal interests OF the
Lackawanna. Three years later ne
was made the senior yice-presldent'
Mr.. LOOMS is a director OF the
Liberty National Bank, the Chatham
e. Phenix National, the Coal & Iron
National, and a trustee of the Ameri-
can Surety Company. As executor OIL
the late Samuel l.. Clemens. he,is presi-
dent and director Of the Mark Twain
Company.
He is A member of the American IN
stitute of Mining Engineers. the New
York Chamber of Commerce, the Metro
politan Club, the Recess CLUB. the
Railroad Club of New York, and several
out-of-town social organizations.
T.. VI. Rine, now general superInten-
dent. is expected to succeed Mr.. Looms
as vice-president of the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
SHIPS SOUGHT
BY CUNARD LINE
English Interests Turn to
American Builders for
New Vessels

The Cunard line is reported to he
negotiating with American shipbuild-
ers for a number of vessels IN addition
to those recently ordered by English
shipping interests. The demand for
ship plates as a result of the contract
being placed with domestic shipbuild-
ing concerns is the outstanding feature
of the steel trade at the present mo-
n,ont. and according to "The Iron Trade
Review" the mills engaged in rolling
them are overwhelmed with orders.
Domestic shipyards, "The Iron Age
says. arc now sounding the plate mills
for delivery of material in the first
part of 1919. Higher prices are quoted
for all deliveries.
Discussing the general situation IN
the iron and steel trade "The Iron
Trade Review" says: "Some OF the
drag on the iron and steel operations
due TO the backward deliveries Of man
ufacturing materials has been sbated,
but the inadequacy of transportation
facilities still constitutes the para
mount factor in the market. In inc
Pittsburg district number Of the
blast furnaces which had been banked
have resumed operations. The meas
ures employed by the railroads to reg
ulate the distribution of available cars
to points where they are most needed
are beginning to have some Oenehclal
effect. Eastern mills and furnaces stlll
find clear right of way on several
lires to tdewater for export ship
ments, but the problem is to get the
ships to take away these consignments'
For that reason the accumulations OF
shipments both at the plant of the
maker and'at the sesboard where that
zone still may be reached continue to
grow"