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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06
WARNING LAMP FOR kUTOISTS
Red Light Near Base Of Street Stand
ard Keeps Motorists From Strik-
ing the Support.

An electric-light standard in the
center of u busy street in Minneapolis
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

Our worst misfortunes hover on the
brink Of our apprehensions.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

Improved, But Not Cured.
"Don't you think her voice Is Inn
~proved?"
perhaps, but not cured."-Llfe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

Patience is frequently lauded, but
tenacity Is what gets there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06
Splendid Medicine
For Kidneys, Liver
and Bladder

For the past twenty years ! have been
acquainted with your preparation, Swamp
Root, and all those who have had occa'
SIGN to use such a medicine praise the
merits of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root; spe-
cially has it been very useful in cases Of
catarrh or inflammation of the bladder.
firmly believe that it Is a very valuable
medicine and recommendable for what il
Is intended.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

SOAP IS STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with LA Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. S1!O0.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

It's always the bottom dollar that
counts
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

Adversely sometimes brings out
mans good polnts-by the roots.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06

THIS IS THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger If you
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs by
using La Creole" Hair Dressing.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-06
SELF HELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
By . United State, Army Officer
THE SOLDIER ON THE MARCH.

s-s-s-s-sf
lCopyrIsht.i 1917. By the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-23
Aprons For All Occasions

20 Styles q Aprons, with or
without bib, neat styles, en-
broldeFed rick rack or hem
stitched trimmings. Gibson.
princess gored or gathered
styles.
Special 59c
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-23
This Superior Make Il
Standard at $1.25
Guaranteed
Guaranteed
Dress Shields
4 Pairs 25c
Sizes 2, 3, and 4

At 4 pairs for 25c-tomorrow
only. These shields sell here reg
ularly at nc pair and are con-
sidered unusually good values at
that price. Tuesday only-at 4
pairs for 25c.
slipper Trees-These are regular 1t
Toe pair, special for tomorrow only,
at Sc pair.
Toilet Cases-Rubber lined, with
outside Of case In black and white
checks or pretty dresden effects. Tape
bound with snap fastener-and q
wash rag in each case-all for De.
PaIais ROyaL-street Floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
WHAT WEST VIRGINIA
FOLKS SAY ABOUT IT.

Parkersburg, West Va.-"I suffered
with female trouble since my third
child was born. / suffered and was
annoyed for some time. l tried several
doctors who used local applications,
with little benefit. A lady who had
similar trouble had used DR.. Pierces
Healing Suppositories with success, and
/ sent for some. The use of them
does far more for me than any other
remedy, and makes me comfortable. 1
am grateful for them and am glad to
recommend them."-MRs. TILE Ar
THUR, 400 Lubbock Ave.
1ynchbutg, Var can say that
Tavorite Prescription has proved q
good remedy. / used 1t for the con.
iltion usual among women at forty
five. It did more than l could expect.
It did me q wonderful amount of good,
Only one bottle was used but the bene-
dts were permanent,
"My husband used Golden Medical
Discovery for q cough and cold. He
says 1t Is the best medicine going. He
yave it to the children and says that is
Why they are so well. We consider
DR.. Pierce's remedies the standard
family remedies. "-MRs. ]. 7. MAaANN,
l405 Jackson st.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
remedy that any atling woman can
safely take because it is prepared from
:oots, and Is not a secret remedy for
It's ingredients are printed on wrapper.
Get Il today, either in liquid or
ablet form, OF write DR.. Pierce, In
TalidS' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for free
md confdential medical advice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
REGULAR ARMY WEEK.

IT HIS is regular army recruiting week. Seventy thou
sand men are needed to bring the regular establish
ment up to full war strength and it j: hoped that by
setting aside this week and making special effort all over
the country the required number can be secured.
This seems to us affords an especially favorable oppo
tunty for those who opposed the seecye draft sent
mental grounds to come to the front Missouri, the home
Of Champ Clark and that southern state whose rePresen
tadve in Congress have forgotten his name-declam-
ed dramatically about the superior vaOr of the freeman
who voluntarily presents his barred breast to the shafts Of
the foe, ought simply to swamp the recruiting offices And
every where the men who feel pretend feel that some
sort Of stigma attaches to the draft should come forward
They can all get n even those who registered. All
between the ages of Is and 49, From three years under
the draft age to nine years over it. They be certain
of seeing active service and that they will be well cared tor
and competenty led Unless there rush comparable
to the last hour effort to get Liberty loan bond the last
argument against the army law as it stands will be gone
as completely as last winters SHOWS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
e ditoriaI ( ornn1snt
on Current subiects
III COMES BACK TO ALL

From the harleston Mail.
An important step has been taken
by the Board of Regents In the effort
to make the normal schools what they
really were intended to be-sehools
for the training of teachers.
Their energies in this direction have
been handicapped in that they had AZ,
so to do high school work. With the
development OF the high school IN
West Virginia in the last few years,
the necessity for the normal's doing
this work which should be done else
where is fast disappearing.
The consequence will be that the
real work OF the normal schools will
gain in efficiency, which means in turn
that they will turn out better equipped
teachers, and then this comes back to
all sections of West Virginia where
these teachers are employed in the
public schools.
Thus this matter OF change In the
program OF the normal Nschools Is
not something remote from the ordin
airy West Virginian. In fact, 1t Is very
close to him. The normal schol may
be located far away from him, he may
barely know that there is such q
school, but the character Of the pro
duct of that school may effect him and
his children just as much as II the
school were located on the property
adjoining his own,
While the progress in educational
matters in West Virginia has been
great in the last few years. there are
yet some long reaches to be traversed
before anything like sight of the goal
will be obtained. The ordinary school
problem in the mountains Of this state
may require special treatment but
satisfactory progress is being made
toward the adoption Of those special
means which may be necessary to Sc
cure the required results.
1t is not alone the great opportun.
ity for making money Of which this
state should be proud, but that to all
the citizens comes that great oppor
tunity for that development which Is
the real thing after all. A combination
of money, education and character ia
somethink very difficult to equal and
almost impossible to beat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

y snd the Chairman 81 the COMMITTEES On
Ways and Means. The Speaker IS theofetie
ally chosen 81 the House Actually he Is se-
lected at a meeting Of the members Of the
party majority in the House and their choice
Is merely ratified by the House.
Nominally the committeeman are now elect
ed by ballot by the whole House. In practice
however, the members Of the two parties
meeting separately in what are called eau
cuses, determine who shall be voted for. And
in fact the present practice Of the party IN
power has been to select the Chairman OF the
Committee on Ways and Means as its leader
upon the floor and to permit him to designate
who shall be voted for by his party as mem
bers Of the various committees. The Chair
man Of the Committee on Ways and Means has
thus become more powerful party leader In
Congress than the Speaker.
The foregoing not the outline of political theory It
is statement of fact by one Of the most competent OBJ
servers Of political tendencies in the world Recently the
Chairman Of the Committee on Ways and Means and the
Speaker attempted to oppose the desires Of the executive
upon matter of legislation in which the whole country
was directly and deeply interested The country roared
in wrath and these two powerful legislative personages
went down with the others who attempted to stand IN the
way The value Of that incident lies in the proof it at
fords that the ascendency Of the executive meets with pop
uIar approval and shows that if Mr. Mccormick would
find way to restore the influence OF Congress ne must dig
deeper than he has.
If we had comparatively large number Of political
parties fairly evenly Balanced in strength and in the ability
of their leaders, as they have in France and Italy, for In
stance Congress might probably would, in time become
the greater power in the government Mere legislative
efficiency might be attained by destroying the party SYSTEM
and there It might be questioned whether the loss would
not far outweigh the gain. How could we get along
without t7 Another thing that might be done is to perfect
and strengthen the party organizations in such way that
the real leaders always would have seats in the popular
branch of Congress On the whole responsible Leadership
and party organizations upon the French model might help
great DEAL But they certainly would play hob with the
regulations and aspirations Of the Representatives from
Buncombe And after all that the real roube-there
are too many light weights in Congress.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

the case with woman bootlesger not
so very long ago.
Reports from wheeling say the &c.
hour law Is being taken very serious
Iy by the authorities over there.
/. A reform movement that commands
respect in Ohio county is something
OF novelty.
When are the local authorities go.
ing to get busy?
Some one will report that they are
not working themselves If they do not
soon get a move on.
If you don't like the regulars why
not take advantage OF the present
week to join the guards? They need
men too and they are fine buch Of
soldiers.
Usual crop Of Monday accounts Of
Sunday accidents.
There's a good deal ii this blue law
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

General Pershing has appointed Frederick Palmer as
the head Of the intelligence department Of the Amer
lean army in France That is the kind of treatment Of
the war correspondence matter that will inspire conf
dence and if the President had been as wise when he
named the head of the Committee Public 1nforma-
ton there would have been less trouble. Palmer will
understand the military necessity of suppressng certain
kinds Of information yet at the time he is too
big man to be overawed by the military machine and
he will see to it that the public gets all the information
it should have no matter whose shortcomings shown
up
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
RUFF STUFF
81 RED.
BY RED.

wish i could horn in on that High
sehool gardeners picnic.
They are going to take lunches
made OF things grown in the gar
tens.
Gifis Of course will take lettuce
It's good for the complexion.
BOYS II take radishes, cause no one
viii want to eat onions.
IL went ia take some food, and be
slselmost popular guy at the party.
ltIley boys ale out again.
And they are not required to give q
second bond not to doeH again as was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

That ancient falacy that the government cannot get
along without the derived from the rum traffic
is being used as an for defeating the nation wide
prohibition movement at Washington 1t was used in
all the states that have gone upon the water wagon
but some of them have managed not only to get along
when the saloon element bossed their politics. Con-
gress is plunging in good many ways. 1t ought to be
willing to plunge in the matter of prohibition There
never will be time more favorable for adjusting the
finances of the nation to no rum basis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
Nav rELEPHoNE RATEs

CHARLESTON, June 25.-New tele'
phone rates affecting service in So
towns and cities in West Virginia were
approved Saturday by the Public Ser.
vice Commission, on the petitions OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
company of West Virginia, Consolidat.
ed Telephone company of West Vir.
ginia, the Central District Telephone
company and the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

In Pittsburgh justice of the peace fined two men
$40 each for taking three small onions from war gar
den. The punishment not too severe If after
fighting weeds and the other enemies provided by nature
the amateur gardener has also to contend with thieves
all the joy will go out of ltfe Police magistrates all
over the country ought to be guided in their handling
of the garden theft problem by the Pittsburgh
dent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
1t makes a dull day of Sunday.
WOMEN 70 BE REGISTERED

PARKERsBURG, June U.s. Miss
Lucy e. Prichard Of Huntington, pres.
ident CT the Associated College Alum.
nae Of West Virginia, has been select.
ed as head Of the work Of registering
all women Of West Virginia, as plan
ned by the women's committee OF the
West Virginia branch Of the National
Defense Council. Each woman OF the
state will be asked to sign a pledge to
conserve foodstuffs and to eliminate
waste IN her household during the
war,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
fHE TROUBLE IN CONGRESS.

sxvJRTTING of THE Task Before the Country" in
NV the July number of the Yale Review, Medill Nc.
Cormck, congressman at large from Illinois and
one Of the owners of the Chicago Tribune quite naturally
had some things to say about Congress He takes note of
tie tendency Of the executive to dominate the legislative
branch Of the government and advances the opinion that
what occurring the national government not so much
executive usupaton as congressional abdicaOn He
thinks the presidential power will continue to increase until
Congress has the resolution and the vision to throw off the
bonds Of the present committee system and organize under
de collective leadership of the who represent the best
ability Of the parties and their concerted opinion.
That might help. but while the weakness Of Congress.
never more apparent than right now, under discussion
night as well be admitted first last that the fundamental
ouble . not the cumbersomeness Of the committee system,
But operation Of the party system which has grown up in it,
Frank j. GOodnow president of Johns Hopkins uni
ery and our foremost authority upon the science of gov
ensnt discusses this in his Principles Of Constitutional
Government and he shows that the change in the relations
If The executive and Congress instead Of dating from the
Mckinley administration, as Mr.. Mccormick seems to
Believe really began very early. In order to get Dr.
Goodnovs view clearly before the reader we are going
g quote extensively from the chapter on Parliamentary
Procedure Of his Principles Of Constitutional Government:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

Some one has been letting men of the West Virginia
First Regiment on duty at Wheeling get liquor and it is
now proposed that the saloons of Ohio be closed Let's
hone that this will be done. 1t will be war measure
that will be good for the civil population of large part
of northern West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

idea that the folks had back in the
early days.
1t makes a dull day of Sunday.
But IT prevents people from trying
to get themselves killed.
If people are so dead anxious to
throw their lives away why don't they
go to the front?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP y CHARLES 5z23zs sM577:
= BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.
nv coNpo.l

correspondence is the following brief
communication addressed to Senator
Sutherland by Frank P. Meats, promi'
nent Parkersburg lawyer and former
Speaker of the House OF Delegates:
o. When l choose by weapons
would be surely exercising very
bad judgment should select the one
in the use of which l am convinced
that my opponent is much more expert
that l.
ut must be apparent that our ener'
gies can be much more efficiently en-
ployed if they are directed along lines
where we are convinced that we have
the superiority.
"In my opinion no sum within our
resources appropriated along these
lines man be deemed extravagant. The
result of the knowledge and SKILL
which will be thus created will not end
with the war.
1.-THE earth has been brought into
subtectiop, the sea is no longer un'
fathomable, but the air is yet pio'
neer country. Let US conquer 1t and
we can bring the world under our do
minion."
1t is probable that the bill upon
which the hearings are being conduct
ed will be favorably reported. There
will be no Secretary Of Aeronautics
in the Cabinet yet while. But is it
decidedly probable that all branches
of the government having any connec.
ton with this subject will be co.or-
dinated and organized into separate
bureau with one supreme head. AS
it is now, the army has its aeronau:
tical branch, the Navy its department,
and there is a lack Of one complete
organization and coordination. 1t is
expected bill will come out Of the
committee changing all of this.
Secretary of War Baker is scheduled
to appear before the committee Mon
day. He has, it is understood, practi-
cally completed bill covering the
subject, which carries an appropria-
ton of $6OO,0O0,0O0, and this is to go
before Congress within a few days
backed by the President.
There was presented to the House
Saturday by Congressman woodward
a set of resolutions passed few days
ago by the w. Va. Pharmaceutical as
sociation at its meeting held at Deer
Park, asking for proper recognition
by the government during the war Of
the profession of pharmacy.
Mr.. woodward is in receipt Of no
tice from the Pension bureau that a
S12 a month pension, and accrued pen.
sion due her husband at the time Of
his demise, has been allowed Mrs.
Louis Weekly, Of Frew, Tyler county.
g. L. and W. B. Mcc1ain, Of clarks.
burg, have been in the city several
days. They are carpenters and through
Congressman Reed applied to the gov
eminent for employment at some yard
as shlpwrights. There is no doubt
of their offer being accepted, and they
are remaining here to receive assign
ment.
burger, Is also here, and Is trying to
get accepted as an ambulance driver.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

A petition advocating nationwide
prohibition as war measure to con.
serve cereals, sent by the Woman's
Club of Fairmont, signed by Mrs. ].
A. Meredith, president, and Mrs. T.
l. Brett, chairman Of the legislative
committee, was presented in the House
by Congressman Reed.
Mr. Reed has taken up with the
Post Office department the matter
Of a claim of F. G. McCarty, mail
carrier at Jane Lew, for compensation
for extra work performed,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

From number Of sources the information comes
that the Russian army is reforming for new drive,
This time the reports to be the real thing and it
il good news with which to start the week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 20
At the beginning of recruiting week,
it is up to West Virginia to get very
busy to come up to the number of en-
listments required of her by the gov
eminent, which is 2,442. On June 10,
West Virginia had enlisted LISP or
AZ per cent. of the required strength
In addition to this, West Virginia two
weeks ago was requested by Score
tary of War Baker through Governor
Cornwell to raise an additional regt,
ment of infantry and one of field ar
tillery. 1t was the understanding here
that Governor Cornwell favored grant
ing half of this request; that is, rails
ing an additional regiment of infan'
try. However, the responsibility for
that he shifted to the State Council
for Defense which, it is said here
now, declined to accede to the War
departments request. What the rea'
sons were is not yet officially known
here,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

Dr.. J. A. Arbuckle, of Elkins, was
recommended on Saturday by Senator
Sutherland for a commission In the
medical reserve corps. Phil Williams
and William A. Arnold, also of Ell.
kins, were recommended for the Sec
ond officers training camp to be held
in August.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

Mrs. Dona B. simonton, of Grafton
has been allowed a pension Of SO q
month from September 10. 1916, and
accrued pension due her late husband
The claim was one Of many which
Senator Sutherland has before the Pen
sion Commiccioner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

Carl G. Bachman, Of Wheeling, has
been a visitor in Washington for sew.
eral days. One day last week he APP
peared before the immigration COM
mittee Of the House to discuss the
provisions of a bill which is pend
ing in that committee.