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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-06

0oye told lie spoliers Hat sif We are b.
have fzns Ne hayss have he power 10 6x
priees III along de Inc Theme Day address 10
Congress President lson coupled q request for further
pnce fixing power WITH he statement that law Of supply
and demand ha. been replaced The law Of unrestaned
sel6shne,. -.ssiss.
Few who have been keeping reasonably wei posted on
what IS going surprised BY what either Of these
gentlemen had to say who have been trying to make over
people VIGOROUSLY committed from booback corpora
lion lawyers and industrial princes. to all the traffic will
bear policy Every one knew coming and the at.i-
,ude which President Wilson and Administrator Hoover
take has the formal backing Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States and all the economists whose
opinion. are entitled 70 respect Absolute control by he
government Of price. all along the line and policy which
recognizes that the figures authorized muct be liberal
enough to stimulate instead Of tasd production in all e.
sential lines we must have
I. will be interesting to watch, however what efec, con-
tact with the folks back home aud the Presidents new de-
mand for sweeping powers will have upon the OBJ
strlctont Of the Senator Reed type. They have done
great deal Of damage already and the country knows that
even they are honest they are dead wrong and it i. not
in human nature to be patient with them now as during
the special session.
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ARE
HERE; GO OUT DEC. IS
Any Changes in Address
Should be Reported to
Local Draft Board.

While awaiting the call for the last
quota of draftees, the local draft board
Is preparing the questionnaires which
will be sent out to every man now reg.
istered who has not entered military
service. The local draft board has re.
ceived its supply of the missionaries
end will get them ready for mailing
Just as soon as possible. They will
Lot be sent out until after December
10, as the new draft regulations are not
effective until that date.
The missionaries are in pamphlet
form and contain many detailed CUES.
tons, which the registrant must an.
swer and mail to the draft board. Fol.
lowing the receipt of the question.
paires after they have been properly
filled out, the local board will classify
each registrant.
That every man registered may get
any future communication from the
draft board, It is especially important
that he inform the local board OF any
change in address since June S.
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NATIoNALIzED MEDICINE.

HE interesting thing about the proposal that tie Brit
ish parliament nationaze the medical profession so
lat the people of that country may have medical adj
wee and care freely they have water from muc
pa reservoirs not the scheme ITSELF but the fact that Eng
land has 50 settled down to Ii. bushes Of war that the
people are beginning pick up the threads of things that
were torn asunder when the crash came.
Naturalization of the medical profession is not new
idea in England During the days when Lloyd George
merely chancellor of the exchesccr in the Asquh
eminent and every purse proud Conservative in the land
meensed over his plans for sweeping social reforms called
him that damned little Welsh upsart he seemed to be
headed straighter at that than at any thing else.
The proposal therefore is result Of the war.
.: the dispatches have said 1t might have been
phed fact before this but for the One of the things
that it will do us all good to remember here in America
as NE loop the loops and shoot the shoots that when the
war forced US begin modeze national economy
we pretty much the of of the older states
Of the world which W. sometimes very enormously think
Of as conservative and set in grooves established by
fuies of running.
England particularly has been profoundly stirred and
changed by the war. but England was beginning to be
thoroughly awake before the war began
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Music committee o. the airmont Iwo.
faan's Club. who provided tie ySried
and delightfnl musical numbers. ana
10 Afrs. i. 3. Sinks, Of wheeiinr. for
her choice contrihuti onss toG DE visits
ing speakers. to the local press, the
hotel management. the officers, the
Executive committee and the Program
committee for the high standard OF ex-
cellence maintained throughout the en-
tire program. N
A special note OF thanks and appre.
citation Is extended to DR.. 2. H. Wick.
ers. the retiring president for his IN
estimable work and the competent way
ir which he has conducted the atfsii
OF the conference during his term a
Office.
2-we commend the: wisdom ana ps
triotism OF Gov. John J. Cornwell ar,
the Executive State COMMITTEES Of D
tense in the measures which they han
taken to increase the efficiency Of ~
state Of West Virginia In, the / grt
war for human liberty and democracy.
The Resolutions committee requests
that the Executive committee Of the
conference formulate such q resolution
regarding the matter OF a hospital con
mission as suggested by Govern
Cornwell as It sees fit to ada to q 4
resolutions passed upon by the sess !.
of "wednesday. December5. ~
That we heartily indorse the IN
expressed by the Governor to the enc 4
that superintendents Of hospitals be-
chosen with sole rafararcn ~. 4 III, an,
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|G0R|INEll THEORY
ENDORSED BY CO c.
But His Plan For Taking
Politics Out of Hospitals
Was Not.

The third annual conference OF the
Associated Charities and Corrections
came to an end yesterday and those
interested in the work are highly
Ileased with the success OF the pro.
gram and with the interest manifested
In the meeting. not only on the part OF
Fairmont people but throughout the
state. Those at the head OF this move.
ment commented at some length in pri.
rate conversation upon the Increased
interest in the Fairmont conference
over that held last year at Clarksburg.
The addresses OF Governor John j.
Cornwell and Ri. Rev. P. ]. Donahue,
bishop OF the Diocese of West Virginia,
aGded a great deal Of Importance to
the conference while the speakers i'm.
ported from abroad surpassed expecta-
lions, not only in the manner OF con.
Yeying their messages but in the Inn
portance to West Virginia at this time
o. the ideas outlined.
A great deal Of the credit for the
successful conference held here Is due
to the efforts OF Mrs. James o. Watson,
one of the state officers last year,
whose value to the movement is recog.
LIKED by her election to the member.
ship on the state executive board. She
Is at present the only Fairmont repre-.
sentative In the list OF officers; Miss
Margaret Mckinney, who was on the
state executive committee last year,
also did splendid work in connection
with the recent conference and mani.
tests great interest In such work at all
times.
The resolutions as first drafted en-.
eorsed Governor Cornwell's PROPOSE.
tfon for hospital commission unquall.
fiedly but 1t was pointed out that the
matter had had little consideration
and the executive committee was all.
thorized to tone down that particular
Part OF the resolutions. As finally
GRATED the resolutions read:
The committee on Resolutions OF the
third annual session Of the State Con.
ference of Charities and Corrections
desires to express its appreciation to
all who have in any way contributed to
the entertainment, pleasure aud edifi.
cation Of conference members during
its session in Fairmont, and beg to sub.
NIT the following resolutions:
THAT the conference expresses
its gratitude to Mayor Bowen, the bust.
Less men and the various local organi.
cations which were instrumental in
bringing the state conference to Fair.
mont.
To Miss Fletcher, chairman Of the
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RUFF STUFF
State officer found short weight flour
here yesterday.

State officer found short weight flour
here yesterday.
But nothing was done to put check
en- the artists who short weight and
ehort measure everything bought IN
come local stores.
These guys give the retailers of the
whole city bad name and they ought
to be run out Of town.
That's what the sealers are paid for,
but they do not seem to know 1t.
Charities and Corrections folks sort
o hedged on John Us scheme for TAX.
ing; politics out Of the hospitals.
They agreed that politics ought to
be- taken out. however.
But they evidently do not believe
that commission composed of doc.
tors could be trusted.
why 1t is that physicians take their
politics so darned seriously?.
7. Deyeny has Monroe street almost
cleaned un
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ATTEND THE CHORAL RECTAL.

. .USIC loving Famont would have turned out to the
M fourth recital q the Choral society any way but the
interest with which the event is awaited will be some
what heightened by Prof Blacks breezy assurance that the
members need not be afraid to urge their friends to attend
Upon matters musical Prof Blacks word carries much
weight
The Choral society is already an important factor in the
community life and promises to become more import
ant But like any other artistic effort can only obtain
maximum if it has wholehearted public sympathy
and support
Therefore not only the friends of the singers who will
appear in this falls recital but the people Of the city gen.
orally should attend next Tuesday evening at the First
Presbyterian church.
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TWO PLANS OPEN
TO THE RAILROADS
One System Under Private
Ownerships or Govern
ment Control.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The al.
Tentative Of uniting the railroad sys.
TENS Of the country into one aggre.
gate force, under their own operation,
or of government ownership, SO as
to solve the perplexing problem OF
adequate railroad transportation dur.
ing the war was urged by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission in a
report yesterday to Congress The
commission does not indicate which
policy 1t favors. but impresses the
point that one or the other is essen.
tial II grave crisis Is to be avoided.
AS means OF enabling the railroads
to organize so as to operate conjoint.
ly under their own management, the
commission suggests that Congress
If this scheme appears advisable
must pass legislation repeating the
antitrust and antf-pooling laws. In
no other way could 1t be done, the
commission says since both Federal
and state laws stand in the way of
such combine OF railroad interests
as would be necessary to carry out
the plan.
The only other couse open, the com.
mission says, is for the President to
take over the railroads under the act
OF Congress Of August 30, 1916. which
empowered him to assume control of
all systems Of transportation in a
war exigency. II this were determined
upon, the commission suggests ample
provision ought to be made by Con.
gress to assure an adequate yearly
return to the railroads for the use OF
the property, and also for its up.keep
and betterment while operated by the
government.
The commission advises that, II the
railroads are to be allowed to unite
under their own control, it will still
be necessary for the government to
extend financial aid. This, the commits.
sion explains. becomes imperative be.
cause OF the heavily advanced expense
to the railroads in operating their sys.
tens during war time, and the diff
Guilty, owing to government activities
In finance. caused by the flotation of
heavy bond issues, loans to Allies and
other war exigencies, of. the railroads
readily getting the money they want.
The point Is brought out by the
commission that even II 1t allowed
the is cent increase in freight, rates
asked by the railroads. so as to better
their systems and attract capital in.
vestment, the roads would still find
difficulty in approaching the service
required during the war. This would
mean. the commission goes on. that
the railroads, IL they operate as a
unit under, their own management,
would have to look to the government
to provide, out Of its own treasury,
whatever might be lacking in the way
of loans.
The commission urges that the gov
eminent see that the roads do not
lack for funds II they are allowed to
organize under the pooling system. II
this policy Is undertaken, the com.
mission suggests, the regulation OF
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HOULT

Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Wilson and two
children returned Sunday from visit
TO relatives at Warrington.
Miss Edith McElfresh spent the
week end visiting her father. Mr.. J. F,
McElfresh, at Clarksburg.
Miss Bessie McElfresh, o, Farm.
ington, spent Saturday night here.
s. j.. Smith returned Saturday
from visit to Cambridge, Ohio.
T.. c. Bowman returned Sunday
from a weeks visit In Monongalia
county.
Miss Iva McDougal. Of worthlng.
ton. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ena
Hess. here.
f. E. Wiles and daughter Nellie,
of independence. are visiting here.
7 Mrs. Nellie Hall and two daugh.
tiers. OF Fairmont, have returned
home after spending several DAYS
with the formers mother, Mrs. Dora
Hoult. here. =
Mrs. Mile Hall and daughter Miss
Georgia spent Sunday visiting her
father In Monongalia county.
Mrs. Ed Casteel and two children
and Miss Gladys Casteel spent sum
day evening In Hoult. rs
.f-tss.- :. -
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According to The Times representative Of the State
sealer of Weights and Measures town yesterday
ard placed under the ban" lot Of short weight pa
ages Of -four. Not given either of the mil.
lers who have thus been robbing the people of West vr
ginia of local merchants who have been
series to the thefts The only way in which such
tees successfully be combatted is by full publicity
and local and state seaIers who gum shoeng around
not worth what they cost the taxpayers The Times
also states that yesterdays action but preliminary
step in the enforcement of the law in this section. What
consumers want is cleanup. and they never will get
that unless the authorities, change their methods
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yesterday submitted separate report to Congress ON
the railway situation throughout the country said "any
voluntary pooling plan will fail war emergencies
because Of the unavodableS influence of selfshness
among the roads, He may be right, but would 1t not
have been farer to the roads chance to show what
they and will do before dsposng of them in this
summary fashion? It has been the habit OF the Commits
sion take lots Of time to form opinions upon perform
ances Now Commissioner Mcchord wants to pass judg-
ment something that has not yet happened. The
change in method will scarcely commend itself to the
public. t..
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ItsYs coNpol

railroad security issues shall be vested
in some appropriate governmental
body. 1t is argued by the commission
that rights of shippers for reasonable
and non-discriminatory rates ''need
not be seriously interfered with by
unified CONTROL" Of the railroads.
What is needed, above all alse, the
commission urges, is to find a wor;.:.
able method by which the railroad
facilities may be improved, so all
the transportation energy be devoted
to carrying on the war;,
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But not quite.

out MI QulLes
Evidently does not wish to estab
lish precedent by clearing up the OBJ
struction entirely.
Folks might not know the old town
under such circumstances.
Pittsburgh has just discovered that
recently It had a fit over a sugar
famine that did not exist.
Fool public bought sugar to beat the
land at fancy prices while the sugar
shipments into the town were normal
all the time. 80,
Yet there are guys who think regd.
lation OF traffic in food stuff is not
needed. 2
Eight gallons of whiskey is seized
Headline.
Bout time for pouring; isn't lit
Some one might be tempted 10 dip
into the stock for q little Christmas
likker II it is not done soon.
Used to be q good many ways Of get.
ting into the likker room, and maybe
there are yet.
Buy q few.Rsd Cross Christmas seals.
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METZ

Rev. /. S. Tyler began . revival
meeting at this place Wednesday even.
ing, December S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Thomas are Wis.
ting relatives on Campbeil's run and
expect to leave in the near future for
Kansas oil fields. I,
Miss Marguerite Mcconnell 10 visit.
irg friends in Wolf Summit,
w. Y. Raignel will move hts family
here in few days.
L. H. Hibbs was a business visitor
IN Fairmont recently.
Mrs. George Baker was calling IN
Glover Gap Tuesday.
J. R. Baker was in Fairmont on bust.
ness Tuesday.
Miss Esther Martin is visiting friends
in Morgantown.
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HELPFUL HAIR HINTS
Worthy the Attention Of Everyone
Who Would Avoid Dandruff, Itch.
ing Scalp, Gray Hairs and Bald

~ ness.
What will stop my hair coming
out?" Reply! Partisan Sage is the
belt remedy for hair and scalp trou.
BILE: said to prevent badness, gray.
ness and dandruff.
Before going to bed. I always rub
a little Partisan Sage into my SCALP .
says woman whose luxurious, soft
and fluffy hair Is greatly admired.
This stops itching scalp, keeps the
hair from falling out and makes it
easy to dress attractively.
Beautiful soft, glossy, healthy hair
for those who use Partisan Sage. In.
expensive and sold by Mountain City
Drug Co, and good druggists every
where, with guarantee Of satisfaction
or money refunded. ,9
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Speaking ofthe situation created by the special re-
port Of the Interstate Commerce commission the rail-
raods the Pittsburgh GazetteTimes this morning
mo to predict how Congress will act" No in
deed Judging by expressions OF opinion that have been
given out from time to time Congress is widely split
apart on this as the public is and for that state
OF affairs will serve good purpose. While the in
Congress who shape policies trying to get together
on legislation heoperatidg chiefs of the railroads will
be getting chance work out practical solution.
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THuRspAY EVENING. DECEMBER 6, 1e17.
STRIKING PHRASES.

"a LWAYS eloquent Bishop Donahue turned a phrase
"A which was exceptionally clever. even for him, when
in his speech before the Charities and Corrections
conference here he called the great war the noblest crusade
history. So far America is concerned that sums all
up. for does have to go back the Cusades for an
undertaking completely idealc and unselhh and at
the same time comparable in magnitude.
Another utterance. made on the day. although by
another speaker. that deserves be cherished in the hearts
Of all loyal Americans this sentence from President VIII
sons address to Congress:
The hand of God is laid upon the nations.
he will show them favor. devoutedly believe.
only ifi they rise to the clear heights Of His
own justice.
There will be days next summer when it will be a COM
fort to be able turn back to these two sentiments and to
recall in connection with them what Abraham Lincoln said
of the Civil The Almighty had His own purposes.
What that purpose is in the present conflict we cannot
ths.. Butbsaye and clear vision
edmen are sure that the result of this awful travail is gong
10 be good for individuals. for the United staes
the first of the great democracies, and for the world at
large.
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Washlnln the Hose.

Into a room full OF company. rushed
DonaldS soaking wet from head! ID: feet.
"Why, Donald ~ exclaimed his aston
ished mother, where have y6u been7
81 BEEN" gulped Donald. IT been
washin' .he hose!"
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PRICE FIXING.

HEN Congress got through tinkerins with the food
control bills during the special session Of that body
this newspaper said that the result would not do and
that much Of would have be done again at the
regular session.
4 Monday after day of activity in New York Food
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West virginias Public. Service commission yesterday
granted gas rate increases That sort of thing will
continue long gas is permitted to be pumped out
of the state to the detrment Of the local consumer.
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SHORT AND sNAP'PY.

The trouble with the SPY question is that Ameri
can in Germany is considered spy anyway. while a
German In America isn't considered one until the goods
are actually caught on hm.-Clarksburg Exponent.
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According to the Red Cross report Mexico contrbut
| ed SO to the fund. Well, whatcha latin about?-sh
| beat Germany.-wheeling Register.
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Mr. =. vosus, Of wheeling, Is call.
ing on old friends ct this place
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Since August, 1914. the United States has shipped
half million mules to Europe. Goodbye, mule, with
your old hee-haw!-West Virginia News.
Meatsss Tuesdays are the same all other days with
the editor Of the Journal-Preston County Journal.
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Buy . few Red Cross Christmay seals.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
wiljiam W. Hurst, PLAINTIFF.
vs..

William w. Hurst. PlaintiH,
vs..
John isains and Louisa Rains. his wife, 10
living. n III the unknown consort. heirs, de.
Visecs. donees. nicnees and immediate.
mesne or remote. voluntary or involuntary
ae-enscd Herald N, Phiprs and Urbclla 4.
Fhirps' bis wifo " living, and the unk nown
consori. hcirs. dcvises. donecs. alienecs and
Involuntary grantees Of said Herald NJ.
fhtpis, u he Is $eceased. Defendants.
In the Circuit Court OF Holt County. Missouri.
February Term, 1918:
The state OF Missouri TO the above named
or descrihcd Defendants. greetings,
You are hereby notified that an action has
been conmenced against you In the Circuit
Court Of the County Of iioi, In the State Of
Missouri: affecting thc title to the following
described land and tenements situate In Holt
County. missouri. to-wh;
.es;ion fourteen M iD. in township @ "t SIXTY ~ ,scS
of range thirty-seven ,aD, except that part
lyihs .outh oi the public road, containing
nhoat five and scven.tenths ,s.D scres. de-
linls eas, Of the quarter section corner be.
tween sections fourteon uil and twenty
three t2sl. IN said ,ownship and range. thence
sixty one-hundredths ti.e0D chains. thence
north seventy ,Tol degrees east seven (7D
chains thence north sixty 1901 degrees east
seven and ninety one-hundredths t7.s0D chains
70 the right hank Of the Nodaway river.
thence down the right bank Of said river 10
the south line ~ section fourteen tiaD. thence
wes, TO commencing point.
Said petition alleges, among other things,
that plaintiff verify believes that there
are persons interested. or who claim 20 he
Interested. In said real estate. whose names
he cannot insert herein because they are up-
| known to him that the slsins Of such un-
known persons are as foilowst
That John Rains was vested with the fec
| simple title to said real estate by a patent
frpn the United State. government, dated oc.
| tobcr 10. 1851. Of record In the real estate
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21
Medical Advisory Board.

The following doctors Of Holt coun-
ty were appointed by President Will
son as the District Medical Advisory
Board for Holt County;
+. u. Bullock. Forest City.
J. NJ. Davis, Craig.
u. 4. Quigley, Mound City.
r.. NJ. Miller, Mound City.
G.. l.. Evans, Oregon.
J. T. Thatcher. Oregon.
They met and held their first meet
ing at Forest City, Thursday, Dec; 10,
1917, and organized by electing T.. r..
Bullock, chairman, and J. 7. Thatcher
as secretary.
. The members Of the board were
sworn In and are now ready for their
duties as Holt County Board Of Ap.
peals for selective service. Those not
satisfied with decision Of local board
can appeal TO district board.
J. T. THATCHER,
+. T.. BULLOCK, Secretary
Chairman.