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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
TRANSPORTATION
DURING THE WAR.
Five Railroad Heads VIII
Take the Nations Rail-
roads in Charge.

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Heads o.
the principal railroads in the United
States meeting here yesterday, at the
call OF the Council of National De.
Tense, named a board of five men to
direct the operatio nof American rail.
ways through the war.
1t was announced that the pur-
pose of the board will be to give the
government the best possible service.
not only in transporting troops and
military supplies, but in handling ey-
cry necessary commodity.
Members of the board are:
Fairfax Harrison Of the Southern,
chairman: Howard Elliott OF the New
Haven; Samuel Rea of the Pennsyl-
vania; Hale Holden of the Burling.
ton, and julius Kruttschnitt OF the
Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Holden was general chairman
OF the meeting. Daniel Willard and
other railroad presidents emphasized
the need OF cooperation in moving
freight las the first of the problems
confronting the railroads in connec-
ton with the war emergency.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
FRIDAY EVENING. April 10, 1917.
Nor A cAPITALLSTS. WAR.

e ENATOR NORRIS and some of the fifty in the
y House of Representatives who voted against the War
resolution induced to act as they did because
they believed this Wall street war; brought by CAPT.
talsb
Wall street, which ought to be able to form as nearly
correct opinion that matter as any one in Congress-
does not take that view. AT all babies
and other securities of that have been very much
put Of favor since Congress acted and the Money Devil
seems generally to have made up its mind that this is
bad time to try tricks
Public opinion has its face against private profit out
Of war. and that opinion going be reinforced by leg
aon if need be. But if the SPECTATORS prevent such
legislation by being good they going do it, The
Chicago Board of Trade yesterday formally forbid specu-
alton in butter and eggs and the action will be taken
with regard to other oodsufs if the situation threatens
get out of hand
Finally no one consulting Wall street about the nanc-
ing of the even the reporters of the financial
papers And most of the extra that will be raised
S be taken out of incomes and profits Decidedly this is
not capitalists war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Commissioner of Labor Sam B. Montgomery has
issued an appeal to the wage of the state.
especially those who are working eight hour day,
to farm the vacant lots in the cities and towns during
the coming 1t is a good idea especially since
Mr. Montgomery has gone himself to secure the
cooperation of the State Department Agriculture.
which will aid with suggestions and other information
if appealed to- and has undertaken to induce corpora
lions that have large tracts of land lying idle to turn
it over to their men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
RUFF STUFF
BY RED
BY RED

Giving away ahead of time troop
movements from the camp may cause
the Morning Blister few days shut
down IL kept up.
And it will be the soldiers who have
to ride the trains that will do it.
Would people guilty of blowing up
Eddystone blow up a troop train?
For this reason let the members of
the Guard get TO their destination be-
fore spilling 1t on the front page.
To clear the Atlantic lanes Of sub.
marines. Thassa kid, go to It.
You'll hear about Grady Webb again
when Der Kronprinz dies of old age.
You notice it's in New York, Pitts
burgh, Chicago and the cities where
there Is great Joy at seeing farmer
come to town that the youth is getting
married to make the woman protect
him from service in the army.
yellow is right.
And the funny part of it is the wo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
MEN and MONEY.

THE armies which shall raise to prosecute our war
| against Germany will be secured upon the principle
which the President has laid down in his address 10
Congress-the principle of universal liability to service
The money which we shall raise support those armies
md to pay the other costs of the war should be secured
Ipon the same principle
We shall have new taxes, surely we shall have
new armies We shall have an issue of bonds as surely
as we shall have supply Of shells In the end it will be
taxation which will pay eveyhing-he increase imme-
eate expenditures the interest charges upon the bonds and
the cost of their ultimate retirement
Every man. woman and child in America now will pro-
fit by victory in the war; every man, and child Of
generations yet to come will similarly profit The burden
Of the war cost therefore, should be laid equtaby upon
every man, woman and child of this and subsequent gen.
eraons The Claude Kitchn school of finance, whereby
taxes are levied to be spent by Southern Congressman
after they have been paid by Northern business men. must
be abandoned This is the nations war, not the Demo
cratic parys nor the Souhs. The nation will fight it. the
nation should pay for it. The universal liability to pay
is the logical extension of the principle of universal lab
y to serve. Some men in higher position than
Others some can pay than others The less capable
man renders the service he The poorer should
pay what he can The big incomes. the highly profitable
enterprises should pay of course; SO. too, should the
smaller incomes and the less remunerave lines of business
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
WASHINGTON NEWS. -
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The location OF the government arm.
or plate plant at Charleston was an
announcement which, when made by
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, start
ed jubilation on the part of Charles
tonians in the Capital. To a slightly
lesser extent their good feeling was
shared by West Virginians from other
parts Of the state, for it is conceded
that 1t means big thing for the state
as a whole, and how big thing 1t
means for the city of Charleston is
too obvious to be dwelt upon. Hunt
ington, Moundsville and several other
locations In West Virginia were pro.
posed and several inspected by the
visiting board. But none made the
aggressive fight that Charleston did
The fight that Charleston made was
waged by the Chamber of Commerce.
That organization has had q commit.
tee here for two weeks headed by Sec.
rotary S. P. Puffer, who has been
shrewd and indefatigable worker, and
it is conceded that he deserves a lot
Of credit. That committee of course,
worked largely through Representa-
tive Adam B. Littlepage whose close
personal friendship with Secretary
Daniels is credited with having WELD.
ed heavy influence in tipping the
scales to Charleston. In the last two
weeks, Mr.. Littlepage has been an
almost daily visitor upon the head
Of the Navy The Charleston commit.
tee that has been on the ground was
composed of Ex-Governor MacCorklo.
ex-senator Chiffon and Fred l.. Stan
ton.
The government armor plate plant
was authorized to be built by the last
Congress at an initial cost of S20,OO0,-
900. 1t is announced by officials that
there will be no unnecessary delay in
beginning construction. The railroad
companies entering Charleston were
powerful influence in winning the
plant. The bill under which the plant
was authorized left it to the Secre-
tary of the Navy to select the site.
The number of locations competing
was large.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

men are willing to marry yellow
streaks.
Bum set of women that love cow
ards.
The Ford factory is not going to be
used to build machines to shock the
Germans to death. \
We'd go to war tomorrow only we're
afraid the bullets would punch holes
in our eating ticket.
The weather report says Fair wea.
Their until Sunday. Go out to camp
and watch bunch of good fellows liv.
ing high.
Almost time for the women to be.
gin buying their fall hats.
viii Japan one year from now get
fussy with Uncle Sam?
Not with that ocean pontoon he Is
building.
Are your chickens running at large9
Well somebody's are.
And said chickens will lose their
standing IN poultry yard society II
they don't Skinny on their own sides.
Every town in the First regiment
has sent something to the soldiers
in camp except Fairmont
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required: and W. J. Blake. OF Benwood.
for commission In the medical corps
OF the army. To be eligible for com.
missions, It WIN be necessary for these
two men applying for them to pass an
examination. In all cases where APP
plications are for commissions In the
service successfully passing the pre-.
scribed examinations Is requisite to be.
ing selected 60 receive q commission.
Major Nicely also recommended John
J. Mathison, Of Wheeling. for a com.
mission in the Officers Reserve Corps:
and transmitted TO the War depart.
ment letter from Lloyd Shaver OF
Fairmont, an ex.soldier, offering his
services in any capacity in which he
can be Of service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

No people in West Virginia have
large number who reside in Gary
district, Roane county. They have to
travel, some Of them, five miles to
post office. They have been trying
to get relief for upward of a year
Since he came back to Congress last
December, Representative woodward
has logged the First Assistant Post
masters office daily either by personal
visits or by letters to make UP the
record of the case and keep 1t straight
He has done everything he could for
these people. but politics have thwart
ed him at every step. He was at the
department again yesterday, and he
expects to continue to make regular
visits there in the future, as he has
been doing right along since last De
cember, hoping that he get relief for
the people clamoring /: by having a
new office established at place call
ed Game. The politics involved in
this matter are so trivial as to be al
most beyond belief But to those
familiar with the way things are run
at present in the Post Office depart.
ment this typical of no unusual cases.
II appears that the postmaster at Uler,
where the people of the Game neighbor
hood must go for their mail, is Dem.
ocrat and the country store over which
he presides as merchant and postmas.
ter is owned partly by Roane county
party worker who was member of
the celebrated Legislature in 1918
which elected Chiffon and Watson.
and voted for them, or for Chiffon, at
least That explains their pull in
the trade of their country store. In
his many years as a representative in
Congress, Mr.. woodward is frank to
say that this is the smallest and at the
same time the most outrageous piece
of departmental business he has ever
had anything to do with.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Washington dispatches say that Germany is putting
forth eeers regarding separate with this
try. That is hindsght with vengeance America was
slow to get into this and she will be in hurry
to get of it, For the billions which will have
to spend now matter what happens, will demand
some important gains for humanity. And that, it is
beginning to become apparent only be obtained by
forcing political reorganization in Germany.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
OUR TRADE WITH GERMANY.

WAR with Germany prohibition of trade
w with that country, situation which has well-nigh
been brought about by the Allied blockade. so in
that respect Germany will be but little off than she
has been during the past year and half,
Our total trade with that power in 1913 nine months
of which under the protective tariff law $780,
100000, which yielded balance in our favor of $685.
100000 Last year it had dwindled to $8.000000.
with balance against of about $4000,000. During
the eight months of the present fiscal ended Feb
idea of the mpenerabily of the floating steel walls
Here the figures showing import and export trade
with Germany during the past four years:
Calendar year. Imports. Exports.
1879 $1S4211,352 S351,930,541
1919" 149SS9,$66 15S,294,9S6
1915 44953,2S5 11,777,S5S
1916 5S19,A72 2,260,G24
sNine months protective tariff - Five months
Those misguided persons who are IOath 10 see return
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13
PAPERS 10 BE MERGED.

WESTON, April 1S.-The Independ.
ent Publishing company of Weston,
publishers Of the Weston Independent,
of whtsh George E. White is editor, has
purchased the plant and business OF
the Weston Free Press from A. D. Hall
former postmaster OF that city, who
has been its editor and publisher. The
Free Press will be merged with the In.
dependent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

The special wire liars were busy again yesterday.
is about time the authorities take cognizance of this
nuisance. They order down the wireless apparatus put
up by school boys they persuade the to
refrain from printing kinds of real news but they
permit the private telegraph wires to spread the most
absurd rumors reports without making the slightest
attempt to check the practice
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

The young patriots who want to service and value
their health and comfort If they WISE will grab
that opportunity enter the regular for the dur
alton of If there any fighting to do the
ular establishment will get the first chance at it. More
over the officers the regular army know how to take
care of their men. The applies in large degree
to the state guard organizations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Representative Nicely has given rec.
concentrations to U. A. Knapp, of Fair.
mont, for an officers commission in
the Officers Reserve Corps; w. C.
Prickett, of Fairmont, an expert cleo.
triCian, who has volunteered for any
capacity in which his services may be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Next Tuesday in the rooms of the
Senate committee on elections, Sen.
ator Howard Sutherland and the man
he defeated, W. E. Chiffon. will make
an oral statement OF their sides of the
contest which Chiffon instituted in
an effort to have Senator Sutherland's
seat declared vacant. The committee
has heretofore indicated that It would
appoint a subcommittee to examine
the merits OF Chilton's contention.
Senator Pomerene, OF Ohio, is chair.
man Of this committee, which. politi-
cally analysed, stands nine Democrats
to six Republicans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Well we give them a place to stay,
a lot of gas and water, coal and wood,
etc.
Yes and charged regular marked
prices for all of It.
Three more of Carter's color sen.
fenced today, thus giving Mistah Chal-
ly chance to release them because
they ARE of good reputation"
Thus have we ducks in Fairmont
what is known as Justice regardless
of color-eXcept to whites.
Guyandotte Club Coffee. "a com.
bination Of the finest coffee grown
AdW.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

The County court has agreed to give $500 toward
the support home economics training in the county
Public money was never expended in a better cause.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Some Fairmont people who got into the garden game
early are eating young onions of their own grow
ing high cost of living will have no terrors for
these folks in the course of a few weeks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Senator Howard Sutherland took IN
at the Pension bureau today the appi.
cation Of Mrs. Elizabeth Rodenbeth.
OF Wheeling, for an increase to $50 un.
der the Ashbrook law, and was prom.
Used an early decision in this case
by that department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

DR.. Randolph ]. Hursey and DR..
Wingert, of Wheeling, are in the city.
Major Rollo ]. Conley, of Fairmont,
is visitor. Charles Porter, native of
Preston county, now assistant post
master OF Denver. is in Washington.
Mr.. Porter has spent lifetime in the
postal service. He was in the depart
ment here, in an important executive
committee for many years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Representative George NJ. Bowers,
in the House today introduced pen.
sion bills, some special and others
for original pensions, in behalf of the
following constituents: William c..
Shaffer, Grandonville; Daniel w.
Thurston, Parsons, NJ. NJ. Savers, Key
ser; John Lyons, Martinsburg; Isaac
D. Caldwell, Bayard; A. ]. Cline,
Moatsville; Jacob Kesner, Keyser;
Stockton Sponseller, Bolivar; Parry
McNalr, Brewster Mills; Samuel Mil
Ter, Howesville; Henry c. Jackson,
Brewston Mills: Elizabeth Landers,
Martinsburg, and George A. Tough
cry, former West Virginian at pres.
ent residing at Chestnut Ridge, Pa.
Lieutenant H. F. Worley. a Charles.
A.. l..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

the city. He is here to apply person.
ally to Secretary of War Baker for a
captains commission in the aviation
corps. Representative Littlepage has
arranged to have Lieutenant Worley
meet Secretary Baker on Friday, and
will present the young birdman. Lieu.
tenant Worley has been training avia-
tors at Maniola Island for some time.
On May Is an examination will be
held in Washingto nto secure assist
ant paymasters for the navy. There
are 1874 vacancies, and the examination
is such as should appeal to high school
graduates in West Virginia. Those
who have had year or two at col.
lege in addition should not find the
examination difficult to pass. The
age limits are between 81 and &c, the
salary to start with is $500 a year,
and the rank is that of ensign. The
examination will cover arithmetic, EN-.
bracing geometry, trigonometry and
Algebra; grammar-rhetoric, compost
ton and literature; chemistry, ply
sizes; political science, geography, abil-
ity to speak and read one language
other than English; United States,
American and world history. Any one
desiring to take this examination must
come to Washington to do so, but be.
fore that should write his Senator or
Representative to be designated to
take it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Dutch Tavern Coffee. "Pure, Strong,
Delicious Flavor."-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Ralph H. Hall, of Harrisville, and
French Miles, of Buckhannon, have
been recommended by Representative
Stuart F. Reed for appointment to take
the entrance examinations for the Nav.
al Academy at Annapolis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

IF you DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
WESTERN UNION"
Subscribers on our carrier routes failing to get
The West Virginian any evening should call IVES
TERN UNION" state the fact and give name and
residence and messenger will deliver paper to
your door at once There is no charge TO the sub
scrber for this service. The West Virginian plans
to render to its subscribers the best newspaper de-
livery service possible and this is part of the plan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

Lieutenant H. F. worley, a Charles.
ton boy who is at the aviation training
camp at Maniola Island, N. Y, is in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-13

IT HE armies which we shall raise to prosecute our war
against Germany will be secured upon the principle
which the President has laid down in his address 10
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-14
Pethephone Sale to
be Big, Reeds Say

Fred Rossiter, of the Reed Furniture
company, agents for the Pathephone,
expects the sale Of machines and rec
ords during the next six months to be
greater than ever before.
The sale of records and machines
have been steadily increasing despite
the war, he says. With the winter
months coming people want music in
the home for the long evenings.
The machines are rapidly replacing
the piano in the opinion of Mr. Rossi-
ter. People are turning to the ma
chimes which will reproduce at will a
piano solo or the voice of great sing
ers, or world-known instrumentalists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-14
Activities 0fLocal Musicians TO Make It So
fists Concerts, Community Singing and Actin
Romeys to Enlarge
Photograph Section

The Rooney Furniture company. 10
cal dealers of the Brunswick Phono-
graph is planning to enlarge its phono-
graph section and conduct an aggres-
siVe selling campaign this year.
The Brunswick monographs aye
equipped to play Pathe records but a
special equipment is included with
each machine making it possible to
play any make of record with either
the jewel or needle point sound box.
Included in the list of August re-
cords is one which Is unique among
records. The record. Departure of
the First American Troops for Fanee,"
is remarkable reproduction of the
departure of the American troops, in
Guiding the patriotic parade and the
playing OF military airs. with the
shouting Of the crowds watching the
soldiers depart for the battle fields.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-14
MUSIC TEACHERS
START SEASONS
IN THIS MONTH
Instructors Back From Vaca-
ton Ready to Meet Classes
With Test,

Music teachers of Richmond piano,
violin. cello and other instruments
will open their season the latter part
OF this month or early in October.
Many Of the teachers have been
away nearly all the summer months,
some studying at the various sum
mer schools and others spending their
vacations at the summer resorts.
With the first cool days of Septem.
her, however. interest was aroused in
musical world and the past week has
been spent by many in reorganizing
classes preparatory for the fall and
winter work.
Prepare for Recitais
Many of the teachers will begin
with the first weeks work preparing
the pupils for the annual recitals
which they hold during the month of
June.
Several new names have been add
ed to the already long list and no
doubt each teacher will have his or
her full share of pupils.
Frederick x. Hicks, teacher of VIC
lin and who organized the Hicks or
chestra here some years ago, is one
Of the best teachers of violin in this
part OF the country. Mr.. Hicks has
more than ninety pupils enrolled. His
work began this week.
Open Last of Month
Mrs. Lewis c. King, organist and
choir director at Second Presbyterian
church and President of the Music
Study club Is teaching piano and har-
mony this season. Her classes open
the last of this month. Mrs. King
will confine her work to this city this
year. Last season she had charge of
the music in the Eaton, Ohio, public
schools.
Miss Elizabeth Hasemeier. exponent
Of the Dunning system, and who has
large classes especially among young
children is a graduate of the College
of Music in Cincinnati and the Dunn
Ing school in Chicago
Miss Mildred Schalk began her mu.
steal education at the age of eight
years She took special work with
Mrs. Harry Downing, who is now in
Chicago and Will Earhart, supervisor
Of Music in the Pittsburg schools.
She has diploma from the College of
Musical Arts IN Indianapolis. She has
had two years post graduate work on