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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
GET ON A WAR FOOTING.

TA y the time this issue of The West Vrgnian reaches
Us he readers the joint Red Grossly M. c. A. cam
paign for war funds will be in full swing. Many
areay will have pledged Of money to the enthusiastic
workers who are carrying the message behalf OF the
Two organizations to the people Of the city, and many
more will have listened to the arguments advanced in
favor Of liberal policy upon the part Of the public But
even at the risk Of repeating of these arguments we
ne going Is present one or two thoughts of our own.
Twenty thousand dollars seems like lot Of money but
e Y. M C. A. and the Red Cross just like the nation,
ae confronted at the beginning of the with the neces-
y Of making huge OUTLAWS in order that they may be put
upon war footing If they get this money right away it
i[ count for much more in practical efficiency than if it
comes later, and if it comes in lump will do more good
han if it comes in dribs That it must come some time
md IN some way is certain why not get the matter
over with in the best possible way? That is what Far
mont is trying to do Get on war footing fully and at
once.
The experience Of England and Canada indicates that
all over the land the cities and towns will have to shoulder
certain amount Of the war work and war financing he
maintenance Of both the Red Cross and the Y. NJ e. A.
through popular contributions and kindred methods has
Been found to be the best possible PLAN 1t gives those
Who cannot help in any other way chance to do some
fbins for the nation Famonts share tor the present
yeaf Is $4,000 and the proper thing for every patriotic
man and woman to do is to contribute as much OF this
,o,aI as he or she can afford We will have to do it. so
Why not do it at oncea
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
ONE MYSTERY CLEARED.


r. OUR months ago Ruth Cruger. cOmely New York
girl went into motorcycle shop nf f,y kept BY
That was the last seen Of her until Saturday, when
Ia dead body was dug up from It's resting place Eve or
o,s feet beneath the cellar floor of the Cocchi shop,
How the mother Of tie dead girl feels about it only
mober can know, but for millions Of Americans who read
ne announcement Of the gns disappearance aud followed
@ interest the accounts of the search for her which en-
sasd the news Of that she IS dead and in all probability
been dead since the day she dropped out Of sight, will
come as a relief 1t might be so much verse
is cleared up another of the mysterious tragedies Of
lie Biz cities Of the country In newspaper offices and
oer places where the names and histories of missing girls
are remembered, places at that where there is not much
time IN which to be sentimental there will be feeling that
II would be so much better if we could know for certain
a hey are all dead, these missing girls who grew up in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

What Italy does in the war now
doesn't matter much, but If ever the
Italians did want to do anything good
they'll return the murderer Of Ruth
Cruger so the rotten dog can DO cleo
trocuted.
The Russians kicked out the Swiss
Socialist and started to whip the Ger
mans.
Secretary Baker says the war may
be won or lost in the air
In which case let's got out OF the air.
SAS
Or get into it.
Be many months before our air
ships are started toward the blue print
stage.
This guy william Denman is liable
to excite Goethals, in which case the
steel ships will be built and Denman
will lose his job.
May 81 Dennan said he was with the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
THE NEWLANDs BILL.

ITc a. The roment we cannot remember whether there
ever was an authoritative determination Of the exact
difference 'yix Tweedledum and Tweedledee, but It
there has not been it is because the matter was never sub
med to the Senate Of the United States as It IS now con
stted Saturday Chat august body passed the Newlnos
bill but not until the clause which read that the President
shall have authority
"wheneyer in his Judgment such action is nee
essary to public safety and defense, 10 direct
that certain kinds of traffic or particular snlp,
ments as may be determined by MN, snat
have preference or priority in transportation
by any common carriers by railroad OF WateE'
under such arrangements, rules and regula-
tons as he may prescribe
and which was attacked on the ground that mcon.
sttutonal and unAmencan, had been changed to read
that the President
",f he finds it necessary for the successful
prosecution Of the wal" may direct that sucn
traffic shipments Of commodities as may Nc
essential to the prosecution OF the war sndu
have preference or priority in transportation
by any common carrier by railroad or water
under such rules and regulations as ne may
prescribe.
It is favorite pose Of the railway managers OF the
country every time they get chance to declare that ney
would rather the government took over the systems than
that existing conditions should be permitted to commune
hut is TO be noticed that they fight like tigers every tune
The government makes motion to do the thing that they
60 loudly ask it to do Most Of the opposition to the
Newlands bill as it originally stood in the Senate was be-
cause it was believed it gave the government power 10 take
over the railroads Of the country Senator Neson VINO
V1 I'll The priority clause now in the BILL assured the pro-
testing Senators that the clause would not permit that
And then the bill passed with what the Associated Press
report calls unexpected speed. , ,,
We'll, the bill as it stands will serve Something will
have to be done about the railroad situation 1t DecOm
ing progressively worse, at time of the year which never
before experienced car famine and the railroads them
selves seem not to be able even to suggest remedies Inc
Nwnds bill as now stands WILL give he Ss manase
a aWd + to be hoped that the House will not delay
' minute in passing the bill and getting into the hands
of the President
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
RECORD BREAKING CAR SHORT.
AGE AND THE WAR.
From the Railway Age-GaZette

T 1OI4 LILO 4bth44"0J. 3A9S $500
The car shortage reported on May l
again broke all previous records. It's
seriousness is sufficiently great, but
not so much for what it means in the
present as because OF the indication IL
affords as to what probably is coming
A deficiencyos lac, 449 cars, or approx
imately six per cent. of the total freight
car equipment, would be bad enough at
any time. The largest shortage pre-
vious to that of April and May OF this
year, of 137,S47 cars in February, 1907
occasioned alarm among all CONNER
cial and railway interests. But condi'
tions then were entirely different A
shortage so large this year and at this
time of the year indicates a tendency
which if not overcome, will lead to a
conCition not comparable to any that
ever previously existed.
Here are the facts as shown by the
net shortages reported by the American
Railway Association for the early
months Of 1907 and for corresponding
months IF 1917.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
RUFF STUFF
BY RED
BY RED

AL women in the United States may
have to register.
ne tough on the old birds who claim
hey are still IL.
The county is beginning to clean
out the Bootleggcrs so the Mayor won't
have anything ct all 10 do after July 1.
Every Monday morning brings hard
Sims on fellows who don't work Sun
Many Of the flags banking out are
beginning to turn all one color-black.
Bread next fall will cost million
collars loaf
But people still insist on buying
chewing gum
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Home from Harrison County,

Mr.. Lutte Brown spent the weekend
at the home of his father-in.law, Mr..
Elliott in Harrison county. He was
accompanied home last evening by
Mr.. Brown and children, Esther and
Elliott, who had been visiting there
for several days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Because Of the Red Grossly M. c. A. financial cam
aign the special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
scheduled o Tuesday has been pushed back to Thurs
day. It is to be hoped that the zeal to put an end TO
automobile abuses inside the city will not ooze out IN
the interim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

william Denman, chairman of the United States
e,nn,ne hoard announces that he has refused to ap
nroye the contracts for steel ships awarded by General
eoebals on the ground that the price is too high we
do not know what the administration is going~to 90
about this but if the public had voice in the matter
Tenman would be told in terms that he could not mis-
interpret that he is in the way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

George May, Miss Ola May and Mrs.
John D. Cox motored to Arnettstille
yesterday and we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Snider. Fred Reeves and
family and Miss Alta Reeves spent
the day al William Keck's in Monon-
gala county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

government on the ship building Job
and would help the steel program
along.
Ever since that he's been bucking
while the subs keep on their killing.
Conserve the food-quit eating.
-
Tried to snow Saturday-well 1t was
cool enough Saturday night to sleep
we'll, but who ever thinks of going to
bed on Saturday nights? 81
How much do you want to bet Kid
Lewis won't be out Of jail by tomor-
row?
How were the gamblers in the Main
street gambling joint tipped off?
-
They were not tipped OFF,
Can that stuff, people in Fairmont
were not born yesterday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Mr.. ana Mn. Jack on GaskInS q NO
nongah, were here yesterday and at
tended services at the Christian Chap
81 in Columbia street.
Master Paul Harr Is home from Ben,
toms Ferry where he had been for sew,
eral days visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Linn.
Hugh Snodgrass, Of Rivesyille, was
a visitor here yesterday.
F. c. Cunningham and wife, Of Man
nington, were guests Of their niece,
Mrs. Oliver Carpenter, in Wood street.,
yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

American homes and suddenly swallowed Up By he
e4eat void that surrounded lhem
Baitle tom Europe and thes plans 81 Asa MINOR are
ne he only places where human bfute that prey upon
Young womanhood exist That is one actually that NO
eiih should be permitted TO forget
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Sheriff Glover is showing cOmmendabe desire to
enforce the Yost law and the arrests he has caused 10
he made in the past few days will go long way toward
encouraging the bootleggng evil.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

With the sheriff making efforts to clean out the ooot
Logging and Colonel Osborn and Captain "illlaS po-
Icing the town, the city administration ougnt ~ Hav9
In, - time m its hands which can~be used to en-
torce the yarraucy act 1t goes into effect tomorrow
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
EAST SIDE
- NEWS =
Gone to Nav York.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Grant have gone
to West Bandy, N. Y, to reside. Mrs.
Grant was before her marriage Miss
Winifred Wright and resided with her
sister, Mrs. Glascoe in East Park ave-
nue..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

It will not remedy the food scarcity to oVerturn the
enansb throne but it would relieve the Spanish people
If huge burden if they could get rid of the Spanish
arstocracy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
J. W. Reeves Has Two New Grand.
children.

Word has been received here OF the
birth Of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Reeves, of Hitestown, N. ]. His
brother, Frank Reeves and wife, are
the proud parents OF son born at tho
City hospital at MoTgantown last FRI,
day. Mr.. Reeves is located this sum
mer near Cheat View doing geological
work,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Went to cIarksbaru,

Elmer vangilder and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Forney Pride motored to
Clarksburg yesterday to see Miss Ruth
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Today the Fairgrounds open. Many Fairmont moth
40 will give sigh of genuine relief on that account
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

It ia true that Bryan's army of million overnight
aid not materiaze but ten million in day is the rec
ord for enrolment Of prospective fghters-spencer
Times Record.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
SHORT AND sNAPPY.

/ n,o, ,Itoyetber sng: 1--WE did not want to light, bu
@ since we do we've got the ships we've got tn
men We've got the money, too.-Wheeing lntelgen
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

Yes we've got to make sacrifices to win tins war put
inst think Of the greater sacrifices we Will nave 10 make
- We don't win it!-Wetzel Democrat.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
PRINCESS PROGRAM

Friday, Feb. 10
"The Hero of Submarine D-2" in
five reels, featuring Charles Richman,
the star in "The Battle Cry of Peace"
and Eleanor Woodruff. An intensely
interesting naval and military drama.
Also Frank Daniels as "Kernal Mutt
the Footman."
Saturday, Feb. IT
VIM. S. Hart in "The Patriot" Hart
was never seen to better advantage
and this play should be seen by every
body for its lessons of patriotism.
Our old favories, Charles Murray
and Louise Fazenda in a two-reel
Keystone "Maid Mad" Don't come if
you don't want to laugh.
Orchestra music.
Sunday, Feb. 18-- --~.
F. & M. Walton in "The Quest of
Life" The Waltons are noted dane
ers, and their best and latest dances
will be shown. 49, r. d <-5 @.
Also Paramount Photograph in
single. reel. ~; = ez,.f
Monday, Feb. 49,. ....
Special attraction: "The Unwritten
Law" in seven reels, featuring Beat
riz Michelena. ...
Tuesday, Feb. 20 sid.
Theodore Roberts and Anita King
in canton, the Terrible" in five reels.
A story of Russia, and intensely
dramatic.
Also a Black Diamond comedy in
one reel.
Wednesday, Feb. 21-
Frank Sheridan in five-reel drama
"The Money Master"
Also a "Musty Suffer" comedy in
one reel.
Thursday, Feb. 22-
Dorothy Gish in "Gretchen, the
Greenhorn," in five reels.
Fred Mace and Julia Fay in two
reel Keystone "a Lovers Might"
Orchestra music.
sssss
Coming Soon
Eleanor Woodruff and William
Courtney in "The Island of Surprise"
Frank Keenan, in 'Thorobred."
Mae Marsh in "The Little Liar"
Marie Doro in "The LASH"
Blanche Sweet in "The Storm"
Edna May in "Salvation JOAN"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
PRACTICAL APPAREL.
A Discourse About Interesting Sport
1.Gsy Clothes For the Season. &,

A Discourse About Interesting Sport
s.Esy Clothes For the Season. >
There's something decidedly cheerful
tand buoyant about this word "sport"
and as this is the attitude Of mind that
is most desirable to cultivate there is
no doubt that sport clothes will help
to keep us happy.
1t isn't unlikely that more and more
chapters Of sport clothes will follow
the first spring showing, for sport
clothes are practical clothes, and sure
ly we want no end Of practical clothes
this season and every new season to
come, be 1t spring. summer, autumn
or winter.
Unluckily there is a great scarcity
of sweaters in pure Angora and in the
most desirable colors, the serviceable,
warm looking and becoming heather
mixtures being especially hard to find.
In both browns and green's these
heather mixtures or lightweight An
CORA or the heavier brushed wool are
very much liked. So are the soft tans
and forest green's and the violet pur-
pies flecked with white. All of these
are dark enough to give excellent serv-
ice before soiling perceptbly, and IL
they are not lively enough cap or hat
and scarf Of gayer tone will lend
lively note.
Still, some of the best looking cos
tunes have heather mixture sweater
and cap Of white Angora trimmed with
the heather coloring. A scarf Of white
Angora banded on the ends with the
darker color completes the set And
such set is good, too, with a suit OF
heather jersey or other wool.
The all white Angora cap and scarf
are usually becoming, and there are
beautiful blues, rose tones, yellows and
light green's In both these sets and the
sweaters, although 1t is increasingly
difficult to find the softly harmonious
shades. and many distressingly crude
colors are shown in these knitted
things.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
ABOUT EFFICIENCY
lust What 1t May Mean IN N.
Home.
SAVING OF HUMAN EFFORT

An Expert Discusses How Hou,.u.
May Throw OFF Cumbersome w,..s
Doing Housework and Subst,m.
System That Helps Carry the B,,.s.
We have talked SO much abou, .a
cheney that it might be well TO stoa
moment and consider what IA y.
meaning Of its opposite, ineficiencr
Probably the best and simplest ~.
word definition af efficiency is conser
walton. Likewise, We may sum nm IN
efficiency in the simple word "wastep
Yes. inefficiency means waste. eitbe,
in q process Of work. the materials
with which the work is done or with
the worker. The great problem OF efF
cheney, therefore, is to reduce or elm,
nate the amount of waste In anv :,
these three lines. 1t is unfortunate !,
there is a waste in materials.
Waste in individual effort is wba,
1--WE are most concerned about, especial
ly in regard to the effort Of the home.
maker. II there is waste, for instance
in the food used In the home. or n
there is waste In the method which she
uses at work, we regret il, but we ara
most sorry when she herself wastes her
own effort so that she herself is de-.
prived Of necessary energy.
In fact, all our efforts are finally
aimed to benefit the human worker. II
we tell woman to raise her sink or n
we show her how to market economic.
ally we are doing SO only that her Der.
sonal effort shall he diminished. Some
women write that they feel that this
efficiency idea would be an added
burden on top of their present work:
that it would be harder to impose new
schedules and new plans than to go on
with what they are now doing.
Efficiency does not in any way mean
added effort. 1t means simply elimina.
ton or cutting down OF present faults.
For instance, the other day woman
announced. IF this efficiency idea Of
yours means lot of expensive uten.
sils I'm not going to have anything to
do with it." Or another writes, 'You
don't mean that should add a COM
plicated system Of work to my present
duties" On the contrary, it is meant
that both these women and Others
should merely sit down and study how
at present there may be waste in their
management. They do not need to add
q cumbersome system or dozen pots
In. order to be efficient. They need
only see how they work now. see what
amount or materials they use now, no
tice what waste motion or effort there
is at present I'm various tasks or ron.
tines and then merely eliminate some
OF this unnecessary work, this waste
motion and this superfiuous effort
If a. woman once gets firmly fixed In
her mind that efficiency means the
elimination Of waste she has the key
to this whole new, stimulating idea, II
may be a waste in her food supplies, In
the fuel she is using, waste OF time
between various tasks. a waste of ef.
fort walking twenty feet unnecessarily,
but somehow somewhere there viii be
waste. Then If she cuts down this
waste In whatever department she
finds it, in whatever task or routine
she is In at the time. she will become
efficient.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
AT THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Chapel, Third street, II a. m.
Subject of lesson-sermon, "Soul."
Sunday School 10 a. m. . s..
Wednesday evening, testimonial
meetings, 1880.
The Christian Science reading room
is located in the Chapel and is open
every Wednesday afternoon from 2
o'clock until 5. To these services and
this reading room the public is always
welcome. @ 49,
BAPTIST -. -
w. P. Osgood, Pastor
Sunday School, 1000 a. m. - =
Morning service, II o'clock. Sub
ject: "Faith, the Secret of Blessing"
Evening service, 1880 o'clock. Sub
ject: 'The Church of Christ" =
Prelude on Current Topics. :,
. Young Peoples services, $50 p. m.
Topic: "Using What We Have" -
; Mid-week services, Wednesday,, at
1880 p. m. .,r,.g.....-., y g..
+ 4 = i
-. CONGREGATIONAL =.
- K. s. Tontz, Pastor $,
Sunday School, 1000 a. m. ~ r.
Morning service 11:05. -,
Evening service at 1880 o'clock.
Junior C. E. at 11:05 a. m.
Senior C. E. at $3.50 p. m. ~; -
Mid-week services Wednesday, at
1880 p. m. r. go
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
Candied Popcorn.

Put into an iron kettle one table
spoonful butter, three tablespoonfuls
water, one teacupful white pulverized
sugar. Boil until ready to candy, then
throw In three quarts nicely popped
corn. Stir briskly till candy is evenly
distributed over corn. Take kettle from
IRE, stir until It Is cooled a little and
you have each grain separate and
crystallized with sugar. taking care
that corn does not burn. Nuts of any
Kind may be prepared in same way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15

admiralty. is. usually very serious in
demeanor, but being Irish, he is mas
ter in the art of making witty and tell
ing retorts.
During one case in which he appear
ed he had more than one passage at
arms with the judge, who finally drew
attention to discrepancy between the
evidence given by two of Sir Edwards
principal witnesses, one Of whom was
q carpenter and the other tavern
keeper. Is I-.oh
That's SO, my lord" instantly re-
torted Sir Edward. "Yet another case
Of difference between the bench and
the barr
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
-|I--|-aI-|lI-ll9I98-
LADY CARSON
Wife of the New First Lord OF
the British Admiralty.
INTERESTED IN WAR RELIEF.

Said to Be . Great Help and lnspira-
ton to Her Famous Husband In the
Work That Is Calling on All British
ers For Aid.
Like all titled women Of the British
Isles Just now, Lady Carson is an &C.
tive worker for the hospitals dedicated
to the care of sick soldiers.
The new Lloyd George ministry has
put new duties upon her. already the
inspiration of so much Of her NUS
bands jealous work.
Sir Edward Carson. the eminent law
yer and one time leader Of the Ulster
Covenanters, now the first lord OF the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
Stencil Help.

The cutting Of a stencil can be facil-
itated II the thread is removed from
the sewing machine and the lines of
the stencil perforated by the machine.
The pattern can then be readily cut
with Q sharp penknife. A very light
weight cardboard should be used.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-15
FOR DANCING CLASS.
What Sonny Boy Wears to the Next
Birthday Party.

Black velvet. smartly cut with jack
ct and knee brooches, embellished
with a linen collar. white satin tie and