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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-11
NAY FORM RED CROSS UNIT

Members o. the Mckinley Circle
and the Lincoln Relief Corps Of the
Ladies Of the G. \. r. considered
the forming OF a Red Cross unit at
their meeting at the q. \. Hall last
evening. While this orglnize ton has
previously engaged in local Red Cross
work, the formation Of an individual
unit will mark a new step in its
progress.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-11
Time Yet to Enter.

1t is not too late by any means
to enter the shopping contest for
this week. as letters will be ac-
cepted from contestants in this
office up to 4 p. m. Saturday.
september Is, 1917 GncludinE all mail
bearing a postmark not later than
noon of that date).
All that you have to do is to
save your sales slips on any of
the items you buy from the hun
dreds of items that you find ad-
vertised in today's Herald. or any
other issue of The Herald this week
In any case where the store does
not issue sales slips just ring the
item in the ad and send it along
with your letter.
Both Save Money and Win Prize.
If several sales items appear on
the same sales slip, ring the one
that, in your mind, represents the
best bargain that you bought, and
mail 1t to the Shopping Editor of
The Herald, accompanied by a let
ter (not to exceed $50 words) tell
ing why this bargain appealed to
your needs as the best buying OPP
portunity for you on that particular
day.
Cash Prizes TO winners.
The following cash prizes will be
awarded to the four contestants
whose letters appear best to the
shopping Editor in this order:
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ReraldS Shopping Corner

tom TO read newspaper ads" but
since getting rare bargain a couple
of weeks ago by accidentally CHANGING
over an ad. in The Herald, it is my
daily pleasure to read them.
This morning before starting on a
shopping expedition, ! picked up The
Herald and read that firm advertised
s. Ivy cOrsets for $3.50. / found
them exactly as advertised. saving just
half the usual cost. This is twice
recently l have saved half the cost
on goods advertised by - in The
Herald so l consider it economy TO
read The Herald ads.
Respectfully.
Mrs. A. c. ALLEN.
231 Tenth street northeast.
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pair or more-and l consider this the
biggest little bargain of the year.
II l needed an automobile and a
friend gave me a tip" on where
could purchase a $3.50 car for 81 900,
l would jump at the chance and feel
gave me the tip The Herald gave
me the Tip" on the hose bargain and
the principle is the same.
Very truly yours,
N. ID. WHITE.
S2i Maryland avenue northeast.
Washington, D. c.. Sept. Z, 1917.
Shopping Editor, Washington Herald
Dear Sir-Referring TO your adver-
tisement contest.
As a usual thing l have not read
advertisements in the newspapers.
This morning. my wife asked me to
buy can of liquid veneer, the regu-
lar price being so cents per can. On
my way to the Office / purchased
Washington Herald and to my surprise
1 found an advertisement stating that
liquid veneer was being sold at one
Of the drug stores here for So cents
Immediately took advantage of this
excellent bargain and purchased sew
eral cans, thereby gaining quite a
saving. / called my wife on the phone
and told her what a bargain / had
secured by reading The Herald and
We both agreed that we could not do
without future issues Of The Herald,
as IT contains just the kind of adver-
tisements desired by the people of
Washington who are looking for quick
bargains.
Yours truly,
w. f, HURD,
SIG Wardman Court, South.
W n
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia ::
Hair. continued cool Tuesday. Wednesday. fair.
somewhat warmer; gentle to moderate noTtherE
winds, becoming variable.
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cnNnIr1nN nF TIE WATER

Great Falls Temperature. 76; condition. very
,lraIl. Dplecarsia TeseTYGir-TemTeTature 70;
c-ad.tiln at north connection. cloudy; cOndi-
tiCn az south connection. misty. Georgetown
Gi-tri'-ltnE rgseryCiT-TempegatuGe 20: condi-
tirn at iUiiuent gatehouse. clear; condition at
Gilbert Eateh0usr, misty
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place Of deputy dishursinE officer 10
succeed James r. Lusby, who was re-
Gently appointed a captain in the
guartcrmastcrs' corps. District Ma
tional Guard.
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K. P. WRIGHT PROMOTED.

X. p. Wright, clerk in the District
disbursing Office, it was announced
yesterday, has been promoted to the
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Washington, d. c., Sept Z, 1917
Shopping Editor, Washington Herald.
Sf-This exceptionally well-located
store seems to meet the business wants
of down town, and the family wants
up town, for so many car lines CEN
ter right where il is so convenient
to run in while waiting to use your
transfer, and when The Herald every
day in the week gives such an itemized
list of bargains found in this popu-
lar store you have no trouble in find
ing very quickly just what you want,
saving time as well as money.
1 was particularly fortunate this
week for | found so many articles
on which 1 saved, all told. several dol
lars. A very handsome suit on which
saved at least So, combination suits
80 cents, and too many more to men
ton.
They are making special offers this
week in knitting bags, wool and nee
dies, so there is no excuse for any one
not knitting for our soldier boys
The success of this establishment
is largely due to the extensive ads
found each day in Washington's pop
uIar paper, The Herald.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. f. L. FUNSTON,
$40 Nineteenth street northwest
Care Miss Dorsey.
Washington, D. c., Sept 6, 1917
Shopping Editor, Washington Herald.
Dear Sir-Saving 80 cents on 81 pur-
chase Is, to use the vernacular of the
street, going some," but that is just
of mems black Isle hose for 81. after
reading the business announcement
of a progressive firm In the advertis-
ing columns of The Herald Tuesday
morning. The hose are of the best
quality isis easily worth 70 CENTS per
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SIC wardman Court. south

:. Washington, d. c.. Sept. I. 1917
Shopping Editor. Washington Herald.
Dsar sir-lt has never been my Gus
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How to Write Letter,

The way in which your letter
impresses the Shopping Editor as
TO the value of the article received
Tor the money spent will count most.
Neatness and phraseology are but
secondary considerations.
The size of the article pur-
chased and the amount of the price
paid will not figure in making the prize
awards. The purchaser of a paper
of pins stands the same chance of
winning on this score as the pur-
chaser of a piano or an automobile,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
CATAWBA.

The blackberry season is practically
over, the berries having been scarce
IN this vicinity.
Mrs. ]. E. Jolliff and granddaughter
Miss Ruby JOlliffe, left Monday for
weeks visit With relatives in Fairmont
Robert Harden was Falrmont cal
Ter Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Malone and son
Harold, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ma
lone's father, Charles Frederick.
Mrs. Clyde Kisner and son, Ray
we're calling at R, E. Harden's Tues
day evening,
S. W. Harden was a business visitor
In Fairmont Thursday.
Born, Monday, August 9Th, to Mr.
and Mrs. Dent Harris, daughter. II
has been named Margie Louise.
Mrs. Elizabeth Summers spent Sun
day at Murray with her daughter, Mrs
Jess Dent.
Elisha Summers, who has been on
the sick list for the past week, is able
to be out again.
Mrs. A. B. Swisher, Of Fairmont
spent Monday evening with relatives
here.
Mrs. Robert Harden was visiting
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az ooNpol

her father, E. ]. Farrell. Of Little creek
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Summers ant
daughter, Myona, spent Sunday witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Polling.
H. D. Haun, one of our merchants
was a recent Fairmont visitor.
Virginia, little daughter Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. T. 2. Devault, is sick at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Haun were shop
ping at Fairmont Tuesday.
Joe Buttermore, foreman Of the Ca
tawba mine here, spent Saturday ant
Sunday at his home at Connellsvtlle
Pa.
John Mahaffy and Furman Murphy
were FairmOnt visitors Wednesday.
Earnest Pyles was in Fairmont OF
Tuesday evening.
Miss Ruby Brock, Of Haywood, IL
visiting at Jess Haun's here this week
Mrs. Clay Malone was calling OF
Mrs. Della Harden Sunday evening.
Mrs. Minnie Swisher and children
and Mrs. Martha Kirby spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. Frances Cox.
Henry swlsher, who has been EN-
ployed at Pittsburgh for the past year
has returned to his home here ant
will work for the Talbot Coal com
pany.
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pIans Of de Republic WIN Be seriously interfsrsd with
Thsb local question entirely and i is one which the
interested people-as men in the districts who are of the
military age and the local boards must cope with The
plan for raising the National amy contemplate given
number Of conscnph from each district and that number
must Be raised For every man let out some other man
must go until the district quota is filed.
For that reason the boards ought to be most dligent
in carrying out their instructions and the men who are
subject call and The friends Of these men should take
personal interest in ping the boards Precautions have
to be taken to insure that the utmost publicity shall attenc
every step in the raising of the new army and the rest
up to the public.
1t may be taken for granted that in due time, after thu
system gets to working smoothly and the first eontpssn
in camp. steps will be taken to round up and punish thu
men who have pracced fraud And when that time come
public opinion will sanction severe measures That Ger
tainy should keep the who might be tempted to in
dulge sharp practices reasonably honest We have beer
working with remarkable speed at the task on hand bu
that fact does not necessarily mean that the work will no
be done thoroughly.
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LETTERS TO
TIE EDITOR
LAwLEs AuToIoT5 WARNED


CHARLESTON w, Vs. Aus To-
Editor The West v.-giaiaa: ya;oTma'
ton has roachoa tits c-"co tSls a
large number o, automobile owners
in and about Fairmoat, are operating
without procuring tha ncoaSo ief
19I7.1S, still using thc,r o,l tcE. OF
no tags al Gil.
Persons who have ret procured
their automobile lIcarsa e.a Asa.a
to a penalty Of ten per cent each
month they delsy in acquiring tie
license, ana in addition are liable to
arrest and fine, likewise, lmpTison'
ment for operating without a license.
A person driving now With lsl6'll
tags will violate the law as much as
II they had TO tags at ell, because the
license were for 1851 year closing
June goth.
information has also reached US
that 10y riders In the suburban sec
ton Of your city remove their license
tags for the purpose OF eYading the
law.
Under the automobile law and rul'
ing of the Attorney General, every
sheriff, constable and road patrolman,
as we'll as every police officer in your
city and county, are In duty bound to
arrest persons violating the provis'
sions Of the traffic law.
We trust you will give this intorma-
ton publicity so as to direct inc AT.
tention Of tho citizens Of your county
to these conditions and to enable
those who desire to make application
for their license to do so without DE-
laying,
Very truly yours
State Road Commission.
A. D. WILLIAMS.
Chairman
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PERSONALS

Ralph Kelley, Of New York, is here
on visit to his father, L. W. Kelley
and his sister, Miss Ruth Kelley on
Walnut avenue.
Mrs. R, c. Kelley has returned from
Writ county where she was called by
the illness and death Of her father,
c. B. Dent.
Or. John Fleming Of indianapolis,
Ind, will arrive here next week to
visit his sisters, the Misses Fleming on
Locust avenue.
Prof. and Mrs. Otis G. Wilson and
son Guy will return tomorrow from
Harrisville where they had spent the
past week with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Doyore of Houston
Texas motored to this city and ara
the guests of Mr.. DevOre's sister, Mrs
J. H. Off,
Mrs. Will Reynolds and daughter In
law Mrs. Avon Reynolds have gone 10
Atlantic City to spend two weeks
Miss Carrie Barr Is the guest OF
friends in Clarksburg for few days,
Paul Creighton is spending a two
weeks vacation at Norfolk and Old
Point Comfort, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Atha, Of Grafton
street, have returned from a two weeks
visit in Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. J. Blumberg and daughter, who
had been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. Funt on the East side, have returned
to their home In Washington, D. G.
Lewis Handel, Of Idamay, who was
recently injured in an accident there,
is improving steadily.
Miss Hannah Neptune and niece,
Miss Helen Parrish, went to Pittsburgh
yesterday afternoon to visit the for.
mer's sister, Mrs. G. R. Morgan. Miss
Neptune will also visit relatives in To.
ledo before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Weaver and chill,
dren have returned from trip to Mt.
Chateau.
Miss Eftle Knapp has returned from
an extended visit with relatives in
Pennsylvania. She was accompanied
home by her cousin, Miss Ethel Thorn,
as, Of Markleysburg, Pa.
William Keener and family who
have been residing in Akron, o., for
the last year, will return here and will
occupy their property on Morgantown
avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
ILLUSTRATING FRIEND TARIFF.

A CCORDING to the u. S. Consul General at Shang-
~ hal, China the United States stood first on the list
in trade with Shanghai in 1916. with total Of
$822o3O02. But there is this to note in qualification
Of that statement Our Shanghai trade consisted OF $zo
100000 in sales and $56,OOO'O0O in purchases Oh
S300OOOO out Of our pockets in the annual reckoning
Great Brains trade with Shanghai tOtaled $72270,092
But Great Britain bought from that province 81 900 OOC
worth, and sold it S. 100000 worth. making profit
Of $4,000. OOO just what we lost.
Japan, third. total trade. $72,216o43, sales, So.
ooo6OO purchases SIS 100000. profit $16,OOo.0O0
Hongkopg, with total Of $3l,OO0,O00. made prof.
Of $4OO0,0OO France and Russia bought more thar
they sold in their dealings with Shanghai but in neither
case was the balance against them anything like the Shang
hal balance against us. The Underwood-WIsOn law il
very rich in such illustrations as this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
RUFF STUFF

II you'll pardon ME while weep a
few I'll have a few remarks about
the results in Virginia.
ThsrOl Yes, thank you, I feel bet,
~ now
That nasty wet man got the nOmin.
alton for the same reason that there
n q Democrat in the White House
ina one Of the same brand in THE
Governors office at Charleston.
Because majority parties are too
frequently darned impolitic in their
internal politics.
The rule or ruin game almost al
most always works out ruin.
There Is not much comfort in feel.
ing that you were right If rank out.
Eider has gobbled all the plums.
Strange that a man whose garden
s right at the edge Of the fair grounds
should complain of melon thieves,
One would think thieves would be
otReid 70 60 so close to the camp of a
rsgimeutal on guard duty.
But then we once knew a man who
complained that Ia was robbed In a
police station.
said II va a professional Job too,
Hpt IS far as any ono could find ous
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

ohios Attorney General has rendered an opinion to
the effect that coal is commodity which is necessary
to the public health and that the Legislature is compe
tent to fix prices for it. That doubtless, is good law
but the legislature must be governed by certain well
defined principles For instance 1t can not fix price
which in operation will prove confscatory Most of the
two-cent fare legislation which enacted some years
back during an agitation that swept the entire country
went on the rocks because in most of the states the
railroads were able to demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the courts that it was confscaory.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

there was no one around except cops.
Must be something wrong about that
tale that they are preparing to send
congressman out to stir the country
up in favor Of the war.
Some OF those congressman prob
ably will be afraid to go home to their
own families because Of what they
have done to the war.
Charlie Riggs writes that the girl
took all the money he held out to her
except dime.
Don't have to go all the way 70 Eng
land to have that happen.
The Attorney General was not very
explicit In that letter to City Clerk
Kern.
What will happen II It is brought
in in bottels Is pretty thoroughly IN
derstood and the burning question
now Is whether there is any special
penalty for bringing in q snoot full.
Those fellows who could not make
good at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison are
being sent home.
Before many more hours quite a
number OF communities dotted over
West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana will
be asked to believe that the war is
failure,
Tie fellows who won out and have
tEeir Commissions will be home lit
ito later, ana then wo will hear the
othsr side o: y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
BIG eAssER.

CLARKsBURG, W. Va, Aug. TO-
A gasser flowing at the rate Of $780,
900 cubic feet a day has been struck
by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Gas company in the western part Of
Taylor county, according to word re.
ceived here today. The well, one Of
the largest brought In for some time In
this section, is situated on the A. B.,
Corder farm, west Of Pruntytown.
Drilling has been stopped and the well
is being tubed under the direction Of
Talton Engle, OF Grafton, district Su'
perintendent Of the company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Vacation Season
At the Postoffce

In turn all Of the employees at the 10.
cal postoitice are taking their annual
Is day vacation. Each week at least
two are given their annual layoff.
Superintendent Of Mails II. c. Owen
has taken an eastern trip on business.
He will be gone for about five days.
Frank Smith, a local letter carrier,
has been off since Monday enjoying
his annual vacation,
james Pethel. another emp!oye at
the postoftice has not been able to
work for several days on account Of i'll
ness.
George Smith, a city carrier has re-
turned from his annual vacation after
a several day trip in Cleveland, o, and
other points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
THE COAL SITUATION

F-liAT there will be some further readjustment Of the
price at the mines Of coal the result Of the inye'-
dgation which the Federal Trade commission ha;
been conducting seems certain but it ought to be realized
BY all that the basis of the panic the coal situation
which exists in Chicago the northwest and to certain
extent in the cities Of the Mississippi valley is not
lie price which the consumer is asked to pay. but the
prospect that there will not be enough coal at any price
when The cold weather of next winter sets in.
The railroads are doing better in this region in the mat
ter Of coal supply but it is fact that the basic trouble
quite as much now as it was earlier in the summer And
hsre will be no satisfactory solution of the fuel problem
until this is settled.
If coal PRODUCES were getting twice as much the price
agreed upon at the conference with Secretary Lane they
could not put any coal upon the market than they
s public ought to realize this for so long the pressure
which The public can bring to bear exerted at the wrong
POINT there will be no important change in the situation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

Reports from Clay Center, Kansas, where former
President Taft was taken i'll the other day. are to the
effect that his indspostion while not considered dan
gerous is proving stubborn. The whole country will
hope that Mr. Taft will speedily be restored to complete
health for there is great work ahead for him with
the coming of peace when not only his fellow country
men but liberals in every country will look to him for
leadership in the movement to safeguard the world
against predacious mIlitarism.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

The Germans are reported to be hurting new and
more terrible kind OF gas she'll into the towns along their
west front This If is true may be taken as another
sign of the desperateness of the German situation
nation that deliberately elected to become pirate on
the high seas may be expected to exhibit some rather
startling forms of barbarsm the prospect Of an hour
of retribution looms larger.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

The proposed conference for the purpose Of having
the coal states to take the coal mines may not De
held, it is now said Chicago. The ostensoe reason
is that the food control bill gives the federal government
oil Tho nower that is needed to control coal prices but
tho real reason is that some one started something that
he could not finish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

European military experts are Of the opinion that the
Germans who continue to push their offensive in Gacia
and Buckowina in spite of the sfenng OF the Russian
line have their eyes on the grain crop in BeSSaraoia
Hone that is the aim for just as soon as the Russians
are convinced that the Germans in whose interest they
have made such remarkable military sacrifices mean to
despoiI them, there will be new face on the situation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug TO-
That whale tastes better than beef.
steak is the contention OF a report
by the University Of California which
has been placed with the California
Council of Defense.
The report was made by Barton W.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

The leading paper in a community,
Geraldine, is the paper that prints
the most ads and the most people read
and that really leads.
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Grand Promotion.

"oh, Maria" called Eben from the
front gate las he ran toward her wav-
ing a letter. Here's a letter from
John in France, and he's been made
q corporal"
GLORY BEL" said Maria. I'VE must
write to General PershIn', and thank
him for noticing our boy."-Bu6alo
Express,
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GIMME SOME MORE WHALE, MA!

Everman, chairman of the committee
ION geological investigation at the Uni
versity.
The investigator says that the
whale, not being a fish but a man
NAL, has no fishy taste whatsoever
and can be sold at ten cents pound
with profit,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
DRAFT FRAUDS.

EpoRTS Of more or less successful efforts to evade
k army service through fraud at the medical examin'
atoms continue to come from different parts OF the
country, but this is not cause for fear that the military
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
SHORT AND sNAPPY.

II doesn't take the word Of pamsts to convince some
Young men of Fayette county that they soon are going
m long journey.-Uniontown Evening Genius.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

I yoU bet it Is a striking increase, and the people
know the reason-war sales. They know the reason
for the export of l9l4-the Democratic tariff law
vas responsible for the United States buying more from
abroad than we could sell abroad The Department OF
Commerce by the above statement officially recognizes the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

Congress cannot possible be more pleased with the
approaching end of the war legislation program than
the people are of the end of congress-Wheelng Regis
ter.