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The Washington times., 1917-07-18
MEAT DOESN'T APPEAR
ON MENUS AT DANIELS
Wife Of Secretary Cuts Courses
From Eight to Three.

The Daniels family Is war rationed
and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife OF
the Secretary Of the Navy, has issued
the edict. mo wheat. no meat. cut
down on your courses and save food"
Since Herbert c. Hoover proclaimed
the desirability Of cooperation By
every household in the food saving
campaign, Mrs. Daniels has taken the
domestic purchasing tasks under her
personal supervision.
In emphaslzing that she Is on an
anti-meat diet to stay, Mrs Daniels
said:
81 never realized until now that
meat could be abstained from 50 cas-
lily. In lieu OF meat for breakfast the
members Of my household are salts
fed with eggs or fish. rolls, or even
milk cakes have also placed .
ban on wheat"
Heretofore the Daniels family was
served seven or eight course meais.
but dinner or luncheon at the Secre-
tary OF the Nays dining table now
consists Of three courses.
The Washington times., 1917-07-18
TURMOIL RESULTS
IN CAPITOL FROM
CONFLICTING AIMS
CONTINUED from First Pase.l

(Conunued from rlrst fABe-l
words, to go ahead, which has been
the custom In some cases hereto
fore.
But while Dudley Field Malone may
not succeed in getting the sixteen
sufTragettes out OF jail, his dramatic
outburst will not be without Its eff
feet.
Malone May Help.
Personal liberty has been trampled
upon in many parts Of the Union since
the war began and some arbitrary
rulings from the Postoface Depart
ment about "non-mailable" matter
have revealed a tendency Of which
the President. in mis- multitude OF
absorbing tasks, may not have been
aware.
In the sense that Mr.. Malone argues
against q trend toward arbitrary cup
preston OF free speech and free press,
he will be instrumental In checking
a movement toward the too-ready use
Of power to choke obnoxious :ritlcs
and their criticism
As for the suffrage pickets. they
went too far when they put up the
banner telling the Russian mission
that President Wilson and Elihu Root
were "deceiving Russis," but In the
unfurl!ng of their usual fiags asking
for suffrage they have really violated
no laws here.
The Washington police, however.
justify their action on quite another
ground. Crowds and demonstrations
in front OF the White House, they
say. cannot be tolerated at this time
N9TC n
The Washington times., 1917-07-18
Police On Anxious Beat.

Extra police have been detailed to
handle the crowds. but when the suf-
fragettes timed their demonstrations.
as they did the other day, to coincide
with the arrival OF the President and
Mrs. Wilson at the gate in their au-
tomobile, the police had some real ap-
prehensions about their ability to
nreyent someone in the crowd from
doing something that the American
people and the whole world would re-
greet.
Mr.. Malone may succeed In getting
the suffragettes permission to dem
onstrate in Lafayette Park or at
some short distance from the White
House, but not at its very gates as
the President OF the United States
goes by.
The Washington times., 1917-07-18

Flowers for the Sick.
GUIDES beautiful homegrown flowers
are always pleasing. 1914 r St.-AdVt-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29
confidence IS
DOMINANT NOTE
In Spite of Unprecedented
Changes There is No
u Move to Cancel.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s-Dun's review
OF trade for this week Says. Il
|, What has been in many respects ths
n ost eyentful year OF economic history
neared its closing with the announce
ment Of governmental control Of the
country's transportation systems caus
ig striking recovery in prices Of 50
curities. but with the recognition that
not all of the readjustments arising
from war conditions have yet been
witnessed. With the business outlook
still obscure and likely to remain un.
certain. there is no abatement of the
disposition to operate ahead with eau
ton, and the Customary policy Of de.
ferring important engagements until
after the year end now appears IN
many quarters. But what has stood
out prominently through recent months
OF unprecedented changes, has ben
the absence of conspicuous loss Of Con
hdence and Of any general movement
toward cancellation Of existing con.
tracts, the fact Is that while some ur.
settlements has necessarily been ex
perienced in trade and industry and
though there has been not . little hest
tation in most directions. faith in the
future has not appreciably diminished
and not only have many new concerns
started but the years einsolvency re.
turns make the best numerical exhibits
since 1911.
Weekly bank clearings ;4.los,22o.ss.
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RUFF STUFF

American ayiators have at last
reached Italy and are the first AM
orleans to get there.
But the big Austrian push is not
yet oyer-they were sent to southern
Italy for training.
Now that Uncle Sam is running the
ran roads, hope he takes little look
around these diggings.
He'll find lots of things that are
not up to snuff.
BY the look of things this morning
sthere1l be a lot OF householders
lmenable to fine for not having snow
cleared off their sidewalks before
hishtfall.
Ought to shovel off the sidewalks.
! It's such good exercise and makes
sou feel 50 all fired virtuous.
Especially II the lazy duffer next
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door has not done HIS full duty /.

door has not done his full duty.
Educators at clsrksourg showed
signs of wanting to take the schools
of the state out Of politics.
Don't they know that II this hap.
pens lot of patriots will lose ttsir
interest in tho great cause. Of educa.
ton?
But perhaps the reason they want
to take the schools out, Of politics Is
to lose some Of the guys who are in
them on account of politics.
The Kaiser's friend Senator Jim
Reed thinks miners make SO much
money they do not want to work full
time.
We do not.know how It is In Missi.
ouri, but up in these hills the man
who does not work all the time can
never get out Of the sound Of the
bowling Of the well known wolf.
Looks as II the most interesting
thing about that basketball game
Monday night will be the announce.
nent Of who 10 going in for the =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29
THE COAL PRoF1TEER.

is true that biumnous coal is selling to the household
ers Of Washington at 50 per ton as was stated in
letter written by government clerk and read at the
Senate inquiry by Senator Kenyon yesterday proves two
thmss-hat it is practically impossible to fix price for
necessity when the demand far outrns the supply, and
that the Fuel administration not doing its full duty when
it does not make effort to punish the retail dealers who
are profteerng right under its nose
About SO per cent of the bad feeling which the public
enterains toward the coal industry is due to the rapac
Of retail distributors and the obbers from whom they
their supplies. They have always taken all they could
SET and precious few of them have ever taken the trouble
10 give the service and the other little attentions that good
dealers give And the coal producers who are the only
ones who risk any large amount of capital in the coal trade
made the target for the public wrath which results
When the government price fixing policy announced
coal producers shared the hope of the consuming public
that it would result keeping the profit grabbing small
dealer within bounds, but beyond announcing schedule
Of prices nothing to have been done Representa-
tves of the Food administration have been hard at work
in New York. Chicago and other cities making hot for
the dealers in food ho do not fall in with the suggestions
Of that office. Dr.. Gar6els subordnates at least ought
10 be able 10 make the dealers in Washington behave.
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SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 90. 1917.
REcULAWoN BY Commission.

s4NISSOL<t1lSIV. oI SOINWIOSNIN.
apparent from what little the proprieies permitted
him to say yesterday the representatives of the cities
this end Of the state who appeared Informally before
the Public Service commission that Judge E. F. Morgan
chairman Of that body shares Governor Conwels belief
that the Public Service commission is competent to deal
with the situation an adequate and satisfactory manner
What is more significant. Judge Morgan minated
powers bearing upon this matter which does not now
have This indicates that the head of the West Virginia
Public Service commission is believer in the theory that
these regulatory bodies have great powers that have
yet been developed in practice.
This ought to put end 10 all efforts to force special
session Of the Legislature until the theory known be
held IN common by the Governor and the chairman Of the
PublicSe commission is tested before the Supreme
court Regulation through the commission is much to be pre-
rred over any other method and it happens that if can
Sc obtained at all it can be had much quicker along that
line than in any other way.
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WooDEN SHIpS.
WHEN General Goethals permitted

.yVIFIEM General Goethals permitted + to become
w known that he did not have the least faith in the
wooden ship building plan there storm which
reyeberated from coast to coast. Admiral Bowles de-
bounced the same scheme as fiat failure at the Senate
both critics Of the plan based their opinion upon the
weakness The inability of the lumbemen to turn out the
timber which needed in t., time that the disposal Of
the Ship Building cooperation
Itwould be interesting to know whether the time that has
elapsed since Goethals admitted tina, he pnnns his
faith 10 seel ships has convinced ever oae including the
southern pine interest. which hoped to make millions out
Tie mater Of fact way which Admiral Bowles slated
his conclusions aroused less antagonism than Goethals
singing remark that ~ birds are still nesting in the trees
that the proponents of the wooden ship project expected
him to build ships of There M some explanation
fhe difference in the reception of the Two opinion which
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ONE OF THE BIC JOBS.

IN NE Of the most difficult problems facing the railroad
men who have undertaken to put The railroad plant
Of the country upon its feet under government
auspices will be to restore the proper veve to the rank
and file Of the railroad employees of the county,.
After the first few months Of the struggle to carry the
great load which the war thrust upon the railroads many
Of the men, on some of the best organized roads, sim
ply crumped up. They found the public would take ION
account Of the war as an ecxue with the utmost good
nature and they made it for everything, for de-
mquencies that could have been avoided by little better
attention 10 business upon the part of themselves or their
subcrd1inates.
large take The blame for trouble that entirely local and
sometime, purely persona will have to be shaken out Of
he men before they can be put back on their toes When
il done large percentage of the petty annoyanees which
The public complains of now will disappear
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alike IN iheir meaning VT Is I danger
Gus hing 10 sdnlee Ii sometimes
But it not matter much The wooden ship scheme
10 have BEEN complete failure and one which Is
so 70 prove very troublesome to the nation IN its effort
70 keep m army in Europe well supplied Itwa. one Of
those things which are all right in theory and all wrong
PRACTICE Ike the American method Of developing inland
waterways. for instance It seemed reasonable to assume
that all that we needed to do to go back to the use Of
canal boats and river steamers was to turn the water back
into the dsu:ed canals and put few lock: in the rivers
But il did not work out because in the meantime we had
permitted the railroads to grab all the terminal facilities
and made provision to supply the water ways either
with new ones to let them share the old one. with the
railroads.
We used to be the greatest builders Of ships in the world
back in The days Of clipper ships and we have an abun-
ance of standing ship timber yet But we cannot go back
to the clipper ship days merely By passing resolution and
getting naval architect to lay down plan for ship
that any and hammer carpenter could do most of the
work There other things that must be considered
and one of them the time necessary to tum the tree in
the forest into the stick in the improyised ship yard The
lumbemen who got the government into this ship building
overlooked that and no one outside Of their ne
diae clique will weep if should transpre that they have
lost great deal Of money instead of made fortunes
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What People Say
and someside Remarks

Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming was
recalling mining conditions in the
Fairmont field in the early days yes
terday and referred to the fact that
nearly all the development was in
Marion county. He remarked:
II cannot recall q single mine
n Monongalia county in those
days and now think OF the coal
development there!"
Coal did not figure SO Importantly
In the Civil War as in this war and
Governor Fleming does not recall
that there was any particular effort
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Senator Reed who seems to know more things that
are not so than any man in Congress, and to have
poorer opinion 70 his fellow than any
John Randolph tried to get witness to yesterday
that Of the there is coal shortage is that
miners get such high pay that they enough in four
days satisfy their wants and will not work the other
two. Some ought to tell the Missouri mist that
IL the miners throughout the country had been able
work four days Of each week since April 6. when the
war declared there would be no fuel famine
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Per,sonals.

Miss sue Slater has gone TO Cameron
for q visit with friends.
Mrs. Ray Holmes, OF East Palestine,
Ohio, and Miss Lillian Chaddock. OF
cameron, have returned to their homes
after q visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
chaddock In Clayton street.
Ben F. Wells, OF Glover Gap, was q
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Alice Goodwin has retiirned TO
Ter home In clarksburg after visit at
the home Of Mr.. ana Mrs. C. C. Con.
man and family. Miss Lois Cotfman nc.
companied her for visit there.
Clarence Ryan and Claude Sine have
returned aftsr a weeks visit with rela.
t:ves in Wheeling.
Fred G. Barlow has returned from a
business visit in Fairmont.
Frank o. Wilson, OF Middleburg,
Nd. is a business visitor IN the city.
Mrs. r. B. Hooton has returned to
her home In Rowlesburg after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Sturm NEAR
here.
Mayor James D. Charlton was a bust
ness visitor In Fairmont yesterday.
Mrs. Bertus Miller, OF Tunnelton, is
the guest Of relatives in Buffalo street.
Miss Marie Burt ana Miss Laura
Free spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Burt In Fairmont.
Miss Jennie Barlow left yesterday
for visit with relatives In Oakland,
Md.
C. 8. King. Of Allentown. Pa, is here
for a visit with friends in Washington
street.
s. E. (scotty) Leech. of Cameron,
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Gilbert Overholt and little son.
OF Elkins. are guests Of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Beall and
family in Jefferson street.
Charles L. Broadwater returned yes.
terday from visit with his parents in
New Martinsville.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell has returned
from visit with friends In Wheeling.
Charles Stealey and James Hoban
spent Christmas at their homes in
East Palestine. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lazear returned
yesterday from q visit with relatives
ir New Martinsville.
Phil H. Pitzer has returned from a
visit with his brother at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va.
Frank H. Mayors was the guest Of
friends in Fairmont yesterday
Luther A. Lincoln. Of Burton, was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Miss Mary McGonigal, OF Fairmont,
is a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. c. Devore and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Davis have re-
turned from visit with the latter's
brother, c. ]. Startzman and family in
Caldwell. Ohio.
Mrs. Harvey and daughter, Miss Mil
dred Harvey. Of Fairmont, are guests
of the formers sister, DR.. Phoebia G.
Moore.
George M. Weidley, Of Pennsboro,
was business visitor here this week.
Mrs. w. Y. Raiguel, Of Shinnston, Is
the guest Of friends in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donley S. Jones and
little sons will spend Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. w.
Jones. in Moundsville.
Miss Virgie RAIDER hes gone to Fair
mont for visit with her mother. Mrs,
McGuffin.
Alex Midlcck has arrived here and
will again be employed at the Marion
Window Glass factory, after having
spent the past season at Quinton, N. j.
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According to cables from Britain some of the London
papers are inclined to believe that the German peace
terms announced at Brest-Ltovsk bona de peace
gesture toward the Entente If that is true 1t is an
indication that the Germans have up their
minds that in spite of their military they must
take the initiative in the peace movement but they
yet brought themselves to the point where they
willing offer terms that will interest free people who
are fighting them.
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Admiral Bowles testifying before the Senate commit
tee inqurng into the ship building muddle said yester-
day that of the things that holding up develop
ments is the fear Of ship builders that the profits
feature of the law will rob them of their profits
they undertake build ships for government account
The idea that is private snap for selected few
people dies hard, but 1t will have to die.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29

West Virginia public service company tax payments
show gratifying increase, according to report which
State Auditor Darst issued last night But corporation
managers will be wise not to throw out their chests and
wax arrogant that The cost of government is
going up too and they will be lucky If their rates
not hitched up notch or by the next Legislature.
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For SneciaI Traininn

A message from Harry ]. Anderson
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. An.
derson, OF Franklin street, announces
that he has been transferred FROM
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss, to
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he goes for
special training.
Miss Phillips Entertains.
Miss Helen Phillips entertained at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29

Things have come to the pass in Russia where the
Bolshevk government have no revenues at all. This
probably explains why the banks have been seized
the finance commissioner. Boshevik economists and
statesmen have yet to learn that It is not money but
credit which makes the wheels of all business including
that Of government. go round.
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Leon Trotzky, the Boshevik foreign minister who is
said to be preparing address to the allies favor of
general peace alcng the lines developed Brest-
Ltovsk, will find that while it easy fool the ignor-
ant and credulous people of Petrograd it takes quite
another kind of intellect and moral too for that
matter to move public opinion in other countries
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29

By the way Jim Reed, the Houn' dog
statesman, who has such a poor opin.
ion of miners is the same guy who In
vented the bone dry amendment.
Now we know why he did it.
Just for spite.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Bartlett. o. Ash, sistersville; c.
S. King, Allentown, Pa; Mrs. W. F.
Motion, Glover Gap; Mrs. Bertus Mil.
Ter, Tunnelton; Geo. NJ. Weidley.
Fennsboro: John A. Ford. Columbus,
c.; NJ. r. Da So, Cleveland, o.
Wells F. o. Wilson, Middleburg.
Nd; W. a. Dye, Hundred; ]. E. Acker.
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made around Fairmont to mine
great deal Of coal in that period.

d. r. Lawson, who is now Deputy
Distributor of the Federal Fuel Ad-
minlstration as well as secretary Of
the Central West Virginia Goal OPP
orators Association, knows the rail-
road business quite as well as the coal
business, having been telegraph op-
orator for the Santa Fee at La Junta,
Col, and held important clerkships
in the Illionis Central offices in Chic
ago. before coming here in November
1914. He was heard to say:
81 grew up in the railroad bus
mess; my cos! experience be-
fore came to Fairmont was as
salesman in Chicago and adjac-
ent territory,
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(eY coNpo)

an afternoon tea at her home in High
street yesterday afternoon, compli.
Ilentary to the Misses Virginia Shaw
and Jean Basnett, who are home from
school for the holidays.
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WARRINGTON


Hugh w. Prtchard left yesterday for
Colorado after spending the summer
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Prichard and family IN Pleasant street
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-29

Kathleen Burks, an English sri
has returned to London after an Am.
erican tour and is telling about con
ditions over there. making It plain
that a waste of life is even more OBJ.
iectiorable to Uncle Sam than a waste
Of money, although willing to mako
all useful and necessary sacrifices:
Uncle Sam is going to see this
thing through to q satisfactory
finish. the sort of finish that is
going, once for all. to make a re.
petition Of the present sorrow
Impossible. He is prepared to
make enormous sacrifices to do
1t. He doesn't care what the bill
Is or how much he pays. so lors
as be isn't asked to pay for
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Mrs. pekendarfer Better.

The condition of Mrs. U. H. Deben.
darfer who was SO badly burned recent.
ly, is now very favorable. Her many
friends will be gratified to learn OF her
Improvement.
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! 500, ". aforsautown: &. P. Biddis,
Wheeling; Alex. Nfidloclk ouinion, N.
j.; Z. L. Scott. Petersburg. Va. w F,
Morton. Glover Gap.
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Pleasant Social Euent.


The tea given by the Book club in
the Elks' club rooms Thursday after.
noon proved a most enjoyable event.
Mcre than ons hundred women attend.
ed and thirty dollars was netted for the
local Red Cross chapter. DR.. Albert
Bowers, of tho Lakeside hospital In
Cleveland, Ohio, gave an inspiring ad.
dress on Red Cross work. A pleasing
musical program which included both
vocal and instrumental numbers was
given. The ball room Of the club was
tustefully decorated with poinsettias.
holly and mistletoe. Mrs. w. L. Mitch.
ell and Mrs. ". T. Smith served tea
on large table in this room on which
was lighted Christmas tree. The la.
dies were engaged in knitting during
the afternoon.
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Woman's Club Docs Red Cross Work.
On Wednesday, January 2. the men,
bers OF the Woman's club are request
cd to report for Red Cross work at
their quarters at the Elks' club. Those
desiring to work in the surgical dress.
:rgs department must wear regulation
uniform, consisting Of white apron and
cap. For further information regard.
ing this work. confer with Miss Lucy
Prichard or Mss Fay Meade. Those
wishing TO sew will bring their own
thimbles and scissors, while those who
desire to knit, may bring their own
needles. 1t is the purpose OF the club
to lay aside their usual program work
this season, that they may devote their
time to the Red Cross work, and it Ia
Hoped every member will be present.