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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

This country is not ablaze with enthusiasm for war
but glowing with determination That's the difference
between jngoism and Notwithstanding Expo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

Did you notice that lawyer ever goes to Char
lesion because of the egslaure 1t is always business
before the supreme Court.-Parkershurg Sentinel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

There are 10000 applications pend.
ing for pension increases under the
recently passed Ashbrooke law, Sep.
TENDER s, 1916, according to informa-
ton transmitted to Representative H.
G. woodward by the United States
Commissioner of Pensions. Mr.. Wood.
yard had requested the department to
speed up certain claims Of his constit-
uents, and The answer was this bit of
interesting information and the add.
tional explanation that the ocpart.
ment was expediting the work to the
best of its capacity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

AZ can whip Jess Willard" trumpets
Fred Fulton. But who cares.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

No. gentle reader the high price of eggs is not due
to the advertising done by the hen-Wheeling News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

Senate bill 90 providing for registration of
births and deaths which had been passed by
the Senate came out with favorable report
from the House Committee on Medicine and
Sanitation. Talbot said the bill had been in
substance acted upon in the House and that it
ought to be rejected Speaker Thurmond put
this question before the House. Weir endeay-
ored to explain that passed Senate bill came
out of committee in second reading and could
not be killed in this fashion. Swope and 9TH
ers read the rules on this point, but finally
rejection, and on chorus of "ayes' and
noes" ruled the bill was rejected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

navy will need experienced gunners
like him IL war comes with Germany,
Representative Cooper takes the
view that II there is to be war, It is
the duty OF every young man to offer
his services for the honor and defense
Of his country, rich and poor boys alike.
II war comes, the country will need
them all, he says. He is not willing
to have his son enlist in the navy, how.
ever, unless there is war and his ser.
vices therefore urgently needed. he
doesn't want his son to waste three
years time in naval service, unless
there is work to be done for the coun.
try against an enemy. That is the rea,
son why he is holding OF the matter
until it is seen that the break with
Germany means nothing short of &C.
tual war.
Young Cooper is the only son of
Representative and Mrs. Cooper. and
the mother is no less patriotic and
sacrificing in the matter than her hus.
band, although more reluctant and
gravely serious as mothers are wont
to be and are expected to be in such
a crisis in their family affairs. But
Mrs. Cooper has agreed TO the pro.
gram mapped out at the family CON
ference over the matter, and fully
realizes what the step means to them.
With her husband, as with officiai
Washington generally, she believes
that actual war cannot now be avert,
cd ii Germany persists in it's declared
position. She is prepared to offer her
only boy to the fighting naval ranks
when the final break comes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

Accompanied by Representative Geo.
NJ. Bowers, Geo. B. Goetz, of Charles
Town, called on Secretary of War
Baker to offer his factory to the gov.
ernment, as we'll as the services of
himself, associates and employees to
the government inStime Of war. Goetz
& Co. operate the largest mandatory
Of harness, saddlery and harness.hard-
ware in the United States. 1t is To-
Gated at Ransom. which is a few miles
distant from Charles Town. Secre-
tary Baker was much impressed with
the offer and accepted it. The fact
that the Goetz family are not many
generations removed from residence in
Germany made very profound i'm
preston upon him. 81 know of no
more patriotic citizens Of the United
States than George B. Goetz and the
members of his family" said Repre-.
sentative Bowers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13
THE BoURRoM HousE.

A far idea Of what The people Of West Virginia would
"A have got if the Democratic party had come into con.
last fall may be obtained by keeping an eye upon the
proceedings Of the House of Delegates which hey do
control To put the matter briefly it would be hard to
find among the AZ state law making bodies now in session
one that equal West Virgina's Democratic House
for parliamentary ncapacy and lack of understanding Of
the needs of the hour.
Quoted and an Illuminating disclosure of its boubonsm is
furnished by incident of Saturday which was described
by Of the resident legislative reporters as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

The United States at least has the ability to finance
war, notwithstanding growing treasury deficit
Charleston Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

The House has passed bill, intro.
duced by Representative Bowers, pro.
viding for a pension OF SPA month
for Frank L. Schaarmau, of Berkeley
county, who was soldier in the war
with Spain.
Another bill which Mr.. Bowers got
through was special bill for the relief
OF Jos. E. Stafford, of Masonta wn.
Word of this old soldiers death was
received the day after thu bill voting
him substantial Increase in pension
passed. the House. Tbs Senate con-.
mittee favorably reported it for pass
age day or two ago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

The stand.by-the-President recolu.
tons which were passed a week ago
by the West Virginia Legislature, ar
tistically printed in gold AMI issued
in a most attractive style, were offer
ed in the House by Representative
Nelly. Each member Of the West vir.
ginia delegation in Congress received
a copy.
Claude A. Frazier has been appoint.
ed postmaster, succeeding w. S. Reece,
county.
Representative Nelly has recon.
mended G. Ross Kidder for postmas.
ter at Minnie, Wetzel county; Sam.
uel W. Booher, Jr, Of Moundsville, for
appointment as midshipman at An.
napolis; John Clayton as postmaster
at Clayton; L. ]. Henderson for rural
mail carrier at Hammond, and Chal.
len H. Ice for same kind Of position
at Fairmont.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Arizona Sheriff Arrest. Miners.

Phoenix. Ariz.-With eighty Mexf
cans and Spaniards under arrest in
the county Jail at Clifton. charged with
melting to riot. Sheriff A. Fl. Slaugh-
ter announced that he believed he had
the situation well in hand. following
the attempt of $50 armed strikers to
march from Morenci to Clifton Mon
day morning. determined to clean up
on the whites" More than 300 armed
citizens are in readiness to respond to
a call from the sheriff should an at
tempt to reorGanize be made.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
FOUR AIR SQUADS RAID LONDON
City Shelled for Over Two Hours ir
the Most Violent Attack Made
by Flyers.

London. Oct. 1.-The strongest air
attack yet attempted on London and
the coast towns by the Germans was
carried out last night by four groups
OF hostile airplanes. Some of the ma
chimes got through to London and
bombarded the southwestern district.
A terrific barrage was sent up from
the defense guns and the roar OF bat
tie lasted internationally for two and n
half hours. The Germans bombed
coast towns as they passed over and
proceeded toward London. Two OF
the groups succeeded In getting n
number of machines through the
sky barrage. Numerous bombs were
dropped on the southwestern district,
which is thickly populated with the
homes OF the upper and middle
classes.
The Russians have made another
important gain. on the Riga front.
They say the morale OF the troops is
now excellent
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
COLORADO COAL AT .2.7s@s TON
Retailers May Add Not More than so
Per Cent to Loss Margin Of 1915.

washington.-Fu Fuel Administrator
Garfield announced regulations effec-
tive for the limitation OF the retail
prices of bituminous and anthracite
coal throughout the country.
The new prices for run-of-the-mine
coal in some districts follow:
Pierce and King counties. Washing,
ton. 1926; Lafayette. Ray. Clay. Platte
and Lynn counties. Missouri, $3.15:
Appanoose. Wayne. Boone and Web,
ster counties. Iowa, $3.15.
Bituminous domestic coal In Wal
senburg. Canon City. Routt, Garfield,
Gunnison. Durango. Mesa, Pitkin,
Montezume, Delta. Montrose and Rio
Blanca districts. Colorado. 50.
Bituminous steam coal in Trinidad
district, Colorado. $2.75.
Ignite coal in the northern field
and Ell Paso districts. Colorado, $2.45.
Usage county, Kansas. s2.55; state
OF Wyoming. $3.50.
In the decree on retail prices the re.
tail dealer will be allowed to sell coal
to consumer at price representing
an advance OF not more than 30 per
cent over the retail gross margin OF
1915. In no case. however. is the
gross margin from now on to exceed
the gross margin Of July, 1917.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
viscoUNT IsHII PRocLAiMs MON.
ROE DOCTRINE OF FAR EAST
AS TO CHINA.
COOPERATION PLEDGED
DECLARES NIPPON WILL RE.
SPEcr AND DEFEND NEIGH
BORIS iNDEPENpENcE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York.-Proclaiming the Mon
roe doctrine of the Far East, Viscount
Ishii, head of the japanese mission to
the United States. warned the nations
Of the world that his country will not
tolerate aggressions against the terri
tory or independence of China. At
the same time he pledged Japan not
to attempt similar aggressions on her
part.
Speaking at a formal dinner in
honor of the imperial ENJOYS visit to
New York. the ambassador of EN-
peror Yoshishito outlined publicly for
the first time since he set foot on
American soil the policy of his gov
ernment in relation to China.
circumstances for which we were
in no sense responsible, gave us GER
tain rights to Chinese territory" Wis
count Ishii said, but at no time In
the past and at no time in the future,
do we or will we, seek to take terri
tory from China, or to despoil China
of her rights
Then, with dramatic earnestness, he
expounded the "hands-off' policy OF
his government.
Not only will We not seek to assail
the integrity or the sovereignty 'of
China but will eventually be prepared
to defend and maintain the same in
tegrity and independence OF China
against any aggressor.
I'VE guard the Pacific ocean to-
gether with our ships. but more than
this and better than the ships OF the
men or the guns. is the assurance of
the notes exchanged between your
secretary of state. Elihu Root. and our
Ambassador Takahira, In 1908. In
which it was mutually agreed and for
mally resolved to respect the terri
torial possessions belonging to each
other in the region of the Pacific
ocean
Gentlemen. Japan is satisfied with
this. Are you? II so. there is no Pa
cific ocean question between us. We
will cooperate; We will help and we
will hold, each of us. what is guaran-
teed under that agreement"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Labor Commission to Visit West.

Washington.-Mem of the spe-
cial commission headed by Secretary
Wilson and appointed by the President
to investigate labor unrest In the
West, completed final arrangements
for the trip which include In the itin-
erary Arizona, California, Utah. Ne
vada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Montana. Wyoming. Colorado and
possibly New Mexico. Intensive study
of local conditions in each state. to-
gether with conferences with gov
ernors, manufacturers and labor lead
ers, will reveal the basis cause, 1t is
hoped, of the industrial troubles which
have impeded the nations war pro
gram.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
s3,o0o,ooo,0oo BONDS
SECRETARY M'Aooo ANNOUNCES
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN.
Terms Arranged to Encourage Per
sons Of Small Means to Help
Finance the War.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Sept. 2s.-Secretary
McAdoo announced the details OF the
second Liberty loan which will be Of
fered to the public Oct. /. The chief
features are:
Amounts. 200. 100000 or NOR, the
excess not to exceed one-half OF the
amount of oversubscription.
Terms OF Bonds-Maturity, 20 years; /;
redeemable at the option Of the sec
retary of the treasury in 10 years.
Denominations of Bonds-$5O and
multiples of $50.
Interest Rate-49o, payable semi-an-
nually on Nov. Is and May Is.
Terms of Payment-2% upon appli-
cation and 1870 Nov. Is; 400 Dec. IA
and 400 Jan. Is, 1918.
The privilege of converting bonds OF
this issue into bonds of any succeed
ing issue bearing a higher interest
rate than 40 during the period Of the
war is extended, and through an ar
rangement under which bonds will be
printed with only four coupons in
stead OF fifty Ito be exchanged at the
end Of two years for the bonds con-
tanning the full number OF coupons)
deliveries will be prompt. In this
manner the issue of interim certifi-
Gates will be avoided.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Women Asked to Win War.

Washington.-A house to house can
vass of the 22,OOO,OOO families in the
United States and the enrolment Of
every man and woman Of the nation in
a mighty food conservation army that
will win the war is the task that the
food administration has undertaken
for the week of Oct. 21 to 2S Herbert
Hoover, the United States food admin
istrator formally announced this final
campaign that will enlist every citi-
zen in the world for democracy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
NEW LIBERTY BOND ISSUE.
Allotment to Colorado District Totals
$2oO, 900 900.

Washington.-Treas officials an
nounced the apportionment of the sec
ond Liberty loan Issue now being Of
fered among the various federal re-
serve districts. Virtually two-thirds
of the loan is expected to be raised by
the New York. Boston, Cleveland and
Chicago districts.
In the Kansas City reserve district.
which includes Colorado, the amount
given as expected" is $200,000,0 900.
while the minimum demand for de-
fense" Is placed at s12O,O00.OOO. In
making the appointments. officials
used two bases of subscriptions. the
minimum of $4,000. 100000 and an lex
pected amount" of $4,000, ,O0O.O 900.
Apparently, In offering the second
issue. officials hope to realize $5,-
OO0, 100000 response.
Here is the apportionment by dis
trictS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
war TAX BILL
IS FAR REACHING
FEW PERSONS WHO WILL FAIL
TO FEEL EFFECTS OF THE
$2,7oo, ,ooo, 900 MEASURE.
PROFITS TO PAY MOST
CATCHES ALMOST EVERYBODY
FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE AND
LEviEs TAXES ON HEIRS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Oct. 2.-The $2,700. .0oo,,
00O war tax bill, passed by the House.
without roll call, which is up for final
action today in the Senate, catches
almost everybody from the cradle to
the grave, and, for good measure. lev
les few new taxes on the heirs.
Baby's first dash of talcum powder
will, under the per cent manufacture
ers' tax on cosmetics, help Uncle Sam
carry on the war, and after death the
federal collectors will be on hand to
get the inheritance tax. an advance on
the present rate of from ! per cent on
$50, 900 to 10 per cent on $1,000,O0O.
Between birth and death most OF
mans activities would be taxed.
Those who have profited by the war,
the recipients of enormous excess war
profits, will pay the most to help car
ry it on. Almost half the total amount
of the bill. or about sl,110,000, 900. is
to be collected from them.
The persons who write postal card
will be caught, for cards will sell for
cents each by the provisions OF the
bill. Letters will be 3 cents. One will
be taxed when one goes to moving
picture show-if the admission is over
cents one-tenth of the cost OF the
ticket. The rate will affect all who
attend amusements, from the man in
the gallery to the one in the box. A
host of stamp taxes designed to raise
$50 900 900 also will get the man with
little money in many ways. His great
est consolation is that the consump-
tion taxes, which would have made
him pay on coffee, tea and sugar. were
stricken from the bill.
The new rate on whisky is s2.15 per
gallon and beer $3.50 barrel. Wine
taxes will be doubled and grape juice
will be taxed cent gallon. per
son cannot escape taxes by travel
Eight per cent is assessed on passen-
ger tickets and summer tickets also
pay a tax.
The men of moderate means as well
as the wealthy are affected by the in
come tax section. Normal rates have
been doubled and exemptions lowered
to 81 900 for single persons and $4,000
for married ones. Surtaxes for In
comes above $1,000 range from to 80
per cent, the maximum applying to In
comes over 81 100000. This section is
expected to raise $600.000.00O.
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin
criticised the increase In second-class
mail rates; Representative Green OF
Iowa insisted that the bill should have
been at least 5000. 100000 higher;
dozen others spoke and then the-Fe-
port was adopted.
Opinions still differ as to the amount
that the bill will raise. Mr.. Kitchin
estimated 1t at -$2,575.000, 900. while
treasury experts believe 1t will be 81
535. 900 900 during the coming year and
possibly s2.5ss, 100000 year when in
full operation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Three selected Tor Rate Board.

Washington.-The following were
named by President Wilson to the
three vacancies on the Interstate
Commerce Commission: Robert W..
Woolley of Virginia. for the term end
ing Dec. 81, 1920; Clyde B. Aitchison
of Oregon. for the term ending Dec.
81. 1921; George w. Anderson of Bos-
ton. Mass, for the term ending in
1922. Charles R. Page Of California
was nominated to the Federal Ship
ping Board; Gwynne Gardner was
nominated to be commissioner Of the
District Of Columbia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Fight, Fight, ana Then FIGHT"

st. Paul. Minn.-"This is no time
for fifty-fifty business. We are in
this war to win. There is only one
way that we can know victory will be
achieved, and that is to. fight, fight.
and then fight" This was the mes
snge Theodore Roosevelt brought to
the Northwest when he came to an
swer Senator LaFollette and other pa
c!fists who spoke here recently. Col.
Roosevelt spoke from his train to
1000 at Red Wing. Mimi. near here
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
First Fight Staged in House,

Washington.-A fist fight on the
floor OF the House between Repre-
sentative Norton of North Dakota, a
Republican, who voted for war. and
Representative Heflin of Alabama, a
Democrat, who voted for war, was the
elimination of an acrimonious debate
on the proposed investigation of the
Bernstorff $4,000 slush fund
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Seventeen Term for Draft Plots.

San Francisco.-Daniel O'Connell, a
San Francisco attorney. was SEN
fenced to seven years in the McNeil's
Island federal penitentiary in Wash
ington in the United States District
Court for conspiring to obstruct the
selective draft law.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Turk offleial HANGS Arab Leaders.

Petrograd.-Reports from Turkey
show that Djemal Pasha. commander
of the Turkish forces in Syria, has
caused to be hanged all the members
OF the committee of Arabs in Syria
who before the war were engaged in
directing the Arab national move
ment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Women Riot to Bring Peace.

London.-A demonstration against
the German government at Essen. the
home of the Krupp works. in conse-
auence of the decision Of Chancellor
Michaelis not to state Germany's
peace terms. is reported in an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Colorado Soldier. at Camp ksarnex

San Diego. Cal.-The advance guard
of Colorado guardsmen to be trained
at Camp Kearney. near this city, ar
rived here, the detachment, consist
ing OF about 200 men, coming on spe.
cial trains. The men belong to two
companies of the First Colorado in.
fantry and a signal corps company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
I. w. W. List Of Crimes Over 10000.

Chicago.-Members Of the I. w. w.
who were indicted by the federal
grand jury here are charged with more
than 10000 individual crimes In a
criminal campaign of sedition. accord
ing to government agents. 1t is de-
clared that the conspiracy laid to the
1. W. w. chiefs contemplated the ham
pering Of every objective Of the gov
ernment in its war aims.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Fear Spurs Peace Talk by Germany

Washington.-That Germany's pres
ent peace drive is partly influenced by
fear that Austria-Hungary will col
10 pse If negotiations are long-deferred
is indicated by reports received in Of
ficial circles here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
American Widow We'd. Duke.

Mrs. Philip Van Valkenburg, a
wealthy American widow. were mar
ried at the American Methodist
church here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
War Tax Bill Agreed Upon.

Washington.-Fina agreement on
the $1,000 100000 war tax bill was
reached by the Senate and House con-
ferees.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Mexico Has Home Guards.

Mexico, City. - Bodies of home
guards" have been organized in Vera
Cruz and other states to oppose ban
dit raids.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04

Twenty Cents for Four-Pound Loaf.
London.-The food controller has
fixed the price Of bread at 20 cents
for . fourpound loaf.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Calf and Kip. Gree. sai.ed.
Green S.Itcd. Cured HIde.. etc.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Ney York k-Iead-ssr rolL

Prices Quoted for MetaIs
New York.-Lead-SS.12h
Copper-$25.s71a.
Bar Silver-$1.0Sh.
Bar Silver-$1O6n.
st. s.-Spelter-SS.O2N
Boufder-Tungsten concentrates, so
per cent. 10000 $500 per unit. Crude
ores. 50 per cent, S20.00Q 25. 90; rs per
1920 per unit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
Butter. Eggs. Pot.toe. and pouitr,

Chicago.-Butter = Creamery. 39H q
43c.
Eggs-FirstsL 37h 9sSe: ordinary
firsts. 36Q3 361sc: at mark. cases in
cluded, 35437hc
Potatoes-Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, $1.15 1.22.
PouItry-Fowis. 2o@2shc; springs.
221ac.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04
DRY Flint peIts

Wool pelts, per ID. ........... 80
Short wool pelts ............. 36
Butcher shearlings No. -. "a
No. murian shearlings -. 10
Bucks. saddles and pieces at value.