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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. TO-
Direct price fixing will play little part
In the Hoover food control.
The reason can be summed up in
one word-Australia
Australia, during the war, has tried
out every possible system Of artificial
price regulation and fixing, thus Civ.
Ing the world its first authentic in.
formation.
The results show price fixing
by legislative enactment or ad-
ministrative boards does not re.
duce living cost except in special
circumstances.
Where both supply and demand are
ample and elastic price fixing has
Produced positive harm.
Where there have been temporary
shortage or monopoly control, price
fixing has succeeded.
The Australian experience Is es.
specially valuable to America. The
social and political habits are sim.
liar.
Like America, Australia is far from
the firing line. Australia has a dual
state and federal government, hnd
the problem Of interstate commerce.
The Australian states began to re-
gulate prices at the outbreak of the
war, each in It's own way. New South
Wales adopted thorough.going price
fixing and stuck to It. Victoria
made a more moderate attempt and
became disguised. Tasmania let ma
ture take her course.
At the end Of three years, the re.
suits In all are the same. THE COST
OF LIVING HAS RISEN IN ALL AT
ABOUT THE SAME RATE.
And now the states have passed
the buck and the federal government
has assumed control OF food prices
and distribution.
Food regulation in Australia will
likely parallel the United States
course, except that It will be more
far reaching as the Australian govern,
IpentS have government ownership
Of all public utilities and many indus.
tries.
A summary Of the Australian ex.
perience has been published in Mel
bourne by H. L. wilkinson, distingu.
ished economist, member OF the Vic.
toriG price fixing board.
His conclusions will not be-
welcomed either by reactionaries
or by enthusiastic believers in
state regulation. They show:
~ Artificial price fixing is pow.
erless against the Flaw OF supply and
demand" where the law Is REALLY
OPERATING.
(2) But price fixing by government
authority proved SURE PREvEN.
TIVE of gouging by spectators.
~ Price fixing lowered the cost
Of commodities controlled by trusts.
10 Germany and Australia have
both proved It useless to fix selling
prices where there is an actual short.
age, UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT
PROVIDES BY A CAR SYSTEM FOR
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION.
(5) Where selling prices are fixed
below foreign prices the government
must purchase and import as private
capital leaves the fild.
(6) Unless the government stimu.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Wall street
took q calmer view today Of the
price control situation but profession
alO pressing their advantage tenta.
lively, though rallies Of ! to 8 points
ruled ct the close.
There were signs Of substantial
support In war issues and steels dur.
ing the occasional intervals Of I'm.
sediment, but certain equipments and
the motors were again under a cloud,
Depression IN the latter group was
emphasized by receiverShip proceed.
ings against a concern making auto
mobile parts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Australia Shows Price Fixing
Fails; .. S. Tries Control

lates production by minimum prices
or state purchase, the result of maxil
mum selling prices is an intensified
shortage after the next producing
season.
ca Where stocks are held by
trust or few large holders, sim.
pie selling price fixation may be
elective. But where held by a
great many such as farmers-the
government must buy the crop
and sell at fixed prices. Other.
wise the crop will not come on
the market at all, and animals
will eat the grain.
(S) Price fixing, where both supply
and demand are ample as it discour.
ages production and stimulates mono,
poly. In such casese the fixed maxi,
mum price" soon becomes the fixed
minimum price,"
Control Of middlmen through the
license power and the reduction OIL
distribution charges is the pricipal
agency by which Hoover proposes to
climate monopoly costs. The Austria
lian experience shows this is all price
fixing or state purchase can do.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS
Pittsburgh

P1TTBBURGE1, Aug. 1o.-on the
pIttSbutgh Stock Exchange the day
teain was devoted TO brisk trading
% copper, with only 1900 shares Of
the major lndustrials and specialtieS
being dealt in. Total sales for the day
were 1896 shares and Of these a.
900 were the mining issues. A feature
was q new high record established by
CAney River Gas, which went up v
Oh q 60.share sale. La Belle was
d6Sn n and Light and Heat was
% g. Ohio Fuel Supply was off Y
ana Pittsburgh Coal common certitl'
Gates declined TX. Pure OIL advanced
e, but United States Steel was of
and Airbrake was OF "a.
eu6aHdAFV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
A BUFFALO INSTITUTION
Known All Over the United States

study Of the improvement or aggraYa.
ton Of symptoms at different times Of
day and under different diets and TEN.
peratures. This study demands the
conditions found in just such hos
pital, and nowhere else to be had
without expenses" 1t Is also true that
the family doctor does the best that
he knows how, and considering the
difficulties under which he works,
makes a wonderfully good estimate OF
the nature Of the patients disease and
the treatment to be administered"
But as an accurate diagnosis sim.
ply cannot be made in considerable
number OF cases without the cooper.
alton Of q number Of men, each ex,
pert in his own field we ask the family
doctor to be is an 'all.around' special
list. This he attempts, but one cannot
truthfully say that he succeeds, for
the attempt is obviously an impossi,
BILE one. Medicine is today far too
large and complicated field for any
one man, no matter how wise and OK.
perienced, to cover"
We have not the space to speak in
dividually Of the professional men
composing the faculty Of this old
world-famed institution, but will say
that among them are many whose long
connection with the InValids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute has rendered
them experts in their several special.
ties.
Advantage Of specIaItIes.
By thorough organization and sub
dividing the practice Of medicine and
surgery in this institution, every in
valid is treated by a Specialist-one
who devoteS his undivided attention
to the particular class Of diseases to
which the case belongs, The advant
age of this arrangement is obvious,
Medical science covers q field so Vast
that no physician can, within the lin
its Of a lifetime, achieve the highest
degree of success in the treatment
Of every malady incidental to human
ity. >
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
spEOTAI. N0TTOEs
"a wbon II Afay Concern:

To whom 1t May Concern:
The Undersigned. Harry c. Conner,
who resides in Fairmont, Marion cOun-
ty. West Virginia. and who is Special
Police officer for the Monongahela
Railway Company. will apply to the
Circuit Court of Marion county, West
Virginia, at the Court House of said
county, on Monday, the goth day OF
August, 1917. for license to carry a
revolver during the ensuing year.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Of August, 1917.
s.s.K21 HARRY c. coNNoR.
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NOTICE OF CHANGE AND ALTER
ALTON OF COUNTY ROADS.

Notice Is hereby given that the
County Court Of Marion County pro.
poses to make certain changes and
alterations in the County Roads To-
Gated in Lincoln, Paw Paw and Grant
Districts Of said County now being
improved under the late bond issues
voted by said respective District, and
plans and profiles are now on file
in the Engineers offices Of said re-
specitive District showing the changes
and alterations proposed to be made.
Dated this 7th day Of August 1871
THE COUNTY COURT OF
MARION COUNTY.
BY LEE swIsHER,
President.
NOTE:
Published once a week for two
weeks. S'lOI7.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

Alexandra Alvarez, a Chilean, ana
South Americas formost authority on
international law, will help the Chill.
can embassy defend Mrs. De saulleS,
when she is tried for killing her huS,
band. As an authority on Chilean
civil law, Alvarez says Mrs. De Saul.
les is still a subject OF that country
and entitled to its protection.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
AUTOMOBILES, ACCESSORIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

ALABAMA ALFALFA LAND-Demo.
: polls Section. Come down right
away, crop, fine pasture grazing 2
and 3 head to acre and grass getting
ahead. Lime lands, the Kind that
puts on the scales. Plenty for sale
$40 to 65 an acres or 4 automobiles,
but notify us ahead. Write for full
information and photographs, Read
it and then come down. Your R. r.
fare refunded both ways II you find
anything misrepresented. Ticket free.
Healthy country, elevated. 267k
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FINE 300 ACRE OHIO GRAIN AND
DAIRY FARM with fine buildings.
1 will throw in all growing crops,
horses and machinery worth $6,0OO00t
and sell this farm for $4,000 per acre
and accept $4,000 down, balance can 10,
main as long as desired at 81 per
cent. We will give possession. Write
Franklin PEBBLES, SAT W. Pearl street,
Columbus, Ohio. S-7-St267e
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10

FOR RENT-Two small houses. Third
street and Albert Court, and nice
garage, Locust Ave. Inquire F. p.
Kelley, Bell phone 256R. S-1O.tf.2692
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Realizing The need Of family vicinity for American
Flag TO dp patriotic holidays arranged to
lumber q on Ct dicuou small cost In spite Of the that the
pAe o. aa aas almost dubed in the need
eP q re AsoYe coupons consecYey Numbered present
ceLss extcl ~ Uaillg e not clnsa fcI, y -
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FARMS FOR SALE

FOR A NEW FARM LIST, write j.,
B. Rice & Co., Cortland, Ohio Of
Warren, Ohio. s.10,26t2S7s
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WANTED-Dining room girl. Call
Bell 1922. S-9.3t.26S7
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WANTED
HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT-August tenth. 5I7 Gas
ton Ave, eight rooms. Apply Geo.
H. Brobst, Watson Bldg.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-At Coffee House, cook.
Good wages to right party. Apply in
person. S-S.3X-26S4.
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-Notwithstand.
ing that at first yesterday the final
passage Of the food control bill did
not AFFECT grain values, weakness de.
Yeloped later owing largely to a fall.
ing off In demand from distillers up.
on who mthe new measure had plac.
ed restrictions forbldding the manu-.
facture OF alchoholic beverages. Corn
although steady at the close, was nc
to 1c net lower at S1l6S December,
and SL13h May. Wheat finished IN.
settled, 3 cents down with September
1922. The outcome In corn ranged
from Nc decline to y advance. Pro.
vision wound up unchanged to 25c
higher.
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CLASSIFIED ADVER TISnN Gl
ONE CENT A WORD Cash WITH oRDsN /
LOST AND FOUND
HOUSES For SAFE

Fob sALE-6.room house with bath.
Big lot Apply S25 JEFFERSON street.
4.202tf No 22Sj
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ROOMS TO RENT

FOR RENT-Furnlshed room. ll$
Fairmont avenue, Bell 71.R.
S.S-SX.26S6.
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SAVE THIS COUPON
AMERICAN FLAG COUPON
NUMBER 1O2

Present three Of these coupons necutely the
Of The West Vrgnan with CSC beautiful Flag xS feet
with sewed stripes guaranteed fast clors.
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TRY A WANT AID

Release Your Ambitions and Let
Them Have Full Sway in Bring.
Ing Your Success
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

to learn that there is every prospect
that his foot will not have to be ampu-
tated. His injuries consist Of cut
head, bruises on the left arm and
shoulder and the right ankle broken
IN two places.
Miss Lucy Smith is spending the
week visiting friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Lewis f. Hliason and Mrs.
Peter B. Lightner will go TO Dover to-
morrow as delegates from the Home
and School. Association of this city
to the convention of similar associa-
tons from all over the state, which
will be held at the capital city. While
IN Dover the delegates will be guests
at a luncheon party to be rendered
them by members of the Dover Cen
fury Club, and will be entertained by
friends over night. They will make
report on the convention at the
next meeting Of the Home and School
Association.
The members Of the Ladies Aid So
ciety OF the First Baptist Church.
will hold an Old-fashioned pound
party tonight at the home of Mr.. and
NlIna u 4MBAAao IlINAGAAf NlNOAE =
avenue and the Causeway. A musical
and literary program Will be rem
dered.
The members Of the WUman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies of
Nazareth NJ. E. Church, will meet in
joint session in the primary school,
| Thursday afternoon and conduct a
quilting bee. The monthly meeting OF
the Foreign Missionary Society will
be held in conjunction with the joint
meeting.
Although the thermometer lowered
around 8 degrees above zero Saturday
night, the box social OF Industry
Lodge. I. o. o. F.. at Bear tSation,
netted SIS for the building fund.
James Schultz. a carpenter, sus-
tanned a cash on his left wrist when a
chisel slipped and 1t was necessary
for a physician TO take several
stitches to draw the wound together
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
BY RALPH II. TURNER
United Press Cnrreanondent.

TOXIC. Jan. 10 CBy Mall. FIX
pansion Of the Japanese navy today is
considered more important by the
government than reduction OF the
country's national debt. This view was
expressed here by Kazuye Shoda.
Minister Of Finance.
Shoda's statement came as an ex-
PLANTATION and defence OF the Terauchi
ministrys announcement that begin
ming with the fiscal year OF 1883
and continuing until Japan's seven
year naval program lis finished, S1O.-
100000 Of the $2500O.0O0 which the
government had set aside for the an
nual redemption Of the national debt
will be used in the construction OF
warships.
This decision means that the recent
restoration Of the sinking fund TO its
former figure Of s25.000.00O is to be
FOR one year only, and is contrary to
the principle by which the TerauchI
ministry increased the fund from s15.-
100000 to S25,000.000
The recent peace talk and its de-
moral,zation at the Toxic Stock Ex-
change has just given Japan a taste
Of what her condition VIII be after
the war.
Japan's new naval construction
program calls for an appropriation
OF Sl30,820.S95. It is proposed to
build three battleships Of the super
dreadnought type. two battle-cruis-
ers and several light cruisers, de-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Water From Basin Supply
Said TO be OdOrouS
and Dirty
CATHOLIC WOMEN
PLAN BAZAAR

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 6.-The after-
math Of a disturbance which occur
red Saturday night az Fifth and Della
ware streets. when a window in John
Lalli's store was broken, was heard
in the police court last night, when
Mayor Rodney gave three men
charged with causing the disorder a
hearing. The defendants were George
Renerski, Charles Mitchell and Pas
quale BASQUE, and Lalll and Max T.
Roll, who conducts the store adioin-
ing Lalli's, we're the complaining wit
nesses.
Renersli was charged with assault
and battery and disorderiy conduct
and the same charge was registered
against Mitchell. It was claimed that
the men got into an alteration in
front Of Lallis shop, and when Ialli
and Roll demonstrated with them the
two latter were struck and the win
dow was broken. Renersld was fined
$40, Mitchell IS, and Basque, whose
alleged offense consisted OF disorderly
conduct and making threats, was dis
missed.
At the business meeting Of the New
Castle Century Club next Tuesday
evening Mrs. Lewis r. Eliason will
entertain after the business session
with travelogues.
Compliant is made Of the water sup
ply, that which comes from the
basin" not the artesian well water.
II is said that the water tastes fishy
and oily and has a dark, dirty color
The new well being sunk by the Della
ware Water Improvement Company
IS down now to a depth Of nearly 500
feet, and while water has been found
sand is said to be mixed with It, and
the we'll so far has not been sunk
deep enough to SATISFY the water COM
pany. Work on the we'll has been
held up temporarily on account Of the
cold weather
The women Of St. Peters. Catholic
Church have completed arrangements
FOR the bazaar and supper to be given
In the basement Of the church Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings OF
this week. The women are noted for
their skill in culinary arts and the
supper promises to be a big affair
Oysters, roast beef. ham, etc. will be
on the menu. Mrs Joseph A. Carlin
will supervise the supper tables
with a corps Of young women assist
ants. Mrs. Hugh Duffy will be in
charge Of the homemade candy
table. The cake table will be looked
after by Miss Nellie Tobin Mrs
Francis P. McCallin and Miss Eliza
beth McCue will preside over the
fancy table, while the flower bed will
be in charge Of James A. Hance. Ed
ward Mcdaniel and Charles Killing
meyer.
The sum Of so was cleared at the
bake conducted Saturday morning IN
the Challenger store. by grades Nos
6, and 8, of the grammar school. and
the High School, which will be used
to swell the school library fund.
Friends of Warren Burns, who was
injured on Friday in one Of the local
steel plants, where he was employed
and sent to the Delaware Hospital, at
Wilmington, for treatment, are glad
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

She IS Lord OF the Orient. Already
equipped with mighty army and an
efficient navy. she enjoys a position Of
unparalleled security. She is firmly
united I'm alliance with Great Britain,
the strongest sea power, and has join
ed in a close agreement with her near
and powerful land neighhor. Russia.
There are many factors in defence
Of Japan's naval policy. The end OF
the war will see reimbursement Of
power all over the world. II the Brit
ish and German navios come out Of
the struggle approximately intact
Japan Will occupy an humble place In
the naval hierarchy. made all the more
humble by Americas great expansion
plans
When the facts are kept in nina.
say the peace promoters, no one need
be alarmed at the sum voted for
Japans naval ornaments.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

Simply the taking Of little UAnurics
with the meals for a short period Of
time, says q we'll known physician,
will lorestal other serious complica-
tions from taking hold.
AS soon as the first symptoms, back
ache, pain in back of neck, swollen
feet, ankles OF wrists, present them
selves one should lose no time in hast
ening TO a druggist for Ct Anuric."
This preparation was recently dis
covered by DR.. Pierce Of Invahds'
Hotel, buffalo, N. Y. His large hos
ptal practice has enabled him to form
ulate a prescription that is not only
safe but dependable. Everyone can
quickly associate DR.. Pierce with his
other we'll known preparations, such
as Golden Medical Discovery" the
great universal blood tonic; then
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

ing on the heels OF the bill which will
double the fighting capacity OF the
American fleet. has created great in
terest here. This interest has been
considerably heightened by the con-
tention OF large section OF the ia
panese press that the naval expansion
OF the United States is directed at
Japan.
As for Japan's determination to
strengthen her sea power. even il her
national debt must suffer. there are
arguments aplenty both for those who
would justify her move and others
who insist il is an aggressive action.
Consider Japan's position in the
world, say members Of the latter class.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
IF FOOD DISACREES
Drink HOT WATER

When food lies like lead in the stomach
and Won have that uncomfortable distended
feeling. Il Is because of insufficient blood
supply 20 the stomach combined with acid
and food fermentation. In such cases Try
the plan now followed IN many hospitals and
advised by many eminent physicians Of TAX
ing q teaspoonful Of pure bisuratod magneBia
IN half q glass Of water. ns hot as you can
comfortably drink IT, The hot water draws
the blood 20 tho stomach and the bisurated
magnesia, as any physician can toll you,
instantly neutralzes tho acid and stops the
food fermentation Try this simple plan and
Won will be astonished at tho immediate feel
ing Of relief and comfort that always FOL.
lows the restoration Of the normal process
of digestion. People who End u inoonvenient
nc times to secure hot water and travellers
who are frequently obliged to take hasty
meals poorly prepared should always take
two or three hve-grsin tablets Of Bisurated
Magnesia after meals to prevent fermenta-
tion and neutralize the acid IN their stomach
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

again his n Favorite Prescription Tor
womanly lille peculiar 20 the sex.
Daily some one volunteers bis or
her words of praise about Anuric.1
Here is a letter from Mrs. B. b.
Tomlipson.
bad been bothered for some time
with a bladder weakness which be-
came very annoying. The kidneys
were off In their action and congested-
/ tried remedy after remedy for this
trouble without any results Whatsoever
and became discouraged. Lately,
however, heard Of vAnuricr and
decided to try the remedy. / am
pleased with the results received.r
Simply step into the Drug Store and
ask for "Anurc" tablets put up by
Or. Pierce, in so cent packet, or send
DR.. Pierce 10 cents for trial package
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
Japan Thinks Strengthening Navy More
Important Than Reducing National Deb

stroyers, auxiliary vessels aud sub
marines in the seven fiscal years be-
CHING l9l7-1S. With the conclusion
OF thos program the Japanese naval
authorities viii have realized their
long-cherished ambition of establish
ing eight battleships and four battle
cruisers as the unit OF the nations
feet.
The total appropriation OF $780,
32o $50 will be apportioned as fol-