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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26
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FRONT ROW
hEAnLINERs ToNIeHT.
Mue:caI COMEDY.


the play that KEPT Few YORK
;i2hing for May months ut the as
or theatre, The Very idea" is COL
-ag to the Grand Saturday evening.
rhe theme OF ",The Very Ideal" i
unusual and it sometimes treads o.
shil ice but manages 70 do 50 Wit
out giving offsnse- Mr.. and Mr.:
Scodhue are chiIdiess, d.thocgh tn
aInestfy desire AN hef-- So great
;.eir yearning that tIey determine
: llopt an infant and rear it as the.
sfpn. The husband is a GiminutiN,
lEs:a.t although his wife is norma
phy5icalIy. but she is afflicted with a
brother who is an amateur scientist,
his particular hobby being eUgsNics.
he SCOTS at the adoption sc3cme ar5
induces them 20 try an experiment.,
that the brother shall ssiec. a coupe
which he considers worthy to become
parents and their issue may be taken
instead OF q founding
The brothers chauffeur and Good
hueS hcUSemaid are cho5e.l as being
the right sort. AS these two happe
70 be in love with each other, the plan
works easily. and when in due courye
Of time the child appears. the mother
declines to give her baby to another.
So the story terminates where it be
gan, except the chauffeur has re.
eelyed a goodly sum OF money and is
quite content as is his wife. TIE young
couple, the scientist and in fact all the
Characters get themselves into the
most outIandish situations that sim
ply cause screams and bowls Of laugh
ter. It was meant to create laughter
and fuIfilIs this mission admirably.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26
Guests in Ctr

Mrs Rose Bussins and daughter,
Miss Stella, Of Cincinnati. Ohio, are
guests at the home OF the formers
daughter. Mrs. George Thomas Vat
son, on Fairmcnt avenue.
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ranged the event. including the
Misses Mildred Le5iasters, Florence
Hutchinson, Ruth Phillips and Lon
Use Elite. Barrett's orchestra rem
dered music for the dancing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26
III VEST VIR l9LNlAl

TIIs JaIo7 PES .clz the
ana 1leffean tan - the Frelcll
Whip ets that ave proven o. s1ch lIll5
usual value ana eve nflle unWieldy
Hun ranks ara shown The picture IS
showing for the Last time today.
Etpp Company Making New Records
Both matinee and evening saw d9e
attendance at the Hipp which IS pre-
/ sent3ng this week the zip Top Merry
makers. In fact, the entire house sold
out last evening for the first show.
and much of the aisle room in the
rear Of the house was occupied by.
those who could not get seats. The
entertainment was excellent Al
Lemons and Pete the educated Boston
bull furnishing no end Of fuu with
their football game. The song num-
bers were wei put over and the choZus
is as good as II looks which IS quite
compliment The entire troupe eele-
brated Christmas in the real spirit,
there being a general exchange Of gifts
and remembrSnces. In the evening.
the manager of the show gave his com
pany fine dinenr at the Carrico safe.
and presented the lady members win
candy. while the gentlemen smoked OF
their boss Even little Joseph Cole
man. who is only thirteen w?cks old.
and is therefore spending ais Tirst
Christmas in Fairnont, seemed to 81
10Y life, to the fullest. ed VS. sInIl-
ing broadly IN his delight at n-ing che
pet of the company, everyS ne Of which
seems to feel that he or she is the re-
sponsible Sua-dia;t Of the future STAR
They are well pleased WIKI tue sup
e II they are getting at to- llpp. and
;i'' continued Jxt!a 10 Attendance
= :, favorable ildicatOr OF the ability
o. tie organization
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26

Dancing Contest at Hipp.
The c!aIm advanced by Al Lemons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26

The same picture is showing today.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08
OUR SOUTHERN HUNS

Down in Alabama thousands of white
men are resisting the draft law and in some
instances the county and state officials are
in league with the slackers This recent
demonstration against the Federal govern
ment is nothing new for Alabama and many
of the other states of the South as their
citizens are as absolutely devoid of patriot
ism as an African Hotentot. The only rea-
son those damnable slackers do not join
hands with the Huns is because an oppor-
tunity is lacking. They will fight unarmed
black men, women and children and burn
them at the stake for some trivial offense
and yet they hide in the mountains when
ordered to defend their country's flag If
those slackers are of the same blood as
the balance of the country then we are
sadly mistaken. What Uncle should do is
to send an army Of soldiers down there and
shoot every mothers son of them on sight.
Shoot them on sight that our country will
no longer be troubled by them and as Heav.
en- would not accept them, they would go
to hell in hand basket, where they rightly
belong. lmmagine, if you WILL three or four
thousand colored men in one community re-
sisting the draft law and they would be
branded as hirelings of the Huns and gov
ernment troops would be sent to their rem
devious, whereupon they would be shot
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

other term for the government. Ii multi
piled thousands Of bond and stock manipu-
atOrs can become mutO-mlllOnalres by sap
ing the resources of the public then the
government could do likewise and use the
money for the developing of other dormant
resources, but not desiring to do that on so
extensive scale as the billions of dollars
the bIoated bond holders would enable the
government to do. then the amount should
remain with the great citizenry OF the
country and make of them an independent
people. Trading with each other should be
fostered as competition is the life OF trade,
but the common carriers and the means OF
communication, which enable the citizens of
one community, city or state to send to the
citizens of another community, city or state
such things as they wish to trade or ex-
change should be the property Of them all,
that is controlled by the central govern
ment. Fewer railroads and more extensive
good roads into farming communities, that
the farmers may convey their produce to
some railroad station, though twenty miles
away. with greater ease than they can now
do couple Of miles away. The auto truck
with plenty of good roads ramifying the
farming communities will greatly lessen the
demand for duplicating railroad systems.
We earnestly believe that the citizens Of this
country are quite capable Of governing
themselves, which means that they can
thronGh their chosen officials direct the
telegraph, the railroad and all public util-
ity system just as economically and mil
lion times more honestly than few men,
who have no higher aim than to pile up bill
lions of dollars for themselves at the eX-
pense of the whole people and we end as
we began the government should not only
settle the present controversy between the
employers and employees Of the telegraph
company, but for all time to come by taking
absolute control of the system and paying
the stockholders a reasonable sum for the
actual money invested and not red cent
for it's watered stock
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

1t begins to look as 1t the u. ). govern
ment will be forced to take over the control
of the telegraph lines of this country as
war necessity, owing to the controversy
now raging between the employers and en-
ployees of that company. The telegraph
lines of the country, as a whole, is
right bower to the mail system and the two
should be in perfect harmony and since the
government owns the mail system it should
likewise own the telegraph system. Follow
ing in close proximity to the above is the
railroad system, which the government
should likewise own as the three lean and
depend largely on each other. And these
systems being taken over by the govern
ment as war necessities brings face to
face with the question: Should the I. S.
government own all public utilities? If the
government, after due consideration, is thor
oughlv satisfied that the saeesssfa1 12sso-
cution of the war can only be done by it
controlling the public utilities named above
then to avoid future complications and be
fully prepared for future emergencies it
seems to us that it would be common sense
for the government at this time to make the
necessary steps to take over both the tele
graph and the railroad systems, and the ac-
During of the coal mines of the country
would naturally follow The dispute now
ployees and the few hundred stockholders
of the telegraph system should but passingly
interest the ctizenry of the country, for it
is but a personal matter on the part OF
both. The broad principle of the govern
ment controlling such utility systems Of the
country as are essential to her continued
success is the question at issue. These sys-
TENS, like others, have been WrOngfully en-
couraged by public officials until they (the
stockholders thereby are far more powerful
in shaping the destinies of our land and
country than the law makers themselves.
Rockefeller and j. Pierpont Morgan, backed
by their gigantic corporate influences, can
each come nearer shaping general leglsla-
ton in this country than the president of
the United States himself yea the president,
in the past at least, has been negative
quantity in the government control in COM
parison to those corporate magnates Now,
if we hope for this country to remain
strong and even grow stronger, now is the
time to lay the foundation for a greater
country. When you argue that the gov
ernment can not handle the various public
utilities as successfully, as well and as eco
nomically as individuals you are but ad-
mitting that you, | and all of us
are moral degenerates and are ready
and willing at any time to attempt
the impossible feat of "eating our
selves up instead Of grub" The men, who
have amassed fortunes out of public util-
tiles, have done so at the expense of the
great consuming public, which is but an
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08
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U. S. A.
the interest of equal rights and equal justice to
all men and for "all up
publication of general information, but in
the main voicng the sentiments of the Colored
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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

down like SO many ravcnOuS wolves. Until
Uncle Sam comes round to making those
southern Huns obey the laws of the land
there will always be hell to pay down
there and an uprising among them may be
expected at any time, and they will con
tinue to shoot those they oppose from ambush
and in the back. They are an aggregation
of cowardly whelps for whom killing is too
good.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

After having made fortune for score or
more men and a fabulous one for Bob Moran,
what was formerly the Moran Shipyard has
become thing of the past and thus do all
things come to an end.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

Generalissimo Foch is fighting manfully,
but is being gradually pushed back. We
trust the worst for him is Oper.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

If Sauerkrout John really wants to sue
Cayton's Weekly and will let us know it, we
will hand him a bunch that viii give him
something to sue for.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

June is rather pleasant, but that all-con-
sllming old furnace in the basement still
hangs over us like nightmare
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

W. M Sanders an employe Of one Of the
railroad offices of the city, has returned from
his vacation While away he visited Gold
field San Francisco and Oakland.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

While Ted and Taft talked turkey the
other day Democracy trembled like an aspen
leaf
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

Seattle was expected to contribute $780,
600 to the Red Cross but she scaled the wall
and raised over a million, which was going
some.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-08

United States Senator Boies Penrose of
Pennsylvania has endorsed the candidacy of
Attorney G.. Es1wstya Di,ne17su14 1,s 4 member
Of the Legislature from the 3Oth Ward In
writing Mr. Dickerson Senator Penrose said:
''I feel particularly that the 30th Ward is
entitled to such representation on account of
the large number of citizens living in that
ward. and, in the fact that they constitute a
considerable majority of the registered Re-
publicans in the ward. Moreover, the colored
people in the 3Oth Ward are among the most
intelligent and well-to-do of any of their race
in the city,
A trade publication in New York City call
ed "WOmen' s Wear' recently published an
article on the Negroes of St. Louis, and this
article contains the following very significant
statements "The trade of Negroes in St.
Louis at the present time is worth while mer-
chants say. The Negro is valued as buying
unit in department stores, for his trade as
a rule is on cash basis. Not so long ago. the
Negro population was not particularly con-
sidered as a buying unit. What it bought
was usually very cheap, or it did not buy at
all. But that time has gone by, and today,
because Of the great increase in the wages Of
laborer the Negros trade must be taken
into consideration. This especially applies
where there is a large colored population, as
their is in St. Louis where there are probably
$4,000 Negroes. Under present labor condi-
tions the wage Garner is bringing big money
into the home, and where there is money for
the Negro there will be clothes -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30
Handle ALI Complaints.

I'VE are charged with having ready
here at all times this instrument to be
awaited of by anyone engaging in COM
merce, IN interstate commerce In this
country. 1t is my duty to sit there
and let anyone come who says or be-
lieves that any unfair practice is be-
ing waged against him and to let him
tell his story and have his case han
died by the commission. II we have
reason to believe there is unfair COM
petition we must issue our formal
complaint to the person complained
Of give him an opportunity to come
in and be heard. with counsel, 1T he
wishes, and witnesses, after which our
commission either dismisses the CON-
plant or issues and order to desist
and refrain from usch practices. 1t
the order is not obeyed, we turn the
matter over to the federal court.
what is unfair competition? 1t is
probably MINIS definition. A strong
competitor, or three or four compel
itors, go against another with the pur-
pose of taking >hus customers away
from him by the use OF fraud, decep-
ton or force, and the Federal Trade
functions. The purpose OF the FEEDER
al Trade commission in business is tc
remove suspicion, deceit, fraud, unfair
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30

dealings and they ought to have Fed
eral Trade commissions in other lines
Of business. They should not let
man, for instance, who looks like Ma
poleon claim. to be a soldier just on
account of his looks. nor a man who
resembles Washington or a Lincoln
in some particular to claim to be a
statesman" W.. 'L%.1@E ;,
~, Commission Is Popular. p
h Commissioner Colver says the Am
erican business man. is taking very
kindly to the activities of the Federal
Trade commission. They like the COM
mission and the law against unfair
ness. Said Culver: '''' '.@ }N%'%
Our commission is in direct con-
tact with business men and their at
torneys. These gentlemen come to
our office either to seek relief or to
have orders laid upon them to cease
and desist. These men come let me
repeat, to have orders issued against
themselves and asking them to cease
the practices which they are unable
to root out from their Industries with
out the aid Of our commission. They
are glad to have the commission issue
wholesale order against themselves
and their competitors in order that
the whole thing may be wiped out and
competition be reduced to fair basis. ="
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30
FAIR PLAY KEYNOTE OF FEDERAL !:
g. ia, TRADE COMMISSION TASK
Helps Business Wipe Out Practices Which Alone
is Unable to Throw into Discard.

he and the commission were. The
newly launched Round Table Forum,
an enterprise set on foot by VIM.
Kent, and Judson King wanted to
know. Colver said:
1.-THE Federal Trade commission was
created for the cpptrOl of business.
and. the injection into business life OF
country of good morals, good conduct
and fair dealing. The Sherman law
had not brought about the results that
had been desired.
"rhe cornerstone Of the Federal
Trade commission act is a simple SEN
tence, Unfair practices i'll trade or
commerce are hereby declared uniaw-
full That is the word of the house
and of the senate. That is al said
of the subject, and it was signed by
the president of the United States and
given to us with no definition. And
there us no definition further than
that sentence, Of what unfair prac-
tees in trade or commerce may be.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30
BY gibson GARDNER.
(N,>E. A.. Staff CONcspOndCnt.)

Washington, Sept. Something
quite new in the business world, a
something which the American bust
ness man is just beginning to get &C
qnainted with, is the federal trade
law and the commission which is en-
forcing It. The law was passed sew
eral years ago, but did not make itself
felt until recently 4x
The Federal Trade scommission is
not q undertaking instrument. 1t
makes Investigations, real, fact-full
Investigations, like that into prOtitcer
ing and the packers monopoly, Every
one of these Investigations was made
at the explicit direction of the ,presi-
dent Of the United States or Of con-
gress., Most of the time the commis7
sion is doing other things. T.
Chairman William b. Colyer was re-.
Gently called on to tell what and why
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30
DEBT WITHOUT
LIMIT ISSUE
BEFORE PEOPLE
n ~,
S. J. Doyle Says Taxpayers Must
\ Decide Amount of Burden
They Will Assume
WHY FRAZIER IS AFRAID
Townley Governor Fears to Dis
Il lcuss Planks in Leagues
Socialist Platform

- Hazen, q. d., Sept 30-Unlimited
public debt, is again an issue before
the people Of North Dakota, S. J
Doyle, Democratic candidate for gov
ernOr declared at meeting held here
Saturday night, when he analysed the
provision proposed in one of the grouI
of amendments initiated by the Sosial
lists who direct Nonpartisan league
policies T ,
Mr.. Doyle pointed out concIus-
ively>that instead of $4,000, 900
proposed public debt limit, the So
ciaiists have, in fact, absolutely
removed the limit entirely, and if
the proposed amendment to the
=, state constitution is adopted in the
November election, the way is op-
ened to unlimited issuance Of
bonds, just as the lint was en-
tireiy removed in the notorious
and discredited II. B. a., present
ed by the socialists to the last
legislature. a--'
''t Mr.. Doyle charges, too. that
just as they did in n. B. ~, the
socialists are seeking to put their
unlimited debt provision into the
CVUSIitUl'OIl Wy SSSdItu, IoVIIS
failed in the seven months that
the amendments have been before
the people, to at any time indi-
cate-that the amendment was any
thing but = s12ooo,ooo limit prop
osition., ,
Many Nonpartisan league members
attended the Hazen meeting at which
Mr.. Doyle first outlined the unlimited
public debt plan as proposed by the
socialists. They were intensely inter
ested in the ANALYSIS, and many OF
them declared to Mr.. Doyle, after the
meeting, their appreciation. Of his ex
PLANTATION of the real .intent'of the pro
posed amendment in question.
Afraid Of Platform.
"Many people of this state are won
dering why GOV. Frazier, who has now
had almost three years experience on
the stump. should hesitate to meet me,
beginner in joint discussion of the
issues Of this campaign said Mf
Doyle. 1T isn't myself that he is
afraid of, but it is the platform that he
fears to discuss, and well he may be
cause he stands on AN invisible plat
form supporting a program full OF
holes and jokers., =.
1.-THE program that he is advocating
is not the same as the plans that are
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30

being worked out for his administra
ton in secret chambers I'm another
state, by cunning, politicians who have
neither homes nor property in this
or any other state. Their whole in
terest in the matter is to live in glory
while they watch us try out some uto
plan dreams of parlor philosophers
who never did a days manual labor in
their life. =
Two years ago Governor Frazier
said, in his prediction speeches
speaking of the changes in govern
ment, that we must move slowly, and
cautiously try one one thing at time
because many interests were involved
Eut no sooner had the legislature
convened, than he urged the passage
Of bill that proposed more reyolu
tionary changes in our, constitution
than has ever been proposed in the
history of any state in the Union, and
all of them at once. 5. r.,
Snow we are being urged to adopt
set Of constitutional amendments
cunningly drawn so as to seem harm
less, and give us the same feeling OF
security that Mr.. Fraziets pre-elec
ton speeches did two years ago, but
which will, il adopted, produce just as
zig surprises when the legislature con
venes next anuary as did H. B. "A.
Zone of the amendments proposed
is to Section 1872 of the present consti'
tuition, the proposed amendment being
as follows: z~~E.. H .#.H
~. "'Thte state may issue or guar
antee the payment Of bondsr pro-
vided that all bonds IN EXCESS
of $2,000,000 shell be secured by
first mortgage upon real estate in
amounts not to exceed one-half Of,
it's value, or upon real estate>and
personal property Of state-owned
: utilities, enterprises or industries,
in amounts not exceeding its
value, and, provided further, that
the estate shall not issue or guar
i antee bonds upon property OF
state owned utilities, enterprises
or industries in,excess Of ten mil
lion dollars . s.u ..
you will notice that bOndes that
the state may issue or guarantee are
divided into three classes continued
Mr.. Doyle. .> .a-,
,, The Real Purpose. Es.~
First, blanket bonds against all
property in the state up to, .$2,000,0O0.
''Second, bonds against first mort
cages On real estate up toi50 per cent
of the value of every acre OF land in
the state, both farm and city real es-
tate, and the blue sky as the limit on
this class of bonds.
Third bonds upon real or personal
al property of state owned utilities,
enterprises or industries in amounts
not to exceed it's whole value and the
limit on this class Of bonds is $10,-
100000,
I'm this proposed amendment the
socialists have not dared to face the
people ute SO openly as they did in
II. B. A. They are apparently rails
ing the debt. limit from 100000 to
$12,000,0O0, sixty times greater than it
is at present, but as matter OF fact
they are absolutely taking the limit
off debt that the state may incur =
-BUY ". $. s.----
"The Romance of Tarzan" at the
bismarck Theatre Wednesday and
Thursday. \. 4 ..
~ -BUY W. S. So
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