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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
THE ISSUE IN THE CHARTER ELECTION.
Il Il

4ESE and there throughout the city there are men and
women who ind it difficult if not impossible, to sep
ara.e the issues OF the charter election which will take place
IN Faimont next Tuesday from the background formed by
the unfortunate political history Of the municipality Us-
ally these people have been the victims of the lack of VISION
the indifference, the Questionable methods and the petty
meanness OF small town politics and politicians and are
appTehensye that the charter election but attempt to
ring new change on the old practices.
These people, however. are very much mistaken Fair
mont has Come to point It's development when it must
either 80 forward courageousy and rapidly or abandon
all hope OF becoming important center. The proposed
new charter the means whereby of the most high
minded citizens, men of all political parties hope to set
the teeot the people of Famont upon the road to better
things collectively and individually It may not be the
last word IN charter making AS matter of fact none of
the men who lending their moral support to this vitality
important movement making any effort to fool either the
public or himself into the belief that it is anywhere near
an ideal form OF city government.
Butts the only thing that we can hope to get right now
II we lake and it to pull the city out of the slough
INTO which the municipal government has fallen il will do
all that any OF its friends hope to accomplish BY it. Two
years later its defects can be remeded by amendment Or
and this more probable. the legislature will pass general
act regulating municipal government making il uniform
throughout the IN certain basic particulars and grant
ing the cities large amount of autonomy in Others A
movement IN that direction started in the last session
by Senator Stewart of this senatorial district and the re-
cepton which accorded it warrants the assumption that
It will through at the next sitting of the law making body.
But that prospect that need not engage the thought
of the voter just The only thing that before him
Is the fact that must either take the charter as it was
amended by the last session of the legislature and make It
possible for Faimont to become important Industrial
center and place pleasant to live n repudiate that
charter and fall back upon the kind of municipal politics
which has brought the city up against the blank wall that
threatens to turn back and reegate it to the small
town class
The real issue at the polls on Tuesday therefore, not
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
RUFF STUFF

These guys who put Monongahela
water, not rye, into old Brock
port bottles had better watch their
step.
Uncle Sam might get after them.
At any rate to be on the safe side
they had better take out rectfier's IL
censes.
Reported in Paris that woodrow is
going to sail for home on June 10.
And one glance at the calendar
Good night. treaty.
Berlin's soviet has declared a gener-
q strike because some Red was exc
cuted in Munich.
That's fine job of German reas-
Munich probably worries a lot about
The punishment Berlin undergoes for
Munich's sins.
As Tor the folks on this side of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

The movement to have the daylight saving act repeal
ed which at the start seemed absurd that little aten-
tom was paid to it is far from being joke that the
Agricultural committee of the yesterday agreed
report out the repeal measure. That means that the
industrial sections of the country if they would perpe
uate reform which has been the means of saving mil
lions of dollars and increasing the efficiency of indus
trial plants must get busy Firms and individuals who
want daylight saving continued should write or wire the
members of the West Virginia delegation in congress
giving their Views on the matter There should be no
delay in this. for it is likely to come up for record
vote in the house very SOON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
p. -?nals,

Harry F. smit. =. Tairr,cn', was o
business visitor hsl. :. 81 rid. Y.
Isaac McIntire W.. tra!. sacting
business in Fairmont on day.
]. G. Turner, of Clarksburg, was q
business caller here On Friday.
simon Morgan, Of Detroit, Mich,
was visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
It. +. Morgan here, on Thursday.
Finley Cakes was business caller
at Grant Town on Thursday.
Miss Blonda Love is visiting friends
in Clarksburg this week.
James w. Brumage, a prominent
farmer of White Rock Hill, was bust.
ness visitor in town on Thursday.
Joshua F. Davis, an old Civil war
veteran OF near Brlscoe, was a visitor
in town on Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Atlantic they are likely to hope that
there will be an epidemic of execu.
tons in other cities OF Germany If
Berlin is going to go through a "a
hour general strike every time a Red
makes an unwilling trip with old Cha
ron.
They say politics makes strange bad
fellows.
But most anyone would hesitate to
line up against the new charter when
he learns who is in the gang that Is
making fight to have it killed off.
Pittsburgh won from the Giants yes
terday and already the folks down that
way are beginning to show new in
terest in life.
Pretty soon they will be having
good word occasionally for the Pitts
burg team.
But it won't come N: 8. easy.
It's as hard to get over the abuse
habit as it is TO slough of any other
habit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

All four of The West virginian essay prizes in Fair
mont Independent district schools went girls this
In the East side schools the boys made better showing
but it is fact not without significance perhaps that
the girls to take greater interest in the munich
pal problems that have been the subject of these
since the contest established than the boys do Be-
fore long when get the ballot that is going
to count heavily in local elections If the male the
species does not change his mental habits
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
What People Say
and someside Remarks

When the announcement was made
at the meeting Of the Fairmont Ro-
tary Club yesterday that the Monon.
gahela Valley Traction Company had
doubled its original subscription in
the Cook Hospital campaign, some
wag cried out:
More poweri"
President Henry 8. Lively, of the
Rotary Club, was commenting upon
the fact that some peoples hearts
are bigger than their pocketbooks,
and observed:
Some people give themselves
poor; other treasure their money
to let their heirs fight over It"
y. NJ. Hartley, chairman of the
Cook Hospital campaign, assured Ro-
tarians of. the gratitude Of the direc.
torate Of the hospital for their eff.
forts In this campaign and made a
promise:
"rt any of you get sick wen
guarantee you the best service
possible.v
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Worthington
The Elrst praftee Returns.

Clyde H. Hay, who held the first
number In the drawing at Washington
in 1917 and therefore the first draftee
from Marion county Local Board Nc.
2, returned home on Thursday morn.
ing having received his discharge on
June 4. He entrained at Warrington
on September 10, 1917, for Camp Lee
and arrived in France June 8, 1918.
He was member of 155th F. A. Head.
quarters attachment. The remainder
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Papers Destroyed.

Every Sunday morning one or more
packages of the Pittsburgh Sunday
papers are thrown OF the trolley cars
here and as no one appears to claim
them In short time some parties
who are probably too stingy to buy a
paper opens the package and helps
themselves. The street is literally
covered with papers. Either the pub
fishers or those to whom they are ad-
dressed are at considerable loss for
the papers DESTROYED.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Returned From Funeral.

Mrs. Fannie Cooper has returned
from Niles Ohio. where she attend
ed the funeral Of her sister, Mrs. Mat.
tie Han Richards. wife of Daniel Rich
ard. Mrs. Richard died in the War
rem City Hospital from blood poison
ing following an operation for an alb
cess IN her side. She was forty years
OF age and received her education n
the schools of Romney, w. Va. The
funeral was conducted at 2:3O O'Clock
Monday from the family home at sos
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE Z, 1919.
THE AMENCAN'S GREED.

bettepe N The United States of America as eopern-
1snt Of the people by the people, for The people. phose
Just poDers are derived from the consent of The goperned
democracy in republic. sovereign Nation of many
sovereign States; perfect Union. and separdolc
flee. and humanity for phch American patriots sacrificed
then lines and fortunes therefore believe il is my duly
TO my country 10 love ii: 10 support its Constitution 10
obey It's laps; 10 respect its flag; and TO defend against
al enemies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Yesterdays decision Of the Rotary club to hold the
campaign for funds for Cook hospital open until the
regular meeting of the club will give plenty of oppor-
tuniy for those who yet contributed to do
Every public spirited citizen ought to do something for
the hospital and they ought to do it while
fully thought out for putting the institution
a higher plane is being put through
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
A Reeeptlon.

Tho ls'lies of Loyal Sisters Rebekah
Loss, .lderel a reception to Clyde
IL. ky, no returned from the service
ii Franz. on Thursoay evening. Ice
cre..4.., cake and other refreshments
were soi en-. Mi lay is a member
OF the Reh- ..ah lodge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Sheep Killed

Out of flock OF Z sheep owned by
Lloyd Snlder of near here dogs killed
5 Wednesday night. At first It was
reported he had SO sheep and 3s were
killed but this was an error.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

The deficit of the Railroad administration for the first
four months of the calendar year was quarter of
billion dollars 1t is safe guess that Director General
Hines wishes he could get rid his troubles as easily
and quickly Postmaster General Burleson got rid
OF the cables and the wire systems
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
FARMINGToN


H. L. Morgan is having his home
in ireland Addition painted.
Bneas Morgan is having the house
In which Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Metz
live painted. Messrs. Parrish and Ice
are doing the work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
lnstaIlInn Restaurant

Ada Manear is installing a restau.
rant and confectionery for ladies' and
gentimen In Michael Books building
on Main street. Everything is new
AMI It will be first class in every de-
tail
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Personals.

Miss Lila Reese and Miss Inez
MONTGOMERY were visitors here We'd
nesday evening
Will Fleming was business visit.
or in Warrington yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

The United States has total gen;
eral seacoast line of 1883 miles, com
prising the Atlantic coast line of L.
sSs miles. Pacific coast lineHof 1856
miles and gulf coast linsfof4,629 miles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Six Foot Rive

Thursday ]. NJ. Downs brought into
town sheaf of rye measuring six feet
in height. He is blowing it under as
green fertilizer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Frank De sanctis, a Philadelphia
Italian, has knitted silk American
flag four by five feet, spending sew
en- weeks in doing it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Cherry Street, Rev. w. H. Nolan of
the Baptist church officiating. The
body w.s laid to rest in the Union
cemetery, Niles, Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
By tn Bard.
By tn Bard.

.TenShun!
Speaking Of slogans for towns,
there is little town situated near the
Roosevelt dam in Arizona that boasts
in this wise: THE Best Town in Ari-
iona by Dam Site"
Parade Rest,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Only about 40 per cent, Of Regular
army officers who were West Point.
ers, got to the European fighting front
in the war. The other so per cent.
were kept In this country to train
troops.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
How much is a mosquito!

ALI Hands on Deck!
Fifteen Years from Today-From
the Files Of The Daily Free Press:
The regular Saturday night
poker game in the Young Wo-
mans Department of the Y. M.
C. A. will be held at eleven to-
night instead of ten as is the US
ual custom. All regular sitters
at the game are requested to no
tice the change Hhs hour. The
poker classes a: !. coming very
popular.
A. Ray Mapel. President of
The Juicy SawdIs, 7reakfsst
Food Company, annoul Il this
morning that he has inven ID
genius tablet which will no doutt
make this world a better place III
which TO live. All that Is neces-
sary to become genius Is to
swallow one of Mr.. Mapel,s tab
lets. After eating three tablets
Mr.. Mapel himself wrote three
great novels, a play that sur
passes anything ever written by
Shakespeare, a musical comedy.
painted three pictures and made
up an excuse to his wife that got
by.
Return to Quarters!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
GETTING III STRAIGHT.

Does Cholly live on the avenue?"
mo. Cholly lives on his father, who
lives on the avenue"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

Peter, Peter. Pumpkin Eeater-
had a wife and couldn't keep her
bought her new malinc hat, four
new dresses, some silk lingerie-and
now he keeps her very well!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
How many is a bunch?
Squads Right.

Squads Right,
Five Ways to Kill Woman's Love:
No. Tell her she is getting
stout.
No. Remark that she is
fatter than she used to be.
NO. Suggest that she would
not gain so rapidly If she would
take more exercise.
No. 4-Say that you saw wo-
man as fat as she on the street.
No. 5-Tell her she had better
diet.
Mark Time!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

The increase OF single pair Of rats
may have SO descendants In q year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Present Arms.

Present Arms!
The Girl in the Office says she
hears lot of talk lately about new
charter, but for her the one her fore
bears fought and died for is good
enough for her.
Ground Arms!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

of the Worthington boys came over on
the same transport and will arrive at
home within the next two or three
days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07

A Ford in the road is worth two
Packards in the ditch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
Right by Squads!
~

Right by Squads!
Famous Holes:
Swimming.
Ninth.
Mud.
Doughnut.
Cheese.
Pocket.
Air.
Forward March!
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21
Evil In IdIeness.

When a man has all OF this worlds
goods he needs he usually ceases to de-
velop. He sets out TO take his ease.
eat, drink and be merry" He may be-
come infatuated with the process. For
a time, at least, he doubtless will think
himself the blessed OF heaven. But
these are among the mechanical and
passive factors of existence. Ingenu-
ity is turned from productive chan
nels to selfish purposes. Ideas of hu-
man welfare are lost in the mass of
plans and attempts for personal pleas
ures. This stagnates altruistic eff
fort-nay, It kills those impulses that
mean uplift and progress. Take away
the appeal to q mans better self and
you rob him OF the chance to become
his best. A man needs the incentive
of competition of his feIlows-Penn-
sylvanla Grit.
Copyright, 1919, Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicateJ
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21

citizen, loving to- see his city grow.
wanted neither distance nor moon
light. He had not seen Versailles,
but. standing before the fountain of
Neptune I'm Anderson addition, at
bright noon, and quoting the favorite
comparison Of the local newspapers
he declared Versailles outdone. All
this Art showed a profit from the
start, for the lots sold well and there
was something like rush to build
In the new Addition. Its main thor.
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERsoNs:" MAGNIFICENT NOVEL

The literary critics and book reviewers are continually
asking "When shall have the Great American Novel, by
the Great American Novest?" Perhaps never in the sense
in which the question asked for this country is too big and
its people differ too greatly by localities to make the Geat
American Novel" possible
Nevertheless, "The Magnificent Ambersons" is great
American novel, Booth Harrington is American of sturdy
native stock He knows American life and character only
native American with generations of American forbears
know them. Moreover he has charm of style and power
of expression which have endeared him to the reading public
"The Magnificent Ambersons" is so great novel that
Booth Harrington has been awarded the Joseph Pulitzer prize
of ST 900 or the American novel published during the year
which shall best present the wholesome atmosphere of Amer
can manners and manhood" The judges making the award
are Robert Grant, William Morton Payne and William Lyon
Phelps.
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21
By
Booth Harrington


impressive as the Mansion. the house
to be built In Anderson addition by
the Major.
At midnight the bride was still be-
ing toasted in champagne. though she
had departed upon her wedding jour
ney at ten. -Four days later the pair
had returned to town, which prompt
ness seemed fairly to demonstrate
that Wilbur had indeed taken Isabel
upon the carefulest little trip he could
manage. According to every report
she was from the start "a good wife
to him." but here in final detail the
prophecy proved inaccurate. Wilbur
and Isabel did not have children; they
had only one.
"Only one" Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster admitted. "But I'd like to
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21


know If he isn't spoiled enough for
a whole carloadl"
Again she found none to challenge
her.
At the age of nine George Amber
son Minafer, the Majors one grand
child, was a princely terror. dreaded
not only In ANDERSON addition but in
many other quarters through which
he galloped on his white pony. "By
golly, l guess you think you own this
town." an emblttered laborer COM
planned one day, as George rode the
pony straight through pile of sand
the man was sieving. 81 will when
grow up the undisturbed child re-
piled. 81 guess my grandpa owns 1t
now, you bet" And the baffled work.
man, having no means to controvert
what seemed mere exaggeration Of
the facts, could only mutter, "Oh, pull
down your vest"
Don't hat toi Doctor says 1t amt
healthy!" the boy returned promptly.
"But / tell you what I'll do: I'll pull
down my vest If you'll wipe off your
chin!"
This was stock and stencil: the &C.
customed argot of street badlnage of
the period; and in such matters Geor-
gle was an expert. He had no vest
to pull down; the incongruous fact
was that a fringed sash girdled the
juncture of his velvet blouse and
breeches, for the Fauntleroy period
had set In, and Georges mother had
so poor an eye for appropriate things,
where George was concerned, that
she dressed him according to the doc
trine Of that school in boy decoration.
Except upon the surface (Which was
not his own work but his mother's)
George bore no vivid resemblance to
the fabulous little Cedric. The sto-
ried boys famous Lean on me, grand
father" would have been difficult to
imagine upon the lips of George. A
month after his ninth birthday ami
versary, when the Major gave him his
pony, he had already become acquaint-
ed with the toughest boys In various
distant parts of the town, and had
convinced them that the toughness Of
rich little boy with long curls might
be considered In many respects SUI
perior to their own. He fought them,
learning how to go baresark at a GER
tain point In fight, bursting into
tears of anger, reaching for rocks, ut
tering walled threats of murder, and
attempting to fulfill them. Fights
often led to intimacies, and he ac-
quired the art of saying things more
exciting than Don't haf tor and
Doctor says IL amt healthyl' Thus
on summer afternoon a strange boy,
sitting bored upon the gatepost Of the
Rev. Malloch Smith, beheld George
Anderson MInafer rapidly approach.
ing on his white pony and was i'm
PEELED by bitterness to shout: "Shoot
the ole jackassi Look at the girly
curlsi Say, bub, where'd you steal
your mothers ole sashi"
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21

Another citizen said an eloquent
thing about Miss Isabel Amberson's
looks. This, was Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster. the foremost literary authority
and intellectual header Of rtae com
The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21

frn nm coNTINurn1
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-05
THE COSMETIC OF THE INANIMATE.

THE COSMETIC OF THE INANIMATE.
II am the saver Of surfaces.
II am the world-od preserver
GNoah knew for he pitched the ark within and without
1.-THE Pharaohs sought adornment tor their omb
their mummies endure because conserve.
III tho wsad Of the ancient Btons their blue battle hue
GBause Of the Of the Sne Chapel defy ace
ment
III am the keeper Of the antique.
III am the servant Of progress.
columbus found bedeckng the svages who watched him
plant Ferdnands banner the shores of New SPAIN and the
sails Of his carave resisted the elements Of the West
through my aid.
1.-THE pioneers westward vending their daubed the prairie
schooners with my protection.
III the royal robes Of civilizations monarch Steel and Lum
Der.
1.-THE taut wings Of tho apns CLEAN under my protective
veneer.
1.-THE suen dadnaught and the homing transport pow the
impervious to corrosion because Of me.
III waproofd your agents Of destruction the bullet and the
she'll.
lThen drew the mercy Of my concealing camouAage
your hospitals
III ssten on the homes and on the barns and the
surfaces.
GWhere life is l am alive.
IWhers death and decay set in my absence hastens them
TAnd my mission Il to preserve.
TSaver Of Surface. am PAINT
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-05

To Clean Mloa.
To clean the mica In stove doors rub
with Z soft cloth dipped In equal
pay3 e vinACaf and cold vst3.