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The Irish standard., 1919-03-29
Wages Should Not Be Reduced

have come about in just this manner.
The Price revolution of the sixteenth
century came upon Europe as a re-
suit of the great influx of gold and
silver from the mines of the New
World. Europe was flooded with new
money. More counters were used
than before in effecting exchanges,
the prices became high People
talked then of temporary imitation
just as they talk of it now. But it
was not temporary; it was a new price
level. A similar increase in prices all
over the world occurred between 1896
and 1914 following the discovery of
the rich gold fields of South Africa,
Cripple Creek and Alaska, the inven-
ton of the cyanide process in mining,
and the vast extension of the use Of
bank credit"
Business Men Should Face the Facts.
After analyzing our gold supply and
credits and pointing out that prices
in Europe are higher than in Amer
lea, Prof. Fisher arrives at this con-
clusion:
Businessmen should face the fact
To talk reverently of 1913-1914 prices
is to speak dead language today. The
buyers of the country, since the armfs-
tice, have made an unexampled at
tack on prices through their waiting
attitude, and yet price recessions have
been insignificant. The reason is that
we are on a new high price level,
which will be found stubborn
reality. Businessmen are going to
find out that the clever man is not
the man who waits, but the one who
finds out the new price facts, and acts
! accordingly
Views Of Experts.
] At the same time Prof. Fishers con.
illusions were made known there came
from the Division of Public Works
and Construction Development of the
U. s. Department of Labor a resume
of the work of ten or. twelve experts
on price and market conditions. Here
again it was made plain there is no
evidence .justifying the expectation OF
a general, material reduction in the
price level. This report makes these
statements:
"The fact is that cost of construc.
ton is not high today. 1t is low com.
pared with food, clothing and com.
modities in general. Although some
readjustment in the wages of indi
vidual trades and in the prices of in
dividual classes of building materials
may take place, the cost of construc
ton will not come down to such an ex
tent as to endanger judicious invest
ment made today in the erection of a
new building"
"owm Your Home" Campaign.
The Washington conference wal
called to discuss ways and means Of
stimulating business and providing buf
fer employment for labor during the
period necessary for industrial read
tustment. 1t was submitted that build
ing and construction work served these
two purposes more completely and di
rectly than any other Industry 1t wa.
brought out that the country is shor
between 500. 900 and a million homes
Therefore, while public officials ar,
] going in for public improvements
The Irish standard., 1919-03-29


Campaign to Stimulate Building and
Construction Work. Professor Irving
Fisher Says that a Permanent New
Price Level Has Been Reached.
Business Men Should Face the Facts
and Not Wait for a Fall in Prices.
Price Of Construction Not High as
Compared With Prices Of commodi-
ties In General. Gown Your Home"
Campaign.
The Governors and Mayors in at
tendance on the recent Washington
conference appear to have been con.
WINGED, pretty generally, Of two
things: There is to be no immediate
or marked reduction in the price of
building materials and labor wages,
and an immediate resumption of build
ing and construction activities through
out the country, more than any other
one thing, is essential if business is
to get back to the "as usual basis of
peace, or the better than usual" pos
sibilities of the present and future.
Some went to the conference believ-
ing materially lower prices might be
had If the Federal Government would
"just do something" Others were
convinced that the situation would
take care Of itself If the Government
would do nothing but keep it's hands
of business and let the law of sup.
ply and demand run its course. These
latter were disposed to believe .prices
in the building and construction in
dustries were too high.
Professor Fisher Doubts That Prices
Will Go Back to Pre-War Level.
For this reason a statement by Prof
Irving Fisher OF Yale University, an
acknowledged authority on price and
market conditions, in which he says
the United States has reached a new
price level and it is doubtful If price.
ever again will e back to the pre-wal
level, was read with interest. Prof
Fisher says that one certain way to
bring about business stagnation is fol
everybody to wait for business to gel
better. Prof. Fisher states it in this
way:
"The fundamental practical question
confronting business men is whether
the general level of prices is going tt
fall In nv Onini0n # ia not gOins
to fall much, If at all. We are on &
permanently higher price level and tn,
sooner the business men of the coun
try take this view and adjust them
selves to it, the sooner will they saw
themselves and the nation from thu
misfortune which will come, If we per
sist in our present false hope"
New Price Levels.
This international authority OF
prices shows there have been time'
in history when new price levels wer'
established. He says:
"The general level of prices depend
upon the volume and rapidity of turn
over Of the circulating medium in re
lation to the business to be trans
acted thereby. If the number of do!
lars circulated by cash and by checl
doubles, while the number of good
and services exchanged thereby re
main constant, prices will double.
1.-THE great price changes in histor.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-29
TYRONE,

At Omagh. four young men from
Gortfn district, viz, Peter Mahon
DAM, Patrick DAILY, Meenaduff; Jas.
Conway, and Ed. Treacy, were sen
fenced to be imprisoned during the
sitting Of the court and to give bail.
which was done, for unlawful Assem-.
bly,. seditious language. and obstruct-
ing an opponents meeting on Dec. 4.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-29
Judge Golf Of New York Tells
OF The Wilson Interview

Says President Wilson REESE nted pirec,
Question on Seif-Determination for
Ireland-Reveais That Twas Tun,.
u'ty Who Objected to
Cohalan.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-29

Brutal Treatment Of the British Gov
ernment's Political Prisoners. Jus.
tice Of Court DepIores Cruelty and
Says It is Most PitiabIe. Only Guilty
Of Petty offenses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Hutchinson Building
Work is Progressing

The Hutchinson property on Jeffer
son street, adjoining the waiting room
of The Monongahela Valley Traction
Company, formerly the Nuzum Build
ing, is undergoing improvements of d
general character. which will be com
pleted by the middle of August.
A new front is being put into the
building and corner entrance is be
ing provided. Entire new floors are
being laid.
The first floor of the building will,
be occupied by the Fortney Drug Co
which will conduct an up to date and
modern drug store. On the second
third and fourth floors twelve bachelor
suites will be laid out. Each suite
will have two or three rooms and a
bath. T. L. Burchinal is the contrac
tor
Frank NJ. Murphy, who conducted a
bevo room in the building removed
when operations began and has not
opened new location. storing his
effects in the other stores which he
conducts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
PERSONALS

Miss Grace Hoover has returned
from Sutton where she had spent the
past week with relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Talhngton, of Locust
avenue, has returned from visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. E. Buckley, at
Morgantown. Mrs. Talkington is re,
covering nicely from injuries she sus-
tanned when she broke her arm recent
ly.
Mrs. A. W. Binns and daughters,
Misses Pauline and Phyllis, of Walnut
avenue, have returned from an extend
ed visit with relatives in New Martins
vile.
Mrs. Georgia Lowe. and daughter.
Miss Beulah, have gone to. Eldorado,
Kansas, where they will spend some
time with the formers sister, Mrs.
Clyde T. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
went to Kansas about year ago to re.
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Hardesty of Man
nington arc spending several weeks
at Mt Clemens, Mich
A son was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Raikes of Raymond
street East side.
George DeBolt. Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George DeBolt of First street,
has landed safely in New York from
over seas, according to message re-
ceived here by his parents. He is at
Camp Mills and expects soon to be
discharged from service. Mr. and
Mrs. DeBolt returned LAST evening
from visit to points in Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
TABLE FERNs

OF every kind = large and small in
size-splendid in shape, can be Sc.
lected at The. Mountain City Floral
Shop. Always the best in flowers for
the table decorations. Flowers for the
sick-Stork ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
flowers for the only girl" are here in
splendid assortment. Store, 31s Mon.
roe St Phone 6S8-J.-AdT.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
ElIIlllllIIIIIITIIII.

to take 1t, but finally consented. From
the very beginning it helped her, and
now she is entirely well. and telling
everybody how much good it has done
her. Mrs. w. D. WELLS, 226 North
Adams Street. Petersburg, Va
II every girl who suffers as Miss
Wells die, or from irregularities, painful
periods, backache, sideache, dragging
down pains, Inflammation or liberation
would only give this famous root and
herb remedy q trial they would soon
lind relief from such suffering.
For special advice women are asked to
write the Lydia 3. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of forty
tears experience q Of your service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
ONE eoop INvEsrMENr

May prove the foundation of your fu-
ture success. Select that course
which has proven valuable to others,
and deposit your funds-your savings
in the savings department of this in.
stitution, where they will earn 4 per
cent. interest, compounded semi-annu.
ally. Open an account and try this
kind of investment. The Peoples Ma
tional Bank of Fairmont.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To Entertain cIasa-

Mrs. C. W. Walker will entertain
her Sunday school class of the NJ.
P. Temple at picnic at her home
near Htllcrest on Thursday afternoon.
The children will meet at the church
at o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
HER DAUGHTER
WAS Saved
FROM OPERATION
Mrs. Wells of Petersburg
Tells How.
Petersburg, va.-"For two year
my daughter suffered from weakness

and pains in her
right side; at times
she was 80 bad she
could not do any
work. For two
years she was at
tended by the best
physicians here, and
both agreed that
she would have to
be operated on. 1
suggested Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
at first aha raf1sad
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
county CLUB Tournament.

Several new features will be intro
duced into the playing at the Coun-
try club golf links tomorrow on the
occasion OF the weekly Ladies golf
tournament to begin at ten o'clock
promptly. 1t is desired that a num-
Der OF the club members participate
in the playing and that reservations
for the noon luncheon be made with
Mrs. Rogers as soon as possible Much
interest is being manifested in these
golf contests which are held each
Thursday at the club.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this means to thank all our
friends and neighbors for their kind.
ness and sympathy extended during
the sickness and death of our baby,
Charles Russell.
A. E. TIMNiS AND FAMILY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
o Our Dress Cotton DISPLAYS

Many a Boy and Girl VIII
Be Outfitted With Good
Shoes at July Clearance
Prices.
Boys and girls sizes and
styles are included in the
groupings marked now for
final clearance. Any moth
er who wishes to stretch the
buying power of the family
purse will find herself sue
cessful if she comes in time
to select from the following
values:
Misses Brown and Black
Oxfords, regularly priced SIS
and Sc, $3.S5.
Sizes LIZ to 2.
Growing Girls White Can
vas Pumps $2.S5. Made by
the famous Edwards Co.
Boys Patent, Kid and
Gunmetal Button Shoes
$2.S5. Were $500.
Misses and Children's
White Canvas Shoes, lace
Very special at S1.S5.
Misses and Chiidren's
Low Shoes $1.OO, in white,
black and brown.
Exceptional Shoe Values
for women.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Wanted In the kItnh.n

What's that pirate all sweiled up
about. He hasn't any medals on him.
Well. you see he was an Army cook
and all the girls in town wanted to
marry htm.-Judge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To Mt Lake PARK.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Arnett and DR..
and Mrs. j. T. Hill and the latter's
daughter in law, Mrs. o. c. Hill lef.
TINS morning in their touring cars
Tor Mt. Lake Park, Md, where they
VIII spend the next several weeks.
They will camp along the way and
partake Of picnic lunch and dinner
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23

The simple, but lovely tub frock for
semi-forynal wear is the desire of ev-
cry woman's heart in July. Here's a
most successful combination OF the
delicate organdte for cool crispness,
and the dependable linen for color and
durability. The underblouse and the
sleeves are of the organdie and the
smock-like overblouse and skirt are of
blue linen charmirgly embroidered in
black and white daisies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To New Mexico.

Mrs. B. c. Hanes and children who
had been the guests for several weeks
OF Mrs. Hanes parents DR.. and Mrs.
j: /. Will have gone to Hill, New
Mexico where they will spend some
time with Mrs. Hanes. the mother in
law OF Mrs. B. c. Hanes. The elder
Mrs. Hanes had spent the past sever.
al weeks here having come here from
Wilmington Del, where she had Wis
tied relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To Return Today.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walter Elem
ing and son. Sweeney are expected
hooe this evening from White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va, where they
motored recently and attended the
West Virginia State Golf Tourna
ment. They had visited at other
summer resorts while away.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23

IS. i. Watson are spending the heated
season at Brookside, Md.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
AZ Camp Antioch

Mrs. R. B. Parrish and children
Miss Margaret and Richard and Mrs.
Ernest Sherwood are guests for the
day Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Cray at Camp Antioch on the Valley
river where they are spending sever
II weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Returned Here.

Mrs. ]. H Abbott returned last
evening from Grafton where she mad
spent the past week with her aunt,
Mr. B. F. Martin. Mrs. Martin, who
had been Ill left last evening for
Ringwood, where she will spend
Several weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Returned Anr,,s

MRS. H @. Mckay and sons Hos
mer, Bobbie and John returned last
evening from Rayenswood, where
they had spent the past several weeks
with relatives. Miss Dorothy Mckay
Is spending some timein Akron, Ohio
with relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Was Guest H.r.

]. E. Mitchell of Ramona, Cal. was
guest this week OF Mrs. Martha Da-
Wis at the home Of her mother Mrs.
n Q. Cochran ON Cleveland avenue.
Mr.. Mitchell s. cousin OF Mrs. Da-
xs. He Is an ensign aboard the steam
ship Lake View and locked at New
port News few days previous to com
ing here from overseas. Mr.. Mitchell
has been In government service for
some dme and expects soon to get his
.ascharge: The Lake View Is a COM
merciRl ship.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
At Rrookside

Mrs. Frederick Randall and children
n California who had been guests
1fthe formers parents Mr.. and Mrs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Enjoyable Luncheon.

A delightfully."- appointed luncheon
WAS given at the Falrmont Country
Club yesterday by Miss Jessie Jacobs
IGNORING her guest Miss Eleanor An
han Of Baltimore, Md. Sweet peas and
other garden flowers were prettily
Esed In the decorations of the tables
where course luncheon was served.
Bernard Lee Hutchinson OF Cincinnati
who Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c
q. Hutchinson at Sonnencroft was
m out OF town guest entertained.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Metored Here Today

Mrs. ]. g. LeMasters and daughters
me Misses Mildred and Marjorie and
Mrs. Martha Taylor, Of Morgantown
notored here today from their sum
mer home at Bulea, Monongalia
county and spent the day here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Ana sooIetY to Meet

The Aid society of the NJ. E. church
South, will meet Thursday evening
1t 1880 o'clock at the church on Fair
mont avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To Como Here.

Mrs. J. n. Stumm, OF Rush Springs,
Okla, will arrive here the latter part
Of this week for visit with her sister,
Mrs. W. G. Jamison, in Fairfax street.
Mrs. Stumm will return to Oklahoma
this fall and will be accompanied by
Mrs. Jamison who will spend some
time there and together they expect to
spend a part Of the winter at st.
Petersburg, Ella.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
no Have Luncheon.

Mrs. Charles Baird Mitchell will en-
terrain number of the younger so.
ciety set at luncheon at the Country
club tomorrow in honor of her house
guest, Miss Anne Lee Fleming, of
Buckhannon, who with her father. At.
torney G. NJ. Fleming, is here for tho
West Virginia Bar association meet
ing. Miss Fleming is the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. Mitchell, while Attorney
Fleming is the guest OF his brother, ex-
Governor A. B. Fleming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Have Quests.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stone are enter.
tanning at their home in CASTOR avenue
the formers mother, Mrs. T. ]. Stone.
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zeamer, of
Galeton, Pa, the latter sister of Mr..
Stone, and also Mrs. W. c. Stone, a
sister-in:law, OF olean, N. Y. This is
the first time In fifteen years that
these people have seen one another.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
To Pittsburgh

Mrs. Edwin Robinson has gone to
Pittsburgh where she will be Joined by
Mr.. Robinson who had been in the
East and they will return here the last
of the week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Perhaps You Are
Interested In Towels

They are face towels of the finely woven cot
ton buck which launder so white. You would Ike
them if you could see them and feel them.
Csc each.
And there are generous sized Bath Towels of
soft, heavyweight Turkish toweGng at s5c.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-03-01
Red Cross NOT.
Mrs. ". E, Taught, Chairn,,
of Publicity. 'Q

At the executive board ms.e
of the Jefferson Davis Red E,
Chapter held in Jennings Feb y =.
information was given from =,
National Headquarters cona ,
ing work done. w
The time is reckoned from, ,
riI 9th, 1917 to January 9Th a
Those who have 800 houre :, =
to their credit are entitled II n,
awards. These are to be is,,
to The workers by the Natia.
organization in acknowIedom.
of the service rendered uD1D
recommendation of the chain
of Woman'S Work of The ~
Branch.
As no complete record Of
work is on file in the work n
those who have put in The
hours are asked to hand n
names in to Mrs. Prentice =
will recommend them to the n,
er authorities for the awards
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-03-01

District in the sum of twenty-five
(25) cents an acre for a period of
thirty-two 1922 years, beginning
with the year 1919 and ending
with the year 1851, both inclus-
i've, and provision to meet the re-
quirementS of this section shall,
in apt time, manner and season be
annually hereafter made by this
Board. Said tax when collected
shall be and the same hereby is
appropriated to the uses and pur-
poses hereinafter declared.
Section 9. BE 1t Further Or
dained, etc, that there shall be
and are hereby ordered to be eX-
ecuted the negotiable coupon
bonds of said district in the sum
Of Forty-ThouSand CS40.OOO( Dol
lars, dated the Isl day of March,
1919, of the denomination of Five
Hundred $4,000 Dollars each, and
bearing interest at the rate OF
Five CD per cent per annum,
payable September lSt, 1919, and
Semi-annuaIly thereafter on the
first day of March and Septem-
Der in each year, said interest to
be evidenced by interest notes or
coupons attached to said bonds
respectively. Said bonds shall be
numbered from to 50 both num-
berS inclusive, and shall mature
as follows:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-03-01
FENTON DRAINAGE DISTRICT
No. l., of the Parish of Jetfer-
......... son Davis, Louisiana.
Ordinance No. 2.

AN ORDINANCE authorizing
the issuance of the bonds of Fen
ton Drainage District No. /, Of
Jefferson Davis Parish, LouiSi-
ana, and Ievying a tax to provide
for the payment of the principal
and interest htereof.
WHEREAS, at an election
heretofore on the nth day of Feb
ruary, 1919, duly called and held
in FentOn Drainage District No. |
of Jefferson Davis Parish, LouiSi-
ana, there was submitted to the
qualified property taxpayers tn
proposition of the levying and as
seSSing of an annual contribu-
ton or acreage tax of twenty-five
(25) cents an acre for a period
of thirty-two 1922 years, begin
ming with 1919, upon all of the
lands situated in said district
and
WHEREAS, at an election
heretofore on the 18th day of
February, 1919, duly called and
held in Fenton Drainage District
No. 1 of Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana, there was submitted
to the qualified property taXpay-
ers the proposition of authorizing
the Board of Commissioners OF
said District tOincur indebtedness
and to issue negotiable bonds
therefor amounting in the asgre-
gate to the principal sum OF
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-03-01

Said bonds shall be signed by
the President oft he Board of
Commissioners of this district
and countersigned by the Secre-
tary, and attested by the corpo-
rate seal of the District. The in
tereSt notes or coupons shall be
executed by the Autographed fac
Simile signatures of the said
President and Secretary. Both
principal and interest of said
bonds shall be payable at the Me-
chanicS & Metals National Bank
of New York City, State of New
York.
Section 3. Be 1t Further Or
dained, etc, that said bonds, ex-
ecpt as to number and date of
maturity, shall be of substantial
ly the following form:
United States of America
State of Louisiana
Parish of Jefferson Davis
Mo-. $4,000
FentOn Drainage District No. l