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% Your Shoes Hurt?

Don't blame your merchant il your
shoes don't fit, At least so says a
young lady in the city-following a
consultation with second shoe deal
er. People have 30 be fitted regard
less Of the size shoe they wear" he
said, If they want comfort. Which is
the hardest thing we have to contend
with-.not the comfort part but the size
end of the game. Women particular.
iy simply won't wear the shoe we hand
them II they know z is the size it
often Is. So we don't mark shoes for
this very reason. Citen and often we
are compelled when we tell them the
truth to go back and substitute a size
smaller which the ladies insist on
wearing and later when they suffer
tortures, they try to blame us for. not
fitting them right" 1t is far better 10
ask for fit and not size. Shoes of
different makes run slightly different
and there are number OF reasons why
ones foot should be fitted regardless
of the size one would like to wear.
Small feet are no longer fashionable
say the fashion magazines. And es
pecially are they not the. thing when
the owner is herself out of the small"
class. Wear your feet to suit the rest
OF You my lady and be satisfied no mat.
ter what their size. And when you go
into shoe store ask to be fitted in
stead of insisting on one size whe:
perhaps you should wear another. Sc
says the shoeman
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
KEEPING EVERLASTiNCLY At 1T.

a MAN who in his day was prominently connected
with the public affairs of New York city once de-
clared that 1t took years do anything in that town.
and that it foolish to hope to move even FIRE plug
less than that length of time. There arc other towns
Just like that and the for is that municipal gov
eminent in this country affair which goes by fits
and starts.
Given executive who keeps right after the matters
IN hand and cities get things done almost quickly
other agencies, and is quite probable that it will
also be possible for city government to pound little
road manners into drivers of motor propelled vehicles who
seem hopelessly committed to the theory that there
no traffic rules which they need to respect.
Anyhow most of the people who have to use the street
of this city will be encouraged by the news that
Mayor Conway keeping right after the job of making
automobile and truck drivers turn corners correctly and
otherwise obey the ordinances and that he going to erect
iron standards for the of the intersections which
will make it impossible for even bonehead to say
that he did not know he was breaking the rule.
Thanks 10 the pesstency Of the mayor this line life
will be little safer and decidedly more comfortable in
this town during the coming open when the
will be full Of motor driven vehicles.
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MURRY NEWS

Miss Grace Harris and Miss Ruby
Wolf, of Catawba, were the guests OF
Miss Stella Harris recently
Ernest Swisher. mine foreman at
Afford mine, transacted business mat.
tiers at Morgantown recently.
Gail Lyons, store manager, spent
the day Sunday visiting friends and
relatives In Clarksburg.
Miss Josephine Kisner is visiting
friends in Montana.
Harry Layman, Of Camp Taylor,
Ky, is here visiting friends and rela.
dves.
Miss Nina Kisner and two nieces
went to Montana Sunday to visit Earl
Bayman, their cousin, who is seriously
III.
Charles Fowler transacted business
matters at Fairmont Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Hess and two children,
Richard and Brice, were at Fairmonl
Monday shopping.
Mrs. Brooks Malone and children
visited relatives at Beliview recently.
Mrs. R. X. Kiker who has been very
III at her homo here, Is able TO be
about again.
MIS- JOHN GnrSkl, VINO has been seTi-
ously Ill with influenza, is slowly i'm.
proving.
Miss Phyllis Swisher has returned to
her school at Rivesville after spend.
ing weeks vacation at her home
here.
X. p. Cline, claim agent for the B.
& o., transacted business matters here
recently.
William Keener, of Montana, was
looking after his business interests
here recently.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the last night of school enter.
talnment at Catawba last Wednesday
and report an unusual good time.
Mr.. Street, Of Beechwood, is moving
his family here the first OF April.
Finton Harrison has resigned his
position as tipple boss and will move
his family to Lumberport. Lonnie
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
SECRET REVEALED
HOW TO GAIN WEIGHT
IN BENEFICIAL Way
Adds Twenty Pounds In
Short Time After Using
Trutona

MoRGANTOWN, w. Va, March %
The gain of twenty pounds and his
strength increI sed wonderfully since
taking Trutona two months ago, is the
recent gratifying experience Of R. C.
Forman, well known local man. The
perfect tonic made him feel like diff
ferent man altogether, very shortly
after beginning its use. Mr.. Forman
says:
my system has been in nervous
and run down condition for the past
six months. My appetite was very
poor and l could eat scarcely anything.
What little nourishment had to take
would clog in my stomach and cause
me to feel hloated. l often had spells
Of light-headedness and would some
times suddenly fall over, no matter
where happened to be. frequently
after meals would have vomiting
spells. was usually constipated, and
was so restless that it was hard for
me to sleep at night"
81 noticed the good benefits after
had taken only one bottle of Trutona.
feel like different man altogether
and am continuing to improve. Ny
appetite has been restored and my
bowels act properly. can eat any
thing care for and the food is proper
ly digested. It's easy now to see why
! have gained twenty pounds in
weight in the past two months, and
any person who'll take my advice can
do the same thing. I'm confident that
everyone who will give Trutona fair
trial will get relief. My advice Is, to
try Trutopa and get on. your feet
again as l have done"
Mr.. Forman has taken Trutona and
knows positively what it will do. and
wants to help others by recommends
ing the perfect tonic. As reconstruc-
tive agency for overcoming the bad
after effects Of influenza, pneumonia,
deep colds and the like, Trutona Is
without. a peer.
Trutona is sold in Fairmont at w.
R. Crane Drug Co., and In Manning
ton at N. S. Mathews & Co.'s Drug
Store; Cameron, Cameron Drug Co.;
Ciarksbnrg, L. Harper Rogers Drug
Store; Fairview, Mccoy,s Pharmacy;
Grafton, Grafton Drug & Chemical CO.
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THROUGH the Fou,

A fog this morning thick enough. 10
cut, shut Fairmont off from the rest of
the world. 1t also shut away the view
which is quite the worst of the two
predicamentg. It's tough luck to hear
a half dozen birds singing-chirping to
themselves in high glee over plans one
hasn't the faintest inkling about, sec
a faint glimmer of sun somewhere be.
hind the veil and be unable TO get
through. At eight o'clock the mist lift.
ed slightly and the damp sweet air.
filled with much fragrant promise
even through the odor of wet things
still chilIs one slightly, was very at.
tractive. 1t attracted one on down
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RUFF STUFF
New theatre in sight.

New theatre in sight.
Absolutely certain to be deal OF
that kind before the end of the year.
And II they are at all smart the
guys who are now running amuse-
ments here will put their best foot
forward:
N the amusement and the newspa-
per games the same rule work every
time,
When a newcomer appears in the
field the weakest sister in the lot does
the most suffering.
Noske out.
And pretty soon the government
without the support OF his capable
hand will be let out by the people.
There was a time when lot of
buyS VINO Idiheu lou ABOUT tnat dis
play OF Northern Lights last night
would haye'been afraid to mention the
subject
Admiral Sims admitted yesterday
that it was Benson who told him not
% let the British pull the wool over
his eyes.
And he also admitted that the same
officer said 1.-the same thing to him six
months later.
1t must take lot to make some
IDEAS penetrate the Sims intellect.
Bet they are Laughing at him over
his dear old Lunnon today.
Wen, the government price is again
How long viii 1t be before some of
the guys who are bowling loudest
about i today win be bowling for
.cLHED-k Ill'4fsF WA
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A MASTERPIECE.

One OF our stores has most gorge.
Gus young girls dress in the window
which is indeed a poem-a flowery
one at that for It is embroidered in
daisies with long stems at the bottom
OF the smock. The garment is made
OF silk and Is combination of colors
which are exquisite. Never mind the
price. don't know what it is anyway
Wen both feel better not to know
Often and often these days the show
windows in cities remind one OF small
sections Of an art gallery-pictures
displayed are meant 10 gaze at.
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ivy PEsSLMLsTs.

YOU have seen those moving ptcures where the DOR
mant bud is shown slowly putting out leaves, then
The flower bud appears, petal by petal it opens its stamens
unfold and stand upright, from mere woody wart it
generates a,perfect blossom before your eyes.
One is reminded of that when he sees pale city
children turned loose these FIRST warm days on sand lot
beside the lakes, along the streams How the natural in
sends out hopeful tendns to attach themselves to some
thing that is warm. and green and fresh.
Poor bleached or soot-smuted city kids from the back
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23

Senator Borah. who started out to quiz candidates
about their stand the treaty but quit rather
early when he found that Of them were in favor
OF league of nations has started in on an effort
to find out where the money behind the Wood candidacy
is coming from II he will extend this inquiry to make
it for all the presidential candidates to tell
about their finances the country as whole will take
more interest in it.
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JAMES FLUHARTy RITRrn

!; Funeral services over the body Of
James Flnharty. the two year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Fluharty, whose
death occurred on Sunday at his
home in Warrington. took place to-
day and burial was made in the fam
lily cemetery by Undertaken La1ear, of
Warrington.
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A man came rushing into a store
yesterday where friend of his work.
ed and handed him a roll of bills the
size of loaf Of bread cut in half
Keep that for me-" he shouted-and
away he went again. rs It counted?"
asked bystander. mo indeed an
swered the friend smiling. HE does
that often" Whats the object?" HE
just wants it kept = how should
Knowles good fellow-maybe he's
afraid his wifell get It,"
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PLAYGROUND WORK.

HE announcement that the Young MEMS Christian
Association to revive playground activities in
airmont probably will considerable interest in
circles that remember the great good which was done by
the work that was carried each summer by band Of
devoted women before this country drawn into the
war
Finances for the earlier effort al systematic play facilities
were provided by the women who were members of the
association themselves and through their efforts 1t is a
community problem, however and itwoud be much better
for organization like the Y M. CA tolake it over,
providing organizes for proper funcdonng along that line
to do
Aftef the plans all worked out perhaps it would
not be bad idea 10 ask the city government and the al-
hondes of the two school districts inside the municipal
limits to help pay for the work. In many cities the play
ground activities carried entirely with school funds
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1t is reported from Berlin that Herr Noske the min
lister of defense in the Ebert cabinet has resigned That
removes from power the pounded the nonsense
out of the heads of the Spartacans and may be that
there will be some further result of his
fall from If there the pendulum will swing
again in the other direction
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Evening Chat
% You Know Who're to Get ON

% You Know Where to Get oHa
Roller skates are busy rolling these
days with happy children all ages and
sizes on top. The walks in the city
are Just fine for roller skates and any
man or woman who objects to step
Ping out in the street when young.
ster comes tearing down on him like
a tornado should be told Just where to
set OF. Sometimes he gets of in the
wrong place.
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the street quite some further than
duty called. Early walks these DAYS
are lot Of fun. II something else
doesn't turn up BIT funnier and more
imperative.
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Washington ratified the suffrage amendment late yes
terday. although 1T not believed the legislature
could reach the matter sosqucky. But one more state
is now needed to make the ratification complete, and
with the legislature of Delaware session the eyes of
the whole country will be turned in that direction The
outcome of the fight there is by no means certain II
the suffrage issue could be dealt with by itself there
probably would not be any delay ratification but
the willy politicians of the little state have, succeeded
in angng this matter up with others, and the honest
truth of It's that knows what is going to happen
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Senator France, of Maryland yesterday said on the
floor of the that Republican liberals might or
ganize new party to fight bourbon autocracy" This
incident is called warning in most Of the dispatches
but it more nearly resembles joke Senator France
talks about liberalism the old parties of
being decadent and INDUCES in other stage plays
of the same general character but stirring him
is national prohibition There are men in both old
parties who would be willing organize new one in
the interest of BOOZE but they would not get very far
However they ought to be encouraged to do it, The
quickest TO free the old parties of the continual
friction over the liquor question would be to organize
a party in the interest of The outlawed traffic.
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BURIED IN /. o. o. +. CEMETERY.
An infant SON OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Matthews. OF Warrington,
whose death took place yesterday,
was buried yesterday evening in the
Odd Fellows cemetery by Undertake
ers Carpenter and Ford.
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something to protect them from the
order of hogging big operators?
1t may not be long.
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TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1920.
Z THE AMERICANS CREED.

THE AMEIHCAWS CFEED.
believe IN the United States of america as govern
nent The people by the people, fO, the people phosc
a popers are derived from the consent Of The governed;
democracy IN republic. sovereign Ma
ton of many sovereign States; a perfect
S Union, ono and nscparable. established upon
Is those principles Of freedom, equality, justice.
and humanity for phch American patriots
sacrificed their lives and fortunes therefore believe is
my duy4o my country 10 love il; TO support lis Contu-
nom @ obey lis aps; 10 respect its flag; and 10 defend
Il against all enemies
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1t may not be 10
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bank, nov almost sufficient for the
purchase OF a very late very com
pletely equipped, high-powered model.
Resolving also to acquire a chauf-
feur, he opened the door for his wife
who, skirts held high to avoid the
trampled slush, stepped in. At the
same instant. "Fred!" she cried in
alarm. "Fred, what in heavens name
IS this?"
Fred, equally startled by his wife's
tense tones, peered unseeingly into
the dark depths Of the car then I'M
hooked the electric torch from its
socket, and flashed it on.
There, on the luxurious cushioned
seat, lay a small, shawl-wrapped
bundle, oddly soft to Eleanor's in
curing touch. AS she parted the in
sufficient, ragged covering the bright
light disclosed a very plump and
quite new baby, with open eyes
under 8s yet unlashed lids and very
intriguing dimples in his fat knees.
Fred gasped to his wife: "What
Shall we do with it?"
"Why, l suppose drive to the po-
lice station. There is evidently not a
clew as to its parents"
While Fred drove with unusual care
through the traffic which here and
there practically blocked the slippery
street his wife sat holding the IN
sought package in a lap quite unused
to such an occupant.
She was thinking that possibly life
would not have become so drably mo-
rotonous and the bond between her.
self and Fred so frayed at. times if
children had come to their home. At
first she had been thankful, seeing no
opportunity in their meager budget
for bills for nurses and doctors and
certified milk. Later, the advent of
q child into her well-ordered days
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Carrying Something in His Arms.

would have seemed a catastrophe she
would not have known how to meet.
As the car stopped in front of the
station, the baby stirred. Fred, get
ting down, held out his arms.
"Wait," she said, a strange note in
her voice. at seems so healthy-you
don't suppose-perhaps a child around
the house."
Fred, who had long ceased to speak
his regret that he had no children,
looked at her at first without compre-
hension, then with great light in his
tired eyes. But it died out as suddenly
as it had come. "Nell, you must be
crazy. Why, we're lucky if we're al
lowed to have a lap dog in our flat,
much less a baby. Hand it over"
"But, Fred" Eleanor went on,
strangely relieved of the boredom she
had complained of, there's that money
in the bank-this car is good enough
for anybody-how much would a little
place of our own cost-not too far OUT,
but with grass around it-and a
porch"
''Nell," he said huskily, you're
you're wonderful. 1t would be like
getting another chance at life. Let's
go home"
A few minutes later. than this con-
versatioa, a well-set-up young man and
slim, piquantly pretty girl were gaz-
ing at each other with miserably def
ant eyes.
"No-no-no, jim" cried Beth. 81
90 want to. But Eleanor says I'd be
crazy. She tried it and she knows
''Then it's good-by for keeps, Beth"
returned the other, grimly. Heaven
knows want you badly enough, but
not at the expense of waiting for
years and wasting ouT young lives, all
for the whim Of a third party who
doesn't count"
Jim turned to go, and Beth stood
! twisting and untwisting a damp little
ball of handkerchief. Why didn't she
dare follow the dictates of her own
Heart, not the bidding of cynical sis
ter, however good that sister had been
to her?
| AS Jim opened the door, the eleva-
tor stopped across the hall. Out
stepped Beth's brother-in-law, carrying
something in his arms. Behind fol-
lowed a strangely alive-looking woman,
whose first words struck most incom-
prehensibly on the younger girls ear.
/ "Beth, dear, please telephone at
once to the nurses bureau and ask
/ them to send up the best graduate
rurse they can get hold of, with the
formula for feeding a very young baby,
and-how do you do, jim? / hope
Beths been nice to you! Forget what
| said about not getting married. 1t
Doesn't pay to wait too longw She
hurried after her husband who had
/ gone into an inner room.
| Jim held out his arms once more,
! and Beth went into them. When she
raised her head to meet his lips the
bells of the city were breaking forth
in joyous peal:
"tRing out the old, ring in the newp
"For u.s." murmured Jim, fatuously.
"For u.s." murmured Eleanor and
Fred. their eyes meeting across the
wide expanse of white lace spread
where Fred had laid the baby.
'sThe old year has gone" said
Eleanor; then added 'whimsically, 'but
we brought the new one home with
Us Y
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verftable rainbow-tinted blizzard, de-
scending in confusion on the brill
liantly dressed women and their COM
panions seated below.
Eleanor rose, drawing on her long
white gloves. Lets go home, Fred"
she said. Moved by one of the many
odd impulses which had been stir
ring within her, she tucked into her
huge muff the evening favor-a frail
papier mache representation of old
Father Time bearing in his arms a
very pink, very undressed baby, pre-
sumably significant of the old year
bringing in the new.
As Eleanor and her husband ap-
preached their car, moderately
priced sedan waiting on quieter
side street, Fred thought with salts
faction of the neat little sum in the
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IL ~ frozen, nut-sprinkled des-
9Ax sert.
m. He certainly was not grow
ing any younger, while she-well, only
Eleanor herself knew the exact num-
Der. of gray hairs in her carefully ar
ranged couture and realized the I'M
equal battle being waged between the
cold cream of her masseuse and the
insidious crows wrinkles at the cor
ners of her dark-fringed eyes.
''Do you know, Fred, this doesn't
interest me a Bit? she said, with 6
casual glance at the gay scene about
her. "Other years I have enjoyed
it well enough, but tonight, some
how, it seemS-stale."
81 suppose" returned her hus-
band, placidly, "that the people who
get the most fun out Of this sort OF
thing, after all, are those who come
here from the backwoods where they
douse the kerosene lamp at p. m.
and light it again when the ROSTERS
crow. The rest of US are used to. it"
vance the Richardson's had been able
to secure a place in the most desir-
able location in the dining room
not too near the palm-embowered
orchestra loudly dispensing jazz, not
too far from the tinsel-draped stage,
where at the moment were twisting
and gesticulating Hawaiian beauties
in very tropical costumes, which
seemed absurdly inappropriate con-
sidering that it was New Years eve.
Eleanor cupped her chin in white,
extensively ringed hands. Perhaps
it is the reaction from the season or
perhaps Pm merely bored, but I feel
out of sorts. AS I look back on our
ten years of married life they seem
happy enough, and yet to look for
ward in the future to the same sort
of ten years doesn't seem worth
while"
Fred Richardson looked at her in
surprise. Retrospection had never
been one Of Eleanor's habits. whats
the matter, old girl?" he asked with
unusual solicitude. "Shall we leave
this joint and go the rounds? There
won't De much in the way of excite
ment anywhere until midnight"
''But tell you, Fred, I'm not look
ing for excitement tonight" exclaimed
Eleanor impatiently; strange as it
may seem. For one thing, I'm worried
as to whether I've done the right thing
by Beth. You know that Jim Goddard
has been wild about her for some time,
and wants to marry her offhand on his
small salary. OF course
Beth, after living with me all these
years, asked my advice, and l en-
rhatically advised against it. Told her
to wait until they had laid by enough
to put them beyond the chance of
worry"
''Well, that WAS sensible enough ad-
vice nowadays, 1 guess" acquiesced
her husband, good-naturedly, ficking
the ashes from his cigar.
Eleanor looked at him keenly. Time
was when he would fave spurned such
counsel as savoring of too worldly a
wisdom. Ten years of money-making
in the big city had wrought their
changes in him, too. She sighed.
Then: ooh, WE'LL" she exclaimed,
Struggling her shoulders; 81 should
worry about that now. Jim was to
get his answer this evening, and
imagine by now Beth has turned him
down quite definitely"
AT that moment a shower Of con-
fetd and colored streamers shot from
the balconies and mezzanine, turning
the interior of the restaurant into a
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S.S ALE OF Personal PROPERTY
~ at Cranberry Valley, MARCH
10, 1921, of Stock, Farming Imple-
ments and Machinery.
0 20 FERDINAND D. SCHAEFFER
Oct. 29-2m