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The West Virginian plans ngtuMrlbers the best nowspapor dell' SI|bM6 and this Is part ot tho plan. Bp'|CHE BEPUBLIOAN XflR| PMslflent?Charles Evans Hughes eHpxW Vice President?Charles W. Falrbt aBR 8. Senator?Howard Sutherland ot Sronirels, First District?Thos. W. Fie Wylttller, Parkersburg. Harold feflyiiftlM--Ira E. Robinson ot Taylor. BgBeCrttAry Ot State?Houston G. Young, - Superintendent ot Schools?Morris P. : AOdltOrWohn 8. Darst ot Jackson, j?i .Treasurer?William S. Johnson ot Fa] ^ a Attorney General?E. T. England ot Li '.Oemmlsgloner ot Agriculture?James State^Senator. Eleventh District?Char W. H. Veach, Farmlngton. ? AJeeesor?W. S. Hamilton, Fairmont. Jewfciecutlng Attorney?Rollo J. Conley ii> Cohnty Commissioner?W. P. Mason, (-^"HWso. Delegates?Geo. W. Bowers, Mi EUason, Fairmont. 8. HOtchlnson, Union district Btttteyor-Thos. E. MInnear, Annal |||;V frUBSDAY EVENING, SEPTED I "America First and America j HAS NOT KEPT THE llpi^HE combination of extravagan inefficiency and bad busine BjH which the Democratic adinini IiseS. upon this country in the p We mercilessly exposed during tl rthe^Senate on the revenue bill, noot, a member of the committee iStions and finance, gave statist iormbus increase in expenditure: ota. preparedness, and then had trding the record of this ndminis "The list of wasteful and useh ru Democrats have made is too lc mmeration. The number of offi 'based by 30,000, at an annual ir I $40,000,000. You increase lis South and increase tax col orth. You increase cxpcnditui id agents in South America and Ytrade increase against us. te structure erected by civil-sen ;eld the place ,of honor to ou maintain publicity bureau nment service whose task is larj .oting political partisan welfare. Hiking institutions of recognize hen the jury has brought in a vei iu force the people to bear the exj ig and distributing an argument i Iministration. You printed twi ressonal Becord and once as a j reasury, which speech, I am infi Istrlbuted in envelopes addressed jr the people of the United States The thing that makes this partici f the shortcomings of the Deraoc culerly interesting to the votei te the offenses which Democra iSmocratic newspapers promised ihed if the Democratic1' party were K&WftihlltgtoP. Thfi T)ATnn/?t*o+o i t ct their platform pledges for i Bgffeare was no option in such matt If'pflfclioan administrations, but the} | 4 tfMglfi one of the promises to tv tlvO reforms and economies in the . | ment. The Democratic party star ^breaking faith with the American THE DIFFEREN' [^rpiiE New York World, in its cap Kj; er-in-chief of the Democratic present Democratic administr |? Hughes to task for pointing out th Kcbrtant Congressional chairmanshi] Pluflafey Southerners. If the Rep E^^Sora?Why you gefthe seats SRSO far to the lett at the theater to?~Edward?"-Didn't yon Bee the words K aajm^the program?All Rights ReservImportant, dear, What shall I "buy you for "Consult our jeweler. He knows well What my tastes are." "And did you tell him anything rtout the^state of^my finances?"? Aeaociatod Praa*. will most certain sundat cans and adding < O0?*"*' npon that happy igar. tell what's the c ; Editor. , erners and South M&naaer, J - committees in Co aBer* In the first pla Street. ever their politic not elected by rea Editorial dept of suffrage to a la en ee cone. n tors of their disi bbrt a ward, to be answerable n 8t" Chlea">- stituents, and nol k8bU moBthlr. th? "eTd PU ally hail from ci months ...|loo they have been i a year 4.00 life and where 1 affairs which en ,T* ola *" wen " parochial view o _ n ' place, Northern * n m which stands for ism. When the; iper call hill or a bill for " resources of the suing to got The which recognize call "WESTERN They are as willi ae and residence, ?? ??? .? ,,, r to your door at 0 tney are to d( ibscriber for this as considerate of to render to Its as of the Northci rery service pos- wage-earner in tl Carolina, ns read in the cotton mil TICKET. Th"?^ BATTI .xt xt , TWO years aj I of Now York. I . ' . inks of Indiana. JL . ? P Randolph. since that 11 imlng, Fairmont still obscure and One much quoted week included tli A. Rltz, Bluofleld. tysburg, as he ct That depends lari of us suspect, biy proof with the f , of Harrison. public. Shawkey of Ka- If it is true th tfee 'lermnny whic rette. Pi?'."0 with the ogan. Hie battle of the H. Stewart of least. For when . . _ plan for the war lea A. Sinsel, Tay- ^ flnd thenc(jf on the knees of tl Once more Des plans of generals that literally was 'Man ngtoa. 6; the last leggin. innlngton. A ielle, Lincoln Dist j-j RESIDENT 1 ? I week. lie h iber 5.1916 Morgenthau of raising funds 1 ctr cussed with sevei Efficient of drawing publi surcs Hughes- ht uattw Senate leaders th rAiln enue bill so that ee, wastefulness, voters; had a lor. !SS manncemnnt n :?i. a vuiiliica UL 111C U stmt ion has im- garding the wor iast three years, senators and coni lie recent debate sitnations in the Senator Heed that he was keep: i on both_ appro- en railroad strik< ;ics showing the mind again on ec s, entirely aside was motoring ot this to say re- and a week-end I tration: government yacli :ss expenditures ? ing for extended Thomas A. Edlst ces has been in- to Inform us. Is gol icrcased expense Interesting. Edlsc expenditures in to electricity, but t [lections in the in public affairs. I cs for commcr- ot other men who let the balance Btudy are against You tear down been frank enough rice reform and the spoilsman. The Democratic S in the Qov- take up the questii ;ely that of pro- Tangible results n You persecute palgn boodle cotncl d standing and tracts to "liberal e diet of acquittal Dense of publish- President WIIsoi n defense of the railroad strike: "A iee in the Con- trouB." One effect lublic document up the thousands i lecretary of the European war zon< irmed, has been had an ocular den i by clerks paid country of this soi } > ilar arraignment orrrvi ratic party par- SHOl a is that these The new prepar tic orators and All right; wo are ] would bo abolplaccd in power , ^ew T?r?, n0WB u i a ing an aviation coi have kept some ln traveling with li new legislation. ers, for the pro- It is now predl by previoua lier have not kept named, and for thi 'ork administra- ticket.?Logan Bai national govern- _ .. ? . ids convicted of . ,? A ef , having staged as voters. Huntington. And line parades?mai QJJ Dispatch. >acity of defend- The cost of llvh party- and the cent in the" last y ntion, takes Mr. going up.?Charles at all of the im- And the average 38, save one, are works from dayllgl ublicans control town Evening Gem Joys of the Poor. The happiest people In the world are the poor. Without attempting to stifle the ambition for self-advance- i ment, religion his always taught men j to be content with their let. nnd shown tho folly of relying upon posses- ] slons as the key to happiness. Oar msterlaltetlc day has worshiped financial encccss, and by hearing this doctrine constantly preached, those who are poor have been mads to fsel them- ' selves unfortunate end condemned to miss the great Joys of life,?Leslie's, , " 11* all^be held bv Northerners And the World that the next Congress ly he controlled by the Republijur congratulations to the country outcome of the elections,' we will lifference between having Northerners in control of the important ingress. tcc, Northern Congressmen, whats, represent somebody. They are ison of laws which forbid the right urge majority of the qualified electricrts, and they know theniselvef i tn thn whole hodv of their eon. ; to a little cabal of party leaders ice, Northern Congressmen gener ities and good-sized towns wh6re activo in business or professional hey have gained an insight intc ables them to take more than t f public questions. In the thirc Congressmen belong to a partj nationalism as against sectional draw a tariff bill or a currency the development of the internal country,, they draw it upon lines the needs of all parts of the land ng to "do something for cotton' > something for wheat. They ar< the needs of the Southern plantei n farmer. They legislate for the ic cotton mills of Columbia, South ily ns they do for the wagc-carnei Is of Lowell, Massachusetts, lakes the difference. iE OF THE MARNE :o today the battle of the Marni cat deal of history has been made lemprablc day, but much of it is seen only through a glass ,darkly military critic has within the pasl is huge struggle, this 15-tiine Get ills it, among the decisive battles gcly upon some things which mosl t which are not yet susceptible ol acts in possession of the general iat there was an important party ih consciously schemed for world King of Prussia as its head, then Marnc was another Waterloo, at . it was over Germany's original was smashed beyond hope of reorth the issue of the contest was le gods. tiny had laughed derisively at the taffs by setting at naught an army ready down to the last button on o 2 .BUSY WEEK WILSON was extremely busy las! iad a lonir conference wit.li Hen and others ivho will have charge for the Democratic campaign; dis-a I cabinet members the best plat ic attention away from the expo is been making; discussed with le possibility of changing the rev it will not be so irritating 'to the ig talk with Chairman Vance Me lemocratic National Committee re k of the campaign; met several ercssmen to talk over the political ir, states; gave out press notices ing in close touch with the threat : situation; declined to change his [ual suffrage. Ilis only recreatior playing golf in the afternoons :rip down Chesapeake Bay on the it "Mayflower." o >n, the Democratic newspapers hastei ng to support Woodrow Wilson. Hov in is a.regular wizard when it comei hat is no sign that he is a good guld< Nicholas Murray Butler and a numbei have made applied politics their lift Wilson and in most cases they hav< i to give good and sufficient reasons o National Committee met recently t< on of financing the coming campaign lay be achieved in the way of cam Ident with the awarding of army conlubscribers." 1 remarked, regarding the threatened t this time the effect might be disssof the strlko would have been to hold of tons of munitions en route to the es. The Democrats would then hav< lonstration of the importance to the t of traffic. IT AND SNAPPY. edness coins are soon to he issued, jrepared for them.?Wheeling News, paper men nre reported to be formrps. As a class thoy arc experienced ght equipment.?Bluoflcld Telegraph cted that Sutherland and Roblnsor d by 15,000 majority. Senator Eng0 included with the two gentlemen it matter tho whole Republican state tnor. o rglnla Pythlans goes the credit foi fine a parado as ever was seen In Huntington Is tho native home of :k that, too.?1-Iuntlngton Herald???o ag has increased from 15 to 25 per car, and the cost or Wilson is still iton Mail. o 1 agriculturalist In the United States It to dark for f 600 a year!?Unionlus. Couldn't Take Any Chances. "Whnt aro you doing with tho lady's slipper In your pocket? Looking for a Cinderella?" "Maw; my wife wanted some stockings to match. I couldn't cut. n Bectlon out of the sllprer, so ) had to bring the pesky thing along." HE QUALIFIED. "My daughter," said the father, "has klways been accustomed to all the luxtries of wealth." "Yees," replied the count, bristling ip. "Zat ees what I aufc" ? " by Ma I One thousand pair* of lusty lungs caused a slight reverberation yester' day at the auto races when the onemile bicycle race was pulled off. We enoyed this, race more than any for never did our sides ache from laughing as from this. a Shlrely, we don't see how you did K, often have we sprained wrists cranking motor hosts but never an ankle. a a a Besides motor boats soihgtlmes arc bad actors and you must stay away from them. a a a At that hundreds have sprained wrists playing football while their ankles remain good. a a a ' "President Wilson's policy toward . Mexico'is right."?Times. r Go right ahead Woodrow, you now , know you are right. I a a a l Four sisters married four brothers . at Moundsvllle. The girls were cousI Inn fn fhn Ola hnnf M?iinilo?UlA m ww wmv uivui wU| uun iuuyuuot iiiv j must be talking. " It will advertise tho town more than j ; a hanging at that. * * ' Ten to one every working mnn at; ' Coalton is for votes for women now. | * "Crews on Nos. 5 and 12 are most j courteous."?Times. Hiding these trains and finding out i will assure us that the crew on No.; 12 is most courteous?NIT. 5 ? ? ? Frinstance some time when you're , on it and the train is hold up ask the ! conductor how long he expects you i to be delayod. t "Hughes is ignored by Labor."? Headline. ' All Labor is not of the same stamp, thank goodness. ! ? [ Racing against time yesterday the i new city firo truck in a mile and a half trip took all honors. ? I Ralph Doollttle says passengers on i the fire truck shouldn't ring the bell . which threw us out of a Job yester' day. I In the truck were Commissioners I Smith and Lehman. Both were caught saying their players at the quarter stretch. > Greece can be expected to enter the l war as soon as It can definitely discover how long it is going to take the Allies to whip Germany. Greece doesn't want to fight, it wants a piece of land after the war. Which Is like the entire bunch of the rest of them?for civilization. * ? ! From all reports the Greater Fair. mont band must be all right. ? It's a good thing to drown out the ' voice of the barkers at the Fair l Grounds. - * , And it always draws J. W. Klght clear across the bridge to hear the ' music. Which is. good exercise for a - bum knee. I * [ Our boyhood ambition was to some day drive a fast pair of fire horses to ' a blazing fire through a crowd of thou sands. Be traveling yet in comparison j with the fire truck. ? 1 The senior Senators from Pennsyli vania and Utah are rather influential, ! but we have doubtB that they each ought to count for two as they do lb tho columns of our e. m. c. this mornlng. 1 I FRESH WATER BATHING. | While bathing at Pleasant Lake one day last week Fortor Field was attacked by n clam, which fastened Itself on his big toe. The aid of knife blndo was necessary to release It. A very soro toe was the result.?The Ingham County (Mich.) News. || OUTBURSTS OF (BY CC pew u/eeKS XNi> then iRONNING-Orr/4ND ? ^GeTT/NG M4RRl6$jJt| More Arrivals In New Fall Suits ^? 1? An Early Seasoi As n strnnor inppntivo a through "preparedness" tl g lence, this advance distril g once. Note that the qualii g prices are still on the up-g | There has ne\ g of everything hat ? year. But owing t ers early last vrint g we feel sure will r | | Cotton Bed Blank ? Popular colors In sizes and weigh g your requirements. They are a 8 quality?warm, full weight and ful Coti&n Blankets 8 These are woven from line pure ? with colored borders and lockstiti g 62x76 Inches, pair $1.20. I WoolFinishBlank g Wool finish or woolnap blankets S now process and special machinery. 8 stronger than other blankets. ( 8 means greater service. These blanl g In pleasing color combinations. I 8 $2.15. | WHAT A g The word "pair" means two b g ous length. Tito Blzo named Is the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THAT ADAMSON BILL. Hoult, W. Va., Sept. 3. [Editor Wost Virginian.]?Will you plcrse allow me space In your paper to make a few remarks about the new eight hour (so-called) railroad bill, which has so hastily become a law, from the viewpoint of one who has spent nearly a quarter century in the employment of the B. & O. railroad company, as one of the great 75 per cent of employes not considered In this Adamsou bill? What I shall say I do not wish to be construed into anything antagonistic to the train operations and I wish them all they can get. But I do wish to say right hero that outside of the official employes these men's needs are leBs urgent than almost It not quite any other employes of the railroads. It is true that these occupations are classed as hnzardouB hut since the use of so many safety deEVERETT TRUE )NDO.) . ?<? ? ^^1 STENOGRAPHERmust BE MAN =EET^ or* ^/ERY 0u> MAID =^-~ Apply U/rrf/r# ' ^ '- - ; > ' . ' ; .-.V vVv .. -'V mmmmamaaamBmsas n Sale of Underp for a woman to look a little w le coming season's requiremer lution at close to the wholesa ties are standard and rember, rade just as they have been foi rer been a season in our reeollec ;e advanced as they have beer ;o our having placed orders witl er we are enabled to quote pr lot be duplicated this season. 'ets 98c WoolFini ts to exactly suit A very hamlsom good dependable Ing?pink, blue an 1 size. S9c pair. 8'B"- SUo 70xS0' j t n 20 Wool l i *pi,6U Made from a gc i cotton, finished with fine cotton. 1 ihed ends. Size excellent service. and white. Size 6 ets$2.15 are made by a CLt J\61 They are much Blankets made f Ireater strength '? the most beautit ecu are in plaids 4 grey, green. The) Size CGxSO, pair covers, bed covers ?5.25, J6. ur of bl:anki lankcts but they do not come separate, size of each blanket and the pal,, will be t vices, especially the airbrake and au- C tomatic coupler the hazard is reduced s to a minimum and the accident that h do occur are often the results of neg- it ligence to obey plain rules of safety; C But few employes have over been ti able to get full justice from the railroads. Because of their close organization I he train operatives have come nearer getting all they asked for than any other class of employes and It would seem were less in need of legislative help and yet were the only j ones considered in this beautiful bit of legislation. Thero are employed by the roads thousands of persons in what nro known ns continuous occupations p which must go on day and night seven days a weok and this class at least should bo worked In three shifts of le eight hours each In order that they o may have a chance to be something j, more than mere slaves. There are many young men. more boys, here at 01 Hoult 16 to 21 years of age working si at round house and shops, machinist Cj helpers, hostlers, engine washers, car , Inspectors, air testers, oilers, etc. Some day shlftB many on night shifts. b; They come home tired, hungry, di sleepy, sit down and perhaps fall asleep before breakfast. They eat their breakfasts. Soon go to bed, are p awakened about 5 p. m to eat their j1 suppers, get their dinner pails and " start for the round houso or yards. ?1 This same endless round these boys w keep up seven days a week. e: What does life seemingly mean to them? What opportunity have these ' boys just In the formative period of s< young manhood to develop Into Ideal ?J American cltlzhnB? Yet these are not }! considered at all In the Adamson bill. 11 Son. Oliver of Pennsylvania giving reasons for opposing the bill said . among other things, "in express T terms, while assuming to establish an i eight hour basis, it abandons that ba- " sis with regard to three-fourths of PJ the men actually employed by the rail- , roads/ g But outside from all these consider- a] atlons. I honestly believe the bill falls of its purpose because of its unconsti- w tutlonality. It Is not a real true p eight hour measure If I understand "tl It right. It merely states that eight _ hours shall be considered a days work in computing wages and the railroads jL shall not pay less for the eight hour day than the present pay of a ten JY hour day, but no penalty is attached ijj for working more than eight hours at " the same pro rata pay. This is mere- 2! ly a round about way of arbitrarily ' RflvlTlf? tlinf t-hft rflllrnnfla ohnll now " men an Increase of 25 per cent simply a! that, nothing moro. If CongresB Is giv- * en any power express or Implied to }r regulate the ratoB of pay between cor- In poratlons and their employes will ro somebody please point out to me the *[ placo and relieve my mind? B' If It has such power Is not this pow- ln er dangerous to labor as well as cap- 111 ltal? If this congress has power to CI say to the railroads "you m^st pay P8 your employes so much" has not an- 01 other Congress, unfriendly to labor, power, in such a crisis to,say to the v< employes, "You shall, under severe te penalties, work for so much?" I ask at for Information. fa In an editorial today, (Sunday,) the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times Intimates th that this bill Is a poor makeshift, Says It' is not a real 8 hour law, as it be merely autocraticaly raises the wages pr of a small per cent of the railroad em- th ployes and predicts that It will still sli cause trouble perhaps as great as a of strike. ag Although not a lawyer nor a proph- ta et. I predict that the railroads will aa refuse eventually to abide by It, and Ti when prosecuted and fined under its xbi provisions wUappeal-to the-Suprenianu j Hs WoJl ' fl Challies I ' i I I ncea BianKets | a ays ahead and anticipate ! its in Blankets of excel- ! le cost should appeal at ! /A please, that the marker's Iffl the past six months, :tion when prices Y i during the past | t the manufactur fl ices on blankets sh Blanketsf2.65 i I o Blanket in soft beautiful coldb id black and white in a trio* de- i pair $2.66. 3lankets J3.45 \ ? iod quality flne-grade wool mixed 11 pffe "Ire warm Blankets that 1rlH M*4 | They are in plaid design In black | 5x80. pair $3.46. Navajo Blankets i 1 duced Prices i I rom a guaranteeds all-wool atOdk. ! jH ill colorlngB and designs. In Sotd, , lor is tan, In others brown, blue, ' H r are equally desirable for couch j H , auto robea or the camp. $4.80, r ETS MEAN I 1 They are woven In one contthu- c ' H twice tho size given. j lourt and procure an Injunction to tb- Jfl train tho courts from enforcing the" iw till the Supremd Court passes 011 is constitutionality and the Bupfeme lourt win take two or three ybd"it JH } decide the case. t ' JAS. D. BAWMAN. *1^ Editorial Comment S on Current Subject! i | GERMANY'8 USE OF TARIFF!. rom the Philadelphia Ledger. . '/. That the vision of President McRln- VH iy as to the possible broadening nf - jtH ur markets through reciprocity In iternatlonal commerce, - thereby se- H iring an entrance Into cOtintfiet then dfl till closed to us by reason ot flnfttb lal, fiscal and national barrlOr*" lould be referred to enthuelastloally H y the Secretary of Commerce is ill- | aed a sign ot the times. Mr. Redfleld's letter In yesterdkj^k^ ublic Ledger was worth reading for 19 isny reasons. It presented In a ltrik? 'iig fashion the developments and'tbei - AtH pportunltles brought by the war, But. ' hen McKlnley anticipated them to an < (tent he hardly evoked the enthnt* im he deserved. One party was feat* . .tj ll lest the policy of Protection be tosS ime way endangered, and the Ott|kj?j indemned that policy In general, le McKlnley Tariff In parti Cttlafj"UiJrjt3| le "mother of trusts." Yet McKlnley did have a visloU, tad -^9 > did James Q. Blaine before him; hot .. (though both cried out for IWjaiMffls rade they did not believe In burning ' '.i >wn the house In order to enjoy seaat . Ig, or that It was necessary to yieVrj^ le principle of Proteotlon;,to home isJfl idustrles in order intelligently to sev^fHM ire tor the United States its proper t-i tare of the world's trade. Moreover, while President McKlnley ~ A3 as giving voice to his great vision uffalo the German government le German people were proving ay that the world has never ettfe MM issed that an unexampled develop' ent ot trade could take place While .- ^9 : tho same time there was applied 4(^91 y nuuiu luuusirlug nut only the Pro- 4 ctlon of customs Tariffs but also that combinations within the empire, bo German truBts, or cartels, lf>yOU ?.b] Ish?the thing is the same?enoonf^ <-? ed by the government, in connection^ th the German method of pietMahg^n ado in foreign countries and thp a^^ g of Protective home Tariffs, jmmAfy|H r them the very markets MttttW itch the vision of McKlnley^centered. % the words that a Democratic states' ,| an now finds so inspired the' D4h)0ji??| atlc party was engaged i* a 0Mt> lgn of bitter attack on the TarigeiMtga l its so-called progeny that finally impeded the country. We mhyTS&gBsl inder what it was all about ctlve Tariff and even combinations d trusts and big business are 'frhmiffHBM vor in circles where formerly thfjliaaj is nothing but condemnatwhljfilMS am. What a fools' paradise we shOhl&&f?H ve been In, the war fortunately haa. ;] evented us from learning; "bat-'lgjg^awj ne for us to take the McKinltfrgPlgl >n as a guide to develop the plans, conquest laid down tweutygggMga o by our local experts aad afcMSnfl Ice a leaf from German experience to the talue of combinations and