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ESTABLISHED im. member associated press. FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, MONDAY EVENING. OCTODi IR 29, 1917. today's news today PRICE THREE CENTS^ [ v ? 1 * ? 1 ^ ??????ml FLEEINC I fiim con 1 PREPARES 10 Ml The West Virginian Has H This City Subjected to a Tell the Results in ; r'v mm HAS NOT ? Effort Will be Made to Show is Not Free From Resi ditions That A 7 hood Administrator Hoover annoui of perparation and education his office a campaign to reduce the war profits the public. The act under which Mr as far as it goes, but so far it applies < a business in excess of $ 100,000 a > < retali food purveyors of the country. for the preesnt just where tlicy wen pointed out that they were not respot prices had taken place up to that time, lie sentiment to correct." What Mr. Hoover meant by that ii the traffic will bear and not be goven public opinion can demand that reta food administration?and that is cxa dealers in food arc wise they will cut patriotism. That is what the great mi houses are doing. If they arc not w as long as they can command them ar be face to face with the alternative t J own places and using their own capiti by some district controller of retail fc perhaps imprisonment as the punislimen L There has always been considcrabli T- . -T-l 1 t 1 11 ^ rairmom. 1 nousanas 01 cionars go < order stores because people feel that I order to find out just what the situatic to help the e-isumer to solve the cost ing now than at any time since the Cit an intensive examination of the local s set forth in a series of articles which \ T' least The articles are based upon f are familiar with conditions either fron side. No attempt will be made to fix i names will be mentioned. The facts and merchants and consumers are invil best interest. Here is the first article: These articles have been written tor the benefit of ctly purchasers of groceries in an effort to solve the food I problem facing thousands of house wives here today. They will endeavor j to show why groceries are high tn Fair [ mont. They will go into detail, fur ntshtng not only prices charged tinstandard articles in the different grocery and meat markets in l lie city but also furnishing Hie wholesale prices i these grocers and other dealers are paying for these nrtielcs. But to begin with it is perhaps pr-'pi er to say that after i sincere effort to . t get the grocer's point of view the cur, victlon remains that as a class he is \ of the opinion that as groceries are an] l absolute necessity, a charge for thorn can bo made to the limit, regardless of | legitimate profit. L'pon investigation I "l it has been found that a great variety I of prices exist 011 everyday groceries I jk in the city today. This not fair to t tic busy housewife. Must she each Jay before ordering her day's supply, cans' vas the city in order to find where sue 1 ; can buy a standard article at the lowft est price? And this has become necessary if she is to buy to the host advantage. This is not the time for discourage L. anent. The Housewives' League of Morgantown gave up in despair in an effort to solve the high cost of living. Fairmont Is not going to give up. An.; the problem as far as food is concerned is going to be solved. Grocers and butchers ought to make a fair prr.i't. *' Dn all goods sold, but when it comes to a forty and fifty per cent, profit, it is high time something was done Otnn people in the city want to live weM, too. Last year about Christmas time groceries and other supplies began to soar V In price until the family of moderate (Continued en Cage Nine.) | Judge Vincent Hears nVip np.pvv flan cool wuwuwux y umuuuu r\\ Judge Vincent litis morning held a Ux\ session of Intermediate court in chant I bers when a chancery cause was heard. Vf It was that of Maude Ithodes against / Jesse Rhodes for a divorce on the Ml ground of desertion. The judge is con sidering the cause. Judge Vincent lias removed these Cases to the Circuit court: Harvey Shane, trading as the Fairmont Feed H Mill vs. M. A. Jolliffe and Harvey Shane H trading as the Fairmont Feed Mill vs. HI The Fairmont Packing company. ? ( dr. Mcdonald back. Dr. J. W. McDonald has returned from Chicago where it" attended tic Clynical Congress of Surgeons of HL North America and the American Coi L , lege of Surgery. I: | The We 1 S ITALIA ONS AS UN H FOOD PRICES ad Price Policy of Stores in n Examination And Will a Series of Articles. YET CAUGHT DRIFT r the Consumer That He Too ponsibility for the Conre Found Here. need Saturday night that nitci months : would begin on the first of the month on commodities deemed necessary to . Hoover is operating is strong enough nuly to wholesalers and retailers doing ear, which lets out practically all the As far as they are concerned they arc : on October 18 when Mr. Hoover iding to what reductions in wholesale and added, "that is a matter for pubs, if the retailers continue to take what red by a decent regard for cost prices lil trade be put under control of the ctly what will happen. If the retail profits and charge the difference up to anufacturing corporations and business ise they will hold out for high prices id about the first of the year they will >f hunting a new job or running their al in accordance with rules laid down lod dealers, and with heavy fines and t for failure to obey. 2 complaint about the cost of food in aut of the city each week to the mail they do not get a fair deal here. In in here is and also to a certain extent r r t 11 _ or iooa proDiem wnicn is more pressril war. The West Virginian has had itorcs made. The result of it will be vill be published daily for a week at irst hand knowledge by persons who r, the merchandising or the consuming responsibility for obvious abuses. No will be set forth without prejudice, ted to study them in the light of their STATE CHARITIES MEETING DEC. 3 Date For Important Uplift ' tference Has Finally Been Fixed. 'J I... ...ite for the third state comerence of Charities and Corrections of West Virginia which1 is scheduled to meet in this city lias been set for Liecernber 3, 4 and 5. The sessions wilt probably be held in The Fairmont and approximately 75 deelgates are expected here for the sessions. Governor John R Cornxvell has sigiu lied his intention of heing here to address the conference at one of the evening sessions. Dr. Hastings 11. liart. director of the Child Welfare department of the Russel Sage Foundation of New York, and Hon. Amps W. Butler, a writer of note of New York, will also be among the speakers. The local committee in charge of the conference is composed of Mrs. J. 0. Watson. Miss Margaret McKinney. Itcv. C. E. Goodwin, Dr. H. R. Johnson. Miss Mae Fleming. Mrs. George Lit Bolt, It. T. Cunningham, Mrs. J. A. Meredith. Mrs. H. J. Ross, Mrs. E. C. Frame, Mrs. Fred Hclmick and Joscen Rosier. In connection with this meeting on the Sunday previous the Social Welfare organization of West Virginia will hold special meetings in the various 1 churches of the city. * . Gets 60 Days Under the 36 Hour Law Found guilty of being a flagrant violator of the state vagrancy law. Harry KnaDD. residing at 219 Jackson siren. was sentenced to work sixty days op the streets of the city and to pay the minimum fine of S3 by Mayor Bowu. this morning. Knapp was arrested by Night ChM Seaman and Policeman Kern about 1:30 o'clock this morning and brought to the city jail. At police court this morning Knapp denied being a loafer on the grounds that he was not able t-> work, suffering from stofach trouble. His argument did not go very far with the Mayor. Virginian Reaches < ft', ai. NS ARE I ^ ?' i mamv injiki ?f mis1 I1UUUIIUI Ul IlliU PUBLIC SCHOOL Night Instruction for For-1 eigners to be Given at Miller School. An evening school for foreigners will be opened in the Miller school building on the evening of Friday, November 2, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The school will be under the direction of local city school officials and City Superintendent Otis (J. Wilson is toi day issuing circulars explanatory of - the system. No charge will be made for this school and foreign women and men will be eligible to enter any of the classes in which will be taught sowing cooking, care of the sick, English for foreigners, spelling, penmanship, etc. It is the purpose to aid the foreign ers of this section in securing know! edge they need to make them good ci'i zens and which they are unable to soi rMirp n1 Itnru'luo Classes for mothers will be started in (a) Sewing?Making clothes Cor ! children, sewing for the Red Cross or !| malting dresses or trimming hats, it 1 repairing old clothes, (b) Cooking? For children and invalids. Tirnple Ital- ' ian dishes. Vegetables. Meats l; Lunches for school children, (c) Oil; s er classes for mothers: Children's dis 0 eases, symptoms, precautions, prevention. Care of sick children. Home * nursing. a Classes for men? English for fcr- e eigners. Story of the American peo- > pie. How we are governed in city, c state and nation. Spelling. Penmanship. 1 In connection with the school a nur- 1' sery will be maintained where mothers a nmy bring their small children and S where they will bo cared for during f the hours the school is in session. f The teachers, ail of them in the Mil- P lor school, have volunteered to give their services to this school in order to C help ambitions foreigners to become i better mothers, fathers and citizens g generally. n The school will fill a long felt want h In the city and It is expected there wi'l be many foreigners of both sexes cti- li rolled. t I norma net Tvi nrl +-/-? I J vj .uj.co.uij mou UU s Buy Off Belgians J LONDON', Oct. 29.? I.a Metropole, I a Belgian newspaper published here, J says a German attempt tao soparate c the allies has been defeated by Baron Broqueville. Belgian foreign minister. According to the newspaper the Ger- h mans recently made a peace ofTer to h Belgium. " Mi Over Twice as Mar BEGINNI J jl|Q y r WORM 01 NEW I PAY SCI FOR I LOCAL MIRERS I i Advance in Price Results in i Prompt Meting of Op- j orators of District President Wilson lias revised the trice ot coal, granting a raise of forty-It ive cents a ton which Is to cover in-j1 Teases in wages which are to be given 1 a n the Central Competitive Field, a vhich will carry with It a raise of the ? vages in the Fairmont-Clarksburg re- ' ;ion of approximately ten per cent, a a on to the miners and from seventyive cents to S140 per day to the men. uen. ' The President reached this decision!" Saturday night and the new rate goes'? nto effect today which Is an evidence n if the seriousness of the situation. 0 A committee of the Central West "irginia Coal Opctator's association a ras In session all morning working out w he raise of wages for the Fairmont- v "Ia'ltsliur; region and the assoeiation lody will finally pass on that report icfore tiiis paper is in the hands of ^ ts readers. '' There is a splendid attendance at!11 he meeting of the Central West Virgin " a operators when it is taken into con- 11 ideration thai the meeting wa called S( n short notice. (i The association gathered at the ' 'airmont Chamber of Commerce room t 1:30 tills afternoon lint wa? not call 11 d to order until later. President C. F. enktr.s of the association is in the t( hnlr The President's advance of forty- t( ve cents will lie practically absorbed n the advance in wages lo the miners ^ nd laborers but it is nevertheless 1-1 ra'ifying to (lie members of the assoiatlon as it means more prosperity >' or the region with a proper car sup- 1 ly. h The car supply in the Fairmont'lnrkshurg region today i? encourag- n ng but Monday's supply is generally 11 ,ooii ana operators tear 10 nope tor too Mich with 'lie treatment accorded it iy the Baltimore antl Ohio in the past '< Among those gathering at the cham- n er of commerce early for the meeting f' Ills afternoon were: C. F. .Jenkins, A. f< irooks Fleming, Jr.. C. II. Tarleton. I' dim A. Clark, June Clark. C. F. Law-; s' on of Fairmont and Lee J. Sandrltclij ' of Rock Island Mines) J B. Hanford f Morgantown, George Waddell and! J. M. Caldwell of Phi'ltppi. J. E. Long.) a Francois and V, E Goccke of; ,; 'larksburg and J. W Davidson of n Irant Town. ? ? ri Mrs. Michael Broltenliaeh. of Pitta- g urgh. is here on a visit to her sls'er. p Irs. W. R- Powell, and other relatives h i this vicinity. iy Fairmont Homei NGTOI r^y/Z ![ j( 7 V WAT. ( i Y THt- 1, ""iJP ? \ ilielll IS FUEL KUIN i FOR WEST Villi O l \ppointment of City Cora- . missioner Announced This Morning. J. Walter Barnes, of Fairmont was ^ oday appointed fuel administrator for he state of West Virginia by the fuel dminlstratton at Washington. Ti e r ppointment has been hanging lire for everal days, held up by the failure of, !r. Barnes to decide whether he could I ccept the place, owing to the many; emands upon his time already. . Mr. Barnes who Is chairman of the ouncil of Defense of Marion county] .... wne ui iin* uiree commissioners p f the city of Fairmont is a very, busy t( inn but lie has hcen assured that the tl ftices of the West Virginia fuel admin cl itrator can lie opened in the city hall cl nd that the requirements on his time ill not be nearly so large as in states g, diicli do not produce coal. gi The fuel administrator at Washing- ei an feels that the West Virginia con- yi ition should not require so nmch at- tl jntion and work as in states where a; o coal is found and while Mr. Barnes <" as persuaded to accept the position cc nder this Impression lie began to have ome question regarding the represenitio when a communication reached tl im this afternoon from Cabell coun- 01 > and another from Mnrion covering w latters which have already been re- E; jrred to the national fuel admlnistra- ?' jr. The appointment of J. Walter Barnes <:' j this position Is a great compliment " j him and a credit to Fairmont and 1,1 larion county which locnl people fully e' eallze. When Mr. Barnes was conidcring accepting the honor he tooki / up with some of the leading citizens nd in every Instance they would not ear to his refusing to accept. Mr. Barnes received the first intilation of the bestowal of the honor ist Thursday whqn he received this! p, jlegrnm: j w "Your name has ben recommended; ai j us by Governor Cornwell for appoint. n| tent for Federal fuel administrator q jr West Virginia. Could yon arrange! ir general conforcr.co on 1'riuay mom! ig October 2fi at ten o'clock. tlegrct' V| hortness or notice bat very anxious! Vl i have you here at this time. I .j H. A. GAP-FIFI-P." (is Mr. Barnes attended the conference; = t Washington and was assured thati ? re work would not Inconvenience him > lateriaiiy so ne promised to take the j latter under advisement. Upon his j eturn hero his associates in tho city; t overnment urged blm to accept nr.d ( romlsed all the cooperation possible ! i his city work, which, when backed i (Continued on Page Ten.) / s as Any Other Pi MAKE A lira GIRLS 1 SEND $4QF0RSM0KES j Vaitresses at the Bartlett Make Generous Contribution to the Fund. Mannlngton Is one of those high spir ( toil communities that never does anyhlng by halves. St puts snap and; ash and what the Uritish call sporting liiru iicnma every undertaking. Anil lie young Indies wlio servo in the] lartlett restaurant are worthy of the j iwn Tim oilier day they made uji' . heir mind to make a little collection, [ rr the benefit of The West Virginian's! I abncco fund for the soldiers in ranee. Today the result of their in:rest in this worthy effort came into ho office in the shape of a check for I 40. \ It was the largest single contribution a tlio tobacco fund and it is as gratejllv received by The West Virginian s the tobacco will bo by the lads in ranee. The people who contributed his generous sum are: J II. S. W. 4 kits. P. C. Atlia I kits Stern 1 kit. F. Lillie, 1 kit, T. Una lann 1 kit. D. R. Custer, 1 kit, ("has. i lillan 1 kit, E. II. Bair, 1 kit, W. II mith 1 kit, H. Wilson 1 kit, G. Ben- \ imin. 1 kit. Alott Arrington. 1 kit. II. ,. llnll, 1 kit. P. H. Pitzer. 2 kits, Ro- I ind Dennis. 1 kit, W. H. Howell. I kit. i ash $12.00 W. A. Furhee, Clarksburg V. Va., 2 kits; A. G. Calvert, Weston, c V. Va., 1 kit; W. A. Chilian, Weston. 1'. Va., 1 kit; Miss N'ora Hlllman.j lannington, W. Va., 1 kit; Miss Mar-' ( 3 Monbeau, Mannington, W. Va., 2;,. its; Miss Rose Zier, Mannington, W. ? 'a . 2 kits;W. H. Reardan, 1 kit, Ilar-i ' ey Furliue. 1 kit, Alex Line, 2 kits, Ed.) lattghan. 1 kit, F. M. Leech, 1 kit. 0 ,. F. Graff. 1 kit, F. A. Rymer. 2 kits.; I'm. F. Staggers. 1 kit. Win. Wade, 2]f its, F. H. Bell, 1 kit, H. IT. Sybert, 1 1 it. Joe Klihn, 2 kits, J. S. Kelley, 1 >' it, Philip Rush. 1 kit, L. C. Cordray, " kit. Altic C. Atha, 2 kits, N\ C. Chock. 1 r it. J. Dill, 2 kits. George Londonslager f kit, Mnrshall Mathews, 1 kit, W. J '.tows, 1 kit, B. B. Warder, 2 kits, Jas. " I. Desmond, 1 kit, D. H. Hamilton. 1 1 it, Fred G. Barlow, 1 kit, H. Millon, Kits, J. J. Allen, 4 kits. A. Duvoll. 1 ? it, Mc A. Ackerman, 2 kits; C. H. d ,ong, 4 kits, Frank Magers, 2 kits, r Hay Beall, 2 kits, Spray Sturm, 2 kits, ' F. Hall. 2 kits. T.'A. Neil, 4 kits, t lonley Jones, 2 kits, A. Taylor, 2 kits, o lac Sullivan. 1 kit. F. E. Sapp, 2 kits, g i M. Burt, 4 kits, Morgan, 1 kit. Lemns, 1 kit, C. Busby, 1 kit, E. M. Wilcox K kit, C A. Spears, 1 kit. tl lALLOWE'EN PARTY ! IT Y1C.A. TUESDAY I ti t< 'rocecds of Various Booths " to go to the Red v ? I 01 Cross. ? c Money taken in at the Halloween arty to be given at the Y. M. C. A. >morrow evening by the members of le girls' swimming and gymnasium lasses will go as a benefit to the locul 0i iiaptcr of Hed Cross. A Only the girls of the swimming and p ymnasium classes will mask. Tne 0I Iris will furnish an exhibition to falh- tc "s. others, brothers and friends of tor, e, nung girls who attend. Admission to p le members of the swimming am1 tc r'mnasium classes will be free. All tl Lhers will pay an admission of tei d: jnts. d, Tl, :n ..lw, nil r-nsw.*.-. JI uuot- ill L.uai(,c ici|uuai uu opctiu >rs to bring a pocket full of nlckles us = tere will be fortune telling booths ana j~ iher amusements, the proceeds o." hich will go to the Rod Cross. The rand march will begin promptly at a clock. Instead of the regular gymnasium asses tomorrow afternoon, there win e classes in swimming. There will ? 110 swimming classes tomorrow _ sening. Z Lrrested for Having Package of Whiskey Having nine pints of whiskey neatly it up in excelsior, O. E. Haygood as arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Hood id Beatty at. Monongah on Saturday _ Ight as they emerged from the B. & ~ . train. Haygood had the package J" ader his overcoat, but claimed that 5 was carrying it for another fellow >10 ho says remained on the train hen he saw the officers at the staon. Kavaood is a colored man. He being held for a hearing. LOST From Gypsie Camp Bay Horse, j with white spot on Forehead and J icars on breast near Waynesburg, |l I'n. Will pay $10 for his return. , j Address Box 3026, West Virginian, jj iper?Try It For r * r . >v * ' v'! STAND KM OFFICE SAYS MAI ADVANCE >rcat Britain and France Preparing to Give Promo* Assistance. IAIN OF TWO YEARS LOST Reported that Germans have , : Taken 100,000 Priso- -^ ners and 700 Guns. (By Associated Press) ' V nS SS ROME, Oct. 29?The Ital- | ans are checking the advance of the Austro-Ger* ; nans into the plains of nor-' hern Italy, the war office Italy's entire line or the Isonzo Is . hrealpneil with annihilation. Sweep .c^t rig down from the mountains Into the ' I antes of Frlti 11 (lie invaders have can- - j urod Cividale and (iorizia, 100.000 srjs tiers and TOO guns. v , Oreat Iiritain and France are reportd to lie taking stops to give the aha*-. ?S| erod Italian army prompt and full sttu oil What form litis aid will lake b? i ol been disclosed. The French cr'> not met last night to decide on thg.TMwj tanner of cooperation on the Italian Where General Candora will make a | land Is not yet clear hut two nosl. ?Einl Ions capable of defense are available.' . lie Germans have reached the lowland r nd Rrc but nine mlloa fronx UdlnO, Cn- >,',i otna's general headquarter*. The rati-' ' - -j onls running north and south through . 'jh Idlne might mnlte a defensive line but. 5s he Tagllamento river. 18 miles west f Udlne would probably offer a ifi'dii-i : er defense. While the whole Isonzo line Is In .'A rave danger there Is also a serious lireat In the Teuton drive to the Italic line In the Carnlc Alps and even i the Dolomites north of Belluno. Apparently Field Marshal von Mack- : nsen is endeavoring to drive a wedge: etween the armies on the Carso front A nd those in the mountains northwest ; r I'dine. Some of the advanced Ital- . in positions in the Carnlc Alps p'rob- \ ^ hly had heen abandoned already. It lis should prove true the Tagliamen* i river seems to offer General Cador. a his first defensive line unless lib Au rmies stiffen greatly and hold the in< aders within a few miles of the pi" nt positions. Jets Injunction Against Husband | la the Circuit, court on Saturday afrnoon an injunction was instituted by ttorney L. C. Musgrave for Nora, ride against her husband, Elza Pride, .<?'. ? [ Union district. This cause is taken, ) restrain rrnie irom selling uisjirop- ;ra rty, which includes a 165-acre farm iii -i', inion district. This is also a cauor i keep the children in the custody ot le mother. Judge Vincent on Satur ay issued the injunction order and a eputy of the slyjrift's office served it. Laborers Wanted f in Shipping Department. Apply OWENS BOTTLE MACHINE CO.. CITY TAXES. A discount of 2% per cent will '']? be allowed on City taxes for prompt , 51 payment. Office open evenings 1' :;^gi to 9 P. M. J. C. ROBINSON, City Treas. > ;-$# Notice to Taxpayers.! | The tax books tor all of the ' "X Districts of the County are now ' ready for collection. 1 will give ri :^ a discount of 214 per cent on - . all taxes paid on or before November 30th, 1917. There 1s air ways a rush during the last few '; ::!3 days of discount, so please call t at mv office at your earliest con- :i venience and avoid this rush. " |g??| Save TIME and MONET. A. M. Glover, Sheriff. l ? m . ,[ ' "/jS Want Ads