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gjlp;!: THE AMERICAN'S CREED.
i&$?3SePc in the United States of America as a governBwSafcjjf
fhe people, bp the people, for the people, whose
Ipjni.Jwtters are derived from the consent of the governed;
K^^^^emdSracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many
mgjrmarei&i States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable,
B^/tRCSfc/T upon those principles of freedom, equality, jusfcdu&and
humanity for which American patriots sacrificed'
^fflSi^65es and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty
^^^m-icourttry to love it; to support its Constitution; to
|?B%ey-its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against
BBfe THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
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Eor United States Senator
Davis Elkins. Morganlown.
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pS_ For Representative in Congress
BBp*;*' ! Charles J. Schuck, Wheeling.
For Stale Senator
I' Edgar B. Stewart. Morgantown.
For Judge of the Intermediate Co art
EL. 6. Carskadon. Fairmont.
For House of Delegates
V . P. D. Burton, Monongah.
. Henry D. Eddy. Fairview.
r : A. H. Singleton. Mannington.
For Circuit Court Cleric
T. H. Vincent. Fairmont
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For Counts Commissioner
J. C. Moran. Winfield District
For Counts Superintendent of Schools
1. Herschel B. Ice, Barrackville.
r Pres. Board of Education, Fairmont Ind. DisL
E. Carl Frame, Fairmont
Member Board of Education, Fairmont Ind. DisL
C. W. Walker, Fairmont
or Pres. Board of Education, Union Ind. DisL f
Harry Shaw, Fairmont
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v Member Board of Education. Union Ind. DisL
Stephen Van Gilder. Fairmont
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PFAIRMONTS WATER SUPPLY.
IE ideal way to deal with die problem of acid in the
local water supply, a condition which caused a great
of discomfort and expense in the city last week.
i?l? die people who are responsible for die acid getnto.the
streams to keep it out. But every practical ;
mows that to do that would require a quarter of a
S-V# ?mrlr I?fm? the state legislature and in die
Is.-- And all die while the condition in all likelihood
d be-on die incerase.
sere are other and quicker ways and the municipal
inment of Fairmont ought to be trying to find out what
jan|fK We are at die point where there will have to
r.'.a; general reorganization of the water system of die
and if it is possible to change the source jof supply
kthtse will not be. either now or in die future, danger
tying, the water used here contaminated by chemicals
turn clothes green and eat the tubes out of boiler*
{eaT'weeks we ought to be laying plans to make the
mm
on- die report on die local water situation which
ge^W- Fuller is to make will be received in die city,
Bs newspaper bey li eves that a much more exhaustive
I Interlocal water problem thantneone M^ruIIe^
mid be undertaken at once either by -Mr. Fuller
cue of similar standing in the engineering world.
-|1 i When he got rid
^ ^ fiction -writer's ?ni
but In soite of th
a professor of po]
tfS all over. - of that kind in hi
least knowa what:
t the AstonIstex*s prediction, when he writes pd
- woodiun" trt'
Me political journal -was only j^y the d)
AOO-rang on the primaries. page editorials did
may not.
roonieorut tomorrow and say <
well know "Well all know 1
m - i
n^: succeed in Bet that fresh j
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the degree oftherpstriodsiriand support of tbe gov-1
earnest m die coodoct*4f ie wer? Fjjrt vote oo efleobel J
preparedness and war subjects-were selected as fellows:
1. McLeroore resolution requesting tbe President to
warn all citizens of the United States to refaiin from trav2.
Kahn amendment to the Hay anny UI of 1916
piuvkliitg:fqc increases in the-military establishment.
3. Brandegeeamendoeatto die same measure providing
for a regular anny of 250.000.
4. Senate provision in tbe same bill for a- vohmicer reserve
anny under Federal eontroL
- 5. Browning motion to recommit naval appropriation
bill with instructions to the committer to report it bade with
certain increases m amounts.
6. Amendment to bill authorizing defensive armament
of uperrhwnt vessels so as to prohibit the carrying of arms
7. Declaration of war against Germany.
8. Kahn amendment to the conscription act providing
for selective compulsory army service instead of the
volunteer system.
Tbe League has discovered that there were 47 Congressmen
who- voted "right" on all of those propositions, j
Of that number only four were Democrats. All the vest j
were Republicans. Can mere oe more COQVIUUU^ ^iWV! I
of which party it sustaining. die war in Congress? Do we i
need a morfc. complete refutation of die Democratic slogan
that the success of the war depends upon the continuation
of hat party p power at Washington?
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DON'T FORGET THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
PEOPLE'S minds at present are directed almost exclusively
to die problem of winning the .war. bat be
fore smother election comes around in West Virginia
all die big public questions will grow out of the price we
paid for our victory: War taxes will continue for many
years while die national, state' and local governments will
find increased burdens thrown upon diem as a direct result
of the war. There will have to be vast extensions of the
social side of die activities of the commonwealths. This
will cost a great deal of money at a time when the public
is carrying about all that it can without suffering.
The logical thing to do; die thing that any gerat private
enterprise would do, is to improve the details and die methj
ods of government so that its efficiency will be increased
Reduce die unit cost, to adapt the language of the efficiency
doctors, so that more can be done with the money expended.
But in most of the states. West Virginia included,
the state constitutions prevent die business affairs of the
people from being modernized and improved. The most
* * " ? Jl.s behind the steel i
important dusucm xu cue cuuuujr <** ??% ?
making, oil producing and refining and even behind cigar
selling and tailoring businesses becauses constitution makers
of fifty years or more ago lacked the vision which would
have enabled them to fcrsee to what vast proportions the
state governments have dsvdopecL
Here in West Virginia for some time there has been
; an agitation to remove the constitutional barrier to putting
the affairs of die state upon a business basis. An amendment
tc the state consriudon called the budget amendment
was given die sanction of die lageislature and tomorrow the
| voters will pass upon this amendment. It is down at the
{ very bottom of die ballots which will be given to them at
[ the polls and if they are wise they will take die trouble to
[ vote in favor of the movement. If the budget system is
wlnntnl m this state taxes are bound to increase.
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.Austria went out of the war at 3 o'clock this afternoon
European time, and the great quadruple alliance i
which, set forth to conquer the world four years ago
has narrowed down to one nation. Even in Germany
they will understand that for them it is now merely a
question of bow drastic the peace terms will be. Yet|
| only six months ago practically all of the people in
central Europe believed that it would take only one
more blow to reduce Paris and win the war. It is the
swiftest and most dramatic collapse in all history.
That it is not to be the most catastrophic is merely
due to the fact that the peoples associated in the war
upon the Ctntral .powers are not waging the same kind
of a war the Germans did.
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The appeal of the "Red Cross to have 1.000 Christmas
boxes packed In this city probably will not be long;
awaiting fulfillment. One box to each soldier .a rule
mads necessary by the great amount of cargo space
that even this will require, certainly will not exhaust
the Christmas spirit of folks with boys at .-the front,
and we have no donbt that many of them after packing
a bos for their own iaa win pacit 31 []? H liri UUC Mil ?UU1C |
one who has no ono on this side to remember him at
Christmas time. And those who have no soldier to j
| remember will also want to send a box. There are only
1,000 names for Fairmont Better apply early.
Tie-Serb flag flies again at Belgrade and that of Italy
over Trent and Triest The Austrian? got from under
just in time. Another month and Vienna would have
been in the hands of one or another of the enemies of
the country. "
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Kaiser Karl only last week declared that he could
not make a peace with Austria's foes because he had
pledged, his royal'word not to. Thereupon the people of
Austria undertook to relieve him of the necessity of
breaking his -word. The same thing is going on in Germany,
in all proability. but in the case of that country
matters have gone so far that' a peace is not purchaseable
merely_through deposing the present government,
for trial before- an international court,
ofr trial before an international court.
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Remember the polls tomorrow will be open only from
suriie to sunset. The safeit thing to do Is to vote early
[ la the morning.
of M?l lie sent the movement that elections do not come
11 to Woodrow. more often in this state. ?
so a literary guy, last call for-open gambling.
? fact that ho was - ?*
itics or something See that they are even advertising
i salad days, be at one of the most notorious of the gamhe
is hiking about wing joints for rent.
titles. *
It waa Just like Reno or Howling
is .?? . ,
but lh?n again It . . J.V-.'V* . * ?
Nice experience for a town that has
, , ' almost a quorum of Calviniste for a
omorrow night. ^eminent. ^ V
La any one heard ******? toJB? * poU**
ho Ctowb Prince to rote for the
~won- . . .
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THIS MOULDER NOT FOR WATSOM
FAHIMONT, 2Jor. 3l?< Editor The
West VlTxtnlan}?-In. Saturday's Fair
moat Times appears a pretended endorsement
of Clarence W. Wateson as
a Senatorial Candidate by Local 255
of the International Iron Moulders*
Union of North America, of Fairmant.
Marion County, West Virginia. I wish
to state, through the columns of your
paper, that I am a member of the
a bore organization; that no meeting
such as is mentioned In the Times has
been held: and that this Local has sot
endorsed Mr. WatsonSs candidacy. It
is the sense of the members of this
local that the endorsement of any candidate
for political office Is contrary
to the laws and Interests of our organization.
and that the pretended endorsement
of Mr. Watson doe? not
bind or affect any member of oar organization.
DAVID SLOAN. j
Member Local 335 International Iron I
Moulders' Union of North America. |
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i Evening Chat
j Most Fairmont children are glad j
mat scnoot opens wcanesaay. not
only has the time been long for them !
3ince a steady, interesting occupation ;
kept them., out of mischief, but days :
spent at hdxne. off of the streets, has
been decidedly dull. There was absolutely
nothing to do but wash mother's
dishes or sit aad sit and sit. Chi!
dren don't spend much time reading
all kinds of books as they used to do
in our grandmother's days. Don't you '
remember when grandmother said she
used to read all manner of long, fine-1
print stuff, which she found tucked
away in attics? Sort of made us feel
a measure of disgust for one so ea-;
tirely lacking in understanding; (or
we wouldn't touch anything with a
ten-foot pole which didn't have plenty
of adventure and wasn't written in
good big type!
Don't you remember?grandmother '
used to say?from her chair by the '
window where she sat so happily. '
"Children, now aren't you ashamed; i
why when I was your age I had my
patchwork square to do every day
and my cnapter in tne isiDie to reau
and besides I read serious books?;
not so many fairy tales!" Which >is ;
all true. In many ways grandmother's
day was better than ours, even with
oar added progress and our many
| more conveniences. But grandmother
doesn't take into consideration how
we've grown and how many more ex-:
citing things there are to know about ,
and how mnch more there is to do; ;
which shots us away from that quiet '
of country days, when the whole world '
about was still as could be, and one :
had plenty of time and opportunity to !
discover enjoyments in whatever there j
was on hand.
Without meaning to reflect on
! grandmother, did you ever notice how
some people live entirely In the memories
of events long past? Nothing to
them is worth while bnt the things
i which long ago went out of date. How
! hard it is for them to learn anything
I new. They apply their old thories to
, every new scheme; to every new
j thought and to every new undertaking
'and cannot understand why the an,
swer is not perfectly plain. And when
they are gradually pushed further and
further back out of the track of the
world's running, they sit disconso
lately; still usable to understand and
somehow blaming everybody around
them. Gradually they grow pessimistic
and soon after they become that
very unlovely "soured" man or wont-1
an whom everybody avoids and nobody
wants to spend a moment with.
There are some very dear children
at the Day Nursery on Meredith street
just now which Captain OUeiroe is
caring for very tenderly. It would do
everybody good to eee them. They
haven't much in the way of this
world's goods and some of them have
lost by death an important mother or
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We Are Doing
To Yoi
If Yon Follow Onr Store Ai
Yon Will Find the Thi
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A Patriotic Christmas!
Finish up your Gift
Buying Before December
1st.
Santa Claus is just as
important a figure in tbe
civilized world today as
ever! But this Christmas
he must conform to rules
that will help win the
war!
- You can do your part
by finishing up your Useful
Gift-buying Now!
Don't say: "Oh, well 1
can wait a week or so!"
Of course you Can?But
why do It?
Now's the best time to
buy! Come tomorrow
and make your gift-selections
from the broad
stocks of practical and
useful merchandise we
offer! Your Government
Requests It!
Many are Selecting- Their
Winter Supply of Blouses
?at $4.75
There are still good selections
I* to be found among these dainty
models of Georgette Crep. Better
buy now than to wish you had
later on At least it win oe to
your distinct advantage to investigate
this extraordinary offering.
Vou can see some o? the" Models in
oar "window.
While they Last?These
Night Gowns at $1.00
Several different styles?lace
and Embroidery trimmed.
True Values
father which leaves them very sad t
and lonely, last night I stood over b
the bed where four babies slept whose b
mother died over a wees ago. They v
had asked to sleep all together and ' S
they were all small brothers and sis- s
ters. two of each. Their little heads h
were tucked almost under the covers o
and for the night at least they had en- ii
tfrely forgotten the tragedy which hat r
come to them. Their father comes ti
each night to see them put to bed and il
it means very, very much to him that i g
he has found a warm- comfortable: u
place where his little ones may be a
cared for properly. li
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Each one ol the youngsters at the n
new Day Nursery had a warm bath 1
last night and was started right in a
clean nighty. I xratched one little tei- e
low attempt to eat a small Innch be- ?
fore ho was put to bed. One of the
biggest hearted women we have in tfie
city had brought him in to the nur- _
sery from Wyatt where he had been enduring
all manner of cruelty from a
very own father. Can you believe it? B
And his mother just went away and E
left him. Isn't it almost too diffictSi t E
to understand! But this small boy j K
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I Everything to
ir Entire Satisfs
moim cements and Watch Oar
ags You Want in Pleasing Vs
Then Win Yonr Patronage!
School Girls! Here is <
Middy Dress
The kind youH want to
' A Value -that yonil Ap]
Made of Servicable Na
adorned by emblems on slee1
Bright Red Middy ties
ness. The skirts are full-pie
with a sensible school-dress
washing, they afford real ?
the young wearer. Sizes 1
The Corset Situation Dei
Atteni
Fro:
" ^ is sure
Lady Ruth acting
Front laced from every
$1.50 to $5.00 j? ]
prices were to be obtained we
La CammiHe?front laced ...
La Resisto?either front or ba<
Henderson?back laced, From
Courtneys'
oday believes it. He still lies in bis
ed -where kind pcoJRe placed him and I
e doesn't seem to bare spirit left
rith which to smile or be happy.
Sometimes even small children get
piritnal hurts which are very long in
ealing and the sadness in this child's
yes is not difficult to see . But those
1 charge of him now are hoping that
est and good food will brink htm back j
j health and happiness again. Surely. 1
anyone can make him laugh, it is
enial, gentle hearted Capt. 0*Beirne
rho tried ail kinds of ways to make
piece of bread and jam attractive to
ittle Roy last night. But even a swal>w
of milk went hard and Roy could
ot possibly smile then. Later he will,
know.
Preston county buckwheat, home
tyle. for breakfast each morning,
foyers Restaurant.?Adv.
Vote for Major Elkins.
Fairmont Transfer Co.
All kinds of hauling done
promptly and carefully. Housesold
goods a specialty. Also long
distance moving.
Phone 517. ( _
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. FULLY E<J
to take care of every need in the bar
ot long and successful experience.
OFFICI
j. M. BRO W.N FIELD, President GEO
C. RICH ART) HALL. Cashier H. .
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Geo. E- Amos Z. F. Davis
3. M. Grownfield ; (Howard R. For!
T. L Bret H. J. Hartley
W. S. Meredith 1
THE PEOPLES NA1
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Windows and Gnq^n
iriety. Our Prices:^
Grand Good News!
wear has just arri|ewn
>reciate!
ivy Serge attractiy^^^^S
res and collars.
Aside from sa\ii|jja?fl
anufacturers are to be !
are lucky in having
complete stock in our I
re is a make, here I
woman and a size
i would have themf "4^8
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Razors, razor strops, sIim^IeH
brushes, sharing soaps, towaB
tain pens, station err,
lows and many other tirfneiafl
that the soldier and sailor mnst^Ji
have. Very much of a specialty II
here. Place your orden lrt' H
once.
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lring line, and officered by ' sm^^H
ire solicit your patronages ''
:rs
RGE E. AMOS. Vice president
J. HARTLEY. Vice PrestteOt
ctors :.xgm
' H.L. Helnteebne^H
kee C. E. Hutchinson. . 'j
EL C. Jones
koncan Sinclair " ??5s3g|
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t bo grey boots at a: