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I rSjtWestBtrainian-i BTEKT BTVKNTNO EXCEPT SUNDAY *fca Fairmont Prlatlny and Publtshtn* Company, irba Wot Vlrytniaa Build lay, A duns aad Qulney Bta. TIUFHONIB-UM. 11M, 1MT. AH Imilaall , raacbed .throoyh private ezehaaye. W. J. W1EOEL, General Maaayar. . , JAHS8 C. HERBERT. I SIDNEY W. WR1UHT, Editor. I Advartiatay Maaayar. ' A. BAT MAPEL. CHARLES V. REOIC. Soportatoadest. I Clrcnlatloa Maaayor. JAKES J. DBYINE. National Advertlatny RdprsaantaOva Clarkvbury. W. Vs. ! INOv Tortc OKloa- I Cblaayn OOaa: MboQaald Ayaasy. I A. R. Koator, Myr. I ^ 1M Ark Ava. | 1411 Hartford Bldy. j; ? * SSsenlsUiil Pi ?t erhMh this newspaper to a III Wilt to entitled exclusively to the m for re publics tieu ( an un dispatches credited to It or net ethsrwtoe credited in this newspaper sad also the local news published herein. AH rights et republication of special dispatches herein are also issai ltd. Member.Associated Press. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation* Member American Newspaper Publishers Ass's. 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[ Mi V\ \u THE AMERICAN'S CREED, f Believe in the United Stales of America as a government of the people, by the people, for tire people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; c democracy in a republic, r. sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, jusand humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. 1 therefore believe i( is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey ib laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against P | oil enemies. BAD HOUSINC SCHEME. 'IN Baltimore die housing situation has become so acute, E \ '.'I-in spite of the fact that there has been more building I . activity there this year than in most towns, that a plan to have the municipality go into home building on a large ;j . scale is being seriously considered. A bill appropriating |" ' a million dollars for the purchase of suitable sites and the ti. ..erection of dwellings has actually been introduced into the i-j first branch of the city council. . j; As a remedy for a desperate situation that might do if ! : the details were worked out carefully, and the fact that but one million is to be provided indicates clearly that the I details have not been worked out at all. A million dollars I! Would not begin to solve the housing problem of towns the i'size of Fairmont. But however carefully the financial I planning is done, it ought to be clearly realized that the tendency is in the wrong direction and that in the long ; run it would retard rather than advance the growth of the i community. ; The best asset any town can' have is a large number of home owners. Where a large percentage of the voters own their own homes the government is apt to be on a higher plane and administered in a more economical and business :like way. On the other hand if the municipality were to ;become a landlord on a large scale the tenants of the municipality will in a very short time begin to use their political power to exact privileges and concessions which I Would disturb the whole property owning and leasing situation. !: The most that any town ought to attempt to do along housing lines is to help the people to acquire their own homes. _ That applies to housing programs undertaken by ;. Associations of citizens organized for the purpose of helping tiiMwwwimities to ffrow as well a* tn mnnirmnlthee anrl Iernments of all classes. Landlordism on a large scale is an evil any way you take it, and now that there is a scarcity of houses all over the country and a great variety of plans are under consideration to secure relief that fact should be borne in mind. Let's help men and women to build and buy their own homes on as large a scale as possible, but let's not have anything to do with schemes which seek to make tenantry a rule in this country. |j| NOTHING CAN STOP IT. |F the wet forces of the country were still hoping that - congress would do something for them that hope was dashed by the refusal yesterday of the Judiciary committee of the house to report out a bill repealing the war time prohibition insofar as it applies to beer and light wines. From a parliamentary standpoint that refusal does not exhaust ^.jii =^"1 However, It may t TTnr r<T-T Tr-r- practice to fire a lex RUFF STUFF way 1 ' .1 At any rate It 1 these days. Who can remember the time when there was a^ strong movement in thlB Cops enter etrong rj? vdvwt iur mo orauuua 01 a memorial was any knocktoK if , to those who served In the Great WarT taken at the South Get buayHenil! * Their -word la boo My hot those?. & O. flagmen must have the goods to get a hellova dtasnce bodk these turned (n all they gc Hfi hot nights. * Cops -were the vft But tnatybe the whistling done at police system that fl ME the -elation here # tor the benefit ot folks np at Monongah. When men who at tlEw.-j * * * er games are run h And while the B. ft O, is up for oompeDed to put c oBoetderatioD. is it proper to inquire desk after their pet : whether it te necessary to make all there win no opportr f the Smoke they do in the corporation perhaps hare no Un the cope, to start-st * true. Director General. Hinos -has Issued ) tnpitlil appeal for oconomy. Phil Knox tbe't* ator from the Keyst Lot ndfht he waved "stmply toyrmore that the League of ? carafill JBriog"Tight here-in little old permits monarchist i| jTalliiiimy do lid OS THE WEST VIRGINIAN, FAIRMOIs their resources, but time i* naming rapidly against them, and with the committee decision adverse there is not the slightest prospect that they could get a repeal measure through before the prohibition act goes into effect at the end of this month. And experience proves that it is hard, if not actually impossible, to get an American legislative body to backtrack upon action taken upon moral grounds. Although the war prohibition act wis passed ostensibly as a food conservation measure, the force behind the movement which made the enactment possible was distinctly moral. It is apparent that the brewers do not mean to pay any attention to the mandate of die law. They have their plans all made to continue the manufacture and sale of beer of two and three-quarters per cent alcoholic content as long as they can keep the courts from stopping them. It may be some months before the courts and the government can get around to the point where brewing and the sale of this so called non-intoxicating beer can be brought to an end, but no one but a brewer or a lawyer who has just pocketed a fat retainer can possibly believe that such a beverage will pass scrutiny of the courts, and it is pretty safe to sav that when Tulv Ant ntvm tV.i. ?,.^11 the road to becoming alcoholless, in the ordinary sense, within a few yean and that there will be no long halts in the progress. True, many people believe that this is a mistaken policy. Some of them hold to this belief with a sincerity that admits of no doubt,- but all the scientific testimony is on the other side, and the practical abolishment of intoxicating beverages will work such marked changes for the better along economic, moral and physical lines that long before the country actually is dry the correctness of the movement against liquor will be generally admitted, as indeed it is generally admitted now in all the prohibition states. MEXICAN RELATIONS. IN spite of the fact that there seems to have been a clear understanding between the government at Mexico city and the government at Washington covering the case, President Carranza's confidential ambassador at the American capital. General Candido Auilar, yesterday issued a formal statement in which he denounced the sortie of American soldiers across the international line at Juarez as an invasion of the sovereignty of Mexico. So far the American government has paid no attention to the Auilar outgiving, but it is perhaps significant that the United States forces on the border have been strengthened and the whole situation is being tightened up. This attitude ought to give satisfaction generally throughout this country, which has been clamoring for a firm stand on the Mexican question for years, but one ought not to be too sure about that. For a century Mexico has been a factor in our politics. It was as troublesome, at times, before the Civil war as it has been since the collapse of the Diaz regime, and the man who is honest with himself will have to acknowledge that the Mexicans have played with our politicians in precisely the same way the Turks played with the statesmen of Europe up to the breaking out of the Great war. Auilar's statement of yesterday is a part of this policy. Doubtless he was influenced by remarks which were made in both branches of congress by members of both political parties to venture it. If he succeeds in causing dissentions which will have the effect of weakening the stand taken by the government the plain citizen will have a right to conclude that the Mexicans can outguess us at the game of .... t ? i-.'? lllkWl liauuiial IC10UU119. Now is the opportunity to make Mexico stand and deliver in the matter of protection to American citizens and rights, and it should be taken advantage of enthusiastically, and with a united front. Yesterday waa a bad day for radicalism In this country, for the American Federation of Labor at its sessions in Atlantic City after a series of debates which veteran labor leaders say were the most bitter they ever heard, refused to endorse Russia's' soviet government, voted against a general strike on July Fourth on behalf of Tom Mooney and refused to sanction a change of Labor day from the present date in September to the first of May "as a bond of affection to unite all the world of labor into universal brotherhood." American organized labor is keeping its head. It li not permitting Itself to be stampeded, and as a result it will be able to win and hold more substantial advantages as a result of the changes which the war has wrought than the more Impetuous workers of Europe will be able to show when the world Quiets down to settled conditions. o The news from Europe this morning says that the Berlin cabinet is seven in seven for unH aeainot olcnincr the new peace treaty, and that If President Ebert decides to sign there Is likelihood of a new regime in Germany. That's' political acumen for you. At this distance that kind of a cabinet split on such a question looks like the forerunner of a change In the government, no matter which way the cat jumpB. As a matter of fact the signing of the peace treaty will let loose a political storm In every one of the first class powers, including this one, and there probably will not be any government now existing which will be able to withstand It. There continues to be a surprising lack of interest in the coming municipal election in this city. This Is a condition which ought to be disquieting to the good citizens of the town. There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction over the way the present government has been conducted, especially with regard to the police administration, but If the people do not stir themselves to get a better government there will be no improvement. Good municipal government Is one of the few things that cannot be bought In cans on a moment's notice and In any one of a dozen flavors. To have It you must work for It, and now Is the accepted time to work. Get busy, folks. Especially get busy in the search for the right kind of men to put on the tickets. MJ against railroad We should worry about that xxnotlve the right There ain't gonna be any mocar chlsta with 'dtetattnr' possibilities afs not often done things settle down. New Yortt Times repurter on the denial that there other side cables that an American down of forfeits re^meot may stay csz the Rhine for a Old. TMrin^ woovw aua jnjRor fiOOia " " **"' ,w* g ( # g . Well, U (he Rhine.la eotag to he d enough but they 11 ^ .*? *? more that they 00*ht ?*1o he any trouble to get reninve mav iae? ugamaiL after the ? 'ttrat of, July.. oUmsrottjkaetdoaB " hoadd be ohanged. YOUR* NEXT. Storage Battery ihouM be a Preet-Oe. arrested 'at pok- Lite. There la a correct, alio (or erery ito.the office, and snake .and model of car. As the oflJip tbidetta'at the dal^Praat-O-Ute Service Station in ilgreea are,taken, thlatanUnywa-wfil be alad to extend mlty-for folks-*wh? you. wai ooortaay. Please rsmemdly foelh* toward her that the PreatOUte Is the oldest orlcs that-are-not serrice to antomobUeownera in Amer lesy. Sooth SUe Sen be Station. 4th tS BL. and 'TWaTnatJ Are.?Adr. aitam; wet^hflacn- ee ; one etale<dedares , Starrest'KnishiTrss accepted the poNatlons covenant stOon of nfcdit clerk at the Jfclrmont. a to dtatale oar Be has already entered ivaa hta da ties. ^^WEDNESDAYEVE^Urit I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11 FAIRMONT, June 16?IBMtor We*t Virginian]?1 enclose you a copy of some observations I make on the league of nations, which I authorize you to publish. CHARLES H. LEEDS. 1110 Field St. RECLAMATION. Awake ye Sons of Patriot Sires! Reclaim your own from false desires, Mooring into foreign hoc and mire. Your free ship, State, your Dad's desire Built against a tyrant's ire; And, with flag unfurled from freedom's spire. Bequeathed to you from the Revolution's fire. Freedom's sons, alert before! The league of nations Is a mare. Awake, far adrift her cables broken, Strange sea tossed by error driven, Mid rocks and sboale (oh, loathe the story, Repeat It not in the name of glory) Columbia pleads for her returning Back to the port of her rightful mooring. Back to the home of "freedom's morning." Freedom's sons,, alert beware! The league of nations is a snare! Awake ye Sons, withhold your free con . sent From this unlawful covenant. For by It's terms it would create : ah uDsmuie imperial state. Ruled by foreign prince and potentate. To which your own would be subordinate? Such would be your country's fate. Freedom's Sons, alert, beware! The league of nations is a snare. Awake ye sons authority Is by the ! law; ! And loyalty maintains the law. Ask of them that would have this league. ! Which Is not law but base Intrigue. ] "From whence Is thine authority To surrender our country's sovereignty j i To this foreign born monstrosity?" | Freedom's Sons, alert, beware! The league of nations Is a snare. Awake ye Sons, be warned in full; The league of nations is "Johnny Bull" Who, by his selected few, the Mikado, Clemencoau. and your own Woodrow, Joining Albion's greed to pagan lust, Would on your country's sacred dust, Build his world submerging trust. I Freedom's Sens, alert beware! The league of nations is a snare. Awake ye sons, cherish yet the story From Bunker Hill to Torktowns glory, Who would eschew it Is yet a tory. And against this monster, foul lmperlum. Avow the Independence Declaration As your covenant and ultimatum. And yet remain an Independent nation. Sons of Sires loyal and true, Even our own Red, White and Blue. TRUTHS AND TRAVESTIES By th" Bard. 'Tenthunl A few want ads seen recently: WANTED?Boy to work in garden for widow lady not over twelve years old. ( WANTED?Good work horse by man wtlhout heaves, ring bone, or other infirmities; FOR SALE?Ten pure blood White Leghorn hens by gentleman who has laid 1276 eggs since January first. FOR RENT?Three furnished rooms by a man having a fine southern exposure. LOST?Poodle dog by little girl with tag bearing name "Puddles" end with four (brown feet. Parade Restl Here is a good one that Miss Amy Rogers Rice, of the Normal school, laughed at uproariously when it was related to her: What instrument is best adapted to the playing of foot notes? The answer Is. a shoe horn. Present Arms! The Girl in the Office says she sees a lot about people expectorating on the streets.and she wishes there was some way always to make people be on time for once she had an appointment. with Earl Knight and had to stand there on the Martin corner expectorating; y for more than twenty minutes before he showed up. Ground Arms! Here's to the girls on the beaches, Those darling, adorable peaches? With their one piece sutties The dear vamping cutle3 That "figures don't lie" they teaches G? Alerte! A "T" square: T T T T T T | T T T T ~T T T T T T T T T T T T ip ^ ^ All Hand* on Deck! THE DIARY OF AN AMAZING ADVENTURE. By Prof. I. Lyly Kail. Jane 18, 3000?The Ozone Cab is attaining a speed of 1400 miles oo hoar which is somewhat faster than the . speed of onr fastest aortal transports. This brings to mind the pygmy aeroplanes Of the early nineteen hundreds Which, according to Uetorlcal data, traveled through the air at no more than 140 miles an honr or even less ' than oar preaeul B. A O. aerial ser rice. It also makes me think of the land-traveling of earlier times named "anteamMlea" among wtf.ch were certain peculiarly tnSeresapg types known as "Birrera" and "tin Hz xwpwmr puraso a oittw on the road la -worth two peckards In tha ditch" originated in. tha year liU and I Judge pertain* to this kind of automobtle which performed better than all the rest fflttuy farther tad'rates th^h ? cmt adTwrnalag propagandist named r????~iZZiZ! ZZZi^ZZIi]ZZZZZZZZZiZZiZiZZ^ZZZZ! I Glance Over /* ?ur 1 jC $10 v>vBargiin Rack In Our 1 Garment Section HotlC The Summer V Editorial:? We do more than advertise "greatest values for the least money"?we Deliver Them! And in so doing we keep faith with the public to whom our printed statements must appeal on the ground that honesty is the best policy and that the truth will prevail. The words we speak in the papers are one of our pleasantest responsibilities and with that fact constantly before us there remains nothing less for us to do than to meet our obligations faithfully antf fearlessly. ' y i HIS in a Miore 01 ^erviTR TO^ne t public not alone for toflaj^rfr to/^ morrow, but for todajG1' aptf all t)m tomorrows to come. * j A Special / Sleeveless Sv/Stev Worthy of Your Attention. Truthful Advertising ( Ford originated tho so-called flivver from Which much money was derived and that this money ultimately was usod to further the great man's peaceloving convictions. By this time my readers will be wondering what I am writing about. Those who are hasty In their decslions will say things I will not care to. hear. But the great majority will 1 trust, have patience for I am assuredly going to visit the great planet Saturn if all continues well with the Ozone Cab. Then there will be more interesting tilings to tell about. (Another Chapter Tomorrow.) 'TMyafiNWEtiisM . wirSi r J June IS. 1861, was the seventh day of the second convention at Wheeling when the government of Virginia was reorganized. The formation of West Virginia was in every mind at that t mo (but it was not ipermltted to come to the front. The men In authority feared that Wall street would not rec. ognize a new state lest K diminish the value of certain securities. "Possibly its interests might come in contact with its patriotslm" explained John S. Carlisle. The Influence of this lobby at Washington was feared. John S. Burdett. of Taylor couny, remarked "The world knows we arc looking ulteriorly to a division "of this state? Wall street will know it despite all your efforts to cover it up. The lobby interest will be in Washington Just the same and you will have to C'gbt it any now. tjui me Carlisle crowu won oui. Campbell Tarr, or Brooke county, I took occasion to observe: "If wo should add to this (the expense) the portion of the Btate debt which we would be bound In falmess to pay, it will make our taxes burdensome." Finally John S. Barns, of Marlon read a resolution, It being out of order to submit it? "Resolved, that It is inexpedient at this time to take into consideration the subject of the division of a state." In a later talk John S. Carlisle said: "The truth should always be spoken when we speak at a]!. But the whole j truth should not always be spoken. , There are times when men should keep their mouths closed." DEATH OF MRS. L. E. RIGHTMYEW A mesage received here by friends announced the sudden death at. Rowelsburg yesterday of Mrs. L. E. Rlghtmyer. Mrs. Hlghtmyer was formerly MIsb Bffie Moi/s and is a sister of Mrs. F. M. W/son of this city. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at Rowelsburg. Mrs. Wilson will attend the funeral. ?> i Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green have moved from 201 High street to a residence at the corner of Walnut avenue and Fifth street. ' * IT 18 OUR BU8INES8 lu uuyotw ucwuiiiviu^ prescriptions in the proper way. Not a business we have learned in a day, but after years of hard work and careful study. We use pure drugs, compound them with accuracy and charge you , an honest price for our serrtoes. Bring your next one to the Mountain City Drug Co.. opposite Court House. Phono 1216.?Adr. mj MIBryvi oMCEr^Jr l^)^ESTIOi4 mrtneys' Sto st Values 108-110 Mai i/ardrobe Cannot Entirely Comph Smart ! colorings that lack of space imjj. ^ There is Bou^d to Be a Pn & \Somewh|i-( /S4.90jft A gay colored SwMff $ wool is just what ,^"*^any dif^ien^ st*e& necks, V necks,jpp-ortffend the bright, gav/WlorsJmag Salmon, Pinkyyaofe, lipse, C Courtneys' Sufe HOULT ^4 > Aurora Mine Stare Up. Aurora mine of the Greater Fairmont Investment company began work here t/ida yon a four car a day contract, by a special arrangement with the men and consent of the union by which tbey load the lump coal only and then load the slack certain days ol the week, as the tipple Is not equipped with screens. This is going to work this mine to Its full capacity. Aurora mine has not been working since the first of the year. This new development together with the building operation here Is giving work to a number of persons and men without a Job and nothing In sight are hard to find and altogether a more optimistic splrtl Is in the air. Box Supper at Church. The young people's organization of the Sunday school will hold a box supper at the church Friday night, the 20th. Proceeds to be used for the benefit of the church. Children'* Day. The Sunday school will give a children's day program next Sunday night, the 22d. Contractors Making Headway. The Keely Construction company is making headway, on the line connecting the B. and O. here with the Byproducts plant. The steam shovel has rut thrnii^h tho Inn tr r??it In Unult'e field, finished the big fill here, crossed over and Is beginning the cut on the Snider farm. Bugs Won't Abide/With You There Is m.U? use in.fcermltbugs lb Aide wHh you, and ''^Uiere Js absqptely no pleasuAorAelWipt and lit- ' tie jxpasa^roF perfect health when ya^^tabldyfTvlth them. Banish jags^fKlfe periodical II use of foURJhjpG KIT,11FIR. WVVheihir hpdfbnaL ants, roach[Liplde^ Jsyaff" fXthe same %oad (tdTyou tse thmprepar tlo^jpd they nevel^Mine | r*ANE!S] | DrUg SMre i .no a Although me service . 8 i t i ? ^ | cneciong aepostors is or I dmcge whatever is qaroe 11* A>^ackjm* | or your funcB^^nteffiatjl written recom onkyou3p and acquaint you with.Mii Open anjaccoimt mjt ; -serve you. r Luj^sfflMaaa3aaJ56?Ke?Kaaan8?ffl^ ( """fjl I Consult / Q Courtney* About Thit Ntw Summer , in SL Hsti \{ ==ft : Be Considered :te Without a J Sweater | A Glance at the \ Attractive Mod-" \ els shown in Our" ^ \ Window will con| vince you that mil j the assortment ur here answers Ev- * r' ery requirement. r"T5j Then too, there ** are many, many jpore styles and pronfmw us from display// 1 ffce ifgreeable to Everyone ijRetweea $12.50 FTricolette or light-weight need these summer even-%mund necks," surplice ophn front models in al> inabV Turquoise, Copen, iold, Parole and Khaki. DtpendabnJMerchandise ' Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Rodger# of Moundsvllle are the guest# of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Henry at their hom^ In Hamilton street. They are attending the commencement exercise* at the nonnal, their daughter. Miss Helen, being one of the graduates. ALL IN ONE. '< With the 8or.a/Tone you can enjoy the world's best music because the Sona-Tone Is designed to play "better" all records of all makes. -The adaptshilitv of thft Snna-Tnno to oil fa one of Its special features?an) needle may bo used, Including the jewel point, sapphire ball?all without extra cost.?Van Wirt & Bromley, Cor. Washington and Jefferson Sts.?Adr. Give the Boys and I Girls th^?y / ivignt anot Training/ Perhaps whin you were a child yoiy didn't have shoes madj over nature 3haped laAs to give you thorough/ comfort and properly/developed your feet. / J i m But yoiican givdyour boy and gi* the opportunity' you difn't havfe.V I We am ShodjfGpecialists | <ior young ijM,. We offer Vcomf*t, ha/lth and ecorifcmy p Children's Shoes. I We fee *' B 1 at jfcjcfa That Pleaaa. , S|e mr Barefoot Sandals 1 a^jplay Oxfoii<js $1 to $3 J Dress stioes and Oxfords I $2 and up* v rj| 1 > Shtirtleff & 1 Welton V||| 1ARGE this banl^ortffrnM for its-' 1 Seal *?me to them, no ! i /this convenience. / * * us will provide security ? % Vour business, give a | a^j^and expenditures, | glv^o^csii. uppyrumu^tO 8 A ATIONAL BANK. f $200,000.00 MtGeaactctaaa*^^ a ?^I~VT