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R evert evening except sundat Th? Fairmont Printing and PabliaUoc Company, rl n'oat .Virginian Building, Adam* and Qulncy Ma. TELEPHONES?1101, lit*. U?7. AO ??HtMnU 3M reachotf through private exchange. fi ; ', W. J. WIEGEI* General Maeager. K JAMES a HERBERT. I BIDNET W. WRIGHT, Ba. BAT MA Editor.! Advertising Manager. p| ' Superintendent. I Circulation Manager. E National Aavenmne tupreimiMm Clarksburg, W. Va. c Office: I Chicago Office: void Axeney. I A. R. Keator, M?r. irk Are. | 1411 Hartford Bid*. Lssodated Press, e( which this newspaper la , la entitled exclusively to the use for repub?f all news dispatches credited to It or not credited In this newspaper and also the local llibed herein. AM light* of republication etf patches herein are also reserve*. ?r Associated Press. icr Audit Bureau of Clrcnlationm. er American Newspaper Publishers Mil ?r West Virginia Dally Newsparer AmU SUBSCRIPTION RATES 'JJlt?(Payable in advance enty.) Oae year, : months, (3.00; three months, fl~M; one ARRIER?(In Fairmont) One rear, 17.10: is, 13.10; one month, 6#c; one weak, lie. Three Cents. CARRIER?(On tjride ef Fairmont) Om s: one week, 18c. By carrier, Three Cents, bicrlptlons payable In advance. asking for change In address five *14 as wsil dress. >d at the Postofflce at Falrmsnt, West Vlrlecond class matter. IAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919. 'HE AMERICAN'S^ CREED. I oeueve in me unuea ouiics oj nmciB . ica as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of iifB55"3fes '',c governed; a democracy in a repub He, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and insep W& liable, established upon those principles of freedom, equalw in justice, and humanity for which American patriots t^.facrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is duly to my country to love it; to support its Constitujn&ifon; to obey its laws; to respect lis flag; and to defend it ?l igainst all enemies. | -v THE CHANCE AT CITY HALL. [pODAY Fairmont's municipal government passes to Eg* new men who will operate under a new charter which ffij-in certain particulars will permit of a wider range, but j|$?much is nevertheless sufficiently like the ordinance under S&.which the city his been governed during the past five years g| to make it possible to say that the best chart the new ^government can take will be one based upon a careful study RE of the record made bya the old government?avoiding, if KfjHissible, its mistakes and short comings and emulating its Bgyniccccsses. MS-l' From a purely business standpoint the government which 'has just gone out of existence was the best Fairmont ever had, and the record is a credit alike to the city and to the & four, retiring city commissioners. During the five years, this iejgovemment was in control at city hall the nation passed BSwough an extremely trying lime. Business conditions j&'xfianged so rapidly that it was impossible to foresee from MB*jmdath to month what was going to happen. Yet in spite gfetffethB- the municipal corporation was managed with conR spicuous success, and few lafge private corporations hereabouts ;an point to an equal degree of actual development E' arid satisfactory day to day functioning. Along that line S?qie retiring commissioners made a record of which they J? juid'their friends may well feel proud; one which entitles iSg-them to the gratitude of their fellow citizens. Their res| sponsibilities and labors were much greater than they had ? reason,to anticipate when they went into office, and they ^" retire yyith clean hands and the knowledge that as a going J8' concern Fairmont is much better off than when they took Jj, over the management of it. If .-True their positions have never been easy. There has jU been much outspoken complaint, but for practically all of |k this they have been themselves to blame. Their conspic^^kus'shortcoming consisted of a lack of firmness and of "grasp upon the details. They did big things well, but all >;-itoo often gave but indifferent attention to the little things. it is the little things that determine the attitude of the R 'public toward a city administration. It is perhaps natural ?- fo> men who are striving with all their might to keep a Emggijlucipal' gdvernment with stationary revenue going ahead v at a time when prices are mounting and demands are inIffl rrrnnmo- to fall into the habit of thinking that complaints I citizens about poor service, unsatisfactory street condi}S, bad sewers 01 indifferent policing are matters of small ment, but citizens who complain cannot be made to 3o, .the new administration will do well to give at least ouch attention to the little things as a business man gives p is dependent for success upon the good will of the ilic,' and to drive with a tight rein, especially in the ice department. The public expects there will be a mrag up of the town and greater attention to the details the .departments with which it comes in direct contact, iyif it does not get these things its disappointment is going ??;, WELCOME. TEACHERS. rODAY Fairmont again has as its guests the school 'nnnhr an J llio mil V'?n 1 n C of ihe an P school year, a e circumstanccs mntry was still difficulty that umish teachers ut there is still however, that lable arid that >c a competent onal body who at they get no it maybe this c t of us next yet tu th I ' itting the price larksburg next papers. they try that di r market ought < , the new clt locked on the j mayor. < d about two m< who finally gi sin ha commli mdemned to su Fairmont always is glad to greet them and it is to behoped j that their stay in the city. this week will be as pleasant as it I i. .ertain to be profitable to them and to their young '! charges. CROCERY STORE PRICE UST. WOMEN who have been investigating food prices in Fairmont aro reported to be anxious for the mer! chants to have a price list blackboard at their store en| trances. That ought to set the merchants who deal in food j stuffs to thinking, for it indicates a very natural desire upon the part of the housewives. A blackboard with the current price of standard articles and mentioning the specials which the merchants have for that particular day doubtless woeld have a tendency to simplify the process of buying food and also stimulate trade, but a much better application of the theory would be to advertise regularly in the newspapers making a point of quoting prices. i This would be a double convenience to the women, for : it would enable them to make up their lists before they left their homes and would thus save them lots of steps, but it also would have a tendency to bring prices to a uniform level. Grocers as a rule are not advertisers. This applies especially to those who enjoy good patronage. The feeling is that it does not pay. But that is a very short sighted policy. Those grocers who have tried it, and in some towns there i3 a great deal of grocery and meat shop advertising, have found that it more than pays its way. Here it would have the added value of increasing the good will of the people who already arc regular customers, and this is a very important consideration as every one knows who is familiar with the way in which food store patronage ebbs and flows, simply because the customers feel that they are not being treated with the consideration they deserve. Race rioting !n Knoxville In which seven persons have already lost their lives pretty effectually disposes of the contention that outbreaks of this magnitude occur only I In nnrfhorn 'nunq Thp truth RCPIUS to he that theV are apt to occur in any town where there are a considerable number of negroes. President Wilson's Labor day message in which he assurance that ill the near future he intends '.o call a conference of representatives of labor and industry is an indication <hat he has adopted the suggestion which originated with Basil Manley that capital and labor ought to get together in this country and talk the situation over in the American way. The same idea is embodied In resolutions which have been introduced in both houses of congress and it now seems that something will come of it. The New York Telephone company which serves the city of New York informed the Public Service commission the other day that it is willing to make rate reductions which lessen its revenues by 5 per cent, only to be told by the chairman of the commission that such a reduction was rather moderate and that the company should see if it could not make it ten per cent. This is in striking contrast with the situation which exists in West Virginia, where the telephone company is asking for a steep increase over the rates set by the Burleson increase of only a few months back. Telephone attorneys when they appear before the West Virginia Public Service commission should be prepared to explain why the citizens of this state are asked to pay more while the citizens of New York are going to pay less. The British aje kicking up a great row regarding ;he extravagance of their government. Yet if the amount of money they spent on the war and in their reconstruction Is any indication they have been very careful as compared to the government of this country. For | downright extravagance there never was anything to equal the government of the United States not only during the war but in ordinary peace times. Labor day will be more generally celebrated this year than ever before. Since the states began to make this day a legal holiday the labor movement has traveled a long distance, and practically all of the solid gains have Deen due to ihe work of organizations which early adopted conservative policies. August Circulation The actual paid-for circulation of The West Virginian for the month ol August, 1919, is given in the tabulation below. All copies to advertisers, correspondents, employes, etc., are eliminated. 1 4,888 17 Sunday! 2 4,872 18 4,988! 3 Sunday 19 5,012 4 4,865 20 4,826 5 4,925 21 5,023 6 5,009 22 4,956 7 4,960 23 5,034 8 4,942 24 ...... Sunday 9 4,255 25 4,935 ! 10 Sunday 26 4,908 11 4,958 27 4,968 12 4,806 28 4,762 13 4,890 29 4,887 14 4,914 30 5,088 1 5 4,915 31 . Sunday 16 4,887 Total for 26 days 127,471 Daily Average for August 4,902 Daily Average for July 4,695 These figures represent only the circulation which las Audit Bureau of Circulation rating. The actual total llstribution for the month was 139,583 and the average iaily distribution was 5,386. Practically all of mis crrcuiatlon went Into Fairmont and Marion County homes, the natural field for the Fairmont merchant. wtrase wont worry That food poisoning case over In ir. Ohio is becoming more interesting as i * the investigation progresses. np to 85 per scrape * * * week according to First discovery was that it was not cold storage turkey but olives that > turned the trick (or the seven vlcjwn here the safety Ums. to boom. ' * Now they have discovered that the y government has olives were prepared with a dressing Question of who Is which contained garlic ? * > jnths from now the "Whereupon the folks who nse the ats it will wonder Internrbans probably will BayLied that he should :ch a fate. "WeU, thai settles that," or "no a&hisk "Noisy men were arrested by the B. &. 0. police."?Headline. It noise ever becomes a crime the! whole bally Banflo will be sent up tor lite. ? As a matter of fact some one ought j to be made to loop the loop for some of the noises B. & 0. engines matte at night. * * Lot of them are absolutely unnecessary. -j] i TRUTHS AND TRAVESTIES By th' Banl. H .1 11 en*iiun! CMNCY FALL FICTION, bpisoac No. rive. Martha adjusted her suucy little hat by tne minor in uib haii and wiUi a iKioiiei ou liur arm .ir.ppcu lorm iroin the Utile house on oaslon a.eliiiu. sue nau a aoiiar in ner pocaeiDook. and siie was ou lo paiciiase 101 aunduy winner, one was acu acted ai Marlins by u! display of nice ooucu nam. iun c.uuj a pound was ihe pnce niaraea on u< lag. sne puicnaocd a pjuuu. anc 1 ttlSO [|vU?U I tt Jittil UU4CU ?Eb?? ?iV - ; ing toe cierk iuueii cents m ai.. J now niacn it yojr celery today':", ;he asked. "Tile ceiery is hot Tory good today' ] .aid ivir. Alatt.n. "KOU may navel .htse threu oaujues it you care tu! .alto them noiLt." "Oh man* J?Ui" said Martha as I she mpjeu uui aim toward tuu! uUlCiibr iiiojj. "nave you aDy spring chickens?'! she asiteu me uuicnur. "ies luaetil. Just got some in.) How wouiu tiiese two sua. ' ''opieuaully, t,a.u Manila as Lhtj butcuer wrayp'&l ineni up. She gavcj Uiin a hau uu.?ur uud icceiveu ulteeu tenia in t-iaiige. sue tiuu?iu suiuu unves, five pounds' o[ sugar, a can ui et a, IWo t-ai-i w| peas, u ioai oi uread, soaio pi'ciiej, a pound oi cliee^j and a oaacu vl rauisnes and uaa a mckie leu witu wnich to tuy ntr car iaie liouic. rurade Rest! The leaves are falling from the trees j us time to can mo iJ. V. us. ?^drowning Present Armsl Too Girt in The Office says she ; was ut churcu last n.gut Witu Clari^ iu:K and ne loiu her she was ab-l soiuteiy incorr.giole and* she ratnei | itougut heiseii tliat her new gowu; , waa oeccm.ng. uround Arms! I u I The summer time is nearly gone. c Uo gel your overcoat irow fawn. ' ?Coleridge. : T Ail Hands On Decki I in wy ttaaiea ami observations of thu Bo-mlltu iiumsu race there is one quality which 1 nnd to bj prevalent I _ .u the species which, if It were posa-j Ible, 1 would have corrected. I referi to that propensity or natural tenden-j cy, tound or posiibly it is cultivat-1 eU, in probably two tnlrds, which you will obtc.'ve lt> more than half, of the! residents of this worldly spaere oi our. If It were possible I would inculcate, or impress upon their mindi by frequent aad contnued admoni- e tions, the futility of such a practice, performed hab.tualiy and repeatedly, j, i assert incontrovert.bly that it is not t only a grevious wast of energy, a profiligate discrimination of forces, but is, in the majority of instances * as futile a performsnce as the proverbial, and el'times deceiving cackle of certain oviparous birds who desire ? that the impression be given that they have laid an egg. As a rule, excep- v tions of course nerving but to prove s it, such persons are of a high degree & of permeability. It is with great per- j turbation much mental agitation and n disquietude, that I contemplate this c OUTBURSTS OF E (BY COf I A BIO. C?.OVA>D U-T NtKSLHT 1 (A)AS ther<5 |p L s~t nic-ht!! ^ i s.*y i k-nrow you'ree i n*5re/e brown, and \r i body i-a going: to Car because XCO'ftS TOO V<4 EAR. TRUfttP&T, 'fflSN Yot HATS | ( The like of them V_>L you will not See Everywhere Hone The Our ShoM 4i &] Sy if J appare Are ? ( \ If its F ITn will irr Jfjl " Truthful Arlvprlisinn ( I ' " ? ' infortunate shortcoming. I refer to he use of superfluous words in the ^pressing of a though!. Return to Charters I 'he season for the nuts is hc"^. wish I was a squirrel this >\iar! ?Kipling. MONONGALIA MUSINGS i? II " Someone with his share of wickdness and wit prccla ms the expect(1 tidings that the bartenders have II found wo)J: but the reformers iiven't yet discovered anything to heir liking. Will some wise man Inform us whether JH. C. I... represents ' high ost of living or Henry Cabot Ixidge. The New York Sun has dug up few unpublished verses of Byton'sj Don Juan" which it says will ap-j ear in Its columns as soon as the ] reuther becomes cooler. They can! carcely surpass the ones which havt>l o long charmed the world. "Don [ uan" i3 an accurate picture of the | mnners and customs of English soiety in the days of Byron. EVERETT TRUET UDO) * ! jS mp op You THINK eVeKY.ftV /?. MeSAPHOM*S IN To CARRy rtN ;>d ?eTxeR KAver . .. ^ . 1 rurtrmys' Sto, st Value j 108-110 Mail Incoming Season In\ ,'ing ol Autum LWi New Si uits, Coats, its style and Goodness of Fat 1 you need, then this Co'npreh 3\v Showing will make a deeti 'rice too, that you consider, tl esistably appeal to you I FITS?range from )ATS?range from JESSES?range from e much-discussed bugaboo o has been reduced to a Minim n advance and now make: the apparel you fancy at A Vill Be Most Convincing. .ourtneys Store < " Even Mary and her little lamb are receiving a share of criticism. Hear a wailer bemoan: Mary had a little lamb. But here the story stops, For Mary profiteered in wool And profiteered in chops. Few snakes are seen in this county this year and it is thought that ' prohibition is sufficient explanation. t Alas, the poor postoffice depart- I ment, it would test the patifcnce of i Job and give a wart hog nervous prostration. The lowest bid for car- , rying mail from Small to Lowesville daily was deemed too high and the , department is asking for bids for ] three days a week service. Ain't it | awful Mabol? ' Ain't it a 'turning \ shame Burleson? S. C. MUSGRAVE. ( CADI] Motor Standard Wo Engineering & I Distrib H. J. W1 Fairmont Rej Money ar s are the essential factors in IVery few busilasses a money but must resort to c Open your account witl strength and business met credit is needed. THE PEOPLE'S N. Capital $2' BBjoyoyowypdOtfQwWiycwiyoypywiwByowiP^wwww^i ^ ^ Ev?ry Section lSt, of Thl. Stor^l | jests n Apparel | th a martness?-I Dresses )ric you look fcr in the AMnivA AppAiifmonf Wo ,! ciioinc aooux IIV i impression upon you. len Courtneys' Prices . .. $29.50 to $115.00 .. $18.50 to $135.00 ... $18.50 to $67.50 f greatly advanced um, by our ordering 3, it possible for you to Price to Suit You! A Dependable Merchandise i ~J| 7? Almost Ten Thousand for 45 Head of Cattle MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Aug. 3,0The Farm Bureaus of West Virglnii are doing much to educate Us meni' bers to the value of raising fine bee cattle. Better cattle are bribing better prices. G. W. Miley, of Moore field, a member of the Hardy Count! Farm Bureau, seems to have set 1 record price for beef cattle. He has juat bought 45 cattle frorc Joseph S. Pancake for 16 cents f pound. The cattle averaged 1,3S! pounds a head or $222.08 each, or 1 total of 19,993.60 for the entire lot rhe cattle are being shaped to east:rn markets. LLAC Cars I of the rid Equipment Co. ^ | utors LSON ; |J i )resentative 1 id Credit j the business world today. 1 re conducted entirely on 5 "vorlif nf timoc i us and let us learn your/ j hods for the time when- ? fVTIONAL BANK. '3 I