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to keep you from chewing it. But
that was fiction. Chicle is gum
my sort OF substance like the gum
one sees on peach trees. and gather
ing it g a leading INDUSTRY ln II IN
duras and In Mexico.
There's the rub. BY calling up
!. the bureau OF stasAst.cs. ~ .44S s1>s'
partment of Commerce, who can an
,wer any question Iig--t ~ IL Y y
shipped to the United States 2.90O,-
900 pounds of chicle.
4 More chicle comes our way. or
course but enough chfcle to,run out
about $40 tons of chewing gum. is
some chicIe. So there will be a con-
siderable dearth If this war keeps
UP and the Mexicans continue to be
too busy fighting to gather the gum
from their sapodilla trees.
Now turning to the bureau OF
plant Industry YOU Wa % I'm
that the sapodilla is raised in the
United States only In the extreme
. southern part Of Florida. It is
1 highiy prlzen there tor us irulL. anu
/ the growers do not bother much
i about the gum. The fruit has pc
Iculiar flavor, like that OF other trop-
Ideal fruits, and like nothing we eat
lit is brown, about the size Of a hen
lp psa; asT it, not to get mussed up with
1.-THE oozing chicle.
The travelling statesmen Of West
Virginia and every state will !rejoict
II over the victory they nave Just woI
over the railroads. TIE Interstate
Commerce Commission has handed
down its decision in the fight that
has been waged for the last month
on whether or not the railroads mus
accept as baggage sample trunk.
from which statesmen sold and gave
away samples. The railroads hat
protested they should not dosso. bu
the commission ruled in favor OF thu
tsalesmen. The ne worder goes in eft
feet October is.
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poses. Among it's members are many
senators and representatives, and they
are pledged to support any plans
looking to Strengthening the nation
al defense. CongressmanfCo Cooper has
declared himself 1neQuivocally for
more adequate defense Of the nation.
saying that safety lies only in
strength He has written the league
indorsing its program and promising
to support measures in line with the
sorganizaton's work.
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ROAD SENTENCES
Are Imposed upon Five Men for
Stealing Ride on a
Train.

Five men who were caught stealing
ride on a train in the local ral!-s
road yards late Thursday afternoon
are serving sentences OF ten days
each on the county roads: The sen
fences wer imposed Thursdayntgnt %
Magistrate T. G. Isicewarher in de-,
fault Of fines of IS and costs each
They gave their names as Joseph
Burke, Charles Foster. James Galio-.
way, Harry Janet and William
Another fellow who said his
name was Louis KirkendaH, was
caught with the others but obtained
his release by paying fine OF 20
and costs. All SIX were arrested and
prosecuted by j. n. Douglas. Bal
timore and Ohio policeman
ANOTHER ARREST
IN Connection with the Burglary Of
siIcott store at Bridgeport.
Charles wiggie is . prisoner In,
Every home With q phone e a
branch Of Welcf & Fullerton,
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the county Jail awaiting
before Magistrate Jackson
on a charge of breaking
robbIng Lewis Silcott's 4
Bridgeport a recent nigh
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RODRTH SIRRET

is the second one to be arrested In
the case. one Of the other boys being
captured at Morgantown several
days ago. Wiggle was arrested At
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4 hearing.
". Carter
into and
store at
J. Wiggle.
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ANOTHER ARREST

IN Connection with the Burglary OF
syIcott s6oSe at Bridgeport.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Finance, Oil and Real Estate

The leading features in the trade
reports for the, past week were the
activity on the New York Stock Elk
change on industrial shares, rising to
active speculation In the case OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company. the capi-
~talization OF which is estimated in the
New York Stock Exchange at nearly
times what 1t was last July. In
addition, trade reports. both CONNER
!cial and industrial, reflect more &C.
itfvfty than for q long time. In many
respects the situation is the best for
the past year. Sentiment is strength
.ened by good weather for the crops,
active foreign orders for manufactur-
ed. goods, domestic trade steadily inn
proving, easy money, fewer idle work
men, improving bank c~1earings, and
slightly better collections. Soft coal
AMI lumber interests r a little inn
proved, but remain slow and depress-
ed. In the agricultural South it is
heard that there will be a reduction
OF about 20.per cent in the acreage OF
cotton. the land hus released going
into sugar, rice, corr and potatoes.
UNVEILED TONNAGE DECREASES.
The untitled tonnage of the United
States Steel Corporation On March 81
.Eotaled 4,255 ,749 tons, a decrease OF
1882 tons from February.
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PLANNED
BY BUSINESS MEN
DIR. Stanley L. Krebs Will
Address Three Fairmont
Audiences.

DR.. Stanley L. Krebs, president of
the Institute of Mercantile Art, is
scheduled for three lectures in Fair
mont on subjects of interest to all per-
sons desiring to aid in boosting Fair
mont and themselves financially. Ar
engagements for the lectures were COM
pleted by Trevy Nutter, secretary of
the Business Mems Association Satur-
day evening.
The lectures will all be given in
the Grand Opera House. The dates
and subjects are as follows:
April 20-"Manners That Win in
Business"
April 27-"Merchandise, How to
Know 1t and Show It."
May 4-The Secret and Power of
Suggestion in Advertising and Bust
ness Building
Mr.. Krebs is well known throughout
the United States as a forceful ana
interesting lecturer on attaining sue
cess in business. He vas employed
by John Wanamaker, the famous de-
partment store merchant, of Philadel-
phia. for three years to lecture to the
clerks in the Wanamaker stores.
Mr.. Nutter has heard MI Krebs' lee
ture on advertising and pronounces it
one of the best on the subject he has
aver listened to.
Arrangements will be made by the
merchants of Fairmont to have their
entire forces of clerks present to hear
each OF the lectures by Mr.. Krebs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
WILSON PLANNING
DELAYED FAIR TRIP
Advisers Want Him To
Make Speeches Before
Next Congress Opens.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi-
dent Wilson is planning to make his
delayed trip to the San Francisco ex-
position as soon as foreign affairs per-
nit His advisers, it became known,
are very anxious to have him make a
number of speeches in different parts
OF the country before the opening of
the next session OF Congress.
Just when the trip will be made is
still uncertain. Secretary Daniels
wants the President to 60 through the
Panama canal with him in July, but
there has been no decision on this
point and the western Journey is ex-
pected to be made later.
Friends of the President say the
contemplated trip cannot be called a
campaign tour" and they are prevent
ing as far as possible the formation
of Wilson clubs" to avoid even the
appearance of starting a boom.
Although the political advisers Of
Mr.. Wilson say privately they have
no doubt but he will be r~enominated,
it was indicated there will be no for
NAL launching of hts candidacy. as
such a step might embarrass him in
carrying out b policies OF his admin
istration.
On the western trip the President
Is expected to explain the legislative
program he will lay before the next
session Of Congress, including conser-
walton bills, the Philippine bill, the
Colombian and N~icaraguan treaties.
budget reform and probably Senate
cloture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Grain and Produce.

1t is said that there is more doing In
wheat. not only at Chicago. but
at the seaboard, than Is reported from
day to day.
The export c~learances last week
were smaller than the previous week,
but it was said this falling or was
the result of exporters being unable
to obtain the grain. al we'll as to the
scarcity Of tonnage on the ocean.
Stocks of orn are liberal at Chi
cago and there is no outlet at the mo-
ment. There will be free deliveries
OF corn on contract May 1 and 1t 10
likely that the supplies held here will
change hands several times during the
coming month. Argentina will supply
importing countries with all the corn
needed.
There is a continuation Of the big
business in cash oats, but advices
from the seaboard say many there
contradicted the sales and point to the
smaller c~learances than looked for as
backing up their argument.
There is = big supply OF hogs in the
Western country and while farm work
will soon be rushed. It Is expected that
the movement of hogs to points like
Chicago and the smaller centers will
be liberal. The cash trade In meats
and lard is unsatisfactory, while
stocks here are quite big.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
New Hog Raising
Company Is Formed

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, April ~
Three thousand hogs o thoroughbred
pedigree, producing pork favored with
the nutty sweetness OF the chestnut,
the ~beechnut, the halle nut, the acron
and the Indian cor and other scien-
tific feeds that make the desired lean
and fat" o nthe strip o fbacon and a
distribution of high grade sires and
dams Of the swine family throughout
the state-this Is the aim of the West
Virginia Hog Company "a corporation
chartered to do business In this state,
with headquarters in this city. Not
long are the tests OF the incorporators
to be deferred, for the first car load of
sires and dams will be unloaded at
Mabie, in Randolph county, some time
within the next month.
The new company is capitalized at
$4,000. Jasper S. Kyle is president,
and ]. j. Keim, secretaryt-reasurer
and general manager. The company
starts a new movement in this state,
which has vast tracts Of land valuable
for hog raising. which is underlaid
with coal, oil and gas, held by corpor-
ations which do not utilize the sur
face, and therefore willing to lease at
a very low rate. The hog company
has leased a fine tract of 5000 acres
in Roaring Creek district. Randolph
county, with a railroad station at Ma
bic, on the Coal & Coke Railroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Temperature Falls
After Hail Storm

/. Fairmont, and vicinity was visited
by a heavy hail storm late yesterday
afternoon. Sunday was a typical April
day. The day broke bright and sun
shiny. but before ten o'clock black
clouds rolled up on the horizon and
rain fell at intervals during the DAY.
About five o'clock the heaviest rain
fall of the day vas experienced, ac-
companied by considerable wind and
hail. Large hail stones fell for sew
eral minutes. Following the hail
storm the temperature fell several de-
grees and the remainder Of the even-
ing was fair.
The warm weather of last week fol-
lowed by the rain of yesterday,
brought out foliage and grass, while
spring flowers blossomed forth also.
Fruit and shade trees alike are put
ting ON their spring green coating and
all things are favorable for the con-
tinuance OF spring weather despite the.
fact that weather prognosticators be-
lteve we will yet experience consider
able cold weather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
JACOB CARR DIES
IN COURT HOUSE.
Body Found Yesterday BY
Oficers-Had Applied
For Place to Rest.

Jacob Carr, aged 81 years, formerly
OF Uztown, was found dead on Sunday
evening at the our house, having ap-
piled there Saturday night for .lodg-
ing. Death came some time during
Sunday, but the body was not found
until Sunday evening when officers
were preparing to lock up for the
night.
It IL believed that injuries received
In falling on Friday caused ME-. Cars
death, he having stumbled and fallen
on the street, INJECTING an ugly scalp
wound. He was suffering from the
wound on Friday night and for this
reason had applied for sleeping quar-
ters then, as he did o want to 60
home. He was ON the streets on Sat
ufday again seeking permission to
sleep in the basement of the court
house. He was alive on Sunday morn
ing, having stated to a fellow LOGGER
that he felt badly and would remain
there for a time. His dead body was
found In q corner of the room, which
he had occupied during the morning.
The deceased was q native of this
section, having resided at Uztown un-
til q few years ago when he moved to
near Kingmont. His wife died a few
months ago.
The remains are at Cunningham's
undertaking parlors. They will be in
tered at Benton's Ferry Tuesday at
ternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
R. VI. PRICKETT IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Aged Man, Well Known Res
ident, Passes Away At
His Home.

Richard w. Prickett, aged so years.
a we'll known resident of Mt. Har-
mony, died Sunday morning at his
home on Prickett's Creek, after q brief
illness.
Mr. Prickett was a son of ]. j.
Prickett, a pioneer resident of Marion
county, and was born and reared on
the farm where his death also occur
red. He was united in marriage with
Miss Mary McBee. whose death occur
red five years age. Eight children
survive the union, namely, T. F. Prick
EFT, of Newton street; Mrs. Martha E.
Harris, wife o. ]. j. Harris. of Prick.
ett's Creek: Mrs. Allie Johnston, wife
OF A. NJ. Johnston, OF Goldield, New;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
8OO-Mile Horse Back
Ride Wedding Trip

ABILENE, Kan, April 12.-Harley
c. Kable. who grew up in Marion
county, and Miss Flora Powell were
married by Rev. G. c. Cress, a former
Dickinson county man. In lewiston.
Mont, and will take an S0o.mile ride
on horseback into Northwestern Ne.
vada as their wedding trip. Both are
expert riders and four strong pack
horses will carry Q complete outfit for
outdoor living.
They spent i've days going to Lew
iston from their home beyond the
Bearpaw montains. crossing the Mis-
souri, river on the ice to Lewiston.
There was no minister closer than so
miles across the Canadian line.
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Too Late for
classification

FOR RENT-one nicely :, furnished
front room. Apply AIT Quincy
street. 412-at-No. II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Oil and Gas

Development work al the close OF
the week in the eastern fields in no
way differed from that OF the earlier
part, when the best any field had to
offer was light wells. The Weir sand
development in Elk district, Kanawha
county, seems to have fallen in line
with other districts and is not furnish
ing anything better than light pro-
ducers.
In Ten Mile district, Harrison coun-
ty. Arthur Sheets & Co. have drilled
through the Gordon sand and have q
10-barrel pumper. In Sardis district
the Hope Natural Gas Company is
drilling a test on the w. T. Flanagan
farm.
On the south fork of Hughes River,
Murphy district, Richie county, the
Elm Hill Oil Company has drilled its
No. IL on the ]. H. Deem farm through
the salt sand and has a 10-barrel
pumper. On a part of the same farm,
Deem & Henselman have the rig COM
pleted for a test. Joseph V. Lang
fit is due in the sand 1t a second test
on the Martin Smith farm.
On Fish Creek, Grant district, Wet
gel county, the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company has completed a
test on the Mazella Moore farm and
has a gasser in the Gordon sand. On
Big Run, Warrington district, Marion
county, Cochran & Funk have COM
pleted and shot their No. 8 on the Re-
becca Glover farm and have a light
show of oil.
On Laurel Fork. Spencer district.
Roane county, the South Penn Oil
Company has the rig completed for a
test on the c.. & C. Short farm. located
400 feet east of tho Fisher Oil Com
pany test, a light producer. on the ].
K. Knight farm. On Laurel Creek the
same company has started to drill No.
9 on the J. C. Greathouse farm. In
Spencer district the Carter Oil Com
pany has started to drill a test on the
]. West heirs' farm. In the same dis.
trict Godfrey L. Cabot is drilling a
test on the C. A. Crislip farm.
The OIL Market.
Pennsylvania .S1.35
lnulana 30
Illinois "a
Kansas & Okla. ...-..-...... 40
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
STOCK MARKET.

Baltimore Stock Market Sales.
FURNISHED by w. W. Lanahan & Co.,
member OF New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges. Main floor. Cal
vert Building, Baltimore, Md
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Mrs. Elizabeth Parker. wife OF F. w.
Parker, OF Morgantown; Mrs. Olive
night, wife OF S. A. Knight. Of VIM
cent, Ohio; Miss Mary Cinda Prickett.
at home; John L. Prtckett, of Ohio.
and z. w. Prickett, OF Fairmont.
Mr.. Prickett was n OF the best
known residents of That section and
his death has caused deep regret
among a wide circle of friends.
Funeral arrangements are in charge
of Undertaken r. c. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12

1t Pays to Advertise IN The West
Virainian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Governor Appoints
Two New Judges

CHARLESTON, April 12.-Prosecut-
ing Attorney R. NJ. Addleman, of
Wheeling, was appointed by Governor
Hatfield as Judge of the First judicial
circuit to succeed the late Judge c. c.
Newman. The appointment runs until
January 1, 1917.
The governor at the same time ap:
pointed H. D. Rummell, of this city.
Judge of the court of common pleas
Of Kanawha county, effective May 1
until January 1, 1917.
This court was created by the last
legislature and will have jurisdiction.
over part OF the work now developing
on the Judge OF the circuit court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12

NEW YORK STOCKS.
lQuotations at 1. p. m. today by Jo-
seph h. Mills, Room LOG Nuzum
Bldg, Fairmont, ". va.)
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
THINGS NORMAL
IN FATHERLANO
A Danish Business Man is
Surprised to Find no Evi-
dence Of Shortage of
Food or Confidence

COPENHAGEN, May pa bust
Germany. where he has secured some
huge contracts for a weekly supply
of meat for man, months ahead. has
related his experiences as follows:
| have visited many of the most
important cities in Germany, and l
must confess that | did not see any
sign of shortage of food, nor did |
find traces of despair. | did not
meet anyone having even a doubt as
to Germany's ultimate victory. One
of the greatest difficulties with
which the authorities are confronted
is the proper distribution of food
To my mind it is a delusion to speak
of "a hunger spectre on the TIRES
hold" and | base this remark on the
fact that the different purchasing
centers are overrun by agents from
abroad, most of them ready to quote
prices for the supply of food and
goods from all the European neutral
countries. even where the embargo
upon exports is supposed to exist.
The competition is very keen, and
an agent who offered a cargo of
whale oil was left disappointed be-
cause the war office declined to pay
the price he asked. After my ex-
periences l have arrived at the con-
clusion that all the numerous regula-
tons and restrictions are bluff
and have been stage managed more
with the object of increasing the
hate towards England and keeping
the war propaganda pot boiling than
really to conserve food supplies OF
course, the poor people have a hard
time of it in Germany-they always
haVe-but the householder who can
pay can get abundance of supplies
and, in point of fact. there are many
necessaries of life such as potatoes.
that can be bought more cneaply in
Germany than in Scandinavia
In Chemnitz and Dresden | saw
poor people line up outside the pub
lie slaughterhouses at ten o'clock in
the evening and camp in the open
until eight o'clock in the morning
when the doors Were thrown open
and the so-called "Freibank'-a kind
of second class meat which must not
be sold at the butchers shops. and
is only fit for eating after being ex-
cessively overcooked-was sold at re-
duced prices.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
Chandler News Notes
WOMEN WILL BUILD ROAD

What is probably the first move
ment of its kind started in the state.
will shortly be accomplished by the
women of Chandler and Higley. in
the building of a stretch of road be-
tween Chandler and beyond Higley
south and put the state highway into
good shape.
The Woman's civic Club of Chand-
Ter and the Linger Longer club of
Higley are behind the movement and
are rapidly perfecting their plans
The Chandler organization will meet
with the Higley body on a certain
day, the date of which has not yet
been set. and proceed to fix up seven
or eight miles of highway.
These women will secure men,
teams. fresnos and other road imple-
ments make a regular holiday of the
affair. serve lunch and with the aid
of some 100 or more citizens of the
two towns repair their stretches of
road in one day, The two clubs will
probably have Il big feast together
at some favorite spot between the
two towns. 1t will be a gala occa-
sion and one that may well be emu
lated by the women of other com
munitieS.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
PUT UP A BIRDHOUSE

Now is the time to put up a little
bird house. Each child that does
this kindly bit of work will aid in
the lifting of nearly a billion dollars
Of taxes which we are paying TO in
sects annually. We are one-seventh
Of the way to the eternal desert
ard one tenth Of our agricultural
and horticultural crops are destroy
cd annually by insects in the United
States
Furnishing houses for the birds has
q most beneficial effect on the char
acter of the child. Teach our child
zen to be kind to dumb anicals and
battle ships and sdnnon will soon be-
come uselcss.-Nationa1 Humane Re
view "a
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
LILIES OF VALLEY BARRED
French Florists Boycott the German
Flower

PARIS. May 22.-The Snydical
Chamber of Florists of Paris has Is
sued an edict forbidding the sa e
of lilies of the valley with the bulbs
and roots attached as they were
often offered in tao streets. The e
were almost inVaria My grown in Ger
many. The French horticulturists
are now forcing and keeping lra' x
their lily stock, and the syndicate
threatens heavy displeasure and pen
alties on any member of the guild
who ventures to sell any other than
fairly cut punches of bloom. The
German sort. with roots attached can
never, by any stretch of Imagination,
be considered as a porte bonheur."
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
BOYS NARROW ESCAPE

Thomas, The siX-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Stowe Chand-
Ter ranchers. was dragged for over
100 yards by his pony. and escaped
death only by the fortunate break
ing Of the rope The boy had been
leading his horse and had wrapped
the lariat around his arm The ami
NAL became frightened and started
to run. dragging the lad after him.
a deep cash was cut in his left arm
from his elbow TO his shoulder, his
right ear was badly lacerated. his
breast cut while his entire body was
mass of bruises. He was uncon-
scious for hours, but will recover
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
PLAY PROVES SUCCESS

''Mr Tompkins' Hired Man" played
to a large audience Friday night in
the L. ID. S. hall. B The young people
of the church staged the production
and won much applause for their
meritorious work. During the inter
missions several selections were
given. neat sum was realized.
which viii go toward the church,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23
BROOM CORN MEETING

meeting of broom corn growers
was held last evening in the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms. Secretary
Peabody is seeking to have the
ranchers plant 200 acres and has
promises of close to that acreage
The farmers will be guaranteed $50
a ton for part of their yield and
market prices for the balance.