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Washington NEWS
CONTINUED from page four.

Convinced that the mail and ex.
press service furnished the farmers
and suburbanites. of the country by
ruraldcliyery will be greatly improved
fy automobile service. Postmaster
General Burleson has authorized more
than 500 automobile rural routes.
Preliminary experience has con
WINGED postal authorities that time
schedules are better maintained and
routes more regularly served in all
weather conditions by automobile
than by horse-drawn vehicle.
Temporary carriers appointed by
the postmasters of the communities
whence the new auto routes emanate,
are providing the present service. The
first permanent carriers chosen By Ct.
vii service examination have new
been named to serve the two pioneer
routes established at Quarryville, Pa.
the firsts of last July. At salaries Of
$500 year these men will be re.
quired to furnish their own machines
and wear uniforms corresponding to
those worn by city mail carriers.
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Ohio. the Kanawha & Michigan and
the Coal & Coke railroads. These
railroads as well as the Norfolk &
Western and the Baltimore & Ohio,
have reaped immense profits from the
shipments OF coal mined in West Viz.
ginia.
The coal operators are wondering
why the railroads are seeking this in,
crease in differential which Il is said
would practically destroy a large part
Of the coal industry of the state and
seriously cripple not only the entire
West Virginia coal industry, but
scores Of allied and dependent indus.
tries Of all kinds.
Coal operators in the Hooking Val.
ley and other Ohio fields have always
been strong competitors with West
Virginia for the markets in the west
and the northwest from the Ohio rive.
to Central Iowa. With a freight rate
d%ifferential OF % cents a ton in favor
OF the Ohio operators the West Viz.
ginia operators have been barely able
to hold their own. With this differ.
entail increased to 40 cents a ton the
shipment OF West Virginia coal into
the west and northwest would not be
profitable.
AS a result the immense tonnage OF
coal mined in the West Virginia fields
would be diverted largely TO the AT.
lantic tidewater and other eastern
points where so far nj effort has been
made by the railroads to procure the
consent OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission to charge discriminatory
rates for hauling. In such an event
1t is predicted that the eastern mar
ket would be glutted with a resulting
cut in prices for coal already mined
which would he disastrous not only
Cor the coal industry in West Virginia
but throughout the United States west
of the Mississippi river.
More than 100000 tons of coal
were mined in West Virginia during
1914. the greatest output in her his
tory. and the tonnage for 1915 is rec
ord breaking, but the price obtained
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-wheat at no
time displayed any decided power TO
rally. The fact that the pressure OF
the big Canadian crop had resulted In
a sharp decline at Liverpool seemed
to have a dis%couraging effect right at
the outset, and was quickly supple.
mented by advices that some millers
in the United States were buying Ca.
madam wheat as being both cheaper
and better this season than domestic
wheat, either winter or spring. Bulls
were further depressed by the high
freight rates demanded on vessels
from the United States for Europe and
by an additional break in quotations
for sterling exchange.
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Local Committees Are Very
Active in Arranging the
Preliminaries.
.GITY TO Be DECORATED
Excellent Program is Ar
ranged for the Evening
Sessions. :.

Local members OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, OF this
city, have everything about in reali.
ness for the annual convention OF the
state organization, which convenes in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
en- tairmont avenue, Wednesday morn.
ins.
Preliminary to the opening on Wed.
nesday morning, the executive com.
mitteo Of the state organization will
hold q session in the church. on Tues.
day evening, when state officers and
other members of the organization will
have an important conference.
Various committees have been hard
at work during the past few weeks
planning for the entertainment OF the
200 visitors TO this city. The dele.
gates will be entertained In the homes
OF the members for lodging. breakfast
and the evening meal, while the noon
meal will be served in the basement Of
the church. Mrs. w. D. Evans, presl.
dent of the local W. C. T. u, is chair.
man of the entertainment committee;
Mrs. j. Walter Barnes, is chairman Of
the reception committee and Mrs.
Richard Gilkeson is chairman of The
decoration committee.
Banners will be placed throughout
the city today announcing the coming
TO this city of this band OF distinguish,
ed women and the church will be
deliberately decorated for the event.
Music for the evening sessions vii.
be furnished by the choirs from the
various churches of the city and spe.
cial features will be provided for the
entertainment of the guests. Fair.
mont will do herself proud TO enter
tain the women, representative of the
best w%onanhood Of the state.
Speakers of national reputation will
be present during the sessions and
address the convention. Miss Anna
B. Gordon, national president OF the
w. c. T. L., and Mrs. Deborah Knox
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for all this coal Is low. Many mines
in the state have been run Tor months
a. what would have been . loss ifithe.
cost OF pnmping and caring for the
mines, had they been Idle had not
been counted a an Offset.
An adjustment OF rates. made sew.
eral years ago. left West Virginia with
an additional dinerential against her
OF three and one-auarterl cents for tbs
Fairmont and Clarksburg fields. ohio's
rate is already IS cents a ton less
than that from West Virginia to points
west Of Pittsburgh.
That the West Virginia operators
were surprised Is putting 1t mildly,
when they learned that the Baltimore
& Ohio, the Norfolk & Western and
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad com.
panies were holding conferences pre-.
paratory TO fling with the Interstate
Commerce Commission revised tariff
rates increasing the differential on
West Virginia coal from % TO 40 cents
a ton, an increase OF so per cent.
Tho Norfolk & Western is said to
DO tho greatest coal railroad in tho
world. Trains Of 100 cars each carry
the black diamonds mined In West
Virginia from the Ohio state line over
its magnificent roadbed eastward to
the Atlantic ~seaboard. Its tonnage is
increasing daily. The installation o.
powerful electric engines to haul its
trains on the high grade over the Al.
leghanies from near Bluefield was
completed last fall.
The Chesapeake & Ohio is also a
powerful coal road in the southern
part OF the state.
The Baltimore & Ohio road has been
the dominating influence in transpor.
tation in the northern part OF the state.
The recently completed Monongaheia
Railway. which is controlled largely
by the New York Central interests,
will probably be a factor 10 be reck.
oned with by the Baltimore & Ohio In
the Fairmont coal fields. 1t is said
that the Baltimore & Ohio road is fur.
nishing 1000 ars a day in the Fair.
mont district alone.
The Coal & Coke railroad between
Elkins and Charleston, the Virginia
railroad in the southern part of the
state. and the Kanawha and Michigan.
which affords an outlet 10 the north.
west, are important roads which the
coal operators fear will Join the other
roads In seeking TO increase the diff
ferential against West Virginia coal.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE or JUDICIAL SALE,

Pursuant TO n decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Marion County, West Virginia,
made and entered on the 9TH day OF juno.
1915, In the cnHncery cause OF 4. b.. Car
workman. deceased. plaintif, y. Shirley
NortmAn and Others. will on Saturday,
September :hth, 1915. at the front door
q. sHG Court House OF Marion County,
West virginia. ut = o'clock in the after
noon OF thht day. offer for sale 10 the
hlsneSt bldusf the following described
real estate:
THs1 certain lots or parcels OF real es-
tate situute In the Town of Thoburn, in
Marion County, West Virginia, bounded
u described us follows:
First Parcel. Beginning at O stone in
;; =. camden's. limos and running with
his line 5. . z. .. poles TO a stone: thence
S. 13 L. W. . poles TO the pike; thence
With the pike $50 "a W. 9 poles and II
links 10 a stone; thence n. . W. 81.
poles 10 the beginning. containing 3.
poles TO the beginning. containing ..
Vein OF coal underlying said property, and
also the spring thereon and a road 1 feet
wide 10 said spring.
Second Parcel. Beginning at a stone
~ the edge OF the pike and running
thence with the line OF said pike y. Il
+. s poles and L. links to a stone; thence
side OF road; thence with the line OF
the road 1903 feet 10 a stone in Martha
Dotts; thence with said Dott's line S. s
W. IS feet TO the beginning. containing
cepting and reserving the coal and min
ing rights undermining said real estate,
and also excepting a space 30 feet wide
between the line and the enst side OF the
lands above described and lying between
the said line and the fence as II stood
at the date Of the execution OF the deed
10 said Martha E. Workman, deceased,
the said 20 foot including the 4 l-2 foot
lot In use at said last mentioned period,
said space 10 be left open and used in
common by said decedent and her last
mentioned srantors.
Terms Of Sale.
One.thiFd OF the purchase money land
as much more as the purchaser. may elect
10 pay) TO be paid in cash on day OF sale,
and the residue, II any. in equal Install.
ments, on a credit Of one and two years,
respectively. from day Of sale, with In.
tereSt from day OF sale, the purchaser 10
execute 10 said special commissioner his
notes or obligations In writing for the
deferred payments with good personal
security to De approved by said special
commissioner. payable. as foresald. and
be retained upon the face OF the deed
cure the payments of the said deferred
iustallments OF purchase money.
E. B. cARSEADoN,
Special Commissioner.
], ". s. Black. Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF Marion County. West virginia.
hereby certify that bond with Recurity
approved by me as sufficient. and in the
penalty provided by said decree. has been
given by said special commissioner.
Aug. 30: Sept. s-1s-2O. W
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crowa Prince Humbert, heir 10 the
Italian throne, will be Ii on Sept. Is,
Humbert. like most boys of that age,
is looking forward TO a birthday pres.
cnt. And tho child who will at some
time guide the destinics OF Italy, has
been told by his father that he will
have what he wants on that day. Il
isn't an air gun or a jack knife that
Humbert wants for his birthday. In,
stead he has asked that he he permit.
ted to visit the fighting lines. And
SO, regardless of the protests OF his
mother. little Humhert will Join the
king at the front IN Sept. 10, and for
the first time get a real glimpse OF
war.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20.-The An
go.Erench commissions discussions
with financiers over the proposed loan
10 correct exchanges occupied the lar
gest share of attention in the financial
world last week. There was at first
an undertone OF anxiety over the fresh
possibilities Of a diplomatic break
with Germany, but this situation was
viewed with more confidence later.
Aside from the activity in war spe.
ctalties, the market was dull until yes.
terdag5 when seasoned investment
shares were brought forward.
The exchange commissions first an
nouncedt position Tor a billion dollars.
unsecureas by collateral. disclosed at
once the likelihood OF extended nego'
tiations being necessary TO comprO'
mise terms so divergent from the
views held by American munciers,
The alternative suggested, OF resort
to other markets aud drastic curtail'
ment OF imports by the allies, were
at times a depressing influence in the
grain markets.
~ Tr..EnElZ. .n.I r. 7 ,,,al, 4
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Livingstone. national chairman of tia
department OF franchise will be among
the speakers from other states. Mrs,
j. Gale Ebert president OF the State
Suffrage Association OF Parkersburg.
will present as win also Mrs Ellis
y: Yost Of Morgantowns president OF
the state VIC. I. q.
The Friday evening session will be
given over to a discussion Of suffrage
and Miss Livingstone will deliver an
address which promises TO be among
the best addresses OF this nature ever
heard in this city. The general public
is invited TO hear this address as we'll
as talks by other members of the state
organization.
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Oil and Gas

While there is no general movement
to start experimental work, there is
some OF that character through the va.
rious old districts in West Virginia.
On Long Lrain Run, Church district.
Wetzel county, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company is drilling at 1850 feet
at a test on the Rosetta 'Earnshaw
farm. On the same stream and in the
same district, the same company is
drilling n test on the q. G. Thomas
iarm. In the same district, the Pitts.
burgh and West Virginia Gas Com.
pany is drilling tests on the Winona
Parish and ]. l.. Garner farms. On
Dunkard Creek Matelle district. Mo.
nolgaiR county, the same compunv
Is III In tho Gordon at a test on the
George Renner farm. On Long Drain
Run, the Philadelphia Company is rig.
ging up at two tests on the S. A.
Stritchiield farm.
On Camphel!'s Run, Warrington dis.
trict, Marion county, the Fisher Oil
Company is drilling at 1000 feet at its
test on tho Jacob Lining farm. On
Bartholomew Run. the Prospective OIL
Company is s~till-fshing Mt its test on
the Israel Wise farm. They were
down 2.iS5 feet when the tools we're
lost. On Grass Run, Ten Mile dis.
trict, Harrison county. Carter, Sheets
4 Co. have started 10 drill n test on
the James F. Dye farm. On Salem
Fork the Universal Oil & Gas Com.
pany is rigging up 10 drill a second
test on the Belle H. Randolph farm.
On Ann Moore Run, Clark district,
Harrison county, the Norwood Gas
Company is due in the Gordon at No.
6 on the Union Land Company's prop,
erty. No. : is drilling at 1900 feet,
On Frecman's Creek, Freeman Creek
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MeW York

NEW YORK, Sept. 2o.-The note.
worthy feature OF the weeks strong
and ac1ye session is that 1t was shar.
ed III 70 antunusual degree by the rail.
ways. In fine. its tone was less one.
sided than recently, although war
s~peciaities and stocks OF kindred de.
scriptions were again to the fore. In
these issues, however, there were
signs OF proft.taking on the part OF
manipulators for the rise.
The advance raj somewhat unex.
pected, adyices from London regard.
Ing Cabinetsdiferences. a condition OF
deadlock in the international credit
situation and weakness OF foreign
exchange being among the adverse de.
yelopme nts of the day. None of these
factors seemed to initiate against the
rise, however. which lost little OF its
strength at the end.
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spEc1AL NOTICES
NOTICE.

The Buckhunnon and Northern Rail
tion. and The Mononguhcla Railroad Com
pany. u Pennsylvania corporation: nave.
according to tho laws OF West. Virginia
and Pennsylvania In, beer consolidated into
MonongahelR Railway Company; the
agreement OF consolidation having heeii
tiled In the Office Of the Secretary o.. State
Of West Virginia on the tenth day OF July,
1914.
Hereafter the property formerly owned
by the B~uckhannon and Northern Rail-
road Company In West Virginia and the
MonoaEahela Railroad Company In Penn
sylva:l!G will be owned and operated by
The M~onongahela Railway. Company.
Tho MonongahelR Railroad Company.
Buckhannon s: Northern Railroad Conn
panS.
I'll, Mononsaheia Railway Company.
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Seven additional competitive exam
nations for government positions pay
ing as high as s250o a year, have been
seedufed by the Civil Service Com.
mission for October. On the fifth an
Examination will be held for field as
sistant for. marketing investigations
in the Department OF Agriculture at a
salary from $500 to s24e0 a year.
October 10 an examination will be
held to secure an eligible list for II
brary assistants at from s72o to $1,000
a year.
October 10 there will be an exami.
nation for public health statistician,
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district, Lewis county. the Reserve
Gas Company is due In the Gordon on
the A. p White farm: In Otter dis.
trict, Braxton county, Sutton & Cox
are drilling a wildcat on the William
Fisher farm. In Salt Lick district, the
Philadelphia Company is drilling tests
on the A. NJ. Donahue and W. T. Rifle
farms. In the same district, the same
company is moving in the tools to
drill a test on the Peter Sweeney
farm.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING s sss SsHF S sssss
8EI,p NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LARGE knitting Mill invites correspond
enGe with woman DESTROYS OF earning
money. Full time or spare hours. ES.
perIenco unnecessary. food pay. Address
International Mills. Inc, Dept. 81, Norris
TOWN pa 1.3n.ai-NO asa
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DR.. A. 0. Pitcher
Is Dead in Iowa

DIR. A. o. Pitcher. a b~rother.in.law of
J. H. Hough. OF this city. died on Sat.
urday at his home at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa. A message was received here
yesterday announcing his death and
stating that the body would be inter-.
ed today.
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Major Ernest L. Runfter, medical
corps, reporting for duty in this city,
has been ordered by the war Depart
ment TO proceed to Columbus, O., for
duty as inspector-instructor Of the
fourth sanitary district, comprising
the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Mich.
igan, Ohio and West Virginia.
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Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2O.-Fairmont
Gas Company common stock has de.
yeloped pronounced strength recently
on d quiet inquiry stimulated by re.
ports that earnings r steadily in
creasing, and that a dividend may be
declared on the shares shortly.
September IS, 1915.
Furnished by ". W. Lanahan 6 Co..
member New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges. Main Floor, Cal
vert Building, Baltimore. MIDI
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Thomas ". Broyles has been com.
missioned postmaster AT Elmhurst, W.
Va. n new office that has Just been
established In Monroe county.
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Ex-senator Davis Elkins is at Bret.
ton Woods visiting Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam F. Hit, the latter Katherine e..
kins that was.
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NOTICE..

The First National Bank OF Fairmont,
located ut Fairmont. In the state OF West
Virginia. Is closing Its affairs. All note
holders md other creditors OF the. Assoc
cIation ara therefore hereby notified TO
present the notes and other claims for
CHAs. E. WELLS. President.
Dated Sept. Il, 1915. Know. %.
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LOST AND FOUND

REWARio-For return OF mali package
from John wunamakcr. Philadelphia.
Fuirmcnt. W. VA. Call F. l.. Miller. Win
field. Bell phone. e-fs-6t-No. 3S5
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Edwin Grove has returned TO the
Georgetown University 10 take up his
studies for the year. He spent his
vacation with his relatives at Park.
crsburg and Wheeling.
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spent the summer at Pa~rkersburg
with his grandparents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
c. W. Mayhall, as returned to his
home in Washington to resume his
schooling.
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q position that will pay $500 a ear.
October 20 and 81. examinations
Will be held for labratory aid in chem.
tstry and physics. salary TO be sou,
and junior chemist in radIoactiyity at
from $1,000 to $1,000.
October 25 examinations will be
held for forest rangers and assistant
forest rangers in the forest service
at salaries of from 5000 10 $1,000 u
year.
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Honeymoonlng eastward, MIR, and
Mrs. H. c. Powell, of Parkersburg,
stopped of here for a few days. The
bride was Miss LYDIA Palmer, OF Gulf,
\. c. The groom is the proprietor
OF n music store in the Wood county
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lee Rooney,
Of C~larksburg, lent their agreeable
presence TO the b and 6 tourists in the
Capital this week. The bride was
Miss Geneviove Louise Flynn, and
both are prominent and popular young
people OF their home town. Mr..
Rooney is associated with the Union
Bank at Clarksburg.
Miss Louise Davis. who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G.. Davis ut Charleston. has re-
turned to her home in this city.
Miss Helen NJ. Carmack, who has
spent most of the summer visiting re-
latives and friends at C%larksburg,
has returned 10 Washington 10 resume
her studies.
A marriage license was issued In
this city today &C w!Iber. @. 9svens,
q. and Virginia Barrick, 10, both sf
M%art!nsburE.
Among the West Virginia visitors in
Washington Is r. E. Timbers, a well
known business of Charleston.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop P. J. Donahue,
OF Wheeling. was in the city for a
couple Of day. He also visited Balti.
more while on this trip.
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Business Joins

CONTINUED from Page one.)
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MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY LOANED In sums OF SO to $50
TO anyone having steady work, Can be
repaid in small monthly payments, NJ
reference or Enforcement required. Bush
ness strictly confidential. Address Box
$50. Cllrksburg. w. Va. 7.29-tt-So.as5
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FOR sALE-Damson Plums, Csc per bush
el on the trees; come and pick them.
E. A. Dragoo. Cady, on Warrington car
line. a9.lS.3t-No.. 3S6
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ROOMS TO RENT
FOR SALE

LOOSE LEAF and Blank Books at the
Fairmont Printing and Publishing Co.
Monroe street. 9.l7-tf--So. 3si
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The Rt. Rev. Bishop P. ]. Donahue,
OF Wheeling. "a in the city for a
couple of day. He also visited Balti-
more while on this trip.
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HOUSES WANTED,

wASTED-SIx i house well
In: prefer Walnut or Locust ayennes
Describe premises in first letter and rive
gtnian, Ns-:os6t-NeS i3s1
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Among the West Virginia visitors in
Washington is r. E. Timbers, a well
known business man Of Charleston.
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-
Evening journal., 1915-05-28
LADIES' COATS.

1t was quite futile to even try to
describe these new creations IN
Ladies' Coats; the silk braided,
patch pocket and military effects are
simply stunning. This seasons gar
ments are a decided departure from
the conventional styles. The prices
talk louder than words.
S 500 Ladies Coats. ........ S2-Sf
$1,000 Ladies Goats ........ .S3-90
S $50 Balmacaan Goats. ..... .S2.JS
$500 White Worombo Chinchilla
Goats, each ..-,.......... Sb.9S