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er. of the Bucshannon and Northern
Railroad. an% the report o! Mr.. Hell
mick showed that there was no nope
OF getting any definite statement as
10 che amount the BuCkhannon &
Northern will be- willing 10 contribute
until October when the directors of
the company will take up the matter
after returning from their vacations.
The committee has as yet been unable
to secure any definite statements from
either the traction company or the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company.
THE people Of Fairmont as they fee!
now will not vote a bond issue unless
the public service corporations pay d
share of the cost OF Improvements. ="
said W. J. WIegel. 1T may be true
that the work can be done cheao Der
now thar a year or two later. and II
may be that the bonds could be sold
advantageouSly now. but the people of
Fairmont have been educated to be
lievc that the corporations should con.
tribute literally TO the Improvements.
II the corporations do not contribute.
the people must be shown that they
have a good reason for not doing SO. or
the proposed bond issue will be voted
down"
The question OF the legality Of a
bond issue was discussed by former
overnor a. B. Fleming. Attorney Z. NJ
Showalter and others. Several OF the
speakers expressed the belle! that dc.
spite the charter litigation pending in
the Supreme Court of the State and in
the Federal Courts. bond issue would
be legal. but it was pointed out by
others that even If the courts should
eventually decide that such bond Is.
sue were legal, the existing doubt
would frighten prospective investors
and make the proposed bonds extreme,
ly difficult to sell. 1t was pointed out
that people do rot wish TO buy law
suit when they invest their money.
II was urged that If bond election
we're held before the charter litigation
Is settled. the bonds would be illegal,
because the preSnt board is only hold
ing office as de facto government:
pending the decision OF the court. and
that as result they have the right
10 transact only such business and to
pay out such money as is required IN
the ordinary routine business of the
city. The extraordinary expenditure
/ Of a bond issue of half million or
more dollars. It is pointed out, Is OF
such an extraordinary character that
the courts probably would rule that it
was Illegal.
It was also pointed out that the new
1915 charter. which would be in effect
now if the matter had not been carried
into the courts, provides for the regis.
tration OF voters. and that the 1913
charter. under which the city is being
governed. does not provide for regis
tration. AS result Of this mixup
bonds authorized at an election now
might be declared illegal by the courts
The report Of the committee follows:
Continued on Page Seven.)
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B, & 0, Plans Big
Equipment Order

BALTIMORE, July 20-The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad placed contracts
today for equipment which will cost
approximately $2500.OO0. The orders
call for 1000 steel hopper cars and
80 cars for passenger service. and i'm
mediate delivery is stipulated in the
contracts. The hopper cars will be
equipped with longitudinal doors and
modern apparatus Of complete and
quick unloading. They will be built
by the American Car & Foundry Co.
East ST. Louis. ILL., The Pressed Steel
Car Co., Pittsburgh. and the Cambria
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WASHINGTON NEWS =
GOSSIP . szzs5=. s555z. .755!
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

Mountain State. They we're made by
Congressman Hunter Moss, President
D. ". Gall, OF the Society. and George
H. Laird. After that paraoramlc
photograph was made OF the crowd
The race contests were many and
amusing and were in charge OF E. W.
Van Metre and Todd 3. Sharp. A:
night searchlights were played on tne
wonderful falls OF the Potomac. and
upon the ruins OF the old mill and
iron furnace which George Washing
ton huilt. and upon the ditch. which
runs through the grounds. which was
the first canal ever started to be bull;
in this country. General Washington
was the protector and the first pres
ident Of this enterprise.
The big day ended for the West Elr'
ginians with the singing OF The Yves!
Virginia Hills"
Col. and Mrs. Colin H. Livingstone
have closed their home here for the
season and will leave New York today,
with party Of guests, on their yacnt
Speedway for a trip up the Hudson
and Through Lake George and Cham
plain into the St Lawrence, when
they will visit Montreal Ottowa and
Quebec. Early next month they viii
open their Canadian home, Glen Lyon
in New Brunswick. TO welcome theiT
children who have been making a
western tour and visiting the Fana
ma-Pacific exposition.
Col. Livingstone was. at one time
private secretary to the late Senator
s. B. Elkins. He was appointed q
colonel by Governor White and reap
pointed a member of Gov. Dawson
staff. Since his secretarial years, for
tune has smiled on him. He IS nov
one of Washington's leading capital
lists, being Vice President OF one Of
the largest banks here. He Is an &C
tive and enthusiastic member OF the
West Virginia Society. and. at pres
ent. treasurer OF the committee which
is raising a fund to give the old sol
diers from the state who will come
here to attend the national encamp
ment a series of royal entertainments
A new post oTIce has been estab
lished at Wyco. Wyoming county
with Wallace L. Sampson the first II
charge.
Mrs. Amos Hanes. of this city, ha!
left for Clarksburg where she vii
visit relatives.
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The bars we're put up against the
newrangled dance steps at the big
picnic Of the West Virginian Society
at Green Falls. Va, last Saturday.
The bunuy-hug. the fcX-trot and the
tishwalk were strictly taboo. Taking
the place of these hotamale dance
steps were the slow and graceful
rlinuct, the Virginia reel. and the old
fashion square dances such as our
parents used to osculate in. Possess
ing the readiest and loudest voice.
and knowing all the West Virginia
jargon OF the dance quadrille, Col. j.
William De Grange. suvivor OF Gov
crnor Atkinson staff Of high titled
gold.braiders called the figures. The
Colonel was strictly there with all the
ancient dance-call stuff, good deal
OF It In rhyme. such as this. for e%'
ample, "All join hands and circle
about-the hen walk in and the roos'
ter out" When he heard this. Major
Stone. OF Ravenswood as late as ten
years ago. said he could fairly smell
taller" on the boots OF the boys" AID
woodash smoke in the founcing skirts
of the girls"
This was the first picnic OF the West
Virginia Society and it went beyond
the buoyant dreams OF the hustlinS
officials of the organization who had
it in charge. Eight hundred West Viz.
ginians turned on the grounds. 1t was
Just like reunion OF one great big
family. The big Dickey farmhouse
restaurant. famous for its chicken din
ners and under whose roof every
President from George Washington to
Woodrow Wilson has sought AMI
found refreshment, served several
hundred of the picknickers. The rest
dined here and there at big tables
which were covered with good things
from big baskets brought by the good
housewives. and cooked and served a
la West Virginia.
There rafting fine speeches were
delivered-all OF them brim full Of
meat" for the loyal children OF the
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nance Oil and Real Estate

town lot development to Green district,
Wetzel county, West Virginia, and is
occasioned by 7 C. Kingsleys 6 Co.'s
test on the J. B. Whiteman farm. The
we'll is located on the Short Line Rail.
road, seven miles west Of Pine Grove,
in territory that has been under de-
velopment for several years The ter.
! ritory has nearly all been leased for
some years and there is nothing to be
secured in proximity to the gusher.
which is still producing close to 500
barrels day.
The Weir sand development on Blue
creek. Elk district, Kanawha county,
is no longer capable Of presenting any.
thing better than light producers. The
latest is the Ohio Fuel Oil Company's
No. S on the Garland Anderson heirs
farm, located 1900 feet southwest OF
No. on the same farm. and Is not
good for more than Is barrels a day.
The same company gave Its No. on
the Henry A. Sampson farm shot
and increased its production from Il
TO so barrels a day.
On Jake's run, Clay district. Monon
gala county, j. II. McDermOtt & Co,
have drilled second test on the Ro'
sana Eddy farm through the Bayarad
sand. at depth of 1872 feet, ard have
fair gasser. On Indian creek. Green
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has completed test on the E. NJ
Kerns farm and has a gasser. in the
Big Injun sand On Solan's run, Eagle
district. Harrison county. the Hope
Natural Gas Company has drilled a
test on the Beatrice Griffin farm
through the 3O.foot sand and has fair
gasser in that formation.
On Dry run. Lincoln district, Tyler
county. the Irwin Oil Company has
drilled No. 4 on the Theodore Morrow
! farm through the Big InJun sand and
has very light pumper. On Gorrells
run. Ellsworth district. the Middle
bourne OIL and Gas Company has now
drilled its No on the Octavia Mar,
ting farm through the keener sand
and has duster. In Union district
Clay county. IL. Davis has started on
drill test on the T. H. Samples farm
The Oil Market.
! Pennsylvania ...............$ 1.35
I lHuldHd ......'.- -.......-...-.. 81
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Steel Co.. Johnstown. Pa. The order
for passenger cars was placed With
the Pullman Company. Chicago, and
included thirty.fve coaches, i've com.
bination passenger and baggage cars.
two baggage and mail cars. four bag
gage cars. two cafe parlor cars and
two cafe coaches.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., July 90
II was the opinions Of the Unitec
States Supreme Court delivered last
month IN the North Dakota coal rate
case and the West Virginia passenger
rate case which gave the New Eng,
land railroad companies the heart ana
courage to sue in the Court OF Claims
last Saturday for over $40. 100000 for
carrying the mails. In these cases
the Court held unconstitutional laws
which required the railroads TO pro
vide service for less than such ser
vice cost; that even though the loss
incurred of furnishing one service be-
low cost was recouped through the
operations OF other branches OF the
service. the roads could not be com
PEELED to furnish any service at loss
as each branch Of the roads opera
lions should pay for itself.
This furnishes the basis Of the pres
ent huge claim against the govern
ment by the New England lines. Their
petitions set forth three principe
counts embracing the above. These
are First, That the annual increase
OF mail has not been paid 70: at all;
second. that the carrying OF parcel
post mail has been without adequate
compensation, and. third, that the de
ficiency created by the loss OF mail
compensation must be made up from
the receipts Of the roads on account
OF freight, passenger and express bus
mess,
The American Red Cross from its
executive office in this city has an
nounced the completion Of plans 10
establish a baby hospital in Serbia
and that 1t will be named in honor Of
a West Virginia woman who has won
glory and fame in her native countr$
and In the land of her adoption. where
she is beloved by the suffering and
afflicted Serbians as an angel OF light
and mercy. The new Serbian institu
ton Of the American Red Cross is &C
be known as the Mabel Grou1tch Baoy
Hospital in recognition of the Rec
Cross activities of Nine. Slavke
Grouitch. wife Of the under secretary
OF foreign affairs for Serbia. who was
Miss Mabel Dunlap, Of Clarksburg, "
Va.
This West Virginia woman who has
shown an ability bordering on genius
for starting. organizing and carrying
through to a successful and relic
work on a large scale, was the frs
to inform the people Of the UniteC
States TO the awful conditions which
the war brought about in Serbia. am
20 awaken their sympathies and SUI
them to a prompt assistance. Before
audiences in New York, this city ant
elsewhere she told OF what she ha'
seen Of the war Scourgc in Serbia. ant
with her message immense sums wer'
given 10 the Serbian relief organiza
ton which she formed shortly afte
her arrival in the United States
Many West Virginians resident II
Washington have met this wonderful
woman. have heard her impressive
appeals. and are proud that the stat
can claim this wonderful woman a
one Of its most talented and remark
able daughters.
From New York today. on the Gre2E
steamer V. Constantine. DR.. Louis
Taylor Jones. of this city. and DR.
Catharine y. Travis. OF Britain. Conn.
sailed for Serbia by way OF Piraous Il
take charge of the Mabel Grouitcl
Baby Hospital.
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CHILD BURIED.

The body OF the infant child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Long, whose death
occurred Yesterday. was inferred to-
day at Hopewell Cemetery by Under
takers Carpenter and Ford.
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DAIROAD
IN -: BRIEFS

Division Superintendent G. Lee
French OF the Cumberland Division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died
late Saturday night in Atlantic CITY
y. J.
Mr.. French entered the service OF
the B. & o. as a messenger boy IN 1888
at Cumberland. In 1909 he was made
superintendent of the. Connellsyllle
Division with headquarters at Con
nellsville. While IN this capacity he
made almost weekly trips 10 Fatrmont
on the company's line for the purpose
OF improving service between tair
mont and Connellsville. In 1918 ne
was made assistant general supeEln-
tendent OF the Pittsburgh system. ne
filled this position with the Creates
ability and won for himself the posi-
ton Of superintendent OF the Cumoer-
land Division. the biggest propositlon
on the Baltimore and Ohio. according
TO rallroaders. This last promouon
was in January OF this year.
Mr.. French suffered with peculiar
disease of the blood. Although the
greatest specialists that money could
secure were at his service. he gradu-
ally weakened until last SATURDAY.
when he died in the presence OF his
wife and daughter. Miss Ruth.
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. July 1e.-Continued wet
weather. in the winter wheat belt and
tie small movement of that grain IN
cSrseauence were the principal
SSFsngtRening factors today. Advances
wSete shown OF 111G2%c. Shorts and
May who put out hedging sales last
wsek bought freely. While the vol
uISS, Of business was large, the offer
iugs were st no time equal to the buy
dIg. power.
when the primary receipts Of wheat
today, 1857 600 bushels, are compared
WITH 8A2s 900 bushels a year ago. 1t
wiilsbe realized that. with the largest
crop ever raised. the weather is a
dfsawhsck, not only to the farmers who
wish TO sell their wheat, but will provo
4 lbeariSh factor later when the re-
ceIpEs VIII certainly be enormous.
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A derailnent on the Wheeling di.
vision yesterday afternoon caused a de-
lay to train No. IL. running from
wheeling 10 Grafton The train was
detained IS minutes. This would not
permit Fairmont passengers to make
the eastern connection at Grafton. II
was necessary to run a special train
Yard Master Suzum made up a train
in charge OF Conductor c. G. Davis
that left here on time.
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NEW YORK, July 1s.-Material re-
cesSicns IN war shares, particularly
tfoSe Specfalties which recently form
"a tie center Of unrestrained manipu'
Iati6h, constituted the most significant
a1t wholesome features Of today's &C
: Tire market. Several important fac
tors entered into this movement. In
Gliding labor unrest at some OF the
IarEeF munitions factories and the Or
dina Incident, in which Wall street
p4otessed 70 see possibilities OF iur'
Their International tension.
N the case Of Crucible Steel, which
rdsde,a maximum decline OF 81 points
withax for the preferred. the setback
vas plainly traceable to the statement
siasredS by one OF its officials In which
Oainfed reference was made to the du
bious dividend prospects on the com
mon stocks. Other shares in this
gfoup especially General Motors. New
York Air Brake, Baldwin Locomotive,
RetMehern Steel. Westinghouse and
General Electric lost two to over tVe
points, later making slight recovery.
.fiPITISBCRGH, July ne Fitts'
hurrh security market at the opening
YESTERDAY was moderately active in
few Of the more important issues. The
bnlls Of the business was in the social
ed.wSr order shares. which we're weak
ana Welded, due mainly to the intiu
eree Of: the Eastern market. Eraly
oBsFaHons in other sections Of the list
ave, IN one member Of the gas group
were on a reduced scale with trifine
price changes. In the afternoon trad
inesfeA OF, while no important changes
were made in genral market condi
lions.
Selling. was INDUCED in Immediately
on The opening Of the New York mar
let. In number Of cases opening
prices were below final ones made
Saturday and still lower prices were
nade. The general tone early was
beartsh, due IN part to war news and
the fset that the consideration OF the
German note would be taken up be
cause OF the arrival Of the President
q washington. Commission houses
advised their customers to avoid new
speculative commitments and take
pYohts, as they would likely be able
to Eet.ppportunities to buy back at low
eF prices.
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Conductor I. A. Aikens returned to
work yesterday after an absence OF a
few days.
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Brakeman P. Simms. on the Monon-
gah day yard engine. returned TO Work
Yesterday after an absence OF week
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Conductor F. Pagan has been re.
lieved from duty for few days 10
attend TO personal matters about the
city.
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Oil and Gas

Interest for the moment, so far as It
applies TO development work in the
4hids, has shifted from the Evans City
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Conductor ". L. Gooding, on the B.
& o.. is off for one trip, attending 10
business matters in the city.
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turn Of Conductor Athens while he
was absent
Brakeman F. R. Higginhothom. on
night Monongah yard turn. returned
to work yesterday after visit Of q
few days to Grafton.
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Brakeman c. R. Jolitfe is away from
duty for three or four days
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W. E. Shackelford. conductor on the
NJ. R.. resumed duty yesterday after
a weeks absence.
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Conductor E. o. Garletts worked the
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Brakeman F. ]. Mortified returned
TO his run last night after an absence
Of four or five days
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= o.. BNL IWOH- SNLES.
Sales at Baltimore Stock Exchange.
JaIy 10, 1915.
GCrnkSsd by ". ". Lanahar & Co..
member OF New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges. Main floor, Cal.
vert Guiding. Baltimore, Md
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The steel work for the erection OF
the freight depot on the Monongahela
Railway will. it is understood. leave
Pittsburgh next Friday AS has been
mentioned before. after the receipt o.
the steel it will take six weeks TO con-
plete the frame work. For the present
there is ample space TO take care Of
the small amount of freight that so far
has come into Fairmont via the No
nongahela road. This is being taken
care Of in the small building on the
east end Of the company's property.
The new butterfly shed along the
tracks OF the Monongahela Railway at
their Fairmont station is now IN
course Of erection. The work on this
was held up for some time, due to
steel not arriving on schedule time
The shed will be $50 feet long and
will be built OF steel and concrete,
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BALTIMORE SALES.

.sEsw high record.
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BLUE LAW PROTEST.
Bellows Falls Man Writes to Cover
nor About Golf.


Bellows Falls, Sept. Sd II. Blake
". president OF the baseball associa-
ton, is determined that so far as blue
laws 20 The state shall not make fish
of one section and flesh of another
lie has sent an open letter TO Gov,
Charles W. Gates in which he calls
upon The executive to act against the
Brattleboro Country club where, ac-
ccrding to Mr.. Blakely, sunday golf
is of common occurrence.
In his letter to Gov. Gates-who
happens to be in California for two
weeks-Mr. Blakely contends that
Bellows Falls has been made the
scapegoat in the arrest last week of
f. w Crowther who was fined for
PLAYING baseball ON Sunday.
Mr.. Blakely also contends that golf
is game for people who do not work
With their hands and, that the govern
or may not be charged with class dis
tinction in ordering the prosecution
against the man playing baseball, he
calls upon the executive to begin ac-
ton against the Bratttoboro Country
club Ui
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Would Work Both Ways.

1t would be difficult to find Il region
where the ups and downs of fortune
have been SO sudden and extreme as
in California. In its carly days. before
its production of grain was equal to
the demand, wages of farm hands We're
high. but as production increased the
prices lowered faster than the rate of
wages. a farmer employed an indus
trious Irlshman for five years, ut the
rate of $50 month "and found
board. lodging, washing and mending,
At the end of the term he said to his
man.
Il can't afford to pay you the wages
| have been paying. You have saved
money and | have saved nothing. At
this rate you will soon own my farm"
Then I'll hire you TO work for me-
said the other, "and you can get your
farm back again. '-Argonaut.
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general. asked him if he had ridden
much in his life.
"Of course | have. he answered ir-
ritably. What do you mean, sir?7
Nothing at all said l. Il thought
/ would ask. The admlraln-
what about the admiral" cried the
general. star Il lspiciously at that I'M
conscious officer.
"Hc said he didn't think you knew
much about q horse"
The general lost his temper. He said
he would show the admiral what he
knew about a horse.
"You can easily prove it, said l, and
before the general quite understood
what was happening, he had agreed to
ride IA race. Then l went over to the
admiral.
DO you know what the general says?
lie says you look like a monkey on n
horse" says /
Cursed importinence" said the ad-
miral. I'm race him and beat him
any day in the week"
IF YOU really want race III ar
range the whole thing" said l. And
brought the two wrathful old gentle
men together, rode with them 10 the
starting point, gave the word, and off
ihcy went as hard as they could pelt
The general was drawing ahead when
his horse baked Mt a soft place. The
adnirals horse did the same and threw
his rider forward on his neck
Get back into the saddle and he'll
20 through" shouted. for | knew the
horse. The admiral hove himself into
his seat and won the race.
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Facts for Sufferers

Pain results from injury and con
gestion. BE it neuralgia, rheumatism,
lumbago, nuritis, toothache, sprain,
bruise, sore stiff muscles, or what
ever pain you have yields to Sloan's
Liniment-brings new fresh blood,
dissolves the congestion, relieves the
injury, the circulation is free and
your pain leaves you as if by magic.
The nature of it's qualities penetrate
Immediately to the sore spot. Don't
keep on suffering. Get bottle of
Sloan's Liniment. Use it. 1t means
instant relief. Price csc and soc,
S10O bottle holds six times as much
as the 25c size. Sold everywhere.