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Oil and Gas.

Development work IN the eastern
aelds is not presenting anything out
OF the ordinary. The most OF the
new wells are light producers aud 10.
Gated in territory that has long been
under development In the few sec.
tons where there Is a tair chance for
getting new producttaou Is a good
deal OF new work starting. Such spots
r few aud far between. In the
ThiTtY.Foot extension on Dent run.
Warrington district. Marion county,
". Va, there Is quite a little new
work under way and starting. Il is
a long jump from this section to the
next most important, located on Cab.
in creek. Cabin Creek district. Ra.
uawha county. Holders Of territory
in the vicinity of the Berea grit pro.
Queer on the John D. Kittanger farm
are somewhat elated over the pros
poets for new producing territory.
Nothing has been done to the we'll
since It was drilled into the produs
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ing formation To the southwest. the
Columbus Producing -cprupznys sue.
cess oqlthe Williams Coal cornpanvs
trac- continues This company has
Completed and shot No Is On the big
lract and 4 d estimated 10 be gpod
tor75 barrels q day The location
- 500 feet west Of No 2d The CO.
lunhus company now has twelve
strings Of tools running and SIR rtgs
up on the tract
In Elk district, Kanawha county,
located on Indian creek. the South
Penn on company completed and shot
NO. 5 on the z. J. Morris farm and
It placed 20 barrels TO tts credit. the
ensuing "A hours. The location "a 900
feet southeast Of No. 4. In the same
district the same company Is dne IN
the sand at q second test on the 2.
G. Woody farm. Before the close Of
the week. the Empire Petroleum com.
pRny Is due to get the sand a, q test
on the J. A BogP farm The Ohio
Fuel Oil company Is drilling in the
sand a = seco1d test on the Isabelle
Myers farm.
On Porters fork, Duval district, Lin.
coin county. the South Penn OIL CON.
pany completed No. 50 ON the Horse
creek tract and II shows for an 5.
barrel pumper. In Washington dis
tEtct. the Eagler Oil & Gas company
Is drilling tests on the Reese Policy
and Charles hairless farms. In Du.
val district the United Fuel Gas com.
pary Is due In the sand AZ a test On
the Pike heirs farm.
On Coon run. Mcclellan district.
Doddr1dge county, the Philadelphia
company has now drilled its No. 3
on the A. 2. BaIouz farm through the
Big lntun sand and Il Is showing for
a l5-har-el punper. The location Ia
800 feet north OF the Carter Oil ON.
p1ny's test on the 3. W. Foley farm.
On West fork. Washington district,
Calhoun county. the Hope Natural Gas
company drilled a wildcat on the ".
]. Dutfeld farm through the salt sand
and 1t Is showing for q 3-barrel pump
er. This location Is eight miles cas-,
Of the Carter Oil compaay's produc.
ton on the P a. Tallnan farm and IN
a section that had not been previously
tested.
On 5ens run. Union district, pleas.
ants county, the A. W. Johns oil com.
p2uy Is rigging up 1t a test on the
J. 4. Wells farm. On Laurel mn
Murphy district, Richie county, Rex.
road & Marshal are drilling a test on
the &. s. Wilson farm. In the same
district. Berry & Company have the
rig completed on the D. Wells farm
and the Columbia Oil company has
moved a drilling machine to a loca.
ton for a test on the ". W. Wells
farm. In McKin district Taylor &
White are due in the sand At a test
on the D. z. Fellers farm. Newell &
Company have a drilling machine at
a location on the T. ]. Bailey farm.
Wharton & Barron have started TO
drill a test o n the George Reed farm.
On Dents run, Warrington district.
Marion county, 2. W. H~artlett's we'll
on the z. E. Batson farm shows good
staying qualities. The last p hours
gauge shows a production Of $50 bar
rels. ]. ]. Allen & Compauy's well
on the Eiggtnbothatn farm. located in
the same district has dropped back
TO So barrels a day.
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New York

NEW YORK. July 2s-Tratiag IN
yesterday dull and contracted mar.
kst was Influenced to an unusual az.
tent by the course of United States
Steel, that stock being the pivot
around which most other dealings
revolved.
Il was q toreguus conclusion that
steel earnings would tar surpass all
previous records. but the total OF Ss1..
12s,04S, . gain Of s20.412.4Z4 over the
preceding quarter. was in excess al
the most favorable estimates. The &C.
ton Of the directors In declaring an
-axtra" dividend Of I per cent. also
came as n surprise, but was accept.
ed as an indication Of extreme con.
fdsnce in future trade conditions.
In announcing the distribution OF the
extra dividend the directors issued
q statement In which they said that
during the past quarter the plants and
properties Of the corporation were op.
Grated at maximum capacity, produc.
tton as well Is earnings exceeding
those OF any previous quarter.
Movements elsewhere in the stock
market were mainly downward. with
slight betterment due TO short Gov.
ertng in the anal hour.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ONE CENT a woRo CASH WITH ORDER.
HELP WANTEp-MALE
CASH WITH ORDER.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and iuexper!,
enced men TO work in production de.
partments Of ruber manufacturing
plant. Also arsI class uachintstsl
and all classes OF mechanics. Eigh
wages and steady employment for re.
liable men. Apply in person or for
further Information communicate with
Employment Office. Goodyear Tire q
Ruber Co., Akron. o. 7.264t No, 1882
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mHBdzbapaUf
ZEE MEADOWS, ST. LOUIS CAR,

LEE MEADOWS, 81. LOUIS CAR
oiNALS:
Il have worn glasses while pitch.
ing for several years and know no rea.
son why they should prove a haudi.
cap TO any yuungstsr who wants to
pitch There is NO chance for him.
though in any other position on the
team IN my opinion.
"a specialized youth cannot play the
outdeld because it is impossible for
him TO accurately Judge a ny bali
while running At full speed. He may
not aspire 10 be a catcher because he
cannot wear a mask and spectacies-
he win be handicapped In the in.
field because Of the ground he must
cover for 1t is dithcrlt to Judge a line
drive or q grounder Il running at top
speed while wearing glasses"
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FRED couMsE. CLEVELAND in.

rrE1 S1SAh6E- SLEfEANNb "
DAMS:
Il never knew until. last.sprtng why
/ couldn't pttch nina innings at top
speed hut Lee Foil has wtsed me up
m the question The manager watch.
ed me In spring practice and conelud.
ed that I was working too hard for
the physique I possessed
because I love the game I guess
I was OVERRIDING things, working out in
the outfelt. batting out log dies and
fooling around on the inheid.
The result was that any time I was
called upon to pitch I tired about the
SIKH inning. It's different though now.
Foh has put the ban on too much
work" aud he's kept 1t on ever since
he gave me my first hawiing out in
New Orleans.
VOW I find l am strong after nine
innings work and some days able to
go several more rounds"
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. July 2s.-The reac-
tonary movement of Columbia Gas {
Electric, which formed the feature
Of the speculative market on the local
exchange yesterday, was not entirely
unexpected. Other gas and oil shares
dealt In were also mostly weak.
The glasses were again neglected
American Window Glass Machine com.
mon, which was the only issue IN this
group dealt in. declined for a quarter
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Gourt News


vital
Two births Registered 81 nr. d p
Fftch.
Elias s Amos Ct al tnEusene Kan.
.nedY. real estate In Fatrnout district.
S1.000.
Samuel 2. Barr to James [. Get.
ttngs. real estate IN Pisrpo1t addition
TO Fairnont $L0l52s.
Columbia s Lowe to Pittsburgh and
West Virginia Gas company. lease Of
land for pump station purposes In
Paw Paw district; consideration. rear.
u rental S125.
R. D Mead to s. B. Kosn, one,tourta
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THE BUCKEYE SAVING AND LOAN
company Of Bellaire, O., has money
to loan on desirable real estate. See
Paul G. Armstrong, Attorney, 41-42
Trust Bldg, 7th Floor. Fairmoat, ".
Va
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MONEY TO loan

MoNEY-To loan In sums Of $40 TO
$50 10 anyone having steady work.
Can be paid in small monthly pay.
nents. No reference or endorsements
required. Strictly confidential. Ad.
dress Box 5s5. Clarksburg, ". Va.
6,30.tf
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FOR SALE-Al household furniture.
Ptano.player, six new window avn.
'tngs. set success flower boxes, new
carpets, rugs. etc. Mrs. John A. Bill.
Ter. BIS Main street, md floor, Apart.
nent i 7.24-3t No. 1878
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About the only things that clih
Markie Of the Yankees. seems to re.
tain OF his sprng form are his pom.
padour and strut.
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President Wilson says the farmer
has hitherto occupied a position Of.
singular disadvantage. Mebbe be-
cause he hasn't had the opportunity
OF watching Ty Cobb in action
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Minstrel stuff: What's the differ.
ence between a nashie and 4 mash.
ar. IT'S in the hesd-the mashers ali
brass"
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& WANTEp-FEMALE

SWANTED-At once. governess or
nurse for " children / and 5 years.
Willing to go to South America after
October 10. for one Or W years. Good
wages. Apply OF write 4o6 Fairnort
Ave. T-24r
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the dope Is Of the idea that Matty
IS q great admirer OF HerEog and that
the latter has a grudge against the old
master.
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One OF the reasons advanced tm
the absence of gour among the South.
wark Mountain leaguers Is the salary
limit OF nifty bucks per month.
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ON cream and mai! route. close TO
school mile to church and store. .
miles to railroad and town. Price
$4,000. Peter Wood. Cooivtlle, o..
Route l. T.2+st
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, July 26-Notwtthstand.
ing that wheat at one time touched
the highest prices yet this season. the
market during the greater part Of the
day was on the decline, Influenced
largely by cooler weather In the black
rust region and by assertions tina, for
the present the damage had been dis
counted by the recent big advance in
quotations. weakness prevailed At
the close, which was : to 2Sc net low.
er, with September sl1sH and Decen.
Der Sl23. Corn finished Nc on to &c.
up; oats down a9Sc tote, and
provisions varying from eoc decline
m n rea NJ { reutl
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FOR SALE-store, goodwill and iI.
lures. Bargain Good locality.
Good business reasons for selling. In.
quire Box 1878 West virgtnian. 7.25-5t
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For RENT-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. SIS East
Park Ave, Consolidated Phone 3S5 W
T.22St
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FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Csc II bath and
Telephone. s27 Field street. Eighth
ward. Bell 556-W. 7.l2-tf No. 1850
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Electrtc motor. half
horsepower, 500 direct current from
car line. Good condition. Fine for all
small machinery. Six speeds. Price
$40. William Crow, %ClarksburS.
T.2s.2t
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SPORT NOTES

coiumbia's 1917 athletes will prob.
ably be 1s-carat amateurs since the
courts separated the university from
q 100000 beques1
Recent dispatches trom the Euro
pean war zone state that the AUS
TRANS hurled rocks at the Italians.
Those birds ought to come over and
enlist IN the American baseball fan
army.
According TO Emerson Eough all
true sportsnen pose 8 Bit It's barely
possible the former never heard OF
Benny Kaut.
The two-year-old Kimberly has been
burning up the Empire City track. yet
none Of the turf writers have called
him a diamond In the rough.
It's all very we'll for plasterer Fred
Fulton to claim the heavyweight title.
but some folks think he's putting II
on too thick.
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The average fan who has studied
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FARM FOR SALE-60 acres mostly
level, house, barn. telephone. all roy
aalA.n . ansaNn n L.-- =
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FOR RENT
a AND

EuR RENT-Four.room apartment.
Terrace Apartments. Apply ]. c.
KILLER. T-s-tf No. 1910
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FOR RENT-Five-room fat with bath
and six.roon fat with bath. Inquire
o. n. Purdy grocerT, Tenth street.
1.6.tf No. 1875
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Constable Defes
Mob at Watson

A riot which threatened to make
itself felt in the. whole southern end
OF Fatrmont was started this morning
at Watson when Constable Harry
Gonners went there and arrested q
man; named Megua Erica, charged
with violating the pistol totfng act.
As soon as 4 Conners told Erricol to
come along he resisted and ran
away :. " x. q. :. '9f's q 80 =, N
Conner. chased him until Errico
found a place Of hiding In one ofsthe
abandoned coke ovens. Conner wen,
In after him and when he began pica.
ing his way out Of the oven noticed
that crowd of 200 men,. women and
children had gathered to prevent Er.
rico's arrest. The crowd was armed
with clubs and stones and was max.
Ing all sorts Of noise yelling at Conner
In language which he was naturally
unable to understand. They threw
themselves in front OF Conner and be-
gan shouting something which to
Conner sounded like threats.
Conner Immediately pulled his a
and pointing 1t at the crowd made
all back up. He took no chances with
the foreigners and kept his gun up
until he had tErrico safely on a street
car. Errico was brough to jail where
he will stay until his trial on charge
OF carrying razor and welding It
with intent to iniure vincenzo DeIor.
EMO comes up before Squire R. Leigh
Fleming.
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James 0. Bartholow
Dies, Aged rs Years
CIVIL WAR VETERANS FATHER
: WAS FAIRMoNT's FIRST
HoTEL.kEEPER

James Otis Bartholow, aged rs
years, died this morning at 2 o'clock
at his home on Cleveland avenue af.
ter a long illness. He had been In
rapidly declining health for. several
weeks and the end was not 'unexpect.
ed. Mr.. Bartholo was "a Civil war
veteran having been a member ofythe
Sixth West Virginia Volunteer infan;
4trys Asa soldier he saw much sac;
tive service. He was q member 6i
Meade post OF the West Virginia G.
|A. r. and for q period Of 25 years had
been standard bearer for the Post,
He isssurviyeda by his wife, four sons,
and one daughter, namoly,lU III. g. Bar
tholow, Charles ,Bartholow and Pinkey
Bartholow and Clarence Bartholow,
the latter. Of Moundsyille; and Mrs.
Ellis West Of East Park. +,
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday at 2. o clock at his late resi-.
dence and interementiwills be made In
Woodlawn cemetery. Rec. c. e. Good.
win ofthei First M. e. church will con.
duct the funeral services and inter.
ment be made under the direction OF
Meade Post No. IS, GA. r.. Under.
taker Musgraye and Son In charge.
Mr.. .Bartholow was twice married.
His first wife died ;12 years. ago
and the surviving children are all Of
the first union. Mr.. Bartholow was 8
son Of Benjamin Bennett Bartholow
who owned the first hotel; ever open.
ed in Fairmont. This. hotel stood on
the site Of the present court house
and It was in that structure that Mr..
Bartholow was born. @ 4h2t = Z
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ers Mr.. Rockefeller said further:
THE sentiment among the men
seems to be on the whole harmonious
with good feeling toward their EN-.
ployers. The local men know more
about this than l. Some OF the new.
er mining settlements that I visited
are model villages. In this Helen's
Run region was especially pleased
with the houses, they are far, better
than the house my father lived In dur.
ing his youth. In some of the older
mining camps. however, the living ac.
commodations are not SO good. lam
told that the schools. are good and that
educational work among the foreign.
ers by means Of night school Is doing
a great deal toward eliminating ignor.
ance and incubating safety first prin.
ciples that must be practiced In min.
ing" Mr.. Rockefeller talked for near.
ly an hour with the West Virginian
representative, and his desire seem,
ed to be to. become better acquainted
with the people OF this state and to
have them among his friends.
Although richer and more powerful
in his world than many titled mem.
bers Of royal families and able to
make or break towns and Industries
by the mere signing OF his name yet
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., unlike the
popular conception of the sons OF mil.
llonaires, is plain ordinary man with
an earnest desire to be Considered as
a regular man on his own merits and
not for his inherited wealth.
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U. S. Calls CARRANzA'S BLUFF
Beau Brll,11n1els Of theflNi,1es
Interest a Plain Millionaire

THE almost universal demand
among the men for made.to.order
clothing and the necessity OF the wo-
men to have many. pairs OF fancy col.
ored leather shoes and perhaps sey.
eral pairs OF white ones. Is one OF the
most striking Of the things + have
observed among the miners Of West
Virginia." said John D. Rockefeller.
Jr.. speaking to a West Virginian re.
porter during his visit in Fairmont
yesterday: ~
II myself still wear ready.made
clothing much OF the time, yet the
managers Of many of'the mining town
stores told me that the men will have
nothing but tailor.made clothing
Asked concerning the Immediate
purpose Of his visit here Mr.. Rookie.
teller said: n a. 2 a. !.
I This trip has no especial signiti.
canoe at all other than my desire to
learn the conditions Of living among
the miners of West Virginia and Ken.
lucky and lam simply accompanying
President Gray. Of the Western Mary.
land as guest. The visit has nothing
TO do with the price Of gasoline or
any other vital issue. am interested
in social welfare work and the manner
Of living among the miners has at
tracted most of my attention. West
Virginia at this time OF the year Is
delightful place to be, and have
greatly enjoyed my visit"
Asked as to his opinion OF the con.
dttions and sentiment among the min.
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secure new! subscriptions in order to
realize the largest possible returns,
but It is not necessary in this case,
You get the same whether you induce
q new subscriber to joinfthe West yir.
ginian's big happy family OF readers,
oriwhether you simply write up an old
subscriber for his renewal. You get
the same credit and the; same number
OF votes. \ f.5f' = S if'y55 IA
The. offer starts today. and; continues
up until next Saturday night, June "a
at nine O'clock. Each club member
may turn in Just as many Clubs ,oi
eight" as he or she can SECURE. There
enthusiasm. d 3fsl3ss 75E ]
The large number OF prizes and the
equitable manner of distribution
makes It easy for you to secure 4
prize, but one can mot lay too much
Continued ON page 81
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.GUARDSMEN
HERE ARE ALL
. EAGERT01G0
Captain Carskaddon Fears
There Might Be Some
Delay. +

TelAephone messages are crowding
the lines to the offices of Captains OF
Francis Thralls OF National Guard com
pany H and Captain edward b. Cars
kaddon of Co. l. this morning not
flying tho captains that I'm here any
time you want me, just call phone
number" Those who have been un.
able to phone have called In person
and told both captains that We'll 60
whenever they notify you that we're
needed"
All members Of both companies who
have been interviewed expressed en-.
thusiasm and not one, not even the
married ones, objected to the prospect.
i've trip. Many said they would like
to get good hold on one OF them
greasers shoot him and then plant the
flag In Chihuahua or Mexico City"
When asked when they would be ready
to go Captain Carskaddon said: "Im
very much afraid we'd be delayed
some, perhaps about five minutes.
But give us five minutes and we'll be
marching toward the border" Sheuld
the first regiment be called, 'Fairmont
will be mine not few citizens.
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BOND OBJECTS TO
TERRA ALTA ORDER
Asks War Department to
Designate Another Con-
centration Point.

y
CHARLESTON, June. .19.-General
John G. Bond, commanding the Ma.
tional Guard Of West yirvinia today
eletced the Second infantry as the
command which will be taken into the
Federal service In answer to Presi.
dent Wilson's call.
The companies Of the Second are 10.
Gated as follows: Three in Hunting.
ton. two In Parkersburg, two In Char.
eston and one each in Rayenswood,
Spencer, Bluefield, Welch and Fayette.
vile. ,Ss 5 =. p
Officers Of the medical corps and
quartermasters department are CALLED
for; duty only In the mobilization camp
unless, they are needed greatly for SER
vice at the front.
I Terra Alta the. mobilization point Sc.
lected by the war department is con.
sidered most inaccessible and General
Bond has asked the department to
change 1t to a place more convenient.
ly located. ~ s.