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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
WILSON TO WAIT
UNTIL BRITISH
PREMIER SPEAKS
ar
In Meantime Situation in
Entente Capitals Will
Be Sounded.
LANSING SEES WILSON
Possibility That Peace Note
Will Be Forwarded
Today
LANSING SEES wilson

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-PrGsiden.
Wilson probably will not finally dc
termine on any formal step IN Connec-
ton with the peace proposals of the
Central powers Until after David Lloyd
George, the British prime minister,
has spoken in the House Of Commons
Tuesday.
In the meantime through American
diplomatic representatives in the cap.
ais OF the IGnteut powers, the Amcrl-
AN government "ll keep il! close
ouch with the situation.
No formal comment was forthcom.
ng today either from the White House
If State department.
It is known TO be the view of most
# the cabinet members that the
American government should move
cautiously and do nothing to imperil
its influence for peace.
Secretary Lansing early today held
mis- first personal conference with
President Wilson since the peace pro.
posals of the Central powers were
made public.
It was said the formal note from
Germany and Austria might go for.
ward before night and necessarily in
view Of probability that the President
would take no independent action un.
til after Lloyd.George had spoken in
the House OF Commons they probably
will be accompanied only by formal
notes OF transmittal.
The authorized statement at the
German embassy that consideration
Of at least partial disarmament would
be one of the things taken up at a
peace conference attracted the widest
attention among government officials
and diplomats.
1t was accounted a doubly interest
ing because Germany had repeatedly
refused such suggestions eevn to point
1t was said of threatening to withdraw
from the second Hague conference II
The subject were pressed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
City Hall Notes

Dominick Casteluci, foreman of the
city water department, was taken
home yesterday afternoon suffering
with pneumania. He had contracted
the ailment while working in water
TO his waist during this present incle-
ment weather. Dominick has been with
the city water department for the past
l6 years and since the present admin
istration took hold has been the fore.
man.
Two.thirds Of Robinson street has
been paved leaving the other one.third
TO await the whims of the weatherman.
No street department employees are
working at regular jobs today, the few
who arc working being used to remove
the snow from the bridges and over the
sewers which are liable to freeze up.
Monroe street will be paved when
the weather gets so that brick laying
can be done.
Finance Commissioner ]. Walter
Barnes office was the scene today of
q gathering OF Is or 90 members Of the
building committee and others of the
new Presbyterian church who came to
see the work of several famous artists.
The committee then went to the Man.
ley hotel where the exhibit will be
shown those interested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
EXTRA FORCE USED
At POST OFFICE
Heaviest of Christmas Mail
Will Come Next
Week.

Due to the shop early" and ship
early" campaigns the Iocal post office
will not have to place additional for.
ces to work until Monday. Monday
there will be one additional clark and
one additional parcel post wagon put
on. Each day more will be added
until about next Thursday when 10
men will have secured positions as
sisting in moving the mail
Three parcel post wagons will be
added by the middel of next week
Signs at the post Office are beginning
to indicate that there will be one OF
the heaviest mails for Christmas sea.
son known to Fairmont. At the pres.
ent time it can be seGl that Christ.
mas shippers started to moving their
goods early and that Oh this account
it will prove not so great congress.
ton as the amount OF business would
seem to indicate.
Assistant Postmaster Harry Owens
has his organization working like a
clock at present and were /, got that
the present post will increase five
fold within the next few days the men
he has ON hand ought to be able to
handle it. Boys will be carried in to
deliver packages an do much that the
wagons cannot take care Of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
SIX inch SNOW
FALL TODAY AND
COLDER TONIGHT
Not So Cold Today AS Yes.
terday According to
Thermometer.

What blowing on fingers and re.
surrecting OF snow shovels this morn.
ing when the good people of Fairmont
peeked out of doors and saw that ov.
ernight there had siftel down nearly
six inches of snow-the first real snow
storm of the year. All day the snow
kept coming down and from the looks
of the clouds, Fairmont is slated for
real old "Whittieresque" storm.
For the first time THU winter the
jingly, rag time music OF the sleigh.
bells was echoing everywhere, with
scores of sleighs, bob tails, and cut.
tiers dashing about here and there.
Persons who live out. in the country
piled into their sleds this morning,
and behind the brisk feet of Polly"
and Bob" were whisked into town to
do Christmas shopping.
The little FliYers were running
hither and yon, but the heavier auto.
mobiles were keeping pretty much
Ito hum" The streets were slippery
and icy, the hills almost impossible,
which of course was ideal Fliver con.
ditions.
Transfers were pretty good to their
horses today, nearly all teams which
were left standing for any length Of
time being blanketed. There were u
! few exceptions but the activities OF
the Humane society have been such
as to instill fear into the hearts OF
| the most brutal drivers
The weather man at Fairmont says
that the temperature this morning was
not as cold as yestCrN",.' or the day
In FPiNF H., A 4
| ness this morning as being 20 above.
Yesterdays was II and the day be.
fore that. 10. The weather chief at
| Pittsburgh says that Fairmont PEG.
pie had better bundle up and watch
the water pipes tonight, for its going
to get lots colder.
Skating and coast:ng are now the
big things in the min / Dung folks.
On Fifth street down l0tlr. ave ltT.
school hundrcd@ arc 90 be .u&uJ coast
ing cVeiy C.cnns The Olu-rl A.gnru
DoU, uCspt.a flexible j. ers. ct cetra.
still reign The layOIIle. Stating Is
going on glee.ully on raw Pt;w creel;
and other OF the smaller tributaries
of the Monongahe!a. The West ForS
is frozen over but Is not strong enough
20 bear skating.
noe of the pleasant things to reflect
upon these hcilly evenings. is that cold
isn't cold at all-simply the absence
OF heat. This is the accepted theory
of all students Of temperature. II it
is true. there is certainly a lot OF
heat absent in Fairmont this evening.
Drains from domestic consumer.
made the gas pressure low in the
city and several of the manufactures
were considerably handicapped. Ow.
ems had very light pressure as did
Monongah Glass. Fairmont Window
Glass and Columbia Art Glass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
New Management
For Business College
EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO
GREATLY INCREASE UNION
. SCHOOL ENROLMENT.

Today Harry S. Price assumed &C.
live management of the affairs OF the
Union Business College. Plans have
already been made to make the local
business college equal any in the couu.
try. They have the facilities for doing
this, as they have good location in
the Jacobs building and first class
equipment.
While the present corps Of instruc.
tors have been adequate to take care
CT the enrolment the college now has.
the management is getting in touch
with some OF the best business college
instructors in the country and suf'
ficient number OF new instructors will
be employed to take care of the large
enrolment which will come in for the
winter term. which starts January 9.
A big drive will be made between
now and the first of the year TO In.
cerase the enrolment. Several OK.
perienced solicitors have been employ.
ed to take care of this matter. Also
a cooperative plan has been adopted
between the school and the students
whereby the students will be given a
free two.weeks scholarship for every
new student brought in between now
and the first of the year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
WHEAT MARKET
BOTTOM HAS
DROPPED OUT
Price 45 Cents a Bushel Less
Than a Month
Ago.
(Bv Assoclated Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Wheat crashed
down in value today on account Of
peace reports. First sales showed a
fall in some cases of SIS cents bush
ell May wheat touching $1.5S as against
$1.66A, to S1.669s at yesterdays fin
ish.
What chiefly sent wheat prices
whirling downward was the statcmen;
authorized by the German embassy at
Washington that one of most import
ant subjects for discussion at peace
parley would be universal disarmament
Beside the German embassy's state
ment, the smash in wheat prices was
due largely to yesterdays and this
mornings break on New York stock
market. Yesterday big decline in New
York came too late to have much in
tluence here until today.
The decline at outset this morning
made total drop in wheat prices OF
about IS cents a bushel since FIRST
peace offer came from Berlin.
Within hour losses had been wild
ened to 101S cents per bushel, May
wheat tumbled to $l.5G on closing out
of accounts in which margins had been
swallowed up completely.
AS compared with prices OF month
ago the market at this stage was down
moro than As cents bushel i'll the De
cember delivery
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
BARKER SOCIETY MEETS.

Lleweys F. Barker society for study
of medicine met last night at Cook hos.
pital, members present were Drs. Wad.
dell, Fleming, Johnson, Henry, McDon,
aid and Graham. The study of the kid,
ney was the subject under consIdera.
ton. and many important features
from the various writings Of eminent
men were read and discussed OF this
very important organ Of the human
body. Never in the history OF the med
ical profession has there been sc
much study and work done on any one
diseases as those affecting the kid
ney, and for that reason the school
will continue It's study for soma time
to come. The members were honored
by VISIT from DR.. Geo. Mayors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
STATE TRADE BOARD
Fur STATE ROADS
Resolutions Also Urge Plac-
ing of Armor Factory
in State.

HUNTINGTON, ". Va, Dec. Is
Resolutions which urge the selection
OF Huntington or Charleston, W. Va,
as the logical site for the proposed
government armor plate pant. were
unanimously adopted by the West Vir.
ginia Board Of Trade in convention
here. The board Of trades departure
from the established rule of aiding all
sections Of the state alike was ex.
planned by the fact that Washington
authorities have eliminated all West
Virginia cities except the two mention.
ed and the resolutions recite that fact.
Other resolutions urge construction
of state roads, standardization OF road
bond issues, better systems for the
transfer of real estate and a better
system for safeguarding real estate
again tax sales.
Officers we're named as follows:
President, F. B. Enlow. Huntington;
secretary, H. H. Archer, Parkersburg;
treasurer, John B. Finley, Parkersburg.
Vice presidents we're named by
congressional districts as follows:
First, George w Luaz and T. L.
Brett; Second, Howard Sutherland
and C. r. Jones; Third, Orlando West
and Stuart F. Reed; Fourth, John B.
Finley and Robert L. Archer; Fifth,
Isaac T. Mann and Lawrence Tierney:
Sixth, W. A. Kelley and Adam Little
page.
Clarksburg was chosen as the place
for the next meeting Chambers OF
commerce and boards of trade who
are members Of the state board will
be assessed so cents per member for
the support of the state organization
1t was decided.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
CLEVELAND SHORT
ON MILK AND Gas
Producers Shut Off Milk
Supply in Fight With
Dealers.
tBy Associated Pressl

CLEVELAND, Dec. Is. - With the
coolest weather OF winter in effect this
city was today in the throes of fam.
Inc In both milk and natural gas. The
mercury was at degrees above zero
when the Northern Ohio Milk Produc'
crs' Association controlling Is per cent,
Of the city's milk supply, put an en-
barge into effect because of disagree
ments with dealers. Dealers threaten
cd to ask grand jury investigation
OF the producers action. Only $4,000
gallons reached the city today instead
of the usual 10000 gallons.
The gas pressure fell to such low
point that there was great suffering
and prospects OF closing the schools
Mayor Davis began an investigation
to determine whether the East Ohio
Gas company has kept its agreement
TO shut off the supply from manufacture
ing plants.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
Wilson Carried % Counties,
Gubernatorial Candi-
date 81.
SUTHERLAND HAD 1858
Official Figures at Last Civ
en- Out at Charles
ton.

CHARLESTON, Dec. Is. - Tabula-
ton in the offices Of the governor and
secretary of state from official reports
certified by the board of canvassers
throughout the state. have been com.
plcted showing the result OF the gen
eral election Of November for Presi.
dent, United States senator and sew.
eral state officers.
The vote Tor presidential electors
gave Hughes l4&,l24; Wilson. lac, 403:
Benson, Socialist. 6.150; Hughes plu
raiity. 2,72i. Wilson carried IS out
Of the 50 counties.
For United States senator, Howard
Sutherland, Republican, won over W.
+. Chiffon. the Democratic incumbent.
with a plurality OF 5,G5S.. The vote
Tor the candidates was. Sutherland,
lI4,24@; Chiffon. 13S,jS5; G. a. Gneis-
er, Socialist. 1851. Sutherland car.
ricd 20 and Chiffon &c counties.
The plurality OF John j. Cornwell,
Democrat. for governor over Judge Ira
L. Robinson, Republican. was 2,775.
The winner carried 50 counties, re-.
ceiving total of 143,324 votes to
Judge Robinsons 140,560.
The vote on the other candidates
for state offices was as follows:
For secretary of state, H. G. YoSnz,
Republican, 1898; Charles r. WI
son, lo5,0i6; Young's plurality 1927.
For superintendent Of schools, vi T..
Shawkcy, Republican, 142,457; r. A.
Armstrong, 139,424; Shawkeys plural
ity, 1898.
For treasurer, w. S. Johnson, Repub.
lican. 143,402; Lloyd Rmehart, 1885,
459; Johnscn's plurality, 4,943.
For auditor. John s. Darst, Repub.
lican, 1894; A. L. Kenney, 1888;
Darst's plurality, G,OS1.
For commissioner of agriculture.
James II. Stewart. Republican, 49,.
1854; John b. Finley, 1880; Stew.
arts plurality. 5,054.
For attorney general, L. ~. England,
Republican, 144,761; W. H. Sawyers,
1864; England's plurality, S,214.
The tabulation showing the vote on
the woman suffrage amendment makes
total OF 16l,60T against ratification,
and ,5O4 for ratification The ma.
jority against was 9S,O67, the most de.
clslve vote ever cast on any question
in West Virginia. Brooke and Har.
cock counties voted in favor of the
amendment. In Pendleton county the
vote was 2O3 for and LIPS against.
The complete official figures on the
vote cast for President, United States
senator and governor in West Viz
sinia. as given out officially, are as fol-
lows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
Charity Committee
Meets Here

The executive committee of the
state conference on Charities and Cor
rections is holding q meeting this aft.
ernoon in the offices OF the Associated
Charities organization in the city
building. A working program for the
year is one of the matters to receive
consideration at this meeting.
The members of the committee pres
emit for this conference are Prof. E. II
Vickers and Prof. l. NJ. Bristol, of the
West Virginia University at Morgan
town; Rev. R. Cary Montague, of Elk
ips; A. E. Sinks, of Wheeling; H, e
Flesher, superintendent of the Reform
school at Pruntytown and Mrs. James
o. Watson, of this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
CANCER NEITHER
HEREDITARY NOR
COMMUNICABLE
That is the Conclusion of
Studies Made by Insur-
ance Companies.
fRy Assoclntcd Prnssl


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-two years
study of original insurance statistics
indicate cancer is neither hereditary
nor contagious. according to a paper
presented to the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents here today by
President Arthur Hunter, OF the Ac,
tuarial Society Of America.
After referring to the annual toll of
eighty thousand deaths from cancer in
the United States. Mr. Hunter said
mo sooner do VIC become interest.
cd in the wide prevalence of disease
like cancer, than we begin TO wonder
whether 1t is contagious or hereditary.
Such questions must be in the minds
Of hundreds Of thousands of relatives
of persons who have died from this dis
ease and Of others who are suffering
from it,
There seems little to support the
view that cancer Is the result of con-
taSton. Twenty thousand applications
for insurance were reviewed and it
was found that In 4SS cases one only
Of the parents Of the applicant was
stated to have died from cancer and
in four cases both parents were stat
were 1922 times as many cases in
which one parent had died OF cancer
as Of those in which both parents had
Gied Of that disease. There could hard
ly be stronger test than the case OF
husband and wife"
AS to heredity, Mr.. Hunter said.
"My first investigation consisted of
cases Of persons insured in six com.
panies, both parents having died of
cancer prior to date of application for
insurance. or 472 grandparents Of the
insured. the cause of death was given
in 234 cases Of which two were from
cancer; the cause Of death was stat
ed in 1S4 of these as old age the
average age at death of which was 50.
In ~ of the grandparents the cause
Of death was not known but the age
was given. the average being So; in
i55 cases neither the age nor tho cause
OF death was known. II is reasonable
to conclude that IL only two died of
cancer out Of 234 parents Of persons
who died OF cancer, that disease is not
hereditary.
"The possibility Of hercdity in can
GER has generally been studied by ex-
periments on animals. In the case Of
human beings there has been no previ-
Gus attempt, so far as AM aware to
investigate the problem In families
where theFe h&5 evidently been a can
Ger strain, If such thing exists. In
the present investigation, one OF the
groups consisted of cases in which
both Of the parents had died from can
GER; and in another Of the groups, a
parent, and brother or sister OF the
policyholder had died from that dis
ease. 1t might be expected, therefore.
that If concer we're hereditary, 1t would
be shown very clearly in the family
records of these persons but this has
not appeared.
Men and women who are In anxiety
of mind on account of the appearance
OF cancer in their ancestry or imme-
date family may dismiss such ankle.
ties as there Is no statistical evidence
at the present time that the disease OF
cancer is transmitted by inheritance
in mankind"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
HUGHES CARRIED STATE BY 2,721
CORNWEL-L'S PLURALITY WAS 2755
Anti Booze Law
Puts Premium
On MARRIAGE
(By AEsoclated Pressl

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 10. ii I'm.
married men In Virginia, not living
with their parents, can not have
shipped to them the quart of wits.
key month allowed undes the new
prohibition law.
Prohibition Commissioner Peters
so ruled today on the ground that
the law docs not recognize a board,
ing or rooming house. club or lodge
room as home in which liquor
may be kept for private consump
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
CONTINUED on page two)

Rev. Goodwin to Speak-This even.
ing at the meeting Of the Eighth Ward
Bible class Rev. Goodwin will give6a
talk. All VINO wish TO attend the meet.
ing will be given a cordial welcome,
Children arc especially urged to be
present and bring some one with them
as new Officers will be elected Other
numbers of the program are as follows:
Vocal solo. Ed. Barrett; vocal duet,
Misses Tillie and Myrtle Mckinney:
talk by Rev. Goodwin; vocal duet, Ray
Hurst and Dale Squires. u
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15

5roaddus Alumni Ranquet-The al
umni association of Broaddus institute
the Baptist UNCONVENTIONAL institute,
located at Philippi, will hold winter
banquet at the Waldo hotel in Clarks-
burg on December % at SIS o'clock.
a. Judson Finley, prosecuting attor.
ney, Of Clarksburg, is president of the
alumni association. The banquet will
probably be made an annual affair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
Continued on Page r.
BOY SCOUTS ELECT OFFICERS

Brock Showalter was elected leader
OF Eagle Patrol, Boy Scouts. of Troop
!. last night. and Hugh Fox, assistant.
James Moore was elected leader and
Owen MCNeCly, assistant, OF Wolfe
Patrol. The troop elected Ed Crowl,
scribe, and Hugh Fox bugler. The
basketball team will be managed by
Jim Frame and captained by Ed Crowl
The boys held rousing session in
the City Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
MRS. SARAH HUNT DIES

Mrs. Sarah Hunt died on Wednesday
at the county home at Hoult and the
body was inferred yesterday after fu-
neral services at the home. She was
aged 65 years and formerly resided at
Monongah.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15

A lot OF us fellows amt kicking
about the high price of henfruit. The
only use We had for an egg was for q
shampoo. Our knobs are now as shy
of shrubbery as a fish is Of dust.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15

Rubbing the face all over the soap
isn't anymore economical than rubbing
the soap all over the face.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15
The Weather

West Virginia.
Fair tonight except
snow in mountains
Colder with cold
" We, Saturday
fair.
Local Readings.
F. p. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature al
8 a. IN. today, 20.
Yesterday wealth,
or, clear; temper.
AZURE, maximum 26,
IA.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
To the housewives OF South Bend:
(She's Japanese)

o Bend:
The KrsAfo Girl viii be glad you splendid rel
No Sterd Rice from and learn experience that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
At THE AUDITORIUM

That very clever actor II. r. War
ner is appearing at the Auditorium
today in n five reel Ince production
called The Beggar OF Cawnpore"
and on the same bill is a two reel
Keystone comedy 'Buc1ing Society
with Chester Conklin featured.
Mutt and Jeff'' come on Saturday
to amuse the children. and there is
hardly a child in the land thathasn't
heard Of these two funny fellows.
They VIII be seen at the Auditorium
every Saturday for a number of
weeks. other pictures on the bill
are Miss Adventure" a three reel
comedy drama featuring little Ma
ry Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs Sidney
Drew i'm one Of those clever Metro
comedies. The High Cost of Living
q Nitagraph comedy and the Selig-
Tribune weekly OF current events
showing among othe. interesting
scenes five thousand suffragets
marching in steady rain with
clothing drenched but with ardor
undampened; vast crowds hat
gathered in the Coliseum for the q
.. =. convention: a troop of the
first cavalry. !. y. c., turns out to
stimulate national guard enlis.
ments; feature of commencement
week at Annapolis Md. is review OF
naval cadets by the secretary OF
the navy; L. :. coast artillery tar
get practice-each projectile used i'm
these ten inch sans weighs 1O45
pounds.