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DEMOCRATS TO CUT OUT
BIPARTISAN GROWTH
City Committee Declares Investi-
cation Will Be Followed by
Ousting of Democrat
Republicans

Democratic ward leaders In Philadelphia
and their workers who have formed BIZ
partisan alliances with tho Republican or
ganizatlon will be ousted from the former
political ranks a general Investigation will
be conducted In every ward OF the city by
special committee headed by former Mag
istratc William r. Belcher
Tho purpose Of the probing committee.
which was appointed at the meeting OF the
Democratic Ci:y Committee last night, was
made known today by Edgar w Lauk city
chairman. Mr Lank said:
We have received sovcral letters of com.
plaint Tho fact that there are or have
been alliances seems To he generally known
throughout political circles. We organized
committee last night 70 investigate CON
di,ions. They will begin with the First
ward and take up each other ward In nu-
mcrcn order
There seems to bc no question IN the
matter of alliances. The city committee has
the power or right TO reorganlEe ward com.
mittccs and will exercise that power where
political ontentes have been formed.
our purpose ls to form n strong Demo-
cratic body In Philadelphia to carry on our
light"
The investigating committee chosen form.
cd plans for organization and campaign
last night They viii meet again on Thurs.
day. December 81, when " Ia believed that
considerable evidence against certain So
called Democratic workers win bo placed
before tho committee.
The Democratic City Committee will meet
again some night this week to further tho
plans Of probing Illegal ballotng In Phlla-
delpha
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created the social outlook II has broad
ened, tho intellectual stimulus II has given,
tho debaters Il has trained, the public
speakers II has developed tho progressive
citizens u has made, the financial help II
has given. the Incentive TO n better man
hood and womanhood IL has inculcatcd--all
demand that thousands OF farmers now
with without the gates should be num-
bered with u.s. helping 10 solve tho prob
lem OF a better agriculture and a grander
nation.
with the coming OF the new year our
Legislature will again convene During
the summer our legislative committee out
lined program along the lines ot Grange
policy. and It's report will come before this
body for action. II is not necessary at
this time to suggest an outline OF policy,
as we can better work that out from the
reports that arc received and acted upon at
this meeting
'1t is In place. however. to point out
that with state Treasury virtually empty
and with the record OF the kind us deal we
got from the last Legislature fresh In our
minds, II behooveH us to carefully consider
the advisabllty OF establishing a hendauar-
ters at Harrisburg and have a man on the
job TO know what Is being done and to
keep the folks at homo informed. The per
capita school appropriation is gradually
dwindling The appropriation for dirt roads
has been cut on and bonds are demanded
for boulevard system OF roads. Real
estate is being asked to carry more OF the
load OF taxation. Our cattle are being
condemned for tuberculosis and no money
to pay indemnity FOR the loss. Banks and
chambers OF commerce in their loving de-
sire TO help the farmer assumed largely
the local expense OF the farm bureaus and
then the second year dumped Il on the
counties and Doctor True told us at wash
ington that they hoped ere long TO have
woman's bureau also in every county.
Taken altogether. taxation Ia Increasing
by leaps and bounds, and new fields OF tax
alton must be opened up unless We wish to
see larger burdens placed upon the homes
OF our Commonwealth. II Is not altogether
the oranges problem but II the organized
farmers OF the State and tho organized
laboring people OF the State do not speak
for the protection Of tho homes of the State.
II Is doubtful II any other worthy cham
plon will be found Not only are the homes
OF the Commonwealth carrying an unjust
share OF the cost eG government. but oven
our children are asked TO take up the bur-
den OF this generations expenses. Some OF
our cities and towns are bonded until they
can hardly keep square, and when one mill
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Give the Boy a real knife-a
KEEN RDTzER
Pocket Knife

You'll hear a whoop of delight
when he finds the name keen
KutteT" on the blade. lie knows
Keen kutters are top notch in quality.
Keen Kutter Knives take a razor
edge and hold their sharpness for an
almost incredibly long time.
You'll be surprised to find how
reasonable Keen Kutter knives are
when you visit your dealer. Prices rs
cents to s2S-dandies at sl-satisiac-
ton guaranteed or money refunded.
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out splendidly as proven by the fact that
cltles seldom " ever so back to tho old way
atter having supplied themselves In n CO.
operative way, II stands to reason there
Iore. that other commodities that arc es.
Hential TO every family VIII require the
cutting out OF some OF these intervening
prohts " the consumer is to get the benefit
OF fresh and moderate-priced food .
Conspicuous In this regard are the per-
ishable products of the dairy. We are con-
WINGED that II the people of our cities arc
TO get good milk and cream at right prices
they will have TO handle the work of dis
tribution comparatively by municipal milk
plant.
The farmer has long ago recognized
this principle. as very little OF dairy prod
ucts comparatively Ia manufactured on the
farm on which they ere produced. But
whom the milk goes TO the shipping station
or the creamery there ends the cooperative
idea. Competing distributing concerns have
their stations along the lines OF railroad
compelling separation of shipments as well
aB the maintenance of useless receiving sta
tions. When Il reaches the city these ship
ments have TO be delivered at different
places and. through tremendous dupllca-
tion, In at last delivered with the extra
cost added to the product as expense. A
municipal milk plant would do away with
all that duplication. The train that hauls
TO large city would load solid cars and
take tho train straight 90 the central plant,
where after having beon prepared for dis
trlbution large trucks would move II rapidly
to the distributors without delay or dupli-
cation. There ls reason why the eggs OF
tho dairy farms and dairy communities
should not move along with the dairy prod
ucts straight from the farm 20 tho con
sumer. An egg Is one OF the things that
does not improve with experience.
1T is probable that other products would
better be handled more direct to the bene-
fit of both producer and consumer. Some
would argue that having the intermediate
profits is not strictly necessary, yet fur
nish n living for moro people, but no per-
son has a right 20 ask living from a COM
munity unless they render service, and
middleman that simply handles goods
should be cut out wherever possible
"The close of another year h.ds our
order moving steadily forward. The ma
tlonal secretary gives us credit for thirty
five new and three reorganlzed oranges for
the fiscal year. Our State secretary's re-
port will show n net gain In membership,
so that we are now not far from $1,000 In
actual membership And yet we are not
satisfied The friendships the grange has
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T Tow much will it be ap-
preciated1 This is one
of the most important,
if indeed not THE most impor-
tant thing to consider in Il
Christmas gift.
Choose your gifts from the
Keen Kutter assortment of cut
lery and tools, and you will as
sure doubled appreciation.
To the happiness of receiving
and the joy of being remem-
bered, will be added the pleas
ant thought that fine APP
probation of quality was shown
in the gift selection.
And, too, they are in har-
mony with the time sentiment
toward gifts that are practical
and lasting.
Every Keen kutter article Is
made of the very best material
in the very best way. The
guarantee of quality goes with
every purchase.
Z At your Keen Kutter dealers 5
you find a surprisingly wide
range of practical things sold un-
der the Keen Kutter trademark.
If you are interested in a gift
for mother or sister, you'll find
the Keen Kutter line includes
everything in scissors and shears
from daintiest manicure scissors
to heaviest shears.
Then there are Keen Kutter
Flood Choppers, fine Keen
Kutter Carving Sets, Keen Kut-
ter Manicure Sets, Keen Kutter
Kitchen Sets, Keen Kutter Sew
ing Machines-and a hundred
and one other things. A visit
TO any Keen Kutter dealer will
fill you full of gift ideas.
For Men-there are Keen Kutter
Knives of all descriptions - Keen
Kntter Razor Outfts-Keen Kutter
Travelling Sets, Keen Kutter Tool
Cabinets, Keen Kutter Garden Tools
Keen Kutter Tools OF every kind
and description.
You will be agreeably surprised at
the moderate prices OF Keen Kutter
Goods, especially when you consider
that you make a real investment in
every purchase, because
ssThs Recollection Of QUALITY
Remains Long After the PRICE
2 Forgotten g {. gimmons
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~ AnElslinas SuSBeatlou loT your
wife or mother - something both
practical and sure TO be appreciated
--is fine pair, or, better still--a set
of Keen Kutter Scissors and Shears.
Keen Kutter Scissors have blades
of the finest steel-they stay keen
without constant resharpening and
give n clean cut the entire length of
the blade.
At your Keen lKutter Dealers you
will find all sizes and descriptions
all rigidly inspected against flaws
and thoroughly guaranteed.
A popular Keen Kutter set is
shown in the picture. 1t includes a
pair of 7-iuch shears, n pair of 5 1l6-
inch scissors, a pair of embroidery
scissors and a pair lof button-hole
scissors. Any woman would welcome
this gift.
Keen Kutter Shears are different
from all others with patented lock
nut eompensating wear and insuring
perfect results through years of use.
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Warning of German Raider Of Flo,ida

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. ts.--warnlnEs FOR Al.
lied shipping through the south Atlantic
and eastern portions OF the Gulf OF Mexico
70 keep sharp watch for strange steam.
ship thought 70 be n German raider, ara
being sent out day and night by British
cruisers and by shore stations In the prlt.
ish West Indies, Wireless messages picked
up here described the suspected craft as n
vessel with two tunnels and straight
stern.
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on personal aad corporate property would
furnish as much revenue as can be properly
spent on roads In = year, Il Is simply an
outrage TO ask unborn children to pay the
bill, especially when the only defense these
children Of the next generation have are
the very persons who are norpctratlng the
cowardiy deed Patrons We must take a
greater interest In these public aIatrs re-
memherng that Lord Byron told the truth
whom he snid Who would he free them
selves must strike the blow.
EDUCATION FOR COUNTRY
In developing schools for the country
the tendency is 10 ape after the cities with
their long term ana close grading There
might he souio justification for such q course
u it were true that the city schools were
turning out the best kind of scholars. but
the fact is and has been that the child
from the country school II going into bust.
ness In the chy and crowdng the city-hred
hoy and girl out ~ leadership. We recog-
nlEc that the country home has something 20
do With this. but Il can hardly fail to be true
that the child seven or eight months IN
school and the rest OF the time In the school
OF experience Il learning how TO use that
combination Of bralu and Drawn which ult-
mately spells success The world today II
calling for men and women who know
how to do as well as how 10 think who can
think while they work rather than TO think
INV w kNN NhA w NNFh. anu " NhN ANNNN
term high schools are to fulnll their mission
they should have vocational training that
trains the hand rs we'll az tho head
This last election brought the. number of
dry States up tc twentv-threc or possibly
twenty-five LARGE sections of other States
are opposed 10 this terrible business. There
Is no excuse LETT why Congress should not
nt oncb submit n constitutional amendment
90 the people OF this country. The need
for industrial alcohol Tor fuel aud power
purposes furnishes n Just way 20 change
the machinery that is now running, making
alcohol 10 the harm of every one into tho
manufacture Of product thnt would take
the liquid fuel supply out OF the hands ot
Standard OIL and at the same time furnish
great quantities OF feed that would help TO
balance some OF the now unbalanced rOtlons
that are being fed Into stock thus wasting
part OF the food and 60 an extent pre-
vomiting tho animal from doing it's best,
either as \ meat or dairy animal. Tho Ma
tlonhl Grange has voted To send out leafet
upon this subject Of potable alcohol To- every
grange in the United states and wo hone
that every grange when they receive this
leafiet will have Il carefully read and that
The strongest possible pressure shall bo
brought 10 bear upon the Congressman and
Senators from this state to vote to'Rubmit
the question by Federal amendment.
Remember, you may he saving your own
child or loved one.
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ting contribution She safd That fnaa
did not like % be bothered faofA tnan ones
about giving a subscription unless he tela
the solicitor to return sns rnnhahised Ths
fact that Il would be impossible for ths
campaign 20 be a success unless the work.
ers observed the rules and called on the
persons they were appointed 70 see. She
said n worker had failed TO see n proapeo-
tive contributor, then the worker should
bring IN the card and let the nanaaer as
sign some one else 20 the task.
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Fire Chief Rags a Deer

SHAMOSIN, Pa. Dec. i2.--whilc on the
mountains near Allcnwood. Charles Splitter.
chief of the local flrc department solomon
Fagely and oscar pookey. also OF this place,
came upon a large buck deer. Splitter killed
IL
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Oil and Gas.

Interest In field Developments in all
sections Of the eastern fields Mas re.
yerted to test wells drilling Ii vari.
Gus localities. Not until after test
well has been completed and proves
a failure 10 hope OF the discovery OF
a new pool or an extension to an old
field abandoned. There are times when
one dry hole Is not sufficient to dis.
courage O further search In the same
locality or direction. Operators have
for some time been cognizant of the
fact that one dry hole not condemn any
large acreage. The recently discov-
cred new pools or extensions confirm
the opion and contradict former the.
cries. After all, the drill Is the sur
est test for new producing territory.
On Big Sandy Creek. Big Sandy
district, Kanawha county, the South
Peen Oil company drilled its test on
the NJ. q. Deel farm through the Weir
sand and gave 1t shot. In the en-
suing "a hours the well produced Is
barrels. The location is 1900 It south.
west Of the same company's test on
the Levi Deell farm. In the Blue
Creek field the same company shot
Its No. 5 on the Jesse James farm in
the Squaw sand and increased its
production from one to five barrels q
day.
In the Weir sand development on In.
dian Creek, Elk district, the United
Fuel Gas company completed and sho,
No. 2 on the lease No. 8 on the w.
II. and Mary. j. Morris farm, and II is
showing for an eight.barrel pumper.
On Laurel Fork Of Horse Greek, Duvai
district, Lincoln county, the same com.
pany has started to drill No. Ia on
the Horse Creek Land and Coal Com.
pany's tract.
In Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the South Penn Oil company
drilled test on the NJ. E. Morley farm
and has fair gasser. On Glover
Creek, Smithfleld district, Roane coun.
ty, the Carter OIL company has drilled
its test on the r. NJ. Perot farm
through the Bearea grit. Alright show
Of oil was developed In the Big Injun
sand, and It was given two shots, one
OF 20 and the other Of so quarts, but 1t
failed to respond, and will be aban-
doned.
In Geary district, Roane county, the
South Penn OIL company's No. on
the A. D. Caldwell farm is five.bar.
rel pumper In the Big Injun sand. In
Spencer district the same company's
test on the G. NJ. Sergent farm is a
gasser In the Berea grit.
On Lynn Camp Run. Clay district,
Richie county, the Philadelphia com.
pany drilled its test on the L. C. vii.
son farm through all sands and failed
to find oil or gas in paying quantities
In any Of the sands. The same com.
pany's test on the H. J. Knight, John
Jobes and E. R.. Taylor heirs farms
are all fair gassers In the Big Injua
sand. The Carnegie Natural Gas
company has drilled a test on the E.
L. Summers farm, located on Slab
Run, Union disctrict through all sands.
Nothing was found in any OF the for.
nations and It will be abandoned.
One mile east of Beech Bottom,
Buffalo district, Brooke county, Fur.
man & Co. drilled their test on the
D. E. Heff farm through the Berea
grit and scored a duster. In the Burn
Ing Springs district. Writ county, the
South Penn Oil company's test on the
s. A. Petit farm Is gasser in the
salt sand.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

To Fairmont Trust Company, a cor.
poration, plaintiff. and Ellis "A. Bill.
lingslea, James A. Meredith, Trustee,
John G. Prichard, Trustee, The Nation.
al Bank OF Fairmont, corporation,
The First National Bank OF Fairmont,
q corporation, Clyde s. Holt, James
E. Anderson, ]. n. Hartley, II. F..
Smith, ]. A. Clark, Levi D. Harr,
George N. Alexander, Jacob W. May,
Wesley A. Brooke, George E. Amos,
Ward Downs, Trustee, ]. II. Beckman,
and Alice L. Billingslea, defenants:
In the Circuit Court Of Marion coun.
ty, West Virginia, in chancery.
You and each Of you will take no.
tice that pursuant to decree OF the
Circuit Court Of Marion country West
Virginia, entered on the sth day Of
May, 1916, In the chancery cause there.
in pending wherein you are the parties
complainant and defendant, / have fix.
ed upon the eth day OF June, 1916, ut
my law office in the City OF Fairmont,
Marion county, West Virginia, as the
time and place for beginning the dis.
charge Of my duties under said decree
an abstract Of which Is as follows:
Upon consideration Of all which,
the Court is OF the opinion that this
Is proper case to be referred to a
Commissioner in Chancery OF this
Court, 1t is accordingly adjudged, or.
dered and decreed that this cause be,
and the same is hereby referred to
A. L. Lehman. one Of the Commission.
ers in Chancery Of this Court, who Is
hereby directed to state an account,
and report to this court, showing tho
following matters and things:
First. The interest OF the defend.
ant Ellis A. Billingslea, In the real
estate mentioned and described in the
bill and amanded bill filed herein.
Second. The liens thereon. to whom
owing, their respective amounts and
priorities.
Third. The value OF said real es.
tate, and its annual rental value, and
whether said real estate will In five
years pay off and discharge the liens
thereon.
Fourth. All such other matters,
being pertinent. as the parties In inter.
est may require, and such other mat
tiers as the Commissioner may deem
pertinent, whether SO required or not"
At which time and place you are re.
quired to be present.
Given under my hand this 26th day
OF May, 1916.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioher in chancery Of the Cir.
cult Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia.
G. NJ. Alexander,
Counsel for Plaintiff.
5-27.e.s.1o.l7
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Tuesday morning at Buckhannon.
DR.. Wallace B. Fleming. AM, DID,,
Ph.D.. graduate of Muskegon col
lege, Drew Theological Seminary and
Columbia university, will be formally
inaugurated as President OF West ylr.
ginia Wesleyan college In the pres.
ence Of what promises to be one OF the
the most notable gatherings ever as
sembled in the state. Governor H. D.
Hatfield. State Superintendent Shaw
key, President Trotter Of West vir-
GINA and the presidents Of Ohio Yves.
leyan university. Muskegon college,
Allegheny college, Bethany college,
Salem college, Davis.Elkins college.
Dickinson college, Mount Union col
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. June 1.-THE oper:
atoms on the local Stock Exchange
yesterday presented most animated
market for the railway equipment spe.
cialties, Westinghouse Airbrake and
Union Switch and Signal, and the az.
grgate transactions in these two Is.
sues furnished the development OF
the most interesting feature.
Outside Of this market In a gen.
eral way was sluggish and listless,
With trading more OF less restricted.
American Window Glass Machine
common acted disappointingly by re-
acting for IN points at SIN. 1t was
the only glass issue in the market.
There were q variety Of deals made
in the oil and gas group, but they had
little effect upon the quotations ex.
cept In Fuel Oil, which lost a point.
Ohio Fuel Supply was fairly active
and fiuctuated for q while within. a
few fractions, but 1t finally settled
UNCHANGED at AS.
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New York

NEW YORK, June 17.-For the first
four hours Of yesterdays session the
market was left largely to Tvs owD
devices, with few noteworthy price
changes. except for some irregularity
in specialties. In. the. final hour re-
ports OF an alarming character regard.
ing Mexican affairs precipitated amod.
crate but general selling movement,
rails and other standard stocks yield
ing 1 to almost~2 points from their
early. best, with greater declines in
various speculative issues.
Throughout the morning and during
the stagnant intermediate session, i'm.
portant stocks varied scarcely more
taan point. Dealings were profes.
sional TO an, extraordinary degree and
element evinced bearishness, largely
as result OF the breach between the
railway managers and their employees.
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WEST vlRaINIA eA1EN1s

AS reported by H. E. Dunlap, pat.
emit lawyer, Of Wheeling. W. Va, the
Patent Office records show the recent
issue Of the following patents to West
Virginia inventors: Paul Bino, Weir.
ton, household press; William Bras.
ack, assignor to Fairmont Mining Ma
chinery Co. Fairmont. automatic brake
for conveyers; H. e. De Vaughn, as.
signor to w. A. Jones. Morgantown,
device for supporting glass cylinders;
also window-glass blowing or drawing
machine; G. F. Dryer, Ashland, lock
socket for electriclight bulbs; G. A.
Henderson, st. Adams, plastic com.
position and method Of making same:
J. E. Johnson, Roncevaerte, rake; D.
B. Kenney, Huntington, automatic
radiator; G. s. Lemon, Walker,
wrench; ]. D. Mann, Peterstown, quilt
Ing machine frame.