The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-26
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

By June 20. 1917. the close of the
present fiscal year. $4,000 automobile
licenses will have been issued. accord.
Ing to a prediction by the license clerk
IN the office of the auditor Of state.
The number has already closely ap.
preached 10000, II was announced.
Writing from Vera Cruz. Mexico.
Con1nandant John d. Small. OF the
United States gunboat Wheeling. has
enlisted the sevices of local school
authorities in securing several young
men from Wheeling to serve on the
warship. which although named for
the city has not single man in its
crew claiming residence there.
Lutheran churches OF the Wheeling
district arc planning joint celebra-
ton OF the quadricentcnnial OF the
Reformation. The first event will be
mass meeting on Sunday. October
20. Rev. X. +. Mcdaniel, of Mounds
vile. will preside and DIR. J. Z. Kunz-
man, OF Philadelphia. Pa. will deliver
the principal address. The meeting
will be held in local theatre.
The safety Of the individual while
walking upon the street commands
the respect OF other traffic. according
TO Judge \. G. Dayton in the United
States District Court in session at
Wheeling. Life" lie said. lis the most
sacred Of all things on earth. Automo.
bilists and operators Of other We
hicles should bear In mind that per.
sons are entitled 10 the privileges OF
walking in the streets without being
assaulted. Automobiles should bear
in mind that they should look out Tor
pedestrians and not run them down.
They should bear in mind also that
turning corners at "A high speed is dan.
gerous and should they run down an
individual they should he held re.
sponsible unless under circumstances
absolutely unavoidable"
4. The fact that West Virginia is sup.
plying as much gasoline as any other
state 10 being generally recognized but
this fact has not resulted in prices In
this state being any lower than In any
other market supplied from plants In
/ this section. At present Charleston
trecelves It's supply principally from
2 Cincinnati whilo that city is supplied
from plants within ten miles OF
Charleston.
A record crop Of alfalfa has been
cased at the state penitentiary farm
}his year, the product OF single acre
bcing worth $500 In tho present mar.
ket. At the request Of Warden NJ. z.
White, one acre was sown in alfalfa
BY the West Virginia Experiment sta.
zion workers and was harvested by
prison labor. 1t afforded four cuttings,
bach averaging five tons.
Fox hunters from all parts OF the
State have been invited To take part in
the annual field trial Of the West Vir.
sinia Fox Hunters Association which
will take place at Big Sewell Noun.
lain, Fayette county. November 1917.
John D. Moore. Of Charleston, IL presi-
Dent and Arthur r. Thompson Ia sec.
tctary Of the association.
A movement Is on foot in West vir.
Sinia to organize working girls clubs
which viii federate In the various cit.
les and towns for social uplift and edu.
rational benefit. Ip Charleston, the
movement was inAugurated by the
Young Women's Christian Associa.
hon and several educational clubs
have been formed. In other cities the
hame idea will be carried into execu-
lion during the coming winter and
.ventually 1t. is expected that state
organization will be formed and an.
,ual conventions held at which sub.
lects will be taken up for the purpose
bettering the conditions OF working
nrls In every way nossiblc.