The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-22

Bird dogs are to be used by DR.. C. F.
Payne, federal animal industry inspec.
tor at Wheeling, In order to detect VIC.
lators OF the federal game laws enter.
ing the state. DR.. Payne says that the
dogs can scent game even when hid.
den In trunks and other receptacles.
Princeton University has asked the
University of West Virginia for a foot.
ball game at Princeton on October 20.
The local school has already contract.
ed for game with Dartmouth on that
date and reply has been sent to
Princeton University has asked the
could be made for game on any other
date. Nothing more has been heard
from Princeton.
While West Virginia will have prob.
ably broken the record for coal pro.
duction during 1916, the output is far
less than If conditions had been such
as TO facilitate the handling OF the
vast tonnage 1t was possible to have
sold. Lack of motive power on tho
RAILROADS, the shortage of cars due to
the long hauls made westward in cars
which are owned on the coal carrying
roads OF the east and middle west ana
difficulty in getting plenty OF labor
at all times have been contributing
factors in holding down the produc-
ton.
Work will begin as soon as possible
OH the construction Of new agricul.
tural building and new dormitory for
women at the University OF West Vlr.
ginia. Appropriations for these addi.
lions were made several years ago by
the legislature but the actual con-
structiou work has always been de-
layed because of various reasons.
Six counties in West Virginia voted
in the general election favorably to the
ratification OF the county court amend
ment. They were Brooke, Hancock.
Marion, Mcdowell, Ohio and Wood.
III the others voted against it. Many
voters not understanding the meaning
OF the amendment voted against rati-
ficatiou rather than take a chance ON
adding to their taxes, state officials
say.
TuberCulin tests of all the dairy
herds in the state will be made event
ually II the plan OF the departments o.
health and agriculture are carried out.
This work has begun within the last
few days in Kanawha county and steps
will be taken at once to extend 1t so
that all herds of cows, particularly in
the more populous counties will be
examined before next spring.
Refrigerator car service on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has not
materialized The officials who had
expected to have sufficient number Of
these cars available long before Christ
mas, have reported that since an order
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion requiring that all these cars be
sent to the roads by which they are
owned, there has been a shortage on
the roads in the Kanawha valley. Or
dinarily freight cars are being used
for the transportation of perishable
freight in consequence.
Thomas Martin Van Buren, Wild.
man. n civil war veteran, II years old,
OF Hampshire Hill, Mineral county
Is so happy over the arrival Of 8.
pound son yesterday, at his home that
! he has named him Nathan Golf, in
honor of United States Senator Ma
than Golf of this city. who was dis.
tinguished officer in the Union army
John 3. Hite, direct descendant
of Joist Hite, the first white man to
! settle west of the Alleghentes and
who was born at Guyandottee, Cabell
county on November 30, 1856. is dead
at his home in Huntington. Mr.. Hite
is said to have had in his possession
at the time of his death fine collec,
ton Of interesting facts relating to
the Virginias.
Jenkin Jones, vice president OF the
| Pocahontas Consolidated Golfers Co.,