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Checking Up on
the Cement Roads

]. W. Johnston. a member Of the
highway engineering staff OF the Port.
land Cement Association. is in Fair.
mont for the purpose of making all ex-
animation of streets and roads.
One OF the most extensive and scien.
tiftc studies ever made by any type
of road is being conducted by this as.
sociation of all the concrete roads in
the United States. The reports are
made on specially prepared blanks SO
that they will all he OF uniform .charac.
err and will present the information
in he most concise form. This infor.
nation will be tabulatcd and studied
so that Of all the various methods that
nave been used, those that have been
given the hest results can be noted
The Portland Cement Association.
with. offices and engineers scattered
throughout the country, will then be
in position to advise officials and
communities building concrete roads
as to those methods which have Proved
most successful. The West Virginia
office of the association is at Parkers.
burg.
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Court News
Deeds Filed.


A. W. Blnns ex US. to Lou Rowland
real estate in Hamilton addition; con
sideration, other real estate.
Jennie Wade TO Elizabeth Morris
real estate in Fairmont and Paw Paw
districts. $40 and other considera.
ton.
J. W. Rowland ct ux. to A. w. Binns
real estate in Eighth ward; one dol
lar and further consideration.
Mob Hill Company to E. NJ. Show.
alter, trustee. reai> estate in Winfield
district; one dollar and further con
sideration.
=. NJ. Showalter. trustee, to Mob
Hin Company, real estate in Winfield
district; consideration in premises.
Grace Borgess. ct al. to Otto D.
Barnes, real estate in Grant district:
one dollar and further consideration
John G. Prichard ct ux. to NJ. W
Ogden, trustee. real estate In Fair
mont Development Company addi
ton: one dollar and further consider
alton.
Marriage Licenses.
James E. Myers, -. colored, and
Beatrice Miller. 90. colorcd, Fairmont
Pleasant Johnson, AZ. colored. and
Mary Eleanor Mills, 81, colored. Fair
mont.
Thomas Mills. 81. colored. and Ida
Penn, "a, widow, colored, Fairmont.
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Wickersham Talks
About the Tariff

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, Oct. %
Former Attorney General George w
Wickersham addressed crowd which
packed the court house here last night
tle was introduced by Mayor Gordon
and dwelt chiefly on the tariff.
The Harrison County Hughes club
with drum corps and band. met Wick
crsham and escorted him TO the hotel
and later TO the court house. He will
speak at Sistersville with Judge Rob
inson. candidate tor governor, tonight
and Thursday night at Point Pleasant
Wickersham predicted pluraliy OF
100000 for Hughes in New York, and
the election Of the whole Republican
ticket in that state,
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Oct. 25.-The vol.
ume Of trading on the local exchange
was almost cut in half from the turn.
over on. Monday. but the bulk Of the
dealings was again contributed by
the cheaper mining favorjtes. which
appear to be still quite popular. This
group was represented in the market
BY Cable Consolidated. which sold of
four cents. Pittsburgh Consolidated.
hat suffered in the same manner;
Ross Mining held its own. and San
Toy was not mentioned. but Silver
Peak rose three points at ~ cents a
share.
The general list seemed to be some.
what tagging, and most OF the stand.
lrd issues failed to improve for lack
Of 6uDuort
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New York

NEW YORK. Oct. rs. = Tho ap.
proach OF the presidential election and
attention paid to political considera.
lions were accepted as the most plaus.
lble reasons for the irregularity of
yesterdays later dealings. after a
forenoon of decided strength.
Prices yielded one to two points
from their best, declines being effect
cd on comparatively light offerings.
The last half of tho session was char
acterized by frequent intervals of las
Bitude. trading from midday to the
close barely amounting to one.third
Of the total OF 100000 shares.
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Thompson Taxes
Soon to Be Paid

Information was received here to
day by parties interested in the az
fairs of Josiah V. Thompson, OF Union
town. Pa. stating that the Creditors
committee is now making arrange
mcnts for the payment OF all taxes
and the interest on the secured claims
to date.
The communication is officially
signed by George r. Schugham, score
tary Of the committee, and should en-
courage those who are interested 4,
oucome Of Mr.. Thompson's hnan
cill entanglcments.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

A Proclamation: BY The Governor.
l, Henry D. Hatfield, Governor OF
the State Of West Virginia. pursuant
to the Constitution and laws Of said
state, do hereby proclaim, announc'
ing to the voters Of the state OF West
Virginia, that on the Tuesday next aft.
or the first Monday In November. IN
the year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Sixteen. th:re will be submitted
for ratification or rejection an amend
ment to the Constitution OF said state
as follows, to-wit:
Proposed Amendment.
That Section twenty.three of Arti.
Gle eight OF said Constitution as II
now is be altered and amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section twenty.three. The com
missioners shall be elected by the vot.
ers OF the county, and hold their office
for the term Of six years, except at the
first meeting OF said commissioners
they shall designate by lot. CT other.
wise, in such manner NJ they may de.
termine, one of their number who shall
hold his office for term OF two years,
one for four years and one for six
years, so that one shall be elected
every two years. But no two OF said
commissioners shall be elected from
the SAME magisterial district. But II
two or more persons residing In the
same district shall receive the greater
number OF votes cast at any election,
then only the one OF such persons re.
ceiving tn. highest number OF votes
shall be declared elected, and the per.
son living in another district who shall
receive the next highest number OF
votes shall be declared elected. Said
commissioners shall annually elect
one OF their number as president, and
each shall receive four dollars pc: day
for his services III court, to be paid
out OF the county treasury: provided,
however, that said payment Of four
dollars per d. skall not exceed the
sum OF four hundred dollars per year
for each Commissioner; and provided,
further, that such compensation may
be increased In any ''uty by the as.
sent OF majority Of the votes cast on
the question at an general or spec i
election"
The proposed amendment is desig.
mated as County Court Amendment
and on the Official ballot to be voted
at said election will be printed the fol.
lowing:
BALLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
COUNTY COURT AMENDMENT.
Amending Section twenty-tllree of
Article eight.
For ratification Of County Court
Amendment.
Against ratification of County Court
Amendment.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendm.: It Will vote for Ratifi.
cation Of County Court Amendment;
and those cp2oring will vote Against
Ratification Of County Court Amend.
ment."
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the state,
at the Capitol, this seventh
(SEAL) day OF August. In the year OF
our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixteen, and OF
the state the Fifty-fourth.
HENRY D. HATFIELD.
By the Governor:
STUART F. REED,
Secretary of State Wed KILL
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BELT CHILD DIES.

Howard Eugene Belt. aged 6 weeks
died last evening at 1880 o'clock at the
home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer Belt. on Thirteenth street. The
child had been III since last Saturday
The mother Of the baby was Miss Stel
la Margaret Amid. The funeral was
held this afternoon at the residence
Rev. w. j. Eddy, officiating and inter
ment was made In Woodlawn GENE
terry by Undertaken Fred jenkins.
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pany's No. 8 on the @. 8. Russell farm
IL q duser. Across the line in Richie
county, McClung G company have a
gasser at their test on the George
Kelly farm.
On Beech Lick run. Greenbrier dis.
trict. Doddridge county, the Hope Nat.
ural Gas company drilled No. 16 on
the Salnaker heirs farm into the Big
Injun sand. 1t produced 40 barrels the
first IS hours. and will make so or
60.barrel producer.
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"a le5I q n ~ S7,7'5
fAeihts ana those oppootng Wlil v6te
Against fatihcation Of womanss SUIT
image Amendment. n = 8
Given under BY hand and the great
seal Of the State, at the Capitol this
eighth day Of August, in the year Of
our Lord 0ne Thousand Nine Hundred
and Sixteen and Of the State the
Fifty.fourth.
BY the Governor:
HENRY D. HATFIELD.
STUART F. REED.
Secretary Of State.
Wed. X Nov. 8.
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cELERY.MIsT FINE
FOR HEADACHE
Costs Only SC a Package at
any Store.

If YOU suffer from headache or neu.
ralsia 1t will cost you only ) cents to
buy one OF the best remedies on the
market. Don't judge the quality by
the low price. "Celery-Mist" is equal
II not superior to the highest priced
remedies. Gives relief and comfort II.
a few minutes. Every store sells Gel.
cry-Mist." One trial will convince
you of its merits.
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FOR SALE-Farm Of 100 acres, This
Is one Of he best stock and grain
farms In Eastern Ohio. Mostly all
level Well watered with good springs,
fine buildings. barn 80 feet long, with
large straw shed and silo, running
water in shed. One Of best and most
extensive farm houses in the county.
Farm lays 4 miles north OF Minerva
and miles south OF Alliance and one
mile TO good railroad town OH the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh II. Il. Price
$4,000. Write d. L. Tomlinson, Bay.
ard. 0. 10-1S, 3t-W No. 1929
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AN UNUSUAL
COUGH REMEDY
Not a Drop of Opiates or
Narcotic Drugs in Old
Black Joe Cough
Syrup.

Most cough remedies contain opiates
in some form or another. They para.
lyze the nerves. They are dangerous.
Not 80 with Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup. 1t goes right down to the irri.
tated spot that Is causing the cough,
loosens the phlegm and soothes the ir.
rltation. And not a drop OF opium,
chloroform or any kind OF narcotic
drug is in It. You can give Old Black
Joe Cough Syrup to a child as we'll as
to an adult with perfect safety.
Every store sells Old Black Joe
Cough Syrup. A big bottle costs only
Is cents.
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GILLESPIE
OF ELIZABETH
FOR WENTWORTH
Tonic Gives Grateful. User
Power to Resume
Work.

The trade in Wentworth continues
to extend itself throughout West vir-
ginia. This means continued inflow
OF grateful statements in Eery.Worth's
behalf. Here's one OF that kind from
Elizabeth:
81 was 40 weak and bad that l
could scarcely do anything, but after
taking two bottles Of Wentworth I
am now able to get around much bet.
ter and can do quite a little more
work"
"Nerv.Worth surely has helped me
considerably.
Yours truly,
l.. S. GILLESPIE.
Elizabeth. w. Va"
Your dollar back at Cranes Drug
Store. Fairmont. II Wentworth does
not benefit YOU.
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Yours truly.
SPECIAL NOTICES
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

y Proclamation by the Governor.
|, Henry ID. Hatfield, Governor oil
the State of West Virginia. pursuant
TO the constitution and laws OF said
State. announcing to the voters of the
State Of West Virginia that. on Tues
day next after the first Monday ir
November, in the year One Thousand
Mine Hundred and Sixteen at the
general election held on that day. there
will he submitted for ratification OF
rejection an amendement to the CON
stitution of said State as follows, tc
wit:
Proposed Amendment.
That Section one OF Article four o,
said Constitution as 1t now is be
altered and amended SO as to read a.
follows:
Section l. The citizens OF the
State, both male and female, shall
be entitled to vote at all elections
held within the counties in which
they respectively reside; but no
person who is Il minor or OF un-
sound mind. or a pauper, or who
is under conviction OF treason,
felony, or bribery in an election,
or who has not been a resident
OF the state for one year, and of
the county in which he or she OF.
fers to vote, for sixty days next
preceding such offer. shall be per.
mitted TO vote while such disabil-
ity continues; but no person in the
military, naval or marine service
OF the United States shall be
deemed a resident of this state
by reason OF being stationed there.
in"
The prosposed amcndement is des
ignated as "Woman's Suffrage Amend
ment" and on the official ballot to be
voted at said election will be printed
the following:
BALLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
WoMAN's SUFFRAGE AMEND.
MENT.
Amending Section one Of Article 4.
For ratification Of Woman's Suffrage
Amendment.
Against ratification Of Woman's SUI
frage Amendment.
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote For ratifi
cation Of Woman's Suffrage Amend
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Democratic county officers say they
can't stop bootlcgging. Elect Rcpub-
licans pho mill.
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WANTED-Good girl for kitchen and
dining room work only. Apply Mary
Clayton. Cleveland avenue. rear Suff.
gette Home. 10-1S.No 1888
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Six room house. Apply
Az Monroe Street. Consol Phone
1865 Y. 1O.23.3t No. 1541
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HELP WANTED-MALE
FARMS FOR SALE

VIRGINIA FARMS FOR SALE
Learn all about Virginia soil, eli.
mate, products. etc, by reading Vir.
ginia Farmer. Send 10c for four
months subscription 10 the Farmer
company. Dept. 50, Emporia. Va.
1915. No. 1872
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Huge export
sales Of wheat caused prices today TO
advance to an extent that made any
previous quotations since the begin
ming Of the European war look cheap.
The market closed strong. IN to Aye
net higher. with December at $l.7S7s
TO $l.79h and May at $l.781a to
$1.7SZ. Other leading staples, too,
all scored gains-corn 1hc to exc,
oats 11sc to lssc, and provisions &c
IN 81 Az
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST Monday morning on Main
street, Eastern Star pin. Reward
II returned to Mrs. e. B. Hopkins. 435
Jefferson St lo.25-1t No. l54s
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VIRGINIA FARMS FOR sALE-Learn
all about Virginia soil. climate, prod.
ucts. etc. by reading Virginia Farm.
er. Send 10c for four months sub.
scription to the Farmer Company
Dept. 60. Emporai. Va. 1916 No. l522
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WANTED-Kitchen girl. Apply Dairy
Lunch. 229 Jefferson street.
10.24-3t No 1874
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-Woren to wash end iron.
Apply at once TO Walnut Ave.
9.12tf, No. 14l5
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RooMs-FuRN1sHEpi.

FOR RENT-rurnishsd rooms. Appiy
Mary Clayton. Cleveland Ave. o.,
posite Model ..akery. 1o.sl.St No. lSle
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Proposed Amendment.

That Section one OF Article four of
said Constitution as 1t now is be
altered and amended SO as to read as
follows:
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FINANCE, OIL, Gas AND PRODUCE

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The sun., 1916-12-24
ATLANTA UNCOYERS
ONE MORE GOLFER
Fred Morris, Another Prodigy,
Lives in Suburbs but
Plays Top Game.

Atlanta. Ca, II 10 full Of youthful
golf prodigies that they are now over
flowing into the suburbs OF that favored
city. Fred Morris. Jr.. better known To-
cally as Little Fred. lives out At Ma
rietta, a few miles from Atlanta. and
has been performing remarkably well on
the short nine hole practice course OF the
Marietta Golf club. Only three Of the
holes call for wood. The other six are
easy enough par three propositions. the
greens lying within reach OF a mashie
or iron shot from the tee. Nevertheless
Little Fred's latest card of IS. %. "S
for three successive round must be con-
sidered an achievement.
None OF the older club members have
come anywhere near those figures. al
though a lot OF them have been trying
to keep pace with the youngster on the
practice course. In that card OF So for
twenty-seven holes there were one Ave.
nvc fours. nineteen threes and two twos.
Which would be n good enough ringer
score for the season for most players.
P!nehurst Is the only place In the
South which has held any tournaments
OF any Importance so far this winter.
Sixty-one players took part In the medal
round OF the autumn tournament late In
November. and the indications are that
a record field will line W for the begin
ming OF play IN the fourteenth annual
midwintcr on December rs.
The sun., 1916-12-24

perately. winning and not receiving any
compensation. being knocked out at a
time when apparently about to win and
other tricks Of cruel fate.
But II remained for n boxer named
Jack Kendall to suffer the most terrible
disaster possible to a son OF swat. lie
was Knocked out In Poughkeepsie! II
Is unlikely that Kendall ever will re-
cover from the awful blow to his pugilis-
Il, prospects.
Boxing as n profession Is q terrible
strain on the constitution. Ring men
are cut down In the flower of their youth
at a time when they should be doing
their best work. Take the case Of Dick
Fellows. a Birmingham fighter OF bare
knuckle days, who has Just passed away.
He was a mere infant OF so, and but for
the many fierce struggles in the roped
square might have lived 10 a good old
age.
Those who remember Digger Stanley,
who as bantam champion of England
boxed with frankie Burns I'm this city
n few years ago, will regret to learn tina,
the Rriton recently suffered a fracture
Of the thigh while training for a bout
This will doubtless end the ring career
Of n very clever boxer.
There Is q disposition on the part OF
some American boxers to invade Cuba
this winter. Have u care! Since thu
willard johnson affair tho Cubans are
quite as peeved at American glove mer
rs are residents Of Argentina since they
witnessed the "terrifc combat" between
Sam Mcvey and Sam Lanyford,
The sun., 1916-12-24
New stars Are Needed.

Phil Carter, Frank Dyer and some
other players who have made fine records
at Pnehurst In past seasons are ex-
pected at that resort In the near future
TO contest the supremacy OF the o
players who have had things pretty well
their own way down there so far. the Big
Four being Parker ('Buck") White
more, Brookline. whose recent 13 on
course No. l stands as the best Of the
young season Robert Hunter of Noroton
and the Weo Burn Club. who won the
medal In the Carolina tournament and
both the medal M the finals In the au-
tumn tournaments, In November; Frank
lin Gates. Moore County. winner OF tho
Carolina tournament, m Donald Par
son Youngstown, runner up In the III
tumn tournament.
"Swatfesting" is decidedly popular at
Aberdeen letters running In the Pine
hurst Outlook refers to the swat AZ "a
new game invented by Rocker, which Ia
played In all unessentials the same as
golf, In its essential points It resembles
a bear raid on the cotton market, and
found me long six drives. two fooled APP
proaches and a misplaced putt"
A new eighteen hole course has Just
beer opened for play at Fortress Monroe
under the control OF the Hotel Chamber
lin, and promises to furnish an excellent
stopover for those who are fearful OF
getting out Of practice on their way
South -
The sun., 1916-12-24
CANADIAN SEvENS COMING.
Queens University and LoyoIa Col
lege TO play Hockey Here.

Two OF the best college hockey teams
In Canada. the Queens University Of
Kingston. and the I.oyola College Of
Montreal, will soon appear at the s..
Nicholas Rink. The Queens seven will
meet the Crescent players next saturday
night. and tho following Thursday 10y
ola College OF Montreal Will line up
against the Irish American team.
Queens College Is noted for the hockey
players II turns out, The teams came
to New York for the last seven or
eight years, with the exception OF last
season. and were beaten but once in that
time. In February. 1919. the ST. Mich
olas team beat Queens by 4 to !. In
the same season the 81. Nicks beat nve
other Canadian teams.
Loyola generally produces some of
the fastest hockey sevens In Canada,
Its history dates back beyond the ia
nous Shamrock team of 1899, which
was composed of former Loyola BOYS.
The team held the Stanley cup for sew
eral years.
The sun., 1916-12-24

Boxers seem to be unable to UNDER
stand that the old saw Of the shoe
maker sticking 20 his last forcefully
6s Janeiro comes this interesting recital
OF a boxer rushing In when he should
have s~idestepped
"a wandering American athlete barn
stormed into this city to cop n little easy
money and got a broken Jaw for his pains.
he was a good boxer. lie said so him
self. He said II In the newspaper and
offered 5000 to whosoevsr would stay ten
rounds with him.
foreign to Brazil. Well, he could wrestle.
lie offered tbs same prlze to whosoever
the mat, Again nothing doing, The full!
Nelson. hammerlock and toe holds are
mythical propositions TO Brazil The third
Of nghtins which b Brssiiisn athletes
The sun., 1916-12-24
Good place for Vote.

A rough and not o~vercomplete count
Of goling noses at Pinehurst lately re-
suited in the discovery that representa-
tiyes of over nifty different golf clubs To-
Gated in all sections of the country were
simultaneously on deck. some of the
clubs being represented by anywhere
from two or three to a dozen members.
In view OF the fact that this count
was taken NJ n time when golfers are
exceedingly likely to he staying home for
Christmas and that It was not taken on
the eve Of a tournament II has been sug-
gested that next week. when Christmas
has passed and the midwinter tourna-
ment is on. would be an excellent time
during which TO take a straw vote ut
%rinehurst on he uimet question. What
ever the result OF that vote Il would GER
tainly be entitled to consideration as
fairly representative Of tho feeling
among golf clubs throughout the coun-
Try.
The sun., 1916-12-24
No q Titles.

The proposal to have a bout staged
for the State bantam championship at
us pounds. while harmless, might be
useful II conducted under proper condi-
tons. No championship can be estab-
lished In a bout lacking a decision I'M
less there is a knockout. and the chances
OF any of the batams h~ereabouts stop
ping eac other inside the ten round
limit are remote. II the commission
rules could be altered 60 as to provide
for decisions, then the State champion
ships would mean something.
Incidentally. who ever was responsible
fer the scale OF weights put forth by
the Boxing Commission should have u
medal Notwithstanding the high price OF
leather, The scale is los, 1l5. 1873. 1888.
IA. 1853 and IT'S. As these weights are
not observed by any boxers in New York
o. elsewhere. they are a dead letter and
should be expunged.
The sun., 1916-12-24
BOYS I G IN LEAD.
Beats Commerce and Goes 70 Fore
In Chess League.

Another round was contested In the
high schoo chess series AZ the Eastern
District y. NJ. G. a. In Brooklyn, yes
terday. and at the close the Boys High
team, which defeated Commerce by 4 to
o. led the field with "a total OF IL.
points.
In the other matches De Witt Clinton
defeated Curtis by 3 to /, New Utrecht
won from Erasmus by 4 to 0. Newtown
forfeited to Morris. and Eastern District
and Stuyvesant tied at 2 to 2. The
standing follows.