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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

for the ideals upon which our country
was founded, and upon which our flu,
ture and the future Of the world de-
ponds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

The attendance at the Patriotic Mass Meeting yester
day afternoon indicates that the interest in the war and
its problems is deep here even there hasn't been any
great outward show Of it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

One of the danger periods for the amateur gardener
is at hand Be hero do not neglect the work because
it is hot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Herbert G. Hoover, the new food administrator,
wants suggestions. Now don't all write at once; the
mails might be hopelessly swamped
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21
Is West VIruInIa Bow

Billy Van Allen, who is featured al
the Dixie theatre next week, is a pro.
duct of West Virginia and will no
doubt meet many old friends during
his stay in Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21
900 a year from the company and has
made a splendid record In all his I'm.
dertakings.

Hon. S. F. Wells, Writ county's mem.
Der of the House Of Delegates, is una.
BILE to attend the extra session Of the
legislature, which convened at Charles
ton Monday, because Of the critical Ill.
ness Of his sister, Miss Agnes Wells,
says the Kanawha news.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Editor @. W. Marsh, of the Glenville
Democrat, has received his appoint
ment as a members Of the officers re-
serve corps and Is now at Fort Benja-
min Harrison. Virgil Bird, of Buck
harmon, willShave charge Of the Demo-
crat till March beats the Dutch. These
editors are blood.thirsty guys.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21
WEFONG
Wants Everyone to.
KnowWHIa3tK ar-Nak
Did For 3 Him

II had suffered from stomach trou
BILE and nervousness for 20 years, could
not find anything that would give
me. any relief until tried Kar.Nak.
Have taken two bottles and feel better
than have ever felt in my life. My
stomach trouble has been relieved and
my nervousness has left me-. My baby
21s years old has taken Kar.Nah with
fine results, It's mother died when she
was only days old and has been in
delicate health since. Kar.Nak has
improved her wonderfully. Also wish
to say that / have gained IN weight.
Cannot say too much in praise Of Kar.
Max.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21
"EDWARD WILFONG.n

4AI3I5L4IVIIIi NVtI7Vtss
Kar-Nak is sold on positive guar
antee to produce good results or your
dollar will be handed back. Take q
bottle home today, and run no risk; II
it fails to relieve your case, return It
and get your money. No matter what
you have tried before, try Kar.Nak to.
day. Get it at the Mountain City Drug
Co., opposite Court House, or the Hall
Drug Co., Merchant street. On sale
in Warrington by Prescription Phar'
macy.-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

The following is from the columns
of the Doddridge County Republican:
attorney ]. Ramsey was over at
Glenville on legal business last week
and has a story Of adventure that lays
poor old Robinson Crusoe In the shade.
From Gilmer station they proceeded
to the county seat by boat encounter
ing almost every hardship and danger
conceived by the mind Of man except
that Of being summarized. This one
peril they did not encounter, as most
Of the distance the little boat dragged
On the rock bottom of the Little Kama
wha. When one end stuck on the rock,
the mate" would have the passengers
walk to the other end of the boat to
! lessen the pressure on the obstruction.
1t is presumed that in the twelve mile
journey the passengers walked at least
4S miles on deck. Coming back there
was wreck on the G. G G. and the
only way to catch the B. & o. train at
huntsville was to walk, trot and run,
six long, muddy miles in one hour and
ten minutes; this they did>and found
themselves aboard. Attorney Ramsey
is now figuring the cross-country dis
lance from West Union to GlenviIIe,
and should business call him there
again in the near future he will likely
walk"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

For every war garden" there should be war
Kitchen It's just as important to save food by eco
nomca preparation it is to raise in the first place
-Morgantown ost-Chronicle
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

little taste Of freedom is giving some Russians
bigger head than their vodka used to doConnellsve
Courier
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

There is danger that the sweet girl graduate will get
lost in the shuttle in such stirring tmes-Bluefed Tel
egraph.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Times says a five year old boy re.
moved his clothing and jumped into
the water and drowned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Manifestly the following from the
Tyler County Star is writ sarcastic"
Delegate McBee, Of Moncngalia coun'
ty, has offered a bill to curb the roam
ing Of all domestic animals at large,
He has the nerve also to say In this
bill that dogs, roaming over gardens
and fields and tramping down crops
are a public nuisance and should be
Rbated. Is the Monongalia statement
unmindtul Of the fox.hound vote or ia
he 6earless?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

every person wants to help-H. g.
Hoover"
AS boss of the food supply we
wouldn't mind it ourselves.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Among the Pittsburgh Trade Boos.
ters who visited West Union Wednes.
day was s. A. Hornor, who was reared
there and has made good in the great
busy world. He Is with the American
Cash Register company, according 70
the West Union Record. He was with
scale company, at one time and sold
1866 scales "a 1876 days. He drew SiQf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Going up in the air in war time gets
everybody nothing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-21

Five year old kids ought to watch
how they jump into the water.
Especially when a man never learns
to swim very well until he is at least
six.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
NORWAY AGAIN CITES
GERMANY'S BAD FAITH
Recent Sinking Of Merchant Ships
in Allied Convoy Causes Note
to Berlin.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 2.-The Nor
wegian minister at Berlin yesterday hand
ed the German minister of foreign affairs
the following note:
According to the Information so far
received it must be regarded as authen-
ticated that certain ships of the German
navy in the North sea October II. after
sinking escorting British vessels. sank also
a number Of neutral merchant ships,
among which were several Norwegian
ships, without taking any steps either TO
attempt to save the crews or give them
time to save themselves.
This conduct on the part OF the Ger.
man warships was the cause OF great
number of Norwegian sailors being
killed or wounded by shell fire or losing
their lives by drowning.
"The Norwegian government Will not
again state it's views, as 1t has already
done so on several occasions, as to the
violation Of the principles OF the free-
dom of the high seas Incurred by the
proclamation of large tracts OF the
ocean as war zone and by the sinking
of neutral merchant SHIPS not carry
ing contraband.
'Tt is owing to various measures OF
this kind that Norwegian ships. as well
as those of other neutral countries
have been compelled, in order to pro-
cure for Norway her essential imports.
to seek protection in the past as they
will in the future. by allowing them
selves to be conveyed by warshfps be-
longing to Germany's enemies The
Norwegian government bears In mind
that the memorandum addressed to the
Geramn government on October 20. 1915.
occasioned by the sinking of Norwegian
ships in the ice-cold sea by German
submarines. it called attention to the
fact that the Norwegian nation consid-
cred m the light of violation of the
laws Of humanity the last fresh case in
which the death of Norwegian sailors
was caused or their lives or health ex-
posed to danger. and in consequence
the Norwegian government once again
requested the German government to
take measures so that the commanders
Of German submarines should not ex-
pose the lives of Norwegian sailors to
danger, whether by negligence or error
of judgment
1T has made a profund impression on
the Norwegian people that not only
have German submarines continued to
sink peaceful neutral merchant ships.
paying no attention to the fate of
their crews, but that even German war
ships adopted the same tactics. The
Norwegian government decided to send
this note, in order to bring to the at
tention of the German government the
impression these acts have made upon
the Norwegian people"
Evening star., 1917-11-02
SHORT SELLING IN FUTURE
is TO HAVE SUPERVISION

NEW YORK, November 2.-Super-
vision of short selling on the New York
stock exchange. decided upon by the
board of governors yesterday following
the greatest decline of securities of the
year. went into effect today. The ac-
ton is the most drastic war measure
put into effect by the board since the
exchange closed in the early days of
the war. Recent vicious" short SELL
ing on the market has been attributed
in some quarters to German interests
as part of an organized propaganda to
create pessimism.
There is no intention on the part of
the exchange to eliminate short selling.
Leading members Of the board of gov
ernors say that short selling operations
possess valuable fur"'ions which are
necessary at times to stabilize prices.
The new trading rules, just adopted,
will put into the possession of the board
of governors at noon every day the
names Of spectators who have sold
stocks which they did not own with
the purpose of buying them back later
at cheaper prices.
!. All members of the exchange must
now supply the names of cutomers for
whom stocks are borrowed in the
process Of completing short sale trans
actions. Lenders of stocks will also be
required to inform, the governors of
the names of brokers to whom they
loan stocks.
Market raiders who have been de-
pressing values by short sales and the
circulation of false rumors will be ex-
posed.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
1000 q. S. NURSES IN FRANCE.

About 1000 Red Cross nurses already
have been sent to Europe. according to
a statement made at the Red Cross
headquarters today. Fifteen thousand
nurses have been enrolled-a number
estimated as sufficient for an army of a
million and a half men. approximately
1000 nurses are being added. every
month.
In order to meet the demand for more
II 1t should become necessary. there has
been slight modification in the re-
quirements. The more important
change contemplated is a lowering Of
the age limit for specially qualified
persons.
Another modification will be the plac-
ing on the eligible list of training
schools for nurses having a daily
average of less than fifty patients.
There is also being considered the ad-
visibility of requesting schools having
a three-year course to advance the date
of graduation of pupil nurses to the
end Of their second year of study If
the demand makes such change desir-
able.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
HEAVY SHORT Covering
CAUSES SHARP RALLY

NEW YORK. November 2.-overnighf
news bearing on securities was such
that the bears were in the market on
the tap Of the bell buying stocks. a
complete right-about face.
The news, SO far as the prosecution
of the war was concerned, seemed about
as unfavorable as on yesterday. but
the curb on short selling. under the or
der of the governors of the stock ex-
change. brought heavy short covering
and a rebound in prices entirely un-
justified by conditions as covered in the
news of the day.
The great speculative favorite, Steel
common, showed on the tape for 20,0O0
shares at As net advance. Gains or
to points were general throughout
the list. 1t is within the probabilities
that some investors have been tempted
by the prevailing low prices to take
on a few stocks, and their bidding was
competitive with that of the bears.
Stock brokers generally considered
low levels yesterday as near bottom,
finding basis of their belief. according
to gossip, in the fact that conditions
were bad enough to get hrst-page
stories in the daily press-usually in
dicatfyo of a turn
Evening star., 1917-11-02
THREE HELD AT SHIP PLANT.
Alleged Striking Employees Charged
With Assault on Workman.

QUINCY, Mass, November 2.-Three
men. said to be striking employees of
the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Company. were called
into court today to answer to charges
of assault upon a workman at the yard
It is alleged that the man was struck
from behind with a piece of iron pipe
while on his way home from work last
night.
John ]. Casey. a federal conciliator.
who interviewed onlcials of the com.
pany and representatives Of the $500
strikers yesterday. continued today his
efforts to bring about IN adjustmsui
Of the differences.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, November Fresh weak
ness developed in the corn market to-
day as a result more or less of weather
conditions likely to facilitate the crop
movement. The generally unsettled
trade situation tended also to increase
bearish sentiment. Business in the pit
lacked volume. Opening prices. which
ranged from u to Il lower. with De-
cember lit and May. 1.12M to Lib,
were followed by moderate further de-
clines.
Oats showed heaviness. influenced
mainly by the action of corn.
Provisions jumped in consequence of
the big reduction in warehouse stocks
here, announced in the monthly state
ment issued last evening. Attention
was given also to sharp advances in the
value of hogs.
CORN Open. High. Low. Close
May ........... 112N 11s 1.1oA 1.1o1;
OATS
Ne New ~ YORK. {" November so @s-1aqs ses ssS
Leather firm; hemlock sole over
weights. No. 1. 81; No 2. 49. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. November "a
pm. ns).-Wheat-Spot No. 9
2.24: receipts. 125.s63 bushels; exports,
$500 bushels.
Oats-Steady: standard white, 66h
No. white. S.; receipts, 1851 bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. 2 western export,
1.84: receipts. 21,356 bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-Not quotable.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
London Market Tone Good.

LONDON. November Mooney was in
good supply and discount rates were easy
today. The stock market reopened after
the holiday to find only small accumula-
ton of orders, principally for mining. oil
and shipping shares and a few gilt-edged
securities, which were generally steady
The tone also was good, but price move
ments were uninteresting.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Bar Silver Faster.

NEW YORK. November 2.-Bar sill
yer was quoted at ssh per ounce to-
day.
LONDON, November 2.-Bar silver,
46xd Per ounce: money, per cent;
discount rates. short bills, ~ per cent;
three-month bills, * PEI cent
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Your Money

No fake or questionable ad-
yertising is allowed in The Star.
Millions of dollars are saved
BY people who have been wise
enough to consult a banker be-
fore investing in worthless Sc
curities. You should do like.
wise.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
WITH SELLING
NEAR-BEER TO BOYS

Morgan c. Chewing, 1909 11th street.
was the first man to be arrested IN the
District for violation OF the law wnlcn
went into effect yesterday. placing the
District In the "dry" column. His case
came up before Judge Mullowny IN Po-
lice Court today, and at the request OF
the attorney for the defense the case
went over until Thursday. Chewing
was released on $1,000 bond He was
arrested Yesterday by Policeman Q. T.
Davis of the fifth precinct, who charged
him with selling near-beer to three
bows under age. The officer said that
he saw the sale.
Rinegold Hart, assistant corporation
counsel. who asked that the oono pc
to be the maximum, said that he IN
tended to do the same for all other
violators Of this law.
Operate Boat While Drunk.
The first case Of violation of that phase
of the new law which prohibits the opera
ton or of being in charge OF motor
vehicle while intoxicated came up before
Judge Mullowny in Police Court today.
Robert L. Haugh and William Armstrong,
charged with operating motor boat wnlie
intoxicated, were fined 500 or in default
of payment OF the hne sentenced TO thirty
days in jail each
According to the testimony Of Policeman
George A. Totten OF the harbor precinct,
who arrested the two men yesterday att
ernoon about S 80 o'clock in the George
town channel, a telephone message was
received by the harbor precinct saying
that three men and a woman and chid
were in a motor boat drunk Upon ar
irving on the scene, Off1cer Totten says
~ n.
and the child had gone.
It was brought out that the motor boat
thes men were operating required two to
operate It and the court held both OF the
men guilty as a result The two men
claimed they were fixing the engine Of the
boat when arrested.
Two Arrests on First Day.
Only two persons were arrested yes
terday, the first day of dry law enforce
ment, for alleged drunkenness, and two
others were arrested and charged with
operating a motor boat while under the
influence of liquor. Last year arrests
for intoxication the first day Of Novem-
Der totaled twenty-six.
The anticipated exodus Of thirsty
Washingtonians to Baltimore. the near
est wet city, has not materialized. So
far as the police have been able to
this city went there because his home
city had gone dry. and his visit was
prompted by curiosity rather than be-
cause Of a desire to obtain intoxicating
thirst-quenchers. the sale of which no
longer is permitted in this city.
Hotel records. he declared, showed
fewer names of Washingtonians than
usual, and he found that bartenders in
some of the larger saloons did not even
know this city had gone dry.
Poor fellow" remarked one Of the
knowing ones with whom he talked
Had to come all the way here for a
drink; rather expensive"
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Minimum Set at Pittsburgh,

PITTSBURGH, November 2.-The
board of governors of the Pittsburgh
Stock Exchange announced at the open
ing today that yesterdays closing
prices would be the minimum. This
action, it was explained, was taken to
protect securities whose trend had been
downward without any reasonable
cause. Immediately the market i'm
proved and at the close of the first half
hour the bulk of trading had been above
the minimum. President John B. Bar
bour stated that the order was subject
to a revision, although for the present
the prices as officially announced at
the close. yesterday would be the low
est allowed.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
N1z1zz11zEaptal and Surplus, $, $40 OO01zzz1z1uz
WARTIME ECONOMY

should prompt you to be
extra prudent in spending.
Before buying anything
that's not an absolute neces-
sity ask yourself if there is
not some better use for your
money.
4 Such a plan will safeguard
you against extravaganza
and be the means of adding
many a dollar to your
"rainy-day' fund.
4 Savings accounts earn $50
in Washington's OLDEST
National Bank. Initial de-
posits of 81 invited.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
governors
CURB SHORT SELLING
BY I, A. FLEMING.

,Governors of the New York stock ex-
change have taken the bear oy ene
oars and thereby. temporarily at least
stopped the panicky conditions that pre-
vailed yesterday and more or less
steadily for the last four months
sAction taken was not along the lines
Of q strictly open market, put was
Formulated with a view OF making
profteering on the nations crisis II
NOT the worlds crisis. unpopular
Many men have grown rich through
the taking advantage OF uh.oM q, ~,
things, but they have been iarsely
traders under cover, their loentlty
have executed their commissions Ior
the commissions incident to the traoe.
Members of the exchange are now
called upon to disclose to the goSelnol
at the close of each day tne 81 tbeir
short sellers and the amount OF their
! operations.
MANY men who have been reckless
traders during a period when there was wa
but one side to the market VIII ne
tate to appear before the worim as
banking on calamity for profits. inen,
again, conditions might develop Una.
would lead to unpleasant consequences,
even though publicity might not De
dreaded.
Just when it was needed.
Prompt denial by the government
that Russia had quit the war was .ne
powerful factor that started the snores rus
. to covering with the tap OF the pan re-
gardless of the price paid
Thus il was that the first sale OF
Steel common. the greatest specula.lve
stock on the list, was 4 % points aoosS
the closing price of yesterday. ana ali
through the list to 4 point: advances
were made. General Motors snoWeo tne
maximum advance of the list Wnen II
opened at 93A, as compare with soss'
yesterdays close.
Rails and other shares impsovSd. al
though there were recessions from hSgn'
but the situation was in great meas
ure saved by the publicity measure
against short sellers.
ON the Stock Exchange.
The feature of today's session of the
local Stock Exchange was the sale OF
Capital Traction shares. seventy-hve in
all. at 81. showing material improse. I'M 'oe.
ment, While the bid price at the close
was only so. there was no stock onereo.
Other public utilities were, entirely
neglected, the asking price being prac-
tically unchanged, while the plo nsuFes
Mergenthaler Linotype stock brought
i43, a new low, and more was onereo
at the same figure
American aNtional BANK SnareS were
steady at $50, Merchants Transfer and
storage sold at 100. the one price OF
the year.
Personal Mention.
, Milton z. Allies and George e. Flem-
ing. prominent bankers. have returned
to their desks, after an absence on va
cations.
Wv. ]. Waller has been made an as
sistant cashier of the American Ma
tional Bank.
E. S Wolfe assumed his duties at the
National City Bank of New York yes
terday morning.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Company to Build Concrete Ships.

COPENHAGEN. November "A COM
pany is being formed hero for the con.
struction Of reinforced concrete ships. Il
is believed tho Industry will have q future
In Scandinavia, owing to the rapidly
with which such tonnage can be pro-
duced. Norway already has launched ito
frHk concroto nhtn
Evening star., 1917-11-02
PRODUCE MARKET PRICES.

Prices at the farmers produce market today
were announced BY the office Of the superintend-
isut Of weights. measures and markets Of the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia as follows:
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Money to Loan

SECURED BY First Deed Of Trust on Real Est1tA
Prevailing interest and eommission.
Joseph I. Weller. ga F st. NV.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Check to Squeezing Methods.

All conditions of the past. all fnfiu-
ences may fail to repeat under the war
conditions now prevailing.
The Pittsburgh Stock Exchange also
took steps to check selling by estab-
fishing minimum prices.
It was case of necessity. Values in
the aggregate of billions of dollars
have been squeezed out of the market
to give the bears a few calamity profits.
It was high time to call halt. If con-
tinued the closed market would again
be enforced, as it was at the outbreak
of the war, with no telling how long it
would remain closed.
The advance in Scandinavian ex-
change caused much comment. being
due largely to purchase of remittances
against sales of securities. many of
which, in all probability, belonged to
enemy subjects.