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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-30

Resipol Ointment il 80 nearly flesh
colored that IL can be used on III, ises.
neck or hands without 4ltraeting on.
due attention. Pe,inol Soap contains
the Pssinol medication. making II
,rosllcrt Tor the complexion and
hair. Rednol Oin,msn, and Fs,inol
soap are sold By all drussisu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-30

Russia has more blind people
than the rest OF the world. two to
one.
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STEAMERS BLOWN
UP AND NINE DIE

LONDON. Jan. 3o.-The S.
S. Argo has teen blown up,
with a loss cf nine men. accord
ing TO announcement today.
Nine OF her crew were safely
landed.
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The people Of Greece may be
subject TO the rule OF an italian.
the duke Of Aosta, who. Il 10 re-
ported. may be placed on the
Greek throne by the allies. " they
dethrone King Constantine. The
duke 10 q cousin Of King Victor
Emmanue Of Italy.
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1t pays to read The Stars
4led AID Page.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-30

hospital. where he was 'thawed"
out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-30

GHriznliy sfuENloN
They rely on Resinol Ointment because II usually
siobs H> nehng at once--gying the patient much
needed relief and St and rapidly removes all
trace OF the distressing eruption Resinol Ointment
may be used freely on even the most sensitive.
,easiy.irritatcd skin.
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J The ResinoI treatment for
skin troubles is not n<rb<,f-
M<nf. Doctors. have pre-
scribed il for over twenty
years. for eczema. ringworm,
,ssademilsr itching, burning.
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HOT WAVE
MAY STRIKE HERE
Coming Week Will be Gen
orally Fair and
Warm.

WASHINGTON, July SO.-The
weather forecast for the week begin
ming July 20 is as follows:
Middle Atlantic states-The com
iug week will BIO one Of generally fair
aud warm weather. hot wave indicat'
ed.
South Atlantic and East Gull States
The week will be one Of warm and
generally fair weather, although
widely scattered thunder showers are
probable. w.t.
Ohio Valley and TennesSee-The
coming week will be one Of high tenn
perature and generally fair weather,
although there is probability Of break
to cooler weather and local thunder
showers toward end Of week
Region Of Great Lakes-High tenn
uerature first half of week will prob
ably be followed by lower tempera'
mre after Thunday. Generally fair
weather indicated although, widely
scattered thunder showers are prob
able,
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LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL


ESTATE.
By virtue Of Deed of Trust dated
December %, 1918, recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the County
Court of Marion County, West Vir-
glnIa, in Trust Deed Book No. ~, at
page 283, executed by S. H. Kuhan
and Goldie A. Kuhn, his wife, to
Michael Powell, Trustee, to secure to
j. Lee Bice, the payment Of a certain
debt therein described, the undersign-
ed Michael Powell will sell at public
auction to the highest and best bid.
der at the front door Of the Court
House in Marion County, West Vir-
ginia, on SATURDAY, THE 9TH
DAY OF AUGUST 1917, commencing
at 200 o'clock in the afternoon, the
following described parcel Of land
with the improvements thereon, stu
ated in the New Second Ward Of the
City Of Fairmont, In Union Independ.
ent District, Marion County, West
Virginia, in what Is known as the Mon
ongahela Industrial Company Addi-
ton, and bounded and described
more particularly as follows: to wit:
Beginning at a stake in the north
erly line Of the Speedway and cor
ner to lot Of John W. Reeves; thence
at right angles to Speedway N, %
degrees 81 W. about 10 feet to a
stake in Right Of Way Of Hickman
Run Branch Of Fairmont, Morgan
town & Pittsburgh R r" Co.; thence
with line Of same In a Southwesterly
direction go feet TO q stake; thence
8. % degrees 81 3 about ITO fest TO
a stake in northerly line Of Speedway;
thence along the northerly hnet OF
Speedway N. go degrees o. q. 60 feet
to the place Of beginning, containing
$500 square feet, more or less. Being
the same real estate that was con-
veyed to s. H. Kuhan by Harry
Shaw, spl. Com'r, by deed dated July
%, 1915, and of record in said Clerks
office in Deed Book No. 2f2 at page
S77
TERMS OF SALE.
All the purchase money cash In
hand on day Of sale.
Given under my hand this SOth day
Of July, 1917.
MICHAEL POWELL
Trustea
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE coNTRAc-
TORS.

Sealed bids will be received until
1900 o'clock noon, Tuesday, August
14th, 1917, by the County Court Of Ma
rion County, West Virginia, for the
construction of the Paw Paw Creek
Bridge and the Benefited Fork Bridge
in Paw Paw district Of said Marion
County.
A certified check in the sum Of s
per centum Of total cost must &C
company each bid. Successful bid
ders will be required to furnish a bond
satisfactory to the County Court.
Plans and specifications for this
week are on file in the County Clerks
office, Fairmont, ". Va, and at the
office of Frank ]. Wllfong, County En-
gineer, at the Courthouse Fairmont, w.
Va.
The County Court will furnish at
least part of the material going into
the construction Of these bridges, de-
tails Of which can be found in the
plans and specifications.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
A. G, MARTIN,
Clerk of the County Court Of Marion
County, West Virginia,
P ub. 16-23-30-Aug
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Personals.


Mrs. Jack Raymond, of Warrington,
has been visiting relatives here for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Murray, Of
Owings, were visiting relatives here
on Sunday.
A. NJ. Ambrose, of Clarksburg, was
a business visitor here on Monday.
Miss Opal Book of Weston. arrived
here on Saturday for a visit with the
family of her uncle, B. H. Skinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hess and Miss
Georgia Hibbs, Of near Warrington,
were visiting relatives here on Sun.
day
Mrs. Susan Horne and daughter,
Eleanor, of Clarksburg, were visiting
Mrs. Florence E, Tetrick on Saturday
and Sunday.
Felix S. Martin was a weekend Visi.
tor with friends In Fairmont.
Frank G. Gray, Of Pennington, was
calling on friends here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. c. Jacobs were v1si-
tors at Warrington on Sunday.
Andy AdamovitS,' of Monongah, was
a business visitor here on Saturday.
Lee Seaton, Of Annabelle, was Wis.
itor in Worthington on Saturday.
Claude Coon, Of Monongah, was a
visitor here on Sunday.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received until
one o'clock p. m. August 80, 1917, by
the Undersigned commission OF finance
for all or part Of the general i'm
provement and retundtng bonds Of
the city of Fairmolt, AIS, annual,
serial Dated January l, 1917. In
terest and principal payable IN Fair
mont or New York, amount $76OOO0,
or $4,000 thereof, Of average maturi.
ties. Bonds ready for delivery at
time Of sale. Bidding forms and In
formation on request. Right reserV-
ed to reject any or all bids.
]. WALTER BARNES,
Comr. Of Finance.
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FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

on the Tetrtck farm, located on JONES
run, into the Big Injun sand and the
hole has filled up 1900 feet with fluid.
On Salem Fork, Ten Mile district,
Ernest Randolph's test on the T. II.
Williams farm is dry In the Gordon
sand and drilling to the fifth sand. On
West Fork river, Union district, the
Philadelphia c"mpany'S No. 8 on the
W. B. Maxwell farm Is good for 10
barrels q day in the Gordon sand.
In Court House district, Lewis coun'
ty, the South Penn OIL company is test.
ing in the Big Injun sand No. on the
Michael Mertz farm In Hackers Creek
district the Carnegie Natural Gas COM
pany drilled its test on the M. o.
Brown farm to a depth Of 1854 feet.
The hole was abandoned, having found
neither oil or gas. In Court House
district the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany drilled its test on the L, J. Lough
farm to a depth Of 1929 feet. A light
gas pressure was developed in the fifth
sand.
There is considerable interest cen.
tered in the efforts making in Brax.
ton county. In Salt Lick district,
the Clayton OIL and Gas company com.
pleted test on the Jefire heirs farm.
getting a light gasser In the Big Injun
sand. The Philadelphia company's
test on the W. L. MCVauley farm Is a
RasSer in the same formation.
On Big Isaac creek, Greenbrier dis.
trict, Doddridge county, the Hope Nat.
ural Gas company is giving its test on
the ]. G. Reynolds farm a try.out for
oil in the Big Injun sand. On the
North Fork, Grant district, Wetzel
county, the same company is testing
for oil in the Gordon sand at No. on
the E. c. Snodgrass farm.
On Frozen Camp run, Curtis district,
Roane county, the Ohio Fuel OIL COM
pany's test on the William Burdett
farm is dry in all sands. On Elk Fork
the United Fuel Gas company's test
on the G. W. Lance farm is gasser in
the salt sand.
In Court House and Freemans Creek
districts, Lewis county, the Philadel-
phi0 company is drilling and starting
about 20 wells. In the same districts
the Hope Natural Gas company has the
same number under way and starting.
In Middle Fork district, Randolph
county, the Hope company is down S85
feet at its wildcast on the Mayton
Lumber company's tract. In Buck
hannon district, Upshur county, the
Philadelphia company is drilling at A.
$50 feet at test on the S. and o. Leon
ard farm. In Union district the COM
pany has started to drill test on the
T. W. Simons farm. On Pickenpaugh
run, Grant district, Wetzel county, the
Consolidated OIL company is rigging
up at a test on the J. L. Stevens farm.
On Sugar creek, Center district the
Manufacturers Light and Heat COM
pany Is drilling tests on the Nicholas
Kiger and S. ]. Talklngton farms.
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Oil and Gas.

The week of development work in
I the Eastern fields closed as 1t began
land continued without a sensational
feature. Large producers had no place
in the list of compilations, neither were
any important as to location. With all
The work under way.there is no section
that promises to supply an appreciable
amount OF new production. Except
|;for the Berea grit field in Kanawha
county, West Virginia, the average size
Cof all compilations is very small. The
VIZ sections that show an increase in
81 Nations are the gas areas. The gas
companies are very active in develop
ment work in order to have the supply
,oual the demand for domestic con.
sumption during the coming winter.
Operators are now making a deter
mined effort for new gas territory in
Lewis, Braxton ard Jackson counties
in West Virginia, 1t is realized that
West Virginia has more prospective
gas territory than any other state in
the Eastern fields,
The rounding out Of the week
brought nothing better than light wells.
Operators are making no great effort
70 find new producing territory. The
uncertainty as to what If any action
che government may take relative to
the industry has made operators skep-
deal. The consumption is much great.
er than production at this time and the
difference will grow greater unless
operators have some assurance that no
drastic measures will be adopted.
ON Bartholomew run, Warrington
district, Marion county, West Virginia,
ihe South Penn Oil company COmplet.
ed in the Big Injun sand No. u on the
10. A. Blackstone farm. 1t is located
IN defined territory and good for %
barrels a day. On Miracle run, Bat
kelle district, Monongalia county, the
Al 81 company's No. on the ], and A.
jo3 darn had stopped producing and
gas shot. When put to pumping 1t
loroduced five barrels day.
On Elk river, Big Sandy district,
Kanawha county, the Summit OIL and
Eas company drilled a test on the Jas
Ser Young farm through the Weir sand.
( is a gasser with a capacity Of 1,O0O,'
100 cubic feet a day. This location is
1000 feet east of the United Fuel Gas
ompany's test on the W. D. White
arm. Davidson & Gates have the rig
completed for test on the e. A.
Toodal farm.
On Indian creek, Elk district, Ka.
awha county, the Ohio Fuel OIL com.
any completed No. 81 on the Charles
Iunt farm. 1t is good for Is barrels
day. The same company drilled No.
on the Isabel Myers farm through
Me Weir sand. 1t will make 10-bar.
lei pumper.
Wv Mcclellan district, Doddr1dge
n 4y, the South Penn OIL company
grIiled No. s on the Iven HutsOn farm
INTO the Big Injun sand. The hole filled
5 1000 feet with fluid. In Burning
brings district, Writ county, the same
company completed No. 10 on the 2. M.
Wilson farm. II lisa fiVe-barrel pumper
the salt sand.
IA Eagle district, Harrison county,
ID philadelphia company drilled test
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Professor Hiroshi Yoshikawa and
Koichi Watanabe, OF the Toxic lmpe-
rial university Of Japan, who are tour.
ing the United States studying the tin
plate industry, were recently conduct
ed through number Of plants in the
Wheeling district by General Manager
KetChum, of the Wheeling Commercial
Association. According to the two WIS.,
itors, one of the things in which they
were especially interested was IN de.
termining just what the manufactures
in this country did in the process that
made their ware less attractive IN ap.
pearance than the products Of Euro.
pean manufactures. 1t seems that
Japan has heretofore purchased all her
tin plate in England. When forced by
the war to turn to the United States for
the tin plate the japanese manufac-
lures objected strenuOusly because Of
the appearance Of the stuff although,
as a matter Of fact, they found it to be
superior in quality to the English prod.
uct, For the purpose of discovering
the cause Of its unattractiVe appear.
ance the Japanese professors are
spending their vacation here studying
this feature Of the industry and If It
is found that the appearance can be
improved without damaging the quail.
ity Of the product the method of man.
ufacture will be changed with that In
view
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, July 80. - On the
pittsburgh Stock EXCHANGE a dull week eiS
closed Saturday with Pittsburgh on
and Gas the feature. The market
tone during the six days was fairly
rim and trading was fairly broad but
transactions were not on such vol
me as usually is noted. Of the %
Issues dealt In 10 were up, 10 were
town and eight were stationary. the
'Slfgest gain Of the week was scored IN
United States Glass, which rose Z
points above last weeks highest price
Tio greatest loss for the week was In
Diana Mines, which dropped &c below
last weeks lowest sales. The sale OF
1856 shares Of Pittsburgh OIL and Gas
saw that stock touch new high rec
otd Of 61s, later dropping to 8. This
Wlas the new stock transactions.
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FARMS FOR SALE

FARM FOR sALE-l6O acres Harri.
son county, s miles west Of ClarEs'
burg on north western turnpike and
B. & o. Two miles of street car stop,
will be on car line when extended to
Salem. 80 acres timber, 20 acres hill
meadow, No stock on place this sea-
son. Plenty Of grass; no buildings,
some fruit. Offered at the very low
price OF $3.50 per acre, small cash
payments. Balance easy payments,
timber will almost pay the bill. Farm
must DO sold. Stout & Alexander
Real EeState Co., Inco FOL Gofr Bldg,
Clarksburg, W. Va, Bell phone 45S,
Consol. phone 356. 7.28-6t 1887
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Date Of posting notice, 18TH July, 1911

and has entered upon his new duties
with the selfconfidence that wins bat
ties.
A vigorous campaign is being made
at Huntington and throughout Upshur
county to arouse interest In the Inn
provement Of certain roads over which
United States mail rural routes are
maintained to prevent the discontinue
apca OF the route service visa was
threasene6 because orsas condition Of
ne rnadr
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New York

NEW YORK, July SO.-Brisk trading
and firm tone marked the New York
stock market Saturday and the list
had an upward tendency from the open.
ing. The short session showed great
strength in some of the industrials,
rails and other issues, while some OF
the specialties and motors were much
stronger than had been the case dur
ing the earlier part of the week.
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ica1 work at the filtration plant.

II you keep bee you are expected
to report the fact to Stephen Davis who
was recently appointed official bee in
spector by the state commissioner OF
agriculture, James H. Stewart. His
new job vas characterized by the
wheeling Register as being singing
one and e Que which & nat souahk hx
many, bit Stewart Is entirety CONF
dent Of hiS lSbility o tame the heagts
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WORTHINGTON

A susnected Case Of PoIIomysIltis.
Late Sunday evening it was report
cd that a case Of infantile paralysis
had Developed in town. Ethel Villers,
a Young daughter of Mrs. Bertha Will
ers, has been complaining since Satur.
day evening and DR.. Howell was called
in on Sunday evening. While the
SYMPTOMS are those Of the disease in
its first stage he has not pronounced
a genuine case.
Taking His Vacation.
Bradley Berdine, rural carrier on
route No. /, is taking his regular an
nual vacation. He with his family
will spend most Of the time visiting rel.
atyes near FairvIew and in Mononga'
LA county.
A Profitable All Day Service.
An entertaining program was car
rIed out at the all day service at the
Methodist Protestant church on Sun
day. Rev. C. C. Lawson did the talk
ing at the morning session. In the
afternoon ]. Lloyd Rinehart, Of Kchn's
run, and Rev. L. Z. Oldaker, OF Shlnns'
ton, delivered the principal addresses.
Rev. Oldaker's subject was 1.-THE Quail.
fiCations of a Sunday School Teacher"
Short talks were made by L. W. Bloom,
Rev. Jesse A. Jackson and Others.
Sunday School Attendance Llent.
On account of the quarantine restric.
lions prohibiting children under Is
years of age from attending public
gatherings the attendance at the Sun
day schools was very small yesterday,
some of them having less than half
their usual attendance.
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DRAFT BOARD TO
Continued from Page one)

This list will contain the names Of all
the men registered and will show each
man in what position he stands as
regards to uture calls for service.
Every man whose name appears in
the list to report on Wednesday,
The serial number and the order n
below. They will report at the office o.
ton on the LIST day Of August, 1917, at s
Any calm for exemption or dischar
procured, or the form OF which may be
and must be filed at the office of this l
after the date of posting this notice
Your attention is called to the PEN
lectlve Service Law approved May IL,
which may be consulted at this office
Ordar No. Serial No. Name
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FOR SALE
spEoIAL NOTICES
NOTICE

NOTICE
To Whom This May Concern:
I, the undersigned Antonio scallse,
Of the city of Fairmont. Marion Coun-
ty, West Virginia, trading as Column
bIa Glass Company, hereby notify all
persons that I will not be response.
BILE for any debts, contracts, agree
ments, promises, purchasers or or
ders, made by, with, or to any person
or persons claiming to represent me
as agent, employee, partner or other
wise unless such person or persons
claiming to represent me In any such
capacity or authority signed by me or
my agent thereunto authorized.
Given under my hand this 21st
day Of July, 1917.
ANTONIO sCALISE.
Trading as Columbia Glass Co.
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1t is very rarely indeed that a fiji.
teen hundred dollar city job goes beg.
ging but this is the case in Wheeling
where the city manager has for some
time been endeavoring to get a man to
fill the position of city bacterioIogist
A number Of physicians of the city
applied for the position but when they
were learned that one Of the require.
ments was that they devote all of their
time to the work and give over entire.
ly their private practice they withdrew
their applications. Many believe that
they can make more than fifteen hun.
dred dollars a year by their private
practice.
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ROOMS TO RENT

~~~INNN~@S~S~~~~~~~~N~~ N~~s~S~~N~NSNs-sNPSA
FOR RENT-Furnished room. Apply
215 Mapel Ave. Bell phone 466;W.
7.2S.6t. 2639
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HOUSES WANTED

I~SNJ~-NSNNI~O~~~-~~~~S ~SNNN|~S~SNsN~~SSSNS
WANTED-To rent furnished house
of 5 or 6 rooms. Apply ]. s. Lynch,
care Greater FairmOnt Investment
Co., Bell phone $40, 7.3O2x.
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, July 3O.-Anxiety over
; shipping complications due to the
Bwitchmen's strike did good deal Sat
urday to cause an all.round advance in
values Of grain and provisions Corn
finished strong, y cents to SB cents
net higher with September $l6S% and
December $1.19B to $1.19A. Wheat
closed unsettled, 3 cents to cents up
to $3.50 July and 1929 September. Oats
showed jump of IL cents to is
cents, and provisions 10 cents to q
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West Virginia coal operators Of the
various parts of the state are busy
making up reports to be submitted to
the government to be incorporated In
surveys which will be issued weekly
The ratio of coal tonnage produced to
full time capacity for the three weeks
ending June %, 80 and July Z, for
twelve operators associations report.
ing approximately onefourth of the
tonnage produced In the country are
shown in the table accompanying the
report, The table shows the losses in
the industry due to various causes and
is expected to prove Of great assist
ance in studying the work for the pur
pose Of cutting down the losses and
keeping the output up to the maximum.
Ten million postcards were received
at the Grafton postoftlCe recently for
distribution to the various offices
throughout the country, Grafton iS the
depository for the postoffices in this
region and also for a number of large
cities, including Pittsburgh. Chicago
and number Of others Of the same
class, D..
E. 3. Smith, of the stream pollution
laboratory Of the United States health
service in Cincinnati, has taken up
his permanent residence in Charleston
and will have charge OF the filtration
plant Of the West Virginia Water and
Electric company. DR.. Smith got in
touch with the company when he Wis
tied the city some time ago in the In
terest Of the government and the posi-.
ton was offered to him He will have
charge d the chemical and baeteriolog'
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WANTED-Salesman Young man
with high school training preferred,
to represent the largest machine spec
ialty company In this country, in fine
West Virginia territory. Previous
Experience not necessary. Men
having railroad, general store, or Of
flee training should investigate this
opening which will pay a live wire.
liberal compensation, with oppoftunl-
ty for advancement L. A. HUFF.
man, 1913 Union Nat. Bank Bldg,
Clarksburg, w. Va. 1901.
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HELP WANTEp-MALE
AGENTS WANTED

ENI~NNN%S~~~-~-N~S~SNSN N4NN@~~~~HSNsAAAASN
WANTED - Salesman-To represent
. us In your county, for q producing
oil company, commission basis. H, H.
Hoffman & Co., SOS Magee Building,
Pittsburgh, Pa.