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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May lion the 10.
II exchange there was not much In
.fease in the volume Of business, but
shere was distinct improvement in the
zone Of the market. Most Of the better
class Of dividend shares traded in adj
rance. Air Brake rose from III 70
i13, and Electric closed liz higher at
1914. Pittsburgh Plate Glass was 81
higher at 100 and American Window
Glass Machine common was up like
arnount at An. La Belle Iron rose
IL to 921z.
Oil and gas shares were inactive but
steady. The largest change was an
advance in Manufacturers Light and
Heat from 621a to 6S1s. Pure OIL was
i shade lower at 211s.
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MEETINGS
NoTIcE TO srocKHoLpERs.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fair
view, located at Fairview, Marion coun.
ty, w. Va, will be held at their bank
ing rooms in said town, on TUESDAY.
JUNE 5, 1917, at 1 o'clock p. m. for the
purpose Of transacting any and all
business which may regularly come be-
fore such meeting.
Given under my hand this LIST day Of
May, 1917.
Apr. 26 May 8!lO-17
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ing the boxes around the stems you
guard plants against cutworms.
Cucumbers should receive frequent
shallow cultivation until vines begin
to run freely; after this little attention
is required except to pull out stray
weeds as they may appear,
ont allow fruit to ripen on vines II
you want to keep the vines in good
bearing condition. For pickles the
fruit should be removed while quite
small.
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T. Piggott, of Parkersburg, depart.
ment commander, because the original
date might have interfered with the
State Sunday School convention in
that city two weeks previously.
In a recent opinion by Attorney GEN
eral E. T. England, he pointed out that
it Is lawful to catch trout between
April ! and July each year, but that
it is unlawful to catch nearly all 9TH
er kinds of fish. The law, aside from
protecting the better classes Of fish,
also prohibits the catching Of those Of
the sucker variety between April 1
and July l. The last legislature show
ed willingness to change the fish
laws, which are generally recognized
as unreasonable, but failed to do so be-
cause the proposed measure looking
toward protection of fish was incor.
porated in the bill relating to the de.
partment of forests, fish and game,
which, as q whole, did not meet with
legislative approval.
More than 700 diplomas from West
Virginia University and the state nor
NAL schools are being Issued through
the department Of, schools. OF this
number, 125 are for degrees at the
University. OF the others, Fairmont
Normal leads with 142. Marshall Col
lege Normal 10 second with 100. The
others are as follows: Athens, So;
West Virginia Collegiate Institute (col-
ored), 81; Glenville 4S; West Liberty,
SO; Keyser Preparatory and Blueheld
Colored Institute, 81 each! Shepherd
Normal, 80, and Montgomery Prepare
tory, eight.
Due to q belief Of operators here
that conditions are such that coal in
large consipments will be soon com.
manding at least four dollars a ton,
one Logan operator has refused $3.50
ton for 100 car loads which could
have been supplied In one week. Be.
cause Of the high prices many small
operators are opening new mines In
Logan county as well as the larger
concerns which look forward to a year
or more Of high prices for coal.
Railroad officials who are in position
to know, declare there viii be through
passenger service between Charleston
and Pittsburgh within the next six
months. Contracts have been let, 1t is
said, for the construction of connect.
ing link between the main line of the
Baltimore and Ohio at Hampton and
the Coal and Coke railroad by the
nearest. route, Extensive improve
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, May II. = Huge fresh
breaks in the value of contracts for fu-
ture delivery Of wheat resulted yester-
day from the recent summary stoppagc
of all buying except to close out exist
ing deals. Chances of a Federal enact
ment that would Involve the establish
ment of maximum prices on cash
wheat, that is, wheat for immediate de-
livery, appeared likewise to have a
bearish influence, and so did ideal
weather for the growing crops. After
q descent which at the extreme
amounted to FAC bushel, the market
closed relatively firm, but at net losses
of Sc to lac, with July at $3.50 and Sep
TENDER at $2.O7. Corn finished 1c to
2%c of, oats down &c to 1c and pro-
visions at setback Of ~ to zoe.
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West Yirginia's new road law be-
cmes effective Wednesday, May %.
Shortly before that time, Governor
John j. Cornwell will appoint two mem.
bers who will form the road commits
sion Of the state, one Of whom will be
a Democrat and the other a Republic.
can. The governor indicated this week
that he has not selected the commits.
sion, but that he has been devoting
considerable time to the merits Of
those who have been recommended as
qualified for the important work that
will devolve upon them.
BY many the road measure Is con.
sidered the most important piece Of
legislation disposed of by the regular
session of the 1917 legislature. 1t is
patterned after the Iowa act which
has proven successful. It also resem-
bles similar statutes Of several states,
the presumed best parts of all of them
being included. The automobile sec.
ton of the law is highly important
for by its enforcement a great deal Of
revenue will be obtained with which
to carry out some of the provisions of
the statute in full. This part of the
act tends to regulate traffic, requires
the registration Of automobiles and the
licensing Of chauffeurs.
The good road measure re.enacts
Chapter 43, ABA and ABB of the Code Of
1913, and Chapter 8, Acts of the second
extraordinary session Of the 1915 leg.
islature. 1t provides the way and sug-
gests the means by which the state is
expected to have permanent hard roads
extending through each of the IS coun-
ties within a comparatively few years.
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ments on the Coal and Coke are to be
made at once and 1t will be made one
Of the factors in the industrial life Of
the Kanawha valley is the unofficial
declaration of railroad officials.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
"o'"'~NH-~o1NNNe'NN'"-N"oN
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.


At the May, 1917, Rules, held in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court, in
and for the County Of Marion, in State
aforesaid, May 9, 1917, the following
order was entered: NJ. L. Hutchinson
and others, Plaintiffs, vs.. Hattie EN-.
mons, Defendant. Chancery.
object Of Suit
The object Of this suit is to subject
to vendors lien a certain lot situate
in the Morrow addition to the City Of
Fairmont known as Lot No. 8, in
Block No. z, Of said addition. Said
Vendors lien secures the payment Of
three certain promissory notes execGt.
ed to plaintiffs as part Of the pur.
chase price of said real estate and
amount to the sum Of $4S7.50 with In.
terest from. April 80, 1903.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the said Hattie Emmons, the
defendant in the above styled suit,
is nonresident of the State Of West
Virginia, 1t is ordered that the said
Hattie Emmons do appear within one
month from the first publication Of this
order, in the Clerk office Of our said
Circuit Court, as Rules to be holden
therefor, and do what is necessary to
protect her interests.
It is ordered that a copy Of this or.
der be published and posted as re.
quired by law.
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of May, 1917.
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RooMs-FURNIsHED

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
gentlemen only. Call 51O.M Bell
phone. 5-12'6t NO 1891
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SITUATION WANTED MALL

YOUNG MARRIED MAN now employ
ed desires position as purchasing
agent or chief clerk with coal com.
pany. AL reference. Seven years
experience purchasing. Fully capa
BILE Of taking charge, Address Box
1856 West Virginian, Fairmopt W.
Va, 5-14.st No 1855
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Scores of sheep have been killed in
Pocahontas county this spring by dogs
AS many as ten in one night have been
killed, 1t is said, and stockmen are
making many complaints to the coun.
ty authorities 1t is claimed by the
stock raisers that the present state
law relating to sheep.killing dogs is
entirely inadequate. They claim that
Instead Of protecting the sheep the
laws protect the dogs.
The Supreme Court held in a recent
opinion in the case from Tyler county
Of Steele against the American Devel'
Dpment company that the lessor in an
oil and gas lease may maintain suit
In trespass on the case to recover dam
ages for the injury sustained by him
because Of the failure of the leasee to
drill wells necessary to save the oil
on his land and prevent 1t from being
drained by wells drilled on adjacent
lands.
To aid in the fight against the
threatened food shortage, announce
ment has been made by Mayor G.. H.
Gordon that the city Of Clarksburg
would plant a large garden on land do
mated by Burton M. Despard. Potatoes
will be raised the crop will be distrib-
uted among the city's poor. The work
will be done by city employees and the
cost will be paid out Of the city treas.
nry.
An act Of the 1917 legislature adopt
Ing uniform warehouse receipts
throughout the state and prescribing
how these receipts shall be issued be-
came effective May 10. The act does
not prescribe that the receipts shall
be In any particular form but provides
the various terms they shall contain.
THESE are numerous and 1t is said that
Nearly all the warehousemen Of the
site have adopted them.
Iany veterans Of the Union army in
It'd Civil war expect to go from South
erl West Virginia to Parkersburg to
atttnd the annual encampment and re-
nnibn Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
pnbiicswhich will be held there three
days beginning May 49, The date is
one week later than originally set,
postpohement having been made by y,
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IF THE PERSON who took me large
nag from my front yard Wednesday
evening returns same promptly no
prosecutions will follow a. p. Lewis.
SIG Locust Ave. 5-17-ltN No 2s6e
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B. s. HUTCHINSON,
JOHN W. MASON,

This order is published for the first
time May 10th, 1917, and to be publish.
ed once each week for four successive
week. W, s. BLACK,
s 1884 clleris,
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WANTED-second.hand buggy or car.
rage and harness. Percy w. Ma
theny, Buckhannon, W. Va.
5-15-2t No. 1850
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nFFIcES no RENT

HELP WANTED-FEMAlE
WANTED-Good girl for general house
work; good wages. Mrs. NJ. Powell,
425 Jefferson street. 5-17-tf No 1858
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FARMs ROE SAVE

FOR sALE-Rich, Level, Ohio farms.
rs acres, Groom house, barns
fruits, pike, $4,000. 100, 104, 1s2 ia5
acres, improved, on good roads, close
to town, $50 to $50 per. acre, Wtlte
US for bargains in farms. Ellco Realty
Co., 1854 Main street, Columbus q
54.12t No 2sfa
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lost AND FOUND

LoST-Horseshoe diamond stickpi1
Finder rewarded. ]. w. IRWIN
5-thsSt No 2365
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HOUSES WANTED
WANTED.

WANTED-sewIng of all kinds. Prices
reasonable. 1873 Chestnut street.
4.23-26t No 2247
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a six-team baseball league in Logan
county is proposed. The towns which
will support teams and probably be.
come part Of the proposed circuit are
Logan, LoTado, Omar, Holden, Ethel
and Accoville. The league probably
will be known as the Guyan Valley
league. All the towns are in the coal
producing region of the valley.
That West Virginia will produce
more wheat in 1917 than during the
three previous years is the declara-
lions of those connected with State Elk
pertinent Station and the bureau of
crop estimates. Predictions are that
the state will produce 4,440,00O BUSH
els of wheat this year in comparison
with the three-year average yield Of
5,144,000 bushels.
The consumption of wheat products
in West Virginia represents about g..
100000 bushels annually, according to
the bureau of crop estimates, which
declares that the farming element has
never attempted to increase the yield
materially through the increase Of
acreage. 1t is believed that in the fu-
ture more attention will be given to
wheat in many counties of the state
for the county agents are said to be
doing their utmost to impress upon
the farmers the fact that greater prof
its will accrue from this crop than
from many others which are more pop
ular.
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HELp WANTEn-MAIE

NNNNNscNNNINNsesNs SeSsSerN-NseseseSSeSe@
WANTED Firstclass machinists. Old
established contract shop having en-
larged. need lathe, planer and floor
hands. Steady work, Soc hour. Ola
mond Machine 60, Monopgahela, Pa.
5.l4-6t No 1858
WANTED-Coal shipper $50 per
month, assistant payroll clerk $50
Apply Annabelle Mines Four States
Coal Co., Worthington. W. Va,
5-t5.St No 1864
NINE MANAGER WANTED-Experi.
enced, energetic young man to man
age small mine. Right man can secure
interest without capital, Address
quickly James Shultz, Clarksburg, w.
We. 6-l6.St No, 1864
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T. Piggott, of Parkersburg, depart.
ment commander, because the original
date might have interfered with the
State Sunday School convention in
that city two weeks previously.
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WILLIAM E. CHANDLER.

TIAT the war completely dominates thought in this
country although we scarcely can say we are in it
yet, was never better shown than in the brief an
nouncement of the death Of Former United States Senator
William E. Chandler which sent out yesterday morn
ing from his home in Concord, N. H. Because all
thinking about ard inswar terms the only biographical
information that was carried in the first
Of President Arthur Senator Chandler largely respon
sible for the beginning of the modern American navy.
AT best it an honor which Chandler had to share with
others especially with The late William c. Whitney, whp
was the head of the Navy department in the succeeding
administration Of Grover Cleveland Yet Senator Chan
dler has title to fame which all his. and which at any
other time would have been the first thought in the minds
of every one when his was mentioned. William f.
Chandler is the only man whose quick wit made
man President of the United States and kept another
out of that exalted office.
Senator Chandler was secretary Of the Republican Ma
tiona Committee for number of years and in that capac
lily was one of the leading figures in the management of the
campaign Of 1876. What happened when the returns
seemed to indicate the election of den is of the long
est and most involved stories in the political history Of the
nation but no matter what opinions may hold upon
the morality Of the result students of the incident agree
that if Senator Chandler had not grasped the possibilities
Of the situation when he did and acted with the prompt
tude and resolution which his throughout life Iilden
and not Hayes would have been naugurated the fol-
lowing March a.
General Jackson who made Van Buren, hi: successor,
and W. J. Bryan. who. although unable get elected him
SELF prevented Alton B. Parker from being elected and
first nominated and tken elected Woodrow Wilson. may
fairly be regarded American Wawcks. but old Bill
Chandler. as his political enemies and perhaps of his
political inmates called him. the only man in history
Of whom may ,hfully be said that he actually made
president
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Of The civilized world i creating more Of sensation than
Il deserves n both London lad Berlin.
In Berlin. according 10 the correspondent Of the Exc
change Telegraph regarded as the beginning Of Eng
lands getting reasonable" which is another example Of
typical Pu.ssn inability to understand the political meth
DDS Of nonGeman countries. In London Chancellor Bo-
mar Law and Of III: earnest friends of the gov
eminent say disaster, which ridiculous Lansdownes
peace program may promote general discussion of
TERMS which cannot be other than useful but what they
forgetting at both British and German capitals is that
the upon which peace be secured have been stated
with considerable de6ntenes and nothing that an ndi-
viduai no matter how prominent say do will make
any material change in the situation
Now that the going their way with what after the
terrible years Of hope deferred that preceded must seem
like satisfactory speed there signs that the British
public going through the sort Of spiritual expert
which produced in Germany. during the early stages
the Address of the nteecuals and general ouburst Of
mperasic aspirations which the German people will some
day learn to regret with extreme bitterness If Lansowne
through his letter has put quietus upon that of man.
Hesitation Britain he has done the British nation and the
cause of the Entente Allies an important service.
As for the Germans the sooner they realize that the
governments Of Great Britain and the United States are
in determination not to treat with the German gov
eminent it at present organized the better will be
for their part of civilization Unless they are willing to put
their government upon popular basis which will inspire
confidence in them in this country and in Great Britain
and France. the will go on to military decson-and
there is not much doubt now which will be victor and
which vanquished should that happen.
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Evening Chat
Many in the city have coal fires now.

Many in the city have coal fires now.
There is something about coal fire
very fascinating. To sit in room with
lights out and fire cracking and sput-
tering means Just this-one sees many
'hinss-pernaps forests and strange
houses and perhaps faces of all de-
scriptions, depending upon ones state
Of mind. There are many beautiful
colors in the fire-red. gold and blue,
black and ashy white. There is also
much that is friendly about coal fire.
Not only the warmth and the grow but
the sound of the Goals as they turn and
blaze and move abou. proves attrac.
tive. And the gas bill is not going up
with much speculation as to whether
s will be as much the month one was
absent from the city as the month
when at home. Altogether a coal fire
is most satisfying.
One OF our Fairmont ladies is hav.
ing an amusing experience with help.
One by one the help come and go. The
last she had came each week for day
for the purpose of doing the heavy
work but complained so Of various all
ments that she got out OF doing any
thing but light work while the mis-
tress Of the house pitched in and did
the real work. The other day the help
came and remarked-"I just can't wash
the front porch-my symptoms are
worse today" Well, what can you do?"
said the lady.otthe-house. ooh, I'll
just help around" was the reply. And
help around she did, by no chance get
ting in the middle of things. When
dinner time came she consumed food
10 III aseslsA q assea saaAlA Cd
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
THE NATIONS GAIN.


MOBILE, Alabama. Nov. 2S.-tEd.
itor The West virginianl-Dr. ]. C.
Broomfeld. OF your city. has spent the
last six days in Mobile. assisting in
the canvass to raise Mobiles quota Of
the National Y. NJ. c. A. War Fund.
When he came here Thursday night,
only little over $4,000 had been sub.
scribed. and 1t looked as II the $685..
10000 goal would not be reached DR..
Broomfield spoke to the men Friday,
and his address was both an encour.
agement and an inspiration. and in.
1ected new life and vigor into the
campaign. The men started out
afresh. and up 10 last night $4,000
had been subscribed. and at a public
meeting in Lyric Theatre last night,
given In honor OF Mr.. A. c. Harte. the
former General Secretary OF the Mo.
bile Y. N. c. A. there being present
two thousand people, and hundreds
having left for lack of standing room,
at which meeting DR.. Broomfield had
charge OF the appeal for more funds.
an additional $4,000 was raised, bring.
ing the total to $4,000 more than Mo-
bile's quota. DR. Bloomfield has i'm.
pressed the people of Mobile with his
ability as speaker. his earnestness
as a Christian. and his untiring en-.
ergy as worker. He has contributed
most materially to the success of the
campaign here. and feel that the
members OF his congregation and his
home people should know that while
his absence from them is their loss,
1t is the Nations gain.
Yours very truly,
JNo. E. MITCHELL,
Vice-Pres Y. NJ. C. A., Mobile.
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SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 1, 1917.
FUEL ECONOMY.

eTFAT little item from Rochester yesterday telling of
$50 stationary engineers and hremen who are attend
ing classes at the Mechanics Institute at the expense
OF their employers VIII they learn how to conserve coal is
interesting because it marks the beginning Of what almost
certain to be widespread movement get more oul of the
Scoal that is burned under boilers in this country.
In general lay pretty nearly every who uses coal
to generate power knows that there great waste but only
here and there has there been any important effort to get
more energy out Of the fuel consumed Railroad 6remen
have to acquire reasonable amount of skill before they are
roads. like the Pennsylvania for instance maintain what
might be termed high school courses in firing which aim to
teach the something about the properties of coal and
how to get the most out Of gvon quantity of it. The
primary purpose of this hold down the fuel bills but
It serves the additional end of kec:ng roads that go for
tout of trouble with municipalities which have pronounced
opinions the smoke nuisance. The average manufac-
ter, however. until this winter did not think fuel econ
Dry was worth while.
Things are different now. Even those who cannot be
made to take nier,;. the dollars and aspect will
have to learn how TO get along for time with less fuel
shut down altogether. Hence the institute courses
Well, if the sent to them reasonably intelligent
the instruction will more than pay for what costs In the
Year Book of the National Bureau of Mines for 1916 the
statement is made that if the 500000,0O0 tons of coal
the previous year had been used with highest efficiency
been saved Put that way and time like this the state
ment is positively startling Yet there the slightest
reason to doubt it. The chances that crrs the
side of moderation. If l25000000 tons of coal could
b. added to the fuel supply of the country right nowand
that would be the effect if every consumer used coal eff
cently-hc fuel problem of the nation would be solved
completely.
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tuition is located. Marion and Harrs
rcn counties tic for first place. with 81
students each. Ohio county is seconl
with "a, Taylor ID third with So, Woo
II. Marshall n. Kanawha %. Preston,
%. Mercer 90, Roane and Randolph Is
each. jackson, Richie. Lewis. Tucker
Fnyette and Brooks II each. Berkeley
Is, Mineral and Braxton IL each. Gu;
bell and Tyler IL each, Barbour 10,
Greenbrier 8, Nicholas S, upshur, Web
ster and Hancock each, Summers and
Raleigh each. Pendleton. Pocahott
tas. Monroe, Clay and Doddridge {
each, Jefferson. Morgan and Gilmer 4
each. Grant and Mcdowell 3 each
Hamshire. Peasants and Mingo . each
and Hardy, Wyoming, Putnam. Writ
and Calhoun / each. WetZel has 16
and Monongalla 24s. =,