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ton 70 the paragraph which provides
for assessing abutting property own
ers for payment of public improve
ments. The paragraph reads
ITO provide for the making Of local
improvements and TO levy, secure
special assessments on property bene-
fited thereby and for paying the same
or any portion thereof; TO determine
what work in relation TO sewers done
or made by or at the expense IN
whole or in part of the owners OF
abutting. continuous or proXimate pro-
perty or others specifically oenehted
thereby. adopting front foot or other
standard method of assessment and TO
provide the manner OF the payment
and collection thereof"
Senator Hickman declared he never
would vote for such a provision MT
Kurtz then said he was willing the
, paragraph should be stricken out III
discussion OF other paragraphs o.
Section No. 81, that he thought II was
absurd for the city Of Wilmington &c
he Chasing down to Dover every time
they wanted TO get a little bit %
picayune legislation done for the citi
zens here. -
Representative McNabb declared TIT
provisions permitting the city to regu
! late it's own markets never would d.
granted by the ruraf representative
nor supported by the farmers ant
II was finally decided after consid
erable discussion to permit the re
tention in the bill OF the paragraph
relatine TO the holding OF genera
and special municipal elections ant
10 create new officers and new depart
ments with administrative powers Il
order to permit the City Council L
provide for carrying out certain Pre-
iects which 1t seemed advisable u
Undertake and to designate the prope
city department to have charge Oh IN
work
II was also decided 20 retain, unles
there was a serious objection, tn
paragraph permitting the City Cour
oil 10 grant new franchises, the stree
and sewer department FIRST concul
ring IN the granting OF the ne'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Councir shs
have taken final action upon IN
same" ,
Representative Connolly objected
the consideration OF House Bill NJ
357 providing for initiative and refer
endum in the City OF Wilmington o
the ground that members of the Les
islature had been assured II was III
: constitutional.
While the change relating TO nun
: Der Of the City Council was being dil
; cussed, Mr.. Warner explained tina
{ the original form OF the bill had PR
- vided for three Councilman in eac
+ section Of the city, but that on a,
3 count OF objection by some poop
:. this had been changed 10 four fro
| each district
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SEEK TO RESTRAIN SALE
OF HARRISON BROS. 4 co.

Following mandamus proceedings.
instituted to try TO see the books OF
Harrison Brothers d Co., Inc, paint
and chemical manufacturers. OF Phila-
deiphia, R. c. Kerr. Of New York, on
behalf OF himself and other -stockhold-
ers of the corporation, filed a bill in
equity in the Common Pleas Court, in
Philadelphia. yesterday, asking for an
lnjSSction to restrain the proposed sale
of the assets and franchises Of the
Harrison concern TO the Z. I. DUPONT
de Nemours Company for S5,1OO.OOO.
Action is to be taken on the sale at
meeting to be held on March 10.
Evening journal., 1917-03-08
New Spring Dress Goods and Silks
IDEAL FABRICS FOR EASTER
APPAREL

presented dOlU plenty of time for making
Very Oderat prices rule oUng early orders placed
ago mills and importers. Come
IUiH be glad to shoU you these goods
may you're beginning think making and
suggestions fabrics Spring Dress Fabrics
strkngy pretty charming will supply
wish stylish ways to make
up the fashionable of spring clothes
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Dress Goods

Sports Stripes the better qualities are ready the snappy
combinations called for by women VINO know the new FASH
ions From $500 to $3.50 yard
Sport Veows correct shades OF rose and mustard and green
and brown. $3.50 and $500
Novelty Sport Sungs of elegant quality and very wide
in the desirable colors at $2.75 yard.
Imported English Tweed of the famous Presty Ideal
for walking suits sport skirts and smart utility auto coats.
"a inches wide and only $2.25 yard
Good Serges both French and tailored black and
coors very complete line from S5c to So. so yard
English Mohas in shadow stripes and plain weaveS are from
PreSty and have just been opened up You'll like then
for skirts, dresses, auto coats and bathing suits.
Cream Serges, Cream Popns Cream Novelty and Cream 81
Gillian, Cream Flannels, Cream Brosdcloths.
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ar NAn EROM HIS FOOT.

William Bacon. painter of Brandy
wine Springs. while working at his
trade on a house at Cranston Heights
ran nail in his foot. While al
tempting 10 remove it he accidentally
broke it Oft and was compelled TO go
TO Delaware Hospital to have the re-
mainder removed. lie Will be con-
fined to his home for several days.
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AMERICANS LEAVE BELGIUM.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, March Ser
many is permitting Americans to
leave Belgium freely
Minister Whitlock. at Brussels, IN
formed the state Department today
that none is being detained, though
Immediately after the break subordi
nate officials did retain some Ameri-
cans inasmuch as they had no orders
whereby to govern their action.
Evening journal., 1917-03-08
JAPs SHOW FRIENDSHIP.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, March S.-As evil
dence of Japan's disavowal of any in
tention TO take part with Germany in
anti-American plotting, the American
Ambassador a. Toxic today forwarded
10 the State Department the text OF
the interview given by Viscount Mo-
tono. japanese Foreign Minister 10
the United Press.
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Silks

Sports Shants the latest designs of great beauty and char
acter and of the quality that you like Figured for $50
up. Plain Shantung Pongees to match from 75c up.
Stripe Tsetas-Plad Taetas splendid quality, rich in de-
sign moderate in price You must them to appreciate
them to the full.
Plain Taetas combine with these from 81. so up
Crepe de Chimes in all the fashionable shades ready and
selling fast There's an aurng soness and beauty about
these that will delight YOU $3.50 and up
Black Summer Taffeas-Thry-Six inches wide are from
$1OO to $3.50 yard.
Gros de Londres plain colo are fashionable for good
wearing good looking street dress. SIPS yard
Poplns of Silk and linen in full color line and are nice
for spring or auto coats, skirts and street dresses go
You will find here most complete showing OF the ght SILKS
You will find they of lovely quality FIRST Floor
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New Trimmings for Evening Wear

landings,
oriental" we'll jet opa'escents and pearl trimmings
developed silk in beads
priced Dept Floor
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GERARn NEAR HAYANA.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. March S.-Ihe
state Department said today Ambas-
sador Gerard and party are due at
Havana between Saturday and Mon
day,
Evening journal., 1917-03-08

The body is highly organized
h,achine Of complicated parts in which
the stomach, liver and the kidneys
work for the common good. Damage
10 any one of these organs interieres
with man as a motor mechanism. II
Won will clean the stomach, liver and
bowels occasionally with a gentle lsxa-
tive YOU can keep well. Too much iuci
IN mans machine. such as eating too
much meat, or alcohol or tea, nervous
overworl and lack OF exercise IN out,
door ais bring constipation and BAD
health. Eat less meat, plenty oil Veee-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

1t was believed UP till u few days
ago that the stage was fairly we'll set
for go between Former Senator VIII
liam Edwin Chiffon and Representa-
tive NJ. Mansfield Nicely, of Fairmont,
and the opinion was general among
Democratic politicians thought, to be
in, know, that there would be noIupset.
ccratic politicians thought to helm the
know. that there would be no upset
ting this arrangement 1t Is no means
certain that the race will not be run
off by the two party leaders named,
but there has cropped up in the last
day Of two rumor to the effect that
Senator Chiffon had stated to friends
that there would be but one candidate
at the showdown, the inference being
that neither he or Nicely would get out
of the way and let the other Ego to IT..
The current report had 1t further that
Chiffon told friends that he had no
opportunity to talk over the matter
with the First district congressman
Those who carried the rlmor were
sure thot Senator Chiffon is not court
ing contest with Nicely II 1t can be
avoided.
This gossip was carried to the Nelly.
camp here, and they disclaimed know
ing anything about it, but were sure in
their own minds that when Major Nee
ly made his decision to become can
didate for the senatorial nomination,
there were no strings tied to it, the
bridges behind him were blown IN and
like Mr.. Britllng, he had determined to
"see 1t through. II there is no con-
test between Major Nicely and Senator
Chiffon or any other man, it will be
because the nomination will be conced-
to Nicely without opposition, his close
friends here state What they mean is
in the field to win.
There's feeling of Cockiness among
Neelys friends. due, perhaps, in a
large measure to the nature of the or.
ganization support that tho Fairmont
man is credited with having, meaning
of course the not-to.be.sneezed-at In.
fulence OF National Committeeman
Watson, and due. too, in no Small de.
gree to the cordial reception that the
candidacy has received from Demo
cratic leaders throughout the State. es-
pecially and particularly from many in
southern counties where it had been
surmised that the ex-senator had
things pretty much his own way. With
in the last few days the county of Mer.
Ger, away down on the southeastern
tip of the State, has been heard from
as being in state Of incipient revolt
against the Kanawha county candi.
date. Et..
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WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP ~ szzszzs sz55zs .z!zz]

WASHINGTON. ID. q. Dec. PA.
u. Bryant Of Clarksburg, accompanied
by scongressman Stuart r.. Reed. had a
conference with officials of the De-
partment of Justice yesterday. Mr..
i Bryan Is an applicant for the position
ot& special agent and has the backing
of Mr.. Reed in his effort to secure
the position.
Congressman Woodward today re.
ceived notice from the Pension Bureau
OF the granting OF q pension to Mrs.
Mary y. sRockhold, of Parkersburg.
\ he.gr Is made at the rate bf s12 a
month from Oct. 25,. 1916, and S25 a
month from Oct. 6, 1917. Mr.. Wood.
sward yesterday filed claim for pen.
sion for Mrs. Jesse Backus, of Newark.
Arthur 7. Collins has been designa-
ted acting postmaster at Everson, w.
va. Commissions as postmaster have
been issued to William A. Zirl, of Mil
am; John B. Maule, of Taplin; Joseph
p; Thompson, Of Three Churches.
Late arrivals from West Virginia in
elude Col. Fred Paul Grosscup. of
Charleston; II. NJ. Tanner, of Blue
iteld II. 81 Cragg. of Charleston !;
Glenn Gaines OF Elkins, and Brucil
Knabenshue, OF Charleston all of whom
had business with Senator Sutherland.
At the Pension Bureau yesterday
Congressman Reed called up the appli.
Hon Of lMrs. Mary Anderson and ur.
ged early action on the same. Mrs.
Anderson is a soldiers widow who re-
sides at Douglass, w. Va.
Former Senator o. A. Ashburn, OF
West Union, is a visitor in the Capital
MI. Ashburn now resides at Morgan.
town.
: Additional evidence has been filed at
the pension Bureau by Senator Suth.
erland in support OF the pending ap.
pEcation of Mrs. NJ. e. Russell. OF Clar-
ksbnrg. The case of Mrs. Emma l..
Slack Of Charleston, was taken up at
lie request Of Senator Sutherland and
Action taken on it soon was promised
BY the Pension Commissioner.
When the remains of the Christmas
tree are removed from the nursery and
there is left but pile OF dead ashes
IN hearth where a short time before
the yule log burned cheerfully, then
The time Is come, according to an un-
ecnfirmed rumor among West Virgin
ia politicians when they viii put their
heads together and proceed solve Ger.
lain problems Of canditorial priority
The main one is--who is to be it? 1T
IN this connection, refers to the NOM
nation for United States Senator, not
mtbut one party, but in both.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

KIMoNAs-Dainty and refreshing and most
useful-$1.S5 to $5.65.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
GGESTIONS

WAISTS are shown here in wide variety q,
styles and colors. All are made more attrac.
tive-by our new price markings-s1 to s1O.50
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Personals.

Personals.
Eugene and Harold Smith, Of Shinns.
ton, are guests of Rev. and Mrs. C. C.
Lawson, In Market street.
Albert Borgess., Of Morgantown, is
spending his Christmas vacation in the
city.
Miss Dorothy King, of Oakland, Nd,
was the guest OF Misses Kate and
Helen Mcmillan Sunday.
Kenneth Long, Of Market street, is
spending few days with relatives at
California, Pa.
Miss Maud Merrifeld, who teaches
in the Hoult school, is home for the
holidays.
Chester Holland, of Toledo, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. D. w.
Toothman, and mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Holland in Reeves street, return
ed home Friday.
George Cox, of Guffey street, is very
i'll Of pneumonia.
Robert Toothman arrived Sunday
FROM Toledo to spend Christmas at his
home in Reeves street.
Mrs. S. L. Jacobs spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Bennett, at Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs, O'Neal, of Brownsville,
Pa, are moving into Mrs. Florence
Gray's property in Newton street.
Mrs. Walter Goodnight is Ill at her
home in 0uffey street.
Mrs. Sara Flowers has returned from
Warrington where she visited rela-
tlves.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

NIAGARA MAID SILK UNDERWEAR
Consoles, combinations. envelope chemise,
vests. Every woman Graves them. Our lines
are superb.
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Sang Hymns At
Y. NJ. G. A. Sunday

Christmas carols and hymns were
sung in the Young Woman's depart
ment of they. NJ. C. A. yesterday
afternoon, beginning at o'clock. AZ
ter singing for about forty-five min
utes, most of those present attended
the 5 o'clock services at the NJ. E.
church.
There was no formal program. The
songs were sang as they were select
ed. A very pleasant afternoon was
spent by all who attended.
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Went to shinnston.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Brown and chill.
dren, Esther and Elliott, and Mrs. Stel-
la Brown, spent Sunday with the Mes
DANES Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott, near Shinnston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Elliott. of Clarksburg and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Elliott, Of New York
city, were. also guests at the Elliott
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Celebrates Wedding Anniversary.

Celebrated Wedding Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Meredith
celebrated their fifteenth wedding an.
niversary yesterday in an informal
way by inviting number Of their
friends to spend the day with them at
their home, 1901 Morgantown avenue.
The hours were spent in social way
and at noon an elegant turkey dinner
was served. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Pride, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. q. Haw-
kins and children, Margaret, Kenneth
and Ruth, and Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus
Earr. The, day was an especially en-
joyable one and each guest wished
that the host an dhostess might live to
celebrate many more anniversaries
and that they might have the pleasure
of attending each Of them.
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linn.snider.

Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Darrell Linn, Of Benton's
Ferry, and Miss Bessie Snider, Of this
city. which occurred at Grafton few
Gays since. Both are popular young
people and have the good wishes of
hosts Of friends.
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w. c. Z. U.

There will be no meeting OF the w.
C. T. U. this week. The meeting for
January will be announced later.
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Missionary MEETING

Missionary Meeting.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of
the First M. P. church will meet Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs. Ora
Hall in Market street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Returned from Parkersburg.
Mrs. Mary Freeman has returned
from Parkersburg where she visited
relatives the past month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

home. Mrs. Stella Brown who is one
OF the East Park school teachers. will
remain with her parents during the hol-
idays.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
Handy Literature.

Saunderson found it very hard work
selling books. The volumes he had
to offer, one of which he had to carry
with him as sample, were very
heavy. and nobody seemed to want
them. But he was a persistent man,
and even the stubborn Mrs. Bowling
could not send him away unheard.
1--WE have all the books we can use"
she said, land We really can't afford
any more reading matter. Why,
haven't even opened the second vol
ume of that Roman history you sold
us last spring. Now, if you were sell
ing one of those adjustable ironing
boards Give got just the thingp'
said Saunderson cheerfully. "There
are twelve books in this set, and you
can use either one or two or three, and
so on up to SIX, to tilt your board any
way you want to. And between whites
when your iron is heating you have
good literature to refresh your mind"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
A Bonehead.

There are many things dropped in
the subway ticket chopper by absent
minded riders besides the little piece
Of pastebOard which entities them to a
ride. An eccentric looking young man
and his particularly eccentric looking
wife hurried up to the door of a Broad
way theater last night. The man
reached into his pocket. handed the
dOorman some tickets and, assisting
his wife before him. turned to receive
the stubs. These are subway tickets"
said the doOrman. At the rate of two
pockets per second the young man
searched himself. Then he clapped his
hand on his forehead Good heavens,
Annie" he gasped, II put the seats in
the subway" And what ANNE said
about boneheads was only heard by
herself.-New York Cor. Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
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during their two hour spell" of duty.
Hanging on string, at the elbow of
each sentry on the fire step was
siren whistle or an empty shell case
and bit of iron with which to ham,
mer on it. This, whichever it might
be. was for the purpose of spreading
the alarm in case Of a gas attack.
Also we had sentries in listening
posts" at various points from twenty
to fifty yards out in mo Mans Land"
These men blackened their faces be-
fore they went "over the top" and then
lay in shell holes or natural hollows.
There was always two of them, a bay
onet man and a bomber. From the
listening post wire ran back TO the
fire trench to be used in signaling. In
the trench a man sat with this wire
wrapped around his hand. One pull
meant "All o. K" two pulls, I'm
coming in," three pulls, Enemy in
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

relieved from the big tent show up at
the Somme and sent to our side show
in Belgium for rest. Also it was sus-
pected that artillery was being with
drawn for the Somme. Especially we
were anxious to bring back prisoners.
In civilized war prisoner can be
compelled to tell only his name, rank
and religion. But this is not a civilized
war, and there are ways of making
prisoners talk. One of the most ef-
fective ways-quita humane-is to tie
a prisoner fast, head and foot, and
then tickle his bare feet with feather
More severe measures have frequently
been used-the water cure, for in
stance-but I'm bound to say that
nearly all the German prisoners saw
were quite loquacious and willing to
talk, and the accuracy of their infOr-
was surprising. The iron discipline
which turns them into mere children
in the presence of their officers seemed
to make them subservient and Obedient
to the officers who commanded us.
mean, of course. the privates. In this
way the system worked against the
fatherland. Captured German officers.
especially Prussians, were a nasty lot.
We never tried to get information from
them, for we knew they would lie, hap
PLY and very intelligently-well in
Structed in the art.
At last came the night when we were
to go ''over the top" across No Mans
Land. and have a frolic with Fritz in
his own happy home. l am endeavor-
ing to be as accurate and truthful as
possible in these stories of my soldier
ing, and ! am therefore compelled to
say that there wasn't a man in the
sixty who didn't show the strain in his
pallOr and nervousness. Under orders.
We discarded our trench helmets and
substituted knitted skullcaps or empty
mess tins. Then we blackened our
hands and faces with ashes from a
camp fire so as to avoid being seen as
long as possible. After this they load
ed us into motor trucks and took us up
to "Shrapnel Corner" from which
point we went in on foot. Just before
we left staff captain came along and
gave us little talk.
This is the first time you men have
been tested" he said. You're Cana
dams. ! needn't say anything more to
you. They're going to be popping them
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

sight" and four pulls. Sound gas
alarm" The fire step in trench is
shelf on which soldiers stand to look
out and shoot between the sand bags
on top.
In addition to these men, we had pa
trolls and scouts out in mo Mans
Land" the greater part Of the night,
with orders to gain any information
possible which might be Of value to
battalion, brigade, division or general
headquarters. They reported on the
condition of the Germans barbed wire,
the location of machine guns and 9TH
er little things like that which might
be of interest to some commanding
officer twenty miles back. Also they
were ordered to make every effort to
capture any of the enemy's scouts or
patrols, so that we could get informa-
ton from them. One Of the interesting
moments in this work came when a
star shell caught you out in an open
spot. If you moved you were gone.
I've seen men stand on one foot for
inc lulIly ScCOuOS uuIllS w uISu StdI
shell will burn. Then when scouts or
patrols met in mo Mans Land" they
always had to fight it out with bayo-
nets. One single shot would be the
signal for artillery fire and would
mean the almost instant humiliation
Of the men on both sides Of the fight
Under the necessities Of this war many
of our men have been killed by our
own shell fire.