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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
OLD CASE RE0PENED
By AFFAIRS BOARD
Attorneys Argue Abouts
City's Rights on Chest
nut Street.

A city rosht Of way case of seven
years standing was reopened this
morning at the regular meeting Of the
City Board OF Anairs. The case in
question had to do with piece of
property on Chestnut street, First
ward, which IS said to project some Is
feet into the street, and for the re-
moval Of which the city board OF az
fairs had made. an order.
The property is that OF Nancy Jane
Starn ana IS located on Chestnut St.
formerly known as Wood street. Some
seven years ago the city ordered that
the property be moved back on the lot
so as not to project on the street, and
intended widening the street at that
point. The property owners secured
an Injunction preventing the city from
moving t:ae property. The case was
taken up in Circuit Court. and Judge
". s. Haywood dissolved the in3unc-
ton. The case was then taken to the
Supreme. Court with the result that the
INDUCTION again be dissolved.
The matter stood thus during the in
Seryening time, Until few days aSo,
when the Board OF Affairs again start
ed tearing down q fence. preparatory
to moving the property. when the prop
erty owners again raised. serious obJec-
tons.
The matter was stopped for a few
days; and this morning Attorney Harry
Shaw. Representing the property own
ers, appeared before the hoard and
argued chat the properly did not en-
croach on the city property and asked
that the city reconsider the case and
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To Come Up IN the Ienea
Chamber Of Depat1ss
Soon.
BIG FINANCIAL gAlQ
Would Distribute Cost of
War on Basis of Bop
ulation.

PARIS, SUNDAY. pee -
French government IS Cons ldeElt
with a probability OF presen BE-
fore the chamber OF deputies ol ~
cember "a a bill propoS epq1-
JACQUES Steen establishinE atn9ns llc
allies an international fInancl an
ion.
The purpose OF this union Dug BE
to distribute the expenses 81 ele
between the nations on The 1ass q
population and power TO be
The proposition Is supported 400
delegates. It Is understood ht
similar plan Is under con ere o1 -
the British government but no deilu se
steps have as yet been aSen q E95l,
don.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
cREAT WHEaT' slf;'I5 81 %.

WARRINGTON, Dee .=-L'l-
largest wilmer wheat crop oEn IA
the history Of the On States IS
promised By the Enormous ecfee sc
sown this fail. Teh.aeF almoF-
Is per cent larger ast gear
and totals 49s027 acres crop or
765 million bushe4s 81 mlliicr
bushels more than lie pes feeorc Is
forecast by the Departnl en- q agc.crl-
ture as next years iea 1910, allow
ing for wilmer illip ana altne
Abandonment Last crop WIS
555.725. 900 bnsels.
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Events GA at the
Local Y. M. G. A.

A. J. Cash. general secretary Of the
Y. NJ. G. A., returned this morning
from Nashville. Tenn. where he was
called by the Illness of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. J. A. Sanders.
General Secretary Cash has line
on tow,or three good physical direc-
tors. BE hopes to land one this
week.
Commencing tonight Mr.. Cash VIII
start to meet the association standing
committees Tonight at Q: 80 o'clock
he win meet the Boys Work commits
tee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
DIED ATAkRoN.

mr.. and MIS-. Albert Crisweu re-
.ceived a telegram Saturday annomc-
ing the death OF Erwin Higgins which
occurred in Akron, o., from influenza
The body was brought to his fathers
home IN Littleton last night Mr. Hig-
gins and wife were former residents
Of this city and their friends win
learn Of bis. death with regret-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
Chamber of Commerce
VIII Meet Tonight

Discussion Of the various sugges-
tons for 4 soldiers and sailors me-
mortal Will take place tonight at 1880
o'clock when the Fairmout Chamber
Of Commerce meets in the Watson
building. The special committee on
the subject will present its report.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
NATIONS May FORM POOL TO PAY VARS cos

by Sailors council at Ham burg. ac-
cordirg to Berlin dispatch to the
Berlinske Tidecze OF this city. The
Council thrcatead to sink all the
ships If its demand IS not complied
with. The council insists thar the
financing be borne by the ship own
ers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
Galloway Returns.

+ 2
A ". Galloway. director of bituInl
nous distribution. left Fairmont on
Saturday evening at S:44 for his hope
IN Baltimore. Mr. Galloway paid a
high tribute to the operators OF the
Fairmort region when he told OF tbs
topnotcn cooperation he had received
fr9Il them. White here he said noth-
ing that would indicate an abandon,
ment o., the zontng system. but urged
district representatives. Office 70
hare 96sSree0edS always fa- complete
con- ftfcp Before leaving the city Mr.
Galloway said: II did not know why
come know now I would have been
sorry {: tIid not make the trip"
United Mine Workers.
E Peters, organizer, is in tns
CfaFksburg section today.
@. +. Keeney. Charleston, district
president, IS in the city today. ;
Isaac Scott. organizer. is in Nor
gantown.
wen attended meeting OF miners
vas held at McWhorter on Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. Joe An
geIos and Isaac Scott, organizers,
spoke.
AT Grant Town yesterday afternoon
mig meeting of miners was held II.
Peters, organizer, made the ac-
Todays Cars.
a total OF 1895 cars are in the FAR
mont region today. They are classI-
ned as follows: Open, 1901; team
track. Is: coke, So. The placement
was 1875.
Good Coal Short.
There appears to be shortage Of
good coal In the Pennsylvania coal
belt, said r. B. Isner, district repre-
tentative Of the United States Fuel
administration. The shortage Is felt
at the steel plants Of Youngstown.
Cambria and Bethlehem companies. It
S. presumed that the coal wanted here
from PennSy is for these plants as 1t
s. lump coal they desire. AS many
OF the dealers here are not equipped
with screens it keeps the district rep-
The Rfu epidemic has caused the low
5 the gap. Mr. Isner believes that this
co6i until January l.
he Geological Survey report for the
week ending December shows that
production- in the bftuminouS fields
6 he country was II million tons Or
per cent. over the production Of
that Tor the previous week
Clerk ReturE
Robert 3. Clark, clerk tor o. b. WI
ms local representative OF the Uni
ted States RaflEoad administration, re-
turned 10 his work today after having
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fTar9l,s ossE 4E1-Y

ROME. saturday Pee. 11rlns
the war the Italian any 4Qss - e--
OFFICERS killed. the er war c-
cIafed to the Senate3od 4-pre tr1n
10000 officers Nere leg ser'or 3.
Il.
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zone SYSTEM AND
PRICE CONTROL TO
REMAIN N FORCE
That IS the Impression J.
Walter Barnes Brought
Back
CONSERVATION TO STOP
about Fifty Per Cent of
Fuel Administration to
Be Dropped.
CONSERVATION TO STOP
About FIFTY Per Cent Of
Be Dropped.

On January the conservation de-
0artment of the United States Fuel
STANDARDIZATION will pass out OF exist
ences said J.. Walter Barnes, fuel adj
minfstrator Of West Virginia, today.
he having returned Saturday after
noon from business trip to Washing
ton, D. G. In this state this viii al
fact the office OF Robert E. Right
miTe. administrative engineer. Fifty
per cent of the employees of the Fuel
administration offices, Washington, D,
c., will be shorn of their positions by
January 1. added Mr.. Barnes. The in>
dicatfons are that nothing will be done
With the coming OF material nature,
except It meets the approval Of the zon>
ing committee. No change in the price
"A exnecfed either
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1Issir ton pos zaes >.
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ven. attended meeting of miners
was held at McWhorter on Sunday
afternoon at 2:20 o'clock. Joe An
geIoN and Isaac Scott, organizers,
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:. 80 s5s <ISSsS EtSS IL ~ 60
Robert 3. Clark, clerk TOR %. b. VII
iSIlns. local representative OF the Uni
ted States Railroad administration, re-
turned 10 his work today AFTER having
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AT Grant Town yesterday afternoon
mig meeting of miners was held, H.
Peters, organizer, made the ao-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
Vote YES" on the Following Amendment
to the Constitution of So, Dakota !:

The State may purchase, own,
develop and operate plants for the
development CT power upon the
streams of this State and at coal
mines upon lands owned by the
State and may transmit such pow
er and supply the same to the PEG
pile of the State. The State may
pledge such plants and the aces
series thereto to provide funds for
such purchase and development.
anything in this constitution to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Legislature, by a two
thirds vote of the members elect
to each house, shall provide by law
for carrying this amendment into
effect"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
FOREST CITY DRIFT

Lonnie Bramblce returned from
his visit to his sister at Harold,
Sunday
Arthur Comcau made n trip to
Gettysburg with his a Tues, re
manning over night
Roland Killing of German took
his wife to the hospital at Pierre
Tues. to get medical treatment for
her.
VIII French and Bob CraNea
were IN from the Bates ranch sun
day for n good epuare meal at the
Gates House
Geo. BramhIee went to Getty.
burr Tue after a load of oats for
Fred LaPlant, taking with him a
load of stoyewood. II is uncertain
at this writing when oats viii get
over the river.
Rupert Ol}rien was in tins a. m.
from the Ripley ranch. where he
helped to deliver 10 head Of cat
tie that had Just arrived from %ioux
City Mr.Ripley was at the Burg
to see them unloalcd from the cars.
The river is on the rise and la
come up some -four feet in the past
few weeks. Sunday and Monday
the rise was such that all driving by
team or cars had TO be abandond
and 1T will probably continue 10 he
unsafe until it freezes up again.
Co Commisn'r G.. +. Swift ex-
peCted to go to Gettysburg today
to attend q meeting of farmers and
others called for the purpose of dis
cnsslng the matter of employing a
County Agent an appendage EN-
joved by a number of counties of
this state.
Our local news arc rather limit
cd this week wing to the poem ap
pearing ON the first pace. The
writer of the poem is a resident of
Sioux Fails. as we understand.
Among the members of his compa-
ny, or battalion, are a brother of
Miss Della Hanson. our school
teacher. Arby Cooper of Forest
City and klutus Jim of CHEYENNE
Agency. The poem has been put
in book form by the author and
makes Il splendid souvenir for the
boys.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

Lucas County. SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. j. Cheney 6 Co.. doing
business in the City of Toledo,
county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Medicine.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scrlbed in my presence, this 9Th
day of December, A. ID, 1856.
a. w. Gleason.
(SeaD Notary Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts thru the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. Send for testimonials
free.
F.J:CHENEY & GO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24

who are we'll known to people of
western Potter-co. Mrs. Boehmer
sustained a broken collarbone and
two broken ribs.
Mrs. Ottman received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Reid, at Fulton,
5. d.. requesting her to visit the
patient at the hospital, inLewiston,
where she was beng cared for.
Fred Schuttcrlc is getting into
the pork game early, as a patriotic
citizen, so We are advised. Last
winter his sows commenced far
rowing about this time, but he lost
most of the product by their freez-
ing This winter he is keeping a
fire going in his piggery' and so
far has not had amy losses.
DO YOU know when Easter
comes! Well. here is the way for
YOU to tell without haying to 90 to
the almanac: 1t IS the first Sunday
after the full noon that falls on
or next after the 21st Of March.
If full moon happens on Sunday.
Easter is celebrated one week later.
TwentyfouG field stations on the
Great Plains are now contributing
valuable information to dry-land
farming problems. Five of these
stations this year completed a CON
tlnuous record of ten or more
years of farm experiment and II
others have continuous records of
five or more years. More than
1000 permanent plats devoted to
crop rotations and studies of cul-
tural methods are now furnishing
records every year. Records of
such extent and continuity furnish
better evidence concerning many
fundamental agricultural problems
than has ever before been available
and enable the U. S. Dept of Agri-
culture to advise with increasing
assurance on the questions of adap-
tation of crops, the response of
crops to cultural methods, and the
agricultural value and possibilities
of each section represented by the
stations Govt Bulletin.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
AGENCY MUTATIONS

w. G.. Grant returned Monday
from his visit at Scotland 81
Mrs. Aft. y. V. Eagle came up
from Pierre Tuesday to visit her
parents
Miss Emma Wager rcturnd home
Monday after a weeks visit at the
Agency
Mis- Geo. Nandervcer has been
appointed TO The position of head
nurse at the hospital.
MIR Howard on of west SulIyco
accompanied by his son Ambrose
was up Sunday to visit his nephew
Jnc.p. kccley, returning same day
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
SCHOOL N0IIs

Regina punn was absent iues-
day.
Daisy Carngan and Emma Wa
ger visited our school last Friday.
he sand table has now rep
reservation of Esquimo life
\ new Stove Jacket and six new
seats have been placed IN the school
room.
Pupils, in their turn, are giving
the opening exercises the first three
day of each week. Monday morn
ing a prose story and . poem were
read. tuesday morning Lincoln's
'Gettyshurg Address was recited
and part of Wilson's "Niessage to
Congress was read.
"Wednesday morning a song was
repderd by two of the pupils.
MI G.
Henry Eidam has received a
Lewiston, Montana, paper of
last week from his daughter
Mrs. Violet Gilman, giving
an account of an accident
on the Milwaukee Ry., in which
two passenger coaches were thrown
down ten foot bank. Among
the passengers seriously injured
was Mrs. Theodore Bochmcr of
Fulton SD. a sisterinlaw of Mrs.
J. &. Reid and Mr.. Frank Bochmer,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
IND DUSTRY COMES THROUGH FOR j.
Extreme Cold on ProgramNext
Four Days Says Weather Man

Keep on your fur caps and all ys
who are idle the next four days
stay indoors and hug your radiator
register or base burner.
For another spell OF zero weather
is in store. The weather man at
Washington last night announced
that, as much as he regrets to do
IL. nevertheless, we are in for a
quartet Of Alaskan days He stated
that after a careful observation of
all his thermometers, barOmeters
and wind gauges, and after a care
ful compilation Of figures he had
reached the conclusion that the
country will be swept by four days
OF unusually severe temperature.
Locally. his predictions arr being
borne out. All day Friday the mer-
curry made love TO the zero mark.
Early Friday morning there evident
" was some other attraction at the
bottom of the thermometer for the
mercury slid down TO about six de-
grees below. But il came back later
but never got more than two above.
Last night at midnight il again
halted at the zero mark and early
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
Associated Press Service .


WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.-Pres't
Wilson Friday night issued a state
ment supporting the fuel restriction
order and standing by the position
of Fuel Administrator Garfield
The presidents statement follows.
II was of course, Aonsulted
by Mn Garfield before the fuel
order of yesterday was issued
and fully agreed with him that
il was necessary. much as re-
sTetted the necessity This war
calls for many sacrifices and
sacrifices of the sort called tor
by this order are infinitely less
than sacrifices OF life
which might otherwise be in
volved Il is absolutely neces-
sary 10 get the ships away. it is
absolutely necessary TO relieve
the congestion at the ports and
upon the railways, il is ahso-
utely necessary to move great
quantities of food, and il is alb
solutely necessary that our peo-
pie should be warmed i'm their
homes If nowhere else.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
HOISHEVIKI THREAT NO
SURPRISE TO LGNDON
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press service:
LONDON. Jan. 1S-The latest
threat OF the bolsheviki TO cause
the arrest OF the Roumanian royal
family has created no surprise
among the ROumanian authorities
in London. Some time ago inc boil
sheviki sent troops TO Jassy under
he leadership Of the Bulgarian re-
dictionary rakovsky Ito arrest Gen.
TCherbatcheff. commando or ;he
Russian -Roumanian front. and at
Inc same time 10 seize the ROu-
Iaanian royal family and the mem
hers of the government.
Gen. Tcberbatcheff. however. sue
,,eedcd in capturing the ring lead
prs Of the movement and with the
assistance of the Roumanian army
Gisarmed 1000 bOlshevik irregu-
lars The bolshevik ultimatum re-
Gently issued demanded the release
lf these ringleaders.
The ROumanial army has Ie-
Trained from armed conflict with
toe bolsheviH but. il is declared
VII not tolerate any plans on Rou-
t~anian soil against the rOya fam
i.y or the Roumanian people. Kinc
FerciIand and the royal family are
still at Jassy. cut off from ;he world
and living almost entirely upon
canned food. with bread three times
h week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
LAY GRIEVANCES
BEFORE WILSON
Labor Commission to Take Up
Differences of Packers
and Employees.
ssociated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Set-
Element of differences between the
meat packers and their union en-
ployes was undertaken Friday
night by Pres't Wilson'S special labor
commission headed by Sec'y Will
son. after representatives OF the
men had submitted their case TO
the president in two-hour con-
ference at the white house.
Spokesman for the unions pic
tured a critical situation i'm all of
the great packing certers and ask
ed that the government interfere
and if necessary take over the oper-
alton of the plants. The president
said mediation would be tried first
before considering alternatives.
Samuel Gompers. president OF
the American Federation Of Labor.
accompanied the labor delegation.
which was headed by John Fitz-
patrick. president Of the Chicago
federation. Sec'y Baker, as chair
man of the council Of national de-
fense, and Sec'y Wilson were called
into the conference.
Repudiate Mediation Pact.
The president was told that the
packers had repudiated a mediation
agreement to settle questions of
wages and working conditions and
were discharging union men in
groups. apparently with the pur-
pose of bringing on a strike. OF
the thousands employed i'm the
plants the union men said 90 per
cent are foreigners without union
Affiliations and Of whose loyalty
standards no one can judge
If the government takes over the
plants Mr. Fitzpatrick said, the
union men were ready 70 enlist as
the first members of Americas in
dustriaI army, TO guarantee full
handed equipment for every pack
ing plant. work i'm continuous shifts
il necessary, and leave all ques-
tions OF wages. hours and work
ing conditions 10 the president or
70 the person 10 whom he might
delegate the duty. II the natiOn's
extremity should he reached, he
said. the men would work naked
in the factory with hardly enough
sustenance 10 keep strength in
their bodies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19

ly Injuries none. The order as
IL stands puts all industries on
AN equal footing. favoring none
and avoiding unfair competition
but this reason alone is not suf-
dCient This reason, plus the
fact that the order will put coal
i'm the empty bins Of the people
viii save coal, will aid in break
ing up congestion of traffic. and
in furnishing an adequate sup
ply of coal 10 the people who
need it and 10 the ships which
cannot sail without it - these
are sufficient reasons and justi-
fy the order
"Only those industries pro-
duCIng necessary war material
that can be promptly delivered
are permitted to operate during
the suspension period To per
NIT industries with a coal sup
ply on hand TO operate would
allow many Of the least essen
tial 10 continue while some OF
the most essential would be
compelled to stop. Moreover To
allow those fortunate enough
TO possess a coal pile 10 con
tiuue would result I'm adding 10
the traffic congestion and. uu-
less they also are suspended at
a later period. the needed saw
ing iu consumption of coal
would not result.
Delay Would b. Fatal.
To have delayed the appli-
cation of the order would only
have added 10 the CONGESTION.
II is no condemnation Of indus
try 20 say that each would
have striven TO the utmost 10
increase it's supply OF coal and
other raw material during the
days prior TO the application of
the order"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
o. X. BILLS FOR
new WAR BODIES
Senate Measures Provide for
War Council and DireC-
tor of Munitions.
Associated Press SerEice /:

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-Radical
changes in the governments war
making machinery are proposed in
bills to establish n war council Of
three members, all powerful under
the president. and 10 create a di-
rector of war munitions. approved
Friday by the senate military COM
mittee.
The bill for a director OF muni-
tions was placed before the senate
Friday and that for the war coun-
Gil will be introduced by Chairman
mberIain Monday when the SEN
ate reconvenes.
Approval Of the administrator is
being sought for both measures.
which have virtually the unanimous
support OF the committee. So far
there has been no intimation OF
what may be the attitude of Pres't
Wilson. Proposals to have the seSre-
taries of war and navy as ex-offi-
cio members Of the war council were
rejected Friday by the committee
before the measure was put in final
form.
Powers OF Council
AS ordered reported the bill pro-
poses that the three members Of the
war council shall be appointed by
the president, with confirmation by
the senate and be directly under
the president and above the cabinet
i'm authority, with power TO super
wise. control and direct all depart
ments, bureaus and agencies Of the
government in che prosecution OF
the war
II is proposed that the council
members shall have no other duties
than TO form and execute. with the
presidents approval and coOpera-
ton. broad war policies and decide
prioTities and disputes between the
different departments and bureaus.
Munitions Under One Head.
The director Of munitions, also 2
presidential appointee. and confirm
ed by the senate. would have au-
thority to control production. dis
tribution and transportation of war
supplies under the policies Of the
president and the war council This
bill is an amended substituN 1or
that originally drawn by Sen.
Chamberlain for a department OF
munitions with a cabinet member
at its head.