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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

Tobacco Liccnses-These retail II
censes for dealers in cigarettes and 70.
baccO were issued Saturday afternoon
by A. G. Martin, county clerk: Wat
kins a. Tuefs, Ann2bcl,c; Il. T.
Smouse, Fairmont; ]. II. McClosteT
Fairmont; Charles +. Wells, Glover's
Can; l. Franklin & Sons, Warrington;
]. r. smouse, Fairmont; J. II. Eckles,
Fsirmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
Mainland Llcersee-These marriag-

Secures Gun Liccnse-In circuit
court today Charles L. Whiteman. was
granted a license to carry a gun by
Judge Raymond He is paymaster
and storekeeper for the Harry B. Coal
Company along Coon's run, Grant dis.
trict
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

WemoFIaI SeTVIce-JantOn NOnOn.
Gahela, l. o. o. T.. last eveuig held
memorial services in Odd Fellows
Hall and they were largely attended.
Rev. c. n. CofIman, Of Fairyicw, de.
liyered the address. Mention was
made Of the death OF Arlie Taught a
soldier boy, who was killed in action
in France. His brother o. G.. Taught
made remarks Of a very impressive
nature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
BRIEFLY TOLD

HubbelPs.-Advt.
Shop at RtcKeTs.-Advt.
HerbsrE for Hosyery.-Advt.
Have Knight Prtg. Co. print it.-Ad.
Konen-Doyls Taxi. Phone 4s2.-
Advt.
Klever Klothes Kleaners. Phone
SOS. The Pantorium.-Adyt.
Mrs. G. e. Warner, tr., of Page, was
an arrival In Fargo Wednesday eve
ming.
B. II. Kroeze, president of James
town college, was a business visitor
in Fargo yesterday
@. A. Lieber. of jamestown, well
known travelling salesman, is spend
ing the day in Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rennolds, OF
Detroit, Mimi, were among the late
arrivals in Fargo Wednesday after
noon.
Palmer NJ. Olson, Of Fort Ransom, is
among the state visitors spending the
day I'm Fargo attending 10 business
matters
Special Agents George D. Mcdowell
and III. A. Ayiener, of the Northern
Pacific, are spending the day in Far
go attending to Official matters for
the road.
Miss Mildred Ingles has returned
to Pembina, N, D., to resume her work
in the public schools OF that city,
after spending the holidays at her
home in Fargo.
+. L. Smith, president of the state
school OF forestry at Bottineau, ar
rived in Fargo Wednesday evening
and Is spending the day attending to
official matters.
Art ]. Schaus, who has been spend
ing the last four weeks visiting his
parents in Milwaukee, returned to
Fargo the first Of the week and will
make his headquarters at the Annex.
David sonquist, OF the state Young
Mems Christian association, left
Wednesday for Valley City and other
points In the state in the interest OF
the organization work in Barnes,
Stutsman and Foster counties.
Clarence WaIdron, son Of Dean G. b.
Waidron, OF the agricultural college,
Is expected to arrive I'm Fargo Friday
on a leave OF absence from his com
mand In Virginia. Mr.. Waldron is q
member or the anti-aircraft fighting
force OF the United States, and is a
graduate Of the college.
Atty. J. II. T.. O'COnnor, or Grand
Forks. a prominent member OF the
state legislature at the last session,
spent several hours In Fargo Tuesday
EN- route to his place OF business after
addressing en- audience at Bismarck
Sunday I'm the interest OF the knights
Of Columbus war camp fund.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

to slowly restore order. and put an
end to the serious disturbances in
the movement of traffic that have
continued for many months past.
Executives Of many Of the more
important business institutions that
are dependent upon the prosperity OF
the district anticipate q normal busi-
ness during the first half Of 1918.
Their reports indicate confidence
that the volume of trade will hold up
well, and that the result, measured
in terms Of money, will compare ia
Vorably with 1917. which as a whole
was q very good year. In terms OF
material, sales will probably be less.
The enhanced value of all goods and
commodities is q factor in the pres
ent situation that is proving to be
OF some Importance There is no
hesitation so far on the part of coun-
try trade, and advance orders for
spring delivery are very sabisfac-
tory. In the western part of the dis
trict, where the failure OF the 1917
crop had detrimental influence,
trade Is not as satisfactory as In
other portions of the district, but the
outlook as a whole shows nothing to
cause apprehension; but on the con-
trary is such as to indicate that in
the northwestern states business will
move along much the same as usual,
with some curtailment of the sale OF
the less necessary articles, and with
some reduction in sales measured by
yards and dozens, but not when
measured in terms Of money.
Mercantile Barometer.
There has haay, sny,,a apnrah nrsion
in merchandising lines as to the eff
feet of war conditions upon trade.
Most merchants are satisfied that
the first half of 1918 will bring about
some changes, and that there will be
some classes Of merchandise that
will move slowly. There is no evid-
ence of any wide spread disposition
on the part of buyers to curtail the
volume OF individual purchases, al
though there is some evidence of
more conservative buying, express
ing itself chiefly through the reduced
Of non-essentials. Staple
articles and necessities are moving
In good volume, and any change in
the character Of buying that comes
about will in all probability show it
self in a somewhat slower move
ment Of goods that may be classed
rs IuAuIlES. WIN every prospect Oh
a continuation for a considerable
period of very high prices for farm
and with better conditions
as to the employment of labor and
rates Of pay than has existed for a
of years, there is no likeli-
hood that sales OF staple merchan-
disc or Of goods and supplies that
are necessary for the maintenance
Of a prosperous population will
diminish. On the contrary, there is
every probability that the normal
volume Of sales will be maintained,
and the probability that they will
Increase to some extent.
Mid-winter crop predictions are
usually unsatisfactory. At the same
ime a survey of the situation devel-
Fps some information upon which
spring conditions may be forcasted.
IN Montana, the acreage of winter
wheat Is about the average, and the
prospects for spring wheat are only
air on account of the shortage of
rood seed, which extends over prac-
ically all Of the Montana grain teri |
'itory and the western half of North |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

spring work. must be placed on a
grain diet, and with oats now selling
in Bismarck at 90 cents a bushel,
and hay running from SIS to S22 a
ton, the problems confronting the
farmers whose crops were rusted out
i'm 1915. and dried out in 1917, become
more acute. Their banking credit Is
gone, and scores of banks in the
western communities have loaned
out every penny available.
Commissioner Hagan estimates
that there probably is sufficient seed
wheat within the state. but there is
an actual shortage of oats, barley,
fax and corn. North Dakota didn't
produce enough oats or barley last
year to feed its stock and reseed this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Dakota. and the shortage O feed.

Dakota, and the shortage Of feed.
Spring Planting Conditions.
IN the northwestern counties of
Montana, the prospects for spring
planting are better than I'm other
sections Of the state. Much land
that was broken last year for hax
viii probably be seeded to wheat
this spring. In North Dakota, there
has been a very heavy increase In
the rye acreage, running from so
to IS per cent over last year. Pres
emit indications are that there win be
a decrease Of from 10 to Is per cent
in the spring wheat acreage. al
though a favorable spring with the
present attractive grain prices may
have the effect of overcoming to
some extent the present prospective
shortage. South Dakota has heavily
increased the rye acreage, and in
common with Minnesota and North
Dakota, will probably show a de-
creased planting OF corn. There is
some increase in the rye acreage in
Minnesota, and the prospect OF a
considerable increase In the spring
planting of barley.
The extent to which extremely ia
vorable prices for livestock have or
set the 1917 losses on grain crops
throughout the entire district is
hardly appreciated except by those
who have closely followed the sit
uation. One of the fortunate results
of the past year is that farmers were
thus enabled to discount the serious
effects Of the crop failure. In west
ern North Dakota and eastern Mon
tant, there will be many instances In
the spring Of farmers, especially
those who have recently gone into
these sections, who will need finan-
cial assistance in putting in their
crops. Over the remainder of the
district, farmers are in very fair fin
ancial shape. The chief agricultural
problem at this time is that Of OBJ
tanning satisfactory supplies Of seed,
and Of providing a method for the
financing Of seed purchases in the
districts that were hardest hit by
last years failure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

bp the state seed stocks committees
was obtained by inquiry OF elevator
dealers last November. Commissions
er Hagan believes IL shows requires
ments far below the actual needs Of
the state.
also is making an inquiry with re-
spect to the seed situation, address
ing missionaries to every elevator
in the state, asking complete infor-
nation an 10 the seeds available. The
rail commission also expects the COM
plete reports will be available by the
time the assembly convenes. so the
legislators will be i'm possession Of
a statement of both requirements
and available home supply.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
HUSBAND CHARGES Wife
With CRUELTY TO BOY
e. G. Thompson, Foreman of Stand
ard Oil Co., Asks Divorce In Case
Before Judge A. T. Cole.

e. G. Thompson, foreman OF the
Standard Oil Co. in Fargo. is asking
for a divorce in the Cass county dis
trict court on charges OF cruelty Of
his wife to his 4-year-old son by a
former marriage.
Thompson alleges that his wife
nearly caused the death of the boy
by filling the child's mouth with red
pepper, and in various other ways
has ill-treated him. ... Is
Mrs. Thompson denies the charge,
but admits that she roped the child
to a bed or chair at times as q mild
form of punishment for him, and
that this was done with the knowl-
edge and the approval Of her hus-
band.
Judge A. T. Cole stated that furth-
er testimony will be taken before he
enters judgment, and that this testi-
mony probably will come in at the
end of the present term OF court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

spring. only the extreme eastern
portion OF the state having any sur
plus oats, and even there the excess
production was slight The corn seed
shortage is nation wide, induced by
the early fail frosts that hit North
Dakota In common with the whole
corn belt.
New Inquiries Out.
Commissioner Hagan, within the
past few days, sent to each sheriff
in the state, and to each county
auditor I'm the state. request for
accurate estimates Of the seed and
feed requirements Of each county.
He anticipates response from ali the
officials prior to the time the iegis-
lature convenes. One survey, made
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Amount Located Is Small
Compared With What
Demand Will Be -
BANKS TO REPORT
SEED SITUATION
Prospects in Montana For
Spring Planting Very
Satisfactory
by John H.. Rich, chairman and
federal reserve agent.


Developments in the seed corn
situation during the month are not
especially encouraging. In sections
where it was supposed that a per-
centage of the 1917 crop had matured
without being touched by frost, it
has proved impossible to locate any
amount Of satisfactory seed avail
able for shipment to districts that
have no corn. The total amount Of
seed corn which has been located
through the efforts that have been
in progress for more than month
past, is very small compared with
the demand that will arise in the
spring.
With the promise of federal assis-
lance In purchasing and storing
such seed as can be located, the
prospect Of saving a. considerable
part OF the seed that can be locat-
ed in the hands of farmers is much
improved. Active efforts are in
progress to encourage all banks in
the portions of the ninth district
where corn Is raised. to report dur
ing the next fifteen days the total
amount of seed that can be pur-
chased in their localities. These re-
ports, in addition to those already
received will constitute census OF
the purchasable seed corn within
the ninth district.
Governments Control Aids. '@
The business outlook throughout
the district has improved somewhat
during the past ten days as a result
Of the cancellation Of railroad prior
ity orders, and there is a prospect
that needed shipments will come
forward more readily than for some
time past. While no appreciable
change in the traffic situation has
yet occurred. there is considerable
hopefulness on the part Of lines Of
business chiefly interested that the
result OF government control viii be
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
TWO FAMILIES FOUND
In need BY MISSION

Two Fargo families were found
minus fuel ana food by o. E. Nc
Cracker, superintendent OF Glad It'd
ings mission, this morning. He re-
ports at the mission has provided
for their wants. Fargo residents
are urged by the superintendent to
be liberal with gifts to the mission
during the cold weather that the
city's poor can be protected.
Superintendent McCracken has
started the annual circulation Of
Glad Tidings pledge cards, asking
monthly, quarterly and annual sup
port for the mission. He states that
$4,000 must be raised in order that
the mission may successfully conduct
the work for the year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
LAST OF MISSIONARIES
MAILED TO REGTSTRANTS

The last of the questionnaires was
sent out by the auditors office
Wednesday evening and must be re-
turned to the ONCE on Wednesday,
Jan. 16, according to the government
rules and regulations. Classification
will be about completed when the
final missionaries reach the audi
tors ONCE. The total number of class
men will not be known until the
district board passes on the question
naires certified to 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
FIRST CITIZEN PAPERS
OUTLAWED AFTER 7 YEARS
Cass County District Court Receives
New Ruling on Citizenship Papers
From Chief Examiner.

According to information reaching
Ralph F, Croal, deputy clerk of court
for Cass county. from Robert S. Cole
man. chief naturalization examiner
at st. Paul. first citizenship papers,
or the declaration of intention, are
Outlawed if the second papers are
not taken out within seven years.
Mr.. Croal stated that the ruling is
supremes court and will result in
many persons who took out papers
years ago and were negligent in
taking out their second papers,
thinking any time would do, appear
ing before the clerk and swearing to
a new declaration OF intention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Land Transfers

Harold sorenson and wife to AJoss
Co. (Fargo), n 40 II Of IL OF lot
blk p ad; $4,000. ., .
Cora ID. stanford to A. j. O'Shea, n
rs II Of lot 4 blk p ad; $4,000.
Frederick NJ. Bali and wife TO Mauo
K. Startling, e so IT OF lot blk ! Z
ad; $40. $780,, =.
p. w. Clemens to Louise Nydahi' io'
? hin 2 AIdrIeh q Roberts ad; $3.50.
Dan Livingston to Gilbert n. Hagen
lots s and 6 blk Ayr; $1,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
COMMISSIONERS CREATE
Il MEDICAL DISTRICTS
Action Follows Vote Taken Month
Ago FaVorinp Medical inspection
For Cass County Schools.

To bring about medical inspection
in the Cass county schools and that
physicians in certain districts OF the
county would not be taxed with work
in caring for the school needs, the
board of commissioners In session In
Fargo Wednesday afternoon, created
twelve medical, districts. One physi-
clan In each district will be appoint
ed to make the inspection, thereby
doing away with the services or
school nurse or two nurses as the
need would otherwise require in this
country. Whether the work Will, be
done by contract, commission or
salary by the physicians In the dis
tricts has not been determined.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
GROWING FIELD
OF OPERATIONS

CONTINUED from page -
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Commissioner Hagan, in present.
ing the need for a special session Of
the legislature, declares the seed is
sue Is really of secondary import
ance as compared with the feed
problem. Throughout the west and
central sections OF North Dakota,
farm horses are ranging. The horses,
before they are In condition for
The Wahpeton times., 1918-09-05
s,
While Heads Are Barred.

6 7lEUTENANT ELY, it is ours reverently to-
acknowledge the service you have rendered.
To your country and ours, you gave all
you had to give, life, young and buoyant offered
when you had but just arrived lfes fullest UNDER
standing-and more than this man can give.
But in the giving, sir, you gave as well the OUT
pour OF your stout young heart-that all of us to
whom you pass along the touch might offer PRAYER.
and carry on in better understanding of that
ennobled cause for which sacrifice shall be in vain
Some of us far behind the fighting lines of
France today. For circumstance has made two
battle lines, and there must be therefore those gone
fight, and others kept behind to carry on at home
But as you say, both lines bring chance for
Z deeds well done, and great investments too.
y Little did you know, Lieutenant Ely, when YOU
The Wahpeton times., 1918-09-05

went to the post that day. that your last letter to
those proud parents you left back home contained
message not alone for them but simple and sincere,
for all your countrymen as WELL
1t did, indeed, for you uncovered the heart of all
America when you wrote, "Iwant to say in closing,
IT anything happens to me let's haze no mourning
IN spirit or in Dress for like Liberty Bond It is an
Investment, not a loss Dhen a man dies for his
country"
The Fourth Liberty Loan is now announced.
Do you Think Lieutenant Ely, that we shall
soon forget your admoniton- that we shall not
proudly subscribe for all possibly can of your
countrys Liberty Bonds which you so nobly elorfed?
Indeed, we can do no less, for it seems to u.
that each subscription blank must bear your parting
saIutation-"for like Liberty Bond, it is an invest
ment' not loss, when a man dies for his country"
Evening star., 1918-07-13
"HUSKY" BOYS SOUGHT
BY NEARBY FARMERS
Maryland Tillers Issue Call and
Will Pay $50 a Month
land Found.''

Big. husky boys. of Washington.
ranging in age from fifteen to twen-
ty-one, are wanted by the farmers of
Montgomery county and the northern
counties of Maryland to work on the
farms during the summer months. A
call for boys to help gather in the
crops of Maryland was sent out today
by Frank B. Calm, director of the
United States Boys Working Reserve
for the state of Maryland.
Mr.. Calm says the farmers of
Maryland are in serious straits be-
cause of the labor shortage and need
boys Immediately to help get in the
crops. While working the boys will
be paid $40 per. month and will be
furnished board and lodging. in many
cases in the, farmers home. They will
be under the supervision of the Y. NJ.
c. A.
Those wishing to apply may do so
at the federal employment bureau,
1410 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
where they will be assigned to work
Robert C. Howard, director of the re-
serve for the District Of Columbia.
will have charge of the District boys
AS a patriotic duty and one which
ranks with the service of those in the
lighting ranks of the nation these
BOYS, too young to fight, are urged to
help gather the crops in order to feed
the fighters next winter and until
next years harvest.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
NEW COKE PROCESS WANTED
Government Seeks Method Of Pro-
duction From High-Volatile Coal.

New processes for making coke are
being sought by the government. Sec
retary Redfield today announced he
has authorized the bureau Of stand
ards to make experiments with two
methods of coking high-volatile coal,
the Koppers method, used by plant
in, St. Paul, Mimi, and the Roberts
process. in operation at Canal Dover.
Ohio. either of which. IL proved COM
mercially practicable, would increase
greatly the output of by-product coke
by permitting the use of coal hither-
to considered unsuited for coking
Transportation conditions also would
benefit. it is said. through the utili-
zation of coal from almost any field,
instead of from the restricted areas
where coking coal now is produced.
Laboratory tests Of the Roberts
process virtually are complete and
the bureau of standards expects to
take over operation of the Canal
Dover ovens soon with the consent
of the owners for further expert
meutatiOn,
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported IN
the health department in the last tweuty-fo,r
hours:
Emily C. Wilson. 50 years, ee2s stree,
northwest
Mamie warder. So years. the Toronto.
Margaret Donovan. 16 years. los 9th street
Floyd W. Cole. 21 years. s1s C street north.
west.
James W. Appich, 7e years. 71s 10th stree,
Charles W. Sebastian. IA years. ST. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Lester NJ. Kidwell. SO years, Casualty Hos.
pital.
George U. Trusheim, "a years. 30 B street
Mildred Wells. 70 years. 4o5 rear street
southwest.
william J. Ball. ss years, Emergency Hos.
Abraham otermun. 9 years. Emergency Hos.
Henry W. Gosselin, 6 years. sibley Hos.
Bridget Lynch, 6s years. 111e Florida ave-
Mary E. Cooper, 40 years. 22i4 Minnesota
Thomas 4. Wiileft., months, 1o1s Potomac
Infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. MorsaE chamcey.
10 hours. Casualty Hospital. Eastern Dispen-
Infant Of Adrian and Jessie Horner, s min
Washington Curry. 55 years. 600 Brown
Thornton Bra1ton. So years. Washington Asy-
lum Hospital. = =
Louisa Dade. so years. e51e P street north.
west.
Joanna Dorsey. % years. 2Is7 street north.
west. . :.
Edgar Waller, % years. 1922 street north.
west. - -. - '
Martha Mason. 10 years. Freedmen's Hos.
pital.
Bette Meachran. 8 months. A New Jersey
avenue northwest
Hiram s. Henner. months. 1921 2sth street
northwest.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
SILVER CUP TO APPEAL
FOR YAMACRAW SMOKES
Mrs. Bryan to Preside Over It
Afternoons in the New Eb-
bitt House Lobby.

A big silver cup will be the recep-
tacle in which a fund of $3.50 will be
raised to furnish smokes" for the
crew Of the U. S. 8. Yamacraw.
Mrs. Ada L. Bryan Of 321 A street
northeast. wife of Capt. John 1. Bryan
of the Yamacraw. will put the cup on
exhibition in the lobby of the New
Ebbitt House Monday afternoon. at 1
o'clock. and every afternoon thereaf-
ter will preside over the cup.
And those wishing to help may put
their contributions in the big six
quart cup. This is the second tobacco
fund for the sailors of the Yamacraw.
Mrs. Bryan raised a fund last year
and presented the boys with smokes
on the eve of their departure last fall.
She recently received the silver loving
cup from the men in remembrance OF
her gifts to them. One side of the
cup is inscribed:
I'VE return our cup OF joy, SO boun-
tifully filled for US, with our appre-
citation and thoughts"
The reverse Is inscribed:
ITO Ada L. Bryan, wife of Capt
John I. Bryan. from the enlisted men
of the U. S. S. Yamacraw."
Mrs. Bryan will attend the cup every
day from 1 to 6 o'clock, and if you
want to help the boys who are steam
ing 5000 miles month through the
dangerous submarine zone, conveying
vessels, here is your chance, she says.
The booth will be decorated with
tags and sign will be displayed aell.
ing of the deeds of the men of the
Yamacraw. who are helping to make
the sea safe for democracy and our
soldiers"