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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-13
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May 10. - There
was Q fair volume Of business trans
acted on the Pittsburgh exchange yes
terday without much change in prices
from the previous quotations. Pitts
burgh OIL and Gas made new high
BY small fraction, selling at 1874.
There was q steady market for this
stock throughout the session between
1871 and 13X. Manufacturers Light
and Heat changed hands between
56A and IS, the same figures practi-
cally that the trading has been con-
fined to for few days. There was a
small amount of Oklahoma Natural
Gas traded in around 36A to Sc. Fire
proofing preferred had an advance to
11h, while Fireproofing common, aft
er q fractional advance OF Y OF q
point. dropped back to 10. where 1t
closed Saturday. In the mining
shares San Toy made its appearance
when $4,000 shares came out from s
to cents. The Window Glass Ma
chine stocks have quieted down, there
being no transactions in the common,
and only one small lot OF 10 shares of
the preferred at S5h. Westinghouse
Airbrake changed hands between
112k to ia, the close being 113X.
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Z. church, this city. some day this
week. The purpose Of the meetins
win be to instruci the speakers IN re-.
gard to rural church appeals during
the centenary drive.
Prof. R, A. Armstrong, Of Moran.
town. Is chairman Of the district Min
ute Men. Attorney Kemble white Is
chairman Of the Marion county Min.
ute Men.
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Oil and Gas.

I On Joeis Greek. Sherman district,
Boone county. the Ohio Cities Gas
Company shot It's test on the La Fol-
iette ROBSON farm and It placed 400
barrels 20 ITS credit In the First "a
hours. THIS well was drilled IN sew.
em1 days ago and reported showing
for more than 800 barrels o day. Tho
location Is 700 feet west Of the same
companys test on the L. n. LaFollette
farm. The same company's test on
the Petrte farm. located in the same
development Is due IN the sand.
On the waters Of Cabin Creek. Cabin
Creek district, Kanawha county, the
South Penn Oh Company has COM
pleted and shot No. 4 on the Coalburg
Colllery Company's tract. It Is locat-
ed 700 feet east OF No. and Is show
ing for six barrel pumper in the Be
rea grit. On Sand Fork, Courthouse
district, Lewis county, Williams & Ka-
ton have completed IN the fifth sand a
test on the John Copley farm. located
$500 feet east Of the South Penn on
Coupany's MOL on the Copley heirs
farm. Il Is not good for more than
five barrels day.
On Slab Fork of Rush Creek Smith
field district, Roane county. the OIL
Purposes Company, incorporated, has
completed its test on the William Bays
ketrs' farm. It Is showing for a very
light pumper N the Big Injun sand.
In Center district. Glmer county, the
seine company HAS abandoned and
plugged IT'S test on the George III. Hen
derson farm.
In Murphy district, Richie county,
located on Indian creek. the Hope
Natural Gas Company has drilled a
second test on the d. M. Phillips farm
through the salt sand. 1t shows for
ten barrels day natural. In Grant
district, ReNoad & Marshall ha,.l
now drilled their test on the Bette
Waite farm through the Squaw sand
and dry. In the same district, r. G.
Gillespie's No. IL on the John Layfield
farm Is Light pumper in the Keener
sand.
In Walker district. Wood county,
Congden & Co.'S. test on the Elgie
Grant farm is two barrel pumper in
the second Cow Run sand. In Union
district the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany's test on the A. NJ. Ward farm is
a gasser in the Cow Run sand. In
Mcclelland district, Doddridge county
the Manufacturer Light and Heat
Company's test on the Edith Yeater
far mis- through the Gordon sand and
showing some oil. It will be given a
shot.
On Dutchman Run Murphy district,
Richie county, the South Penn OIL
Company has a five barrel pumper in
the salt sand at No. on the Taught
Lambert farm. In the same district
the same company has the rig COM
pleted Tor a second test on the Now
ton Kemp farm and Ruth & Strong are
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-13

drlllnig No. II on; the ,. Z. Lemon 800
acres.
IN Court House distriot, Lewis coun.
~. the Hope Natural Gas Conpany's
test ON the II. II. Summers farm s. .
gasser In the stray sand. In the Col
Inns settlement the Liberty OIL Com
pany's test on the Mick- Gaston tarm Is
dry In all sands and bandoned. In
Church district, Wetzel county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company has drill
ed test on the D. II. Cox farm into
the Big Injun sand and shut down to
move back the boiler. Il 81 showing for
q gasser. In the same district, the
same company's test on the j. U. and
w. II. Miller farm Is gasser In the
Big Injun sand. Drilling has been sus-
pended for orders.
In Greene township. Wetzel county,
the Silver Hffl Oil Company's second
test on the 2. D. Winning tarm - Q
gasser IN the Gordon sand. Id thu
same district the Manufacturers Light
and Heat company's No. s on the John
Lantz farm Is q gasser IN tho same for
matfon. On Elk Fork, Curtis district,
Roane county. the South Penn OH Com
pany has started to drill Q second test
ON the q. ]. Harris farm. On the same
stream and in the same district the
Fisher on Company and the Natural
Gas Company OF West Virginia are
drilling second test on the Hester ],
McCraCken farm
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EECIAL NOTICES
Is Tow IT NJ. II, e6Nck"N.

TO WI ON IT MN eoNckaN.
Notice ia hereby steen that at a
special meeting OFT the Common
Council bf the town Of Rivesville.
MarionS bounty, West Virginia. to fbe
held az the mayors office In Said
town Oh tie End day Of June 1913:
that the tAniosf Telephone company
will apply Nor a franchise to con-
struct, operete and msidtain a tele-
phone exdbapge in. bon or under
the roadss rHadwsXs alleys. alles.
ways, or sfeee within the corporate
Limit, limit - Of said Sn for the term of
mt: TH zsa alaM,o tB1ppHosp co.
G. ~ Miller. President
W. s Syiger, Secretary
April %, MAY s-1s1eo
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Methodist Minute
Men to Meet Here

Minute Men OF the Methodist
church for the Morgantowps district
will be gathered togqther,fh First NJ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-13

Robert L. oNein Of the rairmont
hotel arrived here yesterday from
HUNTINGTON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-13

JUST THE REVERSE.
Does Maui believe that marriage Is !
q failuref &, y,
No. but she believes that trying to.
get married is.-Bcston Tralseript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-13

kOR SALE-1s1S Model Buick Road
ster Been run about $500 miles.
AL condition. Call phone 7s5.
5-S4tS626
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FOR sALE-16iS Model : passenger
Chalmers car. First class condition.
Address Box $3.50. care West Virgin.
fan. 5-lo-st5sss
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Grain and Produce

! CHICAGO May 13.-Jumps in price
Of corn reached an unusual extreme
OF. loo bushel today. owing largely
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FARMS FOR sALE

1874 ACRES $500 -ls4 acres With
about As acres Of good bottom and
In good state Of cultivation; about
30 acres Of second growth tihber.
Balance Of farm can be nicely wbrked.
All in good condition and well fenced.
Has new room house, cellar 1hd fine
water. largeRew barn ahd a god oney
sjlo. lots Of outbuildi1Es. This is A
real moneylmaker. LEAST b for Oh
and gas with wells fl neefby firm.
Price for duick saje. S.. no. with
$4,000 down. balagessNIs1.00o per
year. II yku are lfbKing fr real bar.
gain you I'll wan to seefthis. M. L.
Trout, Reaty Company, Niles q. Daw-
son. Ast. Macarthur, ohif. b-1o-s.-5sa7
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FIN OH AND Gas

to scarcity Of offerings. The mar
ket closed Hurried ct Q net advance
OF 81 to s3l cents with uiy Sl.6sk 70
,31.sek and September $1.6eX TO
s1bsE. aots gained IN to liz and
provisions 2h 10 IS.
Articles. Open. Close.
Corn
July ............-..s Lss ,1.ssn
September ......... l55K 1.5sH
Oats
sss..4s.; :.::::::: 81: ::.x s Sex
NY NY ....-..: $3.50 s ss:ss
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HELP WANTE,

WANTED-Young lady for cashier.
Apply James H. Farley. 511 Profess
saonal Bldg. s-l22t-ss4s.
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AUTOS AND AoCESsoRIEs

FOR sALE-Ford coupe. Has electric
stafter and lights. Call phone IS
or &ss. 6-l2-St-5st7
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

q master criminal as a barrier behind
which he might hide and beat back his
pursuers. But American boys and
English boys and French boys broke
down that barrier, and they have to-
day arraigned that criminal at the
worlds bar of justice, where he is be-
ing tried for his crimes. The Ameri-
can people are a part of the jury that
is trying him, and l have tried to pre-
sent but a small fraction of the evil
dence against him.
1t is safe to say that the verdict may
be left with the American people, with
the French people, with the English
people, with the Belgian people, and
that they will sentence the Boche to
pay and pay and pay for several gen.
erations until there has been bred out
of him and his children that idea that
might is right and that he can over
throw the civilization and the free
dom Of the world to crafty his own
selfish purposes.
The crime is greater than the Boche
can ever pay for. 1t is really greater
than the world will ever know, and the
items in the long account of the crimi-
nal record of Germany will never all
be recorded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
GIVES HUSBAND HARD JOLT
Bloody Evidence Is ketchup, but Roy
Will Probably Stay Home Eve
nings for Awhile.

st. Louis.-Roy Colley of this city
returned home from work and found
his wife, Clara, stretched out on the
floor with her neck and throat covered
with what appeared to be blood. Col
ley screamed, woke his wife's sister,
Miss Mary Collins, who was in the
next room. Both dashed to the street,
but the sister beat Colley to the police
station. Colley arrived just as the sis
ter was voicing her belief that Colley
had killed his wife. Colley told the
police some burglar must have muir
dered her.
Reserves were rushed to the house
and were welcomed by Mrs. Colley,
who in the meantime washed away
the ketchup which had been the evil
dence of the "crime" and calmly ex-
planned that she trusted she had
taught Roy a lesson" and that he
would stay at home evenings in the
future.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

rons," said Mr. Mckenzie. congressman are being flooded with complaints
of discrimination in the manner in which a distinction is drawn between those
who served in this country and those in France.
1.-THE gold chevrons are most highly priced, but this seems unfair. The
men who served overseas did so because they happened to be ordered, not
because of any choice of their own. Some of those who remained in this
"The men who lodged real military service by going in as army field
clerks are entitled to wear the gold chevrons. Most of them never say q
German soldier except possibly after one was captured. They scarcely got
within sound Of a battle Yet these mel with their gold chevrons in some
way are made to appear superior to those who wear silver chevrons who we're
anxious to get into the fighting but we're held in this country for one reason
OF another. 4" .&
ITO my mind, if there are to be service chevrons the most equitable sys
TEN would be to have them worm by those who served in actual fighting.
Certainly there could be no objection to some little distinction for those who
clearly riSked their lives"
This raises the question of the air service. The flyers who yer kept
here is instructors clearly rSked their lives continuously.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

Sandsuck to ascertain the exact placi
Of cutting.
WIZ Germany Should Pay.
Think of what 1t would mean should
the Boche go through any one Of om
own agricultural states and commit
the same terrible d~epredations. Would
we not say that he should pay7 And
can we afford to say anything less for
the farmer of France than we would
say for the farmer of American No,
the American ideals of today, the
ideals which the stricken peoples OF
Europe are striving to make their
ideals, demand justice for all wherever
and whoever they may be, and Amer
lea can do no less than demand the
same reparation for the French farm.
er that she would demand for the
American farmer under such clrcum-
stances.
There Is othing living today on
those Somme fields. There is nothing
but stumps and the battered and torn
remains of what were once prosperous
towns and cities. These and the
graves of almost countless thousands
of soldier dead-some of them Ameri.
ear soldier dead-are all that is left
to indicate that nan " passed that
way; all that is left to indicate that
this great valley was ever more than
the desert it now appears.
Boche Must Pay and Pay.
Along the edge the Somme valley
runs what is left of the Hindenburg
line, designed with all the cunning OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
LOU LOST HIS HAT
AND ALSO THIEF
Deputy Sheriff Goes to San Fran
cisco for Robber and Has
Experience.

San Francisco.-Lou McKelly. depu-
ty sheriff at Kelcyyille, Lake county,
came TO San Francisco to have the pO-
lice here help him find some cracks
men who robbed the post Office there.
McKelly wore a big broad-brimmed
white hat with a ~rattlesnake skin for
a band. 1t is a hat he vas proud of.
Said he to Detective George Hippeley:
II have shown some of you fellows
how to hunt for big game up there in
the summer time. Now you show me
about your hunting down here"
Then they went to dinner In a fash
ionable cafe. McKelly hung up his
rattlesnake skin hat. They sat down
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
GERMANY huST!PAY
Cruel Marauders Destroyed Fer
tile Farms and Fruit Trees.
MANY VILLAGES WIPED OUT
Stumps Of Orchards and Graves of
Thousands of Soldier Dead All That
Remain of Once FIourishing
Somme Fields.
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

Can the American reader imagine
transforming the fertile fields and
prosperous villages and towns and
cities in states like New York, Ohio,
kentucky, Indiana, Illinois. Iowa. Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin,
Texas, or any other of the rich agri-
cultural states Of the Union into an
uninhabited desert?
That is what the Boche did to the
Somme country of France. Before
the war this section of France was
looked upon as n of the most pro-
ductive sections of the world. 1t was
covered with fertile farms, splendid
fruit orchards, thriving villages and
towns and prosperous little cities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
CAPITAL RENTALS ARE HIGH
Sum Paid by President Washington
for Residence Would Not Be Con-
sidered Extravagant To-day.

Rentals Of $500 to $1,000 a year
are not remarkable. There are hun
dreds of apartments in this city which
rent for more, a great deal more, and
it is likely that the new constructions
in the best apartment-house sections
contain no suites as cheap as $4,000.
When New York was the capital of
the nation and Washington the chief
executive there were few who paid as
high as $1,000 a year for homes. Rec
ords show that George Washington
paid $4,000 a year for the use of the
McComb mansion on Broadway while
president Of the United States. As
first citizen of the country it was al
lowable that he should pay so high
rental, but only the president paid
anything like that amount. He got a
good deal more for his money than
the nan who pays $4,000 for an apart
ment today.
The McComb house was one of the
finest homes In the capital. II was
built by the best architect in the
colonies and great are and no small
amount Of money were spent in the
construction Of the house. which q
large and had many splendid rooms.
1t had beautifully laid out grounds
and from a business standpoint was
ideal because 1t was only a short dis
lance from Federal hall at the north
east corner of Wall and Nassau
streets, now the %subtreasury. Wash
ington extended himself when he paid
this rental, although one Of the rich,
est men In, the colonies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

at the door. She opened it to fin6 that
her father had crept that far-dying
on the doorstep.
Calls HoIdup Story Absurd.
II do not believe his story" said
Captain Coughlin after Rokawicz had
been held to the grand jury for MUIR
der and was lodged in the county jail.
II think he killed Papke, but his hold
up story is absurd. He knew Papke
well enough to have recognized him.
I am satisfied there was some other
reason. The murderer always In his
confession tries to justify his act. In
the months that we have been investi-
eating this case we have been unable
to find a motive. l think Papke's dog
must have snapped at Rokawicz. An
argument followed. Rokawicz drew mis-
knife and stabbed Papke In the back.
"Rokawicz, ! believe, is a victim Of
q peculiar form of insanity"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

and ate turkey, while McKelly ex-
planned about the way the cracksmen
did the job in Kelcyville.
When they had finished McKelly's
big rattlesnake hat was gone. There
was a row, but it was no use. The
best that Hippeley could find out was
that a woman at the next table had
been heard to remark:
II would like to have that hat over
there to decorate Johns den."
McKelly bought a brand new hat,
called a ''beanny," and went back to
Kelcyville without the cracksmen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

through IN examination of the controversy by a properly constituted tribunal
Boivias chief claim is that she be given an outlet to the sea in order to
develop her resources. BY treaty.arrangements with Peru and Chile, Bolivia
has a free port at Antofagasta and Mohendo, the latter in Peru, but she insists
that this is not sufficient. u
tits considered certain by Latn-American diplomats here that the Tacna.
africa question will be brought up at the peace congress in Paris.
ts learned that among the advisers who went to France with President
Wilson we're experts on Chile and Peru. 1t is stated here in official circles
that Chile would not be surprised If the United States, and possibly an inter
national tribunal to be set up by the peace congress, calls upon Chile to
execute the provision of the treaty of Ancon which marked the end o. the war
between Chile and Peru, for a pleblscte to be held in ten years, or 1893, to
decide whether Tacna and africa should remain Chilean territory or revert to
Peru.
The nation losing the provinces would have to pay to the other $100OoOO0.
The United States has sent notes to the presidents of Chile and Peru
informing them that it Stands ready to tender alone, or in conjunction with
other countries of this hemisphere, all possible assistance" to bring about an
equitable solution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
coNvlcTs USE YARN ROPE
Make 25-Foot Rope From Yarn Fur
nIshed by Red Cross and Escape
From Prison.

Boise. Tdaho.-With the aid Of a Ok
foot rope braided from yarn furnished
the inmates by the Red Cross. Fred
George. alias Gruber, and Harry Hin
ton escaped from the state penitenti-
airy. George has a life sentence for
murder hanging over him and Hinton
was serving five to fifteen years for
robbery. With the aid Of the yarn
rope the men let themselves down
from the top OF the wall surrounding
the p~eni.antIary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06

ton of Rome, according to Varo, began on January :, 1918. Julian calendar.
The year 2579 of the Japanese era, being the eighth year of the period of
Taisho, began January /, 1919 Gregonan calendar
The year 1919 of the Christian era comprises the latter part of the one hun
dred and fortythird and the beginning of the one hundred and fortyfOurth
year of the independence of the United States.
In the year 1919 there will be three echpses, two of the sun and one of
the moon: s 100
A total eclipse of the sun, May 1920 invisible at Washington.
A partial eclipse of the moon, November Z visible at Washington; the
beginning visible generally in North America except the extreme western
part. sB8
An annual eclipse of the sun, November 20, visible at Washington as a
partial eclipse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
superlon Waterproof paper.

A superior waterproof paper, trans
parent and %impervious to fat, may be
prepared by saturating good paper
with a liquid prepared by dissolving
shellac at a moderate heat in a satu-
rated solution Of borax. Such a mix.
ture may be colored by the addition
of various anime dyes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-06
QUITS "RoAD" FOR SAFETY
Throws Up Job to Avoid Danger From
Trains and Shortly After Is Killed
by One.

Cleveland, &C. A. Idle, after 80
years ION the road" with the Erie rail-
road, abandoned his job to avoid dan
ger from the trains. And every day
since his wife would congratulate her.
self that now she could be content in
the knowledge that he would come
home safe from his work in the office
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men,.
Then, one day, he took a holiday
and with his wife visited a cousin at
Warren. o. The three went riding in
the cousins automobile. They came
to a crossing.
All three were killed by a passing
train.