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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

100000 tons "a 1000 tn
An ii1inelse eti0un 81 Goa issga 81
ed. The filet psngineers Of q llt erior
Department. eIsGcyered g preYen pie
loss OF $1,000 fans In one establlsh-
n1ent eiune. a fOllroad authority says
that every fifth ahovelfu1 Of coal tlsat
thg average fireman throws into mis-
furnace serves no more useflt pJr-
pose than 20 decorate the atmosphere
with a long tlack stream Of prec'cr5
scot. At best one-fifth OF all our coal
is wasted" Universal is the need OF
conservation. Mr. Lane calls for the
harnessing up OF American water pow
er to save coal "the wedding of the
stream and the mine. the white coal
(water) with the black" 1t Is esti-
mated by the Geological Survey that
the ultimate development Of the
streams and rivers of the country
would yield 54OOO,0O0 continuous
horse power. Here is a point brought
out by Secretary Lane; Seventy per
cent of the horse power now installed
in prime movers is east of the Miss
issippi, but 70 per cent Of the ayaila-
BILE water power is west Of that river,
therefore, unless the East is to lose
lis industrial supremacy, it must press
and press hard for the development OF
water-ocwer possibilities.
With the age Of petroleum Mr. Lane
deals in his suggestive way: "The oil
spring which George Washington
found in Western Virginia, and by his
last will called to the especial con-
sidera,ion of his trustees, was the
promise of continental well that
last year yielded 35O,0O0,O00 barrels" "
The gusher of oil has made possible
the automobile, the airplane, the Won
terful Diesel engine, high explosives,
dyes, medicines. But oil wells fail,
ana if the precious fluid cannot be
developed in large quantities from
shale, the end, Of the supply in the
United States will not be long defer
red with all the optimism thar can
be Justified" says Mr.. Lane, 81
would urge a policy of saving as to
Petroleum that should be rigid in the
extreme" AS burning oil under
boiler to convert water into steam re-
leases but topper cent Of the thermal
units in oil, whereas II the same tGelI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
HOW THE MOVE DIED.

'WO years or so ago some of the most experienced
dramatic sagcs and prophets were busy foretellng
the carly demise Of the movie.
They told us that it had run its course; that had but
an elemental appeal that was soon exhausted and that
from then on the Legitimate stage would keep returning
to its own, and leapins back to welcoming bosom,
would snugge there and forever after hold all heart
AT that time the average price at the movie house win
dow was dime Today the average price two dimes
and Nickel and many houses charge from IS to IS
cents And in any city in this country it impossible on
almost any evening to buy your ticket and get seat in
movie theater with less than haitian hours wait Movie
houses bigger than ever, and tightly packed than
ever
Movies are about as dead as eternal life and they
appear to be getting stronger every week. The movie
and the auto and the apane and the tractor and the
hard surface highway, and the home power plant; these
forces are going 10 make of this country something SO
far outside Of human experience the next few years that
the most venturesome prophet would pause before he Of
fered to plat the futures curve.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

According to Rep Good, chairman of the house com
mittee on appropriations estimates for the expenditures
of the government total up to s5,249,47OO8 This is
matter of $4OOo0O,OOO more than the first announce
ment showed. How. any one expect the cost of
living to. decline while the government continues to
spend money on such scale? This is five times as
much as it cost to maintain the great national machine
before the war, and while now know that we were
not spending much money in some directions at That
time as we should have spent proposed figure is an
outrage Tht department heads have been to be
invited to scale their figures If they do not do that
sufficiently to bring appropriations within reason the
house should exercise its constitutional privilege to the
limit and chop appropriations down to the bone There
is not much consistency in government which IS coun
selling the public pinch and spending money like
a drunken sailor Itself
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
Taylor Smith to Be
Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services over the body OF
Taylor Smith, aged SO, whose death
occurred yesterday morning at his
home at GOA Virginia avenue after an
illness with bronchial pneumonia, will
be held on Thursday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock from the residence. The SER
vices will be conducted by the Rev.
II. G. Stoetzer pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, and interment will be
made in WoOdlawn cemetery by IN
dertakers Carpenter and Ford. Mr..
Smith is survived by his widow, two
sons, John and Albert Smith, and one
daughter, Miss Alice Smith. He was
Ia life long member OF the Presbyte-
Irian church. He was a member Of the
Woodmen OF the World and the
American Flint Glass Workers and
both organizations will attend the flu
neral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
Realty Deeds Are
Filed for Record

The following deeds have been filed
with County Clerk A. G, Martin:
John HadiX to Jefferson Harvey, a
parcel of land in Warrington district
81.
Iva B. Gill and husband to H. M
Batson, a parcel Of land in Rymer
Warrington district, ST.
Homer D. Beatty and wife to Grant
Huey a parcel OF land on Buffalo
creek in Warrington district, $780,
w. Z. Watson ct al. to Charles Holt,
a parcel Of land on Elkins street,
Fairmont, So.
NJ. A. Duncan and husband to Glen
Duncan, parcel of land on Buffalo
creek, Warrington district, $1,000
Leota Gaskins ct al. to B. F. Gas
kins, parcel of land in the First
ward, Fairmont $40.
c. r. Rice and wife to S. D. GauIt,
a parcel Of land in Paw Paw district,
$3.50. {
Sophia L. Martin Parrish to w. O.
Cole parcel Of land in Pennington,
$3.50.
c. A. Snodgrass and wife to Clar-
ence Cunningham, one halt interest IN
coal under land on Warriors Fork,
Warrington district, 81.
M. d. Higgins and wife to ]. T,
Koen, 1-6 interest in the coal and 1-2
of the gas under a parcel of land on
Old Camp run, Warrington district
$500.
Harmon Higgins 10 NJ D. Higgins,
a parcel Of land on Old Camp run,
Warrington district, $25,
Guy Lipscomb and wife to Arthur
A. Yost, parcel of land on the West
Fork river at Yellow Rock Ford, ST.
800.
Geatana Mancina and wife to W.
Frank and G. Harter Stout, parcel of
land in the Graham Heights addition,
Fairmont 81.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
RUFF STUFF

Ten days ago it looked as if the biz
question before the house was, vii
this, or will it not, be wet Christ
MAST
But in the last few hours it has be-
gun to look as If the prospect Of moi
having enough coal to cook the turk
was q bigger problem in most homes
But thank the Lord, there is nc
fuel problem here.
And there is going to be plenty OF
money with which to buy the turk
700.
Which is something that they are
not able to say in most coal coun-
ries.
Guy from New York struck the town
yesterday and said that he is willing
10 trade a pint of likker for 20 pounds
ot sugar.
Likker is plenty in his town but
sugaris scarce.
II he is willing to tote the red stun
across the state line 1t probably would
Be easy to make a deal.
And IL 1t is an unlimited offer the
result probably would be a sugar
famine in northern West Virginia,
Housewives are advised to lock W.
Elieir sugar supplies before this lad
sEets action.
Philadelphia has agreed to have
daylight saving of Its own next sum
ner.
So many towns have done that that
every Industrial community in the
and promises to be on the new time
Defore the time to set ahead the clocks
lomes next year.
And what are the COWS and chick
ms and incidentally the farmers
going % do about that?
They can run their farms on stand
lrd time * they want to but they will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
Il ditoTial eminent
on Current Subjects
A SANE coNsERVER

From the New York Times.
It was said that Mr.. Gladstone coulc
be eloquent about a budget He allur,
ed with facts, he charmed with figures
Hearers found his exposition inter
esting, entertaining. They came tc
be bored, perhaps to sleep; they stay,
ed to look intelligent and think that
they understood Mr.. Gladstone might
have made a romance of the business
OF our Department of the Interior, ii
covers so many fields of fruition and
endeavor. II franklin X. Lane is MOI
as def magician his annual report
absorbs and delights. He has imagin.
alton, visions, humanity and style. Hc
is an optimist and seer No one
understands better the resources OF
the country and their boundess posi-.
bilities. How rich these states are
and how blest their people, one does
not know until Secretary Lane tells
his story and shows how the treasures
he passes in review can be conceiy-
ed.
Nj. Lane begins with coal, which
will not last fOrever-but there is a
water power such as no other ma
ton possesses. The strike is in every
bOdy's mind. I'VE live virtually by
urani:nrGr ccnsert." he says, because
let less than one-half of per cent
of our population quit their work OF
digging coal and we are threatened
with the combined horrors Of famine
asd pestilence." And yet:
If last years coal were used as con
struction material it would build wall
as huge as the Great Wall OF Chisa,
around every boundary of the United
States from Maine to Vancouver, dc%n
the Pacific to San Diego and cast
ward. following the Mexican ho:de:
and the coast, TO Maine again; and
this Same coal contains latent pcw2F
sufficient to lift this same wall POO
miles high in the air, according % one
Of our great engineers, Steinme&
But we do not take stock o. our
yielL OF coal; we waste much Of It
and we dc not mine it right. 80 feel
justified in saying" says Mr.. Lane,
"that the problem of the strike /. not
to be solved in its deeper significance
until VIZ know much more abont coal
than we know now, and this espe tally
as t. the manner in which 1t is tax IN
from it's bed and brought to our eel
lars" lie declares that the SHIRT year
is a Source of loss to both operator
and miner ard is tax on the 2onsum-
err seasona! fluctuation in derlan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
What People Say
========-s==---=--
and Some Side Remarks!

f. L. Anderson, who conducts the
news stand in the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, is a native of Connellsville, ant
while an ardent supporter of the
greatness of Fairmont, still maintains
kind of affection for his old home
He is just now delighted that cham
Der of commerce has been formed
there. He says:
Somehow the business men
of Connellsville have never
worked in that complete har-
mony which makes town attain
its utmost possibilities. 1t is
gratifying to see that they are
all in harness now and mean to
pull together"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
THE COST OF LIVING.

ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER'S Bland
a statement Of week or SO back that the corner
has been turned in the fight against mounting cost Of
living is demolished by figures compiled by the experts
of Tie Bradstreet agency and announced last night,
which show that there was an advance Of per cent
during the month Of November, which puts the figure at
III 81 per cent above the pre-war basis.
This calculation is based upon the Wholesale prices for
nine staple commodities and when it is remembered that
such important items as rents the cost of street and
railroad fares and the little luxuies which actually
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Presidential booms beginning to sprout and dis
patches from Washington last night noted that the
movement for Senator Sutherland of this state had been
revived Senator Sutherland has never given any en-
coumgement to this suggestion but it has persisted,
and this time there signs that it has earnest sup
port from people in West Virginia And truth 20 tell,
it merits the serious consideration OF West Vrgtnans.
1t is among the possibilities that this state will occupy
pivotal position in the Republican convention AND in
the general election and it is thduty of the party here
to take advantage of the situation as fully as may be-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

necessities have al NOE ah the staples IS
easy Is believe lie Bradstetse thai present
dayleye IS the highest ever known
Some Of this increase is due toperfecy natural causes.
A larger amount Of it is due to our inefficient distribution
and general extravaganza but still larger amount is due
to the failure Of the government 10 enforce the laws against
pofeeng, speculation in food products and such things
Bradtreet figures ought to open his eyes and start
men inside his department which will put lot of people
who have been aacialy boosting the price Of living be-
hind the bars.
Until that dorc there will be no appreciate reduction
in prices and living costs generally
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Tomorrow evening the first regular meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association of the Tairmont High school
will be held. An interesting program has been prepared
for the OCCASION but that fact not the only reason
why every parent of student in the school SHOULD make
tia point to attend In these days when great deal
of thought is being paid to characterization no oppor-
tuny to put parents in close touch with the agencies
that are providing their children with education should
be neglected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Acting on the pastoral letter of Cardinal Annette, the
vicar Of Paris church has caused to be posted
a1hotce forbidding with low necked gowns and
skirts that stop above the ankle enter In day when
most women have gown for every distinct activity this
probably will any marked decrease in church
attendance However, it might make work for the
dressmakers
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
SOMETHING WRONG.

(NFTEN our attention has been called to errors Of
" omission and commission in the national transporta-
ton service. We have been told that there's many slip
between the producer and consumer of food We have
heard that our marketing methods are wastefu costly and
inefficient Here is more evidence that these charges are,
& ia part at least true:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
nnrA1 iENnTA oE WlRE..

Il Is Estimated that The total length
Of wire in the sheathing and core q
the worlds cables made since theF
introduction some 60 years ago IS SUI
ficient to reach from the earth TO the
moon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Holding fattened hogs for weeks on the fams costly.
Paying double freight charges is expensive. You may
be sure the meat packer isn't footing those bills The
producer can't Yes. you guess it You-the con-
sur1er- pay Your meat bills are higher because there
Is such wastefu, expensive system Of marketing You,
more than either producer mddleman would benefit
BY efficient transportation service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

For good luck, in North England,
it is considered important that mar
riages should take place while tho
moon is waxing, not waning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

"An Ulrich (AIo.) firm Of stock shippers
received from Kansas City three calves, each
calf shipped in d separate stock car costing
more freight than it's occupant had cost. For
several weeks the shippers in Ulrich had been
begging for cars in which to ship stock TO
market and finally got their agents in Kansas
m City to ship the calves to them, each in a
Separate car, so they could ship back the cars
full Of hogs"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Sugar and bacon are hung on the
sedan chair Of the bride so that the
demons refrain from molestlng her opI
her wedding journey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

have to sell their eggs and other things
on the new time.
And that will make EN- as mad as
the dickens.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

mon IRE linder the
liu disability. slg lse counsel
ald sstst Will be- me Sae lla-I ma
tons lgsouHces.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

Hockey on horse" was the first
name given to polo, a sport played
more than 1000 years ago Throughout
the orienk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

afdb established upon those principles Of freedom, equq
tn, Justice, and humanity for phich American patriots
tdcrfccd their lives and fortunes. therefore believe it is
MI duty TO my country TO love it, support its COnstitu-
on obey lis law TO respect its flag; and 10 defend it
against all enemies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10

TOXIC has more than thirty daily
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
THE 1MERICAN'S GREED.

believe in the United States Of Amer
lea as a government Of the people, BY
The people. for The people, Uhosc just
~ popcrs are derived from the consent of
1SS The governed; democracy in rcpub-
a1'~S lie, a sovereign Nalon of many sovereign
States; perfect Union, and mScp-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-25
COUNTY Will TEST
ANTIFEE STATUTE

Two suits to test the validity Of
the antifee bill, which applies solely 10
the county officials OF Shelby county,
were filed Tuesday At loon by r. Lee
Bartels, county attorney. The bils run
against James Brett, Jr., circuit court
clerk, n Z. Murray Stewart, county
register Of deeds.
While the bills charge the two Off
cials with falling to turn over the fees
Of their offices to the county, as re-
quired under the act, they are not
charged with any wilful neglect Of
duty. for Mr.. Bartels in writing asked
them to withhold the fees so AS to
make a test case. The suit is merely
to have the courts pass upon the con
s~titutionality Of the act. The bills
were filed in ChanCery and will prob
ably he heard by the two chanCellors
sitting together, as they are Identical
in language.
Mr., Bartels said that as the attorney
for the county he had been asked TO
file the bills in order to have the Coun-
tvs rights under the law adNudicatel.
He explained that under the recent de-
cision OF the supreme court in the
case of the general antifee hill, which
was held to be unconstitutional and
void, II was necessary To test the bill,
which applies only to Shelby county,
as the entire financial machinery Of
the offices of all county officials col
lectng fees is involved. Mr.. Bartels
hopes to have the suit decided in chan
Gerry in time to perfect an appeal to
be heard by the supreme court in
April. i, NJ. Canale represents the
defendants,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-25
She SPEAKS
her MIND
She Tells Everybody
What Nuga-Tone
Did for Her.

A lady writes us from Woriand. Wyo,-Mn.
S. Hernandez-"I am more than satisfied with
Nuga-Tone, II has given me a fine appetite.
My stomach works nice, and best Of all, my
weight has increased from 100 to lis pounds"
There's nothing Just as good" as Nuga-Tone
Tor weak, rundown men and women. The main
spring OF the stomach. all organs OF the body is
the nervous system. Nuga-Tone correctS stomach
trouble, makes the bowels move easy. improves
the appetite, invigorstes the blood circulation
increases weight, restores the general health
because 1t strengthens the nerves, and when
there's plenty Of strength in the nervous system,
all the machinery of the body works Just as
regularly as a clock.
Nuga-Tone contains no opiates-no habit
forming drugs, 1t strengthens and steadies the
nervous system by feeding the nerve-cells: it
makes rich, red blood, and puts the glow OF
health in the cheeks and brightness in the eyes.
Druggists guarantee Nuga-Tone. Buy a bottle.
A bottle will last you a whole month. Use it 20
days and If you don't feel better and Aapk better,
take the remainder Of the package hAek to the
druggist and get your money back.
Good orugglsts everywhere sell Nuga-
Tone, FRY 1t. Get a bottle today At
the Weiss Pharmacy. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-25
G3VNCEM IGGILXE a
1IBEDTIME' STORY


Sammie and Uncle Wiggily, who Just
then managed to untangle the best part
or the line-Sammy and the bunny gen
tleman ran away through the woods,
leaving the baboon far, far behind.
That was smart of you, SAMMY"
said Uncle. Wiggily. ito tanEIe the ba g..
boon up that way. But, dear me!
quite forgot about getting the cheese
for Nurse Jane.
Here Is some said Sammie, taking
a large chunk from his pocket. II was
going to use 1t to bait my hook and
catch fish, but I won't go to tho pond
gily." ~"
THANK you, l will" laughed the
bunny. II don't believe II would have
made the fish bite. anyhow, Sammie.
But, Nurse Jane can make a nice cake
Of It,"
And so the muskrat lady did. and
Sammie had a piece; and IL the cat
doesn't claw all the roses off our par
Tor rug to make a bouquet for the pup
py dog next door, you shall hear in
the story after this about Uncle Wig
glly and Susie's long dress,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-25

kltchenette.
gwen have to get a girl" said Es-
trelda that night at dinner. Once more
she and Freddie were dining with Mr..
and Mrs. Mason. She cast an apprais-
ing glance at Esther. the Mason maid,
who was serving them.
You might get in a good woman
once or twice a week to keep the place
Clean agreed Mrs. Mason. She was
frightfully tired after their hun for an
apartment, but she was resolved to
keep good tempered and interested to
the bitter end. Her son never should
feel that she deserted him when he
needed her!
EstreIda looked at her mother in law
coldly.
What do you mean; a woman once
or twice a week." she asked.
well, you've only two tiny rooms
and a bath there Mrs. Mason began
In dismay. You have no place to put
a maid, and you really won't have the
work for one steadily"
We've got to eat" said Estrelda,
decisively.
'Estrelda's a wonderful cook, moth
err" put in poor Freddie. He had not
been married two weeks, but already
with painful aptitude he was learning
to rush to his wife's rescue in an en-
deavor to avert public enc you
should taste some of the things she
made for me in her own home" he
added.
Il never did" she broke in rudely.
II never made them at all! And 1 hate
to cook!"
Freddie stared at her blankly. What
did she mean? She never cooked them
at all?" She had said she did; she had
made a special point Of calling his at
tention to the delicacies. He never
had asked her whether or not she made
them!
"Why-dear-p he began.
"Oh-don't be silly!' she Said. "Of
course l didn't make them. Girls al
ways say, things like that before they're
married.
DO they?" asked poor Freddie. 81
didn't know"
Z Something in his tone hurt Mrs. Ma
sons heart almost unbearably. She
sought her husbands glance and got nc
help from him. Mr.. Mason at his end
Of the table was eating firmly, the
curtain of his eyelids down before his
eyes, But his wife knew him very well,
indeed, and she knew the food on his
fork was as sawdust in his mouth. She
also detected a spreading pallor about
the frightened muscles of his jaws. If
he ever began to give this new daugh-
ter-in-law of theirs "a piece of his
mind!' He cleared his throat. Mrs.
Mason spoke hastily before he could
well, of course, Freddie dRr,' she
said; even to herself her voice sounded
hollow; 'of course, young people say
all sorts of things to each other when