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1 r?|cTOestUiw "THE PAPER THAT GOES *?UblU>-ta 1888. Member PUBLISHED DAILT EXCEPT ! by the Fairmont Printing and Publlsl W. J. WIEGEL, General Mans s JAMES C. HERBERT, Acting f. RAY MAPEL, Advertl?>ng HHj C. V. REDIC, Circulation Jam . Publication Office, Monroe TELEPHONES Advert lalng Dept- I Circulation Dope I ell ?S Cone. 250 I Bell 153 Cone. 253 I S? Foreign' Advertising Representative. KOI [ Brunswick Bldg.. N. * York. 1Ju". Mm SUBSCRIPTION RATi Dally (by carrier) 45c per month, pn] BY MAIL Dally, one month ...t .40 Dally, six Bally, three months. 1.00( Dally, ont All aubecrlptlona payable In advance. [ Whan asking for Chung,, >? uddretH k r naw address. Entered at the I'ostotflce at Fa rniont. Ky r, Mcond clasn matter. IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR PA WESTERN UNION.' l Subscribers on our carrier routes t; West. Virginian any evening should UNION,'' state the fact and give nan tnd a messenger will deliver a papet Shea. There Is no charge to the su sendee. The West Virginian plans subscribers the best newspaper dcln g~ tlble and this is part of the plan. , TUESDAY EVENING, DKCEMB1 THEY TOOK A CHAi . r TLIAT r/-'LI I II Iyv Liinwuun many people will so mony brought out at the investigati at Jamison Mine No. 7, it is not that stands convicted of responsibility fo the property destroyed. The cigarette h in all conscience, but the real culprit in t bally American vice of "taking a chance y:. > r What is the use of passing laws to i of men employed in mines, on railroads felt other hazardous callings if the men little respect for these laws that they n Statutes themselves but connive at violati art of others? Jamison No. 7 is known far and wide Jt is such a mine, however, as can be / aafety if the proper precautions are taken knew that. Yet in spite of these facts, i i it is now known, frequently smoked v work and matches in the mine must have toon thing. Of these conditions the higher olficia ?vere kept in ignorance, apparently. Al cial reports of flagrant violation of on portant of the mine safety laws were m [men for whose very benefit the safety (were helping each other evade them? [|he whole community now knows. The incident seems to point its own m NECESSARY LECISLA XV7ITH one branch in control of Ri other just as completely in con the outlook for anything more fr< !)of the West Virginia Legislature than i Lary is not bright. True, it might, tui spirit of public service will animate both 1 amount of really important legislation p books. It at least will be worth while to . way to pessimism on that score. l\. i But even in the event that partisan ra of the session it is to be hoped that the li ties will agree that one of the neee??rv upon which they ought to unite is the abling act which will make it possible f< fill a vacancy in the United States Sci general election, when the people would their own. The seventeenth amendment to the F I. provides that "When vacancies happen tion of any state in the Senate, the cxe such state shall issue writs of election cies: Provided that the Legislature of power the executive thereof to make tern] until the people fill the vacancies by ele |1t; lature may direct." In some of the stal have taken the precaution to pass' the U I Ruff stuff | | BY BED. j " ' t "Unusual bravery" gets iron crosses around the neck and white tablets tn the ground. We care for none of that, for after drafting bis cabinet Lloyd George got awfully sick. Now some duck says th: * we are poor because we buy stuff by the paper | bag full. * Suggests that we lay In a large enough supply to do all winter. Must think we're a storage house and that wo control N3.000 peoples'1 per capita share of coin. V m X . "Greece will observe armed neu trallty." Until of course the country is named after either the Prince of Wales or the Crown Prinz. ? Would you shoot a man If ho kicked you Into unconsciousness ami then when you came to he started after you again? * * Mornings such as this one chases the chickens to non-laying cor-1 ners and eggs go where the snow came ' from. As long as they are going to pull off I tuft at Monongoh that requires a .; Mwspaper man to lie there they ought to pave the roads. ? Because while going there yesterday a chunk of mud looking to be about a cubic yard (lew from the ground1 s and almost buried us. Bum business, making the S hour law first and then lighting to find out whether it's practical. Again they are trying to ntake the District of Columbia dry?and front ; what we've soon in tlio village along the Potomac it's going to be wot a t * - - T in this clause. In 3 lltltall? of holding specia ' vacancy to continue H0MB" At a time like tl Associated Press. thought of, while a Sunday sirable for many r .ln( Company, undcr existing cond lger. would be undesirat Editor. to fill vacancies cou Manages have much weight the best interests of Street. PROPl Editorial Dept. Bell SI Cone. ? If w? are c 3EKT E. ward. government ai llson St.. ChtcaKo. US hope that will land the cable monthly. THAT is the i ought to have 1 *ear , daily life of t ve old as well as West Virginia will of the union to whi t.iet. Virginia, as It is easy to talk Virginia interests. I the efforts of some | PER CALL t]e for jt> although ... . . _. other reason than i ailing to got The \r . call "WESTERN V,:?lnl? community iq and residence. We have a mull to your door at rivalries, and novvh bscrlher tor this of polltic. wjth keei to render to Its i . > cry service pos- whlch our mterests 1 always unite with I that fine old Gasco ' for all and all for c 11112,1916. __ some one )s a|v VC?. strong arguments i interpret the testi- lon'3 campaign fo ion into the disaster for the po8t of cha the cigarette habit CeD9U9- Some of r the lives lost and Be9te(1 that lhe c< abit is bad enough, "le evellt 01 Chllt his case is the typi- torial hocU9 Poc,,s " job to become bo safeguard the lives Census: , in steel mills and themselves have so Italy is calling lot only ignore the year in advance 0 ons of them on the vlslt from von Ma unoccupied time o as a gaseous mine. operated in entire T1,e relations b( i. The miners also are aeain iome of the miners. eiBn policy 19 out vhile they were at years th'9 tlme 8011 been a rather cornYesterday in an ils of the company 1,111 to raa,te tho : all events no offi- was drawn into ? e of the most im- Japancae lmmi?ra adetothem. The '?a?Ie<l with dynan laws were passed U is wllllnK ,0 fi0 with a result that own hlde- Any T peace. oral. Word from Was! flON been sent out to ... , in their reports s spublleans and an- Con(.resa bpforp A o of Democrats 8hOHl(| he ,ieci(lc om the next session that is tlle a(lmini is absolutely neces- not M|Ua,.u wlth ( ,n out that. a.h'8h over the public e houses, and a large who ,mve bepn yjc Lit unon the statute . . l0 l,e plu ln jall ( wait before giving no temptation on I ncor is the keynote Our best coinpli :adcrs in both par- moat Window Git pieces of business up the money for passage of an en- gas underlies Fai or the Governor to one t0 hand tbeni t rate until the next them< xhis is t|le make a choice of 0f every enterpris will go with theii ederal constitution carth. in tlic represcnta culive authority of CTJfV to fill such vacan- DllvlJ any state may em- Let's all cut ou oorary appointment at 'east- until afte ction as the Legis- The chrlstmas tes the Legislatures soai carries an ad' tgislalion suggested Sentinel. When Senator Reed told the senate that it should draft a Jap immigration bill to exclude Japs instead of Russians lie showed lie was not afraid of some wily Jap stealing his slippers. It will be difficult for lots of the students in the Normal to set their clocks so they can walk to the New Normal In time for school but that far from town they can say that the clocks on the old Normal and the court house are slow. * ' 1 Speaking of "unusual bravery" how about the gent who gets up when the nlurm goes off these mornings? ? * Short dark man gets $100,000 in Colorado If ha can Identify himself as Lewis C. Dodge. We'd call our-cives anything for $100,000. Especially at "Do your shooping" time. Take a look at the snow on the telegraph poles and telegraph wires ln the easiness section tor next year said wires will be gone. * Culling a West Virginia woman a liar got her $51 from tlie (luck she sued. . . . Kate, ilio Cloak Model, says she'll j let anyone call her a liar lor 50 cents.! * Do your Christinas purchasing pay day. MICHAEL POSEY DIES Michael Posey, aged 24. colored, died Monday morning at his home at ins Bennett stret after a long illness tie formerly resided in Virginia but for several years had beer a resident of Marion county. He is survived by liis wife. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday morning at ID o'clock, i 'ndertaker Musgravc In charge. A CARD OF THANKS V.'e wish to thank our many friends, especially the noble women, .who so kindly assisted us during the sickness mil death of our dear husband and faliter, also for the beautiful floral ofenngs. Mrs. LAURA FRANKLIN and FAMILY* Wert Virginia, however, the alternative ? 1 election at great cost is to permit the until the next regular election, le present the latter course is not to be special election would be highly undeeasons, but it would have to be held itions. Purely partisan reasons why it >le to permit the Governor temporarily Id be conjured up, but they would not with men more concerned with serving pi the state. di o pi ZR STATE LOYALTY. ? a mt of the running so far as the xr rmor plate plant is concerned, let tt either Charleston or Huntington ei big prize.?Wheeling Register. ci ;ind of state loyalty that counts. We a' more of it. It ought to permeate the ivery citizen of the state. Until it does ei not attain the position among the states p: ch it is entitled. tf largely about West Virginia and West ni but it is quite another thing to second ai project, perhaps even to go out and hus- si it will not benefit you a particle, for no ust that it is going to help some West or individual. :itude of municipal, business and other gi ere do men play the red blooded game 11 ler zest, but there are many things upon are identical, and upon these we should the hearty good will which went into sj n pledge of disinterested loyalty, "One p >ne." a; o rays gumming the cards. One of the Cl advanced in support of Senator Chilir reelection was his eminent fitness b Irman of the Senate committee on the d the stuff along that line rather sug- p snsus would have to be abandoned in u on's defeat. And now by some bena- n Chilton has been shunted out of that n ss of the public printing. Poor old ? v o tl to the colors the class of 1898, one ti f its time. Evidently preparing for a ^ ckensen, who will soon have a lot of u n his hands. fi o H 'tween this government and Germany " g tense. Now that the American for- p of domestic politics for another four tl uething decisive may result. Si o P effort to prevent consideration of the District of Columbia dry the Senate F in extremely grave discussion of the ition problem, which at all times is lite. Isn't that characteristic of booze? 1( to any lengths in an effort to save its s ray you take it is a disturber of the P s b o c dngton is to the effect that orders have u all food price investigators to hurry ;o that the President may go before ^ larch 4 and ask remedial legislation, p that new legislation is necessary. If n stration's idea of quick work, it does g lie expectations of the public. More- 's xpects some of the food speculator!: J', dating existing state and federal l.vvc 0 jr so heavily lined that there will be c: their part to do it again. a o nients to the management of the Falrtss company, who are willing to put it a practical test of the possibility that 81 rniont. They do not wait for some ? hlngs on silver platters; they go after i spirit that wins and the best wishes ti tug business man in the community fi drill as It pounds its way into the 0| . ~~ it RT AND SNAPPY. I t politics and quit cussin' each other '! r Christmas.?Kanawha News. " package which contains a Red Cross ^ ded touch of gladness.?l'arkersburg jj METZ ITEMS. [ Miss Lulu McMlllen, of Mnnnington, passed through this place Sunday : evening en route to her school. L: Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Campebll have returned home after visiting at Pittsburgh and other places. A. P. Haught, of Wadestown, was a business visitor in this place recently. Haught Bros, are moving the rig oft the Mittong farm to the John Baker farm. Miss Beatrice McConnell was visiting her mother in Fairview over Sunday. Clauda Whaley was calling on hla sister in Fairmont Sunday. Miss Edna Stevens was visiting Mrs. Joseph Kennedy Friday evening. Mrs. Joseph Nitzuni was a business visitor in Mannington Friday. Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Haught have gone to housekeeping at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson were in Mannington shopping Saturday. Mrs. Louie Motz and daughter, Mildred, were in Mannington Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins were visiting in Fairmont recently. Mrs. Simon Hawkins was visiting her sister near Fairmont the past week. Vaughn Richardson was visiting in Metz Sunday. H. I'. Fcrrell was n business visitor in Mannington Saturday. Miss Laura Campbell was visiting Marguerite McConnell Sunday. Vanzandt and Williams were In this place Sunday. Ross Carpenter, of Charleston, was in this place the past week on oil business in this section. PLAN BIG CONVENTION PARKKRSBURG, W. Va? Dec. 12.? A committee ot four was appointed at a conference of the Ministerial Alliance and Walter A. Snow, secretary of the West Virginia Sunday School association to arrange for the annual Sunday school convention of West Virginia. to he held In this city next May, About 1,500 delegates from all parts of the state are expected to attend, which will- make the convention the largest religious one ever held in this states ' ! ? i =nj: Editorial Comment on Current Subjects LOOKING FOR RELIEF. rom the Keyser Mountain Echo. The more pretentious daily newspasr publishers of West Virginia have sspalred of any relief in the news rint paper situation as long as the iternatlonal Trust controls the outiL and have taken steps to organize movement for the erection of a paper lanufacturlng plant within the state, te supply to go direct to the publishrs. By all means this project should re;ive the support of all those who are t?le to do so. All the material necestry for the manufacture of news print aper is within the state in the greatit abundance. We have the fuel, and radically all the capacity would be iken by home people. The men behind the movement do at usually balk at ordinary obstacles, ad w8 hope this one goes forward to access. ine tOWlMONSENSE THING, rom the Parkeraburg Sentinel. In forming a protective business or- ; anizatlon the daily newspaper pub- ] shers of the state are simply doing | 10 commonsense thing the bankers. , le grocers, the butchers and bakers . tid candlestick makers have long Ince done. As a matter-of-fact, the ' ublisher8 should have organized long i go, but at the present time condi- | ons of their business are such as to I lake united action an imperative ne- I osslty i It developed at the conference held i y the publishers at Fairmont Thurs- : ay, that the increased cost of paper i leant not only the wiping out of i rofit, but a direct loss to every state ewspaper figuring on the basis of its Bvenues for the past year. This i leans that every newspaper in the tate must either make the necessary djustments to equalize its revenue -ith its expenses, or send word to i he sheriff Nor will it be enough i raise advertising and subscription ites, for in most cases, business conitions would not stand the imposition pon those sources of revenue of the ill increase Called for by the adiiiional outlay, and to make up the reminder of the deficit measures of conomy must be taken, such as the ubllcatlon of smaller papers, the cuting off of free papers and a wholeale reduction In the amount of free ublicity which is not news. A PAPER MILL. rom the Clarksburg Exponent. Tile discussion at the meeting of the ewspaper publishers of the state at airruo;it, relative to the plan of uildlng a paper mill in the state to upply the publishers with their while aper. is probably the beginning of a I tep which may result not only in llie uild%ig of this mill, hut also in the stablishinent of an industry on a irge scale. There is probably more land in West irginia not under cultivation and tincitable for any purpose except forstry than any state in the easl. On lesc great areas of wooded binds row the very trees the fibre of which < i used in the manufacture of wood nip from which white paper is made, hestnut, poplar, cotton wood, some f the varieties of pine and many othr of the softer woods grow in abundnce in West Virginia and they thrive n the land which could be utilized >r 110 other purpose. West Virginia by the very nature of s typography is unsuited except in line places for agriculture of a genral nature, but its soil is particularly dapted to the growth of all kinds 01 ees and why this industry of fores y should not be encouraged it is difcult to tell. Of course, only an expert In the man- , [acture of wood could give an expert i pinion as to the practicability of inakig West Virginia a center for the ood pulp paper industry in the east, j | at already the few mills that are in le state, notably the one ai T'iedmont,: : Va? has been successful for years. There are many reasons why West' irginia should become a renter for le manufacture of paper, it has milons of acres of wooded lands, which : 1 OUTBURSTS OF I (BY CO I ^ ( I '?|' | jJthis xwncimg I? 4MO HUC<?IN<2 M/VTCH W-4! MR eNOWIH t ' (.ET'S H*V A Raw ROUNDS OP BATTU! TWT You^ ^DveRTis^o V!j? \ FIRST PICTURE NEW | SING SING WARDEN | WILLIAM,H. MOVE-Pt { First photograph ot William 11. ? Moyer, new warden of Sing Sing pris- i < >n. i ? Moyer, even earlier than Thoma3 ? Mott Osborne, started rtfotnis in the 11 iederal prison at Atlanta, Oa., where ? le was warden 12 years He abolisu 5 Hi stripes, allowed baseball and other ? imuseineiits ? tould produce annually tons of wood j < pulp; the soil could be replanted with!* the rapidly maturing trees used for ? lie purpose, and thus perpetuate the , < industry; all the ingredients used in | J the manufacture of paper, except prob- it ibly the dyestuffs, are to be found in < ilie state; labor is comparatively i j [ heap; it is close to the eastern mar- f kets, and surely the freight rates J ivould be infinitely less than from Can- < Ida and the Northwest. < It seems that some one should in- J vestigato this condition, for not only f ivould it result in cheaper paper for { I lie consumers, but it also would give f West Virginia a permanent and new 5 industry. ;! BS JtOOVwSJv Jbiame IT! < vsshorj? &on the A < | tljfe smwta/IE (By CHARLES B. DRISCOLL.) f Toll vne not In mournful mumble* J That the home team lost the game j: By a pair of forward fumbles;? J Europe's war must take the blame! ^ < Short of breath were all our rooters?1? That's beeauos the war won't stop; j Short of leather were our hooters? i V?? nmrn Imronliwlno it. <!?? i ...w.w ?v.. . >it mt auupi > Skirts arc short and time i 'looting, J Sleeves are shorter every day; j Weights are sin**. and so is sheeting t Shorter, also, is the hay. * ? i Everything is getting shorter. From sin programs and the hose, j To the lite of every fpiartor . Which for hash and butter goes Let us erase to roast the Hermans. [ And to rail against tlie French; \ Shorter hours and shorter sermons Soon are coining, that's a cinch! + ? Knights of Pythias Plan Social Affairs j Mt. City Lodge. No. 4S. Knights of ' Pythias. at a meeting held recently, do- 1 cided to arrange for a series of so- 5 rial affairs to he held (luring the win- ' er at their hall in the Fleming build- 1 inc on Main street. The first of this, i series of entertainments will take | 5 pin* c on Thursday. December S, and will he known as "Bobbie Burns * N'iglit." The feature of this entertain-' ment will be readings from Hubert Burns by R. C. Miller. Mr. Miller is a native Scotchman having been born not far from tilt* birthplace of the famous poet and be iVERETTTRUE ' NDO.) foRSAK I v I AWAY I! va f TIT r sons / ? I? ?' L vlg I ^ ^ 1 jpeaaacaaaacBM^g^aaueeoE; (j> j > 10 Days in Wh } None Too Earli Practical Gift C | Gifts for Worn >. > Red Fox Fur Set?Muff and > Scarf. $25.00. i Handsome Blue and White I Bath Robe, $2.98. i Crepe de Chine Night Gowns, \ $3.98. \ Georgette Crepp Waists, erai, broidercd front. $5.75. J Beautifully striped Silk Pettii on of tR Art Navy and White Wool Sweater Coat, $6.50. Silver Cloth Slippers, $7.00. Skunk Muff?striped effect, new style, $34.00. Boudoir Caps?all colors. 50c, J 75c, $1.00. ? Bath Towel Set?4 Towels, 2 J wash Cloths. $2.00. Gifts for Men S Colgate's Combined Comforts { ?Toilet Soap. Shaving Stick. 5 Talcum Powder and Ribbon jj Dental Cream?all for 50c. > Silver Plated Shaving Set? > $6.50. 5 S-Plece Brass Smokers Set? 5 $3.50 t Bath Robe with slippers? 5 $6.50. ? Four In Hand Tie in Christ5 mas box?50c. : Ilair Brush. Tooth Brush and r Comb in leather case?$1.25. j 10-Piece Ivory Toilet Travel4 ing Case?$13.50 5 Military Ilair Brush Set?$1. it '. oo:c8^?0??.o??>:o:ooo:oos>oooo<:'; ng a reader of ability this program is ooked forward to as an event in lodge ilreles. One night in each month dur ng the winter will be devoted to a dmiliar entertainment. It i:. probable that a Pythian club will be organized 11 connection with the lodge v hose scope will be to promote sociability tmong the lodge members. AID RURAL SCHOOLS CHARLESTON. \V. Va.. llec. 12 ? it. P. Shav.key. superintendent of tree .chools in West Virginia, certified to lie State Auditor a statement of a?jortlnment of the state's supplement' try aid to the small districts of seV' rral counties which are unable, hrough the ordinary channels, to lialntain six months of free school iiul pay the minimum salaries pro JOIN Christmas ? NOW -1 1? - xxuiiuieuo ujl uneutts i bank this week to the i year. To the hundred Christmas will be one < Costs nothing to bec< regular payments?no lose. We can arrange the ] son desiring to take a r cents per week to seve] CLUB FORMIN Get everyone in the f, to your friends and get Everybody welcome. Call and let us tell yo plans and enter you as s MAKE YOUR CHRIS' The Peoples OF FAI 1 '' " 1"' ONES iich to Shop But i to Make This a* living Christmas < And having made that resolution the problem of j "What to Give" still re- j mains. With a view to j / aiding as much as possible j * in the solution of that problem we've prepared a j list gathered from all departments which we trust s vail help you choose. Gifts for Boys American Model Builder*? S 60c to $2.00. ? ^ Amerlctan Flier?Track, en- V gtno, tender and coach?$1.00. f Comical Animal Ten Pin ? Came. $1.00. S Blue Serge Suit?IIM ? duced from $4.93. a Four in hand tie. boxed. 35c. S Sink or Swim by Horatio Al- r gor. 19c. S Penrod by Booth Tarkington, < 60c. | Chest Carpenter Tools, $1.00. 5 10 inch drum, 30c. All wood Toy Delivery Car. 5j *1.25. 2 f Mexican Battle Came, 50c. g ^ Gifts for Girls 1 , / White Wool Scarf and Cap? ? N, $1.75. S The Girl Aviators and the <; Phantom Ship?25c. 5 Box Writing Paper and En- ? velopes?15c. F Silver Plated Vanity Box?60c $ Bottle I'erin Perfume?$1.00 ? Ivory Handle Toilet Set?50'c. 5 Heavy Cut Glass Vase?$5. g New stvlo leather hand bags, jc $1.00 to $5.00. S Ivory Back llalr Brush?$1.00 ? Colgate's Combined Comforts ? ?Toilet Soap. Dental Cream, g , Toilet Water, Perfume and Tal- g 1 cum Powder all for 50c. 8 ,.:..:,oooooooC'Oo:oooooooooo?f?K?ia i; scribed by law. The amount so dl.v .iributed will he $7>.O0') lor teaeher3 ?,?? 1 eir.nnn ? i. :>u|?jm:ujrnc UUIJaiD? ! funds. : up'ri t?.-:riem Shnwkey an | j iiouiK i d i i?e laic is this year ah!* I to pay 51 pur cent, on tlio demands : for aid *o leat hers* funds. Jackooa v ill receive the largest amount of any county, with Greenbrier a closo soo or.d each receiving a little more than c'i.500. Hampshire in third with $5,? 400. Lincoln county receives the small ,! cste anionnt. g Removing Warts. Take a potnto, scrape it and maka a poultice; tie it on the wart at beiV time. Do this twice a week for thrw or four weeks and thi? wnrt, it Is salt2, . j will disappear and leave no scar. OUR iavings Club OPEN i vill be mailed out by this members of the club this s receiving these checks )f gladness. )me a member only your fees, no fines, nohing to payments to suit the pernembership?from a few "al dollars.'a? 1G?JOIN NOW amily to join. Show thia them to join. ' /v u about our different i member of one or more. rMASA MERRYtONXL National Bank RMORT