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| FINANCE, 01 | New York "1 NBW TOBK. Feb. 20.?Irregular advances, fairly substantial In many ln? stances, wars registered In the course f of yesterday's professional market. " Shippings were almost the only noteworthy exceptions to the higher trend, thope Issues reflecting the farther uncertainties affecting the status of Jim erica n merchantmen. Trading was dull, save for the first hour, which witnessed a moderately fair turnover. Dealings took In a larger number of Individual stocks than at any recant session, those Including numerous semi-active or dormant sDe cialtles remotely related to the v'ar troupe. Qrain and Produoe, CHICAGO, Feb. 20.?Improved shipping conditions gave much firmness j yesterday to the wchat market and so too did a matterlal increase of the number of unfavorable crop reports i from the domestic winter belt. Prices i closed strong, %@2%c net higher, with May at $1.75% @1.76 and July at ?1.50%@1.50%. Corn gained %@lc, oats %@%c and provisions 2',4020c. Articles. High. Low. WheatMay *1.74*4 *1.75% July 1.49% 1.50 Vi : CornMay 1.01% 1.01% July 99% 1.00% I Oats? May 57 .5714 July 55 .55% Pittsburgh PITTSBRGH, Feb. 20.?The only active stock In the Pittsburgh market was Ohio Fuel Supply, which at one time advanced to 54%, but reached and closed at 53% at the close. Pure Oil was tinner at 20% and Pittsburgh Oil and Gas % higher at 12%. AmerlL can Window Glass Machine closed % higher at 51 tor the common and 108 B tor the preferred. United States Glass sold unchanged at 37. W The Westlnghouse group remained dull but steady. Small lots ot Air V Brake sold at 149% to 150 and Electric at 80% to 50%. 8ummary. Sales. Open. Close. 60 A W G M 51% 51 20 do preferred... 108 103 1,000 Cable Consol ... .00 .06 20 Fireproof, pfd... 16 16 IB H-W Refrac pfd. 104% 104% 300 Ind Brewing ... 3% 3% '60 Mfrs L & H .... 64 64 8,000 Mt Shasta 78 .75 260 Ohio Fuel OU .. 20% 20% 2,695 Ohio Fuel 8upply 54% 5Ms 70 Okla Gas 96 95 1,000 P-J Copper 1.00 1.00 : OrtQ A A (1 IO*/ 1012. 1 V0 * qu V u> U a -iiTt i-73 216 Pure Oil 20% 20% 1,200 San Toy 15 .15 190 U S Glass 37 37 26 West Airbrake.. 150 149% 100 West Electric .. 50% 50% W3Z Oil and Gaa. Operations is the Eastern fields, suspended on account or the cold weather, have been resumed. Their f. troubles, however, are not at an end. The scarcity of pipe is delaying work , In all sections. The mills are not able - v. , to supply what is needed and refuse to book any orders for delivery before August 1. Secondhand pipe Is as baru to get as new. Producers are not pulling out many wells at this time arm the little that is offered is at a price very little below the cost of new. The mills, It is claimed, are not able to run at full capacity .on account of their inability to get coal and coke enough to moek their rAmiiramanta 1 The wells shut down on top of the and are now coming in and Just a few are fair producers. On the head waters of Buffalo creek. Mannlugton district, Marion county, \V. Va.. Thompson & Law have completed Ko. 3 on the John Campbell farm. The well is PROM AN AI * Saturday issue of Februai "Taking it all round, l: year the United States e\ wore 17.000 failures. O year before, tbls is encoi reasons tor these fallut many reasons such as lac ent capital. Injudicious bhi as tne saturoay Evei 'We venture to guess tha In nearly all of them, to They did not keep tlao bt ly what It cost them to < how they stood all the again to every business system that will show c day Evening Post, Fobru Get your loose bool ledgers are cheapest < mont Printing and 1 your accounting form meet the requirement FAIRMONT F |L: t L AND GAS producing at the rate of SO barrels i day from the Big Injun sand. In the Dent'a run pool the Prospct tire Oil and Oaa company bag drille NO- on the Israel Wlae farm Into th 30-foot aand and It Is showing for 35-barrel producer. In tho saino dis trict the South Peon Oil company' No. 7 on the M. 31. Kendall fanu i not good for more than fivo barrels day in the 30-foot sand. F. W. Bar lett has drilled his No. 6 on the Z.JE Dumuu iarm uirougu iuu luunu nuui Nothing was found In the lower san and only a fair gas pressure In tho 51 foot sand. On Bartholomew run, Manntngto: district, Marlon county, the Carnegl Natural Gas company drilled Its tes on the J. E. Michael farm through al sands, scoring a duster. In McClclla district, Doddridge county, located 2 000 feet north of production on th same farm. B. A. Maunn & Co. hav drilled No. 1 on the A. C. Ballouz farr through the Big Injun sand. It show for a 10 or 15-barrel pumper. On the left fork of Dutchman's rur Murphy district, Ritchie county, th South Penn Oil company drilled No. on the Sarah J. Lemon farm througl the salt sand. It is estimated to b good for ao barrels a day. In Lattrf run in the same district, the Hop Natural Gas company has drilled a tes on the Jacob Livings farm Into th salt sand and developed a gas pressure The well is spraying oil at the rate u two barrelB a day. In McKlm district, Pleasants count; Boland & Baumgarner drilled thel test on the A. A. Hardy farm througl the Cow Run sand and found It bat ren. In the Sherman district, Calhoui county, Godfrey L Cabot drilled a tes on the W. T. Rafferty farm througl the Big Injun sand. It is dry in tha formation. This location is one-hal mile southeast of the Hope Natura Gas company's second test on the S. ? Rice farm. A nice showing of oil wa developed In the salt sand and it wu be tested from that leveh INDUSTRIAL FAIRMONT The new shop of the Fairmont Mir Ing Machinery company Is now con ;ileted and will be ready for occmanc by the first of April. The buildin will contain the blacksmith shop an the turning lathes and is an exceilen testimony to the growth and develoi ment of the Mining Machinery con pany. The ornamental cornice work o fhe balcony of the Fairmont hotel 1 being placed in position today. Wor on the interior trim is being rushe and excellent progress is being madi Some telephone poles that are rea: ing up in front of the balcony wi: have to be removed If the good appeal ance of the place is preserved. Work on the construction of th plant of the Fairmont Chemical con: pany on the Valley river is progrest Ing rapidly and in a few months su ahuric acid will be secured from th coal waste of the region. The plan is being built by the Moss Iron work of Wheeling. METZ ITEMS. William Laughlin was called t Fairmont by the death of his mothe: Mrs. Laughlin has been in very ba health for some time and her dent has been expected for some time. Rev. I. S. Tyler lias been engage the past week in a revival meeting s this place, was called to his home I Farmington last Saturday by tho il ness ot his wife. John Smith is somo better at thl writing. Mrs. Llzzio Lawson. ot Niagat Fulls, Is visiting in this place. E. H. Hibbs was a business visitc in Fairmont Saturday. Haught Bros, expect to commenc rigging up next week on their Joh Baker well Xo. S. A. P. Haught, of Wadestown, wa In this place Saturday. Mrs. Dawson, of Glover Gap, wa calling on her sister. Mrs. Lawrenc Campbell. Miss Beatrice McConnell has mo< ed hack to Mrs. James Grey. ITICLE in The Evening Post, Vj 17,1917. 916 was the best business 'er experienced. Yet there ompared with 22,000 the iraging. but what aro the rea? Credit men ttssigu :k of experience, ineufflciextending of credit, etc. line Post's expert puts it, t ono course was present wit?Poor Bookkeeping.' ioks so as to know exactio business and precisely time. Wo recommend i concern an accounting :osts accurately."?Snturary 17, 1917. I i ledgers as loose leaf )f all ledgers, at FairPublishing Co. Have s ruled and printed to ;s of your business. , PRINTING PUSHING CO. $?!SSSS15f! li i II Ii I New York harbor pollss Incl e patrolling the harbor and the rive 11 tery, the busiest spot In the waters e 11 ' 1WASHINGT j GOSSIP it ???. t WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 20. ? li Lucy J. Woodrum has been designated t acting postmaster at Clifton. W. Va f and a commission ns postmaster at 1 Terry, \V. Va., has been Issued to I. Leonard C. McClung. s il Reprcsetnatlve Neely has transmit ted to the Secretary of War a commn nicatlon from A. W. Paull, of the ! Wheeling Stamping company, offering that company's plant to the government should It ho needed in time 01 war. Joseph S. O'Hara, of West Virginia has been prohatlonally appointed an assistant electrician in the govern mcnt service and Is stationed here. i t- Dr. C. O. Townseud. pathologist in y charge of sugar beet investigations K will spend this week at Charles Town d 1q consultation with farmers of Jcf it ferson county on the feasibility ol > growing sugar beets there. i The House committee on Postolficet and Postroads held a hearing on the n Madden bill Monday morning. Thli s bill proposes to lucrease the salaries k of postoffice clerks and mail carriers d Representative H. C. Woodyard was ;. among those who appeared before the r- committee and advocated a favorable II report on the bill. Frank McCormack Phillips, a young miner of Caperton, W. Va.t was ar e rostcd hero and imprisoned to awail i- the coming of au officer to take aim i back to Caperton. He shot a man dur 1- lng a poker game dispute, and the in e jured man is reported to be in a serf >t ous condition, s Mrs. Isaac T. Mauu and Miss Bessie . ... W . ^ . !| gg'jng IU MJBdk =1 IHov Overhea cool spot, add to the After the ba in its work, y tight, throat a || Stop in at for a bottle of The phanr * I mending this and colds as 1< I has been use< I for nearly ha I You too, will Discovery soothe quickly relieving testify to the efre< wmmmmmm atop ywb&fff jff - j hS*jk SHmMHHKHmQ i^j^lv \ ^ u'! e expert marksmen who man machine 'ra around the city. Two ol the police are surrounding the city. ON NEWS -:-11 [By CHARLE8 BROOKS SMITH."] I Hlckey arc In Havana, having leJt the Florida resort whero they had becnl . staying last week, according to a mes- , . aagu from them received ye3tcrday by j i, Mr. Mann. , West Virginia arrivals are Portci', '! Post, Clarksburg; K. V. Ethbert, ' Wheeling; John T. Davis, Elltlns; 1 Henry Lively, Fairmont; E. F. Holmes, | saicm; j. l. umcnesier, weaton. j M I Tiio State department, acting upon request of Representative Neely. has I cabled the ambassador at London to ' render assistance In having returned . to this country the son of Mrs. Sophia Ncuman. of Wheeling, together with . his fumily who arc with him in ling 11 laud. [' Judgo Thomas I. Stealey, who came I ; to Washington several years ago to i ' make his permanent home here, is < | seriously ill and. on account of his ad-1 ] ( vunced ago, it is not believed that he i can survive the present attack Judge 1 Stealey was prominent in public life 1 in West Virginia and at the bar of ; that state for many years. At various 1 times in his career he resided at liar| risville, Mlddlebounio am! Parkers! burg. He is well known to the older : citizens of the stato in the northern _ | counties of West Virginia. | Next Saturday afternoon the Senate will pay tribute to the memory of the ] 1 late Representative William G. Brown,; ' Jr., and Hunter H. Mose, Jr., on mo-| ' tiou made recently by Senator Chilton j ': and passed by that body. I: TRY A WANT AD. ,?V' / to Catch ( ted by dancing, ; P/%r\v rmr\ ^'1^: A. UUJ, V^ilUlCUiUIl danger. * J1 you are tired out, the ou sniffle and sneeze, nd bronchial tubes bet the first drug store, d< Dr. King's New Discovi lar.isl" lias hf?f=?n ?~ ww* & old reliable preparati< Dng as he has been in I for bronchial affectior If a century. be pleased with the way 3 the irritated throat and all. your cough and cold. You ^ivenesa of this reliable pre; PATROL BOATS | I ( ^ ! guns on the cabin roots ot tho boats a shown hero on guard duty at the Bat- . ONLY POWERFUL ! MEDICINE WILL END rheumatism; It maters not whether you have had i agonizing pains from rheumatism lor 20 yoars or 'distressing twltchlnga for * 20 weeks, Rheuma Is strong enough 1 and mighty nnd poworful enough to = drive rheumatic poisons from your body and abolish all misery or money ' back. ' Holt's drug store and all druggists sell Rheuma on a no-curo-no-pay basis ' for not moro than 50 cents a bottle, : nnrl nftor vnn tnlrn n linlf l^nonnntifnl once a day for two days you should know that at last you have obtained a remedy that will conquer rheumatism. For over fiva years throughout America Rlieuma has been prescribed by broad-minded physicians and has released thousands from agony, pain and despair. SLEEPING CAR FROM BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON TO FAIRMONT For the special accommodation of residents of Fairmont, Morgantown and vicinity, a Pullman Drawingroom sleeping car is placed on Train No. 23, Leaving Baltimore, Camden 8 P. M. Leaving Washington ..9:05 P. M. Arriving Fairmont 5:15 A. M. Passengers may remain in sleepor at Fairmont until 8 A. SI. Baltimore & Ohio - ____ " I ( R1 1 < I; V 1 7 1 ( 1 \ :oid I you seek a I and drafts I cold germ gets your chest is come irritated. I _ i i i :>n t aeiay, asK ery. | I and recom- E on for coughs business, for it is of this sort Dr. King's New ays inflammation, I I ing and old can I paration. Try it! CLASSIFIED Al ONE CENT A WORD HELP W ANTED?FEMALE ] iVANTED?Girl 8t Dairy Lunch, 228 q Jefferson street. 2-19-tt No 1931 JIRL for general housework. Call 88 Boll Phone 684 J. 1-27-17 No. 1853 01 ? m VANTED?Girl lor second cook for to week or ten days. Sco Miss Chap- p, >el at Normal Dormitory. la 1-30-tt No. 1856 le tVANTED?Lady stenographer. Ex- p' pcrienced. Good appearance. An- ~ ;wer giving experience and roferenco. , Iddress Box 1814, West Virginian. | 3-14-tt No. 1914 ; !lj IVANTED ? Girl for general house- M work. Apply 607 Oliver Ave. ,, 2-lS-3t No. 1907 ' IVANTED?Girl tor eeneral houso- h work. Good wages. Call 427-W Poll. * 2-15-tt No. 1016 = HELP WANTED?MALB iVANTED?Men to advertise the wash- T lng value of Fels-Naphtha soap?no ta idling. Salary. Apply before 8:30 p :. m. or after 5 p. m. 308 Water street. ? 3-13-lt No 1332 y, WANTED S VANTED ? Stenographer and hook- Ci keeper. Apply by letter only. State m xperienco It any, also salary required, re tddresa Bank, P. O. Box 423. di 2-16-tt No. 1824 FOR SALE 'OR SALE?Household furniture. 1 621 Walnut Avenue. 2-15-6t No. 1018 l_ rOR SALE.? Now 8-room house, all ~ modern conveniences. Part cash,! lalanco 823.00 monthly. Address Box! .908 'ost Virginian 2-13-51' ROOMS?FPRNI3HED j FOR RENT ? Two nicely furnished' light housekeeping rooms. 711-W 2onsol. 'phone. 2-16-5t i _ ROOMS-UNFURNISHED IVANTED by couple with two chlldron11 3 or 4 untarnished rooms. Bell 1 phone 491-W. 2-19-3t No 1930 _______ OFFICES TO RENT rORT^KENT?April first, 1917. entire' Becond floor east half of Skinner !L mtlding. Will be remodeled to suit I _ ight party. See Mlchae*. Powell, Trust q: jullding. Fairmont. M FARMS FOR SALE ? 3ASTERN OHIO FARMS FOIt SAnll. g Write W. W. Luce, Columbiana. O. o 1-20-61 No. 1326 ! g FORSALE?Farms in Ohio county, a nour Wheeling. Milton Hedges, ? West Liberty, VV. Vu., Bell phone 7100, ing IS. 2-8-26t No. 1880 j FARMS?1 have a few farms in Por- i lage county, Ohio, both large and i ;mull. A pamphlet of description ana prices will be mailed upon application ] Write Van T. Bean, Ravenna, O. 2-13-201 No. 1904 " 1 | 1 MONTANA 460-acre homesteads. Now ? towns, business opportunities. Send C8 25c for maps and information. Ad- 8 iross l". S. Commissioner. Outlook, ? Mont. 2-14-26t No 1911 8 2E.NTRAL OHIO FARMS. Located all g over Harden, Logan, Marlon and g rJniou. Send for big list, stating size 8 >t' farm wauted. R. P. Wood, Ridge- g vay..O. 2-19-2tit No 1929 tt FARMS TO RENT g FOR RENT?Farm three miles from 8 Fplrmont. For particulars come to 8 :'ine Grove on Maunlngton cur or ad- 8 lrcss G. W. Evcrliart, Ut. 1. Fairmont, a 2-16-Gt No. 1921. 11 HQ USES FO K P. EN T ? FOR RENT 9-rooin house. Ogden = avenue. Inqulro P. M. Murphy. Fiione 733-Y Consul. 1-25-tf No 1841 FOR RENT ? Woll furnished lion-e. reasonable to right purty. Speak j I juick. E. B. C. 1923 West Vlr-! jinian. 2-17-3t No. 1923 _ _____ i AGENTS WANTED _ _ UEN our Illustrated catalogue ex- j plains how we teach the barber trade n a few weeks. Mailed free. Moler Barber College, Cincinnati. O. 2-7-m No. 1891 ; HOW TO ANSWER WANT ADS In answering blind ads in fbe West Virginian classlhed columns, please be careful to use the precise address given In the adv. Write the address plainly. Letters brought to The West Virginian office do not re quire stamps. Always Inclose your answers in sealed enve 5 lopss. Advertisers or others In quiring about a classlhed ad. fl must designate the ad. number st the end ot tbo ad., as we have no other means ot referring to it. j Telephones Bell 1105 Con. 250. | ' Ml 1 ? DVERTISING I CASH WITH ORDER. II 3QSINESS OPPORTUKITIE8 K.LCON & CALIFORNIA RAH,-#* ROAD CO.. grant lands. Title tu me revested In United States by act Congress dated June 9. 1916. TwuKl. lllton three hundred thousand acres be opened tor settlement and sah>wer site, Umber and agricuituisi nds containing same of best 'md ft In United States. Now is the opirtune time. Largo Sectional Maps id descripUon of soil, climate, rate 11. elevations, etc. Postpaid one dolr. Grant Lands Locating Co.. Bos' Tl^ortlanaTOregon. 1-18-tjNo 1811* APLE GROVE STOCK FARM Tamworlhp. At auction Feb. 84. 'IT. 35 sows and gilts bred tor MarcU id April farrow. Send (or catalog, arry FouU, R. 3, West Milton. 0. 3-17-Ot No. 1885 MONEY TO LOAN BE BUCKEYE SAVING AND LOAN company o( Bellalre, 0.. bas monsy loan! on desirable real estate. Sea iuI o. Armstrong, Attorney, 41-4.1 -ust Bldg., Ttb Floor, Fiirannt. W. ONEY?To loan in sums of $lu to 850 to anyono h-vlng stead/ work tn be paid In small montbl;- payenta. No reference or endorsement i quired. Strict, confidential. Ad- < ess Box 696, Clarksburg, W. Va. Professional Cards [ IKAL. SMITH COUNSELLOR-AT'LAW !?| Office Trust Btdg. Fairmont, W. VA . . . . I m m I ' m B. SCOTT, ~ _ ?ii? iWBl Optioiin. 25 yean praotto*! expenouce. Glasses furnished la oao hour. With A. B. Scott & Company. JEWELERS. | MRS. W. A. TUCKER $ CORSETIERE Representing Nubone Corsets. 'A Bell 487 J 326 Monro* at. \ DR. A. B. SMITH, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND EYE SPECIALIST. Glasses of all Kinds correctly fitted. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hall Block over Martin'* Drag Store. - -! !|S "W/a W. R. DOUGAN DENTIST. Bell Phon* 62. Nuzum Bids- Jetfereon 3t c Fairmont Pressing Co. 1 L. E. BROWN, Prop. 8 Goods called tor and delivered S All our work guaranteed. > Consol. 664 W Bell 1080 R g <, Compound Interest Has | Made More Money rhan Speculation l There are no lucky few and unfortunate many among- the National Bank ot Fairmont's ' H depositors. Every depositor is getting' 4 per cent componnded semi- annually, regularly. Why not feel "care-free"? bo auro fn vnnr <nvoB?mont __lllHl^-U I Compound interest baa made | more money than specula- i: j tion. Come in and talk it I jj over. rAiRMONT Hntm WEST VA.