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^Ril j I Oat out the piotur eon all four aide*. Km* 3 Sfcen carefully fold dotted Hue 1 Its entire length. Then dotted line 3 and K - so on.' Fold each section underneath % s ' accurately. When completed turn over - , sad you'll find a surprising result. Sato .the plctnree. ^ THE WEATHER. |fr?- West Virginia? Sght7 and^WedElfi ,'''yn> nesday, enow. : IrUc. temperature, uiuE? H^EL" Iroum 46; miniF-:'--, * k mum 9; preclplta p .;. . tlon, none. BVEfcT8 TONIQHT. Red Men1* tall ? Marion Lodge, K. IP . of P. EMaocatee hall?Marion Review, Wo|v; ' man'a Benefit Aeeoclation of the Modern Maccabees. I" ... . Bike' Home?Fairmont Lodge. L : Odd Fellows' hall?Marion Lodge. ctuttflngham hall?Ladles' Order of the Odd en Links. L tWllart hall?W. C. T. U. meeUng. ? . Skinner building?Royal Neighbors. White School?Christmas program. Barnes School?Christmas program. ErJ.'- -Trouble Over Hide?Suit was in% sti tuted before Justice Musgrave yes} terdsy afternoon to recover a white r:* .. around hog bide by D. 0. Kimmell . from C. 0. Reed, the local taxidermist. jj|?> Klmman killed a white gronnd hog, j? i which is a very rare animal, a few months ago and brought the hide here r"/' to have it wounted. When Kimmell (j:.... . failed to get the mounted animal he brought ault Attorney L. C. Musgrave >V; represented Kimmell and Attorney J. KB P. Kirby represented Reed. Justice K&n.- Musgrove gave judgment for the posstssloa Of the bide or for $7.50 In mon*fi -T Kr.vM., ' I R - Long.la In Prance?Mrs. John BenI - nbtt Loss-formerly Miss Alwlida Millet, bag .received news of the arrival In Franca of her husband who had been i in training with the Aviation corps at Peneacola, Fla. Mr. Long was here recently on a visit to his parents at Ca E taw Da ana wnne nere ais marriage with Miss Miller was solemnized. Mrs. Long will cor^inue her residence here. Charged With Stealing Dishes? - Cora Smith and Mary Bruce, both colored, have been charged with stealing dtshes from The Fairmont by Manager Fatt before Justice Conaway. They Save been held for trial. t Thrie Prisoners Confess ? Love v. Ofay, colored, George Dagross and Albert Mister confessed yesterday to transporting intoxicating lipuors from onb point to another within the conns' ty- JEach were fined 5100 and sent to jail for" 60 days by Justice Conaway. . >1 Carriage License?A marriage IIp cense has beetflssued by Deputy gi County Clerk Phillips to Hugh M. % HDavis. 2, of Zollarsvllle, and Luella Phillips,. 28, Manning ton. Removing Light Poet?Workmen were busy this morning removing an BHSyr MIwaIWIA II Mil. a e- ? ? * -? tthe Osgood's Department store. The light 1HU not be replaced. Junior 'blast Plsy?As customary, the Junior class at the Fairmont high School -will again this year give their Tfegular Junior class play. The play has not been selected. The play given by the Junior class last year was the "Blossoming of Mary Ann," generally 'considered the best play yet given by _ a-Junior class at the high school. Agajnet Sunday Business?The Sunday school of the First M. P. church vent on record Sunday as being op. posed'to Stbbath desecration, especially that form of it which keeps .Bany''little tj.ores open in violation^ at the lew. An effort will be made to have the other Sunday schools of the fifty take action In this matter. -KIM To Have Minstrel*?The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elke at Monnuvflle, Fairmont and Parksrtrtmrg will have minstrel shows v aariyli 1818. to holster up their char,t> ' lty funds. Miller ft Draper will put OA the .shows at all three points. ; ; > - Football Banquet?At the Maderia Bhtol In Morgantown this eevnlng, - ^ beginning at eight o'clock will occur We annual baquet for the West Vir' glla University football team. The footbe* banquet is generally consld' ersd onq of the big athletic events of the year and is looked forward to by | / mm. *?<?rts- < ^ Christmas Program?A 'special Hgg&? '>'Chrletmas program will be given at j [the 'White school this evening, begin:ntng at 7:?B o'cloclc. The program W- foLATE "WANT" ADS ? LC81*?Today between Owena and ??ly wetaon Hotel, cratk oil of Ovbrland Kk; anto. Finder return to Oalllher'a B;X. nam 1218-2t-32ib? the pupils of the school* The public, and especially the'patrons are cordially invited to attend. New Shipping Clerk?Clarence C. Brown Of Continence. Pa., has ac- , cepted a position as shipping clerk at the Fairmont Mining Machine Com. ; pany and will locate in this city. i Three Are Injured/ , In Coasting Citosh ! The first sled riding accident ot the year occurred yesterday evening about 9 o'clock when a large bobsled coming down the Fifth street hill collided with an automobile. On the sled were Once Ott, Virginia Morris, Mil-1 dred Harvey, Edward Crowl, James : Anwyll and Edward Bevan. Grace Ott Virginia Morria and James Anwyll were all injured but none of the injuries were at all serious. A car driven by Zell Brady came cut the alley between Benont avenue and Walnut averse and was just turning up the bill when the sled, coming at full speed down the Fifth street grade, struck the rear jeft wheel of the automobile. City Hall Notes The regulation of Traffic Officer Richard Ward and Policeman Howard Woodward was formally reported to the Board of Affairs yesterday. The resignation was accepted. s No officers will be appointed to take the places left vacant by Ward and Woodward nntll spring. It Is the belief tbat the present police forte can handle affairs In this city until speedera begin to operate next spring. Chief Fred Harr has received several posters from Breckinridge Jones, of Charleston, warning registrants to take particular care to see that their present address Is In the hands of the draft board . One of the notices waB put up In the police headquarters, others are being distributed over the city. * t f . i | Congress to Probe the Shipping Board ; (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18? i Congressional investigation of the ship ping board and difference which idlght 1 have rent it since Us organization . were proposed today in both houses of Congress. Senator Harding of Ohio and Representative Edmonds of Pensylva , jla offered resolutions which were re ferred to committees with out action. *n . j_ necem rauents at Coo}s Hospital Mrs. Warren E. Stone, of Klngwood, was admitted to Cook hospital Saturday for treatment. Other patients at the hospital are J. L. Inghram, of High street Gilbert Arnctt, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Arnett ;Mrs. L. J. Lytle, of llhea Terrace J. S. Cherry, wife of the proprietor of the B. and 0. restaurant; Verner Wade. Mrs. Helen Sheets; Miss Mildred Rottenhouse, Mrs. Martha Wolfe, of Newburg. All these ; patients are doing nicely. Among the patients dismissed recently were K. K. Kramer, a prominent citizen of Connellsvllle, Pa.; Mrs. William Linn, of this city; Mrs. Myrtle Ott, of Mannlngton; Mrs. John Ridgely. Mrs. Frank Edgar and Guy Leonard. all of this city. Miss Eulah Taylor, of Gassaway, a sister of Miss Lunah Taylor, formerly head nurse at the hospital who had been a patient, ihere for several weeks, has returned to her home at Gassaway. saveTthis AMERICAN FL number Present three of these coupons ci of The West Virginian with B8c cash with sewed stripes, guaranteed fast c Keallzlng the need ot ever; family in I Flag to display on patriotic holidays, v number ot our readers at ridiculously s; price ot flags has almost doubled In th< to clip 3 ot the above coupons consecu The West Virginian office with 38 cent cents extpa for mailing it not called for ! nil i" i v "ue S /- ~ labor-i /per ?? *rww- Igj | eusy nrr tmi i nj, Kcrras ? ** ' r make QUI (fc*\ ipn 1ss Becor II ?I \ BWWWERS f ""ft \ vnwea ? I \ * "" wv camps ^ PCyoM -; : J (Continued from Page One.) Draft Board No. 2 Insist on going to Uannington to get their legal advice In making out their questionnaires. This la absolutely unnecessary, as any legal advisory board may give the necessary aid. The rules say that the registrants should go to 'the near1st Legal Advisory board and not necessarily the board operating under the draft board where the registrants are registered. This applies also to Palrmonters who are not In the city at this time. They likewise should go to the nearest Legal Advisory board. Reports from the office of the local draft board ate to the effect that numerous registrants are questioning the public as to the manner in which the questionnaires are filled out Those who practice this and who fall to complete their questionnaires In the proper manner will forfeit tbelr rights monongahI Much Skating. The heavy enow now covering the Ice on the river has little effect on skating In Monongah. Far up the river the skaters have shoveled the snow off tho ice from hank to bank, making the Ice as good (or skating as It the enow bad novor come. No Team. The Thoburn high si^iool will again this year^ot bo represented by a basketball team. The reason for this is that there Is no place In town to play. It Ib hoped that the students will-be in their new building by this time next year and bo able to have a real floor team. Auxiliary to Meet. This Is tre regular weekly meeting day (or the Monongah Auxiliary of American Rett Cross. Last week several articles were taken to Fairmont and It Is hoped that as many more may be sent to headquarters In the near future. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Conley were calling out of town yesterday evening. George Lelving was among the Monongah callers In Fairmont yesterday evening. John Vlngle has returned home after an absence of several days. t)!ck Talbott was In Fairmont yesterday evening as a social visitor. Mrs. Tony Cirmo was in Fairmont for a short while yesterday evening. Ira L. Danley was among the local tusinqss transactors .to Fairmont yesterday afternoon. Evening Hours at JLibrary Changed The executive board, of the Fairment Library Association held a meeting last evening .at tho Library at which considerable business was transacted. A change in tho evening hours at the librarv wnn fmnria ana hereafter the library will be open from 7 until S:30 in-the evening instead of from 7:30 to 0. the previous hours. It was also decided to close the library oh Monday the 24, as well as on Christmas day, which with Sunday on the 23, closes the library for three consecutive days. Several books have been donated to the library recently; one by the Salvation* Array, one by I. F. Chapman and six volumes of fiction by Mrs. George DeBolt. Library membership fees remained at the usual 'prico and attention is called to the year-round pleasure such a membership would give to a family or an individual. The family membership is $1 and the individual 50 cents. rcOUPON \Cl coupon 192 ansecuttvely numbered at the office and get a beautiful Flag 4x6 feet, olore. b'alrmont ana vicinity for an American re have arranged to supply a limited mall cost In spite'of the flact that the ) last tew weeks. AU you need do Is tlvely numbered and present them-at s In cash and the hag Is yours. Ten TARW ^ \HUICU IS a o - *.15& * sorb kteps mb\ MS <JlRe.LC.9S # i obab baron / , ck some bunk vonr > 1NXS OB OKB ? OtR AMERICAN jLjLftil, FA1RM0HT ASKS (Continued From Fas* <1) j crease the supply ot gas tor. the 1 Fairmont consnmers. The resolutions which were adopted by the directors were Introduced by Mr. Cunningham.1 They read ae follows: I WHBHEA8. By reason ot the fall- t ure ot an adequate supply of natural gas our manufacturing plants hare been compelled to shut down, throw- , lng a large number ot persons out ot , employment; courts, schools and churches hare been closed, depriving , our children ot educational advan- . tags and many ot our homes have , been Inadequately heated, resulting in , sickness and suffering, and, WHEREAS, Large quantities of na- < tural gas produced In this state are i being, transported dally out of tbe < state and there furnished and sold t to consumers for manufacturing and i domestic purposes; 1 That at least 400,000,000 cubic feet i of-gas Is dally being transported out of Northern West Virginia and sold { in Western Pennsylvania and East- ; ern Ohio; that this gas Is produced , and obtained in close proximity to the manufacturing centers In Northern , West Virginia and In convlent reach , of the more thicltly populated por- , tlone of said section where suffering and in convenience Is greatest because of the lack of sufficient gas. , That the regular and continued op- , orations of thcso manufacturing plants Is necessary to the material 1 prosperity of this state and the" per- : sons employed in these lndustdes and 1 those dependent upon them; it these industries are closed because of a lack . or fuel much suffering must necessar- * tly result to the persons thus thrown out of employment and those dependent upon them; that the regular and continued production Is necessary to I enable the state to do Its part toward" the support of the government and the prosecution of the war: and, WHEREAS, Only a comparatively small proportion of gas so transported and sold out of" the state Is used exclusively In the manufacture of ma' terlals and munitions directly required In the prosecution of the war, and that sufficient gas so transported and sold out of the state can be retalneed In the state to meet the requirements of our own people without in any way Interfering with the manufacture of war materials and munitions outside the state, that a dally e diversion of f?#ni ten to fifteen mil- f llous of cubic feet to the counties of Hatrlson, Marlon audi Monongalia would probably meet all their requirements, relieve the suffering and pefmlt the .factories to operate; and, * WHEREAS, It Is the Judgment of I this body tbdt persons residing and 1 engaged -In business In a community ( producing large quantities of natural , gas are entitled to have their reason i aujo lequuomeuis ot mis iuei BUppiled before the same Is transported ' j out of the state, at least to the extent [ that want, sickness and suffering be _ prevented; that if the governors and ' other stite officers of states and cities are permitted to confiscate coal In transit through their states and 1 cities .to relieve want and suffering the gdvernor ot this state ought to ] have authority as a police regulation for the protection and preservation of society In the state to take sufficient j of the gas produced In this, state to reasonably meet the actual' requirements of our citizens and industries; r and, ' WHEREAS, It Is the sense of this . body that the governor of this state J should be commended for the strong stand H' has already.taken to secure for our people an adequate supply of gas out of the great, r.uantlties pro- j duced In the state to meet their reasonable requirements; ant that he bo requested to cause such toKhcr proceedings to be had and taken before the Public Ser-lcs Comm'sslon of the state as will Insure the fi.rnlshlng I of such reasonably adequate supply; and that It under the law3 sow on our statute books tha Public Service Commission is not vested wish author- , * - ? ?as-? \ it/ auiiitictu iu uivci iue iliuuuuu . the governor be requested as speed- ' ily as posible to call the legislature [ in extraordinary session for the pur- , oose of enacting such lavs as will enable the commission to require and C compel persons and concerns trans- I porting gas out of the state to first j provide sufficient of such gas to meet _ the reasonable requirements of the ' people of the state. 1 THEREFORE, RESOLVED, That I we commend the governor of this . state for the steps he has already ' taken to protect the Interests of his * own citizens in securing for them an E adequate supply of gas. j That we most respectively urge up- jon him that he cause such proceedings to be had and taken before the 1 Public Service Commission of the & state as may be necessary to require S CHESTNUT SQUIRREL FOO /9WEAT6R4? AH / "YAH ?ft* HAF H6T \ f] I "TO FAIL- BAROH. WO QJt , > Jl\ sSS A VWHDfiR. ?F * PO 1 SAV ?-r lYSELF 1J And that It trader the etatuee how a force the Public Service Oommls. lon la sot retted with sufficient anhority to so oontrol end escalate the ransportatlon of gas, the governor >e respectfully requested and urged is speedily as possible to call the egtslature In extraordinary session or the purpose of enacting such laws is will give the oonunlsslon ample auhority to meet the sttnatlon. RESOLVED, That It Is the sense of his body that a committee should be ippolnted to confer and act with like xjmmltteei appointed by chambers it commerce and other like organistIons In this state fqr the pnrpose of aklng action looking to the securing it an adequate supply of natoal gas Or the benefit of the citizens and tnlugtlres In this atate: and that ?nr.h committee when appointed should confer with similar committees with the view of procuring such proceedngs to be taken as may he necessary to secure rellet and obtain an adeluate supply ot natural gas and, RESOLVED, That the president ot this chamber of commerce be and be Is hereby authorised, empowered and directed to appoint a committee ot rive (6) to represent this body and confer with like oommtttees from ether similar organisations and to obtain the relief desired. O'Neal In Virginia?R. L. O'Neal ot The Fairmont who attended the mooting ot hotel proprietors ot the state it Parkersburg on Saturday will not return to Fairmont until alter Christinas. He will spend his Chrls.tmas racation In Virginia. /VlWam\\ I /*WVhjlsln&ert(A\ I' \\ I J \ \ - Ti? / / \ \ hpw that Goes V / The West Virginian Is on sale ivery evening In Fairmont at the ollowing places:: CENTRAL TOE FAIRMONT NEWS CO. 121% Main Street i. G. MARTIN CO., 131 Main Street JNION 'NEWS CO., Traction Station JNION NEW8 CQ? B. & 0. Station JLYDE S. HOLT, 32 S Main Street ITEALEY'S PLACE Watson Hotel Bldg, 'THE HOTEL FAIRMONT" Jefferson Street VATSON BLDG. NEWS STAND Main.Entrance Watson Bldg. BAST SIDE dORAN ? PRUNTY Cor. Bridge & Water Streets : * ST SIDE NEWS CO.,' Market St. LOCUST AVENUE r. H. McCLOSKEY DRUG CO. 612 Locust Avenue SOUTH SIDE r:ir tenth st. pharmacy Cor. 10th St. and Virginia Are. TAMES GALLIGHER Cor. 12th St. and Virginia Ave. On sale every evening outside ot Fairmont at the following places: MA.VNINGTON FRED G. BARLOW'S News Stand ci*rksburg mPJKE^-jVS_COMPANY bwumuaah IMHiWS UUIdi'ANY Served and for sale by The West "irginian's own Carriers every evenng in the following towns: iV -ON WORTHINGTON hiefton bentons perry IAROLINA MONTANA MINES DA MAY MANNINGTON tINOAMON B.' RRACKVILLE VATSON DAKOTA MINES 1INGMONT CRAY8 PLATS AIRVIEW <;RANT TOWN IAXTER ENTERPRISE tlVESVILLE SHINNSTON IELLVIEW BETHLEHEM 'ARMINGTON ANNABELLE IOWNS HUTCHINSON IDGEMONT MONONGAK IONON STOP No. 63 IETZ MORGAN MINE CHARLIE , ^"fiocae-oe-' \r~~"yr y ? M d?by ahern /fivjjo kmkr flu.? sptf fit / 6uwk 5o0ho sk voo - ?u. c / mftxe oho sbudtd camp.ar ( sot-otcrsnopuroh balky w i kick sortvwr oho msooe i \ cooks who cot pew ?4 chk v oho sewe ib oett soumsp \_ i am gbwhg. eerrtr GhttetaM holidays will begin In the various schools of the city daring this weak and already preparation! for the closing and for entertainment! to celebrate the season are In pro. grew. The schools of Fairmont Independ ent school district will close on Wed nesdsy of this week and will return! work on Wednesday, January t. The schools of Union Independent school district wlU close on Fridaj ,of this week end will resume or Monday. January 7. The Kormal school will close ot Friday ot this wsek and will not con vena again until Thursday, Januarj S. 8t. Peter's Parochial school wll close on Friday of this week tor tjic Christinas vacation. Pleasing programs have been pre pared tor the closing of the varloui schools most ot which will be glvet on the attemoon ot the closing day. This evening at the Barnes school i Christmas program will be observed and on Wednesday a similar progran will be given by the pupils ot th( Miller school. ywwMww??WH?tww*ww isBB 8 ? iii ,, - rjr in - ! ' !| Let Judgn || Your Chrisl | i Concentrate Your Christ Player, and Make < , to the Wh i| Study for a momenl i i you have spent for the i \; how little they have of wli i | gifts, most of them are g< I: are concerned, they mighl I; mas gift. : If you buy them a pia : ferent .Ten years from m i of pleasure as it was the : I it to the house. Andevei I j tells in a most convincing i i judgment that prompted I the ^purchaser, however c :: and business methods of t I: It is more or less a matte I: piano, Victrola or Bruns1 f C. A. HO <! mnnns mnrs flion tVin nv>i ^ caAVA V WKMAA WitV |VA A j; you have bought an undis j; -ed value, permanent serv :: methods that have made ; i for 35 years. These are practical i i | all anxiety as to the recep j; A Chickering, Ivers j; man, Kohler & Campbell ] ; shall or Autopiano player i j that plays all kinds of di: i; ments in various styles i :; for you to come and get tl :: py with. Liberal terms i ii over. ONLY FIVE DA*! j: MAKE YOUR CHOICE. j THE C. A. 1 |i: FRANK M. SI V5.TIWJE-DE-THJM | *> jl- rto?JPo?s-m\s swwtwfN, /^)y tR SVflftTOKS OER^lMMtH / AKh| e. aei^lA. iicen m/ Ma I I CEOS JUt4 ffcET TO MOKE TWBR Y ISStRKEN PY be* ARMY " V"10 XBft WW PUT SYRUP ON 5 AS HAMNEL-CAKeS- HAH! YBU SAY Ptu.? -TANKSjy < * ' 1 > ? (Continued From Pas* U> >S tatlon of coal. Tho Central West Tip- I Sin la Coal Operators' Association baa - fl been carrying on helpful work of this Vm nature tor some time and the National V.l Cool Association, upon Its organise- I' l tion, promptly created a Transports- VI tion Department and placed at tta head ' I an able railroad man in order that co- ! j operation with the roads might bo of the most practical and efficient kind J P. R. Lyon, superintendent of opera- J tions of tho Consolidation Coal oom- J pany, returned yesterday after a week's I I stay In Ualtlmore where he hu bun M (loin sail that be could In an effort be1 ins made by that company to develop 1 , a plan which would relieve tbe ten- t road situation and permit the move- I . menu of coal to a greater oxtent. t , R. H. Jamison, J. S. Amend, 0. E. i Cowan, JameB Kelley, ot Qreenabarg; ' , T. B. Phillips, and J. F. Rodgers, ot t Pittsburgh, are In tbe elty on buitI ness. i A new allotment ot explosive license '/ i blanks have been received by County \ Clerk Martin. ' ? ' /' '. J iwwwwwwwwwwtwwtin V lent Guide j | tmas Bounty J \ mas Money on a Piano or i ?1 >ne Worth-while Gift Jl ole Family. ; of the Christmas money !; \j| family in the past and see ; | |1 lat you once got them. The I: f| one, and so far as the folks i; #1 i as well never had a Christ- \; \ 1 no this Christmas, how dif- i i M ow it will as great a source. i: J A-1- _ J 1---- J" uay uie urayman prougnt .1 y day of those ten years, it j | ;.,M j way of the love and good i' / the giver. The safety, to I lepends upon the integrity. :j yl he fim that sells the piano. ; /J r of trust. A piano, player i wick bought from usEca ] | ce you pay. It means that M sputed art worth, establish-' \ ice and reputable business ! t'a this a prosperous business i I "acts that will chase away / < il tion of your gift. % . V.-1> wr pnnj t?tvi s ! uo j. uiiU) uiuciouii) ivuriiCi" .1, \W piano.or a Hammond, Mar- i : ' fm , a Victrola or a Brunswick j 3c records, all these instru-j i| ind sizes are waiting heire ]:lei !iem, to make someone hap? if you desire. Let's talk (tj SI fS LEFT IN WHTP.W TA * fi iOUSECO.11 SARPE, Mgr. V "vT-W? J& vt vs speu wrm,, :?&& ^AKilBt-sf .v U I feOOD TW??f oeswoiesV I V-Kfll 11PER (ROM CROSS- ?F (ROM ] ses ?OS CAKE ID HAF A J