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KINQWOOO, DECEMBER 21
A Man With a Message
The President is criticised because
In hla address to Congress he failed
to refer to problems supposed to be
vital. He had nothing to say of the
war, of peace or of our relations here
with. He did not discuss food prices,
and he ignored Mvxica, national de
fense and woman suffrage.
For many years Presidential mes
sages, touching lightly upon Important
problems, covered everything from
Arctic exploration and coast surveys
to the boll-weevil and the grasshopper
T hey contained almost as many words
aa a best seller. They were sent to
C°®Fr®®* and the country in hook form
to be laid away for future reference,
which itrely took place. They were
a conglomeration of departmental re
ports.
Wilson’s practice of discussing
one subject of urgent Importance at a
time has produced legislative results
heretofore unknown. Ho has fixed
the attention of the people as well as
of Congress on the issue of the hour.
Aa he always speaks to tho point and
briefly, he may easily be beard again
before adjournment, but not, we ven
ture to say, in tiresomo generalization
upon encyclopaedic topics.—New York
World.
Our Own State
In the hustle and bustle of the lives
of those who are not engaged In agri
cultural pursuits, the agricultural pos
sibilities of the state are often over
looked. Thus, when the Federal
Farm Loan Board appeared here
there were many facts developed at
the hearing which might be interest
ing to those persons who associate
West Virginia with nothing but coal,
oil and gas.
Easily the best paper read before the
board was that of Howard E. Wil
liams, commissioner of agriculture.
Not only was the paper a concise one,
dealing with the fundamentals of the
agricultural conditions. in the Btate,
but it Was enlightening to those who
entertain the idea that West Virginia
is not an agricultural state.
Of course, it takes more than mere
statistics to compare West Virginia
with Iowa and Nebraska as agricul
tural states, but such public state
menu as those made by Mr. Williams
do much to awaken in us a sense of
appreciation of how rich we really are
In other things besides our minerals.
There are 96,685 farms in the state
of West Virginia, with an average of
104 acres, and the total valuation of
which is 6374,859,000. while the aver
age value of the farms is almost
63,000, Including all farm property.
The average value of the tillable soil
Is |30 per acre, and while the crops
are not as large as in some other
sUtes of the union, this condition can
not be laid to the door of inferior soil
but to inferior cultivation.
It might be well for West Virgin
ians to learn more about their state
and what a fine heritage it is to be a
West Virginian.—Gazette.
Where Progressives are Welcome
As a witness at the inquest in the
case of Mr Hughes, William Allen
White testifies in Collier's that in Pro
gressive territory during the campaign
the Republican candidate was "hand
cuffed, manacled, gagged and blind
folded’* by the Old Guard, whereas—
"The strength of the President with
the Progressives was that In every
state and at Washington a group of
forward-looking Democrats had access
to him. Practically every department
in Washington had for its head or his
assistant a man who if he had been a
Republican would have been in the
_ Progressive revolt.**
Yet fllngpite of this admissions, Mr.
White is one of many Progressives
whose Inclinations and ideas of politi
cal duty impel them to seek a reunion
with the Republicans. The best they
can hope for in that quarter is to re
sume the posts of servitude long held
by them under the invincible bosses.
Here and there they may compel a
division of party swag, but they can
not write the platforms; they cannot
name the Presidential candidates;
they cannot beat down or break
through the old phalanxes of money
and privilege.
Leadership determines the character
of political organizations. If Demo
cracy la now officered In states and
nation by men who have proved their
devotion to public aervice and If Re
publicanism is still captained by the
disciples of Mark Hanna, how can Mr.
White give a reasonable excuse for
bla determination to seek associations
where he la not wanted and reject the
companionship of those who not only
want him but need him?
Progreselvism, rejected by the Re
publicans, la actually In possession of
the Democratic party. It cannot hold
Its ground forever against the as
ults of reactionaries in Its own
unless It has the support of
rard-looking men, no matter if
Jbea Ldve chosen to call
*—World
Tabulation of llecfnt Flection In t'ou
plctcd
Complete official returns of the re
cant general election were given out
this week when the tabulp.ton of all
counties was completed iu the office
of the Governor and Secretary of
State. The reports showed among
other things, that woman suffrage
wns defeated by a majority of 98,
067. The vote Is as follows:
For Governor—John J. Cornwell,
Democtat, 143,324; Ira E. Robinson,
Republican, 140,569. Cornwell’s plur
ality. 2,755.
For Secretary of State—H. G.
Young, Republican, 142.937; Charles
R. Wilson. Democrat, 139,046. Young’s
plurality, 3,927.
For Superintendent of Schools—M.
I*. Shuwkey, Republican, 142.457; R.
A. Armstrong, Democrut, 139,424.
Shawkey’s plurality, 3.033.
For Treasurer—W. S. Johnson, Re
publican, 143,402; Lloyd Rinehart,
Democrut. 138,459. Johnson’s plural
ity, 4,943.
For Auditor—John S. Durst, Re
publican, 143,914; A. K. Kenney, Dem
ocrat, 137,833. Darst’a plurality,
6,081.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—
James II. Stewart, Republcan, 143,
364; John 11. Finley, Democrat, 138,
310. Stewart’s plurality, 5,054.
For Attorney General—E. T. Eng
land, Republican, 144,761; W. II. Saw
yers, Democrat, 136,547. England's
plurality, 8,214.
For United States Senator, Howard
Sutherland, Republican, received 144,
243 votes, while W. E. Chilton, Demo
crat, incumbent received 138,685. G.
A. Gneiser, Soclalst, received 4,881.
Sutherland’s plurality was 5,658.
The official voto on the woman’s
suiTrage amendment was 161,607
against ratification and 63,540 for rat
illcation. The majority against was
S8.0K7.
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All Postmasters May He Under Civil
. Service
Plans by which the present method
of Presidential appointment of post
masters will be abolished and appoint
ments inode Instead under the civil
service are under consideration by the
postofllce department. Postmaster
General Burleson, who Is preparing
his anual report, is expected to recom
mend that Congress thiH winter pass a
law to this effect.
1C adopted the act will take away
from membera of Congress their In
fluence in the selection of postmasters
and remove from politics a subject of
patronago the country over. Among
many members of Cougress there is a
strong sentiment for the law.
The department, it is said, has been
handicapped in some of its progres
sive measures because postmasters
were chosen for their popularity rath
er than for their business ability.
The plan proposed would make post
mastership a business which a man
must first qualify for before receiving
an appointment. It would make pos
sible the promotion of a postmaster
from a small office to a larger one,
and instead of installing a postmaster
for a four-year term to remain in one
place he would be installed In the of
fice he Is best fitted for. If it were
found that a postmaster serving in an
offleew ith receipts of $10,000 was
qualified to serve In an office with re
ceipts of $100,000 he would be in line
for promotion to such an office.
By this method the service, it is de
clared, would be improved and at the
same time would be economized and
placed on a business basis.
The proposed change would affect
9,192 postmasters, the number now ap
pointed by the President. Of these
567 are first class, 2,212 second class,
6,413 third class.
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42,000 Ton Battleships
The Navy department is wise In
planning to make the new battleships
the most powerful In the world. In
the plans for the three super-dread
noughts which Congress Is expected to
authorize this winter, all vessels in
our own and the British and German
navies are far outclassed. Japan
alone, so far as Is known, has prepar
ed designs for a single battleship that
Invites comparison with them.
i ne iour battleships. Colorado,
Maryland, Washington and W'est Vir
ginia, for which the contracts were re
cently awarded, will each displace 32.
600 tons, have twenty-one knots speed
and mount eight 16-lnch guns. The
three battleships that It Is now pro
posed to construct will each displace
42,000 tons, have twenty-three knots
speed and carry twelve 16-lnch guns.
Thus at one step provision is made for
an Increase of 30 per cent In displace
ment, 10 per cent In speed and 60 per
cent In gun power. Since the begin
ning of the war In Europe the Queen
Elizabeth has been regarded as the
most formidable type of vessel In the
Hrltlsh navy, but Its displacement In
only 27,600 tons and It carries only
eight 16-inch guns, with a speed of
twenty-five knots.
The battleships with which the war
with Spain was fought are todAy mere
pigmies beside the modern giants of
the sea. From the 10,288 ton Oregon,
the T nlted States has advanced rapid
ly through successive stages of dread
noughts to the 42.0OO ton battleship
Hut It must now face the limitations
imposed upon Its navy by the Panama
( ana) and its harbors and dry docks_
World,
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\ Marling I,Izard
A sper imen of the barking lizard
I *r** captured near Mordina barn, 28
miles west of San Antonio, In Medina
county, Texas. The lizards grow from
eighteen to twenty-four Inches long.
Their bark Is like that of an old hound
dog and can be heard for a mile.
They only bark In the spring time
and In damp, rainy weather, commenc
ing late In rhe evening and ceasing at
daybreak. It Is said that the barking
lizards are only found In the aecttan of
Pwn Medina to
shout twenty
rocks, coming
. .„d
i vxxm* mmasaatuat_ -- - - ~ -
llow lo Kfiturr Cost of Living
Mrs. George Harnett, the wife of
Major General Harnett, commandant
of tho United States marine corps, who
Is chairman of the National Commit
tee on Voluntary Aid of the Woman’s
Section of the Navy League, has writ
ten a little manual which is being sent
to nearly 500,000 members. In It she
gives valuable hints as to how the wo
men of u community, for Instance,
who And their village suddenly In
vaded by a regiment of hungry troops
on their way to the front to Aglit for
them, can put Into action their natural
desire to feed the hungry until their
supply train romes up.
Each woman of the village, she says,
is used to cooking for a small family
but has no idea how much food to pre
pare for a regiment, and do It so
quickly that the hungry soldiers can
ho on their way In u few hours. Mrs
Harnett shows how It can be done.
From scientiAc experiments it has
been ascertained how much food Is re
quired to keep one soldier At. .Mrs.
Harnett meets the emergency witli a
set of simple menus with a quantity
sufficient to feed sixty men, ami all to
be found in a cross-country store. If
there ure 1,000 men, split them up In
to groups of sixty. It requires five
pounds of coffee, seven and a half gal
lons of water and between twenty
eight and thirty ounces of sugar to
make a Ano holler of coffee for Blxty
men. If tea Is preferred, she urges,
use three and a half ounces of the leaf
to seven and n half gallons of water
for sixty men.
To give a luncheon at a railway sta
tion where soldiers nre passing
through and townspeople desire to
showr their patriotism, thero are re
quired beef sandwiches coffee, tea,
currant buns, butter, pickles and pa
per plates. Twenty-two pounds of
bread and 20 pounds of boiled beef
will make the sandwiches, while one
half ounce of butter to a man, or 30
ounces in ail, and three quarts of
pickles are sufllcient. Currant buns
sounds expensive, but a reclpo well
tried out in the marine corps kitchens
reduces the cost to a minimum.
Soups, meats, vegetables, pies and
puddings ure figured with a lavish
hand that knockB the high cost of liv
ing into a cocked hat. Mrs. Harnett
takes up the care of dependents in war
time, or the providing of food for any
other large body of people and makes
community buying, community feed
ing and community economy easy. A
community of 250 persons may be
given a breakfast of bananas, shred
ded wheat, cream, boiled eggs, boiled
potatoes, bread, butter and coffee for
$25.45. A dinner for the same num
ber of roast beef, stuffed veal, brown
gravy, mashed potatoes, asparagus, su
gar corn, pickles, radishes, bread,
butter, cottnge pudding and nutmeg
sauce can be provided for $24.76.
Community buying of food-stuffs. Mrs.
Harnett says, would reduce the cost of
living. It has been successful in the
belligerent countries or Europe.
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Brief Items
The most practical means of con
trolling grasshoppers is by the use of
poisoned-bran baits or the modified
Criddle mixture.
The golden plover of the Pacific
ocean migrates from Alaska to the Ha
waiian Islands. Its flight takes it
2.000 miles across an Islandless sea.
Tiie department, during the last fis
cal year, employed 634 people in co
operative work in the eradication and
control of citrus canker in the south
ern states.
It has been found that a few thor
ough applications of crude petroleum
to the interior of poultry houses will
destroy completely the common red
mite Infesting chickens.
The longest continuous flight of any
bird is made by the golden plover.
From Nova Scotia to the coast of
South America the entire flight of
2.400 miles is accomplished without
pause or rest.
A device has been originated by
specialists of the department which
promises a more satisfactory and
practical application of the hot-water
treatment for the prevention of loose
smut In wheat and barley.
Kxtenslve researches by plant
pathologists of the department upon
the development of crown galls upon
plants show that these galls, which
are caused by a bacillus, have very
many points of resemblance to human
cancer.
*" 11 ♦
District of Columbia May lie Dry
By a margin of one vote the Shep
pard bill to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors In the
District of Columbia was put into first
place on the Senate calendar Saturday
to be taken up this week and debated
until It is disposed of or replaced
Senator Townsend of Michigan,
sought to Keep the volunteer officers'
retirement hill before the Senate as
unfinished business but a motion to
substitute the Sheppard bill prevail
ed, 34 to 33.
Senator Martino of New Jersey, op
posing the bill, said the saloon should
not be abolished until some other form
of f lub for the poor man could be es
tablished. He declared residents of i
prohibition slates are the heaviest
consumers of patent medicines com
posed chiefly of cheap alcoholic liq
uors an/I insisted that prohibition does
not prohibit.
The prohibition state of Maine, lie
said, with a population of less than
2,000,000, has more drunkenness than
the whole of Italy with a population
of 30,000.000 and no prohibition laws
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An llnmble marl
How the son of a West Virginia far
mer, starting only with a hen. made j
enough money to get into the rattle
raising business Is told at the depart
ment of agriculture. Washington, as
an example for other boys who live
on the farm "In West Virginia," says'
* statement of the department of agrl
ctilture, 'a small boy began operations
with one hen. With the proceeds
from the sale of chickens raised, be
bought a pig Af»er fattening the pig,
be sold It and bought a calf, which he
raised to a row With the pro
!lorfl«*(iit ure ut lirniers* ITfck
Those farmers who are Interested in
! horticulture will find pl< ity of things
worth while provided for them ut the
farmers' week held at Morgantown,
January 1st to 6th. Although there
will l>e something doing for the fruit
farmer each day of tho week, Wed
nesday bus been sit aside as horticul
ture day and the principal activities of
this day will be devoted to fruit grow
ing and related phases of the work.
The State Horticultural society meets
at Morgantown during tho week ami
tho program for Wednesday Is under
the auspices of this society.
The llrst thing on tho program for
Wednesday Is a lecture by Professor
W. If. Alderman, West Virginia uni
versity, on the subject "Will It Pay a
Fruit Grower to Pse Commercial Fer
tilizers?" This lecture Is followed by
tiie annual nddress of I>. A. Arnold,
piesident of the State Horticultural
society. If. W. Selby, president of the
Association of Vegetable Growers of
America, talks at 10 o’clock on "Feed
ing the Multitude. This address is fol
lowed by a report from Secretary C.
C. Pierce, a reporlf rom Treasurer C.
W. Iloyer, reports of committees and a
lecture by Professor W. 10. Ftumsey on
“Dusting versus Spraying." At 11
o’clock e. G. Woodbury, professor of
Horticulture, Purdue university, will
talk on "What Does It Cost a Grower
to I’roducc His Fruit.’’
The 2 o’clock period in the after
noon of Wednesday is given over to
an address, "Selling !)ir< ct (o tin*
Consumer,’’ by C. P. Waugh of Wclls
hurg, W. Vn., and to another, "Future
of Co-operation Among W f Virginia
Fruit Growers," l»y J. c Moa< rn of
Paw Paw, W. Va.
At 3 o’clock S. If. Full11 i of Sleepy
Creek, talks on "A Uniform Packing
Law for West Virginia." Later II. W.
Selby talks on ihe subject "1 indlng a
Market," and In the evening Professor
Woodbury gives an ad dree-, on "Farm
Orchard Management.”
Aside from these activities in horti
culture for Wednesday there are nu
merous other talks, lectures, addresses
and tilings of interest to the West Vir
ginia fruit grower given throughout
the week. Such subject; as spraying,
packing fruits, the home garden, fer
tilizers for small fruits, thinning of
fruits, etc., will he handled by capable
and experienced men.
One of the features of the week will
bo tho state fruit exhibit to he held
In tho University anno y. This ex
hibit carefully studied should bo an
education within itself to one inter
ested In fruits. Then; will Ire var
ious exhibits, demonstrations and re
lated activities of special interest to
the fruit growers of tho state. Far
mers’ week comes but once a year and
is of such importance that up-to-date
farmers can scare afford to misH the
lessons then to be learned, tho exper
iences to bo acqui ed, and the associa
tions to be made.
Slate University Makes Special Pro.
vision for Farmers’ Week
Tho prospect for an exceedingly,
large attendance at Farmers' week is
so much in evidence Unit Dr. Frank
H. Trotter, president of the West Vir
ginia university, and the university
council of administration have decided
to dismiss all classes from January I t
to Gth inclusive so that every por.sihie
arrangement for the entertainment, in
struction nnd care of tile large gntli r
ing of lurai people may be fully met.
hr. Trotter says that "The educational
advancement of West Virgln’a, a t well !
as Its future prosperity, rests very |
largely in the band, of the rural poo- i
tile of the state, and th university '
will at nil times try lo meet every
condition necessary for thc!r welfare."
The facility of the school of medi
cine, including tlie pharmacy depart
ment, has shown its Interest In tho
plans for Farmers’ week by Indicating
that It is prepared to render a like
medical service to farmers’ week visi
tors as is rendered to the 1,000 stu
dents wlio attend the university dur
ing the regular college year. This
courtesy extended by the medical
school Includes the treatment of min
or ailments that may arise due to and
during the stay of the fanners and
their families at the unlver; Sty.
The adjournment will make it pos
sible for the regular o'udeut.-. of tho
university to look a'’ r the core of
the home and farm d i ■< . o Hint their
fathers, mothers nnd oMi r i i unhors
of their families may n't< • i farmers’
week and the p,*iro winners’ course nt
the university. Some of th c stu
dents may find It possible, in i >mo in
stances, to make arrengen its for the
home folks to occupy their rooms ami
get meals where they bn»-»> I n board
ing.
Hf*«| Cros*. Sr.il l |g:;.CM
Few people ha\" ai com j. ion of
the magnitud'- of th«* I' i| fi Christ
ri.HH seal campaign. ft* a- - ,i few
figures that will .V - • , -ivantle
movement this I- \t ''/ 'lO.OOO
j seals have he. ri j rim< a, • . al
ly that entire mu: her «i! 1 i!mt d to
agents In every ? it* *nd territory of
the union from Alas’ i to Hie fanal
Zone, from Porto to Hawaii, and
even In the far oft Philippines. Ad
vertising circulars, posters, cards. etc.,
to the number of several million, have
also been distribut'd Not less than
1,000,000 personal let'.or* asking peo
ple to sell seals have h«en sent out.
It Is estimated that the army of work
er*, nearly all of whom are volun
teers, engsged in * lllng Hie selfls
numbers well over *00.000. The »*f
vertlslng and publicity devoted to the
campaign amounts to s'-veral hundred
thousand dollars. Kvery effort is be
itig put forth to s< 11 190.000.ooo seals
or only one for every m .* .o,*n and
child In the Cnlfed Piste*. This wlli‘1
m*an $1,000,000 for Hi* ami Inherent!
loals campaign In t> « Colt 4 tfutfs
fiver UM)0 srtfl v’ • r ! )<::« n ssotfTa
fions of th - ,'i" ,vf t ielr »’*•>
port from PM Sw saala,
good work is !■.
I aril 1,1
We v.!*h to DtHif.k f
community for tlMtr
Jto Comets for Thin f>frl
"l had to come to Bostou uud to
Harvard to have greatness thrust upon
me!" exclaimed Miss Mabel Kurry of
Seattle, Wash., the prize strength pu
pil of the department of physical edu
cation of the Harvard summer school.
Out of 218 classmates Miss Kurry
won the distinction of being the San
dow of the school and declares she
feels like a much heralded side-show
of the big circus.
“And there is nothing unusual
about me, either," she declared. “Just
come out to Seattle and you will find
lends of girls as strong as I am."
Miss Kurry stands 5 feet 7% Inches
in her stocking feet and weighs 180
pounds. There Is not one pound of
superfluous flesh. She is all muscle '
and concentrated energy.
“So you want my recipe?" she quer- ;
led. “Well, It isn’t easy, unless you
Just love the life of action—tho out
door life. Kver since I was a child I
have played hard. I have eaten
wholesome food and plenty of it and
Just lived, moved and hud uiy being
out in the glorious sunshine of Seat
tle. You see, you could not do that
in your dreadful climate." she added
with u pitying depreciation.
“And then you have no mountains to
climb, no inspiration, no wonderful
motive for your long tramps and
hikes.”
I low to live twenty-four hours a day
as set forth by Miss Furry is convinc
ingly strenuous. She, together with
other students of the Sargent summer '
school bent on taking physical train
ing for professional reasons, are up at
7 o’clock for breakfast, and from K to
9 Is spent in what they call play ten
nis or some game to get them ready
for the work of the day.
Prom 9 to 10 a lecture is heard on '
preventive medicine, from 10 to 11
methods of teaching, then from 11 to j
1 methods are put into practice and a ■
btiBy two hours is given to dumb-bell
exercise, marching tactics and general 1
calisthenics. After luncheon come
more tennis and long walks, getting
back in time for dinner -"for which
we are ready, believe me,” laughed
Miss Furry.
Corsets ami high-heeled shoes are |
equally pernicious, MIhh Furry thinks.
“I cannot understand why girls should
willingly put themselves into a strait
jacket, and that is Just what corsets
are. Then again, they stu. t the
growtli of the body and rob it of its
natural grace, bo they are not com
fortable. Nobody can be healthy and
happy who is ail the time uncomfort
able.”
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High School News
Miss Hoe and Miss Anderson are go
ing home to spend the holidays.
The high school basketball boys
have a game with Hlacksvillo Satur
day night. The girls are expecting to
have a game too, hut are not quite
sure about it yet. hh the Blacksville
girls have not let them know if they
will play. •
Elsie and Lew Ilaust are going to
Philadelphia this week to spend the
holidays.
'I lie Seniors held a class meeting
Mils week and selected sea-green and
gold n-t their colors and the yellow
rose as liielr flower, thus carrying out
Ho* color scheme. Committees have
been selected to choose the motto and
plays.
We lire having a short vacation thin
Christmas, only ten days, hut ns a re
sult commencement wilt he on May
25th,
The Normal sowing class wore en
tertained at Hazel Brown’s last week.
Mary Frances Murdock.
JUNIOR NOTES.
The German class sang "Die Lore
!< i” at Literary on December 4.
Maiy Wotrlng and Ruth Wheeler
and also a number of other young peo
ple were coasting Sunday afternoon.
Gertrude Danger will upend the hol
idays at Cumberland and Martinsbu g
Melvin Snyiler.
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The January Woman's Home Comnitn
lon
The Woman’s Dome Companion for
January is an Interesting number, |
filled with good things for those v.ho
seek profit and pleasure. Kills Par
ker Butler. Sophie Kerr. Mary Stewart !
Cutting. Temple Bailey and other v eil
known writers contribute short stor
ies. The Companion continue.-* its
two-part serial policy; this time It in ■
“The Stingy Receiver/’ by Kleanor
Mallowell Abbott. There are articles
about "The Impersonal Attitude," "A
Happy Mother-In-Law" and "Cl-an
Motion Pictures.’’
The Isstteh as many fine things for
the younger readers ns well a.< gtown
us, and the fashions, cooking, picture
section and all the regular depart
meats are up to the minute with the j
fre host and newest material.
Rebecca \. Held
Kcllct of the late f. b Field of II t
ring, was horn Ma.ch 24, 1842. united
in marriage November 29. 1889, at l1
’‘vert all her life in th • vicinity of .»cr j
birth. The grim reaper claimed her j
on December 12. 1916. Mho is survived
by one brother, John Field, ami two
sons, Martin L. who lives on the home
place, and Wilber K of Winter Park.
Florida, She was a woman of rood
traits, a good word for all and was
loved by all. She Joined the Pleasant
Grove Baptiat church In December
I87r» atid lived a life for her Savior.
Funeral was held |n the Baptist
church at Herring December 14. by
Mev. Marques* of Masontown. Burial j
In cemetery by Undertaker Watson
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A Valuable Turkey
Frank J. Hardy of No. 4491 North !
Ravine avenue, Chleago, had aim ml I
‘ ven up hope of having a turkey for
Thanksgiving dinner, Thirty-five cents ;
* pound for an undressed bird seemed''
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htdl TO RESUME
RAILWAY INQUIRY
AFTER MARCH 4TH
Fg-' GGsrnt Forced by Press
of Gj,visional Business.
INTRY DEMANDS ACTION
6hi fra, Investors and Representa
tive* of All branches of Business De
mand Lnifioation of System of Rail*
way f.c j ul. lien— Roa Je Ask Fewer
Masters.
\\ it liu;ton, I tee. 1H. —'The Congrea
Miotiii! ./> ut < 'ouimitt«*c on Interstate
Comn.er. ■**, which had been conducting
tin* Inquiry Into government regulation
nml control of transportation, last
week de ldnl to suspend Its hearings
on the Hiibji" f nml adjourned. subject
to the < all ol ti • chairman, because of
the j ressuro of other work before (,'ou
gie' <. According to the resolution ere
ntlng the c< iniulttce, It Is required to
unbuilt a report by January 8th next.
It i - liioiei I nod that before that titno
the committee will ask for an exten
sion ol time hi d that the hearings will
l»* i • 'timed "t a later date, when some
of tk- o who already have appeared
before the ' "inmlttec will be question
ed further nud a great many others
will lie heard. It Is probable, howev
er, that the h irings will not be resum
ed until ii'iei- adjournment of Congress
on Mar 'i It It. In addition to regular
routine Ini it «■ s tin* commerce com
mit of tlm two houses are charged
with 11*i* imoortant duty of preparing
and pr "titing the legislation nsked
for by l i lent Wilson to make lm
pot Me i rnib'oad strike without pre
v! oos Itivr-' at Ion. This will lenve
little or no time for tlie consideration
of the general questions of railway
regtilut Ion.
Country Wants Something Done.
Mt nil - r- of Congress and others
who are Interested in the inquiry un
der:.': en by tlte Newlunds Committee
in.*I t that there is no Intention of
abandoning it.
It. > 1'i. s doubtful. Indeed, If tilt
country \ o"Id in-rmlt the matter to
ie* d: p;ied if there were evidence of a
dc die on tli>* part of Congress to do
so. The nationwide evidences of In
ter*. t evo'.cd by the initiation <>f tl:e
Newlafd Inquiry allow that tin* po
ps- of ti ■ country—shippers, eousipii
ers and inve ;ors, ns well ns railway
men tin ■ i-Ue.s are alive to tlu* fact
(lint tlu- railway situation is highly uu
aatisfaetory and tlint steps must be
taken without unnecessary delay to
make i p -slide for the railroads to
meet the rowing needs of the nation.
From reports received here It seems
as though almost every commercial or
ganization and business Interest In the
country were engaged in studying the
ra i11" d q Ion. The < Chamber of
Commerce of the United States has
been conducting an elaborate inquiry
into various phases of the subject for
Many and
slate <•*'. i.nerclal bodies in every part
of ti'* » untry have committees en
p.iged in ■ ludy of the problem ami
have in :• a: I a desiro to come here
and pri i-nt ilieir views. National nr
gairzations of manufacturers, Imiihcr
nu-n, <o I operators, wholesale and re
tail ileal. rs, have expressed through
resolutions their desire for the tmiflca
lion of tin- > 'em of railway regula
tion. Tim National Industrial Traffic
League, speaking from the viewpoint
of shipper* using tlio railways, lias
indor-e.l exclusive federal regulation
prorid • a* ompltahed in such n
way as to give full protection and
prompt adju tment In matters relating
to ti'inspo tation within tlie states.
M my Interns‘.3 Studying Problem,
A:' ti • 1 aulzitioiis represent prl
maiii tbe ’ 1 ij | <•; < of tlie country, but
they are not the only ones who are
f‘,! big a hand in the discussion. The
"i of 1 li<- nation, through their
"'1 -o i.'i 1. and through commit*
<■ in the savings banks and
other lin hi -1 organizations, are pre
p:w"i ; to ow tlie necessity of improv
ing rni!i< ad credit and protecting the
rk lit . of f l.• -;<• w hose money Is Invest
ed In railway securities. Finally tlie
m! 1 f* ad ; ffien ' Ives, being vitally eon
'•or, d In C- improvement of existing
eon- i i 11 are planning to submit their
'lews t "udi tlielr executives, oper
■I traffic experts and
*0 a ri f! . willingness to accept far
I 11 ■ ; 1 "i 'll regulation along lines
II "lb en -!<• tlii-in to at trait capital
d "• | o; be tlie facilities needed for
I" ’ d and eflleiont Imndllng of*
•he 1 1 transportation business
Mf. n TrouV# Is Too Many Masters.
N' t n!1 i (In -se Infereata nre in no
" I •! to •• remedies Hint should be
“I«* »»*d T i. (ftiiH to l>e n general
Hk> i" 'd. I »weter. I lint many of (lie
MM. - i ’ii li confront the rnllronda
1 : OfMomlbia for (bom
to n i !’• > r< infrctnenta of tlie nn
1 !• ^ ' c promptly nnd anflafac
t 'il, .oil • >in the haphazard and
•1 * i» • ii tin - measure* of regulation
i dopted from time to
• 1 ■ ' M*m.i nernmeiit and the
and flint whnf Is
I ordered. systematic
• I regulation (lint shall
•mumr-> nnd make If
ra!h inds to provide the
<1 Improved fa» Hides so
I * ■ Me * While n( the aame Muv
pro,, lii fi lly (lie piddle Interests
vour auhaerlption.
- .rtTs -ijtmcmmmm
el, Mr.
■U »' 't your abili
oming all they
r ^ v/orth?
c\ ' 7 i otdo a little
prosp (;
Zar
lielow zero here Saturday morning.
We heard the music of the sleigh
bells Sunday.
Orval Hileman was working for J.
J. Kelly recently.
Miss Lena Schnopp has been poorly
the past week. She Is suffering from
an attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
Preaching service by Rev. Nichol
son here Thursday night.
I. A. Frankhouser has not been feel
ing well the past week on account of a
severe cold.
Will Arthur of Hazelton, was here
on business recently.
Walter, the little son of J. J. Kelly,
has been on the sick list the past week.
Charley and Dan Cupp visited at
their grandfather Cupp's Saturday
night and Sunday.
A few of the young men were work
ing on the road a part of last week.
Mrs. Sisler of Morgan’s Glade vicin
| lty. visited at Cephus Miller's near
‘ here recently.
Messrs. Artie Motheny and Ray
Feather of Cuzzart. attended services
here Thursday night.
1 Miss Ruby Guthrie and a friend of
hers were guests at John Q. Kelly's
recently.
fienton Rodeheaver and his son
Charley came to J. J. Kelly’s Saturday
after a veal calf.
j Cornelius Rodeheaver of Pennsyl
' vania was at Hruce Deal's last week,
j Dr. Snyder of Hazclton, was called
to see Hruce Deal’s little baby who
was seriously ill last Monday.
| Dr. Wilkinson of Bruceton, hns been
out in this vicinity frequently the past
week to see Miss Lena Schnopp.
Clarence llermon, infant son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Bruce Deal, died at their
home near here Tuesday afternoon,
December 12. aged three months and
13 days. On Thursday, December 14,
funeral services were held at the
Shady Grove church, conducted by
Rev. George Van Sickle, and Inter- j
ment was made at. the Willett ceme
tery nearby. Karl 6. Harned of Hazel- ,
; ton, was the undertaker, and James 1
, and Willie Shaffer, Charley and Dan
! Cupp acted as pall bearers.
Miss Rena Deal of Albright, and Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde DeBerry and son
Dempsey of Cuzzart. were in attend- !
once at the funeral. The parents have
our sympathy In their bereavement. •
May God’s promise comfort them In
the loss of their dear little one.
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Cuzzart
We have been having some old-fash
ioned winter the past week.
Henry Spahr is suffering with u bad
case of typhoid fever.
Ire Bishoff spent a few days with
his family the past week. He will
move this coming week.
Albert Dodge will move on Ira
BishofT’s farm and do his farming.
J. L. Reckart has moved his ware
house goods Into his new ware house,
out of the main building, and lias
opened up the whole main building for
(he sale of goods. This makes him a
large and up-to-date store room. W.
A. Wolfe is helping Mr. Reckart puf
ills new store in shape and through
the holiday rush.
Our people are arranging for a
Christinas tree at the new church.
The Christmas tree services will be
on Saturday night, December 23.
Quite a number of our people are
suffering with bad colds.
Win. Rodeheaver of Independence, is
visiting his brother and other friends
here.
| D. S. Livengood sold some fine pork
j crs to Cal Spiker of Bruceton the past
I week.
Albert Dodge was noticed going
around with a peculiar grin on his
face the past few days. On investi
gation we found out that Santa Claus
lmd Just come around a little ahead
of time and left a flneb aby boy at his
homo. Dr. Wilkinson was the attend
ing physician. Mother and son are
getting along all right.
Maud Livengood spent the past week
with her sister Elsie,
Lawrence Ringer was kept busy In
his blacksmith shop the past week.
Wo are Informed that the Knglehari
woolen mills are so crowded with
work that they will have to work night
turns.
Mr. Metheny is getting along nicely
with is school. He is taking rii active
part In the Cl.rl.Umas exercises
Hume LHengood was calling on It's
best girl Sunday, so a little bird told
us.
Gladesvllle
George Moore of Pratt, Kansas, af
ter nn absence of about 2f» years, was
called here by the serious Illness of
his sister. Mrs. Rebecca J. Stewart,
and he Is spending a few weeks
among relatives and his many friend i
in and near Newburg. Rowlesbnrg,
i'alrmnnt and Gladesvllle.
The protrarted meeting af thf
G'adesville Haptist church closed on
Monday night. December 11, two weeks
aft r the beginning. Four were tap
tired on Sunday, the 10th. and two
other converts presented fhemselvi .
for bapttsm.
Miss Kfhel ShafTor, who has lx*' i ,
j "niching near Klngwood. Is convabn !
•1 >g from an attack of measles and re !
! 'timed to her home last week lo re- !
I emit. We are glad to report that she J
is fast regaining her usual health.
There will he preaehlng at the
j Christian ehnrch In Gladesvllle next
| Saturday evening. Sunday morning
i fttid Sunday evening, and they export
| to begin a protracted meeting .Ian :
| ary 8th.
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M. & K. RAILROAD.
Effective Monday, December 10. 191*. ‘
l^ave Morgantown |«.R0 a. m., |
' Jt.lB and •«*}* p. m
o*ve Klngwood |l 18 a m. t »■
*i 04 p 111.
ptf# y. a R. j unction 10:01 a r
‘■2B and *5 40 p m
. A K Junet|on, n
|£d •• OR p m
wood 110 02 a r, ?. ,
■
a
I
Rowlesburjf
Mr. and Mrs. John L Pugh and
Master Fred iJavia »ere Giafton iho^P[< P
pers Tuesday.
Dr. Howard, who located here about
a y ar ago. moved this week to Wheel
ing, where he will practice his profes
sion. Kowlesb.irg regrets exceedingly
to lose tiiis estimable family.
The ba/aar and supper given by the
wadies of the M. E. church on last Fri
day evening was well patronized. The
’adi- i had I. il fancy and useful
articles for ■* f, >ni which they real
ized a !aig< in of money.
The stork vUitod the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Martin on last Wed
nesday and left a iiueb aby girl as a
merry Citric mas present. Mother sod
babe are doing nicely but John baa
not been seen.at his place of business
since.
I he play “The t also Witness,M put
on by Frank Davidson of Cleveland,
on last Saturday night, was played by
Terra Alta talent, every character be
ing well played.
>ir. am! Mrs. P. Graney were
Clarksln rg visitoig the first of last
week. . **
Goth th* Methodist churches are
prc*park for ent< rtainmenta to be
civ» ii for Christmas. The youngsters
an- being drilled every day.
(I ‘clayed.)
L :. Rif : tuiir was a visitor to St.
Louis last week.
Mr. and Mrs. 1*. Graney were visit
or friends in Clarksburg last week.
Mrs. AL'jk* Baton and daughter Ma
rion and on . hock were Grafton visi
tors Monday.
W. G. Cunningham, the “candy man”
of Wheeling, was calling on the trade
Monday.
Mrs. I rani. \V< li aau was a Grafton
shopp. r the first of ihe week.
Mr. and M s. p. Glancy of Clarks
burg, were week end visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. P. Graney.
Win. Wright and family of Mounds
. \ iTi vi to"s at the home of the
fon» ’a datJr.Uter, Mrs. O. L. Shaffer,
f >r tin eial days last week.
’• n, .1 C. U own ami Mrs. Oney
■ ‘ '-'veil, of Manhoiu, were visitors in
tov. u Wi'Jm inlay evening.
M Win. 1 I* iw di was a visitor to
G’altOii the first of the week.
Hr. M. H. I'roudfoot returned home
hist Thursday from a ten days' visit
with liis daughter, Mrs. G. W. Cof
fin, In Chicago.
Char! s Brown, manager of the Al
pha Supply company More here, was a
Kingwood visitor last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ('. Anderson leave
Thursday night for Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. R. F. Bowr ian was visiting her
an; ;tf>\ r.; .?■)!; Klllcn, In Terra
Alia one day this week.
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Masontowfl
Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Hanford of
A1' i , were in l(wr^Tood Saturday,
Jake Varner and James Taylor
were In King wood Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Walls and Miss Rachel
Mak e :u wore ths quests of C. N. Mal
‘ om Sunday at -the Hotel Preston.
Dr. aiul Mrs. W. H. Post were in
Kingwood fjv a few days last week.
Mr. and M s. S. L. Cobun spent sev
eral days in Grafton last week.
J hn and D.-wey Calloway left Mon
day for ( loveland, wliere they have
accepted positions.
Mrs. S. . Galloway lias been ill for
the past few days, but is improving.
Mrs. M. If. Diveils was shopping ^
Morgantown Saturday.
Mias Gertie Fields was in Mqrgg;|
town Saturday,
1 he Ladies’ Airl society gave a l.g.
-nar in the Post building Saturday
which w is a great success financially.
In the evening the Standard Bearers
nerved lunch, .'!'r
Farl Dixon spent several da.. »
last week at \rthnrdtlfe
is.-'f ' mi • i nst was shopping In
Morgantown Saturday.
>V(m i| nc high school students
»’•> ox i..| .it tin* beginning of the
■cotmI >. me t r. This will bring our
tvollimmt up to .dO. which Is the larg
•t in the history of Uie school.
A cry Interesting basketball game
play. 1 M o lay night with the
i l.i'-; vllto team. ,'t the end of the
'hst half the scorn waa 10-11 in favor
" ninch ville. tbjt at the end o' the
on I half lbe score stood 32-1S In
nvor of 4Ma hf.vllle. The line-up was
m follows: Khicksville—Johnso , p.;
•’ilKr, t*.; Keener, f\; sine, G. ft*’jj.
c son town - Htrect, fr j
<!<. ' /iriu, r ; .1 Taylor, t} « (),
Taylor, G.
The ti dilute held here Frida v:«a
b. •* ly air inbd, about 2r, teach • a he.
n -f. The leader was hi., ila- *
hum of Ucedsvllln,
M Will I » ✓ ' HI)
the children at tho M. E. ch.. oh
"b'O'h-fv night at 7::i0 o'clock.
a 'h' l’ah and Gladys H ■ yder
'■’■■ere a* homo Sunday.
Pleasant Valley
' at having some winter v.'.-Hllk
er a t present.
ho ha* ’ *t ui
«| I, | • 4 il nil
• ■< ! -»t. is Improving.
' ' a» t Mrs. Clayton fd*w
'«'* parents, Mr. a
1 M. Cotyard.
V h a. .1 Mr-. W W. M«‘ll *; * r«
•Hiting a* ii it. .Vestor'a fln.u'ay.
' ; n. p.u- i Holy u-d la vc y »h V, at
on ur'! g with pmuraohn vur.
' Will Shauns i ■ tfa*
t1,< ’ ci a-uo i v.s . a* viaitlrg a: j. k.
Mntlirkr’ Rrrdav.
'»« v ( <• j,
Hhl .u'.q Saturday md 8it.*ay,
•v * C In Holvcrd was * ’a'Ung out
tebool one day Inst week
. 'Ui|
!,”;‘T.*M-s. If. II. Nertnr.
Mors White ««), v» «Hli v , y*
• * k Friday rigid
f'veral of ,be teach of* • 17fm4
""" attended the tmuhei >* -;«|r! , ,Q.
(Write at Rovieq.,nrg F:'
^>0 f?hnv.*w as calling > J. C . W l*
,of»'*tf¥lu!.day,
I. A, HoJvard tin visit ** ' j * ,,*h
• Jonas Hoi yard Sunday.