The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-11
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Events Of tnterestttD Fatrmont,
and Vicinity Toldfln /
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,---seyerat OF the mora etterpristng
local shoe sinners have started a
movement to organize all the shoe
sinners in Fairmont Into a body. The
aprinclpal; Idea. IS to make 1t uniform
price atSali stands that a shine shall
cost ten cents. i There are more than
a score Of shoe sinners in Falrmont,
composed Of. negroes and Greeks. 1t
seems that the Greeks only charge
five cents for a shine, except on Sun.
days and holidays. while the negroes.
who are located at the hotels and
barber shops. charge twice the
amount. The idea rs to get the
Greeks to come into the Junior" and
make it ten cents a shine on any
day in the year. 1t remains to be
seen whether the organization can be
perfected. The leaders of the move.
n,ent SAY that they no trou.
Bile in getting all the SINNERS. in Fair.
mont into the organization. Il.
.--!"It's a strange thing" said Jus.
'tice E. Amos last evening, '.but
nevertheless Hts "a fact that the for.
elgner atser5 being in this country
only: d short while knows what the
general laws arctic a certain extent,
and there are very few who have
been before me. 1nsSthe several years
that have attempted to use the ex.
cuse that the rason they committed
q certain offense was that they were
ignorant Of the Law. for the foreign
element in this part Of the State to
do is rare, indeed, said he. For ex.
ample. 1T used to be that about every
other foreigner had Sa revolver. sling
shot, a long knife or a pair OF knucltsl
on his person at ali times, and almos.
in every case when the majority OF
them were arrested: for any offensc
one Of these weapons could be found
in. their pocket but since the Johnson
anti.pistot tottng law Went into effect.
about two years ago there have been
few weapons found on the many for.
elgners arrested iinSs this community.
That goes to show that they full,wellt
know what the law u.s. and they, do:
not care 70 serve u slx months jail
sentence foar the I yiSiatic 81 1T and
they have refore y dlscarded the.
weapons they used TO carry. The
only way i can understand In which
they become so quickly familiar with
the law is that the. more intelligent
class tell,themFwhat the general laws
are Immediately upon their; arrival in
this section. and they very rarely VIC.
late the laws only in the heat Of pas
sion. There are fewer foreigners ar
rested for theft" concluded the JUS.
lice, that Americans, and especially
the negro. venture to say that there
would have been many more murder
ers in Marion county during the past
year II It had not been for the John.
son anti-plstol toting law. which, In
my opinion, IS a good law i
The prisoners confined In the Ma.
rion county jail have again got back
to their old stunt-hanging a tin can
from the window in the rear sus.l
pended on a string or rather on
long piece Of rag and as pedestrians
pass they ask them to drop a, coin
into the clup; with which they may
purchase tobacco. Yesterday the old
can was in its familiar place. the first
lime for some time, and not a few
nlckles were dropped into 1t during
the day, which vase much pleasing
TO the poor souls that are forced to
spend the days behind the bars. The
majority Of the score OF men confined Z
In the old, badly ventilated prison;
have no. friends on the outside. and
this is the only way by which they
can get tobacco to help them pass
away the long hours. It's the under
dog" that needs, the help Of the PEG.
pie. Circumstances over which some
Of the men in3this fail had no con-
troll may have, pnt$them there and
some may be there because they are