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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
QIle uest Jitai,,is.i,
PART COURTS PLAY
IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
Must Find the Causes And
Try to Provide the Prop
err Remedies.
tny Associated Press,


CLARkSBURG. Nov. 22.-Wards Of
a court OF justice should feel that the
judge and It's officers are their friends
and are there to help hem and not to
punish them. declared Judge William
A. Way, president OF the Allegheny
county court, In All address on Courts
and the People" delivered this after.
noon before the second annual West
Virginia Conference OF Charities and
Corrections. now IN progress here.
Originally. court Just decided
lawsuits" said Judge Way. ut de.
pended on others to furnish the nee.
essary facts and to see that the iudg.
mcnt was carried out. This does not
always go far enough.
In the matter OF controlling social
responsibilities. the court must do
more than enter = mere judgment. III
such cases. 1t must become guardian
and follow the fortunes OF its wards
TO the end-and first of all il must get
the facts. ! must find out the circum.
stances surrounding the people with
whom IL deals and must know what
sort OF people they are. II must go
into heir homes and find out what
kind OF homes they are and what con-
dition there is making the trouble II
must know whether i'll health OF body
or arrangement Of mind is the seat of
tho difficulty. For this purpose the
courts officers must visit homes, in.
vestigate the facts and bring the Judge
q picture Of the case, 30 that his eye
may take in everything that should
affect his decision. The advice of com.
Potent physicians should be had as to
physical or mental informities for it
IL useless to try 10 make a good citi.
zen out of one incapable physically or
mentally Of performing his duties 10
society.
when the cause OF trouble Is dis.
covered. the judge must prescribe the
cure ana TO that end he must know the
effects OF the various possible kinds of
treatemnt. This will determine wheth-
or a return home under the care Of the
cour's officer, or he custody of some
institution is better and, II an institu.
ton then what kind of institution.
Here the judge must be familiar with
the inside workings OF all places of
custody or correction where wards of
the court are sent. And not least must
the court see TO It that the treatment
prescribed is actually carried out or
changed as changing conditions re.
quire.
AT all times the wards of the court
must feel that the Judge and the Off
GERS Of the court are their friends. and
are there not to punish but to help
them-to make them better able to
help themselves.
in all this kind of work. the courts
are simply doing the best they can
with the results Of wrong social condi-
lions. 1t rests with those interested
in social betterment to endcavor TO dc.
termine the causes Of these wrong con.
ditions and to sec to their removal.
Until then. the courts will be engaged
in the endless and well nigh hopeless
TASK Of attempting to remedy mistakes
of society which are continually being
made anew"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
A COLD
IN A few Hours
FIRST DOSE OF "PAPE'S COLD
COMPOUND" RELIEVES ALL
GRIPPE MISERY

Don stay StuheH-up.
Quit blowing and snuifing. a dose
OF "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up severe cold either In the
head. chest. body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headache, dullncss. fevcrishness. sore
throat. sneczing, soreness and stiff
ness.
"lape's Cold Compound is the queck
est. surcst reiief known and costs
only % cents at drug stores. II acts
without assistance, tastes nice. and
causes no Inconvenience. Don't nc.
cept n substitute.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
Find Chinese Invented PRINTING.

Those who believe printing 10 have
been Invented In Europe during tho
fifteenth century may have been sur.
prised I" read Of Cambridge univcr.
sity having acquired "thc works Of the
Chinese philosopher. Liu Tsung Yuan.
printed in 1857" China has Seen cred.
tied with anticipating not a fe,> mod.
ern inventions, but her claim to ilave
discovered the art of printing centuries
before Its first adoption In Europe Is
beyond dispute. An edition Of most
Of the Chinese classics was printed
by means of wood blocks In 800 A. D.,
and movable type is said to have been
devised by a blacksmith. II Shing. in
the eleventh century.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
DOWNS.

Missionary association meets in the
Presbyterian church for their monthly
work. After devotional exercises the
business was taken up by Mrs. Pearl
Downs, president. Thanksgiving Of.
fering received. then the meeting was
given over to the Rev. OfHeld. Mex,
leo the subject and all appreciated the
interesting lesson on the country and
its people.
Charles Stillings motorcd from
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
Forever Open.

my nephew, Rupcrt-the iop-eared
one. you remember--has come home
from the university rs knowing as an
unabridged dictionary" grimly stated
old P. G. Poster. But, unlike that
valuable tome. you can't shut him up
when you want to."-Judge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

Leroy. Talma and Bosco, the triple
entente OF iilusionists. magicians and
opponents of Hindu mysticisms. will
bring their big company of European
artists to the Grand theatre on Mon.
day. November 81. They will present
tho famous Hindu rope mystery which
was one OF the mystifying features of
their previous appearance in this city,
as we'll as 100 other new and start.
ling effects. Many tons OF expensive
paraphernalia. properties and scenic
effects and Il big lot of live stock are
to be used in their performances.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
What He Needed.

~ have decided" remarked the con-
gresham, "to train my memory"
"What system will YOU usc?" asked his
secretary. ~ don't know. I'm looking
for one that will enable me. when I
am interviewed, to remember what to
forget
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

Manager Heilman, OF the new Hippo.
drome Players, who will begin ser.
les OF stock productions in this city
beginning next Monday, has already
selected five strong bills for Hipp pat.
rons. The order of presentations has
not yet been fully decided, excepting
that the Cohan & Harris play, 1.-THE
Fortune Hunter" will be the opening
bill. The others arc: Help Want.
ed Polly Primrose" "The Girl Out
fondcr." and 1.-THE Chorus Lady"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

a six.part society drama. "A Fools
Paradise" is at the Princess today with
such notable screen artists as Paula
Shay, Chrystinc Mayo and Joseph
Burke in the cast. OLD STAGER
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

Tomorrow and the balance of the
week the Lcwis-Oliver Players will
present ITS Long Way to Upper.
AIRY as their farewell attraction. Last
night "Clovcrdale Farm" was render.
cd to well filled house. Miss LEROY.
Mr.. Karloff and Miss Brandon taking
the biggest share OF the applause.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

ut Pays to Advertise is one of
those plays that II would be a mis-.
fortune to miss seeing. for it supplies
the laugh treatment in altogether sat.
isfactory quantities. besides impart.
ing a brisk and business.like tonic to
the man seeking success in the COM.
mercial world. who laughs uproarious.
~ at the plot of this farce, but departs
firm believer in the power of the
press and the psychology OF print. It
will be presented at the Grand BY a
Conan & Harris company on Thurs.
day night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
visited the Misses Beltch.

Jim Rice. who has been confined to
his bed for the past six weeks, with
typhoid fever, is now ablo to sit up
in his room.
Mrs. Beltch. who has been Ill for
some time, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Huffman is now comfortably
settled in the Beltch house for the
winter. Her son Gatha will 90 to
Tulsa. Okla. in the spring after school
closes to join Mr.. Huffman who Is in
the Oklahoma gas field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

Miss Patti Mckinley. the leading
woman Of the new IIippodrome Play
ers, arrived in Fairmont last night
from Patterson, y. j.. where she clos
She was delighted to hear from Man.
ager Heilman that "The Fortune Hunt.
er" was to be the opening bill. Just
two weeks ago she scored a tremen.
dous success in the leading role of
this play In an eastern city and is glad
for the opportunity to make her bow
to a Fairmont audience in one of her
fayorite parts. ITS just fine" she
added.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

Blacksville Sunday to pay a visit to
his parents.
Archie Rex. from Bran. came to sec
his home folks who were bitten by the
mad dog.
Miss Nellie Young, of Warrington,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEADLINERs TONIGHT
Stock Productions
CHARLIE MONTGOMERY is one

HARLIE MONTGOMERY is one
Of the busiest OF all the busy
ones about the Hipp these days.
Yesterday we encountered Charlie
with brush, step ladder. and buckets
of paint Of about 81 hues. industrously
plying his art. He Is painting the spe.
cial scenery required for 1.-THE For
tune Hunter" We were a bit fas-
cinated with the manner Of his pro-
ceedure and not noticing any copy"
or rough sketches to so by we braved
question on this point. NO" said
he, in his laconic habit of saying
things. "you see. I've painted the set
tings for this play about seven times.
and I'm just making it right out of my
own head" Then we made a careful
scrutiny Of the work before him and
noticed particularly that it wasn't all
made out Of wood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

the results attending his efforts wore
accounted for in detail. Mr.. Black.
wells portrayal was true to type and
the supporting company all that could
be wished
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

The first episode OF Grant. Police
Reporter" featuring George I.arkin and
Ollie. Kirkby is at the Nelson today.
Each. of the productions in the new
series will be Of onc.rccl length. tell
ing complete story. Robert Wcllcs
Richie, tho well known author and
newspaper man. is writing the stories
which tell OF the adventures OF the
average big city reporter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

We have Just one little tlisappoiEr.
ment to register anent THE Clarion
which Manager Nelson offered to Mel.
SON patrons yesterday. The filming
vas bit below the high quality usual
ly seen at this house. We are max.
ing due allowances for the fact that
there are many interior scenes die.
fcult OF reproduction. but the higher
achievements In photoplay have clear.
sly demonstrated that 1t is possible to
produce distinct pictures under all
circumstances. They were not bad IN
, full sense or the word but they were
not as good as they should have been,
particularly for SO fine story as Mr..
Adams has put together. There was "a
large attendance at tho Nelson last
night and the outspoken opinions OF
those we questioned were a unit IN
declaring the story one of tho best OF
the times. Following closely the lines
of the book one missed the stubborn
resistance offered to Hal Surtaines
determination to run Q newspaper that
would tell the truth at any cost, but
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

I Robert Hyatt Milton. who has been
playing leads for the Lewis.Oliver
company in the absence OF Mr.. Lewis
stated yesterday that he was consid.
iering several fattcring offers. and had
not yet positively decided to remain
In Jacks company after the close OF
the engagement here Saturday night.
"Bob's" ace high as an actor. and he's
one Of those clean.cut gcptlemanly fcl.
lows of the stage that'l win in what.
ever company he may land.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-22

The Ideal has now remarkably
strong bill of serials distributed
throughout tho week. With the az.
QUESTION Of "The Lass OF the Lum.
berland," which has been made Il Tues.
day feature, together with 1.-THE Shield.
ing Shadow" on Thursdays and 1.-THE
Crimson Stain Mystery" on Saturdays
Ideal patrons ought to feel that Man.
Rager Carline is doing his best 10
please.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-04
FOREIGN RELATIONS CRITICAL,
PRESIDENT ADMITS

DacK from MS honeymoon, PRESIDENT
Wilson took prompt and energetic
steps today in the new crisis arising
out of the torpedoing of the Persia
and other vessels in the Mediterra-
mean.
Within less than five hours after
he had reached Washington the pres
ident issued brief statement, admit
ting the situation was grave" In
the same period these steps were
taken:
A White House conference called
by the president with leaders of con-
gress.
Calling of meeting of the senate
foreign relations committee for to-
morrow.
Conditions today were ikened by
many veterans in congress to those
just preceding the Spanish-American
war.
Shortly after his return from Hot
Springs, the president summoned the
chairman of the senate and house
foreign relations committee, Sen.
Stone, Missouri, and Rep. Flood, Vir-
ginia, to the WhiteHouse. The coun-
sci of the, two leaders was sought to
prepare for cooperation between the
legislative and executive branches of
: the government in case a breach of
relations with one of the central
powers becomes necessary.
Following the White House con-
ference it was officially stated no &C
ton will or was to be taken by this
government until after further infor-
nation regarding the Persia's loss is
obtained. The intensity and deli
cacy of the situation was marked ev-
erywhere in official Washington, at
the White House, the state depart
ment, among the diplomatic corps
and at the capitol, where congress
reassemlbed after holiday recess.
Sec'y of State Lansing has in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-04

of the Housewives League.
New York, Jan. Ats all right,
boys. Cherished singleness will not
be endangered by American girls,
even though it is leap year. Two
New York women leaders today
agreed on that point, though they
differed on the propriety of leap-year
proposals.
Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the
Housewives league, and Miss Lucille
Pugh, comely young attorney and
suffragist, discussed the leap year
question in interviews with the
United Press.
81 hope leap-year proposals will not
become the fashion," said Mrs.
Heath. 81 don't believe they are ma
tural and I'm afraid they would be
terribly embarrassing to the young
men. cannot believe American girls
will ever do the proposing"
do you believe proposal by a
young woman to be improper" Mrs.
Heath was asked. ~.
Highly improper; utterly out of
the question The American girl, you
know, wants to be won; she doesn't
think of winning husband. And the
American young man is mighty glad
to win her."
Miss Pugh couldn't see any inn
propriety in young women's propo-
sails.
81 believe girl ought to embrace
very-er-opportunity she can,"
said Miss Pugh. Its not improper
at all. A girl ought to do anything
she can get away with"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-04
with regard to the carrying of arms
by merchantmen.
NOTED WOMEN DIFFER ABOUT
LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS

ITS all right for girls to pro-
pose; girls ought to do anything
they can get away with" Miss
Lucille Pugh, Woman Lawyer.
Proposals by young women
are all wrong; the American girl
wants to be won and the Ameri-
can young man likes to win her."
Mrs. Julian Heath, President
of the Housewives League.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
POLICEMAN'S JOB IS HARD
ON THE EYES

Waycross, Ga, Nov. 24-That
Waycross policemen may soon
adopt some kind of eye protectors
is not at all improbable in the
light of recent happenings here.
The first of series of cases in
which policemen suffered injuries
to their eyes was when Policeman
Sam Walker had an eye shot out
by a negro. The next was when
Policeman T. II. Miller, in arrest
ing white man charged with dis
orderly conduct and a violation of
the city whisky ordinance, had an
eye temporarily put out of com
mission by blow from the man.
The third and most unusual acct
dent of the series was when Po-
liceman H. Curry was hurt by
having a woman kick him in the
eye. He was taking the woman
to jail when she showed her kick
ing ability before the officer could
dodge.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
LIKE A LEAF OUT OF THE
ARABIAN NIGHTS

Chas. F. Redding, of Indiana
polls, struck town Friday evening,
after an absence from the city of
some twenty years, when the boys
used to dynamite stumps out Of
the streets for pastime.
Mr.. Redding found few of the
old land marks and many of the
settlers he remembered. A few of
the older men for whom he made
inquiry now rest in Evergreen
cemetery. Redding was one OF
the employees in the erstwhile
establishment of ]. H. Harris,
when the trade was so swift that
customers begged for goods and
usually waited on themselves and
paid the price, leaving the change
tor the porters. The marvellous
changes in the appearance of the
city and surrounding country
were like revelation to our for
mer townsman, who going back
north soon after the ally settle
ment of the colony has made good
IN Indiana and is now touring the
country in six-cylinder car with
a party of friends.
They left for Miami Saturday
morning. In the party were
Messrs. n, O.. M. E., and ID. z.
King, all prosperous business men
of the Hoosier state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
WILSON INVITED TO AT
TEND CHAUTAUQUA

Washington, D. c., Nov. "a
William J. Harris, of the federal
trade commission called at the
white house today at the request
of the directors of the Chautauqua
of the South to invite President
Wilson to visit Macon during the
hrst chautauqua assembly next
March. The president has taken
[ne invitation under Amusement,
out VIII not make any promises
during the next three months to
go anywhere. 1t is expected that
when Congress adjourns in March
the invitation will be renewed and
every effort will be made to in
duce him to accept.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE
Last Round

will be at the following pre-
cincts on the dates set out for the
purpose of collecting state and
county taxes:
Ashton, Monday, Nov. 27-9 to
10 a. m.
Dickson's Mill, Monday, Nov.
27-11 to II m.
Mobley's Bluff, Monday, Nov.
27-1 to 2 p. m.
Bowen's Mill, Tuesday, Nov.
1873 to 9:30 a. IN.
Vaughn, Tuesday, Nov. 28-
1870 to II a. m.
Williamson's Mill, Tuesday,
Tuesday, Nov. 28-2'to 3 p. m.
F. M. GRAHAM,
ded u. Tax Collector.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
HELD FOR THEFT OF
HARTMAN JEWELS

New York, Nov. Arthur P.
Daggett, for years a trusted en-
ployee of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company, told the police
today that the struggle to live in
a fashionable suburb on small
salary had caused his arrest on a
charge of grand larceny in con-
nection with the disappearance of
jewelry valued at $4,000 owned
by Mrs. Z. H. Hartman.
Nearly all of the jewelry has
been recovered.
Daggett, AZ years old and mar
ried, was the guardian of the trust
company vaults, where the widow
of the railroad capitalist kept her
jewelry.
Il found the jewels one day on
the floor of the vault" Daggett
told Inspector Faurot today.
The opportunity presented itself
l was SUI IN debt. | was getting
only ST 200 a year, and | found it
hard to live on that amount and
keep up with the things at Larch-
mont. was tempted many times
to put the jewelry back, but I held
it for some time waiting to see
who owned it. When no one
claimed it | decided to get loan
on some of it.
con many other occasions I
had found jewelry in the booths
and [ always returned it. Once
| received a gold watch for my
honesty"
Orville Daggett, brother, en-
ployed as a clerk in the Mercan-
tile Marine Corporations offices,
also held on charge of grand lar
ceny, is accused of having dis
posed of a $4,000 ruby, part of
the stolen jewelry for $3.50. The
ruby thereafter was sold several
times, until its travels furnished
clew which led to the arrest of
the Daggerts. A jeweler also is
held, charged with receiving stolen
property. He is said to have adj
vanced a $500 loan" on $4,000
worth of gems.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
TO BEGIN WORK ON NEW
Triton PACKING PLANT

Triton, Ga, Nov. 25.-At a
meeting of tn stockholders held
last night, temporary officers, a
directorate and executive board
were elected for the Triton Pack
ing Company, the proposed con
Germ that plans to erect large
packing house here in the near
future.
The stockholders authorized
the temporary officers to go ahead
and secure a charter for the COM
pany; have plans drawn and sell
ect a tentative site for the plant,
and as soon as possible another
meeting will be held when a per-
manent set of officials will be
elected. This cannot be done un-
til the charter is secured.
1t is proposed to capitalize the
company for $125,0OO to begin
business, with the privilege of in
creasing to 100000. The bust
ness of the corporation will be to
own and operate packing house,
with capacity for about 800 head
of hogs and thirty head of cattle
per day.
1t is hoped to have the plant
erected and ready to handle the
hogs from this county at least by
next fall, or in time to take care
of the stock that will be the out
come of the increasing herds that
are being raised in the county.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-27
OvertOn Admits The
Killing OF Lawler

Huntsville, Ala, Nov. 24-The
mysterious death of Probate
Judge w. T. Lawler that led to
the suicide of two prominent men
and stirred Madison county until
it became necessary to station
National Guardsmen here, was
cleared up today when David D..
Overton, unsuccessful candidate
for the probate judgeship, admit
ted the killing.
Overton, who fed before the
body was found, weighted down
in a river slough here, June H.,
last, and later was arrested in
Tennessee and brought back for
trial, described on the witness
stand today occurrences leading
up to the act, which he asserted
was done in self-defense.
The former clerk of Madison
county stated that he and Judge
Lawler on June IA took a buggy
ride. They began a discussion OF
their political differences by
which they hoped to get to-
gether" and prevent their mutual
obstruction by special grand
jury which was investigating po-
litical affairs in the county. Ov-
erton said it was LAWYER who fear
ed they might be destroyed" and
who suggested the ride.
At the Whittesburg bridge,
near where the body was found,
Overton said, Judge LAWYER be-
came angry and attacked him, and
he shot to save his own life. He
added that the fight was precipi-
tated. by his refusal to visit mem
bers of the special grand Jury that
night and urge them to delay their
report.
Body Disposed Of
Overton denied he had any
thing to do with the disposition
of LAWYERS body, or with the al
legged painting out of blood spots
on the Whitesburg bridge.
He informed Sheriff Robert
Phillips of the tragedy the night
it occurred, he said, and when he
saw Phillips the next day the
sheriff told him that the body
"had not been brought to town
and that no one could find it"
Sheriff Phillips killed himself
a week after the discovery of
LAWYERS body, leaving word that
he could not bear the suspicion
he believed was directed at him.
The day before Shelby Peasants,
Huntsville attorney, committed
suicide. Peasants, one of the few
Republicans in the county, had
taken little part in politics and nc
suspicion attached to him.
1t is expected the state will con
duct an examination in rebuttal
tomorrow, and that Overton's
fate will be in the hands of the
Jury by noon.