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kept in good order. Often there are
high weeds in the park. | would ask
if it is not possible that some of the
money voted for parks on this Budget
be put aside to keep the park decent?
The widow OF the Governor is Slill in
the island, and for that reason il for
no other | believe that Government
would be willing to keep the park in
good oder. Il Win require more than
four or five dollars q month to keep it
in good condition
The Chairman replying to the last
speaker said, That comes under item
IA Of the Budget. There is no reason
why Government should not assign a
portion Of that money for the cleaning
and care Of the park.
20 be contjnued.)
The weather changed yesterday and
some pleasant showers fell in the after
noon and last night. The atmosphere
is very much cooler soday.
u. S. transport akeworth i in port
here today. 1he ship has called for am
munition we are told.
A new teacher, a lady from Porto Ri
CO, has arrived for work at the Richmond
School, q position there being vacated
by MI. ]. NJ. b.. Lambert. 1t is IN
derstood that Mr.. Fred. McFarIane,
headm9ster Of me FredeuGsted Higher
School has resigned, taking up a similar
position in ST. Thomas.
A reminder is given q tonight's exhi-
bition at he theatre where a con,inua-
ton of the Laughing Mask in attrac-
tive parts will be presented.
The Fourth Of July celebrations 10
which we briefly referred on Saturday,
opened with q parade in the morning.
made up Of the Marine Detachment, the
Police, mounted, the School children,
the Navy and Native Brass Bands.
Members of the Colonial Council in au-
A~z,DLIlOC C,oI H. H., D.. u.s.
, 1919-07-07

A reminder is given 81 tonight's exhi-
bition at he theatre where a con,inua-
ton of the Laughing Mask in attrac-
tive parts will be presented.
, 1919-07-07

The weather changed yesterday and
some pleasant showers fell in the after
noon and last night. The atmosphere
is very much cooler soday.
, 1919-07-07

y. S. transport akeworth i. in port
h re today. Ghe ship has called for am
munition W. are told.
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ASSAULT CHARGE
AGAINST H0LBERT
Court Stenographer AIleg,
ed to Have Struck His
Aunt.

Warrants were issued yesterday aft
ernoon for Lawrence G.. Holbert, of
Grant district, the official stenographer
of the Marion county courts, and ac-
cordtng to the present program he will
be given hearing before Justice Con.
away at 2 O'Clock Friday afternoon on
charges that he committed an assault
yesterday upon Miss Virginia Manley,
his aunt, and William Morris, an IL
year-old orphan boy whose father was
killed in the Monongah mine explosion.
The story leading up to the charges
against Holbert is an old one ana
grows out of family differences over
property rights. Holbert's mother who
died late last month, and Miss Manley,
her sister, were joint heirs to an or.
chard on the Holbert farm, and the
will stipulated that Miss Manley was
to have one-third OF the fruit. After
his mothers death Holbert assumed
possession Of the property and when
Miss Manley and the little Morris boy
appeared in the orchard yesterday he
rushed them out, following them onto
land belonging to Miss Manley where
they had buggy.
AT the buggy Holbert, it is alleged,
struck Miss Manley repeatedly. He
pulled her out of the buggy and threw
her between the body and the wheels.
He also took sack containing apples
which was in the buggy and struck ant
tore the shirt of of the little boy. The
action on behalf OF the boy is brought
by Homer Morris, well known Grant
township farmer, who is his guardian.
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TEACHERS NAMED
FORC0UNTYSCHOOLS
Some Changes Have Been
Made But Many Teach
ers Are Retained.

Teachers for the various schools In
the county were appointed at the
meeting of the respective boards of
education held Monday There are
several vacancies and the complete
list of teachers for all the districts has
not been announced as yet.
A number OF changes have been
made while in many cases the same
teachers have been selected to return
for another year.
Attendance officers, or truant Off
GERS as they are commonly called
have been appointed by several of the
districts. L. Dale Currey and Joe l..
Smith are the attendance officers for
Grant district. F. B. Tenant is the
attendance officer for the Fairmont
district and H. V. Toothman the attend
ance officer for Winfield district.
G. Floyd Prickett is the Fairmont
district superintendent and ]. F. Ice,
secretary of the board of education.
Claude McBee is to be principal OF
the Rivesville graded school, o. c. Ten
nant OF the Fairview grades and Miss
Clara Wilson will be principal Al
Grant Town. Hadden S. Rhodes will
be in charge of the Baxter graded
school. ]. E. Campbell will be princi-
pal OF the Fairview high school and
M. j. Haller will have charge at the
Rivesville high school.
There are few changes in the teach.
ers OF Union Independent district.
Superintendent W. A. Hustead was re-
tanned as superintendent of the schools
of the district. All the teachers who
taught last year we're reappointed
with the exception Of one or two. The
new teachers include Miss Lucille
Continued on Page Four)
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SUIT ENTERED
AGAINST BREWERY
IN PITTSBURGH
Government Starts Drive
Against Percentage
Beer in Dist. Court.
(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH, July s-The govern
ment drive against the sale of beer
containing 2% per cent alcohol was
launched here today when United
States Attorney R. L. Crawford filed
a suit against the Pittsburgh Brewing
Company, one OF the largest brewing
establishments in the United States
district court at noon, charging viola
ton OF the war time prohibition law.
Twelve officials of the company were
named in the information.
Immediately following filing of the
suit United States Judge Thompson
on pleac of federal attorneys issued a
writ upon the company to appear in
court. simultaneously he issued
bench warrants for the arrest of the
twelve officers Of the company named
in the suit The warrants were plac
ed in :he hands NJ United States Mar.
shall Short who Immediately starred
out to round uo the officials.
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TWO KILLED IN LABOR
TROUBLE AT CHICAGO
Deputy Sheriffs At Plant
of Corn Products Co.
to Prevent Rioting.

CHICAGO. July 9.-Five automobile
loads of men were taken into the
Corn Products Refining plant at Argo
southwestern suburb, early today
in anticipation of repititation of an
outbreak there yesterday in which
two alleged strikers were shot and
instantly killed and score of per-
sons injured
Captain Merkle Foren, of the Argo
police department would not affirm
or deny that the men taken into the
plant were deputy sheriffs but said
that more trouble was expected and
that necessary steps were being TAX
en- to prevent it."
The trouble yesterday arose over
demonstration of visiting nurse,
who was leaving the plant. Guards
ran to her rescue and shots were
fired. Later another similar out
break occurred.
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ROTARY MEETING TO
Be HELD ON FRIDAY
Change to Enable Former
President MuIhoIland
to Be Pres ent.

This weeks meeting of the Rotar,
club is going to be deferred one da,
and begin at least fifteen minutes
later than the usual time. This is TO
enable the clue to have as its guest
Frank L. Mulhollsnd, former presi-
dent of the International association
of Rotary clubs. who comes here as
one Of the big features of this years
Chautauqua program.
AS Mr.. Mulholland's day in Fair
mont is Friday it was decided this
morning by President Harry ]. Hart,
ley to postpone the meeting, which
is regularly held on Thursday, one
day. Some other things will be done
in the former Rotary chiefs honor
but they have not all been decided
upon yet.
Mr.. Mulholland has always been a
notable figure at the international
Rotary conventions and he was fam
GUS for the speeches he made while he
was president.
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Mrs. Annie M. Powell
Dies of Pneumonia

Mrs. Annie NJ. Powell, aged So, wife
of M. D. Powell, and a highly respect.
ed woman of this community died yes
terday afternoon at three O'Clock at
her home on Ninth street, Eighth
ward after an Illness which developed
into pneumonia. On Monday evening
Mrs. Powell went into her garden to
gather vegetables and when coming
Into the house she was seized with
illness and continued to grow worse
until yesterday when her death occur
red. She is survived by her husband,
one daughter Mrs. c. L. Wagner OF
the First ward and ]. NJ. Powell and
C. ]. Powell both OF this city.
The funeral Is announced to take
place Thursday afternoon at 2:3o D. m
from the residence and interment will
be made in Woodlawn cemetery by
Undertaken Eli Musgrave.
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Carpenter and Ford
Get New Auto Hearse

Carpenter and Ford. local undertake
ers, yesterday had turned over to them
an automobile hearse which was built
at the Fairmont Carriage Works in
Cleveland avenue and which is hand
some piece OF work. The body Is a sill
yer grey trimmed with steel grey and
is built on a Wyllis-Knight ctasi5. The
material was assembled at the works
OF the Fairmont Carriage company and
built there and is one Of the hand.
somest pieces of work OF t.lis charac-
ter In this part of the state.
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Arrested for Alleged
Technical Assault

Henry Woody and Junior Crump,
colored, are now in the county jail
charged with assaulting Gilbert Walk
er. The. two men were arrested yes
terday by Constable Ben Ramage after
it was learned that the boys were 60
ing to leave.
1t is alleged that the two colored
boys chased Walker up the road mean
the old poor farm in Grant district,
stoned him and finally gave him a
whipping.
Justice Musgrove has set their hear
ing for tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
at which time evidence in the case will
be heard.
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Shipments East Back to
Level of Last Sum-
mer.
INDUSTRIES ARE BUYING
Transportation Situation is
Holding Up in Crafty
ing Manner,

Coal loading on the Monongah di-
vision Of tho Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road yesterday reached the high pro-
duction mark for the present coal
year when 1894 loads of coal and coke
cepting cars OF coke, which was load
ed west
There has been a business boom in
the coal industry for some time, but
It sure has struck the Fairmont region
within the past week. Daily coal pro-
duction has been increasing in leaps
and bounds. The big boom began with
the first OF July when 1901 cars were
loaded. July went slight bit strong
er and 1905 cars were loaded. On
Monday the loading scared to 1892
loads. Tuesday went little stronger
and total loading of 1904 was re-
corded.
The way the loading is lining up it
will only be matter of time until
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
be up against It in handling the traf.
fic. The daily average loading for
the last six months OF 1918 was 925
cars. The present loading lin the
Fairmont region is well in excess OF
the, average Of last year. After the
800 mark is reached in daily loading
oyer considerable period of time the
railroad transportation difficulties be.
gin.
Loading east yesterday went up to
1Q5S cars, which is the heaviest sent
in that direction since July 10, 1918,
when 1t totaled 1868 cars. The clos
60. 10
ei than that of July 10 was on Decem-
ber 8, when 1857 cars were loaded east
On December % 1040 cars were loaded
east. In addition to yesterdays load
ing So unconsigned cars were moved.
The fact that the eastward loading
has risen so greatly within the past
week or ten days Is evidence OF re-
sumption Of industrial activities in
Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia
and New York city, with goodly por
ton OF this loading going to Curtis
Bay for expectation purposes. The
westward loading yesterday was IS
cars, which is rather low.
To Curtis Bay.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterday
totaled 1856 cars an increase CT Ii
cars over the previous day. Lake
shipments yesterday took slump
having dropped to 81 cars, after hav-
ing been more than twice that heavy
on Monday. Cars shipments to 9TH
er points yesterday were as follows:
! Michigan points 13; Ohio points IL;
st. Georges s; miscellaneous points
The Car Supply.
Cars in the Fairmont region are
holding up we'll and today there are
2c02 empties here. The indications
are that another heavy loading will be
Continued on Page Four)
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POST WAR BUSINESS BOOM HAS
STRUCK FA|RMONT COAL REGION
Peace Treaty
Is Ratified
By Germany

PARIS. July s.-The German
National Assembly in Weimar has
adopted the resolution ratffying
the peace treaty according to ad-
vices received here today.
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Today Was a Crowded and
Eventful One at the
White House.
TRIP TO COAST PLANNED
President Will Start in Two
Weeks on Great Speak
ing Tour.

WASHINGTON, D. c. July g.
President Wilson returned to his
desk today after n absence of four
months at the peace conference to
find such mass of official business
that 1t probably will be two weeks
before he can start on his tour of the
country speaking for the peace
treaty and the League of Nations.
Plans for the trip have not yet
been completed but it was said at
the White House that the President
would so time his schedule as to
reach Pacific coast at the time of the
arrival there Of the newly created
Pacific fleet which Is to start from
Hampton Roads for San Francisco
about the middle of this month.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Refreshed
after nights rest, the first he had
spent at the White House in four
months. President Wilson today faced
what promised to be one OF the
busiest days of his career as chief
executive OF the United States. In
addition to the vast amount of routine
work which had accumulated du-lng
his long stay at Paris and which in
cluded the signing of number of
important appropriation measures
passed recently by congress, the
President had planned conferences
throughout the day with Congression-
al leaders and members Of his cabi-
net. It also was expected that II
time was available later in the day
the members of the Senate Foreign
Relations committee would be receiv-
ed at the White House for the con-
ference on the peace treaty.
The President found that every,
thing had been arranged so practical
ly every minute of his time would
be taken up and rapid progress in
clearing up routine made possible
The speech he planned to deliver be-
fore the Senate Thursday was com
pleted before he landed at New York
yesterday from the George Washing
ton and the chief matter in connec-
tion with the League Of Nations to
be discussed today was the proposed
speech making tour over the country
on which Mr.. Wilson hopes to be able
to leave Washington about the mid
die of next week.
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To Show Canning
on Hickman Run

Thursday of this week Miss Blanch
Price, county home demonstration
agent, will hold canning demonstra-
tion at Hickman's run at which time
canning for the exhibit will be done.
Monday afternoon Miss Price was
at Helen's run and held a canning dem
onstration. Quite q NIT of canning in
preparation for the exhibit was done.
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The Car Supply.

The Car Supply.
Cars in the Fairmont region are
holding up we'll and today there are
2c02 empties here. The indications
are that another heavy loading will be
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THE WEATHER.

Local showers tonight and
Thursday.
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DEATH OF MRS SUSAN coWAN

Mrs. Susan Cressap Cowan, widow
of Judge Robert 2. Cowan, died June
% at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Robert Woodson az Webster Park st.
Louis, Mo. She was formerly resi-
dent Of this section of the state and
is connected with many prominent fam
lilies of the state.
Evening star., 1919-03-20
. the capital of a great nation is de-

to the capital Of a great nation is de-
veloped."
Because of the heavy debt left ON
the nation by the war, Congress may
not be able to proceed with the i'm
provement of the National Capital as
rapidly as it would like to, Mr.. Mon
dell reminded the members. but prog
ress will be made as conditions per-
nit
William S. Washburn, chairman of a
special committee appointed to find
out why home building has not been
more active since the signing of the
armistice, announced that his COM
mittee had not yet completed it's in
quiry and asked for further time.
The following committees presented
reports Of their activities during 1918:
Bridges, A. r. Serven, chairman; pub
lie buildings, H. L. Rust; parks and
reservations, Charles S. Bundy; streets
and avenues, William G. Henderson;
river and harbor Improvement, Arthur
J. May; private schools, Prof. Arthur
T. Ramsay.
William NJ Shuster read resolutions
of regret at the deaths of Gen. John
M. Wilson. a former president of the
board, and Thomas w. Smith, a pio-
neer member. Walter A. Brown pre-
sided
Evening star., 1919-03-20
CHAIRS FOR FRENCH NEEDY.
80. 900 to Be Built by American
Bows in Training Shops.

Refugees Of northern France will
be the .benefciaries of an order for
10000 chairs and one-third that num-
ber of tables recently placed with the
Junior Red Cross, according to an
announcement made from Red Cross
national headquarters. this city. These
articles Of furniture. are to be man.
ufactured by 10000 boys working in
manual training shops throughout the
United States.
AS fast as these chairs and tables
are finished they will be. sent to
France by the Red Cross and distrib-
uted to refugees who have either no
money to buy furnishings or are un-
able to obtain furniture because of
the lack of materials and the destruc-
tion Of furniture factories. A mes
sage Of greeting from the Junior Red
Cross will be placed on each article
sent.
Evening star., 1919-03-20

first line trenches to help while away
the hours on inactive sectors. Officers
at the camp made facetious remarks
about the instrument, one jor
whimsically suggesting organization
of the '"307th Trench Piano Batta-
lion"
A local newspaper published hu-
morous account of the incident, pic
turing each husky private of the SD
going over the top with a trench
piano strapped to his back.
The SD soon went to France and
took part in some of the hardest
fighting of the war. AUGUST = '.,S.
German aviators dropped into their
trenches in the Toul sector copies of
the identical story with this solemn
comment attached: What are you
fighting for, Sammy? While you are
fighting and risking your life, the
folk back home instead of backing
Evening star., 1919-03-20

you up with their last dollar and last
drop of blood. are spending their time
inventing trench pianos and lip sticks
instead of inventing submarines and
airplanes.''
Mai. Quimby Melton of the SD. in a
letter to a friend here. says the men
of the SD fairly fought for the Ger
man leaflets and had the heartiest
laugh of their overseas career. There
was nothing to show how a copy of
the local papers story was transmit
ted to Germany
Evening star., 1919-03-20

expects to see reaction from tho
wartime simplicity. says the Ex-
celsior
4 victory" style in women's gowns
is expected to be much in vogue this
spring and summer. the paper adds.
and evening gowns will be more
elaborate than they have been since
the war.
Gowns will be longer and more
ornate. il is reported. and brilliant
colors, profusions of flowers. plenty
of ribbons. frilis and furbelows will
be the rage. There will be no pro-
nounced military style" The year
1919, il is said, will not see the birth
of any distinctly new fashion, as 1t
is only transition period"
Only one British prime minister has
worn a beard Lord Salisbury
Evening star., 1919-03-20

SThe 100000 Americans the District eonstit,
unity In all the expanse Of the continenta UAltel
Intelligent. public-spirited, adequate
in the national government.
"As . suitor in the courts Of the UniteA States II
Evening star., 1919-03-20

WASHINGTONIANS

suny all the
ment.
State. .e.,a.,,
the Supreme Court
To Obey; to Pay; to Fight.
t.-- -'-
tisa
which
distinctive right Anon.
which
>'oed-n representative
adon and ars-bearing soldier with
"Snce the 100000 Americans of the District pay
ona taxes obey national laws and 60 the nations
Defense they entitled American principles to be rep
resented in the national government which em which
makes all laws for them and wfcn sends them
Not to Disturb National Control
ional urge empowers
e'o.a Of that
.... -
"Nation. .
ing his Political i.petene, viii hin eertat.
ut Will relieve the DE
Of fnDoency t.
sD-
10
consistency and JUSTICE national pride and self.re.
spect; the will to efface shameful blot from the national
escutcheon; the spirit of true Aerans and righteous
toward full preparedness of nation as champion
democracy and everywhere
Worlda combine to make irresistible
our appeal for the adoption of this amendment"
Evening star., 1919-03-20
LAUGH OVER PIANO OFFER
FINDS ECHO IN TRENCHES
Facetious Story in Atlanta Paper
Reprinted With Comment in Leaf
let and Dropped by Hun Aviators.

ATLANTA, Ca. March 20.-A year
ago, when the SGD Division was in
training at Camp Gordon. here. an en-
terprising piano company wrote to di-
vision headquarters that it had built
a piano of such strength and light
ness that il could be carried into the
Evening star., 1919-03-20
1919 PARIS FASHIONS
TO BE STRIKINGLY NEW
Feminine World Expects to See Re.
action From Wartime Simple
Styles-Gowns to Be Longer.

PARIS, February % Correspondence
OF the Associated Prcss). - Paris fash
ions this year will be "strikingly
new and handsome" regardless of
the high cost of living. and in the
way of gowns the feminine world
Evening star., 1919-03-20
Lieut.. Col. Chamberlain Promoted.

Lieut.. Col. William Chamberlain.
Coast Artillery Corps, temporary
brigadier general, has been promoted
to the grade of colonel in the Regular
Army.
Evening star., 1919-03-20
Favurs Great Falls.

Ffancis r. Weller. a chairman of
the committee, which made the re-
port, urged an aqueduct from Great
Falls, stating that the committee
considered the possibilities of the
Patuxent and was not impressed
with II.
Capt Metzerott declared that water
from the Patuxent would be freer
from contamination than Potomac
water. because there are no thickly
populated settlements on the banks
Of the Maryland stream. He also
pointed out that Patuxent water could
be brought in at higher level,
which would require less pumping.
Mr.. Weller reminded the board that
all bodies of water have different
elements, both archaeological and
chemical. and that the Washington
filtration plant was built to purify
Potomac water. The board voted to
let the recommendation go over for
further consideration.
Odeu s. Smith, chairman Of the
public order committee, read a report
fndorsinE universal military training,
Put suggested that the board post
bone voting on it until it becomes
known from Paris what attitude the
nations intend to take toward this
question after the peace conference.