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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
CASES JIlEl BEFORE.
J0DGE VINCENT
intermediate Court Gets
Into Full Stride on Civil
Business.

intermediate court opened this
morning promptly at nine o'clock and
1t was not long until the following jury
was drawn to sit on the case Of An
drew ]. Tary VS.. A. H. Toothman:
Arch Brownfield, Alexander Thorn,
Howard Pople, Glen Fleming, George
B. Morgan, Clarence Rinehart, Charles
Connor, Sam Prunty, ]. o. Barracs,
Crawford Shaw, C. G. Durrett 1t re-
quired about an hour after the case
was presented for the jury's consider.
alton before a point as to whether
judgment could be taken on the note
in question with Homer G. Toothman
as security, when he was in France
Judge Vincent finally decided that
Judgment could be taken against the
principal on this appeal bond: The
jury went out to consider and return.
ed shortly with the verdict in favor
OF the plaintiff to the sum Of q little
over 5000,
The next case in hand this morning
was that OF The Town Of Rivesville
VS.. q. b. Frum. AS no one appeared
by eleven O'Clock to represent Riyes-
Vile, 1t was thought that this case
would be disposed Of quickly. A jury
was in the process Of drawing by
noon.
In tho case Of McCray and Sutton
vs. Ellsworth Price, brought to- trial
yesterday, a verdict for. the etendgnt'
Was found with 81 q. .16 dana kes. 5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
REEIDUN(M[N
CONFESS CHRIST
on EAST side
Sermon Was Preached by
Pastor Of Palatine Bap
list Church. N
INTERESTING; Meeting
.Unsayed Were Urged to
Make Definite Decision
to Enter Fold.

Last night at the East Side union
meetings at the Diamond strret CHURCH
there were three conversions. consist
ing Of young men. Many. asked for
prayers. An unusually interesting
meeting was held with Rev Eddy Of
the Baptist church as preacher for the
evening. The song service which pre-
ceded the sermon was enthusiastic ically
taken part IN and a quartet composed
OF Messrs Ed Wolf, Wayne Meredith,
Lutte Brown and Robert Hudgins sang
some especially goods songs. Tomor-
row night the High School and mem.
bsrs Of the seventh and eighth grades
viii be present at the meeting and
some good things are planned. Meet
ing again tonight at 1880.
Rev. Eddy used as his theme, Con
Tossing Christ" and took for his text
Mark 1890, where Jesus command
ed the young man whom He had cleans
ed to 20 and tell all that he had done
for him. When Jesus gave His COM
mand to His disciples to go into all
the world and preach His gospel to
Continued on page two.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
|Bl0 MAY PUT BACK
S TRAIN No. L
Rsds sfal N apaa er May Do
SO On Spring Schedule
If Possible.

Encouragement is held out to the
Eikins Rotary club in its requests Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany for better transportation.
Yesterday DR.. w. w. Golden, chair
man OF the transportation committee
OF the Ellsins Rotary club, received q
letter from G. w. Galloway Baltimore,
federal manager of the eastern lines
OF the B. & o. to the effect that II pos
sible the changes asked for would be
made in the spring schedule"
Last week Stanley Ennis, OF Balti-
more, general manager Of the B. & o..
eastern lines, was in Elkins and is
said to have admitted that the Elkins
section was entitled to better accom-
modation than they now have.
The Elkins Rotary club had asked
for the restoration Of train 70, Metro
POM tan Special, and dining car service
on train 81 which arrives at Fairmont
i a OF q. m. from Elkins and on train
which leaves Fairmont at $50 p.
n for Elkins.s
Irain 10 Is the night train for the
etst and ff IL goes back on the sched-
tls the b. g o. is bound to get back
the naj jority Of the eastern traffic
which lost by its abando donment. That
traffic now goes over the Pennsy lines
out Of Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
JaY 6 Parker Dies
After Brief Illness

yaYlC o. Parkers. aged 81 years, died
this morning at his home on Penn
e5Ifanza avenue after a few days i'll
ness from Influenza. He was taken
LION Sunday and his condition had
BEEN serious from the start.
The deceased was son Of Mr.. and
NiEs. Chas. o. Packer, of this city. and
is survived by his wife, who was for
faerly Miss Rosa Prickett, and four
chil1fen, Edith. Harold, Charles and
Eieln0r Rebecca. Two sisters. Mrs.
Noe Wright and Mrs. Gladys Gainor,
and two brothers. Fred and Homer
Parker, also survive. The deceased
vi eemployed with the B. & o. rail-
Mineral arrangements, which are
IN dor the direction Of Undertaken r.
2 Jones have not been completed,
nsndlHg the arri lal Of relatives from
oBs ot town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
Today Rain Makes
Spring Seem Near

A slow, steady ldrizzle began this
morning before daylight and continued
most OF the day. The rain Is much
like one Of springs prolonged showers
and will do much toward limbering up
an already too soft ground. a mum.
Der Of people about the city are afraid
too many things viii start to grow
ahead Of time if warm weather con.
tinues. Already snowballs in one or
two yards in the city are in bloom and
much green grass has come up. Sew.
eral trees are beginning to bud. Some
cabbage in one yard in the city which
was left IN the ground has started put.
ting out additional leaves. A number
OF birds have been discovered carry
ing small twigs and bits Of feathers
hastily through the air. Altogether
either spring isalmost here or some
thing in the way OF q calamity Is about
70 happen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
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ATTEND the REVIVAL
Expect Delegation Of 800.
on Thursday Evening
for This Occasion.

Fairmont lodge, 8, Loyal Order Of
Moose, will make final arrangements
at its meeting on Wednesday evening
to attend the revival services in First
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Moose will go to church on
Thursday evening and will meet at
the Moose Home at Q o'clock, reaching
First NJ. e. church in time forat the ser.
vices. It is hoped to have a turnout
OF 800.
After the regular lodge meeting on
Wednesday evening the members Of
the Moose band will meet.
Asspecial meeting OF the Mooseheart
Legion officers will be held in Fair
mont on Tuesday evening, February
Is, at o'clock. Final arrangements
win be made for the ceremonial ses.
sion at Morgantown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
BRIDGE BU|LD|NG
Maybe DELAYED


i The concensus OF opinion in an In
formal conference between officials on
the John F. Casey Construction com
panyiand the City Board of Affairs held
this morning is that little work will be
done this summer on the concrete
bridge to be built across the Monon-
gahela river.
The reasons assigned for this deci-
sion which will probably be reached
when sth ematter comes up for final
adjustment us that labor conditions
and the unsettled state OF the steel
market and other. markets from which
material must come makes 1t difficult
at this time to attempt to build this
structure. It isbelie ieyed that the mar
kets will come down shortly and the
present abnormal prices for materials
will not prevail long and that labor
matters and wages will be finally adj
justed to Q more satisfactory and
equitable basis.
However a decision has not been
reached as yet and q. conference is be-
ing held this afternoon relative to
these matters and recommendations
will be nade to the Board OF Affairs
for their further consideration.
John F. Casey, Of Pittsburgh, who
has the contract for building the struc-
ture, and William Muesser. OF New
York. Of the New York Concrete Steel
company and who designed the South
side bridge, and also the proposed
structure to be built across the No.
nongahela, arrived here last evening
and spent several hours going over
matters with the local engineers who
had charge Of building the South side
structure. Il
I Matters which require final adjust
ment in the winding up Of the contracts
for the South side bridge win also be
discussed ct the conference this after:
noon which is in progress IN the city
building with Messrs. Casey, Muesser,
Fuller and Bornefeld and the mayor
and thesother city officials.
4 should It be decided not to build the
structure this summer such work will
probable be done as will not allow the
work already accomplished to deter
iofate and materials used In the build.
ing Of the South side structure have
already been assembled ready for use
in the new 5tructure. The salvage
from the South side bridge amounts
TO several thousand dollars and this
win be used In building the other
bridge.
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over
CENTENARY HUNl
Southern Methodists AppSr.
ton Amounts for Vari-
Gus Churches.

Churches Of the Fairmont district
OF the Southern Methodist Episcopal
church are in conference in this city
today relative to plans for the raising
of the districts apportionment OF the
centenary movement which amounts
to sat, 900. Rev. F. s. Pollitt, Of Hunt.
ington, head Of the movement and for
merly presiding elder Of the Fairmont
district, is presiding at the sessions
which are being held in the Williams
Memorial church on Fairmont avenue.
The purpose Of this centenary move.
ment which is nation wide, is to raise
a large sum Of money for missionary
and other philanthropic causes and
for the purpose Of stimulating the
various districts Of the state in this
movement Rev. Pollitt is making a
tour OF the state.
At the conference today are Rev.
Pollitt, Of Huntingdon; F. N. Thorn.
burg, Of Huntington; S. N. Titus, OF
Mt. Morris, Pa: Rev. w. H. Beaie, OF
Mt. Morris, Pr; Rev. ]. B. Yoak, OF
Rivesville; Rev. and Mrs. Tyler, OF
Pennington; T. N. Wilson, of Fairview
and D. P. Smith. OF Boothsville. Rev.
r. j. Yoak and r. "A. Watts and others
from the Williams Memorial church.
The apportionment committee com.
posed Of D. P. Smith, L. G. Boice, H,
%. Martin, Mrs. Ward NJ. Dawns, w. 4.
Canter, -C. N. Coffman, "A. M. Martin
and 3. w. James met yesterday at the
church and made the apportionments
for the various churches connected
with the district. The allottmcnts
were made on a basis of the pastors
salary and church membership.
The following apportionments were
made for Marion county: Fairmont
church. $4,000; Fairview, $500:
Pennington, $3.50: Boothsville, 81, 900,
The gentlemen attending the con,
ference lunched today at the 7. N. c.
"A. with the personal workers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
TIRE On PQgIl
| TRAIN DESTROYS
many n|SglIB
Whole Car Load for ChieS b
Goes Up ~ tho
Smoke
COMMUTERS HELD Oh
Twenty Local Trains s0iII
Into Pittsburgh Held
Up This Mori
COMMUTERS HEIl Vl
(By Associased Press

P1TTs5URGH, Feb ife tst
ing In a fast mail train sngedlne IA
ward Pittsburgh from Pkfaisit;I!S
destroyed e car loaded Viii iasI. l6t
Chicago and badly damaged a63hSf
tbound for Indianapolis at pfteaiIi, Ia
miles east Of here this a6ffiii, TIE
cars are said to have 0aff3ea 3fSa'sI 2..
ed mail valued at many til6asn1lis Of
dollars. II
The fro which for q dine tb fSs An.
ed to destroy the entire trim i d
gained great headway hefofG a |S cotai
cd by thescrew between III f6SiI 1nd
Pitcarn. Te speed Of tie ttSiti i6nnod
the blaze Which spread 10 the andiahn.
polls car before the locomotive WAS
brought to stop. re firse WaS exiting.
uished b yfiremsn from near 81 tonns
after 1t mad delayed tfaffiT "a Z Ne q, tin
line Of the Pennsyi ivanI fBad for
more than an hour.
Thousands Of persShb W6fe mite To
work this morning tie fes,iIf OF |hc
fire, which prevented 10 i6oal Trains
from arriving at subufbaA slaflons ON
time.
The train was going about S. mile.
an hour when, the ffifs was discovered
It apparently had been bafnin1 for
some time iit the Chicago GER and
suddenly burst into tlaiNes Wen the
train was stop4esi tilepssn from the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
BY ADAM s. LANE.

To the Chairman Of the Marion Coun-
ty Soldiers Memorial committee:
Dear Sir: There has been earnest
solicitation upon the part Of your COM
mittee for expressions from the people
regarding the proper form and situa-
ton OF q memorial tribute to our army
heroes: the idea being 70 combine
eulogy Of home workers, las well as
recognition Of khaki fighters.
Iwould Suggest
TAet I'VE make our Memo1 1ial
A con nosite Statue
EmbraciA some Feature
OF each loca Individual
Prominent in W. Work,
With suitable 1ns iptio
To Soldiers, on the b.
For Instance: -
W. might begin at the TOT
With Bill Wiegel's High Fl fehead n
While Bob Cunntngham's s Pecks
Perch Just below on MARI Jacobs
Expressive Nose.
Into one well modelled Chez
I would tuck Quid
OF Albert Kern's fav'rite cut Plug
Nicely balanced on the other side =.
With Wad
OF Henry Live1y's ChsWiRg I'M.
The inspiring Whisk sksks
OF J. WalteE tobped By
Fhe scarlet Mustachioes OF
j. J. Heiskell from Shaw Schook House
Would finish of the Features
Nicely.
Great dignity would be Added
BY adorning the Figure
With Levi B. Harris
Preacher Coat-thus paying
Generous tribute to the Boy Scouts.
l would further Suggest
That the Figure
Patiently lean upon Ira Smiths
Bass Drum, with one Arm
In the negligent attitude OF
Rink Darlington conducting
Community Singing.
The Women? Er, yes
/ have been Thinking
About their share.
That's Right!
Never forget the Women.
Lessee
About the shoulders Of the Figure
I.would Drape
Mrs. Jack Meredith's Mole Neckpiece
Gracefully open to Disclose
Mrs, George DeBolt's jade Beads.
To Emphasize the Sustaining Power
OF Home Service
80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
Ieip B FoR FIRE pEArHs.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4. - Jos. Ra-
donhs president Of the keystone Film
cofnpany, was held by coroner's Jury
6n 6ckaSge Of manslaughter today Ia
con- 6ction with the explosion and fire
In hitch 10 persons lost their lives in
th filtn exchange building blaze In
n I'D avenue several weeks ago. Ra-
11nn ntest flied at the inquest this morn
|rt That he put lye into hot water to
r1f'i 4 motion picture film previous to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
pERsHlna vlsiTs NANTES.

NANTES, France, Feb. General
J. !. Pershing, commander In chief OF
the. American forces In France. ar
rived here last evening. He was ~.
,ceiyed at the station by the civil and
military authorities and was cheered
by large crowd. After q short stay
Ia the city he left Tor Tours where he
win inspect American cantonments
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
But Not one
Drop OF This II
III Fair,1,bnt
(Ry Associated Pres !

(By Associated Pres7)
CHARLESTON, w. We. Feb. a.
More than $26, 900 lbrth 7 Of
whisxey was confiscate1 and des-
troyed In West virgi11a during
January, the State P1 hibtion De-
partmert ~ ~ p.
This is based on valuation OF
SIS q pint, the ayera e price in the
state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

going right on to farm and main
tain its front rank as though
nothing had happened. The value
of a fair in such a forward march
ing campaign cannot be overes-
timated Nothing surpassed it in
its service as an interchange of
ideas, accomplishment and mu-
tual inspiration in a diversified
and safe farming movement.
The great fairs such as Macon
and Atlanta have their places
and are valuable, but the county
fairs are after all the greatest
fair we hold. They get more direct
net results for all they put out
than all the fairs put together.
With all our progress and high
minded farming and stock raising,
we have but just begun. There are
thousands of people whose mouths
are fed and backs are clothed from
our farms who have no ideas Of pro-
gressive farming,-mony making en-
terprise On the farm We have many
fine farms and many farmers who
apply the yard stick of good business
on the farms, but there are many yet
who throw fine opportunity to the
winds, work little and care less what
the farm makes. The fair to this class
is an eye opener. They have to see
before they will believe. Then the
smothered pride in better crop re-
suit at home begins to warm up. A
neghbor at the county fair has start
ed something.
That is why the county fair means
most That is why it can truly be
said that it brings more direct re-
suits. We are compelled to have our
fairs every season, if we hope to adj
vance in farming and stock raising.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05
COUNTY FAIRS GREATEST

CT the Crisp County Fair and on
efforts at settling upon a permanen
ba IS for future shows of the kind
The Macon Telegraph has this L
say editorially:
Crisp is the latest county to
come into the permanent class
after experience with an expert
mental county fair Announce
nent is made by the directors
after the weeks exposition just
closed hat it will be made a con-
tnuing annual affair. Ever parti-
cular of ii was an entire success
and public demand through the
whole county is so strong and UNI
tied for it there was no choice.
1t is worth while noting that
this big initial success in an agri-
cultural show is in a county that
was hit with full force of the
boil weevil, but 3 county that is
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

Senator Lodge has spent practical
ly all the best years of his life in
high office. Some of those years
have been useful years. Until recent
ly in the senate he held the esteem
and highest regard of all men of pub
lie affairs Now he is turning all
these years to. naught by wearing
his last days away in spleen and
hatreed
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05
PARTY LINES FORGOTTEN

The whole country will rejoice in
the reelection of Governor Coolidge
of Massachusetts, though republican
he may be. 1t will be remembered
that he took firm stand for law and
order in the police union strike in
Boston and he won out. But Boston
suffered at the hands of the rough
necks and hoodlums who took adj
vantage of the strike of the police.
The Boston row was over police
union The announced purpose of the
styise- waee for more pay, but~tAe real
purpose was to test the strength of
a unionized walk-out on the Boston
police force. Governor Coolidge had
the support and cooperation of other
state and Boston municipal officials
but he early took firm stand for
law and order and managed the
states affairs with wisdom.
In democratic ranks it is TO be re-
GREETED that the democratic candidate
for governor had to stand with the
forces opposing Coolidge, and thus
of necessity opposing the policy
he maintained in the Boston police
strike. college won with wide
range of votes to spare. The people OF
Massachusetts endorsed his conduct
in rain of ballots which made it
certain. sfs.ll4
In the Massachusetts election party
lines were forgotten. The sole pnr-
pose was to approve Governor Cool
edge for a second term because of
his wise and firm stand in the Bos-
ton police strike, Although we are
democratic. we can approve. too. at
this distance and really take on as
surance that Massachusetts is still
safe gloriously safe from the Reds.
Eleven young women are taking
the law course at the University of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

Cooperative hogs sales under the
direction OF the agent in marketing
have been most successful While
hogs were selling for Is IA cents in
neiehboring states. Georgia hogs
sold in cooperative sales for IA IA
10 l6 - cents per pound to local
butchers and Georgia packing plants.
One sale topped the Chicago market
on that day by - cent.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05
WHOLE FAMILIES
Freed FROM COLDS
HSlf a century breaking
colds is behind DIR. Kings
New Discovery

T$ROM the little tots to grandma,
II every one in the family can
Il use This MISUNDERSTANDING
ard remedy in perfect safety and
confident of beneficial results.
lnceSSant coughing, disagreeable
grippe. stubborn cold promptly
checked, the phlegm diSSipated, the
congestion louSened.
Same high quality today as al
WAYS. DIR. Kings New Discovery
lives M 10 IFS time-teSjed reputa-
ton. UOc. and S130 Il bottle.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

From Pari scame word yesterday
that the Fiume troubles. From Rome
came news that England had agreed
to plans of self determination which
Italy espoused. But in this country
no new word or news of the effort to
dispose OF Fiume has as yet come, so
Washington officials.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

Demonstrations in the use of cal
cium arsenate to poison the boil wee
vii have shown that it can be used
under favorable conditions with pro
pt. On account of the exceedingly
heavy rains this summer much of
the poison which was applied WAS
washed OFF and hence interfered with
the demonstrations. The cost of the
poison per acre including the cost Of
application was estimated al 500
per acre.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.

The exhibits of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture at the South
eastern Fair have been prounced the
best of any that have yet been shown
in tn South. This fair was in Atlanta.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

The very air was full of strike
compromise and settlement yesterday
The miners will be back in the mines
very soon and the head officials of
the United Mine Workers who have
much less love of right and fair deal
ing than theey have for political high
standing among the miners, will be
out OF gear and gomez.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

The tobacco acreage in Georgia
has increased from 5000 acres to
10000 acres, this year as compared
with last. Wet weather seriously in
terfeered with the gathering and the
curing Of the crop. The acreage will
probably be increased next year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

aims of the summer reduced the cot
ton crop of south Georgia, and in many
sections there will not be more than
30 to 40 per cent of crop The cot
ton crop OF north Georgia is excellent
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels had
no idea of discipline for Admiral
Sims for what he said about the
Sim Fein. The chances are that
Daniels thinks Sims was right.