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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
PERSONALS

Mrs. Edgar Davis and little son were
visitors In this city on Saturday from
Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele left
yesterday for Cleveland, OHIO where
they viii spend several weeks.
Arthur B. Fisher who Is connected
with the Underwriters Bureau Of the
middle and southern states located in
New York Is q visitor in the city for q
few days.
Miss Mary Hood Of Lowesville who
had been the guest Of Miss Irene Davis
returned yesterday to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watkins OF
Shtnnston were guests yesterday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hutchinson and
the latter's father Mr.. J. NJ. Watkins al
Sonnencroft.
Miss Elizabeth Kinkead and niece
Miss Betty Rexrode OF Sistersville are
guests Of the formers parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. X. K:nkead on Pittsburgh ay.
enue.
Mrs. Will Nesbitt OF Sistersville will
arrive here today for visit with rela.
ttves.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomas and son
spent yesterday in Clarksburg with
relatives.
Dr.. ]. C. Broomfield left yesterday
for Pittsburgh where he viii
spend couple Of days at the head
quarters Of the Forward Movement
commission of which he Is chairman.
Miss Mary Melody who had been
demonstrating sewing machines in
Hartley's for the past several weeks
left today for Washington, Pa.
Mrs. w. s. John who had been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ira L. Smith
left yesterday for her home in Nor
gantown.
Miss Bessie Jane Reed, librarian
at the High school, was called t.
West Alexandria Pa, a few days age
by the illness Of her mother.
Lieutenant Reilly Williams ant
Mr.. Watt, OF the Audit Company
Of Pittsburgh spent Sunday in thil
city, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Aus
tin Wilson, Of Emersan street.
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Writ Shuck's Back
Broken By shifter

Writ shuck. aged SO. a well known
teamster Of this city received Ir.oh
ably fatal injuries early Sunday
morning when he was struck by a
shifting engine on the Baltimore and
Ohio yards near the Belt line and
sustained broken back. The young
man was walking on the tracks in
the yards about two o'clock In the
morning anu evidently failed to see
or hear the approaching engine.
He was picked up by the engine
crew and was taken to Fairmont
hospital where his injuries were
found to be of a very serious nature,
1t is not believed he can survive but
a short time. He is married but has
no children.
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8. A. p. Story Filmed.

That versatile young screen star
Bryant Washburn. has a human inter.
est comedy in THE Way of Man
With Maid" and the story original.
ly appeared in 1.-THE Saturday Even
ing Post" where Bryant himself read
It and set about securing screen
rights. 1t is Paramount picture and
will be shown at the Nelson today.
1t introduces Arthur McArney, a $21
week clerk, as the chief figure, and
shows his romance with Elsa owen
son, an extrayagant, blonde little stem.
ographer. Arthur McArney is shown
as very ordinary young man, salts.
fled with his weekly wage until the
expensive Elsa comes into his life.
Then he has to hustle to corral enough
money to show her good time and
from this situation the story develops
to charming and unexpected ending.
Bryant Washburn is said to be at
his best as the young clerk. Wanda
Hawley plays Elsa owenson.
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LOCAL SOCIAL. EVENTS

lner and refreshments were served. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Stanley aud daughter, Thelma; Mr..
and Mrs. John Carpenter and sons, J.
Snider and daughter Miss Helen, Miss
Lena Durett Bird Dprett, Miss Gladys
Hoffman. Bird Hall. Miss Loreda Hall,
Clark King. Lee Morgan, George VIII
liam and Roy Powers, Paul Hoffman.
John Huffman, Travis Durett. Charles
Durett. John Vincent, Miss Sybel Sapp
Misses Rena and Bessie Miller, Patty
and Lena johnson, Mr.. Mccain, Miss.
les Bessie and Sarah Cain Nellie Nor.
gan, Lille and Minnie jarrett, Ted Jaf
rett, Clarence Devnnlt, Jessie Dodd,
Misses Hazel and Madge Cox, Fred
Hall and children Edith and Henry;
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Dexter, Herschel
Dexter, Beryl Dexter, Delbert Dexter,
Mrs. Bessie McNulen and daughter
Mildred. Miss Sylvia Hall, Chester Hall
and Miss Shirley Ansil.
Methodist Women to Meet.
The woman's Home Missionary so.
ciety OF the First NJ. e. church will
meet in the church parlor tomorrow
evening at 1880 for the regular month.
ly session. "A most interesting pro.
gram has been prepared and will be
given by Mrs. w. A. Crowl's division
as follows:
Devotional, Mrs. J. D. Hecker;
Memorial Day by Proxy, Mrs. w. G.
Cunningham; piano solo. Miss Norma
Hecker; Little Italy and the Church,
Mrs. Thevey Nutter; The Sermons the
Violets Preach, Mrs W. A Crowi: yo-
cal solo, Miss Hazel Cunningham.
At this meeting the yearly opening
OF the mite boxes will take place, and
members are urged to bring their
boxes without fail. Several new mem.
bers will be presented by the divi.
sions. and the hostesses for the even.
ing are as follows: Mrs. w. F. Rus
sci. Mrs. Harvey shain, Mrs. T. v.
Buckley. Mrs. John Hale, Mrs. ]. Lee
Hall and Mrs. George Roush.
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To Entertain Speaker,

Mrs. Loren s. Hanna who will lee.
ture in the First Presbyterian church
this evening on the subject "Siam"
will be the honor guest at a dinner to
be given In the church parlors at six
o'clock. The guests to be entertained
will be officers and patronesses of the
Mcfarland chapter and the Stoetzer
circle and several other friends of the
church. Mrs. F. w. Vance, Of Man
nington, will also be a guest. The
lecture will begin at eight o'clock.
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Society to Meet.
Kinsmont Social Affair

In honor their son Cecil Hall who re.
Gently returned to this country from
seven months service in Germany and
France, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hall enter
tanned on Saturday night at their home
at Kingmont. Saturday was also the
54th birthday anniversary Of Mrs. Hall
and the two events were celebrated
jointly. Alarge number Of friends
spent the evening in a delightful man
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

everyone concerned in Daughter Of
Nine There is irony in the gorgeous
settings designed by Hugo Balm, and
wit in the keen captions written by
him. It does not often fall to the lot
OF an author to contribute SO much to
the production OF his play. In this case
he not only wrote the story, but ex-
pressed himself in the settings, details
OF action and the sub-titles.
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Social Feature

ooeiat Feature
The social features Of thu annual
convention of the Knights Of Column
bus which Is in season here win Gull
inmate tonight when an eiaborately
appointed dance will be held at the
X. Of G. hall on Main street The Wis.
iting Knights as well as the local
Knights and their ladies Will be PRES
emit in large numbers. Splendid music
win be furnished for the dancers and
refreshments will be served.
Surprise Party.
Mrs. Harry Neptune entertained a
number OF friends on Friday evening
at her home ON Emerson street com.
pftmentary 10 the birthday anniversary
Of her husband. The affair was ar
ranged as surprise and delightful
evening was spent by the guests
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Luthy. Mr.. and Mrs. James Close Mr..
and Mrs.. C. D. Hacker, DR.. and Mrs
Howard W. Burnett, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Scatter
day, Mrs. Elizabeth Coulter, Mrs. Olive
Pttzer. Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Neptune,
Miss Hannah Neptune, Mrs. AIDA Par.
IRISH, Sadie Welsh.
Society to Meet.
The Missionary Society Of the South
ern Methodist Episcopal church will
meet this evening at the home Of Mrs.
L. N. Yost on the country club road
Those attending the meeting Will take
the 7:15 street car.
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IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLINERs TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.
Photoplays.
FILM showing the conversion of
a Hindu to Christianity has been

~ "a Hindu to Christianity has been
: Amade by the Rev. L. E. Linzell
Methodist missionary to India, who Is
now In. the United States in order to
shalp promote the. Methodist Centen-
AIRY, which plans to raise sos, 900, 900
for general world betterment at home
and abroad in the next five years.
Having procured the best camera
man to be found in Bombay, DR.. Lin
zell was then confronted with the
problem of gathering cast. The
camera is still more or less an object
Of suspicion among the natives and
people Of one caste would scorn to
mingle with those of another. DR.
Iilnzell therefore. decided that he
must rely largely upon the Christian
population, whose confidence in him
was sufficient to overcome their dread
Of camera. In this he succeeded.
A much more difficult matter was to
obtain actors to represent the heather
religion.
One of the characters whom Dr.. Lin
cell finally did persuade to pose fol
him as representative OF the ancient
religion of India was a "holy man
who had lain on a bed OF spikes for
fourteen years, in the attempt to at
tain perfection. Another holy man
was approached-one who squatted on
the ground outside the temple, sur.
rounded by circleof little fires which
be tended all day long, meanwhile ex
posing his uncovered head to the blaz.
Ing sun OF India procedure well cal
culated to kill any ordinary man who
follows 1t.
Another interesting character was
the "holy man" of the Jungle who, with
his long hair wound up on the top OF
bis head in q strange knot, sat be
meath the sacred banyan tree, with his
eyes focused on the tip Of his nose
md counting his own heart beats all
lay long, in order to shut out evil.
Il took two months to make the pic
lure.
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vltagraph super.Feature at Dixie.
In what is said to be the greatest
police story ever written. From Head.
quarters" Anita Stewart appears at
the Dixie today. The portrayal Of the
role Of Rose by Miss Stewart Is un-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

doubtedly her most effective EFFORT,
giving her unlimited opportunity to
display her emotional talents. The
supporting cast 10 well balanced.
POP.
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ne azarrow show.

re q Lafrow snow.
There couldn't be a much better rec
pmmendation for the company that Is
coming to the Hippodrome this week
han to say that it's a BARROW show.
The present company which Is titled
The Fashionettes," is a new organi.
sation, some OF the artists that have
been with Zarrow before, appearing,
but some talent that has not been seen
locally heretofore. OF course Raymond
Lewis has been here before, and has
rery pleasant recollections OF the re-
:eption accorded him. Blackface COM
sdy Is a hobby with him, and his work
has won him distinction. Elsie Zieg-
!er who will be remembered for her
Iery pleasing rendition Of Belgian
Rose" when she was here at the open
mg OF the season with Jack Fuquay
WI no doubt give good account OF
herself as she has pleasing personal.
hyl and Is talented. Frank and Betty
Smith who have an act Of their own,
md Miss Pauline Glenmare, dancer,
Ne do not recall, but the memory Is
lot infallible. The company comes
here from Parkersburg where they
lad very successful week, and where
heir work was highly spoken of by
he press. The opening bill today is
Crusoe's Friday"
story Full Of Wit.
Rarely has production been 80 per-
heated with wit and humor as Madge
Kennedy's Daughter OF Mine," an.
bounced as the feature at the Prin.
.ess today. This is partly explained
when 1t Is known that Hugo Balm
wrote the play. he has been Gold.
Fyn's art director since the inception
,f the corporation.
The story itself Is strikingly orig
hal Its Interpretation promises to
make all who see II chuckle, and its in.
fssgture and countless embeiiish-
nents VIII add to the reputation Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
REWARDING LEGISLATORS.

Rumors are current in political and
legislative circles that certain mem
bers of the Legislature, prominent in
pressing socalled progressive legisla.
ton and in advocating 'administra.
ton" measures, are slated for lucra.
tive jobs under state commissions or
boards at the close of the session. 1t
is to be hoped for the good name of
the legislature and the honor of the
state that these reports have no foun-
dation in fact. 1t is the sincere wish
of this paper and of every other advo-
cate of good government that there
will be no evidence like this of trad
ing and trafficing in legislation.
For many years the appointment of
members of the legislature to offices
by state officials or state boards has
been a public scandal. 1t has SAVIOR
ed all too much of a prearranged plan.
II has been difficult if not impossible
to convince the people that such Sc
lectlons were not the result of cor
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
cREplTARLE 70 COUNTY

1t is going to be highly ereditable
to this splendid county to have It go
forth to the world that IT has been the
Srst in the state to elect soldier, of
the great war to office and without
his knowledge. We have way of
talking good deal about the honors
that should 'be accorded those who
bore the brnnt of battle, but we are
slow to translate our words
into action. When Captain Thorn
as Y. English, of the Thirtieth
division, finds upon his return home
thatshe has been again elected to the
seat in the county court that he va.
Gated to offer his life for his country,
he will have the comforting assurance
that he has been appreciated by those
who know him best.
L The people of the sixth district, who
will compare in the solid virtues of cit
sizenship with the citizenship of any
section of like, area upon the face OF
the globe, are going to have the dis
tinctfon Of being the first to pay tri-
butte to hero of Flanders fields and
also to carry out the governmental re-
quest that all returning soldiers be re-
stored to their old jobs. The
Herald does not advocate the
election of soldiers to Office
merely because they are sol
fiiers, for it realizes that many good
soldiers are not capacitated for civil
office, yet it does insist all other
things being equal preference should
be given to the men who voluntarily,
at the call of their country, left home
and family and all that was dear to
them, crossed the seas and unsheath.
ed their swords that this great nation
should not perish from earth. Tom
English has been tried in peace and
in war and this movement upon the
part of his friends in the sixth dis
trict to honor him is credit to them
as we'll as compliment to him.
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CHATTANOOGA FIRST.

The progressive little city under
the shadow of Lookout Moutain is the
first in Tennessee and probably in the
South to provide a memorial for its
soldiers of the war in the form of 4
great building. By majority of three
to one the citizens of the city have
voted bonds to erect a handsome me.
mortal auditorium. The building will
serve double purpose, it will be an
enduring monument to the gallant
sons of the city who offered them
selves in the war for civilization and
it will provide comfortable and COM
modious meeting place for the citizens
of the city. The voters of Chattanoo-
ga are to be congratulated upon their
public spirit in providing the memorial
building.
There has been a great deal of dis
cussion here and elsewhere, probably
in nearly every county of the state.
of suitable memorials for the soldiers
of this war but little has been done so
far. Chattanooga has set an example
for the other communities that ought
to be followed. There should be more
done and less said If the people of this
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
SERVICES OF GOVERNORS.

Deserved praise is accorded the gov.
ernors of states for their earnest and
active cooperation in putting the Sc
lective drafe act into effect by Provost
Marshal General Crowder in his sec
ond report to the secretary of war.
But for the assistance rendered by the
governors and state officers the draft
could not have been made the sue
cess that it was and too much cannot
be said for the readiness with which
the governors all responded to the call
OF the nation. Gen. Crowder well
says:
THE annals of our country will new
er yield finer record of stauneh and
devoted cooperation of all state lead
ers in a common national cause. 1t
is this hearty cooperation by the gov
ernors with the federal executive that
has made possible the success of the
selective service system"
This record is in marked contrast
to that made by several governors dur
ing the war between the states. When
the socalled conscription' or draft act
was passed during the civil war sever
al Northern governors declared it I'M
constitutional and void and refused
to cooperate in any way with the
federal executive. In that great crisis,
when the life of the Union hung by
thread, there were five or six COVER
nors, who because of their whole
hearted support of the government
and their unfaltering loyalty, won the
title Of great war governors" 1t the
recent emergency Gen. Crowder pro-
nounces flfty-one governors of states
and territories as "great war COVER
nors."
There were traitors and slackers
during the recent war. Altogether too
many of them in this country, but on
the whole the American people proba.
bly, made a better record for unity and
loyalty than was ever made by any
people of great nation since time
began, with the possible exception of
France. England had her ireland,
Russia her socialists and Bolsheviks
who at last destroyed her. Germany
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
PRIVILEGE TAXES.

1t Is announced that the COMMITTEES
on finance ways and means, drafting
the new revenue act of the state vii
double all privilege taxes. 1t will b
serious mistake If the legislature
follows this policy. The excuse Civ
en- for such an oppressive increase is
that under the new assessment laws
all other property taxes will be doubl
ed. The Herald has not so understood
the new tax laws. 1t had received
the impression from statements OF
Gov. Roberts and administration lead
ers that under the new laws proper.
ty that has heretofore escaped taxa
ton or has been grossly under assess
ed as compared with other property,
would be found in sufficient volume to
almost If not quite meet the states de-
felt. II it is true that all taxes in
Tennessee are to be doubled the ad-
ministration had better begin now pre-
parations to fee from the wrath that
is to come.
Privilege taxes, I'M the majority of
instances, at best, are oppressive. They
are an ineduitable system of raising
revenue. For example the merchant
engaged in wholly necessary and
legitimate business Unjust pay an ad-
valorem tax on the capital invested
that Is often more than is paid on the
same capital otherwise invested, and,
in addition, must pay privilege tax.
This tax Is high now, when state,
county and city levies are taken into
consideration To double it would be
a still futher imposition on partic-
ular class Of citizens. The merchants
are usually among the most public
spirited and progressive members OF
a community, taking them as a whole,
and The Herald does not believe that
a suggestion to double their already
high privilege taxes will meet general
approval.
There are some privilege taxes that
are wholly justifiable, but some OF
them are really unfair and oppressive
and blanket increase of 100 per cent
is not to be thought Of. With inefeas-
ed fH3Hfal and local taxes it lis wet
goodt time for the state to embark on
d similar policy. Industry and capital
must not be too greatly burdened or
thsy. wins seks etAsr aad more favor
able fields than Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
AARVIE GIVES |.
SELF UP and
MAKES A BOND
FATHER ACCUSED OF CRIME
AGAINST DAUGHTER RE-
TURNS TO COUNTY
SURRENDERS TO THE SHERIFF
Declares That he Left Believing That
a Mob Would Take His Life And
Came Back As Soon AS Assured of
Protection.


|. Charlie Harvie, indicted by the
grand jury on a charge of incest, it
having been alleged that he was
guilty OF an uncomfortable crime
against his daughter, came to Column
bia this morning, voluntarily surrend-
cred to Deputy Sheriff John P. Cheek
and executed bond in the sum of 49,.
600 for his appearance before the next
term of the circuit court.
Harvie is youthful looking man
TO be the father of grown children.
lie does not look forty and talks in a
very straightforward manner and does
not impress one at all as a man who
would be guilty of the horrible crime
charged again him. Mr.. Harvie read
lily submitted to an interview with
The Herald reporter.
i have been in Arkansas since |
fled this county," said Harvie, where
- DNSAi ot WI N, IllSSlUR Only TWO
days. / left the county because after
/ found my daughters condition and
ascertained from Squire Hardison,
tnat she being over sixteen, 4 could
not prosecute, / was told that a mob
was forming and was warned that it
was after my life. was advised by
my brother and friends to leave until
was secure in protection. That
ala. Just as soon as friend inform
ed me that ! would be protected
came back. / returned to my home
sunday morning and came here today
ana SURRENDERED. | am absolutely in.
no'eent and will readily prove that
TACT. ] desire an early trial for will
De indicated from this cruel charge"
W. ]. Rummage and L. T. Wright.
H. s. Hardison and John NJ. Hunter,
Tour OF the leading citizens of that sec
ton of the county. made the bond.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
THE NEW MARSHAL,

Naturally The Herald would have
been pleased had a Maury countian
been appointed as United States mar
shall for this district but it hardly ex-
pected that result. 1t can heartily con
graduate Hon. George 3. Witt, of
Giles county, on securing this Juicy
plum. He Is in every respect worthy
of the confidence reposed in him.
Just Why Mr.. Witt, with a farm not
far from Maury county, and the prin-
cipal job in good country bank,
should want any political Office is one
of the mysteries that this paper will
not undertake to solve. But since he
wanted the job and is In every respect
worthy it is good that he has been ap-
pointed. His friends know that he
will do his level best to live up to the
enviable record for service that has
been made by his predecessor, Col
Amis. And no marshal ever served
with greater fidelity than the retiring
official.