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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12

One OF the earliest treaties ~ mod
.rn history was that concluded be-
tween France and Venice. In 1899.
Charles VIII. king Of France, had
overrun Itak. hut lost the fruits ~
his conquests largely through the war
like activities Of Venice. His success
sor Louis MI. a fortnight after his ac-
cesslon 10 the French throne. sent n
message To- the Nenetlans proposing \
lasting peace. The doge az once sent
ambassadors to France. The ambas-
sadors found Louis AZ Etampes, where
they arrived on August l., li9S.
Nearly four months had elapsed since
the setting out Of the kings courier
to Venice with the peace proposals.
Louis was on visit 10 the widow Of
his predecessor. who lived In the royal
castle above the little town when the
news Of the approach Of the ENJOYS
reached him. lie wanted 10 invite the
ambassadors to the castle hut the
dowager said she was not going to
have her housekeeping broken up by
a swarm of Italians. and the castle
was out of repair and not NJ 10 be
seen. anyway. Now. Louis bad come
there counting the dowager and king
or common. the lady's word is law In
such cases.
King Stood on a oais.
Louis ran down 20 his friend. the
landlord of the Fountain Inn. most
excellent hosiery. where he had
crushed many cup Of sack" when
he was only duke OF Orleans. The
tavern was large. the landlord man
OF resource. Hangings We're brought
down from the castle, and when the
Nenetlans arrived great barroOm
had been converted into a great hall
OF audience. all hung with Alexandrine
velvet thickly sprlnkled with golden
lilies at the end where the king stood
on a dais hastily knocked together by
the village carpenter-posslbly out OF
the wOod-bOx. Nine hosts great arm
chair with cloth OF gold thrown over
II served very well as throne. Here
the ambassadors presented their ere
dentials and the king received them
with a smiling face and a gracious
speech. The next day he received the
ENJOYS In private audience and the
negotiations began the Fountain inn
serving as the conference place.
For weeks and weeks the negotla-
lions went on the town was swamped
by great men and their retinues. The
dowager looking down from her castle
walls on the turmoil below with com
placency. Finally the king and the
ambassadors removed 10 the castle OF
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
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Science Languages History preparatory subjects The
Academy is Berea's largest department
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
SPECIAL FEATURES

number of scientific and popular lectures musical events
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There will also be excursions nearby points Of historical and
scenic interest All the Of the entire institution will
be at the disposal Of the Summer School
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
4th Door-Berea's Normal School

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that people teach through the
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
3rd Door-Berea' English Academy Course

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SIX DOORS
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
SPECIAL SESSION
TO Be INTERESTING

CHARLESTON. W. VA, March ii
The West Virginia legislature con-
vened in extra session this afternoon
to an act final legislation for set
tlement of the Virginia debt and to
provide for military or police pro-
lection for the state. Special stress
was laid by Governor Cornwe1l in his
message for necessity in dealing
quickly these and nine other projects
left unfinished by regular session Of
the Legislature.
The extra session which is expect
ed to last about two weeks opened
with prospects Of a bitter fight over
the revenue feature of the Virginia
debt legislation and the police bill.
The first question in the debt set
tlement will be to chose between a
direct tax on all taxable property in
West Virginia or special tax on oil
and gas to raise money necessary for
the sinking fund to retire the debt
bonds, pay their interest and settle
half the costs of the suit dn the
United States Supreme court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
WILL
GET H0USECLEANING
Mayor Elect Says He
Means to Make Town
Bigger and Better.

Mannington's next mayor, A. ]. Hess
was in Fairmont this morning to take
care of a lawsuit pending and had a
few words to say regarding the new
administration at Warrington which
intends to clean up the town. The
following men were elected yesterday:
Chief of Police l.. H. Hickman. Coun-
Gilman for first ward, H. H. Spencer
For Second, L. Snyder. Third jam
e3 S. Furbee.
Mayor Hess plans a bigger town for
one Of his first moves, hoping to take
in about four suburbs around Manning
ton. He says Warrington will soon be
a fine place to live in as he intends
taking hand in ridding Mannigton Of
pool room gambling joints. bootleggins
and other vices. He says Warrington
is worse than Fairmont by far when
vices Of all sorts are considered.
He is especially pleased at the cleo
tIon of the new chief of police, a man
formerly on the police force of Fair
mont before he went to war. Hick-
man, he says, is a young fellow who
comes highly recommended by every
one. That the police force will keep
hustling under him is expected by the
new mayor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Talked $50 Miles
Over Radio Phone
(By Associated Press \

WASHINGTON, March IL. - Secre-
tary Daniels talked today by radio
phone with Ensign Harry Fagenwater
in a navy flying boat en- route from
Washington to Hampton Roads. Com.
munication was established at dis
tance of more than $50 miles by far
the longest transmission OF radio tele.
phone signals with an aeroplane in
flight ever achieved. The secretary
used the ordinary desk telephone OF
his desk at the Navy department.
Mr.. Daniels spoke Of his pleasure
in making a test Of the constantly i'm
proving navy apparatus and asked the
ensign how far away his machine was.
After moments delay the officer re-
piled that he was then more than $50
miles from Washington and flying at
high altitude. The officers voice
came very indistinctly toward the end
OF the conversation as the distance in
creased. The expert at the depart
ment said the $50 miles was practical
ly the extreme range Of radio teIe.
phonic communication with air craft
with present equipment and more than
double any previous distance covered
in similar test.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
PRESBVTERIANS TO
RAISE LARGE FUND
Twenty Five Hundred Dol
lars is Fairmont Por-
ton Of Victory Effort.

Next week beginning Monday,
March 18th, will be Presbyterian week
in Fairmont in fact throughout the Ma
ton where Presbyterians will concen.
trate their efforts op;a preparatory
campaign for the raising of $40, ,O00, 900
as a Victory fund for local, nftional
and over seas work. The entire
amount is to be raised in three hours
on Sunday afternoon, March %, from
2 until s o'clock.
Last night meeting of ward cap
tains was held at the First Presbyte.
rian church when plans were outlined
for next weeks campaign. Jas. Wei
ton, chairman of the local committee,
presided at the meeting which was
also attended by members of the board
OF elders OF the local church.
Next weeks activities will be pre-
paratory to the drive and will include
an evening of group meetings in the
homes Of members which will be held
either on Tuesday or Friday night,
the exact date to be announced later,
and church dinner on Friday night.
The sum OF $500 is the amount of
the campaign fund to be raised by the
local church, to which will be added
the sum for all church expenses, the
total amount being an increase of
about so per cent, over other year ex-
penses.
The subscriptions will be payable
weekly and the church envelope sys-
tenn will provide for the weekly con.
tribution of all funds approximately
so members Of the church will engage
in the canvas on Sunday afternoon,
March 90.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
(By Associated Press.J

PARIS, March IL. = Military Ger.
many will go out of existance as the
result of the adoption by the Supreme
Council tonight of the military terms
of German disarmament as they will
go into the peace treaty.
These terms provide for a sweeping
reduction of the German military es.
tabltshment down to 100000 with H.
900 officers, the army to be recruited
by the voluntary system for period
of - years. The effect of this is to
limit Germany's military strength to
less than the number OF men Swttzer-
land has In her army.
Other provisions in the military
terms limit the war materials Ger
many may possess to a quantity suffi-
cient for 100000 men and all the re-
mainder must be delivered over or de-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Speaks BluntIy About the
Way the Prohibition
Law is Enforced.
STATE NEEDS Protection.
Radicals Are Preaching
Sedition and Have OBJ
tained Arms.

CHARLESTON, March 11.-When
the special session of the West Vir-
ginia legislature convened here to-
day Governor Cornwell sent the
body message in which among other
things he said regarding the payment
of the Virginia debt, "the burden, if
equitably distributed among all the
people and over all classes Of prop
erty, will be by no means heavy,
spread, as it must be, over perbDd of
twenty years, in accordance with the
provisions of our Constitution. The
increase in taxable val
ues which will come with business re-
adjustment and with a revival of bus
mess activity, will form an entirely
new basis of assessment. I do not
mean, however, to suggest that the
legislature should conflne itself to
direct levies for raising revenue, spe-
cial or general, now or hereafter.
There will be legitimate sources of
indirect taxation for state purposes in
the future as there have been in the,
past, and where these sources can be'
utilized with fairness to the business
or the industry affected, they should
be so utnlized.
cat the time this is written I am
not advised as to the plan or plans
for raising the additional revenue
needed, which your committee has
adopted aud which it will present to
you, but feel confident careful con-
sideration is being given the subject
and that you will deal with the mat
ter with patience and good judg-
ment."
Regarding the state police matter
the Governor after repeating what he
had to say in his regular message
about the necessity for some police
protection, said:
ut is furthermore we'll known to
the legislature, especially to the mem
bers Of the house, before whom / ap-
peared, at their invitation, to discuss
the matter, that 1 did not recommend
the revival Of the National Guard for
the reason the Federal statute makes
it necessary for us to have 6,400 men
in 1921, if we are to revive the Ma
tional Guard that did not believe we
needed any such huge military es-
adjustment. l might add, l also re-
garded it as improbable that we could
secure enlistments of men in any con-
- '''o'.cN1~ ~.-'h~~. ludpin" from the
experience we had in our efforts to re-
cruit the two regiments to full
sLrengtn when they were mODilzed
prior to being drafted into the Fed
eral service.
However, in order that way might
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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Dug Howard and BOstick
Are Solemnly Ordered
to Abate 1t.
GREAT MASS OF EVIDENCE.
Disorderly Character of
the Place Was Testified
to By Many.

Unanimous opinion was reached
by the Boar of Affairs at city hall
fhIa morning at II o'clock that the
Union Club house on Pennsylvania
avenue, and the freQuenters of the
place are a public nuisance I'M
mediately after the decision was
reached Mayor Bowen read the
charge against the place and publicly
directed Douglas Howard and Dowdy
Bostick to abate the nuisance at once
The mayor said that he was salts
fled the frequenters comprised a
nuisance in view Of all the testimony
that was given yesterday afternoon
by the many witnesses. Mayor Bowen
made 1t plain that no congregating,
loiterig, card playing and drinking OF
liquor, If there was any, would be
permitted there in the future.
Commissioner Smith made the mo-
ton favoring the abatement Of the
nulsanse. The roll was called and all
Of the commissioners voted the
place and frequenters public nui-
sance on the motion Of CommiE ter
Smith the mayor was authorized to
consult the city attorney for further
proceedings should Howard and Bos-
tick fail to abate the nuisance at
once,
Time to Get Busy,
Attorney H H. Rose said that an
example should be made Of some of
these people who say "You Can't stop
me and what are you going to do
about It? Heoutltned how property
owners and others might be enjoined
from maintaining a public nuisance.
While he did not say so definitely he
thought that there would be proper
means to stop 1t even II an ordtn-
ance was necessary. In concluding
Mr.. Rose said 1T they Tefuse to
Continued on page four.(
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= y II
onies as to number are doubtful until
the grand jurors finish their work 81
indictment though cases have been
set as far in the calendar as April q
The first civil case is set for April
the Fairmont Stogie Company rs. the
Monongahela Railroad Company
eral orders and judgments were AIKEN
yesterday. Commissioners were ap
pointed to view the property ofs Claire
B. Mcdonald and others. located IN
Winfield near Holt They were sent
out this morning and may return this
evening. They are John, 81. Scott f.
Boydston, Thomas A. Hughes and Geo.
C. Galllher.
The petit jury will be called next
Monday and two weeks will be degot
ed to hearing and trial OF criminal car
es. About 100 old cases are stilI on
the dock!t. Some are as old as ten
years and it looks as though they
mihgt remain another ten years Gas
es growing out of the Far1ningtc riot
remain. The Willie G. Morgan case
Canutte case, James Linn case, Les
G. Race case and others remain on
the docket. The Canrtte and Morgan
cases are ready for trial and are being
held for lack of evidence on the part
OF the country, according to report
Les G. Race Is fugitive from Justice
James Linn is out on bond. Probably
not one OF these old cases VIII be tried
this term. New cases viii be known
as soon as the grand jury decide in.
dictments.
Many of the old cases are Kept on
the docket TO keep Objectionable $50
pie out Of the city. Were thgy tsen
off, these popl would many Of them
return. The way they stand
turn is made. they win be tmmedi taIy
prosecuted. Many visitors and Ioa ers
are remaining outside the grand iIry
room today awaiting return n indiet
ments.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
GRAND JURY MAY
FINISH WORK TONIGHT
This Session of Criminal
Court Promises to Be a
Busy One.

Though members of the grand jury
were late yesterday, at three o'clock
the following men were empanneled:
Fairmont district, John A. Clark. Jr.,
Arch Fleming, T. B. Tennant, ]. M.
Brand, Frank Neely Ed P. Holbert;
Union district, Gordon B. Curry, Thom
as B. Henderson; Warrington district,
T. s. Hardesty, ]. d. Furbee; Paw
Paw district, E G.. Price, D. N. Mus
grave: Grant district, William H. Man
ley; Winfield district, A. B. Jolin s.
Brady Meredith; Lincoln district, j.
E. Hill.
Witnesses heard yesterday before
the grand Jury and Prosecuting Attor-
ney Haggerty were: B. G. Barb, Roy
Layman, ,Domenick Borrell, A. B. Scott
Pearl Aszreen, Homer Price, Blaine
Boggess, Alvey P. Brady, Otto eBaver
Mark C. Snoderly, Jim Romine4 l.
Funt, Lud Burress, ]. w. Kinney, AL
bert Jamison, Charles Union, Law
renee F. McCray Iras Hildebrand, ].
E. Barnes, Jesse Male, w. F. Hunter,
Harvey Paist, Toward Adams, avid
Fast, Melvin Bunner, Frank Tadio,
Philip Colassemo, Brando Sandy Or
val Watts. ]. D. Alton. Carmello Pitro-
10, ]. H. McCloskey, R. E Straight, NJ.
R, Musgrove.
Work toward completing the list of
indictments for this term of court may
be completed by this evening though
nothing definite regarding the time of
finishing this work can be said. Wit.
nesses today before the grand jurors
arc as follows: Sylvester Gump, A.
Wrightman, Clarence Wright, Pete Ne
gro Walter N. Fleming, May Patten
gro Walter n. Fleming, May Patten,
Mrs. Clay HueS, Jessie Mullanx, G. w
Neptune, w. H. Skinner, John ]. Nc.
Graw, c. 3. Kern, Ward Hall, PAM
Pearl, Am Cremens, Carl williams
Ira Laue, Fred Patten, Joe Riggabo,
John Demoss, c n. Rose, L. w. Schoo-
ley, w. A. Digman, c. n. F,rim Jessie
Morrison, Dowdy Bostick, jolly, Glover
Claude eMtz, G. w Farmer, Walter
Pendleton, Denzie Robinson, T. D. Car
penter, Gail Huffman Walter Able
Walter Moore. Lee Grove, Frank
Toothman, John Ice. Jim Lee, VIII.
liam Basnett. Paul Tetrick, Joe Ham.
ilton, A. G. Hamilton.
There are about so civil cases sci
for trial before the term Of court. Eel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
For Next Twelve Years at Least tile
Former Greatest Military Power on
Earth Will be Weaker than Swiss
F0CH GOES FURTHER THAN LLOYD GEORGE
Object is to Get Peace of Mind of Europe at Rest and En-
courage the Abandonment Of COnscription
Throughout World.

stroyed. The German forts along the
Rhine also must be destroyed.
The imperial general staff Is abolisis
ed as the result of reducing the force
Discussion of the subject was res
sumed by the Supreme council toda
The basis for the debate being Mars
shall Foch's report on Premier Llogd
Georges proposal to reduce German
armed force from 100000 as had been
suggested to 100000 and to substitute
voluntary for compulsory service,
One of Premier Lloyd George nla iit
purposes in substituting voluntary
vice for CONSUMPTION system was %
pave the way for the disappea peaIance t,p
the conscription system throughout
Europe as it1was believed that the
feet OF the abolition Of the system q
Germany would mean that the ot5ei
Europeafl~ countries would gem nv
follow 1t thus ending the menace ot
large standing armies and their provo
cation to warfare.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
West Virginia Soldiers
Arrive From France

NEW YORK, March 1l-wigh S. 81.
ficers and 2 STA troops OF thg a27kh d.
yision-formerly New York state ma
tional guardsmen-the steamsiiip Nil
Vernon arrived here today from Bresi
The vessel brought aitogethe .7gt
troops, including a large number 81
casuals and SO nurses Casual com
panies aboard included No. 97i OF
West Virginia and 1412 Of Pennsy
mia.
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Working Conditions.

Today there are 1853 miles idle along
the Monongah division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Last Tues
day there were 155 down. Two weeks
ago $50 were down, three weeks ago,
159 and four weeks ago, 10.
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eAck 10 REeuLkR 49,.

WASHINGTON, March u Major
General William L. Kenly director ol
military aeronautics, was Feieyed ol
that post today and IN his Eai6 OF
colonel was ordered TO report q lbe
chief Of field artillery for d1ty
Brigadier General William lthcll
will be detailed to commahd he army
aviation service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Today'8 Cars,

There are 3,195 cars on the Monon-
gah division Of the B. & o. today.
There were 993 cars left over from
the previous day. The cars today are
classified as follows: Coal, 3,129;
coke, s; surplus NJ. v. T., So. The
placement at Z o'clock this morning
was 1927.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and WednesaAy.
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ARE
BUYING MORE FUEL
Operators Will Fight Wig
ourousIy for Better
Terminal Terms.

Vigorous protest will be made By
the coal operators interested in lake
shipments when the questio nof pool
ing is discussed and the matter Of
free time" is set yofficials Of the
United States Railroad administra-
tion on Thursday ct a joint confer
ence in Washington, D. @. The oper-
ators will hold out for seven days
free time" at tldewater with 81 a
day demurrage, while at lake points
they ask for five days free time"
and 81 per day demurrage.
Today the Chesapeake and Ohio
company published tariff in which
only three days free time" is allow
ed to tide water, Newport News being
specified, and 50 day is charged for
demurrage. 1t Is believed here VT
this has been issued as sort OF a
feeler.
Operators here and practically all
the big operations ship to the lakes,
will fight this and ask for seven days
free time" at tidewater and 81 de-
murrage. 1t is believed that the c. &
D. tariff is a torerunner of what is
going to apply to the Fairmont and
other regions. Some of the mines in
southern. West Virginia will not ship
to tidewater as result Of this ruling,
this being particularly true in the Lo-
gan district, because demurrage rates
are exorbitant.
Railroads Buying.
| .. efy fy, ~ n
road fuel buying was noticed yester-
day in the Fairmont field. There were
266 loads purchased by railroads,
which is the largest since January 80
when 297 loads were disposed of in
this region. On February z the rail-
roads procured 257 loads in this re-
gion.
The biggest increase for a day was
noticed in B. 60, which secured 102
loads yesterday against 73 the day be.
fore. The New York, New Haven and
Hartford secured 80 over % on Satur-
day. The New York Central jumped
from "a TO- 36. P. & R. loomed forth
from 33 to Al.
While this is not full run for rail
road fuel in the region it is promis.
ing step in the right direction. 1t has
been known for some time that B. &
o. had been shy on fuel and the time
| is rapidly approached, If 1t has not
already, that 1t must buy more fuel.
B. & o.'s order yesterday was larger
for any one day since February s,
when it procured los loads-just four
loads more than yesterday.
Teday's Cara.
There are 3,195 cars on the Monon.
| gah division Of the B. & o. today.
There were 993 cars left over from
the previous day. The cars today are
classified as follows: Coal, 1923;
coke, 8; surplus NJ. v. T., So. The
placement at o'clock this morning
was 1927.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 1853 miles idle along
the Monongah division Of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad. Last Tues,
day there were 155 down. Two weeks
1 ago $50 were down, three weeks ago,
159 and four weeks ago, 40.
Yesterdays Loading.
Yesterday there were GIG cars load
ed on the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. OF this
65S loads were coal. The eastward
movement was SIS coal and coke east
and 40 coal and four coke west.
Yesterday there were 46 unconsign
ed cars billed out, which makes the
total Of the previous day drop from
$40 to 794.