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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-28
JACKSON, sTREET FRoNTAoE

50 feet, fronting on jackson street. one Of
the best locations on the street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-28
GROCERY AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE
aTnREe

Located IN Fairmont and IN the suburbs.
am offering for sale established business en-
terprises
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
nine SOLDIERS
Of U. s. HANGED
Ten Executions in All Dur
ing Service in France

PARIS. sept. i.-tDelayedD
- Omitted Presr) - Nine sol
dterS Of Oh. American expesnL
iionary force were hanged and
one was shot for criminal Of.
fenses during the war. u IVES
revealed today nj the invcstigs
tlon Of a. T.. y. courtsmartil
by tho congressional committee
ipqulring Into war expendi
tuvs.
Two OF tho hAnglnFs were for
murder. the investigation brought
out. seven mon were hanged for
rape. OF whom six were negroes
There was single execution for
desertlon.
Murder trials totaiied ITO. result
ing in 6s convictions. oneffth of
all the general oourWnartiai were
officers and the rest enlisted men
and welfare workers. Most OF the
officers were charged with drunken
ness and disorticrly conduct Con
vietions resulted In 81 per cent OF
Officers cases which went 10 trial
Seventy seven per cent OF the men
tried by general courtSmartiai were
found guilty.
only ono conscientious obiec,or
was tried.
The investigation failed % estnb
lish that officers had rccelvcd more
lenicnt treatment than enlisted men
in tho A. r.. Y. courtsmartiaL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
WILSON CALLS
ROUND TABLE
A. r. L. Asked to Send II
Delegates TO Meeting

WASHINGTON. Sept S,--sUnited
Press.l-A letter signed by Prcsiden,
Wilson. calling upon business. labor
and farmers 20 send Representatives
TO the round table" Industrial con.
fercnc. was made public a, the white
House yesterday. The date for the
conferences Is Sc, for October q. IN.
stead of the nth. as announced pre-
viously. and there will be Is dole
gates.
Fifteen OF the delegates will Be
named By the president. TO represent
the general public.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce and national Industrial
conference board were asked 20 name
five each. tho American FEDERATION
of Labor n. farm organizations
three and bankers two.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
TAX ON Boards is
URGED IN BRITAIN

LONDON. Sept s.--Heavy tara
ton resulting from the wnr has re-
suited In the suggestion BY some
newspapers OF n revival % the tar
on boards. Boards were taxed BY
Henry VIII. The taxes were gradu-
ated 10 the status OF the wearer.
Another novel tax was that invok-
ed by Queen Elizabeth. who made
all persons staying away from
church on Sunday liable W a fine.
In 1895 tho birth OF child was
also taxed. a duke had 10 pay
$500 for being a proud father. while
commonsr was taxed 50 cen's.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
NEGRO AND HOP PIPE
SEIZED BY POLICEMEN

Alfred White. negro. Is In the city
Jail Friday and his opium outfit Is
In the property room. held as evil
dencc.
Officers A. J. Conner. w J. Carey
and G. ID. Graves raIded whites
rooms At it2t Jackson a during
the night and found the outfit 70
sesher with a quantity OF Yen shce.
II Is declared a number OF women
are known to have been freducnters
OF the Negroes room The pipe was
not in operation when the officers
entered the room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
WALES HAS
MOST MORAL TOWN

LONDON. Sept. 5.--rIaneliy. In
south Wales. prides itself on abso-
lnts immunity from immortality OF
dc professional kind According to
me chief constable the morality Of
the town has reached such a plane
that the people would not tolerate
the unfortunate class on this ae-
count he recommended that the pro
posed employment OF poiicewomen
Vas unnecessary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
MAN HEAVILY FINED
FOR DIGGING WORMS

NEW YORK. Sept. Residents
OF the exclusive Central Park West
section were given scare the
other night when they saw a man
with a piiehfork and spade digEins
up the ground inside Central Park.
They scented a murder mystery and
notified the police. Tho digger was
arrested. lie was Lewis Minsnsky.
Taken TO court be said he was dig
xlnK worms to SO fishing
How many did you dig1" the
court asked.
Five" he replied
-FIvs dollars" said the court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
BRlTISHERS GET NO
SLAVES ON SUNDAY

LONDON. Sept The HFiiIsh
master hairdfes-ers have been a.
aurcd b. Major Baird. NJ. r. that
~. British government will support
their program for rhavelsa and
halrcutlsss Sunday, The major ad
vlsed a delegation. which waited on
him. TO &c, a private bin thru par.
Lament. for the enforcement % the
plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

MOBILIZE HERE
Fleet Attracts NimbIe- Fin
gered Fraternity

Despite the fact that chief 81
Police Joel 10. Warren has Issued
orders for the rounding up OF all
pickpockets In Seattle with a view
towards protecting the large num-
bers OF visitors who will be In Sc
attlcl during fleet week. pickpock-
cts are already operating here.
A pickpoeket reliezed Pete John
son. 1899 Borcn ave. OF his pocket
book containing ss3 or SEA on the
Tacoma intcrurhan.
Johnson described tho man whom
he suspects and who sat beside
him all the way into Seattle. as
well dressed and about 45 years
old. The man weighed about 40
pounds.
Pat Lehey. ?isis Eighth ave. re-
ported his pocket picked Thursday
afternoon somewhere on Yeslcr
way He lost s37 in bills and
about 81 in small change.
Some pr0pIe saw n Iof NJ voore~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
PARIS NAMES STREET
AFTER ClEMENCEAU

PARIS. Sept. 5.--The local mu-
nic1paiity has decided 10 confer the
names OF Clemenceau and Poincars
respectively on two avenues Of
Paris as a testimony TO the city's
gratitude for the services rendered
The country by the Tiger and the
president during the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
RFER SELLER FINED

LONDON. Sept. 5.--For charging
. cents for half plnts Of bitter beer.
instead of cents. Augusta Bow
man. licensee OF the Axe tavern. and
. bartender. were fined si1o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
Kill, f.f,s RATS

LONDON. Sept S.--During three
days thrcshing at n farm near Long
Lane. Dcrbyshire. i.izs rats were
killed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
PRESIDENT INVADES
CAMPS OF ENEMIES

those who cluster about his car. At
fret he tried 90 pars this of with
talk about tho weather or about
what IL fine looking town you
folks have here" Apparently he
now believes. however. there IL
something 10 be gained by briefly
addressing every handful Of voters
that he can reach. and he has be
gun 10 respond 10 the demand for
a How about II. Woodrow-toli us
something about it-Fpecch."
Woodrow Is the name most fire.
auently heard when crowds greet
the president. wilson" II shouted.
OF course. but many call for Wood
row" or for Woody"
The women In the crowds evil
IDENTIFY want 90 sec Mrs. Wilson
more than they want TO see the
president. Rhrill cries OF AIRS.
wilson show US Mrs. Wilson"
ring out over the mems bass shouts,
and II sho doesn't appear they be-
come more Insistent.
eco on, bring her out. We want
10 see her" one Hunbonneted
woman yelled at the president. In
a town in Indiana.
Mrs. Wilson Shy
VERY well" said the president,
but she's more shy than am"
A moment later Mrs. Wilson, all
smiles. and with bunch 81 flowers
In her arms. stepped upon the
platform. a prolonged "Ah'h'h'h"
from the feminine element. then
speech. Mrs. Wilson," whereupon
the first lady OF the land beat "a
retreat.
Restore Shaniungy
Wilson has not yet gone into tho
shantung question. or the matter OF
Britaln'E votes In the league OF m.
tons council. two OF the most
criticised points OF the peace treaty.
Prom remarks no dropped. how
ever. Il 10 known he believes Japan
will restore shantung 10 China after
the treaty has been ratified. and he
probably will discuss this soon.
League foee have said the British
empire had six votes 20 Americas
one In the league council. Wilson
intends 20 explain this In an early
speech
lie holds that Britain has but one
vote In the league council. and that
It's votes IN the league Assembly
could not be east IN any dispute In
which the empire or any part OF IL
was involved.
The high cost Of living and It's re-
lation 60 ratification OF the treaty
win bo brought up by the president
shortly. A. the first favorable op-
portunlty. IL ia believed he intends
10 make an attemp, TO put cppon.
-nts Of the treaty In the position Of
men who are keeping up prices on
the theory that prices cannot be re-
stored 60 peace levels until real peace
IL restored by ratification.
Wilson's advisers say he has no
intention Of engaging in a debate
with auti-leaguers In the senate
thiie on this trip. lie doesn't DO
lieve such debate would bring out
what he wants to develop with re-
gard TO the u~aty and the reasons
why he thinks IL should be accepted.
and he would have TO devote time
10 answering senators which he
would rather devote 10 explaining
cloudy clauses in the covenant
The presidents defncanor In his
rear platform appearances seem 20
Indicate that he wants 10 destroy
any imprcrs9u that he lE a stern.
aioof individual He IL extremely
cordial and apparently tries TO ap.
pear like plain folks
Tho presidential special arrived In
81. Louis at 4 a m. IL stopped In
the suburbs. where police eu.rded IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
SOLONS ROAST
WILSON SPEECH
"Contemptuous Disregard
OF Government Sherman

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.--Presl
dent Wilson's first days tour
speeches drew the fire OF the oppon.
ents Of tho league OF nations In tho
sepate today.
Senator Sherman. Illinois. opened
the attack in brief speech. de-
nounctnE the president as dcma.
gogue and accusing him Of a econ.
tcmptuous disregard OF the govern.
mcnt."
Sherman referred TO the preai'
dents declaration TINT tn, intcrna.
tional conference provided for by
tho treaty will be convened Ia
Washington whether tho treaty II
ratified or not
This paragraph OF the presidents
address IL loo per cent dcmagogi.
cal" said sherman. ut ls an
appeal 20 the iawiesA. covert IN.
vitatlon 10 the ever present rest.
less. dlssatlRfied element 10 demand
what they will. The president has
already played with firebrands sui.
fleiently 20 know the danger. lie
has yoked himself with the rcvolu
tionary spirits 80 frequently as Co
know he cannot check their mad
race 60 the goal Of iawlessnesn.
sherman Il Excited
"IIls open declaration that he
proposes 20 convene on American
soil radicals az well as others from
foreign governments II a proclama'
ton OF iawlensness and contsmptu'
Gus disregard OF tho United States
government Again VIC have one
who declares I am the state
Have the American people qul,
electinK presidents and begun 20
elect kingpf Public officials have
been impeached for less fragrant
violation OF the laws OF their coun'
try than this"
sherman said the preaident should
take warning from Last years con
gresnional elections al 10 the way
American sentiment In vecring.
Later In the day Senator Borah
announced no proposed 20 answer
on the floor the presidents chal-
ienge 10 put up or shut up" haued
20 opponents ~ the treaty.
1t viii not he possible 10 shut
up" sald Borah. commenting on
the challenge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05
Continued From Page One

applause by taking his seat. after
bowling several times.
ST. LOUIS. sept J.--Crowds
which cheered. and with waving
flags struggled 10 break thru po
lice lines and swarm about his
automobile greeted President
wilson here today.
The noise OF voices mingled In tire.
mendoua shouts Of welcome was con.
tinuoua, all the way from the out.
skirts OF the city, whore the prcni.
dents special stopped. To the hotel
where Wilson went for "A short rest
before making his speech at the
Chamber OF Commerce luncheon, de.
mandlng ratification OF the peace
treaty unainended.
Wilson's smile was always In EVIL.
dence MS he flourished his straw hat
In response. sometimes standing up
IN his automobile TO bow hih apprcci.
alton.
Rush Wilson's Car
Ranks Of troops from Jefferson
barracks presented arms an tho pres
ident and Mrs, Wilson stepped from
the train aH military band played
The sur.spanRicd Banner" The
crowds al this point rushed tho lines
Of soldiers. good'naturediy jostied
aside tho boys IN khaki who carried
rtles with fixed bayonets and massed
around Wilson's machine. striving 10
shake hands.
In addition 20 tho people on the
sidewalks along the route TO the ho.
tel. every window was filled. and
many were on tho roofs.
Signs had been pasted In mum
Der of windows. bearing such mes
sagca aH Tell IL 10 en-, Woodrow"
and Were with you. Woodrow"
one automobile bearing huge
plaeard. demanding lifting OF the
wartime prohibition ban. lodged
down side streets and confronted the
president at number Of points. II
was filled with women shriily cheer.
ms and waving banners.
Troops Line Streets
More troops were drawn up in the
streets around the hotel. and every
.ntranc, was Eueded. The lobby
was packed. "a wilson walked In.
band In a gallery struck up lively
airs. The prcsident paused at tho
elevator few moments 20 talk with
members Of the reception commit.
tr~. then went 10 hts suite.
Mrs. Wilson received much APP
piauss. especially from tho women.
and her name was frequently heard
along the line OF march. along with
the cries OF Woodrow Women
lodged tho police and ran alongside
tho presidents automobile. 10 get
Look this way. please. for a min
ute. and Mrs. Wilson. lots nee your
face"
The reception nj 81. Louis was
held hy many In the prcaident's party
TO - the moa, enthusiastic he has
rcccised since h. left Washington.
Wilson has ibis fighting clothes
on" &, has been stated informally on
his special train. and he IL ready for
n rough and tumble verbal tuasle
with opponents Of the peace settle.
ment He IL ready to bloody them"
according TO those close TO him.
This change in tactics on the presl.
dents part first became noticeable
last night at Indianapolis, where he
told thoae resisting the treaty 90
put up or shut up" and 10 keep
quic, unless they had better plan
than he believes his To be for pre-
serving world peace.
Wilson. ~ was learned. is going TO
put more such fighting phrases into
hls dipcourscr hereafter. using slang
that the people can understand 10
make himself more clear In contrast
20 his epigrams Of previous speaking
tours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

Some people save a lot OF money
by not buying soap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

Wlison obviously Is trying 20 make
his addresses more Ike ''hcart.to.
heart" talks than orations. So far
he has made no spectacular effort
and never has appeared like de.
olaimer. what he wants 20 do. IL
wns learned. IL TO expound the
treaty. Ito thinks II is no, gcner.
ally UNDERWOOD: that those who do
not like IL do not know what It's all
about. and. going ON this theory.
he intends TO 40 into minute detail
on many phases OF II.
In effect. he says 10 his audience.
Your senators don't understand
this document. 20 I'm going 10 ex.
plain II TO you. and then you can
tell your senators how 20 vote on f."
His trend In that with the league
war VIII be made Improbable. while
without the league another war will
develop as soon as nations with pred.
atory instincts have recovered from
the last upheavai and feel that an
opportune time 10 strike has come.
Points In the league covenant and
the treaty terms which are open to
criticism are insignificant compared
with the single fact that the league
IL n war preventive. in his opinion.
Terrible Weapon"
Wilson IL laying emphasis on his
contention that nations which VIC.
late the league rules" can be forced
TO submit without the sacrific OF n
single life in warfare This could be
brought about. he believes. by the ap.
plication which would Theoretically
seal the offensive power. preventing
all intercourse with IL. This. he says.
rs terrible weapon" which Is pro.
vided under the covenant.
The president will develop his line
OF argument as he moves westward.
His advisers say he In not even using
shorthand notes now. but IL talking
about what comes into his mind as
he faces each crowd. After every
speech he shows eagcrness 10 get on
10 the next point and make another
one.
lie dislikes prepared speeches. be.
licving they lose their enthusiasm
and much OF their forcefulness, and
cool OFF, before delivery.
Another thing Wilson has sought
10 drive home is that he IL not seek.
ing TO make the treaty a political Is.
sue. He IN touring as democrat.
he said at Indianapolis. but as a
democrat with little ID"
Il would be ashamed 10 discuss
this matter as a democrat and not as
an American" he said at Hammond.
Ind
Wilson IL kecnly anxious for his
words TO be placed before tho larg.
est possible number OF readers and
he has frequently asked little
groups about the rear platform Of
his car TO read his speeches In the
newspapers.
Platform Speeches
Altho the president had no idea
OF making rear platform speeches
when this tour was planned. Al
seems likely he will deliver them
In increasing numbers.
At every stop there are cries OF
Tell Us about It Woodrow" from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

applause by taking his seat. aftc
bowling several times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

Altho the president had no idea
OF making rear platform speeches
when this tour was planned, Al
seems likely he will deliver them
In increasing numbers.
At every stop there are cries OF
Tell Us about It Woodrow" from
, 1919-12-06

had been a s,rJng opponent of premium
bonds, for the reason which Mr.. B0nar
Law, Lord Prlvy Seal and Government
Leader in the House, advanced in his
speech on this s~unject tonight, namely .
that premium Oonds would destroy the
habit OF saving IN war certificates which
had broughC the Government Il, 500,
900 weekly and tend to discourage
thrift among the people.
Paris, NOV. Both. Ne VS. that the
Polish army has forced a junction with
the army of General Denekine, is con
filmed IN a despatch received by the
"Presse de Paris from Warsaw.
London, Dec. LIST Lady AstOr took
the oath as a member of the House
of Commons this afternoon. There
vas a great outburst of applause while
she was approaching the speaker
and again when she signed the roll. Her
sponsors were Mr.. LIoyd George and
Mr. Balfour.
Paris Dec 1st:An attempt to MAKE a
Peace treaty with Hungary through the
new Hungarian Government, was decjd-
ed upon by the Supreme Council today.
The Council reached this decision after
listening 10 the report of Sir George
|'lerk. the Peace Conference Emissary,
who recently returned from Budapest.
IL was LCSOINCQ ~ dSh ltlG NONGI uIIICuL
OF Premier Huszar, to send to Neuilly,
near Paris, as soon as possible. a Hunga-
rian delegation empowered to negotiate
peace.
Berne, Dec. 2nd.-An appeal for
the repatriation Of all war prison
ers as yet held b. the belIiger-
ents, has been addressed to all ma
tons which participated in the war by
the Swiss Federal Council Special re-
ference is made 10 D~rI,20ers still in Ser
bia and in Franc a9d also Russian pris-
oners remaining in Germany recalling
the work dol4 ~ SWitzariAn ! daring the
war, looking to the alleviation OF the
conditions OF prisoners aaI the suffer
ings Of all nations during the struggle.
the Council app4ll says: 1t would beso
ciaI danger if tn nundreda Of thousands
Of prisoners still in captivity were allow
ed 10 remain prisoners any longer. 1t
has been a whole year since the armis-
tice was signed, and the state of mind
these men might be in WI n returning
to their homes, might make them a men
ace to society If their Imprisonment is
prolonged"
Dijon, Dec. End That Germany
still retains French prisoners OF war in
close confinement is the cain made by
Louis Boucher, q French volunteer of the
1920 class, who was made a prisoner at
Villarbretonneux on June 9th 1918
opd inst raturpnd tn his home here
, 1919-12-06

law modelled after the law in New
Jersey, requiring marks to show the
length Of time foods are kept in
storage, and a law to secure c0mpo
fitive selling and present unreasonable
profits by federal license officers selling
food IN interstate commerce. A long
portion OF the message was devoted to a
discussion OF the conditions and rights of
Iabour. A definite programme to bring
about an Improvement in the conditions
o. labour and bring about q genuine de
generalization OF industry was recon
mended The only way to keep men
frrm agltatlng against grievances is
20 remove the grievances, said the Pres
ldent'S message At another point it ie-
cared he seed of revolution is repression.
The establishment Of the principles re-
gardIng labour laid down ia the Covenant
OF the League of Nations, said the mes
sage, opened the way 10 industrial
peace and Cancellation. No Other road
was open. Governments must recog-
nlZe the right Of men to bargain c0Ilec-
lively Tor human objects. LabouT must
no longer be treated as a commodity.
The right Of the Individual to strike is
lnViola,e, continued the message, and
ought not to be interiered With by and
pI'C6SS VI government out mere Is d pre-
dominant right, and that is the right Of
government to protect all of its people and
to assert its power and majesty against
the challenge of any class. The President
was referring to The Governments re-
cent injunction against the coal strike.
The message closed With a pointed ref
erence to radicalism ard red doctrine,
and referred to Russia today with
its blocd and terror as a terrible object
lesson )f the power OF minorities. There
are those in this country. sand the mes
sage who threaten ditect &C ion to force
their will upon a majority. 1t makes
little d ference what minoriues Wheth-
er CAPT al Of labour, or any other class.
nc sort of privilege will ever be permit
ted 10 dominate this country. Mr.. Der
Iy's processes, the Message declared,
were 1le only ones by which relief ard
le40rm could be obtained. Those who
would propose any ofher method of re.
form are enemies OF this country, the
message said. Let those beware who
take the shorter road OF disorder and
evolution.
, 1919-12-06

Danzig f%ortr~s, discovered, according to
Boucher, seven prisoners in solitary con-
me nent and mad them released. Bouch-
er was among those given their free
oom. French War Office records carried
the word disappeared againt the name
OF Boucher who had been unable to com
munlcate with his relatives after his cap
ture.
washington, Dec. End. When Plesi-
dent Wilson, message containing abO
1900 words was read in the House, i
drew mixed expressions OF appreciation
ana disappointment, The Democrats
generally appraised it as setting forth
declSlVely a practical problem OF reform
while on the opposition Size, there were
many complaints hat it lacked definite
ness. and omitted mention 0i important
problems. The =" dents principal re
commentator We're. The establish
nent OF a Budget system TOR the Nations
finances. Reorganization OF the taxa
non system With simplitication Of
me income and excess profits taxes.
reimbursement OF the tariff system,
II necessary, to meet changed world
conditions, and make the system con
form with the fact that the United
States IS the greatest capitalist
IN the World. Recognition and re-
LEI Tor veteran soldiers Of the World
War, particularly IN the way Of Gov
er9ment farms, as proposed by the
Secretary of me IntpriOp Mr. ana