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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-18
Will Hold Smoker for
Columbus Visitors

me delegation Of Columbus business
iden who viii arrive here Thursday ar;
6fn0Dh late and remain over night VIII
Be- EVEN as much Fairmont spirit as
tlieyf can hold before departing from
tkis city. according TO plans made at
4 nesting OF the Fairmont Chamber OF
Gonmerce held last night. T. I. Brett
II cliaifnfan pf the entertainment com
niitte6 and viii have the cooperation
of Sths commercial body members: Be
fore slipper the guests will be driven
al oySf the residence and industrial
SsctionS Of the city; and after supper
las been served on their special train
Viii be guests Of the commerce body
1T 8 big smoker to be held at The Fair
mont hotel. It is expected that about
80 automobiles will be used in taking
the visitors about the city. The Co
inmbns delegation viii arrive here
shortly after five o'clock Thursday aft
eYn0ofi.
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WOOD 10
Be here TOMORROW
&c Will be Guest of the Ro-
tary Clul, al lunch
con.

This weeks meeting Oh the Rotary
club will DO held tomorrow instead OF
THURSDAY. The meeting was advanced
one day III orde, tina; the club might
entertain Major General Leonard
Wood who will come to town OIL the
noon train from Wheeling for the pur-
pose of addressing political meet
ing in the court house in flr;nerance
Of his candidacy for tho Republican
presidential nomination.
General Wood and his party will be
met at the station by committee: OF
Rotarfans and taken directly to the
=. NJ. C "A. where the cub lunches
ara served. There the luncheon will
be served Immediately after the club
members have greeted the distin-
guished guest.
The court house meeting will be held
Immediately after the luncheon and 1t
turnout OF Marion county citizens who
are anxious to see and hear Wooo.
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BUSINESS GIRLS TO
TONIGHT
speeial Program Has Been
Prepsred for Their. En-
tain,ncnt.

cniehf Is TIC night Of the Business
nd Rrrfe ssionM Girls supper at the
Z. NIX .sand a very attractive, az.
58ti2inE meal laa been planned. Az
.oaInasS AID professional women who
Vii % attend had best call the "Y"
|nnfned tGteiy MON reading this 80 thar
Mace may be held for them. MRS.
01IliefI announced this morning that
hsfe were StiIl several places left and
ne tbo1ght every girl could be ac-
.6id5n0iafed this ttme.A number were
disappointed last time.
MN S6fne good music and Miss Gladys
Winfield Is featured as particular
.beaEer. Tonight's supper will cost
ID cents which merely covers the ex.
66nsd 6f the meal All business and
,fhf6 gsional girls are most cordially
Invited to be present.
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E. E. Code Dies in
His Eightieth Year

E. F. cade, aged 80, father of j. R,
Cade, of Edgemont. died this morning
at 9:15 o'clock at the home OF his son
after an illness with complication
OF diseases. Mr. Cade was a native
of Barbour county and had resided
here with his son for eight or nine
years. He was a splendid man and
had wide circle of friends In this and
adjoining counties. His wife preceded
him to the grave. One sister, Mrs.
Mary Billy, of Belington, survives him.
The body was prepared for burial by
Undertaken R. l.. Cunningham and Son
and tomorrow will be taken to Beling.
ton for burial. He was a member OF
The United Brethren church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-18
SPECIAL NOTICES
PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE Of
ELECTION FOR SCHOOL BOND
ISSUE AND LEVY.

To the Qualified Voters Of Warrington
District, in the County of Marion
and State of West Virginia.
TAKE NOTICE.:
That at legal meeting OF the Board
OF Education OF Warrington district in
the county OF Marion, and state Of
West Virginia, held on the 14th day
of May, 1920, the following order was
adopted and entered of record, name.
ly:
1t appearing to the Board Of Edu'
cation of Warrington district that to
accommodate the youth OF school age
residing in said district, it is neces.
sary to issue bonds in the sum OF
Three Hundred and Nlnety-nine Thou.
sand ($3as ,0GG) Doliacs 80 pfoY;tef by
Chapters , and 12s Gf the Acts of the
Legislature OF 1919, in order to pro.
cure money for the following purposes,
that is to say:
l. To erect. complete and fur
nish high school building in the
city of Warrington, in said Man.
nington district.
9. To erect. complete and fur
nish a school building in the vii
lage of Metz in said Warrington
district.
3. To enlarge and furnish the
school building in the village OF
Rymer in said Warrington dis.
trict.
4. To enlarge and furnish the
school building in The village OF
tirargeVilie in said Warrington
district.
And it having been determined that
this proposed bond Indebtedness, to
se.hA. with the existing Indebtedness
:iacs ros exceed 2 IL per centum OF
TIC gaG;e - taxable property IN said
district a. ascertaired by tho last as
S,.'.sIrasi f1f state ac,i county taxes:
Therefore. in pursuance of the fore.
sn:r. AND SID Ci,aptsrs . and 1876
al SAT-! .riI Hf ;i,a Legislature OF
1910, j; Is nsreos resolved end order.
cd thst tho i;nurt; es ,sip.at!ep OF the
'&Gtic. c: Goan'ag?nn Il, sorrow
s.,.,.;sT II ti;c s,:ni nj Three Errt'cE
~. Ni3a'! hinc Thouganf (fG.3 GcH)
ifali;t.s, ana issue and sell bonds 10
raise gaia amount for the purpose
aforesaid, Hamcly:
!. TO erect, complete and fur
nigh high school building IL the
City OF Warrington, in said Man
nington district.
.. To erect, complete and fur
n!sh school building in the vii.
lage OF Metz In said Warrington
district. e
5. TO enlarge and fmniah the
school building IN the village OF
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MEDICINE BILLS
SOMETHING AWFUL.
SAYS A. ?. HAYES
Nerylax Saves West Virgin
ia Man Large Sums in
Physicians Bills.

"My medicine bills were something
awful and the doctors were getting all
my money" writes A. P. Hayes. Wal.
grove, w. Va. ~ suffered greatly from
stomach trouble and the more medi-
cine took the worse my condition be
came. I finally purchased a bottle Of
Nervlax and what experience l have
had with this wonderful medicine
proves to me conclusiyely that it Is
Just the remedy I need. After taking
one bottle of Nervlax / am better in
every way--sleep better than ! have
for years and am satisfied II CON
tinue the treatment I will get well.
have quit the doctors and am going to
stick to Nervlax."
A. P. HAYES,
WALGROVE, W. Va.
Nervlax is on sale at Cranes Phar-
macy.
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-Elt.t cloeiunaker Unknown.

3 Il u uncertain when tho FIRST clock
MS constructed. Its invention Is
claimed ~ many nations. There is a
tradition that the FIRST clock was in
ysSfed BY the Chinese in the year 1000
3. d, and another that 1t was invented
n Germany IN the eleventh century.
Fhe 1rst clock Of which we have any
INSCRIPTION is the one which was set
81 the tower Of the palace Of Charles
Y II France In 1879 by a man named
Henry Devick.
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oIiiTI0AIfsaDrKRFlsN0,
HOW LEONARD WOOD
KILLED PROFITEERlNG

NEW YORK Nav Wood his bn Vst IN
New CITY gave millions of people Of the metropolis food Tor thought
ont subject Of food and profeerng
are still able the for 49 aNday ana we
feed him pretty we'll these figures and the which we nave 70
payforfoo this country there question that pfohg o
foodst1ffs actually exists?"
interested in believe finding out VINO
other necessities OF lie
defective they properly enforced we nave go
at the evil and it We must control
This is question which every American household and everyone OF the
slightly million this country dependent On wage workers VINO @
that pteerng more in the United States today than u mas
Prices such that difficult for those on liked salary
even with rigid economy 4l<,8f
the question General Wood stop proteers elected
President of the United States be of interest
quote an dating back when Wood had his
brush with proiteers.
few had been appointed military governor OF San1ago
tie Cuba $685. soldiers found large stores food IN the city
where thousands virtually starving The food had been
ed dealers asking exont prices which the people
unable paw Wood principal butchers city and asked
how much they were charging for beef 5a44
Ninety cents pound Senor" 5sSaf
GLOW much is it costing you?" asked Wood
"Meat is very dear, your Excelency'
much beef costing you General Wood was stern
war"
"And SO your interrupted Wood Nov heea ter
will be twenty retail and the tries to foce the
people Santiago while the wholesale price remains V
cents, will go to Jail"
and poteerng STAYED quite sope Food
aon officials during patient the high officials OF
government at present. the other hand he effective
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AGAINST BONDS"
FOR THE LEVY"

II Is furf1eT pEONducu tuhI Inc VSIoi .
OF Warrington district be listed and
Registered as provided for In section
es.a.yii. of chapter Of the Acts OF
West Virginia Of 1916.
It Is further ordered that the vote
cast at said election shall be canvass
ed on the fifth day Sunday excepted
after the date Of said election as pro-
yided BY section IS Of chapter Barnes
Code of West Virginia, end section 1874
Of chapter 2, Acts OF the Legislature
Of 1918.
ness in said Warrington district exist
ing Is as follows:
Msintenauce: Building Fund s.. None
New Building Fund. .......S... None
Teachers Fund. ........... None
Bonded and other indebtedness
........ ..............$.. None
Total ........... ........S -. NOne
The amount OF taxable property OF
all kinds within said Warrington dis.
trict Is Sixteen Million One Hundred
and Forty.seven Thousand and One
Hundred and Seventy-eight (S16,1E,
1872 Dollars.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of May, 1870.
President OF the Board OF Education
OF tho District az MarEsd ton in \
Marion county, West Virginia
Attest:
a. i. THoMAs s.,--safv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-18

To the Qualified Voters of Warrington
District, in the County of Marion
and State of West Virginia.
r,AIyEN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-18

That at legal meeting Of the Board
OF Education OF Warrington district in
the county of Marion, and state Of
West Virginia, held on the 14th day
of May, 1920, the following order was
adopted and entered of record, name
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Wilson 0sbourne to be
Buried at West Union

The body of Wilson Osborne, whose
death took place yesterday morning
at the home of his son, A. M. Osborne.
on Mody's run, was taken today at ~
o'clock to the home Of A. j. Osborne
at West Union. and on Thursday will
be buried in the family cemetery in
Doddridge county. A. j. Osborne, OF
West Union, arrived here yesterday
and will accompany the body to West
Union, Undertakes Musgrave and
Son prepared the body for burial.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Conductor Puts
Blame of Wreck
Upon Engineer

Portland. Or, May 10.-Blame for
the collision of two Southern Pacific
electric trains near here yesterday
which caused the death Of eight per-
sons and the injury of 3S others, five
of them serious. was placed upon Mo-
torman Silas X. Willett OF the in
bound train today by Austin Pharis.
conductor of the same train. Pharis.
swathed in bandages at a hospital.
said TINT his train did stop at Bertha
station, according to orders and that
Willett knew of the order to meet the
other train at the siding. Willett was
killed in the wreck.
Pharis' statement is corroborated
by three persons living near Bertha
station, who say they saw the train
stop, two Of them declaring passeng-
ers boarded the train there. The sid
Ing is only a few hundred feet be-
yond the station and Pharis could
not explain why Willett had continued
past when he failed to see the out
bound train on the slding,as has been
the custom.
Coroner Earl Smith announced to-
day that an inquest woulud be held
and would be in the ma
ture of a joint inquiry. the Oregon
public service commission partici-
pating. OF those injured, one was re-
ported to be in a ~precarious condi-
tion today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
TRUSTEES Escape
From Wood Camp
7 Sunday Evening

Al Meadors and w, j. Jenkins, trus-
Ties employed at the state prison wood
camp near Aumsvllle, made their es-
cape late sunday night Meadors vas
sent up from Umatilla county In 1914
for a term Of not to exceed thirteen
years for forgery, In 1913 he was
conditionallv pardoned and was re-
committed to the prison October 2S.
1919, for a violation OF his pardon, be-
ing implicated n the robbery of a store
NJ Astoria In connection with Frank
Wagner, who Is now doing time for the
crime. Jenkins was sen up from I'm
ion county last January for a term OF
not to exceed ten years for forgery.
Commenting on the escapes this
morning Warden Compton stated that
The escapes would have no effect on
the policy OF the prison with reference
70 the management OF tho wood camp.
The contract under which the camp is
being operated was entered into sew
eral years ago and Is already several
years late, Ii was explained and Il IL
absolutely necessary that the camp be
maintained, The employment OF gun
guards at the camp is altogether i'm
practical. experience having proven
the present policy much more effec-
tive, and only the best risks are select
"a for work in the camp only four.
men have attempted 20 escape from
the camp since lis institution last No
vember and Of these one was returned
within " DAYS leaving camp,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Lose to
Senator'S in Slow
and Easy Contest

While Chef HgiIhes' knights of Co
lumbus team did not prove to be the
wild, wild tigers anticipated, Sundays
game provedto be of more than usual
interest to Salem fans, in that it prov
ed that the Senators are getting into
good shape. The score of II 10 0 may
be taken as a pretty fair indicator of
the comparative strength OF the two
teams.
The visitors brought in one of the
lowest quality twirling staffs vet seen
on Oxford field. J~acobberger, Barr,
Van Hoosion, Manning and Hughes
were evidently the only baseball play
ers with the visiting nine, and even
these worthless, with the exception of
Hughes and Van Hoomison received
error credits CD Calvin pitched six
inning for the visitors, facing 20 bat
ters and retiring only six OF these.
When O'Dell replaced Calvin. the fans
hoped for a lense of life, so far as
first class play was concerned. How
ever, the lengthy hurler let down the
bars, letting in three runs and only
striking out Nelson. Hubach was rush.
ed In the eighth inning and the bassa-
ere was given new impetus. All taken
in n sad survey. the visitors signal
ly failedto satisfy Salem fans. Man
ager Biddie Bishop feels that the
Knights of Columbus team should be
given credit for a sincere effort to
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Dreadnaught
Sent to Mexico
To Keep Order

Washington, May l0.-The dread
naught Oklahoma was ordered today
to proceed from New York to Key
West, Fla. for possible duty in Mexi-
can waters.
The ship will stop en- route at phila-
delphia to take on a fun company Of
marines from the League Island sta
ton. She is expected to arrive there
tonight.
Estimates of the state department
place the number of Americans IN
Mexico at between 5000 and 1000, in
Guiding radicals and draft evaders
who crossed the border TO escape the
law. The department had no addi-
tional adviees today from any of It's
agents in Mexico.
The Oklahoma should reach Key
West several days ahead of the trans
port Henderson which is now en- route
to League Island to take on an addi-
tional force of 1900 marines.
Washington, May 10,-With Mexico,
Vera Cruz and Tampico in the hands
of the revolutionists, American destroy
ers were en- route today to Mexican
to await eyentualities and to
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Carranza Falls
Into Rebel Hands
Dispatches Say

Washington. May 1o.-capture of
President carranza by the Mexican
revolutionists is announced by the
Mexico City newspapers. according to
reports received here late today.
Washington, May 1o.-Ygnacio Bo-
nillas, former Mexican ambassador to
the United States. has been captured.
according to reports in the Mexico City
newspapers received here today.
Aqua Prieta. Sonora. May 10.-Gen-
eral Ramon S. Yturbe and seventeen
hundred federal troops surrendered to
General Flores today, turning over the
garrison and all equipment at Mazat-
Ian. military headquarters here an
nounced this afternoon.
Washington. May 10.-Generai An
gel Flores took possession of Mazatlan
on the Mexican west coast early this
morning, a dispatch to the state de
partment from Nogales said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
BIuebeard Gets
Life Sentence;
Confession Aids

Los Angeles, Cal, May 1~0.-James
+. Watson, who confessed the murder
Of seven women. was today sentenced
TO life Imprisonment Mt San Quentin
prison by Judge Frank II. Willis Of the
Los Angeles county superior court.
The sentence followed Watson's plea
Of guilty to the murder of Nina Lee
Deoney, entered last week. Sentence
was pronounced at 1925. Watson APP
piled for a stay Of execution until May
Is which was granted by Judge Willis.
The sentence was passed on the rec
ommendation of District Attorney
Thomas lie Woolwlne. who told the
court that conviction could not have
been secured, a view in which the
Judge said he concerned. He compll-
mented the sheriff and district attor-
ney on their conduct throughout the
entire case.
The defendant was so weak from
his sell inflicted wounds and from his
nervous tension that he was permitted
10 keep his seat throughout the pro-
eeedlngs.
Four ~alienists. two named by the
court and two by the district attor-
ney were heard. The courts experts
expressed the view that Watson vas
not entirely normal mentally, but said
he thoroughly understood what he
had done. The other ~alienists said
they believed he was practically nor
NAL.
The evidence presented at the hear
Ing by Deputy sheriff Coutts brought
gu the complete published list Of
murders laid to Watson and added
an eighth, Mrs. Marie Austin, who was
said to have been drowned in Lake
Occur d'Aiene, Idaho. According TO
Coutt's evidence Watson told him he
had thrown Mrs. Austin's body into
the lake with u large rock attached,
In passing sentence Judge Willis
Said:
your crimes as recorded In this
court are the most henious In the
annals OF criminal Jurisprudence. rhe
reports made to me by physicians in
aicate you are physically and mental
" unsound and that you are morally
depraved."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Statesmen To Haze
Joyous EVening

The program Of entertainment and
lectures scheduled for the meeting in
the Commercial club tonight of the
salem Salesmen"s club is replete with
attractive features. The program was
announced today by ]. w. Chambers.
Jr., chairman Of that committee.
Stephen Kafoury will talk on store
organization and how we did it," F..
N. Clark of Portland, on general
salesmanship;" F. W. Jobleman, pub
lefty, what it MEANS" Earl MeDon-
ough, "auto salesmanship;" Miss Ha-
gel Peetz. violin solo, and c. K. Stew
enson. solo.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Wheat Status In
States Are Shown

Washington. May 1O.-Acreage oil
winter wheat May l and the forecast
OF production based on May l condi
tion and acreage (both in thousands
lie, thousands omitted) by important
states include: .
Washington, 1886 and 1876.
Oregon, 500 and 1895.
Production of rye is forecast at 49,
$4,000 bushels compared with 49,
47S,OOO last year and 91,041OOO in
1918.
The condition Of rye was $751; per
cent of a normal compared with S6.S
on April !, 1874 on May 1 last year and
90:5 the ten years May / average.
The condition Of meadow (hay)
lands was 1914 per cen of a normal,
the expected hay acreag about H.
$4,000 acres and the production fore
cast 1881, 900 tons compared with
los, 666,000 tons last year.
Stocks Of hay on farms May / were
1875, 600 tons against S,559,00O ions
last year on May 1.
Spring blowing was COL per cent
completed and spring planting was
500 per cent completed May /. \
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
0lcott S~wamped
With Pleas for
Juice Relief

Appeals for relief from the gaso.
line shortage are flooding the office
of Governor Olcott today. \ telegram
from Astoria signed by seventeen bus
mess firms urges the governor to aei
Immediately in supplying relief hy
disseminating enforcement of the gas
oline gravity law until the legislature
meets next January. Astoria has less
than five days supply of gasoline now
on hand the message states. Fishing
and canning industries are threaten
ed with a tie up unless the three thou
sand fish boats and amer tenders
can be supplied.
"Our tractors are laid up for lack
of gasoline and blowing is being held
up" wires T. A. SAINTS, Jr.. of The
Dalles, member of the state board of
horticulture. I'VE are better off with
low gravity gasoline than without
any,"
DR.. C. j. Smith of Portland tele-
phoned the governor this morning
that a half dozen tractors which he
was operating in eastern Oregon were
laid up because of the lack of gaso-
line and prays for relief.
Governor Olcott stated this morn
ing that he was agreeable to any So
luton that might be reached at the
Portland conference. State Treasurer
Hoff, who is entrusted with the en-
forcement of the specific gravity
test, he declares. is entirely familiar
with his view of the situation and his
decision will be agreeable to the gov
ernor who is inclined to the belief
that some arrangement similar to that
made last winter when a limited sup
ply of low test gasoline was admitted
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10

make sooa despite the handicans OF
recent 5rgshization ~And iu~- remem-
Der that the Senators are getting bet
ter ali the time is Biddie's sum-up.
The record Of the salem boys for
this game can be briefly summarized.
At bat. Al: runs. u; hits off Calvin,
ODell and Huhach. two each; putouts.
IS; 10 assists; n error by Nelson.
Cole pitched good ball, striking out
nine X. c. willow wielders. In his bat
ting, the Salem pitcher made a good
showing in common with Hayes, Proc
tor and Miller. These three landed or
the sphere each time up. Davis and
Burton umplred. the latter passing on
base playing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-10
Sheriff Spells
Pretty Romance,
Girl Too Young

Dallas, Or, May 10.-When Roy
Hilliard. of the Pedee country pre-
scented himself before the county
clerk Saturday morning, accompan-
led by his bride-to-be, and asked for
a marriage license, he found that il
is not always smooth sailing for the
little winged god. Previous t. the ar
rival of the young couple, Sheriff Orr
had informed the county clerk of their
intentions and had given strict orders