The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-01
.TUSCA MORRIS.
STAGE MANAGES.
"A NEL0 DRAMA

Tusca Morris, the nan higher
up in tho Democratic camapign in
this county. who has been giving
aid ana comfort to tho Montgom-
cry candidacy in the hope that he
would thereby save his county
ticket, wGs the stage manager OF a
pretty little melIer Grammar in
front of the opera house Saturday
night. AS it was reviewed in the
columns Of The Times Sunday
morning, it was a moving affair,
but when Tusca appeared in police
court this morning and petitioned
to have the police court case which
grew out Of 1t postponed, 1t did not
make much of an apeal. The stage
props" were too evident.
The facts are briefly these:
When the crowd began to assemble
at the opera house for the Morgan
meeting Saturday night a number
of Non-Partlsan party workers
took position on the outside dis
tributing bills on which was print
ed a statement advising those in
the crowd to ask Judge Morgan
where he stood on the labor ques-
ton. Among these distributors of
paper was II. o. White secretary
of the Marion county Non-Partisan
organization. who because Of inju-
ries to his back Is compelled to
walk with crutches. White was on
one of the fire escapes In the front
of the theatre and he was ordered
off Of that. He left and stationed
himself on the sidewalk. and as far
as any one knows that is the last
Of him in that particular picture.
The other bill distributors, Ed
Israel and Ed Wcgnan. both In.
full possessions of ltheir.".physical
tDowers, weer not so fortunate.
JThey managed to get into an argu-
( ment with some Of the Republl-
cans, but there was no blows
struck or any violence whatever,
although Israel did run on to ono
side during the wordfest and make
a great show OF shedding his coat.
While the argument was going
on Israel and Wegman were ar
rested for distributing bills in vio-
latlon OF the city ordinance. The
particular city law which they vIo-
lated is as follows:
Section lit shall be un'
lawful for any person to tack
paste or otherwise cause to be
bosted any advertisement. bill
card, pastor or dodger upon any
building, board, box or other
/ thing upon the public streets
ar alleys Of said city and It
shall further be unlawful for
amy Derson to pass or dlstrlb"
ute or cause to be passed or
distributed any bill or other
advertising matter upon the
public streets Of this city upon
the public streets OF the city,
| hut this section cannot be con-
strueu to prohibit the distrlbu'
tion oI advertising matter
when the same Ia actually
nlaced within dwelling house,
nlace OF business or other Sc
cure place where the same Will
not be found upon the public
streets or alleys, but no bill or
other advertising matter shall
be distributed to pedestrians
upon the public streets.
Any person violating the pro-
visions OF this SECTION shall be
fined not less than ten nor
more than twenty-five dollars
for the first otfense and for
each additional subsequent OF
fense shall bo fined not less
| than twenty-five dollars nor
| more than 100 dollars and in
the discretion OF the mayor i'm
prisoned in the city jail for not
more than 80 days or both.
ANY person found distributing
bills or other advertising mat
ter upon the public streets In
violation of this section shall
be forthwith arrested and tax.
EN- before the mayor for trial
and the person SO procuring
or other advertising matter
shall be liable the same as the
person actually distributing the
same.
Sunday afternoon White came
back into the picture at a meeting
of Trades and Labor Council which
adopted resolutions condemninB
the Morgan Republican supporters
for an ''uncalled for and brutal as
sault" upon White. People who
witnessed the whole incident say
that there was no such assault and
denounce the whole affair as q RI
diculous frame-up.
| NEELY'S SPEECHES