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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
MOODY PATIENT INANOST SCARED
.SHEMFF'S HANDS . BY A NINE CAR

Almost completely scalped and
with a bad fracture OF the skull
Joe Batchic, aged about Is, Of
Grant Town, was admitted to Fair.
mont hospital this morning where
hopes are held out for his recoy-
cry, though his condition is seri-
Ous.,
The man who Is a miner In the
employ Of the New England Fuel
company while at WORK had his
head caught beneath o coal car.
He Is an Italian.
other patients at the hospital re-
Gently admitted Zeda Barda, OF
Morgantown, who was operated on
today for hernia. Pete ondis, Of
Anpabelle, who was operated on
for appendicitis and a colored man
from Wendell who was admitted
suffering from fractured and
crushed leg. ,g
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
EYES OF COUNTRY
On NASHVILLE As.
.VDIEDRAN}N[AR.
Equal suffragists are Ger
tain the State WMRat-
ify.
MESSAGES RQNR N.
MESSAGES POUR IN
Some Interesting Inside
Facts Of the Windup
Of Great Fight.
BY GEORGE 3. WATERS,
N. e. A. Stuff Correspondent.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. A.
The successful elimination Of
American women's fight for free
| dom-final ratification Of woman
suffrage # the whole nation-is
soon to take place at the state
capital here.
The eyes Of all America are on
this state. kilograms and letters
from all over America are pouring
into the Nashville hotels asktnS
reservations for August ., the day
on which the 36th ratifying Legis.
latpre will meet.
Excitement Is at high pic as the
time approaches for the historic
event. Ine town band Is polishing
|. nm its horns saudI other. merry
md 81 VII come. Suftragists VIII
I.stafe paiades. The celebration
promises to wind up Ii q wild hot
OF Joy when the final vote Is taken:
Women throughout the nation
expect to celebrate, and Nashville,
city Of 10S,00O, will be the center
Of It all. Likewise q sad pail Is due
70 fall over one camp here, where
are assembled the women oppon-
ents Of equal suffrage.
Pros and Ants Here.
CHARTERED az the Hermitage
Hotel on the same floor, are Sue
White and Betty Gram, militant
suffragists, who went, to jail In
Washington in their effort to get
Congress to submit the Susan B.
Anthony amendment; Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait and Miss Marjorie
Shuler, veterans in the suffrage
movement, who frowned upon mill
tant tactics; and Miss Charlotte
Rowe and Mrs. James S. Pinckard,
leading oponents Of woman SUI
frage, who are making their last
and losing fight against It.
Leave It to Tennessee, where
anything Is likely to happen" 70
be the center Of strife and to do
the unusual thing. Until a few
weeks ago suffragists weren't even
hopeful that Tennessee would be
the 36th state. But when rock-rib-
bed Republican states Of the north
refused to ratity, the women turned
to this state Of the "solid SOUTH"
and 1t Is going to bring true their
dreams OF a century. There will be
a scrap and outside pleas will help,
though ratification seems certain.
This state Is not "sot In her
ways" like some states. She will
welcome kilograms from other
states.
Tennessee will not be like Della
ware-and turn the nation down.
So the women will all be voters
shortly after Aug. 9.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
Reckless Autoist
Gets $50 Fine
Two cases we're tried this after
noon in Justice n. R. Muusgrove's

Two cases we're tried this after
noon In Justice n. R. Muusgrove's
court.
Sonny Hamilton, colored, was
fined $50 and costs for assault on
Frank Hale some time ago when
the automobile In which Hamilton
was racing with another youth,
collided with the car containing
Hale, who received injuries that
confined him In Q hospital for
several days. Hamilton was also
given ten days In JAN and q fine
Of SIS and costs for speeding and
IS and costs for operating an auto
mobile without q license. The fines
and costs amounted to $116.50
which Hamilton paid. Attorney
Ulysses A. Knapp represented
Hamilton who pleaded guilty to all
charges.
Susie Le Taylor was fined $50
and costs and Rose Daniels SO
and costs for assault and battery
charges preferred by each against
the other last week. Both women
are colored nd live. at BarrackVille.
The dispute arose from q question
OF using a clothes-line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
!. |. FILES PROTEST AGAINST
. Of c. ACTION On GAS RAISE
resident Alexander Says If Is Indicative Of Cham
q bels Future Course the Outlook for the
Development Of Fairmont is Not Good.

ment at this meeting. which In.
vltation ! cheerfully accepted.
In the meantime, no reply
had been made to my invitation
Tor the Chamber to make an
investigation Of the proposed
increase. And no investigation
or examination was made or
started, and no information OF
any kind or description was re-
quested Of the company BY the
Chamber.
At the meeting on Thursday
evening, a typewritten Tesolu.
ton, OF necessity prepared in
advance Of the meeting, was
presented and adopted, 6eciar.
Ing that II the proposed in.
crease were granted il would,
work a hardship on the clti.
zens and industrieslof the com.
munity, and directing the
Chamber to enter It's most Wig.
orous protest to the Public Ser.
vice commission against grant.
Ing such increase.
On what knowledge or infor-
nation the members who vot-
ed for this resolution based
their declaration that the com.
pany Is not entitled to the In.
crease, / can not imagine. One
fact, absolutely essential IN
order to decide what, II any,
increase In these rates the
company Is entitled to, Is the
value Of its gas property, no
member who voted on this reso-
luton had any real knowledge
on this subject; this informa.
ton could only be obtained
through an examination and
appraisal Of this property by
some competent person.
l can not understand. how
any body Of men representing
the Chamber Of Commerce can
afford to go on record as Wig.
orously protesting this rate m
crease without any such Mowl-
edge or Information as Is nee.
essary for them to pass judg-
ment on the proposition. Any
man who can do this must
have considerably more abil.
ity than the average run Of
persons, or Is SO preJudiced by
self interest that be did not
want to give the proposition
fair consideration.
In view Of my invitation to
the Chamber Of Comerce to in
yesigate this mattel and my
offer 70 render any assistance
or furnish any information de-
sired, If there had been any
intention to give the comapny
due consideration, no such ac-
ton certainly would have
been taken until after such In
yestigation had been made or
my invitation and offer had
been declined.
The Traction company is a
member Of the chamber and
ought to stand on equal foot
ing with any other member,
whether Individual, firm or
corporation. and in a matter
involving the interests Of the
members no sane man could
imagine that the chamber
would think Of tking action
on the matter without the
fullest and fairest considers
ton. Yet, in this case. the
chamber assumed to decide
without any knowledge or In
formation whatever, or with
out the pretense Of having
made an investigation and in
the face Of an invitation to
ankle such an investigation,
coupled with the offer to rem
Continued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
HAD BIG ARMY GUN.
N HIS POCKETS

Business continues brisk at po-
lice headquarters, six more arrests
being made by city officers yestef'
day. .
the county jail charged with car,
ring q gun. He was arrested about
6 O'Clock this morning by Officer
Digman and when searched was
carrying g A calibre automatic U.
S. Army gun. He said that he had
found the gun along the railroad
track only a few minutes previous.
Yesterday afternoon he came to
police headquarters several times
and asked that officers help him
recover some money he had given
to q woman. When refused aid, ne
threatened the woman and his
threats led to his arrest this uorn-
ing.
Mary Burkett and Sam Burkett
were arrested for disorderly' con-
dict on Water street They we're
later released upon forfeits and ap
pard at police court this morning
to plead mot guilty" Their trial
was continued until 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning 10 permit witness
es to testify for the city.
Eel Brady paid q fine, OF 81 etpo
lice court this morning for driving
past . standing street car on Far.
mont avenue.
A man whose name was not. HI.
en- but with license number 6268
came In this morning and admitted
to charges Of parking his car on
the wrong side otthe street and
blocking traffic along Jefferson
street last night "A tag vas plae.
ed on bis car ordering him to ap.,
pear before Mayor Conway this
morning. The minimum fine Of 81
was assessed.
George jenkins was arrested tor
being intoxicated and was fined S.
Being unable to .pay. he VAST de-.
tafned at the CITY huhdinZ. y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
Local Engineers All
Set fofDr. Newell

There viii be lbs covers laid for
the banquet Of the Fairmont Chap
ter Of the, American ociatlon OF
Engineers, which will be held on
Thursday evening at $50 o'clock
at the 7. NJ G. A The speaker Of
The occasion will be- Dr.. Frederick
H. Newell Urbana, III, head Of the
department Of civil engineering Of
The University Of Illinois, better
known as the father Of ttriga-
Ray S. Quick. resident engineer
Of the John F: Casey Construction
company. acting preslde emf, win act
as toastmaster. S
Dr. Newell will arrive IN Fair
mont on Thursday afternoo on rom
elthsr, MprgantcVn or Uniontcwns
Pa Z "a = \ 5, ~ 6 y,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
TQrks0!|pqi
0nGfeeksh
Asia Minor
Battle Line 60Miles Long
Along the Bagdad
Railroad. I

10Y fkoSSSAhbSA AS9o4
C0NSTANTINOP LIE,
Aug. 3-Turkish national
ist forces opened a bitter
offensive against the
Greeks along a @-nile
front in Asia Minor on
Monday.
The battle line extends
along the Bagdad railroad
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
Little Railroads
Hear from theI. &C.
FBy Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. Aus 4.-The
GAINESVILLE and Western Railway.
Campbells Creek railway and the
Morgantcwn and Wheeling rail-
way were ordered today BY the
interstate Commerce. Commission
to give preference and priority N
The. movement Of coal tcthe north
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04

NAsHW1IE Tenn Aug a These four women are Suffrage
leaders who are covering Tenness urging every legislator TO vote
to Complete ratification Of the amendment giving the women Of
the whole nation the vote They shrewd cnpagners 100
Consider Miss Betty Cram upper Lefty Of Portland Ore, who Is
riding trains autos and ineur bans all over the state 70 line
M he legislators "Pocs is too filthy for women to get
obce5 Renresentatiye James Cole when Miss Gram tackled him.
Mss Cram replied Pehaps be SO filthy when women vote
Cole acknowledged he prea diced But there are not many
cS ants IN he Tennessee Legs Miss Gram Miss Sue White
oTer Ie Of Tennessee and Miss Anna Pozr upper right Of
Charleston c. are mans Of the National Womsns party MISS
Moroe Shner dover right OF the nonmiant National Woman
suage Association says t is better than to bet that Ten
nessee will ratify.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04

George Jenkins was arrested tor
being intoxicated and was fined: S.
Being unable to spay. he wasi de-.
tafned Ct the city huhding.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Man Killed by Dynamite.

Leroy Torrens met with a fatal ac-
cident while at work in the Hoy
Steam shovel pit on the Leonard
place west of town OH Wednesday
afternoon at about 4:4S. says the
Bates County Republican OF Rich
Hill. 1t seems that Mr.. Torrens was
holding stick oi dynamite in hi,
hand with fuse attached to il. He
lit the fuse and before he ould get the
explosive away from him it blew up
Tie was blown Ia pieces. y coroners
inquest was held by County Coroner
{. ]. Allen on Thursday They re-
turned verdict that death was
caused by an unavoidable accident.
A. Wick was foreman of the jury.
TorrenS' work was to open up holes
with the dynamite for the shovel. He
was young man c8 years old. He
leaves a wife and a young baby.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Wilson Expected to Exercise Veto
on Pending Laws.

Washington, Dec. 28.LPresident
Wilson is determined to exercise the
veto on legislation passed and pend
ing before congress now, it was in
dicated at the White House Tues
day.
The veto OF the resolution reviving
the war finance corporation to ex-
tend aid to agricultural interests was
Predicted.
The resolution, extending the tinle
for the railroads TO divest themselves
of their interests in railroad equip
ment companies, i'll accordance with
the Clayton act, also will meet with
a presidential veto, it was said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
NUMBER IL
SEN. HITCHCOCK LOSES FIGHT
ON TARIFF MEASURE
Motion to Refer Bill to Commerce
Committee Defeated a to 12.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Hitchcock Monday opened the Dem
ocratic tight on the emergency tariff
bill in the senate by moving that it
be referred to the commerce commit
tee instead of the finance commit
tee.
The motion lost by vote OF 50 to
|I2
Hitchcock declared the bill was an
embargo measure and not revenue
act, and that it therefore should go to
the commerce committee, having
charge OF matters pertaining to for
eign commerce.
he warned the senate against put
ting up wall now against foreign
imports, predicting that other nations
would retaliate in kind
Instead of helping American busi-
ness, an embargo now would ruin it
by preventing foreign business men
from paying for goods brought here in
the only way they now can pay for
| them-through exports of their own
goods, he said.
Opponents of the bill Monday again
were skirmishing to prevent that
measure, recently passed by the
house, coming before the senate
Friends of the tariff, declaring it
necessary to aid the farmers, have
made efforts to have enough senators
present so that the measure can bc
referred to the finance committee,
the first step i'll getting through the
senate.
Opponents oi special legislation for
the farmers meanwhile were conf
dent that President Wilson woulu
join their ranks with a veto OF the
resolution reviving the war iinancv
corporation.
The house was expected to stay III
session up to New Years day pro-
ceeding with minor bills and SOM
appropriation measures ii they can be
reported by the appropriations com
mittee
The senate was expected to stay
in session until Thursday and then
adjourn over New Years day.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
THE UNLOADED- GUN AGAIN
Geo. Endicott's Hand Perforated by
Discharge of a Shot Gun.

George Endicott, IS years old,
living ten miles southeast OF Rock
vile. suffered a painful gunshol
wound late Wednesday afternoon,
the a2nd inst, by the accidental dis
charge OF gun supposed to be un,
loaded, says the Rich Hill Review.
Endicott had loaned his automatic
shot gun to couple OF boys who la.
er returned it to him, stating that the
gun would not work satisfactorily.
Endicott started to take the gun
apart. when it was discharged. the
contents entering his left hand pro
ducing an ugly wound. He was Civ
en- emergency treatment and this
Thursday afternoon brought to the
Dclamater hospital for treatment
with the hope of saving his hand.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30

Last week was evidently AN off
week for the Butler High School as
their debating team was defeated by
the Holden team, at Holden, and the
basketball team was defeated by the
team from FL Dorado Springs Hign
school on the home court.
The debate team was composed Of
Misses Marion Warnock and Anna
Campbell and the subject of the de-.
bate was Resolved, That Federal
Law Providing for Compulsory Ar.
bitration Between Employees and
Employers is Wise and Feasible"
Professor Parker, of the Warrens-
burg Teachers College, was judge.
The basket ball game, which was
one of the best played here this sea-
son, and resulted in the defeat of the
home team by score of IS to 81.
While the home boys are not offer
ing an alibi they are convinced that
they could have won but for the alb
sence from the lineup of one of the
best regular players of their team.
Before the end of the season return
game may be arranged and the boys
hope for a different result.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
URGES LOWER INCOME TAI
Houston Tells How Very Rich Evad.
Payment Now.

Washington, Dec. 27.--ln reiterat
ing to congress today his opposition
to any soldier bonus at this time be
cause the treasury did not have the
more than : billion dollars it would
cost, Secretary Houston of the treas
ury- department took occasion once
more to urge prompt reduction of the
high surtaNes on incomes.
Il recommend the reduction of the
extreme income surtaxes," said the
trcasur head in prepared state
nent. not to exempt the rich, but to
tax the rich. At present, by invest
ing in tax free securities and by us,
OF other devices, the very wealthy can
and do escape taxation. The taxable
incomes of taxpayers having net in
comes over 100000 a year fell from
sooe,o7e,oSs in 1910 to $s9c..47.5.o in
1913
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR WHISKY
MAY NOT BE ISSUED IN
STATE
Permits Being Held UP Pending
Ruling on Missouri Bone Dry
Act.

Kansas City, Dec. 2S.-The whis-
ky prescription, for medicinal pur-
poses faces a demise between now
and December 81. 1t may soon
become impossible for druggists
to sell or physicians to pre-
scribe this intoxicant for medical pur-
poses, as permitted under the Vol
stead act. The new Missouri bone
dry act, adopted by referendum at
the November election, makes no pro-
vision for the whisky prescription.
In week, perhaps, there'll be no
Joy in contracting bad cold.
The federal authorities, under the
rational amendment, must cooperate
with the states in which there are
dry" laws. Shrader z. Howell, pro-
hibition director for Missouri, at his
office in the federal building Tuesday
announced he was holding up all
druggists and physicians permits un-
til ruling on the matter is obtained
from the Missouri state authorities.
Meantime Howell has obtained au-
thority from Washington to permit
the filing of applications by druggists
and physicians until January 1.
Until the PRONUNCIATION by the gov
ernor of the adoption OF the state en-
force1ncnt act, all classes OF permits
were issued as provided by the Vol
stead act The federal law permits
the sale OF whisky by druggists to be
made upon a physicians prescription
and to be used for medicinal purposes
as we'll as the sale of alcohol for use
i'll the manufacture of their tinctures
and compounds.
But the state law authorizes the is
suancc of permits to druggists to sell
and physicians to prescribe only ethyl
alcohol and wine.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Would Put Bandits to Death,

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Seu
ator-elect Z. E. Pencil of this sena
torial district announced today that
soon after the opening of the Mis-
souri, legislature he would introduce
a bill making the penalty for hold
ups and bank robbery at the point
of firearms capital punishment.
Il believe that will be the quickest
and best possible relief to the citizens
of the state. 1t has proven . success
in Michigan, and don't believe I
will have much trouble in getting the
measure through" he declared. Pen
eel said he was working on the pro.
posed law and expected to complete
it within the next few days.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
A SHOCK AWAITS DODGERS
Names of Draft Evaders to be Pub
lished in Home Sectors.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Draft de-
serters whose fears have been lullcd
to rest bv more than two years OF
security from ~"osecution are about
to receive an unpleasant surprise, tor
the names OF 1891 OF them are
shortly to be published in their
home town" sections as a prelim-
mary step to bringing them to a
speedy trail, the war department an
nounccd today.
Publication OF names in local news
paper is expected. to materially aid in
apprehending offenders, as, it is be-
lieved that most persons knowing
the, whereabouts of a. draft deserter
will be only too willing to volunteer
the information. Much aid also IS
anticipated from members of the
American Legion, which has consis-
tently urged the department to take
action against draft delinquents.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Winter is Here.

The first real snow of the season
arrived Sunday, just one day too late
for a white Christmas" The snow
was accompanied by a falling tein-
perature, some thermometers regis
tcring very little above zero. All day
Sunday and Monday the mercury
lowered near the freezing mark. The
ponds md creeks are frozen and the
youngsters have been having some
fine skating.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Texan Killed, Mistaken for 4 Deer.

Arkansas Pass. Tex, Dec. ~
John Hutton was shot and killed yes
terday while hunting by one of the
hunting party who mistook him for
: deer. Hutton was a prominent CIT.
izen of this place and had resided
here for many years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-24
Little Interuiews.

supply the seeds necessary for the
planting, If the renters VIII do the
work. In this way both derive q
benefit There is even a health ele-
ment entering into the question
Children who are reared where there
ara trees and flowers and grass are
healthier than II they have to play
on q sand lot. Restful and beautiful
surroundings invariably work good
to the business man in his hours Of
relaxation No city ever loses by
the planting Of trees and grass and
this is one OF FL Paso's needs"
"cne Of the chief problems Of the
Juarez police arises from Americans"
said Pedro Flores Of Juarez- Re
Gently five drug Gddicts we're de-
ported, who had been living in
Juarez for some months. These IN
fortunates were begging on the
streets and were particularly annoy
ing. They used the old story that
they had been in the Mexican jail
for 80 days and had nothing to buy
food with In several cases they
were found to have been in Jail for
various petty crimes. but in the ma
5ority OF cases they never had seen
inside OF the jail They are, as a
class particularly annoying TO Amer
lean tourists Then too, It is said
that some Of the men who claim to
be Americans and who live in Juarez
are army deserters, and this is an
undesirable class. Recently a man
reported to the police here that he
was beaten. drugged and robbed by
two Americans. Pedro Garcia chief
Of police, is Waging war on this class
Of foreigners and also on the Mexi-
can criminals. Juarez is trying hard
&C clean up. but the problem is a diff
dcult one owing to the fact that sew
eral nationalities are factors in the
problem Three times out Of five
when Americans are the victims OF
thugs here the theft can be traced
70 the fact that they were lettering
about places Of III rspute. OF course
the tourists sometimes are victims Of
pickpockets when they are minding
their own business, but as a rule, the
American is where he does not be-
long when he is attacked"
During the past two months the
affairs Of the FL Paso county water
Improvement district No. ! have IN
dergone a fairly radical change" said
Roland HarWen- For the first time
in the history OF the organization its
directors have been in position to IN
dertalze certain administrative meas
ures contemplated by the law govern
ing districts organized in Texas.
Until the recent contract with the
government was carried by election,