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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-14
Death of James E. Evans

James Edward Evans entered into
rest at his native home, Lebanon
Abbeville County, April 9, 1920,
fter an illness from influenza and
pneumonia.
Mr.. Evans was born in Abbeville
County, August 26, 1850, of Scotch
rish descent, his parents having
ONE from Ireland in the early part
of the ninteenth century. He was a
member of Lebanon Presbyterian
Church, where he had served faith
ully as a deacon for more than
wenty years, and a treasurer for
ust as long. His passing was
characteristic of his life, whose chief
eauty was it's simplicity, in the path
of dut" At the days end he rested
by he wayside. "He walked with God,
and was not; for God took him."
Like all Chrstlike men, he gave
fresh significance to the name of
christian. He needs no high sound
ng terms of enlogy. 1t is enough to
ay, "He was a Christian" In death
h. serves Christ as he served Him in
life by helping others, in his modest
,.ay understanding what it means to
c Christian. Truly may it be SAL
i'm, "His life was GENTLE and the
elements 50 mixed in him that Nature
night stand up and say to all the
world, "This was a man."
Mr.. Evans is survived by two Sis
rs, Misses Mary and Emma Evans,
nd a number of nieces and nephews
who cherish his memory.
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Kansas Coal Mines
Are Closed by Strike

- Pittsburgh, Kansas, April 13.-Al.
most complete paralysis Of the Kansas
coal industry is reported today. The
announcement at the headquarters of
tile coal operators as to operations
said that only four steam shovels were
working. No deep mines were work.
irg.
The report shows that not more than
200 miners out of more than $4,000
are at work. Coal operators said the
suspension Of operations was in pro-
test against the sentencing to jail of
Alexander M. Howat, president of the
Kansas mine workers, and his COL
leagues. Union officials neither con-
firmed nor denied the statement.
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\ LONG CANE. :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The farmers are behind with their
flaming on account of so much rain
Mrs. J. M. McKellar, of the city,
pent Wednesday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Cromer spent
the weekend with Miss Eppie Beau
ford.
Mr.. w. D. Beauford spent Thurs
day night in Greenwood with his son.
Miss Eppie Beauford spent Thurs
day with Miss Eva Finley.
Mrs. W. D. Beauford, and daugh-
ter, Miss Linnie, and Miss Eva Finley
dined with Mrs. w. S. Bosler Tues
day.
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DONALDS


Miss EZell, principal OF our school,
pent the weekend at her home in
Spartanburg.
Mr.. James Stevenson, of Abbevilie,
was Sunday visitor here.
Mrs. S. Milford spent Sunday in
Due West visiting her sister, Mrs.
iEVrcnn, who is very i'll.
Mesdames A. F. Seawright, T. N.
Highsmith, T. R. Blackwell, J. M.
Dallas and Miss Marie Bowie, repre-
Isented Greenvale Church at the
IPresbyterial held in Greenwood last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Cora Haddon, of Ora, spent
1.-The weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Haddon.
Misses Elma Dunn, Minnie Lee
Stone and Margaret E. Dallas, of D.
w. w. c., spent the weekend at
heir homes here.
Misses Ruby Reeves and Felicia
Stone, of near Honea Path, spent
Sunday with Miss Myrtle Killings
worth.
Miss Julia Seawright, of Anderson,
pent Sunday with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jodie Uldrick, and
lister, Miss Alma Uldrick, spent Sun
day with Mr.. George Black and fam
lily.
Miss Jean Agnew, of Due West,
nd Mr.. P. M. Latham, of Lancaster,
S. c., were weekend visitors at the
home of Mrs. Hodges and daughter,
frs. Eunice Agnew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Humphries,
of Anderson, and sister, Misses Lois,
Juliet and Alice Lee, spent Sunday
lere with their parents.
DR.. Allison, of Honea Path, was a
business visitor here on Monday.
DR.. B. H. Carlton and Ben H.
Smith, of the Donalds Bank, were in
Greenwood Monday on business.
Mrs. Franklin Drake, who has
been i'll for some time, is not improv-
ng as rapidly as her many friends
would like.
Mr.. Herman Sharpe, who has been
in West Virginia for several years,
is at present visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Sharpe. Herman's
friends will be pleased to learn that
he has decided to stay on the farm.
The members of the Baptist
church had a meeting Sunday to
make arrangements for calling a
pastor.
, Mr., Leon Gordon, of Anderson,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Gordon.
Rev. j. NJ. Dallas filled his ap-
pointment at Greenvale Church !ast
Sunday, preaching to a large and ap-
preciative congregation. In tie after
noon he preached at Friendship
Church in Laurens County. and re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Blanche Agnew, of the Wo-
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s said they came to the conclusion
hat the Crane estate itself was not
large ienough and that the accomoda
tions to be found in the village were
insufficient for the force from the
executive officers which would have
o be moved to Woods Hole for the
ummer.
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mans College, Anderson, spent
several days at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pet Davis, and chill
dren, visited Mrs. Davis parents,
Hon. and Mrs. Frank Morrison near
Ware Shoals last Sunday.
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pitality, too much praise cannot be
given them.
The next meeting of S. C. Presby-
terial will be held in Old Greenvale
Church in 1921.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
RUNAWAY
TRUCK FINED $40.
Men Who Were Injured
Not Likely to Get
Anything.

Two very much banged up gentle
men this morning appeared before the
mayor to tell their story regarding the
auto smashup at the B. & O.. depot
last Saturday night when Nick Banan-
"a came tearing down bridge hill in an
auto truck, his breaks refusing tc'
work. Ben Pinkerton was the spokes-
man for himself and brother and for
the absent man, Clarence Taylor, who
went on to Wheeling directly after the
accident in even worse condition than
Pinkerton, accordin gto report of At
torney Frank Amos, representing the
injured.
When asked by Ciuy Attorney Kern
If he received personal injury of any
nature on one Saturday night recently,
Pinkerton spoke in drawing voice
to the effect that If bump on tho
side of the head the size OF goose
egg and black and blue maks on his
limbs, back and breast constituted in
jury, then he and injury were bosom
friends. Pinkerton showed an eye
very much blood.shot and bruised with
black marks aroun dit which he said
was the result of the accident. He
together with the two who stood with
him leaning against the railing over
looking the B. & o. tracks on the plat
form leading downstairs were taken
to a doctor after the accident follow
ing which they were driven by Scot
tie Conn to the home of G. D. Caldara,
owner of the car which struck them
where they asked Caldara what he in.
faOda6 m do about ~
Caldara replied that he intended
doing nothing as he did not drive the
car and what was more the man who
did had no permission to do so and
If he had him there at the moment he
would "break his neck"
L. c. Musgraye represented the
American Taxi company this morning
while on the opposite side of the big
table sat Attorney Kern, Frank Amos
and Mayor Conaway. In the exact
center quite alon esat the defendant,
Nick Banana, who. listened indiffer.
emily to the testimony rather help.
les shuman being in the midst OF
much ado about something that
something happening quite beyond
figuring out as far as he was concern
ed. He admitted to driving the car
and offered as only excuse the fact
that he often drove it. The brakes
somehow didn't want, to work when
Continued on pSge lGnrJ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
WONAN'S CLUB
OFFICERS CHANGE
Closing Meeting of Club
Year Was Most Delight
full Occasion.

The club year OF the Fairmont
Woman's club was brought TO sue
cessful close yesterday when the an
nual spring luncheon was served to
two hundred and twenty-five Of the
club members and a few guests at the
Masonic temple, the luncheon being
followed by program Of rare merit
Members of the retiring board and
the incoming officers weSe seated at
a long table arranged in the center
of the room and about his table were
arranged number of small tables
which seated four each. The tables
were attractively set with snowy lin
en-, silver and cut glass and in the
center of each table cut glass bowl
of snap dragons and easter flowers
was arranged. n excellent menu was
served by the catering committee OF
Christ piscopal church and altogether
the luncheon was splendid success
The members of the hospitality COM
mittee of the club were hostesses on
this occasion.
hotly after three o'clock the program
which had been announced was car
ried out successfully with the princi-
pal feature being the dramatic inter-
pretations of Mrs. Junior Brown. Mrs.
Brown, who is a gifted artist, de-
LIGHTED her hearers with her work
when she read selection from "The
Girl Of the Goldea< <West,p "Zara" and
"The tSory of the Northern Lights
A Aportion of the afternoon was TAX
en- up with reports of various chair
men and Departments of the club and
these reports were all comprehensive
and showed that the. club had been
most active and had accomplished
much along many lines of work. Mrs.
Glenn Barnes, chairman of the Civic
department in her very interesting
report read the letter from County
Commissioner Conaway. giving the
room in the court house now occupied
by the Red Cross to the club for a
rest room. The club has had sub
stantial and health growth during the
year and various departments have
worked successfully along various
lines. Reports were given as follows:
Mrs. Joseph Roster, chairman Of the
program committee; Mrs. II. S.. Live
ly, treasurer; Mrs. G. NJ. Ritchie, OF
the membership committee In the alb
sence of the chairman, Mrs. w. H.
Conaway; Miss Ethel Ice, chairman of
Continued on fsage Four.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Montana Man Is
Arrested by Deputies

County officers went to Montana
this morning and arrested John Will
liams ma warrant charging him with
making an attempt to force his way
into the house of Anna Pushalsky last
night in the absence of the woman's
husband, who is on a visit with
friends in Pennsylvania.
When brought before Justice Mus
groveSthis afternoon Williams said he
was drunk and was looking for pick
handle, but the woman is inclined to
press a more secrious charge. The
other men who wree with Williams
could not be found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
PLANT
!. At H0ULT Will.
B[LARGE AFFAIR
10 viii Take Care Of Gas
Made at the Fair
Ground.
on GROUND
Wall Along the River Will
be Thousand Feet
Long.
on GROUND.

Special Dispatch to West virginian.>
HouLT, April 6. indications now
are that Honlt is TO enter upon quite
ian ero Of development for. the sum
'mer. The Hope Natural Gas company
rs going about the work of prepara-
ton for construction Of the big pump
ing station here, which is to take the
manufactured gas OF the by.products
plant at Norwood and turn 1t into the
Hope company mains with chacters
lstic energy The drill is now at work
hunting for a bedrock.
They have received carload of
large tile to lay for carrying the sui
spur water from Aurora mine to the
river under che ground to be occupied.
They VIII build retaining wall
about thousand feet long to protect
he ground from erosion by the river
and guard against oyerflows
1t is the understanding here that
|she plant VIII be d very large one with
large battery Of boilers and will take
Argely OF the output of coal from the
lrota mine Of the Greater Fairmont
svestment company which is right
llonsside
The new coal company which pur-
chased the old Fairmont and Clarks-
burg Fuel company mines has men at
& Is . /. ~ .
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Local Legion Men
Going to Wheeling

A large number of members of
Fred Heintzelman Post No. II, Amerl-
can Legion are preparing to go to
Wheeling next Friday to greet Cen
eral John ]. Pershing, the commander
Of the American Expeditionary Forces
in the great war. The general will
arrive in Wheeling during the morn
ing, and will assist the local post in
a membership drive. In the evening
he will be the guest of citizens and
'ex-soldiers at banquet.
Governor John j. Cornwell, several
members of Congress from West vir-
ginia, Major Earl H. Smith, State
Commander Of the American Legion,
and other officials of the Legion will
be present, to honor the distinguish
ed visitor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
SUNDAY BASEBALL
MAY GO TO VOTE
Mayor Conaway Decides
That 1t Is Forbidden I'm
der Present Ordinance.

Mayor w. w. Conaway told the
committee from ,Heintzelman Post of
the Ameriman Legion who asked the
City Board of Directors yesterday to
permit Sunday baseball to be played
y this city that according to his inter.
probation Of the city ordinance govern.
ing such affairs it was unlawful for
the game to be played in this city on
Sunday. In this opinion he was back
ed up by Street Director w. e. Arnett.
Directors Morris and Davis expressed
themselves as in favor of granting per-
mission for the game to be played. No
action was taken on the matter pend
ing further investigation. AT a meet
ing OF the board to be held this after
noon for the purpose of reading for
the second time the proposed traffic
ordinance the matter may come up for
further consideration.
The Post presented a petition to the
board signed bySsix thousand citizens
Of the city. ~. t...o =
3 Mayor Conaway stated to the com
.mittee that the Board was anxious to
do what the returned soldiers desired
in this matter but that as he saw It
fthSy ia uilot tns pomef W grant tne
petition.
II the city law can be amended to
make Sunday baseball legal Mayor
Conaway told the committee that the
board would be obliged to allow it to
be played. Directors Morris and Da.
Wis agreed to this phase of the situa.
tion and plans were made by the le-
gfon to get the ordinance so amended.
In order to do this it will be neces-
sary to get up new set of petitions.
It will require approximately five hun
dred signatures from qualified voters
of tn Getty to petition for change. in
the ordinance and IL the board still
refuses to sanction the game then
about 25 per cent, Of the voters, or
about twelve hundred signatures, must
be secured to get referendum vote.
A petition is being prepared which
will both petition for the amendment
and the referendum. The document
is being drawn u ptoday by City So
licitor Albert ]. Kern and other local
attorneys.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Prominent Baptists
To be in Fairmont

DIR. Fordell, president of Anderson
college, the Baptist educational insti.
tuition in the southern part of the
state, will be the special representa-
tive Of the Baptist denomination at
the conference Of Inter-church work
ers to be held tomorrow at the First
Baptist church.
D. Graham, of Clarksburg, and DIR.
Bartlett, of Parkersburg, pastors OF
Baptist churches in those two cities
will be here on Friday night for the
conference of the First Baptist and
Palatine Baptist workers to be held at
the First Baptist church on Friday. A
dinner will be served at six O'Clock
to be followed by general meeting
at eight o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Eight Respond TO
Repentance Plea

Evangelist LaMance at the First
NJ. E. church preached last night on
"Repenancen and eight hands were
held up for prayers at the close of the
service. There are different kinds of
repentance and only the sort which
is honest, consisting Of confession OF
sins and a different life. counts Some
people sacrifice something they care
for and feel they have done theii
duty. Others think that being patri-
otic is sufficient to take care Of the
religious side OF life. Some do good
deeds and think this is enough to
class them as among the forgiven and
holy. The evangelist preached in his
usual emphatic style and was listened
to earenstly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

MICHIGAN VOTE
Hoover Who Ran on Both
Tickets May Get Demo-
cratic Endorsement.


DETROIT, April 6.-With approxi-
mately one.half the precincts voting
in yesterdays presidential preference
primary tabulated this morning Uni.
ted States Senator Johnson held a
lead of 44,657 votes over Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood for the Republican
endorsement The figures from 1900
precincts gave: Johnson, 1o6,556;,
Wood. 6Lsss.
Included in the figures was the COM
plete votes of Detroit, practically com.
plete from Grand Rapids. and more
than half the precincts in other indus
trial centers of the state.
Herbert Hoover whose name ap-
pears on both ballots, was leading the
Democratic ticket with 11,469 against
10,25o for Governor Edward Edwards
of New Jersey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Freeze Killed
BIosso ms of
MagnoHaTtees

DR.. M. D. Christie and his neigh
bors are mourning today the fact
that the freeze last night totally
destroyed the. three hundred or
moro blooms on magnificent
magnolia tree in the lawn Of the
cht.;scie rsS4dsrce or Locgrt ave
nue..
The tree has been In the posses
sion OF the Chtisties for period
OF fiyesyeafs and has bloomed each
year. At this time the buds were
just ready TO burst. The tree has
been the admiration Of passers.
by for years and the fact that its
bloom has been blighted for this
year is the source Of much regret.
Several other residents who have
these beautiful trees IN their yards
had the same sad experience last
night. A peculiarity OF the tree is
the fact that. it blooms before It
gets its leaves and therefore the
bloom is entirely exposed to killing
frosts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Ground Was Again
White This Morning

There was plenty of snow today to
give the appearance OF winter TO the
actual spring of Fairmont But in
spite of snow fall which began yes
terday and continued off and ON most
OF the night, the temperature did not
drop below 3S yesterday so that little
fears for fruit and buds wa sfelt. Last
evening the wind blew to such an ex-
tent that with snow dashed in the
faces of pedestrians and with crisp
chill in the atmosphere 1t was hard
10 believe the month was April Tho
weather man predicts warmer weather
soon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Best Tuesday Run Today
For Some Time, Produc-
ton Dropped.
MONDAY VAS HOLIDAY.
Fifteen Hundred Acres Of
Coal Sold in Mononga-
liza County.

Hoppers are real plentiful on the
Monongah division of the Baltimore
and Ohio raiload today for a Tues
day, there being 1902 in the region.
and the early morning placement is
1922. The coal car placement this
morning was 76 per cent The cars
today are classified as follows: Open,
/ ,197; coke, rs: neck, 73; M.V.T.,
seven. Theer are 373 cars left over
from the previous day. There were
1896 cars ordered by the mines, of
which number desired were coke cars.
On the Monongahela railroad today
there were 294 cars placed in the
West Virginia district and 295 cars
placed in the Pennsylvania district.
A 100 per cent car supply is promised
for Wednesday.
The Helen's Run and Wyatt Binga-
mon branches of the Wetsern Mary
land railroad today had a 20 per cent
run.
The Daily Loading.
Fairmont region, exclusive of the
Helen's Run and Wyatt -Bingamon
branches, on Monday loaded LAPS
cars of coal and coke, ,410 cars of
coal and ;16 cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Monday load ded41 ,I2S cars of. coal and
coke1 112 cars of coal and 16 cars
of coke. There were 931, cars of coal
loaded east and 1S1 cars of coal load
ed west. Wagon mines on Monday
loaded five cars Of coal.
Operations along the Monongahela
railroad in West Virginia on Monday
loaded 29S Scars of coal, which was 81
cars more than the mines in the
Pennsylvania district loaded on Mon
day. In the Pennsylvania district
yesterday there were 30 cars of coal
loaded.
The produpction in the Fairmont
region on Monday, despite the fact
taht cars were at the mines in large
numbers, was affected greatly because
of the observance of Easter Monday
among the miners, this being espe-
cially true of the foreigners. Not
since February 23 has the Monday
production fell down as low on the
B. & o. railroad. On that date It
droped to 1,117 cars, which was due
to the short car supply, there having
been but 1,172 cars in the region on
that day and the early morning was
1910. AS a rule the Monday produc-
ton has aggregated well over the
1900 car mark and in some instances
even higher.
The production on the Mononga-
hela arilroad in West Virginia was
not affected as greatly by the men
easing off yesterday. AS result with
plenty of cars the mines went the
limit and almost turned out 800 car
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
NO RESISTANCE TO FRENCH IN GERMANY
Caught. Eight
PoundBMeCat
atOpekiska

Roy Stevens, of Maple avenue, a
son Of ]. w. Stevens, Of this city,
made lucky catch on last Satur-
day while fishing near opekiska
when he drew from the water a
blue cat fish which tipped the
scales at eight pounds and nine
ounces and which when dressed
weighed five pounds. This is one
of the biggest blue cats ever caught
in local stream and Mr.. Stevens
had to call for the help of boy to
land the fish. He brought the
catch home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Italians Lend Their NORA
Support to. the Move
ment,
GREAT BRITAIN SILENT
Ambassador Wallace May
Have Outlined the Amer
lean Attitude.

BY ASSoclated RresHl y ~ M
ROME, April g.. = Popolo Romano
says today that at cabinet meeting
Monday the government decided 10
extend to France. Itaiy's moral sup
port in the French occupation Of
Frankfort and the German cities.
The cabinet agreed however that iin-
der no circumstances would Italy be
party to any military measures
against Germany, the newspapers
state.
PARIS, April 6.-Up to noon today
the French government had not re-
ceived a reply from Great Britain and
Italy to its notification to them of the
occupation OF Frankfort. Darmstadt
and other German cities IN the Rhine.
land.
The supposition In certain quarters
is that the Communication made by
American Ambassador Wallace to Pre-.
lnier Milerand today had some rein
ton to this fact but nothing is really
known yet to support this theory.
FRANKFORT, April 81. CBy Also
ciated Press .)-Frankfort was occi.
pied without incident by French
troops early today and with the cav.
airy in the lead, followed by the infan.
try and the artillery, the forces press.
ed rapidly beyond the city. They met
with. no opposition. BY 10 in the
morning the cavalry had reached
Eckenheim, three miles north OF
Frankfort. The entire operation was
expected to be completed during the
day.
The occupation takes the form of
an extension Of the French lines
around the bridge head Of Mayence at
distance of about IS miles. THE ex-
treme limits of the advance form a
semi circle similar to but larger than
that of the original zone Of occupa-
ton.
NiAYENCE, April g.. (By Associat-
ed Press. )-G General Degouette has is
sued a proclamation to cities and
towns within the area to be occupied
declaring French troops have crossed
the Rhine to compel the Berlin govern
ment to respect its agreement with
the allies and asserting there is no
hostile intent towards the people OF
that region. The proclamation says
the French troops will withdraw as
soon as German government forces
have evacuated the neutral zone and
declares no one will be affected by the
presence of the French as long as or
der is maintained.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
THE WEATHER

Clearing tonight: Tuca-
day talr and vfarnner.