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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26

Denying specifically and categori.
cally what he characterized as fowl
slandsr, Fred Slaughter, OF Montana,
took the stand yesterday, in Justice
Musgrove's court and vehemently as.
serted that never has the Slaughter
house been used as an abattoir for the
chickens of John Girsky, as charged by
the latter in the warrant. John Claim
ed that on numerous occasions, barn
yard census showed Sudden and
marked decrease in the gallinaceous
population on his side of the fence and
that he finally got the goods on Fred
on February %, when he missed dom
inick hen and found the feathers
strewn around the. Slaughter house
porch. This, says Fred, and his wife,
who also testified, was plant" en-.
gineered by Mrs. Girsky.
Here a discussion arose as to
whether or not there is any difference
between Dominicks and Plymouth
Rocks, in which Justice Musgrove, At
torEey NJ. l.. Sturm for the defense,
and Curt Amos. for the state Of West
Virginia, all of whom are chicken fan
ciers, participated, and proved con.
clustvely that legal wiseacres can diff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
More Surprises in Senate
Probe of Naval Conduct
of War.
ON THE STAND J
Officer Sims Sent Him Did
Not Prove to be 10y
my Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 26: The
Germans by their superior gjInnery
turned the British on thei: head at the
battle of Jutland Rear Admiral PUNK.
EFT declared today before the senate
committee investigating the navy
conduct OF the war.
First evidences of friction at the
headquarters or Rear Admiral Flelch-
er at Brest came with the arrival
there of Capt. Thomas Magruder COM
manding the third american craft sent
to the port, Admiral Fletcher testified
today before the navy hoard OF in
quiry investigating his removal from
the Brest command by Rear Admiral
Sims after the sinking of the trans
port Antilles in October, 1917.
Did Captain Magruder support you
loyalty and carry out your orders ~
Admiral Fletcher was asked
II cannot testify as to his having
carried out any orders Admiral F'ietnh
er said. Il do not think he supported
me loyalty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
US. ADMIRAL SAYS MANS WON JUTL and FIGHT
is DOMINICK BUT ANOTHER
NAME FOR PLYMOUTH ROCK9
It's Your Turn to Guess Gentle Reader The Justice Who
Was Asked to Decide Has Given
1t Up.

fer Just as radically on the chicken
question as they can on that Of juris-
prudence. Several witnesses testified
for both sides all of whom wanted to
tell lot about chickens, which, had
the justice admitted it as evidence,
would have prolonged the trial indefi-
nitely, instead OF allowing the case to
be decided within the short space OF
two hours, at which time the Justice
wearily dismissed the charge.
A large audience was present from
Montana and included numerous lit
tie children who had great time play
ing hide and seek in and out Of the
court room, and also numbered three
young women, each with nursing
baby some one OF whom, and some
times all three at once, was continual
ly giving voice to protect against the
long continued argument on the ap.
petizing subject OF chicken, and de-
manding to be fed. Another diver
sion was furnished by loly-poly little
chap who tried to crawl under the rail
ing, got stuck fast midway, and had
to Be pried out.
And the question OF what became
of that speckled hen is still undecided.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
sU,.M q Signs Up
Scott's Run Fields

Finishing touches were put to the
Ynionizing Of the coal mines In the
Scott's run district in Monongalia
county today. For the past ten days
drive was made to line up the min
ers OF the unorganized fields, this be-
ing done by B. A. Scott, international
board member; John Custalac, district
organizer, and w. f. Ray, district
board member.
By the latest successful drive Mr..
Scott estimates that at the ten mines
thore have been / 200 miners enrolled.
AS this is coming field Il Is expect
ed that several thousand miners will
be at work in the new developed
mines.
During this drive miners were sign
ed up at these mines: Randall Elllins
9 Stone, Scott Run No. /, South Penn.
Anchor Coal company. souphr u
Michel, Agreement Fuel Company,
Berry, Liberty and Davis Coal com
pany. FIX
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Are Wrong in Curriculum,
Deficient in Democ-
racy.
lBEREAL NEED OUTLINED
Striking Address by Local
a Man at Parent Teach
e. Meeting.

- VI 4 A =
The Parent association
met again last might at the High
school, and in spite of two counter
attarctiohs Billy Lamance and Ba-
roness Rouskaya--was attended by
representative gathering of serious
minded parents and teachers, every
( enc OF whom was anxious to hear the
best on subjects pertaining to young
people. Prof. j. Francis Shreve, of
the psychology department of the
NNrmal gave a most absorbing talk
on Democracy In Education, which
worked carefully toa conclusion that
the modern High schools are perhaps
more srist tocratic in their tendencies
than democratic. because they edu-
cats the minority instead of the
Sgfeatcr number. who want vocational
feducation. Prof Sherve said statis-
ties showed that only 10 per cent of
the children who attended High
school went to college and that, de-
inanding as they did expert instruc-
lion in the trades and industries, they
Allied to get IT.. -
Frof. Shreve continued: I'VE have
proved IN this country our love OF
enccracy and have spent millions of
eoIlais and Sacrificed many ffVes IN
csing so. But sometimes I think 1t
is cafier to get people to die for a
I'cause than to live for It, and to have
roa. democracy the public schools
must serve the people to better adj
vantage. When i was a boy l can
kweli remember the, wise men who Wis
tied by school. and made speeches.
They would say: Work hard, boys.
and when You grow up you won't
havo 10 work as hard as we do They
seemed TO think that was what edu-
cstinn was for-to get you out of
work.. We must free ourselves from
that FLEA II we want to democratize
our High schools. And to do so we
should prepare every boy and girl for
cife.tivs service to society by provid-
ing him with the education he needs
for his own better development.
Tlte Hfghkschool should meet the
demands of all classes of brain and
iheer are distinct differences in
brains. There is the one talent man,
teh Axe talent man, the ten talent
Imam, and a great many teachers try
0 bring the one talent up to the five
land the ten down TO the five. There
garc Inherent levels and tits undemo-
cartic TO force brains UP or down with
the gifted pupil harmed by far the
most through this unsatisfactory pro-
cess.
When Thomas Edison was boy
he was sent home one day with note
4 TO his mother, which ran: 'Yod might
as well keep Tommie home. He can't
learn. He's not quite right Prob
. ably the trouble actually was that the
| teacher was not right. Tommie was
undoubtedly one of those children
who refused to follow the ordinary
method Of dealing with ordinary tai
cnt--his mind unable to work that
way
''It is ofsten said: Every boy now
pdays has an equal chance to become
5resident Of the United States This
Is not SO. Only small percentage
have even.a fght2ng chance. Only a
few grown men have had fighting
chance in the last 20 years. Because
Continued on page nine)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
BAPTIST WOMENPLAN
MISSIONARY WORK
Thirty Thousand Dollars
Must be Raised in This
District.

approximately eighty women were
in attendance yesterday at confer
ence of missionary workers of the
Baptist denomination which was held
at, the First Baptist church.. The
conference was an all day affair and
the women present were served with
lunch at the noon hour.
The purpose OF the conference was
three-fold and representatives OF the
district and county were present to
present the various subjects for which
the conference was held. OF the
eighty people present. perhaps forty
of the number were from elsewhere.
Representatives of missionary soci-
eties were here from Wheeling, Nor
gantown, Clarksburg. Shinnston, Mo-
nongah and Warrington. Mrs. II. l..
Bond, of Wheeling, spoke at the af-
ternoon session concerning the Gold
en- Jubilee celebration of the Women's
American Baptist Foreign Missionary
society which will be celebarted in
1921. 1t is proposed during the year
to raise the sum of $365, 900, a thou
sand dollars per day, the money to be
used for some special missionary pur-
poses. The district to which Fair
mont belongs must raise the sum of
$4,000 and the money will be de-
voted to building High school for
girls in Eastern China.
Other districts will appropriate
their quota to some such movement.
Mrs Bond gave q talk in which she
outlined the program for the Golden
Jubilee or fiftieth anniversary of the
society. Mrs. Fuller Glasscock, of
Morgantown, was present and gave
an interesting talk relative to the
Inter-church movement which is re-
ceiving the attention OF the religious
world at this time.
In addition to these features of the
program, the committee appointed to
prepare a program for the Tri-Asso-
ciational meeting of the organization
to be held in Monongah the first Tues
day in June met and made plans for
the meeting. Other features of the
afternoon were an interesting talk
on characterization" by btrg. Mudi,
Syrian woman of Mannington, and
the conduct of the devotional eXer-
cises which were led at the morning
session by Mrs. Billie LaMance, the
wife of the evangelist who is conduct
ing the evangelistic meetings of the
three churches of the city. Mrs. La
Nance sang and talked Interestingly
and her presence and services were
greatly appreciated by the ladies
present. Mrs. w. NJ. Jennings, of
Warrington, wife OF the pastor Of the
Baptist church there, conducted the
devotional exercises at the close of
Coutinueo ON pSge l"ur.J
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Girls in Industries
Will Organize Clubs

An excellent gathering OF girls who
work in the various industries of the
city met last night at the Y. NJ. c. A.
to proceed with further organization
Of their Industrial clubs and after lis
tening to an address by Miss Della
Bane, of Clarksburg, an nergetic
member Of an Industrial club in that
city, the girls of Fairmont were stiIl
more enthused over the idea of indus
trial clubs here.
A. ]. Cash greeted the girls ,welcom
ing them and telling the mof the priv
ileges which were theirs at the "Y'
and 2. E. Faston OF the Midwest Boz
factory talked to the girls on the value
OF such organizations TO employers
After pleasant hour 1t was decided
to organize at once
Where there are te ngirls an indt
yidual club will be formed. Girls were
represented last night from all the ..ac
tories and other Industries including
the Ten Cent stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Educators to Attend
Big Spelling Contest.

County Superintendent; Homer. c.
Toothman and District Superintend-
ents Hupp, Ward, Prickett and Thorn
as, and l. A. Barnes, Of the Union dis.
trict Board of Education, went to HicIe.
mans run this afternoon, tn attend The
spelling contest in which the fifteen
district champions of the county will
participate.
Following are the names Of thirteen
of the leaders, mo champion having
been reported as yet from Grassy. run
or Hammond: Kahle Vincent, Ben.
tons Ferry; Annie Smallwood, Pleas
ant Valley; Doris Mulberry, King.
mont; Roxanna Mckinney. Glady
Creek; Alpha Curry. Goose Creek;
Forrest Patterson, Hiclunan's Run;
Pearl Thompson. Springer: Clara Hay.
hurst, Colfax; Mary Springer. Miilers-
vile: Nancy Reeves, Hopewell; Mad.
cline Barnes, Ieyelss Hazel Goodwin,
Powell; and 0rpha Kirk, Quiet Dell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
Sheriff Glover Dips
Into Auto Business

Thee automobiles and one auto
truck will be offered for sale at one
o'clock Saturday afternoon. before the
court house by Sheriff All M. Glover.
in pursuance of court orders. The
cars are a Ford, formerly owned by
Mike Lukich; I1ozier owned by w.
f. Clabby, a Buick, formerly the prop
erty of Albert J., Squirting and Re-
public truck, once the property OF
Charles Miller.
All the cars were confiscated under
the state prohibition law covering We
hicles used in carrying contraband
wet goods.
It is expected that the bidding will
be very lively.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
SUFFRAGE VOTEGOE
. OVER IN DELAWARE
Test in That State Wont
Come Until Next Tues
day.

[By Associated Presal

IBy Associated PresSl
DOVER, Del, March 26.-Agreement
to postpone voting in the Delaware leg.
islature' on the woman suffrage amend.
ment until next week was reached to-
day by Republican leaders in charge
OF mapjority in both senate and house.
Plans for a set vote today ywere aban.
doned, Next Tueeday was the date
Tentatively fixed by the Republicans
for a vote in the house.
The new rogram was decided upon
at caucus Of the house Republicans
and joint steering committee after the
leaders conferred with Governor Town
send.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
State Adjutant Of
Legion Visits Here

State Adtutant Louis Carr Of the
American Legion spent Thursday in
Eairmont as the guest Of HeIntzelman
Post. While here Mr.. 3. Carr had 4
conference with State Commander
Earl Smith and Post Commander Roll
10 j. conley and took in the concert
and the Legion dance last night
The state adjutant was on his way
back to Clarksburg after a visit TO
the Warrington post OF the Legion
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
DRUG ACT ARREST.

Deputy United States Marshal ]. u.
Moore yesterday brought Blackse
Brannon from Clarksburg to the coun.
ty jail on a charge of violation of the
Harrison and-narcotic law. The pris-
oner will shortly be removed to
Wheeling to await trial.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
B. & 0. Officials Make
Close Inspection Trip

On the close inspection "trip down
the M. R. branch OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad yesterday seeyral Off
Gals were on the motor can The par
ty consisted Of d. stimson, Baltimore.
general superintendent maintenance
of way; LA. Jordan; Baltimore chief
engineer, maintenance OF way, and
F. A. Fretgang, Grafton, division EN-
gineer of the Monongah division.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
B. & o. Will Have Fair
Run for Saturday

The prohsbIlitles are the run OF cars
on the Mopongah division of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad on Saturday
will be from 700 to 8c0-somewhat bot
ter than today's car supply.
This afternoon at o'clock Grafton
reported 500 empties in sight.
The flow OF empties from the west
is gradually increasing. Daily there
are now from $50 to 200 cars from the
west
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
VESSEL CONTINUES
70 STAND FAST
AGAINST THEREDS
Bauer Cabinet Resigns and
the Situation in Ger
many Improves.

BERLIN, March 26.-Wesel, the be-
sieged fortress tow nof the Ruhr coal
basin was still holding up today
against the revolutionary workmen,
according to The Freihertt. The situa-
tton is clearing gradually the newspa-
per says.
WESEL, March 25. 10 P. M.-(By
Associated Press. Fifteen shells fell
in the civilian part Of Wesel today,
considerably damaging a number of
dwellings in the business quarter and
resulting in the killing of nurse and
two children.
Wesel is virtually shut off from news
of the outside world There was fur.
ry this afternoon causing crowds to
collect when squad of soldiers
passed through one OF the streets es.
corting three men believed to be spies
who had been taken prisoners. The
men were compelled to walk holding
their arms above their heads.
PARIS, March 26.-(Havas.) 1.-THE
German cabinet headed by Premier
Gustav Bauer has resigned, according
to message received here from Ber-
lin today.
PARIS, March 26.-The allies have
not as yet given or refused permission
for German regular troops to enter
either tn called zone Of occupation or
the neutral zone to the east establish
ed by the treaty of Versailles, accord
ing to semi official information today.
What has been done by the allies,
It is semiofficially stated, is to reach
an agreement as to the guarantees de-
sires to engage in military operation
in the zones in question. Permission
for her to do SO will depend upon her
previous acceptance of the condition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-26
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight; SATURDAY
fair and cooler
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11
8. LOCALIZED, commercialized

8. LOCALIZED, commercialized
prize fights in which hundreds of
thousands of dollars would be TAX
en- from the people of the state
every year would result from the
passage of the proposed laws.
This change is being pushed, not
generally by local interests, but
by the big prize fight promoters
of the country.
4. No more disgraceful attack
was ever made on the morals and
conscience of the people of North
Dakota than this combined at
tempt Of the American Tobacco
Company, the big film interests,
the prize fight promoters and the
big league baseball magnates to
steal from the people Of the state
their day of rest. l sincerely hope
that the people of North Dakota
will rise and resent this infamous
attack.
The first statement that the big
league magnate will coin money as 9
result of the playing of base ball ir
North Dakota on Sunday sounds like
the statement of one who is trying tc
his people or knows not Of
what he speaks, and we think it will
be conceded that the ma ority Of big
league magnates never heard Of
North Dakota. Big league magnates
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11
LEGION GIVES ITS VIEWS
ON THE BLUE LAWS
VIM. G. Carroll Post Passes Resolu-
tons Favoring the Repeal of the
Blue Laws at Meeting We'd
nes1ay Night.

The William G. Carroll Post, Ameri-
can Legion passed the following res
oiutsoas persaiaing to the repeal of
the blue Laws a. meeting held at the
EIks Home Wednesday night:
Whereas !. appears that the facts,
with reference 10 the proposed repeal
Of the htla Laws, have been misstated
by 8 clergyman Of this city; that, as
quoted IN 7te Minn Daily News, a
clergyman II MS sermon at certain
church naaae the following statements
i. 1t Is the big league mag
nate who proposes TO coin money
from Sunday base ball games in
North Dakota.
2. The campaign 10 repeal the
Anti-cigarsIse law was started
and is being pushed by the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, which is
willing to coin money out Of the
stunted lives of your boys, who
scientists have proven are twenty
two per cent less efficient through
the smoking Of cigarettes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

President Howard to Address Mass
Meeting.
T. Lee Howard, president Of Fargo
College, will deliver an address ct =
mass meeting to be held at the high
school auditorium in this city Monday
evening, March Is, on the eve Of
election. Pres. Howard will present
the views from the standpoint Of an
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11
REAL COMMUNITY BUILDING

Consider the tumbleweed and the oak.
For the tumbeweed grows green. It houishes
in spring and summer Then the fall and the early gales
of winter What of the tumbeweed? Hther and yon flies
the praes the sport of every vagrant breeze No
wind is light to stir it, obstruction small to halt it,
But does the oak swling around moving of the
autunna landscape? Not that any has noticed The
oak stays put 1t roots deep in the SOIL 1t member of
colony oaks that have grown together that have wealth
cred the winds Of winter together.
The tunbleweed purpose If calls attention to
the of the oak and if it drives home the fact
that the practice of roofing deep into the soil has its virtues
In these times there seem to be great many of the
tumbeweed variety being swept hther and thther There
tumbeweeds scrrying about that the oaks may
be overlooked Start count them though and there
plenty of who have struck their roots deep into
their home soil.
One of the present day problems is whether it is worth
while attempt the task of increasing the number of oaks
and decreasing the number of tubeweeds The first thing
to be noticed about the oak that of slow growth It
does spring up in day. The next thing is that it
tablishes itself by taking root.
Community building is oak growing Raising colonies of
tunbeweeds will not do the trick.
Before men begin to root deeply in a community they
must have abiding interest in it. That community must
be than chance fence into which they have been
whrled. Too many communities simply stopping places
for the people that live in them In driving home the fact
that community building brought about by real community.
life is constructive work, the present day Community
Service movement has performed distinct service. Com
munity building more oaks. lack of it
tunbleweeds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11
Som. D.nrer Of Hisk Water.

Some Danger Of High Water.
Residents Of the fiat are wondering
II the river will overflow this spring.
There is an unusually large amount Of
snow up the river, but It depends o.
how il goes of. II the warm weatl0r
should come all ct once, the water
would undoubtedly 70 out over The
banks and cause some damage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

Mrs. w. w. Graham held her farm
sale near brady Monday and Is we'll
satisfied with the results. She return
ed to her former home, Austin, Mimi,
Tuesday, where she will reside.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

these resolutions be published for the
enlightenment Of the public.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE,
American Legion, William G.
/, Carroll Post.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

All Saints Episcopal Church.
Services in Arcade Theatre every
Sunday:
Morning service and sermon, 10:l6.
Sunday school, IL.
Evening service and sermon, 7:45.
a cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
D. j. GALLAGHER, Pastor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

educator, upholding the various laws
which are being referred Ut the cleo
ton, Tuesday, March is. ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

"Wly Not Ntnet =
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
Consistency, Thou Art a Jewel
From The Tulsa World June IL, 1919.

in tmaton Of smakn
s the We is
of aandhe fm
city has had who has fears
in the and
f
n
him n prompted
Or him We
eisal right ndcan'tbe fixed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

bic, "A. L. Farmer G. E. Warren j. W. Woodod {. B. Lynch,
Ah G. Heggem, Mark Carr, C. A. Mayo W. E. Brown
co. Will Hubbard keep this promise?
A Here is what the SpaNinaw said about this
print during the campaign They said the enemies of the
bonds would charge City Administration Incompetent They
answered:
THE have used the with each
city administration public
The commission named by resolution, IL
prominent and agreed spend this PROPOSE
ton without the of the majority of them What
be done safeguard the money? The argument intend
ed to fool somebody into voting against the bonds
(Q) Did The World agree this?
(A Read the above editorial
CO.. Does The World approve the idea of changing this plan
now?
(A) their smoke screen editorials and decide
for yourself
(Q) Can smoke screens fool all the people all of the time?
(A) Answer that yourself on April E VOTE FOR HUBBARD