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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-10
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MANY RGBI.BI
He Was. Arrested After
Robbing E.. C. Jones'
Store

The arrest Of Melvin Smith. col
ored, by Patrolmun Digmap at
1880 this morning, bids fair to
lead to the rounding up of the
gang who have been committing q
series Of burglaries in FaIrmont
for some time past. Smith was
caught making his getaway with
travelling bag containing about
$500 worth OF silk lingerie stolen
from the E. C. Jones store on Main
| street. Another man, whose tden-
tity Is known, escaped with a trav-
cling bag containing seal skin
coat with squirrel collar, valued
at S345. A reward OF $25 is Of
fered by Mr.. Jones for the recovery
Of thee oat.
The capture of Smith was af-
fected by the officer as he was
returning to his beat on the East
Side, after having made a trip to
the police station. Seeing two men
coming from back Of the store at
that unusual hour, he made for
them, and grabbed one of the
pair, thinking they we're bootleg
gers. The other escaped.
Forty-nine pieces Of fancy silk
lingerie, consisting of night gowns
camisOles, silk hosiery for women
and children, chemises and other
articles, were found in the well
packed travelling bag which had
also been stolen from the leather
department of the store.
80 N
attorney Walter R. Haggert this
morning Smith made confession
that resulted In the finding OF
about 5000 worth OF stolen goods
in rooming house on Pennsyl-
Vania avenue. Among the gods
found there were a suit OF clothes
stolen from the garage Of Gray and
Metz, on Second street, some tune
ago, also several suits Of clothes
yet unidentified. u
Smith says his partner was to
dispose of the goods at fence"
in Pittsburgh.
Late this afternoon, Chat John
son, a young colored man, wanted
by the officers in connection with
the robbery, was arrested by Pa
trolman Tom Ford and brought
before the prosecuting attorney.
Another robbery was reported to
, the county Officers this morning
shortly after the wholesale ware.
house OF the EIarkBburg Whole
sale Company, ON Virginia ave
nue. was opened for business. En-
trance to the building had been af-
tested through a window on the
second floor and two cases OF
honey stolen. A call was 1mmedt-
ately sent to Sheriff Glover for
the bloodhounds, but the dogs did
not succeed in picking up a trail
on account Of the uncertainty OF
just where the robbers left the
building.
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Mrs Peter Cassel
Dies at Grafton

Mrs: Peter Cassell, a well known
resident OF Grafton, died at her
homo there wednesday afternoon
after BRIEF illness, Her death
took place just one week following
that Of her husband at which time
she Was apparently in her usual
health. She was 81 years Of age
and was born in Marion county and
was before her marriage Miss Bliz
abeCn Powers but had been a resi-
dent Of Grafton for some forty
years. She is survived by three
children, W. II. CasSell. of Wan
atche, wash: Matt A. Cassen, Of
this city. and Mrs. John McClunB
OF ClafkSburg. Two brothers and
tVo sisters also survive her, name
II, James Powers, Of Catawba; Ho
ner, Of Marion county: Mrs. Joe
Hoffman, OF Fatrmont. and Mrs
,Thomas Brown, Of Pennington. The
funeral will take place from the
family residence on st. Charles
street this afternoon and burial
will be- made in Bluemont GENE
terry beside the grave OF her hus
band.
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COAL CARSUPP.LY.
IN REGION TODAY
VERY BAD INDEED
Mines Ordered 1913 and
AhpRt Six 81,
= = I'1l5s5 = = - 2. VI - ~ S5
Hundred

There waE no change IN local
conditions today, except change
for n little worse in the matter Of
car supply, the market price on
pools A and "a being about the
same as yesterday. There were
lis mines idle today on account OF
the lack Of cars, and there was lit
tie activity. There is no indicn-
tion of a break in the dull condi-
tions in the market, and even a
continued car shortage has not
stimulated prices, only halting any
further drop.
There we're 1873 cars ordered
in the region today, with the sup.
ply $50 and placements this morn
ing 800. There were "A coke cars,
q, B. M. |. KS, the M. W T. had
13, while the surplus remaining
over from yesterday was 81.
On the Charleston division there
were 31S cars ordered, with 13S in
the division and the same number
Of placements. Loading yesterday
on the Charleston division 1S1, with
Sc of railroad fuel, 10 Of which was
taken by the Baltimore and Ohio.
On the Western Maryland yes
terday there were 122 loadings with
only IS placements early this morn
ing; but Go more placements were
expected by early this afternoon
which, however, would not likely
be time enough to get In on load
ings today. It is not thought that
the loading on the Wester.. Mary
/, land will be much above the 80
mark for the day.
Yesterdays Loading.
LoadIngs in this region yester'
day were 649, with 81 coke, or to-
tai coal loading OF 617. Coal ship
ments east were SIS and coal west
AZ. Coke east was 81 and west
/ IL. Wagon loading was but one.
Curtis Bay got &C loads; st,
George, 1s; Michigan points, 2;
Continued on Page four
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Martial LAWFOR
.PARTSQI.|F..I.R..E...L..A...l.'..Q..|.. | | !. |. ! !. | !.
I.IfEIE. \.
Sim Fein M. P.'s To Get
Safe Conductto
Conference.

LONDON, Dec. 1o.-MaTttal law
is to be applied in certain areas of
Ireland, Premier Lloyd George an.
uounced in speaking in the house
Of commons today on the Irish sit
uation.
The government has decided to
give safe conduct to Sim Fein
members of the house of commons,
so that they may meet with the
government to discuss the Irish
situation, the premier said,
Under martial law, said the
premier, a proclamation would be
issued demanding that all arms
and uniforms be surrendered With.
in the prescribed areas by certain
date. After that date unauthorized
persons found possessing arms
would be treated as lebels and LA
bio to the death penalty on conyic.
tion by a military court,
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favor OF the building purchased BY
the Board OF Education.
Last April materials for the MAX
ing of the stairways in the High
school building were ordered and
plans were made for tireproofinG
the staIrways during the Christmas
holidays this year. One firm which
was to furnish the materials prom
ised delivery in November and SO
far the materials have not arrived
nor have other materials from 9th
er firms with the result that the
work cannot be done at this time
and In order to prevent any further
fire risk the Board anticipated this
condition and early In this month
ordered the portable structure
which Is now rolling and will be re-
ceived here very shortly. The
building contains two large well
lighted class rooms separated by
a wide hallway running the entire
width OF the structure.
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TEN MAN JURY
DECIDES CASEIN
CIRCUIT COURT
By the Decision James
Laura Gets Possession
of Pool Room

A jury of ten who tried the un-
lawful detainer suit of james
Laura against. G. A. Morrison for
possession of store room on Wa
ter street brought in a verdict this
morning, giving possession to the
plaintiff and 81 damages.
The action wac brought to secure
the possessiq 4 ttn fiE il I
cStnEiar5Ial hotel building on Was
tet5stFeet, which@has been occupied
BY Morrison as y pool room and
rustaurant. Laura nag hotel in
the upper part Of the building and
contended that he had q contract
for the whole. building, made with
the owner, l. Funt, but that Norrt-
son refused to Vacate.
Five witnesses were examined,
James Laurc, Fannie Funt and l.
Funt for the plaintiff and G. A.
MORRISON and Jesse Morrison for
the defendant.
Attorney Harry Shaw represent
ed the plaintiff and Frank R. Amos
appeared for the defense.
By agreement between the two
sides to the suit, the jury was
drawn from panel OF only twelve
men, each side striking out one
name leaving only ten men to try
the case. Following ere the names:
Denzil Straight, Joshua Manley,
Wilbur Graffius, David A. Garpen'
ter, L. C. Weeks, Edgar L. Tenant,
Charles H. Parrish, M. ]. LantZ,
Isaac Riggs and Creed A. Powell:
After six days trial, the jury in
the condemnation suit of the Board
Of Education OF Union Independent
school district. against Mike and
Mary Toss for the possession OF
tho latter's property on the corner
of Alta Vista and Morgantown,
brought in verdict fixing the price
at which the board can acquire the
property at $500. This is a little
more than half the difference be-
tween the sum fixed by board OF
valuation commissioners who ap'
praised the property some time
ago, and the price the board OF
education was willing to pay. The
price awarded by the appraisers
was 1850 and the amount offered
was $4,000.
The land in question Is a triau.
gular piece Of land a little less than
Quarter of an acre in extent, and
adioins the Guy L. Carter property
on Morgantown avenue which was
acquired by, the board by the same
means last spring. The school
board wants the land as site for
the new East Side High school to
be constructed the coming spring.
witnesses placed the value Of
the land at various sums ranging
from $4,000 to $13,400.
Attorneys Harry Shaw and 3. B.
Carskadon represented the board
and M. w. Ogden and Clay D. Amos
the defendants.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-10
IDIOTS
OF FUN AERE

With q great celebration from
every angle being staged, the 'Dpks
Ikies ran wild In Fairmont last night
and a large class OF candidates was
taken into the order, the ceremony
being staged at tho knights Of Py-
thias hall in the American building.
Several prominent members Of the
i0r1sF. from out OF the city attended
the Festivities last night, The work
was put on by the ClarksburB team
and a banquet followed the tnltla-
tIon. The following candidates took
the work: NJ. B. Cr1Bs, L. n.
Shreve, W. c. Shingl Teton, R, ID.
Burnett, James H. VaBsar. Shelby
Bennett, Harry 3. Ashcraft Oscar
Johnson, c. H, Funk, Harry Hood,
r. S. Ridenour, w. ]. MfEltre
Charles Summers, G.. w. Holtz, Al
bert Hefin, W. e. Stuck, BENJAMIN
iDeckeT.S c.. R. Kepi!nget, w. n.
lveach, Fred O.. Sheets Charles
Wilson, Roy Wilson. r. u Mccall
J NJ. L. Hartley, G. G. Sellers, 2, =.
Miller, ,0&E. Murphy, O. ]. seabo!t,
]. Burke Randolph, lewis Lyons
B.. S. Davis, W. L. Miles, u. =.
Suclman, L. D. BTannon, W, o. NC
Intyre, v. E. Lowrsy, James Fur
bee, Roy Fitzhugh. J. r. Smith,
L. p. Hunt, B. f. Hamilton, Harry
Nay, Stake 3. Vassar, s. P. Book,
H. 3. Fit2hugh, Dorsey O. Cole,
e. o. Bartlett and Hood Rice.
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ANALYST
ONCE RAN STREET
CAR N CHICAGO
Knut Harnsun, Literary
Genius; Has Had I'm
usual Career
ERy Associasea 4 preeal

NEW YORK, Dec 30 Knnt
H8mslSn. 5fSy IsaTr Tx tlSprRE G9spn.
IA eniegV rect, caEr R6tnTnlan,
who today receives tho $4,000
Nobel Prize for Literature has
had as ADVENTUROUS a career az
ever befell any of his Viking fore
GRtherB.
Fitty=year-old poet mystic and
recluse, at the height Of his fame
Hamsun six months ago was prac-
tieally unknown outside Of Scan
dinavia. Ho was born in Gull
brandstnl on August 4. 1860, and
while working as young shoe
maker apprentice wrote some lit
tie poems which showed him to
possess a most original and Pc
cular style.
Young Hamsun did not take
kindly to pegging soles and, long
ing for adventure, shipped as a
cabin boy at Christina and came
to the United States. Subsequent
ly he became a miner, clerk in a
store and Chicago motorman.
Fellow countryInen who knew him
in America at that time said that
he wrote occasional sketches and
poems and showed marked tenden-
cies toward atheism and anarch-
ism. Stricken with what he be-
lieved to be a fatal illness Ham
sun abandoned his radical ideas
and for short time pursued the
study of religious mysticism.
The authors bitter experiences
in America seem to have schoOled
himSfor the famous man of let
ters he was later to become. Al
ways homesick for his native land
/ he finally reached Copenhagen,
pcnuiless and alone. So distress
sing was his plight that he found
odgtngs in a garret and sought
to starTe himself to death. He
loAged to die and yet tho instinct
for self-preservation forbade his
entering the "Great Unknown. "
1t Was during this great life and
death struggle that Hamsun
wrote his now world-renowned
sketch entitled Hunger" which,
/ printed in Danish paper, placed
its author in the first rank OF
Scandinavian writers.
Later HamsUn wrote q novel of
the same title, Hunger" which
proved to be another masterly and
Impressive analysis of the human
soul. Success came to him over
night, as 1t were, and the next
morning scandanavians were ac-
claiming him as their greatest
living poet" In spite OF this adu-
lation, Hamsun held himself aloOf
from society and tried to escape
all worldly honors. he sought re-
tfrement- in hut in the forest
near Gulbrandstal and when adj
mirers tried to find him there he
went further north to the almost
inaccessible little farm where he
had lived as q child.
Among the notable contribu-
tons to literature by this Norwe-
gian genius are his novels entitled
mysteries" "Editor Lange," and
the love story called PAN Other
writings are his brisk Honor to
the Young, "a defiance Of old age;
his eccentric work, "a Wanderer
Plays With a Sardine,' his satire
OF the drama Gotten by the Devil
the trilogy "At the Door of the
Wealthy" Queen Tamara," said
to be his best drama and "Munken
Vendt," a picture of the life OF q
] ldebauched theologian.
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CABIN
MEMBER.
Kill ]. II
Bishop Radu VA
Also Vicdnl5of
the Outrag Sc

m AssOcsated P4ls 9. g.

Toy AAaoNSA0OS0 50
London, Dec. 10
bomb was thrown aInon
members of the Rounla
ian Senate Thursda
ternoon shortly after
had assembled and
Creceanu, a mernb
the ministry, and Bisht
Radu were killed says
Central news dispat
from Bucharest.
Another minister
bishops and several
mnebers Of the
we're danger asly 7stin
"a large humble
persons were stlgt
hurt.
u N 4 f64tA
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BOMB THROWN IN RU|lIANIAN SEN4I.
In California Lynchiag Goes
With Speed and Efficiency

parted leaving the bodies swinging
in the darkness.
Another crowd soon gathered TO
take the places Of the executors.
They found weird scene. Lights
If new autos and in greater num-
ber, again lighted the scene. The
newcomers saw the oak and the
bodies swing in and out In the
breeze under the glare.
The three men were eX-convtcts.
Attempts were made. last Sunday
night to take them from the jail
but 1t failed.
( The members Of the mob went
to the jail without ostentation. A
Gordon was thrown about the
structure. II men were detailed
to ap2orach the door, six entered.
Sheriff John Boyes, appointed at
ter the death Of Sheriff Petray,
was in his private office at the
right with four deputies. The six
were armed. They covered Boyes
and his deputies and made them
put up their hands. Tho officers
were disarmed and the keys to the
Jail taken. Boyes pleaded with
them but the men said not word.
They made him lean over a chair
while some Of the men inside the
Jail guarded the officers, others
went to the cells. Three steel
doors had to be unlocked to take
Bowd. He was on the ground
floor. Upstairs Fits and Valen-
to were in cells. The mob lieuten-
ants went through two steel doors
and took them.
There was no confusion, no hur-
~ and no opposition. Even the
nooses were tied with the expert
.hangman's knot.
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PORTABLE BUILDING TO RELIEVE
CONGESTION At THE HIGH SCHOOL
School Authorities Unwilling To Go Any Further
With the Third Floor Fire Hazard-Other
Precautions are Taken

Atwo room portable school house
Is en- route to this city and when
It arrives will be erected in the
rear of the High school building
on the South side and will be used
ito accommodate two classes Of the
High school. The building Is SO
feet and eight inches long by 10
feet wide and cost SO, ,198. 1t Is be.
ing furnished by the MershOn &
Morley company, Of Saginaw, Mich.
igan.,
! The building was purchased upon
i fnhe Recommendation OF the commit.
se on Citizens Policy OF the Board
Education which committee is
mhosed OF Messrs. r. T. Cunning
NM IT. /, Brett, w. w. Conaway
md Scott c.. Lowe, and was rec
Ommended on account of failure to
secure the materials necessary to
freproof the stairway in the High
school building during the Christ
mas holidays, as anticipated.
The building will permit the
classics which formerly have been
housed in the third story OF the
Nigh school building to be given
4 better quarters and will reduce the
fire hazard thereby.
Two classes which meet daily in
the third story Of the High school
building and which necessltate
practically the entire student body
being housed f0 a certain period
each day, in that story will be taken
care Of In this portable building
!. while another class was moved this
week to the Butcher school build
4 ing Just across the ravine, occupy
angs class rooms on the first floor
Formerly used by the Manual Tfain'
SinF department which has been
moved to the basement OF the
slSntcher building. For somo time
S1lFif school ! gs QIl RS.Ftlss
aud Music dhpat ttnehts s6t tbs.
\ High school. BY these changes all
5clssses have been or will be moved
from the third story OF the build.
Ing excepting the classes IN chem
istfyf and laboratory work which
5tiil continue to meet there.
Il 1t is the intention at the end OF
The present school year to move
this portable building to the MIL
ler school where it will be used In
tRfing care OF the congested condi-
ki6h always existing in this school.
that time the stairways in the
HiSh school building will have
heen made ftreproof and the third
story will then be in good shape
Slbe used again for the High
chool classes.
+ THE portable building which has
already been shipped and the speci-
: ficattona and directions for, which
5asa now In the hands ofsCity Super
iutendent OF Schools Otis G. VIII
,ton8Wt1 be here very, shortly and
will he erected and ready for use
when school reconvenes after the
ChFlStmas holidays. The building
willsbe erected without the use OF
atsineIe nail and will be easily built
aud easily torn down. In order to
occurs the best portable building
fobe3had Mr.. Wilson thoroughly In
ye5tigated the matter and Marshall
Hawkins, superintendent Of school
buildings, paid q visit to Wierton
wheret there are ten OF these porta-
tle, buildings and his report was IN
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Western Union
Thr0tOs Hooks
Into Congress
[By Associated PreSSl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10
rhe Western Union Telegraph
company has stirred UP a hor-
nets nest IN congress with its
notice that the practice Of per-
mitting senators and represen-
tatives 10 send messages from
any OFFICE in the country with
the government settling the bill
monthly would be abandoned on
January 10.
Chairman Ireland. Of the
House Committee on Accounts.
announced today that he would
leave tonight for New York for
a conference with Wetsern Un-
ion officials
He also announced he would
have the federal statutes exam
ined to determine whether or
not the Western Union could not
be forced to accept the mes
sages as heretofore.
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tm AssocIatsd Press

SANTA ROSA, California, Dec.
1O.-George Boyd, Terence Fits
and Charles valento, accused OF
having murdered Sheriff James A,
Petray, OF sonema county, and De
tectiyes Miles jackson and Lester
Dorman here Sunday afternoon
last, we're taken from the county
jail here this morning and hanged.
A mob of about 100 men all wear
ing black masks, entered the jail,
overpowered the officers there,
took their keys and removed the
prisoners to waiting automobiles
Fifteen machines carried the par
ty. They moved quickly down the
street to a. cemetery beyond the
city limits. Ropes had been pre-
pared and the men were taken from
the machines and hanged to an oak
tree inside the cemetery.
Headlights OF three autos were
used to light the tree selected Tor
the hanging. Members OF the mot
were stationed to prevent intru.
sion. These guards and many OF
the mob were armed. Not more
than five minutes was required by
the mob to enter the jail, overpower
the officers and remove the pris'
oners. Within Is minutes the three
alleged ganGsters and murderers
had been lynched.
For another Is minutes while the
bodies dangled from the oak tree
in the glare OF the auto headlights,
the mob waited at the scene to
make sure their grim task was
completed. Then Its members de-
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BELGIBNSREBR7Q
COUP INGER.NI'A.II|I
No Confirmation of
ports Which are Cur
rent in Brussels
LRx AssOcIated Pressl.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 1O.-The nse
paper LIE Peuple announces s4tf
railway traffic has been stspent
ed in both directions between (
gium and Germany since yeateE
afternoon, and that there is ~
Of a German coup d eta4
The Belgium ministry OF IL II
affairs states there is1no coltstf1Fis
tion of this rumor.
sssgs
Belgium rumor Of a coup dess
are unsupported by advlteg .ttqtIt
any other quarter and chtng ,She
and in view OF the Belgian toYet
ministry denial OF knowledge
rauy such occurrence the tepglla
are received with reserve.
They come out Of a comp =
ly clear sky at the moment lpt
though there have BEEN ehags
and counter charges by exIerala
and monarchists that Ieyollitl
nry plots were Matching theret
been no recent indication thai en-
attempt to disturb the present
man government by force was ~
minent.
Recent reports have not re-
any exceptionally disturbed lnnp
trial situation.
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Getting Ready
For Murder
Trials i11MingO
IBy Associated PressI

WILLIAMSON, Dec 10y-
Quiet reigned throughout the
coal strike region Of Mtngo
county today, reports to military
headquarters telling the enc
story that there had been no
disorders OF any kind.
Union leaders were discussing
plans for making more comfort
able the strikers and their fam
lies who live In the tent colony
gathered along Tug river. while
the civil authorities were busy
preparing for the trials next
week OF the men who were this
week indicted for the killings.