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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
Harris Was Bit Slow satur-
day Night and He Was
Caught.
HIS HEARING TOMORROW
Other Raids on Gambling
Joints Saturday Were
More Successful.

Police Chief Moran says the John
Cobb restaurant gang has fooled him
Just about the last time. Saturday
night at midnight Moran and his Off
GERS walked in at the Cobb place and
found Alex Harris, colored sfttin, un-
concernedly and unim2ortantly as
though thifling away a moment or
two, with cue in his hand.
Harris sat next the window where
he had fine view outside and for
a long, long time he hasn't failed to
push the buzzer underneath the win.
dow casing when he spied visitors
wearing new uniforms with brass but
tons coming up the walk Chief Mo,
ran confessed he visited there fire.
quently but found nothing objection
able going on but he remembers now
that no mater what time of the day
1t CHANGED to be, someone, always sat
at that window. Moran is not the
only officer who was fooled as others
admit they always saw the window
occupied but couldn't gain access to
the downstairs in the house in time
to find anything going on but a harm
less pool game or two.
Saturday night chief Moran ordered
Harris held and he rushed toward the
stairs leading downstairs and this
time was quick enough to hear the
buzzer as 1t buzzed it's last buzz. Down
tile stairs he hurried, hearing all the
time great noise and confusion as
though many people were falling over
themselves. But oh me, oh my, when
TO arrived below, nothing but pool
tables were visible and obout 40 col
ored gentlemen were busy brandish.
ing three cut sticks among the lot.
The back door was open so he doesn't
know how many escaped. There re-
mained nothing to do but bring the
available evidence to the police sta
tion in the shope of Alex Harris.
This morning at nine o'clock a large
sized police court assembled, but l.
G. Musgrave, representing Harris, asked
for time to get few witnesses so
hearing in the case was postponed
until tomorrow morning at he same
hour. City Attorney Kern will aid
! the Mayor in determining whether a
man and buzzer constitute a crime.
I And If somebody takes out the buz,
ger before tomorrow morning there
won't even be. buzzer for evidence
as the chief left that under the win
dow casing where he found it.
Alex Harris, a small-eyed, stopped
shoulder individual of middle age was
placed in Jail for safe keeping but bond
for $100 is required should he care to
visit his home before tomorrow morn
ing. The penalty in such a case ac.
| cording to the law is from s5 to 500
with or without 80 in addition.
The Cobb restaurant dnwnSt q ire
holds three pool tables and some
chairs. one OF them an old table with
the outside rim torn off. This is the
table according to report where dice
and gambling cards can be found
aplenty If you happen in before the
buzzer rings. Chief Moran has one
witness ready to testify that he was
Continued on pSge rour.J
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
MDLT|PL|ES
FOR REV. Dr.. EDDY
Pastor Who Lost Wife a
@ Week Ago Has Now
Lost-Mother.

A telephone message TO this city
this morning from Cross Roads, Mo-
nonsalia county, announced the death
of Mrs. Juretta EDDY, mother of the
Rev. w. ]. Eddy and DR.. e. N. Ed
dy Of this city and a sister Of 1. N.
Lough, also of this city, which oc-
Cured at an early hour this morning
at her home.
Mrs. Eddy had been in declining
health for many years and at various
times had suffered serious attacks OF
Illness when her life was despaired
of. For the past few weeks her con-
dition had not been SO good though
news of her death came suddenly to
the relatives here, as they had not
learned of her critical illness. Tele-
phone communication was not salts
factory this morning so that details
of the circumstances surrounding her
death have not been learned as yet,
Mrs. Eddy was in her SD year and
would have passed that milestone on
the 18th of April had she lived to
that time. She was formerly Miss
Juretta Lough, and was united in mar
riage to Elihu Eddy fifty nine years
ago. At the time of the marriage, Mr..
Eddy took his bride to reside in the
homestead at Cross Roads, where they
had spent their entire married life
and where Mrs. Eddy continued, to
live after the death of Mr.. Eddy
which occurred twenty-four years
ago.
Surviving her are six sons and two
daughters, namely c. . L. Eddy, of
Redwood, Ohio, DR.. A. l.. Eddy OF
Greensboro. Pa, the Rev. w. ]. Ed
dy, pastor of the First Baptist church
in this city, and DR.. E. N. Eddy also
of this city, NJ. c. Eddy and j. Luth-
er Eddy of Cross Roads. One daugh-
ter Miss Benitha Eddy resides at home
and another Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart,
wife Of IS. NJ. Stewart, resides at
Blacksville, w. Va.
One week ago yesterday Mrs. W,
j.. Eddy, wife of the Rev. Eddy died
here following an operation. The dou-
BILE arfliction has fallen heavily upon
the bereaved husband and son and
has called forth much sympathy on
the part of t6c tGN:s geopte.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday from the family home
though the toG. has 10: been nam.
ed. Relatives from here will go to.
Cross Roads tomorrow awaiting the
arrival here tonight of other members
OF the family.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
WILSON THREAT
NOT So SWEEPING
Will Only Withdraw From
Participation in Adri-
attic Settlement.

BY Associated Press
Z LONDON, Feb. 16.-Up to noon to-
day the reply to the Allied Supreme
council to President Wilson's note
relative to the proposed Adriatic com,
promise had not been dispatched to
Washington it was learned at the
meeting today. Meanwhile the Presi.
dents action is being treated as a
sensational development by the Lon
don press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-President
Wilson, it was learned today at the
White house, did not say in his note
to the Entente premiers regarding the
Fiume question that the United States
would no longer be able to concern It.
self in European affairs II Fiume set.
tlement was made without consulting
America.
Officials said the Interpretation of
the Presidents note by the Paris
Temps was too sweeping They said
the United States would not withdraw
from participation In the peace treaty
and the League of Nations IL the
treaty were ratified by the senate but
that 1t would withdraw from any par.
ticipation in the Fiume settlement in.
Guiding the policing of the Adriatic.
No reply to the Presidents note has
been received, It was said at the State
department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
Members Will Pay Dues and
Party Officers Will
Change Often.
AN0THERMEETINGFEB.2 Is
III. L. Franklin Presided at
I Meeting Held Yester-
day.

Preliminary plans for the founda-
ton of q branch Of the National La
Dor party in Fairmont were discussed
at a meeting held at Willard Hall
Sunday afternoon, which was we'll at
tended in spite Of cold weather and
delay in getting the hall.
The meeting was called at the in
stance of the Monongahela Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly and II.
l.. Franklin, president of that body,
was elected temporary chairman of
the meeting yesterday and T. j..
Phelps, temporary secretary. Mr..
) Phelps hesitated little TO accept the
nomination urging that his experience
in labor matters had shown that TEN.
porary secretaries were generally
made permanent" and that he did
not have the time to accept such a
responsibility permanently"
The meeting was called without as
pertaining whether or not Willard
Hall would be occupied and this
caused an unfortunate mix-up. The
Christofer Columbo society was hold.
ing meeting under rental arrange.
ment by which they were guaranteed
the hall from two until -seeyn.. When
both bodies began to gather at the
hall the Christofer Columbo folks
promised to hurry through their work
in an hour If possible but that could
not be done and the meeting to form.
ulate the new party did not get open
ed formally until 4:30.
1t was disclosed at this meeting that
representatives from Northern West
Virginia attended the national con-
yention and that former Mayor Chas.
+ Baker, of Monongah. was mem
ber Of an important committee. In
December the first branch organiza-
tion for Marion county was founded
at one of the locals affiliated with
the Monongah Valley Trades and La
bor Assembly but it started out with
only twenty members and the growth
promised to be so slow that 1t was
thought best to absorb this movement
into the plans which led to yester-
days meeting.
The new labor party will be oper
ated. so it was said at yesterdays
on entirely new lines. Each
"a tContinued on bese ;oar)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
Ask That DutcI,
Send Wilhelm to
East Indias
HOLLANDS POSITION
Willing to Do Anything II
Can to Oblige the AL
lies.
[By Assoeiated pressi

tBy Associated PressI
THE HAGUE, Feb. 16. The latest
allied note to Holland with regard to
the extradltion of the former German
emperor reverses the ofiginaudemand
for his surrender and only asks in
ternment, with the suggestion that
the former monarch besent. perhaps.
TO one of the Dutch islands in the
East Indies, 1t became known today.
THE HAGUE; Feb. 16 rhe Asso-
ciated Press learns on excellent au-
thority that the Dutch government
has already determined TO reply with
an offer actually TO inferno William
at Doom.
Holland would accept the full re-
sponsibility of preventing him from
endangerlng the peace of the world
by establishing guard and strict
censorship.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 16. Holland,
1t is pointed out in diplomatic quar-
ters, is anxious to meet any request
of the Allies which is compatible with
her own dignity and does not conflict
with the nations laws and traditions
of long standing. More than any
thing else she besides to bring to q
close the issue over the presence OF
the former emperor, which has been
a thorn in her side since the Hohen.
zollern sought refuge here.
That the ex-ruler is not unwilling
to spend the rest of his life in Doom
is the belief in official circles. where
it is also believed that the Allies will
accept the proposal to place upon
Hollands shoulders the eresponsibils<y
for keeping him there.
They point to Doom as being
particularly advantageous place tc
internhim, as the village is not near
any large city and the house which
the ex-emperor has bought is so plac-
ed as to be easily guarded, and It il
somewhat further from the German
frontier than where the former en-
peror is now living.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
WEEK AT THE MINES
GETS A BAD START
High Per Centage of the
Placement One Crafty
ing Feature Today

The week starts badly for the mines
in the region. There is only one en-
couraging feature to the situation as
it presents itself today and that is the
fact that almost all the cars reported
in the region were on mine sidings at
Z o'clock this morning. The cars or.
dered totafed 1,713. The cars in the
region number LOIS and the placement
was 1,01S.
AS result of the better than aver.
age placement all the mines on the
Monongah division except % are in
operation today On the Monongahela
road the placement will permit OF a
forty percent. scale Of operations to-
day.
Production Saturday amounted to
6S2 cars, six of which were coke. Five
hundred and forty-five cars went east
and 81 west. Michigan points got %
cars, Ohio points 8, miscellaneous
points 4. Railroad fuel amounted to
14S cars almost half OF which went to
the Baltimore and Ohio.
East Of Grafton the Baltimore and
Ohio yesterday handled 13 trains with
q total of COS loads.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
SCHOOL, CHILDRENNIROT
MOST LINCOLN ESSAYS
Question About Mrs Bixby Proved Stumbling Block
But General knowledge of Lincoln
Proved Very Good.

Winners of the essay contest based
upon the ten owiz questions printed
in The West virginian on Lincoln's
birthday are:
First-Donald Hentzy, 21s East
Park avenue.
second-Betty Mapel. 524 Pierpont
avenue.
Third = Blanche McElfresh, 1os
Wheeling street.
Fourth-Lena B. Reese, 52S Walnut
Although it was announced that the
contest was open TO ALI 1t seems to
have been generally assumed that this
was an enterprise intended for school
children alone. and most OF the papers
submitted obviously were written by
very young people. 1t is most graf
flying, therefore, to be able to say that
the oncoming generation is pretty
well grounded in the life history OF
Lincoln.
The question about Mrs. Bixbs
proved a stumbling block to many and
1t is apparent that the letter which
President Lincoln wrote to thai noble
Massachusetts, woman in not as well
known among the school children as
1t should be. BY some authorities the
Mrs. Bixby letter is regarded as
even better example OF the
teauty of English composition in all
its lurity than the Gettysburg ad-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
RECTOR At CHRIST
CRURCHMAYRfMk|N
vestry Has Reconsidered
Acceptance of Rev. Nit
chell's Resignation.

Due probably to the wish of Bishop
a.. W. Gravatt, who was in the city
last Wednesday presumably to inves-
tigate matters relating to the resigna-
ton of Rev. Baird Mitchell, rector of
Christ Episcopal church, it was an
nounced yesterday morning at the
morning service that Rev, Mitchell
would take a leave of absence of two
months and so south after which his
resignation would be more carefully
considered.
The vestry have reconsidered the
accepting OF the resignation and Rev.
Mitchell will go south while the mat
ter is being considered. The bishop
reports that rectors and ministers
everywhere are in much demand now
and no doubt he feels Rev. Mitchell
cannot be spared from Christ church
in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
REST ROOM REQUEST
AT LAST
County Court Gives Away
Room the Red Cross Has
Been Occupying.

The county court ON Saturday
awarded the Red Cross room in the
house house to the women OF Marion
county to be used as a rest room. The
Civic department OF the Woman's club
has been active for a long time in an
attempt to get this room and the ac-
ton OF the county court comes as a
surprise at this time following much
expenditure on the part of the Red
Cross on fitting UP the room for Its
purpose. The county court called Mrs.
Glenn Barns, chairman of the Civic
department OF the Woman's club on
Saturday and informed her that T. ~
rangements could be made with the
Red Cross the room could be used
as rest room.
The Red Cross women present to-
day in this room exclaimed over the
information that the room was to be
used as rest room and said they sup
posed the rest room would have to be
part Of the Red Gross room that OF
course they Wouldn't be asked to move
as the county court had informed
them when they first went In that as
long as the Red Cross wantei the
room, they were to have t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16

iress. Tor the information OF III
'ounE essayists who stumbled owe
hat question the Mrs. Bixby lette
s here printed:
Executive Mansion, Washington
Nov. IL, 1864
Mrs. Bixby. Boston, Mass:
Dear Madam: l have been
shown in the files of the War
Department statement of the
Adjutant General Of Massachusetts
that you are the mother of 8 sons
who have died gloriously on the
field OF battle i feel how weak and
fruitless must be any words or
mine which should attempt to be-
guile you from the grief of loss
so Overwhelming. But l cannot
refrain from rendering to you the
consolation that may be found in
the thanks of the Republic they
died to save. pray that our
heavenly Father may assuage- the
anguish of your bereavement. and
leave you only the cherished men,
ory of the loved and lost, and the.
solemn pride that must be yours
to have laid so costly sacrifice
upon the altar OF freedom.
Yours very sincerely and
respectfully,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Space limitations prevent the pull
ication of all winning essays, but tn
Continued on Page Fcur.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
Turn Salvation Army
Home Into Hospital

Three very serious FLU cases, all
members of the same family, are be.
ing cared for in the parlor OF the Sal
yation Army home, which was former:
~ the Elks, club. - ,.sys,
The unfortunates are members of a
Taylor family on the East side.
The week old baby was brought to
the Salvation Army five days ago
when the mother was taken seriously
i'll. Two more of the kiddies were
brought to the Salvation Army Satur.
day night. Last night the mothers
condition was such that she was also
brought to the Salvation Army home.
Three OF the four members OF the
family housed at the Salvation Army
are dangerously i'll.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
CHURCHES TOUN|TE
IN BIG REVIVAL
Series of Meetings for Peo-
pie of West Side to Start
March 21.

The revival services of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, the Sou
thern Methodist Episcopal church. and
the First Baptist church were closed
last night after having been held for
a period of three weeks.
1t is the plan at this time to have
all the churches of the west side of
the river unite in a series of meet
ings to be held beginning March 81.
The meetings held during the last
week are said to have been most in
spring though the number of unsaveu
persons who frequented the meeting
was said to be very few.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
Golden Links Will
Celebrate Tuesday

Fairmont Lodge OF Golden Links
will celebrate its third anniversary
next Tuesday night, February IT, at
the lodge room in Willard hall. The
Oriental degree will be conferred,
upon a class of fifty new candidates
who have received the first degree,
but have. been held to receive in a
body. the Oriental. After the meeting
smoker will be given, during which
refreshments will be served, and sew
eral of the talented members of the
ldoge will entertain those present.
The supreme organizer, a. W. Mitch
ell, of Wheeling. will be present to
extend congratulations Of the su-
preme lodge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
,Foop RELIEr BONDS.

The National Bank OF Fstirmont has
made arrangements whereby a foreign
citizen in this section wishing to send
food relief to friends across the water
can go to the bank, buy a food draft
and all the rest of the details will be
taken care of though the bank. Harry
Ghadduck, vice president is backing
the movement in conjunction with
the American Food Relief Administra-
ton and details of the system will
gladly be explained at the bank.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
STATEMENT.

Owing to mistake in judgment the of certain officials
employees of the Gas Department Traction
there shortage
the city during the forenoon of Sunday, February
Changes made in the supply
City resulting cutting
sequent reduction in the
except in the locality affected by changes being
1t is frankly admitted undertake these
changes with the weather conditions
convenience to the residents of
by this judgment regretted
now is to make our apologies which
The shortage this and
break in the Companys thereby
ducns the quantity of delivered company
MoNoNGAHEIA VALLEY TRACTION CO.
February 10th, 1920
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16

oh, Listen Here!
BY ADAM S. LANE.

Hail, gentlemen of The
County Court,
1, who am Completely
Flabbergasted, salute You!
ON, la la.
Such Tact,
Such Diplomacy.
Such Subtlety-
Slick as the Serpent
And
Mild as the Dove!
How in the World
Did you Happen
To think OF It?
Many's the time That
have Pondered
Over that rest, Room
Impasse.
l know how Hard
Pressed you Have
Been on the Question
Like the ghost in Hamlet 9
1t Walked
Inoportunely.
Like truth itself Swatted
To earth it Arose
Jauntily, and Disportcd
Itself with Perennial
Freshness.
Morning. noon and Night
1t Bellowed.-
What are you Going
To do about That
Rest Room?-
You've got to Ante
But How?"
Having said mo"
How retreat without a
Jar to august Dignity?
1t was Tough.
1t was excessively, Exultantly
Exhaustively Tough,
But, ah, Naughty
Naughty!
Little did any Soul
Dream, how smoothly, How
Gracefully, you Would
Loosen
No Stree!
Not yours the Hackneyed
Role of Paris
Awarding the golden Apple
Not So
Yours-the modern Standpoint
OF sporting Propositions.
Like throwing a Brilliant
New Quarter
In a crowd OF Street
Gamins and bidding Them
Fight for It!
Hurrah, here you Are
Ladies-now Let's
See a rough and Tumble!
How unspeakably Politic!
Why not name A
Day for the Combat
Between the Woman's Club
And the Red Cross
With roped off Space
For favored Friends
Hey?
Never thought of That
Did You?
Here's to you, Gentlemen
Take it from Me
You have pulled Something
In this Town
Which few will Ever
Excel.
In the name OF
The entire population l
Thank youths Is
A time when Something
To laugh about Is
Especially to be Desired.
There is one Significant
Thing l noticed Tho
Hermione-didn't Laugh
When she read The
Announcement-she Went
To the Telephone
And spent most Of The
Day There.
Prof.-pIay Hail to The
Chief"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
WANTED.

Girls for light. pleasant factory
work. Good pay. Rapid advance
ment. Apply 18th St. factory.
MoNoNGAH GLASS COMPANY. !
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-16
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Warmer Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28
GREATEST VOTE
IS LOOKED FOR
All Least 100000 TO Cast
Ballot Here tuesday

Anticipating the largest vote ever
cast in seattie's history. those in
charge Of the general election Tues.
day are making preparations TO take
care Of at least 100000 persons
The expectation OF an overwhsl'n'
lng vote Is based on the fact that ~
per cen, OF ali registered voters ex-
crclscd the franchise last March,
There are now ii9.1st registered vot.
ers. and even when allowance Is
made for the superstition tina, many
OF those registered have since LEFT
the city. officials insist that the vote
viii still be exceptionally heavy.
Some 500 persons have compiled
with the law by appearing In perron
TO apply for absent voters certifi
Gates and have had their request
granted Others who have not ap
piled IN person have been refused.
Registration has been discontinued
but transfers from one precinct 10
another may be obtained unui p
IN. Saturday.
Voters are requested to famiilnrire
themselves with the voting machine
before Tuesday This may be done
on the first floor OF tho county city
building. where a demonstration Is on
duty between : and 5 o'clock daily,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28
cox ANSWERS
EDITOR POST
He Objects to Cartoon in
Magazine
b HERBERT W. WALKER

DAYTON. O.. Oct. 2s.-Every IN
fhir business in Ameriea is opposinr
hix candidacy and demanding re
turn 10 normally" in the hope II
YIN again get more than a square
deal Gov. J. NJ Cox declared In q
Statement here today.
The governor again attacked the
Saturday evening Post because Of a
cartoon attacking him.
Every unfair businesssin Afa,rica
II against me. because I do not stand
for the return OF the old order. under
which TIT strong prospered at the
hess grew bigger. while small Dusi.
pe~ses were forced out Of existence"
Cox SAID.
THE insidious purpose Of the sat
urday Evening Post. cioaked under
uonpartisan methods for the past
decade. has finally been brought 20
light II has grown to such size and
gained such prosperity as to be em.
boldened beyond all discretion. and
has expressed what in my mind Is
The thing that In causing all big bust
ness to'snpport the reactIonary can
6idate. namely, that they know they
may expect from me a square deal
nothing more.
1T ~ the difference between the
square deal and that which big bust.
ness wants that constitutes the re-
turn 10 normalcy."
The governors statement was in
reply 70 one by George Horace Lori
mer. after cox's first attack on the
publIcation.