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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10
HELP WANTEO-MALE

WANTED, 25 brickIayers. Apply at Ma
tional State Bank. 6S Broad St
Elizabeth. N. J.. Wages IS per day;
steady work.
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WHERE TO DINE
BARBER SHOPS

AMERICAN BARBER SHOP. sanitary
service, expert BARRIERS. no waiting.
private shower baths. soc; hot water
always. l19 Smith st
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FOR SALE

STEREOTYPE MATS for sale, 100 for
90 cents; excellent for lining barns
poultry houses, etc. Evening News
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c. OF c. TOSTART
FIGHT IF ROADS
Do NOT BEHAVE
Better Switching Condi-
tious Must Be Pro- !.
yided for City

with CD. Robinson as presiding
officer, "a very sinterestIng session
Of the hoard of directors Of the
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
was held in the commerce ooay
rooms in The Fairn1ont hotel oul4d-
ing last evening.
Two topics OF major Importance
were discussed at this meeting last
evening, being the matter OF bet
tar express service for the city
and also the old standby OF switch
ing rates for Fatrmont.
On boIh propositions 1t was eV1-
denced that the Chamber of Com
merce members are going to stand
by the people OF Fairmont In tlght
for their rights and bring about a
solution Of the vexing problem py
peaceful means If possible and by
drastic means If need be.
], M, Scott, general superintend-
eut of the West Virginia division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
cut prayer meeting last night to
attend the commerce body session
and heard a few things about the
traffic department OF bis raIr0ao
that caused him to assert that ne
was going to start war when ne
had a conference late this week
with President Willard and some
other oiu .lals Of the road. He
took a few excess freight bills with
him, compliments Of Ira Aiken
and said that he would tell the
traffic department, although Scout
is not rate man, that things We're
ali wrong here on rates and that
the railroad has better come 70
terms shortly and save much trou'
BILE.
grams were ordered sent out TINS
morning to traffic officials OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the
Pennsylvania ind the New York
Central 10 meet here with the
Traffic club on December. 9 ana
20 over the shipping and switching
rates and make last eftott 90
reach some agreement WlCnouI SHt
drastic action being taken by the
local shippers. This is the. oate
get for the Traffic club dinner. and
the visiting traffic men will be
invited to attend this affair follow
ing the conference, If 1t can be ar
ranged for them to come on that
date. Letters will follow the teIe-
grams today and will explain more
in detail the situation.
It was the general opinion last
night that from an operating stand
Continued on Page Four)
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Preferred Charge
of False Pretense

After hunting over Highland ave-
nue., Island avenue and Helen street
in MCKees Rocks yesterday, be-
tween whiles making trips back to
Pittsburgh TO get fresh line on
his quarry, Deputy Sheriff Howard
Woodward at last got a hunch that
the man he sought could be found
on Ella street and returned last
night with his prisoner in tow.
There was also a Harlem street, but
the deputy did not find it necessary
to go so far upstream.
Tuesday Deputy Woodward went
to Pittsburgh with warrant and
requistIon papers for the arrest of
Tony Massis, an Assyrian, charged
with having got a sum of money
under false pretense. Massis is
said to have collected some money,
about $500, from Joe Ferris. for
which he received a check, which
transaction was all right SO far as
it went. But Tony is said to have
collected the money from Mrs. Fer
ris also, hence his present difficulty
with the legal authorities. He was
lodged in the county jail and will
be given a hearing later.
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Civil Authorities TO Re
tain Authority Ia
.u This Way
RAINS HEZP gEE!gE..R.g. !! !. 1! !.
Communication Very Di
ficult In Strike
Zone :..s;5: II

WILLIAMSON, Dec. 4! :9p-
uty sheriff will be assigned to eSGh
military detachment on duty initae
coal strike zone OF Mingo county
1t was stated at military headquags
ters here today, This Is "a tii6b.
with the policy Of Colonel Hhlls
commanding the Provisional bat
talon. to permit the ciT1t-asrthori.2
ties to function as usual.
ltwas explained that undef the
modified military law existing ~
the county the civil authorities
to act under the direction Estile
military, unless the situation
comes acute. Thirty4si3 4puf
have passed without acts pf
leuco in the strike zone
thortttes were today opttmts
was pointed out that tlle
rains of the period covered
made communication With ont
ing districts d ftleplt
become well nigh impassable
telephone communication alrac "
out Of the question.
Reports from EFeebuT
morning were to the erect thsts
Mason Beavers. wanted for killing i
VIM. Francis and Everett Dodson
deputy sheriff, at Baranaaeg, vas
still at large. 1t was believed he
had escaped into the mountains
The appointment Of State seuas
tor william York as mayor pro!
TEN by the city commission las
night was followed today hy 9 gems
eral cleanup OF williamson. Many
persons designated as undesirable
have left tho city and those who
remain, the new executive
would be taken into custody ith:
out further notice. ss4s-s X
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BACKING ON
LOCAL ROADS
AS Result Empties Are
Becoming Scarce
in Region

Empttes are somewhat limited on
the Monongah division of the Ba1ti7
mora and Ohio ralr9ed today. there
being fifty-si mines idle. There
are ss7 enpties on the division and
Of that number there are 800 piac-
ed. Cars are classified as. follows:
open, 74o; coke, Is; BMIX, 1885;
MvT, SO. Cars left over from the
previous day were 27O. The opera
tions along the division today Or
dered 1918 empties, OF which 1880
were for coal loading, and % were
for coke loading.
Along the Monongahela railway
today there are 225 empties placed
in the West Virginia district, OF
which 80 are assigned, which al
lows 1856 commercial cars. In the
Pennsylvania district today there
are 3S4 empties placed. A fair run
Of empties is expected on the line
for Fridays loading.
Cars along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt t-Bingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railway are
somewhat limited today, although
there are 100 placed. This is a rs
per cent run.
There are 1853 empties on the
Charleston division OF the B. & o.
railroad today. All Of the cars were
placed at Z o'clock this morning.
The mines orderd $50 cars. The
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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new MAYOR QUICKLY CLEANS UP WILLIAMSQ
Rotary Club
Changes PLat1s
For Tonight

Death this morning Of Fran
els e. Nichols, one Of the most
popular members Of thee club,
was responsible for a complete
change of program for tonlght's
meeting Of the Fairmont Rotary
club which viii be held at the
Masonic temple, beginning at
$50 o'clock.
Tonight's meeting. originally
intended as a ladies' night with
q lot OF amusements and stunts,
will partake of the nature OF q
memorial for Mr.. Nichols, with
an address or two regarding his
life. All stunt features on the
program will be abandoned, but
the ladies will attend as was
originally planned.
Before t h adjournment
there will be a short business
session Of the club at which
Richard Aspinall Of Buckhan-
non, Rotary district governor.
will consult with the members
regarding the district conVen-
ton to be held in this city next
March.
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EJEGTWENT SUIT
NEARING A ITS END
Jury Likely To Get JoIiffe
VS.. Ja1nison Case This
Afternoon

"Please state your age," said
Attorney Frank c. Raymond to
Laura Hawkinberry on the witness
stand yesterday afternoon in the
ejectment suit of Jolliffe vs.. Jaml-
son Coal and Coke company now
being tried In the Circuit court.
Whats it to you" countered
the witness.
Nothing to me personally" was
the answer. But it may mean a
lot to my client"
judge E. NJ. Showalter instruct
ed the witness to answer the ques.
ton.
The sui: has been brought to dis
possess the defendant from 10 acres
of coal land In Lincoln district, and
involves an, interesting poEnt OF
law. In 1880 Elizabeth JoIlife d.
vided q tract OF lana among her
children, leaving to Nancy f. Haw-
kimberly the 20 acres now in dis
pute. In 1889 Mrs. Hawkinberry
decided the land to James w. Hare
and James n. GufEey, who in turn
transferred 1t to the Georges Creek
Coal and Coke company as part OF
a $500 acre tract; from the latter
it came into the possession of the
Jamison Coal and Coke company.
Mrs. Hawkiuberry dtCS in 1915,
since which time Laura Hawkin-
berry sold the property to NJ. A.
Jollifte assuming that, the clause
in the original deed giving Nancy
Hawkinberry a life estate only in
the property would cause the title
to revert to her.
Mr.. Jolllfe now sues the tenants
for possession on the grounds stat.
ed. Attorneys NJ. M. Nicely and M.
W. Ogden are representing the
plaintiff and Frank c. Raymond
and James A. Meredith, the de-
PENDANTS.
W. r. Foster, deputy county
clerk, Frank Wilfong, engineer,
Clark Barrackman and Laura Haw.
kimberly are witnesses who have
been examined fer the plaintiff.
After hearing the testimony OF the
witnesses named, counsel for the
defense made a. motion TO take the
case from the jury and render a
judgment,for The defendant, Judge
Showalter overruled the motion.
The case probably will go to the
jury late this afternoon.
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TREADVAY TELLS
STORY OF MURDER
Says Girl Had Nothing
To Do With Peirce
Killing
rRv Assoclnted Pressl

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-ln 4.
statement given out BY the police
today Peter D. TFeadway: one Of
the lilo under arrest here In con-
necttoh with the killing Of Henry =.
Pierce, manufacturers agent, who
was beaten to death in his apart
ment here December %: is alleged
to have admitted that he and ,"Al"
Smith, also known as Marion Ell
liott, were the slareys.
Treadway in a verbal statement
last night, according to the police,
assumed full responsibility for the
killing and did not mention Smith
as having taken any part in it. In
both statements he absolved J. A.
Moss and Marie Phillips, the other
two prisoners, from any blame, de-
clnring they were only witnesses to
the killing.
Today Treadway is quoted by the
detectives as saying that Smith
struck the blows which knocked
Pierce to the floor. Smith is only
one OF four suspects not yet appre-
hended. He has been traced to
Steubenville. Ohio, and the officials
said they looked for his arrest
shortly.
Robbery was the motive, accord
ing to the alleged signed confes-
sion, which said that Treadway and
Smith, unknown to Moss and the
girl, formed a plot on the night OF
the killing to hold up Pierce and
that he suggested the party in his
apartment for the purpose.
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.HARRI STONE
DROPS DEAD
Was One of Best Known
Employees of Monon-
gah Glass Works

HMa7ry Stone, aged 81. for IS
eyars an employe Of the Monongah
Glass company. being foreman Of
the labor department, dropped dead
aobut nine O'Clock this morning
whIeI at work at the plant. Heart
failure is assigned as the cause OF
his death. When he departed from
his home for work this morning he
seemed In the best OF health, ex-
cept for a slight cold. About a
week ago he suffered an attack OF
acute Indigestion. put It is not
thought that this had any particu
lar bearing on his sudden death to-
day. He was one of the best work
men at the Monongah plant and
held teh esteem and respect OF his
employers and fellow workmen.
He leaves a wife and six children.
the oldest 13 and the youngest but
three weeks. A brief service will
be conducted at his late residence
on CASTOR avenue tomorrow evening
at o'clock and interment will be
made at Fairchance, aP.. the for
mer home of the deceased, on Sat
urday. Undertaken R. c. Jones is
ncharge OF the funeral arrange
ments.
Mr.. Stone, who was one OF the
best known empolyes OF the big
glass plant, for yearse was in
charge Of the pipe fitting and sim
liar work.
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WOMEN 5 SIDE OF
SUNDAY DRIVE IS
Being ORGANIZED.
Mrs. w. S. Mayors An
nounces Heads of
-Four Divisions
MORE WORKERS NEEDED
Details Will be Arranged
At Meeting Monday
Afternoon
MORE WORKERS NEEDED

Mrs. W. S. Mayors, who Is at
the head Of the Woman's Work in
the Billy Sunday campaign which
starts January second in this city,
has appointed heads for the four
big divisions of this work as fol-
lows:
mick.
Extension Department, Mrs. S.
C. Watkins.
Luncheon Work, Mrs. ]. F.
Richie.
Yost.
managing the Woman's Work will
be the new Industrial secretary Of
the woman's department OF they.
NJ. C. A., who will be appointed
within a few days. These six
women will have large and i'm
pertant work to do covering Pc
riod of more than the SIX weeks OF
the campaign, as they are even
now planning many details zeal
ouSly and enthusiastically.
A. meeting will be held on, Mon
day aftaruoonpnext at q so In Mr.
Asher' 5of fhchA in. the - &ssAs'l;- ;-bnt tldtnE
1T which time the workEoSbe done
by the women win be,outlined, and
members Of a girls council ap-
:pointment. Committees also will
be appointed to work under these
women, called sub-committees. EV-
cry phase Of the Billy Sunday work
includes committees as well as
subcommittee so that the work
may be all-comprehensive, and
handled comfortably by many.
The field Of the various depart
ments of the Woman's Work in
the campaign has been outlined,
but in order that everyone may
understand thoroughly, the Cen
tral Work includes that in the va
rious department store, office
buildings, telephone exchanges.
buginess colleges and among girls
who are not included in these,
called street division of.worl.
The Extension Work includes
that done in the shops, factories,
hotels, restaurants and among
girls who are employed In homes.
The Luncheon Work includes all
managing in regard to the meals
served during the campaign.
There will be free lunches served
thee times a weeK-on Tuesdays,
Weonesdays and Thursdays at
noon. Every Thursday evening
supper will be served to the Girls
C.;l1 Gil in the city. These meals
ara to be served to business wom-
en- alone. It Is probable some ar
Iangement elsewhere will be made
to serve lunches to business men.
TIE Presbyterian church basemen'
has been chosen as the location for
the serving Of meals on special
request Of William Asher, who
feels this church is most centrally
located. The trustees Of this
church will report tomorrow
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NORMAL LII.
SOCIETIES TO
. MEET TONIGHT
Permanent Officers Will
Be Chosen at the
Meetings
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Girls Glee Club of Fifty
Voices Has Been
Organized

The Mozart and Lyceum Lit
erary societies Of The Fairmont
Normal school Will mold their first
formal meeting this evening at
7.3O at the Normal school. Each
society will meet at the same ume
in their respective society halls. A
program will be given by each
group. Permanent officers will be
elected at this meeting.
The membership campaign Is
over, but the results have not yet
been made public. 1t Is known
however that both OF the organiza-
tons have around SO members.
The losing side In the membership
campaign will entertain the win
ners. The entertainment will prob
ably be held the week before
Christmas. Visitors are welcome
at the society meetings.
There Is some discussion going
on at the Normal school Rs to
whether the year book, the Mound
shall be pub lished this year. 10 L
.is published twill no. doubt be
made q student; body prop positiop
and many entertainments win
have to be giTeus.to AXE scsrs, OF
Fthe heavy expenses. ~.
The social room At the Normal
has been opened and every Mon
day and Friday from 100 to 4. 0
there ts dancing intthis room.
A girls gIee club was recently
organized In which there are
nearly fifty girls. They have been
practicing regularly.
SANDY" Toothman has been Sc
cured as basketball coach and he
will likely assume his duties soon.
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FIRST COKE FROM
BYPRODUCTS PLANT
Shipments To Eastern
Steel Plants To Be-
gin Tomorrow

Fairmont's big $4,0O0,000 by
product plant Is today working,
and for the first time the whole
system is funcuoning. The Do
nestle Coal Corporation owns the
property.
Today the sixty ovens OF the big
plant were all lined with coal ana
three ovens were pushed" That
Is, the manufactured coke was re-
moved. The first OF the ovens
were charged yesterday, but all
were in operation at 8 O'Clock this
morning.
The new plant employs 225 men
who are arranged in two shifts Of
II and .13 hours each. The pres
ent stock OF coal on hand viii
probably be sufficient to run the
plant ten days, the coal on hand
approxtmating from 1900 to 49,
900 tons.
The first coke from the new
plant will be shipped from Fair
mont to eastern steel plants on
Friday. At the present time the
plant is using $50 tons OF coal a
day, but when 1t Is running full
blast it will consume 100 tons q
day. For the present the Domes-
tic Coke Corporation will only pro-
duce tWenty-four hour coke, but
when sufficient coal is on hand to
assure steady operation the coke
will be produced in from fourteen
to fifteen hours.
Three plants we're started more
than two years ago when the war
was on. A series OF delays fol-
lowed, but the Domestic Coke Cor
porahon drove 1t through. The
gas will be turned over to the Hope
Gas Company.
c. ". Crttchheld. vice president
Of the corporation, Is In the city
today. He states that the private
ly' owned cars to rcatry coal be-
tween. the mines Of the Consolida-
ton Coal company at Monongah
and the plant has been held up by
labor trouble at the plant OF the
Pressed Steel. Car Company at Nc
Kees Rocks, Pa, Under these con-
ditions the car company will not
assure the first delivery Of the pri-
yately owned cars before Janu-
ary 3. tGF
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E.E. NICHOLS DIES.
AFTER GALLANT
fight FOR LIFE.
Was Prominent Mason
And One of City's
Best Known Men
gE PIONEER FAMILY
Funeral Will Be Held
Sunday Afternoon
At 2 O'clock
lF PIONEER FAMILY.

IN GFancis Edmund Nichols, aged
~, pioneer resident, distinguished
pts4zsn and christian gentleman,
y this morning at about five
ocGpck at his home on Fairmont
avenue after an illness OF eleven
Z days following stroke Of paralysis
which he sustained on Saturday
seBeuIng, November 20. Mr.. Mich
q had been in declining health
qtpr u period OF about a year but
his Condition did not become Criti
SE8l until that day when he was
SSuddeuly stricken while ne con-
yerded with members Of his fam.
Despite the fact that his condi-
9Eipns had been practically hopeless
eyer since yet he put up plucky
light Tor life and amazed his physi'
2 ctRn nurses and friends by the
tan8elty with which he clung to
sllte. He lived for days after his
7bhEsicians believed he could sur
iEtyAsb but asfew hours. On last Sat
I day he rallied to considerable
talt ana recognized those about
bedsttie and, seemed to be-
6tiShtly better.. However on last
. Sunday het took a decided turn for
worse and since that time his
ID heengh hearl eEpegteassF'i
Up until the day he was stricken
the fatal smalady Mr.. Nichols
ii siih about his business, always
3 the same frank genial charm
gpk manner which characterized him
Always. and few realized that the
~ tate OF his health was so pTecart'
Gus. an unusually buoyant dispo'
sit1on and the clean life he led
I gave Mr.. Nichols an appearance OF
4 youth that the record belied and
few sof even his closer associates
RECON mixed that he had long since
bassed the meridian OF life. While
his friends were hardly aware OF
! the state OF his health yet 1t was
knoTn to his immediate family who
n se solicitous to the last degree
N eerning his condition and he
al6. n paid q visit to his place OF
shss1ss or elsewhere that he was
not accompanied by his devoted
daughter and only child.
MI. Nichols was a true native
son of Fairmont, Marion county.
I; ind West Virginia. He was a
grandson Of Peter Miller, OF revo'
iuttonRfy fame and his ancestry
dates back to the early days Of the
tfaYolutton when his ancestry came
TO this section and all settled here
whore they built up sturdy and
(continued on Page Four
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So Declares ]. S. Knox SilI
First Of a Series Of
Business Talks A
.s:s!sss8 8

]. s. Knox Iectured t6sa5
sized audience last night On ttsei
subject of business efficiency andl
will lecture again tonight
same subject offering new thelts
and Ideas for the benefit got
hearers.
Last evening Mr.. Kns1. E9e Z =. g g
called the leading lecturer sbs s9l
business men in this part
country, deplored the fact tha
many business persons Were fatisi
ures: because they were unpre7
pared from an educational atanps
point to take charge Of the h1ei
ness material about, them fpi,S
use. EVERY man IN AmeEtc tca - &
raw material with which 70 build
success, but he must have
ledge before he can form that 81
terial us it should be formeQ
Mr.. Knox said SO per cent &
boys and girls left school n
end Of the sixth year; SO 'pet 81
at the end OF the eighth, and OIL
one per cent remained until t4s
graduated from colleges. 6
an illiterate man had only
chance in 163, 900 to become prem
inent, while college gradual
500 chances. Mr.. Knox t. 81
convincing manner citing inst etlss
of success and failure from ss
first hand information. re ~
listened to atfentivelY.
Mr., Knox will lecture r
night at 9.15 in the f!'ls. "a tl1it5
um. II you did not buy
ticket the charge for toni
be rs cent?, Mssv
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MEN
NEED TRAINING
~ 1855 ll7lifll1l1l5

II. lsss. NJ
4 .. =: Z:
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BASE BALL


ROSS HURLS IN GREAT FORM
GIANTS WON SUNDAY.
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W. E. KIDD, M. D.
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JACKSONVILLE BLACK TIGERS
GRAB SEVERAL VICTORIES

Jacksonville Black Tigers played
Tyler Outlaws in two days game.
First days score, Jacksonville 8,
Tyler 10; Second day Jacksonville
IA, Tyler 2. On Wednesday Jack
sonville Black Tigers defeated Rusk
Black Cats by score of to 0,
Rusk did not get a hit off GIBSON
Second day Jacksonville 8, Rusk l.
They have played 10 games and
have not been defeated. They will
play Dallas Red Caps at Dallas
May 23rd. Would like to hear from
an amateur team in the South :.
GEORGE GIBSON, Manager.
H. ETTER, Secretary.
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Ball Games Last Week.

Wednesday at 4 O'Clock Jackson
Vile and the Kennedy Black Cats
crossed bats at Rusk Ball Park, and
resulted in l to 0 score in favor
of Jacksonville. Thursday the Cats
went to Jacksonville and was again
defeated by a score of to 1. Sat
urday Luf1in team played Rusk and
the score was a tie 4and a.
The Cats will have the bow in
their backs next week. Quite a
number of out OF town people were
in Rusk Saturday to the ball game
Mr.. Daniel Sims was in the city
Saturday on his way to Woodville
to organize the Laymen Movement
Mrs. A. ]. baltimore went to Alto
Sunday to visit her husband, Prof
w. B. baltimore.