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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
LIE CINoUE CENT CIRCLE

Mrs. Rubie M. Jones entertained at the Le Cinque circle, at her home at Norwood on Wednesday. Progressive Le Cinque was played and afterward a salad and ice course was served. The club members present were Mrs. Q. l.. Floyd, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Henry Sharpe, Mrs. Eugene Adams, Mrs. Goade, Mrs. Burns. Mrs. CaII Adams, Mrs. Carl Screws, Mrs. T. A. McGee, Mrs. Mays, Miss Milton West. The invited guests were Mrs. J. S. Crooney, Mrs Herman deg, Miss Mary Katherine Crooney ana Miss Grace Jones
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inconsistent in Merry Andrew try ing to play Socrates? Is there any sub ject in the world on which you have no opinions, or any habit of life to which you have no objections? If there is l want to know what it is so I can converse with you on it. In your book of famous axioms do you recall the one which says that it's a long worm which has no turn?
 T shall now proceed again to dance, so make your musical selection at once"
 Andrew grinned and replied: Let's go down and play the photograph Do you object to my singing any thing?' snapped Imogene.
 "Oh mo-" he replied sweetly, but l think we have the record of Who paid the rent for Mrs. Van Wrinkle. while Rip Van Wrinkle was awayn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS ROWLEY'S
 PUPTLS RECITAL

The final recital of the commence ment exercises of the Academy of Mu-
 sic will be held this evening at S:1o o'clock.
 The director, Miss Daisy w. Rowley,
 will present two students from the ar- t:st's class, Miss Mildred Frances Crabbe and Mrs. William M. Simmons. Certificates will be awarded to Mil
 dred Colyar Brannon, Jamie Milton Cole and Willie Lewis Hanchey. The cer- titicates will be presented by Rev.
 James D. Hunter, assistant pastor of the First Methodist Church The public is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS HARRIS. LUNCHEON

Miss Dosey Harris entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Southern Club. honoring Mrs. John Titzell of Philadelphia, the guest of Mrs Edward Erwin and Mrs. Harry White. a recent bride.
 The table was centered with Shasta daisies and crimson gladioli. The guests included Mrs. Titzell, Mrs. , White Mrs. Erwin, Mrs. N. L. Steele Miss Valley Young White, Mrs. Ver- non Douglas, Mrs. Edward Anderson, Mrs. Houston Brice. Miss Dorothy AL
 Ter. Mrs James Conyers. and Mrs. Ky der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
COMMUNITY MEETING
 THIS EVENING

At the community meeting. which will be held this evening at S:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the Woodlawn city hall, an interesting programme will be presented. Mrs. J. E. Spencer, chairman of the committee of arrange ments, will introduce MT J. Ellis Brown. who will give an address. Mir. J. B. Gibson will make the response
 Miss Mamie Godfrey will furnish sew eral readings, and Mrs. Hazel Newman Strickland will sing a group of songs besides which there will be several in- teresting numbers.
 Following this programme, a recep-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MRS. SCRUGGS'
 TEA PARTY

Mrs Hubert Scruggs entertained al
 an informal tea yesterday at her hand
 some home on Highland avenue, honor ing her guest, Madame Elford or Chl- cago formerly of this city, who has
 been her guest for several days
 The house was adorned with great quantities of bright blossoms. using c!udioi and Shasta daisies in baskets The tea table was attractive with a basket of pink gladioli, and about sew enty five friends called during the aft errOon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MRS. FREEM AN
 ENTERTAINS

Mrs o. D. Freeman entertained at a luncheon yesterday at lovely new bungalow at Woodlawn. honoring Mrs. Evan Hale and her guest, Miss Grace Maynard of New London, Conn. The table was adorned with summer flow
 CTS and the guests were Mrs. Hale,
 Miss Maynard MT. and Mrs. C. D. Prem tis and Evan Hale, Jr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS PORTER'S DANCE

Miss Sarah Porter will entertain this
 evening at dance at her home on Shades mountain in honor of Miss Mayberry and Misses Mary and Sarah Polk, who are visiting Mrs D. W. Caldwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS IssAAsON IGNORED

Miss Selma Blank entertained at a pretty party at her home, honoring her guest Miss Emma Issaason of Sel- ma The house was adorned with spring flowers and lotte was played. Miss Issaason won the first rpize and Miss Beitman the second, and the booby fcl. to Miss Gladys Loveman.
 Late in the afternoon salad and ice course was served to number of guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
FORMER BIRMINGHAM
 GIRL. IN ATLANTA

In the Rotogravure section of Sun days Atlanta Journal appeared pret- ty picture of Virginia Stone Williams in the Snow Dance," recently given at the Capital City Club, when Mrs. Sp:ker presented several of her pupils in interpretive dancing. Virginia Stone is the young daughter of Mrs. Lucille Williams. formerly of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MARING-BLANK M
 ENGAGEMENT

MT. and Mrs. NJ. s. Blank announce the engagement of their daughter, Sei- ni;. Janette, to Mir. Louis F. Maring or Selma. The wedding will take place the middle of July
 The above announcement will be read with interest by friends both in this city, as we'll as Selma, where both young people have many friends. Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MRS. STEINER TO
 HONOR VISITORS

Mrs. Leo Steiner will give a luncheon next Thursday in honor of Miss So- phronia Mayberry, Miss Mary Polk and Miss Sarah Polk of Pulaski, Tenn. who are the guests of Mrs. D. w. Caldwell
 and Mrs. Frank Grider.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS ABBOTT HOSTESS

Miss Jennie Abbott was hostess yes terday afternoon al a five hundred party
 in honor of Miss Marie Barker of Texas who is her guest, and for whom many charming parties are being planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS JONES' LUNCHEON

Miss Margaret Jones will give a lunch con today at her home in Roebuck, com plimenting Miss Marie Barker of Chero-
 kee, Tex, who is visiting Miss Jennie Alb. bolt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25

Blank for the past few years has made Ter home in Selma. where she was.
 popular member of the younger Jewish
 set. Mir Maring is a prominent young
 business man and social favorite in tls home town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS WALL TO ENTERTAIN

MISS Mildred Wall will entertain thls afternoon at her home, honoring Miss Emma Isaacson of Selma, the guest of
 Miss Selma Blank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
IN HONOR OF
 ZAPAS CLUB

Miss Elizabeth Salter will give dance in honor of the members of the Zapas Club this evening at her home in West End. The music will be furnished by Keller's jazz orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
FOR MJSS RRAZEI.TON

Miss Elizabeth Forsyth will entertain
 this afternoon at her home, honoring Miss Evelyn Brazelton, who leaves shortly for Washington to make her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
MISS SHOOK'S PARTY

Miss Susan Shook will entertain a group of young girls tomorrow afternoon at
 her home on Shades mountain, giving a
 card party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Llewellyn Johns Chapter O. E. s., will meet this evening at o'clock at the West End hall. There will be ballotin ; and initiation, and all members are asked to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
The young lady across the way says tomato plants are started in hot-bo and then transpianted

tion will be held in the library rooms, at which the members of the Woman's s Club will act as hostesses. Refreshments will be served and the
 public is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-25
GIRLS!

To keep your face powder on, use Derwillo. No touching up all the time to prevent your and face from shining. A dip in the ocean. precipitation, hot sun and wind have no effect on it. Instantly beauti- fies the complexion. single appic atior. proves it All druggists refund the money if it fails.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
Miss Anna Gill
Dies Of Typhoid

Miss Anna Gill, aged twenty well
Known young woman of this city, died
this morning at eleven o'clock at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Gill at $40 CASTOR avenue after four
weeks illness with typhoid fever.
From the first her illness was of an
alarming nature. However recently
she showed signs OF Improvement but
she recently suffered a relapse and
died this morning.
Miss Gill was employed as a steno.
gTapher at the Fairmont Mining.
Machinery company and was one OF
its trusted and popular employees. She
was a member of Court oJan of Arc.
No. BAL, Daughters of Isabella and
was popular in social and church cir
cles.
She had resided here with her
mother for the past five years, her
father having died about twenty years
ago at Farnum.
Besides her mother she is survived
iby three brothers and one sister.
namely, Mike, Will and John Gill and
Miss Kate Gill, all of this city.
No funeral arrangements have been
made at this time and are in charge
of Undertaken R. G.. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
FARM BUREAU TO
Be RE0RGANzE|D.
All Day Meeting Will be
T-tl For That Purpose
Friday.

An all day, Farm Bureau meeting
will beSheld on Friday next week be-
ginning at ten O'clock for. the pur-
pose of reorganizing the farm bureau.
Nv. e. McC Comas, County Farm
Agent, is busy these days outlining
work for the spring months. Nc
Comas IS visiting about Mannington,
at Metz and at Glover's Gap and other
towns getting line up on problems
which puzzle the farmer with the OBJ
ject Of aiding him as soon as the
weather moderates and spring months
draw near. McComas plans to visit
all districts within the next month
where he will giyesspecial study to
conditions.
A important meeting is planned for
Friday of next week which will oc-
cupy an entire day. This meeting
will be held in the farm agents office
at the court house and will begin at
ten o'clock. Every farmer in Marion
county is urged to be present as the
entire Farm Bureau may be reorgan-
lied for the future and discussion with
this in view will take place.
McComas has in view farm bu-
reau with wider scope which shall
be OF greater service in this county.
Everybody is invited who has sns-
gestions to offer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
.SR. P|ERPDNl
RESTS AT N00DLAWN
Son Of War Governor Was
Brought Here at Noon
Today

THE body of Samuel Robertson
Pierpont. aged IS. whose death took
place at the home Of his sister, Mrs
Henry siviter, at Pittsburgh OF, We'd
nesday, was brought here today on
the 1910 train on the Monongahela
railroad and was taken directly to
woodlawn cemetery, where it was in
Inferred in the Pierpont burying plot
where lies the body of his distin-
guished father, Ex-Governor Francis
Pierpont.
Several friends of the family as
sembled at the station and accom-
panied the body to its last resting
place. Accompanying the body here
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siviter and
Will H. Pierpont. all Of Pittsburgh.
(, The pail bearers were Messrs E. c.
Frame, Carl Riggs, Harry F. Smith.
w. H. Finley. w. w. Conaway and
], H. Sheridan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
Sibray Here to Take
Bail from Radicals

W. w. Sibray, Chief Inspector Of
the United States Immigration Bu-
reau OF the Pittsburgh district, ar
rived in Fairmont last night for the
purpose Of hearing applications for
release On bail OF the remaining seven
foreigners who are still held in the
county jai! on charges of being alien
anarchists. Bail has been reduced
from ten to one thousand dollars and
II is expected that all will be able to
furnish that amount.
Inspector Sibray, who has been in
Fairmont several times during the
past few months examining alleged
radicTss, is delivering series Of six
lectures on Americanisation at the
Sheridan Presbyterian church on the
South Side IN Pittsburgh These lee
lures should be of interest to all those
who are studying this vexed subject,
especially as Mr.. Sibray Is peculiarly
fitted by the duties OF his office to
speak with an authoritative knowI4
edge of his subject. "a
1 An effort is being made TO have Mr..
Sfbray give at least one of the lectures
in F'airmont in the near future,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
Dana Watson Soon
To Leave Hospital

Dana Watson, of Virginia avenue,
who was run over by an automobile
recently and who was taken to Fair
mont hospital will have his leg put in
a plaster cast in few days now and
then will be able to come home. A
number of Danas friends have visit
ed him and report that the lad is do
ing nicely and will be glad to get
home where it is expected he will inn
prove fast.
Dana is one of The West Virginian
carriers and very conscientious
youngster at that who worried much
more over his paper route following
the accident than he did over the hurt
in his. ankle. Both bones-in the ankle
were fracttred.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
MASONIC FUNERAL
FOR RIA. SHURTLEEF

The body of Richard A. Shurtleff,
prominent local merchant whose death
took place in Boston on Wednesday
evening OF this week, where he had
gone to attend the National Retail
Shoe dealers convention, arrived here
last evening accompanied by his wife
who was called to his bedside and his
nephew, George Monogan of Washing.
ton, D. C., who accompanied Mrs.
Shurtleff TO Boston.
The body was taken to his late home
on Field street and funeral services
are announced to take place on Sun
Gay afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the First Presbyterian church with
interment TO follow in Woodlawn
cemetery by Undertaken Musgrave and
Son The services will be conducted
by the Rev H. G. iStotezer, pastor
of the church assisted by the Rev.
G. 4. Goodwin, pastor of the First M.
E. church.
.Fairmont lodge No. 8 A. F. & A.
NJ. will have charge of the obsequies
and the lodge Is requested to meet at
the Masonic Temple on Sunday af-
ternoon at 1880 o'clock for the pur-
Lose OF going to the church in body
The .Elks and knight OF Pythfas
lodges will also turn out in large
numbers for the services.
Mr.. Shurtleff was Past Chancellor
Commander or Mountain City Lodge
No. As. Knights of Pythias, of this
city, and was also member of Fair
mont Lodge No. 294, b. p. o. Elks.
Fairmont, Lodge No: 3, A. F. & A.
NJ, Orient Chapter No. Royal Arch
Masons, Crusade Commandery No. 6,
knights Tsmplars and orists Temple
A. a. y. N. Mystic Shrine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
ASSOCIATED CHARTIES NEEDS MONEY
TO- HELP KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER
Typical Instance of the Heartache That Comes Into the
Lives of Some Of the Children the Charity
Workers Come in Contact With.
q !, ~.

Z 3 "a =
Otis G. Wilson, treasurer oflthe AS
sociated Charities. will accept CRATE
fully all donations which the public
cares to make in the campaign for ad :
ditional funds which begins Monday
1t Is not too soon now to mail your
contribution to him and whether you
receive special appeal in the form
OF a letter or not, 800 OF which will
be mailed today, don't fail setal
something, however small to the As
sociated Charities who are deserving
of your helpful sympathy.
Last year there was scarcely a per-
son who. did not contribute and so
very much good was done with the
money that an appeal is made again
this year for money to carry on the
work during the next months.
Don't decide right off the bat that
campaigns are nuisance. Every
thing in the world may be more or
less OF a nuisance but the world goes
on Just tse same nevertheless and
neither the grocer nor the baker or
the candlestick maker has come down
any in the price Of his commodities
which is tragic but unalternable at
least at present and the poor cry con-
stantly for aid.
Just as sure as ice, and we can
swear by ice any day, now, you are
going to be needed this year worse
than you ever were before. And to be
needed is the sweetest thing in the
world! The Associated Charities
needs at least s1,50O this year to take
care of Fairmont's poor Will you not
do great and noble deed and send in
a generous contribution to Mr.. Wilson
just as soon as you finish reading this
today?
There are a number of worthy cases
in the city at prese-;. Sometimes
through no fault of the babies moth
er loses heart and gives up ner little
ones almost entirely. No more pa
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
.R.R. ECONOMIES
PROVE ROINOUS
Loud Complaint in the Re
gion Over the Service
Rendered.

That railroading conditions arc
poor, and appear to be getting poorer,
lis the general kick over the Fairmont
region. Coal operators and business
men generally claim inefficiency or
railroads and tell of specific instances
OF unnecessary details In traffic
Some busines men have even attack
ed the efficiency OF the railroads so
bitterly that they put twenty-five per
cent OF the present car shortage on
this condition.
A prominent coal operator Is ex
pressing himself on the subject today
in part said: fMany mines in the re-
gion worked but two days in ten
This kind OF a car supply Is bound 10
roads aud operators financially - The
the curtaflment continues they Will
demoralize their own systems as well
as ruin the shippers Z,
One OF the chief protests against
the efficiency of the railroads the
baltimore and Ohio and Monongahels
railroads he says is the effort to savi
the services of a few train crews He
advocates the prompt removal OF
empties and loaded coal cars at oncs
so as TO keep them in motion that tho
railroad, the company, the public, the
miner and the operator might CLEAN
the profit of a better car supply. He
calculated the hours that could bs
saved by the prompt removal Of load.
ed coal cars, which frequently stana
six hours before they are moved b.
crews. More train crews he added vii
solve the problem
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
.BOSTIC, BACK, WILL
PLEAD SELF DEFENSE

"It was the best nights sleep I've
had for some time" was the answer
OF Nick Bostic to Jailer Tom Buck
ley's question this morning.
Bostic, who shot and killed his wife
and her lover, Joe Spatafore ON Dec.
embcr 6, was arrested a few days age
in Chicago, confessed that he was
wanted in Fairmont, and was brought
back yesterday by Assistant Prose.
cuting Attorney Charles Miller anu
Deputy Sheriff John Glover.
Bostic is a good looking young
fellow, of the typical Italian type,
dark eyes, thick wavy hair and has
an animated manner characteristic oil
that race. He bears little resemblance
to the alleged picture OF him printed
recently.
The Arrest was made by the Chi
cago police who got Bostic in, the
dragnet thrown out to catch the mur-
derer of u storekeepe: who was traced
10 the house where Bostic was room
ing. The arrest of all the inmates fol-
lowed and upon Bostic's statement
that he hailed from F'airmont an ex
ANIMATION OF the records of the office
Suontu ludL u6 WdS mdll6Q mere IOi
the double murder.
The story told by Bostic differs from
that OF other witnesses to the shoot
ing. He says that he acted in self de-
fense and claims that Spatafore had
gun which he feared he would use
as Spatafore was in an ugly mood
from drinking bout with several Wis.
itors! Bostic says he never intended
to shoot his wife but that she threw
her arms around Spatafore while he
was shooting at the latter.
Running from the house, he crossed
the Monongahela bridge, took taxi
to Main street, wandered lin and out
of the court house several times wait
ing for some one to arrest him and
finally went to the house OF some
friends in Fair1nont whose names he
refused to disclose. Afterward he
went to Everson where he stayed for
two weeks and then went to Chicago
with Tony Lopez, formerly resident
OF Everson with whom he stayed un.
til he was arrested for completely in
the murder OF the Italian storekeeper
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
GRAND JURY REPORT
WAS NOT COMPLETE
Names Were Omitted From
List Handed Out by
Clerk Currey

These papers are my private prop.
erty," was the answer of Clarence
currey. Clerk of the Circuit and Grim
inal Courts last week when asked for
permission to examine the indictments
brought in by Ele Grand Jury. Mr..
Currey had referred the petitioner 10
the published list in morning paper
but was told that the list as publish-
ed was not complete.
Whether or not Mr.. Currey had
any personal interest in suppressing
publication of any of the indictments
is not known, but the following list
embraces the names of those who we're
indicted but whose names were not on
the list published:
Ralph Helsley, E. r. Corror, Pat
Tomlinson and Philip Reynolds were
indicted, on felony charges and Rich
ard Earl Broomfield, George Farcen
and Frank Wright for mfsdemeanors.
1t is said by other court house Of
ficials that Mr.. Currey's claim that
these papers are his private property
is not well substantiated by law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-24
Dutch Newspapers Therefore are Sure
They Have Heard the Last of the Re
quests for the Former Emperor.
NOT So SURE AT FRENCH CAPITAL
Future Policy Will be Determined After Consultation Of
the Governments at London, Paris and Rome,
May Drag Germany in.

THE HAGUE, Friday, January 90. -
While there may be rtuure exchange
OF notes with reference to the Allied
demand for surrender OF the former
German emperor the government OF
the Netherlands is inclined to the be
lief that its decision will be consider
ed final. The Dutch press does not
expect any belligerent action by the
Allied powers and the government l.
believed TO share this view ON the
theory that the demand for the former
monarch's extradition was made
merely to satisfy scme political clamor
in the Allied states ami was, not IN
tended to be pressed by the statesmen
who signed II.
The Dutch people are not particular.
ly happy. that the ex-emperor soughs !
refuge here, bnt SO far as press com
entacanf indicate the governments
refusal to surrender him was what the
PEOPLE expected and wanted.
The reference to the League OF Ma
tons in the reply to the Entente was
explained by athigh official as mean
ing that Holland considers the for
mer emperor's case beyond even the
power Of the League OF Nations trl-
bunal as no league law covering his
case was in effect at the time his al
legged crimes were committed.
The Dutch government has no
knowledge OF any attempt made by
the Allies TO get the accused exile to
surrender himself. AS far as is known
he expects TO stay at Amerongen and
Dorm and the former crown prince
who was not mentioned in the Allied
note shows no signs or. an intention to
leave his refuge on the island o:
Wieringen.
There IS some conjecture here as
to whether in case OF further demands