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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31
CHS EE 4 | HAD
1llIITE ElUg TINE
Shotgun Expert Draws a
Fine in Police Court
This Morning ). -.

Older the Constitution Of these
United states a man has a perfect
right 70 1--we, enjoy his liberty and
purSus that more or less elusive
wilIso'-the-wisp described By the
yora "bappineSsi IN that same his
tnrIe document. But when he un
sdertakes to shoot up uelghbor-
hood 70 prove his constitutional
fights, ne is acting IN a manner
decidedly unconstitutional, and
Bhodld be restrained. This Is the
gfstspf the remarks made by May
or Conway TO Clarence Dowd in
police court this morning as he i'm
posed fine OF $50 and costs on
: Clarence who vas charged with
having made night hidcous in the
heighborhood OF Tenth street and
Chamberlnin avenue with n shot
gun
Glarence's excuse, when nrraign-
ed before the Mayor this morninG
was that he vas attacked by 4
gang. OF roughs last night as no
bllRhted from a car OF Tenth and
Fairmont avenues. They chased
him. throwing stones at him as no
ned. In his flight. he dropped his
nat but fearing to stop. he con-
Hnued on home. secured 4 double
barreled shotgun and returned 70
Ehe scene for the sole and only
purpose OF retrieving his Aeadgcar.
He admitted hesitatIDgly. that he
Hadsfred several times into the air
hut had not shot at anyone. Fur
tSie ruuestIons BY tho Mayor elect
ral the information that Clarence $
fjursuers had been enga ged In a
sooiable little crap game. and that
Clarence had tried to horn In.
which started the argument that
ended in the shooting and rous-
ed neiEhborhood Later in the
night. George Spears. said 10 ne
dno. OF the crap shooters. was ar.
rested and posted a deposit OF 81"
Tor his appearance this morning.
he failed TO appear and his bono
was forfeited, TIE others ara
Known and will bo rounded up TO-
Fitz Nutter John SNAPPER and
lin Burdock, each drew a Enc Of
a. and costs for being drunk.
Scott Hawkins and okey Gray for.
feited the same amount. Minnie
laura, Nancy Grow and Frank
/, TomItson each charged WITH lotttr-
ing. forfeited $50 apiece.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

any 2nd. when s51 cars OF coal
was loaded.
Operations aIon gthe Mononga
hela railway In West Virginia on
Saturday loaded 450 cars II coal.
which were the best showing last
week with the possible exception
of Friday when 4s6 cars of coal
were loaddi and the best proiuc
ton Of the day OF the year was
established.
No coal was loaded on the Yves.
tern Maryland railway on satur.
day but 81 cars were loaded or
the Charleston division, B. & o..
r. r. and 352 cars wdre loaded
on the Monongahela railway In
Pennsylvania.
Is In Pittsburgh
Howard ~. Showalter OF the
Diamond Coal Company is on 3
business trip to Pittsburgh today
Mining Conditions
Today there are 70 mines work
Ing out OF 800 on the three rail-
roads in the FaIrTnont region. This
means that thedr are sixty mines
at work on the Monongah divis
ion B. & o. R. r.. and sixteen or
the Monogahela In West Virginia.
Not a mine Is at work on the Yves.
tern Maryland railway today
Eighteen mlneb are working or
the Charleston division. B. & o..
and q are at work on the Monou
gahels in Pennsylvania.
A total OF 7s5 mines are idle 70
day on the Monongah division B !.
& o.. while here are 20 down OF
the Monongahela IN West Viz
ginia. All Of the 10 mines are idle
on the Western Maryland Railway
Sixty three minds are idle on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

Charleston division. b. & o. r.
r. and q on the Monongaheia II
Pennsylvania.
United Mine Workers
Jama5 AIcCleary. district organ
iZer. is at Rosebud mine. along
the West Virginia Short Line.
Edward Matthews, secretary Of
sub district :, is IN the Ciarks-
burg district today.
Patrick Buckley. vice president
Of sub district (, Is at Gypsy TO
day. =.
Nick AieIlo. president of sub
district 4. is at Wyatt today.
Charles II, Bailey, information
al organizer is IN Charleston in
business.
Frank Mccartney, district or
garner. Is at Mt Glare today.
Geological Survey
Figures OF the United States
Geological Survey Issued this
week show that the production In
the Fairnont region for the weCTt
ending October 18th, was 2S.5 OF
a drop Of Is per cent compared
to the week ending October sth.
Other regions worked as fol-
lows during the week ending Oct.
ober 18TH Westmorelnnd, Ga per
cent Somerset, $50 per cent;
Central PENNSYLVANIA. 40.6 per
cent; Panhandle. 63.S per cent:
Ranawha, 33.I per cent: PocahoD
tas. To.s per cent; Kenova-Thac
ker, 1875 per cent.
Estimated Production
The Unitdl States Geological
Survey estimates the production
Of soft coal OF West Virginia dur
Ing July to be 1858 900 net tons;
during August 5.G54,00O net tons;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

Operators Association, has gone 70
Atlantic City for the Interstate
Commerce commission hearing OF
the Ohio rate case. Mr.. Bracket
was accompanied by ]. o. Caldwell
chief clerk of the association.
c. H. Jenkins. Fairmont. and A
Isle White, ClarlksburG, are ex'
pected TO attend tho meeting also
Saturdays Shipments
Curtis Bay shipments werd run
ming strong on Saturday Oft the
Monongah division B. z o. r. R.
when 22s cars went TO that coal
pier. No coal, however, was ship
ped to Arlington Pier or the lakes
en- that dny.
Saturdays r. r. Fuel
A total OF ia cars Of coal was
Skinned TO railroads off the Mon
onrah division B. & O.. on Satur-
day. OF that total the foreign
carriers secured 80 cars while the
d. & o. n. R. individually Fe-
ceIved % cars.
Eastern Movement
Twenty six trains were draWp
east OF Grafton on the B. & o. X.
r. on Sunday in which there were
$50 loads Of freight and SOS cars
of that weer coal. West off the
division there we're 342 loads oil
general fra'r-. drawn.
ON Saturday there were twenty.
eight trains drawn cast OF Grafton
in which 926 loads Of freight were
drawn. The coal loads amounted
to TAO loads. West off the divis
TON thtl.e we're 42s loads Of freight
moved west.
Friday there were twenty-four
trains drew $40 cars OF freight east
Of which 643 were coal. West OH
the Monongah division there wd-e
564 loads dTS7.
Saturdays Loading
Falrmont region on Saturday
loaded 1895 cars OF coal. This In
fact was the heaviest Saturday
production OF 1921 in tho region.
On Saturday, June 25, there were
1925 cars Of coal loaded, which
was thd hest showing Of the year
wit htha exception OF last Satuf.
day 49,,
ion n & O. r. r. on Saturday
loaded SIS cars OF coal. whcih was
the strongest loading on = Satur
fay since the week ending Feb-u
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31
Music Interest,
Will Be Boosted

TO stimulate an Interest in mn
sic among all the people OF Fair
mont aud vicinity and to encour
age a familiarity with better music
The Home Furniture company are
offering over 100000 10 prizes for
the greatest proficiency IN recoE.
MIXING standard music.
Mr.. X. W. IIlmelick. a wei
known educator. has selected ore
hundred compositions representa-
live OF the different typos OF music,
This list has been published in the
papers and a copy can he obta.ncG
at the Homo Furniture company.
Sorae time during the month OF DE.
cember a public test will be held.
At that time the different selection@
will be played and the person VINO
Is ab;o 10 recognize tho title and
composers OF the greatest number
OF selections Will win first prlse.
etc. There are twenty-five main
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

September, 5.7ss.Ooo met tons.
The production for the year up TO
Sd1tember 80 is estimated 10 West
Virginia TO be 81 10000 net tons,
Pennsylvania comes first With
an estimated@Het tonnage OF 81.
$4,000 for the year, Illinois is
third with 1886. 900 tons.
Seeks Bankruptcy
R NJ. French. r coal operator OF
Pancost, Clay county. has fled s
petition In voluntary bankruptcy in
United States District Court He
lists his liabilities at 1881 and
his assets at sS,S49 Mrs. Mary
Price French. his wife, was q.
partner with him and she has
filed a like petition Her liabili-
ties are listed as Sl.275 and her
assets at Sl7s.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31
Mrs. Joseph Gill
Taken By Death

Mrs. Joseph GnB aged 80 died
saturday evening at her home at
Rymer after an Illness with heart
-trbuble. She was the mother m
fourteen children. seTen Of whom
were the children OF a former mar,
rage.
s The funeral took place this morn.
ing at the Methodist Episcopal
church at Rymer and were conduct
4 ca by the Rev. A. S. Chairman. In
sterment was made in the RymeE
cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

pave Toothman and family ana
Mrs. Emma Neciy. OF MonougphS
county, motored IN and spent tho
afternoon With Nj and Mrs, 1amS4
A. Nicely OF al Spring street, yer
terday. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

The dollar Sign, s, is an abbre.
Walton Of the Spanish word
peso"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

JuEoslayla Is planning to eleetri
fy its entire railroad system. a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

A chop in China is trade
mark.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-31

Keep your sink as sweet rs your
disposltion-use Blue Devil.-Ady,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
Legislative Notes.

Former Lieut. Gov Mason s. Stone as
personal representative of Governor
HartnesS. accompanied by Adit. Gen.
Herbert f. Johnson left at 40 this after
noon for Augusta. Me. where tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock they will attend the
funeral of Governor ParkhurSt.
The second event of the social activities
of the present week took place this after
noon from , to ; o'clock when Mrs. James
Hardness. wife of the Governor. was the
hostess at a reception given at the Wood
art gallery on State street. y large mum
Der of guests. including the visiting ladies
of the assembly. wives Of the state officers.
wives of the department heads and resi-
dents of Montpelier enjoyed the hospital
ity of the occasion. Receiving with Mrs.
IIartnesS were Mrs. Abram w. Foote.
wife of Lieut.. Gov. Foote; Mrs. Franklin
S. Billings. wife of Speaker Billings and
Mrs. William II. Bcardsley, daughter Of
Mrs. Hardness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
HARTNESS PLAN WINS.
Continued from Page IL

Goff of Granville provides for medical
and surgical treatment for crippled and
nhvsicalIv defective children. The bounty
bill. H-131. was amended several times
from the floor this morning but the house
refused to rPcOmmit and the bill was fl
naly ordered to a third reading.
Among the important bills introduced
in the s"ratc was S-47 by Senator Bry-
ant Of Windsor giving supervisor of
the insane power to commit persons to
the state hoSnital' ON petition brought
before any probate court in the state. \
brief session of the senate was brought
to a close this noon for an executive scs-
sion to receive one appointment from the
governor. No action was taken in the
executive session and the appointment,
according to custom. will remain i'll the
senate > hours.
\ new proposal of amendment was in
PRODUCED in the senate this morning by
Senate" Carpenter of RichfoTd. 1t pro-
vidcS for a reading and writing English
test before a person Is allowed to vote.
Senator Durham of Windham county in
troduced resolution providing for a
committee to expedite the work OF the
session.
Under Suspension of the rules the sen.
ate took HI. increasing the pay of jus
tees of the supreme court and superior
Judges. entirely through the Legislative
process this morning and the bin passed
i'm concurrence without a dissenting vote
H-95. repeating the law requiring the
annual vote of the liquor license queS
ton was also passed in concurrence un
der suspension of the rules.
Adjournment was taken until this aft
crn0On and both houses were grouped
in front of the state house for photo
graphS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
LIVELY HEARING
ON 4S-HOUR BILL
Union Labor Officer Defends Proposed
Observation-Disclosures Say Women
DO Not Want 1t.

MONTPELIER. Feb 2.-One of the
liveliest hearings in the history of the
present Session was held before the com
mittc2 en- commerce and labor last even
ing The bill under consideration was H
-. providing for ne-and-a-half- hour
day and As hour week for women and min
.Ols.
The committee room was crowded and
the exchanges between the various speak
ers were spirited and at times personal, so
that the audience was IN a roar of laugh
ter nearly half the time.
Alexander Ironsides of Barre, speaking
in behalf of organized labor, defended the
measure at some length as a matter OF
Justice and humanity. renator Villas of
Chittenden county, who introduced the
defense. He admitted that while some OF
its provisions might be too drastic he
thought that CONCESSION could be made by
both parties 50 that useful measure
could he evolved.
Manufacturers and employers of labor
from many parts of the state were pres
cnt and spoke at length IN regard to the
desire of working women for overtime.
Harry Daniels of Montpelier former SEN
ator, provided most of the humor OF the
evening by his sharp replies and questions,
fired principally at Senator Has and Mr..
Ironsides, and Representative Warner OF
Ludlow told of the large amount OF money
which the working women had earned IN
the WOODEN mills during the last two OF
three years.
Others who appeared in opposition to
the bin wegc IT. f. Whitney, Estey Or
gan company, Brattleboro: +. G. Gustat-
son. Fort Dummer cotton mills; a T.
Wilder. Underwater wooden mills: James
Y. Dewey. rcwey's mills: William, )
Smith Cracker and Candy company. White
River Junction: George West, Vermont
Baking company, White River Junction;
.C. NJ. Davis. Mortified; +. II. Dawes
Grccu Mountain Card company, Hartford
William Walker. Ottauquechec wooden
mills: !. :. Cone Hartford Wooden com
NAM: Erauk NJ. CORY Of Montpelier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
HARDING TO PAY
A HEAVY TAX
Of His Salary as President $4,000
Must BE Returned TO
Government
$4,000

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Warren G..
Harding, as President of the United
states, will receive something like SIS, 900
less compensation from the government
annually than Woodrow Wilson has re
celvcd. The treasury viii pay Mr. Hard
inc the same amount that it paws Mr.
Nlison-S75,0O0 annually-but internal
revenue bureau officials say that Mr.. Hard
ing must return nearly onc-fourth Of this
in income tax.
President Wilson was exempted from
tbs income tax under a supreme court
ruling bocause be came into Office before
the enactment Of the 1918 revenue laws
under which taxes were sought to be i'm
posed ON the salaries of the president and
Of federal Judges. The supreme court held
that the tax could not he collected in the
case of incuWbeuts because of the c0nsti-
tutional inhibition against the reduction
of the salaries of the executive and federal
iu1"es during their term of Office.
The solicitor-general has ruled that the
tax could be collected from officials taking
office after. the law became cIfectvo he
cause that would not briu" about auv 70
duction in salary during the term OF Of
fee.
Revenue bureau officials say that Mr..
Harding. of course. viii he allowed the
usual exemption of $1,000 year f", a
married man and NAV claim certain bus
iuess exemptions. Placing his eXcmptio'
at S2G00 yearly, however. they figure h1'
normal income tax at $3.50 and his sur
tav at $40 $40 a total Of SlS,420,
President Wilson IS understood t
have paid some taxes under the 1918 Ia"
before the supreme court ruled on thf
section which federal iudgcs attacked. ,bu
revenue bureau officials viii not say how
rluch. if am. &C 1t was refunded, holding
that under the law such matters are con
Fdrutial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

r. f. Parkhurst is confined to his home
with tonsilitis.
H. 4. Carpenter of Newfane is visitor
in town today.
Mrs Frank Crosier of South Vernon is
a visitor in town today.
Ray Deane of West Townshend is in
town today on business.
w T. Root is in the Brattleboro Memo
rial hospital for medical treatment
Miss Susan Hanraran is spending the
day at her home in Hinsdale. y. II.
Joseph Rcnfret has finished work at
the Central Vermont freight office.
Mrs c. O. Robbins left this morning
for Atlanta, Ga, to stay several weeks.
Glenham Jones went to Boston this
morning on business for AIanley Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T. Putnam went
this morning to Springfield, Mass, to re
main Il few days.
Edward Coleman of Bellows Falls, audi
tor for the American Express company, is
in town today on business.
Miss Edna Putnam of Chaplin street is
confined to her home by illness. Miss,
Anna Johnson, nurse. is caring for her.
Robert Mitchell will finish work April
! for the CIapp & Jones Co. and will
take a position with the Dewitt Grocery
Co.
Rev. Father p. ]. Long of Montpelier
is visiting here with his sisters Miss
Mary and Miss Bridget Long of Cedar
street.
{. +. Thomas has resumed his duties
at his drug store after an illness of several
weeks. following an operation in the
Memorial hospital.
Miss Carrie Wightman, who had been
a guest of her cousin. Mrs. G.. T.. Sherman
at the Brooks House. has returned to heI
home in Walpoie. y. III.
\. =. Simonds is expected to return to
day from Newport. y. H.. where he went
Yesterday on business for the Houghtpn
Simonds x KingSbury drygoods store.
Fred Maynard of the Boston Chamber
iOf Commerce. who is Il representative OF
the BARTLETT Frazier Co. of Chicago, wa.
4 in town over last night on business at the
Office of +. Crosby x Co.
| David Carey of Elliot street. who is il
! the WeSSon hospital in Springfield, Mass.
| following an operation for the removal o
! cateract. is doing well. ID. +. Riley ac
companied Mr.. Carey To Springfield Sun
day.
Airs. William III. Flagg of Nantucket
and grandson. Carroll Johnson. who ha,
! been spending month with her daugh
| ter. Mrs. 4. r. Britain. left today for New
| York for a week stay before returning
| to their home.
AIisS Ruth Hebb. who is spending tn
! winter with her aunt. Mrs. Gcorg
| Baker. i'm WatertOwn. =. D.. and VIII
had been seriously i'll with smallpox, i
| now out of quarantine and il making
! satisfactory recovery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
SPORTING
WHEEL CLUB TEAM
GAINS ON MASONS
Now Two Points Behind Leaders in
Town Bowling T0urnament-Inde-
pendeuts Beat Odd Fellows.

At the close of the two bowling matches
in the town tournament last evening the
Masonic team had fallen slightly from
grace, although keeping in first place,
while the Wheel club team, which rolled
with the MaSonS on the Odd Fellows
ALLEYS, took a stride ahead. now remaining
but two points behind the leaders OF the
tournament At the same time the ODD
Fellows fell behind in an equal degree
with the Masonic fall. while the lndepend-
ents. who still hold the cellar position,
made a good leap forward in the match
on the Masonic alleys, due principally to
BIake's 1T pinfaIl in his first string, the
highest single string of the two matches.
In the Masonic Wheel club. match the
team scores ran to .311 for the Wheel
club to 1871 for the AIaSonS. the Wheel
club winning three points of the match
TO one for the MasOnS. Dimes and John
son of the Wheel club aggregation tied
for honOrS for high single Of the match.
each knocking down III pins. The high
three-string total, was 313, rolled by
White of the. Masonic force. whose third
string totaIed 100. This same single
string mark was reached by Marks of the
same team and Kennedy of the opposition.
The Independents-O Odd Fellows match
on the Masonic alleys resulted in team
scores of 1888 for the Independents to
] .307. for the Odd Fellows and the indie
pcndents won three points of the match
to one for the opposition. Blake, who
rolled III. the highest single of the two
matches. was the high three-String tCtaler
with BOG.
Following are the scores of the two
matches and the team standing:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
HEALTH OF WOMEN.

How many perfectly well women do
Won know? Isn't it true that in order to
keen up with the march of progress the
endurance of woman is often strained t.
its utmost. and the tax upon her phyyi-
cal system is in many eases greater than
she can stand? Headaches deve'op. aud
nervous irritability, backache dragging
down sensations and other painful all
mentS peculiar to women. The reliable
remedy when a woman "ets into such a
condition is lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. as for nearly half q gen
fury it has proved the natural fPSFefst:vti
fUI these troubles AdY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
NO BLIMPS FOR SEALS.
Newfoundland Government VIII Use Air
planes to Hunt Them Instead.

So. johns. y r, Fob. >. - Tho
Ns,wfonndapd government has aban-
,lored IT'S plon to use three h'imps TO aid
in tho location of seal herds in tive an
nuaI bnp+ for seals 10 be started newt
reonth The principal r"ascn asvi""cd Is
the difficulty of operating the d.riGib'es
in northern ATTITUDES.
There will he hunt from the air.
however in which two airr'anoS will he
ernplnved One Of these already. Is sta
toned at B5two0d. on the n"rthpSat
t.eaat: nrd onothcr rocpnt'v ordered from
England will be taken to the same pla"n.
The hlhnps. which were the gift of the
British government. will be sold.