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The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Mamie Stokes returned home
Sunday from a months visit with
her grandmother, Mrs. Kirby, and
aunt Addie at Gueydan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Guidry left
Friday on an extended vacation
"trip to be gone some two months.
They will first visit Mr.. Guidry's
people in st. James parish and
New Orleans then to Eldorado, to
visit Mrs. Guidry's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Huckleberry, a brother
at Tiller, Ark, then through In
diana, later visiting in Philadel-
lphia and other large eastern cities.
They will visit in Washington, D.
c., and on into Canada stopping in
Montreal.
Lewis Stagg, after a few days
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Stagg returned to
Beaumont, Monday. Mrs. Stagg
and children remained for long
er visit.
Miss Rena Hewitt is doing some
stenographer and in other ways
helping out in the bank during
! the absence of EdiaS VeiIIon.
Miss Dewana Scott returned
Sunday from a months visit with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Tupper in
DeQuincy, La.
Mrs. Clara Cavaness is employ
es as sales lady in Andrews store
during their special two-weeks
sale.
Fulton Cavert of Port Arthur
came up Saturday for a brief visit
with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Schell,
and sister, Mrs. Ethel Holt. He
returned Monday.
Through a misunderstanding
1.-THE Elton letter reported last week
that John Bolles had returned. 1t
should have been E. H. Bolles who
has been in Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs
Bolles and Grace returned some
time before not being able to Sc
ssars sRitahle FeeaGb.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Fulton Cavert of Port Arthur
came up Saturday for a brief visit
with his mother, Mrs. M. e. Schell,
and sister, Mrs. Ethel Holt. He
returned Monday.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Henry Upper and wife of De-
Quincy came home Sunday for Il
few days visit with relatives.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

| Mrs. Clara CavaneSs is employ
es as sales lady in Andrews store
during their special two-weeks
sale.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Miss Rena Hewitt is doing some
Stenographer and in other ways
helping out in the bank during
the absence of Edias VeiIIon.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Miss Dewana Scott returned
Sunday from a months visit with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Tupper in
DeQuincy, La.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Jno. Barnett and family went
to Lafayette Saturday to visit Mrs.
Barnett's sister, Mrs. lie Roy
Thackston and family returning
Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Mamie Stokes returned home
Sunday from a months visit with
her grandmother, Mrs. Kirby, and
aunt Addie at Gueydan.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

J. w. Mcfarland came over
from Port Arthur Sunday morn
ing to visit his family and other
relatives, returning Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-09

Mrs. Bernice Fusilier of Eunice
came over Thursday TO visit Mrs.
]. G. Hebert returning Sunday.
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Earning a Salary

ANY iA24 TL.1 .s ca.n.Lg u wage
or a salary can afford to buy in
Fairmont. The property is espec-
tally low priced and the terms OF
payment are so low that from the
smallest kind OF wages there would
be plenty left each month to meet
the payment required. Thus a man
who has not saved for a>home can
commence with a FaIrmont lot and
co the buying Of his property in ex-
actly the same manner as he would
put his money in a savings bank
each month.
WITH THIS DIFFERENCE.
That while he is paying for the prop.
erty It Is advancing year by year in
value, and the neIghborhood is
built up, when finally HE lot is paid
for and It's quality is such that he
should secure n loan for building pur
poses and in this way take the first
definite steps for a home Five
Thousand old rent receipts won't
buy a sandwich.
Think. this over then come In
and let me show you how you can
become the owner OF one OF my
beautiful lots located everywhere.
Lots from, SO to 500 cash then $40
saved r'r'' rTorth will q for It.
LEVI B. HARR
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teresting The prelimtnatss haye
already besn aksn a.. but nego.
tattons proper o. course win BE
held In abeyanee pending the out.
come Of our petition to the com.
mission.
To employ q seaSonable meta.
phor, we are in the ring to a knock.
out, and there viii be no draw SO
far as We are concerned. We are
asking Of the Monongahela Power
& Railway company only what we
actually need, and have long need.
ed. and we shall accept from 1t
nothing less. The aggressive in
this combat now Is ours. but the
proyocation Of 1t was and still ia
our opponents. The Monongahcla
Power G Railway company can at
will stop the determined fight be.
ing made on II by removing the
provocation, or 1t can take the
count.
BARRACKv1LLE RESIDENTS.
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headline. Whenit is not much good
for anything else, congress some
times makes a durn good mortuary,
Arrangements have been made
for a horse shoe pitching court al
iRavine Park. Ira Atkins, N. M.
Nicely and myself are a~nxiously
awaiting the announcement that a
bull ring will be established. Shoot,
kid, shoot.
We can't convince jake Linn
that Bob Martin is going to fight
Moran and not Brennan in New
York Friday night. but perhaps
he'll understand after he glimpses
the fight in person.
No matter who wins, Carp and
Dempsey will have their pictures in
the papers Sunday and that's what
counts.
The spectators who have seats
in back Of Tiny" Maxwell at the
fight will have to buy a paper 10
find out what happened.
We've been reading the advance
dope on the prize fight SO diligently
that by the last of the week we
expect to have picked up enough
pointers and to have seen enough
pictures of every type Of, deadly
blows to be able to start a fly
swatting campaign at home sweet
home.
To al. inquiries about Carp.
,Descamps shrugs his shoulders and
says "oul." It's nice he can say
something.
Speaking ABOUT this "back to
the people" movement, due precau-
ton VIII be taken OF course, to
see that the people get a chance
to pass upon 1t.
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RUFF STUFF

HowardsHardesty says Barrack-
vile certainly has a good press
agent. Howard ought 10 know.
Got To- hand 1t old Carpenter.
His mysterious workouts behind
the barn have reduced the odds
from aboutl50ltoS1, to 8 to 1 with
little thoneyStn5s sight.
And has Dempsey pulling weird
stuff at Atlantic City to offset the
Manhasset barn.
Last night a fellow says to US
youra smart guy and had orter
nave the right dope, watcha think
otthe light and we says ''it's good
style ftoRtake a short end chance at
on Carp" and
He says "ohel youra nut" and
We says 'ogotel, what did you ask
US for IN the first place." which
maneH the S1ttst round q draY.
rhats the trouble with giving
Expert opinions to dubs for moth
sngs e we had charged him our
regular Zee OF s25 he would have
thanked US an dbet on Dempsey.
ST. gaul,s friend is back on the
'front.' page Of the Astonisher.
Where has you been, where, has
you been 10 long2
At any fateshe will lend a lot
Of weight { the back to the peo-
pie" law codes; but why does any
law code want o have Its back to
the people.
aed:ctnal BesrSD D in House
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A Pittsburgh newspaper wants to know why.
with the people of this country. England and Japan
all in favor OF disarmament by agreement, the
statesmen hesitate. Well. the main reason is that
the statesmen are afraid Of each other and ever
more afraid that the people will change their minds
The first rule Of craftsmanship SO called is to play
1T safe. And when a real leader happens along and
the people find 1t impossible to do enough for him
the statesmen wonder what it is all about.
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TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE IS, 1921
THE MoNoMANIAc

NetSGESlHH
TfMsJuDsoN had a motor boat which usually
wouldn't mote
,heengine had catarrhal throat
WhichSneyer would grow better;
The pump was tied with wires and strings. and there
were ieaky piston rings.
And alwaysFquite a lot OF things
That allied the carbufeter.
But from the springtime to the fall, when Jim had
amy tin at.all.
you'd findshim in this boat a-sprawl,
All grtny and perspirtng;
Beneaththesbr1g and burning sun he'd try to make
that motor run,
His tlnkertng was never done.
ne tolled with vim u%ntiring.
But how he'd grin and how he'd glow when after
hours of work and woe,
The engine,d run a mile or SO,
with lots Of din and %clatter;
And when,st6S punctuate the ride, 1t gave a cough
orstwo and died,
HowgpatIently he poked ant pricd
Tolearn what Yves the matter.
ro1s Thim,
And gave q motor boat to him
a neat, efficient beauty;
HIS engine seemed to hum and purr with ""1oy OF
living" as 1t were,
AndSneyer. did q thing occur
Uniting 1t for duty.
But did this snake Jim happy" Nay, he soon began to
pine away;
Hesgrew more grouchy day by day.
And bored to desperation.
For when he need no longer do the thinkerng he
Ehankered to.
He}diedsb before a year was through
Forslack Of occupation!
Copyright, 1921, by N. E. "A.
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NsEH TlNE1Mf =
~ Fatrmpnk congidefas $500
clarence b Robinson to
ESline 4 Parcel 81 land ID me syn.
itage o. Grant Town. Confederation
1856.
Palatine Lodge No. 50, To- r..
to L. c. Minor q parcel OF land In
Maple Grove Cemetery. Considera.
ZION. Si25.
Board Of Education OF Falrmont
Independent School district to c.
Roy Marley, a parcel OF land on Mt.
Vernon avenue in the city Of Fair.
mont. Consideration, $2047.50.
Scott W. knight and wife TO
Charles W. Wilson, a parcel Of
land in the Monongahela Industrial
cOmpauy's East Side addition to
the city Of FaIrmont. Consideration
$500.
Holbert and spedden company to
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SPECIAL NOTICES
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, So

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, So,
pervIsing Architects Office,
Washington. D. c.. June II, 1921
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
ceived at this office until 10 a. M.
July IL, 1921, and then opened, for
remodellng post office screen In
the United States Post Office, Fair.
mont, ". Va, In accordance with
drawing No. 90 and the specifica
ton, copies Of which may be had
at this office or at the office OF the
Custodian. in the discretion Of the
Supervising Architect. Jas. A.
Wetmore, Acting Supervising Archi.
tect. 6:23.2+25-s7'2s.2s
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4%IcRE,EEpITABLE

HE choice Of Mrs. A. L. Lehman for the respons-
disposition Of executive head Of TIE new State
Sinking Fund commission will no doubt meet with gen.
efsl approval. for tis at once a compliment to the new
voters and a recognition of Mrs. Lehman's personal
qualification,
s&ssone Of the early active workers in the equal
1Hrase; cause and as a conspicuous leader in the cam.
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LETTERS IO
TIE
PETITION SENT TO CHARLES

FEtIllSN oENI TO CHARLES.
TON.
BARRACKvILLE, June "a
Editor The West virginian Ito.
day BarrackVille's petition for
period half.hour service was for.
warded to the State Public Service
Commission at Charleston.
The petition bears the bona fide
signatures Of $40 residents of Bar.
rackville and vicinity. An amend.
ed petition Of perhaps $50 addition.
al names will follow. within a week
or two.
In view OF the general. expressed
pubic interest in the petition as
well as the practically unanimous
sentiment behind the movement, we
feel that a brief exposition OF the
grounds OF our complaint, together
with the changes we seek to effect,
should be submitted respectively
10 Major Earl H. Smith, editor Of
The Fairmont Times, and TO Mr.,
James c. Herbert, editor Of The
West Virginian, with a collective
request for its publication at the
earliest possible date In both our
local newspapers.
Under the caption, Letters to
the Editor" an ideal forum for pub.
lie discussion has been wisely
opened to every topic OF public in.
terest, and before its impartial bar
any and every party, II it consid.
ers itself or Its interest unjustly
assailed, Is accorded equality OF
privilege and opportunity Of re.
buttal.
We unitedly protest against the
out-grown and wholly inadequate
transportation service being render.
ed by the Monongahela Power &
Railway company, and we petition
4he commission for a thoronRf.
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Wonder what Senator Underwood, who yester-
dag attacked the Frc'inghuysen seasonal coal freight
BIZ: on the ground that It embodied "the old Repub-
lican idea Of using the power of the government to
help one man by hurting another would say to the
proposed terms for settling the British coal strike.
which call for taking s5O,OOO.O 900 out Of the public
treasury and turning 1T over to the miners? No one
in this country seems to be paying as much atten-
ton to the British situation as it merits. Whatever
is done over there is bound to have an important
Influence here.
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SEASoNAL con FRELcKT RATEs

HE theory behind the Frelinghuysen seasonal coal
! freight bill is that it will decrease the cost Of coal
in summer and thus stimulate buying andransportaion
during the dull months. Senator Underwood. however,
seems to have come to The conclusion that the effect
Of this bill will be 10 increase the cost Of coal during
the winter months, and he made a bitter partisan at
tack upon it yesterday on that ground.
There is not the slightest basis for his contention.
For years hard coal was sold on The proposed basis.
At the beginning of the coal year all grades Of anthra-
cite were reduced 50 cents per ton and this reduction
was restored at the rate of ! 0 cents per month until the
original level was reached.
That arrangement had a very beneficial effect in
many ways. Ii lead 10 coal bin filling during the warm
months and 10 more evenly distributing the flow Of
coal from the mines TO the points Of consumption and
10 better credit conditions in the retail coal trade. And
while there are marked differences between hard and
soft coal market conditions there is every reason to be.
lieye that the seasonal freight bill would have much The
same effect upon the soft coal market so far as the
domestic and small industrial consumer is concerned.
The large Industrial consumer has always bought his
coal on contract and is amply able to take care Of him
self under any conditions.
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gaeeptfntting investigation into m
congested traffic Conditions that
Obtain nov, and have obtained fof
many months past on the Manning,
tpn. branch of.the companystelectrit
lines, without any attempted reiiel
at all on the part OF its manage.
ment other than the makeshift n
an extra car on Saturday evenings
tor two or three hours when ont
car loaded to even double its seat.
Ing capacity can not carry the
crowd OF passengers waiting at he
Traction station.
These conditions can neither b
denied nor disproved. D~isinterest,
ed spectators, as Locust ayenue
residents. sitting on their porches
Passengers who are keeping sys
tematic records Of car oyerloads
and photographs recently taken Of
dangerously overcrowded cars al
corroborate this fragrant fact,
Many Barrackville people work
In the factories on the East side
and the South side OF Fairmont. al
though the first in.going car does
not arrive there unit. 1900 a. m.
with necessity OF transferring, at
tended with a further delay OF IL
minutes getting to work Il connec
lions can not be made. As Fair.
mont factories start work at
o'clock, all Barrackyille employees
OF them are penalized every day 80
minutes to one hours dockage Of
wages, which is a pretty stir pre,
MUM to pay for residence IN Bar.
rackville. Besides the personal
discomfort and the hygenic dangers
OF riding on the Z o'clock morning
car, since 1t Is always ranlmed tight
full with people. such a situation
surely is not conducive to the vel.
fare or up-building OF Barrackville.
We bear the same relation tc
Fairmont in its Industrial develop.
ment as does Bellview, Edgemonl,
Norwood and Watson, and we Wig,
orously protest against the unjust
discrimination that denies to us,
and to US alone, a period halt.hour
service IN the morning and the eve.
ming, when our working people are
going to and coming from their la.
bors in Fairmont, especially since
we are paying 8 to Z cents higher
fare than any Of our neighbor
suburbs, without the advantage,
which all Of them possess, OF trans.
fer without additional fare to the
other diverging lines OF the city.
The track mileage from Maple
Point, first Barrackville stop, to
the Fairmont terminal Is not any
greater than the track mileage Of
the Norwood line, with free trans.
fer granted over ii from or to Bell.
view, Edgemont, Watson, or any
other part Of Fairmont, while the
average daily local traffic between
Maple Point and Fairmont terminal
Is much heavier than the daily traf.
fic of the Edgemont line, which has
all day half hour service from 6:15
a IN. till 11:15 p. m. We protest
emphatically against the different
phases Of the unfair and injurious
discrimination cited, and we pray
for equal participation at tho hands
of the commission In the privileges
and the conveniences enjoyed By
others similarly Circumstanced as
ourselves.
Half.hopr week day service from
Fairmont to Maple Poin: IA cent
zone limit, between $3.50 a. m. and
$3.50 a. M, inclusive, with reference
to arrival at Fairmont. and between
$3.50 p. m. and $3.50 p. NJ, inclusive,
with reference to departure from
Fairmont, Is required, in view Of the
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Asa Eaward Thnmas d MARCEL 6t
Iand ~ tic Beltyiew Heights adni
ton to the cit 81 mont Con
sidetationi $500.
T!aI9 Brett and Wlta3 "a vlrttti
|Harr, d paFcelSet land Mpss6n
town avenue Id the 81 FGlr
mont. Consideration st0H
Rosa May Cross and husband Ia,
Friend E. Harton. q pared Of lana
in the Suodgrass addition TO 4hn'
town Of Huntington consideE4,
Ntion, $1,000.
Oaklawn Cemetery company tol
Hugh Toothman; a parcel OF land
in the above mentioned eenetSss,
in Paw Paw district Consfdsra
ton, $40.
s@%r--fSi-
Tho first postoftiee An America
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Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

The following deeds have bees
filed with County Clerk Lee n. Sat
terfteld:
William F. Merrell to Harry l..
Gould, ten parcels Of land in the
Hamilton addition, Fairmont, ST..
zoo.
j. Virgil Harr and wife to NJ. W.
Ogden, trustee, S lots in the Oak.
dale addition, Fairmont, $500.
]. NJ. Prickett and wife to S. 4.
Brown, a parcel OF land on Stats
street in the First ward Of the city
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The bill which is intended to shut off the beer
supply for the "sick" was passed by the House yes,
terday and it is expected that 1t will be passed by
the Senate in quick time. This Is hard on the ''sick''
but it is harder on the brewers. who thought that
the Palmer ruling about beer kicked a permanent
hole in the prohibition amendment.
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City authorities have been rather patient over
the situation which exists because of the presence OF
unsealed mine openings that are no longer used and
they WILDE justified in vigorously enforcing the
ordinance now on passage providing a stiff penalty
for neglect to close these openings.
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49,
tact that conditions, had a. they
now q sthe periods nf he day
Just st-ted, become mueh aggravat:
ed Ehensthe White school q Fair.
mont the FairInont High school and
the Fatrmont State Normal resume
sessions, and again more so stEll
when the automobile season closes,
leaving the Traction line as the
only means Of transit until spring.
The Barrackville public Is de-.
prived OF much in It's community
life both Of a social and OF an edu.
cational nature by the failure OF
the Monongahela Power & Railway
company to operate an II o'clock
car at night, except Saturday. which
would enable attendance at Fair.
mont shows, lectures, and all other
forms Of amusement or entertain.
ment, but which at present is sadly
impossible, with Barrakcckvtlle and
Fairmont mutual sufferers as a re
suit OF the condition mentioned.
In this connection we point out
that an II p. m. car could easily be
run through to Warrington, and
become the first car into Fairmont
the following morning, the first car
into Fairmont from Clarksburg is
started each morning from Clarks-
burg, whereas the first Warrington
car into Fairmont started from the
Fatrmont car barns, while at this
time the 10 o'clock Warrington car,
the last through run. returns empty
to Fairmont at midnight.
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In conclusion. while VIC disclaim
any thought Of influencing or coerc:
ing in any manner the decision Of
the high tribunal to which we have
carried our ultimate appeal, we are
nevertheless conscious Of the merit
and business Of our cause, and we
do not hesitate to assert publicly, II
we do not obtain adequate relief
from the present, well.night intoler-
able period congestion Of car trar.
fic, we purpose not only to trans.
fer and pledge our patronage to a
competitive taxi service, but also to
aid It both collectively and indi.
vidually by every means in our
power to establish itself perma.
nentiy.
In the latter event taxi service
will be operated between Fairmont
and Warrington on an all day half
hour schedule with large, specially
built buses, each insured for $1O,-
600 for the protection OF passen.
gers, and with enough OF them to
carry the travelling public comfort
ably and safely.
There is absolutely nothing
chimerical or lmpracticable III the
proposition. The organization,
equipment and financing OF the ser.
Vice will be undertaken by a big,
successful eastern taxi corporation
with ample capital, experience and
business brains TO render the con.
test for passengers breathlessly In
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8paignsef last year Ms. Lehman Is almost as Wen
known ashout de tate Is de . athoms.
FRELINCHUYSENIMCHT HERE

PoN one Of The points Of his statement regard
~ united coal trade opposition to his. 50 call
bills this newspaper is in complete aceo
Senator Frelinshuysen. That is the one which
in The following language:
II these high salarted lobbyists. now
fighting in the last ditch, defeatthis bill, or
even postpone It, then the deluge may come
to them sooner than they expect. The pub
lie is long-suffering, but 1t will not suffer
forever.
! say to these men, IL they succeed in
their present purposes. through the propa-
ganda they have inaugurated a future Con-
gress( will not treat them with the same
degree OF leniency that characterfzes the
measures introduced by me. An outraged
public will demand more drastic legislation
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Honest coal producers have little or nothing to gain
by the complete defeat Of the Frelishuysen mesaure,
and they would be the heaviest loosers by the deIuse
which the New Jersey senator predicts.
The really sensible course for the National Coal
Association to pursue is to carry its opposition only to
the point Of securing amendments which will remove
the danger Of the government taking over the whole in.
dustry upon the whim Of some future administration.
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Tho first postottiee N America
was opened In, 17lo.