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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-25

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Tho Sick
Mrs. Oscar Cochran has been o.
tho sick list for the past two
weeks but is slightly improved al
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ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Der
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ton.
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Lodge Work
Worthington Lodge No. 179 l.:
o. o. F, will confer the thiro
Evening star., 1921-02-12
SENATORS DISPUTE OVER
COAL INVESTIGATIONS
Committee at Odds During Consid-
Grafton of Calder Regu-
lation.

senators engaged in committee con-
sideration of tho Calder coal regulation
Dill today got into serious difference over
allegations that the National Goa! Asso-
cation OF mine operations constituted a
combination to maintain coal prices.
Officers and attorneys of the associa-
ton Joined denHals of the charge after
Senator Reed. democrat. Missouri. re-
ferr1ng to alleged transcripts of orga nj
zation meetings produced by Representa-
tive Huddleston. democrat, Alabama
said that even a coal man is entitled to
presumption of innocence until guilt is
proven" and asserted ..innueudo" evil
dence was being recorded
Il am perfectly willing to let the
record stand as to the entire fairness
and impartiality of my conduct of this
nearing" Chairman La Toilette de-
clared. Every member will form his
own judgment"
Senator Reed replied that he was not
"criticising the chairman" but did
name Mr.. Huddleston. He asked that
all of the directors of the association
be brought here and then we can go
to the bottom"
Fletcher Lewis. attorney for the as
sociatlon. said the Calder Senate COM
mittee had ransacked the association
offices, seeking such evidence. Sena-
tor Calder was Immediately called in.
though Chairman La Toilette remark
ed that the Calder committee is not
on trial"
Senator Reed remarked that some
body did some pretty coarse work at
those offices, II my reports are cor
rect"
Senator Calder said that some of the
committee agents might have bean
'overzealous." but that the coal asso-
citation could protect itself.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
CAMPBELL WILL BE
PUT ON TRIAL MONDAY
Charged With the Murder 6t Mrs.
Gertrude Mann Match-
II, 1920 s,

William Henry Campbell, colored,
Will be called for trial Monday before
Justice Gould and a jury in Criminal
Division l to answer an Indictment
for murder in the first degree in
connection with the death of Mrs
Gertrude Mann, music teacher,
March II, 1920, on Porter street, near
Connecticut avenue. The body of Mrs.
Mann was discovered the next day
Campbell was arrested on suspicion
July Is last, when a detective noticed
his peculiar actions going from door
to door on 11th street near Monroe
street northwest. The prisoner is al
legged to have confessed to killing
Mrs. Mann, and gave the detectives
information which led to the recov-
cry of watch and ring taken from
the deceased. The jewelry was locat-
ed in Baltimore --
The prisoner is also reported to
have confessed that he perpetrated
the assaults on two women, one white
and the other colored. for which
Louis Randall, colored, was convicted
and is now at Atlanta penitentiary
serving a term of forty-five years.
President Wilson commuted life
sentenced to that term. Efforts were
started to have Randall pardoned on
the strength of the alleged confession
of Campbell.
Assistant United States Attorney
Paul. B. Cromelin will CONDUCT the
prosecution. while Attorney Royal A.
Hughes will appear for the prisoner.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
CARPENTERS DEMAND PAY
DURING TIME OF WALKOUT
Had Quit Work Because of Dispute
With Ironworkers Over
Theater Seats.

Should workmen be paid for time
they lost by refusing to work?
This is the proposition involved in
a jurisdictional dispute between car
itol Theater building project on
Pennsylvania avenue between 10th
and 11th streets.
Carpenters were taken off the job"
last Wednesday when d jurisdiction
question regarding the work on seats
came up. Seats are constructed Of
approximately so per cent iron and
90 per cent wood. The. carpenters
wanted jurisdiction for the majority
of the work. The ironworkers were
to start the work. The carpenters
walked out.
The proposition was settled, it was
thought, when the owner declined to
continue construction of the seats by
taking the ironworkers from that
work until next Wednesday, when a
conference of union leaders of the
two organizations will be held to de-
termine under whose scope the work
comes.
A report emanated in labor circles
today. however, that carpenters will
refuse to work unless pay for the
time lost is given them. For three
days and half they were idle They
want the pay for this time. They
were not discharged or locked out.
Officials of the carpenters and of
the ironworkers declined to comment
on the situation.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
ROCKVILLE.

The recently completed high school
building at Fairland was dedicated
yesterday afternoon. The exercises
were in charge of the Fairland High
School Improvement Association, and
were presided over by Odorian w.
Roby. chairman of the board of
school trustees.
Addresses were delivered by Dr. A.
F. Woods. president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland. who discussed
What the School Means to the Com
munity": John A. Garrett of the
Rockville bar, whose topic was,
Schools Versus Taxes" and Prof.
Edwin w. Broome. county superin-
tendent of schools. who talked about
Student Life" Col. Charles W. Con-
ley also spoke briefly. In the early
afternoon luncheon was served by
young ladies of the community.
The new building is a pebble-dash
structure, contains four rooms and
cost about $4,000. The principal is
Elmer r. Schwab.
A license has been issued for the
marriage of Miss Helen Converse
Browne of Waupaca. Wis. and Mar
Gus H. Hobart Of Evanston, III.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
CALLS LIQUOR INTERESTS
IN CONFERENCE MONDAY
Dry Commissioner to Meet Divi-
sion Heads and Others in
Unusual Parley.

LOUISVILLE, KY. February 1e-,
committee representing liquor MANN
iacturerS and exporters has been call
ed to meet in Washington Moudav
with Prohibition COMMISSIONS Holm
r. Kramer, Internal Revenue Com
missioner William NJ. Williams a rem
resentative of the Attorney Generals
once. and hve chiefs of prohibition
enforcement divisions to redraft reeu
Iations governing the liquor rraftic
ne committee is composed of Thomas
3 Jones, Louisville, liquor expert. rem
resenting the Kentucky distillers: 4
L. Cummin, Baltimore, east rye dis
tlllers; Henry NJ. Naylo, Rochester. y
u, rectifiers; Alphons Vile, New York
importers; Granville Whittlesey, New
York, gin distillers. and John ii Finn
OF cincinnati, brokers' representative
AT the time Attorney General
Palmer issued his ruling that the
authority of the government to per-
INIT withdrawal of liquor from ware
houses was limited to manufacturers
and wholesale druggists alone, il was
announced in Washington that since
under the law permits to wholesale
nquor interests as distinguished from
wholesale druggists could not legally
be issued, 1T was necessary to re-
draft the regulations.
Calling of liquor interests before
prohlbition enforcement officials has
never before been known. the calm
OF the conference for Monday es-
tabishinS precedent, it is under
stood.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
JOHN J. 0'DAY DIES.
Native of This City Stricken With
Heart Disease on Street.

John ]. O'Day, sixty-seyen years old,
1921 35th street. was stricken. with
heart disease at 9Th and F. streets
early this morning while returning
home from the plant of the Washing
ton Steel and Ordnance Company,
Anacostia, where he was employed as
an inspector. He was taken TO Emer-
gency Hospital, where he died at 3 3:20
o'clock. his wife and sons being at
his bedside when the end came.
Mr.. O'Day. a native of this city, was
son of the late James and Nora
ODay, his father being one of the
early residents of the Georgetown
section. The deceased was postmaster
in Tenleytown for a number of years,
and was a delegate to the convention
which nominated William jennings
Bryan for the presidency on the occa-
sion of the first time he was d candi-
date.
Mrs. O'Day who was Miss Rebecca
OBrien prior to her marriage, aHd
four sons survive Mr.. O'Day. The sons
are John Joseph, jr.; J. Wilbur. j.
Francis and c. Cyril O'Day. Funeral
services will be conducted in ST,
Ann's Church. Tenleytown. at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. members of
keane Council. x. c.. with which de-
ceased was affiliated. attending. In
terment will be in Holy Rood ceme-
terry.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
WARN OF BOLSHEvISM.
Occupation of Germany Useless
Under Red Regime Is Threat.

BERLIN. February 12 Germanys
plea for a reduction in the size OF the
indemnity will include yeiIed tbres,
mat bolshevism will gain the upper
hand IN the republic If the fa,harIand is
forced TO pay out several billion gold
marks annually. If bolshevism succeeds
the government esta blished by the radi
calls Will never recognize the Paris de
mandS and because of the violent
methods which the radicals will adont
the entente powers. i'm the event that
they should be forced to occupy barge
districts in Germany. would never be
able to comDe! the labcring people to
work for them in order 10 produce
enough goods to make the occupation
worth while
Besides pointing out all this the
German counter proposals will try to
impress upon the entente the fact
that the German government is quite
willing to pay a reasonable indem-
nifty, but that the idea of paying of
'indemnities for a period of forty-two
years. which would mean that the
people OF this and the next genera
ton would have 10 work all their
lives TO make up for the sins of their
fathers and grandfathers would
never be approved by the masses
The organ of the ultra monarchistic
party. the Deutsche Zeitung, even
goes SO far TO predict a new war
il the entente should insist on occu-
pying additional areas in Germany TO
force the Germans 10 carry out the
Paris and Versailles demands to the
letter
Evening star., 1921-02-12
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA,, February 12.-Prop-
erty sales just recorded in the office
of the clerk of the court: Mrs. Stella
Link to o. Ashby Reardon, house and
lot 9, block 16. section 2, Rosemont;
Judge L. c. Barley and wife to Judge
J. X. NJ Norton, one-half interest in
two squares of ground bounded by
Montgomery, Fayette, 1st and West
streets; Carroll Pierce, trustee, TO
Jennie Bennett. house and lot IS.
block 2. section l, Rosemont; Annie
f. Crawford to Milton c. Moor. lot on
the east side of st. Asaph street be-
tween Princess and Oronoco streets
In the police court today the case
against the driver of a truck and
his helper from Washington, who
are employees of wholesale house
who had aboard the truck a quantity
of extracts alleged to be in viola
ton of the law, furnished a bail bond
in the sum of 500 for their appear
ance before the grand jury. They
did not appear in person, a repre-
sentative Of the firm being present
together with Attorney Charles H.
Smith for them The bond of s.. 600
for the truck still stands. pending
the trial: The court has sent sam
pie of the extracts to Richmond to
be tested. They waived d. preliminary
hearing.
A white man and white woman.
also charged with dispensing ex-
tracts also were held for the grand
jury. and furnished bond in the sum
of 500 each.
An entertainment was given last
night in the Young Peoples building
py Lone Star Camp, Junior Guard
improved Order of Red Men.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, pastor of
second Presbyterian Church here. will
denver an address at Camp Humph-
reys tomorrow evening. Camp Chap
lain Perry c. Wilcox will preside.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
BERWYN.

BERWYN, Md, February 12.-Judge
j. II. Shepherd addressed the Febru-
ary meeting of the Berwyn Citizens
Association. 1t was announced that a
joint committee from the Berwvn and
Branchville associations would wait
upon officials of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company in a few
days in the hope of having the old
schedule from Washington to these
points restored. a protest against
the recent change in schedule has
been filed with the Maryland public.
service commission with a request for
a hearing by the Berwyn and College
Park associations. A resolution was
adopted urging the county .omm;s-
sioners to include in their annual levy
to be made next month a sufficient
sum to guarantee the continuation Of
the county social service work and
the work of the county school nurse
The motion was made by DR.. A. O.
Etienne. The association voted to be-
munity council. The matter of the
erection of a town hall wes discussed
and action deferred. William NJ
Dwyer entertained with stories and
jokes. Ice cream and cake was sarv-
ed by the ladies. Pfesiden. Herbert
H. Smith presided.
The University of Maryland Gle.
Club will give a concert Tuesday
evening in the Berwyn Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
u. S. SAILORS FIRED AT
IN VLADIVOSTOK STREETS
Believed Red Plot to Arouse
Americans to Action Against
Japanese.

TOXIC, February 1l.-tive Ameri-
can bluejacketS We're fired at by un-
known persons in Nladivostok at IL
o'clock Tuesday night, one of them
being wounded, says the Asahi SHIN
buns Niadivostok correspondent to-
day.
The Americans, reinforced by Rus
sian policemen. arrested three Rus
sian officers formerly under the late
Gen. kappel, once commander of the
western armies of the Omsk govern
ment, the correspondent adds.
The impression in Nladivostok, ac-
cording to the correspondent. is that
the attack was arranged by com
munists with the object of strainirg
relations between Japan and the
United States.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
WARD CANDIDATE
MENACED BY BOMB
Explosion at Political Meeting
in Chicago Injured
Six Men.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, February ia bomb
explosion at the nineteenth ward dem
ocratic headquarters last night seri-
ouSiy injured six men. 1t was attrib-
uted to politics today by Anthony
d'Andrea. candidate for city council
from that ward. who had narrow
escape himself
A big hole was blown in the wall of
III" brick building close to the speak
trs stand. but d'Andrea had just fin-
ished speaking to a crowd OF about
500 OF has adnerentS
Alderman Johnny Powers. who for
thlrlH-three years has represented
mat section in the city council and
state senate. and is "A candidate for
reelection to city council at the cleo
non February -. said today he hoped
no one would believe that he would
countcnance such an action by his fol-
lowers and that he had agreed with
d Andrea last Saturday to conduct d
c!ean-cut campaign.
Two of d'Andrea's precinct can,a,ns
suffered broken legs, one had his leg
blown of and several others We're
hurt. rope by which police assert
the bomb was lowered from the roof
70 the place where il was exploded
furnished the only clue TO the bomb
ers- Two men and woman in a red
antomoblle were Seen speeding away
from the vicinity immediately after
the explosion. but shots from no.
lceman failed TO halt them.
FOR several years d'Andrea has con-
tested political honors in the nine
teenth ward with Powers. but Powers
mas been regularly Reelected. until
now he is the dean of the city council
Evening star., 1921-02-12
ADMITS GUILT, POLICE SAY
Colored Man Said to Have Broken
Into 3O3 10th Street.

A young colored man, who said he is
George James Williams, Twenty-Five
years old of 437 1 street, was arrested
in an alley near 10th and c streets
about 1915 o'clock this morning by
Policeman Draeger and Special Po-
liceman William Young.
Williams is alleged to have had in
his possession an expensive coat and
other property taken from a store at
500 10th street. He also had a Jimmy.
the police say, corresponding with an
instrument that had been used to
force open rear door of the 10th
street establishment
When taken to the first precinct po-
lice station, the police reported. the
prisoner admitted having entered the
store and other places, and named an
accomplice. A second colored man
seen by the police this morning made
his escape.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
"HOLD-OVER" TOMCAT
WILL FEEL AT HOME
WITH REPUBLICANS

Tom. the Post Office Department
cat. is waiting to welcome the
next Postmaster General.
Appointed official rat catcher and
mouser of the department in 1909
under Postmaster General Hitch
cock, old Tom is still on the job.
Changes of administration mean
nothing in mis- nine lives His
twelve years have seen 'em come
and go.
Saucers Of milk may come and
saucers Of milk may so-down his
throat-but Tom holds his place in
the civil service unmolested.
Cats are excepted from the
usual civil service examinations"
said an old biography of Tom.
Democratic cats got after his hide,
but Postmaster General Burleson
upheld the civil service policy. and
Tom found himself safe.
So he still catches rats and mica,
and expects TO do il for a while
yet. One of Toms most ardent
friends AMI protectors IL. the de-
partment is Isaac z, King.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
ADMINISTRATION SEEKS
FACTS ABOUT REPORTED
VLADIVOSTOK SHOOTING

Secretary Daniels cabled today
to Admiral Strauss. commanding
the Asiatic feet, TO investigate
reports that five American naval
sailors had been fired upon in
Nladivostok. presumably by Rus
sian officers. and one of them
wounded.
The Navy Department has re-
ceived no advices regarding the
incident, and Secretary Daniels IN
Corporated in his message to Adj
mirai Strauss a copy of press dis
patches from Toxic telling of the
attack.
The state Department also cabled
the American consul at NladiVo-
stok for a report on the shooting
The embassy at Toxic forwarded
to the department Il press account
published there. which said that
two former Russian officers had
been arrested.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
CHARACTERISTICS OF LINCOLN
SEEN IN SPEECH AND INCIDENT
Views on the Importance of Education and
Its Relation to Free Labor-Belief
in the Efficacy of Prayer.

road and all other trains must be kept
out of the way"
So runs the first footnote appended to
a long-ago schedule of a special train
run by the Great Western railroad Mon
day. February II, 1861, sixty years and
one day ago. from Springfield, ILL.,, to
the eastern boundary of that state. bear
ing his excellency, Abraham Lincoln,
journey to Washington for his first in
auguration.
Several copies of the schedule issued
to all employees of the road concerned
were preserved by the engineer of the
train, from whom F. l.. Harvey of this
city obtained it. The special, according
to modern standards, was pretty slow
It left Springfield. the state capital. at
s am. got to Danville. now famous as
the home of Uncle Joe Cannon, at twelve
minutes after noon. and reached the
state line at 1890, four and half hours
after It's start.
All trains to be met and passed had
to be on a side track at least ten min
utes before the arrival of the special,
according to the instructions issued by
F. w. Bowen, superintendent of the
road. Agents and telegraph operators
at all stations had to be on duty and
report the trains time back to Spring.
field. All foremen and their crews had
to be on the track and know positive
ly that all was right"
LtncOln's Belief I'm Prayer.
That Abraham Lincoln believed
thoroughly in the efficacy Of prayer is
evidenced by an anecdote related by
the late Gen. Daniel E. Sickles during
the latter's lifetime, and called to the
attention Of The Star by Mrs. w. B.
Foster of Mount Rainier, Md. 1t seems
that Sickles lay wounded in Wash
ington hospital, with one chance of re-
covery in 500, according to his sur
geons. bullet at Gettysburg had
shattered his knee and severe COM
p1ications had ensued. The President
drove out to see him.
Il never prayed so fervently for
anything in my life as for success for
our arms at Gttysburg." Lincoln told
the wounded Union general. LAS I
prayed feeling of peace came over
me, and l knew that God had an
swered 'Yes'.to me and would be with
us on the field.
Now. l am in a prophetic mood"
the President continued, according to
Gen. Sickles. THE doctors say you
have one chance in 500. l say you
will get over this trouble, outllve the
war and be able to serve your coun-
try in years to come"
Evening star., 1921-02-12
CORNER STONE LAID
FOR RACQUET CLUB
Gen. Pershing in Charge Of
Ceremony at Building on
Sixteenth Street.

Attended by picturesque and inSpir-
ing ceremonies, and in the presence
of distinguished gathering of men
and women. the corner stone of the
Racquet Club, at 1855 18th street
northwest, was laid at noon today.
Gen. John J. Pershing conducted the
ceremonies and personally sealed
within the massive block the records
of the organization and the various
treasured mementos, using a silver
trowel, which glistened under the
winters sun.
Skill In Handling Trowel.
His remarks were devoted only to
description of the articles which were
placed in the block. The skillful man.
ner in which he handled the trowel
and the cement brought forth cheers
from the audience. The articles
placed within the block were handed
to the general by Nine de Sibour and
Mrs. Henry C. May. wife of the presi-
dent of the club.
President May opened the ceremonies
by briefly welcoming the gathering
and stating the purpose of the cere-
mony- He then presented honorary
membership in the club to Gen. Perish
ing. Chief Justice White of the United
States Supreme Court and Speaker of
the House Frederick H Gi!lett.
Prior to the services the Boy Scout
Band played. under the leadership of
Randmaster kidweil. The Invocation
was offered by Rev. G. Ernest Smith,
rector of st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
The articles which were placed In
the cornerstone consisted of pennies
Of 1921. copies of local newspa per
articles concerning the club. a copy of
lures or the twenty members who
signed it on January 81. 1920, all of
them being present at the dedication.
with the exception of Maj. Guy T.
Scott, who died recently. a copy OF
the clubs seal: cOpiessof the constitu-
ton and bylaws: photographed copies
of the clubs prospectus, signed by J..
H. de Sibour, architect. and Harry
Wardman, builder. respectively. of the
clubhouse. the first report of the club;
a photograph of President-elect Hard
ing. and a scroll containing the names
of the $50 members of the club.
To BE Finished In July.
The building was started Septem-
ber 4, last year. and is completed up
to the third story. 1t will be seven
stories in height and is expected to
be completed the latter part of July
On the platform during the cere-
monies. besides President May, Gen.
Pe-shing. Mrs. May and Nine de
Sibour, were Chief Justice White,
Speaker Gillett, Miss Mabel Board
man and Maj. John G. ekemyer,
personal aid to- Gen. Pershing.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
LIQUOR UNDER SKIRTS
AT STEAMSHIPS PIER.
BRINGS WOMEN FINES

NEW YORK, February 12-Six
women smugglers whose contour
showed pronounced expansion
after visit to the Italian steam
ship Giuseppi Verdi. were arrested
by customs inspectors and a
search revealed twenty-one quarts
Of liquor sewn in bags hanging
from their waists beneath their
skirts. The liquor was confiscated
and each woman. one a grand
mother. was fined IS.
Recent orders We're issued to
customs guards to scrutiniZe care
fully all persons, especially wom-
en-, who visited vessels at piers, in
an effort to check the flow of con-
traband liquor coming ashore The
discovery is believed to have un-
covered one means by which an
extensive traffic has heen carried
on.