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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
Call for Officers Proved to bes use
To Get Them Into Power of
Of Determined Men
NO FATALITIES ARE REPORTED
tBy Associated Press. ,

CHARLESTON w. VA, August According
to nIornatlon received mere TINS a1ternoon
official iuJ authoritative sources, armed men last
night disa1med detachment OF state police and
deputy sheritfs at Sharples, u miles from Logan 1t
was stated however, tnat no shooting had occurred
and no one had been hurt.
Rumors that detachment of state police and
three deputy sheriffs had been disarmed$ $pya band
Of about rs armed men, believed to have beenminers
at sharpes last night were confirmed by Don Chafn,
sheriff Of Logan county, in conversation the
Chain, however, denied that anyone had been killed
The police and deputies, Chafin said, had been
called to put down some trouble near Sharples and
when the detachment arrived they were surrounded
armed men and disarmed. Chafin saidhe believed
the call for the officers was a fake.
Atthe office of state officials here today no re-
port had been received concerning the affair nor
had any been received by G. r. Keeney, president of
the United Mine Workers District No. Ia.
Telephone wires in sharples, both those of the
telephone company and Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road were cut last night and details whats going
on near Charples could not be ascertaned direct from
there.
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Red Men Of Valley
WITHHOLD Pow fgow


A big time Is in prospect for the
Improved Order OF ked Men Of
Falrmont and Nlonongdh next Wed.
nesday when Setting sun Tribe, NO.
16, Of Falrmout, journeys 10 'rrac.
ton Park for a grand pow.Wow on
the invitation OF Iuba Tribe, No.
69, Of Monongah.S Included In the
invitation are the members Of
Juanita Council. no, 8, Degree Of
Pocahontas.
Various sporting ebents have.
been arranged ior the eatGrtalnt
ment OF the visitors, incilding 3.
bSse6all game between the luha.
and Setting Sun Braves, b4s tns
Dig attractions aIe scheduled Eoi
the night, and consist Of q war
dance, Sfilliwed by o sham battle be.
tween the white soldiers and In
dams and ths burning Of a white
prisoner at the stake,3 The sham
nattle will be performed by about
so Indians In costume and the same
number OF whites.
I Following the battle and exhibi.
ton of the horribte fate Of the
straw man, q dance will be held
in the pavilion.
"a large crowd is expected to at.
tend from atrmout.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
.Hold-Up Story Is
Being Investigated

Spencer Blair Of, Carolina, is a
prisoner in the county jail pend.
ing the investigation OF a story he
told yesterday about a holdup in
which ne claims to have been re.
lieve Of about $3.50 belonging tc
the Consolidation Coal Co.
Blair was a team driver for the
mines and yesterday went out to
collect some money. due the COM
pany. He first went to Worthing.
ton and got some express pack.
ages. then proceeded up Teyer.
baugh creek to make his collec.
tions, While on his way, he says,
Ihe was stopped by, two men In o
Ford runabout who Aeld him ur
at the points OF two automatic
guns and took the money from him.
He lmediately went TO the mine
and reported the matter to the
superintendent who In turn called
the local police,
Late yesterday afternoon two
men answering the description Of
the two men given by Bair, were
stopped by Patrolman DIgmau
but when Blair confronted them
ne stated that they were not the
men wanted, although they admit.
ted having passed him on the
Teverbaugh road. Two other meI
answering the. description are also
said to have been seen going II
the direction OF Warrington bui
who they were or where they went
has not yet been found out BY the
police.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
.BUSINESSG00DAT
. WHITE ELEPHANT
Some New Merchandise
Was Received This
Morning J;

Business was good yesterday at
the White Elephant sale Of the
business and Professional Women's
club which is being held in the Y.
w. 9. A. dorniitory across from the
fire department. Customers start
ed to come this morning as soon as
the place was opened and it looked
like good Saturdays business.
The articles that IRE being sold
arc very cheap. There are a lot
of shirt waists that are going at
10 cents each and whole table full
Of hats, many Of them new, SELL
ing at from $1.00 to $3.50. The
majority Of the dresses that were
offered yesterday have been sold
but new lot Of goods came In this
morning. This included q very
nice oil lamp, excellent for camp
or cottage. A kcwpi doll also ar
rived in this mornings lot and this
will be sacrificed.
Probably the best donation re.
ceived this morning was a whole
tub Of flowers from the Hague
green house. These are selling for
rs cents a dozen for the best.
Miss Dorcas Prichard, saIeslady,
was on the job again this morning
and doing some rapid calculating
when she had a large sale to COM
plete. She proved her worth, how
ever, and never cheated herself but
always the customer. She regrets
to say that the shoes are not sell.
ing in carload lots as she had hoped
they would.
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By The Way:
Daily column given to current
events and frank comment
WORK

MATURE endowed c.ru.o
IN with his wonderful voice but
his great success as a singer was the
result Of hard work.
Heneyer toOkit easy.
Even in his last years, when at
he very zenith Of his powers he
went through each performance key.
ed to an intense pitch. He never
Stacked. was never satisfied to do
less than his best.
Not long before he died, caruso
was quoted as saying: Each time
! sing, | feel as if there were some
one waiting TO take my position
from me. to destroy Caruso and |
must fight, fight Ike a bull to hold
my own"
Ifthere were more Of this figtsins
spirit in the world, there would be
fewer failures.
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.NEGK IS broken TN
FALL FROM NOV
Preston County Man May
Live In Spite Of
Injuries

Joe MiowskI, aged IS, was ad.
mitted to Fairmont state hospital
yesterday suffering with a broken
neck which he sustained when he
fell from hay NOV near Howes-
vile, Preston county and altghted
on his head.
He was brought to the local hos
pital and an x.ray revealed trae
ture OF the neck. While the mans
condition Is serious yet with care
ful nursing and BY The use Of d
"1ury rig" which ig a contrIvanee
made to support the neck, an1
which rests on the shoulders, he
may eventually recover. However
the recovery will be slow and in
the event he does recover 1t prob.
ably will be a year before he Is
well and he will always be forced
to wear the Jury rig" He was
brought to the hospital by his son
who .is Catholic priest residing
in Preston county.
ORD and Cora Grimm, seven year
old twin sisters OF Heola, w. Va,
were operated on at the state In.
stitution for the removal of their
tonsils. The children were en- route
to Elklns where they will enter
the children's home there.
Mrs. J. B. Brown Of Morgantown
was admitted to the hospital last
evening suffering from an aggra.
ttatn5 an1a ~ aaaaaItotkt1 Ha.
condition was critical when she
was admitted and after treatment
she showed some signs Of improve
ment.
The state hospital Is full to ca.
paclty at this time, every bed being
occupied. Yesterday five cases
were admitted to the hospital five
dismissed and five turned away on
account Of lack Of accommodations.
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Jail Population
Over Century Mark

A raid at Grant Town by county
officers this morning that resulted
in three arrests, raised the mum.
ber OF prisoners in the county jail
to 101, the first time since Sheriff
Charlton assumed office that the
number has. reached the century
mark.
Every available cell in the jail
is now occupied but it Is likely
that Jailer Reed will be Just as re.
sourceful as the average street cal
conductor in case Of any more ar,
rests during the week end.
Two stills, several gallons oi
moonshine whiskey and uantitS
OF mash were found by the officers
this morning and James Petro
Guy Belle and Victor Kochiu
brought in and placed in jail.
at the home Of Petro keg oi
mash was destroyed. Belle had q
still and Kochin had quantity o.
whiskey. At another house a Still
was found but the proprietor wal
not at home. He will be brought
in later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
FOLKS
-H(JtDBEB:|AIE
Will Decide Whether to
Incorporate or Join
Fairmont

Will Edgemont become an incor-
porated village? That is the ques.
ton that will be debated next Fri
day night at the Fleming chapel
when the Edgemont Civic club will
meet there. In fact the whole
meeting will be given over to this
debate. The meeting last night
brought the subject up and it was
decided to debate it next week.
Some of the people think that
Edgemont should become part of
Fairmont but others would rather
be IT in Edgemont than just a
mere citizen Of Fairmont, they
want Edgemont incorporated as a
town.
At last nights meeting several
committees were appointed to get
things done, get permission to burn
garbage in the city crematory, en-
force clean up day which is next
Thursday, put up warning signs to
the speeders and apply for speed
protection from the county court.
After seeVral preliminary meet
ings the club got down to real ac-
ton at last nights meet. They
are all interested in making Edge
mont a model suburb and they now
have the committees and other
means to set about the work Of
being a model.
Weeds will be cut and there will
be a general cleanup of the COM
munity on Thursday which has
been called "Clean Up Day" The
committee to see that the cleaning
Is done consists of G. E. Zuspan,
Andrew L. Nickolich, James Davis,
C. H. Bloom, Herschel Barnes and
George A. Brand.
Speed signs committee: Mrs,
George NJ. Wiltshire, C. E. Mumford,
and DR.. L. N, Yost.
County court committee: Frank
Neely, =. G. Bowman and George
A. Brand.
Crematory committee: HerseheI
Barnes, ]. R. Lake and c, H, Bloom
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.METZSLAPSNOMAN.
COSTS HIM TEN
Another Girl Arrested AT
the Maggie Smith
Resort

A very we'll dressed middle aged
woman staggered into police head
quarters this morning about S
.o.clock, and with III tie ceremony
she was dire eted down stairs to the
city jail, where she laid down and
seemed very comfortable. 4 I,
At the hour for the 9 o'clock
session Of police court the woman
apparently was as drunk as ever,
still being too intoxicated even to
tell her name. Z.
Claud Metz's name appeared on
police, court records again this
morning. The offense charged
against him is fighting in which
it is alleged that he slapped a
woman. Policeman Holt made the
Arrest, released Metz on forfeit
Of $40 and this morning Metz did
not appear to deny the charges.
Chief Of Police Snider last night
arrested another colored girl at the
Maggie Smith resort on Water
street charged with lettering. The
girl who did not give her name,
gave the officer $25 and told him
that she would not appear for trial
this morning. She kept her prom
Use and this morning the money
was turned into the city treasury.
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Kiwanis and Rotary Com
mittees To Appear AT
City Hall

Yesterday afternoon the com.
mittee appointed at the last meet.
ing Of the Klwanis club to work
out plans for better milk for Fair.
mont and the members OF the Civic
committee OF the Rotray club
which was instructed to cooperate
IN the movement has a very satis-
factory meeting at which tenta.
tive program was worked out.
Arrangements were nude for
the members Of the two comittees
to appear before the city Directors
at tho regular weekly meeting on
Monday an dpresent the case. and
It was intimated that the city ad.
minlstratiou is in position to do
something.
One Of the things that has been
suggested as among the possibil.
tiles Is a full time health officer
for Fairmont.
Another Is Nllk tests, for the
time being at least. without the
necessity OF th4 city buying a
laboratory equipment, the owner
of complete equipment already
in use in the city having been
persuaded to take on the tests in
the interest Of better health con.
diions in the city.
Meanwhile the Kiwanis commit
tee is continuing its inquiry into
the mthods by which other cities
In this section of the country arc
supplied wits milk.
The KiwanIs club committee
consists Iot Attorney James A.
Meredith and Doctors A. B.
Smith and j. B. Clinton. Tho
Civic committee Of the Rotary clul,
consists of D. A. Maurer, chair
man, W. j. Lydic, w. H. Sped
den Sam R. Nuzum and Mayor
conaway.
Since the milk movement start.
ed there has been much discussion
OF the milk inspection ordinance
which has been on the city statute
hooks for many years but never
enforced. This ordinance has been
pronounced one Of the best in the
country. 1t is printed in full in
another column.
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TO
Make DRIVE
FOR members ! {.
Many Interesting Reports
AT, Last Nights
Meeting

Many things were aecomplished
last night by the small but repre-
sentative gathering of the mem
berS Of the Edgeihent Antomobile
Club at their regular meeting in
the county court room, ot which
the most important was the launch
ing Of a membership campaign.
Charles r. Hopper was made chief
Of campaign which viii embrace
the whole Of the county. Ihe city
will be worked first and II viii DC
divided into wards and there viii
be a captain for each ward VINO
will get his own Wotkess. They
will tnen see every aut6In obiie own
or in their section Alter the city
has been thoroughly covered tno
work will be extended to tnc rest
of the county until IL De close Of
the campaign the cub hopes 10
have at lest 80 pen cent o. the
autolApbile owners Of a. county
In the "A, A. a. GlpB ot thir.nont.
Before the neetil trsro nst
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
TEMPERANCE

A CCORDING to Dr.. Baillop.
"A a famous French physician
and tuberculosis expert, prohibition
will go long way toward preyent-
ing an increase in tuberculosis.
He points out that in every coun-
Try where alcoholism is increasing
tuberculosis is increasing
In France. where water drinking
is practically unknown, ,s.his French
doctor says that there are about
2.000,0 900 tubereuIars, which means
that over five per cent Of the people
are afflicted. The white plague
takes a yearly toll of 10000
Frcnchmen.
Some temperance argument, that.
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Miners Meetings
InRegion Sunday

Two big mass meetings Of the
United Mine Workers Of America
are scheduled to take place in the
Fairmont region on Sunday.
The one will be held at. Enter
prise, Harrison county in the at.
ternoon at 1880 o'clock and win. be
addressed by G. Frank Keeney
Charleston. president Of district
II, United Mines Workers; Fred
Mooney, secretary and treasurer,
and otSer officials. A large at
tendance Of miners Is expected.
| Another session OF miners is the
one at Kinkmont, which Will be
held at 4 o'clock. Resolutions will
be drafted on the Mlngo county
situation.
It is expected that President
Keeney will refer to the Mlngo
county situation as we'll as the re.
fuRal Of the miners to stand for
any wage cut
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4 Private Brown To
Be Buried Sunday

The body Of Lloyd E. Brown,
: Mo was killed in foreign service
,snd which reached New York re.
comfy arrived here this morning
and was taken to the home Of his
||Sssher Morris Brown at Mt. Har.
aty The funeral will take place
tndRy afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
rom the Mt. Zion church and bur.
sil win be made there. The HeInt.
kselman and Hamilton Posts Of the
Elnetican Legion will. attend the
vices and the young man will be
led with military honors.
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full Time HEALTH H0EFICER AND REGULAR milk
INSPECTI0NARE N0NREGBRDEDASGERTAINRERE
TEXT OF FAIRMoNT MILK ORDNANCE

AN ORDINANCE regulating the
Sale Of Milk and Prohibiting the
Sale or exchange Of Unclean, I'M
pure, Adulterated or Unwholesome
MIX or Cream; Providing for the
Issuing Of Permits to Persons
Engaged in Dealing in Milk; for the
Inspection Of Samples; Authorizing
the Health Officer to Require the
Tuberculin Test Of any Herd Sus-
pected Of Infection with Tubercu-
losis, etc.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FAIRMoNT:
Sec. 1. Every person or corpor-
alton desiring to sell, offer for sale,
expose for sale, dispose Of, ex!
change or deliver milk or cream in
the City Of Fairmont, shall make
application to the City Health Of
ticer for a permit so to do. Such
application shall be made on a
printed form, to be furnished by
the City Health Officer upon de-
mand, and the applicant, il an in
dividual, shall state therein his full
name and residence, and if cor
poration shall state therein full
name and residence Of each Of its
officers. Such application shall
also state the location of the place
at which it is proposed to carry
on the business. It shall also con-
tain a statement of the number and
character Of wagons or other We.
hicles to be used by the applicant
in or about his or its business; !;
also the number of cows, If any,
owned or controlled by the appli-
cant, and such other data concern
ing the conduct Of such business as
the City Health Officer may re-
quire. The City Health Officer
upon receipt Of such application,
shall cause to be investigated the
place Of business described in such
application, and the wagons and
other vehicles, If any, intended to
be used by such applicant. II such
places Of business and such wagons
or other vehicles are found upon
such investigation to be in a sani-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
Morgan Hardware
Store. To Move

2. W. Morgan 6 Bro. who had
conducted a hardware store at $40
Water street will move about Sep.
tember / to the Leonard building
at 30S Merchant street In the room
that Is now occupied by L. D. Holt,
grocer. This room Is an ideal one
for a hardware store. It Is consld.
erable large Tthan the one the
firm now occupies. They expect to
carry q larger and more complete
line Of hardware. In addition to
their line Of hardware they expect
to continue the roofing and sheet
metal business at 610 1.2 Pitts
hurgh avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13
Say Foremen
Took Mine Funds

Charged with embezzling funds
Mononaah mine, Elias Leeper
nine foreman was arrested yes.
tday by county officers and
lodged IN the county jail. Leeper
|, was sent for the money for the
1pay roll and is charged with hav-
hing appropriated 1t to his own use.
Z leeper denies the truth OF the
large and says that when the
tlIcers arrived at his home to
make the arrest, It was the big
gest surprise of his life.
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lIA. {
SFOR
} R|.(A IS
Six Men and Two
Motorcycles
Coming Here

4 special delivery letter received
,ltI afternoon by County Clerk Lee
n sattertield from Col. Jackson
A oid at Charleston conveyed the
cheering intelligence that SIX mem.
bers q the state police in charge
|. OF Sergeant olin Ruth are on shelr
Nay % Fairmont eulpped with two
tley:D Davidson motorcycles with
lde cars 20 help in patrollInE the
roads leading out Of Fairmont.
The action Of Colonel Arnold is
{hc culmihation Of a lot Of aglta.
zion started some time ago by var.
ous civic clubs who first petit
soped the county court for redress
rqm ttie dangers OF Speeding by
ers Of automobiles. The court
made application to Colonel
.ncld and the action OF the sup.
tutendent OF the state police is
le result.
A Il IS expected that the troopers
VIII arrive in Fairmont some time
today.
FollowIng is Col. Arnold's let
ter.
Tho clerk Of the County Court,
Ahlarion County,
rairmoi1t, w. Va.
RQear Sir: We are sending to
fsirtnont six members Of the state
j cllce equipped with two Harley.
t.1ayidson motorcycles with side
cars 70 help In patrollIng the roadA
leading out Of Fairmont. These
pen Wlilgbe in charge OF Sergeant
fQiin Ruth. and are all clean cut
<sp and i trust you will all help
get them started off right.
Please bear in mind that these
tnen are but tsshuman like the rest
I'f III. so don't expect too much OF
hem and also remember that 1t is
lth gH and policy. OF thlssdepaEt.
lmen9not to adtag gonize but to most
heartily cooperate In every way
possible with local officers, this be.
ing particularly in matters aris-
Ii't within the city limits. 1t Is our
kestre not TO mix up in these mat.
s.ers only IN cases where we are OF.
iering assistance.
hope to get up Fairmont way
eari in the week and will look you
Very truly,
JACKSON ARNOLD.
Superintendent.
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MRS! AMANDA lME;RRiLL- DIES

Mrs. Amanda B. Merrill, aged
50, wife Of @. N. Merrill, died last
night at her home on Merchant
street after an illness Of long dur.
alton during the greater part Of
which she had been confined to
her bed.
( The funeral will take place on
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
from tho residence and burial win
be made IA woodla&n cemetery By
undertalker Musgraye and Son.
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A catastrophe is when the ladies'
literary society meets with no one
absent to be talked about.
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GREENS
Too many Americans are liv

Too many American. are liy.
! ing out Of boxes and cans.
We need more grub fresh from
the garden.
1t would be good for our brain.
and good for our bodies.
Dr.. E. v. McCollum, professor
of biOchemistry, John Hopkins Uni
yersity School Of Hygiene and Pub
lie Health, says we're paying The
penalty by premature old age,
Men and women Of 40 look like
MetBsf. ri ! have ) ffis;s ssiSa
for dinner.
OBSERVATIONS
A woman is known by the com
pany she snubs.
A wife on hand is worth two
oil a vacation.
These are the bobbed days
hair, hose, skirts, incomes.
Eating less restaurant steak
might lower the price Of shoes.
One way to revive the waltz is
to call it the scandal walk"
A dentist should send a little
laughing gas with his bill.
The man with a checkered career
finds it is always his move.
The answer to Where did you
go on your vacationI" Is Broke" /"
These big cars don't 60 any
faster than their owners bank bal
ance.
New York Aas barred t!ghters
over SS. The rule should tAclude
chorus girls.
Our army of occupation is lett
on the Rhine by our army Of pea,
occupation.
Scarcity increases the deman
for dressed chickens in the matri.
montal market.
Father can't see why women get
tired He does a weeks washing
every Saturday night.
A tourist can't sleep at home un.
til someone throws dust in his face
and cusses about roads.
"A catastrophe is when the ladies'
literary society meets with no one
absent to be talked about.
Movies make a man forget some
troubles: but he always worries
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A tourist can't sleep at home un-
til someone throws dust in his face
and cusses about roads,
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Movies make a man forget some
troubles; but he always worries
about his car parked in front.
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THE WEATHER

FaIr tanIahN snnsay anssssIsa.
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OBSERVATIONS

A woman is known by the com
pany she snubs.