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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26

PEYToNA, w Va, Aug. &c.
The first OF the marching body ol
men who camped yesterday and
last night at Racine five miles east
OF here. and who say they arc gO.
ing through Boone and Logan coun.
Ties 20 Mlngo, began passing
through here shortly before 3 a. m.
today, They marched In good Or
der and Seemed 70 be Ia excellent
spirits after their rest at Racine.
There was no disorder as the
long column wound along the road
through the hills and the mnrchera
when questions as to thelr expert.
,encss had little 10 say. Ono man
declared that they ought 70 Do Ia
Madison tonight but no details Of
their program was given out other
than that they were on their way
70 the 2 fAiingo coal field"
It WAS Observed that while there
were many negfoes tha maiority
were white inen With O few scatter
Cd foreigners
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26
OBSERVATIONS

OBSERVATIONS
Idle rumOr works hard.
Prepare to meet Thy landlord!
Drinkers take soft, drinks hard
Home brewers put in /. full
You can't grasp opportunity
with kid gloves.
Divorces prove we have lots Q!
trial marriages.
1t has taken the famine to Civ.
Russia close shave.
The road to prosperity Is paved
with discarded silk shirts.
The modern way to a mans heart
is through your hip pocket.
Even Republicans admit Wilson
Is making an excellent ex-presI.
dent
If Maxim can explain relatively
wen admit he discovered the thing
Don't pity girls who act like
men; men who act like girls need
IT most.
Woman wants SIC, 900 for lost
thumb; must have kept hubby I'M
der 1t.
Restaurants may bar corn on the
cob, but they serve string on thu
beam.
VIII some kind reader please ex-
plain why daybreak is the best
time to NOW lawns7
Another argument against Aay,
ing two wives is you will have two
wives relatives.
b Dear wife-Having aflne time
at the seashore Can swim three
miles and back"
Daughters are uncoverine their
cars because more fathers are
wearing rubber heels.
They once looked at styles to see
what was going on; now it's to se'
what is coming Off.
There were s1,s5s.s0o,o ,ooO
cigarets sold last year. and still
some fellows seemed always "Just
out"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26
coMEoRT

INTEN in Paris discarded he
lYl starched collar during a recent
heat wave. It's gone for good. Soft
collars from now on, say French
haberdasher.
This will please Tom Edison, the
inventor.
Edison says his good health s due
to his never wearing tight collars.
tight shoes. belts or anything that
interferes with blood circulation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably
Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26

They once looked at styles to see
what was going on; now It's to se'
what is coming off.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26

Daughters are uncoverine their
cars because more fathers are
wearing rubber heels.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
LAST SURVIVING CONFE.D-
ERATE COLONEL DIES
Col. John w. Hinsdale, Oldest Member
Of The Raleigh Bar, And Last Sur
viving Colonel of the Confederate
Army in North Carolina
Died Yesterday

Raleigh, n. c., Sept. 16.-Col. John
w. Hinsdale, oldest member of the
Raleigh bar and probably the oldest
practicing attorney in the State, died
at his home on Hillsboro street yes
terday afternoon at five clock after
a brief illness. He was the last sur
viving Colonel of the Confederate
Army living in North Carolina.
Colonel Hinsdale was seventy light
years old last February 4th and has
been a practicing attorney for fifty
five-years.
He is survived by his widow and six
children: Mr.. John W. Hinsdale, Jr.
lawyer and attorney for the city OF
Ralelilgh; Mr.. S. j. Hinsdale, Cashier
of the Bank Of Aberdeen; Mrs. Johr
&c. Eaglehard, Of Louisville, KY; Mrs
j. NJ. Winfree, Mrs. 81. V. Joslin ano
Miss Nellie Hinsdale, all Of Raleigh.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
PREMIER APPEARS
BEFORE SENATORS
(By U. S. .Press)

Washington, Sept. 16.-Sir Richard
Anderson Squires, premier OF New
foundland. has appeared before the
Senate Finance Committee informally
to discuss the duties on Goldfish. her
ring and goldfish oil. He expressed
the opinion that the rates in the Ford
nev measure were so high as to be
practically prohibitive. Sir Richard
was Informed that the committee did
MOI have the tariff bill before it at
this time. but that it would be glad
10 consider any statement he might
care to mako
The conference between the commit
tee and ,the Newfoundland premier
was arranged by the British embassy
through the State Department. Later
S:r Richard had talk with Secretary
Huphes at the State Department re
parding the effect upon the Newfound
land fishing industry Of the proposed
American tariff rates.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
Unemployment
Conference

Washington, Sept. 16.-Plans for
the conference to be held IN Washing
ton on the unemployment question
were brought before the Cabinet. It
was decideds that the number of dele
gates should be placed at thirty, this
being a slight advance over the num-
Der previously though to be necessary
to get quick action. The conference
will have as it's object ways and means
of cutting down the amount Of actual
unemployment on the part Of
Ereadwinners in families as 1is:i Ct
from the large number Of people
who went to work merely to obtain
extra pocket money in flush tines and
whose numbers are now counted in
the figures made public relating to the
total number of unemployed persons
in the nation. It is thought that the
number of actual breadwinners out
of Jobs will be much lower than the
extremely large figures representing g
total unemployment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
N0RTH CAROLINA HAS
B|CCEsT CROP OF BABIES
(Bv Maxwell Gorman)

Raleigh, Sept. 15.-Official figures
prove that North Carolina has raised
the biggest, bumper crop Of babies the
last u months IN all its history.
Birth and death statistics for the
first six months Of 1921 complied by
tbe Bureau of Vital Statistics of the
State Board Of Health, ~. 2. M. Reg
lister. director, indicated an increase Of
more than 5000 births over the same
period last year, and deaths have de-
creased bv more than two thousand.
The same ratio for the year will give
the state a net gain IN population of
57,9l6.
During the first six months there
were 44o6S babies born in the state,
while $3.50 people were dying. Dur
ing the same period last year there
were 41.o5z babies born while 18,O70
people were dying. The decreased
death rate for the present year is at
tributed partly to the fact that no in
fluenza epidemic was abroad during
the early months Of the year, as was
the case IN 1920.
June appears to be the month most
favored for birthdays by the newly
arriving babies this year, with total
of 8,l06, but last year the new citi-
zens preferred April and in that month
set up vet unbroken arrival for
births-S,63S February Of last year
so far holds the record for deaths
when 4,oo2 people died during the re
current epidemic of influenza. Deaths
this ear reached their highest peak fol
the period in June, with total OF
3,l14 reported.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
HAREM REPRESENTS
WISDOM OF THEEAsT
TURKS DECLARE SECLUSION OF
HAREM ADAPTED TO WON
ANS NATURE
(By Associated Press. }

Angora, Sept. 16.-'tThe seclusion
of the harem is best adapted to wom-
an 8 nature and it is best for the So
cial order that she should be there,''
declared Mufide Ferid Hanem, the
Nationalist novelist and beautiful
wife Of Ahmed Ferid Bey, ex- Minister
of Finances, to the Correspondent in
an intnsrview. "The harem grew
out Of the intelligent understanding
Of the marriage relation. It repre-
sents the wisdom of the East.
ct am a reformed woman's rights
advocate" she continued. "sI used
to yearn for the independence Of the
American and European woman, but
now I believe the mistress Of the ha-
rem is superior product to the spend
thrift Russian woman and the calcula-
ting, self-centered American woman.
''To these women, woman's rights
means the right to spend money on
foolish finery, to marry late, and be
childless. They live for the store and
the theate1. They are responsible for
good deal of factory labor expended
in useless directions. They won It
work with their hands to make their
clothes, their minds are filled with
fashions, novels, and candies.
"Men have become their slaves,
and you call this western civilization
We Turkish women have had out
heads turned by the effort to become
like these civilized women, and in do
inng so some of us have lost our ster
! ling fashioned qualities and be-
i come a costly, vain, destructive crea
ture like our sisters of the West.
"We Nationalists are in favor OF
abolishing the theory OF polygamy
though in fact it has long snce ceas
ed as an institution But we art
sure woman's place is the home, ant
the best way to keep her there is tn
harem, which gives her much libert.
but not license. We are good house
wives, we wear more or less a uniform
gown and veil, in the streets, whicl
prevents US being victims to fashion
land at home, if we do not wish to Sc
our husbands we are not obliged t
10 So Surely that is liberty enough.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
Jailing The Insane

Raleigh Sept. 15.-The notification
recently given clerks of courts in some
counties by the insane at Morganton
that no more patients could be receiv
ed at that institution, because of
crowded conditions now existing, has
caused much sympathetic interest in
The situation. Appropriations in re-
cent years to the asyIums for the in
sane at Morganton and Raleigh had
been liberal and people hoped they
would never again hear Of the jail1ng
OF these nnfortunates in the county
jails.
Of course the legislature must give
THIS subject renewed consideration and
increase the size of the hospitals. The
state IS constantly growing and there
VIII be proportionate increase in the
number of these unfortunates to be
cared for as the years advance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
AMERICANS To EXHIBIT
IN PARIS
(By Associated Press

New York, Sept. 15.-Arrangements
are being made to hold in Paris next
spring an exhibition of all American
art activity, including not only the
fine arts, such as painting and sculp-
ture, but also the arts "a applied to
industry and the decorative arts, such
as furnishings and architecture.
1t is understood that this will be
the first time in which such a COM
prehensive demonstration Of the work
of American artists, designers and az
chitects will be given to the people Of
France
The project is to be undertaken at
the request Of the French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and the announcement
is made by Julian Clarence Levi, Of
New York, who recently returned here
after conference with the French
authorities on that subject. Mr.. Levi
was for a long time in Paris as an
agent of the Red Cross and Of the
French American Union for Open Ali
Schools. He was secretary of the
committee which arranged the recent
exhibit of American architecture at
the Paris Salon
An American committees to ar
range for the exhibition next spring
has been organized with the following
members: William Anderson, of Bos
ton; Paul Cret, Philadelphia; and
! Charles Butler and Mr.. Levi Of New
York. 1t is intended to hold the ex
hibit in rooms of the museum of tn
Louvre. The space to be given to i
and the date have not yet been deter
mined, but Mr.. Levi said that whe1
this had been done the committe
would call upon American artists t.
submit The exhibits from all over tn
country so that the exhibition may b
truly national.
The French people, he said, are il
terested in obtaining a better know
edge Of artistic effort in America an
this exhibition is intended to fulfil
that need.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
CHURCH STREET
WILL bEPAVED

A number OF citizens appeared be-
fore the Board Of Commissioners last
night to support their petition for
the paving of four blocks on Church
Street extending from sth to 18th and
the sides.reets between Main and
Church on 9th and 11t6 together with
the sidewalks.
There was no opposing voice and
the board voted unanimously to order
the paving petitioned for. work on
which will commence Immediately.
The question of improving Main
Street North and South of the paving
was taken up, and it was stated that
committee had this matter in charge
and were in negotiations with Mr.. Will
liam A. Hart, Highway Commissioner
for this District. It was brought out
that the law clearly gives the Com
missioner authority to order permanent
road construction within the town
limits to connect up with paving al
ready completed by the town, and It
is hoped that this connection will be
made on Main and west 18th Streets.
It was realized by the board that
something should be done to relieve
the travelling public owing to the pc
plorable and shameful Condition OF
Main Street as it now is.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16

Of Agriculture, has announced that
one day will be given over to an ex-
cursion to the pyramids and excava-
tions at San Juan de Tactihuacan when
President Obregon and all the Centen-
NAL guests Of the nation win be
shown over the ruins. The usual num-
Der Of banquets, receptions and balls
to fill in any chance vacant hours has
been provided.
The nigh spot Of the celebration
will probably be on September Is, the
most important national holiday.
In order to add to the happiness
which he hopes will be nationwide dur
ing the month, President Obregon has
used his influence to secure the re-
lease of all prisoners who have served
material portions of their sentences.
He has also directed that amnesty
shall be granted political prisoners, in
cluding those in exile from former
revolutions.
The various foreign colonies in
Mexico City are cooperating to make
the celebration a success and have
presented to the government substan-
tial gifts as evidence of their good
will. Monuments and tablets have
been the most popular presents but
the American colony took more prac-
teal view and has provided four pub
lie Fairgrounds for Mexico City chill
dren. sNSNF@
An industrial exposition is to be
Leld in conjunction with the Centen-
NAL, although not under government
sponsorship. The legislative palace,
begun by Porfiro Diaz but never COM
pleted, has been utilized for the ex-
hibits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
At ATSEvENTY-TWOERECTs
AND SELLS OWN
HOUSES
(By. Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 16.-Although en-
tering his 72nd year with enough
money to retire and take up golf,
Frank D: johnson Of Brooklyn con-
tnues to erect houses all by himself
and sell them.
For The last SO years he has work
ed 10 to IL hours a day at this pur-
suit and now is putting up one-man
house in Gravesad Avenue. No hands
but his own have touched the strue-
ture since he started it.
Last July while he was working ON
the house, it was struck by lightning.
Digging himself out of the debris.
Johnson rubbed some arnica onto his
bruises and was back ON the job the
next day.
Born in Boston of Revolutionary
War stock. johnson expects to live to
100. He has all but two of his origin.
al teeth and scarcely a hair has fall,
en- from his head.
81 could have knocked off and
taken it easy. but if I had done 50
I would now be reposing in somo
graveyard was the way johnson put
it,
Besides being a stonemason. brick
layer, carpenter, plastefer, plumber,
tinsmith, painter, paper hangar, dec
orator, glazier. electrician. wood car
yer and cabinet makers, johnson stud
led all the ms and outs Of laws gov
erning real estate, SO as to save all
, title seaching and allied fees
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
MEXICO CELEBRATE
1oOTHYsDfPEND[NcE
anniversary
by Associated Press.l

:
Mexico City, Sept. 16.-Tomorrow
will be probably the biggest day in
Mexico's celebration of the Tooth an.
niversary of its independence from the
rule Of Spain. September 16 is Mex
ico's most important national holiday.
On that day huge parade Of the mill
tary and civic bodies will be review
ed by President Obregon from the bal
cony Of the national palace. There
will be diplomatic reception and TO-
900 children who have been trained
in different parts of Mexico City for
several weeks will sing en- masse a
national hymn composed especially
for the occasion.
Throughout the republic, especially
in Mexico City, numerous projects
commemorating national independence
have been planned to continue until
the middle of October.
President Obregon has announced
that the celebration is to be more for
the great masses of peasant population
than for society folks. Free enter
tainment, partaking of carnival and
fiesta is to be provided; the usual
quotas Of band concerts will be increas-
ed; theaters and motion picture houses
have been requested to reduce their
prices to a minimum and everywhere
/ it is the intention of federal authori
thorities to make September and Oc
tober months Of happiness wherein
the dark days Of past revolutions viii
be forgotten.
| Handicapped by lack Of recogni
tion by the great powers Of the world
the numerous public spectacles planned
for the national capital will not be tn
occasion for splendid diplomatic pa
rades.
Numerous countries, however, nav
designated special ENJOYS to represen
them. including Argentina, Chile
Peru, Brazil, Spain, Germany. Holland
China, Japan and Italy. The Unite
States will not be officially represent
ed at any of the functions. accordin
| to present plains. Representatives o
other nations have arrived at interval
: during the past month and have bee
; extended lavish hospitality by the Mex
: lean government
The Centennial is to be made tn
, occasion for numerous other events
5 A season Of grand opera with Martin
I ELI, Stracciari, Tito Schipa, Claudi
o Muzio. Julia Clausen and Lazza1
+ among the singers has been Inaugural
e ed. The lawyers Of the republic Wi
n hold a convention to discuss legal r
4 forms andn the first good roads col
n gress ever held in the republic Wi
e meet in Mexico City. A conventio
5 Of physicians looking toward bette
e hvgienic conditions especially chi
/ welfare, will be held and numero'
e social organizations have called Sc
sions tho meet at this time.
General Antonio Villareal, Secretal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
RELATIONS AGAIN
RESUME OLD
STATUS
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 16.-The relation be-
tween England and Ireland stood to-
day as they did before Eamonn De-
Valera came to London July 14th to
discuss with Lloyd George a possible
basis of settlement of English Irish
controversy. The engagement for the
Iverness conference has been cancelled
The truce may continue
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
ENOUGH EVIDENCE To
CONVICT ARBuCKlE
ON MURDER CHARGE
lBY Associated Press)

San Francisco, Sept, 16.-Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle viii go to trial with
in the next three weeks, the district
announced, adding that he had suf-
ficient evidence to convict the actor
on the charge of murder.
Prohibition officials contemplate
confisc ating Arbuckle's twenty five
thousand dollar automobile because If
transporting liquor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
DISCUSS
THESHANT TUNC
SITUATION
(By Associated Press.)

Toxic, Japan, Sept. 16.-It is estima-
ted that Japan may refuse to discuss
the Shantung question at the Wash
ington conference ifChina declines the
recent proposal of Japan with regard
to the turning of Shantung over to
China.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
GRAPE GROWERS
PROFITS ARE
TREbLED
(By Associated ,Press)

San Francisco, Sept, 16.-Prohibi-
tion has trebled the profits of grape
growers of California. Grapes have
jumped from ten dollars q ton to one
hundred per ton this year. The crop
is valued at seventy-five millions.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
FIGHTING At THE
FRONT
(By Associated Press,)

Brusa, Asia Minor, Sept. ,16.-Crown
Prince George of Greece is on the
battle front with the fighting King
Constantine. He has narrowly escap-
ed capture twice by Turkish irregu-
lars escaping amidst a hail of bullets.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
OF THE
zR-2 ARRIVE
INTO PORT
(Rv Associated Press

New York, Sept. 16.-The British
,;sar Dauntless, bringing home the
,.a;os of the sixteen American victims
= the ZR2 disaster have arrived off
Sandy Hook escorted by an American
warship.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16

Mr.. Jimmie Perry who has been in
the U. S. Army for the past year ar
rived here yesterday after receiving
his final discharge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16

DR.. Carter, of Weldon was in town
today vaccinating children for the
Small Pox.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-Arbuckle
will be tried for murder it was decid-
ed today.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-09-16
WEATHES REPORT

For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Saturday. Gentle to me ete
variable Winds
The Washington times., 1921-06-27
Ply
. TRADE AT CAPITOL,
JUDGE DECLARES
Biggest Liquor Industry Of U. S.
FIourishes Here, Says JUS
tice klecka.

BALTIMORE. Juno 27. - Liberty
and the Constitution and the down
fall OF bone-dry prohibition werS the
themes of two big wet demonstra-
tions yesterday by Baltimoresns un-
der the auspices of the Liberty De-
Tense League OF Maryland. the As
sociation Against Prohibition Amend
ment and other anti-dry organiza-
tfons of the city.
Representative John Philip Hill
was hailed at both meetings as "the
real leader of snti-prohibition forces
in Congress-" and he explained that
his plea for liberty meant light wines
and beer, instead of whiskey and the
saloon. Representative John T. Deal.
OF Norfolk, Va, protested against the
drastic laws which are undermining
the Constitution and gradually rob-
bing us of all the liberties the Con-
,stItutlon guarantees free Americans"
Justice James r. Klecka charged that
the biggest bootlegging industry In
the country. was piled under the dome
OF the National Capitol itself.
4, IT am against the saloon" Repre-
sentative Deal said. but I arm also
against the drastic laws which are
The Washington times., 1921-06-27
SEE MURDER PLOT
IN CABIN FIRE THAT
TOOK ELEVEN LIVES
Six Empty Barrels In Revolver
Found Near charred Bodies.
Two Families Victims.
~ I.ter,.tion.I New. Service.

MAYFIELD. KY. June 27-Al-
though sudden insanity on the part
of one was held by some to be respon-
sibls for the death of IL persons.
Sheriff Marion Mccain was proceed
ing today on the theory that plotted
murder preceded the shooting and
burning of Ave members OF the family
Of Ernest Lawrence and six members
of the family of Otis Drew In a
cabin six miles east of here.
Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. Drew were
sisters and devoted to one another
The families have visited back and
forth often. The neighbors heard
sounds Of music shortly before mid.
night. then women's screams The
house took fre.
When neighbors arrived, the house
was enveloped in flames A revolver
with six empty cartridges, a doubie
barreled shotgun. and an az were
found near the charred bodies. An
oil can. usually kept In the back
yard. was In the house. and II is be-
lieved oil was poured on the bodies
and furniture TO hasten destruction.
The Washington times., 1921-06-27
GARDEN HOSE WATER
IS BANNED At NIGHT

Lawn sprinklins between o'clock
ing is prohibited by an order of Su-
perintendent of Police Gassford is
sued yesterday. Possible handicap of
the District nre department in case
of large nre. due to low water
pressure. has resulted in this precau-
tionary measure being ordered.
Reservoir officials report excessive
use of water for lawn and sidewalk
sprinklins during the evenings has
made IL Impossible to restock the
reservoirs properly during the night.