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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
TRIAL DRAWING TO CLOSE,

The trial of. Sid Hatfield and
others at Williamson, charged with
the killing of Albert E.. FcltS and
other Baldwin-FcltS detectives al
Matcwan i'll May. 1920. is drawing
to close. Monday of this week
Doug. Mounts. one of the defcnd-
ms. tho seriously i'll with influenza
III the throat and crySipcl;is, with
swollen face. one eye closed and
iodine hlotching his features. was
taken into the Court room on a
special chair prepared for him.
GamriN. he sat through the days
proceedings. while the prosecution
brought mp witness after witness a
galnSt him and the other Defend
ants. He had stated earlier in the
day that hc would stay in court if
he died in his chair.
The evidence is about in and the
argument will soon be under way.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
C0RHWELL WELCOMED HOME,

Governor Cornwcll received ,
very cordial welcome when he re-
turned TO Ronnpy after four wears
III IharlcSton as the Executive head
al the State Government and no one
VIII deny that he had we'll won the
weicomc he received. On Monday
night the 7th the New Century Hotel
was throngcd by gathering of
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cornwell to
welcome them home. There was
nothing formal about the affair.
word had simply been passed a.
round by the Daughters of the
tonledcracy who had the matter in
chArgc. that I reception would he
held and that everyone was invited.
ihey came from many sections o.
the county and the nciyhborinu
county. Mineral was we'll represent
led.
Inc Rev. DR.. Brooke delivered ;h,.
welcome Home" stating ,ha,
Whilc all were glad to have Mr..
(t.ornwell back. yet we were ula:
that he had been called away. for
the reason that in serving the pco-
PIE OF the State disinicreStcdly and
faithfully he had reflected credit
OH ms home town and county.
Mr.. Cornwcll replied that he was
glad to be back. That while some
Inducements had been made to have
hlm locate in other sections of the
STATE. and even out Of the State. vet
nc loved his home county and pcu-
pie ana wanted to and expected lc
spend the remainder Of his DAYS al
ROmncV
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
AGAINST STATE C0HSIABUlARY.

The attitude Of organized labor
" West Virginia toward bills pcnd-
Ns IN the Legislature was fairly
well defined at Il meeting OF repre-
NH'ativcs OF central labor bodies
'"d the principal crafts. There
Nrrr in the ncighborhood of 80
'rlr%atcS present.
i.abor's particular interest al
rhcN to 60 bills 10 in the House
ana 20 in the Senate. The mos! de
'r'nIncd opposition will be aimed
y NE State cunslabularN and the
proposition to create Il court Of i'll
lINtrial relation, il is said. This
.'''rr blll is patterned after the Kan
<'r industrial court law. 1t was in
'"unced by Delegate II. +. Lyttlcton
81 lhurmond.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
AIRPLARES VS.. NAVY TESTS.

An extensive program Of tests TO
determine the effect of aerial bomb
ing on modern vessels to be partici-
patcd in Jointly by the navy and
army air forces was announced re
Gently by the Navy Department.
The experiments will be held be
tween June lSt and July 18th and
between Cape llatt"ra> and Cape
ilcnlOpcn, about 30 to 100 miles Off
shore.
The vessels to be used in the tests
as announced by the Navy Depart
mcnt after a series of conferences Of
the Joint army and navy board are
the obsolete American battlcShiDS
Iowa and Kentucky. the modern
former German battlcship OsifricS-
land, the modern former German
cruiser Frankfurt, four German sub
marines, and three former German
dCStrOycrS.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
HARDING FOR BIG NAVY.

Pryor to his inauguration Mr..
Harding in Il letter to one of the Re-
publican Senator's let it be known
that he stood behind the big navy
program Of the Senate naval affairs
committee majority and against the
stand of the House for decreased
appropriations for the naval cstab-
lishment. Mr.. Harding stated in his
letter that he desired a continu:
ton of the present naval building
program without substantial rcduc-
tion.
However. attached as in amend
ment to the naval appropriations
bill. was Il section calling OH The
President to call ii conference Of The
United States. Japan and Great Brit
ian to consider general disarma-
mcnt. This was the Borah propO,
Sition. The bill, however. failed OF
passage.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
U. S. TO PAY GREAT BRITAIN.

Sir Ernest Racburn. represent
ing the British Government, and
Bri4adicr General w. y. Connor,
representing the United States. have
reached an agreement as to the a.
mount due Great Britain from the
War Department in payment for
the transportation Of American
troops to France on British vessels.
The amount is understood TO be in
the ncighborhood Of $25, 100000.
The original figure was approxi-
mately $105,000,000, but was re-
duced by advance payments.
Information is lacking as to
whether payment will be made in
money, or the amount charged off
against the $5,000,000,0 which
Great Britain owes the United States
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
WILL REDUCE ALL WAGES.

-, nc Directors of the Pennsylvania
,''iroad Company on the 9th a
''Ptcd Il resolution directing the
Executive officers "to give. as
promptly y, as possible, proper notice
."'' |. is the intention of the Com
n"hy to reduce the salaries and
"'S'S Of officers and employees to
,ord with economic conditions.
me resolution did not specify
r,F W amount in the proposed re-
'"y"ons. While no specific officers
r'rr mentioned ii was understood
IL " me offices Of the Company that
-. would effect everyone from the
'H'dcnt Of the Company down.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
CIVILIAN WAR LOSS IN BELGIUM.

According to official figures just
made public in Brussels, 1913 Bel
gian civilians died as the result Of
the German occupation Of their
country.
or these 1884 civilians were shot
by German troops or executed by
order Of the German military auth
critics, 1881 died in prisons in
which they were confined by Ger
mans. and 1928 died in the course
OF the enforced dcportationS to
Germany and the French front.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
HEROIC LAD.

When a rabid dog attacked his
two small sisters while the child.
rem were on their way home from
school at Burgaw. near Wilmington
North Carolina, Lon Carr, aged 9.
graspcd the animal about the neck
and threw it to the ground, and al
though bitten in five places, refused
to let go until help came, and his
sisters escaped unharmed. The boy
is under treatment and is doing
well. according to reports from
Blr0aw
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

J. {. MCCLUNG DIES IN CHARLESTON,

There will be- many iI Grcenbricr
., hu will learn with regret and sor-
.,w of the death Of Joseph Edward
NcClung. long prominent citizen
II Meadow Bluff district. whose
home was on Big Mountain near
rupert. He passed from the scene,
ni this life in a hospital in Charles
ION at 10 o'clock Wednesday nipht.
March 9th. 1921. when 72 wears old.
rhc cause of his death Was an alb
>rv>> at the root of tho tongue re-
sitting from the lodging of wheat
beard III his throat while thrcsh-
M last fall. Several operations
wrrc performed ut the hospital in
.lr hope that the cause of the
iroublc might be reached and re-
moved. These efforts were without,
result and with his system poison.
ed by the accumulating pus in the
,i,Sce>S the vitality of strong man
wa> >apped and death came TO re-
'icvc him of further suffering. His
thrrr children were with him and
nn Thursday brought the hody TO
Eolccvrrtc whence, on Friday
morning. it was taken ont to ,Rupcr.
and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Wis laid TO rest i'll the McClung
graveyard not far from Amweil
Church.
The funeral conducted by his old
pastor. Rev. G.. W. Adams. now of
E2rbourSvillc, was very largely at
tended.
We had known Mr.. McCluns since
about 1876 when, and for wears
Alter. he was Il teacher in the COM
mon schools af his district. He
wa> son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
McClnng. Of Big Mountain, and was
Known throughout the couniy-hay
'ng been Il candidate Of his party
'irpubIlcan) many times for i'm
r"rtant county Offices. These hon.
"r> OF his party had come to him
N days when the Democrats had Il
safe majority in tho county and
when tcSt-oathS and other proscrip
i've laws were still fresh i'm the
memories of the people. While
ever faithful to the principles of
hI> party, Mr.. McClung was never
~ offensive partisan and often, We
ihlnk, voted, particularly in county
elections. for thc man he thought
would render the best public ser
wee. He was a lifelong member of
HE Baptist Church and true to the
'"Ith he profcsscd.
Surviving he leaves a widow, two
>on> DIR. James McCIung. Of Rich
wood and Rupert, former State
>'nator, and DR.. Dennis McClung.
' Nitro; one daughter-Mrs.S Sidney
smith. Of the Rupert vicinity: a
Drn!hcr-Wm. Reecc McClung, Of
'hr same vicinity; several sisters.
and many devoted kin and good
trends.
The McClung family is probably
HE most numerous in the county
and Joseph +. was one Of its most
prominent members-a wcll-inform
rd man. guided by his own opin-
IONS and much above the average
IN point Of intelligence.
Tie was leading member of the
I'i2 Clear Greek Baptist Church
organized some years ago.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

RrSpon>iiilil, for HE death of
- persons in .hc recent train wreck
al The Porter. Ind. intersection Of
The New York Central Central and
Michigan Central lines, was placed
on The Michigan Central engineer
and fireman. who failed to regard
signals. After the iqurst these men
were formally charged with invol-
rntarN nHnSlau1hicr.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
HOUSE LOSES TWO MEMBERS.

Two members of the House Of
DclegateS--Mr. Avis, of Logan coun~
ty, and Mr.. Kiscr, of Jackson.-died
during the recess of the Lcgisla-
lure. Special elections will no
doubt be called soon to fill Tie va
cancles. Logan county being now
unrcprcScnted in the House, being
entitled under the existing law to
only one Delegate, while Jackson
county having two is yet represent
ed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
PASHA ASSASSIhAIEO,

Talaat Pasha, former grand vizicr
and minister of finance of Turkey,
was assinatcd in Charl0ticuburg, Il
western suburb Of Berlin on the
18th. fIc was shot to drali. the
murderer, an Armenian student, was
arrested. The student accoStcd
Talaat Pasha in the street and then
fired the fatal shot. He also wound
cd Talaat's wife.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

Gertrude GlasScr, 1G, was held to
the Louisville grand jury on the
charge Of nanslaughtcr in conncc-
ton with The death OF julius GlaS-
ser, her father, who had been shot
in the back. The girl, according
10 the police. said she shot her
father with pistol while ne was
attempting to strange her mother.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

movement was launched in
New York on the 18th to establish
Il perpetual memorial in honor of
Woodrow WilSOn--"thc man who
projected into the world the idea
OF the League of NaIjODS."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

waiter Mcrrilicld, of Fairmont,
~ 'NponSc to complaints that he
~, maintaining apublic nuisance on
~ ~ h"ardcrS Of that town. denies
, ~ Ar IS keeping a polccat farm
r., "HS kcnnci contrary to law.
~ nave never been declared Il
~ 'N'c, and 7 still nave ihC
> also the dogs, he declared.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

Thirteen years ago " man gave
.!lrS. Kate DDonnell, ticket agent
at \"''"s"j,l", indiana. gold plat.
' & .r U.rIt pie, aId received
'.'i 'hap 80 n cian %. The Other
T. ' deposited so gold piece
'IjOW and walHvd away.
lNn- r,rn,n!
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
George w. Watts, 20 years of ars

George w. Watts, 10 years of age.
North Carolina's largest individual
taxpayer and rcputcd 10 b" tie
States wcal'hicsi citizen, died in
Durham on The 7th. His death was
due to cancer Of the stomach. NJ.
Watts had been i'll for period o.
over two years. He was prOni.
nent ChurclrHan and q liberal sivcr
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18

Charlie Chaplin as the foster
father to a twO-wcckS old baby! 1t
took the comedian himself to i'm
aginc playing such a role and from
IT he wrote one Of the most ludi-
crous and funniest comedies which
has ever been made FOR the screen.
ii is entitled "fhc Kid" and under
the designation First Natip',IS six
reels Of JOY, viii b. the attraction
ut the Plaza Theatre. I1rch 18th.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-18
INFANT IAHALES TALCUM POWDER.

lnhalinS talcum powder from
box with which he was playing
last Sunday is said to have been the
cause Of the death of little Otis
Perkins, the six months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Perkins. OF
Charleston. The child siftcd powd-
cr in his face. The immediate
cause of the death was CONGESTION
OF the lungs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12

said. TT In Enthusiastically. another
move by the Harding Administration
along the lines laid down by the
League OF Nations. 1t Is completely
In accord with the spirit and purpose
of the league. History In again
merely repeating itself. 1t seems to
be part of a piecemeal adoption Dy
the Harding Administration OF the
league which the President ana mis-
advisers profess to have repudiated,
but which they do mott seem W DC
able to get away from.
1T appears to me to possess httie
of tbs character Of an alliance. Dut
I do not think that will initiate against
IL. What there IL of 1t, Is good
enough. and there Is enough OF IL,
such as It 1t. have no doubt that the
country. as well as an overwhelming
majority OF the Senate. Will accept II
as satisfactory.
.Asfor the threatened opposition OF
a few irreconcilables. anything they
may say, against II Is 70 be regarded
as pretty strong Endorsement Oh
II, :, / feel sure that comparatively rev
Republican or Democratic Senators
win vote against ratification OF II.
Everywhere in the Middle West,
from whence l have just returned,
found the people regarding the arma.
ment conference with approval, and
the Administration popular because. OF
the conference. l therefore think that
the treaty will prove popular with
the people generally
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12

peace and the prevention of war. and
that Of the present armament con-
ference.
McCumber expressed the opinion that
the United States is not bound by the
new treaty to employ force, but is only
required to act fairly and above
board with three other powers in
doing the decent and sensible thing"
to prevent disputes between them
from leading to war
Compares 1t to League.
Hitchcock said he was mot so sure"
that the treaty might no prove moral
ly binding" upon the United States to
employ force IL such force was found
necessary to back up whatever de-
cisions were reached by the four
powers parties to II.
He could sec no objections to
the treaty. on this or any other
score, however, he added, especially
az all decisions must be unanimous.
He reflected the views of other
Democratic Senators who signified
their intention of supporting the
treaty when he expressed the opinion
that it's importance appeared to have
been exaggerated"
ut looks ia me as though the
mountain lion has labOred and
rought forth a mouse" Hitchcock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12
IDLE VETERANS
PLAN. To PICKET
At WHITE HOUSE

American war veterans. with medals
on their chests but empty pockets. are
to picket the White House this month
in an effort to get work for the
jobless.
Plans for the picketing. which are
still in the tentative state, were out
lined at the "hoboes' convention"
which adjourned last week in Detroit.
At the convention delegates were
chosen to take up the picketing, and
these men are now said to be gather
ing in Washington. r.
According to a statement made to
photographers and correspondents at
the White House by members Of the
Hoboes' Union, the picketing prob
ably will begin Christmas week and
will only be resorted to after every
other effort has been made to obtain
relief through Congressional action.
Members OF the union. headed by
James Eads Howe. millionaire Ho.
bo," and one Of the principal figures
in the Detroit convention, are to call
at the White House today in an eff.
fort to enlist executive consideration
Of the unemployment situation and
remedial action.
According to employment figures
compiled by the Department of Labor
there are approximately 1900. 900 per.
sons out Of work throughout the ma.
ton. The majority, especially true
In the case of the ex-service men, are
said to be in desperate want
At the Detroit convention the
picketing was decided upon as a last
resort and the men chosen for the
work were given instructions to stay
within the law, as far as possible. but
to secure results even II they had to
60 to prison as a consequence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12

Dear Me: You dear old sweet
thing, I haven't been as good to you
lately rs l should have been, have l.
Selfums! but, listen, I'm going to
make amends for my neglect by talk
ing you down TO SEQ that play they're
nll talking about, Dear Me-" ut the
National. Don't tell me you can't
miss just one night ut school, be-
cause I'll have to miss II. too. But
then It's well worth while. IL you
disappOint me this time, I'll never
offer to give you = good time again.
Please don't endanger the intimacy
we've enjoyed for over twenty four
years by falling me. You ought tn
get more fun out off life than you
do, and I'm just trying to start you
in right. Meet me In the looking
glass. Codes Of love and all that
sort Of thing.
EDWARD LEE BENNETT,
1854 Fourteenth street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12
Free Theater Tickets and
Cash for Dear Me- Letters
Contest Editor Deluged With Epistles From Men
and Women Eager to Capture Paste
boards or Coin.

The Dear Me Contest Editor" of
The Washington Times was swamped
with letters today. Most Of them were
SO good that difficulty was expert.
enced In selecting the best for publ
cation today.
Evidently readers Of The Washing
ton Times find great fascination In
this contest This was indicated by
the number of letters and the breezy
style in which they were written.
The writer's Of the PETERS published
in The Washington Times will each
receive two tickets to the National
Thsater this week. where Dear Me"
ir the attraction. In addition. the
writer's all have an equal opportunity
to draw down the first award of SIS
In cash or the second award of $40.
Announcement Of the winners will be
made in The Washington Times as
noon as possible after the close of the
contest Thursday night.
Dear Me" Plan.
The Dear Me- letter contest is
based on this idea. :
Here Is the plan:
In the comedy, Dear Me-" in which
Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton are
starring at the National Theater, Miss
La Rue Ia first seen in the role Of
April Blair. April is a drudge. a slavev
In an institution home for artistic
and literary failures, men Of profess
sions who have not made good at their
calling. The home is supervised by q
Mrs. Carney as housekeeper, ter
magant who makes things miserable
for all about her. April has a charm
ing philosophy, all her own, in which
fer purpose In to make others happy.
She conceives the method Of writing
letters to herself daily in which she
reviews her purpose. criticizing her
failure to live up to 1t, or praising her
success each day.
Here are today's ticket.winning let
ters:
Starting the Day Wrong.
Dear Me: Don't you know that you
started the day wrong, by fussing
about Helen being % slow. OF course
she IN slow. You became aware Of that
some time ago. Ysu really must not
allow yourself to become annoyed on
that account Just be sure always,
thst you are on time and that no one
becomes impatient on account Of you
II In only what you do that adds or
detracts from your well being.
1 have stolen line from q song that
would make fine motto to think Of
1t the end Of . tiresome day, "And
he'll give tomorrow. just to start life
anew"
So don't forget that every day you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12
JazzytOrial!
BY CLIFF MEREDITH.

TyIIE man who thinks II never
pays to bssk In Ink Of
printers. should watch this
lad called Mister Hays. star
'naine-in- public" Splinter. No
matter where you look these
days, ON every page worth scan.
ming, you'll crash into a yarn
on Hays, and not Q ones
panning. IL there's . wreck,
just place your bet that those
who are q daxe In, include one
journalistic vet; the worst car
had Hays in. IL news Ii slack.
some film p. A. starts working
like a beaver; q hundred thou,
he thinks he'll say, to start y
good Hays fever. When Ques-
toned on this tale or that, the
keeneyed chief postmaster, just
laughs and, while he's standing
pat, let's loose some yarn that's
faster. Some bandits In tho
news, you note, rough babes
quite good at looting; that Same
night Hays takes off his coat.
by dawn marineA. are shooting.
You never knew about the grays
who handle all your letters, until
this genial Mister Hays made al
the boys go-getters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12
TODAY

Continued from First Page)
eign entanglcments. 1t would
surprise him to know that a ma
ton of 10000, 900 thinks it needs
help and partnership in its af-
fairs.
However. in all evil there is
some good. The colored person,
asked If he had any last remarks
before hanging. merely. wished to
say that it would be a lesson to
him for the rest Of his life-and
it was.
We shall learn something in
this international partnership
something about England. Japan,
and our sister republic. France
something about our own foolish
ness.
The best feature is France in
the deal-our interests are some
what alike, although we may be
asked before long to hold the
German cow while France sQueezes
out the last drop of milk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-12

Dedr Me:
seat myself at this old type
writer to have plain talk with
YOU and ask you q few serious aues-
lions.
do you think II Is to the credit
Of q man Of your age to rush to the
news stand each evening to buy q
Times and then turn to the Heard
and Seen" column to see II any oil
Sam Simple's sayings are there In
stead Of looking to see whether the
"Arms Conference" has succeeded in
persuading our representatives TO
trade their birthright for mess
Of pottage."
DO you not think that this should
be of more interest to you than to
know whether The Time has printed
some Of your silly sayings?
Don't you think you were foolish
to feel as proud as q boy with his
first pants Just because Bill Price
said you were one Of six cOntribs
that he named who could say much
In few words?
You know he named you last and
that It was only an afterthOught that
he named you at all. SO why did
k:u need to feel "puffsd up about
Are you not foolish right now
when you think there might be =
chance to win this Dear Me" prize!
ard ought you not feel ashamed that
when you saw that bOw-legged girl
tonight that the thought came into
your mind that IL would hurry her
to sleep I'm a three-quarter bed and
not sleep "crOss-legged?"
You would like a couple OF theater
tickets though.
SAM SIMPLE, I4O6 18th st. N. w.