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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15

Tournament This Evening.
Tie weekly bridge tournament
VIII be held this evening at the
Country club and promises to be
we'll attended.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
"A r.. aooay,i6s.


1t1SSNtth the Rev. and ltfe. y. ~
aaWtn and family, formerly Of
liti5 city Is the guests Of honor,
the Isabella rhoburn Missionary
eifcle Of the First Methodist EpiS
oral church, will entertain with a
picdie on Thursday evening Of this
Neek at Loop park. The AFFAIR win
81 n the natuFesof q home coming
Rev. and Mrs. Goodwin who
nc formerly located here during
time Rev Goodwin was pastor
the First N. 2. church and his
sny friends as we'll as, those Of
family will be glad 10 welcome
'Ehem back, They came here sew.
eFal days ago for visit from Hunt
itgton where they are stationed al
this time. Mrs. Goodwin organized
fthe Isabella Thoburn circle. while
ID resident here and the organiza.
'stipn rs one Of TIC best and strong.
kest n the church. The picnic will
most enjoyable affair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15

Japan has over $4,000 factorie,
employing two million people.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
.on TIrln.

y Nj and Mrs Hugh Giffln and
I'm Junior and Mrs. Halter Jen.
itins left Saturday for IN auto
mobile tour through the shenan.
doah valley. They. will visit at
White Sulphur Springs, Charles.
ton and other points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15

ada. Returning home they will Wis.
II New York and Atlantic City.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
n panoa

A subscription dance will he held
at the Country club Thursday
evening OF this week. The dance
promises to be most ENJOYABLE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
ia NICE

The regular meeting Of the w.
e. n ~ will be held tomorrow at
tef;noon at $3.50 at the Baptist
church. The annual election OF OF.
.ticers will take place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
To Charleeton

MS D. 2. McWhortefi who had
spent the past week here as the
west Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Fisher ut their home on
erpont avenue Is leaving today
BIZ Charleston where she will Join
.Ir Mewhorter who is temporar-
lly located there
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
Club Dance


The dance held Saturday at the
Country club was a delightful al.
fair and was enjoyed by a large
number OF club members and sew.
eral outof.town guests. The Mel.
son Maple orchestra Of Clarks.
burg furnished splendid music and
the patronesses we're Mrs, Sam.
Iuel D. Brady Mrs. Frank Haas,
Mrs. Morgan Chambers. Mrs. Mel.
son Bcalc, Mrs j. Il. Watson, Js,
Mrs. Edwin Robinson, Mrs. EN-
win Forrest Hartley Mrs Broolr;
S. Hutchinson and Mrs. Edward
Slack.
The musicale arranged for Sun.
day evening at the club was u
delightful affair and was enjoyed
by large number of club mem.
bers who frequent the club house
on Sundays and partake of tho
usual chicken and waffle dinner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15

For Rev. aid. MRS. Goodwin
rapr. and. MRS. W II Kunst will
tertain at dinner this evening
~ their home on Jefferson street
complimentary to Che Rev. and
Mrs ~ E. Goodwin OF Hunting.
on who arc visiting friends in this
NJ Covers will be laid for
eelye and following the dinner
musical program. will be observed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

3SlSVfi ~
solos III Fred Weaver and violin
solos by George Mann, accom-
pgnied BY Mrs u. ~. Krom and d
reading entitled FIN Tune with the
Tune,H by Mrs. George DeBolt An
especially pleasing number was q
solo rendered by Miss Grace Cole
Of New York.
Gave Shower
Complimentary to Mrs. Robert
Kepllnger formerly Miss Cecilia
Mitchell. whose marriage was a re-
c mt event Miss Martha Johnston
entertained Saturday evening at the
home OF her grandparents, Mr., and
Mrs. w. B. Dlckerson. with mis-.
cellaneous shower. The home was
prettily decorated with golden glow
and hydranges and refreshmentg
were served. The bride was show
cred with a number OF pretty gifts
The yeranda Of the house was
hung with Japanese lanterns.
Games and music featured the
evenings entertainment and cor.
sages were given the guests az
favors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
All Summer
Sport Suits
u Price

Twenty-six suits in all,
many just the right weight
for fall or all-year wear.
The materials and colors
are varied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
All Tub Skirts
" Price

Women who are still
planning vacation ward
robes and others who
would renew their supplies
will see in this offer an OPP
portunity to secure a good
tub skirt remarkably low
priced,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
a GfOupe OF
MILDLY
DRESSES
" Price

These are dresses that
school : going girls will
want for t h Ell / fall
wardrobes. Regulation
MILDLY Frocks, one and
two piece. Some have all
white, and others blue col
lars. The materials are
fine quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
"CERTAlN MEN"

DOLIC1ES of government and admins.
l. tration even in a municipality cannot be
properly assessed for defects or value until
you sit down calmly to consider how they
would operate in their full aud final develop.
ment without opposition OF any sort.
Let US, therefore. try to imagine the Do-
litical millennium in Philadelphia as it is
conceived by men of the type represented
BY the Certain Men who. according 70 be
Mayor. arc still warning on the administra-
tion. II present signs and tendencies among
the heeers mean anything. a program for
a greater Philadelphia formulated in 1929
would read like this
A Greater Tenderloin
An attraCtively arranged co"aInc booth
near every public school.
Roulette, poker and dice pavihonS main.
tanned by the city in the public Fairgrounds.
director Of graft in the MAYORS cabinet.
Each ward a principalty with dictator
TO give orders 10 the police punish the in
nocent and reward tho guilty.
Vice lega,ized protected and encouraged
in all n"ighborhoods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
TOO MUCH BRIDGE MONEY!

"JNSUFFIClENT funds is So conven
i tional q cry in connection with ambi-
tious public undertakings that facts which
fail to justify it may produce something like
CONSERVATION.
Witness the prcdicnmcnt OF the Delaware
Bridge Commissions The engineers OF this
body have been engaged for nearly six months
in important preliminary work upon the
project. The test borngs will bc completed
in a few days. Records Of vehcuar traffic
on Me Camden md Philadelphia river fronts
are in hand. Tho color Of the situation is
that Of steady progress,
The state Of New jersey. however. has
long since contracted an almost incurabc
habit of hustlug. Her judicial proceedings
attest this fact and it is emphasized again
IN the availability of half a million dollars
for bridge work Of far more advanced
character than any thus far revealed.
The money at the commissions disposal
was appropriated for actual construction
charges. land purchase and similar purposes,
Unless its use is definitely "earmarked' the
fund will return TO the state on July |.
The obligation of quick thinking on the
part of the commission * obvious, Grant
ing that the situation Of too much money for
immediate needs is astounding, the bridge
authorities ought to be ablo 10 grapplc with
II when tho first shock Of novelty has passed.
1t would be waste Of stimulating oppor-
tunities to permit the money to return 10
its source. and the Oppressive effect on the
New Jersey Legislature would be marked.
The money was voted TO produce speedy
tangible results. At the risk of working
overtime. the commission should do its Ut
most TO appcasc and CRAFTY its lively stat"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
M. VlVlANrs ACCOMPLISHMENT

60 FAR a, external evidences are con-
- CcrnNd, il may BE- said that Rene Niviani.
who sails for home this week. ACCOMPLISHED
nothing on his American mission.
Presidrnc Harding spoke with cmphatir
harshness Of the present League of Ma
tions and Senator Knox introduced his sep
arate peace resolution. Congress has shown
disinclnation 20 give nr"""doNco 70 the
problem Of our European relations and has
busted itself with 'hs tariff and the long
standing Colombian treaty dilemma
Nevertheless, the French envoy should
have a good deal OF significant information
20 impart 20 the Quai Orsay. VI. Nivnni
is n shrcwd observer. and ho cannot have
failed 70 motto" that tho bulk Of American
sentiment q trrneI against an isolation
policy that tho German attempts 70 wrlgg'c
out of treaty obligations uuvc wOu compare
lively litt," sympathy hero and that the ma
ZION as whole "n,"rrainS hopes Of reaching
n settlemcnr viva Europ" tha' will conform
10 certain basic pr.nGU."s ~ jI,t,ro without
prejudice 70 pending American Gains
Best Of a.. 10 must have seen thai tho
spirit Of Tho c"ILrry romulus "nu of frIrud.
snip for our former allies. FlrSt.hand a,.
quaintanr" with these farls ~ worth more
rhan a whole cahInot packed win diplomatic
notes however frnuk
VI. Vivian returns w,rh e Psychological
thermometer IN '"r,.0- orIe' It's readings
must jnovi'ab'y be- lustru,riv, and hclrfpI 10
Europe when plans nua in omhryo begin t.
take dctinIt" inrn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks Wuh Thinking Phladclplim Subjects They
KnoU Best

rounded by cheering crowd is not per
mittcd today. ] do not agree with the Chi
cago educator who holds that affairs of
honor should be settled in tho school yard
and who offered to supply boxing gloves for
the purpose. The cause in most cases is
trihng one Children are not generally aS
well balanced as grown ups and belligerency
is a natural recourse in moments of dispute.
] find that most of them disappear when the
teacher or principal arbitrates them or when
the two boys are made to sit together for
period of time.
1T is always we'll to remember that the
child. just like yourself. is intensely human
for the most part. Most of the reasons that
impel him TO transgress the bounds Of reason
or regard for his fellows are human ones,
and simply require human treatment Self
discipline and student discipline. as / have
reach n child through the force of reason
and intangible regard which he has both for
his own respect and the respect of those with
whom he comes in daily contact.
Some Discipline Needed
OF course, it is not to be supposed that
the preservation of necessary discipline in
the SchoolrOOm is a sinecurC. While lCcwAy
is given to allow for the human element, TO
give the boy or girl II chance to let off
steam and get rid of that supcrfuous energy
that might if kept bottled up, work against
the best interests of the school and the pupils
as n whole, there are some hard nuts to
crack
The incorrigiblc boy and girl the liar
the constitutional rebel against all law and
order. remains. as he has always been, a
difficult problem. Sometimes he can be
converted into Il good pupil and IA potential
good citizen by isOlating him from the rest
Of his fellows, by making him feel the force
Of ostracism Sometimes the only place for
him is in II discipline school, AS he is fire.
quontly II subnormal pupil
"Onc provision that is an urgent need in
the school system is a parent school. There
is in the system group of Children---a sma I'll
percentage of the whole, it is true, but still
sufficiently large to need attentiOn-who
either have no parents or whose parents are
not fInctioning rs such Snch a school
would provide as far as possible for this dc.
ticcncy. The pupil wodld live there and
get, aS far as scientific methods could pro-
vide it, that home training atmosphere and
influence that he has been denied.
"When all is said and done the most
effective disciplinary force in the school sys-
TEN today is that intangible atmosphere of
democracy and good citizenship which the
administrators have labOrcd to build up.
which makes the pupil feel that he is Of and
not merely in the school,. II factor aud not II
subject.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
VIEW COLLEGE SPORTS SANELY

A MEXICAN colleges have been attacked
~ on many scores 1t has remained for
James r. Angel, the new president of Yale
to charge them with preserving n rcprcssivc
attitude toward athletics.
The criticism. be it noted. was not made
humorously DR.. Angel was honestly Ell
deavoring to aualyze the needs of our uni
vcrsitcS.
1t would have been easy to repeat the old
cant about the disproportion of scholastic 20
athletic ideals among the student bodies, but
that is precisely the kind of talk which
creates c,cavages of standards in the higher
educational institutions and results in the
reduction Of ethical principles in their arh-
letc associations
Faculty opposition to sports almost in
variably exerts damaging influence upon
the undergraduates, who are inclined 10
combat this view to the utmost. The con-
sequence is sometimes rather militant SUP.
port of semi professionalism.
sympathy and 60 operation clear gen
cral policy 70 which the whole uniycrei',
students, trustees and faculty. could sub.
scribe, are what is necessary 10 attain tho
right blend of physical and intclIcrunI
progress. DR.. Angels thinking on the sub
iPct is constructive and Tefrcyhingly void %,
sensational snap judgment,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
Answers to SATURDAYS oui,

!. SHdi Carnot was elected president of
tranCe in 1881 lie was assAssIuated
by an Italian anarchist in Lyons il,
1885, ~" 80
> Cabaret originally means a building
m where drinks are sold At retail
.. In" DruldS were the priests or ministers
Of n pagan religion among tho nnCIri,f
CeltS OF Gaul tEraucc) Britain nud
Ireland Tho oak is said to have rc,,'
resented TO them the supreme God and
The mlauctre when growing ON n thc
dependence Of man unon Him 49, WV
l. Tile name Anne lioleyu ShuuId Ln r,,
uounCed Anne "Bulen." -"
d. The hCuoual character Of the op,in,isti,
Colonel Sellers first appears in "rI'o
'iildrd Age. by Mark Twain .,,',
charles Dudley Warner '"'
{. NinCGnZO BcllMi wrote the sCnro r ,,
opera Norma" - VIC
/ Tho Welsh are sometimes called Cu,,,.
brlans. The word Is derived from, iLo
old celtic "fdmbrugcs," cuwnatrints
s. cache Is hiding place for trcns,Iro
provisions Hmmuuiliuu etc. rguCri"iI, -,
used hN explorers '"''3
. Tn" LecIEon or kcl,ou Is tho limo 70
linhrr fastening Ehrp's noor tirII,rr.
to It's kccl '''''H
!" \ Imlln"dc l. q poem I'M vuirl, ~, aIIrn,,
rCir"if lhinK said IN - furmrr nncm
I''' "orI ~ - unr"ur .u,I. , y, ,...''
lNuVu,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
CITY AUTO FAVoRs CHECKED

HIHE new bureau Of AUTOMOBILES author
l ilcd by Council marks welcome step
forward in municipal efficiency,
The soft-,nap factors which entered into
rnc system Of operating city owned machine,
IN various departments had attained under
intensive cultivation the proportion, If a
glaring abuse. Repairs and gusohn" bill,
.nu high ,uac rI"rc were uum"rpu, ofi,mI
vuo ,aiIod =" draw an, lno lines Of d.
nurj,ou hctUrcn tie u., ~ motorrar, Tor
u,uri,inNl ~. I",'', "r, I'"fr ra' ',I IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
off hours as an attrnctive personal per.

of hours as au attractive personal per-
quisite.
Under the new ordinance the Mayor will
he empowered to concentrate the manage
ment of all city owned motorcars under
responsible head in charge of n specially
organized bureau Its functoning will not
have to be perfect to represent an immense
Improvement over old, extravagant, slip.
Shod and uniustfiable methods
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

The senators acted wisely IN abstaininE
from crIricizing Colonel Harvcy's appoint,
mcnt % the embassy in London. There nrc
times when it is quite needless to rpiteratc
Tho ObyiDIS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

In denying that women writer's arc
funny, Miss Agnes Ropplier, it may hc Oh
served, tacrfully omitted consideration Of
Unconscious humOr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

Tho bronze Franklin now beng to,cd
mairsurallv through the country seems 10
have been rendered about every honor cx.
ccpl dinner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
Nathan Hale Up to Date

From the New York Herald.
There should be II monument to the Buffalo
natriot who has sent his shirt to the state
income tax bureau, explaining that it was
all he had l"it, The subject is heroic
Rodin is dcnd bu, Barnard might put in
Ihr necessary 0mnunt Of agony and grief.
II "nly regret" the l"xt might say, "thnt
.lnA. ,n,l N.LN u - ~ g..l ln M .LnIr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

"O what Il Fall is thcrc, my coun.
Irympn 80 is the way the up to the minute
Shakespeare puts it,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

Naturally enough, the growing sonlI-
mont for u now world "ourlavo is governed
h, the rIn.."'' operative ''parIov -vo.J. 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18

Samlrl ''"m "rrs, bridegroom, j. nr,.
- % on" unluu rudu.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
SteelmanvilIe

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Wolfe delight
fully entertained on Christmas night
at their home at Steelmanville. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Myers, Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Basler, Jr., Mrs. Myers
and Miss Myers of Atlantic City, Miss
Myrtle Wolfe of West Collingswood,
Miss Margaret Wolfe of Haddon
Heights, Mr.. A. H. Tomlinson" of Lau-
rel Springs, Mr.. ". D. Tomlinson of
Marion, Mr.. Chas. Somers, Mr.. S.
Steelman of Linwood, Miss Edna My
ers, Miss Elizabeth Wolfe, Miss Mar
garet Basler, Mr.. Lewis Wolfe, MI.
Norman Myers and Master Rudolph
Myers. An evening of enjoyment was
followed at 1870 by a most elaborate
supper. One of the customs of the
family at these Christmas gatherings
is a Jack Horner pie, in which all
present are remembered in a humor-
GUS way. Mr.. Geo. NJ. Wolfe drew
the presents from the pie, and with a
few neat and witty remarks, present
ed their gift to each one present, who
responded in a like manner 1t surely
was a joyous and happy occasion, and
will long be remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Myers, on New
Years Day, entertained at their home
in Steelmanville. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. M. Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. Wolfe, Miss Margaret Wolfe
of Haddon Heights, Mr.. w. J. Tomlin-
son of Marlton, Mr.. Chas. Somers,
Miss Edna Myers, Miss Elizabeth
Wolfe, Mr.. Norman Myers, Mr.. Lewis
Wolfe, Master Randolph Myers. At 6
o'clock dinner was served and all sat
down to a table that fairly groaned
under its weight of good things. The
evening was spent in games and mu-
sic until a late hour when all we're re-
luctant to leave after having spent
such a happy time. ,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
English Greek

Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson enter.
tanned on New Years Day Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Thompson, of Atlantic
City, DR.. VIM. Thompson and family
OF. English Greek, Misses Naomi Shar.
rock and Elizabeth Willets.
Mrs. VIM. Erickerson, of Atlantic
City, has been visiting her parents for
a few days.
Mr.. Somers L. Albertson spent New
Years Day with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Elnora English has been spend
ing a few days with her daughter, of
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Everett Somers and mother,
and Mrs. Claude Somers motored to
Mays Landing on Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Fennell spent the holi-
days with relatives in Atlantic City.
Capt. David Smith, one of the oldest
residents of Estelville, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. ]. E. Lee,
of this place, Sunday evening, Jan. 2,
in his 91st year. He had been a sea
captain for a number of years and is
survived by three daughters and three
sons.
Miss Elizabeth Scull spent the hol-
ludyS Will IcldINSS III SAlidLtAC Oits
and Somers Point.
Richard R.. Lake and family, of
Mays Landing, spent the weekend
with his parents, MI. and Mrs. VIM.
Lake.
Mrs. Nellie Willets is visiting her
son in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ina Muskett was a Pleasant
vile visitor on Tuesday.
III I.
a few days with her brother in Allan
ITO Cifu
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
IN M E MORIAM.

TERRY.-In sad but loving memory of a
devoted husband and father. Frank L.
Terry. who entered into Rest, Jan. 4th,
1920. WIFE AND SONS.
LIPPINCOTT.-In memorium of Joseph s.
Lippincott, who departed this life Jan. 8,
1919.
Dear Father. two sad and lonely years have
passed,
Since you were laid to rest;
But amidst our sorrow there comes a thought
of comfort,
For we know you are with the blest.
Dear One, We would not ask you to come
back.
To this world of grief and pain
So rest on, Dear Father,
Till we all shall meet again.
Sadly missed by wife and daughter,
LYDIA LIPPINCOTK
MAUDE CHANNEL.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
PALESTINE M. p. CHURCH
ScullviIIe.
Rev. w. A. Huckell, Pastor.

Services Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at 2 n. M; preach
ing at 3, theme, "The Sewer of Wis
DOM; special revival meeting at 7.30,
theme, Home Makers and Home
Breakers"
Extra meeting every night next
week. Our meetings are growing in
interest and attendance. Be sure and
come next week. Special singing and
speaking. Come. and all thy house.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
D.
HARTMAN

HARTMAN.-At Pleasantville, Jan. 5,
Lille A., daughter of Willard B. and
Maud s.. Hartman, aged 16 months.
Funeral private Friday morning and
interment in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
Linwood

The Seaview Athletic Club will give
a subscription dance in Mechanics
hall on Elm Ave, Linwood, Friday,
jan. IA. Music will be, furnished by
the ~Pleasantville Jazz Band. A big
time is in store for all.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
ENDS POLICE SEARCH.
Butler Believed to Have Murdered
Frank Ahies Here Last Summer.

With the shooting of Harry Butler,
at Middletown, late Saturday night. a
search by the local police ha. come 20
an end. Butler is the Negro, who was
wanted IN connection with the shoot
Ing. last July. Of Frank Ables. a Mex
lean. At the home Of Mary Crfsden, AZ
East Second street. Butler disappeared
following the murder Of Ables and the
police had been unable TO locate him
Grant E. Prattis, the Negro charged
with the shooting OF Butler. declared
20 the local police that he doe. not
remember pulling the trigger. All he
remembers, he SAYS. IS that suddenly
there was a crack OF the pistol and
Butler fell to the floor dead.
pattis told the police that there mad
been no argument between the two and
that the whole thing was done In
spirit Of fun. He said that when he
pointed the gun at Butler he did 80 IN
q 1ocular manner. He denies that there
has ever been any trouble between the
two 10 warrant the shooting.
The police are inclined TO believe
that the shooting was accidental. Prat-
tis. IN his recital to the police. made
no mention Of any drinking.