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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-18
Acknowledgements
!. ROBBERY CHARGE
G!hag I c Smith Aftef.
Hearing Before JUS
tice Musgrove

Much more than question Of
etiquette was involved this after.
noon, at the trial Of Charles Harris.
colored, before Justice M R. Mus.
grove, when Prosecuting Attorney
Frank r. Amos asked each Wit
ness for Nthe defense whether or
not Charles lad taken off his
shoes in the dining room while
the Hicks family Of Grant Town
were eating their supper. For on
that very question was to hang the
verdict Of the court whether Chas.
would be held for highway rob.
berry or allowed to go free.
Last Monday night, Sam Martin,
an Italian working at the boilers
OF the New England Fuel and
Transportation company at Grant
Town, went to the spring nearby
for some water at about II o'clock
While there, he says, he was
robbed by colored man who had
mask over the lower part OF his
face. he next day he came to the
city and swore out warrant for
the arrest Of Charles Smith, who
he claimed was tho robber.
This afternoon on the stand,
Sam testified through an inter.
prefer that the robber had thrown
his arms around him and taken 81
from his pockets, and that he rec.
ognized him as the prisoner by a
scar on his cheek. Asked how he
knew the man by the scar, when
he had a mask over the lower part
of his face, Sam said that the
mask had dropped down as tho
robber released him.
Archie Hicks. colored, was the
first witness for the defense He
said that he came from work that
night about $3.50 and found Chas.
Smith and his wife at his house.
Smith had come to Grant Town
to get a job and was to stay at
his house that night.
About s o'clock, he said, Smith
took off his shoes, left them In the
dining room and went into an ad.
joining room where he and his
wife spent the night. The witness
was sure that Smith had left his
shoes in the dining room and that
he could not have left the house
BY any other exit, and he was pos
tive that he could not have gone
through the room where Hicks
and his wife were sleeping on a
davenport without making a
noise that would have awakened
either one. Mrs. Hicks, Mrs,
Smith aud Smith himself, corrob.
GRATED this testimony. and 1t hay.
Ing appeared to the court that
smih could not have. robbed Sam
at II o'clock while hesWas peace.
fully, sleeping at the Hicks home
the case was dismissed.
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IRy .Assue!ated pres.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-ssm.
uel TIlden Ansell, former acting
Judge advocate general Of the
army. Col. John z. Hunt and Col,
G. c. Cresson. we're charged with
conspiracy in connection with the
escape Of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, the draft evader, in a report
signed by three Of the five nom.
bers Of the special investigating
committee filed today with the
house.
chsractsrlzing Ansell as the
master mind in the plan by which
Bergdoll was released under guard
to dig up a pot Of gold. the ma.
jority report recommended that he
be discharged from practicing in
the courts Of the nation "above
whose safety and integrity he had
placed gold"
A minority report held, how.
ever, that there was no testimony
to support the charge that Ansell
through whose efforts as counsel
the prisoner was released "con.
gpired to ettectuate his escape 'or
that his motives were improper,
The majority held that Col.
Hunt. commandant OF the barracks
at Governors Island. from which
Bergdoll set out op his errand,
was directly responsible for the
slackers escape through failure
to haudeutt him or TO provide an
adequate. guard. The minority aft.
er declaring that no officer Of the
army knowingly conepIred to &C.
cempllsh the release Of Bergdoll
found grave dereliction OF duty
on, the part Of Hunt"
Maj Bruce Z. tGamphpil. accpsad
by otr'sE 16taef q accepting
IS 900 to obtain freedom from the
prisoner, was exonerated by the
majority. The minority reported
that there was no evidence con.
meeting. Campbell with the es.
cape, but assumed that the mill.
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FARM BUREAU
DIRECTORS TOnEET
Price of Fertilizer Will Be
Much Lower This
Year

A meeting OF the Board Of DIrec.
tors OF the Marion County Farm
Bureau will be held In the head,
quarters in the court house, next
Monday night, August 22, at /
o'clock. A full attendance is dc
sired. as business Of importance
will J considered.
Among the matters 10 be dis,
cussed will be that OF the purchase
Of fertilizer. A letter Just, received
from j. B. Mclaughlin, secretary OF
the West Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation at MorSantowr, cohyeya
the information that a prlce Of less
than $40 per ton for 16 per cent,
acid phosphate can be arranged for
next season for all who, are saffiIlat,
ed with the bureau. Last yoar the
price was $3.50. a reduction OF
about 81. per ton from the figure Of
the year before. More than zoo
tons were used by the farmers OF
the county distributed BY the fol.
lowing members at. various points:
W. E. Hawkins. Fairmont: T. J.
Downs, Pennington; Cleon Brand,
Downs; e. D. Curry, Benton's' Fer
rs; H. L. Tenant, Riyasville: D,
D. Cunningham, Baxter: John b
Tennaht, .Eaifyiew, and ! ". i n 4
Gtand stan; sMonongah, At the
meeting Monday night, tits expect
ed that arrangements win be made
for members at the. same points
and others II necessary, to take
care of the distribution for the
coming year.
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Congressional Committee Recommends That Former
Judge Advocate General Be Disbarred From
Practice In u. S. Courts
PLACED COLO ABOVE SAFETY OF THtsGQUNIN
Col Hunt, Commander Of the Barracks at Governor't
Island, Also Comes In For a Scoring Az
the Hands Of the Committee

tary authorities would inyesttslts
as would be necessary betefs
Campbell could be exonslRted
Dismissal from the department. q
justice OF Earl B. Wood Ia ctAtse
Of correspondence in the Bergdell
case for failure to Transmit 10 ths
War Department warning from
special agent that Bergdoils xas
planning to escape was recon-
msnded by the majority.
Maj. Con. Peter O. Harris. 81.
iutant general OF the army sho
authorized Hunt to send Bsskdou
under guard to the 2MSryi{rd
mountains to search for spid sss
charged by the minority With
primary responsibility ter ~
situation which made possibls he
escape" adding 1T was apparent
his mind was readily oyereefse ~
the strong statement on Arseii
that he would stand resrens,bis
for the safe return Of the pftsoasr.
The minority criticized Cor.
Harris for suggesting to Hunt H.
stead Of ordering the csmnis
stoned officer to accompany tiis
expedition The majority rspertsa
that the escape was the direct Is
suit Of the proposition subnittsd
by Ansell TO Gen. Harris ana tAzt
l"ever Il Anself did not e1nesivs
| the plan he presented II ana rus-
sued it to its accomplishment
The minority held that wh1le IN
questlopably a conspiracy s1isted
to effect the escape Of Bsfgdoil
1t did not find that any offlesr rs-
ceiyed any bEibeJ Or Eas A.
proEched with q, ,iytpF t5 bfihsfslq
but that the ,consplsacys var par
tieipatedI in by Gs6ses BerEd1il
the late D. Clarence Gibbpnss
Philadelphia laRS ii lanes y
Romig, formerly Phitadsiphie
magistrate and friend OF sthe Rsrr.
doll family; Ike stechet the Berg
doll chauffeur, and posstbiy Mrs
lBergdoll.
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ROTARY ..GILI8B
.H|A!SAIBIAslAY.
Members Who wv 4 i {
Christened William
Make speec:hEs


The regular weekly meeting o.
the Fatrmont Rotary club AZ th,
Y. NJ. c. A. this 1obn vss ia The
hands OF the entertainment com.
mitteO which presented 4 clever
feature. Following the custcmsry
luncheon President Hukh carr
called on Secretary Bob Miller tor
a report Of business 10 sbs hsadlsd
and among other ipcidsatai ding,
Bob read q bill purpSsips o COZ e.
the services Of the EIks Qaaste,
at a previous meeting.
There was some diseusston, aad
argument as to whether 81 not ths
bill should be approved for pay.
meut. Rink Darlington Vigorous.
ly insisted on having ii pissed Be
cause, as he later. remarked hs
was member OF the organizslior
which wanted the money Merle
Keenan, also approved the "bliie
and for a few moments member
who were not in on the Joke didut
know what to think about the AZ
fair. Howercr, Deacon Engie lin Il.
ly rose and explained that the Elks'
Quartet bill was aiisla myth and
that the stunt was utilized linply
TO start OF the meeting as 'Bill
Day. in honor or the numerous
Bills, holding membership IN the
club. He then called upon Bairo
Mitchell for a talk about tho IA
nous Bills In history and the re
sponse was an inspiring and IN
structive dissertation LASTING III
teon minutes or more.
After the talk the following Bills
present, Bill Conway, Bill Hns.
tead, Bill Wiedebusch, Bill Wiefcl.
Bill Cole, Bill Crane, Bill tsliam')
Spedden, Bill McWhortef, Bill Ly-
die and Bill seabplt, were required
to tell about tho best joke ever
played upon themselves and low
clover stories were the result.
Merle keenan, Chairman Of the
entertainment COMMITTEES. reported
the progress madesin behaif or the
Fairmont club annual picnic which
will be held at Grafton park, Graf.
ton, w. Va, Thutsday, Septem Der
Sth Other clubs "a the Si1th dis.
triet Of Rotary VIII bs invited to
Join In the days fun and It is an
ttcipated that q special train VII
be provided to earry the part7
from both Fatrmont and Morgan.
town
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Railroad Notes OF
Interest, Locally

J. NJ. Scott, Wheeling. general
superintendent Of the West Vir-
ginia district, B. q o. R. RI, was
in Grafton this morning and was
scheduled TO return to Wheeling
today. II was reported that Mr.,
Scott was indisposed today.
Nine Fairmonters went to AT;
1antic City and two to Avalon on
the Pennsylvania railroad excur.
sion out Of Fairmont yesterday.
The next Pennsy excursion is
August 31st.
Fairmont was we'll represented
at, the B. 10 o. veterans' reunion
at Somerset, Pa, on Tuesday.
Clarence Watson, 3. q o. tick.
OF agent, Is home from q "Trip to
'Fittsbureh.
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.IlloydGeorgeS Says
Japs Kept Faith

81
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-(By. the AS
sociated Press.l Minister
Lloyd George.in a statement In the
house OF commons today concern.
ing the recent conference OF I'm
periaI premiers said the conference
had recognized unanimously that
Japan had ioyally observed the al
liance with Great Britain during
the war.
He asked was itiright that Great
Britain should now turn about and
say TO Japan tThank you for the
trouble you have taken but we
don't want you any longer" There
were cries q TSos from the com.
mnrerh
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TORNADO STRIKES
VEST Va. Town.
Three Persons Injured
and Much Damage
Was Done

POINT PLEASANT, ". va, Aug.
1s:-Three persons were Injured
and great property damage done
by a tornado which struck Graham
Station, near here, during last
night, according to Information
reaching Point Pleasant. G
All telephone and telegraph wires
arc crippled but news trickline
through said that the injured were
W. Miller. who had been blown a
considerable distance from the res.
idence Of W, Dowers which was de.
molished, Mrs. Geo. Clark and her
young son were slightly hurt when
the house in which they we're, col.
lapsed.
Many houses were unroofed and
barns blown down. the report add
ed.
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Gou. Morgan
DechnestoCaH
Legislature

CHARLESTON, August 49,
Governor Morgan today made
public his reply to the United
Mine Workers Of America in
which he declined TO call a spe-
icial session Of tho legislature to
s"abolish the mine guard system"
As demanded by a mass meeting
II miners here August q.
A committee from the meeting
was sent to Governor Morgan at
that time to present the miners
detand and Governor Morgan.
promised TO reply. TO them In a
few days. His letter Just made
public IS the promised reply.
O
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INDUSTRIAL
SHOW TO Be
LIVELYTHISYEAR.
Expected There Will Be
go Exhibits At Annual
YAffair

"The Biggest and Most Interest.
ing Industrial exhibit Fairmont has
ever had" is the slogan under
which Industrial Secretary Bird Of
the y. NJ. G. A. and his committees
are working In preparing for the
exhibit which will be staged at the
"Y" the week OF September 26 to
October l.. A meeting OF the spe.
cial committees was held last
night at the -"Y'' and preliminary
plans were laid. In every case pos
sible this year the exhibitors will
be asked to show some action in
their booths. II possible they will
show some Of the processes that
must be gone through in order to
make the finished products.
Secretary Bird and Harry VIII.
Hanson were out yesterday and
visited Il Falrmont plants asking
them whether they would be In the
exhibit or not. OF the IA factories,
seven said they would surely ex.
hibit and the other seven Yere very
favorable. These two men will be
out again today and in the next
few days all the plants In Fairmont
will be visited. Later they will all
be seen again and those exhibiting
will be given their space in the
"Y." The response received yes
terday was very good and Bird
believes Il is a fair indication Of
how all the Fairmont manufactur.
les wilt respond. Sixty plants are
expected to exhibit.
Much more space in the Associa-
tion building will be used this year
than in former years. The whole
first floor. which always was used, !,
and the second floor III addition
this year will be used. The ladies'
room on the first floor will be used
for entertainment features. A spe.
cial committee will take charge OF
this end Of the exhibit. All the
other space = the lobby and in the
gym will be given over to the
booths as will the second floor. The
heavier exhibits will be placed on
the first floor. The second floor
Will house the booths exhibiting
the art goods and things appealing
to women. There will be d, china.
decorator there, a hemstltcher,
Photographic art and dressmakeFs.
A local dye works will have
pot Of dye and do some dyeing OF
goods In their booth. Candy max.
ers will be pulling candy or going
through some OF the other process.
es used In making candy. A brand
OF tooth paste made In ,Fairmont
will have an especially large booth
showing the paste In the process
Of manufacture. The glass factor.
les will have mobile exhibits this
year II possible. Soft drinks and
ice cream viii be shown In the
making and local shoe shop will
have shoe stitching machine
there In operation.
The committees will be busy for
some time now getting the preltm
mary work done, lining up the fac
tories and laying of the space
Ten there will be a lull in the
work when the factories start build.
ing their exhibits. There will be
nothing charged for the space used
and the only expense to the plants
exhibiting will be that OF construct
ing theIv booths. There will be
many entertainment features and
they will be varied.
Those on tho special committee
in charge OF the work now are: E.
E.. Maston, chairman: R. E. shtve
ly, Francis McQuillRn. H, A. VIII.
Hanson A. ]. Cash and Secretary
Victor Bird.
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MELTiNcPoT
r lNE. results are Gaming from
I The Americanization move

ment.
Latest reports shows 6,92s,o27
foei@-bom white males of voting
age in our country.
Out Of every 100 Of these 4s
were naturalized and l6 had taken
naturalized citizens, compared with
nahralzed citizens. compared with
those who haven't been won over,
has gained 20 per cent since 1910.
Come on, the rest Of you! Join
Uncle Sans family.
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QUEER

WENTY-SIx inches Of rain
1 fell in South Africa during
June, 1t was the wettest and coldesl
month ever known in that part Of
the world says the cspetown
weather bureau.
About halfway between Fairmon,
and lie North Pole, this summer,
there has been an unusually hot belt
runnins around the world. Trappcrs
repor! .hat temperature as high a.
ITO has been common as far north
as the southern end of Hudson Bay,
Weather this year has been pc.
euliar everywhere.
II Einstein can explain why, we'll
believe he knows something worth
while.
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COSTLY VEIRF

(, PARIS, Aug. 1s.-One 4 thousano
houses have been destroyed by fire
IN scutarh the section Of Constsn
ttnople situated on the, ,Asiatic bank
Of the Bosphorus, says q telegram
to the Journal. Inter allied tfoopb
IN Constantinople cooperatsd WITH
the fifenens In cont oIltng the fire,
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Fight Film Shown
In City Of Chicago
tBy Asgo,cIatcd pres, !

CHICAGO. Aug. "a depart
ment agent today was sent to a no
tel TO question Tex Rickard, promo
ter Of the Dempsey. Carpenter fight
about the bringing OF tho fight
films from New York to Chicago.
IAN arrest may follow" said
Col. John G. Clinnin, assistant Unit
ted States district attorney.
Rickard showed the films Ia
wounded soldiers at a government
hospital hereilast night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-18
BY The Way;
Daily column given to current
events and frank comment
DRY

Il OTIS Of good liquor in Switzer-
- land. But if you're going af-
ter it, better hurry up.
Switzerland is in danger of go
ing dry.
lhe temperance movement over
there has reached the point where
the Swiss Parliament soon will vote
on il. Then a national referendum.
1t begins to look as if The dream
Of dry world isn't a dream. after
all.
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OBSERVATIONS

Business also needs a little rein.
Business looks better after its
rest cure.
graph.
Crooked landlords make strait.
ened circumstances.
Some people find prosperity BY
advertising for 1t.
The burning question will soon be
the price of coal.
The black sheep of the family is
good at wool gathering.
When a girl gets a new dress
m she visits some girl she doesn't
President Harding found matrI-
montal bonds were not below pa
But no one will notice their ears
until they leugthen their skirts.
Now the auto question is how
many miles can you go on credit?
One way to reduce rents In your
netghborhood Is take singing les
sons.
A friend indeed is one who keeps
your dog while you take vacation.
In some restaurants you can read
the menu on the waiter"s coat front
Homesickuess makes some peo.
pie return home and others stay
away.
An autoIst must have a good out
look; a pedestrian a good look
out.
a Ioledo man lost his wife 1n a
poker game. But won his freedom
IN reply to How could we do
without WV, jazz? we would say Bet
International trade shows Ger
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OF, Liste,1Here!
By ADAMS. LANE.

Last night at Dinner
Time the door Bell
Clamored
And when | Answered
II was Mi. Nelson BeaIl
sGood evening, Mr.. Beall,"
| said, Come In
Dinner Is Bout
Ready"
II thank you, Mr..
Lane" he Responded,
"But j cannot Stay.
l came toTSee
You on Private
Business
"You should have Come
To my Office"
] told Him.
.'It is almost Inn
Possible TO Transact
Private business With
Chief Snider for Your
Next door Neighbor.r
"0h, nothing Contraband,.
Mr.. Lane,r he Hastily
Said; ~ wanted TO NJ
See the cat Which
You have to Give
Away
Certainly" said 1
and at once Escorted
Thomas in from The
Kitchen. 81
Z Mr.. Beall looked Him
oyer Hesitantly.
Aud then With A
Cautious glance Over
HIS shoulder be Said
IN q low Voice:
Mr.. Lane, you Know
These everlasting Fur
Sales which are In
Progress all over The
Country, Now!
Well, my vile Has -.
Nearly worried me To
Death about Them.
She Is clear Beyond
Reae9n.
I cant do a Thing
With Her.
She wants two Neck ~
Pieces.
Two OF Theml" !
! nodded sympathetlcally.
u can't afford One,
Let alone Two
She wantsaa Sable
One ~. s
And squirrel One,
And We are About
To separate over 1t.
l happened to Think
About what you Said
About your Cat a
And knowing that You
We're anxious to Get
Rid Of him | Thought
That maybe ] Gould
Get someone to Fix
His hide up And
Atlleast make One
Neckpiece Out 4.
Sofy It yf,5s &
u thought that Maybe
He would be q Maltese X
Cat
And would make A
Fine imitation Squirrel
Do.Dad."
"E'no," wondered, he Isn't
Maltese on Top .1a'
But he Il A
Good light color Underneath,
And ! turned The
Beautiful Thomas over TO
Display his ground Floor
Color Scheme.
Mr.. ceall's face Lit
Like the morning star.
by Geewhilikins!" He
Asseverated.
Near sable on Top, ..
And almost squirrel Underneat
Mr.. Lane, that cat Is
Worth around about Eight
Hundred dollars to Me"
IIermioue had been Standing
In the door way IN
Silence. but at This
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The British may lack sense Of
Aumor, but they have complete
scents OF trouble.
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A Frenchman predicts boards fol
women, Then hubby can trim corns
with his wite's razor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-18

You're wrong-the New York
save-a-Life League is not an anti
prohibition organization
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Bachelors arc like automobiles
girls don't want one that's beenSrun
10000 miles
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When this divorce wave subsidies
someone should put out a who's
Whose" /" y
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THE WEArgER.

sslf ssrls's ~ EFlsss,
Williams news., 1921-04-22

ana Qual1leO, the 1OllOW1nS named persons shall be the Di- rectors and officers of the Go. : Edward T. McGonigle, Presi- dent and General Manager, Riordan, Arizona; Robert J. ..Brenk, Vice President, Riora dan, Ariozna; Clara McGon- igle, Secretary Treasurer, Rior dan, Arizona.
 The highest amount of lia- bility that this corporation shall subject itself at any time shall not exceed two thirds of the amount of it's capital stock
 VII
 This corporation is formed to endure twenty-five years af- ter its Articles are duly exc cuted; but it's charter rights may be renewed before it's charter expires from time to time, for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at time per- petually.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt from all liabil- ity for debts or obligations of this corporatin.
 Tx
 The capital stock of this cor poration shall be and is here by made forever non-assessable by this corporation for any pur- pose.
 This corporation does hereby appoint George w. Harben, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who has been a bona fide resident of the State of Arizona for more than three years, to be it's agent up- on whom all notices and pro- cesses, including service of summons, may be served. This appointment of agent may be revoked at any time by filing a new appointment of agent in the office of the Corporation Commission at Phoenix, Ariz- Ona.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 28 day of August, A. D. 1920.
 Edward T. McGoniple
 Rober J. Brenk Jr.
 Clara McGonig1e State of Arizona.
 County of Coconino. SS Before me, F. M. Gold, a Notary Public in and for the County of Coconino, State of Arizona, on this day person. ally appeared Edward T. Me Gonlgle, Clara M. McGonigle. and Robert J. Brenk, all per sonally known to me to be the perons whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instru- ment, and acknowledge to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations