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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17

Beautiful, modern, imposing, the
inew Bethesda Baptist church which
is to be formally dedicated tomor-
row at Barrackville stands a monu-
ment to the earnestness and SINGER
ity Of its members. In its sim,
lplicity and strength and beauty IT
somehow seems that the architect
has typified the strength Of purpose
which led the founders Of the
church to go ahead against hard
ships and handicaps until the foun-
dation for the present organization
was laid
a preparatory program leading
up to the services tomorrow began
! last Tuesday evening, and the four
numbers were greatly enjoyed by
those present.
The. service Sunday morning Will
open with Sunday schoo, at 10000
o'clock. At 1900 o'clock Rev. T. y.
Lawler, assisted by Rev. S. Z. Briu-
instool, of Clarksburg, win hold
one of the most important services
lou the entire program, this being
the preparatory SERMON for the for
rnfai dedicatory address Sunday
evening.
An oPternoon serv,co ot . 2o will
ha condmrted hv Rey BrIn;ns,ooI.
Ar 7.3o sunday evening. Dr. Ell.
knnnb Huliov nreeIdent Of Rroad-
dTe coIiera wilI deliver the deaicu-
Iorv addTess inns com5Ieting the
nroerom
Roth dinner and SINNER viii be
sarved In THO social rooms of the
cburcb and tbo nnbiIc is invited 10
come
Tho Bontist organization nj Bar.
rackyIIle had its Incention over
eighty yoars ago when Rev. a. i.
Cerrstt came INTO his community
than snarseIv settled nnd mndeycl.
oned win tho hone NJ roundInp n
cburcb E,ndjrg M buiIjtnp snit.
sbIo 7or ,,is nmrnoso Rev Garrett
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
Newspaper Row"
Soon But Memory

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-(By The
A. P,)-NewBpape row, or prints
Ing house square" as It was known
in earlier days soon may be nothing
hut memory.
Announcement that the Tribune
would move from its pinnaeled
building In Parb Row to join the
procession OF other papers 70 new
quarters elsewhere brought TO the
attention of newspaper men todag
that the World and its gilded dome
would be the last survivor IN PARK
Row.
The statue Of Benjamin Franklin
made OF type metal contributed
by the printers OF the country ".
Gated in the square and overloo KING
the swirling crowds Of busiest sw..
York, will in fact he memot5 5al ~
the old Journalistic center Of tbs
city.
the papers, book and magazine ipphi
fishing houses wore located tnfthe
square.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
EVENING, DECEMBER II, 1921.
BUILDERS SEND UNIONS,
REDUCED WAGE SCALE.
New Order Goes Into Effect on February /; Letter
Sent Out is Released for Publication To-
day; Working Conditions Set Out

Falrmont Builders ExElange
composed OF Sne contractors or
the City has sent a letter to the
various unions of Fairmont sery-
ing notice that a wage reduction
will be put into effect beginning
February next. The exchange
states this action by them IS in re-
sponse to a general demand by
the public for reduced building
costs.
In connection with the scale is
announced number Of working
conditions. The letters were mail.
ed out during the I-sat few days TO
the unions and was released for
publication today.
The letter is as follows:
"At a regular meeting of the
Fairmont Builders Exchange held
on December 12, 1921, the follow
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
BOMB MYSTERY
CLEARED NOW
Arrest Of Man in Warsaw In
Connection With Gotham
Outrage

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE
arrest In Warsaw OF Wolfe Lin
denfeld will cIcar up the entire
mystery OF the Wall Street ex.
plosion OF September 1920, it was
stated positively today by William
J Burns. head OF the department
of justice bureau Of Investigation.
Lindenfeld, whose arrest was re-
ported TO the department by the
Associated Press. was described
by Mr.. Burns as the key to the
solution of the mystery and "the
only mau that we know in the
world that knows all about it.
Mr. Burns declared that Linden
field himself was not implicated in
the explosion, one OF the worst
tragedies in the history OF New
York. but was so close 10 the rad
ical clements who were It's authors
that he knew all about it. The
third International, Mr.. Burns
said. was the moving spirit be-
hind tho plot.
Lindenfeld. according TO Mr..
Burns. went abroad originally on
behalf OF the justice department 10
obtain information which would
lead TO the arrest Of these res9on-
sible for the explosion. When no
reports were received from him
Sylvester Cosgrovc. one Of tho de
partment's agents. was sent over
to find out why Lindeufeld was
not sending the information prom
ised, and the arrest followed.
Radicals in Europe as we'll as
in the United States. Mr.. Burns
asserted. were under surveillance
by the department for suspected
connection with the explosion and
If the information TO be obtained
from Liudenfeld proves to be as
expected arrests are in immediate
prospect.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
Scout Gotes Of
Interest Locally

Deputy Commissioner Emmor
Saunders and Joseph Conley are
the only Veteran Boy Scouts in the
city, while Scout Executive T. A.
Tate Is the only 10 Year Veteran
Service Scout.
These are purely honorary de-
grees. A Veteran Scout Is one
who has been a first class scout
five years. while n 10 Year Veteran
Scout iB a man who has been In
the scout service for 10 years.
4 There are only 213 10 Year
Veteran .servics Scouts In this
country, and 1898 Veteran Scouts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
MAKE RAID

Sheriff ]. D. Charlton and a
number of deputies ralded house
at Dakota last night and seized six
gallons OF moonshine whlskey and
arrested John Glod, Frank Bowers
and Louie Ratti and they we're
placed in the county Jail 10 await
a trial. One barrel OF moonshine
mash IN . copper coil the kind
used In stills were found in the
house.
a copper still. quantity Of
mash and three gallons Of whiskey
was also seized yesterday when
the sheriff and his force raided
the home OF john Sababoda, at
AIonongah. sababoda was arrest
cd and placed In the county jail to
await trial
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
,UJRY EXCUSED

The circuit court jury hearing
the evidence In the case of J. b:
Davis. ct al, versus the Pleasant
Valley Homes Company was ex-
cused at noon today until $3.50
o'clock Monday morning by Judge
W. s. Meredith. The plaintiffs
witnesses can all be heard Monday.
Mr.. Davis is suing the Pleasant
Valley Homes Company for alleged
damages done to his property
when the company graded street
in front of mis- property and failed
to build a retaining wall In front
Of his property. Two similar cases.
are scheduled on the. docket - be
triad fnunW1nE thR Davis trial. \
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17

ing wage scale was adopted to be
in effect from February l, 1922.
Carpenters 50, 90, so cents per
hour.
Cement finishers so cents per
hour.
Bricklayers S1.Oo per hour.
Hod carriers 60 cents pG- hour.
Laborers, 40 cents per hour.
Lathers, 80 cents per hour.
Gas filters. 70 cents per hour.
Painters. 60, 20 so cents per
hour.
Plumbers. 70. so cents per hour.
Plasterers. $1.Oo per hour.
Roofers Composition. 70 cents
per hour.
Roofers. tin, slate and tile. SO
cents per hour.
Steam filters, so cents per hour.
tContinusd IN page eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
UNKNOWN GETS
XMAS PRESENTS
Twists Lock Off Show
case and Takes Silk
Hose Valued at SIPS

Twisting the lock off a show case
in the lobby in front of Shurtleff
and Welton's shoe store, at 113
Main street. shortly after 6 o'clock
this morning, an unknown man
seized number Of pairs of silk and
wool hose, valued at s125 crammed
them into a suit case and made his
escape before an officer summoned
by a passerby could reach the
scene. The officer TOOK up the
chase but the man beat it to the
railroad yards and escaped on d
freight train.
A man whose name could not be
learned noticed that man dressed
in overalls was taking the things
out of the showcase when he passed
tho store but thinking 1t was an
employee Of the store on tho Job
early to clean and dress the show
ease Tor Saturday he did nat .stop
After walking about so feet he hap
pened to look back and saw the
man running away from the store
with a suit case In his hand.
Seeing Officer Thomas Fora
standing at the corner OF Jefferson
and Main streets, the pedestrian
hurried up the street and notified
the officer who gave chase. He fol-
lowed the mans trail to Johntown
where he lost Il and It is thought
that he made his escape on Il
freight train.
officers in towns along the line
were asked to be on the lookout for
the man and all the members OF the
city force have been furnished a de-
Iscription Of him and are searching
for him in the city limits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
Scott Returns To
Wheeling Today

/. NJ. Scott, Wheeling. general
superintendent Of the West Fir-
ginia district, who was here for
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing, returned to
Wheeling on train 55 at 1880
o'clock this afternoon.
B. & o. Train 43 was running
minutes late today. This
was due to its connection No. 8 be-
ing late.
at Fairmont from s a. m. to o p.
IN. has been abolished.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
rMo FIRE CA1IS

The fire department was called
out twice this morning but neith-
er Of the calls amounted to much.
The first call came at 1O:30 and
was from $40 CASTOR avenue
where some papers and trash pill
ed under the house had caught
on fire. The firemen soon had
the blaze extinguished with very
little damage done to the prop
erty.
Tho second call came In Mt
11:1O o'clock and was from Har-
vey's restaurant on Madison
street where q gas leak had
caught on fire. The firmen had
little trouble in handling this
case and the damage was slight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
IRISH DECISION
STILL IN DOUBT
Not Likely There Will Be
Any Action Until
Wednesday
az Az Asaociatod Prees. !


DUBLIN, Dec. 17.r-Finap de-
cision on the Irish Peace treaty
by the Dali can be expected on
"Wednesday but not before. ac-
cording 10 information obtained
from sapthortttSe Sim Fesn dele
rSateS, StAtdm ehts were Issued last
might announcing q public session
OF the Dat for II o'clock GfOnday
morning at which motion for
ratification OF the treaty will be
made. Debate on tho motion to
allow full publicity to the views
OF the conflicting sections OF opin-
ion on the Dali, it is thought, oc-
cupy the sessions Monday and
Tuesday, with final action on We'd
nesday.
Tho members Of the Dali as
sembled today for continuance Of
the secret sessions Of the last
three days.
LONDON Dec. 17.-With rati-
fcation OF the Irish peace treaty
completed IN the imperial parlia-
ment, all eyes were turned today
on Dublin. where tho Dali Ftreanu
continued It's deliberations The
consensus OF opinion on the Irish
correspondents lof the morning
papers, is that yesterdays discus
sions in the Dali added strength to
the supporters of tho treaty, al
thought It Is recognized that the
opposition continues to be form
liable.
BELFAST. Doc. l7.-FIerce
fighting broke out in the New
towards road section and east
Belfast today The fighting was
so intense that tram car service
was suspended. Lewis guns we're
used against the rioters by the
crown forces.
An employe OF the city tram
service was shot dead and at least
six persons were wounded.
In the Ballaymacarott district
two persons were shot and one
man was attacked by crowd and
badly beaten.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
ELECTRICAL WIZARD
ON SHORT WORK DAY

Judging from the following recent
expression of Thomas A. Edison, the
electrical wizard wouldn't think very
favorably of the movement now on foot
in the printing trades and other in
dustries in the large cities, where an
S-hOur day is now in vogue, TO reduce
| the work day to from 6 to hours
Here is what Edison says;
Il am not against the eight-hOur day
or any other thing that protects labor
| from exploitation at the hands of ruth
less employers. But it makes me sad TO
see young Americans shacllle their abil-
| ties by blindly conforming with rules
| which force the industrious man to
| ccp in step with the shirker. | have
lWayS felt that one of the principal
| elSuns for American progress III the
| asst has been that every man had Il
| nance to become whatever he wanted
| 20 be-
| To-day / am wondering what would
have happened to me by now if fifty
| wears ago some fluent talkcr had con-
| verified me to the theory of the eight
hour day and convinced me that it was
not fair to my fellow workers to put
| forth my best efforts in my work.
II am glad that the eight-hour day
/ had not beeen invented when | was a
young man. If my life had been made
up of eight-hour days / do not believe
| I could have accomplished a great deal.
! This county would not amount to as
much as it does if the young men of
/ fifty years ago had been afraid that
paid. There ought TO be some labor
| leader strong enough and wise enough
| to make trade unions a means of fit
ting their members for better jobs and
greater responsibilities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
YOU TAN YOURSELF

We met an old philosopher in the
poSl0hice the other day. One Of those
rare specimens Of advanced age who
though his hair is white and his face
lined with the marks left by the cares
of life still smiles and has Il cheerful
word upon all occasions. He stood for
few moments listening to couple of
chronic kickers complaining about the
etc. and wondering where folks were
10 get all the money to meet all the
impossible burdens.
Boys" says this old man. "the
taxes are high. hut did you ever stop
to consider that the real taxes arc
the ones we impose upon ourselves
We arc taxed heavily in idleness and
pride. Trying to keep up with some
Spendthrift acquaintance or eXtrava-
CANT neighbor is Il tax. Then a lot of
Young people are heavily taxed by folly
and dissipation. The money we throw
away each year will more than pay the
income tax. These taxes cannot be
abated by the government. You got to
dO it yourself.
The thrifty. Industrious fellow will
get along and the shiftless eXtravagant
snSs will be renewing his notes"
The chronic GROWERS just naturally
faded away as the old philosopher
stopped to open his lock bOx.-Hay-
ward Record
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
Notice of Final Settlement
In County Court For RuSk County.
Wisconsin
IN PROBATE
IN PROBATE

Notice is hereby given. that at Il
regular term of the county court. to be
held in and for said county. at the
court house. in the city of Ladysmith.
in said county. on the first Tuesday of
April. 1921. the following matter will
be heard and cOnSidered
The application Of Il. j. Coon. adj
ministrator Of the estate of Blanche l..
Coon. late Of the city of Ladysmith in
said county. deceased. for the eXamina-
ton and allowance of his final account
now on file i'll said court. OF his admin
iStra ton. for the assignment OF the
residue of the estate of said deceased
to those entitled thereto and for the
determination Of the inheritance tax.
if any. therein.
Dated February II. 1921.
BY the Court,
Thomas & Fisher. Attys for Estate.
ID. w. MALONEY.
County Judge.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
GIRLS SMOKING CIGARETTES

we have heard that girls right here
i'll adySmith-smoke cigarettes But
we were Skeptical about the matter
did not believe our girls would do it.
Know they do it in New York and
Paris. because we've have been told Sc
ly those who have seen it, But here
heavens. who would have believed it:
However. seeing is believing" and we
saw two girls smoking cigarettes Sun
day night with all the sang froid Of
veterans. But--thanl the Iord-they
were in Il pullman section ON train IS
and were in the city only few min.
IitpS
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18

LadySmith property owners have had
The least amount of snow TO shovel off
their walks in years. and 50 far no bad
storms to contend with This has been
the mildcSt and pleasantest winter
since the year the ChicagO-Duluth 500
line was completed. That winter there
was less than ten days of sleighing and
ile weather was bright and pleasant
during almost its complete course. In
contrast to our mild winter in WiScOn-
sin we read i'll the press dispatches of
the heaviest fall of snow in North
Carolina III years: also. Of Shiyyery
weather in Southern California. Per
hapS Dame Nature is trying to com
pcnSate for the high taxes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
STARPOINTS THAT FORETELL
PROSPERITY

If YOU are one Of those glO0mS who
think business is going to be dead with
its attendant unemployment. what do
YOU think that the following facts
fOrctell?
Most Of the billions of Liberty Bonds
are still in the hands Of the mass of
the people and they constitute an enor-
nous buying power.
Hundreds and hundreds of millions
that were annually spent in liquor will
now be spent III general merchandise
and the building Of homes.
Everybody now recognizes that our
new banking system is Il rock of Glib
raltar and that the Federal Reserve
bank will prevent any panic no matter
what happens
Lower taxation is coming sure.
As a result of the war the United
States is by far the richest nation in
the world.
An impetus has been given foreign
trade which cannot he lost-anyhoW.
not for many years.
National advertising has become Il
great force-SO great that il will CON
Stantly nd enormously increase
steadying business and producing more
business.
The war standardized many bust
ncsSeS. with the result that there is
much greater efficiency i'll production.
And there will he much more efficiency
in distribution.
If all these facts do not foretell re-
ncWed prosperity. what in all con-
science do they fOretell?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18

Nm energetic business man Of Lady
smith. now i'll the prime of life, says
that he never intends to retire"
meaning that he never intends to quit
work. until the final summons calls
him to the hereafter His idea is that
The mind and the body should he kept
busy and that to retire would mean a
period of uSeleSSnesS. that would not
BE- good for him or for his friends.
Plenty Of work and an interest in the
enterprises Of the community. with
tW0 to four weeks of vacation TO he
spent in the open. is his idea of The
ideal. in the sense of living. Work. he
minated. is the great antidote for
early old age.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
VAMPIRE WANTS A JOB

Recently the l.. l.. Ross Shoe Com
pany inserted an advertisement in a
Rochester paper for vamperS and
clOSers-up Among the answers re-
ceived was one from young lady who
signed herself Miss Mabelle Jones and
gave her address as General Delivery,
Rochester. The latter said in part
Gentlemen: | have seen your ad
for vampires and clOse-ups and | have
been studying to vamp for several
years and have been practicing eye
work for long while. My gentlemen
friends tell me that l have the other
movie vamps backed off the map.
have made a particular study of Theda
Bara. / don't know much about close
ups. hut suppose ] could learn | have
good form. swell brown eyes. and a
fine complexion.
IF you would like. | will call and
show you what ! can do. / have been
looking for a vampire job, but never
saw no ads III the paper before.
Yours,
MARELLE JONES"
"P S.-DO you furnish clothes fol
your vampires? ! have just come tC
Rochester. and so haven't got many
Clothes
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
MEADOW BROOK MAN
DOING GOOD WORK

j. G.. Hendrickson has lived ON his
farm in Meadow Brook. east of Exc
land. for three Years. He has 80
acres that was wild land when he pur-
chased it, He now has 5 acres
brushed, logged. leveled and seeded
and u acres stumped ready to pillow.
This stumped land has been brushed
and seeded for three years and is
ready for the blowing operation. 1t
will he put to potatoes the first year.
then sOwed to small grain and seeded
down again.
He has big hay she'd chicken
house. and a small dwelling house
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18

If high taxes were confined to Rusk
county this winter we would all feel
that we being especially imposed upon
But some Of the counties and cities OF
thr state are burdened with higher
taxes than is RuSk county and Lady
smith, both because of higher valua-
tons and higher tax rates. The oner-
Gus burden seems to be state wide. and
possibly nation wide.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

/, George Van Den Ellen, treasurer
Of the town of Grow, will be at my
home. one-half mile north of the Grow
cheese factory TO collect taxes. Two
per cent penalty will be charged after
Feb. 2S, 1921.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
A LOCAL OPTINIIST

Etfner Nelson is an Optimist. He
feels optimism and talks optimism
If everybody did that there would be
plenty doing around here. Notwith
standing business is quiet now, Mr.. Mel
son opines that business conditions will
be good in the spring and summer. He
says there is plenty of money in the
country and money is the life-bloo6
of business
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
Notice of Final Settlement
In County Court for Ru>k County
Wisconsin
IN PROBATE

y
Notice is hereby given. that at Il reg
ular term OF the county court. to be
held in and for said county. at the
cOu.t house. i'll the city of LadySmith,
in said county. on the first Tuesday Of
April 1921. the following matter will
be heard and considered:
The application Of ID. III. Hagen. adj
miniStrator Of the estate of John Nagel.
late Of the TOWN of Richland, III said
county. deceased. for the examination
and allowance Of his final account now
on file in said court. Of his admins
tration. for the assignment of the
residue Of the estate of said deceased.
to those entitled thereto and for the
determination Of the Inheritance tax.
if any. therein.
Dated February $, 1921.
BY the court
ID. w. MALONE1,
County Judge,
(First publication Feb. II, 1921 44-46)
Fire losses paid during 1870.
S7,7O0.13. Yours will be paid prompt
~ if insured with Miehaels0nn II
Hughes Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18

Optimism in Marathon county.
The Wausau RecOrdHcrald There
is no more reason why railroad own
rrs and railroad employees should set
tie Il dispute by lighting than why in
dividuals should do 50. When indus
trial war comes to be reckoned as
clearly criminal as the duel is we shall
have made another forward stride on
The road to genuine ciyilization.''
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
COMING EVENTS

Feb. 22-Washington's Birthday.
Feb. 23-Mr. and Mrs. Carsten Woll
musicians and entertainers, at
gymnasium, auspices of Luther
League.
Mar. 12-Laldis Singing Orchestra.
Mar. 3-Strickland w. Gillian, enter.
tainer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18

Three carloads of Swiss cheese have
recently been shipped to Switzerland
from southern Wisconsin. That seems
like carrying Goals to Newcastle. Most
of il was made in Green county which
is largely settled by Swiss.