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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
STARR PUPILS ACT
AS NOVEL HOSTS
FOR STORY HOUR

Two little stories were to be
acted out by some of the Starr
school boys and girls for the story
hour Saturday afternoon, March 5,
as this goes to press. The boys and
girls who acted as hosts and host
esses were Juanita Murnam, Eliza
beth Jenkins, Elizabeth Riggs, Rob-
ert Sharp, Lewis Wiley and Rich
ard Campfield. Starr Sc ,Ci was
the host for the day.
Stories about the stars were told
by Mrs. Fred Girty. The following
books about the stars were used
in preparing the star stories and
may be found in the children's de-
partment Of the library: Starland,
by r, S. Ball; The Book of Stars,
by A. F. Collins; Stories of the
Great Astronomers, by e. S. Hold
en-; The Children's Book of Stars,
G. E. Milton; Trees, Stars and
Birds, E. L. Moseley; Gods and
Heroes or the Kingdom of Jupiter,
f, E. Francellon; Myths and Leg
endary Heroes, H. w. Mabie.
Additional books which were
used in last Saturdays story hour
about The Colonial Children,
which may be found in the Chill
dren's department of the library,
are: Stories of Colonial Children,
by Pratt; Colonial Days, Colonial
Maid of Old Virginia; Colonial
Stories Retold from st. Nicholas,
Calvert of Maryland, a story of
Lord Baltimore's colony; Mary of
Plymouth, a story Of the Pilgrims
settlement; Peter of New Amster-
dam, a story Of old New York;
Richard Of jamestown, a story Of
the Virginia colony; Ruth of Bos-
ton, a story of the Massachusetts
colony; Stephen of Philadelphia, a
story OF Penn's colony. and Seth of
Colorado, a story of the settlement
of Denver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05

Richmond is not very hi!ly, but
We live at the foot of small bill,
so when there is snow | can pla y
near home and in the summer |
can skate on roller skates.
There is a beautiful park called
Glen Miller, and there are things
for children to play with and we
go there in the summer.
go to the Methodist Sunday
school We had 53S last Sunday.
There are three Methodist churches
beside about Il other churches in
town.
| saw a robin in our tree and l
hope spring will soon be here.
Then we will plant our flowers and
make the garden Yours truly.
ELIZABETH KRlNG.
Finley School, Richmond, Ind.
Jan. I, 1921.
Dear George
| ont think you know about the
Earlham museum. There are all
kinds of animals.
There are elephants, reindeer,
alligators, rattlesnakes, monkeys,
squirrels and all kinds of crusta-
ceans.
All kinds of wonderful stones end
a Mexican hat. 1t was called the
rain hat. 1t was about as round as
a wash tub.
There are wooden tools made by
little men such as wooden monkey
wrench, wrenches, hammers, CHS
els, and a number Of other things.
Yours truly,
Donald Hewitt
Hibberd School, Richmond, Ind.
Feb. IA, 1921.
Dear Iris
l was very glad to get your letter
a few days ago. You aske me to
tell you about myself and school,
which I will try to do as best l can.
l am sending with this letter pic
ture of our school building. 1t is
the second oldest school building in
the city, and the only one which
has a tower bell
l have two teachers. Our princi-
pal, Miss Schultz, teaches in the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Vale School. Richmond, Ind.
Feb. 16, 1921.


Dear Mildred:
I am going to tell you about my
rabbit. Once my sister and / were
catching little rabbits. We gave
four away and kept one. We put
it in bird cage, and once it got
out and ran away. The next day
we found it. About two weeks
after that it ran away again, and
We found it. 1t ran away four or
five times. We taught it to play
hide-and-seek, and she did it. After
a week or two we went out to feed
it and it was dead. The bird cage
and everything was torn up. A dog
did it. l cried AMI father said he
would get us another next sum-
mer. would like for you to write
again to me. Yours truly,
EMILY JENKINS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
SPRING POLICE FORCE
CHOSEN AT GARFIELD

Chief--Robert Sudhoff; Lieuten-
ant, Helen Heitbrink.
Boys: Harold Niewoehner, Vlr-
gil Forman, Stewart Binkley, By
ron Howells, Preston Lowe, Russell
Moore.
Girls: Mary E. Smith, Clara
Mayer, LaVerne Zeigler, Carolyn
Nice, Hazel Baker, Bernice Long
streth,-By Carolyn j. Nice. School
Reporter
q In girls room all paths lead to
the looking glass.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
THE NEW ACTIVITIES
PERIOD AT GARFIELD

The clubs will have one Activ-
tiles period every one or two weeks
TO hold meetings. There are new
clubs besides the old ones. The pu-
pills choose the club they wish to
be in with and second and third
choice. Then they are assigned to
the one in which there is room for
theme. J. N.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
NEW TRAFFIC RULES

The new traffic rules In Garfield
are that you must come up the
west stairs and go down the east
stairs. This Is the reverse from
what we have been doing, and it is
supposed to clear the crowd on the
second floor quicker.-C. J. N.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
COLOR SCHEMES

Blackberries are red when they
are green.
A red COW east green grass, gives
white milk and that makes yellow
butter.
Claude Bond, IA, Garfield SB
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Today's Great Person
March 5-Your Birthday?

Salem Town, educator and au-
thor of numerous school spoilers,
readers, etc, that were widely cir
culated. Born March 5, 1879, in
Belchertown, Mass. Died Feb. "A,
in Greencastle, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
SL|FER'S QUINTET
LEADS J. H. S TEAMS

The standing Of the Junior high
school basketball teams as reported
Thursday evening, March 3, were
as follows.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Whitewater School, Richmond,
Feb. II, 1921.

Whitewater School, Richmond,
Feb. II, 1921.
Dear Viola:
l was glad to receive your letter
and to know where you live.
Richmond is a very nice place to
live. We have many beautiful
homes and churches and good
schools.
There are 10 graded schools and
a Junior and Senior high school
and Earlham college.
| am in the 5-B grade. like my
teacher very much. Her name is
Miss Murphy.
We had a nice time on Valen-
tines day. We had a shower of
fruit and valentines for our teach
er. Then we had box for the
children to put their valentines in,
and one to give them out to the
children.
I have a little pet. He is black
and white and is about as big as
a cat. He let's me ride him in my
baby buggy. l wrap him up like I
do my dog.
Have you an orchestra at your
school? We don't, but will have
one soon. I am learning to play
the violin, so l can play in the or
chestra.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
Rail Men Lose.
Two Thirds.
.Nlagehcrease
Labor Board Announces
Cuts Effective July
First

CHICAGO, June 1.-Approxi.
mately two thirds OF the wage In
crease granted railroad employees
last July by the railroad labor
board was ordered deducted be-
ginning July one in the boards de.
cislon announced today. From the
increase las year Of 100000, 900
a year in salaries of railroad labor
nearly 400 million dollars will lt'
cut 1t is estin.k.ed by the reduc.
ton directed by the board
In the case Of the genera class
10 ffaintainence Of way laborers
the entire increase Of eight and
one half cents an hour was with
drawn while in others OF the
classes having the larger number
of employees the cuts ranged from
13 to eight and from. 10 to SIX
cents an hour as compared with
the award OF last July.
Although the wage cuts are to
apply only on the 104 roads which
had filed petitions for the de.
creases the boards announcement
said that application of ohre roads
would cause the same reduction to
be placed in effect on those lines,
The decreases is estimated event,
uaily will effect two million men.
The general average decrease Is
placed at 10 per cent as compared
with an average OF 21 per cent in.
crease granted last July.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
GEN ENGLAND
GUES!T0DAY0F
RIWANIS GLUl


Hon. E. T England. attorney gen.
eral, who is member of the HI
wants club in the capitai city, was
a guest at the weekly luncheon to-
day and delivered a spicy address
which was great appreciated by
the membership. DR.. Will Crews,
Wheeling. was a visitor also, and he
told a number OF stories each with
a moral that might well be allow.
ed to soak in. ]. A. Meredith who
was one of!the.local. club 10 be pres
ent at the state meet In Huntington
last week. gave a fine report on the
meeting and brought back the word
that the Fairmont club had scored
hicel yin the entertainment with It's
Gecretary Jack Abbott and club pl.
anist, Mrs. Minor Dunham, giving
o delightful musical program.
A final report was made on the
organization of the Keyser club and
field representative Mr.. Barry OK.
poets to install that club next Mon.
day night with the assistance OF the
Fatrmont boys. Il is expected to
leave here at o'clock Monday af-
ternoon, leaving Keyser after the in.
stallation, reaching Grafton at mid.
night an dproceeding from Grafton
home via automobile. Nearly 20
have already signified their inten.
tion OF attending and Jack Abbott is
anxious that all othcrs who can 20
will let him know.
Lanham has his alI-star nine rea.
dy to meet the RotariRns as soon as
a date can be selected and is willing
to play ary evening except Saturday
the proceeds Of the game to 20 to
the Salvation army. On motion Of
R. N. Gardner. the club elected Col
], NJ. schoonmaker. II. C. Mutt and
y, NJ. Scott honorary members on
account Of their close connection
with the development Of the Monon-
gahela Velley.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
MAN
.WANTSTOTALKlN
CITY PLANNING
Will Be Invited To Cham
Der Of Commerce
Smoker

1t Is expected that the annual
nesting Of the Fairmont Chamber
Of Commerce will be held within the
next two weeks. Secretary ConnelI
is waiting for President Watson to
set the date and It is likely that
such action will be taken within the
next day or two.
The meeting will probably be held
in the ball room Of the Falrmont no.
tel and will take the form Of a
smoker. Jefferson c. Grlnnalds
consulting engineers of Baltimore
has asked that he may address the
meeting on the subject Of city plan.
ming. The annual session Of the
commerce body would have beer
held before this but was set back
on account Of the bridge opening
ceremonies.
The year book of the commerce
body which was prepared by T. D
Connell, secretary of the oragniza,
tion and Miss Mary Duyal, assistant
secretary. is Just off the press and
wiflabe distributed to the member.
ship Of the body at once.
It contains some very interesting
facts about Fairmont the new bridge
and industrial advantages. A fea.
ture Of the book is a complete rosie,
of the commerce body membership
1t contains a message from prest.
dent Watson to the membership. a
story Of the new bridge by s. L
Fuller, superintendent OF construc.
tion for the Casey company the
secretary's report for the year; the
financMia lreport; an epitomesof The
program for next year; the story Of
the local traffic club "a review Of
Xthe local educational institutions
and many other, interesting features
The book contains numerous photo.
graphs.
The Fairmont Printing company
had the contract for the book ant
500 copies were issued.
There will be a meeting Of the
Bridge Aid Syndicate managers a
the commerce BODY rooms at 1 :sI
Friday afternoon.
"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

The following deeds have been
filed with county clerk Lee N. Sat.
terrified:
]. Howard Coleman and vito to
Fred N. and Ethel Martin, real
estate in Pennington. $3.50.
2. B, Payne and wife to Tony
Lotlego, real estate IN the Arnett
addition. Fairmont, $3.50.
Fairmont and Mononguhela Coal
Co. and Thomas whysl, IN agree.
ment to exchange certain coal lands
In Grant district, MonongRlia eoun.
" and Paw Paw district, Marion
county.
Jefferson D. Arnett and vito 10
cyrone Gail BoFry o parcel Of land
IN Paw Paw district, Consideration
s1,00.
jennie I. MaciesFy Of al, 10 The
West Virginia Advancement Com,
'peay apareel Of land on Main
street in the city OF FRIFmeRt,
Genuia Ven ] i,oe O
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
ATTORNEY GENERAL
VISITOR IN CITY

Never in the history Of Marion
lodge, %, Knights Of Pythias, has
thore been such meeting as was
held last evening In the castel hail
Of Mourtai nCity lodge, 4s, IN the
American building when the lodge
room was filled with members Of
Marion lodge and members Of sew
eral other lodges in the state, In
walton was extended to all Knights
Of Pythias to be present ana mem
bers, not only from this state but
from several Of the other states
were IN attendance,
Tho meeting OF last night was two
fold, The lodge was visited by sew.
erai OF tho grand lodge officers and
the Pythian jewels weru presented
to several 0 fthe veteran members.
The following grand lodge officers
tcea.snued On page stFhtI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

"A n nounced
ForFairnont
P. S. c. Permits Increase
OF Seven Cents In
Present Rate
iBy AaaoclRted Pfeasl /

CHARLESTON, June 1,-lncreas-
es averaging seven cents per 1000
Gu. It. were allowed by the public
service commission today in the gas
rate Of the Monongahela Traction
company at Fairmont, The new rates
are as follows:
Industrial, winter-Gross 80 cents
from November l to March 81, in
elusive.
summer-First 40 million cubic
feet, gross IS cents; for more than
40 million, 81 cents; for drilling
wells, SO cents when meter is used.
$40 for 24-hour day flat rate, two
cents discount is allowed for prompt
payment.
Domestic-class i: Household,
80 cents; class 2, public buildings,
SO cents; class 8, hospitals, etc, 81
cents, Minimum charge 75 cents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
EASISIDEGRBDE
{CH00GSTO.END
TERN TONIGHT.
Judge showalter viii
Speak At Exercises d.
In Church

The senior class OF the East Side
high school presented It's class day
exercises last evening at the Cen.
trail school auditorium before a
crowd which completely packed the
room.
The program was OF al interest.
ing nature and was presented as
follows:
Glass Song.
Class history.
Freshman year-The Ninety club
Sophomore year-The Picnic.
Junior yeat-The History class.
Senior year-Freak day.
Glass Prophecy.
Scene Circus day
Scene PA Street Scene.
Scene s-A Back Yard.
Scene 4.-A Laboratory.
Scene 5-A School Room.
Scene Gan office.
Scene IA Studio.
Scene S-A Living Room.
Glass Will.
High School Song.
Yesterday afternoon completinr
exercises were held in the various
grades and tonight at the Diamond
street N. E. church the eighth grade
pupils will hold their completlne
exercises. Judge E. N. showalter
will deliver the address and an in.
teresting program will be carried
out in connection with the exercises
No children will be admitted to this
entertainment nor to the one on
Thursday evening.
High school commencement will
take place on. Thursday evening al
the Diamond street church and
Judge W. s. Meredith will deliver
the address. The alumni banquet
which will be brilliant affair will
take place on Friday evening at the
Fairmont Hotel. Attorney Harry
Shaw, president of the board oil
Education OF Union independent dis
trict will be host on this occasion,
The guests will include the GRADUATE
ing class and several invited guests,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

sssI7 RUTH" is the slogan and
y the standard of the ass,
stated Advertising Clubs OF sne
World. To this club belongs prac-
Ideally every important advertising
nan IN merica. Each is commits
ted TO the principle of safeguarding
buyers by upholdlng absolute truth
tHthe printed advertisement.
Supporting the members Of The
Associated Advertising Clubs are
f4hetr employers, the reputable
merchants and manufacturers OF
ttiis country. Cooperating with
Them also are the newspapers and
tleir publishers, the greater ma.
sofityiof which close their columuH
toSall advertising which does not
conform to the highest standard OF
sTrnth in Advertising"
The efforts OF these great busi.
ness organizations to make advcr.
tlsing worthy of the confidence OF
sthe man and woman who buys
have made It also the greatest
economic force In the world today.
It's benefits to buyers are obvious
IL enables them to spend money
more economically and TO live bet
ter for less money.
~. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
MURDERED MAN
. STILL UNKNOWN
Considerable M ystery
About Crime Discov-
cred Yesterday

No clue has yet been found To
the Identify Of the murdered Ital,
ian whose body lies at the morgue
Of the See Denham First Co., nor
to the parties who did the deed.
The body OF the man was found
early Tuesday morning on Ices
Run road about a quarter Of a mile
from the Pine Grove school, with
four bullet wounds froma SS< cali.
ber automatic. All efforts on the
part Of the county officers 10 find
out the name Of the slain man or
how he came to his death have as
yet proven futile.
The dead man was about 80
years Of age, about 5 feet Z inches
In height and weighed about 100
pounds. He wore his hair cut short
and had q small hrownish mus.
tache. He worera white shirt, no
collar, had on q suit OF clothes with
q blue vest and the coat and pants
made Of small checked material but
Of different patterns,
Dr., ]. .. ofuer said that Of the
time the man was found, nt 8
o'clock yesterday morning, ho had
been dead about SIX hours, which
would place tho probable time OF
his death OF about two O'clock
Tuesday morning.
Tho body will be held for @ few
days In on effort 10 tlnd out !l the
dead man had any relations, and
II mono eaR ha found ha viii ba
buried by tho county,
Coroner Frank A, Lleyd has
aweFn In q Jury % hold an tnaueHt
next Tuesday morning Following
ste the aRseFgl !, n, Eelgh; TEN
Hsllhae. lYsA Reynolds, y, a. Nus,
crave, penata Straight and p ~
BRldef,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
Fai rim o n /
Women Gel
Appointments

CHARLESTON, W. Va, June i,
Morgan today an
nounced tho appointment Of a list
of West t'VirtN!ia delegates to the
annual meeting OF the national con
ference of social work be held
In Milwaukee, June 1929.
Fatrmont Is Represented in the ap.
pointments b yMrs. James o. Wat
son; Miss Margaret Mckinney, Mrs
George DeBolt. Mrs. Joseph
Roster.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

M oW the fact is that In ad-
IN dttlon to the special values
IN wearing apparel advertised on
that morning, there were in that
shop many other interesting values
s shichtw wonld have helped to stretch
the buying power Of your purse.
And have given you cause to
thank that firm for attracting you
10 It's doors:
Merchants and manufacturers
SS-f many times able to take
maller profits on merchandise by
2creating, through advertising, a
greater demand and an increased
volume Of sales. That Is the law by
which ADVERTISING works to reduce
prices always; both on special sales
articIes and on regular stocks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

ID EADING advertising. there
IN fore Is matter Of as much
importance to the reader Of news
IIaners as reading the news. 1t
should be read daily, and no oppor-
funity which 1t offers for buying
adyantageously should be neglect
ed |. because back Of every special
offer will be found regular values
which will make 1t worth the buy
Ser's while to visit the shops and
stores which advertise.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

n I'D you read in your news
paper the other morning the
lylteresting advertisement OF unus-
nal sale values offered by re.
pntable firm, which contained this
Sentence:
The truth Is. these have been
reduced 10 attract you here in the
hope that you will see some other
things that might interest you"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01

IlNa4s1 tt'rfly. IH - ."'I.I !.
r HERE are many reasons why
! lower prices are features
from time 70. time. In explaining to
the bnying public why they exist
lor o day or q week, a merchant
makes his business methods an
/. open secret between himself and
his customer. A bond Of mutual
confidenceSis Is thus established, and
the buyer discovers that 1t Is worth
his while to take advantage Of
such price values when ever they
are advertised, He knows also that
other splendid values are there
I quality values and style values
which areiof equal importance with
,Sglca values. 3. n
"a isj merchant buys advertising
spaSe ID attract customers to his
store for one tiIne.H
Money spent for advertising pays
only when the merehant tior5manu :
tactnIeI makes a friend of the
buyer repeat Customer Whnti,'
therefore, a special value is thus
iranlsly advertised It Is because
there IS the right kind OF mer-
chandise in other lines to offer
customers once they come to pur-
chase.
That is why tits always wise to
go.where special prices are frank
ygemphasized.
Apain the value of the frank
statement quoted lies not alone in
the lower prices 1t made possible
and the other Interesting stocks to
Which 1t attracted buyers. but in
It's recognition of the fact that
truth is the strongest allay which
advertising has.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-01
70 ARE
K ILL { D
IN TULSA
Negro sectio OF,
Fires Martial
Law ON
fRv ArsnriafNdl / isrn q

TULSA, Okla. June Nearls
10 square blocks Of tic negro sec
tlon of Tulsa, where an armed CON
flict has been in progress between
white men and negroes since carly
last night resulting IN a reported
death list Of at least Sin whites and
50 negroes and asrapialy incseased
list Of wounded, were In flames to-
day and the fire was spreading and
threatening 10 wipe out a white
residence section III Tie Stand
Pipe and Sunset Hill additions.
State troops under the com.
mand of Adjutant General Barrett.
arrived at nine to take charge of
the situation aagmentins local
units Of guardsmen called out last
might. At this time there were re.
ports Of sporadic shooting and the
situation seemed to be easing,
Detachments OF guardsmen vere
scattered throughout the city pre-
pared to meet an Emergencies With
machine guns ready for action.
Guards surrounded Che ar4nory
while others assisted IN rounding
up negroes and segregating them
In the jail. convention hall, base
ball park and other places turned
into prison camps
The trouble Is reported 10 baTo
been the result Of the aTcst late
yesterday % Dick Rowland. negro.
for an alleged assault on an orphan
lgtrl. The negro was spirited away
from the county jan early today
by deputies from the otfice Of the
sheriff who refused 70 diyulge his
whereabouts. An persons not dep.
utized as special officers were or.
dered to disarm IN d proclamation
issued shortly before noon by Mayor
Evans, Persons carrying guns VIII
be arrested.
OKLAHOMA CITY okla.. June
1.-Martial Law in Tulsa was or
dered by Governor Robertson today
and Adtutant General Barrett was
placed in command of tho city
The order was given soYersthe long
distance telephone. a iprociamation
TO this effect was being prepared
for immediate issue The martiai
law was extended 70 include adj OF
Tulsa county. The crdsr places
the adjutant general Ii command
of the city and county The gov.
ernor telegraphed to enc sdiptant
general as follows:
II have declared martial iaw
throughout Tulsa county and
a unfolding you Irresponsible for
maintainance Of order, safety
Of lives and protection of prop
erty. You will do ali things
necessary TO obtain these oh.
jects."