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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-07-15
5 BLAST BANK; GET $1,000
Bandits Fire Five Charges of Nitro
aIycerin Into Safe at Coulter, la.
Escape With Loot.

Des Moines. Ia, July give BAN
dts entered the Coulter State bank at
Coulter, Ia, at two O'clock in the
morning. In the full view of number
of persons, they fired five charges Of
nitroglycerin and escaped with So DOC.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-07-15
o. KS capper-Tincher Rill.

Washington, July S.-Favorable re-
port on the Capper-Tincher bill to
regulate future dealings on grain ex-
changes was ordered by the senate
agriculture committee by unanimous
T0te.
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Committee Tables
BillAfte3r Debate

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Edgemont Civic
Club Will Meet

At the meeting tonight OF the
Edgemont Civic club in the Elem
ing chapel at Edgemont there viii
be asfree,for.all debate On whether
or not Edgemont should be incor;
porated. The residents are about
evenly divided on the subject and
some have some very strong feel
ing one way or, the other. Some
peopie believe that II Edgemont
was Incorporated and something
started there 1t would much bet.
ter and bigger when taken into
Fairmont.s Others think that Edge.
mont will be taken into Falrmonk
soon enough and to incorporate
would merely cause q lot Of red
tspe.
The meeting tonight is expected
10 be well attended, Some othei
minor business Will bs !. taken up
3i,t the meeting but the debate IL
The feature Of the evening.
Resi- dents Of Ed gempnG are 1T
orally stickled to death = over the
coming 6t the two state police u
the speeders on the roads
near by. They feel sure that fths
presence OF the police there has
already had q great effect on, 'ths
drivers for no speeding has beer
seen since their advent. The tive
police travel In q motorcycle and
side car and they tour The roadi
daily. !. +. &, ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-19
Mob Storms
Jail;, Fails
70 Get Men
Warden Threatens to
Shoot Mob Members
Like So Many Rats

BARNsEABLE, Mass, Aug. 1e.-..
a mob ot!nearly 200 men and won.
en- Carrying ropes early today
st9frie " Tbs local jatI thret tenInR
1eee aps: es6 thg
'negrp prfsd dners eharge With highs
,was obhefy and Criminal assault
on young white woman at Buz.
Zard' Bay. a.a I. q: "a n
Ats2:S0 this morning, 25 automo.
biles5 whose occupants included
women; as well as men, drove ui
to the local; jail. Others came on
foot and then marched on the jail
entrance. They demanded the
three negroes, John Dies, Benja
min Gomez and Joseph Andrews
from sherif R6senthal.
There were shouts OF Lets gel
them" as the mob approached the
structure but when the Jail defend.
ers, five men in all, fired in the
air the crowd came to.a halt. ChisT
Warden Boland warned the mob
back shouting that at the first al
tempt to attack the jan they would
"be shot down Ike rats" The
warning had its effect but the
crowd remained outside the jail
nearly one hour still threatening
an attack while the sheriff, the
warden and others stood guard.
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Decision On the
Sale Of Bonds

CHARLESTON. W. va, Aug. 1s,
The disposal Of bonds by the
state for other than cash cousid-
GRAFTON would notsconstitute a le-
gal TRANSACTION stcordtng to al,
opinion handed tdown by Attorney
General England today.
The opinion was In answer to
an inquiry from Robert L. Hogg,
prosecuting attorney of Mason
county, who desired to know for
those. having in charge the con.
structton roads in Cooper district
might contract for the building OF
roads therein and stipulate that
the conract price is to be paid for
in bonds Of that district for that
.purpose.
THE whole question" said the
attorney general, hinges upon
whether or not such a mantpuIa.
ton would be q sale Of bonds be-
low par in violation Of some stat
utory requirement or condition of
the order authorizing the bond is
sue. Our statute seems, to contem.
plate that such bonds should sell
for cash."
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MINING MEN TO
BANQUET ANIQ LANBIE
Clarksburg Institute to
Honor Head of State Z
Mines Department

- .
Final arrangements have beer
made by the Clarksburg District
Mining Institute for the dinner to
be rendered on Thursday evening,
August 26th, to r. N! Lambie,
Charleston, head OF the West Viz.
glnlaS department OF mines. Tho
affair will be held at Honeysuctle
cottage, Spring Hill stop, along tho
Clafksburg and Weston intorurhan
line. near Clsrksburg. and win
start at 4 o'clock IN, the evening
Spring chicken viii be served,
tIt Is expected that the accent.
.ances VIII number between i60, "a
200 be diitIiti 81 81 and 6eir n
dies appgre are keahiy Interest
red IN the event. - l,sl5 y i-.-i.,...,
Mr.. Lambie VIII be IN clarks.
burg on August 90 and SO IN order
TO- conduct examinations for tiiar
teremen and fire bosses, Mr.
Lamb hie was operated upon during
the middle ,of July for appended
Us and Il Che. sufficiently recoveft
tMF. Lambie Will be In Ciarksburs.
anon gthe guests will be q, 81
Me- Qullough, Fairmont, labor com.
ssioner,ss Northern West Virgins,
Coal Operators Association: C,sK,
Brown, 'Morgantown, assistant al.
rector Of the department Of mining
.esxtenStoni w. v. U. James Golden,
MINING inspe ector Of district 4, Nor.
,gantpwn; NJ q. Coulter, mining
irsp ector Of district S, Mounds.
vile; w! B Risgleman, mining IN.
spectog Of district 8; w, H. Sand.
ridge mining inspector OF district
q, Grafton: III. 3! Quenon, mining
imp ectof ot district s, Weston: v,
2. Sullivan, mining inspector,
Charleston, and, y. L. .Keszer
Charteston, chief ycleck Of the de-
pertment Of mines, Invitation
were also extended 70 Prof. B. Q
Virgin, Carnegie School Of Tech,
nology. who is now along the Pa
citic Coast: Or. A. c, Callen, head
OF the school Of mines, w. v. u.
MorganteYn. snd ]. o. Durkee, Of
the Keystone Copsolidated Publish.
Ing company. Pittsburgh, but these
parties will be unable to attend.
The committee OF arrangements
is composed Of E. MI. Griffith,
chairman; G. D.. schlegel aud R
a. Brogn. all, Of 'clarksburg.
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TO take ACTION
ON BIG PROBLEM
Increase of Five Cents in
City Tax Levy.
Likely


An increase Of five cents in the
city tax levy making It $1.O5 on
the onc hundred dollar valuation
will be probably be definitely de,
cided upon at the mesting Of the
city board Of directors next Mon.
day .morning. The increase 8iwill
IRet eapraslaat = 9 so and vii
ne 1ss il 10 employ flu Tine
health officer and "a squipsa LAB.
oratory In which tests Of milk,
water ana dtseases can be made.
The above Recommendations
will be made to the board OF di.
rectors next Monday morning by
the committee appointed by May.
or W. ". Gonaway to make a
thorough investigation Of the 10.
cal situation. The committee ap.
pointed By Mayor. Conway In
cludes Mrs P. NJ. Hoge, repre-.
senting the Woman's club; Thom-
as CounelI Of the Chamber OF
Commerce: Attorney James A..
Meredith OF the Kiwauis club; b.
A. Maurer Of the Rotary club;
City Health Physician II. L. Criss.
Director Clyde Morris and Mayor
Conway
The committee met last evening
and'it was the unanimous opinion
that "a full time health officer
should be employed together with
the establishment OF a fully equip
ped laboratory
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MODEST | .SLEOIB
LANDS SUSPECT
Gets Man Charg ged With
Forging Check /; Prison
er Gonfesses

/. =
"A About out Two days aso, tssFs cam,
into the office OF PFosceutins At
torney Frank r. Amos + Syounr
fellow who at first sianes would
be taken for a iewelfs 81 bond
salesman. He was abont 80 wear,
old, weighed about IgS pounds and
wore agclose fitting 5lisht sui ana
straw hat. There was nothiur Of
the air OF mystery abott him thai
one usually associates With per,
sons Of his calling nor did he Try
to keep his business 9a secret mora
~ asking a reporter not a publish
the story OF his business until tbs
proper time csrhe!
Last night Chief snides. 81 tas
Fairmont police. acting on the 10
formation fiIrniBhed him n L VA
rant handed him By Tie stranrti
who gave the name Edssr +. sin
mondS, member Of the Finkertor
National Detective Asency. Of
Pittsburgh, arrested otlas Cunning
ham on y charge lot hayIns forsed
q check for $50 on thc Shin utos
Farmers bank, last May Cnnnlne
ham afterward .conteeasd and val
placed in tho county jan; The 20
lice are also loo oltins for another
man who was implicated IN til
deal and shared the noney.
CUNNINGHAM was q torper res
dent Of Shtnnston. 3 ON May 2s
check for $50 for q ltcow ana caif'
payable 10 3. I ~, Robinson ad.
cstensibly made out BY Eemar Rob
!rsor. OF lShinnston; was csshed a
the Home Savings bank in Fair
mont. The check vent through tai
Shinnston bank hut the forzery
was mot discovered nntsi recsntli
when Robinson had his hank hool
balanced.
The case was then put into lii
hands, Of tho Pinlerfon agency ans
about aiweek ago Detective SIN
monds arrived on the scene. Aitef
following up several cloTa ant
eliminating as many suspects. Sim
mpnds finally landed the man HI
wanted! II
Replying to q comment made tai,
morning about The generally 40
cepted idea Of what i dotectlY,
ought to look Ike, Detective sim
inonds stated that he has DO dik
gtitses n his bag OF tricks, nor doei
he carry g gun, biaeisiacs nor hand
cufts tn he id0es. he says. lB Il
lass - 4t t.2k ,,5AS - ls.tll = u.
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Small Child
MgetsDeath
in odd Way
Falls Over in Bed and
Neck is Broken Killed
Instantly

Lillian Marsery, the little four
year old daughter of Glenn Emer-
lex Of Hundred, ". Va, was IN.
stantly killed this morning about
$3.50 when she fell backwards on
q he'd at her home, catching her
head between the bod railing and
the springs, bTeHkiag her neck.
Little Lillian was playing on the
bed. when she stood up and los.
ing her balance. fell backwards,
breaking her neck and before her
mother or anyone in the family
could reach her side, she died
The deceased was a very loy..
able little child and her death
comes as a heavy blow to her
parents and all her friends as she
was very popular among her
neighbors.
The funeral will take place Sun.
day afternoon and intcrment will
be made in the Sand Hill ccme.
terry in Green county. Pa.
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GETTING READY
FOR BIG TINE
Benefit for Little Armless
Girl at Rayiinle in Park
Soon

Tickets 90 on sale today for the
Business and, Professional lWo!
mems night At RaYine. park next
Thursday All members o. thea clab
who have not received their allot.
faspt Of tickets may set them at
.Iany 1eS'sIry store, . i.s,;
speelai NEE etins d the aptns
hiittees was! held ut no6n. tod u ID
the sheritt's office and It was de.
eided to have more tickets printed
as the prospects for a large sale
are very good. 1T was also decided
at the meeting to mali a special
Invitation and complimentary tick
cts to Rosie Seque1a and her teach.
er Miss Mayo JolItte All things
are running well now and point to
a very successful night.
In several OF the larger ads In
the papers today appeared small
notices that Raylne park. would be
operated next Thursday night by
the Business and Pro sIehal Wo.
mems club for the support of Rosie
sequela and the Y. w, c. "A. This
IS some Of the work OF the pub
iicity committee. They, have asked
the merchants to emention the
clubs enterprise in their ads!
There has been some misunders
standing about Just who the Bus.
mess and Professional Women's
club is, They are anxious that IL
be made clear that they are Ii no
way connected with the y. W, G.
a., although they are IN sympathy
With that Organization Thetrl cIut
Is an independent organization
and their park enterprise Is to gain
funds for their, charity work for
the year. ;, {.
| 1t developed At last nights meet.
Ing that more money could / be-
made Il people we're not allowed
70 sit in the dance &payillions7aiI
evening so 1t was theug { 4 good
idea to empty the paylllIon after
every five dances. TheFe VIII be
different entertainment acts after
each five dances and ther the hall
WAll be einptied. That Il. the plan,
now and It makes fot more money
which is the object Of the event.
The entertainment cornlntttee hRa
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Lloyd George Say. !. That
Nothing Has Been
Held Back
MANLY G9NGESSlIII
Feels That There Should
Be No Hsggling oyet
the Terms

LONDON, Aug. 1s.-1hs srlssss
government. declared, sdFtessss
Lloyd George today, Ia maksss q
settlement proposals 70 iFsissd
has decided on putting the SEhsis
Of its terms into the lsttss to
EanOnn Dsvalora without isspisF
anything back and the ssaasl ma
proved. he said, that Il was VA ssat
In adapting that COURSE,
He heard no susrestiors tses,
any part Of the world except %
land. he remarked. that tSs pss.
pOsal had not gone to tls iIm.t
of possible concessions.
Il want tomake 1t elsar, con
tinued the prime minister stsst
the government did not nit tosth
iagsling esms but put tsrzard
everything they could psss,bsy
eonesde to purchase pssss sad tss
good Will Of the 1ftsh people IN
Ireland itself, 50 far: as i can sss
the doubt IS not 90 mitch Is 70
the terms but as % Eaethsr the
government really means them
That is q question Of werkins
ont the terms of elueldstion and
elaboration and not q hsnsins 81
the termss The cutcohie cannot Ss
altered OF thsf basis hanssn,
Ward Gurzon, secretary tor for.
etgn affairs srea king Sd he bouss
|ef lords ftedas on tsts6 neyotif
tton sal dthe soyernment had a.
teys III. thlt could se gtren MA.
out eomprorisins tha satety Of
the realm the soTsretgnitS o. tbs
crown and the dignity ofStbe sn,.
.pire. "a. t'ss
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,RIG ADVANTAGE
l.R NON ONION.
MINE OPERATORS
Costs Show Difference
Made By Miners
~ Wageeut
OPERATORS SURVEY
Bsackett'ss Statement on
competitive Wage
Representation

10 determine the comparative
production costs OF the Fairmout
Eind competing regions, one promi,
nent coal operator selected q pay.
SyQll and applied all the different
5ge scales TO this payroll in or.
~ determine the actual differ.
nice 70 costs per ton in the six
4 epmpetlng fields. Although these
nsnles may not represent tho &C,
lel average cost OF production In
Eihe various fields they will accu.
rislsly represent the relative costs
gne the results are as follows; /;
1, geirtnont region (union) 1928 per
ION Central Pennsylvania region
spnion 1888 per ton; Somerset
county tnon.unionl, s1.92 per ton:
gniortown Frick scale (non.unIon)
'LQ0s per ton; Uniontown Endepeud.
mt scale (non.unionl, $1.57 per ton;
Ereensh,irs Weatmoreland scale
onsunionl, S1.54 per ton. The
fpantage which the non.uniou dis
iets have over the union districts
y very clearly shown and It brings
TO the attention OF the producers in
this region the impossibllity OF an
attempt to compete with the non.
union districts. In these figures a
fair md uniform amount has been
allowed for supplies, depreciation,
engineering, taxes, and insurance,
but no capital or interest charges
>iafge been added. Absolutely the
Sine amount IN cents per ton was
AlloWed In every case for such
J terns as supervision, clerks, fore
Inet and assistants. The variation
g ate, solely to the miners and
!, niipe workers wages.
pnless. an equitable adjustment
t6ese costs can be made, tho
.1il$ hone Tor the union fields is to
I VAT Until such time las the non.
lslon districts are loading coal up
5ade etrs capa city and then the over
Sillsiba taken care OF by the
In fie1de.
Brackets Statement.
n discussing conditions in North
efn West Virginia yesterday,
ttdtoFSe- .SsSf f6EHVkeItJ secretary OIL
ahe Northern West Virginia Coal
0p orators, Association, made the
llioFins Statement:
sSorthern West Virginia is
red by circumstances beyond its
1trol, and for business reasons,
% declare itself absolutely in favor
Of wage reductions sufficient to
meet tho low priced competition OF
snrS hnding non.union fields. The
reEl5n Is suffering more keenIy as
I, he season progresses from loss OF
sIta Old business to competing fields.
The cod operators have no other
iositton which they can take to
tseeer their business interests.
M. Keeney has been quoted as do.
srtng himself for West Virginia,
last aud always. and this has
een Interpreted to mean that ho
look after It's interest at the
coming convention and conference.
By reason ot the Federal courts In.
junetton there can be NO neSotia.
;. tceutiausd on page fourl
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MoFeistates j es3ops
Doing Duty Here

-Four more member Of the state
police arrived IN Fatrmont last
Tnisat and Joined Sergeant Roth
who ts tn charge of the 6Quad Of
stx men now herr. The state otfl.
GERS !sl, are now pRtrolltng the roads
leading out Of Tairmont In an ef.
fort 70 break up the practice Of
spec ding. Residents Of the suburbs
nom which complaints have been
coming iron account Of reckless
driving, sayFthat a oticeabIe dim.
mutton o. the nuisance IL already
epps rent within the last few days.
|or'stnce tie arrival OF the first two
state policemen last Monday.
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GARSkAD0N GOES
TO CHARLESTON.
Accepts Position as secre.
tary of New Road
Commission

Confirming the unofficial ipfor-
nation received by the West VIZ
ginian on,Aug. 12 from Charleston.
Attorney e. B. carskadon this
morning announced that he had
wired Governor Morgan yesterday
accepting the position of secretary
Of the new state road commission.
Mr.. carskadon will leave for
Charleston within the next few
days to take up the duties Of his
new position.
Mr.. and Mrs. carskadon and
family have been away for the
past ten days on an automobile
trip and could not be located until
their return last nigh. Mr.. Car
shadon found the letter from tho
governor at his office on his re
turn and Immediately wired his
acceptance.
The appointment OF Attorney
carskadon followed the exchange
OF number of letters with the
governor during the past two
months and an interview at the
executive offices at Charleston the
latter part OF July when the ques-
tion OF the appointment was dis
cussed, Attorney Carskadon was
then an applicant for the position
Of adiutant general to the state
and had some strong backing, es-
peclally from the American LIE.
gion but was urged to accept the
post of secretary to the road com.
mission instead. Colonel John
charnock, chief Of police at Char
lesion and a veteran OF the World
War was appointed adjutsnt gen.
eral.
The newly appointed secretary
Of the road commission has been
a practiclng attorney in Fairmont
for the past 12 years and resi-.
dent here during that time. He
was graduated in law from the
University Of West Virginia in the
year 1900.
aIr. carskadon will still make
his. home in Fairmont and Will
have his headquarters at Charles.
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-19
Seek Man Who
I Eiredsatsenater

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.--Po.
lice started today an Investigation
TO find the person who fired shot
which struck Senator Bell Of Del.
aware, while he was driving to the
tured.
About two years ago when the
senator introduced his rent con.
troll bill he received many anony.
nous letters. One declaring his
property would be destroyed was
turned over to the police. Last
June he introduced an amendment
extending the life Of the rent act
and received additional letters.
The shot that struck him was
fired about this time. The bullet
entered an open windsw at his
left elbow indicating tat It had
been fired from a roof Fl window.
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BY The Way:
Daily column given to current
events and hank conlment
CENSORED
r EAuTlFyL Hope Hampton.

.R EAUT1FUL Hope Hampton.
II in one7pieee sesIskin bathing
suit is displayed m a movie eduea-
tional" film.
New York eensors ordered it eul
out. They didn't object to the one
piece suit. But the scene was labeled
Atlantic City" Hence, reasoned
h ecensors. its a violation Of the
Atlantic City law regulating what
charming ladies must wear on the
beach
For intricate reasoning, the movie
censors WIN the cork anchor
OBSERVATIONS
As ys show SO shall mon peep.
AMtss is as good as her sms.e.
city vasasionists get country
broke.
,.1,I3v A. onion .Ss. a day will drive the
The first home run king was
the prodtgal son.
"A girl with contagious laugh
is worth catching.
Some men look SO cheap they
give themselves away.
Russia aas tried bolshevIsm and
ts found wanting.
Some people think divorce in
time saves murder.
Z The man who sings his own
praises doesn't draw a crowd.
From the way preachers are
paid salvation is almost free.
India might buy wooden ships,
They worship white elephants.
The man with a damp cellar
DOESN'T believe in the tree-om Of
seize.
Tas man who thinks there isn't
any hell never umplred a ball
game.
Why travel to, see strange
sights Stay at home and drink
home brew. So.
Some men think q rich Eirl is
a 1ewel because she has a so.A
setting.
It has been q long time since
women's skirts kept their shoes
shined. -
Rum valued at $500 900
dumped into Chicago River !"
Poor little riSa fish.
The success Of a party Is judg.
AI L- a
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The man with a damp cellar
DOESN'T believe In the tree-om OF
seize.
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India might buy wooden ships,
They worship white elephants.
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TAs man who thinks there isn't
ANY hell never umplred a ball
game. 4f
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From the way preachers ara
paid salvation is almost free.
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Fsit and Warmer eonlgbt saturdsy
elesdy hresahlY sho~ers
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Why travel to, see strange
sights Stay at home and drink
home brew. y,
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Immigrants Robbed"-head.
line. When in America be done as
Americans are done
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A New York man shot himself
because Of taxes. A fitting epitaph:
Taxed to Death"
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The man who sings his own
praises doesn't draw q crowd.
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Some men think q rich girl IS
a jewel because she has a solA
setting. EN-
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Disarmament doesn't, mean we
should throw own the men who
carried arms.