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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
THE y. ". N NEW YORK

T is rather staggering to contemplate the work Of
l the Y. w. c. A.. in New York, and to learn that
their estimated expense for tho coming gear will
exceed their income by S275.00O! Like the women
Of Fairmont. however. the New York women set
before the public their past accomplishments and
what they wish to perform, and they do SO
convincingly that their public will make up the
difference. just as local wAnen succeed in their local
appeals.
The New York y. ". C.. a. expects, according TO
budget prepared. to expend $1,776O36.96 during
the coming year in their own work, and their
contribution to the national organization. The work
accomplished in New York consists Of a club VITA
many activities in connection, also living quarters
for those who wish TO occupy them. c%Gfeteries
scattered in various places over the city with
excellent food at moderate prices, gymnasiuns,
swimming pools. employment bureau, educational,
health. and welfare departments, and religious
meetings. ACCOMMODATIONS are provided for transient
visitors, and especial care given women who are
strangers in the city. and who wish inexpensive and
pleasant quarters while shopping or visiting.
1t is a large program, and hlIs a need in the life
OF the great city that no other organization touches
New York is properly appreciatire too, and
encourages the women to go ahead with tier
solicitation for funds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
TUESDAY EVgNING. pEcNMBER -. 1921
THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD

iNVJHLLE Senator Watson OF Georgia has not
wv employed sucA methods as would serve to win
him either admiration or respect in his attack upon
the war department and his demands for inveshsa-
tion as to army executions during the war, yet, II
there is any truth in his declarations the public
wants TO know it,,an! his statements should .lave
fullest investigation.
Army records show that there were II
executions thai were carried out with every justif-
cation :. for sentence. These. according to army
reports we're positively all. Senator Watson declares
there we're numerous such executions conducted and
neyerreported, that there were all sorts Of outrages
perpetrated by inhuman officers, and he has regis
tered an arrangement that is hardly conceivable in
Sthe inhunanity which it sets forth.
There is general doubt that Senator Watson will
be. able to prove his charges, but there is no doubt
1T nll of the fact that HI must be given a chance to
try The public wants to have this thing sifted to
t,e bottom. Tt is a question that, once raised, will
never down until it has been settled. Senator
Watson is certainly convinced Of the truth Of his
assertions, and is determined to not be silenced; in
this he has the public with him. but his rough Aouse
methods and insulting demcanor have Won him Few
friends personally.
It seems strange that sucl oHtraGes as Senator
Watson claims could have been committed and kept
secret SO long. Numbers OF soldiers returned from
war Erumbling about one thing, or the other, but
none OF them ever registered y protest about the
outrages that Watson has hailed forth. His de-
Sciaratfons seemed to be as great a surprise to the
men OF the service as they were to the civilians The
truth or the matter must now be made known, the
facts are what tho public demands and witnesses
must be brought to prove just what did happen at
military court martials. Direct eyidenc" OF eye
witnesses must establish the claim that men were
hanged without trial. The seriousness OF such
charges makes positive AMI conference.-the proof
necessary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

fCross and Or. Stansbury and W.
q. Hammer, went 70 SO the man as
he was tooill to De brought In. His
is a case Of tuberculosis nd he is
being sent either 10 Denver. Col,
or North CarohnA. His family is
IN need OF some care and the Red
Cross is preparing to take care OF
that.
FOO much cannot be said OF the
work. done by the Red Gross.
THE Red Cross OF Peace, Is dolu.
as great d work for the soldier rs
did THE Red Cross Of War" It
was the Home Service department
that reported the cases to the
squad prior to their arrival in
Fairmont. about $4,000 dodgers
had been sent over the counties
comprising this district. In every
rural mail box and post Office box
one OF these was placed and In
this way many men were reached
who otherwise would have been
missed. This work alone will cost
the Red Cross well over one hun
dred dollars. All the work Of the
filling out forms $50 OF all the old
cases was done and waiting the
arrival Of the squad.
The chairman OF the squad,
Louis NJ. Hines. was a man who
every service nan felt was for
him. The case was given a thor
ougH investigation by him and in
this he was very careful not to
miss the least detail which might
help along a buddy" Miss Edith
Merry of the Red Cross has the
disabled soldier at heart aud goes
all her spare time looking after
cases that are reported. This year
most of Miss Merry's Christmas
presents are going to men In the
tubercClar hospitals. She is al
ways ON the lookout for some little
gifts to cheer a downcast, sick soil
der. w. H. Haner took care OF
the medical reports and thorough
ly understands his work. Francis
J.. Crilley Is connected with this
department also while Paul
Schwartz, the stenographer, typed
all the reports. Assisting DR.. J. C.
%stansburg the SQUAD physician, DR..
Davis Of this city. did work that
every member Of the squad praises.
his conscientious examination OF
every man and his thorough re-
! ports were indeed appreciated. DR..
Stansbury was heart and soul In
the work OF seeing that no service
man left the squad with any but
the best examination possible.
From here the squad goes to
Keyser and this completes their
work which started August 16 and
has covered every station OF West
Virginia. II Is indeed to BIO appre-
ciated that at last the man who
gave all and asked nothing is to
received his Just reward.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
RUFF STUFF

AN next week on Monday Is oul
birthday and among the things we
have been promised as present and
won't get is
IA at. Of kanadian clubs;
one pit. Of Jordan's jim;
one prune lightning hishball
one storage egg .og;
q dts. OF samm!e Tomsous;
Three lemons and a bottle Of
Excelsior, when the shades oil
night are fast falling,
And,tAe things we have not been
promised and will get include
pink necktie or two that
would look nice on a gyraff. and
some campaign se:sars. and
Aad,s boil: Of pop With
asyan's pictures on it. and
1lotta things like that.
do amt It awful. Mabel.
YOU tell EN- statistics
lou have their number.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

Fairmont has lost one of her best In the death OF
George DeBolt. Associated with coal production
since its pioneer days in Fairmont, Mr.. DeBolt was
widely known, making warm friends, not only in the
city and state or his adoption. but among those from
elsewhere who were associated with him in a
common interest in the development Of West
Virginia's greatest natural asset. For years ais
kindly sympathetic personality has been a we'll loved
spirit in our midst. His gentle hunor, his aler'
mind, and his broad sympathy were Aish Lights
in the character OF this most excellent citizen ant
hundreds Of our people will deeply mourn ami
greatly miss him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
ANOTHER NEEDED CONFERENCE

g INcE conferences are in order it might be well
~ to call a conference of the worlds banking
representatives. and try to work out some scheme TO
stabilize exchange. The prospect Of a future
wherein foreign countries are in such a muddie
economically and financially that the United states
viii be cut off from foreign trade, because OF an
inability to buy from this country, IS not a pleasing
one to business men and bankers.
America has nearly 40 per cent OF the worlds
gold and is at present suffering from a dearth OF
employment. Europe is scaling the eHges OF
bankruptcy, and is in great need Of supplies OF every
nature, but SO long as there is such uncertainty IN
currency none OF the American gold is likely to be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
CLEANUP SQUAD
FINISHES WORK
All Satisfied With Men Who
Worked for Veterans
In City

"a mighty fine bunch OF fell
lows" is the way every %ex-service
man speaks Of the clean up squad
Of the Veterans bureau, which has
past week. During this time SIS
veterans came before the squad,
40 OF those were new cases, the
majority Of which we're asking Fo-
.cational training or compensation.
The others were old cases in for
~re-rating or men anxious to have
their cases puehed along.
So much has been said by "the
man al home" about the eX-soldier
trying to live the rest Of his life of
the government, this was easily
proven not the case, by the fact
that not a man examined was will
ing to admit that he needed a
disability claim or that his trouble
was Of any importance.
The cases were put through de.
void Of any evidence OF red tape.
Each man simply presented his
discharge to the Red Cross repre-
sentative who filed the same and
he was given a card stating wheth-
ar his cas- was new or old. This
work was in charge OF Miss Edith
Merry. He was then sent to the
squad who helped him fill out his
No. 526 form and took his com
plaint, the doctors made an exami-
nation and it was e with the
exceptions OF the cases where an
ex-ray picture had to be taken the
man was not over half an hour
before the squad. There wa2 no
"Chamber OF Horrors No long
u]uestionings and no fussing over
| dates and doctors certificates.
! Every man went away satisfied
that he was being given full JUS
tice and unprecedented opinions.
| The cases were diaEnosod-hTe
! copies made and a report and copy
J sent at once to Washington, D.
c., to the Veterans bureau. In
some cases where the mails were
too slow the chairman OF tle
| SQUAD, Louis NJ. Hines felt that
some settlement should be reached
ut once and q report wGs tclephon-
ed to Washington. D. c. This was
the case Of Howard Powley OF
B~arracksvi1le and Frllnd Reid of
! New Martinsvi1le. W. Va. The for.
mer is a mental-nerve case tlat
must have something done at once
or it will be useless. He and his
mother left Sunday night for
ReedsvIlle, Maryland, whern he
viii be hospitalized and given the
best treatment that medical
! science knows. The case OF Frilnd
Ried was reported by the local Red
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Fine Gift To
Cook Hospital

The scarcity of linen. and the
corresponding high price Of arti-
cles made Of It, has rendered it a
real luxury, and because Of this a
gift of ten dozen real linen nap
ktns is something that doesn't nap
pom every day TO a hospital. Such
a. gift was presented to Cook hos
pital this week by Mrs. Robert
Talbot on behalf of the linen
committee Of the women's Hospi-
tai association.
Mrs. Talbot is the energetic
chairman of the linen committee
and brought FIVE dozen Of the nap
klus in to the hospital already
hemmed and ready to- use, and
promised the other tive dozen just
as soon as her committee had COM
pleted the hemuling.
This committee gave several
dozen tray clothes to the hospital
not long ago, and have thus COM
pleted the linen service for the
hospital trays. The interest taken
in this public institution by the
women OF Fairmont and the adj
Joining towns, has been a fine en-
couragement 10 the management
that have been trying to run the
hospital In a manner pleasing to
the people OF the community to
whom the institution belongs.
The fact that the public Is TAX
ing an active interest in looking
after the welfare of Cook hospital
shows an awakened appreciation
Of what such an institution means
to q community, and how large
a part an efficient. we'll conducted
hospital plays in the saving Of life
and the keeping OF community
health.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
STATEMENT.

GRANT TOWN, >D0o. 49,. ",
Devison, general superintendent Of
the Now England Fuel and Trans
portation Coal company, today stat
ed that no other than Charles Clel'
land was ever killed on the tipple
at Grant Town. In the twelve years
that tho company owned the plant
only one other fatal accident on the
outside OF the mine. II was stated
that three men were killed on tnis
bridge when it collapsed at differ.
emit times under too heavy q load.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Personals.

Lewis McElfresh, formerly Of this
place, and Miss Mary Daugherty, OF
lFairmont, were married Saturday.
Frank McElfresh has received
word from his daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam Hendricks, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Istating that she is the mother OF q
fine big boy and has named him
Lewis, for her brother.
Miss Gladys Watkins, of Hoult,
who is teaching in the Morgantown
public schools, was home over Sun
day.
clarence Jolline, Of Uftington,
was visiting his sister, Mrs. w. II,
Hall, Sunday.
Paul Wilson was visiting his par.
ents in Curtisville Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

The recognition OF the builders ofthe new bridge
by the city fathers was an action well taken. The
city does indeed owe a debt of gratitude to the skill,
the engineering, the Intelligent labor. that went
into the construction Of tAe magnificent and bcautl'
full structure Of which the entire population speaks
with pride. Not only did the John 7. Casey Company
give to Fairmont a masterpiece IN bridge work but
they placed in the city men OF such fine personality
that their departure was a matter of PERSONAL regret
to the many warm friends whom they made during
their stay here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
HOULT
New Preaching Program.

For the time being, or at least
until The revival here some time
near the first of the new year. there
will be preaching services on Thurs
day evenings instead OF the usual
prayer meetings. The coming
Thursday night, Rev. F. f. Wiles
will preach on the subject: weigh
ed and Found Wanting" and will
handle 1t in his usual torcible style,
There should be a good turn out,
Time, 1880,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

six Chinese Travelled 5000 miles along the
Canadian border in a vain attempt to cnte" tho
United States. What JOY it is to learn that TINS
country looks good to some one, after all the
national shortcomings related by the BolsheVists.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
SnnEnsTnNs

CHARLESTON, Dec. 13-Tlc
customary decision day" in the
West Virginia Supreme Court
passed today without the handing
down of any decisions. The court
met in the morning and adjourned
|untii Tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
RESTORE ORDER

FORT WORTH, Dec. 13-Police
restored order today after packing
house strike BympathiSers had
halted trolley cars bound for the
yards and turned back about 800
workers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
ahokEas arRIKE

VIENNA. Members OF Vienna
h&nge atopped business, protest
aiast the bill proposing a tax
meulber OF 1,200 gold kro'
S260,000. paper kronen a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

Even II you have a leather Skin,
it Will instantly know the differ
Blue DeVll.-AdV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

Had you concluded that liuoleum
would never become bTight-just
try Blue Devil on 1t onoe-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Great Editor Retires

Edward L. Mitchell chairman of the
New York Sun-Herald, board of man
ayers and a former Bath boy, raised i'm
Bath and whose home was in the Page
mansion that stood on the present site
of the Morse High school is passing a
vacation this winter in San Juan
Porto Rico. Mr. Mitchell has retired
from more arduous and active duties
as editorial writer IN the Herald al
though still retaining the chairman
ship in which he keeps in touch with
the policies and conduct of the great
paper. For years after being promot-
ed from newspaper work on the Lew
istun Journal and Boston Advertiser
A. Dana, the great editor of the Sun.
and whom Mr. .:itohel eventually
succeeded on Dana's death. this tai
ented Bath boy was one of the most
distinguished editorial writer's of the
Sun and bright stars Of journalism in
New York and America. A son OF
Bowdoin. he wIDte the famous war
song of Phi Chi. We have heard that
il was ghost story that he wrote for
the Journal which first attracted the
attention of Mr.. Dana In these long
years of absence. Mr.. Mitchell has re-
tanned his interest in the city Of his
nativity and has been for more than a
generation subscriber and reader OF
the Bath Independent.
Edward p. Mitchell has been so
long identified with the Sun that IL
seems bit odd to speak of his recent
withdrawal from his daily duties as +.
retirement from the editorshin Of tb.
New York Herald--a post that he au-
tonatically assumed when Mr.. Munsev
finally merged the Sun with it's senior
contemporary. Mr.. Mitchelrs now
more teisurely life has been we'll
earned. For more than a generation
and half he has been identified with
the great organization that now com
prises the Sun and the Herald. AL
most at the start he became the first
assistant to Mr.. Dana; with Mr.. Da-
mas death became practically. and
upon the retirement of Paul Dana, ac-
tuaily. the editorial head Of the sun
1t has always been the admirable
teamwork of its entire staff that ha
MADE the Sun a model newspaper and
a great school for journalists. In this
Mr.. Mitchell has played a leading part.
But for the abiding impress of Mr..
Dana upon the Sun. Mr. Mitchell would
stand in fame as he actually does in
fact, among the historic editors Of
America, like "Marse Henry" Waiter
son and Howell of the Atlanta Con-
stitution. Mr.. Mitchelrs retirement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Is Net vain and Foolish"

3. Mrs. jerome Napoleon Bona.
partc former Newton tMass.) gill
and now society matron of New
York. denies that she is vain and
foolish" She has no undue desireI
to have her photograph featured ln|
newspapers. and neither has shs
neglected her domestic and marital
obligations" for the sake of notorietyI
And because Town Topics has made
such statements. Mrs. Bonaparte has
sued that publication for 100000
This Is the estimate OF the damages
that she says her reputation has suf.
fered
AS Blanche Pierce. daughter o.
Edward y. Pierce of Newton. Mrs
Bonaparte was we'll known in Boston
society and club circles. Her first
husband was Harold Strebleig',
member OF the Union and Rockaway
clubs The family was a united one
and consequently IL was considerable
of a thunderbolt when the social
world learned Of the divorce, along
about 1912.
1t was little short OF an earthquake
shock. five days later. when the an.
nouncement was made of Mrs. Streb.
leigh's marriage 10 Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte Of Washington. great
grand nephew of Bonaparte the frs
and nephew of Charles j. Bona
parte OF Washington. The marriage
ceremony occurred in the basement
of the New York CITY Hall.
II was after that episode. accord
ing to Mrs. Bonaparte's story. thai
Town Topics began to make her {
target for it's sharp shooting Mrs
Bonapartc has objected TO all this un
due attention for some time, but th,
suit resulted only after the publiCa
ton had stated that she lived onl,
for personal admiration" and thai
she neglected her home and tamil,
because of this desire Boston Her
aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
New VuIcanizing Process With Fusi
bic Metals

If rubber can bes olded without
the use of molds there must be an
economy in the process of manufac-
ture. If, besides, the process elm
mates any necessity for the use of
steam, as in present practice, which
is known to be deletcriouS to the
rubber itself, there must be an i'm
provement of the product. Both
these conditions are carried out in d
new method of Nulcanizing rubber
by the use cot fusible metal alloys,
that melt at a temperature slightly
above the degree of heat necessary
to effect INFLAMMATION. When the
metal has been liquified. in a suit
able receptacle. the article to be vul-
canized is Immersed in it. Its tenn
peraturc is then allowed to fall to
the degree necessary for effective
VulcaniZation. and is maintained at
that temperature long enough to
complete the process. The metal is
then allowed to cool and Solidify
In the process of cooling t shrinks,
and thus congresses the rubber and
obViatcs porosity. Finally the article
is removed from the metal by heat
ing it till it is soft enough to be
easily disrupted.-From the July
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Centenary Receipts
Methodist Episcopal Church

Chicago. ILL.,. July 5.--Dr. Morris
w Ehnes. treasurer of the Commit
tee on Conservation and Advance of
the Methodist Episcopal church. an
nounced today that the receipts of
the Centenary money for April is
$2,014345.94. and in May s62S,-
553.21. This is an increase of over
two per cent in April. 1921, and an
increase of over fourteen per cent for
May 1921 The indications are that
there will be an increase in the re-
ceipts for June.
DR.. EhneS said the receipts were
very encouraging and showed that
the slump on Centenary payments
had ceased. In 1920 the receipts
We're only - per cent o: the total
amount subscribed which was S10S.-
100000 payable in five years.
There is also an increase in mem
bership reported by the area secre-
taries and n spiritual awakening ac-
companies the increase in giving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Hats Made Of China,

Ia jong. the wisest monarch who
ever governed Korea. worked o.
more ingenious lines than those fol-
lowed by its Japanese rulars OF to.
day. When Ia jong came 10 N,
throne his subjects were the mos,
quarrelsome OF Oriental races. and
the number Of deaths caused daily
by sudden brawls had reached
alarming proportions. II was, there.
fore. decreed that no adult male
should appear in public without a
china hat i'm the shape OF an inverted
flower pot. Hard fighting was i'm
possible in such fragile headgear
the removal OF which in any publi'
place rendered the cuIprit liable 10 q
dose OF the bastinado for the firs'
offense and decapitation for the sec
ond. Within a brief space brawlins
ceased almost entirely. and TIA jonl
issued another decree congratulatips
his subjects on their peaceful be-
havior The Koreans still wear hat.
OF this shape. made OF straw insteaC
of china.